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8/27 戰鬥報告
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 425 x" V y* m- F8 }1 M: c$ y
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships
2 W5 f7 P3 q: y PC Ch 10$ n, a- _$ n4 i8 J; \
PC Ch 60 X9 Y; E" |) W7 t
PC Ch 11' y0 I j- S" e. B
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Allied Ships/ W) ]/ Z3 @+ m7 J1 F2 w( ?
SS Sculpin
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* a' d) f$ ^# zSS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10* i. ], `. I0 l3 q: W& b
Sculpin diving deep ....0 p$ s4 p S2 {0 o1 T9 S
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S6 ?* g8 a! B+ ^- t( ]Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133- x) j2 U W) ^: S
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Japanese Ships
) i$ Y V" v/ c1 z$ @$ ?) o3 f CA Kumano
/ X# B& t: b3 o# i) j) n CA Suzuya
. k# Y3 I% H1 {1 V# ^4 o CA Atago
1 k( [/ k. x1 @) q- |7 c CA Takao! l$ H L9 x( `* o! l) w" N
CL Tatsuta2 I' s+ u- C# u( @: r/ D! a
CL Jintsu( Q' n/ i, d9 C. K
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Allied ground losses:" r& U0 D9 F( E
20 casualties reported7 t* U: t7 g% B, R2 g/ T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' [3 I) @: r2 o4 L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% C4 o, N( t# P% N3 d# t; B6 r7 P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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5 [& }" V" [1 [3 hAirbase hits 2
' v5 {2 R* K' H& E/ R1 jAirbase supply hits 1
& x9 x5 ~0 K. N4 y1 hRunway hits 16
+ F0 d4 @5 H# \" f$ b4 T- o" S8 MPort hits 102 N6 M+ j1 m3 E0 k) S
Port supply hits 4
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 114,141) d4 Y. H, Q! v
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SS I-168# L( v* p4 a$ q& t/ t" o- N- w6 t8 V
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DD Russell! M2 I. x8 V% q, U* i6 N
DD Conyngham6 z$ v X1 @1 U8 \
DD Dunlap
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SS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell% ^( V1 o2 H3 ^0 g/ e
I-168 diving deep ....
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, z# u1 Y. u( m1 QSub attack near Gasmata at 105,130
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Japanese Ships
U/ d4 X# u: r& f, B PB Magan Maru1 T8 P6 K) r$ r3 v6 P
CL Katori
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APD-2+ }" H1 ^7 G" o
xAK Sakura Maru S7 {6 k7 c/ a) G4 h: l* a5 D
PB Sozan Maru7 z' T9 S/ n% M3 f% W( y9 G! j
PB Shosei Maru P7 G8 G; t0 p/ M& \* p& ]' E
PB Nikkai Maru! _, n4 z) s/ X: x" _ u7 S6 |7 Y
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SS Pickerel5 R+ w% V' a( P2 G" a* Z6 p
, }. o8 t! ^8 D) a& Q- l3 u5 @+ b3 USS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru9 q/ z' Z( r3 E
Pickerel diving deep ....
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( v0 F/ ]9 \ P' y: cMorning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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* ?9 ^1 |: e4 QRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
0 O% F) j" T% R( eEstimated time to target is 6 minutes1 T ~! ]2 z- t% |; x* C
5 c1 Q+ {6 { R; oAllied aircraft
1 T/ t& u# v% }2 L3 ` B-17E Fortress x 14! s: P8 N: t8 _" |+ H
; D% f& u* E( l/ ~No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:3 P9 d) ~+ E8 z: ^$ u
26 casualties reported: r2 Q0 x& [$ y' |- L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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4 _0 K+ P% b" C, VMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)# R4 h ]; A, [( l
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.7 H l4 J8 q+ ~/ R
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 \1 t y" G" m/ O! m* _/ t1 B2 E, s B-26 Marauder x 9( @* i1 v; j( H1 h8 N6 s0 Q
P-39D Airacobra x 10* r: U h T) M; B3 v/ ?* ~# d
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Allied aircraft losses
3 T/ E! ^& J1 {: U2 a8 H B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged9 V0 u+ z& n- I) l
# {2 U, a y, B' ?- V& yJapanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; I! j& b. b9 C$ h& s5 s0 H, p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ }& ^. \, s% |
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8 b1 r! S9 J$ \/ `- A+ NAfternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 # m# p5 y5 ]& u) B; t4 \4 ]7 a
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Weather in hex: Clear sky5 f# H& x3 v* D5 W+ ]) ?; f+ I; ? d
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' F; C, r$ k% A j- y' ^8 K3 O
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes* s% B, `& {$ ?8 G8 q+ O
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A6M2 Zero x 22
% ~, N6 Y; g) P5 f G4M1 Betty x 28- v% n: h" \- x: E( n
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Allied aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
# u8 w' H' W! }# i2 W% p* H SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground+ f2 J. ?0 m6 H
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4 h! Q$ l5 F7 A `' HAirbase supply hits 11
' O/ h5 E7 c. @9 J8 IRunway hits 35
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' }& `7 z, X# a+ `. j5 K$ i) @ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127 S4 c; K; p) Q% C$ h. Y
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CL Katori
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APD-2
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PB Sozan Maru
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PB Nikkai Maru9 {8 n2 p+ t5 K5 B+ g' _) w
PB Magan Maru8 d# T/ i# n+ `: C! _% V1 L% U) ^
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3 J8 y6 c+ h* a7 |SS Sculpin is sighted by escort
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