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8/27 戰鬥報告0 A, N6 ?8 U. o
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,1285 O# w4 Y2 j3 P: q; V
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PC Ch 10
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Allied Ships# B+ ]0 \- C2 b% _
SS Sculpin
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( j; z/ t' f3 C0 [ q, hSS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10. {# W" h: ]4 T4 a
Sculpin diving deep ....
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Japanese Ships
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CA Suzuya
; O" ^9 s. z9 z* P CA Atago8 A/ ?! l0 g7 J
CA Takao
4 {) ~4 w$ J. O CL Tatsuta
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Allied ground losses:
1 |5 x5 W# e# ~+ [8 I2 y& ~ 20 casualties reported: d: y" G, P ^/ Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% N* P' M E# N; y0 P9 p7 \& @5 d/ g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Airbase hits 2
: n& |* [) u: K7 LAirbase supply hits 1) h+ M6 H( I$ z
Runway hits 16
& N3 Z) I6 {- J2 `; T2 I% CPort hits 10
a0 B- f8 [+ x) H1 iPort supply hits 4
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2 ?, t' n) U5 H* w7 G5 K# kSub attack near Kirakira at 114,141
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Japanese Ships5 p9 f' j9 a" ^6 i; h
SS I-168; o& F/ e& W" B' V% b
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DD Russell
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SS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell
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Sub attack near Gasmata at 105,130
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PB Magan Maru! j7 _* W7 Y2 V% {; a
CL Katori
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' t B0 t' i: `9 o xAK Sakura Maru
% A/ a. d" o8 ^- ?; F+ [ PB Sozan Maru
% s! q/ Y+ o C$ ~( E8 c3 h t7 k PB Shosei Maru
% u3 G% `7 Z. j5 h! v PB Nikkai Maru
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SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.( n; b) `1 R+ k
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ {5 a1 @" H5 m' Y% Q
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9 t. j& o& `3 X% U# ^/ ?( `Japanese ground losses:% N1 F8 H! w4 x/ B6 q1 }9 R
26 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.5 r/ m! f& `( U+ Z; q, E U
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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B-26 Marauder x 9/ b* S0 Q& @) G# R$ ~
P-39D Airacobra x 106 ^# d5 j" ~, R+ G0 q+ J, u' [
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Allied aircraft losses
^. S( z- Q& P% Y& q7 U2 ^ B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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2 g2 R) z/ m' L$ G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
0 J5 c {0 ]" |# H" f$ {3 V- } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 6 S; Y1 Y" L7 i2 O
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3 ?2 L6 T* W: j5 A5 g/ P2 ]Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# f' [! B4 X( s* b+ KEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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' m5 Q+ \, v1 o7 E G4M1 Betty x 280 ]# ~) ~5 K6 f; [
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Japanese aircraft losses7 F4 m, ? u# u; c f! d4 x. n+ L
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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5 @, {0 O3 t- E3 P8 p3 M; b _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase supply hits 11
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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PB Sozan Maru
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PB Nikkai Maru8 I1 z% O3 @9 c% \) b" C2 ~. E
PB Magan Maru
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SS Sculpin is sighted by escort+ G }$ E' q) n
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