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4 o6 z( U# c. Z! uAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships
. P/ ?6 H. ]. b- X" E PC Ch 10$ _% ^3 C0 q+ l6 _
PC Ch 62 S4 A/ v0 o6 O; \8 Z
PC Ch 118 G6 @4 S: n: v0 h
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Allied Ships* y+ H2 s5 m7 f# Z) V
SS Sculpin
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8 b- N( }, J* ]- y+ ?SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 106 M+ _5 [1 |' C3 e; Z$ S
Sculpin diving deep ....8 ?# Q: r& F4 p; @ f% z2 S0 k
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6 a1 p8 @( |/ |0 @+ L) u5 WNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Japanese Ships( C) B* c. T; f8 b
CA Kumano
: L7 R, `3 C2 P8 ~4 Z+ T CA Suzuya
( @* p* ~4 _" O8 `0 p; h5 W7 A. b CA Atago
% J( U' D- Z; I+ t. O CA Takao
' M m6 A, p: p- a1 w CL Tatsuta
; \5 }6 o: {/ \ U- \ CL Jintsu
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 ~) [: g9 H& \3 t1 H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Airbase hits 2' e; F+ ?* i( l
Airbase supply hits 17 s% B7 a2 b* o, V4 [2 }. W* u
Runway hits 16
9 i% U$ V4 G) o) GPort hits 105 I' X; L+ ]' R% t/ D5 }& A8 T; P
Port supply hits 4; G% Y. m" m- R$ m5 g' V; v0 A9 Z( o) I
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 114,1413 l4 o3 n7 y- C4 ^2 o. F
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Japanese Ships
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& [. `- l+ l5 D* z5 } DD Russell
5 b) X, { t# z+ k DD Conyngham1 }' q$ w; c/ q
DD Dunlap
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( h5 P. s, T) C5 K$ O eSS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell
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$ C# r) a- y7 Q% BSub attack near Gasmata at 105,130) \* u9 D1 F& N. z0 B
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Japanese Ships! m7 ^' |& Y( @) L0 K0 h; ~- T, C
PB Magan Maru
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xAK Sakura Maru/ [/ Y9 ~8 q' l
PB Sozan Maru k% `) E5 N% u! z% A4 D: z
PB Shosei Maru
/ P5 L$ x7 ?5 k8 R PB Nikkai Maru
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Allied Ships
5 a W4 y2 B1 G; `: \: Y0 z* C SS Pickerel) f+ _8 ~& D6 U3 [) d7 C6 ~
( W" S h/ Q" ASS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru
3 S' V- W: n0 B C% X2 a) j" [Pickerel diving deep ..... y, b7 Z% W( G
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)1 g6 v6 _& w* l" B3 S0 O2 Z6 w
% f# {& u, x3 v. z2 M+ Q4 nWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.6 L) s" l0 J) ]3 \; U2 O4 _! X
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 14% g! q0 w- T" ^' G+ F( A
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:4 @" L7 h, K) D. r8 D: n- Z
26 casualties reported
" a, x2 M6 ~( I. {6 n+ a Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 h& a' Y7 o- Q1 j# ]2 t9 C& }0 Y- e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( ?3 E1 W+ n) r6 h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 o- k8 n7 }1 o: M5 V
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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3 [, G1 L9 K# l: y/ R" E* H6 W& ]Weather in hex: Severe storms
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8 `5 E( h9 M! X4 e* GRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.4 D0 b1 X% Z4 ?8 m* Q' h
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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B-26 Marauder x 9
6 n$ L; Y& S7 X8 b P-39D Airacobra x 10
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Allied aircraft losses
9 v+ @4 n4 e& c9 [ B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged6 L9 l2 a9 P( t: v7 d) B, Q
2 q2 K8 `* f" I2 UJapanese ground losses: }# N" V5 l' O/ q
28 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 s5 E5 T1 ]* F$ k1 ^: { Y9 x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
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6 w7 `& e; k4 ? a" a! V* [Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
5 z5 [( d9 ]1 x, F; H: }+ q# q% OEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 22 `. @# Q* A1 R. j
G4M1 Betty x 28, o d+ W- s) f, l6 c
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no flights
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8 O/ z" r8 ?4 y* J" T0 @ G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged+ B, C9 {; g+ ?. Y& [
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O2 ^" i- W8 p, u& s# I) ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground4 _6 A) c+ O! \, o; N
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Airbase hits 13
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/ \& Q/ s+ c4 a7 w$ yRunway hits 35 u" k# @# D/ J7 T* `5 R! @
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* g1 s% j d6 E0 `0 n6 T- GASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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CL Katori
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APD-2
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5 X+ m s# @+ i* G5 H PB Sozan Maru) [- {% v5 F: o. _% }$ k: y& h
PB Shosei Maru& H A, G; k2 t. o! {* o
PB Nikkai Maru4 K% X4 e: w) s; P8 D
PB Magan Maru0 J5 W9 Q9 }/ w* c
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2 d1 I a8 _; z' _" n) v$ y- ySS Sculpin is sighted by escort# j3 M$ q. i6 P0 \' k. c6 Y, w
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