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8/28 戰鬥報告8 R+ |+ U. s8 O, C: X" s$ W; F5 d4 S
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TF 31 encounters mine field at Milne Bay (101,133)1 r, B% ?0 e8 K
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7 ^1 C9 Q% P# C DD Hatsukaze, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ e7 D; d5 P8 X: f$ `2 T
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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% B M- W# [9 ^7 G; ^- r CA Haguro
8 X3 k1 v: f0 B, E7 \2 m |7 l i CA Myoko
. o3 J4 g Y, R' l CL Yura
6 z% o0 M% _6 }' Y$ w# ` CL Nagara
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1 C; o- D- v9 d4 YAllied ground losses:6 C2 n; s: x; l8 c1 r
6 casualties reported/ W+ `- @' [; ?6 q* L( l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. z* o' f; B9 Q, ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* T. E# d# J: H8 ~' Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Runway hits 2
, t7 ~) Q; A: f, N/ S$ i. [1 TPort hits 2( O0 ^1 i" N! \" t
Port supply hits 2% t* H+ _3 I' V( i' w, j
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9 M( N: a8 J- I0 D5 f+ MSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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0 H( h2 R4 i, I/ Y) n* N, yJapanese Ships) v6 A( H) r! K, W, v
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PC Ch 23: W- ]7 Z5 g* T! {1 W; [5 w9 c
PC Ch 18
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Allied Ships7 p$ \6 F* }: `" x- i- P3 C
SS Sculpin
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Captain of SS Sculpin elects not to launch torpedoes at this target& n1 h. m) @% @ T/ v% O
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Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 / E/ w w' O! \* f5 ~
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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8 G3 @3 W5 p( O. }$ JRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: N& } b9 Q. y" g9 v1 X4 b1 \Estimated time to target is 4 minutes( \' S, ^2 O; @9 Q+ o' g! u
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Japanese aircraft
* |' W9 }6 ~4 T+ m A6M2 Zero x 256 q' W+ r; A4 Q. g# h4 L. @! C
G4M1 Betty x 69. ?+ d" R, C; l. x
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No Japanese losses6 h+ X, j; \0 D% ^, L: Y" w
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Airbase hits 11/ M9 O3 ^ N" u" Y6 X* l
Airbase supply hits 12# [4 J, o8 A+ N2 `- R1 e" O
Runway hits 314 ~6 ]7 {5 Y) m8 q. N" x
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Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 0 v2 }5 b! L0 P7 l
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 m: [: `8 v+ v
4 r4 f$ Q: ~5 S6 D8 ?2 m3 NRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% p! Y" b. t8 K7 n8 DEstimated time to target is 1 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 4( k. X! K' _* n& A/ {
G4M1 Betty x 107 k; j; ~& i# _5 _ h6 E/ s
( `) {2 e7 k5 l1 cNo Japanese losses) y: a: H9 O& {
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)# d- a4 J3 }7 o! S
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, @; c+ X5 X1 C* h+ J! K/ b2 A6 ]Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.- e5 S% I, y8 U t
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 21
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No Allied losses' N6 d. x& X. w8 h# f( U6 }- T
: C4 v% G: V+ |Japanese ground losses:! y& @. i# Y2 z0 j) s% Q" j: X8 E
27 casualties reported7 t- O7 B4 z8 D$ d0 v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" J) b$ L' R: S' M& F- U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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. H [/ z. p2 ?& O9 W0 yRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., ^( `, o% G/ W% C6 R
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
2 e$ ?) e- E C5 e Kittyhawk IA x 97 W/ _! r& y( A, r& r. Z
B-26 Marauder x 90 U2 a. F) J* S* k
P-39D Airacobra x 103 I1 r) M5 {. g) f0 Y
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Allied aircraft losses
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5 z, a5 U; a( S8 j+ h' o' ^2 g7 D 51 casualties reported
z# b% c7 k" F) z' j& O Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ h# M+ m% z9 ^/ i( B4 { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled" j) R6 }0 m( v' J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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