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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
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TF 31 encounters mine field at Milne Bay (101,133)% e) b) Z) K# H2 A; J# I
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DD Hatsukaze, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage i0 @; W- b. T
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% g6 N8 E& c. H3 }$ J% t, DNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133 X# s- o+ m6 `/ E
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Japanese Ships
/ d* ^- m4 ?5 C CA Haguro
( o4 m% M6 n( q4 _% j6 v CA Myoko
4 g. i& @% b' s# v' |' s. _ CL Yura/ ^- J; b ?9 B0 ?- A- F
CL Nagara
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Allied ground losses:
9 M1 v% |% [& n6 { 6 casualties reported7 ~9 j- a" A9 ]/ T, l* _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& h7 _) ?8 E/ p- x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 K9 A0 X! L3 @ G5 o$ e: K1 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ X* ?0 {# N, W) B, lRunway hits 2) b& i* U- F- ?% `, J3 b2 h/ `
Port hits 2
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( `# H1 T" r6 x' k) D' h9 D9 LSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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PC Ch 17
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Allied Ships
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Captain of SS Sculpin elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
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Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 2 n- Y$ ]4 K3 b2 c
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. m+ w, {& |6 U6 _9 X
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ l `- {3 v0 P: ~# b, [ A6M2 Zero x 25
. u" I: k7 S; v9 B! X G4M1 Betty x 69
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A1 R7 B6 Q- B1 YNo Japanese losses
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Airbase hits 11
1 ^7 [ {* j$ mAirbase supply hits 12* z1 Q8 m/ {2 F0 ^ u" P) e
Runway hits 31. H l6 C! z3 M. O- m
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Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 z" i2 K2 G7 U4 ^ l: o$ K. cEstimated time to target is 1 minutes/ E# n% t- Y, M( t* m& `
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Japanese aircraft ^9 {% Z# s1 K; B$ z) S' @
A6M2 Zero x 4
( M0 l$ @) m- M1 n7 G G4M1 Betty x 104 C y3 ]' M- X5 j$ x/ }/ f
' P% [1 e8 P! s/ ]" ^No Japanese losses
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)( J0 s5 B1 |" O5 K) J! J# k3 I
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: E/ i. o2 H. c, r, p3 E! z
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
9 u, m( `+ H3 C& ^. y8 |9 MEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 s3 M1 s% c5 @; U B-17E Fortress x 21* y, n8 F, V4 K4 a+ h& Y: U7 t
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% O$ f; ?3 J* g/ NJapanese ground losses:& p; s2 f7 a6 o' ^# _3 l
27 casualties reported- H1 {# _5 E+ `+ N6 j5 R( k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 Y% s3 F5 \, `: ]: \1 D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled! Y2 |* W+ o) a- U) ]/ ~( K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: a; v; c. |+ M+ M. ^& \) N6 a, A5 X
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)' ^0 J: g/ U1 |
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" K7 `5 k' h7 T1 w: ~+ P! o8 H' K0 CRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) e2 n$ l8 y* q, [/ I' x* t
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Kittyhawk IA x 9
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P-39D Airacobra x 10
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" `/ d' d9 k8 o4 HAllied aircraft losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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4 A( G8 d) g; s9 |2 \' c, R8 N Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# ]& ^. J% K+ f6 D* e; p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
1 P+ q+ t7 e" U# U$ r/ a5 w$ m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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