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8/28 戰鬥報告- G" H9 u5 i7 t1 v
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TF 31 encounters mine field at Milne Bay (101,133)) A2 |5 N6 S' @- ^6 D
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\5 B( g3 H; ~! U' v2 G DD Hatsukaze, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) [( V/ f3 A i6 I2 ^
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" Q+ e! v# q# l- e4 n1 f6 s& ^1 \Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133% u) p" Z1 d. v- K# ^5 y0 m$ X
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" E3 B3 F3 O: N- n CA Haguro6 z0 }/ s; G3 J
CA Myoko
9 {2 Q/ X$ Z; P0 e" w1 [ CL Yura' c! C4 P! t$ g8 q. L; Q5 p1 j
CL Nagara( Z8 i/ C/ B: }6 a/ B0 e0 c
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% `! P" V' W+ @1 ?0 cAllied ground losses:
9 M( B G. p- v; I 6 casualties reported" H U2 x3 q" m. c9 H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
[) A- ?/ J" E; V! D+ q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 ]) E0 @5 c% U7 D/ F& J2 f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 M6 n8 o r% ?1 H4 e( s- FRunway hits 20 ?$ h3 A. _+ B0 P1 F% Q/ g# N
Port hits 26 l: b8 a3 D# Q2 U
Port supply hits 2
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$ ~2 d, W8 o8 W' M5 NSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128& b/ q4 T5 c5 ]9 Z: A1 b
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Allied Ships
7 q0 m/ M, {: ?4 G! V' d. c# Q: X SS Sculpin1 B. O' Z; H5 Y& m U
- j% \7 \* S8 r; w/ E7 v' qCaptain of SS Sculpin elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
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$ @7 D( T+ N( c7 O( d, H4 yMorning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 j+ U$ R# j, q
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 _6 ? m& w1 e& Y5 d) J
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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0 T$ m6 z9 h1 Q2 Z, @1 U% ]Japanese aircraft
/ t8 Q; w& x' J( O- r1 B A6M2 Zero x 25
7 I$ S/ \( a& d% {, O" K4 r1 j: ` G4M1 Betty x 697 ]+ N. L$ N2 M- Z$ m
) k0 D$ ~0 J: Y& pNo Japanese losses
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8 v( P/ ]( J0 Y. E; k& L/ ~) KAirbase hits 115 v' g; ?, ]$ M3 x$ l" R; H; D( u
Airbase supply hits 12
2 X2 U! A& T9 ^, ~Runway hits 31
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9 h/ h+ r( k* R; D$ s# AMorning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft9 f; v. d' k6 R6 s+ W: s- f$ {
A6M2 Zero x 49 F D8 ?6 m; o! I; ^% p- ]/ e
G4M1 Betty x 10# ~: G/ i2 k( V3 B# V* p8 ^
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No Japanese losses, V& y( m/ \" t0 g% j: f6 l
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay) n. {) o5 @/ [# W2 F: X
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.1 H8 y a1 i, A3 f0 H% q
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 g% U% Q3 ~' E. B
B-17E Fortress x 21
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No Allied losses
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* _1 o. [4 a, O. i" zJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 Y, b) Z$ n1 V2 [+ N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled9 L$ n' X" [0 F. v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ z. z# a9 o2 \' k0 PMorning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay). S# d3 b) d1 i! ~' S. Y/ a
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- g; p! g5 o% h* \Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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9 ~: L/ o- N# R) I( E. y Kittyhawk IA x 9: s, j8 d, F; z
B-26 Marauder x 9# g0 f& }' i$ S z$ {% t6 G9 N6 B w
P-39D Airacobra x 10; m3 t5 [- w* x% w5 G
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese ground losses:
" F. `! R2 m& } 51 casualties reported
1 Y. E* a' @# s Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 |. V, m3 f: c+ y( H' j) [1 P. D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
8 ?1 Q; l1 ]$ @0 u5 } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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