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再這樣下去，土魯克 至 腊包爾 海運航線就要癱瘓了！
2 ]; V- d4 h4 |$ ?DD 原本就已觸雷重創也就算了，但 AV Kamikawa Maru (神川丸)的損失.....
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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: I) R* F# G$ |" q* F+ S  p' v      no flights, b: b0 m8 o% T% I* t
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Allied aircraft losses  Y3 i5 S& o5 H% P: Z
      Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged4 l4 m  w( h/ x7 ^# Z
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged9 g) D7 w# n4 w9 @- c
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Japanese Ships7 U. c6 D) m4 F9 U+ e8 @5 l9 K5 {
      CA Kumano
0 W" r* d8 ?  G8 N( ]      CA Suzuya$ y, ~4 j% K3 g; ^" @+ Q) m6 j: J
      CA Haguro
- D6 J% l3 Q4 \. U/ |      CA Maya
0 g, r& ^) m7 K$ c( e      CA Atago
9 T3 E6 @9 E, _. q      CA Takao/ ]- X# Q2 I* O" i+ y
  
' I$ h$ M; J: G6 |# {Allied ground losses:
* V$ m2 Y& q: X# [: f      21 casualties reported
: _# K* r2 K3 N         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: Y5 j$ x% A& n/ L$ _' g         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! h7 K: _  A0 B* H3 ]& r
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
6 V0 ~) ]5 L% v1 M+ y      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)2 V7 d1 R5 M; ~
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Airbase hits 3
* E+ Q) F5 a$ [* o7 b5 S' g' f- |Airbase supply hits 2
: o  _5 |7 r9 R+ d( Q$ e, F) nRunway hits 10
. J7 i0 u/ r$ ~) |7 q$ MPort hits 152 Y- ?& t$ m0 a
Port supply hits 1( Q, J% S5 j+ \6 Q7 b/ t; N( N

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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)1 U1 w  @' ]; \9 z9 v

5 v" F2 E' f4 `& v57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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      CL Katori- J' T6 V# _3 t: A8 S& w  l
      PB Sozan Maru0 w% D/ T# }1 w. i
      PB Shosei Maru$ o5 [8 n( A7 B" Q3 K6 w* j
      PB Nikkai Maru* j7 Z9 E; M0 T5 P* c4 V; b3 b8 g$ M
      PB Magan Maru) F  b9 D+ A) B
      AMC Nosiro Maru! c- T$ O7 @  `* x8 ?" `4 r
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Japanese ground losses:. h8 q9 q3 _0 C& f
      25 casualties reported% s* x+ h6 `2 A6 U' P
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- i6 F+ U% g4 A1 H
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled$ f5 ~' b3 [4 B" e
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' v, R% T$ z2 O9 {
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)( ]& M# q0 Q& y1 V/ C4 {

9 W6 i+ ?$ s+ A5 g% L/ _* iTF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133& O, |, N! V8 C1 f$ k+ L3 U+ a
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Japanese ground losses:. V3 X7 e+ P) H. v- f
      274 casualties reported
3 c& h1 e+ i* l' y1 |2 A/ |9 c& ~         Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled7 g, M; R; X( |6 g
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
: Z3 |0 h+ m" L# M         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) l0 Z. }3 E; f7 q7 G* q
      Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)
0 L. @; s& b5 B6 y# T+ P; q      Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)1 K! v, e) x' G/ }1 j
  
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)9 M3 f* {; L5 K. a( v( G9 Y( Z, @# \

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      CL Katori
6 `* f  Y- r( F0 R      AMC Nosiro Maru" x7 \2 L) b: C0 D: B# M, \
      AMC Akagi Maru, ?* r! E" P7 t
      APD-369 p$ Y5 H5 e$ Y  y8 `
      APD-35
6 k+ y/ F$ K8 w$ R) B' o      APD-34
# ]4 w3 x& S: v2 x4 P      APD-2) g+ E* l. {: L: F0 ]0 j
      APD-1
! `) p, R$ x( h4 c/ q      PB Sozan Maru# a9 h5 O! L# K  m
      PB Shosei Maru
' u) _9 Y) P0 a+ D& `& S      PB Nikkai Maru5 Z  M0 `2 s  Y4 E2 P  S4 A
      PB Magan Maru4 R( X. g  L+ `# [/ ^# o
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Japanese ground losses:; O) K( ~% g9 T
      10 casualties reported
* K) N1 h% H: {) P8 b         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; Q5 i5 n: I9 e& Y4 I0 a
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- A# H  d4 D; M/ R) }  k: G
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 G0 B+ U" c( X/ g4 g/ ~

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Sub attack near Newcastle  at 95,1687 @' `& V7 M& [9 f  Y7 \

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Allied Ships3 t" M( p7 G( Z# d; L  |; S# P
      DD Phelps, C: Z' {1 y' u3 |5 R
  
$ K$ E1 f5 v/ q3 lSS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
+ Y7 x! s* ]4 w7 P* mDD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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) D+ @, j4 |9 N9 G' h( ?1 l2 V: xInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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      PB Sozan Maru/ D! y! T. P9 M% O/ c& l4 c
      PB Shosei Maru
  m8 Q( M) r% a" e      PB Nikkai Maru" k5 s: \4 |0 T, i3 u& }( R
      PB Magan Maru3 N9 W+ t. K' {. x4 ]  w4 B' z
      CL Katori
- _2 c7 X2 J; D% K; G      AMC Nosiro Maru$ t" M2 K! S& _; t: @* G! @
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Japanese ground losses:
! e$ Z9 R7 l+ |5 @- n# X- C" x      20 casualties reported
$ D2 b5 a& q0 Y         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ S3 I0 T% E9 @2 w
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
0 ^  m2 G# N0 {2 I* T: `8 m# j3 E         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 M* f" i. i$ Q9 i3 f; W0 J# OAllied Bombardment attack) y3 |, d( a5 I2 \5 f' v# a. n7 n& [  s

6 e' T1 o% P7 j4 b% N1 \Attacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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/ o/ E* _4 _) Q2 m' q/ M! u: U; p7 m6 UJapanese ground losses:/ z+ \% @; b1 g
      5 casualties reported
9 @" d  }) E2 i, M         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ ~* H2 b1 a( m4 w) f! q
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. m* A6 W7 C- S( L: C% ]         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ }! y5 u! ~( P, N
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Allied ground losses:' I: v  u7 K- _0 s' d! h2 P
      5 casualties reported( l+ l1 U3 Z* n% }; h' |2 e2 P
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- a$ ~7 `! v4 |9 l
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* S. d8 a3 {8 [6 N& u  ?$ O
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:6 K; g. X8 S3 K) k2 ]
    7th Australian Brigade
. e& a$ M) T! t5 j3 J/ f    101st RAAF Base Force: ?1 G( ~) h4 |
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    4th Naval Guard Unit
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, _% {9 x3 C1 B- H8 {) JInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
5 s$ r; d" ^) r: Y5 d! CDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships
. X# I  n1 U0 p; Q% {4 {' N3 Y1 Z) j      PB Sozan Maru
: o- U$ M4 i' q- }: {2 N      PB Shosei Maru. t+ b2 m, X& B2 F: Z) D6 k. s4 ?
      PB Nikkai Maru7 B- S- Q# C1 X% ^
      PB Magan Maru
- Y6 l! g+ ?( W4 k/ V* ^      AMC Nosiro Maru
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Sub attack near Newcastle  at 94,167$ |8 V8 `, {: q' x& E: o8 ?1 ]" k) {
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Allied Ships0 L, r" s  B0 ^& C- w8 |
      DD Aaron Ward9 x- \9 }- [9 Y
      DD Phelps
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SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Aaron Ward
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ASW attack near Belep Islands  at 110,1538 @( U/ \4 p* o* X, S6 ~, h
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      DD McCall9 e5 z  F6 ~% l" B, O
      DD Dale
; Y% H! o0 z; h, S0 c" x      DD Worden
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2 \6 {' \" j5 F# A& {SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at DD McCall
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DD Worden attacking submerged sub ....
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Afternoon Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)9 n5 V& f+ i8 `$ G
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain( O9 }- i9 }# L# Y' x

, D& m' y  B! c, g; FRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ K) i/ i; ]& b) B5 X7 V, ?4 REstimated time to target is 5 minutes/ n3 @% o. u) S& B# X! ?
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Allied aircraft5 a8 I% Z2 o" a+ y& ~1 A5 u
      B-17E Fortress x 6
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No Allied losses, ~4 n* m3 N5 T, ]: R0 s

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133! \" i0 f; r5 ^! a/ C
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Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ U6 @) y$ Z5 Y4 S6 _! P
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships  L$ Z# s& P! l8 L4 ?9 V) ~7 m
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      APD-36
/ F; \! Q6 E! [2 f3 ?7 v' Y      APD-1
9 {2 @9 h& x/ Y: `      APD-35" \4 K9 ?- v3 Y8 S; G. d$ @9 U
      AMC Akagi Maru
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133# N9 M5 H* }: ^
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain2 G9 n+ V& ?+ g- z
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Estimated time to target is 4 minutes" A. e4 @# s0 Y
  
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No Allied losses
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Sub attack near Rabaul  at 106,128
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      PC Ch 6
% ~1 r0 H( T* A- P      PC Ch 11) w( @) `. Z$ k! C( Q! }5 O
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Allied Ships3 _0 Q# y1 q6 Q" h9 `3 s% w! X
      SS Sculpin: z, j) x2 v4 P3 q4 Z3 E4 ?
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Sculpin diving deep ....
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133; f8 J/ b; a# T8 t3 w1 i1 r

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      CA Kumano
5 Y- n5 x+ i1 |# w+ j      CA Suzuya9 M& M2 D$ Y$ d7 H
      CA Atago
( E  U  _- e  C) s      CA Takao
2 z! w" {, M: h0 H% ^* B9 q+ Y      CL Tatsuta
7 b) I, D* @) y  a5 T7 s/ o& U2 @      CL Jintsu
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Allied ground losses:& ^0 Y! p5 H, |3 Y7 R. }# H
      20 casualties reported
: u: w3 ^& k4 V; d8 L( `         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 B' ^+ ?# M4 B
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 O0 e4 T; g* c  i
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# @9 u* ~4 A" @1 Q
  
9 N! ?( a4 h1 N1 y, w4 sAirbase hits 2
: J) X' S- X% K  k7 k' g2 d! X; eAirbase supply hits 1
7 O# q! I/ K: c: T" M1 E5 wRunway hits 16$ d2 T" R7 x, |0 {( X. u! ~
Port hits 10
. k% k6 K: S# a/ cPort supply hits 4/ s  d# i$ G& G6 E
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3 @, C7 K, L) @1 l, v: O8 cSub attack near Kirakira  at 114,141  h! V) Y" D  G0 \6 r# j

0 S' Q+ r  [3 f' e7 mJapanese Ships- p/ T- G1 \9 ^/ f5 L' P. V
      SS I-1681 ]' @; Z+ Y: A6 E

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      DD Russell
/ I0 e7 i3 a% O/ {; ^. B* D      DD Conyngham" r4 l5 ~$ E. ]* F" N3 z- C! |
      DD Dunlap
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# }( N. f; D* K2 ASS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell  r' w  t+ `" _* v1 g. \' u4 Q( v5 T
I-168 diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Gasmata  at 105,130) F6 [4 N! T, M* S
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% d5 M- Y4 V, p* t0 m      PB Magan Maru% P  d2 y0 _, T% S5 ~0 h
      CL Katori- V) e* ]+ j2 i( z
      DMS W.21
8 ]: y2 S- h; ?$ P      APD-2
. {; i9 T$ V, K" ~      xAK Sakura Maru% `6 h: o: N0 i2 ]  z  f' }
      PB Sozan Maru
$ [0 X3 r2 k* `% n      PB Shosei Maru3 ?! M4 }' [2 p6 {
      PB Nikkai Maru
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( l1 Q0 n9 _) ]9 R# E! pAllied Ships
7 U; F: r$ y% |; \! T8 u$ f* |      SS Pickerel
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SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru
# q9 V6 l$ Q6 r$ fPickerel diving deep ...., `! d& i3 h& w8 ~" n

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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.1 P( n  H  q: l5 y; y/ V4 E" T2 t
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes5 H, m2 ]; ~; m
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Allied aircraft
3 V# f2 H& \( p; l' y' e      B-17E Fortress x 14
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No Allied losses
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4 z/ T0 w6 p4 a4 w" tJapanese ground losses:) }6 ~9 w/ X- i) u5 K4 |) c9 h. q% D
      26 casualties reported
" M" m! J* ~: e3 K         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 J( X* C; }$ T( E8 g& a$ ?
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 q& W/ N0 b3 H* [0 ]! V3 X% Z         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( I# P; D# T7 }. y5 c, ]! U
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay): o, S3 O5 j1 m7 e5 u

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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
. h/ r" U) l' {/ ?Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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' S! Q6 |- \: d6 G& h1 HAllied aircraft
- v' C+ I. E3 X. c/ r. I( Y      B-26 Marauder x 9# c# E  C& `) _. r
      P-39D Airacobra x 106 {* p# w0 c7 `: W# {
  
9 h+ g9 @( m8 n4 y2 oAllied aircraft losses0 }5 O( m- d* Z( f, A
      B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged: G( q4 e. n* w

) w/ \. }9 N" j. S0 _6 H, h) K8 hJapanese ground losses:6 O1 y. @. `! t5 t. Q& V0 S
      28 casualties reported
. O  g, J3 H7 `" Q         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& W, j9 s' \0 ^( h. }0 j
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 j' f. S1 r4 \( f" l
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ _2 e1 `9 U" ~  ?" T" m+ o7 A+ T
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, p1 L5 h6 B- M) \3 t/ P$ wWeather in hex: Clear sky+ u+ h  J( R/ C& ]# \' J% v1 Y

' U+ D' I9 v- ?- E; ^0 hRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
$ m3 e5 S1 K# G' }) \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes3 g6 V" Q4 a9 i1 s5 B$ {: g* B0 U

" ?: v6 z& W$ \. s# L7 r: {0 FJapanese aircraft
3 v/ \( I  ~7 P0 X; Y      A6M2 Zero x 222 @8 }2 o! v: @" C, g4 n) P' C
      G4M1 Betty x 28/ a% S7 s& d+ n; g' J8 ~4 ?0 k
  
0 a# g4 I; r# O; ?2 UAllied aircraft9 E$ o: u& q( @# U9 d
      no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses5 h# j- Q7 W2 K# Q) F
      G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged, h* a' Q  i) O4 u

! j% ~1 q, H2 R: GAllied aircraft losses
, w( d  L' S* t4 F9 M      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground8 u; s5 F* n* m2 C+ z7 v+ R7 U
  , x2 F" @; p3 p) O* v- v+ `. p
Airbase hits 13
1 F. o+ ~/ [* m- Q4 YAirbase supply hits 11
; \! ]% ?, {8 i0 |( S. e5 CRunway hits 355 ]+ j6 E+ D  |" |2 f- f# c

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ASW attack near Rabaul  at 106,1274 ^% h  d. Q  ~) w
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Japanese Ships/ `) F+ r: @% M% y: L& D. k
      CL Katori/ m$ K: W4 R- ?7 e& J. {- a( i
      DMS W.213 m8 ~. X" _) u8 p  t4 f- j
      APD-2
  z  V! K7 g" i+ a5 X      xAK Sakura Maru
' U! x( E7 Y5 D  C# _      PB Sozan Maru
4 u7 x& k" l, X6 A! U! D      PB Shosei Maru
6 [, _- }3 j( F( O4 o* V& [      PB Nikkai Maru
/ f4 b" y0 k! o* R+ f+ F      PB Magan Maru
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! P# i- v' B) E6 f  ], }2 ?! UAllied Ships/ T2 V& F' Y( A
      SS Sculpin8 [# g4 \; f+ p) T) B! s; \& L
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TF 31 encounters mine field at Milne Bay (101,133)
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Japanese Ships
# O+ B5 ~/ w1 [2 h4 P' r      DD Hatsukaze, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage7 |+ l5 E! c2 q, C8 b/ s
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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      CA Haguro
+ @/ {5 q- i, [8 l! b      CA Myoko
% x/ X9 _' b" f) }      CL Yura/ H- Y* _: I& `% ~, b( V, i
      CL Nagara7 S$ p) B0 }3 a% d* D

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Allied ground losses:. U: n0 j5 X2 t$ [8 q& d: T/ t
      6 casualties reported, z- ?" q, {  e9 @& o7 }5 ~
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( w( c" b% u% g" P+ {; @         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, R5 ~6 Y' D% a6 a3 o7 [- m
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( L6 o0 W/ m/ J$ N

; o- a; f* H# V; g- D' X, lRunway hits 24 X+ @' y) `( m8 N& K
Port hits 2
* U* U3 R' R2 ?! a; nPort supply hits 2
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# g+ E) ]& a/ c( }" d2 _; ~9 |3 \Sub attack near Rabaul  at 106,128
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      PC Ch 17
! G# r/ p3 `+ o      PC Ch 23
( w0 j$ j, v" V4 h6 R# h      PC Ch 18. t$ x! g! M: p
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6 h0 z8 k% \' g& K      SS Sculpin
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' t% o: Z3 D( p5 [# ~Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
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  G9 S  G6 x5 b( o0 \Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
; w, x8 }- A# a* r. [5 H  VEstimated time to target is 4 minutes$ {( f1 x8 }* j1 v! J' E0 O
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Japanese aircraft) ]) J. e# i% n+ h9 N1 Q: t  d
      A6M2 Zero x 25
. K2 K0 b( ?+ e$ Q3 b      G4M1 Betty x 69# F8 V; R  z  k# E* T

- }4 U2 X0 K2 T  I  E9 a/ zNo Japanese losses
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Airbase hits 11& J4 `. l6 S5 D: S- n8 V# b/ B1 x" ]7 j
Airbase supply hits 12
) J1 K" h3 b! hRunway hits 31
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Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 d6 P' p' c2 U( ]" W5 f1 y
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- a. x* m- g4 s  l: z
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
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% {) b2 ]) V( l; I  x4 GJapanese aircraft& \) X7 K4 K2 Z4 U/ y. p5 L+ g
      A6M2 Zero x 4
. B5 ]  e3 c" [- R      G4M1 Betty x 10) B" b0 S$ _* j' C) ]6 A2 ^
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No Japanese losses
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)/ ?1 o4 }: h8 L7 M5 N
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.# e1 X! ~' i; M  \' ?
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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8 e  b2 _1 J- P; gAllied aircraft# S; E4 R$ Z# l8 L
      B-17E Fortress x 21
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' C% b* Y# ?; s  P! V8 _) r, UNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
. D4 p5 ?0 c0 Z- G, i, k      27 casualties reported% c  h: R; {4 [1 ]* v
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  h3 \5 H- W) p/ z2 P: O8 l5 ^         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled7 z, [" j0 a8 y0 [- v2 ~3 H% Y
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 A9 d, B, ^" d9 B; q0 Q$ |+ @5 H

0 e) C& ]+ l$ }/ e9 y( y& F6 _Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ d" l2 ]1 Z' m8 ], U2 zEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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6 Y1 ]" F; ^  l" x8 tAllied aircraft
, J+ K/ K) z( }% }4 U0 Z. C# m# R      Kittyhawk IA x 9. U6 i" {. s4 e& G( h
      B-26 Marauder x 98 i+ `7 Q$ L8 |" q- a/ T' _( H3 f
      P-39D Airacobra x 10- @4 b6 _+ N! E" y7 q6 w9 x

6 F% ]4 E0 \8 K; V# bAllied aircraft losses
* F9 B( H2 U* D: S  W3 p, M      B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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, w4 y& V1 \7 S1 h& J0 d( y% P( ~Japanese ground losses:$ ?( c3 d* U7 M8 Z2 O) k' W# R& n
      51 casualties reported- v3 |8 R0 P" f) Z
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 v6 {9 `" n! j# T6 K! a
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
# k, H# v' }9 T" K% O         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 b$ S! t2 S( R

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話說我在 登陸艦隊 有配屬 DMS 呀？但在戰報中都沒發現有掃雷？
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' ~, w8 F5 f. h% N8 tSub attack near Mussau Island  at 105,1188 e7 _) S# X( K* r' J( h8 n
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      DD Ushio7 ~" @; Z# E1 s$ I1 I
      DD Yugiri
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Allied Ships
! N+ B% V/ z* U* J) Q3 K! p0 g0 q      SS Albacore
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SS Albacore launches 6 torpedoes at DD Ushio! j& C' b! f. N4 w% ~: h: f( Q  _
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5 \% M, y' F, Y, r: S* }% a8 J0 wASW attack near Efate  at 116,154& V# K& Z+ X# q1 C
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Japanese Ships
$ H4 k$ J$ ?- F3 `" s! l8 y% h      SS I-21, hits 1( j2 n1 G) q$ }1 h+ Q$ m, z/ |

( Q- a1 ?( c( `/ PAllied Ships& g1 Q7 h& j7 G- J& A
      DD Monaghan
4 x2 I5 I. y9 T2 E3 T, w      DD Cushing
' X; A1 x5 [5 y4 a6 U1 E  C      DD Aylwin
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SS I-21 is located by DD Monaghan
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8 d2 k) Z( c; K! z& rMorning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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. H# {" u/ ~- j1 H# G( mRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.9 S! v4 G  {0 ~. I  k" |0 Y8 W9 E
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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) J* ^& O, F/ l0 Q6 |2 `Allied aircraft/ ~8 S% ]: `9 z+ x
      B-17E Fortress x 17
2 D' T- D# i) X& `  
, I9 ]& s. P/ }; |No Allied losses! z# O' A4 g! z4 F, }& a( _) G0 O
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Japanese ground losses:" X* _" u4 A& p+ U8 h) E
      14 casualties reported
6 p0 }$ X' W, ~! ?; Z( b         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& A( e- E) F. K* ?
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 p- ]* P2 @7 D- M# `
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: r6 @* k2 x# S$ w) f1 m4 s

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( e; _! E/ n  t. V, G  z0 N# kWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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6 ^9 S9 a2 R- ~$ T& U- tRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: t- `- D1 A/ zEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft: K# Z7 L( x9 E1 P" I7 j
      Kittyhawk IA x 9
' _4 k+ l# H! ]8 ~1 L1 B      B-26 Marauder x 9* k" O- P" h  j2 d
      P-39D Airacobra x 97 y9 p0 s$ J4 r, D  k
  
4 _5 U2 H1 l$ D2 T9 PAllied aircraft losses9 g0 q8 H! y5 S* K
      B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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. U8 t( g( m& [' F% V3 F  `Japanese ground losses:& N0 p! }: q6 j6 ~4 r/ P* Z
      26 casualties reported
  [2 @: N& S/ d$ W4 B8 M+ {         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, p" T2 L3 C/ {8 g         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 z) c4 ]( c  Z, A1 L( D
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ ?! y5 T4 L) e) GSub attack near Rabaul  at 106,127
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( _+ [8 X; I0 R6 v% o' Y: U      PC Ch 22# N  f- ~, Q5 y! \; L7 J5 _
      PC Ch 32
! A' ^4 P$ _' g! r  a0 R      PC Ch 24/ l4 j1 d2 w! C7 x- x9 K( U/ [' Z

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6 o) D9 K: m- ^8 Z) ]      SS Sculpin
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SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 22
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9 h- {  [$ Q6 f4 f/ dMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)) L% A) g8 V* e. b7 N
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
. l. A- A( T& a3 AEstimated time to target is 5 minutes: g! N* s  P# r7 s. a) `" o
  
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      B-17E Fortress x 6) Y. o& a+ p1 o3 L; ~4 D" }" U
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
" \2 j  q$ h* x; _4 ~+ F6 {      9 casualties reported- u: T" q4 N; f  j# X* z
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 h/ u. K5 c: L8 F0 _( g+ w         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ _  A" F- A9 M3 z  W* z* t( G
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% n( ]# c/ {2 w( F, k

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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; O7 D8 \+ S7 o8 V1 }" u
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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# H( ~  \" u  [/ lAllied aircraft3 E6 E  Y$ F) \  [2 p5 Q  k! q
      Kittyhawk IA x 95 f# F, T0 ~- p
      B-26 Marauder x 9
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      7 casualties reported( I. f. q0 d6 W2 c' L
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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/ W) S! ]$ W% G. R/ Z% t         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, p  [4 O4 X' G% t% i" n
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8/31 戰鬥報告
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' z3 j9 b: U$ v( b0 L$ QMorning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
/ {$ t' N' _+ bEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 b# ?7 a7 s  u% @9 U! e9 n
      B-26 Marauder x 9$ L6 z) Z3 }7 g# c
      P-39D Airacobra x 14
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      B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged$ c1 C! a0 |: Q  A; R1 f  K& k0 F: e

' r6 i5 j) D4 x4 x4 yJapanese ground losses:, J; d; _. F! ~% Z" A* u* @
      14 casualties reported
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         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& _* G0 F4 Y* a3 H8 O1 O
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% j3 p7 ~7 j6 f" K- d% b6 `0 n
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