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8/28 戰鬥報告% P$ E" K# e: X# z
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Japanese Ships
: i& y8 w) ]5 q* V# b DD Hatsukaze, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1338 k ^/ t3 ]9 B' [1 O R/ m; ]7 p/ y3 {
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% E' m! X7 t& L4 M+ r: P0 L+ f5 S CA Haguro
, [- D& K8 h, [6 R! u" d8 h- H( ^ CA Myoko
* P: @+ a; H6 p1 |+ y- r CL Yura
" B" r$ u+ }4 j CL Nagara
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 e0 x+ |$ C! k: ~; J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled S, Y/ D s3 J' L: `0 s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& M6 E0 r2 f' YRunway hits 23 R- @6 x# l+ o; Q# ]" o: k* M
Port hits 2
/ ]$ s5 t. f# \4 J. d1 q" }" W# IPort supply hits 2
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4 t+ q: F& v+ s9 G) i4 L, @6 sSub attack near Rabaul at 106,1280 {, o" Z: ?$ ]- J
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Japanese Ships
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PC Ch 23" P9 M T# @( x. f, \" }0 v1 d
PC Ch 18
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Allied Ships4 G9 Q3 X3 o4 Z: Q0 w5 V8 O( t
SS Sculpin0 \) b5 ~% K0 n& d" `$ i
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Captain of SS Sculpin elects not to launch torpedoes at this target: i* U7 Z" L7 D( h% T
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( b) R" K x8 w+ a' I% rMorning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud$ S- H5 c7 ^; q) P* K7 _4 r
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. n, d$ E" I" } a; M* ^- \- k3 q
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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( ?8 H3 `) g! A A6M2 Zero x 254 Y& Y; I$ @: E- p1 d0 V$ |; M
G4M1 Betty x 69
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No Japanese losses- ?+ ]' O! _' J( d
. G/ Q' \. x/ i# w) JAirbase hits 11/ A: n7 G. x+ E8 {$ j% l% c
Airbase supply hits 12
: f- K6 T1 B& l: o* hRunway hits 31
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' V- [+ G# C$ p9 n5 RMorning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 ! r8 ^) ]6 @ Z; O! j
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% r% B! ], b+ sRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' y& J% ~+ H& A8 T. `6 B( ~! ]
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
& }; v( I$ h2 H# }! e3 b% C5 fEstimated time to target is 5 minutes) \- ]- E/ K& m& O
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( ^: G T& U: \( ` j B-17E Fortress x 219 L( `8 ^/ i" E! b" d6 }
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No Allied losses! t; u. m- x N; k! q8 ^% D
0 a: r j, a3 o' ^Japanese ground losses:
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 E& J' i6 ?* X" s: F# v6 I
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: j( `/ Z4 [. g' C, z iMorning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 _6 w8 x. I/ ~; k% c7 {
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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B-26 Marauder x 96 N$ p ?1 i0 c) ~: @
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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Japanese ground losses:- \5 v3 X i1 H O+ v
51 casualties reported, W3 W8 g; V2 C/ o- J7 f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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