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8/28 戰鬥報告1 E9 N) [; `7 d @+ {# v
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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). Y) S; ^1 I& |7 C+ N; x0 Y ]
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Japanese Ships
9 r- Z/ {! w1 T+ o1 t DD Hatsukaze, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133$ L1 t6 x; S2 h& t; H
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, t9 p3 e- U( k; \, O0 d2 k CA Haguro
* }# }- q# k" j$ q, ?8 G# i9 F CA Myoko
$ x& Z& h: a# A/ ]8 e# e CL Yura
0 v" Q& }7 t; q8 {( ?# u/ o CL Nagara
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) x Y. x0 n1 e9 @; j q2 IAllied ground losses:
9 H% S5 y- u E, t" N# V" B 6 casualties reported
7 l. R* m- m, {8 H5 b9 R5 N+ { Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Runway hits 2
1 Q0 G9 b6 O% {( c# l1 D/ t5 IPort hits 2
0 f* c8 D' u" IPort supply hits 2; r1 ^+ j# X7 S1 G: F
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% ? s% d# d* [5 O2 WSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships
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PC Ch 18, ~0 i' H! ~* i- E, X2 n
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SS Sculpin* K6 _" R9 K4 {
6 ?$ \% V4 b- {2 UCaptain of SS Sculpin elects not to launch torpedoes at this target0 D! D9 k' v* S$ s; w! M
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" a+ w# E, q S! S( I( Z2 T+ dMorning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 0 }& m4 u( G7 r- ^: N4 {
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' O1 Z3 G" J# w7 I mRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 M" ], k2 I% t" D9 c8 ^
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! ^- d9 K; E# f4 z: M" K! r6 S
A6M2 Zero x 25. Q+ _- r+ F6 k' s9 _
G4M1 Betty x 699 } ?+ Z& e6 `1 P0 S
4 G2 i% p- k# d- yNo Japanese losses- U% }, i0 r+ n
' v) `0 t2 c7 lAirbase hits 11# r$ K9 Z) h a4 h$ x+ u! l: w
Airbase supply hits 129 V: N2 T( A- C v
Runway hits 31
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1 N% L( F! O/ V. J, `6 e9 N8 J! S, U gMorning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 - B5 z! z6 S8 y1 s8 _* ?
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- V7 R M* p8 t' v; ?Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., A/ ]! ^6 K& S, C4 \3 V" F
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
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7 a7 S1 L/ V% r& O$ {' CJapanese aircraft
5 P8 j* V) M# U A6M2 Zero x 42 i2 j6 D& n% ^: O; s4 F$ w( U
G4M1 Betty x 10
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5 b7 l8 J7 b' G) |, M* S6 S3 INo Japanese losses
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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 cloud
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. h ` Q, l& Z* O
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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% b% H% r$ V* L9 t B-17E Fortress x 21 p* U( ^# h5 K4 {/ q
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No Allied losses# m2 G' l& R. X- B2 i3 I' q
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Japanese ground losses:
1 ]0 e. x6 Z* I7 E6 D) N/ }+ U# V* G 27 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled- S& L+ l' |( R) a% ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)5 Y J$ x5 I3 B$ C4 {
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1 q! j2 w! R% z& z% \# ]Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 L, |+ }# J! G& }' X9 W
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Kittyhawk IA x 9
, _' h( P) l% F3 J# J i( K. A+ U) U B-26 Marauder x 99 e+ G. T; W! @) z! L6 e, |$ _
P-39D Airacobra x 10' Z* P4 u7 c/ L) F9 B# W
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B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged- ], f6 |9 M t' W
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Japanese ground losses:$ i0 X2 w; y# l% W2 r' W
51 casualties reported
: D5 N: Q- p H5 c Y7 v/ w Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
/ S7 C2 o/ k0 D) P/ y3 c9 w i! Q' v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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