.
g/ h! M8 y# v$ u, T$ c5 f& W, s8/28 戰鬥報告- u" s) k, b: c- y; \0 J' U3 }
! C" q. P$ h( X k. S$ ~) {4 V, IAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42
4 e: t2 b- C8 g8 Y% h; \+ C--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [2 x. ~6 M# ~6 H
TF 31 encounters mine field at Milne Bay (101,133)' C' i" _9 o' A9 ]$ C% I4 a
* E% b+ U" H4 y+ ]; YJapanese Ships
' w5 r1 e8 Q0 v8 c% z; h4 g DD Hatsukaze, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. ^/ E$ v. u& e4 g- m2 @7 g" P/ B- E1 }- h' v) c
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ h4 H) [* ] o- m4 J
Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1336 y' F k" F x
/ f0 ]" ?: S OJapanese Ships3 t4 ]! |8 m3 X
CA Haguro4 V4 R) D( K! d/ b1 y* |* \# k* T
CA Myoko, F2 O. _9 K5 A- y' l% w
CL Yura/ T6 D, k1 I8 `% y' x: |
CL Nagara1 B$ G2 n+ X8 l' Z* h
0 X/ k9 h+ X0 c9 Y6 I$ q p2 y+ z' N" I" \$ S
Allied ground losses:
- o5 w5 K$ G; P, k8 b Q& ~ 6 casualties reported
( q# Z/ W" X- G7 U6 R Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled d2 g( B2 W1 m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' X: V" V8 f5 j; A i! }: T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& @$ A' I) g, D1 o! D) } z+ `( U! b+ X+ ]
Runway hits 2
# Z& z6 @7 J s' x; GPort hits 2' ^ q r# f7 U) J6 X5 e5 R
Port supply hits 24 }) r" i4 f8 Z& A( Z! Q% l7 j
" I1 B1 h7 f$ x+ ^* }1 C--------------------------------------------------------------------------------; {/ A* T5 Q8 r( {) c) I3 [3 a3 Q" {
Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128. ~* L/ \) G8 L4 I
& ^5 F5 }7 a4 z5 z% f
Japanese Ships5 X4 N: H; s ^' M* B w
PC Ch 17, F0 |3 R/ h" E, V7 H/ S* }" M. V
PC Ch 23% {- U6 R5 Z5 A& n
PC Ch 186 C+ f0 T! f9 P" r" H0 r
) g4 J8 b. J* j/ E1 q4 K' v+ H
Allied Ships
6 {/ y, k9 ~& L SS Sculpin
) D% l- l+ F6 \: q% Q) K( b: Z, b- q! N0 O
Captain of SS Sculpin elects not to launch torpedoes at this target+ e% w9 e' s! Q/ D
7 Y$ _: K: v# [$ W. y9 l--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ X9 D7 }" W7 t) zMorning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
+ k) ?3 N# F$ z+ U: B( d3 }. `& N9 Y+ {# H( }5 E" A6 U
Weather in hex: Partial cloud }9 {( p) a) M. n$ `- N3 z+ f
) q7 z6 }5 |' N
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 x, H3 R9 q9 Y6 Y
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
# H/ x7 r" ?7 d- W+ m( S# Z( P- W7 u) x% @; V. c9 T
Japanese aircraft
- J4 Y. O# g9 q A6M2 Zero x 25: A4 P9 l% e9 ~: \- P; y
G4M1 Betty x 69
8 u3 h X0 v3 B" X4 |, H9 |0 x* d
* V U2 d0 p4 Y3 N3 B- e) pNo Japanese losses
' X, G2 m1 B% B. \6 \% S% p8 d7 a2 P- [( b! @9 ]! z8 U1 D' Y
Airbase hits 11
2 Y+ x0 d' l. m- k2 R6 |5 p& u: [( XAirbase supply hits 12
2 \% C" R, a) W& ?4 O. @Runway hits 31
9 r i+ {% T) Y9 W0 u$ y* ~8 R7 h5 b+ A% x( \9 c/ j
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- \: v4 _/ `' a4 }* b) vMorning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
. B! H( h0 W) w2 U% M! ?: B9 y7 a, d4 T) n9 E0 O
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
n7 q, f+ i7 x" e9 y I n9 ^3 c+ s# M) m5 h; V+ r
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% r: a. Y* h3 ~: t
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
4 D4 p( O; g0 @3 c8 x! @) Z3 o& y$ S1 } U7 P% l) ]
Japanese aircraft( E* D; H0 U& F# ~6 q# I7 O4 O8 k
A6M2 Zero x 4
" p3 X% J" {" @' D5 ^* z' y+ {# W G4M1 Betty x 10
' b/ \# }, |( s, I( t, a; D+ y' [ N! u+ l7 _4 k( O% z3 }- |
No Japanese losses; f1 W9 _) g: X) _! p
7 I. H* E' a& g( q4 Y$ A0 _' S
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 T" E1 c1 _5 H& M2 U, H3 f z4 eMorning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
) J/ _ c+ Q* N
4 q' E5 K) l% W( t/ H4 NWeather in hex: Partial cloud0 o4 B/ @+ B. z4 x' u
: n- {$ |0 U" V+ r' Q; LRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
3 m4 [+ }# i- t: o, f2 JEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
% W" p+ B* ]8 b+ o# f) s" V: l! G/ t6 i( y# j: [+ l
Allied aircraft, ]) G/ H+ M7 M* k; z
B-17E Fortress x 21
2 H: b+ x$ C. Q! s7 i2 H1 _8 V, U2 Y! ~4 v# o: m
No Allied losses
0 `( F3 B3 i$ F8 ?$ ]* K; H, c1 |* E0 }( E( _
Japanese ground losses:( X8 h! h, Q8 P7 g: X
27 casualties reported/ ^. f4 a( u6 K) v# m1 U& S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 h. D6 Y7 x8 J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
: }+ @- }1 _' d8 P1 ~, X* R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; i% U9 r+ d6 z* n. q
/ x; C0 g) R: O! }/ {" a* U8 O1 x--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
, s$ ?7 j E8 q) OMorning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)6 ~1 }2 V9 t- Q8 Q
0 Z3 x3 F U+ {& K
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
) ~* T- s/ N# i! p$ ~4 o1 k. L+ v- V! A* Z# h. k
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ H6 P1 Q: Y; z W: X8 @9 uEstimated time to target is 5 minutes7 j% p3 ]% r& t: a% P; `
4 r9 E, H2 n* P' DAllied aircraft' N; v$ c0 z) q4 y9 Q; B
Kittyhawk IA x 9& r$ y0 k$ C: ]2 }, L
B-26 Marauder x 9
, c# n/ e2 l3 ^9 `8 N6 t5 O# d6 G P-39D Airacobra x 10
& i# @1 v& ], X* U4 {/ C; e, m+ n% ~$ S: I) T2 @
Allied aircraft losses
/ }0 Q: |1 B2 B! a B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged/ S- V! q/ |/ A/ M [ O
# f5 _% `0 v+ N
Japanese ground losses:. ^ e6 s' c* x' A- Z6 u( }
51 casualties reported
- Q0 g* [8 W9 q9 s8 |/ j. X s5 c A Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Q7 j1 l6 I& E# n0 d0 r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
- v, `, c( x, H/ [! D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- S- W; B n& _' F6 B$ \) Q7 d/ z
. H$ k: }9 N6 _" x$ k* Q. |