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8/18 戰鬥報告3 I8 @# K# E6 U/ E
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42& c( o% a/ H" M8 s% o
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% j& D4 G& G) d8 ?9 zASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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Japanese Ships
8 x* O+ `0 f% E/ @% \ CA Kumano
" @: i5 m q& H CA Atago
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DD Hatsukaze* P. X( V* t7 j6 U6 l% `$ c, C: u
DD Akigumo
. Q3 w! C/ o% D9 N DD Shikinami- X: R# m7 [ s N* O0 p
DD Uranami, f H8 ~6 z* W2 k
DD Isokaze+ Q* L. T0 e/ H
DD Maikaze; c! R2 q% e9 M( w" p/ k
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Allied Ships
, h$ B5 ~1 h) R+ A. j: b SS Grayling' D' J( A' F& o4 ?7 a
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort
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9 Y" z3 b5 i. B6 T- X, g3 PNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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1 u9 x; T. Z( l: v) X* qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# ]$ b6 [& c3 N$ V8 DRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
2 O i$ J9 ]4 f7 R( ~1 k5 K# p3 wEstimated time to target is 3 minutes! |% O( H* w7 G! F
4 _5 w8 X' t, ^2 kJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
& c' q- w% B8 \8 [) I4 J' F" ^ B-17E Fortress x 3
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. v# u: l( N2 `Japanese aircraft losses
2 K/ _* }2 A$ C ` ^7 f A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed' x3 ] j- h' R$ U: F
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No Allied losses6 {# S3 t: r$ S) \* X1 b( I3 v- P
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3 H5 n4 b4 `3 O# q' f# Z6 ~0 PNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 5 R. m6 s7 J& g
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
`* p: [4 w9 p P P9 gEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 9
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3 e1 S- Z0 E _; f ]4 PNo Japanese losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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1 w0 @) O* p" v( MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 z, c3 v( V# n; sRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 ]. r1 O9 w/ B+ ?0 z. FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 Y. \# Z( \* q: J9 c
A6M3 Zero x 8' f$ A8 g/ U+ }' \: q. E
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Allied aircraft7 j. F0 `: s# G# [' ^* j5 u" Z/ V
B-26 Marauder x 3, B8 C- B+ w8 p0 N0 k- o; W A
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses' Z! o( j! s1 B4 q4 u! n6 A. |
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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. K4 S8 d. [! ?# \8 h: n$ \Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ h) e" n3 c$ ?: ]" Q$ {" t KEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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9 q1 P3 B" C6 ] b7 kJapanese aircraft! C9 j) B* ?' B. ^' X, u4 b' i
A6M3 Zero x 8% _5 |3 \# v. s" _' }
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 0 c! ]6 q/ \" L
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
4 s, b; q4 J; TEstimated time to target is 10 minutes: l S3 K4 J- Q5 {. ^; v% e
5 h* m3 O% L* }7 a- C3 Y6 yJapanese aircraft
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Port hits 1
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. L+ T$ v) K; SNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.8 T N; z4 i, p* D( y
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes$ {- s g7 o( q3 `3 `
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Japanese aircraft
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,1601 K$ y" L+ {6 t1 C$ ]2 A. k/ J
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SS I-11, hits 3
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702 v( _# s; y6 |# c: P
I-11 diving deep ....
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5 L! M) U3 _, n2 I$ c5 O6 JMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 & V1 ^2 i$ ^& E
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
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B-17E Fortress x 11
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3 H8 P/ b) N6 j$ J1 i& {; w B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged: C- R% `2 d% j; Q
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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2 R2 }3 ?1 A0 m B I& v8 i$ nRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.; e6 z& ?! }, g, W: d5 d9 V
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes2 ^- X$ @$ {3 m
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Allied aircraft
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* C: K2 w7 U2 z$ q3 j7 ASub attack near Kirakira at 115,143: _- F1 v+ ?8 d" s
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Japanese Ships. L: z' @1 k @+ V
SS I-1237 D; ]5 b: i& ?$ d- Y& D
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Allied Ships
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( F/ B6 v1 n. P! R* F" r# O7 S( ]SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes) j I" M# l8 i# S
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