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7 X/ l2 b S# K# e7 @& t8/18 戰鬥報告# F& ?9 Z# r6 [; T& P6 g
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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CA Kumano9 Q1 c) O- i! r' Q! V$ Q" h
CA Atago
4 K1 Y1 s+ f; L9 n. _7 z CL Jintsu
' J( A( p1 ?, c- D8 } M DD Hatsukaze
v$ m! G1 O6 K4 B" H DD Akigumo
5 O P' ]1 {' d8 J DD Shikinami/ b2 a) r+ |+ u d9 F' i, o
DD Uranami$ G& H: ~. C* G4 m
DD Isokaze6 Z; _, y# [& i5 a
DD Maikaze2 i% _$ g- [% g5 i
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Allied Ships
- ?: E' T& E; r* B% I SS Grayling% s# T6 i* o; ?+ q; R& H/ F5 D. C
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort4 L) p* x/ F7 v- F1 S8 m7 B
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7 _+ A0 K/ U& h/ p2 I1 M* k5 }8 n& vNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 1 r9 x7 E6 {# v8 s
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 u) {' P3 ?9 B' L+ f1 I4 ?Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.8 A) u0 s$ X, O9 |3 o; V$ I3 G+ [
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes& Z$ }# d( J* A3 z: u
5 s) e& |) R" q7 s2 R0 p2 kJapanese aircraft9 {7 M, t7 z! R4 ]% x
A6M3 Zero x 90 q+ N H4 ~4 j- m* L, x0 g+ @
% z- u0 f* r: W! r3 Y/ oAllied aircraft3 `& ?6 v( v" f, ?" W2 b) J! ~
B-17E Fortress x 38 S1 U* Z9 a9 |% h
! S/ Y, U# ^7 hJapanese aircraft losses
8 L( Q) E( l6 v A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed7 r Y3 {. u2 Y7 B% X; E
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; ~5 |$ m. w$ A: Q/ O* B3 kNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 E: W9 j' S9 U2 a
# I" _, w0 A6 A$ K; h$ n7 PWeather in hex: Moderate rain# p1 _; P# k# N2 e, O
0 g" a( L$ D# nRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 t6 e$ x1 z% j2 |4 l
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! t7 N) m2 X1 W4 _" t
+ V4 |3 T" H6 B; O3 n9 aJapanese aircraft% k0 y* C% f8 t U4 M3 W" c8 ]
G4M1 Betty x 9
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/ E- u. N, f0 ?+ BNo Japanese losses
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* f& X$ I9 M8 f* i0 D) lNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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; v* {8 S- `2 P5 i5 f& EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud, C( I( p2 W, P# y
( n1 l' T1 v% d; ]- K) f& \2 O1 MRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ ^+ A1 b' Y g/ EEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% W$ f( H# n2 U A6M3 Zero x 8
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+ G% f7 O, f5 H4 z- w% UAllied aircraft
, P- G) K# h& W9 D1 b6 n B-26 Marauder x 3
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" p" v2 ^& C/ ? t3 uNo Japanese losses
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! t- Y/ T( Y) d0 p; X9 wNo Allied losses2 B7 ?% E# d2 D A+ j) `( ?3 _
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+ [$ p8 c/ o) p2 W# l$ p! nNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! ?: Y( _9 ?- D6 l2 rEstimated time to target is 10 minutes0 ^) p# R( X. O$ J) I, {* {
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Japanese aircraft
& S* a- j& Y3 | A6M3 Zero x 8$ Q, _* ~6 V, Y8 b& A
5 U! ^( k' T3 u7 R. T+ [; `Allied aircraft
: }# p# A* K; [1 F' a2 k B-26 Marauder x 3! t5 O, ^" @0 C% L
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses o/ z1 K' t5 [
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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, ~$ L" m. _3 o, ~ K* o9 ]Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 5 r+ f- Y, V" C- q" L* q0 V& r
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
7 s, o0 q) |/ Y6 x N% O) q% REstimated time to target is 10 minutes6 Z. S u l! o) n
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Japanese aircraft
' S, I6 p$ W$ `. X# Q( F3 B+ S G4M1 Betty x 4
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No Japanese losses
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Port hits 1 G# V- S$ P0 _1 W" N
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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7 |5 d0 R. M$ Q7 N& cWeather in hex: Moderate rain: Q6 d9 J' H, e/ t) b
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
/ S1 A; x) R# y) e0 KEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; a6 j8 I) D+ A8 r* S0 [ G4M1 Betty x 6
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160% W9 t8 w! n' L$ y; V1 ~; c8 ~
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Japanese Ships
2 E/ H: U8 J1 ^+ a; r6 j2 G) { SS I-11, hits 3
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SC-702
% t" d7 j0 u4 h: B9 Q SC-701
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-7027 M5 S) e- U( \& X
I-11 diving deep ....
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& @$ d8 I# a- P7 I _, PMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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: d9 E/ [! X9 A' J# U0 a. VRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
. j& \: ?1 P# y! H* R/ cEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 11
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$ N" A9 k2 [6 T5 dAllied aircraft losses! q! M) N0 }% g+ S7 _& x
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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! H+ L% s- x& ZMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 7 I+ k- m3 X4 f& a
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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, H: m" z7 G9 Z) W6 q# ~( r* kRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
7 H5 M( y% A; _1 tEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17, a' C6 ~2 E! ^# v) p* _5 K
/ {' ?2 E3 v3 s8 H5 j7 S" BNo Allied losses8 P* ~8 m Q1 }$ D- t
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Port hits 4" {: `% {% l- v+ e1 _& _
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143- W: E$ x; K+ W8 D5 {
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3 o3 t d4 z- g1 f/ q. z2 m3 D DD Helm7 ~5 i4 |# {% ~1 w( E
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
( [! [' [4 |9 |/ ^! yI-123 diving deep ..... T- l* a3 L$ q1 d6 s& X" i
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