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8/18 戰鬥報告4 T' i) j8 W* {* |7 U( w) B" X: u
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42: r' R- C+ l5 Q3 Q
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A* [' ]2 |4 Q3 r8 B: SASW attack near Truk at 111,1104 j" S5 P6 S" e
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Japanese Ships+ H* M5 m/ s, N' M# _" {+ Q4 Z
CA Kumano8 D& o& r& O% R& c! W9 q- h/ `
CA Atago6 [3 [: M( F- x4 x& H, ~
CL Jintsu
4 \, S6 g; Y. ?2 p! J- l DD Hatsukaze( b! X5 c8 _1 T! Z; v' k
DD Akigumo
+ z% N" \# f% |/ n. M/ ~9 V DD Shikinami1 L. a# L- A3 v+ B L+ B6 Q
DD Uranami
0 y1 B- f! I0 U1 g4 Z- z" B) [ DD Isokaze0 \; O" s5 f& {) |3 o+ ~! a
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
- v# A3 C3 Y- b' y. I; ^ SS Grayling
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3 V w3 H3 `9 }. F4 s# zSS Grayling is sighted by escort
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; {& {! H$ u8 W8 A, S9 U" q7 SNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 - g; }4 l2 R: F8 N
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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* P; d8 P# ]( r5 Y9 GRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.( w: L( R$ s$ W k: N% c
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes- \( Q; o1 F/ ]$ a" x$ @
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Japanese aircraft6 t* \, Q& \5 l5 ~8 j& t- \
A6M3 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft. ^1 \8 O S7 \4 W
B-17E Fortress x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ z' d" K+ Y9 g, [9 x A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed2 l3 V0 g: x: M, a2 M! F/ f7 k
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No Allied losses# U# S9 |& \5 ^, Q6 ^# a4 q
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 ; `3 O! ^0 d9 `
- M) C" ?1 R2 p' \- cWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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: d4 n) E8 G% K. ^ o t9 ~& QRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
/ d# {" n" {( N5 [& P; XEstimated time to target is 7 minutes( Q; O5 J8 i/ R
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Japanese aircraft0 C. ^; C8 E4 k! `
G4M1 Betty x 9
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No Japanese losses' F. C+ ^( G( k+ g. Z
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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$ k0 O/ x4 ?& E- l c" }Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: A' W: F" o' B: ^3 m, j8 `- a* VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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4 [* {+ u1 X2 I: CJapanese aircraft2 R. V% p& c5 d# _* R H/ V9 h
A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft
9 G* e5 } B# G* B6 U& l B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses
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. B# l) Q, v0 s FNo Allied losses7 k; l# S) o7 U8 G9 {
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( l& O1 _. b) ^ n9 J8 o. ~; g
! q1 y, a3 y" Q# p/ L! F+ sRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 S4 o9 g+ N, Q2 \2 ?
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 a8 u! R: ^* E2 {
A6M3 Zero x 8! y, g' _3 e( W) x! m$ Q* _
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Allied aircraft5 j+ d U& @5 y; c6 H
B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses$ G0 v* \& `( |* B- ^
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" l' g; x/ A) D* R j' J! k N B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged: j- @- [) V( \2 u; ]2 G* E
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% h" [" E- }2 ], Z( `- r- [& P) aNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 3 E+ K0 ]% t, L( O% {/ F
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain+ a# j8 G S1 @. B1 y, ~
7 Z2 }, t6 k. L: r( |, M1 GRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet./ Z( ~9 h5 Q# E
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes0 F/ A) L4 ]9 {- \4 C3 L
) Y3 j4 M8 o4 R# A5 l q1 ?3 \Japanese aircraft! x# T1 v7 ^: K* G) R" T3 O: F
G4M1 Betty x 4
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0 s E4 C Y3 x1 o2 KNo Japanese losses
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% [. |3 V$ Y `* B$ aPort hits 1
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5 O7 X$ J4 ]" b8 jNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.3 B2 G/ A" v" q( P0 P: O* m; h
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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SS I-11, hits 34 c, F& @# }3 c4 G" Z) g
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- x- Y& L4 s" O6 u# Z8 SSS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702/ w# y; F+ ?/ q' X6 k% q
I-11 diving deep ....
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1 F( _5 Z3 D5 ~Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Light rain$ G! X' k {' k/ I) w; \0 Z" u1 d
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
9 v( P/ h2 y) P, D, z$ bEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 11! M3 q+ V& O% H6 ?' v) y
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1 E$ a$ I% t# m6 a B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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' W/ o( s) g+ g& P1 r% k: ZMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 / k) y0 o+ ^( b
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud" Y) @, C ~) m2 @
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
0 d4 x) j0 E/ a1 N) CEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17# p9 X. U6 A# j- V2 I& Z
' q9 S# r5 r$ K7 [. B3 O6 w& V2 ~No Allied losses
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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Japanese Ships+ u: o6 @) y2 B+ t: m' X
SS I-123
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Allied Ships3 \; d* L" N c! `
DD Helm
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! A* b) d" U1 X1 i fSS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes: W2 I8 }- g: g6 G
I-123 diving deep ..../ x: u: I$ s7 a- q
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