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8/18 戰鬥報告" J: k& p. T$ F2 \
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) E) @ s4 c6 @/ {. V9 j4 vAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 423 s, y5 R/ E% c8 I- U
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+ h+ o# H) A' g0 s1 `: jASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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: l5 _1 c8 J* [# `Japanese Ships
' ]: X% b s+ Q, _4 R k CA Kumano, [% [) c X# W% o. d: _" r
CA Atago
5 ?7 v# f ]% R# N7 z CL Jintsu# ~( x! `* o, M: L* B
DD Hatsukaze5 i) t% s e* |, l
DD Akigumo$ @ \3 N) h+ X; P0 X, o
DD Shikinami
% f1 }1 F/ f0 A5 D U+ Z( N0 I DD Uranami
- N# g2 N+ Z# E& H DD Isokaze
+ E5 S# j2 Z5 W B DD Maikaze2 P- X% A9 U& m& z) |* D* x, t f2 j+ m
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Allied Ships# O* Y0 i& N+ E
SS Grayling4 U( D' s0 o# v$ `
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort
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0 T- V9 @6 {- ^- B% s- i ~Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 c/ [( X) h9 z9 P3 l' d; cRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.3 y# H$ v/ `' ]5 ?, W7 r2 c
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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) U" `% w6 A8 |( s0 T# pJapanese aircraft
, ~8 e+ y9 c2 G* \. `% Q A6M3 Zero x 9' O0 N. j! x3 l, P0 E: @
) P1 G- Q7 Y0 K! NAllied aircraft6 Z* x( E2 w8 I, S8 S- q& l
B-17E Fortress x 31 [% z2 I7 ]; }/ ^- Q# L( ~
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Japanese aircraft losses4 I! u7 F3 U1 F. [ W; ]
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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# V6 G% b {5 @' k2 i- F* WNo Allied losses) o. Z3 R) z: s0 Z: M" [' Y* U
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, r- }8 y! {) a" kNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 2 }4 e4 a% i6 f1 W: _- e
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. q. x$ w9 [: X- q6 X! W
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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& h3 C3 r6 l5 @2 \5 F5 OJapanese aircraft, _) L4 Z" [* ]+ a! R# r
G4M1 Betty x 9
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No Japanese losses
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4 h+ n, I) v: c. h3 `! r/ rNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 n1 g) {6 ~2 c2 e0 e9 r; I1 r- X
8 t m3 c; }, {& UWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: S& d1 f0 y! u$ K0 D; s7 [7 {( qRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
z$ _) K5 W$ H0 jEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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/ t' y2 y, F. d. QJapanese aircraft
; Z& d) Z, @' t A6M3 Zero x 8
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- I8 h; d& ^. NAllied aircraft9 ~, f5 J6 A2 R
B-26 Marauder x 3
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& G- Z* b: \: `$ zNo Japanese losses* K( Q, V, p! z$ |
% f7 u! v8 Y1 TNo Allied losses
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. b" S. [& r+ j4 ]+ `+ ~( n! TNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ( f0 _' w1 M* y* V' r
h) Y5 j8 C s! N! aWeather in hex: Heavy cloud e- e" |# v6 n* |0 E8 ~
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* m( D& D0 m) HEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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* U8 P5 Q8 y0 MJapanese aircraft
. n& I) b) t( l8 l, K& H A6M3 Zero x 8
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1 V2 O8 B! a) U& c! f8 `# V! |& OAllied aircraft
$ z" a3 O- c- z+ l) ] B-26 Marauder x 3
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1 [* e5 X3 `) F3 w9 UNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
% q! o+ A2 H9 w# v7 }: J* S B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged0 I; I) o8 W0 R7 S. q, C! W* q9 B5 h
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 : A: s& \/ m& T2 D0 ]" W
- v( U/ K) ~' j( J0 @Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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5 g: h- T, R2 @% Q: wRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.& o1 \( a$ H7 n4 e) d
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes2 r" ]$ ]- g y) b3 F
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Japanese aircraft
* B+ H6 a! }; L) b0 h7 E G4M1 Betty x 4
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1 L$ W0 P& v! n' i g' T) x* jNo Japanese losses
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 S- E% _: _/ J" z s7 {5 [: G
, H& [+ B* L6 ^" h1 ~7 |Weather in hex: Moderate rain7 w A, X! e% Y2 p& L& P& ]
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
' f3 l' Z6 g3 U, r% ]+ w4 d* NEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ m9 ?% u0 P: E% M3 J5 ?6 l" K
G4M1 Betty x 65 S0 B; L0 j: z: m
& F0 X5 K/ r% J3 p7 ]/ u- C0 DNo Japanese losses
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1 y$ p1 x9 q/ |( J: J) u rSub attack near Noumea at 113,1605 J, a3 Q( X8 Y% U# e
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Japanese Ships
9 W" I1 B. v C: ~3 _ SS I-11, hits 3
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Allied Ships! T- S$ F4 j; q
SC-702; Y4 f9 {2 f8 K$ ^" z
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
( e( I: n# M0 iI-11 diving deep ....: Z( e2 |+ G$ p$ [; {2 M
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9 C- C2 D& h# e: \& R" sMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 # {. ^( Z K' Z: O$ V+ V
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
6 V% `( K" z/ a" @( P, w) qEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 116 \9 e- ]' l) ?5 o% g
3 c; [% }5 r' }5 z9 U8 A1 yAllied aircraft losses
! V, `: f% d4 p/ i7 o B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged2 N3 g9 y3 i9 c, @- h
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ A [. Z j* T# q0 C, s/ XRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.; u" E5 P& I6 {% b9 x) {, U$ g5 m8 W
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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No Allied losses7 b5 {* ]: o- `- x& h. V) V8 d! h
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Port hits 4
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143- G. E& b+ S) V9 t
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SS I-123
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DD Helm/ M! J7 ?) l7 Q/ E# Q
9 S0 ~# A7 ]3 ?- H7 \9 @7 mSS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes+ b+ n* R& D! |7 X
I-123 diving deep ....
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