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8/18 戰鬥報告' T5 k* }7 ]' N' ?, H1 N
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42, G* n6 D& c) r, g! ?7 O1 k# C( Z
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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Japanese Ships
, v2 W9 L7 h. g8 E CA Kumano3 N# L6 h6 O# @3 \2 L( S9 c6 X9 Z
CA Atago
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DD Hatsukaze+ i1 s% Q, e; R3 |. V$ t: x* |: e
DD Akigumo
- A0 f6 g+ L& I3 U1 o9 A, e DD Shikinami
* K" ?8 Y' V8 t9 r: d+ s: C1 Q# ] DD Uranami4 R- n2 k7 }, o7 s. V# m" Z
DD Isokaze
2 O# t; p( N2 v2 ]3 [/ r! K m DD Maikaze0 o, [3 e' B2 ^4 i
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' I/ ~( P6 j- l$ \ SS Grayling
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort( @" t8 K' B& p6 {$ D% I
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 3 {& r/ H8 v. X0 ?, H
3 V% ]4 P% E7 x) J" O bWeather in hex: Heavy cloud: I, C3 {. j3 L L! B4 i, D/ ^
$ j# W( y0 G! J! |Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
3 V" J, V8 j+ d7 L# _* zEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 9, {+ s: V, _- n) w
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Allied aircraft
9 T0 Y2 L! b6 u7 B8 n, ^ B-17E Fortress x 3. ?& j1 G6 u! R6 b/ E/ p3 U
4 H* n9 u; v$ T! [. c5 WJapanese aircraft losses
$ a' S% D) x5 {/ N A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed/ G+ W) E1 I4 S8 s1 I
/ B0 T6 N# h- j. d8 p% W; Q) E9 `- cNo Allied losses9 z% Z9 ~% D% I7 _- y
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 2 R6 {- Q9 ~2 n6 T( c
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft' G3 q0 n/ d/ G/ } x: T
G4M1 Betty x 9; y+ ?$ ]9 v8 R. _
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No Japanese losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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8 r% C/ P Y( E7 N, k# BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 f4 y) k5 e) m: IEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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y! ]% X) d6 ]" C4 sJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft: q: j/ X: S N# K, B. P" p8 G+ a
B-26 Marauder x 3
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, Y9 n7 I3 o0 L* V# }0 e0 l; @No Japanese losses$ o0 k& S, a/ S' a# {# H( J
. w6 h7 Z) F- w" t( Z1 iNo Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 7 [4 ^" k1 Q2 ^
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ u b F. P2 {& D' M. g
. a$ G4 D6 R) O b) m! vRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- B0 ?; Q+ c/ tEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft- r: v1 j% q* v5 _. [- w3 t+ D. |6 ~
B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses7 R& S- S1 [$ I& A
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. N; _& z) j4 _# i B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged( {0 h( r* F7 m8 J, [0 A
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Estimated time to target is 10 minutes \: I a. I6 W# p+ d% C
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G4M1 Betty x 4
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No Japanese losses* s! r# ~* A3 e2 W1 I
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. X; V3 L6 ?8 v* SNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 $ m2 j5 J: k: B* S, n5 ^, E% z& s
/ W6 v8 ?3 [" T* U! j# DWeather in hex: Moderate rain; {) _0 G9 j6 ?5 K
2 O _4 j. X. I4 lRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.+ A' N+ m" j: d7 u" p) J ~
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes8 G P$ q/ K/ i: _
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Japanese aircraft K% K6 _+ V: C
G4M1 Betty x 6
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No Japanese losses& u& t& z, L* c P/ Y
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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SS I-11, hits 3) |' f+ h% X J! Q7 q/ ?
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SC-702
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-7026 a8 E @1 [* ?
I-11 diving deep ....- e2 b7 @( h- W+ U( r0 H. R0 J
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1 B, a' [/ U7 [- LMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Light rain/ q$ W# f3 j) B* b/ t2 t- A' C; Y
" E3 Z" v9 A7 W, g4 F$ wRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
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B-17E Fortress x 11* r/ r x+ v% C) a, q8 n
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged* y* @! ]- C/ ]1 Y W
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7 A$ l/ D* I$ Y( G/ VMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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0 F3 ?: k2 }; G6 xRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
/ W) u5 U$ q; q' aEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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9 T' C3 l E0 Q" [7 ^ B-17E Fortress x 17
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Port hits 4
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/ d1 q2 W1 I4 wSub attack near Kirakira at 115,143' @9 ^$ L! A7 S+ C
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SS I-1230 l$ F8 H4 N; f
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DD Helm
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8 Z) `, J A' V" ^0 \SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
$ d6 \5 D4 B8 t9 K( x( {I-123 diving deep .... G! @4 W! H9 E; e" Q
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