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8/18 戰鬥報告
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9 f: ] c# m3 n9 A4 dAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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; N2 N7 E5 i5 J0 n) u4 o( {/ b4 B1 t) sASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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Japanese Ships9 ~& w8 E( k- \7 E1 e
CA Kumano
9 h0 z& y4 S+ j3 j- O. e. O CA Atago. _. {' x8 ^% h# d
CL Jintsu% A$ B& v( l' P3 D6 }
DD Hatsukaze& G0 I) u+ c+ O" i7 _
DD Akigumo t$ J; D+ O3 i( k9 Y
DD Shikinami
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DD Isokaze
: X2 @# u$ I) q1 L q DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
( _7 t) Q+ ^: _1 I% J SS Grayling
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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( D2 o6 T4 f3 A% h2 jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud9 Q0 s' C# F) A9 W
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
6 i( D0 g6 s7 C' I# V6 FEstimated time to target is 3 minutes: _, j' u6 q# [0 C
% k0 r) R E- F0 MJapanese aircraft
/ s8 L2 A4 X6 ]) c2 p! \. |. g A6M3 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
2 L1 E* Z! q. |! t) I" H B-17E Fortress x 3: T4 D' |; w1 b: D
: R+ q6 U2 Z. G; C+ Q8 y1 F$ }Japanese aircraft losses
v" }7 A, {3 K* L3 v A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed) _# R0 W5 {" W; k2 r
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. X! ]! z* X. K: L' L# a0 p" XNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 + d' g) t4 A' {
' Y8 [# e# ?. A' l3 w% z/ ~Weather in hex: Moderate rain( s' E2 M$ h, I$ ]' @
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& o5 W* C+ S: y% D# g' w
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes7 q0 g0 v5 `& H* Q% [% w
# u+ e1 g7 r' ?# ]: n) oJapanese aircraft7 g, { U! X2 v" t
G4M1 Betty x 9- A6 _2 K0 m: C# ?
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No Japanese losses
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! K/ Y( M {3 l. ANight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 % X4 D" r5 a$ d( I' q' @/ v( U
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# R0 g1 B4 b3 a& E; Y& f: mRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# O k5 G" N) B X6 e7 u5 Q* S$ C8 r) W
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft
; ^4 V7 x( F7 K. Z8 u$ @ B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses4 `3 w. ]( U. }
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4 J* [6 t D3 s# b$ m$ ~* M5 H* n9 GNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 o7 U& {4 C. A: t
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" m2 K$ ^8 q L$ r7 GRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ [5 W$ S: ]% B6 [- |# G; L4 o0 rEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft ]: l& [; q4 ?6 J6 ?" A. Y( z; C
A6M3 Zero x 87 k7 O: u) y3 Q0 F7 [$ u* ^
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! ]' i5 `+ z5 S3 `4 M B-26 Marauder x 3 D2 B# F! E: z; Q- E. [ m2 l( s1 I
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5 `* c0 u, E: R% h; O B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged( I) y1 O: z3 x
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! f3 Q I5 F; i8 W) jNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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- t. ?/ |7 v) L2 j6 d9 dRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
& \" ?/ q7 P7 U g9 R! ?Estimated time to target is 10 minutes, o T9 G! |9 }2 q/ s/ a3 A
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Japanese aircraft
5 D% F0 n0 v6 d- h% [ G4M1 Betty x 43 c, K4 W7 Q: G, m% Y. G
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Port hits 19 {. Q( x5 t; o. }
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 4 |1 n/ a1 w0 ]2 V' S3 T" y& H% O
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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% {. w2 w! }4 t4 ~2 s1 o& R& PRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
, }$ L, R* C) C4 W/ G. UEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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+ L& [6 b9 r7 v G4M1 Betty x 6/ E, E0 }7 ~5 n, [# ?$ m! x* I
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$ l" r6 g# i0 R4 i% |; L( B, XSub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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SS I-11, hits 3: f T: m G ^ ~% T' J
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Allied Ships
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SC-701
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! `0 g* b* z1 i6 U0 eSS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
7 C* e9 _& n. ?: p& qI-11 diving deep ....
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 * B- E1 T2 g) I9 n- I% m# M3 e
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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6 r8 ~& A6 T0 lRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
/ E2 U1 @2 r4 DEstimated time to target is 10 minutes3 ~$ R X/ b9 }: {
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Allied aircraft0 K- {8 Z b; c. T2 M, M4 i
B-17E Fortress x 11- t) s7 c6 R' S, Z
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7 t6 G4 `" P. F7 o) F B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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) ^ }" [- |) DMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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6 i* }/ _& c, F4 y4 ^" aRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
3 u$ T1 n/ n$ Q, w) WEstimated time to target is 5 minutes K' q- m* [8 A/ }0 f
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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No Allied losses
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,1430 N6 [ e+ }" n/ Z7 ~
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Japanese Ships
2 n% f3 t5 K" K) x4 j! k+ a SS I-123# I$ I+ v: A& Y
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DD Helm7 ^4 J+ |, E) o: [/ d) ^( O @
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes5 H# D) D+ J3 h; x
I-123 diving deep ....% A( E1 n* Q6 w
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