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* v( R/ [1 Z& }+ L8/18 戰鬥報告: {% R" g$ S3 Z2 o. i1 r* f
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$ G2 p0 p! I% o+ l6 l# d3 DAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42$ D& w# B2 l% R3 V
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1 B3 y. X- S1 l1 n( t2 s( M! mASW attack near Truk at 111,1107 k; `, `* j, k
. v# i/ U( S% gJapanese Ships: H& _" _' z4 e! s: m
CA Kumano3 f% L" r2 B/ P
CA Atago/ f1 n9 I1 y" t6 N Q% S
CL Jintsu
" L# _, ~( O: j- d( ]/ ^! R DD Hatsukaze
0 s( R& N) z. Y7 n DD Akigumo) W& D; A1 {$ H- n% p
DD Shikinami
+ t; L$ j9 l0 s4 \ DD Uranami
: l n6 ^5 \7 p$ G$ Z, E# v ] DD Isokaze1 w1 [. S4 p. V( P. _' `
DD Maikaze3 Y0 I& P; ?7 L8 H3 e% }/ Z: q$ Z
: x$ V( B# C! P& ?, [* \% SAllied Ships6 b4 [5 |! V6 `7 ]0 b
SS Grayling
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4 t5 H5 S% e j- A- y9 [- F# CSS Grayling is sighted by escort
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1 V/ |* y. k3 G" JNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ' ^# w% M* a+ Y5 w) O. c/ r6 }3 y
! g9 n- M/ q2 |# w3 n! Y; _Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.: N6 O/ K3 x1 K( S: n2 ~ Z* X
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes+ a* m* Z. { w8 C9 z3 ?% G
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Japanese aircraft
/ V0 v& y! s2 K8 F2 n' m A6M3 Zero x 94 b' x6 |' ?* ?$ B) C
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Allied aircraft
1 J! D1 M% t, R B-17E Fortress x 3
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8 i$ S: K( M. m& H' IJapanese aircraft losses
; w, I6 B0 o7 O0 q$ N: {" g- y A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed: |+ T [. I X& t
% W% n& S6 G: f/ b" }: dNo Allied losses
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1 x/ C* i( F9 V9 W0 eNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 ) O) j* _4 E" t- o
' u1 T' D& W. |$ B, K' i2 S9 v4 \& DWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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( _! L/ s* h+ k5 r bRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.6 H+ k0 V8 `4 u1 G0 F; J y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 9" B9 W1 _6 x8 ]! U, u
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No Japanese losses
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1 u2 y3 H& L/ Y# b( V7 KNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, q5 b7 s+ p# k% K! f1 @Estimated time to target is 6 minutes7 S0 W; Z( ]2 Y' U
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A6M3 Zero x 80 X+ f) x: O# J# J
0 I) b L& z0 r+ q' Q0 z+ W) _Allied aircraft
- C w4 `$ F8 y. g9 B B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses0 F. S: ]% {, I7 u# Q* K
: _" _( W) E# X" S* z8 K W: C' sNo Allied losses$ G1 i( ], w# D- E5 j* S; ?' @; O; N
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. L/ w9 W/ _7 _8 n' _& M
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes- X3 \# ]4 _& C3 c( _( \
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Japanese aircraft# H d8 h' R, u
A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft
. ^ b, R& e6 g4 b" a B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses, M1 a2 m9 V5 l: T4 v
0 k& U8 u% D& T/ b, yAllied aircraft losses
2 Z0 H. h+ g/ C( a( v1 g# G) t B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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8 ^; `! p5 o+ KNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 O9 X( j& n, s+ `# `; P: { b4 X
$ t. L/ f0 A9 J+ P/ r8 GRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.+ L `3 L8 {' G% }/ ?
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes5 J6 f) z2 L% [7 P
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Japanese aircraft
- x/ O$ _2 o6 Z: h8 G$ I G4M1 Betty x 4# y$ c/ n9 r+ ]) F' @
! G# _/ A( S2 m; W | f0 H iNo Japanese losses7 N) A! g; ~4 ~2 N1 Z* ^
, ?& c! S9 s# K* MPort hits 1
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. [- \8 L$ X' m4 w) \Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain ?9 n: ]9 w" R; Y7 w6 R' V9 C9 |
+ T( j. z! O5 i0 cRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
4 _# w6 |& c6 E5 REstimated time to target is 11 minutes! G" }$ S, L; f
! Y8 U9 Q3 }7 \& KJapanese aircraft
5 N& r( ~% j: |" _1 u" C: O6 K G4M1 Betty x 6
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No Japanese losses
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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Japanese Ships
# Q, s- _& [) T. S SS I-11, hits 3$ _! E6 V1 f2 q" E" [/ C
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Allied Ships
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SC-7017 m! C4 q+ Q# E0 R
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702; T- M. Y, e# }3 s0 x4 D& B! m
I-11 diving deep ....0 {2 A- v) j( j& Q% L& ^% j
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1 v k( M" }# D7 s; t3 aMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
# M0 k9 p; n( Y+ zEstimated time to target is 10 minutes& {: L9 @: O- y r5 v: x% f
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B-17E Fortress x 11* b7 v, \8 S9 D# t V2 s* {: C
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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7 h+ G" n+ m5 G! hMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud# P4 ?+ Q" }) t( y- m
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
: i1 _. B( o& y2 G6 A2 M( g# }/ z1 E/ @; [Estimated time to target is 5 minutes! c2 G5 o* Y& ^
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B-17E Fortress x 17# K8 [, {' P4 o
0 W7 u' I- F9 e5 d) a4 G- l; ?8 fNo Allied losses
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Port hits 42 _, @, F% J6 E. z. G
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' u; T8 R6 A6 e. Q! ySub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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5 G4 t+ Y4 A; h1 ^1 A; c/ ySS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
+ |. s- I+ r1 D9 ]" Z. G1 E( B5 u* `I-123 diving deep ....% _8 s. Q6 U# v* K( M6 \
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