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8/18 戰鬥報告
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 422 O1 C9 c8 C5 P4 }# [, T
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3 c1 K3 H, w" Q, z& ]+ X% W* L* FASW attack near Truk at 111,110+ A. {; W; d1 P4 a1 e$ L1 N1 H3 j$ J
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Japanese Ships
9 m% k8 ~6 r' y! I CA Kumano5 Z/ U0 N* G' E# h5 t6 g& q
CA Atago
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DD Hatsukaze
) B+ Y9 ]3 C. x: ]. x DD Akigumo; I1 `- P6 N% O
DD Shikinami! A: {; }! [' I) o' o/ W! \
DD Uranami
( ^0 d- ^: b0 V DD Isokaze
$ D; Z' g1 r6 E# l" W& p3 v5 ^/ B: h DD Maikaze$ ~; h l( X, I: ~& N% y+ Y
- K- P8 x. [" l5 M- @Allied Ships
1 a) T- }' X# ?* S SS Grayling
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; F- }9 P( N! U1 w% H9 P( bSS Grayling is sighted by escort" F) W# N% s8 F+ P& p
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, V5 r% b& r9 |# TNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 3 G! w. X& v4 q: m, \7 b
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
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$ L7 H# I* T8 ]3 g- A# b6 cJapanese aircraft+ D" R9 Z" j1 V. d
A6M3 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
, q5 n. ^9 y. b B-17E Fortress x 3( L6 k: P; b( U0 H
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 V% x" x! D$ _ A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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8 }8 m1 u0 f0 M! u) ~" MNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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/ [! }" c& C/ pWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: H; h6 P; Z& H/ M; A4 n
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes/ h2 V2 b6 H/ r* Y: E4 `# s
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Japanese aircraft! B' D! Y- x' g3 {" m
G4M1 Betty x 9
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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' t/ B: Q) e3 V5 S6 s+ b' zRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ n) c) v9 T# x8 s/ A9 \
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes& I' f' D6 W7 K
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1 G0 j* M" O6 U$ O. _4 t A6M3 Zero x 8
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B-26 Marauder x 3
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9 r" [/ `) b$ ?! d' BNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ( x, p) z V' `# M
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 a+ d: n% H: {Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) h$ o/ r8 z5 @Estimated time to target is 10 minutes) [5 R) |0 {0 ~- d* M1 Z$ f4 b
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A6M3 Zero x 8( e: ]& }- M& g
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B-26 Marauder x 3& b. A! x4 K. g5 P }
# j& ^6 w0 R% s4 I* a# l' xNo Japanese losses
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B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged% w7 [7 s: @/ h0 I2 J. c, b3 q
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain/ C P( Q+ p8 }, z2 j+ S+ z2 p
7 f8 o$ q+ Y4 s% _$ sRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
9 a& J9 }& T) x! P' W" H6 QEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 4
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8 i0 N0 |7 I# G% r7 I( BPort hits 1! J6 Z$ m* v+ X, Q( s- l
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 - s1 p( }9 A5 E8 E
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160- @1 N* x; e% E/ N0 V7 C, s! r- }
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships7 C, V u2 z. A& O2 V2 [
SC-702
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" J5 y2 S. M" \SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702$ p+ X$ P8 P4 F% C9 b+ m6 B
I-11 diving deep ....
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, p4 h6 z Q# U7 fMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Light rain0 n. d' x6 d0 y" M9 ?
, W4 y1 Z. Q/ F' l3 `Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
6 U- r: p# Q6 t. i/ d! `2 C2 r h' sEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 - o" f% F* u0 H; z7 w; e
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, j3 h% [9 Z/ J" X# l5 z1 YRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.( m+ E- W! k% \9 x
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143( L3 M2 v5 j0 K) n; F
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Japanese Ships
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