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( M4 J% p% R5 h8 p# ?8/18 戰鬥報告
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42" X) Y, l3 y4 }# j& e _
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,1106 N+ k( ]6 H3 }% W/ G7 J/ D' J
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Japanese Ships
5 T4 i0 U9 r% F4 E CA Kumano
5 f/ U) V# O' ]# G3 D CA Atago! y3 n& W$ K' `0 Q8 B: P6 | V& `# b
CL Jintsu. O( H) ?/ r8 E0 F6 X5 }" I
DD Hatsukaze' s. P; n9 u6 D% I2 D7 z7 m
DD Akigumo) Y% Z2 W& R+ k! c- Q) i4 H
DD Shikinami% `4 w! t u7 W3 B4 i, T8 H, d2 q: q* q
DD Uranami
6 v7 k/ x8 z' l7 w& F7 D" A z' g& C DD Isokaze5 |- z3 F( ]# J8 o8 J( d# R
DD Maikaze
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; h6 C( u+ ^, _# ]Allied Ships
% s! y6 m" e7 } SS Grayling
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort: g) V9 A+ e9 \1 t. n" C5 Z
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 1 c* A: ~1 ]5 H7 `2 q# q; ~
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.+ {# K1 Z, O' {8 B( ~8 T+ b% Q
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 y2 d# Y: X1 j' w A6M3 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft9 N- Q8 R- f7 ?4 k5 S1 Q7 F7 ~+ Z
B-17E Fortress x 37 j+ I" W- Z0 b7 U' h* s" ]
5 B5 w* K/ h9 T4 c2 i1 ?8 pJapanese aircraft losses( `. S' [. q7 w
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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* O0 ^( R: C# b$ ZNo Allied losses0 G- M$ Y8 }- x$ p+ b" @8 ~
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 : f9 _3 N, \3 Z W8 `
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.) f- B# M; ]: m% V; Y( q$ A
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes& q, t, Z" T- y" c' y U3 n3 h1 H
: }8 ~3 `0 r3 H( Y. l& |! R PJapanese aircraft8 i, q$ S9 n( {; V( z* D9 k& ^
G4M1 Betty x 92 s+ M' R) e+ V7 L
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No Japanese losses/ S: C* X& [' G2 m0 P
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) g( T d5 ]. w3 t: w+ s; c
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ R0 @& i( P& P6 t4 C& gEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 81 {& \1 e1 S' N: ?1 |
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Allied aircraft+ c, f* @; y# ?: j$ A
B-26 Marauder x 3" N3 p7 C& Y0 |, `$ k, W
7 R3 b% @9 ~" w7 Y, t; KNo Japanese losses' T6 @7 D; Q$ x( C5 B
0 t3 M' n& x/ }6 F; ^- j, ^No Allied losses
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, W3 _1 p# J4 P5 W$ a9 @* w. CNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 a! t1 w$ c" B0 I
4 h/ }& t" l8 x5 F) zWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 g- u) \0 Z8 H, ~3 K7 Q) mRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 U0 C9 D2 e D$ s( K$ e+ ?Estimated time to target is 10 minutes& w9 R) n% }9 L# n. `: D
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Japanese aircraft4 f+ r' r6 e9 v+ @+ C" y
A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft
! g' X W4 F# t B-26 Marauder x 31 o0 O7 L S; N5 j* ~# B
@6 }1 d$ k9 t+ y! @4 j% y% tNo Japanese losses& o8 A" G. r6 H8 e O7 U7 J' i1 E
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: u/ d C# d, x( \ B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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% n1 m. X) A% |4 f7 CNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 3 ]$ ?- Q7 X/ m: P/ D9 X B
9 v! @$ t+ s/ i# @" ~/ yWeather in hex: Moderate rain. a0 s, Z& _# W& w
, }0 n& G1 T+ m* aRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
. _! e) E( @/ L. H* Z6 F7 uEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ H; x2 O; X6 j: f* M: a% }
G4M1 Betty x 4
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No Japanese losses
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Port hits 1
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain4 c4 w2 Y% R% E8 P5 H
" e7 a2 D0 ?( e4 H. T' [Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.9 E/ Y g% {% L Q, N
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes. \9 S0 V3 O; G" N# I
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Japanese aircraft; B+ T$ K s/ j7 K& D
G4M1 Betty x 6
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; y3 Z, f: w: tSub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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Japanese Ships
1 z0 A: W1 |. u# K9 |; e SS I-11, hits 3
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SC-701. q' X+ b# l& ?1 u% M
; L% k4 `0 X& q! f3 Z1 y1 BSS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
4 y8 C% L, C H8 s% RI-11 diving deep ....
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Light rain7 o# L; }: p" c" v2 s1 b* V
; q6 }. G' ?( g) N- V; ^Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.. d# j1 x! i) e/ d6 q2 q8 [
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes' d$ F6 ]& Q: R+ j" z
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Allied aircraft
7 X3 u6 e( j) b0 K0 ~ B-17E Fortress x 11/ o% i( n& ]" X5 F+ H; K
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged! d# r: D6 [! u; a: R
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 2 F% K9 a/ S4 ]
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* B' H& K2 L" g- b4 c: U8 |Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.; T' ~& Z5 d% n% s) T$ t4 F
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes# q. [9 p! R3 G, {; V! i
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; V F7 p8 C7 U7 E B-17E Fortress x 17
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No Allied losses
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Port hits 4
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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Japanese Ships( m2 z$ t9 O' c3 Q
SS I-123
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DD Helm! K( D, P, f0 n7 G3 G
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
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