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8/18 戰鬥報告
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4 V# y8 G6 M% I7 U7 e. f/ ^AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 427 w3 m3 ]8 O* v6 s! l% G
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110: t* ~. h5 e& o( H6 ^. S4 b
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Japanese Ships
0 g+ m9 ^' b! p' x8 e+ ]6 z5 ` CA Kumano
@$ G; v5 f5 [* D2 n2 e' N CA Atago
0 e: ]' U! ]' w: t, _5 z& g CL Jintsu
) V5 q% a+ [; s9 J4 x# c4 h9 Y DD Hatsukaze
6 x! g+ q4 o8 T# l: V1 U" }/ a8 ? DD Akigumo
, J2 A! z, I; N6 ^! E4 ? DD Shikinami* e/ z7 m6 ]$ d' O0 z( Y) j
DD Uranami+ C9 v% i/ [& ]0 a6 ^ S- v
DD Isokaze, T% H. q& s! A7 K
DD Maikaze
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) p) _ c+ N% K9 i$ X: `Allied Ships
$ w+ Z$ @) M% b! g4 a- S( @ SS Grayling1 k- G% @: S9 H' l
1 H7 ^* ~' e e3 \: d [SS Grayling is sighted by escort/ M+ ?. a9 z ~6 Y# _8 @
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# i$ F4 b1 M! E% D9 JNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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% a1 }% d2 K7 G( }8 }% A+ CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.6 K: ^$ N* o3 Z0 g7 L/ q
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes( {5 I0 C4 E4 I" X) W" u7 |6 |1 n
3 H# a: |) f; T1 l; O) nJapanese aircraft
. l& c! u3 D2 b: \ A6M3 Zero x 9, ^7 p$ c7 ~2 G, h+ o
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Allied aircraft. |4 q% ]7 F/ F' D
B-17E Fortress x 34 L1 i# {* A) |" X) m* e& l
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Japanese aircraft losses
: A$ A8 a4 c3 n. l A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed o: O" f1 E2 N. e& K
: n# w ?) m8 bNo Allied losses# p Q7 Z, ]* L0 T4 G: B6 M' G1 j$ W
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 " ?6 a' O3 K9 x4 W
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain2 A0 c# {9 G6 B
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& W# f Y6 v3 W9 a7 s$ ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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* p1 C7 F* f$ G7 ^6 mJapanese aircraft7 K( h1 V: Z; {, T8 u0 d( Y
G4M1 Betty x 9/ I' d5 b! ^! r* L8 O& t0 \; ]& r
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No Japanese losses
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2 q! |( }) ]( @/ t. SNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 4 ?% j& s: }. @# _/ ?
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( n1 H Q) n1 O2 v6 L
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ |, C3 W, B. M2 R" z: t2 wEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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7 Y, L' q5 ]/ A$ @1 WJapanese aircraft: V" T; d( S+ n0 h7 H0 ?. b5 F
A6M3 Zero x 8+ V% B2 b6 X1 C! x2 s7 N+ P
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Allied aircraft( y# m0 D5 ]$ [% V+ c# B
B-26 Marauder x 3
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' ?& y h4 J4 L2 Z( ]No Japanese losses
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3 [; |/ }1 n0 w' FNo Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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4 n6 F3 S/ }8 y7 I$ d! nRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 V9 b: L+ a* l& p( A n R% J
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes+ e* F0 a3 r4 Z5 w3 N& B
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Japanese aircraft! v9 A' H$ J8 e5 B
A6M3 Zero x 8/ M9 _( I% s5 }
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B-26 Marauder x 3; P. a( U+ ^( F; r
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No Japanese losses
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: J6 H: N5 F4 BAllied aircraft losses
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/ ^$ g1 T; o# ?) v' }Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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# M. v: k- l5 h% oWeather in hex: Moderate rain- P( ~3 N3 B9 w6 Q6 `
; B) Q5 |% L% z XRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
/ Y! s1 W" N$ m9 Z8 P0 E" BEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 4
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3 i3 R3 `7 Q! j2 _# k% o& G5 }No Japanese losses
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Port hits 1# w; ]7 `& @+ D4 G/ m) Z* J) b
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 " _0 e6 {8 B( r3 R( E4 h
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.1 k& l3 p, ~, {! s9 a9 o! L
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes: N# F3 N5 j. b% Q" L* R
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G4M1 Betty x 6
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No Japanese losses. S) {: }4 l! P% l
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# e9 \* `2 B3 `0 lSub attack near Noumea at 113,160- Q1 F" Y* U, ^" J. @
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SC-702
0 E3 u% N) y# D! q p SC-701
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0 j+ U" e7 N( S QSS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
2 m' R( I" t* ?$ E6 U5 PI-11 diving deep ....
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 9 _, `' Z' R8 F
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4 R9 E( O7 x! VRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
7 O6 c+ O, }8 HEstimated time to target is 10 minutes3 T0 R; k( ^" d6 q
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B-17E Fortress x 11
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2 y. l3 Y5 W0 `3 o2 GAllied aircraft losses- w( [- ]$ {% z5 D5 x2 ^
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.& K% N$ s; B* N0 {' g
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17; c, H+ `6 f: H; O5 S! m" t
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9 O! Y2 y# a$ L6 _" \Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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Japanese Ships
B8 G! A' b: ~ SS I-123
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DD Helm
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& z; S" j0 H1 J2 n6 N# x* }$ bSS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
3 x/ H7 {+ m5 f% S5 ^9 y6 cI-123 diving deep ..... [2 `% F3 b; `9 F! l9 t
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