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8/18 戰鬥報告- q, |) M7 _2 p5 ]" n0 T1 M
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- N+ y" a6 y' C& o* PAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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' M9 n( ^# @2 D( @' q5 ~/ [ASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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1 ^: i1 t4 a# P' ]# m. c6 d2 BJapanese Ships( \7 z5 g$ y8 y& F
CA Kumano
* F4 H, z4 Y! u2 h7 F1 ^. r CA Atago
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DD Hatsukaze! v! t5 S8 X# i7 O% S
DD Akigumo2 S: ]7 y) e2 A) ?3 Z
DD Shikinami; i* W$ `4 r2 p6 i, _
DD Uranami5 v+ n- B2 g; G
DD Isokaze8 `) D! ~; g: Q( x# y
DD Maikaze2 |( w$ a- ]" F; ~8 r# _0 {9 g
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Allied Ships
6 m# x/ _- n: X% E SS Grayling
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% z) z/ p- ?, W3 r( p2 Q% sSS Grayling is sighted by escort
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5 {3 B, t9 _; u8 {Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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" c$ m8 x4 h& e( iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
$ d' D g* ]( ^, p" n1 a" f8 NEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 V6 \9 V* ^* F1 Z
A6M3 Zero x 91 ^5 k5 s" p, J# {
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Allied aircraft
2 O3 k% f% |$ m B-17E Fortress x 3: c- T: p9 i. R
2 U7 ]. o2 ~+ ~5 W* b& x, A! n( KJapanese aircraft losses
! d; v) }" y2 G" S A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses1 w. k h% S+ ?- A) q; z- \8 e, ]) n
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& P& x4 {: O; C5 G* oNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 & I7 d3 Q" v- t" B' T
3 c* V2 d' I6 N( P& h9 o4 VWeather in hex: Moderate rain3 d+ ^7 k' c6 T
$ _) ]: F' W3 v/ }- jRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& O) l' x1 }4 O
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- N2 j! ^+ J- @1 r* F" b
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Japanese aircraft
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6 t* f( ^: F2 F: @( ~& g" w4 Q vNo Japanese losses- v9 }. N$ B5 h! ]# @3 H3 Y# ]9 l
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 . S6 e% c ~3 Z6 V; O4 V, E
" R F% A9 B& r8 oWeather in hex: Heavy cloud8 J& u# q4 B* s: o' R
9 w: t& P' Q: p& R6 K" N, ARaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" Y$ k1 d' J8 {: {! WEstimated time to target is 6 minutes$ @, @5 u! B7 @# B$ ]* Q' ?! d; F( G/ i
) O2 G. w( o8 ?Japanese aircraft- D1 W7 A, [2 s$ @
A6M3 Zero x 80 Q7 m" u% Q8 K+ \0 |7 E* ]* Y4 s
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Allied aircraft
$ r7 {( h: K) u# H" x( n+ s- ^: C B-26 Marauder x 3
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2 z$ T. d a0 p; l5 xNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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! L$ V8 p6 B# O# pWeather in hex: Heavy cloud9 e! B0 c. ~% \, C4 \! O5 K
% u5 ] f' G4 C9 mRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; ^' N4 s6 y; s/ T7 oEstimated time to target is 10 minutes2 L6 s! x. z0 } s, A1 k
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Japanese aircraft" B+ Q. l! R4 T) X& w0 _4 [, o
A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft* T+ X" \( K6 g, g2 K$ b
B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses
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9 s3 x' j: \: d3 Y! z. hAllied aircraft losses, H/ x" N& g( A& \
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged5 z: B! Z9 e7 J( ^
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
+ x2 I& x4 T8 H4 Q4 v! ]Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 49 _/ e% T# C# g( [" ~/ {
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No Japanese losses5 {2 R+ {+ W2 n P# P3 m% z' @6 s
6 F: K% M3 I! b6 oPort hits 1( S+ v' ?8 C3 j4 C$ w
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet./ e/ F9 h( }7 A& o
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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( I; J* E" H1 }+ |, \+ q7 {Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160, G8 \, x/ [+ T* q
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SS I-11, hits 3
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SC-702( c5 v, Y2 F+ h+ ]
SC-701
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702* E6 ^" [, e( G8 ~ r
I-11 diving deep ....# S+ P- h$ |! J' f& h
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1 M7 G0 w5 y1 V& D/ g2 ~; nMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 # n G; a5 [3 Z- P* s6 a
2 y+ o* Y: c% DWeather in hex: Light rain
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3 J' {; `# w! _9 ?: y+ k0 nRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet." S/ I* S4 J, ?4 q) H' N) n6 b) H
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged: z& m0 `$ v* q& [8 S
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+ X9 j" u/ x9 ?- H7 ?9 `' {" x/ iMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 # G4 y% h2 o8 p: r
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# U, |# I8 \0 D# A' lRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
4 {* v( b7 y& ?Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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No Allied losses+ ?3 S' A$ l4 M/ T/ m' ]; Y) S
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143/ O" @4 V5 ?9 U5 ?3 `% V/ m
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SS I-123$ t$ W/ Z; L4 r% t5 g' E
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DD Helm
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
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