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8/18 戰鬥報告( v( Q. _* ]+ H' x/ e$ k" X
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h# k: |5 s& g: G: CAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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6 ~* M1 e* |7 T' o, s( OASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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Japanese Ships
' O4 q% L7 y8 Q. O CA Kumano
) P" d( B$ Y! |0 x CA Atago0 Q8 q, l2 q5 s* S7 `8 o
CL Jintsu; ~3 Z* K& K0 z2 w. H; {
DD Hatsukaze
2 ^, Q1 K' P- m2 b1 g; m* W DD Akigumo
2 R& p! ~8 ?+ K& Z, Y DD Shikinami% o; w7 S+ U6 d. U
DD Uranami
1 U( h3 E$ g+ Y DD Isokaze. i" _7 M: D. \; o' V7 t" f. h+ p8 ]
DD Maikaze8 p! q3 F7 F, H) |6 [7 e& c- O( z
" s! z2 M7 A. `0 eAllied Ships
8 X& L+ S& K! e3 R% E4 i SS Grayling0 }* T& x1 Y6 ]6 Z6 N5 Q' Q; h
* t; Y2 ^0 N0 L5 O" Z1 w8 }* wSS Grayling is sighted by escort
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: \3 ^: c! v: O9 KNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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$ V; q: [) X' ^9 {Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.: H! c' A' W6 s( ?3 B
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes& `1 [1 _) d% ^) I
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Japanese aircraft4 j3 f$ U# M; V
A6M3 Zero x 9
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$ _3 ~( W) [* M* C% [$ I1 B4 t! x ZAllied aircraft
) d/ ?5 w. I" I4 q7 |( `. e B-17E Fortress x 3% q7 B7 S9 r) u0 g+ h. s
5 q% |5 v3 N7 _" M. C, L# I$ JJapanese aircraft losses& K$ T, i7 D7 t5 J9 H g. J7 R
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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" `) S* p3 T+ ` X8 J$ J b, ]7 cWeather in hex: Moderate rain9 P7 a. |7 b2 Z5 p; _2 C
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 B3 T4 L* a3 f
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% M. l0 k9 t/ t
G4M1 Betty x 94 K4 @; {' I) t9 b
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No Japanese losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 5 X7 l2 B7 ?9 Z
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 p# E6 x; s* @/ H4 w3 ORaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 W" t% c, M& [
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 l" U) t8 Z4 S3 h* s
A6M3 Zero x 8' a; y' j) M2 F* D) u; I
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Allied aircraft
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: U: |8 b5 R5 h1 R4 nNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses/ n _0 r" Z! ^! b, W' y
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 6 a3 r! x; m* W- y* h6 B* v
$ l y, b: a& sWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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$ Q8 ^' {) W: O, |/ _: M$ I0 pRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 p2 a( F0 e: B5 J/ S) C9 n
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes3 r O0 Q4 |8 Z6 R! v: R+ P: f
6 {" [+ U% A; F4 B5 bJapanese aircraft
9 \ O. n1 I& S. S- P; r A6M3 Zero x 80 z3 R- [3 P2 U2 I w
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Allied aircraft
' r$ F' g# N( h1 E) W, E B-26 Marauder x 3* r$ l. f, t, [0 C3 d* m
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: r, s+ D; K; W+ KAllied aircraft losses
; c5 ?7 J! [* q) Q% F5 f# E B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged$ K, d: n+ W* C( i: A( n# `
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 * O9 Y7 D! H0 D8 v: H( v9 B/ j
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain% V3 ]+ i& `6 p+ x3 s! l
7 G+ K3 A# E" c4 o3 d% R- h; L8 _Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.: g; k2 ]% |) ~& R, S6 ]
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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" t* ]9 \8 i1 `( D0 C- a/ w4 x! tPort hits 1
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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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$ H9 G* o/ l( G+ [
G4M1 Betty x 6" L8 o; f: J- @, U
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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Japanese Ships
$ v A* l5 m3 h2 C SS I-11, hits 3
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SC-701, o: E4 @6 W9 k( f' E+ I
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702( p* F5 q" ~+ X% H
I-11 diving deep ....( m7 }5 a4 i* s% E! V
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 " d3 E" Y4 Z( S- j
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/ E* ~- y w$ K% k% A6 T( M2 W; ^( cRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
+ S9 p( s1 B# U' JEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 u# _1 \3 J8 g) U" O! `3 j
B-17E Fortress x 11
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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3 b l! @5 C, m( O" EMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud# Y& ?7 [8 G. | \& [
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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Port hits 41 r1 Y, K) B% m$ D# ?9 v) o) H
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,1436 l3 E1 S, _# Q$ e
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SS I-123
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: S* n; A. g* E DD Helm
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes7 ~; o+ X8 p7 X6 p- T+ H8 ^
I-123 diving deep ....
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