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8/18 戰鬥報告
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42/ F3 p+ M& s4 e% R
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6 p, _0 Y5 G9 q) b r1 T: JASW attack near Truk at 111,1101 K1 G$ T4 X' \8 p' s0 X5 C4 ?
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Japanese Ships9 m: V; @, g/ w2 B
CA Kumano
/ K. R+ v7 S t' h5 J CA Atago
1 d& W5 Y* B' c0 H" F { CL Jintsu
a! L& `1 P+ A% S/ b B! g. \ DD Hatsukaze7 u1 z0 e, t- \. c$ M
DD Akigumo
/ Y; {! W) }6 l DD Shikinami
9 P( G4 n. t: `7 q# @8 ^& l DD Uranami1 l8 @9 [7 @% T! r
DD Isokaze8 f( ]& C$ J1 G9 u0 i* `3 L
DD Maikaze
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% s! F# t* P& k4 u/ r: rAllied Ships9 A; E p) z- ]4 T T; l8 @. ~1 c
SS Grayling
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort9 Y9 v( I6 K+ n, k, o; D# I' o& Z
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/ ]4 Q0 z# I3 T' z1 JNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 0 c4 {5 a, m4 x& w9 F
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 F$ e2 X! Z# V2 U& s* \Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.9 J$ [* v/ }4 c; d. C- Q' D
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes8 Z4 [' _$ |7 S
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A6M3 Zero x 9
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! Y4 h d4 P1 J% x B-17E Fortress x 3
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9 H% e& L1 Y- w+ v- C' LJapanese aircraft losses
" L6 t9 g+ A3 T: w, F! e A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed) D8 q- M/ s2 ]' E& x( p
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 $ e; l4 w5 o! _3 C. M0 [4 E
3 p5 D& B; `' n5 M( x3 f# oWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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/ l' o7 y. i5 u5 Z( M* {# s( ?" y! CRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 R5 q5 W+ U( h; O' V
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes2 P: \& I* {9 h: z0 i; J
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- j0 ^% k% [* t4 `/ fNo Japanese losses
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2 ?& t6 M, F7 X. ^) DNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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, H7 }; \, Y" \2 j$ h5 T- BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# W8 M& y. n- @1 K& A3 P7 pRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( ?6 c8 }- _8 S, F- H% L1 ^1 W) [Estimated time to target is 6 minutes* o/ }0 D% g9 @6 e
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A6M3 Zero x 85 N* a) I6 g/ s* V* _
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Allied aircraft1 z# [3 y7 R) q* L7 x4 w: ^
B-26 Marauder x 3 u9 e2 L/ r, f+ v' R- ^
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No Japanese losses7 Q' L5 d4 K) Q3 P
@1 R# h/ g1 W8 q; bNo Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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) f- v& D( \3 x' K5 s% S+ j" R% ~Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 n3 m, U' G; D- d" {1 B
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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! B% J6 v/ z( O; M+ j+ u A6M3 Zero x 87 z( l I2 c9 d# u
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B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged" ^ Q; x3 j8 r7 E
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% ~! f" |; w0 kNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 & P+ a8 |; A' O+ T( @
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 M3 R, O$ W+ x# S3 i! w! ?9 i/ E# g! R
; t- j6 d! A) iRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
2 {' r' x+ g3 y, v. c0 L! WEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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0 t& \% ?( [* {. E uNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain2 A0 r/ e& l4 t
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
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5 s! Z3 y% g/ g: T& b5 ~0 eSub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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SS I-11, hits 3. j( R8 Q! Z. i! H7 i& V
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0 i5 q" _& `% JSS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
8 F4 w+ H' F' ~: ]0 ~% {, L* rI-11 diving deep ....
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+ O9 U- ~. u. HMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 $ J5 j% @6 g: k6 F, @0 d
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0 }; k4 N. n% Q5 vRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
+ c+ v% m, r$ K& |# Q) ~& mEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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# a4 C, w# F9 ]& I0 o, d B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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" u$ E7 w3 V+ b# D3 ^4 V N5 U$ t* VMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
1 K5 ]9 |" S: `$ aEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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- l! n6 b2 c6 V0 p3 G; {SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes9 H8 d6 a: u. d! V( e7 U5 o. X
I-123 diving deep ...." N0 {" _1 w- K% L- ?
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