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w+ P3 B! _6 t, P# S8/18 戰鬥報告
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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( n% I* M l, w) H: R9 ]ASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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Japanese Ships
/ L h" t5 j, O$ ]0 w8 m* l CA Kumano
* [' r2 G/ C) t CA Atago9 V5 j! y. p* V2 _0 w/ a7 o2 ~0 ^
CL Jintsu E5 k( p, L( D- v9 M4 N
DD Hatsukaze8 z5 l8 W6 @7 B4 Q; M& S
DD Akigumo
4 V3 N1 I. `5 H# }5 h DD Shikinami
4 c. Q/ S, {4 H DD Uranami
+ P) y! q9 A% y. H% A DD Isokaze9 o5 Q" R4 w( ]8 V) O4 L! p# p
DD Maikaze
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# A/ U8 ~3 _ \# ]. |Allied Ships
0 P+ z% l1 J5 ?. U# A' j+ d. b SS Grayling
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( V# S0 @$ x5 wSS Grayling is sighted by escort
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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0 v" c/ h" C+ |% I) J3 P* u1 PWeather in hex: Heavy cloud9 s9 ]$ N# A7 W6 o/ Q5 z v
0 d' S: P! t5 S# d; _' ^Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
. a5 G6 o+ F+ w4 g9 YEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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9 S+ U" K; n" P% d4 j& ^, H, RJapanese aircraft
# t2 T) ?; ]) C8 f) v5 Z A6M3 Zero x 9& {2 f2 h0 \) M) x5 Y& ]- a
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4 h1 W" z8 ^( |1 j+ x B-17E Fortress x 3% Z, x; m7 P4 R, Z. u I
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 ?( Q- [. W& A. A1 e A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed: n- U/ q' A: F$ S& }4 R% ~. ?
6 c4 e' m& M1 HNo Allied losses( l" z6 [) H/ ]) J/ x' J/ s
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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 detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
1 ]& b$ g0 h4 R1 Y* h, Q G4M1 Betty x 9
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No Japanese losses; p6 Q& W8 n* L Y* E: X$ b; i
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7 ^+ I9 o& A7 \1 Q" VNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ; O0 Q& ~- V5 ]; i
8 v- \$ q/ v' V2 J0 a' qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud# ?6 D; u8 X+ d6 h, j. d0 u, p0 t
& ^2 S, d% l- X1 @+ ~ Z$ w; vRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 W" D: v' u% I. R* i' D' L
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes/ F7 X, C0 b* J+ w0 I
0 J$ b& j/ W$ e0 e8 p9 uJapanese aircraft" X0 N0 ]3 z* h
A6M3 Zero x 8
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No 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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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft6 v V6 O7 e: O2 \: Z/ R5 _
B-26 Marauder x 3! _$ Z! X& v/ P1 m* H5 ]$ q% }/ h
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses1 L1 P; v! w: e& x
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 : ]3 q( K9 ~$ v- B
8 X$ D5 ^7 ?; i: `* OWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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$ N. x( B( [. t I2 x2 Y5 {/ BRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.( p0 D; y$ b' O) |4 C: w1 c
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 4
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No Japanese losses" w' Y- n5 p' Z0 j- k" W
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Port hits 17 A! } L" O! \( F7 c
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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' d$ g; K- f- @. x: sRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
5 o; a& p5 p2 F/ s: x WEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 6
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160+ y( K1 u Q8 s; ~% }6 @
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Japanese Ships
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Estimated time to target is 10 minutes# X* U- W2 W8 y, F: V% I
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. M2 r7 ~+ o3 }Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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% l( s, q3 W( kRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
- U1 A. ~; C) a4 CEstimated time to target is 5 minutes) a) a; |0 o1 \, E
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Allied aircraft
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) V; o5 x) w* j) `" dSub attack near Kirakira at 115,1434 V/ O$ T9 A; r0 _, _7 }3 v
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Japanese Ships; e+ O( y& R0 C% N5 k J; X' y& M
SS I-123
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DD Helm+ d+ W. C! p8 _; i# s- H
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes w: n( W3 C5 W; K5 L! |3 d
I-123 diving deep ....' e7 Q+ G- q) V" G, s: S
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