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8/18 戰鬥報告, n" A$ r7 x/ ^ o7 `
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1 o4 E* k$ L% ]# i0 ^AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,1109 a/ T' V! M: s- W$ H4 I* ]. J; R
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CA Kumano
* V) v- S7 y) R8 D: ~ CA Atago% H" j/ R g/ b$ J; Y8 ^; l
CL Jintsu
! X7 y# K$ ^& F! [' F: v DD Hatsukaze9 i& q4 i8 N- N6 y: E3 {5 S
DD Akigumo
5 ^! {$ r$ ^! [* H& m DD Shikinami
" y! k# ?! j( H DD Uranami
& s- Y! @ z0 W' F3 x1 }( E; ? DD Isokaze
$ o- y% `) q) H DD Maikaze B, L7 I% Z# S! f7 m1 y3 O
; v5 w7 K' K7 m# L0 j+ d7 YAllied Ships, v+ k; w# h9 y: X& p* L l) i: Y
SS Grayling- i* G" q3 ~' s
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort* Z4 z! L1 O7 t7 |* s |1 |& [+ s8 K; J
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3 G( j8 b( N: ]Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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9 T) {, I( m5 `: S! D# O! FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud0 n4 c* L5 J. _: t; P9 U
0 r4 `! y- R' f4 k1 v. }Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
$ o2 ^( [5 y, e( q/ FEstimated time to target is 3 minutes( |; t6 @3 }4 A, {8 ^4 u
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Japanese aircraft
0 N# F, e& R# t2 n2 @4 j A6M3 Zero x 96 W- ]1 |! A$ T* t8 u4 d, U
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Allied aircraft
F4 _7 \# U" s* G. ?8 W) W B-17E Fortress x 3
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+ R! E$ Z+ k A2 bJapanese aircraft losses
" C' q" g2 S0 B ?% P( p) N A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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( e) h+ G: @+ j4 |& INight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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9 G; f; D0 I1 |8 y/ jWeather in hex: Moderate rain& Z6 _, U1 p H$ V i
+ I- q/ G7 t/ ~, {- a: S0 Q6 MRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 t+ t, A: e) B" W
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes: E+ J2 L1 s0 `+ F, P3 J0 m
) f* j* ^- C1 K- w1 OJapanese aircraft
! }9 @: \: b/ a0 f3 { G4M1 Betty x 9
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j8 k4 y7 z1 K' }) ?, Q# [No Japanese losses- T+ r3 A( ~) ~$ |
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; k( N- |0 W& u$ Y% _9 HNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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# g& m' s" w6 H" lWeather in hex: Heavy cloud( N8 d, w8 G3 i0 s* B/ f, y
% G. p( p; B! D6 L' r3 N( |" |# A6 xRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 _) B, k7 r! K5 B" Q4 ~
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes2 k2 J$ q) t; d8 t
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Japanese aircraft- [% \3 M2 a9 ]( x8 ]6 M$ X
A6M3 Zero x 88 h ]* U5 _3 O1 C
8 w, H& w D2 v9 p8 {7 w* oAllied aircraft8 b, t6 v }& I8 H2 w r- \1 O9 C' I
B-26 Marauder x 3% p7 t e0 ?1 t+ ~
6 H1 v* O4 v8 s3 W& K( T. X6 E% _No Japanese losses+ \) L, H% o$ K, g1 D3 L
% k* k% j3 S( I7 n$ f% ^No Allied losses2 g: u @; j, e5 j+ B
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 . [( v3 b& {, e- h
8 z# f M8 l* k% K; }: @2 g, TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& K9 `! K' i g5 Z# \5 \
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes& F* w0 J/ T* e7 J, F6 ~$ v
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Japanese aircraft1 y/ Q* V+ t' W3 y+ m# C
A6M3 Zero x 8* S7 N# |! ~" B- u$ F
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Allied aircraft
. a$ ]2 G5 }) S- E B-26 Marauder x 3, P) U' H+ L3 }+ M8 y* y# M1 Z
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No Japanese losses
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2 @0 n% I, m! k& |7 W3 mAllied aircraft losses+ p) g4 P3 H5 ? _7 L
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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1 B0 X8 l1 }" H( Y8 aNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain) [( \# [. C5 ?# _2 I
& l8 b9 G! p) h \- ]+ M9 w" SRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
7 \6 q; N) W; F' u. t4 c4 MEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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/ [: x# u! [, r1 f1 ]% {8 H { G4M1 Betty x 4: c3 _: `& J" h7 V( o E
- Z+ ~6 z M& w! kNo Japanese losses5 ~+ k, }* c" s( ^: t1 K2 V
% Q. v, s l: G: S' Z2 R" bPort hits 1) l& ^# |6 G% k
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: w" ~- J8 u/ g; h+ }3 \5 q/ WNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 & f% ^3 g; E/ @0 F6 U8 A2 a
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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8 q3 j* T6 ~3 W; TRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
: {9 w. f& b' u6 m, c( H# _8 IEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 6
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No Japanese losses* M0 C7 n( O/ H6 n6 h( ?- `/ P0 O! z
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& T0 F% s3 r, ~1 G) l$ G2 \Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160) C, c Y+ x3 u& _) w
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/ F! j1 C; M1 G. w. C5 |( l SS I-11, hits 34 t6 m+ V/ ~' [/ x
0 C" E: b" R6 vAllied Ships& V+ Q- t# J5 ^6 V' R) X
SC-702
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
9 Q o; C2 Y4 L* f2 [1 c$ QI-11 diving deep ....7 ?/ S6 ]4 Z2 F" A1 O s
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 - V3 A3 V' O7 b+ \; v O: N
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.0 h: ~8 y, h: m8 H- C6 o5 S
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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* j! v! h& s+ L- g B-17E Fortress x 115 B# q* Q; @7 v# _! ^
0 A, [4 H; N+ f& B9 _0 p7 X, TAllied aircraft losses% l9 H& y4 ^1 U$ `, K$ y, n
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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# a9 c |/ k H6 Q; J; a8 }Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 7 E: G, T8 H H2 {/ f! F7 j4 {) L
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; x9 c- N- _$ h& Z. b, u# l0 V) KRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
+ o9 P: K1 W9 T. l( g# DEstimated time to target is 5 minutes* F# U: X, [* c
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Allied aircraft
6 M" B: h! Q8 E% A B-17E Fortress x 17, S) q# ~7 I# ]6 a/ G1 k& K0 V& Z
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No Allied losses& ^6 u L, i6 f; [9 ?. U
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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V+ S% S0 H' A/ i$ x3 G: yJapanese Ships
' t/ d) j3 A; r" r( X; u: g SS I-123
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/ _2 H# ~1 o3 P5 }Allied Ships
1 S* a& W9 K* H' J DD Helm
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
5 n; W* G' i8 M2 ^& \I-123 diving deep ....1 ] y2 }" r" F6 T
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