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8 R6 Y$ L F* S8 V8/18 戰鬥報告! A! w0 S- R, ]
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& L! w: H' N, [, sAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110+ `4 I- d! q: R, z$ X
& ~( |/ F! q5 E& \$ F5 O6 UJapanese Ships0 `0 A- Y& n+ p/ X1 _5 ^0 m
CA Kumano
: H' p+ U/ j! r CA Atago
9 d4 \ t' Z: Z3 } CL Jintsu
2 Y$ `# A( {* I7 A7 r4 b* Z DD Hatsukaze) `( k5 b& i2 s/ D8 G0 h8 r
DD Akigumo) Z. ?) y$ {' R3 L( v
DD Shikinami
; b+ {8 [% A5 k1 r6 z6 C# N DD Uranami$ P, ]& g+ J" t& r
DD Isokaze7 B7 _4 }& U$ G. w! T6 q! n2 B
DD Maikaze9 P- [0 r& t0 n+ M3 l0 f4 {: n7 c
$ a+ }( A4 K, F# _Allied Ships
9 c) u* h9 F. b( Q& M SS Grayling* z" D: d" n" k; k0 g
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort8 [4 ?7 [4 f- W/ D
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9 ]) G3 k9 I+ v1 q$ E/ f gNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 j- i1 X& a# q/ \, x7 X8 yRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
. W \2 B8 d% l7 n& Z7 sEstimated time to target is 3 minutes0 g. K# R+ v9 u$ N5 {3 [' b0 c
' y I3 y5 l- D$ S( s* ~Japanese aircraft
: t; k7 t- H9 E9 r" Y A6M3 Zero x 9
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& r. m9 Y# Y# _4 CAllied aircraft' z* ~' W( Z5 r5 U! a
B-17E Fortress x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses4 f; v" O+ Z, Z( d- G/ z7 o9 z4 j6 F
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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' _2 T1 i+ \; I; P' z/ c0 oNo Allied losses. N( G Y, ~) M% V ^) j
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2 y9 T: o' K0 l+ C7 e% vNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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) y2 ?% M* e& @& b# |9 {6 U2 dRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.. M0 b' U/ V5 v9 S/ n! D3 ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes3 R- M; @% g; B" ^$ o& N( Q
' X5 }. ~2 N3 \7 d: L: H& uJapanese aircraft1 G2 f' x* D- U) `2 @5 M5 }$ m4 }0 O& }
G4M1 Betty x 9
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No Japanese losses( `2 b( c# V) i& }' d, S* w
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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6 X9 Z# b% T1 V+ {" D1 E) d9 F( v: SWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# I, n8 u; d& ]# h$ t" T- J
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ V4 _; E# H: q A6M3 Zero x 8) D. e# g) F" f9 h
6 `2 b F# ~, Y7 Y0 Q: d% W0 vAllied aircraft
; m7 d: i, B' I B-26 Marauder x 3
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' K+ g; R# A/ a1 JNo Japanese losses2 A: p* H5 P; d k( ^: C
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No Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 6 ?: K3 x5 w; B
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+ I; p O9 z) m, p. GRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- o4 W+ h. N. t% r) h1 s
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes+ ]' l( W7 `' i6 h* x3 V
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Japanese aircraft& Y: d2 P( o# R# T9 _7 @% |3 F- L
A6M3 Zero x 8
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1 ?& s. U7 O6 E7 A/ o. _7 uAllied aircraft
+ j4 @8 c/ M3 I! @) W8 R B-26 Marauder x 3& ]! H, R# S' E7 i
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No Japanese losses: M: \. a! M5 O" u/ R- n- \
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Allied aircraft losses
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain% U1 Z, G" j' Y$ K4 A& L
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.3 O9 C, W( ~3 y
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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- N0 A2 X7 Q+ F2 Z, fJapanese aircraft
. L( A# U E" P% g# z9 X D G4M1 Betty x 40 Q- p+ Y j6 F0 x; I5 v
7 k/ W$ R. b. P, }4 ~No Japanese losses; x# w8 G; B5 M% R# S
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Port hits 1
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5 b& W9 _% [: ~$ W G; [Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 ) R% m( B, A- G
& z, d: {( f; i: k6 rWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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}) q9 E$ L3 Z% ^' URaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.- y5 m7 x; [, U/ K4 a
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes0 |1 L! I" F" D/ _- i5 E5 \. K
8 h- w" c* S" D* y4 o, KJapanese aircraft. Z7 I8 V1 U4 x: p! H
G4M1 Betty x 6" Z2 T8 u1 D; Q' g4 O. n
4 \; G8 S& |% I7 s4 z& T( h5 }3 jNo Japanese losses: F0 K: T) O$ i3 H, Q; B+ g
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+ ]2 _2 z8 d1 E# `& P% g+ CSub attack near Noumea at 113,160# k' |* O ~. E" Y0 P! A
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Japanese Ships4 |" O A6 u3 T/ u! y# F
SS I-11, hits 3& k3 M& f6 F, w% F% q
8 q7 D0 _7 S6 V6 A/ VAllied Ships7 q9 `/ Y7 t2 }8 ?9 q
SC-702# ?0 C3 a; M: m
SC-701
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% a4 o6 j7 e. ]8 Y2 Z" {- @SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
% \3 N2 t) t: `1 N2 nI-11 diving deep ....
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8 L; K/ b. X$ e) w9 }5 ] R" wMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 ; ~8 c" l" O; y D) ?& [6 L
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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* h1 H) l( m6 c4 ^4 {Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
; u3 E9 l+ E" p0 sEstimated time to target is 10 minutes3 [5 a/ f8 w2 ~
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! r f* v5 I6 m u' _9 R1 U B-17E Fortress x 11
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2 |3 \. E+ u+ B8 b5 wAllied aircraft losses
# q" a' ]! z6 C' V3 g$ E$ k# ?/ K B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged, N7 |0 m, @+ J& t
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+ H! j% Y6 j7 p: c0 YMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 ^" |+ P/ A& g' V
" K8 [% b! c/ D% J3 kRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.- z0 Z8 K' z2 _
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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0 i9 D0 M" `- p B-17E Fortress x 17* ?' x; m, U+ [& H; u5 W3 K
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No Allied losses8 e( Q$ y( c" r* g/ \1 m6 V
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Port hits 4
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' N1 L; W; ?( K" LSub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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Japanese Ships6 v2 J2 _8 D! E u0 S0 c3 D% l; |" a3 g
SS I-123# A. b5 q }1 _' N
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Allied Ships
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, C0 y+ S( h) K! K- WSS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes) j9 M* `- p$ M1 I$ T8 h7 _
I-123 diving deep ....+ V" u/ }* r3 N' T A7 P6 ~
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