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8/18 戰鬥報告
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. }. @! @& W9 Y5 c9 }0 W9 uAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 424 g, h: W' _, h2 [7 a1 n% M
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,1105 m# o7 Z& \; p* R5 @4 p" z
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Japanese Ships
6 C- q3 \9 ]* f- J CA Kumano
: U% Z( u8 E9 _& Q+ ?* c CA Atago
* Q( F7 N) F! p. a: S CL Jintsu
3 w$ F& Y& ^3 T/ b( M9 A+ C; N DD Hatsukaze
! y% \& k( |. D3 w DD Akigumo, n" m& W0 L0 y3 R7 s0 k0 ]
DD Shikinami3 {' o! w* l/ K0 m1 \) d* S
DD Uranami
8 e' Z8 M( x+ Y# Z* x! { DD Isokaze* ^+ p7 y, \8 [( _
DD Maikaze: Y0 J Z& I- O, N
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Allied Ships7 `9 m* G* T( l( l
SS Grayling
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort0 J: e9 o* x- L$ U
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2 `# i p( v! |7 E- l P- R" YNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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! z1 r2 `# H, D& H2 h5 ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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; b) F' S, K8 R) vRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
* D* q6 I" M1 K# g& W1 I6 u& T. \# OEstimated time to target is 3 minutes2 t$ ^. `" h2 L" j
6 E( y8 b5 H. c0 \- E$ z1 mJapanese aircraft
$ Y& ~# t" e& ]; f: F8 I A6M3 Zero x 9
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3 a7 s/ _- s; R+ O2 TAllied aircraft, N4 I! ?4 T1 x7 p5 `
B-17E Fortress x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
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No Allied losses( |( G5 v3 P+ z% S I0 v) g! e
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 ' `) t9 \9 Q/ j/ x6 F7 R' u, h
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& C+ U; E: N7 m$ P4 Y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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: X" E( \# ?* _6 t4 IJapanese aircraft
Y; ~* o4 k* B G4M1 Betty x 9: V& C% e' O c ]
: Q* q Q4 t- }% RNo Japanese losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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! b8 Z/ h; ^8 Z2 x6 \; U0 fWeather in hex: Heavy cloud8 l* i3 a0 l3 U+ u9 D
1 }% J8 A% G: t' S/ GRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 l. S; E3 u, c6 A: u" _
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes# k4 |/ u. k" q' e. Q$ o$ @
% F/ K% e2 K. x: o/ i3 p2 `Japanese aircraft( E' \2 C# o- ]8 _
A6M3 Zero x 86 ]# `* l/ I9 e7 L
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9 l$ Q+ O, x# x7 @' X- F3 R' g0 k B-26 Marauder x 3( @# u, A8 ^3 }4 ]0 g( r. Q
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No Japanese losses! U& k! b- [4 o4 y# W
# Y9 c9 _4 g' \/ A6 ONo Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, d; h- R& M* T c6 p1 L1 xEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 8 O/ j9 K- `% y3 b! Q5 }
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' x( A% B* k$ e5 N B-26 Marauder x 3
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; _# W! ~ `1 d" u! uNo Japanese losses
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4 D, q6 L2 d9 A( u- wAllied aircraft losses
% Z' ~# o7 H9 X m; Y* B B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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8 q1 d/ w; f! G/ O! SNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 . } P( m: a, P! Y' N+ S$ a
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.' z E5 i, ^/ M. k8 {3 a
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& S: U7 j1 _! q+ S- ~ G4M1 Betty x 4, k3 @! X" `, Q7 ] z! Y* n0 E/ D
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No Japanese losses
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8 \7 V6 D. F- i, fNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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/ T, [& s2 p. l# Q; yWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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3 @9 q9 L t% t3 C( _2 r: P7 m' iRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
5 p. x; D" m0 |: w, QEstimated time to target is 11 minutes O1 c$ M+ @( h D6 J; T# j4 u# h& ^
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Japanese aircraft4 L" k8 ?4 F! t6 D b
G4M1 Betty x 6! b c# h3 K s1 O$ `# h2 O
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No Japanese losses
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% y# L, w2 a: Z9 H3 d" FSub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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Japanese Ships
9 B! S8 e3 b* k* I- [+ M7 v7 D' K" } SS I-11, hits 31 k+ k j3 u/ ]" i' C7 v2 s
0 s* a6 C& f) s: SAllied Ships
8 {% u3 K' V, k( \, [$ O SC-702
# P/ t8 l. d: {5 `3 _7 |% e SC-7018 i; z1 S4 J# G6 _0 C9 ?6 k: T
- Y. e0 A+ m" mSS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
% H. _8 D8 V4 U9 ?' `I-11 diving deep .... _1 ~6 u: l0 W. W
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: b2 b4 A, H& z8 x% |1 OMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 , O! F, S$ l+ t/ j
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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6 ?, E. r* T, `, C6 U. \Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.' I: i; ^% B. m5 u2 l) G: [
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged1 ]$ O5 C( @9 d" P. ?
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" e+ I3 y+ v0 ?; q. X; pMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
1 z& `9 {0 H7 NEstimated time to target is 5 minutes M5 W: Y4 K$ K1 P2 I) ^
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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* R6 |, C5 o1 JSub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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Japanese Ships/ P% i. a1 R/ J! j. v
SS I-123
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Allied Ships9 J7 n4 U7 `& J8 i6 R- [2 O2 Y- y* C$ |
DD Helm8 }$ b- Y" Z) Y( h) g3 ]# o# N
) b0 l8 x. P, J8 w9 zSS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes, ~5 H& R( K( h" |# N
I-123 diving deep ....
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