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8/18 戰鬥報告
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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" |6 q H, _ g/ C YASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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$ l U$ b. l) U7 [Japanese Ships; H* Q. m1 ^: v; ^* n
CA Kumano# _" h A! T! n8 O- ]: P; n0 Y7 p4 Y
CA Atago S& Y# P6 N) L( _5 `( ]* M+ I
CL Jintsu5 u+ G! @" X3 }) I, O- O/ O
DD Hatsukaze) b; \3 z, q$ x ?& X
DD Akigumo% }, J* ?* y) {* ^6 k1 Z, b* O
DD Shikinami( \3 y+ w3 Y0 S/ r% Z
DD Uranami( q; |) {6 \- L* N$ p, r- t
DD Isokaze
/ i; e1 L5 t) V DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
( J% \9 i; O' y5 ?2 y7 i4 l; W SS Grayling8 `1 J& L4 k9 A/ Q" W1 U' V& X
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort
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3 z4 Y& y; Z6 @' {8 s3 \4 R1 @4 @Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 R: ~$ M/ s; {* Y; O( A6 A; l+ G. u
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
: f5 O P, _0 {; |2 S7 GEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 91 x; a+ }7 l' K
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B-17E Fortress x 3
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8 m7 P2 h# [, `2 I0 OJapanese aircraft losses9 g7 z a9 J/ P* G
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed/ f. I6 c9 w4 z) B
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No Allied losses
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4 K7 G, e5 D% KNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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" ^0 R, V+ z8 w6 T; J3 E- R: z' IWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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! Q' S1 V9 Z* d! VRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet./ ~- d( b5 ?) }! q! E
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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p4 i$ K! k* S" TJapanese aircraft5 S3 d" \0 W n! \4 r( q
G4M1 Betty x 9
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. p7 F8 h+ T. HNo Japanese losses& F4 Y U5 d2 ` p1 N u, y$ o4 ?' B
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. K& Y% n- a7 C. x6 ?! h. m$ G
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( t6 [3 F' O4 k! y
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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; E5 F1 ?2 H8 @: l: c" O, IJapanese aircraft
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B-26 Marauder x 3( Y& X* c# m) T2 t
: |5 Y$ Z4 w1 @6 mNo Japanese losses
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' o" u' q( C4 S2 eNo Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ j" {; Q+ ]9 n# X8 [) }
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
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m, x' S' k+ |9 p8 BNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses1 h: t: T7 ]! _4 h
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged" D4 b# T; [& n+ B% {! p1 M
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# C u9 ?3 I# ?; C& _3 R" A0 w3 B N$ kNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 9 a v- `0 o2 r$ g. n8 H1 K
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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2 y' z" u) x% z# lRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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No Japanese losses
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W' ~4 e& x( J' ]$ z7 h# B" ENight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 ! e, `3 t$ w) T
9 D9 G, |( R" o) z' o$ sWeather in hex: Moderate rain4 \' @- T+ T: v% h5 q
1 w) d% [3 k6 ~6 kRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.( Q3 s& r; X1 F' u
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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0 ~" O' r6 M% I! T( ]( G- ySub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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Allied Ships
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SC-7011 ^( n4 b/ o' z
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
V2 a0 S; A3 a- s& AI-11 diving deep ....; [$ o/ K% s$ `9 J
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- X% X$ T7 E; t7 UMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
& \% S' S/ B G' P0 y* g3 u. r1 J3 yEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 11
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 ! B) v* N+ u- Z! p) w ?9 m4 R+ K
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.& X9 p$ O3 h( e2 c* q' X2 p! H
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes! T9 X, @& I4 Y8 y' M( [0 S
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Allied aircraft1 M' Y! m# d: M) e
B-17E Fortress x 17( \% I) J1 x( t$ |0 q
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" C, N6 N, O' o) T8 x) d4 v4 K; WSub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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SS I-123; l& y* Z- |5 p8 P
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DD Helm$ J5 t/ [7 _' S) X7 S0 Z8 S
" f1 c+ j, M3 [7 s Q: qSS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
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