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8/18 戰鬥報告
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* N- B9 l8 q/ ^6 Q+ g8 _+ wAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42! _" h/ G2 d9 x- _' P
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110+ r' ~* W0 D1 e3 z
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Japanese Ships: j/ n7 \2 Q# `9 e5 a3 S
CA Kumano7 _; F2 K# ^' w& n7 c0 f, p6 J& \3 q& X
CA Atago4 d( P& a+ ^8 k- [/ K: ]/ E
CL Jintsu
2 t% O/ m) Y, x0 T# c8 J1 p DD Hatsukaze2 h, z% a# m& x( ]6 N# f% u
DD Akigumo
5 g) }) }9 e. L1 y4 m DD Shikinami
6 Y5 U$ [/ ~2 E# f B DD Uranami* [# v2 W3 ?. Y7 i9 N; W
DD Isokaze0 ?6 I: U* V; ^& m$ \' R7 x
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships- v/ K, ~; T9 Q5 q; Y6 u9 o% f
SS Grayling" o+ G% z) `, ~) Z6 {3 U6 u' I8 B
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort
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! b) j6 F( `0 ]9 V7 `Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 / X4 Y, ~; y6 w" b- h2 [* P
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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0 t4 g- d) r) E3 XRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.5 D; i0 M: e* e7 S3 s% X
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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9 D& B% Q2 g# N3 Y6 nJapanese aircraft
) ~3 w4 _& p0 \5 g A6M3 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft" E! V3 F9 K* {$ S
B-17E Fortress x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 e' c' s; ?. i1 N5 s A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed. l5 X4 D0 _& S9 L
# a# c; W/ D/ }, \- [, j) ONo Allied losses% V0 n) F% P, E* s) X( F/ ?) L
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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: C f( a( J8 E. wWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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6 L9 P* O5 n1 X3 g. i7 I. \3 |Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' J( j! \( |) E
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes1 [ u, Z `: |$ o
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Japanese aircraft
$ f& \( X. m2 s, ]" z4 R G4M1 Betty x 9 `: J# T9 ~! q8 p2 i
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# p) Q- u1 ?9 b& A. rNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 9 @0 ^& g8 ^+ |9 M! ^9 A C
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! `" X4 r5 C$ |$ G2 u
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! R" q6 K+ y) x& a/ C, c! }1 JEstimated time to target is 6 minutes, [' S+ d, b7 C
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Japanese aircraft1 W, k, e0 Y3 D# F8 a! J
A6M3 Zero x 8
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8 z* R! d# r; q; mAllied aircraft0 [, x) U5 p4 m* B8 _. V
B-26 Marauder x 3
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( O. [( I. ]" qNo Japanese losses) ?5 F, c; @5 w# q
% D( x4 C' ^* ZNo Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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$ l4 \% i3 [! n: \% t [Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 w" T. V$ ~. X& m' I7 ]3 c E
( v) M& n8 Q* G( v+ O% a8 l7 B% [Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( T' h% D7 r2 o2 O4 t
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 8
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B-26 Marauder x 38 s2 G3 t2 M/ Z& j7 V- I
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
- z. M$ l1 X/ S B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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1 ]$ `' [1 I+ C+ vNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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! E$ G1 S6 G, o3 R I% K- f. WRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
T$ [' H! _ I$ {0 x) cEstimated time to target is 10 minutes5 }; P! ]7 V) Y/ W
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G4M1 Betty x 4
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No Japanese losses' V8 z0 n% g2 X: L8 x& c
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Port hits 1
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain0 g7 J" V: w+ H$ k; m$ q4 L
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.3 f# A5 q+ `! @* n7 t/ [" @' c
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes' O0 v- p0 m2 I7 W* Q' f. l
8 p" w. y# y. ?1 y, C5 B) ^Japanese aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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6 V8 o) Q2 p, r, g! hSub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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6 G+ n/ u3 P4 @6 v. a& y- n: F8 q, r7 } SC-702
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
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- H) u* O7 e! H5 LMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 . J/ \ y H6 S+ c# Y. j
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7 C5 \3 C, m+ G6 wRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.6 a" K8 p" i5 V% f/ k
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft
# y# @4 M' T* Q3 @ B-17E Fortress x 117 R9 k& d5 d { {) U s
s9 V( ]' a% ^* D9 T: c* N! f6 x" tAllied aircraft losses
# a, M5 l0 X* g7 \% F B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged( q8 J7 S( v$ t& w
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 : d2 e6 _5 v7 |
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
! }% q, o8 ]5 n3 z& l6 mEstimated time to target is 5 minutes# w, T+ x, Y& r+ P) I; Q, s
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B-17E Fortress x 171 C, F' ~, w: Q+ c3 D! J
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,1435 V2 E; `6 O$ `6 U. N" [
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, ]( [7 m7 V9 ^& r0 Q0 G DD Helm
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes9 G6 L$ |$ D+ n0 N! p' z
I-123 diving deep ....
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