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8/18 戰鬥報告
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1 m! R& l( ^+ g! \+ D4 WAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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4 R. A4 l0 H- Z! HASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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% ]5 B( @$ f ]: J$ gJapanese Ships
: S& K' \. @* p# h7 { CA Kumano
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+ \: \6 R$ X- z3 g3 O CL Jintsu
9 h* y9 J& m+ j2 |5 ^% V4 d. H DD Hatsukaze* W: Y$ A C g1 I) `
DD Akigumo( L- ~) K! p, V/ M! L: e5 R3 c
DD Shikinami
L6 i* z m0 Y( c DD Uranami! S6 H9 d0 f$ M' x
DD Isokaze
( r0 I$ T7 N e- O$ \; o f2 p, q( I DD Maikaze
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SS Grayling
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort( s( Z2 c1 U: A# ?
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 # w& S0 V0 J8 g5 {. |: I* H8 @
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 N% U" I6 E' L" n/ H
; h/ F5 _2 ~5 |Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
/ v. K6 m# J7 j: h3 N# PEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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, a$ { G7 ~% B5 n u' tJapanese aircraft
8 @ K: l* [/ s A6M3 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
# l" \ c# r6 b9 ] B-17E Fortress x 31 z4 {( ~. }$ [) A+ J
5 `) w7 w0 M& l5 o5 }1 IJapanese aircraft losses6 I6 w' Z& k9 a; o$ {0 i
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed' K$ ~) V3 ]; _7 M* N
, Z( j& v6 e6 b9 ?No Allied losses' H; Y; s) j! [* v! _- X
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1 S7 s8 `/ H& f7 D, S# yNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain% Z5 j$ k( \ V7 k9 R# D
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 _' a2 N9 w9 G4 B
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ j! Z3 G6 |$ P, n) m- @) U" I# ?5 _5 q
G4M1 Betty x 9
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No Japanese losses$ s7 T; b* V3 [5 R
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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/ E' b" S$ d9 z& b. @4 k aWeather in hex: Heavy cloud! F6 q* m% N, x4 j3 Q
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 B: O5 c% e+ P! k1 QEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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% B; @9 y, E1 m s7 F/ F$ |Japanese aircraft
; f* d$ @' f O1 i- M& t A6M3 Zero x 8: b3 P" Q, {9 `) v' @/ @' q
* c3 q! P. d+ i" }: B% @; a, `( VAllied aircraft
2 E1 z5 [( n Z" e& D9 R0 e$ h H B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses
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$ |* z$ c$ w6 Z' a8 cNo Allied losses
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2 z) [, J j4 a( LNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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; L$ y# q1 l8 s6 U2 vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud6 _5 s4 E( v+ k' l! U$ K
* b* a# B: W/ X& i4 IRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# a, Y. Y8 x6 O0 U
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes! G3 r+ \: @ D7 K# e1 c
! E9 P6 A) u5 s. kJapanese aircraft7 C# O% u) C% s
A6M3 Zero x 84 H; W3 m+ t8 ?2 B$ Y
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Allied aircraft6 b% D) x3 b3 h
B-26 Marauder x 3" k( t' }- ]# ^! y' P Q3 J& g
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses% x0 k6 d2 v0 E
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 ( b+ o: X) ]( L! } s2 v* S
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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" S& [% i7 E& v0 v T0 h( W) b) kRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
% [" }+ c. P4 q1 |Estimated time to target is 10 minutes; u* g! z9 R' u: m) q g! h! _3 q
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+ H$ l) P4 u4 j" F: [$ vPort hits 1
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5 U9 C( u, W0 w% ~ \! xNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 1 n# E) E- Y- W+ g( Y
7 {! M( D& A' \! H+ fWeather in hex: Moderate rain5 }4 V1 R1 B1 J7 r
7 g% c5 e8 y/ t7 D7 v, WRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
1 i9 T, N1 |5 b: kEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 g6 U: O7 u0 n) v4 D G4M1 Betty x 6% `9 w1 u2 Y" W' b4 f/ ]
n7 Y3 E# H1 Y2 ]+ M4 }. LNo Japanese losses
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,1602 Y* Z* u0 F% U3 r& @& k
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SS I-11, hits 3
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Allied Ships6 I0 B3 q" g8 X2 |
SC-702
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9 O3 {" x% o0 s9 ]+ N6 ISS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
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- T* m; P( v @' D! NMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 7 c( v4 e5 V: |6 O& N! j7 x, k
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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) H) r! ?% ?5 CRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
" _) i( K' G7 x5 o" U* cEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 11: k4 f. E ^$ \3 }5 l2 J
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9 |( T' ?% K9 L B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged* V" v- J1 p& p- c: l# s
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
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B-17E Fortress x 17+ k! m5 {% {. r$ j# t
6 P: b: }0 C! v! w, bNo Allied losses
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% l2 F/ d& ~+ J f+ I& CSub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
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