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8/18 戰鬥報告
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5 |1 k4 `' ]" L7 ~' X4 kAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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1 l+ X) X) u8 {9 `7 ~6 pASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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: `: S2 w/ u4 N F) SJapanese Ships9 r0 y/ E, L& |$ u; D3 Y9 c" G( t; P
CA Kumano
`+ h" r; q4 S) Z CA Atago
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DD Hatsukaze9 @! I) n* r P7 f- ^ k! S3 a
DD Akigumo3 }' M" r+ w2 j2 v
DD Shikinami( [" D; f' A" b. _& k, C7 O
DD Uranami4 j8 L7 h5 ?/ d! v8 x
DD Isokaze
9 X7 C2 S3 w7 J; H DD Maikaze
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4 c4 o& C ~* l4 E. rAllied Ships* I- K4 q% ]1 p6 }0 y, Q, r' J
SS Grayling+ H6 U. Y4 Q3 W, Q8 _
0 J2 y) A( N r/ }0 B0 H. [% u; f( VSS Grayling is sighted by escort6 T" d6 J: _) m, R& P
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8 \9 U4 I, j/ ZNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 S; J* e# P7 P
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: S _5 s. z( @1 |0 c$ \Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.: x: {2 P4 O" v1 z# {6 m4 C
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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0 B) V8 G* j- t Z& CJapanese aircraft
- D0 Q) l9 w1 W5 k2 ?6 ^6 w A6M3 Zero x 96 A* D0 Z" C! f* @6 m. c( I- y( X+ z
) K2 m( ~8 M2 |7 D/ z1 A" BAllied aircraft
: }# B- `; j& x) p3 q! ~8 s9 Y* d B-17E Fortress x 39 ]- j) J) l, x- S3 U/ S
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Japanese aircraft losses
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% `. Y( r( W' A. e0 I7 cNo Allied losses( _1 _1 Y- ^& \. X+ T5 `
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 $ v- n$ Q. L; L5 W) F
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain: p9 e" Z- s' C
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, Z" h& P+ V. \* iEstimated time to target is 7 minutes3 |* }# Q7 _1 }' B* R
4 j: s; ^3 ^3 Y, c* g3 C2 A+ `( ~Japanese aircraft
! a: d: N; q8 @# M/ x( K& v G4M1 Betty x 96 }$ N5 M1 I! D* D, z
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No Japanese losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 9 \1 m) s" c# L
1 W6 \8 D6 d' X3 Y( CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud: D$ c2 j: r$ x* f: R* a7 T" l
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, w. e; \2 l& M3 nEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& G7 w1 |% d: t! c! V; a0 d A6M3 Zero x 8
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0 {: V9 \, \6 IAllied aircraft! R1 q7 [, E$ Z. V6 W$ u
B-26 Marauder x 38 s$ L$ X! J+ [3 ]0 K" r
# e' h) }3 G6 _% m# }9 ^; i( r, ZNo Japanese losses% s- X$ j4 D6 b+ m& `0 h, O
% h3 n8 v* Z0 _5 SNo Allied losses
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: m+ o$ w, C1 J l" @# ENight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud- C% h; \% B) I( k* M$ X2 I/ w" p9 t
1 k4 s# k; H4 z4 j/ |; JRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 o* p9 ?4 J4 a! G% VEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged) L2 [$ V# M, F9 O# ]; L4 r
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 4 }- U. K( o* U; o( M
5 E% [8 a3 X2 h/ f6 RWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.0 n: }4 \: U- ~5 D: x) s! G
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes" I" C* U% l$ {0 t7 u' c
( y6 u- i5 w u' q5 g' UJapanese aircraft
/ J1 `! y4 W9 X" a' C# R/ o0 q& ] G4M1 Betty x 4
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5 c/ i. s) Q- O% U" BNo Japanese losses4 S" {5 A7 N/ }, K' ?7 C1 e- Q
4 T% R6 y; z" X6 V8 C" D1 jPort hits 1/ G/ z5 L+ X# @: K; B, i
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain: g/ I0 k9 m. [2 Y7 X0 s
: m- w( H i- C/ e. r5 _Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.6 O) F0 ^; Y" Q6 o; T& f4 c
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes/ u1 l, L7 Y$ m! D( |0 i& Z
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G4M1 Betty x 6
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! j. A: |8 B6 S* M( DNo Japanese losses
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,1604 \- X0 b% D8 \7 M
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SS I-11, hits 3- w: ]9 h$ c, {9 b+ _* d2 S6 P
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SC-701$ F# R% ~! d& H% Z% k0 x
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702& G' n3 O$ Q3 V Q
I-11 diving deep ....
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% u6 |* u4 K$ r+ H+ JMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Light rain. v. H+ L5 y9 z1 d" p8 ^3 ^
2 d4 @. N/ n p6 d8 S* KRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.: s$ @4 m( G( F% {4 X3 {% ^! b
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes* {2 A0 Q' c! m& x/ Q/ N1 O5 a
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B-17E Fortress x 11
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, H0 U8 J4 P1 _) d! q" N: i) QAllied aircraft losses
% L% S6 ^4 I( R B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 6 y y7 L3 u4 I
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5 ?7 M, d5 N0 p1 vRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
: g; h" K; p# O Q3 yEstimated time to target is 5 minutes) G! Q5 }7 m: L
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. F0 h% h: M" w; ?" b4 D B-17E Fortress x 170 Z8 o0 [4 J! |* }( [
# U* S! o0 v6 F! t/ q/ SNo Allied losses7 i) R" T, b* ~- A
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% b/ l+ n# ^% Z" q: @/ S5 ?Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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Japanese Ships, t6 O, r6 f$ H; A6 F, e+ [
SS I-123 ]4 E2 n$ [: S9 O) _4 Z
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DD Helm
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes- ]0 d9 E# a! I4 o% Y2 E
I-123 diving deep ....
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