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8/13 戰鬥報告9 t6 X9 I1 E7 M* f5 c- n: w( m
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* C/ f, a+ J3 i, B3 yAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 13, 42
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1 ?& Q2 S: c; U! u4 C( i7 ^: vTF 17 encounters mine field at Lunga (114,138)
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Allied Ships
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29 mines cleared* ~0 n/ Q; }+ }% C
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9 l2 C3 \: `$ jNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Light rain4 P' \5 D3 Z, {1 C% Q
+ ]6 X2 Z) g+ D, M7 D2 n# uRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' T% n- `+ g& V6 W
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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: d2 c4 p9 c) m. U2 eJapanese aircraft
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No Japanese losses/ S) j' q# K/ w- F
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 5 M2 R4 S: u* ]* N
K2 P* X+ J' j s8 iWeather in hex: Severe storms6 y7 m x" }- k6 b6 O* c1 v& f
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ q$ j0 g$ \2 J/ I5 e0 D" X) t$ w& H
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Q% o2 c( R8 \& @9 g
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B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Light rain* A5 L; l) C5 [4 j0 V
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.* h0 o) \) x, I, z' S
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 6+ d* Q+ z) r8 y$ z+ W7 k
8 w! a, O( C- _, h" bNo Japanese losses( ?$ A& I/ {7 E4 `( V( G
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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No Allied losses2 V' B% O; o/ [3 Q- q) p
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ASW attack near Lunga at 114,138+ \6 M. T8 R5 B$ l( q8 \3 B* Y& d
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SS RO-674 _, L2 `! g! }6 }4 j* G
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DD Henley Z' X9 h" T; }
4 o6 U: g/ n! A4 L! `SS RO-67 is sighted by escort# ~3 x4 d$ ?; Z/ |" w
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# s1 V0 P& A7 T7 ]8 P! a w+ bMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 " P0 i, w9 B9 f7 y% b8 J
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; [* f* V+ E& x) ?Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
6 V* {9 K$ f7 m7 JEstimated time to target is 5 minutes+ x, l5 ]/ e6 C0 G" T# r
8 |; t! o j% mAllied aircraft
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No Allied losses( f. c+ _% D& C0 B
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Port hits 2
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