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8/18 戰鬥報告" P, g H" v+ ]0 C
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42, t3 ?4 }* ~' b7 }$ Z& c
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110* ^ j) t$ z4 F
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% g5 [% j1 H! U, y' o( N7 v CA Kumano
, u/ k9 d5 P- U& Z+ R6 s% q5 S CA Atago5 F# A/ v" t% O5 Q/ G3 S5 {& k- B
CL Jintsu: D) j' F* @8 C( d/ {. x9 z8 M
DD Hatsukaze b8 x. P2 ?0 ~. Q; H' F
DD Akigumo
. D, z9 |# Y- n7 o, U DD Shikinami
0 w! K1 e$ U f# F* i DD Uranami! C% c; q- y/ B. }# `- Y+ m0 ]: P) j
DD Isokaze
3 x" Q* k, e6 e) b5 R+ X7 ~7 C; ?+ G DD Maikaze3 s) r! n0 @. s
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Allied Ships. ^9 Z: \, r% L% O$ p4 ?+ S" X
SS Grayling A" O9 i9 ^4 I. Q
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 I4 s9 P2 X8 A! E2 x2 T; E" j" E, M
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.7 {9 ^# r* k9 Z/ d$ S
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; J. H7 f4 v3 p' e( _% s' Q( P0 }
A6M3 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft8 B. }& V4 g+ [/ C5 j/ h5 x4 f
B-17E Fortress x 3
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( ]% N/ j& V; [Japanese aircraft losses4 b; ]# U/ _3 ?( \+ W
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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$ a" V6 ^9 L5 h% b* t/ SNo Allied losses* P4 D7 |- R M3 d/ @! X
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 Z6 _4 ]6 [, e$ u1 l
, ]6 q3 j* w; N; k% }4 G0 ^Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& @5 D) r1 d+ Y3 Q- B% K
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes3 j2 w; v, d/ A
1 l. v4 s( r% o7 {% ^Japanese aircraft! O4 V1 ?4 Z+ T5 a j
G4M1 Betty x 97 D) t# a% a% M) I; }; M% J" c, W' q
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No Japanese losses
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$ `9 J5 C. R; u' [; XNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 $ e+ n: \( }3 e( K* v
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud ~/ ^) a+ B, y$ O& I2 u( v
7 j5 [# S/ P6 TRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& m' Y1 n6 N0 q% _; |' @7 M0 q; CEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 i: B" ]( O3 Z% ?
A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft1 \9 h4 A5 h/ }" f
B-26 Marauder x 3$ x! C5 |9 ?1 L3 x3 f1 Q. F
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No Japanese losses9 C# m' Q8 A+ x7 \( A b) [. i
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No Allied losses
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) c- D; x! B' [3 V( J7 d( oNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& f( `5 X) ?$ p7 N. J5 G/ [0 ~8 S
# b: q6 R8 P! `0 Q P" BRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 u4 e3 C2 G6 n) I9 ?1 P/ jEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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" C# O2 l; ?& ^4 a5 ^: T8 j" qJapanese aircraft
% `6 @/ Y7 L Y# B0 R A6M3 Zero x 85 h: D. b* T0 O
) s+ f* J1 W% T- fAllied aircraft2 Q& O/ A1 @. D$ i+ X
B-26 Marauder x 3$ Y l# `8 n/ ~9 `3 s2 [
* q' T7 h. I+ ~No Japanese losses' F% r( L) B/ }* l P2 \
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3 k; l" t) U, a, B B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged' J3 E: t* Q7 q5 n
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( i( {. {5 R* I$ jNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 9 Z8 l% |& w$ @ R2 h
* j) ^ A" {3 \Weather in hex: Moderate rain2 r1 ^, L% k5 Q
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.0 `: X# }3 ~- E% j @
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes" J' A0 U9 W* v |4 R
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& C- \8 Z, O: u- ^9 i G4M1 Betty x 4
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4 }: O4 ~0 S# {: _No Japanese losses: W2 S9 \* P- }. B
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Port hits 1
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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) |3 x& ~( J8 F: U& ^* YWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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6 @. v H4 Z8 U' K3 gRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
) ^3 k: g+ ?3 @. T% uEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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) x" R0 R+ B) a: G! k' YJapanese aircraft5 D& C( U7 B& d3 ~" n1 B
G4M1 Betty x 62 l) J& \3 d' j& T) C/ l
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! Y, Q9 D0 X$ d+ {- MSub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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( V8 Z# d8 ]5 q! m SS I-11, hits 3
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SC-7023 ]/ O% @0 A: }& d" Y9 `
SC-701
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-7022 w5 `& j5 l7 R! r
I-11 diving deep ....
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: r. J* g! N; H J% CMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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" P! a/ S4 c3 C- ]' s. [ jWeather in hex: Light rain
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5 h ^, \, x: X e$ `" v" P7 XRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.+ D* y5 c) ]! R% e
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes7 X2 S7 j0 ~: `
8 `; N/ Y4 [" b3 d. C5 b; h8 v+ cAllied aircraft
4 {1 x9 s% E4 L1 b* m% n w B-17E Fortress x 11 a! a. B0 @8 m: J
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 + H3 P6 ^1 g, J6 C. ?6 s! \' ~6 j
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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* g: s. C' S" ^) JRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
9 l; V: c# J; `) R9 ^+ m jEstimated time to target is 5 minutes6 E! l+ U. o6 ]5 B$ W+ K# [3 G. [
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B-17E Fortress x 179 V% X/ E }5 v& h' Z; y- `) H
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No Allied losses0 f( c* u; H, P% X4 N" H
5 M% D/ M' I7 z1 ~Port hits 40 a, T- G o( ] j# f
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,1438 }6 m" x# j9 L; X
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SS I-1233 d$ S1 N2 i; P9 j7 g" }' B: m: y
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Allied Ships
5 z& C$ z5 Y& N( V DD Helm
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
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