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. C, h/ c' H& q( K7 Q [. b8/18 戰鬥報告
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$ X, f7 x; Y+ X. `' |4 S" ?AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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Japanese Ships
9 q" U# U# i' K4 M8 m CA Kumano4 ~/ z6 F8 l1 n4 u4 P) Z z% r1 P% n$ F
CA Atago! U' l; b J/ t6 S0 R
CL Jintsu# H" k8 _# G; H; K2 W) i$ d
DD Hatsukaze
K$ d+ K ~2 R; k5 ` DD Akigumo2 ?$ t3 }: }+ K, ^* @. \# B
DD Shikinami
$ B. u6 g+ _4 C) {) r DD Uranami
8 R7 m4 M9 @6 }% Z9 z. b4 c DD Isokaze
# x, { L; @ c8 ^; D/ F8 [ DD Maikaze/ ]& d" r: c% y
+ S3 X( G6 h1 SAllied Ships
1 U" R8 _$ V, ]% n* _: x( H SS Grayling6 ^) q Y2 |3 J3 r: w
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort
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' w5 n& O# O9 K+ x: ?& X5 UNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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0 D% r& c! C: Q: T% O, \Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
1 w0 ~' \9 Q* P! `0 w" H$ gEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 f j2 _% ^; x& C6 \) i% r A6M3 Zero x 9% q1 \: B: I U7 M* A
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Allied aircraft0 P" { Y4 ~7 \2 J" ]8 Y7 W
B-17E Fortress x 3+ O* c0 {- r9 x' I5 w; Q, w
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ t1 B+ n$ P4 }+ f& I3 i A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 # ]9 i0 [0 _+ C v/ b$ Q2 K
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" Y7 f: r% F1 E, m7 ]; J1 r/ ]Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 Q! z2 E! @ z6 W. D yEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 _6 f# r$ V* L! F G4M1 Betty x 9- m$ [$ x3 \* w
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No Japanese losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 , b7 t* M0 M: c: T! s C
1 O' N' X7 r2 {7 }. y- u. g9 PWeather in hex: Heavy cloud# B, G8 H1 g, N
: i- q( Z2 Y2 r2 aRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) g' O+ L! ]* M* N# y$ [Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 t( K7 v6 g& Z) b A6M3 Zero x 86 h. \: H5 a1 N ]* W
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' b0 A1 }1 x% N4 \" h B-26 Marauder x 3
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6 ?) j6 z4 ?$ k8 s; [- |( ?No Japanese losses- }6 s8 P: M" v% C+ @
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No Allied losses5 z3 S( Y# ~ U9 R- f
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# @; d1 S7 x9 m8 U1 V% qNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 0 A0 l! H9 [5 k0 h- D/ _9 o
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I \6 E( I) X' `2 R8 ~3 X& ~' f3 bRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 d7 x+ H8 E9 j0 R: J/ R' a
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes$ Y6 @+ z: Q# m% L$ f
1 ^3 }, B$ G" P! vJapanese aircraft
' d; M; c/ b0 X6 o S7 I0 O( Z A6M3 Zero x 8
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/ n% i& v% S/ L1 iAllied aircraft9 Z0 W. e( b# y/ }3 _& b8 e
B-26 Marauder x 3- S& G0 V5 E4 A; s( v
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/ S" \: G5 U2 P# `7 }4 e7 v. jAllied aircraft losses# ?: k- O" X7 }* c
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged! t( t' T& K5 W' v
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 ) p5 v9 a1 A" L
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet./ H! n' R8 g+ M, Q6 w
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 4
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No Japanese losses- F9 Y, A& X7 c2 A
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, R& z! N' y) H) r& p% vNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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S" N, {( }6 L- o x1 |* QRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
1 ]9 n% @9 t& r6 L1 ?/ D5 BEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 g5 I+ c1 Y7 f
G4M1 Betty x 69 b9 i h( J. w4 j5 z. N
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5 K6 w3 X7 m, y$ L. W/ m% c0 QSub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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Japanese Ships
. S% E3 t7 d$ v' {- V, b6 Q SS I-11, hits 38 \* }9 K9 e: Y* W) A1 g, L( V
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SC-701
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I-11 diving deep ....! X6 X# `9 z% U, T$ e! z
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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. Y2 n6 S; p, @1 gWeather in hex: Light rain; X: b4 A# Y$ O; w: t# Z' F0 b
- N e% n+ Z6 Y$ ?. Y) ?; s7 hRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
& U: y+ i9 _3 o/ z2 y s( @Estimated time to target is 10 minutes. V o7 ^9 p T3 U# Y& q6 n
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Allied aircraft9 L5 l( j& E* A- J/ M+ n
B-17E Fortress x 113 Q; M2 M8 G, u" r
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Allied aircraft losses7 f& u R$ q: A, `: Z1 _8 b4 w+ [
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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# s) i; A3 D! _2 V& z; kMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.7 K9 N) Y! {; R/ n" U
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes) z# ^' Y2 e) e) C0 c
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/ T1 o5 ~, a! I5 P B-17E Fortress x 17. I8 l4 P5 r3 h! @# X% X8 p
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Port hits 40 n1 j: z3 g" E, m$ s* @) [" ?2 Z
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143& L* f, W# R% Y5 X4 P1 j0 C
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! A6 {5 l3 V1 x" Q. @ Q. b SS I-1236 w' f8 u- {7 p& l$ k# u- J
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6 _" Y% Q* U4 K8 p) B4 [ DD Helm
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/ f& A1 C8 H! u4 a- q3 p% K. mSS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
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