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8/18 戰鬥報告
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( {* C, g. F6 J6 N/ @AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42) }) s( L `; J* S# {
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110+ M7 j4 ]( c8 k' T
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Japanese Ships
- t) J* F" `3 [' W9 e8 ^% a9 m CA Kumano
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CL Jintsu
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DD Akigumo2 {( i4 R5 X3 S W1 V
DD Shikinami
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DD Isokaze+ }: S5 ]7 V4 T/ q5 Z( U5 D( i
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships9 k" h5 r$ [* K- N) h) r' f
SS Grayling
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. i) ~. `" {2 RSS Grayling is sighted by escort
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.! Z& o% ~7 B1 j! W% P
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 9
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B-17E Fortress x 3
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+ A2 ^- L0 V9 B/ PJapanese aircraft losses
' a' r) ?; s- W# v, { A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed% P Y% Y3 i! b0 N
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* Q* i1 V, N o' j; J; I7 S( ^; ENight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain7 W0 I- C& M: O9 [+ |) \. T; ~
+ K! A/ \5 h& R! I& FRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 Y5 _9 z: z9 |# M" x, [
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ b3 y$ N) \. E* t$ [# _! o! H' G
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Japanese aircraft: |6 o2 k9 n# E2 x8 E! h, q/ v
G4M1 Betty x 9
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( a1 N. o. O- ]7 u/ v) y, I
) `, [6 K. [! [- l V4 D5 s8 dRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- \9 q) D+ S1 {9 a5 E
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 8
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6 ?; ]. Z" D8 j& Q5 z: X B-26 Marauder x 34 Q/ r) e' L2 U
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; d4 o7 e4 q! v0 g KNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 % p' b" a4 ?7 J4 ^4 W
5 j' h' W6 f- M" Q. QWeather in hex: Heavy cloud" T ~: u% a! t$ }5 Z/ C
6 x) C1 h) M+ S/ D, uRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 I7 X% o. p& f7 l! `& bEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 l, g% ], }! L+ N
A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft
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B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged% U# Q8 b- i. [$ B) C
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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3 {- a0 Z: F. Q6 J1 l7 YRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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Port hits 17 N* q, \0 ]3 p/ v9 N
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6 y% F+ p4 N. I$ k* \" R) PNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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1 ] \( ]3 ~5 i: k; oWeather in hex: Moderate rain* ?/ ` ]2 N, B+ V/ y
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
# I8 j- ~) f" S) n& eEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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0 Q# r0 o+ S6 ^( e% KSub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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Japanese Ships
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3 q, z2 e3 G" z: |2 P* n4 DMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 0 P" r: S+ g5 j, y& T9 ^# ~
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& U& c% o. |& h: C; t! cRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.7 O# l. }2 T2 t
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes" r N! `) q4 R3 i. J6 A/ _5 I/ }% i
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B-17E Fortress x 115 d5 @! U8 o( D( k O
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5 w2 L. _ y( N1 N6 |9 R8 P* |' [Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 ' Y8 ?3 d, h3 U$ a+ U& \
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.- D; b3 A/ u" _) |6 {) L
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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! _7 Q5 V9 ?$ }" ^2 J+ j4 E; w B-17E Fortress x 17$ |: `1 V S: ]/ X
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Port hits 4
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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DD Helm& N" z; @, y5 U5 G9 T& T
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
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