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8/18 戰鬥報告
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! z0 t. ^! G' V) |( c* |- s2 B- qAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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Japanese Ships1 C7 v" V& |4 S* f. W
CA Kumano
8 @# o0 U/ O7 j, F2 f; o$ ?. k CA Atago9 a( d7 G/ [4 i( q; e; o) O
CL Jintsu
( R* B" R* v7 T3 t DD Hatsukaze5 A0 w( Z% U+ T: }$ x7 N3 I, P3 ~
DD Akigumo
$ R* @- ^9 e; S7 v/ O. e$ `5 E DD Shikinami2 m- B; ~$ f N
DD Uranami
# w# S# c& l: W# ^! Y1 e DD Isokaze9 _/ I& d4 H Q
DD Maikaze" Z9 G: [6 E2 D4 O( J4 s
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Allied Ships" `; P2 k: F* |) n7 W, ^
SS Grayling: S0 n- `; z n% n' S( ?$ h$ d
r, n* E2 D! I' D5 K1 f) lSS Grayling is sighted by escort
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 8 }- l" D/ Z4 R- Z7 X2 f" Y) a
! t' `2 Y9 B7 L% JWeather in hex: Heavy cloud) t$ F4 P( j, M# X N) ~" h4 f
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
# Q' V1 u" k5 P; m" \/ j7 fEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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5 z- d4 S: ]9 ~% P% W, _Japanese aircraft
6 W% a$ w. j& Y' v' q# r A6M3 Zero x 96 c3 Z3 o$ ^$ H- O" z3 J) d
/ [0 R+ ^1 b- K/ I# }0 m }Allied aircraft
- ^# ?$ Z& |; f4 ~' f! p% ]/ n/ A' K, @ B-17E Fortress x 3
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% Z8 S+ E$ H/ T) _( H% c# ^4 |Japanese aircraft losses
! e+ Q# }0 h* v% [' i3 u A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses; I8 Y% }* Y S( ^
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 4 M* x- l: I; E+ j X% p: f6 o- \
' w8 f; c' C1 J; cWeather in hex: Moderate rain( ]" |4 C; x+ i
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# U$ @) h4 Z* \5 O" ]6 N* e, S1 [
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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# Z' @6 X: t* O( VNo Japanese losses( f$ h$ @4 z% q- {6 w
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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; c. a3 |: M. F% E. zRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ g1 R6 g) [7 ~) w7 J1 gEstimated time to target is 6 minutes: z0 C# |7 K0 O: S6 u- r v
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Japanese aircraft
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$ h& k- w; V+ { z, G. `1 X6 E; zAllied aircraft
/ y4 j: p$ h/ _4 |$ \5 v" ]& m B-26 Marauder x 3
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. c7 Q$ I8 i7 f8 x& W7 mNo Japanese losses
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" O# J( S9 D& ]Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
E2 R% x7 U7 Y6 L& o0 @2 H1 g6 FEstimated time to target is 10 minutes! }: c$ g/ o9 \5 z0 Z1 v& @% L
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Japanese aircraft; v+ K0 d* B) F3 B2 T8 W
A6M3 Zero x 8+ k6 F; G+ r* o# h4 m$ ^8 c
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1 z- z0 a/ W/ k, `, C V; v/ Q B-26 Marauder x 33 M9 F2 l s$ L. t; g m
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No Japanese losses
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& {: C: Z r# B+ X. KAllied aircraft losses
& S- Q0 l$ y9 Q B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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5 E4 o% V6 F2 @! |0 k0 L0 F. DNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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1 I% U8 r0 k. v# JRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
8 w7 ]* W' V1 t6 m( tEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 h. P% t" `0 g) C5 j+ o! L' d G4M1 Betty x 49 A! h" t8 [0 ]+ A \8 z
9 q2 ^9 X( X: W0 ONo Japanese losses
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 8 [$ o+ k/ f3 \. ^4 |. p/ X g8 x, _
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
5 v5 k9 s# d. w2 G2 I- v1 ]" J6 wEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,1603 w- C2 r" O9 j! C. d
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SS I-11, hits 3/ S" a8 B3 v3 E2 ]% |, I8 l
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Allied Ships8 J# F7 g' G! M
SC-702
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-7026 b5 y& s# h4 y* H; j. A' A
I-11 diving deep ....
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; ^# ^4 w6 r, pMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft: p% W7 D, P& w6 B" R
B-17E Fortress x 11, X8 S% v* q! i8 u
G8 a+ E% [- n. y7 }+ K& vAllied aircraft losses
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 6 U3 `3 y% E3 @5 n$ Y; m) n
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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. O! V% q+ y, R; v YRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
% W8 _3 Q7 @1 U0 |3 `3 ^Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Port hits 48 }3 E X5 C1 h' P. E+ l- j
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* s0 v7 E! @$ d7 zSub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
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