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8/18 戰鬥報告% G8 d& a( g3 q$ n
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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6 [% G9 T! n: s9 T6 d! nJapanese Ships4 ], F1 l4 o: ? `8 G0 }: N
CA Kumano2 C# I. w3 o; B: q- q
CA Atago& [1 e' t7 T5 P4 b5 J
CL Jintsu
) O! z/ @" [' |% l5 X% Z( [ DD Hatsukaze
* f( L+ f4 X! W( Z( y8 F) d2 T DD Akigumo
6 i E: o0 S! k! y! O; [( ~ DD Shikinami
7 M& i0 Y* h4 k# Z: {7 E DD Uranami, q- q" P5 u/ X: W4 m9 F7 B
DD Isokaze8 z; i8 D. }8 l/ H9 P/ v
DD Maikaze# ?0 }) \& c+ E
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Allied Ships; g: u2 P, \# |1 x0 l1 q A
SS Grayling
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) N+ r1 o, r- J! s* VSS Grayling is sighted by escort" K- k% \+ G, A
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/ K8 m0 E, Q3 }( E' t9 ?- ~9 {Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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* g( M/ {/ C4 O- @Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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0 \" N, x4 M4 d' l$ x8 @2 DRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
: q6 Q8 v' w# k( {2 m" ZEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ x6 ~4 C7 `) I) o8 C A6M3 Zero x 9/ D! Y& ~( z' F; W4 q
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B-17E Fortress x 34 r( n) ?( e, a7 V- d6 G
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Japanese aircraft losses) n- |; R9 v- x: C
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed$ R" |( H" [% y# g
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No Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 * s2 b! @6 j3 H5 s
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain( ]5 [6 x. F W+ Z0 i7 {
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 7 h S: x& Y% H7 J6 M! b2 R
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. |- h0 |/ v) ]3 }; H1 m* D' ERaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ }) c; n; P5 V" h9 \# F2 l! x
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes; q5 a0 [9 P( _0 ~- c9 G" u& S% J: U
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A6M3 Zero x 8
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B-26 Marauder x 32 E+ [2 e: r ~5 n" j
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No Japanese losses$ w) E$ n) N7 E+ Y
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9 D! j/ ]3 a7 u1 T$ B- hNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ) g! J2 ^$ j# G
1 ]9 p3 e2 `# J IWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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! ^$ s& z! O) {# [, V* EJapanese aircraft1 n) j9 [4 {+ J0 l9 ~- E
A6M3 Zero x 87 x. w" `$ {0 K; f+ ?$ C; u9 F- B
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B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses( ~6 F0 }8 @3 O/ C* Q2 {" d
5 `! o) [% u7 d5 N6 iAllied aircraft losses
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. t; h- U9 o# sNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 1 z3 F& R5 J! A: @
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( S. O5 @) j/ M5 b* ERaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet./ q4 ^. A+ m) P T
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes9 i _9 v4 b' }
8 a" |7 T7 d' u9 Z$ V7 F1 UJapanese aircraft
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
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No Japanese losses2 h/ H, D# d" Q6 C3 F: z$ d
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1 {2 n4 x4 F% I% J% aSub attack near Noumea at 113,1600 j) n0 _% h/ u/ t8 M, J \
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Japanese Ships
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SC-701
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3 ?' Y8 s1 t7 F2 N% p; i9 d, KMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.& u1 i5 F. x% {
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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9 z+ [. {( u3 z5 l) JAllied aircraft losses: n- @. J5 |7 k' P, l, U! J j
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged' I, ]: ?+ j/ y& J3 G; ^
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& U' g8 t; }- j* @Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
, `5 B/ R2 l0 cEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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2 R- r8 k7 L$ N7 y# h B-17E Fortress x 17+ m. o7 p" w4 ^2 W* @0 q
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: j3 E+ k/ d4 ySub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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DD Helm
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, A2 ?9 q S9 y6 P0 ~SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
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