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8/18 戰鬥報告
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. c# C6 [9 ]& e) Z* ~. N* kAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 426 J, j1 x% m3 _ @" D, e. _
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' \7 `' o( h- M$ ?ASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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/ W6 @8 V X- v. z& x! MJapanese Ships
7 i" L( v) |( O# V1 {0 M, u CA Kumano
0 e: w* |4 `8 L1 M4 A/ i# ` CA Atago4 X6 _: v9 P4 t3 `0 J
CL Jintsu
7 I- F6 ~6 t& B3 M DD Hatsukaze. z$ q8 l- F* L; V$ O! ?
DD Akigumo
0 {3 D& v6 z1 k5 z, {) [ [7 ~! j DD Shikinami- G; O1 b- l6 C5 [" O
DD Uranami( e8 K$ Y' f1 u* d) s4 f, W$ ~
DD Isokaze; a, m" g. I7 U. c1 b
DD Maikaze
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4 v& ?3 k* O. e6 |! g) O, TAllied Ships4 j6 H% b8 j+ O( O5 L: e7 k
SS Grayling
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort& I. y/ F' Q% M; ^+ t. [
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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7 }2 r4 Q# w4 j! e8 kWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.& [2 F% Z. t* V/ ^. g1 W$ W
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes' ]- g5 `. S$ X' A: _- A4 ~- |/ v1 r
/ ^: L* E# j" RJapanese aircraft
4 W2 r2 I3 A; U A6M3 Zero x 9. b: ]) N1 q$ C a
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Allied aircraft
9 v3 l. H+ t+ u# H B-17E Fortress x 3
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$ c" c6 L$ f U$ S$ S! QJapanese aircraft losses3 P8 h! a& X; L) Q0 q3 Z& C
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed) K' P+ o. E7 z5 E8 z* _& O- n( `
- x9 z5 S. H: n- [No Allied losses
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+ K1 [$ l9 x! U- y( ^Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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4 z9 w% M! L7 R+ X( M9 y5 TWeather in hex: Moderate rain: x/ |* I8 O+ W" X7 l
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
! V" P: d: n+ e% x G4M1 Betty x 9
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" O3 j( `# g* \# z1 Z' iNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 6 J6 a& @2 e3 f" R! K* J
. e0 z- b) m- l# xWeather in hex: Heavy cloud d8 ]. B+ q0 D0 p
8 H/ U' j4 R, f5 {! fRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
. R) T/ W" v( a) `) FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes7 _' O; f+ d/ S% m2 I
! C3 I G [- ~* \Japanese aircraft
' j7 D: ?3 \; I. h. h5 \, x. L1 c A6M3 Zero x 8. P' E9 O/ ^- J) n t) Q
4 P" H' g1 ^$ W! r4 o% fAllied aircraft' G5 w4 N0 p3 |
B-26 Marauder x 3
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3 L) O/ G; _) @% }! y; y' yNo Japanese losses0 d* F1 q5 h& x* B8 J
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No Allied losses9 K( R; C0 K" T2 W' D) a
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4 u' d2 ?- k7 ]: c. bNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 0 @* E7 M+ C* g7 F3 v% r+ ~
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3 T7 L8 t5 V: O% D l4 URaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& S, e9 \( Y) A+ ^0 g( M' uEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
( n9 ?0 j; z' D+ M0 r0 E0 Y B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged+ L) }* z( I/ I% U0 b( C) O
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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1 i6 _7 c( @& S$ H9 q4 H# ^Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.) J: m! Z) H% }6 g4 D; B
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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2 V% w& w0 E2 E0 Q. e% yNo Japanese losses
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, N/ H" A9 c% h# _, ^Port hits 1 ~; y6 p6 H% ]5 m2 E' P, a$ K0 m
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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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) a' R/ H: B: _; X/ g& ^) f, QRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.3 s2 s) L# J+ L" n, m1 h
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes$ j+ v( B; ]1 Y8 ~# K
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Japanese aircraft0 ]; g0 q# p Y' E5 Y% K/ J$ H
G4M1 Betty x 6
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No Japanese losses- m! u! m( B/ k% a/ G3 g
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' b- L6 [- W U. @" xSub attack near Noumea at 113,1601 R( H7 Y" n, ^* O) A/ g
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Allied Ships: W6 C1 N# ?3 G, b& {
SC-702! w+ y! R8 n/ P
SC-701
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
8 {( o5 e, b' ~I-11 diving deep ....
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' _) V" h' Y5 v2 b* }0 ^Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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% h: o5 ~& W; [% N% LRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.# Q4 L {' v$ O5 s
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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7 K- H8 N. Y+ q! `5 x; h/ X B-17E Fortress x 11. e" @" `; o) K# G& V# r
3 v8 N, T3 N& u6 r* lAllied aircraft losses
6 S I+ n# o% C( l; K" U# O B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged/ M! q: K. O8 O1 C2 Y
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.$ o/ b# D( }+ x. S# ?, c: s9 ~
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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No Allied losses& x0 j# y, u" o$ U# G k9 h+ [
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Port hits 4
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7 X# X, ?9 e* P3 g. c4 k# w6 pSub attack near Kirakira at 115,143' m' e5 D& _& Q+ f, H `% ^3 F
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Japanese Ships
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DD Helm3 n7 i$ v, a4 V' k$ `) w! r- y
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes+ |2 H& N8 [' x9 d
I-123 diving deep ....
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