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8/18 戰鬥報告9 x& g% |2 z" B7 R( q3 y
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8 A+ l7 I" i1 X9 u& ?. ZAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42( p, s# x* d5 h1 d/ z" B
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- J5 u! o$ U) f2 W W& { k) GASW attack near Truk at 111,110- U/ x0 o; Y# I( E _! I
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Japanese Ships
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CA Atago
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DD Hatsukaze7 a0 n' j. @' k2 m) [
DD Akigumo, G# J# `1 v: G* _# k5 A( o9 {, n
DD Shikinami
* h7 }7 H! F* h; W DD Uranami& }3 m; x/ B3 O4 D8 j; C
DD Isokaze8 D) @& G( D8 m/ c& Y* c0 S
DD Maikaze' f: n& w) u. n8 u. ]6 i
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Allied Ships
) A( d$ B7 }6 i ]4 s) K$ i7 a' f4 ~ SS Grayling3 d* a# Q; d5 e8 ?* \4 j) v# z
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort
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, J& L* Y0 N( s' LNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 o4 U$ w1 r R: y
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
0 v/ ~( S* ?. NEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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* s4 K2 j& s3 Y# o1 vJapanese aircraft
9 k/ }) |6 m2 M$ m' l' A A6M3 Zero x 98 N* d0 x% P, ]+ X0 W! h
. R, P6 b: \& w# GAllied aircraft8 H' c" H8 k0 d7 A2 o+ x+ e9 M$ T
B-17E Fortress x 3, F% \# E9 P2 i& \
8 n- q+ S& p4 @7 O& q+ c3 k* _$ MJapanese aircraft losses+ x1 N: s& [7 J( Z
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed; C% D2 r/ _! y1 a/ l
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No Allied losses h% h9 _# v4 @9 k/ \- O1 K
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9 }8 |' d1 E* v# H# {% Y3 fNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 + O( Q2 N8 c6 U7 W
, m* w3 ?& k5 s. EWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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7 C+ v. d9 r, W; MRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
0 ^% K3 V6 K9 rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. E1 x0 B9 j- O1 ?, i U
G4M1 Betty x 9
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4 Y5 \% S0 f' j) m& J2 mNo Japanese losses% a0 N' { k# D! L9 C& l
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 7 C6 G3 v5 i- y& @1 B4 d
3 n3 v; O/ d3 ?5 b% ], Z, vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 A! l/ G! F1 K E( l1 ARaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. z+ v$ b3 U$ E2 D: D, {
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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' u; L( ~( @0 m: fJapanese aircraft [6 L8 A# p/ J- r0 M! F* H
A6M3 Zero x 88 V. C3 s: z" l
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Allied aircraft9 W0 ^9 e! ~: M& D; e; e! r B
B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses% D. j) i( k4 L# w7 v& U4 N1 Y
, K) t( }0 m, i2 [No Allied losses
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/ v% e" |2 m* H& q1 MNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 U- N- k6 A, x
0 r+ n, Y3 m0 S* DRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! x( p3 `: [; @0 ]Estimated time to target is 10 minutes O4 G% K% k( ^7 }1 y, P; |
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A6M3 Zero x 8! _+ v" F- z0 p' N
8 e" ]$ C" t) Q x! xAllied aircraft7 ~ H+ e% O: F- h1 @# v( u# q
B-26 Marauder x 3
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3 e7 |! T5 O1 [1 a5 Q; @No Japanese losses7 R6 z `# a3 E$ E% r
( D. L4 I, T( V4 h7 a( u, |0 N5 Y: qAllied aircraft losses
! C* ~9 Y: u& n/ I B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged9 { a7 l* K( L9 d* g3 B, N
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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9 O1 \) r5 _8 l$ Z$ ~Weather in hex: Moderate rain6 \5 \5 K/ N# @" v" w B& }# c
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
5 K9 J ?' V- P7 E; M7 }Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 4
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No Japanese losses
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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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/ x% W) y, U0 B8 MRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.1 U) X( t; [/ n! m
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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6 i' s* d0 k. X& eJapanese aircraft
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No Japanese losses6 g# h- K! M$ x
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, _ E1 P4 p7 Z$ {5 d- A+ TSub attack near Noumea at 113,160! m% L4 O: H4 l6 t
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SS I-11, hits 39 n" Y5 N5 s6 C
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! \- g! J. m( F0 k0 c! B" F- L SC-702
6 z3 f9 u4 c! q+ w' y SC-701
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: _. H0 m" \1 z+ |% P2 m8 C# P* v4 J2 kSS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-7021 X! G$ K* M- V! ?
I-11 diving deep ....
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 . x E, ^/ |6 a. _% B2 H$ A- M; [
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.& @3 _' n% q& W
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes+ f% G; [8 l+ x$ g2 h6 i# [$ F
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B-17E Fortress x 11
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Allied aircraft losses: n! P4 X0 R2 ^
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged% Q! A' f% D2 w4 ?5 q7 P
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 & {+ Q; a2 p5 n- Q! s; V9 S
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. `% l& _% o) [( i4 ^
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.( h# F+ j. O: @# x% V, ?1 J
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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# n# d! { b' t! M" p2 u4 @/ jNo Allied losses
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7 W( G E' _. w: J( |Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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Japanese Ships
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DD Helm
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2 |4 {+ ?) {) K! z% aSS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
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