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8/18 戰鬥報告
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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: V3 s1 A; |7 q" F0 s6 XASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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9 [$ k: H# v6 U: Z& D/ TJapanese Ships
' L, j1 a# ?! m! K$ u CA Kumano2 J, o5 U! s1 b0 j; m
CA Atago5 Z, X: D" \) e) v" `
CL Jintsu
; g3 I" {; C3 z9 ~. F DD Hatsukaze1 A$ `# x6 u* ?/ l9 x9 i) G; m
DD Akigumo
* e1 f, ]/ z+ \6 I5 o+ Q DD Shikinami
- \7 t% K, ~9 [& \7 y# \$ N DD Uranami
/ J/ [6 z. K$ {* _; n8 L DD Isokaze
! ^: N+ g% o4 c0 i( D DD Maikaze$ n; h+ r3 b3 C! `6 ~
+ X. ?7 F* Q3 vAllied Ships
2 L) I* W: _) O9 v# ? SS Grayling$ m3 W" f$ u3 Q" V; m# t1 `' Q1 m" w9 m
& U1 m, J' f/ G: D$ b, | oSS Grayling is sighted by escort
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2 m0 i/ @+ k& G& UNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% q- v% G, P6 S, h# p/ R( JRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
! u% C2 j, }5 n- L$ r/ j5 `' W' \Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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* d- G1 P6 K9 N* o5 k* o7 ~7 l6 QJapanese aircraft3 d5 G: F0 r5 N* n( w5 u+ y
A6M3 Zero x 92 A" ~$ ~ s1 C$ q
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1 `% n; F( C1 T3 n, o5 }( l: q B-17E Fortress x 3
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* i# A# V! M/ b. `6 QJapanese aircraft losses: S3 M8 s) @! y! q% f
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed$ |. s( y5 |& [7 w/ ^
! T8 M7 R2 _; o7 y& K5 SNo Allied losses7 m5 X. @2 G( y: z/ N+ Q c% v
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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" j, M0 ^7 S* HWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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, L; O0 W: n+ `# o% ?, Y5 TRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.* `( q) N6 h G8 Y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes( l1 T3 y8 L( K6 b- B: G
0 P$ z& i0 o* B3 n8 FJapanese aircraft) N0 S) R: d6 O# B# R
G4M1 Betty x 9
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No Japanese losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 # f7 e! U9 h' c5 y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, M0 `7 ^ D4 k# J; L7 }
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* \" _( y6 r% r/ q! ?. C: H
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, V; P) m# U0 f6 k8 l+ v* ^& x
A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft% m' L4 r! F1 \* p5 {
B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses
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% ?8 C, l! Z' {+ t; c6 ]: A! q# gNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 * C B q6 @& O
/ g- k0 u1 }5 d/ g$ F( U& t5 D3 EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 \! \: H( Y$ S4 e/ j' aEstimated time to target is 10 minutes5 A) {) i6 b) s8 H# S7 T* L
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A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft0 P+ C2 n( q3 h- d: V; J8 v6 X7 b
B-26 Marauder x 36 V% M# J0 m/ `( p4 Q
4 o; e) a" r9 [3 d4 f6 @8 g- hNo Japanese losses) X4 `5 ~0 J' b" B: D
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B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged! r: U. ], H6 \; B, [9 _0 B
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 " u+ E/ x+ p+ |; V4 ~1 ?; Q1 a
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) x0 u; h6 G g4 P# fRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.0 r- |1 Q; o Y6 F
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 44 T/ U4 b) j p0 {( [7 y8 }
1 O8 ]# D, d6 \- hNo Japanese losses" \3 R- V' s. M. H
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Port hits 1
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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.
0 C ?# V8 ?% s3 E7 _; JEstimated time to target is 11 minutes+ @+ P2 ^% k# o: @
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( Q9 c: m( g* s$ n( _4 T" u! jSub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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7 p/ B4 A0 D$ x* T% ` SS I-11, hits 3
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Allied Ships
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SC-701
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.# R- M5 D+ h8 v: Z( |* B2 w
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 11( b" _! @! V* m! Z2 Q0 V9 O
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, n, x s$ v2 c B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged1 m/ N) f( k3 k# x) m7 [
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- K `7 }% h! MMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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, E" [; D- h, m: e4 ]7 i; q# X: ?, Z6 tRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet./ C) A8 h F& @) e
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes2 l' J: D7 {9 V3 T
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Port hits 43 q) O- u' S* b! L
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, S- T, ^. |% \Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143* b$ p' h! E5 _$ |' g
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
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