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8/18 戰鬥報告
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 426 d9 u9 K' H \+ Z$ y' ~' p
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2 [0 x6 j$ z0 ]6 c" C9 JASW attack near Truk at 111,1106 b5 j" W3 o% l. E0 _
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Japanese Ships3 k% P% Y" H) K ]
CA Kumano8 B$ M' p- i7 z) B1 ^+ m( l) U
CA Atago
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DD Hatsukaze
: \0 c* u; ~4 d' G DD Akigumo
6 n' u' Q2 |' w, y: Q- J DD Shikinami
+ ~1 H' c' [8 ] DD Uranami
- M U L, f8 V! u# Y( B DD Isokaze7 e! l* R1 _' j* O% m
DD Maikaze$ `1 J7 t# m0 |' ~! u2 v: }. A5 U
+ t' m: C8 Y H8 @! r4 I' cAllied Ships `5 K& C0 B: z" O8 y- |5 i
SS Grayling% |: J1 b6 W, P. w) Z
$ b! Q/ ?9 S% ]1 n6 p4 j) iSS Grayling is sighted by escort
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 , P/ [, i; V+ _# l, n; f
+ d* J M' d' T9 ZWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.8 o5 ?( Z" X- m, I0 [# y3 T0 j
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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$ f5 F. E: h3 H" I+ R3 T9 @: jJapanese aircraft
% m) Y$ k7 `7 \4 U6 @: _ t A6M3 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft* e" s. {1 I# I3 H
B-17E Fortress x 3; w8 Y! k0 Q% n" U' y) N- V3 r
0 g- ~$ V* l/ o/ }Japanese aircraft losses
H4 k. \( `7 C& n" Z A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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; f8 y0 {' s6 q. v2 A1 NNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain% D3 ~; l6 ^- i; f2 S
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet./ j0 d+ T+ V e, K
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes9 E; j4 u: f$ Z/ o7 G/ i6 l, W$ E6 v
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Japanese aircraft
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No Japanese losses) A( p `% L4 N8 I1 c
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 W1 \, d' T. m3 g# y5 i
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) x w7 v8 o: r( Q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 @/ \- \ h! ?) e: g; h" Q
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Japanese aircraft8 A# S( I$ Z# P
A6M3 Zero x 80 c5 l2 p/ y6 r; ?, w
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B-26 Marauder x 3& s3 [, n) N% t' n. M$ \6 L, }
7 `; \7 R" p7 {7 WNo Japanese losses
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A: ?$ a6 K( t1 e# f2 ONo Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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: R; {7 A3 t% P4 aWeather in hex: Heavy cloud( j! K4 w' X, x
$ c+ M& G7 @% m) S# w1 VRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 _* q( m6 t, Y
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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' y( g# F' W; D6 S F6 S3 O0 tJapanese aircraft
9 q1 H0 f! E3 `: n) O) ~+ J7 J* }$ x A6M3 Zero x 85 _- X- ^" ~' f8 V( |, L2 `9 R
* }2 |8 l2 h5 r# TAllied aircraft
- h1 U0 [# J+ J* K8 m6 ? B-26 Marauder x 3& h6 e6 @" H8 D: f" ^9 O( g2 m
% a' D; u2 y2 M& d$ PNo Japanese losses2 i, V4 `& p9 {% \6 ~1 y2 m
, g, k1 s9 d+ h5 H. u" ^9 A6 }Allied aircraft losses" C; F; {( C. F9 n$ o
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 : h9 c2 ]5 u# ^/ I3 R0 y4 ^( t2 [
1 }' |& C! L/ a( s6 P) W+ lWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.; g, J$ ]/ N' u$ ~# ]7 O0 ]
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes, J7 s; y/ U+ e4 s' t
6 t( ?' ?9 Z3 `1 rJapanese aircraft" x( {( x6 U/ A9 e. t, o7 R! m3 ]
G4M1 Betty x 4' Z$ E! K3 }) [
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7 } @) V; u' S4 ~! \& }6 eNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet./ d" Z* B4 O+ U- z+ R
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes9 C n3 l, s: i4 ~9 r
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Japanese aircraft" d G* U( U5 F4 M) M
G4M1 Betty x 6
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# B$ h! z! r5 ^! cNo Japanese losses# q, r' s) g+ g! r# a" O$ z$ \. N
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160' y( y2 ?2 M$ C
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Japanese Ships
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1 {5 y- i3 i% w4 {4 YAllied Ships& Y% T6 j7 ^, x
SC-702
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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 . c0 e ?& o' t, c: z1 R
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
8 a9 B' D& @4 O( o; s8 z" aEstimated time to target is 10 minutes; f) D5 ~ J8 \
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Allied aircraft% D# C$ X) ]6 l! m# A8 `
B-17E Fortress x 11 d. q% P% ^7 Z, H$ L" b3 e9 K
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 & }2 \1 ]) C9 }& j1 v
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud4 P$ `( b: x: [1 _
" s5 [& e3 D2 W" V6 M! QRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
2 t2 e& e& q+ O% A9 |( cEstimated time to target is 5 minutes# C1 M" ]0 U7 t5 W# ?& s
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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% ]2 A+ t1 y9 q6 oNo Allied losses7 {# k0 ~9 j; q: O6 U
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" p n9 s, z) FSub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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SS I-123
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: v8 s: T% X4 S3 Y9 H/ j2 iSS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes6 e% j/ s, f) Y
I-123 diving deep ....
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