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8/18 戰鬥報告1 A( Y P' M4 A( f2 ]$ |1 a- O
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42' D+ H/ e4 U8 [1 }8 \" o
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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2 U1 _: S' B7 i" g9 A3 G/ r; \9 B0 NJapanese Ships$ t/ J$ x f, x
CA Kumano
" X; `/ S3 H* p4 K6 z CA Atago
# [' b" Y- O& V2 x/ J CL Jintsu
9 p# G) ], A* ]% I9 S DD Hatsukaze
9 b- G' ^" B# B& j, m0 t DD Akigumo* L* x) P1 P6 T6 J+ u+ Q1 d
DD Shikinami8 b: w" W* p2 v3 C& G
DD Uranami& P; l, q: ~. A4 N" h( E* K/ Z8 z
DD Isokaze
3 r) {+ U% W& K* ? DD Maikaze
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7 O! @0 \" q& f( b* s: m) D K, e SS Grayling
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3 ? q( R* R# i- _; nSS Grayling is sighted by escort$ V9 y) z" z6 [1 s; ^( m
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 & Y* U9 v9 D. [$ Q8 F
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 }3 {6 x$ P6 L5 s* R% j& [/ s* ^
1 k2 I) x) K( n/ QRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.: E5 V% X9 C$ |6 x1 B: ?
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ l6 s+ ]0 o+ ]) G% ? A6M3 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft! \1 i' M6 y4 u, m
B-17E Fortress x 32 V4 q) i, [5 w7 h4 O' C
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Japanese aircraft losses# W# ?/ C/ n4 i
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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2 ]* D5 [0 |( x) qNo Allied losses- c* r0 [! B5 y2 N( `3 A& O3 }
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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1 p# v& m8 y8 D* W1 JJapanese aircraft
8 w% D% r5 T7 Y# I G4M1 Betty x 92 I; P- X5 Z1 |% m9 n& M3 T
7 x% F, H0 e; i; ]) H) T& pNo Japanese losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 " e& e$ U5 {4 J: O! K1 e
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. f' N5 y2 c* }+ F+ V# {
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses
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h, D7 r# {1 A, S! yNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 8 [, }- ^9 ]3 a/ y* D- |
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, I0 @- h# {6 A( n0 D* b5 u
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- Y% }; f; d H9 V
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 85 a1 A& n% z+ `+ U% F. p! P( q
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B-26 Marauder x 3; \( }8 ]. F9 @2 \: S- W8 i$ p
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1 l% u9 P8 b& A3 i6 vAllied aircraft losses4 y: J3 u8 ?2 x& R h
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 $ \) j* y" A+ e
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.7 J$ n; o7 {8 z- n8 L
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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No Japanese losses
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Port hits 1
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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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- Q R. N; i/ q% r/ A6 }Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.9 A9 Z2 |2 I l6 Z- K* Y2 E3 V
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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1 X5 y" i2 V; W0 w9 a4 N+ u! O G4M1 Betty x 6
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160' q8 ^' H& i2 @ ? }5 {' G" O
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Japanese Ships
8 S4 G7 L2 r/ p# p% y& e$ n4 b SS I-11, hits 3& `" w( D! O5 M t
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Allied Ships
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6 n+ n; D+ x# J+ z% P! D1 J SC-701
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5 B7 r( \- y! {SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
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E* z+ Z* q u. _' e5 aMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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/ G2 _% D$ d% n4 `7 @4 b: ~; x) hRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
1 Y) y5 f0 k2 q" e7 BEstimated time to target is 10 minutes2 F; S; ?3 T4 t) F1 L: C
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B-17E Fortress x 111 N; s4 K( V9 p2 q( h
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" D8 n8 \2 L8 i V3 q2 wMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 & F2 o A' h" T' b1 S( }- d
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# [1 G6 w% h3 H, ]$ x( PRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet./ l, I8 [% [) a: E
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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$ m3 k/ N5 ?1 `! g7 w5 YSub attack near Kirakira at 115,1439 M' t+ @# _0 N1 ^. @- N8 b- c* i5 ]
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships
/ ]7 z2 A/ j6 N$ m- z) K DD Helm
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes5 ~9 v1 b) x7 O/ s$ |3 E
I-123 diving deep ....
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