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8/18 戰鬥報告
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1 I% A" t' E" R8 z" sAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110$ M+ {& O8 h5 F
& _/ ^& _% a3 m" HJapanese Ships# p8 y3 a0 \+ t1 c0 s( P# `
CA Kumano
" k% Z* |" L# j% C9 a5 }1 k CA Atago
( v/ ^ J/ h! X CL Jintsu( }5 o! `& _3 y9 C7 H. \5 ?7 |
DD Hatsukaze
9 l; U4 q0 J6 A2 {! _5 Z: y y# F DD Akigumo
. ^* m( p8 G' v0 G9 K9 E DD Shikinami
7 Z+ ^8 y# A: z2 G9 h6 K( E5 [8 j! j DD Uranami' r9 y5 c! f, O% F; I( Z1 K
DD Isokaze
' a4 p( y6 ^/ i- \) p4 y! j' C0 O. F DD Maikaze+ z* Z( |2 [( u L5 v7 H$ r
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Allied Ships
2 w8 N7 ^+ f. t' V' B SS Grayling
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m# u7 `4 s. |SS Grayling is sighted by escort8 Q8 A" t8 t# Z( q. q4 X* T
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ) X9 e$ j4 ]% J% e' ^$ }
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
, V2 a% G4 Q0 E6 Q; gEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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+ Y6 c' E2 _) AJapanese aircraft6 ?% {; ^- I' q3 B! Q( V$ v
A6M3 Zero x 90 ~; v6 m; I4 U. b( g0 x1 y
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Allied aircraft
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2 `6 J$ O% R# DJapanese aircraft losses" G. I8 l3 O0 f8 A1 x5 {5 w" ~7 g
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses6 W* ?# z& k$ P7 z
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0 [4 u/ E. U: p( [+ R3 n I! v3 ?Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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M+ r3 l" [% s hWeather in hex: Moderate rain, v+ h. [9 J4 s3 a! U C5 x
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& U- q8 v& n6 w/ t- p* V- x- E
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes. f+ v r1 V5 J& Y4 C8 E3 j6 M6 [8 P0 a% r
& R$ z9 g; |" tJapanese aircraft
" |. r z" N" s$ g8 ` G4M1 Betty x 9
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No Japanese losses0 u# L0 b3 o' ?( O: s- W: Q
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( I, m- t) {: e; PNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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\# R; s3 E- V5 U. @7 _Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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' s, q, P" ~2 B5 {' oRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ M4 C h0 X% `Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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+ w0 `3 y4 [9 X! f( s* QJapanese aircraft
: r! q" {+ k; |' l% H0 S" P A6M3 Zero x 85 c$ N4 \# \8 ]3 B2 x- o
& a, t6 ?# F0 j1 E4 E; n" F' LAllied aircraft, E% b4 t- `1 V
B-26 Marauder x 3
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( K) v! @! G- H1 _1 H6 P* gNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses7 i% k1 n- d2 O4 ^; o- x0 C% T
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 8 r0 @$ K2 ]0 e
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) c3 H7 c* i4 M& C
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ h% R) F' l% u* ^, V: X# g* J
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- l4 P- U! l e2 j8 t# f# A5 b
A6M3 Zero x 8
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( _8 V! z2 R# c" O% WAllied aircraft
) z l( b2 R! e3 ?2 F$ f; A B-26 Marauder x 3# x* h/ D$ F! R- N4 y
& z X$ t# M4 e$ n. ]# l% V7 LNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
0 w$ y) `3 F% S3 z2 k9 I0 d B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged! V7 r( P& M4 j* v7 a r
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6 {3 z% {$ c9 F0 @Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 ) ?" ]% ?4 ]1 X7 z+ J- n
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain6 x) U& J0 O$ s8 _
' o) d" p8 Q q% j4 ?Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
( I& I, H7 i, P4 b) hEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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& H V% Y" T/ H/ `" k3 s1 iJapanese aircraft
) q' W ^& N6 K& R" K P G4M1 Betty x 4" V- U$ H$ b; y5 W# ^
$ v$ G, S R2 S( wNo Japanese losses S0 C& F- L* I. d4 S
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Port hits 16 k. a( b2 ^5 j( O1 C( h2 |
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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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7 `5 @- T% E7 P" QRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
- c% R" b$ X. H9 N& X: |7 wEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 6
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No Japanese losses
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+ F. g4 R4 h+ QSub attack near Noumea at 113,160+ i2 C/ X9 N1 E* l( D
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SS I-11, hits 3
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Allied Ships6 \! N: _8 I" S. Q% @
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SC-701
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I-11 diving deep ....
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 ' s2 z# t3 K4 `$ Z6 L
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Weather in hex: Light rain( w4 ?# P1 W' }; X* _ j. ^( K
; X" G8 V( W& o2 H+ S! G% yRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
2 K8 S, k5 p( h% s+ x5 ~8 kEstimated time to target is 10 minutes! ~9 ^; e: I0 a$ d% @+ z" D! V- z4 K
( M, u% ^4 J b8 \: |1 c- oAllied aircraft
6 m* C' U* q. T; V( Z B-17E Fortress x 11
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Allied aircraft losses0 d [: K8 w# q! U
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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' V1 V: {) j: N: p& _Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 3 d" r4 u/ Z, c5 N Q3 \
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! E2 c9 h" B$ \- C6 dRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.* ?4 \# v7 ~8 p8 h+ u
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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1 q1 k6 e8 ]6 H# [8 R0 R S0 t0 Q; ]Allied aircraft
" m; y+ T$ Q% K, R B-17E Fortress x 17
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Port hits 4, C% l8 C7 u( \
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143& p- B) Y7 v1 ~# V, F0 V
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Japanese Ships
$ U, P! C O' q# `0 m3 t SS I-123
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DD Helm
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes9 @ X$ q5 m7 m1 f- p1 w
I-123 diving deep ...." y; F8 G% _1 S
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