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8/18 戰鬥報告8 D8 [$ p8 z) z
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42! Q+ I i" ~6 u6 D. }* v4 ^
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110- L7 G s& V; A4 N/ ?9 K' A% f% n
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Japanese Ships" `7 V+ l: V) j6 d
CA Kumano
2 B5 ?1 y3 t2 A CA Atago
- V5 _2 ?- u @5 v( l- q5 g CL Jintsu
: B# K( p6 F& @" f6 q) q DD Hatsukaze b3 Q8 t5 b- f% ~" R* z1 v$ m
DD Akigumo! A: N4 j, X( w2 F) H; A& a8 K
DD Shikinami
( m7 P! ^, y! M8 j' [9 B9 B$ c% u DD Uranami. `0 M1 b, j; S$ [& X& X
DD Isokaze
e$ A& U1 _7 q/ Y; y8 b! k9 m/ q DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships* [% @+ t g. Z& Z3 E
SS Grayling/ i2 z. r: d% P4 n3 I+ B" `2 ]- g
6 X' K* @: I0 S4 s6 i' K$ U( Y# KSS Grayling is sighted by escort6 _4 B! A# e, I2 R3 P! ~& E* U
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0 y ~# a+ {0 u) q4 a" p& @: g ENight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 7 _# V. r) f5 {. r) F
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: w" N4 A; t; D w
9 Y h0 }2 z4 JRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.- k- V$ v2 E+ A3 |1 e" [0 v; ~$ W7 n
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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- a( E, D3 V/ X' qJapanese aircraft
# \% M |& M4 i9 C: I7 _. R A6M3 Zero x 99 z1 F' U% g- K1 g
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B-17E Fortress x 35 p3 a, s; r% l4 U @% Y
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Japanese aircraft losses
" b8 B. n6 c `& O A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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7 ^- r8 {) R9 S8 ?4 ]; k/ z/ KWeather in hex: Moderate rain( A; r* I1 n/ w3 N/ `$ |8 m, M
7 O( ^& ^4 r* pRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 U8 A1 c. S H' W" B; r
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes1 {$ O- G2 ]6 O
& l9 X; M# ~% y& S( bJapanese aircraft" q7 d% e. J' U8 |% x- i+ j
G4M1 Betty x 9+ g$ @' |6 y& v' c s+ z
: |3 m/ H) j# Y; qNo Japanese losses
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7 D* n( ^6 k% }, E- j8 kNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ) u* h+ ^8 u7 i
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: g% m% N3 H1 ?1 |+ Y' F% c
6 {, x* L( Z) X8 wRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 Y8 D, `* ?, j1 i; cEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 F% y2 z; B% A" e* p A6M3 Zero x 82 l4 [% W8 h2 q4 [/ c" i
/ k5 D# h! G# [+ p5 D% RAllied aircraft
+ M8 ?$ F9 u$ e* M0 l: |1 h B-26 Marauder x 3
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' J" t8 ]5 j9 d( D/ _' |$ ?0 sNo Japanese losses! ?7 d; h) Y" m u+ Q+ K# Y
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$ b3 I0 Z/ B4 a8 {) gNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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6 L% z& x% A# d0 \; cWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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; m; F2 [$ Z0 j% Y* d4 W* `Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 j! H# T, a$ O/ B3 m; z
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes% c Q; w) ?' s c
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft8 L( m# J, \5 L" F# Q1 E/ A
B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses3 [- D/ C; h2 q/ k5 @/ e
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B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 3 F: p4 s% j/ h: H
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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2 a# F( N2 W$ V1 N" O5 @2 A( uRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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Port hits 1
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( }# H4 g8 P2 J' @5 KNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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" z7 g: S; ?" S% q1 x# V4 ^& a, b# VRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.! U# o, N1 Z$ q& o* K
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 6
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: w B* M' a1 Q' Z# c3 o6 HSub attack near Noumea at 113,1603 E5 f# f) @( h) b' P V
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$ |; ]( W! v; o SS I-11, hits 3
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Allied Ships
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SC-701
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
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B-17E Fortress x 11* h$ u+ u0 f) b& p+ ~& ^: q
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k* S* U5 ]) _1 r+ E B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged9 Z& N; Z% R1 g7 b" F
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' y" E! F4 @6 f G# eMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
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4 D2 t# L$ D8 u7 Q KNo Allied losses
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! T8 c: ]; j5 a3 z, r! GPort hits 47 o8 G }* Y) y; y. I+ P, f% q- N
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- i) u' B4 M6 L! K. j5 v7 E& C( tSub attack near Kirakira at 115,143' p: t. {. \/ m) f) t/ f, t A$ V
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DD Helm' ~- S3 v. H; d% Y! }
N3 M% L5 w- N6 }+ i* CSS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
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