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8/18 戰鬥報告
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3 l. U( W" C$ q% Q+ m2 i+ r$ yAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42! u) i; g0 x5 z
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) d: d4 x% P" D, G& `ASW attack near Truk at 111,1105 N6 k- P# k1 I9 w
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CA Kumano
( T" {/ F, ]: C) ]' }0 `& o) _ CA Atago
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DD Hatsukaze
+ Q/ j5 n/ Q( v DD Akigumo
4 i/ ^0 y, Q6 d+ h& y; Y, P" ] DD Shikinami N$ y3 i9 ^( n* J5 ?
DD Uranami# Q5 L; L; p$ E- [7 F6 d$ E& |
DD Isokaze0 g. Z% A% i& e& v+ E( p; f
DD Maikaze- h( k% t: D5 o% ^
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SS Grayling( R% @1 X% _" A7 E8 G# s4 s- \
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort# {6 L# d4 m. F9 ?$ W0 K
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 / u# C) W4 U6 B2 V( I% M
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 l0 l" `9 S8 {
. {& G# c3 k1 h' S8 X9 Y9 yRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
* s8 P5 Z: V* T) U7 r3 [" OEstimated time to target is 3 minutes2 ?" \5 p* R2 r# H% Q
6 l' M& F' p7 N) M2 ^8 GJapanese aircraft
* c+ L2 B3 k4 A& Z0 J: H/ m A6M3 Zero x 9/ o/ N. I, y5 ]/ t$ g. E/ A C
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Allied aircraft
+ k% H. {6 ], o( l* i B-17E Fortress x 3* I V" Z% L& @
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Japanese aircraft losses3 \( ]* g; i: v' O2 [: ~8 i8 P+ T
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed9 N9 q3 N) t& u6 ?$ c- N7 v" } J
$ p* p) X$ k+ m/ x) y: J7 `No Allied losses
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" H8 [3 M. n' Z* T6 O8 \; r/ ONight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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9 Z6 x" s0 @. @- w" j. u& _Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.7 |7 J! f: T/ A; t3 G; \( c
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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2 }; J. P0 |- F. u! z2 nJapanese aircraft
8 I4 ~4 v7 s+ P8 g G4M1 Betty x 9- z4 ^* Y2 L4 z b8 i0 t' @
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No Japanese losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 z" L' n {% z3 h2 `Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) w9 A- o( u! ?7 A
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes1 u1 C2 p$ Z: c6 A9 A
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Japanese aircraft- X9 b! m" o) r# [7 G% m( _
A6M3 Zero x 82 R8 C k; Q4 c1 ~/ X
8 s, f4 _) W* {8 P5 R; ^Allied aircraft
$ `' r# T% s! V/ @ B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses$ }8 W' T+ o9 s- t
1 k3 J# X% b$ e) O+ X0 oNo Allied losses" P0 {5 n* Z/ T" a& @; S3 k" z
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ( B; X0 k( D* }; S
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 v1 j7 `2 `: p& k `
- [. \# Z$ Y) U3 l, A XRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 M" c% x# j( v& a" v) r, H" K
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes B. s$ V% l8 v7 @2 s. p
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Japanese aircraft
@% z7 t; O3 r) f9 g4 | A6M3 Zero x 8- @7 T8 T4 a$ \2 s% j& r& V1 m
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Allied aircraft
2 B: M+ R7 s$ _2 p2 @6 @4 N B-26 Marauder x 38 c' N# l$ b2 U3 Y. {
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No Japanese losses9 _ J- b8 `9 ~2 \6 z$ t& m1 F' H
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Allied aircraft losses# U' m5 |) V7 w; M
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.( c0 k q2 g# K3 A
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes0 d* H B2 k) E; k y
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G4M1 Betty x 46 J# q# @8 }/ `: n7 T$ Q; V
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No Japanese losses: r! p. ^9 L, @9 {. ^
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; W4 R i' P2 q: T1 wNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 8 U7 t, P: J+ v
T% b* w& H2 ]( [3 [3 sWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.* X# e" ~" X: c5 v! i
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes4 F! ]. z& }1 ?& i0 n3 x
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G4M1 Betty x 6
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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+ i: E: l& u; J' s; \% f: e4 U5 J SS I-11, hits 3. m0 M1 J1 {+ T& ^/ v4 m& \
2 }. H: Y; w' C v( dAllied Ships
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SC-701
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
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" C2 W7 O4 B) ]/ C! U8 w/ w( h! }Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 ; _" W% r7 M9 K7 r; S
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" U |& S- \8 b+ \* F9 g) [Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
! N! t( U3 u' X- v8 U" y. DEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 11' W0 x8 i" B5 F( l; y
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# Z/ _0 r4 U; t& tMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 ; T; }/ ^$ v# r* t7 Q2 u* u
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
- W. r1 L/ A( o7 k$ t! F$ T: n. g" pEstimated time to target is 5 minutes8 \1 T1 L0 s+ Q% G" ~ X2 L; V% w
/ p# o$ @5 d% x2 G eAllied aircraft
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Port hits 42 t4 V" O/ n0 t4 T; H- w: | a
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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SS I-123+ U# m' `1 P* y4 Q0 _8 b* n) a0 x8 R8 A
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" t) r: F: s; i, O% ?. w, nSS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes; F$ o- K$ F8 | r
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