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8/18 戰鬥報告' E/ I% e, K' }, Y& [" R
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' h+ n$ t5 ]# rAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42# ]- `" O- s a7 o$ L8 t# _
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! ^* I5 }- L, a Z2 p- D& R& H5 uASW attack near Truk at 111,1100 {3 `; ]4 R W' l' I2 Z
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Japanese Ships
2 s+ W3 W0 ^! x x CA Kumano6 \$ j9 `4 @( \, ]! c. N
CA Atago! G0 N: `1 i |( b* }& N$ Y
CL Jintsu* C/ H! T A1 I8 }8 \9 I
DD Hatsukaze
" X& ?9 ^. p1 p0 h DD Akigumo
7 x+ q+ c6 d7 t9 V DD Shikinami
$ o& @# Y( ]% I( R DD Uranami- n! t$ n3 s, S& l. y3 `3 A
DD Isokaze
/ |0 D: E& }# o% E DD Maikaze- A9 W5 t/ [8 Y" x# y$ Z
, j$ o8 B1 Q$ T% Y4 D4 ^Allied Ships
) c! {+ d. u2 w2 p2 J+ T SS Grayling
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort8 ]5 F7 w- ?6 D1 l4 j& G, e
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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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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.9 ^6 l7 N2 W# G5 r, I0 @
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes0 P1 \% \) v* V9 }+ v. l
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Japanese aircraft
, R; e1 ?8 C5 H! E: { A6M3 Zero x 9" L( B- N6 Y5 \" y( a, n
4 e* f F1 x* S0 H9 \Allied aircraft
3 i2 V8 L1 p: q2 c$ p' N4 H/ Y B-17E Fortress x 3
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/ [" I8 K6 k) b* X0 G6 F. p# T% i8 SJapanese aircraft losses. z) v7 E6 O4 X8 c1 b
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses+ m8 Z5 q2 X3 v( q6 Q) d6 E
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' o1 ~+ S, [- O% v W% X. b( v, [Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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! ]% ]' n* u& Q7 X6 YWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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) f/ C# |! u6 `" \Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet./ d7 `) C9 u. G" [$ C
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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( x$ d6 P) l) M8 G! [5 W) ` lJapanese aircraft
1 Y: A0 h2 \ ] G4M1 Betty x 9; R8 W% |) B# n9 l4 \$ ], \* o
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No Japanese losses) {3 F; R! u2 D" X2 b
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( t L* p. b& ]5 w; DNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 2 W3 Q; b. q; E
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 Y _ o- y1 u) G+ W1 I5 J0 N
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- Q8 {7 ]6 H: g! C. n5 QEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& r# Z {" g, x( ^: i9 N+ e
A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft! y ^4 ]2 q1 r) d, v; n
B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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: t5 O( R( b2 C$ V; s6 g# C+ FNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) B/ q7 ^- D; N
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 O9 w! k9 R; z
A6M3 Zero x 81 y$ Q( G8 d) b. V
2 d8 I1 }. o: f1 BAllied aircraft
" T! |! A% t d, _. y/ g- R B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses
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4 m0 v' R( P& r- h1 F* W9 j B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain, U% ^' v7 l! D# V2 g' F
4 ^4 d. }! Q! I7 Q' k9 N$ sRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 u4 S0 }3 z, K8 C: n* O8 l
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ P& |$ }1 n) s) c& m G4M1 Betty x 44 G6 `% f6 a4 c5 Z$ N
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No Japanese losses
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Port hits 11 l( F& r" V: n. H
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9 z Y, v [* [8 c& a7 a7 }1 jNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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5 D; [) }# ?# e# t9 N9 v6 s: X6 oWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
0 i8 e q3 V( P, ^. {Estimated time to target is 11 minutes; Q% R x. `4 M' P' ]
6 o% W9 j3 G9 w! \2 z+ [; EJapanese aircraft& `0 m" ^8 D8 }- Y2 O
G4M1 Betty x 6, I0 A& `% N$ g7 y, t" y# m. r
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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Japanese Ships2 O) }5 e- A8 T7 ?2 W2 |
SS I-11, hits 3" x, M! {9 [; U
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# s+ X* ?5 S! Z) Q$ c5 f2 x- k SC-702
4 H9 c" }* E/ b4 S! O* D SC-701
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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 ' v; o1 f2 R; O
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Weather in hex: Light rain2 ^) v( J( M( l1 V8 G! i
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. }9 `$ n9 N- E
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes4 X2 d$ a; B) z7 `; Y
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Allied aircraft
) x: V4 U* h B* M4 j( ~' D1 ` B-17E Fortress x 11& U" l3 z% J- D0 \$ g4 ?
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged4 `$ S+ J/ B8 g3 m. b
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* k* d1 i1 v$ h' nMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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4 v6 v: [, h" I9 f' @1 f: sWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.* R0 f. f/ v5 [4 S$ \$ ]! ~( ^
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
0 f) n+ W% _' z2 ]* M/ q% r B-17E Fortress x 17
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0 L! ^# h9 z( Z8 pNo Allied losses9 \7 ?1 E. z) S V5 m9 T' ~1 H
. n0 N6 @* j% ^# ePort hits 40 g4 d9 e1 K' _; q; u
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143" i+ {) Q0 ?. p- t+ [# \
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Allied Ships0 r/ r8 W2 W- h; \4 o
DD Helm
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes1 S2 \; b1 z6 N. W' L# P0 p
I-123 diving deep ..../ r# h1 \, ~) I A. p! h7 u" n
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