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8/18 戰鬥報告$ l! z4 Z) y. y% p" F8 r7 c
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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' R G" G6 G; P( ]5 eASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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CA Kumano* j$ T$ s% ~+ S4 k# j* S
CA Atago
m0 h3 w6 |4 ?# h CL Jintsu; U' o0 v3 I- P; i0 R* x, ~/ ^9 [
DD Hatsukaze% b' C- S% u+ Q/ U! X
DD Akigumo& B/ h1 |: Q# h0 e
DD Shikinami
1 U- l: B0 v& \3 n: N* e DD Uranami7 K! a& b6 \% F
DD Isokaze
( J2 S$ k$ [. W8 Q4 H6 A$ P DD Maikaze2 ^* ?& F- X1 |2 g1 T
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Allied Ships5 G9 g5 T. Q3 b H: R/ Q
SS Grayling& t/ l5 Z2 l0 \9 g
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort
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' i9 x* m& H# uNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 + t Y$ G1 @: w. Z: ]
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 g1 ]! ]; C7 _) Z1 z! ~
2 d8 J4 y u; [8 G8 hRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.4 I4 F, \* U- z2 e( h0 y9 [: [
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes; B6 K& W( Q6 Q& Q5 H5 Q! J3 G
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Japanese aircraft4 e( F* X2 l* V0 ?% I1 n
A6M3 Zero x 9
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$ I0 Z3 X5 A8 ]1 Z0 ?Allied aircraft1 Z# R* K, F3 i6 G
B-17E Fortress x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses+ E# i7 B) G# V8 H* J0 u
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain) ]( a4 O+ l t, s8 q
% e1 W) y/ D! D/ Z+ Q( c2 N( R8 ARaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 }- ^3 w) m" A1 u6 ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! X6 `7 f0 ]. f1 z" l4 e9 t
. p0 e: N, y4 Y$ PJapanese aircraft
( G/ z# H5 l: O5 ], E7 L" T G4M1 Betty x 9
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: C) t1 S. k& ]: M4 M6 T9 o; QNo Japanese losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' N. J8 h( A$ A# {6 E+ H
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
/ \0 `1 y. x; n0 r3 @/ ~6 _Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft) Z' [6 K z# m3 q) v- t
B-26 Marauder x 3
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4 S6 u# C h! J3 F. O' N- ^- ?6 |No Japanese losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ; g# k0 A7 T% X
4 L% e! c5 ~* u; M6 ]7 MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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, e7 Y8 q' y! |: d+ L" S. L- v: |Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' ~3 h/ f& h0 q
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 8- K; K# }" n+ P* B8 M# \
5 U ^5 z6 \0 V. r: bAllied aircraft8 q1 I# L8 H4 e% f# ]3 t* ^
B-26 Marauder x 3# `2 t/ o: a+ D+ R2 R/ c
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No Japanese losses5 e* M2 w5 G1 Z V( Q; q
; O# r8 t7 L* P2 A! }5 CAllied aircraft losses
& P D7 n2 v3 ]3 @+ s) z1 f& H B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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+ U G" S- V- N8 H/ J! cNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain s0 v: M* @. r- O7 j8 b8 E0 l, }
2 c2 {" F: g" h5 A7 _$ e6 KRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
9 q9 d4 F) e, x! ^) ^0 Q/ pEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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No Japanese losses: \! Z2 g% x6 K
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3 q" `. ]) e& M+ ONight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 ; P( z: I1 L4 t
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; j' i- C; u) u' GRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
+ a1 s2 G( X/ SEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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$ ~4 k$ d# M% A. eJapanese aircraft
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r- y% f% Z( d. H* v7 L3 I/ O2 ^- fSub attack near Noumea at 113,160( k+ z) h3 y; Z
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Japanese Ships6 h$ q3 ?1 L6 b$ v
SS I-11, hits 3
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Allied Ships2 M3 M6 g2 p4 Q3 w" {% \5 {
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SC-701
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702& p/ e( O! K/ O0 ~6 W- I' p
I-11 diving deep ....* w* L6 Z9 Q# T0 w6 h% ^6 x
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet./ |' U7 n' N, E0 i
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes1 Z5 d+ S4 X# D- i& @
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Allied aircraft6 @2 n( Z6 O4 P0 n
B-17E Fortress x 11
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 9 {. j8 N0 D: _2 q# D8 e
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# k/ I3 @% `7 J9 J- R9 d; z9 GRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. y. ]% [1 `! g9 m
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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3 `6 V: t& b0 N' d: z B-17E Fortress x 175 g0 B0 b3 i3 p* [
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,1439 W/ t" M8 }% i
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Japanese Ships
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DD Helm Q: V% b+ Z0 Z
8 D" T, L4 n0 ^SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes+ p1 i8 d/ t# q: k6 M0 T* a
I-123 diving deep ....$ y! D& V- `+ |$ J T0 }
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