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8/18 戰鬥報告3 G" I0 J% G. n! X$ _4 D4 f4 V
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' j+ g1 x; S( l' NAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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) `5 N! ^$ |" N& C7 wASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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Japanese Ships+ F) Y- W( s8 `, o
CA Kumano
5 F5 \& A z8 O$ f4 h CA Atago
( `- h% H+ j: U- E" l3 H CL Jintsu
& E6 O. D' i2 U0 N3 W7 D) N9 L: c DD Hatsukaze
2 \1 i, v" r7 D6 | DD Akigumo
4 Q& P- q+ f4 j- A& D1 [/ K. K @7 ] DD Shikinami+ G& S3 H8 l! P8 e1 I4 o
DD Uranami W4 q2 B1 o) m) f4 C- M9 u) ~" y
DD Isokaze
' [1 b9 W1 w' b/ s( a3 }2 e: h DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
+ V5 ^( d8 [) V8 o" H SS Grayling
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& m) U( [( }; f( d" y5 JSS Grayling is sighted by escort
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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.- d9 _ c. Q1 o. C- ~
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: ^/ h+ U8 E! D* i( `. J
A6M3 Zero x 9$ U; P3 H3 k( f2 D* w3 U! p6 R u! c1 X
5 o9 t. W3 u* B5 ^% Z+ K, sAllied aircraft
/ @+ `1 l6 s0 D' L+ z! u& i$ W. m, q B-17E Fortress x 3+ p1 z) q# ^1 b) h" J( Y
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Japanese aircraft losses( ^' S6 o2 J% S2 z
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses- \ M' x( I" r& `* j- {- H) `
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 , ~# q8 w v- L1 m
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" ?! K: H/ W9 f! u x* jRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.6 s$ d, {& T& ~
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* v- }: G' \' ~ x) U: \& m% f
G4M1 Betty x 9
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No Japanese losses
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( w- a( O( O3 T& ? H: yNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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6 V5 U5 M1 L5 o% t( KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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7 o- ?$ e# l. ~1 b: yRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( Y$ h* @( ?2 T) d3 v) y7 K$ i3 `
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 Z; _* r! ^/ t3 J8 w( J" I5 \
A6M3 Zero x 8, s3 ?/ q- G$ @
2 ~0 @- t- v) w- s: IAllied aircraft
6 M" Y5 ^ s8 O) d B-26 Marauder x 3+ `8 e0 }* a) h: F4 f5 y& V
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No Japanese losses5 Z3 m4 u) C$ k+ G- f
4 s7 C2 j. H8 vNo Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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/ N% a6 D4 a _/ yWeather in hex: Heavy cloud& o# y' Q/ S d6 g9 E$ I) h/ o
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- }7 I. H1 T8 x5 O
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes& F' U7 E- O( _/ ]2 x
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Japanese aircraft
, O5 v) y* d7 l5 e A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft
; [# j; \3 j B B-26 Marauder x 31 |5 c+ F# d/ V% E
; G7 O1 G6 E7 D/ S& r3 _. E cNo Japanese losses
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0 F% U, t1 X8 `8 B+ BAllied aircraft losses
* G7 Z7 r" V0 Y- v& O5 N/ ^2 K% X B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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% l- v, z* {$ M9 k- [# ONight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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* A. @/ c. {( q' G6 u7 VRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet." |+ G. ~6 O% L* ~' K, z' X7 p
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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No Japanese losses$ c' g1 D6 a% d% T9 D# e2 z+ }
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, p3 I% P/ B8 e; dNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 - n% a8 ?. T6 y s
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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3 L; n0 O5 t8 w1 ]( G0 ZRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.' N g i- Z; R) T; j1 C
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes) v& u* d( }' \ q# T
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Japanese aircraft- k! p1 ~9 _' Y1 N2 Z1 X& k
G4M1 Betty x 6) n$ k6 f: {" A* ?5 |
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160 P) T+ X+ i) d: d' N% A1 c9 R( Q
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Japanese Ships
, I% p- ^0 H2 F' }" _3 T" u SS I-11, hits 3
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Allied Ships
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I-11 diving deep ....; e% D M6 B. F3 I4 K4 ^
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! p) z9 ]* C, _( k# L5 TMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 1 ]% S# [0 |4 t# R
' B/ b2 }8 n# I" dWeather in hex: Light rain
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. Y) I, M) G% V6 NRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.8 i9 I# S6 e% C/ s5 d. u& ]
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes( _4 M+ A B' \& ^6 \
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B-17E Fortress x 11
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6 V, h. N9 n% BAllied aircraft losses
+ N& q: J B) M+ | B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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2 ^ f5 C0 E3 H/ }9 R, XMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 " m$ o7 f5 F6 J% Z1 H9 g
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
$ V+ d& J+ r" F3 [) WEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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8 y& Q8 q" b/ |Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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. M6 `- P/ {' d( i0 q8 {, a DD Helm* g) q* `2 N( g8 \4 @/ s
% V1 x, z0 l" Q8 jSS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
. M$ Q) J" o1 Y- `/ |, LI-123 diving deep ....' q# {+ l1 t6 h1 I5 K- p
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