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& f9 A' L7 R/ B, @. U2 m ]8/18 戰鬥報告5 Y- c2 I6 D$ _4 J& r0 O6 O
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* J5 G7 q) J% W7 JAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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Japanese Ships0 N& t; n" |* e* U
CA Kumano
1 X( ]# @+ i( `+ V5 U' K CA Atago, c, P: V9 c; D8 d# f1 n
CL Jintsu
0 k1 _# _6 Q7 n# U' f DD Hatsukaze
: L# c' x* W j6 ?1 U+ C3 t: U0 X DD Akigumo
- c6 [9 ^( O# [% n$ R& ]; e DD Shikinami
3 ^ N8 u6 u. L* v# y DD Uranami
" v* p$ }* \4 f1 q DD Isokaze+ w" l# q3 v: g$ X% u' {0 e
DD Maikaze$ ~$ n4 s6 j5 t, O/ ?1 ~! S
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Allied Ships
7 [) V7 J5 J5 N, x% P" d7 s3 ] SS Grayling
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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/ U: o) c- h' `! e: q; i1 q" b& nRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.+ D8 ?6 L8 Y' L! A$ F6 |7 n
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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7 ^. x% |# w6 f+ m4 fJapanese aircraft
6 l4 P( `3 y6 r: s t$ n) }/ H3 Z) i A6M3 Zero x 98 Z7 N+ z( {$ _, w; [
$ n, c: }6 i& o$ {Allied aircraft3 L9 G5 i! d E% G9 ~8 i
B-17E Fortress x 31 C1 G5 n; o: h, v
4 ~" H! r4 C$ ~2 Y0 ?0 {' NJapanese aircraft losses/ e3 S& _! s" Q3 N1 L
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed" J. n; T5 n0 Z' a, j- d7 K& T1 g
6 ~- d0 H5 {4 r5 U- h$ L9 S5 c3 BNo Allied losses) e, d+ h: ?. _+ Y3 a$ x0 V: @
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 / m% B# _) w2 V6 b
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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5 n" {2 h5 t) C! T* i( }* uRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
) K1 N0 x( H- K* e& qEstimated time to target is 7 minutes* V1 n v2 I; @- w! c: B
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Japanese aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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" b7 f( C* q) _Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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+ j& L0 K( Y3 ? l" ?Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.4 T$ ^) P' Y7 E" j3 a& Q1 v/ }( q: K' s
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 x, e/ ^4 `+ \ O$ i+ n3 W
A6M3 Zero x 8
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" V1 v4 Y: ]0 S B-26 Marauder x 3
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! F: ~! d9 A' @# @& YNo Japanese losses8 D/ V B2 F. [) P
' E* |) c4 V9 B* ]. j/ j$ m7 uNo Allied losses
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; i5 r+ C! V9 r+ h! b3 u: c9 d% o% FNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 4 u4 T0 h8 y, z$ @; t
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* f6 e: z4 W/ G$ T8 ZRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 u2 U" R d8 \' c6 ~; BEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft
8 Z+ S$ l- q+ Q L+ { B-26 Marauder x 3+ v3 c! t4 g% g
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No Japanese losses
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B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged4 U! N6 _6 Z6 Y' N2 K7 D/ ?' v' J
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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4 O s y% K5 S9 H. g; vWeather in hex: Moderate rain$ E. V3 T) n% n
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
) k1 z; d3 X1 b; K! yEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 4
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No Japanese losses' z' k7 A1 a2 u6 N& s$ o
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Port hits 1
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, v1 @( K. z6 v% ~Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.& J. L9 S% `( u& i$ B# p' v0 }1 f
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes' x4 z: P% N9 y, y1 J" n1 U
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8 w3 H4 H _: c' j* d G4M1 Betty x 69 ?+ h) p9 M; z
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,1608 I2 s$ v; E$ B& o& k% S7 x
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SS I-11, hits 30 s% c7 I1 B( o
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SC-702
C$ ?! d* _2 g# v8 R SC-701
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
/ J: Y3 s8 s, U2 c1 L& wI-11 diving deep ....' d3 x# y2 u8 R: o1 u
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5 O, z# O4 s8 ]0 N# W, Q; f IMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 + i3 e" F2 i4 q' K% c
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.; n9 L& t! j& H- B0 U
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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[0 Z/ e4 j7 \# a' c( D* QMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 ( g/ ~: Z) e" S2 r- v F
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1 ^ Q6 ?( N$ sRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet., J- a+ F5 J7 f, P' d7 Q
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes) [8 E @/ R! R! w/ U' V: A" v
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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' c D0 R8 J/ R6 |5 W) U3 xSub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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Japanese Ships8 X; v- B* {, k) h+ B
SS I-1232 Z) O' y' f$ G/ e
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DD Helm, p& n; P7 [% q
$ @8 G4 D+ ?9 ]8 jSS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes6 s- p( W3 X' t6 n! A _# _
I-123 diving deep ....
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