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8/18 戰鬥報告$ \3 ^/ W, d& C& U2 @+ O$ {" ~' Q
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7 f$ C: _5 T# G% T1 T5 i1 _2 OAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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/ j: y. C" h2 z1 T; \. u/ X( W- l* YASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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Japanese Ships, m& @) Q$ f( U; l9 R2 B" R
CA Kumano. X* {# G }. t" L7 F! `5 r( L, N9 P
CA Atago
9 E. K: J U) Y3 ? CL Jintsu
+ f( M/ _% ]) R; h5 C DD Hatsukaze/ e5 i% C, M0 A2 e
DD Akigumo! B/ q) H: V8 j2 F- S" K
DD Shikinami
w1 ^* Z* l+ H4 p/ l* O4 y6 X) V DD Uranami
2 s* S1 ]# ]# N DD Isokaze4 O i+ \# t4 m. z0 ~ c0 C* x
DD Maikaze1 E! x" T/ P' s8 h/ `7 U3 Y
5 ]" c1 f! l1 `' S- b5 Y, _: j& ?Allied Ships R M2 H1 ?- Z# R U- c, Y
SS Grayling0 z' C- x" g: |; o# b5 F3 g1 Q
2 ]& ]0 K1 ]1 hSS Grayling is sighted by escort/ A! p r, O# V4 r
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c$ s' p9 w) Y# cNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 : t3 u0 f' |6 ]' ]& O
5 G3 k0 C3 c* sWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.( R0 c& S" y* ]
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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2 E0 z9 q7 U, Y) t) P) ?Japanese aircraft
* l8 x3 b) l( X' } A6M3 Zero x 9) v q# s7 T/ v0 ?
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Allied aircraft2 G) w$ U# H1 J( h+ I* g
B-17E Fortress x 3$ W$ K; v. x4 J
. S! K* j8 G; M+ _Japanese aircraft losses% |. ^, ^( z# I5 u3 ]4 q
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed( X- [. A, c2 ]* l
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9 R E) R3 c k8 D( P( ~Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 ! ^8 W( s* n+ _( x) \+ Q
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain/ ~/ L2 {! ~! O* w: H, W, j
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
+ D) Z `* }, p" U" n. z$ vEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 T" E, w7 B0 R- t _6 S G4M1 Betty x 9& S) b. v) i! c, W4 g* u/ k
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No Japanese losses: J" b% E* d8 b9 n% X
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( [9 B/ }/ }$ i. {" q% MNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- L8 [4 L9 P, I/ w. PEstimated time to target is 6 minutes2 {$ t* E q+ W/ R) W; I; w
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Japanese aircraft4 c, y ^; S4 V; O
A6M3 Zero x 8
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B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses& E1 ^* n! I! B& y9 P
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No Allied losses+ F0 C2 F) T9 Z) I! Q
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& S* }% A+ j# i" V+ c0 |$ hNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! q; s2 z: f( O8 N
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 h- k* |5 I, w9 T. N+ e9 e0 J
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes# W4 D* V. Q7 ^
- h3 m6 a3 E1 F; r* {5 Z" e& E% N. K" fJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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/ C9 X! o, M% L. |! aNo Japanese losses
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B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged3 |# A: D6 u2 {$ H1 A7 Z
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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, M5 p5 Y$ q# B; I4 {: t( \Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.0 C C, m. j( Q: {
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 44 O" I, e4 p) B) C& V
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2 x2 F/ |3 g c% g9 jPort hits 19 I9 l9 m- t* }3 W7 @" s: f
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* j- c$ K# X+ K) V' z) [Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet./ E+ i& C. S# C; j$ I, c s
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 6
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No Japanese losses
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+ p- }3 E1 T4 }, L: O# |Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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SS I-11, hits 39 ^0 q0 L, ^5 }
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; p5 q' F( q! u7 ^5 a SC-701
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-7026 ` h! l# Y' V! Y" k# X
I-11 diving deep ....- p2 u4 B; Z" \( B; F
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: g; E3 q) e+ q: A9 c! X% pMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 ; B/ W& J9 @; U, ?$ S
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
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B-17E Fortress x 11
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 + E8 j! C% {$ V0 h' |
0 M2 m# d* G* @4 WWeather in hex: Partial cloud; ^3 p0 i. R1 A' ^$ ]5 D6 @& u2 _
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.- v8 A& F6 {$ [9 L7 I
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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3 U$ ] q# k, w+ v& hSub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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SS I-123
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DD Helm" L3 p' t3 h/ v1 ^$ P; w
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes6 u) Z. g) l! }2 c3 O/ {
I-123 diving deep ....
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