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& I4 O9 z* i% m8/18 戰鬥報告
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: S0 B1 T8 Q4 O! }4 q0 f1 oAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42: |3 s- q U( h
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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* a5 G( O8 V+ g& @" E# k& ?2 ?/ MJapanese Ships7 s8 o! j2 q' [
CA Kumano4 A. @& \/ L/ x# i
CA Atago/ ?; D5 G( p9 {* o
CL Jintsu1 q* B) b. }" m6 G
DD Hatsukaze
1 P2 K- F, @* ^6 _9 R DD Akigumo6 I* o# ~0 X3 I$ C% Q
DD Shikinami
; r, ?1 s+ u1 }& z3 F DD Uranami
5 G6 o8 N! @% K9 h1 @- | DD Isokaze, L7 V) S3 L1 V \+ X
DD Maikaze8 \ J4 X3 x' ?+ u5 o% t
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Allied Ships
! B- z$ S: ?+ R: [, n& y! \ SS Grayling
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$ x7 L2 _# h( b3 y; TSS 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.
& w, l) m) O9 H- b# x- E3 S: T. ZEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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2 v0 }/ \: a% e L$ [$ m6 z5 aJapanese aircraft
* L1 D) F$ K, V A6M3 Zero x 9. o8 R, B1 r2 u& U: s
/ G& I% D7 q+ S3 T" }Allied aircraft6 x+ J5 K3 D' O" n
B-17E Fortress x 3' S% u! [" Q; Z5 @) N) e# j# ~
8 p* R5 J" x( uJapanese aircraft losses
: X- S5 @, W R9 C" l A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed6 `/ f( P; P+ n, f$ D1 s
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No Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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/ N# y& B) v$ C) v6 ^Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 H( F6 j5 L3 `# O! H& g: [6 S
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
3 F- O9 _8 e3 |% p6 }' S( w1 EEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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' r H9 q7 F' v2 d) sJapanese aircraft
. \, ?: ^+ o; A* L" t G4M1 Betty x 9/ [# m6 G' H5 t, U3 t; e
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No Japanese losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 1 N9 `+ _6 [% B/ \* j
" }7 J4 W0 k. B& uWeather in hex: Heavy cloud0 B+ e3 {0 J( M1 I0 s9 ?
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 d; R: R1 _+ b0 f
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes6 A; n! T' t! B$ k& ?
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Japanese aircraft
\2 r5 R/ F- `: d A6M3 Zero x 87 u' U: X! m3 I( K# ~% V" I
0 b: v/ m S" u9 j6 f2 Y+ V5 yAllied aircraft
6 i6 E _3 o+ S2 S3 z$ L% Q B-26 Marauder x 3
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$ L9 h: G% Q0 D6 ZNo Japanese losses
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2 O# r A0 s) S) @4 nNo Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 8 R/ r- e. Y2 C
( g7 A) F( U) n+ m% m1 AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ T7 p0 [0 O( _* ~; h6 ~6 u
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes% B1 X$ F, k- ^0 f4 D% c. `
4 ]& c) A5 `& ]4 C3 RJapanese aircraft& _/ {2 M/ K9 Q% ]% W
A6M3 Zero x 8& F- q* _3 X2 ?! b9 [) N2 |
0 {1 f+ b+ Z; ?/ v' ]0 Z6 CAllied aircraft
6 n, ?/ r3 T% Q, d" G6 m+ r B-26 Marauder x 3/ v u7 k* f2 r3 d* W7 g
; p* f6 |9 n+ }# @! y, fNo Japanese losses
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$ S, L: f0 R' |' Z$ E* wAllied aircraft losses. m( ~ J9 M% @7 |2 P3 f
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 5 e1 T% Q" Q" ?, L7 h+ Q5 _- @
, j# T* |8 V2 A. D8 U+ JWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.* Z& F3 J* O% F+ T; \0 R# u! h
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes3 w/ S7 ?/ [ p) t7 ]" G; u
" D" k0 s" D/ q* C Q) eJapanese aircraft. R* O+ I/ z2 K' T/ ?$ M
G4M1 Betty x 4. N/ D4 G; n \3 J+ L- c
. [/ j$ H) \* YNo Japanese losses3 {5 y3 U6 w. C4 L. \: N% R7 U- F
0 O& A& j2 B1 RPort hits 1
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
! C+ W: E& Q; JEstimated time to target is 11 minutes. X) b2 V& u% D! _1 E6 q2 U* Q
0 `, h4 N# g" w3 B1 e& n, D7 RJapanese aircraft: I a; q* p( j1 K
G4M1 Betty x 6. j( ^& J" L( n* |& @
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No Japanese losses
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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Japanese Ships
# N. ]& z# v0 ~$ f0 D+ F* C4 T+ m SS I-11, hits 35 u3 U2 ]3 q' m' x
# ^0 z: K5 n( z0 _1 `$ }! KAllied Ships. ~7 w) v; q) o4 K
SC-702/ m; L% M! J. Z7 n6 R+ H! M: o* V
SC-701/ @" y' Q4 R5 O. l8 J+ X% g, K2 c
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
$ y7 P7 _" q P3 u- E1 BI-11 diving deep ....& l3 l7 ]$ p) l7 d$ o4 ]
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5 k' Y/ _( @5 E7 ]/ xMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 ! @+ y$ [! Q+ F8 @$ q; M
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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0 D8 q6 B4 {' K+ wRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.1 R& L# y# w. V7 w
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes% X8 U. x$ M% ?; Y
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B-17E Fortress x 11
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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1 k/ F& i( F6 U6 wRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
( @/ n' k2 ~- Z) G3 \9 SEstimated time to target is 5 minutes+ ]8 Y( ~8 L# c" b) w
6 s4 {6 n. b5 x' y8 F! X/ FAllied aircraft
7 ~5 C% p( E- S' m4 ^1 z6 J B-17E Fortress x 17
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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SS I-1236 U6 k y) W$ `* w! _ A& R& E
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DD Helm7 s% J- v+ ~' h- m$ n: b8 b" k7 K/ d
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
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