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/ F j7 Z+ ]9 I8 t" X0 A8/18 戰鬥報告
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 420 z$ j5 j, s% ?/ j3 C% B- p f
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% V* [2 H& k3 |* X0 X0 hASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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Japanese Ships
" ]; E% f8 ^' w, t, k) [9 F CA Kumano4 ^3 {+ Q# i: F4 A
CA Atago
3 h5 C- O8 ~9 k h3 C$ x CL Jintsu
. t2 A; D3 E+ ]# l DD Hatsukaze
, _! X. i9 g7 X" ^: f8 Y8 h DD Akigumo
0 b" A+ x# y* @, P0 E, f) l% j: |4 e DD Shikinami
7 b. y* ]$ M! u* @3 B, ~1 O DD Uranami# O m7 R5 I6 a
DD Isokaze
3 D# j; n; s7 z0 e- K) y& o DD Maikaze
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1 @! w% o2 \4 e- \0 BAllied Ships' j- S7 e/ ?2 L" f! O8 t
SS Grayling
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort9 t: j2 a, ?1 _ n9 [8 Q" i4 k
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) Z( m& {. z# JNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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) ]5 A- ]8 B+ V2 w! z6 CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud$ U3 p" U: g6 U$ p- q# {; K% j. {
# E' i1 x: n1 E PRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.4 v/ N" W5 ?+ W3 K0 q0 w
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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+ z+ t3 O+ w3 p0 l- ZJapanese aircraft- n2 }' c0 {' j/ t2 z; y# p
A6M3 Zero x 97 b7 D% n1 G/ r, {6 O
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B-17E Fortress x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ y4 u, s# ~) N1 a1 t5 s A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 $ ~7 m) n1 P1 x) l/ K
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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( W' E) B: g6 I% FRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 @' }1 e9 U2 B6 J3 zEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 9& X) N9 q2 p1 _1 Z' V, L1 o
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No Japanese losses* [0 x/ u+ {& L1 S( ?6 g
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t& Q; `, T" m9 F! p5 iNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ! J* Y Y& L) \
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
H% d/ a2 A; `! C: vEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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4 }" u0 p ^* F% v* LJapanese aircraft# Y' D* M) \$ H* A$ _2 {" h7 \. c
A6M3 Zero x 80 V+ n. J& q. d# o/ u O
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B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses/ A) e1 z- x3 g6 _' T: X$ m
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No Allied losses6 e- d+ v7 k* o- P! H+ f% V( k
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3 x! M# @" Y P! \' r' |Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% w# p% n- ^! k6 S
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* r# U% l/ m# p- W; c( w, }# g) MEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft
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9 Z; R7 C# U2 X aNo Japanese losses) [( {- t8 u, l( v: N
6 Q3 c5 c' J& lAllied aircraft losses/ L4 ^: g3 y: f" T3 ]7 v
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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# w6 j. l. }! g4 WNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 6 P) m _) Z/ C s* ^0 S8 `0 Y
2 s. S0 ^# l# o- j- {1 WWeather in hex: Moderate rain. q, s6 t; Q' U" G- V/ t& D
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.5 v$ q, T2 c- _( v
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 4* @3 H- d- X$ n; U" f9 e' R6 t% F
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No Japanese losses4 i" Q7 \9 Q% B" s' e+ C) ~
- C: ]+ b! j' I5 lPort hits 1
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' c6 a% a! `1 x' I8 XNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 0 R( ]+ U2 g& D' ]0 `. r& t- h- p
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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1 m: l4 ]9 T, |$ d, ~) c6 pRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.5 B7 l# k5 E' M: I' T
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes+ E% T5 {" B. ]5 h O2 S8 Y4 {
& Z( ]* p6 h r; q# P& hJapanese aircraft
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160$ M# }+ d' q7 w
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SS I-11, hits 3
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SC-702
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702- o( L, [1 F5 `# n# z) {; n
I-11 diving deep ....
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. Z$ U! x- ^. Z+ e% o9 B8 fMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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; H! U6 z6 T! e! ~+ X3 P2 ^Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
6 A e% A6 v6 ]( a9 J: C0 M& REstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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8 K+ Z, B$ q* T+ v8 u B-17E Fortress x 11
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. l% y/ U! K9 c! nAllied aircraft losses
6 O5 N2 R; @, B. | B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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% L0 E2 \- q: P/ P% ]2 L8 |8 oRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
5 A/ j1 g1 I2 t: e* FEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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No Allied losses
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,1430 ^& ]& L& d& N, o9 j
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Japanese Ships
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3 F% X; ^' m& ] DD Helm
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
! D3 g8 ?4 }/ DI-123 diving deep ....4 T" Z! ?7 G9 P1 j$ u
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