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8/18 戰鬥報告# d. g% n; R7 F* Y+ b8 G3 w
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 424 e( ~ L* e' [% Y6 _
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1 C& ]. W2 e& ?' g/ b8 Q, {2 xASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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Japanese Ships
- c1 |* h: |- d, l" `6 K CA Kumano
/ c) A6 B3 x+ N+ v CA Atago
2 C2 d7 S; [% T; m& G1 J7 } CL Jintsu* q# n) r- ^( H7 G9 x& X
DD Hatsukaze
5 }& }' Q/ _; k8 ? DD Akigumo2 w+ ~0 s% Z" M: L4 v4 ^
DD Shikinami9 W# A7 u% Z4 q5 q. ]7 L
DD Uranami
6 m; l: a$ X" U5 Q7 v9 p/ D4 K DD Isokaze
. u. q% h: o8 t6 P) X+ W* ?+ i3 E DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships+ L& G& y" q1 q: M9 p; F
SS Grayling
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- G" z4 ?3 r4 d* @4 N% W+ HSS Grayling is sighted by escort. W- x7 \0 U6 B9 W0 \- Y
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 # Q) D0 Y1 ?+ N% _" G9 }
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud d$ }7 Q; A% I$ W( R4 \
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.9 Z# C4 ]7 f# V' i& e0 n
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes" E3 [7 l A! ^7 S0 d9 x* l
0 X: _/ {0 A3 _+ n) U( X) j. eJapanese aircraft8 m. O& Q+ t( Y) C8 ^% W H
A6M3 Zero x 9* T) j. }; S) @9 e9 ~9 A$ r# h# u
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, Y4 t/ j' ^3 w6 t' L4 ~( e B-17E Fortress x 3* Z0 @; X6 y8 I. @$ O1 H
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Japanese aircraft losses5 ^ j* G' m0 r* D8 L7 Y
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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6 {: e5 j6 `7 d+ h- l; [Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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) x( C9 X( T, R! _0 BWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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0 R' ~7 r1 b) n& zRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 K9 ^, Y4 B% y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes5 e( \$ w1 z2 o9 g
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Japanese aircraft" U% ^' Y& |$ p9 D) \0 c1 A
G4M1 Betty x 9/ ?2 Y) P4 [! q; i6 m' ~# l
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No Japanese losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ! x* s+ g6 J0 ^; R
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 e' j. W. b% e5 I$ J% LRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' o+ G; V5 C$ S
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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( ] n+ a, B L4 e) }$ r- v/ sJapanese aircraft
2 U8 ~( \: J1 U$ M9 ]5 L' S A6M3 Zero x 8
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3 }8 q4 L+ s/ A3 O; V2 BAllied aircraft
! q2 ^# K" `4 i- i9 | B-26 Marauder x 3
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4 v4 Q" @4 k3 ]% fNo Japanese losses3 ~$ n8 e, Y2 l
0 h% u. i+ H/ Y v$ b3 B& _9 J1 aNo Allied losses# F( Q. ?9 e3 S6 w" H( @0 E) ^
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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3 g6 n: L A( @2 }7 v/ {! A- o* CRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# Q* f4 s2 {: U4 [( k9 p
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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No Japanese losses$ o) S# K( s; H6 K! p* z
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Allied aircraft losses
8 I) v j- F% J5 I' L B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged4 X+ _& P$ r0 ?% |0 \) Z# b" H
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
' f6 f* s5 _1 ~- y) }5 eEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 Z# E" c; l: v: A0 c1 Y
G4M1 Betty x 4
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Port hits 1
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, x: H5 }) x4 }6 F! HNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 : i M) W8 f- N. r
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
; n4 C0 U$ b @1 k% \Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 63 @ k4 B4 s8 Q% J& \8 S2 x! c
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,1605 T' o' m) Z6 Z
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SS I-11, hits 3: d; @+ \& ]* R
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SC-701
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
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! v. Z1 \5 J/ I; F! oMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.' ^( e G, M0 i
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes q( S! [8 M" W. z
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Allied aircraft
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l: P9 @6 n& N9 W$ T0 UAllied aircraft losses2 Z2 K' X) m. W5 w5 Z
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged. s* C ^ V, l1 a
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 4 \$ t& O/ R; P2 d
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' x$ d+ L+ i/ |Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.3 h4 W4 d0 }5 q5 x
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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No Allied losses s' C9 ^- l) e: _; B8 Z( l
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Port hits 4
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5 z2 h' j! A1 s7 zSub attack near Kirakira at 115,143) e7 G4 K+ J7 E, L
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SS I-123
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Allied Ships
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
; \% k& ~5 v; Y* U$ gI-123 diving deep ....
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