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8/18 戰鬥報告
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- l4 V9 Z& G9 Z# Q bAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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! r5 k* V% L2 S# DASW attack near Truk at 111,1100 j& a G+ m o4 j# q- b) O1 n. n
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Japanese Ships
4 m8 p0 o7 _) R# b9 a) w0 L CA Kumano
( i2 {- K3 L+ f, W% i! u CA Atago
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DD Hatsukaze
0 t0 v. V3 ?6 N# I DD Akigumo
( C5 j9 K0 D( q: _6 q* }, Q DD Shikinami
3 Z4 K3 C2 Y7 t$ ?+ k DD Uranami; o6 F+ F9 O6 A; v
DD Isokaze
8 u2 E- c; Q( z h1 N$ _( E& m DD Maikaze v0 N& X1 Q1 d+ D( ], S0 K
& ?( \( U6 N7 ]* s: I( [! U5 i7 TAllied Ships
$ o; e4 V: l/ k SS Grayling
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% n8 Y* f0 D" o& }- B, t7 T( G' n6 xSS Grayling is sighted by escort8 Y- o* m/ ?# s9 [* D) w
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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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6 C5 [, K* @$ ?; Z; ?. Q) SRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.* R! u% t3 c( A, R8 j% f
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes' r5 ]4 r/ d& B+ P2 Y- |
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Japanese aircraft
( T& p' m. s$ }. C A6M3 Zero x 9
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) p! h4 F8 o' ] H- f1 V9 M B-17E Fortress x 36 Q/ Y% `4 [8 s$ o! E
) G1 o9 b8 U0 Y7 J2 y2 s# YJapanese aircraft losses
& U2 C d% o1 s A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed: X9 c5 G- C/ G) J4 L
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No Allied losses
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g: n5 t; i2 A! k& [; l- lNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 4 k7 _8 A7 l5 a ]8 s2 @$ U0 g! N
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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* i1 y7 `- X9 t6 v+ \2 CJapanese aircraft
1 f8 s2 D! U. v5 x& I G4M1 Betty x 90 f4 {& _5 Q1 Y5 y# j8 y5 i
6 d6 s/ D; s# ]8 MNo Japanese losses. {8 R4 ?6 u: ~
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ; C% z T: S c ?# ]
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" {' i+ z4 V, G- WEstimated time to target is 6 minutes- ^& C) V, [$ }6 W* q4 F% c
9 a5 c% \6 c$ @& ]# V Y8 P0 @Japanese aircraft: G. {4 j8 \2 y+ }. }7 I5 d
A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft
; ?# U% S6 G" _1 C, q0 e B-26 Marauder x 3. C, k4 |0 @9 f G2 ^& w
$ Z4 F4 G7 s+ M& a8 p, w7 LNo Japanese losses# G, u; ?3 N0 U! f2 \) o$ E
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No Allied losses4 v5 j; O' }' S) K R# y) n( n( [
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& ~+ N: c# S- Y/ C J: pNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 - f3 Z) h' m* C9 Y- u
, w* c5 p2 `2 w" f( ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 w* e$ U" u1 T$ A8 ?Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 [/ q. F4 |# ~/ S' ^
A6M3 Zero x 8
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B-26 Marauder x 35 {7 C+ x* ?- w$ z3 a8 k
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3 N& }- y8 Q8 o0 k& u5 gNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.- p0 G% i9 ~3 E( Z! d s/ V4 I5 i
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes2 ^' e8 |8 i! x) P" B& e
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1 \) R. \! P D# R$ `1 a G4M1 Betty x 4
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! N0 r# b$ |) g- F- vNo Japanese losses% ?1 ~$ n3 T% c, z) _1 P
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Port hits 1
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 ! @8 e U% o0 J. c/ M4 z* u; J
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
) u6 A. h6 l7 W0 QEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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6 W0 Z: X! |4 X: Y6 U- D' gJapanese aircraft
/ [( |: w' g# t7 ~0 ]# V. p G4M1 Betty x 6
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No Japanese losses- [8 n8 \9 V, h6 f* S4 N
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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SS I-11, hits 31 n& C3 r2 Y5 k& d/ `
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SC-702: ^* H/ A4 W' u* i. a
SC-701
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. w: [! E8 s/ m3 |* q& D2 }SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
. ?9 H3 i# j4 [4 x9 oI-11 diving deep ....2 H0 `* n( F7 c
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# g$ d2 w8 L. ?$ ^( wMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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q7 f0 y2 d. S6 CWeather in hex: Light rain; ?, t" {2 S% A' J
, y0 }; P. W' q( c+ n8 wRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.0 t7 \* g$ t9 G$ s. [# S
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 11" l7 s5 k, ~7 d! V3 x
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 0 {' [# V7 O2 h# K2 ?
" ]4 t2 R8 _1 M! }. YWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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3 m% Z5 I5 ]4 L' m2 ARaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet., n; H& z9 |4 ~4 a# T8 M: |
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes2 M! Q. R2 @5 y( f/ d
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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, @8 I4 E& }6 a. G+ i: s/ dSub attack near Kirakira at 115,143: V# A2 [$ }- u- C* d# ]' R
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Japanese Ships
7 `5 J1 l2 ]- D2 H# E8 B3 Y* ]5 q SS I-123' Q1 a; o3 s* I0 [9 O2 [' U
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DD Helm
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. j3 d0 o1 B8 B1 pSS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes- ]! w2 e, M V' k4 i( p
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