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8/18 戰鬥報告
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42( b% C' u+ L7 J' L, e3 V0 m
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110( |3 R2 |- k! S/ W) T
3 s. m1 P$ Z! c8 ^7 WJapanese Ships
* v) a) S. H+ X8 J8 ]" i6 y |% ? CA Kumano
& N, |, ^" S; o0 ?1 t CA Atago4 N$ U3 Y0 K7 ^' j! y i: W* W
CL Jintsu. L' C1 f. D& |) @& w; l& l
DD Hatsukaze- F9 `* D; y. v
DD Akigumo
2 S6 u0 e. O) A DD Shikinami& @4 V0 o9 b9 }' O: k2 `+ s6 V
DD Uranami b* R3 U( O; b% C
DD Isokaze- i1 J3 N3 G9 y. B+ I& o
DD Maikaze' r* U/ A$ y6 i: Q$ v9 B
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Allied Ships1 x+ Y4 K/ x6 |! k1 [" k
SS Grayling& M3 f1 }" l! h3 O' P
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort
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0 c y, c% P- G9 H$ wNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 5 [6 U8 j) _9 W3 c* {3 \( I# w7 T
* V. k% k. n8 {" K3 P& iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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* J* _: N }7 V9 Y$ {& K. tRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.7 w" Z) |5 e% J! j- d" ?6 E3 \
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes- @; z x. y3 ?, d* Y0 b9 X) c
$ H0 d! _8 v. B& l tJapanese aircraft
s( b* U5 e* w4 o6 L A6M3 Zero x 9
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6 ^* z6 S0 M9 O. D# L& ?' z" jAllied aircraft
- p8 r/ _# V6 [ B-17E Fortress x 3: k* Y/ H. ^1 J. o" |5 J
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ z# m- Y* M; y9 i' h A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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+ |& O* |) N1 q( B7 ZNo Allied losses
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) n1 a6 M' g1 ANight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain. Q `7 {( j$ ^. \4 Y
& l8 E) A/ [$ `: }! {' XRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. G& A: f# |2 d; y' I8 MEstimated time to target is 7 minutes2 v, O, k! @; m J" \
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+ V9 ?: n" r* e5 I; { G4M1 Betty x 9+ o8 m) ]7 X; f. V) _
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No Japanese losses
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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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5 o" `' k/ {* g1 s3 u$ Q* ERaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: n1 _) B3 z9 v; f5 H
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes! \; u" n* e1 d. J s6 m0 j4 N) p
7 k1 Y8 Z! l3 G6 jJapanese aircraft
: U& S# V, a. K* x8 B# Q A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft
( ]# s7 h8 {% O( h; G* N; Z5 v( T B-26 Marauder x 32 U- L. w7 F) R8 Q* ]
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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8 P( |* w" i9 _2 gRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ x# f. W: T7 \8 _ ?7 A6 z
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes c4 h; N% \- x9 f
% a% |2 Q; f" \Japanese aircraft
. S7 v% E7 H6 x' A% O" K A6M3 Zero x 83 b/ v, B+ ^& m( H! x
1 R! r; H9 H: l7 m3 ?* s0 `) CAllied aircraft
8 `1 w; K) L3 o6 e B-26 Marauder x 3
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9 E. h) H# ]- J7 b3 J' Z B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 3 l8 z5 W; M4 `) w* c' z! c4 C
9 M+ A; O2 U; M9 tWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.8 `: [, A8 w( S) H2 P, i: P
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes4 q7 b( `( F& _9 v$ Q0 O& C
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Japanese aircraft
2 X# n+ `2 h1 b% F0 H! G! Z G4M1 Betty x 4
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4 o6 M- A' I% N) B9 ~+ a1 ]6 B9 hPort hits 13 c b; R5 {5 e0 o, r# o
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- U" m+ R* n& a RNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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5 J, n, U, X4 \, U3 u+ VWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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' }7 c! }5 [, \! ^% G1 w7 ARaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
. \& ^4 r6 _ E0 ?5 E9 y; iEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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1 r5 ~& H) T0 K X* S+ TSub attack near Noumea at 113,160* N3 w4 J& \6 m) ]0 W9 x
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# O) T: B- s3 ?9 o4 T SS I-11, hits 3) u }! z3 D3 [! v% A" i" j
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) M+ @. F0 G" ]; c" U' XSS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702# i9 t9 x1 c2 B; ]
I-11 diving deep ....3 y* B$ X" g- d5 n# q: X l
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 * g$ W* E/ n1 F2 Z' S5 A3 F3 r F
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.2 M. n3 H# L+ Z% e, \0 |7 L6 |
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes* v1 |3 r/ E. ]3 o; v$ g$ s7 R
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B-17E Fortress x 11
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6 w) |& C" Z2 y/ T, G( T1 L B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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" {8 a, S- P( B# {" b; B. x( PRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.# q& L- W' p$ c0 h) M% E6 n
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes+ ^, B0 ^3 v. G# e, ]8 Q! K9 q) k' W
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Port hits 4
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143" j E2 C5 `( v! a7 `; Y
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SS I-123. R* `! V* P W# t+ B2 f* K {. x( |7 A
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, H4 _9 S5 D/ lSS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
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