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+ C$ ?" E$ x3 W. K1 h0 O% B! i/ C1 c8/18 戰鬥報告" c* y1 a" v# j9 c* `. h
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6 B, l) z* A9 T3 x2 }6 k* zAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42( J5 [* i* B9 N7 c2 n0 r) i3 H3 \
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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Japanese Ships
3 ^) K/ K9 D, C# o CA Kumano
3 l% v+ F3 j8 F3 ~8 t7 ` g; h CA Atago
" ]8 o8 ~8 l9 k; }- m$ ~, v CL Jintsu" m* ^2 @7 b) _) N& p9 k7 t
DD Hatsukaze. V4 k" R" D6 R4 @( o0 x; Y% W; r' o* O b
DD Akigumo
$ b$ Q. u9 T) H DD Shikinami Y8 A2 P. _5 H
DD Uranami A( h/ n! I7 g1 q' K( {* s1 h* b! {
DD Isokaze8 `* K5 G, u" U* C
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
' g5 L% P9 [* d z6 K4 s" P( ? SS Grayling' i% ~0 H8 i; n/ ]% K
0 ]* k( l1 X/ e, ]. H6 kSS Grayling is sighted by escort- K W$ m! ?1 U( c
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' K/ I/ t+ {3 J6 gNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 / Q+ e* a z* Y& F3 N* _
" m6 J7 G1 [$ K9 jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud; h, {5 j" M" o' ]. o) E& x9 p
; R* \; n: u, b" T6 i; I$ ]" FRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
6 b2 @$ x9 t% a# ]; bEstimated time to target is 3 minutes& U) l- x. v( H
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Japanese aircraft
; M( p; l' Y% K" s) N7 x, T A6M3 Zero x 9* M( B' a# G/ b! F! P1 [3 h; ?* f
9 {# V8 `! X" f' N2 uAllied aircraft6 M: \/ F& Y. A* O& X4 E
B-17E Fortress x 3
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$ N/ \) ]1 A: N* xJapanese aircraft losses
" ^8 Q% L+ @, \/ e! B4 J A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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( S$ ~# Y& ?( W3 QNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 - |5 c/ i( a- Q& I, }0 Y, J
$ r0 t% u- k" `4 z* sWeather in hex: Moderate rain3 A) T4 c1 q4 H0 l4 ^2 W
; z z7 X) o. a1 Z, Y% h* b3 nRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.! J$ m% D$ m( w7 R# c {1 |- G, }
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# B' q9 s0 _2 v& y: m8 I5 F8 y! r* c
; C/ D' g* w2 F: f! xJapanese aircraft
, `4 H( n8 }6 B. Z" R G4M1 Betty x 9
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 + f% I9 t) [% C+ y, r+ v; i( T8 A
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. `1 {# ^4 ~ w# r
- G# L# t6 ^- n u5 Z" P' _; rRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 F' h1 e# T# i6 }$ B3 C5 p& _Estimated time to target is 6 minutes6 k8 g! ~0 K# ]
) u8 N$ @% u3 d! E, }* cJapanese aircraft
3 c: w Z$ M2 Y1 y& | A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft( _. A: g) a$ F: d+ A% p2 u( Z# Z3 z0 T
B-26 Marauder x 3( I; ?0 N7 f9 ~, ~( h
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No Japanese losses; Q+ `; s- K& A/ l: r
m- I5 T0 M A: |No Allied 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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" [% u( ?( b2 b. eRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; i7 Y& q, v& I3 \* P. W: ]7 `Estimated time to target is 10 minutes0 f# P6 z! v" C' P
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Japanese aircraft: A. {' ^; y/ x* t3 H( T
A6M3 Zero x 8
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B-26 Marauder x 3
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; n* @% T- s; B) a: B- u3 ~No Japanese losses& q! V) a- S8 z7 A8 o8 Y2 c1 W1 J% ]
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Allied aircraft losses
8 H" r& V @' i3 t- W B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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, b7 C6 Z7 k* T' RWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
, L u/ ~9 a% R3 |Estimated time to target is 10 minutes$ M- p9 l) g9 O4 z, D
8 Z5 C9 i% ^# n# X' z" _1 JJapanese aircraft+ _ D: L0 G8 S9 d
G4M1 Betty x 4
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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.( ^4 `& w" [. W, P* N
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 6
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, L6 o, ?8 M a! ~/ K- rNo Japanese losses
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160+ i1 f$ _" l6 O) W* _
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SS I-11, hits 32 ] J3 ~$ i. E/ ]% O5 u
! F0 [% y: [; b, OAllied Ships
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SC-701
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; L- e r5 |! g" I2 v/ DSS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
% A! r& H8 X$ F- R- `I-11 diving deep ....
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 8 ^; ~: J( p3 d; A9 o
$ X2 G, `/ s# b0 DWeather in hex: Light rain; J) X) i+ p* D5 q# @! s9 A
$ T. e/ Q; _& h6 Y) y( ^8 T! qRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
" j/ c0 d4 n( ~Estimated time to target is 10 minutes. J. E: y: g$ d0 L$ M
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$ A2 r3 F- j( ~+ A" z) Y B-17E Fortress x 118 h% [/ X1 O% Z; O: W& [# w
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2 o0 }& O1 z2 P6 s' a* |+ b, h- b B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged& n! q5 s5 R; l* y5 O# S2 m p
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 3 B$ I% o0 ?6 }4 x p7 i3 ]
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.8 j0 O# z' e) j) G: U
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes$ C" V+ d# h) N& k, x0 Q
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Allied aircraft
3 P% I8 Y7 n1 V9 B B-17E Fortress x 17
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Port hits 4
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,1439 v9 y3 j3 h' k4 N' J! k% e6 D
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SS I-123
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DD Helm' w. V+ d8 r" r- D _" n3 ~) f
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
) G- N9 l+ R$ J; r2 KI-123 diving deep ....
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