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8/18 戰鬥報告5 \( w/ `, a" O9 p
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; A8 U2 [' k' I5 m. K; V: jAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,1109 d$ w% s f2 b |
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4 x# C0 k- r- @+ X+ O" u0 d CA Kumano
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CL Jintsu
" I# i I V5 N" M2 k# a$ O& S DD Hatsukaze7 w' R2 S5 V2 I& z8 K
DD Akigumo0 y: L* L8 b$ k, Y
DD Shikinami
" X8 z4 {+ r1 j8 a$ M* k- V DD Uranami
5 a+ X& k4 F& D! [8 \ DD Isokaze
2 l8 b. [2 I( w! ?# f DD Maikaze6 g5 _* I; D+ }7 B
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Allied Ships
" W# r/ |; h4 [2 u( L" v2 [( f SS Grayling1 r2 S3 ?2 D; B! W
. K7 G" l7 P* j9 I/ f3 T a8 ISS Grayling is sighted by escort/ S$ Q$ ?3 Y) O. X
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7 ?0 D+ k& S7 YNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 q1 L. ]+ A* R2 g$ j
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
3 _# |- H8 Z) {- M0 A/ I; AEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
T2 h" F' X8 O; W4 ^ A6M3 Zero x 9
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5 t1 X, ~9 a0 J* x4 X$ i" XAllied aircraft
: T7 \1 l: E, |! c0 o+ ]1 H B-17E Fortress x 3
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+ D: x$ p: k5 t/ ZJapanese aircraft losses/ n7 B5 \% w" o2 G
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed1 d" K/ r1 {) K% S% c- `
1 e/ b+ C' ?7 o/ v% QNo Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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4 f- c! f: e; d) c, QWeather in hex: Moderate rain- ^. E9 O" b. h% T+ T
% Z9 D: O5 ?& O1 `; r8 B- k2 pRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
! c, H" Z' f3 ?! v2 K, @! i* d1 _7 LEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 9
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8 L1 m% L, X- Y9 U4 n. `: |. [Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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1 P5 k% @3 ~& [6 s9 m% \Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' `2 g1 |2 \0 R9 u2 a2 vEstimated time to target is 6 minutes' P8 x4 q+ Z5 ~* Z: G5 I
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Japanese aircraft
3 D% i* Q" ?8 B# l) B A6M3 Zero x 8
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" D) y' j2 S5 {9 o4 a B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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, r2 m4 o- @+ t7 R0 D; v3 oRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 h% |# \+ d0 m2 P7 m
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes3 D& m, D2 h0 w1 K6 Y8 e
$ R9 l% w2 w+ S, {; H$ \' LJapanese aircraft
( _" J/ D( B, i) B( L" s A6M3 Zero x 82 K3 P u) r2 k8 V3 k, _
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B-26 Marauder x 3; s( K/ C* ~2 t/ F5 x! ^5 r; d
, g6 T/ {. k* J/ J6 b0 iNo Japanese losses8 B& w/ R4 X9 r3 j) U
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Allied aircraft losses6 n% k- a) ]) p6 z; U
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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0 j6 i% ]! C- `* ?7 Y3 l( s- K( Z( _( ^Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
4 e) Z. ` y' N! N- m. fEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: O6 N1 J7 a7 c5 H2 K" u
G4M1 Betty x 4+ F3 K( }$ d; K+ `, z r
0 p! s& v4 F) H; `4 W% B7 gNo Japanese losses8 @( b! A1 @5 c" i+ a- L# \& @
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Port hits 1
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& w/ W) ]9 y, p6 |# E$ N6 y7 xNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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6 }" ]! d2 y7 u% i. z$ QWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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& q2 h) h: B8 d, o% q$ ^Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
( [+ u; X3 A( S: wEstimated time to target is 11 minutes- g& L$ `3 E' O% B
0 k9 V! f" U/ q, I- r- o7 g OJapanese aircraft: Z$ m- Y- e8 x" e S
G4M1 Betty x 6
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No Japanese losses0 @+ e5 o B1 t9 ~, y8 e) s9 X$ R
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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SS I-11, hits 3( D" n/ T; s ~: F/ c# G, r
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SC-701
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* z$ h8 D3 e$ h* u$ k, m) XSS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-7021 ~- `& ^1 N# \- M" O3 j6 G
I-11 diving deep ..../ G0 e& `: Y D7 O3 j. R8 n
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; y' C/ z4 ]% F. v3 B! JMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.# [* V' G0 @6 { E
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 11( }4 ^: b. v7 V) D* v }. r
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. r- _0 Q$ G* L$ k7 O- e B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged) t' U" P* F+ ]2 e% Z4 D
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: G0 n* n- N3 B+ O2 I" S8 S' t9 nMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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6 j7 @4 X9 T- l/ `Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
u2 b( |. R: E+ i3 k# ^& v# u5 lEstimated time to target is 5 minutes @/ N' h0 v! U+ u& K
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3 Z2 @9 S3 Z" F5 M" a+ T9 DNo Allied losses
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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SS I-123: ]* I A# a' s% Q5 Q
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: L9 [6 Z' r/ B5 QSS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes! z8 `$ [: }1 A4 f" |3 r! R
I-123 diving deep ....
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