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8/18 戰鬥報告
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 423 T9 u4 Q$ Q0 A( }8 G
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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CA Kumano
i" @ H8 w- K$ q% v CA Atago/ S Y$ w9 z2 `. y) f5 h- b
CL Jintsu- ]5 d: V/ K$ v4 z# P# z4 S9 Z
DD Hatsukaze
' P2 t6 T- i+ ]; { DD Akigumo
( @! J! c. \+ z$ ^4 y3 i! W% ? DD Shikinami L2 s* u$ z. a4 j+ o% ~
DD Uranami- {1 ?# P5 t8 o: I% u. {
DD Isokaze( ?7 t6 I/ P0 V' E; |+ I- k
DD Maikaze
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7 `, i3 U5 a5 \% |- K SS Grayling
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort: l2 l# u+ ]9 y E; q; |
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' {" J/ g, _1 z Y' A8 J5 jNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 * f1 S0 A, m/ |' x
0 p# W# F3 k! ^- FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud, `# m# h; K4 K
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
' x! h' Q) c5 jEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 98 s }) e* N1 v" K8 z8 L7 ~
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Allied aircraft
9 y+ Z# x+ A+ R$ s/ z+ g B-17E Fortress x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
# C) e9 q/ x& ~- V* l9 {: w- n1 L A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed) e' p+ n( u% H+ ]+ g
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No Allied losses0 N+ F k. ]) p7 h4 W1 s
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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' Y/ v6 x- j% K2 dWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. r4 [& C. i. W' h; o1 k) ]
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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No Japanese losses3 D; ?; S0 h0 n5 S
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 . q0 L3 F5 c$ n5 O
* _$ \# s1 I. uWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 D. s" k* j* Y3 h. {, k9 d( W1 fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes- R+ I% `8 L' q1 a
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Japanese aircraft
! i# o/ m0 @% p2 j$ p A6M3 Zero x 8
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B-26 Marauder x 35 ^, i+ e- I. h# j1 H- e
0 @* [* ^% X* A3 }No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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$ f9 d: R+ f* C) U" n5 iNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 9 I$ Z7 m$ t9 \& Y2 f
6 i" F7 _4 l, Y! Z% J! X* P. C! J7 ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; B2 }, @% Q c5 Z! z
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 8
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B-26 Marauder x 3
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5 N7 f7 [$ B% Y M4 Q: vNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses3 P) b- i* l I. F% S9 G
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 - M) l3 ?: _4 Y; `
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain' l" B0 h& ?: p% y+ E$ m+ `( x
$ ~7 h5 W% V, N! p* n6 }% O$ [Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
1 [; s- n$ ?2 LEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 4- Y3 v$ j3 F, N2 f% t0 U$ i; t
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.! A# Y) ~: ?; M X- l+ s
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes# m3 r! R0 h) s
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G4M1 Betty x 6
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No Japanese losses' ~# w/ e: |2 V1 D8 M9 N& S
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9 k1 Q5 l8 H8 b9 g0 qSub attack near Noumea at 113,160; N/ R6 Y1 g; K' l* {
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships9 W+ |* c4 d( P k
SC-702, B0 V( y$ B& [% W! H
SC-701
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
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4 o& m1 ^8 p- X) y) eMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 ) z. C% f- @% A: c0 i% i
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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) A$ ^2 w# {- X' {Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
8 @3 g/ |& O1 `7 E x# qEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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/ V$ t8 ~' Q a' w, CAllied aircraft losses
3 W' M* L4 z7 l9 ^5 E B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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. a' m* E* V% B1 e0 D4 H6 ZMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 # n+ E8 X3 T2 e% }; A
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.+ o$ {. F+ K! u" F
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 170 R. O, J/ f! Q6 P/ y9 B, t
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No Allied losses( r4 i0 a$ |7 E3 @; R0 p& Z: J
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: G3 Y$ k+ r& U5 h3 t$ _* {, C U1 ZSub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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SS I-1236 ?' ]* Y6 x# Z7 y9 m+ H! |
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* x ~" F& K; B qSS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
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