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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 420 u* c( P% n* ?6 c1 p" l8 S7 ^4 {
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( y* E" I4 {; h1 i! r* tASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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Japanese Ships
/ A6 g8 @& e. r+ s CA Kumano
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CL Jintsu5 d n- b. w/ f2 \) L
DD Hatsukaze ^. m% e' u, x6 M# n& X9 s2 }
DD Akigumo
- P' l1 z6 o- [6 u% F DD Shikinami
+ v1 }- _6 q9 }5 l1 h DD Uranami$ z5 q7 H5 a& t T+ c" Z5 ]
DD Isokaze
( G4 K5 O4 C3 ^8 A2 R DD Maikaze
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- |( ^. W% I Z% ^Allied Ships8 g% q5 ]7 \4 g) L- {
SS Grayling& M/ q% {6 C' o: A/ m9 U
1 d7 N4 Z) ?/ q% \, q/ u( R4 YSS Grayling is sighted by escort
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- i- P4 {1 P2 c. q; _" D' f' dNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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* J8 d) f2 S: }Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet." s& v7 _$ a) B/ q4 F0 X: v, A
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes. u* A* R/ M' }
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Japanese aircraft; | f* i, U0 X3 E) d9 ^
A6M3 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
6 [" j! [! l. O* T; E( k B-17E Fortress x 3+ j" }+ `+ @! e' M/ J- V6 Z0 u' R2 o
1 u$ b" z; y; v7 a1 k) dJapanese aircraft losses
P9 S" [" {# l6 n7 I" J- x A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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4 ~5 @* W* _: I8 Y# a2 r( XNo Allied losses& l+ C* b6 T G7 k* i8 D) b
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 * n& R L7 [2 l
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 L) t+ t; J' v0 Y9 g! t
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes: e: F7 V& r- h+ G2 b/ r
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Japanese aircraft: y0 {/ e' I" t/ w/ a
G4M1 Betty x 9
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No Japanese losses2 V6 N; u- c* s% g, W* |3 }9 s- b0 t
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ [; k8 Z' w N" S$ T
/ K8 {" O& s4 xRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 ~% x3 ?" s8 J7 ?% M
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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# G# O6 j! L9 [7 X7 [- `: sJapanese aircraft
{$ e# C; k e* L A6M3 Zero x 8$ o+ m' I9 L2 R$ l) U* w2 ~
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* O* t, k0 M) n0 m# X& z) ]; {! n B-26 Marauder x 3! H$ n$ _) h2 l& [, N0 H4 Y
; h! t2 o7 m, M: M" D& {( D4 _ BNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# j- s+ @! ]) Z- W, `7 C {
# k9 h$ `1 J) kRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ T6 v+ ?9 ]% I% D7 M3 N1 I
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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2 p9 `2 }9 E7 v3 X9 n3 M: L6 zJapanese aircraft
1 I* X) d- j" e: N A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft k& \0 B; {( d; n$ d y6 l' _' \
B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses
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/ }/ p" o8 _+ \9 I B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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! X' U5 Z/ O$ H- u: t) `9 WNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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0 U. e8 H' U4 b, eWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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0 Y6 e7 a O: T: u- }Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
; B# G- n. o, m1 M% {& bEstimated time to target is 10 minutes- k% N, m: | f3 V9 @
. @( e8 f; ]$ F$ H5 [5 s NJapanese aircraft7 r7 b+ M+ E, k0 K( K! Z
G4M1 Betty x 4
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3 U; |. H0 u: g: j' UNo Japanese losses0 p# o# v p- \5 [ |
: j* ^; v8 S# j- @Port hits 1/ t5 J( J# w. v9 S6 i0 B
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 , K) D% v0 ^% F% Q3 } K
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: j2 R$ m* S/ k/ g- M' ]" [Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.) `3 p$ v! c) l% p
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes# K5 u. t& O6 [& o( l t
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Japanese aircraft
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160 }4 Q( L- v& \, @! h
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SS I-11, hits 38 {: ]+ a2 H* h# @/ \
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SC-702) [- `% r3 j% d# Z
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6 K. y$ Z) o' \SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702# r7 E% k, q0 W( S3 Y2 _, D( |5 [
I-11 diving deep ....8 N( G6 I6 l8 r; W6 w ?2 g
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 6 H! U( r* N0 m- N: P" T
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.( A: a2 B/ c# u2 u" D6 g
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes% k% V) c, r5 S: d" ^
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B-17E Fortress x 11
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Allied aircraft losses7 W" ^2 @" N& ?
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 F1 L: S4 f! U# c% b$ u" D
/ R! D; W& O" Y( RRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
: ~2 @& P* Q7 M0 k5 r( `( xEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft6 S8 h/ c0 W3 V+ N& I" O
B-17E Fortress x 176 b t/ {, P( N: W8 U+ ~
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Port hits 4
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8 i' G+ {2 E2 I- w1 SSub attack near Kirakira at 115,143 ` I& N; O9 V0 k
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SS I-123
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
- g3 G& e9 R- q- _8 t: aI-123 diving deep ...., {7 d3 ]5 O, P3 S
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