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. d+ s2 o+ P! C# B0 C P" eAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 422 e2 t, y# M- u# l
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110) M8 o9 y" z( a# c! v7 U* @& B
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- {$ C( m. L$ l) F$ w+ S! o7 i CA Kumano Z. ?( U1 Y. o
CA Atago
8 N% {/ t4 c& @% s CL Jintsu: f- {- @5 B# I6 v4 W
DD Hatsukaze
3 I) \6 e! Q/ T: O& \( \ DD Akigumo8 j% w' ~. y3 o- ], r* I3 j
DD Shikinami
# H: `& V8 G3 h* Y ?3 f$ | DD Uranami
3 K3 K4 A+ U- p- i DD Isokaze
1 _) u+ M) ^) @5 Z7 Y G1 l DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
$ b( a* K; I9 P3 U- @% ? SS Grayling
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort
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1 f+ \ ]" _) V t; m$ X6 ^Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 & e+ M$ r, e# W; G h
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: X/ _$ i5 t" M0 O
" X, O" T3 C# v1 E0 IRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
+ i3 ^" I; A& zEstimated time to target is 3 minutes+ w, Q. H5 T v* i1 z- [
$ J. I: r4 }7 ]; C$ ~' a9 p d- XJapanese aircraft* V% `' A- }& x) y( P1 [
A6M3 Zero x 9
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3 `3 \: b Q) _( c8 n- }" UAllied aircraft
" p; Y% b1 W; o B-17E Fortress x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
) m9 V3 c% A/ w A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses: o4 D; V" w) {) I4 u
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain; \6 w: A& d8 g7 c
8 [6 X- g# P" j2 O, b8 oRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.1 p$ @' O& E* n3 |) b; g+ G- V
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes/ O, \$ H8 o& x. G" X$ {
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Japanese aircraft" H2 J& n& k6 i! i! Q4 P6 \( c
G4M1 Betty x 97 X6 W3 K/ \+ U, r/ B
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No Japanese losses9 V N6 p" \, p5 q4 r; \* k
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" ?/ z! w x+ }- o7 JNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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; a, D6 b3 e" M! L! BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ }5 J8 f7 n. F8 p* g- ~8 k
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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$ r) d; z4 R/ `- yJapanese aircraft( w7 o. r ~8 v5 y7 H
A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft
& r+ \ w' n$ [; m! j3 q B-26 Marauder x 3! F# p8 q" \9 a. B; Y7 x' A* y
+ e; \3 f+ m( `! z2 tNo Japanese losses _6 B8 O& L$ a- y& m8 @
1 P' t9 M+ }- ZNo Allied losses e4 w! x) r& \. M/ n! i5 h
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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% ~0 P, \. ~: Z9 jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud' G9 D7 f4 `7 h8 n5 @% u Q
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: W) g7 |; n% n9 A: p
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes; T2 a5 m4 ~* f
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Japanese aircraft
g) r8 w3 U* \4 L6 a A6M3 Zero x 82 O( M/ `; Y1 R' n7 j
$ o1 Z' L: s$ I; G# [Allied aircraft: r0 l! f% d8 c( Y
B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses$ W# U% m( K2 ]7 I9 }
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Allied aircraft losses
) E5 F# v" ~7 e/ m2 y1 I' P: g7 j B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged0 z7 z8 W8 z+ v! ]
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. S; ?5 Y0 \' R3 X/ R7 o" z' [9 KNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.9 S4 \1 t7 f4 W# w5 `( f# \
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( M( K: c0 X0 [* {7 v G4M1 Betty x 4% H: r# N8 l" B5 V+ H: P8 o$ G
# H: q' p! b! Q. d8 \( A0 DNo Japanese losses
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+ F: a3 y- I; Y* ? _Port hits 1
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( N$ m! e& J" WNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 2 t% `: X$ [# F0 k* P# t2 m6 G
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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1 [4 ^+ Z* ~, R) g) vRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.0 h s2 h& m; D
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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: @$ G8 W$ I, w) o( {" ]6 fJapanese aircraft
! v% d2 T {- ^0 @. P# I" o+ I G4M1 Betty x 6
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No Japanese losses
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160# B9 Y0 P6 c+ w. D9 Y( @$ F/ ^
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K$ T# Y, B- ^6 W& n! [4 f9 N SS I-11, hits 3
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Allied Ships
- r2 Y! c! ]6 w } SC-702+ L4 _+ h3 c* {7 n5 I
SC-701* S5 x5 B/ a: \) U1 ^$ X" A
6 v9 d: }. g, a: Q5 i! r. nSS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
; f a7 _3 g zI-11 diving deep ....
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( [. \" F7 f1 o! C3 a$ iMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
! N' @* S! U- ^0 Z+ `4 PEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft
, j( o1 q" ~- N' f7 n B-17E Fortress x 11
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4 q0 F* b/ G) O: g1 O* P# vAllied aircraft losses8 a+ k/ r5 ^/ Z7 T* q; h
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 5 l4 T, @) i8 G) w3 _
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet." F- h* i6 a8 j3 x0 q8 i
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes! U" J o; O2 A4 |+ p
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Allied aircraft
% e" \* G" s$ p/ ?3 E1 a. f1 P. W B-17E Fortress x 17
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No Allied losses
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Port hits 4: w/ L+ e) o T4 A2 h) i9 G1 A
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143* ]) c8 D$ M+ w3 {+ A) n
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2 t* ]1 N% J z$ ~2 [ SS I-123
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2 l" ^ |/ b* O6 j DD Helm
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
1 n$ W- w9 t3 [- K X' cI-123 diving deep ....
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