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% m% V. P9 o4 k1 k$ L3 g2 wAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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9 M+ i% {2 {( U \, F" g% m/ y* HASW attack near Truk at 111,110* ]& `9 x- q( g' y5 p
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Japanese Ships; @9 x. Q: a9 f, F) w. Y1 i" M
CA Kumano
6 p) z* S+ ^6 U6 x! I CA Atago$ I$ [' Z' E X4 W- i2 i3 b
CL Jintsu
* n. R& [2 b9 m; n DD Hatsukaze' @; k! M9 u4 ^8 e
DD Akigumo
# f. {. i* B2 K4 R: j) r: A7 P7 | DD Shikinami0 q0 v8 H* \" q+ f
DD Uranami3 J/ K0 u E4 z1 @
DD Isokaze& i8 V2 {- g {6 O, O9 n
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
; Q9 v$ t" A2 O0 |0 e# ~ SS Grayling/ v$ Z' O, a! B9 V7 S9 D& }: s2 c% x6 s
) o" s. G1 G V v' MSS Grayling is sighted by escort
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.2 g% F2 ~. o Y' B' M! B
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes1 @; p; J' ^4 F* q0 @
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Japanese aircraft
4 N) h3 ]) w$ v7 s' ?) f A6M3 Zero x 9
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/ G" x8 }" w0 L- z6 \7 Q1 OAllied aircraft1 \4 {/ }" D' l& E: I
B-17E Fortress x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
: x( ]6 H& z8 X( k A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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2 B7 Z6 l& n6 Q* j; D6 A+ _Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 0 b6 s9 V% O$ O/ w
+ k+ J, s1 T9 h: mWeather in hex: Moderate rain5 j$ q& }3 K, a2 f
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: b9 v0 p$ c5 E8 n2 ~$ x; ]
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes3 z1 F8 z9 ~4 R+ ?, v) f7 Y! @8 E
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Japanese aircraft7 ^8 O# m3 q: x& D, {
G4M1 Betty x 9 \8 y; {8 V! Z' n5 z2 N
( H3 i+ O4 d7 h5 |" E) ~; pNo Japanese losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ( ?) S, e7 Y; `* [+ P2 \
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 u; Z0 }( O! y9 |, ^Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: D% }) P# M% hEstimated time to target is 6 minutes1 ]7 j' q; B6 [ x
7 r* |' H* A! s G2 GJapanese aircraft: a* W% t3 |9 M" Z
A6M3 Zero x 8
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3 N8 h# m9 _* w; `5 iAllied aircraft4 O4 M5 z( \7 C+ Y- @4 g, o" [4 \
B-26 Marauder x 3/ K% c/ g( F: a7 N! g3 y
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No Allied losses. J0 x9 G) b5 A% |/ m3 {
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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3 H$ `8 d z- r' t1 J7 g* Z- SWeather in hex: Heavy cloud. f8 b. M9 x: k# c% e& K% T! _5 Y- L# U
0 O! T1 U/ p: z0 LRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 }( m3 W( W8 `) N2 D: CEstimated time to target is 10 minutes$ a% d) v% s; {7 | z" h
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Japanese aircraft
! R8 E2 U. p, a+ u T7 h A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft
, Q' Z8 U+ ] G& L+ M# @0 Q B-26 Marauder x 3
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0 c1 I0 W) l+ `No Japanese losses8 I3 j' Z {2 E* b+ N' t( q
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Allied aircraft losses, e( F! [& E x! j: I& C. D7 N; H
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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: \6 }: @3 x9 o, \& X9 T hNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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9 S4 b2 l( p2 E. KRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
H- |* v- F6 k- P! R( E o. }( o) CEstimated time to target is 10 minutes& N+ k1 }; w: F9 h2 j' c
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Japanese aircraft
{' B: }- v& l% z6 Y6 W+ f G4M1 Betty x 4
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No Japanese losses
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0 o& q+ I0 u" q+ _Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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. Q, a, [! d+ Y6 r0 eWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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5 D6 |% S$ _' B8 D$ ^Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.+ v7 ]4 E1 [6 M, o3 }
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes7 v( }" x- W) S& u
" x E- @4 t$ ^: yJapanese aircraft
( C) Z4 D+ ]* J! @ G4M1 Betty x 6
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; Y' O( S9 ?% j/ u7 k: z. {Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160( {: \9 E( Z4 O& I% n6 \' ]" m1 U
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; A. h$ o) Q g' w8 U SS I-11, hits 3
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Allied Ships6 ~, c9 A) e, {7 b% t: |3 T
SC-702
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
' R8 K. F$ s, `; ^$ WI-11 diving deep ....; F) ^4 L) C) }( J$ s9 G7 U: _* r9 s
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.! {0 `9 A/ m6 ^1 ~7 a: b
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes. i* N5 l7 {/ v! ?1 v+ }1 ` w
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Allied aircraft
4 l- ~% v* E6 t( R B-17E Fortress x 11
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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8 B5 a8 I' B3 O; mMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 7 o; ^2 p% Q; n) Y6 V% A+ q0 D
" A! W1 D9 d( QWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
v7 J2 @& S: A3 x/ O+ R; X- zEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft: F" O; q& U8 y. e
B-17E Fortress x 172 y7 j- H. ?' u
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0 j/ ?0 f: c4 a4 |Port hits 4
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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Japanese Ships4 O& z- m; J) ]
SS I-1238 P2 p4 C. Z8 n+ R" D( R/ W
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# N8 ~9 R+ U! ?) B, I/ i+ x0 e DD Helm% v9 k3 o8 v6 }" j
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
& J3 K7 N9 ]& K0 k5 b: a8 PI-123 diving deep ....+ @' \/ G9 J$ o$ ]5 P+ A* u
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