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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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; A' A3 C- i: `9 KASW attack near Truk at 111,1100 X* s. v% C' F8 J
: F! z0 Q; r' w/ PJapanese Ships
3 v# z& O; K3 I% ~3 T CA Kumano
* H1 E- J ~, {0 R7 O. J1 f5 w/ e CA Atago
( ?( t$ o% ]5 q CL Jintsu, M) I, k) a( g& P
DD Hatsukaze5 N6 p3 \/ Z. ^, Z
DD Akigumo$ c! H' I: B, Q
DD Shikinami# `/ @& W9 a. H {, J" l
DD Uranami1 o2 i7 f8 h7 A) {, R' k
DD Isokaze
. S2 ~. S, R/ Q: L. a B7 L P DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships5 p, m% k7 ~: b, N5 ?! C
SS Grayling; w C( ?* \3 o/ y1 N' O5 |. x
9 y/ i! U; q$ l7 }# Y e/ ^SS Grayling is sighted by escort4 [5 E! ~9 `; A+ ?, [- o
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- N$ @7 O0 t& J* k% l2 g8 WNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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3 U0 q" |) V; F( bWeather in hex: Heavy cloud6 s, Y9 Z4 u4 _5 F/ t3 b
2 C# F) E+ P4 C% C9 d% `: ^Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.( i% X" p: I: Z: H" ]9 S! ~
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes, U0 D P" L3 V
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Japanese aircraft/ @6 r. R* ?4 x6 ~( t% b, e
A6M3 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
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- z, G f3 ^7 w% ]) ^7 JJapanese aircraft losses, e% O* b, P+ b. ~
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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) o) Y+ e* S$ K& [* _) }# QNo Allied losses4 ]! j. ^: j; r0 O. r- C
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 " g; o; ]$ [% O/ }; Z
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 E& p+ h) \- o' N" q0 tEstimated time to target is 7 minutes& U; o( K! A) P; o
( W2 a3 O; H# n- a" f1 P- MJapanese aircraft" G4 [- O/ X9 j6 [: J+ C
G4M1 Betty x 9" D7 K& [0 F! z
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No Japanese losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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5 D) T7 u2 L' \5 w& W8 D0 W8 M% RRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 R: [6 b* O- }- y8 w' v# y* [Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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/ S1 O9 u0 p4 n6 d. ]/ ^! BJapanese aircraft9 q3 V. {% a) P
A6M3 Zero x 8
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3 f' j1 y1 p! p" J( }9 `& D, s1 A! k1 N; O B-26 Marauder x 3+ _3 p& N1 ^! }. M! ]0 W
! y$ m& h) \7 Y3 y0 | CNo Japanese losses5 n4 F! V4 W. ?/ P0 p: `- y8 `
/ v \" Q7 s5 `/ J! g+ E2 V" HNo Allied losses! ?: j2 l$ v+ Z3 f' ?$ r
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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5 C7 a- p9 U; }' vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud$ X5 V+ M/ w6 X$ g/ x
r- z1 I) x* t5 N6 ~& T: sRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( c0 [. m/ f# M. ?) P4 T2 }Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Z& m3 t; h; [
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A6M3 Zero x 8+ r. Q* X% B. d/ o
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Allied aircraft8 G9 G% m f' {4 W$ t8 w
B-26 Marauder x 32 W6 S5 X6 P8 j( R
( ~6 W. b4 S( k% k6 ~ eNo Japanese losses
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B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged$ |* g/ b/ O3 J# t
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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& O, F$ U5 |. ]. ~( lRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
x3 D4 Q* @2 P- ?' [4 W9 z- \5 B4 UEstimated time to target is 10 minutes$ H/ D# {9 Y6 _3 t I
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G4M1 Betty x 46 A7 n( S$ O& @! f2 a5 u3 s. u
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No Japanese losses
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Port hits 10 h" V# q0 K. L
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+ F% Q5 S/ h+ q3 _Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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5 c& ]% Y2 S( J: O9 H! M* \& e* NRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.4 e n, o# T7 x
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 6
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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7 [" `! a, Z, @' |! n SS I-11, hits 3
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Allied Ships
6 C6 c5 |% e$ y0 y0 ~- n1 {" b9 T SC-702% F( ]6 T* ?, o7 s
SC-701
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-7026 r: [! y' H7 x
I-11 diving deep ....' Z% F, E* u8 A3 r$ V e7 }
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 / p' J- H0 [/ R; U |
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1 w# Q9 U- L# O6 ERaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.6 W' H2 b6 L' n0 V4 q2 V' O
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes( C/ F7 V) k. z2 K: x
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Allied aircraft
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged; t" a3 x& I: [9 w
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 3 i1 h. [& x* B
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, e! A0 q& ?; Z& |- d- xRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.0 C- W8 V7 J- X8 E& i
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes' ^+ r+ s/ r8 n4 ^* r9 @) | J
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! g- \: r$ X: d! ?0 M) K2 _: ? B-17E Fortress x 17% J7 M6 M8 ~) ^* `7 D8 q5 p4 e
9 E' Q% U2 T- Z1 A3 N/ v3 {No Allied losses
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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1 V$ Q; L' C1 s- x. e' C! |SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
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