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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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CA Kumano
8 x% m: R' }. Y+ x& o+ H0 n* h CA Atago! o$ Y8 i% o$ R* f4 U/ M
CL Jintsu
/ b9 h6 }/ a1 h" N DD Hatsukaze
0 I: U) E |/ w: ?0 L9 I5 u3 X DD Akigumo. B7 s/ D" M+ B, m8 [* y: \- C
DD Shikinami
( \) r" A+ A5 J6 I7 ^* S. p DD Uranami6 r- D# T) [ K, ]. G
DD Isokaze
. C% n1 ^$ I* F4 S1 {7 o; t. E DD Maikaze1 w9 \1 Q8 g+ J# Q9 i! u
* R: F/ r, n* C* y8 Y/ b2 p+ [Allied Ships
1 H* R) I- ~6 d; b/ k4 A7 H3 I SS Grayling
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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$ c0 ^# ` h2 y3 zRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
& b$ {0 k F5 E: A7 E5 J8 ^Estimated time to target is 3 minutes) K. o1 h4 `0 I& B# n# R( H
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Japanese aircraft' D$ Y2 J* W6 R' l7 j. P \; a; R& |
A6M3 Zero x 9! l2 f0 F; P+ _8 c) T) A) J& C
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# f. e' J( U3 Y# V0 V7 F1 t( B B-17E Fortress x 3. `2 ?% A) Q, V$ x. k
$ `0 [7 X! |* H$ }Japanese aircraft losses
) h9 k" B: `2 h. e% {0 t* Z A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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7 x8 x& Y- j5 B- PWeather in hex: Moderate rain' R* \( g- B" N# o4 w: L$ P, p
i7 f* h5 Q- fRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
1 Z+ z$ _& j% J/ G3 AEstimated time to target is 7 minutes' i/ j/ M- x* ^6 T3 Z: R
% @. i2 T2 J8 i) J6 ^* D2 g( OJapanese aircraft
5 ]2 ~+ r- L4 ^ G4M1 Betty x 9# D W8 _ O$ l5 {! M5 _8 W
& c; ]/ u9 r( {+ wNo Japanese losses! ?% f6 ?7 I. X0 \1 a5 g
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 % J' n- B# x- v- \; x5 l1 g
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 M$ J5 `1 S. S2 N9 f
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 E0 \0 J4 `7 p& L
A6M3 Zero x 8% E( v( b9 k& `0 M( h; ?$ A. z
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Allied aircraft" k L2 `+ ^. b( _, M6 [% X1 q7 c
B-26 Marauder x 35 v0 ]. ^7 t6 d9 c+ x% ^
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$ Z2 K: ~3 ~ F' ~( gNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ! k4 n0 P3 g, Z9 [
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. @# {! H1 w7 T% [! d2 m
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes0 Y( }8 N5 T# o1 \9 q/ c
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Japanese aircraft
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B-26 Marauder x 3
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5 v, h1 V+ a# j- i) p+ n3 SAllied aircraft losses
* T3 v/ k8 Z/ c3 l! p3 ^4 j B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 ) A# S* ^% S( r X* }
: d9 b4 V( e( yWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.6 {8 N( f) g. ~: F9 s
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes$ ?, h G# n& I! u" p
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G4M1 Betty x 4
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No Japanese losses/ p, d' q. s) O5 e
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- Y X/ d, h9 |4 t1 _Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 9 N; t" j9 ]# s1 m. Y$ I+ s& j0 H
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6 Z3 I+ M8 f$ s ARaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
9 E2 e5 D" v3 @) g/ @, K1 K, DEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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No Japanese losses
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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Japanese Ships
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0 H9 j1 t0 _, J6 v* T1 PSS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702) @8 P1 p( x! u3 u; d
I-11 diving deep ....
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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.- n3 J" I4 t1 E! o
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 11 ]4 V$ w- h3 g1 c' z1 B: O
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N1 K( [4 F% E8 y S$ d B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged R3 V! v# u5 Z% R
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/ `7 s2 {6 K# _9 kMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 / ^1 E3 K4 e* W
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.5 i# y q0 H9 J
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes7 p/ y# ~( [+ S- _, d) i5 b8 N4 a& h
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& [8 m' y+ k5 m: G( ]Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,1439 i5 [$ k8 d4 j; A8 x
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# e% U V9 A5 \ ?1 ~SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
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