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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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* g8 n5 p- ?$ L7 m; ], AASW attack near Truk at 111,110" [9 `/ a& U* q7 O) ^8 I- W: y
! @5 m( X( B7 f2 n3 rJapanese Ships
9 ]3 n m( @( C1 t: \" v% c% Z CA Kumano! H. F' ^6 _* N# S) D4 Q
CA Atago" D$ `% \4 b) G* A& s) o
CL Jintsu
/ {- p3 [; o# r8 c) ?0 `0 r7 Z DD Hatsukaze
) }2 @* C5 T! O) z! h DD Akigumo5 o ~8 a) Z$ B6 ?9 m! E
DD Shikinami
8 w& k- b( \ T DD Uranami" b* F2 t2 r# m# [9 _ [# O! U0 ^3 j7 @
DD Isokaze
7 A U2 c: D& V/ h* Z4 t" d DD Maikaze! U" P9 e2 M% d
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Allied Ships
) a1 X5 |; D1 c8 i! v' i( U! e SS Grayling
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p2 [# O6 W; d* Z/ a2 sSS Grayling is sighted by escort
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 * v P9 q6 `- O" E9 C6 u$ M+ r) I
* f# y+ N/ c& f% q( B# g1 g) FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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. ^+ O! g' O# f: P2 S- |0 N' rRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.7 }3 d! Y N3 j' s* ]5 A
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes3 _; g" t* G5 L' Q( _' Y4 K
4 }9 F" B0 T: ]# KJapanese aircraft9 E, H; B! g3 i! n9 k
A6M3 Zero x 93 ?4 _9 d' Z& x2 d
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B-17E Fortress x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses$ I7 s2 P7 r3 ^( U3 S' Q k4 _
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed2 h( _ k) F7 u; {
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No Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 - u3 D: T+ Z- F: M5 Z' B0 [
. @- g5 U; c, x# s% B/ b: P5 eWeather in hex: Moderate rain' C# `0 Z7 E! X. ~/ g
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.; F: u9 V3 m O/ j0 Q* O; ^/ Z V
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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( Q. S" \2 g& Q5 [, s$ G+ TJapanese aircraft
$ T e: Z3 M" u. f( B; H+ _ G4M1 Betty x 9
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No Japanese losses
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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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Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. S2 a9 F h, n
- Q3 c; H+ A+ x" J& G9 |Japanese aircraft, y# Q* W C/ q+ i/ _) @8 _( I
A6M3 Zero x 84 L2 e. i% n3 k( }' F8 J2 T
$ V5 N* `$ C% Z+ ?0 \/ FAllied aircraft
) @* H; s* V Y( n8 y4 e B-26 Marauder x 3: H* X0 s' u P- [+ Y% X |) Z
8 [( B8 A# V. a: V2 GNo Japanese losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& Z$ m3 r9 Q% _3 a3 P: ?" I
5 r, [# b6 Y3 d! \ `' oRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& I$ Y! O4 u$ h C( g+ P/ |
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes& P' ~1 k6 F) x; }; r! @
) o# ^! q3 O; A% S/ _: dJapanese aircraft2 H/ q1 \& t k, K
A6M3 Zero x 8" t q0 z+ ~* H( J- s, S" t$ u) D
- B4 ^. r& n" ?' CAllied aircraft
, j! I0 V2 z5 O6 n7 i B-26 Marauder x 32 B. N/ o# F( |; u4 P& L1 ?
" F9 y5 P0 y9 cNo Japanese losses2 M, T" {. I" i9 W: w' T# _4 a H; u
2 L$ ]! ?. H) Y9 q$ J& AAllied aircraft losses
$ i) u% o7 e/ c4 Q* [ B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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% m% s- E' y2 ~5 ONight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 # ~1 G$ L6 w. f/ m% q* z
/ A$ F3 W- F" {' D- R. q% JWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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7 U. m! F; N, N4 P% _( [2 NRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
9 l. N0 ~. \( `# {% P# yEstimated time to target is 10 minutes# r, M4 b$ c" Z
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G4M1 Betty x 4
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Port hits 1
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3 n+ \3 c9 m, O' ]' y4 bNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 3 V$ G+ x& s& P2 N1 v. x( {
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% A+ T4 j" S+ F9 w/ @1 PRaid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.' W$ `( ?$ d" G4 }2 _
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes3 C- Y! ^ i3 f/ r3 |3 M
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G4M1 Betty x 67 P" G) j9 o% a- [
3 o0 k8 m. @" l7 _No Japanese losses
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+ O2 z# k0 d; n$ B m [$ C/ ]Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160. O7 q; K& ?& i5 |% I q. p1 I4 ]
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SS I-11, hits 38 C& f; T9 o+ S, \3 ~: ]% d
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- [( D# E! S( H+ j4 b SC-7024 |+ s" v: d4 ~4 g+ U D, G
SC-701! j- Y( g, W! L) Q/ N
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
! ]0 _" _% H; }4 [5 y$ Q8 M! _( a6 C8 KI-11 diving deep ....2 i- s- }5 P6 y- c( |/ y6 y
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+ a3 \5 A% h! D6 {Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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, H: F4 J% Q# R/ XWeather in hex: Light rain- ]0 L$ r8 I% I- |
w9 H o: t, @" D, c1 ERaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
# P% t9 W% {! J3 u* F4 t3 c; iEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 11
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged# B' a8 Q1 w( p3 l1 @& d$ ~5 D# C9 K
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( g' h2 |: O2 b+ [6 g; Q) NMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 / V0 F) S& w! m+ q* V$ q4 r
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! f# r1 \& ~( l2 `Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
5 q* N3 P) i- L) r3 g* GEstimated time to target is 5 minutes2 y( J F: W& a. N5 w
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0 X0 F% B4 f- t1 ]: f g3 k4 z3 f2 ?0 qSub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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SS I-1231 w: K- \0 k6 ^# s. _
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes/ e: A' i- w5 J! {- ?
I-123 diving deep ....8 o0 J0 O5 ?. y1 p5 Q
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