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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42% n* `( {, D8 H7 v+ j' o B, r% u
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9 Y2 j) d. \5 z8 ^% b$ @8 G2 H5 fASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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0 x, X$ }. M' mJapanese Ships& O! o' O7 i. b, O
CA Kumano
# s' _" P% J& [- b3 A7 Y3 J: T CA Atago/ _/ L# M6 E w- K
CL Jintsu J& P0 p$ `" s
DD Hatsukaze/ h0 R4 H, u5 R5 ]" h7 R! F
DD Akigumo1 A; ^: @8 R, ]7 G$ j2 H* l* b$ g6 |3 y0 i
DD Shikinami2 K3 v6 b* u; r0 ^7 |) S
DD Uranami
- x& N5 W" P$ |% Q7 _ DD Isokaze
2 L) f7 _& [; R6 a/ ^2 P DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
% q8 R( F9 e; U$ J! d SS Grayling0 ?5 T* H* _5 \% P9 ?
) y/ r! f6 a4 ]. RSS Grayling is sighted by escort
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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( h! e' t2 W3 b% W7 a7 J5 B# qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud# O' U, t" c8 v
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.5 X$ c4 k/ U6 P1 i m5 t6 o( G8 |
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes( U6 E& @6 S' \8 z' F, Z+ }
2 S+ r/ y# W. i3 R' YJapanese aircraft
$ |5 [4 M* O" N( h A6M3 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
/ A; O4 z4 z7 k$ Q B-17E Fortress x 3' @/ v! m* a& a1 s! S5 A i# K
+ a; L/ M+ X* l0 T, [! A4 |9 EJapanese aircraft losses
4 C0 {8 n4 U7 Y( J1 h, U/ H A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed# o u* T: |0 F4 ?
& v* N" E3 f$ {0 R3 {" g. qNo Allied losses$ U) H4 {0 F% t& V
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 ( F: J8 z# }+ o: n
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain- H, p5 t1 h: d7 P9 {8 ^" Q
! N( T) W* H, FRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 T9 z9 M$ P/ o0 E9 [; b1 ^Estimated time to target is 7 minutes' L7 Y0 ~) ~7 k: X/ L) q
* s J& u: q! d# ]& `7 O0 T+ |Japanese aircraft* A3 x5 ` K* g9 P
G4M1 Betty x 9
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No Japanese losses3 Z. n, ]5 B5 {5 Y4 M0 z7 d
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ) a' ?# Z/ U( G Y# u% B5 Y1 [
: x# g. Z. K+ b+ B% l2 \ D* G. dWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# K# A. H$ M1 L( i. HEstimated time to target is 6 minutes9 W& O4 J/ F* R2 d; B1 l# f
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Japanese aircraft
$ ^. J% w- ~* |* O A6M3 Zero x 8 L3 g" |5 G6 d9 p& l8 ], C2 V3 S: \* U5 i
& n+ R5 t2 ?. j4 B+ IAllied aircraft3 U7 ^- p& o; f
B-26 Marauder x 3/ J# K+ J4 n% w6 A. M
7 h% F7 |$ B; z; H2 L) NNo Japanese losses9 ]; V% X9 U) N, E
8 ?$ J! Y F, m2 R3 c3 y& E+ HNo Allied losses9 ]7 Z, R. H0 ]3 M) E2 D$ w$ [; x
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) a, r, K6 j4 N" t" A0 iNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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: K( R( Y0 i- n% C: T4 Z) AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud, x: P0 U1 T& k- k2 t- C! S" M
# C" m: T9 h- ^3 ?0 m; M4 ^Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: ]3 N8 l& C! f- t6 t w( l$ J
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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9 @' f; _/ o4 J% k9 X8 S D; h2 XJapanese aircraft( d$ s( U6 S( _; l' W2 {: u4 _
A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft
$ {% L6 h5 U. B2 q7 T6 ?4 Z, r B-26 Marauder x 3; I1 \5 ^6 f3 N$ u) h/ \2 g
# s3 o6 U T# a2 J2 H3 sNo Japanese losses- P% S' f% e$ n6 b5 {4 i
( W& D( W j( F( F9 _Allied aircraft losses" _: Y& j+ E' K& G y0 ]1 T
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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2 x# s! X% d+ E* Y B9 `% w+ NNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 1 `% j' ~- F! J' s0 g
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4 N5 ~ `1 {- B# HRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
* v6 a( g$ L; E# d8 CEstimated time to target is 10 minutes! e: A" @4 H2 y5 C0 I+ t
# _4 d3 m& n; l) }Japanese aircraft* A: U5 A) [( h
G4M1 Betty x 4
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No Japanese losses
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1 b' [+ E$ p+ ]Port hits 15 b: |2 J) ~/ W. o: r4 M8 f+ N
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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( t* S% k" c4 t7 A$ q. y8 E! r3 h3 ]Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
* N7 W& t# ]+ KEstimated time to target is 11 minutes( \1 n5 I0 r) P- [3 f3 |# y
6 O) p) K% T$ A* S9 A$ o* k% {Japanese aircraft
8 g: e$ m" m, r" E G4M1 Betty x 6
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No Japanese losses
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! z# p& t' M5 q4 W0 RSub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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SS I-11, hits 3% J5 `, |, U7 H. J: k
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SC-702- P/ P" Q9 U; \; A8 F: h
SC-701) x' U$ m5 Z% ~" ~( F# Z2 R1 w
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
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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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5 i9 L7 F. P( e0 D) lRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.% V$ x+ q% E$ f4 \- z+ Y
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes' s1 U M" o* O8 R
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B-17E Fortress x 11
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5 V" Q0 p! _7 m/ `Allied aircraft losses
9 P, h ^! v" E1 h# e! L1 J B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged9 S0 E6 [0 N& ] j3 }' r* m: R
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( o$ R! D5 Z" r" C! zMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 * D1 K+ e% j5 X# O' r& ~; X
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
8 t4 p0 X4 S8 x. x/ ^' `Estimated time to target is 5 minutes$ R4 ~/ L9 ?! U2 ?+ r
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Allied aircraft
; G) e( j6 x2 d B-17E Fortress x 17
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No Allied losses" {6 ]" r+ B) D# h- g1 @
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Port hits 4. K* Q; H: G4 y2 o ?/ P1 r
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,1435 s: c0 o6 r( Q2 |
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
8 y% N* L2 ]& l9 x1 E( Q1 CI-123 diving deep ....
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