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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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5 K5 s% @" x1 _: P S! OASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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Japanese Ships
3 e; y3 \0 M5 T& v9 k9 U CA Kumano! n" m7 r( k! v( `; U9 q' u
CA Atago# N, m+ Q! d+ G! F2 q
CL Jintsu) u: D4 M+ S% M1 j7 m
DD Hatsukaze) q$ ]! k* O- r. o7 q
DD Akigumo* q* a" s l5 Q0 I! L' V, G' P# H
DD Shikinami2 E4 v3 e2 a9 N
DD Uranami) R" t3 i+ L5 t6 K9 r; _
DD Isokaze' G, y. a$ E# c9 A0 o
DD Maikaze8 X; G2 N9 |* z3 G* j8 [
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4 Z2 R8 ]) w4 ~8 E' R SS Grayling
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- y' B0 o9 {8 ?. NSS Grayling is sighted by escort
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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6 ^' {; ]! Y( s. c& ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# m# d0 h4 I$ R/ U2 E# I
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.4 T. e2 [. ^+ ^( q$ c8 F8 A' ^. D
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 9
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B-17E Fortress x 3
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. E$ J" K7 U2 j* `9 E2 c5 LJapanese aircraft losses
2 ~, e. B( ^$ V3 P" A' n A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
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" H3 a$ \, ^( @4 h' G+ i8 DNo Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 : Z+ v1 t4 ?2 f9 R' E7 U1 @
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 q! f* {$ U' x3 D5 ^
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ w, x3 |( W. y2 X. N
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Japanese aircraft
$ ^: L4 w; y8 r* d a G4M1 Betty x 9
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: a) {) v" r7 A" A* T3 CNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 `; |) z7 m" K' f2 @2 H0 IEstimated time to target is 6 minutes% Q3 U0 m! U! ]- s
8 g) L1 W2 ?* HJapanese aircraft
' {5 V+ ^8 J- \- j A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft
% x+ h4 I a8 _, A0 l6 { B-26 Marauder x 37 s8 L3 W! G& R
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 & l+ k. S) X+ ~) o0 u6 s# ]
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! I# B1 _+ {7 l; A' cRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 v0 {7 s9 `/ nEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 D! [& z* x+ B. l- f A6M3 Zero x 8
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B-26 Marauder x 33 ^) {% ]6 h5 b* d9 t! m
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Allied aircraft losses" W8 X0 q% q6 [0 c
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain7 V$ Y! }& T3 x) H* w. r' t
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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7 M, x/ D$ s# o4 p% p4 p- lNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.! \) V9 ^1 a; Z3 S" N& a
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160 q+ c2 k, Z, z( `9 j. j3 C6 W
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SS I-11, hits 3% J, k8 R: E ~* [' ]
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SC-702
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4 z1 X5 [& L' z/ ]( PSS 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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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
+ Q2 Z( C+ ^4 }3 hEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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# k5 A2 q# |+ F$ eMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 / k$ }# Z6 H5 j
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0 |9 U2 o. b- ?3 T* ?Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet., x# Z1 P$ H4 Y& k
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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SS I-123
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
0 {" X& d5 o2 m7 `6 ^6 h2 AI-123 diving deep ....9 E/ t( }. J0 C( n/ I% J
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