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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 426 _) ^( w- s/ b8 A9 V6 o
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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Japanese Ships
: d& p$ U r6 v+ [# ?7 ]3 s CA Kumano
; h$ N7 _! r2 u5 v0 o CA Atago' r& y' E: s* k# n$ C' ~% e
CL Jintsu
2 Q- a+ G* h; B2 O9 R1 u DD Hatsukaze
2 `$ B6 ~4 Y& N% _) h+ |, @; t DD Akigumo* I2 K8 s: I% @9 f' s8 I5 b
DD Shikinami; B9 c5 x9 _/ `2 M: T. B$ w5 ~$ ]+ A
DD Uranami2 M! H0 K- `: u' h
DD Isokaze
1 k: d, c( }" K* _1 V: _) g DD Maikaze8 E( k; u/ s. ]% U$ m9 s$ `9 I Q
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Allied Ships
! [' v& {5 p& v& V# C SS Grayling
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ) l; L& @# N+ g2 r ?2 |
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
0 F/ o9 G4 t' D, C/ pEstimated time to target is 3 minutes- J K+ T* Y/ N0 g- M" n
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Japanese aircraft
3 H- I: ]7 ]4 v A6M3 Zero x 9& [% n% Q6 u, l! }. t
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Allied aircraft
3 I; Z, t k$ i/ G4 {( ~( ?; K B-17E Fortress x 3
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, J/ Y- B7 F8 ~) v& u6 YJapanese aircraft losses
+ H( S9 i) M+ p+ n1 ?1 p0 | A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed! V+ _8 Q* U O2 |# ^/ \2 H
. Z3 \! K' |6 u8 z1 ONo Allied losses0 g- h0 ?" w: G7 c$ L) J
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2 f5 t4 P; c: ?5 B' _5 @Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 1 t0 {+ G! f$ x* v8 D
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain$ {2 s- B0 g) k/ ]2 j' N; U
2 f Y, }' h( w" q% [+ y$ vRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. z x; D' V4 L
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes2 X6 s+ l3 u7 w' Z
+ n0 n1 C# U% F2 |* FJapanese aircraft9 a) D3 W+ l0 ^! x! F0 o) Q7 Q j
G4M1 Betty x 91 A5 s! \# Z$ O' x1 k
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No Japanese losses& f3 S/ r1 m! z- F5 [5 Y. q5 d
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 [, \( L0 ?5 T, N: Z$ T* s
7 u, v: \) \% }/ s, _7 `/ `. O+ xRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 |9 i4 l1 w) J; [; v, o9 [Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses* l" H9 W6 O' j6 p
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No Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 E2 q3 G# V$ N5 jEstimated time to target is 10 minutes0 e7 ~2 t& _8 g. s
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Japanese aircraft
5 @3 Y( _8 h7 _' [2 @4 |3 \ A6M3 Zero x 8; ]5 }9 a: K5 Z
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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8 _5 l6 M5 Y0 O3 s/ X5 c. sAllied aircraft losses
8 {5 R1 t$ O, Z7 t/ { B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged0 ? _" N& O0 K8 P$ f& q1 _
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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. l% z5 x( D4 m. `% LWeather in hex: Moderate rain1 W7 S/ ]9 G l" S
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
# [) ~2 z( g9 M0 C/ H2 t- _' CEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 49 E7 g1 C1 L) n+ I' {- Y
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No Japanese losses
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Port hits 1
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& @9 [6 j8 a8 |7 ?# aNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
4 Z) H8 |' U4 W$ u9 ^Estimated time to target is 11 minutes6 x( F' x0 n7 P o& N
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Japanese aircraft4 u$ t/ O$ } ~3 E7 J/ |' o
G4M1 Betty x 6
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No Japanese losses3 B; a3 O% _5 h4 M# k3 ^0 M
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160( n* X( w4 ?/ d' R" o
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Japanese Ships
+ F' y2 T: g- q SS I-11, hits 3
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Allied Ships
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SC-701
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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 ! h. Z4 n6 y5 G) S0 r' O
' F7 O( R4 ] CWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.$ s4 c1 }- L6 f) @+ N
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 11
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Allied aircraft losses
9 r( u U$ x' t# j/ z. m& d2 ~ B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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$ w: c4 D2 D% k2 x0 f( o# b- I- AMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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% X! ^# V& c% l4 L/ G1 Y1 l; u, Q2 fRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.2 }9 j# N0 f; e" V' K- G; O
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes6 |8 N q$ |5 a" G7 c3 H
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Allied aircraft/ p) H5 e* X2 L; r! ]5 Q" g3 u; g
B-17E Fortress x 17* e$ v5 a) j9 D, _% L, {
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Port hits 4& _5 V' a6 m. W; q$ y! A
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! Q/ n Y1 C e# C9 e8 a, mSub attack near Kirakira at 115,1439 S$ d# @6 L7 r' M7 D
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SS I-123
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DD Helm
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: J# v, \- m7 z7 }- U2 S0 hSS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
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