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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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Japanese Ships6 H |4 O Q. h6 \8 W3 O
CA Kumano3 l+ D# Y' M5 }; q% m6 B
CA Atago( G0 i' H- a0 Y ~
CL Jintsu
# {* \' k3 \1 K# Z0 a( F DD Hatsukaze% R5 f9 M$ G, {- y# [
DD Akigumo1 D. U; }0 O( z3 L& J, y
DD Shikinami
2 i3 Q& p. |, _ ? DD Uranami" [6 y3 c8 T: f
DD Isokaze
6 l/ K: T3 E. `4 y DD Maikaze% c% \" k2 {0 f, O
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Allied Ships2 Z E8 ]& `4 I2 A' e- m( p, Q
SS Grayling) l. K- c' m. P
& ]' ]4 L! }8 }+ e+ ASS Grayling is sighted by escort
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" o2 F( b3 G3 Q; p4 rNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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7 }8 g: W2 A7 Z) g2 J$ LWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 Y- [/ y, }" x' W+ d% [Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.) W& m/ K6 U% _" |/ Q
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes% V7 h9 U" X6 P$ ]9 k
+ t& m/ f2 n: EJapanese aircraft: H; R5 N, ?5 ~- u% k. @' z
A6M3 Zero x 98 ?+ p0 w% ^# E
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Allied aircraft. h# A+ l/ }# j$ X) _6 ?
B-17E Fortress x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
" F9 x X/ V" k/ g A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed$ {% g, j) g- k( d% j& L+ i' g* n
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! H/ k# C/ [. D4 W7 |* x5 D1 w1 K% cNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 $ B( I9 V) w5 A, E) Q$ y" O0 \
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 S& p7 Q3 J( ]2 L
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
( }2 z. m8 P2 x" f, ZEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 ~4 d) x: R6 c
G4M1 Betty x 9
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0 a: [8 f5 p( U& @1 |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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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( T1 c, a0 t2 `( j! i
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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* }/ [" Y- t$ {( z- aAllied aircraft
- k6 b, C! e, q) q- T B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses$ a$ b, F+ s( g
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 0 i, S( f5 x& Y- {
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud- C6 c. x% r8 S: U* B4 h
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; x, c2 b. W3 v( VEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# }2 |7 L6 l! N: j& h7 t4 ^4 O" j
A6M3 Zero x 8) w. a) C# i0 X2 O
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
* M# I$ J/ E. Q5 ?Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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3 h) {" i3 l% L# w! n0 P7 HJapanese aircraft
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No Japanese losses" C, L$ L4 N$ v( d3 a7 D3 p) O
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Night 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.2 S h2 |8 q- u8 T0 ]3 ~
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 o0 w3 _$ h9 V G4M1 Betty x 63 F3 Y2 h) E) R1 Y/ M# Q+ F* _
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,1604 i% O8 \$ R, [ m0 s* u' \
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SS I-11, hits 3& T0 _$ ]; i: g- M* H
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Allied Ships
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SC-701
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I-11 diving deep ....: D1 ? P) Y& N/ t5 F
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! P; X6 X) ?. BMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 , F/ y% X6 C5 ~0 C* n5 q O4 H
3 Q, Z) V8 U: O, Y# CWeather in hex: Light rain
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8 [' t' Z4 L8 v. ^Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.- ~- z. X, b0 l5 n0 r1 t
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes1 w* ?# _# c! A7 `5 {* e4 H
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B-17E Fortress x 11
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 1 A( X& z6 L, ~; P# P) G
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2 B$ @2 d. P0 gRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.6 ^2 w N) v. g5 e7 O9 w( Z$ K
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes/ K c4 Y8 z! m0 r2 y
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B-17E Fortress x 17/ d/ y2 w6 l p2 x
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No Allied losses
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Port hits 4
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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! ?7 `; n2 J! T' w! U0 ] DD Helm
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes: b( C' L) x2 G' J3 f
I-123 diving deep ....& y, h6 R8 w( g
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