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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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Japanese Ships
X3 K, ]& U1 z/ w3 Y4 r CA Kumano
1 Z' g* {1 R5 _% S6 ^ CA Atago
9 u" K$ r* }1 d CL Jintsu
& {- c! D O3 a3 J! f! r! J9 C DD Hatsukaze
9 j+ R' S& U8 g t6 d DD Akigumo6 N) h+ B, a* A
DD Shikinami
, D! @# h2 x8 F# G7 R DD Uranami
$ [, P. K5 Y) e3 V2 ` DD Isokaze0 l, z+ Z3 Q, Y
DD Maikaze0 t6 M! F% Y$ w
$ s5 S) \8 d4 D9 F) f8 n$ U% tAllied Ships& V; f; L/ S v- Z. p
SS Grayling. a; V. l+ q% c. [* W
# g7 S9 M8 ^; i1 P! USS Grayling is sighted by escort; q, v4 W( s) X0 _# }$ ~
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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' f/ E* d* ?. ^( \Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.* ~, ]6 a9 H" G# N$ Q A
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
# B# r$ m. e. J) Y5 `. m- g+ n5 m A6M3 Zero x 98 R+ a# R3 O4 y+ B( ~9 `
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Allied aircraft: k- ]; H; ^. [" s- P' N' c
B-17E Fortress x 3: J+ e7 |( U" q( s" b2 \! [' f0 k% R
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Japanese aircraft losses) a7 {' R* z" U& U7 ^9 G
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, x2 T; C7 T& t5 f* w
/ j: s3 Q5 y! v: n' t( nNo Allied losses) q C/ [$ l# w. M: N
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 g+ |( i5 T. ~; @2 ]
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 V- g" |: s v
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 91 F; J+ t% F' ?4 Z
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ' V2 H& m9 b" u4 d
6 n9 d' B( @/ i$ p1 ]# VWeather in hex: Heavy cloud. c1 h' b8 w9 L! ]) e, V" o( ]
; S6 m4 L6 M# h$ ^Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. w3 H: [2 w+ r/ y' a6 ~& S
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 F/ |: D! W, S+ V5 E9 }8 r
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A6M3 Zero x 8. y7 Q& ~ t+ a' A. H& H; K
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Allied aircraft' e, M# J' r& P# @
B-26 Marauder x 3& H6 H1 I5 J3 _( z; E+ o5 _
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No Allied losses
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9 F7 [( ]' N6 _) tNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 3 z6 b5 ?0 a! Z5 H8 R4 X* z
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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* ?% g2 p3 M! @: IRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 G, |+ C: L% r- o- v! UEstimated time to target is 10 minutes, [7 r4 z- P! |2 Z9 P! s4 ?
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0 t. Z, z5 O1 {# n% g9 n) ~ A6M3 Zero x 89 J9 T$ R' s& {9 B9 R% r4 B2 ?
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B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses( x0 J& Q5 O* j) z5 `3 _
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged: g4 T+ Y8 l, x: W/ F0 n
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. S5 V( f; s7 n7 k1 A, A4 I4 ~* C% qNight 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.
' @0 j3 z, z5 Q6 t' c3 R) PEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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! r3 H) d' ?6 _0 ^Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
, J. H5 ~: s r3 j4 }( g5 @. i/ QEstimated time to target is 11 minutes! x4 U) h0 N- s( w6 t q
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Japanese aircraft
' x7 y1 l! u' u X1 y G4M1 Betty x 65 L. N) a. M9 g% M4 K6 G
5 k7 i5 \( `9 ?, q) l+ xNo Japanese losses
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g3 ~; k$ x X4 q0 `. O3 X- p gSub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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Japanese Ships
! A4 {, M3 {* k3 R0 U$ d SS I-11, hits 33 R7 l8 q, ~ M" b% T8 x. q
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Allied Ships. C1 @: w/ t( N0 x% D2 c% s
SC-702
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702) s# I/ _; G+ L7 ?9 B9 f
I-11 diving deep ....* _/ H- q: e0 t3 c7 N1 t
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 ( ~; n. ]5 S. C, p, S8 A! o/ J
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.+ G' C, W/ {# i
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes4 s+ ^$ m# n: C8 p
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/ E6 @1 d1 M' ]3 y B-17E Fortress x 119 \/ U7 F) F7 N) p1 a2 f. S
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, {( `7 f" U: V. _! R" \+ O B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged$ I9 i3 Q* ?! y( i) R
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5 ]& N1 A; ^6 Y+ s) G$ Q0 oMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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' A6 g0 c5 W/ e eWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet./ E! a1 y+ s- r% A, X) b' d3 K
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17 C8 l! l: V$ U: ~9 i! r
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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DD Helm
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6 X, S: g- s3 o5 r7 ~/ n/ mSS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes6 u7 G' V- o: @5 R5 O
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