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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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CA Kumano
6 m) y' _5 A; r) e& M, x3 H CA Atago% Y5 h5 x1 x0 J2 U9 y" m
CL Jintsu7 Y& C+ Z) ?/ e5 g0 A/ E
DD Hatsukaze
6 I- b: a8 t# u. Y: l; q DD Akigumo
3 P& d2 p) i$ W) u" J' y6 f DD Shikinami
! c/ A7 t- W5 H- k DD Uranami
- V2 _6 ^0 j1 e DD Isokaze/ x0 l! k2 D# B* E0 S5 v
DD Maikaze# l3 E5 j# [8 n( F
5 T( |" k( w9 g. ]) p. U7 h0 fAllied Ships1 E& X3 j4 F5 w
SS Grayling; s0 N7 x8 _5 h% Y
+ o0 e. Y& d3 B" r% B6 qSS Grayling is sighted by escort
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% x" i! t6 M% ONight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 1 A4 S$ \0 F9 n* i& R# h) h8 p) U* N
+ B: h; S# ^2 w/ D8 U* j8 q* AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.. c, }) u: V [# N4 M. a+ Y
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes9 r, p5 k! |3 B7 E8 c' V# L# E
1 H4 x% X' |. S. Q. bJapanese aircraft5 h+ F, B' S8 [: R- t1 g5 j. n9 e
A6M3 Zero x 98 ~, [! G/ H8 B; j2 E
6 G3 m3 g3 J: B! RAllied aircraft
1 Y& Z0 @+ f& O, [% k( Q! H B-17E Fortress x 3; w. Z/ Z: b( m/ b( [
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Japanese aircraft losses0 ]# X5 _$ M/ h- [2 u' P
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed) D% h! N3 L2 c8 _
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No Allied losses
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain! ]7 o6 q/ q! T( ~: A* s
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty x 9: u9 h5 p+ J) m" [1 }
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 - z* c" z- e8 Q2 _3 B1 Y4 I
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* Q$ x# V! [7 j9 E3 T- mEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 8
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8 E3 m d" v1 m2 T; y$ t; M8 S- O B-26 Marauder x 3+ @* y8 k$ I! c4 n, w
% }+ J$ B; [# f9 tNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses" u5 d* |8 S0 ]1 ]( Y) L$ ]; d
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- {) N1 d( Y; v6 x) i0 o& yNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ( V# I) x8 A0 F
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 G) D% q+ N. l2 Y- ~6 w8 l
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes4 K9 T0 u3 |" [& b
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1 d3 v! b4 m R5 c" G5 Q A6M3 Zero x 8 y* x) @, Y1 M! j$ Q5 x- K3 E
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses; ?, B" u: m1 c0 I& A
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 8 Y% H: A& V( E+ H3 `3 x1 w! d: {) V3 F
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. c5 N: W- h; U E2 s+ ^
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes2 U2 C. d( L3 L* t
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G4M1 Betty x 4
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5 m/ i1 X4 F+ jNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 + g/ Y! U/ \* L) f9 A$ D7 Q. `0 v' F
1 U5 M1 m1 B7 P1 pWeather in hex: Moderate rain) g' F" m% v1 e9 p. g F
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
# I2 L1 B3 @; C! Y9 uEstimated time to target is 11 minutes, y3 q3 I# `9 o5 g
/ Z+ r2 f: l2 d4 oJapanese aircraft
: c* ^; L+ m, K4 }% h G4M1 Betty x 6$ v8 ?$ P) n' [, c* Q
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No Japanese losses/ X h. @0 m) }- a: ~" a
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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SS I-11, hits 3
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5 r& l- B, M3 t9 `& U( u SC-701) W! i8 Z* y w; L" `
/ k! r# a" Q; T+ `$ hSS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 5 w8 P3 o( `5 R
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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( c3 \7 M- I5 p( E8 Y9 URaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.0 r$ ^. r% q! t* k/ F
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 11
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; l1 s. v5 c( {3 `2 S B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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4 l3 V. E: O: Q! LMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 7 U! o& q( c6 E; J0 S) q# ^2 N7 d
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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* T7 W; P% Q! p8 jRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet./ k2 @, h8 n* |6 k9 q
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes0 E6 u% I6 f/ |, ~8 V5 O- O# p
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B-17E Fortress x 172 E O/ g/ L1 m2 W: K% E
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,1430 t- f2 ]/ ?& f! b
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DD Helm! F B2 T* e* r; I
" c+ `2 N/ |, TSS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes5 }& V4 B6 Y' m! j
I-123 diving deep ....
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