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+ i. Z6 M' v% \) n, |3 {AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 427 O$ u: v8 v/ l; ~: x; w! \& U* g
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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+ T, s: S+ W& j* ?4 |+ _/ \; qJapanese Ships
) d5 ^; z# _0 d2 a( a U CA Kumano
; a( m$ d/ Z) @9 Z& H5 Z CA Atago. i1 m, @& X3 S! A: U1 }' n5 k, R1 ?
CL Jintsu
6 T N5 R- }( U0 |. S DD Hatsukaze
4 y9 p7 ]+ d: ]! t DD Akigumo( `3 [1 k" j0 _
DD Shikinami. c, `; D0 y* ?) ?% j5 v9 F- k
DD Uranami
, a9 p$ ]1 N" m DD Isokaze& L7 q9 E9 |- v; X# [* X0 ^6 w9 \; E
DD Maikaze. b; t N4 n, C& `+ A9 m# n5 R
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' M5 C- \+ ], S0 Q1 R+ J1 d- W0 F SS Grayling
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort1 g5 A3 J, F: ?' T- X3 j) o8 u k* Z
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ' z% K, _/ P' D# I" W# y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' W# A! \2 V1 A9 N8 T' m6 c
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
4 t2 q) e7 _1 e4 \. h XEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 c: z2 Y, {6 Q; a9 H A6M3 Zero x 95 C& A0 m5 d3 C8 @: r% q
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Allied aircraft: ?* p C, N- l% L9 A
B-17E Fortress x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 r# ^2 p5 w/ x, P( K' l4 l( F A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed/ x8 t4 b6 ^7 B* ]* [9 {- N
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No Allied losses
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. Q. s' R. ~5 ]" S. V: HNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 9 g1 K$ }" z8 ^' v
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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0 q1 z# n- N3 m. SRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
W. W! g' [% U* [# oEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 9
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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.
4 Y. Z3 ?# x$ E% Q) LEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M3 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft* R6 ?' ?2 ^. x5 q
B-26 Marauder x 3% x' L" c* r9 C$ g' q
; U9 d, q. A8 }$ T/ S$ q( H. H; I7 QNo Japanese losses9 o* K2 ?% K1 H' o4 |: t
7 [: [* V5 l1 L- zNo Allied losses m0 e+ k) {; j, u- R: }0 g
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' Y+ y7 I+ W7 P4 r4 i0 {, Q: ZNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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% `+ e+ R& |0 V6 o* hWeather in hex: Heavy cloud2 q, ^: C0 h' d/ q/ V6 i, B* s3 s
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ B! z) l0 Y3 `* m9 f' A j2 tEstimated time to target is 10 minutes" q7 F( d4 _& f8 |$ Q/ k) @1 ~
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A6M3 Zero x 8* _; f2 S8 |* V2 f3 ~7 w
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Allied aircraft
7 \2 ~2 j7 z5 y+ _' C# O1 c B-26 Marauder x 3! y& R$ z: F. @6 k
q5 p% \+ K: N- b' m& z, E+ zNo Japanese losses6 g) Y$ Y# s: t+ X U
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Allied aircraft losses4 n& R; d6 I n- [- g# b8 [, Q
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged8 i O9 l* r* Q4 r1 i. L$ F
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9 N9 ?+ {: m/ v7 X! K2 QNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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1 w1 J4 h: Z# y. ?6 t1 m4 DRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet./ W1 N8 G0 ]9 ?4 B
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes3 p0 p/ a8 x# G& P3 I
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G4M1 Betty x 4; C) y0 q% [' B8 G5 U
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Port hits 1: D! r% l6 D0 P ?( f2 C1 c
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
# m: o9 n. B" ]7 C: I+ d ?Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 6
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No Japanese losses; N0 \* _; k3 V5 ?5 s! C
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,160
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Japanese Ships
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. }2 b: Q4 [, g* T9 t& q2 Z SC-701
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SS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-7025 W6 K- D$ ^. D# r" Y0 G
I-11 diving deep ....
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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6 ]3 Q( n j# C+ e6 @6 ^Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.( z4 U/ X7 {- F0 N! n0 H j
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes) g: y1 F6 s# R3 ~
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" R4 F' U/ K% J! n B-17E Fortress x 11
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; R/ A3 j3 x: K; k) j B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.) h. W9 y" \" H/ ?2 N/ X
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes8 v/ b9 k! K/ Z; |( d% Y
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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4 O; _9 T! j CNo Allied losses
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 115,143
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; u6 G* m, Q! Q6 \2 p- n2 Z% \4 x, x SS I-123
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% n) E6 P# j+ [ b2 N! w4 [SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes$ y9 F4 x; M! u* W
I-123 diving deep ....$ p) H- U( ~8 \6 N ?: B9 }
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