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# `$ g" c/ [, h+ J( P- i6 wAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 423 M" H4 ^! d6 v
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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110
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Japanese Ships/ N5 K8 }+ w" L& S
CA Kumano
# f9 e- L* f* M CA Atago
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DD Hatsukaze) H, |- {7 V7 ?( S7 j, }2 t
DD Akigumo
/ ^2 D; H5 t) R# X6 v DD Shikinami
+ @& L S& }+ L3 ` U% i DD Uranami
* L& |5 d P* J DD Isokaze! a3 O5 b$ K7 w7 H, O
DD Maikaze9 C# ]. R" H; v" k8 f. v3 R8 `
0 Z4 O R" @- q* X8 D6 O8 JAllied Ships7 z7 w7 E6 G' t& s i* M8 v% g
SS Grayling
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SS Grayling is sighted by escort
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.' ~9 N8 p# J* i w4 [! e8 y- ?
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' C# m* U* z8 o/ o1 G) q5 z A6M3 Zero x 9
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) e5 j g4 @$ a* G5 q0 c2 uAllied aircraft
; W, u5 r6 W5 f B-17E Fortress x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
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No Allied losses
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+ r, p" P' z5 }Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 # L3 B* H5 `) |! ]
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain, J" L% q# r' z1 ^
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.* Y' F# }3 q& A4 g4 P0 K
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes/ W4 {2 G7 p, q7 _- u' w
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Japanese aircraft
2 X+ r3 f% n5 S4 S G4M1 Betty x 9
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No Japanese losses; p' i% f5 s+ e1 U& G2 c+ Q3 p8 D
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$ J* e" X! _! r7 S# tNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 " ?0 ^ N0 Q7 Q5 ~7 E& L6 C
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( e0 _) F. ?3 \* J; ]$ \- J
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ G. I6 W. `0 I' d1 v
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes; [$ |5 [8 l% d7 T2 ]
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Japanese aircraft
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B-26 Marauder x 3
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No Japanese losses5 S+ B6 ]5 {& I
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No Allied losses
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/ s/ |& W; A( S* d+ BNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! @% \; e. T8 v1 `/ G
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& }" T- R; `7 O! v2 r0 L, R
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes7 F; f9 u# a( j
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Japanese aircraft
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B-26 Marauder x 3( |) F( L$ z, _8 M* b
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.0 h( `0 W. ?( Q/ P
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes/ K. b3 o' T, f9 X* O
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K5 b5 w, M$ ?% K% q' e! S# r G4M1 Betty x 4
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Port hits 1
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! v1 ~3 F% E. o4 u9 ?9 Q; k( h4 RNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
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7 M" Q: |9 \9 @, S5 [$ K0 O! jJapanese aircraft9 X/ a k) G) P- A+ a8 e* ?) e
G4M1 Betty x 6! {4 q+ m' |$ Q+ o- w: E, ^. Y
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No Japanese losses
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Sub attack near Noumea at 113,1603 p5 `+ K5 n5 F Q9 g. [
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SS I-11, hits 3) C* Q6 W" ^" D2 Z
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* S0 g' @' K! Y- @" mSS I-11 launches 6 torpedoes at SC-702! C' l+ ^$ z9 b3 M* S$ E
I-11 diving deep ...." H6 [7 I7 y/ g- Q* Y. h
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 ( y8 h& C; P- r5 D T
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
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B-17E Fortress x 117 \0 M, w, c4 \$ \! ]2 q
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged7 z$ o5 K& J, {& U) t
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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.
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1 R5 E7 g' G$ u w' k% B! T B-17E Fortress x 17& j1 ]! b5 o" F. j+ x
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; ~2 X' `( M/ C3 NSub attack near Kirakira at 115,1439 Q. g/ L$ Q- Z0 v
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SS I-123
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SS I-123 launches 4 torpedoes
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