AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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- ~$ _( e* k ?" r0 l+ LSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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2 v" B j+ _$ t3 WJapanese Ships
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Allied Ships
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47+ g3 K4 P ~+ @' ~' }/ Z, g
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes+ N2 v# c& s+ a1 `. m
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/ d# f7 i q0 d3 H$ e0 sSub attack near Rabaul at 106,1284 I4 h4 z6 z& f1 a7 x
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Japanese Ships
# b2 _8 m3 L& b E Asanagi% `# H' O$ J6 G. V$ H* P
AMc Fumi Maru #2% q& b$ H/ p; v8 Y. C8 R" U$ O h5 n
xAK Ikushima Maru' W0 f7 ~- D' v7 Y6 Y% M; C3 z6 q
xAK Asakaze Maru
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SS S-447 } S' n% D* D1 b7 A! z p
* l" y% E5 x0 o3 ^. N/ J; ~SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
% t- }/ f6 {5 Y' L5 L6 `S-44 diving deep ....
; u8 [0 y/ C& p/ w8 oE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
' J6 B5 h6 {: q( P3 f; e3 J; FE Oite attacking submerged sub ....; h+ l9 Z* k4 B0 Q) l) p& G
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
/ O" l6 t' y8 U4 H" |; `SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite ! h0 _8 S' _/ A+ Q9 f3 _* l T, a
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep/ ^1 b/ l+ {! @
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-443 ~, R4 k9 W3 y/ C) m5 A: W
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
$ Q3 {8 f+ }" |E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...( [- m( @5 b$ P' E4 E: K
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...- G; E$ p' O$ o# w: k8 R" D$ `
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search... X! S1 Y! V4 b8 E4 e# z
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search.... B+ V0 k& q c, j# k# h J
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
; I7 m o7 m: y' v7 tEscort abandons search for sub N1 P3 r7 R- E) y: g" [
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) t& i; A- I, J6 m a
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes K+ T0 S* c O; M: }2 l6 D) G' p% M
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+ ~9 z3 l* ^# k0 c* I; i9 c, R! S PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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[( M$ V3 R. E- kNo Allied losses
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CL Tatsuta
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CA Aoba- Y% o& g4 X9 U: C9 i8 D
: T7 h$ U% @: D+ u" G6 _Aircraft Attacking:
1 P, K5 k4 _! ^' i( a8 E6 G 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet% m# ]% H/ \7 f& L. X, A
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo2 s( W6 K7 V. l3 r
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' r- Q0 \, V1 O8 b- G! n( lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125! N/ H5 L7 ~5 h* K. p- `) q
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# [2 X1 w9 T8 R- _6 {7 G
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes. [; D+ Z: V- p, q4 u" k
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Allied aircraft
" E7 f' v, O& T1 G0 v4 Y+ i8 ^4 i PBY-5 Catalina x 129 O" \, K# u& F: K
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Allied aircraft losses' O/ G: [; A. o
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged& T; ^2 U8 k- d, V' d
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Japanese Ships9 }) b9 T; {* F7 ]# K& I3 I
CA Kako
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DD Yayoi/ o! C1 d9 t6 ?+ o
CA Aoba
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
* B7 E( G$ | F Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain- c) _: m3 e0 o
/ [! c, h5 c* P, cRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( R: _. v b- ^# `" xEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft2 h, A1 b0 P8 h$ ~, ]: w3 I
B-25B Mitchell x 4( u# E5 ?1 Y0 }( ~
1 A! @8 R( W+ D6 t! U! jNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships7 Z# L* ^: u& ?
xAK Kamikaze Maru! W6 s8 I8 g' v; m" o2 C; ^# U
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. F& h* d; H' m$ w 4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
: s. ]; p7 C( H$ M1 y: E9 ^/ [ Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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