AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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& ~6 G; v X. rSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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AV Kamikawa Maru( Q) E9 s! ^& D4 D4 n
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SS S-47
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6 Q9 Z. i* t% }: k. |* V+ m! sAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-476 Q: N R8 R1 i* s
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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: _: s S3 i7 a. K) hJapanese Ships
/ v: I0 `/ X8 X. U0 ^, X' j E Asanagi
7 p$ |) F9 Y. a/ ` AMc Fumi Maru #2
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xAK Asakaze Maru8 O. i4 a" x% H; \
xAKL Hagoromo Maru* u! R- t3 ?5 u7 n: K, J% ?
E Oite
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SS S-44
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi$ ~4 Q* Z5 V, S2 D6 U) ?. D
S-44 diving deep ....( t0 v4 t0 ?" j8 r7 W
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
4 N% z- M+ W9 o) | \& C9 B( XE Oite attacking submerged sub ....
' m5 h: |0 ] ]$ DSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep' D0 D. s$ S9 X% ^5 v- `
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite R. E h8 I) b! H7 x
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
7 L' ?, d; [5 A1 M6 b+ WE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
$ z6 P4 a: P! `E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search: J) v7 B# t/ W- o6 ~
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search.../ ^. O! y. Y3 j d
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
3 x6 x9 g& @5 q$ }E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
- n& L# n G+ |3 a A pE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...) E+ h: F2 }5 K& _) b9 N
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
7 h- E1 P7 g# U7 iEscort abandons search for sub
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) [0 H( S# u: A' f9 JMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light rain2 \2 Q. R/ k, v4 F
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.! ]5 B8 s7 P" z% |) b
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12; E( F2 i2 ]4 l* s( |: a
: U8 U/ b7 ~6 K+ C( E, mNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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' t- k* W: r9 p2 x& P CA Kako9 R& Y& X/ h: C$ g" x r) q
CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:
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( P" K! `" v& Q3 F7 @- v. z+ L f Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo' t( W& A" W s5 {# E9 o! v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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5 h. N( S0 z/ n# r# HWeather in hex: Light cloud4 E) u4 E* D* I4 V8 H: a
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.+ ~# D) W2 }" v. x& R" Z# p% L4 ?
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 U# }' C1 H0 N
PBY-5 Catalina x 12, M* v9 i1 s+ u6 V5 w
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PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged* q; a) l K3 v# ^) q
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Japanese Ships
6 \' K2 |) ~; j4 ` r, p CA Kako% Q. C. P' n' q3 u# X+ {
CA Furutaka
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CA Aoba
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet) U7 u$ S, S' C
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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8 ~5 Y7 p, g. W& {" M. gRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" V) g1 T- `7 w$ u- M4 X0 J1 q. oEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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9 f9 Y W3 y' Y! VNo Allied losses% h: p$ D/ U" z9 ^2 P
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Japanese Ships
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Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb) J& C) e1 W6 i! ^+ t3 l
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