AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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* b; b7 b) A$ @ U B, SSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126: w6 v; u3 w( z( [4 l, l
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Allied Ships6 f0 h ~6 i7 ]; Z
SS S-47
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
; Y/ \0 w( ^( m# x+ J! ]SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128& ~9 x3 o( w1 @
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8 \& p4 {! J' V w# d7 Y E Asanagi" N4 l Q3 z: m+ h- G4 d# P. X
AMc Fumi Maru #2; H3 z" z1 H+ j* t, Q6 v7 T _# x
xAK Ikushima Maru
* Y. L7 T9 i8 X( {0 n* X# v" Y xAK Asakaze Maru
E: W2 B9 K4 {) V xAKL Hagoromo Maru V% u, M$ u# Q$ ?" g7 N$ o/ a
E Oite
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Allied Ships/ _+ K; Q! a8 I
SS S-44; C7 W4 I& t8 o; z a1 B
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi% e3 J8 ^7 B* \9 @$ S
S-44 diving deep ....: k' ^2 X, o( L; u6 d+ |1 P( C2 j
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....) g; a9 ~9 ^7 V% }/ o
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....* W; ?5 ^& j" h8 z
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep5 _+ u7 {! ~ @
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
7 t8 Q7 q2 z% O- b. s9 C* W* tSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
+ | @' n [+ {! {* Z: vE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-442 [# s) N! [, _0 J. q
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
2 V/ |, n B( i2 g9 V8 ME Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
1 O& d3 S9 J3 p2 `' R1 {E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...8 ^) S! H" L: w* E9 z
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...& u3 Q% e7 P L/ }4 f7 H: S
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
6 A" b( `6 E! o! q( ^! HE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
: B1 T: I, ~0 U/ YEscort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1250 r4 G! S: Q B
7 M4 L: e, T3 w! WWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
+ J' R9 a6 [- EEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft
' E* W6 j; x/ S3 x PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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No Allied losses
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4 {; X! ]% h% t4 LJapanese Ships
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CA Kako
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Aircraft Attacking:9 Y$ b1 K8 n: O( o
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 H7 P5 l9 S( k9 g
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light cloud2 W4 C( W8 v R, l0 i
' u C3 z" N. i& l5 kRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
5 h) f9 g f/ |Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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' G0 w, a( ^/ Z/ |9 [ PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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Allied aircraft losses8 I$ \# v6 g R- ]! L7 \
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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CA Kako9 b5 |: W0 _, o0 }; z7 ]
CA Furutaka
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CA Aoba9 i1 ], K' I- J" X) U( H1 l
+ }9 [: I% ~$ U1 gAircraft Attacking:
3 w( o; M! ]& z9 _4 a 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
$ q9 I( { r, [+ E Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb( G& p5 R9 [) B
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5 K5 t" z, M# \% a- f+ [9 ]2 R& HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129* L" G4 p: H$ i: M7 W0 ?% e
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain2 I) d, B, p- x9 T
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 G$ \. w' @9 r4 ?3 W* rEstimated time to target is 2 minutes% y) q+ c/ B, {& Z" l* A! |$ h
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B-25B Mitchell x 4! n4 g5 s& k1 l/ u% {: v
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No Allied losses$ f9 s: k+ M3 t
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xAK Kamikaze Maru, Y" M1 _# r. N
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Aircraft Attacking:$ n. A0 u- y9 _( t+ S# e5 F
4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * ' Z, j. }* e, B G; n' t( t
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb% ]# Z* j6 `; a) _) \! Z
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