.AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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. X% a _, d( c; ^+ P# M. e) nSubmarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42
9 ^# ^2 i' m- LSS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes
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' [) X+ R0 ]/ x5 wASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,134+ p4 \: M6 ?4 Z
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PB Tama Maru #8
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SS S-40+ A* w' y) o9 s& p5 q
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SS S-40 is sighted by escort" Q9 ?0 b8 ]/ \& a0 L1 h+ J
PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....- [, Y& k }: }7 J5 Y% g
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...0 l4 v) g7 l8 S; V- } J
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search.../ W. J" t" R+ ^$ p' M
PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....2 S' ^* }7 m4 k: Y2 K6 B3 @7 m) u
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
) I; D$ H+ \2 {# L6 K/ ~Escort abandons search for sub+ T, k; m' b! V' n0 }: }7 J: g3 J% J
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7 Z' N: ?- ?1 U6 j2 _$ wSubmarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135/ }; _- A- Z4 `# u4 ?! v( U
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AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Ships: U! n8 Q& `5 y2 n7 U
SS S-42" Q$ V9 J4 ?" y/ F+ g6 c2 S
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ _% r' @/ J7 a; Q4 ]& K
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( }9 K* F; y! d, z
no flights t1 h& W. Y+ L8 ~9 W/ k
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B-25C Mitchell x 11
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9 e- n: N' E* H9 [5 iJapanese aircraft losses
/ J6 l m4 `7 F9 h p1 e H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground4 [' e( n, }& ^, _+ a" t
4 y/ j: R' ~' E8 l8 @6 uNo Allied losses0 y$ K) T# S- R; @
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Runway hits 6) {/ w4 t4 I* ?
1 B1 T6 v3 _, H3 o- j hAircraft Attacking:7 b! k2 i& S9 t G; D* g4 ^
11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
% j1 R9 N2 J$ |$ b Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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Japanese Ships
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SS S-38
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SS S-38 is sighted by escort: }5 z) n" n7 r. A
S-38 bottoming out ...., Q' o! M6 ^6 r& b7 V* m
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
2 C: ?# W" R$ h2 d- j, f$ vPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
6 E; f" f# d3 k; l3 n2 N! [PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...3 [7 ~2 s1 m% R* `. S; `
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
/ |4 M8 i" M# R+ M( f$ q+ IPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
6 ^' F9 l$ Q& F# @: FEscort abandons search for sub8 F" @6 u& T- O) h0 n$ r- t
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