AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42& T# o) U; ?: k* h
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, y) o$ ~5 e# X7 A! L' I5 k0 PSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126+ ? v* m. ~. r0 V. R
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Japanese Ships
. }0 k, ?( B3 {9 ^$ d" ?3 A0 X AV Kamikawa Maru
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; J4 K9 J: v# S" U: hAllied Ships( r, ]; ^7 X6 e5 {: i9 d @6 X* J
SS S-47
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* D" q9 r# Y4 Z! j% ?+ ]AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-472 W% |3 Y h& f2 c
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes3 `6 t& I+ a+ O) @( U
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128/ e2 |* S% A6 O' }5 y2 ? A Y' g
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Japanese Ships( ?# K* N R5 W+ ~3 ~, W
E Asanagi% j9 a9 [7 R0 O8 `9 U2 m% z% e
AMc Fumi Maru #27 l/ ?( P! ~* I6 X
xAK Ikushima Maru- i- Q0 ~4 I& @
xAK Asakaze Maru5 ?9 S7 ?9 y0 E3 G, K. D& O
xAKL Hagoromo Maru
/ o; i; s& _ P& k' q E Oite
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" F3 T+ `) c! w4 Z SS S-44
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7 z2 f3 j( p) |& O* z2 lSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi1 c+ v/ _; I+ A l- Y4 O! l# m
S-44 diving deep ....
+ z7 t8 N; f5 y7 h# K5 u+ D7 QE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
Y# K. s. b* v$ r( _3 f$ XE Oite attacking submerged sub ....; ^& }+ z5 I7 y5 @
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
7 f, Z) g( ?' e9 u8 gSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
4 ?8 q8 n3 k3 D; vSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep# q5 ~5 f1 W1 r4 a1 w* N
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
2 K% W+ d* e" U3 M& O$ zE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search9 ?: f! K4 n. N5 Y" B
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 z6 o: ]/ v" @1 P# i" @! lE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search... s' X) b n6 w" i! O& S+ ~1 a" n! H
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search.... n R+ S' T+ J G F0 `6 ?
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...9 T& {+ V, `) j: O
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...8 W- s$ m! ]# d k# F& p; W* ^3 x2 l
Escort abandons search for sub
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9 U! v" F5 Z$ AMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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# `& u% x! a( \# t- f nWeather in hex: Light rain! A/ M6 C3 f% ~
( i3 n1 y6 \$ c6 Z% BRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.% o7 o( {# l' Q5 ?0 Z
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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) l2 u* o& q' V0 R, JAllied aircraft$ @7 ]1 ~, M0 Y# O! c) `) _( J
PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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No Allied losses" Y% K0 l& ^6 d+ G: l- F5 J
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Japanese Ships
' L4 r+ R4 j9 ^: @# Y. Y" ]; q+ C' { CL Tatsuta7 s! I: j8 p7 F; x* @( [- O/ \
CA Kako
9 V" ^. w6 s; I4 s CA Aoba* Y! ]( b B3 U) v" t0 b) X9 f
# ]6 B8 B9 S0 o& {8 MAircraft Attacking:4 r& u( r- P& L! L- n. b; @
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* o; V9 s9 F6 \1 T Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo1 G% z+ d1 i8 r9 F6 Y
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) n" K% o3 u2 N6 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1257 r; \8 k4 B; u2 C0 }
+ p1 y! A; t: e$ E( V4 |Weather in hex: Light cloud
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. R ^* Z2 U+ m8 }& DRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.) o- G- t: d# j6 o
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
4 x e+ |( X. A5 C8 u* z$ O! ` w, m PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged) b# R9 E# m6 U( }2 h/ `
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Japanese Ships
- ^. h2 a& X5 |5 k CA Kako+ Q8 n5 b; u; b0 n0 |
CA Furutaka1 Y9 b$ x, U1 f* C) v8 p5 y
DD Yayoi
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' j/ D& H: }3 L& _& HAircraft Attacking:
% x3 u7 h& f, A( x 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet: Z( Z/ P/ v, q# \1 C
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb% F9 c' `3 B8 }) p7 P' o
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# F8 X1 R2 V4 U" I% pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 k6 C1 Z; s) ^
; ^/ r2 X+ M2 o; v1 j2 |Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 k0 A7 X. P% k
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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, c4 {: u5 h3 T! BAllied aircraft
9 g0 ^& A, e7 @/ O+ \! M% v h' o B-25B Mitchell x 4
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. p4 }" |) K* HNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
' J8 g9 H! C9 r K; l- b+ | xAK Kamikaze Maru; G, e1 u* m$ U; Q4 m) L
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
! b# N# b. [. y+ P) G: r0 m% W6 z4 w Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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