AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42% d+ d/ J- A$ t
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( d) N7 ] _% a' ~1 @+ WSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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6 W% i: o# l6 x! F2 h9 @# H# g) QJapanese Ships
( D- L: U. k$ ^4 X AV Kamikawa Maru- V5 v7 J6 \6 i0 {2 `! g
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Allied Ships) ^1 ~ J1 S' ~& Z( W! U, y
SS S-47% l" B1 R+ P; h5 \& F
# p' g! O( ^3 c9 y" R2 `AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
. T' y: n. `! j& N+ b, a3 hSS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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) u" m& ^/ L1 e" u' F5 uSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128# }/ ?& j, N/ {! s* z
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9 V. q& Y' i( g) n8 d, t4 G1 d9 Z E Asanagi2 e% O, U+ S' K4 H0 r9 q! V
AMc Fumi Maru #23 g' k4 a) M+ x* @7 O8 b
xAK Ikushima Maru
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xAKL Hagoromo Maru+ R5 f$ m9 x" [7 i6 w. R. a
E Oite. P/ D, ^+ j! R2 [% z, ?- M3 R
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SS S-44$ z* h, v1 v& P$ s
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi; h3 o* N7 T4 z+ y
S-44 diving deep ....
' U# E. g: s' p5 K; p g( d- WE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....% K# K" L# a s4 W# w
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....2 T7 _ Y; P$ ]; P
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep- U$ I) S) j' H6 j, L" \
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite - L' V2 p! c$ ^2 K& P$ m: w0 G
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep6 _3 D, Q5 D f/ Q( N
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
\5 ]" e5 Z) f u$ C* jE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search# | q% N2 I5 f4 g, @/ n8 v' O; W/ S
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
3 |. Y/ d; x5 |$ sE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
& h. z- D1 i! _4 y: l( _6 UE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...5 M, i% a) w6 c0 q
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search..., u1 J, n+ L. J$ _" @$ Q
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
8 k4 B$ V0 d1 l" J2 u: t. u( QEscort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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4 x5 {0 q7 W1 YWeather in hex: Light rain% o5 g. L6 r6 x1 \4 |3 G( I
/ j; \+ V& Z& X: V7 IRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
8 y8 g$ E+ m+ o TEstimated time to target is 2 minutes- K5 c" ~/ X* d( y9 K$ Q' T! z9 @+ [7 t
# ]9 c9 S( t# D# B- GAllied aircraft
5 ]; M/ g" U2 w7 W6 h$ V- y PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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No Allied losses9 h; p/ u. W$ ~9 Z+ L6 {$ W6 e
3 Z) i7 L$ J3 b7 lJapanese Ships
5 B) i# X$ b$ ~5 u/ N& K CL Tatsuta
. p0 ^- U) x& p: c+ H! r8 L CA Kako
5 {- Z) L _+ \7 ]1 J4 Z6 s CA Aoba
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6 G }% b2 ]: C$ C# v& I" C0 b4 pAircraft Attacking:: N# X* N l3 s4 ?. P
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet, w! ~: W& D# E0 `, b+ m' p
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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; f. O: `+ z, w; Q6 h1 ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125- T# s; j: ]& b
. K6 A" Z; A% X5 K% b( H6 C8 pWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.9 e1 a \; Y5 a) l5 L) ^
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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% w( J4 j! m; c( |0 ] PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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2 B0 s1 p: V. p0 B+ Y0 F: S( }* oAllied aircraft losses
( N( s" v& X4 E9 f0 p PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged* k/ l. b) s" l7 h
! i& p% a6 ]% c+ [; A* P5 ]Japanese Ships
5 g5 u$ ?; b0 t CA Kako
% U) T) l( D: d! u& b CA Furutaka" G3 }; f- h2 Q% e
DD Yayoi: C" W5 z3 p1 g1 e& R' _
CA Aoba, \9 C8 d+ r, r' _
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Aircraft Attacking:* ?/ T) e6 A( Y) |, k( {
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
$ {5 P2 c9 e7 V( U5 v) l0 F Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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( `# W' H; }6 B& K6 w5 ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain, h- J, A2 W& L0 D! H
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& }- n4 y! u: t. [ n5 U! [. r8 Z, w
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes4 w8 t! w' b# N8 h
4 @$ S( E7 V. N, UAllied aircraft
) W; a! G5 H2 ~6 X' i. N% A1 n B-25B Mitchell x 4! S9 a2 u5 M, w- I3 L, r/ Q# D
5 W, v1 s# r8 p' M4 ?5 aNo Allied losses
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xAK Kamikaze Maru4 `. K j, q) G4 ` P
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
( m4 Q6 S9 N$ R4 q# N8 z v, Z Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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