.AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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2 f4 u, X7 m& f6 S- VSubmarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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Japanese Ships
9 u4 B% r, Z0 r! C; t' z AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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SS S-42
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42
7 w$ i$ H5 c. c% Q. ^# BSS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes$ v4 U3 D C4 a6 z6 M% y
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: n; S9 R3 O7 Q: H, |ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,1341 E; h( B; F8 ?* S" |# |
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PB Tama Maru #81 {. N- O8 [, w/ v* _9 l; ?, t
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SS S-40
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0 n/ a; b0 D! hSS S-40 is sighted by escort
/ p1 j" S& X" Y8 ?PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
h4 K" O, h/ ]! N+ HPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...4 b' u) C$ H! E) b
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
8 _: T8 C* P8 _7 X- g" a& VPB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....9 V n2 G6 @5 w$ Q
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
5 f* y8 f7 @6 j$ u- U' m+ REscort abandons search for sub
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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,1353 P, a' A0 \: j8 B* p
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2 L- |+ c( l5 ^' \ e/ W4 R, S A AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& Z) D/ W* ~: m9 y- [$ o
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Allied Ships8 `6 j! x, B! ?1 Y2 Y
SS S-42+ i; S$ [! P9 D. C- t( }% X x
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42
# C- o% F- g, z3 BSS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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: K8 m1 O7 v. T! ]$ B- oWeather in hex: Light rain
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2 C, O7 C: o, i; f$ j1 |" TRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! j" K. [$ x4 [% U# qEstimated time to target is 5 minutes' n$ A3 H; M) g* C- g
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no flights
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Allied aircraft6 _( L# p: t* I
B-25C Mitchell x 11
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% ~# p+ I' z6 e7 l9 D' I H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground! v6 r7 m& C7 e1 u# P
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No Allied losses
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0 d! q0 b; |% H& ]1 d% eRunway hits 6
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 h* U9 _7 z4 g7 }' A# H 11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
1 `0 t q" U% } Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135. z7 ?- l; b5 s& z+ R
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SS S-38 is sighted by escort7 |2 I" v8 s" x1 z* Y! a. t/ N0 }
S-38 bottoming out ....9 T0 L" B' z( W4 Y: p
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search.... [$ q. |, u f# Y0 V* e1 b! D
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
( N+ {% y; Z/ P+ nPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
$ q0 D5 D, p1 B# oPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
: }# P9 l- P" I- lPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...2 D O0 \, Y4 A! @' a, M, K- ~
Escort abandons search for sub
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