.AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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+ ^- g" p8 F3 V- r1 P8 A$ C% n4 [3 JSubmarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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# A) u* Y% n. q6 m/ E AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" J0 G5 ~" v4 y) O9 d+ X1 S4 K& N
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42. W: Y1 Y( R/ y8 P4 k4 H
SS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,134% U3 d6 j. }; Q" Z
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PB Tama Maru #8% X# \! Y3 r; o! s3 `
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SS S-40" G6 q& f; J3 R4 Z: c' w/ o0 T* q
& e/ a* w# G7 o6 W& \3 C+ BSS S-40 is sighted by escort0 V% e" g& Q8 v1 W
PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....) a1 d5 Y5 c; a$ y8 z' g
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...3 ^4 M# E' p: Q( s$ m2 }; _( P" Y
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...' { A9 A* h g. J/ O* D$ u
PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
& w' v& f3 L* OPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
5 C7 }2 R2 E# }, @; K- mEscort abandons search for sub
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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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' N& q/ ]1 I) H5 Y8 _ AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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SS S-42, p3 Q& o2 {' G" h2 p/ P( `
1 S; }' _9 n: ZAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42
- z+ x1 }# q$ O. ?: X5 O6 |SS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes0 s4 ?" X( V+ G6 O
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 6 r7 w$ w5 R5 i0 M" e+ |6 I3 ~
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Weather in hex: Light rain3 K$ @' a1 u# w6 G
# f1 o" u! Q# e; W( BRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ ]" H5 O* ?$ w# j3 Y, {" s) uEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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" U2 ^! N; y" u% ~: e+ |1 TJapanese aircraft& T' M3 a' _9 ^ y( @) K( u
no flights
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B-25C Mitchell x 114 o, ]% h) V, \8 k9 ?0 S
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Japanese aircraft losses5 J q) _ c; s; v
H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground9 ~. m& h# D9 K/ j
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No Allied losses
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2 @5 w" s! l3 p3 jRunway hits 6
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( H& p3 V* ^5 J5 TAircraft Attacking:
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Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb% P* e& `; a2 V
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,1352 F2 C1 H6 k/ }6 @. V9 I$ i- W
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PB Tama Maru #8
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SS S-38
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S-38 bottoming out ....! d) a: c, ^; d* ^' `7 M+ Y
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
2 E; X# k9 ~( O+ o; w8 APB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...- y- L: `& U0 v3 w) d) d& \
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
! E& F5 U- W0 l; |( S; w7 x- |PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...4 C$ Y; E: T7 c k
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...; d) g' [% X1 Z" e0 D# |' g
Escort abandons search for sub! x- e7 c; f2 c5 X! Y
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