AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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- V" C) }3 k$ cSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126) r) ^0 e W# S2 b( W2 ^
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AV Kamikawa Maru/ m" r3 j# Q8 c. g
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7 u( x( ?. w5 a& p3 j' v8 m. n; eAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47. ?7 ^9 G7 n9 P' L1 G
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes$ c6 }+ Q. \/ J/ R* m1 ~
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships
3 I5 T: ` C3 K3 p/ J$ ]4 g/ V1 t E Asanagi* y, {5 C0 a9 \/ J3 O% B1 m4 ^/ U
AMc Fumi Maru #2
+ B+ R9 H& i. _' c x xAK Ikushima Maru( V: e- x& P- D
xAK Asakaze Maru0 D5 S3 z* _9 y7 p2 q$ M+ ^) {
xAKL Hagoromo Maru
( c6 r, X) ~ k6 a' B E Oite
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Allied Ships
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@- D; s$ I3 nSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi% i$ Y/ J& l% F% U4 Z& U' e) w
S-44 diving deep ....7 R+ Q! S5 b: e; S
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
! @# A# ~. s2 d* S; t2 p, G/ o$ AE Oite attacking submerged sub ....
) R3 t" e7 s Y5 z6 @3 N, Q2 [SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep' G/ `" B, j1 T" A9 h z; L" h% D3 t* k
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
8 z( R I& c2 a$ J* I) n) ?SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
6 U% W% T* X6 P$ JE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44" f, @- l7 G; u4 D Z
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
! [- v; `6 N" d5 U. e# dE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...# T) U7 D- H0 d( k0 C; f6 y! _: }" \
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
$ x; D4 g8 {" f( j/ C! X. ]3 yE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search... @+ G3 K; h, I, R C7 N u9 y
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
7 |/ k7 i( b- W' S( L" {E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
0 I$ L& ^8 ~: X& H: ]Escort abandons search for sub4 s5 x/ p+ s0 N+ {3 [! q; ?) l
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4 N. `% A- V. w3 V! V; ^% ?8 p9 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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5 `8 U8 k! k* I- @7 [0 D6 HWeather in hex: Light rain
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2 H. G; s9 Z7 h; f! `Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
* N3 _( C# A9 M: zEstimated time to target is 2 minutes4 h) C0 ~- w/ Y8 s
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Allied aircraft
' J% |. I( E/ [1 j# |7 W/ b2 s PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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CL Tatsuta( ?' ^0 p) [8 u6 F; @6 P
CA Kako m7 D2 `1 V, Q/ u5 @2 k/ g
CA Aoba, Q9 |9 }0 {/ o
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Aircraft Attacking:
" `! A% v2 d9 A1 H0 ?! C- g 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 y9 u# z3 X% x& v# ` Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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3 @0 Y5 d% b' W) `& c' ^2 w2 FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1257 b/ M' u" B$ m9 ?& M; K* n
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Weather in hex: Light cloud' f9 c0 g6 D! A) A
C" K% K+ X9 ?Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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$ S1 g' T# q# |/ V( _8 BAllied aircraft
- m& }' R. a6 e4 @5 v- f, m1 W PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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9 ~ j6 |' P, i# l, W0 AAllied aircraft losses& n( K+ N' ]$ E- P$ V, }
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged1 _/ e5 R/ Z4 a5 F
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CA Kako
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DD Yayoi
# j& r1 y6 A' J) M+ u9 e CA Aoba
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7 K7 X8 ^' k" q% c/ f- }: x/ R- {Aircraft Attacking:
: x7 t5 ?; ^5 [4 O0 D 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
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% x6 g- w- @+ V: N5 y2 Z8 x% dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129$ Z- y/ n) ]$ f
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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% C& d" Y6 b, M6 ^) Z/ M8 xRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, A+ y& i8 s9 J9 BEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft% _; c& h7 [8 J. r, I: n) c
B-25B Mitchell x 4& _# a6 ?. @3 X( d& [) B3 U7 i
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( ~# w" |% D3 l4 uJapanese Ships* E0 I0 X/ q( h- O0 p+ e8 ]
xAK Kamikaze Maru0 x! y0 Z `9 [- G: c
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Aircraft Attacking:
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}: H7 b; z' L' u+ d Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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