AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42 
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Submarine attack near Rabaul  at 107,1268 h7 n/ w6 A2 E0 `7 d' p 
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Japanese Ships. _2 H1 j  z. e/ a8 y. D, Z# Z0 a6 D 
      AV Kamikawa Maru 
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Allied Ships5 a2 ^' l: M* y' B2 f# ] 
      SS S-471 }1 U  M- F2 d( F 
 
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SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes4 k7 X5 H* U1 R3 d4 g8 n 
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& b7 P; z( S7 Z& y: T0 _: j; `6 RSub attack near Rabaul  at 106,1282 k, F, u" j; {1 R- q8 l7 i. Z 
 
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/ h& L! \8 |6 H; q* x      E Asanagi 
" E- ~: }( ~% d* A( Q3 r( I, q0 S      AMc Fumi Maru #20 o2 t3 V+ o" z$ ^3 n  @. a( Z 
      xAK Ikushima Maru 
( O( X3 N7 z, S# d      xAK Asakaze Maru6 D# a8 o& [% u4 \0 v# a+ l 
      xAKL Hagoromo Maru* {8 [9 P5 L. D3 R1 M: D 
      E Oite( Q, ^( _0 M  Z& D 
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      SS S-44  {0 X7 K1 H2 L/ C 
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi 
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E Asanagi attacking submerged sub .... 
- u* y& L, ^# L. c4 hE Oite attacking submerged sub ...., E, ?# U/ t) I: e- [% y2 n 
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep1 ^# ~5 g" Y& n4 W3 j3 d  [/ T 
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite ! ~" `  g& _8 g" b- @/ O+ u 
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep3 D4 X" y6 ?% ]2 h  _2 F: c% \: l 
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-446 J; _. z/ q3 A! A; i 
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search 
) z8 U) X5 W5 Z8 @) UE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...1 `" Y( ^' O0 @9 U* n; i  ] 
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search... 
# l" R/ E( D, S" q; gE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...: [4 j2 z; X% A" }+ d 
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...) R" ]! B( r( J' t 
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search... 
9 S& j" L8 v- p$ F8 }) D( AEscort abandons search for sub 
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& }9 k( H6 m/ E! \+ \: y- ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125$ \  w. I. ?+ ~( j" R5 w& } 
 
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.$ f. ^- h; U2 d7 c. s( y4 Q- W 
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes 
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No Allied losses 
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Japanese Ships$ |9 k+ G5 w9 ~( a 
      CL Tatsuta/ ?* @2 q' _5 _: Y 
      CA Kako# A* q; Y$ K2 H9 Y3 v# N 
      CA Aoba3 h+ J# Q$ H4 @! o  Q 
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Aircraft Attacking: 
6 {; r+ y) C0 O/ A( s      12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet' h( L' ~) s5 \2 a( e 
               Naval Attack:  2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo, R+ z9 Y5 j2 ^4 x# C/ E$ o. J 
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" i; k8 v( D0 i& zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1253 h5 L# C+ q# u$ Y; H8 G 
 
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet./ N" P; ]7 a9 A- P3 B2 ?* E 
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes 
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      PBY-5 Catalina x 126 n, {- m/ q* Y/ b& F 
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Allied aircraft losses 
5 d* p0 Y/ J1 e3 l      PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged; K2 W: L, P1 i* S- k# c 
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Japanese Ships5 Z0 r" p# ]7 [- w' X0 p 
      CA Kako 
- h1 V( {& p# _! j, L! j      CA Furutaka 
8 ^$ V3 n! `( O; f( C; h      DD Yayoi 
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Aircraft Attacking:: C1 c- P" K- R9 Z# q9 \: ?- S 
      12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet  o( \' F& V- ?$ |7 g 
               Naval Attack:  2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 
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" Y! ^- @  F0 l9 ~9 hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129 
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain 
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4 Z- n% t8 V  M, V8 R9 c4 G9 N* w' eRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 R4 Z0 D/ X( E2 ~. g2 c; q 
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes3 g% E; {# x8 N+ _1 w: U$ `( ~ 
 
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      B-25B Mitchell x 4" c' u0 F. S- n. P) U, g 
 
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: A5 v+ D3 a/ ^Japanese Ships 
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Aircraft Attacking: 
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               Naval Attack:  3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb! N7 n" w' i) \" f 
 
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