.AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,1353 S% Q2 t: v. r% e2 N/ D
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AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 W' D; \4 O& B' g. A
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9 R+ S: ?8 `+ M- u5 z- B, dAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42
7 u' l/ l& `" z( |6 PSS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes: g+ x5 w9 [) x) m% v
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,134
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PB Tama Maru #8
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Allied Ships3 A7 H. j+ `1 l3 {- R4 e
SS S-40
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4 z* I- W$ B! {6 J& LSS S-40 is sighted by escort' {7 v o( x' s- R" d
PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....5 O/ g4 [& Z) A
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...8 Z, T y& E4 D$ M; t B* \
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...; R p* r# }9 x4 _2 I5 {7 P& x
PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
* e6 x$ [$ E1 H. S" q9 wPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search.... m( k0 ~: y* C' \1 b
Escort abandons search for sub* A; d4 f. Q) B, |. G
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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135, }* _# K& b9 W: ` h I* L5 V
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Japanese Ships* J% }! Z# x: P
AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ F- D" A0 k9 E. `- D w" c) E
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SS S-429 b$ _2 |6 ?8 G5 g' s% {# W2 S# p# u' P
8 X6 |, A4 _' p9 q# WAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42+ _. H. Y( j; L" J1 c* }
SS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 7 j) n+ T# u( h1 a. c8 B
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) f4 H# A" Y2 ^+ r
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes% b2 |2 I# M$ ^3 U, A) K+ Z; P
: j5 ^) F) v( O7 G: w l' MJapanese aircraft
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B-25C Mitchell x 11, P% \4 W8 _3 @* C, ]" p/ W
1 C* G9 O+ D- u; ~9 E0 mJapanese aircraft losses# K3 i: F5 ?$ @# y& G4 u6 S, Y) J+ g6 ~
H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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, X& K$ c W `3 cNo Allied losses
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9 U5 _0 [1 M9 u- h( @5 L6 eRunway hits 6, W" b; X1 n& F; G
: S' F3 `6 b+ C( C2 s1 e8 nAircraft Attacking:
- O, {! @# A+ y5 h" _- _ 11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
) p+ V F! B: Q) y% Q: W Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,1351 K9 S9 J/ l( d* Z. i
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PB Tama Maru #8
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8 H: f( E# e) g6 J1 q8 U, i! ?SS S-38 is sighted by escort
( I: w+ y% V' d+ wS-38 bottoming out ....( W3 u/ ]4 O, ~1 s7 L
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...: \; s# W1 y- M2 q4 ~& m6 `+ A
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
( {- {( u+ D: RPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
7 v7 g% o& J" a9 P. Y* NPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
" m7 {" R* ~& v5 xPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...3 A" a, ~ C o! Z4 \
Escort abandons search for sub
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