AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42+ @ Y5 C$ [ H7 W
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126: I6 a8 B0 F9 p( ~) t* q; D3 @4 U
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AV Kamikawa Maru' p2 v/ {" [+ C; U) L- W# H
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-473 v# y" ~/ r0 d
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes6 o: y! F, X) |
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128$ V# S/ J7 A/ b; U3 Q& H" z1 g
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Japanese Ships) j0 k! _2 D. {* r4 t+ P' e
E Asanagi
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xAK Ikushima Maru0 s/ U t% k+ Y: R. q/ a' S1 n
xAK Asakaze Maru
" n9 @' C9 M, Q xAKL Hagoromo Maru1 x* m7 |5 V& w3 l) c, i8 y) S
E Oite# I" {. L5 S$ G$ v; e4 U# c2 B
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E4 T' ^- {/ u: c2 A- P5 M f SS S-44
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' j# z8 T0 ^. Y% z/ D. c0 A* dSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
+ D* D0 {9 ^* P2 R6 K8 O; xS-44 diving deep ....8 @' n0 J5 C& G: K3 M3 G7 J8 o
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....: M! q- b3 v, t) Z8 q
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....
, s# h0 @( |& D$ rSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
4 }, w; G X+ V/ WSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite ( l( p7 L, f# K! k4 P+ O6 ]4 G; N
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep: L% `2 @5 R: Q
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
# q- d$ ~+ s6 K9 v, VE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
( I; J" x8 D0 e- t7 Z- fE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
5 }( ~# g# s2 m& P- WE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search.../ j' y. L2 z( y) M) y
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...$ @7 y m; Y' u. H; D8 r4 G
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
3 r0 y" [+ b6 \E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
9 k$ a) F. E2 e' b) W, ~+ LEscort abandons search for sub0 K( c5 ? g; W- a' b$ P: i* L+ A p
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125' K7 ?5 _; Y- F7 w D5 s
$ h& c: T- f/ p8 Y! ?( A& s* ?Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft+ r9 R. D7 j) I# [( _3 k
PBY-5 Catalina x 12) A$ G0 p/ w1 q! _" V
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CL Tatsuta
3 V4 |; f2 F" h' r1 A3 N CA Kako( Z) m; v9 _2 X( j. I
CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:0 L4 k1 |+ d+ t, n
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) x7 A" m/ I7 i1 A! B Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo' N) \3 i7 v9 T6 \) ]
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`; k8 O' b; b% e2 a( xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.; I8 h' u6 ^* f/ g; H
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
! Y- w5 }8 T1 s8 Y3 l PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged" b! S' p. |5 _; _9 J$ V
1 J! d0 B: W( D# \ u1 UJapanese Ships
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CA Furutaka
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, U+ d* t. x" w. f1 ^ CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:2 y) g7 _7 Z5 f; Z1 E4 \* I
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
2 x- U" B1 x4 i# H: R/ i. a$ \9 ]8 G( Y5 ~ Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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h8 L% T9 g2 H% R3 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain `* d- h% I4 `! W5 S8 x" X9 {, L
/ Z. t( @% _% T, O0 w1 x8 HRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ I% A/ H2 j- S% PEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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, z! \3 G1 x* o. d2 k/ RJapanese Ships
7 S3 s3 A# R" B u xAK Kamikaze Maru
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! A) C! P, ], PAircraft Attacking:
+ D. l1 F' j( E6 w- q 4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * - A: Z5 h' i: k5 x3 v3 d' e" W
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb8 B! v$ \+ ?- c, V
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