.AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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Japanese Ships
# ?9 n: c! a0 p AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 e2 M" m1 B7 g
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SS S-42" W2 R" E/ Q2 z' q, s' X% t, D: M
1 d# K' J0 ]8 s) \" t/ eAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42
8 |5 _) f, J+ USS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,134
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PB Tama Maru #8% g; d5 i0 u# c1 p
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Allied Ships
# i, a1 N# T- |. G. S SS S-402 I& x$ o; }6 m" U5 g
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SS S-40 is sighted by escort1 j6 D" A4 N- J; Z9 O* a
PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
5 q6 h/ {9 B! o4 w# f: y: _PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
, P5 W6 B( ~$ K' gPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...* L; I7 o; ^. T
PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....+ l& H% u% x7 w7 p( O
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 \9 Y& k% ?2 ?8 gEscort abandons search for sub
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" v( w+ ]) _* d, P d# f3 f, K* ~7 NSubmarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,1353 l5 p/ \& g% w6 D! \
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Japanese Ships
9 Z. A# v* d& S AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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SS S-42
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-423 S# v5 y3 Q- F# o( G6 G& z
SS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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) r- P: X O0 c! qWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 C h* r E" o- K) e WEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft6 U1 t: N1 S. v H$ E1 u
B-25C Mitchell x 11+ @ C9 F, a3 v/ g4 z$ K, g. s6 y( [
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Japanese aircraft losses3 _2 z9 L* T5 W4 y
H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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5 B7 _' Q& F6 E& X( }# sNo Allied losses
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* h0 r5 k8 v6 w& y: w. W8 ERunway hits 6
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11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
' ?9 w7 a3 [2 X' i Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135# ~: ]2 l0 p6 i( x$ L% [" A( T
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5 e1 W" y% c4 Z3 o( |9 V PB Tama Maru #8- t; r1 F: e: o, g
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8 g0 |1 i0 f1 j, Z SS S-38
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S-38 bottoming out ....
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PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
; D, I$ u+ P- ^# f- DPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
6 K9 G. Z' y3 y( \6 Z+ IPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
! z! H. @% p/ |Escort abandons search for sub) U4 ]9 { @: X# d% v
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