.AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42: W" g. o/ G" S3 `
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Japanese Ships
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SS S-42
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0 E' T; G8 u% Q# ]* T+ nAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42+ s( ]2 W0 x- B' ~
SS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes
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( y+ L2 p) y1 }ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,134
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PB Tama Maru #8
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Allied Ships
1 _% S4 R0 _& Z$ q1 h& y4 j7 G SS S-40
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SS S-40 is sighted by escort
0 L5 v/ B3 n6 G5 CPB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....8 k$ C2 v! c( N R2 s- u
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
. C8 N4 O: t" I' ]3 Y+ U6 ]9 LPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
" K( Q( _5 q4 X% wPB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub .... X) b' R3 x- u" a
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ X) s+ c/ c) o' xEscort abandons search for sub6 {1 b+ f {- l
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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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SS S-42
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' k. c* E G' l# LAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42" z0 s6 n/ V9 P5 d7 j+ z+ A
SS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes3 M0 K, b3 g: `4 U2 m6 |
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 " A/ i; V _* B, j8 J/ u& P0 z
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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6 X; r" a, d C9 TRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. r: ^" \7 [9 ]5 x
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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no flights& Q2 X9 Z ^- ^3 n* B0 K
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Allied aircraft, P* ?. ]8 e- x. }8 Y
B-25C Mitchell x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses
! S6 p+ a# P. X5 T/ z H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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Runway hits 68 y1 s5 x. ]. y4 t& l
2 _* o1 w" P) ]2 Y* W& CAircraft Attacking:
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Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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PB Tama Maru #8% ^; K( M- @! A% M" o
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SS S-38
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2 L/ Y9 n, j& ]" Z$ zSS S-38 is sighted by escort
* W g0 |; z; v- pS-38 bottoming out ....7 P1 h# z6 f. @* v b) Y/ w8 K: i
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...: S- L. t- h% z7 c
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
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PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
2 L0 I; l2 a; GPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
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