AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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`1 A5 p' v/ l" a# `2 {) ]; tSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126, I* f; ]6 p/ F6 b9 O, j8 G4 \
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AV Kamikawa Maru
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Allied Ships5 g- T) S+ o! _, X5 R
SS S-47: d' o' d" f; `+ k9 ^8 l
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,1286 ?$ i/ ]3 ?9 a
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( X) P, e9 @& ]& D- E3 g E Asanagi
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b5 m, T( _# r1 m xAK Ikushima Maru
) ]/ |3 }+ ]3 Y9 s1 K xAK Asakaze Maru+ q' q/ L$ Q0 e- }! J7 ^& `; g/ ]/ I
xAKL Hagoromo Maru. ?- b9 z# H2 Z; ~% q! g
E Oite/ c7 h' R0 `+ A+ S. L: ]' p" B j
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SS S-44; ^+ Q2 e X) `8 T {9 s7 e
& M; S7 u9 E4 ]0 y7 mSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi/ [7 ~* C P/ x! H4 W
S-44 diving deep ....' j3 `/ K% c/ h0 I& K
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
$ M h7 O! H3 AE Oite attacking submerged sub ....
7 \ `$ n" P# \$ ESS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep- d0 |5 V+ c* g; k( A# \- P$ K
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite " M" @$ O7 _: P% w8 N
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
, R9 t) G$ ?, Y1 NE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44; b9 r L+ ?) k2 _: `9 J$ B) @
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
' O$ d N/ L e$ \9 z- A7 y$ n; A \E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...+ {' L; O) D% V; p4 \; Z, V) P; A
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
) I! o9 b$ X+ ? O7 QE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 x; a' T# f" r5 b ?E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...8 ~ K% {; b* @# ^. o, z) K
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...7 i5 Z- c1 o& K
Escort abandons search for sub6 Q$ ]1 t+ i j. b# }2 U
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0 O& N5 h' ?% j8 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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# G# s+ @; l3 t4 zWeather in hex: Light rain
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6 E( _" a/ l: W; XRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.! g# y3 {$ I0 L3 k* V* `
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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N% `; H5 }! ~: c3 B$ `# eAllied aircraft
- x; i v* y, H. S b: z PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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1 J9 _, k* y* ]/ }No Allied losses) O+ s7 ^1 P) Y9 m# m. \: p
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Japanese Ships& ~3 n1 i% c' X4 s5 _0 H- [; b) X
CL Tatsuta, ^# O( E; H/ ^9 @* j T! g
CA Kako$ j, Q5 n8 }* v5 G( ]/ p2 ]
CA Aoba! `8 b) }/ k# M
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 i9 V- [; r# ? 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 h% P6 @3 o8 U% ^3 | Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo" d* `& ]$ ]* L6 d0 I# i; E% G/ v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125+ \7 v# o/ _6 N+ R! k0 a
2 y5 ~; a$ o' v7 Z9 _Weather in hex: Light cloud& |- @: ?' u4 {, l6 Q8 E
, p6 y; Q j9 x1 f0 q6 [/ \) J; P: mRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.: [# F- L6 t4 y7 K5 r$ E4 _5 Z" f: c
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12* L; u9 w4 a/ r. Q
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Allied aircraft losses9 g' U, a6 J* B) y8 \
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships8 y- p# F9 p; I* z0 q9 v! [
CA Kako) n6 C, ^+ ?2 G! P
CA Furutaka4 T4 h( `& R, r0 H o0 N1 B
DD Yayoi. Y2 _% e. Z' ?: c0 L4 a
CA Aoba
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8 B8 w. N6 P0 J$ f* U. j# BAircraft Attacking:
( T" u8 p) B2 u; a6 e0 `( } 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet! x4 X6 S- u) ~. l; p/ l% a
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb# j& ~0 f4 S0 T# a3 H
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% G) I2 L/ B2 U, |+ ?1 xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129! {. z; _) @5 ?
6 m0 D0 N: S3 y! u4 sWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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! x( \% U* ~. z" }7 ^$ ]Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ K! M" Z- O2 G1 j z) c& q
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes/ ]: F) z( G; S4 { R$ t9 u. S
! U6 F: F; q' j2 V; }5 vAllied aircraft
. G' M1 H @' _: R0 f B-25B Mitchell x 4
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No Allied losses
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% Q$ o( Y, t- j% E$ QAircraft Attacking:4 z# c7 L) O& `1 l# ^+ o
4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
: S) E0 {# h- j1 N* Q$ X6 l) s Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb! B+ q! _5 G- a$ D7 m8 v
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