AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42# S! c, O0 W. _# e
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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Japanese Ships/ t7 d. ]2 n0 K0 _7 w5 y: c
AV Kamikawa Maru/ m2 O) j8 p9 q$ \5 N5 L+ M* a* y) @
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SS S-47
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2 y' V5 k) s4 w3 P. uAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47- P- W. j5 D, o
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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; e/ v/ B# z9 u" s/ }Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128( H- t& N% [. h) F1 \3 `- Y
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Japanese Ships6 b' E* Z6 S( g( e' `/ y) v' ~
E Asanagi3 T) z" r- o. j9 S0 _
AMc Fumi Maru #2) W( B7 O+ E2 l8 Q% D* W8 O- T
xAK Ikushima Maru* h* P B5 v8 R3 R' s; B
xAK Asakaze Maru0 b+ _5 b d/ e3 I- F4 x- O9 r/ v o
xAKL Hagoromo Maru) B5 z( N+ e: @- i8 @$ R; X' s& \
E Oite
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Allied Ships: {( G$ ?" o; w
SS S-44) L% M$ g4 N+ H+ m
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi, i9 a, n- [2 F
S-44 diving deep ....1 g2 t6 P5 V: `3 ~9 d$ x
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
5 j6 m( `8 M3 D% x' OE Oite attacking submerged sub ....; ~7 l+ v/ n2 R' L, d
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
, z) n% j# a7 X7 v+ MSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
- ^( R3 C* d7 W0 ]2 I- J- ]0 A5 bSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
# ], d4 [! t& \# K9 UE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-445 m5 _) ]: l8 l( ^
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
* D+ O3 {( W4 X# o, H/ w8 \5 x+ @' iE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
7 {. j1 G& k7 X2 BE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...+ A/ F8 Y9 j( K: h, l( ]
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search.... x8 e f4 s5 R
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
0 n7 p, A, T2 \" V% mE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...7 Z/ w7 e! v# _$ @1 }& w
Escort abandons search for sub7 |2 h: w6 i5 R/ E% m6 m8 U O
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- z$ }6 g* W7 c' x3 h, AMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light rain; H# s, T+ n. u- C
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
6 ~5 d6 P+ J* xEstimated time to target is 2 minutes$ q8 M5 `" V# E
. |& k6 ?7 a) |2 EAllied aircraft
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No Allied losses1 r7 S' p7 e! M/ t
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Japanese Ships3 c. r2 @5 J9 q* b" R9 b3 D9 ?
CL Tatsuta
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Aircraft Attacking:+ u+ o& q& R" q! `7 a% u* r# k$ T
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 [0 B( s: e! ?" C- U
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo- f4 ~ d+ k6 m* p. y$ |1 Q/ ~
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( ?4 A B& o1 v5 u' gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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# b& H" m. b& S7 r2 _ PBY-5 Catalina x 123 w, N; {- E Z; z1 s' v
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Allied aircraft losses3 D8 Y1 r/ z: R& u' `+ R8 ^+ Q- U3 D
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged( e+ j- L3 e6 K6 Y2 b9 R. P5 b8 U
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1 a5 Y- { O3 s2 D$ _ CA Kako
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DD Yayoi
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# v; K2 Z- Q0 r* R$ bAircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb) [. l) f) W7 G3 N
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1 M! i# o: ~) E" E: I; K5 S% BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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' p: r) h7 v6 y3 Q3 @& O# ]4 jRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% v( `( f3 u" N$ Y/ {5 \
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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B-25B Mitchell x 4
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0 M6 z) k# \0 e `# zNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships% x9 r& @% g( f: F" U/ R
xAK Kamikaze Maru( H6 j: y# \$ V6 z- G" \: l
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Aircraft Attacking:9 N1 Y8 t" H" _& ?! D
4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * ; b, S2 Y4 i* q9 Y" x1 g
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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