.AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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* O; {# R0 G* e' r$ ySubmarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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Japanese Ships: G5 q% v; a5 s n6 a/ {' W$ [2 ?
AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ F3 r: x, ?4 B; D& t
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SS S-427 I$ P% I$ c0 w3 U4 U
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-427 K8 K( C9 ~0 V3 A+ y6 S7 t2 D
SS 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
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Allied Ships
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SS S-40 is sighted by escort
0 ^$ u- z7 p3 a# j- UPB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....+ [6 X6 k x" T m# `% i f
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
2 z& W/ e2 m9 ^5 W- N" bPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
- s1 [# P/ ]8 [, m8 @PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) k7 J( H4 y( }, Q# S2 e; ?! |
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7 j* G% r8 q+ B& hAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42: X8 K) y8 l" q( l+ e7 l2 O2 `4 R
SS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 U% D- @) _& u; m
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes2 Q. e: I) c8 j* B
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no flights' l7 n( m; ^( G1 q* ?0 }8 C! m
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B-25C Mitchell x 116 {- ]7 H) z" c( q v. e
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No Allied losses8 [! [2 O, f( c/ f) @* {
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Runway hits 6) \7 O" r n% L
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Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb$ s4 F" R( O' {1 x' j$ U2 ?1 ~& O
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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...4 D) \4 E! |' ~
Escort abandons search for sub
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