.AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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! B& k9 J% `. |1 T- [Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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4 C: w; [1 p. q/ N AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 D. }/ d& \! k, F7 T( s
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42
9 ]5 s9 `6 [: b1 V( [, U/ h# bSS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes
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/ Q5 K4 a6 L8 t, I5 F; t7 w) X4 h% tASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,134& p% r. T- {% z7 ^7 x: A3 V1 v
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Japanese Ships0 A% j7 k& ~% r- G1 p
PB Tama Maru #8
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SS S-40/ v. g( k8 A: K$ I- O
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PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ..... \4 D6 ?* p4 U# T c; V C
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
* r- J4 c- p/ d# m: OPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...% b8 k" ?4 ]9 o: b- D' k
PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....* c/ @+ T, Z& {
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...0 a8 w3 F4 y6 }9 `' t
Escort abandons search for sub
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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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+ L* e# _ b8 Y } X! I AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 z) E4 q/ g% }7 p& [6 z# L
- X7 Z9 C8 `: X# b2 H# UAllied Ships
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" \+ }* e' s- w% ]AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-424 t' Q) u" s; p
SS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes
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1 p. M, f* H* j& V, I9 [' u6 W; zMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 1 t- |- E, e+ t4 t
- \$ p, U& b8 X4 P3 vWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% o; }# J& n5 U# e) E# qEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-25C Mitchell x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses
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, f2 R5 m# M+ HNo Allied losses
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' q" Q, C2 U9 c4 |Runway hits 6
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Aircraft Attacking:
/ m" K- N% R3 u) q 11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * 0 W$ }" B: V* Y, U; G
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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0 K8 S5 ?& |$ ]) w% c1 wASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135: \) I3 a/ b. p+ S9 l) i5 o
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PB Tama Maru #8& i; O5 x+ J/ b# \/ ?' M, m4 g
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3 _, f2 d( e8 l0 [ } SS S-38
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SS S-38 is sighted by escort
, J2 {: |2 b4 T3 H9 X" W# J5 J1 ~# uS-38 bottoming out ....
- y7 @$ O* W' w* iPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...( W' W( @) f' j( R) A; o# P
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...# d4 @) t, Q5 w9 R
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
* |6 \* n& b0 w3 V, K8 }: {PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
6 \$ R# T/ i3 G4 {9 J {PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search.../ d9 x" d. B) U- ]
Escort abandons search for sub
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