AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 420 G& b1 O; g& d0 a8 a5 h
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,1266 B0 I* l+ F& p, t1 ~6 G$ T
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Japanese Ships/ N/ _; Z a E8 T
AV Kamikawa Maru
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Allied Ships
7 j* n0 ]! y/ Z SS S-47. J+ \& ^- s1 ~* P* L8 [
: Y, B+ U$ q3 G/ W8 \; R) @0 JAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
2 l7 c1 Z! Q3 E& ^SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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2 v+ I0 o1 h: GSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128) O, j$ K( a" u8 A; Z
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Japanese Ships: x2 a" E( R) k/ Y
E Asanagi
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xAK Ikushima Maru& c7 b( r" A& I! i
xAK Asakaze Maru9 K4 x2 i# D/ p# i& W9 J2 R& r+ U! D
xAKL Hagoromo Maru" d" w( P, p6 h0 G
E Oite
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SS S-44, k1 r' F8 {" E$ w+ ~: \/ d
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
. v! X& } s! I2 h( P# ^S-44 diving deep ....4 O# Y- T2 [* G
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ...." c6 K$ R7 z4 ?4 O
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....0 k9 ~( O! f! t( Y$ q
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
5 {1 J8 t1 k3 C* B' ySS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
6 g" E: ?5 w! }/ N) L5 q3 oSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep( D4 R2 P9 r. G
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
6 @$ v+ B9 O3 t1 o5 B4 i3 ^- D% p8 uE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search( {' @/ f2 m- g- J
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search.... U0 K3 V5 k% o
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...) j3 k6 ~% l/ A8 h$ ~
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
7 x5 q, t9 Y* ?+ W; W1 R' r8 B8 t( YE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
: J0 ]" p2 i( A9 ]5 }# P# }" ZE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...) j( A$ s. Z. x. E3 Z2 l- |
Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125+ B# y0 F& T/ u9 p9 Z
4 P9 |" ^) G7 N2 l6 dWeather in hex: Light rain& b+ q3 m) }1 N8 D5 p
+ l( R8 ~6 }1 s) F, \Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.& G' v5 u7 S6 @5 @
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes3 U9 Q6 D! [' w& N+ c
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Allied aircraft
$ @7 _# j" Z- b8 J! l2 j ~ PBY-5 Catalina x 12+ B# i( N! d+ P' M3 J; v
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No Allied losses
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- p8 g! |& D; K" U6 vJapanese Ships. t! G2 R" T7 N: [( m
CL Tatsuta2 ?3 v/ | f v( M8 L( d5 Q
CA Kako- U- X- P& Q& G$ {6 h
CA Aoba( C/ X* u( I; z, a7 L/ S
7 p) Z8 r5 `7 ]Aircraft Attacking:
9 m6 D5 Z) `% k/ V 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet, T6 ~. t; W7 V3 P3 H6 b
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo" M6 W+ m) @ E& m3 g0 p8 ?* v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125- Q, c/ r1 j5 F& j, o6 P
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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; k2 V& e. n! v$ i/ Z- A8 A8 c( cRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
3 Q3 H" I- Z% V* ` e& J" gEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 J. a5 C, Q6 o( b
PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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Allied aircraft losses! @3 _/ u" S/ e0 G
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged$ ?, _6 P& ^- C4 q$ s5 ^, _) O
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CA Kako6 H# Z D5 h- F' p
CA Furutaka
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Aircraft Attacking:
& s+ D* n% o" t, T9 W, m( Q 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
3 t* e4 y% M, @: q8 @, _% g Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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) q: f- I0 w( Q0 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1296 {" W5 Y. n" \/ I5 M' j
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain* s1 X$ m) a0 h: i+ B
6 d3 q6 `, n" |1 f; vRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 K8 }5 m0 A! q0 P
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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9 M, S& F; C: K' \# n rJapanese Ships8 R" c3 z' h" {! ]2 j6 F1 \( l' b
xAK Kamikaze Maru( K( v- s9 ~ ^* d' d
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * # a& x+ v0 R5 v* c3 o* R
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb+ m' x p2 r8 ~+ }
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