.AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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6 c! n$ R* c! O4 A# v' DSubmarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135, r$ ^! O4 W7 y7 P
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. X: v/ {! \8 T+ ^ d AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* y8 ?. }* g3 S; p9 G; j* z
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Allied Ships
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1 w r/ m( F) x" `' s: x! Z" mAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42
3 I3 O# q/ {/ U G9 LSS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes9 ~% Z# H8 g0 T
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5 Q4 t/ l/ z0 [3 o0 TASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,134
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PB Tama Maru #8% l7 ^. A% Q m2 R
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SS S-40
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SS S-40 is sighted by escort3 o2 p: ?" X3 h! M; T. D6 j
PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....$ l4 f1 v3 N3 }8 p
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
6 c$ U7 w8 ^) Z3 WPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...5 \/ s7 D+ E* I+ J: v
PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
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# \/ o$ F: v) X/ L) iEscort abandons search for sub
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Japanese Ships6 D" u0 }, p7 b! n+ Y
AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42# {) M! d! k9 v \& @0 s& {' n
SS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes4 U8 H" e4 Z/ t7 N3 @6 w! s1 v( v
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 , U( S; L" K2 ]* O: E! `0 @
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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6 x) z8 c, ^8 _: @7 q- t2 MRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 p' M9 [# f. R. C9 s/ v+ r; Q
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground. l( M4 ?$ b. p8 a1 f1 Y0 e
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Runway hits 6
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Aircraft Attacking: ~ j: m% h g; k# [' M+ E8 i
11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * 1 o. ?- V7 p1 K" W9 ^/ T
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb% H7 z5 U+ v1 q: d' l, s
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135 U5 {2 m% T g& q% j( M
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5 A9 I) i8 h: z$ Z PB Tama Maru #8
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SS S-38 is sighted by escort9 w. m! J, N! M k' F; z2 u: ?
S-38 bottoming out ....
7 b" ~& U' ^: K) V& ?* jPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
' ~% \- N* b0 h$ @/ X+ zPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
7 h5 Y$ U; H4 h& U3 w- `) Q# tPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...+ `/ J. @+ n. E! u' J
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 V$ @7 c, @4 d" U/ aPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search.../ _! \' Z: }$ b# Q
Escort abandons search for sub8 I; ~8 e4 L$ n) ]
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