AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42! {; G6 C5 n- }: k
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126" Y, w% b" i" [. q
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Japanese Ships
4 p% b. q& Q$ ? ^: H AV Kamikawa Maru
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SS S-472 z5 w4 D- z( o, A! H! B: A0 E6 E
* B! n# j1 r, YAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47" U, H, E1 t; t% S& U3 `% I: s
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes( E; r/ D5 U, |1 T) Z i% G! X
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( n$ e) a! B u" y2 Y) z& uSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128! u$ |/ V7 D8 b! h* E
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E Asanagi
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$ ?+ }- @6 o6 W! a xAK Ikushima Maru4 ^; \( \5 D* Y
xAK Asakaze Maru
6 G0 E8 E( ^# M8 e xAKL Hagoromo Maru0 g3 Y: m6 f# T4 w" x
E Oite8 q8 B. i. Y8 W: F" f- t: o
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SS S-44; x! R5 B. s# [3 t
* z+ C2 T/ T3 L0 `3 M* ^% bSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
$ I0 F8 O5 X" T$ T5 l7 H7 BS-44 diving deep ....$ Q4 \2 u$ ]9 Z/ m0 @0 j, U" \, t
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ...." ?' G# I8 }( }' R7 M* W6 x' U
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....' f# X3 |. \ G. j1 j/ h3 o) b9 w
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep% s( S3 ]7 {1 I) x! ^. }: m
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite / R9 [" D0 T# Y# Y. d& I8 J% r
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
* k9 h: A' o' h" I1 B2 ]' vE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44( u1 k+ _4 k) V" h+ _# V( b1 x
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
" I6 b. z3 y3 g5 ?* UE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
( `% p9 O) M1 m6 ~9 y+ T; OE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
* R8 e6 V7 U8 g( L3 [E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...9 |) D4 q7 O5 ^' s
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...: m+ f- P/ w( Q, f4 U: f
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search... S6 M* j/ {" F, D) K: }
Escort abandons search for sub4 o+ o* q$ v; Z; e9 F8 A
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: Q; v$ b5 s: O7 Y; X' cMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125: g0 j E' {9 T2 Q
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Weather in hex: Light rain. F; t1 S. z( w! U9 S: w9 @
+ V) M% n/ [: B+ ^3 H" e# I8 l2 a5 tRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
. p% c. Q& t d. g% P2 |Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses+ \. ^' U: m" c& F2 k
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CL Tatsuta
2 p! z3 g I& x' @ g CA Kako0 l# F9 P7 j5 n1 J. b; x; {
CA Aoba. m+ z4 }5 X1 S7 a
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 \9 q. x) p- p1 L: Q 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet. p) W1 ~. B" l6 E7 y7 n" N' a
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo9 @" h- t/ }' z+ f q
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7 ^. ]7 Q- o/ Y/ xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125# o- x; w2 z- X
, A# u9 H) i4 d$ w* C, kWeather in hex: Light cloud
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$ V0 b* Q' J! V6 ] E6 Z4 ~6 IRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet., L, p7 x( s& o0 c r- e l& b1 N' h7 ~
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes! Y7 P/ ]# k" A# ]# L
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Allied aircraft
- ^3 Q. `& ]3 N( g) s6 U PBY-5 Catalina x 12' |1 H* E; n8 u- u8 A, X
3 e7 T ]) [0 X1 LAllied aircraft losses
, |# `0 K; K8 j PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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CA Kako$ ], v0 k) K' [+ V- [) b! M% b) J
CA Furutaka
5 a* N L" y3 T. q" S1 t DD Yayoi
2 t7 Z( o' U/ F/ i( u- c# x+ ?2 h/ K CA Aoba4 C' W1 V' S4 E' H
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Aircraft Attacking:
" ?" s% s% Y' ^6 v: M- e- x* g 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
4 s/ c0 L8 `, D7 B; A: X( ^- e Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb2 `8 j- K/ a7 U
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5 x4 L7 g* R8 T7 XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129/ L5 c% s" g# _. V! W! U
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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% E$ Y& i; ~( c/ F- CRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# q- G8 {9 p# ~& l1 k, r$ Z8 R
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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% W1 R* ~/ b7 L9 S0 yAllied aircraft
G6 y" ^5 Z. h% i0 J9 j/ E B-25B Mitchell x 4! v Q, c; m2 ^5 E8 f, r
: _1 [" ? h0 t \No Allied losses
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8 K( B& Y0 h6 l" ^# e0 \9 d+ yJapanese Ships
) {3 @% P1 B! F' W, P7 ?& V xAK Kamikaze Maru
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
4 T) |; M9 [. M2 f1 i Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb c" G7 A8 }9 I
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