AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42) @9 b/ p) U3 ~: j$ l/ K8 _) W
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6 Y5 U6 `3 V; C2 L( [: O% VSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126# S& k n' R3 I# y1 `
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Japanese Ships, Z9 W% N( O u+ ]2 G% I
AV Kamikawa Maru
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Allied Ships- h1 C" G: { f
SS S-47( r6 d" n; t7 Z
6 n" i# L8 ~9 Y1 i7 IAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47% C$ Y3 |) z* ^8 B3 I3 H
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes! Q3 Q S3 H4 Y5 D! y: l _: y
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# }0 G. h( V- [. Y7 T( {Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128! V8 ^+ J* y7 E3 x" V
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7 E4 Q" N) c) c K/ {) _& F- Q4 _ E Asanagi" Y3 P/ v% w; e9 ~& c4 C8 i w
AMc Fumi Maru #2
3 ]5 F6 }, j) _4 r4 K xAK Ikushima Maru2 ~. D a1 Y: x7 Z! T4 C# {
xAK Asakaze Maru6 X9 Q/ r$ M! R0 ~
xAKL Hagoromo Maru# Q% V: \" K# V9 c& p% P
E Oite
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Allied Ships
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, C8 d9 X3 {& I# k7 _ a- wSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
/ w! l' V" }( MS-44 diving deep ....
1 K! _+ ^& T7 W! r8 Z% l tE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
/ d6 |; t9 C/ |9 V) KE Oite attacking submerged sub ....7 m& Y: ^ T2 \+ I( {6 I
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep8 ~* i7 r& |, q$ ?' Y# k/ P
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
' l# G" a; F+ T& Z- dSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
5 t: s% m n. E4 |+ x6 K- OE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
0 _0 u1 S, L# vE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search7 r! A8 o3 M) e. I% C
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
5 C. v: u) m( b1 ^, ]& PE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
* V% @; n! P! [" k& D9 m% TE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...: o% H& H7 l7 Z/ ~& w$ _9 q. I
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...( O! f, ^' W5 r+ } h
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...$ u' w$ R' {7 b8 c r6 e3 P$ X9 |" K, ^; w
Escort abandons search for sub' y: U/ K9 P2 t! u! |; M9 G
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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' q+ M8 J4 o) K% q9 PWeather in hex: Light rain2 \ `$ E4 n* I Z4 r5 e! x
- h" a; p8 o+ j, K( ?2 IRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; n' f; d) G4 s* e4 m4 @
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes3 h8 X" }. D. ?
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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7 }5 U3 r& m* r6 a& o* FNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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CA Kako
0 Q: s ? P+ |1 O CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:
* ^' q4 ]: c' ? P6 D9 a 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 v. I. |3 m8 o6 p& J: ^' _* v& m Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo7 B; s6 u# D5 i( W
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' d7 k4 e9 g# x$ VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125. _& H: J0 { _9 U' m' J3 w' t
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Weather in hex: Light cloud9 l. _- Y- q) C& {& G# }
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
' A+ Y* \# c2 `4 _5 cEstimated time to target is 3 minutes0 D: u0 S4 ^+ J" ?6 b% ~+ G, ?
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PBY-5 Catalina x 123 H3 ~- H& j# q
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Allied aircraft losses
, t+ e8 x$ w5 M; Q PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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CA Furutaka
7 ?& n& {" W- v+ D% C DD Yayoi
; X0 `$ g( b/ a: }& t8 O( n8 j2 J CA Aoba4 Z& G. `8 o0 ~( y. O5 p# q" a u
+ ]: I, L( D2 `/ E# v6 X( s% MAircraft Attacking:4 f2 Q4 G! \# N, t" b4 F/ [
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
. n2 ?1 |4 s. o! m9 g4 B% B Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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! }/ E3 W _ U& ~9 w6 A/ I. mWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ h' o4 Z% f( w0 M& HEstimated time to target is 2 minutes, W, G% l+ d8 C% a: t, ^* I
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B-25B Mitchell x 4
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xAK Kamikaze Maru9 k9 [8 i; W" Z* U& |
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Aircraft Attacking:
/ P# p, J7 K. G _0 A/ L3 q, ? 4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
& t2 Y, p& p( o0 {1 z$ C Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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kevin_hx版主 現在不僅 狼群猖獗、竟然連 PBY、B25 都調來對海了?!
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