AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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Japanese Ships G9 ^, ~5 N; {" \$ O
AV Kamikawa Maru8 s" k9 S J; E0 s1 `2 q
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Allied Ships
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: m$ _! ~. P. W& l, mAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
C& {( l- W. I- G5 @$ _SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships, M8 _ p; F7 H" I4 f# M# G( A
E Asanagi
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xAK Ikushima Maru1 i/ @" z5 D4 d% R2 ^2 m% k% \
xAK Asakaze Maru
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SS S-44
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S-44 diving deep ....
8 V8 M1 `) P0 jE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
3 z( s9 h# x2 d. Q1 \: vE Oite attacking submerged sub ....2 d4 r$ ~3 H* x9 S
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep' }3 j3 C% ?9 V- \) K- @0 q
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite 4 |: Q& u- \+ m/ |' h. v
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
3 _1 i2 u% k7 E% D$ zE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44+ \5 u4 R5 b8 ~) O
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
- V1 ?3 h: S$ O; v9 Y% ME Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
% A- H+ t J/ r; tE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
: ]" a& [, _3 Z, t' lE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...8 T1 X6 g' i h3 u& S+ _. x
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...+ V' `5 n" E: V$ ~0 p4 ?' v4 w
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
* D- A- i% w. mEscort abandons search for sub5 d8 \2 X' G, z
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2 b2 N* o5 S3 f) h IMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1252 Q1 E+ e" R% q0 L/ B7 l* v5 W
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.# _8 w+ _8 L1 b
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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CA Kako
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7 s1 }) D& ^+ U/ h) H* G 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 q$ I) q- d* B( N, ~3 Z, X
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo2 T& _0 H& a+ F! f% C; d) `& V) O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light cloud4 K2 \( D0 b5 K) L! m
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
2 T$ u/ Q6 y& v) n6 Y S PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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# Y( G9 `0 e3 Q9 O1 T" i* ] CA Kako
1 N5 A+ K1 q5 l2 \, U, o5 n CA Furutaka! C4 g# j6 d% X p3 K3 {, ~
DD Yayoi
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
8 ^; h& V& a1 Y4 k) L j" r Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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, | X. a: I3 d5 j6 g' I: nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1299 A# H2 Q- z) h7 ~# {5 j0 I
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- O% R* R `4 e7 M8 Y# b/ ]
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft+ G2 S, Y* M1 }
B-25B Mitchell x 4" x( |- B. K/ j; I% O* P
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xAK Kamikaze Maru3 q1 t+ A; {6 K6 l* T6 s
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
5 Z' y; w- Z! h& E! f Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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* |$ I8 q# o) x. Z4 kkevin_hx版主 現在不僅 狼群猖獗、竟然連 PBY、B25 都調來對海了?!% C) W6 L5 n! M' @) C% B
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