AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42) V. W" o, h+ g' g
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,1260 I# ]5 W3 {" L/ @
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SS S-47
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R( M4 b- Y7 T3 p7 i0 r" jAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-479 R9 B' T7 L" H: P
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes& ]! W9 b9 H: C9 L4 q7 x8 k
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- J5 J- G8 D6 w+ y' s, A% ZSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships
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AMc Fumi Maru #23 L: K; U0 H* Z5 A) Q/ {- Z; [! l% P
xAK Ikushima Maru: x+ K2 ~' f( J7 d: b& C# P0 |
xAK Asakaze Maru
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E Oite
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Allied Ships
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) V4 Z0 r: W$ a- ]' OSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi. H3 d: V; Z0 T- o8 O
S-44 diving deep .... x+ {: h3 {- f9 S. V2 [
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
3 T" f; R: u Z; @1 D6 KE Oite attacking submerged sub ....
( }" @' ?/ H* J4 I- ^SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep" S) t4 c) D) i+ l: H8 Q" ^
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
, |' U8 {" ]6 ]( I7 \. p RSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
0 D2 d8 J" z; x# `% jE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
6 I3 T) h0 {8 h. v2 T0 z3 aE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
0 K# G1 s+ x# P, }8 NE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 q0 A2 s/ A4 T& [8 v$ D9 c- PE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...$ ]; o" I. |$ F2 i: t' O
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
. W$ b7 W( A' z7 b3 s& F1 HE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...) u$ k) B9 P- F, }2 ~
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
( y; T6 T2 f, QEscort abandons search for sub
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4 Z" D% g( D3 S* G0 W, K# DMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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4 y& k- p( ]) L/ w+ oWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
! Z2 d& C, W% ^3 q$ j) SEstimated time to target is 2 minutes* J% M8 v9 p% ^8 e( ^/ {; x! T
# ]8 v% y; r( m E( nAllied aircraft
/ ]% e5 C7 b* g' W% c PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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4 V$ o( Z4 G7 X8 KNo Allied losses
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CA Kako
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- K! A2 q3 R5 {( TAircraft Attacking:
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0 H3 ^+ ^7 D6 Z Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo1 g. @& ^5 X* i# x: u+ `; L) ]
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m0 F1 }3 F' @. z0 N! xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125. [' {% g" x+ H. {
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8 S/ ? {3 ?& [9 @3 J8 aRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. }2 F& b) t" L. s
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged1 o" A* c, O& H$ a0 P$ ~
9 R: I0 \% D4 ]9 X7 qJapanese Ships
' E0 `3 s0 t4 o0 \" e CA Kako
' D' G* F4 V% M s, F+ y* }6 l CA Furutaka4 {" Z+ n2 O9 {
DD Yayoi
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v- q- b4 e; y4 oAircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb& T* N7 E$ [$ ]9 z; ^9 K; v( W% X
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0 a# h/ y5 }. U7 d- N) OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) d& l, l# t& N& Q; t, aEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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B-25B Mitchell x 4
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No Allied losses, E" G. t6 _& ~( s# {" {
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xAK Kamikaze Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:
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; |5 V5 v+ G3 d+ _- X( x Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb0 i; {; t1 ^+ ^) [" k/ `( w
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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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