AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
9 X# x1 U1 C" ?3 H--------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 W' B: B6 n7 i! J
Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126, M+ ]: v! j3 p9 ~; I. }% N$ X! B
' Z& H8 X2 T: m9 c# h AJapanese Ships) d4 r3 o; @$ }$ ~9 S
AV Kamikawa Maru4 _9 y0 r, e& i3 k$ c) _/ l
2 V# d* n2 U l+ n' ?/ t% @
Allied Ships
9 z$ P. j/ Y" G& r z2 G SS S-47* J% r. f5 B; l$ W
- b& z! ~8 C0 P. C8 Q; o; I" c0 VAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
5 D& S( W4 o* \* l* ~/ ESS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes" a# v% C5 R6 |
- B8 ~( w9 p7 ?/ c8 V4 a4 g" e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
, X3 n. r& E1 C2 xSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128$ A7 l' R+ G( C. }: D0 H
: p% V) G* q1 Q- [3 x
Japanese Ships
/ t# q3 G. F$ z; G: L& J2 b0 F8 s E Asanagi7 H/ ^: B7 j. ^; o$ S
AMc Fumi Maru #2
. d. u& f( i( F6 G# e( A6 y/ n' s& _# O xAK Ikushima Maru
% F; p5 k* s2 p' N6 ^* A xAK Asakaze Maru
+ k/ E, ]; i! z/ O/ a xAKL Hagoromo Maru) n' y! [/ ?3 J
E Oite0 u7 j* y! ]& a- R% G) h
7 u1 Q) [9 R' }3 m0 R- r3 r* IAllied Ships
2 L8 G$ y4 _: { ?- | SS S-44
2 t) }3 g4 y4 K0 ^' ]9 k9 t; U. y: ]) h% a5 P
SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
1 y; n8 X* X& U9 oS-44 diving deep ....
7 G8 s2 o$ K0 LE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
; N, J9 T9 u; s4 E& t, I0 z/ rE Oite attacking submerged sub ....
; g* `. ~9 ^4 C3 _* D- iSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
6 Y! P1 N4 Q7 y( aSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite , z( C1 T- c0 ^( K c% Z/ X& M: Q
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep' k0 _% E! ~6 J- O2 v8 V
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
& X; ? Y# ]- n+ E" [" f% Z: \; TE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search) x4 I! j; x [
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
/ K. o" u3 R* ^E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 U) N5 k+ L0 ~1 F j( e3 \$ LE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
9 g+ `1 E6 u/ p+ IE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...: E- e0 ^* r: F; T ]
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...* ^: p5 w+ ]7 X9 ^2 J% Y* H
Escort abandons search for sub! }- X5 {% |2 m* l8 c! P
! d5 j. E1 W7 y
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 ^6 h, h2 E7 m1 d6 H9 S% l& S
Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
6 d" W7 |8 O: x( d
+ n5 H, J; W8 D2 }& \$ mWeather in hex: Light rain1 z I6 c/ |( Q( T, a
, z$ t, a& G/ L
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
, Y6 k/ k/ D" y. tEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
7 V; e, l1 M3 ?; j+ [7 w' ?) ^& u# A5 F$ d' M, p: w
Allied aircraft$ Z! _2 r3 @. r" m! d$ O8 ]: c
PBY-5 Catalina x 12
l& m \3 c1 Q. q: V2 K. a+ s2 b7 G3 A# y- f* ]
No Allied losses; e+ L* J. g0 z& f) v
0 X- r2 J+ x* j/ W; ]% k( qJapanese Ships5 G0 Z% ^+ o0 q( a _5 S0 T! Q) B
CL Tatsuta' d2 X. Q2 E' P2 Z$ H
CA Kako" b5 c) P" U! J7 H, R
CA Aoba2 o2 x; `2 I7 x; W
: w0 T, I' x) ~. L( _4 K
Aircraft Attacking: M- P4 M' T4 _/ D" R
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, M0 f% @, w$ g0 x/ | j Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo! N4 [9 K }( J9 d' w
; y, X* ]3 X( F
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- j/ b% a; F& U: B2 M/ IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125: S7 ]5 Z' M3 L1 V6 `
) s) b' W* d- H! i, |Weather in hex: Light cloud8 I: }0 C4 E9 b9 c: i
6 i% h: g* A0 J2 M/ eRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
- s& ?9 ?& G# D) E/ {8 eEstimated time to target is 3 minutes% p3 [# y! _8 v" I8 u: X; N B/ I
* z. G9 S& z! o4 W
Allied aircraft4 {# `- D2 B% g2 z. d: a' h$ T( u
PBY-5 Catalina x 12
1 ^3 q& Z5 \4 p0 U
3 V1 W/ h( T- S0 e# [& K! f& jAllied aircraft losses$ e9 g: M% `8 [! E3 {# P
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged8 h. V; p; l. y: g
- o" a& }8 A+ eJapanese Ships
4 U1 Y2 I; a; q9 z: E( ?+ Z; ^# u CA Kako- q7 V% B& u' W" h, v1 ^
CA Furutaka- S$ @# ]4 z' |# q# C) G& f% a" y
DD Yayoi. y9 b8 [% d. J' D! e. W
CA Aoba
! W/ a" S9 z9 W" b X% j9 Y1 q$ g7 U0 \) h
Aircraft Attacking:
0 _: c% {' } ^) u$ I) Y2 |$ c 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet; V: Q; k7 z* i$ S T* B7 f
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
, q8 _5 X, |6 \* j
& G: d/ Z" i, L4 E3 [# t% p5 o2 K--------------------------------------------------------------------------------) L" M' N: ^" I6 Y4 c8 j
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129# [# z: g* q# y
0 Y0 h+ O Q6 s0 b, B1 i4 dWeather in hex: Moderate rain
9 R1 r! H- P$ _# |. r3 j# E. p4 T1 M0 _1 l
Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 \ m" W6 U5 K! e) I( s0 x% |
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
3 G$ ~$ W3 G8 w2 @. \) o6 c% u8 [5 K3 {2 y* @7 {1 M3 B# Z; x; K
Allied aircraft, x- V. N$ E/ l: q) l0 ]- D
B-25B Mitchell x 4- z1 F5 K/ T# x9 G! H2 r
4 {9 c' v: N/ L/ eNo Allied losses
- y0 ~3 q8 y; w; `' Z$ y3 D `) `$ U
Japanese Ships
# P) u2 C6 L% j: B' ?! ]8 u( [ xAK Kamikaze Maru
* f2 T) i. e! y0 Y2 W0 I/ b- V- B
Aircraft Attacking:
! A9 r$ t8 N2 ~5 n: j e7 Q. V 4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * ! K* |9 R5 [5 [) J3 U3 M0 d6 w! E
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
5 M6 Q- F9 L, N& X' s$ N2 @& w6 Q. l
---------------------------------------------- 8 v3 G; b0 g6 E/ L7 q' I, O
) J A! s' g0 y+ y! R+ x; H1 ?4 C9 ekevin_hx版主 現在不僅 狼群猖獗、竟然連 PBY、B25 都調來對海了?!
" s% \% l2 Z! B1 d7 x" x$ @4 D$ n
; i2 @# V6 z5 z9 N E8 i
" w, B' N' o/ D$ r. |