AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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Japanese Ships
. P$ a; U3 M/ |6 H; N, \ AV Kamikawa Maru! e, r7 v1 k3 u
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47) k0 y, T6 l1 u; p3 u( C
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128: `9 R! b! v& ]) @. ?9 Y/ t
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Japanese Ships
x% K& i# o8 q1 r0 ? E Asanagi$ k" ^- Y9 U0 y5 h, V* \
AMc Fumi Maru #2+ m) n5 o+ N' T( v' T
xAK Ikushima Maru' x1 A. _2 R4 o) n
xAK Asakaze Maru
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$ G M7 y, B; A5 M( _; U; ^2 k E Oite
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SS S-44
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5 I( J3 V& U; T0 x. `; q% X$ FSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
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E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....% i( L! n: v( ^6 b' c! [6 \
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....; A* i+ L& Z: u- w3 Q9 f
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep3 z U7 h8 F, j: |" e9 c8 g
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite 9 u. f, J9 O* W6 j* w1 y: w
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep8 X$ S+ O5 T) @
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
- x, F$ p* z4 P) R, O) m/ |" XE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
`- o9 l5 |# U/ ~# ]3 QE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search.../ R: R$ D6 r6 T- C2 u4 X
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
5 D; O+ k5 |8 X* V$ Z8 }E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
1 Z+ U, B2 K% R U3 ~* Q% x5 EE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
2 W5 ^3 `5 d2 P/ K4 L iE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...( C- c+ \( V5 h3 Z S* M
Escort abandons search for sub
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3 m1 e0 B6 u6 e1 U3 z" NMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125/ S4 Q3 m7 t+ c8 F. ^# |( g
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Weather in hex: Light rain5 O# B3 o/ @/ {. o c
2 Q3 V7 j. B5 ^* M" yRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
! ]6 r) l" k% QEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft* b5 E& @9 l6 R1 O
PBY-5 Catalina x 12( o) v9 u+ y1 |7 `# k# p- x
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No Allied losses& q5 d1 C1 R; A* k
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Japanese Ships* X H7 m- F8 c8 I9 P7 U
CL Tatsuta2 @$ o- U- e# e4 t' H# i& k/ I
CA Kako2 l* |7 `8 Y2 u! B1 P
CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:' ^1 @) \( j, R' r2 M* L
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* P; O$ R" q8 j* n$ K2 ~6 W Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125* U( E; d- w4 _$ g, C# G
5 D, b% l% M0 F+ N/ {7 A! n2 V9 D uWeather in hex: Light cloud
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9 Y6 x( O: _ W/ P; H& XRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
8 A2 U( O8 o- sEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
F1 h& A7 S; |; t) S PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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8 u" N0 ]7 `# T CA Kako
1 f0 Y6 P m1 M! ~3 @ CA Furutaka
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CA Aoba2 f; _; [7 T* @ g
" y+ r" w7 \" D3 F& ?Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb3 q% a- H, V5 v) n3 j
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" y2 m/ B' | b1 kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1298 ^0 r' u' a0 G/ W2 g; q4 R
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 t6 `/ U) B: z7 o3 r/ i- M& g) W
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 Q& Y. p3 B: B" q
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft) X0 `. A9 d1 {5 ^& Q I( P
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships' M) i \) X) M0 {1 X0 Q( a6 J* ?
xAK Kamikaze Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb1 J3 p7 q- e/ ]; ?, X3 Y7 S4 I
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% Y4 I5 X' A; \/ {% y: _! kkevin_hx版主 現在不僅 狼群猖獗、竟然連 PBY、B25 都調來對海了?!; o& q% N; Y2 S; P
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