AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42! z, N; O i! h
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$ l( f; {& {5 G+ }- ~4 Y! kSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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Japanese Ships
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SS S-470 N6 ~6 p+ M, V7 X% b% B3 _3 |
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47" E% F I; `" ?' F
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships4 E/ d- b; K% f9 |' V* Q
E Asanagi/ Y1 O: G8 {! j+ K: v0 s- r
AMc Fumi Maru #27 R! S- J- f# e& f8 \
xAK Ikushima Maru
4 f9 }7 t# ?5 [. ~ xAK Asakaze Maru
% d5 Q. B4 a0 t; f; @( M* g2 } xAKL Hagoromo Maru
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
0 V4 Y! p: `. K4 z8 ES-44 diving deep ....
/ N: P/ T" K( I8 ME Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
9 k( J9 i! H( U" q1 DE Oite attacking submerged sub ....: \* z, p7 X+ w
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
$ ~6 R+ l% ^3 GSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite , \% ^8 Y8 \- J$ O7 `; G. K, ^
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep/ H& s. s' Z2 N; j6 d- f4 j
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44; z5 k0 ?+ L1 ~- _: Q; e) h
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search% e! V3 X) F. O I
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
! h, ]6 w- x5 T8 E" WE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...3 k% c+ `4 @( y" u: O$ _( Q
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...1 q, D8 R& h1 G. O% j; B
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
o$ ]" ~- q+ K" ^E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...) B( {1 _! P8 T6 T
Escort abandons search for sub `/ k6 V( C2 F, v& d1 @) b: S
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' E+ O) B, N0 c1 o+ S4 TMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125; o/ ]* n- C5 ~0 {) X
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Weather in hex: Light rain; E0 K3 _. F# R8 |7 G( n
s8 G% k! E$ y0 A& F7 ZRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
4 V, ?( c" k+ W8 EEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft. p9 F7 Z6 a+ n" w; s7 I
PBY-5 Catalina x 12* X; B, x7 i1 K4 Y
6 @- X0 E. g; W. iNo Allied losses+ b) O6 H1 O) ]- E+ c/ D
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Japanese Ships; ~: _1 \7 M1 H: r9 ^
CL Tatsuta' G( O2 o8 F& |8 U4 R
CA Kako# B8 C% g8 K' `& d/ w& Q; x
CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 V r- J+ R& j- D- x" L5 m 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- y8 d' P4 P. ]' r. D* Y Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125/ ~1 Z0 H0 g! v; ~7 I% y& ?
6 P5 ^" } @" z- r8 YWeather in hex: Light cloud( T z9 w: O/ R8 ?
( ~( [) D% i" J' Z7 {! ERaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.; b- _' Q" @* U" O
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes6 H, H, W" F8 J! B6 r5 P
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1 ?7 F" ?9 `7 Y( _ k' O7 J7 f PBY-5 Catalina x 12# k/ B8 v. t/ a$ I' `! @
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Allied aircraft losses; H/ @8 T: O- m& P
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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CA Furutaka
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# {: y3 s! b6 E, z X; { CA Aoba
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet6 ^" S0 ^# k) L1 a3 \# Z& P
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb1 v' O9 @* u+ S" y7 k1 h1 q# U
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$ L# f: }: s7 f8 E, W" ^2 fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129( s: c$ E9 M2 X1 H: A
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain4 X" G( \# { ]9 M
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." ]9 \7 w% q: K2 I) c
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses$ y1 f, L" }4 H! J; P
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Japanese Ships
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, o! q6 h0 [8 q7 s% f0 ]Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, f! D- K% O9 m% G" r- V
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3 j' z# ]) E& a, A+ s/ zkevin_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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