AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42/ X' s J7 p+ b% l+ ^
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8 M: T! ?8 w/ R! P# JSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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Japanese Ships$ @% Q5 l; [; c( F
AV Kamikawa Maru
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Allied Ships& @& K# d9 V' z' ?
SS S-47
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
6 u5 k% q6 @, w# f) N' aSS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes6 B, l5 `( y P6 S7 j" D: l) V# P
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128) d5 l' @% I& t! A
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Japanese Ships1 |6 v, _$ E/ [ X' o' ?
E Asanagi
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; K0 o# U3 [- N! Y9 z xAK Ikushima Maru- [8 V: R+ h2 j2 b) T+ b( a
xAK Asakaze Maru4 h7 w1 l, p) b J3 Q9 u! N9 Z7 X
xAKL Hagoromo Maru- o1 I, H6 A7 U2 Z
E Oite
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SS S-44
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
$ V* I* X$ _$ w+ ~S-44 diving deep ....
8 `: W7 Y2 H# Y( p; c! ~" ME Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....1 o& G* D' `2 w/ M/ m, [( U
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....
J0 C! \. M V& TSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep3 @. \- g: Z) C# t- ^- ^
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite ( ~: _2 s, L) W/ ]6 B2 Z
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
1 I( B; [& v: r7 i# T6 G6 j8 o! ^E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
. h) H$ T8 h7 e5 z3 q5 W* e( L$ xE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search; I" g' D3 M8 ~; X. J
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...* V% N u+ T& ^% Z! ]
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 k; |; R7 O4 bE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search... ]: o1 W( D4 \( o! h, E! a* n
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...# b' E2 V {# l( Y! z2 `8 ~& E% \
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...% g% T+ C; s0 m. S1 l
Escort abandons search for sub: e/ B1 A% }. p0 W9 b" N. C$ J3 i
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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) I0 |5 r! `( g$ H! N+ O% d1 ?Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 G% j# v+ f$ W( j; o" A: v# n2 \7 v$ D
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes: Y, S9 c9 Y) {0 l
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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7 Y- Y8 [2 V1 F& J' h3 JNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships( z8 j+ s/ @( n3 c+ V
CL Tatsuta# z* g4 I0 ] {7 O# x+ E
CA Kako
/ E5 F% I4 p9 J CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 E% h* T% }( C 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 a" ]3 [2 w& q+ Y* [ Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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: m) B4 |2 p" n4 x. M6 V t, `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125) j7 n0 Y( ~" l9 `
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4 W# Y! ?* I. \4 R" yRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.; p% y+ W0 _/ h* {8 W. z( T) e
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes2 K& J, T: z3 I
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Allied aircraft
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PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged4 A3 E& S* f' B! {9 ~/ b
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- o4 r, [) K" b( }# o* y" b CA Kako
7 o! C) L, i& t d2 d CA Furutaka5 ]$ H& o% H& g6 F6 C- P
DD Yayoi; U! @* N% J! R# E; d( X
CA Aoba: m% ?% t1 o3 b; z
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Aircraft Attacking:; I! `( ]" x, `* o! v: V
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
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" b7 A: {9 s6 w' n+ E/ ~. x8 V" HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1292 s7 p; ^; K! f
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p1 }( ^ j; k' \1 \2 ?Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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B-25B Mitchell x 4
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * 2 J) `* b0 b; c) \8 ?4 |' v1 o# J
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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& ?, m. u$ W2 b% gkevin_hx版主 現在不僅 狼群猖獗、竟然連 PBY、B25 都調來對海了?!% F9 U4 o( x! D1 W. Q8 {7 J1 c3 ]
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