AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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Japanese Ships6 y- E8 ]& n2 a3 Q
AV Kamikawa Maru) C+ T- ] T4 ^
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) n. |' |& M1 d, i SS S-47' {1 m" _( d* u* H) H1 M+ ]
% Z! b! _# H3 }% i) ]AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
" R8 v6 L' d4 w( P7 X& b' YSS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes7 l( N( N) ^5 m7 X& }
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,1287 D; U& Z7 k5 l7 z' Q: k
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, F) I/ A7 F# F E Asanagi
. H2 l1 i2 k+ h/ e AMc Fumi Maru #25 z/ U+ j3 ~6 j
xAK Ikushima Maru0 X+ X. S# m) Z; p+ I q Q* n6 k
xAK Asakaze Maru$ z2 }8 [' o% g9 A, Z4 O
xAKL Hagoromo Maru
# l- g6 j. R' J+ d E Oite
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Allied Ships
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# A1 H8 L. Y) Z4 \8 eSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
3 o+ v/ S8 R( G* u$ qS-44 diving deep ....
8 q, P) o$ g( I cE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
" z& C) c$ d3 sE Oite attacking submerged sub ....! E" N* E( l. U7 Q; ], u8 B& p' Q
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
/ _* }) ~$ d* ^; E( q" tSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite " [9 |- b/ `* Q& N# n
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep6 I1 ^3 W, _4 L& ?# F6 F2 C
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-448 H$ ?7 m/ S7 ]9 F! x, c3 n
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
! U2 ^6 R1 C& R+ D1 { Y h% L$ [' ?; `E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
) I; r% l/ v2 M- a' j; ~- o1 lE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
7 M0 k' J7 p3 HE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...0 Q9 e. j4 Q# a: q) o! _
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ c8 G' `: g ^: `) `5 G+ lE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
- T. P7 E& I- I$ X) A# {' pEscort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125' j# K7 P* c: B% H% L
5 p t! u9 F O: @Weather in hex: Light rain/ z9 i8 n! o6 v
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
6 l2 D7 x8 V" G: b9 Z2 ^/ QEstimated time to target is 2 minutes% G" r; B4 t3 ]7 E9 W' _
7 L2 t }) z& W* a3 @Allied aircraft
' U& c4 H+ w( |# ]# B PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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No Allied losses: q0 D b$ ^$ Z' g9 q
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; z1 G; c. w/ a3 L0 v- x CL Tatsuta
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CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:: G4 e {! P6 v+ z4 D' t6 C8 \
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 ?6 ~0 ^5 z1 ^- i- `% C. y1 |& z
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo; J% Q L4 |( b; n$ N: g
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9 {& Y' |* b% ^' {& m2 oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
8 z; c7 a2 c+ n6 _1 s/ H PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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+ S- T0 t+ d W4 U tAllied aircraft losses' w; T' U' @' g$ }4 ^+ E
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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CA Furutaka
+ o; r" F) _% e7 u DD Yayoi
" I( d, Y- r3 A& X8 G/ T5 l# c& Z9 y CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:! h' P- h5 `' Q0 F1 }
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet, K# r B! A& l% b1 b
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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0 N! `+ K% L0 p7 {; w9 xAfternoon 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.0 b0 b" T E2 q* Y, n9 S( g
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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B-25B Mitchell x 46 Z' S8 }- h0 {8 J
8 s |( y" O1 Q2 LNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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" m- R% U4 l) V% {Aircraft Attacking:
$ H5 r8 ?/ U/ L$ k* h 4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
! L" x& t% e1 l$ j* } Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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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?!# u) \$ l v) n( N* F
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