AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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4 G5 u" A6 w% QJapanese Ships4 L5 _, O) t2 x% Z( g
AV Kamikawa Maru
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Allied Ships
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! G/ v B1 r, P$ P$ }; kAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
1 G _( j5 d# V/ C5 }, d& MSS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships
1 ~, n9 ]& d6 f* C, b2 ~ E Asanagi
- X2 a' `( G- f9 g" n AMc Fumi Maru #29 x( L0 y' S6 l; C6 \9 F
xAK Ikushima Maru
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% p5 u, M- Y2 B0 n; @3 w xAKL Hagoromo Maru
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% _( e4 Q- ]% y. R% PSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi( S. X, J, h$ J" M8 @( }6 i- m
S-44 diving deep ....7 I0 L7 B$ C( s/ J, W3 h
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....1 r+ Q0 Q0 F$ n" D7 \9 e
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....
% i( K" A6 @& TSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
2 S8 ]! y8 ~- ?* `SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite ; _! f. ?2 H; R7 Y& b' e! q2 f
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep' H7 T( B0 s% I% j
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44& t9 E% n* u* ]4 s
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
$ R; q: p. }# f. N8 B- xE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
0 z( B& V$ i6 O; q) _- B( f- B( @E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...4 |; O5 w0 ~) d, I. l" |% p, p1 d
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
& A x7 o+ R' jE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search.../ h, N5 \- K- g, e4 h% l
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
( R) S! {$ X$ l$ x$ m5 v5 QEscort abandons search for sub1 `' d4 m, D1 i& ]% K& \
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, ?% \/ z4 e' p/ b( f6 w- W8 TMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125" A4 k" C3 L+ m& } U
6 \ g- @2 y+ c1 ^1 yWeather in hex: Light rain6 K+ V$ X4 S$ k/ }5 x
. { L5 C. c/ o5 A# G7 GRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.7 d9 B. \, z/ J8 B- f/ {* x
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes5 f, y2 G H7 r! Y' u6 Y
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Allied aircraft
3 Y9 m- L6 ]4 P( h- p# \4 U, C, E PBY-5 Catalina x 12* z( m( \& G# ?8 ^! y
2 ]1 f; l; i) V" q, aNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships7 D" y( C( n2 F- v: m; @
CL Tatsuta1 c7 ^1 E& B* G8 ?; D
CA Kako
5 S8 {# s! R9 M; J* f( W CA Aoba
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0 [; _% ]' W* g" F5 C MAircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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2 t& D: m, X; A6 d$ N [) x+ a5 t$ _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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5 F+ j3 T1 j% W# w2 B+ cWeather in hex: Light cloud
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& r6 Y; F3 ?4 Y% J3 bRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.- r! o6 d( M+ n; i. _; R$ \
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes W, R) E! T5 Q% }) s
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PBY-5 Catalina x 122 Z2 R% e* T; `! @
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PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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CA Furutaka
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9 g+ }/ ~1 Y& V" A4 BAircraft Attacking:
+ r N: A: @; y+ {" |* f2 t 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet& `' V- p2 p9 y8 m
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, C- C, y$ Y* \+ O m% M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1297 K7 Z% `- V6 o/ C- K$ c
" w+ t: r5 h. e! c# ]Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 V A4 B' W% ~4 |4 |( ]/ D1 CEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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B-25B Mitchell x 4
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$ T8 {9 _( ^! J, j# d' t6 X. hNo Allied losses" e) A6 o$ r( P( H5 R* E
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Japanese Ships
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Aircraft Attacking:+ {, D9 K# |: w
4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * , [8 z; v6 q V0 ~1 g
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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: E+ s& {7 p" u: h. o0 Wkevin_hx版主 現在不僅 狼群猖獗、竟然連 PBY、B25 都調來對海了?!/ t) [( |- M6 p# \- |6 [! D d
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