AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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AV Kamikawa Maru0 t3 l- x, h) q2 u: `; W
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Allied Ships
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
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/ i: e+ a! j) l% W, Q0 ?' dSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships5 I% \& T7 F w. W- s2 X
E Asanagi
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xAK Ikushima Maru
- S9 T: N8 l" A4 Z; ] xAK Asakaze Maru
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E Oite
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SS S-44
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
& ^& J( I' Y8 n, ZS-44 diving deep ....
4 g" [" E/ q+ y" I. M0 AE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....+ U% }4 E; ^: H$ V- i
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....
0 ?9 L* `& {% T m6 l0 {/ F% ^SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
- J' J% Z: x q" N/ {% CSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
8 a. k5 z# }$ r: v& A* XSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep8 `+ O, M$ `% @! f
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44% p5 R/ r8 W8 w( m0 ~: P9 k
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
: K$ h( Z/ h) D, G9 OE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...* ^: X( b! q& W- M- F' P
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
- `% q, x& I+ c$ p7 NE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 j2 w1 l! H R3 F4 B; {; t+ QE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...1 M7 n+ T; |$ N. l+ _
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...7 v; U4 I4 B, q7 D8 O9 x, K
Escort abandons search for sub
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$ P* ^4 z/ C7 O* Z) ~. pMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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2 [! s* D# H% H I XRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
) c& J. V6 b3 o5 r( wEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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No Allied losses: e# U4 o+ u+ c+ G! L5 B+ o8 E
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CL Tatsuta
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Aircraft Attacking:2 R8 a# G/ M& b0 u
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ i( c; B" h% N1 Z% ?
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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) ?! o5 T( r4 J% u" y& cWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
9 {/ G+ q6 h8 \5 S6 m2 Y PBY-5 Catalina x 127 v# v) g7 C6 i2 \4 B
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Allied aircraft losses
! S" L% A/ z- `, `: j# j PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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CA Kako3 Y) k$ H, b+ j
CA Furutaka5 q3 F" u- d9 w
DD Yayoi, J8 }1 e$ V/ D+ d$ E+ p: J3 [
CA Aoba
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
; N% ?- L6 X8 i3 k Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb( ^: x% |: c" A, g' i6 {
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! {7 V; l0 z: g1 C1 H+ ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129* D; }7 Q- \ N* ~: X' l2 u' V
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain7 L$ J% @! ?1 u, x) a1 ]
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 \: i) w! X8 ^8 vEstimated time to target is 2 minutes0 k2 E9 x( E, J! Y4 R7 z
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B-25B Mitchell x 4& }3 g# A& R7 P# _' y6 L
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No Allied losses, z/ o& c) ~8 P, W0 h& a; }
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Aircraft Attacking:3 _' ]8 ?. l2 y1 A; h6 R& i( W
4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
p7 d) u! g2 J$ P/ \ Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb6 [# j6 f1 _& x0 z6 W
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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?!
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