AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42 M6 l* X/ m0 W+ ?/ E( [. ?
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/ ]% }, w- C5 V" z0 z" YSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126$ G, F. y9 x; I8 Q
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AV Kamikawa Maru
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SS S-47
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1 L: k8 W. A, H) H$ fAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
; Y: P- m" N/ n+ aSS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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8 {7 M8 g( m4 D7 A2 ]" h6 NSub attack near Rabaul at 106,1285 L+ C- f$ x! v
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6 g' f1 d7 J: ] E Asanagi
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xAK Ikushima Maru
g% G$ s5 v0 S+ j xAK Asakaze Maru9 T+ t8 H" c: t9 z
xAKL Hagoromo Maru$ I \, w9 h0 M6 ]/ Q% L! `9 [/ r, t. t) \
E Oite
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Allied Ships: @* K* v1 ]( m# R
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi3 F% c# N i5 P( L4 n3 Q; q$ c- r
S-44 diving deep ....' t2 V. i7 i$ e
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....: f' V. k3 O; @8 d
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....2 A% i. |" a/ |% r2 w
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep; X( D" n: s2 a! F# x: Y7 \
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
1 i+ D6 P; H0 u3 d8 _ [& ASS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
3 P7 Q8 B/ A3 P8 b P# [. uE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
+ b7 a, n$ T r1 I; SE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search' \ B3 D2 C B" }" U+ ~6 x
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
# b" I3 e7 z: Y" [" L2 I8 OE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
/ Z- g R7 O4 @E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
% Z' X8 a/ b/ n1 [ `0 wE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
8 @0 o5 H9 K/ \' x9 w- dE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
$ I; s2 g. N! }& [1 `, c# v9 pEscort abandons search for sub
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* l- v9 f) q: D- W( ]5 f9 hMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125' R, o, q; s/ p& R
8 d/ x$ P. Q" c; ^Weather in hex: Light rain W& f5 E7 i5 c. o
6 X& A) V; ], Z0 A3 S, Q q, z8 [Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
7 L5 E% _9 ?. ^# p* K7 y" I0 Q PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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No Allied losses
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CL Tatsuta, m' a9 i6 b9 s# U/ e
CA Kako) R0 L/ M' ?9 d
CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 ?2 C+ e; k: ^- j0 z$ X8 z 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. j# Z8 q( P# }2 i! K& P Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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S% }; O" n. n WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light cloud/ @1 S* f) o9 s. S$ \. Y+ i
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Estimated time to target is 3 minutes+ l( }) o/ z$ v
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Allied aircraft
& {7 X6 _) W3 z) Z& _3 J, E PBY-5 Catalina x 12; g; a/ b6 g8 Q1 j4 S! w! d
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PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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. F+ `6 j3 J/ v9 f5 VJapanese Ships
, K0 t, @" D, j# G CA Kako
" i4 l( T9 [ R% @8 Z CA Furutaka* S% @7 c! t+ F9 c d
DD Yayoi
2 X, @, F7 v+ F. D CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:& E: I) ]* K; o$ N. D9 ~8 [
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet! f6 i$ f! O5 G( f/ C9 q& B
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb( ~& ]2 {5 M0 ?9 N1 f( l
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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: i8 _" j$ H! V) H) j! RWeather in hex: Moderate rain$ G' w6 }, R# V/ t, H
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- [8 o3 a! I9 y) K' Y3 }- |$ T3 zEstimated time to target is 2 minutes. e! @1 K4 m. N) i) D _" ]' q# Q
: T6 a- e! K' l9 {) F$ e& LAllied aircraft
2 Y/ @1 K# b' m% s2 w0 t- S8 t& c9 C B-25B Mitchell x 4% c$ B+ h. e( }$ n8 S2 A- _: i
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No Allied losses: y3 f" E8 L+ ^
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Japanese Ships
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Aircraft Attacking:
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5 x3 }2 W& ~; J# @' S Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb4 T2 u2 s/ E6 {8 `6 f |& |8 B
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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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