AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 423 {2 d9 C* W- d, A
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! W7 U6 c, m9 l% y8 R! KSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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Japanese Ships
1 U( E! b& ]0 a/ l AV Kamikawa Maru
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Allied Ships
6 j' \, j$ j7 A; }- B SS S-47+ G1 W; O) I/ P1 i) i6 i. S2 ~
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-472 H4 i% `9 i2 f! H* k; H) y1 L: U
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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8 e* V2 J# k; ySub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships
6 Z8 m- p3 `' @: i E Asanagi
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]5 W1 k& l( v1 L2 y4 g) c$ p xAK Asakaze Maru
! i( d" A2 d2 {5 t6 I3 Z' r xAKL Hagoromo Maru* V$ ` O' [: d( A4 X( v c
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Allied Ships
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
9 Z( Y, Y, p$ {; D+ x5 ?/ C0 [S-44 diving deep ....
, q* a: X% p3 ^E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
' L( q; W( Y% O. IE Oite attacking submerged sub ....
9 a7 U& W) W- V! e( oSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep5 B/ i* C- L* S0 U9 e4 B
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite , P1 ^' g9 L9 G# P2 | M- e: p
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
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E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search' w) \- `2 J s3 e1 ]
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
3 [7 y; x6 ~1 Y: x8 f2 {( dE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...& o, [- Y% ?0 P+ H! f2 K4 X! x
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...* M- G' I% ]! H; {6 U
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...; A& F: Z& J; q3 P0 j; B8 M# @
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
8 \+ G' `. w1 _8 i4 O1 UEscort abandons search for sub
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" O" T0 w" q. ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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8 g6 n( K# A6 G4 H) k Y- SWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.* G/ p, v) W% G' `4 y/ c
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft
: s) l; C6 N$ L PBY-5 Catalina x 12# X: t: D# J+ Q. L1 I2 o6 ~* i
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No Allied losses1 N3 ] W' O4 { t8 ~1 q8 x& C
+ z5 i0 y5 q3 Z* I4 C) N! o$ RJapanese Ships
q$ ~% C- l3 [8 J6 \! g1 ? CL Tatsuta, ?# B. @) R0 x4 F4 }1 C# P
CA Kako) Z! p% d/ S, s9 d
CA Aoba
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6 ^2 U$ U+ }1 V) D- |' ?Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo1 F9 P- V& L, ]8 v5 f4 a d0 k. [
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Afternoon 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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PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
" i: v2 V, r2 S& e) E# a9 [ PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged5 W3 R! ?! i0 g. ~* ~' L
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Japanese Ships
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CA Furutaka
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CA Aoba& i; [3 [: q. r: I4 t, ^
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Aircraft Attacking:" H6 m* Z6 C+ y( W; k6 d0 T5 ~
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
% E1 C. y( W. y" }. u& P7 D Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb* g9 v$ E: Q% J+ C* D% x+ H8 H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129; T) N. p; \( ^( n% b. B; Q
+ ^$ M. \2 O: O& x4 O; qWeather in hex: Moderate rain& u) b* j. D) ^7 g7 P. m1 A
$ F7 n) ~3 \ g8 oRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 E3 }' ?2 u+ b% b+ b' H
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ ?0 {+ I8 e# M) t
B-25B Mitchell x 4
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% n8 G/ i) a0 f/ FJapanese Ships
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
2 L! R, \! j# }2 T4 { 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?!
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