AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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Japanese Ships
" X/ Y7 W! P: W7 l AV Kamikawa Maru
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Allied Ships* r3 O5 u% b/ c
SS S-47+ D" t, O) a- V
1 f% a2 h+ y. k0 I- I3 A- m; ?* |AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
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5 e, r( R) _& B' l3 D, G. NSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships
: J2 J. |! N4 X5 t- o" _1 h5 y E Asanagi% x* C c" ^, G
AMc Fumi Maru #2
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SS S-44
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: @% \) r% L" D$ D% FSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi2 }9 H: n b, l9 j0 [4 w
S-44 diving deep ..... |5 c% K' A; u4 x& p
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
y4 E% a ~4 L! s, W! bE Oite attacking submerged sub ....
; |4 h' o2 T; H* C2 N( I' P& eSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
7 H' A5 O. q8 d% A2 cSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
7 N1 E; u }7 b8 \9 gSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep9 `, o" ]& @0 W! f( U$ m6 q
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44$ E2 ^3 X: ]3 F0 I
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
! \$ G5 V0 b5 G# ]E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search.../ n* C% o/ ^3 Y+ m
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...* L% n6 |. X1 v9 I( g- V
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
) v/ j2 i! W) J, ?0 }, D% SE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
0 x g7 f# a, s! } KE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...4 G! c5 Y1 r7 g A, G
Escort abandons search for sub
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$ u M* ? @( }) ?% LMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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% W. T7 s( H7 W0 e- A- GWeather in hex: Light rain
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) a& G( D0 a+ `7 R$ c6 v( IRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
! m$ @9 Y; x+ E' nEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12) \! P, D; I! G, X- g8 j5 ^
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CA Kako' }$ f# E6 c! f0 x$ S
CA Aoba9 |' \$ E+ Z" {7 w2 ~6 t, F
6 G* l: k6 {0 O; ^Aircraft Attacking:
* o% P- {7 U2 K; G$ q$ s 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet% k- _. `4 r. \7 ?- o7 X
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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$ W9 ~0 k3 ]* m, S. {5 P) tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125, T1 [9 b D1 p; p- O' R& d
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 |0 B& o4 t! m. F! }! ]; v
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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PBY-5 Catalina x 123 x2 t+ G4 @$ s
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Allied aircraft losses- r* c% _) ?7 [
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! a# y% V2 l; Q6 } CA Kako* \( a1 z$ Z2 Y7 Z1 R
CA Furutaka' `4 v6 F1 J" z3 v5 D
DD Yayoi
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( n/ j4 {6 V! V( v# MAircraft Attacking:
6 Q( M, ~% G. z6 a; n t2 x 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet: W9 l Y1 c, W- A: a
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb% J: P! a$ s7 l
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8 u3 ?, J) V$ [; o# d% _! TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain) ?: R9 i5 K: W- {4 {
3 Q) b, Y% k: ERaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 H# D% v3 y- |) C5 d8 ?. o2 l. b# qEstimated time to target is 2 minutes5 \* Y$ r1 \! H( Z. A
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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+ S; v0 E+ _6 I xAK Kamikaze Maru
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
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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?!, r: _' ^* _2 i; ~9 \9 y
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