AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42# \7 @* ?' f; h
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AV Kamikawa Maru
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47: D- a* d$ H1 a" y
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes: o! j, l0 s- e, w5 j
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. L$ x8 R; K) gSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128# @$ h( t9 K6 R: T( N( a
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Japanese Ships
! g; w! p1 B( z" y, \ E Asanagi
7 H, u; F- s3 H! `2 H8 K- b4 N AMc Fumi Maru #2
1 X3 w3 d ?0 n4 K/ r xAK Ikushima Maru6 `# V) Q9 d, v0 S& w% N6 h
xAK Asakaze Maru; ?0 v: V* C& N
xAKL Hagoromo Maru
6 E# G* M2 l8 E6 { E Oite$ U+ l' L8 D$ M
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Allied Ships
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi* m! T& a7 h9 ?3 H0 W& x
S-44 diving deep ....
$ O! h E+ O- Y. g$ b4 EE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
9 e2 d0 m4 h( \& H6 DE Oite attacking submerged sub ....' L0 s% j* T& X. N/ N7 }. J1 H8 a
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
& o$ `. ]5 q. j8 ?# g6 ^: \3 iSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
% Z" N. A" H, {& D; c: H( E6 VSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
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E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search" Z9 F; f4 b& `0 E* L1 q/ S
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ @" X; f* Y- v3 A& U: fE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
1 I# h0 x1 {$ G, x0 T9 w1 \E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
0 D# z0 Z9 G( [# D3 n) U- M8 FE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
& |8 v9 a) D# h, o/ dE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...7 j6 D8 ?% k1 _; W/ g6 A
Escort abandons search for sub
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% u, |) l) z s5 GMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1250 m% P; ~2 C6 v6 C( [# z" r- C
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* C' y* D' P0 f) M! c# B6 c& aRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.3 u7 l% Z1 A3 T% \( }3 U
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes: [- S' d: T$ J% V' z2 z
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PBY-5 Catalina x 127 l) C# P3 k+ o) [2 z' s- x/ z0 L$ J
$ v" D; u2 _! G5 v, N: U; oNo Allied losses, X# }9 h5 d# T- |- K
# T' @9 ]' k+ M2 s+ vJapanese Ships
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3 g# t$ i) \) e' r' W$ y% ` CA Kako. w; T5 l( ~0 \/ \' [' X9 W/ _+ i
CA Aoba2 @" P# k7 u* E* M/ w. O2 _% X# o
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 ]( o4 y1 ^& a+ ] 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* M( M3 Y5 L( P8 X2 N* E Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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7 b& k9 `! b) W$ qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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% ~8 l5 Y* h* t* H* k0 `, HRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.* k9 U+ H' J2 ?0 J0 F0 k# v# [/ s
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12) _' ]6 w* z" c, T" {8 M: @
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PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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! L+ D" _. }2 g( J' K- SJapanese Ships
5 M4 @7 L6 B3 A8 X, W' b* T0 }7 \ CA Kako
) _4 E5 h" a0 O CA Furutaka) X z9 | |; @0 P; m# ]
DD Yayoi
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$ l) M; p3 \; z" d4 q1 dAircraft Attacking:
h& a/ {5 T/ y 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
" w. [% n8 v C# Q0 C Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129: g' X+ Y/ _* N4 X
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships4 k9 F! y4 O" @) Q S0 c
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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3 l! u7 F. v a0 ^5 P. |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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