AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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Japanese Ships
: i j1 D! A. `, } x9 ? AV Kamikawa Maru
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1 Z# X0 Z" d7 h, v/ kAllied Ships
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47) e' |- R! X+ j5 j, n2 p3 P
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes% b+ Q4 O8 P; d/ F4 U8 z6 P
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. ~0 s( h9 Z, k; R( T+ P! JSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships
9 w4 s6 G$ ^1 a/ s5 A/ p E Asanagi
6 X! ^- j" _$ ^# o4 F$ j/ A: A AMc Fumi Maru #2
; w& Z/ L. N0 j% k8 k% j xAK Ikushima Maru
: x$ T9 b/ I+ D2 e# M xAK Asakaze Maru$ J( R0 w T& M
xAKL Hagoromo Maru2 _, \. X* h* G" ~) Z* i1 M# |
E Oite# ^, r' W4 R* u R( A) x6 V
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SS S-44
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
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E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
9 m# g8 R6 m; eE Oite attacking submerged sub ....
; G+ I3 C9 k* I! {" ^+ ySS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep, P) \3 ^; M+ Z1 |
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite ) \; k I( G! E# ^/ z- J0 h
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep& N& ]6 t# |" k; O( l7 l
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44$ _6 r0 n1 V* S4 c5 H" h
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
3 S3 U0 U7 M& [% A' H) v2 TE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...5 {' b2 X6 G! D8 Y5 w5 A# @: g
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...1 y. D- c6 j9 Y
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
# Q' g4 R- A/ j6 XE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...4 `3 A% n7 r$ O$ g* d/ Y3 Y
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1256 R W) Y1 I; I2 I0 L E* v
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
8 J7 R$ P/ v) @* q# VEstimated time to target is 2 minutes( J3 @" F$ C8 U9 X) c* Z# b t
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Allied aircraft- e, E0 ?$ z. Z% I
PBY-5 Catalina x 12# a; N. c+ {' L
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CL Tatsuta/ ~* f3 F$ Y0 ?, A- b$ _
CA Kako
! C/ K9 x# p! _: D- [/ ?/ O5 k CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:
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! T8 e/ C# e# {4 B Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo$ v* a i$ h0 ~& u9 ~
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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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! d! t4 i6 N3 LRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
4 ]. x0 n, r4 v2 O! }+ C5 a+ f: aEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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2 G$ b$ [2 u9 A; c+ c PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
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CA Kako# a1 I& E# T4 s; S8 b2 _- U) b
CA Furutaka, K+ W) ]+ H! z5 C& M; t5 t
DD Yayoi
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, ]" O" V/ L9 T3 j+ h
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, e. S% E+ b/ E' \6 ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129: G. E7 R0 o7 {/ W6 w, u7 ^5 Q
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 F0 {- ^+ l- b- j! d8 h# o- Z' l
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: K2 W# M; r* P
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes$ E6 M) b, i* {- F% ^
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B-25B Mitchell x 4
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No Allied losses
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xAK Kamikaze Maru" V2 F. r; V; Z
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb5 I& R3 W# s, P9 A$ x
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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?!+ q/ q3 H) s! C5 g2 Z
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