AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 424 m% J8 v7 }# j6 I8 w6 ?' C
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# z; Q& I" g; e g$ `Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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! ?9 s, T, [* f$ x2 SJapanese Ships
" f- q& r% Q6 E4 `# ` AV Kamikawa Maru
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SS S-47
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$ L4 I' p2 R! \6 @, r z7 A% ?( WAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-476 V- V. R. R; C" N
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships
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AMc Fumi Maru #2
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. f1 s' ]$ W1 x- v4 g xAK Asakaze Maru7 _( m; _8 r% o9 U, M Z& X
xAKL Hagoromo Maru
8 p% I1 Q7 c2 ^/ c E Oite! A* x5 {5 y0 t+ [& x- W: C
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SS S-44& A% r: u' T. R; U% C3 Q
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi C N: r* u% q7 ~3 v
S-44 diving deep ....
2 M0 ^$ o; U# b0 T8 V9 ?E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....9 j( L; S' [$ x5 k. w1 k5 @. j
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....
/ ~; T* y! H4 {. E e! NSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
! R* n- r+ S( H) y; a0 xSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
: B& w4 B# [$ Q/ B7 cSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep4 P) l: x: L0 Z+ K' A7 j4 V
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44* u" J4 G Y* ~7 A$ J1 S' j
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search1 K1 o5 l, U, m8 w( S: z
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...6 E, |. I. @# c! T4 y) y2 y
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...' O/ r0 N# J) r8 g4 u* w" ~
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...1 }9 W1 `' o( d0 `0 S- `5 @
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...% \, w0 f6 c, i
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...0 t! y1 s. V) a
Escort abandons search for sub, Y3 t& \8 ~$ O, Z6 ]
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
; P$ Q- m7 C. z7 F$ a7 mEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft
$ D1 n1 I0 s4 y( _) B% o0 O, ^ PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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4 S, s2 P2 Y) @7 V6 EJapanese Ships
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% H! a& U" o- `8 Z5 } CA Kako& D( m* j+ b1 l, v g& N% M; N
CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ _. B% h5 |% U; h- x2 T 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 N7 ?. K! b: R Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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- ?, v/ T1 S: D) z, w, H& xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125" T* x* D3 y6 j$ b
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Weather in hex: Light cloud. N5 R6 a9 y4 W. |& g$ L# |* L& _# A
/ c( ]$ D& P0 M# L2 yRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet." J M* W; }* V- d
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes- z$ u/ H7 Y% ~" G8 l
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses. `# [; z: P9 r0 K
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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: ^( p1 l" @, i2 j CA Furutaka
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CA Aoba
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; \0 j3 H: c0 JAircraft Attacking:
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: _. k, g/ B2 S Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb/ p2 Q4 N3 g- n$ W# x" H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129; n% F; r3 @5 U* H$ f
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain3 y8 N! P2 w3 e% J0 c1 o( d
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." U9 N2 t) q. }. ?" Q5 W
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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B-25B Mitchell x 4/ F* ] I: P/ _4 K E& E
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xAK Kamikaze Maru
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}; i" _5 Y; t T5 K/ v! D7 yAircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb2 w1 [% U7 B1 @$ P. S
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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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