AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126- L" v8 \7 ^8 K k" `5 Q; Z
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4 _2 W+ H5 R6 { K O% }4 z3 T+ g' F AV Kamikawa Maru$ n; o, v, R4 l9 D7 P) v. [( h- x
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7 M. l; c: a. A8 |) p* Y/ C SS S-47 `0 T& _: _2 [+ p N3 t2 m
" ]! R2 i' n8 v- \AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
- D, U# [+ |' M( b" L' jSS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes V7 X' {; p: f, @$ O, y
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. y" `4 W( ^+ K4 R5 x" e+ kSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships0 D, o3 Y1 p) G2 s C v
E Asanagi) d* I# O9 d9 c+ S
AMc Fumi Maru #2
& i6 I. d6 j' I1 z xAK Ikushima Maru
1 K- k* h4 z7 {/ p xAK Asakaze Maru
, A* g" f8 ]& g( n# D% F xAKL Hagoromo Maru
" m4 O, s2 y- g/ L0 V8 D( f E Oite
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Allied Ships
2 C" D/ i3 ~! S, X' D; m7 S5 H SS S-44
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi3 d3 X M3 f* b* z2 ^
S-44 diving deep ....; D9 }, |) J% x+ C
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....9 x( N5 u, e( [1 F+ C9 i4 W
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....7 S! P7 L% A2 n+ q& D: v
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
$ ]+ N, |4 S; m' \8 FSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite $ ~1 e% H0 b7 A8 Y( z# x/ U V
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
/ \3 }3 @& m% ~, gE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
3 v! J; _ ?' V. XE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
6 e8 C, F% P! jE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...* o& [- M3 ?* d
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...& s8 H( W0 T# P" Z8 l1 j; A- s
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
6 g" x* V3 n# c# G4 oE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...9 `( ]' q, e: W' g9 i* p0 `3 J' Z
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
" p3 Y/ _6 h# L6 s/ n; I+ lEscort abandons search for sub5 O, W' `* |3 N$ K* M5 l
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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" ^& w, o) E9 U& ~$ HWeather in hex: Light rain
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6 t9 `* }, q- d+ a$ rRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
" u: }1 q' w( ~" fEstimated time to target is 2 minutes, |+ Z9 ^$ T$ T# G! y
3 ^. r/ U! A$ ]3 B* IAllied aircraft/ h1 L9 y6 r7 N: c
PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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CL Tatsuta
4 s0 v( B2 ?9 I) n CA Kako
' n3 \4 [, ]8 |; L5 p CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:
" n5 x+ ~/ b; m; U. l1 T3 s 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 a2 d+ M" b# q1 A, D- E Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo! U: m ~. u" r8 [) k, l! B% {
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+ ?# Y$ W) L2 g# H/ C: G" @5 ^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.5 Q2 O3 G+ u3 [, v) S
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes$ X7 w% `+ F; e+ {7 _
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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Allied aircraft losses9 W' u I$ D \. S' V& V1 y8 D
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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: X( t9 z# Y8 D1 L CA Kako( q4 d: n/ d/ \4 p! ~' ]* y
CA Furutaka; v$ a2 ]5 z; Y% @
DD Yayoi
9 K- h! C5 g; {. j& _2 M CA Aoba
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5 W7 u( P; ?2 s7 x) ~ xAircraft Attacking:
$ X; P' n- Z- [; @& R 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet8 J4 T5 E4 w& n( ?
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb6 P0 Y0 ]) y) `1 I
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3 ?6 ?1 ~" f' O0 q; QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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5 v% y: X# |* ^( YWeather in hex: Moderate rain/ F) C/ s* ?+ k1 Y% N z1 J
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; g0 h! Q9 x" g) p7 r [ o
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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9 b% k7 w( f+ u! fAllied aircraft
7 {9 b$ i' \2 z4 F B-25B Mitchell x 4
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1 i, A7 U, K9 d2 s QNo Allied losses
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& ]$ m! Q* H$ @: z9 d& f Y& \ xAK Kamikaze Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:) l8 O; O* X8 c- y
4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
( r! P9 J- u" M S8 x+ q 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?!, d+ s% [0 L) L% p- n7 j- U
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