AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42# M7 x+ E# _; w% E- T/ @
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4 N' c9 g" Q/ _3 \% MSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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# P& S4 l: i5 D1 A U3 ^3 PJapanese Ships
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+ S- [5 J8 x7 k& ?3 K" uAllied Ships; j. f5 P* Y i/ A3 c: ]/ w* f
SS S-47+ ?3 r2 i- c9 G0 `8 f
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47, n4 H5 t+ Z8 }6 F$ y
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes5 c: ~; r% v; p e2 {6 K. L
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships+ S" W" L6 u* ]. o) K( V
E Asanagi
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xAK Ikushima Maru3 Y$ @$ c( L- u
xAK Asakaze Maru
9 ^+ e1 Q s) S0 N0 y xAKL Hagoromo Maru
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, B6 L$ q) h6 R- j, V: f% e4 uSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
+ M9 e& ?4 k2 F0 |: ^$ I- o8 wS-44 diving deep ....
" i4 h3 _. ]7 J2 [# AE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
% x6 F9 R7 i( {, |E Oite attacking submerged sub ....
: \0 ^$ _$ I6 D' FSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep/ f9 e2 ~: J1 z3 k7 ?, w
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
( q, K6 J6 w0 W; l dSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep6 y: A9 H2 H+ h' B* c. h7 H
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44- M' F$ s4 h/ h- B6 C
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search4 |2 J0 B) \ f6 d' D4 T: v
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...* z+ E1 v( b Z, B
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
" {* ]9 b: t' q) f3 u% i. zE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...- P( f- v. s+ i
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
) G" a; f7 e; h, o% EE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
5 K- K Y4 k8 D8 K' DEscort abandons search for sub B" S3 G( A. H8 i5 Q
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}# r; ?1 v* r+ ?0 V* |5 ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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& d5 L1 U% i7 t5 pWeather in hex: Light rain
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; M7 f! p0 E e5 s& z9 URaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.! b, Z5 v% b, z4 h/ a; y! R& V
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes6 g4 p0 a2 Q6 [5 }+ g% t
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Allied aircraft3 p( Y) B4 J7 M. C; C3 Q
PBY-5 Catalina x 12' ^& ?! N5 P" E% K2 B
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships$ L; |/ i9 \# Q6 t% p# I) p
CL Tatsuta0 F3 m, w6 }8 ~; W) o
CA Kako( m2 a1 S* n( C' e& @, s
CA Aoba, \) ]* A9 I+ ?, E1 T0 {
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Aircraft Attacking:
+ K n9 {& J% R4 t0 C/ f 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* X0 S: Y1 H+ f$ i Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo: e8 n; ?1 n; c
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3 q& P V g. J7 m0 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125* Q7 b0 r3 k$ I# B! k0 X5 Y
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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* v5 L6 Y7 X1 LAllied aircraft
: `4 @0 ~: H) F" d3 G+ B/ I PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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% K' ?* h* h) uAllied aircraft losses
' _, j/ `9 V2 Z; \3 K PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships* q/ Z, _! P/ a5 E5 Y D
CA Kako
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CA Aoba+ M. k% U1 n e& @ }
# W7 [) W1 U) y: n8 KAircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1291 C) N# P5 S2 Z2 f, G' o* t) L. d
" R" o" o) v3 C* PWeather in hex: Moderate rain# P4 v) F i& t. z6 F
: ~) B* P0 U8 V7 h/ TRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 h2 m3 |0 @8 vEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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B-25B Mitchell x 4
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No Allied losses
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# b" |1 x8 e0 c7 S' {) ZJapanese Ships
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, C. Q' J8 c6 W7 aAircraft Attacking:
1 t- ]& g0 [2 C' B" D 4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
6 K2 B; } z( f( W Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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) ?' X2 V0 F! F7 Akevin_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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