AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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. j( ^. V+ B# g! fSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,1266 k8 m0 U9 [ W4 C4 a
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SS S-47
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47* W, i4 R5 ?& E/ C. M V: K5 v
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes8 M M/ d9 @2 t& _; W
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128, f. n. X9 t/ @% [" Y* R
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& g1 ?+ k8 H+ m, c9 z" B E Asanagi
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xAK Ikushima Maru% c% w) k$ }6 w2 |' m% ]' ~9 c% ^
xAK Asakaze Maru+ x3 a' z; D. t7 i! G6 r
xAKL Hagoromo Maru- K/ |; f6 D( ?- k9 e3 W: q
E Oite
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$ Z+ ]7 d: a7 v0 b" TSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi$ U2 M/ e1 d" v! x) u' @5 j
S-44 diving deep ....8 u) v' v. V# {& P3 s+ r! K9 \
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....9 x/ r+ T" \7 j6 q5 G
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....
7 h" }, u$ L' ySS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep8 g% Q; P) h# S. J9 ]
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
E9 j# u) d! w( L: l6 H+ z2 d& bSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep/ j2 i1 z% E" ~
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
8 C: b" O' j/ ~E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
( N* }" r0 D% h' Q; Z, sE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
0 I# p4 p7 i" e* T8 |/ B& eE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
, x! d L" ~8 i$ j2 C, wE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...* F+ y/ M5 i1 b9 M
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...' x# s$ }% x9 R4 ?3 n8 g& R# u8 N
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...' q# i. ?1 t/ u }" v, H& [- O
Escort abandons search for sub8 I( J; e: x* I6 B/ a/ } r
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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1 b2 I; g; _& B6 U" d, ~" LRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
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\7 K) d0 u0 W8 _: W3 r7 K- WNo Allied losses! R5 b% s/ A4 b K# y8 U4 @- u
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CL Tatsuta
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CA Aoba2 ?4 G* n4 G$ H8 D/ ~4 ^
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2 ~. [" V9 g2 s, pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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# w& n( Y8 l) q, {Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.. X8 B4 S# v0 X) ^( H& P
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes5 ?6 q6 |2 N/ `- A' {
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Allied aircraft
* }3 ~6 `* \' T PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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2 f' s9 { S4 w- u5 l2 \Allied aircraft losses
e8 F8 r" f( [- G) B5 N5 j1 Y v PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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" f2 S1 j4 j9 }' q% N3 d CA Kako
n6 T1 Y, h0 s! B+ w CA Furutaka; l* a9 }2 i$ C5 ?
DD Yayoi2 z, c/ Q! ~3 X1 G
CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:) }6 P' e7 L8 Q- o( Q) B- n
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet+ W$ e$ V3 g) D% A- x) l$ S
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, Q9 c( w# h6 E5 A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129& n% u/ K% J# Y r+ b: K
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain) g0 Z5 c V. D6 R3 H- K! F, }
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 H; j4 J2 D2 X8 [Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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xAK Kamikaze Maru
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# d% U1 c( s4 q& O7 zAircraft Attacking:
6 i! h! k, c% n5 G$ _ 4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * + Q; m3 F* W e4 c
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?!
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