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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126" x% M# V& Z1 K: R; P% t
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Japanese Ships( L# v! X; _5 {' @3 I* L# {) }
AV Kamikawa Maru
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' T9 k8 U( G1 }. a8 W) sAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47/ Z: Q/ ?% I' J3 @" ~
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes& V F7 K. H, V: M0 w$ ?
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128+ q; ~1 \ [) v5 h! r
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Japanese Ships
; q% k+ e) B* y& x1 _- W6 _ E Asanagi
( ?1 \+ k% M8 A/ u AMc Fumi Maru #2
# K+ H f2 a" p3 S, N1 B xAK Ikushima Maru
5 w; V2 F. x5 O xAK Asakaze Maru
6 Z( E8 n* {5 p# C4 D/ ^$ E, S xAKL Hagoromo Maru( N: a# @) I- ~- R
E Oite
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi+ M$ |2 y) R- b* f% `8 i! c
S-44 diving deep ....8 a4 V5 X6 A* i8 [. U. O) t
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....+ @8 J, W; s0 P; r, f4 Y
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....5 ~) I ~% B; J4 F
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
* Q3 i! E( P8 H( P2 k8 h- ~SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite ) ?# F: H. N" S
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
" K& @5 q; G* \ G9 _; r/ i- pE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
7 ~! V2 Q8 P3 ]E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
) ~ M9 x v3 L) b$ {! yE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
" N# E+ r/ g, O+ h6 L0 u3 u" _$ n$ SE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...5 C4 X3 Z: C. R8 O6 [! o
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
- r5 l7 f8 W7 B5 }' G0 |8 q" iE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
- o# c" O% X; y- j! }E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
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& p8 i. P: i% y1 a& [" jMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1259 H! Q5 c* g u
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.7 [1 ?( T) g) }
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes% B- w. p( \2 A3 ?
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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No Allied losses% H* Z& u% g+ I5 v( A% S, z
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Japanese Ships
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CA Kako
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m/ s9 C8 ~7 ]% A% V9 R3 iAircraft Attacking:
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3 P8 G$ v. N: a# [ Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light cloud8 t$ v" U) ]* w& }" d- A
6 ^& v7 @: L# XRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.5 {9 p% G" M# B
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes. f; |) W2 b: N' P) p) _
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12! X* Q$ W6 F0 B) w; A
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PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged; Z' i8 n: R5 } s2 G) P
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7 h- U! Y* \$ u* m% f CA Kako
3 |0 g( g- k2 n0 B9 R. @ CA Furutaka
: w, p6 L+ J" T/ v* c; E( P DD Yayoi
& D2 J0 K% ?- _ CA Aoba
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet& Z7 G% v! H$ a8 p/ @! v9 S: ^
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb& M: o6 A$ @9 H: B3 V% ?; r; y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129& a. n. F2 ]+ s0 x
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain& w2 N# g; i4 |/ O9 M- s
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 B$ l A7 [( H UEstimated time to target is 2 minutes/ ~* S r% f `5 ~
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Aircraft Attacking:
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9 m6 s$ }0 m2 w$ Z2 w4 m7 U0 o Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb* ~2 y, j i( `: e. g+ G% C+ _7 b% e1 o
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$ d' k$ G& \9 |+ Mkevin_hx版主 現在不僅 狼群猖獗、竟然連 PBY、B25 都調來對海了?!, c* B- m6 O. d1 W0 }4 @. b9 a$ j
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