AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126: `5 T8 E2 v0 V$ Q" b V
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Japanese Ships
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SS S-47
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|( c+ O1 [" F+ J1 E& cAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47, w7 H, Z6 g' b. A6 m, c1 u6 j3 }
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes; Y, ` K* O* e! q
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships
* B& A7 H3 L& Z( O( V, p& c u E Asanagi- B. @7 O6 ~5 c6 ]* H, W
AMc Fumi Maru #26 Y$ w2 i; Z+ |3 N
xAK Ikushima Maru( A) [6 D+ J1 U2 h9 d
xAK Asakaze Maru
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4 [: x$ i* o M1 A6 \1 y" ? E Oite; U2 O. { k: {# ]$ Y6 V, a4 V
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SS S-44+ q+ P- k1 ~" O( [3 T
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi- K2 B' a( U; ] T) A% u; o q9 P
S-44 diving deep ....
9 h: |5 z/ T& FE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....6 A9 v6 X a k: `% y# v. n6 _* v
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....' B; Q) b. c7 T7 p) y/ Q" q' _8 \
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep' [% g" P+ I. i, O$ Y5 U; I0 s( w
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite $ D1 {0 h4 d5 m7 m' r3 q0 e' S
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
' l) g: \7 C6 O6 ]E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44# `% s9 |' m5 R% U
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search) D! E0 \7 g2 x$ t& N O
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...& H+ k# Z' b. G$ f2 U1 U
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...% z9 G3 e4 c0 ^
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...7 ~( E" s) H# r: ~# C9 \/ r+ J
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...7 X7 r5 m9 N; {" @" x: `4 Y
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
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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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7 T5 _: ~ Y# WRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
# W5 G6 I, ?$ K5 s; T, yEstimated time to target is 2 minutes! b5 e* K* ? Y; o9 E' F
+ f* |( Q: n. eAllied aircraft
R* F R" r. X, A0 \7 B PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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3 T" c0 |: b& B0 z% J+ bNo Allied losses
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9 r/ B. P$ s* z7 a+ ?1 nJapanese Ships
# ~* g: x. j# X; P CL Tatsuta
5 J4 Q3 f: E B! I+ C( u CA Kako
4 u ^+ V/ Z( |2 V/ `% o CA Aoba
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! U* D) A" _+ E! `' s/ w* ]Aircraft Attacking:
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1 n1 R$ X# a2 Y Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1253 c4 x$ V5 Z$ n
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Weather in hex: Light cloud7 L$ ]1 ?: f; u; p( |
" }, `6 o& W$ c0 C0 Y0 q( PRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
4 l# G) S! j6 BEstimated time to target is 3 minutes2 Q; I" x; Q8 e+ n
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Allied aircraft# P; ~7 f& P3 r' W9 V% b) m+ `
PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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4 \4 {& B9 i" Q" c1 vAllied aircraft losses
# ]. n/ z, ^0 _8 v; B4 [( P PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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CA Furutaka
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CA Aoba2 ]3 A$ ]2 X$ r5 Z4 C7 G
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet7 j) [# ]2 M# r$ s" \/ c
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb5 A) H2 u& m7 @
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129) A7 z/ h4 Y& p* r
# p+ Z5 I: A8 l/ ?Weather in hex: Moderate rain- u8 [ A' R T
9 D' A$ _! i6 F& T0 [0 ?/ X4 P! t; eRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! h# }/ I0 Q) K1 \; l
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes& K. D4 f: Y, s. m4 ~1 e
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Allied aircraft! v6 d& K; H2 [1 j" C
B-25B Mitchell x 4/ p4 E$ l1 ^( c* w, h4 e, H
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No Allied losses$ ~' K' F+ _) F- U# U1 U' O2 p2 Z
: y& Y) }( Y& b. e( b5 rJapanese Ships
: P* W% b, i2 R# S3 z) i U xAK Kamikaze Maru
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* ? s6 r0 E0 { Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb9 Y' ?$ V8 R) \' Y1 |4 a0 b$ `, w
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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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