AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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Japanese Ships' J! T @$ L% l* E
AV Kamikawa Maru1 d1 @# b2 d, n3 p# ]3 R2 Q
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Allied Ships
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47) R7 M9 ?+ |7 W" f- w
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships
7 L+ T, b5 U! ^& Y# X- B: ? E Asanagi! J7 i% m6 w2 x5 U9 g- x
AMc Fumi Maru #2
& n/ T0 X$ d' w- m9 m+ x9 F; ? xAK Ikushima Maru
2 }( {7 V- F4 Y4 s4 j xAK Asakaze Maru O6 x8 W$ B1 C+ S3 s H! C
xAKL Hagoromo Maru
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SS S-44) d- [8 R, j5 ~8 \
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi4 v& `8 t- M+ N
S-44 diving deep ....
3 h8 A1 I/ H- hE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
: y* c3 g! |; B5 ?/ X( r1 ]6 Y) J8 i, m8 GE Oite attacking submerged sub ....
5 K; ?6 x4 \5 k" ?+ Y5 {SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
/ l: S) N# K0 b: z9 zSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
4 m) K1 X$ V& i$ a a, xSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
- M& U8 U0 G- @8 aE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44! p+ _3 I5 O* i/ K$ z; G& u) k! A( b
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
' b, `4 k- Q( s3 z: d$ ]3 RE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 r/ S4 D; }* s- k+ D/ C/ zE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
, U4 U8 W* B: f# ~E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
0 `. O* U0 p1 n3 Y' s2 DE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 d6 W0 ?) x; n, EE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
( n% \& Y6 l; O9 u( O |Escort abandons search for sub0 ^- j" v/ o. Y! \+ W. ~/ X
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125' M2 U8 {) X$ v |; m
7 H/ R7 {. a0 M$ G# x( }Weather in hex: Light rain
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! E/ w6 @" C* W: z& jRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.* W8 @4 j% h8 ? E9 `
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes k3 v5 W# `$ Y5 a0 t0 \
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Allied aircraft
5 H k5 ]2 J# f5 \; c. k9 h5 W5 y PBY-5 Catalina x 12' {, o5 r0 L. i" i
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No Allied losses+ ^: f. h2 _; W2 _
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Japanese Ships
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CA Kako
( e- e6 k$ l1 V; i CA Aoba
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) o. x) P! B% v" w/ S, z: n0 A Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo' m1 l7 v' a" \% s! P8 j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125$ I8 u! ?# L/ I; a3 @$ k
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Weather in hex: Light cloud0 s% J9 @1 N9 N/ Q5 ~$ C* T+ T
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Estimated time to target is 3 minutes& c% w: H/ s6 |) i9 Y1 K
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses5 S( t, y9 H) H+ b; W& U
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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3 c& U* j$ f* t7 GJapanese Ships
6 \" Q }6 d/ A4 O* Y CA Kako
5 V/ N) W [4 E/ l CA Furutaka" z$ _) \0 W0 ^
DD Yayoi7 t# b: t& t: F" g
CA Aoba
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7 Z) D1 u K/ w5 [Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb+ h) ^4 Q* A' X* I
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. h4 Z& o. S* q! q, N$ P* R1 G3 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
! F4 _. A9 J& e; R& ~' i B-25B Mitchell x 4
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0 |5 L/ b7 v. t8 LNo Allied losses
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xAK Kamikaze Maru
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( D: Y0 [0 s0 e9 zAircraft Attacking: H! T- P5 L3 O5 M; _( Y+ W E& E
4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
& k' A$ \9 f2 ^/ Q$ C Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb8 p- ~- z8 @& }7 e. R$ S4 u7 N5 r
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1 p; m/ H, K# }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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