AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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8 O% z* c- |3 B( f* Q% ASubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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AV Kamikawa Maru
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: U! ?, N" T0 U; H' z: KAllied Ships
0 Z1 J1 H4 W. u" S0 k SS S-47
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/ d2 k8 ^3 ]% \& ]8 L, T. AAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
: _3 v; z9 {: t3 `; RSS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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: R3 u3 u/ C6 i$ w9 BSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128% E k( `/ c# x. t7 r- r. F
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Japanese Ships
7 j5 v" @, G# O3 s E Asanagi# J) y& y2 E: @. t, e/ R5 b$ T/ N& W
AMc Fumi Maru #2 d0 Z# T, _, E
xAK Ikushima Maru
2 E9 @, N1 I/ H6 o |; C; g& R xAK Asakaze Maru- t/ L1 S. `. G
xAKL Hagoromo Maru' i. V% K+ C6 G6 ?" M/ B1 m" _* v+ [
E Oite
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Allied Ships
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+ x5 U- f: d$ d9 o n* N9 }, fSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
" u$ @8 R. e- {% e oS-44 diving deep ....- t, C. o c: |/ @ c4 W
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....% d; h: i) t" T( z4 z% l
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....8 P o9 k" f% G! j
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep5 Y1 u4 ]. f" u/ P8 `- i
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
' |7 b& k3 o' q( D/ z1 d, BSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
( Y7 M( x. T- n2 VE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
& s1 R+ J$ O6 uE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
7 j- d& i K* v4 QE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search... t% A5 T9 h' Y2 B( n2 a! e
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...) l) q) Z/ n v& w
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...$ u& r' l v: ]8 c; ~: Z! }
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
Y4 d5 N3 E. D9 y( |" XE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
, v5 t- m5 d ]8 W: b* ^8 n$ TEscort abandons search for sub/ {% t( Y/ d) I! W3 Q
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3 ^4 W$ d" I& b# Q% v7 S- m8 |8 u! NMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1259 J% I! A3 z9 r6 q
9 U* X6 L# t* ?2 c7 FWeather in hex: Light rain
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' @6 I8 `3 x/ g1 P' w* N# ]2 p. DRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.# ?5 ]3 _* Z) z" P
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes# ~ |% s8 ]0 P1 L/ t: h3 k% k
1 W7 m3 c7 T2 j$ H1 w4 PAllied aircraft4 f$ n% x, S( h2 E2 K
PBY-5 Catalina x 12" _0 h; e, |8 i
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No Allied losses9 @6 r. C; N+ U; J
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Japanese Ships
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CA Kako
0 q7 }: m# g6 C# S, Y! l6 v CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo: K+ E9 m9 ]+ {/ Z
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" T& t9 b6 W! A, b& T6 q1 O/ D, o/ gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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3 v, R; n5 C, n( z- fRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.( ^% F6 X+ I, f8 E3 ]) ~% z
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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7 L& [) p& u' ^Allied aircraft2 R$ O3 |0 ^- ~
PBY-5 Catalina x 12, x3 a) P+ F2 T
& @! M% h2 m+ eAllied aircraft losses
' t' R0 J& _& H PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
. k2 m2 v5 D2 S% H. C4 l CA Kako
- v: V# _1 U9 G5 l CA Furutaka
2 R4 T! l3 E. M7 k DD Yayoi) \- H/ N+ d0 @
CA Aoba, {( P& @( f7 D# }5 C* Q! P3 `
! V7 n" X+ H# m( r8 f7 ^1 N3 u% bAircraft Attacking:! J! X6 T8 L& P7 Q4 e& R& c- i
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet8 _5 O/ q2 x( V- x
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, t% [2 C% @8 l) k3 B1 L
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129- ^& j9 H$ u6 S
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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C1 ^" j9 E) ERaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 w, T+ \4 S7 l) J# n1 zEstimated time to target is 2 minutes$ I2 R3 i& |9 c: l' t
# Z9 P: s" e3 N- N9 T2 z5 Z0 xAllied aircraft
) v8 y% j) h4 d- t) x4 k+ Q& q B-25B Mitchell x 4
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No Allied losses
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3 s, f/ v0 Z. C, ]& m' e) U$ sAircraft Attacking:
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2 G/ N% {4 k0 I& a/ s1 P Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb. G' S; W1 j9 \
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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?! o% W; H4 E) E
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