AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42$ I, Y+ \2 c4 U8 ?. l5 R
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, f/ W& |% ^* N+ wSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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2 ]0 s$ f( v* w6 h AV Kamikawa Maru% I. U, Z; z4 |0 q0 e' @) l' q0 I
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3 G3 w' E2 y6 k& gAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-472 q# y! G/ ], p% O% I9 W; e; f
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships2 a8 x+ ~% G+ p' A0 f1 q1 `
E Asanagi
9 f# Z/ A \" A/ P& ~ AMc Fumi Maru #2
2 n. e6 T/ g/ f xAK Ikushima Maru8 j# Y4 |" Z, C! e9 B
xAK Asakaze Maru
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E Oite
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Allied Ships
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. v# u1 w1 U! l. y' z2 ^SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
6 i1 x7 ~- D6 m9 yS-44 diving deep ....
3 J$ t# V* t0 g* sE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
* y* f. ?# G' }9 W2 ME Oite attacking submerged sub ....) g1 |+ s2 s) L1 e. L
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep; X1 o3 o- a* E, M: H
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
6 N2 z8 h T# r( w0 fSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
2 M: T( V1 `# b' aE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
6 S' B0 G7 v* \: v l5 _E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search0 k, D% s8 R* }2 s! X
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
' b$ `3 Q; [+ C% P0 `7 j6 P4 fE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
. [- p9 G! Z' _7 [E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
7 M6 o# X7 |& }; q+ `E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ M% f: |. G. V" j L% Q. wE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...- p8 X1 d1 {/ [* J( _; `5 O
Escort abandons search for sub
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* ], i m" ?: m: u9 g2 f) ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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No Allied losses; g8 V+ q4 n Q& R I8 z3 Z
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Japanese Ships! A7 M _* H" h+ @: u6 D
CL Tatsuta* _7 } ?& m% ]2 m) [9 o
CA Kako
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' i% C+ P+ E0 n' ZAircraft Attacking:; s7 A) z8 R% d
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 t. g3 R4 Q. b1 a z
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo7 c/ Z6 ~1 |+ O8 l2 z. T3 P7 s0 w
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light cloud" b2 h* w, {9 j, U! h: T3 c% E
I( [6 Z9 A0 w. r( V3 \8 hRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.0 U% N1 w0 n( g- O+ r" c
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
8 p. T/ Y5 E+ Z+ E PBY-5 Catalina x 12( I/ A5 a& a: ]: V( ?6 m7 z: x
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PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged8 @ G O9 U0 f" x6 b4 [
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CA Furutaka
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9 H+ M5 {( I3 l1 ^ CA Aoba! L, L- Z+ V. Z/ d7 h
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb1 L) ~6 M0 a8 l7 R" W" E) [
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6 h& p+ x2 J9 A: ?* ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129& ?+ \" k0 t" ]' ^
0 |4 ~' ~+ C& fWeather in hex: Moderate rain9 h O- T( @+ c
0 A4 r* R Q/ o) fRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 r2 J' p+ K1 zEstimated time to target is 2 minutes) d+ z6 x/ W" C( F! { M; {
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Allied aircraft4 T$ F3 o- q4 v, y
B-25B Mitchell x 4( E8 y# L8 i3 ?, D& R! n0 Q
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No Allied losses& k* {6 k* R% p3 h6 y( H( Y6 f
! Z P0 L0 }" X- i6 q) J1 P! CJapanese Ships
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Aircraft Attacking:
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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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