AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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" A+ G7 C9 u3 Y! o B& ]; x% m6 rSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,1263 n" V/ j/ S9 [
* a& H: E/ C; q! cJapanese Ships3 N6 h' M8 z) H) z0 _/ I
AV Kamikawa Maru1 h, f V: L+ A: ]9 J7 p7 a+ ]! h
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- ]- N2 x9 f2 G( n# vAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47% A0 n# N- O" ^8 q( U
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,1282 | t% `* S' R8 I( I5 O, Z6 n
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E Asanagi
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5 w& |3 |* W! b; H8 { xAK Ikushima Maru
* E* Y$ y4 h: u xAK Asakaze Maru$ _/ ~8 }, a; P; W7 T9 A* ~ g* j3 ?
xAKL Hagoromo Maru
4 g2 g: }" A$ U1 u& m E Oite
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
3 X6 b X2 }! W3 C" D1 `6 BS-44 diving deep ....9 e5 b8 D1 q+ L: K2 G
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....* i3 J7 J, [# T# X
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....1 p3 i2 G# }2 q0 |: \6 E% u
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep0 T* O& F: z$ T5 E
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite / @/ M: i' j6 D
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep5 @+ u1 _$ G3 Q1 B7 {
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44/ F+ J- z# v' {+ h' x1 P
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search0 I: _7 i* ^ b2 E) C6 K
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...; ^$ p. x) ~4 ]- k6 y
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
$ f/ v1 q5 y- {$ nE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
. R& j6 g; E2 Q% C/ zE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
- m' |- t! O5 e/ ~5 u" F& oE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search.../ i; B8 B4 i( W# y% P
Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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6 ?6 `7 E0 ?- A& q4 MWeather in hex: Light rain
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5 `9 `" x& t1 Y% l x7 J5 y/ fRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
9 X" Q& E2 P N+ y* MEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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+ b- w1 }; |- m$ t/ @4 _% X( i5 ^ PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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3 s, B2 {( u6 JNo Allied losses
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9 U ]4 z% H/ V7 q) f! l CL Tatsuta
7 K8 q }- \' L- e$ b, ~ CA Kako9 I' `- U( v4 c' z
CA Aoba9 p7 N/ c; |+ P3 F# ?- G0 N2 J
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Aircraft Attacking:
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9 M+ ~9 G: D0 v" F A Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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5 x6 O. z& a8 G4 {$ WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125) Y S' X5 C/ Q; G6 D
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
/ K+ l& e) g8 Z6 JEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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8 @8 ?8 k% j$ ^/ V+ J PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
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CA Furutaka
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+ R7 y6 H& A2 E% o, K& s: @& D CA Aoba
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# T$ t6 ~! Z! h$ ~, }Aircraft Attacking:
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1290 _5 m% F1 B3 I- U( d
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain, @' B5 q# _; r# V# o2 _, ]
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& ^4 S) } W$ P; n( E7 J! I' Y5 p: {
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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xAK Kamikaze Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb' C% X8 X9 `5 B( ~& d0 y; t
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2 h; l9 f7 }2 W1 Zkevin_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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