AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 428 o% x# ~, q1 n$ M+ C9 X8 T
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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Japanese Ships* p5 ]6 l, b4 k" Q3 ], k+ S
AV Kamikawa Maru
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Allied Ships, w6 V9 x \9 r# Q, Q1 [
SS S-47) g) @& |" L# T) o9 M- b3 k
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-470 J/ y. X5 W% U P- K& e# j
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128( @3 n" f8 w( l& U; v$ o: D# P
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' N. F; s% q: @ E Asanagi- V; Q! p4 B) _2 z9 z
AMc Fumi Maru #2% t3 ?1 ^0 B: \/ I3 h
xAK Ikushima Maru
( G% M' w6 Y. t* l! n xAK Asakaze Maru
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Allied Ships
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7 ^4 z+ z; v. N( LSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
) ^: D0 S9 S6 C: H5 nS-44 diving deep ....
2 ]& @9 z, q x0 z0 ~' r8 yE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
3 W/ u. {1 g4 G& U5 u3 ~E Oite attacking submerged sub ....$ h# O3 |1 T& P
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
% j4 Y) s7 M. n# E |- mSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
) R6 }' g% S: gSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep! U# }, N4 K6 f$ a* U
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
+ d" M G3 h8 I1 lE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
9 s _2 H# U k3 P) B. ^2 {E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
9 |0 ^9 v% Q. Q7 yE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
: [! p: u4 h& D% H* x5 bE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
o7 M6 i0 A' y! }0 h" d! `7 P. [* dE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...5 U" r) ^% P$ A$ o
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ p5 n/ B, [, t tEscort abandons search for sub5 k- o; r a% b# ^. \
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' P$ y p; V) E% {! G g+ Y% aMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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/ o+ b) I) |+ p. ?* q8 oRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.# f F- k' ]# ~$ ^! w
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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No Allied losses6 I# E6 U! M6 c: r Q
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Japanese Ships2 J% p; r2 U9 V4 K2 k9 V! g
CL Tatsuta
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CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:# m. d' g2 T& e8 w: W
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, X5 v% }9 x2 p! `4 x) j Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo R$ }+ m! `: E) F$ }( M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1255 n5 @' b; T: L; F5 q3 E
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Weather in hex: Light cloud3 d+ a5 r5 d. ~3 j' b
* F1 g/ k5 r( z& [% p' I4 URaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.6 i% B0 u5 v) w6 H
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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9 u% `- i# A% }: w PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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1 x* [7 R8 m; `0 W3 R! [) F, t hAllied aircraft losses
# p! X2 |, Y+ D0 P& m; A PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged" T. M2 F5 ]8 o. d
4 J, l/ v: V# |Japanese Ships
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CA Furutaka
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CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:
. T: t" _) K. y+ p; v' d 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
. \# c2 ~9 Z: S5 s6 \9 l U2 W Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ x0 h. j5 [* D* F! F
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes# @ T3 w9 d7 q5 `/ V
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! g, c) J( U$ M3 x7 u+ E7 h0 b; qNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * % V" U; H$ [8 ^& Z/ I( W
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb; L3 B. L! K% m" Y: } r y
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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?!* h4 R) f+ M z7 |
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