AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,1268 j) v+ ], L' _) e- ?- s j" p
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Japanese Ships2 t, B' [3 Q1 \' Z1 \ ]6 x
AV Kamikawa Maru: t L) d9 i! e) X1 a
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Allied Ships3 g' {( |/ @0 O4 b j: ?6 C1 ?
SS S-47
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47# f, p+ W& N8 k5 y% \7 ~, @1 N
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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- [& i3 `& D* q1 m1 e$ I# P* }6 ISub attack near Rabaul at 106,128# } Y: ]2 L, t% C) `+ k
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Japanese Ships
4 \$ H }; O7 ^7 w4 _ E Asanagi$ ?1 Q5 u, M \7 ^# o6 J
AMc Fumi Maru #2* y5 ^' O3 c, q; A, t
xAK Ikushima Maru
7 l% O" T7 X, I+ E$ c! f3 f xAK Asakaze Maru$ }8 ?5 A1 C% k2 A! n, B
xAKL Hagoromo Maru/ b; g7 K) ~6 [
E Oite+ S/ O" }) i) W& N9 }
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SS S-44
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
- w! }) S0 b: _, c2 n0 xS-44 diving deep ....
1 k, }) E, c& \; tE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
9 a. |& x% ~% Z- v% a, h! dE Oite attacking submerged sub ....
9 s* }0 U& I; CSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
. J" t" M7 x6 ]- [5 E- o0 jSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite 7 G: }1 P4 L4 f# w# N7 A) ]4 P8 {
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
" s( O* M6 M# \) l0 @, z& u* x+ |! F, @E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44: A: f5 i% c5 t" H4 _
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
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E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...5 O4 p: a3 B8 p
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
$ H# a0 z1 ~% O; @E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
- c/ Z e" N9 G7 V% y* m! f- V! jE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
$ B5 I, O& U7 \! ]1 N. T" ^Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1254 ^: I! t2 m3 z5 [1 X `+ D
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; s3 ~ A7 r a
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12& _; t! T7 T2 K$ `' n, T3 }
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Japanese Ships
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; ]2 M* c0 ` G% k6 @ ?" | CA Kako
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m# ~1 ?' d W' I3 F NAircraft Attacking:, _2 h7 ^$ C* D+ V7 y h5 g7 D
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 B; ?0 ^7 H% Y# |1 b! [ Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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, r! t1 u3 u) u8 L1 DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125, E% i" ^ e1 z* R3 j$ _* H# I
5 Y6 H+ g" M2 \) eWeather in hex: Light cloud9 P, J5 |5 j' _; O
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
: |" s1 d0 T f6 ?7 E, @# O$ I, s/ JEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 s5 a) o. L1 j0 m8 J5 u PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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Allied aircraft losses: T0 E* O, t& ^% c
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged+ |; Y8 i8 O& F( I6 ~0 T
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CA Kako
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CA Aoba7 S; E0 Q" B9 d# _/ W, \
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Aircraft Attacking:. O7 W9 w: s( Y' x
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
. Q0 D/ y! f. [( M6 c# Q Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb* u, i, I% B0 E2 Y/ |& S4 [' z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129! Q- A: |" L3 p+ x" {6 K
2 {+ B6 Q8 A9 `6 yWeather in hex: Moderate rain/ S+ d) b! @0 q; I
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Japanese Ships: K; l9 a% K6 M6 }& B$ g
xAK Kamikaze Maru
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * * q; V' \: x/ X7 H, W t
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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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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