AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,1268 E9 H7 f5 y- q
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Japanese Ships# x7 y7 ~$ R$ _
AV Kamikawa Maru
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Allied Ships/ r0 t2 d k2 q8 a# ^
SS S-47
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p6 M+ M: l/ y0 ^2 x* `AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
1 E6 x" c" u! Y# L+ k6 HSS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,1280 Z) a6 P2 _3 q1 ~" P
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Japanese Ships3 N+ a; n# t Z5 c* u a( r
E Asanagi
7 e5 K. @$ K# K! s7 _3 I AMc Fumi Maru #2
6 D' _9 x, V3 m, Q0 F) x b xAK Ikushima Maru
8 C- r. M9 S- _ xAK Asakaze Maru% {$ q" x& V& M) p9 m
xAKL Hagoromo Maru" b1 w2 R e" P
E Oite
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0 m* Y9 O. t" Z) iSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi$ a& b/ y9 h( t! Z
S-44 diving deep ....5 \: w" L' j2 D1 u( x: D, s1 x
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....0 t; F4 U$ J7 I/ b& P! ?
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....
2 x/ o8 J6 T: T E, qSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
6 H, u4 Z9 l. F' F1 MSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite 1 ^; E) {6 [* }
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep& B: {$ ?9 a% ?1 |
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
; ?, B; c: t" g, x" ^* bE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search. z* v% p- c% p- g7 b
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
* B: O b' s% a' [% O3 @, qE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
1 `2 @; E5 d9 {0 U# l, c# \4 [$ J mE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
! S p* x& o! h8 dE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...7 k7 k/ U: d$ Z% j, ^* L5 h
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...7 E {/ S e5 F8 e
Escort abandons search for sub7 B4 E+ P1 n# ~, c7 M# O
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) |0 E5 @% u+ h; k. c- g( T; K NMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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( _+ U% t1 _8 f3 R7 Q! w$ ~Weather in hex: Light rain# q% f* C2 w; ]4 `3 r# i
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet." D2 A4 H% M) X9 F
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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- N7 }; D Q7 |8 F1 q6 FAllied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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3 l& }; f8 ^5 c6 i% E' w0 L, HJapanese Ships
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2 W: h- m% E- B) ?& [0 I CA Kako
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Aircraft Attacking:/ e2 _6 _+ K+ i* |
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# n8 t }% l. ]6 ? Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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" e* d5 ]; _/ x- F/ C" o1 a; [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light cloud+ ]) ^4 N: s% D
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
" G, X6 r C; W5 y& VEstimated time to target is 3 minutes- a4 Z# \: k6 O! j3 L, _) @
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2 N6 a/ U+ F$ ?# Z* ^ PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
6 j. g) W% E7 C% N/ F9 }; A+ v3 Z PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged' I7 b. k W' D. {" P
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CA Kako$ I# q! p9 G# a0 v" J3 O
CA Furutaka% \- y# z! S6 y. i3 L" q$ s
DD Yayoi% Q8 }) Y5 a. Y' z: g' ?: w
CA Aoba5 K$ Y( W* Z/ a4 q/ [1 `" i
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ J1 P! s+ h2 y$ @9 P 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
% b u% E5 V/ a0 v, B Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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+ A9 u: W; w) ?2 A# g8 sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1292 ^0 a+ {! i( k7 t5 q! b* s; ~
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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1 n% b9 [3 ^) K9 Z, F' s \Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 h* u" i' H% W- dEstimated time to target is 2 minutes$ {1 f2 B% _9 E. |, R
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses m* _' X+ i' g8 S
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Japanese Ships9 {0 S& _5 q( O6 r
xAK Kamikaze Maru) O$ z, S' ? e4 l+ x' Y
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Aircraft Attacking:/ R! Z! t( U. ^, g, ]; H) a5 O
4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
) {* d4 `- T2 G$ Y$ e( s Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb$ }, S, V( w3 M: M V+ E
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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?!6 t0 K0 i! k, u8 J5 Z# x' j0 J
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