AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42" P# ~9 V1 P- j! P" h/ s* w
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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1 Q; u& |# a, G2 ^Japanese Ships$ |) [6 `* s8 R3 [! Y6 |4 ]
AV Kamikawa Maru+ w$ b; P* [4 T: ]% U) T+ A( i; P# H
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Allied Ships
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0 o: `' b2 [6 RAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-474 F4 u* i1 g1 o2 R, s9 m( V/ k/ d
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes% U7 g' ~+ P( A/ Z. d# f
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128% `% T; _" d; n9 [# }0 Y
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E Asanagi
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8 g: \3 g3 h# T2 j3 ]0 A: Z' E8 p xAK Ikushima Maru% [1 q; m( j" { H- c
xAK Asakaze Maru
( {& }: t: G3 }+ m xAKL Hagoromo Maru
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Allied Ships0 q! C# g$ v3 l- n1 w1 b
SS S-44( l5 q6 [( }/ ]; k) V% H4 c3 X
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi4 ]7 m; y H8 w7 o0 s; ~/ D
S-44 diving deep ....
/ l2 W* w8 L! ?: u7 GE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
$ k4 H2 ^+ L- \E Oite attacking submerged sub ....9 |# d% X5 ]4 A$ Y y
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
2 B" i2 x( h7 f7 B. DSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite . F. \9 E+ w/ y
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep' K8 |! y0 V. L4 ~# ~
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44/ r9 K/ X6 N9 s$ ]) _/ _
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search! t, H+ `0 ?" k3 c( y5 U3 [. A
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
8 p+ t* Z0 G \6 l0 AE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
9 M+ T- H9 Q8 }3 w7 W0 ^; sE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...7 x7 L1 p5 E$ k' x, z: c
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...% B2 _( o. b0 ]1 b
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...: }; a4 Y: _8 u& b: q# L
Escort abandons search for sub% m+ m$ I, f) {: c, r6 [/ l8 O
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1256 D, m! k- l% U n0 o/ h
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* {2 `, v' \( n4 K" T/ \, NRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.# c; V# x. Q& S; Q) t+ H
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes3 H t# E' F& z8 E
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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6 _* k* }7 }( o4 O CA Kako
1 O% _7 v. I1 V CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:3 R6 o4 e; ?% {9 m
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ V5 x* q. y! M% a
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo* |) n9 u% N) J
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4 l3 l: y' M% r! a$ Q3 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125: j* U/ l! ?/ u1 p f7 A
W; D+ P& L: t" X3 _- dWeather in hex: Light cloud
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1 X2 v1 {+ T+ |* ], V8 y+ {Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
# h. J1 w$ Z& U0 p2 t+ o2 [/ J: ]Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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) T: f5 x4 U2 D' k PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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6 N% e+ C# G6 M1 }; DAllied aircraft losses
8 ?: {0 g3 ]% Q" d* T4 _5 _# _ PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged' ^( y5 V' K% S6 w6 D4 Z
0 P; s. w6 X2 l% Z; RJapanese Ships
1 X5 l2 D x+ ?+ h- h( m( k7 b CA Kako
$ c6 v" r0 i. R% Y, E CA Furutaka1 n( |" `4 |# A) e# \" C2 {: H
DD Yayoi
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
, K) g* d$ m$ o3 Y1 p Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb* j& G, N! A& M( Q% |- V" q
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7 B- e! D) l9 H! A" gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129# K( h T, y8 [" Y+ Y# k
2 Q7 ?9 m* b% v) }$ dWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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$ B1 U3 Y& Z0 R% I+ e/ yRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* _% r3 {5 }2 G- @( ]/ w) ]Estimated time to target is 2 minutes B- T- E( i" s# h1 g6 X, ~* C* P
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& J" T0 `- [- Q B-25B Mitchell x 47 D$ b# R6 V0 y( i: e; n
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Aircraft Attacking:7 A3 Y5 p/ O V) \1 R( @# D
4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
% F! A. U. T/ A& K Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb1 y9 k# o7 m: W3 b. v1 V
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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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