AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42$ o5 u- R q4 O3 R( r8 H8 W0 k
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' p+ s, j$ W! \9 {; c# QSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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P j0 w1 P* t7 u+ n0 {0 UJapanese Ships& ]$ \; ~" ]" j/ V1 N5 d& `" {4 A
AV Kamikawa Maru) f$ s _2 P9 u- A) E2 I. T3 P. p
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Allied Ships; U! [$ V: F9 b. i( j9 ]
SS S-470 s, g: o4 I0 L/ ]; M: [9 `7 L
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
' G+ N4 g1 e" N# {, Q4 uSS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes4 b& w5 H# b4 A1 ?3 X
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128" w: Y$ o$ [% ?: @: Q |! c/ |2 |
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Japanese Ships; H2 h1 F7 ~$ E
E Asanagi
" D7 v3 p! r: g" N/ y8 E AMc Fumi Maru #2$ V# n8 Z k4 F, w o- @
xAK Ikushima Maru
- W* N; g. A u, t6 v xAK Asakaze Maru
0 p7 {/ |3 ^) _- A; O# L xAKL Hagoromo Maru
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SS S-44. p& U! {9 R# U* m7 h9 ]$ T `6 e4 }' c
$ L* `3 \* ~/ E% q6 @SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi C/ E9 G+ l# ~! g
S-44 diving deep ....
+ o7 |* B/ P0 @& i0 U* \# mE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
& s6 ^. q( @; A h: g' a+ q/ ME Oite attacking submerged sub ....
0 \3 i4 x2 V9 v6 J u" iSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep% r) G) g o- B8 i2 |" g7 ^( W
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite * u' ?/ Q6 N9 ]6 O9 q
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
! z# V3 J6 }2 }8 L/ XE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
0 ?6 z5 S }( j& x3 x; c( RE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search4 A% M; P9 ?; X9 W% M- M7 w; l
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
r( V7 q. g1 \7 w8 |E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...9 n( V9 v, w- W0 U2 Y+ T$ M
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...! ?. R5 v; f# G
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
8 n) `9 v* I3 t) HE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
* a) K7 y4 O2 q8 D" d: _3 lEscort abandons search for sub! y+ D+ d$ z! ~6 ~: G- b
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* m0 `: o3 i' n M+ X- @5 ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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2 ]' m: w4 R% M" KWeather in hex: Light rain" a. Y0 D4 o, y/ @9 \
$ I2 d/ H6 m; l: l" u& ARaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
: D. n; p% n0 j, B4 }& ]! jEstimated time to target is 2 minutes1 m( ~; ?- L* ?, b7 o
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Allied aircraft$ ^3 @9 U5 _8 u. n% p- t% O3 @4 k
PBY-5 Catalina x 126 Q, ]+ m& \; m6 S. Y3 j7 A; E
# m, B$ X8 {$ n! a1 gNo Allied losses
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) T( h3 l4 o: YJapanese Ships9 c5 k8 v4 x# h# f9 l- H' I/ i
CL Tatsuta
3 I6 X3 M6 L% Z" k& y CA Kako
3 Z/ g' ]1 F0 ]. u CA Aoba7 |- ]3 d7 V4 i( Y0 ~( o
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 C4 p& M+ A. I# o) D 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ N3 [1 v n: \! ]7 D7 S) q Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo4 @* S# ~5 s2 r9 P5 l( {* l
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9 x; O/ A- A& I( @" S' dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125$ }3 L# Z: V* _8 @' n5 i ~
4 o5 g0 ]% O5 ^+ UWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.+ ^" Y5 G1 a' O% R7 c9 ?$ |
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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9 X0 _4 `9 d( K7 oAllied aircraft# S; ?7 _$ s% H% m4 c+ S
PBY-5 Catalina x 12. u) U* |5 W! K6 w$ T& N2 ?
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Allied aircraft losses. c# t' w3 d7 @/ P' n) y6 r
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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CA Furutaka5 ?- a6 V* C0 [: u5 d& Y. V
DD Yayoi
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Aircraft Attacking:; h( t8 ?, [- Z2 E: ]5 \
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
/ V9 m, {# `) t Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb/ d* T, @. C- t1 \, @& L0 O% x9 M
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( i2 D, W7 `. H( YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129( J+ v) N4 S- _! c/ S6 p
1 ?4 l0 e" ^9 { B5 z2 WWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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* K m: M& ^* D G8 WRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 `, `2 `2 ]2 _2 c3 KEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft
2 p5 d |6 x7 W( w B-25B Mitchell x 46 U6 K" M1 g! ]7 u2 j
8 } s/ I, ~7 [; d3 l+ zNo Allied losses' {( r: E0 Q7 ?/ o# r$ c
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Japanese Ships$ V# V. h8 F% `; V
xAK Kamikaze Maru, {* X. J( y% R% P; A
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 y* O* t# n* h! d( h 4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * ( U1 K1 X1 R* K* k; d# `# z
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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