AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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8 f5 U& l* O: {9 dSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126, H0 o, n5 J: ^( W m
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Japanese Ships
9 y' V5 c" d2 o- N' F0 f. } AV Kamikawa Maru/ h; }+ Q% K3 h3 o. y( y3 ] h+ r
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1 e) q! _6 H7 Q$ f- q: T" fAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47+ Y5 w5 x k, L, p& b
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128. d$ `: d$ o% z( b7 l9 [
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% S7 ]) t) N5 b! M, \/ E( O, S E Asanagi
1 [0 B( V- G8 ]: C7 S& ^ AMc Fumi Maru #2
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1 b! Q# E- l% f( |0 g8 b xAK Asakaze Maru/ O2 O- w2 ~7 \. t3 s3 y; V
xAKL Hagoromo Maru
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Allied Ships
t' e9 C7 b4 G7 R( T0 G3 L r SS S-44( n4 W8 d! ^- N z
9 y+ F" T- Q4 \% |SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
, v( x( ~8 f1 I# \) q. p* f8 h6 i* LS-44 diving deep ....
' N0 R$ K3 v- F) Y- S* w& xE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....4 u0 _! w9 p9 Z8 u) u% z9 r
E Oite attacking submerged sub ...., {- F" h* T' C( }% t; a
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
( b; U: b9 M" l2 i8 iSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite ) F. I) ^# r- `
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep) \* N9 L- x( @. A* g. H% n" N
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
6 o, C3 E1 I, Z6 a& r% f# B5 M% i# jE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
# d! z* y" a: {4 CE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
3 ]5 ]! h9 l/ z0 _1 ~E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
: N1 U2 B" q3 \9 X* h' I# rE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search..." Y1 k- Q& b7 l2 X$ e# ~
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
) k' k8 p0 R% q% EE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...- n# d% [" p' ~3 y( q
Escort abandons search for sub
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6 Y. i! W. z }( n3 M, O% yMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1258 w* Y4 w( \& _8 T) B0 _
4 \5 n% a0 W! _# V0 b/ OWeather in hex: Light rain$ `' e# q" w. E, p7 M
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) `, k7 K# E |
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft
: b# A- B. n+ @ PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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CA Kako
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) y" I' d6 A6 Y' d) m6 B* }6 @' ?Aircraft Attacking:# {. d8 Y* H* j
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 m! t/ v/ ~6 n$ [7 T Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo3 L" x* q7 R- ~) c( h+ b, M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1257 g. f4 Q4 d; M d8 H- P/ _/ w7 ]5 b
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
8 g j# B* J0 N7 k0 X" AEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 M6 u, U$ s7 }6 X U, ?" M& U PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
4 L2 _/ G) y9 [2 C PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged) V0 N$ k8 I) j
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CA Kako
1 g( U$ D& `4 @! b: f* ~% A CA Furutaka- @8 j& C) Z. Y+ C2 l
DD Yayoi
7 U @" w" K/ m$ | CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:& ^/ U0 V* E$ K
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet5 O. P. @1 U( H7 `
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1298 l; L$ J6 q" G$ a3 \
* }% q+ L" e: J: kWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; M/ V* p+ X# t( j- W* C* n0 I
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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B-25B Mitchell x 42 ~+ j0 Q/ k- v1 A. c
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No Allied losses4 X# r+ Y# h0 ~* A7 z
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Aircraft Attacking:
W) |2 |# W. o* c1 e 4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
: o( K( @+ G' W+ d( }& X Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb- e1 @2 x3 g/ L* C5 H7 @( @
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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?!: s: T1 ?2 J- O2 {
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