AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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3 v. q8 v: E& CSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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AV Kamikawa Maru! e( u5 b0 d5 f
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Allied Ships
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/ b9 ?. D4 C- q* I% |1 oAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
7 O2 r* }: X2 r( G, F! ^' GSS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,1282 {( Y% O5 S8 n
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Japanese Ships
b1 L4 h \' f |9 h2 Y E Asanagi
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xAK Ikushima Maru) g: K- p! F* _# m
xAK Asakaze Maru8 X; u5 q2 O. Z
xAKL Hagoromo Maru
9 T3 @1 B C: O8 k$ I8 Z E Oite
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4 N1 E: S. k5 G+ JSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi- K% ^! E$ \6 A
S-44 diving deep ....
$ `8 {9 r: i, R; B& F7 \- ~* tE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
8 s% G& w0 Q. k' HE Oite attacking submerged sub ....
3 E8 O, s& c8 A2 U) M' TSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
7 K6 r8 G# x' X* f! FSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite |( v F: `' r' e5 f
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep* E3 Z* I) K/ G4 e) P. S i! N
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44% E" b, r. p1 k$ ~' ?' Y
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
* h# h3 r- ] [E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
) R1 Y/ b8 ^* K+ j$ L4 \, RE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
8 l8 j2 E! d1 l3 W( ~6 r" SE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
, j; |1 I* w8 c' [# eE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
/ r3 ?$ R l' x( y4 p9 u, sE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...6 J+ w/ J* S' y
Escort abandons search for sub5 }0 w: \' o/ ]" T# L# ~$ O/ l" r: k
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
! T3 V& i* X0 Q3 }* z2 A7 rEstimated time to target is 2 minutes- P w8 Y, [; S5 }7 G
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Allied aircraft
& O" | O2 ?) c, I$ \6 w; v- n3 T! u PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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: g+ K1 u. ]# SNo Allied losses! D& a9 @: z+ ^
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Japanese Ships
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CA Kako
2 b0 E5 W, G1 K CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:! s4 R) s! g! A2 m
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 ^4 ?# ^; f! R1 g$ D# W& c Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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' w( H7 H& j9 V2 z& \2 j; m( sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125: r) B) J3 y* m0 G# R. Y
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.0 S- i5 {( H4 ^; w; D5 S
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft( a8 k5 X5 K2 C" B; q
PBY-5 Catalina x 124 V/ Q3 }' M5 J v$ f o8 h& Z
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Allied aircraft losses
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CA Kako& s& @: i5 t' P1 |1 w- x7 z, z3 Q
CA Furutaka
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CA Aoba S$ A# h ?* U3 S$ W, X) O
|% b+ ]! Y4 u# A" TAircraft Attacking:
; E2 y9 @8 [7 j 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
$ W, J2 `& L# X, Z( }; L. q Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb H* @- k. P+ ^3 @5 Z; Z: S9 F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129/ \# |1 B8 D3 E- |& ^
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain8 \9 L$ F* S2 j5 Y5 Z
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* Y+ b7 N* u7 E6 @
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes5 n) C }, @& W- B
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B-25B Mitchell x 4
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5 ?1 \, B8 w7 v! fNo Allied losses
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xAK Kamikaze Maru- Z& [7 a- U9 f5 T
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
5 `( v" a) ~9 n2 F0 ` Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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4 c% p+ `5 V2 j3 Lkevin_hx版主 現在不僅 狼群猖獗、竟然連 PBY、B25 都調來對海了?!6 O& _3 l% i. a' q
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