AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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7 G2 f2 d( |$ N' v& `Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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AV Kamikawa Maru
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SS S-47
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' Z! f/ _5 T+ L( `AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47 [, ?, {7 n2 E* _0 }/ ]; U5 N
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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) q5 ~$ u) M6 n; V- L- u: d+ S5 YSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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E Asanagi2 @4 H; R, S( P" x
AMc Fumi Maru #2
( ]" ~, F' P! s8 y1 { xAK Ikushima Maru5 G! L9 X3 e2 s6 |+ i' U7 s6 @
xAK Asakaze Maru
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E Oite
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x% W& x: u) ?8 j6 P# @$ L' {7 ]SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi8 ^: P8 V4 w& \
S-44 diving deep ....
1 b) q8 _! [' {6 c* [E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....2 Q! E: @7 r. Y: G& b) m
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....
0 ^8 _' t$ S0 oSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep7 u8 y8 m% V; }4 k5 x' y4 @9 t
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
& r# r$ o' l( e% w |) }SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep! f- C) j9 K! A9 O
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-443 Z6 n; R# v) W5 q5 Y
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search6 K, q9 S8 A9 i# ^5 w+ W
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
* S! G; [# ^4 ~3 x. N$ C* UE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...$ k2 J5 W8 d6 v! i
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 `+ w% E+ w5 l2 R, f* v. N3 XE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
7 ~; F0 M/ B: `. g8 ?7 y& v8 ?4 TE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...' X' ?% c7 l% D- ~& Q+ T
Escort abandons search for sub: J, `; Z4 \: w. }0 E) g7 \4 _
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0 l- U+ e4 {+ U+ q8 j! BMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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; x' B# M$ E8 K4 Y uWeather in hex: Light rain
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) J. d/ b+ v9 X! t$ SRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
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7 ^1 O% f6 p3 ^: bAllied aircraft
) v" W, N: i" ] PBY-5 Catalina x 124 R9 N# _! K5 n, W
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CL Tatsuta
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CA Aoba% o8 ~, f5 J# K4 n
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet z5 F) h' g$ K+ Y6 [7 J/ G# d X* N
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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# K, V2 V, Z- {" RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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2 M0 d" i3 ?: ^3 z% l/ uRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 g2 E( u. X: w+ z# M, L) S
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes! R& {, H0 l: }+ g5 d
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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( s0 m2 w2 |+ a$ H# k$ { PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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CA Kako
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DD Yayoi
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Aircraft Attacking:
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. B, g' v8 b R2 F9 M) a0 \" W Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb$ d6 `) l' G' L
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain: R2 y9 |0 I; b$ w
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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! S: w& j/ f3 { B-25B Mitchell x 4; \! i" i$ o, k9 L+ e2 ^
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xAK Kamikaze Maru
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * / f3 ]1 a4 C. d4 g/ E. a5 }
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb, @+ F( I0 V' M P. I" o* U8 K
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8 r9 l3 e3 M# ~( O0 |. Rkevin_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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