AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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2 V: [# A7 ~$ M( R2 \Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126% R" A) K* z' \4 [
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Japanese Ships
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SS S-47
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
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! U6 |2 }3 `) y' J+ mSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships2 y4 ?4 a1 t L/ r, m" p# R
E Asanagi
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xAK Ikushima Maru* p& Z% f+ ~4 [4 O/ Z- g
xAK Asakaze Maru' g: A6 E: D& b7 o/ j8 ?
xAKL Hagoromo Maru
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5 _* b6 V1 _3 F6 x+ M SS S-44
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
$ w& {- c. C f: b; lS-44 diving deep ....
2 ]- b2 }' e; ~2 PE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
, m: v3 r( K5 i4 TE Oite attacking submerged sub ....
' h5 v( N2 |" C7 q" dSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep/ { Y' B% O0 z4 ?
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite % V. [2 U# t) M- y
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep* ~* ~2 w1 O, R0 c$ F: ~( `+ N
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44" u* J7 A7 |) N. L. K
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
8 L! r/ B6 l G+ V- j: p. z, bE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 r0 `, l+ o, E* j4 CE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ n9 |, T* J3 Y! h- _" @; Q! d; _E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search.../ G6 V1 x2 C2 v: {: N) a
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
) C0 x1 |' L* N+ v/ G/ q& ^E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...5 R9 S2 e8 I# V4 \' E9 ^; t& ]
Escort abandons search for sub7 ~. R% y4 D1 p, D5 H0 }4 M0 `' x& \
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* k# r2 Q9 \3 T! Q. t9 U+ \/ mMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1256 ?# B8 A% l4 U6 `
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Weather in hex: Light rain$ r* O3 B1 \7 [2 j% ]
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.7 d& V5 B3 |6 c$ g' s
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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7 d& _( H- C4 U C- PJapanese Ships
6 `# w% H) p: n5 T2 E7 @ CL Tatsuta
' O! b+ D/ B8 e' N4 H, ^ CA Kako
6 @0 E) J2 N7 h5 g, g7 L. D3 n CA Aoba
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9 P1 |% D& n+ W1 N( v) G- BAircraft Attacking:
4 s% j P7 ~9 e5 ~& G 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! l2 F# } V5 H4 U/ \2 k. Z7 M Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo; k; h! J. ~1 p5 c3 W% {
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r5 u; L9 ]& IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125: N8 r9 g+ L* q1 g- k6 v8 j8 [
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Weather in hex: Light cloud' c7 N7 [+ ` B8 n
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
9 P& n6 X, W8 }4 E; T0 VEstimated time to target is 3 minutes* H. w% N$ w* Q% U$ ~# E" q
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Allied aircraft3 g8 I. ]1 g; r1 q. t
PBY-5 Catalina x 12' c, C, L$ t5 v" H
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Allied aircraft losses7 W: j& j0 W8 E5 | A0 h& b6 H* T
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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8 F6 I7 s% K* _6 C. Y3 N CA Kako
2 e$ V+ L6 s7 c0 J CA Furutaka
2 |& J. h4 s% y# [2 h$ S5 c3 p) i+ N DD Yayoi
( `+ l H. J2 l) A6 {) x CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:: [ ~" X n& ~, z) U1 x
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
7 X ^1 T/ ~% q A* W& z Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, b) J7 Z. c+ k3 ?
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain6 S. \* e; m/ K4 m `/ O
- x$ e+ s$ c0 x2 k' R* MRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) `! c5 l. o5 u" N
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes$ | z# [3 _1 b/ r: a! \1 ]" l
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Allied aircraft1 c' q) f0 l0 F
B-25B Mitchell x 48 S) ]( ?- _) I4 u* e0 c+ {1 q
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8 K% x1 ~( t3 n' ] xAK Kamikaze Maru! ] x- X5 ]" |1 D# K
4 g/ m1 H9 e5 U4 f8 s+ g( a+ hAircraft Attacking:
7 u4 E7 y, ?$ s B# D 4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * $ I5 |2 x3 }7 a) _1 X& `7 g
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb* C3 U5 J v9 G; W) \* a
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2 U# x7 W9 s% skevin_hx版主 現在不僅 狼群猖獗、竟然連 PBY、B25 都調來對海了?!/ e- j8 R- S" }; S% w! c: I1 Z3 x
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