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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126' J* N! u! x+ x) a4 C* p
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Japanese Ships3 ]3 E, f. `% r! q# w
AV Kamikawa Maru
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SS S-47
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
6 H3 m/ y1 g. I( ~' v. _ aSS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes8 N2 }4 Y0 s: f! y6 _9 R
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128: [0 @/ |/ Z& k/ z* m
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Japanese Ships
6 g# c9 B+ ^# M& C E Asanagi3 G0 m/ f% r/ H# u6 u' f1 G
AMc Fumi Maru #2% @ ]" z) Z! u7 q: j, h, x
xAK Ikushima Maru1 o! L) Q5 O( [# g. t; f
xAK Asakaze Maru
7 B5 \" K8 @, ^# q3 p% q" |, C xAKL Hagoromo Maru
0 n- c/ u6 |4 T( L E Oite
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. V) }3 p4 t" a! u k3 u$ BSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
$ {' I' ^7 y1 Y. e: Q: yS-44 diving deep ....+ _6 D5 _3 G/ ~' s3 p1 Y C
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
) A# }7 i% F7 l' i2 U+ F$ nE Oite attacking submerged sub ....
Q4 I8 S1 K4 `, Y. o$ H# \SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
. R; \# T5 S4 g5 nSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
$ ], B0 _! \! g* _1 ?( ]SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
7 s8 f" B- ~' [( l3 d% ]- PE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44/ O6 C$ m0 b# K9 v3 f5 b3 ?9 k' C
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search* r, N8 F6 n( ~8 C7 }4 p
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
2 t9 w7 g9 b- i# Y" f# XE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
; k3 g8 c4 N6 e( l9 {E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
$ F& h, @3 I" k" Y9 G; T: YE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...$ c3 o' [2 E2 S4 ?
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
* J( a- l) m2 N7 p8 G% O1 pEscort abandons search for sub6 G+ y% Y* C" p7 U) ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1259 u9 X4 v* M7 Z( ~1 L9 g
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
) V" Y; w+ F' c3 ?% h: X6 p4 CEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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& |' U7 v% \$ e: E: \. u. Q PBY-5 Catalina x 126 d6 b6 Q- h0 F. E5 r
9 T# n1 j" x' x% O( V8 y; ]8 gNo Allied losses
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( n3 A/ e( @3 D8 Q% B, ^! Y/ @Japanese Ships
$ O# E- P V; A5 ~! H& \( n CL Tatsuta
% A0 I% u- R, ?4 r) ^ CA Kako! \% `6 ~# v- a! T7 p( t& x
CA Aoba3 f0 Y# p/ s/ R% T
. R8 u" R; d0 P" }Aircraft Attacking:
( x+ b, l( \; [, z$ c 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) D5 J6 {' w4 ~0 Z Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo O8 f& E# i$ A' `
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& b9 Z! g$ W n9 UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light cloud7 H' [# ^! O5 H
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
) @$ O6 P6 Z% ?" [# vEstimated time to target is 3 minutes3 O6 F& }( M Z$ ]; \4 s* X
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PBY-5 Catalina x 123 t! W( w, h7 y" q; f
" ~5 c3 x# P, E6 c7 t3 c0 MAllied aircraft losses
( R- L: s1 A. Y' @2 w/ ^ PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
2 ^/ t4 x% M0 [ CA Kako
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5 A! J$ w- t H6 V# d: m0 j% C DD Yayoi( Q s- r( a7 g4 H; s9 S& g
CA Aoba+ \7 }+ l* J; x! }# W/ m; U/ |
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Aircraft Attacking:1 y: C/ ~! ^; V5 k7 i% d
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
0 ^9 d* w# x8 I/ s, C8 O Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb$ o7 M* [& ]& k! ]. @$ j( `
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2 [1 v2 A: {6 K/ x9 X% o$ W6 PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1292 p6 W. V1 H( Z7 e4 Q0 l4 a, \4 C' _
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain- g" U- H! n; K, G
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' A1 j7 c" m7 t2 W6 u' |) }
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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B-25B Mitchell x 4 b! A9 l5 H. k% F/ r7 ?. ]: R
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No Allied losses
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- F# |6 e+ U" V" BJapanese Ships
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
1 X* Z& C! d" M% j1 U* | 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?!+ t: ~6 F. w. K0 H2 {" S4 t
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