.AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 425 X6 s# ^6 g) @1 t
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 D0 J7 J$ L5 v! H; ^9 V4 a; ~% e
Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
' f$ k, u1 [( d' T
. [7 U0 a6 [1 [0 P, B+ O8 {6 W1 DJapanese Ships, h+ G. p8 m; a9 N3 \
AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& L* H- j. ^8 d+ `
+ m1 l3 O9 w( Z2 Y, WAllied Ships) k6 Z' ~$ x# ]. }3 j" r3 e' I
SS S-42
1 @6 F4 i7 q, U. ?4 V' j4 Z/ \
1 X: A5 G! v/ y0 r( uAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42" f. x+ K i( B8 [
SS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes. Q4 H; L* u Z4 B) K: I% U
* T9 N$ V; ?' E; K
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 x) ?" |, n. x3 B" p/ a. OASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,1343 t; T% n6 g& \+ |; R8 y
' ?3 K1 o# S- nJapanese Ships0 K7 h5 _9 Q) ?) f( u9 p& N
PB Tama Maru #8
% S" }6 M3 z- [+ ]1 @1 X" F) R% N
# J4 i# B0 o+ d( kAllied Ships! b' F( C* j4 z y
SS S-40
# b" b: J- z; D. x: z; D6 d# ]% n' \# W+ B
SS S-40 is sighted by escort
7 E6 F4 l! [. j5 mPB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
# e$ E5 J& k1 u: y8 f( CPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...0 H" {4 b3 y) L8 d1 X
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
% w- d# m% y& d1 y9 `& I1 |7 y2 j5 tPB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ...." A3 ?$ A0 i) M
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search.../ V% U8 M' H$ J' g* K4 a
Escort abandons search for sub
# \% z: j0 h7 S( q& k. c6 Z5 A8 {; [& `
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 j! L3 ~' n6 k' u& M6 Q: D1 v
Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
, m6 [! |; U D& x c0 u6 S
. y7 U% Q/ {5 J$ A+ ^Japanese Ships
- B$ n) |$ F/ R2 N/ f AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 M8 W" s% c! ]. r+ J( x' H9 R5 C& m
* A: c+ S+ K1 T) O; |7 `* z* H
Allied Ships
( L9 H$ F, W7 h1 t4 y SS S-42# ^5 K ?: q% u6 l" g
1 |9 `1 h. ]2 j7 |
AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42: ^0 ?" `) j& d$ f1 f
SS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes
' r! A5 ?3 [. U2 G+ }2 x* w
3 f8 l. l& Z! ]( e( p9 ^--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 j, }) z' y$ j, \" e0 j, Y0 nMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
* R& W! Z8 c% N9 a. h1 E6 p3 R
1 m' p, j. `" q2 _; v( G& \Weather in hex: Light rain
) N: @2 D+ R8 m9 w6 h* L( _9 K, E4 c2 \ r. R! T7 _
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' ]& F$ I" a% n! d$ X# iEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
) C5 [2 _" f/ |' _; Q- k6 y( s; w+ J" U( f6 ~
Japanese aircraft
, a7 q3 s- X7 x7 ?& f, B' Q. `& k2 F* j no flights D! r3 h$ E* [8 y* N& V3 L
: X: |& D1 H" V$ \Allied aircraft
: C) Y. Y# _3 A) M. t! D9 _; z B-25C Mitchell x 11
1 |0 S3 c0 n s* G+ D, v
* [% V& g$ Z9 o, z! @, |Japanese aircraft losses8 D+ e3 Y# P& u: D6 @ {
H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
& g8 C: }% J! X6 |/ q
8 k- i; p& @* r2 ]* W) H% y$ x" SNo Allied losses; X' Q6 I% g# @: K- j0 ?" O4 _; M
4 F: w9 z6 R, y6 c
Runway hits 6
6 x5 a. ]1 a5 v9 l
5 d2 Q) _( E. D/ wAircraft Attacking:: I" i! F7 C2 r( E; v2 k$ G6 E
11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * ( u! V4 \" O' m# e3 ], e0 R5 m
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb& T) o- n% z" f- p6 k+ H* A! P
+ _" K3 C1 c# b8 A, Q1 w9 b
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 V" B& A8 l( u8 V/ q, S. ]- ^, lASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
# n5 o, O! I/ k1 h1 O' v4 ^1 |% V; z' n' X { @1 Z( x8 R
Japanese Ships
$ h1 v7 {& e" Z9 g3 _" |0 G9 E PB Tama Maru #8
) b+ c! d# @ {! p
: u3 U, ~- p R/ Z* @9 L. GAllied Ships' |, Y2 o7 @& g
SS S-38
( ?5 ]; O, G: `9 s8 W: n# k$ U- N' v' V( b' W1 T! z
SS S-38 is sighted by escort6 Q8 E1 e0 @5 n8 Q
S-38 bottoming out ....# Z/ _; g7 |- X" d0 M
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
, i' a2 ?- K/ I! MPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...8 H1 y, [/ W! {; H: o2 K' w" D
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...3 f \( K# `0 E. S5 y
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
% ~: u7 e9 X0 e: r' ~PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
0 T, \- X) `! BEscort abandons search for sub7 L5 [3 K7 e9 W( p1 ^
& r1 Y9 M/ y& s) W# \
-----------------------------------
8 I$ ?( `4 R5 t8 g6 ?; R# n
% t5 @' H( m; H6 B9 I6 mkevin_hx版主 狼群 猖獗到封死 珊瑚海 ?!另 B25 竟然可炸到 腊包爾 ?!
1 p- Y6 \8 Y2 c. O, i) q6 w2 i t3 u5 M( b, h
, A; l0 d$ E! g9 m0 @9 L
. |