AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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9 d+ B6 z, T/ \. s0 Q" b1 b pSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,1267 p3 q' I" D$ S# L! X K D- L5 k
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AV Kamikawa Maru' K5 }+ |6 a, r7 B2 T! m) y; _+ Y
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1 a, r0 Y# r5 i3 H SS S-47+ j3 C" u! H2 @5 X6 o2 L0 ]7 K
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47! D( k, ?; n& F: e$ {6 ]
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes! D& J6 _* p$ u+ N( C) x
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128* n% I" x2 [" V, K2 p0 m E' h" i( K
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E Asanagi
! i/ E% C5 X5 O) t G M5 [ AMc Fumi Maru #2
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" k5 R3 m1 w1 \+ C/ N xAK Asakaze Maru
) H) A% A# B6 o: q$ t xAKL Hagoromo Maru
7 H' a. z6 F8 }8 F E Oite
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Allied Ships6 p' {: \* E5 S) T$ x
SS S-44! Z; o9 p1 b' Z
3 _1 m# B6 K: t. z- G' ]1 }SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
6 j4 }7 U7 H- ?8 v$ Q: dS-44 diving deep ....2 h' D/ n* s# [8 y7 _! S9 i9 t
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....8 _1 s1 J; e6 _0 k% \3 y2 w
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....
+ ?/ U; X1 T3 i% J Z6 z8 o7 FSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
( o0 x: i& A1 JSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite : R7 h4 T1 | e( a; }9 e
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
$ z; Y. r- {' U, P- g0 `# HE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-448 j( D9 T* i d
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
8 t. G- v: Y: ~- h5 F- Z* z5 r: CE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...! h9 u% T' J1 l2 j% L
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
8 n, i3 r4 W; t: G; i8 \( \" \ UE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
% u0 m2 a+ P5 ] J- k- sE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...: w, z+ F, F" y; R& M' R* v
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...7 |" U/ v1 n) W. ]0 v% k
Escort abandons search for sub' @2 X v7 N/ Z4 z: J5 T2 B
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1256 n6 S- X# {! l& v% D, f$ P+ O; P
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.2 D% g/ A: N; N9 H7 b0 z
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12" ]5 W( i- n5 J* Y5 {# N
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No Allied losses2 n5 F3 J& Z, ~4 d& ?
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! P/ \8 \6 U. Z, t5 E6 y CA Kako8 [- k. C+ `$ E! |% }8 `, P
CA Aoba
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0 J m5 ~3 ~, g' MAircraft Attacking:
2 D+ s& S: _0 |- C c# j5 c 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet' G% ~1 X* D7 G+ T$ l/ k, o
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125/ Q v4 P6 b7 z( {0 O1 |5 y/ x3 _
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
; T6 M9 c/ R7 q/ ZEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
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CA Furutaka' J+ b* S% r- |4 ^
DD Yayoi
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Aircraft Attacking:1 }1 O# k, y1 z) P/ A
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet8 ^. ?3 h- \) H) t
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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) }/ s; r+ x5 h: W6 A- r% `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1291 z2 U5 b; J0 [5 T
, V, Z# J# R1 [* u/ rWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 j. X( V" l* |$ f7 `Estimated time to target is 2 minutes! l* k) u- v* N! t
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B-25B Mitchell x 4
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Japanese Ships
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& r; d" J3 y8 ^# x# _9 }/ t! K Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb$ G M0 L, |6 ?* o
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0 j$ u% _+ T7 h! o! c6 u% Bkevin_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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