AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42+ G5 P9 i: v0 E4 ?; O* Y
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,1261 j) f. ~, ^7 w, r8 T1 w
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AV Kamikawa Maru
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SS S-47! i9 A& ?0 Y; g, k
1 a. A5 u4 W- h0 X. U" JAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-473 u6 I9 A. p) A# K @: Q6 @6 Y
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,1282 z! v) f/ b4 W
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E Asanagi
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$ R2 `. T. X! h$ Z) L: C+ { xAK Ikushima Maru
( {; }) u" P; r& f4 d! T7 r xAK Asakaze Maru
0 v5 J% m5 X% Q" D xAKL Hagoromo Maru
+ K. P# ]+ x( \) ^ E Oite
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi' [5 D" r! v3 B- b r! i6 Z6 \- ^
S-44 diving deep ....( w0 q: d' P$ D4 L
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
- }/ P( D+ r; E3 B$ tE Oite attacking submerged sub ....+ f- ~8 r0 n6 U' Z- w; E* o
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
+ V' ~: p& \6 f/ Y) F5 `SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
/ Z0 f$ |0 a# @! F" z8 G/ oSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
' d2 M6 Z0 B( @$ Z( t' p" IE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
- u5 l$ u- Z! o* B3 r4 b. A' SE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
# G, D3 c1 I4 B/ L( OE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
) L: C Y: o% p6 v. l6 t" cE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
$ E5 V" K1 m- y" s! Z6 u _E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
$ t! [/ ]+ U0 e! |+ zE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search.../ Z/ t1 K8 E' T) k0 X
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
- X- `3 F/ |' ?! E8 E7 V3 c' f0 uEscort abandons search for sub
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" K! u: v/ |1 ^" o5 `/ uMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125' |; M+ ~1 X! e9 n* |, m
2 o- x6 M; z7 @! `, B% }! LWeather in hex: Light rain* l" _* u! {+ `9 r+ Q# q% T- O
+ o2 d$ W u/ ~- g" M p7 ~Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
2 Q# q. ?& h8 J/ j7 B( B9 M FEstimated time to target is 2 minutes8 D1 @+ R$ |- k- C
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Allied aircraft
# N$ z4 d3 F+ H PBY-5 Catalina x 126 Q* Y# y1 A, v
) N) f2 ?/ v& \" JNo Allied losses
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CA Kako
2 e* q3 K F# m& w CA Aoba- T: g, G+ l1 |6 L) u0 l$ q
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ g8 x. _1 t; c) @ 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet( J7 M* J+ K" I$ A! x, O
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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+ J, N. b: V$ l8 U) KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125 V% F0 n: s* B) a$ r7 O0 v. c7 U
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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1 Y6 v( J) R6 V/ X! }Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
5 W) D, s/ m5 BEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft6 A5 {0 i; W! q
PBY-5 Catalina x 129 B' _2 t* Y: J8 k3 B* q) Z
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Allied aircraft losses
* V# L2 @! Q% n: }1 S- Z0 l PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged1 ~7 i j' L5 a7 B7 H* z* n
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Japanese Ships
- u4 Y: w: |; M8 ^6 l8 o CA Kako
: k. |% U9 M/ r2 ?/ b CA Furutaka
# i4 L% o0 R; q) Q/ O DD Yayoi
\) P6 r# ?% H. Y. D: x0 m CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:/ _ J# D9 [: W+ C0 d6 Y' j
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet5 U# P% q G& ]$ i
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb8 i3 t" l( w+ I+ M) d
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?6 }+ }& m+ b6 ]$ V/ L0 ~2 nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1298 H5 ~% A7 m! T0 i# l* [9 Z
& u2 h c" H4 l) s! UWeather in hex: Moderate rain3 ?6 g) n; Y5 s4 M3 l* D. j5 [
3 }% n" O, Z1 t7 C: A) f4 J3 xRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 Y4 i$ P/ W. L J) UEstimated time to target is 2 minutes* \0 L3 S5 D/ T" S# c' l* g2 c, a
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Allied aircraft
. B5 s* X5 g( K! Y B-25B Mitchell x 4. G) r8 t6 ^& J; K1 r) K2 |
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No Allied losses
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xAK Kamikaze Maru" s- S3 |" @2 y% [1 z5 R
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Aircraft Attacking:
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( j6 V7 y [6 w1 C& g+ q4 X Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb7 N$ }! j1 @8 Y) E4 x7 E* |
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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?!
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