AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42( K. x) h; x1 Y }8 O2 ?( H5 D A- D
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7 O+ G( U3 ^$ I0 oSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126" U% \$ s! w2 u
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Japanese Ships+ N" T% u5 Y, K7 M
AV Kamikawa Maru
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5 z5 L& t/ s" y- S* [0 ]4 E5 \9 zAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-473 ^& U& G" j% |. M) y6 P8 E
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes. } R9 z4 e0 a3 N6 A6 Z
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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E Asanagi
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xAK Ikushima Maru
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SS S-44
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4 a3 G% W# O; W* ?- m2 w! {9 o0 kSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
4 A f' M2 S% sS-44 diving deep ....
7 `0 b8 O0 I, r0 R) |: FE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ..... n$ h6 \& J. h$ F6 s
E Oite attacking submerged sub ...., u" v, K( [* F/ J' G# m0 I' s
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
" {0 ? L4 |1 w3 n, LSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
! b o! P- y( @% s" k1 A6 A% lSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
5 T5 B9 a% O! X# xE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
2 N/ {1 g+ d$ P9 a' Q6 F HE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search" q. u- }& ^* N2 j9 J8 R- q- J
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...# U2 @0 L/ _; ~6 A. E+ D
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
$ A( s/ [# {" u* W( h& z" k& m0 ?- z; gE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
6 z( G- _3 D4 ?% Y- O7 U5 wE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
8 n; b) D/ J; ^E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
5 ?$ c- q0 m8 D# CEscort abandons search for sub' h* J+ w) P h9 I3 h% x
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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5 R' O4 A" U' C8 DWeather in hex: Light rain# Q T# h. k/ u. ~0 K: |3 Y0 w
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.- \5 w; e3 M9 O. J7 u
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes( {* ?4 R) g0 n3 C3 z" x$ r1 A1 i }
7 A8 d1 f. A4 S. o6 @$ q8 JAllied aircraft
% A' R' Q3 v, O8 I, s' P PBY-5 Catalina x 12* s$ M# D6 c" Z1 K) K
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No Allied losses0 M6 p! m2 c( R2 o
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CL Tatsuta9 H$ U+ u7 x4 ?$ w
CA Kako
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' B9 Z6 |+ J9 V1 nAircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo9 s& f' B! d) \) d+ J
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3 E2 H: i) J1 R+ @. W9 vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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; F- k( w! t% _Weather in hex: Light cloud
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% b- [, j) W9 i/ t& S4 V4 sRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.5 d7 |2 G6 {# G* G+ l
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes: R$ z5 ]7 y4 v [
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12' Y6 e) `+ n& d6 y
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Allied aircraft losses4 Q& f* ]- H3 h- J
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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CA Kako2 c. a$ b! d8 b5 d
CA Furutaka
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CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:6 ]! i8 ]) l# X% V; c3 C+ X
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet& D. r+ B* i2 u5 t e) f
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb0 y, y" s8 T. T0 V; p; r
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+ c! E) h8 H0 d: t+ |+ cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain: ]& }7 z1 s8 r
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 j) B3 C+ g% e9 O% L
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes9 v) e. I$ l& i5 @* p
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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xAK Kamikaze Maru
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * 9 z9 T* o+ b) I' ~) L, s
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb6 m& H6 y1 H5 m: \) \2 w! }8 C* C
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4 K# _- H# J0 A ]+ `% e, Ukevin_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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