AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 425 l' s$ k) Z2 t& H% o7 @/ }& s
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$ @& r# Y8 L# A( ?! `Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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Japanese Ships: A" V% E7 b, ]1 x$ n" ]' A4 M
AV Kamikawa Maru
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SS S-47
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-475 Y1 H) t$ s) b) A
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes8 V4 ?5 K; }* N, E5 f
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0 O; Q, `6 \% Z& ESub attack near Rabaul at 106,128. {# m% z0 a: h* N
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Japanese Ships1 m/ E r2 d/ ? { B0 q
E Asanagi3 K5 [( y& k7 P3 X d# d9 C; J
AMc Fumi Maru #2
$ a& w! m5 r) v0 D8 P xAK Ikushima Maru
( V2 s/ ]4 {; B S2 G7 P* _ xAK Asakaze Maru
. t5 Z# T* n6 G3 G# F7 U7 W( L0 N# q xAKL Hagoromo Maru5 Q/ ]* W: ?& { S$ V6 G$ c
E Oite, q3 P# m `% p+ t" u, O
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7 P$ F" @, y+ } SS S-44; v ^/ l9 Q. D- s* R7 ?* ?1 X8 f# B% U
5 I, a# Y- w4 c1 e! K; v- s% ]SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
) r' T- ~3 p, G9 D5 I7 IS-44 diving deep ....( ?& \2 \9 O7 i0 o; [, U
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
3 X- N% P. @* \: sE Oite attacking submerged sub ....
! g8 j# S' ^& i; m& ?SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
0 W2 h( d5 ^6 N8 `9 KSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
# g6 K9 j# _- FSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
* I8 K% G. P8 m0 E, V yE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-444 L+ w3 E% d+ g" o' G6 [9 f
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search/ E6 K- O+ c- J8 J' W3 f
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...! @: ~2 H# `5 R- J p
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
4 O4 E- V8 S) W3 |E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
) K# p/ U7 H/ _0 O$ ~; }. u/ }4 BE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...* u& W7 O0 r! I2 @* Z/ W B# g: F. G
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
0 m+ b* @! _2 ~/ l/ p1 mEscort abandons search for sub5 S9 ?# l( F* |/ @% E R
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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9 L: k; G5 N: U- C9 k. {Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
3 ]+ ?- s. o5 L, X. uEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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" \& i- Y; h8 i1 j. n* C1 fAllied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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CL Tatsuta
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CA Aoba
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 p% Y" P6 p3 s m% f( M* D7 A
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo$ K4 K3 P8 e8 I4 _. k' I- G1 K# ]
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125# l' M$ N! K& m$ C# J5 ^
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Weather in hex: Light cloud# ^; V2 }; v3 |- }9 }2 d
* o4 @" c9 i( _Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
" D; e, Z7 s. F8 H0 Q6 GEstimated time to target is 3 minutes! v8 ]5 B( x" _
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Allied aircraft
5 u; p+ D5 p/ V4 L' f7 j. O PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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; k, Z1 l' e$ N: L9 gAllied aircraft losses! d D# N9 t0 d8 ?5 j
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged0 c4 \/ T9 S. i' \
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CA Kako
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CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:$ ?/ u5 F3 Y5 u% }! {/ R
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
" P( R& t( y3 o Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb7 @- T* y+ r' \* Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1296 q! y5 E6 B1 T3 H1 F% V2 A% g" c7 e& C
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain' h; D( W3 F0 g0 c. ~& F
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., K9 w1 l' r T# P: `1 y/ h
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft5 n+ i( P' U5 i; C' q3 V, Z
B-25B Mitchell x 4
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0 I- ?+ F( r: L9 KNo Allied losses; k; I; ?+ k/ G1 K' J
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xAK Kamikaze Maru
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb- A- N% d: a$ m7 L) g
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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?!" |$ {1 c3 _8 T% v( `' |
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