AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42' _% \; F6 \' F0 @
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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AV Kamikawa Maru
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
# H) T- S' D) JSS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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+ Z$ l- d+ r2 B: G+ ~6 DSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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E Asanagi8 |+ Q g5 Y3 n( b
AMc Fumi Maru #2) U1 H5 r/ t! {/ k1 C& y
xAK Ikushima Maru
0 X2 p# C3 D; h: ~! s' J xAK Asakaze Maru/ l* n& i, x' B5 [) V0 g, P5 a: A
xAKL Hagoromo Maru# F% U3 v c7 p' J2 I
E Oite
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+ O, f- }4 m% C* }1 rSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
2 l) f0 ^# T) K" |S-44 diving deep ....7 z& X% ]# ~2 o3 ]# l* M9 }" k
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....3 }# Y. w+ r/ e! R+ w5 `
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....
* o$ M+ ^0 s) RSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
7 ]. a- v* ^2 X" c7 VSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
7 F6 M) O8 B3 o! i4 i9 KSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep' |+ }% ]; B# V; ?6 k
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44* k. V. Z: }( t! B
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
. T$ e! J. Q1 J& u. PE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...8 N# ~; Q7 A& }$ s& O) D% y
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...! O9 U" @2 {: ]! E9 \
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...2 J/ U8 u5 `( [2 f1 j5 V4 Q/ z; `
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...$ Y# L( s/ h+ Z4 _* F& n0 M
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...' m( E$ U* D2 v* t; P! E
Escort abandons search for sub% s4 \6 i# D& |' g% A: e" N
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; M: w7 |5 E+ j; c) B; ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light rain0 |, d+ p, m( q, s7 e* x
/ `+ |5 W5 k- b9 a0 M* P9 gRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
. F4 {4 x9 U$ \7 uEstimated time to target is 2 minutes+ ^& p" E4 Y V
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Allied aircraft
2 y. H/ F& v' i! s+ m PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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No Allied losses0 x2 g/ g+ I) A* N# C. s! A2 F
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Japanese Ships
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6 z$ C+ B/ z8 w" Z CA Kako
# w/ M! C& d. X, H* c CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 A5 W; Z3 @! m 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; H( ~" J( k( { X7 ?5 { Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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, ?# ]" `+ }6 PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light cloud& a, _9 k; _1 u/ n9 y) E0 v
! X- b' K. }1 \: Y! ORaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.& d, B6 O2 b! q: i$ L% j6 v
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes. m# C7 O5 \' _* }
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Allied aircraft0 M) t7 g& ]/ s& k
PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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Allied aircraft losses$ C' {" P7 S2 _9 {
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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CA Kako2 X+ F: L" j' S& T6 |5 f
CA Furutaka
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Aircraft Attacking:
. |% m( e! p1 b3 S3 p4 _ 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
$ \) c4 J X8 r: O+ K/ ?+ P, }, h: h Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1298 B7 ]9 y! {3 Y/ t, Q
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." s2 P& |6 W8 ^
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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B-25B Mitchell x 4
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% R( ?7 ~ y/ |' J5 M5 H+ fNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
" h1 K6 x' R, A; E xAK Kamikaze Maru
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
5 R: F" Z8 ]0 R9 ]6 ~# N Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb0 q" O; H+ {8 z8 A/ x X5 a# ]
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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?!# k! t! V7 _( d( o0 @
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