AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42, Q4 C4 n$ N$ L* a& P& j
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; s, x3 w9 E* jSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126- k: J! [5 B, [/ w1 H
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Japanese Ships
8 ^) k* I) O X9 | AV Kamikawa Maru
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Allied Ships
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+ _, o5 g' k, fAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
3 P/ @6 @; D; S& d2 C8 o2 x9 I# YSS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,1287 T. |( S5 F9 V0 U, h- b8 M5 O
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E Asanagi
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xAK Ikushima Maru
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xAKL Hagoromo Maru0 D7 `/ q* m- \* ]
E Oite
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Allied Ships
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi0 ^& b/ J: |8 j; T5 p1 F" I/ v
S-44 diving deep ....
6 O2 J8 ^- h$ M5 N9 f; G# lE Asanagi attacking submerged sub .... P7 {% i' V2 n0 {" l
E Oite attacking submerged sub ..../ F% O: C2 b) b2 ?5 N% J1 U: D/ Z
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
E' {1 m7 w& s6 }SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite 9 C6 |9 J1 f4 u3 r
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep9 p0 ]* l" r8 k/ S7 c) t6 c# F
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
# _" R$ B+ X: t# o0 PE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
3 ^- y$ f9 S4 VE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...6 B! ~9 S2 v. X: D
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
& L. b& G) U) o" e7 z3 i$ ?E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search.../ q% a' Q1 w! _& _! g0 g. L# [
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...' ]4 \& r- V/ l/ L" o
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...1 U t% ?1 I& K L
Escort abandons search for sub
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# P) v7 X/ X& F' O( \; V" n; MMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125 I6 s, a1 m. U3 ~; E
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9 Q; [6 s% i# CRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( v% S! r" L4 B3 A; d j1 hEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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8 z0 `: u# e4 ~( G) bNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
- I$ a% |- q$ g1 d2 A CL Tatsuta
9 f+ D& ]- }' \ p, f' ` CA Kako
0 m( ?. ~7 R( a* x CA Aoba4 d- b) E' A& y* H( a# N& Y* {/ N
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 ~4 K7 X( Q, f3 D+ I+ V. s& W. A 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 w8 V; P8 y9 s7 {
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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; x: c7 x, i; q: {0 t% H; IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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0 p3 U0 i- ?; }Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# Q6 D8 E% G! \5 a
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes- ?9 j% t& c2 F
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& {3 |" `$ k: j. ? PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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Allied aircraft losses! Z6 s+ a# P+ @3 g! k8 ?+ D& T0 Y
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged0 L, z- o; e* q- x- H. [
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CA Furutaka% Y1 N0 `4 p% }4 \" H: \
DD Yayoi% O, [/ p( U2 Z3 ?, \" d0 m, ^9 h" n
CA Aoba( \$ D/ n& y) o4 B7 N, v( c
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb* ]1 z# v; o8 N. g: M% Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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# I$ O' ^' M! Y- Q8 pWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 P$ ^/ U: r9 J m( s
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft4 l3 w3 J6 q* w5 @9 `' z! _% |
B-25B Mitchell x 4 ~( }) y: ]' |& E! c) K
4 l- t P' ~. Y- t! g1 W' WNo Allied losses
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9 ~) Z, V2 r5 X4 X5 KJapanese Ships
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( X0 J- L4 }/ d ?+ m! c* jAircraft Attacking:
! l5 m; p% r3 H- D) |. s 4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
! M& d: h' I/ W Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb! }* _* ?0 w( H9 M- B# U
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! {( G: a- a9 U) K/ a. Skevin_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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