AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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/ ~0 [9 y: {# U+ ~' QSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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9 o: ^: s' h% U6 DJapanese Ships
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
1 k |8 D% y+ d1 q6 _SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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9 j, ^& V) I1 @ H. P H" ]Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,1282 F1 r* A# d2 C0 i
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AMc Fumi Maru #2: h" o$ I. _2 G8 ^$ G+ }
xAK Ikushima Maru
$ Z. J. `, H9 h& c: J, d- v xAK Asakaze Maru
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E Oite: K4 ?0 n/ d3 k
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SS S-44
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1 s8 r. [$ G" A& {0 QSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
# e! Y N; a0 v* u) B" d GS-44 diving deep ....- r; H+ m( K7 W C. {
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
$ h. ~# U% Y; y* G2 A# `E Oite attacking submerged sub ....
6 h4 r& \+ n) _2 l- C ySS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
8 x: ?, O0 }% r% _& r& ^+ \SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite + m3 \' s! g2 A+ n0 r! {/ j
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep9 F9 e0 g' |. ? q; M- r( T
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
% {7 v" a: K# Y. ?6 v" t6 rE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search2 S% h% K# l4 `3 r) X4 f( O
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
* b4 @0 C3 i1 _E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...) l4 a, _+ O; d- [! ?* U
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
6 p( P* E) W$ YE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
: y9 R, b7 ]$ {+ @) `( R W1 nE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
- I5 l7 n# k/ e/ ~4 WEscort abandons search for sub
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7 K+ R' ?! o: i: ^* WMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1254 y6 W. X3 v) R
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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2 t9 v& |: d8 H: l' @$ @Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
2 {; S5 `# o! S. TEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft2 M7 ]8 o% a9 O2 ?$ I
PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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CA Kako
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet* _5 w0 q# d3 D( t6 j( O- V! J6 q7 Q
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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# ~: W6 f: p- NRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
2 k% O O9 W2 L# h- }Estimated time to target is 3 minutes( u$ C: N: J& l5 I
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3 {) x. k8 \7 e7 U+ p9 x" `* p; { PBY-5 Catalina x 126 X# f6 E% b% N, g4 K3 h
; E4 y8 W; A" HAllied aircraft losses9 U7 Q$ ?) I+ D- A5 m; B4 d
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged' N, P+ B# { C# [" g! ?2 l
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CA Kako
9 x9 n7 X, }/ Z1 |' p/ y CA Furutaka1 T+ b i: [1 f3 |
DD Yayoi
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- [$ s$ U4 }9 |9 }Aircraft Attacking:
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4 [" S! U2 W. f9 `4 T Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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( G" |" d$ K( I, K; A8 A ^$ s. {1 cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain; u w' G' i. t1 E7 g
6 W. O: f6 Y+ O- G7 ]" X- @Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* g8 _+ X* }4 j$ _2 |" l2 I: XEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft0 Z: A! Z1 Q5 Q4 X* z1 r( H6 u
B-25B Mitchell x 4
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- C" [1 ~9 K- ZNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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Aircraft Attacking:8 w) ~- p8 T, t; w0 o* G6 G
4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * 7 C( |, c2 t0 z h
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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- h9 ^ `% [9 X8 a+ C: x2 _9 }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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