AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42; C0 ]) P& f' K* r( a: V" w' n
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126' o9 E% U! n2 h ^6 O
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Japanese Ships
# R$ h" u$ l8 \- u) a AV Kamikawa Maru
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SS S-472 I7 x6 c$ S! P/ N# k9 u$ k# u* w
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-477 h' b" P+ k* N p
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128; c' P( M" Q! I: ?4 {7 s
3 p D9 [1 r" t6 k3 ]Japanese Ships
$ r/ m( `: O5 b. V. B: q- L r E Asanagi
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xAK Ikushima Maru
6 |6 q! M! }) m; ~1 u xAK Asakaze Maru! S5 x1 L9 d8 W7 |
xAKL Hagoromo Maru1 a4 t% E5 a3 C9 h+ V( \
E Oite
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' B4 k7 B o) P) V$ h, P, l SS S-44
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, ~7 `8 x: m( \% f! [SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
- ^# @9 V8 P/ c) ?/ hS-44 diving deep ...." D) g+ R% {6 j. \+ z# r% u: {; m
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
/ s" @5 L E/ J2 _: c( zE Oite attacking submerged sub ....
3 l9 Y1 U$ a9 a+ D% v* A: I; {! ^SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep& d& Z0 x2 B2 o
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite ' I8 E+ n/ y# X; ~, ~
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep8 K9 Q% c' M' l- h9 I6 `
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44$ y7 c$ c5 r. q
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
! q6 t+ z7 o/ f/ y8 y' UE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
" t8 n, I" D1 g7 ]# EE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
5 ^, R2 T8 B; Z' C! vE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
. q. Q4 {& ]& F3 B' r' a* M# b$ kE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
: _# i5 i0 Z" N$ SE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...; R& k( K& v4 K( s7 w' B5 l6 X; m
Escort abandons search for sub* Z& Z8 c4 v' z; ?* O
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light rain5 o; B$ `& j$ |: n
2 |, P/ x6 x: f, g5 qRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
7 ]' Y2 |2 {6 R i3 p2 U2 O0 MEstimated time to target is 2 minutes& @: i( @; c! v
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Allied aircraft0 O: H3 ]; e: e$ W: Z5 w
PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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1 k9 ?( P5 V, r! ?* mNo Allied losses' z1 ?# M+ `5 I
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Japanese Ships' q7 @, L5 F/ U7 C, [& Z1 ]
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CA Kako
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Aircraft Attacking:
( @9 l: B) q( W3 L& A 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 e6 ^7 v$ K$ H6 @
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125( I0 z$ u: s* X* v* [) Z8 E# o
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Weather in hex: Light cloud) k$ I5 ]+ R, Y, {1 ~' w
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- Y: ^+ _5 y9 N! R" c: yEstimated time to target is 3 minutes+ P) u5 e' u7 H$ \" I% }. S
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PBY-5 Catalina x 124 j+ T! O, [; D7 d3 i
6 A1 E2 g0 R9 vAllied aircraft losses7 ]0 S7 K/ X, i' y$ l# G
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged8 F' j& @/ R5 V: ^1 ~
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Japanese Ships9 [% Z: |0 ^4 b8 {; X
CA Kako9 ` J! `- S0 S7 ^
CA Furutaka
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CA Aoba: Y6 i% N$ o9 F# K5 _" I2 P, v
4 _7 S+ L+ q& S+ c( t% c5 a$ kAircraft Attacking:
" Z! g4 `5 E# b0 m, `) ?! \2 f* q 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
- N1 C! ~8 c& B+ G9 y Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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& v2 [" r4 s9 i7 Z8 P4 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129& X4 d+ s& G: U0 ^. Y0 ?: p1 z
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6 |' ?0 g8 u. B1 p9 E; @2 X) N lRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 k; u/ R7 G2 F) v
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft- ^0 d: W4 r. I" {+ @
B-25B Mitchell x 47 b- Z' p! H8 n1 J" [5 `) r: m
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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 *
2 M Y4 F0 j5 {2 T! D; z Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb8 Q7 S/ Y/ x+ {$ q! B
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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?!( Z j& [* }1 Y
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