AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42' w$ k, g. ^5 |3 j0 X
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H4 X! r& r8 R+ I4 @9 n2 R) @, wSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,1265 q$ v1 X t) a Y
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships
9 i! D4 q- a# U% i2 G$ ^ SS S-47" _* `( H0 A8 f5 ]
+ U# t/ Q" t4 _AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
. Q8 j7 |/ w6 A9 a$ iSS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes* T( W/ z) I; r2 x5 A) ?: a
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; \* R7 M" S# W. ^) ^) HSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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6 x3 [$ y4 I& A2 OJapanese Ships& J" M/ a+ J$ b. Z6 I( k) y
E Asanagi0 V/ s- T& p# D& f( e1 K' N; Q
AMc Fumi Maru #2* {) U6 I- \5 s* Q6 F. W f6 s: x* A8 v
xAK Ikushima Maru$ M& j' p: J5 p5 t6 A0 G
xAK Asakaze Maru
9 r) ^$ H3 r3 F: v xAKL Hagoromo Maru
- z+ ]+ {" q/ ]4 ^ E Oite9 S, y' g, A+ Y! u
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SS S-445 ~/ [% s# J0 x, q
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
A+ O1 C' Z! S- y; M" k) X; mS-44 diving deep ....9 B; E1 @6 z% J" ^4 ^
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....! r# i# r/ l7 r* ^) N
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....$ P; N+ H# x1 V9 A
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
3 h0 O1 Z# V3 }& B% USS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
, g- X o9 ?; n5 J* P% |3 \* ~SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep4 D' |7 _8 q T
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44, @! w' B4 u( `7 R, _, q8 U
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search1 i$ Z; }8 C; Q7 D9 p
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
: ?# j! k _" g0 P$ lE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...3 y5 D% | o" }5 U
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
) m/ R3 ~) d( ~6 r& DE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
2 z* W- f3 J: `% OE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
: A; h# c1 v1 MEscort abandons search for sub
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3 O) N# e' i( V c1 CMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1259 \% D! t$ }& s
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
/ g8 Z% S2 o+ [Estimated time to target is 2 minutes7 A0 Q2 v" @/ z m
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Allied aircraft; {- d. H1 b6 k) z
PBY-5 Catalina x 122 ^; ?8 }, x( H; ?. c7 d$ `+ @# @$ F# g+ c
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No Allied losses
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9 a/ }: \! J9 Y; p0 LJapanese Ships/ Z1 W# s7 o! Z7 c4 ~" i2 h8 F; z- c
CL Tatsuta0 K% Z+ L% c" ~. ~, a+ g+ q& u
CA Kako
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: A! L$ X: z) I9 sAircraft Attacking:
- \3 M0 m- q+ R) b 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( E% B# k& H7 k2 Y6 I# G Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo6 C( b3 x2 M8 W7 E1 R5 I
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6 L! U2 F3 R7 TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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" U+ l: @$ z! L0 }* m, l, ]; pWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
4 Y& K! F0 F3 A8 `1 x+ rEstimated time to target is 3 minutes0 G8 g# N" a: S0 m. |
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Allied aircraft
( y- q2 c7 K' ] ~7 \; e4 c' S1 y' R PBY-5 Catalina x 123 ^ r. w Q& j- r d
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Allied aircraft losses& e3 i: s3 Y. g. x1 t
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged% y- Q8 Z: `3 @6 e* B* e) D) k
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CA Kako% b# G: |5 N- G$ ^" n3 e
CA Furutaka
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8 ^9 u- f* c, \/ D6 ] CA Aoba& s# U4 v2 Y& @/ r1 O( G
2 o; s$ n/ d. n8 s% KAircraft Attacking:
: t, r& |0 u6 x7 d {) m 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
. I0 v, a: N/ X Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb- R8 o0 n7 I4 r1 g) w9 v6 `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129# f; L# S/ C' q: S# m
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 n7 G p6 k6 T4 I3 _# N: N
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes% y3 r+ w. R6 f; t! B0 U
3 K3 H. F6 i3 {# L/ P4 HAllied aircraft
9 [- }+ T; ]/ `# G8 r$ j( o6 v B-25B Mitchell x 4( r3 x8 V4 h; @) j0 ^
; H0 A T! Y, {/ ZNo Allied losses7 n6 u0 D" [0 t, |/ w% [
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xAK Kamikaze Maru. M$ q F0 e3 t$ q8 l
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Aircraft Attacking:$ \; i5 s2 b# P2 j' I8 b% O
4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * B; f: i) H [3 p3 Q% j
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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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?!
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