AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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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/ }1 V5 s+ b) S% e2 t
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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( ~1 Y0 _' l" V7 WSub attack near Rabaul at 106,1280 A# s; \$ D$ c8 d$ z( \" B
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Japanese Ships; e+ I3 S9 a( t9 V; _& b0 d. R. w
E Asanagi+ a9 M7 U0 r$ q: g" W: o" G
AMc Fumi Maru #2
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xAK Asakaze Maru
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Allied Ships
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi D7 _% E$ ?3 c4 O4 U
S-44 diving deep ....& `, {7 S6 ?$ f8 r& u
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ..../ n5 `9 {5 a& F
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....# d8 h% p8 v5 n
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep2 N" L. X0 w$ X( |& A2 n
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
* r7 D0 O! K4 T1 Q6 E! RSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep" C$ H) Q( s; G' q6 p# a; x, k
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-442 e( o+ W: V0 P; }5 X6 r
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
2 i" W, j4 t- Q3 x9 F* Y% {; y+ lE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...) v3 W' L4 f3 F
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...8 p) i1 D) Y8 G0 Y6 |2 ^/ \
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...0 w7 `! B4 F6 i; S% \: X
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
3 ]1 p; B9 j) R+ LE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
- b q. N9 {: R8 Y4 y5 M6 i/ xEscort abandons search for sub4 U8 p, ~! u3 s
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.& {* ~' I+ t# j+ K7 `4 T
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes7 p5 q. Q5 W4 e# |
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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No Allied losses
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CL Tatsuta
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Aircraft Attacking:
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( a0 s9 g/ {' r a# ~ Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo% N' ~9 D0 }% f I+ g
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; U4 R/ }$ i" y% OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light cloud# `4 \" N" I7 v9 N9 t4 I
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
2 ~( N6 _8 t' S0 k5 C5 DEstimated time to target is 3 minutes& O1 t7 ^5 _' ?
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PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged1 i$ D. {: V( | c
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CA Furutaka
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
* l9 p5 v$ f- C/ ~) P+ e- N Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb' m8 Z7 X, e9 t. d( _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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" T- e$ m: l: v1 V D0 rWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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- g9 b+ i* I4 i' k+ YRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 a2 x# ^: e4 C& Y6 `/ REstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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B-25B Mitchell x 4; R: }% G& i; ?2 I
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xAK Kamikaze Maru- C# a6 D. |8 s" ?
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
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, r/ X8 T E+ `0 A) Mkevin_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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