AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42& [; \1 E3 ]. N5 ^# ?$ y; u7 q
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6 w6 w, L7 V7 e6 CSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126: J+ {# _, H6 {
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
- l8 e- s& |/ F2 |0 m4 U* zSS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes3 C2 y% z+ `3 }5 @ L% g- e
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128+ b4 g8 N6 ^& L( p6 T
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6 A B6 k% Q& ]3 f' k1 ?! z' p0 G E Asanagi. M' H3 x' J. I7 R
AMc Fumi Maru #2
& B0 k3 O+ @- I/ Y8 \+ G xAK Ikushima Maru
' \; [0 U5 T4 k' T" l xAK Asakaze Maru
9 ]7 v2 m. y4 U3 ?+ c xAKL Hagoromo Maru
( E, q! U$ ^9 U5 F2 a2 i E Oite
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
6 i/ E9 x: B% W4 IS-44 diving deep ....' k$ S! E. M: ]& @* o$ G
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....9 Y. I1 A- {8 f
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....
0 `. M4 j! `. V! VSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep! N9 b8 T! m2 d
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite " p6 I4 `/ e, e7 ]: y3 M/ t9 f8 J3 V1 B
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep* b9 R% N; p5 o0 n
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
3 v+ ]& o- y5 _3 y4 J% ^) WE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
% ?6 q& h! u) |1 j" K( b# hE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...5 U1 S: e5 V( y; f7 W. K& h
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
, f& h; V9 S/ y4 p+ dE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ D: {% c/ d- T1 D! d* |E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
" F( u, j- [6 C ^) k' LE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...2 z8 v/ h. j/ [1 B6 g0 t H7 X
Escort abandons search for sub7 Y9 s0 k4 P8 I. ^ c0 F
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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/ Q) x4 u0 N2 x) L4 Z0 XWeather in hex: Light rain; A) z0 S4 R0 c
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.- z% w1 g% V p
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12. a+ Z$ t9 ^1 x# h
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No Allied losses# d$ C3 g, B/ u- N+ L) J) {. m
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! O7 E5 P; C# @0 A CL Tatsuta w: d/ ^/ T g( u; s+ E
CA Kako' q$ C6 N# H, }5 i; I5 a* d/ _
CA Aoba0 w. H# v ^( t- G! }6 ~4 _
% O7 ~. M' [3 U2 U; _) Y/ EAircraft Attacking:
2 I# B* }) n: }+ _4 a* g, \: z" P 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; R+ `; _2 U) G: I/ { Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo* b, v: L/ D0 S% d; ~* |
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125. Z3 O- C* d) S, Z
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Weather in hex: Light cloud9 x1 U7 ~6 G+ D4 k
8 S) E9 y4 Z/ |$ K, vRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.; i7 s, A( t8 p& y
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes: D. B' F$ q, L" L; ~( b* F+ V
7 @) U7 V6 Y* c6 r3 C1 i6 l) |Allied aircraft
; Z! v- X o5 _2 I* t1 f PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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Allied aircraft losses \' b( w) i4 a9 \
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% V% j7 W$ K* W+ Y5 k8 r: Y CA Kako
/ F; ?& l* v+ l8 f CA Furutaka
: }# g% }% L9 F/ v, { DD Yayoi: T% m& t M, S8 Z4 v* y& F
CA Aoba
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4 V! A$ H0 R1 _5 k& B: l- j) SAircraft Attacking:
/ y% x5 N/ R: t9 w3 R 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
, m5 C$ N1 ~1 k, x: Y6 ?* X Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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3 e1 n* G6 d3 W/ D) c5 o+ ]/ dRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; T' J3 g6 o3 N+ |$ N
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes" J* T: V3 C+ K5 U. W
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Allied aircraft
) S0 t4 h/ ]; V) q8 Y. P B-25B Mitchell x 47 G$ Z* k$ V6 O6 y9 d0 F G( d9 i
' J6 d0 b& k# n! ~3 i7 ANo Allied losses2 k5 U( J" V; I' K# Q+ `: o& f
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb7 J J y5 K) g5 }# p
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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?!5 n4 R& w! ?9 P. J' I. R
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