AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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% T6 @ _: \+ C8 c0 sSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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0 N2 Z/ H& W7 R9 ^6 Y" C) L( |- ]" \ AV Kamikawa Maru
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Allied Ships6 B A% A$ [% q4 t& Z8 r/ Z {
SS S-47
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
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' @ j8 b$ {. h0 d2 aSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships7 u/ X. i. R) T0 m
E Asanagi
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xAK Ikushima Maru# ]9 E3 ?: s9 Y# J$ i0 Y% B
xAK Asakaze Maru8 g, }( {/ N: n! u- u8 C
xAKL Hagoromo Maru. f x* L1 }- C4 J5 R t9 Z1 z' p
E Oite$ x2 e% k. \6 R9 y
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SS S-44# q8 w* y3 J# p; ~
- C7 i/ l- w) d G! M4 O7 tSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi8 s8 r; F; Q; I" ^5 p8 O& Y
S-44 diving deep ....' h1 A; E0 y" T! t0 B. ~
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....9 p+ k# o: G; e6 a8 i' s
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....
0 _! k3 ~0 a8 v( G/ sSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep f( h' \( l* l' @2 `# V1 c* J
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite $ A; z6 F" J! ]& u5 V. K
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
8 ]5 t" ^9 u$ FE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
! d: R; y+ {5 H4 s8 B) |E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search- p2 R. G/ m9 [
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
9 c4 n3 S- e+ [% Z* FE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
# ?( V0 ?! r2 C* A$ a- `; OE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...7 w' h& h! K, u) p
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...* U& z, B- K; q. d* B) M# B
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search..." k; L, S6 X! _8 p
Escort abandons search for sub1 g. n1 E& F% r$ s. B# R( q
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! m7 G: S; k2 m, s: DMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125' `6 S# G7 T2 P3 i! L6 V8 d( P! [
! O) x- I2 d/ D8 d# \' }7 F' M0 yWeather in hex: Light rain, D0 R: G. d" h: G7 c; ]
3 O# U& a, K" t6 PRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
$ L8 q) O3 }. T; c/ O8 g0 wEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft0 U0 j0 v( v6 W2 e% t/ X+ B9 x( _
PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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No Allied losses
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CA Kako
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Aircraft Attacking:: ^9 u4 N! ~1 y9 d* s
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 ~' q) C7 n* s: t! ^( N
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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9 y* Z( ^, J+ ~8 h2 DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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7 n+ J5 x8 O7 Q) [+ fWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# k. e6 G) M( o/ E+ ^7 {6 ]
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes, M! Z; e# G v( b) Z
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses2 H, d9 E0 k" z$ r
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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CA Kako
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DD Yayoi) U+ X( J/ ^, {6 N( ?! m D# h) U9 ]
CA Aoba
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0 N3 a y" q4 D: Y& f0 qAircraft Attacking:! s2 e8 |5 X1 \& J* b! D, g
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet! |, S, [$ e! u+ v. |' f) X2 [" f
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, Z' o+ c) I1 y6 m" O. c
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; w8 c( W+ J0 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain3 s0 p- s0 L: {! ~9 ]: Z" V8 X
0 I9 Z9 T6 g8 l. `8 G/ _5 j. SRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 R& K k0 t- T4 p. T
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes( t& `8 k2 K, |. n1 T, y1 P
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B-25B Mitchell x 4
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! A' Y5 A/ j' x& Y D1 S7 _% `0 F5 |No Allied losses
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/ G4 I# F6 I; O G0 d' \ 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?!0 `. U$ _: ~2 {
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