AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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0 w0 c# ~: c4 |6 D( qSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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AV Kamikawa Maru9 \4 d- E: J6 F$ o9 A! M
4 o( v, j% ^# n8 N' QAllied Ships- H% F) [- ^, M9 [; k4 B$ y6 K. M
SS S-47
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/ j: @' ]% I; t/ J* ]7 hAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-472 y$ s9 K: j* W* L! x9 l+ a
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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# A* p+ I" q; K6 j P2 x) PSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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9 S5 e8 Y' S. }- G+ f. [Japanese Ships
0 I3 s. f# n3 |& T0 v4 b* v: o E Asanagi
8 Y; x5 o9 n5 T" d, X AMc Fumi Maru #2
7 [) C2 h8 [& Y: @2 h xAK Ikushima Maru: C1 ?- X" ^2 H
xAK Asakaze Maru8 H6 r% n r9 b: R' U1 A+ C
xAKL Hagoromo Maru* d7 g* d: Y- S/ }; S' }
E Oite
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Allied Ships
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
; I) y( a Y2 F3 z+ _) cS-44 diving deep ....
- z) w' q6 [2 ` C. l# j0 m1 j NE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....! h9 U* l* I$ I" H2 G$ O
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....' v, K' `! X" X- r, g& p
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
# Z+ }+ s9 b$ ~9 p$ o- tSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite 9 g! e9 i1 E P; Z: p" m
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
8 \6 V" K3 Y: k) U+ jE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
* ~& B8 m6 X* t9 e) uE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search# Z0 F; t* l+ v# K$ g/ k" P+ Z/ B6 l9 U
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
1 R) g$ Z0 E9 g/ }E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
( @% G: [/ O4 Z, ?2 X+ D' FE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
' ?2 A% j6 s0 K3 FE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
' I) k- F* ]2 J4 n' XE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...7 m7 V$ ^7 N# ]. a5 z% w2 N& l. z
Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125" P; }' m% X% q* E1 I- o
3 k( g) q. _& | YWeather in hex: Light rain o8 t7 C" p2 A8 E+ i, k5 C
4 o0 V V$ Y+ P& kRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.! E& a& b4 g2 w
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft( ?5 ?/ C2 I) \2 o+ L( o
PBY-5 Catalina x 12' A% u" B9 E4 T+ J5 o- q
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No Allied losses+ I2 s& s& f: o7 Y) P: \
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Japanese Ships
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CA Aoba0 Q: x1 U% z. w
) ^$ d7 Q0 p% ZAircraft Attacking:7 `, B' s( y/ U1 A0 B% e$ S
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet( A# G h5 Z$ n' w$ ?
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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6 L- k6 X& z, F8 Y2 g* W) VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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# |8 W( G: j6 W4 PWeather in hex: Light cloud$ P! h5 i, h G" B+ l- X+ H; a- T
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
7 @9 ]3 H$ w5 v- q' PEstimated time to target is 3 minutes" x: f, w9 d* a) K* F' v% G, B: w
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PBY-5 Catalina x 125 D- `+ D0 t( h) p8 _" D
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Allied aircraft losses
9 e# y& X# o! E: Z f: F PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
2 _4 m0 [8 R, @0 X CA Kako
k6 s7 H3 h2 Y) A8 p8 e CA Furutaka
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CA Aoba# T) r* Y" j% o
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet3 m4 ?7 v @% \
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb) z$ y) ^3 e0 _6 X% l( t" ?* \7 s, g7 V
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129' ~, R. s0 Y" K9 z4 @7 \- q5 w" w
" q: ^& M' Q; q5 T, O2 O* @' M# j: SWeather in hex: Moderate rain$ c: u' ?$ {8 [& `
! ~* f0 ^/ d% p/ t) a. e# xRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 H0 B. F3 v, } g+ kEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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4 B7 g, r( ?6 C r# \1 a" g4 UAllied aircraft3 g' l4 t2 [3 d+ _! }1 R
B-25B Mitchell x 4* H* S5 C. O7 A9 I( V
) ^3 E, |9 }. {' \1 w) X6 @No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships3 t% g" l! P& A8 ^
xAK Kamikaze Maru
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * ! V5 U/ k6 F9 ^' X) K* K0 E7 `5 ~
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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