AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42: O: S9 i& D1 J# ?: ]3 H9 i
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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AV Kamikawa Maru' y5 i$ J3 U; g P* h
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47 B5 d; k' r' ]3 z9 C7 H' I7 K: U
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes" C: x: b, M6 x8 Z- r
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128- e2 o, q ^' l8 P/ w+ H
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E Asanagi4 o: O+ H3 Y% z, ]) e: u$ j
AMc Fumi Maru #2
' H: K U% Y" [8 J& q1 P xAK Ikushima Maru( k0 o. j" U J" w- q. U
xAK Asakaze Maru
6 G7 Q1 Z4 o4 c; L# E xAKL Hagoromo Maru
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SS S-44
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi& C# P! e4 X4 y& v9 Y& N' |
S-44 diving deep ....
/ Q' o3 ]( B7 I( gE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
+ r* @ S c' H( lE Oite attacking submerged sub ....
' k* M! z; \3 |, q# E2 ^- [SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep. q! u0 r$ R+ E4 i6 x4 }
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite & j% p# h( f3 [* V4 S
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
9 B4 q- Y p- U, |/ _7 {6 pE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-449 P7 T9 r3 ?- P8 H+ a% w, k
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
! l: ]# i7 s! [0 T- z9 u+ O: RE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search.../ Y$ K K6 U- Y* Q
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...* A; n8 D9 D# j$ `
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search.../ x/ z: o) ]' n9 |; i2 q
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...1 I8 j1 {' o; J% j3 G
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...% A; Q" x! {7 E0 {$ H+ h
Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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) l$ V9 G5 t3 N* k+ v, [Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
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PBY-5 Catalina x 125 A7 ?$ j, d3 b0 Q% S0 ~
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No Allied losses& k# x; S5 }$ x4 q0 p/ v4 ^
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CA Kako
0 {5 S5 F$ W9 } CA Aoba
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* p3 x) Q' t3 V5 i" P5 B; W+ d- W+ A Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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8 s+ @( N* j+ G9 t( `7 {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1259 Q: }* Z! |6 _8 r' t
5 b' Z+ B) _0 X7 l( p- V1 DWeather in hex: Light cloud
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0 G" a: X4 }% q& Y0 Y" mRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
& @& p6 Q, o+ n1 w9 BEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged# F: B5 \" P8 D+ E9 _
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Japanese Ships
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8 n: O. ?0 ^" t. e. e5 Z) Y CA Furutaka1 f: N( Z }. O
DD Yayoi
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Aircraft Attacking:1 p% g0 ]+ M7 f [) E/ X
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet* M& S% j* t$ _ C! F& [8 b. {) D, i
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb# U! l0 y% a$ R/ Y* Z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129* W2 M# M; _. g5 q; h
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain$ f- j1 ^" j& q
& s0 P: \7 @7 PRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 b5 r4 L4 ~2 N' o6 M
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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B-25B Mitchell x 4
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * 3 @& z. A2 z$ ]
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb6 i7 r! e5 v+ t- n5 |+ ?5 V4 m: \+ U
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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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