AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126( b' o. a7 w3 Z3 R9 f g& G2 O
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AV Kamikawa Maru, @; d+ h% a8 h
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SS S-47
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' @) N D! B% G3 x9 w) eAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
; P" N$ W- ^- {. u5 VSS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128* t, {' r+ X; B _
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E Asanagi
2 {' f+ _1 n7 y7 F+ e AMc Fumi Maru #2& W- i. f B8 a1 u; a7 r0 ]
xAK Ikushima Maru6 b# @, \- U. K6 T3 A
xAK Asakaze Maru# B+ D) E9 k1 H
xAKL Hagoromo Maru
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2 d/ X. m$ Y' }9 W SS S-44
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
5 a+ t p' w* f1 C) d8 f- {S-44 diving deep ....
7 `( u! q, s( F+ X' HE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ...., e8 N7 z/ S. Z+ |* i( x
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....7 G; W7 ]( d* e
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
! a! \$ V! D' ?& @ C: }SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
" _: `8 ]: X4 K# R# u, a Z) QSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep2 D2 [) T# |7 @, x) m
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44" l3 H' s1 v: A4 X3 u
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search! T p9 X5 u% j: L, B# R9 |: ]
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
# ^+ e( n9 i7 N# N; v3 ]. b) k5 {. }E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
6 ]* q h+ N" M6 N. [6 r) tE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search... a! F" A/ j0 y
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...( ^* ^4 q! i0 x& T6 u
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...- p' r+ d8 v/ d' a
Escort abandons search for sub. ?$ ]+ P4 d% q- D$ ~4 T/ T
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, A D, Q# S! j4 X! aMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125* a' {! C) r8 j/ @- x2 _' x
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.2 E" w8 O0 l/ I8 R t! F7 Z% [
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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1 H, w5 _8 S3 dNo Allied losses7 X$ x7 ]6 |0 x3 }$ k
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CL Tatsuta
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Aircraft Attacking:( K' i5 I/ f2 e# ?: ~* Z* S
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet. C7 M3 @2 [* {6 W
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo3 [" J5 h0 Q; E
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( a* c0 F1 j$ tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125/ k3 a7 h ^0 M, I" ?
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet., T/ {9 y+ C, k0 l9 y
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12& L, s# f* W8 e! x( G
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CA Kako
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CA Aoba
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
8 y0 s0 P5 k7 u Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb$ a; g( p/ ~! V" Q! M E0 z
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; a! m8 L6 t0 G' a K8 k% Y9 `% _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain4 J2 c; v& M E! ]; u- d
8 \: b- j7 p" a" {, kRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* C& p) N8 L( y4 bEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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No Allied losses
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb- }2 _% ^$ j2 i+ l+ }6 ^* F
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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?!* H7 G* b" G: o) p3 u6 s; R/ j- Q
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