AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42! k# x7 k' _: o1 V' t ^2 m: w& Z2 H
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9 n- f7 b0 k9 B9 S ?' G0 l/ j) QSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126" o2 w1 V8 n$ o6 l2 Q% }( }
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AV Kamikawa Maru/ ]8 ~' `6 p% J6 S$ \* Z
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SS S-47% @ ^: G9 C% H& C
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
8 X6 Y C! X5 K% ~3 YSS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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' A6 U! s& J8 W E Asanagi% `( |& m, g# E6 `- |+ ~5 Q4 @
AMc Fumi Maru #2
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xAKL Hagoromo Maru
: N2 O9 b2 h, G2 \- e0 X E Oite: e5 h- p8 m/ o. s6 L5 r
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Allied Ships( m6 s2 }" D. T/ ^/ l: \
SS S-44
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi' Q0 V3 M" D' d, s8 [- [
S-44 diving deep ....0 K6 r7 s, S1 k" s9 O% D6 ?
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
9 o7 \. L, j ?. }1 D7 Q1 c9 J3 qE Oite attacking submerged sub ....
% `5 w; d6 H; U) NSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep+ h0 l1 l2 U& K# y4 D& }' t
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite . t+ B* C" U8 W! G
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
) y/ N% r% X8 Y+ WE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
( A g# n3 \3 t+ n, y/ {- B0 g2 zE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search- t# V. h$ Q0 h/ r% r$ H* s Y; H
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
9 y/ @/ z: h' K: _8 k! V& e yE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...5 e, R* W* Y# S, G4 C0 c+ ~1 T
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
6 P7 x# `$ I- b" Z# d9 A1 ~8 |2 |E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
1 Y, U5 ^. w1 o) _2 w* O: lE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
1 Q9 r# K2 l% pEscort abandons search for sub Q, G. M7 N y# w8 q6 {6 s/ K
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.9 g' V9 D& i0 N
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes+ U0 Q5 ~- r/ R0 Z: z8 _6 H
3 H3 j& `! S0 X7 k# IAllied aircraft
* v2 @3 l5 g2 |2 {- M( ] PBY-5 Catalina x 12/ r4 z2 ^/ b& W# X6 u: ~: y- ^& A+ u
2 O. [9 S, G) X0 zNo Allied losses% f$ k4 T8 d* N8 T1 e) c& Z9 g
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Japanese Ships
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CA Aoba
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0 P$ q5 F5 f" I( qAircraft Attacking:0 Q( o* `3 Q5 U( h" h$ Y5 d7 W! l+ X
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! j* L9 l0 U3 y9 [ Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo& k1 r+ S) t4 h6 D
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0 O" r. N1 e6 `' q e9 x; n2 K! WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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: b) ?( r6 ~* Q8 e3 V" x- P/ y5 @Weather in hex: Light cloud
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0 C1 a$ g/ M9 }Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
0 @& {0 T( p, K lEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
+ J6 F0 K# l; o% H, z S& n2 v9 N1 [ PBY-5 Catalina x 12: ]0 W3 w5 U% V$ }8 l
# [3 g' q+ m7 {; g* G6 r ~Allied aircraft losses/ Y: T f; J( o) A* U. w
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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CA Furutaka
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CA Aoba0 h7 T& W, P$ l4 o/ j
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Aircraft Attacking:
; N) f9 v& F# X3 s" z/ ?. T: n 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet- R, T' i. P, A1 O7 U* B4 H5 U
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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' o, `+ l2 @/ q! K2 ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain- l' _; {7 |1 C l; R; g: H y
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., w7 f' `9 P/ w
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes% K, X" ^7 U% o/ J9 I
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Allied aircraft1 R2 q# b. y' p* A3 `, ~& d+ K* n
B-25B Mitchell x 4
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No Allied losses- X+ V/ c& H% j$ O8 o/ N1 m
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Japanese Ships
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Aircraft Attacking:6 t5 @: z& _* Z# _
4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * 5 o& |8 \1 t$ v7 m# ]
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?! H9 o' {5 [/ W. M# S
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