AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 427 O; {! ?3 B2 U' k
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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AV Kamikawa Maru
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
6 l+ C+ l# }& K5 j2 }SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes+ V$ f/ @0 T$ f4 m: _; d& e
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9 M$ m! Y3 f7 B( N6 E+ n- b' PSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships
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AMc Fumi Maru #2
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( Q5 V2 O( o0 F2 p6 O xAK Asakaze Maru
3 w6 C. W# D5 i- Z# B1 U/ ~ xAKL Hagoromo Maru
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4 @6 I1 o) |4 s R! N7 ?; TSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
9 I. ~' v0 X. F6 dS-44 diving deep ....
! N" d( U2 a& G/ UE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
& o% w- N4 H; F; \! LE Oite attacking submerged sub ....4 \$ |# B. r: D+ ~$ k8 a
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
$ C W- M, b J9 t4 H8 w; W5 VSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
+ s4 \+ ]) a6 \+ J: f% y/ Y4 FSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
0 a! G, W7 q7 h( \7 _E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44% S, Y1 P0 \% u* n1 b5 o$ {
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
2 R8 N: M# ^1 F1 o4 UE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search.... f! n$ r* K: ]( ~ W' J$ ?9 ^
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...: O# q6 A% M/ ^
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
/ I1 A7 R( C0 ^ k& jE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ K4 s, W3 \4 N7 ~# vE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ `: o8 p. K: N& I* oEscort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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9 S1 M6 d$ z- {% {" _! U3 s e7 MRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.( s! b/ U8 e; J7 H
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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# |. x2 I A( q* F PBY-5 Catalina x 127 T: l; v5 P/ F6 k
7 B8 ~# L1 k" PNo Allied losses
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CA Kako
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$ Q, { w7 \3 qAircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo7 O3 m! j) t- M2 I( U# Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.8 P* d2 z% I7 a' m9 u/ g y' ?
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes( J& m2 I7 t7 b/ G: y4 ^# @
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8 U. I) P* \7 c! }! L: Z PBY-5 Catalina x 12$ ~# ]+ O) n+ t6 J/ `
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PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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CA Furutaka4 L2 \* S7 n. r4 z& z$ v$ v) R- b
DD Yayoi
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Aircraft Attacking:
d" S- o9 S" V! K( B- @ s0 X 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
% w3 i" w% z5 E1 t! R Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb a; t& }% g. D' y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129# x( t# @: s. v. T0 e% W
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# }! \4 ?# K3 x, D" ^% aRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; Y% a- s2 V( _/ u! Y8 V, V3 k6 ]Estimated time to target is 2 minutes6 h0 Q+ `& u2 A4 _ i
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses8 O0 I' H0 M) Y: s# j" h, F) g
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * , S4 F$ ~$ w5 r# S! y9 y
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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7 c2 w2 c% s! t' P. ~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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