AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 426 i$ ]* m8 m2 v( W
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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AV Kamikawa Maru
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Allied Ships7 Z+ w% \6 o1 \, b9 Y2 w3 r# u
SS S-472 p: m; v. Z3 _0 P- g1 Y1 q
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128( C0 m7 u, M+ E
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Japanese Ships2 y( V4 t& l- V7 q1 i
E Asanagi* q% R/ F' g. y/ V4 f
AMc Fumi Maru #22 J" c$ U" a# i0 S2 r% X1 k) O
xAK Ikushima Maru
" u( u2 n0 E3 s xAK Asakaze Maru
/ W8 a/ O) i/ a% t% { xAKL Hagoromo Maru
4 m' I' t+ L8 m5 P. N E Oite
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
9 q5 d* j! |$ P% JS-44 diving deep ....8 g* n# \% O. X" a9 ?/ i% \
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....( g: A/ P2 m" J% Q
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....
) w* O0 _6 J' I! BSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep% R/ y4 @: c( _
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
8 k- E" K6 E3 m S5 P8 NSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
3 @+ Q& H; P3 ~5 sE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
% _; o0 A N2 b$ r$ i( `E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
+ [2 k7 `* V( W# t" Z0 Q9 ZE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
( {* J. w- M( e) A& ^$ ]' u4 ZE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...# k1 A) c; o4 t) T1 s# Q2 {
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...; ]* y- S0 d! U: l
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
! q5 Y6 R# K# J9 ~* ^E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...3 Y0 N0 Z2 o. F9 B" X
Escort abandons search for sub2 V4 n2 ^. ~) p& P
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125) `% H4 J2 X# B; Q; [
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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8 a* ^, N; L) Q6 Q U# N! VRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
7 i( s5 r$ Y; P* Y4 XEstimated time to target is 2 minutes) `" R: D( x/ R) t! D+ v
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3 ?! i$ ~! a: _' p PBY-5 Catalina x 120 {; w: M% C* O) k$ K: {
4 A7 l, k2 f8 t( j3 d! {" V T+ U* MNo Allied losses K1 M; h* y1 B
3 D9 _+ A7 D# r8 YJapanese Ships
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CA Aoba
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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, e& U7 Q' r7 ~+ ]8 o" LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125. o4 P+ d/ g0 B' I
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
2 V# S& d; X D: PEstimated time to target is 3 minutes- x1 }7 A3 @4 H
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Allied aircraft
/ P- m; i9 F6 T0 k- g PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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8 k, a* ~* J- I) N1 P* k. `: j) d* X PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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CA Kako
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CA Aoba8 @: Q5 V& M3 Q; c* @! j; D+ U( t4 }
( s- v+ p8 T- Z# l1 N: KAircraft Attacking:
Z; v. p; ~% r- ? 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
9 l7 k ~% Q1 G, V# k Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb) ?* }/ H4 C6 o$ _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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1 t4 O" t& X1 X/ iWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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2 Y8 i. V- r! VRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! u/ e0 { v0 h4 G
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese Ships
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * 6 |& @! @& `# a5 b) O
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?!' @4 M8 V3 J0 P' F, m7 X' G
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