AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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( C9 x" f9 o- X2 kSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,1263 V7 N: ~2 w/ p2 T" ]; x
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AV Kamikawa Maru$ `) Y7 y7 H4 U+ J
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SS S-47
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% e" q7 s5 H$ B8 ?AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
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* Z5 T" v$ L4 y- m1 X6 E: g. QSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128' `# \% f. ~$ N7 j9 k5 B ]
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E Asanagi$ o8 Y5 W! I8 e n
AMc Fumi Maru #2; ^1 z( V( }6 W1 }* d; O& f6 S
xAK Ikushima Maru
7 F4 v& ]+ ?: o1 C% f2 b( a$ x7 N xAK Asakaze Maru
, V7 V. E. b9 A: M4 h xAKL Hagoromo Maru
6 ]* n4 V2 o8 p/ J E Oite
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Allied Ships
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5 @2 H/ S) E$ W. Y2 w3 D* ySS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
( Q) e" m: M3 s5 m/ p" gS-44 diving deep ....
! f& _! [6 b- ] A, Q9 `4 `1 E; fE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
6 x$ w0 p$ @7 c7 H: ]E Oite attacking submerged sub ....+ X. C. _* [+ s- l
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep) Q! \0 c% D% j2 \) H& z
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite N, e; F' D4 I1 b; \" n+ g1 W$ Z
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep$ C# w/ D4 }- a8 _: b1 `
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
' b( ^( E8 L3 {, ?9 A7 k: fE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
9 i% O, ]" K$ l' z' s- mE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
' W) k, s. L8 @! c% B! H( \; |E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
3 E! ^3 _7 ^5 g% g: w$ `/ U' A S* tE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search..., w0 L( t& F8 V. E
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
) {. n- j `1 h3 }$ [E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
1 @- h5 M5 ~0 M$ J4 {2 nEscort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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- \# I6 l! S$ B) ^3 ^2 V+ ~Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.. t) W6 S6 J2 A5 g: u& R% s2 s
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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CA Kako
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Aircraft Attacking:7 E2 r7 G3 R, V! P' b
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ E) T7 l5 @/ N7 c; u Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125/ D* m+ m; k5 g3 M; P* I B) ^+ [* i- ^
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! g) H) O/ c! X! ?8 O* U& KRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
7 o( H0 |0 ^* g! Q3 g: YEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses, u3 @ g w! y+ U
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged( ~6 B% J0 `" l& n1 |, U2 \0 S: G
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Japanese Ships
6 p. ]% F2 U7 \$ X* c/ O CA Kako
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DD Yayoi( V3 S0 |' q/ q$ b2 V
CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:$ ]; j; G: X$ Q" N+ G$ }
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet, A7 B! e3 b2 i
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain8 P" X6 ?( G; N/ [
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
p5 j+ r3 O, h" |Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 K, {! y; u* P0 C# S
B-25B Mitchell x 42 j+ u) i% V0 n" ]' S0 k) Z
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No Allied losses( ~3 [( ~6 s; D4 l0 J8 o: _
9 v) W' D% ?$ x/ qJapanese Ships
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * ' n4 J# |- U0 D/ v( `
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb3 L) R& m: B5 u3 i3 v
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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?!) r5 ~, o/ o" V$ Q
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