AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 422 X: l5 C5 A1 u% H) Q4 B O
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/ ~& s8 U1 [: n) {6 Z- ASubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,1269 P2 m; A& V7 u# _3 C
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Allied Ships5 S* ^' l3 M2 [' w: t# {- h! F
SS S-47/ H! t, `6 V- x1 V/ H0 m
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47( W; Y9 ]4 g3 a; k! Z- H5 X7 q& U- @
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128, w3 H6 {) a. d1 ~
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7 t8 o7 Q/ c! Q E Asanagi0 x1 \' R5 F. J, [
AMc Fumi Maru #2
+ p4 ]( i1 D+ p) F4 T# H1 ?+ I$ S5 @ xAK Ikushima Maru& G3 e% O: y L1 j) Z% [
xAK Asakaze Maru: O4 ]7 q# o# G# q( A" m
xAKL Hagoromo Maru/ a: I; s1 E' m4 |# N& @' i
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3 X' P: ^' F5 ?, f7 rSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi& t$ Q) ?' t2 Y- |4 b
S-44 diving deep ....
9 Q/ m$ U9 e6 |2 J8 UE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....4 t5 `$ c4 A# z) B+ A; ^
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....
5 c6 \! v) y0 RSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
; y8 H+ E+ M. n/ ?2 tSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
5 A$ m* C4 O5 A: `* qSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
0 r8 e3 M0 C k+ YE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-442 u- g2 N9 [5 S9 f
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search( r2 S2 D# V% P
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...( ?" o" N4 Q. ^' e& O
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
* ]& r3 W: D) i/ e- @E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...& I; u2 |2 h9 K- v1 \
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
+ s: |1 C& S* ^; p) j PE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
9 R! O7 V; ]+ TEscort abandons search for sub/ f5 Y! ~% w4 G: T, g( S" c
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4 R; z/ _: [. _, Y, |- R2 GMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125+ j) t. V6 s" O; `, P$ D7 y7 l; ]
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Weather in hex: Light rain( |7 |% W) ], ]8 N5 s, d W
7 i7 q5 _3 k, D- N+ c! D1 w2 ]( BRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
m8 ]! ^$ X2 F! |/ r1 c. oEstimated time to target is 2 minutes" z& {3 I& s: w0 a9 A# u6 ?
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Allied aircraft# L/ Q4 ]6 q, h. E, C
PBY-5 Catalina x 127 ]' [ |0 I2 K0 Z
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No Allied losses0 c- e9 _7 S3 s& p% m! q6 s
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/ A! C4 B& q2 l# V" q1 ^ CA Kako9 I+ ?1 E2 v7 Y( O* Z
CA Aoba( E# y5 w @1 B* _" ^; c
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 m0 r5 m; [) V Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo, n7 u& h* t% m3 O! c+ I2 a
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( r7 S( |5 x% P* D& N1 kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1253 m; n8 ^, o% `! c7 C e
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.8 j2 |4 j* j$ M! q
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes" \, f: P* o- ^& K+ i1 N( e' M8 a3 A
4 e; d" I9 ?- yAllied aircraft4 u: o* x3 {6 B- p! l: ~
PBY-5 Catalina x 127 b) k' _; u- k7 L* E7 l
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Allied aircraft losses5 b% x' |, _2 M! }
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships. E8 A6 h: _$ J9 f! L, @/ \
CA Kako2 |3 X0 a) b& @+ S; X
CA Furutaka
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7 U# x+ a9 ?% L+ B6 q CA Aoba; A# [% |3 U. n8 a
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
( @, z3 x; u& A3 N5 i3 b) Z Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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. |0 Q% U) I. H5 {- mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1294 `! T2 g* B* Y
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain4 t4 t7 R- G5 \5 o; T8 m0 v7 {
& ^- o7 p* g9 p6 U l& SRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 E& v2 q+ { `1 b, P: s: n
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 [! H6 A- [0 Y1 @) C B-25B Mitchell x 4* I# e X- n4 m& O1 y
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Japanese Ships! y3 j9 c( h8 y( S+ D
xAK Kamikaze Maru0 Z8 I9 G4 u+ Z" u# N& Y% J
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * % m; A* y( R' ^) z3 ~3 u. x
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?!
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