AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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( e0 N/ |! K( Q0 K2 K/ ^Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126 B) N6 O- H' W' E
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Japanese Ships3 T/ i* {2 f/ P/ J( M7 v
AV Kamikawa Maru9 i% s" U" Y e
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4 K* q; r; L' j7 ?9 xAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-475 Y. P/ z: H% H1 B& G! q$ j
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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" c0 y O8 m9 o# g' z, Y. U* sSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships
" I7 z4 V; j! f+ X5 Q! K- s" F E Asanagi: ?; i/ ~7 _" a5 `" x8 P* j
AMc Fumi Maru #26 [& x+ u9 `: H g z* C$ S, n/ N
xAK Ikushima Maru; c8 t+ X+ V9 p. X0 J! i0 Z& h
xAK Asakaze Maru3 l6 x8 o1 Y/ L) R/ A
xAKL Hagoromo Maru
& M6 E' p, ]! G3 ] k+ o E Oite
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SS S-44. A3 Q/ } H' p3 L5 \3 R
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
0 q6 R6 [: E" e( _S-44 diving deep ....' U& o* j# m# E' A* W N
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ..../ I$ E" z7 Z+ o4 M2 t4 k
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....: C! }2 `$ K, C8 M3 w$ z" F8 j5 Q
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
" d i3 m* h3 m' p j6 L7 M0 tSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
1 J; U( A3 y, P3 C' }2 MSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep0 k$ ~# w: S! B' z
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
* s' H7 j, h, \4 r, z6 p# S8 A( a- KE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
; y5 Q# J" {+ r+ U. k- H6 v- E8 \" B" ~E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...) M. S* Z/ ~8 M: S& i( x
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
5 A" n( y7 D$ l( g' R2 wE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
) h% I% j* `7 {+ ^+ nE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
' e( ~5 i& `0 QE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
8 e# `. F/ y; l n) j! _: tEscort abandons search for sub7 {* o* @6 Z, d N" h
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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1 ?2 O% ]! z A% jWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) [3 P9 b5 g* a
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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) R8 w; h, x ]) R PBY-5 Catalina x 120 r" v0 {& T k8 B, J: y
9 F$ V2 P) ` m$ G( I/ M* ~No Allied losses: y% f# c$ r4 c6 H+ q( {6 N6 \
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CL Tatsuta
1 B% N6 y) {6 @5 ?3 D ? CA Kako3 v: V! ^! C8 D* A. G
CA Aoba
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, I9 d2 m O( D0 {# [ J% ^Aircraft Attacking:
) E, u( q; v | 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# H+ ~, F. c' T" w* r5 e Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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( R( G! Y4 i* z$ S. ?- HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light cloud2 r2 A' c; G0 F
7 p/ A! m5 u# ]Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.9 d: M9 b8 C6 D' B' y) r
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes8 }4 U+ L- k* R, n! M) |# U8 B' h
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Allied aircraft
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" S/ _4 _6 X3 u+ oAllied aircraft losses
8 o/ X! J, L1 W' q5 M PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged1 B3 p/ l( v u$ }5 W! S; K' F
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CA Kako- u& `) P: L7 G6 h" |
CA Furutaka- w, Q/ U0 [9 B+ N# E
DD Yayoi
4 K; Y9 e; ~: G. {) F" f6 ] CA Aoba, y' [4 z9 K! y! d' H& }; ~
- C( z" o+ M% fAircraft Attacking:
/ A6 u* H: f" r" g, F 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
$ c) t+ r5 g8 }$ X) z/ m Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb/ _% n/ j$ Z0 |0 L' s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 F; g2 R, L4 J: x/ _# O
* e7 o& E0 B3 A2 l/ y4 [Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% l+ J- F0 ]' [5 m
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes2 X/ Q' D% u' }1 @
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B-25B Mitchell x 4/ M, {4 R! x1 ^" D
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No Allied losses! }0 J) P& S+ H* Y& Z
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xAK Kamikaze Maru
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * " K+ b% R) ]$ n, D% W4 Z4 x$ x" I
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb0 O9 b- A* W) r
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. ~0 d$ J1 `& P4 M: a( C0 y7 Q* akevin_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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