AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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; |. x% j& Z9 x3 ] [Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,1269 D4 n5 V1 W; x9 {2 Y8 b
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AV Kamikawa Maru8 L3 m$ r% I1 D
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SS S-476 @, R) \+ |5 U" c
& k* k% W+ \4 {" z* O* z4 s- \AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
% N( ~8 c8 q+ c9 |! USS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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4 B* T5 k+ U* qSub attack near Rabaul at 106,1284 `, y- [. X% M7 i1 `$ U R% b$ u6 B
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Japanese Ships
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AMc Fumi Maru #2
0 G4 C& X! f6 u! i) J xAK Ikushima Maru0 }( u( h" k% g
xAK Asakaze Maru
v3 Y: k t3 L xAKL Hagoromo Maru
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Allied Ships
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi5 V( j3 Y( ?: S6 H5 I" N
S-44 diving deep ....5 h# _( @4 o5 e! W& h. B, t6 T
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
- N+ k2 [: {, y6 g2 x" P/ ?E Oite attacking submerged sub ....6 X' q8 @' l9 j* }8 f: }1 D
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
, c5 |( h+ t1 {! e s5 U& SSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite 8 Z) @0 Y/ b) s# r; \
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
4 W/ U: g0 ]; w/ U! bE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44" r& R& N6 B2 [) T. S Z3 c" T
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
6 o- n2 @* y# V0 ]9 t qE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...: }3 d1 H- q: o/ o& |6 ?+ u
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
; B$ Y4 u5 x. GE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...% L. ~ W" I' Y0 J6 W4 ?6 S8 z' q4 M
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
6 r* z. g) w" [% I4 p, u% d8 ME Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...2 Z/ ~" m' Z8 r1 c6 N
Escort abandons search for sub6 u+ ~6 B8 g9 g) ^: v( D+ y) e/ y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125* g- t! x% S9 d0 ^# T$ |: J
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
$ d2 w; k( U" Z9 u# IEstimated time to target is 2 minutes7 @' ~2 O: B. P$ v) P& [
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Allied aircraft' d- Z( w) Z! k; v p9 O
PBY-5 Catalina x 12- a) ^( ?7 N) n
' S F7 c& v: B8 ?No Allied losses }" H2 p8 t$ C! t- `) u# w& e
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Japanese Ships
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CA Kako4 x. Q. j/ O) I
CA Aoba
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$ X4 R# ] L/ P ?7 SAircraft Attacking:
0 F8 Q$ e3 F: m2 b. k2 \# `% I0 ~ 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 ?+ V7 P5 @/ Y Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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1 Q4 m: V- k, T- H9 D* D9 _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
q$ w# ^: t! g- E0 W) m- S0 UEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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CA Furutaka' H/ {9 s" r/ ~$ Z; p+ |9 a
DD Yayoi
7 _1 u) ]+ s# h! S) r+ t CA Aoba1 F. S/ t. `( _; A
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet }$ Z5 F& w) h$ K; r0 ]
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb$ k( L. m" n1 i# {1 B7 i
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( |& k/ O2 _$ W* e! z0 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain, t9 {1 u/ }* `& A/ D1 N
, M% l# Q5 d# n" \# |/ @Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 {* v- F+ _3 K \" cEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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p4 G- R) E% K- c, x4 Q+ x pAllied aircraft8 m$ D" Z5 c! U# V# [- j" W( I, b
B-25B Mitchell x 4) s( N8 u1 L& g: V! }9 M6 k* Q: E
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships- a8 g0 K3 L- H+ T
xAK Kamikaze Maru
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
/ ~% h- I9 b5 P5 _; r- K% 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?!0 y# _$ v; ^5 {
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