AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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+ W# p0 Y( r1 X. L6 t8 G* ]2 l, KSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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Japanese Ships
! ~0 R5 M7 i6 o" u; { AV Kamikawa Maru( Z6 o: m7 ~/ ~$ a6 x/ z( N
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Allied Ships
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47* M4 f6 [. ^8 \& w; X5 b
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes. G+ R* p( s7 }/ U
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; a) I; R0 U( X8 B6 K. `7 u- z& fSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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/ x+ d- ]4 ^4 E* K0 s2 L) I9 v5 a E Asanagi
* a9 d% c3 `+ k, k& a9 l AMc Fumi Maru #2
8 \, [0 s, J0 t! t! ?- @! @' v xAK Ikushima Maru, t( m( p2 ?: \4 M; v, `
xAK Asakaze Maru
) Y* P2 W/ @4 P! ^7 B xAKL Hagoromo Maru' |- `" t8 N8 |, g; e& j5 C
E Oite& B0 F _3 X% i
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SS S-44: G$ W0 C7 {% R8 J
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi, G. Y$ }5 [" b! G
S-44 diving deep ....
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E Oite attacking submerged sub ....
8 Z0 y! P6 a: y. BSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep9 S- q% N# b/ }6 m
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
. `3 i/ L/ o6 U; K3 tSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
- ]7 v: ^1 ~ t. X4 _, g) fE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44( }+ G* F. h, c
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search# B7 B& d' E) X9 c( J8 [4 b) u) A
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...! O! s" m' _7 H" _' A8 H! B
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...5 D* y5 v# m4 v0 i0 v7 N
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
; ^0 [! [9 W* G5 _" ^1 K+ W( `E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
* L6 e; [$ o1 {" ^/ Z! x& eE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...( I; r) E# A. k* J
Escort abandons search for sub
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) v @" I7 g+ z6 R/ G; P, j: e5 X$ QMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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* n+ e5 {, M: b; K: c: F- Q6 s( gRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( x8 N+ |- }; @1 N F% V# F! |- REstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft& V. q k5 g- ^/ @3 F: a% d
PBY-5 Catalina x 128 \! X( F& o/ m4 _! S8 S6 t7 ]
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No Allied losses' [- O7 D8 O! r9 }+ S
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CL Tatsuta
0 i G2 o8 Q7 ], h# u CA Kako/ l0 H1 }- q& N3 ` ^6 U+ B7 y
CA Aoba( H6 b0 @$ Z& f4 I* H+ w' j
6 H' W, {2 D1 o) `5 V/ f# B( f( @Aircraft Attacking:
" {( y7 I: ~; D/ f' T3 d2 U 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ C, r: ]4 y/ v& K; m Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo* o2 n0 W; U* d$ X: A5 P
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125; a' s- I2 T0 x3 R- O
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Weather in hex: Light cloud( l8 b- u1 c' h1 ^+ d
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.+ v% `4 q1 l1 Q. d
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 Z9 \3 w; n1 J. L; F PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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1 ^% B* t/ U; ^) ]) q* B! v+ O1 ]Allied aircraft losses& l4 {5 W" e; u5 }
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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CA Kako
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CA Aoba
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Aircraft Attacking:
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% h0 f }, x- ?% T4 s: T3 W/ Y Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb* z @6 Q" j1 ?9 W1 [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 p9 Q a: x; X6 ?+ V
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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& J% q4 D8 r3 v: j2 G0 Q7 `' t& l/ D& [No Allied losses
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xAK Kamikaze Maru3 {- P# ?4 Q( L5 {
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5 e8 e" i. y& [; n2 Y8 b: w Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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5 ]- Y3 y0 P W, f: l! Tkevin_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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