AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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Japanese Ships# O' G/ v1 g8 A
AV Kamikawa Maru/ Y& `; u4 u. d+ B6 F% w
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SS S-47) m4 M3 u2 R1 \+ s
; X. Q. {, A' d( \% {AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
: J+ n7 _6 X) SSS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes0 A( F; w" O4 Q; R. }8 ^
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,1289 q6 A6 p- W( [( t" L
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Japanese Ships
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AMc Fumi Maru #2
9 r2 M, l3 q5 M' q9 ` xAK Ikushima Maru3 t+ C) J) n$ [% @2 A' D: r" |+ _
xAK Asakaze Maru
4 T4 l' R$ r' ]) d6 |/ S xAKL Hagoromo Maru9 S2 D* W/ `0 v& C
E Oite( l" {- ^& ^% d( W8 U0 Z
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SS S-44
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
: ^" Q; F. X7 n$ E' O. {S-44 diving deep ....
2 F" l6 u+ a% P1 _2 s/ P& {/ L: ]E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....: X, U4 ]) l" ^
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....
# }) N: T+ p( ?7 y/ HSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep. n/ k& L% L' V( t8 _
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite / ^9 P, t4 u& m+ R/ q( z
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep6 B3 S" E/ x0 u; K: ]5 {1 H% l
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
6 m) a# Q2 |5 z4 KE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
( X2 M$ c! c8 u# D& J- VE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
5 L* G _8 M) L7 t& J* UE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
3 ?9 i5 J5 u4 j, o% }" b2 d' c( ZE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
3 ?- S+ U! X; cE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...; c9 y' t! |+ e) \/ c" N$ v: }! n
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...3 @, `" `5 r0 s4 D$ J
Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1258 t Q3 ?! p/ t" p: w+ c
B, N1 H0 F! J- o; _6 PWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
, O2 ]7 ?( |& ?Estimated time to target is 2 minutes/ U$ d( W. D7 M6 X( I
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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, r$ ~" T/ ^( H) ONo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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CA Kako1 @) m+ Y/ |5 [. s F/ S: y4 x; |
CA Aoba
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 B5 ^# w+ P1 R Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo, g: U$ x* X6 x3 S/ [$ k/ }
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" O& J: Y* b% ?9 E3 wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
; T9 H) X! T6 }" i: [% N Q0 I. W! JEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft% v1 [' {* Q% U* L: V4 G
PBY-5 Catalina x 12- E7 j, v& |6 K% A! R* m- v$ r
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PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged6 b( Z' g& j# m+ i4 V0 R
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Japanese Ships
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DD Yayoi+ n8 i1 T4 [6 H1 Y( k) M5 t
CA Aoba
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3 Z8 x9 ^) w6 M" v- B9 L9 JAircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb$ o) m2 k! C1 @& A/ ] i
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, ?- Z! T% A2 W7 u8 A& o1 eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129( m" d* t% K. w. o
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 T {! j, N, c" T1 Q. bEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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9 \2 X5 M: e$ i- i+ fAllied aircraft
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No Allied losses' l/ g% `' G3 N! _ `
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xAK Kamikaze Maru
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
- Q7 B. x& k X$ |% Z Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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; h7 k9 K# z6 z$ M- q0 b1 Rkevin_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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