AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42, ^) x5 S* c: `/ M% l+ t3 J) T& C
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% J, H" R/ p# Z uSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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Japanese Ships
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
1 [ x5 G; w7 t3 E2 z3 V9 ?# L4 FSS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes5 d; V$ k; Q7 E" m
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: g$ Q# x% V% W) J% [ ^7 R9 RSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships/ k: ^# s& [: ?( f+ ~5 `/ r
E Asanagi9 ~3 O u/ ^( T
AMc Fumi Maru #21 r2 X1 U3 g2 T5 ?
xAK Ikushima Maru
' o5 S! X. u1 L. o2 t" I xAK Asakaze Maru/ D8 X! |) [5 F2 {, i" [
xAKL Hagoromo Maru
( G7 [/ D3 P; L5 w3 M E Oite
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Allied Ships
1 K4 r5 m! G9 E* { SS S-44- r7 [) h E5 K! ^& E
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
$ m" M0 m. M' j- u3 X, c$ CS-44 diving deep ....
; Z6 U; [7 P4 V# IE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....5 X8 r+ ]# _+ z* J3 n$ s
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....7 v$ Q* d' {+ T# E
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
; Y! ]0 U: N. K7 TSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite - c Y2 J9 \% M$ l
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
2 I! t; h4 X. F- EE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-442 P& j# n7 k+ m. M
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search7 m! u" U! E4 L( o: d; x
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...# s& s" U( [+ I8 ^1 A% z. ~
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...& `% f' x/ M- r6 o: b
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
% X/ `8 u" U" X! b: p; lE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...0 B! C+ e: |( _$ z
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
8 Q" G. l+ `8 J: i. JEscort abandons search for sub M$ [0 t/ O6 N8 {# F+ s$ k
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, W8 N4 t8 F7 H4 Z7 x7 @Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125" P8 k% }- c/ r! _4 p* I# k, b4 j
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Weather in hex: Light rain& g, z- R& E% F7 {0 c q- S
/ @ @# m# j* G4 Q* }. T) B/ L$ qRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
' X$ x. t5 l9 T M @! R, NEstimated time to target is 2 minutes, a+ B1 d* c$ O, R2 h7 M
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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CA Kako
( G" @3 A$ a0 W CA Aoba
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$ ^7 ^( j4 ?6 x' Q* X! N6 ]1 }! |Aircraft Attacking:
, M5 {3 `- O& T1 f8 h 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 G! a* H: Q, m/ W2 Q
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1253 ~( X3 `9 o. q$ ?; W- d2 j7 \
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.4 I3 A: e& K! a6 [3 C) m
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft$ L `) K! {5 v
PBY-5 Catalina x 128 E. @: G: N' w) r' X/ T
! j: ^( h; P5 b$ \6 A" DAllied aircraft losses. i# [( e; D6 |+ t6 Z- Y" e* C: i
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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CA Kako% X. m3 @9 x9 L7 }6 c( l
CA Furutaka+ {& R* d! R% X5 I8 j
DD Yayoi/ m: b: m/ _" H% R- R9 V
CA Aoba: V, x0 R' B: R: Y' E. o
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 ~4 `- I6 A5 k" \7 Y1 N 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet# H- u/ B0 S6 F# e( B6 I
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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( u9 X/ `, u8 c; }8 W8 W4 \& oWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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0 l3 ]" n3 a C9 E- j1 mRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' j$ j4 F4 Q: d2 R, k
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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No Allied losses
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xAK Kamikaze Maru2 }6 | X, o3 U% Z- t8 I+ ~
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
6 n! j+ s4 v- \1 m/ o Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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2 i# z% ^# I6 V3 R) bkevin_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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