AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42( [+ ~& J# w o2 I' z
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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126& u! n2 G* M5 R7 ^3 ]/ E! e
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AV Kamikawa Maru
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SS S-470 [/ f0 M ?( `& H
& E! t% d/ Y! v# I# b: E! jAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47
# T: A" S+ |8 N, j5 r1 jSS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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# f$ c2 q- ?, S. _! iSub attack near Rabaul at 106,1286 o9 I x0 e0 W
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E Asanagi V: G- i# K1 C
AMc Fumi Maru #2
7 A% a; V& O0 O6 N xAK Ikushima Maru) A- I7 \+ `$ o9 Z9 s5 A4 p2 ~- |! I
xAK Asakaze Maru. \9 x4 V. R& i9 r7 r: p
xAKL Hagoromo Maru
# j. D! o5 F+ u2 ^) ^5 i E Oite/ a4 G1 w3 e/ d, B
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SS S-44' s# v! A. U. _3 B
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
% J8 S' Y: W+ M' x% V6 e9 ^( ^1 zS-44 diving deep ....1 x, D# T# r6 K" I$ G
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
0 O/ q4 y& }* M" b4 P7 lE Oite attacking submerged sub ....
' Q* F' v7 I2 j- G+ D1 o" \SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep. d$ K6 |3 f. _+ c
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
6 W" W6 q- i$ W. t. c: I3 {& w8 lSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
7 d, h2 w5 z: B8 aE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
/ K% V# v: t. u* o A0 AE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
9 A: X% w8 D iE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...' [3 V3 j, C& Z! {1 n1 ]( ^
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
% q- o4 Y) }0 v" h% iE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
3 B0 o5 B) K1 i; }2 n' M# J) zE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
* V4 i7 I/ _3 o& s/ sE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...2 i( q, \5 \: E2 W, Q
Escort abandons search for sub7 Z8 ` m* O8 I; _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125 O) |2 q7 P# W4 {9 z9 `* b
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 f3 j9 |4 V: _$ f4 i }5 f
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes% L/ R* L1 u! M) p8 a4 t
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Allied aircraft
+ [8 s& S' E, l PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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0 L2 ]/ M" U: L i' q( \No Allied losses# P, _/ N4 I* H
# P- e, ]9 O& A x: UJapanese Ships
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CA Kako
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Aircraft Attacking:$ `1 M/ `" i# Z8 `' l
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet. [3 ]9 Q0 _$ J3 M5 L% X+ c
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo5 b/ X' w0 c; y# _
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' c" a! I. P4 U3 z) VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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: w8 p! T" ~% M" C! ]Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.6 ?) M8 z, h g5 z
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes- b {; C- s+ L5 j! h
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PBY-5 Catalina x 120 B7 ]4 l) G* ~3 j7 B: Q6 j
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Allied aircraft losses$ ~3 E" u+ m3 n j
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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CA Kako
7 J% y8 S' F; v CA Furutaka- I: S8 I& F F) k, P7 B: f
DD Yayoi8 g E) s7 d2 o; {( h
CA Aoba6 K. v+ b/ R5 g7 O8 G
$ N n2 F& \8 gAircraft Attacking:
( h* f7 a6 i0 W d& L 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
0 M3 S' v9 l2 w8 w+ V, c" Z" v Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb& L0 f. |* @) L5 D. m1 q$ q6 H9 U
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3 X. ?- b* K1 {3 tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1294 e+ W0 s/ V1 @4 J
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" J3 J1 }6 U& @6 \$ E( sEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft- M1 e7 K' w# d3 e) w. Z
B-25B Mitchell x 4
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No Allied losses
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g; g/ T* u+ \# t( e& f& O5 w 4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * + P2 ^; S8 c- ]
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb$ D5 f1 P. K$ o) D5 `
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D; m. r% Y& l; P4 i& rkevin_hx版主 現在不僅 狼群猖獗、竟然連 PBY、B25 都調來對海了?!; L( F/ D2 |( T3 Z7 q
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