AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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6 h8 B5 S) i5 F2 TSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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7 X# \* X+ W1 e AV Kamikawa Maru; i: q; a/ A" ?" N# Z/ R
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Allied Ships
9 C8 C4 Z* s2 e SS S-47" j- R; d C, [) X$ p# l7 @$ G% A% p
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-477 m4 B! M' i% z- ^: p/ H& c& R
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships6 ]2 t) s" v9 p% \
E Asanagi- u0 {3 w2 S% A5 I: W& T- a
AMc Fumi Maru #2+ g! o) K/ o" `. Y
xAK Ikushima Maru
6 }- `$ f% s2 @1 o: A xAK Asakaze Maru0 o+ o% X7 m t. i, ]
xAKL Hagoromo Maru' M2 F$ k. ? B4 _
E Oite% B- ]- D7 ]0 ?% F! n
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Allied Ships8 P! Q; I- c/ w: h& X) N3 t6 Z
SS S-44
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi a% B1 b: m$ b6 j d
S-44 diving deep ....
: E ^- L/ ^4 {. O; UE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....7 h, J5 J) M2 P
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....# G1 c! s2 p* ?4 t$ T% b) C; K
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
9 [& W, y' L$ T4 l f+ G v" K6 r: ESS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
+ O* }& l. D3 VSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
7 N; O! Z- l/ u5 B. A* JE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44( V! ?, c# B; J+ |1 t5 N
E Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search! ]5 [8 k' D/ w8 X6 G9 @' x7 u
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
8 u) q% d A% o- }: mE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
& g9 g* c2 q- f- U9 X% BE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
( I1 K W, u3 X0 p9 \E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
0 v5 O4 n3 w t }, _: g2 OE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
7 z$ N) G6 E- h! m0 W. e3 W$ u; NEscort abandons search for sub* ]* L# v) k3 D, E
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light rain7 b" V, N% {" ^, Q8 N9 w& Y
* b, u" v. T" R% T, d# oRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
& O' u5 t2 z8 O( a& h3 fEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft
# O8 z/ @" ~: s6 {; Y PBY-5 Catalina x 12 X; W! c8 C& ]/ Q0 b; {0 Q
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CA Kako/ a7 ?8 y( b+ h$ z
CA Aoba d, I- X k# F/ l+ Q
' I# w) p8 t; z, z+ m! _Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo' }9 C& C* [! k1 `3 y
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- E/ i* V, v! @% {- b+ Y9 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125& Q' a$ K& _7 ]
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Weather in hex: Light cloud2 x* G( \- e: J
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.$ ~" \+ l( q7 S+ ~
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 x% m' f, d0 C' U8 T PBY-5 Catalina x 12# ]) ?3 p* [6 y! M- }
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Allied aircraft losses$ w4 J' y( G+ A8 F/ `. ^
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships& y- A% o/ I8 A5 z0 I
CA Kako/ v* O$ {5 k6 v$ l1 P4 ~
CA Furutaka
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G" N, Y4 d: M" q0 o6 B( y CA Aoba) ?4 B- f' A) Z, {& B$ ?
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12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet5 l2 S/ W' N" \+ M ~- U9 Y6 B$ z* l
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb; J# G9 I( i6 m P! l( V$ i
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5 v0 }5 T. s9 L9 }* \( k1 Z' BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1290 q+ m" |. ~+ D+ x7 Z$ c( s
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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B-25B Mitchell x 4: B7 H2 Q( |7 {, N# d d, s
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xAK Kamikaze Maru
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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?!
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