AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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8 Z5 O2 j/ i: m- i) O, _+ wSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,1266 n3 o9 L) {9 L. S' U
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Japanese Ships5 q, u' S. t, i5 k
AV Kamikawa Maru
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Allied Ships% M* C3 D% c* u, I
SS S-47' J, }* ?$ P, l8 F; d8 U
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-47" F7 k7 q" n' F+ U; t) J2 s2 Y7 q
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes8 Q/ {/ _! d- T( Y5 p- o: N @& b
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7 J6 C% m4 i! N/ M% kSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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7 z, _) `; [: `; m0 U* J" U3 f: nJapanese Ships) r/ g/ v1 R# d. Y' G: O3 [
E Asanagi
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xAK Ikushima Maru7 m/ E+ U9 v; e: D, j) ~0 }0 ]
xAK Asakaze Maru. o; W& c6 h/ W' {2 v7 z& y/ _
xAKL Hagoromo Maru
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Allied Ships
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3 ?8 _# z4 r5 V, h" v7 O5 y" ~! M8 kSS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi5 h7 z7 k, W5 ~6 U! b2 P
S-44 diving deep ....
' _3 K% k5 D0 i* n, x; O8 rE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....6 `1 f/ C6 N. I; H; `7 d
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....) z) i+ K8 d9 k/ N4 U8 m
SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
$ _2 g; ~3 M. b4 U2 Y& |! fSS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
( ?+ _ F$ y. D( jSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep
; n9 O% Z( w5 t0 b4 H6 V) eE Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
8 ^) ?3 [. J4 l. OE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
& \0 Z+ O, c$ _% j" m0 W, c, @E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search... K$ t% G7 j" ~( \
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
/ X1 c1 W6 I$ T! W0 YE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...$ W& I/ L! z' Q* u s
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...& k1 `( d; e7 G
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
. v4 u9 @" G! k0 ^# h4 B% R, SEscort abandons search for sub. D+ O6 z7 Y6 i# m! F3 o- h M
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# J8 O' h: ?9 O6 s FMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light rain- j6 L4 P8 M) G2 y1 x* |
& i o5 a! O' |! i* E QRaid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.- Z H2 d7 O8 O z0 o
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 ]1 D. B4 `% k% T% F; v9 b7 u PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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No Allied losses
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% b/ @5 B! O, f& BJapanese Ships4 T3 F! m5 Z* I/ A7 }* E
CL Tatsuta
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D& a, C! Z0 X- M- G. aAircraft Attacking:
& n' o6 S* p) ^ 12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 J# N' W3 ?& A0 x0 v7 r Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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7 i( {+ N7 B& f! lRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.! B0 S, e" K( l1 N3 A* @4 P
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes7 Z/ l5 n9 S0 f2 B( G: h p
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7 p/ S- C, M7 l0 F5 n* G PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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. }" w* B6 K9 J+ N, `: xAllied aircraft losses
' ]. j# f: }- x0 o% y5 m e+ c* h PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
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S" b' C7 M+ {' m" qJapanese Ships; e0 P- c$ M: p0 D8 r: o' B
CA Kako
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DD Yayoi
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# W, D1 I: b* \6 mAircraft Attacking:
0 V4 V* j6 S$ | 12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
* Y& V6 f! R$ ?0 q; n+ y Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb2 _6 p( o* H/ n& _* P
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# f* F4 k+ i" ~& e' U9 l2 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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4 Z# ?) p* \3 e& u4 t4 y' n7 ^Weather in hex: Moderate rain+ [7 G, a Q, \& e! g# j
1 @. Y2 n" k$ o! u& M/ t" yRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ w/ h5 d: l; n
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes& @6 a7 z* G! g
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Allied aircraft
$ S/ e' `* N( T3 H# s B-25B Mitchell x 4. j3 ?. O( l1 Q' c) I s
+ Q% \; b) g2 j" ENo Allied losses: k/ [7 g3 Y3 [; c/ q: i5 o
& A3 ~1 q- |, I+ mJapanese Ships
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
& R) x0 [. [7 R1 t. _2 o" H Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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* G7 K7 y' m8 O; y7 |" O" vkevin_hx版主 現在不僅 狼群猖獗、竟然連 PBY、B25 都調來對海了?!6 ^3 {5 ]5 m* D) j, S* ^6 w
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