AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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/ y& _# E I: L A4 v6 q2 mSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126, t4 G' r: n) N9 |4 h
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Japanese Ships
: I- X1 a% E. n3 Z$ @ AV Kamikawa Maru% T7 \; @4 S7 \: b, F
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Allied Ships7 U, x! R% Y, q% G. E4 o* Y
SS S-47
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-473 Q4 C7 r* ^+ S, _7 o" m( t% i5 h
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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E Asanagi
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xAK Ikushima Maru) {( [: n6 n7 @( ]+ Y, j
xAK Asakaze Maru' B y) j+ z, e @. b
xAKL Hagoromo Maru+ l% u/ b# x7 V. B8 E
E Oite
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Allied Ships
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SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi
$ H/ S$ x* T: J e0 m5 PS-44 diving deep ....
+ W& u$ \; \( }" gE Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....( Y- B2 S' z- n+ L/ D
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....
9 b0 C1 z- ?9 f& a# CSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep b! K3 d8 X8 Q( r4 G8 R
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
+ S4 Q2 \* [, [- p! ~SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep( e/ ]- t! S0 ^$ K
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
$ b- i# q6 p+ O* ^* KE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
+ ~+ a6 M+ A. K. a# hE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
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E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
- o L6 p6 m! y+ m' AE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...& }- B- \8 P# h' [
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...4 h/ m2 Y4 u8 l
Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet., o$ a# ^5 C" {6 g% o7 N
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Allied aircraft& n$ |1 L; U+ T4 Z! ]4 T+ R
PBY-5 Catalina x 12# p4 m5 U* |# M
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships$ `6 k7 G. H5 y& D7 e9 |5 i
CL Tatsuta% y1 {2 H. b' z! M! N
CA Kako
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo9 v! [# S: E- v! w! P
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125& } l8 Z4 y; l
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft" w* M6 c2 K9 C l9 a) P
PBY-5 Catalina x 128 l0 {# `1 _& `9 t
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships6 c* k8 x9 T5 n2 l' o: P
CA Kako8 ~- N% ]" l2 b1 j! T
CA Furutaka4 m( M, a$ F3 U0 D9 P* l
DD Yayoi
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8 ^$ b) B+ V N1 f9 rAircraft Attacking:
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* a: ^# R1 V! T# M$ j+ L7 j+ H3 D Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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+ x) g$ p* K7 eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain8 G2 m' v: p+ C; @. `* p0 k
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B-25B Mitchell x 45 m: E/ o* _- A9 p! r/ L" j
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No Allied losses
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xAK Kamikaze Maru6 g# g1 {. x% S) _& b [- y: ^
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4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * 9 T( W2 }0 P2 [! L. W( A# j
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb4 [- z) n h6 N m
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7 [* G7 W( L* Q0 Z6 J7 T" k0 pkevin_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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