AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
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4 D+ G" m) U$ V. n1 x: s/ Y' l3 f2 o4 XSubmarine attack near Rabaul at 107,126
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Japanese Ships" e" G) S+ ]" D0 E T
AV Kamikawa Maru
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SS S-47
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-473 o$ r( Y6 }: D3 r p, W1 e6 u
SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes3 l+ L4 `1 z% ^9 C8 h- m3 M
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! a0 z& i* e8 G% N* j& B [# X+ ISub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships8 L: P% M: w% h# M
E Asanagi
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xAK Ikushima Maru# A- ~" o6 K" K. E
xAK Asakaze Maru7 N$ X6 m( g/ @* h/ b9 S' {! ^
xAKL Hagoromo Maru
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8 z& f9 v( G9 y5 r8 k( n4 d! @SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at E Asanagi* T6 t9 m0 C+ L
S-44 diving deep ....) a% b- r! ^1 z n, w) h
E Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....3 A- u7 i* ^8 t8 s3 {+ T1 A+ X
E Oite attacking submerged sub ....
, ^4 G3 a; H0 _8 y. h# e9 |SS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep+ A. W D5 q( }% E8 u
SS S-44 eludes ASW attack from E Oite
4 u0 k' T# p0 x/ ~; VSS S-44 eludes E Oite by diving deep3 ^1 ^ W q( N/ z$ h8 o4 j
E Oite cannot reach attack position over SS S-44
5 G X/ E0 N5 S9 H$ GE Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
. z" \) Q9 {: w+ |- M. q- p% CE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...% O+ E- w3 ]( _, c- \
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...3 Q! A( e1 {1 T( x
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
" y8 V0 ~" @# J/ B, nE Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...# Z2 y) K. i; ^6 b' L' W
E Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
; I' A9 h% S1 E$ ~2 H6 R3 DEscort abandons search for sub ]! @1 ]! _* t3 g8 C- g
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
" D3 G* ?* Q9 i+ t6 _. v3 GEstimated time to target is 2 minutes: k" M- k2 K W# b. e: D8 ~4 q' ^
7 j. U" v/ X! [: c _. P: f% HAllied aircraft8 _% v5 E' x$ F+ W
PBY-5 Catalina x 12
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& Z* g! k4 s0 HNo Allied losses& c& d. S6 F' X) V
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Japanese Ships9 P" c1 Y/ j" c S3 q6 o
CL Tatsuta; @- G' H5 V& n P2 W* S" k1 [: Z
CA Kako. Y" D0 [8 n& X% t. M# C
CA Aoba4 m5 k' a! r6 P/ r5 H
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Aircraft Attacking:+ u8 l8 }$ V# G& a
12 x PBY-5 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 |; ~: ~1 C2 j- W3 ~! ~# @ Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125: J- o+ O# @% H% R4 M
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Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
7 I. i! x, _7 B- g# o. uEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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PBY-5 Catalina x 12" S" f0 f# S2 o: N2 {" r8 A
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4 B3 U" ?/ [; F# u PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged0 l! {2 d. ]$ i! u8 g, k; Y6 c+ \+ Z* \
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Japanese Ships
' A1 Z: L, A1 ?6 Z" D CA Kako
2 z' f% R4 G7 c+ b CA Furutaka
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( {" S# _2 m9 N CA Aoba
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6 d2 O: {$ }/ `- [/ C( yAircraft Attacking:# V/ u2 m& d* q2 \2 t$ D4 {
12 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 6000 feet
2 r8 H( ^" A" P1 k, m Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb. w9 ]9 Z( @' q3 J& c
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1294 O* v" n6 H& X N* a+ h# F
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 e% T z1 F4 j( S; O/ P+ Y) R+ E
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes5 `$ o4 Z% j: `0 U$ M
. d& ], B, m: [; j0 Z0 h9 UAllied aircraft
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No Allied losses5 a0 n2 F5 d9 H& m$ m+ D
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Aircraft Attacking:
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7 [3 ?$ F+ H @; A) @2 P' m Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb6 q$ v$ x7 a3 P
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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?!" P f' I/ E6 S& N3 |2 \' [
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