AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
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" m% Y6 z; k/ ]- K8 e) A在前两天重创的日军BB陆奥返回新加坡途中,被设伏的荷兰潜艇又命中2雷,陆奥能否撑住就看造化了
/ a' Z5 X$ [ F- r0 M北太战场,日军在KB分队的掩护下,水面舰队比睿雾岛屡屡进犯阿达克岛,并多次试图补给上岛部队,盟军摄于KB威胁,只能用PT防御,N多飞机不幸被炸毁在机场,看起来阿达克岛的防空是否要放弃了?1 y6 p3 l& f2 @6 d- R
南洋战场,日军一队运输队企图裸奔登陆马辰,盟军ABDA敢死舰队从泗水全速出击拦截,成功阻止其登陆;地面战场,日军占领了日惹、梭罗,正稳步向泗水推进中# i! o' L! |6 P* a
缅甸战场,在卡拉奇换装了P40E的飞虎队一分队终于赶到仰光机场,首次出战即获得丰硕战果3 J P, t" ^3 G$ {5 K0 m
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Sub attack near Tambelan-eilanden at 53,91& a' _( U3 n$ d
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Japanese Ships. ?' p; }! j- ^& y
BB Mutsu, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage8 s; E, R6 N: ~5 v9 e
DD Natsushio5 C B6 K- x+ _0 p' O% l
DMS W-11
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Allied Ships
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Bandjermasin at 60,99, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
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, [: ]$ u; e l' A! A' m8 B$ _( P DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
8 S9 A2 J* l0 i! `& B; e9 ` DD Karii, Shell hits 2, on fire9 b! U! F5 u3 D7 z7 V' V3 c- i
E Kunashiri; Z7 v: `! F {6 z0 }; F
TB Sagi
1 u5 Z0 @7 B, C5 n) E) r xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 ?1 l4 S& r; b7 ^, u! H7 l# p xAK Tarushima Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire- o8 d, i, q8 [
xAK Takaoka Maru, Shell hits 1
- i0 C2 ]- Q" Q( ^0 V, L8 e i xAK Tusima Maru, Shell hits 2+ c C4 g9 c) [/ U7 D
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6 M1 o# F1 D1 V3 m. E- i: _& Z DD Barker
9 y0 o' b; M! @0 M9 N/ M3 z( r$ r2 o& ] DD Bulmer, \, ~( J) ?. o1 O; x
DD Edsall: |$ ]/ F- q. C- a: {5 G) L
DD John D. Ford
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: M0 I4 s$ c9 w1 S DD Parrott
; q) E+ ~3 a) Q; P DD Peary
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7 B% `# c* W" M0 v4 _- p: ?# R3 q7 I DD Witte de With4 C7 P/ Y% Q, S% d
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Japanese ground losses:
0 M7 K3 V! E, ~+ A. B+ q& j 73 casualties reported
3 P3 V; t6 k" Y Z4 k7 z! ` Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled& r7 V4 W% m+ h1 s* }/ Q |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled; k M9 r+ e7 s1 E" F4 `" _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 _) P9 w. T3 o+ ]4 S9 p
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Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52
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Allied aircraft losses0 Y1 h& B5 F5 h9 `% R
B-26 Marauder: 5 damaged
" L# d! W, M4 ^3 a0 } B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground
( W! H. G2 v) a) n5 G% i% F A-24 Banshee: 3 damaged
3 j9 j* \4 B' p& [2 x( v) d A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed on ground
) l: b# ^2 c# R& K9 L Kittyhawk I: 4 damaged
$ h9 o3 j1 V* G5 o! P5 N$ Z0 e6 M Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed on ground
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9 |% y0 W: e6 N* Z( n* ] p4 nJapanese Ships
7 l) Y& W! p5 Q( _# `& W1 D BB Kirishima
4 l _6 J$ x7 ?. b; X5 q0 Y BB Hiei
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Allied ground losses:
8 `. m+ ^+ o. k 90 casualties reported, r4 l! ?9 {: a% e4 e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 P6 e8 E( v' [2 K" p Engineers: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled' c m* l; [. a5 @5 _, K3 [+ O9 r
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)" G2 \5 k5 Z* r) D
Vehicles lost 16 (6 destroyed, 10 disabled)) R p2 ~) ^1 M5 Z7 A
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Airbase hits 5
t8 q2 [7 D: ^0 vAirbase supply hits 2
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
7 U# j% b+ v2 K8 I1 K& IEstimated time to target is 10 minutes# p3 F' T) O1 ]# R3 d+ b
7 C! c% z# m3 R( g* J+ pJapanese aircraft
- [; \( R% L, e k# p" S x0 K A6M2 Zero x 15% c* @1 M5 N0 t5 I( M# b
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 215 V7 b6 W e: K2 h) w: q1 V, j
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H81-A3 x 3
: M# [3 P9 Q: d# M8 t P-40E Warhawk x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses( A0 J6 u% h: b8 `; V. n: g1 ]. E
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed$ v6 P; A) k, R9 j X+ ?7 K
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 10 destroyed, 2 damaged
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: M0 O* D0 P0 h7 S4 q2 KAirbase hits 2! ?6 U+ T' B! H) d# |1 _
Airbase supply hits 2/ |3 S/ L2 ?9 F+ o
Runway hits 1 |