AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 15, 423 e+ x+ B9 }- U
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U$ _) E8 H/ M鉴于日军基本没有可能进攻印度,因此盟军将英国机队调往缅甸和中国大陆协防( e. u5 l# ^$ t T: t
由此随着日军将战略重心转移到缅甸,空战的规模也随时逐步升级,
- w _8 v, n. W& C! f大陆战场的空中激战也如火如荼,柳州上空成为双方争夺的重心6 {6 l6 E- B- F, O* L
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Morning Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55
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0 W7 D+ l6 J" I0 wWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% k: H% z1 w1 R# \! OEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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4 k' u2 l( G% e/ n: k. I5 xJapanese aircraft! @ z, t" {$ @. Z8 d& A I' A
A6M2 Zero x 19
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: ~. k( C3 ` cAllied aircraft
# B' ^$ D. u, I! r2 j+ h Hurricane IIb Trop x 18
2 l+ ~' W! e) B- E$ k' L P-40E Warhawk x 472 l1 z/ s4 b/ o# |
9 Y) B. p: \2 {- x2 E/ g2 nJapanese aircraft losses
) F) v/ u1 o, d; S1 w0 P) i# M A6M2 Zero: 10 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses: n2 E' C% f% a9 v7 m
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed* k1 s( n \" \# O. k
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Morning Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55 $ L- y$ l( @: \0 H x( r
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' s+ A9 V! Z3 [) p: lRaid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
9 L$ ]1 l" Q# S# L! y% nEstimated time to target is 14 minutes+ ^& y# H! C& K& v- {
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Japanese aircraft
9 U; h/ F- P, g( a/ Q* b Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24
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Hurricane IIb Trop x 13
* D R$ D1 Z9 X/ @ P-40E Warhawk x 43
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Japanese aircraft losses
. k2 b0 r6 ^6 ?- ^, E Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed. V$ H5 |/ \1 ~% D0 s! V# b
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Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed" x( T' t& a/ ?3 z+ z' m
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on 9th Chinese Base Force, at 74,55 (Liuchow)
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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7 T- K8 s3 A# pRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.% Y7 j7 g$ k+ `3 G: [
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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2 r' O V: a6 G* m7 GJapanese aircraft" V& A1 Y6 a! b$ c
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 3 Y! |9 K. Q+ y* n( Z- k6 Q; E9 V
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 31/ j. H5 h, s3 c2 K9 ?6 e( L# _! U
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 23" R3 e$ W# V* ^: O- @6 v' t
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 3
' U- |5 Q! v$ h! q% k! M Ki-49-Ia Helen x 21! `; e S9 T$ R! {, x
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Allied aircraft; J: ~. j: m/ u3 w. E
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3+ z8 ]7 l, Y3 u5 z @% D
P-40E Warhawk x 35( B K; C) x/ X3 J! z
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Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged1 Q, H- U! U' e. l: L
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed( W1 ^+ k6 |% H* I# k
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged8 F0 w9 s' h- e* T. V
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Allied aircraft losses- z8 C" K9 w/ \- ^# q
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
0 q1 X1 C5 t! ?3 F: p5 O4 E P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
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& L9 J; f9 \' t# ?8 t5 K' ?Allied ground losses:9 r8 A E+ }: X1 M! s
101 casualties reported, h3 s! G1 y6 H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
) ^$ S6 Q- c3 D* d- A& B" o Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled8 A! Q( B5 q, @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 9th Chinese Base Force, at 74,55 (Liuchow)$ A& K+ O: G7 |* x2 }
8 W+ r0 U' j7 j; X$ x& Z$ |1 PWeather in hex: Severe storms' \9 X! }% |) m) A3 Z8 [
9 S ?0 a! i: y2 p* `+ c) dRaid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 W, g" I! o5 _! ^3 H
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes. E8 S! E1 [6 ~' h( M# U: `& E
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Japanese aircraft
) C. \6 N5 ]+ }6 h0 w7 M Ki-21-Ic Sally x 65 t. u' e; C' y& ?& v: v
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses& g) D5 B: u' H( K- U
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed
7 e, p1 U! u9 |( ~$ W" n Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged( X/ J4 h6 @* n8 H- y; p' H: Q& J. a
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 destroyed; s6 }% Q( e1 t6 @# h) }5 i
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4 e) n) ?% ^, K8 IMorning Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53 % h6 N5 t6 I' J9 S( ]2 s7 a
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Weather in hex: Light rain, s$ {2 R! b8 D# S+ o9 K
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.5 O' s# ^: k, w1 X5 Q2 A; C! D$ j3 v
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes$ c( O% u& f1 S: b1 z, o0 Z
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Japanese aircraft3 V0 D2 S* @% R$ Y4 _, X6 t% B
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 227 D6 u0 p. J( n% ]# e! y+ y( K! `
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Allied aircraft
7 \9 ~3 Y# |" K Hurricane I Trop x 16
" I9 k/ j- F" H. w8 f- t( w! F Hurricane IIb Trop x 35
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
7 C- G8 q4 k, h4 O/ y1 T! Y Hurricane I Trop: 1 destroyed |