AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 15, 42+ O6 u+ ^- m# I. w, k
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1 T7 _+ `7 O4 C8 K3 U! ?% C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
" K* J! ]" ], K' r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,) |6 d Q* t# c7 R0 l
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$ h* X% A; Q! o% A
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* K: Y4 D8 G! o9 aMorning Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55
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4 c, M/ p4 K y2 aWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 n/ W( g/ }5 d% k1 PEstimated time to target is 9 minutes+ n% V# w1 e Q
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Japanese aircraft) \9 l) l: o+ w' @* ]5 m
A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft T' I/ y9 g, }/ `
Hurricane IIb Trop x 18
) ?: t3 O- \8 h* b P-40E Warhawk x 474 J. t3 r7 R) \# Z
C" \- e1 }" h- M6 b/ XJapanese aircraft losses
V; ^" K* a( F6 `+ q6 I/ | A6M2 Zero: 10 destroyed4 q! q7 [$ p$ d) K8 e5 g# ?" w
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Allied aircraft losses
& I- A: V. D. ?3 X Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.$ a, v! c. c5 Q& ^7 ~3 w5 Z! j
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes9 ^ J @2 W& R( L- Y7 o; {$ Y
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Japanese aircraft0 d) T: F0 Y. e2 u* D8 f
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24
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P-40E Warhawk x 43) D; C J. x4 H8 c
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Japanese aircraft losses8 ^8 [& _+ y" A& j8 x+ n
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
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6 B7 _, P4 o* l/ q1 fAllied aircraft losses6 y$ b1 M' }2 N* g4 m' j4 {
Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed
5 t! b, ~0 G3 W 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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" Z& \; j3 Q: \; RRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.2 c! a. C( T2 z
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes' J! j, ^2 \# n/ k/ w
l3 A8 q+ `1 p: ~, T0 wJapanese aircraft
1 i9 Z3 ^; a+ w* t2 P/ [, U Ki-21-Ic Sally x 3
5 W w2 u* E& c5 u) A Ki-21-IIa Sally x 31
$ Q5 O8 X2 H; \0 [6 e Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 23( e9 ~. q3 k* n( z
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 39 T0 q; v* \% h# O
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 21* `; X% L5 k! F2 t2 n, [
! @: S6 K( I# L5 A( H# r9 ?/ y$ TAllied aircraft+ Q* a& v5 r; G5 f$ u3 E
Hurricane IIb Trop x 31 ~! G& J& }+ n; z2 N" W
P-40E Warhawk x 35
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0 _) k+ w0 s% b) d5 ?Japanese aircraft losses
* L! I" w0 t$ O" ^) z Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged9 Q( m t5 j8 G* _
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed
* ^# @, Q# U2 d: O Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed$ o# |' Q7 G2 G+ i5 v
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed6 e; E7 |, s0 i6 V g9 o) \' ^' J
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Allied ground losses:+ N/ T) S+ {0 R
101 casualties reported
2 Z% D @1 u! O4 l Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, D/ e# M+ r2 V, B Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled3 K2 g( [0 _6 q7 h+ @4 Z- g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 @* a( d. i) A* N" k! U
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Morning Air attack on 9th Chinese Base Force, at 74,55 (Liuchow) c4 Q2 N+ Q5 V! t% j/ N
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Weather in hex: Severe storms& y1 _# O" a% T' o; @
0 G! w9 X _9 u9 {# w- e. ERaid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 U- l# e% m# E, l- T
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes, Y: p1 ^+ ?9 t$ q! Z
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Ki-21-Ic Sally x 6
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Ki-48-IIa Lily x 24
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Allied aircraft$ Y; F6 c* w! i7 T
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses$ @9 x, L: u; T5 @
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed
) X7 r5 H6 p' \% G* X Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged: ^; |$ G' R' [; b# ~' G; _' {
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53 ! ?( o2 p8 @( u% ]/ `1 E
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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: l, V. o" ^8 W+ M. y4 xRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
' Y) ?! t3 A6 n2 F+ S9 R- A4 wEstimated time to target is 6 minutes. a# {3 T5 N) `6 a& ]
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Allied aircraft
2 ]" b% l9 n% v8 e( G* D9 x0 I Hurricane I Trop x 16
7 E y! e# P/ c Hurricane IIb Trop x 35
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Japanese aircraft losses. F4 E/ f" |, l1 b4 Y
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed/ U% h& R, U, I# _$ z. O$ C+ x; w: f8 A
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Allied aircraft losses
" m/ F) h9 @# i9 h8 E Hurricane I Trop: 1 destroyed |