AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 09, 41
/ n. J- I3 A; V9 a& K( N大陆战场上,从高雄出发的021几次扫场,不知意欲何为,难道是没指定目的地??
0 H: Q; f5 W, o/ ^ x+ V7 O) A由于日军当天没来克拉克机场,战斗机部队 无所事事,不过空中推土机出动了,轰炸了高雄机场, D0 F- F. L4 S
日军损失了些飞机,包括当前宝贵的021。0 O/ u+ G( j+ _) e
金刚兄弟 带着2ca出现在了新加坡附近,难道他来炮击???由于中途击沉cm耽误了时间) ?9 c0 R% K" _3 m# } o
目前停在了新加坡一格之外的门口。而盟军轰炸机大多在休息 9 m% u& W6 H, I. A' @
为防止以外,尚在附近的pow 决定全速开溜了。
% O6 w H( x& e l3 W另外 只有龙骧的mini 为了从马尼拉跑出来的几条小鱼,插到了达沃附近,菜花也是蛮拼的。0 ]' t2 s! X4 x) R% J7 p
目前已将荷兰空军转移到附近,给几个编队提供LCAP,希望能打下这些没人护航的鱼雷机。
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0 E7 ~3 o* M6 g- ]5 c2 |4 uNight Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 81,71, Range 6,000 Yards
$ S$ J9 i0 S l; lJapanese Ships) H; N) c) k4 {( }9 u
CL Naka, Shell hits 1
) _" D- I" l8 Q- u4 g DD Natsugumo
) L: y. ]& E/ s7 x# h0 [- k DD Minegumo* D1 m: Q. I1 n H _1 |
DD Asagumo3 u; v; @2 b- b. ~" f
DD Murasame
: Z: f' k: V" I% L+ R) ^! h DD Harusame
4 I5 ?! _ g( J$ A5 _7 a% J3 e0 T DD Yudachi7 r! ~+ o- t/ W3 Q" v( |( P! I
DD Samidare % V8 w. M8 A, n( a
Allied Ships
2 |7 G0 p4 N* Z, h, A- E DD Scout- y/ R; z+ h8 M, E
DD Thanet, Shell hits 1: p. u' Z8 \# z( S" u( X* |
DD Thracian, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Iba at 77,71, Range 3,000 Yards + P0 i2 x2 o+ M; u; {4 u
Japanese Ships8 ` B. [8 @# [; X' ~) Y
CA Maya0 s6 g! Q; [: W* _* c8 j6 A
DD Satsuki7 [+ D5 u* j9 G. r6 q$ k
DD Minazuki
8 [* ~- ^6 I2 Z/ F0 W8 P DD Fumizuki
0 k# Z, f; c. a DD Nagatsuki
/ B) ]! l% y& X- t1 R( M+ DAllied Ships
' v- P& F. `& I+ z8 A7 w: t xAK Bennevis, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- P, T0 F& M& u. a
xAKL Chengtu
. w! ]0 ^! }5 q! a7 b# U% q xAK Fatshan, Shell hits 3, on fire
* d1 H- e, a, H# H xAK Hanyang, Shell hits 2* r/ n+ o. C( @
xAK Hinsang, Shell hits 5, on fire# m$ y z$ F* c2 r7 w: i' ]& F4 ]
xAKL Joan Moller
' N% G4 Z6 [; C xAK Nanning2 Y8 q0 R6 \' i7 { |: Q; O
xAKL Soochow, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage: o0 U2 ]9 v+ A7 y8 w0 U( e5 d
xAKL Yat Shing, Shell hits 1
% K" J0 R- O- K$ L; s" N; t' n/ h xAK Munlock, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
% ]: M! k+ c D& k xAKL Halldor, Shell hits 7, and is sunk1 X8 r9 M: \% j: O- o, E8 X
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Submarine attack near Iba at 78,74
* c% o( s3 I; O0 b( g9 `( QJapanese Ships$ p$ o ?" ?1 h3 ]: a
SS I-123 3 H% k1 w/ C/ I' a, q$ f" u
Allied Ships
# a; P4 ^- a/ m# O- t a xAK Hanyang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
& H$ H1 T3 O* f5 U- G2 P/ p# u. d6 mxAK Hanyang is sighted by SS I-123
8 t2 N! S! V$ I2 QSS I-123 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Hanyang . |6 N# z, S& _
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6 E- L6 e0 J4 UDay Time Surface Combat, near Singapore at 51,84, Range 21,000 Yards
( p' z7 c+ A8 |4 w" gJapanese Ships
G3 b5 r9 f5 ~- S5 S BB Kongo" U4 E! n8 E2 E; ^2 [
BB Haruna2 p) @; k* Y8 C# s( ^
CA Takao
1 a) O5 |) N+ S. k8 k m' P. y7 V" { CA Atago
" | j9 z% L7 T& ^ CL Jintsu4 l# j3 g; q1 q" B* L
DD Asashio/ r) U8 B( @+ f
DD Oshio
1 l* u: Z! l" |% D+ N DD Michishio
) ~( i7 j6 W9 w& o1 F* O0 Y DD Arashio. e9 w7 b! @8 I- ~8 @1 X9 y
DD Akatsuki
7 w7 F: G" l# h" }* F DD Hibiki
* q0 _1 j# G$ t r( [Allied Ships
% R% z0 f7 W" y9 F2 u0 I CM Kung Wo, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, z4 [; U" [# D* s
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Morning Air attack on Kuantan , at 51,79
0 R+ T* z1 k. D, V$ z0 e. SWeather in hex: Severe storms 0 Q Z4 x* t% w
Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
, R0 c" w0 u% z! g8 uEstimated time to target is 15 minutes & y" Y: i* |1 ]
Japanese aircraft# D/ H( |2 o, n- L% K# N5 X2 B
A6M2 Zero x 18 ! v+ ]+ N6 T/ j5 i7 K5 j6 y
Allied aircraft
, i2 J9 K# X6 T8 ?; H Buffalo I x 16
% C) r6 m4 _9 M" |8 sNo Japanese losses # _/ |8 M: {. ?* [% C# G9 e
Allied aircraft losses
! F( {5 S: B7 _7 Y/ z Buffalo I: 7 destroyed
0 d1 Y7 m6 z4 Q/ ?2 bAircraft Attacking:
' s0 |& w2 C* [ 14 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet ' |: P- w4 d" t: [
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Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58
) s7 a" ^: m+ t% o `# W# _Weather in hex: Partial cloud " ~( L W3 y! |! w+ u0 X- t
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
5 N7 N1 p0 m& q7 bEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
0 R* b, G8 L5 D4 Y8 H6 F. AJapanese aircraft
, G1 Z' F1 J3 k7 w) M5 U' b A6M2 Zero x 11
4 ?* ~5 ` l: n5 FNo Japanese losses
/ J6 A; z% M, j& B3 e7 jAircraft Attacking:+ r2 I# {& n: L/ l- E
11 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Kuantan , at 51,79 4 _) H0 \- `7 [" v: T4 z: J; s! R
Weather in hex: Severe storms
1 ?" r. J5 D3 ]7 a( w( XRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% ^9 t. Y% v$ p b8 [- }
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
! r0 Z7 c5 F2 M" y6 B0 aJapanese aircraft
- y5 X5 R3 q& S8 g6 |0 }6 `$ J G3M2 Nell x 457 O9 i4 s3 l8 y) F0 ^0 J/ w9 Q8 j, @
G4M1 Betty x 14 9 i5 o8 t3 w" b- v) F. Z, Q2 Q
Allied aircraft
4 O* M( S* P. [" y$ E no flights 0 S9 F6 f( u$ }. S: t. Z
Japanese aircraft losses( L5 J! g" H% L. A! U
G3M2 Nell: 7 damaged6 G* M" [; X) U% Z5 P3 s& n y
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged 4 L2 ?7 i" E+ ?$ H" k- T
Allied aircraft losses
3 l" W1 b z' A+ o$ k' f Blenheim I: 1 damaged + g/ k1 J. P C
Airbase hits 8- s+ |6 e) N+ W' V4 s a- _" c
Airbase supply hits 2
1 _* H# x( ]8 L- s. wRunway hits 39
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Morning Air attack on Kuantan , at 51,79
: Q6 b0 j- r% f6 b1 t" e: W1 o1 B1 QWeather in hex: Severe storms # k+ N( `/ u7 {) m
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
7 H9 K" y, r$ p2 l& ~Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
$ m3 S( J$ F5 ?( ?- x+ t# Y& vJapanese aircraft% u8 V+ ^% E1 K! T r6 y
G3M2 Nell x 29
5 b7 v/ a7 g/ x: F1 o' FNo Japanese losses
8 U* {9 L9 F) C( {Airbase hits 6# i& o, M: L! m# o7 f) C6 J, }
Airbase supply hits 4) _6 e4 s! w/ r- {) o% p4 n* Y$ d
Runway hits 10 % _& P5 q' F- {
Aircraft Attacking:
$ w) {; O* U2 W5 V$ }! D4 _( ~+ ^: ~( T 29 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
: d1 T/ D: {& y) s" M" o- K Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 77,75 : G9 G: Y5 M' h8 x5 ?
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
8 J4 N6 D% k: v0 S) bRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, N) Y1 c, B( R2 X* MEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
; [6 J2 A6 N2 X0 |4 B4 DJapanese aircraft
4 L# i# y7 I: ^ G3M2 Nell x 12
o& E0 e! w# G# g% h6 SJapanese aircraft losses
% M; u8 d ^/ r/ c$ c+ H G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
) w6 _. m e. n5 c, w: P1 u9 tAllied Ships
4 R W1 ~$ z/ Q( ? xAK Fatshan, heavy fires
- d% O; N1 H( @$ A7 \4 j xAKL Joan Moller
' X1 y: q" K3 f6 H: [& N r xAK Nanning 0 ]' M9 J. P8 t4 a5 i' r& ]9 E
Aircraft Attacking:8 [9 {( ^8 o- L7 X- g
12 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet6 {6 q5 E8 v3 \# ^% l3 |6 \
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
" P/ f3 |' G9 M! g. }' NHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Fatshan3 X" f. G' V* G9 n$ @
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 9 J. S( ]- d6 b! n
Weather in hex: Partial cloud 7 Y2 T' w' K9 L6 R, K
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.5 q7 W+ ^+ }0 |; s8 d: e! ]3 a( |
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes 5 n$ P' l- i- K9 g, q
Japanese aircraft
1 @8 Y' C U. w4 o1 G A6M2 Zero x 6 & R) w7 f, n. Z, b
No Japanese losses
# o9 M4 H! n1 d% A+ JAircraft Attacking:4 _% b0 D& B, v8 c' i; L3 G
6 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *
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& M$ G- ^: w5 [7 h f. S# RMorning Air attack on Pucheng , at 86,57 7 J+ D* c( J0 i0 @+ m2 R
Weather in hex: Clear sky
: E: h& o# _6 S! I7 @/ S; H1 g% n0 ^: NRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.0 n8 L, w( M$ c: z8 o; I3 I* ?
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes : y3 |, {, y% r4 }# G# g' l8 M
Japanese aircraft" J$ B' T6 [7 T
A6M2 Zero x 6
: q' L9 b" E% k, tNo Japanese losses
1 W4 t9 @ _% Z# W% UAircraft Attacking:- ` a4 o$ W# s% Y$ p& D
6 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet; h c. F Z! S" A3 Q
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61
# X: D/ \6 L* E! [3 \; KWeather in hex: Light rain ; @2 k! |+ w; \0 u% l/ H4 ]
Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 q# l# O, V8 U: L+ b1 j
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
. p3 D6 P. Q" R9 N; `Japanese aircraft6 Q4 I, |) f7 h, W
Ki-36 Ida x 19 * |- ^- ]& _( I+ S2 H; |
Japanese aircraft losses- f* e5 W% A/ O5 P
Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged 2 ]* R; e* Q6 A* o# y
Airbase hits 3! Y* X% z" ^, [+ {* J9 C3 ?+ Z
Airbase supply hits 18 N8 N+ Q- D9 ^6 Q* I
Runway hits 12 1 \6 n4 ^% v/ r/ d+ a
Aircraft Attacking:
+ N) n1 l# m$ H, D( _" K7 E( ^ 19 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 10000 feet
5 f9 P: C' I/ t Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb 6 v% y) s* D+ D W: j% @3 g
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Morning Air attack on Tenasserim BAF Battalion, at 53,62 (Mergui) 1 |- I. I6 _. O! I2 ?' b# [
Weather in hex: Clear sky 8 z) J: u9 ~, G% d3 S
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* w; ], b: E; `# Q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes . q! ~& [) I* a9 h
Japanese aircraft* d/ k# d! F& e$ G( V/ w
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23
, |. Q- E6 y/ [1 u. b& ZJapanese aircraft losses
6 K |( \+ `' \5 K Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged$ s+ l! X9 Q/ b/ p: O
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 51,84 1 S: I! K; Y+ z3 G' h2 {3 n* U
Weather in hex: Light rain . A7 M5 B0 ^/ ^
Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 L: h! h- G" U. x
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes 8 R5 j3 {8 J' _; g8 d
Japanese aircraft
2 S. {( s7 T c, X) H8 t3 b Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4
5 c1 f9 K% W( r* m; l' SAllied aircraft" n" h' m- `( u2 _+ q" |! j* L
139WH-3 x 3
# }( w6 s- \1 y S3 ZNo Japanese losses
" F3 J) d- H7 q; L0 kAllied aircraft losses7 e; a: j% W( o8 O% g6 k3 N7 L0 Q
139WH-3: 1 damaged
, v: e B& E6 ?: ?6 wJapanese Ships
( g/ E2 B [# D7 v BB Kongo
, T% p1 e1 ~% L: L0 r, s* PAircraft Attacking:
% k5 z) a) |* p5 F$ X; f 3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 10000 feet * 0 n+ s6 m, p4 x, ~* ?& V
Naval Attack: 2 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
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3 n# Q, D* U" F; rMorning Air attack on Takao , at 84,65 9 n- p) P- V: _8 o, E
Weather in hex: Partial cloud ) g' ]9 J" O( z; m7 n6 R
Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' X2 j! e2 M0 h2 ?& Q, z# uEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
# g' c5 ?) h$ y3 i+ M L. ?- oJapanese aircraft
& n7 y6 F% G" X2 m Ki-27b Nate x 6
4 r. o- B: p" Q g! c' I6 Y& XAllied aircraft9 F3 z4 h2 O- i% e0 W
B-17D Fortress x 15
# a/ z+ @/ Q! m' o, h' G: |0 sJapanese aircraft losses
3 B2 I" a9 b& S, C4 @ Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed on ground
2 q7 x* r/ t+ f# C% k- i B G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed on ground
4 D- U: R% P3 w- S% v( A8 P4 N Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed on ground
, f1 u- V0 m4 O$ W* R) A Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 destroyed on ground 3 j' W! F" e( C% R
Allied aircraft losses U1 r& B. R: V: { G! d, q. x
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged ; A( U, S2 D, f$ h( a4 ]
Japanese ground losses:: D' \3 [3 k6 W1 C; U. V% j" \6 z
13 casualties reported
5 p4 l8 ^" u* M) \+ c6 i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ m6 W- }1 f m7 [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 ^0 y+ ?7 V8 W; U2 ?% v0 P
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
' j+ k' u: L9 x* ?+ r' `* rAirbase hits 1
F/ `7 O C9 X8 |/ {+ x2 x6 KRunway hits 9 # W9 j, L- n) I9 Y
Aircraft Attacking:$ P, w4 {' K# ^1 p w, l/ |
8 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet; A- U6 ~0 R7 g1 `" K
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb9 t9 t& w9 w* v) o' s
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
( P" V# [8 L, o5 ?9 m9 A' w Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb8 e3 t4 ?0 z6 z, @* Z
4 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet& ^- b" o3 R1 Q0 B% ?. j
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Takao , at 84,65
/ J- r( b, v" s+ A. v% iWeather in hex: Partial cloud
( T* U$ o7 z4 B- ?' l3 TRaid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% p0 w6 Y5 l0 _) {4 U1 |, x
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
+ T/ L+ j, p9 i% K9 b, uJapanese aircraft
1 j! u3 g$ s9 T3 Q- X$ a. [ Ki-27b Nate x 2 # p) A: H. _5 t+ P6 l$ J
Allied aircraft
5 M; p) |+ e5 v1 k8 b8 G B-17D Fortress x 8
" j) `& ]8 y1 J- ^4 ]3 WJapanese aircraft losses
I# M" X4 v# _. h K+ N: M A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
4 J' U$ F. o# J0 _8 p G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed on ground
, m# x h E0 nAllied aircraft losses1 q* d, p0 Y" b
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged 5 ]1 o3 C& h5 ]0 m# r; y2 ?8 Z
Japanese ground losses:7 C! T' _! b+ M
7 casualties reported$ t6 N" V# q3 x+ Q" J! i" d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ o7 y0 `2 O5 C% N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, [* n9 w* y- I& d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 v+ C( ~. x8 @. EAirbase hits 26 G$ }! s5 F4 r1 Q' Z* j0 C& V
Airbase supply hits 1. r; N7 W7 f5 G" S2 M& @4 P
Runway hits 1
9 L7 Z7 C+ }2 \/ |, m9 uAircraft Attacking:7 W9 E5 O$ L5 U
8 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet5 o3 J5 s+ C$ l) g- K; o& p
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb6 E% e: f+ p# q
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Morning Air attack on Chuhsien , at 88,56 , E) C7 _2 }; k& M" J: l% ^
Weather in hex: Clear sky
# j8 b& H; B+ B2 \" gRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
) A: j* S5 E! v _% B( Z3 {Estimated time to target is 12 minutes * U4 I$ R" V4 e |
Japanese aircraft. M3 K: N# L+ h
A6M2 Zero x 3
+ I& h1 V4 w( w! \% sNo Japanese losses 3 b9 E4 s& z" r# @9 C% g7 ^# ~
Aircraft Attacking:
( Z& r2 m* J/ f! _, ?$ l2 N 3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 0 ? S5 ?* g# H
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/ H0 w$ G0 H' x8 p" O K" yMorning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
9 k( p+ P9 f: h$ W/ j/ R# z0 FWeather in hex: Partial cloud
! ]0 h9 Q2 ?! F+ zRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
3 A1 p' j/ N" X* JEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
4 T9 O h: v( E1 _0 x; aJapanese aircraft
6 A5 R: r- c2 K8 J7 L% }$ r A6M2 Zero x 3 * w! {8 m8 ]5 T1 p' J& @; |
No Japanese losses
3 y+ M2 N; E- zAircraft Attacking:5 t& _' w/ \+ R3 w; P
3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *
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t, j) C& e. _/ L- m5 dMorning Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 74,90 # ~- t% j3 L" @& X1 K
Weather in hex: Clear sky
3 k. U w" e, v+ O! kRaid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# z7 G5 q8 J& ]- ]7 nEstimated time to target is 1 minutes
& h. I" s' a b( XJapanese aircraft& w- ^6 s4 B1 C6 u. j: @4 Y
B5M1 Mabel x 8+ ^( d8 p, n2 v7 K$ F
B5N1 Kate x 11
4 |# d( K4 u! G1 {3 @, QNo Japanese losses 3 l5 |* I8 r; p
Allied Ships
# A" L" Z9 i5 K+ X2 J" N* z xAK Ravnaas, Bomb hits 14, and is sunk# u' B8 x+ o9 [- w7 p
TK Manatawny, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage ( c1 q2 x% p( W% K9 a- V+ y- x
Aircraft Attacking:
; y! R' g. A* k$ e) y1 b 11 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 10000 feet *
# f8 I* P; x {0 ^# B Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb" T% g$ L! i8 L) e: C
8 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet * / h" N4 p$ r+ j3 ~7 h* i6 j# L
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 1 o3 E' R1 ?3 |& t, x$ s1 @6 Y3 Y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ravnaas0 a6 j# c) p9 A( p
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Manatawny
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 77,75 3 k# u4 f* c' i: b9 u! Y
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
; H( w1 F7 m) i( f+ c* Q9 vRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ r m7 o) S* M- ]+ H
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes - A/ O X( D7 Q4 _% U; v
Japanese aircraft
. ?6 ~4 D6 Y- j G4M1 Betty x 6 : Y/ h: N9 p! K( k
No Japanese losses
8 q1 Z3 f0 q: a+ Y4 q) N. ^Allied Ships+ g9 L! R4 a6 V0 z3 u( u
xAK Fatshan, heavy fires2 \! {8 A* W* M% ~3 [
xAKL Chengtu, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
& P2 z* d& A9 j: d# x- @ TAircraft Attacking:: N- h4 K8 ?5 l% { m. | C
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet* S6 n" o; F/ I* ?2 |$ j
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 3 V; `1 \( Y( g7 U5 r
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Fatshan8 k! t% J8 V! d: n
Massive explosion on xAKL Chengtu
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Morning Air attack on Kanhsien , at 81,57 ! X; m# j& K5 |3 V
Weather in hex: Severe storms 9 O) @) d- D. T/ x+ X
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.; v8 }9 t/ }6 R' _0 Q. N9 `
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
3 V% f; z# ]% u5 T( ^2 N @( LJapanese aircraft
4 E7 ~# ^% d: o* d K Ki-27b Nate x 22
' d$ P3 `6 v9 x8 }: j1 q( W1 eNo Japanese losses
% O% E" C- k0 ^& \/ x4 tAircraft Attacking:
; A! E" Q$ n( s5 m" k- a 22 x Ki-27b Nate sweeping at 20000 feet * ]9 r: `) }" W
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. I0 Q+ n7 p% L; |Afternoon Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 3 V9 D( l2 l4 n4 X1 r# K5 Y2 G
Weather in hex: Clear sky- C& }1 `: z! X1 z
Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
8 z! ^9 Z; i$ |/ _+ AEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
, V. o. |8 B/ p0 g8 `0 Z# CJapanese aircraft
3 [: H$ S1 g3 i1 p$ ?7 B( R A6M2 Zero x 25 & H2 f0 u- [9 T8 e( ]9 R
No Japanese losses
+ x! I1 X# @4 m* U; ]/ [( yAircraft Attacking:
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mauban at 80,78
$ H9 R& y4 O q$ C- s% f* oWeather in hex: Overcast
8 }; r: e! \, U, Z! N) CRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. C+ p9 E3 D7 U5 X+ BEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
# u7 c( U; M! h3 y8 H( S. |Japanese aircraft+ g( P7 o2 H$ b2 I. h7 z
G3M2 Nell x 6( r: r2 C+ Y9 c5 J6 k8 _
G4M1 Betty x 15 7 W5 m+ A8 W/ b" z' D3 l( E6 y
No Japanese losses - o6 ]1 J1 p9 f0 I" T. a; f* P, {
Allied Ships
2 ^: ]! J9 e, o9 j! a DD Thracian6 c1 J! d* D0 R8 l/ Z2 Z& [
DD Scout
$ u- _0 C2 S5 c m DD Thanet
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mauban at 80,78 9 S* G; U4 o. U7 a# H& ]* r
Weather in hex: Overcast 0 d" I4 B% }6 B% Z
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 U) A7 @3 `; C- p) ]* a2 i" v
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes 4 s0 g8 N0 J' p! t) B3 J+ n
Japanese aircraft
L+ J: E: m' x o' e3 l; ] G3M2 Nell x 9 4 l$ L# V I, r' T6 }5 g5 z9 m0 v
No Japanese losses
( N" Q, o, D1 a4 c6 R$ k: O" R' YAllied Ships
. O- M% @6 E: `5 W4 ^. D: n( x DD Thracian ; g5 L, z! k) @( \
Aircraft Attacking:# @3 m8 A5 K7 g3 C
9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
* V' s& j% g* R& ?% d Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Lusu War Area , at 92,50 (Hwaiyin) ! [1 D, I" }6 t' ]
Weather in hex: Partial cloud ; t& v5 F$ A: Q# k! ~5 `* h1 h/ Q) V' E
Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
L# M0 [* R' ^1 J& r' FEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
. M2 M( R" S: X5 IJapanese aircraft
2 U/ ?, e. ~/ h% C+ T5 ~/ ~7 m/ L B5M1 Mabel x 5 2 S& X2 {$ X a* N! Z/ m
No Japanese losses
: v3 Y. W7 O: s1 S& K$ R$ f3 AAllied ground losses:& J! B* S- A" v& I
36 casualties reported/ K. V- i+ F, z% v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& W3 f- }! Y& K: t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
5 h z; m4 m& X/ e' y7 W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& ]8 D* X1 H" S5 gAircraft Attacking:6 ?, R/ N( K N
5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
0 i; x, W6 g L1 I9 l Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb % |% h" Y' ?0 ^8 x$ B
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 51,84 - e' a8 E$ p7 u
Weather in hex: Light rain
2 V% m+ T+ v. H& l4 W' _+ wRaid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 M% \: X# F) d) I+ w/ x
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
. m, ?1 e( _4 M, k# ~Japanese aircraft
Y% V: {9 t! q0 w8 V Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4
0 [; t9 H G& x' e3 y& _; o8 U7 r5 T3 mAllied aircraft
; Y0 Y9 D0 Y$ h! Q 139WH-3 x 3 2 O. T8 H2 S8 d6 o I' m0 `# c
No Japanese losses
8 F9 E- ]* Z4 w" E& k8 }1 ^+ K. @No Allied losses
: L3 S- J9 t6 X. NJapanese Ships$ b# o/ O+ r" X2 `/ o8 \ b$ \
BB Kongo * s; B- e8 v$ T W% F$ [1 ~! y1 U
Aircraft Attacking:/ `5 ]( J" {# n* h! p$ q
3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 10000 feet *
% ~6 B; t2 o& i% S4 q. o2 M- N Naval Attack: 2 x 300 kg SAP Bomb: O8 ]1 f; C. u7 C
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0 @/ X! ?/ o, Z/ w* ]9 b+ O- HAmphibious Assault at Vigan (80,73) $ h5 \0 D, }+ e- D
TF 88 troops unloading over beach at Vigan, 80,73 9 [5 ~0 B# R* S& |; ~3 u
Japanese ground losses:7 g" Q- e1 [5 V3 ~2 G
24 casualties reported
* k3 |% |" v! I: q! ]( j# r1 v' K Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled+ X$ k3 r" J) Q
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 _% c. d' a6 j. j$ H) L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. U! h) g4 e/ p& c% [
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Amphibious Assault at Aparri (82,73)
! y% |/ z+ v* Y. {$ MTF 118 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 82,73
8 x- q. k2 U% T/ P. XJapanese ground losses:# O6 Y4 Z4 g9 |
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 `; ~$ G, n5 O" j
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) |