AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 21, 42* M# z* b' _# k( ?5 ^0 n6 _8 d0 _8 f
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, j0 v v+ O5 ? M; N* N缅甸大空战,日军纠集了陆海航各类战斗机扫场仰光,轰炸机跟进,结果被直掩的飞虎队打出翔- e: Q) P. j) j Q2 S! `
锡兰大空战,kB分队和miniKB悍然空袭科伦坡港,企图制造PH事件西方版,结果被直掩的各类飓风海飓风打出翔,港内中弹的不屈号航母事后发现漆都没蹭掉。7 u: @( @* O. X) z/ B
两场空战击落敌战斗机40余架,各类轰炸机100余架,我方战斗机损失仅为个位数,盟军取得空战辉煌胜利
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* l3 a; R) c O8 M, bMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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8 o5 y- I* k' o0 {) R/ mWeather in hex: Overcast# A/ Z7 e; M5 W! k$ O8 _
0 E" y- x& `; T9 M3 lRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
9 Z& I$ R8 D. J5 I) r/ T6 zEstimated time to target is 11 minutes6 b1 i4 w# `2 a, p |& r
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A6M2 Zero x 322 N! Q+ c0 \% r5 f" e
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Allied aircraft G6 M0 A9 b, J3 E4 |+ u# c" t# D
H81-A3 x 26
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3 ]/ V3 T7 F9 P6 [4 D* B8 v, S2 L' t5 |Japanese aircraft losses# |4 f. H5 H, O8 U. T; L
A6M2 Zero: 11 destroyed* C2 J+ p6 \1 D% T5 k4 Z- u5 b
& q7 A: Y# E$ kNo Allied losses
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
6 \% T4 `3 O: n: LEstimated time to target is 10 minutes) ?$ ]! r& o. X, r% j
, l- ~$ P t1 o/ [8 v. uJapanese aircraft# c! P2 |& I2 u- A& E1 o! Y
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
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Allied aircraft" f7 O5 E% N/ O6 Q- O6 |. D
H81-A3 x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses8 `9 ^* D+ |" G) G! U& K9 E
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses7 _$ _! _+ K0 ]
H81-A3: 1 destroyed7 [( S8 J D5 Q: Q
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Morning Air attack on 104th RAF Base Force, at 54,53 (Rangoon)* d' |$ R& r$ V# T! i$ }4 H+ |
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. n: Y2 c0 p- T. P4 _1 x0 u5 pEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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6 ~$ Q4 I6 S- p' G+ f$ r mJapanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty x 20
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Allied aircraft
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3 a3 \1 m3 F; i+ L6 g G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 R6 c1 f, a' {' r G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak8 f" `' h1 J* {/ E- z+ { f
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
2 y- I! J' k7 B1 ~% M9 s" k G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
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No Allied losses
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ E% A8 `% K# R; j) i2 r5 C% v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- e! n8 ?3 I. g' l* @9 p0 i4 H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ' E" S' Z( |* {7 ] t3 g) {" ^& F
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$ K1 j4 I- U0 I: N+ BMorning Air attack on Colombo , at 29,48
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0 Q [9 o Q9 @Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 ]) s* Y' H+ ^- K$ U! X* TRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 R+ @! }. t% P* bEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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1 B6 E" D9 T- fJapanese aircraft
* f. C" j0 G1 y# Y7 O3 G! X A6M2 Zero x 525 x: w" a8 B) k4 J
B5N2 Kate x 25
7 L* d% j( M5 V2 | D3A1 Val x 75 I, c. f, ?) W. W+ F9 ^
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4 t3 i' p: f. h4 ? Fulmar II x 33
, R2 _- c5 c0 Y3 _ Sea Hurricane Ib x 10" Q# L4 S( h+ J0 N) D. j3 ~
Hurricane I Trop x 15, |1 Y" O8 {5 s% E: \$ \! D; H
Hurricane IIa Trop x 161 |7 D1 l# Q2 T4 q$ \8 B
Hurricane IIb Trop x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses# l3 [1 N4 q& j3 r
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
0 P1 i% B" |1 f9 X- x" s B5N2 Kate: 10 destroyed, 3 damaged
. E& b0 m. h3 |9 d0 y B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak, E: u" y5 {0 {4 o
D3A1 Val: 15 destroyed, 14 damaged
# D4 z# a. l/ f3 [" h- h D3A1 Val: 13 destroyed by flak3 s0 L0 K6 A# |+ U' y; o
$ l {+ g, R9 H* @) Y/ X2 T" _4 kAllied aircraft losses
0 s" X9 d% ?0 P1 ` Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
. n5 \7 _, a! R9 V5 r, ` Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# y w8 v8 U6 e. N* O9 y CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 3
3 Y r& `, V6 S5 V% ?" A5 o& e. Q* \ xAK Singu, Bomb hits 1: |# n9 i% d: f
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