AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 08, 42
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. @& m* e' u; S# z( k& _南太战场,日军继续远程奔袭瓜岛,然而损失惨重,零战被击落40余架- q' o* A9 F& W
印度战场,吉大港惊现驻岛舰队陆奥/伊势/扶桑$ M3 I( v1 s5 }+ F& T1 s" f2 a% Z
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0 Q. ^" n0 V! }4 I! CMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.& `6 k8 ]/ D$ p4 B
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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+ X; ?& C5 O: [' O! MJapanese aircraft/ K3 _6 E9 x) D( B @( m
A6M2 Zero x 45
# N5 [9 L5 p+ r5 J D3A1 Val x 7
5 x" {# g0 q8 t, C ~" F( R; m G3M3 Nell x 32- c: k1 k4 a9 T0 _) l
/ l, T6 w% H% C9 b. C" W9 l5 yAllied aircraft
* m6 f5 q& \# ^3 J F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
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) E' |" }% c! F) {+ O* TJapanese aircraft losses
/ a _# Y# ]1 d' d A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
8 Y' I( w' b5 n1 { G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged; B$ ~. q: ?0 C; q9 y
! Q/ T( V2 v/ TAllied aircraft losses
4 u; N0 z! G" ^( |" x- I F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed5 F9 \3 X9 N' h! H3 h5 q
1 h# d+ j7 X' ?. g1 SAllied Ships% g- _5 f2 @( a1 v" x% u
xAP Maetsuycker9 E7 J4 [, A/ J$ A
APD McKean( ^ r2 ]( s* y- f/ W* z
DD Crosby
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DD Kilty+ z9 ^* }$ `: D/ r& Y
xAP Hong Kheng7 B- ?3 E7 o9 O! H" S
DD Kennison
8 [% G2 }0 \* A xAP Hong Peng
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1387 f+ o/ Q# ] v! Q% K
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain% I# C9 u3 _ b" h" D/ P
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Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
: A$ T% Q2 _: ^ B. G' u% EEstimated time to target is 10 minutes1 E. ^; y. p0 Y) _* `
* v: j2 O$ l9 ~* c! ]$ HJapanese aircraft
. e9 u! F! q. ~- e A6M2 Zero x 28
2 ]/ K9 t- ?' r0 _! d G3M3 Nell x 30. @% Z5 b- v) d+ m: ~4 ^% S
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Allied aircraft3 r/ N* Y5 E. |. Y/ a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 164 a( M6 s. [- ]. e
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 R' b2 @, D# i0 f; `/ M, c A6M2 Zero: 12 destroyed
# F2 N: |8 D( k" H1 s2 d7 C G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged; |" v( f8 E3 X
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak5 W) S5 K" ?# [7 \! d# @3 ~/ Z
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* ^( D% A m' H% Q) c) C2 ^2 e! i F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, Z# s" y4 F5 w
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Allied Ships
* C& u8 E! u+ o" b. H0 V0 d xAP Cremer5 A8 Y4 ?8 Q" T6 K0 F% y
APD McKean: c# L) J' c v- s7 H/ _6 Q/ \7 h
DD Crosby3 I& a) n4 p+ V- T
PC Hermes e2 {# b% K7 ^) L
APD Little
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41* T$ e2 E$ p5 c% d) f2 _) f _
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 23 y' e* \( d( M; \, z9 b
+ M/ _/ u; |+ t4 f; sAllied aircraft5 q! F3 f2 G/ D
Vengeance I x 28
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No Japanese losses n/ U5 o1 |3 F3 A. z" c% D$ {- l; R
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Vengeance I: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
9 U( a" C8 A& g5 x$ C Vengeance I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
% U5 _5 n3 L! ^6 M2 Q3 z; e BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 35 a, C5 J! ~7 R- u
BB Ise, Bomb hits 1# }8 l3 p0 y+ l+ F$ ^) r2 a
BB Fuso |