AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 08, 42
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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' L' ~! ~9 S5 X# S% `
印度战场,吉大港惊现驻岛舰队陆奥/伊势/扶桑: d Z8 F+ m0 u1 v# a6 T
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Clear sky$ F. N2 Y4 J7 L7 X
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Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
, A; o8 m9 ~7 ^( AEstimated time to target is 14 minutes# c9 ]; w3 ?7 n- X' l! s
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Japanese aircraft' u. S2 U( i6 b2 C: I9 U
A6M2 Zero x 45
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G3M3 Nell x 32
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7 A' t" a, x8 a6 q3 c F4F-4 Wildcat x 24# E) P' O( w1 |
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Japanese aircraft losses; p v9 s6 o7 g' B2 ~
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed3 |0 x% l) w) [. }
G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged
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Allied Ships
& h$ d; A3 U6 A& L- | xAP Maetsuycker; j6 n& B4 ~! M: |
APD McKean4 V& E0 z8 a) e
DD Crosby
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DD Kilty" [3 K9 }8 E, D1 S9 Q% |) ]
xAP Hong Kheng& @5 R( h# _6 ~
DD Kennison
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APD Waters
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" ~3 c6 j3 Q7 Z: qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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+ W! Y* U3 D6 `Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
# z t0 E% Q5 |" VEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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a# e4 X- D( f( q LJapanese aircraft7 p+ I; X$ o t, j8 Z
A6M2 Zero x 28
1 d% z( Y2 h' A6 d G3M3 Nell x 30
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Allied aircraft
1 S6 }: h" d5 t* I7 I F4F-4 Wildcat x 16, w4 i) b2 h! y+ r7 g! T2 e( [& _/ o4 m
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 ]: k% n$ B8 k" E A6M2 Zero: 12 destroyed
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& A- c* K/ X/ K3 f G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses/ Z# R) d" N u: f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed! ?; g! l# @# @$ c/ v* R! }& R
2 p% \* ]- q& wAllied Ships
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APD McKean" J8 ]4 [0 v, c9 W
DD Crosby
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APD Little4 v6 e" {3 Z' W. S* L1 \3 n
DD Kennison1 Q9 {) o& B; \- m
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* |& K- v' G9 QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,414 H, ^, j7 A2 e7 C
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 P( a2 L+ V0 }9 o/ d5 D/ ^
1 o/ q$ P! Y2 r8 u" o0 J# k, \/ SRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- E- m4 M9 p i2 Y* b& G
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 230 K A8 j1 w/ M5 c4 C# x
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Allied aircraft' U& M9 a& F, q- ?- l
Vengeance I x 28' I6 i" n2 u$ h, J8 L4 o
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No Japanese losses8 E# T+ C, M6 t2 q( X' a7 V8 ~0 `
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Vengeance I: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged7 I, S. C. P7 H5 I, U8 C
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed by flak" D6 T: U% I# T
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Japanese Ships
& j+ q# S( ^; S! I" y7 U d3 p BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 33 L6 |) {+ u6 C' x9 ]8 Q' M- Q& q
BB Ise, Bomb hits 1* l r7 k* j: b/ ^
BB Fuso |