AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 19, 42
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Sub attack near Madras at 39,442 B( v% I" t+ a6 b3 B
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Japanese Ships! I8 ], l. d% U, a0 M8 t
CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 16 ]5 }% V, w3 F a* T
CA Chokai2 u, r0 k* B- O. ^
CL Tatsuta/ S7 W1 y9 s7 n1 k# C( D
CL Tenryu. J J9 F$ |3 y: {
CS Nisshin/ M5 X; C; ]( A0 P0 g7 i5 G& n0 Y6 x
DD Karukaya2 H' P0 y. @% Z6 m3 y
DD Wakatake2 S5 M6 w. v/ t! v& h7 E& y, R2 Y
DD Inazuma7 u- f/ q7 M% `6 g5 m. E
DD Minegumo
+ c7 g! \, a1 i$ b$ d4 I5 ]# o2 r DD Susuki2 S# n. `. Z) l# I4 R) w
DD Hishu
6 B1 H+ H5 Q3 W$ c DD Tsuga
9 [* t7 c( P2 {& ` DD Kuri. V6 w3 T7 ?' f" o( u
5 J2 u5 A/ }5 uAllied Ships" E& s R! P) U6 d/ O( r8 C
SS KXIV, hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,44
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; [. ~+ k' P$ e9 t3 a* M4 J+ F8 aRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& j8 N7 @3 z* S4 m) R( B3 H' n, ?
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes, |, W0 K( U7 K* u9 }# A4 Z: i: s
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Japanese aircraft
- x) ?. ?8 \2 G0 G+ ?& w1 E A6M2 Zero x 31
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Allied aircraft/ O1 e: j2 x: W" V
Albacore I x 60 `, x1 n7 G$ o1 v8 d
Martlet II x 2% ]# @' x4 \- ^5 ]# K4 f7 a: }
Hurricane I Trop x 127 [/ z0 ?% M# U% Z# _* h6 }
Hurricane IIb Trop x 13
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No Japanese losses4 f1 n: ~+ |2 @% o9 N: o4 h
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Allied aircraft losses! Z# g4 W2 m+ w' N1 e! G" e' P
Albacore I: 2 damaged
4 |: F4 w5 Z: M Martlet II: 1 destroyed
' h# p3 M; }# {5 v$ K/ A$ g Hurricane I Trop: 4 destroyed
2 m6 [* n5 q/ V& B4 y8 [. J; i Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed
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2 e8 L+ D4 O, z4 xJapanese Ships8 n' Q& y X8 g. |6 I
CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage4 V4 e- J% {. D/ P; V
CVL Shoho8 d' _0 M( K) C; B/ ^
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,447 Q* @3 a( J% u9 R+ |8 _7 J
. M8 D. @8 ^( p4 c9 a; HWeather in hex: Heavy rain/ h1 Q3 E, `6 y0 y, _: W& O
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
) i, V% q: p9 W) C+ cEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 \) b+ @: N! r A6M2 Zero x 25* E$ Q, Q0 l5 v F
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Allied aircraft5 c# j* E2 s) a9 M3 k
Hurricane IIb Trop x 19# E' A9 J3 b# m/ N
Wellington Ic x 76 \$ i+ ]- y* a+ B; J3 Y
B-25C Mitchell x 6
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' A8 F( Y/ k* h+ k l4 q. k8 n1 HJapanese aircraft losses
2 T* \( {' J k' ` A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed0 _; C! `7 e/ c- |0 p% _- D
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Allied aircraft losses
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Wellington Ic: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
. V* B* M6 C2 R B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged. C% e. j2 i m8 u& A7 [+ e7 P6 K$ u
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Japanese Ships# {, e; P! x) t2 P
CVL Shoho
# i4 Z2 z+ g4 o$ r CVL Ryuho
( |: ^- p( l; D CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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8 B: b U* c: TMorning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,445 b2 A: }4 ^# x/ ~" G& d: B7 B
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Raid detected at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 d8 r7 [2 @) d+ sEstimated time to target is 8 minutes, |" E: c: z+ X m( _
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Japanese aircraft
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, M Q9 a( F3 J; O8 D$ LAllied aircraft
/ e/ B5 P/ f6 N& r* v) G Albacore I x 20
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) d" X) T1 s7 e4 N4 F: W3 m& d Albacore I: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged6 N4 A8 @7 ?. G; N) N
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Japanese Ships
% Z6 k0 n, d" ^" q# L CVL Shoho, Torpedo hits 1- Q. y1 c r- k9 h2 G7 N( ^( |! Y$ [
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1% W- s9 ~! v* s+ B0 s! B
CV Junyo3 }4 o. ]8 l' `8 A4 U5 L; _$ {! ?
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% z7 `; C+ f$ S/ n' fMorning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,44
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain: d8 Y$ A1 }+ B R/ Z
+ n' E4 x) j& E! N3 }# NRaid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! {1 u: V: Y. y# s, c3 ?Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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+ v. x4 Z3 R, t6 f A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft
9 f: @3 M Q' |. N! G# Y' y5 @ _4 g Albacore I x 23! G6 s7 C, Y" U, b
Martlet II x 6
7 \9 T' D$ G7 K: _* _' a S' M$ ` Hurricane IIb Trop x 30
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5 C8 \) f9 U" s! C: A) [Japanese aircraft losses: a8 [* Y! x) p- L
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Albacore I: 2 damaged5 S. G. Z& D8 n' b" W
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak# p. }1 ^3 z# t/ m
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Japanese Ships
( ~+ V- Q2 m7 M0 W: J9 [! N CV Junyo, Torpedo hits 1
" Y! a: F" |1 R, o CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
$ [: d' W/ o8 k; e/ j* L CVL Shoho, on fire- K* R0 U% ~5 i* |! z) A5 v
DD Karukaya
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