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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 17, 443 R; c8 L- C7 O2 Z: h7 G0 g
日寇连续数天大举来犯我盟澳东前沿登陆地,当地机场起飞的区区50架雷电奋起反抗,威武不能屈,再次痛击来犯日寇,击落敌机约80架,自损20架
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* c" p! o2 N, Q# p/ |) j/ hAfternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 $ y/ w& \7 P* Z. o
3 \' Q. I, N3 J7 B# J3 N8 bWeather in hex: Clear sky
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4 t9 G1 b& Z. _1 BRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet./ k, N2 w" g4 Z, z; x1 q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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, g& U" Q, G3 h" ~ M' hJapanese aircraft0 Z( V% c, z V
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 149 G+ C7 n* A2 v* ^1 j4 |9 T/ w
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 H( d- }( i4 I4 g! l% M% f2 S2 \ Ki-84r Frank: 11 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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* i3 c( D2 z! D! G9 K8 m; ~# a# A, \Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
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" I _* \: j( R( |/ } [/ }Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.0 K" K+ Q% t- z: r6 k" `
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes2 X/ a9 J9 h! v X1 V8 [6 \
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Japanese aircraft; a7 A& o J! S8 u U7 ]
Ki-84r Frank x 44$ d& U8 ~; \# n, A5 i: u* \6 Q% [
* A( Y$ k0 V" K! o9 `Allied aircraft
, ~% N& B& z) s0 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 14
/ Z7 _5 `) Q( @5 S P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 45+ m7 P; W7 E3 O
- ?$ }% V- J: C" @4 r! M- FJapanese aircraft losses
# r5 B- B- E0 N* t: @: K+ b Ki-84r Frank: 7 destroyed) }. X7 i0 r* [3 G8 f3 ]5 e
( d0 N9 b# U! b! |) z7 }& `Allied aircraft losses2 w5 W1 c) \/ V2 [0 j' `
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed9 \( |0 ]4 O: P! B
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Aircraft Attacking:# z4 B- H0 \& |1 b* V m
14 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet4 k9 ]5 }9 L l& e
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 # F6 ^1 K7 l" e# Q$ M& H- B
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Weather in hex: Clear sky2 t, G/ ?9 B) d! Z9 s+ f) v
4 a+ ]4 C+ \5 ], r6 }Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
1 }& U; R1 n4 c5 sEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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4 C( d0 S, H8 ?. o7 e6 CJapanese aircraft7 E# A: p7 P3 ^- w* `0 _, N
Ki-84r Frank x 30/ z5 x& e( F+ @$ ~; n$ }, u5 R
3 J" |( }$ t4 n: _6 a- A: c4 FAllied aircraft
s; H$ i$ T; A P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8
, D3 m9 r s, z/ C; e P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 36
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. O# |1 Z! l; \; HJapanese aircraft losses
% y) M0 N" S, X' K" ?( j% A+ z% F Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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1 x" L8 J7 H, S. u. XAllied aircraft losses' \; N% A, P8 q/ \9 `. N
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
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Aircraft Attacking:& l- V# B) m M4 ~7 w& q
13 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
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Weather in hex: Clear sky! D& I" x6 \5 X* l9 ]3 A
2 c6 t7 r u0 i+ w5 fRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
6 L. Z, W( M9 B* T, EEstimated time to target is 4 minutes. y3 I! y1 S- X0 a. b" {
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Japanese aircraft; R( ]5 {+ [9 @( Q3 ]
Ki-84r Frank x 41
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Allied aircraft
8 o4 i. o6 m9 f% h( C: I P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8% Z" @. M. G0 T9 Q: d$ L- _
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses$ f& f7 R/ O5 D5 S- n/ `
Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed: W0 s% l+ _+ ]8 M {
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Allied aircraft losses
6 w! E8 o, [% m' b6 V; Z8 E P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed
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6 o1 J T7 F- Z- {Aircraft Attacking:" [; G; Y( ?9 ~4 H0 Q% z* S3 S3 O
20 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 - K0 g/ Q4 q6 H5 @! R1 p9 k
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" `0 A- P+ a; ~Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet., ^$ S# V% E) K1 M9 N
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes ?, D: s8 `/ r) d& o
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Japanese aircraft' G* p# g; w2 D
Ki-84r Frank x 445 f( u7 M4 o) H2 C* v; M: B
! o4 t. W' Y; O) ~' r3 HAllied aircraft. z8 `3 x& N/ B; V; k
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 7
2 @3 `* B3 F6 K( u+ x, l P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 21& v/ C7 a1 f1 @' o8 a
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Japanese aircraft losses
{- Q6 g; W) g4 L& T Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses' _! d7 E/ C+ `3 t& R" ]
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
5 w0 S3 N7 a, E. n, f, f9 z# O* l1 D P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
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" _) K+ H; w) y5 X6 A4 eAircraft Attacking:
. i. O4 M; @$ h 25 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet2 [, T2 R1 k& b! g
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当天早些时候在印度洋上,盟军一只小型航母编队空袭了距离跌个加西亚450英里的阿杜环礁,击沉了几艘在该地作业的日军船只
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Morning Air attack on Addu , at 16,52 + q6 U& q3 C l9 X/ S2 z- D* T
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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6 O/ T& z" i* F9 a5 F; C$ a/ VRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
( g3 r& i; O) ?% |& M/ {: C cEstimated time to target is 7 minutes6 B8 e& ?% Y% m
" k; S" b6 ~/ D& @Japanese aircraft
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4 X2 C6 X2 Y+ k F6F-3 Hellcat x 27
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, z; W$ X$ t+ s' G- f; h% YJapanese aircraft losses
9 b" t$ D7 ]4 r6 ]4 J# e Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed5 f Z0 w" |6 B1 ?4 t2 y, v
0 g! r6 Y! k& HAllied aircraft losses
3 o& V {/ B2 _# X3 u% L! D. B, U F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed
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# e$ K3 Z4 j) N+ mMorning Air attack on TF, near Addu at 16,52
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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) \+ A. }) G0 z0 IRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
g3 q6 U3 ~6 W8 Q. p' dEstimated time to target is 13 minutes6 I6 k4 h& @' H5 s1 W( X- ]
5 c. M4 K. T* m0 _0 c! JJapanese aircraft# U+ `5 z* q' J" z
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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, v" U1 U( u" DAllied aircraft
' N! t5 B) d4 w Hellcat I x 141 |1 d; ^2 u& [( @% ~+ l0 ?" [# E
F6F-3 Hellcat x 40' C* s2 U/ t7 W8 }. ^) q7 o8 r1 l
SB2C-3 Helldiver x 34
; h' P" M; z$ j' O& V5 a TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Japanese losses
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$ M$ x, F; l$ V7 V- ?4 x" r3 w. XNo Allied losses) ]( g2 F; @) X3 c' _
9 V% k5 X! P% X; P' MJapanese Ships
/ s" W [' D6 J* J+ Y xAK Toko Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- r' ^" P8 F3 r6 f& A: X
SC Ch 27, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ `! l- s9 @0 Y0 D
E Takashima, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- c4 n% C) a/ f" @; [ E Maeshima, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk5 u( ^, Q. y. U4 S4 D
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ [/ s$ J3 r5 t' _ 23 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
5 g7 r; a5 Q% e4 z" R Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb% I0 R3 l1 j6 l1 Y& v3 B
8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 20000 feet2 p1 t! Z5 w, C+ ~
18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 w4 S* Q5 l9 E M Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
' L% v! Z0 [ Z/ t- j4 ~8 g2 ] 4 x Hellcat I sweeping at 10000 feet+ S e k& g$ h# |5 ^ v- o
5 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'; r T- }- J& G j3 f
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb' p5 `# P) Z& W# N2 |
6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'* Q0 M! O" o* w. a& ]
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb' [" x( C2 Y) p- f7 f' S" q
- J; Z0 O' E8 f9 M6 y" ? eCAP engaged:' |1 c8 N8 p/ L( [7 w/ J
77th Sentai Det B with Ki-84r Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
* D# n; ~- u5 z- x: t: r, s 2 plane(s) intercepting now.) z0 {' k; @+ K9 }. L) n! y
Group patrol altitude is 20000
9 A$ E8 w, }$ O Raid is overhead
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5 N% `- M3 _/ t9 R+ j; q* PHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Toko Maru
$ ]: C5 _! E4 y1 C4 pHeavy smoke from fires obscuring E Takashima
' o6 ?" Q0 ?, @: Z- f% H$ SHeavy smoke from fires obscuring E Maeshima |
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