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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 17, 44
9 M7 B' Z* K; J) O. X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& d# ]) q# U8 _2 f9 M
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5 u; W/ @3 ~2 R. }1 {, CAfternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
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" y' I2 v2 x! w( A1 Y2 p$ r; ]Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
' {. J ^+ N3 O9 I( d4 gEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 |! n) X' b& K" C6 u D) v3 G Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft
- A* c5 f6 l0 _& _# j; R. c2 w P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 14
- [% d r+ V* e ] P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 488 R( V( O7 V6 v( T. m5 @
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Japanese aircraft losses1 g7 l% a+ j9 p
Ki-84r Frank: 11 destroyed
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No Allied losses4 r$ Y8 N- f2 A' g' k( z
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1 B3 O5 ~. {) @9 l" TAfternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 t" ^, w$ x& i8 }" h
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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, Z. A) p1 x( d: X9 J2 ?Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.) m2 R6 Z9 O z3 o1 ^/ o! g
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 v1 I& e" {) T: }; R) v
Ki-84r Frank x 44
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Allied aircraft
, V7 e( u4 `8 e( Z P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 149 [3 b6 y2 I; b7 F
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 458 t/ g% E: T% f2 E
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 j* A) K) \ P/ ] Ki-84r Frank: 7 destroyed
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0 K1 b- v1 z" y0 Z5 J. n& F2 PAllied aircraft losses
! O. z) D h0 {1 _& f* j; v P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed
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! ^/ U3 x2 q, s+ d' G" r \ ]Aircraft Attacking:
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. {0 r; e( z9 {" J8 @1 UAfternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
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Weather in hex: Clear sky" ^# ]# p: d/ S+ X$ p1 T# m" k. {
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
1 S$ k# L) E& a8 }6 HEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 30- X# x% D5 [9 j/ @2 {- ~! @9 `9 d: x
: H7 r- [( ]" B4 ]) wAllied aircraft
: h; W. q9 _( Z! L P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8
, U- h1 w8 e4 f7 k0 I5 ~! \ P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 36: o5 ]) n" B, X6 L% F' z4 V. |' I
) c1 |6 P0 }/ W" o% S# d, HJapanese aircraft losses
7 L/ {9 J) _ a Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed& [" D4 `# ~ v( @8 x$ U. c1 q$ ]
% v2 z( N! M! B8 P8 ~Allied aircraft losses
7 B* {8 {8 `% [, @: ?5 Y P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
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) h5 T+ K$ X5 {1 @$ z) \Aircraft Attacking:
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 ( a( G; i; n' q" f0 X- l
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
3 d. D4 U8 A2 v$ VEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ e7 R& M" _! }; F2 ^7 L" f' B Ki-84r Frank x 41$ m" X6 G" z' g/ U7 E( ]/ c/ h
: p* h; ]" ~0 _2 f1 ^Allied aircraft7 K: h2 M( r( f; L9 ]2 b6 E' |% A
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8
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+ p0 X7 W/ e1 h# V8 vJapanese aircraft losses* ]! y/ I h8 S9 S8 F# m
Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses9 @+ L! z& n& D3 A
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed. Q8 x( w) C9 r3 c/ x" U4 ~
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 U% V. w, O: Y: ]& U( _5 Q 20 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet! m+ O1 S7 k3 E A X$ Y6 g% D) Z( O
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
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3 y) }7 n1 t' Z3 o6 F) q5 E; s. CRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
9 X1 `# n/ l8 b8 A+ Z. sEstimated time to target is 2 minutes, ~' T) I' V8 S! y) ]
6 ^$ d) f1 W" c( ]# ]/ Y' QJapanese aircraft/ d( a, I5 [9 e. b# m
Ki-84r Frank x 44
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P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 7% i+ ?9 g; C! z g
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 21$ B. H3 p+ O' }
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Japanese aircraft losses
* w( C w2 n: s q( r Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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7 [" W) M; m6 O' q4 D! hAllied aircraft losses# L! X7 Y, F( o* q: B# j+ W
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
: c6 O% Q: j# A% H: [" g5 A P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed& c, }, o( d9 U0 t# q2 }( ?
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Aircraft Attacking:0 i1 t0 H* G2 G ~/ r9 z& m
25 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet
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( H z9 ~; t8 c& m. o: [* F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8 L) y6 g4 W" n
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Morning Air attack on Addu , at 16,52 3 |" P$ G5 Z+ Q v
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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, }1 @. J) P7 W8 p. r V9 Z* g7 aRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
" y" C% h. B- M* o; iEstimated time to target is 7 minutes6 Q7 n& n4 ?" C5 f: X; l5 [
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Japanese aircraft
) g8 W2 j/ l$ V/ v1 C1 M Ki-84r Frank x 16
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Allied aircraft
) i( k/ A# L3 ^8 j% o$ l F6F-3 Hellcat x 27 T6 L- k( H( M: n: w6 I! S, t
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Japanese aircraft losses+ _8 G- y0 o; a
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed9 _8 ?( }6 S1 H5 o0 ~0 s6 [
' P/ F/ @5 B, w* aAllied aircraft losses9 z5 ^" L7 ]" W5 X& |% i
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed3 f u, E. F) @- p* _9 b
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Addu at 16,52
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms8 T$ B/ y/ l% Z; y, t% f% O
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.6 F2 o& B" x4 c) f
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 c. ^6 g# E2 @3 Q Ki-84r Frank x 2
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/ a9 ~: N% K& V1 k$ ^1 v V% HAllied aircraft
0 q5 \* F+ `: j- {9 W# A Hellcat I x 146 p7 p+ ^/ F# c; K" C3 v
F6F-3 Hellcat x 401 k/ y) a. P, Y' B4 q
SB2C-3 Helldiver x 34
% H0 a# k- w+ d8 R* t% d$ C TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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$ W% m# D& \& x( T! V0 qNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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6 z$ X: U! Q e3 M% xJapanese Ships1 Y7 V0 ]- Y9 X# X! F
xAK Toko Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) C1 U+ v2 [# ]/ P2 @% z8 J4 K SC Ch 27, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 g C+ y0 U+ t) f5 Z" v! t E Takashima, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 s% y4 y: s5 I% _3 B9 b% @ E Maeshima, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk2 U" ~. K8 V2 `" O" C. I
5 Q- m- d7 d, T9 e7 VAircraft Attacking:3 m/ ~" ?6 _. b* {: w& I! @ |
23 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
3 p$ a/ u( ^; I* z Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 G/ z% w" @! S* ^ 8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 20000 feet4 d9 Q& P, E1 J/ r$ K& b# D
18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- _. z$ L ^4 x3 k Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo9 c; t# U9 T! x" y5 c+ [& g1 Q
4 x Hellcat I sweeping at 10000 feet+ ^8 P( x% Z! v2 H- {+ ^. _" |
5 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
% j% Q4 `5 _$ A! A( o Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ ~) K9 ]5 t5 O3 E O9 I9 O$ r
6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'' a, j$ k/ V( x( g `
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
3 j X! o/ k6 ]+ T77th Sentai Det B with Ki-84r Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)# W: e, {* u1 G5 r; |4 G. G
2 plane(s) intercepting now.2 N+ b7 A. D( c* C) u
Group patrol altitude is 20000
" H! S5 _2 m9 h2 z" B) F Raid is overhead
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: c2 B2 n& C7 Y1 IHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Toko Maru
7 o y0 J. i1 zHeavy smoke from fires obscuring E Takashima" p/ D# B* Y7 C# U6 {
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Maeshima |
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