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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 17, 44
$ w3 X4 E, l' g y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8 A' c' f, j3 Z4 T/ [
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.2 |/ v! O( K$ n" b& s
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes B5 _. J1 @$ r! f8 Y3 i0 z
8 [1 U9 ?7 Q2 d7 \' qJapanese aircraft/ G+ K6 u/ D3 \$ A4 v
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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1 p+ z6 h# s+ h) [& s& U$ QAllied aircraft) N9 `0 b/ U! |
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 14
, a4 D$ c! y3 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses% f6 f$ e) B4 i( s6 @5 z* \
Ki-84r Frank: 11 destroyed
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No Allied losses* ]) D8 u( I/ j6 B9 f9 c1 p
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 1 Q$ c) _( O8 \2 C/ p4 W* d
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
" Z& }$ O: v, L) ?Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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, J2 s* j1 V2 Q/ N r' U Ki-84r Frank x 44 a: U9 e& i m% f* I+ l% z3 G7 p9 ?! G
9 Z$ W: S9 `1 |5 ^. S( EAllied aircraft6 l+ c$ V ^% M& q) b
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 14
' O4 V5 A1 {6 e- E4 l P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 45& J; ^' s9 {$ j0 ?, y* T0 E& e2 @% D
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Japanese aircraft losses
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P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed
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Aircraft Attacking:
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* c3 r4 u2 G: i" D: XAfternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 ; N, P9 y/ y5 {
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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* T' |. k* L6 G$ y. h: |$ ARaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.+ d; I% _: c) C) E
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes& F; _) H# l7 y+ {
# D, l; d9 r+ r. i; |Japanese aircraft
7 b$ o O3 F7 O1 `' _* E Ki-84r Frank x 30
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Allied aircraft) ~7 f/ O, Y' g
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8
4 \: n! v) I- ~, K3 J) n, f2 z P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 36/ h' ?/ G) v' N/ u1 s$ v
1 p8 _# ?* l: r; B4 D% OJapanese aircraft losses$ [4 P% W$ \2 C& f& _+ u) o
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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; `7 M0 r% L4 _" G3 o/ ]Allied aircraft losses
- Y/ d! I8 P6 x* Q P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed+ C4 w2 f& x2 K3 J D$ v
" W, l: W( W' w, z/ EAircraft Attacking:
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
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$ p3 f5 D1 E9 E% c2 j" L# T2 v# Y, \Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
" @/ m; A9 V* }, G: N9 ?Estimated time to target is 4 minutes( d, x% Q: D& A5 W% c0 k
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Japanese aircraft: J4 v4 [: E9 a- P1 c. b& S- l
Ki-84r Frank x 41
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* s: A+ I$ q9 H D0 aAllied aircraft8 w D* D$ _8 h M/ `2 y
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8 q% x; R0 O" i) b$ h( W
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 33# s+ S' _* X: M' m5 ~- G0 `
# g& ?2 Y' q0 }, @* k. n, VJapanese aircraft losses
8 T. t" v, c# K7 h- o3 Y; s Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed
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0 G# g& v0 I3 H+ GAllied aircraft losses0 X- w7 Q1 b; G: ~7 W, [8 M0 {
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed
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Aircraft Attacking:
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! f" @/ E( t* vAfternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
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# D0 a8 Q" g* N6 |Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
8 ^ K+ p$ o( V! T6 {Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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7 F" h& [9 @! d$ GJapanese aircraft
u x8 `& O/ @0 w" Z- e Ki-84r Frank x 44
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Allied aircraft
b0 y4 L2 K/ X H P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 7
: C9 S( o1 }; v4 M+ w3 j% f P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses5 i& E- M4 W. k
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed# g$ n# i- D }0 w ?* F
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed8 [; h- z7 r. W, C, x8 v
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25 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet/ j% `. A' s) m Z, k
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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 7 m1 t# ]( W N: ?% c8 |& v8 [
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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1 Z% W3 \9 S6 c1 \Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.7 V/ k( e+ P0 x* _* }
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes; ^" e* w$ X. E2 V f+ I" _
1 B5 R) K& a' m2 L2 u2 R2 dJapanese aircraft
, Z w/ _& T. r" s7 W Ki-84r Frank x 16
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F6F-3 Hellcat x 27: U4 x% Q: d9 X0 D
& j+ u9 Z7 w; b4 H* A S: C& OJapanese aircraft losses
' l2 a" i8 V+ y; j* h Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses" o9 X. d- |9 r. Z% B3 u; p2 r4 p
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed) K+ R2 P) ]8 O) V
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Addu at 16,52* m* p; v% J1 d+ N/ T- Z
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( q( D: v5 P( A: {Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
) c" g# F" ]* U. M* R. sEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 21 M) p0 Q/ [: r5 R J; b
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Allied aircraft
, b, B4 D8 y% V3 y, J$ P Hellcat I x 14- Z- f" W9 Y4 U0 r9 l& T: m# Y
F6F-3 Hellcat x 40
) Y" Q/ u: J: Z6 I. f0 d SB2C-3 Helldiver x 34
4 o6 f( T6 Q0 H# g" I u4 E% y- Y) h TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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No Allied losses
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xAK Toko Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; L. [6 g7 Y7 Q2 a2 x
SC Ch 27, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ P4 i" N" Y! V3 l$ b C
E Takashima, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
; d7 s0 d8 J- ~) |' D/ C E Maeshima, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk1 U* {5 n6 N" u) d) |3 o
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23 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'* S/ T" P/ ^ z/ q: R' }
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
. z7 c" h8 b, F; Q 8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 20000 feet: z1 J0 e3 E8 h9 [: I
18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 Q1 J8 R7 k6 B Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo( h5 u; p8 E! e; e. f* U7 z6 g
4 x Hellcat I sweeping at 10000 feet
4 S9 w( ?9 r$ a. Z( u6 i 5 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
$ W. x* k& E w$ R) R/ E Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb8 k* N$ H5 q' C) g7 U
6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000', l3 |7 u" v2 S- b
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb3 q4 Y9 ^; j0 v; s7 a
5 Z" r% [; j! D8 C' n+ WCAP engaged:
1 [0 e3 ?) V2 `! b, R/ ~0 q1 m: j77th Sentai Det B with Ki-84r Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)+ `; t" j7 O1 D/ E/ g
2 plane(s) intercepting now.; [6 m+ @9 l' d2 p0 q
Group patrol altitude is 20000
' g# ~1 M9 k8 e" r( ?! b1 ? Raid is overhead
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1 a" w; h+ b; O) zHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Toko Maru
7 K, z4 u- d' z4 X. ZHeavy smoke from fires obscuring E Takashima
$ x" p' l% U' \9 {2 bHeavy smoke from fires obscuring E Maeshima |
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