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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 17, 446 j. Z6 J! |9 ~1 m
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' I( K; N5 s' r3 z" t
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$ w% @/ c0 m$ ?' z& ]9 C" d8 q7 WAfternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 " P9 T# e9 A# z% B0 a9 f+ \) W
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Weather in hex: Clear sky7 V, f% I( z) c u% a9 ^: k
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
+ i7 G/ ~; M- v+ W bEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) r6 B& {" R8 E" R$ Q: F
Ki-84r Frank x 43: i* x9 U) ?; i+ t. Y* M8 r1 s
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Allied aircraft% q4 f- r7 a7 t# I
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 14 \9 L& p9 Y |+ x" H) d* A
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 48
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+ M4 {# Q* X: ]+ _( H0 N0 x& VJapanese aircraft losses7 L' Q t) a: j! g
Ki-84r Frank: 11 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.: b; [' l* E! N7 @. |. I; w
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: x; D8 [5 C& w0 i* \ Ki-84r Frank x 44
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~/ h! g3 b5 b* D4 q) w* s9 k! AAllied aircraft
+ w h/ M: G9 ~/ T8 Q6 ]! k" U P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 14
: l r! \8 A# H9 V' ?" Z5 V0 ` P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 45
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T' e, E- l4 _1 ]7 yJapanese aircraft losses
, V; x; z1 i+ T2 z. p; M: x8 a Ki-84r Frank: 7 destroyed$ D( Q6 ?% J% D# x* W7 b
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Allied aircraft losses: G4 g0 l1 U' c# N0 n2 L& v
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed3 g/ I/ w, p$ Z& q1 X. @7 F. X
3 A) x) V" w0 vAircraft Attacking:) ^8 K X/ ~) c. L+ T3 d! w
14 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet) }9 _3 R- H3 U9 p6 [; v' w- j
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 & W6 G+ D3 N! S. a* D+ o
& I& N. D/ X# V$ o7 l" l' Q8 hWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
, W" i* C: R) `( J4 Q4 aEstimated time to target is 2 minutes) w, C( ]# ` i% X: D, h- Q, H
0 d: H& Z% Q$ M# UJapanese aircraft
2 k& N# [: t ^% j* M. H" @ Ki-84r Frank x 30
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Allied aircraft
+ X3 L/ I9 r* m P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8# Z2 `: v1 L% A# A
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 36
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& Y4 r( @$ K( _! j) I( NJapanese aircraft losses
0 Q8 X- ^% a3 O# c1 _2 a Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed' e, s6 B `, N) b& O2 O
4 Y: w2 K9 r7 C/ L8 O g! a+ IAllied aircraft losses6 Q! E5 A: S; f( l* f
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed! T9 o) y( l( R+ W8 G' U0 O
, {3 G+ }0 c0 O6 |5 ]* UAircraft Attacking:
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2 y( }5 r @& B" j# U* j' B/ qAfternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 8 }: p0 N' d. J/ ?0 _0 X5 _# r
2 {- I( C# K- o) f) M" i1 uWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
& h3 w# t- j/ S6 B; ?8 iEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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3 `" Y+ H0 d% T: j# @; W9 }- yJapanese aircraft# R5 l i t m! R0 C" B) f
Ki-84r Frank x 419 x, [ B: |; \, _/ s* J Z
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Allied aircraft
2 V7 g# @) {5 l9 L. h& |% t P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8. ]$ ~: J' S ~" n- Z% B7 y3 L
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 33& {7 `* R, @. N; G6 d% O' x
/ B* B9 T! ]" {) H# ` U3 `Japanese aircraft losses
3 @" ?4 Y$ s4 [1 w Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed6 e- q. S+ J# ]3 I5 R1 A+ |
7 N9 R# {# ]8 L( j) V4 BAllied aircraft losses
1 G; ~4 W: F' x0 X3 i y P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed
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" y" i/ K5 c6 Q. W7 V; GAircraft Attacking:
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3 D7 A" |) ?/ ~# F( e/ `7 T) GAfternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.1 X" N' c9 G' e/ X$ e, }* Q
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes/ W. y z+ C. G2 V. N
# \. V& {- b6 N, n" j: tJapanese aircraft
9 I% [9 S( `) \# M3 c$ @0 C Ki-84r Frank x 44+ h! Y! w, S$ ^6 ]
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Allied aircraft
1 d" u/ y8 Y0 A. s/ [- {2 W P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 7
) k6 I0 Q1 Q' n2 h, L6 u1 v P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 21+ p ?" H) z Q2 ~
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Japanese aircraft losses! z: D3 U, L6 [4 v9 u& {
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed9 W2 D" g9 i0 S: Q
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Allied aircraft losses7 ?/ G# F2 M* f' f7 E4 Y+ C
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
# t b; t2 Y. o6 m1 r P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed1 A; }9 @: t) I3 |' _6 _ ^$ ?
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Aircraft Attacking:
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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8 Q: h+ R/ y4 f2 W" @8 @+ y# O9 I. I
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Morning Air attack on Addu , at 16,52 # ]( w( k t8 @0 T1 t# T
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
4 o& l, L5 J! h) h9 m* ?Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 S" l1 h9 |* M( P Ki-84r Frank x 163 |8 L" {4 P; a" d
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Allied aircraft2 c! y# F, l$ k' {5 M0 ]
F6F-3 Hellcat x 27
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i& A2 f9 m" T7 gJapanese aircraft losses
8 u* L$ S; N& g; t" s Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed! b+ x+ _# e9 u% c
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+ | S w x4 x# |. _ F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Addu at 16,521 U" s* J* Q+ Y. c4 x' t
$ ~$ R) ]2 f+ F: y7 OWeather in hex: Thunderstorms: W! `$ _: Z; S. o' {9 C
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
1 X$ @4 y) j+ }; d( TEstimated time to target is 13 minutes Q0 A7 p! f$ X; P
: d3 Q; m7 e* [$ ?7 n- ]9 `; bJapanese aircraft, C% {) ]4 s- o0 p1 s E* l9 R
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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8 ~ i' q6 b' E& c+ `Allied aircraft
& B( r3 ?3 O+ G! S1 y3 v Hellcat I x 14" x' B$ x% H& K( I, L8 {+ E
F6F-3 Hellcat x 40
- c0 d2 M' v% B; A& ^$ x% W SB2C-3 Helldiver x 344 Q2 p, ^5 y% @
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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4 ~0 ]% l: `; A% {" rNo Japanese losses3 M% ?5 P$ U* x9 A# B
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No Allied losses! y6 a7 ?" t9 l- A& X! N v" ]
e' Y% @! M: k' u( X9 H- J" UJapanese Ships
7 o1 C" q/ j- |' B. @) i- c4 E xAK Toko Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 T* ?- _4 Y* ~- N% e* {7 {
SC Ch 27, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; J2 W) N" C/ U1 `$ g6 s1 k E Takashima, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 Q V' l/ j: P% U* C) m. _
E Maeshima, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
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Aircraft Attacking:! K$ D/ c7 A4 @- c/ M* ? Z
23 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
( b' S: @: _1 f5 Z8 {$ u Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
& F. N( b7 u, U7 h6 U( M 8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 20000 feet
E9 H' U2 Y0 h; k- X% c 18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: @% K2 y/ ]/ [1 K6 S Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
7 a; m! U, Z% N$ X$ v. H 4 x Hellcat I sweeping at 10000 feet4 _% I" \0 X$ t. W2 m
5 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'4 e7 g7 ^4 I/ o) |
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb9 o% J6 W) \3 U. ?. \' \' g
6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
( R5 {/ q- q4 l$ L6 r# f5 H# b' j Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb+ ^/ c5 z- q* U- i( o, Q }% s4 o
( b0 E; z) o$ W# J( o7 ~! A$ A% ICAP engaged:
( \$ X+ Q- }( m l9 d9 H* M8 Z* W0 ]77th Sentai Det B with Ki-84r Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)0 t+ m( `) R: L! t9 y7 @9 V& M; r: S
2 plane(s) intercepting now.( s( u- B; N c: O- ?
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , K8 G. B5 Y: \0 ^( R
Raid is overhead' ]% W; i' d7 V, d4 v6 T2 x; n- Q
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Toko Maru: r' G9 D8 z a4 {+ d* `
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Takashima
7 y' h8 o+ N: M4 qHeavy smoke from fires obscuring E Maeshima |
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