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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 24, 43
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为了进一步拓展盟军的后勤补给线,防止侧翼可能的日军骚扰,盟军统帅部决定拿下现在已经孤立无援的斐济。
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$ D$ `+ O4 W. W3 T6 @“交通线”行动于1943年11月24日正式展开,第一天从NC各岛起飞的四发瘫痪了斐济岛西侧的9级机场Nadi,整个登陆舰队突入斐济岛西侧150英里处,明日将展开登陆行动。
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# P+ z# m! g- ~' Q7 `9 CMorning Air attack on Nadi , at 131,160
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, ?* i# f2 t! j. }Weather in hex: Severe storms
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^- h& L1 v6 a* MRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& m& j0 i5 g' a; ]! g3 H; aEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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8 O# u+ [1 w* W# d$ EJapanese aircraft0 d( w5 f3 J4 A8 F" W+ |
no flights
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Allied aircraft
( f! N9 Z6 d, T1 v6 E" g" I. P" ~2 X+ C5 v B-24D1 Liberator x 181 D1 U1 h0 ?. E- [% f- i a- E
B-24J Liberator x 48
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; H! c) o: V5 n" a/ ?/ s" xNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
, M, v! c. }' R9 z* O 5 casualties reported# V/ N3 Z1 |* A- ]" i- X3 P/ q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, J/ e; q" ^; F* G1 V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# D- x3 {- v" K& d# l9 H6 c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: V" e Y4 J& \) X) C0 Y! c
* M- m. M( h- W5 h# W/ p8 AAirbase hits 33
! E6 K1 v/ N! d* g" OAirbase supply hits 31 l5 o! k: W% e0 { C
Runway hits 65
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Morning Air attack on Nadi , at 131,160 R8 [, y+ |; A
; I- T- _1 k0 H+ NWeather in hex: Severe storms
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/ @# p4 j; L- O0 |, @3 LRaid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. {4 y3 w9 t# ^2 c& ~. x+ {/ B7 t6 }
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
9 ]2 x. S4 P; y B-24D1 Liberator x 6
( m& W" _' `8 e+ b+ n' `0 v B-24J Liberator x 24
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2 T. R' r, ?$ P, H$ t3 W7 ^1 w& E# U0 ~: FNo Japanese losses6 Y6 _8 m- g$ s) {3 ]2 i: F
- ^# G1 l: O/ ?6 oNo Allied losses: G; z+ j# |% P* D5 W- A$ a$ ^
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Airbase hits 12* `+ l, m; \+ [! n
Airbase supply hits 11 @- D( L: v! F9 l$ @' }
Runway hits 21
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Morning Air attack on Nadi , at 131,160 1 T3 W$ ~8 |/ _& K2 t7 X5 ~
2 E/ T7 K. J+ j$ ^% m* T# jWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ _" {! J" s0 \! S8 vEstimated time to target is 24 minutes( K3 T( a6 ]5 p4 E" P9 `7 m H
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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4 C1 Z8 R+ \1 C" V# [4 ENo Japanese losses; p% P2 K) W9 _- ^7 s4 y* f
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; g+ T( s$ \" u& F% k' \; V2 nAirbase hits 12
! _* r6 N0 Y- t S1 B- @/ ~Airbase supply hits 2
6 N" T6 p1 L6 }. GRunway hits 41
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* l4 s4 g% H& u- n8 T. `# t# DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128! Z' @7 z1 I |- X
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.5 J; O2 z5 L1 G5 C4 M( }
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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J2M2 Jack x 8. \. X d- P( c) i" E' Z3 `* ?2 u
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Beaufighter VIc x 16
/ T9 p+ b+ A2 N! T Boomerang C-12 x 12
3 e# g3 L4 V# e Kittyhawk IV x 16
/ y5 U% ^3 L8 h; p6 R+ p. W$ v TBF-1 Avenger x 20) C L. u" k2 Y1 N
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' h M1 E$ s- m5 g6 R Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed
5 e n, _$ L5 p" @' C4 L7 V Boomerang C-12: 2 destroyed; ~5 d/ O) A8 o' Q. ?( U
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xAK Uyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 g3 Y5 @4 p& |) |+ h( [+ x" r
xAK Nittei Maru
3 t8 X" L+ G! b5 \2 _ xAK Nichibi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( {5 P) N) A3 N( Z+ V# y" C
: R+ ]; Y# O- K7 U/ QAircraft Attacking:
3 [. r) F! n1 D4 R 18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ F& Z/ p6 |4 k) b Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
' C" B ?8 A) P 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet \, J% h1 |1 }
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo0 R8 v' [( l& p' z
11 x Kittyhawk IV sweeping at 15000 feet *
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- `1 ~/ K# `1 ` 4 x Beaufighter VIc sweeping at 15000 feet' s- H1 k( D) t) h+ v8 M0 L/ W5 J# q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128& S+ B c2 j! o: \/ G/ B
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ [/ h' C* U' F: l5 }
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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J2M2 Jack x 78 \" V e& b, F0 q* e6 s3 M
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Boomerang C-12 x 16
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TBF-1 Avenger x 162 }. y' `/ s3 u) j
& D4 Q6 a5 a4 @+ B5 @Japanese aircraft losses
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2 h0 m. s @7 y/ K" B Boomerang C-12: 1 destroyed
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& r2 i8 I3 G; R+ l& `1 i! d xAK Nittei Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
% n& @& @/ v8 C, j& f" w% Z xAK Uyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
0 c8 }. E1 N. A2 } xAK Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
" x. Z) M2 K1 j. q+ b6 h6 d0 C0 R* V( I xAK Zyuyo Maru, Bomb hits 9, and is sunk
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb& P- m Y: a1 w: T+ W
11 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 15000 feet *
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902 Ku S-1 with J2M2 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)% b$ F8 C& d4 o
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 l4 ]! v+ k2 C0 |1 c- b0 N' r1 k5 @ 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
) u9 ~% I3 {9 w, ]" e Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.
$ F. ]8 y* |) R$ X! j ] Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes& K) @/ i3 d$ ?2 |) g6 a
282 Ku S-1 with J2M2 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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. K0 D m2 _ { {3 v* [1 v4 K 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
1 T# D2 |- X: s. _& S9 t& Q5 ? Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
$ k3 h+ q! x, ~* z" ?& W; j Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
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" \' z6 W7 Y0 i5 P% XHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nittei Maru8 h- Y& V- o) [0 {# M
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Uyo Maru
8 |- A& o8 g& P5 ?+ mNichibi Maru dead in the water ...% N9 b4 s" k; B& }) W- L9 d
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nichibi Maru
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