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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 24, 43 \ n N% }" K6 U5 t7 `" i) Y( S
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斐济攻略战
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* Y- T5 w" Q5 \( H1 L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。! B, |0 B# P) T5 E
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“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。: x% k' m* m; G2 y& Y6 |$ @
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Morning Air attack on Nadi , at 131,160 3 Z( R5 F) P, i! w5 Q
+ M+ M, I; R$ B$ d. _% J$ t% }+ I2 cWeather in hex: Severe storms7 ?: U: Q0 Z1 f2 i; a; C! M" R3 L
|( q$ t$ a& j1 CRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 C" P; ~. B" B1 C
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes) ~5 P2 X1 c0 `) n- Y, l1 {
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Japanese aircraft
4 A+ e p u* `. i. L9 j3 q0 L: e no flights
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Allied aircraft: N d( d4 Q0 D; p
B-24D1 Liberator x 18
7 t' v' p: q) ^' M j B-24J Liberator x 48* E8 ^, l3 N0 A
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses' f" S' }; C/ x- T, D' u
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Japanese ground losses:# q! B6 Y7 v6 _" {+ m0 Y
5 casualties reported G, l4 f1 @: g' I# M. u4 ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* M* G9 [5 j. q- @! U; `( L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: }: H4 v* E7 d( \8 E: j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled i3 r* h% o9 j. ^% A
. S4 a5 |* B) R5 T7 fAirbase hits 33
4 X5 x* S' n3 M/ DAirbase supply hits 3' Q: o+ D1 G% \7 U( n$ `
Runway hits 65
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C% C( x5 B+ J' ~! T. T' \5 CMorning Air attack on Nadi , at 131,160
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Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." b3 _/ q) E6 N6 r1 o- Y3 u
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 e9 z/ C. i V8 ?& s( g, d& |9 M( b
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B-24J Liberator x 24
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7 L+ Q6 I* S* w7 B# Q: FNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses0 ^* }& J2 x' b: @; A4 m7 G
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Airbase hits 12
4 V2 i" O+ C( k9 E2 w Z# V- H3 SAirbase supply hits 1; [3 b2 D, U5 Y2 W
Runway hits 21
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Morning Air attack on Nadi , at 131,160
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Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., g( K& Q/ q! m: h9 O
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes5 q. E. H5 Q* ]( l6 k8 m1 M
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Japanese aircraft
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0 H* `4 A* _+ j! u2 r8 P4 cAllied aircraft
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! `& O- \; m& f- p8 P& h( AAirbase hits 12
8 S. w5 j( t; z( D& @0 |Airbase supply hits 21 ?. W. }2 i- V* d
Runway hits 41$ [% b7 G& Y' U4 v v7 `! l; T
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当天在澳东还空袭了Horn岛的日军运输船队,击沉运输船数艘。
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9 \, `% v8 k, @" mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128, ] c! h8 T+ C' u# V2 D" {
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) \! X2 M) N" |4 M9 N6 MEstimated time to target is 10 minutes% G2 J% ^8 A- L% t) E& |& K
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J2M2 Jack x 8" x7 x" D8 S/ j& f7 t
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Boomerang C-12 x 123 u6 L: L& x' X( s4 H
Kittyhawk IV x 16
7 r. ~3 H: M# F/ ~4 ^ TBF-1 Avenger x 204 d8 k+ U' ^" `0 ^1 E2 A
9 Q! C8 M( r$ c6 r# W: ^- RNo Japanese losses8 p: S N7 M' y8 o8 `
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Boomerang C-12: 2 destroyed
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7 v$ o! w2 I+ q2 i+ w8 `/ r. P& ? xAK Uyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 |3 p9 E8 s" S; A$ d. ?* @& \
xAK Nittei Maru
# Z% r9 k4 T; I- H9 Z4 l xAK Nichibi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 T& D5 ]/ T1 S' w' r
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Aircraft Attacking:
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0 \/ ^3 E r. z# W- N Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo, k. p( m d! u. F+ j) l" H
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x Beaufighter VIc sweeping at 15000 feet" P1 t9 r' b; p& ^
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$ G4 Y+ g: U" k# eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,1284 k* H: Z& g) _/ h8 G
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: i5 r8 l- G9 L7 s |* t7 mRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 H* B/ `5 X" P9 {$ W
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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P-40N5 Warhawk x 253 K) ]2 i e6 e+ Y' a
TBF-1 Avenger x 16
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Boomerang C-12: 1 destroyed; G1 [3 `( b c5 D: e5 S1 O
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6 F) |9 A* E$ i( ^; i" O; M4 J5 F xAK Nittei Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) p! ~: L* X; H* J6 m0 z
xAK Uyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
9 c' i D1 G' a5 | xAK Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
" C% P) _ w- ^ 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/ X6 g) ~/ g% Q9 v0 k. `
11 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 15000 feet * 2 U8 A5 s% M6 e4 q4 k
7 G. p% i2 d# V- f7 ]& aCAP engaged:
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3 t9 e4 k( {* U! v# f (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)* n! K( p/ x9 S( B( x( k
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.; z- Z; i& W/ o b3 ~4 |+ i
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.
! |$ f! s- C7 k; M1 _ Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes# `7 n; w& c& q
282 Ku S-1 with J2M2 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact./ ?4 t0 R9 K1 r( o; f0 X* L0 z
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.& ^" u |2 S3 D! v. C! `
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
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2 P: G! b7 |. K8 GHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nittei Maru+ w2 ^( ]% ^' O% \* Y" J
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Uyo Maru( q0 d" C4 a! w
Nichibi Maru dead in the water ...
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Zyuyo Maru |
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