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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。- P; ~% k/ L. C; S z: c( T& ?; d
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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。
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Morning Air attack on Nadi , at 131,160 ( ~$ U' Z7 @" I6 `$ f3 g
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Weather in hex: Severe storms1 M' ~* J0 b6 n
' n' H# \; Z! bRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ G& N/ [0 W& T& q
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes9 C1 J( i1 n- W0 n: {- Q
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Japanese aircraft# U" b" M! ]$ ]" N9 \7 i# J
no flights
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3 L3 H+ ]# d QAllied aircraft
! `5 d5 ~2 v; j, x B-24D1 Liberator x 18
3 H9 K' M! k% B) @ B-24J Liberator x 48
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" C. d+ f' l9 PNo Japanese losses
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7 G) R3 G, P- O- xNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
2 Z8 A2 T |+ H 5 casualties reported
( }) ^. r/ ]8 m- C) U/ ?% ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) k3 N6 x+ }7 v8 g! m% s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. M7 E8 r$ y6 J8 f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 33
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Runway hits 659 H% S: P: Q( x* H
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$ m, i0 C" E1 ]) O# WMorning Air attack on Nadi , at 131,160
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* d) W" N' U6 K4 v6 l& e6 {
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' C& E: T- O: Y/ S/ d- R- g. W' q
no flights" x0 I1 d' R+ N1 O' K" p
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Allied aircraft1 q; V% d% }9 b$ |' [4 R* E( ^
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
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No Allied losses
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Airbase hits 12/ K- ]* o. g8 P2 D7 t
Airbase supply hits 1
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7 j) G5 K1 U( f- H6 {6 w3 ZMorning Air attack on Nadi , at 131,160 ' m0 C; T0 b2 N/ Y. N* D7 J
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Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" H1 p6 d5 `0 l# P: DEstimated time to target is 24 minutes+ i# v) u* d! Z
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Japanese aircraft/ E% j& s* ?+ V; i2 m, b
no flights
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B-24D1 Liberator x 50
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9 d( O/ D; L5 S$ q- s8 k- |No Japanese losses- o! k/ A q3 a, H. I2 R
0 s* Z L! ~3 T/ w: F1 fNo Allied losses
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Airbase hits 12
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L$ s; S2 r" z# @+ Q, |Runway hits 41: |, _( H7 j: d5 T/ W9 v7 X1 C& \
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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。4 L# A% `5 B1 `7 z: {8 `
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft) Q9 }/ A9 a6 e4 t5 M
J2M2 Jack x 8& h' ?+ g5 \/ _4 d8 r( [1 ]
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Beaufighter VIc x 16
6 m' u8 `7 L7 U" g4 w0 }6 R Boomerang C-12 x 12
7 N) R- E, ^3 t3 V! u; C- b( K Kittyhawk IV x 160 z: R2 c$ b0 w# K2 [5 }# A
TBF-1 Avenger x 20- T4 H1 T: L2 O/ M2 N6 a, e
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Allied aircraft losses
i/ ^: @6 _& D" {9 ]8 Q Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed
O& | H4 S5 ]/ f Boomerang C-12: 2 destroyed# x9 ~2 l: _$ R; }1 V
* I" a5 X3 h7 k$ j9 ^Japanese Ships! |$ o) J+ R: J0 @4 N! v
xAK Uyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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xAK Nichibi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage v% y/ U8 K: D# |9 `0 O+ R
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. U1 G5 U" k4 m' x Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo6 ~$ I! q3 e$ @9 W" @
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 A6 q5 @$ M! c( D% f7 | Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo0 {% {7 ^, f/ D7 a, m( W- M
11 x Kittyhawk IV sweeping at 15000 feet * - _: O+ `2 `" Y. x% p# A, V
4 x Boomerang C-12 sweeping at 15000 feet% j$ }! X6 X0 Y
4 x Beaufighter VIc sweeping at 15000 feet; W2 s- T0 ~/ G- e7 _' B6 M8 |& l
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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8 k0 F4 s0 [/ M5 X1 f2 F5 K7 l& [Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
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5 a; ~5 l' U! b' H3 S+ ]3 ` P-40N5 Warhawk x 25- E/ g9 ?/ ] T: y& C
TBF-1 Avenger x 16 v8 p" |" ], A7 x2 U% u
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Boomerang C-12: 1 destroyed" M8 G7 {$ z2 I8 O2 t6 Q
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xAK Nittei Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* C G. D2 l: z' w1 V6 G xAK Uyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk% k2 O( V; m0 L; G
xAK Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ T9 m3 h" X5 ^ xAK Zyuyo Maru, Bomb hits 9, and is sunk- g8 j2 r; J, ^$ y4 S
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! o/ c9 ]$ _7 U) Q Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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902 Ku S-1 with J2M2 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)3 w+ D# x# G# I3 }5 O9 `
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)$ B( J1 u6 K {! T: p
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
; @" F( y# ]8 x3 s Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.
( E% T1 k2 E; D# U6 C8 N Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes! ^) e) D# q% t0 c5 j
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.
! w. I* M3 T3 d/ A: q: i6 B Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.6 t9 d( N/ {% b2 k$ N
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
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5 B5 P* `( |5 JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nittei Maru- w c3 N, {$ L/ W% D$ v
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Uyo Maru
9 w8 S g/ E" ANichibi Maru dead in the water ...
" H# O- Y# H# {! {Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nichibi Maru
7 K0 K+ D7 x) ]6 j! R) THeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Zyuyo Maru |
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