AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 15, 42+ N r/ a& t& G/ n% p d
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: ^6 A ` q6 o6 A% L) O鉴于日军基本没有可能进攻印度,因此盟军将英国机队调往缅甸和中国大陆协防2 o, K( S. ]* a% U+ I: q( a, G
由此随着日军将战略重心转移到缅甸,空战的规模也随时逐步升级,6 E$ I9 n; H* ?) Y! i- x/ |
大陆战场的空中激战也如火如荼,柳州上空成为双方争夺的重心6 `& ?8 L8 e# a0 m) i
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' @- R* A4 r9 }4 h/ o& YMorning Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 @6 l2 |* \! `0 P
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 r! K |$ z9 b* b+ e% p( a A6M2 Zero x 198 H$ d& b. b/ B* F
& A5 }9 a+ ~4 f3 P, i$ P* X4 E( {Allied aircraft( p+ y/ f/ }; s; R
Hurricane IIb Trop x 182 G! g5 Q+ Z& r. k p' L
P-40E Warhawk x 47
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Japanese aircraft losses
! Z& l6 H9 f4 M1 [ A6M2 Zero: 10 destroyed
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2 ^; A0 [; [9 b' _5 c4 ^Allied aircraft losses' L1 i$ I: b' V' `# M9 w
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55
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Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.* i( B5 Q5 C+ o' j p
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes/ o. }. `, v1 y0 j+ Y# F
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Japanese aircraft
9 h) R5 G9 k9 `1 q6 q# p$ `2 H/ H Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24+ ?* p W& f+ b3 q1 U9 J* ?7 V* p
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Allied aircraft3 e" R0 S0 U0 f4 k i9 B% C# B
Hurricane IIb Trop x 13$ ?" x3 c9 E d5 X* ~; |; m
P-40E Warhawk x 43
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Japanese aircraft losses
S1 ?. ?4 d1 c0 ~; |+ m$ ` Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
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; `+ Y/ z Z5 `% L5 qAllied aircraft losses
- y7 [9 o/ Z( }" A3 z% x3 Z3 Z Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed
; Q' t) Q8 ^( B: X# S P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on 9th Chinese Base Force, at 74,55 (Liuchow)
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
7 t# e* N$ O6 e0 v$ n1 CEstimated time to target is 11 minutes7 ]8 V. O" I2 C
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Japanese aircraft
3 _) {- r- P0 [' w& U Ki-21-Ic Sally x 3
1 y6 F' `) F, M Ki-21-IIa Sally x 31
5 L4 H/ n' Z! F0 D& Y Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 23: `1 @& ^( o, n4 u) ^! _4 u! w
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 3
+ Y" l6 W& m9 E. w, k0 a( ~* r2 _2 m Ki-49-Ia Helen x 21, J. w* p' }8 ?+ ]% X. m; W; T
3 m4 H% k9 R/ }/ a4 X% u: E8 A. u0 ZAllied aircraft
: n m$ k0 `% `7 r0 G! `3 r Hurricane IIb Trop x 3- V, J- f! u9 z5 y
P-40E Warhawk x 35
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Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged
4 q, m0 U/ U+ X% P$ |, f5 [0 E( k Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed
4 L2 D- [, I: q6 _+ j7 z/ W' F5 R Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed- D0 x; D V3 I3 j+ U" S! M
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:
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3 s& d5 I2 g$ ]. T$ V0 A Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ i4 c& c$ v& j4 V! P. Y( W Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled- z" G! o) t G- w) s' p. P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 9th Chinese Base Force, at 74,55 (Liuchow)
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# n9 a' N5 I- a& O% ~Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ q% p- W# h! K* ?8 p: u' ]% \, O, p
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 66 e _) X' C8 D
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19
$ y; p. y/ h+ f5 t Ki-48-IIa Lily x 24
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Allied aircraft, O$ T3 x! N# F
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
( l6 @/ j2 D m& v/ n, v Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed/ u; q/ D3 P( j
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged9 | C& A8 l& M
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 destroyed) Z/ l8 D4 l1 M6 @6 l0 M5 Z' n
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0 U+ d5 V! i/ v7 ?Morning Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53
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' Z6 a+ R+ J) e. ^8 R' E+ SRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
5 Y; h/ U6 Z* k2 \Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 a/ l# m3 Y) {, ` Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 22' ^' P% l& B, e: d5 W
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Allied aircraft
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! Q; L k. B3 W4 ^, E Hurricane IIb Trop x 35
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4 o( A& L+ D5 E3 d' I Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed; T2 t% g G! [9 H' X% E" H
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Hurricane I Trop: 1 destroyed |