AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 15, 42
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8 o* D) F. c& l$ c2 Z4 C; D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
9 J) J0 B' K# x; f2 C4 [" B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,5 n; J( v2 ^+ V# I# E
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
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- s: g6 h; M: G i! ^5 nMorning Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55
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; t. i# `3 G6 I6 E, P8 z2 C) vRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 _2 K3 k8 L3 Q) @Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 19" i# ?& u# K4 w1 W' k; U: k# J
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Allied aircraft$ Y- h T( G$ N! X7 }6 b+ U
Hurricane IIb Trop x 18* R2 d- S1 q' @) G% d5 F2 A; x
P-40E Warhawk x 47* I# O# E* V( L
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Japanese aircraft losses
" V& u8 q% _" q A6M2 Zero: 10 destroyed
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, r# g* u1 z% W Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed: {; r2 Z. q$ b- ?2 V& a# k% h
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Morning Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55
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; r1 s& E' E2 l: JWeather in hex: Severe storms i, U5 t0 t7 ~, T- T; X; D
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Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.3 z: j! c4 `; e
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24
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7 Y- M; y$ |4 h+ a6 b$ ]* ] Hurricane IIb Trop x 13$ Y' D j9 a/ i8 b# y
P-40E Warhawk x 43
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Japanese aircraft losses4 T, e" k1 }% [6 a
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
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" `% U8 F; q' ^5 e' C2 f Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed: p6 M i) U( b6 L$ p0 B6 i( J
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on 9th Chinese Base Force, at 74,55 (Liuchow)# K, k, c7 t- G- b7 W
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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- |2 q% o) s0 kRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
9 E0 t5 p" x3 W. [- hEstimated time to target is 11 minutes; ]0 R7 N& T% r6 S, {8 i K
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Japanese aircraft; I' _' e2 D, D) O3 |; S4 I
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 3
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9 L, u( f1 F5 A4 M% Z) X Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 23
( C+ x ?8 m2 Z0 E+ h Ki-48-IIa Lily x 38 ?" C7 h0 F; u/ Y. w; A6 J
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 21
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Allied aircraft, s- @$ m8 H+ G
Hurricane IIb Trop x 32 S `. v& E) A/ a+ \
P-40E Warhawk x 35
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: A! q1 w9 e6 e3 W# w6 LJapanese aircraft losses1 C# d+ O/ P7 |; _
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged
$ v) H: r. g5 d2 y! M* q) j i7 r6 V Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed
( V+ P9 u; i0 ?- P ]9 l Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
0 k3 ?3 q) p# @9 W8 @$ l+ T Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed% [9 p6 ^% j, E3 V
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed! Q- \8 j. M2 ]2 ]1 {8 K
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Allied ground losses:
5 C1 w; f0 p5 j 101 casualties reported" S, Z% [. q, I3 y4 l" x8 j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 j3 h a- [4 j4 I' I( N# o Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled! L5 t; D+ P6 L, F+ l5 l5 K( X
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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Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ w8 }8 t, C2 o6 k! G
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes8 x$ m9 t. m" Y2 R' Y. u- p/ f
3 b! [8 |& F5 E- U' KJapanese aircraft
5 b, R. y1 g" h Q- n* T. f/ `9 T8 p* m Ki-21-Ic Sally x 6
1 Q3 p- F7 k8 Y/ ] Ki-21-IIa Sally x 193 Q# a& p0 u' j# e$ r/ H9 l
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 24
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Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed2 p& i8 g v# R
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged( R h# L- y+ b6 r# d
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 destroyed* r4 K6 w. z. g+ W5 [+ e
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. u2 _1 L! w: I; }8 C$ @Morning Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53 I, `' _. L& O/ r; u- m
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Weather in hex: Light rain2 B, [* Z$ X% s) y; Y# W
; ^ k- J1 ]$ g+ H( \4 xRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
4 K2 ?5 r6 C7 C& J, L2 l( }Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 22
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Hurricane I Trop x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses1 L9 g) u/ J1 [2 A' g' C
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed; n6 w, V4 F. m) {4 @
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Hurricane I Trop: 1 destroyed |