AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 15, 427 e: n' `2 {; W7 q1 @# e
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* Y3 G( W9 E7 [) @* i+ i7 X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 H: Q* p) s3 q- K$ w
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 V+ m4 }6 w" z- [7 p. `
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( t) V/ E" G, q( A
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8 A9 z. H6 a3 A: g8 r- J% m) AMorning Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55
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Weather in hex: Severe storms8 i! P3 V& Q a0 u- Y0 t& B
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 A+ H" c+ ^* E0 ]$ O; `" J. n' dEstimated time to target is 9 minutes3 e6 N U3 ^* o, e1 P( v, c( g* z$ Z
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Japanese aircraft
. c5 d1 x, {0 G A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
7 g$ K4 l' h, S( ~ Hurricane IIb Trop x 180 C$ ]- G; \* }% [3 f$ {% l' I# u
P-40E Warhawk x 47# T1 Y( O# R8 E
7 r6 d. M& ~" T% U: zJapanese aircraft losses( p) Y" K1 j0 s$ d
A6M2 Zero: 10 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
; N9 z7 A2 z: N# C6 T; U6 y& m Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
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: v% A: P. T- c* ?. {" l, \Morning Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55 _; Q) q. w2 D# u3 A E* |
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Weather in hex: Severe storms6 }3 H6 r6 q4 {* Y
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Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
6 D% c$ v9 ~( C/ `0 `* UEstimated time to target is 14 minutes( ~% c3 V l* Q; W" {2 C
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24
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Hurricane IIb Trop x 13
2 |7 [, f. A# @+ J2 ~2 H( N+ n# F P-40E Warhawk x 432 Q3 A! H, q4 t H6 z
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Japanese aircraft losses" O7 z, G. U" t! F0 c6 W4 ~
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed. {( _, G9 V* |$ \2 D2 d7 I
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Allied aircraft losses
* e/ \8 g: L7 C C0 m& [% q! Q" t Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed
* a0 E& C) \% z9 V" Y0 Z) y P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
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+ E9 r/ L4 Q9 r# F7 p' [( b% D: fMorning Air attack on 9th Chinese Base Force, at 74,55 (Liuchow)
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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; R0 P9 t% J2 S2 p: ~Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
4 p, C) \0 N6 @5 e8 q/ sEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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6 @7 j3 _0 P% y/ T' m( V/ [* k0 V, QJapanese aircraft
- v. Z! g! a2 {, d Ki-21-Ic Sally x 3/ J1 I4 I- r% B
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 31$ j/ F* @ N% M% D- `- r
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 23" @' j W& b {1 N& x- T& Y
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 3
; R; B2 m( |3 k- d( Y8 d) ` Ki-49-Ia Helen x 21
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Hurricane IIb Trop x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
# g+ F6 N, |: N0 H+ _! g& A N Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged
0 ~/ ?1 C- p* |; e& ? Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed
' W/ X, P. V4 w+ p Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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+ T' j8 a4 Z) D' tAllied aircraft losses9 _" W, _ p; R. k" X
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
1 q7 U) K! [- w8 {. r) F `% c P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:
+ n) q- r! |. p) c9 m2 u, _ 101 casualties reported: T q S2 s, H1 t6 _0 u3 v' J. N$ |3 c$ c; q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
! Z0 t& ~, j4 J! s; r N5 ] Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
5 m) V7 B; L- x7 p+ k/ X+ S' `* } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, B7 Q0 V0 [2 R: r3 o& W! D7 g
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6 t% L ?0 t& M6 j; R {Morning Air attack on 9th Chinese Base Force, at 74,55 (Liuchow)! N9 L! p. J8 c7 p2 O
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Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; Y0 s" m5 D% c: |6 e6 J! |
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 q7 o; W9 C E4 F; R6 q Ki-21-Ic Sally x 6
0 U3 S* ]; V, v Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19# z; s- w/ o# i( F, w- w
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 24
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P-40E Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 l) U: K8 ~1 f! W Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed/ A' J8 _4 s4 z8 ]$ s* [% E
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
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Morning Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
, o! |' u: r; t2 AEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 22
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9 R6 `8 h3 x* q2 ?Allied aircraft
( Z8 ?4 C5 i: q2 y3 M" v Hurricane I Trop x 16, O$ b4 e, d1 f4 \5 i9 A
Hurricane IIb Trop x 350 Y3 F! z/ P0 s
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses Y$ q# \9 R1 r, w
Hurricane I Trop: 1 destroyed |