AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 21, 42! i w- _1 Q5 z- X7 e4 J
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锡兰大空战,kB分队和miniKB悍然空袭科伦坡港,企图制造PH事件西方版,结果被直掩的各类飓风海飓风打出翔,港内中弹的不屈号航母事后发现漆都没蹭掉。5 L) [0 G2 x) v8 ?6 S* a/ N' w/ C1 \+ J
两场空战击落敌战斗机40余架,各类轰炸机100余架,我方战斗机损失仅为个位数,盟军取得空战辉煌胜利
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.! l/ u" F! H1 k
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 K; w) `* I3 H
A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft
9 d6 g# F. w* L' ?8 |3 Y3 H( S H81-A3 x 260 Q! Z- S0 v/ `2 w& ^! J; B
3 R( m8 O+ d l0 dJapanese aircraft losses
; }# |; m4 B# [1 D' U' N5 p$ i A6M2 Zero: 11 destroyed
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+ j, F2 I* b9 ^7 ZNo Allied losses! A, K: W9 H/ S: M% ]
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% P$ N; X4 t0 c, uMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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0 m3 ~2 ~ R9 D; G. V6 qWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft7 k( V+ M l- e5 {7 {' Q
H81-A3 x 17
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6 ~ V0 Z: t6 Y! ~) n2 `& ^" Q% |Japanese aircraft losses
5 F f) [& E* W) p4 @- r+ F; r9 J Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed6 g( g- |! s0 L3 _
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Allied aircraft losses' [/ u7 ^2 ?" B
H81-A3: 1 destroyed
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# P5 p) y" ^7 [3 h5 Z! z- [Morning Air attack on 104th RAF Base Force, at 54,53 (Rangoon)
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.1 f1 e6 c4 K- C/ ~3 d1 e7 J8 B
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes3 x8 t4 L" H. S6 K5 g
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Japanese aircraft$ }3 T( Q' |* h6 e* @8 ]# A5 Z
G3M2 Nell x 8
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Allied aircraft
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. n% w5 | ]; B/ a# xJapanese aircraft losses: a$ A0 b( q: I4 Y7 ^ {8 l; c7 Z
G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
1 D+ R5 H( g" C6 ~+ {- b5 D" p4 E$ _ G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak- x* ^6 i, s! n) k
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
0 u' M. R9 h' D G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak$ `$ H) N$ q, W: b) U6 E% l
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No Allied losses
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Allied ground losses:5 v$ P/ k$ x+ P( ?" o$ t& M/ U
11 casualties reported% X4 E1 t/ f" ~' w5 G- S: }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, j3 \7 F& o9 @2 G2 [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 s/ ]+ {" E, ]. t. Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ P3 a9 q. u$ i$ TMorning Air attack on Colombo , at 29,48 $ }% K0 m, _. V3 J2 m# G
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. F% j- s+ m, i0 M
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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* J- O2 V5 E- f% @Japanese aircraft
9 h$ m) {' O1 h$ Q- s& | A6M2 Zero x 52! w5 f' y* N* ?) H6 |: [
B5N2 Kate x 25% u6 |0 ^8 j2 j$ j
D3A1 Val x 756 y% c9 Z; B% {2 g/ E
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Allied aircraft& \% n$ ?9 k1 `' p( D3 B( y
Fulmar II x 333 m$ _, I$ x" q E9 a- V: D# ]
Sea Hurricane Ib x 10# V9 x0 F; q2 M2 v1 n* H
Hurricane I Trop x 15
9 Q2 a/ O% X% T Hurricane IIa Trop x 16! O2 \, u1 S; i H, O% B2 o w
Hurricane IIb Trop x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses. Q; W, o5 \ y
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
6 i# X: Z' ?' L+ T% X B5N2 Kate: 10 destroyed, 3 damaged
7 L* r) H; c6 p. Z9 [; j i B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak2 N' x+ g3 d: M- q G |/ m
D3A1 Val: 15 destroyed, 14 damaged
2 c; W5 v3 i+ N3 i) e D3A1 Val: 13 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
& P5 n- t* L- c. g Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
& Y9 q. J9 ^& d) F. K: n Z' [ Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed( ]: S" q; t* _$ [" w% M7 f
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Allied Ships
1 A& ~& k) Q# e% \ CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 3# j( K( Y8 Y& p4 C" m
xAK Singu, Bomb hits 11 u3 u5 [' {" n! V( k
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