AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 17, 42
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南洋战场,泗水继续被扫场,战斗机已经消耗殆尽,KB杀入爪哇海,空袭了待在泗水的盟军ABDA敢死舰队,损失几艘DD,剩余受伤的DD准备转进到澳洲修理
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_4 I# Q% K" v6 t8 m4 d. U) j北太战场,日军派遣了一支快速运输舰队企图强行登陆增援阿达克岛,被岸炮轰出翔
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104
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: _3 |( ]. O# i o3 x% |Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' L9 H9 w2 z2 C. O: e
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate x 504 k$ e7 G* ]: R0 n6 y8 l
D3A1 Val x 454 `9 ]7 M! i. B3 _$ f2 m
$ |8 G; U# Y6 kAllied aircraft
# i8 ^9 {1 B( J9 ~ CW-21B Demon x 14 L, Z# u/ a7 D* w- z
P-40E Warhawk x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses4 m- }1 M# |2 J- U4 |
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed1 J# ~0 D7 V4 @9 I+ v
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DD John D. Ford, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 ~1 `0 N m- a9 T% n4 \
DD Peary, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 G8 F5 b$ u! H: d7 w
DD Kortenaer, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage8 s: M/ I+ G: B
DD Scout, Bomb hits 1
7 i b* A8 D! i+ K7 ~- M DD Parrott, Bomb hits 14 h8 [ d C9 d# L3 p! T* z
DD Witte de With, Bomb hits 1" P' ]- n5 x; j% c4 C$ H
DD Van Nes, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Edsall, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Pre-Invasion action off Adak Island (162,52) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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77 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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) ~/ E) g/ Y. @* z6 a PJapanese Ships
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CL Tenryu, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
; Z6 M' @1 e% d2 q; P DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 3, on fire
' w! j p5 @" i DD Umikaze, Shell hits 5, on fire5 P0 U3 E$ K d
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage- e1 L/ T, z5 Y, w" l; e
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53 casualties reported/ v7 q, R! @8 X4 M) t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 g7 k# S# a2 R/ I$ r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
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