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孟买海空大战-印度铁底湾
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近几日发现一只盟军巡洋舰队在锡兰以西海域游荡。了解大统领喜欢在KB附近玩火的性格,前几日在卡拉奇附近游猎的KB假意向索科特拉岛前进后急转向南,在孟买外海8格距离抓住了该舰队,重创盐湖城号。进而引发了后续孟买海空大战
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5 _4 n* `% H8 S _AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 42
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Goa at 28,24* Z$ j2 P4 b& V& ~6 A! e+ c
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud, E$ Z% b% y: c0 \9 g- y
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' V8 b7 I) }4 H0 _9 oEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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( D2 Y1 A8 j- wJapanese aircraft
5 ]! U7 a8 _, N A6M2 Zero x 79
) i$ i7 j- E! j# `* X/ Z A B5N2 Kate x 623 H+ Y1 N( ~5 ^! J( L
5 U% y$ W3 Q7 D3 p% ]6 uJapanese aircraft losses
" C" l) x# _( ?3 `! S) s0 l$ z0 R5 C B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged( S# g' g1 [4 D( d+ M3 M& T
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Allied Ships9 q6 w8 z- Z- z. A' j' Q
CA Minneapolis, r' J3 i% N/ V1 e
DD Patterson
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. {' A5 {2 S: c) u/ i CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Z$ z1 z& i- S: Q
CA Astoria1 v" M, N2 e. c" o O
CL Caledon
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CL Concord
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9 a2 B( N# }5 [) P' n2 O. T) YAircraft Attacking:! C: I5 c2 L( r6 E0 s% S
15 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet *
& z4 m) b& Q- y+ F Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb( e" G& Y8 e' x7 [
21 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet *
w& g9 q* T+ @1 l8 | Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Salt Lake City
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第二日,天皇准确判断出该巡洋舰队可能会躲入孟买港,在路基CAP诱奸日军舰载攻击机。派出了大量陆航凖对进行了扫场,而后KB发起了对该只舰队的打击:
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5 w& ` Y1 C2 o8 XMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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: o2 M/ y: \" U% L! eRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
: Z4 K% L: J* g. |* g& jEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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9 o: }) _3 M/ q. i7 s Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 274 |0 M# J* R1 `" U
9 J& j% w( j* h; r4 oAllied aircraft
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed
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" b7 I0 h) f" f8 i6 K/ d2 r1 q/ ]% L* j P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed& c+ D# S% z- v) s7 [- D
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, r' n5 c3 i9 I3 a& Z; xMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 , U& U9 O' y y/ v8 R8 B( y
8 H6 z: \7 K7 ?. W6 QWeather in hex: Moderate rain+ D! b# |4 u7 t4 E3 V
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.; D0 n0 C9 j$ R6 J) v
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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7 [& s0 y/ x8 w9 n" {# yJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft) k4 j3 w- X3 Z1 @( ]
P-40E Warhawk x 139" v* G' p W0 t' X4 o" {7 |
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ B, K$ E8 x( |6 R$ b6 ^ Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
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# W6 n0 K# y3 v( Y6 P QAllied aircraft losses
4 f0 {/ k& W: p P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed--------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 [% S3 N( X( d; m* v* S% x3 y3 T
Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 0 Z+ n, j4 t) S6 D, T
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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9 K/ t( U: _3 \Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
7 i* _2 e, ] l0 P# i4 AEstimated time to target is 4 minutes) E a4 L5 h0 x
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
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3 u# L2 i& e: T7 v+ X2 M P-40E Warhawk x 126% }5 [0 B2 b' e& U3 L
- E" j+ g7 E7 v0 |* f% n; SJapanese aircraft losses
5 V, Z, X" M# `" W( B8 U Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses5 D) k/ a+ c6 G( J" M2 A9 G: N
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
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. y* Z7 z2 }# _! I0 f/ CMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 + ^+ ~5 w7 A* P
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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% m7 i$ i2 { {" D5 v" @Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
; R$ Y! {5 Q4 |- u( e! \0 }; q0 V3 P# qEstimated time to target is 15 minutes8 P9 b# K; {4 }6 k. S5 K
/ B5 b5 Y. {/ r% d* m3 q% O" PJapanese aircraft
9 ?; E L U( n$ o; X5 e. p& Y Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
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/ R7 Q* z% {* j* g& Y P-40E Warhawk x 102
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Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain o" \2 I0 s/ o( E; o8 R
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.4 z9 F! V, h& R) [- h `
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes! I& P( g9 Q4 }9 h
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Japanese aircraft
1 V) G( q- k0 n b Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 73 @/ W# k9 D! w2 p
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( H, }3 y" l8 B4 P P-40E Warhawk x 94
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ j" Z1 V M. s- [' @; D: V Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed$ p/ v( x- t+ P
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; p9 {$ L0 [2 a P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed. M' b% G% }0 G: x$ j
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Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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, g3 p5 {% G. T' jRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.7 n6 _3 o0 K& u; x8 X7 r
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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# ]( {) r: n! E Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 106 V7 ?! Q* F5 g* J2 K3 E
9 d6 B) B/ r" Z* q, B) s$ N# HAllied aircraft
6 U. Z- O, ?' O5 C5 y' q* ]. Z: d P-40E Warhawk x 85
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses f+ @" m0 t/ ~/ `
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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$ k* x" @ _! @% h$ n/ n4 z/ nMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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& E9 F9 O- d$ D: @! YRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.' `7 R& }7 N2 W. c
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes4 a+ h( T" m- {* }* Y! d! ]
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Allied aircraft% a. R; y8 d6 h" w
P-40E Warhawk x 534 y3 u9 t9 L6 W2 e5 G
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Japanese aircraft losses
! \! a% @' x& g$ l7 l4 l j Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
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2 P" o; ~ V( w, b2 G6 U P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ t) C+ E, D0 ]) _* o4 P1 ~Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
4 f+ B. G& e5 h) w3 w, s6 z: JEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14
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Allied aircraft$ k9 l0 E3 E2 O0 j
P-40E Warhawk x 37% F) M6 W) d* l8 k
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Japanese aircraft losses7 M9 H* s- V. W0 E3 i2 ~) U
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed4 t7 D" V6 ~+ p% t- o
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Allied aircraft losses3 M. J* n4 d; S: Z- W6 E" {
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
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# U% E% _% m1 R$ g: rMorning Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,24$ ]9 e; v! A& U+ A9 j4 j: y
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain) H& c- [' R' t1 [" ]
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ x2 i1 d$ ^7 d) M. n+ B
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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7 N! s1 a# i4 r, Q6 {" F6 VJapanese aircraft
b( \3 j$ u$ p& S, G8 B A6M2 Zero x 78
2 o1 {2 V( Y& M! F) z8 A7 U B5N2 Kate x 40$ i& Y3 `$ E# u5 r1 t7 I$ S! W. G1 h; n
D3A1 Val x 50% q* S4 o& R5 `# c2 N! n! X
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P-40E Warhawk x 77* ]8 P0 X! [0 n# v5 D x
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 D, J+ X1 _6 A$ U A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed' L8 L3 |0 a# F7 P# T( j, J j# S) C* z
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 5 damaged
) A5 {2 j ]6 [( c% I D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged& Q) \ r* T ~* _5 g1 }
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5 V/ Q& o. j) U9 x6 M* c P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
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9 x$ [( c" ]6 x1 ~* v% KAllied Ships& S" h5 z; p( p4 U5 e
CL Phoenix
& A/ Z, _" F8 V' Z2 c$ v5 O CL Concord
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! S D8 p2 j& U/ Y/ _4 w+ m
CL Capetown
8 g6 m9 @% W$ D3 v: j$ j CL Trenton, Bomb hits 1( J/ O2 l0 {7 ?# n) o: F
CL Raleigh! T9 `) e% J8 J& u% C9 |1 Y
DD Henley
c) P: |. S- d CA Minneapolis
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 35,24( S) F' U! T8 @0 L5 l1 |
7 F2 M4 C' a% f8 L, T4 D: sWeather in hex: Heavy cloud' v- Z# X1 s% j0 z' K T7 z* |
8 E, u/ B i$ [& Q# [7 ORaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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D3A1 Val x 13" ]' p c, d, D# L- ]1 g8 S
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$ _" ?( j" D6 t' y D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
$ Z4 g4 ?7 z$ s$ ~" L% `0 H/ s3 q v( [ CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& ]) {) d" h1 [. @1 [ DD Napier, Bomb hits 1, on fire& u* p; d0 P/ N# W8 o
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, d' ~9 s# d* h7 O. SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,24
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Weather in hex: Light cloud% i l* K' \- p" ]
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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0 v, e+ }2 j: I& `8 _; Z8 OJapanese aircraft
/ D4 t2 M, m! r7 H9 A0 A A6M2 Zero x 58
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D3A1 Val x 51
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P-40E Warhawk x 50; {; R- h; Z2 U1 l/ z
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$ Q" M4 p5 g$ n) S) W A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
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* ~! W; H1 N( c D3A1 Val: 9 destroyed, 6 damaged
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5 y! w7 E8 u2 h& ZAllied aircraft losses
/ R, v9 c9 I8 }! v P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires; H% \0 t( x0 H" n2 a$ M: i/ b1 Y
CL Concord, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
6 x# J% u7 I. ?2 N. s CL Caledon
. E+ ^7 U' d3 p2 X2 q J CL Phoenix5 @" b/ e# ?# K, G& N0 [
CL Trenton, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ C; Y+ r8 n6 M: C CL Raleigh, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage7 [; F+ B e4 p1 X9 Y/ g
CA Astoria, heavy fires, heavy damage
. V1 h. c6 s+ |' [ CL Capetown, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires/ X4 x! _% c6 s
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0 a) ]1 l0 C* g$ f# \+ Z1 XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 35,24* T" k0 z9 d4 B/ J( z t$ q* Y
7 I" a+ B) E- r% y7 V5 GWeather in hex: Light rain \2 i" _ b6 y, t
" W- a# r+ X6 @, N3 \Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 [$ p" Q: e/ e9 ^1 z' e, @
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 9; V! q2 g) l$ y$ \ q5 }2 [& n
D3A1 Val x 12& {4 S( m# D5 @
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DD Napier, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk$ x. q9 {2 c# Z1 x: |( w
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,24
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7 L: P& N7 {( G) l& bRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 i/ ~9 |4 x- T! W+ lEstimated time to target is 11 minutes& c6 i, {; o/ [9 n" T- f! j$ a
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0 S; z: l- Y* Y* p9 I' f7 o; I" Y A6M2 Zero x 240 }' B) b: I# k; |4 m2 U/ ]& U+ N# M
D3A1 Val x 35/ J# x% j% r5 L$ c! g
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' k$ j" L. I5 B' ` P-40E Warhawk x 39: O1 x* I+ P. t1 E, Y. `& e% x' ~
# Z, ?' p% a( s3 _$ J; mJapanese aircraft losses5 z, q) L$ r, @0 L( U
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed/ j- S5 Y d7 V. K/ `) E
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged1 m- T9 A5 ^7 l
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E1 O" j' `- p! [- h8 ~) l# n P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed% u' z. F7 R% \. I! G
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CL Capetown, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# Y# a1 F" Y* X, z$ Y
CL Phoenix: J# _9 y0 f2 t/ M/ y' X9 C
CL Colombo, Bomb hits 5, on fire
' d3 ~; N$ ]& x8 ?7 c: u: T; w5 q. ? CA Minneapolis, heavy fires |