AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 08, 42$ t7 `; K) _+ Q# u/ ?- k/ }/ y ~: a
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南太战场,日军继续远程奔袭瓜岛,然而损失惨重,零战被击落40余架" Y1 r* r' J6 D4 b
印度战场,吉大港惊现驻岛舰队陆奥/伊势/扶桑; D$ @7 t |4 o5 H3 n! r
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6 ^ S% K t/ K( r$ k5 qMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1387 U' ?5 {( g* F+ q
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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+ [" |! a" H& o2 P' C, {: l5 sRaid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
/ _3 b$ W7 c/ uEstimated time to target is 14 minutes, U* q# ], P5 N: O7 x0 f1 }# u& E0 X
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Japanese aircraft/ ~0 l+ M: }* X' R0 l- D
A6M2 Zero x 45
* B, v1 r5 D. ]+ b" M D3A1 Val x 75 L( G: s1 ]: T% R8 ]9 N% l3 S5 T
G3M3 Nell x 32
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Allied aircraft
/ f3 N ^$ ^& l7 B2 I F4F-4 Wildcat x 24' u, q/ ]5 E) I3 h2 B
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Japanese aircraft losses
- y% W5 r; m3 a [: C A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, I$ A" m8 f2 m4 a; y
G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged, s1 ^* [* r7 g7 L* m& C
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Allied aircraft losses; W" B( s+ V9 G" _( h6 N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed. B1 a( L5 ?( p- }5 Z) X
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xAP Maetsuycker
: ~3 @5 P, K9 Q- q2 Z; c, @ APD McKean
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x* t5 C) k* l5 }/ Z J$ C DD Crane* z2 v! t* {5 y7 I
DD Kilty+ U) W4 `$ f6 }4 w$ O. \& M1 e
xAP Hong Kheng; D( D# K8 o. E% T7 d
DD Kennison7 i8 j% u4 d$ R2 E/ Z
xAP Hong Peng6 |6 ?/ J( P7 \# R* X+ u5 E
APD Waters
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1387 x: N% Q- ]2 h4 `' e
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain# V% k8 D9 H: q5 r: a
% p/ y8 ~# G9 o5 |* U/ kRaid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
$ z% Z4 y" r4 E: qEstimated time to target is 10 minutes1 b0 ~1 R) I" H* r2 _/ f
, Y. W; w% K$ [% w& Y4 `Japanese aircraft: j4 F9 p0 o$ S: t5 `
A6M2 Zero x 28
) o3 R; i- g4 E+ c G3M3 Nell x 30
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b# z1 M1 Q4 R; x% u1 _+ MAllied aircraft
. L0 c" p; a8 W+ X) V# L F4F-4 Wildcat x 168 ~ u! }- |. _& n0 U
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 j/ N/ b0 z' W$ a! w A6M2 Zero: 12 destroyed6 S, G0 L0 l4 m5 G9 f
G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged* N0 B, b! @* x( s
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak) g4 r0 @7 S1 i8 C) W0 Q0 b; X h
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Allied aircraft losses# `, @- a5 b) _. v
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed4 c* q$ R; L) c. z
6 T% R/ `- v, `- Z, T$ j( CAllied Ships6 c; s5 O0 S2 B$ e! i6 H
xAP Cremer
- o) D. R( K! A# i% F; x APD McKean) L9 ^2 {1 k# y9 V5 Z( J n1 R+ c. y5 Y0 c- O
DD Crosby h0 q, e, R7 @5 R8 A" i5 g6 U% o& c
PC Hermes3 V! W0 f d$ m& ?% ?
APD Little* P; e3 L; {* c. e" `9 ~8 K
DD Kennison
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6 l# G0 h7 o/ P/ f3 _0 |( B6 sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41/ x8 M$ N" C5 g, G% {6 M
. U/ z, i& u7 `& MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud7 k5 c% W7 V+ M7 V% t, q. e
0 r# u$ P* n& q' }- b% ~Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 t0 `$ p# V; B5 H) R3 DEstimated time to target is 9 minutes7 u6 P8 z, z) G! F! B* D( e
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Japanese aircraft
, F3 E2 [- p' e6 ]" p/ g9 [ f Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 23
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Allied aircraft! d7 c0 G$ [# J# {! u
Vengeance I x 288 \/ m+ i" l" Q7 o
! l9 ~! n: }0 k% wNo Japanese losses' b6 l( B0 P5 r2 E3 j, Z5 }. v5 ~) V
% V z0 [; X% j- _& v1 |# tAllied aircraft losses
) F' O ^$ u3 R6 `$ \' ` Vengeance I: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
; n( b3 R; c, R# @ Vengeance I: 1 destroyed by flak7 C9 l5 W; b3 l$ z
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Japanese Ships
" g9 m7 @+ j) c: ?& e BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 3# W# U4 k/ o4 y4 s8 @' O
BB Ise, Bomb hits 1& N& O# l3 @- }6 ], M. q+ y
BB Fuso |