AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 14, 42
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休整长达1个半月的KB从新加坡赶来科伦坡,剑指印度洋,由于有和石头一档的经验,这次用KB非常的小心。可惜英军的主力CA,CL已经逃之夭夭,只能打打小船了。 * t0 L' W) W# o$ }3 ]
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,38
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain! ?/ }+ O8 e' V$ B1 X, K* ?+ ^4 v
/ O! d1 r; s2 r9 c& ?Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.- `: ] I9 l0 i5 F6 x) y' {
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes4 R7 X5 m- r+ z7 K8 \- z
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Japanese aircraft% i3 F, D. R/ P1 g0 p( N
A6M2 Zero x 25
7 x* r8 O8 n+ \ K& s: a1 N B5N2 Kate x 45
, |' |5 o3 s2 h8 T- W& @$ R D3A1 Val x 45
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Allied aircraft
1 p0 w% ~+ P" q; O7 p Hurricane IIb Trop x 10
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Japanese aircraft losses$ } A( X/ J- |6 T! l3 G
B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
) T1 A* z; r& e# O4 O4 Z D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged' ?# M$ D* h5 U3 t
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Allied aircraft losses [/ u. @0 N8 g, z& K2 ?- {
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed- b3 J3 c% v1 F/ C0 O
( P% f# z! Y+ Q9 kAllied Ships! O8 C$ W9 w1 ~5 b2 K
BB Royal Sovereign, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk" @6 h ?$ U* m, i
DD Norman! R4 I( T" _; H" H. J3 {
DD Nestor, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 `7 \; e3 ~$ i, f$ u: k
DD Voyager, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
W( o3 ?$ E) P4 F' g DD Le Triomphant: X4 k2 H6 ~( `! Y2 _
DD Jupiter# Z" | l5 ^$ A2 A7 q# [2 [
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,39
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# P+ A9 r4 E, a# n: a' wWeather in hex: Light cloud. V ~3 g9 C( d( J
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Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
* X. E, _) F9 A$ c1 p3 ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes, x& N1 e1 j. I
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A6M2 Zero x 22* n2 n9 Q3 ?- B5 a) `
B5N1 Kate x 11
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2 B8 }2 F0 ?# m- {2 h8 bJapanese aircraft losses. d: @. S# C+ D* E
B5N1 Kate: 1 damaged) V' h0 l% w+ X* B& J% y0 E; a5 A) _
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged9 I3 L H+ i- @6 H/ f
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4 J% U S8 i$ h8 p6 W/ A DD Tenedos( T" l8 H0 J8 Y; A3 s5 A2 i+ a' Q) q
DD Express, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, u# E ~2 G" m* Q% c) h DD Electra! U+ k# v# L; O6 v2 V6 P; J. f& D
DD Encounter, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage z6 ~1 }0 Y' Z+ a
DD Piet Hein7 R5 m3 j3 d% I4 `' t
8 B. o2 X5 p1 D$ d/ g8 t4 j4 QMorning Air attack on TF, near Calicut at 27,37$ t5 d+ X9 S0 ~) O
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) h0 H/ S: M- d6 e3 t
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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5 V/ j: t4 J! _4 L# b8 H) T B5N1 Kate x 4* `4 s' R u! [3 o* I
B5N2 Kate x 138 f* G7 r! M) B# Z1 G! `
D3A1 Val x 9- {. V: Y) b, H7 D
E13A1 Jake x 4 f5 M$ ?5 X1 ^& D6 N2 ~8 ?1 b' x
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No Japanese losses& x% T/ |# a+ n
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Allied Ships
3 |3 C3 m" f/ c TK British Judge, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% L1 ~6 e4 x& o+ { F! ]2 K AVP Poolster, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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AO TAN 6, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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PG Herald, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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( p8 K# c0 b% G% J* ~; i( \) B9 _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,38
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 L: A v% j; ?# g3 D- P* C
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& }+ {2 K1 v% Q4 P! |* c KEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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9 S3 B, B6 O1 D, y& l3 HJapanese aircraft5 E9 M, c n) B& X6 }
A6M2 Zero x 44$ w+ [( N) ]: W
B5N2 Kate x 18+ [$ e% Q! ~! E5 C9 B* V& L# L; g/ h
D3A1 Val x 33
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: y% Y" r; J2 r' j! ZAllied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
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D3A1 Val: 3 damaged: b' } {& P$ i. D
+ Y2 \5 o% _1 C U3 }4 rAllied aircraft losses7 k. W5 J' H6 ~$ c- P; [8 c( l
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
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1 H! d6 ]( u \) V' ?" K+ Y DD Norman, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
?6 l2 p* k1 H! l. j# Q DD Le Triomphant, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" ^. t- \; e, F6 ]7 ~
DD Jupiter, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! D1 a0 H( P; d$ K DD Nestor, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 s& l0 |' p! I) F2 J
& e" ~% M+ X. F$ G4 MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,39
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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+ M6 b- R5 b$ M6 A5 KRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.% ~$ q+ f& ]" E+ h0 i: E1 |% y* R9 a* `2 H
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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B5N2 Kate x 18
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D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
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DD Piet Hein, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( k& D0 n0 y% E# ` DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ n- ~) e, X2 ~) W" c! w5 W7 p& J) p& F DD Encounter, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# E* J- A0 m; h# W
# x7 t: T! [2 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,38 S4 M9 q7 V/ _* C5 d4 Q2 ?
8 [+ z% K6 i m' G0 dWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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- [ n1 X# b) _. Z$ ]Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft" D' W+ G4 U+ b+ A$ a$ N
B5N1 Kate x 10+ } c2 z/ t! m+ h
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' v0 g& E& k$ o& E* h Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
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% m5 l" M, N+ g' b8 G1 {Japanese aircraft losses1 d$ Y. e7 q6 n8 @ i
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
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# O( A1 J& k4 ^1 L# c0 D! ]No Allied losses# l' [6 O0 F. s/ {2 ?
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Allied Ships
5 z" \/ J' J* ]( {/ x' e* v) J2 V DD Nestor, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& {. q8 U E$ U! n/ f
DD Norman, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk |