AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 14, 42
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u9 p+ a5 e* u. t6 w5 {, K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。 5 h% S2 @0 M& d4 j* |
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,38
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. w: s: [9 J: y( _" nEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& r$ K" p- X _+ p( `: @: }# `
A6M2 Zero x 25( f# Y0 g/ Q* a' W! R% t
B5N2 Kate x 45, [6 g' h0 ~3 w" Q& t9 e
D3A1 Val x 457 Z' j3 Y; A' i) |8 V
, @' Q4 {7 r3 G: a `Allied aircraft
5 h! U' o8 R0 @# P4 }& p1 r Hurricane IIb Trop x 10
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; p2 Z, K2 z( o1 TJapanese aircraft losses
& h; h) [% D- r; p' e B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged% I) S4 w" B7 s9 `
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged0 P h: |: k5 q( h* h' K
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Allied aircraft losses
8 i9 }. U$ ]) h9 ?1 Z7 P! r Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed- G; _# @- b7 S) ?% t
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Allied Ships' \1 y9 [8 ]0 m* h& A( `/ d
BB Royal Sovereign, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk6 `& `$ E& I7 p+ `
DD Norman
7 N5 C4 B+ h, T DD Nestor, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 ~: C; T7 N, D7 j/ Z2 Y DD Voyager, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 {6 {: n8 ~& X5 ` DD Le Triomphant/ b. G6 W+ O/ a/ C
DD Jupiter
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,398 d x6 F/ V+ J" P# S
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( k% g" ^4 t+ H% w+ `Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
X# h0 E2 \" q8 K5 JEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 _" d) ]" a9 G9 h A6M2 Zero x 22- _" U+ O, e F( K9 T p" c! U
B5N1 Kate x 112 y: q- {2 d l8 U3 r4 ^6 j) H7 k
B5N2 Kate x 27
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# J: x( ?4 x! c( T! j; CJapanese aircraft losses$ H# R q: b0 Q( N4 p
B5N1 Kate: 1 damaged- i9 L, b9 J6 K7 P
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged1 r w1 }9 h$ {
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Allied Ships b7 E. }1 D$ F$ f
DD Tenedos
9 T$ A+ Q' j" g$ ` M2 H DD Express, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; E$ N& K. X# u; V2 Z8 q& Y& [
DD Electra
6 q+ l! d" k N8 n DD Encounter, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) O$ [/ k: T/ Z7 d% ~# b2 a" O' \ DD Piet Hein9 u r# G0 M) }) H
7 c# Y7 Y+ m7 p/ RMorning Air attack on TF, near Calicut at 27,37
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 V: c% W% S: d- \ _0 w* B7 [3 I
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
O7 |8 w7 G B/ N' I3 JEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' W, g( b, E5 \1 I0 V
A6M2 Zero x 9! k- B7 t% F* O6 |# z
B5N1 Kate x 4
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# r+ H$ F, o# W D3A1 Val x 9) L+ T* I: H7 V) _* z( m% P
E13A1 Jake x 4
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TK British Judge, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 I8 |' p8 w0 f, \) A' |/ c
AVP Poolster, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 O2 J* g. @! h0 D3 i( B
AO TAN 5: N' B* K L! l6 Z) y
AO TAN 4
% N, [% h7 ~. \2 R8 v AO TAN 6, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk! l: w6 \, T1 _5 Y3 V
AO TAN 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 h! Q) A9 }& O+ ~3 w4 t
PG Herald, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,389 D; z# O' Z) G9 J) J
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) Z" Z2 Z( ^* d
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; G0 N5 ` w3 Q( G0 h
A6M2 Zero x 445 `0 E* G Y: j% Q/ m
B5N2 Kate x 18
4 G6 V/ w: R' W- x L L D3A1 Val x 338 S4 @5 C# D& Y4 @- F& k& ~+ p
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Hurricane IIb Trop x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses8 X. o! l6 B0 Q; _2 U s, O
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
7 ? v3 `" o9 H$ E q D3A1 Val: 3 damaged e% ]) R, ~3 ?
% L$ n# A" p4 s; c! t# CAllied aircraft losses
1 q |# D8 Q( H) [, d8 t( [ Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships
6 I3 z2 s* ^9 l* m DD Norman, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! ?" w3 \1 r0 p$ u: w& T6 y0 u
DD Le Triomphant, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& N. `1 Z0 i% W! f' v9 W2 g, z
DD Jupiter, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' A1 y5 N3 s5 u
DD Nestor, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ D+ n; H5 s, p0 B V6 a& ~! u: `
& G9 Z# ?2 }, Q& kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,39
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! o: \! C" I* |4 I; j2 oWeather in hex: Severe storms
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. X E* F6 t5 W/ x# G: sRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet., T3 p: v3 ?1 s" E7 c# R8 ]9 M' J3 V
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes: @2 _0 t, B7 ~0 K
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Japanese aircraft2 n( S/ v- k% p* ^0 U' ]; ]
A6M2 Zero x 20% E" Q2 s: c) A% y7 s% r; q
B5N2 Kate x 18
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DD Piet Hein, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
k2 _, |+ C& A+ _6 y* p8 T DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% A" ~! ?6 v, E \% I1 p4 D- D( g2 ] DD Encounter, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 r, c; j2 h3 i; X, X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,386 ^& w2 ]: e* y) @
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain# M% v, U( R' `- R* M
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 W U2 J: m$ n8 O6 [' f
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 X5 ?( `7 D! b; |) a" c7 L3 e' q! s
B5N1 Kate x 10
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4 S9 G# C9 z. H6 u4 SAllied aircraft
2 j, U( ~5 V! s- b Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ S1 Z% A4 k$ c8 q B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed5 ?$ j' s4 c7 V, ?& R3 e
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Allied Ships
" X P- v$ S% s5 q. A% [( F+ n DD Nestor, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk C$ ?$ q/ ?( I _
DD Norman, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk |