AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 14, 42, `* `4 S, p/ S( `) o5 B
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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。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,38& x; Z( z/ G5 i4 s' _! a( N& g
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain; s4 a+ b2 v: C# W/ L
: R# @3 o2 V y5 E- nRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.8 K7 r4 C2 ` d; ^- w; ?. ]3 K
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 25- i% Y8 `3 E* c5 _5 q0 t
B5N2 Kate x 45
: ]- W! t3 P# b: A7 n9 U3 | D3A1 Val x 45
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Allied aircraft7 {$ c. l( w2 S- n/ V
Hurricane IIb Trop x 10& k7 V" K) W. A! d A/ p
4 W, [) `+ g9 p# pJapanese aircraft losses
( h) ? S8 k9 n, f: o2 j B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged
5 L# O# [. y Q# | D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
/ i" K8 P! D+ [% A+ p- e, _0 M Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships0 O; p1 `$ t- f @! _8 @; d* x! x' v9 B
BB Royal Sovereign, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk- O+ N# H( x% l% h# h5 W, d
DD Norman
, `$ S2 a! L' e% v DD Nestor, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ i2 \" |2 Z9 N3 v5 ^+ W+ Z
DD Voyager, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! B0 u6 |5 P' }' j9 z8 W, P h DD Le Triomphant
8 a4 g7 l; u3 F+ ^& ?3 t DD Jupiter
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5 e* c) r/ i! H) N# T2 ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,399 B! Y& F. D# s5 O
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Weather in hex: Light cloud: L8 t! Y0 L2 a& b$ L7 ~
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Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.* u9 s* w9 B2 M) i# C
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ @4 z$ k' X# x
A6M2 Zero x 22: a! S' Z- M& f7 ?3 U
B5N1 Kate x 11
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4 c$ U/ c9 M( c* ~' vJapanese aircraft losses
/ ]" e( ~# A& [6 O7 G6 I( b9 V B5N1 Kate: 1 damaged
) @ h* b. s$ R+ F( H B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
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8 h+ z; _8 J* A* H0 c( \Allied Ships9 k3 B7 q& d7 f" i8 L8 w3 W3 w; ^
DD Tenedos7 u, D, k L% c' i! }
DD Express, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 X- g9 L' c2 K. t2 a
DD Electra) S) w: f* o. M, U# {. H4 p
DD Encounter, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 s) @6 i6 x4 r) e! t, K
DD Piet Hein
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Calicut at 27,37
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# P' d c' w- g/ ]Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& y7 C' e, p# K9 q% E8 X: W9 b
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 U: }$ X4 t: x$ [/ _) O! D
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 \7 n, t. }. d& ?' v3 T# X) I
A6M2 Zero x 9
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B5N2 Kate x 13
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- A: m' H2 C2 _; F E13A1 Jake x 4' v2 u% b0 q+ n" l9 w' _) E& `
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No Japanese losses
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TK British Judge, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk& @. x& w6 k2 A' k# F t
AVP Poolster, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 y7 s$ X/ \) L5 n AO TAN 5
$ j# E& A- [! b" i, [9 E AO TAN 45 E1 d, B( g/ t2 B4 u( Q% }
AO TAN 6, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk# Q6 g0 ]' x1 c/ J$ _6 G. y1 P& `
AO TAN 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 {* r, @: h0 ]+ _5 `/ t* { PG Herald, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
9 t' l1 B$ ~% e* P E AM Toowoomba
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,38( g) C8 d) W2 W% U" V0 G& ^. {0 m
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 X$ e" u0 ?. J! @( Y% ]
% g. U" u% c5 o9 }Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ [2 Z0 i' e- e3 D; W k9 \( P( r
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate x 187 ]3 P* L& r9 ~( V3 u. N
D3A1 Val x 33
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0 c5 g; W' w0 `' d! t. R Hurricane IIb Trop x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses* k. f; `4 h: z0 c3 q% L7 M# I
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged7 y' j% \6 ~) T3 z; R
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged5 A9 F+ H# X) ]9 \+ z* y
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Allied aircraft losses! U. R# Q5 [4 o% d; m2 I2 ]
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed Z! Y S; o, B& q( t+ H2 d
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2 y4 J g, Y5 i) S7 \) x% |; ~4 g DD Norman, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' O/ \! R) m# e- r, P2 W DD Le Triomphant, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 a- u! N) y* C5 R8 N2 J( w s- r DD Jupiter, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, J$ w3 `/ ~' T
DD Nestor, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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+ L/ ^2 \" F) M0 q& EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,394 A0 a& [5 g5 I* _/ f
% A% X) G9 ^$ BWeather in hex: Severe storms$ h, a* X+ _3 y4 l6 R* ^5 T
2 \$ J( l/ O+ L- ]( I* ]4 fRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
( w* f5 H1 y N) q$ [; gEstimated time to target is 7 minutes+ q& w9 D4 Y3 d' s q1 B
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Japanese aircraft$ ~9 a; a$ i, H: s9 j
A6M2 Zero x 20
0 X. E7 u/ [3 d4 Y+ u B5N2 Kate x 186 O- o, b" y# C: v) p
D3A1 Val x 18, d0 ]8 g, K+ B+ j2 G/ B
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Japanese aircraft losses o5 T9 Y1 @9 T4 Y
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged% H8 C% ?8 G3 X& |" ~( L+ W* X
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/ {# x- h( a8 [0 G; Q DD Piet Hein, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% b3 A4 J; y1 I# X! A& j% ]+ H5 C DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 1, on fire. a; ?2 L3 z9 D) { [+ d1 f# D
DD Encounter, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,38
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7 H. U0 q# c( f DWeather in hex: Moderate rain' u! Y* U7 V# B8 H! {: a$ \$ e$ A" b
( t6 t d5 C2 o H$ O5 P) J- yRaid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ }! S; s- [$ U( M2 U( i
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 10
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Hurricane IIb Trop x 2( A9 u3 S/ _% L$ ^! [: k; T
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 {( e' P% |3 P/ F B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed+ p" [9 E1 L$ e6 z
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No Allied losses! ` S7 [- X7 i0 B0 b2 k# o
t/ ^. m4 p) b# G: J% y9 ^" e/ O; |Allied Ships
+ ?% [, p7 r% l DD Nestor, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
t% t5 f& g# v/ B h4 V q DD Norman, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk |