AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 19, 42, C: a$ N, t) p- V* A& n
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) {# i0 m0 W( `$ a( R$ J, N印度战场,miniKB妄图挑战岸基飞机,被英联邦鱼雷机炸出翔
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, j3 N3 {, ^9 b1 j4 w( b. h4 ~0 qSub attack near Madras at 39,44
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Japanese Ships
5 f) `5 u. r' j- e CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 1
7 H P! [$ Z5 T/ F CA Chokai
9 Q9 Z2 j% Q& y& E' {0 a9 A CL Tatsuta
' u, C% ~) O& ?! o# ] CL Tenryu/ N4 H( i5 f, N1 T- x
CS Nisshin0 y: G3 H) P5 i3 `) E( H' u, A
DD Karukaya: m2 y8 S- b2 a
DD Wakatake
6 g, t. A# [- x" N: h) } DD Inazuma
; z6 k: F1 K% M$ I& k DD Minegumo
" j M- X/ |7 t( Q4 q# u DD Susuki
o4 s: j M5 B$ H& e k/ s DD Hishu. I# M1 d2 l9 H1 n g3 J
DD Tsuga
" o6 a$ n+ V/ h# V2 z4 R; [. m DD Kuri
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Allied Ships0 A& `* n, d3 h6 |7 l7 D
SS KXIV, hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,44
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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+ K3 z; I) T1 {/ o- ^+ QRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; w0 e/ k. t) o" k
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes `9 |" l* Z+ Z9 n# G" M c
* N) t5 g2 m3 k5 ]Japanese aircraft, {3 _$ m0 q& @8 v3 G8 ^; D7 u
A6M2 Zero x 31
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Albacore I x 6
) Q: Y" A! B8 A8 O Martlet II x 2
. U7 Q! {, b1 O2 x V+ y) a2 V Hurricane I Trop x 12
( c0 @6 d; K( C- Q( s( t' X( d4 z6 V3 X: \7 O Hurricane IIb Trop x 13* t2 _# K# D. g3 A% A
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No Japanese losses* E' _+ }$ C. B, V' B
7 B. l' t! P8 xAllied aircraft losses
Z; q p( o4 o7 e+ [: Y6 M Albacore I: 2 damaged
) ]/ |2 Q4 k) U e3 M6 T Martlet II: 1 destroyed
! ~7 _0 j% M6 a/ o! B& C/ R Hurricane I Trop: 4 destroyed$ g- h8 Q2 l& p2 D
Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed S0 J2 w& j% f
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Japanese Ships
7 v4 c6 `1 ^/ Y) G6 b# T* I$ } CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage/ N; ?# C3 Q8 \+ q3 e# l" c
CVL Shoho
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/ c7 q" i/ J- b7 JMorning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,44& ^; S. f9 m! X: c
) w. ]9 a7 r7 [% qWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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- o' `0 H J9 E' M0 M" k. j3 tJapanese aircraft
* H! _+ v6 C7 h- E3 `" u) d; z A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
]! z( l2 P8 g$ { Hurricane IIb Trop x 19
) h0 r7 N* @8 e Wellington Ic x 7
- k+ R$ i1 t! N% |8 A8 V0 V B-25C Mitchell x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 j5 M2 O4 R! E( b2 x, I A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed: ?% @* X, o( v; z& H
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Allied aircraft losses! b3 r0 C# d8 f: q
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed8 |4 E( t3 k9 v: p
Wellington Ic: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged. H: X' J# y6 O6 ^ s# y
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged- R( U) O. c) V" {+ h5 C2 l
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Japanese Ships
+ u& W9 ?/ |/ U9 U% k7 B CVL Shoho! T% Y/ }1 Z% [+ N8 |1 ^5 G) m# _
CVL Ryuho6 m% X. o- ?' V( K. |! `
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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5 d9 n5 G- t4 h' d' EMorning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,44
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain4 V! O) T. f- O. @: a
& K; e6 R1 ?) X9 K$ ARaid detected at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 E' q3 @ ?5 x! c; j) C2 R$ a
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes( e8 Z& [* M, G F- q6 D; F
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Japanese aircraft, w" ^; w: v# B6 \" z
A6M2 Zero x 10
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5 C! R8 c' z3 {- XAllied aircraft
! J, e6 q4 ~7 j, o5 W Albacore I x 20
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! a; o8 Y0 S) M: iNo Japanese losses# I0 ]/ S6 D. h0 t# v- R' P( Y
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Allied aircraft losses: W2 ~) G1 O! F4 f6 W8 w' |6 o
Albacore I: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
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$ v1 H: Y5 M# s9 fJapanese Ships
" S% k6 \7 F) T CVL Shoho, Torpedo hits 1. n5 u3 E2 X& D7 b+ n$ P$ R6 L
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1
; f2 _8 q+ ]0 a' B. R) i* e CV Junyo
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/ b$ I& d, n- bMorning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,447 }& B! Y! d& F& R+ w# u
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain) p5 u) E L X
. e; @: K* B/ y1 e o" F4 \; JRaid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& c' K. U5 \5 W/ u/ UEstimated time to target is 15 minutes/ |7 M3 }" z9 x4 e9 M* t
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Japanese aircraft! r" b2 L% P9 u% \2 b' r; S* _
A6M2 Zero x 6( [$ u$ ~4 R) [4 ^, T) F; Z
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Allied aircraft" [& Y) h: _# [8 z% c- ~
Albacore I x 23
9 O! T. N8 a( u: `# _, c3 q Martlet II x 64 C3 ^' e) c& k7 k' C9 P
Hurricane IIb Trop x 303 t* t% V; j3 F" E& p
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Japanese aircraft losses! K( {. v; w7 R
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed7 o* X( F$ u) ]# G: m
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# d. S* P- d* t) Z$ v2 s Albacore I: 2 damaged; `1 M$ g3 B( d
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak9 D: i/ B4 o& C5 j( y3 C1 P1 m' d
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Japanese Ships
`$ h9 I2 J! w: s CV Junyo, Torpedo hits 1' H+ k4 f3 Z+ r% d8 O/ `
CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
$ o* C9 A" K; R o CVL Shoho, on fire
+ S1 u |1 a/ @3 B: d8 L# U DD Karukaya
7 p$ v O* {6 u$ e- }( ] CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage |