AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42
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( c+ j0 L0 X% R& F b& A- d在前两天重创的日军BB陆奥返回新加坡途中,被设伏的荷兰潜艇又命中2雷,陆奥能否撑住就看造化了' ]8 A) n: H6 C; @, g9 E1 \
北太战场,日军在KB分队的掩护下,水面舰队比睿雾岛屡屡进犯阿达克岛,并多次试图补给上岛部队,盟军摄于KB威胁,只能用PT防御,N多飞机不幸被炸毁在机场,看起来阿达克岛的防空是否要放弃了?: B; g( n R! _; L3 E0 V
南洋战场,日军一队运输队企图裸奔登陆马辰,盟军ABDA敢死舰队从泗水全速出击拦截,成功阻止其登陆;地面战场,日军占领了日惹、梭罗,正稳步向泗水推进中
; r$ C8 ~- S% k ^缅甸战场,在卡拉奇换装了P40E的飞虎队一分队终于赶到仰光机场,首次出战即获得丰硕战果
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Sub attack near Tambelan-eilanden at 53,91
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Japanese Ships5 w2 s' ~- s( r
BB Mutsu, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage6 D" s% r6 A1 X& O( A
DD Natsushio* o/ f9 N$ g& \6 Y) _1 t
DMS W-11
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$ f8 j [9 l Q6 E- X+ F, aNight Time Surface Combat, near Bandjermasin at 60,99, Range 2,000 Yards
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CL Tatsuta, a" t& A x5 O) P1 ? n
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1% a, c/ H% f* ~- i, I' [
DD Karii, Shell hits 2, on fire
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TB Sagi6 ?" M! P: s) i( `5 x6 A7 R
xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 2, on fire
( r2 \. q% e, A8 @+ f xAK Tarushima Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire9 Q$ L3 x! W. }1 F. \; V# q& W
xAK Takaoka Maru, Shell hits 1
6 Y; A0 L$ z: B xAK Tusima Maru, Shell hits 2" e" c' O: Q& R2 v" a
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- d2 p; [1 v# O4 t. Y" [/ Y DD Barker
Z+ d2 Q. b2 _ DD Bulmer
5 k# O2 u8 H$ g DD Edsall
% H" U. F% p9 Y( l- D DD John D. Ford4 c' U. _1 h8 C1 W3 w* I
DD Paul Jones
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DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1, on fire- {" k" _7 I; D0 J- y* m& A( B
DD Kortenaer
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73 casualties reported* A e$ f- v; A- u
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled* I- B5 a1 c# o: y' F9 m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled3 b W- S, }# O3 g) e. u! S% h P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# b. l: `8 T8 \/ @3 s; L& o
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, F4 s: R; P u, H. lNight Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses$ e" y% c6 s* z2 K
B-26 Marauder: 5 damaged. s7 A5 }/ n3 F$ [
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground
8 ^ s9 o" C' ~( ~) m& c A-24 Banshee: 3 damaged2 O1 Q9 j9 Z* N$ t
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed on ground" t8 i; H5 U: i
Kittyhawk I: 4 damaged
5 ^0 z' }" Y+ v$ R' a- i Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed on ground9 s) [3 W" e7 \) ~1 \
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BB Kirishima/ r+ \3 z4 N( L
BB Hiei
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 g8 I; m7 K, c8 [: |" f3 w
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 11 disabled* p7 `% E# |- Q7 V, G" ?" z$ f; a5 V
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled
4 O5 k, N3 U9 S) D" {; D Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
7 M* r4 f# }# h+ p9 w; P X Vehicles lost 16 (6 destroyed, 10 disabled)) c3 i! o5 g7 c4 L) ?/ Q
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Airbase hits 5
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Runway hits 12# q, e( ?# R+ |' I" Y# X
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, n, X& v* C) ^" u3 d, NMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 ; j$ R; k% J; I5 e0 T* g3 ?6 \
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B( G& l( P/ u* X* WRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
# A$ F; S* g% e2 L, D JEstimated time to target is 10 minutes/ @: ~6 n1 d) B, Q
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A6M2 Zero x 155 S2 k, i7 B. N; p9 u
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21
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H81-A3 x 3
( }( e+ e* `3 v% B* T: [ P-40E Warhawk x 236 X S3 i% y c: C4 X& Z
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: ]' s2 |1 e; ]3 O* m4 i A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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+ W" p/ M) w( PNo Allied losses0 Y% m# T9 b: V4 i; x
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Airbase supply hits 2
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