AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 21, 42
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' x, y, R+ t, x! V) J( G缅甸大空战,日军纠集了陆海航各类战斗机扫场仰光,轰炸机跟进,结果被直掩的飞虎队打出翔
3 w6 G6 Y* Q4 a$ p7 J锡兰大空战,kB分队和miniKB悍然空袭科伦坡港,企图制造PH事件西方版,结果被直掩的各类飓风海飓风打出翔,港内中弹的不屈号航母事后发现漆都没蹭掉。
# E! y3 H# j% J$ @# A两场空战击落敌战斗机40余架,各类轰炸机100余架,我方战斗机损失仅为个位数,盟军取得空战辉煌胜利
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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, {/ j9 S6 f6 E, }& v2 R; p! ^- WRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.: Q4 N c F, a7 Z e. o
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes8 V3 P) L, W, J3 i1 v
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Japanese aircraft/ J0 o b8 p% E; H0 A
A6M2 Zero x 32
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h; Q' f- v5 B2 G" }4 Y! JAllied aircraft: ^7 Y# d& a+ `' x9 F7 ?
H81-A3 x 26
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6 z8 ]* S0 }! F2 b6 _* KJapanese aircraft losses
. B; P P1 z( |0 ? A6M2 Zero: 11 destroyed
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- A+ _/ H* U1 x- u: eNo Allied losses
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. h/ q5 j9 \% n( b% n% ^Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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Weather in hex: Overcast* O, u$ J) N4 ? j7 `( G
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.8 r. `4 p; K/ s
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes$ e' C5 `8 O# }* y0 r4 Q$ k
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Japanese aircraft
/ b' }) F4 P. V" H8 t& L/ ^ Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9& J& x' P9 B; D
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses( b. q. J% h+ n4 v# f0 f \3 k
H81-A3: 1 destroyed, l* i! C' E& Z3 Q5 _8 k2 X! g i. `
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Morning Air attack on 104th RAF Base Force, at 54,53 (Rangoon)8 m4 C6 S, `8 y2 w$ C
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ s7 a* w0 [* | AEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 y3 ]" w* O& S k" f; U! M" w
G3M2 Nell x 8
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses8 i2 v9 u: _, S; S' {6 c
G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 O- J% [, l) ? G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak8 u- S4 j! }" F( x
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
( G2 i8 E) w* q/ q( \" G" p4 F G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
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No Allied losses& Y, w5 h5 f; }. z6 h- M6 p' p4 q
% u4 W! d3 R# @; Q* S N2 TAllied ground losses:$ k# j8 W$ q7 Z
11 casualties reported G- J5 c5 D8 g2 [) V# C6 O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 ?' S3 ?9 I u! X# f1 p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 {+ D# z& L6 h# K" O! T6 _, O0 M& v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Colombo , at 29,48 $ T' v/ v" D4 ~) |& b2 L* ~/ ^; y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. I+ F' [8 A$ H+ V4 W6 t! I
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Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., _( l; \, d" z, {8 @
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes6 u' l3 T& A+ k( V, K0 y2 Z
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Japanese aircraft* D6 V# v. T; W
A6M2 Zero x 52
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D3A1 Val x 755 o3 L1 v r/ C" Z. ^# S( P* j; f* b
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Fulmar II x 337 |6 H* {/ V; ~* C3 B3 @+ R7 W
Sea Hurricane Ib x 10; D, q) _$ ~; x
Hurricane I Trop x 15
, h/ E$ \$ D4 x Hurricane IIa Trop x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B5N2 Kate: 10 destroyed, 3 damaged9 h0 Z4 E( i+ `3 P+ E( ^. S7 O( ~+ i
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak6 D. U/ P- ?& t% E
D3A1 Val: 15 destroyed, 14 damaged
3 H+ D" g0 e" R& G D3A1 Val: 13 destroyed by flak
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0 o! T' j1 X6 ~& _7 }' k$ e Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
# J% b3 R# H1 x: H Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed8 n- [* D) E( {% L! ]
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& f) a1 ^2 b2 o, Q xAK Singu, Bomb hits 1( k# b+ q* A7 i4 v! I
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