AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 08, 427 F% d- d8 }$ Y* D4 @; L6 _
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印度战场,吉大港惊现驻岛舰队陆奥/伊势/扶桑+ L; ]+ H; _3 e6 Y' C6 f- P
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1389 G, C, @: C0 w# `( w$ w7 C
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.+ t+ [+ \2 E% n4 F" u; k
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes( a1 A( R: u) E% G& ^3 E
& h$ o. l! a0 r6 d! K" D5 u; gJapanese aircraft
/ R5 K+ E' m2 S0 O% e) P* j A6M2 Zero x 45
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+ t! p/ d9 I7 |6 t6 o# }9 y( G G3M3 Nell x 32
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9 R1 X( t+ h/ c I+ p# EAllied aircraft
" k m2 q% [" b- U) M( _' l F4F-4 Wildcat x 24% z w3 V8 [/ n' a9 N: \
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Japanese aircraft losses
% l% Y7 z0 t* U4 u$ E: g! R# i A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed9 i# V1 z% K/ b. X
G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged( _- \" }" v8 L6 q* _
; R2 k2 T' H# i0 H' GAllied aircraft losses& r7 E! i5 M9 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
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& ~9 [5 @* o0 r' a7 eAllied Ships
( |: x/ Z& j. h6 Z5 T& ~& F. A. m xAP Maetsuycker
8 L" [6 O3 @6 z0 A- F. l3 V APD McKean
7 R7 o0 O, M9 O* K# X9 O DD Crosby
; b' _# C7 s: k o# |' v/ j DD Crane
: V% V5 _( {' w) Y2 }- H2 l" s( S DD Kilty
3 @, B O A+ v) e3 } xAP Hong Kheng
4 @9 i' q& S; U0 D) M! _& T% j DD Kennison% i* N( a' \7 V
xAP Hong Peng
( x$ \6 ]8 l1 x9 E7 B- P5 Q0 ~ APD Waters
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# N5 X- _2 O) |. s& gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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/ w3 x: B, O3 x2 _8 vWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.* e. p# g, g) T: x. D
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" U t/ i& {+ W A6M2 Zero x 289 t7 S) z+ T( B8 ?0 l; p
G3M3 Nell x 30! ~ O% S, Y4 f" L+ k# _% P
5 V5 ]1 i3 |, A/ @& c) g4 A* F# YAllied aircraft
, X5 P5 \0 o* y# F2 k) k F4F-4 Wildcat x 160 P! o9 F) n; Z
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 E# W- \% \" X- ?9 Z1 _; U A6M2 Zero: 12 destroyed8 G i5 k$ n7 F
G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged
$ n/ I- R! N$ u( r5 R) v G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak) A; ~% K1 D8 z2 e1 O' B8 ]$ C; D
/ `! g7 H( ]& u9 c; j- I# qAllied aircraft losses. d7 M/ Y1 l# u7 L
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
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xAP Cremer1 x' k1 L+ O5 U; m9 r9 m
APD McKean8 ~3 ^; N5 }& Z/ n9 e1 G
DD Crosby3 p* t) N, l) N$ q
PC Hermes
5 E8 p- [: y6 m9 m APD Little
2 K8 }9 G2 d$ I( @1 Q1 j2 { DD Kennison/ I( R- c! k( R/ G$ f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41" U# Q0 y" E+ D
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; Y" r6 f0 _/ Y- L6 C" X. U$ @6 \Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft N1 h# u2 u2 { M2 c# U) r
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 23
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Allied aircraft
) T7 G6 O4 Y9 C( r3 H' o1 {( M Vengeance I x 28# M5 D" a( M h0 E2 X6 |' n
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No Japanese losses
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Vengeance I: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged* X# t2 f( m6 ?
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships ?5 M, R8 b! j4 o- [0 n9 {
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 3
( t6 S' l' X7 F! Z+ T, w* ]7 m BB Ise, Bomb hits 1, d" l. [( `( ^" A
BB Fuso |