AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 08, 42) h# D, W/ @# j
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# s# d2 T* i+ L& h( c- q: H4 c南太战场,日军继续远程奔袭瓜岛,然而损失惨重,零战被击落40余架) t1 a% t# j2 [ t, ?8 D
印度战场,吉大港惊现驻岛舰队陆奥/伊势/扶桑' e4 l+ l# w* d7 ~6 o* N, e
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.1 ]: ]( [* Y5 h* P4 D4 y
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- N+ B. _7 q# m* X, F) @9 p7 U
A6M2 Zero x 457 M! G; [$ p5 a
D3A1 Val x 7
1 C7 k+ r* g, K G3M3 Nell x 32" C L* r3 e3 ~. t
* _* F7 t3 y" |9 S8 r/ x; g+ qAllied aircraft) F; ]4 O% d5 f! s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses8 {& v6 Q. t3 a" ]* E
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed3 Q' Q% d# Y1 z( i5 w) u c2 E% m( z3 h
G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses* ^5 [ ~5 q) v# {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
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xAP Maetsuycker
7 Y& s6 z4 y& B/ H4 C8 _ APD McKean
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DD Crane
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4 C( j5 j2 j3 @7 Q xAP Hong Kheng
; \1 |, f7 J) b& _ DD Kennison
% z2 l) J* y1 | xAP Hong Peng# ]4 ]) Y: }% R( n: _
APD Waters! R2 } F* D# }4 h0 G
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138; j# }0 F" E" h8 N$ e4 p
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain: p# k2 G8 f: T) H: |- Y
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Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.0 R0 l# k7 C' d9 L+ q; F2 n2 E4 i
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes( f: i; W8 e0 H, c* K5 c6 r
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A6M2 Zero x 28/ p& j n, A$ s& P
G3M3 Nell x 30
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9 V" c1 e# X$ W0 i1 ]3 V2 O F4F-4 Wildcat x 160 F1 p. d1 b. F- f8 m7 P* Y) @& O
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Japanese aircraft losses) w4 l; v9 Y+ Q3 ~ E. `
A6M2 Zero: 12 destroyed; d' b. V4 O" b A
G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged# E9 N# }5 s3 O( `- w6 O3 |+ X
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
, `$ A- S6 R! P+ X0 a' ? F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# d8 V: T3 ]+ N+ Q$ C% x! w xAP Cremer3 l# X& n# N9 I
APD McKean5 m) E' x; ?+ B" v3 ~, u
DD Crosby5 W' p" J: \3 ~
PC Hermes! ^; ~% C& p: q" q- @% i. O3 Y
APD Little
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% }3 ]+ n( U' K* l- W- FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. x' j( w0 X- h, P- K/ D; W, }+ f
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 23; E9 d" g6 |6 P# v8 t1 Y
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) s, T0 m# O! ~0 _# w Vengeance I x 28
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No Japanese losses l+ g0 @7 J6 `7 M8 W, U
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Allied aircraft losses
# B( V6 S% d6 Q8 }; O& B5 B/ B" `0 X Vengeance I: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
8 ~" G7 w$ X6 M! H6 C ~ Vengeance I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships& @4 j: t( r* b
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 3
( H; L0 e$ h! n# K BB Ise, Bomb hits 1
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