AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 08, 42" P4 j$ r/ X* }; A
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印度战场,吉大港惊现驻岛舰队陆奥/伊势/扶桑# V1 v4 w! p1 `! Q% Q, y
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" [& K( \5 Y" y# B6 J8 _2 iMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138( O6 _4 O# u3 a' x1 ^! M1 Q+ k
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
6 B* p# Y" F4 \* z3 ^ `Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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* k0 o% h! ~' `3 \1 VJapanese aircraft
9 A! T% q: B( k+ ^. K A6M2 Zero x 45
% E3 p# ?! @+ B, I( E" j4 @, N D3A1 Val x 7
. b( m1 g) D( S4 g; i- D1 \' y+ i G3M3 Nell x 32
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Allied aircraft
+ ?6 V t7 \: K3 O' G. Y1 M: H F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
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; m- o* d# n& h. `! gJapanese aircraft losses1 x8 |4 r( o) W3 z/ F8 C& E% l4 h, ]
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses5 d3 I$ j o2 G3 c* c% K/ L
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
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j1 Q; r7 @5 y! Q0 x8 ~, dAllied Ships
' N) m/ k! c3 D4 A8 [ xAP Maetsuycker* d2 D: h$ @3 E0 a' K
APD McKean' C4 ?' i: u: _$ b) Q; V/ b/ N
DD Crosby8 `+ X5 {6 p5 D' W9 q9 y
DD Crane
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xAP Hong Kheng
: i( E/ l+ z3 c; v: P DD Kennison
8 ~! N- ?! _3 U: r) s$ F xAP Hong Peng8 U. T" h* C$ C& m8 j! L3 C* J
APD Waters
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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) V9 K% x- v" e0 BWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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: l* Z+ X: @/ i s' \4 ORaid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
1 \1 B1 L% V% _/ JEstimated time to target is 10 minutes0 W1 k# N! T8 X/ Z, p# c$ D
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A6M2 Zero x 28
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Allied aircraft' R( t' p5 l* L0 `8 K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
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4 ?2 B9 b6 W. `1 G: @Japanese aircraft losses- A. s7 |7 S; ]
A6M2 Zero: 12 destroyed
) e1 [) H I& y$ d: _4 l u* J G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged- C2 n$ p0 u6 k9 {
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak2 y5 }" V# d% r% b; N, T0 }5 _" @
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Allied aircraft losses4 i ?$ a- q$ u' g% W0 {( s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed6 a1 |3 @8 U- A( J' v, m. k
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- @ a' v; p" B' ]+ }! b xAP Cremer6 S* v: B: t/ ~8 `
APD McKean% h3 ]4 ? @! n. H( m* o
DD Crosby$ e) J7 E ^! H; d ^) E% {
PC Hermes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,414 h3 x1 M3 l- `/ W
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 C b+ p4 A! c- W1 ORaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ q- {( K3 e. p4 ?Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 m2 r( [4 X, L' R6 z+ z4 s# m Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 23+ |. W4 y6 E5 @: D+ D' o3 m5 W
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Vengeance I x 282 z# o! a& a4 x0 O6 c5 J+ ]
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# b% o1 T% P' C! }7 o% AAllied aircraft losses
9 b/ P5 n9 {6 R Vengeance I: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
* v3 F" D/ ~/ w- \; L$ R8 s Vengeance I: 1 destroyed by flak- ^4 v) O$ |: Y; x; U. p9 R6 |1 e
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Japanese Ships
* S5 b; H: T q4 L: e4 e4 O1 ` BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 3
7 [% C2 q `& s! ^ BB Ise, Bomb hits 1# h1 g1 M7 ~4 }8 i6 g0 R* h4 _
BB Fuso |