AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 19, 42
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4 G. W# V# n: B% ~9 r" E! p印度战场,miniKB妄图挑战岸基飞机,被英联邦鱼雷机炸出翔1 h* B! @- O+ k6 A
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- m4 v% L; `8 t9 }' m) m5 c) ASub attack near Madras at 39,44
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Japanese Ships
! X* @8 ^' h- }; ^3 H6 z CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 10 a" D% O" n2 }) W
CA Chokai
! P6 z- ~( v: ?6 T8 y CL Tatsuta
: @; a# P% z( C% S! u6 h2 z( w# g, v3 o: ~ CL Tenryu( h5 d, C$ V. h1 {8 x/ p
CS Nisshin
' ]" c& ~, J) X* {- ^7 u DD Karukaya
# \/ V0 |5 d; N; ? DD Wakatake( ?/ b: l9 R' ]2 I$ _2 n
DD Inazuma) w, `, W/ E6 D
DD Minegumo
+ v0 u0 r f% Z# n/ S) E! _$ H DD Susuki
1 I, Z/ x8 ]7 ^ DD Hishu% X! ]+ I/ O$ V& G
DD Tsuga8 m. W3 T1 O, X
DD Kuri
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Allied Ships
. V/ @) v# i6 ` SS KXIV, hits 1
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* h( T6 C4 J$ `Morning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,44
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/ m; Y) g& j: K! UWeather in hex: Heavy rain! K% m( J' n0 o, D
- D9 o+ g( o, H3 _5 U# R5 aRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, d( i1 Y# K" AEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 } |+ v( N2 S! Y7 Q1 I, p: J
A6M2 Zero x 31
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# H* z! }2 f; Q0 A9 PAllied aircraft
" m4 ^' B+ N0 z0 w9 Q9 Z- W- V% G Albacore I x 6
+ q9 e+ e# B+ m Martlet II x 2
9 {/ [, C7 C- } Hurricane I Trop x 12% v' ]$ L" H; Z
Hurricane IIb Trop x 13
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No Japanese losses$ A9 ]0 m {, q1 n& [! G
- z9 S8 ` {- S1 Q8 PAllied aircraft losses
! j6 t( K- ~7 z X& v! e3 B Albacore I: 2 damaged( X; U% |, ?9 ?( o
Martlet II: 1 destroyed* b) h3 c6 j3 U5 q
Hurricane I Trop: 4 destroyed
$ y/ r* \$ V6 a B Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed; ^) l' H) @/ \# x. ^
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Japanese Ships. v+ \$ f# g- g
CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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* A: w/ t/ f+ ?7 ^5 Q2 d- EMorning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,44
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6 G. u' P8 Q: ~6 ^& g/ IWeather in hex: Heavy rain2 q7 V# S8 @& e* q) W2 l, t
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' g9 G L0 v8 P) vEstimated time to target is 13 minutes6 Q$ N: a m p
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Japanese aircraft
/ M8 @/ i$ x: \& g6 ` A6M2 Zero x 25; l4 \) ` I) T/ O7 {; q
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Hurricane IIb Trop x 19
4 }6 P# y, a' b3 _: U n: c, T8 Q Wellington Ic x 7
9 g8 B' P3 N- D" t1 G7 r$ P B-25C Mitchell x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
: e* B+ W6 v9 D& f h& {, j A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed+ y0 |4 ~7 N4 I7 W5 m
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Allied aircraft losses
' L) p0 t5 ]" `# A W, ?; P Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed- S1 a* D0 F5 w
Wellington Ic: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
# [6 K" O; Q0 ?4 L& _+ w B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships i5 c, H1 V, n. A* ^
CVL Shoho
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CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 J- B- e9 n8 f9 C
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( R' `4 B2 p7 U0 X# t- SMorning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,449 q- m- X, ^& g4 T ^! d3 p0 \+ r
- X# M' o7 m6 G2 n' O' IWeather in hex: Heavy rain! j# A+ [% t- w6 K2 l5 l
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Raid detected at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ y" q5 E. c8 K
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes L7 t4 ~" T; Q
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Japanese aircraft3 a7 V# X/ z+ L$ q
A6M2 Zero x 109 Y) M2 A" U& x$ w; D
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! D1 t+ H: y7 I* A ?4 v Albacore I x 20
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No Japanese losses ~" E5 W$ [ Q* q
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Allied aircraft losses
a* F9 P& d0 K$ J5 g9 [+ y Albacore I: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Japanese Ships
. ?7 A/ W* d, S/ e3 E* Q) \; J CVL Shoho, Torpedo hits 1
, @% O* n k$ E! S, i9 Z; L CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 13 ~7 V7 m$ H. B$ f
CV Junyo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,44
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain; D8 z; c% Q# u! E6 S5 Q
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Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 {( {# A9 j" BEstimated time to target is 15 minutes' U" A0 C1 S* r% K4 V: Y. u
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Japanese aircraft7 V6 m2 I* G% i7 |. ]
A6M2 Zero x 6& T0 ^2 e' f9 t
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Allied aircraft
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3 `9 j$ |6 p8 f2 h% D( S Martlet II x 6
! c1 y* m( I8 _( E" n Hurricane IIb Trop x 300 I. o7 V6 V( P# r
0 P& s l- h" O+ A. w: ~1 ?Japanese aircraft losses' z$ h0 ]* j. s) y5 g; d$ E
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Albacore I: 2 damaged
. ?8 } X6 _( f Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak: ]) F; o) ~2 l9 Z: ^
+ v+ u, ?- d1 n- a) x! U, G) M! `$ D7 p7 eJapanese Ships, D2 }) _. O0 z! U
CV Junyo, Torpedo hits 1
0 p/ ?7 v$ \' m8 s- r' B CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk* O( e' d! j8 _( w
CVL Shoho, on fire
# r7 ^& u0 D: B8 O" b) c" S DD Karukaya
4 z { b- B, x3 z CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage |