AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 14, 42, D( O% N1 K: n r- c* U3 k
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休整长达1个半月的KB从新加坡赶来科伦坡,剑指印度洋,由于有和石头一档的经验,这次用KB非常的小心。可惜英军的主力CA,CL已经逃之夭夭,只能打打小船了。 4 C3 t: {% J" |& C9 H* P
: r3 ~$ B1 v H- q7 Q2 Y2 z: t5 wMorning Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,38- W1 ?- \. S3 N
! u; Z" W! j) L3 W; M+ rWeather in hex: Moderate rain' z( o3 X' Y; r4 V0 t+ P* Q2 h
/ G/ C7 [& w+ ?/ aRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. E+ U0 {# p% O' A" GEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 G7 I5 I! B# p: C7 b9 H( {
A6M2 Zero x 25/ p6 g% R U8 u/ Z9 }
B5N2 Kate x 45
* f: J8 \# @. i! ?- @) d D3A1 Val x 455 }+ \; M3 C% g
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Allied aircraft
9 e+ z& N2 G: C3 _) A Hurricane IIb Trop x 10 R" I, d/ C# g" d% S! M2 R" n' G0 |
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ ]5 o8 J% E% f& o B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged9 B. v; y1 |+ V$ Y# h
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged: S5 x7 F: e, M; h9 s4 V/ K) j" A+ K, X. ]
8 f& W' }, L6 N+ [ P, |; [Allied aircraft losses F+ k, S1 b' }( P
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed, M) v; G. j0 u' i4 Q2 T0 w/ T
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Allied Ships$ B; a, z- s# U
BB Royal Sovereign, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk' S+ b. t& J8 Y* ~. L2 R% e
DD Norman
7 o3 K/ e0 D; P1 D; N DD Nestor, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! `$ \3 T i F; T. z$ n/ ?8 u. v
DD Voyager, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 P( D* G2 N# Z B4 [ DD Le Triomphant
# Y0 S2 _/ {$ p! Q# l DD Jupiter
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,39
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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1 m r0 N3 f6 j5 Z& g5 pRaid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
4 o/ b9 R" {* n O" [8 LEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 I; R' S5 f6 |) U4 H* L* U+ ~, n# u A6M2 Zero x 22
% z" k; X" Z/ _3 b3 ?0 D) q B5N1 Kate x 11: F; s) S# p! i/ o: H0 O
B5N2 Kate x 27
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; X2 B+ ^+ d* a3 p3 p9 i4 XJapanese aircraft losses. @) w0 k8 m8 b/ b2 b5 G% S
B5N1 Kate: 1 damaged: p4 z4 {; T3 D D7 U
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged% T8 o# c5 Q$ s( X8 ?
5 O, q) A8 N7 r e& h7 dAllied Ships
; J4 U- @4 h) P/ | DD Tenedos
, \* a e% ~) @/ R2 m+ z1 d# K DD Express, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' G) o7 j! S0 o6 d8 V- Y) O DD Electra
" m& C' O' e1 S) @1 g* s% g6 t DD Encounter, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 L9 Y4 R/ K7 |& R
DD Piet Hein3 ~* f9 r4 J8 Z- Q* B I) o
& c0 K9 I' M |& ^* q$ \4 BMorning Air attack on TF, near Calicut at 27,37
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! y( ]0 L/ v( I) n
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.3 S8 Y$ Q' K! E3 P. y) @9 W9 X
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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+ j+ O7 k' ]: K, C8 mJapanese aircraft
" E$ [9 J" e. R5 Y A6M2 Zero x 9, c* z ?1 T, Y: o
B5N1 Kate x 4
1 F$ D0 [2 [' _ B5N2 Kate x 13
* r7 C- D7 o1 a, |7 i* U/ o D3A1 Val x 9
7 `7 C7 t& t, W- g | E13A1 Jake x 4
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
" |) Y, {) f9 J0 K, c" I TK British Judge, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk( y' ]9 e( ^; v* R6 `5 j
AVP Poolster, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; f" r9 g/ J9 C' `/ y" m
AO TAN 5, U" k! c4 I ~; y0 e, @
AO TAN 4
- j1 n) S U+ @8 a; z$ Y2 }6 _4 C AO TAN 6, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 y) m6 J# p- ]" {7 z AO TAN 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 l" C, U6 h- ]% F PG Herald, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. V2 j4 ~) F1 a- Z, u: E
AM Toowoomba) h+ [! B/ K2 i, K
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,38* h3 C8 ~. w& s, Q
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain% r2 m( i9 X% s- \" b! |
/ i. Q( D, H& D4 eRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 ?1 o. [- v6 R9 l5 b" i
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes+ v3 [8 E* S5 x3 N
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8 o+ V% s T' g' n4 w) H, k A6M2 Zero x 44
! g! N0 ^3 ], ^- s% Y) [, t7 D7 X, t B5N2 Kate x 18
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Allied aircraft) W {& ]7 {1 m7 C2 q: X" ]
Hurricane IIb Trop x 14! z$ {( N. y/ p9 @
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B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
8 D. ?; N; \/ i1 [7 ^ D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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3 n' I! J- K. |: t7 P Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed R% ^; Y# y, r7 t3 G6 V
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) H+ q8 H9 [& ^% V4 Q1 y+ E DD Norman, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
" d( o: t' K2 n* ~ DD Le Triomphant, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. U. J( L2 |7 k DD Jupiter, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' [* Q2 r) D {: O7 { DD Nestor, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ [) s' }& K0 k4 S
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,39% S) s( |$ P1 x% N
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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0 }& U2 c6 K! m" NRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 i6 {/ C/ U# |. G- \
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Y8 n* t# F v9 j7 x9 L, J
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A6M2 Zero x 20
: B6 ?7 m' ~ T& r l B5N2 Kate x 18% M% Q" d% Q- F! S9 b0 }& J
D3A1 Val x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses r0 A# d# I+ X4 I3 N; d4 a
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
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) j! ^& f0 l2 F6 w DD Piet Hein, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- S$ |# X; c# k9 s- E
DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 A9 B8 U' G8 b; N6 V DD Encounter, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ Q9 o% b; x) O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,382 Y7 I$ a$ A8 P: {4 ?# q5 a6 V+ E
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2 [! c) l0 x0 M+ v/ w- z; X( [7 {Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 S" F# R3 Z1 m* [( EEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 10* w9 |. s& m( a' r6 k
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Hurricane IIb Trop x 2. ^6 j1 U8 B, J, U! z( V6 \4 ]* G. [
5 r& ? ]% M: X) s' K6 }3 L2 HJapanese aircraft losses
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No Allied losses& V& y' J% q- O: r: `: R/ j/ E
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Allied Ships
9 y- A/ [- x O0 d- G5 f DD Nestor, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& W! C3 ~ `7 g
DD Norman, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk |