AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 14, 42
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! F- b6 |2 M5 M- j h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。
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' h7 x5 n6 s: g2 F" nMorning Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,38
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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3 S$ a) k8 F2 r4 V. ^' r) Z' V9 ^Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
I; @5 a t7 tEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% ?6 T9 n2 E% x8 Q2 K# v A6M2 Zero x 25* Z- s U3 E2 M1 n3 a
B5N2 Kate x 45! P" h% V7 S7 K% I* _/ _5 X4 i
D3A1 Val x 45
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Allied aircraft
; F% H/ b! t3 o% l Hurricane IIb Trop x 104 V- q/ b1 q# K- i p9 K, U
4 U4 ^& _. P/ V# c; B$ ?Japanese aircraft losses3 { G3 S4 @2 j0 b* R/ N0 ?
B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged2 Z* B T) e, a1 a+ ^0 t
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged9 a0 C: Q& C* G9 {# c
5 c+ O% k# a- {Allied aircraft losses
; M* Y) y0 m" ~# c/ A0 U, ] Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed* n/ j6 H+ s- M f
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BB Royal Sovereign, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, {6 \2 a, V- p% t$ {7 G* N5 m- k DD Norman
' @$ K- o# b( N DD Nestor, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 @% v# e+ h6 [2 l# F+ C
DD Voyager, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; Z t8 f9 V2 \2 e, q% I$ j DD Le Triomphant" x! R3 L$ B. ^) Z
DD Jupiter
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,39
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$ B2 s8 U6 \# Y2 |1 B! M _Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; B/ Q% S- A# {) G+ }% j3 l
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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8 P0 k3 ]6 w/ g/ fJapanese aircraft& Q' ?5 ^# `# S. v2 |% P
A6M2 Zero x 22& V5 ?: O* r, o H% P
B5N1 Kate x 11
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x3 O1 {3 _; A6 ?5 L8 lJapanese aircraft losses" N+ W3 Q" r6 y- ]* w
B5N1 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
9 R: q. j* g, Q DD Tenedos! G- Q* R y3 J. A' Y
DD Express, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ }( C! p) L9 K7 y' A- Q DD Electra. c+ d; c( q/ O! U, y s6 k2 d' m
DD Encounter, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 ?# E/ ?6 x; m5 T: V( k7 Z' J1 u+ T DD Piet Hein
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Calicut at 27,37
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud" W @; A- w3 V/ R& @
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.9 C" P0 ^+ F. L& X0 o! J
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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. x$ h: w# q7 q: EJapanese aircraft( ^: {; q5 k" q; R8 d
A6M2 Zero x 9$ k* b+ J; \7 T$ N
B5N1 Kate x 4
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* K3 _& {2 [: O D3A1 Val x 94 J; A6 Z# G/ P' {
E13A1 Jake x 4
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No Japanese losses% g9 Y1 u8 q1 E5 o& F
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& x( N: ]5 T1 P' z+ Y* o TK British Judge, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) O7 ~# f' h9 L5 X7 X! j
AVP Poolster, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* X$ k/ w6 l# d$ _ AO TAN 5
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AO TAN 6, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ M1 m/ |' B" D" L AO TAN 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! j6 e- Q3 I, l1 x$ A& C
PG Herald, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
2 E! l1 g# L# ]0 I3 E$ O AM Toowoomba
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# @0 Z1 N1 R) [( h: i- k# H I( N) ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,38
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain8 q2 B0 A/ R; @
/ g& b$ I& I# H5 |+ M( d$ ?) WRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft% x1 }0 _, U9 n$ ?$ |
A6M2 Zero x 446 c6 X- l2 b! }2 {
B5N2 Kate x 18
! J* ~$ n; e: P2 j6 n D3A1 Val x 33
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Hurricane IIb Trop x 143 R3 p8 ^/ i0 I% R' Q# b
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Japanese aircraft losses
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D3A1 Val: 3 damaged F; A+ M0 Q) Q) }9 B0 O) ~
7 a9 @* n; U( W+ F kAllied aircraft losses
/ s+ l6 y9 a$ h% d" ^- j7 n Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed: Z& j- A- L' P# g( ?, E6 D; W- c
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- ~% D b5 O7 d( e2 j. m DD Norman, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: x! Y, {/ Y! y# n, r+ ^7 O
DD Le Triomphant, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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DD Nestor, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 l3 [" Y* j; u" [ b
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,39# @: x2 o" Q$ ~* R- o
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Weather in hex: Severe storms: C) N" i1 [- }1 E" X" B, ?" N% x
8 a+ r+ |$ |( \' J: p7 `+ l) hRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. {2 c- c5 P) f1 r5 z; ~3 ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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B5N2 Kate x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
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DD Piet Hein, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 o8 U1 s$ T. q* H9 j DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 J+ H1 r+ n8 F* u) {/ e9 e
DD Encounter, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 27,38
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% |! R- d3 Z3 ~- @
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes, I' S9 o, l% @
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B5N1 Kate x 10
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Allied aircraft
6 w3 F3 n# k, [+ A& E8 w Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses) X9 }8 o; C- {! v# t X: d3 n7 u. [: Y6 k
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed5 l; J, k* D8 E
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DD Nestor, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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