AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 18, 43/ t$ F& Y2 G! F# w- W9 `) s
) a" H8 O% W( k0 {3 \miniKB突然出现在澳西航线上,袭击了盟军一支大型油轮船队,盟军遭遇了开战以来最大的一次运输船损失,截止目前为止盟军在澳西航线上损失了约30w吨载量的油轮,所幸宝贵的燃料都已送上澳洲大陆,返航的空载油轮被击沉也是盟军不得不承受的风险。
" u: q# g( c/ x- M+ ~本想这次溜回去就洗手不干了,不过晚节不保哇,最后一支也是最大的一支油轮船队被劫了。。。5 i( c0 o, g2 T( N
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I: D S( u, B% r$ aMorning Air attack on TF, near Albany at 49,180- e: a9 V0 H! N, a
5 w; i9 Q; }: p- c8 Y1 mWeather in hex: Clear sky* f, q8 n* p. T0 q# ?$ a7 G% L- ^
# P2 q" h( x, h8 m. hRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
& ?, d. U9 n* qEstimated time to target is 7 minutes+ j# ^. M @! l5 q( r) e& o Y" B
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Japanese aircraft/ K3 [2 l7 E; l2 y( Y$ k/ \
A6M2 Zero x 9& \, ]* m9 D9 c
B5N1 Kate x 13& \$ Z7 ]. M E& l
B5N2 Kate x 668 J! b N& m. Z( _) I' R
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships! h, o# n& Q+ l$ b) G
TK Gulfpride, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 A- e! r. J0 r' {- p5 Z) t TK Marina, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk) \* l+ k! N: t0 {- r$ J
TK Athelmonarch, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. g& ^ E }1 S. f: a$ I8 n( Y
TK Fenris, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; A5 E6 ?0 l; Z1 Z5 l
TK Capsa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk3 r( `- Z' [# l# l: Q. p
TK Merula, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
7 q; g8 j1 k% {. u7 \ TK Aristophanes, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" W5 R6 Q4 m, }6 x. {5 v+ r TK British Unity, Bomb hits 3, on fire3 U5 n. T4 e% T9 {# s3 X
PG Soerabaja, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
% X+ a& [9 X P: l$ O9 V" q) C TK Gulfhawk, Bomb hits 3, on fire
6 S# w5 a. F9 K* p TK Pan Europa, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 {6 }8 {5 B0 l" s j TK Esso Durban, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 B. j7 E' I& k( l; h1 c0 Z
PG Warrego, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* j S3 K. t( a6 R/ J1 d: D
TK British Confidence, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
/ `* K/ y: i: w3 t X8 f1 a TK Athelduke, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk/ J( ?3 n e2 P% k$ [
TK Miralda, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ `6 Y$ q& |& P8 ]# s
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