AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 19, 42
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1 h$ {/ `- Y' G( u印度战场,miniKB妄图挑战岸基飞机,被英联邦鱼雷机炸出翔) b5 h) A" b( C$ X% t Q' I& x
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Sub attack near Madras at 39,449 c7 o! A6 k5 A$ D3 f' _$ ^: c' z
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Japanese Ships
& x6 \1 U" @3 t CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 11 f$ v' }+ G% j' w
CA Chokai
8 c& F6 p/ v2 g CL Tatsuta
2 y' m1 G- `+ _+ X s CL Tenryu
6 Z& i: a$ n t e0 S) ] CS Nisshin) z9 p) w# E3 Z7 Q5 w
DD Karukaya4 l& `" `0 b6 E, H
DD Wakatake
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DD Minegumo
- U' e z, E* d* h4 q6 M DD Susuki3 t* H; g- z, t) l9 ?6 g' @
DD Hishu
; e$ E* _4 z: c DD Tsuga- a6 W& g7 `5 Z1 M5 ~) c
DD Kuri
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Allied Ships6 i! n. b1 t* l+ J- j0 c h
SS KXIV, hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,44
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4 H* z3 L6 V- }7 ]6 KWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! q! A! A6 P" T/ `( P+ j$ o
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes. I/ ?2 L/ }; [ D
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Japanese aircraft0 n5 Z( V4 S9 W* |- d
A6M2 Zero x 31
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9 n0 I+ [6 T' E9 r; M, SAllied aircraft0 d, p- `, Y0 I' I h* ~) E! B! J
Albacore I x 6! w; A8 |; G( C$ V9 I# t
Martlet II x 2
m* l& f) k% k S Hurricane I Trop x 12
" h9 \. J( B5 u# b Hurricane IIb Trop x 13# U% l; }! k- V. j' x
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No Japanese losses
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' n1 y0 K( G1 I" [' n! P$ HAllied aircraft losses6 R- O8 h8 g4 _
Albacore I: 2 damaged
( \; q0 K, d. p' Z5 i' @. E Martlet II: 1 destroyed
3 |& h2 `8 C1 t* X( K1 c Hurricane I Trop: 4 destroyed) W$ ^" `- T% U3 U( q
Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed( z' r, C& j b6 W: @$ G
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Japanese Ships
9 i( O$ f' [7 z CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
4 K9 G( o) I7 ~$ K CVL Shoho
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& c! U/ ~& F0 Q3 T. nMorning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,448 Q5 q: r8 m; N1 X3 b# ^4 B" A( C
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain. w' Q7 k a8 k( b& {9 p7 m9 x
9 [: ^" `' p% y; p% {% v6 @Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.. h, J( @" A5 r' {1 A
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes/ _4 d7 D+ o R U
" `) ]& w# C3 {3 g9 g/ M1 XJapanese aircraft
2 ], k7 i- X7 K9 f" \* z A6M2 Zero x 25
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Hurricane IIb Trop x 19
+ d* B) h" j" o8 C0 G! ]2 O Wellington Ic x 7
: {8 } h- o1 {/ r# w B-25C Mitchell x 6" C$ B' E! y, b9 v6 D8 A
$ t% X7 u5 Z6 r7 w+ L* @. ZJapanese aircraft losses0 o: K1 C+ y0 x Y6 _
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 u, F1 B' W" X# E/ a
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Allied aircraft losses+ U; {9 @4 l; A# J* [ j
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed1 O; n+ E1 z' v
Wellington Ic: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged4 ^ F5 b& x9 J6 B. H
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged* F9 s M; ]7 @) a7 }
: @1 k D2 L/ C. t+ d% n/ _, T) LJapanese Ships
1 z# w+ a% v1 h2 Z2 @ CVL Shoho. i- Q# y( w& a7 Y# D* _! H
CVL Ryuho& _5 W; F" O1 b0 \, @: f* ?% N @# g
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' ^8 {+ \/ B0 T, n, a# G, r
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,44
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% b2 Y$ B$ e9 X# I% O: GEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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1 Y0 v$ e5 l% c. L Albacore I x 204 K& {1 @7 c" O) X# U
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No Japanese losses. V- V& H+ j5 s, [, @7 R( S2 o: M
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Albacore I: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged1 f( s: N; U$ q; h/ N& u
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Japanese Ships5 ^2 l5 T1 V! e) E5 T5 T; L
CVL Shoho, Torpedo hits 1
; w, `5 U2 z e- a# f3 ^8 M CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1 w/ p* N) d6 l. Q, M0 H
CV Junyo+ n) S' B+ o# g
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,44
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Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; @0 O3 i" ^6 s7 m$ w) XEstimated time to target is 15 minutes8 b5 K" ~( b1 P1 L ^
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8 g4 }# Q6 R) C4 b* J8 @. O1 g- S A6M2 Zero x 68 B! C( F; Y6 p1 n' W% M
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Allied aircraft
5 j) L+ }8 O X1 b Albacore I x 23) x# P2 \. C: J1 ]3 j; X. c$ g
Martlet II x 6- P4 H, w2 o! r# ~* c/ d% ?$ P
Hurricane IIb Trop x 301 g0 E( E& z- i9 k
3 j& [9 Z# y( @+ n6 a1 U8 uJapanese aircraft losses
3 I, i* T. H! T @& A* i0 k8 ]: ] A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 v8 e+ [7 e( z z9 F7 {, L& Q0 C
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Allied aircraft losses W( _6 g1 g' n6 j7 [1 v
Albacore I: 2 damaged& W0 M$ U; }* P
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
/ Q8 m1 q9 ^5 t8 ?+ N) q4 X D. D CV Junyo, Torpedo hits 1
2 z6 F# E& U: t& R) { CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk/ ?; A' P3 U9 ~ O
CVL Shoho, on fire
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3 S9 D& U `4 `8 Q7 D3 H CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage |