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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 17, 448 N' |% D& |) }+ F
日寇连续数天大举来犯我盟澳东前沿登陆地,当地机场起飞的区区50架雷电奋起反抗,威武不能屈,再次痛击来犯日寇,击落敌机约80架,自损20架
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 ( b- B% Y: c& g: G" ]6 o- p1 A
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
, i" H0 y N2 @; fEstimated time to target is 6 minutes i% i* b+ D9 o5 Z0 B
8 C4 j( R X" A: Q, XJapanese aircraft
1 B6 |) _. f. }0 n6 L { Ki-84r Frank x 43% @- J3 A, f) m
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Allied aircraft
- F8 q1 P% E8 i P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 14$ |. F: ]' j' [$ r6 q
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 48/ P8 G) s5 Z: p {+ R1 A, S
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Japanese aircraft losses
, h6 p1 z/ r. y; g6 X Ki-84r Frank: 11 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
9 g( E$ a/ C" l# u6 @. G, bEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 r( r8 P7 T% S; d Ki-84r Frank x 44
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, Y( b( E- V& p+ N. i5 MAllied aircraft
$ |* c2 a7 g% W0 O+ C: A; g8 L P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 14
( G$ M& V2 i1 z& E P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 45
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Japanese aircraft losses
# V$ Y' w# u) B p) ?! w$ ~& D Ki-84r Frank: 7 destroyed+ A4 j+ J. b8 G
% j: w4 s; _# q1 ]& d: `. k5 OAllied aircraft losses
* M1 d' X% `+ V( N* M0 g$ |5 l P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed
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Aircraft Attacking:$ y E: B4 I& U6 F
14 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet" H- S' I: o8 {) {
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 4 E2 \7 E1 T4 j5 L9 g9 T
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Weather in hex: Clear sky) m( _; @2 o/ u' I/ D. h
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.0 G6 n- A6 \+ g! e
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes* O- g6 S; a% h8 G9 J3 r
" P( P) f3 t' g# z) ~Japanese aircraft* c1 m( b3 e& q
Ki-84r Frank x 30
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Allied aircraft
5 k, q7 [# |+ r. L3 j8 I' O P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8
+ g: R/ c! I! |3 X P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 36* a0 u( V. y- x/ e+ F
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Japanese aircraft losses5 R) R& y/ k+ [" i) r
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses9 A, U: Z1 C$ ` l
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed$ k) X" |& j1 ?& x! [# c
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Aircraft Attacking:" ^- j5 m/ z+ H$ l
13 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 : ^; ~3 o) d3 B' t' f& U1 B: N
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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: ]1 _. O; n$ [6 N7 A9 [Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
7 {( J: S$ W" GEstimated time to target is 4 minutes3 \' d. R) J4 J' h7 W
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Japanese aircraft8 S/ f% P {' g& `+ |
Ki-84r Frank x 41
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Allied aircraft
& Z9 O) b7 H- B# n! [ O! h: m P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8
2 z" z9 X5 o; y* ] P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 33
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1 S5 Q3 e& P/ N: j% Q: aJapanese aircraft losses
$ L% Y6 ^6 _1 T( V! Q: {, ^ Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed6 r+ J. g: q) D5 A. a
5 E0 H4 H s2 {Allied aircraft losses* C; U- F$ i2 r, h, l
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed
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, b7 q' C# K3 D0 t: ?* t3 \: JAircraft Attacking:9 u( O1 b' U/ q7 W
20 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet0 s4 W/ i6 Z2 p! N# L, z
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" E9 a$ c+ t: F0 c6 wAfternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 7 H: `2 ]+ ~* V8 D3 U
% B+ Q3 @/ A7 G6 ?/ KWeather in hex: Clear sky# t$ E7 h9 D9 F. x1 H
# k* }+ t4 `) q; P) }Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
! Z/ {$ d7 z+ ?0 J: rEstimated time to target is 2 minutes l- e. I# H) F4 E E
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Japanese aircraft
5 }' O! z7 T4 p& ~ Ki-84r Frank x 44
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4 C, Q# z0 \- s. {6 H; ?Allied aircraft
+ t: r1 g, ?% ]. L: O: \( f1 t P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 7
0 V( W( v* ]3 K; F, U P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 21# V" ^" x0 Z( h# X/ d" V8 W$ y* v
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 s- X) T! s, j Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
& R9 Q! e3 ?/ C4 v6 W P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed m& x8 h( V4 y. h- N) r
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 f( _1 A0 l: {7 k! j 25 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet& y$ L* ^2 ^6 Z& v! K
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当天早些时候在印度洋上,盟军一只小型航母编队空袭了距离跌个加西亚450英里的阿杜环礁,击沉了几艘在该地作业的日军船只
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& G/ R. H4 J; j* q: u* W& gMorning Air attack on Addu , at 16,52 , k& W7 \2 j( ?
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6 ~( ?( @6 t) h- V5 gRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
" w+ y3 R+ a: X) M4 Q. U2 }Estimated time to target is 7 minutes1 G9 K0 ^8 g* w' K
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Ki-84r Frank x 162 Z& m) |! H+ T7 ]/ I! v% }
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' S( |7 J) X" o. v3 X F6F-3 Hellcat x 27* }; s8 q' ~1 G9 q/ K1 ]
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Japanese aircraft losses
& K9 r, ~% B2 [4 M0 O Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed2 [& \3 \. }8 J' E A
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' K$ | i- c- ?# [ F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed" M: K9 \$ N' B7 z/ ?
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Addu at 16,521 E' |2 t( \, R( h
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms( C; C B ~5 t5 u: [
! F9 N8 u3 G+ V& DRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
6 a" c- p5 F' I4 D( I! VEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 2" J7 s# H$ e; z2 H1 M" O, _
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Hellcat I x 14
+ o, q: _0 m$ K3 f F6F-3 Hellcat x 40+ v7 D3 }2 q! L5 h
SB2C-3 Helldiver x 34
" V6 z( }0 n$ F1 ?, E* q TBF-1 Avenger x 18& `2 Z/ ]( U, X4 X y: N
1 m0 n: M, X1 M+ x* q5 a, ]No Japanese losses
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/ u2 q: ~+ B2 o5 p/ V8 H- x8 GNo Allied losses
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' s7 w( f* X, J" x" u5 m5 R! FJapanese Ships
- {) b" |" A0 z8 ^9 p xAK Toko Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 T) ~: s$ I/ z) R. p
SC Ch 27, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 X( X7 k* T6 }! a' V4 i1 Y4 Z F E Takashima, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 D y) a' r; ^( ]) |, { G f2 q& X E Maeshima, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk/ K; z. |2 o) H7 |" {
o: P, m" V' \3 Z9 @6 b; hAircraft Attacking:
" ?/ b$ P* n1 h) V 23 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'5 D$ ?! P) a. o0 q
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ u2 S5 q8 a2 T9 J
8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 20000 feet
2 O* W, y1 k3 X, w 18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 [! _" W( T- G Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo$ Z2 O& W# F9 o$ Z3 _! b* P5 l
4 x Hellcat I sweeping at 10000 feet
* {; I! g: ?3 K" U, c: B5 S 5 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'5 W( h! T1 S0 w7 U% D; f0 P
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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/ t% H; r! }( j% h* }; Y0 E Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
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2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 x& ^4 V" ~' T Group patrol altitude is 20000
# v: r" }& ]( ]- S! C8 o" ` Raid is overhead1 p0 h1 \ D2 M. i
0 [) S' X& g6 R0 tHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Toko Maru1 E( h K. }: C$ N: ]4 i0 X' R8 x
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Takashima `. \9 v2 E1 _3 R8 ]- u
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Maeshima |
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