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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 17, 44- l, ?, Y ^$ n7 Z; N% G) i
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0 I) X( M3 J* }* G: w% t+ Z
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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$ N, R) N& X) A U1 ORaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.2 I! k5 W6 f7 |" b( k
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" x+ W2 r3 W& ^' m6 a6 I8 ]5 ]
Ki-84r Frank x 43- V; I4 k' G7 S6 r' T Z* U# B
5 v7 ]6 |) p# N, P2 v4 a) dAllied aircraft9 d8 z$ f3 |1 F
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 14+ A* d4 c* M6 t5 D" |0 g
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 48
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1 p! G7 @9 Z% Y; |3 sJapanese aircraft losses- H/ c& K# l) V% |6 c4 }
Ki-84r Frank: 11 destroyed, T* |" @$ {, L5 V1 ~8 n
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No Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 ' O1 h% Z6 c. s
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Weather in hex: Clear sky# p: a( M1 D) j6 d. |1 K" |
7 I5 y8 e! X$ H$ Q: jRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.+ s! Z3 ]: V Z& ^. k
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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4 @3 q5 [! n! L/ O* u* {Japanese aircraft
. S0 x) S( d: h/ @ Ki-84r Frank x 448 e) Z$ ~# ^, |( S8 a7 m
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Allied aircraft
2 E& G: ] c* t4 C P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 14" ?; M( i& J1 Z1 f( V t. U4 n
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 451 \& t0 `. S- w9 b1 D
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Japanese aircraft losses0 S4 R5 I2 E0 P( ^9 b( {; |2 N% |
Ki-84r Frank: 7 destroyed
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' u: p w. G6 ~Allied aircraft losses0 a/ \8 n; ?% m; I8 M% ]
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed5 M; A' D- Y g1 o* c" c
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8 u! R1 E- |7 u$ |6 t6 M( C* M 14 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet! x$ l% o+ y: N1 I9 T
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 : `( N1 _0 ^4 I) _& |5 Y
7 R4 [, v% T. F* fWeather in hex: Clear sky/ B* Y# g) U: u: m6 y
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
$ r7 G+ V# `5 tEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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, ~& K e; o5 d% hJapanese aircraft3 i* e6 w* x( }" j( z+ g1 y! Y
Ki-84r Frank x 30
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: Q. `# s9 ~: K% z" |3 MAllied aircraft5 w3 S' m6 W5 }% n! t1 R# t, P
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8+ E# V5 w3 y) I q
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 36
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{# f: g' I. K; W% h$ OJapanese aircraft losses
2 r; v) V- y( D$ F Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed5 J' A$ B. m) G1 x! @; y: D
# V9 B* i3 y/ M) YAllied aircraft losses
8 ]" |1 N8 n. W- r$ {5 G& C P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
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Aircraft Attacking:4 g! P( K% K* G/ G% l
13 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet- b% d | K5 V% e" v0 Z+ U
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 - c: n( u/ Z2 G' C, C
b$ {) B1 r; h, O) o+ ?Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.6 i/ `/ V l; t8 A; Q0 D+ q% j
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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5 @) b! F' j! O, gJapanese aircraft
9 Q, U, a- @3 x+ V! L Ki-84r Frank x 41
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2 ~* y6 }. W1 F# c6 K+ fAllied aircraft
8 C, X) @# R. D/ D P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8
# {$ p, M8 A# O4 J) e4 ~5 [) w P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 33+ p9 w8 j8 [' _, V: H3 `( @
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Japanese aircraft losses+ f( d4 [8 @/ C% r2 X, e; Q
Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed3 J" T; v$ N5 f3 L; Z0 N1 l2 D3 E( n7 h
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Allied aircraft losses
6 f/ ^# @% [1 }; a, T6 \6 R" z( ~: ] P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed- F+ p7 H# o, h: `0 n0 }
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Aircraft Attacking:' I7 r. D! v" L% F
20 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet0 P+ h9 b. K# Q5 I. n o2 o6 d
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
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/ n4 Y$ o& X! E* b8 ^! f2 QRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
, J. J- W" j) `" e4 a6 eEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 P2 C* B0 V: J% K' V; _$ u% T Ki-84r Frank x 44% M6 m, o/ e; b. G% n
0 m [4 Y) e* M* z! _. k+ \Allied aircraft5 J8 L% a/ x: _4 j' x: u
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 7
4 s6 B8 B. z! W: x3 @ P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 21
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, m* g5 h' C1 ]" }. yJapanese aircraft losses
; U. c/ d# B7 J& [ Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed+ _# B5 u( O6 v% l- ]5 ^
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% N T9 v e4 S; g6 n7 w4 Y: l0 ^ P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed$ A, E' z( F6 c$ ]" w
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
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Aircraft Attacking:
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& Y8 A8 `+ D7 L4 a( W. h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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$ K# }6 R' \! u$ r7 q4 Z9 UMorning Air attack on Addu , at 16,52 : w1 P/ T: _. @1 ]. e6 c9 \ _
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms. f& |8 T2 P) p+ t6 h7 f
^4 q( h8 l) [Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
5 p& d. N" M; G1 V3 Q/ jEstimated time to target is 7 minutes. f# x/ v- T4 T' J, A
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 @: X$ E$ _( y2 } Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed$ }% Z! }1 M3 s7 P' G% W7 u1 s
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Addu at 16,52) n! o3 d. k6 g1 b- C N* W
2 \5 x5 Z5 C( pWeather in hex: Thunderstorms2 |( U7 u9 h( @2 y" `( \/ q
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.5 z' {. W8 F* N& {1 T! o
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes( E) ?: U8 }& C( l6 b
/ T% s' [1 R' ]; c% VJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft8 u+ i7 g, h9 [6 f- |
Hellcat I x 14$ b$ H$ Z# j" [6 D& \
F6F-3 Hellcat x 40
4 F& F9 r- |- P SB2C-3 Helldiver x 34* j, _2 t: _3 f: E
TBF-1 Avenger x 18% `3 l6 [, x, X$ x8 [4 K3 u
* X5 J& C" ]' c$ }& `5 qNo Japanese losses
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' J# c' \1 u( q' ~ u% `. xNo Allied losses- ]! \- s/ f! j9 s' V4 S
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Japanese Ships1 J7 T- _* e! I$ w; Q Y( X
xAK Toko Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. {* C* p2 g6 H/ W- x7 i9 z SC Ch 27, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 g4 r6 l+ F2 _1 B5 V. }; | E Takashima, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& v ^8 T5 I- E* O& m, Z
E Maeshima, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
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Aircraft Attacking:, [9 d# M7 o8 x' ^+ u9 R. C. o
23 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
' X o2 w2 f' o0 J' n" W Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb6 G! @7 V$ ^; L, S8 Q( V8 z8 e
8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 20000 feet
$ E2 S5 @1 r5 T" Z' M. B 18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet: R% `! E8 m( S9 @! C
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
9 {( l \6 `: m9 W6 s8 C/ r& w 4 x Hellcat I sweeping at 10000 feet
0 w! P1 O! X( g) L) O 5 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'' f% D3 Z6 Z I$ c: n; V
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 P$ M4 |2 o+ E$ T' b 6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000') @2 n% u0 l; i% {6 _
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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9 n" w9 ^7 X: S. X4 O+ t! hCAP engaged:
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2 plane(s) intercepting now.3 J3 \& j7 [" ?8 K9 J+ ?$ }: J
Group patrol altitude is 20000
$ N2 u3 a; m: @ Raid is overhead, T! j. h6 b& p2 X n+ J
6 R/ m' a) X6 O( YHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Toko Maru
" g" J* W4 d7 @+ S* K6 yHeavy smoke from fires obscuring E Takashima3 b+ Q& O; c8 ]' ]2 Y; u
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Maeshima |
"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women." |
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