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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 17, 445 p2 Z' T7 ]! D1 [: s
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) L( }, I; v+ D- D+ _' @4 c
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. X$ Y- w# J' d( O" I Q9 I* d1 RAfternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
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7 Z: I3 L: y* W5 s/ M- B: ZWeather in hex: Clear sky
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4 Z: M# E+ x( ]' o! h% E+ Q% VRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.' Z/ P' m, k5 T
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. e3 p7 K) v" I% Q @. Z8 `
. ^7 {, }) ^2 Z+ w1 I* fJapanese aircraft& T6 m, ^& {. F* u/ o9 I- A
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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- {- J. C) k: O7 c- X2 y7 AAllied aircraft
M# Z, G1 @/ W) Y; v9 L P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 148 }* d# d' Y7 K2 m; |' {
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 48
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5 e1 H/ [1 \7 R; C+ g" uJapanese aircraft losses. i& \" Q9 y4 @7 o* L& v7 ^, F
Ki-84r Frank: 11 destroyed
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' w, Y- E) s/ y! Q4 vNo Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 6 N! E' m* r$ y5 }
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.5 G% z5 m: T! x+ h. d
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes) b: e1 v: Q: @# ]
; u7 L# T( ~# o& n% ?Japanese aircraft! t; V$ j/ {% e$ g8 ~8 r5 M
Ki-84r Frank x 44
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Allied aircraft2 i$ c h; _2 h- G. A( @1 F P
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 144 {" A* t- ~; v+ j: P3 t4 a/ @# \; O
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 45
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9 H2 ?- t8 E7 e/ z0 wJapanese aircraft losses& M9 w2 w. C& i6 e' t7 B
Ki-84r Frank: 7 destroyed
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7 l. D2 r* u, _; |7 L0 |2 tAllied aircraft losses2 Q) D- e) E, L& f: t
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed, x3 |( `/ g1 I" u8 D
, S9 \* I8 T* G" @Aircraft Attacking:
( M. @5 ?+ m% m6 |4 e 14 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet( u2 u7 X# q- I' ~
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
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7 F0 d7 t2 i$ h6 ~0 gWeather in hex: Clear sky6 S8 X6 j! s! \1 E
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.& t: ^* J* ]1 w& a
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 J- }! j) m0 F Ki-84r Frank x 30
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P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8
/ U. [" @8 w& K: d( T( C9 q P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses# a" O; \' q3 h- `. X
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed1 P: X) B1 I2 ~7 W) Q% T
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Allied aircraft losses
" \3 r$ H- g' |9 ?# } P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
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6 Y( I0 p6 `2 _: b$ ~' sAircraft Attacking:0 z. U+ h6 A s/ s; L% ]
13 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet
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9 F8 l7 P$ f7 P) n6 sAfternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
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Weather in hex: Clear sky8 ]3 ~) j% R; L, g3 A6 t1 b: Q3 [
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
. l( I0 I2 Z4 c/ YEstimated time to target is 4 minutes% ~$ j' ~/ \/ ?8 E$ P
1 ]1 m _. z( k, f' JJapanese aircraft$ l u/ K @3 q2 I& D
Ki-84r Frank x 41
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Allied aircraft
5 s1 j) \3 E& A5 E& ^% _ P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8 Q4 ~/ @6 B4 j2 f5 ]% I
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 33
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7 e- T5 [ R, y: p2 |! v3 VJapanese aircraft losses
0 F w! H" b" W: l7 O7 |' x- P7 e Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
5 I# A, N S8 ^+ K0 h1 ?: v& _2 @4 K P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed
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Aircraft Attacking:3 m' W8 p: K. R% Z$ o
20 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 # \5 ~% M! s/ Q1 z; Y7 i# g
$ a0 ^6 r# f! {8 \* eWeather in hex: Clear sky
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" w: ~# a1 Q2 Q* T+ A" ]4 fRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
* [' R; A( a3 K4 V0 XEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: j: N! m* I7 e
Ki-84r Frank x 44) z* b( ?" E9 |( R: m8 i6 R7 o$ W1 w
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Allied aircraft
8 R3 t6 b2 ]1 E0 v5 L! U P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 7
3 H3 }0 x8 e8 [9 D% {8 y# M P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses$ u& ]$ }) [- Z4 M
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
; f, `" H/ o# W2 }( U2 Q P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed0 P" C2 T( B1 L8 g! Y9 \" W
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed. H6 B5 D0 U% S- h: F
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Aircraft Attacking:( J2 M' f, h. X9 F' \$ H8 ?6 |1 |
25 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet
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: ~' s8 d( ^4 ?+ C. e: ^- U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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Morning Air attack on Addu , at 16,52
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.! L6 y' C) K! N9 Z& Q5 ^+ J3 W3 k
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Ki-84r Frank x 16
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8 @# H0 I8 r1 a" W4 r8 YAllied aircraft5 V; q! l5 u3 P E9 k
F6F-3 Hellcat x 27
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" H' h% e+ i" E+ u, ?Japanese aircraft losses
$ `; @. z( L# D- K/ k- X Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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9 ?8 a4 f/ F! ^& ]. D F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed
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2 v. r2 j3 i% gMorning Air attack on TF, near Addu at 16,52
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
! U+ [" f f3 O K2 y9 t" \Estimated time to target is 13 minutes' u' V. Y% f* N- [& K
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Japanese aircraft
1 X5 ], w: N2 z, f- o% U( {/ L9 k Ki-84r Frank x 2+ ]& f0 p+ H1 S6 e! O+ Y
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Allied aircraft
9 H8 @& W3 z B Hellcat I x 14
! f& g0 p( f" j, A F6F-3 Hellcat x 40 n9 K# b) _2 q/ {% R7 D
SB2C-3 Helldiver x 34% M ?3 ?9 C7 j; @) x% p
TBF-1 Avenger x 18+ `( g6 |( [# W% i
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No Japanese losses
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2 g2 {8 p. e0 pNo Allied losses
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+ _, ?$ {$ S- c2 XJapanese Ships
6 S8 [6 `; F6 E' W, R: `0 P xAK Toko Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 p' z* Q" Y. S/ c2 \ }! O
SC Ch 27, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" ]4 \+ D; j" i3 O$ O E Takashima, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" N9 B, R8 R1 m) P( Y% x, z- |5 U7 A E Maeshima, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
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Aircraft Attacking:3 F8 q) `; M3 U, z" z+ ^7 x
23 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
! ^; x- T! J& a; [5 D" y Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
* ^% Q7 \7 Z' K' h0 k3 S' [, B 8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 20000 feet& ?+ { m2 K: a7 z6 Q) F1 R# S+ v
18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' Y- H. W) A0 ]' Q
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
+ }! `9 a" Z+ J8 w 4 x Hellcat I sweeping at 10000 feet
) f8 L s; w1 e" `5 O 5 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
( Y$ ?7 m! j: ` Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
0 B. L; D/ K1 u$ S 6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
0 o( m/ G. w3 g. y Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb3 ^9 {, I& p* A b9 [& B( o2 g
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CAP engaged:
7 k7 R: M2 t% o1 D77th Sentai Det B with Ki-84r Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
; [) k. A5 h% \ 2 plane(s) intercepting now.( b# d$ u2 M* p: G; @
Group patrol altitude is 20000 3 ]8 }* R$ d. j) c: @# j
Raid is overhead7 {+ }* e2 A- F, e9 O
, x, N7 u l- J& kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Toko Maru
9 m; V; p! w# @. \' [( THeavy smoke from fires obscuring E Takashima
1 [* w t7 ?8 x3 ?Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Maeshima |
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