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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 17, 44 
- {- ?+ j9 }' M  p$ z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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- N$ i. D6 W6 y9 n1 k8 i. tAfternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 8 _1 I/ ~/ \& ~+ r 
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Weather in hex: Clear sky- J5 r' ~: w- ]  ]% V, K 
 
' g! a( y" q; I3 [' x- `Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.7 V- Q7 t1 ?, I" P 
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft( L$ ]6 {( S. j+ R7 M+ n 
      Ki-84r Frank x 43 
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Allied aircraft 
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      P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 48! @* F/ x; t& n* T4 i: y" T 
 
3 ?3 X9 W) S/ R) pJapanese aircraft losses8 @8 p, r1 g' B% ~6 J' I" T 
      Ki-84r Frank: 11 destroyed+ L6 L$ ?% i0 |  p' b3 V  O 
 
! J. @! I$ Z- M- z( v' \6 dNo Allied losses 
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7 E! D9 j* j; x1 O. P+ BAfternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 5 ?  o+ B+ }0 e 
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Weather in hex: Clear sky0 L$ N9 Y5 }/ i; j& g9 U" _9 ~( P 
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet. 
9 D2 k! ?' `% L/ j7 n' MEstimated time to target is 4 minutes1 {. G9 T5 e  w/ A 
 
! x( e; f' Y8 j1 R. U6 z- QJapanese aircraft  b, u: d0 X3 e" X4 s7 j; _ 
      Ki-84r Frank x 44 
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Allied aircraft- [# P3 m6 n2 W" y 
      P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 14' b( q, c1 O) V4 ]9 @0 G6 Y 
      P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 45 
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Japanese aircraft losses( o3 z$ I5 ?2 i 
      Ki-84r Frank: 7 destroyed; p4 R* H+ q7 T3 Q( l0 } 
 
, u* X1 z9 x+ q& rAllied aircraft losses' E5 m8 W0 k6 _6 S" e  k2 C 
      P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed4 `' K) j: j2 H0 p6 h+ e5 X 
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Aircraft Attacking:8 S$ Z0 q2 Q% j$ N. _; I) a 
      14 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet 
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. V9 z9 N, U' G9 NAfternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 2 F4 w! J/ r8 s% | 
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Weather in hex: Clear sky 
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7 o) U9 I- E* \( bRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet. 
1 L/ A4 i0 ]2 M: ?% }Estimated time to target is 2 minutes' _5 A- I2 ~# h/ J% ?- |' U1 | 
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Japanese aircraft- S; p7 j6 Q/ z" i, G 
      Ki-84r Frank x 30 
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3 k" c+ ^( k5 f& ^) `      P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8 
7 a* T5 u. C$ x4 ~7 g      P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 36 
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Japanese aircraft losses( U2 f. {' J' }1 `* L. t* F. c2 _ 
      Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed 
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Allied aircraft losses 
& s7 s$ L1 U' o+ i: K$ S* g      P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed0 D1 Y5 |8 F* K# ? 
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Aircraft Attacking: 
7 S# z. y" Q2 a, j5 t+ k' |      13 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet0 _8 e: |7 x- }) ?3 Y3 R0 ~ 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 4 U8 e) D/ R! Y4 C/ X 
 
6 y6 `( m' r. qWeather in hex: Clear sky) h8 H6 o. h- F5 `6 v. A. [ 
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet. 
, D/ _; q, \1 |/ j9 QEstimated time to target is 4 minutes- L: L! u! r- Q# N) M2 p+ V2 n 
 
( b" H' @6 H  A9 i- }- CJapanese aircraft 
' _% ^: X3 D4 W- f8 y' r6 ]  z" a      Ki-84r Frank x 41, q% f' I1 |5 S; |  Z 
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Allied aircraft 
" I0 \% M1 b% Y" h9 c      P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8 
5 C) f' R2 O- y+ d      P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 33 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
- L3 j8 R6 e. t$ S/ T- i) J4 b/ b      Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed' h; R1 f: z) K. c 
 
3 p0 y3 s4 m$ nAllied aircraft losses 
* K) W: g( J& Y1 T5 C      P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed$ H! W; M, v1 B0 L4 r 
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Aircraft Attacking: 
$ i: H# i; \9 J4 E6 S/ s( a      20 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet 
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4 O# {+ ~/ q# j  w: H3 \Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 % [. i# w. e/ ]; O3 p 
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Weather in hex: Clear sky* y1 ^/ y" H+ W9 n4 Z 
 
& H% {5 [1 g( u- P5 LRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.4 o+ h7 r5 F* F* l3 F+ R& e 
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft0 R& A! y) g: v1 K 
      Ki-84r Frank x 44% a0 F  q5 T0 F: R1 w 
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Allied aircraft# d+ R8 G; y  J 
      P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 7 
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) |/ ^; i  Z) c6 q1 ^Japanese aircraft losses8 I3 x) U" n9 Z: S2 Y2 h  K 
      Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed 
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7 E; f/ @" s0 c$ dAllied aircraft losses 
/ V4 B) D7 X3 t1 d' Q9 A; Q      P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed; m. [1 T% m1 K+ c( ?' d- j 
      P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed# d$ z/ A1 ~6 f 
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Aircraft Attacking: 
# \) N7 _, g8 {      25 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet 
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, ~. |# N3 H1 h. Q" r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! P2 I1 I: G1 G0 \  T  o 
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4 `  h  K, ^0 y7 `: Y: fMorning Air attack on Addu , at 16,52 5 N8 j/ v  Y! i; J 
 
9 k& O2 R5 Y$ F1 uWeather in hex: Thunderstorms 
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' [5 O6 K4 D' s7 N( [Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet. 
& m6 R! Z2 G0 ?! b' XEstimated time to target is 7 minutes8 l, H9 Q- k  s0 Q) }5 d 
 
9 \9 j* o- I2 g5 X( {1 [7 OJapanese aircraft8 j. g( f: ]4 u7 U9 V. x 
      Ki-84r Frank x 164 J, {0 d) h/ n9 K3 U' h 
 
7 J3 J" ^, `1 s$ dAllied aircraft4 q& i9 V! p/ j8 C7 j) w 
      F6F-3 Hellcat x 27 
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0 l: C" c" [8 W3 s* w1 ]& b( ]Japanese aircraft losses6 C5 j, ^+ \2 f 
      Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed' I+ F2 W3 R4 C& w 
 
  ~( }5 F: K3 r% j7 gAllied aircraft losses 
$ n5 @' R8 ?( }/ Z; G# n      F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Addu at 16,52 
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7 {; d+ ^' s. h: n2 B8 @Weather in hex: Thunderstorms; ~1 n1 H3 f: F 
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Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. 
- x' G1 A' t8 [) ]8 sEstimated time to target is 13 minutes( s1 t( r" O+ s 
 
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& x" D/ i" d1 P8 g      Ki-84r Frank x 2+ U5 g2 N/ E) L% [3 V 
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Allied aircraft& K4 _; R! O- }+ H* v3 ]7 w5 m( p 
      Hellcat I x 14 
$ O- I- x$ a! n3 P( D/ M/ _; T, [      F6F-3 Hellcat x 40 
% O% \) p1 w: f- |  V& w      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 34 
/ u/ S1 B, E. E' U; a, M      TBF-1 Avenger x 182 J; x5 X6 d- V" D* {) G) b: N 
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No Japanese losses4 a+ o; _  P6 ~) T" S 
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No Allied losses 
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Japanese Ships8 P1 D- N3 N/ M4 W 
      xAK Toko Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& ^: z+ V2 ^6 V1 X; e) W% Z& w. e 
      SC Ch 27, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk  G3 ^8 U- Y  e% s( K. t 
      E Takashima, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage" c! ?; C: {4 f2 J 
      E Maeshima, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk 
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6 w/ J2 f8 Y+ @; Y5 A, i2 MAircraft Attacking:2 y* ?. P# g: K8 [3 M 
      23 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000' 
# U; E9 P3 h& ]+ A9 |( V, ?4 b  O               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 
1 x) g6 G  f0 Q* t$ t6 O       8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 20000 feet" P" B5 [; a" { 
      18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 \+ m) B2 z1 `4 I7 O  H0 p 
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 
; N3 `3 {* I; z3 Q1 O       4 x Hellcat I sweeping at 10000 feet+ D5 L7 E% M7 a6 C* } 
       5 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'% [& a$ ]% l( m& }9 ^ 
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb$ T: c- z$ O" {* G: W5 J 
       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000' 
7 q/ G4 R5 B3 N( X+ x- z               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb9 \9 P  S9 c; l 
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CAP engaged: 
* V! I8 V6 M& \: A; x77th Sentai Det B with Ki-84r Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 
& ]  @) {; Z, y3 f8 t      2 plane(s) intercepting now.7 v1 x- ?- U1 }  L( E, O7 p) e- ` 
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 * }0 d" ]+ q  ^4 [2 |* c) p* X 
      Raid is overhead 
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2 \- M! j% B# b  |& gHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Toko Maru: v, N; b( j4 H. U 
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Takashima 
, h# T$ j9 {6 e7 O, [$ r5 THeavy smoke from fires obscuring E Maeshima |   
 
 
 
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