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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 17, 447 z+ s+ a6 J. d* G4 x
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 u3 ^/ O3 j P2 G
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3 z; w( b0 t4 g5 a9 fAfternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
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4 G( b, @2 Z! s' D1 Q+ vWeather in hex: Clear sky- A0 G, ]$ f" o2 U$ Q9 J
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
) r5 c2 P$ L8 Q8 G4 FEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 }$ X1 S) O" U* J3 M. J
Ki-84r Frank x 433 k! r1 N2 R- E
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Allied aircraft
$ b. {9 i/ w9 r. i* w P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 14
/ X. |- B9 T6 x& v+ N' g; _ P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 48
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. q; b1 g: G- DJapanese aircraft losses, B, g L3 x$ N p0 b, c* `' u* @' u
Ki-84r Frank: 11 destroyed& w' L) |% ^ b4 l7 J% |' g
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No Allied losses
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% ^) d. L3 m4 o% xAfternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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: Q3 e* n! t6 |: G* GRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
- h M/ _/ g* r% OEstimated time to target is 4 minutes( L( t2 S Z0 m/ ?+ `0 z
- h. K: M% C( K" e6 c+ @Japanese aircraft
( U, F4 o( n& m9 B* a$ O Ki-84r Frank x 44
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P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 14# F' t# g) S" s
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 45* n" \/ t' P& o& `( f* w! |$ w7 I
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 |9 N' c* m0 T8 B Ki-84r Frank: 7 destroyed
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3 o/ i0 B+ Q* P# `7 s+ DAllied aircraft losses9 Y8 A' ]9 Q5 z* Q; C7 V
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed
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Aircraft Attacking:! N) A: Q2 l; d* Y' ^2 }2 @2 p" @$ G
14 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
& ~, |' e' ~) g: S5 }Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% j$ ~. w# ], r5 z2 `
Ki-84r Frank x 30
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Allied aircraft
5 c5 c) ]% s8 @8 ]8 K P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8# L% q, H! ^- G0 T
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 36- L( z* [# x: R/ G+ |/ w: C
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses/ ]* v: M- d1 I3 F; Z3 ?
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed1 t4 T. s4 P+ P N
$ I3 n U# n* Z- MAircraft Attacking:
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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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- H. x; }# \4 jRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet. {, s9 ]6 @1 z) Q/ p
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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) n( o6 t/ B3 W. D1 iJapanese aircraft
6 Q5 v% v' M! H8 ~2 ?3 k6 S Ki-84r Frank x 41
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( Y k+ ?/ ?! D1 e7 N2 ?Allied aircraft
5 l. P1 q, A3 @" m P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8* E {" x7 i8 p! `
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses" }4 C; A# G4 u, i
Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses& N; F& Z" j5 X, Z( Y8 ]
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed' M2 Z" _) \4 {( A$ |" u7 Q" r
7 M9 c$ v x' ]8 GAircraft Attacking:
e( c8 j$ ^) m# H6 z- h# c 20 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet
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) L8 | J6 U* F2 f& T+ {Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 * b, H+ K- N* ^7 Y' t/ ]% ?
4 K$ ?; c. t7 t0 ]: v; U" cWeather in hex: Clear sky
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& x$ ^0 k& T0 O# Z; {3 [* sRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.0 P; O+ Y' Y9 `6 L% q4 ~
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes5 S" V3 O- _$ j* B; M7 k8 {0 h
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Japanese aircraft
8 v: W. B8 f. L Ki-84r Frank x 44
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Allied aircraft# a5 W b1 C1 _9 t" K
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 7
- [0 Q# q+ {9 a( ~ P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 21/ G( k: T L( z. S. @5 D$ z# U }
" s$ P" T5 H" Z0 v& a7 yJapanese aircraft losses
' a* c. W; x6 g& R4 I Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
3 i( ]; n0 `0 `9 @. v P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
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$ t' r: ?$ M* a# WAircraft Attacking:
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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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7 \ g+ Z7 d! U5 V' c( dMorning Air attack on Addu , at 16,52 - G/ \* E! b% X0 o) T9 z6 y
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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' t" m" p2 M7 g2 WRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.: G; H& m" T+ M# c. x
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes/ H+ S$ ~4 @" Z! f9 O
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Japanese aircraft2 m; A" y- F# C# M* m& M
Ki-84r Frank x 16
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Allied aircraft
8 i" P5 |$ n. V+ |! W2 V F6F-3 Hellcat x 27! ~6 p1 w; R* Q$ M4 \ M# m5 Q
8 i& a1 Y- R% q" \7 R4 U1 LJapanese aircraft losses
' Q) {# W9 Y" O0 i* p6 j% r Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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) I/ R4 C- r6 z ? F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed
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% @) G) W! k0 f& _- e X) jMorning Air attack on TF, near Addu at 16,52# t" `1 H _0 B* L2 T
# W; [/ R ]! H) n9 `+ ?Weather in hex: Thunderstorms2 }8 C& K* D2 W
, e/ O* B) c' P* Y* v- JRaid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
% k1 h) E0 o4 C6 o* g* c- w0 ^8 kEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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/ d/ N7 n5 i# a8 P$ |Japanese aircraft' M' p$ l! c* z: F A6 V) D" X
Ki-84r Frank x 2& F: \, \' M0 f, a5 o
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Hellcat I x 14
$ |) e. X: e7 P$ G8 E( i F6F-3 Hellcat x 40
) j5 I7 M: E! C6 o! J0 E SB2C-3 Helldiver x 34
; r* o( J9 y3 ~0 | TBF-1 Avenger x 18/ q+ F) Z9 m" D% `7 p: W3 d+ ^
* }; {& Z7 d9 a! c5 E# j( ?No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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1 b" {; |0 e6 l- X' oJapanese Ships
) k3 ?2 u! Q2 X xAK Toko Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 @8 `$ E; h0 j, ]/ c SC Ch 27, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, R* Z2 h6 t4 E. f" d6 N; g/ n E Takashima, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 K9 A7 [, ?+ P( h7 V1 u E Maeshima, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk Z& W, U& r5 k7 e
$ ?- \ d* l0 ~Aircraft Attacking:: Y6 G/ f9 Z! z5 X) @% V: c
23 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000') {. v+ j' @" d: m; A8 C' R
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb; r9 t! n4 p1 U! b, W
8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 20000 feet* j/ N3 j' i7 q: k6 P1 O* i% G
18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' s1 P: g9 Y5 q' F5 q Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
, @& ?" A# D: G9 \ 4 x Hellcat I sweeping at 10000 feet5 R4 I w! f/ g, [& b
5 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'2 J9 N$ ? a4 [3 i# o! ]& M
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
* P, W. D, H+ k9 V- [. ~ 6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'8 G0 m' _) N' U, {3 l3 o
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
4 {% K7 z6 K- |+ f. E' l77th Sentai Det B with Ki-84r Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
s" b6 f R! Q/ V7 M& b 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 F, x" p1 S* a) m Group patrol altitude is 20000 4 o9 u' m, c% P
Raid is overhead7 L3 q, q S2 _3 ?
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Toko Maru
2 D! ^9 p( r* d" ?4 O! y* R6 e; BHeavy smoke from fires obscuring E Takashima$ q& O4 u. [3 }% Z" m
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Maeshima |
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