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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 24, 43" X$ P) |7 B q6 i3 b
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斐济攻略战; C5 v$ F* M' C
& a9 u+ O a* R, B0 B为了进一步拓展盟军的后勤补给线,防止侧翼可能的日军骚扰,盟军统帅部决定拿下现在已经孤立无援的斐济。
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! y# s9 m3 @6 X/ |8 d9 f“交通线”行动于1943年11月24日正式展开,第一天从NC各岛起飞的四发瘫痪了斐济岛西侧的9级机场Nadi,整个登陆舰队突入斐济岛西侧150英里处,明日将展开登陆行动。
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Morning Air attack on Nadi , at 131,160
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, O; V) e7 N1 SWeather in hex: Severe storms' |' Z2 P/ s2 x p1 v! }
5 Y% x, l0 x- l% A2 o& S" pRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 X) G. X% [$ n2 uEstimated time to target is 27 minutes/ }3 g! ^ ?" P6 @: B0 E' Q
2 F( j0 f. Q/ TJapanese aircraft5 K. V2 ?% i/ c
no flights
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Allied aircraft% m. }$ P' g0 g: Y$ D/ M- L7 f
B-24D1 Liberator x 18
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No Japanese losses0 Z! R2 X7 x" q, t; z
% j9 u+ G8 i. k8 M1 wNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
" m7 N+ O" M3 O3 J4 l: ^ 5 casualties reported
9 L, R- F% g) p0 H3 E/ X9 F4 ? Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 H0 o% O8 o' Q4 x7 z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 q0 s3 M0 J% F& r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 33
) F8 j4 p( `5 b9 E3 ?Airbase supply hits 3
* s4 E+ K4 e6 _1 ORunway hits 65
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Morning Air attack on Nadi , at 131,160 ! L/ E3 @) P, N- K
6 p& ?+ |1 L _2 O# m/ lWeather in hex: Severe storms
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) {: R- s! z; z: Z X$ vRaid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
( R5 S; A3 v% u% ?Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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/ L; X9 C% f6 q7 Y4 y% ^( @Japanese aircraft
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- x; U7 r5 Y6 `2 M* @' u$ HAllied aircraft$ y1 ~+ e) r( C7 B( E$ v; V& y) _
B-24D1 Liberator x 6
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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* U; }/ h: T/ m, P( U" ^Airbase hits 126 U7 @7 m6 M7 W0 Z- k( C% d- ] r! h
Airbase supply hits 1
2 j; e+ t3 _# p" ]/ YRunway hits 217 B* l4 q7 d, K5 t0 g: X, t
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Morning Air attack on Nadi , at 131,160 6 f9 E7 _2 i7 t
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/ j6 r, X4 z) u5 c5 uRaid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) L! a5 P# H( m4 ^Estimated time to target is 24 minutes6 T1 P- ?+ J. V1 D5 `- W6 u
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Allied aircraft
1 g& A& M6 H6 l& w1 m B-24D1 Liberator x 50 q2 H9 z( @' l/ [0 A# [+ ~
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& |# A# I, h0 I2 a- @/ ~Airbase hits 12
|# R# i1 e$ w- f+ v# B, m% NAirbase supply hits 2: l9 ^# k* X. j6 i& F
Runway hits 41! r+ ]9 x7 j5 d* q$ d* S% A! }& \
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/ q3 ?4 z6 B* T当天在澳东还空袭了Horn岛的日军运输船队,击沉运输船数艘。0 H- [5 o& ]$ {7 X4 L
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128/ ?$ u. `. e. y( i5 s Z+ s
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+ o, {. N* R* |$ pRaid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
8 H2 Z2 [' K7 S K9 i- XEstimated time to target is 10 minutes" T0 `+ r% [% z+ b) c/ ?' ~
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Japanese aircraft3 M X6 D* W/ X
J2M2 Jack x 8
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Allied aircraft( h8 C: j" R7 P; Q2 R; Z
Beaufighter VIc x 16$ r G0 q8 E5 i
Boomerang C-12 x 12# O6 _9 M: ?. N$ }
Kittyhawk IV x 16* [! s$ N7 i4 s! s; [1 D8 d- C# w( Q1 b
TBF-1 Avenger x 20% e7 L$ y* f& h) @8 g1 l
2 ]) Z. e/ L; z6 vNo Japanese losses
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* Y7 B0 m9 v5 O d, G, q, IAllied aircraft losses l2 H5 H1 f6 w- E2 N A
Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed8 i/ `% Q R6 x/ s. d2 l4 f
Boomerang C-12: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships/ s* x5 X$ j2 E% R
xAK Uyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
`5 Z' \' o' D: x) |( b xAK Nittei Maru8 }! K3 q+ V6 [5 K% y+ W8 }
xAK Nichibi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:1 E0 O( w: M* ]# J3 i
18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- J% a+ h( p7 A. }" x% r3 `3 I- @
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo1 Q2 s- O* V( a
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 g( D- i: v/ M$ R: B1 N/ t Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo9 D" Y# K4 L4 V
11 x Kittyhawk IV sweeping at 15000 feet *
# {8 q& T0 l- Z1 H7 Q+ b* R5 ] 4 x Boomerang C-12 sweeping at 15000 feet
# X& b) w* U& ]2 P 4 x Beaufighter VIc sweeping at 15000 feet, L6 o) x- Y, S2 ^
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,1281 Y+ z) w3 k( ?+ b* y, c) _
9 t( d% c# X" d& o1 RWeather in hex: Light cloud
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2 M" S7 O8 d0 z' @' f URaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
c- L9 N% |4 Z2 X! z$ ~! JEstimated time to target is 10 minutes5 f; J/ ~8 \# R6 ]+ f, A
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J2M2 Jack x 7
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M+ v8 p& W- ^( a Boomerang C-12 x 166 y: [9 t9 ^/ ^6 Q
P-40N5 Warhawk x 25
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; ?+ m6 u: o0 ` J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed6 Z$ y+ d# a( H( D
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Boomerang C-12: 1 destroyed5 S/ r5 {# |0 A |0 a
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Japanese Ships
2 x6 D4 ]! L( W. O; L xAK Nittei Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ X- m( A9 }6 ~, y. M1 @
xAK Uyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk) T0 j9 M. f" L% Q6 X
xAK Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, U5 p1 d# `0 p9 x xAK Zyuyo Maru, Bomb hits 9, and is sunk3 E. d, K- T$ s* N( h0 U2 |
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16 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 6000 feet
# j3 ^$ l+ G; c( v! o Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:! x5 E3 Q7 p4 w( E4 b, ~
902 Ku S-1 with J2M2 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
, h% L, R# q- c$ u Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.) t9 k8 ?9 d% f6 Q. u2 _- f
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
8 b7 y/ Q; R6 U- w& i& |$ K0 V282 Ku S-1 with J2M2 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)) m3 w5 T0 }) S' D: h( t
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
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Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
8 v( H: @9 L" O+ `- n Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nittei Maru! j- ?+ t8 m; ^. r7 j
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Uyo Maru
( A7 o' C- t: PNichibi Maru dead in the water ...
5 ~6 q' W6 S4 i# t. ^Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nichibi Maru% m6 \& M% H& I7 y+ b3 `
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Zyuyo Maru |
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