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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 24, 43
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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。$ |6 ]9 ^- A/ I% m- `0 a
! I% [( O0 `! I“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。+ a% X/ b+ A" E; w4 ~& X2 O9 q
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5 U( a c) L, _ A& u/ E6 b( R" TMorning Air attack on Nadi , at 131,160 , [- U2 i7 J5 p4 i
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% k E; V. O3 y" o0 pEstimated time to target is 27 minutes! q5 ^2 f6 q3 }: N
# A* K8 Q0 }) Z2 Q0 m. e; T: {+ [Japanese aircraft
% T j# g# w+ X+ _1 Y8 Z; Y no flights
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B-24D1 Liberator x 18
% c3 e6 A2 x" R' t B-24J Liberator x 48
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No Japanese losses/ }( J4 o2 o3 E8 M
: a! L& j7 H% t" L( ]3 ENo Allied losses, u. U7 P+ t9 O9 M# [$ o
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% O$ [$ s3 R, D# C7 j" w E* ^9 d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, M9 M1 x1 r1 P5 o t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& x/ I, b/ q2 j4 z1 F
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Airbase hits 33' e$ j M [" b0 [! c" F+ S
Airbase supply hits 3. l, P0 m0 I: \- \6 e
Runway hits 65
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Morning Air attack on Nadi , at 131,160
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Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 h5 `. q9 H6 `- x6 U5 D( e
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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$ l4 d& i2 L8 k) o4 K7 R8 cAllied aircraft
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B-24J Liberator x 24
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No Japanese losses
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" [% {% z9 Q0 [9 T9 n5 vNo Allied losses6 x" s; [4 e/ J# L2 o# J5 m0 \, s
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Airbase hits 12
. x, Z6 i: }7 g% q$ e4 P3 G4 h, fAirbase supply hits 1* D- n( D0 e" I' d9 Q
Runway hits 210 B* Q. @; |6 |/ Z) ~' M8 b, }. C" y
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Morning Air attack on Nadi , at 131,160
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Weather in hex: Severe storms7 C% G$ r, ?; | |
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Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 M( Z( ~* l9 ^+ w" EEstimated time to target is 24 minutes2 f. X/ ^, |0 G
2 ?' j2 v A, FJapanese aircraft5 l, W8 m( E2 K3 Y. v6 X
no flights$ K! Q& L0 \' Y; w! N, a+ k
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Allied aircraft
1 P6 B& y+ l) Y5 B4 u' h) q B-24D1 Liberator x 50
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No Japanese losses( C ?3 V( L: u' q, r
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No Allied losses6 p+ X2 L9 D, A
" ~, h8 |, c. s. l6 P: o: cAirbase hits 126 T! \$ p2 Y8 L' f. d: T$ a
Airbase supply hits 28 H1 n- x A1 i
Runway hits 41
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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 {1 G. f: A. f/ {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,1289 @8 c- ] Y) D' F4 l
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Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
1 ]# ?- l7 K& a4 f1 N1 ZEstimated time to target is 10 minutes+ A, w5 u5 J; O1 r0 I
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
+ q, K* C/ D. {% B u Beaufighter VIc x 16. R' h9 z+ q1 \7 Y' k' A1 ^
Boomerang C-12 x 12# ?' d4 F8 k( m) T2 N: P
Kittyhawk IV x 16
8 s1 s9 m8 y c" I TBF-1 Avenger x 20
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( b2 L& G5 i/ n! [7 wNo Japanese losses$ f% Q+ P) i8 i' _5 D- u
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Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed
0 d- }6 \) N8 K, a Boomerang C-12: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships% n9 ]) Q" W2 Z3 j4 O* f
xAK Uyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- m& }, u+ g+ z5 H4 C- h0 |: O7 } xAK Nittei Maru4 D; q7 g" Z+ j+ T# q4 d% c
xAK Nichibi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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5 v) Z" }; L, k% j& UAircraft Attacking:
7 j; [; t7 O: }5 h" ]/ N; y 18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 p1 \* f0 @. d* T
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo1 k! r' `* U) s% t5 ^- X/ W0 I( C6 x
11 x Kittyhawk IV sweeping at 15000 feet *
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7 o' t; t" v ]) ]/ S$ B 4 x Beaufighter VIc sweeping at 15000 feet
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5 t1 t6 E8 m! z% @3 @4 kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ K1 h8 U/ Y _$ O" j2 Z
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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P-40N5 Warhawk x 25) P3 M4 u6 v: C/ |1 e* k2 ?
TBF-1 Avenger x 16. ]4 T& c# r8 H
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J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed
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Boomerang C-12: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
1 y1 B/ h2 Q* N+ U0 N* I xAK Nittei Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 R9 y l& p2 G# O; _+ y/ H% R7 _ xAK Uyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
* c" \# Y, F& h+ W( \- d, ] xAK Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; R4 |6 e7 f6 { xAK Zyuyo Maru, Bomb hits 9, and is sunk
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+ H% w8 G5 {# d6 M3 K; kAircraft Attacking:
8 J: ?9 Y" [% {* W1 Z6 Y! w/ G8 T 16 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 6000 feet+ i2 w6 a, [( ?6 C6 \
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb' Y: j0 y- h3 k( z& H+ V# s
11 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 15000 feet * 9 p# u& O j. b6 e# o
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CAP engaged:
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(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
" ^$ |9 j9 B* K( H% L/ @ 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
9 e. r" e( Y; E% s5 I Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.. F, I: O' ~; ^, H( h# P3 J5 x
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes
( q( B7 D& u& q6 c2 D282 Ku S-1 with J2M2 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)" k3 D! E9 E: @
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
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5 S* L1 [, U& F" K9 F" X Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.7 `- o: r3 d* T# T \
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes }0 b( Z. b! A3 b+ w0 c/ `: e
2 @- B8 I0 m) b. d) BHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nittei Maru# e: A1 H) Q, ^& Z. }2 K# y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Uyo Maru: S* {5 {" u* x7 S: ~; y; T
Nichibi Maru dead in the water ...
) K9 w6 z* p- k# u1 ~Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nichibi Maru
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