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孟买海空大战-印度铁底湾
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1 i3 q9 a+ ]# i& `9 X! D' {近几日发现一只盟军巡洋舰队在锡兰以西海域游荡。了解大统领喜欢在KB附近玩火的性格,前几日在卡拉奇附近游猎的KB假意向索科特拉岛前进后急转向南,在孟买外海8格距离抓住了该舰队,重创盐湖城号。进而引发了后续孟买海空大战
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 422 s0 W8 j5 b; l7 U- I. Q X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Goa at 28,24! K8 c1 C) ]1 a1 Q; o" t+ Y5 z
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 H2 X0 a2 p: DEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
# k1 g# T0 b/ o% o: I I A6M2 Zero x 796 O) X0 @& ]+ _; e$ O
B5N2 Kate x 62) g, X/ c" p K+ T6 I. k
4 C' Z1 p2 B( w* L) _. wJapanese aircraft losses
* s) o# Z% s- X B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
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4 ~$ p4 J+ w1 ~4 O) @ CA Minneapolis% e/ w$ P& N# i$ R3 \3 r" i
DD Patterson
4 }1 _$ e0 |; P5 | CL Phoenix! i5 A7 V) E5 `' l3 X3 b
CL Trenton+ z& X0 i, w! q F3 \ ?- L
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage u& ?7 {2 S$ ^5 Q. H, @( Y
CA Astoria* H; P9 M+ f6 p8 n& y) \3 ?
CL Caledon$ t, A8 g+ }1 s1 V5 g
DD Blue* ]0 P; s: v9 l2 z8 v' `
CL Concord" U, B9 n: p( v
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Aircraft Attacking:
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; O$ u7 o+ t. B! g) m. w9 E Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
/ x2 N {: N. t; U 21 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet * ( H3 A3 `+ @$ M# ]4 P z$ R# J
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb# ?) s2 s7 r% J2 \2 _& n
26 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet * ) R+ s4 X" Q+ f. }6 b/ u, F% S8 |+ a
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb0 ?, u& s) d d7 y& w# K
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Salt Lake City
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第二日,天皇准确判断出该巡洋舰队可能会躲入孟买港,在路基CAP诱奸日军舰载攻击机。派出了大量陆航凖对进行了扫场,而后KB发起了对该只舰队的打击:$ w* w2 t: P& Z* J" w
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 26, 425 j3 T8 _2 `. V) ?
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) |$ _! Z9 S% Y7 D/ J, W JMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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) ^, c0 b! P1 L+ P- T' iWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.4 L/ P: I3 F0 l8 o
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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+ m h' r* D- I1 ?7 yJapanese aircraft
+ Y$ a; b2 k+ N7 Y+ E4 h8 O Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 27
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Allied aircraft
7 o8 n+ W$ y+ a+ S P-40E Warhawk x 1623 |% ^( h- T0 g2 N2 Y8 B
5 y, x8 R, v; \3 P# K$ s1 VJapanese aircraft losses, Q9 G3 J7 o( ^. R. {
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed0 R0 u+ n% V* ~5 I& e% a
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( s" s0 x. ]1 E/ @) w: {/ v2 A, x P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
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% i3 J5 R* B1 L* U7 |, `5 yMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain6 A5 A& w0 m6 p% C0 h
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.2 |1 M+ Q ]: F8 w: @" b
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes7 Z3 c% E& e; w& L
; A+ B7 l+ ]( I1 E% x vJapanese aircraft
3 K1 F' z/ j& i/ R9 o& m Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10# j9 {) ]. y( @* o- l' S
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Allied aircraft
8 O. N! d4 |9 o7 w$ n P-40E Warhawk x 1398 T5 k: g% p6 P; F y$ A
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Japanese aircraft losses' W) L+ g$ H! ]' T+ l+ N% N# P. F
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
( o, p, }0 W( M, fMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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6 i% _) A* M# U* x3 URaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
5 C$ G+ |" n- o, IEstimated time to target is 4 minutes Z5 N z' N" q: O; {; K
' u; e0 O2 j! G% z$ TJapanese aircraft
6 {% v3 l" T( j( e' S8 S9 R }1 R Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
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P-40E Warhawk x 126
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( P) X. H0 u, M& {2 V8 i) mJapanese aircraft losses
. Z# \: ?, p( H8 k% K3 y Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
- b! ~% _5 y) H# ]5 p( [ P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed4 U0 o6 W4 h% O2 E8 @
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4 u7 Y j! b( FMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. o) Q& S( P0 Q2 v
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes! ]) e( W7 G2 R! ^) E: K- D3 J
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Japanese aircraft
4 L/ K% e- F8 C7 D: ` Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9' N& H' V0 m; n0 i* [1 Z5 n/ Z
3 f5 P9 [3 R: o4 ?0 t3 BAllied aircraft
- k# E9 Z+ ]; T. G) s8 a* N P-40E Warhawk x 102" D6 F) \. Z- U2 ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 F6 x5 \! ~% ^. |( p Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed( b0 z+ a t9 K+ i
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3 G3 e9 g2 W$ T: X+ DMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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( U2 W4 C5 U6 {! B7 B9 g9 @Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
3 y4 h& M2 V! T- b7 U: r7 D8 U/ REstimated time to target is 6 minutes& I5 T3 F# e! x, o: w- J S# x
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Japanese aircraft& t. p# c$ t& o; x3 T, [6 s& k
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7) V: d4 u& ?/ b1 c$ Z
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Allied aircraft
, h5 @! O, Q" z; q: m4 H0 d/ H2 D3 Y P-40E Warhawk x 94; X' }; R R8 n3 j, _# `) v$ a
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Japanese aircraft losses. u' x+ Z- P4 x
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses3 N- {, t% [$ Z+ V7 n/ ~8 C
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.! N& h- R# u" _# l9 m+ e2 N
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( N+ |- \- L( O4 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 103 {# L- R' D3 d+ ^
6 Q8 ~- |7 G' I0 q% M2 VAllied aircraft0 O0 v5 w3 ?5 Z! n7 E$ a+ Z
P-40E Warhawk x 85
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% v% P( s0 b! d8 BJapanese aircraft losses
2 Y8 P8 I+ |1 s$ [0 W! Q/ L& u Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed }# g1 T- W7 G/ N# K
: y9 J5 O" ]4 ?! d# s8 {1 z. AAllied aircraft losses
, i" p( z' I5 ~2 r8 c! I) { P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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: F! }+ O+ G$ b/ ~& }Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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! l3 A* `- I- f& |& P8 D* _Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet." s6 r& G9 C" B& |* w
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes. G* s2 ]# ?7 f6 Q
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Japanese aircraft0 K7 F( }4 C. K$ R8 l: D6 y' x* z
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 229 ]1 e% Y5 A- N/ s
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Allied aircraft2 b& q! _) _0 z
P-40E Warhawk x 53$ R: S' C# G) d. M6 ?9 f
& w. d3 p5 l2 X, E# a$ r# G' fJapanese aircraft losses7 v9 n* d6 ?/ T
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed. g& G, V( s& B% U
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Allied aircraft losses
: q3 J5 k! j$ _& l; x P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- A6 L$ W* n% Y( r* v( fMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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) Y* w1 ~5 B0 gWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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4 q" \ l: N# J% Y O. P3 U3 F! H! JRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
/ } E/ b' P/ ?5 ^. F: b9 r& fEstimated time to target is 9 minutes, ~) u S }& x, u' ]
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14' c. C. y/ S0 p
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Allied aircraft* k( W/ K) A$ f. F
P-40E Warhawk x 37
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: u/ C6 [) u: ~Japanese aircraft losses/ F) K0 G5 @8 z2 v
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
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+ S4 h) y: B& ^. E1 ?+ BAllied aircraft losses @0 h. h/ m9 x# J! n
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,24
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- F' |7 W9 E, H" K, |! K/ ~Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 s" S% N1 o! g
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# U6 c. ~3 I0 _4 G1 D+ R! i9 f
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes1 E, \% m3 W& U6 k/ i5 b
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Japanese aircraft
+ Q# h' n) ?2 \. k/ r A6M2 Zero x 78
1 d: ^/ o& E, i/ d, d, S8 U B5N2 Kate x 40
: L) P C8 J% u D3A1 Val x 50
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; h; M: @3 o: [4 D2 [Allied aircraft
( [$ N8 g6 k' h. ` P-40E Warhawk x 777 L. x- E4 W9 o/ T* ` H9 Z
l+ ?- e0 {- a: G! ?+ ?5 B, EJapanese aircraft losses& ~! n9 R: y8 k
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
+ q6 V5 c! s+ R B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 5 damaged
$ J$ m& }, t8 X! z4 F& z D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged% ^2 j) ^ v9 y! E3 Y+ A4 W4 P: i
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Allied aircraft losses3 k. P+ E; @* R0 N8 l
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships S& \9 H1 _! Y% s4 ^* L' i0 T2 m
CL Phoenix
e9 k& p0 Q! h, f" I; h* v6 | CL Concord/ w+ j9 p+ G& s$ s; D2 k
CL Caledon; T& m" V/ }# f5 c- r }
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ h. P3 P! V' F
CL Capetown. ?3 S- k. Z p. J2 p6 L& V
CL Trenton, Bomb hits 1
1 C7 r% G8 i/ T; I4 ? CL Raleigh, X/ |9 b# t6 s2 c! n
DD Henley: p- Y Y( u8 w
CA Minneapolis
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 35,24 Y. Y. e5 T- E" ^0 }( Z
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. m8 d1 n* P7 e
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 D- y3 g, O/ n3 n' _Estimated time to target is 6 minutes8 p; G; R+ ^ F. m1 v6 F
& m7 ^' k* i+ K I" Z1 j% @Japanese aircraft
0 U" j- ^9 n' Y1 S7 _ A6M2 Zero x 7
: N3 }* a Y% z: H$ N: I D3A1 Val x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses/ M) n. P' O6 L, z6 S& a. }
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
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CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! i0 x- J4 V2 ^3 v; Y/ F DD Napier, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 o) h! o' L5 V! j" D) m Y1 H
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( t L. N% D5 d/ EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,24
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Weather in hex: Light cloud# a' W* j# L) P+ W# ?9 T+ m, d
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# B# m5 j" `4 N; Z) U) `1 Y" `
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* R) v- H% m5 [ {+ @( z9 [
A6M2 Zero x 58
- G' l1 e! b7 r, h5 w B5N2 Kate x 14! }& Z: `. f f1 A, H
D3A1 Val x 516 e) J8 w9 t2 _
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P-40E Warhawk x 50
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Japanese aircraft losses& g" c& b0 O% d# L; ^4 Z; [
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed4 S5 o% R6 j, n, Z, K& V! H
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed7 w1 G# O0 O8 S" c
D3A1 Val: 9 destroyed, 6 damaged
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- `6 ]6 J# h7 v. q! d# t4 U4 ^Allied aircraft losses' I" w. w4 h: f& ~
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed$ u6 E! G# l# N: S
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Allied Ships B0 L/ h, W- \! J- f
CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires6 z' e5 x# @; \9 ^/ P; T: `
CL Concord, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
' y+ _. i- o' K2 C9 Q CL Caledon3 V/ ?, M- O) R
CL Phoenix
8 f9 S% J5 Q# m" G CL Trenton, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ f! {4 M e& y( x# { CL Raleigh, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage2 F$ v7 N% M; A8 {. o0 o
CA Astoria, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 D& w; I1 u6 R) _; Y/ `5 z/ ] CL Capetown, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires- B2 K7 K8 W3 `, U
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) o$ _5 }3 f$ e! y. k2 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 35,24
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. P, b( Z' i( V m2 vWeather in hex: Light rain# l L: ]; R( L z9 i
9 I3 j3 k7 P. z. A& d0 M( T. ARaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( d: u# V* X6 b7 W
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes0 v; @7 g3 k6 v' I9 f$ h
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Japanese aircraft
; Q5 W- A8 S3 s( u$ N* o- y$ ? A6M2 Zero x 9; L$ b4 Y0 q9 ~
D3A1 Val x 12- i' X; p9 V" O9 x0 C, }
$ X7 d+ V# s% k: P9 q+ }No Japanese losses
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0 ~6 K! w9 t9 ?& k/ J; pAllied Ships! r3 X/ Z& X; }& k6 s. e
DD Napier, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,24
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 g3 v% [1 f6 u
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes0 M6 F/ g, f# R1 ^. K- y
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Japanese aircraft
. p: r, d$ H1 d7 @. s# ]7 n A6M2 Zero x 24$ y0 K! O* _/ t E& H- b4 C
D3A1 Val x 35
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Allied aircraft
4 S% Y j, U3 l0 ?( Z P-40E Warhawk x 39
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$ E" S0 {( s) P! I" R4 X% zJapanese aircraft losses
% s- H& U* y! w: n+ X# [3 c A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed4 {, K j' X5 x- j
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged9 u' i' y4 ^0 s
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; G4 G/ x, v5 J; w A& M P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed( V5 u& ^4 T p$ Y9 \
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Allied Ships$ |5 r4 e* E: y7 n2 k7 Z
CL Capetown, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# W8 }- D0 s/ a) c; B0 O CL Phoenix
* ~! E+ ^# J& {$ U$ b CL Colombo, Bomb hits 5, on fire: s; j" x" y7 J% Z$ K2 d
CA Minneapolis, heavy fires |