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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" z* X& t. O# O( D# G
6 w# v& w9 s, }- G8 {3 U1 R+ kAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 42" O; F3 H) X. r
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" }2 x8 M/ ]4 WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Goa at 28,24/ Y6 N& z( W# j5 x* Y& H0 P
: h8 A& p) G# c9 e6 E' S8 qWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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X/ L8 ?, L$ N; r4 l0 NRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% A8 _# K9 t, t+ C* C7 O8 ^Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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9 }% @# _# e" j q2 S8 r) {9 F7 EJapanese aircraft
4 ~: K( e: o2 N1 o& o A6M2 Zero x 79( N/ E* H A* i1 I
B5N2 Kate x 62
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7 c8 R2 t# Y9 }. ^. Q5 eJapanese aircraft losses ?8 B3 R9 U' d$ k2 B8 O s& ^
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged/ b3 K+ a' q$ A9 q3 Z% F/ N( q0 [+ K* ]
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Allied Ships7 G3 K1 Q/ [0 B$ B) w
CA Minneapolis5 a/ S6 X1 d7 {$ ]& i. ^3 s
DD Patterson
3 S8 \" g7 U+ G6 J8 J! I# [3 | CL Phoenix7 E7 Z0 O( v) k/ v& d
CL Trenton7 M% z5 H4 ]8 y3 r1 w
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 u, U0 V/ l4 k9 u$ G, e3 h& o: ]9 P
CA Astoria
M& b5 C: j% |$ e- ?% M3 _ CL Caledon
/ N, x+ R) g3 ^# Y& n+ |+ r! _ DD Blue
" y1 C+ [* R2 {, E5 R H CL Concord9 t. F7 \& [2 Z) q! ^* [
& i. P( j8 ~# O) D) C! E7 Z1 kAircraft Attacking:
4 D' R: {% [2 x. U4 l4 G: v' A 15 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet * 2 {$ N3 ^. l, c& T0 o8 g* _4 j4 w
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 \2 c, q6 Q- | 21 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet * $ K4 ^/ ]0 a* b, ]1 h2 O( |
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb7 u! ^7 R- s3 g) T3 o
26 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet *
# m7 N+ r! |: q Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb% x2 v6 B2 ^( R% J+ m8 I; y. }7 i- I
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Salt Lake City3 V- e# W9 g% q- R1 @
% ?7 g3 m: C+ w$ q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:) l. y; S. U' Y$ B6 H
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 26, 42
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' H: |+ j* t8 i0 q2 Y$ \1 @) sMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 - I t9 r7 q: P% `' D, v
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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- i, D7 O! U& B' q8 p, ]Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.$ b8 q5 u7 I4 b( P$ s
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes4 ], m& g; E: q h. o
( R, C: C4 ~( |7 Q4 {6 TJapanese aircraft
7 s" X: g. ]5 t* Q' }! o8 n Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 27 a# B5 a o" C: S
* h' O2 R$ ` p' f( O jAllied aircraft* ~9 r9 w6 c& b8 Y& Y) ]
P-40E Warhawk x 162
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Japanese aircraft losses8 e ?+ e, @1 p4 X, v
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed$ L' w9 w1 @4 N K p
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Allied aircraft losses
- U$ Q+ ~/ p/ H. H+ H' O# ^ P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
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& S& D7 d+ B: j% D" ?, o( D7 [Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 * Z N6 h3 i3 ~# X2 R
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain* a' |0 y# ^. |% W6 B, G6 r
4 R, r( O. `, [$ z2 E5 YRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
7 p. n( z: u! I0 \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes: ~6 y5 C, v' R4 {9 M
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Japanese aircraft
9 X; g1 C" W% s" T* n( @ Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
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4 N i P T% m" f/ D P-40E Warhawk x 139- V/ q9 A8 L% E4 ]! t$ _
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Japanese aircraft losses* O5 d# H1 r: y2 L7 m# }/ O
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 N9 [/ l7 ]7 K" b
Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
' V6 U. x1 ^7 j9 @Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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5 A4 r2 O4 j8 E, A) ^7 F, oJapanese aircraft
. p" Y! |! b7 P! k+ d Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
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% t# ^# h. n" q, [( H( V) O* r P-40E Warhawk x 126
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0 J1 ~3 b( w) ~5 T! n2 ?( F2 }3 ?Japanese aircraft losses G4 ]( p2 [8 M; w
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed |( J, ~# W/ {9 P" \3 w: |3 S
$ S, f/ }: V3 b7 x7 ]4 y8 e% JAllied aircraft losses
* E1 S& I3 A b4 v3 }$ m! _/ Y P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
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6 y6 P0 ?+ y- U5 m, xMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 ! E7 I" o6 j2 T8 Y2 Q' u/ Y1 P: w
& t& [" k" f0 N0 h: `Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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# I) z0 y0 |/ R" F9 |Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
2 E5 y. j0 r, M4 @- WEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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: w, A. y ~7 B. k1 f$ V6 ]+ UJapanese aircraft
; n1 u7 ]$ [" n% N4 M+ z Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 99 P% A, ^4 H1 r
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P-40E Warhawk x 102
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8 `1 e6 F# p8 T. r' zJapanese aircraft losses
# x: t" J$ X1 e9 N Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed4 H2 m% W& B/ W: D2 v2 t+ G
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Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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: i. X; C8 \" x, x' eWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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1 N' l% G8 d0 u# z' m" WRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.5 Y8 X& [/ z. e( W( F% v; R
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes+ ^' w' B- f# z8 Q# Q
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Japanese aircraft
+ ~0 h. m! t K3 N+ ^# u; B Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
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Allied aircraft
( X R+ h' E& I P-40E Warhawk x 94" k' F1 p$ y' Z, u* A9 T
; r% J. }2 `, w# i% rJapanese aircraft losses& U* D6 Q/ }& y; l: G
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
, U) m% E L% L \" t P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 - {. r5 H3 {* L7 u
5 o" |+ Y5 o5 ?Weather in hex: Moderate rain8 m( r) t g* w- t8 Z6 z
: j3 a0 M' W3 b! e# l+ W1 ^( g+ cRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.+ }) P" T% }* z! q9 k
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes. _4 Q; t- J3 s) ~5 U
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Japanese aircraft
$ L/ B+ r8 H9 Q9 q* h$ ]! k/ E( U- C Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 108 ~) X+ g5 o( S- o6 @
% u& R( E3 h2 F4 g7 pAllied aircraft
9 A4 u% w8 Q! L5 T P-40E Warhawk x 851 V+ I0 ]; c3 ?! U
) X1 ~$ ~4 T8 z6 e8 ?Japanese aircraft losses0 A1 Y- b" {' h: n
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
4 P9 h2 S5 y5 d P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 - r" x# q) ]2 \: q8 [
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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3 y1 J* a& A% Z. d: r+ b# PRaid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.% J+ s. X" b) {' _; D. K( ^ _
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ z. x3 a0 T6 G. g
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Japanese aircraft+ c8 ?$ s* o# x4 d6 Y" M
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 22# [" q4 W0 Q1 ?
. ~0 S+ F! t* Z( B. CAllied aircraft9 ^* E: |% s+ E0 S- B0 s
P-40E Warhawk x 538 K h. e3 g8 Q/ `- |
+ ]4 n, }& u$ Q0 z" LJapanese aircraft losses
4 r" z7 _% _3 n7 k& o Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed6 [: ^. L- {, x+ o. J1 @# r
& q; L- g0 |' X- hAllied aircraft losses
/ t# o" o- J, m* y P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed--------------------------------------------------------------------------------! ^% N* t6 T p
Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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, c4 W1 f2 r8 D! t3 i- |2 YWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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q" p6 v6 o- s& NRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
8 u; K, p4 i/ B. dEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14
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Allied aircraft
8 |) a) F- e: W+ | P-40E Warhawk x 37
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Japanese aircraft losses. J0 H3 q2 W+ w2 U" Z+ I. m( U
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed+ ^" K3 q, s; X7 b$ s- F6 C
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Allied aircraft losses1 s# l, H4 _- ~8 S8 \+ x& J S
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,24
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5 P: u) p/ i0 q i: I' URaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; J( }' S/ Z7 I) C y2 z
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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& N) \6 i3 \. j5 R6 wJapanese aircraft
( C4 ~- m& e$ ?) U' B' s A6M2 Zero x 78, U) W: {9 x K. C: m3 E! v
B5N2 Kate x 40
: ?, u2 F3 I3 z' u7 Y D3A1 Val x 50/ N+ O% Q) u2 v7 _; J3 I* |8 S
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* |! ~: F' q! J/ n2 t P-40E Warhawk x 77% l) W/ Y$ i G' I0 c+ |
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Japanese aircraft losses
; w( a6 r5 H8 O1 M A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed( u: `0 U6 X" n5 @
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 5 damaged: ]( O, w: e) a3 J+ b; T
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged9 c+ m" D. L5 g7 O
& K. f' A( a; r3 ?; _Allied aircraft losses
0 ^- g7 K+ O! U' I" j P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
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" U" |/ Y- \6 d w/ R. YAllied Ships p4 Y/ l0 B$ T2 F6 Y% N c0 j; u, w
CL Phoenix* N2 ]. C" b- L, U9 \% h
CL Concord% _: b) V& i1 C7 {& h- }8 Z t3 j# w
CL Caledon6 Q. @* ^- n& h* G
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# H1 M$ C0 `( b# ~ CL Capetown
1 a o0 `' o+ D" ^! C CL Trenton, Bomb hits 1
5 v) r: U% z% ~7 C8 z/ G CL Raleigh: s9 n$ V4 P) s, i
DD Henley K/ k" r7 w2 V0 } F: d
CA Minneapolis
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" z. B& M: @( F1 o; \, a# C. iMorning Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 35,24
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. B* M! j5 X8 W _$ G- a3 X" H4 lWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 m5 i0 ^7 L" oRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 ~! m0 A, H, l7 v7 v
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes6 Z4 w' b9 x/ r
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Japanese aircraft
3 M. ~7 G& _" e# e t/ } A6M2 Zero x 7
# {$ F) y, R9 E2 ~0 u6 ` D3A1 Val x 133 ?2 \8 w3 u3 b7 `; F1 r& {4 f
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 O/ v% c& }- V, E3 k8 ]( u$ u D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
4 ]( j: D$ B1 O4 X% ?8 [+ @5 N CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
: [5 K; X$ J, C- m8 s9 ]$ \ DD Napier, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 t+ G1 R3 Z) ?% I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,24
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Weather in hex: Light cloud. T2 _$ W& q3 K% b) T0 w
) P: A1 B0 t- H2 ]; ` NRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: {! E- c' x s: U" k* z$ n& C8 Y
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes5 A; C0 ~5 P! `
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Japanese aircraft
" b; h7 n- O# }1 `$ {" l5 m/ ? A6M2 Zero x 58
% N" \$ H* Z" a; a8 L" F B5N2 Kate x 14
$ B0 d0 i9 I' l: e D3A1 Val x 51- F7 k# ~$ n% S; g
8 W, | \4 z; d+ ?/ d7 gAllied aircraft
- {& E& \/ T, D# J7 x P-40E Warhawk x 509 r1 f( O+ W1 D7 L, w: M/ V) c
0 z* ?3 `. O0 R+ G" DJapanese aircraft losses
" `7 b/ V; J/ d9 G A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed3 S2 c s6 [$ W' [& S0 z; c) s8 ^
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed
4 i" u8 |1 i/ u( M D3A1 Val: 9 destroyed, 6 damaged0 x- P2 n7 u0 L+ v$ i
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P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed) i4 L/ O: j2 \$ Y; }8 ?- {
3 C B+ a) ?9 D3 RAllied Ships5 q$ P0 E6 k. N7 T+ u# t Y
CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires" A( i t0 p! N1 u
CL Concord, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
6 a7 L! Z# Q) Y CL Caledon- {1 e7 ?* B8 f. B6 b$ C4 g
CL Phoenix6 Q3 i/ E0 |+ {8 i% ]4 S9 J
CL Trenton, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
2 n7 {. f3 Q) r CL Raleigh, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage0 o! b% A o( H; A
CA Astoria, heavy fires, heavy damage
% v9 ~- n/ H; Z7 C% n. U CL Capetown, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires% n1 `3 x* x/ }) y! H# d7 O' y. }, k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 35,24
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# ~# v5 ?: Y+ I, O, p- KWeather in hex: Light rain
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% P: ?8 `" S$ i$ m; V2 V! YRaid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& A* n- J+ a0 H: |& I3 J/ Z; BEstimated time to target is 3 minutes, T) y" s5 b; n1 v
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Japanese aircraft! C1 v# W6 `4 W R* u
A6M2 Zero x 9# u/ p5 N9 U: n( L* t+ ]8 c) p
D3A1 Val x 12
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No Japanese losses" B: a/ l2 d# x9 c j1 _
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DD Napier, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
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' T/ d1 Y3 k1 _: C/ p4 ?1 z" s& wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,24$ J! `$ X4 M' P4 W% |/ |6 P
2 ]5 b! ]4 e8 q" V0 N' p/ S. {; kWeather in hex: Light cloud
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% j( C7 N" k# CRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' ^4 ]3 b; [) [0 }/ b( c3 Z7 e# oEstimated time to target is 11 minutes- d( ]+ k, L6 L4 U9 T
, }: z4 c$ q/ A; BJapanese aircraft
3 w; k0 U3 _1 e- f1 ^1 I A6M2 Zero x 24' D* o4 l4 B# c, g+ c4 t
D3A1 Val x 35
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' c$ {2 ?1 @, I0 a. A& M3 p6 w+ j4 BAllied aircraft: \$ T' W0 C0 H- ]* z
P-40E Warhawk x 39
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2 @8 Q, p1 J& [! ?" A* gJapanese aircraft losses% x4 D' U2 G: R/ c
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
) n. i" v$ Y v. U0 A D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
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~* i* L: n1 hAllied aircraft losses8 P3 @+ ?8 O+ ], t" o4 {0 W
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
/ W0 K4 p, e$ o2 l5 x+ L CL Capetown, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! A! \9 L; F3 S, G r3 e
CL Phoenix: y4 T; Z6 ^/ t" h+ N! z4 J
CL Colombo, Bomb hits 5, on fire
& c6 [) j( S. m CA Minneapolis, heavy fires |