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3 S+ o9 F3 I9 y' I! n孟买海空大战-印度铁底湾
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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
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" b7 C7 c4 V6 d. tAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 42
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Goa at 28,24 E! C. z a0 B+ B( q# |
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud) R" S7 C7 S# @' M6 X: q7 R
: E, Y; ^/ V8 _" i( P+ V/ YRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 w+ `% l: H* a" ^
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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; Y7 \/ o- @( ^0 b* k, u9 vJapanese aircraft, f$ p/ ]) @" D" e; Q: V9 v! }
A6M2 Zero x 79
; k- Y& l# o8 v' J- S& s/ q B5N2 Kate x 621 [& B2 V* w( j, x
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 b3 j* J& V5 M5 }1 l B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
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5 v! d/ Y6 r: m! vAllied Ships
$ n5 j f. C7 b. G. A2 V CA Minneapolis
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CL Phoenix
2 K3 k' E, U$ D$ } m CL Trenton' h5 I0 F0 I9 g; _
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; u8 }8 H4 k! K( y CA Astoria
% h$ f" N( u. Y3 } CL Caledon; q/ |' W. d/ a
DD Blue7 ^% _7 Z/ k) u* Y- N8 U( _9 r
CL Concord% z, O3 Y/ |5 w l$ {8 c
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 z0 |5 c+ e, i0 e2 ?& |" { 15 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet * 6 X7 @0 F: Y6 p7 g( p- Q2 d& z+ F
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb* O% K; q+ }5 L1 X
21 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet *
, m( V3 Y7 J$ }1 t: x8 @1 N$ J# h/ N! ~ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb6 H: D7 U; l: u9 h/ ?
26 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet *
6 Y9 l/ ]$ j( L, ?4 _ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb' |# X2 d! V8 ^+ V
$ O9 U1 N* E# m2 tHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Salt Lake City" u+ o; P j% S3 K: W0 Y
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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:
% b+ Z5 y6 s# }9 N* U# t1 l: eAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 26, 42
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Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 s+ Z& x2 V5 v, b3 w
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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+ [5 C. J! U* ?Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
4 q' ~: b# D3 J( _ k7 jEstimated time to target is 3 minutes2 A# I2 f! f5 p7 ]5 c1 S
9 \$ }- q: [( V$ fJapanese aircraft2 h4 C! N/ z/ t; ^ v) |" J; R$ ]
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 27
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Allied aircraft% L/ l! U5 E: m+ Z/ Z, S. A
P-40E Warhawk x 162# e1 ]! z; z( ~" G
7 P$ f& c5 @5 l ~Japanese aircraft losses
& h e# ~. J1 a: G2 a Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses$ N" J9 V) j% s3 ]" O3 ]
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 * M/ g6 G6 d$ S. J( E& R8 J7 J! N
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.7 N& Z; _! O5 H
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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! W3 T+ ~" J# I' K( S, IJapanese aircraft5 Z; { H& A) K% P [4 }
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10/ M% G# y/ Q9 x1 V4 C- O% t% ]5 I
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1 {( ?$ {8 _( e* }$ \9 Y$ t P-40E Warhawk x 139) H) C- O7 R% c1 K! h
% ]# C2 O0 @9 x% L7 h5 nJapanese aircraft losses
+ u0 c) D3 e" U! t Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
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: q+ @" O' m) n: g4 ?' `. [/ `1 u' E P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed--------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 m2 }5 b6 b+ Q0 H# Q& R7 N
Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain- l9 X2 |7 v" `- D% ^
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.7 A- ?& x1 s0 n, Z9 z3 u
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes5 |/ X& Z/ ^% e J
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Japanese aircraft
* Q% z2 \6 Y& s; t Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
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P-40E Warhawk x 1260 }: c7 o: M# X$ s) v, Q9 _
! l+ i1 q. e! n1 `8 \4 {Japanese aircraft losses
! Z- S1 l* i& J$ P0 [4 u2 i Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed9 g% z/ ?, v1 A c1 h
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Allied aircraft losses
, z3 `% k4 p1 |1 |0 l6 o$ F P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
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. Z+ b4 I$ k# R, G) QMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 1 w& _1 o/ G1 @2 `* q$ j0 ]
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain0 I3 X8 O+ l, K4 A4 N
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Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
6 f( k: _6 f1 r5 |0 W7 k/ oEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" \8 _8 |; D6 C6 X( `9 j& c
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
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P-40E Warhawk x 102
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" {# E$ j( o' P4 n* ~* `0 l' JJapanese aircraft losses
) P& Z9 \& ]* B. v Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed9 k- ~; @; c+ ^
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; }2 ?' a* _! g# g. xMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 " u6 d8 n. U6 M/ R8 z' q8 ^
. \9 ]1 u' M6 pWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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% @2 z1 L8 H/ M' t* |Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet./ i4 o: G! ^6 a: U& G2 Y/ Y2 Y# N
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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( R6 l2 e& F+ J, U4 w# sJapanese aircraft6 z1 a5 _1 W! C+ y& e+ J
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 72 t: g+ a! f1 x" O
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Allied aircraft
" X) D# n8 R' }% j+ I9 c$ o0 | P-40E Warhawk x 94
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Japanese aircraft losses
% F7 s' X6 E2 [6 _# {1 O Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses4 D4 @# N- A+ u
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed7 `, _& k2 O( K) t8 f
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T! a) [" u- ?; g9 P8 Z8 CMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain" z! P1 L& v* R
( W% r& y& D) G, t9 FRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
" O" j9 f& t' Q& yEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
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P-40E Warhawk x 85
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# ?9 b9 o/ [) k1 n& d% \: o- ]0 tJapanese aircraft losses
/ j z$ o& |- u& l' G Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed" u( g- ^% \/ r; I- ~
) ~, D7 E- K- x3 U3 _" f9 P+ QAllied aircraft losses
2 \" [4 ]3 w8 N( ^ A P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed! j8 ~. R% P/ l2 G
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Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 7 @' E7 B" g4 U# `6 }" ]9 l
3 _' N+ V: w& o# g$ CWeather in hex: Moderate rain% r% Z0 V4 U8 B p
5 c1 Q2 b/ N4 Q) x% k- c1 ]Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.1 n/ v: c s8 s! T) F7 h- c
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes2 P7 T/ [2 `% s; \/ R
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Japanese aircraft+ x$ f1 y6 |$ y7 e$ n. e# l
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 22
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P-40E Warhawk x 53
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9 A/ |0 h) f3 I5 g3 p" d% pJapanese aircraft losses
* G" T# `1 V1 N# w0 p- N Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed' o+ Q9 [# H5 O. N; J0 M5 `
+ z M. o- n1 z; nAllied aircraft losses
! a8 J/ k+ ~; G" W+ h | P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 Z, K2 { H. GMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 2 P" ?1 X8 |6 ?
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.8 b5 i9 \+ Q- B; W. o$ O4 T$ R9 Q
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes$ ]/ T6 b+ {% x% [. Y. T: J! v' k
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Japanese aircraft2 r; X7 R1 [. I7 [
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14, C1 c% c2 [) d0 S; r; _# P# C; R
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Allied aircraft- W" t# q! J; \/ K) S5 V$ G) B
P-40E Warhawk x 37
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 e0 n: `* x! Z# ?/ r6 D/ l/ A Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed; q9 p0 k6 w! H3 A7 D" i
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Allied aircraft losses' \9 }" E/ A6 E1 r3 W/ l
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed. n. B0 M9 f6 f1 y
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: P) |( ?) O1 w5 d8 A: jMorning Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,24; e. l# l' f# p9 ]
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain$ ]( y: U z, g7 H) Y! P* L
9 o9 Q9 V2 w/ _$ c6 A. TRaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 }5 {' Y/ \, _) [1 J) { YEstimated time to target is 13 minutes- H% z2 q" P9 z# ?( [5 M# `3 S
5 R+ h- u3 t$ b- g, Y% y, r' s7 GJapanese aircraft
4 J4 y. ^8 B: t# B; I$ ~' Z$ U6 J- g A6M2 Zero x 78
* J8 c: P, C5 z( ] B5N2 Kate x 40' A! p$ N0 r- A, h
D3A1 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft
, K0 W+ _$ p; ^7 H- s P-40E Warhawk x 77
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 a3 R5 q+ ~0 W6 I; s A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
8 T. n, D6 S9 D7 | B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 5 damaged
. w8 Y4 v, v& c0 S D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged$ v4 v& ^2 L n7 o5 } b1 V4 M8 k
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Allied aircraft losses
" C6 ^$ w$ w7 B; ^ P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
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+ i0 {% ?- @, ^/ P3 g n* nAllied Ships
5 [' @8 ^3 i; i7 g# L0 Q CL Phoenix
% R9 [. Z' O* ~- k4 M4 _% @* ?0 l CL Concord8 u& S( L, a9 W% k- r7 N, F+ }
CL Caledon/ {, U( ]! e9 _0 X
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 j) Q. N4 C' R CL Capetown
( h4 q3 `. N. ^ CL Trenton, Bomb hits 14 \+ `; {) M9 d; @
CL Raleigh
2 a# `* \& G1 U7 u8 p0 R DD Henley
% A+ d- A3 h- I% i CA Minneapolis
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 35,24
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3 m: Y0 h# ]4 e1 _3 x0 i1 Q% Q0 ^Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 J( ]: F1 _3 Z# D5 j o. v5 I( [Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 v: X# I, u. j. a( _! {
A6M2 Zero x 7
1 p2 C3 N. }, E" c. D D3A1 Val x 13
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' l" {9 b. w& s8 e+ M2 ^Japanese aircraft losses3 \% j& Z/ e7 X \7 W5 L" X
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships) ^" R- b4 o0 w# f
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
H' t- H6 r4 p DD Napier, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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) x- ~1 }; O1 I8 V, qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,24
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4 [5 K4 r0 S: o' Z1 z3 ?+ sWeather in hex: Light cloud: C! \; b3 D% s% A0 k8 X
6 \: V9 t9 b4 J' J: ZRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( [/ C; _$ i; B
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes5 `7 k4 I! j7 Y
) q4 Z7 \0 ?& R, k, b$ |6 IJapanese aircraft) |: |5 P, B2 B. Z# D) B0 Y
A6M2 Zero x 58
M8 V# M4 s/ j9 N' e, } B5N2 Kate x 14
3 g6 D6 I- p. } D3A1 Val x 51: z L4 C% M3 p0 g; P [/ N5 u
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses0 g1 T+ z9 f; E: K# c
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed' x5 Q& M6 C3 v
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, l# j, e% Z! W8 d/ i1 g* [5 O* z" E8 V
D3A1 Val: 9 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses4 U( n- r4 v" X2 u# ~% j& ?
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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5 j/ g" d' ?& s' Z; c9 }: { CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires+ b) K0 }8 R- J$ A
CL Concord, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
9 e; f2 W5 X4 h/ }; B! \ CL Caledon
) d7 s: F$ v4 n CL Phoenix
+ U2 a2 s* C* M CL Trenton, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires7 Y- ?4 U8 c; {5 e* f7 {2 a
CL Raleigh, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage! j4 T3 p9 P: E) E- R1 u
CA Astoria, heavy fires, heavy damage
& Y+ {' u/ P- S+ [- s% W, \; U4 h- J CL Capetown, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires3 ~4 s! g P1 U( m1 r
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# j9 w3 ~( v U# gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 35,24" z. ]8 N! \9 ?% P7 V5 E
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) E7 B: T* y3 n$ v; }Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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2 O7 q B1 f( d D3A1 Val x 121 E. E! K1 L4 y6 n' b$ V
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No Japanese losses, \4 f5 m8 S3 @
# Y( }1 M+ H1 Z' q) w+ y- lAllied Ships6 u$ Q7 b5 m) z: G& j/ Z
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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# @; [8 m! i+ j2 ORaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ M; U8 p* n4 I
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' y: r7 B+ K+ T7 s e" p/ | A6M2 Zero x 24
3 e) m k: B& L, I8 q D3A1 Val x 35* F& G% j+ H. G, \8 r- u
8 h. u( `! r! t& zAllied aircraft1 |8 T( p* O; r8 r1 \
P-40E Warhawk x 392 u' c/ Z9 R) X+ g
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A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
4 I# J5 O; W; r' d0 g D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
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2 F$ L0 |& b2 ^ s6 d, r( PAllied aircraft losses
$ \- y& V1 M; Q7 c% ?3 Q P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed( ^! n- s* C2 q
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Allied Ships0 n3 c3 ^; x/ F& ^" {
CL Capetown, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" D g- {6 t' z CL Phoenix
# V: p+ y) b9 O7 n CL Colombo, Bomb hits 5, on fire! T4 I* m& S" W# m
CA Minneapolis, heavy fires |