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孟买海空大战-印度铁底湾9 T7 o2 n6 C: J2 f
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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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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 42 m3 Z7 i+ I& S
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. w0 {* u( N3 ~6 Y+ K% FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Goa at 28,24
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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& ]4 z& b3 d) w3 ?# X( L2 iRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 F$ {7 y p u6 I5 E2 c: j
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes5 w+ [" f. K, W9 P1 Z! g( O
- y2 X8 _ C9 u4 r$ |3 HJapanese aircraft
# e. ]" I4 t% B" Y( C A6M2 Zero x 79
M8 A0 ~. R; [% @" v# v4 A/ p' S B5N2 Kate x 623 A) L: |/ a" m( f5 V- F( M
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 L/ U& W! ]7 }" ~- x! W2 U B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged9 b! T- s" s( a+ p. v' d
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( {. Z; w7 C3 a, e1 X/ A; k9 ~ CA Minneapolis' _# j$ k3 Y8 Y6 H
DD Patterson9 y! B# e: G* e9 j
CL Phoenix
+ z8 P8 L G: K! G! { CL Trenton/ r! u2 a8 H3 x& c' B3 Z4 q$ I
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& ~/ j' ^' h* D$ `( P2 o
CA Astoria- W8 `8 q h* Y6 y8 e
CL Caledon o3 f7 D9 U# h/ t* W& S: j9 |
DD Blue
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Aircraft Attacking:/ E0 }8 I+ |2 d Q0 u0 u0 c, {
15 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet *
9 ?" N. H$ t4 h/ d; k% I Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 Z8 t( b9 G5 \: }7 m 26 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet *
9 }: O% t! A! M' m1 s4 r [ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb( R$ F7 C7 }3 a7 \3 @
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Salt Lake City' b' z* e- f3 s( u5 c( A( _" q
^* s o( |) A4 c3 D7 z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:. O+ G" h" L- F, D9 }( d, V; e
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 26, 42
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Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 $ o( \' ]0 N g) z; V: H. S
$ Y+ Z# s! ~* d2 w) ~Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.! \7 E: b4 u' D% b8 Z
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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# s$ z- ?5 l. I+ L6 \* M$ `9 e$ ?Japanese aircraft; H1 ^8 a& i! j A+ ^1 y9 c$ {
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 27
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P-40E Warhawk x 162% B1 p: `$ q$ g) {7 b
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed
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P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed" H" |' ^$ T( i1 E. l! n6 j
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4 X8 s2 H1 Y* J; ^Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 3 _. a+ @8 i: v4 u4 _
l ~' Q6 I4 e; pWeather in hex: Moderate rain! y2 ^$ G+ O. f5 ~9 o- o
, H. S1 j) H# ^: fRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet./ Y0 r. p* f; x! F, e& A
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ q- V, x5 ?" K( R Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 100 y8 h: | {( H: x+ q% H
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P-40E Warhawk x 139" b6 G$ x% S h3 f& i8 [
. U) Z# X( K9 y' {Japanese aircraft losses: x+ m3 O5 u* Z" {/ \
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed* w- a' z1 r/ Y9 V2 K+ j |
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Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain* A! o: h5 O. A* t( Z* ]9 N& Q6 l
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.$ y7 k8 z5 p% I# C
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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$ [% {7 Z/ Z8 m+ }8 g; `8 UJapanese aircraft) o$ u; l }5 z/ k* Q4 w
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10
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/ i" d9 P0 U: ]2 J' L6 i- |5 r4 { P-40E Warhawk x 126' o8 }3 r) a3 E& _0 f' {
{- P, {/ J7 _- S0 CJapanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
6 Y5 k/ I( Q$ h5 M; ^ P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
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# O! @1 @1 I, c& U l; CMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 - Y* |# I& f) ~2 ^, B$ D, s" w+ }
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain+ n/ u+ C- T9 i9 l) o
( q: k t( d% s7 CRaid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
0 r* Z- t; A4 B, N& Y* ? bEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 @8 u. W6 N, O Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed: W! O7 I# w$ y% r4 Q
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Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 8 g/ J8 S9 I8 L$ G. j
5 U! n+ { Q7 g# MWeather in hex: Moderate rain' a, o. c7 f& k, B7 V+ M4 v4 ?9 ~9 _
/ i) I" ~, K1 z' Y, L% sRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.+ K- k- u; [- r/ v6 C M
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes. W4 U+ r p! J, i' V6 J
, J6 Z0 P# j2 a4 q! wJapanese aircraft
/ T7 o C* ?$ D) }( A2 |% \* `- x Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7, S R' e }) Y7 C/ v( d9 x
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P-40E Warhawk x 94
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Japanese aircraft losses' ~! e" [: B; R5 o% h: K* W3 y
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed( q. E6 t( `, H! q( g% k2 m9 c# c
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" [6 S3 R1 E( Z! } P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed) I7 Y! p l$ [* i/ i: T
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# S$ ~. [9 a5 c5 [6 UMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
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3 D3 z' m( U6 p( A! Q- m1 SWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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; G, m: K2 l% T$ zRaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.+ K, t6 J& ]$ b
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes4 Q4 S- V$ O$ \9 G
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses- E8 j) Q+ \! b
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed" y6 v) K' `7 U x) T4 i
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Allied aircraft losses9 f2 ~% W( P4 _8 z# \# e6 x8 M
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed% D% |- |7 y$ J) w
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Morning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 # c( h6 d+ c1 t6 G7 T
% B7 v7 L' }9 } n( [4 S& HWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
, l4 e% W- p8 c6 O0 rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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" B1 ^( D$ r& m$ q" t3 I: ZJapanese aircraft& K% D9 u7 {2 k. C) n: f
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 22
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! V, p/ g6 m$ z% l P-40E Warhawk x 53
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Japanese aircraft losses" f' J6 M3 w8 b7 d
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses- v; o" I% K" M' V% [. T( e
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Y# c: W/ F; l: T- eMorning Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24 + L; x# w* ~2 {" N- h# ^
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.: S/ ^, R% L3 C, V
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
1 J) O; c% i+ d+ X% `& ~/ w9 u P-40E Warhawk x 37
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 U2 B* X4 U8 g Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed5 p1 a# C" u0 B+ F) T/ O
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) W& w A9 l" B+ g P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed/ U+ n: Z5 F7 |) W/ O
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,24) f9 D/ H; k" j* o
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& M' |" o) _5 S. t2 S: c( N5 J
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 d, r! ] k p& s% _" q. h7 l A6M2 Zero x 78/ p' ~! H P! q
B5N2 Kate x 40
4 v% s! P- b9 ?* M4 i& H! J) w5 F& P D3A1 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft6 g$ H5 a6 L8 Q7 A( _
P-40E Warhawk x 77' P) P5 G* j+ ]2 R- {
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Japanese aircraft losses# @# K6 x2 j) W- y. ?+ z: E
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 @" s( r5 s3 q. i( M
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 5 damaged
6 s+ Y# V* E. T6 z4 ?- Y D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
" e3 i4 I/ |/ Y, D/ G5 R1 _; p3 ]! m P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed; R, N/ H, u9 V: f, O$ }& _# i, m
2 s$ E2 |: ~ D F7 z- q1 ~/ XAllied Ships
, Z7 a6 w- y3 v. `. ] CL Phoenix
. G3 n" o0 _+ E CL Concord
4 c# F$ Z3 b4 [' x CL Caledon! I( P {! d3 { {" [% M
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: r! h3 R; G; C% L
CL Capetown
7 }* R+ s3 \9 k- D- [ CL Trenton, Bomb hits 1
' N' W1 p, e1 h. E$ b$ ^5 Y CL Raleigh4 ?5 z7 Z0 H# n, g5 b
DD Henley' k7 g o' h; }/ N5 v
CA Minneapolis
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. z: m* j' w* G$ ~; uMorning Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 35,24' T! p4 o* U% w' v7 r6 C
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# n. j/ I& v+ z. _1 @5 T* o4 xRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 _% n1 d# l* z3 K
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 7
: v; N H8 d! h2 X D3A1 Val x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 m% z) D: o4 ~$ V4 {+ X7 Z' { D3A1 Val: 1 damaged8 J, x W& g3 y
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CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
o: j, I2 I; F. L3 V DD Napier, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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7 x! D* k% r4 Z, nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,24
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." k' m! l& \( o* z" g" e
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes$ i t. p5 }' j J0 A+ H
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A6M2 Zero x 589 g( p& T6 V* s1 V- s
B5N2 Kate x 14
# Y# t* u6 R5 c1 p" X3 N6 ~ D3A1 Val x 516 A2 r% L& h1 U6 D' b) H6 d
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Allied aircraft
. F% ~) @8 @8 k; S5 R) _, r8 e) V P-40E Warhawk x 500 P, |3 e) ^! U- w8 }, A' D: Y4 M
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2 T/ U% j, E2 e" u% x$ K( l/ z A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed7 ?, n2 T8 E% x3 e1 B
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed3 B, T* b8 P: U5 \; Z
D3A1 Val: 9 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses7 A( D9 G5 O# {, G4 ~
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
6 c5 ]& T+ e4 T( w z- z CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires0 u G! ~8 H; j
CL Concord, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage4 l+ U7 |- a8 O* u: x/ Y
CL Caledon1 ?6 d+ s) F& a* C- X; c T! f5 [+ e/ C
CL Phoenix2 f5 L V; k1 ]8 y9 f) t
CL Trenton, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
+ ?# z) p0 W6 L1 d9 T6 b2 V- [ CL Raleigh, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage$ Y7 s ^) w4 y: J1 c, r. t
CA Astoria, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 v8 T4 ?3 N9 Q; Z CL Capetown, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
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9 k7 ^0 x( h7 x6 vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 35,24
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! ^; r/ R% c" |% |Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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D3A1 Val x 12. Q1 Y6 g9 z# ^
4 H( c7 J- p2 U3 n3 iNo Japanese losses
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' ? c, _3 w( K/ _* l DD Napier, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
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! k8 z: ]6 T i4 t7 h2 Q! h8 ?1 ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bombay at 36,248 v G4 P4 I6 {; K8 ^. K
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$ @3 q x, Z ^" _5 u& a7 ORaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
?" \1 E ?: P' l& UEstimated time to target is 11 minutes, n* _) V" \- U }: H# L! W
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A6M2 Zero x 24
4 o% l! ]/ a3 U9 N0 n D3A1 Val x 35% p! N* }5 p$ I4 F4 }
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Allied aircraft* f! Y' @# h. ?5 Q5 I f6 f+ G
P-40E Warhawk x 39
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ j/ L* v1 Y3 G) ]- P, p A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed5 L# b) Q \5 W4 v
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses; }4 R. O7 n i2 P9 D0 h
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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! ~% C1 J4 p+ U1 S* @Allied Ships
1 M3 Z8 E! f( C4 ~ CL Capetown, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 W& O+ ^4 t3 f, X
CL Phoenix
( g& S2 E" X* Z1 S' B4 A0 @ CL Colombo, Bomb hits 5, on fire" s: ^, _$ H+ g; U( h+ \8 ~* a6 |
CA Minneapolis, heavy fires |