AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 08, 42. S4 C' A& K0 g, Z$ }( @
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南太战场,日军继续远程奔袭瓜岛,然而损失惨重,零战被击落40余架- ~9 N) w3 |# M2 o
印度战场,吉大港惊现驻岛舰队陆奥/伊势/扶桑3 h) ]8 J+ P+ n# H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138 d' | V9 B/ j$ x8 b
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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5 x5 d/ Q8 ^. F# f( ?Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet./ M, o; x' Q. Y9 _
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes- }% q' Q8 s5 W
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Japanese aircraft
, G7 G# ]0 q; V9 G8 {" t& a; x A6M2 Zero x 45
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N; S. u. i: o1 S G3M3 Nell x 32
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3 k8 i( P/ b* i6 HAllied aircraft9 F; h8 y7 ^: J" N! G+ _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24" T/ H& V- j! g4 N: k
' q E- Y" g/ v6 G* CJapanese aircraft losses
% \! _3 Q5 l$ y5 R A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed2 g4 S2 Y. J, u# E2 P! h
G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged \8 h6 N: n" e6 z( `0 h! p5 A
7 J2 S+ F, N7 G; B' J; u6 C8 T' A( cAllied aircraft losses
8 D7 i n; G; Q o F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed W2 b" w& l& \" k
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Allied Ships& O) Y E, C1 y0 m8 Q# L1 `% E
xAP Maetsuycker
8 l$ S' E# a% R/ I: W% U APD McKean
! Y. x3 H+ t( c$ ^' o DD Crosby
5 q$ J7 @' y7 V DD Crane! a$ A/ ~: [/ V
DD Kilty
$ Q0 b7 x: L( |- U3 F3 Q8 }; ? xAP Hong Kheng, V. O' Y; A' r0 |4 O0 Q
DD Kennison
3 O9 v( A t( e: Z/ e. u xAP Hong Peng
& u- J% J& P6 t9 L( { APD Waters! {6 X0 x/ _9 ~" e/ A% e# E2 A+ v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1385 a5 t Y1 I( q3 E% b
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 z: ?2 D. q# @( r! b
& F, z# \& L4 I+ N! k2 {. GRaid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.% v0 g% B( s: X L# @
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes; K1 P1 e& Q) J3 i T
% W7 _7 x/ l$ T- tJapanese aircraft
; ?, r/ s0 ~& _% ]2 _9 f A6M2 Zero x 28
) X4 z# t, |( z1 ~ g2 H G3M3 Nell x 30# K7 ?8 q/ P8 {: B0 A$ S
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
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+ g c% |" o6 B( e4 q A6M2 Zero: 12 destroyed! T+ ?1 _+ y4 q4 c3 e
G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged# o' u0 d9 m' k/ D% p! L
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
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$ u* q& @; F* W" }) f! tAllied aircraft losses( ]6 s. u9 r, @% ], E! [5 j
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
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xAP Cremer
% f z: H0 O8 a0 H* f0 u APD McKean( R; w' ~8 d1 c( |' T/ D
DD Crosby
5 W/ l* a8 Y0 y: \, J PC Hermes: R1 t1 G* M8 f( _3 e
APD Little
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; }# j$ L( a# xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; t) E6 S# I# r% j& m( ]
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# O1 H9 l7 b; w( x; ]
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* A! d% C; `2 Q2 d# E
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 23! E7 v' C7 [1 z1 c
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Allied aircraft8 x& W+ C6 \; d) z! r4 K1 s) s- q0 `0 l( ]
Vengeance I x 28
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No Japanese losses- l/ @6 J l; S! y# Y
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Vengeance I: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged; M. X* }, ]5 D1 T9 g {) n/ H# e
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed by flak
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' j' B9 I$ ^) T+ L( z. u" eJapanese Ships
% t" ~- X7 T9 F: I$ F BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 3
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BB Fuso |