AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 08, 42
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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+ y# L# d5 R7 T- ? t0 N# V1 f0 F
印度战场,吉大港惊现驻岛舰队陆奥/伊势/扶桑
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& s- k) D9 B/ b hMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138+ y. J g+ O) R2 Z+ u% Z
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Weather in hex: Clear sky4 }( N! ^$ H6 t. Z+ E- `& F1 ^
. h- u* Z0 ~5 N' H/ YRaid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
) K3 F6 A+ A! n9 M' `Estimated time to target is 14 minutes- [, [1 n6 }: ~ s/ s
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Japanese aircraft) C( n6 j. `. A* t
A6M2 Zero x 45! c, ?( R. S }( z
D3A1 Val x 7
5 \% [6 ^* K0 K* o$ ] G3M3 Nell x 32% M6 C& [$ I; ^
( c H* e$ t c$ i8 V- f) C+ SAllied aircraft. E: h# R8 d& `. V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
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. y- ]% G' ~3 a9 B2 C$ P. vJapanese aircraft losses' n4 e7 T# @. ]5 j q% b
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
1 b) y w2 r8 Z G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged" w2 s$ L8 S) v: H$ N% r9 p
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Allied aircraft losses
" q) V8 c+ o0 r% \/ p! F2 } F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed! m$ P! r$ E+ B" G2 }
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Allied Ships/ j8 t+ f; i! r% B
xAP Maetsuycker. i" U6 `2 J J( b7 C6 k( L
APD McKean
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DD Crane1 t1 b* ~" d3 A( c; n
DD Kilty' A. I& y" `+ R; p, C
xAP Hong Kheng
# H6 ]2 D7 h6 G! L4 U! h0 X* ` DD Kennison* V/ u. r* s- J) P
xAP Hong Peng4 ]. e6 L: |* o& T
APD Waters, J3 I3 |$ ^( S
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% g( x! Z( ^: v3 }0 `# g7 iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138) b& T' L( R/ {
( b% z! w/ i; [/ KWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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' M6 c/ ]7 D5 J$ y; }, p7 D* M+ J8 o1 rRaid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.- S/ T0 _& u& D0 `$ J
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 287 W+ P6 J: R( q4 h j% E
G3M3 Nell x 30
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+ T( i% X. S" z1 c) x F4F-4 Wildcat x 160 J2 g8 R5 G4 j! L6 Y7 d* O7 u4 x& l
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Japanese aircraft losses& f5 _. H, |( E( o
A6M2 Zero: 12 destroyed) c6 }1 f/ U- j4 Y
G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged
" H' g% S1 A, a; j( S# O G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
* a, R5 n- l( U5 o F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
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: H. `( n' W3 iAllied Ships
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APD McKean
/ G# V1 G+ e2 l. f" { L DD Crosby
5 P9 D( Q& ?/ X; B8 v' V8 f( d PC Hermes
: C: @* z) a7 ~4 Q. d; R, S APD Little9 f; C& A, D, f& v# M. `/ Q
DD Kennison' e% v) [: K! S' Y e9 ?6 T
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7 R, _2 o0 W3 t0 T( \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& A Y4 E/ B% b$ z$ e2 ^
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 k4 H) G7 ~: l- z1 PEstimated time to target is 9 minutes1 A( ?6 v, F0 f* h
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Japanese aircraft
/ R7 X6 S! i8 d1 g% |* L" v Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 23
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Vengeance I x 28$ ]) H7 _$ T) @( y& [5 Y# g) o
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No Japanese losses
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O( c7 l% P) q5 cAllied aircraft losses
7 j: ~4 k I* {# O3 ~0 z Vengeance I: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged" a- O! B' V9 }/ s4 u
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed by flak
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BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 3; E+ a3 F8 u9 y% u
BB Ise, Bomb hits 1
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