AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 19, 42
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) l7 ~# C5 \" \# h3 ]- `印度战场,miniKB妄图挑战岸基飞机,被英联邦鱼雷机炸出翔
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, s9 W: C, d* ?Sub attack near Madras at 39,44 D! Z+ o- c7 y, S
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Japanese Ships8 |* m9 w A; t: h
CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 1
5 D; ?& u2 k \# C' w CA Chokai
+ Z4 h0 I1 x/ N8 K CL Tatsuta
$ [" G" v$ u3 w. C, y2 I CL Tenryu
. c: D6 c% g Q8 x' G9 p CS Nisshin" E; v2 u0 t! K) ~
DD Karukaya
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DD Inazuma
1 `5 n" [# ^ H; G DD Minegumo
8 ]" R: |5 I2 c, f9 | DD Susuki
. d5 ]$ P9 ?5 o6 X* x, F' e DD Hishu
# r3 f3 M5 L8 m$ m8 L$ x9 d& W DD Tsuga
7 c0 D8 R; i# F( p% o( ] DD Kuri; {4 f: n$ e7 Y3 p L
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Allied Ships
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,447 k" l% h& \3 C u, [& m! {+ m
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 C9 T) r$ Z; r4 G+ `
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes9 o( v4 i6 p- C6 y: d- I
9 f0 @1 v, a( @# N5 @ vJapanese aircraft
# |8 N' J6 X ]1 V/ } A6M2 Zero x 31( y. i. Y7 R8 y7 a# E* a
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Allied aircraft
' i! Z* V3 o5 r Albacore I x 69 U9 j1 ^+ I. t" p, ^2 ^1 ?2 z
Martlet II x 2$ g' x) J0 u# _4 f
Hurricane I Trop x 12) p0 N" [% Z( u& u5 i+ J
Hurricane IIb Trop x 13- z5 F2 i0 @. F
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No Japanese losses3 r+ ~" E/ f2 N+ E& t$ E- _9 ^) @
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Albacore I: 2 damaged6 q$ x" i8 }4 ^) _1 p* H$ y N
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
( e- R0 }! c& S& b- g Hurricane I Trop: 4 destroyed
& [0 X( a' k5 b8 k4 @ Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed
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; R- m% A) f5 R* E n+ h6 ^9 d, dJapanese Ships& @$ d6 d1 d( M4 u5 u! k! R
CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
! P+ |) m( ]3 X! U: @: k CVL Shoho
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8 R; v8 ?3 Q3 M' x8 A- PMorning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,44/ H) e* E4 ~4 z9 k* e! T. [$ A9 X4 D/ f
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain" u. J* |$ A* U: m
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, b: k# h" p! k; a$ p/ k4 l0 m+ K# mEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 S+ {7 g& y7 a/ |7 s
A6M2 Zero x 254 |, O! c7 ^2 m
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Allied aircraft6 U! `' y' m$ ^! z2 J
Hurricane IIb Trop x 19
! n' r9 `& q, J" n" ~( P( Q Wellington Ic x 77 y% s7 A0 ?0 _# t+ u- R: y- A2 ?3 ]
B-25C Mitchell x 6
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. ]' _* ^+ Z8 V! B8 t4 }, _Japanese aircraft losses( _7 _, `, ]$ F/ m3 z0 P
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses' a& x$ j. W/ w$ V2 g% N
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed$ i- a: }7 i. L
Wellington Ic: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
) }% e; e$ H' w1 X3 A B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
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v7 S+ m- B# B2 ^$ r# d/ sJapanese Ships
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CVL Ryuho
& c+ v: L* c8 p$ t) J CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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! \) y1 h* J! {6 l. aMorning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,446 }- n" p) B' k+ E( b& w
6 _: A9 O) g6 HWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: p% s9 J% q: w! J! B& Z9 I" H
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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7 g2 Z K' r7 a( cJapanese aircraft
) B/ |9 |; P4 a" L A6M2 Zero x 104 G+ W3 U' C3 H; M1 e$ g
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Allied aircraft
D; `- Q6 G! ?( i/ Q8 x Albacore I x 20
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
0 u. m+ P- y1 x4 u Albacore I: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
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CVL Shoho, Torpedo hits 1
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CV Junyo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 39,44
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain' K' N! K. q1 g: R2 R( m
; C; P4 i1 i1 r% \) WRaid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 c" z! l2 l8 R Y% K; f* N6 z! yEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: z, x# J+ g' J$ v A6M2 Zero x 6
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Albacore I x 23
" H( q1 V/ c1 ^8 \# Y; e Martlet II x 67 E2 R; N, t: S/ D2 a
Hurricane IIb Trop x 30& t2 N+ `6 K6 s# B" C! s- K
( x. Z1 N4 { ^, c6 V$ {4 F9 OJapanese aircraft losses2 W, ~* n; O/ T% L9 N# @
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed; B c2 ~( }9 W n! m. m# i
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Allied aircraft losses
& O. _0 e* V# O' N7 l Albacore I: 2 damaged
) @" f3 x2 v% ]" r# \: w9 S5 E Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak5 y2 ]& k) `; b& c2 A7 [
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Japanese Ships+ R+ E+ T b# t: h! H5 u& I
CV Junyo, Torpedo hits 19 U! |- g# d3 i9 h! C$ j, J
CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
. t- A* x8 b+ e) C CVL Shoho, on fire
# \0 k4 M7 _4 T& V DD Karukaya! ]5 t @ S4 i2 u
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage |