AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 21, 42: h9 B# q3 b% i% ?1 F" ?6 B
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锡兰大空战,kB分队和miniKB悍然空袭科伦坡港,企图制造PH事件西方版,结果被直掩的各类飓风海飓风打出翔,港内中弹的不屈号航母事后发现漆都没蹭掉。
- V" ]0 y0 H- `$ L' g两场空战击落敌战斗机40余架,各类轰炸机100余架,我方战斗机损失仅为个位数,盟军取得空战辉煌胜利9 @. d* w' P& b- ?
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' M+ R( A" s* F, X+ hMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 # J, o! a6 b+ |
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.' Q$ E; P7 Z7 k3 [2 D# S- }/ T
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes( b8 g. h; a8 `6 ^
- p4 }$ e1 g; q! x# KJapanese aircraft
1 P9 E' D: E* C& U9 t: _) @$ s A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft- a( m& s) R( o! P8 _$ E3 K
H81-A3 x 266 z$ R |- B+ S5 p# l
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Japanese aircraft losses2 P6 B- V1 u! y8 y7 d' y) C( Y
A6M2 Zero: 11 destroyed; u# f9 X2 {" S! ~5 |. z
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No Allied losses% G- R W" m) O3 o: |
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5 F5 G7 U- Y5 p$ u) E! xMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 - S/ c" `; B- t( j" ]
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Weather in hex: Overcast- ^4 N; x! _5 _9 ~" v; z, v
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Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
7 J* m4 D$ r' d/ |1 v% A jEstimated time to target is 10 minutes2 w7 S, c- q: n" ?2 m5 s, g
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Japanese aircraft
( \2 S- Q0 |- l- U( V( e0 i Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9# t3 J' F0 A& A5 ]2 I; W( L: W
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Allied aircraft7 d1 c% d4 O* E# e5 z+ ^
H81-A3 x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses# ?8 X1 C- |! I. V. O5 y. H9 \* _
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
$ k- S# d, P: \4 J7 K H81-A3: 1 destroyed
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9 ~6 z2 ?, W6 b! F4 PMorning Air attack on 104th RAF Base Force, at 54,53 (Rangoon)% w4 X' C8 ]* B( S
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; i: S0 J! ]5 u9 A) pEstimated time to target is 6 minutes7 @/ {, {6 d$ J! y. e
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Japanese aircraft
1 b; M6 ]' w5 m; Z; r) Q5 ?) h2 C G3M2 Nell x 8
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H81-A3 x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 t: G4 H, W* I/ o0 G3 I G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
( _2 y9 E& h+ x( k3 z9 P I: Q G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak7 _6 m, X4 Q+ i6 Y+ R- k
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged8 T Q# b. q6 A2 I% V
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
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No Allied losses
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Allied ground losses:% B% a& ~: i4 q# I# c, o3 ~
11 casualties reported
7 `5 t) q$ n8 l9 V: M- y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 f8 }% K$ P' q, `! b l) @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) ?! R9 T h/ ~* @5 J8 q7 U, E- @# ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Colombo , at 29,48 : Z, q6 i- S- x! ~! g
! a0 i% D L: N) S9 o8 uWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* ^: ~5 Y0 O! f/ w6 T
2 d- ?" [" c( w2 G7 I! l: vRaid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ L e8 N1 ^' L& @$ o' H/ @Estimated time to target is 23 minutes" v- V) I5 H& b# s
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Japanese aircraft7 _+ x- ?1 T, K2 v5 G Y* n f
A6M2 Zero x 52* P5 I5 {4 M! P" o
B5N2 Kate x 25
9 F6 P" L6 V3 P5 e \/ g D3A1 Val x 75
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Allied aircraft2 \) B# ^/ X, e q
Fulmar II x 33
# [4 H$ Y, y8 W& i1 U' N0 j Sea Hurricane Ib x 10
' s E8 A% @9 C$ p& o5 s Hurricane I Trop x 15
8 o, S2 w" j/ P& a$ c8 j6 ] Hurricane IIa Trop x 16
3 {# E0 A! a0 j8 z& b Hurricane IIb Trop x 32) Z" j G) b& s% n5 [
0 z* e) X1 P/ GJapanese aircraft losses
$ ~* e$ J4 X6 F A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
+ E8 A3 z% o7 B2 C+ u% d B5N2 Kate: 10 destroyed, 3 damaged
' J, g, @! { S$ t8 x B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
6 @+ ~$ q j: ~8 B D3A1 Val: 15 destroyed, 14 damaged% }& C5 ^% V) o1 S
D3A1 Val: 13 destroyed by flak
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7 P9 y- j% o( [, bAllied aircraft losses
: U" [- Y& I9 [4 p5 V- r+ @: ? Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed0 v C4 E" G B! M# d, V4 V$ `
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
0 g0 h$ O6 N. y5 g% A- x CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 3
; F+ b! r; s& u8 s( R$ w& }7 ^ xAK Singu, Bomb hits 1
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