AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 08, 42+ D, P8 u. M6 b8 W- S( z3 _7 C2 ^% Q
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" X1 _1 E( ~' L( b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' Q! S% V/ R0 K# ]% J9 E, s; _; p2 Z
印度战场,吉大港惊现驻岛舰队陆奥/伊势/扶桑
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1388 L1 q" _0 G4 e& f Z
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Weather in hex: Clear sky4 ]! Q$ G* o4 J+ C, I0 S7 K
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Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
: y. \9 E' I1 Z/ Y7 G `. JEstimated time to target is 14 minutes; g& i2 H) j0 a* l j
' _' E& \' `5 ^8 i4 w* X8 i6 \Japanese aircraft
# w9 @& i/ S+ } A6M2 Zero x 455 A4 H2 }# [% @8 E2 p$ b! S
D3A1 Val x 7) J- o0 G. d" K# a' X
G3M3 Nell x 32
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Allied aircraft
9 ^1 D. T# l: U& @ M F4F-4 Wildcat x 249 g, k4 y- E; Y9 n; E
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Japanese aircraft losses; M! l( j. [6 ~; E, o% \! S9 K7 r
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
% Y* Y/ Y, s/ S+ Y7 h7 I G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged
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, w8 r# p m" u* BAllied aircraft losses
. P! c+ _8 J* L* x: l! g2 A F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, o6 K2 M6 B& m+ m
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Allied Ships
1 `% d N3 V+ L9 O6 y& Z, K! m xAP Maetsuycker- V0 h6 W3 u( T7 i) e/ Y3 J
APD McKean
! i( I* Z) x+ d0 ~ DD Crosby
) c$ Q0 k" q0 n5 _ DD Crane
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xAP Hong Kheng
( G" p+ @4 v7 {0 v- \ DD Kennison
0 B( p, `6 x5 `- S+ ~ xAP Hong Peng
e, Q, N7 ^. n! E/ x1 F APD Waters/ c4 n6 z% Q6 o
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% l$ r& Z6 M- X, V3 F7 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1386 S/ h( W+ Y# h w% X
5 W: m2 C! s+ n6 h# x tWeather in hex: Moderate rain' ~: s( U6 o" w2 `0 Q. l
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Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
9 s5 R" _* Q5 B, C: AEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: t) N- C, j- J( n8 N A6M2 Zero x 28
# n9 p/ w% `# m7 K. ]" b G3M3 Nell x 30. r p5 D% V Z4 p* q, Y0 V1 w ]* s. w) s
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Allied aircraft7 Q+ `; A3 a" I! ~# D) t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
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4 E- i3 [( c1 z6 o* a. vJapanese aircraft losses; b% C8 M( p4 l
A6M2 Zero: 12 destroyed# F( i# p/ L; q# O; O8 s
G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged
I- T$ J; `2 W" b; V! j G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak$ M/ x0 L5 z) S% E
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Allied aircraft losses
. o) @8 c8 f% y! O p F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed# h& C1 }" a4 h* _7 S4 \' Q6 v4 F
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Allied Ships, _5 L1 u( `3 X, g7 H' `& X
xAP Cremer) q% ^1 t* {2 v* w6 F9 _0 O
APD McKean2 L, l3 W# q4 H) F4 i
DD Crosby
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5 O5 E. k9 a) W! v& g1 A APD Little# o5 }. { @ K! F
DD Kennison% h' W! ~, _7 y2 i. R* J
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8 ?3 h: O: ^" s5 H: S/ hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,415 O7 ?1 Q4 s. p4 \4 i. k' u2 B+ e
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
( F' ]9 y5 M( M8 U4 iEstimated time to target is 9 minutes) a+ \: m% ]0 G
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 23
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. q+ i; @ G2 M/ aAllied aircraft
2 k) Y7 F Z+ V2 M. q( j Vengeance I x 280 g' z" W& Z& s* j" O' O& F7 |
8 F* u& q/ f! xNo Japanese losses
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9 J. r+ w! D+ P4 A: b. d9 JAllied aircraft losses
- x* X1 h8 _; a& { Vengeance I: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged0 b" S4 ^( R. B5 J. u6 g
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed by flak3 Q! M" v' t+ w& u
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Japanese Ships4 ?; b% b- a# g, Y# u% Z/ A
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 3
4 ?% J2 S: z# N; z9 {8 @ BB Ise, Bomb hits 1
1 ?8 m$ k K$ K BB Fuso |