AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 08, 42# |2 P. k5 J3 f( D7 H! O
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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% s1 c7 r( e) g7 N9 j
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 114,138
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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5 M; A% o* Z. V SRaid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
2 z: r; ]4 R7 P! O: H# y3 u+ c" @Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 I7 J4 n9 L+ p3 ~, p7 w# B A6M2 Zero x 45! E. r4 _* r7 r {, D
D3A1 Val x 7
5 D7 T( {0 A# y' A G3M3 Nell x 32
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Allied aircraft6 Y) H' E! i: P* M& t- v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 245 G. l, Q% Y7 c9 [
* i7 E( C' e9 i+ v: iJapanese aircraft losses. {! z, f# @% b/ U7 P
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed% P: m% Z% ^! P
G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged/ w' g0 C% `/ d7 G. U! J6 E
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Allied aircraft losses
8 p# n# T* n/ V0 N F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed* G7 x/ ]% X) j3 K& Y6 c' C
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Allied Ships; M, x& S v, f3 Y, g) r% e
xAP Maetsuycker
g) f( ~" l( C2 `. r+ e8 s APD McKean
8 g- c- c2 w0 V9 @* l DD Crosby; x0 h0 @4 K* Z" o
DD Crane
" l5 d- X3 Q B% {% O DD Kilty
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DD Kennison
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APD Waters
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138+ z" d( o: f2 W7 A! {
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain) ^/ d- I/ d* `4 D' X$ g
/ p) V, O7 L0 m7 U# HRaid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.& e4 S$ l- S, I X
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes# N) o7 _/ ~% I% z
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* @# B: F. I! E A6M2 Zero x 28
4 |; L5 R3 o0 x: b% ]# \ G3M3 Nell x 304 n$ `, T7 c N
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Allied aircraft$ ]0 M. v( S3 T8 A" Y+ X0 l, n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 161 O/ g0 n" p0 [* ~. k6 e% N
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Japanese aircraft losses) ?) J$ i) v+ s6 f; M, L, e
A6M2 Zero: 12 destroyed5 ^6 l3 c, f# N2 _
G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged* o e3 R. B; @) f2 w6 s- k/ }- F
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses' `" L) ^! Q q, O, I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed g, e3 U+ ?1 a; ~, o% J
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Allied Ships! w% Z/ m v; T i5 ^( l
xAP Cremer
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DD Crosby
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DD Kennison2 @$ C7 O V- v. O1 X! K6 u; f+ i
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 ^- @$ C. u" }/ M8 O+ O
* _$ g7 k; ?& r& pRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ R" }7 p; @" Z! l/ [Estimated time to target is 9 minutes1 f8 q. C# F$ ?0 ]% [
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 23
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Vengeance I x 28
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No Japanese losses
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" k+ Z7 z" a. t2 t& G+ gAllied aircraft losses
7 U" b' a# O7 {. ]$ w d6 A Vengeance I: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged2 Y1 {/ t) l1 Q3 k
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed by flak; V; u) }# F6 D' L+ F) {, B j1 h) B
6 t- V/ o$ @3 AJapanese Ships
) ? I3 K1 S$ Y& O+ m BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 3
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BB Fuso |