AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 15, 42
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2 u B3 z( L+ t4 E6 e: t鉴于日军基本没有可能进攻印度,因此盟军将英国机队调往缅甸和中国大陆协防
% |9 o! C; S% y! T0 B& I由此随着日军将战略重心转移到缅甸,空战的规模也随时逐步升级,
4 o9 A3 r$ ?* f: q% @' y% A2 ^大陆战场的空中激战也如火如荼,柳州上空成为双方争夺的重心% m$ g- _( H! ^" W/ m
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Morning Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55 . L5 ?+ E l1 O& V9 E( s! q' E9 o
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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! t- O( l3 V; c* zRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# m5 l) E) X% ~5 k: H% \+ T; e9 }
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes5 ?, r, D) T) y5 ]6 Z4 W
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Japanese aircraft6 \/ S. x2 i+ f1 K& O1 G. P
A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
. S [; M; X+ ]: a) q Hurricane IIb Trop x 18
) k9 c6 |/ Q+ L9 {5 m0 @ P-40E Warhawk x 477 }! T: c" z" o8 c( N: l
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A6M2 Zero: 10 destroyed6 o: u( T, [% }8 ]6 W: {2 U
6 v4 |: ^! O/ ?5 G) i3 B( _7 JAllied aircraft losses
- _; g* O/ y/ I" b x Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Liuchow , at 74,55 0 U9 [* q/ b4 b4 {+ A4 }
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.. P, z. V! z6 \% K( _
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft
, X9 \! L9 e; ^$ `4 P2 [ Hurricane IIb Trop x 13! h L5 B- S9 p. Z1 L' R) N% z
P-40E Warhawk x 43 e5 {) @( W) l+ f% w! m
6 R8 O$ y# v% o, f: kJapanese aircraft losses
; v0 n) n5 U+ Q Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses" Z# n: k2 J8 G6 B* m4 }
Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on 9th Chinese Base Force, at 74,55 (Liuchow)
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Weather in hex: Severe storms/ I, y' X* d) C1 y0 u
F6 N8 O7 ^ J9 F1 l0 o; mRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.4 T3 `/ {- X" L! }1 d3 p- T. i
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes* ?1 u4 J$ c3 }
: y7 M* u/ q$ g- cJapanese aircraft
% Z% f$ ^! s* M7 U0 @( g Ki-21-Ic Sally x 3
3 {* @; _/ D) g$ c Ki-21-IIa Sally x 313 P3 N6 F6 s7 g/ @& z$ m
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 23
/ n6 r$ F. O [" r5 f Ki-48-IIa Lily x 3" S( d4 |( V) l, W, H$ O% A# q
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 21- D" O% r1 Q- q
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Hurricane IIb Trop x 3
' R( |: F9 ?, ` P-40E Warhawk x 35 X" D' @2 M/ T7 |. ^
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5 |+ o t8 ~* h4 T3 R7 m" i Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged
) `: s# x& r% R, X+ I. U. Z Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed# O2 |4 R$ F+ s) F% r* ?9 L
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
, [6 D P! i x/ s3 B+ L1 V P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed9 w+ {& u. L# v4 z* P
9 n: G1 K# g0 b. M& |Allied ground losses:
5 H g, g8 ~( p. e: L; H 101 casualties reported
6 U' Y2 W7 ^8 C6 ]* X, D' w& s Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 R7 G7 o0 _; B+ m+ ^2 @ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
5 J% m4 W. g" E9 y# [8 E9 k, n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 y3 C _9 Q9 @: q
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Morning Air attack on 9th Chinese Base Force, at 74,55 (Liuchow)
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Weather in hex: Severe storms# Z3 u3 U% F: v' U" c5 H" p, k I, q0 O
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Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 s7 @) a. w0 |- Z1 Q4 q: u! s) `Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 c' Q/ t' Q6 m9 w6 ` Ki-21-Ic Sally x 6
( J. e6 b5 Y* B) P Z Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19
# F z/ f1 G$ D2 {' F Ki-48-IIa Lily x 242 I" m5 u) ^. s( J) p3 Q
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Allied aircraft
' C5 c6 Y' c7 T5 \7 |& e$ D P-40E Warhawk x 4( |/ D+ ?* o0 c* b
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Japanese aircraft losses
* ~; h8 r1 b; [: i6 g- T Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed
7 o# |7 \1 V& o& f# |& W- A Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged8 v$ X2 M r- n3 C( }
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 destroyed X% J% \2 q) V. O6 J" m* w
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Morning Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53 4 V$ D% I5 t$ V# s) j
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 22
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Hurricane I Trop x 16
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed! D- \# p. K5 I3 e% ] `
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