Which is the most accurate altitude

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Chris21wen
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Which is the most accurate altitude

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The estimated altitude of raid or the bombing from alritude? I'd have said the bombing from.



Morning Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 54,45 (Akyab)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
B-25C Mitchell x 7


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
1st Sentai/C with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead
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GreyJoy
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RE: Which is the most accurate altitude

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I read it in this way: bombers arrived at 12k feet. The escort was probably between 14k and 15k feet. The incoming raid altitude is always mistaken imho
CaptDave
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RE: Which is the most accurate altitude

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I think the word "estimated" says it all, especially if these are visual estimates.
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