Rumble in the Southwest witpqs-A vs Andav-J 2011-11-29 to 2017-02-08
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RE: 1945 April 29
The complete combat report, for the air combat junkies in the crowd.
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1945 April 30
1945 April 30
The Empire captured:
The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Tokara Retto !!!
There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:
There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Tokara Retto
Imperial Naval Bombardments
Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Tokara Retto
Our subs are conducting secret activities.
Big cleanups and small cleanups in China.
Clark Field has fortifications.
Tokara Retto crumbles forthwith.
Hironshima/Kure was shut down for offensive air operations and many Imperial death gliders were destroyed on the ground, where they belong. Very few bombers flew against Tokyo although the sweeps did a good job - and this time the Imperial fighters were flying CAP although not in numbers commensurate with recon sightings. I am sure that many of them are kamikaze. Tomorrow the B-29 groups on Formosa will stand down while those on Hokkaido and the B-24 groups there fly the same missions: against Tokyo's air complex. The B-29B mining missions against Osaka/Kyoto succeded, as did the submarine mining mission against Kobe. Tomorrow the B-29B will mine Hiroshima/Kure to try and dampen the resolve of the warships recently sighted there.
China west.
The Empire captured:
The Allies captured:
Allied forces CAPTURE Tokara Retto !!!
There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:
There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Tokara Retto
Imperial Naval Bombardments
Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Tokara Retto
Our subs are conducting secret activities.
Big cleanups and small cleanups in China.
The 640th will move on to the larger zombie band in the next hex. The Ex-Hangchow defenders have almost all been pushed on hex NE, still in the clear. Allied units will now cut off further retreat so they remain in the clear hex while being reduced. The 2 units of about 1,800 troops that remained are trying to head SE toward Shanghai but will likely be destroyed in place tomorrow. Three days untli we attack at Hankow with about 4,900 AV, surely enough to tip the scales there too.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ground combat at 91,54 (near Hangchow)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 7141 troops, 24 guns, 1099 vehicles, Assault Value = 614
Defending force 41027 troops, 245 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 645
Allied adjusted assault: 382
Japanese adjusted defense: 26
Allied assault odds: 14 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)
Japanese ground losses:
12650 casualties reported
Squads: 613 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 591 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 31 (31 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 22
Units destroyed 1
Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 85 (5 destroyed, 80 disabled)
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Provisionl Tank Brigade
192nd Tank Battalion
2/5th Armoured Regiment
2/6th Armoured Regiment
254th Armoured Brigade
1st Army Tank Regiment
150th RAC Regiment
Defending units:
34th/B Division
10th Ind.Infantry Brigade
14th Division
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
73rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
17th/A Division
116th/A Division
111th Division
112th Division
14th Ind.Infantry Brigade
2nd Ind.Infantry Brigade
110th/A Division
2nd Raiding Regiment
3rd RF Gun Battalion
46th Air Defense AA Battalion
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th RGC Division
1st Army
55th Field AA Battalion
2nd Mobile Infantry Regiment
RGC Army
1st Field Artillery Regiment
30th Engineer Regiment
1st RGC Division
11th RGC Temp. Division
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Ground combat at 97,46 (near Chefoo)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 552 troops, 3 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
Defending force 133 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Allied adjusted assault: 25
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 25 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
176 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Defending units:
6th JNAF AF Unit
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Clark Field has fortifications.
The attackers will rest tomorrow to recover disruption.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 48795 troops, 833 guns, 533 vehicles, Assault Value = 1430
Defending force 11959 troops, 93 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 252
Allied adjusted assault: 638
Japanese adjusted defense: 139
Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 4)
Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1140 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 8 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
810 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 91 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 19 (6 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Assaulting units:
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
30th Australian Brigade
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
2nd Regiment
81st (West African) Division
7th Indian Division
31st Infantry Regiment
72nd British Brigade
29th British Brigade
I US Corps
462nd Airborn Field Artillery Battalion
Eighth US Army
148th Field Artillery Battalion
147th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment
205th Field Artillery Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
260th Field Artillery Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp
Defending units:
6th Guards Inf. Regiment
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
39th/C Division
Hirippin JNAF Base Force
40th JAAF AF Bn
148th JAAF AF Bn
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Tokara Retto crumbles forthwith.
There is still one unit with almost 4,200 troops there. The division must rest but the flame tanks will keep the heat on tomorrow.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ground combat at Tokara Retto (100,62)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 736 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 75
Defending force 12869 troops, 202 guns, 247 vehicles, Assault Value = 437
Japanese ground losses:
473 casualties reported
Squads: 52 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Assaulting units:
774th Ind.Infantry Battalion
16th Ind.Mixed Regiment
15th Port Unit
Defending units:
33rd Infantry Division
713th Flame Tank Battalion
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Ground combat at Tokara Retto (100,62)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 12869 troops, 202 guns, 247 vehicles, Assault Value = 437
Defending force 3637 troops, 34 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 71
Allied adjusted assault: 168
Japanese adjusted defense: 3
Allied assault odds: 56 to 1 (fort level 3)
Allied forces CAPTURE Tokara Retto !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)
preparation(-), fatigue(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)
Japanese ground losses:
2113 casualties reported
Squads: 84 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (18 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
374 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Assaulting units:
33rd Infantry Division
713th Flame Tank Battalion
Defending units:
16th Ind.Mixed Regiment
774th Ind.Infantry Battalion
15th Port Unit
774th Ind.Infantry Battalion Wiped Out at Tokara Retto by attrition!!!
15th Port Unit Wiped Out at Tokara Retto by attrition!!!
Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Tokara Retto
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Hironshima/Kure was shut down for offensive air operations and many Imperial death gliders were destroyed on the ground, where they belong. Very few bombers flew against Tokyo although the sweeps did a good job - and this time the Imperial fighters were flying CAP although not in numbers commensurate with recon sightings. I am sure that many of them are kamikaze. Tomorrow the B-29 groups on Formosa will stand down while those on Hokkaido and the B-24 groups there fly the same missions: against Tokyo's air complex. The B-29B mining missions against Osaka/Kyoto succeded, as did the submarine mining mission against Kobe. Tomorrow the B-29B will mine Hiroshima/Kure to try and dampen the resolve of the warships recently sighted there.
China west.
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China outback.
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China east. A big cleanup.
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China frontier. A little cleanup.
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RE: 1945 April 30
Philippines. Tomorrow their might be a river crossing attack into Aparri.
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RE: 1945 April 30
Home Islands west. The invasion fleet will move to just east of Kanoya, then land at Kochi the day after. If we are lucky the proximity to Kanoya might provide a day more of uncertainty to the defenders.
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RE: 1945 April 30
Home Islands east.
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RE: 1945 April 30
Air losses.
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RE: 1945 April 30
The complete combat report, for the air combat junkies in the crowd.
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RE: 1945 April 30
When Nates, Zeroes, and Oscars are the leading losses after 1943, it's over for Japan. Props to your opponent for sticking through.
1945 May 01
1945 May 01
The Empire captured:
The Allies captured:
There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:
There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Imperial Naval Bombardments
Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Tokara Retto
Our subs are conducting secret activities.
Tokara Retto is secured.
Note well: Aerial mining missions are intercepted and do take casualties!
China west. Working to eliminate four remaining pockets.
The Empire captured:
The Allies captured:
There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:
There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Imperial Naval Bombardments
Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Tokara Retto
Our subs are conducting secret activities.
Tokara Retto is secured.
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Ground combat at Tokara Retto (100,62)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 606 troops, 0 guns, 120 vehicles, Assault Value = 397
Defending force 1030 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Allied adjusted assault: 52
Japanese adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 52 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)
fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1220 casualties reported
Squads: 28 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 77 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Assaulting units:
33rd Infantry Division
713th Flame Tank Battalion
Defending units:
16th Ind.Mixed Regiment
16th Ind.Mixed Regiment Wiped Out at Tokara Retto by attrition!!!
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Note well: Aerial mining missions are intercepted and do take casualties!
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Morning Air attack on Kobe , at 108,59
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 11
N1K1-J George x 13
Ki-102b Randy x 6
Allied aircraft
B-29B Superfort x 90
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-29B Superfort: 2 destroyed, 14 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-29B Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 8000 feet
9 x B-29B Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 6000 feet
10 x B-29B Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 8000 feet
12 x B-29B Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 6000 feet
12 x B-29B Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 7000 feet
13 x B-29B Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 8000 feet
8 x B-29B Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 7000 feet
3 x B-29B Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 7000 feet
3 x B-29B Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 6000 feet
5 x B-29B Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 5000 feet
3 x B-29B Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 6000 feet
CAP engaged:
S-401 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 13 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
352 Ku S-2 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 11 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
4th Sentai with Ki-102b Randy (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on Kobe , at 108,59
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 5
N1K1-J George x 6
Ki-102b Randy x 3
Allied aircraft
B-29B Superfort x 15
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-29B Superfort: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29B Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 6000 feet
9 x B-29B Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 7000 feet
CAP engaged:
S-401 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Raid is overhead
352 Ku S-2 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
4th Sentai with Ki-102b Randy (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Kobe , at 108,59
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 2
N1K1-J George x 2
Ki-102b Randy x 1
Allied aircraft
B-29B Superfort x 31
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-29B Superfort: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-29B Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 5000 feet
9 x B-29B Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 7000 feet
6 x B-29B Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 8000 feet
CAP engaged:
S-401 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 93 minutes
352 Ku S-2 with A7M2 Sam (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
4th Sentai with Ki-102b Randy (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Kobe , at 108,59
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 1
Ki-102b Randy x 1
Allied aircraft
B-29B Superfort x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-29B Superfort: 1 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29B Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 6000 feet
CAP engaged:
352 Ku S-2 with A7M2 Sam (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Raid is overhead
4th Sentai with Ki-102b Randy (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on Kobe , at 108,59
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 1
Ki-102b Randy x 1
Allied aircraft
B-29B Superfort x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-29B Superfort: 1 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29B Superfort laying Mk 13 Mine from 7000 feet
CAP engaged:
352 Ku S-2 with A7M2 Sam (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Raid is overhead
4th Sentai with Ki-102b Randy (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
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China west. Working to eliminate four remaining pockets.
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China outback.
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RE: 1945 May 01
China east. The Imperial rear guard was wiped out by air attacks. Our pursuing units can now move on the retreated main body, which will be cut off from further retreat as of tomorrow.
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China frontier. Until Hankow falls the Chinese Army troops will only arrive in this area slowly.
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RE: 1945 May 01
Philippines. The shock attack at Aparri did not take place in spite of our unit crossing the river. That indicates the defending unit has no AV. We attack tomorrow, and also resume the attack at Clark Field. Some units there still have disruptiona above 10%, but resistance is modest.
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RE: 1945 May 01
Home Islands west. The Kochi landings begin tonight and one old BB will bombard in support. A collection of MTB at Kanoya were wiped out by our destroyers. Some are present at Kochi but apparently fewer. Two of the Kochi Amphibious TF, each carrying a division, are sitting just east of Daito Shoto. They will make their way to Kochi directly and one of the RN carrier TF near Tokara Retto will move to provide CAP during transit.
There was one night air attack and a number of daytime air attacks against the USN CV groups sitting just east of the convoys. No damage to our ships and all attacking aircraft were destroyed. Our B-29B groups were given the wrong orders and mined Kobe. Tomorrow they will mine Hiroshima/Kure, the third day in a row they will have flown. Imperial mine sweepers were busy today at Osaka/Kyoto and Kobe; a number of them were destroyed by mines at Osaka/Kyoto! The B-29 gropus on Formosa will strike the port at Hiroshima/Kure tomorrow.
There was one night air attack and a number of daytime air attacks against the USN CV groups sitting just east of the convoys. No damage to our ships and all attacking aircraft were destroyed. Our B-29B groups were given the wrong orders and mined Kobe. Tomorrow they will mine Hiroshima/Kure, the third day in a row they will have flown. Imperial mine sweepers were busy today at Osaka/Kyoto and Kobe; a number of them were destroyed by mines at Osaka/Kyoto! The B-29 gropus on Formosa will strike the port at Hiroshima/Kure tomorrow.
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RE: 1945 May 01
Home Islands east. The air strikes on Tokyo got results but were costly. With heavy CAP and very heavy flak in place it was a hard target, and while sustaining heavy damage - at least 37% - Tokyo is still open to launch offensive strikes. Our B-29-25 and B-24J groups on Hokkaido are knackered and must rest and recover. The P-47 sweeps will continue.
Of course there are other very large air bases that we do not even have recon of, so stiff air attacks are expected.
Of course there are other very large air bases that we do not even have recon of, so stiff air attacks are expected.
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Air losses. Ouch!
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The complete combat report, for air combat junkies.
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