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ORIGINAL: jwilkerson Burma Hum, Forest had been telling me stories of "Hurricane Buzzsaws" - but in Burma this turn - our Oscars seem to have shot down 19 Hurricanes for the loss of one Oscar! From a single day in March of 42 --- quote:
Afternoon Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 41,500 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 18 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 5 Hurricane IIa Trop x 13 Hurricane IIb Trop x 5 P-40E Warhawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: AVG/3rd Sqn with H81-A3 (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 32400 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35100 , scrambling fighters to 35000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes No.232 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 36000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes No.258 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35100 , scrambling fighters to 35100. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes AVG/2nd Sqn with P-40E Warhawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 29000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 40,500 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 3 Hurricane IIa Trop x 6 Hurricane IIb Trop x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 38500 feet CAP engaged: AVG/3rd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 32400 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35100 Raid is overhead No.232 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 36000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes No.258 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (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 35100 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes _______________ Afternoon Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 39,500 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 19 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 1 Hurricane IIa Trop x 2 Hurricane IIb Trop x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 38500 feet CAP engaged: No.258 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (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 35100 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes AVG/3rd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 32400 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 35100 Raid is overhead No.232 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (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 36000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
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