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[edit] Merge

It has been suggested that Japanese Raids into Indian Ocean be merged into this article or section.

The articles deal with the same subject and events- Vikrant Phadkay

I agree the articles should be merged. Rakeshsharma 00:50, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Results section

The results makes a number of claims/analysis which express an opinion. These should all have a citations from an attributable source, none more so than "and its occupation would have made the British position in India untenable". --Philip Baird Shearer 18:35, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RAF attack on the Japanese carrier force

An episode that is missing here is an air attack on the Japanese carrier fleet by 9 British Bristol Blenheim bombers on April 9. No hits were scored, but what happened to the Blennheims is not entirely clear to me. The Tabular record of movement of the Japanese battleship Hiei from www.combinedfleet.com (probably constructed from mostly Japanese and American sources) states that five were lost to the combat air patrol of Zeroes:

9 April 1942: At 0600, the Striking Force launches 91 "Val" dive-bombers and 41 "Zeke" fighters, led by Cdr Fuchida, to attack the British naval base at Trincomalee, Ceylon. They find the harbor empty, but wreck the base's facilities and shoot down nine planes. The HARUNA launches a "Dave" floatplane that spots an enemy carrier 65 miles south of the base. At 0900, the Striking Force launches 90 aircraft that sink the old light carrier HMS HERMES and the Australian destroyer HMAS VAMPIRE. Nagumo's aircraft also find and sink the corvette HMS HOLLYHOCK, depot ship HMS ATHELSTANE and the oiler BRITISH SERGEANT. During the day, nine of the Royal Air Force’s No. 11 Squadron’s Bristol "Blenheim" bombers attack Nagumo's Force. They score no hits and lose five of their number to the Striking Force's Combat Air Patrol "Zekes". BatDiv 3 and the Striking Force depart the Indian Ocean through the Straits of Malacca for Singapore.

However a rather old book on the Pacific war I've read (that contained some myths and errors, but possibly used British sources) stated that the Japanese were so surprised that no Blennheims were lost.

Veljko Stevanovich 22. 7. 2007. 19:45 UTC+1