AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42
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南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把; a& \) u" U; _1 d- P- j
印度战场,KB空袭在科伦坡卸载的运输船队,造成8死11伤
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& B. A- D1 e8 M+ m6 XMorning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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6 c" G- B8 j6 Z _5 lRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.7 O5 T# z# |' m
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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5 K( [3 v0 o' z1 pJapanese aircraft
2 i+ Q1 w: n @8 j G3M2 Nell x 33 p; ]; W2 l- d0 ~5 f: N/ c
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Allied aircraft/ H6 W3 C! B, o% c* b
Kittyhawk IA x 27/ w' L! r9 X4 |. L7 o( b1 P
P-40E Warhawk x 1, n$ l Y/ H/ K# T) F
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Japanese aircraft losses
& J a: }/ V m6 x( q [3 E G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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; g1 ~/ k7 `' ?5 z1 rNo Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48- g' ?3 t" u1 }' C/ D! B
6 K8 t4 J, M7 MWeather in hex: Moderate rain! V4 b7 E8 \$ D* i# w! {1 V: G
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, B, T% d* M, R3 O$ o# dEstimated time to target is 32 minutes: `$ L5 U: C. v
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N1 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft) c8 C/ F- V/ r4 A; J3 s9 O
Fulmar II x 37
. H% M. F2 \9 f( c0 R$ Q+ p Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
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! Y, w; b; ~" d, {7 rJapanese aircraft losses; X- Y G( s9 K n
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses& z0 T- E3 \2 G' D% u2 T0 |8 z' O
Fulmar II: 7 destroyed7 m5 K: i$ X4 _8 j0 P
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed6 R& X! {4 I+ M) D" I+ R9 @
0 a @& M5 D. o6 J& |! E8 pAllied Ships& q3 c' O! G1 F/ u7 S
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage2 c$ l% A( P" p: l5 P7 I* E$ z
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. [& O b8 I( |! v- T; x xAK Chilka
3 g8 r/ X2 t. ~6 G7 p xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2" z/ q4 V6 n, r; T
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( ]1 [5 a& s5 Y4 u xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
5 f: i- `2 g) v3 t xAK Clan Macnair
, N1 [' `& L% H xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ U& m) C9 _+ p1 z# R+ W xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage+ S6 O: W! k1 E/ Z8 Y8 t/ r. B
xAKL Illinoian0 B: s. ?' z$ N( X% f+ q
xAK Havildar
0 K, d: M5 [2 C2 p xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ |: a, H% h0 n. i xAK Jalaputra' F$ j7 T; w8 q7 S {) P* T
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire: L$ B5 V, G& Z7 B- v- a% W9 b6 y
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ I, j- r) e7 K' X% B# O
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage, l5 m8 J3 a# P* M
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire! R) N; y4 y% ^! w* ~
xAK Garmula
1 b1 l! y; q, }/ D& O! I7 n xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
" N. N6 \" T7 {/ W xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 D& N0 X0 U+ D' R" L xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,485 R1 T5 I" J# M! H1 W# k/ q
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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4 x6 l7 ?+ b) b0 IJapanese aircraft
) ]2 ~0 P8 f6 p* g: Q A6M2 Zero x 9
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Fulmar II x 1
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# i6 e! C4 S% ]& pNo Japanese losses3 H" V1 l6 G; D: H6 D# ]8 G5 D
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Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
+ G4 t# {' W! N- C xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires0 o/ [' ^7 W ~7 N( |: P6 d# N
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires' }" u1 U( [0 w+ Y% t1 ~
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires8 G( a- l$ x4 M* Y: |& V {
xAK Pundit# c6 j& z) j" [
xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 } D2 y: {2 [: D! v4 w: |$ [
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 C7 x" S; w) ~. b* ?- Q
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |