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1 U- i) E/ M7 \( k- \/ V
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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Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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Weather in hex: Light cloud2 ^4 u- n6 I( \. c1 d7 |8 {9 U
. t7 _: _, `* }1 {% ARaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
/ }# ?$ M# G1 t( }# ~, w& B0 C4 UEstimated time to target is 31 minutes$ c W' v! r! n" j3 \# G% I& V' X
, m% e7 `! F) _* aJapanese aircraft
/ N* y+ v* |% ]1 N G3M2 Nell x 33
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Allied aircraft8 }" `3 T2 q& _+ @$ T
Kittyhawk IA x 27
! O9 s3 n( W9 ]& k* ?! L2 z) z P-40E Warhawk x 1' S, N' w: u* K5 p/ W, r
! z& v2 V6 F" a- ^- w1 BJapanese aircraft losses9 p7 a& C- f* z- ?6 z' F- |- r# [) u
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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5 u( S' W0 R2 b# k7 QNo Allied losses
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+ X; H' f. {7 N* Q2 T2 I; y SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48! k% Z4 t; G& L3 S
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) P8 T9 O4 V, j1 n. \
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes: C3 l |' {# `' K! F
0 Q2 T B/ W' Z6 ?& lJapanese aircraft0 y) f0 S- E# V, }: L
A6M2 Zero x 43& C! h" l1 D! ^7 B7 b. m
B5N1 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft% C+ y$ ~# J* A
Fulmar II x 37- B% ?/ R4 w$ v7 B
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16& y1 m* I+ `7 H9 V1 P
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Japanese aircraft losses5 |$ n# k3 j7 U
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
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Fulmar II: 7 destroyed2 R5 y! Y- }9 u% u& C+ Q
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed5 r2 P$ v- I+ d/ B
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Allied Ships. \3 s+ B* o, m$ A/ g
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ G6 U2 w5 v# Y, z7 a3 L" _6 _ xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 O2 j% L+ x% f# n) Y; A xAK Chilka
" r+ P) n# ~! v! g xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
o" l. I R; a1 F xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* J8 B* D4 g2 Y- N- N' y5 P xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
w. Q: d1 v4 r2 L' i xAK Clan Macnair
; |$ m, \ @ o* d' G) i5 c xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 D& H$ i6 H7 |; \ xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
' ^& n( t1 _; V' S/ W+ O( k xAKL Illinoian
5 `. q% f+ v. M) P xAK Havildar; Y4 m- I6 C+ [' Y
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ s0 [8 T8 w: z& }1 r
xAK Jalaputra
' I0 ? [! H' m xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 t2 J8 j7 ~8 ?5 _ xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 q/ y/ ~; ? X/ s
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage! i$ b6 ?( Z, \* @# A2 w. ]
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ U. T6 h M, S7 H' P% f7 f1 z: V
xAK Garmula1 B! ~* f) Q0 J. q" R" T" G* m
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
- J; K' Y a7 W1 o6 L xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' O/ A& q5 \) k* s
xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 o$ B5 J0 `% X M3 {9 ?
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# K7 V, c/ t- [* j g: IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48' [' Z: T8 `1 G# M
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 y- i; G! p6 y9 v: j v6 h
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 F+ x0 B2 I$ J; AEstimated time to target is 31 minutes$ p4 {" i1 [8 [# v8 M3 z2 U* R
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Japanese aircraft, n9 c9 V/ x x
A6M2 Zero x 9
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Fulmar II x 1
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1 G, N8 d/ \. N& }* E& tNo Japanese losses5 I" @ `. H5 \( y
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Allied aircraft losses
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: z( X6 o0 [2 _: \ xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires r$ U9 k- T' `" ?
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires% X, g) w6 o# E
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
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xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 ^4 i- \# _" @# H. \# q( o1 i
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ z% b3 m. v) J
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |