AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42. n8 V5 C F: m, Z
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印度战场,KB空袭在科伦坡卸载的运输船队,造成8死11伤/ \- M+ m. E v
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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 cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
" |( u6 A) J" q& v; QEstimated time to target is 31 minutes+ c; D, K7 v7 B& [! y$ ]
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Japanese aircraft
! i0 [+ b; O3 c! i! V! ?3 g G3M2 Nell x 33, f# `% g w( K, ]2 ~
5 W5 z1 x- C( vAllied aircraft: V( Y6 y- e8 D7 ~. v6 B
Kittyhawk IA x 27
$ R5 Q1 h5 J, j r# L P-40E Warhawk x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses
W* R6 Y: i7 G3 ~! v9 s& s G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged" K" P. f( w, J5 y+ A3 t& l. D
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No Allied losses3 d5 f- ?; y! ~ i5 g+ y: @7 v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48' q- H$ F4 d# `$ S
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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% H3 T% @# L0 m, UJapanese aircraft
2 g3 }6 a$ q+ I- b' ^ A6M2 Zero x 43( ]) |1 p& C- G
B5N1 Kate x 14
6 l* J; U5 k7 W' C B5N2 Kate x 72& ` U& \7 R% R$ ~- }
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Fulmar II x 37
- y9 [* k+ \! m" T* i ^ Hurricane IIb Trop x 16! q" [, I$ _- r. Z8 W1 X$ i
* S' {% E6 r$ U; I* f- R' r3 }8 z, x8 ?Japanese aircraft losses
* p7 X6 o+ g" u+ |$ B1 I A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed) Q1 [7 K% X2 V" r& h D) h
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged, D E4 ]: e' c# P2 @4 x
& @' C. Z, q) Q) M5 v% U1 {/ U1 SAllied aircraft losses) m0 U7 d* \5 I& X4 G! ~; v
Fulmar II: 7 destroyed9 i- h. t I5 q# ^( H c9 V3 \; D; `
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed) q6 T4 |! i0 [9 g2 {. u" g0 k2 e
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Allied Ships
. k' V" `0 I5 E9 r, N5 w xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage, @9 i" F& |$ F0 E" t/ Z
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* e, T% U+ W% V% ]- z: V
xAK Chilka4 \% U- M; b7 {& N/ V& E6 K
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
2 g+ t9 E) M/ y xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- _4 ?" x0 }) P7 U xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
! b- L1 ]; `4 ^5 Q xAK Clan Macnair
: f$ q, j; Z6 N# Q xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" A' ~( s6 f9 {' H7 B! f+ g* v
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
: ^" X- V q7 {9 L; K xAKL Illinoian N% x; D! F: F* i" i, {) t
xAK Havildar5 n/ S- z* [6 r% E, m \
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire% m+ E3 v0 a& r7 c' x% D# n
xAK Jalaputra
/ p% o) X5 E0 ~% U' n4 n xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ Q1 C: B3 n+ `# R M
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. V0 D; `% H8 [' c1 Y. x! o9 u3 a3 } xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage- d# ]* E5 p: M, [4 v; D) k
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* ~ m9 l3 s& e; l' J" ]3 |0 n6 { xAK Garmula8 A* f$ S1 e. y5 | }* h
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
/ Q; ]4 B& _% N/ i xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 p: a# E, p: ^& _
xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire& Y6 Y% g# j2 G% E1 n1 L3 Z$ I$ y# o
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?9 P- h4 S6 |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain2 J; H9 I) A8 S/ N" `; Y [5 a2 [9 L
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 D- B/ N" A. e. t1 K( C9 ~* L6 i
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes7 R, L# b$ L: I" o7 @* d3 n
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate x 25
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6 W/ V* Q. O5 Q3 D3 D Fulmar II x 1
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses5 Y) D% d# r) ]! U; L; T* ^; u
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed; x2 e, w; w( K* y( o T' {
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xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
0 J; |7 A* R" X) f8 P0 F xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires/ r4 X: o; X9 P' q P* p' c
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
$ s6 t/ s7 y/ g/ ~9 }4 D/ s3 J xAK Pundit
! j: E" {0 l1 Q9 r" q5 ~8 \ xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ m+ C9 I; b$ D/ U4 O
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' N7 d, F. Y" F7 n xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |