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
$ d2 ]& X4 e& p1 r: g0 C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), a- z |" Y/ l' n
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
6 @: H: N8 U$ ?1 uEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) Q1 ]" s# n# t4 [1 o# K; u G3M2 Nell x 33
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% O; J3 _& b" x- j/ P, A Kittyhawk IA x 272 i& T# x9 \0 ^1 m* S4 O7 O
P-40E Warhawk x 1
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" B2 U/ g5 u. [" ?3 y1 _ A( [Japanese aircraft losses3 _7 u L+ c5 e6 i) x9 {+ W
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged2 Y& k. x* R' f3 ^: }8 y
6 ]" r$ V$ m; o! t3 v3 E+ `No Allied losses
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- o+ ~+ ]$ c6 j& ` RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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- m% G3 }) S" s- E* S; M; AWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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0 N' p/ }) p+ ?, f1 r/ S5 X% XRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( h/ U) x/ k1 v. o" ?7 b0 A
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes1 I/ }+ N& c( S# [
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Japanese aircraft: {4 O8 W' C# ^
A6M2 Zero x 439 @2 N+ a1 e* J/ l2 N
B5N1 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft; i+ a( m8 `( ~5 f% q1 X$ L _
Fulmar II x 37
) C0 a" S: z/ k9 r0 y" j Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
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3 L- t. W# D2 O" U$ C- OJapanese aircraft losses* ]. s w4 I- ^4 |" R' A* O# Y
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
4 ?; k$ P: D% d B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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1 t# G- |; u/ H# l4 Z e0 } Fulmar II: 7 destroyed7 M9 h; x2 y% `% f2 u
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed- Z, ]( U* G; ^! h5 @/ I
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- Q! X9 u! B% i5 G# k" y) | xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage: ?9 r I9 N$ G8 t6 Q
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ A3 K9 A# Q& K0 K9 K
xAK Chilka
! N5 p3 p! o+ G, | xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 23 A3 l7 C6 S6 A( v, I# P' D
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 R7 o1 o: u: [" m& ~ xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
& J1 | r0 k1 z% C5 a' ?" x xAK Clan Macnair
) O5 ^0 x, \) r2 O xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 ?7 S' a2 a0 K, z xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage$ z9 F. P% b& i! {
xAKL Illinoian/ I6 h8 B' E. i) l' F1 L% Q
xAK Havildar+ k( F' N# }3 Y9 A
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& Y% l; k n1 X* A* I6 A5 \# D8 e5 ` xAK Jalaputra
) x( v* ~" ]% X7 ~, F xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' M# B* V2 z4 ^0 D9 h xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire: ^, Y, |; e. i. D
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage2 s, F5 D. \2 @! a% a9 B2 O% K
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
: f$ J( L' H- {( [; F& g xAK Garmula
- q1 o N% t6 A" ? n0 B xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk% y; A; U4 ^0 u& c: w. g. D
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage3 T. D/ r, r: V' m
xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire m+ d/ @0 ], y0 [' F+ q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 ?7 r6 x% T% K- m1 Y8 v/ @Estimated time to target is 31 minutes& a: v; y: Z* j; n! ^
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Japanese aircraft
( D. a$ o! G( {2 g" G A6M2 Zero x 92 T. B( p* E% E9 d& ]4 D, K$ S
B5N2 Kate x 25
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7 ^% y/ ^. ^' k KAllied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses9 H0 L3 r# ]0 L' v! n
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires. }; M& k4 i7 r0 J, i
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires3 o7 c. F. p1 B2 n) _
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires* P/ e4 @, o9 u7 g6 `+ |
xAK Pundit
7 F( Q; w' Y. F) |4 e xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire, l: n1 @5 |0 B0 J7 \1 O
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. t- }4 N' w2 S( s- f# a T/ n xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |