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
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5 {3 J. S8 e8 r( r2 aMorning 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.2 M; F( C. e& J# X# q1 Q
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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% s q5 g1 m7 n$ HJapanese aircraft* q) Y. H, e, e7 `' W, _2 e0 f
G3M2 Nell x 33) X+ Z" D5 b# u0 }6 g0 z
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Allied aircraft+ r& u# O1 E/ ~$ y2 X: K" }
Kittyhawk IA x 27
3 y( A/ n8 E2 j0 Z' Q `- } P-40E Warhawk x 1
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( U7 [$ ~; ?. ]Japanese aircraft losses
, m: g. N) m! [ J8 n* H G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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* G& E1 q/ e) W3 {No Allied losses
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! c8 P7 a2 a5 i0 l. ?3 V' `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 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; _8 y6 ~4 ]0 w
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft }! v7 |. L8 e( t
A6M2 Zero x 43
1 h: z% [- g) A- F2 a9 }5 V1 D B5N1 Kate x 14
) c: k& w3 x7 P t! O B5N2 Kate x 72
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Allied aircraft
6 ~" X1 T9 P3 ` Fulmar II x 37
2 A' `' S. G$ {0 a Hurricane IIb Trop x 16" q' l4 S. R6 @ j7 `
. D ^1 G: W5 Y4 y0 KJapanese aircraft losses1 v1 z2 e* `2 M: [
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed* ~" m# X% n4 @ U2 O
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses/ c* v' I& V5 ?, P
Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships4 V1 X y- g+ O
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
; I+ [) I9 L5 [; e6 X xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, `; C3 W: R, X* F1 i* s2 i
xAK Chilka
& b' l% \8 o9 D xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
. I( G4 u/ l9 ~ xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' d' v% h# E# E6 l: x3 a/ ] xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
& z! n( B1 o8 f+ t xAK Clan Macnair6 m" |6 `5 @& n6 ~# w
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage3 u4 K/ Z( ~+ |$ x/ w
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage" t1 Z& w( N& \ _: t
xAKL Illinoian) A% o8 ^1 F7 [
xAK Havildar
8 w! l. B: G7 b8 j. d* R xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 T. C& O8 T. N4 P xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% m4 e( m1 _( d2 Q8 Q8 M xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage1 U. b- T/ T q% j }
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
. M% j; S3 ^2 H7 N# ` u( V" w xAK Garmula
+ a. G+ @3 b2 n) N' m xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk- j* Q* P' ]+ n2 l0 |4 i/ d) @
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ y) c W5 m8 k
xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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4 d; ~9 B/ ]" R3 }' mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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7 J- a2 L7 |# F7 P" [ W" V& IRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ R& Q2 S+ M5 U8 y( A
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes* |, t8 Z/ l1 V# d
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate x 25
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Allied aircraft6 s6 E5 s( E" y8 ]& }/ X4 r7 _
Fulmar II x 12 {% F V! \& @5 u* b" c6 _/ [ S
9 h K. y1 \" q- n/ M4 y. ~5 @No Japanese losses7 w: S5 q% Q u; }
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Allied aircraft losses
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xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, G, G8 E. H ?5 P# V( |6 \
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
! Q& |5 j1 y. i- }, i6 B5 \' [ xAK Haresfield, heavy fires! n7 s! t/ u" z9 [2 b) E4 h! d
xAK Pundit, V( p& G" K# |2 t
xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. ]/ f- B( V% v7 c% u4 @ xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 ~5 j2 g p+ J7 o) z! g xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |