AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42: U9 J+ }3 B5 _
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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- U( i+ u. W5 v+ N! c9 G6 k8 O
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' Y2 H% y1 k5 E5 a6 L$ DMorning 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.* A9 Q1 } N7 _3 W- u- z& @; z* ^
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes4 `2 }4 @7 H% E' z" o! u r
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Japanese aircraft2 \1 m" f8 i, p# a7 J+ e
G3M2 Nell x 33
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Allied aircraft
' {4 @/ I) g- J" N4 n U( Q Kittyhawk IA x 27
2 k j, v$ T9 g: \- z P-40E Warhawk x 1
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- e6 h2 N4 S1 t% B P) VJapanese aircraft losses
9 N( R- y% j/ {; C& f G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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$ I) P- V0 `7 [% i* yNo Allied losses" `+ x% Q. ~" R5 f x
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& c6 M9 {$ [ c \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.
! C5 ]( s4 Q( ]0 \Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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) M3 x8 L5 v3 g8 L, zJapanese aircraft
/ P% z* q t, f" C A6M2 Zero x 43* U& u+ W X# _% J% n
B5N1 Kate x 14
" Y/ R/ G2 v1 s B5N2 Kate x 72
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Allied aircraft
' x$ t, r/ \2 A; x Fulmar II x 37
h' r& M) H% f, p6 a9 Z% X Hurricane IIb Trop x 16/ V% D6 {2 g7 V
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 y( U, K5 z, C0 q A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
+ N) s0 x: t, t3 R B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Fulmar II: 7 destroyed9 q" G# c. _! p( K* ?( m! A! R* U' |- ~) V
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed3 E) L& o2 j- x" z: h
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! k! |. v+ a# P9 S xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage2 @. _% q& _ q6 T
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. b$ A- |* i2 J, H3 ?3 [ xAK Chilka
7 \' [; b) }7 J- o; y4 c, w: y& W0 v xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 27 ]" s9 E2 M# G5 D6 K5 T
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire; D9 J3 V0 a, h5 T' l2 ?0 W! S
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1 w& G9 B! {8 ^& l* l
xAK Clan Macnair
/ ? h# H; U3 }5 ]8 L @5 ~ xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 Z2 w& @0 M2 \! k- `2 ^ xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage" r0 F3 W* M, r7 J; @( A' z
xAKL Illinoian
$ ?) y% m/ m& i7 d4 _ xAK Havildar
( a/ b# E. E7 {5 P xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( _( ^& {+ x7 D2 I3 _ xAK Jalaputra
& r# j* w* U% s {- ]+ E xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 v' w& C: F+ A& M0 I
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire, c* [; S7 s5 X) Q
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 v: ^" D, y( R' ^ xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
3 k& z' ] K; V xAK Garmula
" j" T+ \7 \2 S# { ^) W5 u1 E9 [ xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
2 F- Y5 o: @( Q8 U j, j xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage1 c# R7 G, {& X+ o; N. q1 [
xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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" y# f+ ?2 s/ b# J7 f; yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48- J8 S+ F% b5 }# `! ^" y6 w
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 V5 x" }$ N6 t4 e( vEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# Q4 o7 [5 k4 Z6 B5 P
A6M2 Zero x 9( e+ k: z! [% |# G1 p
B5N2 Kate x 25
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Allied aircraft
5 M3 ?% s3 @" T* o Fulmar II x 1
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Fulmar II: 1 destroyed& d @8 W5 n/ c$ |& O# G4 K
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xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
/ p a1 l2 d- j4 E& @1 W) W' X xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
# T/ D: Q' J2 U* C% A3 s# J xAK Pundit
. D' ]* g+ q- o% P& F! ] xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 Q+ Y" \( F7 {8 e* P2 D
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 ^3 Q4 p: o, t- k, n5 x0 _% m+ ?
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |