AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42! K, `6 z/ |" e# \; F- d8 |! ^
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南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把- ?: k h$ J. m% Z8 ^/ ~# t+ m$ c; b
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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% G' M0 P+ \; N K2 R8 ]Weather in hex: Light cloud
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$ N8 V( k8 N6 G" g) c) _/ oRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
# ~& A) F6 z) S" WEstimated time to target is 31 minutes$ N. b* T/ \* t; x! a; i8 I
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G3M2 Nell x 331 H$ K$ V* s: ~8 i& \
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Allied aircraft ^$ q2 m. l$ f5 j( R" X# P
Kittyhawk IA x 277 h) C3 t# \# [' {9 u- s6 C
P-40E Warhawk x 1* Y, T+ e# x& c/ Z7 ~, x
% y [$ P7 E$ J8 ~2 T1 x% H( aJapanese aircraft losses
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No Allied losses) j c9 ~& D5 I: a1 x
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- c* L# a9 {0 I p$ _* m( {' PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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, \3 d B% Q9 U* }" \% x. m$ mRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- v; \# W. l2 r1 n# ]2 }
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes) P# K8 [4 t; p# {$ d- C! ?# y
' U e. Q/ M# ?" |7 g8 x: |Japanese aircraft4 Z. k1 t- \9 H: }' l2 D; V
A6M2 Zero x 43
* O$ ^; w0 e" T8 ~ B5N1 Kate x 14: `: H. S) f2 K1 ^
B5N2 Kate x 72
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% W4 \2 {+ P# ~" _& O0 z9 u mAllied aircraft
7 ^% N0 T! l" v$ F, y Fulmar II x 37
& w* I9 f6 r8 ^, o3 S0 i& p Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses8 w% u( J5 ~: A2 d1 F: M x( R
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
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Fulmar II: 7 destroyed$ J/ H. `, N4 q8 X( D; a+ y3 }
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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% K9 H: _ b+ M# ^* B+ r1 _" g4 nAllied Ships
8 D! ?5 R6 G- }! E2 ~. V xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage* P* d$ F' f( w3 l! j0 z
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage P4 \/ l0 O+ J5 c L& D
xAK Chilka( {( R! o; L) L. M! V1 }; _
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
, t8 Y K6 y& E% @ xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire! `, J: T% K2 v& }) I! f- X
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1$ m7 a' D0 u# k/ Q: V) p
xAK Clan Macnair$ H/ W+ [9 ?+ p3 c3 k
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage/ [. a! K/ J4 o0 ~! f
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
( A) S: U- v8 I! ?1 M xAKL Illinoian
. A9 q) X+ }- w2 j/ T0 }) B" M! ` xAK Havildar, x7 S: E& K5 o* U' ?3 H9 |
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 n& P6 U% u" r: B xAK Jalaputra
1 H0 S" v7 p! }2 o; |$ K9 h xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire. x9 W i8 k& X9 E- p
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ [3 L, \$ R# W* K0 u. P xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
& ~& Q& A3 i- y7 A/ ^5 x0 ] xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire$ E6 [3 ?% ]! Y2 z+ q+ a4 G3 X
xAK Garmula
+ i7 V! y* T3 J3 J. f. p xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
3 U* o1 n$ p% y R% L xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& h) p8 l, z+ r4 I* F ] xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire* K' d+ x; w: V3 V0 _- U! u
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3 [- t! U0 z! P# V8 lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,484 Y. S9 h$ r! W, ~
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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* z/ a! \8 \6 @% jRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( B+ z# ?3 P9 G( K6 n9 {0 h! B
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes/ C. |! d+ f4 j: g
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Japanese aircraft
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6 F' d2 j. M$ T6 i Fulmar II x 1
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses' i- N3 v4 e2 Z# Q7 Q, A2 i
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed: ?0 H T& B* c3 k
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xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires) d1 }2 i' x1 k* y! L0 j- d' k
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
8 \: o+ T4 y# b. o! |. q& ` xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
! F; [5 f0 Q7 k xAK Pundit
. K2 R/ B- {0 w5 ~ xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire e( \9 L1 [% w5 \
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ L, f) g+ w& j6 J xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |