AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42* I2 a9 V, {# V+ e: ^
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南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把. L! Q0 L! ]3 r; w( f1 g# 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7 `8 F* G0 G, J9 N3 x
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' }9 \) F8 R7 IMorning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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% z$ h, I/ _2 F. C: f5 HWeather in hex: Light cloud; F9 M, b1 l1 G9 H/ \. Q0 w
5 a5 ], u! B) w$ C8 B3 v3 VRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
( g7 K7 t/ C C+ M# j7 u$ kEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ B! ^* V' F( C/ W( y
G3M2 Nell x 33
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Allied aircraft$ d; }6 F D4 e
Kittyhawk IA x 27
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0 H! |' j$ V% Z4 S G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged( h- B, H& D7 i' k: l9 W; o/ t
7 @- Q2 L" z" ~2 p3 e! ~. rNo Allied losses3 o9 P9 f" N( J
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5 v7 |# a2 @ {1 `6 K8 v/ @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,485 r( f. f2 |" v5 Z/ e5 w
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain8 }) g, U, g" p3 p/ q
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., t7 }/ V; i0 { A
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 43
# U) ?& H2 C. |& {* Y+ ] B5N1 Kate x 14" U! L) @6 v% x& c
B5N2 Kate x 72
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Allied aircraft2 W$ O8 m9 j0 H# s
Fulmar II x 37
0 D* c$ z, D( Q1 J0 h Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
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& N# q3 K$ m+ UJapanese aircraft losses
* J$ d* i4 {. { A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed. _& h5 n% d& b3 L
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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: e: u( K5 e0 P6 M! |' WAllied aircraft losses
: e; Z' M9 t3 L2 f u. @; c Fulmar II: 7 destroyed! g+ `+ z7 \) x0 Z5 k& j$ c+ p! Z
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed" D2 G5 ~( j7 _4 t& u
$ E) d' X: I" f! T G1 ? ^4 w8 JAllied Ships, \- c5 C8 i7 e
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
) `% G0 a; L$ q xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
" `3 u5 @+ e. E$ M% V [ xAK Chilka5 T+ D( c% I; [9 b
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
0 V( A* b* Z, E8 T5 ^1 i, y xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; ^8 j# D# s" D) V6 x: W7 i2 l, g6 L xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1$ n% e$ O5 y3 @! B: P
xAK Clan Macnair
+ z7 ]$ G# i, R1 V xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 y. ]) y# q& B( g xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage; j' B0 |( e- @; @* L) r# u/ k. H
xAKL Illinoian
7 B# V6 P; @& `6 d7 S5 S$ @ xAK Havildar
* ]0 R6 A7 T# A: X! H xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ T/ i. W6 g& B8 j4 O xAK Jalaputra4 @3 k7 W; y4 P" u. @5 m* v
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire% F& P# R4 i+ ~! i& s$ D
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 x! j8 R4 ?4 |
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
: a$ X0 u/ o# e1 m( G2 X( K xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
( q4 B/ M3 v) G$ s xAK Garmula- S) V% V$ P0 a" ?
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
2 S" P, s. @3 O+ `. w xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 q& j' F; ~7 _6 K xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire; C( n A8 A/ B k# b
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- k, I8 r( i8 l9 [; L7 P3 J- pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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' A% S" }% K, ]9 }' ?& JRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) } B- ~0 H! ^4 M+ iEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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s0 u9 K7 G2 nJapanese aircraft1 x" \8 d( R6 N; w2 B+ ~
A6M2 Zero x 9
4 _/ i* M3 a! x; p B5N2 Kate x 25/ A/ D7 u9 s' s& a
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Fulmar II x 1
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses" S+ t, w+ Q) H3 q/ K5 d E2 f
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires" Y6 I2 A! N. P* I
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires$ A0 U) G x" @! A" `
xAK Pundit
/ B! `: Q, L$ h2 l; b7 _4 a+ Z; s/ f xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire L/ Q* n# ^: x- Y$ h2 L
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage. Q) o# |0 t* t o \
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |