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% s8 a: ^# m, w- f
印度战场,KB空袭在科伦坡卸载的运输船队,造成8死11伤8 T: f4 t: L( T/ t. a: s6 T
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# n4 H3 j$ [. r. ?Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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: n# g! w) W: W! [8 fRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.9 u. @8 V+ Z Y( _8 a- d
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes/ ?* S9 l0 i: N# p* [/ @
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# H! h% c7 Y" X9 B [: j3 P G3M2 Nell x 332 V: ]7 G* D; j/ T; H/ U! ]
4 K+ i- b* Q8 s# q' CAllied aircraft
" J# I, q# v6 ~' z1 P1 g* u/ J: ~$ F Kittyhawk IA x 27
/ s7 w: A' c+ U$ r P-40E Warhawk x 1
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8 H1 r& H' O7 B) XJapanese aircraft losses
0 t- f6 Z9 e0 G9 l1 G2 Z' W; x G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged$ X/ Q F2 H) y r0 |- H" z3 E
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No Allied losses
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3 q; a f4 q! M0 z1 s- ^- |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,480 K3 Q6 T. X* U1 p2 U
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 r3 M: N2 T- P3 uEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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# s# J1 y2 x5 e' h% l/ s1 QJapanese aircraft6 _9 |. Z5 X |+ p7 @% _4 D
A6M2 Zero x 432 T! ]4 X X Y
B5N1 Kate x 144 a/ [5 I; n! n! Y4 ?- k1 `# O
B5N2 Kate x 72" d, T. ~( y! t v
0 m, z6 O2 V1 w9 oAllied aircraft4 O8 a' E1 @; i/ } K# x. t5 N
Fulmar II x 37
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: \! i5 ^0 U$ uJapanese aircraft losses
, f) n0 u$ I- z0 j# o8 U% ^ A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed0 R) W' ?6 i! y4 |. s) H6 B
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses" l# a' R! I( t5 ?- o; B
Fulmar II: 7 destroyed; A! |6 [7 k6 ?! |+ P- n
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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4 f% C, q% j+ k/ R/ N" I7 gAllied Ships
. [4 C! N8 g8 A, r T; t) L! I xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
* \2 H9 u$ t6 Q$ ?* X+ G xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! {( B2 R( L# v# y$ V xAK Chilka( s7 |! w; }3 e) B5 D
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2' N6 D& B' k: T) w4 n+ \
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 s# C- x' f( [" ^& g xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
9 e a! i; Z, s& s' C" u) C. f xAK Clan Macnair
8 P4 ]& g: c; l xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# d% S& {) ~% X3 i. l& o" g) N+ p xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 E- x: l$ Y6 y* z, m, K xAKL Illinoian" y. B9 u% y* f6 O- w! l
xAK Havildar; T6 v. P6 T) @) a- @9 i
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 K. ~% Z) z! Y e" c1 H; c xAK Jalaputra
$ y2 Q9 o% D( v9 |0 G' H8 c xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ E! W6 p( h1 {$ U7 s
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 M4 h# G+ c% H' V( E. ]/ D: G& V
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage3 z1 x$ l1 N! q4 K5 N
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire- Y0 t8 ~* y1 D+ {4 X+ m, F* S
xAK Garmula; n) Z; g5 R2 t [0 s
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk8 b" J; |4 t( q8 Q
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" o9 f% o$ O2 Y( E) C' o
xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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; o7 z" M3 n. Y9 w9 w/ v4 h$ kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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6 o& t! k, G1 n1 e; Q2 }Weather in hex: Moderate rain% T+ B6 W, ^3 }5 n
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 f7 W& ^8 t& U: J1 |* k8 QEstimated time to target is 31 minutes2 x( d) C* e1 L! I- h
& _ f. q0 L' ]% ]" Q( SJapanese aircraft
' u3 J" y4 n$ U/ G/ k; @ A6M2 Zero x 9
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9 U: x" e1 ~9 \2 U E% U: A Fulmar II x 1
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F: e Q4 D7 C# } L1 } TNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses& v y; `8 W( B& d7 H i9 g3 X
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires. u2 A% D$ V1 P! N: w
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires4 F4 Y2 `- k7 R/ M$ X8 K5 z' a; l$ ]
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires: x. q$ I7 Q& |- j% a3 t
xAK Pundit, L, {* O- R0 k. f+ k
xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) F* g3 F! F7 c xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
" e! Y6 a5 c- E3 W# ]9 {( r( a xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |