AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42; O a8 |* i% a# y0 i
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( M0 F* M2 d! U3 U南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把
6 W7 q9 Y! U, g) q/ l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)+ {1 d/ }' b2 e
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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+ d5 j+ u+ Q/ ^: Q; q* ORaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. C2 _4 Q0 h f" \" Z/ \2 d) ~
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ r' M, D _/ J9 T
G3M2 Nell x 33
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Allied aircraft
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P-40E Warhawk x 1" S& [ K- V0 s4 Z
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Japanese aircraft losses6 [3 y7 _5 w) _, e
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48/ z/ p6 T0 o* Q9 m
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 o3 u3 |% `4 ]$ n9 R1 y
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" G: r/ ?- B& j A6M2 Zero x 43
h, ~1 I: D7 b" i B5N1 Kate x 14& R( C7 y; Y! N; E
B5N2 Kate x 72; Q- Y0 }; p+ O- O4 ]2 F$ B
8 d: ?# p1 l, i* }+ k/ VAllied aircraft% D( {3 d6 p7 D
Fulmar II x 37
4 Y2 c% k' v4 O Hurricane IIb Trop x 16 |! b/ `) Z5 B0 Q- D" c
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Japanese aircraft losses3 U, d% Y) s; S; A( H$ C' X5 p
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed9 k# ^5 \) `2 v* V7 b) K8 Y4 M( m
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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" [4 m* | g2 y6 `: EAllied aircraft losses
9 n4 E) }; }5 g/ ^$ _ Fulmar II: 7 destroyed( p' m$ Z z( a- B4 f7 L
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
( o; @, k0 ?% q3 p) ~ xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage3 n/ E8 i# ?& @3 b' S
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# P- @: O X: \. S$ G% h xAK Chilka( r5 L' m, O- D' T
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2/ o4 i( a6 z( `, j
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 z1 D" U- d. J% Y% q. | xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1* N$ R& u4 M% _; a
xAK Clan Macnair
1 w1 s$ n: o5 }6 y) U1 K xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 K! A# L/ R* y xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage( l: E* c: n# N& d: f
xAKL Illinoian; u; F* k% [9 j$ m/ S
xAK Havildar
' F/ X* ~' \$ Y7 k xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 o0 }' `1 ]* y
xAK Jalaputra- j' y) R% I! o
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire% Z+ I/ b/ D' E9 D4 B9 m: b; T
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 S2 I4 a6 P# ^/ h' v, o
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage& S; S4 b9 s# l+ r3 m4 t f
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 g" ~' q8 A e/ V U
xAK Garmula
0 i; b8 T+ o8 k xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
" d- @" ]1 m) K xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 E- [1 \4 i& d0 G, D
xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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$ i5 t& S; I, V* J+ CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48& M7 t3 i, o( f7 a0 [, i* b. y8 c
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" Y$ E* I/ ], v8 v: cRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& J7 g* A! ^5 P. T7 W
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft, O1 B4 w3 Y& i5 G0 \- Y
Fulmar II x 1
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No Japanese losses# C) t7 u0 u( z3 i/ C
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0 _, L. W9 f7 }3 s& u+ M Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
* U) B8 Z3 n- x: U xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
3 y& a3 g4 v5 R xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
i/ @" w2 V2 }- T xAK Haresfield, heavy fires6 p# c8 o4 W& a/ _$ O1 v- W
xAK Pundit4 X4 l% H) e+ h
xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" m/ \& Y% y8 d3 m; R0 H8 |2 \ xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) M$ ~$ X5 k. O; _! d
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |