AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42
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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, ]2 V8 s: u" @* l3 Y7 ~- D- N
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Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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Weather in hex: Light cloud2 ]3 H4 r( M" v6 E* G
; w' \/ S+ |" M$ fRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.2 Q- V- P* x, r$ S( C) S: B
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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( E( W. f* T4 K8 z/ BJapanese aircraft
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( a+ S& `. u& L* W! |7 e; {6 ~! YAllied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
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No Allied losses% i8 K. N# ?- d2 Y0 B$ {
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. [5 A/ Q! h7 p1 zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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6 f0 T: U! l# a, zWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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9 f. D |# C+ r+ L$ c; F3 v2 gJapanese aircraft
3 z r; T9 p. n$ U A6M2 Zero x 43
8 o9 H! u) o- d* j B5N1 Kate x 14
$ @ r# S0 J; i- }5 g q4 L B5N2 Kate x 72
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/ |# h: S3 Q# T dAllied aircraft3 c7 B/ O+ _* f% ~
Fulmar II x 37) \4 ^' Y3 w/ R
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16 _' S' Z. j2 ~( B# q$ b) ^
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Japanese aircraft losses6 u5 F+ Z1 u! _* i' {9 [
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
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- y( h$ g0 N9 n9 K8 J$ ?6 {; [" HAllied aircraft losses
j$ b( f$ A; L+ v/ g% c Fulmar II: 7 destroyed9 s$ T2 M+ A$ R5 k* [( W5 Y3 c
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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. n+ [4 Y$ Y$ pAllied Ships
$ f7 @( n, h4 Y7 m) E xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
# D ]6 C% ?0 @* b/ Q. `- o xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- j7 y) ]! ?1 t0 a2 Z! t4 |' ` xAK Chilka& b3 h- g# D' T M
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 28 @4 O1 K" d7 M. Q. n. B
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 y7 I* n+ M9 z% x8 x/ P xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
0 u& a- O1 r# `8 {# W/ N2 g xAK Clan Macnair
% H2 x" o! o& \% c xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ n% O0 v# W/ o' J
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage0 q% g. N) E% i3 J" l2 U: b" B2 q
xAKL Illinoian
: b; d- e3 L, o/ P1 A0 b xAK Havildar
- f4 c. L0 N/ s7 S5 S xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 u6 O5 o# u* U+ ]
xAK Jalaputra
: S7 B7 Z) @, J' K& f1 m4 s7 x! E xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 z$ ?/ q+ \, T9 `1 c4 ?- X8 ~0 R& H
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
d9 E7 d, u' a' [' y xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
" K0 \' }2 f) N9 A* L6 F xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
% ]2 T; Q+ M, J xAK Garmula
. z+ F* m) q6 w1 {: `5 q ` xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk+ }! v$ a0 n5 ]7 B6 X. F
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage1 k2 e% l! m7 g
xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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" n% A1 d( W9 P6 C sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- z0 c5 _/ j) d N1 ]1 |; C( {# r
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' w1 ?7 n7 O( n* J A6M2 Zero x 9
( X) R. L" F9 P B5N2 Kate x 25
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Allied aircraft; v8 n& j" ]6 [* D; U" ~+ t @
Fulmar II x 1
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No Japanese losses5 u- z& Y: h6 d0 f, y; c* n8 Y0 {- H
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Allied aircraft losses
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# b- J6 J b4 I9 a/ `Allied Ships
2 d9 J) m4 O: ^0 D7 j- D( L* S xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
) f, j; |/ f7 g* O H+ S xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires8 [, F7 p3 y/ v) q
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
0 F% R" s5 J: E" i* ] xAK Pundit
& V- D3 [8 w/ Q6 y+ i2 q xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire# Q& V P' f: Y
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 u& O# q% D$ T/ P+ h$ @' p/ K4 e
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |