AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42! i! M3 t. U9 @; t+ V6 y, T
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南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把( r4 Y9 F) M+ I
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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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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6 n+ j) v- S0 O, j9 H2 c3 T# N5 _Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
2 Q% M `% ^* T7 r( Z. o% ]. uEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( f" [) A! o) S G3M2 Nell x 33, Z& b/ v- s* b. {- R& k
/ O' E! n2 M4 L! q; @8 ZAllied aircraft
( q: g4 ~( O* `* z Kittyhawk IA x 27. z$ l2 R* e. E, ~+ x
P-40E Warhawk x 1" F0 `- s$ F& k2 t9 D
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Japanese aircraft losses* }8 h3 h2 b5 B0 d+ D0 H
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged; |: |* I% `7 ~ I1 X/ B# y
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No Allied losses6 p) E0 g9 ^7 B1 E( B6 s0 q2 R
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ y! q9 T- K2 T5 [4 lEstimated time to target is 32 minutes( e% C% H$ e9 r g6 m; M
% z- ^2 K# D6 Z. |+ r, BJapanese aircraft
+ r( n! x* h+ h0 Q# S0 q A6M2 Zero x 43) {% f3 R9 I; v* w a
B5N1 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft
/ \* R: E0 e+ v. J+ j0 C Fulmar II x 377 m# l" i5 k5 u; e' q
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
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9 n8 C4 I1 } \2 YJapanese aircraft losses
( G4 G* e+ v4 b ?0 r' v1 f A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
" k8 u1 c, i7 D) s B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged+ J% P9 |/ J: C
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Fulmar II: 7 destroyed, g' t+ G/ c7 E2 ^
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed1 b# m: Y; M p" W9 p, _
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Allied Ships7 V/ t( Z+ j- m/ u2 k6 m6 J
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
, T! ^2 @) {0 L5 J; a9 W$ x- Q. s/ Q$ J xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage1 t7 `& r2 s; N# t }
xAK Chilka
5 K. U9 _) p7 M xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
) O& E0 R( }- l9 @* w) p xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire* W: u& D& Z/ x2 t
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 17 w1 O8 T( e" c# E
xAK Clan Macnair4 O4 r0 L+ B* L8 y
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: ~ @, f! z" O9 d
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
M" g _ y* s( A8 j4 d3 g' b xAKL Illinoian
% G/ T; R' Z: i xAK Havildar2 I r* N- P2 Z- E; V
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 \0 }. O* q5 r! _5 i- X1 h+ I: A9 Z xAK Jalaputra
, c# N! }! ^4 I1 e* c/ ]' }) f xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 ?1 ~$ t+ q- i xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) q% _; S b% N5 }& B: b9 q' M1 t xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
' n* b. }; A# [+ `: o2 b# a7 f xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire* |' \4 {0 P5 u
xAK Garmula
3 l; o5 `1 k( y; Q& q0 o5 Q. E xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
, e9 p/ S' Y, b# L$ H xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
[, E& f5 [6 s1 @ xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 D; P0 L8 X& J
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+ _4 t( M% {) \5 A& b6 b! X M" zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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2 z: { g) j C, x& hWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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" s4 x4 @! r+ G2 ?& x eRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! f- D" t g9 ]- W( g$ AEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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2 Q9 k% ~4 y" qJapanese aircraft
% v2 z. D% D& I y+ O/ T& r4 V' K A6M2 Zero x 9
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5 f% X' u' ]$ _9 H5 b/ ] Fulmar II x 1
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses2 C9 v" g. q- b
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
0 I, Q" \* d) R, y; I; E2 B xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires. ]0 `/ g' Y5 d
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires! M' d& N1 N3 w! h/ t3 M1 x* b
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
6 `. h8 P+ m U# g2 ?$ x, L xAK Pundit
' N" D) `. `1 k2 q5 |* w8 ] xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" L5 g; N: ~( C% h2 K, x6 o! y xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 e& M% W( J9 F' L! L
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |