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
' o. ~- N3 l4 j$ @9 r; j1 H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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! q1 S0 @3 y6 ARaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
: K7 A. A, M |/ l. d5 HEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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( u: {" P Z; s/ y4 u' k# l0 Q ~Japanese aircraft( ~5 P9 f/ w; `! v: n4 |9 d
G3M2 Nell x 33
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Allied aircraft
7 w7 R+ \/ X( p! v1 z Kittyhawk IA x 274 A! t5 U' C6 t) x% d- p9 r
P-40E Warhawk x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses+ b( q, ?- \# K; H% F
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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$ Q0 l4 H0 Y QNo Allied losses! T- ~" _# Z8 F& S7 C
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) M0 Z, g( M: `# B$ p+ V6 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48; C7 P3 s* U7 ]) s% n
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! D+ H; M8 H( v9 h4 }
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes- J! ]! @. C- v, q; `# b3 r
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Japanese aircraft
' @+ a! _2 ^& I% c# a1 y5 E; w A6M2 Zero x 43
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9 [( g, B# F! E! K; hAllied aircraft
4 D& f1 ^) t2 X# N( |: b Fulmar II x 37* c; Y4 B1 m6 M2 R1 f1 G5 ~
Hurricane IIb Trop x 160 n1 z) ]8 N1 n4 V/ ?; \1 a+ g
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Japanese aircraft losses# C+ C" l6 [! I+ R1 f
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
2 K" e. m8 b; {+ O F B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged* i8 E9 @7 A1 Z9 ^0 P& a
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Allied aircraft losses
- G+ J* |2 }% R9 U" Q# s6 l Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
1 V1 x1 O( ~( `: C1 { Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships( o% G0 Z8 r7 B. H) X' x
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage6 X- Q) M! r5 @
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage. u2 {& {, ]- f. [2 U9 _, ^
xAK Chilka
8 M, L: n$ _" H& j8 d% a3 i. k# @ xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 23 w' @" D, O$ H
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, k) h* p: i0 d# F4 D- K; x xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
" J: ]- z/ C# z xAK Clan Macnair+ `0 k" v& C; N# b+ C" x7 }1 T
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' v3 F" }1 L2 {5 l) f% m$ R
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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xAK Havildar
$ r m* K' T& I% R, Q xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 I# Z3 i0 K9 O* |1 c: g
xAK Jalaputra: x6 z( u8 R" s* \6 X9 L1 z; E
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire" m& A+ ~& {* l* ^7 ^& A2 P3 v
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire) N. Q% ^( t" w# l* H& b$ i, A2 j O
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 t" ?' b, U' d* { xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire1 Z2 m" u6 z' x3 O
xAK Garmula
; f; p" w* g' D5 q xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
4 _3 n$ s4 ]1 e3 R% Z0 g% G& H xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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) V, a/ N3 e6 m0 |( wRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., j5 I) ]5 ]6 \" T+ \6 v+ c1 K+ N
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes# K" ^7 U4 O- q8 p
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Japanese aircraft6 J% D7 |6 V1 B0 _2 B" j! s1 J
A6M2 Zero x 9
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Fulmar II x 12 G% ]6 O+ G+ @ a
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires; w9 \7 g4 v4 M7 D
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
# C( w% R. j* ~: k6 \ xAK Haresfield, heavy fires# f( `/ |& j$ q% a: T `
xAK Pundit
- F Y/ O5 O* ]3 I3 ?: ~) p" [ xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' E/ Q* c6 l( f xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* H, [. R* V, p( z. B6 X9 V% k7 _9 @ xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |