AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42( z3 |4 @. E% V& d. j$ P( }/ v0 d) b5 E
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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3 o i. A0 U0 S
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Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)# ~2 T8 O" D s& S
" P+ ]) c% ~$ j2 rWeather in hex: Light cloud+ J) Y |5 |6 b p* [6 k# a( s
h1 [6 [$ x3 \4 w) ]' q9 [Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
5 G8 D9 R3 V- m; dEstimated time to target is 31 minutes" E0 A( D9 X* c5 R
( O% v( W! W4 n/ O& MJapanese aircraft
) h& W* _6 L, r6 z1 q2 | G3M2 Nell x 33" {3 L& I5 l9 c2 H( E# t# F1 C
' q, @7 O6 p- xAllied aircraft
3 g" l0 c, Q$ [- R* B9 i Kittyhawk IA x 275 _. [ H" m+ a# G
P-40E Warhawk x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 B) L% m5 c& V' J1 ~# u G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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$ n0 \3 h. S; g$ D0 BNo Allied losses
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5 j7 w( {% J# `8 i2 Z+ pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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/ p5 e' X% c/ S! |- {Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 O$ p3 |, g! O1 Y6 r6 p. I, M
4 H" x7 \' _3 c$ m HRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ m+ L" M( I* ?4 aEstimated time to target is 32 minutes8 ]% s0 P4 `/ w/ G
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Japanese aircraft
K) ?. w- d& o) M A6M2 Zero x 43' a* u, Y @/ F- v# \& @
B5N1 Kate x 14
% c; |- N" A5 }/ G B5N2 Kate x 72) s' O# n. ?1 z. s6 E8 V
% f( B+ a6 x4 @Allied aircraft
5 K3 k" a* d; n$ k7 r5 G. x; Q Fulmar II x 37
8 A+ c8 ]& W1 @4 t Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
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! h4 H- I0 b5 m8 CJapanese aircraft losses
4 q9 ]( N; M+ E% U' @8 r A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed% q( u$ s2 C- R* j6 K
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged- G; O' Y. ?# s, e3 @7 [
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Allied aircraft losses* ^+ ^, t j' v8 |* f
Fulmar II: 7 destroyed( a) B: |4 ~* M0 V
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed: e" r, N( m. f
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Allied Ships
' p& i v+ O+ n0 i xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage- B3 Y2 R" b+ V* M& c- C/ Y
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! r$ z4 W% i, {9 b1 }/ i- a xAK Chilka
9 m5 K1 J7 i" L: n1 C) q; t. S xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
1 |# C3 ]. i/ D+ a6 n* r xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire. {. r+ m4 a+ m1 G6 I
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
" \3 b/ S* G& H' b+ B W xAK Clan Macnair5 Y o0 |% o1 a' E7 V2 f- s; `
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ Y9 d5 Q9 r% t; s0 I
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ \: i- j/ l, _3 H$ X8 Z7 t" H2 H xAKL Illinoian2 t, }( }, o0 t& |0 d8 q
xAK Havildar2 t0 I/ S# k2 `) i3 @4 M$ b, n, M' T% a
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire( k# R6 {1 U+ E
xAK Jalaputra
3 z, T; p, _% i/ U h7 M xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
O% N1 t9 f+ `4 B xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 m, Q2 l( {6 V xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
: t' c& `9 ]& `4 t0 T' u: Q: H* g xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
0 {! D/ ?5 q/ E' U xAK Garmula4 B3 |- p7 u, o9 Q
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
" o! ~8 z/ a, { xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* m& }: w6 O2 ~5 l( x xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48( m, [# f0 B0 x) z9 n
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain* {& \7 O& `0 X' G# ?
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: |1 H8 a( {, P" @4 {, v
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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; @: j0 n6 |" }3 ]" _1 SJapanese aircraft
6 j5 ]+ ]; G1 F: L0 b2 [- R A6M2 Zero x 9
v7 p2 ~; A7 k B5N2 Kate x 25: e) l3 T" {; P- [5 m5 g' X
* h+ j5 J/ g; o8 PAllied aircraft
' F$ ~3 o0 u# }) O0 C9 F Fulmar II x 1$ Q2 {% \5 e1 p! S4 L! w
# d0 Z; M6 l$ d$ TNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses% j0 p! t r e. K
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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% d, Z! R" U" C! v0 [ xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
: G- d$ W0 |' F" X/ w& [4 c3 M xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires: `0 C2 X/ e G3 x. D4 K
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
) D* s3 Q9 g8 q! f$ H xAK Pundit
! S2 Y [8 Q4 V/ S9 d, @ xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire e. P y7 t0 X4 V! u
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; _, m4 r$ A+ H' H0 R( t4 h9 x. `
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |