AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42; A N4 A( I8 H" J
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: s( B o4 S0 V2 S% 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$ O$ r) ?0 W: Z3 A! ~* r
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7 `; o* d1 m8 Y! R, C5 |Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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Weather in hex: Light cloud* b2 F( [; ]" n9 U0 w& M
2 H7 A: I5 |3 ]7 T5 eRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
% m' W0 @; d: q4 ? cEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 s1 F) A5 ] c5 { q
G3M2 Nell x 33
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Allied aircraft
: z$ W( C0 o1 W Kittyhawk IA x 27# E. O$ N8 ~8 q
P-40E Warhawk x 1
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+ W2 {5 N* V! n0 iJapanese aircraft losses+ e$ n* s9 n7 d1 @& J! X5 p
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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: W7 y" D9 }* q z9 w" nNo Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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& Q/ g6 a- F2 w9 C; lWeather in hex: Moderate rain/ I. q" ~4 }. o! N6 V
' Q/ N O, N* q8 W. |" SRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ Q T, s; T4 e9 X G) ]
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes: R K3 G# b: H. j
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A6M2 Zero x 43* x1 l/ w3 L; {( ^
B5N1 Kate x 143 C$ ~( |* g, N
B5N2 Kate x 72' {% ?/ |/ h/ W( ^" Y( R: h& P
- J1 |" S8 U& z. {1 RAllied aircraft" |7 `+ ^7 G5 x% T2 Q
Fulmar II x 37; d8 |2 o( Z% A9 o1 P: B$ N% V
Hurricane IIb Trop x 160 d- v2 O3 O3 H! n
. q0 s2 w. o- d& @5 J1 i# @Japanese aircraft losses
! a. Z2 r( { { _' j0 L3 l% Y A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
# @ ~$ {& A- `1 u- v% w' u' C B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged' w: E+ i+ Q3 a( n8 T
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Allied aircraft losses
+ X, t- ^( m- S: t Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
/ b% s. i" s4 N/ ?4 J% @7 z3 t# \ Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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6 u1 Z$ p; `1 j& `0 B% _Allied Ships+ Y4 a& `- r# \
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 H- X$ I% G5 i0 b2 | S" u) d xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 R' w' w; i2 y, M' s3 j xAK Chilka
) I* I) ?* n9 \; `8 L2 Q xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
& Q) h' C% r* N" q; P% R2 } xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire; {& l" E) B2 N$ s# ?1 C
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
4 {$ l! c! \ e" I5 } xAK Clan Macnair
. H( V5 g+ d, k* T xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" g) t, L$ k3 \
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage l, D, i5 q9 l
xAKL Illinoian
. r1 s8 q& \% k* c! I/ B' H xAK Havildar
6 q6 E- P6 ^. n/ E( L xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- v( O4 F" s* X; U" ?6 M9 J xAK Jalaputra0 | h; c& S* K: t' Q( \$ m
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire) w& ]5 b) z2 u ~
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ f% k% p3 v6 x: H3 P
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage+ g5 w1 q& e) E& e; Y
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire- V0 G' U" ~& h, i
xAK Garmula
& J4 m B: T& I: Z/ V4 p& h! L5 Z xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk+ l2 Y m U7 G" E. I
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! e0 z. C* A7 ~* p3 t: m- Y% x xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire" ~1 s' _) c! W% C; ]0 r2 Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain+ h9 S. U' K( Q2 A: |" R
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 r$ o3 Z$ Z; i' R2 d" \
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes0 _' v, n& g) t
/ }/ J( q v" ~8 j( Y: E7 WJapanese aircraft
* r" H: W2 `* r" O- `" a A6M2 Zero x 9
8 P. m: q7 S3 N. t5 b B5N2 Kate x 25
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Allied aircraft
$ a8 A; H: v9 M( `2 s6 m5 ~1 g Fulmar II x 13 M0 U0 b [6 K
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses3 {/ }% p) e4 k5 {4 `% V$ I
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed$ \* b- A* ?3 L0 F8 q
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Allied Ships
' r! ^! j. l9 u7 k" I xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
5 R* e8 S4 H3 G1 _ xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
* s% `0 e% {/ S& T xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
% z; T3 i3 j4 j! Z6 u xAK Pundit
4 N& ?) L: r& k% {/ \# O2 U xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire N$ n+ i9 U k/ j& U
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 w7 y2 `+ w# r( j: p5 K# D7 `0 p; v
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |