AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42) F7 o- f. r1 v1 Q* `7 q+ y0 I3 ~
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南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把; F0 W d& p" a$ `. \
印度战场,KB空袭在科伦坡卸载的运输船队,造成8死11伤# j! q1 u- z4 i: t# F. F' w0 L
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Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)5 f4 b7 f% B3 |( {4 K& m+ \( }
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Weather in hex: Light cloud- m: s# O* l/ {: x* A' p
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.& ~+ j o3 t" w% ^% P) M
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes; v% v8 V8 O" ^8 @4 u- k( e" M
6 ?0 {' k% ~" x4 O" D& FJapanese aircraft
; Q- b& U' b G* K: K ?) i- ]$ K G3M2 Nell x 33
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Allied aircraft1 H, @- [8 `9 H* U) H' ^
Kittyhawk IA x 27+ u) `( x6 G8 Q `+ G- L
P-40E Warhawk x 1
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" {7 Y" I! h1 W" z* a$ q+ } ^Japanese aircraft losses
) M; m) x6 Q% R; U6 x G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses
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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.; T, f; z' m" |4 \. z
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 y! T3 Q4 C) S4 i A6M2 Zero x 43
9 g# P0 J* X. o* L+ J B5N1 Kate x 14% R- O; N1 g6 [
B5N2 Kate x 72
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Allied aircraft7 N+ m; I% v/ k3 [ ^9 r
Fulmar II x 37
3 U9 d" [0 G# R2 v" Q Hurricane IIb Trop x 168 v6 n+ @8 t B8 l1 F3 e
" {4 o/ T! f* S y- YJapanese aircraft losses
3 M6 K. q, I+ w1 f8 g6 M5 }( l A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed$ ^; r7 {$ Q4 M, g; y' Y
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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$ o- g( T9 `5 T- H% r( fAllied aircraft losses
: q& i7 B9 O8 n* C. x6 ] Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
! A, k6 X3 T9 @+ f# ] Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
, D* K% P. X( A# s xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, _3 F& {7 t9 S+ T& m xAK Chilka
$ y% V: ] Z, \ xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2/ J5 N; L) a s P" T- u
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 U7 x4 \# C* F( U" S7 R; K/ [ xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 13 L8 R& Y" j* m6 J. U4 L0 W6 m
xAK Clan Macnair0 O1 Z" Q3 @: J# I; s
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' b; D6 U9 U4 q9 `; J; q; ]( z' K5 p
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 x1 p% |/ x$ e; e) Q* ]; E xAKL Illinoian
. _5 I T! X" b: C" w( H xAK Havildar
& g8 d( j3 Z( {0 l! O" I xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ y! T- s) a- K6 e$ Z& j3 m! t xAK Jalaputra4 X+ l! I, e% O5 n- p
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( G) D" @& G4 T1 o* O xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire, i# j; b1 W7 [) G. T8 V
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 B3 w1 X5 D8 d3 h9 p xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
; o' v) R* q1 h( i xAK Garmula2 ?4 P- z/ d, t
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
- P% G" z( \7 ]" W: h& }2 s: g+ T% [ xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" E/ ~& J# e* a
xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire# ~+ C! X# q$ V2 X& y. h
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5 k) o9 ~5 _' c: `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ \+ I E8 ~' S6 n6 c1 yEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 9
8 [# O$ U- A( n$ o$ ~# l B5N2 Kate x 25
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8 z& v5 g( g& \/ Y Fulmar II x 1
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Allied aircraft losses
9 M6 @ Z3 m3 c4 s Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
; @( B9 o7 `# _% L5 k; M xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires) ]( T) l, l% m6 k+ w
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
% P7 H7 {! i2 y xAK Pundit, |" [. z- g7 ~' G0 G( n2 a7 X
xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 w, ~! ]$ [+ J: ~ xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ t( b. d& W, a xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |