AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 426 Y7 v2 I& \* R# A ~( U' c. R) P
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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' K( R7 F9 c& R
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$ k& ?$ r# ^% p- CMorning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby), c3 _" {- y) o* M9 N0 {( e
9 ?& G7 j1 E9 [/ N+ {Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
% i, A* b* q5 P# E1 AEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ }2 Z/ j: {0 `- G: j
G3M2 Nell x 335 s5 ~0 u" K8 X: S
m" `& ^+ h9 s' _7 B5 r1 Y' PAllied aircraft
: w$ w5 W' J4 a B Kittyhawk IA x 27
( N4 t* h/ z# B+ j P-40E Warhawk x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ v8 ?9 O+ n3 |0 t1 E/ w+ R 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 29,483 V8 W% b+ m* y6 M% q4 V
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain% f% K1 j: ]! b7 p, y7 e. B1 b
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 v+ W1 E+ j! J4 r) Y* g
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes- J9 j0 ^/ |! N% }) C8 A
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Japanese aircraft
( ]- _. Z- s: v+ _ A6M2 Zero x 43
6 ]4 K$ [' {0 I+ ` B5N1 Kate x 14- K1 `- l) ? {7 h
B5N2 Kate x 72
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Allied aircraft0 v: ]! A6 V- R! h
Fulmar II x 37
! C3 q( L1 d- j- p& O Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses4 w+ v7 L; ~+ H6 p& {$ {; c
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed8 S1 m. h. r; \9 c0 r* g! M
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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3 i4 M/ [. Y% HAllied aircraft losses U2 V# d- P# ]! v( A+ F. }
Fulmar II: 7 destroyed6 d: ?/ ~3 K6 _9 P, L2 P4 i) o
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed5 a0 [) T" T' U( B9 {6 _
0 | x$ J, E2 z) E. s9 x; V7 h0 nAllied Ships2 B& \. d+ p! f" {! O/ j
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage8 d( g5 r+ w! p* O& T
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" a1 {8 C! W3 L
xAK Chilka
7 |/ N0 `( ]% u' x: a9 r# `: x8 ~9 Z xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2$ r8 d% l D/ f6 r6 O$ u
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* f! N) R5 a) {4 i8 ]3 W xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1! G. t2 D1 |; Z _5 o
xAK Clan Macnair
* W1 j- p7 r$ r) z' g xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. ?5 I* v8 M0 E- a8 b xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage+ Z- [% X: G a* K l
xAKL Illinoian+ b' v) ~' o* S2 N, R t
xAK Havildar% w9 a9 D' }) t0 @+ H; r% w! E
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 a7 o/ P5 l3 U7 t* j$ s7 _
xAK Jalaputra
+ E9 x$ j- k) j# y6 e3 p xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire; f, ~; \4 Q* M; I" S
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- k3 Z7 k3 n+ J# j5 |; C1 } xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
. M: N. h% u0 l- B/ R- ] xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 d8 j+ [3 V2 e& b8 a( R9 s
xAK Garmula
4 F5 ^1 F1 X. y O1 k- ] L) f1 C xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
1 p- V' Z+ j; S$ g' d: z8 u$ r0 W xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ c* u1 \/ Q; y3 l- \& R( k" C xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire7 U* C! `7 N( X t! x
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[8 s3 T3 Q# O/ XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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$ U1 D7 C) M9 F( l# z7 G. D0 X2 IWeather in hex: Moderate rain: m8 F) {$ h8 U$ X! t
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! x* E5 [2 l3 C2 b
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 9/ ^0 u6 t' d% G, g D1 `% d ~
B5N2 Kate x 25. M3 ]/ w' T( ?) ^! D
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Fulmar II x 1
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No Japanese losses$ q+ s+ j6 A' ^
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Allied aircraft losses: z- ]0 j) p3 V! _& I0 p
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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( D5 x8 N+ N3 r1 `9 W7 L xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 e% ~! ^$ `3 m& \+ W
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
! U+ s/ m8 c& n: M3 ? xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
( s( M9 h5 t9 h, c, T% e xAK Pundit
) c7 I4 g; z: j% Q# [$ Z# C xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! H$ J: p l3 U q$ ] [ xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ F( B" C5 z& @: L+ v
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |