AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42' ~: a% r: Q8 {6 B3 i" z* |4 B5 }
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" D. _9 a( ~) r南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把
- H1 N- Z7 r% P7 H3 u A( Y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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( \! i$ H: q+ ]% ^Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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Weather in hex: Light cloud, _0 |6 ?( z* q9 d4 i
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
1 q0 a% l% H* v9 A- s3 }6 y) LEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 E( V3 S( T9 f" G& V% n9 g! ~, L
G3M2 Nell x 33
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Kittyhawk IA x 27" N; B7 i7 t7 R0 D% ^: ?: S
P-40E Warhawk x 1. o2 U4 _1 V2 D; j$ ~3 U8 E7 X% O
% m/ G( c8 [6 H* JJapanese aircraft losses
6 [6 I6 T5 W# b' V; }0 l* G$ @ G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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7 K, `- X; L& T8 [7 p, }1 AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,483 _' L2 ?0 H2 W* A) |1 h5 a- X
% x5 ?( m- `+ v+ VWeather in hex: Moderate rain4 u" p+ @" [1 b+ i4 x6 @+ `
6 |0 h) u l, v- h$ t+ j" U5 [Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; q0 c: F7 g8 M- f5 r# l
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes' g- `$ x4 S$ k) ?
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Japanese aircraft$ n! v( ^% \ T. E3 C* u
A6M2 Zero x 433 Q( _( g8 }" {7 U
B5N1 Kate x 14
; I3 E2 N7 A# F8 K0 p% s B5N2 Kate x 72
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9 {- ]. R. m% uAllied aircraft
) D0 q4 Z# T' [ Fulmar II x 37
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Japanese aircraft losses0 p& k" q+ X9 A2 C7 n/ }0 B# \0 Y
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed, ?* c) i8 O* ?7 _' b+ s
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged6 M* Z- U' p3 y% V" c4 `- i
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Allied aircraft losses9 t$ c/ [+ q4 t! v
Fulmar II: 7 destroyed1 k7 Q' A" @7 f5 i. L3 S/ j9 D
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed3 E6 j; y: g& m5 M9 E
B, Y' s* A4 @; Q% QAllied Ships
) ^0 [2 V, q0 v9 O8 d0 R xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
, `; k+ @/ j! C! U6 e" C- { xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 g: X4 q z: A& [6 _2 c
xAK Chilka
: P$ A! h0 j. I+ L xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
: X& U" \; F+ y7 }* V. ~, U; Z: t0 v xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' h2 z: I# U/ U; } xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
" N& o- R0 A; e4 o! k' _- [ xAK Clan Macnair
: i) Z( f8 ?6 a xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' f* f. \7 z8 m& d8 P% @# m A- c/ o4 R xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage( N7 {5 k' q6 l; m8 f
xAKL Illinoian0 I1 X# |0 I+ Z! p* t. s
xAK Havildar
" V' s* A3 t$ V! b7 E& x xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire- m! B$ w% z: E8 U% }6 M# K* W4 u
xAK Jalaputra$ x' }0 s7 t' s; r
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire- ]2 f B% W% L9 C# S" o& T
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 d$ Z: ~7 N8 m* C- X7 B xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 y; B- N. |5 b xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
. E j# O5 {! E: |: c) ]$ W xAK Garmula
5 p8 |( e1 o0 I+ y xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
* \" A6 u5 B, U' h xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: U7 L' l; b$ T! }6 p
xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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: z0 L2 Q- X" a; t1 L5 yWeather in hex: Moderate rain' X. |" K$ d- Y& p- @; y
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% e, l1 ~7 C+ X) i9 X3 i XEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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[+ \) _! a' a9 i" R( C. OJapanese aircraft
3 I. D1 q. j1 A( R3 Q- \# ] A6M2 Zero x 96 _* m- P# w# a: t' [& H' \
B5N2 Kate x 25
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Allied aircraft* @" [! I& v% |4 ^* y
Fulmar II x 1
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' p3 C) L! _/ cNo Japanese losses B+ ~8 H0 n2 h" V* W/ _# ~0 ~
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Allied aircraft losses
% C* g9 r# g7 P$ g Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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9 ]+ I8 Q' N' e4 d& R3 bAllied Ships4 B2 o/ W8 [5 z. h
xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
! p% T7 e0 t- m: t; \0 Z% T xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires6 O! G& l/ O; d3 I7 ^8 N5 ^
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
% }7 Q A! x4 x; P; ^+ ^3 I xAK Pundit
5 w2 g# F4 \! | v2 ?, {& R xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 y% J: j: q `9 g xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ d3 x7 i6 ~( I" x6 |% x* n xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |