AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42
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' S! E4 g) e3 T南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把
. j, Z& @* b% i$ Z印度战场,KB空袭在科伦坡卸载的运输船队,造成8死11伤# [! S: e* N- C6 p9 ]; ~0 V
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, P6 Z. K4 T% r. f9 ?3 BMorning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)2 {% ~$ f* m- ~: O/ l1 S2 o
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Weather in hex: Light cloud4 q% B) N0 o, A& m+ G" k, N0 H O: L
& c$ k- c$ b' y* ?; X" w# F7 RRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.8 V( p* |4 ]$ D& T+ O
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes7 N% l- O3 `- f7 P) M8 V
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Japanese aircraft
( P% o5 i+ \! i9 X G3M2 Nell x 33
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4 J6 R# z$ p* u8 E6 G' d) QAllied aircraft
9 F! H1 a0 v; v Kittyhawk IA x 27
$ ?/ n0 G7 `" m% Y/ ?: { P-40E Warhawk x 17 Y' B' j6 n: g h5 H, i. X
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Japanese aircraft losses( v1 T/ T' [( D# r/ G2 {, o
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged7 o+ q e! [. q2 X
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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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. F& b& u' Y( \8 I! G6 BWeather in hex: Moderate rain4 C. t: P2 E/ r
8 j5 }( I* P, s/ M8 gRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
@' B% L) m. H5 S5 ~, \1 OEstimated time to target is 32 minutes# v$ P O' w) ]& s
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Japanese aircraft
) l: ~7 Y' k7 I R4 I4 X- ] A6M2 Zero x 43, r& I$ ]2 t* j; x5 j
B5N1 Kate x 140 f/ J6 d( T& [3 F: z9 l
B5N2 Kate x 72
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Fulmar II x 37
+ u9 s& y/ A* [) T1 H5 f n7 n Hurricane IIb Trop x 165 m, n3 I. w4 F. l1 B% G
5 \7 @* a( e5 y5 b; w9 PJapanese aircraft losses0 ?: T; r6 ]1 J: v0 s% W
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed2 R9 H+ a3 J& O* |4 V( k
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged" Q' Q g, q9 G' {7 ]& z! @' N
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Allied aircraft losses% Z- w4 w( R2 @
Fulmar II: 7 destroyed0 G/ M* x% |# x% Y' C1 f% X. J: V
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships5 S/ \/ [! N$ ]% a1 C) ^$ d2 L
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 V; N* J7 ~2 S4 G6 j0 `3 m xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 f) d" q+ i: l3 X% }
xAK Chilka5 f- K4 `5 k% x- O) a4 s
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2" A" v0 C* h. ~; L9 M
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire& X- j7 [+ y# O. T
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 11 z; b- u1 [4 u7 e) f9 m& c
xAK Clan Macnair/ l& h" v6 U( x' {6 s& `
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# u( M: R$ w: T
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
( M! O2 v" [/ G" r. @, i- u# A xAKL Illinoian, }- v0 l+ R- y' p
xAK Havildar
' s& c' v- ^: M! F xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- s3 G7 {/ x9 v xAK Jalaputra
/ e$ i* Q$ x" j& h, i+ ` xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- t% p0 l7 ~( l, _4 ?+ p2 ^ xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 \1 q" B' L$ I' n' U
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage5 @4 G5 K4 C) _* o0 `4 b
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 T! U$ ?. m+ k w; j) a8 l! R xAK Garmula% T: \1 t& Q: i8 U( I
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk) f" u" l0 _1 ]4 Z% l9 e% Q
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, o4 o5 Q9 r1 f
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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& D5 z& B" a J0 q# r% b) J2 U6 gWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ g! D( u5 @ U' CEstimated time to target is 31 minutes+ g, R' c# K& V" F% s7 a
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A6M2 Zero x 9. s# l7 Y6 }) i
B5N2 Kate x 25
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Allied aircraft7 k* | _- M# P1 }4 j7 u
Fulmar II x 10 b" i, ?7 ^+ @8 _& j( E$ O
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No Japanese losses
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0 x; R# `1 M! a t2 q: x2 A& HAllied aircraft losses# M h6 v" d9 d
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed2 Z. ^ I$ W% D& U( [1 u: @
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Allied Ships. s# Y3 q% K- K; G) \4 y5 ]
xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires% N3 p/ p, ^$ E! |' |
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires1 _7 U; I# ^5 g, N8 u
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires/ N9 ?3 Y% \' |6 l% A) |9 S
xAK Pundit- y9 B H1 b$ P3 D3 R" W7 s% ~
xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 D. s* J7 D" l xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage R4 B7 V, ]8 c
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |