AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42/ T9 \7 S. L5 O K
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南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把
( B9 d/ {3 _, 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. Y7 o* M0 p8 S$ j2 A
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. d8 T" i: E# o6 {& ]) CMorning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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Weather in hex: Light cloud" B6 v( Q- S) ]1 M( K+ D7 U
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
X% ~) |2 R/ P( aEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft* W& f; z) \; a
Kittyhawk IA x 27
$ J2 `0 ?' ~+ G P-40E Warhawk x 1
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; t+ @4 V' l" k, V( h" MJapanese aircraft losses
0 k' I# C( q$ O G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged" F" K) B) U; B5 E$ f3 A/ b8 t f
" ?9 A* l6 E$ i* H) z+ SNo Allied losses9 i$ G* b8 a6 }8 S$ x0 C7 s, @
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r. } x4 [* K/ \. LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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3 m. f6 h! b& z4 x1 D3 AWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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1 y8 q# f( i0 r, U) CRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ y% B; `) x9 ?! x
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes! ]* T s$ f; R1 `8 _/ E7 M
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Japanese aircraft" s1 N3 J$ S- n6 o9 k
A6M2 Zero x 43
0 z# \7 W6 t6 c* e B5N1 Kate x 14/ \! m# M$ g6 @ o- P
B5N2 Kate x 72' O' j2 K9 M) I: B- q7 ]4 B; Y
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Allied aircraft' e, s) b9 w8 n6 G) x
Fulmar II x 37
}$ C ~4 k( q0 L# f+ q* J2 _ Hurricane IIb Trop x 16) V; }' B; f' c( h" `, k7 I& E# w
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Japanese aircraft losses
# K' X2 J' D, N: o( l8 S+ c% U A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
7 \! R; }4 P/ y' n( w" c B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged! A: s3 o, F, I% }: o6 O
" Z4 D5 d6 j! K6 oAllied aircraft losses
s1 x1 F' G+ h1 m7 r; q# l Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
# C/ u5 g, N& H) a) t9 w Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed P6 N5 v- x8 I0 M& E: k
' |4 O; a. l( v; q- R- EAllied Ships1 u2 u- g% c F1 Q# V7 r# u
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage8 a" `) m7 G' q
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 R# N3 g6 m- \. ~0 p3 ~
xAK Chilka1 }, U% o9 Q) Q- k$ ?) l( c, }
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 28 g, w" d( u- g) V' M4 e- w$ `
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 z8 v, h3 h( m3 F; |5 ^4 m xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 16 ?/ w! [1 V! Y
xAK Clan Macnair- k$ o3 n3 j$ C$ Q
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 T" p( D' s1 }+ k* ~( G, M
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage& ^5 f7 [9 S t1 E
xAKL Illinoian
- L4 c2 }: n; Z5 s; m; v xAK Havildar
& j6 z: r) F5 P+ Q, |8 p3 W! A xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire, e, Y" O. x* |
xAK Jalaputra
* Q( v* s7 I! ^0 H, c xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire, M x% M$ ]: S9 L( q) g
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 s& M, D" z7 c& @7 h
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage% ]' V9 j! e( |) v0 o
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire( F( |# ^2 ~3 I3 P! K6 ~
xAK Garmula) U6 Y d# R5 \5 R( T
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk3 _0 c$ H/ ?9 z2 \& `) t; m0 ]
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: J2 |3 m, v. P) t _% B
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes7 q3 z, `& h& e2 y( D; W
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Japanese aircraft
' _9 Y9 s7 i. p& t* U0 [; ` A6M2 Zero x 9; R( \9 v, m+ R) x3 j
B5N2 Kate x 25
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Allied aircraft v( h+ S/ q& q# G6 @
Fulmar II x 10 \% V$ n# R' \
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No Japanese losses; |. [0 v a, u0 g& v
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Allied aircraft losses
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xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires# X+ |+ k! R) v0 y" Q& Q- x+ b
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires- k' Q5 y! Y9 }- J+ V/ }
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
1 e3 k) P$ z5 x. B xAK Pundit+ Q0 \* N0 x- E- m
xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire. d) W3 i6 D) m' b: y
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& |8 Q0 g. B% d9 m9 \3 {0 g
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |