AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42
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南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把
7 s' I9 a1 Z1 G u8 b$ t9 [2 y2 a2 x. 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2 j. S3 X' o- z& x
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& Q+ c, m7 A: S* fMorning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)" k: H& k/ t& ~
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Weather in hex: Light cloud/ v( o, N$ q5 X! D+ ?9 X5 s; [
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
& v& h9 ? j# \; x- ?) S* zEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: t) |$ p6 b8 m# d$ C( } G3M2 Nell x 33+ q" u! F0 a G- d; w
% I' l" s0 ?" T; l yAllied aircraft5 f6 P# c/ _* o, R# F
Kittyhawk IA x 274 h. S/ X5 q2 P! r2 ]& C( }8 F( F& B
P-40E Warhawk x 13 ~$ s( m$ f. r
" A8 P* v, B, P1 T* L9 C' m& H: lJapanese aircraft losses' P/ u7 R/ ?4 m9 f/ y8 d
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses$ ?, ?9 i2 n3 y/ [4 c
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, P4 w% K9 Y: ~/ I0 z+ OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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]1 e; q3 T0 C9 LWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# G, a) J& X0 Q o h' DEstimated time to target is 32 minutes1 `) E& z4 e: {' y$ \
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Japanese aircraft
; R: V3 v6 _, x t; G A6M2 Zero x 43' o. Q0 j9 U5 O, {' F
B5N1 Kate x 14
9 V! ~7 K/ Q0 [ B5N2 Kate x 724 ^4 J+ v/ K. W Z4 Q# ?
* B# T: a9 k X8 kAllied aircraft
; p( o% d& q% T% A! F Fulmar II x 370 h+ R6 F" G+ e- T
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 b+ J! r% |: e3 A' ` A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed. @0 f' |+ [* T7 u$ |/ f# e1 d, N
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses7 f& s6 e; W- E. D5 _
Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
, ^0 r7 j- Z6 h$ c9 y+ H Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed" O% [! k6 L' K# N& [& X, D
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Allied Ships) r7 _2 ?" Z9 X: C6 t
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage c: p+ s5 P' x7 w' _
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' J/ S6 B4 U/ o1 e
xAK Chilka
5 n, s. y" a6 Y; U# n& W) T xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 21 {5 ^ n4 Y+ W2 A/ a, ^. @
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# G) N% v! k- x9 I xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
/ [* W4 C" Q- H5 O& t9 a1 p/ \ xAK Clan Macnair
" R# T) ?+ G2 l5 P: A y' U8 M xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ d! R+ J0 S* G& X# v* i
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 [: g p( y2 U, W6 Y/ V xAKL Illinoian
0 t* s) R, J% o4 @' q' g" l xAK Havildar
S, N- f+ D4 m3 e% ^: V; V xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire! l) P1 ], {& k7 U
xAK Jalaputra
+ ]- ]" P9 \) I xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; V) Q7 z' F( ]9 B; X xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
R/ d M- L; c/ ` xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage2 o* y7 `/ q5 w8 U
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 X0 P( h. j! E" `5 [; e& t, S7 G$ X
xAK Garmula
2 ~8 N- H: @' Y! t3 m7 ?: s, I xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk# @1 s8 ~; o0 @9 v" Q, K+ F
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! p8 Y& T+ N* r) U/ C* q xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire; J3 G' P W; T4 L
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, j+ v7 c5 @0 H% P+ AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48$ W, A, ]& \! n$ j& g* \* t$ `8 Y
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain! ?' H k, s3 V! b, v) @( F
. n% W' A& }4 m. |; dRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* r0 ^( s, k+ H" ^( R: p) \- q
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes( L7 B" c" `( a e) |& e
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate x 25
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0 V( k& M* Q( y) o$ k" LAllied aircraft5 ^/ z7 A- `) a$ v9 h
Fulmar II x 1
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
: L- L% N; p$ h+ E Fulmar II: 1 destroyed1 g4 L m; k/ F4 p2 J, Y* J+ v3 w
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xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires6 R) }( F( O0 E! e/ S+ m
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires$ U$ u" ], h, H0 y. v/ Q
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
7 |- t) Y* N; o7 W xAK Pundit% h7 X! J/ h: G' l- H9 O0 Z+ Y
xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire e; \& `7 |% B$ @5 x+ L
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 Z; v& r, q* I( ~# l$ Y
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |