AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42/ i$ [0 g1 g) S/ i8 F
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南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把2 _0 r _( ~, M! _& F. q' Z* 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$ \8 ~; o" h2 O( U: }! ~
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Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)" r- x/ \; S3 |: P
4 v3 A0 {( {( ^" T" X) l/ T l! W+ WWeather in hex: Light cloud; s6 u2 Y, c, e) ^3 g8 O
$ m; H) Z* N1 ?5 c5 iRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
0 n- M5 s0 R0 _* lEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: E" l4 ?9 R% G. j; ]- h& |: X7 O G3M2 Nell x 33: U7 {3 }/ ]3 ^2 A: ~
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Allied aircraft
8 s% c/ G- T4 Y; }% {: C& z: G7 x Kittyhawk IA x 27) g" D, Q* k% I0 p+ B
P-40E Warhawk x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses" \/ z; M; ?4 q( [, }& P* E* I
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses
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~$ ]4 ^5 Z+ Y. LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,485 r! Q x7 U% |" q8 B
4 f; L' D, i; M7 d9 B4 N) u8 XWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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7 G3 a" c; i8 }0 A. G5 l1 @* yRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 m6 h6 o! {' x4 d7 J: j O
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes! l X- g8 g# s6 b: w6 e
& E8 B& A( R T/ K N4 o+ {Japanese aircraft( k2 f. Q* d. B- w% n# p$ o
A6M2 Zero x 439 E& T, C3 ?' V ?$ d1 [$ p
B5N1 Kate x 149 _/ o% }8 b) O: w# [6 v; x& ^0 }
B5N2 Kate x 726 ]7 c( E. I N& |4 n, S3 A2 e
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Allied aircraft9 F: j0 k p2 E0 R
Fulmar II x 375 f5 V: H, x$ z3 Z. P( V0 P
Hurricane IIb Trop x 162 ?, }6 v/ g& o9 R! K* l; x
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Japanese aircraft losses8 j# S+ {; B7 ?/ [5 g
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses7 m7 ]1 Z, q" q$ t' ^; f
Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
2 L* H- N- m% F a Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships" V6 B* N, P7 S
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage1 k+ L4 y+ }$ [* H
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# y: C6 A6 Z1 [; p, a8 R) ] xAK Chilka
& h7 Y6 Q$ f! ]# c+ S" X xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2# ?( ^! p# o9 x
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire k# j1 v, V0 m" W$ X8 U
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
$ `; S( |" ^# k4 P. ^7 I6 ~ xAK Clan Macnair' F! ?+ W' W- u$ v9 O7 {
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 o( r, I; A- z. S0 Y xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
: \! `6 d( w7 a7 L8 _% p+ m+ N1 M) b9 d xAKL Illinoian# \+ x8 D# K( ~5 O3 [' \7 r
xAK Havildar/ N& f& t6 ]4 e. z0 W% o8 o% ~
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire: G& Y, f1 \/ G
xAK Jalaputra
) ?' F8 n' O4 J2 o+ j* k/ C: c6 i xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire# e6 z: u7 J! G, u2 i; J; }) o4 V
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: J2 d3 G4 b7 ^. \% M* d; q xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ {) w% \9 ] R; W8 S* u xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 J: o% r* M. j8 e# P7 {: b1 w
xAK Garmula O7 V/ R' t/ v- L8 v; c/ F
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk9 J, ?. O7 S [8 {1 O; g: D
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& o( K( \4 r+ M5 i1 Y
xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 C$ c& D0 E0 r8 P
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c" v, | x7 xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 @$ s5 ^- d: o& a
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes& l$ p# M# j8 N+ p/ ~/ \4 \
! F. v a& `7 S$ u$ I* ZJapanese aircraft( ~0 v/ R! R: h a# S; t9 m
A6M2 Zero x 9
5 a. @. b; ]) }) i" _6 X: c, p B5N2 Kate x 25" X+ K$ E/ [/ v+ h. p& [/ ^; [* t/ _
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Allied aircraft
& B* f6 ~8 }0 O1 z Fulmar II x 1! N& u x0 L$ A, R' _1 g
7 P5 C( `3 E; m8 a% g# bNo Japanese losses
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6 j& ?7 X y' \2 C xAllied aircraft losses
7 P. I- ^* K/ G* i Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships. q& v+ x# J) J( Y6 S' c
xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
0 B/ U/ z, q: {: X5 d: x6 z xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires' @/ t L# W/ C6 l
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires9 W# S% u$ s8 H) t+ _2 |# E
xAK Pundit
' Y/ @4 _! B: B0 u- {/ g6 ?& ^0 q. c( W xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 z% K# O" U/ |, L4 w' B
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage9 K+ _! @4 G" K8 L3 ^' H% Y
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |