AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42( J Z: e$ p/ K9 V7 i2 w
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南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把
7 b0 J* M& `7 G8 e印度战场,KB空袭在科伦坡卸载的运输船队,造成8死11伤1 h7 b- l8 L& {1 L5 ?
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5 c9 d# `. P& \3 oMorning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)4 V. x6 R2 t0 ^9 b! q" U u
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Weather in hex: Light cloud4 V7 Q& _7 L0 X* L d$ i) M2 J
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.4 t* p* o7 ]0 @4 E+ S
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes+ ]) d# J+ Z X) X) {( u" {
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Japanese aircraft
. ~6 G. B6 X" r, A' T8 [# @ G3M2 Nell x 33
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- p6 S% _! V1 F' r3 x4 QAllied aircraft
) c; A1 o& I z( Z$ u Kittyhawk IA x 27
. o5 m, _9 J+ e( ` P-40E Warhawk x 1
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2 ~3 q$ ]( _7 q( U5 eJapanese aircraft losses
" C! }, r7 H! n T* j$ q- t G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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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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- G/ i4 J" V. ~" z" XWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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. h# d3 E+ f! R8 s8 s: |Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
) u, @7 R M+ [" Y+ L9 EEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* m8 n% L4 ?. l* G9 T A6M2 Zero x 43
& P0 g: F$ A2 g. k0 H B5N1 Kate x 14
) s( B8 ~! h7 v B5N2 Kate x 722 i8 B" v0 t' w9 T/ ]9 N0 f
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Allied aircraft: Q) v# [6 m+ M6 o
Fulmar II x 37
; g* H+ ?' A& S! J/ u* m+ L Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses# o' v- f" P, R/ M( c7 X
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed& P& k R) ?1 R- c9 R
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged2 B) i4 V- M: M& p9 [* i$ w- n
5 X5 j( K C/ P5 j* oAllied aircraft losses
7 t% `: z, e! A Fulmar II: 7 destroyed k9 \: g" k0 ?0 Y9 `% L
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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1 ?; e6 ~, X7 ]% O# h4 r+ nAllied Ships3 H8 l! e, u& [4 b8 W( ?7 q
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 U: b: e( X I1 G% b xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 O z' A8 m7 t& }2 S xAK Chilka7 l r8 j4 M# u2 ], W3 A. B, y- x
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
6 b% i% d4 N& E. e5 V7 e xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 q& O" x' i4 y4 D
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 13 t1 I$ {- ^& Q. W: q# F6 c% v" O
xAK Clan Macnair, ]; ~ e7 ]' n5 Y& Z
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ a+ }$ E; }4 l; w: U6 V, Y! G! M, e
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 Z6 p7 E) [. a; v- s- M
xAKL Illinoian
* L8 S- X' }1 {0 y/ [" q( x5 X0 I xAK Havildar
: k7 \$ w4 \7 j; R6 R) L4 B xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 y, Y E" B( j- {1 U xAK Jalaputra" A1 s, n/ e& R6 D) V
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 I, p: x6 `+ F9 B6 ^
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% }9 n3 _- f( H/ a) j6 M5 T xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage6 v! Z2 {) x% ~; o! g
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
g6 h& I) Y: j: D" p9 L/ {% ^3 a xAK Garmula
}) s- I& l. J0 ^" q xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
5 I3 C( |/ Q" Z6 J, Y xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ K) [& ^' L* g) O0 W xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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) z" d9 P t0 _' q2 ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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' m7 L* K3 l% A! yWeather in hex: Moderate rain# [4 q2 ^8 r6 d5 }
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; w4 C, o+ d* ^) T# p' g M+ x
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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+ w b; m; _5 k4 D$ R- V A6M2 Zero x 9
3 @3 z# W" v; E, e' D a B5N2 Kate x 25" s# t. e" D# e
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Allied aircraft9 C7 Z _: X9 z Z" d4 m. K" X
Fulmar II x 11 U$ L# D& c. @% b; x$ d
+ h$ M7 f' t4 o6 _+ `) sNo Japanese losses
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5 F& ]+ [4 N( X- ]( k4 ?# ]- _Allied aircraft losses
" k6 _/ C0 i; D: J Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires; C$ C% o: O1 m) Q; [ e' `
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires& p8 |* T9 g4 ~* B
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
2 b+ M, @1 N. d. R xAK Pundit
+ [3 l" V; U: Y xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* @* H0 B; ~2 c0 U7 u xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( P" F: _! z4 F. |: @ xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |