AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42
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% u' u, I$ U+ x" l南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把
1 @& y0 D# d" |印度战场,KB空袭在科伦坡卸载的运输船队,造成8死11伤
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Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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: _% e! Z$ A4 J' x7 p4 y6 _( {! zWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
& s# e. f! ~, Q& F3 NEstimated time to target is 31 minutes5 e! f9 N5 e/ N2 w5 U: t1 p* P
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Japanese aircraft
! _& {. [/ W* k5 ~$ U G3M2 Nell x 334 A7 n, E7 E4 T, `3 g; Z8 l, {, z
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Allied aircraft) U; |$ Z7 \% v, s: R6 c
Kittyhawk IA x 27) q ^4 ?7 b5 J8 C. ~8 c( i
P-40E Warhawk x 1- c% d/ q, N5 h# Y5 b
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Japanese aircraft losses) g+ w) `9 w/ s( Y4 b/ a" W5 j
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses9 P: P' ?* z( B/ h7 X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ J3 n; I7 z I% OEstimated time to target is 32 minutes& _+ B' D- A8 c3 F: y
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Japanese aircraft
1 x+ |. g% t: r" P: j A6M2 Zero x 43
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Fulmar II x 37
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A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed) @8 _8 u2 A) T, M; j
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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7 t P+ M. F. E) l2 e2 D* A4 h Fulmar II: 7 destroyed7 X; F% H8 f w3 x* _3 m
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
! d+ Y% [' ~1 u( H xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 e9 W9 W* A a0 N8 b xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ M; ^5 x0 B& }# @ xAK Chilka) f( C2 p7 L# T# h1 Q C0 R x
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2) X) c- W* f# {- z: r) {/ h
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 f B' c0 ~- p2 w! t
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1+ B# n) I, r1 K
xAK Clan Macnair
$ I/ y! h; @3 ~' ?' ?/ c xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 a9 |0 p) M/ c# Y: r xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
" J0 k$ U/ A J+ `6 {9 V xAKL Illinoian
2 M/ @% G: N* T x1 G! Q xAK Havildar$ [ ] n. w" r3 ^ t0 T8 r
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ D( b3 h" r; m% }) b2 x1 G
xAK Jalaputra: b" o5 e7 q+ }
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 A4 T* |1 @9 l/ O9 A8 a
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire- Z( S) g2 p( Q# y
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage$ J% j/ `: r3 |6 X) ]0 p) d
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire3 D5 T/ d; [ y7 u5 f2 l: Q
xAK Garmula
- [- V$ f4 x, Y4 F+ O# |: e' v* _0 o xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk) U2 F$ L4 b; _: N, r
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* ~) p- E! V1 p6 ?* N xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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+ l, Y' u: n: AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain* x2 Y: r. \8 l) D1 L( y5 u% b
8 P! V) q& D& a y, Z! T5 ]Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 `/ o6 Z% C* U6 J0 qEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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5 g4 F( Q* Z# ^% N: E A6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
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' [* b! V8 f( H2 G2 \No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
4 l5 M2 u2 j$ v, @* l* P Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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0 a$ A8 c! M4 v' |. L7 n xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires; B- t, V. L5 A( j
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
, H: X3 F" q# \. G+ _7 H xAK Haresfield, heavy fires3 U( G, B J% y, A8 ~6 j$ R
xAK Pundit
. U8 _1 b6 W+ x$ Q xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire; O" X' x) [( M a$ |
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* A# ?2 D4 M9 z0 S( A4 v' ], v6 @
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |