AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42/ b# i9 u3 p, ~3 l1 y" e
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印度战场,KB空袭在科伦坡卸载的运输船队,造成8死11伤4 Q `# [2 N6 x, J5 X) h
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Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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Weather in hex: Light cloud0 p) }$ s3 v' U* V
7 j1 I8 a8 X c( }- j4 ~4 E1 @/ o% ^Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
/ f0 @* Y- f, K# o" FEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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2 A$ E0 ^; X( }; E( h) @% S$ `Japanese aircraft3 }3 R& [4 _+ p8 k6 ^# ^+ W: s. O
G3M2 Nell x 33
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0 V' v. G' q7 QAllied aircraft
o/ k5 b2 \7 H$ E Kittyhawk IA x 27' h9 b7 A; j# v0 A) R
P-40E Warhawk x 1
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7 T p; m. a6 n8 w- yJapanese aircraft losses$ M$ g; H2 v3 v1 Q+ R/ H
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses
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! z9 h& m7 I) Z: d# _2 xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48$ `2 S( d1 X+ r% K8 g2 O% ~
7 Z) q% @" Y9 SWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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1 ~- y0 B! l+ s ~5 j6 uRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 i8 K- f. k8 pEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ A, T/ v/ v+ _+ H
A6M2 Zero x 43
1 I& |% ]) j/ E! p( K B5N1 Kate x 14# @3 F. ]0 _- \7 _) P7 [0 O& R$ ?. G
B5N2 Kate x 72
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Allied aircraft
5 ?6 H: E* ^. F9 U$ f3 w4 P) K Fulmar II x 37
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Japanese aircraft losses" O4 g; @0 V8 E
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
1 A" E5 K3 D4 @/ |, K- y% v7 g B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged- l. ^1 L) K2 c0 C" @
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Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
3 u, R1 {4 r& Q! Q- u( y Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed4 \; k% O: G" m- a) j) ]
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xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage8 H& _+ S/ k2 |, Y; C4 \! r
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 e8 U) b* T* B5 K% n xAK Chilka) \/ @5 E3 e) I+ U& M5 P
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 24 e4 O3 x, [/ L3 C; M; P
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 u0 ~, I( D! g. M xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1+ M+ j4 ~- T R% g0 F$ s
xAK Clan Macnair
9 M6 I F9 k% h, Z) s xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! z, P' K* u C! E xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 [ l4 E0 g" j
xAKL Illinoian
. ] U, Q$ ]7 e( t, V: ~* w xAK Havildar9 v4 D* p& Z: i) R5 c9 Y& Y7 Y
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire% L: K- s6 v# D- X `0 \3 \. l
xAK Jalaputra5 {1 t# Y3 u& Q8 Y
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 g- f& x7 F0 t' h7 s, P- f
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, p2 W. r; l U( K& Z xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 F2 Z3 z+ M* V xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire" p8 J. {3 X+ S$ u
xAK Garmula. [0 x0 F7 H; R
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
# t- J/ E- ?: ^0 \ xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* g6 s. d; m8 j. r xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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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.
; G: [& O( k/ BEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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; ~' z6 |6 ^) b* X9 X2 OJapanese aircraft
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2 j7 ~0 e8 w9 CAllied aircraft
. w6 J1 z. D4 e% g8 C Fulmar II x 1
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
, A; [' u% w6 H; n" b/ O, Y xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires0 p* a U8 [$ k2 k) j, V% b: P" }3 ?
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
' w8 P4 _0 [/ p1 H+ }& G! p2 K xAK Pundit
4 x" a( E3 u, }) n xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 ^* b! L% [9 n X$ n" W
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ e9 r1 _# y3 a, p1 h xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |