AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42
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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. C4 N2 ?1 T+ c/ }' S. a9 q
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+ T. h. s6 }1 x" O. m9 ZMorning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)+ Z# c0 }: I/ }+ R- \& E c/ U j
% C3 P# e* B; `. H" aWeather in hex: Light cloud5 p. K6 [/ [8 c4 r+ N
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
. f# j6 V# c, G8 O: C/ KEstimated time to target is 31 minutes& ~1 u0 F) N2 @! A' m
9 F8 W1 L( W$ D+ kJapanese aircraft5 M+ W* `5 x/ n. F
G3M2 Nell x 33
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) Z$ |* w, R3 c4 G4 P7 H% ` Kittyhawk IA x 27
/ T4 q( a9 ]# u P-40E Warhawk x 1
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( d, M. D# Y* G+ ^" {7 i7 mJapanese aircraft losses
. B5 L; N$ p0 y, L2 o7 y1 Y( X G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses% v6 B$ G2 X# z- ^3 Z# U
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,489 v( [4 k* J+ e1 l7 z' F& I
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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: q" [6 }, }! |" g+ x, `5 lRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 N% `) n2 @1 o: O& p: b
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes/ O# M- `8 P7 a* j( z1 V E" h0 i
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Japanese aircraft8 p2 y3 _; @% l; K4 T# N
A6M2 Zero x 43
t' ?& x ?; A h- {0 Q8 b B5N1 Kate x 14
" @- s# G9 U; Q" T B5N2 Kate x 72! J) c- j4 R% D" s( P
/ p. `& z) Y. z3 L0 b7 K& t- d% kAllied aircraft
% ]1 h; ~+ B# m t, B: s1 z2 g Fulmar II x 37
$ W$ q+ q: K3 {0 ~/ o Hurricane IIb Trop x 161 i1 Y% b7 |/ t
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 x2 }* w$ Q2 g0 \4 P5 x% { A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed4 \- v3 \2 A' r; |+ x" O
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses8 ^. h7 Q' [8 Z* ~) Z
Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
: h9 m5 C2 {* k' S% }+ z; o Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed% f8 l6 b- q+ ^. Y* D9 L
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Allied Ships* R/ T f! D2 v6 J$ v& A* L
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage5 T f. z$ \/ W ?& V3 o' {2 ~ L
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; Z# b+ Q& n7 a xAK Chilka
- r0 A0 C% m+ l xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 27 F2 L/ r) y) q$ Z5 E3 C
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; G) e8 S/ q* r4 e/ l" R1 y xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1: q! `4 x" j4 J; i. U# P3 ?
xAK Clan Macnair
3 ~( G& q7 p$ r xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 D5 h, @" ~$ _) f0 k) R- }
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage/ [ G7 r4 I: b8 g
xAKL Illinoian a7 q9 o3 h6 A1 {
xAK Havildar
7 u4 z' W5 i4 d xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 ^/ a/ U; |0 s9 V7 @% n
xAK Jalaputra
6 s# w! b1 X* p6 n4 v xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire; J% `( F/ J- w
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ O Y1 T- y. T xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage2 W0 w4 o3 Y% z9 j* [1 S
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire, r( u) s( c0 o" U) y. x/ N
xAK Garmula' C$ F4 `& A; \3 R/ B
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
) t3 D" w4 q* ~& K1 l xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ V9 U3 @5 X. r! _6 a {( B
xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire% _: K: R1 c8 K
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,484 |2 h4 J5 L* @
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain. u: O6 h ^4 a- g
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ _# g. z% A* v% ]! Z$ J# s( M# s
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes A# z( s8 J% V9 W
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Japanese aircraft, R$ Y7 I2 C1 B/ w# K8 z3 I3 Z
A6M2 Zero x 9
% r. |2 o) N. T4 v B5N2 Kate x 25
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9 ?$ P9 d2 L, g, ~ Fulmar II x 1: ?" q$ [: k8 C$ @+ O9 C' H
" G* ?; d: X* P! f* yNo Japanese losses% h3 o$ f. P# s7 \8 U0 P& V9 ?0 ~
$ J& p; o: t# P6 }: eAllied aircraft losses5 h! Y0 N0 i8 q9 _; V7 e7 M
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed* s( I! f2 V3 p$ @2 U- t7 R
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Allied Ships
9 `0 d+ t3 W' G% n1 n4 ? xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
. X v- }. v/ P4 j8 G xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
& ^0 h- d: c1 M xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
5 j f4 Z6 B& s K' A f- } xAK Pundit
- }# ^! F% B& ? xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 p; [% _ A. r xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 d6 T4 l& V; |; Z xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |