AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42# c$ s$ {* p, x4 U; P
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. C; R# n8 D! T印度战场,KB空袭在科伦坡卸载的运输船队,造成8死11伤" R+ b6 s G- ~
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Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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/ H# p& ]0 o+ _' ~) wWeather in hex: Light cloud
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8 ]6 s6 G# c6 l. r4 rRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
7 C9 E7 e4 [& B' V+ REstimated time to target is 31 minutes/ q+ a! M+ i, q
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G3M2 Nell x 33
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3 f7 H2 V' H! m9 a, ~0 gAllied aircraft
, f3 t) Y4 ~) u8 P# U# D* D2 b Kittyhawk IA x 27
$ \9 v3 z. s& g% M. r P-40E Warhawk x 1
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; e2 x5 \6 ?5 R5 hJapanese aircraft losses% m7 T. U( X4 L% G s
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses
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( c, L( q$ k; }+ QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48* I, i/ h! d. i0 m) l1 v m
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain0 t2 U& h" m& N. `/ s; A/ I
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. |# n+ Y( [( ^) w7 e
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes+ o+ M! `- l! W/ K* M3 M
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A6M2 Zero x 43
' ]% Q2 `! s3 Y" K7 I1 f& v B5N1 Kate x 14
! Q" N! W! p, ^) w* T/ K: a9 y B5N2 Kate x 725 [+ o& \' p2 x
8 B! _( Y, F, R' P dAllied aircraft0 h$ F' b) I" n& ?" A8 {8 p( q* A
Fulmar II x 37 |, D1 h* j7 }0 `
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16 m4 l8 e' m5 v- ]. P) ~9 r j" y
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Japanese aircraft losses
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: ~! \/ K# P9 B8 pAllied aircraft losses; Q: T- |! f, ?& ^0 c- W
Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
9 b v4 Q0 T$ i8 E7 y& b! r Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
, j& ~7 ^* M/ i xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, V( @; F& V; u- {( |
xAK Chilka
8 A2 j) o' K) b" N xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 20 t Q# _/ ?8 Y. `% b! [
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire: d% J. O0 ~: Y( n4 O# \0 u
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1: V( o- D( E6 j+ s& ]- J
xAK Clan Macnair" S) g5 n& ^3 n6 {
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 l& s9 M. u6 a xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage% z6 v- ]$ z6 g
xAKL Illinoian
7 Y4 D$ f: e+ X0 _2 D/ _3 Z xAK Havildar
1 Y, v$ u R( ^! X T+ P: U" | xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 m \5 A+ M4 ~! U
xAK Jalaputra
& C0 z- e" i: _) P; O) I/ G xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* ]. F) C: t+ F* m- A5 B4 R2 V xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 E; V+ d/ H1 F; E; B+ V6 K xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage( ^1 p% F9 w% J8 y4 Y- I. Q
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
4 |9 F" i) r) ?1 c xAK Garmula
/ S9 O. \' U& T. F) }( T" ^$ V xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
# ^2 F+ d/ |1 G2 x, q xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 e' W8 ^: }% T" E% }( e 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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8 {4 Q$ K* |) zWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 y% j: N: W3 W1 X
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 x# \! p( o# `* i8 S7 |; h8 S
A6M2 Zero x 9+ n7 w7 H+ `( ]. E
B5N2 Kate x 25" k; M# a8 S# l' x+ }
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Fulmar II x 1
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5 j9 }! r& [6 C8 W/ _5 cNo Japanese losses0 P8 R3 S' J1 _3 X: `
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Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
8 |/ i# |* p' e2 T xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
; M \# s. ?) k1 Y; n6 k xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires P3 Z5 \! B* e) m8 o* y( @) t# E# i
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
* ?' I5 |1 j5 P7 \; s9 m1 N xAK Pundit% P; T1 c% d, Q1 R- k
xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ x- N$ t$ h$ `2 t8 U! P xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
) r) Y* b3 k; k' p+ c xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |