AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42
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南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把# G) Z. q) w( t9 _3 q* k
印度战场,KB空袭在科伦坡卸载的运输船队,造成8死11伤% g2 d. l# J& W1 r# C
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Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)1 r+ L2 `, v4 V8 ~; V3 y( u0 R& A# T
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.5 ]# o7 ]8 x2 ~5 ~* a
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ S( ?: u: n" k: N/ z6 o G3M2 Nell x 33
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Allied aircraft2 L1 T% F7 _8 S
Kittyhawk IA x 275 w1 F- f. d7 K) q* @$ D
P-40E Warhawk x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses
# w D: _* l& y6 Y7 L. Z G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged. `* N" f) C. U
5 r8 q T9 w, S" `4 T h6 \8 _No Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ [7 c. j3 L( u2 S6 p& eEstimated time to target is 32 minutes' s* c4 L+ _& S1 Y
/ s3 [8 v1 G2 d9 }Japanese aircraft4 D& ~* r) @" Q m, q0 O
A6M2 Zero x 437 p9 k/ l) Q* X) i! W8 E
B5N1 Kate x 140 ~4 j$ D, T# V
B5N2 Kate x 72' S* F* A; p9 I# A
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Fulmar II x 37
% t) y6 g% p8 f% s Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
j% P# ~0 O7 \ A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
- y) L# w) ~/ T4 | B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged9 W4 f& g0 E; o5 A
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Allied aircraft losses
- V* y9 O/ i6 ]. B- H Fulmar II: 7 destroyed: o* K1 \; S. s4 l0 t( o# X! _% @3 O% Z
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed3 U2 t% X- S0 |+ R) a
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. n# M/ d# k& S7 [5 I# ^8 X# m, P xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage" h8 p7 c0 M+ q% G) x2 p/ k: j
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* R" y- [( A5 Y; P- }
xAK Chilka, q( b+ ~8 P! w
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2* \0 r) i* @: i5 f, b* U2 v3 C8 i2 D
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 z$ { r3 G" Y/ ?% D
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
4 f9 q4 D5 Y) Q xAK Clan Macnair
9 g# `: y* v0 a' E. B xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; r& C2 W0 F! E/ m% y7 V
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 ^; V+ `4 @3 r8 Z, d' H e xAKL Illinoian
- T& _; X% h# A/ W: a% B( ^ xAK Havildar1 J. F) I$ P; l8 O1 i
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 Z! o$ l; S2 n+ L1 ^+ @
xAK Jalaputra
4 ~! w* l4 F8 p! s xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 n/ _& w4 g2 u% E xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire! c2 v0 O! z2 R0 y
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage, T! Y" ]- {: `# B5 v% r
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire5 [! D3 q8 ]" C) E- b
xAK Garmula
. Z) r9 v2 I0 U+ {+ O9 f6 b xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk& t E% j; h" n" d4 L) g+ O
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# I& }3 [& [ C% w/ S xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire( R( [9 e4 K$ E1 v+ J
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' K! Z4 `! l) Z- k1 UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48# S N$ L1 c- u; x- Z
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain$ H% l# Y: G# K% W" z
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 [& o5 A6 ?( J# {9 Q+ I8 d
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes$ d2 `6 x! ~" `* I {/ U# r
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Japanese aircraft
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6 p1 n. |4 ^) }% z( w B5N2 Kate x 25) w9 c; x( @4 }" L" b% T8 ~
6 h6 e1 F( C1 l* `3 ~5 jAllied aircraft
1 X0 @: G1 k5 ?" m Fulmar II x 1
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% | B, q) n' r1 B Fulmar II: 1 destroyed/ ~. b- h8 [1 X) J* D q
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Allied Ships
! ]# L G3 F7 B xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
% g$ z- ~$ t+ P, D xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
7 Y, F) U/ A, l8 V. u" w xAK Haresfield, heavy fires8 F' z% `* |% s2 a& O/ a( }
xAK Pundit
* o0 ~ @! R0 P* F$ v: ?! Y- x xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 M+ B, I7 r0 o( G# K0 d3 o xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 Q1 H d$ D/ J! f2 u0 v
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |