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& ?, k7 C2 Y/ ?) 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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T: ?1 P; ?8 w6 UWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.) x/ H; U0 H" @6 s; r. N
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes- _8 Z0 j F+ y) k$ L% C4 b- W
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Japanese aircraft
' a9 I& p' z8 o& g" l G3M2 Nell x 33" Z* C" h+ L3 i* N2 G7 F p' |
0 y2 i2 ]. L2 B$ H3 `Allied aircraft1 {# N5 d- o7 o- I; @0 d
Kittyhawk IA x 27
7 X* I$ ~+ E! t* Y9 i P-40E Warhawk x 17 s9 N/ M9 i# x1 j( }2 v* ]; T
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 d$ Z- e0 K @3 n" b G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses
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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.- F" f9 s& U& B7 P$ K4 Q3 c
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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/ [! ?0 Y6 F" h3 K9 M# SJapanese aircraft
! l. n# @1 P& o0 l A6M2 Zero x 430 K6 {# ^# D9 W1 ^; y
B5N1 Kate x 14" ]4 S0 [1 [2 \7 k. [( J* E
B5N2 Kate x 72
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Allied aircraft
& a9 g$ s7 J- W9 k3 c9 r Fulmar II x 37
6 Y3 e7 m" o* z+ B. U3 G& y U$ _ Hurricane IIb Trop x 16; D- U) u! ~! X, u2 S
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ D) J4 Y* X. j A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed$ ]( y9 L/ b; m9 C" V W1 H
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged3 g8 C1 x9 o/ T/ q9 P$ k k
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Allied aircraft losses% E0 Z3 ^( R% G4 l& y8 ^; e# ]
Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
! g4 `3 Y: u k: p( u& U5 i Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed3 X/ p6 B7 g7 n
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Allied Ships
& T+ M8 K! @' o xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage o/ B+ s; ^/ I2 T6 g& k( @. n
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
" |! Z8 z! T$ `) B' | xAK Chilka8 n6 `, `( n: x4 [: C! T
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
+ ^6 s+ u3 G0 F; U* v1 Z9 A' n xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 K. A2 n" Q! {5 Q( b8 | xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 17 I# U# t4 t! b, u4 S& N
xAK Clan Macnair& M1 j- z1 K* \% U6 l
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: i! u' Q& p9 Z1 ~9 ^7 k
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- k+ U! ~- F0 u) Z) ^
xAKL Illinoian
$ v( K7 x* k1 V {0 I9 j r xAK Havildar
) g4 c. n9 k3 r3 a2 `- { xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ {9 G, Q: m% j( y; q! N xAK Jalaputra$ K# z) F. Y; A% ^9 b2 c$ }9 Y
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 P# x* Q' J& L. S) @2 n- J# F xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* b: ]7 L5 u1 A8 N4 B xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage/ c2 H& U3 D4 ^9 R& p
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 x, |/ H' }6 |9 L
xAK Garmula
$ I; d6 T* Q& B4 ]6 d xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
, h! {) e5 r0 l- K, H xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 x$ K, |0 e/ S& H xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire9 V; V7 ~1 _' n% h+ R% x
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/ y8 y. `' {; p B# I9 P6 kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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2 [1 [1 U, z6 HRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 T x" w( F# R4 H" w+ z1 n+ z, e' s
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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5 O1 n5 P! J, a' e( O1 `1 [9 }Japanese aircraft
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0 Z& p" \9 U3 J- u B5N2 Kate x 25' K$ C: B* u% ~ t% X, ^
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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Fulmar II: 1 destroyed# l$ C& i, J: F( B4 z R. j
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Allied Ships
8 o+ @" H* }4 m2 ?9 c% o& D xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 C" C, f9 A& _# v5 Q7 i
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
! ?, u7 O* c+ t$ l xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
# ?% A4 b# B1 \! j4 w xAK Pundit
H, \4 U9 d! L* J xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire- H8 m" b }0 G, ?8 k* Q( V
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage9 R' ]1 W( k$ o1 l
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |