AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42- I: R' D0 |; x' |0 v3 z
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南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把 S8 b8 a" j" ^; m; D8 A
印度战场,KB空袭在科伦坡卸载的运输船队,造成8死11伤% h% c1 V1 k1 Z; K1 U5 T
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Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)1 T1 x p" d l1 }
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Weather in hex: Light cloud) G- n2 r- K/ U& H
0 @8 ]. V, ~$ E. D+ `' a( t QRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
9 e! r! x7 o) m$ WEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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6 F( K; b# ]" K( I, [0 X7 kJapanese aircraft
; T! @) x" Z( ~( X+ v( W1 i G3M2 Nell x 33
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Allied aircraft
8 a* F% s1 V9 p4 A( N- ] Kittyhawk IA x 278 A, ~- M e' Q& `- F, F
P-40E Warhawk x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses
* M) Q+ d1 I: L* [ G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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, Z" O. z5 d( D" [1 t- a& m" z. zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,483 G* _+ R& D% e4 R& h' e, \7 u) m8 i
$ k3 N6 k. J3 EWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! l$ _/ {( @9 HEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, [8 l1 H4 Y |( O1 w0 a A6M2 Zero x 43
9 x; a+ `" I0 a+ O6 f B5N1 Kate x 14! [$ R1 W! Q; E# O
B5N2 Kate x 72
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$ ^: k' x& S) o; Y3 O8 pAllied aircraft
# e6 \0 r( j% q! z Fulmar II x 37
# k$ U g* e: r4 [ Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
( K5 O2 l. `" j7 w0 l A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
4 G7 M. }& Y( X B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged5 @( P9 t' v/ g7 G: D- E9 y( d
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Allied aircraft losses+ Z `7 ` L9 T2 @
Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
( A+ b+ @4 _( B, }$ Y Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships9 O: A. f- i0 t5 Z! l8 l
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage3 f' G: E \$ k+ b" t3 Y
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ T- @" B5 Y+ H% [) m" @ xAK Chilka
2 ?' c' F) X9 w/ C& u( \, w xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2" A% U# {) x, s' p5 j' @# `
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 O: h8 o! [0 A( W# t6 M xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1; f) [3 R* G) z6 K
xAK Clan Macnair
, S' X$ \( M. p9 z: w9 _ xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- J, x# ^0 m `7 Y
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage* C- Q5 n0 e9 e8 P; H4 i
xAKL Illinoian: G1 L: p; G7 W$ S2 y
xAK Havildar
8 W, h6 q7 W0 g) f' A9 e xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 b9 K+ s% X) D# a: L: l xAK Jalaputra9 i7 s8 y$ i9 I' z* s
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* W2 F" @/ {, M' {2 V" Q xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ z& |, P/ Q" M: _ xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage" W, S+ ^9 z& x+ T9 p7 C2 t- a$ B
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
, w3 W7 \4 V' o' w/ G* W2 V* _: E xAK Garmula( s7 k1 j: t. q2 f, r# J
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
% K0 O! m" @! x3 H' P0 e xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 m z0 A) |" j# U: b! B" a xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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: R, r7 A' {: v! nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,481 `+ V0 V6 R' I$ `
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain* z0 X# N5 F; U, O& I0 D( }
8 _9 N) A6 u3 I2 B+ CRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 f4 X3 h+ B8 h0 K: _" DEstimated time to target is 31 minutes; a4 R' t* R% v- e/ q6 M
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Japanese aircraft
2 Z) t |9 r4 q/ I A6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft$ B! k8 T3 h( U! F
Fulmar II x 1# }; v" a& U( l% w( o
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No Japanese losses* W; _5 Q, D- O
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Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
+ P$ u1 H3 s+ Q- ?, r5 O' K xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires( E% W* l" P8 X! h0 Z- @, k
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires( p0 d) ~9 @6 t* E$ f& d/ } l
xAK Pundit
( \+ W6 {) ]8 T& L7 r xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire. Z) d" |9 Y8 M5 c) a+ K
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. _ I6 |. u+ c xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |