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4 W; S) U# w3 a. L: ?
印度战场,KB空袭在科伦坡卸载的运输船队,造成8死11伤! `2 b, `! v4 _( V
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9 ]' Z$ q3 Q1 S# N [Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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$ p7 i; Z& Y; R0 oWeather in hex: Light cloud6 S8 V3 M/ H; ?
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.+ c4 r: R& k7 ~+ P. F' C
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes& o( k/ H0 P. H
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: W7 x& D2 L/ U: A4 [2 ` G3M2 Nell x 33( Y$ t5 d! h. {" C% x
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Allied aircraft
- {- J% _ ]3 e; y* p Kittyhawk IA x 27 p) ]5 b* g& F; _' M% J
P-40E Warhawk x 1& `5 Q! y. E `
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G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain$ y. n7 R3 p7 E& D
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft; P* q2 f5 z8 m6 ?- d6 G
A6M2 Zero x 432 B& P `3 X" O+ L: h
B5N1 Kate x 148 I3 B. ~1 o; z
B5N2 Kate x 72" ~% y0 t) Q8 ~/ D% O
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, G1 W' ? e. Y Fulmar II x 37* S" K8 ]* ^5 P7 m" @& O2 A- i- K& A
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16+ h/ l% ^( u) d+ t
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2 a. S, D' R' @5 ~+ K) {$ Y3 _ A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
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& U/ [! G d3 \* N3 J/ l! p Fulmar II: 7 destroyed7 x; C7 s% h) \
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
5 m, o* A8 q8 m# Q; X, Y: h0 k xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage* z1 |. \+ W" ]* d* k1 p; p
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; O' y* x& y, V) ~' z
xAK Chilka
R" S+ P& F- s. [ xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
; D! a+ y/ _* a3 M0 ^0 J/ {. @ xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire) ~2 U; I9 e/ ~
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
3 ~8 S' N5 w6 I8 X9 } xAK Clan Macnair4 \* [4 s C+ g8 j: I) a9 D
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; ~5 \0 h) I6 R* Y5 V
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage& l# Z0 m6 j( T: L
xAKL Illinoian
' x8 w* V! G8 s7 D xAK Havildar
7 K# u# m* O/ ]$ u7 ?* z, S xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire: \: r4 N( c; a4 V/ n
xAK Jalaputra
) C+ a$ z- d! D0 T R% M" { xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) K, }/ T5 m. G2 A xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 ~+ a' y3 k1 }. ]) W xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage5 e3 S' ]' v) Q& h6 _) }$ y
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 ?6 l: Q+ m; ~' D- G7 g xAK Garmula I9 C7 Q. H' {9 b' K! X& k
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
& h- U8 J& X# s0 f0 v# A xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 j+ i$ L6 _# w9 g! J 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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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; ~9 n- N& J' [0 D; r; _6 L
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate x 251 ~/ P; u& b. s9 ], p5 F
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
4 J4 _/ N7 A4 y$ b Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires) n: I( l$ Z: F- q( b3 r% u
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
! n; m% f5 u9 [/ M6 ` u* [ xAK Haresfield, heavy fires, D6 ^& r; _" T9 \; r
xAK Pundit
0 B5 J' O" M1 {% d/ ^0 ~$ _! s xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire. O/ S' Q+ i8 ^: c# |3 A
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' z6 Q, R3 d) r* M0 P( U
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |