AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42: T" v W: o9 C7 G/ L/ w. g, S
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印度战场,KB空袭在科伦坡卸载的运输船队,造成8死11伤8 o+ X4 ?. \* g& M/ U( X
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Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby) m* }; @3 v! | f. a# B% Q* H+ W
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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; c$ `5 s+ a, \5 m# h: JRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.8 K- |( |% @5 P& N1 b3 ]
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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' Q8 O) A* B9 y. wJapanese aircraft$ C$ g# G3 {4 i0 r4 b" R2 }
G3M2 Nell x 33
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Allied aircraft
, }4 X) e, s$ h' G) i Kittyhawk IA x 278 D) q, o- M s" m
P-40E Warhawk x 1! j4 F2 o; u# P9 R% U- r& r; J
. G' m Y( u3 i% SJapanese aircraft losses! f% u3 g2 ]1 W* X# Y+ G
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses" H- z5 e) T6 c! m
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& i8 \0 A& Y- m% g# xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48" G$ G/ R! b q9 g3 O
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain* r. X8 u0 c; O
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. {5 F' l" l1 j
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 J) I8 l/ K/ q4 j9 j% X" Q0 j
A6M2 Zero x 43
: H3 f, E \) z" x6 V# x B5N1 Kate x 14
, j. p0 Y4 @/ W! {9 g B5N2 Kate x 724 }! {( @" h/ I( N0 Z+ t/ K
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Allied aircraft0 S* H3 @ \4 \2 B3 r$ b2 k
Fulmar II x 37# B1 T- {# h, s) b4 G
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16& W6 z6 \ u8 W: a/ W
2 o& O6 A5 B) rJapanese aircraft losses0 N0 p! a+ ]; }1 ~' U
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
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# l# E% b/ b6 G) @& x/ rAllied aircraft losses
; P3 f* v6 [) }" S3 \: e n Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
& Y6 v3 r6 u4 p8 _3 w Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
1 R! P9 v% q- ?5 m% ~' @! J1 p xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage' x+ H9 t" }; r, {% B! A
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage3 R3 D) V% \( x9 o- n/ S
xAK Chilka
9 ^* ?! y( ?* Q, {2 u2 b xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2, w. J# Z9 W7 J3 O: x4 V2 \
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 g4 C) c7 Z K xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
* ~$ F* u" g9 j% w" r& w( `5 k" h xAK Clan Macnair
8 Q, ~. [9 d. Q" S xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 X+ U2 O$ S( ]0 ] xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
; c2 J F. K3 z& v) Z( | xAKL Illinoian
+ [( l8 o y' U; @# m1 K% p7 c xAK Havildar4 j: q, z; f b7 I# o' f
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire: ]8 @& m' p' d7 a: P
xAK Jalaputra5 h4 {. T* ] n1 _. O
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" t! n" G* y7 v xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
w, X% P& j+ |" ?+ R xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
) w5 ^& J3 l" l5 @* }% L xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire$ |- b/ m- p, Q: @" } S4 U
xAK Garmula
* b/ y, x3 M! C2 s3 o+ m! J xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk: Q+ S5 T6 `3 C
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 b! c f/ l0 P2 L9 p k8 T
xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire a/ O- k( I' i5 B& a t S; U
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48# H3 R0 A: v* J; s
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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; _$ u9 u' n+ N5 x. x" ]2 `- iRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% H) _' k G' a* _$ H' }$ E
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ p2 X9 j/ p9 ~. ] A6M2 Zero x 9
. ]+ J6 p# U0 k1 e# S B5N2 Kate x 25
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Allied aircraft
" P. U+ m: R1 o& T! {8 ^8 e: G Fulmar II x 1
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No Japanese losses0 Q( X( K' y6 K9 `, \
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Fulmar II: 1 destroyed8 C1 b4 d% v5 d, w+ y9 d& u" N
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Allied Ships$ l9 D+ g- V/ i, k% N: I! b
xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires& Y# A) D3 j/ K; w$ a T
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires' } r c" U" P" H% n, x8 i3 c
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires2 D$ v5 T3 y. f$ V- K6 V7 \
xAK Pundit+ {3 ?) t* a k+ H: B2 ^: Y( y6 w L* ]( d
xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. C( K% _+ J& U+ E; I& g1 v xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, U1 E0 }. B( P y2 N! p1 u
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |