AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42- \/ @/ X/ d! g( `) x3 @: M
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3 _" Y. \4 P3 a南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把
, R9 v. _% o' O7 O) B! ~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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, W ^3 T/ ^# B0 L2 ZMorning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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% R( I3 h. ^' l# YRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.. a! [6 y/ r9 M6 N! y; Y
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes/ ]# M7 i; U0 R$ o b# e
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: L' A% M" |1 T6 e# q) { G3M2 Nell x 332 j+ D2 d* h0 x
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Allied aircraft6 S2 }0 ]" \+ m4 E. _! i) w: }
Kittyhawk IA x 27' i8 Y4 \5 N7 T+ i4 J! g2 o
P-40E Warhawk x 1$ t8 f" w p Z
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+ j7 [0 v9 e( w$ ^2 X* A8 k- D G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses
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- F# o& K8 f. Q5 G, ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48" Q5 @; k/ J: o2 h. ?/ M m. u
# E; k& e0 l, f3 F" t; GWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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# d O; l9 B& C2 p. Y6 URaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 g" z5 e& E, n
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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6 A* X# d! q+ S6 aJapanese aircraft
' z% ^' O! U3 D+ \2 _6 D; @- y# ^& Y A6M2 Zero x 43' Y/ j. g w. B/ P2 w, q. {0 [" F
B5N1 Kate x 14$ z" A8 O" ]- K$ O( a5 D1 {
B5N2 Kate x 72
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Fulmar II x 37
( p8 N' o$ ~0 h( q- e5 U5 r Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
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9 p9 \/ {. }/ C- m8 _+ Y5 PJapanese aircraft losses
% O) S8 D B% Q' Y |) r }# ^ A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
. [; ]7 |) Z0 g5 f B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged' V6 ]& e' u# y6 w E$ s- f
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Allied aircraft losses
0 l$ n+ Y0 K3 B! @% V" d Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
! L$ s- S1 e# D5 e2 c Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed- E+ \! b. X: b% r9 e
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5 ]; } ~- r; t ?" i: {- i1 J9 ~ p5 x! E xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage. K8 m3 @! T% s
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 {) d- F2 b. ]$ p( x xAK Chilka/ b/ w' ^7 R' p% l- f. l
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2* d2 E1 r, K# H( s$ `% y
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire! T& q: v% o; e0 n m
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
5 F F0 j+ Z* Q( o, ^# J7 h xAK Clan Macnair. n* p+ A6 z. i8 y$ d$ D
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, e& G1 _% p, q p xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage9 f1 D4 _. Y+ Q- y, e2 x
xAKL Illinoian
& m1 C6 N! [1 P. a5 o6 i6 }: M. r xAK Havildar
5 F' [- U! G) e3 A { xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 o' _: g, F- f0 k6 U+ l3 i
xAK Jalaputra
7 _# ~' r0 A5 v: R xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire T L4 E2 n X/ Q3 t
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# f# j1 H7 w1 z( C xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ B: m* W+ R! P. P# |+ `* B/ } xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 M& g$ A, f9 [# r6 S/ F xAK Garmula' `# X% X% V8 Z# F& {4 ^2 \
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
1 I# A4 c( e& U$ i xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ w, Q1 ]9 u# c7 F1 b& J xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire) P! Z5 b5 ^* c2 U; r* s& Q
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* X" W) k M7 g# h [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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, U3 X0 O/ z6 x# N% e/ ~) PWeather in hex: Moderate rain) ]6 l" e0 O. e9 p) [
4 p$ N v6 E& W+ \0 _Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 S* N" {2 }4 I( c5 u0 N) O9 H) c
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 9
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Fulmar II x 1
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
1 k% d! B8 \% q8 T6 B6 I Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
( P0 ~$ r, @4 |9 _# j# h0 A# | xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
+ G2 n7 |# p- n; x& s' y xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
2 z0 d" Y) I, l+ f! w xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
& g X/ C. {5 G' p xAK Pundit* N+ P1 J! X4 C6 _$ n) }- I
xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 t: j% b- V8 d* f. C1 s% I xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' e9 k4 ]6 _8 p+ z xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |