AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42
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4 v l+ L( _) k南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把$ k; M$ L( J V, P5 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3 D* X+ `8 X# |0 K% l
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0 A) m$ N0 @" b5 BMorning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)5 V) M; ~. Q2 b. G; S" ~* `
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5 [5 W, ]6 S4 U( {* j/ CRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.$ }7 y; s7 f, Q o9 L# q
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 I: h$ S. p! p0 h; a
G3M2 Nell x 33
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7 }* v; r9 r" u2 j N# rAllied aircraft# g: b# @3 ~5 v, @4 U
Kittyhawk IA x 27' ~% u$ T. S) \; @/ B) G$ d
P-40E Warhawk x 1
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8 N4 E- Y1 L& O( y- lJapanese aircraft losses1 e3 P4 Y. ]$ J" F5 i4 B6 `6 R
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged# v7 f3 f7 l) K N) n$ \, v6 X
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No Allied losses% m8 M `% Z. O
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: L; `5 n, @! U4 g3 `" bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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5 F6 A3 l( k2 K, X2 gWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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. x" _: R- Z, K) [( w& f& ?7 @2 q$ sRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% j$ C* u3 u P0 j6 G b
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' ?2 K _& |; F i v/ W A6M2 Zero x 43
2 ^. H! w$ v- y$ Z. F. T- g* e B5N1 Kate x 14/ f+ [6 s% C4 W' Y$ i
B5N2 Kate x 72
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1 D4 @. K8 Q1 |$ d# f. ?Allied aircraft
2 |5 h4 F9 ^% H4 ^% g Fulmar II x 37
4 J* f6 {/ \8 v& H/ f: c Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ B, c* h" k4 G- A' k4 f: ? A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed! t) F# Q. R. ?( j! g! m
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged8 a/ v) B8 k+ e
% r' V, J5 ~# T) u% q! P9 K% N* s1 ZAllied aircraft losses
( D# O) Z9 k6 X% g7 i/ h8 Z Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
, ?( u" a$ v' @; }! j& ? Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed6 d! |1 \1 `+ F" x' q8 `% L
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Allied Ships8 J9 q3 _9 S) v. h& X
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage0 d, @5 s. v0 g9 g4 R$ F
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; r8 ]8 Z/ G: u7 j W
xAK Chilka9 E3 \9 o, p. B7 ^ U
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
9 K. i( u& T3 ?* Q& h U xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire* z5 N4 u/ N1 U+ ?- B! A# J
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1; y6 K, P# P& C: s; y/ p
xAK Clan Macnair; i; }' G2 w& |1 E7 e
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- I* o7 G8 `1 i2 S3 g3 ~
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
# u# S1 a* F3 c xAKL Illinoian: A* V# ^& O5 e) |( E
xAK Havildar: p3 O& v5 P$ a; V) S4 l
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 Y/ m2 `9 P* \" r$ j6 h xAK Jalaputra" N7 V: k- B4 z; X* J# J. s$ u
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ N: Y5 E" b+ Q+ ] xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 V" P: }. A3 m. S
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
& c3 ]- S0 ^/ ~% b5 j1 W+ S xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
/ H7 e9 F1 L# g6 u$ i xAK Garmula' q( I5 W' m, I6 n U
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
( g1 k& E' _2 o! B5 f0 f xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 ^, l# |. R; Z* ~( r xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire$ } U0 v, Y* i5 H
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8 C# p8 }7 S! ~5 Z' UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,482 W' `4 g1 y; R) y* q, C: N
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) @: C) Q: [' U0 A) U7 ]Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ o9 y. h A. ^( Q8 d
A6M2 Zero x 9
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Fulmar II x 1! h9 I6 g l' L! e! _. G7 [
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% ]6 ~+ v! ?5 i; h0 [; w: YAllied aircraft losses
! K0 \% l: z" O8 { Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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" H( J u0 @, K& j2 H$ O xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires1 s: j' f1 W% o6 ]
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires R2 [6 J& R2 B2 R; f' {" l+ [# c
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
# T& v5 U: {6 [9 u xAK Pundit
+ ^+ s0 L0 y* Y xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- q ^: B; }8 b& l5 \- F xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' Q( V9 t& t, B" Y ` O$ `8 Q
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |