AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42) R2 o4 S9 g- M: p
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Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby), G v6 n \( |& G& H) u% Y. U) [
; A* a U( C5 F* G9 F" M3 zWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.. V4 O# ^5 \3 a0 f0 j
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes9 ]$ k% s4 t% @' }1 V5 Y
* a# K2 U- {+ @/ LJapanese aircraft
/ n2 O {5 |- W2 _" C% _" ]6 p G3M2 Nell x 33
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4 P5 u9 _1 j5 l/ L1 W# O3 wAllied aircraft
# @% k2 t* q X! V Kittyhawk IA x 27
5 @, e t1 Z6 b1 j2 u+ K7 y9 G, T W P-40E Warhawk x 1
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% r0 ]( k' B9 ~0 M+ o( CJapanese aircraft losses
+ @( ~( W% x9 X" c4 g( s+ Z; Q9 S G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged& A, ^" D3 ]! Y, {9 k
7 y$ w3 F; n# X9 x' V- ?No Allied losses
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- N7 `' |5 g, H" s$ @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48/ z5 i$ t2 w+ ?! a% d3 K% h- I0 A; I) ^% y
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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: S8 S$ `8 \! [- ]Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. k/ |8 X! Y' k$ N0 {+ e
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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* c' S z. X# i( F0 J! JJapanese aircraft. H, u* K3 T+ U0 a
A6M2 Zero x 43
6 b- x; u, ~; G2 I/ X4 D- B( d B5N1 Kate x 14
1 Q. V. f' N! R: L B5N2 Kate x 724 v- a% f6 y. R( a
; L; A& s0 s) K3 x& W# VAllied aircraft4 \4 z h% z8 |0 ?" I' J y
Fulmar II x 370 o$ g* N7 Q/ x6 H/ R- ^' f9 T" m
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16$ c: d( e0 o+ _2 G
9 U8 p( F" A# p4 L; ?9 \Japanese aircraft losses
# C/ V& N& ~% F) K1 l" k% c A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
- S6 _/ ~: B) ~- ]; E" H B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged6 Q3 r7 U0 `! c# C! c
& i& K: s" a4 v" b0 MAllied aircraft losses
' ~# g! ]+ M1 T! z: Q Fulmar II: 7 destroyed; n8 \0 Z' g6 | d
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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9 u1 Y7 d% W8 W4 _ xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage4 T5 q1 P" t8 g# N. Q: D
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 C1 B5 b! g: D% G5 p/ l5 B xAK Chilka8 ?" e# H8 h5 z3 e4 Z
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
& V5 e7 o4 X5 { xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 p( ^# Q' N O% F
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1" k& i1 Y- Z3 I
xAK Clan Macnair
1 q- D% s7 ]+ S& K/ c ? xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* q% H; y: v( \( D4 d
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage, W, d: W; x* z8 R
xAKL Illinoian5 r! f I: x- ` \2 v3 x
xAK Havildar
$ T2 f# \" H" ` xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' }0 ?7 C# a. X/ c; d) M+ l; ~) m; j xAK Jalaputra z5 ~ x- H% w* A# N2 E
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
b8 |! ]; y" n% {" k) k3 z. S xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 Y: X& j8 S1 T; U& T6 ? xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
# G- Q: _1 r8 Y xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 X. m0 `+ S' T
xAK Garmula
1 k: G8 \$ T2 ?% Y3 K xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
6 D) c4 g* j5 D. l' E. d xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 T, D2 r4 [3 w
xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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. W. ?* c+ t; A5 u9 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48, c5 K, ~7 v- l& _/ G" E& l
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 E# x$ q" j4 i
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes% y. d% O0 p/ E1 H
& b1 u4 \6 K/ b6 r7 ]Japanese aircraft
) C& |8 Q. @4 T" }$ P; H7 t A6M2 Zero x 92 D9 a6 q6 L' p( y; e9 {3 J
B5N2 Kate x 252 X- y- Z/ h; b. b
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Fulmar II x 1/ `" n9 f) y9 ]7 X! d- l' \
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No Japanese losses0 ^6 M# Y3 {) O' B$ o
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Allied aircraft losses/ ^5 W8 w, r* l7 D4 w( W
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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0 _" [2 p+ f1 g# [/ eAllied Ships
) A) A g1 s; g1 m xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires3 U9 `4 ?3 N0 d
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
7 L, O! F1 t; @- ]/ U xAK Haresfield, heavy fires# ~6 T9 G$ Y( d
xAK Pundit
9 k6 s# h! n% w5 ^ xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% J) z6 Z; r* \7 t$ x. D5 v$ ]* C% ` xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 ~/ z9 |6 G1 N xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |