AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42
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' G: a6 e1 e( y5 {6 j南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把
8 H$ s7 {# [$ g; z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 u- O+ w- h6 W& Q! w5 E
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6 B# b- `* Y6 S) P/ n; N' KMorning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)" K" _: S8 Y( i
& g' N0 c$ L) K& I+ zWeather in hex: Light cloud
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! l/ _# {$ J: _, J' ^, x$ dRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.2 T) {9 D9 R$ M0 s! e9 r
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 ?" G# ]8 [# m0 y G3M2 Nell x 33
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Allied aircraft
* D! W {& B# S6 s: V0 j Kittyhawk IA x 27
* U* [# h# g4 W( J1 e P-40E Warhawk x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses. ~9 p& f7 `& I& Z
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged6 a( C$ J4 b9 e+ Y8 D
8 N% w! c: h' `9 ]9 iNo Allied losses' m* ^! V0 E8 S$ |& z; _1 V
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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2 J" a) z3 _. C2 j+ m, S4 cRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 j7 v1 ~0 Q5 K* j- Q6 }Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft Y; R5 q# l. B
A6M2 Zero x 43# S, p$ f2 w7 n4 ]7 i) W
B5N1 Kate x 14
$ p9 ]* T; D) G4 P; Q; I B5N2 Kate x 72
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Allied aircraft
$ Q' t$ \- o, I. v& w) F3 n+ ? Fulmar II x 37( ?/ J: L W9 @. t! f% p7 s! d$ w) {, D
Hurricane IIb Trop x 169 A" X( E0 B& P
9 g+ F1 x1 S! o$ k/ b xJapanese aircraft losses
# M( }! e/ ]0 a$ l3 F A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed, Q; _1 n- z3 J$ t1 O
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged; b3 T b7 ^4 w0 B- Y
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Fulmar II: 7 destroyed/ o, o; _1 a% t- t& p$ H) q. x
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships# c7 w8 J! i0 F& g( A2 ^
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage5 a) M1 N' f; P3 E/ I2 a* g* s% j5 o6 b7 o
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage3 W! p0 \7 ^2 O" \0 {% N
xAK Chilka: `5 y; y7 ^+ w
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2; d8 ]7 j; S) c, p( S& w* O6 I3 K
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* S8 B( A' @4 C$ ^1 H# w4 L xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
" P# e: e5 E7 x* v xAK Clan Macnair5 K0 T t% U; ]$ B! c
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
d# Z) d+ S3 m9 q8 l- q. ?4 I xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
, V* D% N# \1 ^. L9 t! [ xAKL Illinoian; M. x+ @1 o! s) @/ J! E
xAK Havildar
8 |. l, A# [3 p# F. r xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire* h( s/ D# M/ z( V
xAK Jalaputra+ } s% c, F, T+ e
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 l5 x# c: J, K4 ^ xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 s; Y9 B5 H3 ]5 g6 T5 \( c
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ z+ r' I' y( v/ W xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 [/ L" i1 p( Y1 @" B
xAK Garmula
p8 a5 V$ ~- M& n xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
( Y- y) m T8 R V xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- \+ w' M! X- A8 W
xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 [& \& J( a4 V& [
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+ W) d, d5 q% u0 G, [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48/ ], E6 t4 [* V7 Q
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." K: Q7 N& P( C1 g& R2 J# z
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' {; k8 A) w1 J$ U$ ]8 C
A6M2 Zero x 9
5 N. ~7 O9 d9 A2 x B5N2 Kate x 255 x, Q6 Z* x5 m- d% r3 w( F
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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% k9 \* I2 N. Y( ~1 Y, V) j Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships+ ~: K: t8 l) h
xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
# r2 {; R( O% S1 E! {% W xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires$ b/ `2 o" @- b' p# p1 Q
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires1 w4 L* a' Z) U1 J: |$ I. A; P
xAK Pundit
" {: }9 V8 F: m# S$ g3 P xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 H8 a& S/ [6 a; q* ^2 D# A- ` xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, o) D! H. T, F4 }& w1 W2 [ xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |