AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42
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南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把" ?$ K* A' m+ r8 m0 J
印度战场,KB空袭在科伦坡卸载的运输船队,造成8死11伤9 b" e5 \* ?' X) h" F9 ~
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Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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% R7 ]& S* p& r% F$ c: UWeather in hex: Light cloud: a- M1 Y' A* ~; F& H4 \
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft3 o. ?0 M0 Y. p- ?4 S
G3M2 Nell x 33
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Allied aircraft
2 G4 v) c* r1 l" y. w8 q% Z Kittyhawk IA x 27* V% {: L7 H9 {$ G- \
P-40E Warhawk x 15 m- r2 F& Z; Q7 F
6 h- W6 C$ l7 |5 q+ q3 x" x5 uJapanese aircraft losses% W$ s) c- N! `
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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& }1 E$ _/ P+ }No Allied losses1 G V4 z2 `2 ^9 N
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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0 I( N) a9 T" K7 c# Q8 r6 s, SRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
0 C( c+ u y. r. x$ V# \Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ B7 u j' i- F A6M2 Zero x 435 D/ v1 s9 v/ X6 J% W3 K
B5N1 Kate x 14& i4 \( t7 L. S
B5N2 Kate x 72
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$ ^; y3 k4 n% r5 O8 _- e Fulmar II x 37# q2 J' S X5 a }2 }2 _
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 [1 B/ Y# N4 W2 X6 V: t. T0 Z A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed$ v- T4 F; A# _
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
1 K8 _ z p' M5 s8 [+ ~5 M Fulmar II: 7 destroyed: E2 G* A8 L2 s) |$ `. Y0 x$ i' Z
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed2 d4 R6 C3 ?9 x7 v
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% J" R5 Z$ h) R6 L/ a xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ Q6 O: F( p& J6 n- U xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 V1 b8 Q) q0 u& c U, ^- }
xAK Chilka& S1 h* t! ^1 p' _* ?: S
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
; d. e+ W- Z* z7 K2 _2 @3 D xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" Y' C* }; H" X7 i4 |5 Q) k xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
4 J7 O# p# p. P, Q& c. F xAK Clan Macnair+ d8 n5 }1 b6 |, W5 D
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: N% |8 Y' Y) t9 w5 B/ [
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage9 E5 j0 P& p5 w- o9 Y7 g9 d
xAKL Illinoian
O% U0 x6 }7 D" c' u xAK Havildar
8 @& V4 [0 x5 o& K. I xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 r3 ~. L: e( }7 D
xAK Jalaputra
! `0 W! }& y/ I; { xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 @* m' C- ~/ F9 T- \: I9 J
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ [+ z5 T% g& K( H5 G xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 K* I( `1 b1 C xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire, ?8 ^3 Y: E1 N: |6 \
xAK Garmula
+ b) Q# H& T0 T% J) X, i" o7 s' ^ xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk$ J4 B8 L% R- y9 S! G N
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 a0 D# S4 o3 r! V& X2 X8 o xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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7 R" ~2 j, C( b" pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48) h% |* Y( ]8 Z% G& r
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
I8 x- A4 z3 b6 dEstimated time to target is 31 minutes$ l: t- m% [6 d& A
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Japanese aircraft
) O4 y# z8 X, B A6M2 Zero x 9, I U+ z3 D# P
B5N2 Kate x 25+ u7 q# v) h; g- ~/ }" P V
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Fulmar II x 1. N E m% U, C0 E# v9 y
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( H( L9 Z7 M/ F+ C% p Fulmar II: 1 destroyed9 m- V. f$ O+ W! y
% {' M& V. u) k. Z- iAllied Ships
: |0 [; R3 z/ c: r xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires; q/ T- }9 Y- u- y- B. |
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires' z* K6 L+ l2 R* ?; ` v+ }1 Q5 T
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
+ k0 T& {4 r: d# b6 @8 x xAK Pundit; w/ m. J* b; {6 |+ N& ^4 Y" f
xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 O _6 h$ m. j) H+ x+ Z8 D xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 ?1 Z5 |) G$ W, k xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |