AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42# Z; N% g/ w9 a' n# j/ q
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南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把( q, s, s. {+ }+ {/ q
印度战场,KB空袭在科伦坡卸载的运输船队,造成8死11伤% `0 F: {: T2 m
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4 T; ]) J" J* I$ v+ z G WMorning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby) b" q+ U0 A$ a0 Y1 L, D6 k
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Weather in hex: Light cloud, y, A8 k1 f* k) \6 J
) ~0 U- a* v0 h/ m/ d1 n( ]3 kRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
( ^( t! p" X- h; I6 _ i/ H! ]Estimated time to target is 31 minutes9 t! G4 Q8 |5 @
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Japanese aircraft/ y- R7 [$ u: B! `/ G
G3M2 Nell x 33$ D0 i8 W3 W6 d+ C
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Kittyhawk IA x 27
% z; u, y" Y3 F: A& h P-40E Warhawk x 1
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7 m. P: _! P& L$ j/ |( qJapanese aircraft losses6 b! D1 j: P& B; o, c( I
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged( a- g, A! H9 ?% a
, D9 T5 f. {' J- c0 dNo Allied losses+ |0 x/ X' ^" P/ ~* Y. G* Z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* |6 X2 M, ~. f6 v, E0 VEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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' R% _( {( X/ U& e) K" k0 C0 tJapanese aircraft
0 \: w8 @& x& j A6M2 Zero x 43
: I( R. D& m7 X9 I8 T B5N1 Kate x 14
$ G8 y( O9 e- {: v+ L B5N2 Kate x 72' U# W% n+ u4 n- P' K/ Q
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Allied aircraft5 S/ X7 B- a5 x
Fulmar II x 37
6 D5 E9 y, ?4 @7 D/ E p9 g& c Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
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& b; W! ^3 y& ^Japanese aircraft losses8 M* A8 M H- \+ V N- _1 j
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
4 p, V6 u9 f* i" J7 h! M B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged1 u3 A; s8 J/ N% U7 P: q! b/ {
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Allied aircraft losses
4 m; ?1 a) [, u+ {2 r) `3 Q4 ? Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
% T$ s5 e5 x! m& Y6 T3 O Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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/ j! l, G; c n' NAllied Ships
% g; N8 V% w1 i0 N% S xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 ~8 c l9 y' n! Y: b xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# V. M! |1 ~6 P- {6 _3 C- O$ z! X
xAK Chilka0 c* ]2 j9 M- ]) v! E
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
+ O+ f- }; ~7 X0 Q) B xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire! W$ a3 d8 B% [+ \
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1/ F& y' V5 }8 V/ T8 N
xAK Clan Macnair: q O( ^8 ^& i" X2 o- O
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
% L' M/ n/ c1 A4 I" g- o xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 n- ~5 _4 X. j/ i) d$ W
xAKL Illinoian
$ \% o8 _0 W d9 l+ G xAK Havildar8 p* q0 W! ^5 H* m
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 N3 ], X, i Z0 } `* ^! x
xAK Jalaputra
% A. h: J# f/ @ xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ M8 D [$ Q! a
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
T/ W8 ?) g) {1 f5 o, f+ ~2 _ xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
! }+ U( x, M1 l$ \ xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
# |9 Q9 N0 O+ ^ C1 M xAK Garmula. J! r0 U. I+ w" D3 p# g
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk1 R) ?+ e) g7 V( c( k; @
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
U) {2 \. o' {* I xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire# l m5 I9 L+ U% r* U3 d
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1 U. x# _2 w2 T% xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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8 I" C+ [* W) P9 y/ {# X: H: `Weather in hex: Moderate rain' c' A$ ?5 P) d4 T) O( |
" d* @7 W' g: ?, \Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) T+ F" h9 I( D
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes1 Y9 D6 r, l2 k2 l- F! [; M: S% }
# E5 z& @3 W' P% w, c7 LJapanese aircraft# p. k+ {" b2 a2 r/ [
A6M2 Zero x 95 b$ B* a0 g: C6 s
B5N2 Kate x 251 o/ \0 s1 \7 O7 c& M9 e- q: E
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Fulmar II x 1+ |( i+ w: R1 V8 X; k0 U- Y$ p: H
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
9 }) L! z9 _- M xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
3 h" Y$ @; x2 i, r xAK Haresfield, heavy fires4 a& l! X8 {' H# N" c4 E
xAK Pundit) _3 s/ V! G. x6 e) y" Q
xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire; l/ G3 w# w# I$ G/ T1 i
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage/ f7 M! z/ G/ P- h, Q$ E! t+ h; F" T
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |