AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42# S8 f7 D3 l; h4 A" O
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南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把9 p% F8 `: B' u; 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
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Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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3 { F! u5 C4 S9 `Weather in hex: Light cloud3 q' N. W. K7 p$ f/ x% s6 `! @
. C$ h% k+ N8 @Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.; `& `5 Z1 W) e
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 d9 G. P- [* \5 W: k* f
G3M2 Nell x 33
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Allied aircraft
$ J' I4 C; \; J+ Y! _2 v Kittyhawk IA x 27
: j, O+ v( j8 Q3 P- i5 K# b7 k* w) d P-40E Warhawk x 1
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/ G* [+ A, \$ w0 y' {# WJapanese aircraft losses
3 N# b5 J5 | V, m( s G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged* m3 S& F( ^ V. U9 J/ Z
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No Allied losses
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% K( @8 x8 Z( Z- G! G% TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 b' t2 N& r" P" {9 f7 g7 C0 o
9 t1 O. y$ ^& f3 a' Q3 u5 o% lRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 Y- @! h& t5 n, d9 O& a
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 43
- c7 _2 y. l! D( R% D B5N1 Kate x 14
0 v% {( S2 G" M+ X1 Z B5N2 Kate x 72, V2 c0 c% H1 B
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Allied aircraft1 h& H% Q9 ~6 p- g* l7 Y0 m
Fulmar II x 37 P0 G Q' k: w2 z0 [( l
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 y& Z" T- F# r/ e3 [0 b A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed: V- c, m R4 h t& x1 I4 h1 I
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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: G" I+ q; p6 ZAllied aircraft losses
K M% Y( p5 @2 X Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships$ B# ]- T6 U k9 i
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
& W* a$ f4 _ \9 U9 G! b/ S xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 i* t7 ^5 ]9 w& Z, \
xAK Chilka" _+ S9 ]1 ?, i& ]% |
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
n2 k! G% ^; Z7 \- t xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire; f4 N) m8 I1 r: q8 U
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1& B- p5 _* v9 c5 h
xAK Clan Macnair
( b8 Y: \0 a; ~6 L* E+ ] xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage }9 i1 X( p& \# U+ d U
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
& I4 P& C/ ^! H' Q2 x, v xAKL Illinoian
/ ]0 P# E$ `$ {+ \8 O# X xAK Havildar2 r5 J, h8 B, a
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ Y% E$ Q) H) x! ?$ k1 f7 P/ k7 _
xAK Jalaputra' i7 F) J, R" _9 x$ b, x, Z: S) K
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire! b8 Y1 y) w# H6 C B R
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ g( K- b5 S8 U# k) Q% U$ X
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage9 B# C. \; p3 J; ?4 T5 U5 b* Q- ?
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire# |* l! k8 O' U& B' b/ j
xAK Garmula
. V% E2 o: s5 D0 x5 r xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk' C7 w7 | D$ f8 P3 O8 q
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 X" j& c; L( n xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire7 i: k: w+ J9 A$ L
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, n( P3 f5 m$ |! yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48! q1 e+ S4 K3 q9 O: }
; _7 w5 v( g6 c. w) W% }Weather in hex: Moderate rain# w% d. ?- ?; U. d8 V
4 t7 }! x; @) j# ^Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) u& t6 R+ m* E7 B9 yEstimated time to target is 31 minutes) l0 C& J! [- W/ b# P* ~
! N0 Q6 \$ u& |) oJapanese aircraft
: G% v' W, `0 q% h0 G A6M2 Zero x 9
9 r1 ?; ~# r- Q7 W$ n! H# h; D B5N2 Kate x 25: l) ~+ _5 L: f6 E+ }, C
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses, k: M7 @; w, k" H, j; ?
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Allied aircraft losses1 d& v- v8 L" X0 m* B: R
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed5 Z: P% [* R" v/ N
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Allied Ships
$ [ H9 o! h0 }8 p/ \" }% _ r; w# } xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
+ ` r z) o6 ?3 h4 _, B xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
1 d1 F4 ^8 y9 u. t( {7 P: \. @ xAK Haresfield, heavy fires# N7 ^3 a; h$ n( [, x
xAK Pundit
" \- W! a9 P! w7 H& C0 P5 ] xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ C1 M- M; O5 u+ w% y: O8 t1 F% G xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 M2 k8 Z- h: ?2 r xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |