AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42
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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)% ?& {9 Z* M! R O" ?- `
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
) v+ v {: M! M3 B) EEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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2 Z0 U4 y& m, o4 `+ u2 FJapanese aircraft" I/ ?9 D/ z, ?2 x3 k3 j
G3M2 Nell x 33
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Kittyhawk IA x 27
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G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses
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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.
1 W. `& D# F' G* k( S; @: sEstimated time to target is 32 minutes2 d$ Y+ _, O) p$ r( ^6 Y
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A6M2 Zero x 43' S! B5 X+ @0 s9 j7 g/ `1 a
B5N1 Kate x 14& u/ n6 c" l9 }7 L9 _
B5N2 Kate x 72
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Allied aircraft
2 F Y+ D0 G4 E; w& P, v% |% U Fulmar II x 37
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 k3 T _6 W& H+ W- b* R A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed2 Q# o6 G) a1 L- C- ~8 \. j
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged8 Z" r! x. q1 v+ e
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Allied aircraft losses
% g9 C* O( ~) g+ f- z3 g5 M Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
* v+ J0 N4 s1 O- W Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed1 \8 Q! S# `: \9 v
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- P3 t1 `9 V; E5 \ \9 m xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage x" [2 S' l) u: M# Q3 ]: p
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage* a! d. K; g% p M; O/ O+ p- @
xAK Chilka
; W7 e7 x6 S; D/ [ xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 24 l3 Y4 d* g5 z, [+ n" c
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 V4 \; V, s5 q7 _3 U$ L
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
3 r& _7 }+ w$ [, V g9 I xAK Clan Macnair
/ V( [4 N# W! M# F( y xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( w E$ r1 S+ ~# ]+ D- M xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
# k* Q: A2 M5 f0 Q xAKL Illinoian O+ {2 M3 v4 h, z4 z' e
xAK Havildar6 P G5 i e+ I0 }* h6 P
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. E% e* G% {. I3 A5 v& ~( P* E xAK Jalaputra
( |2 E: m( g2 F" u2 D( u xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire% Q, i$ D& X! c8 J0 [# w1 Q
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire& q, ]' P6 {* j1 A% X9 M
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 S; d' N" ~& `. { xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
% @/ @: g9 Y( D7 n, t9 ? xAK Garmula$ i3 u! C+ N" G9 q% t& V
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk1 Z! a0 Z* \2 s2 N! v# l
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 l/ t5 g( b& b7 m6 z4 o, ? xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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% x, Q: e) b) a- u6 S" vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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" G" Z% Z' ~# k6 M8 lRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. A; x+ m6 c1 y \9 O# H
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes/ s3 V; f9 x& `4 F1 U* }
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
' h; x. \. B/ h! j& x Fulmar II x 1) t3 f( X N# n% g" `/ e% j
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No Japanese losses- e( }1 b; `! A6 ?7 C: l9 p
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Allied aircraft losses8 G# \& {% @- \! D; H% O0 W: V
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed% p5 x& p6 J% _! m
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xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
; M- G- A- ]( p% C( l- J9 z" ?! F5 u xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
$ D/ ~1 y5 g7 L9 S; P8 f xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
% U# z% `" ]* L5 B xAK Pundit- D" I$ V; V! C8 k* h/ n7 r
xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! \% Q. T7 P8 O j9 }& D xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
( k2 p9 N1 a# F xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |