AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 420 L' h7 H- h8 N6 k* u4 D* K
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南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把; `8 I) S( s4 Q B% H( y
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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. f$ [& c' e& }9 [5 f1 `7 kMorning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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v, L5 S4 v9 X J" }' n/ t: JWeather in hex: Light cloud! ~6 O5 }$ a) O ], g
' ?" x3 [0 O) l. Y9 W+ p9 gRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
& Z! u' k& n1 b3 ?Estimated time to target is 31 minutes) N# L9 J5 A4 i4 i. Y0 Q
! P9 v1 s( {5 N2 ]/ pJapanese aircraft( W- z" m5 M5 t ~# x$ d
G3M2 Nell x 33
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, y1 m, \& p0 e6 KAllied aircraft
: m, o/ B5 L1 C4 m2 ^ Kittyhawk IA x 273 O! p# ]- j6 z! Z* v& K
P-40E Warhawk x 1. b& y9 o. V( p1 s. p2 j) g6 c
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Japanese aircraft losses
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No Allied losses3 l' ]. P+ e6 f) ]& b+ \* q# p- ~( Q5 R
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4 {% B/ k3 O, nAfternoon 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.( j8 r& U: R* e) m" o) Z
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes- O' [, O- B5 ]
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Japanese aircraft3 }, S; |) S& p0 N* s" Q
A6M2 Zero x 43/ }/ {% e. o* N) |5 v
B5N1 Kate x 14, K1 g0 Y( C( i- u0 }
B5N2 Kate x 72- V! _$ u' n% M( X/ I. z# [
% |- q. B7 R9 R% e/ ]Allied aircraft
. E* {, V' x. B7 _! C3 o( ?3 q: r Fulmar II x 37
8 S) G' a8 ?4 E( q) t Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses
( H! w! M; i6 a/ D* J A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
7 l6 m$ T$ @( |# w/ g B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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! r- L- Y3 Y s' PAllied aircraft losses
1 n7 o% v$ V- ^ Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
% e* D9 v0 E4 k4 m Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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9 b9 V; F; M; |Allied Ships
: U Q7 o$ K3 V! j }5 P) X xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
- u7 I1 e; L8 a d. P+ `- t: S# x xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 `7 `3 L* a8 G" ~/ I1 j5 G U xAK Chilka6 L2 x' n4 H6 U/ {2 t
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
( D- X& |6 F( T/ S xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- d3 u) D9 \% ~( n# d3 z0 Y xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 19 s; L( o9 H7 N2 W$ G* f, C% _, M
xAK Clan Macnair
9 @4 e1 j8 ]& _9 ]- S/ `' l, S4 l& | xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- r) \/ T2 A3 w% Y( @8 C w# k' y xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage8 z; m& y2 k. v, R% w8 o
xAKL Illinoian- ~* V$ o( S3 `: r
xAK Havildar# m; r+ R4 ~, j/ j
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) G4 X/ O' p0 J/ m" E, B* f; V xAK Jalaputra
) [9 j5 d' o7 u& G: K* O xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 t7 w1 S; ^7 T! ]# A+ y1 C1 v xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ s) _& _7 G7 k( k xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ \$ w: d1 G; v0 T$ `0 \ D xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire- {3 ?' }/ r6 O" b6 m( Q$ t0 f
xAK Garmula
. Q! g; D. g0 x. c xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk1 R1 W4 p. j; e" O9 ~2 X- K) ^/ _
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage/ C' K4 Q( b% v7 ^0 x
xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire% |+ z$ }( B( o
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/ f& b. S( m; |( Q' ^( kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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1 E# K* ]( d& E/ PWeather in hex: Moderate rain, |( V; j, i& E& j
8 ?, }3 |) _! i! i- s) f+ uRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) w- _2 z/ }9 ~: |3 G
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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. p, O- O5 H4 u% FJapanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate x 25
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Fulmar II x 1
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No Japanese losses
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Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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: D1 D: z6 R. ]) h O. M: Y8 o5 GAllied Ships7 G. K3 y+ {7 u( O) q" a* M
xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, ~' [/ D) ]3 o3 M: F9 ~- X
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires5 n$ p2 \3 d5 w0 O8 v
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
" J1 V. [1 O4 r' W0 ? xAK Pundit, r0 I7 [4 z0 @; t
xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire" ?3 r* e; e! i0 d' i7 D
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 ^# F3 I. M" ]' M0 O {2 Q# M xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |