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7 j9 Y8 l" A* ]/ 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- Z: q( J. c+ w: O
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7 Q, g3 y4 Q/ G- M5 t8 KMorning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)7 h+ F6 P. X) t1 N$ ^3 A) S
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.% q& ]# E( h. t0 J
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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& H: U: w% B+ ^; V0 xJapanese aircraft& J7 Y9 u P. e3 a. n
G3M2 Nell x 33
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% z" y# `( d) i8 EAllied aircraft
/ H; h2 f9 d! k- e& \ Kittyhawk IA x 27
) Z' Y e y9 G P-40E Warhawk x 1+ v I! Z; K% u, l- F2 o" c! i
J# @1 q, T N2 BJapanese aircraft losses
" }6 ~ U( A4 { G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged5 B) o4 F) F7 t$ Z' n5 e$ M8 o; ^
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No Allied losses' `% g* V x* }/ u$ D
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48* B! {. G$ B! _, |
! Q( T8 O8 z6 Y6 aWeather in hex: Moderate rain6 O% o4 E; a$ `, i. D) K) U$ |
, ^6 t1 a& W, n6 T) HRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
( U8 Z$ W/ ~! U* AEstimated time to target is 32 minutes+ c9 ^9 z8 W" [ g5 Z& w
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Japanese aircraft
5 V5 R- r' R) g* | A6M2 Zero x 43' c5 v+ |6 m" q( | G$ ]
B5N1 Kate x 14
/ ^# S8 s- Q+ V x( ?: J) h B5N2 Kate x 72" F- t% y% F' J+ q# ], q& y. C9 P
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Allied aircraft% r8 X( b% H K1 o/ b) R7 p
Fulmar II x 37
: v1 p+ [2 f2 J Hurricane IIb Trop x 16- S+ W& r6 B) ]5 N/ L
! L1 Z2 Z7 L5 o& M0 y5 C, [Japanese aircraft losses
2 _% E! p% y' F2 q4 u A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
' Q/ P$ ^' X8 k% t) I1 c B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses! C0 a/ B$ w6 o& y3 Z2 e
Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
+ L+ q7 f3 ~( P" m b2 {5 f& N: U- H8 F Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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# z/ w' u) T7 ^9 l! n8 d* d& sAllied Ships
0 K! V4 N/ a% o* o+ |1 r! m( d" u xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ {' _$ B! y: Q) R2 p$ v; L; y xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 L, `% v3 f2 I/ }7 H4 g xAK Chilka& M3 `; s' N# ^! S+ y
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2" S7 X9 i# x& p; _) ^3 t& Q+ f
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire' \+ U t! }" m* q5 G) ]
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
- i' x# a; t {6 n3 S' r xAK Clan Macnair
& [: s8 b$ q+ T5 {9 B0 Z% N xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; s, T: y) o. I. q xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 ]' h: ]( B4 w xAKL Illinoian7 V6 e/ _# F& A. O
xAK Havildar
- Q t. j6 t% {6 Q9 U- j xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: F f# V, c# ?! \& q$ c xAK Jalaputra
7 S8 L0 y" E* r xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
K$ o9 ~3 m* }9 n/ c: I xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 ?! c) C( G' e0 Y
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage3 t5 V7 M5 v" ?' ?# `: D
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 V) `# ]" Z. m
xAK Garmula
3 w2 t0 Z/ B; {& ?- i+ z7 Z xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk) L1 ]& [7 W# e$ D
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 c! p4 D" A6 A+ F4 N' J" S" ?+ N xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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( I/ J+ y6 q! S0 k3 [/ \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48# {9 K5 H+ b# D- I. }0 r; `
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) H$ O% F$ p, f1 b& _' ]# P
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes" v. a1 {% V5 M0 {# ^" [5 [% ?* ^
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Japanese aircraft8 F/ @* h; q! o1 h# ?
A6M2 Zero x 9% f9 R7 @) L3 Z# i
B5N2 Kate x 25
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5 c2 Z! y" {) ?7 n+ Y Fulmar II x 1
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N9 Z; \" l! C( V9 ENo Japanese losses4 S: k! n/ e) N& k& q! w, I' R
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+ j; z* V) N6 J' X0 l4 t Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
2 y6 o) q( a* l4 v1 J xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires1 y1 f6 ]* L0 d' ~. R
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires/ j7 ]& H9 Z7 x2 \
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires% I/ _- {" E6 U4 Q8 z
xAK Pundit; s- N2 Z! S+ C3 k0 \
xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! C6 {) c3 ^% ^) N. }& V( u3 A xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# N! c0 g( q. _& u( T2 E
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |