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
# F% \4 M3 b: a( @6 z v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)4 @. l, g. _+ {* H1 U( `
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Weather in hex: Light cloud; v; ?2 |/ j t' k
2 k) m/ r# M/ LRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.2 f: @3 `9 z7 [* n- ?+ V
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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3 j6 t5 F, d# a4 K* i6 JJapanese aircraft4 d* ~; q% ^. b$ L6 ^( b0 \3 K
G3M2 Nell x 33
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! a6 U5 Z+ [. v @) J MAllied aircraft
h4 n$ i* h/ K$ ^ Kittyhawk IA x 27
& S" W/ E7 U/ [, _- M P-40E Warhawk x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses; ?2 n- h8 X: ]) i2 r: L3 n
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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- Y0 O" M4 |7 ]9 c9 ZNo Allied losses% g# a! e' c9 h8 I3 ~% j. f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain; t @) l9 c- H" l7 d
: g, S) I& ~ A. bRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! b" Z7 A" H- E" L5 i9 I- R( _( _Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; t. Y% I/ x% ]/ z1 F a | A6M2 Zero x 43+ j o( p9 M/ H- C" F. q
B5N1 Kate x 14
! Y. Q: K8 ^) h; T% U B5N2 Kate x 72$ h' [5 Z9 d( b* K+ H% r: v
1 D4 K R2 e6 A* |! j+ E1 oAllied aircraft
# s8 U% q8 _: R5 d$ B* G; @0 { Fulmar II x 371 e/ d4 g2 z# V/ p
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses) C: Q, \# k$ X; l
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed6 x- B0 M$ U' A8 E+ P' A' y
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged0 C% ]1 _' { {7 c, Y$ Y B
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Allied aircraft losses" r p$ j! [$ r( L$ S5 z
Fulmar II: 7 destroyed. L1 c1 t" h) A9 w$ Y* s% }
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed: o N2 o, {7 A4 G1 r
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Allied Ships
- ^) \2 `8 x4 D. }8 x6 {" O/ P xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
" j8 y3 n, _* K( K3 `: P8 s xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ A5 e9 @3 @/ r
xAK Chilka8 V# v. C. Y. Y6 `* K
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
& b) u3 J6 p4 S+ x/ L; B xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 J, ?% T) Z: m# c' L D xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 18 @, S6 Q8 }; X8 S6 R4 F0 U
xAK Clan Macnair
% T! d" i% y0 R! ~- @ xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 s- `4 {$ l: ^4 D: T* E% B xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
" `7 r% S% J s! B9 Z5 d xAKL Illinoian
. O! V( b8 f$ m+ H0 { xAK Havildar
d9 x! Z/ [8 b7 [. ]) F xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 @3 B5 Q. v1 }" l" w7 K( g) |
xAK Jalaputra6 C6 W2 e4 x2 z6 C
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 D; N* D7 T( R' G6 O. @' W2 ` xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 M5 G& w: G1 D5 k+ T( R7 V
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
- V9 @4 C& H. r1 l# h8 u1 T xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
2 w& R6 p4 v6 }0 b! q xAK Garmula+ A5 P# _; c4 F3 m) T0 S+ c
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk( d6 k2 Z0 L9 b1 V
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
J$ h7 ]( k! l9 U7 D, ~, w$ l: W xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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% W2 _4 A+ b* Y! kWeather in hex: Moderate rain" H& L, i5 R6 l" ?
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# m/ d- f* x9 xEstimated time to target is 31 minutes+ A, [* d; |9 K
5 {5 h7 d% Q) |; VJapanese aircraft- J# H( [" r8 p7 K4 S
A6M2 Zero x 94 C& m' z5 B' @8 R
B5N2 Kate x 25
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Allied aircraft
% K2 P) K& w2 Y$ r# a& E' \5 C Fulmar II x 1
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# m q9 q; S- C& Z8 Z) s! N2 W0 O6 nNo Japanese losses! H; r& w3 ^4 J6 i$ O! F; I& c
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Allied aircraft losses
% P3 t1 p" S' P1 x" t1 C- a Fulmar II: 1 destroyed8 n/ L3 I/ [2 ~7 D/ |( _
# D a1 N( ?) k9 q4 UAllied Ships7 b% L5 O2 b$ O. i
xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires; j! a3 |9 u$ o- @ N
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires( x ]* L- j* l; H' d
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires; y! Q4 n/ a: B
xAK Pundit
5 `, |7 h, W+ J2 J8 P$ A# p xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 y9 j' U( |$ O' X0 n xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 l( E p9 b1 R7 X% E( Z9 H xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |