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1 H8 N* O' @& }- \
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5 B1 P! ~3 K5 e4 Q3 MMorning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.0 T5 {' ^. A: ?/ y2 j
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ @2 r: T" h2 s( F) J# k9 h1 O
G3M2 Nell x 33
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Allied aircraft
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0 E( _* r; P3 t P-40E Warhawk x 10 K' _* O& P7 m$ s2 r# s- Q `
; I! O4 v! y7 `/ l/ e2 m4 ]Japanese aircraft losses C2 @5 f" p* }& L8 q
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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- ^: p% G) R: T3 ^' wNo Allied losses
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; W/ Z5 [: {7 j9 {: IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain6 c* ~" q9 Y" H! g
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 ?! F4 R4 ~& v" V" W, W; U% W
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes# `1 E* T ^4 e5 K' k
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Japanese aircraft% Z9 u9 H, L ]" W' a
A6M2 Zero x 43
. n) o5 i3 G( m* T" m7 T6 u B5N1 Kate x 140 L4 @- M: k) B; ^9 R& {* {& T
B5N2 Kate x 72/ R u7 [. \) h4 X' y! A8 o9 m
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Allied aircraft7 {3 X% m5 `- R2 }3 Z
Fulmar II x 37
: V# E6 q2 J0 M# u- d9 O Hurricane IIb Trop x 168 e0 A( E' v3 R2 z7 l1 A* V
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Japanese aircraft losses2 ^) m1 o3 {9 E4 D# T, H
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
4 x) o k( B& b1 b+ N d$ P% y B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
. s' T5 [, G) _+ c: v Fulmar II: 7 destroyed% E; ^/ N8 }4 I1 d& X7 p
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed+ y8 J `4 _/ @; v9 L1 x$ C
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Allied Ships7 \4 V+ M9 k4 ]$ N
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
! I; a! y" Y! X) W/ N! T/ x: D xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 K, @6 ^" S: q
xAK Chilka
; m# ]5 W7 `& ] xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
, G. ~7 w$ }% }- x xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# R1 C3 X) d5 T' y# y xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1$ W9 `$ _6 R j
xAK Clan Macnair
* y5 N6 r- C* f3 J1 ]9 s) J$ L+ X xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! `& x4 F" r% ^0 }8 s# w
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
! \5 g6 ?+ Z* ]* n3 _* F xAKL Illinoian
# O/ U6 l6 E1 M& n0 D) F xAK Havildar' m; D) D# j$ C. K6 d8 U: @
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 M3 C1 r; ?; k1 ~% B1 F6 e
xAK Jalaputra
) v C+ V* o5 L* ` xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 }6 Y5 ~, L2 t: g1 \
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire- m+ L, @7 ?5 _# u0 y1 s: w' h
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
" V8 O& c, V) o5 h# _ xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire( Z/ ?6 w, q; `1 u8 _6 D
xAK Garmula
. @1 |1 Q6 U }$ C. ^% { xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk5 W% p/ r/ d) Q% X' ]) q) ?
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage% a u4 {: I( S! V, l1 d
xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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+ z7 j5 k9 a1 n3 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,487 L* p' c1 X1 i% H$ A% p# L
- Q- {7 K8 l5 a( q z/ eWeather in hex: Moderate rain5 Y" u0 K7 X' Z
: s1 x* y8 L% C) L+ Q/ T- r' |5 LRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# h$ r/ i* m6 K* }0 v/ PEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 9' T3 n1 J5 K, u5 a4 G1 a
B5N2 Kate x 253 F& g' Q; h/ O" H, a; h8 h
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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; x. M! e7 Z5 y xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires+ O4 d/ s( P, [
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires; T& E) l" h0 I& D0 s% q
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
2 \: O/ Q' V- ~7 W7 ? xAK Pundit
+ W' A0 b. ]& M4 X% Z, | xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 u( S- e8 k. a' i: w% q: V7 {2 ]
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 u7 h; V/ L) h
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |