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8 E5 x. n& O# i/ ]9 }/ ~
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9 ^& `, z+ f. D; h' C5 `3 {" t2 _Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)- P+ L3 f) q! e, U& l. Z
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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1 b6 C0 ]* Q/ s' ?. \Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
- A) h/ F& H$ y lEstimated time to target is 31 minutes% M) S% h: V4 x4 Q- U
7 f8 s( O: h5 ~Japanese aircraft; V2 ^- W4 ~* b, \1 k3 O
G3M2 Nell x 33
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! \7 q5 s$ @; HAllied aircraft
2 b% ^4 p. z/ V+ s% @ Kittyhawk IA x 27/ l% y1 e; _ f* V
P-40E Warhawk x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses" T( g$ I) I( H- r/ y
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged" Q" D6 K% l% y4 d5 y
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No Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48; V$ g) t" K: f2 w5 |' [
; X: Y/ ]3 B( I, W, `7 mWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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+ A1 S5 _& p& H. cRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
) B/ ]) E+ m3 a$ REstimated time to target is 32 minutes7 f7 y9 ~# j) F1 o' T
3 E$ l( k9 x/ IJapanese aircraft2 I7 I3 B2 L' q6 X4 x3 B! j
A6M2 Zero x 438 X# Y. `, b& {( @$ `4 O) j$ t
B5N1 Kate x 14
5 P6 I. M7 r7 I& \ B5N2 Kate x 72
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Allied aircraft& \6 b7 _$ t+ ^
Fulmar II x 37
, k0 o n3 V- a/ [, J; d Hurricane IIb Trop x 160 N# D! I G/ w0 E+ _
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A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
* F+ }0 l# U. U) } B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged+ W( F2 B a P& v% u. A7 k; x2 m
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Allied aircraft losses
7 ^8 ?8 P% Z; {! @! A! R; H- Z Fulmar II: 7 destroyed2 t1 w% z0 K8 ` W
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed& [+ ~: _$ O0 T; \' z* v
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Allied Ships) a; M' b S$ ?/ a! b' f
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 z2 @/ Z0 n" Y( z xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage/ i" j9 q. |- [ H4 A: y+ d
xAK Chilka
7 w) h5 n) f; w( H" E; I xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
( W# C, H( h, @+ G. v xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ [4 ]5 i) m- m% ?$ ?. t/ j8 I
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
3 b, \! u& U- M9 S4 m: H xAK Clan Macnair
. N$ R: Y( Y$ I0 c, j xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage. B, C0 q: Y( Q; m% s0 t
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
% c: g" { F5 K5 j) P5 Q xAKL Illinoian
3 U8 Q) H( G. `: b! B xAK Havildar
' O3 x' z6 A) d$ y' O3 p' F xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" W7 Q6 \& b) O8 _& y xAK Jalaputra
g4 O" l% M4 V xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) Z2 [, R) Y2 Q; i+ H2 M. N xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 U" ~3 p$ @. a5 a9 @) @8 G
xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
( S; }9 {" }0 I+ A! S xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
1 X# n7 N: \* u- D xAK Garmula
5 K. w/ F9 Y5 \ xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk3 T8 h7 Y, H4 D* U3 N3 P5 ~2 ]
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ @) `1 L( Y" ~. b- k! e( y xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 p1 r! R' E4 A6 W4 Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,480 ^; b7 J. a* h/ Q2 m7 u
& [/ ?7 C. q8 H- e K' MWeather in hex: Moderate rain7 q2 e! t& m- F* H0 y
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' {2 a4 ^/ q& i! j' Y
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# P1 r; |3 ]; P% T7 r. S; Y( A
A6M2 Zero x 9+ Q: D* o3 C6 b" n; d
B5N2 Kate x 25
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
; o& x. [8 I6 I7 j, H( ] Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
( k' S6 A3 ?" @ C- f xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
5 ~* s$ a: o3 n8 _5 P5 a2 ^ xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires. H1 y* e4 Y- R% D7 [
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires% `$ \7 ] c& B) P
xAK Pundit
7 J R) C* z& [8 a; F& R/ Q xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ f/ @: f- t6 K0 M1 T' }9 J xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 [8 s z6 Q# K# c7 g9 L2 l xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |