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6 q ]) d" i/ c0 f) M
印度战场,KB空袭在科伦坡卸载的运输船队,造成8死11伤% H, h B Y D; {1 s o0 H# ~
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Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)& ^# U: Q4 y: v4 x3 D: J9 f
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Weather in hex: Light cloud; B7 h' q' {5 s; s. B, L1 d, [$ j2 c8 p
& o0 h' _, i, d6 `/ R* tRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.* j6 ^$ u' Y7 ~/ o
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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G3M2 Nell x 331 ?: V5 ]% G' `8 _' _. O
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Allied aircraft
5 V4 q* O K& h( A3 N Kittyhawk IA x 276 @; B: r) S5 z/ m: f. P) l/ x
P-40E Warhawk x 1
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1 U3 b: n9 o$ _- O' K; L8 k. |Japanese aircraft losses V0 N. R% ?1 p# e$ i
G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses/ e4 R) h5 a5 w+ S4 R, r6 A# F' n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,480 r! i( V; A2 L* g. ~) ?' g
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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- g4 l* {9 r; c$ A- t+ G |Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 @# ~9 m$ l" A
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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1 I' w4 ?7 R- ~4 I8 O* F3 l A6M2 Zero x 43 y* t# j. i$ }4 n& `" B
B5N1 Kate x 14- S7 q0 W5 l5 t: }* W
B5N2 Kate x 72
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Allied aircraft: o1 T5 b; F/ _9 N/ S$ A" u
Fulmar II x 37
! ^3 p7 G" X# G+ N% w Hurricane IIb Trop x 16" z. \9 c Q* D/ X8 T% r
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Japanese aircraft losses1 L8 x) V) ?) W
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed: a% h7 d1 a: l j5 Z- n
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged7 s+ w, L6 S$ ~8 w: J) p
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) P2 J/ C: Q. o/ o4 ?9 M Fulmar II: 7 destroyed& g' s+ n$ s8 o/ m/ ^0 W
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed9 Z" @3 u# p% A3 L
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xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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xAK Chilka6 F9 T% Q2 K, y- ~/ \2 E3 k$ X" z
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
; b& w% A$ }: i, }- Y) ` xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& k: u, M9 K; N% K! h7 X" } xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1/ I6 o6 `3 k3 t4 E# S
xAK Clan Macnair/ s2 i% X2 V3 |- K: U
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- t7 W* U7 b7 e) @ xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage+ H2 n) T) Q2 W5 i$ w! m1 p
xAKL Illinoian* T! c8 C. s k$ s G- H9 K" h
xAK Havildar9 Z+ s4 J# s6 y) U4 n( L% g
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ x8 f7 i n3 n/ v( R xAK Jalaputra
' l6 P }% C; y! U2 W# {# T% l xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 J. X& p: E2 j# d. P) `3 T/ N xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, Q0 T1 l ^3 m* H) g9 L( S xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
! h1 k4 a5 l3 H* M xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 U! ?5 Z1 N! R8 T& m# D. W, k xAK Garmula
" y6 R( K6 O; j: i% U& J v xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk& A+ F* w9 o8 g0 ]
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 I: q& W3 U" g2 w6 D xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 X4 I* T. ^, o
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* S% u$ M& j" _9 c' a8 x$ gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48* i3 o0 q0 f- G& o0 Y2 k$ S
* ~! ^% r, I: c/ j4 VWeather in hex: Moderate rain5 M% S6 F% x3 h$ d
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& u; T0 D# q% M4 Q: N
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes1 J+ V( t: r9 f* ]: N9 ?7 [( i& p4 e% T
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A6M2 Zero x 9
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses! a- T# Y: Y1 v$ Z V1 z
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
2 N& }$ b. h5 D, D/ g( A8 h+ U/ w xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
% R& v9 [, Q/ Y. C# L xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
, X+ t, x" O' C xAK Haresfield, heavy fires T. v' C' b* t6 p9 w9 O- L
xAK Pundit
8 {7 F& B/ o# _; }6 Q# o xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 ?6 @6 i& D$ J* f0 Z
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, A# i1 f, s9 g0 Q xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |