AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42$ V! |5 n. C9 h7 {' J
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南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把7 F+ T: C- P8 P. 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
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3 G. `. z9 ~7 p1 lMorning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)- \! h6 @2 Z. t b
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.) {4 H5 X3 u. A- o* ^) e8 z% p
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes# A4 z: r9 Q& P* E, u# b7 p/ W* @. E
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Japanese aircraft% s4 j( B% i1 e8 b/ A2 I: q9 i
G3M2 Nell x 330 Q/ g) k( |# w3 _; ?
/ _; S+ k3 ^1 |0 |Allied aircraft
1 o0 |0 ?# c* H0 I, T8 B Kittyhawk IA x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 V0 u/ K/ w& ?2 E2 l4 R; e( V G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged. k4 c; a2 K3 S7 y$ a5 K: K! C. b
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No Allied losses8 W& b6 |% ^3 {9 Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48' E) q6 L; k- D. e
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain$ R; }6 W& v% o9 I8 K
6 k* s% Y( q' C& c' ~Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ s- M5 [, M* x( j6 h2 o* YEstimated time to target is 32 minutes
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7 E* c! F2 E0 CJapanese aircraft
c8 @7 D3 C7 A3 t A6M2 Zero x 43, k. }5 y6 t( `1 e9 S8 ]! a- x2 Q
B5N1 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft# x% W: t) ~0 e% [. h7 ]
Fulmar II x 37 j( ~( g9 _4 q# a+ u; f: n
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
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# r4 u+ w$ e; A7 yJapanese aircraft losses9 k8 H* D' _9 z8 V
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed8 |$ D Y3 |$ j- j; B" j( Y# Q
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
5 I0 q! v& C- N. Y/ X Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships2 n" }6 t3 V* @) _2 l
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage: f5 J# k, k# G. L% V: }
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' k1 a' |5 A3 }: b+ Y5 z xAK Chilka
. @5 c& }7 \0 p, \* C T% I xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2' R3 g2 ^; B! {3 C1 B. [
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ _" T0 y) C) A) A( v& j0 N xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1 _: C5 s7 _; Q8 ~ G
xAK Clan Macnair2 O2 U& a* C3 P* s
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 E$ c: Q# n& }; C( q
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
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xAK Havildar+ J5 E* B& o$ V' B6 j8 i6 \, [
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 Q( Q/ [' W8 q' }" H6 z6 ~% s
xAK Jalaputra% C( _1 N* ~. m5 g6 z W
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire" E+ `0 T% `8 W/ R' E
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; z6 k6 ?9 t: v xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
) |2 [: u' |' {: ~7 F7 k9 m xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire3 G/ h4 x, n3 V _( z7 V# g
xAK Garmula$ D! q, H/ F5 a
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk6 H* Y7 F" w8 p0 Z% K, M/ d+ C4 d
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; d% F- c) |3 G1 @! i3 f( Z
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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2 u& T( F9 m6 DWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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; T, }9 x. x( n8 B! VRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 B Q$ b$ a' t2 c6 | EEstimated time to target is 31 minutes; Y* s/ s3 c4 a5 Y6 A- b
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Japanese aircraft" _5 }% Y3 w9 D" D, @+ `
A6M2 Zero x 95 a: S! ^' m: ]0 W
B5N2 Kate x 25
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2 s0 C7 V7 {$ P, d* J8 j9 z2 hAllied aircraft# v' {# I5 S7 B4 J; Q6 K
Fulmar II x 1
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No Japanese losses
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% @. e' V( t2 C$ F) h2 kAllied aircraft losses
. M0 T' g! _; ~( H. C6 t6 Z Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships9 G$ w( z4 K2 X# s a. G" S4 {
xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires- g2 M& e2 X2 m. L: n
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires+ x4 g( j' K' z2 I
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires% z1 d2 U9 o) v0 I
xAK Pundit
0 ~( p# ]( B; Z2 e' e `% q xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire* B! B3 X4 j; J
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ C" x! r! b6 A0 k
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |