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
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Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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; }, M' C" |8 T2 S0 WWeather in hex: Light cloud" D- ?9 E* m) R, o! T
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
( o1 ^& @2 }8 p" wEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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& R! V' c6 t1 n' ~/ R& y5 ?+ } wJapanese aircraft
/ h0 Y9 W" j! } G3M2 Nell x 33
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Allied aircraft
/ [7 _# @, y" i$ q; F/ A5 p% \* Y& Q Kittyhawk IA x 27
. Y2 B' d2 q; ]* w( q* F P-40E Warhawk x 18 \, ^3 b: X7 V; H+ J3 O
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4 y1 K* c/ b, l8 H G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged1 P( C8 P4 l1 N
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* d: Y! C! S0 KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,484 q" y4 m& M& P, h0 x
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain" f7 _( _/ U2 e$ Z6 H* A, {) N* {
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 `9 q/ r0 Q0 `0 I& ]) {Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
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& x# t$ V7 c4 ]0 n1 w& zJapanese aircraft
, V* ~3 n% v/ o/ V5 W A6M2 Zero x 43
/ ^& N- J! }. B" ~/ k0 i! `0 v) h* X B5N1 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft
* p2 |7 ?$ [' n. W/ F6 J+ g Fulmar II x 37
& j+ F. ?3 B0 N) B Hurricane IIb Trop x 16
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/ {+ d: p9 O7 j4 O5 kJapanese aircraft losses, X' y% E, d3 V; N, H" R
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
( t. n7 m( Q- w B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
3 n5 c' J3 m4 i2 P- e Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
/ \* w6 ~/ P+ L m* w! C; y Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships7 i" c* J' W2 g" E- k. ~8 X0 k9 q/ S+ M
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage8 p0 m/ a7 k& h' X5 S
xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; \, x, |& X0 L) k+ {; b5 h
xAK Chilka4 E. E# t2 t' W+ M# v
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2; @; L% i% n7 q- l
xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire( p" I9 C; h7 o$ t3 p9 Y
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
1 q! P1 `( h: K: Y xAK Clan Macnair
" a" _. j5 ?, O! V; [$ b! L xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 X( |# ~1 a" N0 L& z
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
' e/ z7 x( ?3 `4 c2 I( u xAKL Illinoian
; m4 Z% O/ @1 q5 J0 Z$ q/ j xAK Havildar
) |& I* G7 B G: v3 H6 B o xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 q7 f/ \ E/ y1 U$ }6 M7 [5 {: p6 t
xAK Jalaputra; I/ N; U6 T% M& n+ o
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 ~$ l/ z7 z9 [: o
xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: v# X' M6 u$ b% s xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage/ }+ Q5 j$ X6 F% }
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire. `; O- ?0 d: z, e: P
xAK Garmula; D. ]# c t6 R+ {, L3 X
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk: U7 x. C: F/ m( U) t
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 O& [, R8 S, P# k8 N/ e xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire, G2 ^$ G8 `* G: T0 U5 T4 ]
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. x- p! ]/ J- o7 g- }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48; f2 K: Q6 M: y) t9 b6 p0 q
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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D: o+ f5 a3 M. p$ uRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: _: r/ m4 Q% B! E
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes3 X7 J9 X# a& \. ~
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" ]6 [- r$ M' L1 T A6M2 Zero x 9+ K( F9 q. U$ m% u
B5N2 Kate x 25
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Fulmar II x 1& E/ p1 ~; g5 ~! B# A
# I( u- X7 c# d6 ]" tNo Japanese losses: m/ ^* o- d! K* f1 p
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Allied aircraft losses
* h1 L& \$ \* |; T8 u, I- q) z9 \! k Fulmar II: 1 destroyed8 L3 x0 I1 ^0 t
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xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, X" b V' A+ t1 m; }8 @1 M+ e
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
: d N2 ]% V% [3 K+ p4 v& w+ H xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
( L( W1 E0 b5 [ xAK Pundit
, _! `5 F5 b, P. S* h+ Q& y# w xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 _! p4 @8 b6 O xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 E+ M9 d |+ S. C- j% @9 J# p xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |