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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( t0 s% X3 r5 d7 k2 cMorning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
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( j8 D4 M% g( T% HWeather in hex: Light cloud
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/ l+ m2 D# K, [' {! ?Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.: c3 c( u* E- N" w/ n/ y$ e
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes! q- V. l; [( H" G( N+ H
! s; L% K/ d+ x1 X1 ?Japanese aircraft
0 r( \- g" O, A. | G3M2 Nell x 33
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Allied aircraft$ }' i$ I" s- P1 ~ H, X4 |- ~, r
Kittyhawk IA x 27
$ C" Y* O' t) L' i2 O P-40E Warhawk x 16 @( K2 w9 C. c
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Japanese aircraft losses
: M" ]9 v, x1 Y$ Y. m G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses
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7 `0 @- q% [, W W# Y9 S6 n1 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48: G+ ~- h8 U, L; g- [6 O
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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! s0 b3 j& L+ {" ^Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& e+ G$ f2 K9 w4 ^9 Y
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes& M6 `3 a; O0 {1 g6 v% }
/ A/ V$ G$ d& {( X8 w: X$ g2 \* ]Japanese aircraft9 h" G4 R' G& S+ Z* [! s
A6M2 Zero x 43
/ G: ]+ [8 l. h B5N1 Kate x 144 `9 M( U2 t( t. v
B5N2 Kate x 72
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Allied aircraft
- _3 d# E$ Y0 y& g Fulmar II x 37
) k% q% q/ |, x& J' e/ H Hurricane IIb Trop x 16% x2 |2 u; I/ a$ G! U2 ]
8 y" Q" u) u ~" P& VJapanese aircraft losses: W8 Z0 T+ _9 w* r$ _5 @. I
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
5 i& h# U+ Q) j/ ~- u. Z B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged8 u# j8 b7 q9 t' K6 ~
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Allied aircraft losses
F0 N2 W& }$ Z Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
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Allied Ships9 m7 O1 N6 M; G
xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ I" i7 m2 I4 M0 s, A/ F2 t' A xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; B' @8 M6 e, ]% L* l: l1 o
xAK Chilka
% O4 w; j! z& b7 w0 G0 I xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
1 V1 a5 W2 t3 N j- f% @* a) ?: l xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 V* m; y5 M5 S- R4 s xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
6 A4 c6 A! }0 f7 j, I" b- P8 p xAK Clan Macnair* Y# {0 C' _6 U' l3 k
xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 N/ T6 \- V) \# o# s$ O xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- Q, i( F9 H! Q8 B; Y6 \9 M
xAKL Illinoian: {6 j) L# i$ Z9 K0 d* u. o( m3 o
xAK Havildar
+ B' s4 A: ]$ l1 `% l xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 y, i2 Q6 Y# ^" ], \! L
xAK Jalaputra
0 c3 s& w3 j" r% x0 a* `) W, W L xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 T) |. L+ P. E8 [6 [7 I" g) q xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 I' M R4 U0 q: D8 y) ` xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage8 x4 s4 b; t+ p' p! ?
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire
# W' c3 _) l' o' X xAK Garmula1 L# H9 f, v% I; D8 ?' \1 f
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
! T" ~# |6 o3 Z& f xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- I) [2 T. w/ ]$ D& m9 K3 c xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48/ x% J* c- n; {. [7 F: L% y) S
2 a( _: z# @. UWeather in hex: Moderate rain# m: J" |. ~9 G6 s
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. d% c) y! \, f: F7 P9 j- gEstimated time to target is 31 minutes$ O$ c) m4 P: H: l9 l
7 w# m1 c) u$ r5 W0 lJapanese aircraft
" `( I; u6 P& v' |9 j A6M2 Zero x 9
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Fulmar II x 1
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No Japanese losses
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Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires1 z1 l" h5 l/ v
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires. @5 W+ T0 D9 S$ O( `8 X. Q' d
xAK Haresfield, heavy fires
2 ~2 r8 X: h+ S4 R, }" L xAK Pundit
8 k( }1 I9 @& `. ~% h xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire# i7 A$ c4 R3 Q4 [
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, Y& S5 A- ?2 a' n; |
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |