AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 424 x' G* ^/ N& i2 |& w, ?4 }
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% i+ Z# u. s2 u南太战场,莫港盟军火鸡了陆攻一把
! ]: H+ \+ S4 r4 |( e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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" A0 k* G1 I; |Weather in hex: Light cloud
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]9 c1 g0 X! `% ?Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
+ ~# A* d; N! n: S2 j" k5 _0 ~9 ?Estimated time to target is 31 minutes' F: [' {, L7 l* Z: i' A% w
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Japanese aircraft/ m' [: _/ U: a
G3M2 Nell x 33# D& w" X5 Q3 u8 t( w
0 {/ d3 x" k* t7 {4 u, I6 JAllied aircraft
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3 d5 i. d' H m7 n5 }) t5 q5 G3 R P-40E Warhawk x 1
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 @% ^0 b2 @, v$ @* P, ?3 [ G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses
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$ ^7 i8 Q% M* |- {# NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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8 `5 z, |. N8 D# wWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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" B0 k. ?0 T# l/ `9 p4 ?/ p( tRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# H4 H4 j( i) i: Z }5 y0 A, B
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes( ^; J( d; B) I
5 j6 z0 u# R) h T" m+ cJapanese aircraft& i N* m! T* ~. ?
A6M2 Zero x 43
$ ` S/ E, H% p* v$ S9 E$ ` B5N1 Kate x 14: w( {4 ~- v7 U% L* m
B5N2 Kate x 72
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Fulmar II x 37
0 v* }$ h+ [, `* N4 I* x+ ~: K! N Hurricane IIb Trop x 167 `- n; P- p/ m* l% N" W
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ o. Y' `5 D6 ?. h A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed+ h1 F$ D3 b# p g: `0 k4 j
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged e' k# |/ {/ {) l% G
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Allied aircraft losses
0 e: r" s1 P* i* p& c3 f Fulmar II: 7 destroyed
4 ^* G p5 |: J9 Z Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed0 a* ~1 S7 \: q$ Z& f& U9 x# a
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8 z1 n, ~9 ~1 Y xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 _# g2 j* j% |* a0 S8 a xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage4 |+ V0 O/ ^$ k+ Y! p f
xAK Chilka1 U( ?! C" f% G. T! @4 W$ Y# O: ^# G
xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
6 |' H8 |' ?& z7 C; k xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: M2 n: X) U7 h& |" d/ j6 v* U xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
2 N" j% q1 K/ N Z( s xAK Clan Macnair
9 i, q2 E5 |8 { M0 U$ l0 X xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage& }& Q2 d. R( E4 ]) _
xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 ?/ O) b4 x$ j3 `+ w9 l/ b xAKL Illinoian
0 \1 ?' @: l i# @5 h! b xAK Havildar4 \4 Z& Z; Z' S# k
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 J& P8 _ `4 s4 _) ~5 r* |% r8 F' `
xAK Jalaputra. f/ U& Y9 R9 Q: b
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 W! T1 h" P6 _( H; h D" ^ xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# [: x% S! z: y6 L. c: c xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
, _: q# M% ]0 u9 d1 | xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire& |9 ]5 w3 }3 u+ E3 @" R
xAK Garmula/ ~# l6 O+ y( u- H* v2 w2 j1 x; W
xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk: `1 a! V9 O& c. S- C! w4 k
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 b/ |$ x* X6 |+ c, W* } xAKL Halvdan, Bomb hits 2, on fire* _$ U, X) H& K% O8 G. X% e# D& m
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& e+ x9 e7 s. s8 ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* d6 _ Q2 P+ K1 K
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 g, Z. Y9 D' \3 a5 W. H8 I2 G1 ] A6M2 Zero x 9
; }, o3 U8 n. R' z( w+ D B5N2 Kate x 259 z, D" v& Q2 O" d1 l
# Q/ ~' n; O4 a0 _8 DAllied aircraft
1 |! H- ]8 v! ` Q4 e Fulmar II x 1
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No Japanese losses) j7 H- {2 @2 ~4 G- X0 o6 h& t
# ]7 }) L0 w0 M& @) xAllied aircraft losses( g# J Z- c4 B i
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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2 N( b0 _! q( V' ?! `9 d1 }Allied Ships
3 }' j$ P0 ~3 a6 K5 P4 U xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
0 y7 N q o' T# { xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
; F6 r/ q$ b4 u xAK Haresfield, heavy fires& d6 G4 V; |2 v1 e' E
xAK Pundit- X6 f7 P0 x% E; W
xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( l! f& f- `' X5 B8 o# F xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) } A A0 Y c2 t& T
xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |