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: Q* O- H7 C }2 H/ z
印度战场,KB空袭在科伦坡卸载的运输船队,造成8死11伤- e _3 N) i4 \: y* y0 ~( j
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# l7 O) z1 r' b$ ^Morning Air attack on 15th RAN Base Force, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)& }% V& O/ F3 m. f
8 G1 ^8 ~* d' A! m8 vWeather in hex: Light cloud
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+ O. a7 S8 k0 ?; f4 Y' wRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
) |% T7 o, [. c6 p/ O# B$ Q# P( B% Q& m8 j9 IEstimated time to target is 31 minutes( B+ m# N7 f; I9 E% ~, ], y
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Japanese aircraft
. y% q" ?& B& i' R1 F) n G3M2 Nell x 331 ?6 X8 q/ ]4 B. d* D
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Allied aircraft3 }/ e* N2 U9 s4 B
Kittyhawk IA x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ D5 W6 b8 D; h- O5 p G3M2 Nell: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
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3 g8 O8 u1 w) ~* a8 l4 LNo Allied losses& o9 h6 Q! }4 {, F; k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain" \3 e' D+ G" I" `9 |5 m
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; ]$ V8 ?" W7 U) l& I5 ^# ?4 B5 t
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes5 s( a0 O2 }4 N/ u2 c
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Japanese aircraft @1 @: A/ m2 V2 U
A6M2 Zero x 43* r& m" s# C5 ?. T
B5N1 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft
6 e8 O# Q# z8 y4 q9 T: L U: q1 g Fulmar II x 37- s5 u: M. N8 }+ B. g' v
Hurricane IIb Trop x 163 L4 z% w: H) i' r6 {
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Japanese aircraft losses1 y% `( b( v: c3 L
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed- {, ?, E8 w3 s) p* P# | ^
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
8 L6 Q- p. _- r6 e$ ~& `7 [, y Fulmar II: 7 destroyed% G9 W! Z* S& }0 @1 V
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed5 J4 r4 H i) K5 b
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Allied Ships
W5 R& V; |9 w* c9 y4 u xAK Indira, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
! S# J( v+ x# ^9 K4 C; Y xAK Egra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage1 \3 Q5 o+ R$ K' L4 @& ] u" T
xAK Chilka
]4 c7 j8 W ?. b& x8 A7 b9 h xAK Caithness, Bomb hits 2
1 U, N) n* S5 ~* Q5 H" Y xAK Clan Macilwraith, Bomb hits 1, on fire r0 x! k: d! |) S# ~0 ~& F
xAK Fultala, Bomb hits 1
7 ~, w, `! N( h+ I( p' v xAK Clan Macnair
' S2 H" Q1 ?/ s X4 e2 M% [* A xAK Bucegi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 m& H1 @5 o) W4 q xAK Jalayamuna, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
% a. _( `0 f( F- z, f" i R. g xAKL Illinoian$ z5 p9 k Y: b2 k; r# i
xAK Havildar0 }& V8 F9 R" y; m. @5 ?
xAK Jalabala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
C7 c1 [3 b$ Y( j7 G xAK Jalaputra1 l3 C# V. c" q( G8 A4 M: _7 Q
xAK Haresfield, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ a4 \6 k- [# N' v1 n xAK Ekma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. U; U0 z. J/ F9 M2 g0 n9 p xAK Jalaganga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |( K) w) Q) t8 m
xAK E Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire; s* u5 ?6 D) p- b: ^# Q
xAK Garmula
/ s+ K% @1 z0 Q# Z0 i. p7 T xAKL Katong, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk0 e9 g! t2 q5 p& f5 s) g
xAK Jehangir, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 Y- x! |) H/ e, {' j
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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Weather in hex: Moderate rain; }) c% e# f' @: `( Z) C/ m
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." H- [. B$ Q/ m8 E
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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$ i6 B3 k1 O' _% x) SJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft3 o, R' {' w5 H0 s% G8 m
Fulmar II x 14 W% ~# o* H; B/ ~# `" l( M1 f+ E
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses6 X3 a) w# y* K2 M+ ] R; e
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
5 o9 U. @* o- T/ _' H xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires7 }. ~1 a6 [" Z1 }6 ?1 I$ U2 N6 N
xAK Gandara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
9 F& v8 _0 R& n5 o h xAK Haresfield, heavy fires( p# |1 A/ J2 U0 P
xAK Pundit/ M, I3 ~/ ]) y4 c: z
xAK Gogra, Bomb hits 1, on fire. t! C) g3 ~; W; O5 P$ A8 c& N
xAK Itria, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# @3 C: M8 \! D" ~! b4 C xAK Jalaputra, Bomb hits 2 |