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Try this for uncoordinated AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Colombo , at 29,48 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 93 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 39 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 19 B5N2 Kate x 111 Allied aircraft Hurricane I Trop x 16 Hurricane IIa Trop x 16 Hurricane IIb Trop x 16 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 35 destroyed, 15 damaged B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses Hurricane I Trop: 1 destroyed Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed Allied Ships CVL Hermes, Bomb hits 1 BB Resolution, Bomb hits 1 BB Revenge, Bomb hits 1 Port hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet City Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet 20 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 13 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 8 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 3 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 11 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 10 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 13000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb CAP engaged: No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 3 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers No.30 Sqn RAF with Hurricane I Trop (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 11 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes 13 planes vectored on to bombers No.232 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 3 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Trincomalee at 32,48 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 22 Allied aircraft Hurricane I Trop x 8 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships xAP Cap Varella, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAK Cagou, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: No.30 Sqn RAF with Hurricane I Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 85 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 21 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIa Trop x 10 Hurricane IIb Trop x 8 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships xAP Jalakrishna xAP Turing Mary Aircraft Attacking: 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 57 minutes No.243 Sqn RAF Det with Hurricane IIb Trop (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead No.232 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 59 minutes Training flight from No.243 Sqn RAF Det has been caught up in attack -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Trincomalee at 31,47 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 11 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 2 damaged Allied Ships CM Abdiel, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Trincomalee at 33,53 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 51 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 53 Allied aircraft Fulmar II x 11 Swordfish I x 12 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Fulmar II: 2 destroyed Swordfish I: 9 destroyed CAP engaged: Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers Shoho-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers Nisshin-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Trincomalee at 32,48 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 29 Allied aircraft Hurricane I Trop x 4 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships xAP Rangitata, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Cagou, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Cap Padaran, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires KV Aster, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAK Polynesien, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Capitaine Illiaquer, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: No.30 Sqn RAF with Hurricane I Trop (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Rangitata Massive explosion on xAK Cagou Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Cagou Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Capitaine Illiaquer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Trincomalee at 31,47 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 60 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 3 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 2 damaged Allied Ships CM Abdiel Aircraft Attacking: 3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Colombo , at 29,48 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 Allied aircraft Hurricane I Trop x 4 Hurricane IIa Trop x 8 Hurricane IIb Trop x 7 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane I Trop: 1 destroyed Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet CAP engaged: No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 23000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes No.30 Sqn RAF with Hurricane I Trop (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Raid is overhead No.232 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 21000 and 24000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 5 Allied aircraft Hurricane I Trop x 2 Hurricane IIa Trop x 2 Hurricane IIb Trop x 3 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed No Allied losses CAP engaged: No.232 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 23000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes No.30 Sqn RAF with Hurricane I Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 8000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 55 minutes No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Colombo , at 29,48 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 115 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 49 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 18 Allied aircraft Hurricane I Trop x 3 Hurricane IIa Trop x 6 Hurricane IIb Trop x 5 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 8 destroyed No Allied losses CAP engaged: No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 1 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes No.30 Sqn RAF with Hurricane I Trop (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes No.232 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
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