AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42
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7月17日,英国装甲CV群从马德拉斯沿着印度东岸抵达钻石港外海40海里预定阵位,加尔各答和钻石港的上百架战斗机直掩CV群,航母舰载战斗机0CAP全直掩,舰载鱼雷机全反潜。完美上演了一次钓鱼执法,重创联合舰队的KB分队,当天上午下午的两场空战火鸡宴使其完全丧失了进攻能力。1 E! @3 e0 b$ W( r
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' l& w$ ]' _; N( [' CMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38& Y' {) y8 \* f5 {. R, q
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 E; D! f! {' r- K* z0 m
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes- q% y" [. P. p2 F
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Japanese aircraft
3 N' ]4 p. K' b. A( A A6M2 Zero x 30' s/ ~7 T Y- A: f/ q
B5N1 Kate x 14
/ q1 d6 U- I. u% V1 o% ]& ` B5N2 Kate x 12! |- p0 r7 k% K, Y
D3A1 Val x 8+ F. q# I @3 d7 |) M& V8 W3 ~
& {8 j5 E7 V0 K/ MAllied aircraft8 A% u4 v& `8 T { L1 }
Fulmar II x 18: K# r3 d6 S3 G; Y& \* g+ i% U
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
( [* }: b* z0 _& p6 B Martlet II x 48
/ [ O2 ]$ H3 p# ^+ x; S Hurricane I Trop x 18 ~# E( m6 \2 t4 X/ q% H( \" L! F
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
7 G6 F A' S. Q8 l, D! S Hurricane IIb Trop x 12' {% E% K5 l: U% R; g0 e# @: N" F
Mohawk IV x 2, g" m4 U1 m4 ]2 k8 x
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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; ^1 F; `) N6 s0 m4 S1 eJapanese aircraft losses
- ]# p$ W6 E* h% Z" F5 B! M( Q A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
" i+ {3 M. x i. z& c' ? B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged- U+ b8 |! X" g |6 h
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
! K2 E8 K' Y9 Z1 B5 O2 V D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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, d p" { _( z7 c5 S; N4 j0 eAllied aircraft losses
; y. [% }( j& N8 W e# O) l* G Fulmar II: 1 destroyed$ V6 W4 _- }4 f" v
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
# x& b& d% R" J Martlet II: 2 destroyed% l' m7 C% k' R
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed9 h- e$ p0 H' x
9 _- _ k0 s" R3 a2 Y1 J% NAllied Ships$ n- T5 D: z5 _) W
CV Formidable
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38- k3 l8 W2 [" o0 G
9 B' O3 ?- R0 a9 pWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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3 N% U- F% \! A9 i( L5 vRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ d: s* X+ |. d: O
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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& o' u! x9 @9 V( C) V" IJapanese aircraft9 G5 d# \! v+ Q1 F* w, }: P
A6M2 Zero x 18' p( G8 l' p! L6 n# G4 i7 }& E& l/ M
B5N1 Kate x 3
/ V8 C* u, ?; q9 E* e+ c P B5N2 Kate x 145 F8 ^3 Z( q2 o2 b" ]0 t
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Allied aircraft
. `4 i! _: Z# d: N* n% u& n+ G& S Fulmar II x 17
4 ?; f6 _0 b7 d' m- z7 H1 Q Sea Hurricane Ib x 14" @ u/ J" s9 l1 W
Martlet II x 36. G7 s B6 n' C$ X
Hurricane I Trop x 1$ O: J/ I4 @0 A
Hurricane IIa Trop x 30 \% D/ \, m' G# Q8 J9 v
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
; b7 I! E2 C( B3 @ Mohawk IV x 2. e3 m7 n% c/ ^( c+ D* ?
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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( [5 s/ _; o, I1 a3 F7 g9 X/ j9 x- SJapanese aircraft losses
4 `/ U8 s; R7 l& W9 o, \. w A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed$ Y2 N" X1 z% d2 W& y" ^
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged, y3 R2 S% k% | _$ N& x" Z
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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K+ Q/ C: P9 i( p5 E- w- y! MAllied aircraft losses0 S# l3 Z4 |, \5 G
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
6 F" T/ i/ h6 a6 ^! @ Martlet II: 1 destroyed0 ]- O% a( s' A$ a4 G# U
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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! ~' T9 V8 A- R4 E/ Z% ]Allied Ships
( ^9 |9 R6 F5 G* c0 o6 ` CVL Hermes
8 O9 }" `2 q; o: k7 t5 B0 L CL Dauntless0 C- J( X: M% \! Y
CV Illustrious
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42& N1 ~3 K8 h" a3 f
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: Z8 v% i k2 d( \& u# F! Z3 g7月18日,火鸡日的第2天,英国CV群向南追击,试图空袭KB分队以及其余众多的水面船队。但是KB分队跑得比兔子还快,见势不妙早已逃得无影无踪。英国CV仅空袭了驻岛舰队和运输船队,可惜驻岛皮太厚,运输船队陆基直掩太凶残。全天追击毫无建树。
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. M' ?$ O2 } W2 t8 fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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" [* O: P: f# s$ ~# `! j# V% w6 mWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& Z. s, u4 ]6 ~
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 G0 [1 T0 U4 ~0 f' F# F5 R* g
A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft
}' Z! s! ^0 j( ^ Albacore I x 10
( f7 r4 v8 C' _3 t$ v Fulmar II x 4
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
0 ~; q3 [! t. G. H/ C0 ~. i Albacore I: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; o) N! G8 t7 I7 } BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
9 F- v& |) u! |; u. \/ Y BB Yamashiro5 }4 @7 {' e8 }% @% c+ W: a' d
BB Mutsu8 s. V( l, l+ V7 Z4 ?2 }" P
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45! m, K: D3 e+ O: c* {# z& m+ k" Z
: y+ A5 j2 k$ `! {/ q7 L! BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud( s8 X+ u2 r+ [5 O& F" s
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
' V6 @ i5 b4 I6 S* vEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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) G" j/ t( Z4 k9 Q5 @+ m1 WJapanese aircraft1 I4 B) s7 Q- A t H
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
4 a. k& T- n( u Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4& w4 x( ]6 w( |1 y
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Albacore I x 33
! a# }: b8 a( P* k% t1 X Swordfish I x 7% C1 X/ ^9 O5 M$ }8 Q
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged+ Y- _; u$ c6 q6 g1 m) J* m3 P- b$ X
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 }2 A! e* q) Q/ v3 v( R" } xAK Kikukawa Maru+ M4 |/ d3 R* @, [* Z3 H
xAK Keisho Maru2 F9 M+ L, a6 `% \. x; ~
DD Hayashio- a" v- I+ d* v, J* ?! g" P
DD Yukikaze+ K& y. ~1 y$ K% b% o
DD Maikaze
! q2 V; c- w& x! j+ N! H1 f5 } DD Natsushio
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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5 P) l( d, }5 Z+ @7月19日,逼退了KB分队后,英国水面舰队开始岸轰孟加拉沿岸机场,战果辉煌,瘫痪了吉大港、阿恰布等机场,并歼灭了一支日军运输船队。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships. @# _( G' e# I5 Z' w' m: G
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires0 R% V% H1 y& u( S9 f2 X! p; E6 @
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1' s3 H& e4 c/ V. z, ]. Q
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
7 f: ~* ?& O/ l DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
* b7 l+ I1 H9 O. t0 Z BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, z( \2 R, J) p CA Exeter, Shell hits 1! B' k$ \" m( K6 d/ T
CL Birmingham9 O7 w* L& |" Q0 {- B+ W+ T7 I5 B
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
/ O$ _& g+ h& S DD Fortune
! W. S+ \0 |# A" p, g DD Griffin, Shell hits 1) s; W% Q$ C% j K0 ?$ r$ u3 ], E
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$ |4 X9 g. H- r' X$ A1 z, eNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards0 m. Y% ^# b: t4 q
+ F' a l6 t1 W7 I" KJapanese Ships
1 `1 {) i5 m2 W+ e AK Kaga Maru' c, O/ g: y" E1 ?: p
xAK Fushimi Maru6 _9 X7 F) Z$ p0 R# {& l
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
! ]/ q+ h/ r0 M( B# P9 C! {( }3 I xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
0 z0 r6 T) M6 R$ D" T& i xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
( P( I+ k' [: S4 \, t: o+ c) E# A xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk0 o) x) n7 D4 n* O4 G7 _. S" P+ W
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
4 {3 R) A `+ i- C5 _% I$ a xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1$ W2 `. }' f7 r' G e# H* J) q: {
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire7 ]8 K3 b* z: L1 I. \
CA Exeter: t1 d( [$ |+ t. g, {
CL Birmingham' f2 V1 w/ ?8 h2 z/ \& d
CL Newcastle( c$ X7 n4 Z% H! T+ K& E7 X" J
DD Fortune
+ }1 C: C- {$ K* r9 W% R) s DD Griffin! _4 i+ J# t9 m" X
& p* S8 G9 p. I- L/ ~8 m5 aJapanese ground losses:0 ^. m7 B5 F5 g- v# s
2769 casualties reported
, x* b( f8 J$ J8 a2 N& H! g8 s/ } Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
; j3 w* j( j* t4 z6 o+ a! e Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
) z$ R7 m) [, Q8 G2 J4 k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ B. Q7 |; n8 B0 `2 T9 u
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)& Z) I, b1 ^8 P6 @* n c x
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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2 E" ~: @% d# ZNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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Japanese aircraft
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: A* v4 ^ `2 N' k/ @- sJapanese aircraft losses
% s; i( {5 e6 G) r Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged. p! X, V. C7 v9 ~# i) c
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
/ @+ ]& B2 h D u* r( I' e) ~ Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged5 j1 J( Z6 w" Y6 V. f- n
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
# n5 R) B. N6 A6 E8 c BB Royal Sovereign s# c2 v7 n6 ^4 `' c+ B
CA Dorsetshire
) r W6 M# |6 P2 [' L5 c7 d% u CL Glasgow
5 I! ]% U5 t; V CL Ceres0 W: r# |" ^8 `/ W2 h& a4 z0 z1 Q n
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Japanese ground losses:9 s$ t* f$ v, C, _( `
129 casualties reported' n2 n: P/ E5 B) }" q4 c+ S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 h$ `2 @ d3 U" j
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled; D/ i; ?, g1 w3 u1 v, ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: C9 F- k, c5 _* |' O" e) P3 @ Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled): w+ P5 w+ ~& b; Q `9 q
T4 v" n6 I$ y- ~+ T$ F2 o8 W$ j) hAirbase hits 2
0 J9 T/ W. V- S* }. ^+ B6 P$ ]Runway hits 10$ N1 q: X7 D3 {3 n# [# H
Port hits 6
, k! h" O& x9 a4 w) L0 y6 ?Port fuel hits 1) h8 l! R3 o* C
Port supply hits 1
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# U5 Z; I: D: o6 o% QNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45" L9 Y' u+ V$ w7 x( U" J
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Allied Ships
9 h6 D9 }. u+ a( a# N% _& E& G; E BB Ramillies
( K) _4 Y" i3 j% p0 y% { CA Devonshire- p, j0 n3 \" I3 c. {$ W
CL Enterprise
; x/ |# |0 B! ^" n/ P& k" @ CL Hobart) B, b" n& s8 A5 M \0 v
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Japanese ground losses:
) u; m! W2 [, f" l9 Q' I2 c 585 casualties reported
( z% y8 E$ ~8 W2 N$ Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ r h9 M& a% R6 ] Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
0 }$ E/ K* c$ I! D5 [8 s Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
- L* K2 p+ J" r2 i. p! ^* }" ~ Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
- @. ?3 f$ p. S' F Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled). R" z U5 N- f1 M; l
; e" v k; z4 D2 k3 I- xManpower hits 35 @: C+ J9 ~# p7 R' k! m! v
Fires 575
( u! [# S# g5 r" t* Q7 H A# }Airbase hits 4
* W, N# C' U- _& ^: j( p5 ERunway hits 17" } T+ V/ U7 O8 G4 N: t
Port hits 5
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) p6 u4 q7 w0 S2 l/ UDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards- N& ]) _; Y, }
$ J) [5 U$ V' G- j FJapanese Ships
, I3 m6 R* b' C+ R* ^$ X: x2 ` DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire# f# w( U. ?4 p( N' f( C4 o" O7 q
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage/ z- O) C: a* T5 d# M+ c& L
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
7 _- i1 j6 ^; H6 Z' Y CA Exeter
. ]- Y* t9 A) X% }1 x. ^" R# ` CL Birmingham0 p) s O0 u% A4 N+ \1 s3 e4 y
CL Newcastle
8 F9 p; `! Y) G' D9 ~, Q" ? DD Fortune, Shell hits 2, x6 p: j! c! I* M
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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. P7 m8 X2 Z: R7月20日,隐藏了1天的英国CV被西蒙大将误认为返航,驻岛准备北上迎战英国水面舰队,结果被英国CV伏击,可惜驻岛的皮依然厚实,英国的鱼雷机依然软脚,仅仅击轻伤驻岛
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# x5 k. T3 R# q, A2 {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,502 |9 i4 x: d3 N, t
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% s' l6 y7 y" U: w
9 Z( T4 w, n% s) n0 GRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
0 A1 R1 _* v$ H) Z, \3 u' rEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Albacore I x 31
+ V# q$ |& d/ V' Z Fulmar II x 4/ e# _/ m. N- G9 c
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
1 u, j+ Q( b* ^# f Martlet II x 6
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Albacore I: 8 damaged9 |9 B! I' T q. E
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1: S# j) p3 p+ U5 Y% m
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
o5 O" L/ S( G. ?0 g5 s5 ? BB Yamashiro7 B% J- E2 `8 `" Q
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 30 ]3 u) M- _4 x _8 n. W
BB Mutsu |