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。3 d: ]4 |& r0 v& T. R' R: n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms, {- J3 k9 `6 ~6 x: ^
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 Y, O# c: o1 V! d7 E
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes/ B, w% d9 P% a4 R- ^) g: w
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Japanese aircraft
3 S" a6 a$ e! p; @3 a1 r A6M2 Zero x 30 E1 K2 H! C0 F5 u: S2 x
B5N1 Kate x 14
7 e/ R, F# [2 y1 Z B5N2 Kate x 12' L- ?+ W- J: P. t- M% P
D3A1 Val x 8
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, B: a$ E. _4 _, dAllied aircraft. |3 c9 Z' r9 d
Fulmar II x 183 j1 \( N" h' ^
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
f2 |$ C, I; W: [ Martlet II x 484 j- `/ O! \' B9 t) u0 J
Hurricane I Trop x 16 R" ?2 L7 L/ }. O2 Z0 D7 v/ o
Hurricane IIa Trop x 32 g# w- o: w' z9 E2 t$ [3 E R
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12( h. q, K; q4 F- c7 Z
Mohawk IV x 2
* |! M9 B+ s! B1 v8 i. n P-40E Warhawk x 5* ^0 }5 y/ y* q- ^: ?0 G
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ c$ l* `5 S( a3 T/ n) d% K) V9 w4 } A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
. k% f% ?4 i. x3 y. K B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
m2 {! l: y! g. ] B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
+ c. g* }2 b4 \* u& k0 c D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
) W+ y. Y% J: P( G" S Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
- U E8 s# X r9 {0 z+ c* ] Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed' v, C% a% i4 {
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
; N5 s+ I' y. S+ V. M Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# h. F; |4 Y% A, `! G( a CV Formidable* d" U+ E1 m6 P; ]+ ]6 M
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: \6 i! C7 W. [/ F5 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 P5 P8 _% a5 d4 D! |8 V! _4 v
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" U0 m* U3 [. n% D' p2 q @+ TEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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0 T6 R- x: \) T' L- L9 sJapanese aircraft
. P7 ~5 {& A% R7 x: \ A6M2 Zero x 18% F. K/ v5 \8 b0 ?5 s9 o
B5N1 Kate x 3) B, I5 k* j6 \9 X5 A1 i" f; E
B5N2 Kate x 14$ {) s! e- g" s7 k- S6 g# G; v& z
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Allied aircraft
8 f$ {! u% {) x0 l9 s) \* ~6 U Fulmar II x 17; Y6 N. B* F4 `8 a
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14% i$ P# i1 v- G
Martlet II x 36
7 z2 `' l$ V- y Hurricane I Trop x 1
' b0 {, Z( k( Y' s/ @! o Hurricane IIa Trop x 3! u: ]) G/ i% b7 g' u* R1 _
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
. N* z9 Y. B3 \2 Q Mohawk IV x 2! `: F: R8 s, V
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 P' S t8 q8 m J7 P A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed4 @! L* B; w3 p" S
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
$ u+ a# c' n9 A! j B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged7 q! Z' ?* ?% M; q) U2 ?) \! N
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Allied aircraft losses9 {; U" h' h- [( N: _. m1 F
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
1 u- B3 Z9 u, J Martlet II: 1 destroyed2 e& [0 D9 b8 I) J' @& u k
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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CVL Hermes7 `; j# v+ D- W7 N% w
CL Dauntless
) D- P% |6 x7 K& T6 D0 Z* L6 y CV Illustrious+ Q& w& D; c& T
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; y& q$ O6 }2 T' Y# tAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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7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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+ h2 ^0 q% e( h# h V) R6 iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,483 t$ n( l( b. C8 A0 t* P2 \
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain5 ]9 q. e/ o: w" A* q9 Z
7 \' Q, D+ p$ b }Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
! R6 E, l1 i/ @) {* m! AEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 1
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: Y& f' @* ?) v+ c+ }/ f. x- SAllied aircraft
4 Q0 @% S/ l2 R; }0 ?9 c. V3 _ Albacore I x 10
, S! r5 Z7 a3 I2 O- a( E$ U; f Fulmar II x 4" U6 d0 z* c+ r" e* S
& Y+ t9 u0 H7 lNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
5 b$ P" V% ^( Y7 I, x2 ~+ h Albacore I: 5 damaged
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, w; d% p/ Y" ]1 Y" Q! ]$ X( BJapanese Ships& p' t. B' b2 f! @# h7 f5 i7 w
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1% o; k5 g: B1 _) D/ e. i3 U. y
BB Yamashiro1 l8 Q" z `& j5 W# x; Z
BB Mutsu# y- g% y$ C0 z; s( z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45; g4 r9 `1 A- v C
3 {* I/ K: B( r5 Z& ]0 H0 OWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% A* s' a7 m- s& Y% m) }. r: Y3 @Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.7 c" K0 ^ i2 j0 V4 t: P
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes( u9 o5 O7 j: k; a' D$ x9 X1 m0 R7 y6 A
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Japanese aircraft8 {+ X& _ z: E7 a1 b4 T" L
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 92 X( h8 B% N" _6 a7 D
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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& C! ]; j6 ]! c2 s+ M. }! E2 ^1 \* ~Allied aircraft7 x/ \2 \* u! }* p5 a
Albacore I x 33
( P: w' Z' V" X0 a, M$ Z1 e Swordfish I x 7
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+ Q+ h- i& n# ~7 p' DNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses0 a L! j& J" j4 `" G
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
- E/ k8 y$ h( T# H" Z0 l$ L Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
% x" _# N$ A! _& H Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
* m0 S E! i) N5 _ G; U$ C xAK Kikukawa Maru
8 C4 Q. E7 b u& @& I$ K/ | xAK Keisho Maru
6 ^/ Q# _ K( _, U DD Hayashio
6 A* `, c3 M# d) R. F2 h! ]8 h3 e DD Yukikaze% L6 z/ A" I. S, z1 w) Z3 N
DD Maikaze5 q) N' h5 L. L' `3 |1 h
DD Natsushio
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* ^" }7 s, K% P E" d1 pAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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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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$ d8 l& [" h* WNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards1 ]0 W0 v7 B( k, F% Q
( {9 f: T: y; g" \+ k9 |$ |3 |Japanese Ships
/ F9 d: z1 M# u) C, |. I" W DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
. U" Q J7 H# D2 e S7 o DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
9 [$ Z$ Q7 u( m7 X, d DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1% w$ G: `1 k @' x- Z7 x
DD Maikaze( m2 _' M( [: e; s- V
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Allied Ships
; }) b# `1 V1 F: |8 _9 B BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 `2 \/ ~+ }6 Z( e4 d
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1+ X7 U! ^5 v! W
CL Birmingham
# d E5 w! x4 C CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
5 v6 x2 v, }1 w DD Fortune# m I/ b3 v2 ^5 s4 }' w) t- k
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1, v0 y- y/ C( c4 l2 C
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards* C% A) o1 _: h
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) M) q' h5 g2 D% f! P, h3 D0 u AK Kaga Maru
$ j( r) ]* c$ R) A: Q# P1 D, ^ xAK Fushimi Maru2 ?3 ^- T& ]$ u
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire. r' _6 _4 f1 T) T. K+ d, T- p
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire- z `" O, E+ e0 h" ~4 F
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
B( L! D4 r2 S1 B xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk. G( J5 T7 j; f- A
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
0 S$ r) C C% p9 n K* d xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
$ y, `: c1 k1 C8 G xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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5 V3 {' t3 d3 ]Allied Ships5 e( z& e( v. h/ [9 F$ M3 l
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
( |3 f: |- q5 K CA Exeter
; Z5 _5 B' G# H/ U CL Birmingham
+ f$ e/ L0 ^# [: L8 K CL Newcastle
, u' c5 C/ W' _) _ DD Fortune+ O8 n! W9 i5 q8 u+ a
DD Griffin4 K$ ] F+ W! A! K% n) `
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Japanese ground losses:
0 ]* T5 [3 ]+ i 2769 casualties reported ~9 X N" r6 n# T; T" Y
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
: S3 B4 b& Z4 B4 G, w! } Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled; y \$ }2 | q5 |9 N1 e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ A1 u; e: L$ V+ V
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
/ M' l2 _& d+ X( b0 C. N. K Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled), L' n2 C& W' H1 ^
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,437 |8 x8 c5 ?& x
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no flights
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; q- f& v; q u0 B3 u% f% mJapanese aircraft losses9 t1 p7 K$ B) \/ v; _) z8 c
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged. O( l$ Y5 R, o* G4 v
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground5 l6 O. ]$ ^3 |* l5 @
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged7 m: q, {7 M5 j+ J
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground, W9 i+ ?- j- ?: \$ s+ |& M
2 _$ i) {" M T: B k+ R4 hAllied Ships" p& g; e& @8 q
BB Royal Sovereign! _( ], A# {( w' ?8 e0 } D
CA Dorsetshire
, d6 j+ U0 E! A+ G5 v CL Glasgow5 O, U3 M d1 e0 K
CL Ceres% @1 R& E+ j8 n4 E" n, z9 Q* C
* o0 |& C4 n8 ]Japanese ground losses:
4 h" [+ F* H6 Y3 L! P# c4 S 129 casualties reported- H( D8 I/ [+ p6 l# f1 e. o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* R* D: k- ^. O9 H. o3 y Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled$ V/ @$ E' Z2 B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! h5 _1 F, F' {9 `! ~+ w% c2 E Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)9 ^& s' ~: k8 C( \9 K
) b- I5 o* Z# CAirbase hits 2+ `* F- X! L Y8 @3 f% Z
Runway hits 10' S; a2 ]( q! G2 u
Port hits 6
% w4 ~' i' R% m8 w* M e; `Port fuel hits 1) H1 x4 V2 W( g- P9 M
Port supply hits 1+ K+ k. H% m! T; K& x0 U
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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Allied Ships
9 `, H: A( T5 {, J$ o BB Ramillies
. r8 F# W5 y9 S CA Devonshire
7 S4 C4 Q" L7 J' B) n: I CL Enterprise& ^8 z1 p: C9 T9 E% A1 {1 o& O
CL Hobart
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l5 l% j% _$ t/ S: q8 KJapanese ground losses:. M: s3 x2 q- C% L, d8 x- |
585 casualties reported
9 H: w+ Q4 O) I# ^+ d* M Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 `' }% F8 @1 M8 T6 Q% I
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
/ w6 [ W0 _! L/ [; u$ p& L p' M Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled7 U2 L! H8 I( m1 A) Z; w, w9 J* H
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)( _+ @& K. G* s
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 35 ]) U8 K+ t/ ~/ v! B6 _/ v
Fires 575$ c' Y, H1 H+ C5 ]4 a
Airbase hits 4
" t5 g9 f0 W2 X0 a2 J6 N8 dRunway hits 17% P+ r3 C6 A- o6 k& M
Port hits 5- ^! l. g" {$ b# K- ^
Port supply hits 18 r( g2 A" E& `8 m" c8 F+ k; i) p( @
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6 }0 k7 f f* ~) x/ O* r1 eDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
" K, V" j* }# A3 [4 O DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage6 z) j O u5 V4 l2 J
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage( X, B6 K( H. H7 e# I5 t1 O" d
! J6 M5 h" ~- C$ I! |& T$ lAllied Ships
! F# t! T0 f& R5 A4 ]$ W& N BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
2 @, J. {* a* ~2 I; A: r: S CA Exeter7 Y1 Y. A* l0 W4 c" R# b
CL Birmingham
6 F3 z9 w2 Y6 V7 W, p8 X CL Newcastle
6 e; H0 L1 g& [3 Z* s DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
$ A/ x# _: i, e DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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! j9 g/ u/ J& H5 R3 l K7 ^7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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." \" y" M( ]! y( R' Z
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Albacore I x 31
! T6 T, i4 P! d O$ v- V, n Fulmar II x 47 t+ r) F2 Q9 |9 t3 d& e2 `4 c; ^
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
+ J! G. H2 L6 g& [" ]* @ Martlet II x 6. u9 I+ a+ z" S( R b% s2 Y: b
% F8 T6 U% O x7 F7 c4 Y8 o' XAllied aircraft losses6 l7 e) h4 b! z s4 R
Albacore I: 8 damaged' v- y+ b; M1 \" G0 n f. k) n
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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. H& ^, x; c( MJapanese Ships
! K/ `7 o# ~' \- [1 O BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
- Y5 z7 m3 l! e BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
8 A9 J) \& ~8 a* z BB Yamashiro7 }9 H7 Y6 R+ x; S* K/ C/ Z
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3! }) [( M( ^9 f) \9 [
BB Mutsu |