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。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38# Q: C) S. @' v- ^* @
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms; [% ~9 r \7 q: A2 F
# E- W& V4 h9 y$ M$ vRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 e+ @% O5 d0 D& A3 h# \7 d- f M
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes& j' H7 q* I- s6 r# W6 s( R
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Japanese aircraft
& M$ Y' w5 T! Q! G+ z A6M2 Zero x 30
0 I1 z5 m$ S$ t4 ` B5N1 Kate x 14) B2 I$ z- I8 B9 @0 z& L% p
B5N2 Kate x 128 Z* H/ v5 m1 T7 l! @) Z
D3A1 Val x 8' I& _+ o3 v; P( S5 _" X" s8 f) u
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Allied aircraft
9 M' X" q9 j% A" H- j) Q Fulmar II x 18
+ e8 \8 M) q0 T( E4 ^3 A* J. O Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
: X7 z, x( g* [' J8 m Martlet II x 48
/ l0 i5 n) r2 S# A3 a, ~: G/ ^% { Hurricane I Trop x 10 M! C! w, {3 n- c5 R8 Y
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
" z$ m5 t9 K3 T" p Hurricane IIb Trop x 121 S# }: \: q* {2 P9 k5 B2 n
Mohawk IV x 2
4 V0 } l5 |( h4 D5 Q( t6 D M P-40E Warhawk x 51 w @6 ]1 q: Z- S% \. s( M. @
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Japanese aircraft losses
% o9 I1 R. d8 e/ h; W A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed3 r7 R5 }! t, `1 y |4 c! t
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged% ?$ v; T0 |! ^; I/ x; g: f
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed' B2 A8 h f9 `% s$ Y/ ]+ j: g
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses4 l+ w& h' _7 @; H$ t
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
6 B1 i) X" _8 a" T Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed9 J) n2 ^5 ^) L3 X+ k' P4 ^
Martlet II: 2 destroyed$ }! v2 U" @# U3 Z5 j8 k9 I
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed c, h3 T7 P" m* s8 L, P( D
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CV Formidable
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R" a# f5 I5 k; B. ^9 @) Z; eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,385 H" Q) X" ^+ ] V$ N
$ l8 D( J4 K+ f* m# ?' |Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." o6 e: g' v* C
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 F7 Y7 y8 V' n$ H* N/ y+ I A6M2 Zero x 188 o! E, y2 h9 j, e
B5N1 Kate x 33 H5 a" C$ e! L0 b, ^* L1 Z
B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft
W. w6 J5 H! @1 p* H- F: R Fulmar II x 176 Q- d, k9 n9 V: ?: {3 e6 U! m
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
8 t8 X4 S( N/ [+ h& y9 ] Martlet II x 364 Q% o, M1 Q( m6 ^. F- y7 q+ i
Hurricane I Trop x 13 u- M3 @. R) ^
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
( S+ s, V. b* F0 S B$ S2 a Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
V+ m: J% s4 Y+ O6 k& e3 |5 q+ Q& ? Mohawk IV x 2- H1 ~8 W4 q1 K& t2 B
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 z, c# ]+ b" g. J0 U
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged' w- L, x' \' t3 W' F/ h
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged+ K' k& s, _7 G! b6 M# X
0 h, e& n6 l0 T5 `' nAllied aircraft losses* g9 g2 f" i1 `, p5 R D
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed% a5 R. V% F) G X+ y6 a* w
Martlet II: 1 destroyed4 g: T1 I% G0 d
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed2 E1 n8 O2 m9 c# Y$ \
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Allied Ships
& f m: |. Y! P9 Z; U: h2 u7 |. c2 x3 M CVL Hermes0 V* `. |0 C4 y+ z' Q* i
CL Dauntless
+ C& M6 P. `5 T9 g5 v3 x% t CV Illustrious
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. ?) [( q8 d, ]# `/ t7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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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. N8 r& i1 y0 ]' eWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 n1 M0 W( l {- Z! j, l; L
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes# o& n. R. v; b% f
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Japanese aircraft
4 t$ ?8 L& Z. T4 P7 B5 _, J% Y A6M2 Zero x 1: Q6 g! s' X: R
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Allied aircraft
# Q- a) L- j" B0 A# k, E Albacore I x 10
! m% H( i: p0 B) k Fulmar II x 4
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# g3 ~/ g+ d- |1 v, sNo Japanese losses+ y* K7 A& a4 H' o6 j6 G
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Allied aircraft losses7 G- K$ ]) p# A1 e7 t# V
Albacore I: 5 damaged
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% s& t3 s' c: o! h0 X" }Japanese Ships- h. x6 Z3 h! E: E' C% k) v; t
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1! s, S4 P! H6 M b# a
BB Yamashiro: b3 k K% o9 x# C _
BB Mutsu+ l; r6 s. S! b" J! \4 D
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,451 A! g. U1 g2 |: I% r% O* e4 i
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' \+ b0 F0 [( CRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
4 m6 Z" d4 j0 L8 }; V3 LEstimated time to target is 13 minutes+ Z4 S i" R/ [( ~1 n$ M7 O
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Japanese aircraft
* C3 y( }# C+ m# F$ A Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
5 t3 S2 @: K6 ?, X* L/ [/ g, N Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 44 _$ f9 l, e- y$ Q# b( |
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Albacore I x 33
; ~' \8 R- X5 s7 U* j8 }$ v, T Swordfish I x 7/ \! ?/ s" X' W# I
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No Japanese losses1 v6 |$ |+ l+ e$ I( ^
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/ z1 w3 T4 z4 ^ Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged4 e6 o! X1 @2 h3 g' w6 k
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged' K: ^, x6 w' n& q2 _9 x
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak6 s f% E( `& L3 W
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Japanese Ships
4 E0 l) x0 `! D5 m- X1 o2 I+ p xAK Kikukawa Maru
# ^0 v! G d" N: [, j7 I2 @9 h8 N, }" p xAK Keisho Maru w' F* a. ?# Q6 D
DD Hayashio
. N; U0 |- Z2 q$ o8 _0 q: H DD Yukikaze
3 u( {4 C9 y9 a' B4 w# V3 ^# M DD Maikaze
7 Q) P# `! ^* ]$ L; a4 T0 y6 C DD Natsushio( |- Q0 H5 Z+ B/ e
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42' O5 I& g9 r1 N6 @! p
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- }" F n/ [% p7 d) l7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。, G: O9 R8 K' v1 [( a( H
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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* O& d9 j& T8 P' J( ^+ i3 X5 P& q$ lJapanese Ships
2 t, c. A7 ?- K% \3 Q, H; S: m DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
/ ?; F) A! t3 Z, s DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, f3 W5 J2 W1 t
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
+ e5 R( c# B* \ DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
: E3 N/ V3 G+ j6 L, H0 o6 R! w1 S BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 F- c/ o" S% S* ?/ D$ q
CA Exeter, Shell hits 16 O7 o; c) h9 ]0 o/ l: E4 t
CL Birmingham& p) o$ P2 E3 }$ C. ~3 }
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1: v/ i$ V- G% k
DD Fortune) Z- q; J! t: ?. k8 a
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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1 }+ p& W3 i" e2 @) H6 A& QNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards3 \7 `1 K$ ^: ]4 O' B
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Japanese Ships
s' ]) @0 _; q" ?! y AK Kaga Maru2 B) [! \, t" o% c% i) j
xAK Fushimi Maru; r- m+ g9 a2 p
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
% t( @4 p o* |1 w xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire- C% T1 f' Z9 s, R
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
2 l% c1 L' A; |+ v$ Z2 K3 m2 Q( k4 p xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
+ u5 N: z) n& r" p. a! E g5 H/ c xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk" O8 v7 W5 V# k. G7 M* o$ `8 G
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
0 u: [ ]$ [8 r3 F8 d0 k* h: } xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire0 t( f* Z+ W- B4 b, Q- [5 \$ c k3 j
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Allied Ships
1 M$ W- S- M% i! \ BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
, s1 z+ R4 |) K! g" r: r CA Exeter
2 Y: ^# h* r0 y CL Birmingham' M k3 q, V& V0 i2 {5 ~
CL Newcastle
3 T5 u; d/ ?8 d, B3 l- ] DD Fortune
0 s3 |* @7 j; n) r8 A+ m- B0 _6 N, ] DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:
! Z5 @2 P, m Z: a 2769 casualties reported
" d) F9 `. u% d* u4 {0 m Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled2 l" n9 ]0 T9 S0 P D# y( T" o
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled# G+ \3 b u6 R* o8 n" W) r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 B* B# |$ L+ z, d# _5 S Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
- a m1 N% s: v9 \9 ], _' F8 V Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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% c/ w e* @! N# Q* `( HJapanese aircraft
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6 C3 B I1 L8 Z8 dJapanese aircraft losses" o- x% ]! t+ ^7 q
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
- p c& @5 u' O# W J+ L Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground( P; R, t' }- ]3 h* R s
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
" W3 r8 W( @) r0 N Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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5 a7 Z, a. n# ?1 i* tAllied Ships. d1 n4 G/ s% ~& h
BB Royal Sovereign% H' z! [! a5 g. ]
CA Dorsetshire& ~3 X2 @: ?4 U7 l9 V
CL Glasgow
( N, f5 @) M7 v) x* }8 q8 ` CL Ceres
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% S) F, R$ O: Q8 fJapanese ground losses:
8 J5 p2 R& X8 `: U 129 casualties reported1 w# o8 [% A+ O; _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( [7 k8 A; I; r. u Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
! V$ W& R. t/ s( o) B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- M8 `1 v3 x6 f0 s9 s) ^: F G H
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)4 y k( G7 F% t6 y' R/ q# u! M
# c& M; p: t) w, n3 lAirbase hits 2
) h3 s6 v! \4 ?5 s+ CRunway hits 109 `7 [& E- j) F: P
Port hits 6
6 e0 l2 ]4 n4 i+ D$ _) lPort fuel hits 1
3 S+ R6 Y6 X9 `5 ?. e5 ^Port supply hits 18 n8 E% p7 q6 R: w! c$ m U
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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5 v3 G/ w: T" ?/ s. l BB Ramillies; p( |) p% [/ `0 C8 X, p
CA Devonshire
1 L6 U. Z& V6 e6 G+ o CL Enterprise9 P/ W9 J4 ^9 D
CL Hobart0 i! D. z9 j1 i
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Japanese ground losses:5 E! v" A% e8 I2 y/ V8 [
585 casualties reported
2 Q. |: `; f2 z8 S# ^: j# ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 K2 F: Q" H) m# ?# r! l4 ^ Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled: L9 e6 y9 Y [
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
5 v" a$ p: e0 Y$ H* E Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)( [$ v4 K6 [& C. b
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 3
! I; o8 x! S8 \/ ]1 x' cFires 575' S; f/ H9 I$ _4 I
Airbase hits 4
! Z6 F5 a3 u- Q, cRunway hits 17
9 ]7 u; P C3 ]1 d2 X. D" tPort hits 5
2 m' K. d5 J' q4 W4 \ F ?7 d0 RPort supply hits 1
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1 x$ Y1 o) Z* _Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards; m( ?0 A+ _2 f# W+ {5 g5 Q) V+ ~
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Japanese Ships
. ~0 m% `9 N2 x' Y. t; I DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
) c; J# m8 r: H0 `: M2 e5 I& | DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage+ x2 v' M8 I9 H7 C G1 G& l" _
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage: Q8 v+ N* Y# [, a) e) y1 O
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Allied Ships! G' p6 e$ s8 D7 c% v
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
" p' _; b% M1 ^# B" P. C, y CA Exeter
3 Q9 z) u" g: B0 O8 o8 r5 W CL Birmingham/ L( K- }, p d9 l
CL Newcastle
/ z9 W" Z0 Q9 D, {5 t; x$ m q: h& } DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
6 x1 O: f. b# b" }- F R% [ DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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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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: T- y7 y+ Y, _( ?, ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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. T, i4 V* m k7 a/ kWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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* B6 W4 A8 W; z. FRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, x- G, @7 M# V' _Estimated time to target is 11 minutes" H. U$ l, O# X0 J, F. [
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Allied aircraft+ i- r6 ^7 o0 _2 X
Albacore I x 31" r# D S6 w0 L* ]/ }; b
Fulmar II x 4# x+ |/ i0 E/ v5 f, V) i
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
[) ^, M" U" D5 n6 O* w Martlet II x 6+ N' T5 `& h; S
; V9 y* F6 S$ B7 fAllied aircraft losses9 z3 z, S( `1 \# L
Albacore I: 8 damaged
' F, O! s6 e3 t8 o Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak& u! J) O0 g& f
: @* \4 K8 z9 g n: g3 iJapanese Ships
7 \0 m2 I& B: Q9 U2 t v BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
+ H" E1 t2 C: T1 t. [; S/ e BB Ise, Torpedo hits 18 ~# j H6 J9 B0 j" H& i8 E. s. w: R
BB Yamashiro
. z' L6 L$ z* O. ?5 X BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
H/ ^6 h6 R, y BB Mutsu |