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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% e# ~9 K9 e6 _& {6 [/ m0 ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38- R8 l( H# v- v+ h& d! j! P4 s
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms' ]' m4 V+ l) R: z- i9 z
- B* B5 F1 R) P F4 y- _Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ s, u$ K. F* Y( D$ tEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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, h- E! X1 I" y3 H* dJapanese aircraft
8 N# j2 [* S% N J3 P A6M2 Zero x 30
$ h! ~- j& c, O/ ` B5N1 Kate x 14
: T# U3 P+ {/ l B5N2 Kate x 12
/ f* L# t5 o& ]8 _$ k* T D3A1 Val x 8# e8 X4 l r0 ~& T
. a0 P( D. _) z9 B) sAllied aircraft# h& k! n! a2 g& f4 R2 r
Fulmar II x 18
/ w3 d* f$ |6 r- I Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
! f M* v6 P7 `/ g- Y Martlet II x 48
( b4 Y8 n( }( c4 b Hurricane I Trop x 1
* K, z* V" m+ W9 E4 j Hurricane IIa Trop x 32 m. e2 _2 r$ a- ~/ |
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
7 [. o; X8 C- a; Q; o; z2 _1 ?9 c Mohawk IV x 2
) z; a/ v z. X3 U- r8 x5 K7 Y P-40E Warhawk x 5+ H/ u: T* x/ f2 f6 A% ]' f
- T k Z' E9 r3 `0 g) _0 o# H# I! |Japanese aircraft losses$ v+ P* K5 f0 ?
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
/ v6 H1 k2 u1 O& D$ h B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged+ o' X5 f! t4 }6 J
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed4 V+ L7 q1 L/ B0 k1 S7 x. |
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
. t$ E0 {0 I. X2 E) F Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
4 Y; I& d8 e" F( X. T* r' k | Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
* @) C0 F7 O5 X0 }9 |( Z3 e. A/ r Martlet II: 2 destroyed' [$ U# @5 p3 x1 |& u
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed& ^, p) S* o4 h
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Allied Ships0 x6 G) h% E9 S9 U
CV Formidable
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38- ?% D! w5 C2 A( O( K8 C
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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+ D3 b. S2 B6 x! o$ d! PRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! k# J; ?9 u5 y" J5 d, p' FEstimated time to target is 30 minutes! }' a7 B0 `# f- |. f- D$ q
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Japanese aircraft
* O$ \% Z- U. X1 O- i A6M2 Zero x 18$ v6 a1 c+ Z- M2 _+ x1 b
B5N1 Kate x 3
/ x. J7 n2 n# d5 b B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft
- a4 O5 X* r& G7 l Fulmar II x 17
3 b! p& K/ \- D4 s- r Sea Hurricane Ib x 149 h) Y( ^! G$ p! k T
Martlet II x 36
/ b |+ x1 r! [, k& E( E8 ~. e# | Hurricane I Trop x 1
6 q, }0 F9 d( z Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
' d/ q$ f& j5 b5 H5 x- A Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
' G. {1 X- k7 Z7 | Mohawk IV x 2; ^9 Z9 | D2 n5 x5 R6 M3 q
P-40E Warhawk x 4+ g7 A7 L; j, N
' v" A v1 L4 G& ^Japanese aircraft losses
% c, R1 |' S' C( x% N A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
6 c: L4 Y+ Q! v B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged% w6 @" {. _ M; N) ^
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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1 P* F' X- M% kAllied aircraft losses
5 M! t& e+ D: [4 F. }* B Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
5 C5 |0 [* Q9 D Martlet II: 1 destroyed# a) A* |2 l3 ^/ e
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed+ q4 B' v; d/ {3 Q
# j7 |% \; ^3 Y, U9 c0 F3 O- b% lAllied Ships3 l+ o( ]/ g! d
CVL Hermes9 F$ p' y( |; \) b; Q8 l( H9 I
CL Dauntless0 {( m4 U# i8 S" @, s5 v
CV Illustrious
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 425 i# l8 f; L# K7 L
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, D3 v# A# K/ k( }/ u7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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: Q2 a1 ~8 r* eWeather in hex: Heavy rain+ x5 X0 f9 a' {- L" V3 t6 R3 a
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" l/ d, A1 A+ A9 H- K- ?" y9 xEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 1
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" q* _& ]8 D$ _. D& k7 SAllied aircraft
, M1 `. F7 V" Q) w8 \" f Albacore I x 10
) C1 y4 O& l; I' k Fulmar II x 4- C5 r, a* f5 O' m+ K# l% L
9 N& Q/ k4 ]. L% MNo Japanese losses; Y- q! m. ^. S# S5 y: U
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Allied aircraft losses
( O% E6 M1 y4 C3 w& q+ X/ a Albacore I: 5 damaged6 B8 a4 ~% s. A. {1 F7 U
8 I0 J# J- L. r1 @% @7 tJapanese Ships) u- E" h& ?9 x1 N4 X1 }" h
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
5 ?$ p$ i" X' f BB Yamashiro+ p) l' @+ O1 H+ ?$ ^7 s/ }
BB Mutsu
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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1 u9 W$ Q. Y; X) u. K, M6 DRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
* d9 @" H% x7 n- B/ f/ jEstimated time to target is 13 minutes0 @+ ]- X# U8 h
7 L3 a2 G% U% q9 m( I" FJapanese aircraft. D5 y7 l6 \+ G+ k
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
+ F8 T) z9 |, \7 K- | Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 43 }% L; Y7 n: t8 a) s$ B
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Albacore I x 33
( |9 C, H- O% p, Y) _0 \* Z- L Swordfish I x 7 [, g3 k# @: Q& ~
: A4 n+ k9 f |No Japanese losses
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( S8 i5 b9 N# H$ OAllied aircraft losses
; `3 p% F; {- F4 { Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged' F- S7 I4 v |# W* J+ {! i
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 J& h7 V- P/ q+ W4 A4 m3 A5 r Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak7 P0 B1 K- c W; i
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Japanese Ships) [/ l2 ~! y7 Y2 `; ?) _
xAK Kikukawa Maru$ I1 z: K9 W" r7 A) }; G9 v
xAK Keisho Maru' g2 n3 n( k/ D$ |: i a4 m9 w
DD Hayashio* o2 d1 ]4 O! u& _$ w3 l
DD Yukikaze, f& F. _: e6 K% r( K$ Y
DD Maikaze# j! l9 S/ a/ N2 b4 Y# E2 T) x
DD Natsushio
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/ D- |% U% ~3 f6 rAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42( G7 |, ^# j1 y( M
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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。. t6 X4 J# D) z6 o# _
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; k! f+ g% C1 g5 D9 J. J; M/ _. r; WNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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# P9 e- I( s' R5 _) B9 YJapanese Ships8 @! T+ l0 v( B* C0 j
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, b6 L; G6 ~& k
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1& p( ~9 m4 p# X; q* t
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
+ r2 O% h1 `) T# r( p2 g1 b DD Maikaze
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8 D9 s4 S' y. k9 J3 b: w, Y BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ S( k9 x( B8 C2 W# z9 N CA Exeter, Shell hits 1& C5 z/ d2 [- S
CL Birmingham
7 f6 n6 B' i& O4 v CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1. i/ \8 n: W9 y+ ?$ e6 x% J0 _
DD Fortune* ~6 }6 ^5 m% @/ b
DD Griffin, Shell hits 16 A. G0 U& t$ s' J* b4 f6 ~
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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: \* r7 x! m. p# T+ u! fJapanese Ships
6 V( ~( U6 D$ ?5 v: ~/ G AK Kaga Maru
. P- J! d( @5 S( H' U( I! M; i xAK Fushimi Maru% }* b$ \/ X1 ]/ f% P
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
# ~' }/ q. _, t) p xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire k' }+ N$ x& w% h3 J b
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk# {2 \: k1 B' t9 n: _
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
. O' w8 L. Q& m, T5 @$ ^ xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk& k" Y! n6 _4 M' O( g/ ]3 p1 v
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
/ r- Z% Q3 O3 W7 S/ g xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
- ?0 n7 `: q9 c2 w/ | c CA Exeter
" Y# H) v9 Z+ N5 r CL Birmingham
" K* |2 t C4 I4 Q8 }/ N6 E, @ CL Newcastle: v- s+ @/ j; I( r6 A# n! f S
DD Fortune7 n! I& ?6 s/ }: |2 R4 {
DD Griffin# c9 t2 j# Q2 L2 }; E
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Japanese ground losses:
) P3 u) } [) F+ z 2769 casualties reported
* l; v3 ]* n# x$ H/ V Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
1 x5 n6 c5 O s. A Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
. p7 Q) n; f. d2 `$ Z( N8 y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" i6 s9 j/ r' s( h. P
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
# ^8 B: c# D3 i: Q Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)0 [- Y. }6 y: J/ M9 N
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43* v* m9 j7 I' X- T2 a A
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 J% F) Y# ~% z( }! b: C Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged7 ]6 k* b" a/ W/ \! J- U
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
T3 W8 u! q# N' e0 K3 Y. n2 u Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged9 w3 E. j2 F3 u8 ?7 m3 l
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
& s! t9 M4 X; a- D/ b$ A BB Royal Sovereign2 \1 d- C& K M/ I
CA Dorsetshire
* G3 F) ~' T l i- ~7 L" w CL Glasgow
0 s6 [' L. {" D/ ?% e& q CL Ceres: F( F$ q' V, N% L9 f% E: T/ ]( Q
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Japanese ground losses:. H- h* @4 F3 G! m! T6 Y
129 casualties reported
" \; G, O3 \( e# t6 _' f Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 v$ y: Z8 i2 F( X" ?( l# T
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled5 p! |# ?+ S( |* U. v- U; }" a6 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 ^; A! X9 J* I9 b0 {/ @ Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)7 B, Y/ M& X2 s H2 G3 ^; v
. H' x# p/ D& ~8 Z& zAirbase hits 24 q6 w8 s) }) R, o# m8 V7 b
Runway hits 10
9 K; Z9 i1 Q& `) F* W- S/ bPort hits 6
# q* f" s, z l* e0 C5 qPort fuel hits 1
# r* ]6 @! J/ o1 q. OPort supply hits 1
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+ ^. } J4 G( A! V1 I' lNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45& D) `- ~: R" P: ? c- M- i7 V G$ w
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Allied Ships+ W E" v7 g$ `% ^- y" b% x5 o
BB Ramillies
( W! f0 S; C' c& K% c CA Devonshire% {" L" l/ V- m- S
CL Enterprise
# P$ ? u1 o% n5 d6 q CL Hobart
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7 ~9 u9 G8 j% g" l+ b; UJapanese ground losses:: t# T3 P! {! J2 O, L9 h
585 casualties reported9 Q' [( O2 ^; y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" J7 C6 i6 z2 A) Q( L
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
4 ]0 N. h9 e1 l- h Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled0 m# q% o$ Y% b. p' a1 Z
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)" d( y1 J& ^, T7 Q
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)7 P5 @' I* l: T9 I7 [
) ]6 ]+ |- M8 \4 W) x: lManpower hits 3
( t( e5 Q2 z9 U! Q! w+ ?Fires 575
1 {# a' T& D0 b3 f, |2 }Airbase hits 4
8 Z" k% Y4 @; o4 q; `7 YRunway hits 17
- C- ~1 l' `! y$ B) m0 `' G5 `Port hits 5
8 c8 I2 B4 \. J4 J1 E3 S) CPort supply hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire5 _4 }) Z$ l3 ~5 `7 p
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 E# ]1 ~0 u0 q( T/ q DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
; _* N) A" h6 k' t CA Exeter% E- c% n) }3 H4 K6 J7 L
CL Birmingham
4 m; {# g3 R o) K; [ CL Newcastle
0 d% A6 X3 O6 z3 x DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
0 j3 i4 \% S0 N6 B1 J( @( M DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage* i6 `4 e) m3 B; ] \
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0 Y |6 B& u! xAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 424 R7 t/ D1 ~( h! {8 W
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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: V5 | d0 p* D" Y; e
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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( I! W2 C+ c% f+ t J r' HWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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. H6 g0 O" z q4 I0 A' \9 gRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; t0 x M4 M) `2 [% U, C; n& F8 S
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes3 L* b' R/ ?0 b, H" L$ v1 X
# {7 a r& I# x4 w! @ \" R& d: RAllied aircraft9 G* F- V: s! M8 W6 _- z
Albacore I x 31
( J- u& Y9 t# P9 s+ \ [! q- e Fulmar II x 4
6 b& T' ~9 F, x) C, a Sea Hurricane Ib x 8# M# B! P" \5 A
Martlet II x 6
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Allied aircraft losses- O9 O f8 D. o+ e4 T* l3 j
Albacore I: 8 damaged
' Z+ x1 L7 J/ Z3 ^0 g+ m Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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( M4 y. j6 o$ H! P4 N9 U8 jJapanese Ships: K2 ~/ Z% C) p
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
6 _) j! I" a! y) { BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
1 a' Q. J4 X$ ~, ]) O' _0 @ BB Yamashiro
& Z$ U+ X i+ p) n4 N- v% v/ V BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 36 K5 x; l/ ~% N( q
BB Mutsu |