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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。! u4 H$ H# ~0 w" t5 G
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,385 X5 e2 `, H' N2 y' {8 z: N
, o' \1 }+ N w6 {, e7 U( ]Weather in hex: Thunderstorms8 y6 `9 g- Z& N4 B. B1 y; \* n
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& z$ h5 Q4 W, e$ }* R9 s' P
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 309 ~1 p' [# K/ j( c+ E* y( K
B5N1 Kate x 14) h8 D1 }' i- j' t* c+ O' F
B5N2 Kate x 12
: {' T) u9 V' U4 K8 j( x D3A1 Val x 8! J) y; `, ?* k0 w4 E$ X
! Q. @7 b5 a ~' V; h" z+ LAllied aircraft8 A) {" A- P0 H7 [2 E
Fulmar II x 18
; h# t9 {+ N ~* D0 i2 i Sea Hurricane Ib x 258 ]( h4 T2 O1 @
Martlet II x 48
! T9 m9 w, m" a* N. x/ h Hurricane I Trop x 1
" E$ Z9 r7 Y* \) Y3 U% y Hurricane IIa Trop x 3: \0 Q' \0 g, s7 W
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
8 Q( j. n2 i8 ~( a# x7 X1 C Mohawk IV x 2 _- I2 W8 B8 k6 v: ^8 T1 b6 w
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses0 ?/ N! i& k) ^6 }. {
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
& U1 q+ f! W# h( g B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ e& K. ~0 ^- D. R$ a B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed8 K3 {' `5 C+ a
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses- c/ y1 o6 { G) y& X q
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed9 h8 ]/ P6 l- n" B- N
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed! E- D4 a }+ ]6 P
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
6 i4 j% u; o2 P- u5 y Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed: \, m6 d/ v- C% h
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Allied Ships ~% ?4 C1 D% t% Q; k2 N, U j
CV Formidable
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0 u4 h1 a/ P5 q* R2 \; oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38- _6 ?# _5 V( r& e: P2 J$ J x" A
/ ]/ g) L5 J5 W3 A4 f/ U3 q1 g5 dWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ o5 K' o1 @- k
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes9 e/ C/ E. ~; a) ^* B
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Japanese aircraft& k# s! W( {4 r4 H# `
A6M2 Zero x 18
7 ?- g# l. n, L8 H; B* n' q B5N1 Kate x 30 _, S( K0 q5 R6 F/ m% l) V* l, }
B5N2 Kate x 14
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Fulmar II x 17
4 S% q" i7 z) @) M2 f3 ?% Q7 M Sea Hurricane Ib x 14 n& p8 X5 v6 O$ w7 R0 F& ?8 e* P D
Martlet II x 36
) q* m0 u1 i$ r% E, N1 ]! ^ Hurricane I Trop x 17 r# A" k) F5 u. a5 `
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
# a% [8 U" d- I0 m+ f) }( Q; m Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
F3 @# B1 ~+ T Mohawk IV x 2
; E1 c/ S a8 }* F! K V P-40E Warhawk x 46 n4 c R& \. ~" u
% _, |- {# ~: d# kJapanese aircraft losses# B: G" \5 n, h
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
O, x. f, H. K/ [( o( ? B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 ]; v2 U# v+ G. g! a/ e6 p B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses0 u! [! d4 Q |, @0 ]3 W0 ^1 ^0 P9 j
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
3 l# G4 g* m! l0 `0 c& O r Martlet II: 1 destroyed
2 W( H+ W% F$ h& W3 t8 F" ]" s Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
' n C* ]$ |0 ^6 ]% z! N; y CVL Hermes/ I4 b* _. [) R% H
CL Dauntless
$ `2 M v( U# B0 T CV Illustrious
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+ {( }( O7 @2 \AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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% K3 A. k1 W% H, Y6 m7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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Weather in hex: Heavy rain' ?7 q8 }; V' h4 {4 L& ^
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.+ f/ o& g& ]- Q$ v% \& V9 G7 \" W
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes m. q! Y" r! E( G @, ~
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Japanese aircraft- U, Z5 _! _& x3 i% _7 [/ W! A
A6M2 Zero x 1% N3 N- W' ]6 i, K5 o
/ Q- _/ K1 ] Z$ R5 P MAllied aircraft Y7 R; N6 u9 P* F( C
Albacore I x 10" E' M0 T* ~. s
Fulmar II x 4 M# b! L, N. s$ H5 F( s; @) C
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
/ e3 U7 F8 Y2 J) Z! A4 Q) p Albacore I: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( I8 v0 Q( n1 `2 Y/ K" Z' Z* M- Y# j BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1) ^+ g* k+ q; e4 p- M
BB Yamashiro" F/ j. Y; f0 O" {) N4 S) d
BB Mutsu
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45, z, P" l4 v4 o5 c+ \ o
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# d7 z% P3 ?( [0 q2 x* `3 b
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
* H) x, `4 |4 W2 x: F9 _Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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* x& }) ~8 b2 k/ t! I$ WJapanese aircraft: p% s4 d; W: m. ^) ]' l e
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
; Q' {. o6 h; f2 _! }* | Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4, U3 ~- S4 c" N% C
j: ^- K4 C8 kAllied aircraft4 V& f* r) b; B) f$ v
Albacore I x 33+ n9 p/ G ?; @) h" L! ]9 D
Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
% J$ P4 R# h, ` Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged' ]/ a/ T' a2 n; v/ |/ E. d
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
% S8 i/ p5 c: q/ \" G! K Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships+ Q$ [3 l- Y) Z: ]# z
xAK Kikukawa Maru
" K$ _% Y! P; v$ a% @ xAK Keisho Maru
% i3 D3 |- U( ~. T5 k5 u9 a DD Hayashio
w# E5 Z: h. a7 E- x Y DD Yukikaze
" p0 P/ o+ X2 \% d5 f a F! L DD Maikaze
9 w" c9 W9 X: ?2 p7 n8 D- O, q DD Natsushio$ {4 }. J6 q6 N1 c4 L1 w0 [
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+ ~8 c& D6 F* @/ m# ~AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 424 x2 V7 Y4 b- `, C8 R8 J" ~
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$ g0 W: N- b5 |3 t7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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9 u2 V2 d, ]6 q, J0 [8 p: oNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards; h- A ~, L, O+ {. p% h$ O
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Japanese Ships
) U- ]3 W' v. z) Z- \ DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
* |$ l+ _; Q3 V DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
( N, j! @8 ?8 }* _) Z2 r" X DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1+ |) ?4 |. M' }( w
DD Maikaze' {$ s8 @/ ]. W7 E
3 c/ [ Y5 H. W9 e4 RAllied Ships
1 r7 o8 D) v( `% H BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire% d8 P$ \5 V0 L6 n) Y
CA Exeter, Shell hits 19 o( Z2 `/ _0 k J8 ~
CL Birmingham3 {8 X- S" @8 O0 I. e1 }7 u& i
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 14 ]9 N! F' q5 |5 |* ^4 i
DD Fortune" S( ^' ?! d/ ]8 b
DD Griffin, Shell hits 14 T: H; x" \; H- P _1 i4 e
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. Z6 A: T F: W9 d$ p# |Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards8 E* Y7 z& T) I
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Japanese Ships( V/ U2 Z3 Z+ @3 y6 t
AK Kaga Maru
! a1 O0 b) l2 a) }; m xAK Fushimi Maru
& }1 ~8 t3 k% \6 a5 Z" E xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire4 A0 U7 N x/ X2 e6 Q" {/ ^
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
2 E0 H+ _8 R- P0 D9 R xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk n% Q( W% k& N* N4 _' A& }! H
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
! b0 ?* }% z5 v6 R0 h6 Q- ^3 L xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk8 {. J" I3 l+ O5 }! L4 \
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
2 `# I) r5 U8 S6 a& \ f N$ _1 I4 | xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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7 Q5 }7 \1 J( H4 a$ n ZAllied Ships
0 y* i- e2 k. p2 J0 L BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
# Q' q" R8 @; S3 A. y& d; i CA Exeter
% B4 |: J2 {1 H e* Y, | CL Birmingham u# ]9 V' F2 _# Q! ~
CL Newcastle
4 Z' i; N$ |9 z3 C. J DD Fortune3 @: q) O1 ?, [1 Q8 G. q; L+ t# W1 y
DD Griffin
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8 E- \+ g' l- K) _( W' ~Japanese ground losses:. w' f4 K: U0 q- ^" Q
2769 casualties reported' ]6 ^$ j" ]0 Z- f/ ^
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled N3 t2 e+ c3 f6 ?# _# V
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
2 a8 c: w5 K. ~2 n$ \/ ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: F& k; ?- O. _0 l
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)# Q$ x: |6 i, E! \* P
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)! s6 k( [* ?8 A9 J( z% s; ]
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5 ]7 `, l% a) f: r: j1 K# |Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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Japanese aircraft9 V' d/ B! o$ w- B% Y3 W" d
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses5 {! P% E( ^4 s' H) }5 x" C9 Q
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
4 p9 }2 D$ V0 z0 m! P Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
0 B4 v6 O" ~% x Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged2 I& f \6 L6 x6 e2 Q! T( ~
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships. V7 k+ [8 n5 \; O3 P9 o8 G
BB Royal Sovereign. N( _0 t( Z0 d2 O9 l; v
CA Dorsetshire
% X4 V+ w( B, S" O6 } CL Glasgow
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% S) I8 M2 G+ u) B, F 129 casualties reported
* M) z6 t) }7 _2 G Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ @2 P, k* G6 w5 [- w
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled6 P2 `+ R, O4 S. f# Q5 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. S$ r3 u* S% |& N6 U
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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' \+ J8 G* n& O2 H7 i! OAirbase hits 2! @4 u2 y5 `. f, |& v6 y" G
Runway hits 104 Z9 u3 T( j( n& t# x4 w9 w' r
Port hits 6
) ^1 M! T0 i$ kPort fuel hits 1: f; q/ {+ ?' }) V4 t( S
Port supply hits 1! }/ p: M3 [$ ^# P
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,459 w0 K' J4 W: Z
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BB Ramillies3 u! v) g4 S( a2 O3 u2 i. F
CA Devonshire7 a( m7 X9 Q0 N" @
CL Enterprise
$ b* j k" n3 [$ N4 @3 ^ CL Hobart) m+ x6 s3 d2 M0 G8 e
5 M+ N/ u" C: q) x
Japanese ground losses:( E/ _ r( j& K, a
585 casualties reported
% n1 m% L5 y5 d5 k: v( _7 z Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# F( r$ {; I/ ?7 x3 f
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
' ]2 ]/ p! k8 B } Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
/ {9 e2 K/ k! x$ s$ _0 @1 l3 s Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
) k4 x8 K9 Y2 m Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)1 g1 C' S% v( ^ R
3 O% o4 R$ @7 l& A* mManpower hits 3+ |3 k- G( h# c; _. T S6 c% j
Fires 575! `% W& g5 w0 M+ V1 m. C
Airbase hits 4% P/ z2 z& a: R6 q, R% T
Runway hits 17! D) z& a" K/ E9 R% a7 b& b6 B% @
Port hits 5; n) k2 [- n- E- b/ I& B! t+ X6 T
Port supply hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards( _) U$ E" X8 y# ]
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Japanese Ships
) ~ m/ D3 F" d5 v DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire. N" s" e! g7 b. O
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage3 C% Q9 h$ l. C/ |
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage/ C8 j' ~' g3 C# i1 {1 W2 F
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Allied Ships
2 k" z ]9 ?/ t5 `4 ] BB Resolution, Shell hits 18 S! N d$ j) V' P: n2 o7 ^) _: ^9 x
CA Exeter
8 c ?+ y3 u6 ^, L# f CL Birmingham! |, T; Z" F' o; e6 @
CL Newcastle
; b4 a7 Q1 B; ], V. K DD Fortune, Shell hits 2& c: M7 p3 T+ F$ E" g$ E/ {
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage- r: S& Y6 l. @% S x) M L( O k) i
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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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, o4 k; a" [) h4 k: {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,503 U S, y6 Q8 Z9 S
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) ]4 d3 F4 \3 \' v) x4 c
6 H1 T& \0 b( K5 \Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# R- U, q: W7 _6 E3 ?) [* w3 q
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes5 J7 I* k; e3 P
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Allied aircraft
8 ~9 K% _' a. u. O* P1 A Albacore I x 31% w! i# ]+ b2 i
Fulmar II x 45 s- ^% l3 B6 F( v: B/ t- r
Sea Hurricane Ib x 89 ~. J; j, d& {( [# Z3 ~
Martlet II x 6) _8 k: \. [( x7 ?4 D4 K$ W
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- ]6 }( |0 W' ~; g) x8 q9 V! u" C Albacore I: 8 damaged
0 M$ S( }3 z2 F5 G1 c8 E7 O! y. E: z Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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: `6 u; {5 E# N6 s BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
4 C2 Z' h, [4 b7 v0 Y; J BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1, n( |2 D) L& j$ ?( t3 @' d$ H+ g( a" l
BB Yamashiro
0 d1 K- A! J/ Z- N& m) L+ M2 e BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3/ k& B; w4 g) }/ }5 K! ?
BB Mutsu |