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。- }% X7 K: Q% w7 k! n
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0 e' l0 l& K. a GMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms1 r* F3 I4 i/ Q" o- C) f
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 w" u# v6 l+ x. S gEstimated time to target is 28 minutes+ n2 ^4 l ]' l
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Japanese aircraft
$ A5 F; b$ o! g" j/ { A6M2 Zero x 30
% Y3 x( ?. d5 i0 P( d B5N1 Kate x 14
: j3 m; ^6 }* i5 b7 W3 O2 x1 c. A B5N2 Kate x 12/ m+ [8 p% W/ R3 [& n8 y M# f$ ?7 \( u
D3A1 Val x 84 J6 H$ B9 t: y1 K: y% M6 i4 L* q" p
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Allied aircraft5 Z, X, _2 a0 R7 D' \- P
Fulmar II x 18
. c6 l; q# k3 }, }* f' i Sea Hurricane Ib x 250 q+ T9 T9 R! n4 T8 Z5 `, W" S
Martlet II x 48- t# ]* L. Q0 S* v$ S+ p
Hurricane I Trop x 19 Y# G* u, j. i" m
Hurricane IIa Trop x 30 C& B- R7 V$ M3 [9 a. O% K
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12! `# \# b( f3 e
Mohawk IV x 2% h( y' m1 i3 J6 s1 Q# Q
P-40E Warhawk x 5' v; n- p% b# f* t) s! Z" G
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 D/ d# V4 @1 D$ d2 M0 b; @ A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed% [0 g+ e' E2 g0 I/ a! R! s+ N+ }" `6 ~
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged, O9 c$ X2 A# y! z& ^" O
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
) ]/ r8 |/ A4 x) ~; B D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed( } f: V- n4 ^
$ ^+ E$ v; ^* t. K' Z/ ~Allied aircraft losses$ K* i9 F/ a" z6 r, C+ I
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed+ k" [ e: G s6 k5 W! ?
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
# T& u9 l9 u/ k- B; ~5 h- l Martlet II: 2 destroyed
9 U+ [5 T$ m% {+ V( T& W# L( m Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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! y+ Y6 B1 [: \4 U5 k) ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 z# y" O* e8 X3 ^! u7 }+ P6 X) \
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 E: l1 G& ]" _, ?
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes" @1 T ^6 i8 \8 |3 b. G* K( T
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Japanese aircraft7 R; E* a4 S+ @& }
A6M2 Zero x 18) ?$ |% X p5 x3 Q
B5N1 Kate x 3
9 K3 _/ G5 A: P# Z5 b, H B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft: W8 t" @7 h$ t* _& g
Fulmar II x 17
( p3 C, G1 G5 f+ h" V2 k Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
2 D% ^) j: `- k! @ {5 a( q4 Q( r Martlet II x 36( m4 |" j6 K# l2 K% V( W3 n) h
Hurricane I Trop x 10 R6 j5 R8 e, ~) ^$ \* E: t
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3* H1 V# v. Z" L1 a0 w% G4 @( j
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
4 a% W# t+ W6 Q- e$ |, p3 @ Mohawk IV x 2
+ x) \( C+ @' M8 ~: w1 ^/ B; G P-40E Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses# ^) _( n+ T X+ v
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
2 D3 V3 l. Z1 _/ l1 b B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 D! A9 C! d- H, O$ v+ e& @5 o B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged; t0 t/ _5 c# x) \
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Allied aircraft losses
9 c* T" N; y: q, H" g Fulmar II: 1 destroyed- z' S( J/ z/ J0 k8 n
Martlet II: 1 destroyed. M7 W1 q' c; g
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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% b+ t& I% ]+ W0 t# a CVL Hermes, I2 f' O# F% e6 F$ _
CL Dauntless; B0 c6 w" D' X4 Y; I5 Q
CV Illustrious- y/ y% b* A0 T2 E. s7 N1 J
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F. \1 y/ C% Q2 H& D- O+ UAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42+ |9 ]& w8 W* y" F
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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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48$ U8 x. E8 `& b- |! Q4 A( b
: b/ Z8 s1 i; p, v, Z8 p5 JWeather in hex: Heavy rain+ }( `/ h2 M; k# }/ y" d% D# t
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. }0 f* a* A5 k5 X5 A3 O& yEstimated time to target is 8 minutes8 @( B! y. s) z: {! m; R' J) }
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Japanese aircraft+ V' v/ I* e7 T1 u$ {
A6M2 Zero x 12 P! H6 r+ }! C7 e2 p
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Allied aircraft% M2 ^/ V5 y9 T
Albacore I x 10
+ C) n& y3 L C Fulmar II x 4
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
" D# f. L6 O8 ~* x- t* G. t* a% T Albacore I: 5 damaged' a! T5 r$ T( l% p, i- T
. T4 _9 L! s) d# X" A7 F+ T& GJapanese Ships. E0 l& ^/ N/ q
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
, o3 F1 F, q- m BB Yamashiro
$ e" g G; z, l4 F4 t/ Z( h4 h BB Mutsu
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7 I- {, V! _* E$ {" o' WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( Y! n7 o$ v8 e" z) G
% [" e4 z2 W |# |Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. z: e! b1 U5 p; D
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes2 D6 m" \/ ~: d
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Japanese aircraft4 a6 v8 L, C7 R
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9' _# ^3 h4 U3 Y: m E& Z
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4! K* o- @- Y- X& [ e- n3 g# E
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Allied aircraft/ P6 q! J6 \4 ?! f' s
Albacore I x 33! l8 s' y, r) v' s: J
Swordfish I x 7
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; v0 @, M; W8 w1 \7 h, b0 b, }1 XNo Japanese losses
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Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged- Q. f: _6 G) E0 P* ~3 {2 p/ x
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
& g' r5 U! T- ~% z. n- V Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak2 a' I% x6 l D6 W# N* L! I6 r6 J' k
! Z4 m6 Y8 G7 G& A; hJapanese Ships% N- J3 c4 s. T
xAK Kikukawa Maru
- j$ w# A$ h6 @. o1 m) } xAK Keisho Maru+ F1 R3 ]( w. i& c2 t; X
DD Hayashio$ l0 z; V/ z/ ^4 C
DD Yukikaze
- w, `: d0 c3 Y, x) s! k DD Maikaze/ t! C V# G' H6 ^- W
DD Natsushio
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K9 _) I1 j' g5 R, uAFTER 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。# v! @9 l% T$ T! n, Z- Q! t$ ?
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards4 K! N- b, ]# `# M
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DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires4 R% M# u0 h E; t% N8 W! \; j E! H
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
' q# m k, j- N$ Y# D DD Hayashio, Shell hits 15 U6 ^4 T) Y0 c2 K4 z
DD Maikaze
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/ F- a: y% H) w4 u2 G, @8 y: XAllied Ships
6 W3 [/ h1 u. m1 V" ^6 C+ r3 @ BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( m' x- g* V2 u- ~( U l2 ?1 d CA Exeter, Shell hits 1/ V3 c8 N8 L3 H8 l" _5 K
CL Birmingham* Y' P( U1 S" h8 o6 f* W
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1& g3 b: s/ c0 z# V4 c7 h4 ^3 }8 t/ S
DD Fortune
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5 L* s* @+ z( Z) A6 B. N2 ?; eNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards. H( E$ Q0 q4 R8 P; z7 ?
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Japanese Ships7 R" J& y% ~6 X' M3 j5 B# O+ g
AK Kaga Maru! V7 v9 T0 t4 a2 K* K
xAK Fushimi Maru
9 L( l# f' J' H8 d; O3 Q) {5 p0 a xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
' S+ [' ], u0 \/ C8 m* ^' h; j; T3 b xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
7 e l" o( c2 a5 c* T6 t xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
$ @# E; u& c, T5 K xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk- z# D8 l7 \* ^- e7 L Y
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
1 y5 H9 V: J; g0 k9 h* g& V6 Z" ] xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
& r" C' T/ J1 }, e& t/ E9 ? xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire, R+ H4 L! V/ o9 G7 h$ ~
0 X& x. o1 S T8 v" D3 \( k( V3 z) gAllied Ships9 Q; n0 m% l! m$ Q5 [% x
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 X- Y" O; r. p2 z CA Exeter2 c2 }; {$ g! l. Y1 j: o" Y5 `0 c: R- D
CL Birmingham8 \% I( A7 J2 C. {% |) Y+ v, E% O% |
CL Newcastle
5 Q9 R# L" M2 Z) \ DD Fortune
J' n, h/ W* P/ N' y DD Griffin
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: Y% l# y( {* }9 cJapanese ground losses:
) ?& F! ^4 y, s/ J# F2 ~ 2769 casualties reported/ I# U5 O: ~" B; ?2 G4 u4 r
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
( t# @" B% O4 w3 m) ~& ^ Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled1 U% o" }7 n0 h9 }/ _# O$ s1 S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 u1 Z2 N. r" c, h* `+ H
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)3 z/ N) a) F3 x; ~
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)2 |8 P; x8 K2 ?" O0 a
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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6 i0 s! l) I+ e8 QJapanese aircraft
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3 h' |+ ?: `1 A: GJapanese aircraft losses
* _+ }8 m! M: H, P0 z. G6 s Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
& B& t- L; z3 C/ z Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground$ b. \; _. q8 J( b6 u: q
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged% U' Z+ G# c5 \ x* e8 y( b3 G7 m, [2 L
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground& N* o8 b7 _# g; R4 R
) C: {' L6 M5 L, N2 B; lAllied Ships7 }1 v" i) p2 ?! e
BB Royal Sovereign
; U& y5 J, Z/ ?- U3 y CA Dorsetshire1 o! {+ G3 m, H* w+ a; S
CL Glasgow [7 _4 u% E6 H
CL Ceres7 T& f% v( S! X& N( B9 V( r
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Japanese ground losses:; l ]: r4 D1 m! n: v
129 casualties reported
+ ^0 |8 Q' u4 u% H Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 d* M/ F6 V9 L
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled8 U+ D- I/ a+ P# b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 \" o; O) @; O J+ y Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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0 b3 d- U E6 i1 g- }$ ? gAirbase hits 2
. D( T; v0 U$ j# y! CRunway hits 10
8 b: f2 E' p: A8 n, l! X, m4 QPort hits 6% D& W8 H: ^% `( g) k; n) M
Port fuel hits 1
, f$ u. S7 g8 g, v' pPort supply hits 1
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+ ^9 k8 g2 \- J1 n) CNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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Allied Ships5 k+ n" e1 |7 K* R1 Q' ]5 c
BB Ramillies
U1 r9 c& u: |# B* z/ ? CA Devonshire/ Z. |0 P/ q' D; u7 O" W- G' }
CL Enterprise
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Q0 z; C- p S4 mJapanese ground losses:
3 `2 z9 J3 Z; g( f% x2 Q. f! | 585 casualties reported
, u1 S; Y: V, u& O y0 h7 p Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 m7 H7 \) f6 B Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
, w& q/ N1 l) _! A. S Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled8 {, y4 S9 D; `, i& D! z
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled): X3 x1 B, q- C+ w+ \! e% t, {; ]+ _
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 3
: F8 J% N0 K2 W( C! yFires 575
8 @( Q. {1 P |, `2 h! R+ P" fAirbase hits 43 z: D. U8 e$ A- v" g
Runway hits 170 _3 e% j" V0 d. F
Port hits 5
+ ^: F& r: z: S4 h/ G3 BPort supply hits 1( d2 r# e, L7 O2 a4 r2 k1 L
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships, |9 B" R, t3 z' C* A& m
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 r! ^+ L; u9 ]5 [ DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 x2 T& h6 ^0 e: N6 O$ ~ DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 b; c9 o- }# H$ ] V4 HAllied Ships$ z$ w( K/ E) @6 V& |; q3 v
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
% Z! W" e. a% ~; K CA Exeter
5 p. r/ v; ?% O9 n {- G& D: I CL Birmingham
: \9 F2 A1 t$ ^; e) ~+ F CL Newcastle# ~* V$ x8 T7 i
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2. m# P* y: y& f2 Z+ C B: v
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage/ U. U7 \% v) r" U
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; ]5 H0 L( Q+ c& hAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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1 s: \. b" H! d2 D* [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% @( r: n" s: O! i3 ]# M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50! ~9 R8 m: n6 K, i5 W
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! t: V! m0 K6 a+ c& R1 M
' X$ T- Z* B# y9 U3 C: hRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& n# K2 |2 P/ b( V7 K0 D. T b
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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% H3 R. N' p+ L4 S* @ Albacore I x 31
; g1 ^! Z4 ^0 k3 M" b Fulmar II x 4$ r) x& P- \7 |/ y* Q! j
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
! w0 H* \0 H& V# O5 g+ j Martlet II x 6
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! S# c ^% _- F/ |0 d Albacore I: 8 damaged1 T- z( F) U2 g$ Y% A' y/ ~$ }
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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: ^! q- b7 f$ oJapanese Ships: }/ y5 U8 G7 q/ D
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
0 t( W% j: U9 F3 H3 q) p2 k' V BB Ise, Torpedo hits 13 [4 Z( F7 H! d7 h5 ~ ^
BB Yamashiro" @0 Z# K4 [9 X9 i
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
: e& S1 F' i# L' B8 z |9 J. ? BB Mutsu |