AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42% ?9 c& m% ~) \
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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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" R: O) H% r& K; H* U |Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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& a: R/ J4 z+ [; xRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 w, z4 k! r) J3 p mEstimated time to target is 28 minutes% F1 O ~. k4 v) Y! T7 q
" S1 U# t, @0 P m7 o5 }/ iJapanese aircraft; @3 K4 _# N3 e) m2 i/ a! O1 g p
A6M2 Zero x 30
' K8 N N. F$ G: n3 }( z3 Y3 y B5N1 Kate x 14
( w$ P2 h+ E8 z7 D3 q; ?* D B5N2 Kate x 12" o+ I4 b) \0 e7 T5 @ F
D3A1 Val x 8* V3 N% E5 i! J1 ]4 _
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Allied aircraft
" R4 a# k- p9 h+ X& E& A+ q1 R) E/ H. ` Fulmar II x 18
# n1 ~9 h$ w5 V6 U$ O9 L Sea Hurricane Ib x 25" Y" l2 Q& V5 H/ e2 q2 O8 e
Martlet II x 48
( U& [$ N* I/ t' v% y, a Hurricane I Trop x 1. v, \0 D0 q3 f
Hurricane IIa Trop x 34 E& H( p4 c% i( Y5 u
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
# z/ |& b5 k# d) w9 K Mohawk IV x 2
) { k5 A8 C5 I( ?, A' m! m P-40E Warhawk x 5( [- `* x1 P2 g1 d2 B
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 Q. l1 {: K3 O, ]- ? A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed; R, n7 m v1 O, c1 ^
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged5 e+ ]: X1 j( X; ^8 h
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
& M3 `! {# ~8 r w* ?# D2 E D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
5 P, t- w- F- A Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
l5 A& Q, U. H, e% W# v! k! R Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
; w8 c2 O( \) J' x) r Martlet II: 2 destroyed$ b! _" f& A9 q
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed' N- C7 S7 e) c
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Allied Ships
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# U5 N2 T0 j# I3 K9 \7 z7 tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,386 p: I/ {/ Z% n' b+ n
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; X( s* e8 t8 TEstimated time to target is 30 minutes5 ]* Y8 Z! }2 a& c
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Japanese aircraft
+ W0 |0 T' ?/ M, E& A5 Z5 y A6M2 Zero x 184 F, y. D# u" ~3 U* N
B5N1 Kate x 39 c4 P( k4 B: B5 B, \2 U3 r! c5 p
B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft
' C5 g0 t1 S' F Fulmar II x 17
0 n. ^6 D. g! f, H Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
/ K u& P9 l) g3 ^& L% F Martlet II x 36
# @$ N7 [" b$ s. v) G1 n: ` Hurricane I Trop x 1
+ _3 \- e2 k* x. Z( Z Hurricane IIa Trop x 3+ _- K* K( z a% q& G% f
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
$ R2 f6 A0 S0 i8 [ Mohawk IV x 23 j: Z+ J$ I( T* Q; g
P-40E Warhawk x 4! F7 S0 [$ j7 `3 |
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
& S' ~1 h" m, z B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
$ u( K @1 ]; K9 T+ z+ D- [/ I B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses* L c7 p3 N- R# M# H: _; s$ j/ G
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed7 c% s7 l" M. J8 j
Martlet II: 1 destroyed7 m1 _6 o+ l4 H6 V, W; C
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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CVL Hermes8 P$ W% {$ z$ y9 B* q( k/ V
CL Dauntless% k o# S% b" `1 i. @8 H& h$ v6 A1 G
CV Illustrious4 @' O4 ?/ {8 T4 X
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 420 b1 e8 \' p! \4 b9 D2 G w x
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+ u) R- B1 R* s7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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6 {% ?2 C7 d e0 uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48% n& D( `! Q2 A8 o
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain! c2 n$ @2 X* ^, x) {7 C
7 l _' t, Z+ w8 Z. D \7 o. URaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
: Z; w5 Y& B* t2 ]4 P" Q; u" }: z3 [Estimated time to target is 8 minutes3 l. i. F1 K& g& \
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Japanese aircraft$ v Y+ x6 a& e) R; N
A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft
2 f2 p) O2 u0 T( E! p# Y4 ~3 t Albacore I x 10, S" M3 w3 J! F$ X2 l
Fulmar II x 4
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* D) F( Y* e( x2 f; I$ o6 UNo Japanese losses$ t# d/ A( P' e. Y
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Allied aircraft losses
! X# K6 z8 }7 x4 W9 d Albacore I: 5 damaged/ L/ |% P! ^9 ?8 N' U8 n0 C9 u
* q% K' Z3 G+ f$ kJapanese Ships
* Z# y2 D5 L' E BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
( b, p2 V% T$ d) ]; N8 w5 l BB Yamashiro9 T Q& C# Z$ E0 \
BB Mutsu
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; C* {# \: ^. bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45, |! o+ {9 P" p) [- w+ W/ F
1 `" W1 K( H! n/ |7 Z$ Q8 OWeather in hex: Heavy cloud' y: S0 s) g, B! t% H0 G9 @" J
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
: E- C" K2 K5 r( K$ v" {3 dEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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, m) p. b, J( B, o3 JJapanese aircraft
! e# O1 U* g% T# e6 W$ w Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9% }8 v9 z& [- p- f
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 45 `+ H6 m* A0 }) K; I& c8 M
7 q5 J2 w+ K$ m6 c) H7 [1 H* [8 MAllied aircraft
0 C% G7 ?/ U. l6 W$ g! x* q Albacore I x 33
* k& C0 w0 C5 R( f- d- p Swordfish I x 7
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! S' \7 q+ a' N% c ENo Japanese losses$ P9 Z( A( s( d5 B1 M/ J9 h- c
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Allied aircraft losses
4 t J, Z* M8 H$ ]3 V6 O Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged( Q# N0 l+ L" X# k
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged+ T" u5 o: v y. @; ?2 Q- L$ p
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak: v, G2 @: f* w# l: V! P
1 h1 O8 ]& O$ \) x$ R6 lJapanese Ships
/ T( J1 K' F. a- i# T8 e( F xAK Kikukawa Maru
; p4 N7 x# Q6 f; ~6 ? q6 l xAK Keisho Maru9 p3 b( Y1 b: P, Y4 ?% F: n
DD Hayashio
! z" b" {: h- J: t; r DD Yukikaze' d; G0 ]3 e0 u# {) W- a4 e
DD Maikaze
) R1 ^$ h. V. c/ r DD Natsushio* u" \1 a5 [( E4 z t. _# J
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: M6 ?$ [5 ~7 [! |0 o8 I8 X. v3 u7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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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9 G2 _7 e" W+ ~Japanese Ships
8 q1 K0 k3 A8 m* u DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires7 b1 j$ @1 J1 q' d% z/ o) C0 v7 \
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1) ?5 Q% r6 C4 `- y
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
% Q, N, z8 r0 w m- f( j DD Maikaze4 |$ S; T( d5 c3 f
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Allied Ships
+ J( U" j$ l/ O6 N BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire+ R* o. E- K9 [- u7 ]
CA Exeter, Shell hits 13 M3 v" }$ b6 Z
CL Birmingham
# V w# G, V6 H6 b- ~ CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1$ q. S* a t! _4 g4 w0 o D: a+ l: `
DD Fortune
* L! Z& I' I* L- t DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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" {: E" ^5 I$ p& m* o: w5 p' ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards, O5 M: x' ~+ U4 U, |& g+ l
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AK Kaga Maru. a2 V! h2 M" W7 K- \
xAK Fushimi Maru
$ O0 l5 r6 ?- x! u xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
8 k- V( O5 w* u- Q1 Z xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
% b+ v6 s8 a6 s d2 p xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk! F9 K) l4 i7 ?. w: x9 N
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
" v: ?" b0 ^. D xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
# ]. \+ i+ P" C+ I6 P1 Y xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1/ v8 N, `& ]: N! e$ }
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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Allied Ships
6 j$ K$ L3 h) H2 r BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire/ F* |. P2 o8 i) ]
CA Exeter
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CL Newcastle- V6 W; R/ `1 G1 k% z' r
DD Fortune' T. r4 Q9 q5 \6 Y
DD Griffin
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1 _6 g$ t" I z 2769 casualties reported7 t$ s5 z5 h1 y5 ?
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
) m8 l; ^" x1 W9 o9 ] Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
+ M8 L. I+ L& x+ D& U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) M8 p2 t6 E$ |: C- J# M5 _" N Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)! A6 I* x8 T# g x. x
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43* v# Q+ l3 ?) i' w, \
) p: `5 Z, I# G/ z8 S- O; aJapanese aircraft
% B9 K5 @4 t2 V2 w8 r no flights' C" d0 i& O7 R* C
" _6 z9 ?- q8 _( U7 IJapanese aircraft losses
/ w. Q% } z0 L$ l* L2 _ Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
8 o8 _% r6 W6 M# M& i* Z: {- h$ T6 R- w Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground. u G: Q5 C9 a b( i
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged4 M. P% K9 ?" g
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground$ D6 g+ i( ]% ]0 S
# o7 S4 z6 O7 S8 i$ TAllied Ships
& I# I6 J7 `' w: W BB Royal Sovereign
& A! t+ y$ o. m+ ~2 [ CA Dorsetshire) y& X4 H1 d, b, p) z" s
CL Glasgow) ]6 K/ x5 g/ U c* c! z7 r5 r) }
CL Ceres
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& {" {" o3 G1 Z( t" i! x5 H1 D3 f( G! qJapanese ground losses:1 M+ t( O! t+ J- J2 f! J! G" O/ P9 L
129 casualties reported
2 Y7 R. K( R- k, Y# v f% m7 ~$ ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ i$ x6 w, @+ O3 E" v" Y
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
6 |7 {) q5 I4 y/ |; O) N/ f% Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' }& R+ X: x7 c; \ Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)& i+ a* G0 u% O* E: O, q! @) K. w8 S
& O" k# K. d7 h% V) uAirbase hits 2
5 b5 m! Y! H, k0 p) BRunway hits 10
7 ~! ]; ^6 r3 G3 X% Y6 fPort hits 6, z8 I1 u9 c% w4 \
Port fuel hits 1
/ X( _1 {7 Y: l& h7 k. sPort supply hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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Allied Ships
, y; p% Z- i, Y( O# e BB Ramillies
6 G, R* @5 O- r" ~" g3 a5 Q CA Devonshire
4 D7 t! ^4 _: |8 x+ A6 b" [& V" H CL Enterprise
; O. O1 ~% P( u2 L CL Hobart
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0 {1 j7 @& l/ k: i7 f. ZJapanese ground losses:
7 y0 u: s5 `" @ 585 casualties reported
9 a! ^8 P$ a- P9 K Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# t r1 F! |: Y Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled4 ~3 Y. s% w; _! h! g g8 z
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
" q8 a( y" S' D, O4 c, W" R Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)0 \ A) A/ ~) X4 \, h/ b. M8 a
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)7 {& [1 b4 o8 g4 v% @
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Manpower hits 3, x x- S1 P4 n% A: O
Fires 575& y+ g/ G" G# l y1 c2 \7 \
Airbase hits 4
( N: ]5 g; K* i: | ORunway hits 17- }6 P7 R0 |: _
Port hits 5
$ [0 E* w- Z* [* e) ?8 z6 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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Japanese Ships
j% k" m9 M! q; o DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 V5 ]1 A( G" V, K& M DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
" e$ S2 ^$ i: j$ b# t DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage) r) @ P* d# T* B' |1 J; L
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Allied Ships
6 s6 I" q5 I$ Y4 f { BB Resolution, Shell hits 1* ~6 ^/ N; s8 N( `
CA Exeter0 v5 _3 s6 Q, O; g% S3 \. z2 E
CL Birmingham
& @# w" Z( y- F' k, |6 m7 {, V CL Newcastle
$ s* w* \6 ]1 X. ]" J) v DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
% U1 y+ I* S4 W$ F C- ^/ M) R' b DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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- P, ^/ t" e3 y) O5 Y* V6 o. z! }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% k0 {! ^6 g) R: w4 ?9 A' ~' g
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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.
8 }- S* ~; \0 v3 bEstimated time to target is 11 minutes' F, J0 m. F4 t% @/ q* j
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Albacore I x 31
: ]6 O6 S4 c7 S" y9 O$ l. y4 t, Y Fulmar II x 4
/ R' L8 h# ?/ A# A# W+ ] Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
. R7 o* {9 u9 H9 m! H- n Martlet II x 6; Y9 ]. L" l. D, \3 U
( |" z9 W) I: f. U, y. v' FAllied aircraft losses! s8 n _8 m; n& K
Albacore I: 8 damaged
$ T# n, {& `0 f# L1 X Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
d) [6 t% f( m3 U5 n5 f BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1. c( }) u# k# B
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 16 j8 q, |9 t9 A2 h
BB Yamashiro
/ r3 n+ u& q" J2 h BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 34 C+ e. N, I( G6 B2 s$ k
BB Mutsu |