AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 423 o/ p" n8 `. d( U5 e. o
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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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+ W1 G/ P5 ~. ]+ [Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38% ?' C" T$ W) O( P( ]
) H- T# B" w$ ?3 T( u* l6 OWeather in hex: Thunderstorms; e! W1 X# [) W9 U8 u. n/ u
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. {9 x2 \; X% [. E
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes% C- r/ ^' ]: e. @& o7 z5 {) h
3 [# C U4 s% A' M- ^: J _+ K: NJapanese aircraft
) d6 f' z+ w7 `2 C( T, U9 s A6M2 Zero x 30
& H. M' Y! j- s5 \" t6 \4 k) K' s B5N1 Kate x 14
+ h; r1 ?+ C% b1 T B5N2 Kate x 125 B' v5 G) D0 M* J
D3A1 Val x 8
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5 w6 E$ p+ c' g$ e+ d' BAllied aircraft
/ k3 S; z1 z' r Fulmar II x 18
! i5 {: D, c# b; a& v* H Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
% n" @& f8 z. K8 k; i' Q& ^ Martlet II x 48
& a# n! s, m% E& k Hurricane I Trop x 10 n( r6 ^- Q& P7 }" U
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
9 r& J6 x2 L6 q/ Y# i0 J3 e$ o; j Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
5 T$ { ~" B3 o7 V6 g# M& T6 P Mohawk IV x 21 E* k1 m( \3 M
P-40E Warhawk x 5: D; s* f' T1 a4 F- I* f
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 ^ k! {6 q( d6 B/ {# r, Y2 y A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed; q I8 ?/ y3 {3 ]0 }2 x) ~
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 a2 L3 `. [$ E# m( m" A9 W: J B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
$ N. ?* O. ?: d! }$ ^/ _3 U D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed# s, L8 ~0 m! Y, R0 }4 L4 H
- C' u% G( u: v. KAllied aircraft losses- C7 l: ~5 I9 B3 n
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed) b$ Y, f: t( \5 `! h7 c# J
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed% Z6 @% } Q6 o
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
2 j1 v& J& N* f6 x Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed6 x, x9 H" w' f4 y' N+ `' s' s
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2 @! [+ P8 b6 f4 F/ M+ T- H CV Formidable7 Z& j$ N1 o0 _) P* X. K
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" l( `0 w9 v4 _( NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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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; f4 z5 S( u: G" C, GEstimated time to target is 30 minutes% h* u4 I' R) Z# w P0 n& `
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Japanese aircraft
8 ^. k% I4 @. k$ c' y7 Z A6M2 Zero x 18
- }) o8 c+ e% B: ^ l- @8 A B5N1 Kate x 3+ e6 C+ b& p5 Z L3 P9 ~
B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft1 j( ?4 u0 X% Q& a0 h# A% X! ^
Fulmar II x 17
G, Z1 `* @2 U: S Sea Hurricane Ib x 14/ G4 x! @0 `# Q; P# p3 p
Martlet II x 36- C( |% P+ _5 O
Hurricane I Trop x 1
: f! I2 b9 @0 d$ n6 `0 G: j) q, I Hurricane IIa Trop x 3" T! j/ y2 b# b- I. d
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
j1 \+ A s7 L5 j3 u; } Mohawk IV x 2
& u: f, \: F: ?" A! O P-40E Warhawk x 4. b8 |, w( ?9 D$ i
, s2 j! U" {/ R1 @6 YJapanese aircraft losses2 P1 g+ G0 g Y
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed# F0 b) J2 i! @7 N6 [9 ^7 L2 U3 S
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged9 r" t" X" `8 u) U1 N9 \
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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3 B; ]2 I2 K' s" J. x: o+ Y( yAllied aircraft losses
. {% G* ~$ z$ L Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
( |" `5 W, ~$ ] Martlet II: 1 destroyed
# h8 j3 M6 f& b# c$ e f Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed# @2 g; T4 V" d5 D* U( ]# S
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Allied Ships! q8 l# A5 L9 T+ Z, y: n
CVL Hermes. D6 m. |) f/ R9 N7 j7 S4 g
CL Dauntless
) e' n- J k( V7 _ CV Illustrious; `. ~7 j9 W$ o$ \" [
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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- ~$ R. H9 Q0 K; U/ J$ y: F% l7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。$ z/ Y: m- J, Z0 b$ u) R
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48# `/ N7 U) b" i- ^! a9 o( P
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.* t$ w4 f- b0 E, q! R
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes6 ?2 \% [3 |& @$ C
7 G; D; Y6 c/ |# y) s( m) vJapanese aircraft
+ n* |% G4 M) n7 e! y A6M2 Zero x 1. t! E0 g9 O9 v K9 q
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Allied aircraft
& P% T: h( G2 |3 s Albacore I x 10! g7 B' o5 y+ Q' K0 m" o
Fulmar II x 4. X8 u4 i0 y e
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses( l& E% B/ _9 K+ E$ T& o; V; P1 h# y
Albacore I: 5 damaged+ E1 a3 w) j0 p% B; O0 Y
f. M; G' z" o" U, `Japanese Ships
* e, X+ y& x2 ^! O1 S BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
g6 V5 G+ ?) _: r BB Yamashiro
4 X% d# h \1 E3 Y, f$ v BB Mutsu
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7 k( l6 l$ m" C% X2 |+ t' F4 jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,458 o& K; z( |2 \) u6 B! K/ \0 A4 f- ?+ q
) j7 L; Z' d/ `/ ?& [$ O* nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud# f9 R; R J4 H: e( y3 A" g
; b9 {' H- O/ hRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
6 S9 S; b5 |" M: pEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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3 P, @% k9 V+ mJapanese aircraft: G; l/ C3 `& ^- Q
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
9 a& A2 u. V7 S* T; H- J Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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, V( J+ y0 G+ vAllied aircraft
: U" O# w4 ~& G5 \; V) ~; \ Albacore I x 33
9 `0 t3 R: ?6 V4 h' ]2 r Swordfish I x 7% r1 i6 \( W% e. f
8 A8 ~3 |, R2 ~9 L* D7 KNo Japanese losses
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8 N% U0 j+ t( A, rAllied aircraft losses# Y* [% d1 `/ r! g2 _* u1 g) n5 {
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged- i+ B" Z& g' w
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 g# f9 v4 y- a2 @ Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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/ D7 w- A* r7 J" E3 h+ pJapanese Ships. [ f) W% z; M( f) g8 |! s: K
xAK Kikukawa Maru( i: r7 X2 g' h
xAK Keisho Maru) H/ N' `- \" g- b3 _
DD Hayashio8 i+ _# t6 O. l4 _* h) ~
DD Yukikaze
0 r2 t9 S9 d3 n2 j: J p! r: I DD Maikaze3 v2 p1 V! E9 w- R' B
DD Natsushio* H; d1 }) S5 @: m
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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: }2 t0 k8 x7 J( Q* p0 F7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( R0 U0 l$ i7 Q* \( t9 K
$ ]% k" @8 h, KJapanese Ships
2 c6 Y1 ]/ U! W3 j4 ]: _5 T9 E DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
8 g! j5 j8 }2 r' N9 [6 \ DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
: r2 u* q: y' S( C6 v DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
0 s# `" N* R, b DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships g% o/ W: U* l$ ?/ w
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( F* | @6 _* q4 V: `: \/ V( z- a CA Exeter, Shell hits 12 `$ }& o3 P O: f
CL Birmingham( L: O3 _8 `1 H/ _
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1$ _+ t# ^7 p. q
DD Fortune
I- A* L: h' P$ ?6 w; x DD Griffin, Shell hits 1* R. k# Q( @: {2 F$ z
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: b3 R1 W* R* |6 x: m( xNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards. D. ~8 V& Q+ K* W6 j8 Q
& P4 G9 I$ l' @6 k9 kJapanese Ships
, b. c0 C8 b3 l+ ? d3 x AK Kaga Maru
( W R* y2 K) t4 V xAK Fushimi Maru
t2 y" g' S/ G$ C" l xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire c+ \/ f# U9 y [! \3 c
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
2 {7 Q, @6 P4 P8 i9 B xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
9 M* o9 z `% h( W! y, n xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
: _, b- S3 x; ] xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
. R3 X/ j4 C: r! m3 i3 t. m4 U xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
0 i8 ]3 p* o$ A" B2 H xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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Allied Ships
3 S. s% i& T {% [ BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
' X; v$ P4 } G. Q8 j CA Exeter
+ L4 h) H5 m: l: N, R CL Birmingham0 i( z" [. A3 u
CL Newcastle4 ^0 k+ x7 k. S5 I s6 l
DD Fortune# z! E& ]# @/ S, x
DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:
& _9 a. c" W0 W6 M' v; W 2769 casualties reported/ Y+ I2 X6 s/ Z& m3 {) L1 ~2 o" f
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
3 G B) O/ a# f: E Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
( r3 S3 m. P( N8 c! ^5 S" Z' a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' D8 A3 G! u; O6 \
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
* f2 P1 I ~9 |/ l- G% P: ?' o Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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" N; F0 k% E0 S8 I5 FNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses+ q. M# T3 S2 O3 o: G
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged5 K3 R* I4 `. L3 I7 r% O1 v( z
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
& ~) q- j$ z0 c9 v9 [ Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
! Q: J6 s9 ?3 j' I Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships0 Q5 c( i) f$ H0 ^7 Z
BB Royal Sovereign
I2 v+ K: }: J! m/ }7 _! x; D CA Dorsetshire- M- u4 s! U" u, r% t" D0 v M
CL Glasgow Q4 s' O* v4 M
CL Ceres
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6 o% o2 J' v, @Japanese ground losses:
/ p# E: T# |" G9 F4 X 129 casualties reported8 _5 w9 I$ c W1 F6 G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* r, ^- E9 ?8 ]
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
( k, w2 m% b3 N2 s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 A/ v4 U) S$ t3 Q Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 2
% r; z# w8 J. i. J8 F- r7 rRunway hits 10
- }; O: E4 Z0 h. R+ {$ y7 @Port hits 6+ V B9 y; P$ u9 |. j# @& n6 |# V
Port fuel hits 1
1 X# J* p6 H1 |# JPort supply hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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% G$ m1 O% N4 C1 B: u1 P/ eAllied Ships
' x% G5 Z4 u" I0 ?- s4 J% Z8 D BB Ramillies
1 b" ?1 Z2 E" l9 F; g- C CA Devonshire9 s1 Y7 H" Q7 n* c( X3 p
CL Enterprise
6 ]$ ~4 c3 A& ?! J. ]: g6 V6 e CL Hobart3 R: j2 Q0 K. I- r7 A( B3 t4 \
0 m2 @1 ^6 r H* g; e; lJapanese ground losses:
, j. ^5 ?# p5 |- c 585 casualties reported1 d0 \+ E D0 G3 t5 z/ c6 f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* j& `9 q- |) O( Z }) f4 ]
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
+ ^2 y B# O: X2 j7 a( A) I Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled, Z: K$ y9 | }) @3 R
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
- h4 X5 P1 H# @2 f) a" m& g' x Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)1 j+ X+ z2 _. _ x# n5 R+ S P
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Manpower hits 37 J/ x7 V- u2 H7 E5 w
Fires 575# M: x6 m' v5 @, T2 n9 c* u% B
Airbase hits 4# I: L0 N0 W: g& t6 x% C+ O
Runway hits 17
( d+ ^: H7 c: \6 X& Z" A$ t$ ]Port hits 5
0 _' }1 X7 N- }& t4 }Port supply hits 1
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% u' _7 T( d' L' H; C# Z7 S8 mDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
7 C! R1 z* n6 K9 D* z DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire* ~3 }- D, y0 o/ G2 R) u
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage7 u2 x/ X7 I# M& ~" h5 M
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage2 I; W' C+ D) U
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Allied Ships9 G! c2 D# K+ V) w& ]
BB Resolution, Shell hits 13 f2 o% `' z' p( Y7 s
CA Exeter
6 F! {: t( F- a& w/ k0 V9 u ~ { CL Birmingham
/ U# Q" u1 W7 T2 h5 b! _; F9 j CL Newcastle" p2 T4 b2 Q* B4 H" R8 t' ?
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2+ q3 K: v# \) Z$ \ h# |/ {
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42. \4 t q# B& C2 C& x3 z
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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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3 q$ s' R$ _# q5 J3 r) I& eAfternoon 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.
+ V0 l+ l+ i1 Z+ Z4 u, V" gEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft
% i W' y g: \1 j4 W/ V4 t' J: X" J Albacore I x 311 ^' B* X2 `+ \% J. h3 A, X
Fulmar II x 4
7 O R1 X6 `3 K9 j3 p6 z Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
) p; D* ^, q! h; k1 t, ^* P Martlet II x 63 m4 |5 K7 T- F9 v: a
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Allied aircraft losses) n: @( m% z- Q3 E% ?
Albacore I: 8 damaged4 N1 ?- V' k7 l1 Y
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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X% h Z) W. {Japanese Ships6 R' _ s1 {- H: z9 L0 F% D, D
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
, o& W- e5 t4 v `5 o BB Ise, Torpedo hits 18 q' j4 u+ K$ B* U, u; l3 s7 P
BB Yamashiro
0 s z! `$ K, ?& i8 Z BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
! h2 R; I; X4 n$ [ BB Mutsu |