AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42( I: P" C( { X% c
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+ S, W/ O0 z2 f; L, L8 j7 |# }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。( w! C" J1 Y1 i, x7 [
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms f* p5 M/ G, f4 w
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ t8 M9 {/ R& Y/ h* i$ }
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes& ?" C6 M5 M9 S
1 L4 w0 X/ k2 `1 J$ W& sJapanese aircraft
+ N+ T8 K t4 {4 I A6M2 Zero x 30
: \# t; x8 W- _) D2 H% E4 k B5N1 Kate x 14: S* e; W4 a, b
B5N2 Kate x 12
8 \ J4 N& H+ S( ?8 T D3A1 Val x 89 I" A% Z+ O8 G) A; p& j. y
1 k" `3 B$ ^5 E$ t0 u* e$ B& qAllied aircraft
; \& D" ] p' k1 F Fulmar II x 18& k+ A) t' ^9 G: q. g3 Q
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
+ G6 {" e% o2 F1 R! a9 Y Martlet II x 48+ N, a- `' I6 ~6 [4 g
Hurricane I Trop x 12 m( Q: |) i. H$ o N. d
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
7 L8 k2 \& b. `: F$ h$ A Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
) ?+ `$ a3 x$ b' X5 {/ y% q1 U Mohawk IV x 2
# |1 G8 q* R! C0 i$ y P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses \& a. ?% Q d& [9 k2 d6 Q3 n- K
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed) d9 `3 W5 P8 x9 s0 @! _
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
1 O, j/ O- r$ f# e# N0 K5 q4 Z$ V B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed% |& l- @8 v; k9 o" R
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses) |9 q) n- p% j0 l0 `* I$ z
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed/ U( C8 l; V4 C) U( G
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
( N# S) S) {% R& p! o1 G2 T E Martlet II: 2 destroyed7 Z) |/ a# u2 w2 y, n
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed P- p! Y4 v2 W5 R. \
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CV Formidable; G, H, V7 m. e2 D
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- J& p2 |1 R `* BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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) a9 I$ k2 Z3 Z3 D. EWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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% n+ i+ L/ a9 o! j. VRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. t6 j U2 [1 s3 R( ]: a
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, J$ c( E4 j: q" T' b
A6M2 Zero x 18
{5 ]2 }( l$ k J: [8 r; }+ w' { B5N1 Kate x 3
~$ o& J& d, C' o# n B5N2 Kate x 14; o8 p/ P9 F" o0 D
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Allied aircraft* L4 W: ]! \2 C5 W3 ]* C5 l8 V! U
Fulmar II x 17
. S0 S9 p9 H3 p Sea Hurricane Ib x 14# Z1 U; J8 h3 U+ X% S
Martlet II x 36
; [; Y* H4 s- ~- V Hurricane I Trop x 1
: i3 G3 T3 C# F ^# \ Hurricane IIa Trop x 37 ]8 Q6 I, Y2 F
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12' e: E/ o, Z, u/ h6 D
Mohawk IV x 25 a( A) E2 n# ?+ c& {
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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8 h( m2 J' i# x6 q" t4 y! ?/ L0 RJapanese aircraft losses% ~7 `4 o1 [% q* Z( W% W% d
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed2 {& j+ l; a3 Q7 i* j8 e$ l
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged s8 S' ^/ c" d" r
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses0 G# T1 c( Y8 [
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
( a- Y6 ~" o6 `) z: R! @, g2 {- H Martlet II: 1 destroyed
& A' E$ E1 g" V# V& ]9 E) A Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed" m5 N; p* p C N+ W% M
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Allied Ships" J2 h* R* Y2 Y: `
CVL Hermes
& f% \9 I! b- B# v$ I8 o) h CL Dauntless
+ T) {4 `: b' h CV Illustrious: ~8 H9 J) O5 N0 X
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! R' y) s/ g, j( i: OAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42: p9 w% o$ \* i1 W* r
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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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( V+ L6 j# K! ~% R8 UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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2 L) y9 I! _* E( Y$ T; K! f: l3 y( pRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
+ ~. P [# Z) @# X1 a& L g; QEstimated time to target is 8 minutes2 Q' ~, D% Z7 I% r1 R' r0 x4 u
' |9 `& Z7 N0 Y9 |Japanese aircraft
# O! r' j, y3 z: ?# {) W" u A6M2 Zero x 1
+ i `& f! [7 v2 _! e . H0 d3 h; M7 f+ k. B# o/ G1 d
Allied aircraft. w/ E* W W2 X2 h, m$ ^$ J, P
Albacore I x 10* n; X2 K. G9 A7 P
Fulmar II x 4
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+ Q# ^7 f5 }' o1 m4 v: J% BNo Japanese losses+ {+ y% ?- c! s c x/ Y, ~
- E3 @: q- ^) c5 M. aAllied aircraft losses
3 E9 q" V6 {( j! v Albacore I: 5 damaged; `1 y5 V: ?% s1 q
/ C) q I8 V2 h3 l& PJapanese Ships! S4 y8 Y g6 r" `9 m" r
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
; Z4 _2 i, h9 G' c5 I' @ BB Yamashiro0 m6 J) y5 q% C5 P5 O' Q a
BB Mutsu
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5 {) ? r+ }/ ?0 g ^; v8 J2 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,456 L0 C% m" u" M7 j: |; }* A5 V
! p# y: \/ g4 i! ?0 s6 P. z1 vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) q/ U. i+ W2 E
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes+ ^/ n; ^/ y3 o
. t& l8 ^& |3 r+ I8 eJapanese aircraft
* q2 C" H5 M e/ x Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9& Q d0 l9 O' g0 G& F Z; |' r, ~
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4/ }2 s |5 }# b W ~
+ H* i& S# I* d# `, a3 ?. k' T9 sAllied aircraft# m0 S1 B4 ]4 L: |6 W# U
Albacore I x 33
# l/ ]" u! u! T0 O5 A% n Swordfish I x 7
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: E: @9 r1 M0 h4 ], r4 {No Japanese losses/ y/ C+ _: C2 [. v0 ~3 T
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Allied aircraft losses
& | V: L y5 w5 ]$ W Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
( t# B) u2 H1 w) Q9 l- T5 f" [. i1 ~1 z Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged9 y5 v# F# f6 K' J6 g7 h
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak) ]& D$ x# V# G o
, h, X. j: w* K4 @. dJapanese Ships
7 u3 u" G& {$ \* }6 a" M4 N xAK Kikukawa Maru4 p" q7 w8 Y t4 e+ ^
xAK Keisho Maru
% ?; @) h7 z& H; w" T [% ~' ~9 G G DD Hayashio- A" P" V7 ?: |6 I, N# ?6 |2 P) j
DD Yukikaze
7 C9 M* g5 g! w0 o# {: Y DD Maikaze. K) U" @2 `+ q/ o
DD Natsushio- B! ]( p( P1 A7 i+ q- M& [
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# p8 [. Q( [7 }2 t6 BAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42/ P1 m5 x. O6 K
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$ T# Q; K: s. ~+ l( u' D7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: z/ R. x3 o" [ g9 v& V8 y
& n5 Z5 t6 G) D. ~, I" v2 {Japanese Ships
4 o8 |" b4 E8 M: T7 \& m& q DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
( I( ]/ ?! _! V/ M- \! W2 Q: d" Z DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 12 s8 u' b. K5 }+ q6 U5 U9 f6 K" q
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
+ Q1 ?: `# b9 d5 f DD Maikaze' ?; X' @5 t5 t6 i, }0 F; R
9 V# B, v3 k' k; E: L9 tAllied Ships
" m' q. x. A4 ~. A- C9 _* E BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, x$ \% y9 z. l* [( k$ ` CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
+ n) C! Y$ F/ B# J1 o: g) C CL Birmingham
1 V$ G; g& B: [- F: ]% N& Y CL Newcastle, Shell hits 18 `! n" u; P+ W9 C2 j. J2 [
DD Fortune# o% e( B5 G7 c+ a: g
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1& U$ o1 R. G% E# C
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6 O; }2 _; M' p' U) |Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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M3 W: |: k9 X" _2 M+ Y, zJapanese Ships
; S* K5 E3 F9 W4 j" ^; f AK Kaga Maru
" X) d2 Z G$ {# I7 g( l2 S xAK Fushimi Maru2 `( L' a7 O: v* |+ p
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire2 a8 P; g* w+ n* ^ |" I, _
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire( I" C" y" ?& Q6 I5 B6 [ |6 p& s
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
T/ o$ {/ `, S) t l xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk' r8 h3 U- D4 q9 [. S6 g8 r6 R
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
5 k3 M! O! f9 J/ s1 [ xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
- x) S1 o; ?0 M! ?7 F2 l( V xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire3 i- _, A: h5 Z! C
! l; H# \# g$ X) C5 h4 |9 fAllied Ships
! c Q- ~# n7 ?9 x1 ?6 c. c% r BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 I p; O% g0 y/ g N3 d9 A CA Exeter
" T8 A& Q9 b4 L/ D5 n" I1 t CL Birmingham5 J% f) r" b/ P" x5 [# @. y8 l1 O
CL Newcastle
/ T. {, o7 v: Y0 ?. { DD Fortune, o- u# e/ x0 @4 Q
DD Griffin$ I' j t% X1 J6 ?
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Japanese ground losses:# p2 J1 G E9 ^3 K* R8 x
2769 casualties reported4 b' C/ B0 a& e9 q. }5 {: y! l2 i
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled6 R/ a \- B. }( U7 R, {
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
% R- z5 n# T/ k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ i$ O* G7 A0 E9 s; D: k6 x
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
4 `1 @$ A6 V3 d, b" { c5 F# z# o6 h Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)- {/ G, O5 d% M0 S% \. r8 x$ Z
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,437 l X7 k3 w P- W4 U& X
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Japanese aircraft
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, f& s1 e1 s) V K* @7 DJapanese aircraft losses5 H4 d5 o8 g4 i8 b
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
, d m, Y' X3 d7 x8 v Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground( g: D. y/ o: j, q" V$ M
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged* _% S6 }" H( O2 K. I' T
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships5 k/ T; i2 b% k
BB Royal Sovereign
# ]& I8 a$ u( |0 t7 z9 d; } CA Dorsetshire
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CL Ceres. j9 j5 Y* L' d9 z- f
- W0 H4 _( L3 _: R& L. LJapanese ground losses:
8 M! E$ F, d; R; [/ g 129 casualties reported
( @% j% l3 p5 ^. e. k: Q0 ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" M4 a6 L: a, Y$ u
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled; t" w* T8 `& Y$ V. L1 K! A- E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) H* m, ~5 w, h" @ j6 s8 R! z0 { Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)& E3 E3 {3 S% z3 a! W7 S: K/ e
; u: z! L! {' a* h* J$ Z8 L R0 j3 lAirbase hits 2$ i* b: g8 X: j0 J. A2 ^% G t
Runway hits 102 K+ r3 z" Y: w" U9 {3 l
Port hits 6
3 @7 m, f8 t2 xPort fuel hits 1" Q6 Z) E( }- v# o+ r
Port supply hits 1: d) f7 g$ Z6 E, l8 j
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45 y( B; i6 S3 {: e- M8 B) L- u3 t
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Allied Ships
/ x f$ I# p$ S/ p6 z BB Ramillies2 d. Z3 ^% z: }! b
CA Devonshire
7 B+ l8 R1 B: D9 H CL Enterprise d3 ?: o: X9 C* w8 y
CL Hobart
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ S% j/ m5 {) S6 K3 q9 e Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled+ q* U3 u9 S: V p7 Q/ X4 n d
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled# r8 B3 N- I& }1 H3 i3 `, P6 T
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)6 o7 `! j" `3 ~( q
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 3
1 e" @( ^* h1 H- g6 KFires 575
! S: n9 @* V. r% EAirbase hits 4
) m5 U4 w/ i: H- w h HRunway hits 177 `/ S& q+ ^" Y. |: ~. e: h( u- _& N
Port hits 5
* _- E8 F( t& t. QPort supply hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards) a9 Z; Y/ x9 A
2 j% G% R5 \+ YJapanese Ships% }# M: s* u3 v6 w' j) H! B3 f
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
- u3 c+ G6 D, a( M8 i$ T DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
) x# s( g& V7 q' Z" o: I DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage4 S0 k& ]; u4 v
6 ^% C, G+ {4 `$ E1 h( @' P" t% kAllied Ships
m' d1 n C$ H. W/ J BB Resolution, Shell hits 1$ i6 O4 X+ n6 t
CA Exeter
" a, p% X0 j2 F4 W" N CL Birmingham) c! T. P% P; }% w
CL Newcastle. m l% F: N4 J" b; g' w& ]7 A
DD Fortune, Shell hits 21 E1 g7 b1 I: H5 e* k; P$ f
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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% `$ y1 w2 t0 q; tAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50% `5 u; m. f! v
3 U, C0 h/ n5 H0 L' [Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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) S9 f' }+ p* |2 s0 K) eRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 q/ n0 Y8 w3 W1 ?Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft
" W, T: ?* z2 l! n' U/ A" J Albacore I x 31
- C; D. u( d' C Fulmar II x 43 ` i* {" V, ?, I r
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
% m1 `1 y& P* V6 X Martlet II x 6( H8 D. e! i2 f! ]" k7 O4 t; O; V
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Allied aircraft losses' s3 m, w, F( I, a5 c: U9 d$ e- d; z
Albacore I: 8 damaged% `/ Y' M0 W5 ~% \
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships: E: d5 ~$ L: a. x. w
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1; l2 L6 L' c# L4 M; @ Q
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1+ r& k# \7 ]: W5 W+ ` C
BB Yamashiro
) C# c) c- P1 }8 i" a( v o BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
1 G7 J$ X! e8 h, x$ _ BB Mutsu |