AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 420 K3 Q6 U. q9 p/ V
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$ W/ i# b. E5 ] j% b( e7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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, |! S- G( o3 z. A( {% YMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38/ @/ d0 n& T/ |/ a( l% M2 q
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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+ f+ P4 J1 H8 O) t, |Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. M' S1 k p1 h7 `2 K+ nEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; Q. R7 w( }5 R% t
A6M2 Zero x 30% f* r0 t) o3 b9 y0 Z
B5N1 Kate x 14) e4 e7 B' u1 B0 \* J1 W: | Y+ J8 `
B5N2 Kate x 121 }6 I$ u# V( r
D3A1 Val x 8
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Allied aircraft
& C4 q. B/ J* q Fulmar II x 185 x ~- \+ w9 o, i
Sea Hurricane Ib x 257 g0 k9 F) S; s7 @
Martlet II x 48- k4 G5 y) f0 p
Hurricane I Trop x 11 H& m! B" C! \
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3+ k4 L% v) `1 u6 b
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
2 J' E( O" T- G Mohawk IV x 2
2 ?, Q$ R( E7 u- N" [0 ~ P-40E Warhawk x 5
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% i7 G9 [; O l0 XJapanese aircraft losses
7 f/ [1 N" G" h& @9 P: ~% N% [ O A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed; U6 O) h7 x$ m1 s% h9 h: E& F
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
% V- Q8 A0 e( Q; _" G9 d+ f1 M4 N B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed. w" H0 d: P5 ~# C6 K2 x
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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. H" Y) |& T4 N! Q3 M! X& J lAllied aircraft losses; M* B/ N! ?% `& U3 l2 ]2 [# T
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
7 s' {; p' j/ t6 d" j- r Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
1 K2 ~: H2 S4 C7 K6 v4 z Martlet II: 2 destroyed
" S1 i8 s4 Y' I9 y0 B Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed* I, a0 l$ c- q& s* } |2 m7 z
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Allied Ships
! C" w7 }5 C) P: c1 \4 a5 }' _ CV Formidable
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# ?/ {% l+ d- \! @: T8 `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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' C+ S; k1 j" Q; H7 [! V zWeather in hex: Partial cloud# Q0 s6 C! a8 ]2 A* H1 L9 A
1 E! ~3 I, _7 n* vRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 e+ R V/ Q( s3 S* y( V
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes" s7 {& F7 |7 F4 a; ^) A/ R& I3 M
" X. w& `: _. H* z- N4 LJapanese aircraft' _6 L% p$ s3 W( o, l
A6M2 Zero x 183 Q, Z# m, Y7 {4 |
B5N1 Kate x 3" ?+ }, A o2 l1 f. `
B5N2 Kate x 14% v/ @# e. Z0 j9 I" P( V
! I% B m4 S" n8 m# j5 Y9 O2 gAllied aircraft7 v/ K! r( w. y
Fulmar II x 175 z' e% e- d' M; ?( I
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14* L/ H" a" Z) ~, i; U" S
Martlet II x 362 Q9 F0 P1 r* N! K4 ]5 V0 a
Hurricane I Trop x 1" ~2 z3 d0 J6 H8 G0 S7 M
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
% U6 i# A" F* p% w$ u! ?- ]: g* Z Hurricane IIb Trop x 124 r9 Y/ H9 t) v: h+ u
Mohawk IV x 21 ^4 C& I5 m8 t! W9 t
P-40E Warhawk x 43 e" g8 M' B" A: {' B% n! t
: @' ^: F8 g# Y3 g( O/ KJapanese aircraft losses
. r2 p& \% f" { {8 Q9 r7 ~ A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
8 B& I/ q) x5 g1 [, f. g A- O B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged5 {: d8 G5 T6 f/ m
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
% I% V- ~7 W4 S+ L" ^ S Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
2 g, E1 B- {5 X9 N9 `; o Martlet II: 1 destroyed
! @- d- I+ D' i% \" h Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed7 j/ U4 j, r0 L+ X- i: G
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* a* S! z" e+ I% j CVL Hermes, e: v5 y4 z: h) T7 _+ p
CL Dauntless
+ B, i. [, r* P, o CV Illustrious
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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4 U/ \0 z$ j. e* y3 A% v7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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3 E) b, C' Z6 q7 A: SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48' d( p5 M# i4 g. O, C
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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& d# x' ?$ r; WRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 s8 \/ K E# L. H- ?1 e$ u7 C1 kEstimated time to target is 8 minutes# u! q1 O- O( u6 p# N- ~$ O8 p
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Japanese aircraft% F; A' y) a4 z% X/ T e
A6M2 Zero x 1
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Albacore I x 10
7 v- q* ^6 V; s4 J M3 j% i# t Fulmar II x 4
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No Japanese losses3 v2 t: _ s }9 O1 _1 ~5 T+ w
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Allied aircraft losses1 e. H* v1 c' P' R; q/ ~
Albacore I: 5 damaged+ l0 m# |0 W: S- m e- e# L# W$ \
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Japanese Ships
6 k* m' z2 M5 i$ s! Y BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 13 U2 _0 I$ U M, @/ k5 d
BB Yamashiro3 P1 Z7 ^, V& Q' j* q6 }
BB Mutsu3 M: J) K1 R" K
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2 N) M+ o W$ \5 _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45/ [/ c$ r; b9 o( p/ t; l: _
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: N* U( f! b2 } ]% }
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
9 B! w& J, I o% F, a7 a( lEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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. J1 Y" p; R$ V# p" uJapanese aircraft; f3 N+ e2 f0 R
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
2 X+ V% I# H/ E8 g* R9 P Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft
# H& H/ h* p$ B. L Albacore I x 33! s0 [5 m0 M- t- D$ Q. b' I
Swordfish I x 7
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' }! N; l3 s* p0 `% FNo Japanese losses
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& ^' m: X% k! j- S: y5 @! f Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged* z% S; |" ?( N
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged" d+ i; N, i& s! k
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships! \7 r3 U$ m& @+ `
xAK Kikukawa Maru
6 M5 T1 R2 M( x1 v: R xAK Keisho Maru
5 I5 N6 g( v. K1 m5 L- M& e! l5 \ DD Hayashio
* p$ I5 }* N, l7 P) X DD Yukikaze
' A5 K3 f( O3 y0 n" Z" m2 D# I DD Maikaze/ r. `) P# N; o# H( J3 k
DD Natsushio! M# h+ I N6 s+ m7 B/ n3 O
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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。+ U: W1 t. y7 b+ \ y
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$ Y+ q0 l0 n( I7 G! Y' \/ j$ qNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards6 ^% B. p2 M, f/ l# |# K: T3 i7 B8 X
, g) h( }- |- Q' ?9 `: Q$ H3 h- zJapanese Ships
+ F6 s3 u: E7 D. a# ^! O DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires# {. L3 X# m# ~+ \8 g3 \
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
# _* q [6 H5 s( K# U+ E DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1: X, y# f. x, |4 e' O
DD Maikaze* O, q/ e- J3 p: c% }, @
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Allied Ships: O7 u$ ]* e# S! }& j! m5 a
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# n U; v: @4 g2 j7 c: ]4 d: g CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
* D4 M! C' T# d0 u' `3 @/ T CL Birmingham! u( p& f. g! b* ^: ?
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1* r* O4 N" t7 L6 }
DD Fortune
|- J! a9 v' r) ~ DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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& K; I& {+ Q# j& m* t2 b4 zJapanese Ships
# @1 u8 U4 k( [& U0 n1 _7 j: ?2 u/ J AK Kaga Maru
! s# B0 G) G3 L" g) K: B- n6 ~ xAK Fushimi Maru
+ C, @& F) ?5 w( f" J/ g5 q xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire: @/ t g/ F# M% y u# ?) D
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire3 v% V( C" D5 e5 |" P$ I- }4 j/ o
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
" B/ E( y& l; D$ H& x7 Y0 K2 \; L xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
8 I9 Z4 r) F( n9 f xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk+ b' W5 {9 Z2 g: C% G/ O- g
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1 F/ q$ \! a9 s3 I& K
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire0 T! Y1 a+ X1 W6 _; g
2 K! p7 e! `( F" EAllied Ships
( L0 x, P% g8 J: k6 x BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
U! |; {, Q! t8 f5 J CA Exeter
! R7 k6 U$ }2 u CL Birmingham' P& y9 k& R' w0 @' O& l
CL Newcastle2 K. ]6 b S- u# X
DD Fortune8 W1 w9 }5 A8 o+ `: U
DD Griffin
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2769 casualties reported
& Q% @. a. z4 x Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
( k: H I. _+ P/ U Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled6 s* K) }( Z3 U, r# I* S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, i$ W; E$ B* V8 t0 M
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
: s2 z7 k$ h# c) x" H( N" o Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)( b) @) U! ]! d: z# l c
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( V+ f+ w$ I5 `$ ONight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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Japanese aircraft7 C. s9 Q1 n h' h% u: J
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 U. p' v# ~2 B! h! F$ O9 _ Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged7 K7 E! \/ j. `$ g0 J
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground9 A+ ~* _) k3 {+ o% ?& N
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
8 B% H" m! b) U s l9 d Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships7 E& i) L( s! K- k7 I; x/ M
BB Royal Sovereign
# v, k. L' q" \7 [1 K( b& Y CA Dorsetshire
0 y; ?7 `: \+ i CL Glasgow4 p' u, z0 r/ j8 N& S% {/ t$ G
CL Ceres
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9 }3 U( O% t8 l8 s' FJapanese ground losses:# ?3 x0 @4 x; b. Y4 d- E8 c
129 casualties reported
8 N9 B5 l; N5 h$ r Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, G# f0 `$ M! y0 o8 {; q$ V C% S3 q/ q Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled% Z/ d5 y; h, O- n0 f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# ~5 h, j5 f, [ Q$ X2 y/ C Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)5 M. o0 r" o# N: P' f% S! k
) s* U# J( p6 L& @ h% I# g {6 EAirbase hits 2( ?1 V0 Z0 k9 ~0 a; j
Runway hits 10
2 Q! S8 W6 o9 V% q2 w# i+ DPort hits 6
+ H2 C; B* E. u+ B% @Port fuel hits 1
' j1 ?) ?4 M6 G1 APort supply hits 1
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/ _# L/ {0 k- ~! x6 }( I: F' WNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,459 V+ l* J6 ^/ ?5 \6 H0 U3 L
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Allied Ships
' D% S2 k8 l D( W7 c( N BB Ramillies
! z/ _/ k8 y- c+ P( [ CA Devonshire
# r/ w) C8 F" x" }8 a CL Enterprise
/ X" \3 {9 U' j( Y$ I CL Hobart
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled! W& ~7 U, i2 n; D* E- F9 G
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
6 s' n+ p* R8 E" d: h/ m Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
/ q2 u o n+ [. Y( X) O Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
% q7 j# L) h3 q3 | Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)- S" S) `8 @ V8 N; q; X: O# P
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Manpower hits 3
, V8 y0 Y* {5 I% VFires 575
" R5 g6 L1 R6 V- x ^" [8 c" KAirbase hits 4 V4 Y6 ^& m# P7 t, K
Runway hits 178 b0 [) b- y1 L2 Z) Z9 W
Port hits 5
* e; a9 h8 q- \( V3 m( C+ W- WPort supply hits 1: |0 M/ B) F0 C3 A
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x0 Q. ^2 i. T/ P. F' kDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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$ ?- o9 u p& b DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 c" T5 P7 _( T3 G$ r D6 ]3 d. b- X DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
. o3 c0 b1 J5 \. C& c DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage% {+ U5 |7 D! q( ~1 u* u) D; x
& G9 W5 [8 L9 v9 m, ZAllied Ships
" v- ?* n( m$ X$ x, R5 k8 E$ a BB Resolution, Shell hits 1" A- P) [% _( [2 Y% i, g5 G) a
CA Exeter
3 `, g+ U# Y! Y! h CL Birmingham
2 ?; \" A l& S CL Newcastle7 ?8 L" a, {2 R0 W2 Y' L p2 E5 u
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2 O- z- w w& X0 s
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage! u9 p' r! t& l% p4 P7 M% O E2 G+ w
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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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. M$ o" f9 m. `. q0 MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50; g% }; \% {2 e. T
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* f1 ^0 z. p# _+ t! `Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 [/ [3 z+ x$ ]" x! ^) p# S" c0 Y4 w$ c
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes" A3 L/ W( w8 n1 v0 P5 m7 K
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Allied aircraft
" S" y- C* ~7 m% d6 Y, } | t Albacore I x 312 V* j* O; b0 B/ y( W) |) u
Fulmar II x 4
$ a5 e5 E/ p% F0 R; X: [; h Sea Hurricane Ib x 86 t W+ q9 t$ _2 W
Martlet II x 61 f7 D0 X) Q* x9 a: _& Z( i: j
- U/ z. [- q2 G/ L. A3 b' CAllied aircraft losses2 v1 K* m" `2 ?: F8 b: E
Albacore I: 8 damaged
L. o; B) | l' w: }8 g! [7 n" P Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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' L I: g# o1 [# f# c: P BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
# } ^+ I/ D/ A, p4 T, ]1 o BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1! X' r& H" ?8 ?0 e: s* R
BB Yamashiro
f7 f: O# D7 _! h: v# t BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3/ ^& |) t& C+ H" Q' e/ ]
BB Mutsu |