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。+ b7 w& T$ z' I z# t7 V
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( b! T% h0 R; `- n* yEstimated time to target is 28 minutes2 {. q7 p% `4 t; Q0 t
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Japanese aircraft. P1 I5 G1 L- d6 }1 h6 c
A6M2 Zero x 30# `. E& A3 n2 B% u) C0 K5 g0 A6 g
B5N1 Kate x 14
, i6 ]1 R9 C0 H B5N2 Kate x 12
4 n! O4 a% w# _6 D' } K) |: O D3A1 Val x 8
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Allied aircraft
( b: t) R8 [! |& H Fulmar II x 18
9 P) `' w- p4 T% W g Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
- G# B3 J3 n- A" g$ \" s Martlet II x 485 j0 `3 D/ k+ G- n
Hurricane I Trop x 1
) q2 G6 [3 j7 [- }) l% c) k8 } Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
3 d$ ]* b3 m. G Hurricane IIb Trop x 12( X8 y6 ~$ }- Y0 j
Mohawk IV x 22 F! Q3 R, o+ l* }
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses+ T8 R4 m) [4 q
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
. K" ^* K; P3 V. t7 z B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ \% @7 ?5 D* r B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed! I" h$ p. k G9 I
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed! V" p( D( k E* Y7 [+ v
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Allied aircraft losses
: Q% b7 O4 N# q+ N: X- I. l0 h Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
* j! {5 y6 R" o9 D, M: w! J Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed3 r* v7 Z1 ?; q( {( F
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
" E$ }0 z0 E% R( v, Q Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships T l. ^( l8 c
CV Formidable$ Y' V, c7 b% [0 ]
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,387 B: `" R3 _6 _5 V3 u" s
) i' F9 }' z* Y: ^6 GWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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% X; T/ V( E5 @, aRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." H N5 F- i* }$ }, b1 T
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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1 r1 G2 h7 h! }9 }1 fJapanese aircraft
( N* S' u7 P, G1 [% H* O, ?: J A6M2 Zero x 187 D# o2 [' I: U4 E+ I
B5N1 Kate x 3! _, p) l6 ?9 O$ I
B5N2 Kate x 14
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Fulmar II x 17
/ ]0 s, O' N" F/ }- j Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
/ z5 [- Q2 q- \ Martlet II x 36; u- [+ m; A+ {
Hurricane I Trop x 1
) G5 C8 A5 R4 v Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
" v* F# ~* J1 ` Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
p( S4 G8 s9 s( B$ x: B3 n' [ Mohawk IV x 2 P4 T8 i6 @! z' D( h
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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( v6 T& H! M8 k, W5 yJapanese aircraft losses/ S. g, t6 C1 c
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed/ S0 L2 K0 [" {4 X
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ ^( w M( C: L$ f" m; _ B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
! U; N. Q& I W- Y Fulmar II: 1 destroyed3 E3 i- s; L8 ^$ y4 V+ t
Martlet II: 1 destroyed% o" i+ a6 K- }7 x Y9 Y) A& c( [8 z
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
0 n+ N, w8 j; \5 C CVL Hermes# x8 d% a; y- m
CL Dauntless9 ]' L, }) y4 T' Z, R# J' ]
CV Illustrious6 R7 {# k! _8 F# y8 f) _9 J9 Y' E
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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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! I% }" B6 Y2 e
- K! ]$ J( C* n2 {/ p1 i: l# G3 bWeather in hex: Heavy rain7 v% m, X( \8 q/ d1 \7 A/ c
7 A3 _& S7 r7 m/ ]" Z4 j4 CRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, w8 W" {, E5 I: V1 a% V! P( oEstimated time to target is 8 minutes" q2 ^# H+ ?/ L) q+ G6 j! m
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Japanese aircraft; Q3 \, f8 T" F t/ n8 |+ h' J8 B& `
A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft) v$ f( G$ w+ D) _( ~
Albacore I x 10
( _0 {, j5 I4 M* x0 L6 G4 s9 j% r Fulmar II x 40 o: D" }) R% V* S( Q
4 M2 [5 L' r4 b# y+ Y2 R% tNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
4 i3 ]/ _, D/ B) X9 N Albacore I: 5 damaged
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/ [* P" e) w& I# rJapanese Ships* h) B( l* t6 s) a2 o
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
- g) c+ S6 X2 h2 l& \; A/ {. D BB Yamashiro
' [! B$ r( ]* K$ E9 ~7 q; |% T5 b' d BB Mutsu
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; U& ]2 p$ r/ y' o9 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet./ ~6 ^: P2 s5 i& {0 r
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* y/ {/ i2 L `3 C* @7 \! A, p. d& q Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9! _8 W7 {- Y1 M* U' g7 I8 l
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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( ~6 b7 T8 U6 k3 _5 @$ }3 EAllied aircraft
: G9 T6 m; I- l' D6 T Albacore I x 33
! M( V8 }( p- o( q& V) e% a Swordfish I x 7
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+ _; `8 s8 r" T5 s- |9 WNo Japanese losses( w6 u' q8 N# x+ U; l
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Allied aircraft losses
2 z3 [! z9 U% F5 h- `1 M Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged4 p) y% }( l7 e7 b$ R
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 ?, t' c6 W" \8 @) i Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak% \ M- A1 h0 s6 r8 D+ r9 Q
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Japanese Ships5 r* w9 C# _" F9 z' H9 A0 T% i& t
xAK Kikukawa Maru% h# ~8 A+ _, n! d
xAK Keisho Maru! R; m% C% P$ _ F
DD Hayashio& J1 e- j: {+ I6 b! z/ J$ u
DD Yukikaze9 [/ i! O% n$ L& z5 N$ k, d0 d
DD Maikaze
8 X j8 r/ Y5 s0 Q DD Natsushio
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& x- e( A. O1 g: v' v! YAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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5 X$ ?" s% t# Y$ \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。
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_$ B; a7 }+ I6 sNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards" n+ P+ s) |) y7 m
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Japanese Ships1 P! R/ g* q# S! b2 @" K
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
( p) D3 _" R, v" { DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 17 H7 V3 `+ L( B5 R: b/ w4 L
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1* s% A: R/ K# r# D6 s" y
DD Maikaze
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6 f# Q4 k1 V m0 ]7 v& @+ SAllied Ships9 M. Y+ p5 {, j7 V; u
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& z" _+ w; g; p) o# h3 c
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
' z' r3 }& l2 T: N6 ^. ~+ d# e; c CL Birmingham4 p1 y" D$ l9 V6 l! D8 Q M, I
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
( \% M8 f0 `5 J$ a4 `6 P5 }8 f2 ] DD Fortune4 U9 s* X( l* X3 h1 c4 x, @+ c
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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, v1 Z- p8 |5 @6 ~) MNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards* B: H, V4 R3 A K' A
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Japanese Ships) x9 B* d$ t2 C) B2 p/ D
AK Kaga Maru
3 [4 f2 l, ]; s xAK Fushimi Maru
! D% L# a7 A( Z; m$ T xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire# y' A$ a& f7 G, T1 R, g
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
' \- v" L, A5 W, G, g xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk* @" c8 x* C5 @; U' U( x. r
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
; x) P0 D0 l( E; [ xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
8 r4 \; h5 l6 G xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 19 F1 ^; S( }7 z8 S& \7 n
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire1 T6 D& i9 ]- a$ R9 P7 Y. {1 d
3 y- X* r( s5 A( \ DAllied Ships
' u2 e3 r/ f9 D6 D( ?5 ? BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
, Y% M% r* ^, e' g9 ^6 F CA Exeter
5 G4 U& B" t" m7 Z' n _ CL Birmingham) r) Z ~5 {, O! J! _8 [, m2 r+ X
CL Newcastle7 |. j# D# |! ~3 ] [
DD Fortune9 a# k- y9 \9 l; `& W3 c9 Z
DD Griffin5 P) s4 Z: V& Q* O. h/ o- \6 o
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Japanese ground losses:
' q, J2 d/ Q1 D% l 2769 casualties reported
5 h& X2 b& W& u, s Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
7 m$ G. d7 J% w! p2 C6 O5 v Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
; X8 o- S" Q! l3 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 {- ]% B6 V7 f6 K7 N
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)- W4 F$ \9 r2 z, y
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43* _$ _) x0 c. |* @6 L9 s/ Q8 {
6 }( q; U7 X4 p% J/ A: `Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 ]0 `2 ^- z c! ^3 I Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged! A9 I$ e# ~) t" C% E; r4 a9 M& d
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
9 B8 _5 n8 J% t2 S" ^0 n+ G/ M Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
) `* p8 v# k p% k! L3 A Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground( W% N! b& W$ ~, P4 H5 ^) J2 s
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Allied Ships
: z3 k" Q9 c- N/ D! H% f3 D# J& t BB Royal Sovereign
3 z0 C3 y1 y/ Y7 E$ Y: M CA Dorsetshire
$ \$ |4 N6 I6 v CL Glasgow
& ~, H+ l6 U+ c j: Q; Y1 b2 O CL Ceres4 t' L. y" j' m5 V7 G
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" D# ^. h1 b2 ?# i* o( e1 E, H4 z Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
1 A/ g; }8 R% \9 r( N* E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 Z7 Y. Q+ N; C5 A6 A Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)# J2 X, H5 M- S
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Airbase hits 2
9 r/ G4 b x7 Y! aRunway hits 104 u7 F- r7 ^" P) P
Port hits 6
4 j" v! Y7 Q6 l* x2 FPort fuel hits 1) }, X# u4 L4 y' [# _) b- E& Z
Port supply hits 15 x8 ?4 h! Y7 r9 Y1 k4 ^4 K# q
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+ [; {6 F6 F8 @/ YNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45" q) r% t+ W8 x4 v
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Allied Ships
8 `% B6 p" J/ {+ w1 d BB Ramillies; g9 J* q# m& d6 \! Q
CA Devonshire& ]$ s( x! v% w% G$ a& {3 z+ ~( _
CL Enterprise+ \# J8 v; J ?+ g
CL Hobart4 U+ a! U4 ?# ~
% n! U) W" |( N( y t) M- y) sJapanese ground losses:4 s9 C, r) k! f( U7 @, Y- h
585 casualties reported: l9 ^0 @. h! d# s: d; J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled [) C/ o% I+ ^8 X$ T
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
. [4 s+ D0 E, Y2 @1 A0 M Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled' y1 d5 Y& T2 w( p, _! M$ ~) R/ d
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)' R2 Z' |/ o1 Z8 \( q d6 \* L
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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5 |* w' {* A3 n# Z H& A P6 MManpower hits 3. Q# V7 P+ [! Y% S
Fires 575/ k" |; _8 @7 d: ?- l
Airbase hits 41 e2 C$ a. W/ L2 ^* {
Runway hits 17# J8 _0 l; S0 K
Port hits 5
$ L) M+ ~8 v: X9 O- c7 k5 bPort supply hits 1
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9 y4 f+ P: M1 K/ U* `: i4 I3 }Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards& ?' j4 }9 c2 O0 u2 d( _
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DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 k+ k" C, N( y$ | DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
, H c9 Y4 w- G; d) { DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage! U3 T% x- J" K J& h4 w
# }# Z8 O! c" p" MAllied Ships
$ }( O9 u8 T3 g4 T BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, C" c# l/ W6 P) Z6 f2 X5 r' e" z; B& Y
CA Exeter! {+ f) D, e H" f9 o; \* V$ n0 X
CL Birmingham
8 z. l1 j/ C) q+ F" F CL Newcastle, c9 w- K/ B2 q d6 ~# `, ~; L7 n
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2* J7 L2 }) h6 {
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage3 ^0 f1 T& y% H; \3 o0 j: k2 K
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 424 i3 v0 a1 T8 K
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8 W# S2 E9 V* M. Q7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9 v- H- \5 s1 Q; @) g- y6 K1 f8 K
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ Q1 [( D _7 c# N" g" _- Y
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes$ o) r1 q. L6 c1 d+ k
/ B, M! f5 ~) |2 TAllied aircraft
4 C! x" O0 p9 W$ w' L7 z Albacore I x 31/ O5 V e; G) w
Fulmar II x 4
! A; r: U1 p: d! @2 X, l Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
9 _; P$ ?4 {7 } ^+ G Martlet II x 6
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Albacore I: 8 damaged
, K" {8 u- f* V Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak/ @. J, ~( J5 t" C
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BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
; O2 S6 a7 k/ v) I+ x5 s6 ~ BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
+ u( i# e2 m& ~2 X% J: c# R BB Yamashiro
! v2 G; d: r3 _# O# \ BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3* L+ U0 I5 K! Y P( x: d' P' N$ o
BB Mutsu |