AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42
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# h$ e) j/ M# U7 x# m0 l- h9 `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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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) S6 F7 a: b0 \: e8 U0 E z4 _Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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0 E4 @* G) p& s) Y& ?( i2 S' h: S: MRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. K- N* X" ~2 U7 x
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' }; ?3 f' o( R/ P x A6M2 Zero x 300 B+ o' ?( y( k7 L. o
B5N1 Kate x 14
7 k7 m9 a' N5 v" A5 U B5N2 Kate x 12
0 w' S( Z0 t6 H1 W$ ~. ?: {8 u D3A1 Val x 8, n; Z) g4 i! e9 V' ~/ s: S \
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Allied aircraft+ D" f1 M/ _: ~$ o; X) B! U d
Fulmar II x 18% J( u: k0 `- }; ^9 c& V
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
. q3 [* `9 T* s6 @$ D) W8 Q) } Martlet II x 484 S" H+ C& M; M. \; v
Hurricane I Trop x 1
6 N j+ W3 B8 u* ~ Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
! k/ W6 T: m& ~+ W# A Hurricane IIb Trop x 12. v. r( O9 Y- w' Y5 v: }5 H U
Mohawk IV x 21 `- d5 t+ k& m( w5 l
P-40E Warhawk x 5( }6 x% _$ F+ ^; G, R
0 Q4 h0 i( g3 d0 Q$ D! ]) z+ ~& kJapanese aircraft losses
% o6 d$ X, s$ k3 _ ~9 \ A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed" E" O2 `2 |' K) M* n
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
r' i7 _) [# @+ s/ X* g0 _: h B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed3 Y/ n! j* u, f( C
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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" |' `8 L: Z' gAllied aircraft losses3 K2 u, |& B9 o4 Q1 X$ C& s
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
# ~. G; u- ?) r& g. t Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed5 }* G9 V0 R8 Q& h
Martlet II: 2 destroyed; y( @1 B1 k. L* N$ Q5 N) N
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed/ x, @' Y4 C5 a/ b3 y/ b8 R
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Allied Ships
5 O2 k# p1 b2 ~1 N8 D- I CV Formidable
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1 B! Z# Y: R% a2 ?& Q) k, rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38- o, |* N' u" l: H- M
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 Q" d O. G9 U% D2 o2 T$ P5 s `
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 |! n. T Z0 y5 [8 a0 a F. {
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes6 Y$ D$ u- k v" x9 O$ q# A# o
* L" D- r& q8 h! }Japanese aircraft" q% L8 o1 o! Y; A" V
A6M2 Zero x 18% w4 Z+ Z( e4 D0 \5 ^
B5N1 Kate x 36 `( V7 M- k2 U. l: G2 S
B5N2 Kate x 14
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: O* k( ?! g$ q( B/ WAllied aircraft8 `0 v9 @* R6 j, R9 x1 g! J/ Y* r
Fulmar II x 17
0 J# n+ q9 p/ |+ |) o Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
1 p9 _4 u" d4 \" c6 k8 f Martlet II x 36
. Y q1 _0 ~8 c. D- k# A Hurricane I Trop x 1
! R$ c; g4 z' ?1 X' o Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
3 Y$ a; q& S' _( a( v Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
2 I. q6 g) Q, F' L6 i2 V Mohawk IV x 2+ U3 V% L/ Y& d4 i$ \8 }& v! l8 g3 x
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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" ]1 C) O5 s% IJapanese aircraft losses1 m% ?6 H. E1 m
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed& s, f8 \4 _' J, n
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
: R: B0 S6 G; k! H) N/ } B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged* b+ f. g+ y: Z; y
9 o d/ X& \1 l3 b& v* M6 iAllied aircraft losses- j& r& \' [: c7 D
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
) d7 r7 n& p" v) w0 O Martlet II: 1 destroyed
# G+ Y8 z# R" i9 D" y8 G7 i) g; |- x Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed( }1 z( n4 a- W# f
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Allied Ships9 x# L' z/ Y9 r6 Y) q# K
CVL Hermes0 S) Z" b- ~9 g% n8 q7 j
CL Dauntless" ~4 j1 ?- E+ Z( D/ |
CV Illustrious3 }& V! j5 J) j2 b
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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" W2 M8 C8 n4 Y8 L8 x1 ^0 U7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。- Q3 U% v1 t% }- b2 m0 m
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+ }" h7 X9 Q6 _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,486 V. P( V6 W, R# U. s! L
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain" [, s5 g& h% t9 h8 N. n
1 r& w: B* j8 r& mRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.) B5 _1 j/ j6 Y) L0 s# q1 y1 p o
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes6 O7 S d3 k# H4 \
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Japanese aircraft' U) q8 D5 B. b2 Q7 _
A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft3 N$ I" d0 P; j/ ?7 y' P
Albacore I x 10
1 {+ b# y$ l1 M& b Fulmar II x 4- D1 g- i- L& _7 G! {, ^) h
1 k! }/ D- ^* ?6 {% s) r1 I) G3 eNo Japanese losses* n6 t# [. R$ Z6 h9 c, ^" L; a
0 O8 i W5 U: ~# R, M/ ZAllied aircraft losses
+ J- ]- s) a- D Albacore I: 5 damaged1 n- c( J1 Q3 L* I$ f( p
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Japanese Ships T5 O. j+ Z+ D' M6 }9 L- Z
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
+ _( a4 N$ r/ x6 N1 b BB Yamashiro
) J) W: D# X4 v K BB Mutsu
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.. a% w! ~9 K7 J! v- ]9 o
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes/ Q, |2 F0 F3 k8 g7 C9 ]
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Japanese aircraft
4 X3 L( K* N" ?, {# F$ |" @ Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9) |; y1 _' d5 a u- Y: V
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4/ ]: U6 j2 K0 v: e% Y/ b
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Albacore I x 33+ t) ^" ^8 K: l9 R8 l
Swordfish I x 7" }/ T* D( K7 b9 `2 [$ k
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No Japanese losses" @" I0 J9 |6 r8 S1 r) z; H
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Allied aircraft losses
& s& V! n b$ t Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
; W1 ?3 p, V$ X+ X( a Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
, E: a5 e6 ^$ c- [7 j' _0 | Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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4 u; H3 o4 `: RJapanese Ships
( N/ R! }0 F& |4 y( ]8 m xAK Kikukawa Maru
" S/ Z2 `8 F* r ]0 m" ~6 Z) r3 G xAK Keisho Maru* o; q8 D3 h q& `9 i1 a) u# D
DD Hayashio
2 d, D7 x- c2 X+ b! @* N+ q DD Yukikaze
6 |/ ~1 N B" L. H! h7 E0 k% H( x& L5 c DD Maikaze C7 D$ Y; o* Q2 }
DD Natsushio
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 423 f& r" j4 O) ]" y7 B- v' 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。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships) A% U* p# W- E7 A: p
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
" Z/ G" o# U/ p( z" V2 h. L DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
) w# p' n" ?: e* S3 X9 f DD Hayashio, Shell hits 17 N8 f: o" ?- @9 `! P: c' c& J
DD Maikaze' S" C) u6 n# F" U* ?
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Allied Ships
2 n% ~5 O* `8 n# |' V BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& T! A$ h3 L8 B1 N
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
6 c) e, A2 p) Z$ H+ j" Q# ~7 b% d+ V CL Birmingham
- M1 Y2 U; t: G4 t- j CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
% w! g" W+ N9 Q! v+ s+ k2 V; x DD Fortune
k5 f1 \2 X A5 b7 ], [, 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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Japanese Ships- l7 ~, f! R9 q+ U- R$ V. |
AK Kaga Maru
; t- j+ S( t+ R xAK Fushimi Maru+ _3 f: H- Y4 P7 h/ ]; t# }
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire% z8 F% O. S% C# x
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, h3 [7 |5 M; x
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
) u" B, ^& F! ~0 @* a xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
& E% F, l6 x% E. C xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
; y( r! u H7 _; S0 m6 q( ~ xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
/ `8 r& Z" P7 G1 S. _& ? xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire' c( X/ ^% C- `0 q7 s
CA Exeter
8 m% p0 U% T6 Z8 r. S8 ]4 i7 J CL Birmingham# _$ N; o/ v% _6 e' a
CL Newcastle K5 D( a* r6 l# _& s7 j
DD Fortune
L/ n# g T4 e. y0 D w% O DD Griffin; P0 c: {& \: p1 V% @
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Japanese ground losses:
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6 f1 d7 Z' f$ o) O$ D+ O3 ]. q Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
. a3 Y4 }$ r2 {9 g( m/ T& q Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
+ }9 [* {2 {7 H- j `* b2 P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 [3 d9 W; k R$ ]) L/ J Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)/ P/ i" e% {2 C, M6 `4 E
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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* S" M: A" ^: ]8 GNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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no flights% E# N2 @8 a S# d2 l$ Q- I
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Japanese aircraft losses
F3 U( F9 C2 b. r& b. {6 ?/ }4 C Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged& s6 t2 n% c6 Y
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground. |! l5 O) b# u, @/ D4 e) ~
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
( T! J1 d& l- a+ w Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
$ R' w/ w: z$ B- p9 J: x7 t BB Royal Sovereign9 k" z6 r( H6 v
CA Dorsetshire, O/ }, Q5 h0 \/ K& D/ j% U
CL Glasgow! I1 e, P# `7 o/ l& V: O
CL Ceres( G! f8 D& H% h' z
) c( {6 }% C+ B w- D' T8 [Japanese ground losses:
8 ?# d% R3 t/ z2 b! N# Y 129 casualties reported
: G+ T! z h2 q2 H1 k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" ^7 z+ P2 m9 W
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled! o6 D) W d; v% \' d2 V& R" O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ X8 N/ c b$ [- ~7 Y
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled); \+ z# V+ u5 ?, S! z5 V
" h- A, ^$ X0 O( R. `# gAirbase hits 22 L, `9 X9 B% ~8 D$ f
Runway hits 10
% M2 b4 y2 M+ p+ f( Y! DPort hits 6
) g- t1 A5 a* F& E( bPort fuel hits 1) t3 C+ b" x) r; u3 E0 Q
Port supply hits 11 a" V, E7 f( S# J/ Y7 a
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( X1 [3 Y* y& D% T- [: L4 wNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45; }7 j" ~& s- x3 j
5 N, ?3 t+ Y9 lAllied Ships
2 E0 u& h! ]/ M7 u; J. M' E! T BB Ramillies; o3 b9 ] l) W4 {1 F
CA Devonshire6 [* K/ }9 F) l' P, @
CL Enterprise
6 h. E5 p; F8 P# M2 R) ] CL Hobart, E7 O3 Z- X/ p+ N1 \. E
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585 casualties reported; J, F. Q; t9 M6 e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% ] p* z- H, k7 C" g0 l" |
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled2 ^- g* F% B; E; ^/ ~" o
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled5 h6 g" @3 t! ?; l$ u2 e! o
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
6 o6 I& m; M) x0 f Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 3$ d' O- N/ m* _, q7 r. k7 _
Fires 575
0 m/ w$ ?6 y/ o3 K1 `9 \# ^7 f7 KAirbase hits 4
- n+ o& Y" a+ k. B$ WRunway hits 17/ ^% d/ Y6 M& P! l
Port hits 55 R2 O" [$ }; N, i
Port supply hits 1, V& ^" a x8 w
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards' N: s- |; H0 {8 r
% [4 ~3 D7 ^. q WJapanese Ships- r \! T8 j2 F# U. i) {; Q
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
" L9 i# q; b4 @' d4 \8 d DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
; x' ^$ }" z8 X/ @ DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage7 |6 F( ?- U# f% v7 m$ l# m
+ B s' T3 n9 rAllied Ships
; y( ]2 }8 N Y3 _ BB Resolution, Shell hits 13 n% ~0 d2 t) x. ~; k( D
CA Exeter( o) P7 C* p9 T* p
CL Birmingham7 v* @' u r( k; s1 v5 f) _
CL Newcastle) Y8 I! O/ [6 J! C
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2' H5 p7 T f# w, z
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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6 j m# V, W. Q1 j2 H7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
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, Y9 d/ \, c8 m0 b& }Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, s- b% d, j+ c2 ^) lEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft
" i; o8 h5 V F5 Y% H) E Albacore I x 31 K5 |$ q" W- D& T
Fulmar II x 4 H; s% {* B! B$ \9 Y/ O3 k
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
/ K2 N: Q6 v1 P+ J- S# o( b Martlet II x 6
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2 }) W$ W- v% TAllied aircraft losses4 | q7 l- W2 q: g C9 d6 z: R
Albacore I: 8 damaged
& J1 p/ V7 r3 r* a# x/ `4 h0 y, F | Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak" g; M; m4 `4 D' `+ ?
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. o! _5 X6 R4 D( b' C6 ? BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
/ r0 |) l$ {; z% T, @9 a BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
( @$ ?, f. B* i6 c( l8 E BB Yamashiro! ^, f/ u' R- O
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
7 Z- f0 {9 U' ~& g BB Mutsu |