AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 426 g; w3 y6 E' b1 Z
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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。$ k# J% a- g" z% G# M2 O
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2 h( M8 N, _% b, DMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38: q% ~$ z7 N `
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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0 ]5 @. O* q2 e, N4 B9 R0 K1 eRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& k. S' G6 G) n' J1 B* Y0 U" H
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes' h& B) x7 X. ]! ~6 C
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Japanese aircraft
0 ^$ C6 q I9 o2 e* ] A6M2 Zero x 30
5 s' K7 ~ l2 `2 |2 _ B5N1 Kate x 144 B/ Y4 J& q; g
B5N2 Kate x 12! I! |) J% m1 o' i
D3A1 Val x 8
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Allied aircraft
1 _+ ?: }* D: _9 M Fulmar II x 184 L0 @9 t3 w7 ]% K) N
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
D5 _7 W$ Y2 V; l8 Y' v Martlet II x 48; i& `; R2 U0 q9 E2 l' ]- \/ e
Hurricane I Trop x 1' z0 `& M2 w0 _! h% `0 ?
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
( `8 k/ ^* p4 F7 s- U8 j Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
n; A R1 p) h& r0 r, A+ x- B% G Mohawk IV x 24 P8 R, ] G6 k( V% A# ?2 G
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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8 I4 c7 o- b3 g4 v' r! {& dJapanese aircraft losses
% f8 X. [2 R- ?9 S+ z- w A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
0 @# Q. v7 V8 I' \* ` B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged( m1 X( g" c9 l+ b4 N
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed: u! m; B: ?- y. p$ c. u2 |$ |
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed; c8 @+ |) C# `" e7 v3 N' C# w7 p
9 G* [; g/ r. Z8 qAllied aircraft losses
3 N& f$ y- p: k Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
4 W3 T/ `1 m( o6 \9 x* p Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
) Z# G K& _8 K' c. {8 o# ]- A Martlet II: 2 destroyed
5 Y) R! Z& Q/ V" K- {: k2 V N Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships4 L8 {# @: p: [
CV Formidable& m0 A' T4 R( U! I! d( X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38* _! ]# Q* S- b$ b* {5 F
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: [! B& y5 h& s4 L. c
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% v# }1 ~. K) q+ X% xEstimated time to target is 30 minutes4 n( U) d0 j' w% _+ @
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Japanese aircraft- i$ |& Q H9 ?% v6 z& v& c
A6M2 Zero x 18* s" F: r. N! u: i
B5N1 Kate x 3
# ]0 z1 F4 M; |5 N. V, E# y4 d B5N2 Kate x 14! e: \ r5 F( r2 G; P$ [6 @" M
9 G5 ]4 p0 p! A8 B$ x
Allied aircraft
- Z, ~. D# |4 a5 b6 r$ E. Q7 a Fulmar II x 17
, X' U$ A3 @5 ~0 m8 X* `. u9 U Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
* d+ t, h# r& ]. N" k/ M Martlet II x 36
* Y" A3 ]( F( A& k; f Hurricane I Trop x 1
1 g- K; m' ]& M, g7 P+ @ Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
1 y L& `) {& N v$ f" S4 d# O Hurricane IIb Trop x 12% U* a: ~( G4 q! B o. A
Mohawk IV x 29 B; [4 n5 ~9 y* n& f# ? r
P-40E Warhawk x 43 Q k6 x' Q1 N, i
* k9 N6 d6 D# Q( M/ ~Japanese aircraft losses; i/ h$ x4 O2 a% |% W7 |1 \! ~
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
d4 `1 T6 `0 K% j1 X B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged+ \' ~) [; R* A: D, |, i( ], I
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
% [% @3 f: v0 l7 g3 T Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
" \. N& W! i' r B4 t [/ g- B Martlet II: 1 destroyed
& u- w T$ T; X4 u) e* r Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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% ^2 Z& N+ Z3 }# OAllied Ships
/ L/ E0 c/ o c& b. l; `8 M1 A CVL Hermes/ z7 |8 V/ ]! t, h$ n9 ?" l7 n
CL Dauntless I6 U) d, I" y- h$ g4 D
CV Illustrious1 H s2 }: E$ k0 v9 z8 n" q P/ b" ^
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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6 s$ ~2 [' d0 \, |2 V/ t6 p7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
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+ M/ U8 S+ u) Y3 e3 wWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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5 {# a& C; K5 w9 Z8 E% ?Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
( {" U# `% k. k# ]Estimated time to target is 8 minutes; P7 P+ j" I! @6 S8 R5 P$ C- m
4 u4 w4 {$ I$ U" ^8 G9 f5 Q" e; {Japanese aircraft
7 j7 R3 y: N# S A6M2 Zero x 1# f. f& Y: K! s
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Allied aircraft, i7 B9 A$ k. N5 A4 |% |' U
Albacore I x 10/ o8 u* y6 Y* p4 ^# [
Fulmar II x 4
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+ k* r" a6 S5 YNo Japanese losses' A1 h9 a$ T3 i' y( w/ q
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Allied aircraft losses L& ?' }- A4 s" `- W7 ?: |
Albacore I: 5 damaged
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3 t+ A# P1 A/ M3 X$ V9 e- T6 Y3 vJapanese Ships4 _; e+ L) \ i# c
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
; C! @& g+ v. m1 n3 n5 D BB Yamashiro4 R% o# `! c' a# R1 t, T
BB Mutsu f+ v0 A$ K" K1 W
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45/ h5 g- F* h* p1 w+ t8 E! v4 v/ f: L
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ A5 D5 c: D1 U) O4 W5 n* qRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.& j' z/ e/ _* z& w) b4 E L$ M
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes1 w8 J6 F( Q' h- O7 p( f
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Japanese aircraft" c8 L4 Q+ ^( N" k& D
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
; f3 ~' u+ s* Z! v& S+ w Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4/ u' |* m; b: W8 d5 W
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Allied aircraft# O/ H* Z g0 Y* j! y8 x
Albacore I x 33+ r% t" {. I6 {+ O# [6 H
Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses
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Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged% r9 | f% [) \4 `
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
" Q0 k$ J/ j+ x% V' V* d" ` Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak0 U( c! s& K. a1 u) r
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Japanese Ships
- Q1 t/ B8 T( N$ I; V xAK Kikukawa Maru$ y* \0 y: c7 Z" t$ D' s- ], [
xAK Keisho Maru
4 c; @; ?! q3 e8 j# i5 u DD Hayashio3 r6 |( D& h: k2 W- F2 I
DD Yukikaze9 |: s$ C# E: j
DD Maikaze4 k- J5 p N$ Y1 ]5 ~( }6 t0 d
DD Natsushio
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42# q5 v. \! d. S: [- m5 N
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; B4 ]; H0 n$ e" @2 M7 g7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。8 y! {; d' B4 @# o0 s: i* u
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( C( k B$ Z6 T6 {$ W& Q# vNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards) D( P. f6 G7 m1 W7 K5 _! {' ]
$ Z0 d1 x/ Z& A$ kJapanese Ships
9 e" V8 T k+ c1 }) t+ j; q" Q DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires' }+ O9 `' A1 J0 D" ]
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
! `! z" z+ K2 d3 K2 j DD Hayashio, Shell hits 14 X I2 ~( H- I0 V0 c) ?# ^
DD Maikaze) y; C. t/ x( q
7 f; A2 t$ r$ C4 O. q* u8 i( j) z
Allied Ships% o2 ?( p, m" \4 j7 \
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 {. w& P5 _* O( r% P- o9 P CA Exeter, Shell hits 1: \( m P$ m* P
CL Birmingham/ [( e9 c7 `5 N& u- O+ b
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1# z U6 d1 T P4 r
DD Fortune
( j9 f6 ~4 `5 _( s DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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& {& V! H' U* T0 L: H1 a; zNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
8 N4 L! K7 f @* ~& t AK Kaga Maru
3 I9 ?6 x' L; T$ g6 ^6 q# e xAK Fushimi Maru. e5 u5 Z- I( \& a/ U
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire" b. I! {' F3 ~0 p+ m% n
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire+ }, o1 g$ Q; y& u5 m
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
7 S& X* t! C. I! }2 T0 B& N( o& H xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
' L4 b6 T* S; |' d8 \ xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk9 G, _3 F# E" H, `* J9 ^
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1- t! O5 n# ^( b, L
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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Allied Ships
9 z6 F& w* R4 ?/ e) ?- U: T" s! O7 P' `$ U BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire/ {5 N- _) F2 Z2 G
CA Exeter
( a4 L7 O3 L2 ?- I/ ] CL Birmingham
4 B3 c& w) ~3 ?' ^) x CL Newcastle
" ]: v$ W8 b9 B% _4 u DD Fortune. {& U; ^4 J4 l9 o, c1 r
DD Griffin3 I& p- c* _5 }+ t: u+ k$ H2 H+ F6 N
, }+ z' z' N1 X" O# {% A) _' u9 u" kJapanese ground losses:; C% A4 d9 h# ~* ^* B
2769 casualties reported
~7 @1 [6 h$ P9 J+ Q Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
- P8 l* V! Q1 w# N Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled" y. {; t b9 O+ d" U) y3 t* G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 P$ O6 C) j5 n4 g3 Y
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)8 S9 t$ ?: c" i
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)0 n9 I6 g% j3 v7 Q
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1 G2 p9 C i1 lNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,430 B5 h4 Z& d: K% J
/ M5 F" d, u3 d) I2 c m! KJapanese aircraft. A: {& `! o# u8 e, x
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
v, e e/ X5 r Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
( U. U8 w0 \+ U3 ~+ A5 n6 e Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground- J: o+ R" X/ i$ `6 j+ X5 I0 H( P
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
: [6 l+ e' o* `& @/ A Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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/ j' e0 _8 e) a+ TAllied Ships! M/ V9 O- Z2 @7 P( @7 n/ ^. A
BB Royal Sovereign
% x# u+ Z# w9 A$ G$ F/ v b CA Dorsetshire
0 w9 [+ J- s! ^ u& r/ f CL Glasgow7 L6 h: Z# [1 R+ j% Q
CL Ceres
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6 b3 P8 V+ [5 i7 SJapanese ground losses:
. \8 g" w* r6 s! B! ~9 ?0 V- x- }, y4 K( F 129 casualties reported a4 I5 @: x% m: v3 z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ K( F4 n U" W
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled" R( t- N* @$ Y, O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- l2 V8 i. ^" K5 K! r
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 2$ G1 Q! M8 A6 Y; r; Q L
Runway hits 10. n/ ]9 z F& b: l Y( `
Port hits 6) ]2 x1 V7 e# _. [9 _) N7 t
Port fuel hits 1* U) b8 E' \; O( x5 g a
Port supply hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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1 j9 R( U& W( H; z1 EAllied Ships
2 R& {7 U, x- e$ q BB Ramillies
9 S5 ^6 Y; P# Z" h* p( f! ~# Z& k" ~ CA Devonshire
# n) F- I1 d5 a ]$ C CL Enterprise* M7 K' Q2 ? Q( k. V1 H
CL Hobart
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8 ]( j2 ?+ H% _" L+ Z% p; v3 q$ YJapanese ground losses:
$ U0 h7 b2 y! a+ e- w& X, l i 585 casualties reported
7 S I0 @1 e4 U7 Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 `2 N' [+ v4 y4 l
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
' Z( |4 G6 U. r" H9 F& h# l Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled9 Q" Y, h6 B) _; n4 o: ?, B
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)) w: j/ K2 V& I. b, Q8 z
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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4 B% P1 }; A' {5 X% I: _Manpower hits 3
7 h- V7 A" |0 EFires 575- q0 ?+ u+ A3 j( c
Airbase hits 4
6 O' e7 T9 y$ ^8 LRunway hits 17
! ?- X, I" s3 B; l, X6 x8 E- W, SPort hits 5
! Q; i, L4 E Q( m% Q# t( y$ OPort supply hits 1/ ]* f+ M& Q# D* n
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/ _# W# I( l6 f9 MDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships* x7 R4 G; B2 q9 Q7 ~9 k5 u) G
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire# {- l' j1 I7 Z6 ?
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
' y- v1 Y+ j& g. p/ v9 K* B DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 19 e( A: }+ @! n# c
CA Exeter ^5 g' C6 h7 ?
CL Birmingham/ J- G0 N" W! h
CL Newcastle
/ e4 |' Q3 I: `7 T) H" M) u DD Fortune, Shell hits 25 k. A& C( K' [
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage& I# }9 ~2 F% V! u' b0 _
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42' z' b; l" N8 O9 @/ O+ ~
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. d$ z2 `7 y/ k$ P0 D j W7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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8 n$ W3 D; K4 ]1 W- p- m }- UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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' Z' P7 P/ e1 K8 x# B& KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud, p4 A* x/ p8 p
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.4 h$ n/ M- B4 l' H5 ]9 |; R0 \
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft' G3 z5 O. L# ~3 O4 x4 }
Albacore I x 31
. K# V; ~' O9 T9 F+ z9 H) l Fulmar II x 4
. x; ^" ^& e2 @: o6 \/ J# ?2 g2 _/ O Sea Hurricane Ib x 8; c7 D7 s" i7 U# O6 m# U
Martlet II x 65 y, ] y% n6 j) ?6 t; E6 h
4 C- F$ C! ~/ sAllied aircraft losses
/ b% w5 E- l8 K* W" V Albacore I: 8 damaged/ e# t! c4 U' A# H9 t
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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! H& h& }5 H: L S7 fJapanese Ships
3 G O# r' O" N2 o& R- ? BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 10 g3 _* w b/ o" t# Q9 [
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
3 I. n5 }( P7 j) s* m BB Yamashiro$ H9 F& b. L1 X( M. @5 X
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
, U2 @- s p: ]. | BB Mutsu |