AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42
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5 V: w* E+ k% a) F0 b7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。4 V8 F' C5 q6 d t9 ~% J5 S
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38 {& @, L+ u1 |. _$ l% N4 w
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms2 f3 o0 }( I& u1 h7 V* Q
( J) `& Y2 p: v7 E' ~! s3 S* bRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' G2 z; Y; Z! u7 _. ^
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes( m" D9 C! F! @3 a
1 E( |0 @; _1 n, l6 k- H& sJapanese aircraft
/ Q c5 R' T# M& i1 @ A6M2 Zero x 30
- h1 y4 [! P3 Q! R1 H# u; S5 l7 [ B5N1 Kate x 14
8 ? O/ z7 p6 I# V& | B5N2 Kate x 128 ?7 L* W3 s+ z- q9 f
D3A1 Val x 8
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% U/ O8 M/ q3 X+ x* [Allied aircraft6 D9 I/ [+ g/ f4 _
Fulmar II x 18: T( A4 `5 i( P% [# \2 J/ I( \
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
4 Z# c* C! I7 v* y9 B: K Martlet II x 486 O& O# j3 c& w+ \( T2 i0 T
Hurricane I Trop x 1- Q' L/ b" i. z, ~5 A
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
7 a/ k. z( q- d2 p$ f; l( N Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
4 d! V6 T* r0 W; ^ ~8 @ Mohawk IV x 2
4 v; E# s0 a: x/ G P-40E Warhawk x 5
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+ s* c, [6 b) w# Q) z9 Z0 eJapanese aircraft losses' y1 x p7 p, j( q
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed7 W2 n8 z6 a$ O0 _$ \( o" `2 W4 e
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
% j8 L0 |9 @ {% u B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed; w3 _) X7 W- S2 W" k
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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$ C. t+ s& R( G4 P" hAllied aircraft losses* K7 w1 X' K, Q+ D4 `4 G9 a0 X
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed( ?+ K/ m$ P( B5 j7 k7 v6 Q) w
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed2 g) @3 @; f/ _- c5 P, `% R
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
% A4 x1 L/ J+ w6 T" S Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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4 \& k1 u( o& r KAllied Ships% a. N9 ~8 ~% A) t0 \
CV Formidable
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8 L! Y" X3 U9 ~* D. H8 P5 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. r T8 D! K Z6 c/ S
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 i5 _5 s0 t8 ^( l
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 c! a0 r7 L- {2 Y! O
A6M2 Zero x 18
& m* T2 Z7 a2 K B5N1 Kate x 3
% f% k \" |6 K+ o! K, K. g B5N2 Kate x 14/ {' R8 r# i1 N! O
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Allied aircraft& e; h' a3 h, ?% E2 R
Fulmar II x 175 e4 {9 ]7 }6 {1 Z
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
5 D& R% ?' g' w% }' b7 z* T7 H; H. s Martlet II x 36
" |7 w. f0 n3 }7 a) k Hurricane I Trop x 1/ b0 b! v6 v: v, F
Hurricane IIa Trop x 37 d6 k* f1 O Y" g# L
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
2 }1 @2 Q- s& l7 J, P! u8 D8 P Mohawk IV x 2
# g: b7 {# ^( {' `9 Q P-40E Warhawk x 4. ~! w& _+ k( y
8 v& j1 P1 a3 c: ^+ R# ]& {Japanese aircraft losses
7 J8 h' @! R5 y2 u3 n6 {( k! [/ Q A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
8 t& `3 P" f9 i B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged B9 \# |' X# B
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
! u6 c3 R3 |6 E7 m Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
2 X3 A* j# x8 s8 V% Q. I- r Martlet II: 1 destroyed5 P7 C9 F( g3 G: _
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed, S& O3 p, y! \3 p% i+ [8 `1 c
H5 D5 s2 A) D2 F7 C+ p; n5 s# T
Allied Ships) x+ l: s" m$ D1 t k; E
CVL Hermes
7 b- n1 U c! Y CL Dauntless7 _* |5 m9 ?9 O6 W# t
CV Illustrious
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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5 y* R1 R: {' x2 Z) F! \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。) r! D$ m4 t! @5 O8 O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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( U `! I$ N b7 D E; U6 yRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 i0 z3 t7 T: y0 {, s
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes8 m& u, p2 M2 `
3 P. Y1 A5 \( t" V/ bJapanese aircraft
7 x; C: ^, ~& ^ A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft F" y" T! S( w% Z
Albacore I x 10: M3 ]0 P. r1 c* E- Y+ a* y
Fulmar II x 4) n- @6 `; g" B2 D+ z2 I$ D3 [, Z
+ p6 s: V5 o3 u' P N% s) ]' eNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses% ~0 b1 O; |1 z: Y1 P( X
Albacore I: 5 damaged
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, @) L5 [+ P8 o! Y F2 e1 IJapanese Ships1 V c" A, F0 f" F$ z; X
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 18 d9 z- l) N0 `3 G* ]8 \
BB Yamashiro! I! ]% p7 X x- b$ H6 K$ r
BB Mutsu
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45" W* f, r) f8 s0 o* z- r0 f
2 Z! N' ?% Q7 _3 D: o. a, tWeather in hex: Heavy cloud3 x" \2 U; F7 ?- f: d
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.; @ G" t/ O1 l
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes( \ o% d: V$ E9 `
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Japanese aircraft
: j7 t% ]6 Z" w( Z2 _! F Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 93 d, j% l0 v1 W8 Z# e
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 42 l; G O1 a, D3 V# K; I
* |& |3 e: _0 U1 e6 e$ [3 UAllied aircraft% L& C3 Z9 V1 i6 ?7 X7 U7 O0 w
Albacore I x 33
) m9 Q1 g3 U9 I6 A, i Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses* W3 J J5 }1 f5 y! }9 W& d' `" a
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Allied aircraft losses
4 I R8 u: l% s0 A" \ Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged! t9 u. P& e: h8 s
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
' H6 Q$ V$ o2 b4 B1 Z Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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& E G' ^' z" F) f. _7 F xAK Kikukawa Maru
. S- j7 r$ \" g xAK Keisho Maru; E: a8 K0 |$ ?% V
DD Hayashio
5 n, y* ^7 J' b+ m DD Yukikaze
6 Y$ w# i9 O7 I DD Maikaze9 G8 j6 x- p2 B. ]- ?8 r5 {& L
DD Natsushio8 K: n* y9 G- O4 J1 L R) F
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4 H. y0 \" p( q- u/ o! j: M: ~ P+ s0 {AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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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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+ A" H1 r4 b0 K4 X! H0 CNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards7 E" b; O' e8 x2 w
: X0 Z5 Z/ n" \: |6 K8 z& MJapanese Ships
: }* l. w2 r6 j9 b/ o+ B DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires2 t1 D) E& P* Q/ r( ~
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
$ t0 a7 d1 H: `' V' J6 R/ K DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1/ b# H0 x* i$ \8 u0 J# {
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships! p, r6 A2 B5 \: S; \
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# ~2 b6 r" g, K( @0 X8 }& K1 R
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1- J, C3 e( ]# ~2 D9 d
CL Birmingham1 y5 p, J/ U' @1 H, R, c
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1- Q' h3 y, Y5 m' K( h% V$ Y" {
DD Fortune
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* c$ W5 e8 d4 \7 O0 l; }/ FNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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, w* h. {; R" h3 D5 S# f# |- ]2 A6 M3 x AK Kaga Maru
, b9 h% Y$ x) B* _1 o( Z- l( G xAK Fushimi Maru C% P! C/ d i' l
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire) o& M0 `) ?) `, p; S- X
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire! A P5 V. S1 Z6 k4 n3 |8 Q
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 {# R, {* i5 P( `* d1 G1 u
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
7 F6 n! x5 o' Z6 R2 P: ~ xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk5 S: M; X0 L7 Y% e9 |, ~
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1: C) Y, h6 G( {4 L2 u. b7 H; _& b+ s
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire+ K J5 X% a' c/ e( h1 [6 T$ j
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Allied Ships1 M( F$ t% z" K2 R
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
) ]( Z2 `/ u) E; h! }" n5 F2 H CA Exeter1 Z; r5 U2 f7 \+ x
CL Birmingham
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DD Fortune
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+ K4 o) p3 |# o; g/ K. d0 i 2769 casualties reported* W0 j: Z& P/ s; s/ e
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
) j, J' r( P1 ~ V8 w, K; ~4 c Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
; s9 `7 j/ {: V/ C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Y3 B9 L, ]4 J0 v" ~ Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
" b) i- x8 { Q n9 X% Q7 K Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)1 _7 m1 ]3 U: N1 }2 j" _
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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Japanese aircraft losses; `& G" }% n: ]6 k
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged' F/ f9 n# c8 _1 _+ @
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground2 \& P6 J( z. `* [$ P: V
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
7 i- ?" M& g! X, A0 V" h. X Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground) R' f9 Q; b( e1 N& l6 N8 [
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Allied Ships
# I8 u, y, L' x BB Royal Sovereign y% T! ]& o8 D2 P, i3 H. L
CA Dorsetshire4 l3 J6 y9 {6 P; r! x0 R) N
CL Glasgow
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5 k6 t( I' c. _5 d6 QJapanese ground losses:
* J/ ]5 B& L8 N" x' {; q 129 casualties reported j' P; |6 T/ g- R5 {( K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' s3 D0 P1 k; }& {
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled* E2 J+ E0 Z. ]8 ?8 B D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 \8 m# U: J& A# \+ ~: x
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 2
/ d2 S6 a5 F* b8 R! [. n3 XRunway hits 10
8 D2 ^% Y) Q2 u2 cPort hits 6& p9 F" E3 A& Y
Port fuel hits 1
: p/ y" z6 K8 T4 f$ R, m7 NPort supply hits 1- U% ^7 _# n0 }6 }, H: d! X& C4 M) s, |
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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BB Ramillies' ]9 | }* Y4 ^7 ]3 F
CA Devonshire% ?$ p: h2 ^0 ^' L
CL Enterprise& m5 D& M O% }. r& \! Q
CL Hobart" _. c0 ~, F! m3 J
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Japanese ground losses:
/ J( Z2 \* \, a5 c+ ? 585 casualties reported
, W7 V- H& @. q Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 L- y/ c4 G+ p- g
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
4 t" X; h, w" E% w2 I, f4 X Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled: @/ b+ J: D- U4 S
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)/ Q) e* @+ x9 V& [
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)# i! @4 |% J2 h
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Manpower hits 3
8 A9 L" _1 L9 M3 PFires 5759 j+ C3 O$ ^0 [/ t
Airbase hits 45 r: [3 b3 a5 L9 o* ?
Runway hits 17
$ t2 j) c5 M& h, HPort hits 5
* |+ [# Y9 W& ?% x7 P/ X4 YPort supply hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards; ~! S/ Y% o) D2 u
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Japanese Ships
@! H7 A) k5 C; Q, a DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
( Y8 U+ A4 ?( W& x DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage4 N$ n2 m- U9 E) Q
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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* ]5 J7 r4 n+ F6 x0 k4 X! M. lAllied Ships
) g+ Q2 L3 E' b/ h: g& @ BB Resolution, Shell hits 18 D5 t( t, B1 R$ f4 a" D( ~
CA Exeter
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DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
. V% U( H7 u0 F- q7 M$ l DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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AFTER 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
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" Q( z% r# }% }8 V# ^! Z# M& AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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! ^8 R) E( D/ g- nRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., q9 L& b- k' ^; L/ \5 f* F) b |/ K
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes1 O: W7 r2 c! @) l, ?
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Allied aircraft7 W; o" A+ @5 \- X
Albacore I x 31
+ U+ h9 _: a4 b& R3 N Fulmar II x 43 p. d1 o2 b( f, ^7 y+ E
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8, m; d( _( w5 F- @ y3 ]' |" @/ d
Martlet II x 6) l U: @" K+ _5 i/ N/ M/ }" c
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Allied aircraft losses
3 \- l4 v/ C& z' g9 x Albacore I: 8 damaged2 s( w* L+ s5 _( x) `# @5 T
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
0 S4 s7 M* Q4 T) A/ ^1 p e" M BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
7 p/ U7 [( }+ e: u BB Yamashiro
' g2 x; B! t$ C2 a4 ^, Q BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3! M u0 \4 ]5 _- v! [& Q( u) i
BB Mutsu |