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。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,388 p5 h! n2 H- t: j# v( h2 A7 B8 c
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms( i& W0 F* p2 X
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' K7 Z& ?4 A! y# Y# e' f* h/ ]! k
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
# U" P& |3 V8 f4 t; \7 I0 F. @ A6M2 Zero x 304 T! O2 o4 y2 T9 d& \5 i, X; \3 q
B5N1 Kate x 14
* [1 A' q9 H0 }; ~ B5N2 Kate x 12
- o% T2 x3 ^) Z7 _ D3A1 Val x 81 k" v: T" e5 ]
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Allied aircraft
9 S1 _1 s# p, [6 F1 D# k# D Fulmar II x 186 }3 w$ I3 }) F) ?" w
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
( _* L1 j' T. Q2 d# v Martlet II x 484 F' V1 s2 _" t; V; s9 [
Hurricane I Trop x 1, G# z* D0 f: N1 ?
Hurricane IIa Trop x 34 ~- b7 |/ k; @" I7 w. B
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
& `% M. b( ?" E3 {# r$ Z Mohawk IV x 2
y0 g7 p: X: ~7 x6 Q/ H P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 A2 o0 c6 Q; ?, f' u5 t A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
: Q! Z8 w+ \( n$ Y B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged: Z( j8 ^3 N' n% J! c% B6 Q
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed3 ^; J! |( V4 \; f, ^9 j
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed" ?$ W' {- ?6 @" Z4 _$ K* u
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Allied aircraft losses
1 r8 V9 }8 Y# s Fulmar II: 1 destroyed) x% l3 U1 y2 |# }: q2 W% S. q
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed6 I7 ?, j+ g" p1 A
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
* A& g" a; Q2 @' x# q6 H' K Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
% r& \3 o3 @3 D2 j$ R( y- A, P CV Formidable8 B* ^; ]* w( Q- }5 x$ T; U
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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' E- G$ M7 B& }8 JWeather in hex: Partial cloud/ {8 T& H4 y- _8 K. Y
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 e1 A# _$ R' x7 q- qEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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5 I$ t7 b/ X9 Z- bJapanese aircraft
; Y. m# \) g4 X& O) J A6M2 Zero x 18
, J+ U4 p6 g- ` B5N1 Kate x 3
* ~* ], x4 S4 ^$ I! w' A B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft
5 a; q% ? _0 ~1 D9 ~5 { Fulmar II x 17& z0 p5 v( q- C
Sea Hurricane Ib x 146 R, {6 B. S! |+ ^, R
Martlet II x 36& c7 ~4 @9 Q. _2 u; ?4 m3 E% a
Hurricane I Trop x 15 N8 h* C& D) l1 A, G m! N
Hurricane IIa Trop x 32 Z" h6 V4 Y2 A M
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
3 x8 X, t( _2 j/ L2 _6 k Mohawk IV x 2
7 T0 t1 u/ U' D P-40E Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses" l, B6 y- m. M& D. s6 I
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed) V( \6 J) C6 H, l8 z! c* i
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged' R+ B6 m% g' V G
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged a; t% z& x4 P4 v& G
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Allied aircraft losses
. C' a& Y7 X8 n! G; g9 ?) F) {9 K Fulmar II: 1 destroyed" a B) y4 ~" R0 \$ M3 A
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
) e. w& P# a5 @+ _3 o Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships& e1 c# h6 [" y2 H- C
CVL Hermes2 Z8 D0 x7 t T( f9 Z
CL Dauntless
& }6 Q, _) N9 c, H& ^ CV Illustrious9 V3 r7 J) o& t) z9 _! U0 S
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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( C0 V$ _. w1 G0 w7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。7 |1 E- D+ d2 u9 S3 G* r
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4 O' j/ o# T5 jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,484 G% T: J1 c8 N3 R/ g* K
" u1 o. p5 b+ AWeather in hex: Heavy rain6 D. I: T. X H$ b) C
6 D3 ~7 R3 p' a9 I7 G; q9 gRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 S& ^( R0 V3 F" Z3 Y2 PEstimated time to target is 8 minutes8 x3 J, _/ B0 O3 r+ b4 j4 S# Z
+ U6 _$ Q8 D d% NJapanese aircraft+ P+ b% R# l/ R/ _2 H! n# e
A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft) @! X, s0 p0 V0 e8 }
Albacore I x 10
; Z- _" o8 k& s Fulmar II x 4
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No Japanese losses
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0 O$ A4 X2 V* U; O; KAllied aircraft losses
0 e5 g4 f9 h4 a4 {$ G6 N% \% H. | Albacore I: 5 damaged' p* F" [) D2 Y( b+ u+ c( O% f
. W( h; \% d0 n2 \ M' hJapanese Ships
' S6 O' o5 m) f% [) P/ o BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 11 X5 m. u9 D w+ H/ f" u
BB Yamashiro
8 ~" V3 i/ J9 ~5 I( V BB Mutsu1 v6 ?2 A' w0 D
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45- L4 ^ s ^/ P* ^
: P0 a2 ^+ r+ ?6 oWeather in hex: Heavy cloud& R# q, f0 D1 o( u% S
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.0 Q% c6 r9 C2 M$ w! [- ?3 g2 C# u0 r
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes9 i9 P# r5 W% k5 g: d* r
& Z: S: f/ F6 p5 K6 HJapanese aircraft' y* Q& y9 S7 }: q
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
" M, z7 \! w! \/ ]- p* Z Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft
0 }0 f! ^8 M/ b& l9 _ Albacore I x 33% F- H, y( Y# m: L2 J
Swordfish I x 78 i$ j! X7 h3 w# {3 J) }
) w9 R9 B& N$ kNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
9 G! t7 P1 X" @ Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged3 j4 g* D- S& W/ c1 F- K6 F) u
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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/ H8 ], E B2 J0 N& p0 U xAK Kikukawa Maru @1 b/ G3 m, _2 D
xAK Keisho Maru: l" J4 M( `2 }: D- k: E
DD Hayashio2 e$ F9 _- K% \0 j v1 r
DD Yukikaze0 ~7 \ d' R; c) f
DD Maikaze9 x. r+ j- Y1 k8 r1 p, j& f
DD Natsushio2 y, S3 X/ i* L% b/ l
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7 w# S$ n: y3 P" {2 YAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 423 \, X' d: e% o3 x6 |( q; o/ G( ]2 n
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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。: [; _. Q( y4 x% n9 P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards1 J* e' e4 Y% R. B2 P2 u H
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Japanese Ships j2 a" g1 k) S5 A8 s
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires0 j: F. S: L6 q
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 11 v( \# [6 A) f5 |
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 14 R+ D5 O8 j, x7 J; s8 O
DD Maikaze# _) q6 O7 p9 A7 X! E ?) h
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! C, y: Z5 x/ T; |' r5 t8 F BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 G+ j: d4 k+ u. H9 y7 y
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1) m- b4 V+ p3 y/ P2 E) h
CL Birmingham
/ S3 H2 w% F) _' `" X: p CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1. w& D1 {2 {' |4 [$ I" O
DD Fortune
" m# B: x) P. ] DD Griffin, Shell hits 1" |$ g. f9 k+ H" Q0 a( N% |" Y2 C
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
& K, Q2 Q! q4 b AK Kaga Maru% p" }1 S& Y7 ^, L% N# K6 E% w. i
xAK Fushimi Maru
* l; V' z( ]" j( W* {) n xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire: |( H# B( F4 z# ?' b
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire# N8 Q0 }6 o D$ z4 b
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk; E3 V) G3 a" \- g, n. `" }
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
" ^. x! k+ l5 p! U$ x5 [ xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk) ^1 r" O: P7 M
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1% I6 y) M, e2 E+ \
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire+ [0 d1 x0 q1 v1 p
CA Exeter8 J5 P1 E* D. Z7 C' j' [
CL Birmingham5 N1 k# P! Q, w, G
CL Newcastle" S/ K& K0 }! [8 e; d
DD Fortune
& ?2 X9 e+ ]- ` DD Griffin/ |. ?# y; I! b1 T0 b5 D
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Japanese ground losses:0 y& |% Z* p4 @, ~. y5 `( o& K' L
2769 casualties reported1 j9 g# W; A: g- F0 ?0 B) ~3 _
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled# o) i6 \) k# P! e" U% R8 r* F
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled- h: S Q' B' V$ B* ]4 |, v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& O& s7 [" h* n# Y! g. U Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)4 N) l/ G! Q, `' u" r, D! q* z
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43% z$ x3 S) G4 s
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Japanese aircraft: k' J8 k. |. p. C5 m. O5 [
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Japanese aircraft losses
. e. z$ o/ o; I+ m Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
& l) f+ D$ o/ Z Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground& {6 A. Z* l. z
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged' y& q% |' T0 P6 Q8 Q6 f6 K9 f
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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# U6 z! ^ M2 G* X2 r5 QAllied Ships
: o N9 z# {" X! C BB Royal Sovereign# S; J4 v0 `" x2 a: E* n9 \
CA Dorsetshire
* {& Z) w/ G J E CL Glasgow4 I1 n% C) _0 k3 Q
CL Ceres
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Japanese ground losses:5 X" _/ j% N0 N& B0 E; m
129 casualties reported2 U# T, u/ P( I/ v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! F3 q6 x8 u$ S3 D Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled" n/ w' c# T! M3 w* m3 y4 r2 M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& i6 j+ ?) `- Y3 g Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)- C: d, c+ ]& W- N4 {' O: o- h5 P
! `, ^0 l; h8 k0 Q, I2 |% [Airbase hits 2
: n. o8 c7 F8 e! lRunway hits 10' M5 x: w: O2 _) h1 N/ p" S2 G# |% A
Port hits 6+ A9 @; f, u( P0 |1 C& C
Port fuel hits 1 o+ ~/ a2 @) ]0 S* P
Port supply hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45! H! [5 V% P3 D0 d2 b) K J2 G
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BB Ramillies. B$ f( }3 w; n+ W
CA Devonshire' U9 \4 }' v( Z% e
CL Enterprise. z+ W B. b) n5 n
CL Hobart
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- n% f0 [+ W" D9 Q Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
' ]$ C! ~, H% y2 h Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
! Q7 H4 S7 x8 `* i9 q* j2 j1 U Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled), [ B1 _5 F% J& H6 l
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)/ o' k5 m4 F& C2 G
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Manpower hits 3
9 P7 v1 R# @0 v1 j' {Fires 575
3 F g0 ^* s6 b6 M2 [- lAirbase hits 4/ x& B) c6 ?* m& ~* K* D
Runway hits 17
& @4 X5 P9 r' U4 y' D% O( W- GPort hits 53 x# n/ K1 y4 ?2 [1 u" D1 _
Port supply hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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5 I' @* T& B- B DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire7 ]8 a0 }; Y) {8 e
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ Z# Q% p& I/ t6 G+ _# a' {5 j/ A DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage5 u$ O# g% u9 c1 x! M( U0 F
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Allied Ships
) m) @& H, o/ @& m% x( Q3 }% ? BB Resolution, Shell hits 1 k! K5 P. M7 ]& u/ a+ R7 [# p, y
CA Exeter$ v0 k4 o) C& ]
CL Birmingham
! `# }" R& q$ o: m! u) n& R. j CL Newcastle8 L$ i b5 U3 y* U8 C: p: n: L
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
, t1 O3 f# d# z# F" W DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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! q; a+ b0 t$ R; oAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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5 r! S; r1 g. C( a7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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i2 e4 O$ F/ b. TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud D1 G: [+ Z, y+ F' Z
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ K- k0 I4 ]7 j! y& TEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft9 Q( W [% b" u: C( N1 _" F
Albacore I x 31
0 J. I- {$ K+ Q- T' q Fulmar II x 4 O. ^+ n0 d; h1 w% W9 s
Sea Hurricane Ib x 81 S( ~: z* O+ D/ K
Martlet II x 63 t$ @4 X) l/ O
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Allied aircraft losses
9 l$ y* m4 |" K* t: l1 C Albacore I: 8 damaged" P, t, r: {% r1 S) l5 r
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
9 g8 X2 G2 {9 ]6 x! p8 n BB Ise, Torpedo hits 10 x- p6 R# ^2 ]4 ]& G
BB Yamashiro
5 M1 a) r! L6 G- c3 g9 v BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3$ g( V/ _" Q1 \4 _ |
BB Mutsu |