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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。0 I H/ o. X: A2 Q% J: d3 \
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8 F+ d& G7 n2 p e7 S7 H% x2 yMorning 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.7 @2 Q- |6 Y8 l N- ?* Y9 D
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes* M* v6 h* t# C0 t2 I$ V" ~
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Japanese aircraft
2 p u* G- e2 A1 U g( c A6M2 Zero x 30
& h. |4 u' z7 S( }9 n6 T/ p B5N1 Kate x 14: P5 O% b" B$ A: ^
B5N2 Kate x 12
" _1 {9 w+ y" i$ W% I4 V) X D3A1 Val x 8
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8 @% K2 W9 M: r, b, e Fulmar II x 18 b2 H$ n9 A, P) G9 M j
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
- ~2 @; i D! }) C% p( T) e7 ? Martlet II x 48
" ?: P5 H' t$ N/ [ Hurricane I Trop x 1
6 B' v3 q% s w* G( L, R; g; k Hurricane IIa Trop x 34 j4 g# t; @1 _' Z ^- ~; h
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
9 p+ n4 K7 C% g& Z5 K/ a Mohawk IV x 2
3 Q9 {! _) [4 A9 d/ z: X P-40E Warhawk x 5
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# J. @, Z' v2 bJapanese aircraft losses/ r( T6 G4 w5 q4 _. L" A
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
8 i) x! G- O; a B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged- M2 n0 H# @& |7 Q4 ?
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed. ?4 c2 U D& E) _
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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$ x- s. K5 z" K! lAllied aircraft losses- ^% r$ T: r! B
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed8 j1 I) t- i# Z( y
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed" h e; d2 ^2 D8 Y
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
2 X, |4 I, o8 l: a3 Q' R! A Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed2 l% ^5 F$ Z5 \( I& {
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1 f' R8 f9 i5 W3 l$ X CV Formidable! d \$ i2 M- |. W
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1 \- l6 J/ C4 H. }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38+ H: @4 s8 O3 R0 V" u- K4 L: P
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! \0 V" q8 K! }
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, O6 \% j+ D4 ]
A6M2 Zero x 18
( M; Q) u" U- C5 }+ a6 U B5N1 Kate x 3% o0 f! K/ V0 |7 g; k7 }1 G
B5N2 Kate x 146 Q# x/ S" x& H( d- F
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Allied aircraft6 _4 B1 T' {$ m# q9 y& [; W- }: y
Fulmar II x 17: \( q7 F! A, [9 o
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
$ }& E6 P8 d- N$ r+ P* ? i Martlet II x 36
, [9 ], `: r+ _2 Y" j9 P Hurricane I Trop x 1
1 Z9 e$ L+ C, }2 p, C Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
& X7 @% `/ P+ v0 s* W Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
0 m( Z2 H7 I) m' q6 _ n/ [# u Mohawk IV x 2
9 W7 j; J# n3 c( r( M P-40E Warhawk x 47 { g$ \0 P; L% o
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Japanese aircraft losses
' x2 e' F' w; Z d" N A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
" ^0 G; X; G3 L7 {+ s" j B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 d a" W) _- X B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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8 o, n4 d! W: r9 R/ i% ~& g6 ` Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
3 y/ k+ H0 d& ^; ?! x Martlet II: 1 destroyed# S$ a/ z( h9 V* D% T5 G
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships- O: ]% T! [! c; U1 @
CVL Hermes
, C, d V9 v& ?5 Y) { CL Dauntless8 A& N- M$ h6 g. f+ ^' s/ s+ |: m
CV Illustrious
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5 b: o2 o& l/ B/ Q; x$ o2 j, I6 ~' ZAFTER 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。) h" s* i. N, A( b
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1 H0 f' w3 l3 |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
7 Y+ B+ E. @ S9 ~1 ?. MEstimated time to target is 8 minutes Q( ]2 n4 m: h
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Japanese aircraft/ q4 g g6 b. ]
A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft9 Z# W! @! K+ j1 k: s
Albacore I x 10
p5 P' c) _0 l4 ^ Fulmar II x 45 s7 Z0 B/ `! X4 B, @! R; _
7 Z) |% x* r# `No Japanese losses2 m5 N3 r& P- I1 y$ V0 w
$ c% \3 k* r7 F, w2 ^3 {Allied aircraft losses
/ j$ q( ?! w0 z9 [ Albacore I: 5 damaged2 {6 M7 F: L% P0 w( G
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Japanese Ships b0 Q4 C2 f! Q8 K! P7 H
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
. h, M4 w1 m; f8 { BB Yamashiro
+ N& N# K! E0 K) V: ` BB Mutsu% I( V, _% }6 X' K7 d5 G
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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0 a9 o' z! X5 l( }9 H4 Z4 gRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet./ P- g u3 i- K( _8 u# D- M6 D
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes- C0 J! T! _; b, ?0 R
3 n) w( U3 p6 X" _# H AJapanese aircraft9 Q* u3 f7 u. e9 W: H0 \
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9$ Y2 f; E* E' l
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft
4 d( C1 d2 h+ w# `, p9 M Albacore I x 33: J' ~' b" ]! _ I" w7 m4 m, u
Swordfish I x 7" Z/ D0 \/ ~1 M e, t, F
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No Japanese losses/ W% J2 [6 {5 t) u
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Allied aircraft losses2 L/ h3 v7 ~/ a. r1 S- f
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged2 T/ `% q, ~/ N8 t" @3 U
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 t' x- z9 K, j, M
xAK Kikukawa Maru# P9 R7 ]- K$ L) d
xAK Keisho Maru( Q: x A* U" Y4 ?$ J4 V7 r
DD Hayashio- D. z; g- z2 m# }9 A
DD Yukikaze+ e6 p" a$ @* u. C1 z+ v
DD Maikaze4 _/ w+ k; m5 ^. g& {9 K% o8 Q' c
DD Natsushio
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g7 Q! E/ P# J0 m8 b& Z I" l) IAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 423 S- P9 k) |. ]; ^
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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。! u5 v5 E7 b! X \) u
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships2 F4 o2 ]4 V! y8 f* x5 z
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires2 l: w* S0 K% r d7 h, Y
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 12 d0 G( r8 { E% m/ A( g$ V p, h
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
/ h8 G1 L" `& @% x4 \0 b DD Maikaze2 _4 |/ V4 N. M3 C
% [) g7 g0 o1 {0 pAllied Ships
" J( U% Z3 ~3 \# d1 P BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire' J" f3 Z4 b2 v/ ^2 f, e% j+ U
CA Exeter, Shell hits 13 B: \, s8 @$ M
CL Birmingham9 t* ~) d Y' y
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
0 l" L4 f) n, S5 H$ N DD Fortune0 x0 M( ^* |) c2 r
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards( v) G6 P6 g; w* A! [" J4 a
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Japanese Ships5 P- H' |7 O) w N4 t M* K6 M
AK Kaga Maru h' s! L: V; ~4 A9 N2 `7 Y2 M' P
xAK Fushimi Maru0 t2 a( v4 O; I: B: S7 e2 x
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
+ i5 C1 B9 ]6 R, [3 R& ]) z$ E; L xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire2 x3 f3 a9 h$ p. L7 C: x
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
0 j! l5 R" B$ ^" K1 L: T5 W xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
* F$ z0 H# {1 ?' X% [: }0 t/ K xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk/ K4 D+ w' m) U* A& X6 H4 |
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1& o2 k4 h/ U2 D$ z
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire, t0 h, _5 Z5 r" N+ m' e
3 |/ L, s# x1 i8 x% c QAllied Ships
( O5 E' t" `9 q9 c7 k, L BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ E. d5 X3 l/ Y5 d8 v: i CA Exeter5 b: {+ L6 Z/ h2 R
CL Birmingham/ [0 E% E6 z! R$ O3 @
CL Newcastle
% ^4 W0 g$ G) a$ q% \0 G4 s. Y# c4 X DD Fortune
% Z4 w! }. C1 }- n DD Griffin
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- F% ^. v+ v& m0 j/ uJapanese ground losses:% T. z$ |5 g/ V8 r
2769 casualties reported4 r$ K% k) W% m$ X; p
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled( d- Y8 S: V2 q; A
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
, b6 I, G1 } P& H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 o" L, m. N- A6 `' `4 W Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
5 P! A* ?6 t: a# u$ V- Y Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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no flights
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- E2 [ k/ |7 X' Q+ }3 C( K7 dJapanese aircraft losses
# b, G! _7 o1 q; y; n: x D1 H Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
* g8 U6 P7 O& S& x& x2 b4 u% S" } Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
0 U) I1 @7 q. _ m1 c" _5 { Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged# a2 J, b$ w! R8 Y5 S/ A. O
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground6 i5 I- Z1 m) P1 s, v; _' @
' @$ J6 L2 x3 m9 L3 {9 OAllied Ships
T/ V1 |! q2 x: f BB Royal Sovereign; Q( Q) ^6 ^# P; T" p1 c
CA Dorsetshire. u' J2 D( o d: c7 Q, q
CL Glasgow8 ]; x% t+ t( l6 U" [3 g
CL Ceres
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Japanese ground losses:
$ m4 T% r F+ s5 d% i3 ~3 m9 N6 p 129 casualties reported
: B* t8 d7 B. @4 k" u Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; o# g3 D [ S; K
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled4 G" ]- W k% Q7 ^! [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! p% q$ \# {9 [# s. S- j Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)6 r0 Z3 R7 J' p! b3 e4 ^
- B' E6 n3 r7 m0 j" b0 GAirbase hits 2
: h8 o* h1 Q+ @4 q ^) b3 XRunway hits 10+ B- W# [$ p! u9 C, k
Port hits 61 a5 l( U- I7 I' X% X A* {: l6 h" B
Port fuel hits 1- L! A* W" @( d: }& o. o! o
Port supply hits 1; c. u/ y* l& k" F1 g$ Z8 w4 h
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,456 O2 F4 [+ J8 N s$ e
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5 d6 t4 n: t! }: F. U+ _5 m BB Ramillies
! m" Y' Z7 f# W+ ~& ? CA Devonshire
4 ~ J+ s' i4 C3 O+ ]+ b) l% y c CL Enterprise' ?' R- c1 c* g: ]( U
CL Hobart
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Japanese ground losses:
2 h) \6 U( m6 H/ P) |- u 585 casualties reported
* W- ]. V0 {; c0 t1 d; E Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ V3 b+ V% H1 Y, d! b- j3 r! Y Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled8 |! e# p5 W" J) t/ U
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
. T* p& u1 r, i M: }- W- @* x2 l# p Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)) G8 s8 ^0 l6 y& h
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 39 C8 A( N- B% ]* }" z$ ]
Fires 575
. ]4 Y4 b3 }! I7 q( b; JAirbase hits 4
6 c! m6 o4 `( B8 lRunway hits 179 U! Y7 }2 w# n; k& X E$ r
Port hits 5
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1 V# r) y8 Y' [2 jDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards9 z. S" F) D/ L/ M: |0 u
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4 u# b3 K9 Q6 A! G% B( l, z DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire1 h6 A) x3 y- l4 t5 ]
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage) {1 ^" x/ s/ j! f+ Q8 [
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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! i+ G2 n4 G+ Z. D0 ^Allied Ships
' D7 ^' f% {& h BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
+ l( z; E7 m" `- i' c' Q4 M CA Exeter/ q+ E1 U% d: D9 y
CL Birmingham
# b/ \' `, l- R7 o1 d8 O0 O+ L' m4 M CL Newcastle
7 A) }5 y, o! w6 I! @ ^ DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
+ r- x# C6 p l8 c. Y6 ~& F/ O DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 427 k& o; z7 u7 Y# Q. m# s4 \9 ?! v
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$ Y) b3 t( Y7 s' L6 {0 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1 }2 ] ~" n6 \% ?6 a7 B' d% E
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& B5 x7 |$ o6 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50+ z6 |) w$ X. C4 x
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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& n) Y5 \# J. y: v8 @Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. R9 D, v" D) r; y: E
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes% {9 o8 F$ ~ ] n6 h
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Allied aircraft
. [' C' T1 \5 M" s Albacore I x 31. a/ U" j9 o/ M; j8 _- K2 |) j
Fulmar II x 45 R! z7 ] R- z7 Y+ ~7 D
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8+ h! N% X* z7 Z( L) H
Martlet II x 61 m- w& i; t o/ `. v. z" u% y
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$ P0 P: ]0 Q3 |+ P Albacore I: 8 damaged# G/ l5 a% l" A' I
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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# W+ l& q2 q6 z; |) \Japanese Ships
7 X" T" Y& X2 p% `7 s; h1 A BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
% j. x; N7 z/ h3 N BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
1 W+ O4 f" ^. z& B BB Yamashiro* W$ s/ k. ` Z3 C5 C# |
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3# m6 D7 M3 b3 b4 k' g/ u) z1 b* c
BB Mutsu |