AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42
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& Q$ }/ J3 ? g" O% l7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- k' r6 M# z, j; a$ J
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms! r$ d( V' O" b; h
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., Y. K- |* S( d" @0 V9 b: U
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes; h6 E. B$ P# v) b# M8 E4 c) ]
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A6M2 Zero x 30
+ g: Z* n# K/ ^ B5N1 Kate x 14
3 e% E. D% I) {5 q B5N2 Kate x 12: `+ ?2 d+ q6 z8 W7 p
D3A1 Val x 8; d4 ?2 I9 Z! Q
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Allied aircraft! G n( x1 ?0 r! x) l* k: h0 Y
Fulmar II x 18( s7 u" X% ?9 }5 W) U. U; J; _$ g
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25+ C) R& o+ E! V- p/ |
Martlet II x 484 Y5 C0 y) \, ?- l% m
Hurricane I Trop x 17 D1 E& m7 `( d8 X" M+ h. c4 C
Hurricane IIa Trop x 33 N/ D# o# @, X5 [0 q
Hurricane IIb Trop x 125 C+ C& o O: o! L' ]" u5 r
Mohawk IV x 2* a1 v: x+ |/ J: U4 R. c1 [
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 z5 J( ~" V, L! D% o0 P. u A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
7 w \2 L6 |+ G- d B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
# P8 P: h7 n: W B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed( J( g1 P8 p+ i6 X0 ^- ~
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed) ^+ B* V( H1 Q5 n: o7 S# q$ s
; G* a2 X1 @% Y; H5 a$ _Allied aircraft losses3 c! Z2 M* r, n0 Y3 H6 [: N0 s
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed5 [7 `7 j1 x$ ^2 l) ~( a' ~
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed; h6 `% C3 y/ Y: W! H$ a. N' f- O
Martlet II: 2 destroyed6 A4 [2 S6 w, u$ b
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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CV Formidable. T: A' x$ l; M4 M) w9 W- @: J1 l
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' |* Y( u0 E' i$ K) VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,383 x9 Y; I" |) ]! V: I! v, p- J
* I. Q7 l0 Q1 ~6 @( |Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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; ]6 a: ~$ |6 ^7 s+ g- j' y9 d/ aRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 n, w2 k2 X4 ^3 v7 w& E0 ?
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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: u$ e- G5 V: \) w! y* ^Japanese aircraft7 b4 O- ~" ~$ v' \8 ^! n. \
A6M2 Zero x 18
/ D+ m! l! n- Z& B( S7 L B5N1 Kate x 35 v3 g: n3 F* w* p- j
B5N2 Kate x 145 ~. |% e. a# p. y: {
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Allied aircraft" W4 V' M3 I4 W: @: i" r: t2 V2 `* m
Fulmar II x 17
# p' r, s7 j S3 E( s Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
6 B% u4 H8 |. a; s5 {$ F Martlet II x 36
( @5 B+ R0 `3 F2 r Hurricane I Trop x 11 u1 c; |: X7 J1 m% J# [
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
U* f3 u# m% F* M8 }' | Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
. E% h5 K9 }. i& L' Y* s Mohawk IV x 2% I7 ?" ?& Q v. R. d( R
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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, w& u& E" D8 ^6 g$ |+ ?3 MJapanese aircraft losses
# q2 P3 k, a! }) |9 z% G A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 }* u" u0 t9 `. y! e- h
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged0 z3 V, I( c& ^5 a4 q+ V
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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* T# y. L; s( h$ C% Y" iAllied aircraft losses5 `4 x5 w% P% n3 O- m
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
( p/ Y& M# E$ [2 M9 y Martlet II: 1 destroyed+ ? q. q: Y; n2 I3 l! w
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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3 l X, j9 q T! c1 u9 X4 e) eAllied Ships
8 u* l/ D! A( u$ I4 T+ m" j" @; j CVL Hermes+ z" N* Z% ?7 H
CL Dauntless! g6 I& y7 N- g6 E [: D4 b
CV Illustrious# G) }% V' |/ o* F$ ?
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AFTER 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。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48/ k( B' N0 { Z& ^$ y# w) J; P
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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7 x9 S- Y8 S( W: S; E! zRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. c D" c& k* F! [- {3 ~Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) F4 H+ c( s3 Z; B0 q9 M
A6M2 Zero x 1+ i$ e4 m1 |; L) e5 {) \# Y- M
7 A- n# A; J& @. N3 P. y' GAllied aircraft8 s' ~+ ?) l. C. r( ?, [
Albacore I x 105 v# `% J2 n* z/ d
Fulmar II x 47 S1 w- R: u* w) |3 i
6 q* q- k: Z8 }0 e+ |+ @No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses' C2 Y- F0 z. l( `
Albacore I: 5 damaged
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' Z3 e$ J* P7 } `8 F* Y2 zJapanese Ships
0 {- {* q* C; k* M8 I BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
. z- |- ^# t% L8 V/ G) k+ N/ O BB Yamashiro
, K$ O9 @% \9 g$ w) U BB Mutsu
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, C4 Z$ i h- hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.. _/ @ S3 E- f- o9 C, k9 n
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- E$ A2 e% a- Y- U+ j
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
% W. [8 u& P0 _/ { |9 ~$ L9 ` Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 42 R l* v5 E M( Z9 f" f
- H! r/ O8 G0 H( L' K* EAllied aircraft
" J2 N7 S4 ~6 h) A Albacore I x 33
- J" V. n1 k6 R1 m7 }5 O- @ Swordfish I x 7' k: G9 A. E/ S# U$ k& S+ Z
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No Japanese losses% X }( Y( x. v! a' k2 Z
+ J" p$ H: @3 z: d& o# iAllied aircraft losses
* c$ a: p7 H W Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged) N, }; n# u7 c
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ `9 a4 c7 X; M, {, l( a Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak2 V# o) B. w% K: O1 a( C, P/ z
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Japanese Ships
# I( G6 X% E8 p- q9 ]# _ xAK Kikukawa Maru
/ v) N5 F }1 d3 A xAK Keisho Maru9 v1 z0 R" C# Y! I- i: V$ X
DD Hayashio
! r% ?" m" \8 V DD Yukikaze: X' h- Y- z2 w1 _$ T
DD Maikaze
+ k. q, @# ?3 b9 P1 f DD Natsushio5 X4 h2 k/ R) X
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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。7 o9 p; f! Y9 r+ J# x! ^' `/ f& l
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
! H/ K3 i# D/ m DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
h6 v( e7 G8 z DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1/ k8 b5 b" x- F: ^; E
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1+ f+ h* P) [* l# L# ~
DD Maikaze }8 C( A2 I6 Y
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' W5 m# C/ \* C) ?! _8 w( K BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# i! i( O, e# S' t% l% x E% _
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
" N8 a5 `( [! i0 J4 t CL Birmingham
# v# E7 c" w2 F# f8 v( S% ]1 z8 A CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1# e3 F7 T3 ^8 r) q1 k5 B+ k
DD Fortune
. @3 S" s$ ^" X n" u L DD Griffin, Shell hits 1! q, e2 |5 z" u
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6 O B% y9 _! m, r4 {. ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards/ l2 [( {6 { w5 I! m1 S! r+ i; s" _: r2 j
3 z! P: _' L5 y. w4 EJapanese Ships1 h3 S! ~. \ D% J" S! n
AK Kaga Maru
8 J3 V9 r' L2 R& e% G4 S xAK Fushimi Maru! V* N4 a( C3 k; e. I
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
: f% o( Z2 N- C+ P& b5 s3 g xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
; Y2 m q t x& M4 T. f xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk. A9 `% ]5 ?& n6 v) A/ `, ]/ T
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
( W3 r5 \$ G. R7 a0 b, K xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk2 F. Z; C' [& J: w7 Z4 Q! x
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
: p3 W- T3 u, j: F6 t: I" @ xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire5 H) X! n. _5 S' k0 `4 F- |* {! m
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 w+ k$ E2 D/ m CA Exeter. }- X+ @6 t5 L" M
CL Birmingham
S$ Y! P7 w: Q. m CL Newcastle
1 L% t ?+ Q7 z# n) ? DD Fortune
% P% k% g7 o7 j: K DD Griffin# g) J0 v ?, a8 N4 v3 Z$ |3 V
. u5 C/ h; [* \Japanese ground losses:4 L' l' G4 ^9 `5 S! T+ h. M
2769 casualties reported* C1 `# ^# o+ B6 F
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled1 C& v! J) M* j/ f3 O
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled+ C* s( r; t: G8 U' j* L. i) b- U0 _/ X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( M+ x9 }; [9 U* ?" f Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
2 c( v G$ @% i Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled); F0 U& d# K! W1 v1 X5 M3 ^
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
; t# O( M6 N$ A3 B- t Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
0 f% N' p4 p4 A" q# \0 \ Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
2 b. B$ Y4 b& A" ^5 e6 h$ H Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged" d9 K' N4 e, x. E6 F
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
8 K$ f+ y. b% G BB Royal Sovereign
0 [1 h' L. w5 [- X6 H% n CA Dorsetshire
) c1 c P2 c) O/ r CL Glasgow
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129 casualties reported+ f( @. z- e6 g C3 ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: M8 k5 S) {8 _
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
# T+ u# z3 ^# {( ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 V8 c) i% { J. [ q9 @3 b5 F
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 2
4 t0 ~/ f) M9 IRunway hits 10
$ e( P9 X- \. S: jPort hits 6
4 m7 U( @, J1 | zPort fuel hits 1
- O7 }- S$ M6 vPort supply hits 17 @. k: I, _& g7 m3 G5 _- w
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, ]$ m' @$ L$ u N( cNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,455 l+ c! I. i6 f4 l0 H/ B x/ w
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# {! ?; W4 u( P$ l. V; v* q BB Ramillies
5 m) B1 Q4 @) b6 _& X! | CA Devonshire" Z5 I- B0 r; |$ q1 C; H5 x
CL Enterprise
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5 I9 P6 r! ?2 ?/ Q) y& N$ {Japanese ground losses:* ]- q( F5 s8 k. U4 s. q
585 casualties reported
4 ]% N. Y' T: s( D Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 g- @4 h9 c9 @/ q* S4 [ Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled+ C' y- y1 U0 c6 u. C
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled3 G7 A; x0 C/ p3 ]5 M
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)! @. @& ?$ a% o3 ]( l
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)* g# m, E9 f: R7 z: c
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Manpower hits 3# E+ f* F+ y, C) S# g
Fires 575
, r O. _* e- F+ F/ y9 QAirbase hits 4
) j5 T4 \) n+ p5 v Y" aRunway hits 17$ E C; K/ _. f; k }8 k" _
Port hits 5# h! d$ m! p$ ^, E
Port supply hits 1 r8 J3 x6 l ]9 c
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire+ W* K( z! r- ~& m2 b: q; a
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
) A5 a: M4 J |. z& b2 Z: q DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage# C( X6 X* R" v& T9 j
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Allied Ships5 O0 W+ a7 R: @# Y7 k- L9 u' g
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
4 ^! s8 z% w. V C2 e CA Exeter7 Z- K+ \# m; ~6 d
CL Birmingham
8 F) G# T6 ^! |+ C; G r3 P CL Newcastle
) C6 a. S* ? U2 _% ?# G2 M; x DD Fortune, Shell hits 28 [0 I9 [5 G+ V) Q, @
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage8 u* v' u/ `3 L' X' T
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. u; k/ G/ l2 x; |AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42! F' C7 i. E9 M% z% a
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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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9 Q/ Y- `3 j9 ^& l# n3 ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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6 Q" y& ^" z+ s/ T, Y1 hRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
* j- D' S$ q: t% @1 E* JEstimated time to target is 11 minutes) P4 _4 E0 u- U; L9 A
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Albacore I x 31
. o. Y# C' C6 ?* y# I3 ]! U Fulmar II x 4 n1 a% R! | K5 u$ k. g3 P
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8! Y# W0 E8 ~" g+ ^2 X0 q# Y" w. C/ V! {
Martlet II x 6
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6 H6 v6 R/ D, K Albacore I: 8 damaged( p& t0 {. u- F' _1 `! A1 ^' J
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak; J0 \" X4 U! I+ S; e1 e
/ @% x ^1 g) }8 i- VJapanese Ships6 b- X' P! ?: X( L0 o1 u7 i7 M' [
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 13 \# G1 p: i4 |8 K
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1! y: ~. ?3 H P
BB Yamashiro5 v5 {/ l U9 B# N* ^8 O# p
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3, u7 B$ T+ Z9 d! W
BB Mutsu |