AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42
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. R9 c" M' y/ \- A, D" I7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 51,386 k+ u' u) d/ V3 n
/ w+ c$ ^& q! V$ |8 X! ^Weather in hex: Thunderstorms, Y% b* G0 C0 M
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ Y/ U5 Q8 _& iEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 z4 I+ @3 M% K) d! K A6M2 Zero x 30* z5 ~& m: ~5 n) n( s
B5N1 Kate x 14
. R' Q# [. i4 _' ]6 V- b; R B5N2 Kate x 125 B/ r, h5 N/ `$ l
D3A1 Val x 88 d3 Q' X) Q$ A3 J
- J8 y% Z5 p0 n( ]Allied aircraft
7 b4 h/ H# y4 o: {( K9 q' m S Fulmar II x 18
, A4 g ]- r3 l' n1 T' G Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
: @& Q8 b; E$ T6 Q* z Martlet II x 48
: Q( k5 i: J. N W- y3 ~( l Hurricane I Trop x 1/ m3 x9 Y# s2 W0 ^/ Q" J
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3% [: s( q% ]! E, y6 [/ i3 C) e5 C) A% r
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
9 G6 z8 v& S7 I% @# X8 q: l& S Mohawk IV x 2! M( O/ O, Y2 Y
P-40E Warhawk x 5$ m/ `1 q: n7 ~# e& z, x% U
6 a( {+ d( y) E9 c; A% Y: ~- \Japanese aircraft losses0 |1 Y% z1 I) `3 C, s" t
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
2 J' E* t$ t/ _# ?$ \. q B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged$ I- W9 k. P$ W4 j& |
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
, g" O/ h6 E) o9 o D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed! @* e) d, t u) R
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Allied aircraft losses- A; e& P6 u0 ?/ |4 C
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed2 u; u& H" p0 c+ m4 V7 L
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed# }6 B# Y5 c5 g0 o u+ a7 x' ]
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
! q$ q4 G' p$ y V) ?8 s Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed+ [) T" c7 U4 i5 v! X
& ]/ f# V, I G* N' UAllied Ships
1 p+ U- F% {$ s0 [6 ` CV Formidable- R1 ]- D# M5 r
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 N2 C4 S, h9 e' ?, F$ [
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( C% D9 }7 e8 ~; c% h5 N
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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7 V) J( M) ]( D7 f# SJapanese aircraft% }% E3 m% f8 g4 ]" r
A6M2 Zero x 18
) ^" \ e: n, M( K B5N1 Kate x 35 _ Y g% Z$ s1 k3 n% s5 y( f
B5N2 Kate x 14* f* @# O8 ^& J
0 `* e Q$ `& L0 `) Q3 Z% q: LAllied aircraft
1 y8 V, E; ~) R% e. z Fulmar II x 175 _3 E2 z4 U2 Y) w7 p0 x* _
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
, ^0 I% D/ B6 E Martlet II x 36
\# b$ _7 n' N4 d+ k# N. s! l8 y! I Hurricane I Trop x 1
! B6 h" M8 P. I2 ~6 V Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
+ G. w! c8 d) [( \! G" w Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
, h \. N9 @1 f6 @ Mohawk IV x 24 I- _% f- j; m5 b
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses8 F& ^2 L! {. [. A
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
! q) @6 ^( U' Z4 Z B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged! G: s/ i0 O" n+ C
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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? Q* k& o1 Z6 A" h; l% u* G: aAllied aircraft losses
/ E3 R( \0 l p3 T2 W H Fulmar II: 1 destroyed9 R8 n) n, I( G2 R# h ?$ S% ~
Martlet II: 1 destroyed% B I( {4 Y; U: O+ o3 L9 Z& I; K
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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5 |/ O1 z3 K3 G7 x6 t: v8 HAllied Ships
9 H4 t, j3 W9 N4 P1 Y CVL Hermes
: M0 o# _; b2 v$ |6 g CL Dauntless2 [3 o* e) z* m& l" Q
CV Illustrious4 w6 j' ~! O1 z+ T
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. s! t( {5 m; VAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 428 P1 f3 z# P( }
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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# F' i- ? f) L0 K; u* o/ _" |
$ m8 ?; Z+ F+ m8 v9 ^) xWeather in hex: Heavy rain+ X% |& V* ?" a/ H6 l6 s
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 Z; I/ V2 R) h6 {( |# O4 v0 CEstimated time to target is 8 minutes. y( D. q' `& }, W7 k, _4 @3 g
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Japanese aircraft; p3 a: e1 U. Z' Z
A6M2 Zero x 1 ~" Q/ y V. e1 F. b# |9 z
+ C- y! `4 ?# ?$ b' g- ?8 jAllied aircraft
& N8 |- _& I6 ~! M1 s Albacore I x 10 Q' f# u! o- @. D5 [9 d4 i. {
Fulmar II x 4 A" ~( e$ ~; Q
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No Japanese losses
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/ c: ]' ] S: k5 x lAllied aircraft losses; P, i0 k# r$ E: g% l9 }7 J! f
Albacore I: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! ~( x8 e9 u7 K4 ?! M BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 13 J W2 o" D$ l7 V, L
BB Yamashiro% k" A% v: c4 q! _5 ~2 B! A
BB Mutsu
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/ e* g# X3 {. e0 F* _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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5 Z" X) {2 e, z6 ?) y5 DWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.# ~3 d5 o7 R+ G& J9 y
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes( ~3 w# x& g/ I% w" b2 H6 z, A
% q2 c( T, z+ d3 w0 hJapanese aircraft7 \- d: g- {% |5 j& y, S+ r
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
: b) e- x7 V1 m4 z Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4* M8 B3 B" W7 W- X& f: ^
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Allied aircraft
$ ]! M: I. X8 E+ M+ ` Albacore I x 33
) @8 d# @9 H( o9 l( T1 h3 P! j Swordfish I x 7 \# ]1 U, W- ~, T
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No Japanese losses
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) c) H; f6 @0 ?& g- m9 o* xAllied aircraft losses
) R K2 }# A) m0 m Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
5 d2 I/ ^ C" d: v1 s" k Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged: s; W4 z" D+ w; \- x( c
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak3 d1 c% {( d7 T8 D- e8 U1 [
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xAK Kikukawa Maru
! V/ Q2 i$ m% j/ |) S# P" o xAK Keisho Maru
5 k# u @$ Q2 i3 w. { DD Hayashio
+ Y) k# ~1 L% X7 z DD Yukikaze
6 t! ?- G! Z9 L- a: |8 K DD Maikaze6 R! P/ [7 h1 j, V) Y
DD Natsushio2 x# O% l2 v ~& Y' W A. s
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' @& C$ N9 |! U& q* p$ Z: t# zAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42& S% h1 n6 q. f! p& E) p& F6 m
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8 ~. s% \- b' @ p7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。6 u# e$ a! O6 x0 Q0 F
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships2 v B/ o2 N3 W3 U5 V
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
0 P Y. C* {" q9 I" X. `7 s DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
" m$ V5 @) V, ]* @9 f, s DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
( `' Z9 n& \1 t+ \6 F DD Maikaze
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5 D3 r' P+ P1 \: v6 I& {Allied Ships1 I3 ~# ~% y* z. t R
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" n' p5 }8 J( ?# z# @
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
$ O8 [9 u: ~" Z) F$ t @ CL Birmingham
9 Y$ M* D8 O) f9 K; k' W CL Newcastle, Shell hits 17 w7 D. l7 @" ?# V
DD Fortune( i: c5 R, U: _7 l7 V
DD Griffin, Shell hits 15 G" D8 }0 d) s7 U) L5 N
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) c/ n( z4 a+ Q8 v- J) YNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards8 P6 N$ H9 f' a, }5 }# \4 K! ]+ }* B
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AK Kaga Maru, b1 r& p, K9 p+ h! U. d
xAK Fushimi Maru
/ _* Z; t, H$ h xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire& m" C" Q, h- U5 m- K- u1 Y% V; [
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
% s9 b$ i& t4 }7 z0 i xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk8 r% H* K8 t6 t$ Y/ w% C7 u
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk1 [, _/ {5 N1 p
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
0 }% e7 ?. ?3 F! G3 S% j7 v0 q xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 17 d4 q) K! H/ f* u
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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Allied Ships
! I4 a5 c Q% E( m' z* H+ z BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire* Q6 J9 Q5 \/ [4 w
CA Exeter
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DD Fortune
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) d+ z% j9 A* hJapanese ground losses:* } P! A0 e% p7 T
2769 casualties reported
. _! h6 @/ h! q0 n Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
2 Z% z: ~; `+ [9 p) z. j* i Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled4 u/ W! o. B: w$ {( Y8 p* O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" V2 ?/ A% e8 c$ V8 z9 j Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
4 ~5 l; M6 k1 P0 x: P0 U2 p; z Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)- P0 ]* C2 }+ e, A2 z
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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Japanese aircraft
; `8 N" i! k7 P/ i i no flights4 i; f: O1 X+ e% \* [
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Japanese aircraft losses
* m U- \& O/ M. `' V4 e- z- J Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged" D8 L$ l& o# w o; M O s5 X
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground/ Q4 y! ]9 G1 O
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
, c) N+ ?/ I! N' [* g5 N Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships7 n9 J" e$ z" G# E% a
BB Royal Sovereign
* u" B& |! X) Z9 Q3 I CA Dorsetshire
7 H1 E8 h4 T4 q2 z$ b CL Glasgow
2 b# S4 d* A/ v/ ^; @8 V4 e CL Ceres* @& f& v' G8 u* W4 ~
0 @; M) `. q5 |) V, x6 @( Q! SJapanese ground losses:
' ?" @/ S, |. P" p 129 casualties reported) _% ^) Z5 X% k8 h( D. K+ R3 h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! i$ l l5 |0 y* X8 `; n4 ]3 u% _/ g Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
' K. ^# |; u, X7 P% K7 Z, _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' J2 \! }; ]/ G6 E1 n Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)3 A3 R6 w& O: Y L8 E. J
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Airbase hits 2
& O7 [; ^9 I# a8 h9 Q0 @6 f: pRunway hits 10
8 m/ `9 L0 P3 L, vPort hits 6
$ G1 t! O# r1 B7 oPort fuel hits 1
: A8 e( c T4 N2 r$ GPort supply hits 1" I! A7 G$ d" Y! m$ r
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1 q8 I' z" m/ T NNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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Allied Ships
! E4 Y3 N: P. L) {# |* d# R7 n BB Ramillies
9 `) k9 z3 o/ H8 D; _ CA Devonshire0 ^: {0 ?& a4 i4 B! _* g
CL Enterprise
+ x) J& o3 g: c* _ CL Hobart, i; P- m+ ^8 a4 T/ }+ }& J7 X
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Japanese ground losses:$ r3 k; I$ s5 T$ }2 l# a3 P
585 casualties reported
2 o. W2 g" u7 f Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled6 R) i8 ` f/ a% J/ C
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
; E# K& N! F! x( X- d b Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
* J6 S/ t0 R* K% }! b* d Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
+ E9 A+ m+ Q6 d Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)5 A0 G+ X9 m- I4 ]1 D
5 a( K0 h/ E# T1 g' f3 X# ~. kManpower hits 3
q/ m' b" R2 U: G7 o2 s$ E& [4 xFires 575
6 j# u# i) o/ C; X$ k& ]" i0 jAirbase hits 4
1 o! p4 w$ M. g i/ C- IRunway hits 17' s1 P4 f- Y" F/ n# q
Port hits 5; h: z3 s [1 c/ D
Port supply hits 1# X: ]( q4 x/ f6 @' @( w* R$ P$ F. x
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5 T. t" N- f7 d; O3 SDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
) g/ _, U: j" ~% y. U ^ | DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 c, ^1 T5 V4 b4 A5 d+ t+ o( s DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage; \4 X% B% ~- j) x* s
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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& d1 u% |& ~' s1 U6 M BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
1 r! g8 b2 m% r, i, W3 N CA Exeter
' R; O+ o1 Y7 v' I9 n% f5 \ CL Birmingham
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DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
9 g. \! C& J% P9 S DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage- m1 f I9 z8 g6 o- T
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42! A( \) E7 L+ r5 @% C' C
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* w: O6 T; e8 F9 V' u* d6 k$ N7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# g j! V+ Y! u
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50, L& M1 i0 b1 E# b7 F/ g" B
( M. x- S$ A$ C4 YWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# ~# A# v& `% @' z. yRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ S$ N. ]: }6 N3 V0 @5 L8 ~- A
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes# ]% w: y3 d3 i9 [- ?) T7 @
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' ^% j; N2 F: ~! P1 r- F" ` Albacore I x 31 m" y% d4 U& t/ x
Fulmar II x 4/ Y2 N8 {- L& m( S, T
Sea Hurricane Ib x 86 _' Y* `& d3 z; ?, h" ]
Martlet II x 6% l5 y2 ^/ O2 g$ i7 @- P! B
" r+ v6 u! Q3 Q; P$ kAllied aircraft losses C& b- e- V A
Albacore I: 8 damaged) B: F. ] R6 s9 x
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak2 c# f& w7 a1 a5 R/ N( v& l
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BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
' M- l' {4 C* q5 g BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
2 k# ^0 W; k3 j BB Yamashiro" z- w+ U# ?: H$ T4 P
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
+ @. S, W8 [+ H- F3 m BB Mutsu |