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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- Z$ q* h, b8 L1 J5 c0 m0 I; gMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,387 v1 u, _1 x% X. @8 v* g9 v
+ _2 P3 L L, c$ D: rWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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6 V. R( \' w. c/ sRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) ?' i; x/ o' \
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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o4 P& Z- w5 \8 p6 I3 K/ g. pJapanese aircraft
' X# a' t: }. Y. Y# [! q' \$ [ A6M2 Zero x 30# ?! s6 {! ^2 y& Z0 Z
B5N1 Kate x 14# G$ z; i' q$ T0 Q7 A$ D
B5N2 Kate x 12
/ L9 }. Q8 d8 x* X D3A1 Val x 8$ v! k% ^* z, [
3 l' Y8 s5 b% p- dAllied aircraft0 _& s0 `& D6 \6 }
Fulmar II x 18
$ H) }$ R7 Q# }# d- [ Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
( h5 y4 |. `/ ?, U( D9 g& E Martlet II x 484 T; Y8 d: X# Z3 n
Hurricane I Trop x 17 Z1 J; x* M5 S% T% R
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
! x2 @6 a5 J& X& J" O8 w& C2 o Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
6 i9 a( e( B! i$ N* D$ L; u2 e& k9 V Mohawk IV x 24 g4 D, j7 o5 P: t5 Q2 f
P-40E Warhawk x 5. L& a" A. p1 H4 [1 o
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 a% q9 M+ [4 d A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
" T: s" h" U- f& `2 _ B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged$ B6 k0 T( |% d
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed- W) F% f1 O6 k8 s) e% i6 ^5 O9 P
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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* r7 Q' ?2 ^9 t3 Z3 I$ i! HAllied aircraft losses0 O0 b8 z* ], V4 H4 e4 ?( f# C
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed8 Z5 j6 g$ f) d! q" f# j
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed/ A( f; `1 x( w2 i
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
8 Z( ]& e! B% u. T2 n% E2 p* j Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed; [' f7 j3 j0 W
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38 P! V! V2 [. u% J9 S7 |3 g
3 ?+ |, p# R4 k: v2 AWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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/ | B4 g$ A& |. hRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ b: Q% B8 l' m* J, M7 U
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# v( k1 X( ^0 x6 j4 m
A6M2 Zero x 18& f+ d2 N; w% B; n- X% |
B5N1 Kate x 3) K; K% q# w' G: [. O
B5N2 Kate x 14( |+ K$ `( v" c- w* S7 t& C
1 |. X/ Q" D7 F7 W G9 R4 ~Allied aircraft
# \$ s. }0 `! F$ w+ a7 l& P Fulmar II x 17
- k P, L# ?# l- C8 [$ W Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
( M' R( v0 s# Y Martlet II x 36
7 t) b, X1 Y/ @ Hurricane I Trop x 1
" u' x2 l! D: k4 w- Z$ W, d Hurricane IIa Trop x 3' p: {( B( z( @1 X- |1 F+ Y |
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
5 o8 T9 Z( u6 ]5 p0 ~ Mohawk IV x 2
c# ~3 X8 R. Q' { P-40E Warhawk x 40 I2 Y4 i# A5 c' o! H/ Z# \
" U/ V7 `: {, k" A4 q' ]Japanese aircraft losses
" m2 j7 d- L4 v# M2 V3 f A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed j+ ~' T. s! W r4 J& t7 L! ~( S# I
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 f( @4 z+ b% W( H6 u' N- m B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged. b8 l: a6 Y. M' z! ^
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" ?! a7 T; B9 v& E Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
. F: v; c7 d, S9 V; M# U Martlet II: 1 destroyed" f5 T" E* C7 R& q% U& a$ x
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed% I% l+ c' Z/ {2 Z l# T7 m; E
* q7 a2 K' k. `Allied Ships
( i4 O y4 Y( e4 |$ D CVL Hermes
, c1 N. X# F2 h4 R CL Dauntless
0 ?1 f' F9 q' H. E CV Illustrious q8 a" q5 `0 {4 F0 R; c
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42% I( H5 R' w& f( L4 c7 l8 T# I; J
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U& |( r* Q) {8 V: h9 m7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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. j2 v5 P: A& J! K: z8 ^+ ZAfternoon 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.
3 G" Z+ u1 v, a3 x$ i7 jEstimated time to target is 8 minutes# M# e' H! H: f6 s
W% o; G4 Z- kJapanese aircraft- Z o" n! ]) Q7 X$ c2 }
A6M2 Zero x 1( V* P d" h- `5 @ \8 s, J% I
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3 e# k! Y, Y. M$ H' Q% a1 T' a Albacore I x 10
4 f! |+ q( l+ C# y1 a& q8 p Fulmar II x 4
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3 z& K5 M/ _2 [$ b9 p+ bNo Japanese losses
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/ b7 H2 W9 o, O0 e& mAllied aircraft losses
$ k5 L2 a; n# H Albacore I: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
* u2 q! w8 J- s& f9 m- G BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
: q5 o- w( X/ E$ x8 s BB Yamashiro* _7 S/ [$ F- V; |3 X' ^
BB Mutsu' _ o4 \0 }, t6 m
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2 E4 F) Q% K& O0 \/ c: {- s7 }! CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ \5 ^, F: v" l5 _Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
" L. i0 F( q) G0 QEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 x7 {# Y, z2 d- h5 m Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
6 q1 W. |1 K! P Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 48 _8 \5 U' ^( S+ _5 T* y. ]
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Allied aircraft
5 Y+ L. l9 B) [: E6 | Albacore I x 33& O% T0 I" W1 h; \
Swordfish I x 7( X3 |" M, @, q& O% U( m$ ?
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8 G# L2 V1 i+ s& RAllied aircraft losses9 F+ C( U& L8 d: S3 ? n
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged6 P& n$ c; E% u: L* ?$ ^
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged( X( i6 D' T2 y O
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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4 U0 ]& c' D: u xAK Kikukawa Maru0 K ~8 M$ `' y4 ?
xAK Keisho Maru) S: O: u6 t/ v/ x
DD Hayashio! r$ a6 V v7 C1 V7 \
DD Yukikaze
( H2 K4 C* M7 a% _# F DD Maikaze
& v( j" Q9 D$ {0 ` DD Natsushio5 [: |. K& B, x8 B- Y& O- s0 H j5 Y
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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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
$ F+ z5 Z& | q3 @/ m( W2 Z4 f" P DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires- t" \2 Q9 g* l6 F6 I" n" |8 ^# T
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
- P. R$ j% }: y DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
1 t: J; @9 m( W. ~' r1 z DD Maikaze
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% T! H: }1 P" HAllied Ships4 o$ @ S6 z. f7 b% g
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 v3 o2 ~* w8 N2 Y" D A" p' Y
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1& G: }! @6 k. D
CL Birmingham
2 s9 @4 Q' u% L4 q4 }/ B3 F CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1 z# M! N1 r3 h$ P. C0 C& O9 n
DD Fortune
+ E+ {- f% P! n. ?, f1 G3 c4 x& \ DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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: [ n, S2 N6 N* i- l. LNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards9 Z# ~$ r! I) z# O
' j7 R; N: W9 ?3 z" n% b$ gJapanese Ships( s/ g. U3 ^ a+ B6 S
AK Kaga Maru/ C" d% \; R' X& t: T0 l/ w6 g
xAK Fushimi Maru
8 o& V4 @) z3 e! G; f+ H+ F xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
5 [4 w9 D6 O: q9 n6 u6 D) @ xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire6 `4 z6 X" ]! C
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
+ c# o! R! ]' l; M xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk3 ^$ [# S; Q: ^8 d+ ~
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
) l$ r5 }0 d% v6 ^- Q0 L xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
& p% K# F9 ~6 O# W$ ]+ l$ |& x xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire. {1 l+ r, I- M4 K. W6 U- C
+ O8 p, D: x$ w/ s6 B* P# o ]" WAllied Ships
3 r6 x6 h: ^, s+ h5 w BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ z: N1 v8 ?) @# X' n CA Exeter
N% t4 X3 m, l) |# S3 R3 q CL Birmingham/ n$ U" a, j+ b& | a. j
CL Newcastle
6 ?2 Q$ m: @1 `& Z3 V( `0 g DD Fortune) {/ V3 i/ b( C% D
DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:
# ?/ {; k2 F- D& N; L; O" @ 2769 casualties reported9 ?2 k# b& Q* I: [. W' Z: C4 F
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
; v! Z8 |: S6 _, `4 j Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled' K7 q" I' L0 e* N8 ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& j$ v) Q9 J" U9 W' y! e9 W Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)2 i8 B4 E7 X. E4 s. e# s# k
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)# U6 F; J- r; P9 h$ Y' {8 g3 U
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43' [$ D0 t: H% P6 N* q) ?1 Z3 D5 U
" s0 I7 e% M! S, p7 iJapanese aircraft
( d2 }4 b6 J4 ]7 Y2 i8 h no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
& L( X+ t) m. l& a+ |, t Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged9 i& P* c, v! v. ^3 u+ l
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
' K9 r3 f2 `3 `3 x/ s Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged7 c# L1 g& ?. ^0 F- [# E
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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BB Royal Sovereign+ H i; y# O" p7 T# K8 `# H
CA Dorsetshire2 K4 d. Z: a0 J
CL Glasgow
0 D# [) K0 q5 U7 X* d CL Ceres
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) g- i3 O( N% V+ X) y: JJapanese ground losses:
% W" k! s* c& X" C 129 casualties reported0 S; c: ?0 Z+ R6 B4 q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 {" c' v# n7 T) ^9 ^0 ` Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
+ E/ p$ v/ \: _6 w1 C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" l b& N% F7 M4 O
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)! b, E# e- ~2 m
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Airbase hits 2+ d$ ^ w; a$ r" m# Z7 l9 a- O
Runway hits 10; m4 y2 ~: a4 {5 E' H% p( z
Port hits 6
% \' }$ E6 ~4 e* b4 V; Z4 ~; qPort fuel hits 1. z* ~5 {$ m, U/ a
Port supply hits 1. ^8 [8 `. U5 ?( T0 o' W
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* n% |5 M" I2 H) ~" S4 QNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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Allied Ships
' O- r) V" _, `4 y2 J+ r BB Ramillies
- \' U2 ?1 ?. M/ K% c) V CA Devonshire6 M. T0 r# i2 C7 \4 U
CL Enterprise
, v: H) D1 _3 X1 V% G# P- E CL Hobart3 z1 N; y3 F" N, Q. x2 P
" J. v7 @: F; z3 m* cJapanese ground losses:9 |% r& j- A' C' n. p% d
585 casualties reported' x5 L5 ]( y2 k) P6 E! K4 c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled0 n6 E7 e) F6 T. f; N
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled' {+ E$ k, z9 c Z4 \
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled( A* T$ V3 k/ e- P2 ~& _0 r& m
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)$ K$ @1 t4 s7 G: u* N/ E) Z
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled); G% m% E& }/ m+ N& M
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Manpower hits 3) i3 b3 u K: T7 H: q z; G# ?
Fires 575( r8 D3 N$ N3 C0 x' `
Airbase hits 4
" J# M. N) R4 p. O2 ^Runway hits 17& O+ _) s- d, e- |+ I' P
Port hits 5
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
7 W* _! j! s. Q2 M+ g DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
X/ R# |0 J: L9 h" V* k h& Z DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage! [: F1 ^7 B" _; @) A4 I
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage3 E9 T) S8 @. h- a. ]4 K" p# I! D
/ U! f9 ^( n# s8 S2 nAllied Ships
5 [8 p) P+ N8 K7 ? BB Resolution, Shell hits 1' J5 S8 C# A! Y! w9 i6 h; Y
CA Exeter$ S* H& U' R+ a; _2 K% B
CL Birmingham
, D2 Q- E) p2 S9 a9 } CL Newcastle
0 K+ ^/ t: l/ C1 Q! d% ` DD Fortune, Shell hits 29 ?! E( ~" i5 C4 n3 D# k7 `3 I: P7 p
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 V) }/ d! k% Q! p' {3 p$ nAFTER 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- y1 Y5 P5 g! K, X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 V; i" \3 h' _/ [3 c
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# h8 N$ ]& s; X3 Z6 F% @- p9 P) M" WEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft
+ c9 {+ q- O1 p7 w9 o Albacore I x 31( p% R5 \% Y! l B& S7 [
Fulmar II x 4
9 p7 V4 L, P* `0 u- V: c Sea Hurricane Ib x 83 _9 G* q/ }: `6 Y3 q/ f
Martlet II x 60 {8 A8 g+ B7 s7 L! F
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Albacore I: 8 damaged
4 j0 |" H/ | Y- k0 a4 S Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak- |* r6 Q: ^) T }0 o/ C
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BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
: l( G9 ] y& C/ p! V- @ BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1+ H9 M& L+ g0 h O0 G
BB Yamashiro
0 g' U$ H& r5 k6 L+ e BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
% t& v4 l5 K# \+ q; C2 | BB Mutsu |