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。/ C7 n' f) e% S# S ?# x' e
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- ]" c0 g) x4 |: |9 vMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,381 R* u# Z% [& `0 n
; W7 U$ L; d3 q$ A/ SWeather in hex: Thunderstorms" m& e W8 i3 I8 s+ z! R' }
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, E: M7 \6 x7 h; @# i7 v, wEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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9 p) a$ S9 N% ~0 rJapanese aircraft
1 f6 n- A2 ?& ]- Q. K$ ]% R A6M2 Zero x 30
a* H! b' R) Q+ h2 X, a B5N1 Kate x 14
- i) I& e! o- Z, o B5N2 Kate x 125 U0 x" \$ ?1 Q/ Q
D3A1 Val x 8
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& G/ l( v7 M) N. p$ q' SAllied aircraft
$ z M# |6 K9 `6 a5 J2 k+ ^ Fulmar II x 18
- |1 {. { Y* l8 r Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
2 y' V3 U' O& f% J% V( g3 e( c% _+ R Martlet II x 481 h3 M8 q$ p7 a: \, ^ w2 i
Hurricane I Trop x 1
1 j5 ^" l* K* k! ~8 b Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
. e7 d1 A" A( R# E Hurricane IIb Trop x 12% s* D/ c% \1 L4 D0 k
Mohawk IV x 2$ c8 \; z/ U* z4 Y3 w- Y) F+ v
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ Q: S6 L5 [& k# b; i- r [ A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed8 G' [5 F. U* a1 t( }% v4 G" ]( Z
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged2 R+ g M& f9 U4 j! a2 Q' R
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed! Y; i8 e$ b8 x2 z, y4 Q4 Y
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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8 @# }* d. }/ N1 N0 m5 `Allied aircraft losses
8 g) r: K. C, r$ v Fulmar II: 1 destroyed# b* n v4 S! }7 D h
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed& l* H& r8 b% W* n1 f7 ~+ g( [6 T
Martlet II: 2 destroyed4 i y7 |' I: a0 P
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed* V6 R$ M) S1 k* O+ N
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Allied Ships
) s, h' R9 c, \ m' T CV Formidable
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 x9 X# g X; l! U+ i! @# J$ j1 @% \
# `. W8 D8 ? q' _Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
^- z6 J/ F$ _) q$ F }3 j" c6 t9 i6 WEstimated time to target is 30 minutes6 M# Z ]. U4 ?2 ^
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Japanese aircraft
2 I5 M! o9 G$ ], H/ d A6M2 Zero x 18
3 J9 @1 F4 e5 y2 [. t& u% H B5N1 Kate x 3
$ U1 V; d" H; J; P( u" }3 q) I# N B5N2 Kate x 14" \2 h4 t0 Q: @
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Allied aircraft
g5 h' h9 ~# u+ M Fulmar II x 17
% M' h4 y# f' U* n: Y" m% n Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
5 n4 o/ W6 f k' d& g9 \ Martlet II x 36
! X0 G" t- ~9 u2 G% }# v, P9 @ Hurricane I Trop x 16 x8 B% M* ^6 r) j$ [! T( e
Hurricane IIa Trop x 36 m _! R! F. D) G+ a" J' b
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12+ H2 m- v" j x- ]. `* ] E ]9 n
Mohawk IV x 2/ x. {7 t @# p+ q) z6 D
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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: ?/ p) i f& a, q. C! ?Japanese aircraft losses5 z4 o0 O2 B! e* E; w w8 m0 ?
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
" Z \8 |! o# g) ^* K+ U: t( i2 C B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged9 N9 e, {& x* R' S" w
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged6 {) X6 S3 ?3 f9 F. S: S& i
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Allied aircraft losses) [2 K2 y: Z: u
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed3 v3 ~* @; ?2 T- F
Martlet II: 1 destroyed/ D( E9 C" Y& k; `+ f7 l" u
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships L/ D# P1 X0 T
CVL Hermes5 Z- X" m! j' a7 Q0 Y
CL Dauntless, C5 n& ]/ Y( ]1 ?: E7 z) N* N
CV Illustrious
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3 K5 V- c4 G! B1 x$ v5 bAFTER 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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) C, p5 R2 d% _4 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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1 {3 b. Z( [1 {! n7 v5 _! FWeather in hex: Heavy rain1 ` i: J1 {2 v5 g$ h% T
$ I/ G6 t6 r' s9 R$ \Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.* T4 k0 _( d7 G
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes ?0 k) _. r" m" k- q) R6 G
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Japanese aircraft' f: [. o6 |. C M( T
A6M2 Zero x 13 S8 a. b# Z2 a% t: W
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Allied aircraft
0 ~5 C0 }9 n# w. F1 F: R+ W Albacore I x 108 d/ U% p) f) t" Q# K! h! w4 \
Fulmar II x 42 j6 ^+ d' b: w2 l
! i. ~! l5 Q( [$ s! t. Y5 h# _No Japanese losses
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* N/ i8 t: s# \, ]# v# pAllied aircraft losses: }& N9 O/ a7 o
Albacore I: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
& l' t$ ^8 C; o) a0 g BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
5 R) ?( J7 f+ k/ W: B. D- u BB Yamashiro I' L: x8 r: U& L
BB Mutsu
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45, q" r$ P$ C+ f* V. }! R2 c
/ Z, N- c3 h0 d& z, TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud2 i: E+ ^! x. r) A" @1 W
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) ^! D& a/ F) |' j" t
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes3 @5 r) @7 ]' a1 `7 T
) ]+ k) \7 D2 J' `& F4 DJapanese aircraft1 V) R" ~5 }: e, e& T
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
8 Z: M7 r$ C8 v8 D; K6 |/ n Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft
+ d, f; x0 ]& ]. `( {$ c Albacore I x 33- w( S3 v X' W, q
Swordfish I x 7) H! I; g2 m3 s
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No Japanese losses6 n& D) u& e3 U1 w( k
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Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
7 y) V; Q% J' T, m" M Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ B0 @, i% G- u6 x1 } Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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7 W6 z/ Y& ]/ O: c, T# R) N- c+ p* JJapanese Ships
* y: l- @; O1 W. D* q xAK Kikukawa Maru
' [; A& [& J' \) j' Y, }4 S# c xAK Keisho Maru
1 S$ f) u( W" X" C# h DD Hayashio
8 L9 v$ o) {5 E8 ] DD Yukikaze
2 l+ y* h$ e; o! m: h' u0 ? DD Maikaze
/ l: I" @! s/ V0 Q: s DD Natsushio
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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& u4 @3 n4 j; m5 t$ j1 E" b7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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: j7 n' m, ^7 I+ S$ @+ [' DNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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" \+ S; y& {4 C: h; \Japanese Ships
* W- G W( o- ~2 P" h DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
7 V0 x0 l) t3 e$ P9 t$ w9 L DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1' {4 F8 O& I7 B9 k$ ~0 `( j' x
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
6 w# @/ H) f z3 n( y4 L' z DD Maikaze
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, m' |4 M" s) I( HAllied Ships- |" _% N, E3 m% q/ I9 B
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! a6 E, |3 Y$ Z) W. G% ^ CA Exeter, Shell hits 1 d7 E# `# J; @* z1 ?" ^3 B1 b
CL Birmingham j2 ^: j) S7 L! I# P
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1% k. c/ C, q6 h
DD Fortune
/ \7 q" ?$ `3 A" Y) v DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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6 @. V3 n9 ~4 }4 p4 J" U2 qJapanese Ships
. k5 ]: [) q! y1 _8 } AK Kaga Maru7 b4 W3 Z5 B$ G/ _: F
xAK Fushimi Maru
+ r3 e. l R! q xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire- Z: w# R# i( ^+ g* ]. x
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire0 ~2 U( Y' E" R$ ]4 d! l: O3 A
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
" |$ J" ^, l% ?! k xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk8 i9 N7 R( l$ W4 m; U) y
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
: p1 T2 [3 m( |0 P' y. [' [1 V xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1$ w1 m/ i. ~' O& O3 m2 R7 t. `% N! G
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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Allied Ships# C0 g5 _8 Z' P3 ?3 z
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire; v4 d; X; g% [! W. J/ V
CA Exeter
8 n8 N; q: ]* {, n+ D3 w- v% V CL Birmingham. d# ]+ Q; ^4 x$ b
CL Newcastle7 N& G4 j6 |0 C3 l( E5 v. `5 n
DD Fortune( t u3 o% ^" ?
DD Griffin7 a2 X- A& l2 E. U, \' E5 H
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Japanese ground losses:
, d$ y1 C6 J* b( Z" t6 R& b( x9 s) U 2769 casualties reported! r6 U" `9 _/ Q: y
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled7 A2 K6 J$ ^. ~- M/ ]& l
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
% `3 [5 `3 V# G- w8 w6 B6 D6 b, _! z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# i* }2 V1 ~8 b) B; M
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
( c, V$ r, l1 t8 u2 W2 ? Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)& p. q3 G7 H/ a- d" I$ ~7 a
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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Japanese aircraft
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+ W5 @% J- {8 I' I" r, kJapanese aircraft losses
) G+ F: _0 L( C: U2 Y5 M# r5 A% S Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
6 Y; L" J' [. ]* O6 J! s Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground. ?& O! j/ X; d% d
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
4 |" _" ~+ M) O+ E7 V Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships& ]/ ~( P2 T: C' U" F) @: b+ j6 L
BB Royal Sovereign
1 D: c2 z8 U8 H8 ?4 G CA Dorsetshire3 S6 W' D/ X/ R
CL Glasgow
0 k* w! J- F* w CL Ceres
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Japanese ground losses:2 }, g$ O8 A5 A, Y M% C: U
129 casualties reported
$ ?7 l; s- }' \. F. b4 k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& m( d& J0 v# y8 ^) f. C. k! B Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled' O+ g. k. f, P" F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 J8 H1 Y5 [$ x8 O Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)0 f9 v1 h6 d7 E4 }" d- } K
( Q2 U( @' [4 a, \5 gAirbase hits 2
9 K8 n3 ?3 f6 M+ j+ w9 FRunway hits 10
. @6 U7 y1 ]3 c' d% uPort hits 6$ p2 K8 w' W) w
Port fuel hits 1! ]5 W6 `% y+ }! Y7 N$ _9 P+ ^
Port supply hits 15 A. a: j& c1 C
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45# e! W) O9 O# I+ \& Q6 U7 w2 b
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6 y, |# m, A9 f+ s! D) h BB Ramillies
' j/ O, B+ v6 P- ^' ` CA Devonshire
]+ d: E2 q8 s' R; k( Y CL Enterprise
0 h( ~3 r$ G2 `3 ?, R7 N+ f& x# \ CL Hobart4 `5 H7 ?7 p2 e- F3 y* |, R
. |7 v, t: }/ [+ ?Japanese ground losses:
6 p h0 s' O5 b9 O 585 casualties reported
3 O8 U/ h& R& E6 f/ g4 ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" v, \8 q% y& f% ]3 b( [# ^ Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
* v+ l0 D' `& ` Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled: ^. L3 ~- U3 R& G# Z) x( p
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
1 ^+ J; ~$ t* s' a( \+ ]0 E: E% y Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)8 [# s# z2 q" S
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Manpower hits 3; G* |' P8 v Z _' S7 D
Fires 575$ L- a$ p) s3 y3 o0 J0 ~& ~/ T! D
Airbase hits 4
- B( v6 ]! |. _/ M$ mRunway hits 175 w/ ~$ b8 l6 q- j' k/ s
Port hits 55 ^# M' n% s: H" o# [
Port supply hits 1; `; A. C9 ^6 c7 D4 r
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards% {5 d5 Z9 G6 j# u6 X
/ R! X- F8 K8 OJapanese Ships* W1 @1 a9 t: |) M( `
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 _9 e6 F1 p) v+ K. c DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage: ?2 [- x/ M/ A1 T
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships" K9 `8 S- `/ P, u7 g1 t
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1' L8 j3 p; }$ q& ]- I6 r
CA Exeter1 m5 V, w( e$ S) t, B6 X9 l, u
CL Birmingham
( Z' A2 \+ A. ~* b: C2 S' c CL Newcastle7 @: x# q5 ^9 v, `3 S) {6 O7 I6 c
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2. v# [+ }" c1 d
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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! f' M: z5 N0 M: ~/ @AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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8 A$ @7 g- _2 ]/ f$ e* D& c7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 I" f! \' M. A6 v g
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( o7 M7 T% |$ s2 }) V
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ f( E0 D8 u) C/ x8 PEstimated time to target is 11 minutes$ d" I6 w; y: N: Y8 c
9 O: J0 k" v% k- I3 C, Y, v+ UAllied aircraft
& C! [0 X& b. k2 C2 h7 |. t' Q- I Albacore I x 31# |. V- r9 N! N* V; ^% F+ s; z& S
Fulmar II x 4
8 x) t# b' u& ~) ]! J' p5 I1 c Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
+ i, x1 M& X5 H N% z' \ Martlet II x 6. E9 s; G& F) a* ]. v) L( r
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Allied aircraft losses8 C, |6 k0 S/ G0 R& h
Albacore I: 8 damaged
0 \+ v c! c0 h Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak8 I# K% Z* p" Z. B' i% C) ~5 K7 S
: K- C8 H c/ C. M# a& D) Y& uJapanese Ships5 \( V" R) W; u* {& r
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
8 f1 p/ I, I' ^+ O BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
3 w' X6 t0 R* [4 O9 O% d6 l BB Yamashiro9 C `. H- v* I3 K# D
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
2 x6 @1 T" t) h( V' \ BB Mutsu |