AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42* k% P& ]/ R( t; Z' b
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) i( J' K8 o. w5 Q' O7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。4 C- {1 m( P8 G, [2 o5 X
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0 [/ m/ Q, q8 GMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38* @3 ?6 L" E( _5 P% H: Z: p
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms6 i4 H6 G. M. T- v5 O- x0 S) s
4 p! J' r" @$ @4 j5 VRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 z |+ F* m1 {/ I* m1 x& y# p+ Y7 A
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes5 \3 p0 a1 I5 Q( z' v
. e$ [9 {& F1 _# t" v, eJapanese aircraft
/ [5 o( B2 m6 B A6M2 Zero x 30% ?9 e. ^3 t2 |0 h! V/ O+ o
B5N1 Kate x 14% A1 |2 w/ H* v8 e. q2 `
B5N2 Kate x 12, u7 n0 S8 O/ O6 X/ y* M4 b
D3A1 Val x 8) p- y2 G2 V! F7 z: g* }) U1 ^
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Allied aircraft+ @8 _2 O6 k; s/ ]6 v3 N
Fulmar II x 18. I! K! y7 V q4 q
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25$ G' l3 ~7 }* q3 A
Martlet II x 48/ t% _2 x, K Z
Hurricane I Trop x 1
8 c7 a6 U$ [1 ]7 @" I& { Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
+ p& }6 W2 L9 K Hurricane IIb Trop x 12' u$ k- U$ }' i! p T# j& J
Mohawk IV x 2, c1 m8 g9 N! F, @ e+ [5 q$ @: X
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses3 t& f3 S5 @. ~- E5 O
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
/ ~" ]4 R7 y. \6 x7 w- G B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged6 J, d$ m0 F" g$ ^% q
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
, h( b2 q9 e3 B D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed( H9 H+ `9 ?3 {& e9 w
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Allied aircraft losses
8 J: e# H T2 t+ C0 v Fulmar II: 1 destroyed ]8 R0 [0 ]% Q; ^
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed u. q7 v2 p" s+ K
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
6 u8 b: H! F7 M# x' s Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
9 ?! S( X$ \# F% g7 Y/ M B/ B/ u CV Formidable
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* m) [; S; q1 j; X' tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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5 R% j, p4 K1 r8 HWeather in hex: Partial cloud% O6 o. u5 T4 N/ x* I _) e3 U
8 g; J) H& Y" S- g6 A7 LRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% t) k. `7 z' z9 @7 i' `
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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; ]& m/ m6 E' d/ m, ]Japanese aircraft
% F( z2 }: j0 K( s- Z8 b A6M2 Zero x 18
% d# r8 @2 h+ _6 b5 f; W B5N1 Kate x 3
8 Q2 w% Z0 C% I2 ^ e, h* r# E- Q B5N2 Kate x 14' X9 S2 M& ?9 q% [: O* R
1 x4 L' f5 A* |/ e' _) G1 U4 wAllied aircraft: z$ b8 r; G: R3 E
Fulmar II x 17
% A6 {0 L. H/ k) z Sea Hurricane Ib x 14# D* }" x, \' A1 q
Martlet II x 36) z5 m9 B6 Q' D7 X$ X4 j/ D
Hurricane I Trop x 12 H8 ~# t9 K: S, q! b* X# S
Hurricane IIa Trop x 36 a Q5 W8 t$ B4 t6 X, L
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
' A) v. l l5 S+ j Mohawk IV x 2# E8 R' m/ l. l9 E' ]
P-40E Warhawk x 4# f9 e; n, s( k' q' { u# H* i
$ _, v8 ^* v7 L( o( p' y0 wJapanese aircraft losses
. D: e) ?% a7 E6 M# h9 D A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
- ^# {0 y- G* J% G1 ` B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged( o) k: ]: n0 x2 W8 }( L
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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& m0 p6 O8 e/ t }& z* GAllied aircraft losses
, j* p9 v5 H9 Q1 M d/ O* G Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
6 I! ~2 ^/ S7 i6 _) N) i2 x Martlet II: 1 destroyed' E, E6 U9 D3 J" j) P6 r+ ~
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed: u. P0 ^2 [+ w3 Q8 C
1 t# \" z5 e( g. ^5 aAllied Ships/ i- p. K( F; o5 r, @
CVL Hermes; q" m8 K, s, h4 _. W2 X5 j
CL Dauntless
. C1 C8 H/ z. `4 W CV Illustrious
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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。# `" `1 B4 x0 x4 U8 q5 f5 L* m: ?
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! Z8 U+ @2 Q+ z1 R! |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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; t* f9 Y5 Y- y- g9 a, zWeather in hex: Heavy rain( F" }3 M1 `2 z" L
" c7 @( @, Y g4 h5 rRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.1 J, P0 A0 E1 b0 I0 @
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& J2 b8 R6 [6 {; O) N A6M2 Zero x 1' T. g) m: M' Q6 K; h3 V
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Allied aircraft
2 |7 X+ J0 B) a Albacore I x 105 s. q& B: c2 p0 ~2 y7 A- J
Fulmar II x 4' B9 F9 A8 m! R7 V! g: |2 m, q: x0 v
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No Japanese losses& B+ c) S5 P5 h8 k$ _' `& K2 g
+ f8 a( k$ p3 m% ^( r; ]1 u8 {Allied aircraft losses
( M, `" a" w- o }+ h4 k9 o" Q Albacore I: 5 damaged% O9 R3 W6 T6 [* L
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Japanese Ships
! @/ z+ f2 v7 D2 e$ b BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 13 `3 T! n2 N+ m% [* b/ g
BB Yamashiro
+ O9 ~7 O5 n. A* N BB Mutsu' h7 K" ~. u5 d( t& Q1 O2 f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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# w1 u% b( W( A' o5 hWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
2 S$ a$ W. t) ?# J* HEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 Y+ f# F f5 n* n2 N" J! n
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
6 x U! j K) N" A Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4% i- p* G' T5 r, l
3 p2 [; X. _" `$ [Allied aircraft
( Q1 ~) Q' t& M* Z) W Albacore I x 33# k# T" o* H3 [6 N( k
Swordfish I x 7! ]1 W& b3 i. k
" w8 U% v0 f$ M4 X4 S- u1 DNo Japanese losses1 o9 E% `; N- p
$ D; \9 q, p6 C7 p; lAllied aircraft losses9 D3 a5 r! _0 @, R. P$ h7 R
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
: u; n- y n1 G: L Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged! K3 C. ?8 j4 W. h1 | T
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak+ v, `' B/ ]0 S/ ~0 [
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Japanese Ships
/ ?6 o7 E. f2 I( F j- s xAK Kikukawa Maru% `4 [* p! d% w) N' s9 W" g
xAK Keisho Maru a5 H6 C8 ?+ A1 H
DD Hayashio
9 ?% n. A3 E) W6 N6 ^; [ DD Yukikaze
/ M# B& O1 l3 |3 o6 n J DD Maikaze& X) H% P+ M5 ^7 C0 H; z" @% s
DD Natsushio
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$ h0 p# R( t k7 e3 `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。7 R, E$ i9 C- d" Y. X& S9 T
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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6 O6 m" I) p2 `Japanese Ships4 y( v @2 |, K2 S2 k9 E
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
7 h* ^( k" h2 i& A/ F# a7 v/ x DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1: \: t- q3 |, f& U. x' v
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
, c0 {: ?4 n9 f, l DD Maikaze6 r3 [$ d" u. y
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Allied Ships0 @4 L! m. x- A" O
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% e# D( v( G0 f9 p$ u' I CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
: l3 n* ^2 o6 M) \. c4 k" O CL Birmingham
) o! N8 k; M9 x# y/ O$ T CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
( U: d! ~& H7 A/ O: P DD Fortune
' R5 k& L# X; t# a3 V* S DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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" i, X8 G7 S' K8 H! vNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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9 ~' D3 }! ~& S9 QJapanese Ships
* P2 v$ I3 X+ \# N( i0 X4 `' [5 {8 T AK Kaga Maru
. _9 `9 ]9 c" K; U/ u xAK Fushimi Maru% r/ `8 ~4 \* c4 |7 Y
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire# Y0 s1 O! S# t& D9 k* z6 W
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, Z: y5 {$ a3 x0 @0 Z; P
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
: X. i4 p7 d: f3 J xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk7 G3 Y3 x% l! P, d
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk+ H2 @5 O0 i5 N8 H
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1# h- V \0 T1 t! h+ y3 [
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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! O5 I2 a w) c' n* IAllied Ships$ L6 k- }' a8 b+ O2 h5 n& _
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
& p0 C3 M' n, ~1 d CA Exeter
6 c% a0 S' s5 ]9 Q# t: ? CL Birmingham7 U: D$ `" z0 Y) k6 J/ o2 }4 K2 [
CL Newcastle3 J; P% a3 g/ [& I( l. o9 O
DD Fortune2 _. E8 k* F2 [! y
DD Griffin
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7 l' _2 g' D9 b( _# t- ^0 o( }Japanese ground losses:
# T# C# ?0 i& f$ l 2769 casualties reported
& R5 c5 L! z% Q. J# r$ h Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
' v3 T! b$ {. t5 {# w% T, D Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
/ n% j" v8 g' ~( F3 E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" t. h: u5 v' o M8 K: p* Y/ x1 _) |
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
6 u! }# [# V1 u Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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5 c8 k0 C& r+ g3 f. eNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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Japanese aircraft* f4 u# y/ M% o
no flights1 ^- Y; P5 K5 ]. @3 K0 s! M. h
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Japanese aircraft losses' Y) _0 E7 v7 N
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged2 a0 ~# E8 P0 f
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
6 F y Z1 H& Z {8 K2 { Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged* {# S8 W( j% _2 N, p3 g/ v) ]
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground' |6 H6 G: n) @. I
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Allied Ships
/ B5 J4 R1 L8 {/ G5 H4 ?: C BB Royal Sovereign: a; k1 {6 X2 u, o7 s
CA Dorsetshire
# _: n9 [1 S7 B' |: g CL Glasgow
' [- Z2 @- e0 p. u" Y! ] CL Ceres0 o) v; N5 [! \6 x$ l9 E4 d1 t
5 {0 L0 E/ t- ~" c7 QJapanese ground losses:7 h7 K# E% B5 _/ a* }% u' e4 g2 U1 P
129 casualties reported' f6 g4 H& O$ \9 ~( P+ ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 j- ?9 d" C4 o: Y r" A Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
" A# \4 i" } c2 \9 d4 {. h: f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( P* {. S h/ h7 j, d8 T* K
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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0 t3 C& e0 C, P; eAirbase hits 2% m7 [( E2 d7 v- x3 l
Runway hits 10
8 D- A+ a' N5 H( ?, d4 A7 l. P' @6 X" c; EPort hits 6
: U/ ~# O! f% y- LPort fuel hits 1
7 \' N/ X' Q, u$ N2 ]! | [7 B. t1 @Port supply hits 1$ E& U- ]* t0 i; C4 e8 ]
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+ V# ^, Z0 q3 N, f, c! ?8 @2 KNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45; T/ E" S2 j8 I: H
/ S' _' i" @: B) q. `1 `/ Z2 UAllied Ships
1 {& C% V* {. I BB Ramillies/ R# h# P1 u/ B. M
CA Devonshire' N- w' |! Z. O' S8 \- N3 Z
CL Enterprise+ D: V9 W8 |" p' x; I ?! K, @
CL Hobart
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& N6 ~. K- r! D, N' cJapanese ground losses:5 i3 {4 H6 l% `" e6 G0 B
585 casualties reported( t6 e h1 r W5 s/ }2 g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 g% V/ T# s" ^2 ^8 m Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
$ t! X4 h" U; D9 W: e' V0 { Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled" _; ~1 h1 |3 G U6 z
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)! Y3 v$ T+ l0 K( _: y. ^- l
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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$ T* j1 p) s4 @) r" O7 G- p1 H6 n- q6 hManpower hits 3% T4 V( ?$ D; t, b5 H
Fires 5756 x( X3 ^( Y7 P6 N( p" k
Airbase hits 46 j4 t2 ?7 y. Z; o
Runway hits 17
& x7 p4 |' S4 m2 y3 h3 {Port hits 5+ k/ N# O" b) t* C- r6 A
Port supply hits 1
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6 r; s( g4 C; f; o2 `( d7 ODay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards* o; H6 x& b* |/ q
8 B2 ^% C; H# nJapanese Ships
7 i H' C G+ y' r0 Z DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire2 ?3 _; W# I6 e+ w# ~5 I
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
! f% {* i I3 W2 v$ W2 ~ DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage& {1 O. n& I7 _# ^+ c, D/ H
4 T: e( b ]( {: oAllied Ships- a6 a* r6 F# m0 }
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
0 g7 E7 I. b( P CA Exeter9 P' _+ X4 c) h. n8 v
CL Birmingham
C" z& V; |. _ CL Newcastle. }! B1 H; O) W' I: R
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
" q- O x4 _( ~/ e8 S8 A DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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+ U& t+ o' O! J1 fAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42) L. F( V) m) M6 N1 b2 z, b* M
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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- o# J! |1 Y8 d
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9 T0 ^# i. u+ x4 `% I! rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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' e; j; E% }8 ?8 PWeather in hex: Heavy cloud! F) K9 H# o: c
) T8 i! K, }! M6 [ b2 `. lRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ E" r3 l# U( K" l3 `6 t" k& t( p X
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes2 P* P* }! f4 V7 N p' K# P
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Allied aircraft
6 G2 g) Y, g7 I$ I0 z- ?! w) } Albacore I x 31
* o) c" ?, E/ R& X Fulmar II x 4
4 f" q& g* v1 P7 z& U Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
( {# r j% o% \% `( A; @- F Martlet II x 6
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Allied aircraft losses5 P8 [9 S! ?" `5 y* _5 x* p0 z
Albacore I: 8 damaged
3 b: U8 g! P; P1 U1 K8 N Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships7 f) S3 v1 ~$ M: e
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
# z p" f) k2 j" e3 ] BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
$ r; w. w# O# V/ V5 w' s BB Yamashiro
6 l" x+ ~2 a& ]% E% ?3 L' |5 q BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
; v) j9 s5 d1 W, L( c BB Mutsu |