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0 b% G: e0 h% O8 T7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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. p2 h* y+ g. K* L. R7 ?9 V" O8 iMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,381 q! {/ q) q ^% F: p. C! z2 M; n) n
# N+ t* |2 a$ Y( z5 ?5 QWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# M4 g* }, T8 p( o) c
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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- P# G% p0 i) z% x$ p1 iJapanese aircraft
$ ^# z2 y5 \- Z7 _ A6M2 Zero x 30
* r" X+ \& b5 R" | ^ B5N1 Kate x 14. I9 S' b" O6 Y# {
B5N2 Kate x 12% J1 Z9 U: c# Y7 n& F( P8 u$ i/ I
D3A1 Val x 8 `5 a% E$ L' s# [ W0 W9 M
' j9 K# o$ S$ J! b: R+ qAllied aircraft5 a9 @' @7 l+ R! |
Fulmar II x 18
" A1 l; \! F. d8 d Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
$ c; c! w3 [: S0 u5 v Martlet II x 48/ b7 U1 O O) K+ O
Hurricane I Trop x 1
! T, {" N! a! I6 |$ r" n Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
/ o% d; \- m, K! a6 H& I/ C Hurricane IIb Trop x 123 q; E4 ]* V2 g# ^
Mohawk IV x 2
2 P7 e% T+ H0 P7 D/ i( b. [ P-40E Warhawk x 5
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, f9 J' g& P6 ]9 b5 @' v, eJapanese aircraft losses) K+ Y0 [% q( `! [$ }3 R! O* v
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed- G9 p' e% w3 d4 }! \1 {
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged0 T5 k% ^, z+ v
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed" a3 C% b* q2 }; S% P3 ?
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed$ D( Y: o2 ?% O5 N! N$ L6 F
" @2 c! u/ z+ ^/ kAllied aircraft losses2 c! ]/ M2 D7 L
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed( q" Q. r+ }4 Q8 ~( }5 c
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
& k/ H4 j9 K! Z) O5 r Martlet II: 2 destroyed
% o. z8 M* M+ Q) R Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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! ?/ F# N" w! x: xAllied Ships" @: a; z7 {* O5 Z$ [
CV Formidable" S3 B9 y4 S6 H1 C' {; ~
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5 X, U# q( ]# I. C6 k# [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( w( C, l. H9 g% x2 V# v
0 j8 h0 ?8 i+ ?9 v1 qRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 c& }. b. |* BEstimated time to target is 30 minutes. m; p1 C% Z/ h4 N/ i' S
% |3 _' n5 |& W% V- Z$ ~Japanese aircraft g2 R* I) F% N9 g; t
A6M2 Zero x 182 E1 F# N6 ~/ @' T
B5N1 Kate x 3
/ \& _- b3 P& T4 \ B5N2 Kate x 146 V) |1 H& Q0 M, B" c5 w/ S
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Allied aircraft
7 T* {. E/ B) ]: o* e9 C# c. _0 s4 z- d Fulmar II x 173 \) O7 V8 {2 R- C$ h) f
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14( R1 y! u6 s: I. `' g
Martlet II x 36
/ w; z" ^) a7 L5 a) q' I2 q Hurricane I Trop x 1% `) {2 w) i- o- A$ d. A
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3, U* z9 I0 f# c2 S1 |; _2 |" Y% u
Hurricane IIb Trop x 126 U c# Z1 ^) A9 w
Mohawk IV x 2' i/ o6 k, N0 A8 {3 L
P-40E Warhawk x 4# D. v$ }+ E/ ^$ D! m: g. N8 E
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Japanese aircraft losses3 G$ x; P* v0 f1 |6 ~. G
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 R \$ P- x5 @2 v* D, h
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
) E4 p2 R3 ]* x; e8 V8 ? B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged D. X. w/ n4 C
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Allied aircraft losses5 V! t; R5 o+ p6 X7 U
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed/ f5 q/ |6 a) Q) X2 W8 Y+ K
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
6 E, W- \+ V5 ?0 k Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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# C+ E1 N3 j4 p* i& I- pAllied Ships+ S8 ?* N/ i+ m* W0 R0 w* T! l* T
CVL Hermes0 C* g. d5 Y& n
CL Dauntless
2 c+ `& i. J! y' Y CV Illustrious; b0 e5 D6 r1 I" O1 U( n% e5 {
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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$ K9 n/ y$ f' K* w' j7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。3 f0 X* ?5 D- C% _# Q
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$ ^7 b% N/ h5 O: \) z0 y$ |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,481 {* I G" M F* m; U
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
3 h/ D; c4 b7 Y+ cEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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' e- m' @( p1 Q7 d: e) cJapanese aircraft7 k' a% F: ~1 N3 Z7 k7 r! v
A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft
+ r; V; e6 q \ Albacore I x 106 X4 a7 q! ^- d2 h2 Y9 J5 |' W6 d+ I
Fulmar II x 49 s) C' @% i: v5 M+ D
6 W6 X1 K0 q, r' H' c5 M9 nNo Japanese losses
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! q% S2 P) O1 U7 G8 q7 nAllied aircraft losses" Y* Q. k1 q4 s
Albacore I: 5 damaged
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# U4 T& s J9 Q+ U6 v% Q7 FJapanese Ships
9 P, ~& s1 n' G3 t0 K M. ` BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1+ w ~4 l% U" C. w
BB Yamashiro
; u3 I1 Y4 E. O* H9 B BB Mutsu
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,456 X- Y) U6 U# t; Y9 N9 |
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.' X M- l) }* n
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes0 A5 N1 d5 V& O& M
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Japanese aircraft
* I% A- w' e1 U. `2 @- Z Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
* F: c& Y/ O9 R( i1 R6 o Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft+ I: _) {. v: n1 n1 w. g' @
Albacore I x 332 C8 M" U! W( `; Y4 Y- l- W% t2 U: L
Swordfish I x 7) Y1 F/ z7 n/ n, G9 v
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No Japanese losses2 A8 m& S+ F, A" H3 C6 _
7 c6 _% A3 \- N1 b* o7 ?Allied aircraft losses' Q* T; {- o* X9 }# S' w0 u. D
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged$ L. @3 f( p' V o
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
" K# N5 p% p6 U2 T: n Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak; e F/ z% z6 y( A
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Japanese Ships
. x) o: I. Q7 K" [& i# T% k N xAK Kikukawa Maru0 c) p) Y8 p+ l5 Y
xAK Keisho Maru
0 n2 T, Y8 u6 i0 W1 L/ G DD Hayashio( G" f- _& z" n
DD Yukikaze
% N. X+ {% t/ }1 n DD Maikaze7 |& e" Q( k3 r1 j9 c9 K- _- I
DD Natsushio
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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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; e% b5 b" L- w0 ~1 hNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards4 G% K, J5 i: x
2 W; A9 k! H9 f8 j6 o7 aJapanese Ships
: o% R0 w( q( _: v4 D DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires) q( Y: m* x0 j- n/ W
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1! Y) F5 i6 F3 j; [0 [
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1; N* I5 O: A* x' d+ C
DD Maikaze2 Q9 `6 T4 [" ] H% u8 v% m1 C: Q
* j0 T' H8 ]1 SAllied Ships0 {2 _4 E4 l8 a
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
I% u t* V# p1 } CA Exeter, Shell hits 1+ y6 i: J6 ?/ L9 |3 r! L! d" w
CL Birmingham
) h2 G' h/ S4 v# h9 l CL Newcastle, Shell hits 15 U0 _/ R% J7 L7 B; n3 t$ V- d) w) E$ H
DD Fortune
0 v6 O( ]% a$ J DD Griffin, Shell hits 1/ i% \; h+ P0 I; u7 p/ h% _0 I
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8 u+ k, X1 ]6 m; _Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards0 W8 i$ [0 z3 s0 V, q/ o! h6 g
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Japanese Ships ]% {* D. R/ i& y) p
AK Kaga Maru1 n2 l" d. O- n" C& d
xAK Fushimi Maru, q2 ] E: o [! K1 a
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
* M! w* ~1 Q: H. e+ p* @ xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire* b- I7 k1 R' U: n* @4 ]& [
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk" C7 @) p" B: P. r
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
; H( k9 O; I4 L# I$ H& n, N xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
o+ I; G, a# } i, a xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1- `$ V' L2 N8 l$ Y
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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+ U% I' @6 N; Y4 _- D1 JAllied Ships+ j) k4 F6 D% i% _) B
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ D* C9 i0 H) f5 S1 H) r& d CA Exeter% B: E8 g7 Y7 U7 ` N, a& @3 O5 q
CL Birmingham3 d/ q2 A' x V5 Q$ i1 R+ G
CL Newcastle- M" ?2 R/ ?% Z- U7 ~% v
DD Fortune% s0 K% F5 R8 x/ @9 C1 u' k
DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:
5 {3 p* `! ^0 Y4 D/ z( W- j9 { 2769 casualties reported6 g9 T# o- n1 C h" B& ~9 A: U
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
0 O8 J3 V: `# u. d2 o4 d: }/ ~' l Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
' s5 A7 b+ k( t3 ^7 q" \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; W$ b% Q" d; }
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)8 z3 `* {# G4 x* k6 [! O
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43) }$ Y* t+ |0 l
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, \/ m) b2 S9 C) `2 [* Q3 z no flights! n( ~3 h0 J" o7 S: v- }" J
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Japanese aircraft losses2 s, Z* f. d" I8 ?& ^; J9 G1 Z
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
, D' ~* ^$ @- x" @ Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
) o+ J+ o1 A9 N7 B* X a Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
. o4 t/ Q2 O1 i+ ~5 @ Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground. b3 h: v) O4 u' }/ t! V8 v
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Allied Ships
+ [4 B+ v, H( h BB Royal Sovereign
. Y5 u4 L9 W& _$ Q4 G) S CA Dorsetshire
5 [3 l& z9 K2 J5 q( B2 t* s CL Glasgow2 z* V+ Q7 U/ ]9 z1 k
CL Ceres1 H% q; t+ E1 h: J. S! x! L
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Japanese ground losses:
+ Q6 r. o# u. _' t$ q 129 casualties reported
4 [7 e1 D9 U2 ]& d2 D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 A \' J9 N0 g Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled$ S2 K" S& D! `: q% b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ Y0 r. R6 L5 U$ K+ Z9 c5 F
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 26 D' I% D, j. ` t6 R- n+ f7 O( v+ d
Runway hits 10
/ P* C6 A! Z1 n8 XPort hits 6
' @& m$ p4 B0 W- b5 B9 j* ]3 _Port fuel hits 1
' J8 v( O: w k* R% EPort supply hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,457 ?! m! {, ^; G+ E7 E# \
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% O% U( m# ]/ l- L; X BB Ramillies
1 o) Z8 g6 I* ]3 T- F4 o CA Devonshire ] S# x! f! v( q$ L3 ?
CL Enterprise+ p/ S/ r7 @( _! E
CL Hobart- |9 h$ G3 H" }& T: B* e( I ]
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Japanese ground losses:2 D. v" ] G5 {- u+ s# G; X
585 casualties reported: T% j+ _) F& ^' k0 Y* s6 i1 j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 t7 d. i* t+ V1 g
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
! X( n4 y* m/ @# ]' v Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
) V" J. Z. p) _* d( q Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
% F7 G, B8 p7 w! C1 g) o; x4 Q- B Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 38 q" z0 G" t' S+ l: k$ A/ u O* Y
Fires 575. D7 d5 k+ z9 ?" F7 C
Airbase hits 4
+ Y, w: s F. RRunway hits 17
7 ^% I. [$ A6 |! m4 C" {: G" D$ F1 cPort hits 5
$ R3 S' ^5 A6 ZPort supply hits 16 X1 B5 b# q1 F7 c+ ?4 f
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% Z& j8 l- k2 i2 L- \' H& x+ _! kDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards" ?8 m" } d; S! e) }9 ^( @: g
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. m+ b: X3 b8 U# I$ x6 } DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire( C. {' ?7 O% G" I' s4 E0 W8 K/ k
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage0 c' }$ _# [0 n, d n/ ^9 n( `
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships( |! k1 W1 O$ w9 m( ^" p
BB Resolution, Shell hits 19 E: L3 H0 x7 A- W ? {# k6 ]' Q
CA Exeter
+ Y4 M# y& M$ z0 W _0 q1 D. v1 J1 s CL Birmingham
4 m+ l% O0 o% ^+ {7 Q& _, m CL Newcastle
# X5 Q- B/ M) Z2 @& @ DD Fortune, Shell hits 28 \; I! q( G, T/ V7 ]
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage* @3 f+ W( f; b# \1 |+ Y
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1 Q; V7 S- u4 B3 U: ~/ d7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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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) W; `8 H) ]9 q: L: u. U0 h: yRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. S1 S$ K k8 h# `/ o# }
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes* [. v( H& Z4 v5 ^: B% h
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Allied aircraft0 g2 g' T( s# C
Albacore I x 31% i- z3 o" u4 F) f( `' _
Fulmar II x 4
5 y' M G. M' u6 }$ Q Sea Hurricane Ib x 8. |- @0 {2 T& L8 G5 U3 L3 \
Martlet II x 6/ b/ a1 Z9 P0 i# @1 y
6 U/ P, m* D; @$ c# YAllied aircraft losses; N# J" Y/ K+ n; B4 H$ E: t; r0 k
Albacore I: 8 damaged* c0 t7 ~$ P+ c" B' ]
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships& t. k) |- \/ b% k" Z, }9 T
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1 X' ?- B) H% d8 [& }
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
& @* v2 T' M ?( p A0 ` BB Yamashiro
9 U: r* n4 @: ~- U BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3) U/ f/ l; i( b0 z
BB Mutsu |