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' l6 s2 s, f+ U" d$ K7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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; o5 {3 I6 L" k7 g4 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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% ~8 M8 T1 U; L8 i: b" XWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 \# J) M, a* m8 K- E3 M& z
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes/ q# F9 g( M& j. f: `% n3 {7 C1 O+ u8 H
" V+ E* Y+ M5 O' s! S5 p% ?/ f$ jJapanese aircraft
1 ]( |8 X w3 x A6M2 Zero x 300 E. j. B7 F0 n! Z* T# S
B5N1 Kate x 14 y; j# U, w) Z" }
B5N2 Kate x 12
- `4 p9 [* p6 u D3A1 Val x 8* ]( Z& U8 L# \. [$ R% Z+ K6 P
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Allied aircraft
5 e& ~# i: o8 I/ } Fulmar II x 18
( X$ S; O2 a+ a+ R Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
6 c' C" C& C9 e2 M9 f0 a6 A) t Martlet II x 48
# L; v+ }2 v* r/ T3 I O( S/ E( H+ x+ l Hurricane I Trop x 1
" P! e2 q4 b( A$ d5 K6 } Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
A, s. V- v$ d# ~6 r2 { Hurricane IIb Trop x 12& V8 ^/ [$ F3 b5 W. r# o; m
Mohawk IV x 2
" B" i$ S2 a2 j/ e, G/ q4 O( l P-40E Warhawk x 5& C8 a/ A0 J( J3 u2 a; i
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Japanese aircraft losses
! F9 D+ s9 p5 M9 ] A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed/ r( l1 ^; ]# l7 E% D2 z' H5 r
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
( B2 G. W+ e) s B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
- C2 \. N' G" J4 t1 t D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses: h# ]& Q3 j; d5 X# d4 k
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed$ v% e1 J. |+ P- Z' ]) e4 O
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
2 s- c3 g4 y' n9 z6 [1 ? Martlet II: 2 destroyed
9 f: E) S; Z- k1 P5 C: L! T Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed6 ^3 A# P. Z* Y- i8 \# l0 u( O
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Allied Ships# \; e- ]8 J5 k, c! e
CV Formidable
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2 f ?+ K! v3 n7 o* T( W( w; FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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8 j5 h. X( _' W* z& f# y; X NRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. \0 X" N' Y& H* C4 @4 J1 H, R8 Q- b5 z
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes5 c+ t" i+ e* |5 `2 R& h" a6 L
4 b& V% U& H$ C9 @) }, XJapanese aircraft
' G8 Q7 e0 c! D) ?8 a8 l A6M2 Zero x 18! a- F! c3 V r7 f! _4 {
B5N1 Kate x 3; T+ M* O+ Y3 _- A: `! u' G: F
B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft
: w% s- i2 J# P1 i0 M Fulmar II x 178 }* R/ a, Z9 j* s6 G( u5 i
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
7 Z& e w% ` ~. W2 h. M Martlet II x 36
M2 S5 H/ W$ U% I7 v1 m" ]/ W Hurricane I Trop x 1
! ?9 b( v' K1 U# i Hurricane IIa Trop x 37 Z S0 g: R5 E5 ~$ \) C% g
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12& g1 z3 r+ r4 }& O1 ^! P. O: _% E+ U+ z
Mohawk IV x 2) i) S( [$ T6 U" [
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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, X1 ~5 r, d. jJapanese aircraft losses
. P9 X8 ?! B9 z- [: ~ A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed X3 y9 t5 `2 Q# l
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged+ t# p5 b( Q# \$ t6 G4 x8 A. ^; _
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
- N/ G$ f5 n. u1 t0 B* I Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
$ k3 R' g" N' `' g Martlet II: 1 destroyed
! O! W7 n8 s# Z; Z3 o& x Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# d7 T" \+ @" U' Q CVL Hermes5 y( z" A$ M* N4 e& P% E
CL Dauntless u4 T! j/ s/ X* ]' r a0 n
CV Illustrious0 d1 ^+ l k6 W! u# R8 C! c
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4 s( I4 q1 s& p: v5 ]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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5 s e# p6 S" @/ \. Z7 y% q" nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain3 u `- x7 g. R" _6 e
i" z/ |3 l7 F# f( z TRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
7 t4 l: j, m5 I! p6 t) |3 LEstimated time to target is 8 minutes3 \! O i0 Y4 ?$ P% `+ p
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Japanese aircraft& \* {! C- p, v
A6M2 Zero x 1- H7 e/ s+ M6 [2 V4 O# A
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Allied aircraft
& N, [, [ [* d" q) \8 v! n; I9 m Albacore I x 10
- ] \4 {" e& v- V Fulmar II x 40 `+ M" C& r1 L4 N8 V/ P' h ?. J
Z- H+ i; E2 v8 ANo Japanese losses
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2 y' }6 P# |, d' eAllied aircraft losses
3 S& f0 l- q: v* p7 j+ c' ~# f" C Albacore I: 5 damaged2 f: E9 l. k2 U: |. i
" ~+ b" z/ U- ^" ]Japanese Ships4 C; a% r* C& ~5 |
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1# v$ q3 d! a. `# K7 w
BB Yamashiro6 }' { M3 H* x# V0 o
BB Mutsu- L" w! C3 |4 N# y7 P
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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6 y( j# r$ K+ c$ N: R2 A' pWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet., ~) l" k) o$ E8 v$ I
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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P) K% B( A9 @Japanese aircraft% v2 i; E$ m/ H: `. j+ \+ ~
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 98 C8 t/ `! A' f0 r d3 N
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4' m6 r/ d4 T& A- y/ C( ?$ B
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Allied aircraft
% P9 X d! t& ^* b Albacore I x 33( j! u! N9 C" Z! k7 I: J# w2 Z% x
Swordfish I x 78 Q$ x5 a1 p: d! I
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses7 ]" A9 }% p* h2 m
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged7 Z& w1 d b! Y* L4 m4 V
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
( h; N1 v7 Z& `8 _, V" C$ s, j Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
. w9 v' r' ?' K5 S/ p9 J xAK Kikukawa Maru G5 H$ A" j7 i9 g x
xAK Keisho Maru2 o4 e, I& m; c+ @4 |. v
DD Hayashio
' m: Q3 ?- z2 Q/ E DD Yukikaze
L6 {( q, W$ r- w5 z DD Maikaze6 Z6 v+ n/ C2 u8 P; s
DD Natsushio
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7 E% I- ` n# c0 `% }) c* L* WAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42& k4 g0 n! L: m1 E+ l
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3 R: v: Q( q- ?5 w. L) 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。6 E: J" S: E0 {5 R9 y
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1 w) M( Q4 ?; h6 h6 p2 q" ANight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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* [2 L: g8 a8 K$ }0 z- q: B: y4 OJapanese Ships
3 u* Q/ a. V1 J" z' M% t DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
& y7 u' B, i. K, _1 U0 w DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
' x& {+ ~ M. m2 ] DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1- m0 R u* p8 ]. I4 s+ O) x U" H
DD Maikaze( Y+ K; y7 B+ |6 Y
4 p' s9 r3 Y5 W1 E4 NAllied Ships5 m/ T7 W7 j k7 M
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' J- l. C6 ]! c! Q9 M/ F. r$ N CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
( @0 v5 w; J( u* b- r CL Birmingham
$ K- I: w0 C1 h5 y4 C/ r CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
5 j4 [6 S4 b2 D7 F; B DD Fortune
0 t$ F# ?6 V* z% D DD Griffin, Shell hits 1$ g- \* E$ m2 f
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0 c7 X0 B' X1 I% }/ y' ENight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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$ |) |1 z* c, ZJapanese Ships
" C M8 M. ^0 m8 f. u( H+ r AK Kaga Maru! c2 X! }3 A9 j
xAK Fushimi Maru b( ~4 m9 a9 L( P
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
0 ?" B7 @/ Q' P O' P, r/ V8 W xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire! x: P3 s" P# @/ t6 q& G
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
/ ~. h% b1 _6 E- v# `2 M( e xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
3 A. N; l. I: [, [5 U2 g xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk( u; ^- }2 ^& _) [ Y6 g
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
" A# N, s q+ E. ~7 | xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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9 `5 o' B3 F7 R5 lAllied Ships
9 X, \) l" U9 _( S* \ BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire7 p) x' R; ?" W+ c2 a! h$ W( Z5 z# k
CA Exeter+ a$ H. o8 ?# Z& E2 {2 A
CL Birmingham) u* M( |! D1 g, J. ~" ]1 [
CL Newcastle
6 J7 i! X/ ~* f5 A DD Fortune
9 s" g8 N. j& f" g. z& w% ^5 k DD Griffin
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6 s! V. }' Z: i' q/ YJapanese ground losses:/ z3 S I2 o" v0 h9 `+ w
2769 casualties reported$ e# F1 \4 q, W8 n. E& w" Y2 t; n
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled/ Z& l5 n/ \7 z# D2 g* y
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
6 f$ d- u: N( _1 _" A' n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. ~% l+ H% U/ L. C) o+ i2 h Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
5 R M" F7 E" K' b+ ] Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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, u9 H) p8 H2 `8 m2 s3 L+ JNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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Japanese aircraft6 I6 i6 Z! c4 F0 Q, S1 H! b/ l
no flights0 S+ P0 n3 ]4 x; d
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Japanese aircraft losses) H4 i+ s: C0 p) l4 G3 C0 P: V
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
5 j C6 r3 s, S4 u Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground8 \$ ^: K5 l# g! d1 s
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged4 ]# D- d( f: E8 |% b
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships' r2 h) L n/ D4 o* S; W& m. d; U
BB Royal Sovereign
) ^3 ]+ ~: c* a CA Dorsetshire
$ a" d4 y. A: f& K9 I8 X CL Glasgow0 O0 _. c/ D, e
CL Ceres
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Japanese ground losses:6 ^& K* A: w; n3 @$ Y$ ^
129 casualties reported5 B9 b# [$ @$ |8 _& B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& v% ?( L3 f9 g' } [, o+ J
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
0 n! B" g8 T+ ?, K* L9 G1 K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ K' F+ i* F, q4 w2 s( n6 t6 {, V Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)6 {: U3 } w$ f' t5 J* O
# B6 \2 i9 l$ yAirbase hits 2
7 \$ ?) F; o8 S4 cRunway hits 104 w6 l" ~' U) K0 O8 b$ t" V
Port hits 63 |/ }1 s+ Q) X* ?7 A/ \9 ^: G
Port fuel hits 1
, b& N8 Y2 _4 U+ M6 `Port supply hits 1
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' M+ O! Q: F) Q" M! t0 K7 GNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45. C6 y5 h! x9 b7 S4 V
! y( R0 x* e/ ?% r8 @) S% FAllied Ships' Q& ?5 Z& p6 Z: a
BB Ramillies
( l. d$ \7 H/ ^3 ^5 d: R8 V CA Devonshire* l& L5 a+ N1 ~& J- ?" x4 A
CL Enterprise
, `0 C) E* ~5 P! C! l+ c1 Z CL Hobart
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Japanese ground losses:) _8 D8 m; q4 r3 ^
585 casualties reported- B! M$ K2 K( H3 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
) H5 J/ Y9 V% } Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled$ `( T9 k1 m* H" W$ s; |. [
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
: B# L; a% U) w2 `4 y Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)) @, f2 U) E8 F+ [6 e
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)& m3 n$ ?5 j, W, g( c
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Manpower hits 3) y( n1 c& s; B. u! n0 E$ {4 g& t, ~3 N
Fires 575
" L6 a$ R1 r' v: N2 hAirbase hits 41 G7 O3 ^: s, E- r/ A* R* ~
Runway hits 17
" q' N. V) d9 F& Y$ \+ s: UPort hits 5
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r! J- ]1 [' j _Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire0 @% U8 z3 q: {% Y+ ^0 `
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage& \) x7 f! N& I/ n6 G' Z7 D7 q2 h
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
$ C. C9 o& j$ H* }7 r BB Resolution, Shell hits 1& M2 k0 h9 l: B* e' t
CA Exeter
( c& @) Q6 L) ]2 b CL Birmingham, w- z$ L% z% q0 I
CL Newcastle
5 D- o& q. m8 |9 S& M- e DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
/ a$ V& V$ h+ w9 h- | DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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+ ^5 t; j( `9 N1 ?8 I6 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1 }" d3 N5 D+ |! T2 w& l9 }
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% u; I3 e: H0 n3 P/ TEstimated time to target is 11 minutes- ^4 C$ l0 a3 W- e6 p
8 s6 h+ c! R2 S- y0 u1 {Allied aircraft
( z, D4 j* V( N$ Y) X7 J Albacore I x 31
( S; \/ Q& T; X Fulmar II x 42 ~& {0 [7 c7 [: r; c' b' ]! ]
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
9 f( p5 b7 }3 g' ` Martlet II x 65 ]; r: M# r. q& v/ T
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Albacore I: 8 damaged/ m& V! @3 }& w9 R2 _
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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6 n+ a7 q- n2 d7 ?, T6 T3 `2 e r BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1- t6 o9 o) c. N* J; V S4 A7 x
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 14 T: P% a' P+ |4 n
BB Yamashiro( w5 Z' P3 D5 B2 v3 D! f3 Y& h
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
4 J. W0 k6 o0 [7 F: c BB Mutsu |