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& z5 C) L) E9 b1 @) g- q h, _* n7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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/ Y1 f- l; k# v1 GMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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: \/ R+ N9 W# Z/ W3 q" o( |Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; g) B; P: Q2 q9 ] R3 Y
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes+ i! u9 ]& v! I, B/ z" C+ @, i
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Japanese aircraft
9 Z2 n$ E) w$ q2 u, e3 {- J A6M2 Zero x 30; i3 @2 M3 k7 c2 o. @4 Y
B5N1 Kate x 14
) M& P3 G" f. B3 n7 M1 z4 l B5N2 Kate x 12: Y k7 G, _" Q6 `1 A9 {
D3A1 Val x 83 w' a9 ^2 w" I9 @9 }
$ e: i# N, E+ EAllied aircraft. L0 B% v' h0 ~4 q* s% f
Fulmar II x 18
_* _# {1 N! c Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
, o, k& A) s' A, L Martlet II x 48
0 ~6 q* u. n( Q3 r, s Hurricane I Trop x 1
U1 x D- p- [8 l: p, h& k Hurricane IIa Trop x 3" v+ t" O8 v1 w
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
9 g1 R3 k9 L! s Mohawk IV x 2
: \. o5 Y' @9 x/ e P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses- m f; `0 v0 { E. L/ r. g8 I
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed9 @6 j; V9 {# B) K# N, k) @1 V
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
& I$ X" ]9 d! j% C5 v B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
/ D- }5 h3 ^, o! Q/ \2 z8 H D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed" D F9 G6 ?) [% q/ y8 ^$ \
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Allied aircraft losses' C k+ e) u5 X& x6 S
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed) T o" Y# U1 I- @2 v* S% w4 H
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
- T V7 E) x) z9 i9 G, Q Martlet II: 2 destroyed
8 \$ @$ x# f9 c7 d Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
$ n9 s7 n# U; Y% D; s1 [ 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 cloud
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1 b; a# U) [3 h$ g* kRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 G; P$ e" [) C! B! l+ D
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes2 q2 r/ \+ N7 q( ~' G
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Japanese aircraft) Y: M' `' M$ Q
A6M2 Zero x 18
7 ~6 V4 S% s+ j B5N1 Kate x 3
! e+ M, V: c/ y( H' S1 S B5N2 Kate x 14" x7 v& p: r s* d4 ~ `
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Allied aircraft
. u$ t, M1 b* e3 _; B* N, O Fulmar II x 17' u2 A9 u/ C! d( ]9 L( \0 B; O
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14- i4 \" W* D) E& i1 v% s
Martlet II x 362 l( S+ A8 l# P M' Y- D. h0 L2 u
Hurricane I Trop x 1* U5 | @4 F5 L# `, y/ @
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
/ O* M5 F7 R \/ ^ Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
) C) S2 ?; X+ l2 C. Y* @$ k8 z3 m Mohawk IV x 2
W5 w! {( y- l4 G P-40E Warhawk x 4
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+ {6 G, Z. [" R- ZJapanese aircraft losses/ n5 J. O1 N; ^2 H$ f# T+ e* v
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
( b+ L" y# B8 s: a2 ?) i B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged% m, y/ d6 k: |* k# _' P
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
8 N2 p- m, _- i/ o. R$ ?0 f Fulmar II: 1 destroyed6 ^( ^2 ?7 a7 L$ D. b1 R
Martlet II: 1 destroyed. k0 U! }9 \7 b+ ?" _% n
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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3 Y, E- b7 }3 C! h. J; ?. YAllied Ships
, p7 `$ n8 L- a9 D6 D% }6 T8 R CVL Hermes; p$ E* Q0 H9 v2 N; }
CL Dauntless0 C6 s% B* H! b# M) E
CV Illustrious3 e% v8 p) }- U2 D* d, m
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4 g* A P' C b! L" S7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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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1 _$ N* ?9 X% e3 O) R: B5 oRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 k0 [7 N, i, h; v# ?! Q: }
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes$ B2 ]/ Y% l" v, }& l2 ]
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Japanese aircraft
o! r( w1 ^% b, o% v7 @; e6 B A6M2 Zero x 10 O2 ]8 W7 h" l" [# t
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Allied aircraft
, Z' ~& O: A) w) \7 o* s Albacore I x 10. k% n: P: [8 J5 @" F* \8 ]
Fulmar II x 44 n8 w0 a) D8 S9 [ W) k# r0 W
; [/ z+ m# {9 K' @2 ^( d! a4 DNo Japanese losses$ T' f+ f4 d j X3 ^2 T; |. a
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Allied aircraft losses
$ R8 }# ~8 I1 e6 K3 _7 |* Y q% S Albacore I: 5 damaged
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) S$ y$ Y4 I7 [9 F& u" `, PJapanese Ships3 {1 p0 V# o* K* n; ^3 D
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 18 b+ F, a2 O4 Z+ }
BB Yamashiro1 O& K& t4 U- f4 d0 |& V
BB Mutsu
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7 Q* L% o% R, }& A/ Y/ lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,458 O( c, E6 k/ p; J* T E8 g: }
; Q; c) Z* l9 L2 J: ~Weather in hex: Heavy cloud" v* J+ _% O- _1 z1 y0 I
; N E( ?# u0 p$ d2 P# S: h) wRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.! Z, j6 R+ z- O3 n- N
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes% L. P% d& M+ K2 x5 P( f* }% ~
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Japanese aircraft4 W7 w! C# Y! Q9 L3 T
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
4 W+ \. G. ~9 K& Z( R Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4) \. T, ]. n1 A5 F) F& `
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! l3 y% n, O. E4 y1 S9 Z& o" R Albacore I x 33
5 y& W$ T8 s: x7 @& o. B' X3 V# F Swordfish I x 7
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0 z) \1 T# d8 G/ X4 |" N1 bNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
& v8 I0 |) S' [$ ?3 G1 d Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged. o, ~: U- v* G+ j
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 W r5 g* q9 b Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak0 R% A' j0 D8 I0 A5 C
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Japanese Ships
2 A @* `, K$ Y0 x xAK Kikukawa Maru
# }2 z& S; l2 g0 B4 y1 O, C xAK Keisho Maru
) {" @$ ^8 _! {$ U, J DD Hayashio1 V* c: H! f* A6 P0 ^- N* Z
DD Yukikaze+ S# q) E& s7 a
DD Maikaze
- i% a. z9 j9 \4 T. n DD Natsushio$ z H: Y$ a. Q
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3 m f3 \5 c( [( n( N5 p6 u* R2 pAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42) k) C# A, h+ {( x1 T2 `# p$ @. D
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8 W0 L. w: X' t: B! S5 H7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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8 @# d: Y8 k E0 E- r' uNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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# k7 J+ C3 J u- y- I/ aJapanese Ships9 @7 @ A1 V* H& a3 e8 d
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
2 W5 p2 C4 a" {3 @% y. c$ _ DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
) r% g5 b x, T2 g$ i1 `$ i DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, _* R7 a+ E; t `5 N
DD Maikaze
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ b3 ^+ _9 p# u4 p$ ]7 u' p0 G6 C CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
( W6 J1 h8 P* f) i% o' W CL Birmingham- i+ O6 ^1 O5 h- z/ P4 X3 w
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 10 i; L3 g$ `) K7 P4 @/ L9 X. r
DD Fortune% ? `( i& h3 ]$ \
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1) Q( z3 s, \( p6 f# M& c I& f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards6 W' r- Q4 C/ n- k! o
& m) z7 w( [! o$ oJapanese Ships
4 S( m' Z9 Q% `8 m; V3 z AK Kaga Maru. M7 k0 W8 E b# {( r$ o( A0 G" L
xAK Fushimi Maru$ A) f+ O/ @. q
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire+ |$ F p0 p8 r S$ C/ p8 e
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
( b o, `6 t) ]9 M7 g xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
. w) H* q4 k* h; x3 U/ q+ K, J2 @ xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
* m; B0 ^2 V2 {! c5 M xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
9 a$ c; |8 {( m3 r xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
% G8 A" X" J$ {# I xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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3 i+ m |8 `: TAllied Ships
! T7 Z& G5 E7 Z BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
( C' k# W/ S" w3 ~+ M' P& X7 T; y CA Exeter, W7 W' }) h2 }8 b/ b6 i. e
CL Birmingham
5 e {- U4 @' v CL Newcastle7 b4 T+ W: | \7 x, E# U
DD Fortune
3 r1 K, i; }* K+ X" L DD Griffin
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9 L T4 a; h) ` K5 CJapanese ground losses:- ?: g; X" p7 t% e6 W' a9 o& Q
2769 casualties reported$ t0 M5 z- h- o6 r+ b! ?
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
; Z1 Y' d0 \- h0 J2 Q8 A$ I l( R Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
) v: y. d/ c1 F9 [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; a0 a. ^' h u Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
3 W9 M4 ?: G& m" e Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled): z3 D; @8 h7 ]7 R" C
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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! g, _9 B" o$ ~2 oJapanese aircraft
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
3 Z" L( o" _9 Q" u. d0 q Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
+ z8 ?; X7 |& \2 H9 s% C5 I Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged- [) w" x0 t6 g* n! Z( V
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground# [* G4 n# n" E
7 z+ {: }' _: n4 `% F" vAllied Ships
' s5 b) ^8 K- C4 {( n8 M7 `. k BB Royal Sovereign
0 s6 h: g' _+ j+ ~5 X# ^* q CA Dorsetshire* i" \: p; v6 H
CL Glasgow+ n6 o' E/ d/ S2 F
CL Ceres q' F* {) F2 X2 k4 S
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Japanese ground losses:' c% x: ^' D# Z8 ^* N! I
129 casualties reported
- C k; C. q k) x Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" M# w7 f. l, S' q+ N
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled8 P5 b- g" I; U2 o" W& n; X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 f7 v, V2 \; J7 m4 K6 {% I' [$ d Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)- k; u: _3 I& u7 u% R
! F% Q4 s* B+ o' D! PAirbase hits 2. \1 \7 b \+ b1 r/ ] u6 I
Runway hits 10" w0 H4 w; s- R+ T2 ~! C- z
Port hits 6
9 |3 f8 H! g- v; m! b; l3 TPort fuel hits 14 X, g* g9 q' U. E' P+ \5 o% @
Port supply hits 1: r7 J" ~) M3 f
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45* [: {! ]: P$ e, p
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BB Ramillies
( R* {; H3 `. J- l CA Devonshire, X2 F- v @$ s& ]- S: R5 M
CL Enterprise# ^2 B9 w, `0 f4 U0 I' r" p; G
CL Hobart* C) w1 S0 D' w9 Q& Q$ {
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585 casualties reported$ \/ _+ G. y' v* ^9 Q" l! w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' r$ @# \6 H0 o
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled: q" x2 H, U5 [% T$ k
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
6 I! N' u A2 s' X0 Q. D$ u; x% {' { Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled). N! x4 z$ D/ ?
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 33 q- P: Q1 Y; s+ G" c8 u
Fires 5752 E" A; @& y- ^3 a# l5 f
Airbase hits 4
, t/ I. d0 Y; x# `9 dRunway hits 17
. a2 K" z+ q' L# X; TPort hits 5
2 t, [/ J" X- mPort supply hits 14 x8 E+ Z2 z' u! D' @
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7 B' g3 c* Z [% FDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire2 m' z$ _% r, c! Q2 y; p, _8 E
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage' l( ^' X3 i7 @$ ?
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage8 _8 K: x i+ m5 x8 m* o t
( A! g; C4 ] }Allied Ships
1 @( G* `; b" |0 M& w BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
, W4 r& o/ c& o8 s3 u6 H CA Exeter
) N5 C2 b3 o" ?5 E: Z* _ CL Birmingham
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DD Fortune, Shell hits 27 ~. |4 |5 r4 t. D; z: Q+ U
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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; Y# ]) s' h- A' {4 |" _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
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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.# L5 C5 b' g4 N; I6 h9 Q$ B
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes# ]) a/ }6 F& B) [% R
- N1 \4 H6 m5 eAllied aircraft
: X0 d4 k# [2 P o" O Albacore I x 31
) m" o2 o6 I0 s: } O6 A9 ?% Q Fulmar II x 4( h! H$ x; P( L5 y& Q `2 I
Sea Hurricane Ib x 87 Z, x( i6 @" [) S7 `% B! |
Martlet II x 6; \, ^" e1 l) s) A7 z6 o
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Albacore I: 8 damaged
$ f- T* i3 h! w! x ?# ] Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak' |! g8 [4 ?4 T* P& v# N3 v; y. b5 d
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% ^6 P: ^. @6 x' y6 x BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1. I2 P+ ]0 L$ X
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 19 B5 R1 p+ m( P: ^$ S, D5 W/ E
BB Yamashiro: Q- B0 y+ e* q1 `' o q
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3% {, h1 K8 B/ l- V/ g* g
BB Mutsu |