AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42* E$ a) o" D8 \# z) w
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% e) B6 L# _. t* k3 h7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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38- b4 Z7 o& M8 a! k+ }( f
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms6 ^- i) {9 H/ s: L$ a9 w
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ |! W/ J8 f* P$ ~8 z1 H
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes& r+ a0 k7 ~, l; D7 p
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Japanese aircraft, e; d9 W9 U. X* n9 ^
A6M2 Zero x 30; q% h2 h2 v! j) c2 I
B5N1 Kate x 14+ @, t/ ?3 {+ m* D2 M$ |
B5N2 Kate x 12+ h0 v' R/ K7 z
D3A1 Val x 8
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Allied aircraft
2 x# G* K/ R, H Fulmar II x 18; s: C* \7 ~) G3 R; q/ W
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
& F/ ~% G! ]6 M Martlet II x 48" w$ J) ` F/ y: S. U
Hurricane I Trop x 1$ s2 G9 T$ Z( c1 ?1 _2 N" }7 e
Hurricane IIa Trop x 38 b& d7 V% ^. \1 Z- I. w
Hurricane IIb Trop x 129 m: m; n$ H3 l. c( \8 d" v
Mohawk IV x 21 M9 D2 x# F) r% A1 s& k
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 B% H8 g2 l% Z: I" v4 I A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
/ l9 [; y$ G& R; m" ` B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged/ | ~ y4 e5 x: {( X6 K- b( d0 @( R
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
; v( T/ X: p5 y& R R' \4 r D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed' w; k2 C2 {2 G( @& A( B, Y2 d
3 R T: q5 K# D/ w# r6 WAllied aircraft losses
" T5 y! Z+ e! J: M Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
4 ~6 S8 d! O( Y- M9 m' l Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
1 Z/ n" ~9 f8 h( ~ Martlet II: 2 destroyed
) t3 I7 Y. I$ P& b/ d4 L+ m% K Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed6 q( @1 r* e2 \$ {- T$ l/ F6 F
4 ~5 K! }4 V* u" ]9 _+ ^/ f; ZAllied Ships
+ l5 o& l7 x L9 `* \1 t CV Formidable
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,385 ]. A6 Q. n3 ^! ~; {
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" e% ^8 F# [+ BEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 Y2 o2 G3 p( `8 S$ s
A6M2 Zero x 18
+ |; f+ `" D8 E B5N1 Kate x 3, m+ `% D B) v; f
B5N2 Kate x 14
8 k% u$ k7 T- N, a7 T4 w( _4 L $ ~1 Z2 i g; i' U& R
Allied aircraft
& ^5 }/ r* k. f. ~7 r Fulmar II x 17
% S% r' ^( n$ Y9 h" u* z& m Sea Hurricane Ib x 14! T' J5 v$ o8 j3 z B b
Martlet II x 36
) i& { T4 q/ q* s Hurricane I Trop x 1
# T5 w: U. I" c2 {5 f$ l+ w Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
! b: f6 M" a% Y& Y$ w$ P, l Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
) n: X4 N- Y3 s( [; ^ Mohawk IV x 2/ q+ _/ A6 b& a7 ^) `9 J* U7 |
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
' T; W8 m4 _3 M5 Y) E A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
$ t+ C% b5 Q2 m# F+ U5 B$ u B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged+ R, H; c z7 M! a0 B
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged I* a( f0 t) z. O+ p9 {
# s: L' X. C9 X9 H7 p8 L! ^# sAllied aircraft losses/ ^# B# R6 z- q& Z* k
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed, `4 ~0 z0 l% h' T8 n5 V
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
0 q8 m/ t7 ^1 k Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
9 {; a* F9 Z5 e5 l6 C0 w CVL Hermes$ d$ S8 w6 Q( M$ ~
CL Dauntless- n* x( D) `$ X- z
CV Illustrious8 E8 E/ H! V9 I# P- f
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42 p$ B, N( `7 C1 y2 }( m$ N5 U1 O
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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。. L4 c( l1 o6 e- Z; _; J
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; o! s3 p5 |/ F3 ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48: G: Q4 r/ _# H0 ^0 F
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
! d, I* U9 L$ dEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' e; @7 d9 c0 v" X- v9 [9 ^ Z
A6M2 Zero x 1
5 h: F1 g- x2 P8 @7 {# I# h
6 M( y3 S$ X: @0 M# U9 |: s7 m7 tAllied aircraft, i1 W2 M! @4 q N
Albacore I x 10
7 F4 Z. s8 J) |0 |2 X Fulmar II x 41 K$ f( w2 e$ D. y) g
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No Japanese losses: w* P) l) q9 ~8 a, H1 m1 w( o
8 U5 j3 W# g i4 a1 D$ F HAllied aircraft losses, y! H6 a- t& d8 \, p9 _
Albacore I: 5 damaged# _" L! i3 z2 F% C8 z) Z0 s
# R$ o# f; o/ RJapanese Ships% T) x5 @2 z5 [4 e; l' @
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 13 K; k/ F. ?- ^. m$ ]. o
BB Yamashiro
* m+ f4 `. ~# x K' }* j BB Mutsu Y Y V, }' \2 _
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4 A1 H, {$ n) h3 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45, a; o$ R* t% E3 z& u: f( g: M
$ m2 V6 u) _' C# L1 w* Y5 e' nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.7 L9 Y) Y+ U5 c* q
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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' R7 W/ z6 i8 z) Y1 qJapanese aircraft
. [+ L' q5 n6 E& q Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
2 k/ I3 o c* |+ D6 u6 i Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4* o) G' k- Z- e! y: Y* d
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Allied aircraft
4 y3 H; K- _( F2 H9 U* v3 X Albacore I x 33$ c8 W5 X% }" d5 J, X
Swordfish I x 7% m% N6 b/ G4 b0 }: E
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No Japanese losses* v9 S' u( H% Z- w0 z3 v
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. U: e: d: G8 E" S Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
9 L" d0 z6 Y, ?" |4 |+ y& b' g1 _$ B Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
# q6 i4 D( C( I p B( ?1 N Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
5 ?$ `. N4 n# q6 C* d' g* E) n xAK Kikukawa Maru
5 m) _. q5 g8 ?2 V- j xAK Keisho Maru; v% j5 R% R8 ~/ M4 Y% o# n5 |
DD Hayashio
1 W* J3 M4 Q2 Z8 Q DD Yukikaze
1 a1 V+ B- h8 V7 t0 M DD Maikaze
- |2 F( Q. F, o+ o( y5 S% H; @ DD Natsushio
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 420 R8 K& E x6 s
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/ N/ p$ p+ Z8 y! A8 a& o8 x/ M7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。- m8 ?% Y% v3 Q% j& [$ B
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards8 K! n' Z7 J$ M4 t2 u$ ]$ a
- l/ k* X* Q- U: ]- PJapanese Ships- Q/ q0 }7 Q2 }( T5 f* R2 I% D
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
) g3 U8 k" i9 Y& A, q DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1# t I0 t0 O3 L1 d; x$ r" ?6 G V7 U* b
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
h* q" S) r% Z! A9 {. D2 e' R DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
) _" s0 N! C9 B2 i# y% h+ b BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire ~8 t& R, M- C% b5 \, p! B) G u" {
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
, H' Z1 t5 i% E5 f; ~8 u6 z- r CL Birmingham
~: q0 n( f0 Z* e# ] CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
/ w, a& w! p/ } DD Fortune
! z% I Y% _, h DD Griffin, Shell hits 1 U9 ^6 f. p9 U. a x4 K
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* Z$ S9 Q3 j9 a, f/ FNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards% y, K. c/ j" t) L4 f6 a3 s$ t
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Japanese Ships- M- }7 X% i' \
AK Kaga Maru
5 g% e8 q- ^1 g9 K0 l xAK Fushimi Maru9 T7 Z* ~6 f9 G! ], u
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
' r/ ]' k# F) {' q0 O( o+ Z; ` xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire( ?1 q/ M$ q+ `, R( g5 b3 \1 @
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk% E& ]% d: N+ s
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk$ Q2 Z _! @5 i% |2 r# b
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk; c" ]/ ~: }: F* w3 h9 Q
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
; S2 K) a- h# Z) t" T4 a xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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Allied Ships
0 U2 L/ P1 |! D8 I N( G& | BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire' p6 {$ v! A0 c9 f5 L+ [+ q& k
CA Exeter- H% V- ]- D- O7 U0 H9 s
CL Birmingham
) Z% W2 n' }, E3 Y/ d2 x CL Newcastle9 W! t* }5 F0 b2 g3 N! G
DD Fortune1 k7 c0 i1 z2 b% I
DD Griffin, b1 a- a/ D* Q$ m( c
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Japanese ground losses:$ \+ ^" K7 b! x' F% E B6 [8 i& t
2769 casualties reported5 }3 g' n( [ w( |$ ]
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
3 [( _5 y& b, V' d4 U1 p: y Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
, V4 j: M$ x0 y* t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% ~" Z) f; E+ C5 F Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)/ i& O1 Y( V) o
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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' v! I4 i" u9 d8 Y: X4 s, H! lNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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Japanese aircraft4 F4 O9 M6 w+ D% T6 H" U6 U5 n
no flights+ c" a9 b. S0 \7 `$ w
9 z% K, t( g- k- NJapanese aircraft losses2 [/ s: b' X% D" o* Q6 ?1 x7 o: }4 F
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
* ` a- [: ?( R Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground4 Z4 g; b# X2 u2 Y" C
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged. p, |" j# K5 X6 o) X
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground r2 {6 _9 i8 y# O' n! |
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Allied Ships2 ~% F/ c4 @6 K. d2 }7 L' w. C1 J
BB Royal Sovereign& q2 a6 d7 M0 U, g
CA Dorsetshire
5 h7 V1 }+ M& k CL Glasgow
5 m. U4 W( ] L. a- n! P$ [ CL Ceres
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' ]2 Q. s/ Y) }$ o1 B: qJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: S" U. Z7 @# V* [& g: ]) Q Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
) A F( U6 C' p1 d1 z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ s9 n- l; f. a4 o( Y Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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' @$ i! y8 N5 h3 ~' @Airbase hits 2+ Q. R5 _; a! Y5 ~8 |, ]8 d
Runway hits 10
% ~3 N* J! W/ U2 ~- wPort hits 6. P, B% D* s1 b( d! X- x# F
Port fuel hits 1/ _1 _( g( y, f. V$ _
Port supply hits 1
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) T, t0 M3 g e. S8 sNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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Allied Ships5 ^: g5 c6 x, R# P
BB Ramillies, a1 M @2 F8 E
CA Devonshire
. e; K* L& V d1 j( U7 ? CL Enterprise
7 Z4 l7 K C( o2 o9 R' _& G: j CL Hobart# |- E7 s' L. J; O, L r
2 |1 g" m4 ^& oJapanese ground losses:
f8 B3 u( x' G 585 casualties reported. O( W1 Y2 u% C g \, e6 c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 p, {# W. f# x Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
' |0 B4 D/ L {$ e' m- l! w Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled$ q r( E! q* P3 p" L- L
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
# }. }# g, O& x' k0 P" m' D( {; D5 Y Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)) F3 x5 N. b) K6 u; }2 z2 }
: x! Z5 l; i& p" i% c' Y, N6 nManpower hits 3
& X. u3 E0 T9 s% JFires 575
- J, S s7 v9 _% ]/ |3 e9 h# R; |Airbase hits 4
8 I6 M) c) |+ H" SRunway hits 17
8 s, |/ U D* `( y, TPort hits 5
6 | L) S0 s5 d, c6 c! z; [Port supply hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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" x9 V. G( ^6 v5 \Japanese Ships3 b& ~/ @ Q9 \5 z# r; e
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
. P6 g& j9 @3 H: w DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage, c8 y* I9 w A5 R
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships3 e: X) Z/ @. h5 l7 ]! ^% ]
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
2 e) U" Z8 F$ V CA Exeter
$ _4 l* p$ Y* i! J. p CL Birmingham
; t) s) s; B) u. U1 ^6 i CL Newcastle
, b1 \% J4 {4 \) `+ [% r DD Fortune, Shell hits 2; ?# r$ s9 w5 [
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage' H& M S, I8 ~: t
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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# d& D# F& N2 ?2 c+ b4 p* p7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8 ]4 \; z+ V% T: J- A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 c) ^5 J9 Y0 m3 H \% ~& g/ s& X
- R3 R. _& v: a& URaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." Z) }% C q$ t4 p2 t7 u6 ]; E% E
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes# ~1 s1 X0 ~. Z* {2 }$ S1 i
7 q$ }. W1 `9 H$ xAllied aircraft
& M5 V! _7 `! l3 S Albacore I x 316 @- B* ^* C G. f
Fulmar II x 4' z7 g0 F! U* h# g5 V. _2 i: |$ S2 a
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
7 C+ ^5 n& N4 b% I, ~ Martlet II x 6
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9 W1 X7 P, e/ Y. `; e, i1 ^2 C/ n Albacore I: 8 damaged
4 w, F0 Y! Q' S, k; j Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 13 t ]" v& E, ~& `
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 14 C4 I/ s+ w5 Z4 w9 |6 o
BB Yamashiro8 U5 W( z4 I' Y# F7 A
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
& E% r' t0 Z2 w. u! O* Z2 I" Y3 r BB Mutsu |