AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 421 \" R# y& ?, q0 J, @7 l
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4 i. K0 c' o; s4 N0 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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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9 S8 F, d# g' O iWeather in hex: Thunderstorms9 g) |& i& b. H* V1 {, P! O* o- ~
0 n6 x) \6 M* r `! w% |; KRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: T4 X5 {7 ?$ Y6 a* }Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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& ^5 n+ ~7 C" wJapanese aircraft
4 y, z: O/ n3 M; i& [/ u A6M2 Zero x 30% w' d3 I0 n, Q- ]3 `# R( s$ B. u
B5N1 Kate x 14, {- V7 O! X: P4 x
B5N2 Kate x 12& | Y% d+ D8 H& e: b4 G; H
D3A1 Val x 8
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3 ]! S9 N3 N3 w, {; u& [9 uAllied aircraft
0 D7 w2 z* {' a" O: F Fulmar II x 18
1 Y2 ~: P" G3 \: M Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
6 Z+ e( x% a6 B% Y) |; T) o/ y Martlet II x 48
" {1 O' w, k; O* ?* u; S Hurricane I Trop x 1
4 q4 R7 s; {% N9 a Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
6 j' x u; @/ g9 L Hurricane IIb Trop x 120 _: L4 U* G6 J, K( |; z& l
Mohawk IV x 2
1 Z7 Z, H$ ` v; `' K( \# l P-40E Warhawk x 5' Q0 t3 M; W: |4 g, ~3 l" ]
' K* ?3 j1 ` e$ { E7 B$ u/ CJapanese aircraft losses6 q9 t7 }; p5 f6 ~* S6 E% S
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed8 `6 c) B9 H9 \# X# R
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged! Y9 T1 j* z, }! U
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
3 ]. Z6 N& p3 ? D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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7 H F2 n! F: m7 m; `) T8 }Allied aircraft losses
! J& O/ U; b& q i; ^& |3 C/ M Fulmar II: 1 destroyed$ U1 l& V8 k: Q
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
+ d4 F. u+ A. P' L1 ]1 y) o Martlet II: 2 destroyed
+ \, }' F. @1 Y4 n* Y; |: n2 o Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed$ C' m4 I" [7 e$ q1 [( y. |, { X1 v6 n
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Allied Ships1 o3 E. o/ Y: j3 {
CV Formidable
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8 u$ N* W6 ?* N3 gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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# _. r% N3 O9 l, H" sWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 f; T7 ?. Q4 Z9 V+ U. _; _7 l
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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9 t) g6 p4 T$ ?; C7 aJapanese aircraft( I6 b0 f( O1 ?" @. g# v4 D
A6M2 Zero x 18
8 ?6 h& O* z: Z: m ^5 u B5N1 Kate x 3
% u; c8 |; X( D9 g* |( S. U B5N2 Kate x 14
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/ F8 [9 ^' s& I2 ?Allied aircraft- R6 Z1 y& S; C1 w1 Q
Fulmar II x 17
3 P3 H9 @1 ?5 k9 u) N7 g Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
# L! c( G. K! j$ K Martlet II x 36
: l. l' g2 P4 J3 e6 m1 p Hurricane I Trop x 1
' b& Y% _4 `+ D Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
& {8 d( ?% h% ~7 ?/ E3 W/ r Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
" i/ K& [6 U( H; g$ G Mohawk IV x 2
, S$ n# \6 H8 t, B P-40E Warhawk x 4* D g5 F" |9 U9 A
% g n' g" M" U5 L/ CJapanese aircraft losses
n N: P+ a. k* G A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed6 ]4 J8 s( v+ T$ o7 y
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged( j4 ]& ~7 w# b2 e
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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3 T! J- ^. J: b& t( d( Y7 rAllied aircraft losses$ K) p# ]4 P" O6 G: P
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
- |9 m( H8 t% p. L9 t, M! Q Martlet II: 1 destroyed: t: [- p! Q8 r V& f1 Z3 w
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
* k: x5 U3 G0 j; O+ q6 v6 M CVL Hermes2 \! F$ ? N* P( q8 l
CL Dauntless
/ _. E, }, {6 x( Q CV Illustrious
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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; q/ d9 Y6 m% S" W7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。: z( N+ e) i6 l6 ^1 ^. C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48; f) [! A& J3 E# R
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: Z# { Z" J* f. [; G7 QRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.. F7 U+ k. c. p6 s/ G0 E: y
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes1 m& I" h9 S* o/ ?7 }
4 c8 a9 V `8 E9 w& v9 ZJapanese aircraft" X# L. L9 i; c8 ?2 O. U3 Q" r8 f
A6M2 Zero x 1
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! J" a6 U5 H$ ?% Z5 KAllied aircraft1 a5 z; s( D6 @8 K
Albacore I x 10
$ b" \! K+ T! n' q* [+ Z Fulmar II x 4
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No Japanese losses4 G& ?. m, W) e8 m2 D
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Allied aircraft losses% N9 N3 m: K. @/ ?* @/ R. ^' o
Albacore I: 5 damaged1 @# s, H" S6 n
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Japanese Ships
' B4 e( w4 p; v, W7 z- U BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
/ \- X0 d) K& q/ O BB Yamashiro
# G/ b5 d7 Z& C5 Z9 C7 e BB Mutsu
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1 `# ]1 Q# ^, O+ {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. I* t3 i* S, ?; ]5 j" I+ I+ K" q
- {: B% |3 |5 n4 j! t& tRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. i. H7 U" X' M1 N4 G M z! Z, n' a
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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7 ^3 P3 m9 \/ F: H7 H8 R+ L1 BJapanese aircraft
; N+ h: D- ^; ?: U Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
0 T$ M% }. a8 l+ h0 o) T W Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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6 M5 S* [. X6 M8 |! IAllied aircraft9 Z7 b' `. P/ i9 y6 U5 i, n: |* x: {# X
Albacore I x 33
" o; y/ u) z/ L/ c Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses+ ~) c: d, T( g) O- q2 ~
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Allied aircraft losses
4 i5 ^& c8 p1 s- R' |' ^ Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged0 g1 H2 h, e2 D+ }* c. g
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
" G- I6 \- C Q& ~ Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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. }9 e# u/ c# M9 f- V# I xAK Kikukawa Maru
+ a6 N( q8 e9 i' E2 o xAK Keisho Maru
8 B& _& T4 m# { DD Hayashio
& }( w8 |( e: i0 G+ _, t DD Yukikaze
n4 f2 ^( [1 C3 F/ r7 B @; b9 v DD Maikaze/ R5 d% a5 ?7 @$ v G# U: e
DD Natsushio
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, `" S2 |3 n& y( IAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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) t6 }( {3 ^$ F p o6 D1 t# 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。, m1 U1 V& d4 D; Z( Z% \; _0 m
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards, k1 l4 G: l! ?6 h
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Japanese Ships2 U2 ?; c1 g3 ~8 C6 y5 h: E
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
4 _4 p& L+ y; S/ h3 L9 S DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
$ O. J( a2 e9 Y1 d DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
9 F- }1 w9 N2 @% `) C+ r0 A6 }2 C DD Maikaze+ P! O) |0 I: P" @% N
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Allied Ships- `9 U) ~0 m9 _, Z' |
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 r9 O; B# @% e8 o3 @4 o& H CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
9 f; o( h0 i j% T7 x! D CL Birmingham
) ]- t6 P, e2 o3 I CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
]0 x U4 h, i( |$ b* Q: { DD Fortune
# ]# i: f9 l* f0 l DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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; k( I- L$ F# y: iNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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6 v, i8 e7 W$ x; r; A AK Kaga Maru
5 d* B3 ^2 K/ j- T# ^2 W xAK Fushimi Maru. O: c3 E- f( S: e5 U# w' z q
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
% I& Y( V, J O! k3 ?* a/ R# X xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
: R% F ~" m% a' v8 }: M: E! M xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
/ e1 ]. x) w# E$ F2 a# G* ` xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk% M& g" D9 A, A; o( q
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
1 U) m+ i3 R% N8 R7 q xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
2 q3 B2 f( Y" U& N, b! a" L$ K xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire3 o" _& K2 ~% c2 ?5 n; i
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
U( [( ?$ m0 s8 m- a- L2 \1 a! [ CA Exeter
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& Q) q% J4 C' _: a9 A. p2 N* v4 v7 Q DD Fortune, n0 Z) _/ `9 L; H7 Z4 W" A
DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:( ]3 F; X/ H9 b# c' }) A: C( a
2769 casualties reported2 J- ^" p, H" H x' o: q `
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled6 q; v- x( b: u" _
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled% W. Q) {, ]! w; |( |8 m3 A5 ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 W$ f D& J4 U8 V2 z Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
5 E1 y1 i c; m* n, D Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)" ~+ L% i: g* @9 d+ n: A
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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4 U; W1 d# p( g5 _7 t8 Z7 CJapanese aircraft( s; w! a. R# I+ R1 t- G( G2 I
no flights
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% T1 {# Z8 k$ {$ L; V/ }2 BJapanese aircraft losses
+ f, X) l! t a* i; l Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
- V- t4 @- c' N2 z3 J Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground( z4 |! w& ]4 D! ?
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged2 M+ b) q$ ], A9 P+ E
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
9 b9 y6 K6 V& A0 \- K: h BB Royal Sovereign( ~* }' h+ `% { [0 l6 W+ V+ w
CA Dorsetshire
; a, `" I" Z. E* Z CL Glasgow# E2 I/ A2 W! j% j
CL Ceres
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Japanese ground losses:5 G2 d7 T# s: G7 z7 F5 W, V
129 casualties reported8 J& Q: ~$ \3 y8 T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ G% u+ U$ d4 S3 ]% Q, Y$ f8 ]$ f8 w
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
5 V# n3 I3 H$ s, @! W6 E y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" ~4 S: ~' q* }; k6 [/ ^
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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5 B4 t+ O. Q. |3 _! \+ D6 O% ?Airbase hits 2
3 W2 D6 _5 Y/ h, c B+ ]( g* \Runway hits 10 O) }- g& B. B0 w2 J x
Port hits 6( P- R+ A! [ s% ]) p) N( s
Port fuel hits 1
2 n3 G2 l2 N- @8 H6 MPort supply hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45& F! E- {$ c1 c! v" @: `, a
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BB Ramillies' j3 q: U6 [" L# U9 E, o3 C6 m z
CA Devonshire8 B h/ r" C! w8 e/ B
CL Enterprise
K2 d1 d! r% p CL Hobart" G3 ?) H* n k' d4 {* `
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 b4 ]0 i/ W; }# \ Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
" Q# g# z+ T5 h2 @3 S9 E6 I Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled, F$ ]8 [3 V1 j% c
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
6 W+ c- e; `- b* M0 u Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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& |( h- s8 G' |. q0 ~- e, AManpower hits 3
6 G" a! ]9 y2 K9 o1 [4 `/ u1 ]4 lFires 575/ G4 c" z$ g- A3 `- b/ m3 B- E! f
Airbase hits 4/ V# C: b) l0 k! h
Runway hits 17. R9 S" j6 _! Y8 H$ v; n
Port hits 5
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+ Q7 j1 X0 w/ K$ tDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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8 o4 R1 R9 N! B DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire2 p0 P9 J$ f2 N8 ]7 A7 n
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
( n v1 j* Q+ P$ ^9 `7 J2 s% a0 ` DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage; v, a* U8 o8 {/ q# T
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Allied Ships4 } M$ l: ?: q' C: S' ?
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
( }! O; @( l. p4 e) d6 h CA Exeter ~9 C l" N! Y! f- P1 m4 o. \
CL Birmingham
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DD Fortune, Shell hits 2* A" @& C# q j8 o
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage% _' q# K( u$ l2 Q9 {
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+ s9 n0 _% S: A. r7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! c: |! i+ S6 ~; i' E7 ]
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2 x* b0 i7 a/ G3 c' M( xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 x4 D5 m8 y6 v* F
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Albacore I x 31
! p$ [" G$ \4 o, o0 h Fulmar II x 47 l1 ]" \( M# N
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
5 D+ C n7 x4 G) z& O( x+ Q Martlet II x 6
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0 L! \/ Z1 l" D' Q/ u' U Albacore I: 8 damaged% h( h9 S: y! b' {$ `
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak6 l5 [" F4 k) x& O" A. z) [% i
G! ]" ~- d% G m: f8 xJapanese Ships
, `$ N1 w+ d2 m# H9 l5 P BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
! F# p& H" z0 }5 S BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1& C* j, n/ \. S2 Q) ?4 T+ t
BB Yamashiro( M a% ^0 v( C! M, M# {
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
, U' S$ L. o! U BB Mutsu |