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8 L1 V, e# a1 w; F9 |7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。( j% Y6 \2 ?$ f0 d/ \+ p
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) q) s( K: L* q* S* [& ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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* n6 L6 Y4 v( r; C c7 D/ h7 wWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 w; \7 `! X$ u+ x2 r, [
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes' g1 i! _9 v2 m8 k
4 L) S2 D9 z" k+ f/ D( M. CJapanese aircraft
7 P1 ~- p: J( J3 U A6M2 Zero x 30
+ A: j# c9 m) S# y8 A7 h B5N1 Kate x 14
& v$ D9 B, A; o5 k6 q, S8 B B5N2 Kate x 12
8 E9 Y$ {9 ^, l- ~ D3A1 Val x 89 X5 s, u/ G3 }% V3 p5 A
8 m# c4 x9 C, X$ j( e$ J! T! MAllied aircraft
( k4 ]% |( Y( _, g( U4 c Fulmar II x 186 k2 R- r, t9 O8 B
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25+ @1 U- X* w% c3 e
Martlet II x 48
: }/ ~% {% e. n! q Hurricane I Trop x 1# D! R7 j( U1 m3 H. i; J
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
M8 Y9 v7 q5 U0 M Hurricane IIb Trop x 12+ P6 j1 y+ `, |' [
Mohawk IV x 28 ^; m! c4 d. P: @7 C5 M) @/ D/ ^
P-40E Warhawk x 5: L! S) q$ u! p
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ b) G) C1 B9 l1 G' v# j A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
: A" L) S' n8 I B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
! i1 {; Y. ?; m2 i2 Q# G B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
4 i4 a. o n0 Q2 d9 D D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses. c6 P3 G7 g$ \7 c1 r( A' v% T1 W
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
% g2 L, A' _9 C: s: e6 L Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
7 ?2 v& D9 e! p; c$ m1 m Martlet II: 2 destroyed0 q* V& N, z) K( F- o1 J. ?
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
. X, R$ Y& p, D* \ CV Formidable8 A% R# N0 S$ B/ H& b7 {7 V
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, P# e- o1 ?2 I6 F0 E) ~1 tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38% F- S D' P8 ?7 f" g
[" D# V) d/ G# W% L dWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 @8 U$ q) X, R0 f6 Z1 @9 K( [
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes' q; t$ K, A8 [3 f/ d3 d1 K+ y! @
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Japanese aircraft
6 V0 K$ |7 K+ O3 K/ X A6M2 Zero x 18
0 A% U3 ?4 r5 k( q6 K; k! Y B5N1 Kate x 33 Q5 L+ Y; W% }" h
B5N2 Kate x 14; r, |- I9 M4 d
1 W5 l; m/ @$ @3 ]0 ]Allied aircraft
; Y8 p; n% t- Z- s# f9 N% k5 W/ A Fulmar II x 17
8 N, C/ x; t5 x k B1 H: R Sea Hurricane Ib x 148 ?- _) o+ }3 \- `, e3 ?# q+ W& h
Martlet II x 36
- j! S" D( r/ j% f Hurricane I Trop x 1
" ? D) ~8 E' p/ V: `1 K" B Hurricane IIa Trop x 34 u/ |* V) H$ M1 `' B, O- ?4 B0 z
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
& `* a# E# n G9 ? Mohawk IV x 2
1 {. s* e* { j' `1 a; m# G, c P-40E Warhawk x 4: ]4 ?' C' {1 x. ?
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Japanese aircraft losses8 e; g& j9 d3 ^. N$ w) n& R, I- c! [9 w
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed6 K# c: ~) Q l( r
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged e. d% D3 W( @+ c1 b2 Z4 n
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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; E- {) r+ R0 v3 }& M0 [0 s/ WAllied aircraft losses
1 o& h0 T9 _- M# S# w Fulmar II: 1 destroyed" ~# O- a) |9 B1 B# U( ]+ {8 W
Martlet II: 1 destroyed5 @& B2 d" Y7 ]" w
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed2 R* X) G, r$ A; B3 f
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Allied Ships7 ^: D1 v2 L: P% J
CVL Hermes- j. }8 a5 \" S, J
CL Dauntless
8 c* q8 `" J9 E1 {# N2 [* L CV Illustrious
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( J v5 U% s8 x9 y- RAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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! v4 f: k7 |. k' y, U! V: f0 q/ `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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' x q5 u) h) [! x( z$ kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,480 f3 r0 m0 D6 t. B" K Z8 q
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.) a/ U( ?+ q) [* ?
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes" W$ `, m4 D' H, x0 x; ^
+ z3 {2 A: V. w' rJapanese aircraft; B( t$ D y9 C$ a" N
A6M2 Zero x 1" n! j% E7 z! c5 J
, ]6 {! G3 _- t+ p- `Allied aircraft
. z( H2 p! n0 _2 I; y/ w Albacore I x 10
# |' K' D! k6 Y Fulmar II x 43 [( Y! p$ {9 _
9 ]0 p) ^0 k( Z& \No Japanese losses( U* q9 u; s' Y" C" d" p
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Allied aircraft losses9 H8 R- c) v M3 F) o8 ]1 ^7 x3 ^7 Q& b
Albacore I: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! J, c; c D( i: Y& h BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
. _" ?+ O5 S0 P" O x' i BB Yamashiro' ~4 N3 v) t1 N/ N6 s4 v
BB Mutsu# i8 q3 ~* u6 \5 F4 s. o6 h% }
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, j) i5 P4 M- x7 h: pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45" h+ d$ g/ y) y& Z+ P
: U% p0 W0 R$ M( c3 X5 UWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.# U9 L% k. ]4 t/ h" {! T
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes5 k3 L2 \2 R3 V8 [( ~; a
) E3 t* P. g) s+ Y5 ^) ]. q$ JJapanese aircraft0 m( Q4 N% C# }9 M% u
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 94 N3 E& f: A& d$ ?, T
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4 x' a: {* g, O% ^5 ]2 k
8 F0 z. X% z0 f& }! o0 Q8 uAllied aircraft N& x& ?. s- \' |$ m, T
Albacore I x 33
y8 e/ E# g. `, m) [7 v Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses g4 B7 H' K2 h" f. y% T
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Allied aircraft losses
; N" b* Z1 Z9 n4 T+ s# E8 w5 R Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
7 P. j; J" ]6 w4 K- ? Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
; I8 i+ q! [# G f# ?% ]6 _0 _; R Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak1 t9 K: q3 b( l+ L9 ~- E5 U& o
& p+ H% W; ?* JJapanese Ships
+ ^8 L8 [" B# C5 O& m4 i |2 H xAK Kikukawa Maru
/ W& O% P! Q3 {$ U3 w* O- e xAK Keisho Maru
) y' h* v/ j8 m: I* K DD Hayashio0 `- f0 D' H# D$ r9 }
DD Yukikaze
9 Q3 F- n3 c" r1 N) \+ N" V( v( v DD Maikaze* ~ U: g- p; V" z8 L s
DD Natsushio
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# A: c# z) O `AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 428 s1 {' N) {7 N5 Q- S
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8 g# _4 _9 D5 d7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。 d' O- S0 w3 i6 x2 T
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2 E8 B1 P! g. P; a8 [Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
" p% T) B1 i/ d) u, P DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
2 q$ N% d {( ?: l8 g: q) ]6 ]) n* w) G+ j DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
/ O* U" [& k+ Z- U5 b- i DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1" Z+ H# L9 t; X; v+ n6 s
DD Maikaze
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' w* J1 G2 g$ G* a3 @Allied Ships$ O. @7 I$ k* X S# D
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 G) Z2 \2 z- A0 I/ P1 D
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
G! B: y* {5 t0 Y! B1 N6 I CL Birmingham
( ?$ `9 G6 T4 s) }% f' B# | CL Newcastle, Shell hits 14 l8 B% O1 z0 j6 b# l4 F
DD Fortune6 @" N( Y2 y0 V- Z; I/ z& k# r
DD Griffin, Shell hits 11 ]$ F4 y/ ~8 N, l2 Y
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3 w V( q; b LNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
% y: e" c* o" y4 }$ e5 ^2 y' B9 D AK Kaga Maru
( O/ F+ B* j! ^- V9 m z0 C xAK Fushimi Maru# A7 g' z0 g) y" n
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire- e( O+ J# }: t; A
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
* u! X" ?) ?0 E xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk% M; t1 x A, f$ V) }
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
7 D4 R3 p3 f5 s" r J xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk/ }( ~1 A- E9 d
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
2 ]- G% z0 K/ ]+ d9 A" D3 O# k xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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' g8 D0 m4 x" J- tAllied Ships2 C0 L+ C( J" V
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ t% J# F" }' T# P) O. _: S. m CA Exeter/ ~3 S1 B2 b1 \
CL Birmingham+ M6 z0 z# A! g# Y
CL Newcastle
9 N3 Q! W/ C+ j5 M. _! a* B DD Fortune
/ J' n O7 I* I C/ O( z, T DD Griffin1 c6 \( j" L+ D' p* o7 O0 G
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Japanese ground losses:+ w2 C2 {* h5 ^ o: ^. \
2769 casualties reported4 y5 `" u6 _4 T0 w: U8 D; M2 Z
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
0 }3 K- U. m8 Q4 V( q( \ Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
1 r: j3 x3 w1 |% ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 a4 E9 Z' ]$ X4 U
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Q3 q6 k; i' A; m8 |4 v Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43. h. I" j* {5 ~0 Y& e: n% D
7 M: p: _* d7 M1 N2 l! V2 D' S; Z3 BJapanese aircraft8 x: J3 e8 i/ L; H
no flights
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% n! g! {* Y4 u: TJapanese aircraft losses
# z l* _- E- ^ q( P Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged+ V1 {. l* F' g) p8 ~) n
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground! f+ k9 ~3 Z- v, x
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged. M( v. B) j4 A
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships" k, p, ^4 _- {2 F6 _
BB Royal Sovereign5 q, Z- M9 m, _# @
CA Dorsetshire: z; l. D ]: F$ U) K
CL Glasgow
" B6 G& M$ V: t6 d* L' K CL Ceres
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Japanese ground losses:' w7 _# L) e: a9 \
129 casualties reported: G& N( p9 |! r) I& g& O4 D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 x8 v1 Y5 @8 M i, T4 m Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled# D# T# A. U& ~) F1 b3 L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" d- `9 s% K, {3 W; M5 [- [7 F9 g, B
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)' n+ C8 O4 H; A* z# P% i
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Airbase hits 2
% o, v- a3 b; v" c. J2 ZRunway hits 10
4 L" |, C' m& K. Y7 UPort hits 6. I. n0 h: l( _, x+ l* o
Port fuel hits 14 D3 u: z5 O0 Y5 E
Port supply hits 1' g# M+ ?( r7 d" I b& E
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,455 P7 |# J# n" L* b/ I# L
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Allied Ships3 D& y) n: Q- w8 E' I
BB Ramillies. e/ ?/ s7 n- F, K0 c
CA Devonshire
8 i( V& z+ I( r! c2 M8 a& E3 P CL Enterprise( n( l" u0 A7 ^% `: l
CL Hobart
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Japanese ground losses:8 ?% z$ O" t$ ?
585 casualties reported0 @" L- }+ e0 r. U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" ^% `! ?8 b% X* D6 G
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
0 i' ]2 {+ G- m Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
7 d4 [7 W+ E2 b Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)- M/ t3 p6 z% U2 F
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 3
* F2 |( e1 F0 _2 ?# QFires 575
; w" P! a4 d% f; A5 U$ e' ~& pAirbase hits 4
) {: d/ G8 @+ x$ b0 y' {) O: bRunway hits 17
4 I5 A7 b m: E. }3 G4 E2 B' QPort hits 5
U0 S* F/ [4 x3 @1 qPort supply hits 14 x, a3 H7 O0 Y7 r
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards, i9 k3 D+ v' w% l
, _0 a8 O3 Z& y" g+ |Japanese Ships
; ^8 m) j9 j5 z9 y! ?& p$ a DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
! a3 b b+ @6 H; s8 n; d; ` DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
( [$ w3 l& [! r5 W6 c, `4 M+ d6 R) W) _ DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage# h& z _& a: a' W# A5 D u8 i
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Allied Ships
, p/ j0 p6 l4 U$ n* @4 ], z- w+ ~ BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
! d8 M% _/ s" {* J3 o( N) {8 n CA Exeter3 }; H2 ?( \0 l0 u9 [6 h( x
CL Birmingham
4 V) ?# N3 p) L% _3 L. m- E( P- ~ CL Newcastle6 d! L8 o7 C$ \5 J! j3 u
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
?( z% O' f- N5 J' ^9 y. \8 e DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage: O# a* |; Q' x. L6 G' J* F
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7 a j3 _" L2 c {: N2 p& b5 Z7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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3 I, w5 Y2 f# `" e fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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5 Y; u, e; w Z* k& H! s% @% nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' h% _/ C a! Z' d/ D
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes2 I4 S5 @; k+ l# ]: P, R( W
5 `) m5 G& P) {+ \( W. x7 i: ~Allied aircraft; ]+ p% Q+ p. }7 t
Albacore I x 31
9 |1 e6 o e" D Fulmar II x 4
6 Z) \! P; ~5 \0 | Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
) `7 M# F! o: { Martlet II x 6
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5 I7 `0 Q, W/ J( T2 X& T6 UAllied aircraft losses$ z& `$ y' u' c- ~5 U
Albacore I: 8 damaged9 t u) m) u; `- a3 ]+ l
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak$ J. }1 l: d' T8 `9 |
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Japanese Ships3 P' h- h: u* I7 Z
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
D9 B+ S7 _* @/ n" m9 L5 D' ? BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
( [ {$ s% a( D, X2 c ~6 w- c8 j2 V BB Yamashiro* e& G& b; Q! ?& e8 o
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 36 t* I$ S+ p# {4 q! S
BB Mutsu |