AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42
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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。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38; V( N% l) p2 i" Q
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms& c9 a6 d7 S6 X# D0 l) ]" |, v3 L
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% B! x; \! H# O, T" P2 u% {* aEstimated time to target is 28 minutes) _, d5 l+ e+ m. t* Q
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Japanese aircraft
1 g9 U/ i3 ?3 B% L+ E* Z. k; y; b7 C A6M2 Zero x 30( Q( ?, v. M2 \ ?
B5N1 Kate x 140 ~! X3 i5 \" x/ P0 i ]
B5N2 Kate x 12
! ]- P0 ?8 V. d! o D3A1 Val x 88 f1 _+ z7 _! z7 u% c( V
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Allied aircraft7 A" y( T6 L, B: `0 K4 v6 d: f' A
Fulmar II x 18
8 ?0 D n) t7 w Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
! d1 v/ `2 [7 o% f* _ Martlet II x 48
% h+ I* V N5 F/ v$ S Hurricane I Trop x 1! z% }( h7 B; J) S
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3" l" e7 d2 M1 y7 _1 Y
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12) P! n- M0 x& v/ ]9 W% m9 b
Mohawk IV x 2" }) X) r/ Y# s+ \ o
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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4 X6 y# ^+ f8 r" U; S2 {Japanese aircraft losses- _7 M. N. t' F s* y" Q0 |
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed" f! a" ?9 J {/ f# q* B b: R
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged7 H9 ~( p; T+ u, U! v
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
, O! x" r; W; G d0 Y* q D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed9 {# v& @4 C7 V7 \/ f7 l
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9 S: q* j" T3 n# ?" F Fulmar II: 1 destroyed: Q3 P) y9 s* q, {! T# [
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
- }. ^6 j/ Y+ B2 ? Martlet II: 2 destroyed# H' Q- J8 I. e* v
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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CV Formidable: g7 P+ R9 l4 Y4 O4 q% d/ d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38: s6 x+ }" I f* p: m
2 @: d. l2 {. x$ p3 B) Y0 K% A8 sWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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# L" f5 V' g% }+ mRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; p' a( ~; Y) b/ ?% l
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes8 M1 z- L9 r4 [2 y/ N6 b. x
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Japanese aircraft
9 h4 Y& a0 ^* M9 g A6M2 Zero x 18" ^1 D# r0 \, k+ O& x( E, M+ Q
B5N1 Kate x 3
+ a6 ~, w4 ]( ]" w; |2 J B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft9 E/ \/ p) p7 x& O8 I" o" V
Fulmar II x 17
. U! u) ?! r5 B: I" B" A Sea Hurricane Ib x 14- B7 _. M, Y1 y
Martlet II x 36+ h$ L/ U8 b5 _$ }& A
Hurricane I Trop x 11 E7 F' a. O+ R& C, @
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
8 s6 i. W8 [: X Hurricane IIb Trop x 12; ]/ e4 C$ _3 [2 x5 b- _7 r
Mohawk IV x 20 W4 g- X. I( n2 d* [+ c/ G, [
P-40E Warhawk x 4$ F$ R: }' a4 \* |- f9 U
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Japanese aircraft losses; S% Z, A+ Q! P$ V9 t; y
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed7 b7 {6 ?7 r, u$ t2 l2 _
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged$ f F1 u- v" B' ]2 D
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged" X4 A) I3 J* ^! R- V9 I# x
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Allied aircraft losses- e0 W+ ~# I- a) `! `! Z
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed3 G' e/ m h1 V7 C, U5 h
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
, p; Y0 |! v# Q! N* ~# m Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed6 k3 K: @% _# C6 n: @+ ? u; A$ Z5 \; ?
" i% Z( m5 J1 S) ~$ K# N" \) X# CAllied Ships
4 ?, l! F, Q0 R& S4 l; N CVL Hermes3 N* ^, p+ P: m$ {+ \2 z
CL Dauntless. V6 I, `, E8 }1 ^5 W7 {
CV Illustrious$ R2 v4 t- C2 ]1 ]9 [
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# z' P' @8 H& J: B0 uAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42' T' t: N/ f* F. B$ m8 j$ h! c
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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。
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7 i0 `2 V+ Q/ W1 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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4 c( W L$ r/ Y7 }( E. G: m; D2 Y: cRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.6 G( N$ V: @+ J
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes; [4 Q5 K3 n( D4 l: {6 V
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Japanese aircraft8 i+ @! j X- E' r7 Q: D# X( N
A6M2 Zero x 10 D& c! R' _4 H$ D0 x
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Allied aircraft
$ W4 M5 f$ T& I) `$ B* q) h Albacore I x 10% z! Y& I8 |7 k* i# [2 R ~
Fulmar II x 4: u( l- P* \, t, D% {6 B1 E" `
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No Japanese losses
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# t4 N2 V, M/ \9 QAllied aircraft losses: ]) {! Z4 y( c& H
Albacore I: 5 damaged/ Y) Q# ]: Y/ ^2 t& E- }2 B0 ~: w* H c
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Japanese Ships
% |3 J' {% D. _1 O% x" v7 s4 t BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 17 L2 Y, m2 b/ w0 o
BB Yamashiro6 h- P5 ~6 t( S
BB Mutsu& s& a9 d1 e. z0 k$ O
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# }7 u& d/ [" x: X9 W( WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* f* ?* u2 T) b' i2 |5 e
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.0 W9 n7 K" \9 j( ~: ]4 M2 }' Y
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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( m8 O7 C, s$ V6 L( n+ c Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 99 G# ~7 \) d0 R, n& |6 d0 z
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4: R) j T- J$ Z5 S( J$ C
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Allied aircraft6 i6 _2 a3 q. f; p' p$ t; K5 ?0 \
Albacore I x 33
6 t7 |3 ^% K( ~; L* J Swordfish I x 7, E' }; y" _* s3 c) v7 {; B
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
1 \& O+ w+ O; d Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
8 @# C+ Q8 M4 u/ `. V2 @- v, v- M Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged% }2 J" G2 N' \/ l& e6 C6 n
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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xAK Kikukawa Maru
h( L0 \$ n5 D+ [9 n+ s$ C: o5 D xAK Keisho Maru
4 _ w+ \. |' l; V DD Hayashio
* R& t4 p# l* z0 P DD Yukikaze
8 n B! q& Y3 F$ G ^1 K DD Maikaze! u* }% G. o0 ]
DD Natsushio
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5 k3 ^" ^* s0 R2 F1 }3 S# FAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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9 i' R" s1 V1 z7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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5 U* i* H+ X8 |) {6 D2 X9 A* JNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
0 r+ N8 k0 _# t$ ` DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1- J, D) z: V J9 l! X) G' V
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1$ ~0 I% Y* A* W8 v+ M# [6 M6 z
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships/ p( c( E: o8 n7 K' D( G# [; x
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. J4 U& q8 G' c d. m CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
8 A6 w' w- ]0 f9 w) x CL Birmingham
3 M- T: U+ G# P6 ~' r, [7 z" p CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
" Z4 G X- J( d7 k, Y DD Fortune. W6 r& Z, R( p K% D4 s; F
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards& x# L' d3 B y+ ^, \
3 f# G. r1 |' [# ` A0 j) dJapanese Ships
! l) N6 J# u$ } O; r5 X- f! d AK Kaga Maru3 Y8 o* d5 o5 T/ M
xAK Fushimi Maru& I& l* O, i. t1 |8 o
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
5 m; |2 b3 R( B xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
3 \3 Q9 c4 w& ]* ` xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
+ g8 l. @: u8 h3 F5 Q' r7 z xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk( F* ]* e9 u; ~ w4 K1 K: M
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
5 j) E% P5 e& U& `7 s xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1) s. y/ m& |$ m8 N, f
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
% E! Y/ `4 m' Y2 S( s$ x! Q$ k1 w CA Exeter
9 h! C9 d+ t+ O' l' c* z! H CL Birmingham/ M6 [, @6 q0 v4 o; R& R5 M/ H
CL Newcastle2 M0 B# \+ N) [4 i% y: x
DD Fortune V% M) w9 d( C: w' E: ~
DD Griffin7 C+ _& N( h, h2 c. l. u" t+ T) p
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Japanese ground losses:
2 }) {% x& K# ]% x" [/ j( [6 Y 2769 casualties reported' [( O6 ?3 P: |2 ^5 \4 L6 ]) L
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
! i ], @3 f0 O0 s F& u Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled. ?1 F: o" F& b4 ]; t I6 g; G8 ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# u0 Z1 K6 M0 `7 m! p4 o; c+ c1 v
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
^# p; ~/ ?% z; x f% A$ v Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)8 x" I2 l! j0 ?# r7 @
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) _* N- J1 e8 \! r1 L: d8 W" @% TNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43) q/ H( `, h9 J9 e+ P# ^
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) c: f8 b* l. M3 r Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
* Z7 l0 j$ w, C Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground0 J7 S4 D8 U! j1 M) H* J, h! a
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
, L5 ?8 x5 f ^: ~5 {4 ? Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground7 p2 i9 o# s0 ^, K' Y
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Allied Ships9 L* D/ h. Z9 o- K1 l/ I' o
BB Royal Sovereign# N G) h( ^1 Z
CA Dorsetshire
2 D! h* e d, E: | CL Glasgow" x0 G0 i: Z" Q, d. D$ X
CL Ceres
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7 M' ^3 Z7 u1 a( y9 u* @; P! h5 t 129 casualties reported
, W- M, B+ T! H4 N8 B Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ C5 d, n# Y4 E4 B. a4 m- J Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled) a/ v& U& V8 m9 H/ ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 i) r2 \% b% r% r8 |8 U* f! r
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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% Y5 g: H- f0 X. H$ F; U zAirbase hits 2% R! b+ ^2 F2 H8 [9 k, |
Runway hits 10
/ P6 R1 l" ~9 X+ H& v' oPort hits 62 V6 f8 i0 K' q$ N
Port fuel hits 1. T8 A& F7 {) c. f: C: l* |
Port supply hits 1! }7 C$ p( T6 q" g3 g' i
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( ^' M1 E% ?" e$ a9 T, L- M; ZNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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8 r' V( q4 d" Z. K6 B# I& G/ @) U \ BB Ramillies$ }$ f& F0 y! ^% d8 @0 j
CA Devonshire
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CL Hobart
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Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
5 f+ S9 _" E- h/ Z+ [8 m% { Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled! E0 r! }' S6 f8 ?2 j/ r
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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4 }0 O. B7 y- P' [' B$ HManpower hits 3
: |0 u M" c9 {8 t NFires 5751 h. N" N1 }+ G# A
Airbase hits 4/ P. m, f( y1 G- ]" C0 e
Runway hits 17
! d$ T9 j% M5 n: @6 g1 |Port hits 5
" |5 {0 b' O8 b) h( d( EPort supply hits 11 A" J& _9 A. [, K
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships& O( X5 y3 X5 Y' z1 x9 j
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
; {: Q( N& n; @ DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 C7 s' q# `8 |: H- P DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships9 a# o3 ^8 D, e& O
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1( Y% w9 K4 \; h$ h& z! r- I
CA Exeter8 Y% H5 m7 P4 r4 m& `$ w
CL Birmingham$ u9 z5 Y0 U# X
CL Newcastle
) p5 w9 p6 B; K' H2 I# w DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
. N1 d, I* U" m, ]! a$ x DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage, _0 o( l; d! H# y, a5 c
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F6 @5 `" W) T7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! H5 u6 @( l. E
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* r c* e) O, fAfternoon 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.
T! }* A; Z+ c5 K, cEstimated time to target is 11 minutes) J; z4 V& o6 b' Z5 _# f+ u
2 K B. m. n. ZAllied aircraft9 S" G! L8 G& J! _
Albacore I x 31
. y! G& K {8 Y- @ Fulmar II x 4
9 L; w; C+ x# Y+ Q% p% z$ f Sea Hurricane Ib x 82 B, w( t9 I8 w" W6 l; {
Martlet II x 6' s5 R, y! K8 `# E# u1 H8 l
8 }, _& z( o, M0 w9 Q, E2 lAllied aircraft losses- Z5 M. N% I& F' X0 i
Albacore I: 8 damaged
/ O! A% w) d, k$ E# w W, a" X Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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1 d5 t. N4 A( h/ d/ WJapanese Ships% H1 v; m3 W/ j+ k3 V# @" P1 B
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
7 n' U' Z9 m( {5 @: G* E3 T BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1! x% Y0 y* F& O5 C. w
BB Yamashiro
- x2 H/ E' J! [* b' Q BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3" o' I0 w/ |2 W* U& W6 z
BB Mutsu |