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
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7 }, J$ o+ o* f! J9 g3 [7 R3 S6 RWeather in hex: Thunderstorms5 }" t2 n9 s% J! p# P
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! k( M! e! a# J- G9 c4 k
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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. U5 n: u- X% O3 ^" ]Japanese aircraft7 @4 t4 N9 R! I+ J
A6M2 Zero x 306 c/ f0 J- [1 N% {5 x
B5N1 Kate x 14' t4 x$ Q- B$ h, j. l
B5N2 Kate x 12
5 f) E( M( z0 [" H% N, k D3A1 Val x 8
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Allied aircraft
" g6 W8 a- Y* _6 y Fulmar II x 18
, c' G8 b7 F5 i2 P, {9 v q Sea Hurricane Ib x 25. [. o5 e) ~* W* V. _# Z4 |0 `
Martlet II x 48
0 {' g0 s. h8 g' P! t+ z Hurricane I Trop x 1& M) ?2 H1 ^! [# }1 z0 _7 w h0 C3 p
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3! V0 _" A1 u E- x6 h& i
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12* r+ w; k3 `7 a" [
Mohawk IV x 2
- l4 R2 \; Z: w9 f P-40E Warhawk x 53 c4 ^; e0 B" Y3 g" ~' d5 z7 ~
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Japanese aircraft losses( {6 U5 r) B* x% ^' h! d% v9 T& s, a
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
6 v5 w& I: k+ ]. U B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 ?7 z- m2 w* j+ Q1 [7 F B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed5 p0 o2 H2 c( p
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed9 ~5 ?8 G& I3 a
7 V7 V" }7 c, s3 ?6 B' I4 o; YAllied aircraft losses
' ]' B# c; |. P2 o7 J Fulmar II: 1 destroyed/ V# b# Z7 H0 @) ?& C5 V. q8 Y3 g
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed& Y1 F1 A: b8 S8 ?; A+ ^/ |
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
9 N/ M+ A$ ~7 K; x% d Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed0 [, w* x* `* w* _* _8 h
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CV Formidable
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* G1 x/ L1 U7 b4 l" `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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2 I& o% @) t0 T/ W3 ORaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; v: E9 ?" t8 h( dEstimated time to target is 30 minutes: L% m( i$ S% S$ f
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Japanese aircraft
7 S+ f4 N/ K: w( h% K" { A6M2 Zero x 18
5 A# j4 d, K# C B5N1 Kate x 3% O" t: v% k8 B) V: U- ?0 F7 A
B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft$ F3 ]9 v, U" ~4 O
Fulmar II x 178 h: a% D6 C4 m9 f# V, T
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
9 g4 j" T* A6 t" o- q7 M Martlet II x 363 k1 U0 p2 T! p( F/ k
Hurricane I Trop x 1
. X5 _) e" u, d5 S. e Hurricane IIa Trop x 3& b( t, I, M/ }$ [
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12/ k+ e9 |7 e) C, }" y
Mohawk IV x 2, S7 _% Q: l! N1 y
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses# R) w1 d- L! Q$ e
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed: e2 O) g1 V9 Z$ H0 D
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 w3 W6 A; E5 i B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
2 R" b& R+ c% S* _" I Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
/ `9 H' X n9 `4 u8 r Martlet II: 1 destroyed0 l+ r# `7 r& P( ~6 s
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed: D/ ~) `& ]3 d9 v
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Allied Ships$ E: l( a6 g5 }6 C
CVL Hermes
1 f% ^% {; L$ ?, W1 |! P+ Y CL Dauntless% x6 n2 o+ z" z9 d+ c9 \+ V
CV Illustrious: i- T( U2 ?5 ?# {0 w: r
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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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$ U" s9 n2 d& G' t/ k5 dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48( b1 ?" y/ F8 _7 i2 B$ ~+ ]
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 F4 ^+ Q$ ]$ B# t$ f& @Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
v6 x1 ~) z2 _0 ~8 [% i4 [% } A6M2 Zero x 1
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% C7 X; H7 S U Albacore I x 108 F# N% b# \% N
Fulmar II x 4
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$ t2 q3 X6 G: r* p$ Z" Q+ dNo Japanese losses
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3 o7 k* \0 k- S- p2 I9 [ Albacore I: 5 damaged8 j: T6 D& s; O% {' B5 l
& J# o5 s6 Y1 x9 PJapanese Ships/ E4 Q' x& u' r$ X; t2 Q# G
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 16 u$ X+ w% y6 J
BB Yamashiro6 x! R# Y3 n0 w3 P
BB Mutsu! G! I* M. f j$ d, b
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8 \' W+ a7 u+ @# S' LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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& M6 b U8 V, d3 }% P$ V: sWeather in hex: Heavy cloud ~( Z( P* p0 F' A
# W; K, `( N6 TRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
2 h8 b/ C( o; |, i" b# `, JEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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3 J s$ {; w, W$ Z7 g: K9 B# nJapanese aircraft
- \( A7 L, G6 y3 d: {: K Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 95 r8 C; _( G O
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft- i1 R- F1 p9 \ a% Y9 R
Albacore I x 33
5 ~ Z/ J, ?3 e+ Q Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses7 O/ `9 ]# o3 u0 Q
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Allied aircraft losses6 K# R# _7 Q1 R, s/ |
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
3 e- D6 i8 ~' G* U9 {, q4 @ Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ k4 N, R7 K3 d5 h: z Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak- H6 o5 x" |: M; p5 m+ F
4 O3 {, a5 V. c# U) X4 JJapanese Ships; z3 _3 F9 j9 F9 S' a( x6 c8 j
xAK Kikukawa Maru4 Q# Z3 Z; t0 _# z2 t0 g
xAK Keisho Maru
0 [4 L, k" N0 z+ P5 q L DD Hayashio7 N; e1 Y; Y( ~4 x6 f0 l
DD Yukikaze
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& A `5 n7 k* r DD Natsushio3 `: R" H. y- e! [, Z+ R, _
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/ I t7 v% M8 r/ u5 XAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 421 N( l) ] N& I3 z P
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7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。: C. E2 k y$ d5 p* N5 [
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4 Z0 C) u4 |, [" I, CNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards* A7 q% R4 w/ [
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. E9 ?3 ?0 C" t DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
+ r0 B; q m: P3 T$ i DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1" s, S/ N0 g% P$ y( u- k9 ]
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 13 P, ]7 D2 O. {) h# p* _
DD Maikaze- M1 X9 D. m! A2 a5 W
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Allied Ships
# T7 l3 T) v. s# m BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' [" `' d* K7 Z4 \* C CA Exeter, Shell hits 1 f/ s# J# M: O4 {4 e
CL Birmingham0 q$ ]* t; I! @$ s
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
% \ i0 |6 a2 ~- V: u DD Fortune- Y1 ?+ l- ]" z+ v( e
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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. i# X' _5 S! O9 r: jNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships A* J6 d* Q0 h1 N# @0 H) m
AK Kaga Maru6 a) W. f9 Z3 `. j
xAK Fushimi Maru
3 u6 \0 V8 j. q7 D7 }6 }: Z! ] xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire3 ^) ^% u4 H# Y" ?
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire4 n( u/ S3 f( R& N3 H0 W ?0 t! i
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk# q8 }# F3 p# b4 m
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
2 m, ~2 Q8 q4 U2 m+ t8 e- P5 e6 C xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk- E0 e. S# I0 A
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1% r" @; p7 B( E" E2 R1 f: W" X
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire4 G+ E" U" W1 M. |
# _ i8 Z1 p; U6 ~Allied Ships
5 J1 F; F1 h* k: p6 f9 z. t4 E F+ j BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire) N% w/ b$ Y0 T/ o+ j
CA Exeter) i% H1 w: e w- N6 U+ Y1 x5 \
CL Birmingham9 r2 Q* |- u) M( \4 s4 p7 }
CL Newcastle
' |( o' k8 H8 F1 M% o( M DD Fortune
- i) m4 X5 `* \, ^# I2 f8 [" x DD Griffin X% m% B7 f! M/ G5 Q0 N
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Japanese ground losses:, \, @4 Z1 B3 z1 @- V4 ]) \
2769 casualties reported4 a5 [8 h/ {3 O3 d w1 [+ t7 }
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
& h4 ^, w$ I" D3 X Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled# p/ ~. F7 K% p3 y) g& v% C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 J# G$ M1 o/ T% }* G
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)( P; I$ i( A- E9 v# e2 x! G; p
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)- n1 v. K- |. E2 O+ P, [
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 L+ G! ?6 e! L Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
# y# Z3 L4 P2 c9 k2 F! ?9 T5 D Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground& M2 x4 I8 @) n C5 ]& X4 [1 z
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
! ~ k& V6 P6 X$ Z; Q0 X( @* ] Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships, X6 ?4 G6 l6 C! r
BB Royal Sovereign
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CL Glasgow
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Japanese ground losses:: ?2 T5 P) i9 |% e# q1 X7 B$ l
129 casualties reported8 L* W* j$ N9 k: Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# o- h3 |: \' z4 Y2 b Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
2 d9 R, W7 j" L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. A, Z/ m& R# ]1 ]& u# f( R% L* U& f Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)! A) ~6 l: r6 N
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Airbase hits 2
9 M0 T/ B6 `: j LRunway hits 10
( V! d X/ N @! M; b5 s( LPort hits 6
4 B2 D! F. M, p) \' WPort fuel hits 1; q# \ T! D1 ?" ?
Port supply hits 1( l7 L p* j. D6 W
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45! O' ?5 {8 }1 s
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BB Ramillies
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CL Enterprise
% z: q' S7 m' @6 g! d CL Hobart
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Japanese ground losses:
) i3 R: Y) E. }: g" W7 f, V, X- j 585 casualties reported3 X6 u) i1 P# _0 \+ B# @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, S! d3 c4 i! _; B# l( s0 ]
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
# n% x# M( {8 [1 j/ K3 \ Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
* y% x, }$ V' i; f" d# y Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
& A( g- {+ i/ a0 f( R5 i3 k Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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5 t2 W9 b2 ^* S( S2 Y6 _ s- O+ @7 WManpower hits 3" f3 H( ^: d/ A# r# m, F
Fires 5752 A$ [6 Z6 U6 {, Q8 G. f& q8 c! N8 |
Airbase hits 4; l' A- |( r, S6 F
Runway hits 17
/ x8 c$ C: c+ J# j+ t4 gPort hits 57 ~0 n3 c% J% i4 B9 m
Port supply hits 1: k6 m. h6 j/ I$ g
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards- r* {. Z4 i' D
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. i _, n% b% A' B( U) e DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire9 U g5 _% P( c0 P
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage) w3 J) w/ G* a* O
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
9 d8 S4 L) j* M4 } BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
0 {, |) C) P. m' a3 J _ CA Exeter/ c: k" r- I0 |/ L* D" q/ I
CL Birmingham
/ Y1 |! |# A$ b4 e+ B CL Newcastle
% P$ f1 @0 [# w DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
- a( l# A1 D( B DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage3 u$ \+ a" E8 R0 l5 y) N3 b, [
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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& t. r4 P+ X$ z) o; Q# E7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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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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5 [" k: e4 k6 TRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: F" O8 f5 G" D$ k/ l. eEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft0 T% z% q! y: e2 H3 E1 p
Albacore I x 316 N$ P. p/ b1 ?. f, ~+ Q6 p
Fulmar II x 4
! `3 y3 f( E/ N' ?0 [, G Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
' u8 X7 `5 w* U: q4 h Martlet II x 6
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2 {6 S5 ]1 y' |1 kAllied aircraft losses3 K& s( u A) h S" |6 e3 O0 z9 K
Albacore I: 8 damaged
3 H, T0 N$ F# s Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak1 r0 s& D; Y! }! v: |
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Japanese Ships4 J, v8 Q: V$ f1 V
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
; I2 q1 _7 F: S; |/ H+ O X BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
) Z8 K; j2 g- ` p BB Yamashiro
8 U- j3 Q/ |: k( F0 q BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 35 x0 V3 a' g6 ?! M: n7 i! Q
BB Mutsu |