AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42' E1 ?/ N' K; o( g1 G4 r- N
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9 J9 |, d7 D+ X7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。5 A" E& N4 F- D# _. }- l
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38& _% m9 R! `1 f9 O' E( c1 u; i. ^
2 p2 k* s4 v0 @ L! F" N# V0 s5 }Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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6 w3 O/ k; ]; {6 a `/ Z/ sRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 t* @, a2 [- w! jEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: K! G4 @- ~3 h1 m0 w, e
A6M2 Zero x 30
4 [7 e/ h0 H* W& x3 h6 o B5N1 Kate x 14
2 B. e0 ~: u8 {: Y B5N2 Kate x 12+ l1 |5 _4 [: G* `
D3A1 Val x 8- V3 W" b1 E. z7 k0 i9 i
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Allied aircraft7 Q' ~0 M! E- v! E1 E0 K
Fulmar II x 18: p! j& C3 }: u2 ]4 n
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
- | a* ~, ?, b* z }% o Martlet II x 48# r$ h! {1 y" }; m2 ]$ ~+ K
Hurricane I Trop x 1
9 v5 D) l0 c( h Hurricane IIa Trop x 33 k3 T) y/ k4 o
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12/ R/ U1 s, ?6 a3 `5 U$ G" F% A
Mohawk IV x 2
# o2 h7 b( d( W( E P-40E Warhawk x 5( ?4 Y( E7 p* O5 b3 [4 P( W: G3 Y
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 z. L( @; @) F, u A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed9 H! F/ ?1 s2 w" U
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
: R1 U" j( | g p& ^ B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed0 Y' }( ^) ]% |: k( w
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed& D I% \9 c# ]5 m+ |0 u% }/ z
+ D- N0 z: q+ E" ]5 fAllied aircraft losses" b3 O/ x" S. |/ D9 t8 n5 c& a' V
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
' m% _- S5 P8 u1 w) V2 a Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed% C9 j0 i y+ p" t# ]
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
% o. W8 M& i3 w. ~ Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
+ L" E$ i' g( A. K- _- e- F, b) m CV Formidable
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38! ^( p N7 |! p
) g# k4 @8 g& V3 l+ a3 BWeather in hex: Partial cloud- l+ S) P3 A; E" S& b' ?
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& H# a2 X7 O/ X6 E/ fEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft N4 O4 B* c. |% h: C1 q+ L
A6M2 Zero x 18
) s! K3 Q4 d* i0 U# r/ H2 j. ~" W B5N1 Kate x 3/ ^& @) i. a" f/ \4 k, `+ i
B5N2 Kate x 14
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( n- C( x% ~: C8 R6 v9 c# \Allied aircraft
; U4 @2 g( F% v( B8 v$ m Fulmar II x 17" S8 f5 L7 @2 }
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
& C m% S' z8 z! z0 }6 R Martlet II x 36
% b3 y" S: Q% A Hurricane I Trop x 1- ?# k# |2 }/ c! l8 r+ W7 y
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
4 U/ P2 `, ]+ T/ z. D3 M% M# a Hurricane IIb Trop x 12% Y0 x( E# K( R, e$ Y
Mohawk IV x 2
) L, Z. X# T. l; ] P-40E Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
* r5 H$ ^1 B- I$ n7 d- X A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
! E) F3 n; j+ { B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ [, e2 R, C: N& |1 M- r B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged8 i$ H! I, t( k0 v. _+ U; k
+ E9 S, _+ k8 w0 P8 m( H# Y6 dAllied aircraft losses
' }' ]7 n8 l$ a& T# H Fulmar II: 1 destroyed. s1 ?5 _0 B5 G
Martlet II: 1 destroyed, n, v2 [! e$ p
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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& u# |, c: {4 L' Y/ w( \Allied Ships" N/ P& l: _* ~, a' u. l
CVL Hermes
/ ^+ i( h, H9 n W/ ?0 V% U( Q9 [- @ CL Dauntless# V# `* R, O0 H4 X" U! M& b# \9 G
CV Illustrious
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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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。- u* h) v" s F2 l' Y
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C. L: j+ \' w- |3 O2 F: PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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$ \- d; R; O# A) v( p9 iWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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) f6 `% j7 W- l2 ~% c* cRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" L$ {$ Y9 j% W, K3 R3 ?. zEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 e6 o2 G, K# w' S) n
A6M2 Zero x 14 k# l/ {* y! f2 G/ g
9 @- M1 p6 `+ O) C, ]6 v: S4 e8 ]- V
Allied aircraft: |: t7 }8 S7 O( O2 b
Albacore I x 10
# v0 W1 A" S" s8 k$ X+ w3 \' `' J Fulmar II x 4
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No Japanese losses# b1 E2 W* X' o9 {* G' E2 Z" ?
! j" p q0 s% C: oAllied aircraft losses$ T; G% |7 f& A, D
Albacore I: 5 damaged
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) T& m, _1 |: r& @! Y# T" y$ cJapanese Ships
5 p/ ~- ~+ U! b: t' T, h% }' j, N2 s BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
' B' B1 Z, c3 ] j1 I6 v( a BB Yamashiro* T4 \9 y/ x" S2 T
BB Mutsu
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2 Y& @! C) Z& \+ V1 d0 ?4 V+ FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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a6 H/ _( W% i: ~( ]: oWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.+ I7 C6 \5 X. A. o
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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6 ?; ^0 C6 `7 B- L6 G( C0 j0 rJapanese aircraft9 ?6 P2 s: V& A/ z
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
" J: M+ [/ E+ b; G$ j0 n Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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9 w0 F* u* j% _! V& _Allied aircraft
4 q* O" Y5 y- C* S Albacore I x 33
: c& n; c: N( Y. N: e: ` Z Swordfish I x 7
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! A) U" s: p2 Y* d3 u! SAllied aircraft losses
# p$ f, V) \ }( i0 k. g Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged2 ]! }! F1 n0 f7 s7 E
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged- F7 m/ U/ M8 F, l) b
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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$ F9 A% e/ V) H4 g UJapanese Ships4 `3 \" ?2 x# | o" B
xAK Kikukawa Maru
1 }) I Q( y: f xAK Keisho Maru' ]2 X7 c: ?# L9 e7 z2 J4 j4 }8 a
DD Hayashio3 {0 U/ ?* r+ E6 X' t
DD Yukikaze
! U, R4 E) a8 Y ^ X4 T DD Maikaze
: Z9 y6 h7 E; x- G$ u DD Natsushio. n6 w3 K6 e, R+ |% x6 ~1 u0 H
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0 n$ t8 [ g$ b: R4 u* e, U# RAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 428 F: g) _% t, b' {& D1 f/ \: S
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2 b0 J" o) e! g! ~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。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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; c) H+ D% d! ^- R8 G. nJapanese Ships
; N" D2 L, B" W& } DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
; k1 C. L' }6 ^" `% g DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1- B. l' X- S7 x. r) E
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1+ ]( L: u- c; a
DD Maikaze! p2 N! V7 Q$ Y
/ Z' i n* H' ^' _) |6 M2 j+ V% xAllied Ships
- O9 L& j- U0 C7 ? BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& G6 y- K* A/ J: }" k4 n% S6 c* M
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
5 o# [, m* t+ ? CL Birmingham
3 @) Z; r0 q/ p _ CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
+ e4 H" D3 A8 D DD Fortune
. R. | z0 G. u' U( B B DD Griffin, Shell hits 1; _; I' J+ m+ o; Y2 V1 W
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships. ]- c7 a% Q6 O* n- `6 `) q
AK Kaga Maru
) V$ A" ~" a8 i3 O7 j: O xAK Fushimi Maru. R; m0 k U5 \; `2 z7 F
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
; B8 l6 |3 R1 h) w xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
8 G, G/ b4 {: C xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
; q$ G# f' s' N$ v xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
# d$ d3 \6 d% G0 Z- U( X xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
/ q3 u( M; X9 {$ @7 \& x X; ? xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1: K8 R; C( T7 q+ r$ t+ Q( D
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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7 C* Q- U+ Y+ F- E( F* l: }Allied Ships3 ^+ G0 f4 V6 j, z4 x
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire n) i/ j4 e1 O7 C% h+ Z
CA Exeter: I1 J1 b! u) y0 m) f/ Z) { Z3 H |
CL Birmingham5 c% A) I' Q& Q
CL Newcastle; \4 f1 y# H% V7 W6 g4 u
DD Fortune
( {1 o) V; {+ b* @% H' i' O DD Griffin2 u# y1 |% f6 C* A: D
& [ `9 F! [. U& x8 yJapanese ground losses:
1 k% [- E0 B/ Z4 j2 i ? 2769 casualties reported
+ T7 t2 b& b' g( j- n, W Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled7 a/ U. v& q' @ x* ~
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled7 I1 i+ b7 M: J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" |/ B% u5 _8 o& d Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)5 l2 Y7 P' a# x5 `& x) ]5 {6 u' \7 n
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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K5 u% h3 A; tNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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Japanese aircraft
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L' V8 {- i/ g) b+ F9 J* h$ WJapanese aircraft losses, K9 Y9 o3 L9 @; V c& b
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged8 N3 Z$ J* ]. J
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
5 F9 d) o' ?; N' A0 i7 b Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
6 [3 N9 T- N( Y+ U( J Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground0 X0 s. G j4 M1 }
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Allied Ships
: r. s7 _" F3 e+ E BB Royal Sovereign( ~9 i/ ^5 |( j2 J( l
CA Dorsetshire% ^) M4 m; i' c2 `
CL Glasgow
8 o# ^0 e8 ~8 l( w! _* w+ {' j- Q CL Ceres$ L0 B6 J3 @7 Y0 E3 i; u; P
! P: ^3 ~# V% A. RJapanese ground losses:& E) [4 x. B& ]$ `, D; R7 a: u
129 casualties reported
- r" _( v7 i! Z7 z* \+ O Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' B! a1 r. p0 N. Z/ W T* U8 G+ [7 S' w
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
& l0 T4 k; E& z! N. n7 m+ G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ G. k- K6 X& G& P! W, k {6 }+ X Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)' W1 R0 {$ b" y1 @4 J' A) Z
9 P% t3 ?% C' R$ YAirbase hits 2+ w+ A) b$ n* a0 m/ W" P3 n
Runway hits 10: R; o1 ?1 Z1 Q1 |2 L4 k' q9 [
Port hits 6
* ^+ `, g# s. ~- e( IPort fuel hits 1' c1 |. T f8 K6 N
Port supply hits 1
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1 S$ r" I9 h/ `5 kNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45" o) `8 ^4 x) G9 }8 T
. n, T! V$ n- ?0 f$ }' ^+ xAllied Ships
e" o' J$ N q1 \: G/ x( U BB Ramillies& w$ T& q4 Q" e- V% U
CA Devonshire) e! r0 r$ g+ E# L D9 l9 L% s5 ]
CL Enterprise8 Z6 q( I, C& ?- a3 } r/ u+ t" r- s
CL Hobart$ m( }, X' |3 l
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Japanese ground losses:
) \3 ~! ~% h6 u# W- p7 O 585 casualties reported
/ d7 ]: B2 C5 P- F' y, e# b Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 H/ {" g; a8 X# W' Q, J( M& |
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
$ x. `* [, F; o0 x1 X1 S: z9 J7 o) N Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
6 r' a# U6 `& ]& k) a9 ]$ E8 ] Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
G; e) h3 K* v* F Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 3
1 |6 T( s/ D8 g, O+ f& i, q! ~Fires 575
+ H" } B7 L* ?1 m& }Airbase hits 4
+ x8 E9 h6 q( x& y' CRunway hits 171 E$ m( b. q, c/ x9 z
Port hits 52 m1 V$ ~4 Y- W0 D' v/ ]( h
Port supply hits 1
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* W( f c- K2 r% }Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards: M* J4 K) Y+ n
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Japanese Ships
' Y8 b" f3 P) i' {2 X" @$ B DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 y p! @ q6 }% f1 i, { DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage% I% ]+ n5 N- T$ j
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage, V2 s4 M5 N1 E. p. C4 I) G
0 \% n) G; a/ zAllied Ships
4 k F2 h, p# w7 h& T BB Resolution, Shell hits 1# r3 y9 R. B- W( `3 Q3 ?
CA Exeter
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CL Newcastle1 R; C+ {, ~7 `
DD Fortune, Shell hits 23 x, m w+ R1 A" T" G' B. b5 i$ a
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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! Z {7 w2 y3 H1 u9 v7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% w: l9 P" c9 g! g* d! Z' a* u
# B; s% D) G% G/ JWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* a% _# [$ q1 w! l2 p) E ]; h
( W" |* u: G) w) n$ aRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ s! I! W1 h0 {Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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% ?1 @+ u* b2 b9 cAllied aircraft3 h) d+ x3 r" B% F* u3 l% X
Albacore I x 310 @: |. N! J6 n7 Z( h
Fulmar II x 4# \9 q3 ~7 Q, S* q! d
Sea Hurricane Ib x 85 \) }" |6 V- Z& ?" p
Martlet II x 6
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Allied aircraft losses9 h) F+ z m$ z; C! _
Albacore I: 8 damaged
" w1 Y8 \1 U U/ ^. ^4 i Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1" \& ?5 V# l, Z/ C! ]
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
4 K, l+ K0 O# n/ P& A BB Yamashiro
# o( I! F9 }. _( [8 K% q& N BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3: F' z: R) |) _3 L
BB Mutsu |