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。4 B; c& D& ^; {( J3 u
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,385 A4 T, D, A0 A- s3 l
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms$ ^; Y! r! j ` c/ b
1 F) |. M8 v0 `Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 g; o F" v5 |
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 o& ^3 W9 U1 f4 t2 p% d3 {; }2 Y A6M2 Zero x 30
$ o* ]" c6 m$ n6 P& d4 V B5N1 Kate x 14) H6 P- N% m$ f9 }. ]9 w, E
B5N2 Kate x 129 V8 Q0 ^$ }5 u4 D7 ^ f
D3A1 Val x 87 l1 S+ G% f; k8 f& M
# w* M. i$ S4 W z& ^Allied aircraft, D6 d' p# ~& n- l+ k( M3 P& C" B% T
Fulmar II x 18
0 C( U' b/ z9 z/ n2 j% o Sea Hurricane Ib x 255 W% O) U0 l$ H' F" J
Martlet II x 48. |6 x0 A: F- }" |0 b
Hurricane I Trop x 1
3 E2 E9 M4 @# e4 f Hurricane IIa Trop x 3* T# h B2 M! n! T- k
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
" z! |7 }5 Q9 R0 I5 Y1 z I Mohawk IV x 2 m9 ^* F' ]' Y6 n) l
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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7 m. c1 r; G! }' o1 zJapanese aircraft losses
! t4 e, G$ ^% s, ]% P A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed9 x, _# C+ S' P8 n( c0 A
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
) N% K3 |( ~9 U M# I; }, i B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed/ d3 k3 f$ s3 r3 ?
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
- E0 b8 a1 w- |8 k+ Y Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
+ N9 Y9 [4 d3 P. h- m( Q Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed, m9 y/ i$ K8 u, v
Martlet II: 2 destroyed. M- H2 F% k. V7 s7 n
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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CV Formidable6 N) ~4 z9 D) h y& g# O+ v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,383 J3 v% t& _3 @; p' p1 {" {2 n& r
6 a2 D3 f1 P+ C% l+ c& J9 hWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- t! r6 T$ @4 X7 ]9 |Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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3 v- V$ Y7 I8 J5 I4 N' P( W, Q3 WJapanese aircraft# J7 ~' N. p b- S9 e y
A6M2 Zero x 18' D. h. j9 N. H0 m) g
B5N1 Kate x 3! Y6 H& T ?* X4 P1 j9 {& X/ _ z- q/ T
B5N2 Kate x 14
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& ^3 I# v& ]% R9 UAllied aircraft! J6 z+ [6 h5 o8 z8 D
Fulmar II x 17' X9 B4 P) t5 g P
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14& i x: N& j7 k c
Martlet II x 36
9 K6 o; Y) M) ]8 G, L Hurricane I Trop x 1
5 ?. f l' v& v Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
3 B% j% q8 c& w& F# ], u3 u( p; Z Hurricane IIb Trop x 12# y* N1 ]3 }% f( t
Mohawk IV x 2
$ J3 T! o* B% e( R( ] P-40E Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses3 H, ~3 U* r9 O# ?) N) T
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed p0 o/ v s) s1 s% \, _
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 v! F- | G+ ]* L B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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* Y# o, T# f" mAllied aircraft losses X i: I- u3 L* S, s0 @2 e
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed" m% n4 L" q# ^2 U: R
Martlet II: 1 destroyed" K/ V" B) v3 M6 N
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed6 ^. r, r5 S5 k4 E0 L
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Allied Ships
. U+ I; b* u# h2 K7 L4 {- m CVL Hermes+ T3 S4 {( U+ Y0 p6 D, x
CL Dauntless
# }6 O: s+ z2 d CV Illustrious2 D! s4 b( s1 W. _" [- k: |3 C
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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9 ~2 k! y9 ?8 l+ H1 H7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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( u3 S3 |* D( @6 B$ I* mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,489 s" W. B; G1 y. i4 `/ G
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain' Y6 C6 p4 H' a' y' k
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' J+ }0 C1 M: G/ z
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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M5 T* @+ t9 K; L6 B* T6 FJapanese aircraft% ~3 F- Q4 _+ v W! h- L. ^
A6M2 Zero x 1) c. @. Z# \; p! @# i/ ^3 I
0 m6 y% W+ X: ?$ v% \Allied aircraft
0 ^ n ~+ P E# a0 n4 H Albacore I x 10
7 O' V, c5 H) Q- e- l% y6 ] } Fulmar II x 4
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# R) L& ?+ a' Q7 k4 r( V8 d3 tNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses5 Y% o1 ~1 ^6 y, j5 J# _" L! F( ~
Albacore I: 5 damaged9 b: g: ~. S: ~2 I. t9 ~/ s: e
' y7 `. v) v4 {, ]* |Japanese Ships
$ Q) {6 q# i( |, `3 M( U BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 15 C3 Y9 A: z8 ~& n) S
BB Yamashiro
8 t# w9 G( C! S' l BB Mutsu0 a0 W& _+ N! ~* t2 Z! {" T: I. ~- I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45, D4 H, K% ~4 {* T! _1 Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. H: |7 J6 u6 i* |0 Q" V
, P9 X6 |* g$ M eRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.( d2 M6 o; [9 S# E: `, |
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes3 V* ]0 ^! q9 u& K( \* @* v G/ P
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Japanese aircraft% d+ _& z @* W x6 k
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
+ e: \" Z/ r( \$ \ Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft
6 m- j! k) V! O$ o, P Albacore I x 33
c3 y0 r& U# }. T$ Q* a$ E* ~# w; t Swordfish I x 7/ C2 U2 [) v# F1 ^0 Q/ g# n1 I
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
% W5 F4 r% G2 O* c/ G7 V# e% U Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged: o; ]+ C; L1 K3 U
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged1 R5 h% W" h- h; S
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak2 c3 r' N8 _$ p3 ?
' ?# e/ w. z- s3 vJapanese Ships" [% e$ O' _1 R" L# b5 o. `
xAK Kikukawa Maru
" V) u1 r& Y% [ V xAK Keisho Maru& M- W+ ~; e. L9 _; Z0 g. {
DD Hayashio
6 T3 v( g9 @/ _ DD Yukikaze, Y2 v9 T$ i% z. E
DD Maikaze
5 [5 P, H4 x* G DD Natsushio
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 423 K1 F4 _$ D! }, [# @% Z! W4 P& i
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- F3 Q% z1 _3 a4 j+ N9 B7 a7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。7 G# m) F/ n, m
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E' j3 Y2 H6 a' Y; ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards5 M. K n* o+ s* _" j
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Japanese Ships
) u8 @8 X" C( t3 g# C DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
# W1 P; N+ z) L DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
0 W, B+ P5 |) j. ~, F2 @: B5 k DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
3 K0 M/ |, k9 I& o3 N% W DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
( s! p& W4 S9 H0 e7 A8 z BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! |$ o( p+ ^8 H, B. ^$ a
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1" Q/ o# d! n* H' I; k0 e$ Z2 |" {
CL Birmingham! s# V# S) g0 m6 b6 T7 \) [, }
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
2 D0 f! N2 P( G5 c" Y& H0 A, _0 I DD Fortune: d! E+ A- |( H4 T4 ?
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1, t5 X1 P- O' E" [' `. H) H
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% I) o# L6 C c- b3 C3 BNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards( w' S/ [! w' x( ~
! o5 ]$ N" u+ d) j7 [9 WJapanese Ships }6 k$ d* I) w( w5 V
AK Kaga Maru
' [+ }0 _) }0 d9 S c* \' C xAK Fushimi Maru- O; r& W# y9 U7 z& A
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
( L9 j. L- b! [ @ xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire# _! m& p, o( T. X+ h' Z1 }
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk9 I5 W& {& m* J8 X" k4 |- z
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
) }9 ]+ ?% l4 m+ s: z) k9 v# U4 J xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
9 o! B0 u7 A' I0 b+ q( u- i3 r3 C xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
3 g4 q/ Z h. I9 I; R& J xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire# o% p4 X* M0 H l: V# g! B
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Allied Ships
1 U3 I# ~8 y8 m7 B, b$ S* X( I: K BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire$ ]- T( {/ n* _. J( a/ U8 o% |" M: |
CA Exeter
% z! f4 j& U6 Q+ O CL Birmingham s* m; T& g. ]$ j/ X2 c
CL Newcastle
! L$ o) s/ g! m( W, Z# G DD Fortune
* }" j( h6 ^& b& d7 d DD Griffin+ I7 p8 A: {4 o; ?* W' ?
4 `6 V6 x7 ~% N% I5 l! QJapanese ground losses:
8 ], J% Y' c$ { 2769 casualties reported* x1 U! P2 o2 g P' q$ e. ?6 t( `# K
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled% V2 f0 L2 i' [& b& ? M$ A* G
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled* e! W: L9 D, }( a& ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ c% i* L" o Y+ D u! H
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
$ K7 ]( h0 Y) l2 N) g2 U5 k Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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, F! y2 Q5 A9 wNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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Japanese aircraft
8 e( q# | j1 C0 C& e M+ ~ no flights
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5 A' ]7 Y. A0 V% e1 ^) W( HJapanese aircraft losses
, n, J6 {1 A+ O* ^ Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged, n# a4 X5 g( k( |
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
7 {0 C) Y$ e. s6 E. | Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged; ~. V! O; L. v: N2 Q; C2 t4 Z: c) E
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground* P* D0 c I+ s+ M9 S1 O
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Allied Ships- _. H: P. D" i7 Y9 d( S u
BB Royal Sovereign
) v( j4 l# k. ~& p0 ~: H CA Dorsetshire
+ v. ?+ k, Q9 ]! _& v _3 w1 G: j. F CL Glasgow f4 K+ w7 |8 e# b5 W$ n% N$ J- M
CL Ceres
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# ^" m1 N3 |6 @* O7 {: g% _9 }Japanese ground losses:2 @4 w5 `, c" a2 Q
129 casualties reported0 o! |4 E2 M' m7 @3 d" o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" Q" }, c0 d, x
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled; {/ ^9 |$ h$ k. l# V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 t5 p" d& O* [' `( ] Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)2 @( N; m/ v) B6 H4 N, X
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Airbase hits 2
( e: c$ ~% e( c. z+ r( t; jRunway hits 109 L- q* L1 i) H9 |* d. o" \
Port hits 6
7 U1 o1 `. Y# }& y8 n- _6 B, kPort fuel hits 1
( {/ P# J# Y- ^Port supply hits 1
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# }- t9 Y3 E7 jNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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7 t T- Z7 } E4 T8 Y BB Ramillies
9 }7 L$ D; z# W" i) ^5 Y, v CA Devonshire" L+ x1 j- p+ s9 Q& t
CL Enterprise* L+ |2 s% I. c
CL Hobart( Y0 K- E( T7 `6 i9 B. g! z1 m
) l" j) I$ N S9 \+ K* oJapanese ground losses:6 c8 O I* Y. T) s& U1 V. O, r/ P
585 casualties reported/ C A, F; d& c9 M, l, ^& H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled6 `7 w+ K( p$ U2 W l% J4 D% s
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled9 X/ j+ X6 o3 `3 G5 J/ s7 S
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled" P* s% l7 D; u$ ~. l) e/ `% A
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
9 H$ X6 K$ w' S; [: U8 S$ y2 x Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)+ M% X, ~# n: B* }
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Manpower hits 3! A; K7 p k' B9 D/ i2 n4 D1 p
Fires 575& _9 ~5 [' K2 U* V
Airbase hits 46 b9 O) n! }, R
Runway hits 17
! N6 X6 b1 ?" J2 mPort hits 5
) \3 g+ Y$ E; g: vPort supply hits 1' q. J5 q& E: l i
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards9 q& a" V6 b# k
2 S- }5 S& X, V8 y- pJapanese Ships f$ U3 o0 d6 x# k# r
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
* K9 ]2 V$ c/ i0 n3 o" g0 B DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage0 E8 R/ Y' l1 M. |* @
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage) V& U# Y8 p, Z* D% q- B
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 1 E" f. M& T3 c/ t8 p; G5 T( u
CA Exeter
2 Q8 u, j2 S3 e. Q CL Birmingham
' O( L& a8 ?, b6 _ CL Newcastle
# H Q/ w, f$ W" a. Y# Z; k DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
' ]1 |7 f* }$ A% V/ G- f2 ~3 H$ f, ^ DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage/ \" |: K, j1 j; C& o; @
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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7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2 C* H) J* t1 }% I3 X$ I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,503 ^' z1 b3 ^/ p
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. g# [& T" ?' v% W1 E1 E
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes, O! a' N# K# s& y) ?# [5 B
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Allied aircraft
% S, E: I. j" X# E/ R Albacore I x 315 k1 Y3 Q) f4 n: M6 R) t: j
Fulmar II x 49 z! ?! m+ a, q2 F5 _' K: f7 s
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8& ]! ~/ O& t' ^3 `: a
Martlet II x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
5 w& Z4 ^% G0 x5 @2 _$ ^- A Albacore I: 8 damaged
* p. y$ p( y4 i6 f# E) @9 \. g* j, c Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships+ B6 g' g+ v3 Z
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
- V7 C" M' c2 c BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1# }( Q5 j$ ~, y+ w T
BB Yamashiro
; f2 D. k- q* m BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
; m- D5 F8 }+ M0 G7 _% z1 o+ [/ x BB Mutsu |