AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42
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; M$ R" P% u$ s* }7 M* K, P7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+ p1 S& H( b& D% j) o9 W: P
8 o9 G) ]. v; x# w% U/ fWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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6 B$ C# r1 d# k" ?6 O# ?Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ q( V, E& a: c/ A% r! Q# |1 }5 j$ @Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: C% {2 W3 T' k% Y+ f
A6M2 Zero x 307 r1 R& p" n% y7 }$ ^* I8 a
B5N1 Kate x 14
+ Z& `4 R1 j l& V B5N2 Kate x 128 T$ y- b' j+ Q1 |" K; n
D3A1 Val x 8
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9 w2 q9 i/ Z2 B" T: w0 fAllied aircraft
) x( ^( p& z* i( \3 J! m9 l Fulmar II x 18, y1 H' w& O, q. r/ F2 C8 _
Sea Hurricane Ib x 257 Q0 p; p4 m0 Z
Martlet II x 48
3 y9 a) g: Y* j4 Z& A Hurricane I Trop x 1/ Q& j) w: S- j2 |& {
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
; ~- l& C- z! g7 s* I7 i. Z Hurricane IIb Trop x 121 O9 H$ J, q3 s7 b
Mohawk IV x 2! \5 X/ f/ t3 F; Q2 ]
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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! T( @ p; T2 n, @+ @3 aJapanese aircraft losses% Y4 g) Y/ G0 t! G6 D
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed C$ L7 u/ ~6 u. p) c
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged4 G5 d' V2 X2 I0 f: X
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
; v2 Y8 x. P8 l9 {) Y D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed" Z) P# z8 p# g) a& C2 {
/ Z c( r) k9 J5 k/ L$ FAllied aircraft losses
! j: x5 W, f) t) H, M% E4 H9 Y Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
/ g1 w; l# ?; g5 c* z" L7 q" i* N Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed9 Z* X4 |7 X2 F0 l- s
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
* W0 j9 l# s6 p8 w# z6 v Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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7 i# v% g8 ~% s: K6 `( _& J/ |* NAllied Ships n; l9 T8 V- W" N. T, q. |
CV Formidable
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9 W* ^5 D& J# V$ OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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) S. H, c3 ? m4 y+ RRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! E0 G7 C: @# q0 s# g& P0 l
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 F5 p* f- z$ F& d! _8 i A6M2 Zero x 18! q4 L9 A2 K8 H6 l9 Y/ Q
B5N1 Kate x 3
: v$ o1 q& A; r% m B5N2 Kate x 14
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4 x4 K) U+ r7 P |, i; J# p1 zAllied aircraft8 q2 N7 P4 m+ P9 {4 n
Fulmar II x 17' L, K1 R( N! Z( b# y) x, B' M
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14& a" H( W0 o6 d, {. d6 K
Martlet II x 36
9 H$ D9 T3 C$ \7 O Hurricane I Trop x 1
0 c4 ~' x6 V' v6 o/ B4 i- ^# t Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
# \$ B% ?9 U( L5 [# ~$ ~ Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
4 b2 m1 M5 S! y8 s5 R! N, d3 E5 c( Q Mohawk IV x 22 d# z# a8 a1 I$ [
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses$ X4 y0 O4 w* r. u$ y$ E) @/ X
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, u( X! m) f2 _# J. E$ P
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged$ D3 m& g* J2 S- p. S+ @
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
# X% D+ P$ Y9 i Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
5 \) _3 W# `+ g4 L2 v Martlet II: 1 destroyed
. c* }8 Y9 F* @- D Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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~0 X ^" m/ }, Z4 y; j* ~- D8 c CVL Hermes
% b$ |* U$ Y2 C/ x% `8 A CL Dauntless' ^) [* ?7 \- P. c. m, }
CV Illustrious; Y6 J$ Y1 ~. P7 ^
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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。% L- Q0 A1 U6 z9 O- g
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8 F6 s& @) h' ~+ `2 ~5 Y: EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48 ]& `3 w4 ~0 T, P
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
! M, M* j: L& ^1 n \Estimated time to target is 8 minutes$ a' @! ]& ^8 _: A9 q$ r
1 N8 t( G$ i4 Z! v4 D3 MJapanese aircraft
' d6 C+ ]" P4 G, b% Q A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft
0 r T4 q/ S5 o6 U9 m/ \ Albacore I x 10
; v( x2 n2 K2 g& _4 ?5 U, V Fulmar II x 4
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% Q! k! n. z8 n; R7 q$ cNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses2 U8 e3 i) l1 j1 k) m: M
Albacore I: 5 damaged9 @& {4 k0 G9 S
) M1 _, V+ p" XJapanese Ships
- O( L$ q. f3 D8 [& g( m" c; Y BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 14 c6 T. c Y W
BB Yamashiro
# S: i1 v6 X- M- S' y BB Mutsu9 K8 b% |& A: d) }; S4 ?; \) E
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45; m- b2 r# D1 p W9 h. T; q' Z
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 V; X( q$ w {% K+ \" a2 h
8 z" b; w2 ]6 `% J0 d: }1 dRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.- X! i% [* e/ G
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes% k; k2 \! D% i; H) l( H7 ?1 P
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Japanese aircraft
- e$ R; }1 n: C) i! F& Q; A# f Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
" `1 x V3 k' U Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 42 M" s) J. J/ O3 b5 [/ Q
$ \" s& @ j4 P1 f, J- t- DAllied aircraft
, X9 o4 f5 M6 o7 Z G9 F Albacore I x 33( ?" T# v) ]. J- _ A2 x% v. I+ Q
Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses6 O" k& k! d- L6 L
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Allied aircraft losses
/ [+ z* q" A3 b! E) g- S4 |4 D Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged; T: X; C: i0 i
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 S! @- g: ]4 Z5 W9 ] Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
1 X) A% C4 M2 m9 G0 S xAK Kikukawa Maru
3 {) k2 J2 x% Y9 Q7 B xAK Keisho Maru" ^/ U# ~' K1 y9 `+ C/ V1 \- D
DD Hayashio7 W0 M, w( \: @! D
DD Yukikaze
6 G _. F) P3 n9 [* u) g7 H( B0 F DD Maikaze
1 v* g1 x/ L( s, P DD Natsushio) s8 f) x: x# F+ M! ?+ d7 `$ L
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( ^" K9 w% E& }AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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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。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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) V% {# h/ r7 ]& G. L4 W& \: t DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires5 N F0 E7 R8 ^
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1% `1 F) z) B, |- u ?
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
& s) V9 s H! J; W DD Maikaze% K' Y; N' z2 }
; K0 `$ f( Z6 R' ]& HAllied Ships
& f6 A4 Y8 c8 N, j9 n; i6 H BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) w' R- W9 E- I) N7 \
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1. T* }0 n# w2 ~; B
CL Birmingham
& Z# @+ E! B0 D CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
0 z6 x8 h9 p# @8 U DD Fortune
, R/ G9 s1 ]. n+ A DD Griffin, Shell hits 16 z$ }; m/ N9 ]2 n9 q& O
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% K8 f) ]! w! r6 zNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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5 k; ^4 A% v1 c( l+ zJapanese Ships
3 N* H6 B0 M1 U9 P2 C ^ AK Kaga Maru
( s) \2 \3 i( n0 L5 f xAK Fushimi Maru- x' f0 \ A3 b/ ^3 z
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire, q' ~/ ~- E8 t0 V
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire) a" I/ I" _) m! M7 C
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
( ?% z* p0 u5 y4 z6 t4 J xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk5 d- o9 g9 f) q1 D; x7 `' r+ s
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk6 s' D& a$ J1 f) w
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1% n5 x R* @1 Y# e+ B: M
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire2 k: T/ H# ^8 a2 p0 _
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Allied Ships
/ n) S8 t) g% a. i BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire% O! ^% ~, X3 b- V
CA Exeter
. @+ b7 s- L, |. ^4 g6 S& E CL Birmingham9 o" Y2 q& f$ O( V9 d' R
CL Newcastle
. H0 d! }( x# k+ j" ~% w; z: k2 J- I' k DD Fortune- z/ o1 Q) z2 D
DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:) w. b/ e+ l1 s6 B4 K. r- a+ d
2769 casualties reported
9 }9 B; U2 H. `" f" V Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
- `1 }9 [* ]/ s$ Y6 e9 V1 M Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
9 I) |6 [% z( M. s) T+ V8 o6 c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 I0 m2 y& s( ^! l- C% I Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
" c$ e$ c6 e& ]4 w/ I Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)% k; Z( v% m( n! o5 n: d% K* T
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4 B. N+ f, Y% r" wNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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# A7 B7 n, |' A# @Japanese aircraft
7 `. c3 u, J# o- A4 L3 i no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses5 H2 {- C, M$ J. }% J
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged" K i ^ I, |# ^) i& `
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
% Y% p$ x ^0 O7 R9 y" n1 @ Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
5 [, v: [$ i" v Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground5 n9 H0 X3 n. A8 S4 ~7 Y! A
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Allied Ships
. b# {* v9 F7 [% S. E) R. c6 o# Z BB Royal Sovereign7 y2 ~% V: X, C; c) T
CA Dorsetshire2 M4 d5 P1 |+ q2 g+ e* N! R
CL Glasgow! a: N$ l8 \5 h' f5 d
CL Ceres+ L$ z# G0 q3 L3 ?1 f/ W
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Japanese ground losses:
@; f# t1 H5 E' a) \+ X 129 casualties reported
! @' a4 G5 z$ E& K Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 ?8 O- x( d7 \# J* G
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled0 |6 T; \# E8 t& n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ C- t; n, p' y Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 2, [6 h& s- B* h% D3 d
Runway hits 100 u ~8 k8 Z7 D$ w
Port hits 6$ |- B7 A& H5 w1 r5 N( w$ |4 X
Port fuel hits 1
6 A- v! x) L* j/ F+ h0 I% oPort supply hits 1; L' D+ o& V5 G
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9 O2 k# W% }( E" E) q+ U6 dNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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Allied Ships
0 q Y" F7 a# |5 E: i BB Ramillies8 b* j" }9 u- y0 K
CA Devonshire
3 c! R3 \" v4 M+ M; ?: i CL Enterprise
( e- p/ k. s- i+ B CL Hobart6 ^8 I9 ]8 a- }' |4 O$ a
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Japanese ground losses:
* K& Y K" D! C3 u# L 585 casualties reported2 n2 ]6 k$ d! N, Y; C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( Y# {" j6 a# S2 G
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled4 U! m1 J, k2 _ v
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled. {) p4 s& g7 |, e* P0 I% h1 o
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
+ k V$ ]' U) u9 @; Z# ? Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)& W7 x) ~" I( D
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Manpower hits 3
2 L7 V/ R3 B3 W. k# W$ K7 @# {Fires 575
2 d$ t7 B( N* n/ A) |! ]Airbase hits 4+ R; j$ c; O$ l1 f0 Q! ]
Runway hits 178 E W% `) V- X! \3 o, \
Port hits 5) h# |1 W# F6 h1 \% E; d) O; ^- W$ E0 E
Port supply hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships! z2 z2 R. p% ^& F' K2 p l
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire. @2 j8 _4 O. K; q/ T _
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
; K {0 }" u: f DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships& a* P; a2 Z+ \/ G
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1$ W b4 [: E+ y9 g- C9 _5 P
CA Exeter
! Y" Q( k% S4 k7 O CL Birmingham
9 |( P; S' `% m6 O CL Newcastle( }; Y8 ?) d1 c' Z9 Z' `
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2& y9 O3 K8 `0 I. L" M
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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4 t5 |/ P4 E( P' g- ~" T: J2 D7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) J; T* B! d. J8 q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50; f9 \( h2 O/ w1 C) z3 a: m* P4 c
7 K, P6 ]5 o# @: v9 Q2 u* ~8 fWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: U4 N! h4 g8 wRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, T+ I3 ?5 A# ?* |! i" m0 b* \- c2 GEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 Q7 |* Y; S# x4 C7 g Albacore I x 31
% M# c- K+ n8 j( F. j+ m9 Q Fulmar II x 47 P2 T% a5 Y/ F* n6 X; P( ^; k% c
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8: \2 u/ s( j7 Z, c; \" C6 l
Martlet II x 6
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Allied aircraft losses) `4 T9 A4 Z9 w# h
Albacore I: 8 damaged
5 x$ D/ z6 `5 w' }+ N. u Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
, S+ \9 T" f# U0 ?2 C BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 10 @' q8 G7 i* L+ M; q9 P4 K' l6 D
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 12 b. `9 K) Z3 I; t( T8 Z
BB Yamashiro
% F$ O" H: L8 _( `$ L9 I BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3/ ?* w) _) k$ `1 s/ N( R3 s7 ? }
BB Mutsu |