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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6 o5 ^) E! X+ N/ }Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38) B% T2 T- g2 \
0 L8 \6 k5 J- Y/ S+ GWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 i( P0 i5 F" |. Z+ k. F( I! jEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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$ t8 b3 [/ \1 `, _* r# A. u( a5 y, kJapanese aircraft
" j3 U E5 [8 z' c; j9 F A6M2 Zero x 301 A- D$ v8 x( {, _" n
B5N1 Kate x 149 ~5 [; C0 Q2 y R5 x
B5N2 Kate x 127 |/ k' f8 m+ R% g# L9 N7 N
D3A1 Val x 8' C6 t u6 `4 G, ?) U- J
+ X9 b) P6 ^ u( G5 M8 T5 J. lAllied aircraft
8 P$ y+ [& q1 ]: ^; u- E. U) M; y" _ Fulmar II x 18" P4 h; w1 Z/ V
Sea Hurricane Ib x 255 Q" R1 l, Z3 ~4 I
Martlet II x 48
6 d, x. U" d# B1 W" }" t+ I Hurricane I Trop x 1
) u) }: M3 ?7 j3 g( u+ N Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
5 E. O' x6 @: _, J/ r Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
+ E& s6 T% g4 w8 {; A Mohawk IV x 2
' F& o( ^4 N- A& n& ? P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses9 C" c2 D% J+ C. l+ C- \7 r
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed+ Q- p/ K D. _' v
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged) G3 B8 P% q, i: C* L
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed) S1 ]* _4 r: A
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed2 p" y2 q2 L M" Z
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Allied aircraft losses
. K- ^0 ~% C- A! t) B" ~ Fulmar II: 1 destroyed) F7 ~. R4 y& c+ [& |
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
7 @. \5 ?, m! ]. n4 s Martlet II: 2 destroyed5 Y0 [% [8 b+ D, `' n
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed: I" k2 G# C4 o
) E ?- e( C( SAllied Ships
, i% i: d. _: a3 d d- F CV Formidable" Q4 S0 j2 Z" c- Z! s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38/ p" v- U5 [0 L8 Y
# ]5 M' Q$ g% V% y/ t, bWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& r* w% _& i9 jEstimated time to target is 30 minutes r, R. R" y# W6 F7 C# v# c
3 |% x$ W+ o! H; j1 K' r' zJapanese aircraft, |8 C/ T$ m% e$ y+ T
A6M2 Zero x 18: Y) ^5 T, ?3 w# N
B5N1 Kate x 3
5 H$ F% W' O! M$ Z; h* B: M6 ^ B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft/ f P+ n2 G; n& }# @9 j2 j
Fulmar II x 17
, q7 ~3 \5 A5 Z/ B6 g- b- \ Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
) t& D5 T, V( S Martlet II x 360 C9 P$ a# V/ Q( q
Hurricane I Trop x 11 |. k) @9 g2 V' @% ^; Q; m- R
Hurricane IIa Trop x 38 y* R- `2 W, U# y
Hurricane IIb Trop x 121 H) J9 r& n3 G" V0 P8 u7 Z( V5 @
Mohawk IV x 2% y/ z+ I( d: E% R. y: v
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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9 O1 t2 p+ @- L8 `# ?; b" d qJapanese aircraft losses/ {0 p A& D( k0 B3 ~5 {# F
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed; ^, x) J- u; Y4 l" k- p2 F) A
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged5 l' w# o9 q1 m2 w \
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Fulmar II: 1 destroyed6 g# y# i. g% a6 j) `6 _) G
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
/ t; V. k' Z8 t. s) e5 [. k6 l Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed; Z* _3 I1 y5 i! W1 _/ q! {
: {/ @( r5 W: Y8 _0 X' |Allied Ships
: B, d" B& ]( A& x CVL Hermes! N7 T- p3 F- `! Y& |
CL Dauntless( k( [% }& x( d! l- t' [) ]
CV Illustrious
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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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; p! O7 Z) z8 g) Z# r! J# C$ I, f1 g5 IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48+ W( z2 K4 d3 B+ l
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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; R# Z; N4 v) f" q/ Z) XRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. I' Y7 _) E$ ~7 rEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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8 q7 G- j7 ~: iJapanese aircraft2 P: }" W5 l/ w
A6M2 Zero x 1( F8 N7 I* C4 k
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Allied aircraft: D; R, {0 s( {% G s8 W S
Albacore I x 10, m9 E+ n! o |; {# R: ^- I
Fulmar II x 42 M' Z7 Z8 n' P* o" H
" R; b$ E3 K g7 c9 wNo Japanese losses( o- U/ h* v0 z9 q
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Allied aircraft losses
T9 f; w& q1 T6 E6 r; L Albacore I: 5 damaged
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' e r4 Q9 c' [) X+ HJapanese Ships
$ P/ y9 s. }! D6 v0 h b: P BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
) k" M# C7 p+ d; K7 H BB Yamashiro
7 j% q g* _4 L BB Mutsu: d* g6 f& @8 _& p1 H' j/ k0 s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; @# `6 J9 p! w6 a
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
$ ?! ^' @# n, V& S6 DEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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9 T4 i. m' B4 V4 F. F! a& dJapanese aircraft
, g9 z" c V' l- u+ @4 c Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 93 V3 L( j) w9 ?0 S% ]. A* ~
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4& F9 ?# i0 y& K3 |- h5 E
, f; E, w/ n- T! C7 jAllied aircraft
- Q. u7 G* X8 H3 i# V Albacore I x 33
+ u* X7 r7 v- K. Z5 U1 i Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
1 t" p4 A0 s, k1 D0 _ Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged, f: ^ p b. u- \
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
$ g" {& S4 C4 d- f Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak1 v7 _# I# A* O4 {& W" [. B
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Japanese Ships
( }8 @$ E/ S: t8 k- ~ xAK Kikukawa Maru
# Y1 q' U: u t9 ?$ X xAK Keisho Maru7 ]& f7 J) ? k( G
DD Hayashio
0 |9 [6 O4 e1 ~ DD Yukikaze' a9 |! c0 U6 N! a" Q7 O2 r9 s' h
DD Maikaze3 ^# k& f/ _: K$ R
DD Natsushio8 H6 ?# A0 e9 S
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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。# K9 F$ w5 k3 r1 q+ w, `
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2 b2 E6 Y) x# q) iNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
% {0 b" H4 v, q DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
% r! w- f4 t7 F5 `: E DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1: Z. J* v1 M; T, h' S
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
* P! |5 V0 p. ~ DD Maikaze" c7 \# n$ J0 {3 F* C+ Q# C
: s( o W) o6 L: m! D2 Z( n: bAllied Ships T6 v9 I3 ]. D& y; X+ h
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; ?! c* ~& O3 g* H CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
" Z. |2 R" D- u- c CL Birmingham
; k; m( M# g8 |3 E1 O CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
9 ] ~% V" `+ Z8 c- ^1 l DD Fortune5 }( z( E( C2 d$ ?/ _/ ]
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1' ^: k4 h! m1 C; O
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) l7 W$ Z( A+ j& s: I, h( fNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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* p5 _" r: ]! I) D1 P. ZJapanese Ships4 f- q4 Z/ }" G2 @
AK Kaga Maru7 P3 j5 `. P, D! D& G4 o/ K- [; Z: S
xAK Fushimi Maru
# A8 N" ?8 _3 s0 M1 u xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire% H F3 o- i8 X5 _9 z' v) ^
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire- z" o+ c. A( A* ^$ [+ f
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
6 h' D- C: d% e9 s' L6 y* o$ G xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk) B# y) Y. d4 x" J4 R
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
; |& ~! }1 m1 D' \/ [: M xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1. v# [. M' g4 x
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire, ^ F5 p, W& M
6 h, d6 Z! Q# w# F nAllied Ships
1 r4 j v# z5 ^2 l0 b BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire1 x1 X h' W$ w! h. m
CA Exeter
; J B4 u: @: B+ O* M4 g3 V- H CL Birmingham
9 Q% y6 g% Y$ f: l% { CL Newcastle! C& C- F9 G( H; j: p" P
DD Fortune, Z/ ^7 g& b5 q# |0 R
DD Griffin, o- n& B. V0 s
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Japanese ground losses:5 D6 z: d7 O+ j# L& u. E
2769 casualties reported& l* d2 q9 Y( K: y
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
0 K2 C h8 `' T Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled$ T' G5 J- g! }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 Q0 f4 x% b. b4 z
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)0 @8 o) S/ Y( r0 r) V4 R1 I1 k
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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) V, @- P/ a, P, f. V; Z; y+ ?Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43% I' m3 o2 e2 M6 }/ d. E# q% d7 r
, Y6 x4 ?- X% L0 l# ?Japanese aircraft
+ a _( v; \8 K no flights
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$ C1 x) ]: F6 K+ e" `' VJapanese aircraft losses5 R) J. e; b; }' J1 u
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged! j6 f0 C) V; _! Q
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
R! c' ^% u6 s8 l2 u4 ~$ j+ S Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged8 u, O& B) K; T$ i# P- ^" s
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground' c0 T6 a+ j& K2 l* q
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Allied Ships% _% B, y8 K7 L7 h0 }* E4 G% V2 u: x
BB Royal Sovereign
/ T/ S3 D9 v9 ^( x1 b% s CA Dorsetshire5 F" k- Y$ \' `2 {
CL Glasgow
4 v' O# X8 l% d2 a/ P CL Ceres* C3 x5 d& h6 X) ^$ k
! A% T. Q) W% e4 z: [Japanese ground losses:5 q% N! z( Q. l5 P3 ~
129 casualties reported
. q" a) y8 o8 f' T Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: C' [7 m- \% B8 h+ g* _1 K g
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled4 [5 k% M8 @; L* P( O+ O- T6 H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( S2 U0 w; A* G- u Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)* N; e; A% E3 i7 W8 B
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Airbase hits 2
; q3 b) h. F; {. [' d1 t6 n% r1 v& X! b9 xRunway hits 10; j( x* X1 z0 T; k$ y: j- g
Port hits 6
4 H- s* J+ X7 _( g, W, zPort fuel hits 13 v: k5 K i; i- ]! a0 T) @9 T1 o
Port supply hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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BB Ramillies
" O& C. M& E6 ^4 \) r& M# ] CA Devonshire
2 U+ Y: Q5 O, ~1 q; L; r CL Enterprise
# P$ j0 p0 ^8 q/ A: s1 j& ` CL Hobart
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5 K1 I9 u% Y8 j% I2 R$ T 585 casualties reported5 u) N1 Q) }1 S0 i. Q- n. t7 e# ]) V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled/ T% L e% b$ q, }
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
8 Z1 g2 D$ F9 [7 s+ U, O Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
6 d* X6 f! X8 X) D Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)+ P! z z( h3 C3 c
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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9 s# g$ O: _% S% u' LManpower hits 37 m" \9 Q( E5 |+ l8 Q+ E/ ]4 { p! a
Fires 575
4 c+ p3 J& N- u7 NAirbase hits 4' N' n; z1 U7 P( V+ J/ |
Runway hits 17( `& o* `( ?6 o" }$ s3 z8 y
Port hits 5
, {5 C6 h- _2 @' CPort supply hits 1- |4 H+ c9 d e% n
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$ ]8 L$ U' R: x( R9 ]Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships7 q' W0 W/ j( @" b- \
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire/ U W0 v, B# y% ]' U. p4 e* N3 Z7 P
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage$ k1 |9 m) T( S4 O$ t1 n4 {7 w8 t6 o
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage i( C, f5 k6 P1 p1 R( f
W9 e4 r K- B. ]+ aAllied Ships( p2 z# f4 y) N% N+ v
BB Resolution, Shell hits 15 ]1 h" V! m) ]* L& O! M; u) Z! L7 C0 _
CA Exeter$ K7 m2 Y' z9 P- `( Q
CL Birmingham6 Z/ f# B3 C9 V" @( N& f2 h
CL Newcastle
j, _8 v3 Q0 i9 ]: ~2 E DD Fortune, Shell hits 27 w4 J+ d8 _% F4 @3 Q8 K: q: M- V9 f
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage2 v6 d$ z# w5 s8 o+ D
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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; B* |3 y! _6 ~8 w4 A: L) G7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% S8 Z# Y: f, x* k3 T
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! c% D1 V/ L/ M$ hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' Y% v" ?/ @- g" [& m
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 ?5 m! m4 P8 M1 F$ S5 v) ]Estimated time to target is 11 minutes3 O2 [* R' P6 f8 o( o
5 L; r' E+ J) y# Y: lAllied aircraft% _( k$ a$ b* @7 g0 j
Albacore I x 31; w9 N7 f& c+ H' ^
Fulmar II x 4
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Martlet II x 6
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$ ^. g& U B( Y# V7 _Allied aircraft losses- k/ m5 c$ l A3 B. c$ b8 h
Albacore I: 8 damaged
9 |" L: G0 J2 t1 e' g& ] Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships S4 L1 Z/ s9 c- U% I3 D$ j5 F4 A, I
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 11 }% n5 \5 g2 h- _+ u2 ~' _+ s
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
3 a3 s0 |8 g- ]. F! F4 v2 d BB Yamashiro) C+ t- k/ a1 \' Y& l, w$ r
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
; Q" C. y/ A1 ]( H1 k& A- i BB Mutsu |