AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42
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8 W) i6 m& I7 {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。0 M4 ^; S( Z" }3 A+ O* }
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 A6 K: V! v* P2 Z
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes; L( k) {$ x+ ^$ h
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Japanese aircraft" F/ k8 k% j( R
A6M2 Zero x 302 |" j% G) R3 C* ~
B5N1 Kate x 14+ ^3 v3 T, V$ I/ y$ k( k$ a
B5N2 Kate x 12
9 E! _& Y! R, g! S- s0 _, B/ s D3A1 Val x 8
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Allied aircraft: E/ s! |! m# G# N' G6 b8 ^
Fulmar II x 18, `1 [3 \8 r4 v! X8 Z+ d. I) Y" S
Sea Hurricane Ib x 252 }9 Z8 F3 k% h
Martlet II x 48
7 Q7 W* ?4 i W: w' X. S" n Hurricane I Trop x 1! s r: X( W' G, b y
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3. S% c! m) ~2 Z9 g% h7 ?; B2 }
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
4 F0 O6 r" p; W+ ~) G Mohawk IV x 2) m7 ~$ t/ G1 ?6 T1 G# x
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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; A* w" ^; m( T* V0 jJapanese aircraft losses
( J% E1 y7 j, r& l1 l2 ^, |2 S$ M A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed: D! ^4 c! [ L$ B
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged1 q7 R7 t& E. K N3 y& `
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
; Q: N; ^; j* H/ B' q D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses" ^% c" u9 Z! B5 Y5 L
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed8 w! n" u- x7 \/ n( F3 F- j! J# `5 j
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
: D# }% U) j* E% U2 A$ I \ Martlet II: 2 destroyed: S- r( D: K9 A" J
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed4 x4 N0 h# `2 \* Q0 x* e v2 ?
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Allied Ships
O" q1 A* P" ^, t0 _' B) t& u CV Formidable/ @" X- w7 M# E B
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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' ]* {1 d6 u. {$ \: Y9 x, QWeather in hex: Partial cloud8 e5 H4 g* f- [' R
# W ]% s! c7 n' h: v+ ARaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
+ f( K- P; F# K2 ^ A6M2 Zero x 18
% G) y' b- @* Q6 d2 C2 p B5N1 Kate x 3
7 Y$ L9 ~& X5 Z( P( i( q* Y B5N2 Kate x 14* H5 x5 H4 j' P) @% O) h. b
8 r E# i! f7 YAllied aircraft w& p, o& l% x; l
Fulmar II x 17% U; Y9 j$ e1 s4 O z
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
' h& _' t6 M& V4 ^4 ~2 c/ Z Martlet II x 36! w, h! D% f5 M0 O
Hurricane I Trop x 1
) f+ W. B+ E" R- @" m1 @3 v% h Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
' j% H% v u, R `& t Hurricane IIb Trop x 124 _" ?( @/ m- @' z" A
Mohawk IV x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses2 [' @; s* w b- p
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
3 P/ h! P, E& Q8 ~. g B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged4 W, I8 B2 A* _; q8 x
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses9 S# N6 `0 [: ^; a" \. v
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed! V7 S7 g# A& I- x0 G2 b
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
& o7 Z, U) h+ r1 R Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
$ M; A+ s* a# z" V# ? K CVL Hermes! |: V' m! g5 y
CL Dauntless
0 M& |* W) l% }) m" j. P4 h CV Illustrious8 w R2 ~; m! V% Z! ^: B
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?+ k9 z- w8 m3 O# p) p' KAFTER 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。5 q {8 T, u5 }# s3 _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48( s1 e! j: {' Z9 a4 E
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain) I' X. \# q) g, q9 O8 E% K
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 v3 C6 [4 |1 |; _2 n( T z; J! f
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes& }0 f. O" p4 t: G
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Japanese aircraft8 @9 z* L: y* k" k1 i0 o3 q
A6M2 Zero x 1- W' ~0 ~- I4 p$ `. y) g! {+ ^
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0 S2 H5 c" j6 D' q6 k: ^ Albacore I x 102 _& m% i+ h5 C5 N
Fulmar II x 4; L/ ^7 S9 p) X1 d$ t; E
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No Japanese losses4 G* r% Q0 a7 b
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Allied aircraft losses/ U! i* S+ K& T) H: f c
Albacore I: 5 damaged# s3 E( ]9 B q. L* Y& _
3 F8 j, }# `4 r4 b0 r+ RJapanese Ships2 R; t; `: x# @4 `7 ~
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1 h) ?( S5 s3 r/ r$ b: ^; M
BB Yamashiro
5 e8 U8 y- ?5 L- y" H/ E/ u* r BB Mutsu1 h/ ^1 A; K' a( C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45- Y, c6 J) h5 Y3 O7 \3 i& |7 P/ m
4 K2 `; T8 h) v7 @/ hWeather in hex: Heavy cloud0 \6 W! P$ ]' f3 r8 o$ r
4 e/ o( x/ n( v) b. XRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.. I, W8 G v8 N+ H& J1 t
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes; T% _: e4 H5 u8 M8 h, I' S
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# F% T. U9 G' u! ]& ?, s' a* K Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 96 b' X: h* p3 \6 i( h- v0 E
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4# C+ K0 v* w4 M* ^- t
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Allied aircraft
7 G* {6 o0 |4 W# u Albacore I x 337 y+ y) v6 R" s
Swordfish I x 7
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8 N# m z: v/ aNo Japanese losses
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4 {( u0 e2 n, X, E3 j4 z, N; AAllied aircraft losses
3 B3 D1 M6 W2 a9 R6 o- q& b3 ~ Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
5 g7 a3 u0 C5 s! C; s Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged4 W4 C) z' E' h W- i
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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: C# Q- _5 ]# sJapanese Ships
E- Q H( t! a' v. j9 X$ Y xAK Kikukawa Maru+ Q% R/ k1 b) s- \
xAK Keisho Maru6 w- ?! z& ^/ M& ]" c3 D1 \
DD Hayashio
% Q5 X+ A) W( b6 U0 ?0 d! l DD Yukikaze
2 T- }2 z: u' w, M' s9 l. {9 b DD Maikaze
# J+ m, _2 e! j, q( p DD Natsushio+ N) [" p2 q, E4 ]' M
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42" L" s q5 m) E7 g+ n: M8 ^
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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。& V9 L/ B" i- A6 d3 Y
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7 k3 z6 ^7 U6 }3 V& LNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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% X$ V, f7 l+ `, TJapanese Ships
+ }" b2 `8 J0 S, Z# L DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires. i6 `4 I% V. X6 i. N, |1 ]
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1$ \* \, }! T$ D/ P
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1* R6 m. {2 {, o& }& r* Q- i- i8 ^, S
DD Maikaze3 r; w1 K/ f% \
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Allied Ships
% L O; D; _- ^$ w BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& z/ B2 E% y( N/ j
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1% h9 D* E3 j$ A- [
CL Birmingham
B$ ]/ r* S6 T" O4 {- ~ CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1( S. o7 i( x% z7 p
DD Fortune9 T6 p, N5 t+ C9 Y
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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0 k, n- j, T! A5 I7 ONight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards" a" ~5 H; I5 P
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) R7 z% p/ w) d0 V" y$ d7 c AK Kaga Maru# U. r7 e4 J8 c, [3 ?
xAK Fushimi Maru
; r# q8 z9 N- w7 S6 Z5 @3 W' i xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
9 g2 V& r* d1 R& a$ X5 ^ xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, d7 X3 u! W+ y5 }5 h( u( e2 D8 u6 E: ?
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
$ v! I0 R6 G+ I9 C$ g xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk a1 d w3 y; E6 m" E9 X
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
9 o# e" ~) j! s$ z" y xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1; b% ^) f$ @. z2 o
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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Allied Ships$ \0 Q5 t' q& s" `
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire# _* b, J3 N7 S- |+ H
CA Exeter4 R T9 t7 g; o' H5 e* E: g
CL Birmingham4 S0 ^+ J* h" _
CL Newcastle
9 T4 n8 t% f4 C3 V) N* ]0 y) { DD Fortune
& h2 X7 E% f- e: h DD Griffin7 m# e" z5 L$ S$ W U4 Z! n" H
( \( y/ C( U, Q! M) T2 dJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled/ R" u7 {% Y" \, {3 h& i# {) s
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
! r! a# D) b0 c k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ e4 B1 w# o6 I1 J Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
8 q' q1 [4 R9 Q6 w' N8 r Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43! {/ l$ d C6 j0 v8 F2 K, |* e+ p. J
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no flights
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/ ^7 r2 s, w0 ]" u' {7 YJapanese aircraft losses4 e+ h* X2 K \5 w+ P1 I5 d; s) l
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
5 g9 @% I- N' A! {2 a/ j0 n Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
2 o- m" d+ p2 x! O2 J Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged0 T* j4 F* C4 u$ I# n
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground8 A# V5 E T9 p/ Y. S
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Allied Ships
/ n/ a7 W$ I" e$ [3 o" ] BB Royal Sovereign
& v0 o: m/ z) O2 v5 U' v! b' F CA Dorsetshire
3 e4 k2 C0 B( v. I2 y CL Glasgow. V$ }- T9 Q* [/ U9 r
CL Ceres
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4 d5 s: p! E+ q: O& O1 vJapanese ground losses:) X2 d% F. W* U' T3 l
129 casualties reported& ]1 k/ J$ h% h# g8 {5 a0 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 l% [$ R% A. Y; c; L, g5 }' }8 m& {
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
) _ J J; v' w3 T5 {. ^. w6 O, A) g9 y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ H2 K+ p* W& E* i- g
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 2! ]+ B: [& q2 G8 [' N3 K; L
Runway hits 10, y, R/ W5 Z N6 r" n
Port hits 6
S! i0 Z$ N0 Q4 ~: oPort fuel hits 1# q$ P5 ?- p+ U
Port supply hits 1& F8 w6 a+ d7 V' y
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,454 Z) u! i! X1 V* m- t
2 ?5 C1 ?7 p# Z+ O$ M5 nAllied Ships- C, u" X6 l; D
BB Ramillies; U9 b# @ L/ Y
CA Devonshire# x7 ]% e7 t3 x
CL Enterprise
- f* t ?6 H0 X& i- u, W8 q* o CL Hobart: d" K2 c) Q. ^2 W
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 j0 P1 |) E! l x( }
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled9 M6 N O' ], Q
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled' s; M1 M/ |+ t) ^# G! u$ c5 f
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)( M& t9 Z3 n7 p7 m' Z4 t
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 3
1 R W/ M1 j9 p/ J# VFires 5756 E0 p6 ~! [+ Q
Airbase hits 4
+ X4 I0 q3 a$ b% c+ t! F1 Z) cRunway hits 17
3 o( d+ d. F: M' ?" o: D; YPort hits 5" x/ v T! \. e1 Q( ]: B
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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- b8 T! h* [2 [" C DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
. b! C) q( L2 I$ Y! u/ ~& h0 o' Q DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ e; C2 C7 B" B- Y+ B. I DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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5 u+ X& s& [- H$ l: _Allied Ships
7 p$ e# J( T4 E& L BB Resolution, Shell hits 1* Z5 ?9 e, J' c( N" D1 _' w
CA Exeter3 `& |6 A% R4 @8 N% F
CL Birmingham
8 I8 ^) d: Q4 m& h0 F) E6 [ CL Newcastle
( j. T: `+ z0 W# Z- U# r; M$ d DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
: D( C% b& z0 L3 h7 N1 U% p$ k DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage; K( m. {6 |) a" f/ F. q8 P
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F: J" U1 E8 a& W' OAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42' a* X0 J3 i* n6 W$ A0 A# B
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/ b9 t# O& g2 kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,502 L+ ]5 R" I8 _0 Z6 I0 ^7 ]# l
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: W8 m O( X7 d4 X
% v3 l/ m+ `3 q4 H9 Y6 D( ^Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- [* R: \6 I U, G
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes! v7 X; r( I, O; v
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8 [. f1 D- l U Albacore I x 31
3 W9 @. v+ y# \# T' C" V. g Fulmar II x 4
/ u2 m S% m# z1 s% A( q/ H Sea Hurricane Ib x 89 }5 Y, |# @2 ^
Martlet II x 6
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7 K+ `" v) O8 `2 G2 V/ eAllied aircraft losses
# s, f/ C2 \% k6 X Albacore I: 8 damaged6 V# z$ t) z) Y0 u
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak2 o; T7 w7 H9 G& ^$ v2 ]( I
# }: y# \9 S7 zJapanese Ships
1 F2 ]- K8 I1 A1 y' M BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1( |+ Y& M, u: F, D% i+ R4 n
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1/ f' J. V4 f O; y- U4 J
BB Yamashiro
5 J0 C: N" l6 S* g7 G' x BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
: O0 v4 X P: H- v0 g X BB Mutsu |