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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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3 W& I* t; J3 a4 _- gWeather in hex: Thunderstorms# F. G6 b& I8 I0 B& W
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" h+ m. A; i9 e; t1 }+ yEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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5 T y8 r l' a9 ~- H. f jJapanese aircraft. l6 \7 C3 Y8 [% ^
A6M2 Zero x 30& r' _ s S! U
B5N1 Kate x 14: Y4 y" T# N" G
B5N2 Kate x 121 V* i6 R+ r' t4 y
D3A1 Val x 8
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Allied aircraft
0 H$ m8 j5 I9 q1 q+ @! T Fulmar II x 186 m/ S6 i }& M u
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
" L8 f9 ^1 |4 o( B9 P- k Martlet II x 48
8 y6 m$ u# K9 I5 H Hurricane I Trop x 17 l+ K$ @. n9 `1 e1 u
Hurricane IIa Trop x 37 A, a/ G; [: f" t5 [
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
# L' G2 ~8 P/ _2 E/ X, C8 c Mohawk IV x 22 u$ C% q1 {" x( f
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
& A- Q& P' v8 F# P7 \2 h [0 q- P( ^+ t A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
* a( r) s* N7 a& ?- |( A B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged# e7 e f. D) p! C& X6 p0 G
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed* a3 b+ `1 j! ?/ P
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
: r1 w5 ^. m c1 a9 h Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
5 r4 [7 Z& n3 f! l- n+ ~. g$ L Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
; G% Y" Q$ l7 h6 i2 M5 G; V Martlet II: 2 destroyed& y% p) d0 L8 p- X. U' C, r
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed! o/ c- }8 ^7 I- _* c
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Allied Ships6 i% Y; H6 L3 q/ _
CV Formidable# D- k( D _8 I4 R
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ ~7 T5 E( O4 Y; ?. QEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! [ B! x& H/ k0 k& |
A6M2 Zero x 18" y& d; s% c) Q1 j
B5N1 Kate x 3" y$ s8 H! X! T
B5N2 Kate x 14+ N( L8 ?' ?1 z2 o+ w* ~% ^8 S
6 E' C, P _7 Q2 s6 wAllied aircraft
9 x% m2 T3 j* w$ C/ D Fulmar II x 178 |5 X- r( a# w' }, Z+ t& ]& k
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
& _5 f, a1 W/ I3 x* G$ j Martlet II x 36* I# X; y* K7 ? i3 m Z, A
Hurricane I Trop x 17 D2 h. A, @# I
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3: o1 d" @3 T0 U: l- f
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12, F8 S9 \" H' d9 o: [8 z' V$ o
Mohawk IV x 2* n& ] |, \( x. T# {
P-40E Warhawk x 4! g' L7 h; D* m" B6 E
0 [) |: T% ^1 i V) nJapanese aircraft losses9 }& I( Z) j& @ }
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed1 F2 Y8 `. n9 T3 F
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged5 } U. h5 q( X4 w' G
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses' U2 h& O3 k! R b; T- s
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed+ v7 V v+ b/ K2 F7 f
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
/ U/ x2 K( e1 p9 c Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships9 c% V% J2 l( o( h8 Z( i
CVL Hermes
) Z) y `- A7 X- j$ ? CL Dauntless( [! R+ m r" f2 f
CV Illustrious- f1 Q4 x$ H6 n+ s1 ?* h- p( w
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 420 L6 Z. @$ a: O; b# @+ Y3 V
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7月18日,火鸡日的第2天,英国CV群向南追击,试图空袭KB分队以及其余众多的水面船队。但是KB分队跑得比兔子还快,见势不妙早已逃得无影无踪。英国CV仅空袭了驻岛舰队和运输船队,可惜驻岛皮太厚,运输船队陆基直掩太凶残。全天追击毫无建树。
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' o# X9 t- ~8 ]1 |: {" B* VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48, n$ M1 v! j- i2 g1 k9 A$ a9 V
/ p$ O9 x" y& G7 b( o8 U! z* \Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 F" y' {" M" ^3 [
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
( F0 V% W4 b/ m8 P& H$ h- l. VEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ l% ]6 Q) O. A A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft, v- q3 E* {2 V
Albacore I x 10# C9 \) {. s u5 s5 |# X
Fulmar II x 4& u, M$ K: c% b" X: [: F- v
8 M" _4 j6 c% t! INo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
- a+ p# D( G- I- ^) S. o7 \# l Albacore I: 5 damaged
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4 O7 y @% K. E( l* [8 i d5 l0 jJapanese Ships
' g2 i H" S; V, T: y BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 10 e) G- I: }5 t9 T
BB Yamashiro3 V* _$ |+ L e$ e5 }2 F& _- _& t
BB Mutsu
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- j2 R+ w$ W8 C; f$ b6 C2 I* mRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
( N( s% R* ]& L& f- cEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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+ J8 T8 w2 d7 p& o# fJapanese aircraft
/ B2 V% @8 ~1 W2 O2 s7 S& z Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9- A n! s3 p8 h; ]9 [- T6 r" X# T; J
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft
$ d% { e1 i5 }) I: B' J" A Albacore I x 33+ a( U2 Q: m1 J
Swordfish I x 75 X Z/ j- a# e% u7 ~. V
+ e( b% ~2 p9 k. ^No Japanese losses
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s; x# a3 n: G" v, e- D0 I- N Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged; e* w- M- ?# b, {4 P8 U* ~
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged$ ~, p1 s3 ]% K' w& i4 j
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak+ V( J8 a$ k y: V9 b
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" E( V* i' J7 J4 K7 S- K xAK Kikukawa Maru9 e- I1 p# c4 w( @8 u! l4 ~ q. p
xAK Keisho Maru
5 t% e4 Q& L. C/ ]' x DD Hayashio
1 _: x ?) C* a DD Yukikaze
0 W* k! H7 z9 Z. k# s" f DD Maikaze
$ l9 H$ a' b) R; y% b8 @ DD Natsushio
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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3 z- u0 g' o9 p" P7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 Yards5 s9 H" G$ A# `: f+ c7 x/ w: g
: i' V t9 h8 A# |9 H" SJapanese Ships
. r# T3 @$ Y3 }% k DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires7 ]6 M. H2 I$ Q4 U- ?, W
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
. \5 H! T- U5 a# U" q7 p: u" V; Q3 j) V DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
- L& J# S* q9 q( S2 L DD Maikaze
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* \; j* j: }. E* x0 fAllied Ships
+ _' |7 b: y9 r% m1 C8 q! P& J BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ ?- ?6 p; S2 h
CA Exeter, Shell hits 15 d& t7 m4 c/ v! A6 x( z
CL Birmingham
* @. v! I+ n- K CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
. R) ]/ y% u2 T; M8 A; j DD Fortune
/ L5 c* Z2 }8 ^# ^: P DD Griffin, Shell hits 18 A+ H- U& d/ Z6 D v# Z) k3 Q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards4 M' f1 }6 Z7 ~
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Japanese Ships
: S( t6 u) q: @, E/ n: ?3 n; p AK Kaga Maru' Z8 c& W! g2 u
xAK Fushimi Maru* R. R. Q" N3 L$ x
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
/ `: h1 ^' a* H' ~- M xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
2 b, P# g8 X) T5 M( C8 U$ C/ f xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
$ \: u' h8 v2 W xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk# }' a5 b! ]4 |8 t& R' @
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
$ L5 X( ?1 E# n7 p7 }8 I* k: s xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
/ W; I0 V) O! @) z) C xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire3 k2 d, Y0 U& F/ m* D2 ?
CA Exeter' N, `" M7 p: z
CL Birmingham
8 }: A9 u* b, S4 l CL Newcastle! E/ @( k: c L7 w- f' I
DD Fortune$ h8 `: s `. d7 R" d5 Y6 S
DD Griffin7 z9 U8 z+ {4 v8 B
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
6 [# K5 k5 K( r$ O7 N: @2 q Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
0 J" }/ z9 t2 X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 h6 [' S4 S& h0 c) g+ D! r Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
1 U- U, Z7 V- M6 I Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled): {1 Z% C6 o- Z6 K
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1 P* v% N; B! Z3 QNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43& \- z- l f' }* U! x1 F
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Japanese aircraft
4 s3 ~: o7 [3 X; u; ]5 ]9 `+ d no flights
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) ~0 i5 n& M; Z8 C0 VJapanese aircraft losses. x. v" e. O- x' Q0 @. ]# {) ^- I
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged" ]- S+ E# Z( w! @4 ^6 i5 s
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
) \: Q' d1 E1 r' {# M Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged7 {: W. y4 \: w: k
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
" C2 p7 ~. R7 p BB Royal Sovereign L( h0 @& b' Z# P5 p& k( G0 L
CA Dorsetshire6 ~ t" U. \6 k' t
CL Glasgow
& T' H' y' [9 b' L CL Ceres
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0 n! J( `: u& e6 |9 |9 P- ZJapanese ground losses:) {$ N, J9 L# \/ y4 z
129 casualties reported
7 @% y1 s: i8 } a# ^+ M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ Z( l* d9 H6 n3 S. H6 {, @) U
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled* D9 V) E0 M( m& I# W0 M/ @+ x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 b% x0 S7 O; E. j- u w) u. t Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 2* v5 t) {2 s r& O1 h' m2 g2 [
Runway hits 10# Q5 ?- P) W4 M5 Z# t5 M
Port hits 6+ s7 e3 o' |6 B' ^' |( w
Port fuel hits 1
. x: {3 c* n4 L, ~* QPort supply hits 1- x1 e. M5 `" w" T5 E% u' w
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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Allied Ships/ v1 G. R' a) J$ }4 h9 i
BB Ramillies4 F! p5 r, s6 [/ D& U( L0 {; Y3 [
CA Devonshire
$ T5 W4 d1 G4 M$ V" y! s6 y CL Enterprise @6 Q6 B; ~( u6 l" P1 R w
CL Hobart' {6 ~" U2 v! F& w! m
8 A( y$ y2 H2 r- M) f w: E1 ZJapanese ground losses:
/ W9 f; a0 i1 b' z; }+ R 585 casualties reported# d& i. v8 w0 g) x. X& N% _: w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' k5 e$ _% M- A! y$ x( y
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
6 m. c# K( a, Z- D' r7 ]4 W Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
' `. _' c. x( K, i$ ~ Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)5 ]5 x: l7 s# |0 ^1 w) x
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)! C. q" D0 N! k* N
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Manpower hits 3: W- o- J/ [) H6 P! S3 M' q
Fires 575
% p4 o9 l9 N' I" {# Y) sAirbase hits 4 s; B, ]1 F2 c
Runway hits 17
- R7 }+ K% K/ Q% a; f" _Port hits 53 B9 v+ Q) y% {8 I1 T2 \* L6 [
Port supply hits 15 j( Y2 |* O' h% G% v
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
+ k$ i/ \* H$ j! \: J( f3 a& D DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire1 b2 n8 K3 s2 K; B/ Z, l1 n
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage9 X# Z2 H8 ?5 u
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage2 y2 e9 f) n" H; N3 _
8 [( s9 z1 e7 X ^ E+ y8 `8 lAllied Ships! l# l, R N7 B0 E+ A) o* M
BB Resolution, Shell hits 13 L2 n1 U& k& j9 X7 P: }8 d
CA Exeter
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CL Newcastle2 h' }. \1 }8 E! g3 q' I
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
9 e9 B# z# `2 k9 X& W8 _# [ DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42, K7 Y- f+ D7 x; Y* ?" z
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: D- G1 p2 d3 ]. x1 {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. b& M" t/ P. _5 F$ v6 n. R' y
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, `% k) B* I! C3 \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,506 u4 K$ B7 n$ y$ R
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; b1 z7 j B' G
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( [% W- P( I' y5 d, a
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft
6 S4 [- y" Z9 C) g4 x3 w8 e3 C Albacore I x 31: ~) u$ T) j2 u% Y, ^
Fulmar II x 4
9 [# c: \& ?+ p6 _; A2 ` Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
h6 h0 W: h: C. h6 h Martlet II x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
. m/ G# R. l1 ]% c% x4 e& A3 ~ Albacore I: 8 damaged+ z$ I% r( _8 k' K, @
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak7 K$ c$ b5 u, B p7 B
, C9 ]# V$ l$ J: UJapanese Ships
' l6 Y" c. O4 G( ~; i) M5 z5 @# ^% J BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1" o8 J: j# H+ ]- r' G4 F3 d
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
/ |/ f r- R# O& ?; Y BB Yamashiro* x) ~5 T/ B. e
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
; H7 @0 Q; D- P, d BB Mutsu |