AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42) u) A0 r8 L/ ]( a0 G/ R1 U
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$ Y6 I- J W7 _& G- g7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。2 j& Z4 ? n; S1 |9 D
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38: N" n+ c: D# t9 M3 o
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms( z+ v+ W# l9 J- e+ D
& O% u8 X% C3 r7 ?6 nRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." J! n$ n' D. t0 i$ c' ~4 J9 u" |4 l
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes% c" o: B8 G Z: p3 Z- K1 i
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Japanese aircraft
1 K& v5 D' w+ U A6M2 Zero x 30+ A6 e7 T. w& b' J# d! f
B5N1 Kate x 14
1 p* e S, p8 \) p* S B5N2 Kate x 12% v' U2 W, ~& Z: ] A6 R
D3A1 Val x 8/ [& b, }' J. l v U
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Allied aircraft* X6 ] m; @- p {% `5 G' K& T6 d
Fulmar II x 18
) \4 V/ T% B4 o r, c8 T Sea Hurricane Ib x 25: ?! @0 e" A9 Q' k# H
Martlet II x 48
# i2 n" b8 G. o' C" a- {$ |/ V: Z# M Hurricane I Trop x 1
6 }- |! U8 x! Y5 q! A Hurricane IIa Trop x 3 O, s( S- s+ q" g$ d
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
, N# d( R8 l) v/ v7 O2 [8 O Mohawk IV x 2) E8 l3 b; _6 U2 S
P-40E Warhawk x 59 k$ Q5 W; d6 b1 @, Y! ]
- f: t7 j! p7 a1 s n \Japanese aircraft losses
% x5 Q, ?9 N$ Q A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
& w; s* J% C+ H' a9 F" u3 o B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
( s3 F3 Y0 T7 {% } B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
; Z' o+ u6 s7 T1 B2 Y; L7 n D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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9 v1 o* O+ A* N2 F& d8 nAllied aircraft losses
6 F( C* K) N9 N5 [ Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
4 q7 o3 E, Z' q Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed6 o% P2 |* J' Z0 i$ f7 j U$ X
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
0 {' U" P/ h" J1 v3 D( F m+ g5 L Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed9 i, C5 `, n, k$ s: ]2 e
4 }4 W! }0 w* O1 _# XAllied Ships
0 A0 u3 }& I6 I5 \1 d0 h CV Formidable3 t$ P) g4 x5 @4 v% L+ C( K: ^
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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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F( W5 z+ Z" ^( R4 y; v- HRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* B$ G# R5 K2 [, r+ l- [/ L0 t, kEstimated time to target is 30 minutes8 |8 {& s: ^! T- y# c+ s
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Japanese aircraft
+ {3 x6 h1 x0 [6 L& T/ M7 b A6M2 Zero x 18
& E. x8 ?; z0 k+ e' j6 o7 m) ` B5N1 Kate x 3
- V% R! O/ n# D' |6 Z3 `' W B5N2 Kate x 14
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q' P* K0 F, T$ K/ E1 Q2 lAllied aircraft6 g k8 H, J8 u; T4 |$ @
Fulmar II x 17; u: o! K- N# Q$ o# `" o: ^
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14* Y/ P$ V" {" N9 Q9 @( {
Martlet II x 36/ h7 b9 D! J1 a3 M/ |
Hurricane I Trop x 1: m8 ]% M0 V/ K: C1 b
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
# Y4 B3 F+ J& y- }" ^4 l Hurricane IIb Trop x 12! C( K6 V7 C! M# ~" K4 d4 d
Mohawk IV x 2
/ l; w; M2 W3 O4 ? P-40E Warhawk x 40 z0 Q: }* d% c
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
1 X- x' M5 y& P B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged2 u1 ?* d, ~8 Q' W& I5 x- T& [
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged$ t+ Q* R6 t2 s3 k3 @
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Allied aircraft losses
3 @2 w& I& U! h; d* A Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
4 c$ H( [2 S8 m* h9 i Martlet II: 1 destroyed* E2 g" L$ O# M2 Q- Y0 t
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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CVL Hermes
0 }, R) ]: k$ p* D$ A8 V CL Dauntless4 o/ M! }) C1 C" Y V8 p( K
CV Illustrious
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42- q4 _. J* z3 a; u6 K
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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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48) l! d6 ~1 T& }2 @: f- b+ z
4 Z: h" p2 u% C/ l4 ?Weather in hex: Heavy rain* P; S& W. D' r# o/ R( Y" n
6 L$ P" k1 h! q' }7 p* a IRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
5 G* W3 R1 c9 h9 p6 t4 t GEstimated time to target is 8 minutes; P: A* E6 J4 f, ^' s. E, q
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Japanese aircraft
' `3 S& t+ q3 D4 e8 H9 F4 L% i A6M2 Zero x 1$ S. X' G; T f, Y: L: c; e
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Allied aircraft
, n$ I5 r }) m: _( ~" I Albacore I x 10
5 z2 \$ F \5 M( A, q$ {/ { Fulmar II x 4# i- [; L' k8 Q( p0 s
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No Japanese losses1 a. H! w* j+ w6 o! C
o4 p" A5 i8 I4 ]Allied aircraft losses
- E- n7 F2 Y! p Albacore I: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships Y" W6 g7 b* H, M. L2 _# p
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
- r* x! X) t2 A3 e3 N2 d4 ~ BB Yamashiro! R0 j' \) e* @4 l2 a
BB Mutsu
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- ?. D- L. p5 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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( r! S2 V1 ~9 a; ~9 e+ Y7 U4 R/ xWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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m" z# B0 V& N) tRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
( K8 x0 k+ x5 c) p i; q; K& }6 DEstimated time to target is 13 minutes) G4 h/ W6 {6 i$ g+ E
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Japanese aircraft* c( `" \% i% [" z" e
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
. k; W( v4 c- B9 H* S$ _& X5 e Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4. X( y2 b; ^! p1 o7 ?
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Allied aircraft
- h1 \) h n6 D9 Q a Albacore I x 33
0 o. `' O( B+ G( Y' t Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses
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3 X, A- `, ?% B6 O! Q) A4 AAllied aircraft losses
$ `) t! \; A. } Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
# p: z) @' B" v w8 I: ]- Y Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged+ A; j8 g3 o, U3 y
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak5 e) R. d" u5 F9 b5 T; t
7 b5 J* y2 z* G) U8 yJapanese Ships3 a+ c0 ?4 f- J6 h
xAK Kikukawa Maru
" T1 k; w5 T$ } xAK Keisho Maru" ~% m: j/ V+ z5 U
DD Hayashio
- H: K" B5 M% k. ~0 v/ D- F DD Yukikaze& H- o6 z6 b+ m# k
DD Maikaze
/ m9 ?2 D) K% Q DD Natsushio
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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+ u0 k4 R# x3 U; j* q7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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9 Y& L8 O/ } H, O+ d4 ]Japanese Ships
% U m# S, q* E4 ?( n9 E; l$ q DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires) q$ g2 _0 l5 W$ o$ Y0 A( t
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
; y& O* Q( t# g! B; ^! D/ k DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1. O4 P7 L! N# x
DD Maikaze! G$ Y0 Y' j+ \/ h# }# s
2 z3 G9 G6 B; GAllied Ships
6 O1 F$ n1 k+ o h3 q BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 s. Z! \0 s! I( U, T: v
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
6 D' C+ D9 V# l; [5 b/ V CL Birmingham
% I C9 ^* c- u# w2 j CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1% R/ o/ m+ o6 J! ~, f$ X `: F
DD Fortune) E- |( A: D* d/ c0 m9 o% X
DD Griffin, Shell hits 12 k: @; s! z* u
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2 |/ k3 {2 r2 p* S* GNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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AK Kaga Maru
8 z; F8 b# ^1 C4 t+ }) U3 Q# i xAK Fushimi Maru
' D# ]! x0 L2 d3 p1 I5 u; } P8 E; B xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
/ p$ _3 f8 ]% W0 x; {/ [( H xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire4 H6 c, H6 I) Z/ O2 S: U* z
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
- q- Y# X6 M6 j8 L3 o8 f$ [ xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
4 [. Y4 v% V- d" x* ^ xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk" x2 ?, P' h: f$ k
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
" Q/ [0 ]+ H0 V" w+ E* x' |1 o xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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5 f; |+ D$ h8 ?; z/ c/ T. @Allied Ships
- u8 r/ y* O$ f' v7 C# U BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 m J, O$ z/ v; ?7 ?9 h& U CA Exeter; |) a0 x% J# k# x6 }9 H
CL Birmingham# K; a6 K. t a( A$ C) x* ` X5 \
CL Newcastle
7 v/ D" _# l1 J/ [: ~9 ] DD Fortune
( t* Z ?: @" N3 T, \, }) A DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:
; @6 \( |8 C5 _. c7 U( ^ 2769 casualties reported* l! K/ k- r2 T. m5 Q
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled. L" g7 V* J, d% c' O0 e% g8 Z
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
$ f7 h9 x" _4 F, Q- r5 i: S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( S+ q, b* I1 L9 W0 ~
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
3 b+ a x( f1 _9 b. y$ |5 o, C Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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* X& q- d; ]( {9 `Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43$ N* s- u8 ^. |4 F; {0 H
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) J$ Z$ G: e" L7 J6 |1 K* W no flights
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9 z1 k5 t2 d3 K @3 a" H" t p qJapanese aircraft losses6 v1 [& h! M. u( \1 K6 W4 U8 u
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
5 K6 k& H. i6 B9 }! P) a Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground' t7 t, C9 k" g" w6 s1 r: @
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
( A/ Y: O( E2 H, O* d! y Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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6 D5 ^1 d7 Y1 u$ }( F7 O: ~/ EAllied Ships
3 t3 f7 O; ^- G/ U! K, t BB Royal Sovereign
^. }. [0 p, C: Y, A- U, {( q, n1 Y CA Dorsetshire
0 n9 D( I: N' {6 M CL Glasgow
0 e7 ^' c* \8 Q5 M, g5 D0 @# G0 D CL Ceres
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Japanese ground losses:
* X/ e% O& h* t/ b# `8 Z! s 129 casualties reported
: H* M4 i2 L% X& V4 v Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 R1 _3 l% L3 l. n
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
1 m. ]$ C! H3 X% @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' I* u. D% n: W$ ?8 M Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 2: @/ \5 r' p, m5 O: K4 P) `6 M: Y
Runway hits 10
* c# o, a9 l- Z2 P A3 pPort hits 6
$ S# V1 f; T- k0 P0 l! _* P9 i- kPort fuel hits 1
& K/ Q# I A$ G$ }Port supply hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45- u1 I/ X, R4 Z# {1 M. [
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Allied Ships
, Z& o S3 ?( C; ~9 I' M BB Ramillies$ [9 g' _) ?( m, H3 r1 M, J3 n# p
CA Devonshire
6 C5 G9 z5 L+ t) E& n# u CL Enterprise
6 S$ p7 N; U% O! ] CL Hobart! d! J: T8 B7 H, V$ m
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+ B u3 D- E' J# I. w) F9 w' l) p 585 casualties reported
) u# u$ K# ^, ~+ w+ D Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( v) A5 ~- [1 N3 _4 I/ z! [ Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
9 `9 _( m2 v0 z& ]' } G Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled' J1 p- F9 @( x, ^
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
# i% w" G( ~3 N3 @0 O Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)1 f* b4 y2 h6 A+ b
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Manpower hits 3
4 y3 {6 t# [+ KFires 575
' F5 r, c( e! H) Z7 b/ D7 iAirbase hits 4
9 c0 }; T0 Z4 eRunway hits 17
1 }# a2 v8 e/ f' k. n0 j& B4 QPort hits 5
& F. ^2 }- V6 d& ]% P/ F P5 ]Port supply hits 1
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. Q9 n( a/ C( I; x4 _9 y5 \Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships3 n/ B; m5 S& c2 ^+ R% M
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 }: L/ z/ t" b( y DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 v% ]" F6 V! o7 { DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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# t3 u/ F- {* m- [ BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
- s1 n0 E. E: D J CA Exeter3 p: B7 O/ N1 c# E
CL Birmingham
' I' Q9 r7 ^* Z& T CL Newcastle
! I L9 d" D- o, M, g DD Fortune, Shell hits 2& U2 \7 l+ o7 E0 S" ?, t+ w
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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, \3 {0 h0 `" N# B5 I& l1 E2 }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+ a/ g. [0 g6 v& Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50; M/ Q- ?! ^; n2 s$ R% ^
6 \& q1 P* f9 U$ n& a9 Z% @Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ m5 T q0 _4 I
9 F+ U9 b- l& y7 s9 [' s# o. pRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! T/ z+ L# L. [4 O6 U. FEstimated time to target is 11 minutes' I0 Y8 b! u1 `8 E: \9 i
; S% J" _7 d# j3 \Allied aircraft
' F( a8 v1 X0 U) z Albacore I x 31/ S/ L# l. @+ r& a0 |5 {
Fulmar II x 44 Y2 D( j. H4 b/ g T P
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
% J! v6 Z& E; B* w Martlet II x 68 K& |5 L( P4 y' M- t# [3 E8 g6 W# s
8 U5 I7 M% T" h' ~$ S( }6 `Allied aircraft losses
7 I5 l4 a7 s$ X0 l9 ] Albacore I: 8 damaged
: g5 D& r# d6 Y w+ m7 ? Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak8 Z$ c' E- M; h' y ^4 w
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1 X% `' _: e5 q9 M2 }: U- M& \ BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1( O: Q9 m% d* H, ?
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
6 Y$ k, t. z. M( T BB Yamashiro
, m7 @* [7 l/ J# u0 l6 l BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 36 E7 W) W" f, r
BB Mutsu |