AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42- L* w+ l y% R5 P% h7 J- ?% U3 F6 E- c
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, k' W. i( w$ ^/ Y7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- s+ Y4 ?% g7 ^1 w) Z
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 Q5 T# R! a! T
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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% {, V \5 w; t8 IJapanese aircraft4 s! ?: L& Z2 j* s/ j6 t7 r
A6M2 Zero x 30. i; s" |/ F& ~4 ^6 ^5 X
B5N1 Kate x 14- L# ]0 P0 [6 G$ B! E% Y
B5N2 Kate x 122 r! u8 c6 f: [7 i
D3A1 Val x 8
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Allied aircraft8 V6 A8 m0 V# F4 u) ?4 X
Fulmar II x 18$ j) l# P* j+ j- L
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
5 K& X F( h; C7 ~) s _/ c, K: B2 p4 C Martlet II x 48 ~ `" C* v M; i7 v
Hurricane I Trop x 14 d4 J& c1 m4 |7 {, M1 u0 `4 i
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
% l% i) v2 x. {" Q* A; Z Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
6 A' B- n1 g+ g; X Mohawk IV x 2
1 J0 C" U- Z4 Z7 f; L P-40E Warhawk x 56 v) g' P! w! w4 Y7 U/ `9 R
9 {- R8 ~- ^% ~+ q ]) FJapanese aircraft losses
+ a$ i1 v& J; i7 A! ? A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
) r8 p6 y9 ^2 { B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged( m0 f) x8 E% d; s3 q5 {9 L
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
: ~ _5 V/ {5 l# |6 s( R) a D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses% V# |8 R3 N. c: V2 m2 P0 R2 q
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed8 x3 E3 m* O( ]+ P6 ^1 g/ c
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed2 G$ A) i3 K3 k8 ?5 c
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
$ \3 [' D4 I+ f) X5 s% y" @ Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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4 R) E2 }4 D; |* lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,385 G0 w B9 r; K* r0 Z" p
, j1 A$ V2 Y# `1 i( h LWeather in hex: Partial cloud5 ?5 ^/ M, n# t; I$ J0 A% v2 Y
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 u7 R; p8 ]/ t) ~( ^6 QEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 P: _) b$ n( Y3 r+ d" P- O A6M2 Zero x 18
3 b4 Z( Y" T0 I& _, _ B5N1 Kate x 3" `9 Y& r+ B0 O! R" d7 S
B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft
6 r% n. v) Y6 P/ s Fulmar II x 17
8 X/ K/ q5 T3 g( Q P& ^ Sea Hurricane Ib x 140 l5 b& E7 L! Q; ^
Martlet II x 36
- X' |" f# B( Y' M" a, [ Hurricane I Trop x 1
0 j9 L6 ^: s Z2 q9 j Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
" y# a) \* K/ c; C$ @) l* g Hurricane IIb Trop x 12+ K A9 M0 w# a/ o- r; {
Mohawk IV x 2
2 s& V: M# w T0 s5 K7 R/ u; A P-40E Warhawk x 4- }+ ?1 ^4 ~. q/ G: C9 }
0 A& u1 w+ v: a' ~: @3 S. g1 fJapanese aircraft losses
% P$ S% k8 p% }* F! c" X: T A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
# f! x4 c! }7 Y B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
- a6 ]5 G" Y4 L6 w* c! ] B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged) x" M! \5 E2 D$ e& x3 o
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Allied aircraft losses) |* n/ f8 k/ | |$ a
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed. B" U K9 o, _
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
$ u v" G$ e6 v: r. |+ X6 i Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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f+ H* h; M7 u2 `% VAllied Ships
s0 J: ~0 ^) w$ A- _# z CVL Hermes+ p- c5 r9 m. l8 _6 L7 H
CL Dauntless
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AFTER 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。 y0 q* e( Z' T
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2 `0 {- R3 P8 g1 m0 g4 @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,485 d# f/ s- `5 E* S$ k6 O
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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3 Q( w- `5 m* a! x0 LRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 m: w8 \' v" j( F) K: a
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ v" e+ b8 S$ H
A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft
" L* }" H P7 @' N5 _7 j1 V Albacore I x 10
1 {8 ?4 Z( P- ]- S( K Fulmar II x 4* y& ]% o% B7 n1 Q3 l( i2 |
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Allied aircraft losses3 I; D; n9 S2 a6 R% h `$ P
Albacore I: 5 damaged: |% S9 w. t/ @1 W4 r
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Japanese Ships" | W: U% r; T* f* U1 a: U
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
6 H @3 ~3 W6 p0 F8 {+ O4 m BB Yamashiro1 u9 J3 F2 E) n! D
BB Mutsu, o$ }' q3 x6 Y7 J: p
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45" ~7 O: r* I6 G" M# B$ o
9 Y' x) \# `6 @: \6 h1 qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud7 x# E, I% p6 _1 c; \
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
; k+ R& m1 d2 U% P* ?Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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# H# a2 _$ |; h7 E1 Q9 ZJapanese aircraft- M* i) Y. l5 d
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 96 K$ A/ y& g( p
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft% d& \) y5 {9 h2 `6 M: I
Albacore I x 33) i. }: d" C$ [! G. c& u! T* W
Swordfish I x 7
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Allied aircraft losses6 h; R4 S' G, r6 X" J/ N+ [4 V
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
, Y- L q6 D9 x X' z4 M3 A Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 d+ F, R) S0 g+ P" o1 H Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak6 g; x2 \8 ]/ z% e, p
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Japanese Ships
8 A3 x6 O* V& l$ e! h. Q# U6 N xAK Kikukawa Maru
4 }6 @( g8 a# G* |. T xAK Keisho Maru' N: V9 J: O% r. ]- n
DD Hayashio) T4 k% z) r" x) A8 a
DD Yukikaze) G+ ^0 Z% T3 v! d: _3 C# e
DD Maikaze
4 D# J! N& H4 ^: @* }$ R; R DD Natsushio& Y k a& }6 }+ b
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42' y9 L% p5 }8 Y9 r7 D, b0 v, q! L
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$ i5 @: b6 P8 n/ M7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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4 |, L9 `( ?, A% U4 z' e# s# ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards+ [" l, {1 m( g) N! J
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Japanese Ships
8 {: b8 ]9 t8 ~: L3 H0 @$ C DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires& F* Z: F8 n$ O- r% X" T
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
- _7 S2 k! T: S6 Y: K3 t DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, h5 q/ x' t* Y+ |& J" f0 ]7 _) `' o$ }, S
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships8 L8 O" @9 Q# p. o% C0 h0 l
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 _4 g. `& B+ c( u s0 y4 r: K0 E CA Exeter, Shell hits 1& s* m- r1 d; ~; e& Q' t, e# i9 k8 @% V( X
CL Birmingham
- B4 h2 w6 F- B' y5 @, }' J CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
G( y V& L/ k4 u0 `+ i DD Fortune
5 _' V. ^5 I8 C8 y, K5 p DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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AK Kaga Maru
" P% G; F7 a6 F$ Y# S7 I xAK Fushimi Maru, j& c# @$ T2 L4 d( Q$ g/ `
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
2 l/ ]1 b- i4 U, m8 \5 v d6 s; l xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire) I- C0 l' t8 S- q+ V8 {
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk1 n+ k0 ?3 M( x: N
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk9 ]- o8 O5 l0 `' W# {
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
* ]$ m" Y( g: X+ P6 g( g xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
3 g! [% K1 z6 `1 f' n6 R4 C8 W xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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Allied Ships
C2 _# F' W# G" m; F0 v& t3 O BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire/ Z/ I" x: s) \4 O2 I9 E% E
CA Exeter- [6 k1 [) ?$ S: ]; a7 j
CL Birmingham/ p: |' Q$ M2 p$ R) @1 N
CL Newcastle9 @6 l* k7 Y& Q; \$ [$ t' }9 c$ T
DD Fortune
6 h) B0 m! h; ~6 m. C( m DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled8 k7 M6 v- L7 R3 N9 M# p m
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled' K+ D8 U$ y5 g' \. ~2 y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* i+ B0 d2 Y# d0 l' [: M; ` Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)6 ]5 R+ a ?7 t- i
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,434 Z+ i7 _7 i% f1 ~( [
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5 ~! n) X5 i' B; L. E7 W: QJapanese aircraft losses+ m% ?; C! [( Y' w" m
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
, R$ e1 h" o. W& y Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
3 T" S9 L4 C7 Q# o6 t Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
. b; K/ s5 V- {, |( B' s* _ Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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6 E1 {- H% C& L# `8 F, CAllied Ships
! N. r2 ]$ S e( g BB Royal Sovereign! ?2 O- w! K- v' @8 [3 U) V
CA Dorsetshire3 c+ G) U+ b0 {7 a/ h2 i
CL Glasgow- T! z; R, E2 k% e) l
CL Ceres) e0 V8 t9 r3 K! H$ u8 s1 P7 l
( Z/ j2 W$ e- ?3 H _Japanese ground losses:! l8 f3 C6 ^8 ~! ^
129 casualties reported, X4 Y# a8 h2 r+ P$ N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) J% d% \% c: \" n: E+ s
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
* R/ M1 n- p9 e* R7 h9 t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ N$ P/ e* a) N
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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" `7 F* n% @' d/ sAirbase hits 2
7 c/ I {* c B7 RRunway hits 10+ x4 C% J% M* @# F
Port hits 6- O5 s* V$ A* u% p" P' ~* m$ W0 U
Port fuel hits 1
4 c6 G7 b& V' Z |Port supply hits 1) I2 L0 ~3 e" E% r2 ]9 p2 ?
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. k3 T7 ?+ T+ Q4 qNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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Allied Ships
$ P: y$ k- Y2 i' V, H BB Ramillies
( O9 {5 U# z# h8 j$ d; k7 W CA Devonshire) @% N! F& l' e* o. E
CL Enterprise
9 ^5 Y f4 ]5 b, k% d1 x7 F CL Hobart
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, _4 q" @) k Y/ M2 }4 ^3 _! HJapanese ground losses:
/ ^1 D- S7 A/ k" ?' h; A! V) z 585 casualties reported
% @: |8 ?. \) R* r Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
0 f( I6 |' v( A9 y Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled$ v0 T7 U* U9 z" d' ^, r# a0 a( q" M
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled1 C* i i, J$ Y( [8 Q3 c- D
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)' _# ^( D; E( J, c' |) r( O- d, p
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 39 _/ R! Z0 U$ b% |8 \
Fires 575
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) T0 [# l3 P7 `) w8 [' q% sRunway hits 17
) a8 h0 o7 S; u% ?! c+ GPort hits 5
7 T# Y4 ?; b" W: A; rPort supply hits 1% m) M" X: m# J- ~' T" ]
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8 m" \* D; l. y& hDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
# s& |" c- N% W! b ~# L' l DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
( F1 A. _1 t# u* f# G3 L, M, Y% P DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage" X7 o" t6 q& n8 t
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage3 ~% y- J3 Z4 s ]$ T0 G
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Allied Ships
- d- y7 ~# E3 ~* ~1 R9 G( ]' P0 ` BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
7 x8 _# h- ?7 o7 l" y, u- U* j CA Exeter
" Y+ C8 g9 v+ y! N; W: k& o CL Birmingham* d. E6 L/ n) @' L2 n* l1 _4 Y
CL Newcastle( Y2 w2 l* J$ f( o; M* u6 u
DD Fortune, Shell hits 20 K( r5 l- {+ e' N) ^, ^# t9 D# a
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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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
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J+ s7 v% l9 cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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9 i, R+ `+ P% _- Y2 B y lWeather in hex: Heavy cloud% X& [* ]# Y; H- k
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 G! f: H: c9 S. `3 s% l3 REstimated time to target is 11 minutes) q% k8 X! ?+ c
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Albacore I x 318 q& l1 c/ o) w- G! k: P# n+ |; ^
Fulmar II x 4
- _ g$ @* d' b2 }% ]$ e. k Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
. s: _! [8 |9 s Martlet II x 6! @1 i% U: O* t6 H) n& r# G; ~
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Allied aircraft losses7 N, ^+ [/ I( G: k. S% }
Albacore I: 8 damaged) U( t. e* w6 F- a" |- ]6 P
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak: h; g! {% D6 J* u4 P! [$ E6 m$ L
) \% \8 A5 T& @. Y* GJapanese Ships5 Q+ u3 N/ e- e! V. B
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
% t" S8 E" y# e6 F3 v2 P& r( G BB Ise, Torpedo hits 17 o- j+ Z( u9 o$ [" C
BB Yamashiro# Z) Z( Z+ q) S% u1 M. }, ]
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
: c0 _' e7 ?; E9 e& q5 c- W9 j9 A; t BB Mutsu |