AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42
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: g( F* o9 u- m& L, I4 I# g" t2 f7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。8 q0 Q* l" N, f: ^2 w; |
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38* s/ e2 o7 ~# E
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." _: s- w8 J; {" o4 Y4 o! W
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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8 m$ R9 n" s1 e. N1 AJapanese aircraft
1 h* A( D. Z9 j) ^% l A6M2 Zero x 308 U) |2 l! s3 J; c
B5N1 Kate x 14
) t! W' b8 v9 g" k* I% w n B5N2 Kate x 12- D; I- r6 T/ n! d3 ^
D3A1 Val x 8
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Allied aircraft- K8 e, _2 j' I$ i! W" m) g- {/ `, ?8 q
Fulmar II x 18
# _; @. n' B) W" w Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
, w! Y9 G1 e" l- A Martlet II x 48/ y& n2 X+ U9 w9 f, s+ T
Hurricane I Trop x 1 i- g+ V/ h# p
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
% {( X- Z2 Z/ ?& h6 p Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
) ]( T/ q2 [, C+ b" {7 s Mohawk IV x 25 w6 E/ ^& ~0 G6 D+ `6 I
P-40E Warhawk x 5- s+ S- ^2 T( N. |
; S0 o- x5 Q2 P" r2 iJapanese aircraft losses
: Y" C2 g9 r8 s0 h3 y, Q A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed" D, X; Z1 I1 v' [9 P
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged, m) B9 c ]$ `, g t' q
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed7 t; M0 \% ]! @# V
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed1 j0 ]( c1 y! J7 @
! F% g7 _% k0 o( d3 tAllied aircraft losses
4 Q# K3 w- L Q" C# j Fulmar II: 1 destroyed( p6 w/ n y) w( k) j
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
$ F) l7 J3 I) `4 R5 o$ a Martlet II: 2 destroyed
4 N9 H c. l" ~' F6 q( z Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed% Q9 c j% n% ~' t
[9 J3 o) H$ `Allied Ships
/ \0 x @0 Y* {9 R, c5 V CV Formidable0 `$ r" z2 ]$ A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,380 C8 j0 L4 L9 e8 g$ n1 U
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* j$ }% M% Q; I7 |. tRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' i3 V! L. J0 F9 C! ^+ `4 | |2 W+ sEstimated time to target is 30 minutes* F( x( r. d" Z% [
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Japanese aircraft7 Q B D2 i7 Y: b+ M& c
A6M2 Zero x 18) e/ H& F V: _! ]1 m6 Z
B5N1 Kate x 3" U$ n' H( e5 C+ m
B5N2 Kate x 14
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+ r7 ^9 y+ s( {0 y Fulmar II x 17/ L# D/ ^3 y/ Y0 s5 \; U( R R! u
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
' o' v0 C5 X- B5 w6 V5 ] Martlet II x 36! q/ q( c1 K1 Q8 _2 c C2 F
Hurricane I Trop x 18 w& q m, V" X2 `: I! f
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
; M" k8 `0 S. q/ k8 [8 t8 e Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
* b3 C8 [+ t. h [3 M% q8 R% V Mohawk IV x 27 `( r* \- r! l/ U/ N# ?5 L6 @
P-40E Warhawk x 4& R3 l; y: c6 g4 x3 {
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Japanese aircraft losses
M1 [- P" y1 z, I$ j A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed# [, A1 r+ [) N
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
" V) v$ e9 M m$ p! \! }' o/ n B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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/ G% l- C+ u# |7 k/ uAllied aircraft losses
/ R- y# t8 K- r& m# u Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
5 {! q: f$ C) O# [) J7 g Martlet II: 1 destroyed' i7 [# m! Y4 X
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed: X3 F& D7 M1 J$ d% a6 f2 `5 |
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Allied Ships' R$ _+ f: j& O2 n( y
CVL Hermes
( p$ X9 Z# n. b# b$ ]+ A CL Dauntless0 ]7 p& M& {# _4 D, k
CV Illustrious$ F3 y' Q! D! F0 ]5 K
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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。6 V9 R( V' F& j3 Y
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, [0 ~( @9 R/ B# [3 nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48- r# M z: u! i5 F
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain& @' T$ x+ n* f8 A* C3 n. e, Q5 _
( k/ E! a8 ^0 M2 P: J3 NRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 G6 b: g) R/ Y; O5 F: c% ZEstimated time to target is 8 minutes" M1 Y% g N4 X0 I1 Y5 G. z
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Japanese aircraft
) [7 v/ l$ p6 ]2 d' \! y A6M2 Zero x 1, c* \ T9 p! C) u7 V2 l6 V+ l: Y/ r
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Allied aircraft
' P& T/ | ?& F2 v/ @: i, Y9 V Albacore I x 10
8 K+ b) w& a* \ r Fulmar II x 4
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6 E2 ] y! I* ^0 J2 F7 Y3 B0 @No Japanese losses
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2 T2 \ Q$ Y% O5 mAllied aircraft losses1 N' ~4 d4 _& j7 b" e( W/ U
Albacore I: 5 damaged4 u [ E; z0 n e* A8 ^
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Japanese Ships
/ l8 s, z9 h' ?" C: |0 r# \ BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 13 T# k6 j% Z l, [
BB Yamashiro
6 L# ~* N2 v. C, J+ ` BB Mutsu5 n8 f% l* V! @- Y9 E$ _( \
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+ y" V. @/ x/ r }2 ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, U$ Y4 s7 @4 b& J1 u
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
* Q* } V) z" v. `3 oEstimated time to target is 13 minutes3 ]+ G2 B! s% U" I
! A# O- ^7 v! B" g! S, jJapanese aircraft
/ ^! r4 L* C! g4 X* q! C, F6 Q y/ K, p Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
3 V$ {9 V( d( v% x$ F0 G Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 41 Y% I# j" ~$ C( } ?
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Allied aircraft" {' o) a0 [7 X1 G7 M: f/ K
Albacore I x 33
" ]1 Q) o, \+ S* n% _7 \ Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses
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Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged! E) M" a# W- @2 v
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged$ w6 p! w+ T3 v$ H% @( o
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak# O, I9 I: V1 O1 P; b$ b
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Japanese Ships
6 y F& d6 T# h2 s( B! _ xAK Kikukawa Maru/ ^+ @' y4 ?; x& n& J! w" l) v& O5 A" V
xAK Keisho Maru, L6 E6 L# p M
DD Hayashio; p: Z* n3 a6 u7 f- O
DD Yukikaze% F. O3 A0 f& f' ^6 V
DD Maikaze
6 B) e% w. }& _/ T( s DD Natsushio
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1 n) _; s& l# K- a1 t6 W) ~$ `4 oAFTER 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。
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3 T% Z/ w( Y; _5 I- W% ^- p9 vNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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3 y% x# C3 G1 M' m$ l# T" Y1 aJapanese Ships7 w K; K+ l7 Z+ P, C$ z9 m6 a, F
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
) X* ~9 f$ q: ~0 S, F7 | DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
7 \9 m! `( i: h6 ?$ W% l) L$ n DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1# }* B2 ]; S; p" I# i* R
DD Maikaze" a- t& n) u7 _+ Z/ i5 ?
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! m. ^, E7 {/ A/ R: _$ h
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
, X* s, f: T0 c8 w7 { CL Birmingham' s% g% k! K3 H! O1 i( B
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1- V3 ^# S$ x6 t- ~9 e3 m# P
DD Fortune! G6 {' U$ U! r+ w
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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Japanese Ships" ~! Z" {$ E6 L: X' q
AK Kaga Maru& m3 A9 |+ v8 [: T/ u; M" e
xAK Fushimi Maru2 |4 w, W! J9 j J
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
- y0 B+ d8 k( d) A- o0 d- F0 N xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
% i, u- |5 [, Y& s% Z4 ] xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk& e; |" e7 K: N" A W; \& l- U
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
, r% I7 g" E2 S& @/ h xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk& W' x6 y Z: q+ M( o! {6 }
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1* ^6 Q: g6 s, {' B9 b( ~
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire! c7 @" n6 b( L- v
CA Exeter
7 z, I9 i' ]/ z6 ?- u v CL Birmingham8 {8 C! S' ^, g0 H9 c
CL Newcastle7 e7 I) V W% N" n1 I9 l8 J/ O+ h1 _
DD Fortune! r) k8 k, M3 X, y6 w
DD Griffin
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2769 casualties reported) x2 U2 c7 {, S2 @0 r. N
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled' V# E I6 W( |8 A c* _" P9 ]' G
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
4 N# y" i W2 S' E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 Y" L6 K) |) {) ^
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)0 g+ c5 l+ ~0 H1 b) t% d+ c
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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5 X1 l6 E" k2 F; C i kNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,438 Q1 w* m; G* M N7 M% [" J& v
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: m7 d" T- U C5 h& }1 y/ NJapanese aircraft losses/ Y, F Q2 ?) k. g
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged8 E% E6 P" s2 g" K7 A, P2 R! N3 U+ R
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground3 F% q8 s7 ?% @: T# V: g
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged6 u. T7 k; \/ E7 x* z2 r% n. p2 _
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground/ x4 D! N% b' h! c2 C+ E
) @6 Y( \' R: l- b* ~Allied Ships
9 f/ z# M- d9 `5 | BB Royal Sovereign
" L4 q" j2 @5 g9 B CA Dorsetshire1 p, W& I9 | p9 k+ @
CL Glasgow% }4 r/ W6 U5 M- Y( H
CL Ceres
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+ L7 j) m( E/ e, k8 J9 }4 pJapanese ground losses:- M) j8 z- _3 W! O( O
129 casualties reported# }6 I' ~7 `9 |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' }+ R5 L5 m+ R7 `2 K
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
2 e% E5 ^/ _6 F( k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( D3 W# q8 j6 ~8 @, z9 P: f Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled): @" x/ H- Y9 T# ]3 }
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Airbase hits 2 b8 y+ `: W& W+ k. u0 d7 W
Runway hits 108 C. G. [( u6 z/ \( p; i* O
Port hits 65 T1 F4 S8 w% L6 N7 c2 G0 |
Port fuel hits 1; _+ h( C1 w" x0 J0 r: ^( m* @
Port supply hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,456 U% z. {, O' \/ k3 k
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Allied Ships
$ ?7 u* B R9 s# g6 o6 ^ BB Ramillies
5 h, |6 G: T6 D. a9 Y' w CA Devonshire# z" B2 _! ?4 n( ]; O9 D
CL Enterprise
' Q9 m1 B# a. L3 J CL Hobart
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& Q: n0 B& r( R! L/ LJapanese ground losses:2 i3 x7 U3 |" S/ \& n) H
585 casualties reported
/ u1 b5 Z; M& N; G$ _6 [7 | Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 P7 e, ?$ c- t6 {; {7 c# o Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
0 j& g. f% h9 Y8 W+ r; X5 S$ d# H+ M Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
( J+ Q1 x5 D; ^/ x Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
- W! k) B. b5 u# M Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 3 T4 }- c" U F4 J4 {2 v9 o
Fires 575
7 G/ U7 m2 @" Q3 L8 S" pAirbase hits 4: j( K5 f* y* T1 z; n0 Y6 n3 T$ ]- T
Runway hits 17
; `6 P/ l p8 L/ h& u; lPort hits 5. X' I- h! P, J+ \- `- v, r
Port supply hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards* b0 \3 k6 x- ?4 R/ N
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Japanese Ships
) z8 P5 d* D6 C: z( J$ y DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire! @/ c& g( w. O& T7 J1 W- N. P
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage3 K4 t9 S4 Q( L7 c( m
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage' e" Z5 ~% L0 ~1 H+ b
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
1 q4 e9 J+ ?8 v. l# A! ] CA Exeter8 K. Q2 z7 b2 b, `
CL Birmingham" `6 |4 ~7 |% |+ ?7 q4 J- G& u+ ~
CL Newcastle, i& _7 H' `- E' Q7 l
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
9 _" O$ O0 q, T& U$ H9 j& N DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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3 ?* Z5 M; P* h5 G ^' a$ }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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50, c$ c0 [/ I- {3 T
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 n$ W3 }3 B: d! H6 B
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 a! ~/ e! q( t* f7 j" o
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes. W' I) q+ \8 G6 T
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Albacore I x 31
& _4 l: B* E9 Q; P# [ D, y Fulmar II x 4
3 I0 f" n% [( Z& `% R: J3 K9 F Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
9 s8 p* c( d/ [3 R! P1 F) e* [+ q Martlet II x 6
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Allied aircraft losses$ y" P$ _2 \" h& ?7 `
Albacore I: 8 damaged
! i/ D8 B" ]) |2 ? Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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, W: G K4 e+ b) X BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
- {( Z% T' D" f3 ~8 K BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
. [. E5 U8 r' ^& x1 J BB Yamashiro) X* Y7 {" d' Q) u7 k; o) O7 J: U( K
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 32 i( ~6 g9 O$ i* B
BB Mutsu |