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2 i" E6 U! N- x3 u/ _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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, m5 W7 }, ]& V& `% TMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38, _0 Q3 V$ Z0 I3 l4 X- U. ]
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms# ^7 `6 f) i5 {/ D: |
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) ~9 } ^/ S. B4 j" \/ AEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- O/ ^$ J Q9 X2 k, r" s6 R% _( ?/ h
A6M2 Zero x 30
7 W5 `$ E* G5 E) ~" F B5N1 Kate x 14: D4 h3 e6 e: O X: U
B5N2 Kate x 125 d- D9 M( U& r" c9 a `
D3A1 Val x 8& T0 [$ s! P: a O, m7 D2 e, [9 ~
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Allied aircraft4 i% A1 ?+ Q' B1 ~
Fulmar II x 18# F2 e) I7 y5 I: k+ I' W
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25/ A6 z7 P" `8 {, W7 {) i
Martlet II x 48
3 ^/ K. A% d2 E Q0 U: \2 d Hurricane I Trop x 1. ]% Q: @- f2 [) {0 Q
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
( y9 a5 q$ c' h/ [3 g- H/ o9 c Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
1 x Z$ L+ E9 x8 a: n8 d Mohawk IV x 2% t5 _" Z( s! S0 ^# G+ O! Z/ b4 J% w
P-40E Warhawk x 5" y+ q: d( F- F4 Q( f) ^) V
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 o- z" ~( b+ ]1 L A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed5 o% n1 l1 Y) u v7 I
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 K4 D! X2 y8 y. e4 | B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
+ v3 N) j9 A$ o( C m D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses" N6 U3 ^3 o) s
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed D2 |0 K. H8 v
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
( E( q Y2 {7 Y N( N. Q a; i* J$ O Martlet II: 2 destroyed+ L1 W+ D8 C: q" @
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed& i1 R2 x+ Y+ l X# ~
$ s: y q6 t4 vAllied Ships% ?$ a9 Z0 ]1 i! ^
CV Formidable
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$ ?& O. g. W3 l* R- XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,388 o8 |5 \& D m! T
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ }: y! }% D8 u( `, K5 S8 SEstimated time to target is 30 minutes5 ]& `$ E: E K
9 a. U1 n1 c* A/ m* w1 u& {: E: YJapanese aircraft9 F/ N5 n& l2 s, p
A6M2 Zero x 184 h$ U1 t* ~0 w4 U. ~
B5N1 Kate x 3
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Fulmar II x 172 v: q) I; h/ ^3 j [+ S
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14! h6 A& f7 t3 {. ~' ^$ B6 U
Martlet II x 36
- |6 K3 ^* E" a/ w- @* k Hurricane I Trop x 1
5 r. r6 `/ c2 h7 \! O- W Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
4 y6 w/ c' y7 p) \% I4 S3 G+ {4 i Hurricane IIb Trop x 12- O8 V# j9 i& y# k# n
Mohawk IV x 27 y, K$ A |! H A6 o& |3 \5 Z
P-40E Warhawk x 4- R. R1 I0 T G H
5 D% S: i% ?6 v8 uJapanese aircraft losses- d& S: b9 W+ E. z
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
% N* z7 }* r2 `# q% r( a# W& n B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged) u" F* f9 r! ^+ T5 J! U/ u: x& u/ P% x
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses( e4 ^4 E. q+ l; `2 h& z6 V
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
$ g, i* w* {" ` Martlet II: 1 destroyed
6 Y1 k3 o# P) {) [6 ] Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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( y2 T" V8 u2 y# uAllied Ships
4 a" H6 Z7 V: Q! V9 g CVL Hermes' Y) b V& y' c
CL Dauntless
0 ]8 \/ n4 A* n/ F4 W7 B, i8 f3 i CV Illustrious
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& i/ @/ }5 F' R' W) t2 mAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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9 d- f3 t% B- C5 n7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。1 x# v C B: t# m8 p" A# o- y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 q9 s6 d+ f( v: ?" h
( N$ {. @6 c) D6 F6 |2 d6 |Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# |+ {9 W8 T3 H, y XEstimated time to target is 8 minutes2 |" N* a6 ]: l$ s d$ ^
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Japanese aircraft0 `/ [+ D: @0 i; s( r/ |& S' @# J& R& |
A6M2 Zero x 18 B/ G! n- u! R/ S. D- m
. ^4 }7 M5 X) H2 ?Allied aircraft
2 r. ^) i' M3 Z1 y: O" y( P. T Albacore I x 10, {# Z% l) [! \# L' O: h! }' j
Fulmar II x 4: t5 z- r' i$ w* R! n2 E( Y
! K; y5 P/ j* FNo Japanese losses) M7 b1 v) m4 f% X/ _: V
: _6 I( q. r* p! L$ ~! VAllied aircraft losses
1 y2 i. f. O; q' M x Albacore I: 5 damaged
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& H% W7 t E6 [# A- h6 v& |7 Q; OJapanese Ships0 A6 j/ c Q6 w. A2 @& \) w
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
; X2 P% c: |0 Q1 e! f BB Yamashiro
% H3 T3 v; w0 o. m. T0 R( ]: j 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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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.+ T- d6 I. ? {, \
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes4 S- x" [: o5 }/ f: i
$ ~9 k! s; H; p9 v# _. O$ w9 oJapanese aircraft
6 \+ D7 U7 i1 |+ \ Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
8 P+ ?6 Q; A; T, V3 O2 W- a+ K$ a Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 40 c* x& R) H$ v& L
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Allied aircraft" B) @* u. i" W6 E1 r$ H
Albacore I x 33
" c$ r4 U9 f3 W |' S; w2 d" I Swordfish I x 76 m1 Y4 L6 ^ k/ e
( a& {4 n+ k9 Z5 W) XNo Japanese losses
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, J6 m/ \; g9 w8 e9 z8 nAllied aircraft losses3 X8 n% ?5 ?* c6 I" i
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
! R" a' g% U/ T% r4 G! n Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged# r+ F1 o. z, D, m
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak5 P" K1 }) o/ K* n) Y
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- g" o: _, _ b J4 ]* V+ y6 { xAK Kikukawa Maru4 x" r3 ?1 s+ V* \- C4 _3 v
xAK Keisho Maru
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DD Yukikaze! i I; N$ s; @4 r
DD Maikaze" b' G# i: o) ~8 E
DD Natsushio
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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 e+ V4 l: V9 H0 g; O) mNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards$ L( l# T. G3 \4 k& E; m3 d
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Japanese Ships
* n, r0 V Z6 W6 M: Y, X7 f3 @ DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
+ W0 ]$ X, v! P% \' h6 X4 @ DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 14 Z. X$ I e; ^: `6 d9 w; l2 {; q
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 19 g1 r. [8 `" W5 c7 }! R$ B* c# p
DD Maikaze5 |1 q4 W0 d9 M, q$ c5 j9 O
' _( k3 U: M d" qAllied Ships1 X# ]+ C7 \( d
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 Z' ]- C5 k$ B, e& V
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
3 i2 Z+ f7 Y! r4 c- o( M CL Birmingham; `6 j: s1 D, u
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1$ J( j3 \8 x$ d3 W# `3 Y
DD Fortune
8 f- A# K8 ~9 `9 | j B) @( y 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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5 L9 v/ [- d8 F7 `+ R6 ?Japanese Ships
9 V+ b0 L: h9 b) L+ |% V) Q H AK Kaga Maru
( q2 e, Y# \4 b3 K" J! F) W xAK Fushimi Maru* _' _1 O$ z* r! w( f8 \5 M
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire8 M9 W9 X' K6 \' F
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire& u+ P$ K0 l: P, G& X! [, p2 U
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) Z3 d+ ^+ t. h) c+ r0 ~1 x4 k
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
% j$ P4 B+ a9 y3 z# V xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
8 f6 K, G, k0 Q3 U# C: n xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1* d2 v ]/ @- S- T; r. T
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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# |. V1 e, | B7 s# F8 XAllied Ships
3 b$ f# C+ {- P8 H8 l BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire. ^/ K! J, D/ u! a) }# Z
CA Exeter" h9 u/ @: L# y! \9 L! s- {, v8 i
CL Birmingham6 `5 X# C) [- r, v4 V" Y0 Z
CL Newcastle
0 c* A( |- M. ^9 [+ i8 B DD Fortune1 a: i. W5 m5 p9 f9 T% A1 r
DD Griffin
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0 p, [% W6 Y* |Japanese ground losses:
1 |; Q. ?6 n' j 2769 casualties reported0 W& g) E+ |3 R8 H# { b
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
: [" L1 D" {9 }2 s6 ^+ g Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled3 A% B7 G* B: X8 z" G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- d0 h y% R0 v4 t0 D. v' z: p: l# X Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
" f& s) h5 o& ] Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)# b% O5 [/ c+ E z' Y9 E
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3 u/ W4 n) q/ PNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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/ M+ [6 N0 P! MJapanese aircraft losses+ x0 ~* N/ l+ R# @, s
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged& c6 ^7 n1 N# V; d0 ^
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground1 E; w" ?5 W5 _$ t
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
! O7 q. ~5 e) {$ P Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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7 y6 K$ p5 o, |: s$ oAllied Ships
. |7 c+ k M1 g; @ BB Royal Sovereign* B2 x6 Q7 M2 `2 g1 W* \5 I
CA Dorsetshire" H6 q$ P+ C. d% g. Y+ M% Y# \! d
CL Glasgow/ y- u4 W3 O7 X6 Y" n6 c
CL Ceres2 b% ~, ~: t& ]$ O4 H3 e- O
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Japanese ground losses:
7 {+ ]- u3 E7 O8 x9 A3 x+ g; f' I 129 casualties reported. }# {9 C; C- a3 b0 a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( A& ]2 F0 r! D+ D
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
! V, m/ \; V8 t3 c: _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 T! }4 g2 p6 `. Z Y6 ^
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 2
/ D% s! d/ J/ _- v, z& c# ~Runway hits 109 _) M* \6 z" `" o" ?
Port hits 6: P% G0 t2 V# T/ @4 S g
Port fuel hits 14 L3 s( b% u. Q: ^( N
Port supply hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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BB Ramillies
7 v: y2 Z2 C4 W% o CA Devonshire
8 ?2 E2 ?" Q9 }6 J/ ^# n! x CL Enterprise0 b8 ~% o& w* d: f' G2 N
CL Hobart6 e) g0 Z1 d- E2 V" g- t
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Japanese ground losses:
% _4 A! r0 a$ N; q. u6 k' I4 R 585 casualties reported! E& u) Z& _3 Y0 F# P. ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 K* {5 M. G+ }
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
4 @: b: Z I& D7 r4 U Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled4 y d: w0 u. b
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
) s2 Z" P2 q/ a Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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! D6 h4 v. \) u$ \Manpower hits 30 G) m5 Y7 q) N9 r9 E) L
Fires 5751 z# e j0 I" f. ~
Airbase hits 47 A C5 @* d, n- G
Runway hits 17
; o3 W( T2 L! tPort hits 5
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; a; V) Q2 f q7 dDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards; \- a* D( M7 P$ L7 t
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DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire+ F$ l) I; j" }6 c8 F2 ?2 A7 v7 i7 [
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
* [5 h8 t2 ^. c' S. G' b" Y) e: m7 X7 S! d DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage( |: L# K) a6 S& z" b
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Allied Ships
_- R' f1 J* S% V1 n) D% ~ BB Resolution, Shell hits 10 G9 z" e( T. F9 q A! f! e- z: B
CA Exeter
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CL Newcastle
; x, M7 v( r" C8 c' I DD Fortune, Shell hits 2# Z# C& |5 I& o, j3 W$ @! [
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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- {2 }/ E% e" V/ l! o% g* y; b# M7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$ I+ m6 Y# k" l1 ~% U, E7 e
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50+ G8 o# l9 i* h5 W% R
9 K' _! i# Z* L: ^) EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud, U- Q$ q* X$ U
4 \3 ` f8 j2 _4 N! r" MRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 N2 z/ u7 y# S: N6 w! b# i6 m" }
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft
* G! @$ g6 v. k2 V2 B3 J) E Albacore I x 31
* ` t* x5 ]- @/ j& {5 _+ `8 ]! g Fulmar II x 4. U* Y9 ?+ q& S0 m
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8# i2 P4 K; ]/ u2 ?, e4 P5 X# L6 q
Martlet II x 6
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Allied aircraft losses9 \2 C1 T4 t: b8 o
Albacore I: 8 damaged9 ~4 J" m& U+ G L. Y: q# H
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak' G, d/ U6 y8 d2 {' w4 X3 j
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" |: s* t- [* `5 p1 l BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1' T# n; P2 X1 l1 ], ~
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
5 w" ~: T- c7 s* n0 {: K BB Yamashiro
# V2 e S$ V3 A1 X: \ s- q% u BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
' v# O+ O( @* n1 l BB Mutsu |