AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42
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; a% o) v# F4 `) H( A3 L. K3 q7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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8 z/ ]! }6 f4 a8 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38+ P) S7 a9 F$ F' s. _4 b8 o
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms2 v4 C/ z" ~2 r- K
4 J* J9 P" z+ n6 A' b& PRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, x, e8 w; d( q" X# ?* N2 GEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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* a7 x$ t* F: vJapanese aircraft: Y! I: C9 W k! U
A6M2 Zero x 30' y/ D2 L% V- ~5 V
B5N1 Kate x 14
; w8 `: P7 s# b/ T# K B5N2 Kate x 12
. B9 Z( q8 v) Y! C1 H D3A1 Val x 8
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I8 `7 G0 Y5 X8 @Allied aircraft
- u6 N% |) Y# t% _- s; d! q Fulmar II x 18
& y$ s8 S# y% W. _ Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
+ |. k3 ?; H% Q& A% b Martlet II x 48
y) O2 I' k% N- z Hurricane I Trop x 13 Q2 j- ?* i) x u( c6 T
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3' F3 J1 T, O+ H$ f
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12+ n: }& T( x, e. C
Mohawk IV x 2" {8 B" S& p* \- |
P-40E Warhawk x 51 n- i8 ^7 C& F' a/ d
3 f l$ w/ O9 t( i9 y* p4 ?" PJapanese aircraft losses
$ e% ^! Q: n* T* Q A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
7 P' c; t2 { B B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
( o* x1 y( j S4 J1 f f B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
5 u M$ j5 i- K7 t, Z. b3 C3 B D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed; @0 t/ _, `- @6 M/ K9 d
, k4 h: |7 [* i2 v7 Y: BAllied aircraft losses
1 \. Y& ~! S2 o Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
* {) ?' z) g. D) L. X Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed5 P5 g' y$ u, I& x( T6 W% M
Martlet II: 2 destroyed. L; {7 ^# v: }
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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6 z7 J% ^& h* J7 Z% S+ f CV Formidable
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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.9 w1 j0 S/ c' {* s
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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3 R0 v" D: r2 a0 b1 ZJapanese aircraft
; B3 d" A- ~! a& O& j3 s7 F! X A6M2 Zero x 18
9 Y6 q2 G7 ?+ W& K B5N1 Kate x 3
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Allied aircraft( @) R# s- F/ w8 j: ]
Fulmar II x 17
( S/ ]$ D' x) `. F; z: @ h* s Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
. ?: @' H! t6 @2 h: }2 S Martlet II x 36
3 |0 [: A; `3 P Hurricane I Trop x 1/ R% |3 X3 m: U7 |( Z8 R& m
Hurricane IIa Trop x 35 L" C L) C7 B( j9 p
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12" M+ @0 Z9 n$ Q
Mohawk IV x 2; A- W7 ]) l7 G2 Q0 w
P-40E Warhawk x 42 s& |2 m7 N- r) A S
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 [- B! x# Z. P. d5 w A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed: K: T# {" [3 i4 F( f2 D2 H
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
" X: x, S8 m1 l) w B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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' p* A6 n! \7 _, u A+ f0 J Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
8 Q s4 D9 a2 K Martlet II: 1 destroyed* f* E" |6 P5 u. O
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships$ A7 e: d- Y( h/ B% y
CVL Hermes
2 L5 @4 @; h5 Z* _1 B CL Dauntless
5 L4 J0 [" @7 S. }9 k7 [ CV Illustrious; f. w& b4 ]5 e9 n2 z
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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。
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, L8 |* I/ D9 K% d _( {4 ]" k' eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48% p" R4 r: ~" ?4 @& a1 I* B
3 O) Y ]0 x$ k% ?Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
/ X" @1 {0 J7 a) p, I5 F2 }Estimated time to target is 8 minutes2 a5 j4 T6 ]) ?2 P8 l2 G" k
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A6M2 Zero x 1, \4 \: L& ^. {) t$ A6 A
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Allied aircraft( W8 J% d0 c) B& ~7 }% _* D0 I, M
Albacore I x 10. z* U) ]# l' o+ V/ Y e
Fulmar II x 4. [7 K% j9 ]# a3 p
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No Japanese losses, Y1 j# L4 t7 ]3 J5 P* g
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Allied aircraft losses
% a1 e8 {: S2 I7 a% t Albacore I: 5 damaged
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. ~) }+ G) Q& h( m8 x* S# hJapanese Ships0 M8 e* ~$ t0 i
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
4 E$ w' W0 ` M; n, g% j0 d( W2 R BB Yamashiro9 R: X8 Z2 w: Q- k5 P2 e( `" z
BB Mutsu F1 r5 E. ^# G) Q
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7 n( a. T8 t+ o' kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,452 Y& h( w' s& i6 B' O A
o( w& V, |' |0 q$ o- MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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) F4 g. y( b2 v+ |% ?Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
8 a* D3 x1 ~5 x1 M8 mEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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7 b4 g3 \' v: y" A( H( E$ ` QJapanese aircraft
4 |" j Q) ^5 ~5 l7 D6 m Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9, ? Z0 u4 f6 X9 W6 X6 O7 m
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 45 ?4 K) N( J) I. b+ A; j, G% z
% p- |2 ]- @- V: h4 ~Allied aircraft) r* c+ B! p5 ~; z
Albacore I x 33% e, w+ P3 p8 u' T3 \8 [7 S
Swordfish I x 7: l: x$ K4 ]2 @) j9 n% S) F( s
6 \5 g M1 q5 J9 Q( _) H; lNo Japanese losses
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9 {6 l5 _9 @% F Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged* ^: p' t" p* }* F I: P0 R
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged9 q9 ~/ q. H+ @
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships: v( \6 r+ j& L# b5 Q# ]% i7 w7 [0 k
xAK Kikukawa Maru
, {& L( k7 u( c) O, T. W& {/ Q xAK Keisho Maru' _; r8 [1 ?2 E
DD Hayashio- S) F+ B7 G- ]; ^- m! r5 K4 P
DD Yukikaze6 h# p% y/ `; b8 j
DD Maikaze' r2 x7 F/ p7 y: I
DD Natsushio8 B$ O0 i2 f8 N% C4 I" a1 M
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% R6 T, K& v& J, |9 _! yAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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* U9 u3 W* D ?" _& L7 b7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。! a0 Q" x% ]8 B6 n+ ]% X
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$ M; d$ D# m* ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards7 |4 D' w8 d- `. P+ p5 z
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DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires% w- {/ B; d* Q- ]8 u
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
1 i" Y( p( |: M, G$ @ DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
1 g6 y1 ^: S! E! W: u) v, }1 ]+ t DD Maikaze" v( P2 W- d4 `/ m0 e' k
% G- E% Q7 ~ W7 iAllied Ships& ~2 A& s# a6 y) r% J4 b9 k
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% H6 q+ [8 d( B4 B* d; y CA Exeter, Shell hits 13 `' _% k* a: ?
CL Birmingham# T- q( M+ b# j& D, x2 ^' s
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
; \! y9 d9 e) }6 p% @$ l2 e0 U DD Fortune
! r4 M2 |* X" H6 v) C! Q DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards7 E1 l9 c5 Y3 S1 s* r, n
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' ^4 V1 N# I3 T+ B: O' |$ u2 ^ AK Kaga Maru, G: R! N* s6 T
xAK Fushimi Maru: p. g& C8 i, O" Y2 e, [
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire+ _6 W" }, Q w; {& ^5 i* I
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
, J! C3 ?0 t' k2 g8 ~2 Q& Z2 q xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
4 Y4 W& _# A5 M/ S xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk. d6 F. q9 o& p0 V6 U
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
5 s2 L7 J/ L5 \5 g4 N/ p xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
. g# I) g' a* V# e xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire) {7 q T7 H! l' e
: @, E$ F. }% KAllied Ships' w9 ?! @1 z' [8 s# W
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 M& T6 l' x/ N* C/ M CA Exeter
: A& B9 u& [/ H5 Y1 A$ \4 ?8 L CL Birmingham2 h# ~3 C) J9 M9 A
CL Newcastle
1 I: Y, f) y. r8 { DD Fortune
/ T9 g9 I w0 S$ q. m+ N" M DD Griffin& J: y6 K9 u" _& e3 k' A/ E; S
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Japanese ground losses:1 S" ^+ } a- _8 r7 q
2769 casualties reported( |- j+ `5 E" g' `3 m4 B5 r& N
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
R5 {' [' {1 P3 u Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled/ X9 C- m% L) {% v1 c& w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 F( ]9 |, ]0 ]+ X0 z2 E
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
( y7 i" }4 a( p: } Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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1 i1 g. B# M( ~7 F) kJapanese aircraft
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" z v& ?9 t+ M2 l3 c8 a9 EJapanese aircraft losses
# h6 c6 v% R G% @' N Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged$ s) O" t+ C7 L' d7 E
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
6 ^; m; b( [6 j! z, R- m: ?5 E2 v Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged& k/ I( u7 t: C0 Y
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground, I4 ]1 t9 |8 g, x7 S
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Allied Ships
5 m, S. `8 V3 |# s BB Royal Sovereign
6 n7 u- [5 Q3 N3 R: T CA Dorsetshire* ^ E, p+ O G( M1 A% t
CL Glasgow6 E/ s- v' R5 Y" w) ^
CL Ceres) N1 q: Z% Y3 R
- H7 u" l. R% ?7 N: ZJapanese ground losses: `+ r# Y. L7 y) x* E
129 casualties reported
! ^ |# p- a0 y- ^- T Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& M7 ]$ B S" p" |" |, `' ~
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
$ r( ]3 Y) k9 x$ t! i! ~2 A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- K+ b6 d- ^2 {2 A3 @! U
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)4 o) @+ Y* A, [- b1 g2 k
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Airbase hits 2
/ c' }/ b5 t2 Q" C+ u& o+ SRunway hits 10
2 L4 B' \8 a I v2 {: ^8 dPort hits 65 x" D6 ?4 a) ~: s& ]
Port fuel hits 1: b( A# W! J0 [6 ], x9 {6 H
Port supply hits 19 l' q8 l$ B6 E. [" A- m
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,456 m# y& Z& W0 b- s! }. W+ z8 J$ n
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Allied Ships
, M- h5 |# i) U' j BB Ramillies
% I4 n7 t5 F( N: p CA Devonshire5 r' J" E \' x1 J1 f# x1 Q
CL Enterprise$ q: `" [# x( R/ d
CL Hobart( F) b, Z2 \+ L; @( V0 L
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled: x" g" Q! j; o2 e Y2 K R8 M& ?
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
6 B8 A' y! t0 ^, S4 x6 T2 V Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
7 Z5 P: X; ~$ R7 e) I Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled). H& z) K+ o. l
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)( @( c" s3 \4 Z5 L, x
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Manpower hits 38 O0 ?, a! I1 g. B
Fires 575
0 Q! v6 D7 c6 x: @1 PAirbase hits 4/ h* u) D# K: a3 I" i3 `% S
Runway hits 17; S# w% r, Q( U/ A
Port hits 5
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2 I) u0 \* u! k; h+ ODay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
0 ] C8 r9 r: \, u: F* A DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 r7 r; D. f9 J2 {/ o* F5 M+ V DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage( v5 [9 x! V( [
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage# R; X/ P0 m- [2 w
" S1 S3 M1 z V3 V, KAllied Ships8 q+ _* Y) M4 O8 U; _ g
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
/ j# y" `& w0 X1 Q CA Exeter% h" j' V$ R5 `- ]
CL Birmingham
' l' B$ T7 U8 Y# f CL Newcastle
& @" D$ a/ N, R7 d DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
+ t, k" ?! D# @5 W% x( j DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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/ L! u" U6 E- `: Q- ~: z7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1 i% @. @. f8 n
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. B8 {; Y& N0 i8 @$ X; Z# q" oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50+ \( \ R3 Q6 g
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 n" r1 V2 z( A8 A- G
1 S) o) I) v$ w4 N3 TRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) p! i8 G8 c% R- J, e; T; ^
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes }' H2 G8 }4 U8 Z$ \3 W6 Z& K
3 T1 Z' D% N7 I9 G% F* VAllied aircraft6 ?7 m/ W N' z( j
Albacore I x 31& g( J+ [; m8 O7 n3 r0 u
Fulmar II x 4
4 y& t. P1 C; x; g! k Sea Hurricane Ib x 86 Z" d5 J9 a$ c
Martlet II x 66 g2 y0 q( X& j" G7 O
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$ \ k. l ?( [' ^ w, ] Albacore I: 8 damaged
( a% V& E J/ z5 F5 j* P4 C! _6 d6 f; q Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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) l- w, Y4 O. I6 l5 ~" W: ` BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
3 i |4 }, r" t% ~# U BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
8 {+ C, }, V% @; T# }( H9 I1 x f, c BB Yamashiro/ T2 D- K& M+ W, o/ f+ |
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
J' ?' m9 W/ }: G d x BB Mutsu |