AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42
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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。$ F# y( p; {) Z
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* ~# a, W9 w8 |$ W0 `$ qMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,380 _: k8 ~# k6 [
% a) C, a$ u* U: ZWeather in hex: Thunderstorms+ `; h6 I% b- G
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! t5 a/ D9 b9 f2 ~
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( ]: n" d9 [% W A6M2 Zero x 30
) v0 }: n3 k1 d \+ I" \* @8 k B5N1 Kate x 14( D* a) k' B2 o. n5 z8 q* X
B5N2 Kate x 12
4 f) K' R0 X6 r: u: K. [/ n# Z D3A1 Val x 81 y) }$ e: `8 R+ Z. I1 ~
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Allied aircraft+ R: _" ~7 X% d3 P: I# @
Fulmar II x 18( N3 E- }' B6 X7 _5 q
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
! a) F( ]5 l; n# k/ E Martlet II x 48
) d5 c o" x1 V! z' M Hurricane I Trop x 1. k# n( q3 `8 r5 {2 a3 {8 L
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
6 b5 y( u' v. }$ T1 f6 W Hurricane IIb Trop x 12( ^# ]3 V( i i% e2 t- i
Mohawk IV x 2$ z8 Y' Q2 i# T; F/ Z I+ c7 B
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses0 Q0 N/ O1 q% E9 s4 q& n: Q
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed) L% S$ s$ j) a; j8 {
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged5 ]% b; Q+ T9 Q! D, w% S5 \1 u
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
7 H# |' {. F; F5 s: n D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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' q0 h* K$ K$ U- @8 OAllied aircraft losses
" @4 I3 z) G9 e% _8 T+ w! v Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
6 l( _3 w9 `( ^ Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
- j( T& k/ W# k Martlet II: 2 destroyed
& p2 T3 k }# s1 `% p" X Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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6 S* @ ?0 R8 v/ k+ s7 PAllied Ships' _0 z' i T x' l3 q( n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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/ F9 K! r: G) k9 vWeather in hex: Partial cloud% n9 I6 n+ ?, [6 A! |' X4 ?6 e
1 W- q2 [1 G$ p, n( v" WRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 c: M, N# g- FEstimated time to target is 30 minutes7 p* @+ \0 R- R& I$ h$ @7 Z
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Japanese aircraft
& M' `6 j# H6 D2 h1 A* U& m A6M2 Zero x 18' U0 w+ S( m* _7 s
B5N1 Kate x 3; p: v4 O' x5 l5 \, g; |
B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft# M I6 [3 C6 z2 H8 d
Fulmar II x 17
8 k$ s% p/ [: N7 k2 I k Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
1 p1 }+ V0 R. X% m Martlet II x 36
: `. C; R# f0 K9 \5 e9 W Hurricane I Trop x 10 z' y. X! o( i; T* W3 n
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
' \+ X% S0 p8 o/ X4 m* E6 n, q6 f Hurricane IIb Trop x 12& b* M: {1 _7 f/ v/ L, D
Mohawk IV x 2
3 @+ I5 k7 ^/ d* q, t7 U9 T P-40E Warhawk x 4
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8 {' o9 `' ?* Y2 @Japanese aircraft losses
' H% q7 M3 \5 j8 j A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
9 V4 B7 y( m0 T9 O+ W7 p B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
, m6 O) a4 s1 p5 m6 T/ f B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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/ {, W$ D6 o8 f/ e3 u3 b Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
1 X3 A' S* s9 t0 S4 g i( o Martlet II: 1 destroyed& a. E. z, N @% |+ _( m
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed0 n9 Q9 N7 j7 x9 k( B; O) c! B& O
2 ]; m- k+ ]: \8 v7 Y7 ?9 {Allied Ships3 y5 ]$ h* {( ~" g8 R
CVL Hermes O0 g$ e8 f% [0 U
CL Dauntless6 Z9 O- K2 ?: y" K8 w6 }' u
CV Illustrious
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42' V: _8 Q0 n* N" q
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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。4 w) [: q/ d7 d! i1 \7 _
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" Z: H% G& C$ _3 t3 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48* @7 S3 q* ]% t& O4 z
( m& r8 m; m8 M/ @; SWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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: s% T( a) W$ _Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
9 c& B* Y+ k v j7 G+ }$ dEstimated time to target is 8 minutes6 q( l3 v: ~: m/ i
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Japanese aircraft }5 q: c5 Q% v4 B5 T+ v+ \; q9 m
A6M2 Zero x 1. @# f3 p1 h' L$ }5 h9 V6 J
* R$ s& ^. {( x. Q9 q0 B$ M1 a2 VAllied aircraft9 \) K% e& k4 k; j
Albacore I x 10# z- j) p" V- @
Fulmar II x 4% s7 U# w2 H" w- n4 ?! z2 L
3 z- s. Q: @4 wNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
5 c- I6 b# r8 a& n0 N+ s0 m1 d8 G8 V Albacore I: 5 damaged
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6 |5 t b6 ^" E6 _9 |: b" U% c' J- ?Japanese Ships, }# Q$ n; O' Q
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1# h1 Y! o+ I5 Y, m7 j1 J- _
BB Yamashiro
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45 I. O; S7 q' {7 n
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
T; z& P9 f7 z) D9 ]2 zEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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' H k# R; X0 I' Z4 XJapanese aircraft
/ }% s( X' X# A$ {! z Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
6 q) A: D( U& o, ]5 Y Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4% ]/ f2 U4 q2 N( u. k& Y" u
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Allied aircraft9 y+ ?: X ?! w- J. x
Albacore I x 33
7 d$ R5 W# ^' y, z Swordfish I x 7
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: h3 \! g% w+ Q8 t9 ]; w' E( tNo Japanese losses# r6 O% b. E: X; S2 W# l
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Allied aircraft losses
c, V& u j% D8 A1 q- U' \& x Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
) b7 e9 u. y6 G. A Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged% Z) D' j" t3 O: V/ Z
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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+ R. t! U2 V3 j" J6 P, U8 R5 d( `$ oJapanese Ships
3 C* f* ~( `* y- K9 ~1 B# C0 b+ a xAK Kikukawa Maru
1 p. D' L. ~5 `. K xAK Keisho Maru
7 k! @/ D2 i% C4 a DD Hayashio% P* K. S% W7 m% G
DD Yukikaze6 e' o/ k$ X9 A. k8 C# y, O$ L
DD Maikaze
% [/ m4 h! h5 C$ x DD Natsushio$ @. d! T5 S% `8 r+ ^; ?
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 420 `$ t/ O6 p8 h* h
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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。0 z" a4 U) e7 T4 q) k7 v0 U8 d
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0 Y$ P" t/ Y( _& i zNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships5 ?% _5 U# C9 A/ L0 o! f
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
' r+ Y) X) [* ]% s- y6 a7 e DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
1 c6 d4 n+ w7 X7 d DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
* B" N, f: q' n" R m l DD Maikaze2 ^8 H7 z8 L" J
: W2 J6 h# M, {1 I! d6 sAllied Ships
1 \! U1 |7 y: p4 w BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire1 b! m, [: x+ P( P/ _& D& ^5 w
CA Exeter, Shell hits 13 p* Z* c2 {3 [+ ?" |% [2 w
CL Birmingham1 u8 d( A w/ K; `; c, ?
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1: v& b6 f0 ]& s* }; H8 t, P6 [5 e9 T
DD Fortune
+ Q" a8 [" b+ @9 ?$ ?0 c 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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' T- b& @# [* v8 VJapanese Ships
. A- f2 e; @( u2 L+ A! c" a! U3 Y AK Kaga Maru( ?5 n6 B( s. Y+ e+ E4 \- I* y: c
xAK Fushimi Maru
4 w7 j( M2 D0 b; z xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire% s9 N# X" B' O2 q [
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire5 \/ X1 F3 S# E3 d
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) m; v+ c& D5 ~3 U
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
2 @: c) T% X1 s xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk0 m; W; K7 J. u) m! U
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
& G3 Y* m: h2 Y( n1 h xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire$ F! f9 a! X% M1 h0 E& f) f0 X( z$ `: }; G
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Allied Ships. N6 h2 E' s- f! X( ]# q/ D
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 j+ m7 m( S. N# V CA Exeter
# n' g, V& o% D6 r! S4 J CL Birmingham
6 k1 R5 p" O7 l8 w CL Newcastle
& E7 g; J- P1 ?) t2 D DD Fortune1 H! ?; s% k/ C4 b1 k7 ~* T$ A
DD Griffin
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; W- w0 r( e7 w# LJapanese ground losses:9 _5 j. ^# _+ i7 U' p
2769 casualties reported8 u' L+ T+ C7 Q0 U
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
u6 j8 t& I; e' m/ e' X& `: ] Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
4 o; F& r( d- M1 a- b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 ?7 E" p- B! l/ o5 `4 A
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
% ?+ k$ K- l. b4 r Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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* E) h8 b1 s$ b6 ]Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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Japanese aircraft: Q" I; ? `* T9 |, c* p
no flights
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) Q) X' }1 W! e2 C) l) t/ AJapanese aircraft losses
; B! X9 F" J" z; K0 G Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged5 o9 J4 n0 |0 F: t- Y/ g
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground# U' ~8 m2 }$ O
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
; s. v o$ \1 B; p+ w3 E Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
3 Y6 z1 @" E7 X: d: `) l BB Royal Sovereign8 V6 j1 T# I1 e* p+ Z P
CA Dorsetshire3 {( J7 \9 b2 E+ `$ A5 m$ n, C
CL Glasgow
( |8 M8 t' P7 V8 w7 v CL Ceres5 n$ V& h/ e* ] j4 A
! c5 c6 f8 z3 |* L, W' p1 n3 nJapanese ground losses:
% D5 t: @ L# Q# _ 129 casualties reported- ^# a) b! S( ^. u. O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; v% F" D- D" {' D" @0 Q5 R Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
2 e) f8 d' \: `1 |" q$ D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 |% Z8 p* t0 ]& c
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)3 V& @+ i! m7 T+ R8 c* Z% c
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Airbase hits 2
4 u! V1 R+ H0 K; N; b+ lRunway hits 10
! W7 b( `7 T8 o" l( @2 yPort hits 6. f- l# ]: p. T0 u# a7 C% l8 B$ d
Port fuel hits 1
4 W0 Z _+ Q7 q, j4 U7 S1 GPort supply hits 1
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+ q8 v6 r6 ]1 @9 GNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45- R- w7 \' Y W
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' l: Z+ a; |7 F1 N" g BB Ramillies
, O$ m1 o4 b# C& r+ Y! p) I# s CA Devonshire" I2 i; `: R& b1 d1 M2 Y9 d/ M
CL Enterprise P6 R1 v: k1 }2 u/ x2 J; j. V2 M
CL Hobart, T! F9 c+ V3 H4 z9 a: h
, w1 U9 p+ t) n1 Y2 SJapanese ground losses:
( G1 h0 M" Q0 ^ 585 casualties reported% L# i: D2 ` R7 S7 K0 h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 ~7 l2 d2 D6 R/ e
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
3 A+ m' i# e F# W' H/ c0 c Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
& U5 T" y9 u9 {1 U Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
3 `4 X+ Y2 b$ g; q& \6 _ Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)6 W* H- b3 o0 r. r
. m9 M7 C" O8 R- l( e# ~# \Manpower hits 3
& k2 `" o3 @5 n3 \% U6 ]; i) H+ x( }Fires 5750 e( F9 P4 g2 g& U* {
Airbase hits 4
2 Y! ]5 e" s0 t0 h1 _8 j$ S( YRunway hits 17" U) h/ v: K8 U6 g8 B) F8 G! }
Port hits 5
5 V/ A6 z/ l; W k" b& APort supply hits 1' ] h$ {' `! T- }2 J+ }2 L$ h6 {
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
4 x6 f% C H2 l. q/ }; u DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 J; R; ? b. b DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage# f" p( X4 ~8 W' u/ N7 A0 A: U
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage/ A: h" \0 F% @. b" z7 I. |
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Allied Ships
+ j' g f1 K+ Z* M' U- d9 _ BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
" _% |$ l8 o9 E4 m C+ r9 P, D& w CA Exeter) e8 e( X. }" ~: `* R
CL Birmingham: v) X1 V+ {. M! K( {$ u
CL Newcastle5 _- a+ A% z5 L! U# g
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
4 I" s$ N# d8 h9 v/ E# Z DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42& D) Y0 Q- [* P4 m5 x# R4 ]: y1 b
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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0 H9 H; }& \2 H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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0 |* C3 |8 H% x t& U( r. BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud9 L* N$ H6 d$ [8 x: {; g
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ K8 m& X; r. xEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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3 X4 M1 {% o: {; _4 ?- qAllied aircraft
' _/ r' j6 h7 p Albacore I x 31" `5 U! h. @3 h( A- o0 L0 F
Fulmar II x 41 ^/ K2 A- l N" B$ d! s
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8+ a# W7 c7 z( |5 U% w8 c" E5 |
Martlet II x 6
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Allied aircraft losses9 R* S) |% o, x5 R/ {! E2 t$ @0 M
Albacore I: 8 damaged
9 E8 ? p4 a5 E: k& r- d Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak/ B1 i. i( {2 u6 O6 B
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0 R* s7 |' D$ E( ` BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
: i, M3 N$ j* G: V BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1, a0 ?- x& O7 I, d. R9 }' o
BB Yamashiro- r% i7 X$ j' D& u5 D7 Y2 c, C/ G
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
! |3 V- \" k0 K; N r M- Z1 m& u BB Mutsu |