AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 427 O& b! e# w- P, p1 r
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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。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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, K& k' B) L9 |2 L! Z! Q7 K. FWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ e; W& k& I9 z% n# K. _ {' gEstimated time to target is 28 minutes. I/ Y+ f* L& `9 c% c. o' g
: ?! l3 z- P IJapanese aircraft+ a# i% T# a( I* W3 [
A6M2 Zero x 303 F' b& Z! p* |- B! L' a6 q
B5N1 Kate x 14
; X! l% O! |( Q, L; Z B5N2 Kate x 12
# B3 E/ T0 H6 H. b D3A1 Val x 8# |4 {# \+ ?8 Z! O! K' L. I& ]0 c3 _1 ]
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Allied aircraft
+ r/ K' g- g2 q5 P& m% l5 O$ B Fulmar II x 18
- k% ~8 I1 L$ G) n4 i0 i Sea Hurricane Ib x 258 A w8 ^: n7 L# d# N7 F
Martlet II x 48) M, c7 u' @1 |9 y$ _' a: L0 A6 J8 N
Hurricane I Trop x 1
! J) i& U7 ]& \8 r! l) m Hurricane IIa Trop x 37 j0 p7 z9 M, ~7 D
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
9 s: p. P+ C; ]- y' P1 X8 w Mohawk IV x 2; Y8 J: m- l+ C- a
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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: O$ r$ [0 r' T: J; BJapanese aircraft losses
8 X6 V! A$ ^0 M; c, B& E A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
3 \/ u: x' M1 \- x$ o% D B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged, b% x3 g" a5 V1 i( W# S
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
/ y& P! f y8 Q D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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& l& K( m1 |$ A" z: o" lAllied aircraft losses
" x: R! g5 `9 w6 |4 Q# o: N# c( o V Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
* j& @" ^( T" W T( n3 r# w) K Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
! L _4 M% j6 i; }8 {) }# U Martlet II: 2 destroyed
/ G3 ]( d+ N) J- W. ~2 ]6 w5 p0 O Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed+ C8 d; p& m& k% L
3 ^! a& g$ X" T5 Y" R5 J# V! ^, PAllied Ships9 |9 u( I. _% E8 C! m( N
CV Formidable
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38+ q) N- V2 Q9 c- g
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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- p" z) ~4 N. o* v) m% v( hRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- F) h% r; P* Q- \8 O8 J* {Estimated time to target is 30 minutes: F) l$ I8 ]: P
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A6M2 Zero x 18+ ]4 Y! |) {6 l# B4 `
B5N1 Kate x 3* o' J7 L) s0 j1 ^$ v+ N6 Z
B5N2 Kate x 141 X+ @4 h/ e' M6 i+ I* X
: B; F. L% u6 t- h! t0 M0 i0 AAllied aircraft
7 s5 B& \+ z# J$ Q7 ?. t5 Q) x Fulmar II x 17
4 c$ w$ c% r: ~: _* O0 \ Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
: ]- _7 y. T1 y0 c/ A+ ? Martlet II x 36
% ?+ K- d% X8 ]& d! ~7 J3 S' x Hurricane I Trop x 1
( M/ g2 R* _; z) W! o Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
1 k7 b+ g4 o, I1 [' i Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
5 u$ i0 w) P' A Mohawk IV x 2( i! u- W8 L4 L& S$ D$ Q/ T
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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) E- s6 x3 U( J. U+ n0 xJapanese aircraft losses7 J* L T6 n3 h; D; x/ \
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed |+ `# ~, G( |8 d5 Z
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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% h8 W9 S2 W G/ VAllied aircraft losses
" U# T, q K/ R/ { Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
- a$ u* Y y/ x- ~( ?! x5 j Martlet II: 1 destroyed! q$ ]$ Q& |1 s
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed4 K! i) D) s: `) M
! u2 T, C0 q& pAllied Ships9 n- k/ ^& G* {" c' L* k3 B
CVL Hermes
5 m" S5 L1 l" j) x, [/ v CL Dauntless" {7 V) X! P. j4 f+ ]& B# L/ M& Q
CV Illustrious" b- v: E& B/ y4 ?0 [9 `
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42* R- g4 K8 F, R4 J% S
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9 S3 n$ z$ {! M' Y; D7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。; r1 ]5 J; Y4 U2 D) p) z: y% S
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 e1 l) J4 `$ \+ j9 C7 p/ c6 CEstimated time to target is 8 minutes3 r$ ]. K3 m0 A
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Japanese aircraft' l* s7 K9 i% {
A6M2 Zero x 12 l8 x, p6 N- N
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Allied aircraft
! ^$ D0 j3 E' Z1 N8 E% Q Albacore I x 10
% {: | x, u$ u Fulmar II x 48 o- c! h% S' `2 Q8 ]
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No Japanese losses
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8 N. X: p6 n3 T5 ?% ^$ _5 l Albacore I: 5 damaged" L5 r6 D0 X& n; S; F8 J9 D
. u; z1 @" K0 v$ H5 s kJapanese Ships
0 _0 x6 F, C( f1 y BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 13 O* Z) |1 u2 g: l
BB Yamashiro: s1 I3 g+ S) \: a6 f
BB Mutsu8 q7 J4 W% P# Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,455 h7 S2 _1 p; M% \) j
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8 ~7 A x2 t2 }: u: P9 ARaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
3 b. s! m% n# u sEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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3 r5 w9 b/ j3 n* X6 o3 x: A. z% u$ {Japanese aircraft
; Q4 B2 C( A* [5 k& C! ^8 l/ @2 e Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
- a: }! E5 b+ f6 @& B: u" x6 f Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4' N: V s; t) p" a; Z( @$ q* k6 E+ h
% w! l+ \, w8 Z% }( _8 j/ zAllied aircraft
5 h$ G# r6 I, {7 | Albacore I x 33+ O% G/ l a) F
Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
3 z! ? H C- D o9 ?" Z# X) m% X Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
2 ]9 C3 c& A* ^ Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
! b" U P; K1 e4 D2 F6 h* a Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships7 y! \$ F3 |' B" I# z3 I' M
xAK Kikukawa Maru' M# n c: K; f/ V! v: s% o- G) n1 F3 e: ^
xAK Keisho Maru, c0 Y" a$ [6 z6 u n4 E8 A
DD Hayashio Y) O, i' w- T/ p/ `" X
DD Yukikaze6 q5 x! k, F; {$ M/ P
DD Maikaze& X n: l, O5 i! C+ t
DD Natsushio
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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$ M; {' l8 H9 z2 U# z7 ~, d7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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( H# M# X- @ }1 b2 KNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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3 D# `9 u2 s; K- {" |. Q% x4 dJapanese Ships& J' L* c! S2 a2 r" q
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires" z$ M+ Z" F3 W4 G% p3 u! g* G4 a$ y
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 11 W# b" Q& f9 P i
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 {1 z" U( u7 z5 {% a
DD Maikaze) o3 A% G) K( T. D. z$ ?
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Allied Ships7 S: D, P2 u- l+ j, C
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 ^5 I8 H) l& l7 h4 c( g }2 k' F CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
0 i4 \( ~- |; b) w7 m3 @3 h& @ CL Birmingham
, r$ e+ H y: [ CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1' c# `$ d8 o& X& H' V* ^
DD Fortune
, U" }. U( M4 S( M! ~! | DD Griffin, Shell hits 10 i! x6 z% E' \" d; d% o1 N
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) l, G4 s0 P$ A4 w$ \Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards2 L* `9 B( k( c; r% ?+ M4 p) g
" M7 h7 @" Q1 S0 Y4 _Japanese Ships
, p6 g6 ], i% X5 i% N6 a& [$ P AK Kaga Maru9 {) g) [! I! k
xAK Fushimi Maru
2 @) C2 T" M" x& h, B( W h8 d xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
/ c6 |0 N# Y I7 U x xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire" W. g: E' V9 p# v$ L
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk& s; {. u+ c i+ x" r
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
" _) q; C- Y. Z D3 g/ @7 C2 k xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
' M) z; V6 g7 n, G' y* Q3 L; v xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
& p3 Z6 H0 T1 m! y0 {0 F xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire# g+ i1 [' S ]& K
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Allied Ships0 d0 R6 b X' {: O5 w. y; k3 Q0 m
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
# B; M0 _( Z: |1 i, ^ CA Exeter7 s0 U2 O. X9 N9 B6 k# S3 D
CL Birmingham2 M+ p9 ]0 i A' s* b7 A
CL Newcastle
- c8 y& r( T: g! F2 W( E DD Fortune3 a9 }2 o' U, n# ^) B: v" O6 q
DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:9 u0 j& x$ j$ M7 @' c+ N) Q
2769 casualties reported
! p( k1 w; d1 c2 e3 R. c9 G4 ^ Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled/ ?5 C: T& w/ b% `) t
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled7 r. v; v, Y, s' b/ s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( U6 U0 s& ?+ D Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)4 |/ {; @+ x. m, c0 u
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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2 W5 r3 `4 [0 m4 q5 Z8 hJapanese aircraft
n9 r% x& M5 W no flights
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, m/ a' ~' c) t( ZJapanese aircraft losses
/ m# a2 ~3 }! ]8 N; w8 } Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
' f7 ]+ w# ~) z+ H+ B0 r5 b( Q Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
, D5 X0 ~. d$ P" m7 L Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged+ s" Z0 z( y. r; w
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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BB Royal Sovereign2 F. g% ^3 K7 e1 @: M
CA Dorsetshire" n# I; v+ @: m* A* e0 W g: l7 ?& M
CL Glasgow
8 C6 N$ _3 |6 ]+ c: t CL Ceres) `, V+ k9 d0 @9 x% l
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Japanese ground losses:
) j! X o$ h8 H- y4 Z 129 casualties reported# d' X0 j J+ |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ b" }7 T2 h* z5 X3 N- |( ]6 n; G Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
5 R0 V; c* P' o9 e; `; B: q& X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ x, E* Q! X C% z
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled); K9 \! e" X N
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Airbase hits 2
: R' e5 a1 t: \: k3 K% [Runway hits 10/ e0 e4 t$ Q& Y1 _
Port hits 6
1 N: M6 v' @8 hPort fuel hits 18 d9 l9 A0 F7 M* t& g; \
Port supply hits 14 Y7 E/ Z, w9 E+ p; s
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% w; h& e! l# g0 \3 `4 I: qNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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Allied Ships* L7 X. d; B( L9 M
BB Ramillies+ I& \% j" l. r5 x! O
CA Devonshire
! V# o8 o$ H# z: L+ l9 P CL Enterprise
3 L+ k' W" W. K CL Hobart5 Q8 L, O4 _/ t: z
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: T& c/ i0 w7 m* C 585 casualties reported; K; Q/ l$ o, }5 \) W" e* u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 ~4 E+ z T5 B" w$ ?6 q Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled' @- K8 E' T* [! K& J% a
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled; m9 v, B$ R8 ]! B& V
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)9 C8 B& s6 W7 q" L
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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7 K: b* ~. T( n4 F/ ?& nManpower hits 31 R3 Z5 e$ O. n H7 L. b2 y
Fires 575. g$ C, h) u1 u4 U6 Q
Airbase hits 4! _; }6 f3 X' W- N
Runway hits 17/ r' Z$ t) y3 J& {$ ~
Port hits 5% x! ~# G! B. R y' S4 J4 M
Port supply hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire& _/ J! i! h) z3 [
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage- h% U; M( K5 H/ U% C* ^9 ^4 R
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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3 E. v: `4 g5 V" `5 `( K. r+ q: C BB Resolution, Shell hits 1/ R' d4 M8 M$ l- H0 s
CA Exeter! C: x4 V4 G+ V9 y
CL Birmingham
! E/ e# l3 {' l& q+ p CL Newcastle4 K- ~% H% `+ p4 a3 [
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2: _2 q: n- j4 X8 n! O5 h
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage& U/ }! h6 U! A' L7 z' A/ t
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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: ]5 J0 I7 R/ H8 c- H$ R; e7 u
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50: n* F; n$ }; ~
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ G4 ~( G# n! C( J% C
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes* _* b2 _; G( p4 N
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Albacore I x 317 }& Z( F0 M' g5 G$ P4 m
Fulmar II x 4% ?4 R, H4 B3 m, [
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8% N' V3 Q8 d8 U
Martlet II x 6
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9 H7 h; y5 ~1 G, a3 a. ? Albacore I: 8 damaged
2 j1 U- n" N: r# E$ M: M: G Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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4 Z$ C9 U5 l* J4 @& U BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 13 n3 x2 G" a" E2 d g
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1' T; }% A8 C& N4 c6 \
BB Yamashiro/ L' ?6 L! W7 k, C% f: c* T5 d
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3' b4 Z- ?6 S1 D! ~% ?$ }/ \; G2 c
BB Mutsu |