AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42
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* J, w# c- O# I' C5 m! e( w- n T: O; e7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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5 E8 C& B' i/ j& v, l* ^Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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- X" p% i" Y% X) C& ~- ~Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* k0 c T: ]. v( Z& j0 s `
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes* S* n3 R( u1 C3 m6 A% f7 E
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Japanese aircraft3 G" v( p+ b" I2 ~
A6M2 Zero x 30
4 H1 }+ A; r0 T+ B3 t4 h- ^ B5N1 Kate x 14
( x" L( g7 f7 Q" `! Y9 e B5N2 Kate x 12
/ a0 H& a) T# @9 O( N3 ~ D3A1 Val x 8
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* V( E \! K$ w: {: L+ lAllied aircraft: G9 l" F3 z" R2 k% n8 q
Fulmar II x 18
" e6 z& u/ |0 O! {& e5 K' K Sea Hurricane Ib x 258 E3 Q' |2 {- ?2 M! \) q$ N" X
Martlet II x 48/ M7 w9 Y- J, z( l# J
Hurricane I Trop x 1
8 F) Y4 J7 l0 w( s6 t5 q Hurricane IIa Trop x 3/ a' ~( n4 ]$ K8 s. m7 Q4 E7 J+ i
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
& g) e) j' [, B2 f) u Mohawk IV x 2
+ L* m6 g/ [* M0 ^ P-40E Warhawk x 58 m, c. d" k5 N: s5 ^0 w
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Japanese aircraft losses: J6 }- x) Y1 L5 { q
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed2 Z" i2 n$ a1 e* n& y# g5 c* \
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged Z* a& ^# ], G! k
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
3 T3 j0 P; B- o' Q! Y D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed+ v2 m( y! `, Y+ S/ g3 i
* ]: U& H3 T+ |& u# \ K% m8 Q8 Q1 r& ?Allied aircraft losses$ X5 U2 B5 R/ ^" s4 A- F& y" B
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed# ?+ @% o7 O7 Z
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed' U0 Z1 G8 @9 {5 O( v2 j: {
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
0 y- q0 Y1 b/ ~9 R Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed2 q5 A' {- z x) P' O! K" G- C
- |# J3 w) @9 Q7 Z& lAllied Ships7 d/ ?0 l# G1 G
CV Formidable
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+ P5 E9 J- t1 M& ?" ~( P: E* QAfternoon 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.
* @* X u. H' ~& {& B, v+ n# hEstimated time to target is 30 minutes/ \ U& l, `4 D5 u1 q2 T, d
/ f: @" X+ V7 \' uJapanese aircraft0 f' s8 T) w% r/ ~
A6M2 Zero x 181 v! O; P3 T9 Y m4 X+ N1 Y% {/ z
B5N1 Kate x 3
. I) W* s; E# |/ V" ~9 ] B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft
+ N8 e2 i% o# K4 \ u8 v Fulmar II x 17( Y9 ]9 b. h+ Z' J& u% s6 J: V* j
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
G8 L5 j& E, k4 H; U6 n Martlet II x 36
$ P6 c7 B3 y, u2 E/ d Hurricane I Trop x 1) x5 ], ]2 \( j& U- A
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3; K/ L1 ]6 K: s) O0 ^$ z
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
, B, j1 }* d+ _' g Mohawk IV x 2) c) H" C+ k, p" ~% C" I
P-40E Warhawk x 4- x2 |$ C/ E1 a. \( ?& _$ }; R# ~& K
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed h7 n3 ]+ N! C6 S" G
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged$ | p, ` H/ c: D
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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( i* y% v/ ?) v( x+ y* mAllied aircraft losses" ` I3 q1 F* i
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed% ]) }7 Y, t1 s) i* C5 p
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
9 ]8 x" a: Q8 M0 n Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships% [* X1 `% P) h$ ?7 ?, y, v. h: @
CVL Hermes; F2 I6 A: D$ {
CL Dauntless
! | o* p \" Q1 X, t1 ^ CV Illustrious9 x6 r9 C4 F/ V% j
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, Y3 d; v" c7 f4 j. a( r: aAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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H1 c- l7 M/ D$ H. k7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。8 g2 w: d4 {3 N7 P u
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain$ Z) A+ R0 V' Q5 t; O4 y" c3 f
) k. F5 \( I, f% J0 T2 @Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 l, l8 @; u1 ^( z% g6 G/ Q4 OEstimated time to target is 8 minutes9 V, y* y% d' J
: t6 K; K9 L5 g% {7 n& q) t+ P+ zJapanese aircraft6 F1 _; g8 I( a. v$ N4 t
A6M2 Zero x 1
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Albacore I x 10
; {0 E& T- b3 ?; K Fulmar II x 4# k" Y/ i& h: j+ W9 M( \- r
* C# X/ f5 D; w: C3 q9 i8 v& e0 R pNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
$ t* v- V0 c4 ] Albacore I: 5 damaged
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3 N. d% Q* H# d4 VJapanese Ships" r( n& R+ S9 i6 W8 a+ g' I% {
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
* I' E" r1 ]9 g BB Yamashiro
- l, C+ }+ G! j3 f Z+ T) O BB Mutsu
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45+ a: M# e) F/ `; N& M4 w% V
1 F* s! f" U' Z5 nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
, ^/ x9 u( o- p4 F5 X7 uEstimated time to target is 13 minutes' d! q* ]: E8 d( x6 i# d
, r) B* o0 x8 ?Japanese aircraft& Z! b3 G! x8 a( A7 C. e9 I
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9# U9 F) n% o" U9 g; f, k. Q" s: x
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4" l. `$ d' L, ]+ ~7 N
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Allied aircraft: K8 d/ ~4 X# Y n% f. [
Albacore I x 33
" i0 s; U4 J) Y9 x Swordfish I x 74 z% ~8 p4 w* {; k
; Y; d: _; }5 x: o' Y# L7 u+ INo Japanese losses& b$ Y( O* i/ `3 u
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Allied aircraft losses
! D9 j, N' M. d1 X* e Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
8 |; E; `% T* @9 P% }, x Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 Z& J- K+ l5 `3 Z: e Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
}2 Y) x: {; ]- b xAK Kikukawa Maru/ J2 T- T' Z. o6 i( O
xAK Keisho Maru
7 h. G, [4 N9 w$ T DD Hayashio* S/ c/ G& o; N; u/ X
DD Yukikaze
8 H# O# u0 j5 H. u* M7 w$ E' S6 \ DD Maikaze, P& J3 M& }. n4 P. L
DD Natsushio' m0 Z; Z5 x3 V
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2 f% ]/ F4 f. LAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42; w2 I5 M; _$ d4 `% d* A# t4 z9 R, o
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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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+ D7 M5 g w! @Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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6 U3 U( J3 o7 W+ `3 Q; W/ X! F DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires! N$ P7 o6 c) Q4 D
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1( e X& U6 X9 ?* s1 N
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1+ J: n6 V6 y: a1 |% I
DD Maikaze6 u+ V- _% F+ L* m7 r, o3 j
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 z: }$ G) R9 q* _ CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
$ ] E; f+ t) J2 C/ `2 P: h CL Birmingham
2 F$ S% a' M5 x Z8 Q CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
. E$ i u! i+ G DD Fortune# E) R7 a6 C9 z6 _
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1- E% @5 q! g" u3 C, j
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7 _( ?( z9 m) m4 wNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards# r, T5 J u) q8 a( }8 k t
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Japanese Ships
- p) O- Y& h0 K/ }4 S AK Kaga Maru
" `/ h5 U! h; s. C, F7 L; | xAK Fushimi Maru
4 |" I" ^% j) L. X# O8 C1 o xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
: D9 B4 H' J6 J1 b3 Y+ _- I xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire' ?, Z% ~4 a' ^7 B2 W
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk7 _+ B. y' i+ e0 J0 z! y0 A& T1 V
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
! v) P: ^0 F4 ?: `& ]- b6 t( i xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk( ?; l# r( A5 i( d
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
* U" f; q0 ~1 s$ n6 I; H xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire8 Z" B" d5 v9 V; H2 r0 C
8 a+ l2 l) Q- MAllied Ships
8 o/ B6 ~; O! D0 h' ` BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire, w. n! i1 ~* w8 {/ z( D( A! j
CA Exeter; B" ~/ |- ?( t9 K
CL Birmingham! A8 q i' k& f0 l) t: U9 y9 l' r
CL Newcastle) b7 j( H9 R, G, B7 B
DD Fortune
5 r1 F& f. W" z8 x: O# v DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:
3 i& t' ]5 e- s8 q+ z7 Z 2769 casualties reported
7 r r/ Q4 Y7 r1 y Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled0 u9 O- d: U7 Q' o0 T, Y) Q
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
) N( M: @& u3 ^- }8 z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. S) _! A) e# D, t Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
|9 C+ t5 Q9 p% d8 ^ Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43" U( `% N1 @, h2 v' w4 p5 z
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Japanese aircraft
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* S& r% J8 ~% k) YJapanese aircraft losses
7 e- ^$ L P2 D( i' K Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
6 E$ p: A$ C6 m& B+ X0 H5 N Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
, X M2 A& O/ Z7 @: j Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
& L+ d/ T; y+ D1 y" |! }8 i Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships& w0 [: ?& J3 A% h4 g
BB Royal Sovereign* d7 A/ _. m5 O! {/ J" \. [: b3 b
CA Dorsetshire
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/ D4 H7 p. _0 W4 B) h CL Ceres
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
) }* c% H' y! M; k6 f" R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& t) b7 p7 J2 A7 h$ x& j; O4 ~+ ^
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)" C. T( T& b8 g3 ^) {
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Airbase hits 2, g4 u7 J. B, m; }
Runway hits 10
2 y9 }3 p p0 k; TPort hits 6
G- K: v$ B; m" TPort fuel hits 13 p8 r8 ^2 k9 p$ z+ C' Y2 J m0 `
Port supply hits 1( }0 O, L0 {, u$ P
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0 R) c9 u( n7 R L- m( I3 p: dNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,454 X6 v, }1 n$ t( F6 w; d) U
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Allied Ships# M: i6 |# `4 Q" f
BB Ramillies5 }/ c. e" w7 k2 L/ ~9 m |
CA Devonshire
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CL Hobart
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f! a7 j6 U1 m6 r9 U# [* r- c) G4 ~( H 585 casualties reported
K' D, s: \6 M; S Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
& p7 F/ [! B0 w4 m& z: l$ W Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
5 I. @3 K' R/ D2 s* _2 T, W Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
# a$ z# y9 c% r Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
. A, W; O$ `; S2 V# \% Q Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)% @7 a5 H7 Z- I- g; ]8 G6 z
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Manpower hits 3' w, N! o( s3 [ l
Fires 5752 q* H8 u0 K5 T
Airbase hits 4
% G( W) l3 a+ IRunway hits 17
( y; k# Y5 n! u7 p: ?# K" Z* IPort hits 5
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards- ~' s( L! `6 }: J( P: p9 |
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& N7 I, P ]5 u9 V' g DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire u+ O% s& T& t6 S; ?9 _$ F
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ Q$ K- ?( A K- \ DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
: d3 ]# m: y- {( L+ B: G) {+ x BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
/ g# V0 f2 }0 m, y, F CA Exeter3 d) W2 B ^) U0 }/ m) [+ M. q+ N' X
CL Birmingham
* g6 f' X* L% j# C# B CL Newcastle+ s3 r$ y1 K4 H. J
DD Fortune, Shell hits 27 ^9 z6 @ b; X, M: \+ O
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage9 C5 h+ m! {8 \7 F0 n4 \0 e
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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 S. h* p$ e8 J! F$ x( J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50; y. k# H0 e" z6 r% x+ I+ _
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 w" f) T" M2 C" ?6 nEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft
$ W) P& \* Z7 q# |3 o. k Albacore I x 31
0 h- O `3 L4 X/ w! p Fulmar II x 4; n. M+ \: V; ?) d9 G w* w
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8! e" C: r; A8 v2 R/ j% I; A6 R
Martlet II x 6
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! T! y D2 E4 O: T; EAllied aircraft losses
& e! L& C- t9 e, o* P Albacore I: 8 damaged6 Y5 Q! c' w1 L, ]& p" O3 V
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak+ a5 f# E& F+ `% O$ z5 [
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BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1: O7 B% d* V2 r6 Z0 a7 t
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
; F: H v$ H( T1 Z! x4 { BB Yamashiro& T! s2 T- M1 M! \' n
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
* L% M" J4 R7 S# f BB Mutsu |