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8 X1 g% T% W, N+ k$ ^: I3 ~7 b) d7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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9 p& h+ C$ E! {Weather in hex: Thunderstorms- [6 B ~/ a+ L; @ {8 U& u; O6 e u
* g( ~8 L s( h- ~7 X# y) f eRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 l0 l. m5 R, G \/ x- LEstimated time to target is 28 minutes# Y; g$ `- b" a. v3 c4 m7 c
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Japanese aircraft
( ~$ J- A# l0 l A6M2 Zero x 30
. h5 |* C% x) r$ V' l B5N1 Kate x 149 g# h: e: w! c0 j, u
B5N2 Kate x 12( O, N" D6 N1 {7 C# X- z2 R
D3A1 Val x 82 u+ w, Z$ V; Q% j s* W5 _6 C
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Allied aircraft
& \6 M, @" a. \( n: I Fulmar II x 18
+ e0 X, h( w+ f8 \0 J Sea Hurricane Ib x 254 f6 @# a1 x8 q4 x! U
Martlet II x 48/ ~- t. X* C+ {- N
Hurricane I Trop x 1
" j. b- s/ r" p3 [! n3 K Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
. I5 G5 ^0 h& W! j0 j Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
4 }# r8 i/ Z, \, E) I; u* e$ } Mohawk IV x 2$ A* g8 I8 z9 m4 x
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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3 q0 F- I4 e! kJapanese aircraft losses% G# e6 e8 m! K3 \1 b8 O/ a3 h
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
; d5 O! W! K$ E& ]4 X) q6 a, X B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged# Y2 ]( D8 I/ x. G! }9 |' j$ t
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
: `: ]' d1 T1 N% D D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Fulmar II: 1 destroyed8 `5 H7 l; a4 C
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
4 e) b, d7 ~* T {5 A1 F7 v Martlet II: 2 destroyed1 a8 n4 {6 \' ~. {9 o W# y
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
' `, T# a4 R- f4 O7 H6 |. M CV Formidable6 M/ P' x/ ^3 s& m* H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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5 @; H- C: y, i2 q3 U4 GWeather in hex: Partial cloud8 U3 \9 { c2 o: ^3 `) j: A
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 T# @% {2 Y6 `0 `, YEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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/ Y% U m4 h( tJapanese aircraft
# Y: q, @& \- W, v$ W/ i2 F A6M2 Zero x 18, O# D, H: E+ D8 p4 f
B5N1 Kate x 3
/ S2 c3 p% E1 D B5N2 Kate x 14
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# X0 G. _5 S, \/ F' ^# vAllied aircraft+ L& x" M a+ `6 g2 n( ^/ k6 M3 _
Fulmar II x 17
/ V- I' ?$ m! k2 K o4 a* E Sea Hurricane Ib x 142 h$ J! u/ v! b$ ^+ H2 ~
Martlet II x 363 ~" Y4 X: u5 ]% M
Hurricane I Trop x 14 P7 k" B1 l; a* ^
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3% {1 z6 L7 m& q* S5 G8 |1 g6 a
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12" X! N" l: ^! C2 v- X& \0 o
Mohawk IV x 2
% H/ |4 x5 Y: Y+ j: x' F A: U P-40E Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ `% q0 ~/ h; v' s2 k. @4 ^ A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
3 n8 |4 w, n, L0 o" Y: ] B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged9 ~0 r. X, `' _' j3 H+ d
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged7 D; f# l+ g; }7 {8 b
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Allied aircraft losses
4 z# t* J$ X0 c# m Fulmar II: 1 destroyed" E- b1 N# ^4 K
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
H3 J9 _! q3 k+ w2 y h( b2 s0 h Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed2 c. Y! Q% J4 }8 v1 q& I8 _7 ~
4 O& H( x" J; ~8 n1 aAllied Ships/ k ? H0 C9 X
CVL Hermes
+ [8 Z$ H" l8 S6 P, e3 Z CL Dauntless
$ q, p! u: {' ~9 ]$ r CV Illustrious
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! k- Z8 ]0 [1 ^- a/ rAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42$ r- @' c/ Z& \' l+ r) S
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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。( b. [ `5 W0 x' e- M& g# p3 \) W$ |
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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. I/ O0 J5 T, L+ F8 sRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
7 k# S3 ]; V) h& tEstimated time to target is 8 minutes" W" _" f% R- H# q& [ ^$ x
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Japanese aircraft
9 ?8 m+ _5 K2 _; j+ O A6M2 Zero x 1* F" h1 Q' H+ S' s6 t- F7 \# u3 r5 H7 \
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Allied aircraft$ g5 y8 \8 i7 n5 r" x
Albacore I x 10
; ^# s5 f1 M- d" y+ f5 ~ Fulmar II x 43 z+ G5 r8 Y. _, ]8 O
9 u5 v4 Y/ A" d; e5 p0 c% oNo Japanese losses: Q; c! ^( g7 O4 j
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Allied aircraft losses
( q+ e V2 ~8 s5 I# ?8 Q0 t' I3 ] Albacore I: 5 damaged
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! `% r" z0 ~: b+ h! VJapanese Ships
6 [5 m1 Z# {) C. T" G, e6 u BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 16 n2 G8 ?7 p" ^1 k7 b& G% a0 X
BB Yamashiro; @" c5 a& V8 Q: x9 v1 p
BB Mutsu7 j B( |9 c6 i8 |9 ~" _
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/ o2 ]; S8 F! u9 S3 x9 \# m5 VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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4 `/ h4 ~" [) i3 ^+ K5 `4 J, u1 Y2 VWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. N/ U1 ^. ~. H6 J
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- F; b% w/ l$ l- V5 K Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9# E- G" d* L! g+ a- Z5 y, H
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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5 U+ W( o( B* |2 A6 L( i8 |8 c" wAllied aircraft7 d7 B1 _8 Z# J1 g) y
Albacore I x 33
+ f! l* M, E, i5 p: w$ b Swordfish I x 7: I" e# e, _6 z) m9 Q3 ]8 z" c
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Allied aircraft losses
: u9 l' O, g9 D( e Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged* `- E- o) y, o, i& N% G3 J# [: v
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged" m) D8 ]6 P" @; z; A
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak9 K- S# s1 u3 l7 Q, _, e& ?) p0 j
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Japanese Ships
5 U3 S, Q8 Q+ |8 E5 {8 g: P" ` xAK Kikukawa Maru
0 w) [, ~! N# i3 T6 g5 c" U0 N$ h xAK Keisho Maru5 l) Q4 |, T8 b. z
DD Hayashio
( Y5 A" F2 h! n' ]3 W DD Yukikaze' M) |' V2 o" U
DD Maikaze
( z0 D9 [! f# B/ `6 Z: ~5 Q DD Natsushio
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& _4 }- v- ^2 LAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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8 g# x; O. H( f; |8 p7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。" `9 u" d' ?6 R: Q1 @1 ^6 ^' S5 F: g
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5 Q5 I1 |3 @9 F. k+ d- ?3 ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
8 d! }- e3 d, D& ` DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
3 H: j0 P2 t1 ~9 z DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
4 l4 D7 w( S* e9 P DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
' @+ `+ J1 P' i+ \, X& k DD Maikaze0 e2 E- m; |5 N8 y! S. Z6 B
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Allied Ships
) o! k, U+ b( r( Y3 ^7 m BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! @1 t& D8 T# N. p) c3 h( V CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
$ {% Q! v j. z& f6 ~1 i CL Birmingham
1 l+ B% N6 E0 |2 d' f ~5 N CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1: c6 V7 L9 S: V9 b+ j5 L, ^0 q/ u
DD Fortune; O7 [+ j7 _1 R) [% B) l( e; `
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1. [* I* b0 s I( ^# ^6 D
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards$ S4 M a3 r% G$ _. g; x0 y* ]
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( u% D: {$ ]: t# I AK Kaga Maru u8 \* |6 L% C7 h
xAK Fushimi Maru
+ m+ ?- g' b1 M( G; b xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
e: Q* B. r% e9 u xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire( F/ J! a/ k* @! O. P. O
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk3 Z9 W8 ~! c# t) U
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
1 U6 k5 }0 Y2 i xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
" j( [5 \( [1 U% F# O6 |) h2 u7 ?+ u xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
/ F( G7 u7 b( }; K& u( ] xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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$ a- N0 e# x7 w, A2 v( V BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire/ k D2 @1 _, c' k7 Q
CA Exeter
* [* i& \4 U9 b3 W CL Birmingham; W3 y u5 e( i7 b" ~: }
CL Newcastle
* J5 T P- r) h2 c: L+ r DD Fortune
& m& Q. g3 w7 X$ D# h DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:
! Y: R4 l. q% | J9 n 2769 casualties reported
, M& g8 d+ l/ p Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled4 X) r& y4 o" `7 y3 Y
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
, V& ?0 Y8 u3 P% s# L- l- _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 k, V- p, Z n: Q4 [! E& r% p8 @* m
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)+ W9 }9 k) u7 T E( M4 M
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled) ?2 h/ B7 M3 d0 C
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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; j- O6 h. w5 S3 a, @* {3 WJapanese aircraft
2 d, A! I; y" i/ |; k no flights
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged0 D; o( ^/ O* d2 `! l; Q
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
0 j z: ?) l1 x9 d% k1 h Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged' L" V! [# _ V1 U+ I+ @* W" k' b. P4 ?
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground( ^5 k. j+ H' z5 _5 u
# f1 h" k% L/ R) EAllied Ships+ j3 I/ H, e/ r4 R
BB Royal Sovereign; w, J/ r/ h( `( a# z
CA Dorsetshire
4 f. X; d$ ~, s5 @$ N# R CL Glasgow
4 N4 w( x: ~4 a1 j CL Ceres# J1 w. Y+ d( I$ f1 N
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% R9 ^3 B: ^- J0 {7 {" D4 O. X8 M 129 casualties reported* }/ V2 p/ m5 F$ b4 X! f$ i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) h( x( d6 @/ R
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
; |$ l+ Y; P# i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ K3 X9 C5 {/ m( y! V( i
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)9 L1 _! k, T( e" u& ~
# k+ e5 i4 j' I) uAirbase hits 2
# z3 W2 G* K+ t1 n% k! HRunway hits 10 W, P. ?- N+ Q/ x
Port hits 6( f+ d1 k. ~% z7 W' O$ _
Port fuel hits 1
5 b$ M/ W, t4 y% f/ TPort supply hits 1
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; j; f3 X9 p( M2 Y3 b4 X0 ANight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,451 |1 h( k! ?+ ~" {% _1 |( G; X
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R! n# C; w/ k0 h& ~ BB Ramillies/ ?7 A, d$ B1 ]
CA Devonshire) r/ K+ v8 U7 b
CL Enterprise- N- i5 V& ?1 c. ~( R6 m/ S3 W( w
CL Hobart" B. m( R+ j9 |5 S6 G* a/ n
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585 casualties reported
' o% b) p/ K. @* j% \; K Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* g7 S) O1 E8 V* [6 S Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
0 j1 |2 ?) g! o9 K, X% z2 G7 W Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled3 k- L _2 S/ f/ f$ T
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
0 e3 ~0 y6 ^" B- {2 [: O Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 3
2 m5 z" w, [7 RFires 575+ L/ b7 T; p# k8 H. h; C- L% l, n
Airbase hits 4
- v/ e; X" T) l {5 O0 U4 ]/ M, NRunway hits 17
0 l: q; R! j: A1 g% [8 ]# KPort hits 52 I; k/ p6 o Q: R
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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% ]7 g( Q7 y& ^; { DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 O2 l0 O, M( W( c- ] DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
: C! j+ V! [0 G9 J2 t DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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& u. m' K& ?: s1 L) tAllied Ships3 B( f: S" x/ E* ?
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1' K( m( n$ R2 {2 x* }1 `, l
CA Exeter: I9 `3 _) b/ b7 [( n5 x0 C8 U
CL Birmingham! g @7 w+ f3 f' M3 G
CL Newcastle6 s: x6 T9 I( O+ K# M
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
$ T" X) _- G% m. V DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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( s; E- R0 ^, d/ sAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42, y1 A7 P" z) F
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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- B' Q n. k- m6 V0 W& r7 S( @
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* y( ^/ B+ h& K' c* aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,508 x* k* a: `+ y. D: E' ?
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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" {* U" w4 l6 T9 u# x5 i$ g: _Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. O# N, z: z$ H5 c1 M- M1 F: r
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft
/ ?- M$ f. f8 o; P: h Albacore I x 31
$ x6 ^* C- q1 Q Fulmar II x 4
& t$ R% h+ Z# |; |; N Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
h8 r4 `. y# q& {/ p! ` Martlet II x 6
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Albacore I: 8 damaged$ v5 K2 j1 u; h* R" j6 n
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak) L* N) s4 S: J( y; g# X
3 u/ {. s% {% w& D: [& tJapanese Ships9 N0 f# B- `/ m& z& v9 b, d; m4 E/ O0 n
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
1 U$ r. f# u K4 p BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1& T4 H" {: k9 Z# C2 ~
BB Yamashiro% Q! ?# j3 X6 r
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
/ m/ C, T: M( ]- m/ y+ O BB Mutsu |