AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42
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$ k7 a/ R) B0 r3 h( @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。4 k3 k( B4 c9 x, d; H
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& P/ b' u8 b; c8 k7 NMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38, \ M9 D# j6 v! K3 h7 f% v6 k3 F
. Z# H3 p4 g' V8 @, m! W9 PWeather in hex: Thunderstorms. `) C1 W2 _4 s
1 Q6 u" L/ L% z) w# FRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( ^9 _& ]1 c. S8 d! hEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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" P5 t8 d f. N, p# zJapanese aircraft) F- I% m, v0 n: \/ P3 x; C$ g# F
A6M2 Zero x 30
8 U5 \6 }% D4 L7 y B5N1 Kate x 146 k$ c! b% B/ P4 Y0 S
B5N2 Kate x 12& I# g* w+ _0 b8 E! ?4 e W
D3A1 Val x 8
5 b4 l# x7 ?$ O% P8 Z ; L! @: b3 o2 o1 x
Allied aircraft$ u' F# n7 g# X7 v# h
Fulmar II x 186 P7 X6 C* e' U4 L
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
- \0 m. D, a/ X7 q H/ b Martlet II x 48
( Q. R3 L0 T2 W( y7 r# ~ Hurricane I Trop x 1
0 u+ E3 @" _/ n Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
8 N! {5 O! ?$ {; i8 K7 x! W/ f/ N" w Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
& Z' }) @+ F: z4 F) w% V. p Mohawk IV x 2
9 |0 g. d. w% `9 ?# m P-40E Warhawk x 51 s& F( I& z( `" \, w7 m0 q7 g1 j
6 q# {. e9 X7 r! yJapanese aircraft losses
2 g U5 z/ f# Z" M( Y- e { A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
( y a9 G* G) {4 O ?' i B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
c; E4 K0 p9 b! ^# \" c0 A B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
1 k9 ]" D" B" b/ G D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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* Z* f- _8 B5 Z5 U5 WAllied aircraft losses
$ g5 q' d7 n! J! t# D/ a7 O Fulmar II: 1 destroyed8 o, R2 B" h; O9 Q: o
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed7 o* r/ m+ T) L
Martlet II: 2 destroyed, k0 w0 S& R/ M8 Q7 ~
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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CV Formidable7 ]7 H+ ~5 E3 |" x' l
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0 z' m/ O, Z* E1 w+ U" C2 q2 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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& I5 W, ~8 s/ T/ ]+ w- r2 y' ?Weather in hex: Partial cloud; L" B6 C6 b3 q* E- x n
: y5 P: L( t; mRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 j5 c: J8 D) y6 c( J& }# A) f6 H! o
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes% ^* @' o. F2 f; Y3 G! f/ {
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Japanese aircraft2 X6 z2 a9 @5 e( r5 ]1 c7 ~+ J
A6M2 Zero x 18
- X! R( X. r5 L) [2 G B5N1 Kate x 3
0 p) ]6 V8 C5 G9 |+ d$ [$ q! V6 [ B5N2 Kate x 14
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5 q2 d; l0 N8 `Allied aircraft- s- {$ [: T$ W: w
Fulmar II x 17; ]5 m0 E; K8 m6 d6 ]
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14, L! p& C; V. K1 I. g+ v
Martlet II x 36 ~, C) G# \8 i$ D4 n) {' [
Hurricane I Trop x 13 d9 g, k, G7 Q5 L
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
! z: M( [$ W9 l- @! w5 N Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
$ L7 e( }* u B Mohawk IV x 2$ k: j% P8 E! T9 E; n
P-40E Warhawk x 45 b. s' X, D& z) A
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Japanese aircraft losses
# _$ T1 B3 y8 f& r+ }4 W+ G. M A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
6 P8 S8 A7 `4 [. z B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 ?* Z* i. E j, q* B& r B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged: ]2 v. {$ x8 i7 u$ q/ D
: n1 c$ r/ P, ~. b1 k5 S) s. FAllied aircraft losses+ E+ I$ M" O: H/ d8 `) R
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed% U' m3 g5 c% W# D: H
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
7 X3 {0 u: J. G; S; e2 K Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
, N( Y3 ?: b) { CVL Hermes- D; @9 v# V" ] x8 m
CL Dauntless
. j% _# g, W/ |3 Y4 i% ~0 q CV Illustrious1 q3 Q( Z8 j1 i
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 429 ]9 {+ G7 Y! `
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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。: M! q# u$ r$ F2 C
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2 I; ~: I9 b1 M- XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48# X& t: y9 Y! x( G
/ o2 v* ?# _: e" Z( {Weather in hex: Heavy rain; q4 M a& w8 p5 f& W
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& n* E; e: W0 j6 j
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes, P7 O1 @8 ] z. O) l* ]- Y
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Japanese aircraft. F; K( [6 @3 k. @& j( E
A6M2 Zero x 1
0 T7 O0 F3 R* g
! K, F+ |, C& Y. R% UAllied aircraft: ]) s4 z% I; K d1 m ^7 J% q
Albacore I x 10
2 a1 {1 O" P2 \+ i9 e7 _; e Fulmar II x 47 \( A$ c% O! J _
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses8 W k: } R8 E4 Y4 b+ M
Albacore I: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 m8 o' }4 v( N# M+ @. W' b BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
* G) m h7 e" T, T n: A BB Yamashiro
7 g0 k- t" e' Z- h: B' r5 W# F BB Mutsu
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6 ?9 r0 L' v- z8 J8 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Q5 S9 ]+ R4 _Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
; k9 g t6 Q- yEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ |( H: s" r$ L' F* T( [+ Q0 q Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
0 M1 b" W% Z, C7 T# v, K Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 47 R$ O' O) X+ w& }
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Allied aircraft
2 K4 f7 ]2 E4 s/ D0 c3 u( y* l( A' V Albacore I x 33
: D; H+ r0 B/ R+ P8 G/ E6 } Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses; N& H+ B8 F/ X4 v3 a/ d
5 Z) A; W4 x0 a- l: ZAllied aircraft losses* N/ e. ]+ J3 _2 G. S
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
+ E5 p- d s; R5 T" O. A' [ Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
# x" I7 v0 @+ x" n1 i. b Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak: K3 E% z, i% S+ I8 M5 m
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Japanese Ships
% d* c' y& L; C, A xAK Kikukawa Maru" ]$ c3 i; f+ N8 T3 ?- P
xAK Keisho Maru8 k( v, O; q& U3 w* f
DD Hayashio7 Y9 l& t- v: a; r6 o
DD Yukikaze
- A& M5 A. K% y9 S2 h DD Maikaze
4 A: J+ U$ o: L( _$ x! E DD Natsushio: F. j7 D; x9 X" U2 Y* k
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& B- p( ?2 F$ b3 V1 r3 rAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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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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6 N% U+ s5 Q" i2 LNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards2 n8 k4 |# t1 L, M v9 j e
5 L( F6 K0 \; EJapanese Ships. v L1 U7 Y6 y2 f/ j& \2 l, ?
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires. b2 k# W$ c( M* o) p6 u9 @; u
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1" H) s) |% O" m7 k" m% }: C
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 15 c# o1 b4 j) s6 [4 j) F1 v& C
DD Maikaze; ]$ X" [. g' \
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Allied Ships- K% ~& Z( r/ _& {2 |
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* Y" B/ H8 X5 Q, \) U% B$ P7 w CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
8 E3 s6 g7 H2 H& o4 c4 k0 ^4 a CL Birmingham" h5 p) q9 [9 T. U4 d4 K
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
2 i0 w% x! v$ @ DD Fortune* [7 |2 |. ]4 k7 l6 j6 j
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1. |( l+ S; o# f5 ?: J
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; C. L) t% h* }7 D1 S aNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards0 L. ] e4 @: [/ {" w5 |
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Japanese Ships+ n' m( L/ Z3 j6 w- N, z7 k& {
AK Kaga Maru0 c5 r: O) p1 b- I8 U; c+ C
xAK Fushimi Maru& z" w2 b& y& e+ ?* X* J
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire% u! g! k6 G. D% T! v @) H4 y' j
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
8 W9 z' k# {$ u; U: a$ T3 q9 ] xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
1 I1 M; ^ ^ `. {) i+ R/ l2 ^0 e xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk. l- u$ g+ R' k# H Y( Z
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk& R9 Z! _" L# H7 F
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
8 H' A, @# F& x! ?6 {2 l6 u' ^! t6 m xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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Allied Ships, W/ \* {; h5 i" Q3 e
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 W/ w/ x: ]% v G CA Exeter
/ m9 C5 r& S/ \( _) i7 m( G CL Birmingham) T, _1 [( T# B' U6 }- X
CL Newcastle
; m" R( X+ W& K4 h" D: X DD Fortune8 J) A7 P. e7 W- p, |
DD Griffin
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9 I% H4 a6 G8 S4 J) F/ lJapanese ground losses:
5 ]. {9 \$ P" P: _% [ 2769 casualties reported ^( R" \# [0 Z/ v" o
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
: E4 [ G& X5 z! f/ w# c Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
1 u# z' Z8 `" @9 N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* t: }7 `0 \( m' X1 F. I Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled), Y e% T$ C0 ^5 v; ~
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)( X$ r; c/ u. N6 l# X y
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3 Z2 k: x/ A- Q/ z TNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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Japanese aircraft
5 f) n% M& H& K- X* x1 K9 O, \ no flights
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+ C- o" J- `) K {/ R: b EJapanese aircraft losses' Z. X% I( t$ r0 X6 A5 B
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged7 F4 ]$ c6 M `, D
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
3 }: M; H3 O; v8 x- S+ q Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged+ O; m: |6 S1 G+ p3 C8 ^
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground) `6 B6 ^% \. ?* r( L% _, y
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Allied Ships
! H d" `" P0 [ BB Royal Sovereign) ]( m5 x: b: _5 T" n
CA Dorsetshire! |5 z" d! E& X- K! c H1 I; l; ?* W
CL Glasgow
5 |4 d- V/ s8 o3 C7 p" T CL Ceres& d6 E+ D' g" W. x
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Japanese ground losses: B9 J/ r# F1 J; H" `
129 casualties reported3 e! o: p7 y& O- e0 t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- _* M! y9 A1 U2 F! `
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
; g" [5 x; y q \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' G/ t7 `& V6 J6 h6 L6 h Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 23 ]2 G- X* I$ v0 p; k) _) X
Runway hits 10
8 v. ^/ p0 N* p% ?% {/ W+ L8 o+ v7 C' p/ `Port hits 64 F- T/ q+ Y) a( N; Y9 K4 I0 ~
Port fuel hits 1
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- ~4 O# _6 r; k6 fNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,450 H! i! T- o7 w9 z1 m
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Allied Ships
2 H$ @5 ]/ c: L( r. w$ X BB Ramillies
0 L$ A& B: q2 {& l CA Devonshire3 O* k5 h! |9 q# ?! s7 y
CL Enterprise( ?2 K I, }; o% Z
CL Hobart& P$ n7 ^- u( X3 w9 |! z
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Japanese ground losses:
o: d- Q: W& e! c5 p 585 casualties reported: ~2 ~$ ?' ?1 [- i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
/ W0 R& l2 {/ |, m Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled( o' p: V% n0 }' S0 q2 V; b
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled0 n1 g& s- \' q% S, Z
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled) |5 z8 U$ v; P7 ]. M/ \5 ?
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)) }' D3 p3 m5 b+ h3 Y
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Manpower hits 3* |7 z$ T; u2 `
Fires 575
/ [# y( C( p5 O$ K/ V* X6 ~& |Airbase hits 46 k$ S* c- D$ l- Y5 e5 p7 B
Runway hits 17
8 Y; z5 w3 Q' M' E9 rPort hits 5+ x- P- R) e5 Q6 n+ h
Port supply hits 1# K8 ]4 g2 B/ P' W5 G; n
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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
l# o8 R5 F! \ c* R2 a+ A$ S$ z DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage- {' q) }$ S' L" f8 |
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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7 ^5 r# v0 `/ E+ {7 i$ qAllied Ships) \4 r6 Q. [' i; L7 h
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
% o$ E( N c3 q/ { CA Exeter
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CL Newcastle- _+ q0 G8 Q6 [/ x% @
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2* H$ G7 F' ]8 ?
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage; Q" Q6 [5 M3 y
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& F1 H- o8 _- k# p5 bAFTER 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) q3 D4 }- L$ M5 l# k" T
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50: g0 J9 l3 D+ I; S: o4 O
6 ?2 V( ~# A: y" CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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7 b2 j6 c1 ^$ M& ?6 ~% _% ERaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: k# L/ U% H4 h; I
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft
! ?) a' K8 q h+ _: t% T$ h Albacore I x 31" Y9 D* a' \( H. m4 ~
Fulmar II x 4
6 `, U) R' X# c6 }+ j( \* M' Y Sea Hurricane Ib x 89 G5 b! q3 Q E
Martlet II x 62 v3 w0 F# P) l: ^+ N( p
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Albacore I: 8 damaged
. C' w/ j# m: \8 X Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak$ p/ J. t' v6 M. A, m( J" n* R
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" D. I+ @% X# c- k, g BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1" ^5 T4 c; |" q* e3 `2 J
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1( @, K2 d8 G7 x1 S; u3 {2 i: Y" B, b
BB Yamashiro5 p3 H3 N# T. h0 {
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3# C# p* u/ b8 O/ w
BB Mutsu |