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。6 b: Q/ e/ d9 b9 u# k
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8 t2 f8 m7 h- kMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38* d( U2 ~9 R G
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms, P: O z% u1 Y1 H$ k% y" j
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. s! ?# L I& d0 p) ]# bEstimated time to target is 28 minutes' z+ b3 _2 w9 K3 ]* w
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Japanese aircraft
7 w; X$ N* P# O$ A7 t/ @ A6M2 Zero x 30
7 M- g* V+ d5 Y6 Z B5N1 Kate x 14
! X; J* X: R/ I" Q' @! ~ B5N2 Kate x 12+ U- e) p- V8 _% W8 D& ]( {. O
D3A1 Val x 8
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Allied aircraft+ }" v$ _( ~1 F9 Q3 B/ z
Fulmar II x 181 |: ^) Z) P H R3 F
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25+ ]8 k8 }) p$ U \
Martlet II x 48
" ]# O6 F" L, t* |1 z2 d: f- {& L Hurricane I Trop x 1& T; C: r0 C8 r! D' z" q- H( P. B
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
1 ?# d! `2 l& d5 F# |, F Hurricane IIb Trop x 128 Q" _$ p+ @( L0 o% h
Mohawk IV x 26 p7 z8 \' f- p: _8 {
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
, m$ z+ l" k! {' ~/ i A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
4 l9 D) L8 b3 {% i9 K B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged; K% ]$ ?' E/ D! k$ v. J
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed D: Q, s+ p/ V- @
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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( |( \# C. h8 A, kAllied aircraft losses/ n( C6 O: x3 {- f. i# b! h
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed5 C: N9 B0 `* H# Z) h5 v
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed+ l) U- N; X+ s: g- }2 v- D
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
9 s- _) x; D$ e4 s5 T! s Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# y3 ~' e/ ^. q$ r$ G CV Formidable
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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7 |+ `; ? [' V' R$ BWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' c( F. Q& h* h2 ^# ~- k# _0 lEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 T! J; N5 H6 X( U4 x1 Z5 C
A6M2 Zero x 18; E6 a4 A' ?1 f% l. a: R# }
B5N1 Kate x 3
1 V' [1 W1 P& z B5N2 Kate x 14
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2 N, ^" H: B `. Q ZAllied aircraft( i0 x& m/ u1 }1 [/ F
Fulmar II x 17
% L# M1 o$ {5 I- r- h: d4 v Sea Hurricane Ib x 146 ^ X" L3 u6 G
Martlet II x 36* o. |0 I# w' d+ {; T0 S0 S
Hurricane I Trop x 1
, |/ k0 i" |: ^( r1 r+ v Hurricane IIa Trop x 34 v M: k$ x3 ]4 F# T
Hurricane IIb Trop x 126 g: [. }/ V! e. m$ A
Mohawk IV x 2* S# H+ W; ~* c4 R( h# E
P-40E Warhawk x 4% W- |' N1 t. F u1 w
, b7 V9 W: T( r i( FJapanese aircraft losses$ V# V. T& p- q1 p" }7 ?' ]
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed2 n3 b2 S, x4 c. d' J7 m) ]# a" z
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged( _) z" s% F- G
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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7 A/ `% P! a; N0 }- u/ g: rAllied aircraft losses
! D0 H; Y$ c3 o) y Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
) a; U2 R( I5 C5 `% w* I Martlet II: 1 destroyed+ x! c: r5 b: S6 S( C8 b
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed/ G& m5 ]" g: z, Q; f6 u
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Allied Ships
4 ~0 C& ~6 |! Y: h4 z Z4 @6 x4 c CVL Hermes# R4 i$ s" N/ | {
CL Dauntless
" l. g: P/ f. _8 ~# i4 F' d1 J CV Illustrious" [1 n* e7 y/ O3 a# I
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42* c* g: m4 d! K0 h, t: b
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# H) j4 b6 W# f: `2 k* t6 {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。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,488 b( J% Y( s: d3 }, Z
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
t% F: Z/ R. p Q* t YEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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) |+ a5 Z& e9 IJapanese aircraft
; h& R" a E. H- D6 h8 D A6M2 Zero x 1
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5 t5 ~, q f2 X! \- k3 GAllied aircraft
) G, ?" J: [' `- R) l7 p Albacore I x 10
; i/ b0 t% Z- d* W2 ]& o! ^ Fulmar II x 4) a3 @$ h& f) Y. W
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" O7 R8 I8 E6 u) K2 b Albacore I: 5 damaged2 D- `6 m" U6 d7 j& p: d
" V3 w- r% T1 q4 n* b X0 A) f4 H3 t! \Japanese Ships/ g7 `$ o# h( d
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
) P# R5 }, W2 f) i- f: D$ o) M: r. R BB Yamashiro
3 Q+ ?6 q! O) w BB Mutsu+ V6 I8 \, | z% Q7 ^2 ]
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45 P( R0 c; b$ q- J+ N
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
/ ^: ^/ w; q6 E R/ x4 ?4 N/ X: qEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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0 J. L2 ~. h0 c7 w+ R5 hJapanese aircraft
+ q( s! G- l9 L6 A- L Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
$ ?( h# T1 ?: {1 F- }5 q b3 q Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4" E% \) n" j1 i& T, T/ j6 v7 l
* \ K+ X2 \8 V$ IAllied aircraft6 I$ Q; [* q4 b
Albacore I x 33
! {0 g& x* `1 Z3 ]2 A9 O Swordfish I x 71 o& H& G% s+ o
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No Japanese losses
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Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
w4 L* H) J* r4 O) v Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 x6 t8 T, ^7 w( d: \ Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak7 q6 V# F$ ~- \- e
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4 d& C' f1 X! C8 `1 `1 z5 q6 l xAK Kikukawa Maru3 C+ ~1 B) W& w% R8 \: J0 [
xAK Keisho Maru
$ v& n. {9 T7 ^! T DD Hayashio1 Q: G9 |4 r3 i7 W: \: [' X& N; w
DD Yukikaze) {7 \) Z$ K6 e- z
DD Maikaze
+ b8 \8 ]0 v! u( t; P- P d, H DD Natsushio
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: X# l! ~$ D9 D$ C8 ]3 c; sAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42 O8 v. ?$ j X. _/ S4 p7 Z
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$ \; f0 h; N t5 d* p% g' D8 n7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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards* Z, p4 S# U( A" g$ c) h
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Japanese Ships
( L l2 I y ^+ Y3 H6 n DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
0 c7 D6 H- C( ]$ y1 U DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 13 ]) T9 O: }8 U) X6 ^& U
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
) L: P, ^8 [% u% R u% j+ M DD Maikaze
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' X) e/ j% p& E ]1 w2 O& PAllied Ships
6 C6 D4 ^( p! h: H* H BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 s! G L3 R1 B$ c CA Exeter, Shell hits 1, d t3 J$ B3 {8 W0 c2 F5 e8 {3 C
CL Birmingham3 B. K7 d, ^: S& E% k8 ?
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 13 l( _6 \. R. F. L7 f4 U' B
DD Fortune
; Q0 X8 U- w; N: M0 d8 I8 Z DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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2 t7 }8 n, R( I7 s5 G% a! FNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards# \& |3 E" _; V5 c+ o: L
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Japanese Ships9 A7 _) i. L) m) d- F3 ^' D
AK Kaga Maru% g5 R: D5 F& V
xAK Fushimi Maru% U6 z9 Q* _- Z" X
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
. q: o& m- }' Z/ o# W+ t xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
& _; I8 I8 x1 J- B$ z5 P- p! y( r2 f xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk1 S, x* K6 Y) k7 {* O
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
1 z$ S- w) b5 `& y4 z7 L xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
& r% g( k0 ?% Q& U5 a xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
: R3 z1 X# W7 o4 v) k xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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0 [4 t0 x Y* {# N' l: T1 ] BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
' q: M2 o; x) _ H9 w5 x5 i CA Exeter8 I6 J. v1 z" @
CL Birmingham
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DD Fortune0 q0 u- v4 q: Y2 H
DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:
3 G* P. I+ \6 R+ l5 Y( K/ A 2769 casualties reported
" ?1 p1 n# W' P0 s# z Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled4 H5 t+ Y6 H9 p+ U; S6 \. K
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled) v @) S' R2 M, p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" n p5 A8 U: t7 {5 Y8 u8 [3 b9 C- t
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)4 a/ K9 b0 X2 Z9 y7 @
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)( U" T3 S: ~0 I$ j% ]0 [
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% q$ l, b2 K4 i! C+ RNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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Japanese aircraft
6 ?% k4 y$ q0 [! n no flights5 I+ p* d3 E5 y. X& w/ C' Z
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged9 j$ Y a& {+ a& S! `+ t' k1 c# g: ~
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground% B6 C0 P( W1 W6 M$ r# v
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
# p8 o- l2 p: b: w3 e. y- l b Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
, r9 r( o; S: D BB Royal Sovereign2 H8 g8 q. [, [: \
CA Dorsetshire3 q1 |2 f& p) R4 |4 c
CL Glasgow
8 s; G6 ~! a* _* T! f4 G CL Ceres1 J2 I* L+ ~9 s4 u
+ R" N& W' @; |9 R: P: D6 r8 TJapanese ground losses:9 p7 b4 I! h8 O+ y
129 casualties reported
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: w( _* x! H' K Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
- C% X7 W4 \& T! U" d+ A4 G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- ~ B8 r8 h p, z% c Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)6 N; f. ]" ~" T) t ]) A: a
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Airbase hits 2
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Port hits 6
- K: |3 J9 g# y( T% CPort fuel hits 18 i0 B) M( k% T' J0 G
Port supply hits 1. {$ w1 g/ {# R4 p' o
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45. v2 q/ [' L( s. i5 t
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Allied Ships
* E0 R3 P! c( u( p/ N) n7 q% q BB Ramillies o ^: J+ r- j; Q
CA Devonshire
' Z$ _* S+ A) e) `9 u CL Enterprise) v" ^) V8 A E; W# b: Y$ K
CL Hobart8 d, H$ g! S2 u& y# t8 l( }
+ x+ I( Z: h: U$ ], U' CJapanese ground losses:6 u9 n) j# g) S1 n+ d5 t& f4 t
585 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled- R% q8 r: Y. v8 X) n( }
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
' m9 E* l/ K9 c. r Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
* W; y1 @5 a* V0 b$ x Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 3
2 L4 e" x6 b" s. ] G' z2 JFires 575
I' n7 f9 Y2 `" _Airbase hits 4
8 H; Q1 F: L( G, _# a" v/ _' yRunway hits 17
4 S& }( O: \+ b! `0 \+ ]& `$ @" ePort hits 5" v6 w* Y) H, V! e4 E6 I5 a4 N6 ]1 u
Port supply hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards! R) O [! t' S7 r
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DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire- p3 ?: V( e: [/ a2 ^* T
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ F6 x5 p2 G7 X( G1 L, E% ^ DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
' _* i( R! @# M+ P0 N, ` CA Exeter% x, {1 _. a- U' I
CL Birmingham
( b- c J" s, J1 R5 }& C CL Newcastle
8 Y+ o- `, N) W6 z: S: ] DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
% v& x/ g" q5 X* o1 `# e9 h DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42, j$ _& K" U9 h( ^. U
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' t1 B" Q4 ]5 N$ h$ ?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
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( A& ~6 q! B$ \( C( [, y+ MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50! i1 i7 e* R8 B
. _9 B, { q! nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud7 w! e; [+ ?! o* c
) x$ l# ^! ?( Y- @$ c7 l% g2 mRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! g0 G; h" U1 \" }$ D- G EEstimated time to target is 11 minutes7 w! M5 Q0 i _# i4 P
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Allied aircraft) N0 ]# `+ D! w& I
Albacore I x 31
, @. O8 P( U/ X; P. n. E Fulmar II x 4
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Martlet II x 6
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Albacore I: 8 damaged' T& v; F3 e9 \" E6 }+ u
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak1 S1 v. ?1 F, E% y. r' N
7 T4 A/ I C+ \( w3 w1 {3 k: f$ dJapanese Ships
" Q% J% ] X2 L+ q! f6 G BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
2 P6 Z1 `2 \. e( f# E9 k BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
7 f) X$ p8 J! t( y$ r- J( ^ BB Yamashiro; }, d/ c; l1 I
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
; V! c0 P2 f' @6 T1 p BB Mutsu |