AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42
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5 ?0 J2 L0 i( H9 _) 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。+ j- O' k, O5 i
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& ]# I$ q" D" S2 u8 }; j2 ]5 X& B% tMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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, |# m( G" x) l& ?" Y* _5 uWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 N' O: k" v$ I4 U: }- W7 S+ g: v
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes1 e6 E7 [1 n2 ^3 k) L
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Japanese aircraft
9 k6 r! M1 w/ Q) |0 e) { A6M2 Zero x 30
1 j/ V+ h" r5 j" Y+ i, J B5N1 Kate x 140 ^" j4 w+ L& @# J" U& `
B5N2 Kate x 12 Q8 U @# |3 f( B) G" M, [+ x
D3A1 Val x 82 _/ x& t( e/ d
) O( a( U# j0 @- u8 K/ T& ~Allied aircraft
$ e7 M! u3 J+ y; W Fulmar II x 18
& B2 Y1 F3 v, \% m6 M( P+ q Q& u. } Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
r8 L8 E3 v; Z! Z H' F& Q Martlet II x 48
4 ?) t0 t- z8 X9 ^' O Hurricane I Trop x 1/ G& G5 A, p* S
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
3 }& E1 y7 v/ P ?( U P! \$ ? Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
! d+ T8 D! e8 z, S; Z( j Mohawk IV x 23 @1 ]3 b# y$ c: C* n
P-40E Warhawk x 5( W( C6 N' Y* v( ]! g
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 G: c+ m: |( t2 u5 u A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
3 k$ l! b" \( ?* J, Y& o3 r B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
8 [$ d# v3 i, i! S j B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
' x8 c: R/ f5 i$ q( M3 D D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed; ?6 M' P$ k# e# P
) u- v( g. n2 i5 T3 P. sAllied aircraft losses- w5 q( Y3 c9 R) h
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
8 ?) { O' z4 P( B6 k6 d2 j+ J Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
& l- m* ^: ~3 n Martlet II: 2 destroyed
A; J$ J( }( x! b6 A Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
1 w& n$ _* u# n: d/ f: a* Y$ e+ { CV Formidable
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) o! s2 Z8 \* tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38 W6 }. z% m; U+ z, |* v
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 X. l( v6 }2 V* O; x
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ [& A/ i7 J* _! ~- S
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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" K' o+ S* L2 J8 xJapanese aircraft( G2 R' t) x% O5 H. ^9 k
A6M2 Zero x 18
- J: P9 R( t* D/ ?( H, z# J3 y0 E B5N1 Kate x 3" Y8 S- F' z3 x' V$ P) B/ j
B5N2 Kate x 14) D& m4 l g+ |9 g; N
* e& l4 A4 Y9 U- V, w. VAllied aircraft
# a+ b7 E: q& K* N Fulmar II x 17* R# Q/ M+ B- C5 N3 K; G+ i
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
7 J& }4 d# J4 y/ ^ Martlet II x 36& ]7 b$ j) i) d; t! I# w
Hurricane I Trop x 1
) s8 X& O3 q. Y, ~& r2 ], b Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
$ s- S! k( x* C+ X3 o Hurricane IIb Trop x 12, N4 M! k3 w* t. g
Mohawk IV x 2
* t5 c o$ h& W P-40E Warhawk x 4' s& z# e9 x1 n7 m8 f6 d4 F
3 ?; Y, Q# M; i) [Japanese aircraft losses
) l% T% P0 ?( ? A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed$ r1 e$ v) J* g3 G1 X# i
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 Y9 o! p( b) E! x4 k9 x; j B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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4 r$ w& F* X! {& s NAllied aircraft losses
8 R8 U4 F# G0 o- B$ h+ ^ Fulmar II: 1 destroyed9 [1 N1 D+ ?; b! g! T% I6 }6 @
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
/ z7 \& v# Z. o X; W Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships; O; r) {! i8 k- V
CVL Hermes
+ }' L) `3 j0 q5 M& V8 a; g CL Dauntless
3 w& |+ F7 B& o9 \5 I CV Illustrious. Q% W P0 e0 [) ~
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42. i3 m1 A% M7 o$ F5 a
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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。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48/ d+ ?5 M: Q* z- L0 w+ [1 @! r) E2 x' r' f, g
# a% Y' [4 e$ [* ?Weather in hex: Heavy rain$ q1 d! F. c3 u: H, ?- } i
( k; J% E6 p0 }9 \# Y, J1 wRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
N1 |0 K8 c8 n; d( {0 TEstimated time to target is 8 minutes; u i. g9 K' R5 ^* I/ i) |8 ~
2 v! |* p. S8 i& n& FJapanese aircraft- X$ q* i) Z4 g, `) K; p( _
A6M2 Zero x 11 \( _8 b3 E1 f9 t
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Allied aircraft
+ w- M# n: O% O- N Albacore I x 10
/ H& g$ l" f2 b' V; b- r( N& B Fulmar II x 4
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, `. ]. } h- Z3 a3 n% j' ^8 gAllied aircraft losses
% W3 D8 o5 S! W/ n( [ Albacore I: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
[1 ~- m: z7 R$ ? BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 19 G! w5 e9 @: F, g8 I
BB Yamashiro5 {! k' _6 J9 u' C+ m% G% }
BB Mutsu- R& c/ j1 U/ P/ O0 k
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' t6 f% Y: M i" y! }2 cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45! V, o+ M$ U* |0 D# v
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.( n' e0 n/ u7 H+ ~) u
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes* _, h, V, W& q! S
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Japanese aircraft/ u) _: p! p$ \ c/ Z9 V# u
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 98 ?7 u& O! H+ z- v: t! z
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 47 N) S4 d4 R& b9 N
8 ]$ u- r4 [5 ~- z3 [8 ?* tAllied aircraft' ^; @ F8 D3 S$ V! }; f# o
Albacore I x 33
) f- z8 P0 _0 \0 C& c; l5 b Swordfish I x 7! D) F- { ?% {
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
3 |* r+ w. x" P# f# I( N Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
3 T+ Q$ i" T: N Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged& d' q2 n3 `7 {, ~6 e
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak `0 _, s% \$ M1 o5 j: R- w% [4 e
; K# @2 }9 V3 N" R: vJapanese Ships
5 X# i9 Z) m0 U3 p- t+ o, @4 ?0 f xAK Kikukawa Maru
) `, U; d9 b( H8 }- H xAK Keisho Maru; ?" k4 M _5 t( m$ s* q1 M5 T( F
DD Hayashio
* J- {5 S5 ]' }; i; h DD Yukikaze
6 Y0 _$ {% b% {( N- D7 F: L1 {3 ` DD Maikaze0 Z) ^. v6 z0 e' B! u+ C
DD Natsushio3 X1 A4 ?1 n$ p1 [' A. J* F8 ^
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* o X1 T0 }: vAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 420 {7 v& o6 |1 A1 m3 U' ]
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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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- |9 t6 m/ ^* \) \; M' }Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
: k1 v! S5 z4 w( K$ ?; a: ?+ n DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires! i' z b- n, J0 C( b
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
! T' \9 ]. ]$ C7 c+ p5 U% D2 Q8 m DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
. d. _, ?" G z' m; k7 {+ n+ w DD Maikaze, d+ O8 F# n2 ~* T; {% k
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Allied Ships
( G! q, n' r" i. m BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% K {' }( W4 O$ k CA Exeter, Shell hits 1) R1 b" U$ M; B6 \3 W
CL Birmingham! F$ [. P( L' H: X! C; ?
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 11 q4 Y+ R+ A( m2 R6 }2 M
DD Fortune
2 l% }) c/ X1 I' q Y4 H7 F: r DD Griffin, Shell hits 1 e1 z! @( [; x5 l. r% ?
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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7 ]8 `0 M- @- F* E- y9 ]Japanese Ships
' D9 P9 r8 |$ b( s' t6 K- n AK Kaga Maru
1 u0 D6 H+ }; O* u; |5 t1 O xAK Fushimi Maru
% i( h* ?6 Q8 Y! p xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
" v8 |" V) K3 _; x( { xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
- E& R1 ?9 ^6 ^9 s" P xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk8 u3 i* P9 X9 V* Q6 O p+ o
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk3 ]6 M% U8 G$ U
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
$ u, u$ N6 A/ u* T xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 13 u" J; s! t9 v) ?6 O' i1 }
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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Allied Ships/ A' A/ a+ @' J
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
% k4 b+ V& C' A$ O1 _* r- [ CA Exeter) q& A) Z, P, z. x! t
CL Birmingham
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! r6 O' R6 A- F( z/ v1 H9 G DD Fortune
/ p, p' |1 F3 v) Z DD Griffin; H* ?& a+ J! m4 X/ n
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Japanese ground losses:& Y1 W& F$ | d# j& M9 z
2769 casualties reported
5 _5 T9 e( a+ o& ? Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
) M" Q" a9 q$ I% l' V Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled$ c) }& e+ h5 n2 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
H1 X3 C" I1 M4 S( x! P Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled). u* |) g8 `7 f: i) c: D' a/ m
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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Japanese aircraft4 Z8 Y' b) u, G! c- A% p T1 f
no flights$ |! G9 \' T) q& K8 U
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Japanese aircraft losses$ y8 c( G/ t" q( v; D6 ~* W. M4 O
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged, I% G5 }. O; M e2 u8 Q6 X
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
3 {, n3 i C ]$ x1 d( @ Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
! q3 P7 P6 R5 `2 g0 k' C5 d, j: C Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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6 h$ G3 l' v3 f* A, r! RAllied Ships% d9 |2 p0 ]; K# a
BB Royal Sovereign
7 Q) b! @* x2 N CA Dorsetshire
2 q+ K. ]* `. I. F4 m, M/ x CL Glasgow
& c- i7 ~3 l- A CL Ceres' c3 q+ F* m. z
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Japanese ground losses:3 n6 C/ i+ c. ]
129 casualties reported! E e0 W$ {' s4 k) r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' m& I& b2 w. j8 e
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled6 M1 e: W8 U& s% G3 I# v, P3 }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& T4 u5 \3 o0 h" M) V2 ]- K
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 2: a" I( p# m# H \9 B
Runway hits 10
4 Q1 s' [/ B2 U: l1 A0 x# x' xPort hits 6( N0 Y, X& K# F6 l9 Y7 F
Port fuel hits 1
/ l+ g1 }/ J! d( rPort supply hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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2 w/ B5 l* V7 pAllied Ships
8 _9 y! F% R3 Z6 L+ C0 j BB Ramillies
$ G: H" j( y6 q CA Devonshire
/ `! A/ a( x1 m6 Q CL Enterprise
6 t. U3 i. _ e1 o; \- k# w CL Hobart5 M9 \) }& X7 m# ]! j3 W% K
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Japanese ground losses:
/ { c& t$ {5 t5 O; B 585 casualties reported( r, [) a! M! u5 `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ t& l$ x) ]& c- g# C4 W* G& A. e Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled* T# M' T, Y& \- h
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled' y- @8 z+ n9 [, | u8 k7 q/ p
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)5 H! k8 O1 R6 U9 Y
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)6 E% _- u/ j. s0 B
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Manpower hits 3- ]& |3 ^2 e! E* U
Fires 575* z) n5 Z3 R/ V9 R7 i0 Y" C
Airbase hits 4
6 p0 @+ [8 X+ E: ~% nRunway hits 17
/ c( y, r: P8 Z$ D; \# ]! o; ?Port hits 5" u4 J# G' z3 S; i, M4 e
Port supply hits 1, l! {: }" p6 H S
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships I3 L$ Z- F- R6 ~0 S
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire2 ~, Q! P$ g3 ?, W" d- P
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage& n# \ h1 e5 r' a; a0 r! j
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
3 d" {% Q* Y. G* }6 f/ F8 ~ BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
3 V7 Z: P X: n1 Z4 G$ c3 O" B CA Exeter0 f8 r W0 _. S* Q w
CL Birmingham
2 _: T: u6 r J* Q CL Newcastle
$ `9 z& T; M8 |* V) ~* A DD Fortune, Shell hits 22 b& @9 @/ i g5 N% v' v6 ?( u% a
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage$ U) V: P1 S! E) Y
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! x* S+ x" c1 C7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3 E- T) g! X Q6 Z& |; Y4 F
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' S: X! L; [5 b5 X% E& wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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8 S1 Z- H% A7 uWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: i( q' d5 p' T+ @2 d1 |) \$ o
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes$ m0 }! ?# N5 j
7 C7 h9 P) C6 ?' S' ]- wAllied aircraft
" Y5 `& O- q3 o+ U6 M1 \* j+ Q) p Albacore I x 31
3 q1 Y2 U. {0 @* t6 b, H Fulmar II x 40 K' r; G8 ^$ O# a
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8# z+ @8 B4 G4 [9 c* {5 `; N+ Q. p
Martlet II x 6# q/ k( u4 Q' u/ } I! P6 @
5 s; N; h0 G1 G: f3 M' |Allied aircraft losses
, k$ a2 L! G3 d2 E0 `# W% G; L7 b Albacore I: 8 damaged+ s. K) G5 n: ?: k& f0 q
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak+ U8 ^3 } h3 Z7 L
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Japanese Ships
: A" q" \7 o5 u2 p BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
% H4 s- G: i4 L5 I$ x n BB Ise, Torpedo hits 14 e9 |$ o# A& N* g) E6 D
BB Yamashiro' n' A7 j9 v' g5 y( I
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 32 L' I- p; c7 V# Y* ~ q1 L
BB Mutsu |