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。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38# B9 j( y4 }. T& ^6 F6 Q6 E
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms9 _9 z7 ^: _" u& @! T* }# }2 t4 ^. S6 h7 K
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 u0 v# T a% [, fEstimated time to target is 28 minutes1 g4 s; R' b5 L
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Japanese aircraft
$ S9 Y2 ]7 x: I! k: x A6M2 Zero x 30' s: ?' [ z- @) O. V, A7 Z( ]. d
B5N1 Kate x 14" j7 {$ ]. D2 ?3 @9 ?
B5N2 Kate x 12
. c5 `8 k) U: L7 n* u+ K9 n D3A1 Val x 8
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Allied aircraft% J9 j1 \* Q" J3 Y1 w
Fulmar II x 18( e9 v8 @. g6 W' V! A) U1 u+ b
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
4 o' y9 p/ P9 Z: s3 k* D Martlet II x 48
/ y1 ?% V+ ]' k8 H# B Hurricane I Trop x 1' j; z: z5 F: l) [' K1 O
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3" ^0 S: ?4 }/ D* k# h# |
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
( i1 j% H, ^) a* R Mohawk IV x 2$ |7 \: ~! x3 w7 Q1 [0 g$ V8 S
P-40E Warhawk x 59 I2 B+ q0 q5 u: u# L7 I
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 R1 d6 U3 [0 O A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
& P( u9 _+ \8 P. p6 ]) z* U$ g1 r: ] B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
0 M( A- S4 E! ~6 Y% u6 z) B& D B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed' H1 s! @9 H$ m! `# }
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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- f9 a3 {3 l9 i/ D3 p Fulmar II: 1 destroyed; Q3 w2 B8 \- c: d
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
( u2 ]( ^) m8 E! k x" ` Martlet II: 2 destroyed
9 o5 {/ f1 s( Y5 f+ ]; L Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed( {3 w. d1 M' _. n
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Allied Ships6 r& d1 G# \" @7 G
CV Formidable
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: q- z# D5 \) u4 d2 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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4 C. L6 {3 y7 M+ ]4 z4 lRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( Z; }, V9 Z' f* A' Q* G- N
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes/ c: ]2 x/ ]" M# Z
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Japanese aircraft
y: a' k6 l6 q/ |, U A6M2 Zero x 18
8 k3 }. J2 H4 f' G B5N1 Kate x 3: e+ _; Q' i' h8 O
B5N2 Kate x 14. Z9 e1 ]$ [* }- F
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Allied aircraft
1 d5 Q7 t3 H1 G% s7 C Fulmar II x 17
" w6 z( V8 c+ q7 K$ O% f Sea Hurricane Ib x 14* T+ d0 v/ E+ ?6 O
Martlet II x 36
/ r8 c0 v* y2 G Hurricane I Trop x 1
# a8 P2 b. y- V! h; n: z! [7 z Hurricane IIa Trop x 3 P( n+ @& v F0 u( w; J& T/ z
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12 J' e' A, d9 d' _7 I' i) B
Mohawk IV x 24 F4 F9 W- N0 P# \! L
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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l3 W. B6 n0 ?* o" n) }Japanese aircraft losses, k8 c2 L% X! b9 H
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed0 f& Z" ~ U' ?; ?) D
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged: K' v) l% c0 v& ]: m( v
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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5 k/ M* g# J0 J8 E7 f2 ` Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
9 X+ H: {4 H m* q* Y3 u: a$ ~+ E9 H Martlet II: 1 destroyed
' G. q9 g. ^! C# j! R Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed! H0 w+ b# a+ I; u V! |& j, h
# |% V: l/ n6 w% z0 \5 p; O& Z, \/ }! DAllied Ships2 w9 O1 F8 Y& t$ c$ ?% a% M
CVL Hermes
4 q( Y* i3 ?9 e" f, i CL Dauntless/ A1 d4 E$ @* A: S
CV Illustrious E9 J& }9 m$ T( D
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 420 t3 W7 r- t4 M. U
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) p9 F: d& M+ p" @; e. V9 s7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
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/ e/ Y \6 P# ~ D' ?( _+ v. RWeather in hex: Heavy rain2 M9 y- ^0 F4 x
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.8 Z# c3 ^0 ^- i+ R7 R* P
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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6 u, g4 R' \9 Z4 | A6M2 Zero x 11 o- K; I: z+ ^9 L
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Allied aircraft
) {& D' n% l; d( }( C4 Q% x* G1 o Albacore I x 10
/ c$ ?& P" H! x) Z0 e$ f Fulmar II x 48 K9 c- Q9 C( u, o1 l: R1 D
- [# p* ~1 [2 Z5 G9 \3 ]No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses3 P5 `) C0 D- \9 U4 Y# P$ Y* {
Albacore I: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
6 l* S, ~6 R+ ~8 x4 j" y9 q BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1/ x' v3 U. l- u0 ~/ E, e$ M
BB Yamashiro
4 \: X/ z- Y3 T6 }# _ BB Mutsu
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,453 p; c) e$ R& J' M! |
8 l: L& F3 Y, m# |' y; h k/ kWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ W( _/ J0 K3 `" G$ vRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet., r0 ^- R, W: |# c. I
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" F# q: d7 R5 b" q! z' [$ i1 V5 v
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
+ Z+ {9 V6 O, j. `% C Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4( _- Z" R0 h2 W, g% K0 a
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Allied aircraft1 D7 h1 p8 E" m/ D( C
Albacore I x 33* P* `: u4 I" {; p! I8 f( R
Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses+ W, T6 M; m4 {# J6 _9 A
3 S' k9 e/ L& j9 n# o' E& IAllied aircraft losses X* u: p7 I6 f2 u2 G& r
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
E! S* L6 `8 z$ B Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged6 J6 \: \6 n) E9 V' d; i8 W
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak0 M+ B/ R# T6 D& S6 T8 T
7 M0 W+ X: M) }Japanese Ships
2 d% I5 R6 T# _- T xAK Kikukawa Maru* U- x% G3 b( N* b. P
xAK Keisho Maru, x' @2 C3 ~2 p" g4 s6 v
DD Hayashio
, y1 i, b% v* t! d6 I2 Y DD Yukikaze
: j- e& E/ s: I, T, ? Q& _) c X DD Maikaze0 @# y! z2 E. s
DD Natsushio; ] a4 a/ ^. @- \+ |$ L# q
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AFTER 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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* e4 {; {3 ?( R' r1 ENight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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! U; Y$ U V# A$ ^+ N) nJapanese Ships3 B8 J# X1 w* g# O
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires3 ~: N$ O( v/ J7 c$ L7 @5 \
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1# W! I# |9 t5 f0 d
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
: F5 m, S& l* V3 y1 l+ f DD Maikaze3 `2 x& U: L- W- Z! }/ x7 g
1 K+ m+ s8 g v2 r( pAllied Ships
6 c* M5 l+ d6 T6 c0 q4 P5 s& ]* ^0 P" t* U BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# ?+ |; Q6 s- h) ^! u! r+ ^
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
3 K% h# v$ r) p6 `2 u CL Birmingham% N( L& r/ F2 q; {* u8 A
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
3 }- S' C/ W( Z2 M2 q, x0 [9 w% P DD Fortune% I7 d; R. a7 R
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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3 E8 ~- o8 A- D2 `Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards, _& Z A1 B" T4 {- X6 u
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! v+ {1 E0 E1 O/ ^0 k+ y9 o( Q AK Kaga Maru& `" [8 B8 i0 C6 N+ H- \
xAK Fushimi Maru8 G# u. }/ }8 `* ~: [2 @3 o
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire4 w6 W7 S2 I4 e- X2 s2 H
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
/ w. t1 e# t; |* l+ \ xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk7 g/ H5 C3 [) j9 ~; `7 i6 c+ R
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
# c q& l& k7 G9 J9 i2 o xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk; {" g3 j7 G; @" q- a' [
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1$ g+ h/ p. |# g1 d8 S7 p; d
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 }: Q: C: T6 C. q9 Q/ e CA Exeter$ u7 v) r5 i' O1 J7 C
CL Birmingham
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DD Fortune
" p$ t2 o! I5 r" t" a/ U) L DD Griffin) a6 M( K% R2 g: s X0 \
8 x7 H/ l/ A* ] e* x1 JJapanese ground losses:& A, \0 B/ t- S, x# F# R% |) k
2769 casualties reported1 f8 y! f( c+ ]$ \
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
& W: H# u# w% Y9 t9 e: ~ Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
' u2 U" {1 R* a; H$ `, B# x( i! p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* P% c% u3 S. C" n6 ]# H- A6 I
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)/ y, b6 C Q: r5 ?$ O" a7 f
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,434 z* i. |1 k% o$ d
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses# t1 \# D: r4 n6 D9 m; x
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
. O$ t) K. l$ i- I( } Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground8 c9 u v3 r' W! u+ M' C, I
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged1 @: |) g8 ?; [4 P2 F; A
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground/ i" I4 g! F) z
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Allied Ships
% s5 ~! t) \% L M8 N BB Royal Sovereign
$ K3 g2 `4 [; i: O' a9 V' \# G CA Dorsetshire
/ a7 d( p0 A) I# G CL Glasgow
% x6 h5 V+ B* m& F& E3 q CL Ceres
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j E5 o$ q& V3 G% A3 iJapanese ground losses:
( K: g2 Z& x) h; g' Y+ k& P 129 casualties reported& N% E$ [ e) C. ~8 c9 o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# ^9 v3 E; }! {: y Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
* f& v8 b2 K6 c$ @7 y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 p; S5 V& M" R
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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# Y8 @2 y6 Y- v+ u5 P: rAirbase hits 2
1 F- v+ S% a% L. n7 f# VRunway hits 100 v. t* r* K1 S( \+ [
Port hits 6& P/ c5 Z% E6 h) k2 U" i
Port fuel hits 1
9 M; g, O: v( }; C2 ]% y" j v3 @Port supply hits 17 ~2 |0 T' d3 |$ m X6 ` ~
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+ {) x) \1 x' T+ r0 ~Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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BB Ramillies2 k: ? h. W& ^ A. \1 P
CA Devonshire9 I, u! d! [" Y! N6 J% @
CL Enterprise
( p. n, B' a" j CL Hobart( x+ w1 \/ B/ r8 e, _) s0 Y! V- @, P
( b. M1 r/ k7 V( z7 ?9 G. ^Japanese ground losses:
5 x' h* L2 `) O 585 casualties reported
9 n% m5 j. w8 d Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 P& f7 U) a: _2 X
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
6 j+ N2 p$ K) } Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled5 f& }5 g& c1 h2 r
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
) |5 T9 j* ?8 }2 {- V' F c! C Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 3
/ P% @9 h# U$ g3 @& F. pFires 575, Q O. f, o, e; `
Airbase hits 4: r* X/ y' _, q. W+ K5 X
Runway hits 176 R# @5 B C9 N8 [
Port hits 5- O: `6 D: q0 L9 x2 l3 Q' q9 ^
Port supply hits 11 F) D, e# x/ V( k
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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* x# R; Z4 R: N. e) S& g DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire* W. Q6 m5 u; X$ {; S
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 J& D6 |/ p* E& i: s, o DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships: R' d1 S* p9 v+ k2 y; i" [! ]* ~6 j
BB Resolution, Shell hits 13 e- E! L1 B* X. s, o! \
CA Exeter
. I- P# V0 E+ E k8 _7 m4 ~1 ? CL Birmingham
0 D) q* U8 V8 \8 @ V _ CL Newcastle$ ^1 q, ]2 q* z' m5 n4 }) X
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
8 r' h( D! ~" T. |& p! @ DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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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# ?1 g6 V, G% O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ F8 k# N6 D( {2 k [/ @# y$ z
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes: b @' t5 E3 o- Y4 U3 T( \
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Albacore I x 31
- O3 N& U( J P: N* H+ y- b Fulmar II x 4' x& h* [- P# K+ F0 `9 U8 Y# n( X2 I
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
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Allied aircraft losses
5 e) g+ n6 r$ a. ` Albacore I: 8 damaged: f/ r4 u/ H- s# [; ?: V# V; v
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak7 k9 s+ a4 S; O
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. u( b S" \! U! D5 B% ? BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
, M$ i" T4 ~$ |" g* T6 a BB Ise, Torpedo hits 13 d" x$ Z. I4 d% @
BB Yamashiro
- V( @7 H9 k" L, S l+ l$ H BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
$ F( ^, }) N% {3 ` q& r7 [2 M BB Mutsu |