AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 425 q, N$ }7 N! k- l
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b7 Z: w) R) `8 p7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。% B; e% }1 M7 K" g3 I; U. E
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1 {0 Q! }$ J' a- sMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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@& C" E+ D8 s+ bWeather in hex: Thunderstorms3 S( o7 t5 @5 z% \) M
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 r0 y1 @5 z b7 U( a" @
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes7 v& W$ f, e0 |% l9 z
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Japanese aircraft9 x! W0 l9 X5 g: y. Y
A6M2 Zero x 30( y' \* V! O% ~5 o p" p; @5 a
B5N1 Kate x 14
+ B+ j, N9 X9 o6 u: j8 g* p B5N2 Kate x 12
# I8 W: {3 g& i! O2 f3 v D3A1 Val x 8; o y( M9 {3 y1 k! S1 l
6 D0 b! H, y& r/ B4 n0 O" ^1 FAllied aircraft! j R; g$ Z/ c: o. e; \
Fulmar II x 189 U& A9 Q" }/ Q5 t6 a3 o6 o+ j% s
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
- r F- L4 E x+ i: h; x Martlet II x 48+ }( P# I! i6 N
Hurricane I Trop x 1
6 L! d4 ?8 r n+ ~2 b& ~0 C Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
- _( r9 Z' [1 B Hurricane IIb Trop x 12! }( J+ S: w) L0 c
Mohawk IV x 2
2 M8 P& D4 w+ l* L* g# }' b P-40E Warhawk x 5) V! x3 B% h' r/ l4 c, X$ M
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Japanese aircraft losses# h9 j3 x2 B3 b) `
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed% X9 y# [# V2 i" ~" h
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
" W- q$ x, `5 l, b* A9 Y+ Q: a B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed' z, |4 G: W/ u: W n( A! h O
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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1 j6 Y6 T5 S2 v1 D) p% d, qAllied aircraft losses
: k( E2 \4 y0 i Fulmar II: 1 destroyed; y2 o: \' Z- ?: J, P" B) x1 I
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
+ Q, p8 r0 M' n+ ]# L Martlet II: 2 destroyed5 c L. y9 u0 g
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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. E5 j8 C, b, M/ v8 rAllied Ships6 y2 Z) c6 M! j7 v2 r& i
CV Formidable( W5 u/ {7 v* z, V& P8 Q8 D1 u) i4 l
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,382 b$ m! O5 U) J* ]1 C! n* _
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 Z! Q( E! `; y3 k- e p- b
n) Y( I1 K) K3 A& O5 F0 I$ c% C; XRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& K$ }7 Y2 R" t5 [) QEstimated time to target is 30 minutes7 i( m2 _: l0 ]( R/ p% y4 S E
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Japanese aircraft
( F7 ~/ n. V x5 s) [ A6M2 Zero x 18! h1 u( j# w0 W1 ]' ^ H
B5N1 Kate x 3
4 J, w5 b8 ~" s( W0 O B5N2 Kate x 14 h/ y$ t0 y9 `# Y0 ^6 E1 V6 }
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Allied aircraft
, X# E6 L+ J1 I4 e. Y( Z& i* Y2 B Fulmar II x 17$ U% W4 C+ n; ^9 V3 Z1 v7 B' j
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
) C5 v- \2 m8 |" [8 M- z9 `$ X Martlet II x 36
3 O5 ~2 b% A1 E1 T/ j Hurricane I Trop x 1/ v. {! ]! M, O5 j+ J7 k
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
1 g& G% s1 i/ \/ j! L5 U% s. | Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
9 f Y/ n, J1 y( Z9 H$ C+ Y Mohawk IV x 2
2 d" O0 X* p7 h! T5 n5 a' [$ s P-40E Warhawk x 4/ O- u9 \+ r1 O" I; r
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Japanese aircraft losses
! O2 c7 A6 z: [9 Y. W# P+ m A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
) p* W7 I/ z7 C% a/ [. | B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged, J n' k! |( t0 F. D, F' E+ p. `
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged8 _4 n9 y0 v5 @* {( f
2 B. v7 G: s6 _& R5 VAllied aircraft losses- X3 T& @( ~& z" R s( J
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed6 _' Z, X, R1 \" i5 s2 b6 V, i- {
Martlet II: 1 destroyed. E3 ?$ N5 y9 Q2 T
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed: f! ?+ l; y8 D- k1 M
8 s( X5 p9 `: UAllied Ships
+ ^% P; z& f7 e' Z5 L. L CVL Hermes
& v: z7 v# Y/ k5 A5 p2 }% E; l CL Dauntless
4 y$ f0 c2 e; j CV Illustrious3 Y4 I2 ]% z9 s q! g0 M
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42+ m* Z& a: d |5 S: Z1 O
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* \* T5 @ D) T* g7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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4 S8 s' h2 o% w3 QWeather in hex: Heavy rain( I/ n r. m/ L4 e! }# T
2 R5 L. \! o4 X# BRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.6 X' j* J2 h: ?* m5 x, ]
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes( e" R2 j& y: r% b9 w2 X
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Japanese aircraft+ a/ o9 S2 Q2 A" X! o
A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft& s+ v4 V2 g6 w' p4 Q5 P
Albacore I x 107 F. ]( {) x) D E' {
Fulmar II x 4
5 c. E: P6 u$ T3 i# f* O m4 _% s
/ |9 d' \3 ?( b( v! @; u, _No Japanese losses K- l# }0 s3 x
8 \' l$ k$ Q$ J- x9 F, k$ s+ e/ g/ M$ ~" TAllied aircraft losses
2 h/ x; O J% @# S+ k( m9 G Albacore I: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 h7 h) z, c! H; t7 {( l8 ~ BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
7 j8 r8 K+ |% n( P( G BB Yamashiro- J. }# a6 _0 X" G$ j
BB Mutsu* Y5 l& C9 N) ]! X/ H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, B* j6 M3 o2 @8 E( E, V& F
$ u5 W( B/ H" ]Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.1 p3 {! E; U" k( H& y B0 j4 w( s
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' Z4 A/ e( P' v4 _7 _5 j x Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9: r; ^& o' p5 q% `& T% U8 v8 c
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4. v7 u7 f1 I3 Z% s- }( c
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Allied aircraft( Q0 i' ]5 M9 G" H8 m7 g
Albacore I x 33
$ Q; |$ G5 l. X! m$ R Swordfish I x 7 ]1 w/ ^" N+ U
: I1 M1 m D6 Y9 W" K. e2 y, z) \* {No Japanese losses
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( J0 f/ T$ T2 e8 x" a; I9 QAllied aircraft losses
2 S7 D0 x+ `8 N Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
! Q1 ~2 o) q3 j% i& `" U Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged. P4 M5 f" X6 {/ H3 `
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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- C, D, s8 z' h- y! C) m% b0 cJapanese Ships- \7 V# R/ P1 E$ S5 q
xAK Kikukawa Maru
9 @# _8 I: i7 H# u xAK Keisho Maru
/ u! V& b* \# v. ?6 V k9 p T9 r DD Hayashio# ?/ ]' s, I7 `( U
DD Yukikaze
1 c% Z% } `0 K1 A DD Maikaze
& g1 @% n' s: G3 W DD Natsushio
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0 D) i" X* z: d/ p9 P+ L wAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42* l; ~1 w+ w- m$ a+ y8 A
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% @* H T7 b6 p1 x* G7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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. s$ s& s* }& m2 YNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships4 e( w7 m& k" _; a% @
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires. }( b4 k; |* ] W
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
5 J; p# T, H; o* r- W: v DD Hayashio, Shell hits 14 k) P/ I. Y% ~" n a
DD Maikaze
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1 e& Q+ K* x4 q z% I$ _Allied Ships1 {+ W2 H. E; f+ r4 V. x$ a3 i
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ i+ y% v" j0 F$ J
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
' t, b& M, i2 ~# E6 [1 e CL Birmingham1 ?( a, z( d6 m" U2 W
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1# U8 \' _$ e! D! u
DD Fortune! {# Q/ Y. @! G# U
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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5 B- t0 E% r; ?0 F" l. g6 G# \Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards) G' e9 G8 E1 Z% V9 I4 ~
: r0 E' |% {; `5 D- G0 qJapanese Ships! I& F$ P: w1 t7 m0 D
AK Kaga Maru' U- b& e$ a+ G5 C H
xAK Fushimi Maru
. X0 u$ N: I7 L) i4 S* v' _ xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 D" L2 @4 ^# k4 B! |5 H xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
}7 `# Y6 Y) y- [0 R% { xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
9 x: k$ l$ ~, [) A# \6 K; x xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk) T- y4 v+ ^! W; u U$ b( e! [. k! P: B
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
. ~& k8 p: `' U! {2 p( ] xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
3 U6 A2 E& Z* B xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire* _7 r5 Z- Z% Z6 X3 |- R- A7 i" Z
9 n) B, e8 c) M" P& M kAllied Ships
1 C7 P" @# @" z; O6 M9 }* W2 k BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 G+ J( o+ Q2 N( B; e) d, q% R6 d5 l5 b CA Exeter
X0 P- c$ W, u% y8 O' ? CL Birmingham5 z" C. B9 ]0 }0 o- a
CL Newcastle
) I% G6 X6 J7 Y; c* Y1 g% z DD Fortune
! }7 h P: \' B DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:7 c) p6 N7 v3 @" c# M
2769 casualties reported P w0 p# X0 D/ h4 s. d
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
' P" J+ ^( A# P& v1 r4 G Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
9 e' L% _) X/ B6 V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
{8 [" j9 @( g5 K4 K4 g Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
; R3 A, {( e7 ^2 g( S Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)) {, P* ^# W2 o; R; f; K" j
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43( s0 {( M% @+ [/ y
" P, x' ~( o' W" EJapanese aircraft7 B; Z% V) U& o( x; U% p0 C- U
no flights& }* Q4 F- P. ~% F
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Japanese aircraft losses c( q% M+ c+ k+ |' q. u, _
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
: S, a# c' i { Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
1 p) K! x$ n. _! |4 Q Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
0 |9 _' Z6 o4 u; M K Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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( z+ \' n4 f. |; fAllied Ships
/ i5 r1 o- K1 o BB Royal Sovereign
% i* e! z( r7 N6 x; f) K; x4 k CA Dorsetshire; g3 J& K% P6 W/ U$ {6 Y5 c
CL Glasgow
& |- I* \" p2 T# g) S CL Ceres! r( ^( y D/ {2 \5 t0 d
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Japanese ground losses:3 h; ?+ W* K( S) d* j1 `
129 casualties reported
- Z/ X; u( M8 \3 R$ H; \0 S. D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 t; \1 S. F4 s
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled$ i- \& @9 [# ?& w3 l. @* J; m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) a3 C: ~+ E. Q/ k
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)3 A) g3 Q& s6 O6 j* P
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Airbase hits 2
( _- G" j9 X! `; r0 s& fRunway hits 105 w) l ]0 R) d, }, G, F' Y
Port hits 6
1 @% T1 W0 ?2 j) c" d4 QPort fuel hits 14 S5 J" {" c; o" e6 f3 D
Port supply hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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BB Ramillies: c5 k; O z" D. F9 I8 O! `2 b6 x
CA Devonshire
! E* L7 D, g2 ` CL Enterprise
6 @% e& H) k% U$ B5 x; K$ q CL Hobart u. Q+ h0 l4 E; D4 E u
4 l# {( g5 x7 K) yJapanese ground losses:: B/ e/ q$ p1 _7 H& Z
585 casualties reported" Z% u' `" V+ T$ p6 @% R5 z6 r0 W8 c: Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 O: q# `2 s. l( Z; j1 _0 Q* j1 p
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
$ Q1 T6 b; A# K3 K9 a: i+ i" k) C Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled: Q7 \* O* g9 q5 q
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
6 T# W; S$ H: a/ `% h( q Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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% y4 ?& F( G9 f5 ]* ]6 ^: ]Manpower hits 3* f$ q# c+ X4 ~) S e
Fires 575 F& t: H7 d& w( z' U0 L0 N9 @* m0 s
Airbase hits 4$ C& O: {' E* T' J
Runway hits 17
% ? j C; Y7 M% gPort hits 5
. e5 d) e! b: j8 s3 B* X6 v' BPort supply hits 1& [7 b' ?6 _$ e; M: F; s
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships G9 f$ J) Y0 q+ a" R
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire) M9 b3 @$ c% J2 J0 v5 D
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 j' O3 X: [# V" [, Q DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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% n: u# D9 h" TAllied Ships
4 _+ u z% S& O; U& n BB Resolution, Shell hits 11 J: V3 s- f" ^$ w @# M' \: b+ C
CA Exeter6 L Q" s) Y! o7 e( y8 d
CL Birmingham& f, T) u$ m$ D8 e. j
CL Newcastle ~- ~/ `7 g: G& X9 a! @; g$ u
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2; u- E1 f% g6 V" f
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage& d* G4 O/ x# I0 s, o) k. w
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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% P+ \4 v9 f' k$ [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50$ A( ^5 m/ a4 Q( b, f
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3 o9 f7 u5 R7 v+ q# B dRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
. b9 b: H: d9 B: E5 O* `# r& V6 MEstimated time to target is 11 minutes: Y4 j0 h& C" S9 d- C: K
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Allied aircraft+ P5 F, ]* k7 V* V4 W3 ]+ y O
Albacore I x 31
# n" y# H; ~8 f7 n* B9 ^9 d% S- N: C7 E Fulmar II x 4
& Z5 r P# G& u" i# W7 I3 T Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
+ s ]# H- X8 a7 E. @% ?9 r Martlet II x 6
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Allied aircraft losses. c5 Y3 C9 Y! X, m7 p3 Q
Albacore I: 8 damaged
8 \+ }& f% u- x- m2 X- V0 O Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak" Z' i j2 l1 K
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Japanese Ships
% {1 F( |+ e. Y! {' G. Q1 I6 v: x3 g BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
) `* ~% {5 H, \8 N* ^$ R BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
N) P! x' y0 J7 o( c0 ]' N) Q BB Yamashiro
5 u, M& V, D# ?" B BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 38 q7 v, @% s' `& {& p- H2 z- h
BB Mutsu |