AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42; I7 ]1 h* K# k9 T" o
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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。- I" m4 j( y% f$ c! K, c6 P' d
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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' p5 ^% b) S9 U8 R' L9 r, uWeather in hex: Thunderstorms6 C! ?: Y" Z* n+ u1 n( `) h% y0 U
3 R. G0 ?; M8 ^0 YRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 T0 ?4 w" [5 Q3 f" N" y8 Q" B4 N
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes: ^4 |: A A9 t3 x
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Japanese aircraft
9 l+ X# G- Q3 R& n$ i: E A6M2 Zero x 30
9 R9 Q/ P; `0 c9 H3 a5 d! M2 F. o: G B5N1 Kate x 14
8 E1 D, W* P- O0 a% @" P B5N2 Kate x 12
4 r) E g/ _ M$ W D3A1 Val x 8
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1 D8 j1 s' I, H( I. tAllied aircraft) G4 u: x5 E+ ?+ Y1 s
Fulmar II x 18
& l. L& u3 j* _+ T1 t7 k: T Sea Hurricane Ib x 259 L1 B0 ~4 r+ f% v
Martlet II x 48
; ^7 B* f. E- @* v Hurricane I Trop x 1
' F W' U0 v' A: ?' B" i2 p1 } Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
: O8 |& J8 E/ p' y" A Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
1 a6 z$ C, L4 m* W% I Mohawk IV x 2
+ @- E% k: @7 r P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
% y! k* @# L" I6 F1 g4 u3 c' @ A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed2 g6 Q! ^% K$ r# n
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
' k# ~; H& D G3 ` B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed6 Z) U; ?2 C% n% A/ B
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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+ C: C! f& B' U" J; W% I4 XAllied aircraft losses
! j6 F, b2 O8 V; f( n Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
5 c- C L0 V8 M2 h0 L3 D) s Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
4 g$ X3 m) U8 J* u4 w5 N Martlet II: 2 destroyed7 A7 H) I+ @6 F* J( ?, _
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed" S# h# o& T. \: `* Y+ n7 c4 ^
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Allied Ships
1 q' Y2 }9 ?$ f+ w* u T6 A* d% I CV Formidable$ s8 X3 {! V# P, v' ]/ Y; d* e
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,381 m. g* i, }+ ~. d+ m6 y) \' k
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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T3 e( F0 j% B3 T) s2 @6 gRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
G! m) h0 J. Y# w8 a$ M0 EEstimated time to target is 30 minutes, d# w" j7 M% x
- l8 D4 X Z# J* WJapanese aircraft
: Q5 v5 U8 H2 c/ U" y A6M2 Zero x 18
8 v% E. d, R, a4 d* c B5N1 Kate x 39 S7 J5 _, g" s. Z5 @/ |, s- N
B5N2 Kate x 14! D, ]3 A. S: O# k" s& t
* f5 }; X9 Y% E+ s# h% X8 N8 O. BAllied aircraft
' z& K7 H6 r7 f' B: Y Fulmar II x 173 C' `- N: r. {% N" l* e
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14" N* a$ w: n/ Q
Martlet II x 36
* K; H; D% b& ? Hurricane I Trop x 1
; m+ N/ l) [; Y" _9 B* Q! e3 M- W; v Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
1 Q# A; C2 b$ W) ~ Hurricane IIb Trop x 12$ P5 J8 G9 W+ ^
Mohawk IV x 24 l1 C' F! j6 \ e6 F# z7 g; ]3 n
P-40E Warhawk x 4; P( E% ^7 C# s" H) z" D
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ |, p% i- J" M0 f9 }& l6 V A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed; }) q4 `+ X: ?) ~ C
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
# J4 s) _5 g& @# p1 I- l B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged8 ?9 O' b; Z7 h: b; E! k: b
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Allied aircraft losses; s( V, L4 X( C
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed0 I3 C0 q1 | H: c$ s
Martlet II: 1 destroyed# a+ M$ r7 v9 v# W9 w- H
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed3 ~! S- T8 Q5 N$ S! S) {
3 {; d ? M; n4 b* s5 p/ yAllied Ships
+ o/ o# x& k- i* A: D6 e CVL Hermes
2 v, o& d. i/ |& a- `6 Y; I2 N4 i CL Dauntless% j+ m& I4 M' b7 _$ q8 f
CV Illustrious7 ^; K( ~# r$ E* t! W/ w
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$ F4 n$ l' e; n: L0 M1 H" J7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。7 v6 O" x' C! q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48( D5 \7 d# s$ e" a& K
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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6 y6 C: C8 D$ p; g3 U7 y0 ERaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' Y2 r" C; F- U0 A9 EEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) z% ^! k4 U: e9 b% d7 J, a; X A6M2 Zero x 1+ G+ Y5 S j0 n; [1 ]
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Allied aircraft
u0 B/ I$ N6 P P- C5 w3 b4 b Albacore I x 10
/ ]2 J+ h, u$ q& v" _& b, _ Fulmar II x 4 a j) H8 C5 s0 a$ _
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No Japanese losses0 h! A* R) [4 R
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Allied aircraft losses
$ ~) G8 |. m: v# n. B }3 j Albacore I: 5 damaged7 u. B' ^. y W6 i/ G4 N- ^( Z
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Japanese Ships
y% r' _ p$ M( X6 ?* P BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
3 N! N6 n) O1 c! e0 G; o( T8 w BB Yamashiro
l: \9 L$ X% A& h# g BB Mutsu, F: w6 w$ c2 t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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8 h+ r8 D; B8 G. K+ @, EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% i2 Q3 \% J/ ~6 v( z& L# TRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) r, B$ x: h1 C2 L+ C
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes* O" Z2 U+ {$ U9 l3 a9 w9 p t
; C* q1 v; H4 WJapanese aircraft$ e) ~# q% d) p% z3 ~9 S
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
/ y3 I" ~$ p+ O) J4 S" n& o5 Q p Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft
7 l- H. z8 v8 w5 J f6 i" w# I% ~ Albacore I x 33
) i( |7 `9 B* h8 F: i" u Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
' y' `, Y. @ E3 S2 Y% P y& R6 F. D Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged$ {9 D6 |4 `' K
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
6 b* Z) m; m1 j$ B5 I& u% `7 ` Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships0 P" _! H, f7 n8 x) R, U3 ~ v
xAK Kikukawa Maru# x1 r( Z% `+ x$ e$ t
xAK Keisho Maru/ U/ e6 d, m/ e0 {# a: k
DD Hayashio
8 R: L$ Z8 M: }+ } DD Yukikaze
1 q& }7 C( v3 P' S DD Maikaze8 k' C0 u; V. k# \: x; @6 X
DD Natsushio" p# ^* P: Z. U1 T0 @' ^
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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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4 c* I( k5 Z/ BNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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4 \8 T/ P% E& t1 i. |- nJapanese Ships5 l! {& b h$ [9 C" Z0 L" T
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires7 M6 c: E" n8 w2 }; H3 n
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, `* _9 U8 L2 w0 F* C
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
! U4 R% b3 Q5 c+ H0 d3 l DD Maikaze+ x4 j) J7 B6 B- N' q
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Allied Ships: e! v! p( l' }" ^/ y; x! X
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) m$ j( J% m+ b1 [ CA Exeter, Shell hits 1" a" \$ I/ S0 x1 g, R
CL Birmingham" _6 O/ k" p6 O) u0 {! B& I
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1, b' r# i2 i) o0 Y6 w( }% f. s
DD Fortune
- C" e( h8 N6 y0 Y( @ DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards8 K4 E" r! U+ g2 a: X" R
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Japanese Ships
; R, K1 z: K# v8 o AK Kaga Maru0 Y1 V) k2 ~- K2 Q, P/ `
xAK Fushimi Maru& L1 P% V2 T- m
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
; n) V' S* l0 P% @ xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire ^; S, d8 E3 C X6 j
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) L! {, F8 _7 M4 G
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk7 t: L7 D9 F8 u, n4 J c) G
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
( a+ `5 W1 \: g) ? xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1' i+ F/ r8 W" e: \2 T
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire0 b4 c- d1 E/ E. s- H T
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Allied Ships1 E3 _8 d% I' E' \5 v
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire# ~! n( N, m' x) Z
CA Exeter
, C/ i! y e, C CL Birmingham$ ~; Q7 Q1 w/ S$ h" z
CL Newcastle# h: U9 g) z4 d
DD Fortune: g& w* ]9 F, `; p
DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:0 d" A6 @$ F$ R
2769 casualties reported% W! b/ W$ Z) b/ y+ r
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
( i$ l: E0 `: a+ C Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
& `# T& [5 U* m) O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 S7 A; | V2 O' u" ?+ Z5 g- H
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
) v9 r+ I0 T g 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 aircraft G6 S- q# V1 |3 V% Z0 [
no flights! g& U( c1 w/ v+ }& s& D2 D
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Japanese aircraft losses
; u! E# R" S- N9 n Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
* e: ?$ H: D! P7 V8 M7 r Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
S" L$ Z4 \/ z; x Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
5 C7 x i( Q% d8 d Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships7 G. U( M3 Q/ X$ L! J, X3 D
BB Royal Sovereign
. o% i9 R& R# @7 X+ w1 V4 m CA Dorsetshire
& }# s& c+ S' s' D) Q9 r CL Glasgow
, Q V# Q5 \5 }. y/ M CL Ceres
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0 k* l I# h9 G3 N, D. D5 @& GJapanese ground losses:; L/ c+ N( u8 |2 y. H
129 casualties reported2 E$ c" s3 E# r1 [. E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 T) f5 y" [' N1 A2 ] Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled2 b7 h* ]- @9 e) z! [3 W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ Z9 o. V d2 V: G6 D+ i
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)) n# M1 ^# r$ k- _. t7 }. j
2 n/ v8 P) ]1 U, ~Airbase hits 2/ M3 K" z1 z! P! f0 m
Runway hits 10
; v `% ]" D6 A/ ]7 FPort hits 6
0 }" b Z4 w* r# IPort fuel hits 1
7 B$ r( ^: u3 E" |+ H1 \Port supply hits 1 s- [1 o& l( T# f5 X
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2 r1 @% u0 i. i3 z6 W0 W* mNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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Allied Ships
. g$ W4 D; E: V BB Ramillies4 S5 i' q* n4 p* {7 V' H _1 Y
CA Devonshire$ x ?5 m x6 l/ ^4 B
CL Enterprise; x. Y. M5 N2 h+ Y* l
CL Hobart
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Japanese ground losses:. A( R9 ?1 m+ ]" ]$ q
585 casualties reported
5 x4 o' n4 Z. I' X( X# S7 _" V% q Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# u' f R/ q5 Y( d9 o5 ^/ V Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
( Y& H* _! w7 C4 a2 R2 Y$ G0 p$ X Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
2 b& z z, e4 R6 G3 i Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)/ B, |' ^/ f4 c% ^" {. F3 K' m8 T$ D
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 30 M, O& e$ u3 ]; S
Fires 575- q+ b. A+ T' [2 q+ e
Airbase hits 4
7 h( Q3 Z2 G/ \5 g( @. TRunway hits 17; ~1 e- e/ \2 Z/ g' J# g( z* g
Port hits 5* g, L2 P% k9 R/ k2 D [& j
Port supply hits 1
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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/ H- d: G3 |) p3 K
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage# V. g, t( o' {0 [/ b3 h' q
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships' }$ W4 u. h) o
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
8 C" G/ G( W" p: g" E CA Exeter1 O. t* z0 j( V! c4 ?* V& w- N
CL Birmingham7 Q) R+ ]4 [+ [' @
CL Newcastle' O) T0 V# \& J
DD Fortune, Shell hits 21 |* _- G, o5 z$ ]
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage8 T7 B$ L/ l% u- x) u
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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
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,500 c$ v _! B0 L
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 B# g+ x# h: y; C6 f! t
6 H/ s" G# T9 j" hRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: t1 p* K) J/ _$ Q/ \5 PEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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6 Y" ?9 A7 @' o4 p% QAllied aircraft
/ ^7 p4 C( t9 [$ T4 Y3 t! s( H, P Albacore I x 31; l: p- _4 |6 |3 }. y; { \# T* n
Fulmar II x 4" d% a! t+ ? g5 L. P
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
" Q( k/ L4 u; P0 ~3 ~1 m. k6 U Martlet II x 6
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Allied aircraft losses* e$ e8 z) `0 R9 }/ ^ I& j- d
Albacore I: 8 damaged& L/ S* c7 n8 e* O
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 m- ~6 t% ^* r9 D' {# I. R! U7 f8 dJapanese Ships
6 }* s8 `4 H, F% O/ s BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
S4 \ i6 V4 D! g. ]: e BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
8 j$ M) Z. k: a- B+ n4 `3 D BB Yamashiro
& O9 l) B- G- X& i+ D9 f BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
+ r/ Z1 }0 f0 N2 j5 X3 B BB Mutsu |