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+ a) {( H# c- s6 I% X7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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# r6 F4 @: Z1 CMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38- j4 C/ p. z& w
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) f) Y9 C" Q' m; ?
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes# J2 Z2 x- P/ m5 W0 j, ~: [
/ F2 j& x' `) O( v# _Japanese aircraft
, }: w7 i& Z( |1 D2 Y6 L0 n: [0 m6 x A6M2 Zero x 30
" B5 O; T. q( e4 ?, Q B5N1 Kate x 14& p R7 T" m5 Y! g+ M0 B
B5N2 Kate x 128 b! O+ J8 Z2 P: q9 L4 n
D3A1 Val x 8
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Allied aircraft0 j5 q3 @/ D. q# n, t
Fulmar II x 18
/ S5 L1 v8 [; K7 {8 q2 A Sea Hurricane Ib x 25$ q0 W1 M1 a$ O0 {+ A- M
Martlet II x 481 T! T5 b# ]9 S% i3 B2 m
Hurricane I Trop x 1- @. F/ j% C5 y' g; E. u1 A4 W
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3; C' G1 ?1 q U$ Y' J+ {2 r5 ?" B1 H! f
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
" Y# f1 _) s R8 Z4 N Mohawk IV x 2
( e9 O% w0 C& x# L* V P-40E Warhawk x 51 z6 U; j* L) A( ^0 u* C+ R/ ^$ k
% d: o& v& f2 @7 l& c! g- S) lJapanese aircraft losses
t& v* s) l: e8 d5 Y5 l3 X: \2 ]; Y A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed Q: J9 b$ B5 A" V/ D& z
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged/ _8 u( i- ]# ^' V
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
' M" Z W% O: ^ n$ U* D2 { D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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, |$ @( |2 _$ j0 J' B' F$ VAllied aircraft losses, T$ ~" Y R1 c7 ~+ H
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
7 Y0 E5 |1 _; M- W0 L# z: l1 P+ X3 P Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed# Z6 w1 R z2 a8 k; U
Martlet II: 2 destroyed d$ v4 P4 C+ S
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
" O+ ?: A( [/ e. k CV Formidable- _2 ^9 C6 \7 \$ i8 `$ D" K
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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3 e; P8 H( q9 l! { JRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 N% R3 V& l) }3 ^3 ?Estimated time to target is 30 minutes6 Z5 v3 J2 B3 j( V. l9 Q m# o/ l
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Japanese aircraft" P; D+ \' `% B& Q2 f7 L' h5 F# \
A6M2 Zero x 18: ~# {( Z) D$ x8 p! ]& G2 {) H7 _3 v
B5N1 Kate x 3& H2 ] ^/ }/ D+ ?/ V
B5N2 Kate x 14
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& C# N4 }1 M% k6 `9 OAllied aircraft
* G1 b8 o& r6 d Fulmar II x 17
: [7 I v* e- O5 _0 u- _ Sea Hurricane Ib x 14. R: L+ g: O# M! V; w
Martlet II x 36
$ I$ v& L2 o& n! h Hurricane I Trop x 1! ]- a* `- b% z" ?2 g
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
2 H% s+ B) L% G' f0 O Hurricane IIb Trop x 12/ @7 b) S4 \+ ~7 y. w. W
Mohawk IV x 2
3 l7 B& u& w+ \8 _ P-40E Warhawk x 4! d2 ?) `1 l) t& m! r* t. [
# [3 A- o3 L% K8 v: MJapanese aircraft losses
- L& [% a0 v4 k" s2 K A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
: S9 K9 w% x2 }& e% O+ b% t B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged2 T& j I8 V5 B
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged Y6 X0 f1 I$ K9 G
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Allied aircraft losses# Z) B. \/ R7 j" O; y
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
6 K" y5 S" R% Y: o Martlet II: 1 destroyed! T% _) N/ b4 U% V/ ` ?4 ^, P
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed2 `* D+ w; X$ N u2 e/ ~: |! G
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Allied Ships
5 y9 Y7 C3 D; z( l0 i. ~ CVL Hermes7 q6 |3 |( A8 A [4 i( B
CL Dauntless
8 o: T& e u& e! O, X8 j CV Illustrious- [9 K/ _9 {9 D$ E
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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。1 w1 _0 d. P$ S6 t
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9 d( r# Q: c" T# ?# x) c3 \$ qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48+ t% A* F4 w" M( T f7 ?. b
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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4 M: x- _; O3 M T9 F( DRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
p, e- c, m! Y3 XEstimated time to target is 8 minutes2 h5 r2 t i9 s8 Y% O3 t( J
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Japanese aircraft; T- o' D0 n4 c* N, x1 d
A6M2 Zero x 12 l, t; E G: s0 X% j9 O
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Allied aircraft
! d: B# q: C b6 {" U' p Albacore I x 10
7 y7 B, `* D+ f% f Fulmar II x 4
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses5 w) X% z+ Y& g* V& Y
Albacore I: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
) ?2 L( m# e' @2 k- p1 N BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1" O4 k7 m* Q. W" K# p2 g6 _0 \# d ~
BB Yamashiro
7 N4 }6 E/ r; [( v. u BB Mutsu1 H, a: V- ?& f
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( r& F+ I$ m I) g4 b, F0 _6 ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.3 d4 K8 a* u) i4 e: p, m* O
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 k- s+ Q! M: Z r) M8 J8 e: c
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
! ?2 |" @! |4 \& ~ Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft+ Y( \6 M5 X9 {: O
Albacore I x 33# s* S) T- K, q6 Z) v
Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses6 u' j* t% j; ?/ P7 B( S/ F
0 ]& o. b) N' l7 O; [Allied aircraft losses9 B& h; t! q2 r1 }
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged. g' T: Y4 Z7 J* X8 ^6 j% Q
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged" r# T3 A% u$ o
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak, ?( V$ Z1 i) k: `* T& p
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Japanese Ships
' W H1 b+ y2 n xAK Kikukawa Maru
: z- f5 q, T6 V/ Q xAK Keisho Maru
6 D/ }* y8 Z( { }& A2 r% G% T3 M DD Hayashio, l/ g/ m4 U! W8 w. k: H5 P9 b
DD Yukikaze7 C) L. B0 D2 e s# Q# B
DD Maikaze" J. G9 v6 ~- z. W h2 H
DD Natsushio" h" }/ q: Q0 k; F
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' z) S2 k9 @- F) p2 D8 [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。- c; x& M# E7 W8 z0 j
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards) ]/ S2 J6 W; X
$ w- T! k4 M7 N& CJapanese Ships
5 B+ g' ~ o% a' _ DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
' n p1 W0 v) a; T DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
9 W$ Y' y3 o8 b, }2 ?' B2 E# q DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
6 \2 r0 ~! M0 P DD Maikaze, i# ?5 i. y* q- M" O. T# f1 q. c+ b" v( C
4 p2 b( N+ C. r8 XAllied Ships
. R/ [% ]7 k4 J+ Y+ O7 w BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 \! h3 f8 P8 \" e4 Q+ \8 N
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
1 j+ F% g% C7 H9 U- _* ^ CL Birmingham. v! N/ |1 M: q. \( L
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1- E& a, K1 j1 ]* u e# s- i7 u
DD Fortune$ q: m# L+ ?) r) G
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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. F+ S4 N- D2 |1 o+ j& TNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards) G o( m. Q% N9 }, e" N8 f
# Z; R8 y2 i4 [4 `' AJapanese Ships
0 W5 U, p- f, G. C. ]( t. W AK Kaga Maru
+ s* I3 I: j. z( u! e% e( Z xAK Fushimi Maru5 G$ L, K3 ]4 {
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire. f2 L8 I$ `# v! [
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire- x0 `9 }3 L4 x
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk7 f' R0 ?* F3 J% u1 B4 b' \! A4 Y
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk. I# H& g/ z; F- O W# H
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
8 F+ v$ L& M4 T* ]6 P; W xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1# a @ S, U/ x. I* U' `
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire) D% C3 c2 ?+ Y) E6 H4 y
2 n, F6 D; H! XAllied Ships
$ t1 w; i% g3 B9 s# y( i } BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 Q! S) G8 q/ a CA Exeter7 |* Q- S2 k6 o& |, n
CL Birmingham
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DD Fortune
9 j( V2 l; s& |- u$ ?/ z1 K DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:
4 X2 a$ i) z) A+ _1 b: @ 2769 casualties reported; x! q% G1 D l* H5 j1 j6 K' T! w
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
4 y% k) q% D# O* | v Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
! R$ ^' i. {( l/ U' O5 J, t# M# F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
{) n6 q% s& j9 y Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
4 B9 { `4 O8 Z' ]3 W/ B Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)6 F( N& V a1 `) V# n
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43+ G6 Z' y+ ]7 h4 y2 @9 r$ T
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Japanese aircraft
5 Q5 M% _( R' j7 `! F4 F no flights
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* O) w0 A- J5 ?) y1 M7 B3 lJapanese aircraft losses" C5 H$ ~9 d- G2 z T H3 {
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
4 D$ a% q; K" B8 E7 r) U7 i0 I, Z Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
0 v# N4 `* |4 I# [, d, x7 K/ q Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged# i6 a- f4 n$ V; Q& I1 h5 \
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground0 _ q2 K' N/ J* ?) ^0 ~" }
! {% a: V$ R! u' W& T" [Allied Ships$ R/ n7 Y6 S. k w# D
BB Royal Sovereign
' Y$ q/ O' j' a8 o% K CA Dorsetshire1 L! }+ l( E1 }8 V* d. w; @
CL Glasgow9 }( \& m. j# k0 C6 r% ~' I& R8 t7 w
CL Ceres
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; [2 M# a; c) O: Z y) SJapanese ground losses:
4 {! T& o/ ~% ] 129 casualties reported6 N( O0 k" T x* l& Q6 L) _: i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ a1 U- {+ h4 Q* L2 u& ] Q Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled7 y' ]* ]5 y3 G' s! G8 D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* h# y" h" \& r
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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+ y2 q3 {7 K; ~2 A6 G$ d lAirbase hits 2) Q2 [- t9 C3 ?5 l
Runway hits 100 ?$ ^# H' n; {3 s; i2 h
Port hits 6
6 i2 W8 ~. _+ _; s! f& cPort fuel hits 1& n. o5 D0 |# S y
Port supply hits 17 F3 J+ t- i+ H- f5 g) w) {
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45; D% B, x1 d' e: P
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: f m _- F3 U" e* ~5 V. x BB Ramillies
; z' i& }1 T! v: C$ T; K3 Y CA Devonshire
& h7 N' \8 C0 u3 x CL Enterprise
2 A( N( l& _" O+ @( { CL Hobart
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7 J$ I7 t, M/ z8 p+ gJapanese ground losses:) n; ?6 E0 V2 G! u
585 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
, k) t) v' q1 T6 |/ k Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
! x' K! d3 U1 S8 E( l- n Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled), }& K3 E. N5 S# I! D: ^" o, ~- ^
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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, u* h- l+ t( GManpower hits 3% q3 f# G7 x; ?' I! ]8 J8 E9 H; s
Fires 575
9 e" G- p' M5 d- C/ c% W) X, _6 J5 uAirbase hits 4
. D* D0 S1 Y2 n5 M$ e! H. [3 aRunway hits 171 W1 }3 n& w# M, X. C% ?6 }
Port hits 5
3 Z9 J* o$ x1 l, D$ q" ^. TPort supply hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
% A, X0 _# [( d7 f DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 c' P2 d5 E9 G- \; M DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ p0 E1 M6 A# q/ b% n! X DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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! k/ m; d# T$ G9 B, g: yAllied Ships
, Q$ s. y, T# i) u( Y" N2 D- Z5 d BB Resolution, Shell hits 18 z( P+ o" [$ D8 L* |- W
CA Exeter; G5 [' A$ R! G
CL Birmingham
& f! t- I" ~8 p! u* Z5 p' U) h) U CL Newcastle% n' b2 I# G# O( a% O
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
7 n% z" @' s. T" f7 M% w9 K 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
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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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8 ?+ z2 h" i) Z% ^5 T+ m3 B3 RRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( Z7 I" f$ x$ q. f. A B" q+ V( g' ^
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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$ t% K& ?, v D6 OAllied aircraft
7 D3 Q" f7 d' R5 Q! z6 d4 ` Albacore I x 31. D5 o5 a1 O/ A$ [ c* V
Fulmar II x 40 y- t4 a/ U8 G3 |# C2 j" @- j0 J
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
- g( j! t% w8 S O9 {/ t Martlet II x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
& d) |; x y* o; c9 E3 Q* _8 F Albacore I: 8 damaged' }4 G5 L$ p3 k j, t- T5 v3 p5 R1 t$ \
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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, ^/ i% V% l H2 _6 t* D% S/ D+ TJapanese Ships
7 N; ~) N2 Z/ z# P+ ~ BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
7 S( a) p- S) Q8 z" y V( Q- D BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1 l6 _6 o- ]- O/ o
BB Yamashiro( ^1 a( M$ P& B
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3# l$ V, I8 J8 N1 S$ z
BB Mutsu |