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。+ D& [. Y6 d4 ?- W; T
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' S) K6 _; g6 I5 g! O2 o/ kMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38* {; j% V% Y7 L+ }8 a H
$ n" c r9 ]+ L) V& P2 iWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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& C% S6 p" k; j1 C( j& e* M% w" Q9 uRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& g/ c7 i& W7 Q# M/ @6 U, ^
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes' M( E9 C/ m ?# H% E# c
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Japanese aircraft- A' w5 Z. E ?9 f$ f
A6M2 Zero x 30
1 P6 N8 t5 Y' z: b; v3 G0 R+ C B5N1 Kate x 14
, b' v: l2 w9 U: }6 {' e B5N2 Kate x 126 S6 @9 p# I) C( e& M% X% r
D3A1 Val x 8' Q1 ^7 R+ k8 g0 f6 T
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Allied aircraft
. l- O" H% g! D! p$ r Fulmar II x 18
+ x! k! ~, ? }. l0 N' t' q+ ]1 v% G Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
4 H; z# S3 q+ v& N0 O. v Martlet II x 480 N' z4 [3 g0 R5 h$ a* a( E5 e1 Y
Hurricane I Trop x 1
# _7 W- w" V, V% U5 K Hurricane IIa Trop x 3% ~5 U: K4 W! ~: J* s5 r
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12; A/ A4 |& k& S+ D( L2 Z" A
Mohawk IV x 2) K& ]: Y1 K! q- t9 W+ @- w
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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8 H/ A/ t$ d) [+ P; [6 mJapanese aircraft losses1 h! t" } a3 W+ M3 J6 A' Y
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed* V' \# g8 o, X8 k2 M
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged7 O+ o4 A7 Z) y. n! ?
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed4 m' e5 Y5 a3 ?, V
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
9 K9 Z/ J0 _! t6 `- ~ Fulmar II: 1 destroyed0 @2 P# x. m2 m O% {4 U
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed' z5 a( \5 U' Z% F
Martlet II: 2 destroyed% t# ~: j6 a/ ^8 C: @
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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) R$ D7 {$ g. I r1 M! [1 {3 ZAllied Ships
. y$ ~- {0 p" \# | W CV Formidable
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7 E! T. E& ?$ j* DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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$ G) m7 \2 G) A5 j4 HWeather in hex: Partial cloud8 _* w9 Y a4 I% ?
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 D) Z1 ?/ u3 H: O) T' [Estimated time to target is 30 minutes7 K6 ?* I9 x3 U9 X2 o/ S0 m* \
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Japanese aircraft& d4 c0 }3 C6 j$ ^8 ]$ S$ B
A6M2 Zero x 18
|. t$ q* r* e B5N1 Kate x 3
3 N) w3 H, b4 f% k2 T B5N2 Kate x 14# G9 R/ G- D# k) x( j+ G3 _1 G( X: _
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Allied aircraft
( g- t) d: U L5 z) l Fulmar II x 17# n3 y8 v, Z* v% @$ G( h
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14 l+ h: `1 J4 ~8 }
Martlet II x 36
- Q* S6 z: \' ?" k4 r6 k Hurricane I Trop x 1
1 r$ i7 M& a; Y Hurricane IIa Trop x 3; S2 r2 j/ K0 y
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
/ d; Z: X% r# F4 | Mohawk IV x 2
1 r$ F. q, v; a4 A P-40E Warhawk x 4- l) C6 U7 g9 O& a
- x( u! L0 T+ P2 U8 SJapanese aircraft losses
i5 j/ n' g( @4 f1 S7 ] A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed4 {; J6 ?5 H" U- k5 c5 _- \% A; c
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
& h6 j; d. X' D$ G* n5 s7 y B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged7 B; n3 d: d* R D
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Allied aircraft losses$ M1 f( ?. L$ L5 G; P6 [: ^
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed" l, |$ U& e+ V8 d0 X
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
# B9 q& w( v- c4 k; E* j1 _ Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed- [& \/ x3 U# I* C6 u* j
+ J* m8 j9 e5 A2 Z7 RAllied Ships0 _4 c2 r: Y' x, d0 x- J
CVL Hermes
8 g# g8 U8 w! Q CL Dauntless# d0 |8 A7 S8 ]5 k, o4 Z) V; |
CV Illustrious
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 426 W' z& @$ m* v
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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 52,484 _1 r& P u& T
a' r" u0 F; C9 F9 o) e8 eWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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" e/ U" _; q9 f6 R' C" e" d. ]Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. R; G, @0 e/ ~Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) d' A m/ x. z& x A6M2 Zero x 10 T& K* U, }. f
% d4 F5 S3 {& B% ]3 f" I5 rAllied aircraft
" C7 q* K5 k5 |& l! G- e1 \ Albacore I x 10
5 s1 Z; |" N+ x; f8 T# m, ~ Fulmar II x 47 N! f; T6 [& w @+ _
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No Japanese losses- S& o( t6 }5 p6 G k
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Allied aircraft losses
7 B) s$ ?: J# q) b Albacore I: 5 damaged
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. r* T: A$ \. A/ j6 XJapanese Ships
9 n6 V4 y/ d3 G BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
8 d% \6 o0 u8 I4 [& e BB Yamashiro. Z1 E$ w2 m4 [3 |' Q9 O9 D) ^, X! \
BB Mutsu
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
; }0 n2 [ R3 A. ^Estimated time to target is 13 minutes' c. d1 v& d; L( `7 ~/ y
( J/ H h; Z) O: rJapanese aircraft
1 E4 {6 q3 k" I* V! Q4 L Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
4 C( u+ \, x2 l9 H0 k Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4. L |! Q/ q# L& O
# H( `7 y+ r! ~8 ? O# B/ {# C# JAllied aircraft, _) l6 ?" y/ q$ Z7 J$ J
Albacore I x 330 D( O/ s+ n! d2 j y/ {' c& C7 n
Swordfish I x 79 _) U, i O4 g
1 a7 Y6 l6 R/ C- ^* KNo Japanese losses( I) k M; T* U4 r. l$ n" K
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Allied aircraft losses6 E# d, `+ O( Z( q( g& J/ [2 d6 c4 Q0 d
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged% F- k0 h& { X" v
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 Y, L7 b5 u5 N: Z Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships! m" j' g0 \5 b0 U/ f8 o4 _: j
xAK Kikukawa Maru$ y; H# D9 M$ M% }2 p/ w
xAK Keisho Maru4 U ]6 \+ f* h& T! `' g6 b
DD Hayashio" H( |+ |! g, r
DD Yukikaze
I8 q, O/ e3 f4 a- U! ?8 r2 P" n2 c DD Maikaze1 {: q7 ^ J$ C5 b) |
DD Natsushio. r8 h- w; A" D
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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" h' a$ x6 ]. l) U* F7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。7 f) @1 v( ?+ x! j* z8 u+ C
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires6 F- A _9 O5 C9 U1 ]
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1# B- y7 I" K1 L4 A" ?5 P5 L
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1$ F1 ~3 f4 J6 c0 W; n
DD Maikaze/ m6 G y! Z) ]' n+ o5 c4 {8 u) R, x
& p5 X7 U1 T6 _9 c( O0 T& CAllied Ships; H% `' q; F2 }, g
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; A9 t" q3 T0 I4 d4 a) C
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1) r8 c) y) q/ e0 I- X
CL Birmingham% \ h) C+ f' p0 S+ E, P
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
( g! S, w4 q# m3 M DD Fortune+ i) q" z0 h: [0 X* R' I1 r5 Y
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1; d" x# G& m4 X7 F- D) [% P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships; Z9 B) w1 Z& Z- n; y
AK Kaga Maru0 ^3 d5 _1 m) G, }
xAK Fushimi Maru
9 c1 ^) @5 X; r& ^7 A8 p1 v6 Z xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire2 v8 }! N1 Q# z8 N
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire) M( Z. |/ O) P A5 ]' l' g- v
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
" p' M9 M4 E) t e1 \' w4 T3 b xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
2 h$ q, N" e+ _! i F6 r6 }9 P xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk* o5 p( p$ c! w" T) Q
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1( k* |8 U) n6 G' P
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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Allied Ships3 j0 T9 v( I% P$ \! C7 a. h
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire6 k4 [# p" R- h( r8 z) l. L2 `9 w
CA Exeter
' r: {( v* f* @! ~1 \/ ? CL Birmingham' }' W' U4 e3 |% U+ s6 _
CL Newcastle
$ u2 \. c1 Z- }+ M# ` D, w DD Fortune$ l+ m, C; ]! \$ ?" ?
DD Griffin
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4 Z C: y) e7 w9 b2 y( m7 EJapanese ground losses:7 T+ t; I7 D. |
2769 casualties reported
9 q/ _5 X ^1 x5 {8 o* C1 ] Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled9 h& y4 g4 S2 J; |8 k, B1 T* g
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
9 X- m. f4 I# t: V% D7 A9 ]& e/ [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 D6 A; b6 w: t0 E. l Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled). A! E2 ~6 a- `/ m C( E
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)+ j1 R! W ]- a! i- p) m
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43$ W9 I4 I% V( _. g0 a
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Japanese aircraft
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4 u( @( e# k' oJapanese aircraft losses
6 T5 f0 }& c; e2 `( s Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged( u5 F! ]2 e# |
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
, i- g+ J# e! [ J6 [ Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
2 W: ~" ?6 ~) ?- t Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground4 H- |& T3 x9 g3 ?4 A# j* I% X/ X
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Allied Ships
" |* M- S8 @% B/ i BB Royal Sovereign- T' \9 G# w& j3 e. u$ O w3 ~
CA Dorsetshire" O, {' I, U5 h$ T% E% N& @
CL Glasgow5 x. R* h2 o0 l
CL Ceres
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1 ]& R8 W' H, P4 z- w+ H! ZJapanese ground losses:/ Z5 n. V" `3 L, Q8 m; ~
129 casualties reported& {' p# E% |# R) x7 j2 z5 P) S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& \! A" Z9 p7 m" P Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled- g+ D5 I( ?! G3 q* D/ E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; x- i, ]9 b# X V
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)7 ~$ I: F- v6 L( o) r4 f
7 w$ }6 o. \+ iAirbase hits 2
2 H" r0 c; W! i8 k; [4 ~8 o: U, ?Runway hits 10( \, M9 _# e6 t
Port hits 6
' T% ], y9 U7 n$ u: iPort fuel hits 13 `: X; Z: b' t) F9 Y" K2 L
Port supply hits 1
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. w/ V- S' A: H, MNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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Allied Ships" z- V& @' Q8 e; Q% D" `% j5 J
BB Ramillies
; \' Z# K4 `% i; q CA Devonshire
9 v" U) a9 o$ G& U/ n8 b! w4 m6 u9 i CL Enterprise
# H; P2 ^, A+ ~& P3 U% y CL Hobart
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5 x$ Y$ p# R, E2 Z2 M, ZJapanese ground losses:
% q/ w8 Q6 q$ X! m/ G: F 585 casualties reported$ \+ l# G4 F. n0 V3 @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 ?% w8 L5 l* c( [
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled! x" `$ e: o3 g8 c% V% k$ W7 h; A% X
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
+ }3 M U& P2 `3 @1 l+ l$ J* ` Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
! H0 w$ A" w/ q3 P3 Z( V. K Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 3
% p5 ` ^0 |* j; A, K$ ^; F+ KFires 575
) K' r9 s; B J4 r$ qAirbase hits 4
L& N/ V7 f. s eRunway hits 17
@# ?* ^' G8 s- `Port hits 55 u& S2 ?9 w. @+ m) ~% Z. g5 w
Port supply hits 1 e$ Q, [1 F" L5 M0 o
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& W- g8 i/ l0 G! U/ wDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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, m% T8 {4 v( ?. C( x DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
- C. n3 h5 F: ] t5 l& Q' ^ DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage2 k1 v% X7 `, }
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
9 s- X0 K) \6 p& X3 |0 [3 t1 D BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
3 [6 N* W* W8 A. t" e2 o: q5 \ CA Exeter
9 a# m! u( p& n% a! J4 ]: U& P CL Birmingham3 k+ J5 |: S& |/ x+ t
CL Newcastle
& f$ S1 h) J2 |6 T- g2 C DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
/ ^" `. m" {% A$ O DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage* P1 g+ ` q! e% ]6 u
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42. |* S* ^& m3 _% Z
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3 z3 N; s a0 {8 h$ W% a7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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( Z6 k+ g3 D" K. w% YWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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+ q; K# K2 A9 M- vRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 x {1 L9 q# }5 X. a( }- A
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 S; B: D1 o' b' W0 ~, X( w- y
Albacore I x 314 y! p, [* h$ C! W( D; A2 n5 y
Fulmar II x 4. a! y* i' E% P0 y; g- Z3 L7 Z
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
6 } s+ L. Y* z7 j& w& K Martlet II x 68 J3 g$ x, T6 z7 V6 o, _ ]5 o9 s
- h7 F5 j8 X( O9 ~5 B& l4 IAllied aircraft losses
~' m _# F. N) o$ i# O& m& A" R% x Albacore I: 8 damaged, `, J9 j; f+ k1 B
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak) x7 F" I$ ]1 s/ d: }
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Japanese Ships6 l4 X x- Y' a0 C2 Y) I
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
5 s- U% z( R# }! \ BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
x; e* n- U$ ^' @2 D- P# r BB Yamashiro
; l$ r" `; X% k4 N$ R* h; m* T& t5 l4 W BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
1 c7 P2 p% `; ?. P$ \- @ BB Mutsu |