AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42
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. |6 y7 y* B- N5 E( g8 O7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
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6 s, H9 k( \! r* }5 Y9 z! u: G' lWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 K8 D1 z4 y( k- Z) ]
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 s& n {7 j4 d. P
A6M2 Zero x 30
+ l. @! @0 ~. P" C" s B5N1 Kate x 14
) n4 B2 O$ E4 Z3 S9 m& p B5N2 Kate x 12% |5 K. q. x. S* C2 K- h* F- V
D3A1 Val x 81 Z% N1 u8 Q$ f
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Allied aircraft
3 z$ @2 P% C) Z; g Fulmar II x 18
# ?$ X2 T6 h5 ^; e Sea Hurricane Ib x 256 E; F' e3 D1 ]9 ~. W0 P0 L7 N O
Martlet II x 48! _$ c7 K& o# N4 o6 V9 x( V
Hurricane I Trop x 1
& t) q6 [1 }* @' r5 s9 f Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
; x$ i* p" O: e- N8 i9 X9 Y- @ Hurricane IIb Trop x 129 k- V+ x: }, P) L# k5 J# r
Mohawk IV x 2( ~$ d6 l5 j% A) w. ^* }# i
P-40E Warhawk x 5( O. _, c$ m4 P6 ~% d7 g) o- L; D
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) p; [8 l# a1 t( q4 A A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed$ k9 v; o# d5 E& b/ h
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 ]( W0 g; W7 n, w. Z& S B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed0 S. o' s. W6 h2 U* k+ B
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
) Q4 g- ?+ z7 M Fulmar II: 1 destroyed* } X6 {$ w- Y4 m9 _1 H K8 J+ |# d0 O
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
5 h2 \- n$ ~0 H- u6 g, K* y Martlet II: 2 destroyed
: ^9 L$ t5 \/ |+ U) k, g g. y Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed" h3 H* [0 j" }
3 l% u* F1 |0 V' IAllied Ships
8 R% y' S* f9 v/ Q0 ~9 R CV Formidable: ~' H- d- @! ~0 M! E
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,385 j9 ?% p$ Y! U% H; @6 j+ h8 p
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9 t8 U2 [& x% I( T; c6 `Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., w; P' o. g2 l% ?9 P% n" J: E, U/ b9 C
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes1 G; C) p% q' ]: y5 ]
8 @0 T; @, _: { t. _# yJapanese aircraft K: D5 m7 d1 L/ L ?/ ^, Q
A6M2 Zero x 18. ]1 L2 N* O# f! d y
B5N1 Kate x 3
1 j: h5 `! ]' v% K$ V; i6 \ B5N2 Kate x 14
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Fulmar II x 17
9 A5 d) a1 F2 |4 p# O Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
! E/ B$ h; P: C4 n, g Martlet II x 362 Q+ E7 ]0 e- Y8 Q, `0 F
Hurricane I Trop x 16 \3 F) Q8 g; O. y. }
Hurricane IIa Trop x 38 l2 d, j5 G* {+ a: g# b4 k( h& \9 j
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
# W A( R7 d3 e( i8 @ Mohawk IV x 2; j+ r' S/ U- C& A8 P/ S' o
P-40E Warhawk x 48 b& |" X" y6 N6 }3 N2 T
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Japanese aircraft losses7 F% }) u1 \# i6 m
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
; e# a' x0 d2 z# U B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged' q5 q* m& J" _2 R3 O# [
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged* O6 t& }# ?: M: c
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Allied aircraft losses( r: z- z5 r$ K+ I' Y5 ?7 i7 \6 }3 y
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
; t, q. v2 E( b7 H. L3 _2 _ Martlet II: 1 destroyed- z. c! g) g0 e
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed" o3 i- _1 W% C- Y9 l
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% Q6 G/ s( l! T' z! D. H CVL Hermes3 z0 n7 W0 |$ M
CL Dauntless
( o5 Y( @$ I% P1 A CV Illustrious
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 420 M: q7 U5 K; E* |
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' N( T: H8 i+ G8 M7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。3 M; D# x0 i6 l" f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,481 h$ W, p& P- z% N
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. [/ [9 g5 u" D4 e
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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1 ~6 C$ a- B, T1 N; K: NJapanese aircraft
4 W) p: b* b' v: ^6 U A6M2 Zero x 1
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& C$ v5 Q9 E* E+ x# F- U: G5 Q6 W Albacore I x 10' a' p/ z+ `# M! Y: d
Fulmar II x 4" t3 X, Q5 E6 e
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses7 R- \( d1 e2 I& c a
Albacore I: 5 damaged" k: C* H( d/ k) A3 u k
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Japanese Ships2 j: ^7 @& y# [3 J* o
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
) @ S$ z8 L: C/ J2 Z BB Yamashiro
: x+ e. g& g/ t$ W& B3 _& H BB Mutsu, j, u( F9 ^' ^
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7 N' I6 _& {7 F" o7 M4 ^4 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45# L) i6 X; v* n9 O, D2 ~1 @2 `
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.7 C0 P& [4 O2 F) Q6 t3 O9 w T
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes- y3 I4 Q* R- N6 a" ~
I4 h% m; A- J' a/ PJapanese aircraft
# j/ g. h7 l; \6 ~1 W) u Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 93 G4 j) ?( G7 V+ x. \ R! o3 Z" m
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4; X0 F6 q7 A4 ~; [- g2 v
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Allied aircraft, B/ H/ A* T1 ~. S9 a7 m" F, ^
Albacore I x 337 m2 D; R3 r9 \8 g P0 l
Swordfish I x 7
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* W1 k2 }! Y9 XNo Japanese losses5 L& e; P4 @$ V: L
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Allied aircraft losses- U. F$ Y7 m# r/ u% e
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
% b2 l7 l. `" M Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 p# S6 B9 v, {+ u Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships- g$ m1 K r: h5 l2 J
xAK Kikukawa Maru F; t4 y) Z5 n' C; c+ o! A
xAK Keisho Maru0 M. A9 \) n( o0 f/ W
DD Hayashio
4 ^2 y4 j+ x1 i3 v9 ]- S DD Yukikaze3 j, I3 H2 Z' b
DD Maikaze
/ ?1 ~3 k5 k- C x+ c: U; P DD Natsushio; q5 ^ G: X# s2 A
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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1 V+ @9 I/ N& x7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。3 z# i" h9 c5 O# ]- X) y h, x
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! `, W; O, t4 i V/ U# L! INight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards6 g% I; z, B7 o! R' h
: I; F1 W1 O3 `0 Q9 q' D$ U$ CJapanese Ships
1 v/ d% ~9 Q( M/ t8 q9 h) a DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
+ @0 b; G9 d1 L8 @1 M# b. } DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1+ Z4 P+ I; W: S. [. e+ E7 }+ q
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
9 u0 y P4 V- \! z5 n DD Maikaze
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- v' {1 M( R8 m0 x7 X1 m
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1* L. c; E: x0 [' j! S' I$ \
CL Birmingham
8 l. R* d" |+ f T' P7 h r2 z& F CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
# H) d1 N3 E+ J6 U. J# b- ? DD Fortune
# a0 B: J% v$ @ DD Griffin, Shell hits 1 Z3 B2 {6 L B% H" `$ U0 c' i
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships$ ? n3 w8 f2 \' n
AK Kaga Maru, l$ W4 p9 X2 K8 u; g
xAK Fushimi Maru
# l; n9 g3 ~- M$ m' a5 v5 }# I xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire7 @3 }* n" W6 c' ]* V* T
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire/ ]& K; m. U- B; @
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
* t ]! t- w) m6 _: q xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
* ?- D9 P1 q2 F: Q& w# A xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk' U: d( I; I# V) p% d" B7 ]3 g' J
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
+ ~0 Y4 M: w* ? xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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Allied Ships3 `7 N; m7 ^" U1 b8 ~
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire2 q( i* f1 [' f' _
CA Exeter
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CL Newcastle
" }8 e) F* M+ b- Z a DD Fortune2 h0 d7 V6 j1 t: r
DD Griffin
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& i- ^6 f! f$ W! S) Q9 \/ t0 ?- }Japanese ground losses:+ b7 ~+ _0 {7 | ]. V1 U
2769 casualties reported
! ]+ ], O: M8 Y: E+ x Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled9 T- L" S& n8 q
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
/ j7 |* a' W; K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 j% t* m" E, R" c. h! X, O
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled); j0 v: J9 }& W6 t9 `
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 losses
! S+ x; W8 S+ w! H7 m( B Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
4 @* W& n( Y# g6 B( r7 T5 D Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground; ~9 g0 ~5 C2 k+ s0 j
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged- j6 n( V6 K% `+ Q1 j) x
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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2 K% D! A7 {8 ?Allied Ships+ G. S. X5 p/ C) A0 b: W
BB Royal Sovereign
3 I) b+ K" {( Q% f& w6 x5 \ CA Dorsetshire
) B8 h6 V( M6 T9 |6 N: o: r CL Glasgow$ _0 w% i2 |0 i- `6 K( i0 W
CL Ceres
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Japanese ground losses:1 f C, |( f% U" V3 y# D
129 casualties reported; J- _( T% ^# |+ A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 O& n e8 m0 R" S
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
0 n* a0 h1 ~9 z6 E3 s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 L7 h# m8 k) o- L, ]$ y' X
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)' Q& L4 n; W" Q0 D+ v
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Airbase hits 2
7 j* m) q* Y/ ^! B! }5 ?Runway hits 10+ T' h& \( f' m/ N
Port hits 6; ?4 \& \5 _8 R7 s7 r) Y
Port fuel hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45: R* y( a0 m# u: C% P: N( I+ \
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6 b% `( U! S( \* x0 f BB Ramillies ?3 ?! K" @6 {" |* _
CA Devonshire
' E0 o, G! g ~& v3 B/ E# A CL Enterprise+ r9 n& I7 F3 A3 J. S1 s; O( z
CL Hobart
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0 H0 \$ z9 n# K3 q! V& f Y4 c$ LJapanese ground losses:) ]! ]1 V3 p ? m8 E% }0 M
585 casualties reported" c8 ]7 o) X* c/ @& D* S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
R; o. M/ f; S! K" U Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
! ?/ ]; \1 w8 j8 X* n' W% e Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
# Q7 j! X, g, F: v! O7 G& ^* s& _ Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
5 j8 Q' `& i0 f, [( q4 m+ U Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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$ n' j% n$ E; {7 \% X" I/ ]Manpower hits 3
& n/ ?& y$ J) }1 R4 EFires 575
0 G) {1 t8 E) F1 m& b& s" R. gAirbase hits 4% K; {' X- z0 N& a; s
Runway hits 17
9 Y; p$ B0 [) uPort hits 5
7 ~" e6 K* m* ]* x0 c) ^Port supply hits 10 n4 N" m7 x6 g) X* t6 v1 v% n
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+ G4 y$ _+ a& W1 RDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards6 ~% ]- t* h0 [8 c- G/ a
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DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
- |; y+ {% J3 V0 M# R4 I DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage+ L( h' d: K! X) j* b6 h3 |; ]
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage. r$ ^. L6 F {# J
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Allied Ships
1 W; n2 w' @; n) n. ~ BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
! m" r7 T) J }! U6 o: Q7 y CA Exeter0 T4 y8 U. l/ J/ S
CL Birmingham
! O, y* Z: d4 X5 c. V CL Newcastle
) p i& @3 N6 E0 j& d DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
k: u) J. E2 i1 o3 s9 v W. g DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage8 @9 @: n. A* ?5 n
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) H$ q2 Y. n( M) S/ vAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 423 h* o% x! e9 `' _1 p5 s2 F
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3 ]7 g# C6 A0 L3 t, _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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: e$ W. f% G. K+ ^* e) DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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% ]0 l* m8 s+ z2 r2 tWeather in hex: Heavy cloud4 F: K# f9 ~& P/ G8 f
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 S3 W+ M E" m% nEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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|0 ]7 x9 P1 M5 X2 J6 EAllied aircraft
9 e- w3 w+ Q/ L, B" R- F' G, i: G Albacore I x 31* q9 g$ R1 B. i" N
Fulmar II x 4
. e) O0 `, B5 J# I3 i Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
& A3 t1 a. E! F0 W Martlet II x 6# D" H4 n0 T+ V* @* I7 L; q
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2 U" y( }. C7 [9 H Albacore I: 8 damaged
! x# k: B: W: j1 ]* Q$ e Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships1 Q8 [$ I2 ^3 f/ J5 v8 |3 b
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1' g" s$ h# Z6 {/ b8 U! U) a- W" g
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
! K( i. ^! M" a- D BB Yamashiro
+ L! W9 H" }9 d( Q: M! s% U1 S BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 32 q2 e# D1 C, _
BB Mutsu |