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。
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# L1 k" J2 Z7 ^* lMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38 |( T8 s! L# S6 r4 j+ A1 I5 T
, H3 z& T0 x# F( K( K" X! O& `Weather in hex: Thunderstorms9 K, b# R0 m5 x* X
0 O( @3 s3 i# WRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 G$ x9 ?7 z0 r! T) j, YEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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* _. f d$ @2 Q' g8 wJapanese aircraft
) h+ I6 E: m/ B A6M2 Zero x 30
" `$ B' b8 m" L6 U _* s4 C B5N1 Kate x 14
6 j6 ]- i: O7 H B5N2 Kate x 12
% y# F( w! ~: T( ~" P D3A1 Val x 8
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- U6 f6 `3 `& R! x7 vAllied aircraft& r7 y3 |7 y+ ?: b; V+ J
Fulmar II x 18
* m0 J$ i9 x7 B Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
6 y5 _. S' ?4 h: F* s Martlet II x 483 e. ]9 c2 o! J" n! W: j
Hurricane I Trop x 1
; }+ P/ _ \" v' |, y Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
4 D7 |* K1 s& O- D1 s Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
. A. {% x% _, g; y# Z' s; v0 a Mohawk IV x 2
; `. g6 n7 U4 I1 M9 h ]' B7 G P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 G3 y- T! F5 @+ Q9 _ A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed6 d$ m" [1 [+ p2 \
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged; G+ }3 b" [% S+ Y/ T
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
1 n' Y) Z1 Z& Q D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed5 e9 b9 l4 |( \8 ^% K) U
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Allied aircraft losses
, g( U% Y7 ^, M Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
9 r0 c, i& l' Q- D5 ~. B' Q Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
2 K* m K' o8 E% f+ x5 G7 g Martlet II: 2 destroyed
5 \4 N/ n3 L* ?* `+ h5 {$ ~# h Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed$ Q+ W0 b8 Z$ k L# ?7 f+ N5 d& e
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CV Formidable
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38$ f/ b8 g- j$ n' k' D
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' @: [0 X7 r# J( XEstimated time to target is 30 minutes% ?9 I- k+ q$ @. s# k* ^
/ o/ t8 {% i: O1 I' H5 yJapanese aircraft
$ s0 T! U" R& U$ [4 Y8 Z( K( E A6M2 Zero x 18
9 V7 v' @; ^2 L2 t B5N1 Kate x 39 ~, W' i2 l/ B1 \* k
B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft
$ a) H+ t3 A* z/ Z Fulmar II x 17; F6 r% T4 q7 Y1 D' |/ u3 r
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
6 @, R4 H5 F1 v$ `, m( L6 O Martlet II x 363 u$ X+ P8 d( u% D1 q e
Hurricane I Trop x 15 z, y. _5 _4 k( u8 z6 g
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3) L/ _0 z! z+ e1 N/ X
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
4 f3 b z5 g" |. n Mohawk IV x 20 u5 n& v$ a( n8 y
P-40E Warhawk x 4' W6 e5 b+ y: L+ G; y/ r- M' ~$ d
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Japanese aircraft losses m; g4 k# y! W# E/ a3 V
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
$ o% H- n( d. Z" k B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged. U0 [, {3 x1 l! w( x) u
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
. W1 M' O: U+ q1 P$ Q2 w Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
2 M8 P1 C$ Y* f! X9 ]. s Martlet II: 1 destroyed
+ y1 ^& V7 I \# j5 r5 H Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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CVL Hermes
4 o# u. d* k* E+ R& x9 J- S CL Dauntless
4 A! s+ b( L* Y/ X CV Illustrious
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42' A" U k0 `, n; H
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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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7 f. [8 ?5 A; lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.+ t W, [; y, |8 g( v
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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# {4 @8 t ?* l3 G3 nJapanese aircraft; I0 s+ D ]' h8 I6 t3 ?/ l+ r
A6M2 Zero x 1' Z3 B7 P) S8 r! i
3 S4 m$ N1 ?( l3 ]: kAllied aircraft
6 u2 ?% G9 }! l. ]" y Albacore I x 10
' ~ E+ D5 Y. h* z6 _8 |# S Fulmar II x 45 a0 q; U W5 k. _
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No Japanese losses) B( o" p3 ]2 ~! @8 F7 z0 P
3 y! a( W+ V2 N6 yAllied aircraft losses s" X2 Y- m8 c/ [5 o
Albacore I: 5 damaged
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7 N" z, y* S5 Q- |) |Japanese Ships) o7 s. X2 ~$ ? w
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1: c( S- g8 c4 ?' f2 O6 h. u! w
BB Yamashiro
: y- J# G0 d7 Y BB Mutsu
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,450 p( O( x3 i) w# [# G+ h
: {( r8 h+ T) _- Y }/ |( i8 fWeather in hex: Heavy cloud' l! P* @* Q8 o) [
' C+ y2 B5 X3 o) F: ERaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
% z& m/ j" _' v" G$ ?0 uEstimated time to target is 13 minutes: I x( k/ f- o$ R: y2 X
6 X2 u% H6 |, ^Japanese aircraft
4 k+ U& G3 d4 W Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
) r/ N$ i4 T' M3 D+ K0 r Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4; u7 X. ]* W0 w3 v
7 S v9 i" y2 J, b7 ^5 C( B& ZAllied aircraft
0 H3 _: a" E2 f2 P. D M9 \ Albacore I x 335 f4 v k, G# n9 p. G8 ~- _$ O
Swordfish I x 7
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8 Z+ n1 |$ X& I' sNo Japanese losses
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Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
9 i4 H C, u/ i; @ Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
6 P/ E+ y3 q& _, ]! G+ i/ g% c Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships, G- } @/ b" i6 K# s) o- k
xAK Kikukawa Maru
/ H) V. K) p6 d2 K8 F$ @ xAK Keisho Maru
" M! X2 x4 H8 V' q" d# g DD Hayashio: c9 d8 G9 ^9 I2 U
DD Yukikaze
* {) h- G8 u8 m DD Maikaze
W* I9 n% N. d4 U( L1 d DD Natsushio
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42 T! y9 C: x2 g) f8 q$ T
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- ^% y& u; R" Z8 n8 \: @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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! R9 x Y# W! NNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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8 [- v+ y% h8 y, O3 d( d+ uJapanese Ships# p8 v0 D8 L9 {+ d6 d n' _- T
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
- z) g4 F2 L: F! V1 x/ l DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 11 C3 K1 B" R) q3 ?; s
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
5 y: @( p9 b3 L# X+ S8 r! M# b. X DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships! p6 Z S$ T2 L
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 _' j# }/ c: G$ Q& k. b CA Exeter, Shell hits 1. z7 T3 K% X a; s) Q
CL Birmingham( V8 E$ R) L( A) X
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1- c% i" z7 C0 T6 _# x; Z
DD Fortune
5 e# R5 p! C- J$ q5 h DD Griffin, Shell hits 1 J2 \. \: Y/ ?7 R s; t! K+ {
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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8 s- h* I1 x7 n9 V3 m% u: CJapanese Ships( X7 D, j# P, W9 F$ ^' R
AK Kaga Maru4 a8 f" C6 @7 w0 {
xAK Fushimi Maru
( d* G8 j( n5 i: p( R8 T. t9 i4 K xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
r( i! y- Q, U6 y d4 ~" y xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
0 S3 ]# [8 H7 @! c C; w xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk, Z0 T& {& @# P" n6 f) g) c
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk7 {8 J# s, _- `' E0 I$ o
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk8 ?8 Z5 l' t$ V4 }/ \9 N4 L6 Z& P
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
: U7 D) Q0 V# v xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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3 z$ S! }0 u: \, T+ TAllied Ships
0 t! `$ @+ Y$ b) p BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 u# ]$ {9 {7 u2 L( q% M: @ CA Exeter
! f& A& \: }+ Q, u CL Birmingham4 Q. X6 _2 @. B. b8 q9 c
CL Newcastle. I0 T0 i/ i* T/ j3 @
DD Fortune
& f1 n8 {$ K4 C& |5 Y8 G7 P DD Griffin U/ z9 I; F t3 f# Z
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Japanese ground losses:
( c! W; C$ d$ T! ^; z7 [4 ]3 [ 2769 casualties reported2 ?% N$ c, q+ u( q$ N
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled5 u5 f3 A: R! U$ X# j% G$ S
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled$ F4 ?6 }: _9 t4 k4 [: b$ I) R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 I9 r, h# p2 @- L- c Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)( y0 x4 m' m3 }" \" L
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)$ H! B! M- O2 M. V( U
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, A' V# B. s5 F$ u. f$ U" gNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43. b: y5 s3 n/ j1 d7 j) N; V
/ Y% B2 ]0 C, G. D6 ~Japanese aircraft
0 k: W, x4 h' P no flights
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1 j* [9 y; t6 A5 `$ yJapanese aircraft losses$ T4 w" \. O; B& h5 `
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
( j5 I2 B# _2 k9 [% } Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
4 d+ a4 z: D, D9 r5 \2 U Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged5 e- C y6 g) s: P9 j
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground. F) j! a0 A1 Y1 o0 p, O7 F- r% o
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Allied Ships0 z0 e/ m7 [7 j$ A- o4 X
BB Royal Sovereign) `% m6 D! y/ Y# n. m2 Z
CA Dorsetshire
5 H. a6 V" @4 f* p CL Glasgow
9 U( N! |+ H; m& ?) D2 H; [5 x" l CL Ceres+ G* s7 `) d- P) c$ O) X" K
- w, `! d, N) F' V3 O0 E3 SJapanese ground losses:. S( [: M( N( t, {/ B/ m; Z
129 casualties reported1 u7 j1 f2 P: n% K4 z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 l) a2 }3 U- K8 }( D Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled, Q* M$ F4 C! l% j& N0 d9 i+ n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ p2 m8 ~0 Y# ]" K2 g) e
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)+ Y, H0 M0 z+ a( r( n8 i# s$ X; U3 K5 X
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Airbase hits 2
' y& p, c# s! b: h% B6 U/ RRunway hits 10
, @* u) l" `" z1 m5 y8 G! dPort hits 6
5 F/ y- }) z4 I6 l2 g- \! P. k4 h7 PPort fuel hits 12 C+ a& I7 }2 j: X6 f! Q& R
Port supply hits 1
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3 u0 M4 C( L5 o% Y0 C. aNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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BB Ramillies6 y$ g/ @; x$ I9 n; {
CA Devonshire
0 {5 w' ~' B* |4 N, f& d5 D CL Enterprise$ j4 V) O& U8 f5 K) w
CL Hobart9 _5 `- R( i2 @# I8 a
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Japanese ground losses:
- S" e8 g: M3 C: e) t, C 585 casualties reported
% [: T3 k. L' m7 N Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
/ ^3 z$ _ R' f) \$ L1 l& D Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
1 Y4 u, x& m$ {# `) }# v, f+ ] Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
5 t* I& y/ j/ P3 j( b Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)1 a) O* K N5 S* C# X( r* K/ _
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)( E- a0 P- V7 f, o1 U. T9 [
4 N6 a9 N+ ~5 VManpower hits 3
+ Z b9 Q7 L( t% w8 s1 ` EFires 5759 P r! k' M; r$ G9 t# |7 P
Airbase hits 4
" y4 Y8 L9 ]' ]8 c/ U/ q4 Q& k$ bRunway hits 17
5 F( v9 N# q5 U% U4 p1 EPort hits 5
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`. v' y3 v" I+ c$ f% L) a, Q" z xDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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c8 e) o0 G/ ]3 N* D% N2 @ DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire8 P) d& R1 d& [. }' [
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage$ _5 G7 X M- z! T+ E$ G8 }% k) L" t
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage# L- s, u( j) x( o0 R ^0 f6 F0 a3 e
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7 A) N0 y, t& e4 V/ k" N BB Resolution, Shell hits 16 q9 G- f0 c9 e* T
CA Exeter& S9 P8 S+ l& N: z
CL Birmingham+ K% `# @! m$ ]9 O0 ], H+ E! p
CL Newcastle
$ W; s R/ g' x: Q8 c DD Fortune, Shell hits 2- W I9 {4 Q) k V3 P) o1 k
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage% K3 U$ I0 a& W1 ~& N3 _
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 420 T' T/ \" e7 G: @, r
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5 `9 h% p+ u3 t# d( z4 D7 {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0 q8 x# G8 n Y+ U
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,507 x% ]6 |: _. s+ t* e& ?7 V
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 ~& X# H. F* I9 e) X
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: R2 j% g) h: a4 WEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Albacore I x 316 N* F1 t+ L3 `0 N0 v) h( u# @
Fulmar II x 4- \+ y* ~6 }9 Z2 w; n3 w
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8. ~$ t; Z. U p
Martlet II x 6
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Albacore I: 8 damaged
& L7 ^1 _, ?# |, U' _3 n Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
2 E6 Y5 x0 m6 w% |2 m7 i0 w BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
/ e6 M: ~8 Z- ~& n6 J BB Yamashiro
/ G! c! O* _' @& [1 ? BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3+ \8 q/ S4 {+ C
BB Mutsu |