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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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms: D" A5 z4 i0 g6 O0 n' v. d' l
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ c- `- B6 K: G/ g) T5 P9 s0 IEstimated time to target is 28 minutes' _+ i$ { t P6 V
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Japanese aircraft3 Z' o' R% P: p( A1 C p4 O1 t
A6M2 Zero x 30$ y5 O8 h: C. Z: ^, F. k' D
B5N1 Kate x 14. Z, O' Z. f9 ~, [' u/ P! L# O, D* N2 O
B5N2 Kate x 12/ Y! F$ l8 H! [8 {; x I3 ?1 ^1 u
D3A1 Val x 8
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+ x# a" T$ G' y0 r5 m; o# P5 kAllied aircraft
1 d- \) y, e& G3 z: b& H! P; S Fulmar II x 18
5 |2 k7 }5 J7 O5 \2 G% i Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
) c5 p+ d r% ?7 r$ Y3 K/ i Martlet II x 480 h. `# `. z8 w+ z6 w3 G" }% ^& m; Y
Hurricane I Trop x 1& S6 A# B# J# p% }7 m3 w/ w9 L2 E
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3) r: h r8 z6 n& W
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
3 I5 _, f% y4 {+ w. |+ [& {1 v Mohawk IV x 2
6 G& w' b- W Y% i" W* ?4 a P-40E Warhawk x 5& z# Z+ d* |0 u: }$ J) G6 X9 W
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Japanese aircraft losses0 ^8 B6 B, }1 _( q
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
$ }* ^2 @: ]6 ]4 \. t* y( I B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged/ \" h2 O$ C% c" p* ]% S
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
( {+ F0 R# I! K p/ l6 W+ I D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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$ P& D- N# [1 R8 z) iAllied aircraft losses, \, R% {+ G) w9 A% q
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
, q! H7 F4 n; Q* y' W# `7 v4 T Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
* O$ `2 k# R* o/ `! K Martlet II: 2 destroyed p e' o8 i# L$ L7 t' ~! T
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed/ k1 p3 B( W6 E& ^; ]
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Allied Ships O5 h Y' s4 Y8 ^. p; [
CV Formidable* v. P1 Q, K7 L
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38! j8 k+ a7 q; x: X: R, ^- s) b# B
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud A6 c J; _& h/ e7 G
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) a) n0 x7 u: K. z+ dEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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0 A- ?( J3 k5 |$ G4 f+ e8 GJapanese aircraft
. |" n- X/ T, {, J A6M2 Zero x 182 b) x& d' i. x5 F3 q) [2 `
B5N1 Kate x 3
, \+ O& F- M- y, X$ {3 ? B5N2 Kate x 144 s- S0 h% g# q! E% V" A5 g
) Q! I t; ]9 p( A: Z1 d4 j% ?) Z8 nAllied aircraft% W. S1 q( z I' `; m* R7 d% k6 x
Fulmar II x 17" O% j& t4 t9 { I. j9 j+ [( h
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14; ^3 T6 h2 z5 V, Y6 O j( M& l3 t
Martlet II x 36* D4 `; o7 n. y/ K
Hurricane I Trop x 1
$ j) h$ j6 [: X7 a Hurricane IIa Trop x 36 U W: i) l; T( e/ K( d
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
8 D! y) E6 t2 H$ j. A Mohawk IV x 28 t* L: N2 L$ _0 E0 v% B# Z" U
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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/ A& ?$ ?& q2 J6 c$ PJapanese aircraft losses* s, Y; N" q$ T( ^
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
% P, W% K+ h; Q% h3 @ B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
' J/ R$ g2 i/ {" R" \, ^9 M$ h7 @4 \ B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
2 R T V4 k0 i& B Fulmar II: 1 destroyed6 A W6 x5 S7 F6 V8 q. ~* y5 ?
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
4 U; h j8 }# I* b J' N Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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6 x4 Y* }% p8 v, @ CVL Hermes* I& N* _& ?) i J/ O
CL Dauntless
/ u- A9 S+ r$ C( X4 h2 H/ B CV Illustrious8 s0 c3 a% z4 r0 u6 I8 c( C$ }
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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7 L) Q/ C7 n- `* `! D, H7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。, x. P1 L4 h7 x; ]' M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48 Q& X2 V5 Y' C- j5 K2 l9 v4 _
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain. D1 q- y/ \7 Z; E/ m5 J+ @
. p1 M+ w& {7 h+ N8 k7 WRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
/ D0 z3 L. [) \2 N) @, UEstimated time to target is 8 minutes* Q5 _- z' H! U; y% t( m
0 O/ v9 R9 R8 C1 j/ h$ S: |6 RJapanese aircraft* ?& Z' M2 s" i5 n5 |
A6M2 Zero x 1% q/ | {7 g9 O0 \% Y/ P' }0 }
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Allied aircraft4 `+ M' D, d0 S* s; w: Q* J- t8 u
Albacore I x 102 v' q+ {( [+ w, ~; B5 g
Fulmar II x 4; ]; ^3 E* c) L4 u& J
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No Japanese losses, `; P5 ^" W0 B/ t* L+ @/ R
2 A( D0 t0 A2 ^& o+ rAllied aircraft losses
% v( |' e/ p" F% d: {* A3 d Albacore I: 5 damaged& m6 E5 t& X6 E
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Japanese Ships
) C7 l* J# @1 a BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1& |. g& T3 c) P/ f1 `8 u* e! J
BB Yamashiro9 P3 Y) W) r) o6 A& h! Q; C) D0 \
BB Mutsu
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. Y9 o3 a+ {7 KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud" M$ C9 t% {/ X+ P2 V
2 E8 Z* N/ [3 @6 G3 C- j. FRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
( y% \/ ~# x, Z) [/ c0 ]2 AEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 u: X5 o. @% u; K# R Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
; n- i9 u4 w7 }6 o Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4) Y7 ?. b, A/ } Q
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Allied aircraft% F* X# F. O2 r7 {( q8 u; P
Albacore I x 33
9 ^. E% M* V' F+ T/ h Swordfish I x 7
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+ Z% l8 w) ^0 QNo Japanese losses8 {& H3 e0 m4 G) |) B/ K
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Allied aircraft losses
$ W7 B9 m3 ?$ {1 ^. t9 | Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged9 ^9 F- k; @: }, f
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
{; |) d" _! }8 E" \' r& g+ N Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
+ v: z& B! X. T5 }6 C: R xAK Kikukawa Maru% M+ F' N* r( v2 u
xAK Keisho Maru4 n' U1 L; g! n m- R; D
DD Hayashio' P# x6 b. Y* P* ~$ U. h$ R2 X
DD Yukikaze9 }' _6 g6 T6 P- {
DD Maikaze/ I" f* m, x0 J; u$ X" v* D
DD Natsushio
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0 `: n5 Q( ?6 {' C0 C7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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$ r, K% x$ y8 \7 E- r$ ~6 j( ENight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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/ t/ m# c I1 r A& F" oJapanese Ships
/ r& {, Y7 X* }& v DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
" q& _% p- b" W! U; r DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1" G9 k4 X- I% M8 d! y# S
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 17 J1 G4 ~, [! C* a7 h1 x! s& c' `- T
DD Maikaze& D+ ^' N$ ` G3 f) k& ^+ z
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Allied Ships
: i) j9 B/ W# G$ W BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 m" `# A' z0 i* R5 Q9 _ CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
* k+ i1 J0 ^8 }& F2 y' x- t$ m CL Birmingham
5 |2 x8 l4 x8 j: e: J& v& X CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
* j/ S' L- g0 [6 A3 v2 k DD Fortune" c- d- g1 u$ _
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1. j9 s! Q1 Z. z) ?/ x
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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5 v Q8 q8 j& LJapanese Ships
& X, c& I& l' P! Z AK Kaga Maru- z1 j* U6 @/ v: k" c5 |$ @" t8 p
xAK Fushimi Maru6 M7 K) K4 ^9 M: d5 l
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire2 L% Z# H2 K% p- O" X
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
! r. b! D F1 r6 h' P xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk; A( f; [; O( Z+ ^) x6 Z
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
- q/ t6 }/ u6 w xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
* ?- X& l( ~8 ^4 ~0 E xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
& F. u: m* h3 D xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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Allied Ships
1 @! ^5 }7 T! f- y5 H1 D BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ ~# X& o$ h) a+ q CA Exeter
7 y1 X9 r/ X. _/ u0 U! y" W CL Birmingham" d/ @; {( T" t
CL Newcastle7 E6 E* H; S: X
DD Fortune
- z* v- L& [. E DD Griffin
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9 Z3 E, H# ?" n rJapanese ground losses:
/ ?" P y {' C! [ 2769 casualties reported6 [2 |8 j: n* i4 k, n
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled$ W4 y' E9 l2 {' c! r8 e7 b
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
) _1 c$ g5 b6 ]) D$ J, u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ W2 p1 b( y8 b7 R: J9 f% h
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)5 h5 @9 E! ?7 O. C% u; U( Q
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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2 i0 `1 J: o. n" @1 x+ K7 SNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,432 q* R, {* J' [" C1 s7 K; ~
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5 A# Z( @1 Y+ _( f5 uJapanese aircraft losses
3 b. G7 f+ t4 L9 Q Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged. O1 Y4 q+ |# H7 ^
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
4 X4 D1 t! h* ?8 @ v; I8 J- T) m Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged& U% S9 \0 D! O. H8 C
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships8 T. j6 i1 I! T
BB Royal Sovereign
0 y6 y8 F! \5 ^) _9 ]6 _6 s/ G9 N0 v CA Dorsetshire: b. \3 y( X% ]
CL Glasgow" B1 r& D$ B9 I/ c) z# {
CL Ceres3 H. b' Z& `& F5 o6 n
" [4 O$ }# g1 b, ~# |. u' g% NJapanese ground losses:$ O3 _7 n/ g! b/ A& }2 I% E
129 casualties reported
& `3 ]3 c* `5 R, ?/ ]2 P: H Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 k; U* @8 x4 V) j Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
9 y1 ^6 o% b: t; X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" L' ]* x; ?& T
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)' z- a+ v8 g- @* m0 t4 ?
- q5 u* y6 _4 \; {. F! d! GAirbase hits 2
6 O- |# ^2 [- k5 M7 D- ?+ H0 L+ s% yRunway hits 10
4 {2 x# f, G- Y: h: o# o( ]Port hits 6
1 _) b3 n8 A: V4 G8 N5 k* y" ?) CPort fuel hits 1
( M- j: _9 ?9 B, ^Port supply hits 15 t6 D: ~2 Y4 Q" f
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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. N3 ^5 r) n1 Y$ jAllied Ships5 u4 s5 W; a3 b" }. `( O$ O
BB Ramillies% }8 x. X6 N2 c7 B: v! |
CA Devonshire8 f& ~) k1 R% ~6 W% b5 F
CL Enterprise8 h7 {+ [$ U, r; U- @$ N" u
CL Hobart! g" w# R+ w5 Q! p; {% M
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Japanese ground losses:
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! f j- }; g$ g6 D i5 W0 s$ U+ I6 Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# F ]- L: }- W Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled- \1 z0 C8 |+ _, Z/ j& t, j3 h
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
/ N- d/ u- p6 s" t Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
- e. S$ f5 L; c9 Y% g" }/ b Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled): v& u& f% K- \4 l8 c. [
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Manpower hits 3
- s1 @7 _7 T8 ^& n( RFires 575
. J) w) P* j0 k0 w" cAirbase hits 4
8 f. D1 ~. Y8 ]& L5 C6 T1 qRunway hits 173 x @/ u, d) |! _ q
Port hits 5- U3 T h0 a" f2 e& U1 Y
Port supply hits 17 E1 `+ P' B: q/ J
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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' a& Z& i, B8 ?. ^ DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire0 I1 y; Y/ a* r8 `% L
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage9 O" A6 V$ k9 t
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage' B# U0 q/ m5 t
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Allied Ships
% ]0 O. W" `9 n% _- D5 |/ K BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
4 e }$ |2 f" w, d CA Exeter
1 @+ Q) r3 c( _! W CL Birmingham5 g8 F" P! N. E& p
CL Newcastle
N. u \) @( L DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
6 e; s, N& B" Y4 Z/ D1 L DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage7 `. I1 I" ^, B. l* n3 W
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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/ C) g) e- Z' ]* ^; u# z
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, V9 R/ X3 f4 q8 K. mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50+ c7 J* W* C& `
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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! [5 i2 X9 n' ~3 Z$ hRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
p2 a6 Q) O! C2 gEstimated time to target is 11 minutes6 o/ E% {+ t6 Q% L# P/ q. h
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Allied aircraft
9 N6 @3 h6 M% M" l5 [ Albacore I x 315 c% D- U) j. b1 L5 r, O
Fulmar II x 42 V5 N# }5 H* t7 p* r
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8! g7 y, B+ o4 i5 o; F
Martlet II x 6! r3 b: C: A7 ^" ]4 r- v2 d
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Albacore I: 8 damaged: |) Z# L* b! d( K2 c
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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) V# W& S4 q2 i1 v9 W7 w BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
5 Q5 t& J+ I9 q) m, m0 a# M BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
1 U5 ~' d' ~1 C* x V* j BB Yamashiro
! w/ L7 y9 f$ U; Q; P BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 39 p7 H" V' \: ~. X v& \) n s6 R
BB Mutsu |