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9 u) _5 x, Z4 y/ G7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。3 y3 g( ~ q) D2 y- E; B# ]
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* H6 X% [2 U. [) {! U: ~( KMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* i: s* W+ k" L9 c/ _5 J! C" Z
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: `& |' }* L+ q, {8 z A6M2 Zero x 30
8 X2 t: `. W- g+ y+ x1 b B5N1 Kate x 149 F6 F( k4 q) W J
B5N2 Kate x 12
- A: n. Q& C2 z D3A1 Val x 8
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H0 t9 J8 b: F) ZAllied aircraft+ d9 t" Q' k/ T
Fulmar II x 18' K1 I4 c- a" Q- [. i
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
2 P- J8 D* W0 N Martlet II x 489 c% d# G; e* C* {9 |) H
Hurricane I Trop x 11 B/ k% a6 w4 K! P
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
! D/ D' h/ C7 h# u; R2 e Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
7 h- q/ @2 _/ L+ z Mohawk IV x 2$ f# `( B7 `/ C7 v+ c( T, [
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 ~/ O4 U. V& z! M, J0 [4 T6 l A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed+ [' `' I& K0 k1 Q* L: R
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged$ D f m2 l6 x- o4 T" `: `
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
& x* N+ @. z2 q2 d( c& @ D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses; G+ O( J) A3 Q; H! m
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
; y0 q# }5 H: W$ K5 B8 J Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
7 G) ~2 `( h( I' D; N Martlet II: 2 destroyed
$ g n8 i1 _: f# @! s ^ Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships0 D5 P; t p- P6 w0 S0 w9 j# m
CV Formidable% \, y7 }% t8 [
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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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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., C7 E/ }2 d5 `5 V% l
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes5 v$ ~3 f! G8 I+ i4 H
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A6M2 Zero x 182 z0 _ X* W3 b( U
B5N1 Kate x 31 E; f r2 `) s. w S
B5N2 Kate x 14) a6 V% q; a0 o/ m& h6 m1 K
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Allied aircraft
7 a$ g( h# ^8 R4 E) n Fulmar II x 17" z2 e/ K6 w8 F$ m5 f( _0 L
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14; V% |, `- O$ ?( u* n5 ^. C9 I$ L
Martlet II x 36- R. |+ H/ S0 \
Hurricane I Trop x 1
5 ^- g9 x( r' f0 x, x Hurricane IIa Trop x 3+ _% V, }% r ]1 B' _
Hurricane IIb Trop x 128 }; J, Y- z& p N" c$ U1 p! Y) d
Mohawk IV x 2
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$ w% j9 T7 R+ \. KJapanese aircraft losses/ Z, L* K2 e2 J
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
8 G3 J# z- `* i# d B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
$ U {* s% J5 j# ]. P! D B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged8 n& {+ l5 k: t
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Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
" c( F4 B3 I- ~! y2 i ` Martlet II: 1 destroyed
' N5 u8 {/ ~, }3 y& p% [ Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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CVL Hermes
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CV Illustrious
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& u3 s% K% c% L/ U+ H# yAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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9 U" i6 ?8 b! n9 h" p) U7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 52,481 f' Z8 U1 I: h8 d$ X, q
6 u: k, e+ f" h+ |Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
G! x' q4 j2 I: t5 EEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( d5 y. S; [1 B3 i2 H. e1 j" U: t
A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft
+ E) j6 ]: O( Q Albacore I x 10* W3 P) H/ t) R. a; P
Fulmar II x 4
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0 m3 t6 A W0 S* }No Japanese losses- f: e) A4 t/ B8 o
7 ?2 V7 P2 C; N# \& OAllied aircraft losses. m" e: O6 b, d* c5 I' y" Z9 M* i/ S
Albacore I: 5 damaged7 `& A* f* p( Q7 n1 Z# E6 I& E2 m
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Japanese Ships# A$ Z. n7 ~% m) T* k1 N" l
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 19 D$ Z# ?' o/ y6 w; v
BB Yamashiro+ i3 B7 W) p9 C, K/ [2 x3 S$ C
BB Mutsu4 _8 p! `) Y" e$ P- e
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,450 N' k3 @* d8 l: W; L o
+ o+ d: F% Q! F4 d KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud8 b' Z0 d# d2 a0 p
( n S! e- f: o/ S4 P& ERaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.% h8 V$ Q8 N) X, ~
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 m+ Y& q! z# \) G/ I: Q j# f; k4 p
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
7 O! `8 J' x/ w! B. e3 }3 ] Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft
u3 }9 W( ]7 U1 a- l) T6 m' N Albacore I x 33
2 ]% A/ P0 e9 l5 E$ t+ ]% Z# j Swordfish I x 7
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: v5 o" k, l; sNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
) B4 M7 e! W& z' T) l& \3 T Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
# W1 N6 W8 O3 v/ X Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged( c! W0 C! ^! U$ Q) N' s9 L
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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H( e8 O9 K: Y" ^$ WJapanese Ships
- T* V+ G8 e' n) k* f6 D7 x9 e xAK Kikukawa Maru
5 I1 u' r0 R2 ]9 _ xAK Keisho Maru
3 T4 U6 r2 E! }! e8 E$ B4 Q DD Hayashio
. i4 a: r; Y* }" {" P DD Yukikaze
" F" \- o! {& L# N/ A DD Maikaze2 z) V4 R9 f7 v o2 D8 l% v: S* b- m
DD Natsushio
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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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards( w. k# ^# O& a$ x) x6 s
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Japanese Ships
& [7 j. {7 n/ ~8 u* f6 F DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires0 y* L+ ^9 ~" V0 B
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
$ \0 n+ I3 v& l! W2 A( U DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1$ U$ A7 q" f- e. _9 Q! X: {( Z
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
0 \" C& k' K D- K0 x3 [ BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire7 B6 H$ [7 s7 v+ x y$ F
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
6 l, `7 l& K$ l6 R7 d CL Birmingham9 A3 n& D$ q: j6 D) w/ \
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
, Z7 L( R3 J: e" `2 U DD Fortune' e$ Y$ G( x& |
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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7 t- D' J7 M! @9 A4 `2 D+ _6 B3 GNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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AK Kaga Maru: M$ D8 `2 n- }$ a
xAK Fushimi Maru& m& F3 }' x8 [$ d& W$ O8 J& U
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire2 b U/ Y1 Q. B+ g
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, t; _5 s8 Q# _9 K& G1 W0 Z j$ i
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk3 `, V( H' x4 x1 X
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
1 } L) y( \0 V- h. ~/ s xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
5 @! z, O) Q8 R xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1' J3 F1 |7 L9 h3 ]
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire" P4 y G' \% _+ \6 C7 o9 `9 l
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Allied Ships$ W! p) \+ ?" [! r) T$ M6 k
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire) ]8 f9 X, c" O9 l* \- S
CA Exeter# @: y: f& D8 V! w n
CL Birmingham
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8 j- y; \% i; h5 h$ \ DD Fortune. f8 ^8 m' H. f; I- Z
DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:
?1 g$ d8 p- q 2769 casualties reported! r C- f0 {$ |7 e# |
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
7 r3 q% y. [4 g6 }1 Z0 ` Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled5 `% ]4 L6 `; t, l: ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ N1 M' P5 p. U$ p5 c
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
8 v8 p, i& h( ]8 P- T/ I5 j( m Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)" x9 ?: v: _$ `8 T+ U. [! S
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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no flights
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2 s* E8 r* D6 @6 U: ~& rJapanese aircraft losses# d0 [9 T: F3 O# }) |( Z* a" l
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
7 w* w- J% I6 D- n3 d Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
- o! |' L9 F' {# b Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
0 k- i; Q8 B% d2 [ Y Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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4 z( z2 ?, d+ H. L- w& u7 t6 p2 q5 DAllied Ships
6 X ^& x2 H1 ^( T* f BB Royal Sovereign
* ], I) u; H; ` CA Dorsetshire
9 y8 p% t' _+ X3 Q* N CL Glasgow
& T8 v' v+ B6 ^# ?! q, {$ b& N CL Ceres- o" m$ N# }0 P/ B( P
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Japanese ground losses:
" g0 U! s6 y8 f2 s% n# ]% e 129 casualties reported
% ~! n- G4 W6 [+ e$ ~7 j Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" c9 i5 m" A! Q
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled) Y7 `* c6 B I' D( b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) P3 {0 G9 n6 S& R( N" ^; U Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)* S0 F/ l5 O6 `: U
) n" f, P+ P( J6 qAirbase hits 2
1 A0 `* C0 y# D3 cRunway hits 10
$ P1 O, g6 s1 t9 oPort hits 6+ S! V l0 R9 q: f' `) k
Port fuel hits 1
% d5 C% a8 G# d1 Q Y6 I- GPort supply hits 1 k( E/ ?/ x- R! c# E9 A y
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45: o9 y8 U& e. E- X- F5 ^
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Allied Ships4 d/ L) C. i! a) D ]
BB Ramillies
; J6 y' n# B( ^ CA Devonshire
8 N1 }; a5 O7 A- C CL Enterprise
) K: d& O& z( V; N l, p. m, L CL Hobart! g! X2 x0 G7 }" l, P
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Japanese ground losses:1 G% M& A6 ~) g4 {4 ^
585 casualties reported& w- y# h& y7 @) N. t% r! `/ k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- [& T, w! [/ B# G. Q. N) ~
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
' Z6 M; B3 C, o( g3 {& w) @9 h1 v% h Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
/ @2 w. B2 T- v% F# V8 N Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
e2 k& M# L- b, j! ?7 d Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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8 N" `8 R0 e0 WManpower hits 30 ~4 x: S0 E* {4 x5 M0 z# }" n; }' H
Fires 575
7 E8 ?% ]# m6 T! Q/ MAirbase hits 4+ I: _4 t; P& m- K. b( T
Runway hits 174 B5 q2 u8 n) a$ ~( H$ G8 O
Port hits 5" R! L( v; k# W5 h' v. t& m) D8 J8 A
Port supply hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 S! O3 \+ a0 t DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
! q$ f! C& i* d3 y2 s' X- E: T DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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- K) s& J, W' y: ~6 ?& i BB Resolution, Shell hits 1" Z# b! r$ d3 Y
CA Exeter$ q! @/ B0 r# c& P
CL Birmingham
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DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
/ e# r7 g9 `( m) i/ M) I 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4 k1 b& l, J2 M1 k, P @' m
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,509 b4 ~3 L6 B9 d4 ~
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 n9 @- ~- e2 C& K$ |
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# D9 B9 d) {0 ~Estimated time to target is 11 minutes' g! c; z4 O7 S7 S: n3 s
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Albacore I x 31
3 g+ y2 A2 b# y' N { Fulmar II x 44 G. [3 x1 G' t) X
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
) c/ y( G" `3 L; d y Martlet II x 6
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Albacore I: 8 damaged
: W, H6 P, s6 d6 u) x Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships& `: n' a$ d! H3 J9 ~* S
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
6 D0 [4 t6 ]0 S0 p. r BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1/ t3 z. d g x, z
BB Yamashiro
+ t- F0 `# h, Z: o BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
6 f' U* S# q( m BB Mutsu |