AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42
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; j' t: a, x1 a4 q7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。4 V+ z' x, V `+ Y8 O# s; u- R
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5 b5 g( h0 t0 H+ v. IMorning 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.
. B' I' B; f7 {9 v1 `Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! ?# X9 F/ S' `2 v' l A6M2 Zero x 30
# |- h+ T9 H; R1 T2 L B5N1 Kate x 141 m$ `2 R4 m2 z
B5N2 Kate x 12
1 J }, _: g1 ~+ h4 {% c D3A1 Val x 8
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Allied aircraft2 P/ K" E* R$ b. ^- o
Fulmar II x 18
/ o2 z0 e3 M- Y; r$ H9 d Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
0 p2 u% f5 x4 @9 R: }6 P, F+ L7 F Martlet II x 48% M% W2 Z) z K6 j T1 \
Hurricane I Trop x 1
1 Y/ F% m; F O) [ Hurricane IIa Trop x 3/ ~- s) z2 O/ n& A- y" j" z4 Y6 d
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
; K+ ]$ R9 z$ o Q& y Mohawk IV x 2 c4 e4 f# ~5 s. I5 w. i" n0 l
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
, j+ { j6 q/ T3 x B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged/ g- Y* {' H: ^- i/ m" N+ I
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed' m+ Q, R, ` t: Q
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed% f# Y! h6 s9 ]) M' x& E
! ~$ i: X+ _ J3 U! ]/ ~* `Allied aircraft losses) ^( X( m- f" _6 l+ Y; m" @
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed6 j* o$ f. ?1 @ U
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed3 V9 k/ W/ Z# ]
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
: _& B. j g1 t% |" \ Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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5 F M6 z: d# u3 C5 DAllied Ships! M* p; J: S6 f; g- O( T
CV Formidable
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,389 P# I! S4 {4 X
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 i( Y3 i& p. x4 T* i0 J* p
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes$ h0 B) [+ Z# }# X
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Japanese aircraft
, s7 b: m- t( I8 h A6M2 Zero x 18
9 H1 ? _. ~7 y5 Q; A7 @ B5N1 Kate x 3
z2 W; j) G0 R B5N2 Kate x 14. _, [, Q; a5 n; |; F6 R6 g
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Allied aircraft/ l7 {& H* p) \# Y- P9 E! l& p
Fulmar II x 17
3 i( P5 u+ j9 X8 u5 r, L. f Sea Hurricane Ib x 141 l/ j' C7 t$ A
Martlet II x 36( d0 D9 R4 f6 m5 Z$ [4 G' O
Hurricane I Trop x 12 ^: z* J! C9 K: } a( K2 |/ u, [/ p
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3( |- ~2 V: r" k! s7 H2 q
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12; R: Q6 C1 T- S+ n$ v( f/ M
Mohawk IV x 2# |5 Y1 V% K3 G" _% L6 l
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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" D+ M! H( u6 `* v2 `0 o: yJapanese aircraft losses
$ K. g0 F* ^; N) o* u# q3 z A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
' a) i9 R, b3 ^ B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged5 ]5 w+ H+ ]- q, c. j3 B
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged) X& l+ i, O! G# k. e. s
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Allied aircraft losses4 r+ s& s A; G4 w
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed' \1 h5 ~' H% j( W
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
- N! \) t' [, h6 x Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed7 {5 c/ l2 N; b' _# J
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Allied Ships& ]: t9 w4 Q/ S! v0 j7 \0 o+ \
CVL Hermes2 Y: q: ]* u. |3 B
CL Dauntless
8 e! g* e: N4 } CV Illustrious
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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。6 ]! I* k. |; x$ [: g: v
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; b) c9 V8 ^! ^9 Z9 p: r" HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet./ S+ Z2 v: w! P; A
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes$ `4 S3 p, e$ W0 b1 ^( I3 V, V
& U+ I: A1 v, d9 E- \( s, b8 dJapanese aircraft: o6 X/ a) y( U+ o. l/ l
A6M2 Zero x 1! v3 I) k5 R _3 W1 i
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5 Y6 X- z( g, S( d2 C9 \* F) R" S Albacore I x 10
, G0 A) q+ f3 p" m8 v1 i Fulmar II x 4
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No Japanese losses: q% e5 K W8 J
# A3 B3 Z3 V- |8 pAllied aircraft losses
9 H& J8 I0 R8 y- a* i8 B Albacore I: 5 damaged
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* V- k: U- `) C3 s; T7 z# o& sJapanese Ships
- ^8 C5 V1 P6 ]5 L BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1+ B% T( E3 T. [3 B6 R' c/ J
BB Yamashiro3 `3 B% \) r# J+ F9 [3 |
BB Mutsu
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45' `$ ], R1 k& K% C6 Q6 w& j
, T( {- w4 d' r' jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud& [2 C& H8 r1 N2 y
4 W0 b& h/ |/ ]Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
' i) i6 S# C( v9 {0 GEstimated time to target is 13 minutes1 b7 y' R: i0 q" Z- e. O: `2 J# y: {
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Japanese aircraft
2 ^( W2 k6 Z% d Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9: x$ S# m0 ?) ?, j8 v' M
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Albacore I x 333 u" l U7 z* z& J0 p/ y* p2 c
Swordfish I x 75 @% g7 b6 [' {2 H- B
! S9 I+ y+ Z4 p/ f3 oNo Japanese losses H' u) f* ^# n* V* |. b& X% v
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Allied aircraft losses4 @) L% z' y' m
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
" f3 V. W) d0 v- n f- k% ~ Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged1 E7 P. C _! C; k. p. _, f
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships# G( p3 |# n c; t
xAK Kikukawa Maru
2 v0 @# ]( N# \6 D xAK Keisho Maru$ y% l j2 E3 V" i6 q
DD Hayashio! B4 d: ]+ D. _7 Z: _: T: E
DD Yukikaze
4 X' w6 N8 k2 d" k DD Maikaze
7 l# y& c8 o: z+ h5 _" ~8 \ DD Natsushio/ j0 x) m% T* \0 b. x
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42+ G5 C" L) E7 T! i7 B" e' z
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( H& x+ u2 ], [& n2 U- Q, Z& R7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
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Japanese Ships7 j: y9 j6 N' A2 m: P; F! w+ p. p3 u
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
! H- r/ [ }& s% ~& g1 O DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1* p- R: E6 l- j
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
$ F6 L! L, [2 ~* @5 V' _! N DD Maikaze. J, D/ p! v' p4 E3 m5 y4 f
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Allied Ships
, r' ]# i4 | `; Y BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 C. \( P6 Y) V, k
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1! E/ R% _4 m. [2 h
CL Birmingham8 f% z9 \" j1 Q' j$ I+ \: t
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
4 l/ `% r: I! s DD Fortune0 l; d% h. S# ~( r9 l
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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: x) j: h# m/ x9 x% _ AK Kaga Maru
5 f }, A3 F. x xAK Fushimi Maru
8 \3 E5 O# [3 T/ J" w! i: N3 @ xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire# p9 \8 r0 D+ V% S C! r% K3 T
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire1 o3 W B% w$ J3 ]% M% S
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 g+ D, E, Y& C3 ^- Z( [5 i1 f
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk& u z- w' c6 U Z. E- B5 ~6 ~0 B1 y
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
, W4 s+ \7 F- H! ]) Q0 O5 | xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1! u( e7 ?6 f$ C
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire( \4 c$ Q0 b) T( |- u# _8 z+ i6 T! x
6 {% V7 ]" T- B) C- z( n( AAllied Ships
b3 t4 B- z& }0 Y' F# E BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 S( Y3 Q; M, ~2 {, y CA Exeter
3 L! B2 U7 o: m! l CL Birmingham5 j0 k/ n2 }+ F1 j0 O% n8 j5 l/ D# W
CL Newcastle# r0 S0 ]9 `. `" w" @) \3 ^
DD Fortune
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Japanese ground losses:
2 x! B# ]/ Y2 C! U3 X/ t. L9 @: q9 x 2769 casualties reported
$ j. i( k/ V$ k# N- g Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled" `7 Q1 B! q/ T! ^/ ?% h
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled9 p( n, C1 H' V2 N H, K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* V; r4 k4 o; o3 Q$ Z4 N
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
2 H: d; w& r% g1 i" r Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)0 R8 e2 G1 _0 b# d% U) X# _
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5 u( c1 w3 S; J& _6 {' p! oNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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Japanese aircraft losses
" G" j5 s2 g* q" w3 z* l Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
4 s0 i- |. t; I, b- y- E Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
3 W7 Z# c; L" s4 u' X& N5 O. n Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged5 m3 S P9 E1 `9 m+ Q
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground( o+ |% w6 L# W0 L1 r
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Allied Ships4 x$ T7 g' W& `- P) I
BB Royal Sovereign6 X! C" v+ [; f. y
CA Dorsetshire* G; m7 ]4 F& c9 {5 O7 T4 _
CL Glasgow7 ^, s! l" i- n+ T! u Z( p2 z
CL Ceres
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( H( a) b$ Y& O ?" q8 x) kJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 l, Z3 r, E% L. M& M0 }
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
: N& Z, m0 H( G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; l8 T, N: t' X" V9 D
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)7 ^; O& \: J5 K& h( e" n: f
5 m$ y( |, a- n3 C$ z2 a i6 S, Y6 IAirbase hits 27 E' L- L( l7 N# H1 A
Runway hits 10
! f3 A! d1 l; q. CPort hits 6
. e" ^% t: k. ~: `- W- RPort fuel hits 1( I {, ?! Z+ u: s
Port supply hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45, e' S+ w4 [( i0 Y- E+ Y
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BB Ramillies. G; X2 M/ I Y* S: V# m+ R
CA Devonshire
5 P) ^' d) ^# t' n CL Enterprise
e! X( K$ A4 L. D CL Hobart* m9 w9 \, O \2 v( Q# m
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: X. [; }) S2 E2 |* V! Z 585 casualties reported. t% Y- C' a. G* |" u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 ]# O# P* ~& ~1 O& ]2 v( O4 W
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
$ u4 ], M1 g o9 A Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
- q% |7 V2 c. v: v+ A Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)1 q& O) Q7 t: }! S
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled). `% b: F1 c! _! Q! V0 W* q
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Manpower hits 3- L. b) b9 m) `. F
Fires 5758 d8 d/ y o; Z
Airbase hits 4
1 Z0 m& @. Y- v! p) W( ?8 B6 ~Runway hits 17
) Q' g5 U3 m i8 T5 v( ^Port hits 5# i9 j7 S" K3 D
Port supply hits 1
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) y3 h! G$ o. `8 {( b. Q KDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards% L$ }" D9 Z6 ~- s: U, I
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DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire8 Q5 s. }0 f7 B( v: b) C* D
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ ?" T& Z& t# q/ N- F DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 14 V+ L+ z$ }, O) x% y
CA Exeter
7 R% { E4 L' h; a3 q" s- T- v" | CL Birmingham: Y" g l8 }2 o* [4 ]! j3 `
CL Newcastle
H& T0 k5 H1 u# F& m: K- a$ n5 a DD Fortune, Shell hits 2* x2 m; {2 S" M0 y: P* i
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage/ t) l$ I9 }1 @' A/ f) S/ ~9 D0 D
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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* \/ [# q- E: _- g5 [6 U7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* f1 W4 m9 s4 _( {- l
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. w6 }% ~, s B! |9 Y
7 Z }$ J( ~' D7 {" KRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; }0 I8 s$ U$ N4 a9 L dEstimated time to target is 11 minutes, J. J9 a: M ?# i v
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$ f+ ?: U0 O* w* b% P, @0 e Albacore I x 31
- B2 G+ Y5 g" G: \ Fulmar II x 46 I) \, t" ^* j
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8" X( n. m9 ?: h6 z& c6 J
Martlet II x 6/ p5 m. t1 Z, @ W1 a6 o
) a: _9 G& {9 k" _( zAllied aircraft losses4 w" k( N5 o6 D
Albacore I: 8 damaged
% R7 C$ r/ ]1 z+ L8 b Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1- f6 n; k! o9 b; y4 B7 s, w
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 18 x ~: f8 i" g3 G1 z
BB Yamashiro
, Z; }1 D, _3 }- p( i& T) U BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3. D5 e7 J4 I- C! Y( b
BB Mutsu |