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。$ ]: ?1 y4 B, y5 s% Z0 @1 O
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38/ W6 G- c0 l7 r1 G6 v# ?5 r% }9 y
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms* _; G8 n/ _) y/ H5 i; Z# o0 \# z
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! p# ~2 P6 ?6 C& A7 _& ~: Z: c( fEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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$ }: Q: E/ J( O4 aJapanese aircraft; q% x$ k) O w* }
A6M2 Zero x 30. ?3 g* J$ n- ~! q, @% {# M2 E
B5N1 Kate x 14. c9 D( Y) _# ?7 L; B4 F
B5N2 Kate x 124 g; j* R( W4 G, q. X- h7 g* `. o
D3A1 Val x 8
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Allied aircraft
% P8 C3 T6 }$ p Fulmar II x 18
% l/ Q2 Y" T/ r6 B Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
4 r. i9 X) U1 o$ W/ \ Martlet II x 486 k! d9 \# J0 v# F t
Hurricane I Trop x 1
6 N+ [' }. k5 ^ Hurricane IIa Trop x 3. p9 Z4 w( Y. ]! o$ \$ i
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
- G# B& b" e9 Z/ y/ ?- y1 q0 [ Mohawk IV x 2+ w9 M p, l) b N( q( _
P-40E Warhawk x 5( _# A+ _+ q4 o/ ^" v! a X% b
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Japanese aircraft losses+ w v! l4 \! E
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed/ |. m4 a3 O! l. _
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ H/ q, z M0 B d: d7 ? B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed8 E( X1 w4 `) u# a" g3 z" q* u
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed7 ?# o- l. n3 R4 }3 L: a
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Allied aircraft losses
2 D( u- A& [$ v( S# B } Fulmar II: 1 destroyed1 w# f5 d, l+ B) G
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed4 @2 k7 |3 X* q- C8 O) o7 D4 w
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
2 v9 z1 X& @# N0 D* k Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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" t' O% {. U9 X0 o" m0 _; gAllied Ships4 `. @% d a& l4 b. X
CV Formidable" {2 Z( B' @- T
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud% S x9 d1 e2 P9 a0 \0 }2 s0 r# S
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ d; u& h: r4 a. `3 z' N, D+ ?: Q2 TEstimated time to target is 30 minutes7 v6 { I2 t) i/ u
6 u+ s) R( X6 Q6 [- XJapanese aircraft
% S2 H9 f7 V2 w' A3 u A6M2 Zero x 18
2 e% p8 H- H! i9 p B5N1 Kate x 3$ ~3 k1 @. m- t" ~6 {5 F7 w
B5N2 Kate x 14 w: r) T) j. `) A% B
+ f1 s- T$ n9 T- \' v9 n4 s' vAllied aircraft. Y! S5 r1 i* f: p% Y7 u# a, q
Fulmar II x 17- }1 S9 \& D+ H ]
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
' g @$ a' |4 G- @ Martlet II x 36! ~) t* J8 u( F2 }& A
Hurricane I Trop x 1
0 y# F, v( V3 f' d8 b Hurricane IIa Trop x 3" m; Z. v/ b" B- E# o0 c9 \7 {8 K
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
: v) F" i3 _$ {/ v' } Mohawk IV x 2 C- {4 \( A( ]; _
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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' d/ s9 ?' ?3 ~$ c- {% rJapanese aircraft losses; A! z/ l9 E/ S: [& E
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
+ _, K; I' n. g. ]* p B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged( G1 |' |* j0 ?, e0 q% ~
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Fulmar II: 1 destroyed1 w8 U2 p7 Y3 [) A
Martlet II: 1 destroyed. d5 _7 R. x Y; t
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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2 k( U! c: e3 hAllied Ships% D* r) S. C4 @( K+ I
CVL Hermes- ] J. f6 J& D
CL Dauntless9 a3 w9 Q8 ]4 F, a. p7 d5 w4 Y0 c
CV Illustrious
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7 r; ~. ]: {! h M& pAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 429 T0 h, P0 ~# F! { W2 B4 [* U
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# v" x* W8 V! l- j6 |1 g/ f! Z7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。* C2 [7 V7 j3 ~0 j b
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. A) A. f( C* K" |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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( R) J+ P8 O4 n) sWeather in hex: Heavy rain+ w' v, R+ n; v& ?' v) _$ v6 i
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 T+ f6 h; Z1 C3 G1 |2 Z5 s* D& XEstimated time to target is 8 minutes# J+ Q9 i' ~( g# n
& B( x: f7 v: L: I. A4 RJapanese aircraft) a9 W4 z, |( c% B5 b
A6M2 Zero x 13 e4 J9 E k5 Q4 ]
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Allied aircraft+ K5 @2 Y9 b0 E0 R3 |: J
Albacore I x 10
- i9 k. y: R H, H* A! V0 P7 b! r( ] Fulmar II x 4
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No Japanese losses9 J0 ~3 C! G0 Z! Y" \! B0 Q$ }7 a
) m* M$ l/ ]# t" _. T% qAllied aircraft losses
# o8 _# _5 H! g: z& Y Albacore I: 5 damaged: `, T* \( h9 V V: Y) |7 ]
( \/ t2 ?) L; H3 EJapanese Ships
, G" _1 O* a5 _) x# _' ] BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
\2 ^' L9 h! Z3 U2 W BB Yamashiro, J$ w4 t0 O$ \3 D! j, G
BB Mutsu6 H& t0 Y& s* b9 a [' E% O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45: R% p' A5 a2 h, E3 U
6 o, o" {7 F) Y" l& [& vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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6 d+ R2 {. s7 J A4 Z9 zRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
' n" l( _" h/ OEstimated time to target is 13 minutes0 a- i3 b% Z: [, H" ~. E
8 h$ z2 e: b: H) x; _/ CJapanese aircraft2 W, b* h% E1 t! k7 Q2 C
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9. S* g7 ]+ e- B: V) n
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4) T! r: m, d% s6 y* g
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Allied aircraft; G+ q) _4 K9 Y; H& x4 y% v
Albacore I x 33
p0 x) J+ M+ U4 d Swordfish I x 7
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2 V W) L/ d' \4 Q/ VNo Japanese losses
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- X/ o/ K; T' ]# ]" ~/ fAllied aircraft losses# v6 R _4 d8 c% D) x; h
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
2 e; }3 w2 v) N( j4 ~: Q ^2 p Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 O& S @( S: A" B7 R7 A, c Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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. w2 H2 ?# g) `* IJapanese Ships: l) C% I. {$ K3 r' E
xAK Kikukawa Maru4 w |- Z6 D9 `
xAK Keisho Maru' }3 j9 [: r/ M1 I, h2 q+ x
DD Hayashio
! |9 e: ~+ o. N+ s& [: q DD Yukikaze
8 }( r$ i. D/ T DD Maikaze
: I. i1 b( G5 Z" o0 d DD Natsushio
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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1 F8 X. m! Y/ q0 T2 i7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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_( ^$ n) C, @. eNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards, V: E Z( ^2 @; s1 x) m7 l
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Japanese Ships4 Z. h9 P% K c; Z7 v H5 X9 C
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
" |/ C0 L. T: S' D1 ?0 P DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1" g, [( A6 y6 }: I8 U
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
$ l3 L4 F' P0 C: l8 p DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships
4 F- C g3 @# V/ m8 }% [$ w- U3 ? BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 Q# y( u6 l) \( h. N
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
; i% J7 B& l/ p CL Birmingham3 z- U- F- e' T# n j7 d: C6 W! s" {$ F
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1$ s! I: _/ {) e
DD Fortune6 h. T3 N: ~( _6 I- [& R
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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$ O1 O" H2 l" K. @/ }- w6 v! @2 xNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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2 E- t9 y/ v& yJapanese Ships1 R2 h* S# n. E
AK Kaga Maru& a+ n; q! p* Q; m s. H
xAK Fushimi Maru
" M* e$ a" }0 \1 I xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
9 X) s7 T( g: L8 y0 ^& K xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire: X9 h8 y3 |- F; c% N& z
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk& P" s+ R6 O8 J- {$ n
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
* ?4 j) m& S5 J( p' Q xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
' h" h$ Q2 T7 ^' S1 s xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
$ @3 b* F. v$ A xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire; q. }) m z5 E9 z
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Allied Ships7 b0 Q$ ]( N! ~& n7 d( {0 o: M
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire ^- w0 {# ^# ^) e1 D! D
CA Exeter
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% {: l. j# c2 p3 g CL Newcastle3 y1 l8 f% C9 {
DD Fortune4 F# E! N! \, ?9 `! Z; b% B* k: m+ D9 e
DD Griffin) G6 R* P6 O2 ]% e7 F% l
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Japanese ground losses:
. w1 }- F2 m! | 2769 casualties reported
- m; U4 r8 ^5 G/ X* r: h2 y Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled- j3 l: o% {, r+ t5 o% L [
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled0 i8 o. d, g, |: w+ L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 l/ J7 X! {4 B7 g, t Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
6 `. h& @4 A/ o; a Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)# c$ ~6 ]. u0 G) K i- H( N }" {
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43( x5 l6 ]6 q7 v. H$ h2 Z
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8 }) [& J; A5 T0 m' q# f6 P: b no flights6 S% c. a4 r! `8 j( h- C
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Japanese aircraft losses9 L' F* ]3 f1 k; M, l) V$ i; u
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
$ W" K. ^; E5 J# v% T1 U O Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground, \7 ]6 F& M3 f
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged5 H, S, @ f7 @9 g' H9 P8 d
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground. n4 o8 i0 y( X8 ^( q' N8 ^( M
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Allied Ships% f) A& |# z9 J9 m6 U
BB Royal Sovereign
" c* I5 p h0 M9 p) Q" ` CA Dorsetshire
6 T: ?. U) l. G4 d g" }0 w CL Glasgow e5 u- T. N, H0 `$ K3 u" Z
CL Ceres3 ]9 D! K0 |( t& r; o5 l
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Japanese ground losses:
l- p$ m6 R, k6 U3 s 129 casualties reported
. O1 x: I! u2 c* T6 a- N Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 V! ^+ }7 `% v
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled# W! U; |& N: R9 q% w$ E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( h' f0 y& ]& s& A! `8 H- |
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 2/ e4 e: c, D* q% k% M! z% b+ U
Runway hits 10
% O# u" \* { i! kPort hits 6+ L$ J: F D/ o% X5 l0 u
Port fuel hits 1# |$ o) B: z* j4 S
Port supply hits 1: e; ?$ A; l" G- _# r
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; n0 p: |6 E: {6 q3 I8 e: UNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45 p* R! u4 k- K1 s' m
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BB Ramillies/ e: g1 y* k9 |8 M5 u: [% P
CA Devonshire
6 w/ m' ~3 r. } CL Enterprise0 O; a/ A1 F0 L' w4 U# @
CL Hobart& a6 @3 R. W, j: j/ x3 f
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Japanese ground losses:
5 G5 r% E" f2 E 585 casualties reported
/ Z" C( c5 g9 M! U7 \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
! L, y' w* I( C Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled0 R! H3 P W. L. M
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
* \; }: ^' W6 T, K Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
7 \0 B. V2 q) ?+ ]' [ Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 3
& ?7 ^: S* Y- L; h+ m! S% PFires 575: b$ t E9 D u9 W+ z8 n
Airbase hits 4
) K# W+ @3 V1 J; _' P& JRunway hits 17
1 N f7 Q+ g1 H) x5 OPort hits 50 C. G; w& F+ y. k5 n
Port supply hits 1( `% @3 E r; H$ ], q, f o( P
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( O: Z6 B' \4 |9 jDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards* \' R3 N! j h6 r3 u+ `& `
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DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire |# W# m* U* p2 [/ T1 k/ H3 ^! t
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
# m, {8 q I8 o0 \( N DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage* G* H; b( s+ J, g
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 1% l( D0 L2 q# Z% I; u; t7 T4 l
CA Exeter
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CL Newcastle" k/ d7 l" G1 ]4 z" Q4 Y6 ]; K
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2! J9 J% g/ v- c4 X
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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9 }* X O' ?5 R! b& b5 X7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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* K# J R. n9 Q0 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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8 S( q4 h @, o& X6 e0 TRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
E9 L5 Y' ]2 E# E- ^, _& N% ~Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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* w8 W1 n0 d x2 v3 L9 n% `# QAllied aircraft
! E. t# L7 l) c Albacore I x 31
7 r# B ~# k' s/ P Fulmar II x 4
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Martlet II x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
' m/ _" U9 A1 Y* B2 X% M Albacore I: 8 damaged
$ V7 F1 x4 L. J2 u' d% U Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak. ~0 n7 j k) ?% h1 ^5 |/ Y
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$ ?+ A" ]' a" o9 V5 U, f BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
% v" s6 a0 f6 s I5 a u6 f BB Ise, Torpedo hits 19 |5 h! C( \8 d ^7 F
BB Yamashiro6 k( P) ?: \; Z2 }: {$ D2 I
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
1 X" ]' m8 h+ z0 f BB Mutsu |