AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 428 N8 I7 }0 F8 b; `
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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。7 z4 q# X: U' b: \
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; Q" U# a0 Z1 qMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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6 U+ m0 h, \8 }; s1 s5 ]Japanese aircraft
5 e- V- v# Y6 R4 F. Y \ A6M2 Zero x 30. _$ _/ a3 C2 O, L% t
B5N1 Kate x 14# J b- h- S$ x- v- i
B5N2 Kate x 12/ z8 \6 R. }3 S" k2 h1 L
D3A1 Val x 8# a# O# D. R' c: t
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Allied aircraft
. J1 U! Y3 W s( }* C7 f Fulmar II x 18
9 M- z8 z; c+ ] Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
$ H* w; R/ i+ x8 d7 C Martlet II x 487 h2 x5 u3 {# _$ U2 T3 c: [1 J0 T
Hurricane I Trop x 1
" \9 y$ d: a$ r8 ?4 W" E Hurricane IIa Trop x 3% _1 K; }3 V6 h2 h" w. A
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
+ i/ U& _3 Y+ Y: P! v& f Mohawk IV x 27 h6 y2 r. L+ I' g9 r/ G
P-40E Warhawk x 59 n- F, k* O& M5 [9 H; K
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Japanese aircraft losses! p4 G2 u3 i0 z# @7 R; H
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
8 B$ J5 T+ Y2 ^, T" h3 W( u3 A B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged, q: @8 {* `% A
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed' X2 A8 q7 H) ~- `8 _9 ^; v E4 W
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed# y' C$ c: q e9 n# b9 E+ y
. G" Q+ U, h/ Q3 t3 YAllied aircraft losses" h8 M/ B6 T( R6 Q1 e, ]
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
1 N6 @4 u$ o( v& A$ |1 S8 Z( S Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
1 \4 l) t7 x4 p M7 ?! z/ t Martlet II: 2 destroyed* x( X- F* t8 O" a$ r U/ X
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed0 W7 s0 l3 {/ V7 t& K: [ [
" z( d0 M( [9 Y Y( e& EAllied Ships
$ v8 j7 L5 a. j CV Formidable( _, i9 M" n) ~. R2 _5 c: B% x/ N
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,389 r" G( f+ ]- n% e$ O. W
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 l8 L% P3 ~4 B& H) ]9 X6 c) E
9 O% Y7 l8 b# P" Y7 l) tRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ e4 Z1 J* u' S* q
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes8 H3 @3 R( n, c/ a% @) e- {6 v* }
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Japanese aircraft
# V/ k6 ^' |$ N, V) v0 s. ? A6M2 Zero x 18
; D/ ?1 ~5 J; `9 w B5N1 Kate x 3% i, S# d3 N4 j0 O& [) v' D2 i
B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft
% O* l* x7 o# F3 M Fulmar II x 17
) S) s9 i W+ ^! J1 I1 _ Sea Hurricane Ib x 14- \! B! U9 w/ [) d. G
Martlet II x 36) H+ B# {5 I5 k' b- q; [+ J0 a$ j6 I
Hurricane I Trop x 15 H9 |2 _7 |7 K2 n& N, {
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
$ b9 [# j+ ?: W _ Hurricane IIb Trop x 12" A. D/ z' I( Y% o5 N
Mohawk IV x 2
1 { g/ n+ i: Z- N- Y P-40E Warhawk x 4
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v( }+ X9 P9 I% Z1 jJapanese aircraft losses# e, A' ?# c8 ?% @
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed" d: o- J/ L" y- Q! J# K" `
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged% L$ S2 M3 _- G) i6 B$ f4 e
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged2 h7 N1 a; B: O7 T; w7 U- k! |
" d1 {4 W, L0 Z& s. GAllied aircraft losses( |/ k, X; ^1 D; a
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
9 ]' [7 x9 R5 ^% \; `# L Martlet II: 1 destroyed
- r; @) g( v q Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed: K) k' a0 u7 c4 B
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Allied Ships
7 R2 T4 V! m G9 x# t6 A CVL Hermes
, ~& z& c9 l! } CL Dauntless
: G+ G6 Q- u9 T4 l& I CV Illustrious
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 429 J) I8 {8 I/ @
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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。" o6 |3 C2 M3 m5 E2 Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48" ~( M6 W' q5 x/ h$ X0 s y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain. ]: n5 l( L5 z* d2 _
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ Q5 _; k: V, u8 O5 c
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 17 _7 O* v7 a O: B& V1 Q7 N
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Allied aircraft
1 V. {' w& @' P Albacore I x 10- L" m4 R, E$ A$ } X) J- }, w
Fulmar II x 4; n2 d& Y8 L; \ ~. _+ N# ]3 u
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No Japanese losses, X6 U7 H9 ]# C( \4 A* A9 n
0 w7 H9 f( k+ v8 e zAllied aircraft losses0 P# p8 ^. y, f& M" Y: {
Albacore I: 5 damaged
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2 k5 I* [( X: R- Q; `Japanese Ships
% O0 l. b# p$ K+ L2 ] BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1" D1 v0 h5 }# d3 r# x, C! H
BB Yamashiro8 V/ g4 F8 X; }" P" Z6 t0 K
BB Mutsu
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% ~) V! a; Y7 N; Z8 r# JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& e2 K3 }% t9 s* B( o5 ]( p9 H' q! u+ u
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
. C: ?5 ^; k3 @/ l( u$ PEstimated time to target is 13 minutes$ Q6 w/ c2 H; P# u5 r$ v/ d* |7 N g
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Japanese aircraft, j8 H; K$ P8 f' q+ Z
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
% [9 U! k/ _4 N* h Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Albacore I x 33& M6 V* }* Y. q0 }) b* A( s
Swordfish I x 74 g3 l, D, M" u: z
) r4 b( {* [; SNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses0 X* O# g( \% D; `
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged+ `1 P+ z) T; g, h p; s% r
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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xAK Kikukawa Maru, n8 i4 K) r: i" [7 G6 V! O n6 L
xAK Keisho Maru0 Y/ p' z! y8 V7 ~3 g# D
DD Hayashio
' k6 T j) B% @6 K DD Yukikaze) l' \6 G$ P7 a9 O, {3 g
DD Maikaze
3 i8 m6 X0 E* y. F4 Z, u1 E9 d6 Y. G DD Natsushio8 C+ {& l8 l/ A) |% D
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# g* H1 b/ X/ U; \AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 427 h# P4 o, U, `( K0 a! O: c7 M
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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。( p" `7 L2 ~% f
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0 F9 l8 a. ~; K( ?, BNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards3 L% M+ \, Y& y8 W2 A2 Z
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Japanese Ships; t7 q7 H5 _, |! g2 ^
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
, `! `# | b, A1 p4 [ DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1/ o; l! ?$ E+ T9 c0 p( S
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1( v& [7 I' e. w3 r
DD Maikaze
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 i# T- x+ S* d" g CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
( w5 h' w: f5 ^9 ] CL Birmingham
* r) N8 Y2 K3 m6 I2 b7 a CL Newcastle, Shell hits 13 r3 Q- B: _9 R7 R. X8 {6 T
DD Fortune
$ K1 p3 F. Y y) G* d DD Griffin, Shell hits 1: @ |( u; e+ s- t& x
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. d1 t0 x7 | ~) l1 j, M" ENight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards$ ~% l' |8 H& R4 U% r: ]
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Japanese Ships6 V- @, r! ^4 T% ]$ K" }
AK Kaga Maru) \" _! P5 n! I ~
xAK Fushimi Maru- x) B' ?: D' k# X- [- @% @
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
& c# W, F4 x- k9 h" P7 F xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire- F; l: A5 ]2 c. n7 G. T9 O8 {
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
% M# h& ^0 d- J, ^ xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
5 q0 ]) {- u6 ], r xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk. ]3 z& z# V# ^( [" D% s
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 11 [! a- n* Q+ e d& i
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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6 h2 w/ Q; M7 S, kAllied Ships
$ j! U5 p% r4 M4 o( y& _ BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 a j( P! Z- Q CA Exeter
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CL Newcastle
# m/ C( {- |- H6 v" R5 G DD Fortune
- R* h5 M$ S2 c8 T& U! N) _9 G5 @ DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:
6 M7 e2 F: r$ z$ \2 h 2769 casualties reported
6 b' C+ o3 l( _! K2 e$ S' }0 ~/ F- H Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled/ Q( S# [% F+ d' W
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled3 {" e, ? [! R- _$ h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) q+ a2 P3 z d7 S, X
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)+ P1 |) v R& B+ V
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43/ i+ X j+ F% j# v
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( P. Z) X- c3 L6 @, @ no flights. [1 v8 @# r0 G- ?# S5 e; w9 ?
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Japanese aircraft losses
: n2 t7 D0 H6 y& T( K Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
3 B! f% w, _$ P2 e Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground( H3 W( H1 X. O0 Q
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
! a. u- N; j$ Z$ O* A% I Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground- O& q* T/ h0 `* N7 s( y
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BB Royal Sovereign
) ?2 {' a* G( e, r; Q CA Dorsetshire, ]. E# j9 O* G; o+ S" J
CL Glasgow
' R7 t- z; r5 Z+ n9 {+ ], z CL Ceres
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5 \4 J i8 k+ y& Q0 U) hJapanese ground losses:
( b* \" V$ h# ~2 _& f2 s, r# a 129 casualties reported
8 g9 `1 R6 ?1 W2 A6 Y6 V" ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& b% s. J9 Y2 ^. Y% F/ N; h Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled, N+ c: m- F7 b& d: G+ B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# z4 K* s) d& A; z4 G! s/ w5 ?( Y Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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; A& [7 |' I8 q0 w9 u# _ ZAirbase hits 2: _8 X% u2 I# W8 f9 l$ g- H
Runway hits 10: H6 @! m: m6 v! s8 Y
Port hits 6: i' w2 \4 b6 \0 ]
Port fuel hits 1, o, ~* r$ ^, @8 v
Port supply hits 17 d3 t/ T- t' r3 e2 f" J0 S0 N
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/ Z' V% e( j1 i; g! DNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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Allied Ships2 J, Z, u8 Y) F# c- S3 m
BB Ramillies% l& |6 N' r& w" x
CA Devonshire
1 Q2 h) i% x1 x& |5 Z CL Enterprise" @$ I- @& l# b E! t
CL Hobart
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Japanese ground losses:
0 H6 p- c: ^# h- K0 ], U 585 casualties reported
! l d' H& M' ~ W5 d6 s' w Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
% i: E/ @! K* ]* l. W Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled3 Z+ F) Z8 a. C$ @8 N, P" Z
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled$ M+ v- F% {6 @5 y1 H2 G
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
; G: p5 Y* H6 e Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)$ l7 E4 B- }% |
0 b6 {! f' Q; f, UManpower hits 3
& g4 {$ q) E$ G: O2 @* v4 cFires 575
3 K' [9 f, l! F- A- h1 NAirbase hits 4
% m+ E" Q* _. J: V1 D, uRunway hits 17. ]/ }, B. ^4 f) S$ h! Z
Port hits 5
1 C' i) A; N9 J; n5 fPort supply hits 1
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1 J$ V1 Q8 v5 `) H! f+ E! G) eDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards% J1 q8 ?* q3 r: f
; Q7 m/ M U- ]# ]8 fJapanese Ships
5 S* q( I, W$ C4 L DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ Z# K* F$ n) U DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
& O% Q" k" v @% [: ?: _7 a" n& N DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
! C. i: P- w) }8 J BB Resolution, Shell hits 19 u0 p, M% U3 S
CA Exeter
7 i4 d! Q1 |+ U6 @/ i CL Birmingham
2 p; U, _8 q' @# u" ~7 g CL Newcastle
- y- f+ H% \" y8 i DD Fortune, Shell hits 2! N. R }1 a' G) o+ a
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage3 H! Z9 L$ j1 t8 `5 R
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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+ z& P: g. L$ g4 i9 X6 y G
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7 u1 h! d5 S8 }: O3 TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# a! g: s. E4 v
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ U# ?) C( b8 U/ H% t) \4 lEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Albacore I x 31
- w \# s! [) S$ N) ?% J5 Y. k Fulmar II x 4- g6 v W+ l8 \
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8+ U0 U0 T/ \3 G$ U5 q
Martlet II x 6
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, ~7 U& q1 X; q' ~7 L* w- Z5 ?Allied aircraft losses
+ E: i# N3 r+ q0 u Albacore I: 8 damaged
0 n( u% \ }1 Q, O& B1 P Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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6 X! f p3 v2 x2 u4 i) x* ? BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
6 c' l4 t6 t+ b) g BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
4 m) A5 h4 }$ }& _ BB Yamashiro* n `) A$ L# m4 Y7 V2 j7 }
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
$ G# x7 h! s1 F q BB Mutsu |