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。' a& q' u7 F8 O# ]
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' _9 u) G3 Q) L' PMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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7 H! [) |, e3 @Weather in hex: Thunderstorms# g6 m# B [ N; z$ A2 B; R4 M
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* D6 w( _3 Y$ s( p3 V
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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* b4 }2 e( H* E) Q- @* s l, Z& KJapanese aircraft
, P2 }0 A5 [$ n- ~' ~, T A6M2 Zero x 30
. W' o" a" r h5 @2 K7 U B5N1 Kate x 14
$ D5 w/ X; ` h. y4 ^ B5N2 Kate x 125 N" z3 B. [1 k* P+ ^- c" ^
D3A1 Val x 8' Z+ X8 q3 N$ y/ h! q7 b" _9 K
1 @. I% e, s8 n4 F# W' GAllied aircraft
' {9 e/ C z' F9 I: `( }! }1 y1 Q# | Fulmar II x 18
' p' M$ b& v' d) J Sea Hurricane Ib x 25! B) S. U- N: T k O' K
Martlet II x 48# U" A: e7 c) ]) L! ^) k
Hurricane I Trop x 1& Z" \- L/ w! P, k2 S- g
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
9 V5 A0 h" ^' O+ M) v- r Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
: H! p+ {6 l2 L. y1 Z* l Mohawk IV x 2
4 u9 _, A: r( O' c/ _ P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses5 d8 R$ O x. z7 `4 x
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed4 }1 N7 u$ b" r6 B; X" H
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
! V; t! z) [$ t8 A- a B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
' I. L& y7 U3 V4 c/ ~$ G0 M D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
; I0 I& J5 {# L! b Fulmar II: 1 destroyed3 I4 X5 A# A# ~) T
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
6 ~& q9 B0 B# j5 n$ E# G Martlet II: 2 destroyed" e" X* G8 ?& C: w* P9 u
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed* H" H% k3 A. E, J! \& i
: w4 w- O a& T& P4 x% rAllied Ships* L9 E! r# B8 Y2 E! n! J: k
CV Formidable: g( ^# U; e2 \$ ] k- f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,386 j* d: I$ A- a! {1 l
! q6 M- g, `7 ]Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 A. U; f) y6 [& W, O+ m. v
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ V# n+ c ? g: ]Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: u& A7 v/ U4 ~ U* g
A6M2 Zero x 185 W2 g, ~2 g, N$ r! Z
B5N1 Kate x 3
. U5 [6 o1 q; T4 _ B5N2 Kate x 14
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9 y' _. N) K' m# u( Z! \Allied aircraft
; G7 V4 a. Q, D# D0 D* i, T5 Y9 I, Y Fulmar II x 17
! W A$ i8 V2 @$ b; i7 D& `+ I Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
' P1 a! m5 @4 V0 T Martlet II x 363 V$ O4 g2 q6 B( w2 c0 ?) T: X' K
Hurricane I Trop x 1
2 D8 k: o+ m0 p4 Z# d2 n Y+ h Hurricane IIa Trop x 3; b" `) m: z8 C) i+ ?
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
# }7 ?6 e: q+ q5 ^- c Mohawk IV x 20 t! z9 R8 g- d' V- v$ P) ]/ a9 t
P-40E Warhawk x 4) a l6 C, ]; i* N3 \ Q
) H0 b! v9 A) r5 p1 @* h" j: EJapanese aircraft losses
. N- I2 K- W3 r6 E A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed+ b. h# m8 l, z) l3 H* N" j
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 d, t6 a- E( ]* h, } B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
2 R5 ^' E' o- {8 C+ d Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
. i* }2 _5 N I Martlet II: 1 destroyed/ E4 D( T. E5 ~: |
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed. F% o4 K- E* u" V" b
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Allied Ships: v3 s) f, i9 b W) N- y
CVL Hermes
: X2 u7 J. [0 H$ s5 n CL Dauntless
% ?; e- L3 K' P8 @+ p CV Illustrious
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 421 d Y5 W9 x. h. L: t3 H0 Q, s
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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。; v0 D& J" N/ K' | [+ e7 o
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 k; n4 N( v( t& ~. ^
; K3 L# F- `, R: ?, GRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.% U9 R+ i' O0 v# R8 l# G
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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# f+ q! T" _ Z. ^Japanese aircraft
6 Q/ R. _. p" P* M- o8 A9 z8 i A6M2 Zero x 1
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. o T& s4 D' x$ [Allied aircraft n7 m8 e; o& Y1 G# b* Z& Y
Albacore I x 101 I. g) g. \+ {4 s( v
Fulmar II x 4
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No Japanese losses
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& s/ T) M- ]3 ^' Q* t4 bAllied aircraft losses
, i/ b4 s) O L% f Albacore I: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( z0 j: w9 V: p% r8 F" S BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
2 _+ K4 `' @1 |, I" c BB Yamashiro
5 K9 W1 |. F. ~' J H4 B8 w BB Mutsu
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) p) @% u/ v3 `9 e! u9 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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" H+ M3 e* Q1 R: R- }4 q4 uWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 K% P5 @9 F/ ]9 Y
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.# c9 A& @0 E( Q8 {; w
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes c# A6 t+ X) \! ~( Z5 y9 Q
$ G- x+ R( o6 P1 L2 _9 `Japanese aircraft
/ @% b$ j' F! W0 u2 b8 Z. L0 I. G. b Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9- ?4 E) g; }! n7 e2 R9 [+ \
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4( Z% d/ {, g' `+ o. o" h* w
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Allied aircraft2 q7 z% M) n& j; O- B: \
Albacore I x 334 W2 {; U1 d8 c! j2 [3 u
Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses* i3 n! _0 J6 B+ k: U5 y8 E' Y) `
+ ~1 U% _3 n2 G1 zAllied aircraft losses' ~3 Y4 I; F% Q h' Q$ a, Y
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
! t9 r* O4 D* s1 M$ H Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged. P: P$ R! k' b7 g( j! D
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak! o& n4 o0 W. Q* |
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Japanese Ships @! q* k; }. R; e1 u' g
xAK Kikukawa Maru' [3 J. R7 y2 }( @5 c
xAK Keisho Maru# h, i, \* |9 V0 d' A: E3 P
DD Hayashio2 C; z* X/ e5 l0 e& ?* i6 Q+ u, F
DD Yukikaze
8 z% Y( R# M { a DD Maikaze
' ^" ^0 X7 c) z& r5 m DD Natsushio8 y$ F; {3 h8 {" b& z
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3 o/ a& s1 a- x" E8 A+ LAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 420 T$ `+ ?# r, A+ k: ]7 c. x; w
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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。# h$ T- f; n F) S4 B2 L
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4 |8 d& e9 G' m+ b2 |6 l1 ], _0 {6 kNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards+ n3 c+ J% r0 t* b) v( c( l W
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Japanese Ships
5 i& w% D. u6 B! U( a; \2 o [ DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
{, H7 `1 X) ^$ c8 Y7 W DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 19 d J9 e, \& ?( n$ I* d: Y* @
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
% V" t8 A l* J' r# { DD Maikaze$ @' ^5 p5 }7 R$ f3 A: w! F" `
) j* d5 h4 O! RAllied Ships$ z. v G1 z$ F' I
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire0 K: q5 A3 [4 I' I9 m: z1 Q
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1' D' N8 g9 ~7 t y
CL Birmingham
5 M/ u" a N6 l3 T CL Newcastle, Shell hits 13 ^# X( T( Y8 ~) b3 H
DD Fortune
% x2 [$ L8 V0 O* v6 Q2 u6 d* a DD Griffin, Shell hits 1) ~: F9 A8 b) `7 w7 [ a* v$ u
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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, q& D0 B: D& x; ~! s1 HJapanese Ships
" P2 r+ u7 c' j% R AK Kaga Maru
+ g+ K" o5 y4 ]* T; P0 N4 G/ K; { xAK Fushimi Maru3 V! U% |/ O: `" z9 Y2 `9 p! v
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
* O8 @* f9 o, Z& U1 ] xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire1 {8 o$ I8 ]6 }" U7 }! c
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
2 C6 t! e$ Q& k; C: F: z7 P/ Y d xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
1 N% s! v0 _5 ~8 t9 d xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
0 S7 P* e* e$ |" ~% e3 b. _3 x xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1 y. O1 {1 d- M( \" {
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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Allied Ships
# x- Q/ k0 S1 r BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 p- S w2 i9 }) A& f: r CA Exeter( M& W- D5 j) @, c9 E
CL Birmingham/ [1 B4 i$ ?5 ?3 ^2 ` `
CL Newcastle8 Y' E8 K1 |5 I, V
DD Fortune
2 U* S; B+ Z5 h6 d2 m, q DD Griffin3 e. J) T) L! I" D6 m$ S
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Japanese ground losses:' b3 p1 ]" {1 t# Y% B3 F: n3 A
2769 casualties reported
% C M+ d. |: Q& G9 l Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled ?( E) C/ a. @: o
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled0 t& ^+ g4 A* q! Z9 G f. J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* L& [+ z+ m( z. f
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
9 b2 P8 f1 ]3 b5 S; r Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)+ f6 W/ e0 x4 i. L$ G; S ]8 c
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0 v2 n; j, `2 p4 p" l- o) GNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43+ A6 g1 z+ D, A# |; }4 M
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Japanese aircraft
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$ e1 h% \" V& tJapanese aircraft losses4 N9 a5 L) N/ j; m% K! w+ m
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
+ P* s4 b' o9 W Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground- o; d4 a% _( r! F1 {5 G% x
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
9 u( u: [' x: C/ N9 g Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground* p* A) W6 @0 l ?) s
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Allied Ships+ n, s9 t8 y8 I/ ?
BB Royal Sovereign
: r. a* o+ h. w CA Dorsetshire
T* o9 X, V4 |9 ~1 _9 c% b CL Glasgow& P7 @6 u! y9 `2 X9 k' \/ c
CL Ceres3 Z( D/ H: }/ H6 }9 Q4 q4 d
* p2 X3 `9 d' m" [' AJapanese ground losses:
" G- [( P, G) U0 t& K# D7 S 129 casualties reported4 y z @- w1 H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 i1 J1 a! P1 A. j0 S5 T
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
" f: R9 f3 z, F" j) V2 F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 b& i9 q% K Y' k' V
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 25 B; }" k0 C- x# o; i$ D3 @% s
Runway hits 10. Z/ W% |4 g U
Port hits 6
/ t7 W' n6 E; g' B$ Q4 ?6 G, |Port fuel hits 1
) h, T' s, ?& g4 x5 ^Port supply hits 16 ~% m. R& C% ]+ Z
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45) J* U) x( A" E1 f. p1 \! K7 j a* G
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BB Ramillies0 b: Z) h5 d0 r. M. o
CA Devonshire. w% Z/ t" g' J$ Z2 @/ p) {
CL Enterprise9 J8 i# y! C5 _$ c: E; ]; a
CL Hobart6 `. ?6 l3 j/ m0 K5 C
. v7 r" B5 R1 E, i; MJapanese ground losses:
( i$ h5 a/ u( m0 U# M) F 585 casualties reported
2 V4 s0 z; `$ z% z Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) i0 c3 g2 N C) ]6 e" k9 Y* n
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled; s9 G6 f3 f. O" ^. E3 F/ X
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
3 l+ m8 g) z7 }1 p2 l Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled): b8 T9 i" @, i Z
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)2 u: A' p; u9 V$ d# c0 Y, L
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Manpower hits 3
* ~8 u, u) W, S* ?8 eFires 5751 A' ]" h* U) h# p/ N: S
Airbase hits 4
5 W0 M4 [& P9 q3 ~4 ]9 h4 {. H mRunway hits 175 q. L5 V2 s, s; z
Port hits 5' m3 A5 L& s2 V: o/ r4 _2 z
Port supply hits 1( a- M7 g, H; g7 W6 J7 G: Z
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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) X4 h% G& W! F2 q6 ^$ P p6 [8 S# ] DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 T: l" F) a* L: c( u' [ DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage9 ~( N0 g9 a n5 i
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships1 u6 x' d' N1 K5 V Q
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
+ K( r; d. C9 f* H CA Exeter U) J! q6 N. ?) a1 q
CL Birmingham
) X" M* f# k/ x% k" r. W CL Newcastle- g9 {- } Y8 i# q9 U u, b3 i
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
, I- u, Y+ b- l% e! [2 l: m 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, H7 z f b6 P6 A* {2 n
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: l, q# u# ]# X6 U+ F" RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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! J6 ^% _2 ]7 L7 |+ k2 ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 J' g, T, ^, z& S$ p
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft& V) m* D( }2 U% Z5 T1 q4 f
Albacore I x 31
$ ~) ^9 l' n g4 Q1 Z Fulmar II x 4
C8 \4 w0 c% g' |# ^( p* ?( U: o Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
9 `. M L; x/ N2 h# g8 {7 L Martlet II x 6
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/ ~0 y+ x4 T% D G; sAllied aircraft losses; R8 N' t+ _6 K0 S e
Albacore I: 8 damaged8 {, p) _) f5 K) M" l5 d, P' j, o
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak. `. S1 e5 l, _% i
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Japanese Ships4 m; {( F. q0 u! q. {
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 14 T$ U8 I) S0 A6 b
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
- C8 |$ q8 u/ _& t BB Yamashiro
2 u) a# z0 u9 p BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3& m+ ?& F+ Q& f" m* c: }
BB Mutsu |