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。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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+ Z4 h6 q* y' o( hWeather in hex: Thunderstorms. r! x# V; a, s3 G
* T- S% e g( X4 J h, cRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 O0 g+ f4 g: {% x3 D, R# K* C. x% ?Estimated time to target is 28 minutes' [* q' z9 I9 O+ W+ {" g
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Japanese aircraft; s+ L( M) j+ h
A6M2 Zero x 304 f: H: v9 g" I5 b0 v3 H H* N
B5N1 Kate x 14
/ g8 m8 R# c/ ?7 K3 { B5N2 Kate x 12+ b+ B' ~' @' n: b2 `/ @$ L7 u3 v
D3A1 Val x 8
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9 r3 @! K# h6 HAllied aircraft
6 J. `/ O5 F- H) z, V' _- k% R Fulmar II x 18. v% a/ d* `( M4 {( w3 l
Sea Hurricane Ib x 259 U, e# N5 n- Y, A. l3 K9 g
Martlet II x 487 |' ]! p9 [4 p# V/ t- Q
Hurricane I Trop x 1
. y# \$ h S* B( Q' d0 V; e# ?& z& W Hurricane IIa Trop x 33 l, p3 @8 B8 z& S P4 K# h7 p
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
! H: }, m# q* ? Mohawk IV x 2& L- e% V6 j/ A
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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& X) t% `. N3 QJapanese aircraft losses
" U- H$ ]6 b: b A A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed- b' l9 e7 f: ~% C
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
, H) \* m0 M* W* i4 h- u B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
3 ]" j" k9 ^0 K8 Q3 A. H4 [ D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed% Q1 [7 z8 k3 S& v" }$ J
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Allied aircraft losses
9 Y8 D: k9 t6 b Fulmar II: 1 destroyed$ c" T, c, B8 ~: z6 I; x! N
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
4 S# S8 W, y$ u& |" x! ? Martlet II: 2 destroyed# Q% T3 L9 s0 T
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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, u- {6 n8 g7 g$ M- S! |Allied Ships2 ]1 K4 I/ k6 S0 v
CV Formidable5 Y4 F6 _6 A& R+ D* Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38( i( y3 d) T! B/ O$ l1 d$ m6 Y
4 q' G3 }8 m& c$ c9 D, _/ @. xWeather in hex: Partial cloud% B9 i, e% m( C) k% M: W
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 P* Y& E8 I/ D K/ }& B7 l2 X" ]Estimated time to target is 30 minutes# e' t2 @* [( k4 |
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Japanese aircraft
7 L, A1 N3 _: M/ k1 m A6M2 Zero x 18' q5 l% _* q% `1 S; e$ G
B5N1 Kate x 3
. @* j) _8 S. Z% t6 } B5N2 Kate x 14
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1 M4 l5 g0 E& o! s5 h2 t! W# e sAllied aircraft
- G( [. V& e' ?1 @ Fulmar II x 170 u1 U# Y/ g& i3 j5 |; W
Sea Hurricane Ib x 143 B7 W2 F4 h) [5 p4 U- J
Martlet II x 369 `0 q/ b8 t% B Y
Hurricane I Trop x 1
, d+ u% H' G, r* C Hurricane IIa Trop x 36 f6 a+ W L! o( S8 j: a
Hurricane IIb Trop x 126 ^5 J% `/ I% u# ]6 I
Mohawk IV x 2- K: s) s) x, K% ?" O
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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9 Q( l/ C2 a/ |0 d9 h7 `0 |2 NJapanese aircraft losses5 _" ^4 F. f& P' a
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed- v, I, q1 H# {. k% d5 T% N
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 a r( V% V. S& v: u1 ~2 d B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged( M! @1 T5 Y z
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% V, f( r: V5 | Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
O5 U0 i; y4 b& I Martlet II: 1 destroyed
& L4 t( {5 y- r7 | h; v Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed. q# u- r/ ]& o6 z; x9 R1 Z5 g
# m y( W z. u# i% OAllied Ships
7 P4 X3 o8 D6 r CVL Hermes- z, g; ^2 \2 ~1 A3 Z
CL Dauntless2 A/ c! F* ?* o
CV Illustrious
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1 u k# ^+ _9 ~8 m9 T7 h1 xAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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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。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,488 X! c3 p: i: c- k) E
. O0 T4 O: h4 }" W' N* oWeather in hex: Heavy rain* |7 I' q3 N, c1 ^
h& H5 `3 N, f. u* {Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 r. S4 n0 Z9 Z5 \8 dEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( b' x, N. N7 B0 X3 n6 ?7 S( G% j A6M2 Zero x 15 R, ^3 e, L% w# L
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Allied aircraft0 ?( a% v- s) n% H6 E6 F2 w" D+ g
Albacore I x 10
) B$ t* q; k g Fulmar II x 4, ^$ I+ [- r7 K N, v* x, U
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No Japanese losses6 b/ y. G# ~4 S$ F" U+ b/ c
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Allied aircraft losses N2 s) x4 ?3 N0 _3 I; @" H$ t9 J
Albacore I: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 E8 o& l/ D8 y/ ]8 G3 O BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
' O5 }: a' V5 `, R4 s BB Yamashiro
" L) ?7 Q. s+ |" r BB Mutsu2 j) `0 ]+ S* k: n2 M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45( z2 j9 v& c# T
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 A2 P4 x# n) P1 `Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
+ c( t3 h: k% U( e0 f$ bEstimated time to target is 13 minutes9 M; h" S0 _" g* s
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Japanese aircraft0 c2 Q/ a/ O2 K( p# |+ M1 L
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
% b+ u* v2 r: m$ f; B9 \) Y Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft0 a k1 U4 E1 c8 W" J; s$ m
Albacore I x 33
8 D+ {8 _. b1 T# L$ z+ A; b7 g Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses" h( U( l1 f4 P' P
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% V& B+ d: `. |8 ~' W9 u5 v1 M Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged( t I( F6 c$ D: x
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 h2 G5 k: s) u/ Q7 d Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak$ T2 k! l" U1 z* ^6 r7 i
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Japanese Ships1 M& p3 g* p1 }1 z2 t
xAK Kikukawa Maru1 ^4 ]! l1 _0 g
xAK Keisho Maru
q7 Z9 D. w6 G; ^# R6 z* |- M DD Hayashio9 P/ n8 y: X0 H3 B
DD Yukikaze
1 r9 p2 f V6 U j" s0 G6 H DD Maikaze5 T# N/ }7 J5 d5 W6 N" Z3 y2 y3 i
DD Natsushio
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42! \# c0 ?% h! ]3 j
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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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( J3 @# X- U S, V kNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards$ G K$ B( K+ A& k
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Japanese Ships
: `. a% l. W8 M+ r/ E% t DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
/ y X. W& d. R' R3 [* b2 ^ DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
( e( `, X9 j7 w! r DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
& k. t# y$ a, c: U; `9 R2 n- X DD Maikaze8 i1 v z3 p4 P8 j4 z5 T! @; P
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Allied Ships
' K: U( J2 I$ c( W/ w/ @ BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ ?4 I$ n. K1 X' W3 `" F/ w# x CA Exeter, Shell hits 12 C; G$ H0 `9 \
CL Birmingham
9 C b8 ^1 v6 @" I9 M CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1* R; J9 n+ H- f! y
DD Fortune
2 h e j$ b' b DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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% z3 ?( y% O3 `$ kNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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7 V8 X* f8 P! x( ~$ T8 j1 ?1 ?Japanese Ships
5 A" F; y+ R! }% D4 { AK Kaga Maru
" i# B e; R) P5 Y Z xAK Fushimi Maru
" I( u1 H' Q6 D0 i: h5 ]0 q: X xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
5 u0 k# o6 A. G! X3 C# v: ` ~ xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
; T i% F. A0 Y+ X% X xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk& ]- [( C0 P9 h7 r% v; r
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk3 _& t# ^ | |
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
: k- T& p' p' x8 D+ t1 v# a' n- }4 o xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 18 T1 W" g; z+ C& B! U0 b+ T- N
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire, s- [& d& X$ _) G
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
- c6 H3 w2 l( c. S' ^& R, J CA Exeter: K# W+ L5 b) Z z! M! s
CL Birmingham
: \( w' o4 e3 `+ o! C @' ]2 s CL Newcastle
6 I) m6 c3 Q0 z0 [ DD Fortune
8 X8 ^) n8 Y. Z) C1 k DD Griffin
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0 m' t* [' G+ ? zJapanese ground losses:" H& j8 p( w1 \( { C& n1 z
2769 casualties reported
3 d" H7 A, |: S( `8 b; [8 V L Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled, @# G+ g" ~" w7 B( a0 s
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled L2 a$ m0 e4 ]6 T2 _- {0 R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 O- u7 W& Q8 L8 j6 O6 h5 r7 s2 M3 { Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)1 @: z- h" j8 R8 t' b
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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4 k M, H% Z6 ?8 R+ d' p3 x8 }- aNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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1 \& D2 x4 n) \. O! F8 P) C. Q no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 `1 s2 `3 v1 J Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
0 Y( H3 |; a* G9 Y- v- M Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
7 k* C2 p$ {. x; |- _: d& k: _: d2 L Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged. `% ]( P3 S9 h: \6 h; e- \
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground& M# R8 g4 F5 j7 a% P) |
2 c7 ]0 R) ^; `$ s0 |Allied Ships& [' C( l0 M0 ^+ ~9 e7 [2 j: s' {. h
BB Royal Sovereign2 [0 O' F' G- @
CA Dorsetshire
( f/ D# m: \2 ^* s3 n CL Glasgow7 l/ Q$ C6 N" _8 V
CL Ceres1 r! |" H* Z; E# _ A# f
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Japanese ground losses:9 u3 F6 [5 J: ]! w
129 casualties reported
7 l3 q D: h |2 v: j* T Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 |2 h$ [$ ~& e* u1 T2 [' a# h Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
. B0 P: o1 L/ O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 N& E( n& @+ Y1 o8 r7 F- }- E Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 2
# @) R; w! I6 S" f# KRunway hits 10; R& o s1 C# q7 a9 u, c1 y5 Z' b5 G
Port hits 6
0 Z9 o2 s! c* e/ T% |5 nPort fuel hits 1
$ s) `* j6 u' `. c/ n* ~Port supply hits 12 V( |7 P% S0 o! `) W: e
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45, D J* u% O2 h/ J4 }' J' H; S+ x* g
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% z9 d( p6 }6 g, C' J. M E BB Ramillies
5 u) n9 L( y9 k: O3 O1 Y3 E CA Devonshire8 X" [/ F, {, S+ X. e! Y
CL Enterprise
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585 casualties reported; U& @, n* b& L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled: L' L, B0 p$ Q( C7 s
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled& K! Z8 N# a0 }3 |2 \2 A
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled& t5 E, M6 L1 _( x9 A
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled); R- `' `3 { x
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)- O( H$ @1 C. j7 ]( T$ o C: |0 T
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Manpower hits 3
' Z f! Z( @- ^* ?Fires 575- U9 a; @9 Y) r1 G) }; C- B
Airbase hits 41 G7 k- d8 A8 ~: W
Runway hits 17
: l- v/ ?) k& B6 n) J+ T8 uPort hits 5, F$ [# i( o% n# h2 q2 u/ q
Port supply hits 1
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: k. f4 V5 _! dDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards& p4 i( V0 o. \# r- U7 H
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DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
& Q& ^. r) ~; x DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage2 u% q' v" Q1 C2 k) ~: z$ P- }! [
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage' F8 ]# v6 Q3 J9 r+ D$ v2 p ~
" Y6 P9 W/ n2 gAllied Ships
9 q; }/ }4 l2 D; S, R. ^ BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
+ M0 ~, K9 V4 ]$ y& E4 B( x CA Exeter
E8 D, H9 @! s+ x! h7 e9 u z: T CL Birmingham
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DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
9 d- D) C! j, N2 }6 M DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage4 j3 m% Y+ I% U* b+ @5 E; G
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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% s/ z0 O2 O* ?9 ~4 `/ [1 |: 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) g# z6 U' {" T _' Q6 }
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& F$ T3 k2 j1 o4 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50! u, u4 C- z: p1 v" O) _
" Y0 r% N+ i+ `, o6 UWeather in hex: Heavy cloud& R9 H3 K0 I; c; L" n; `: x9 u
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 B7 K: R+ L+ \+ h, X; bEstimated time to target is 11 minutes' @: k0 ^% N* e% O
5 J" c8 n- W3 }$ R6 B. `; mAllied aircraft
0 R/ n: i# D5 Z: Y1 Y Albacore I x 313 f, G6 F, K- L$ `$ c, J
Fulmar II x 4
2 o2 a) b2 ~3 {$ C. [' ^ Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
& \% K; m1 b. L3 G3 X$ M6 I Martlet II x 6
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. B5 e! z8 F6 k# G F1 O5 bAllied aircraft losses9 `( M1 y9 V' Y7 [& }# @
Albacore I: 8 damaged
4 l7 b1 d5 R' c( I0 Z- k Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak, _( \1 D" _( L, w6 S! l7 ~
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+ v }, d( K% m# ~' b3 c9 L% ` BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 10 K* U( [8 e( ^4 B8 | b! G
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
/ T; z% b8 |( q# z BB Yamashiro
6 F& r; O5 @9 Z- y& L BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
! Q0 T# ]( K( P# ]8 _& ^3 [ BB Mutsu |