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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6 F7 X" E% n) q# s( L' MMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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. I! Q C- T% s" OWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ k( c' c% k; c3 ^- [* |3 lEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ }' e' \0 | d) J9 K* E! {
A6M2 Zero x 302 @( b5 R. Q5 j! W7 h- H, G I
B5N1 Kate x 14
- W, H' c A" j B5N2 Kate x 12
% T3 Q5 E6 V* N& {. K D3A1 Val x 86 P) d0 T5 Q, x. e2 G$ |
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Fulmar II x 18
+ Y8 D7 y1 Y4 p( k, m Sea Hurricane Ib x 25! X3 C/ g, G! w# @8 X$ x3 z
Martlet II x 485 A% d' {6 b8 J' t+ {3 o3 {# \- a3 U
Hurricane I Trop x 1
( s( _: m* ?7 K8 X, e% K* { Hurricane IIa Trop x 31 \: X5 P |% V% Z' M8 }* {
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12# ~+ H6 w! H, b
Mohawk IV x 20 I2 q% _* }- b( |8 U
P-40E Warhawk x 52 N2 U/ w, @3 |
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Japanese aircraft losses
) }* d9 J% A2 a6 Y/ b' [7 ?: A A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
# g3 U2 X! y) j! Z B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
1 `6 |6 h( j; D% d t% f" y B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
& c; M. q3 Z( a+ \) C D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
8 a. u! j4 O3 p Fulmar II: 1 destroyed# s5 }0 g" N2 r" E0 P/ a' A3 C
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed' J8 w" q4 p+ w
Martlet II: 2 destroyed1 y9 K5 N/ @2 o* y- b( x1 T
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed, D# X9 T; R! K! b/ \, C" l
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Allied Ships% ]: }- C0 y$ p
CV Formidable
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+ h6 z8 I" V) o& K4 |; F' z0 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,387 @& q8 I- x) u/ _1 W1 F8 _
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud, j) G: n ?+ @ m
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( E! O- ?: m( t* g4 P8 U" xEstimated time to target is 30 minutes$ E$ ?: W* T! D
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Japanese aircraft- a2 ~# h# A; X9 K
A6M2 Zero x 18- ?4 w2 ?- A/ U0 U" c6 a, W
B5N1 Kate x 3, n. i8 |5 p1 R" ~ P. t
B5N2 Kate x 14
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6 I5 T, F' J& c$ [& {Allied aircraft v5 ^6 M: C& d: t. c. R( F
Fulmar II x 178 \6 M0 x9 k! b8 l
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14" f/ J5 ?9 o1 n* c$ t; c
Martlet II x 36
: w+ B8 G0 a6 F. a! ?- @ Hurricane I Trop x 1
0 g5 ?7 A* }; o6 ]4 o2 b Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
3 r9 W* a: a- T5 \- K# m+ n Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
( r8 M8 y' r( G Mohawk IV x 2* `( L9 x% _( Y! a+ `6 i( _" x
P-40E Warhawk x 44 h' @& A x7 X/ ^
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Japanese aircraft losses! @2 M: `8 L$ g* [$ w
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
/ f: y- e( s7 l7 y B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged( s" I, L5 }! o5 e2 a, }/ x# B' w. S
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses5 r9 X8 v3 ~0 w7 a& h: ] l
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
# D2 m Z8 ?) {/ ^ Martlet II: 1 destroyed
' g3 B8 A9 }" n& z2 |# X: R7 Y8 F! v Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed$ l' o, U. G4 [$ L6 Y% y
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Allied Ships
8 Q+ s# X% Y5 X, P CVL Hermes4 A4 }- i0 ~; @- j$ M9 N' S
CL Dauntless1 l* d$ _) V+ J" \! t$ o3 B
CV Illustrious$ e y5 e; s' `
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42, ^7 J9 U1 b. F- F: X! E+ H
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& `: C* `: \" }4 @6 B7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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. x4 n l6 y' W5 Y9 wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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# ?( V( L$ ?+ V, a" g1 @Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.1 { `" n6 V* K" m* I
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes$ b/ h% Q0 L A# _+ }2 }0 L, r
9 t0 X: m5 G i, z* v/ aJapanese aircraft/ B$ Z8 A* M& w2 a
A6M2 Zero x 13 l/ Y7 C6 H( _6 F7 D3 O
* b2 x2 |6 L) ?4 G$ x9 h$ sAllied aircraft9 O4 c8 e9 t- R4 W. ?0 I ~# C) i
Albacore I x 10
# C$ F3 X' `# k4 g% n" Z Fulmar II x 4
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5 w" C+ k4 E- v* A" H2 P- M; l! F6 TNo Japanese losses7 ]1 h, p. n9 ?0 L7 g2 }: R5 T
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Allied aircraft losses2 V! Y$ z7 d* T6 U% L7 t/ V9 ]
Albacore I: 5 damaged
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M: ?/ J1 V. WJapanese Ships6 R' ^4 Z+ m) i: ]; X o
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
! b' b" f% x8 h% e4 E8 r. n BB Yamashiro
{4 w7 l, x% e; |6 @4 V/ j BB Mutsu) V8 K! p# D: `# j3 M* b( E( V9 o
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45( q3 c' F+ U6 n* _8 n2 u! G
R- R; i& ~. H0 wWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.0 u2 h$ ^# l+ y- V3 J# ]8 h
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes: a- U- i2 ^+ n% c$ X. \' H
5 M3 ?# D( \+ i( Q kJapanese aircraft( }9 B" Z3 ~0 a- Y' @
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
. R9 l: U3 T* g% ]0 H Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4. N/ p2 @8 ?7 h5 i/ c
% ~/ ~% x0 X q D, ?Allied aircraft
; C# \. v) x$ j; n9 o6 ?9 z, [: m Albacore I x 33
# n& ~+ T0 B/ B Swordfish I x 71 ~; _ E4 @; Y$ x( H, U
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; e# D8 l1 w8 u- E3 X9 |7 E, KAllied aircraft losses
$ d v; r) h- [3 ` Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged6 O: p& n) G, ` G/ Y/ q# A3 k# C8 y! |
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged8 z5 G# b8 c* J+ n5 Y7 k
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
2 F2 z: F8 `+ U( _ xAK Kikukawa Maru% D4 e. `( i5 x4 s" V
xAK Keisho Maru/ C" U- Y6 `3 `7 P$ ]/ Z; l
DD Hayashio
5 V+ P+ a8 U9 o/ n# h# z DD Yukikaze1 u! G7 H; l3 b$ B
DD Maikaze1 |( [; j2 M* t! m
DD Natsushio6 t' I; O# s4 x m& K
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42- ]6 K1 I, a$ v6 C5 n& `6 }
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5 z) B( r7 W( R/ F7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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3 \1 s, }2 e J+ a `1 @+ ^2 U0 vNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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+ t: I$ w; y, I2 k1 y& L/ iJapanese Ships# c* j! F, f- a9 `5 d2 r
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires4 R, {- G% K& q/ G9 W7 @
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, u2 L7 |& d; g2 ^ v- s
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
# ]! b" U) E! a. E9 ~$ H u3 W' Q DD Maikaze% _! W& ]( d6 w$ p3 u0 D
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Allied Ships
8 L4 {9 s- Z* `$ @3 ^ BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) J) L! }" \ T( G, \ CA Exeter, Shell hits 1% w( Y- ]1 o% u
CL Birmingham- N3 M' z4 E+ S l( k ]
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
, \" l9 p% v8 k* r* c5 c DD Fortune; V& W' J& v. {/ u2 g( _
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1+ {. V& K' C7 {
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards3 i) q+ C& R: t+ U5 _+ Z+ a. H
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* _6 b1 E) S1 ]/ b8 V AK Kaga Maru
9 L* i5 f2 k& p7 M, e xAK Fushimi Maru
; S" X5 g( I- \- L0 F `: ^$ r8 r" U xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire2 n$ G5 Y5 h2 _; L }7 n
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire* f$ j8 F! M' e+ V
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
7 j. w ~; B% |* p xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk e2 }, v3 \! S0 n7 \; l
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk4 {$ c1 B: S* O: y( m9 [
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 18 b6 J' |) D" w% @( E' E
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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Allied Ships4 j3 V B+ _! t* ?: i
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire- i( W! w; r( G1 P9 ^, B: }
CA Exeter% |& k1 Y) u, T6 I6 G8 @' e
CL Birmingham: O* O; {+ Y. v- d" B8 f
CL Newcastle
; ^7 [! A1 H- s6 b5 i DD Fortune
3 H; ]. k' \4 r; M! f DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:
( `8 ^: E% O- ] 2769 casualties reported
8 a. ^9 |5 P! p- K/ |+ e% J Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
! `4 i7 e V" c Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled" A7 W7 N* B* [/ ]* j5 ^+ S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 F3 o* J3 a2 Q0 G1 K) r/ C
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled) ?2 I6 A2 W& C
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)- a7 q) Y& P, d* G% f+ Z: W" L) X
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43* x! ?5 _. [4 G# u% m6 R
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Japanese aircraft7 I" @& [) ]; y
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses9 R+ R" L( R( G
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged$ t! k/ ^' f5 ~: [5 s( }
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground. D1 v$ j: O( x4 Q* Q6 h! z
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
1 O; s& w; |5 i' Z& J0 y Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships0 I2 I4 b" D n) T: U
BB Royal Sovereign
1 ^1 E2 s! E( d7 ?. K7 g2 i R CA Dorsetshire
: x9 E5 I+ w1 w( A CL Glasgow* ]( M7 ~; T) A e
CL Ceres8 m- ?1 b0 y1 R$ G% p2 b
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Japanese ground losses:
1 b6 O. A/ l4 U- E 129 casualties reported. `4 p# ]; Z# k! |' f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, B- l8 x* _1 H4 j/ l Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
3 S9 Z6 i/ R3 W/ C2 a/ _ @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# U* N# ]6 _" @+ p
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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: H0 l$ m3 ^) y- R9 D" ~) UAirbase hits 2+ A; d, r. L# W1 ^5 P ?5 F
Runway hits 10
5 P: S. ?$ j9 R* A3 {1 e& j3 WPort hits 6
* X s& ?% P2 u" s9 SPort fuel hits 1/ K2 o# O! F& i3 b9 s, Y( @$ d! i
Port supply hits 1( p4 i7 k b2 Q4 g
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,456 L9 O% \! Y4 u
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Allied Ships6 X- T" b& x R3 t6 Q( p
BB Ramillies
! v+ j% {+ P2 D7 @ CA Devonshire
! l& Z, L+ c. H& L" } CL Enterprise
. S7 V0 v! p+ ^! i. ` CL Hobart% H, U! v( Y0 I
, M$ V5 g8 b+ z8 e% X* M7 }Japanese ground losses:
$ R- N3 h& B. h, O9 X 585 casualties reported
% n2 S" Q+ ^; I _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* q1 U" n3 t2 y" |& I Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
% V- ~' _; L8 i( c* w! Z Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
9 w) L& P- S* ^6 D! M. y! t Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)# [, [ x3 ?4 k# m E; a
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)% k6 o M/ P: U% W! V5 `$ ? F
6 @+ T& t6 B2 D3 z J% iManpower hits 33 C. Q- L4 k7 B, Y( v0 j9 Y
Fires 575
# M' X$ d7 i( z/ J0 l" IAirbase hits 47 W: U! t R& M0 D" T
Runway hits 17/ N2 u. e6 J: ~2 e& ?5 _
Port hits 5' ]8 B: b8 Q# Q9 J
Port supply hits 1
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7 o- t6 Z1 w; K* @. J; w* RDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
; F/ q V; I% V) o5 ^ DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 t' z$ [8 F- o& ~4 A4 {4 ^ DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage9 Z* F; D8 v$ D* g9 t7 l; C3 T
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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4 v0 A+ O6 i( V% e5 s. X3 T$ |6 z BB Resolution, Shell hits 1# ?7 |4 \, n' b
CA Exeter
8 K! g' O+ k7 U; G CL Birmingham5 Z! h3 y: O6 F: n( B6 Z
CL Newcastle
! d; j* d# M5 N. B8 ^5 M DD Fortune, Shell hits 2& D, s9 \1 T; S; y
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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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3 B0 }4 x; e0 c
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,505 i5 c7 E5 l; ~ M, W, r$ J
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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7 U1 x E T: N" z2 oRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.6 Q; ]6 Q$ _5 l; k
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes& {1 N& }& n6 p0 w8 m, g
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Allied aircraft0 z4 b4 P! j+ ] Y/ Z$ l# ?! }
Albacore I x 31
6 h$ a6 P2 O9 b2 X6 k Fulmar II x 4
& G' o6 ^( E$ t3 T Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
; Z7 q* n7 f8 s3 b0 i Martlet II x 68 R0 t' ?! e! Q/ ]) u4 X3 V3 i
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Allied aircraft losses
, f( G& o2 v8 e Albacore I: 8 damaged
3 m4 `4 i2 U3 W6 ?, |/ ~/ u Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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& t {2 N2 ~8 L1 h6 yJapanese Ships
6 h( u8 D' r. D BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
8 Z$ B' m8 N) O/ C3 M9 Z BB Ise, Torpedo hits 19 l" Z# X! t/ v% {& Z
BB Yamashiro
6 p; j) I& a) ?% t BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
, @/ V* ]$ R( [ Y7 b5 S5 _; C, F2 A8 A BB Mutsu |