AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 428 m3 u0 R3 M6 ]* p# l$ y# U8 p+ G
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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。. p: m3 q( v6 a @2 q
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8 ^ V4 a8 C; e- m; _3 |! H, m8 ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,381 p( y, s/ b! k
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms5 g( n( H% n& [' C( p
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 o. S+ i6 I- q \: @+ VEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: b6 C8 g( o% T* s A6M2 Zero x 30
. T$ w0 j F/ S5 y B5N1 Kate x 14
7 J9 R% {, X! R B5N2 Kate x 12/ C( G9 m& Z2 p* ]3 ~0 B6 c* z! u) Y
D3A1 Val x 8! P( P. P! m" z1 P
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Allied aircraft" O% c6 Q7 N' h
Fulmar II x 181 a2 u' }% h* g9 G) I1 |
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
' z2 R2 [" _) a7 K. t Martlet II x 480 o5 I+ B- |/ a* `4 c% _% L
Hurricane I Trop x 1
2 D: L4 A2 f0 C- |: [: n1 c$ e Hurricane IIa Trop x 3# [7 [+ O* {: x8 l. m' |, ~
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
" ~( H: x' M8 c& u& N9 M Mohawk IV x 22 t: u# n. J" ?" L. n N/ R* r
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
& }# G* A* n% k! R* K \3 @ A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed5 Q5 D# A C( \( N( p
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged: i- W" S$ w# D& d5 n
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
( Q) f: }+ k6 M6 P3 p' I2 } D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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0 y0 I9 L0 ]1 ^5 RAllied aircraft losses6 Q6 q# r9 s+ w) \. |
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
i, O q, L* G" W* |/ G( _) y Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
3 ~7 u; ]4 {+ q, v/ m Martlet II: 2 destroyed
7 N" ?( D5 m" w% H" z9 E7 X4 J0 [/ i Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed. |$ R! i$ m6 N0 ^1 c. q
. e$ V' x1 q4 r2 |% }- y/ |% iAllied Ships0 p# `3 w- l7 A* p- n% b
CV Formidable$ a+ c, B7 T. V8 y9 G9 c
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0 T7 c0 S+ G, bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; k; m3 [' m2 y! B' X( r
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes8 [! x3 |' ] k0 z8 T
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Japanese aircraft3 j0 B4 Q; b9 {& \
A6M2 Zero x 18, S7 `5 U- ]% j
B5N1 Kate x 3+ Y0 p% q f, W/ d$ r# v
B5N2 Kate x 144 r( a0 S! j% [! t$ F3 i* d
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Allied aircraft* J' n7 t9 l/ R: Z% v( x9 X
Fulmar II x 17 l) S/ t4 G7 C- h& w
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
4 S% l S+ t: n9 d- U# y Martlet II x 36/ m3 o0 @8 P0 L+ Z) c8 E
Hurricane I Trop x 10 u% W2 }- G. [ p
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
3 b$ _, `' p* B8 L& j+ s Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
0 [; I; }' b/ L, @+ L6 e Mohawk IV x 2+ D/ S0 U0 \9 m% L) N! C$ h" w3 C
P-40E Warhawk x 4" m" q+ ]: D# c/ ~
7 t" l* Q. f$ H7 P6 O% {+ Y9 ]Japanese aircraft losses
! H0 v, Q, t2 E4 R* E A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 ^ s3 U2 s" Y" \
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged9 u; [& P5 @9 P+ l a
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged6 E/ w$ K7 ~# w/ r+ s
3 b# P4 J% G+ Q9 N9 S7 KAllied aircraft losses
y' i) F! X$ s$ q5 U Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
$ R- u* k$ M; s N2 s H Martlet II: 1 destroyed
; n0 m( f- D! P8 _$ u Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed8 H% w! i2 O* O' J& j! t
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Allied Ships& ?+ u: j& V4 `: z
CVL Hermes
4 q' q. [, Z" [. H CL Dauntless$ Z6 S) I7 u0 f0 y8 @" _- P+ C
CV Illustrious
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 429 x& ~8 a8 |6 o j/ S
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, \. M& T5 A) a6 V5 H7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 52,482 o( A+ P' a) p1 U
( W i4 v- s2 |' ~) w' P* B& dWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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9 X- f6 B; q' n+ y. }Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* D& j5 u9 \3 g) o7 mEstimated time to target is 8 minutes5 P7 }) w/ G7 T9 w. H2 o
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Japanese aircraft
' {; A9 C1 V0 Q+ v* v2 } A6M2 Zero x 13 f) J( r+ g* F! D6 \
- n, L! P( b2 a' S+ V3 J/ ZAllied aircraft
, `1 a; m& \: K' m& T- n Albacore I x 104 y* n( B, \9 q' a2 j$ [8 z
Fulmar II x 4, x: M/ L" w9 D3 p5 v& {
: i6 _. C& o& U- K! V+ ~No Japanese losses' O# g L. u4 H; u% P) s$ ^
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Allied aircraft losses; y9 a4 e" O3 x2 C: u; a. Z
Albacore I: 5 damaged
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, a' `! s# e; r% Y7 H9 y" u; Q0 eJapanese Ships! \/ m( r+ d8 L7 H( g
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1) r- L3 K( o9 [2 n
BB Yamashiro
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 s" O0 [( T& o: n& \5 ^9 p
- |1 ?! X" q5 FRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
* i* ]7 \) h: H4 _2 GEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) ~7 H2 d& M: T) v Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9( a% P ], w( E2 X: y& \( v
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft
( m, j4 g, Q. f& c% _1 b Albacore I x 33
( w: `. n. t( y) l0 R/ r3 u7 ] Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
: W d! j D/ M$ g8 w Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
4 f) t/ b; {) p1 n Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
% y7 v4 d$ g$ i$ S) Q+ b2 A9 v! G Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 Y9 q T0 N$ O9 k1 @% xJapanese Ships) j' h5 M* S; x
xAK Kikukawa Maru
) {# Q, |4 R( |- b" k xAK Keisho Maru
6 ]9 s& N1 W7 s DD Hayashio
/ d* q* p, g& ~9 ^ DD Yukikaze
8 q+ @9 f3 { Y7 Y DD Maikaze
' w A; j! L4 M# [% u DD Natsushio) H) y8 B, g" ?3 c' S
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+ m8 e6 N$ R9 ~3 @. G1 d9 r3 F. H. W7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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. ~. q7 Q* h6 {* S+ tNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships- _4 W1 a" m L- y9 ]. s9 ~: W# t5 M
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
7 V5 n$ l/ I$ K: F6 ` DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
& K3 a6 W+ _/ J) D) ?, x* E DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1* W9 V+ G7 e f0 J; ^& ~4 a
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships3 D1 w2 o1 k/ w' f( ^
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire' n, o8 E J- z4 V5 ?
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
+ J4 R$ n+ V9 i) I, l CL Birmingham
: R' Z1 F8 S7 b% ^0 Z8 R CL Newcastle, Shell hits 18 s- S3 U4 h% Y: L& J4 T. L3 t$ [) d$ n
DD Fortune
1 I+ H9 E$ j. k# q9 N6 A DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
! R9 v# I! x. i/ X) D AK Kaga Maru
" }% e1 H0 U) l! {8 H/ s xAK Fushimi Maru
9 [( \4 N _1 J* g! z% D xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire7 ^5 S# a; E( ^/ o+ W
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire6 B) ~/ B4 t& ]& i. C- `
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
% g( X) s- j9 ? xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
% ~* Q' @! U A# O xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
, \2 ^; Y* |; C" B( l$ o xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
8 V8 {3 W9 `8 B2 }3 z3 @ xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire$ ]3 {1 {- X, t# r# B \
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Allied Ships
3 L! V( G- o* Y& M) _# n9 `- ^ BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire- u7 X0 A, i, |( ~9 u- d& G
CA Exeter! o5 o1 ^- R; x' L
CL Birmingham/ J& Z" V' I" ]! p. Y0 Z
CL Newcastle5 [4 i/ w5 [8 b$ [
DD Fortune3 `, ~# i' Z3 M
DD Griffin
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" P1 i9 R, b( Z. ~Japanese ground losses:$ r7 A0 `! m3 v- z- z
2769 casualties reported
: ]3 w- m( h2 L4 W/ [ D Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled2 s# C* h- F8 w
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
7 r# ?4 I! y. B8 t" e# e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( Q& s. T. k7 o2 F9 y, L
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)) r4 k. U5 y% ]- p, I( H/ }" h
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)2 J$ t' B, ^, `$ e3 L. X" }
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z4 W, B6 s' z/ D/ ?% NNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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" _- c2 e$ F9 J! ~ l ^7 z, QJapanese aircraft+ F1 Q* s8 H2 k' H2 G1 `
no flights: K" @9 @; y2 l, ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
, B2 B5 Y R! f# z$ P ? Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
$ `( B4 }( Y: X Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground9 W, q0 u- w$ U9 z( x+ D, \: N6 m
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
% p+ G" R# Q& \& X/ d/ N Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground1 W5 a3 u0 }7 x+ P
, [) S% {3 v3 K0 O2 vAllied Ships
8 S6 ?* K9 S# s7 v7 ] BB Royal Sovereign
$ T# ^ Z4 B# v6 v/ f, c. h P( g0 @9 ^ CA Dorsetshire5 o6 s1 M1 A3 _9 T
CL Glasgow
! t, Q R# _- ^# z CL Ceres
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# \8 ^5 Q2 f+ G9 @9 w' GJapanese ground losses:
u7 x# O; C7 l, W! B4 \ 129 casualties reported
/ @- S4 H1 E* {1 s Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" X4 \( L5 s3 R* L; @
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
6 u: T: K) K, m* d" b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 _) T' W0 T& d1 h9 a: x0 O: `) t" b; d Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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6 E# S. e: p3 E: _2 \: W7 tAirbase hits 2& Q+ T3 A+ \1 n* Y4 R8 t
Runway hits 10
3 t9 }# m; W% W# G1 Z- I/ qPort hits 6
- f0 \- ~$ i% |, g2 S& tPort fuel hits 16 M9 T: n7 T9 v) Y1 X- e
Port supply hits 1
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! j8 w2 M5 c6 W( ]Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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Allied Ships
e9 y% C( u# V0 g BB Ramillies4 }- M, W3 X6 ~8 i% D! O
CA Devonshire1 j$ E9 v" d9 \. W; D# ^
CL Enterprise! B) e7 ^+ x9 e5 L
CL Hobart
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6 c x. C- T" E {Japanese ground losses:- b! Z, r; B( g: w% J: t
585 casualties reported& {# l: x/ O6 V" N2 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' q% f; J9 J$ H( @# D2 A$ O
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
9 n% O6 F, E+ [ Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
3 k4 B# X5 K+ d' b$ T3 L Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)+ w- ]1 n# L |# \
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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. z# s' l$ F4 W/ T7 A2 I, O }, s& vManpower hits 3! @9 o; V' x0 {$ W; E- P
Fires 575
- L8 e2 U6 a* M( d% z! b+ S mAirbase hits 4/ y: l5 H6 j8 s- T" V* `) t; F3 r
Runway hits 17
* h% a; F, S- {$ f/ rPort hits 56 k# T: _0 @4 p
Port supply hits 12 m+ q* ]9 x/ c# ]- W& \; }9 R \9 N
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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: ^ m4 R8 Z6 n! b: } DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
. k$ \+ q* c+ J4 y4 B# n+ N8 l. t; K DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
) m0 Q6 @' c; `" Q DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage0 l: Z* ~# q g0 w% x, O& J
* g& Z5 ^& W$ UAllied Ships- I1 ?0 h' e: D+ \0 i- Z. s+ }
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
; X3 X! A7 W9 e; {; j* |% M CA Exeter
( L& U2 s) r5 U/ [, W CL Birmingham4 h; {- H+ C( k. ?7 n' [% U
CL Newcastle
# X% L& R5 e. }* r5 T! N8 a DD Fortune, Shell hits 2- V: k2 n6 O% s+ e: G2 ` ~: O
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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5 O4 ?4 v6 K8 X6 ?- i7 Q# c7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. {5 x. h6 N! \$ r3 i
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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2 @/ d | w# o8 Z& w3 K5 u. w. ^Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 L! }5 H, X" w+ E7 } i2 BEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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7 g$ \ m' N! B0 j5 [Allied aircraft; D9 X5 E2 R# s# T& o
Albacore I x 31
: n/ K4 T, K; k ~1 D Fulmar II x 4% u8 | n1 t6 A$ u
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
' b2 {, X) k$ v5 m% X Martlet II x 62 ~% t& m# k0 K$ C1 C, g
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Allied aircraft losses( V6 E$ @( M5 ^" }, b
Albacore I: 8 damaged. ^& J y! v' k% k: R
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
3 \6 V0 J$ j6 f7 ~) A& P BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1* K+ o: v. p0 k A
BB Yamashiro# o) W. x. i& g0 D" Q8 j
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
4 D0 @2 u: w4 l BB Mutsu |