AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42/ J8 E; j. v5 o2 ^6 Z
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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: @! ~! s9 K" z- t" t& Q: U
5 s' j( _7 x/ G d4 U! y6 S7 y1 L! K' XWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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# H! u6 w4 O1 D9 hRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* K1 ~* Y5 W+ C3 d: c, d
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes0 R3 I. t2 K; ?% b1 g+ ~# ?
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Japanese aircraft
1 k' n1 k! Z8 L5 s! @ A6M2 Zero x 30% R9 G) `& T4 R
B5N1 Kate x 146 Q7 g o; b" p5 t Y! m, q; i
B5N2 Kate x 12! N" W E' ]: H+ \9 a
D3A1 Val x 8: G: P5 Q- l. ?6 m
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Allied aircraft
+ U, c1 A; [5 k0 Z( N2 F$ y Fulmar II x 18! I8 v8 k; o, E9 m s' }+ y7 N
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
% f. s! `# h; O/ V Martlet II x 485 _0 n( T0 @* I8 i( |- }
Hurricane I Trop x 1
M, f2 D- {. g1 s: Z; r* [ Hurricane IIa Trop x 3% T: k5 `3 a& B. c6 L$ j
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
A# T6 h+ q# W Mohawk IV x 2: v% c w0 N4 R) j t" O
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses# [ `; ]; Y% P3 \" i$ c
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
+ p# q# R+ D' S+ [) K, R" _! u" k B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
. p% X% [ a' s1 J; q: p B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
! H, L0 V& J, J) x4 Y) V: ? D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed# b: U Z& }) i3 h9 n* U, M' I
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Allied aircraft losses
0 R2 b ?8 H8 ]2 N6 O0 Q Fulmar II: 1 destroyed& Y7 H" A$ G; `' t9 `4 G
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed' G) `4 ]) G3 \8 A, s8 d$ z6 H
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
$ E: D/ E& @( C1 R/ r2 }5 h Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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+ M, T! I1 w. n+ b: h7 P; _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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% |0 c% ~* Y' s3 U# x8 kWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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0 j" B/ z! b3 c! r8 j( @Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 S1 f0 f1 ~" ^Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; Z7 z" E8 Q" w. [ A6M2 Zero x 18
2 j1 V8 I# P) p4 j5 ^9 A B5N1 Kate x 3
! b* A. z: l2 p. k( l B5N2 Kate x 149 [7 P0 c) x7 c7 G
+ L# X: ?5 ^4 T/ H+ B- FAllied aircraft% O4 t! v% f* ~+ k. O
Fulmar II x 17
/ ]4 L0 q) M3 ]5 V+ g% z/ S2 v- R. S Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
& n: V+ _, B2 c& g& x; X' o Martlet II x 36+ V8 k) Q; b: F( ?% c2 R
Hurricane I Trop x 15 D* j, e6 ]! `. y8 F& O
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
5 a2 V. Z$ o* Q- b Hurricane IIb Trop x 12' |) y7 E* f2 k; ^) h
Mohawk IV x 2
v* s4 r# n# A3 i) z P-40E Warhawk x 4) E6 ? K8 U+ d" F B. }8 k
- b5 L: _+ n6 n$ y: \' BJapanese aircraft losses
, t8 G( A# G" U" Y6 g) ? A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed; G. L0 M9 I$ I7 w
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
( ~: G$ o5 c, j$ V B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged8 p* l- Q8 A# V3 x7 O
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Allied aircraft losses
; J1 `) {7 N- R: @* b& N Fulmar II: 1 destroyed2 h$ N9 P( U1 q5 j0 R2 H" ]" I" [7 a
Martlet II: 1 destroyed+ E9 R- A# i5 K# F
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships4 _ n2 i5 c3 d; z
CVL Hermes
3 r5 p0 I# D/ b" `7 a0 Y CL Dauntless, }" p# z/ T8 ~5 ^/ Z5 V8 \( G! t
CV Illustrious
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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5 Z! S- Y6 ?' ~' L6 x' ^% D7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。( q4 f. u0 I( B, W- X7 N
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. h, i! W" C) q: t' \' x! jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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J1 r4 x1 | b2 A+ \Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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. @, X4 Q6 r- I( R7 ARaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 Y' U$ r" T4 {1 T7 E5 b
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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2 k c; q) X' S0 H) ?+ x; [Japanese aircraft( r" T6 L6 C$ w; n
A6M2 Zero x 17 n7 }/ P( ?3 T) e8 k% {
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Albacore I x 10
7 E y+ b/ [/ M Fulmar II x 4
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses5 S4 E7 _) N. `* L& r7 T+ w
Albacore I: 5 damaged
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7 z+ `3 G$ l; [( d3 G/ GJapanese Ships: c' m5 i0 f, n( Y$ K3 k' U4 @4 v( k
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 17 W5 {" ~2 Y: a* t9 D
BB Yamashiro- g, N8 {/ r( _7 A! Q4 ~0 h. c
BB Mutsu
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 T# v, p8 A. D L* \
7 M9 h( d6 ^% ~+ n" iRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.8 w r3 ^2 }+ W% I% w Y7 K# f, H) D. A
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: c+ U8 ^% J8 ]: C/ B0 W2 c9 C Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
: s. `) u5 x+ H3 z Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft
( t' Z$ `0 |7 e2 b8 n$ H. ~1 | Albacore I x 33: o1 g. e* ` l, |) ]' b
Swordfish I x 7
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& M4 J3 z& L7 Z' C( q3 {0 q. l" SNo Japanese losses
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Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged: G- q, B: T4 K
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 k `5 u& a4 c. k- k# o9 m Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak3 J$ E9 r- l4 u' s+ c
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Japanese Ships
- z3 {# ]$ ~2 A xAK Kikukawa Maru/ _6 I5 S$ f$ u8 t* h
xAK Keisho Maru
# Z: q, D5 w/ ` DD Hayashio
8 n3 a; M" \' P+ B+ |: s3 ?) t DD Yukikaze% C, \( W7 r' G
DD Maikaze2 O0 i- }; O9 N; N" V* D
DD Natsushio
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3 G& u" v9 S2 }+ C5 HAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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& G! o% U- ^* P q) oJapanese Ships
8 g/ c" h. k, F5 Y2 |* ^# p3 W DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
# f/ H" D" g9 p2 o3 [7 \9 d% u DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
2 I+ D1 o' Q6 R& w: p { DD Hayashio, Shell hits 10 n$ U6 N+ L: x
DD Maikaze* N8 L' Z# z/ _8 ^0 V0 j7 K: W
" D6 c' L- g( J7 GAllied Ships
2 `, ]+ @" R8 R0 ` BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 v0 N! C1 A3 J3 R9 T/ J, N B4 A CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
. s8 `& F; [! S5 D( ]* o/ D CL Birmingham
9 |/ g& C0 e3 o3 L0 W8 y8 Y/ I CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1& Q; N" \. `# L! i1 Q3 ^
DD Fortune! I6 { o! o6 d7 `3 V7 U
DD Griffin, Shell hits 19 T, F8 Q7 _3 t
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7 `9 f) @. q$ T" [ E$ JNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards' R! ^" ]" w) [
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AK Kaga Maru
* l. E: b o# Q: \8 [ xAK Fushimi Maru5 O! Z1 B& l+ E9 a/ K* {; X M
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire& p2 j" J1 R: |: E+ k& k/ |
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire$ s( Z! d: m: X/ w0 \
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
6 U' b3 T1 h" {' x7 m% x; b8 c( K xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk. F+ y6 @" ?2 h7 z0 `
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk6 M1 Z7 q( o( _( z: P& D* _
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1- N) F9 U7 T) S5 P' t6 z
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire3 D+ x! j) V. ~ J% I* ^; W/ ?
/ T# _$ h7 O/ M0 u8 z" ]" ~2 nAllied Ships
t' B% i' d+ `4 w% n0 H' L; d6 Z BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire2 D6 S. w# p4 _* e3 Z D
CA Exeter: e+ ~% ]3 c5 a2 |8 l
CL Birmingham: K0 Z1 Y. w! O2 l
CL Newcastle7 v3 F' z' l6 w: E
DD Fortune- u- v3 B! b% r4 b* V4 p$ C
DD Griffin8 A1 F4 Z& w J! g# X
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Japanese ground losses:
, O# K- y7 W1 X* M$ s 2769 casualties reported
6 U+ `1 }6 H4 H( ?) ?8 e$ M* F3 o Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
: ]$ N- D0 Y& I5 Y5 \1 h+ Q/ Q Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
: W" }' d" S. B4 k7 T2 @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 y2 M- O" \! D) }+ f Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
8 ~- ~! m6 I _% t$ }/ |: f/ D Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled) H9 ]4 L' g; Z1 W5 T4 c |
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,434 s) h) u' e; B7 ?. Z& G. R
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 q7 t9 D/ F b6 W Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged3 ]) Q7 f1 b8 ?1 W" S
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground" v# o# L1 @2 v0 `1 H; X
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
& L9 S0 {9 {, l+ O7 J0 o6 K Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground+ i: D5 }9 S- g! x" E
. F$ y$ ` c% E/ Z- ?6 _Allied Ships& L- H* ^ D$ M! Y
BB Royal Sovereign
, K1 J+ Q: y, ~% n CA Dorsetshire
8 V: }" Y3 F* ?5 X6 V2 \ CL Glasgow
; a6 N# r3 c- T5 q0 Q CL Ceres6 x/ i6 M O; \ y5 i
" D3 z' X3 Q5 w ]5 wJapanese ground losses:
9 H% |2 l% c3 Z- B2 z* D1 }- ~ 129 casualties reported4 [' t: ]( j9 y3 E' b% t% P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( g7 A' {, U6 T! b" N
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
( r! k% ^/ |' {& U2 w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 D% H Z& }7 w; |0 a7 ] Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 2( R& K' o+ @- _
Runway hits 10
3 r& B! f7 r# q' {Port hits 6
' o$ ]! G# \8 APort fuel hits 1( P* k1 L% w0 y: x
Port supply hits 1# S( `6 ?) G; Q3 F7 m
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9 ~- |" e" C7 Z/ pNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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BB Ramillies
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CL Enterprise5 b' T1 q! f S: x
CL Hobart( L* W* a/ p* p) D8 v( k( y$ O
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585 casualties reported
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6 ^; L6 a7 g' B% | Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
1 V. y' Z5 z; F1 u0 I+ } Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
* t8 J! a: j. z# E Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
6 \: T$ j1 u% R, L+ Z9 ] Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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, `' `! f- w" |. x/ v/ }2 V' ~Manpower hits 31 g8 m+ e, C) v9 D% Q
Fires 575, D9 A/ j9 `" u1 u! X
Airbase hits 4
: D E+ ?" G/ w1 ?2 W9 rRunway hits 17- Z3 y8 y! u! h# E( S% b" ~6 F1 M
Port hits 57 Q& X6 c* O0 i
Port supply hits 1" u3 r/ ], i! X3 C
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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7 l- G' T0 P! a DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
& Z4 L( e2 m( e$ `5 m& k* \6 Y DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 s* `. w, t8 g0 u% D DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage2 t3 W) v/ A) X) @1 v4 C" R
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Allied Ships1 M$ @- \. e% c
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
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CL Birmingham5 `$ w! l/ a% |5 w3 T/ B
CL Newcastle
1 w5 Q3 p6 ` c DD Fortune, Shell hits 22 q* A7 b' K# G1 S" |- @7 x2 t
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage A$ {4 y- |. b
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* G/ I" k/ x: z: u bAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 429 E* [4 ?1 e! j
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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& n2 r. ?' g, W! F1 B
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' x9 ^1 t. L* |0 ]: N) g9 w" DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 y2 \1 Z3 @4 i1 @* F9 A
$ l5 J o0 d( s+ \Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 Z3 W2 {- ~0 vEstimated time to target is 11 minutes, [ q& L: Z7 E C7 j
5 V* f& M0 W; ]0 z) z/ m" KAllied aircraft; q O! O$ q" A& t
Albacore I x 314 Z$ G7 S% ~& m s8 Y; ?* o
Fulmar II x 4
- v: a' E0 K5 U+ {7 t! d Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
6 K8 O9 g- R6 Q( L9 d9 p' w2 c Martlet II x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
7 a% N* l0 r& ` Albacore I: 8 damaged/ U( g; G; z) _; z4 E. x0 m
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak! }9 Y0 P) \. F5 i9 t9 r: c* w
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BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
: L# |4 w: n5 U3 U BB Ise, Torpedo hits 16 B6 W, Y, b0 n& i0 p' a) t
BB Yamashiro+ m: M$ f& U2 r9 t) O
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3, j0 L% S% ?; `. v a
BB Mutsu |