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。$ o* U# }1 V% R8 w: f3 }" E5 x+ l1 r
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+ {0 a2 O) M1 r6 l4 I4 r4 [Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,385 ]# X) r* l; E% i9 x; u: G' G
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- h+ O& d$ [9 m: D
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
z: B/ V+ T5 K4 l/ j- @0 H A6M2 Zero x 30) y- t( ]1 i9 G3 W! b
B5N1 Kate x 14
7 y& M( j6 y$ G$ }8 i; w$ H5 i5 o B5N2 Kate x 12; P- m; a d5 X, Y4 f
D3A1 Val x 83 Z1 e+ b5 ^% @' D) Q6 f: I
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Allied aircraft
1 H2 y1 G, }* n6 \" u- j Fulmar II x 189 Y& k0 p M1 B& \8 m3 L
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
8 h9 h, q4 e( O4 a5 ^$ H- h! z Martlet II x 484 O: j# ?$ s3 j: a8 a; m; ~
Hurricane I Trop x 1
( ^) G& A7 t% Y7 y Hurricane IIa Trop x 34 X. x; x1 z3 J2 Y/ ~: l1 J4 p
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12" r& F7 J# d4 ]# W5 ?( S
Mohawk IV x 2, o# e5 B* t/ ~; \- V
P-40E Warhawk x 58 ^. }' O" K! Y2 K! o- D
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Japanese aircraft losses( R4 X) X7 h7 K8 H$ s+ ^! b
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed( q+ c2 s) L3 E4 ~& v* \7 q
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 x1 {# d" p2 a3 V, r! F B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
- e0 Z8 _" L% M( m- k- n6 F; v2 ?8 C D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed; e9 e; p5 D7 z
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) x9 u9 A: ^6 o( Z3 K1 S Fulmar II: 1 destroyed% A. ~/ U; ]/ n$ }8 h. \) E* ]! n, e
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed0 y7 r0 \9 B( p8 T& k
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
8 [2 s& x( |; ?% T( Y7 n Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed+ @. Z( z- n6 k U0 \5 M* d9 A3 E
9 G/ I' V- f aAllied Ships3 o7 J8 ~7 J/ |/ g6 k4 t
CV Formidable3 q& s$ B/ a$ l
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6 h. Z# t% l) AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38( W6 o% }3 o( L1 `
4 F$ b1 L% O4 v1 X$ KWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) z! T4 [$ s1 Z
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes' O3 K2 W9 Y7 h: f6 g4 N1 b
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Japanese aircraft6 N) p( N6 y1 n* N) j2 w) p8 R h* D
A6M2 Zero x 186 b7 l3 _0 Z0 Z! E) f) G
B5N1 Kate x 3
1 D) J7 Q* `5 o B5N2 Kate x 14: @: J3 e7 H2 \) A' n$ t- C5 ^: B6 n( B: @
' s% c g. V# k$ gAllied aircraft
4 i4 ^( H# _ C7 i Fulmar II x 17
4 B4 d8 b, C# U: B" }, M Sea Hurricane Ib x 141 r7 j$ V6 Y! B
Martlet II x 36& W* [' ~: q& k3 ~7 @* K& ^' i
Hurricane I Trop x 1
- l4 _! y. E6 k) X8 A Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
7 N+ N1 d- ?, R Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
* c* U/ ]* O9 n% X2 ] ~: o Mohawk IV x 23 [% Q6 ~2 q% U1 N
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses4 B% T) g+ z8 p
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed9 B& G$ U+ _5 | B, g6 E" K
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged3 K) e3 q4 d' R
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged1 n3 s/ ?7 @3 A5 Q5 v- w+ K
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Allied aircraft losses
) @+ ~7 w9 f5 Z% k" w# X G: r Fulmar II: 1 destroyed% v4 y. Y3 J6 X# C1 e4 V
Martlet II: 1 destroyed* F) G& S" K4 C8 M& j4 M% W
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships- q) }# e5 I3 Y6 q) ~ W1 Z# c. a% r- i% S
CVL Hermes
4 m3 ^6 H4 r) R0 b3 }4 B1 F( W: g CL Dauntless7 h ?" s# a) j9 \- t) t& G
CV Illustrious
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* J9 \7 y) p0 p. i$ _AFTER 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。$ q" E2 b5 z" R$ O$ \! _5 _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48; E6 Y( h( D5 [0 |! u7 _& U
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain- [4 y9 z/ q# X/ V$ ^
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
& U- e& x# X; _Estimated time to target is 8 minutes: i! e- ^$ |9 K1 V% ^4 U/ p
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Japanese aircraft
9 @7 k) N8 y9 R$ f% T' B) B! h+ D: D A6M2 Zero x 1, O+ {; R2 z1 }# E) [2 p' I9 B: s
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Allied aircraft
) m7 D+ o# _) V! {/ a, O+ B+ |# F4 ` Albacore I x 10
( K* I2 O6 m# N# K8 P: P Fulmar II x 4, K, [! f* o6 l- b
2 ?3 U- P' P) s% C, K0 ?! C& u9 s) ~No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
3 v: h1 T# m+ G' P- ~2 W$ ? Albacore I: 5 damaged
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% Z9 o3 k5 l+ W6 b; zJapanese Ships
7 V4 M/ P7 q/ }" F" V BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1; w H. `7 o. v! A. h; \
BB Yamashiro4 ~5 E; L2 ^5 ]- k
BB Mutsu) i$ U' p+ B: A/ s' y% U5 S
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45- l! S2 \0 W( S( _ F
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 c% v& }5 U+ Z, c2 v4 S* j; _
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
" H" k. ^. X1 [. N4 GEstimated time to target is 13 minutes' z! w- _5 D+ P
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Japanese aircraft9 v$ R- `" L/ u6 g: K. p
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
" i- ^+ u( k" r( h: N Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft% [8 K' H! t$ l) T
Albacore I x 33: v% l7 b8 W+ ~+ x9 Y1 D
Swordfish I x 7; R, k+ @8 ?; o7 `2 f
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No Japanese losses2 \$ {9 ], |9 h7 e/ c
! o/ [3 ?( o0 `$ IAllied aircraft losses: M) O' r) p8 s1 y ~3 R) D9 n
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
' a& [: _( U; A Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged' x/ x$ `" |: g
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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xAK Kikukawa Maru2 E3 r. ]! F" s/ }( a
xAK Keisho Maru
8 Z+ H8 [# @$ ^( k! R DD Hayashio" m$ K* }6 S# a3 u$ @, I l
DD Yukikaze
. _: V: t) D4 y5 f# d DD Maikaze
6 |( ]* [3 b X( @! A DD Natsushio
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AFTER 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; ^, q. ~3 G/ e) ^2 b" \0 C5 |" x
; a- M, n- ^: { S& G) |+ r' }6 ZJapanese Ships7 X& l' A' R% u( u5 W0 _
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
7 a8 i* X8 G" ^: w* m9 C, N DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 11 Q0 r8 W. R& l. e
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
2 t8 i6 r' `5 i! b7 @ DD Maikaze
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) Y' J0 w4 S! O8 \+ VAllied Ships
$ p" f2 V0 v5 I* u" n0 s4 F2 m* U BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 d5 Y! z4 j5 _, ~- z9 ^ CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
/ _) f2 I' S! D8 D% n8 \ S CL Birmingham
* O/ r) x( P: X4 R$ S8 } CL Newcastle, Shell hits 10 h9 P8 D+ e! p
DD Fortune
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
7 I O: r, \7 Q) b8 C0 w' v3 ` AK Kaga Maru
8 v4 f, J' N/ O3 D) W xAK Fushimi Maru
6 k0 A/ F) A9 O8 C& E4 q* m6 }# r xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
" U5 u/ a- [: F& A3 X xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
+ U' |, q2 M; O: Y# V xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
h) L! S( P' W5 ~7 j" \' W xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
2 d0 N- e1 J: d, g6 e0 K' z xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
$ s* ^4 g' y; y! X xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
( S% \) U4 n6 L& S$ @' K" s xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire. A( ?) b$ V( c& }# v% K
# Q2 T* M0 ?: Y& { FAllied Ships4 z1 [& J& t- Y3 d" I2 C
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ @9 H1 G- ?8 X' P1 v/ [ CA Exeter
- B( s6 D; L0 ` h8 p CL Birmingham
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DD Fortune: Y7 s! w+ y* x) X' T+ ?9 d
DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:- K, n) q; F' W- m' z" X
2769 casualties reported; @& O3 V# ] o, G1 b% c
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled E |7 h* ~7 L0 |2 z' I3 j! _. g
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled1 O! Y0 G2 [6 ]7 u# ~. b/ e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
R" I& i) T6 y5 D4 u6 u Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
9 v* G3 U2 M2 w& z$ j* S Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43- Z0 H3 \5 v) X( m8 O
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses* Q1 V( x( z; _3 [ }) N8 l; W3 k
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
8 x3 i- }! j7 [% e0 L* U* k Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground- Q! G, O- {9 a% J/ [0 v
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged; ~+ g9 F r# `; L
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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: X M! [2 V6 v. a1 yAllied Ships; V0 @3 s: x5 w, I: |
BB Royal Sovereign5 x) O0 [1 a* O4 W3 K7 d
CA Dorsetshire
4 p7 Z7 V9 O, ?# y4 I f CL Glasgow0 {) C# o- ?" p2 c6 B& m5 W
CL Ceres
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2 C: J; A1 E, c# D2 I2 \Japanese ground losses:0 y2 F# B0 e$ _) N
129 casualties reported
' T: q' P8 x/ x8 R# J( C q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. A: j( J# M" X# V& i% a
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
; Z, ~. K: `, o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 o0 I4 l/ J: g) C
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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4 Q2 R& L, g G F1 H j1 G# IAirbase hits 2
- H, U. o% y5 t" i# Y# S+ t& CRunway hits 10$ J+ t* a/ s/ O! }5 F
Port hits 6: a5 O% R: R% A9 T
Port fuel hits 1$ o! A: h8 j; i3 H6 w. m- Y5 _; C1 _
Port supply hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45) y: B1 q d7 Q, }% s
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Allied Ships
+ J, O# w/ ^& A) ] BB Ramillies
& F" C7 `& {5 W CA Devonshire O6 q* w- p, _" I6 }9 F+ C$ ]
CL Enterprise1 B. G4 ^" M6 A- j' C+ X0 W
CL Hobart# D+ r& S U/ [( Z
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Japanese ground losses:
2 J4 s/ {! ^% B Y; i( P' } 585 casualties reported
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+ W4 E8 Q l: E Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
H# X9 I+ t# q' Z* g Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
5 l5 O4 F+ i# S2 L8 k Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
; h2 g' y) P$ n; K" ?8 A4 l; t: Q Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)$ k2 h0 m7 T1 y) H5 E8 r
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Manpower hits 3
6 Y; }) Q9 `& i9 L+ h! \Fires 5750 D/ s3 h& k' a" o# W
Airbase hits 40 D: V, u7 K$ j- i1 e# U
Runway hits 179 W( z6 f7 r/ z; g1 [
Port hits 5; N5 ~3 B) n4 b3 i- @. J5 y* n
Port supply hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships4 U h" L) h7 U, C+ a6 G3 ?3 d h! b
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
- A" b" T8 P0 y. d9 W3 w! h DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
" b; F( Y6 |1 ]0 o( ]1 v DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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( V: \, k) Q ~& n BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
* ^$ d% s- Q' m3 a3 e CA Exeter! \/ h% s$ L: r3 a/ X+ h
CL Birmingham
' x" x6 k) q: n CL Newcastle5 `) v, y9 w- ~, l( j2 o0 @
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
7 W6 n$ k! z& j 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
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) y5 N* @3 u' h. c aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 o: u. O, x4 @5 @: B9 U$ n
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." {' H, k- S, q* A6 [
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes6 p5 p0 I# |- y
5 @9 y' k: K7 V# b! n9 eAllied aircraft
, [5 U7 g- g. f5 T7 V; r3 c Albacore I x 315 X% @) E. J, T1 T) ]9 Z0 o3 P
Fulmar II x 46 U/ J7 q$ W8 Q
Sea Hurricane Ib x 88 H9 Q% E) o7 B; r6 C/ K$ B
Martlet II x 60 C- t I( C3 ]9 h% a$ }
9 e, @ F/ E7 | N1 j# _/ UAllied aircraft losses
. q" E; l. @) \4 O( z Albacore I: 8 damaged
2 b9 f8 J$ N# c/ m6 g X Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak7 D: w, G, V+ {* O- W) b$ t
% B3 O- _# `7 _- fJapanese Ships, x) p! G3 _. P2 F$ A7 g. Q9 ?
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1' ] E$ t( q. h/ {2 _# R" M
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
/ r6 R4 u& h% B( k4 M7 `" o BB Yamashiro
- y$ ]6 x- v9 ]7 t: `5 ]) b BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
' e+ z/ P& O* Z$ r+ M( U* Y BB Mutsu |