AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42. {$ v9 i$ W1 w0 P
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# l( e d# g1 { C9 N7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。9 N( }: T; t3 @, D A
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3 ]8 G# C$ x: x/ x4 R. d( [5 E' @Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38' x, g( \# m' l2 D* l0 z1 |
& p! [/ _9 B3 q: ?Weather in hex: Thunderstorms4 @- S0 W# A5 C! a* i
; {4 N1 R: }; z! P- ]Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ ?2 H9 I4 I0 }- h0 ?
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes; |: V) ?) j r( f) p/ P- K
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Japanese aircraft
- L: c, n- x5 a A6M2 Zero x 30
/ G/ S4 V$ U1 \ B5N1 Kate x 14* [9 H% F6 @/ b$ C
B5N2 Kate x 12
* V! W: ~. o$ B% S% b5 r D3A1 Val x 8
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/ V& x0 n# D' L. N- k0 x+ B0 zAllied aircraft! p0 b% {- e+ s' z, r
Fulmar II x 18
2 E6 K% R: ^/ |! J) U Sea Hurricane Ib x 25( }+ y. r* z2 n
Martlet II x 48
/ p6 n# O$ D) O3 a( F2 M Hurricane I Trop x 1
" y& W% U' ~ E5 R Hurricane IIa Trop x 37 q, \4 ~6 |5 `' ]5 S1 W
Hurricane IIb Trop x 122 A8 V; L5 m7 l
Mohawk IV x 2
$ @( q; r# Y+ X* t: L# m3 E P-40E Warhawk x 5
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4 H2 Q* I$ y- wJapanese aircraft losses
9 k9 a. R+ K& p% \0 Q) p( _ A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
2 H1 Y9 L [2 O0 q6 V B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged4 U; R, R( A8 q+ y P& v' A
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
( b) M% O) \ M. V$ t3 J+ c1 T D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed, R+ i9 |( W' D$ |
" \0 `1 N3 ^( P( Y6 z8 aAllied aircraft losses
# B- f- J1 p1 p( d& ^: u' {/ _ Fulmar II: 1 destroyed- j3 ^7 Z0 {5 r/ D; r
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed/ E& f" Z% C+ d0 s5 T: x) N2 o
Martlet II: 2 destroyed: q( t! f3 b. t4 V
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships1 ]* S, F9 ~6 l' F b9 h9 V
CV Formidable
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- G( E* S: m. YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38$ |1 w: {' X& W' T/ ~
. A! S* u j/ m/ a5 ]Weather in hex: Partial cloud% I; n- p- l9 A& d6 b' K- s
' e9 i5 h- F6 y dRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ |0 Z+ k! h) yEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 ~1 K" H9 V9 K4 u9 i$ D
A6M2 Zero x 188 _( _* }; z; V+ K% d5 u
B5N1 Kate x 3! l) s, z0 l2 J" e# D0 H. J
B5N2 Kate x 14
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n5 Y9 U! s2 ?# ?8 AAllied aircraft
% W) i' ~+ D& d/ T) c# ^: M Fulmar II x 174 D% ^3 H, O$ x4 E5 |, U
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
6 ^* P% d& R f( { Martlet II x 361 h) Z, {$ O: ]/ T; @
Hurricane I Trop x 15 z3 I& W# l6 u4 W
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3$ Y r6 {1 A& b; R
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
/ S( T" w' I) J5 u Mohawk IV x 29 O4 _. p- i0 J# ^1 n5 j( j
P-40E Warhawk x 4+ j% M+ Y+ r' s& f# b; {
3 k! A0 g! j+ t' F* D& xJapanese aircraft losses
* m% q) I. A6 U' Q1 Y: p A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
6 Q% _, g9 ~! y2 L% X% q- I$ y B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged4 \% C) s d/ X7 Q
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged* v# k' p0 F4 J
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Allied aircraft losses
- y H6 P/ D5 L. S, w Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
8 H0 b, P n" }# A6 Y& |/ M) P Martlet II: 1 destroyed! I$ Z% I8 a/ @% {* ?1 A2 y
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed9 k$ x' h- \- |# E: v0 @
, ^/ b/ f4 E' l/ yAllied Ships. c, R& ]4 H* d1 u3 g2 R/ r
CVL Hermes+ w8 k! \: r' n! a
CL Dauntless
% h9 J" Z* O+ n. R+ F z& t CV Illustrious: K/ i3 Z" z h$ A. d/ z
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42+ i0 q: `+ r) w7 z
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+ y" U: a8 k v: A8 c7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。 Y9 P1 c* k1 Q0 Q6 S
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8 e. p( O& W/ z; AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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' Y* ]2 R2 d8 `7 wWeather in hex: Heavy rain5 x5 W6 C: t& Y& w
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.( G d* [& E! v. Y& ~
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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' Y! {* Q9 B, g/ X/ N6 z) {Japanese aircraft
5 i( j: R$ Y7 y A6M2 Zero x 11 P0 d9 U3 u5 W0 N9 i( g; R
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Allied aircraft2 }4 c4 q4 ^! u
Albacore I x 10
- d: K. N- U1 [ q9 [; Y Fulmar II x 4
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
6 q. T4 L1 l/ A) M) d+ L Albacore I: 5 damaged' p! |$ W x" V' I3 `
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Japanese Ships8 L8 p% [( Y ]% `
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
4 z) M% B+ x: u7 ]7 ^4 g BB Yamashiro
- T: v# w; Q. {( ?2 p( S F" s7 M- n BB Mutsu
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45# ?- L; J. I/ |( @4 }
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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; a4 g: g0 Z2 X" ~Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.3 q, ]& [- j' h" V
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% N( e# r4 r2 c! n1 ?$ Z Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 91 T, S2 _' Z6 z$ h. w6 f. f
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4) P* D9 O" I9 K0 C7 N& N
% d1 `# ^8 k7 O) eAllied aircraft/ g, S4 u1 `$ g% i$ e& [. s% t" Y
Albacore I x 33
; [9 t5 v! V/ I3 f! \! K! m' q: w2 f Swordfish I x 75 ]; a# K5 L4 k# T( d
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No Japanese losses4 R9 f, N1 r* z9 C$ M. V
7 i; ?! ^; d: F0 X. n9 u E% s2 TAllied aircraft losses) W8 C; e" L3 U* V
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
& k; r; S' \7 F8 C) ~0 s Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
$ e9 {7 U9 A0 D" a @ Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak- L/ j% h8 C/ t9 r
0 A* P0 V% H4 x7 [6 b/ {Japanese Ships
( t2 P9 j' f: F# l7 s, } xAK Kikukawa Maru& h% m0 q; [3 a# K2 T2 c& G. X9 F
xAK Keisho Maru
8 K0 C/ U2 t4 m3 ?4 h1 H7 v2 C7 y DD Hayashio
( _' \: r2 ^9 W2 K, B" } DD Yukikaze5 e+ |* |2 }' ?! |" b7 i2 i, f
DD Maikaze
+ m- P; v: ^- @ DD Natsushio
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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1 j% d: Y% p. M; R. P0 E7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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: F* h2 @# h1 ~; i, JJapanese Ships: P }( g- z/ \1 U: ?5 A3 t
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
2 E N# X' w; Q6 Q& M1 C' T DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 15 b7 V3 G9 c9 }: _
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
4 w9 n7 h7 B% W! L! V DD Maikaze
7 L1 \4 d: O9 f9 ?$ A/ b8 u) M
% m4 j; ?7 d* \/ R' n! PAllied Ships
& n+ M* P7 t( v2 n/ B7 u BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) [& c* V( q2 X% R3 l2 j+ V CA Exeter, Shell hits 1) Y4 H8 @% s' u2 d# E/ M W ^* Q( m; s* ?
CL Birmingham2 O0 j" `8 `9 {2 I% n
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
" `9 \8 z! Q' O% ~/ T DD Fortune6 b5 f2 j) ~ x7 Z
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
( L; B. `0 g+ N$ E4 S AK Kaga Maru
6 j( V" H; e- p& u' d xAK Fushimi Maru; [$ O7 p( |5 Q F/ e
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire- ~1 M: Q# M/ o ~! Z+ N% ?
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire1 o- ^) E3 C* N" V N) O( e; K
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk7 i5 z, T) ]+ ?: ]
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk) e; |/ Y& F" b
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
/ C9 w1 `9 S: V7 F xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1& f& Z2 ]5 x- t
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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& H1 N$ }2 C& w, l0 oAllied Ships4 H# a: R \2 |0 i' x1 @+ K4 K
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
% m9 N' @ x% K# x4 Y# s CA Exeter
. R4 N3 \/ f+ | CL Birmingham! @3 y3 q2 N+ L+ A" v- a2 ]# M7 `
CL Newcastle9 v! u3 a4 }- r) Y! O* E; H
DD Fortune% Y) l1 {3 ?! ^ F4 ?
DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:
) A, s3 r" e& A3 @ [: r 2769 casualties reported0 `( t9 k) U+ O/ p. J- G
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
& p6 A; H- P6 ^3 P6 r5 G Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
! R( e* z$ e7 T* I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; g# d" c' E( i Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
/ A1 ?2 w5 c* z: C0 ~! Q1 m Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)+ s( ^8 l8 d4 p Y# [
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43/ B# a3 l. G% n$ j' n5 b
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Japanese aircraft, I7 ~8 E' R1 E" v @' |* ?
no flights
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2 W. d3 h. b3 ]Japanese aircraft losses
: I/ }0 u. q/ ^) }0 ]9 ]8 J Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged2 ^/ c$ T6 i3 K% B
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground- k6 M, z% Q9 k- _' I% I
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged: ` z# F$ [9 l2 R7 X! ^6 f( J
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
6 X' f: r; {0 L% {4 @7 f# ] BB Royal Sovereign
9 A4 ^! |, H3 ] CA Dorsetshire
6 r) V8 S' ?8 e CL Glasgow6 |- y. ^: L7 y' U7 b7 ^3 M2 j1 G. {
CL Ceres: T5 }+ o. c( U5 P
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Japanese ground losses:8 @! \1 m; q( g" @. |/ N: _
129 casualties reported/ A' L$ t4 k, ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' m$ A9 l+ q3 l8 h$ b. }
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
6 E5 t4 t# O: C% U, @! f& o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: y" ]4 r2 d) r1 e2 }. j1 o% t Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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+ O5 e& A4 t, nAirbase hits 2
$ T1 `0 l9 \5 S! V* YRunway hits 10
7 J8 @* u, I& aPort hits 6
# V2 Z2 K$ K& t2 LPort fuel hits 16 s' e6 C: |: u* R
Port supply hits 1
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4 \& K" m* q3 ZNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,452 U7 q, v9 C, _: t* w" j& }, ^- b
. ?2 Z- R7 N fAllied Ships
2 k2 K, I& y: M. i5 r BB Ramillies2 g/ h& M. ?( M. N1 C
CA Devonshire
6 w% p7 x% b+ ]8 ] CL Enterprise
. O. ~* d. t( n7 `2 g4 @ CL Hobart! t& p2 J {( ~& {
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Japanese ground losses:
|% \8 S$ Y ^* A4 | _ 585 casualties reported) z$ [; T) L! d, x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
' v$ O6 v! b: A1 R/ q Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled' n0 @; V7 |3 K) C( i7 m% c
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
# v( Q6 v. K. u; _6 g Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled), F' S% K0 j. N3 h( A
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)+ W- V& @# d M- A6 `& y) {
. s7 B- Y: `0 z0 L5 O! OManpower hits 35 Q5 j" k# n- Y* u
Fires 575" b# Y- }2 X8 o5 }6 X
Airbase hits 4
* i) _* N5 @: N. F% h5 P RRunway hits 171 ~6 @: H5 z" u5 i3 a2 a3 c
Port hits 5
5 R( s m0 D9 m' t! h# _ n& ^- [Port supply hits 1: f3 w0 D# K8 s# z, {
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- V! ^! M% S" b/ m7 c+ L/ CDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire5 W( w4 X& A0 z9 n
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage# I- I0 w6 C' b2 g
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
0 @$ _1 n* G# ?6 r BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
$ _3 R5 M/ P9 T$ u8 v CA Exeter
5 G% D( Z) }- a A4 x: S8 [) f CL Birmingham
. ?, M4 u G v- q, @+ ~ CL Newcastle
2 M" E1 k7 Z' @; o; f1 }0 B$ v8 f DD Fortune, Shell hits 21 ?# T3 W ]7 V. [: d v
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage$ S1 ?; |) A5 q
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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`2 D B+ {( h* b4 V" J7 T7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 Z9 Y- b# \3 J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50/ P" J, N: k' }% |6 S5 q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: w4 h8 Z) P4 m1 F0 O, ]6 P" W" Q
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 k7 u, X6 L* }+ E" B4 d
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes% y9 x0 Z" q6 A2 |
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Allied aircraft+ y+ d0 x5 I1 }- b+ d
Albacore I x 31$ y* ~* e2 y/ s3 v1 M) j
Fulmar II x 4
# e5 U' Y3 E- i6 o Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
. d9 E! H: E( n: u Martlet II x 6
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+ M) V( C J q" U) `0 [3 U- RAllied aircraft losses
, |+ b) q& A+ c) c Albacore I: 8 damaged
( w* Y" u& n( y9 ~ Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak, e8 q+ j6 g+ F2 Y- [
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Japanese Ships, H+ G6 ~! c+ S( U, J! S
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
- `5 a: Y$ n; l8 _& u6 W BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
; M) e; H5 _* A' K$ i; [! e BB Yamashiro. H5 E5 D- b8 S% y5 q: p* b; F$ a1 B
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
& N- h v" ]# m N) A BB Mutsu |