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7 R( g* C% P9 V: I: U' @% m0 z7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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7 p q; F0 g! C9 [' P4 b0 \+ RMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38& k- w. V/ }5 }" ^2 N6 c' U r
# y( F2 p! x$ I4 i0 {$ JWeather in hex: Thunderstorms3 R0 [2 s9 Y0 \: W( x1 W6 q5 x* `
/ X# ]1 Q' V( a- F3 n& I h( D6 ZRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. e" I' M' H! h" i' C6 l" g
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes; l$ d$ f: L. t4 \% @- C( {
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Japanese aircraft& A V+ ?5 o/ T' y* b
A6M2 Zero x 30
/ R6 z1 r$ U/ Z" ^# `& G B5N1 Kate x 14
- { \6 A& j$ S. u; F B5N2 Kate x 12
' O! X q' j# E+ N& I5 ? D3A1 Val x 87 M" ^9 }. X/ I: h
. B/ w# B) Q+ T7 J- v" `Allied aircraft
5 Y: [, E! |- c; ]6 c" G Fulmar II x 18# P) e e. U9 G% `( C; u
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
& ~7 M* M7 l1 x U2 n/ C( _. D Martlet II x 48
3 q7 q$ @0 Z! y( ~- F4 M( Q Hurricane I Trop x 1
* y/ k' _ b2 s( X0 w: U( I5 y Hurricane IIa Trop x 3* \( [+ I! `, r/ o
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
- D7 U3 F5 C, M D: O1 x Mohawk IV x 20 B ^# E+ u) j) K6 l* |
P-40E Warhawk x 53 D; Q; a: b/ X f. Q
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Japanese aircraft losses5 r! {+ I5 R+ Y" A7 W
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
/ {' F! s! `, k% P3 y/ G2 t$ ~ B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged2 P& A/ ~3 E* |
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed" q7 e2 A p; C3 w
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed$ A# K2 E' X" a/ c. m
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Allied aircraft losses
F% c) o0 Q2 `' G Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
7 X8 ?; m" A! `* w! M& [# X Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed) Z& A) W& a5 z
Martlet II: 2 destroyed" |# _0 q8 i6 C7 e9 [# h
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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* ]5 P. {3 _& L( v) | CV Formidable2 r5 m/ r' U5 U1 r1 u" ?# t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,386 j ]2 _0 V! N+ F3 _; C
$ G' v3 X7 g$ B0 ?6 }5 jWeather in hex: Partial cloud4 X. f# j1 E$ I9 \# x m
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: F, R! E! |9 x1 o3 f9 _: |; p
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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5 N0 R# D; Q+ B/ IJapanese aircraft7 b$ {, k5 g* x8 P5 e. |6 ^: H
A6M2 Zero x 187 g- y8 L0 g( i2 T# x: a
B5N1 Kate x 3/ z4 T2 `# S4 Y, V) p1 z1 D
B5N2 Kate x 14
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0 d, D; N/ M* t- r; \Allied aircraft
% r- z2 }% k1 C% L$ i8 i& C Fulmar II x 170 x# ]: l# ~* \$ N1 G& a
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
+ u% e) e5 u. S% X) V Martlet II x 36
$ H. ]+ ]3 P: P2 _ Hurricane I Trop x 1
, t5 a) F3 Q' p& V0 k; r Hurricane IIa Trop x 3% D4 O' `1 r S
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12( |3 G0 M: l: X8 h+ t1 S. a
Mohawk IV x 2# d9 f$ h$ ~8 ~$ Z0 C$ Z0 y2 W. ?
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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. T L8 p7 Q; J9 HJapanese aircraft losses7 ?' q4 M" {( a Y( y- p7 n/ j! D
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed1 t4 ]7 y7 F9 H& l( i& C( F/ _( p
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ `; u! C& Z7 F7 W B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged Y* l6 H$ i% Z& C; E6 H
& B$ q K, m- C7 \Allied aircraft losses
7 q* Q2 i) A' E4 i$ a/ s% {/ I Fulmar II: 1 destroyed& M5 f9 Z. O* B
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
1 n( [) I/ J# V3 t% \' E8 | Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed: x# W5 j l4 R' M1 n8 j/ B! l
! a, E7 A8 D k# l7 lAllied Ships
' r. K0 ~+ S' R0 _ CVL Hermes% x! ~: U% ^5 K2 E& |
CL Dauntless
$ C) O- Q, ~* o' L, A CV Illustrious. b; \ M/ m! @& J' I
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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。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain5 H! a1 H- y* T0 |' c' n+ ]
4 S0 [9 b/ H, Q* i) W& j* cRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; j: _1 R, A; e" FEstimated time to target is 8 minutes! I+ X, ?3 _2 V* ~
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Japanese aircraft
) h `4 }% H( m" O" Q A6M2 Zero x 1
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# a! T S9 L, p5 ~: Z0 YAllied aircraft
1 E5 r7 M7 [! f: Z9 H Albacore I x 10
0 O _) k$ W$ X! V Fulmar II x 48 b, X& _, y) G! U3 K
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No Japanese losses9 t% h, G0 r3 C; K6 h. \1 |
* h1 h$ X( T: K* W6 a6 c6 dAllied aircraft losses
) @6 \6 w3 t" O1 c4 b Albacore I: 5 damaged, U6 \. z; G' N( P) Y
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Japanese Ships
2 r, |0 k3 V, F BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1' G2 S" M% s: e' T
BB Yamashiro
' \$ k( \9 @$ P5 T+ E8 R& i3 n& Z BB Mutsu
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 N2 |# `9 r& a5 H6 t* u! L# i
$ K% e& ]- d$ V# t' L+ KRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.' v! u; i, _' P2 k3 h- q% n, F
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes" O: h6 _" V$ M
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Japanese aircraft6 a$ F/ _$ a8 v O/ v2 ~
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
u2 E5 |1 R8 f" B9 \4 K Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 43 [1 i% c5 k5 R# K( d, l+ p2 I
6 E/ F" X6 [5 K0 qAllied aircraft
% x# a9 u4 g1 {% b) | Albacore I x 33
4 e7 B) H! q( v! |& [% z) F$ t x J Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
+ A$ m3 j+ {8 B% W; V- l+ S Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged% k9 C1 u0 V: m3 P% o3 [; Z. P5 H
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged; _: d& I: D3 k! q: ^/ u4 p# ?
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak. d. r) d9 t$ Q, @+ u6 V1 b5 r
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Japanese Ships
- U7 r; c& D8 q1 ?, E5 J" ?" ~ xAK Kikukawa Maru# p7 s& L% V( n% j, I$ Q
xAK Keisho Maru
5 j. o! ~" B L' P4 {- R DD Hayashio- f& i5 a' o1 X
DD Yukikaze
7 _5 h9 S3 d' a/ Y4 R DD Maikaze
8 Q% l) y! n: E. H, X7 Y [# m DD Natsushio
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! ^$ G9 ?% L5 e# R& M* p& K7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。5 I4 K) V8 {! F* [) y, R( w5 T
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; d9 Z ^8 l0 t6 [# X; ^" G! `Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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) n( E% C/ c7 i% gJapanese Ships9 b4 R: C V/ C
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
6 ~7 |& _1 W0 _8 }' l W7 i" y% K DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1( Y& Y" _+ `% U: z! m
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
" S8 F* d9 Z) ~: v0 M DD Maikaze" ]* M1 f$ q0 F& @" m8 l5 r
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Allied Ships2 }+ ~( h; \$ v5 ^3 s. H; V
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) M" ~6 ^) T% b2 U9 w CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
- [, a5 u8 g0 @% i( F) V CL Birmingham
* S0 s7 s" K. o) |/ Q( A CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1% P1 w) h$ H! X" Y6 P y% |! J
DD Fortune* h. w# e( {2 ~8 ]# l. i
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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; x' M$ z& W3 K' J1 b: yJapanese Ships
6 |2 ], Y2 q' h; W) O4 A1 h5 c/ X$ _ AK Kaga Maru1 m6 |! P# w6 `3 q X5 V
xAK Fushimi Maru
) o/ B6 v. Z& s! R/ u0 P& D; n- g xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
( m: B# m+ H# g) [# `1 t- ~ xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
. f: S6 r% U$ U1 P0 z( E6 Y# y xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
6 v) q/ g0 R1 ~: e9 h xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk- g5 o% x8 y5 ?- t9 {1 V7 U
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk( @" {; o( R/ z6 P& I. Z
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 14 s# j& d8 u7 j5 O
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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4 ? ?* q/ [8 W2 p5 n5 xAllied Ships7 }& l9 l4 {: `) V% I
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
, @. _1 r4 t9 J+ A ^5 h, N CA Exeter. [, Q2 @3 R. k% m: c* m4 p
CL Birmingham/ ?/ z) o& M: i" {9 b5 S" K
CL Newcastle9 x5 e& H3 E+ j& C$ ^7 x
DD Fortune6 m7 A1 o4 {2 h. X
DD Griffin
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3 }/ c" _4 S. z) zJapanese ground losses:
& \ Y8 Y4 I# y* V, n; o/ D1 j 2769 casualties reported
3 a1 V* w6 I" ~. w- R2 w/ Q Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
$ h. c1 E- w/ o Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
8 m9 |6 }* @1 p$ ^" e( A, X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 [) i# Q6 k y/ U* f0 B$ P Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)% n! o' c: n$ t2 Q2 ?: h- {3 V3 G- o) H
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)0 k. V" L6 b* C
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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1 \' {, j( r- S" S" zJapanese aircraft4 u, I7 G3 N! ^6 O1 c3 {% @
no flights: x! h8 V$ ~; Y: J4 V7 t7 t1 [+ v7 E
4 X/ n8 `' Q. H: {9 K5 E/ vJapanese aircraft losses
0 _# D( N: r# [7 V5 [ Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged, p V Y2 O, p# \ x) |; C1 ^# G
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
2 A+ h5 C6 A! g% K% c1 o2 b& |9 k/ q3 x8 _ Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
2 _+ C) Z9 x- } d! D1 X Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground5 o" w' P3 i2 ^, l. L
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Allied Ships. J0 ~9 e- `& N
BB Royal Sovereign( `5 w4 v5 G$ Y: X8 V- v7 e( W- R
CA Dorsetshire( \3 b3 C. j% _% W
CL Glasgow
6 i6 A& \; X# b) x+ L CL Ceres$ X, m7 l. w) r& ^ `) ?
( G8 {4 P' K7 f* B' p9 S3 }# rJapanese ground losses:
# g: J V8 x3 l2 N2 C 129 casualties reported; `# A+ U- C* a. E( [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* Z1 }2 z) K8 s6 m3 }$ M% u( v
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled& W/ r. \5 V! F7 I. a6 ?% S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( |! F) ^$ M) q. e! ^3 n
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)1 C0 W! _" o, ?+ h
% v: c& F9 ?% x! j6 P0 sAirbase hits 2
' y4 ]7 F& ~! r" w$ b) FRunway hits 10
! }# V% |/ _% R3 t& r5 \* aPort hits 6. U9 [2 _: }4 K: \6 s
Port fuel hits 1$ b6 H/ R, {1 {; _
Port supply hits 1
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4 f/ t# v4 O8 S+ f1 ~& qNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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Allied Ships7 \' t" U' c* l( Z, h- r
BB Ramillies
, s, V m7 K& p' R L CA Devonshire5 K: @6 G' f8 C. |! e0 B' z) r
CL Enterprise
' m( D5 e) U8 ]9 P0 B CL Hobart3 C6 {+ {3 |' F
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Japanese ground losses:+ S R/ |1 } P8 m
585 casualties reported# b7 X K7 \+ ?5 B( K! ~ q) d$ r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
. n) b# H$ O( q$ r Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled$ F$ b/ [( z. w0 ]6 ? c5 @9 e
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
3 d2 | S$ L7 _( C3 I4 V) R Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
" @+ e: v' r, Y- ?" i" Y Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled), W( t9 w3 g f4 t3 C8 ] L) s6 c& Z
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Manpower hits 3) `. C4 F8 ^) j+ l$ S7 G# ^ q3 l
Fires 575) v2 d& i! y( p; W
Airbase hits 4+ v" q; \+ q& s% ?: }; {
Runway hits 178 r6 G3 T s2 Q4 t) j6 ^
Port hits 5, i/ [" V3 [0 C9 G
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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8 m& c5 Q# ~% S1 S7 G* GJapanese Ships+ y" X# K3 w7 X1 Q
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
* C8 P" S- W X) H6 d7 u DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 C0 U4 l8 J) r, a DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships0 O4 a3 M3 C: f2 B* o0 x# x
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
+ o4 b# _- [, j( C; J CA Exeter2 ^0 I; }0 L; M* N0 X9 i
CL Birmingham* A8 O1 u! T; K3 A" L( y
CL Newcastle3 `! g! y) ^1 L3 ?' G P1 d5 e
DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
2 \! A$ p6 \7 W5 E! j7 [ 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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, ^4 g9 i# C9 k- L$ M: b5 Y0 DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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; H: g g+ [- \, pRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* r+ h( C% Y1 G9 X* F
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft( u! Q0 L7 Y7 M: S
Albacore I x 31
" `% U5 [6 i! c( ~$ ` Fulmar II x 40 j9 T) O; J. }3 i' W, c
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
2 D3 v5 |* b5 F Martlet II x 6
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Allied aircraft losses* ^1 X. G: p" v; s. M- c
Albacore I: 8 damaged
4 F2 |" Y( h+ H9 l1 L( m# x5 f Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak! e& \) |# h% }; w* `- G
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Japanese Ships
; L8 R! P$ |6 L% A+ } BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
. e/ p/ \- G/ Y9 H8 z8 Y0 ` BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1# F% d1 U8 K% z" A- ~
BB Yamashiro
, s* A* a" h, _! d: H& O9 d BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
& A3 x9 C' `: {7 a BB Mutsu |