AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42. V. e: n6 D8 u. k. l
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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。+ J4 h+ B, s+ n
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1 f% x9 E" d( z( k: R8 y$ v/ nMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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8 D0 w: m8 C, W- m" q4 `Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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: l: o2 M9 d* A8 |Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) V" B7 X) i& [0 w0 p: ]; t% ~
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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) G/ s _+ P3 J* T) iJapanese aircraft, Y+ |8 | h. Q( Y0 J/ t' e# x
A6M2 Zero x 30) U' b7 s3 e0 P; F& X# Z- K
B5N1 Kate x 14- k1 y& ]3 F* n" w' ]
B5N2 Kate x 12. n" j( a/ W0 C0 a3 ^# G6 }% o
D3A1 Val x 8; \% n' s) {. Z
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Fulmar II x 181 ?9 V# y$ F+ G" T& X1 `9 ^
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
7 g& d8 Q5 t" |: @* ]9 r) n, Y Martlet II x 48& K' n+ w) x$ B0 j2 o) L
Hurricane I Trop x 1$ T H: ?0 g* r. q
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3; o& F1 w% L0 p/ w! J( ?0 {2 n
Hurricane IIb Trop x 123 E4 h9 {! T3 w( L0 D$ O
Mohawk IV x 2! X. m b1 L: ?( ?
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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! ]- Q2 W2 k6 wJapanese aircraft losses
6 q6 ^/ ^6 R2 I A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
4 D5 N: y0 ^3 D' ]( J# F B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
5 q# d9 a/ s: J, B h B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed* o0 d6 {4 A) l: J; l
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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0 t( }7 P9 A2 d8 ?1 QAllied aircraft losses$ k# {$ V4 i% h+ q
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed1 `) Y& h1 W$ T" B( g
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed( l6 S# Y, N4 R& h6 p, o
Martlet II: 2 destroyed5 O: ?6 A( z7 d/ j: w. k/ g
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed1 N* H5 r' X7 }8 W
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CV Formidable" D; g L3 o: X* ?8 U
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6 x6 w! } i* jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38" Z" p0 ?8 x# a3 q1 N _
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 F7 [% q( _; L) u/ y4 }6 \0 p. O
2 @8 s# e# Y& A# _' Y) C* D% I8 JRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ b7 T6 e% B+ ?: v
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes! f4 v3 p& i5 s# ^6 n- |
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Japanese aircraft7 l, z9 A2 j7 g) }& J! R& [% o- s
A6M2 Zero x 18
. |$ S# D! O V$ q( ~/ l0 A, l B5N1 Kate x 3" O: P! T; a7 s! S! U3 i
B5N2 Kate x 149 H; H0 z; O! `" H; B
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Allied aircraft8 G j8 O1 ]0 ^" r" g0 D6 n( y/ U- \
Fulmar II x 170 B" i. [5 N! j9 _4 W
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
4 H, ?% W5 j' v; _+ c3 w- G* _ Martlet II x 36
, n" _: }( d1 V! [, c* D Hurricane I Trop x 1
/ a- \- k; m4 x. P, ]( @: Y: h Hurricane IIa Trop x 3* Z4 \! a( r! T- X( S
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12, P L: I/ O" D2 u) K+ D" f
Mohawk IV x 20 X, l4 r( I/ P- V( Z- V
P-40E Warhawk x 4, s9 L# V- l0 u x# o% i/ Z' F* b6 S
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Japanese aircraft losses
* h& f) l% Y0 u+ s A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 `, D# H) m( h! g7 u1 C
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged; s9 g% x+ w2 Y% |9 P t0 n
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
0 r: d, u# i; C" h4 } Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
- M' _6 F; Y. W4 W6 {0 a9 ] Martlet II: 1 destroyed
3 T7 b/ @. O. D4 i* E+ G5 U+ ^7 j Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed; y8 k0 }, d& d8 {
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Allied Ships8 @3 `& U Q/ {$ O
CVL Hermes
, T8 z F9 q. D. ? CL Dauntless2 {* ^8 u- N) N7 F* W+ j9 i
CV Illustrious
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0 G+ S3 e! Y2 r* @8 lAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42; r2 V) u$ u, g& H1 Z4 z8 R
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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 rain
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
: E3 n7 |; A y9 IEstimated time to target is 8 minutes) L, P. G7 ]1 }# C! n, y+ z! w
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Japanese aircraft2 `6 `+ p; Y+ R/ d4 G6 _
A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft
3 M- \5 R2 u' J+ x( J Albacore I x 10
) Z1 c$ v/ _' Z+ j. t' w# F. H Fulmar II x 4
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No Japanese losses6 Z: w: x6 q/ N# N8 l
" E3 n9 x) x' }: bAllied aircraft losses( a+ Z* d# j% }8 z9 s
Albacore I: 5 damaged2 k h& K' {! c% \
& P8 Q6 `5 \" `9 \! NJapanese Ships: {/ |& {8 N2 u! o5 `
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
* }, E2 F; u8 s# e2 j h b' c$ y BB Yamashiro
' v: ]; K, X0 Z/ z' P% l& p9 D! Y+ V BB Mutsu0 g9 x& ]! ~7 o: w+ P: q5 ]9 o1 n
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: m2 C* M, q! H3 n1 {+ _( mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,456 P2 b; Y; m$ s7 W' f
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( e* t+ ?& H8 H% [( p+ W
$ T+ s% x$ Z2 ?* URaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
a3 V" t- h9 N# ZEstimated time to target is 13 minutes3 ^2 p5 r6 i1 u% V9 I
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Japanese aircraft, ~% H" f3 X! U
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9( E: X2 U/ C1 F# Y0 g
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft
# p' c7 C3 T+ ?3 R! i# K Albacore I x 33
5 q8 X/ Q0 g: a" _ Swordfish I x 7
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# N7 z+ v( a2 I$ B# B! iNo Japanese losses
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8 o4 b7 P8 c1 m; J: w6 i, ~Allied aircraft losses) _, z* ?: `) ?* }4 Z
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged: N2 V& _( Y' I5 X* }8 V( x+ r
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 h+ K: n7 N, h: C Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships. E4 ]$ t7 T8 W. i6 `; a" C0 y+ q% N
xAK Kikukawa Maru' x1 }1 L G' h& H- |% Z* G# t
xAK Keisho Maru
4 `2 O' r1 r6 G DD Hayashio6 _$ O# P. \$ k* f; R
DD Yukikaze
* X2 Y* o: Q- k2 a% d* B DD Maikaze$ e* g: B" g! @ F6 e
DD Natsushio' O2 W/ @- } I
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8 ~0 L$ o0 b, yAFTER 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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/ x3 L2 c; N. H. U5 H( sNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards$ V9 c: \! V( W$ V" q4 S
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Japanese Ships) E; K$ i' D2 B+ _ d9 S) ?2 Y8 l) i
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires* n: A$ ^* |# _6 o7 Z# R4 N$ b; | r0 `
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
( ~4 K2 A7 X" r5 t L DD Hayashio, Shell hits 10 w, l' `% y! w/ A$ s) W
DD Maikaze$ P6 Y( x8 J$ q* m$ c9 C
9 \$ r$ B8 c4 k$ X* nAllied Ships$ w4 a& i: X- T% D
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- H- z8 N1 F; B. D5 z }8 N# b CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
# {; n6 }5 N: c' ?! w% S) Q CL Birmingham
' V' Y3 s, D' U% W9 n CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
: F; ^ `' |0 o DD Fortune
, G2 n4 y$ _7 H DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards/ e; z+ [. T6 `+ d! j1 I
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Japanese Ships$ ^4 b) L" D- ?% K7 A4 {
AK Kaga Maru
' ^6 I. R6 j7 A xAK Fushimi Maru
4 [4 }* w# w$ }( \ xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
* Z# z- \8 T+ g xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire6 W5 U: o0 \! }+ z3 G2 f
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
# d% c3 a* ]1 ^) d$ Q8 \% G9 h xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk9 x. W6 E0 G5 g; m$ u3 I- F
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
$ R L9 F7 x" S# s xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 12 G: m2 k0 l! B0 N+ C0 s, E# R
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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1 {, P5 G1 Y+ {0 v/ ?Allied Ships) f3 k4 {/ }3 {' n/ z, H
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire; ]' l3 J: z1 N' p
CA Exeter
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DD Fortune
8 ]: g' T% W: `2 l9 k' Q' m DD Griffin7 R+ C+ f( |. }+ w1 U8 q6 X: J" R
# B$ J) x. ]) F$ ]$ C( u1 P6 q+ |Japanese ground losses:2 N7 k2 |7 q0 W$ Y! v4 ]5 C
2769 casualties reported
; Y0 k" B P0 b1 g Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled2 n8 W. l& Z. m
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled) q6 v# h2 U9 Y- _( j7 }7 `- M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 Z# U) W' s/ w# |4 @) `; l: c2 ^/ c+ ? Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)/ U' \& m4 Z! h8 Y0 B6 K
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)- F, D- k5 U' U1 k
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,431 M( w T$ e$ u% V
# l0 u9 p2 `3 \4 gJapanese aircraft( L6 H7 s9 T* O! ^: e, D
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses: _5 t# {& U7 f4 g; q
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged( U N; k. P& z) b
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground" o% j H- h- o# j# s! X
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged) o( @) O ]. b( x
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
+ S! G+ ?/ e: m; B BB Royal Sovereign6 o9 `. P* v% I- g5 m( ]
CA Dorsetshire- j0 S, S, y, I. y4 G- `% c9 a
CL Glasgow
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& l/ U9 f: Z$ T1 h) t( H1 h# ^& uJapanese ground losses:! v) t+ w9 `6 I3 g( F% V8 ~
129 casualties reported9 i8 S0 {* r6 q. y! a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 g$ p# m5 V% u! e, n Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled1 y# y4 ]$ @$ m! J5 ^( V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 r7 f) i8 L5 [: X/ e9 P Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 23 W' p0 p X5 }9 y$ n+ C
Runway hits 10& Z& A5 n0 n" H- g" ]
Port hits 6# a) y4 Z* E+ Z6 R$ F) h7 B
Port fuel hits 1
. o& n c+ S; {Port supply hits 1; f& a/ U3 u* H" m
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9 c3 B6 Q* {# O6 ONight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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BB Ramillies
4 X% a* o; j g% F1 Q7 `" E( j CA Devonshire! o! |; `" e% N* v2 {
CL Enterprise
# P3 U4 E9 x4 k CL Hobart. a y6 c! V. @0 l
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Japanese ground losses:% G f4 q6 J: A& j1 h1 {1 r2 [! ~
585 casualties reported
7 s2 O+ C* a9 b/ D0 P& D" [0 p9 \- v! b Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
) e+ C2 }, c: q/ {2 R: ~ Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
A* Z* G4 U8 v4 R6 r, L$ e Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
' ?0 W! I/ q7 u2 m* b Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
- {/ ~. r, v9 w Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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: [6 f; j* W* b# z& qManpower hits 3+ Z/ B* ^, f! A2 C; L
Fires 575
. f* I) z0 u( S3 ~2 rAirbase hits 4
! Z! N/ Y' O$ m( Z5 _Runway hits 17. F( |( E/ E6 I- e
Port hits 54 H# z3 z3 D% l5 R5 a7 \
Port supply hits 1! r6 N" ]. {3 d+ X- I# Z) ~. ?
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/ p) ]( |, Q* M+ ~* D; K" bDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards: w" B. g( K4 c4 Y4 H+ a( c0 M
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' T* I3 z* J2 e1 M DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire* s/ P; }* C( b1 v
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage# e* r* b4 y4 S, Z1 u7 b1 F
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships0 M2 H/ n/ h/ t) {, y1 `, q
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1 V- H7 n, x; }! d
CA Exeter
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DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
3 ?& t0 h' m+ g0 D- s3 W* v5 g DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage, v0 j, z4 u% Y5 Q i u7 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
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7 K3 k9 s% s7 p8 J8 ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50/ i# n! J }% P' [; P* S2 ~
. E* O0 ] B0 x1 {" P9 m5 HWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ c5 x9 O( l- H9 R; u% U. pEstimated time to target is 11 minutes2 H% r7 c$ {. T
* ~5 o, o% D P2 O) b% u0 nAllied aircraft
& J3 B; `( `) f8 y. d7 \( d( M# @ Albacore I x 31
1 u6 d+ F- P9 U# V$ ?6 c Fulmar II x 4% x8 y X J9 A$ X! p% U1 l! h5 q& ^
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8; Z: S* A5 `; Y3 ?$ t f
Martlet II x 6
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: l4 B$ b0 V# \7 YAllied aircraft losses
+ x( [2 {) \. W! H. _ Albacore I: 8 damaged) l7 M7 O/ v7 `5 C7 Q
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
: K4 Y& Z* i) u" K# w BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 18 p$ Z0 N _. }4 p$ w
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
/ B: w: m0 k7 M6 ], ^ BB Yamashiro: Y! E5 T8 a$ i: _3 @5 B2 w
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
! W: P& S" s5 W. ?# u1 j7 a BB Mutsu |