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。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38- r2 O* d0 k% l8 T2 \% n
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms3 k* @4 X: V6 T h w
2 X& X' y4 X( O8 a; b) w: {3 @Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
C9 W9 }$ w4 z0 v; ^2 z/ W3 XEstimated time to target is 28 minutes! B$ y# R4 j% h
: J# T' b) w, S* L! TJapanese aircraft, d; P7 F8 @8 w$ t
A6M2 Zero x 305 G9 ?% f- D S
B5N1 Kate x 14' Q. I- W" r3 @. U# ]. `
B5N2 Kate x 12; b- h; ]- ]! r: V. ~3 M
D3A1 Val x 8' n! N2 q& d' Y, \: s; X$ C
! k5 {7 ?% ]* D) lAllied aircraft* d5 Z. Y# T5 |
Fulmar II x 18
& D' Z, {1 c# I; w/ G# m Sea Hurricane Ib x 25) K+ U. v3 L/ t3 ]( @1 C
Martlet II x 48
. |1 I, O. r$ z+ @* k0 Z Hurricane I Trop x 1
. u/ O. x* N/ @ c$ j0 ~2 y6 m Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
P1 x' m# X$ h& a) Y& ] Hurricane IIb Trop x 120 p4 j/ f8 X" ^; @, x0 X3 N4 I/ q8 {& b
Mohawk IV x 2
9 H$ }0 i8 g) l D P-40E Warhawk x 5, a& E9 T* [" F4 J; M/ h/ Z
0 s! _3 e$ j4 S. F( CJapanese aircraft losses1 {& k" w; E5 q; m# S) @
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed4 |0 L) a9 `! T0 o: k9 c% O
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ V( T* E5 p6 ^* X3 U B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
* `) S& f. N; m: E, H- z/ y D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
) `( y8 F) D: C4 C% W Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
6 K1 U4 ? Z; U" U Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed5 } {# H1 d* h
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
0 X* o- k) N5 E/ M ]8 y9 b2 D- u+ o. M Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed7 c; T+ }2 X- `0 t; j3 J
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Allied Ships
1 [, ^; [! P: v4 w8 K CV Formidable) d/ q& r4 m T0 b2 B4 Z
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6 F$ o6 L4 ^& l0 W$ h9 P& X: VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 k# e3 m6 c _( N: t- E ~
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, X# F8 O3 A, s# T( d0 V/ qEstimated time to target is 30 minutes3 e$ ~5 z" d/ C: N5 h
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Japanese aircraft
$ v1 q/ s1 o# D A6M2 Zero x 186 B' M; ^* ^3 N( o: T
B5N1 Kate x 3
& A: ~' b( n3 d$ g2 W6 y: \ B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft
+ }7 n" g4 ]5 q Fulmar II x 17. e1 ?5 z/ {/ [3 C% e. F; z+ N
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
! Q$ N; ] |2 V3 D: C% |5 e. b Martlet II x 36
* I, Q7 a7 e+ r& U$ f) z- K Hurricane I Trop x 1
/ @$ i& Z* A) |$ q- W Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
+ V2 U$ D% H' b, c, m) r+ w Hurricane IIb Trop x 12" }! t& E: D$ e+ {- n
Mohawk IV x 2
4 O, Z( _8 ]8 E" W1 }2 A P-40E Warhawk x 43 l8 @: x% ?/ O T$ m# K3 R" A
" F1 M9 `3 X2 I5 O, ]7 V- V" d2 t# wJapanese aircraft losses
: I. D. `' ~( i. q `) [8 _ A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed. f6 C: |- G* C/ I( w1 m4 C6 l- v
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
! }* r- p: X1 y) _& [ S/ b1 z) q B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged1 w; g/ K( b! a1 H# L6 Y
% l4 b8 J; B6 h( E' A5 w3 bAllied aircraft losses; }4 u& _ K: \( Q; y% V' F4 }
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed& z0 \' X' s# `' @2 r2 p
Martlet II: 1 destroyed6 Q. n( }1 I- c$ p
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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! S- l# c, j1 E8 I: Y; C' l0 DAllied Ships1 c- c9 F& U' @
CVL Hermes- |$ f1 _1 @7 g2 |3 C
CL Dauntless
! `9 V, d- n/ U8 Y( x: J& ` CV Illustrious
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& I2 s5 @1 j* h& ]2 a1 AAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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6 i0 ]; Z w2 H7 ]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) H, Z" v* m2 V( s9 H
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain' g3 y2 h+ k; U
; i& `4 j! O, b4 t( d% n% K4 iRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 _/ ~ K P, F7 ^
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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3 F; w. K. C3 R) ^; QJapanese aircraft
2 Y: p* j+ ~: z$ R! X A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft
9 _- Y6 ^7 D( o7 \* V B Albacore I x 10
) V* S# O6 G# p Fulmar II x 4
5 @; V- S# j' ^9 ~6 m
. r3 K0 D% L m4 t' GNo Japanese losses
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# l( n3 L& u, z; N; a& M# bAllied aircraft losses" x0 k, F1 b5 k- y. _, u# a7 I
Albacore I: 5 damaged# a5 n7 j+ k0 z* L4 {( |! P* e
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Japanese Ships
$ g# {0 y' z3 K0 R. E9 E# I BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
7 A& [& V5 Q; ?; c! T BB Yamashiro
+ b1 r) A4 I. E% E3 W3 ^ BB Mutsu
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45! H ~ T* p8 T5 T0 d+ I
+ d/ r# q( F0 f: EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.' q R0 p0 B6 Q& c9 e/ V( z
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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* b8 t$ j+ n. O! _0 S7 CJapanese aircraft
# C, w# g+ Q" i! S Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9! I, L4 j4 _5 C, p% |
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 41 Q" ]2 _% r; E/ |2 k
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Allied aircraft
$ u/ X" V% \& A+ ^3 H Albacore I x 33) `, y& X: ?: Z) e4 W' L
Swordfish I x 7
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" T+ v/ i; l8 I& X0 iNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
# B, M+ D" s5 l Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
) F4 q' L7 U+ A* } Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 B' b ?4 y. ?& s Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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& m/ k0 q1 `1 E3 w5 D g, E xAK Kikukawa Maru* q% L* b( x5 V; I
xAK Keisho Maru& c9 N: n' f7 X7 w9 y6 c
DD Hayashio
& T; W- A" {% b% ^8 | DD Yukikaze+ U3 f) x- e( ] L5 n
DD Maikaze: {1 c1 D+ P% v. M( Z7 Q3 ^3 v
DD Natsushio
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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6 M! G a$ b. P/ I7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。9 x' H ]/ e1 a' A }) `9 ^: H
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards- g' \/ }. Q. [3 v' F ~
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Japanese Ships
3 |& t3 _* ?6 ]* e2 C DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires: G- M* p) }& {
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1( ]1 B. w1 L4 A( R1 H0 S
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 13 Y, o+ G" \, L& r& E
DD Maikaze
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Allied Ships& V! c) a. e3 r) b
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* O& {3 S H. |: f- Q+ l
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
d( z. O, a) q" O7 t ?! j CL Birmingham
9 Y; J$ S. l9 N0 @* `, }, t) J CL Newcastle, Shell hits 18 }. F2 M' i( v7 N' l9 ~, A; t
DD Fortune
1 P2 B, m. P: Z" u* W8 U 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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AK Kaga Maru0 T" C7 B) M/ v( g( F8 ~
xAK Fushimi Maru3 y* u9 P' o W& z
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
3 ^& T$ ?2 B( r/ R1 Z3 s) ~ xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire! p+ [4 R, ]; o- z4 X* U, w: q/ e
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
9 G- B7 A$ X9 A* K# T6 u6 Z5 v xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk! e3 W* ?; i& e) {+ B! Y3 {
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
& j- Y! M& a# a# |) j! @) M xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1& w6 |: v2 F: Y: O! R1 I
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire0 n) S. [1 r" M' V3 ]! E; C" u
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Allied Ships
/ t. u0 c2 L" Y3 v) N, h5 R BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire7 s- X8 e4 z5 ]# p" |9 S4 {8 H' \
CA Exeter3 j+ g: R' s h: s. b8 }* s) e
CL Birmingham
W9 R6 f: {# d2 U' [" f4 @ CL Newcastle) {9 C$ o8 q" w! H6 {) Q- V: B
DD Fortune
8 |6 C6 {7 t" w: E DD Griffin/ K$ W: F8 Y. U" ^. E( C! |" n
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Japanese ground losses:1 V: n, L3 E: M8 T$ O* G3 F
2769 casualties reported
" V& }% |7 g' b+ q' ^8 b, g Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
; ? _, J" _! b% [, ^1 } Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled" v( @0 l& B) @9 m( C# G: ~: ^9 I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 @" |/ r! A' S Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)) o; g: g% a# X# N7 h& V
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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+ T4 G4 l% ]+ ZNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43$ y3 O. T% [+ \. v' o" z) E- T
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses0 n% ?% _# _. F( B: B, ]
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
6 [) d% ^! B1 a, W% f" w2 H1 X Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
$ f% o5 ` R. e5 }, [5 J; ] Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
/ u% v( C' o4 m Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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1 P7 p7 X# r. \0 d# w0 C7 A( NAllied Ships
! q/ v8 B: ~+ E- c6 i* A' _; T BB Royal Sovereign; N1 I# X" o; i
CA Dorsetshire
5 m+ K" ?& v* a. [4 L" I CL Glasgow4 W6 c. M+ V3 e% f
CL Ceres0 ~6 s/ O( P, y! E# Q3 c* w5 j
) M8 i7 {3 W, h9 x" P LJapanese ground losses:) M6 n' U1 p! c% j9 K+ a6 b: H
129 casualties reported
) t! Z( O8 ~3 B9 O' L4 P9 O3 q ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: M8 S; U1 S7 y* `$ `* D7 K, n. d Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
& Y" b) V. @6 d$ u2 z8 L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 o3 m2 s3 |( p) I; c# y: z Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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3 S! i h z( X! cAirbase hits 2- g( o1 d' @. ^5 j; h7 o X* k. Y
Runway hits 106 X* I' H! @" s0 M/ v: R# Z1 {
Port hits 66 A6 i$ n/ ]- K7 e. m2 J
Port fuel hits 1
9 P# F6 L7 m& B) |# a$ d) qPort supply hits 10 p+ J2 i4 u: E: F3 M. F
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8 H# Y' B* ^: s2 q Q( a6 J/ eNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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& S- V9 [. C0 n' ? BB Ramillies
# ^1 E5 I7 j9 W& z: l CA Devonshire6 i. H0 z" D' B4 [6 H2 T: D$ X. X1 G
CL Enterprise6 E% m. Q* t1 S% P7 L
CL Hobart
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0 h3 b3 m! h( p3 L5 @' hJapanese ground losses:4 ?2 y) U' p7 k( u" ?3 ?
585 casualties reported
0 P6 R8 L/ j6 S! e5 ~4 b1 I0 s; e Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# k! {1 c% `; p" B6 j* f
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled& t& }2 W ]% K7 X; ^9 A
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
1 w* z) A- x) A4 t9 W! c Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)) K8 f. O9 V! B& R* @( Q5 j. I
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)# o7 b% k1 X& v' x
3 t4 E0 h; P7 |2 g5 L; m- hManpower hits 31 P. x) s1 ] r+ _9 z' O
Fires 575
) v$ J6 \' J$ w& aAirbase hits 4. O# a1 q. `9 a2 B- G/ H
Runway hits 17! s, n* a; K( t7 A1 Q
Port hits 5
" r4 r2 n! }; v P2 R; d4 EPort supply hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
- T. _* }# a% U; F DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ g; i& y8 r) O0 V0 M DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
( |; c3 A9 X. d2 W. i BB Resolution, Shell hits 10 |: d4 g- @7 e* A0 U3 X# r
CA Exeter
+ c3 r+ K; ?2 C0 Z8 b% \ CL Birmingham" `) n: Q9 s, }) K( i
CL Newcastle
6 m2 H1 B6 X+ k DD Fortune, Shell hits 2) p3 H0 L. O3 g8 J" V! X& @; h4 L
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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$ G$ M1 A* t# C8 ~. {- FAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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R3 r6 z; H, ~- ~0 f7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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# \2 a7 q8 x: |( Z$ P; q& S8 t1 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50# i$ \) q; ?5 U) w! ?
! n r# o7 `3 L' y$ ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 P' t) _3 V3 a( l& \2 k: e
+ a* [! Z- w0 Z+ p# x5 K' vRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, n& {6 z& ?/ ~$ z& b" r$ ^Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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7 n( `; B9 q4 L! e+ v Albacore I x 31
) ]6 R% }; ^( @1 M: @ Fulmar II x 4
* H; {! y' X% H0 j Sea Hurricane Ib x 8+ B, P$ B, x- v1 p
Martlet II x 6) v4 c% X; D) V% c* q+ M# P
4 ~/ U2 p$ U% v4 G; w( c1 o3 EAllied aircraft losses# c5 s+ f" V* {: B# @' H
Albacore I: 8 damaged
. c& t `; W. l( y2 H Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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+ k6 T3 @$ f6 z! ~* ~5 BJapanese Ships
8 k h. e0 o& y/ @, ?6 O BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 15 K( U, w0 f! e2 Y/ w
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1- h$ E8 x; H& @) v) s
BB Yamashiro
N7 |0 M. C+ c6 K BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
2 g; }) r- D7 x+ Z7 i1 P1 _( u1 W BB Mutsu |