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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: k9 s- u8 C9 b: \Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38" g* \% C/ W- A) j# r
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms- j7 M" w! @$ o+ z
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
A( f7 N- @* t# f8 E9 cEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 ]9 L b+ f$ _/ s2 R
A6M2 Zero x 30 V* ^9 Q) r5 ^1 E N% ` z
B5N1 Kate x 14# N$ V0 u& K9 l5 H: D/ I2 w; a
B5N2 Kate x 12
8 w N4 `) Q/ m, m8 }4 S D3A1 Val x 80 }) \3 w$ F. E$ J5 z1 l U$ T
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Allied aircraft
- C& z0 q' ], X" u# C1 c" Q Fulmar II x 18" C' R3 y/ `# C, Q
Sea Hurricane Ib x 250 v, n; J) A. K3 Z
Martlet II x 48
7 h+ G1 b! I+ M9 W* m+ j Hurricane I Trop x 1$ C4 V2 `1 v) L
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3% O5 `5 @8 a' J7 v. Z0 U' q
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
1 [. D- p! ~- v2 T8 E Mohawk IV x 2
6 g' B. r4 h/ C" B5 i: ^5 P0 U P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 o; `" E6 `. t- N- {1 r! H- ] A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
$ Y3 H! E2 i, o' ^% T& v B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 ^" z! Q5 v5 _% A# t B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
/ K: `. z, ?+ H8 J- S) j8 Y, j D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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7 W1 t" D% ]5 lAllied aircraft losses
0 m- A0 C6 F1 f/ ] Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
' }: ~. b) S+ D4 I4 W1 L% J/ f* y Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
l( v/ O0 B/ D Martlet II: 2 destroyed# n$ r* g* Q- b0 E( P; L3 j
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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" c2 ^: g4 s% E7 ^0 z CV Formidable8 V1 N* q/ {: k6 {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38, ~) M8 d, f5 z
2 O" |& U5 ~0 D7 F6 z3 rWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
x* \3 g1 l; q7 K1 uEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) g" s4 a6 J6 G A6M2 Zero x 18& z- E3 d6 p. S" r! F b
B5N1 Kate x 3$ f1 t8 G3 P8 }% r, V- U
B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft9 s1 v$ q6 m! c, l0 S/ |
Fulmar II x 17
- l7 S) H. ]" y: _6 b, ^& }# J Sea Hurricane Ib x 14' O8 ?) E: x. u* @- [
Martlet II x 36* R; k; }! ]1 m7 b: V, c
Hurricane I Trop x 1% [! W# _3 i6 h* |3 s+ F
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3/ U F) ^( i7 B4 n+ c" F
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
! Q8 ]$ R+ e/ |. p0 q7 j Mohawk IV x 2
3 p4 v( [' F8 O4 ] P-40E Warhawk x 4
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$ D0 t( [3 }( @, rJapanese aircraft losses
. }: b: i$ P+ Y$ r6 t: w A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
k+ [# Q/ U. Y+ M- j3 s6 Q- D* G B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 {" ^# c ^9 A8 x0 H B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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; R4 X; r+ w i3 W$ Y3 qAllied aircraft losses. I' K k) z/ B: h! M) y; S- l
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
+ Y4 C( `7 h; ~' Y Martlet II: 1 destroyed, g G1 b; n0 D( I
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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4 N! S# _9 K4 Y4 jAllied Ships
$ W. X# J9 t6 g, m6 f& j: A CVL Hermes
( @$ J: B! Q7 ]- B$ r6 o3 I P CL Dauntless
) @8 F5 R# T( `, o CV Illustrious
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 428 H# f) [/ d' ]8 V/ R' }* M& Y
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& M7 y6 j, _. v6 {3 m% t7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。. a& k: L# a) `3 o5 Y; Z5 {
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7 Z8 I: h e4 I* l/ uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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7 p9 ~8 O5 x( e3 o% d' D& w9 q" X+ d6 bWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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6 d7 @( O; v) j9 u- N% Y6 x# MRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 ^% P8 e0 b6 M8 d Q( [' gEstimated time to target is 8 minutes& c5 O: K2 c( D; k, t2 O( `8 g
0 T6 ?6 c; q0 Z& I; @ a, pJapanese aircraft) X2 x v( ~5 Y7 X9 S% Q" y
A6M2 Zero x 14 |; `) d8 z# g! t% j. X
3 y: X& Z- A% X3 U3 iAllied aircraft
& D1 |+ H. }$ g8 h! Z) M" q Albacore I x 10- ^$ |6 A' ^9 }9 K: ^# o! z
Fulmar II x 4
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! }6 N, j9 C) z- c0 d4 j5 i2 {No Japanese losses! C3 T$ E4 m7 f; H# y/ @
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Albacore I: 5 damaged! d: F% ^+ n) R
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( w' g" Z" s2 f BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
8 A! O6 M" Q. i+ k( p1 h1 c BB Yamashiro
5 `( b M$ r8 l* Z7 N7 @, z BB Mutsu
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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4 e- @* A+ r" }: X! gWeather in hex: Heavy cloud( a6 K1 M7 U9 T' {7 o4 ^! B
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.2 Q0 k. f# [* U5 x- b
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes% x" {0 i4 W G5 D" R% @8 [
9 S% o7 D" K& }" k: f) GJapanese aircraft
) X6 L! u8 }1 Y$ T) r; p( o; J$ T) @ Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
! P, D. [& T* O( N$ a N; i Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 43 v% U1 W2 b! m8 V
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3 y5 Z% U5 O9 x3 e Albacore I x 33
, r- n, Q n q4 { Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
+ Z" v* c6 l `: \ Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged- Q9 J) H( j0 G4 g: {
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged2 H- r" \8 r0 l* b1 V1 K3 c
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak- M8 K& Y: t2 }3 R5 h; C, p
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Japanese Ships
+ ?6 M% c5 L9 b! F8 I7 G' y+ _ xAK Kikukawa Maru
- }% q6 A8 \& ~ g9 N. b xAK Keisho Maru/ g9 A; Q b5 g0 j; |
DD Hayashio
- l, ]5 w, S2 u" C; ^+ Z DD Yukikaze. ~* a: _! E1 X9 W: ~' X
DD Maikaze
& `( ?/ y8 h! A& S DD Natsushio* l4 z" G: @0 h- y F' A5 G
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# ^& F; \( j* F, _' o; x) tAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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7月19日,逼退了KB分队后,英国水面舰队开始岸轰孟加拉沿岸机场,战果辉煌,瘫痪了吉大港、阿恰布等机场,并歼灭了一支日军运输船队。: R% R4 y2 N6 A' r- }# W6 g
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5 ~/ ^3 U& N0 Q8 l* MNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards8 o9 d% |; X0 N* O1 a
5 }" d; |' w* b) p( T6 G2 jJapanese Ships' G9 @4 M: O8 ^( N
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
6 _' C" s' m# t+ E* X DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1+ t4 H$ }: Q! Q) N6 G
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
8 ^, r+ g& H) H7 |5 ~% w' c* M DD Maikaze* ~. S$ ?" o v! N7 N3 Q& Z! J& E# z
/ E% J" R, o7 uAllied Ships
) j+ C s5 c/ }/ z" R BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* n6 z4 }! |# K9 l: ^, `
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
4 l+ W. C4 o: c% A/ d Y c# u CL Birmingham
* w) a* l- P" d r3 ~1 G/ y( J3 z CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
1 ~- o- ]) z0 v( \) Y& N, g DD Fortune
; i0 W; @2 G7 [$ M M0 h1 t DD Griffin, Shell hits 10 h' a+ \: P) m2 R0 J& S
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& l" ?% }2 ^5 X% g8 |1 n/ X& \7 _: ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards, u( L4 T. t( o1 V2 O; n
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AK Kaga Maru
9 I% x4 W' _; _, C$ K" W xAK Fushimi Maru, v4 C% T" T" o/ b- a
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire* a/ {- x% W O6 X" e
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire- L) W! _1 P$ S2 d8 W" ]
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk9 B6 p9 \/ p$ C7 k$ @; F
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk; [0 C4 ]" N; c) J$ u. P' I
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk. n+ e5 I2 \5 W
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1 J+ x& g( c8 \4 N5 i3 w/ f/ d
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire7 T% V6 m G0 {1 v! T. d& w9 a7 Z, T
+ P: A6 t: {4 _( d, {Allied Ships2 C* E+ f+ @5 y# a$ ~
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire8 \& e4 \5 N4 y: ?+ W1 H$ _0 U$ N
CA Exeter) a. l* a% M) z' n/ }9 q
CL Birmingham3 o, J, p1 K9 }9 m
CL Newcastle( E+ S$ ]" N; D
DD Fortune
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Japanese ground losses:
7 b( m& S) K1 _ Q6 a$ f/ U4 Q 2769 casualties reported
8 y6 S* W9 H$ o/ I: ? Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled4 V# q4 X. u* b
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
% s/ {/ I3 f9 E- J" C* v% |+ Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 u5 y( [% D+ h% ?; F4 v1 ?$ E$ X
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)5 G: h3 d* J' h5 v% H, p
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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0 v& P# w" ^ k3 p% INight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,438 Y$ `( h n: ~% ~9 {
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 P* H8 C+ ?/ F8 [6 s Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged2 c0 S8 }5 n" k) Z0 B0 z
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground7 {6 S r+ Q5 V1 g; `; _& r
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged/ t7 O2 o: t0 d9 `( u' ?7 \
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground3 u8 A0 }$ J1 Z1 a1 X, S8 b
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Allied Ships
; ~, e u2 y4 k3 M4 W1 u BB Royal Sovereign0 B6 }( h/ A# s3 }. D" I
CA Dorsetshire, y# b: N+ c" z2 U
CL Glasgow
2 w0 M0 a7 i$ `9 x* N8 m" _ CL Ceres, Y" |+ [- f, f2 v
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Japanese ground losses:3 Y1 u% [: l S4 Z; @/ I4 p2 d1 H
129 casualties reported3 I. m1 A( W% Z2 i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 t" Z5 ^1 }9 Z v% u Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled( Y, ]$ w6 q* |- ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; R$ [$ e' x+ q/ Q
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)2 d) e8 O! Y0 Q! e: [# Z
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Airbase hits 27 T. y2 m8 A8 C9 c' I4 H. }
Runway hits 10
# S$ [- g. [& H; t9 H; XPort hits 6+ q- ?& \# o% J$ I% L! Z6 E4 L- `
Port fuel hits 1
& P) s9 r5 _1 j" h/ B. HPort supply hits 1
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4 d H: x! @) L3 Y* L6 o) mNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,458 _6 g1 e' h# s/ K) I) z
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Allied Ships$ X) W5 b6 K* E3 D
BB Ramillies3 A8 v. u# t. g% Y, k3 n
CA Devonshire2 r+ P7 V+ f. k: {
CL Enterprise( Y4 C& T* C' \, s
CL Hobart: ?9 C, `# M8 ~+ I/ O9 B* o$ j+ y! x9 h3 Q
" @0 Z6 m$ Y, x4 [+ \( P5 YJapanese ground losses:2 [6 }1 w5 a* X1 O, U( l
585 casualties reported u1 \, }# ]& t% w* w6 O5 T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; i1 W; n2 Z2 D, v X
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled9 ]$ |# e" m' d% p. A# e
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled0 F: q& U* U% f1 n
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
( k$ L0 I% |- }, W Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 3
8 ]5 v8 [" b7 ?" X6 C' d: x& o% YFires 575) [/ A; _9 n/ ? h. L1 g' ~
Airbase hits 4
- Q/ H3 l* O& d7 C5 Q6 B' Z# P4 WRunway hits 17: m3 F, Y0 V6 M' X+ y' |3 R
Port hits 50 N, _% p+ i9 [3 O- V; n
Port supply hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards; m$ a/ q' O& W
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DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire/ I; i5 ^, K" ?% K, r' d, p8 `0 Y7 s
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage$ v% F8 L( i/ {3 k0 f
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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" ]5 y; Q; z9 jAllied Ships8 v" M! M( \, e- X' Y6 t
BB Resolution, Shell hits 12 Z* ~2 X4 c6 b9 o+ G% D3 k
CA Exeter
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CL Newcastle
6 I! g- n& ]$ V. _ DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
. A% z0 l' J3 i; I% T* O; x& T0 t DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,508 _" `3 G* p, ]" V; N4 ^/ \2 j+ }/ E
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5 r. E1 d5 g; @ c" v# Y; BRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& ~+ s' j2 W6 w( V. V$ GEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft& {" W# c- _9 S; U7 S. S
Albacore I x 311 q5 k$ ]& l, u% a
Fulmar II x 4
c1 j( T8 u* M: P6 ^# A; F Sea Hurricane Ib x 88 M. ]$ e5 ?% g4 \% ]: n2 V
Martlet II x 6
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Albacore I: 8 damaged- z K+ j+ @! t u0 {
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak( Y% Q/ ]! A, k: A
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Japanese Ships$ N3 Q5 X! c) w9 T2 C/ ?
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1. F& |$ ]" x) W, J
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 17 X0 q& U) k4 |, g; M
BB Yamashiro
( V( S% j5 b/ N9 k8 G+ o BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
$ K% q2 M2 T6 K6 v9 x BB Mutsu |