AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42" P1 X" \0 ?+ H! {
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: G$ ?% [) J) h! i P4 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。) ` m4 \: ?; j; M) l
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,387 D, g1 q1 M5 F- q2 v3 ]" G8 i+ q/ T( s
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# a) L6 W# I" V* k$ Q7 K" B# b
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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* x. ]# r9 \/ }/ JJapanese aircraft) \) D2 A$ Z; I( h
A6M2 Zero x 30
! D/ g) `" Y0 D8 _+ D4 l. _; V5 M B5N1 Kate x 14
e6 R4 R2 |" c+ L+ g& x B5N2 Kate x 12
0 `9 J+ ^3 [) M% s5 n' @2 M b D3A1 Val x 8
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Allied aircraft
9 c j' T4 ~& O5 B1 h Fulmar II x 182 u; C6 i7 k3 ? J
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
9 o3 C2 h9 T$ T' u7 r5 T0 H Martlet II x 48
i! M+ H6 u' V. l, b Hurricane I Trop x 1
6 D! C8 r8 p$ H0 f P n( I% `' V" X- S Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
% W1 G8 ^, z7 q2 e Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
8 S' v* I3 l r& {' @+ c3 @: `& C6 C Mohawk IV x 2& U" Z8 N" |1 `; L
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 s. t" c$ m& S: C A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed* D- y- S: |* t/ I
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged4 [8 ^* }" E- c2 y% g3 V
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed* I l6 }" X* d! C
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed# z$ Q9 B" ]- j5 o/ X% E5 P8 |
3 X9 W" T _. M c. j$ wAllied aircraft losses
8 `0 m5 s/ h7 q; o! }/ ~ Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
* h9 d' ~! B* H* t9 z Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
. |) o, N) Y ^; k- @ Martlet II: 2 destroyed/ A% c5 Q0 A9 z* r y& @1 i
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
% n3 Q) C3 z9 D& ~# ] f8 q CV Formidable l6 ]$ v9 ^; f& V- ~
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- [/ M+ ?4 \6 c" e6 x9 iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,385 t/ u( ?. H+ p; _; o- m2 R" K
( Q( {8 O1 n# C+ F1 s# gWeather in hex: Partial cloud: m2 [8 F" \, P6 J6 F4 y, S, g
+ O0 X4 k8 X0 d- }( k4 |$ DRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ n7 `. ]. u9 _, r
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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7 l& _$ A9 u0 F9 r: hJapanese aircraft* p4 J& J- n* B0 z6 J/ T( Z1 T
A6M2 Zero x 18
& Y, J3 m# }8 w: x# q9 O B5N1 Kate x 3
; j# C6 h! P' E& h2 ~% d' _) R B5N2 Kate x 14( Z# o4 x/ a; q
8 {3 q; n1 Z$ B3 k. AAllied aircraft$ B! \* Y! N+ A6 Y. [/ S( M
Fulmar II x 170 ^, ]: q0 Z3 o% ?
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14# Q8 G1 J. A' ?* j! i0 }# t
Martlet II x 366 b' n. J7 n; z. r% N' L3 a2 E# t
Hurricane I Trop x 1
5 }: ]+ w3 K% J! A Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
, o8 _( g$ |' i Hurricane IIb Trop x 12) t9 d! o2 g* y. s% c' q% y
Mohawk IV x 2
. {* W9 s8 Q4 t+ r) I- |6 {' ` P-40E Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
. l8 n3 N" ^6 F: g$ P A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
( G0 D2 p9 H' r+ h* J u B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
; ]! n! ?+ D. E) p B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses2 e7 B* n* {! s3 o5 ], p% ~6 H
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
5 q+ Q3 n) J! N6 h" ] Martlet II: 1 destroyed5 u' Q% A! B5 R! a4 n$ Y
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships) F& `1 y+ n& a! t i
CVL Hermes3 T7 `0 v% ^9 Z
CL Dauntless
3 P, G' X2 r8 k9 h& l3 N CV Illustrious& S1 R; s3 d! \* F
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42+ ?( U+ s2 V( T/ v, R
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! w/ ?. L) D8 X# [% d" B7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。5 l% `6 R9 N, ~ z
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! |* w+ c8 D( Y- s: B* GAfternoon 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.
' a0 T6 W* G8 U# X5 |7 xEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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# ^+ P% X+ s; O3 ^" WJapanese aircraft H/ F6 p3 d3 v9 U* |: ?8 q
A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft
# k. a) B A/ t% g$ f/ ^1 U; q Albacore I x 10; m: D4 H* {. U2 s; o7 R
Fulmar II x 4" }7 Q; S3 s/ S
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No Japanese losses0 j( Y0 o2 F5 T0 `
, E0 d# c$ F- y% s; ^Allied aircraft losses
- d% V! j7 l* Z0 L3 q* [4 x Albacore I: 5 damaged
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$ g0 v! g j2 i9 M, M8 TJapanese Ships
1 J; K7 x9 J& h BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 12 ^7 n3 j( Z( q: o$ k% g
BB Yamashiro
+ W1 j9 j# ]' N. b& T/ z6 X5 ? BB Mutsu: ]" @8 E1 e3 p; T t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45: S2 T$ ~) N5 P) _- G
7 j7 I3 X: t- k. PWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 x$ p4 U. J! k+ V5 {2 W# IRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.( I' h5 G3 Z# l6 T" O: K( s, K
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes1 J2 _+ t1 h3 y# g
" }5 Y/ l& o$ U. YJapanese aircraft
+ S7 k. `4 w8 Z( Z- D) t Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
7 A# f$ C6 ?" i- A, } Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 41 n* O" X: Q% S1 K. ?/ Z9 i, d
8 d* p8 B. {! T4 y# A0 [! a% PAllied aircraft
" Q1 L) Z+ ]2 k( K6 [, J) A Albacore I x 33
# W: \7 [9 A# l" g$ M Swordfish I x 70 o/ }. K+ }: W+ K, e" S
. d7 O' t7 B0 @7 ^) k SNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses2 p* M+ _, F4 r. f
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged- h( i" {4 t8 r$ u
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged3 k* |& k7 V+ D6 i0 N+ t
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
# p* d1 q/ Z9 b" O# J+ c xAK Kikukawa Maru
K1 `- o+ } _0 a xAK Keisho Maru1 B P" n; E! H
DD Hayashio6 }- y! M( B2 [
DD Yukikaze
9 c+ J% w) Z2 p DD Maikaze
$ { Y: ~, ~+ D: _9 q1 {6 \. ^ DD Natsushio
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$ i t3 ~1 `$ B+ l( PAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 423 Q1 V4 ]4 }5 E) M- Z; z% S
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- C$ b* P) z# x3 y, Q0 s7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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; s$ u3 L& k( P. w7 S* r! JNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards/ o+ ~% F5 V% P- N' I
- F) U: u( R. C; w8 s5 q7 cJapanese Ships4 ^, s8 g- E/ x$ E
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires7 K2 T8 Q/ k2 c+ J) a% V$ [
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
; U8 g; X3 n. X, E DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
: @* M0 R- `% N: i3 b DD Maikaze
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0 \. V9 Q' W, T" j, I! U" M2 {Allied Ships% l9 ]7 h* e* U. \- l
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 `' m1 L( p$ e+ B! P# n CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
' j9 K6 w2 J* r; m( R& \# M CL Birmingham) w7 J% b% _, `. U% s/ ^3 z- y
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 18 ^/ x3 c' x/ R: K, j
DD Fortune
2 A9 K' V) m. I8 L. \0 H" `0 {) l+ B7 @ DD Griffin, Shell hits 1+ {0 |# x, e. i3 @: z, \
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards1 h# D2 F4 z% O4 ^3 L# O
3 V: R# j3 } V, W0 [4 f5 CJapanese Ships
7 p5 J8 l* t% r AK Kaga Maru
1 G L5 w* E% i3 Z$ G. C8 G j xAK Fushimi Maru& C) H) x, u+ Y, x
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
' |. m1 {% G# L' C, j xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
: o' H/ ]! O7 J) s/ P4 W8 @3 f) s( ]0 x xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk( u8 h) S3 D+ Z, X3 ^$ l! `( j
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk2 x; h. J. n$ m# [& T
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk4 ~8 p# K0 G/ [" M( E
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1% W# T7 g: |& ^: y+ _2 L
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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( a+ P X: x2 M& e* M. s3 ^1 pAllied Ships" D$ v2 E1 t2 b' _+ S6 T9 q
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire2 l; }5 K% m. r- ~' I
CA Exeter5 ^6 V5 {$ n: ^/ |# M
CL Birmingham
: x) k- Y1 }' E CL Newcastle$ f" d- {; R* U5 U( o/ b$ ^0 X, T
DD Fortune
/ ~9 |. Y. _0 y$ r3 n ` DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:+ n# @& Z6 ^$ e) w5 T, e8 V
2769 casualties reported# u. n% x B2 P V1 N8 R
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled1 A) y- o8 ^, Y0 i& P
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled U4 P/ Z6 V# j' _, f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' A# B5 g& C5 ~
Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)6 ]. [! C X: H/ `! y
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)( @ i! `! c6 U- I. E4 ]
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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! K! G7 P( z/ _3 X& cJapanese aircraft( D0 H; j K o0 q
no flights# H( }/ B5 r g9 W
2 p# K9 q. H3 g. WJapanese aircraft losses
! Z W t1 p! t- w Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
) k7 ^5 z/ H8 \3 X w0 B$ F Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
2 q/ ?+ Z, { B2 D6 X1 m* C Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged0 ]. f" D4 |8 O ]1 { b
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
Q6 _" q b$ e) a BB Royal Sovereign9 Y. h+ J' @9 z/ `% ?0 Q: S
CA Dorsetshire1 p* ?, p7 p' F0 W7 v
CL Glasgow2 v/ I1 Q% N9 T2 i r0 B* \$ l
CL Ceres
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% q( D8 L8 a3 |0 \# @/ ^Japanese ground losses:/ O% f; P4 y! `0 ~
129 casualties reported; t2 g0 S6 n% }) ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 w3 I! U1 ?3 A* U7 j6 c
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
) B& |/ b6 L. d! |: J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 S7 }4 O9 I3 W# N6 E8 m# @, F, | Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled): B. m! U( X2 }( U! j
1 R( y1 C$ P: l+ [* OAirbase hits 21 j% r9 ?5 c3 r6 i
Runway hits 10
^9 {4 G3 j4 A i' ]Port hits 6% h e2 D! f. h/ t: Y' D7 D" ^
Port fuel hits 1+ A* k0 ]$ m2 I% S
Port supply hits 1
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7 z2 v6 S( K+ H1 [, \Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45- Z" `1 i6 ]% p6 C
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Allied Ships7 ~- k5 y, {+ g
BB Ramillies6 U+ `$ V3 g0 w+ P1 G' }
CA Devonshire
4 e+ S0 U9 G6 Q. B CL Enterprise( V+ L0 d; A% d- N" z' J4 G
CL Hobart8 z) {0 _7 \: W& x+ ?+ h$ F: x
2 s& H% w1 B& GJapanese ground losses:+ Y1 z) O* ~; L
585 casualties reported6 c. `% I" f0 }$ h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 @8 k- E5 w# b. m1 N5 L- J5 b Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
! z' v+ Q# t# N0 j2 I- B3 H) B Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled2 ^! u, J7 C C. X) ^
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled) x O& L( r4 Q" f! J& m
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 3
6 K: `- x7 o/ z3 v9 B* e/ RFires 575
% ]* U' M, X2 {: Q8 ?Airbase hits 4
* e7 K# E) P9 w3 J8 N6 }Runway hits 17% l1 Z4 [/ Q, u# e! h; N" {" K8 t
Port hits 5, G& F5 Q' o! O) h0 H
Port supply hits 1: f. U5 {2 D5 J8 s+ L$ f1 ]
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: {/ d; }3 `( ]5 }/ @$ nDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards/ {3 l7 q/ @4 z; @' x/ ~
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Japanese Ships
6 k7 e2 [( Z# y DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire+ r, G3 b# l3 \$ E- w8 d
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
, M- ^' f3 @2 ?4 X* b DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage4 B! b7 @, C) K- e0 H! Y
0 F- S/ B+ b# n v5 mAllied Ships( O& y& Y/ D$ F& I2 m p
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1' J! s6 g( {- |' Q3 a* ~$ w' B" r
CA Exeter/ `; {) D$ F: S* G
CL Birmingham, q4 T2 O( f/ R% x& e) _4 s5 P
CL Newcastle
# L( x: ^6 X2 @- k% M DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
4 Q& e) T# k9 M& \4 D" O0 l+ i DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage# U# f+ y" C( X+ q' |, }6 O2 e
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. O2 r6 N7 X( S7 q0 \& N! }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1 m' s0 H# V/ C9 t2 x2 c& k# f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50# d6 G! U4 J! n6 D5 L8 A2 ?' _6 l2 F
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ j3 z& Y! L# t( N6 V* t& P
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* D3 B+ a q6 I2 Q; P7 @
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft q3 t, M7 t4 t3 h5 B5 ^/ `
Albacore I x 31; a$ a* f) B. L% J1 T- R$ A8 N
Fulmar II x 4
1 d& m1 X4 M6 _$ K4 l6 R Sea Hurricane Ib x 83 T7 F4 p7 Y1 O# B+ v
Martlet II x 69 p# [+ m% k/ \4 _; S
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Allied aircraft losses
( n- e+ a: F3 H Albacore I: 8 damaged
) M# O1 r+ n( c" k& `) O% P( \ Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak" k' h' ?' W$ | `' h2 g* J9 n& V
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Japanese Ships/ {/ z- x5 B! v9 M' o
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 18 ?$ n6 y" H5 A7 ]8 F
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 17 @ v5 w& F9 {
BB Yamashiro8 E3 `! n' J; A# b* ]; I
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
0 P8 Z- } ~' F BB Mutsu |