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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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5 {( ?6 y. B% f8 L0 A; L; UMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms' z" O+ P' r6 I$ J
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ Z' H' @1 H8 |5 a, X' Z5 h
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes$ N. g* ~% D: K/ H& w
) B" C8 d) V8 {' p! cJapanese aircraft
, m7 z' L0 c/ V3 V i A6M2 Zero x 30
' y2 u. }4 Y3 O+ | B5N1 Kate x 14
1 ~5 f1 n, s- w) q/ S0 Q1 l B5N2 Kate x 12% b4 B% r2 f' W+ G5 t
D3A1 Val x 8
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Allied aircraft9 v% o5 p9 h9 c G, T9 p
Fulmar II x 18
0 O, F% V$ o+ c6 H, x8 R Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
/ r, |8 b: x6 i7 [% v Martlet II x 48
) E q& q8 Z r" s7 z* v Hurricane I Trop x 14 p0 S3 P& w; _
Hurricane IIa Trop x 34 d* I9 S. H& e5 n+ S9 ^
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
s3 m9 `! W- u" Z Mohawk IV x 24 v; L/ j8 t% E! H
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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- k! ]# \# K. n+ WJapanese aircraft losses
, b1 E* P- g6 {) @) C& h A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
7 u5 k0 Z2 y( o( A" p B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged% r" n9 J% z1 \0 b
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed7 E3 u9 b% ^. U. O# |2 f8 e
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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1 t8 @* k. J4 |7 aAllied aircraft losses
! a# G" @- R5 R3 C' T Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
( g4 S7 e& t) r+ K, y Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed" L S3 L$ ~! }$ d' k/ _( v, Y
Martlet II: 2 destroyed: ~% K$ Q' d: J
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed. w4 w6 _( T2 a/ h( m9 K
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Allied Ships3 D, \9 k$ _9 O* Q/ F, i0 l2 o
CV Formidable7 k3 y" c* A: O# q9 o+ Q2 j% B
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38) H& d1 A4 J$ H
4 @. Z7 e. a3 JWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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7 c& H2 c, I0 W, ZRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 |; c T: C3 t. p) W1 T8 C* hEstimated time to target is 30 minutes3 s; D F' \! c& o3 Q* l' U) }0 f8 p
1 I3 {9 K; I N; }5 m0 {Japanese aircraft
1 t: ~! @0 F% `# P9 } A6M2 Zero x 18
L$ r) ?" Y- d" a6 Z( I1 `. w B5N1 Kate x 3# m# |9 X5 J% U1 \( M9 ^* e
B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft; e' K0 U" Q$ h* }
Fulmar II x 17
9 E' I1 x) @. j( l! O y: Y" e Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
% L# I$ y8 y9 M8 d9 z Martlet II x 366 ^0 j/ A: j- b. M
Hurricane I Trop x 12 w( z0 T8 U% T" J
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
1 W8 @6 x" F* i% |3 P& X4 J$ P# s+ z Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
. S& y$ j' m* ? Mohawk IV x 2* [: l& j0 p5 D' R6 O
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
* O; q8 }& H/ w# L8 x A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
8 v0 h9 @8 U; F) R$ t B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
: d! H- T! z' T6 E/ n ?3 x+ O B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged+ w8 V5 O$ e# I1 J
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Allied aircraft losses* t6 B: c* K5 y! p1 ~
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
, m% t1 J8 Q0 t- x/ ?7 r) S8 M Martlet II: 1 destroyed
/ [7 D, s5 q" Z Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
: b* O4 q* k1 U, x' B+ g CVL Hermes( e' c+ _* n& p4 }3 w2 ]
CL Dauntless
9 J* e+ Y( ]9 G0 J% V# ~7 L; b: C CV Illustrious
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6 f% W$ G5 x! N) i! O CAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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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。5 C) A6 @& y0 B2 x: l
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
3 p6 d; g8 |# H! U2 T, \- Z8 `% UEstimated time to target is 8 minutes2 X3 X( i% `, u. p" K0 ` F9 T
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Japanese aircraft
2 r: z; l3 j5 B8 l' ^) x J: D# P j, d3 ^ A6M2 Zero x 1# Z2 G8 I( Z8 u
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Allied aircraft7 B* ?4 k8 z% ?. _' G
Albacore I x 10
) }/ P: U6 U, ]0 S$ `/ t Fulmar II x 4& Q8 M/ P1 V& G. X2 x
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No Japanese losses% q" j5 D$ d9 o
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Allied aircraft losses
' y9 H* G. A. w* n7 y Albacore I: 5 damaged* l3 I6 S; Y5 q8 @; d7 j: j7 m3 S
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Japanese Ships0 t1 p" Q* R, M; O
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
& n2 _; R" l- }, b1 J$ [9 o9 h+ C BB Yamashiro
( X" ^: }2 A( R7 @ BB Mutsu
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- h& [9 }% N }( j+ j9 b3 uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( Y1 y% P8 B& I* u2 S7 s
+ l, u% `" w" i6 O, n; _# hRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
' B( \0 B' h% Q- ?& |Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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% } X5 [* o; `2 P" J0 \Japanese aircraft2 c3 U/ e; v9 m' H5 I! |
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 92 B" b( ^% S: O6 d8 M
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft
, G% H# j2 B' A4 o) G6 v Albacore I x 33
" L, G* M1 J: q" a* G+ y2 G Swordfish I x 7' k0 r6 b% K. I8 _
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! j% {: }' U+ O% |2 MAllied aircraft losses
" ^: ~* [' f/ |: N. a Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged. u4 U1 m) O, \3 F8 w
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
' w @: h; |6 y( n Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 [+ S5 ~4 q7 K' A xAK Kikukawa Maru
a9 C. ~/ H6 M% H xAK Keisho Maru: J# p X2 y4 {2 D5 K
DD Hayashio- k; J8 S# `) \, r* i4 e
DD Yukikaze
( ?9 Y0 ^' p3 o DD Maikaze2 G4 \3 g0 ?# P
DD Natsushio
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- \5 R7 p, N I6 o, Y: Y: qAFTER 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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, v, I- O7 p/ q+ [- f8 F; DNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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3 K2 }5 F) h, P" n0 ]' K8 }- i DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
. |) b% u( ?1 K4 q DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
8 Y6 A1 G7 R1 a3 x/ G+ d+ ]/ V DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1$ u4 `3 E6 n7 T @8 Q2 o
DD Maikaze7 t" a- }. `& H a. I3 }
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Allied Ships
7 @# z2 O, z# N: p9 _9 X BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& g+ j& f' x5 m& j- Y+ y8 f0 u
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
9 i% Y. I+ v3 L6 V; b CL Birmingham( c( Y" o2 A- O" d3 p0 J' Y
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
9 Q7 V8 S) T$ L! r% D3 ]/ t0 K5 V DD Fortune
H4 O& { h0 Z6 q# ` DD Griffin, Shell hits 1: F5 b+ _; |5 s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards3 T2 R' p: h' I5 b8 B* G
9 C' z0 P0 W% D1 _Japanese Ships
5 Z( A5 T- K# i4 r/ g AK Kaga Maru4 H: u7 S/ e$ @- U- o Z+ \& ?
xAK Fushimi Maru
9 A. p) e& o% u* Z6 ^$ F8 @! B0 O3 f xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
. L9 i1 a0 E0 Y* k D0 K xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
5 T: f6 p' N7 t' Z6 \, c/ O xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
% r+ y& y4 y( z. X xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk( h' ^4 _& O3 ?' l* R/ u- O0 Z
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk( \, s' i$ k4 p2 { \
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
4 W* J- w% \$ J8 Y+ Y8 \ xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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" B' a: e( r) f6 o: E- Q, d6 T+ X! TAllied Ships
% v0 h/ n A2 e2 b; l# @9 {: D BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire+ Q' L; S# G9 `% ?0 K# O
CA Exeter6 @' \+ A n" k, f; ?, T
CL Birmingham# E4 i- e8 }' E& r; i& S" }
CL Newcastle: q, n; r/ F* q5 N5 Q& t2 g5 N
DD Fortune+ ]4 ^* \! l- S% j: C" Z
DD Griffin5 @! e8 V% ~4 |5 z4 i% f; ^
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Japanese ground losses:
* Y' z( D/ w0 B1 c U2 k 2769 casualties reported
& C' D* A% Q8 t7 Y5 w- j3 ~9 [ Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled3 e1 Q" a$ L+ n
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
8 a2 B- P( C' B/ O- A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ F t8 d$ a! m1 k2 ^$ a1 ?9 [' | Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
0 S4 A! a5 ~" ~/ h; N4 q5 u) F- f, q Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)' O6 u4 R, z; z. g/ I' y' F
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" @/ |: ^% q0 T/ F! p. mNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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Japanese aircraft
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& v9 i8 G. M2 sJapanese aircraft losses
' |- U- E% D6 D: W) d+ e: B Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
9 w; p7 M* G8 g% @* r Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground' Q" T/ Y- p0 S& V9 j. t
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
" d2 Z$ k& a4 |% n2 B9 ? Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground3 P* u+ ~1 H: J' ?4 M* o: K
: C6 m1 u) W6 [5 a, O( n) O- ^Allied Ships c2 A" D& b8 e6 U; ?- @2 D$ S
BB Royal Sovereign
' m" J# a, U, t. k CA Dorsetshire) E! _8 {+ p1 e4 ~
CL Glasgow
/ X6 A7 N4 ^6 }% Q$ Q6 {* { CL Ceres
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Japanese ground losses:- g( i w2 y2 H' i
129 casualties reported8 P4 Y" a6 n! O7 \5 p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 ~' w3 `+ B1 u- D! w# p+ R Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
: \) h+ D8 D) M: A5 ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 ?0 L, f' S3 e, M8 j; f Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled); P, |+ t+ w3 r/ P1 Z$ s# z; x
" N* {$ U) q' J( I! mAirbase hits 2
9 W5 V2 E' O$ N6 ?# @' |- vRunway hits 10 G# _$ B8 U! b- Q' A
Port hits 69 [. j/ I& U4 n0 Z8 | C: L7 B* a
Port fuel hits 1
$ C7 {3 X- d a) |4 [- r2 dPort supply hits 1% ?$ [( a/ A: X/ h- V
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,451 [9 F9 I8 \( M( R( b* I
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* _1 @! p7 {# l) [ BB Ramillies' S% Q( f; \: a
CA Devonshire
0 v. Q5 J; K7 B CL Enterprise7 r5 B' D9 q) z7 j6 D' [) ~
CL Hobart0 v1 k* C- ?$ A
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Japanese ground losses:2 _ n; y, r& ~0 M: C
585 casualties reported
; @$ ~1 W! |! T Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" D4 q- l/ f# y( H6 `) k5 P7 I( B Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
, i# t; n: n4 F1 r+ g. }: x4 R Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
0 t% J# w9 t/ F0 u Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
+ d5 w$ e6 D1 N Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)* v: W# h2 u2 h
* C3 t/ y% D4 [1 l) P/ yManpower hits 3: O, q# J2 r" s, x) ^" I
Fires 575' R! \8 f8 Q( \' E/ s
Airbase hits 44 z: W ?, [+ {: Q: A7 j7 [
Runway hits 17
' o2 [# J( `* L/ `% B% X# jPort hits 5+ B2 l# S( _( a z \
Port supply hits 17 u; d$ @& Z, h6 \ L
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, m$ h i! t/ G2 X: f m# }3 `Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards8 ^' b% W; ~+ J% A1 ^
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4 s8 H# P. N! `4 U& j9 p DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire+ k, g# i" W' T+ N
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage& d& C$ k, F# a: L
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 13 E+ H! k! t. K o: \, j6 V
CA Exeter: Q4 B, V: b& `- C2 j+ Q5 Q. o0 }0 C3 D
CL Birmingham; D* G$ h( O6 p2 I/ y9 Y
CL Newcastle
( P* q) D2 l; m( `6 |5 B DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
& F+ L- n; w, h l DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 I- ?+ H7 i2 g3 N7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 52,50: [: s; T: Q$ E/ x
( C7 S: \. U( J3 {Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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7 X0 l/ ^, w7 [+ \Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 |$ g. K( g7 l Q4 ~( gEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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3 ?! ?# j' |6 L' t& }7 xAllied aircraft
( ]: G/ K; x2 {. F- Q" k9 B' k Albacore I x 31
9 Y. W$ Z, g: N6 z& y: y Fulmar II x 4
- x; S; b% b1 u; R# N Sea Hurricane Ib x 8' g u9 P, ~# e5 t) }
Martlet II x 6
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Allied aircraft losses6 o. J- e+ ^# w5 \
Albacore I: 8 damaged' ~" G; C& r( R5 o: f
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak; A4 U' N1 E) l g: E( x, g
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. _, T9 N6 Y% S5 E( e0 Q7 i BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
8 \0 [6 b& i( h- C BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1! N- P3 ]5 b: E$ J1 ^: r6 f% I
BB Yamashiro. U! ? U3 G4 i
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
2 N% s# C' o0 ^- C) U BB Mutsu |