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+ Y8 T' l) |' |) T- U# S7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
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* \5 _( e$ b# f; cWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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. t. u2 d" X0 o) d. I7 WRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' ^* d& a" \ S1 |' X( aEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% J9 m" Q8 j6 S8 Q& u$ G) Q! N A6M2 Zero x 30/ b/ M g) U$ Q7 b# j
B5N1 Kate x 14" W+ [1 H e3 i5 _1 w6 ]5 @
B5N2 Kate x 121 b' t+ y: s0 {4 e/ F( p& M
D3A1 Val x 83 r5 Z& p5 p) N+ f6 B: a Z* D
. s7 k! E# S' O: f0 K+ TAllied aircraft7 c: f4 D6 x. d' n/ [0 d9 z% [& H, N
Fulmar II x 18
$ `' f; s, Z4 E$ G Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
: \7 l% D, F4 G5 d& W$ w$ i Martlet II x 48! T I; g$ l9 w- c
Hurricane I Trop x 1( r6 Y7 O$ b9 m8 A5 {
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3+ z% T. G3 o d
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
& \- F! X; b, [! Q Mohawk IV x 2- L! S; Z" Y! k9 M+ \
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 L9 l J p- k" R7 g: ~( t A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
& c' n1 B+ G1 T' m" s) p) U B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged9 h& v7 N/ q+ ?2 c1 x+ g
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
) H! {& z$ M; n( ^; o( I D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
2 ?, s: h: W1 q5 a1 g- } Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed# q& }: ]' H# r: o
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
. W5 x. ^! t/ F0 R/ {! w0 A5 T Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
5 @2 H! Q5 _! X! } CV Formidable
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0 n3 I0 l% Z c: S2 ~# lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38+ d5 B; G/ T) g* R: F+ m2 d& a7 o
9 G4 i8 N6 H( d N4 v/ G* RWeather in hex: Partial cloud" {+ Q$ ]5 V) f, h$ B/ S
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; n# Y; ^) w& _! [# C; x2 T
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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* F8 w# ?* B2 C5 f0 \7 @Japanese aircraft
6 w2 H0 i0 r% B/ ?* B A6M2 Zero x 18
; V. T! M) E2 v+ w; ~. [ ?7 r B5N1 Kate x 3! u3 \+ T% G2 H5 i3 S1 n6 M& P
B5N2 Kate x 14: {& p& q. X' Y+ a
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Allied aircraft9 |1 U1 J( {& b3 k
Fulmar II x 17 G0 W7 s6 l# p& a8 W6 q- d
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
5 o, l* w T4 z' A- D( u Martlet II x 362 E4 P( a# o: `3 _ s, x2 }& G3 o8 r
Hurricane I Trop x 1$ F1 g2 r" `3 |% s3 a5 ?1 | R+ [
Hurricane IIa Trop x 38 Q' `# t- T+ h! o
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
( `1 x8 X9 _% r$ p Mohawk IV x 2
. e1 y! d3 l2 h& m2 t; U. f3 s! x0 E P-40E Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses( t; ]9 ^5 B6 {2 ], X
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed3 b& R0 J) g% h8 J2 ^
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ T# T F/ I& K" q B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged% g4 p" f( c7 w5 ~7 ~$ ~
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Allied aircraft losses
) B& @3 c4 D4 }! k. S" Q Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
7 s* z9 T4 W2 D; m" j* A Martlet II: 1 destroyed
# D: B. X, |. T! W7 k" D4 V# ^ Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships+ G( h4 k$ ^# W( N
CVL Hermes& o) ~& J# @6 d0 |5 f7 X6 @* `
CL Dauntless
- m. N1 }' `+ N$ B% q& L CV Illustrious
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. {3 Y3 z, c6 R8 D( @6 wAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42) e7 z& I, K! M5 K D
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3 l; ~2 {/ `! }5 h7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 A: G2 R! D" W7 J8 t1 r" h. v
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain: { W( |& c4 E; X1 q% K( ~: h" S
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.( f v' n: ^ M: W N% J3 w/ c& B
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft& J) r* ?3 W, e$ b1 O' z! e
Albacore I x 10" b) A2 Y) b' ]# t- X# x- H! H
Fulmar II x 41 s: w( K! M% _4 m; A( y" b+ {
* \ T" Z _5 J5 e6 ^, kNo Japanese losses
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( {/ M7 |. T% Z2 g8 I7 T5 |Allied aircraft losses
: b+ X! m* o" K% [9 t2 t Albacore I: 5 damaged2 W% F0 S& B8 f% d& \% d$ I
9 r! ~9 N2 j, n1 R2 k. i+ \Japanese Ships0 O I' w* Q6 m8 J
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
& I- s8 w0 E& s+ k. r) Q5 u BB Yamashiro: E2 a; a! R' X- M8 V
BB Mutsu
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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9 s" ]+ K& J; W! q, hWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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' u2 m( J7 W0 V uRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
* Y% z0 B3 }) C, X; ]" gEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 k' H4 L6 `. t/ t- V
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
! G1 q% V4 ^, X& m9 j# _ Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft4 U+ W) h( n+ P
Albacore I x 33: y! a. ~3 L3 e$ [: s) J4 e
Swordfish I x 7
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No Japanese losses
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; T. o5 [, H6 R8 {0 ~) x) IAllied aircraft losses6 U( x5 ]2 K% i. v- X& E
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged$ ]( @1 u, [- D: |/ {
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged- T, s- z# A& w% G
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
4 X! n0 E+ Q |, L2 |, N xAK Kikukawa Maru
7 U7 n& u" g/ |% j, E% Z xAK Keisho Maru
* ~" O( ], r C9 o8 Q1 C2 h DD Hayashio' h1 n- \" [* W. s9 N' X6 \. w
DD Yukikaze
1 q' Q4 V0 ^! [0 Z DD Maikaze9 H- F( O6 P9 U! ^' c) J+ B- P" m8 a
DD Natsushio
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6 |; W$ Y+ u) U* G. vAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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$ d5 k: ^8 Q6 q( Q/ n6 v, l7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。8 g3 [# W& U- J1 F
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards: `, v& U5 _) u6 |4 f, q3 }
6 }2 `$ N$ y9 B7 }& k9 U* ZJapanese Ships
: [) P1 M8 L! B g DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
" k! W% S; u' i DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
% O& p2 ?% q/ `* [9 m DD Hayashio, Shell hits 16 ^! D" u' ?2 t7 v
DD Maikaze
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6 E3 u* Q, d- V4 f7 U( w; v' D2 gAllied Ships5 s% `# ^, @0 U* N+ C
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 A% F& Z! U0 R! g0 W
CA Exeter, Shell hits 19 o) ]' @% y9 g6 g8 ]
CL Birmingham" u6 o3 ~8 ?7 w3 g
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1& F0 I% S1 o5 a
DD Fortune9 |! r7 F( r2 a3 H8 N
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1
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- }0 c+ y& _8 W1 ]2 iNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
: y0 G% | h J: R8 t AK Kaga Maru
. E, f' k1 V$ r* |: ~$ |6 P) F4 } xAK Fushimi Maru3 d# Z+ P" o$ U. B( V; H
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
/ a O3 J. ^+ a" h. r( P xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
- S/ d' H+ Q0 ~4 H xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk' X& u) [0 j) V* H
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk4 {2 O" L& k, S' R4 ^/ x" U
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
! {) P( j& M& h5 F$ j xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 10 F) X9 _% T0 Y; `' ^# c
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire- |5 P# ^$ u$ z ]7 {
, N2 D. R5 z9 M% LAllied Ships
3 M! X$ L4 j9 \) z N) L BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire( ^! g3 }2 b) z9 N: s6 J; Q% T
CA Exeter: H5 h, Q4 ~5 _$ d e0 P# x0 q+ P
CL Birmingham
% L; D" V( t6 x0 M+ O0 p- Z CL Newcastle
1 g% l+ ^4 t4 d) c! @ DD Fortune
! S& Y9 L7 b8 `7 U! k7 j DD Griffin
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& n* q3 v! ?3 \9 H! mJapanese ground losses:
# @1 p# J1 x/ K/ k% v: M: |7 V4 b 2769 casualties reported+ w( u! U* X9 }/ l' |
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled8 f7 |) `: w6 e1 a' n( }
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
: t& j. G. @3 N, c4 w( y! Q- E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 h! V, p( a h6 w Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)
7 Z6 r- I1 u- a Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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no flights
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged% J' s: R2 n3 M" N+ b; L U
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
, _" r( J$ B9 u" @' n; n. Z' F6 i) h Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
6 ?0 F9 v) p* Z- o5 w! z Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships
* | H3 M$ A! N% I BB Royal Sovereign
0 Z3 J6 Q1 v2 @. g CA Dorsetshire, H2 K* w9 c# P7 o, Z4 O0 e
CL Glasgow% Y; k( F3 v {3 x: s" P% c
CL Ceres: D4 u; _& X6 X. m( w6 y
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Japanese ground losses:0 K4 v( K4 v( a! d9 g! K& X! I; c
129 casualties reported
3 ]8 ^5 ~) s8 r; l% [5 }; r9 x Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled g4 r: J# g# x+ y E+ Y/ R* N% e
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled* i$ A O7 J5 N1 n! S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. `* C* o1 s2 q) M) @& D
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)9 y- H' r+ e! b0 S j. [2 h
3 z. c: t s/ `1 _$ b; eAirbase hits 2) G; q0 E/ U- W# V) J
Runway hits 10
; @7 Z8 u8 @# M( q% d8 N* @Port hits 60 \; i/ x! U. X! M
Port fuel hits 1/ o2 J' ^" o5 L3 f
Port supply hits 1. a2 K+ |7 t* J, Q6 O8 Z: T3 I6 o* N
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( P# I3 ~% r: N+ [Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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Allied Ships
5 O5 D* T: b$ f& z BB Ramillies
' I8 K* c) T2 _2 J9 F CA Devonshire% I' |: A( `, B' S4 i
CL Enterprise. @* u) e+ i# X0 F( N8 X2 G
CL Hobart7 C& F) x/ E1 ^, F$ M5 Y) v
0 j0 P: a; p! z, p) hJapanese ground losses:
( N8 n0 i0 n0 d( n+ t; p 585 casualties reported
& b2 O- _$ V/ e/ x Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 L8 P7 E7 L2 f1 l Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled0 i& Y0 _" O) {* M
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled. \' k& m/ {: a% M# Z# L0 G
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)* X, y2 M' M" b8 V1 c
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)7 }) `. L! U3 t3 e5 h
* l9 G, I1 {. R+ j+ |4 q" tManpower hits 38 @6 f; X: b; w7 H g4 l8 g, l
Fires 575
/ r4 m% z0 S2 W: p) gAirbase hits 4" _; M& a* u' X( |7 S
Runway hits 17
7 E6 d: u; ?. v1 J6 _+ v5 k6 KPort hits 5
5 G4 n Y; K! Y& ePort supply hits 1
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: a! _4 O3 w x6 s5 P$ DDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards& D9 o D8 P- A" j+ \
$ `# _; V: b! T+ p; G QJapanese Ships; V5 D: P1 f; F/ l: \+ H* z2 J
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
' L1 J# X7 g4 {6 h+ v* I DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 W; t. K) m5 `+ | DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
- k- r3 W* e c* `. `& n CA Exeter0 m& @/ S; y7 Z4 J+ {! T+ o7 o+ b
CL Birmingham( J2 M0 }0 @ x8 k" |" j
CL Newcastle
( ]3 k% i+ w O4 [7 e DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
; k' y8 f! T. ?, F DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage& K, M: k' B' Y0 N9 W
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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0 w, Q' {7 h6 c e5 m! t
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' M2 w! P8 t2 G" l0 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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$ u! x) ~* B( q0 W5 SWeather in hex: Heavy cloud/ ]8 z- X2 T% Z& C/ `
" {) k# S! j9 A. L- H4 sRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 Y( Z* A F! s! V2 z* A4 _: h& I# ^
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft4 g; B7 @' J+ e
Albacore I x 31* U1 z7 j) w) I" I
Fulmar II x 4
. L9 R- J' R+ D/ |# V Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
( m8 Q5 d4 w# p! }0 Q& q Martlet II x 6& t1 M" S5 m. C: c
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Allied aircraft losses2 C+ e! \3 Z' u
Albacore I: 8 damaged
& ^) H% P# c+ M- E$ }# L. X6 b Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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. I2 N6 ^' r8 B; W BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 17 S" P; k; B) y( @' i
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1* o1 C8 g, |3 S2 \0 L
BB Yamashiro
/ }: o2 ?) Y" B& W. Y) y BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3/ z2 b% t0 O: E: ~2 G
BB Mutsu |