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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6 n0 s- U# z1 \Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. R; }+ X: S8 |# p& H/ ]
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, D; @' O4 v( r( g+ A* T A6M2 Zero x 30! M! C! H) p4 G, f# R4 J3 y( j1 w
B5N1 Kate x 14$ u! Q* S3 R* X1 p; s7 K! z
B5N2 Kate x 12
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Allied aircraft4 N0 U% h2 r8 a
Fulmar II x 18
7 A1 j& f/ H$ w4 A- Z, z0 J Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
* O8 ^, B8 Z5 T N ^# V Martlet II x 48! w a# V2 y1 x
Hurricane I Trop x 1
3 b0 E! a' z$ f7 D. Z Hurricane IIa Trop x 3, c/ c9 A7 ?% C3 J# {0 G7 Q
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12 q( t2 n6 c# n8 Z# `. q
Mohawk IV x 2; c6 W" f# u1 v, I [% D
P-40E Warhawk x 5; J/ H N$ O- H9 _# f3 W9 M% b8 G
" r% H7 ]4 \- I2 Q8 p) IJapanese aircraft losses+ i6 p4 ~' s) m# o0 i
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed. O$ w3 n" k y5 n
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
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P4 I+ F! G. ^# N' B- [/ l/ t D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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Fulmar II: 1 destroyed+ ~: i( M, p/ ^. s& M
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed% {& ] V, d: a1 M* M+ Z
Martlet II: 2 destroyed3 @! I# H K+ V& B; b3 Y9 x' \4 E
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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2 r1 V( |8 d) I& r* n! rAllied Ships
; I3 ^- J, u2 j- H: T% s4 w# g* y8 V CV Formidable3 p3 k. T/ i" c" o3 S
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% n2 l/ p0 J- J; gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38. k6 @9 s# p8 N' z+ x
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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1 a9 Q$ N w- v/ ?- x4 e- A8 I1 a" U5 gRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( m0 S, h3 p5 R- V7 iEstimated time to target is 30 minutes% _# n4 ^3 n$ S' z( h* X% {) t9 N
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Japanese aircraft7 |0 L) T* L: P& a
A6M2 Zero x 180 t g2 B4 _' D5 V/ k6 @
B5N1 Kate x 3
$ i- ?+ t& C( v B5N2 Kate x 14( ~% j2 I7 F3 Y6 S1 m
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Allied aircraft5 f) m# o* P+ z. |6 ^
Fulmar II x 17' w. ^4 d5 d" k) x V
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14# g/ X3 k5 E; h: G
Martlet II x 36
# w1 X. d. B I- ` _ ` Hurricane I Trop x 10 E6 X( i/ J( I8 q
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
4 {6 S0 U* Z3 n8 c Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
8 j- D$ ]2 ~! K- C Mohawk IV x 2
6 f) `7 t+ u" _4 d: b P-40E Warhawk x 45 w; p6 J8 y' U8 ?6 {( ^
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Japanese aircraft losses, a& E" X) _/ m# Y9 m, q- f; U- F
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed7 Y" ~% d- l2 P7 i2 L9 p: }
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 e/ ~ Q: @+ @( R( j+ H B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses$ L2 b" ^% {9 ~/ W
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
# D, _1 D2 D) e Martlet II: 1 destroyed& B# {# G2 q4 l1 U4 Y) a
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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CL Dauntless% R r3 [& ]5 d$ O
CV Illustrious
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42/ }+ f( h* K0 Q2 e2 j
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: q6 E/ |8 D7 U) L, w7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
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. N& E7 U' w0 i" S: e& E
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes, a! \# o+ f; X u
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Japanese aircraft
7 O' o# N2 L; I2 N# W; c8 Q A6M2 Zero x 1( c- s$ M! z1 S7 D1 J
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Albacore I x 10$ i0 [+ P, h4 ?2 r( _' }$ [% i( ?+ X
Fulmar II x 4
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses% r* ?8 R1 K; L$ o( |
Albacore I: 5 damaged# t4 L4 x4 T; n9 Z7 ?1 U
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Japanese Ships0 x g8 H3 H s3 t
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
7 J' j6 X) B! O* H s, Q# W BB Yamashiro
# W! u3 Z! M0 w: i# h BB Mutsu
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( X4 s8 `: _; gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.( ], n% O5 \9 u2 N# k4 k1 G2 x
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes; a4 d G; y Q: k- r
8 c" h; X- p$ D% o$ c% yJapanese aircraft
+ ]0 {+ a% I2 L5 Y Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9# c& q; f! n" j* I; i0 L5 e
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4) |8 N k4 `5 \9 {
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/ C/ ?' D, i7 u! W9 _7 i9 G! i( B Albacore I x 33
W2 Q& e$ R, l; } Swordfish I x 7+ H2 U+ ?0 w$ ]* i2 X$ z
1 c* i9 R' n* T4 G3 d# u6 VNo Japanese losses
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Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged/ ~( Z, v1 E$ M. }9 T
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged3 i0 M) ~1 I: ^
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak" h7 D u) b6 `% Y- Y
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xAK Kikukawa Maru
, R! }2 V( Q1 c4 q: ~ xAK Keisho Maru
3 H" v; C! h! |& D+ ^4 Z DD Hayashio; a& L) b( j$ {4 [+ ?% L
DD Yukikaze3 g2 s4 K6 R$ ~
DD Maikaze; g% M ]) w3 V! p+ `
DD Natsushio8 n6 _, e; d. B, p7 J% ^
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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5 s/ u* @: S' q. U B B7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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards( g8 ~3 A3 {5 U. G8 ?
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% H( A# Q2 m4 L: h4 z2 z+ t' I- ]6 ? DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires: @ y G. }+ R; @% q8 {8 D$ J/ ^
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1% N- J* D3 t4 f9 m- y" p, h
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 18 T6 j% K* R% `# ?7 }5 _+ {+ l4 F
DD Maikaze
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% k4 r3 V( z, j& \- J4 m5 c BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* Q. x5 K) j* f3 k- K; ]% z4 q CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
3 c) c$ g$ e8 f+ i" ?) q$ X: ? CL Birmingham2 W4 w9 ^, o' r: Z" K
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1 H7 F: S# _# z- c# o
DD Fortune/ g0 H8 B5 T; [' i. C3 w- ]
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1, ~9 _7 @3 w3 E. E6 o5 N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards; P5 }. k( e+ X/ t3 Q' y4 F, l
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Japanese Ships
3 T% X8 }1 U, e" \' w r+ o AK Kaga Maru
+ a, |* l% P. i% f' [8 L xAK Fushimi Maru
+ G, [$ l0 F- d4 a( a xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
3 M/ Z( C# E* o* M/ V8 z; P xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire) R7 a2 |& e, T v' n' P6 |( n9 j" A
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
% ^) d* q0 ]7 t& Q# g xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
G F- k \9 i- \1 P q. m xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk" }" A, U9 Q z" U
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 19 Z4 g# J0 Z$ h2 p4 O/ u1 |3 d
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire$ Q {: c& j5 j, V* k! _; ~5 ]
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Allied Ships
+ v: C* X. f; [, o BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 W% }7 A% H, y: I: ? CA Exeter
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DD Griffin' ?. g7 t6 I; G+ j; v- w
" i, `$ f4 h+ Z# KJapanese ground losses:
* Y. G8 f( e+ C. J/ U 2769 casualties reported6 }5 H' \* g2 X; g& {
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
5 ]1 R: L) y; [9 e% \% W) R" A Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled7 q) m' y2 k" s o) }/ K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 } |# ?, R; ^- x+ y7 O Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)+ m" L. H4 x' w
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,438 {4 @! ^2 R! Q% [% @7 R6 ^
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged& f6 i* Z& }" q8 g6 Z
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground. L% a" @4 Q: [2 i# D
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged' q- [4 k6 m0 L6 n5 W9 H; \
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships8 ^9 M' `, \: t2 B4 c
BB Royal Sovereign9 h: B( T( c7 M4 ]7 X
CA Dorsetshire& ~! j7 \* |4 [# [
CL Glasgow1 S8 R* @: u" u+ m" o! s: }; I% N
CL Ceres
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2 }' E8 X+ ]! J" n! Q' J$ S' UJapanese ground losses:
8 n8 G6 n$ D8 J) W 129 casualties reported& L r3 [9 C0 F e; K9 I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; x5 s) z6 h3 h1 \2 t
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled! f( ]( v% o: s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% }# l( Z, g) B6 m8 c2 e4 ?
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 2
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7 F8 {& p/ k- S, ?7 Q* lPort hits 67 n( C9 ]! J! m; w0 S5 v* F! k# }
Port fuel hits 10 j, b7 X/ Y5 @: J. \& j! _. _
Port supply hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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Allied Ships
0 O; F9 e, `5 v! J' ~ BB Ramillies
: S$ B; r* u0 ]$ l2 o* F: Q# W CA Devonshire
# g- e3 i9 |. T CL Enterprise7 { [ Q* Y4 [4 D- h. q: }) ]
CL Hobart
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7 Y- n7 I; h7 _Japanese ground losses:+ ?# k, b* {7 b2 h; f+ w
585 casualties reported
5 ^# v6 y0 R# q9 ?$ V4 I Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 Q. T0 B& g& b# O8 j7 t
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
: O: X1 { a: @ Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
$ Q3 p0 E! Y9 ~! I7 a$ p, d Y2 A Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)% N7 ^6 ^, Y- [( d+ o8 k& q
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)$ ^+ q0 l: L- D) m/ O1 U
% I( w9 Y9 g; H+ ZManpower hits 3
5 d- W+ Y: [% k$ Q8 P5 p9 SFires 575 x6 s6 e7 j6 |, u0 q
Airbase hits 4
! g: }$ v ^9 Y/ JRunway hits 179 e; |: g+ y. f* ]/ A
Port hits 5- {, ?* M/ Z; I5 O- @
Port supply hits 1* Y* s" n: B9 w
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards o4 v0 q5 P: j: z9 j# B
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; p. {" O. `- u u8 e) @ DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
( L @# O3 V- v DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ u" y) I; d' v% o5 J/ {2 y DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage2 L: G& y; x' q/ [6 R
# C k. W; a9 G% T# NAllied Ships
. j( A. c' |3 ~ BB Resolution, Shell hits 1. r& @; |+ U6 S; `$ x5 t2 u5 k
CA Exeter4 b$ N" H' [! Y
CL Birmingham
9 {0 T3 T% h: F5 F' O5 v1 u. s CL Newcastle
( t' H4 N7 b/ e3 ]8 m( ~. }: w3 g DD Fortune, Shell hits 28 L \2 W$ _. ^# X) r
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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% w k# L' m* f- K9 ^AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42) p+ j7 M: Q$ \4 ~5 K2 r' E8 U
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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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* R0 |, ~% d5 j& |5 a8 @. b: VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,501 D* T" Q' Q) w6 X) R) o
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& i' l* W+ v% i. d: X
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." ]; _' }8 h: t' G3 t) p
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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. C! H0 \/ D. J3 H2 s& }7 @3 Q Albacore I x 31& l6 v# v: l2 _! |6 g) H9 Q) Z
Fulmar II x 4, Z q& _) I+ f; q
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
2 a! [, y7 \$ W: V( P% w Martlet II x 64 k. t$ w% ^) [. q0 A
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8 @1 u, g9 o( |) {2 m Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak6 a+ m7 ~. J$ ]" O# L6 N
, F3 c7 a; K1 m: n4 kJapanese Ships4 V- D! _1 ~& V4 G6 u
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1# U$ p- [& j; x# t; w- A6 E
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
$ R* d; k8 o/ q6 g0 \9 O; Q BB Yamashiro1 |/ F8 W* ~; G( C1 |; j" }
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
0 Y* ]* c1 x0 a$ Q% P BB Mutsu |