AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42
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" {3 D4 ?( F. D7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 51,382 y3 d( g- Z$ R8 h
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms' p. x$ u! H J' m- b
$ u2 D, }: t6 V$ r5 c; `Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# `& J( S8 ?' N
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 30
* |1 ^ p. f# M0 o: I B5N1 Kate x 141 h3 a; V6 B8 J9 V
B5N2 Kate x 12
: O3 }8 X$ |% ~$ p# E D3A1 Val x 8
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Allied aircraft
. u) o8 h! d6 d {8 z# l+ ~ Fulmar II x 185 D: n' u/ \& e) o6 l
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25) E# ]6 |/ _' o0 H# d
Martlet II x 48
2 o* k% i% Y* J( `) s# k Hurricane I Trop x 1+ ~( Q& i( H7 s
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3( u: N# q- d3 n
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
" t6 [5 Z( j$ j Mohawk IV x 2' q$ a$ A8 B1 ]7 ?( H) N% A# M
P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 [) O% f/ S# o0 E i0 l A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed+ {+ s4 \4 H, b# z5 ?9 P7 p/ o
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged0 T! E" M( y6 i! W0 q# S4 ~
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
/ F9 P8 N( f) ]" G* b+ b8 [ D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed7 X9 g3 I4 j2 k% l) |5 l
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Allied aircraft losses
- Y* e& n: h- v Fulmar II: 1 destroyed2 H, t' ~$ I; j" `; @5 N
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
5 ]. E8 J$ e, K7 I4 T( g. N. f5 r) R. k Martlet II: 2 destroyed1 T. c* Y9 }0 v1 Z
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed; I* j4 n. q0 d: X {, n! E
3 K; |- D O% d( `: F4 UAllied Ships
7 ] F" o* n7 P) F CV Formidable* B5 |$ h; ^& C! \' e/ L6 B
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38, V- P- A- B" T1 M0 w( J/ R
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud; ~9 b' E @. e% ~1 }9 d+ |
/ ?( f* p0 F0 ^4 R7 f4 ^4 w3 pRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; L9 V4 |, w! h/ T% yEstimated time to target is 30 minutes; m9 M& e) t# z) Y3 o
# o3 x! |: [8 j7 H1 M4 J0 xJapanese aircraft* a% `6 k. e6 V7 L* _
A6M2 Zero x 18
5 v$ R9 F" d9 x& {- _4 P B5N1 Kate x 3+ A/ h" \( }2 O# y! G
B5N2 Kate x 14
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2 D. o+ e' w( E. C' d/ dAllied aircraft' T0 D8 m+ b0 @
Fulmar II x 17
7 {2 {; ? s) V6 i) q Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
! ^1 F- ~7 {5 J9 o4 l Martlet II x 36/ G: W# n' u% m' m) W3 g
Hurricane I Trop x 15 p0 v) Z/ h2 e. b
Hurricane IIa Trop x 35 W/ A# {( O/ r0 o
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
- r9 R1 G' P: m- w/ Q Mohawk IV x 21 H1 N# O: h4 ~; o' \
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
" Z% R4 `% g% z2 R A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
/ V" f, i' ^( r2 s B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ P- |) G% g m0 k- m B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged5 U' o; \! R% l/ D s
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Allied aircraft losses
k* Y' A% J2 a) |6 `5 J Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
1 J% R! L4 \8 o. e" q Martlet II: 1 destroyed4 T: |" D$ q& B2 D
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed6 d: E2 k* P5 v9 L$ o
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Allied Ships$ y8 w6 S+ [- L& w
CVL Hermes
: \2 z6 H; ^( I9 S0 \ CL Dauntless+ x: y) s+ g+ i# q/ p
CV Illustrious6 F) q" B3 [6 R/ X2 Y9 m
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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2 R Z/ H( \; f( z7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) q2 v, i" L1 W+ e: C7 [* i
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.7 ~$ d) e$ @/ }, [7 t, m
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes0 E8 g7 ?0 `8 e- H- B* c
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Japanese aircraft
; T, \2 {4 W" B% @1 J7 A! U" Y A6M2 Zero x 18 S: _- i6 D8 A& g) ]: p
1 O# V+ E- P7 x- Q! g- UAllied aircraft) R. u, F8 F: _$ g3 ~4 _. t, l
Albacore I x 10) J N2 x7 g7 e; P: @, x" Q
Fulmar II x 4, W1 _$ I9 L0 Q6 z% l% f* F
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
+ s8 y0 p5 L) x) x8 q. r: d4 C Albacore I: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
* m$ P7 N( \: o, n. n BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1) q, Q8 x7 E! W1 A
BB Yamashiro% |9 i3 F8 d5 k; n( _ e+ e9 D- o" Z
BB Mutsu
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0 L$ }# I& i; k6 R& ^& U. ]! ?" @& aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ X8 _3 i9 C3 f1 s! G7 ^3 wRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.3 \9 w! ]$ b# m
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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8 C0 ^) J. Y0 }7 b; f* }# @* {Japanese aircraft
* p* |2 c+ A6 d9 ` Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
|# @1 @7 ]: O7 y1 E Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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6 K1 i( D7 b2 c: t. \' N# vAllied aircraft* g, d2 [6 c, P% A! K
Albacore I x 337 S8 H8 d8 r$ e C# B% K2 ~ e: |% [
Swordfish I x 7
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5 ]5 d; ?. V' {. f7 S) V" Z( LNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses M5 V" D% l v4 a& S
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
' g3 C, i: _, b Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged& S3 Y" Y7 {* G6 z+ S- a
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak% a1 B n. n. B" r3 A N6 R
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Japanese Ships6 V3 Q3 w( l8 s+ `5 T
xAK Kikukawa Maru
1 G6 ^2 s; i# W) R3 H, F xAK Keisho Maru- K0 V) v$ }& g& _2 u
DD Hayashio) K$ p5 [ K: R- a' i9 h
DD Yukikaze/ k8 f/ K3 }; C* `
DD Maikaze6 A; e# X' ~8 @( |; ?
DD Natsushio
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7 N9 R1 i( B9 v, o3 b0 ZAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42# C2 N2 n+ K: C G$ ]9 i8 Z5 y2 O
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0 L( w; j0 P0 Z# i6 r7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。 a+ v& f" I7 u
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards! v" K8 f8 @3 j3 Y7 e# j! M! P
! b; Y! o7 P" p# zJapanese Ships
& o0 G9 |4 Z$ {) J DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
" Z' @/ C, S1 Z$ F* t+ } DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 17 v& k% ~: b2 n; C2 k2 y5 v
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 18 ~+ r8 V, V v8 J, I' S" c
DD Maikaze6 m* R3 c$ z Q1 g6 |) u7 D) b
; b/ W9 v: u9 O3 Q# v$ i& XAllied Ships! k7 }5 |/ g, k0 I4 h7 l
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. _, e& Z' ?/ k CA Exeter, Shell hits 1" E- \! h6 U) H( \6 S; u
CL Birmingham
; w9 U" i5 @9 w: c d CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1: t# |) u; e3 ?6 U2 S+ }: y8 w
DD Fortune1 V# x: B" v( M
DD Griffin, Shell hits 11 G7 Q/ e% ~# q$ }7 u$ `2 j
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards: f: ^* v& R9 k! |
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Japanese Ships5 j3 B2 G6 a5 w( x
AK Kaga Maru
- I% _/ i9 D8 R/ [# W xAK Fushimi Maru
$ G: P# T, u l0 N# T1 V) N xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
' [( b1 C1 n2 S# ~ l xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
$ X/ n6 x# M" {# p xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
1 @3 [4 c; K! k4 p/ O xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk' X5 D5 P) o1 n" S, n: K7 @
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
" d# w$ a8 L6 J; \6 l6 v+ @ xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
9 u/ I" |! Z8 _1 Z/ h% D- ` xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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Allied Ships( K7 g; b6 {6 ~7 M4 ^
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire
& g6 E4 @. J m4 f CA Exeter
1 [$ ~. T- R6 a0 F/ r$ O CL Birmingham8 Z7 Q! @: V$ s
CL Newcastle9 v, @% g' ?. ~/ `3 |. C7 Z
DD Fortune
3 O; v- x7 I8 a2 ~ DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:
* ^; K- Z2 F9 T) a4 Y f. I! I, a 2769 casualties reported
7 ~- }* \- l+ X' _ Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled2 c% z4 d" w# F W2 s& ^
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
0 [& ^7 ^ M. b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! }; R* t! i4 v H$ a$ [4 ~7 f" M Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)9 C3 U# B3 H# i$ e- C
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled); M. `' N2 ?4 b
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" B" b( v# U9 W, WNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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4 S5 |( v7 u9 j! p. _, B+ }0 `Japanese aircraft
( v, Y' f9 C+ m4 I5 o no flights
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# z2 `* N# R/ J! E- d% u% Z) j2 n' y8 CJapanese aircraft losses$ O4 F/ S' S7 D' [) F T
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged5 n" ?. e+ ], K& j3 h6 H
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
$ Y E- B3 u' W1 w$ I$ m Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged4 V4 p! O/ I, w w
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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BB Royal Sovereign
- d* F/ o$ z# l* `: W: r! X6 q# Y, [ CA Dorsetshire
' \# T/ H9 l' f1 V% a CL Glasgow! x4 `0 p1 N: ~% [
CL Ceres
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* j. ^ r1 {7 y7 A% W- L; \' O6 xJapanese ground losses:
) t# f; m C% j! `! e 129 casualties reported
0 c- w X+ B7 F, m Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, D$ R l4 k1 [& r3 ], q
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled6 t1 [! ?; u' e; y2 b5 X$ r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) I& m7 n! a; |
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)6 X! `* E; g5 Y4 _& _& c7 z9 |
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Airbase hits 2
$ B7 v- {) g% b2 H7 n) NRunway hits 10% ]' y5 b( i0 K x8 u' o
Port hits 63 N: g1 O6 ~: ^# o! c& I! m
Port fuel hits 1. H# D5 Y; R2 N% `! h1 ~
Port supply hits 1- z. x' j) J/ s
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45- K' ^' [3 a" f
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Allied Ships9 c6 w" B5 }- o( d
BB Ramillies
6 `& w) {6 i/ n4 m6 P CA Devonshire
) Q* V; I' b; _1 ?; I# _ CL Enterprise
4 m# i- g! r% Y9 F& i& _* S CL Hobart8 K* [$ g- ~. a E9 O2 |, z8 I
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Japanese ground losses:
5 v& s$ k) j. ^) J 585 casualties reported
. a, L0 ^2 F4 G! r Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# \8 a1 _; E# }9 n" @3 K; i Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
( F, m f0 Z& w2 N% i: I Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled% A, M: w9 H0 m o
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)0 ~( G& F r9 X( h% k9 l; Z
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)* C U& a* m( C8 X) r3 E
2 D+ P% O/ o0 b/ GManpower hits 3
/ r) U* `# d5 B8 ^% Y% FFires 5752 m% U+ a% O# I
Airbase hits 4
0 {3 s1 D! c/ k1 g6 RRunway hits 17/ Y& y. X5 Z0 ~2 y% X
Port hits 53 E: q' @" U$ n; [* k5 D6 z! L
Port supply hits 1+ [( T7 L2 q) A, ~ B
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards! V4 |3 M0 w6 S9 S
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DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
% ~$ J, Q; R, c, Q* v7 R8 w DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
* {% v9 C, _4 [5 e& T DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships2 W' C; m) E8 E, p- `
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1% \; W1 Y v6 P# o
CA Exeter4 b8 w7 r+ v- b" p' x% n7 x
CL Birmingham
( [" b, R# H1 a" h CL Newcastle
5 k. e1 s, B1 u+ W9 J+ T% W$ J4 T: N DD Fortune, Shell hits 2- z! x4 K% T6 Z' B
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage" D [, [ ~' v" q( j* }; y
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8 {+ c6 u& v. V/ i- fAFTER 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" A) F" ~3 `' ?3 f" L9 _
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4 u, g! u& ^( K/ `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud- x Q! j: k$ J% H: z
& l6 g+ J6 j5 O Z/ wRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
/ D4 @" \# n. b/ E! @: M; l aEstimated time to target is 11 minutes9 z$ d) r0 e* u- e
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Albacore I x 311 C! F- x. i* m& T8 [, ?) X
Fulmar II x 4
; p* D5 g: m! @, T! r1 E; D2 @6 O8 W Sea Hurricane Ib x 8& P/ v0 X9 N8 @' x
Martlet II x 6. t; O3 ]! f) N
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Albacore I: 8 damaged4 }5 x" T$ R* l* k9 r
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
4 N; c) w: \7 D: x BB Ise, Torpedo hits 17 U% o4 ~6 G; |% Y4 U6 b- D4 z8 [
BB Yamashiro! j" y( N+ J" T2 Y+ }
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
) p) Z& `1 @+ m% |/ ~: w" u6 \ BB Mutsu |