AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42
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' k- Z4 K: _% s5 R7 o* P! Y' }+ x7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$ q5 Y) ~1 _% l! `( G3 {9 F: n
" z4 W# W0 a. |* ]! U: u! T1 bWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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7 q z9 x* E3 ?& R: eRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 @. ^' w4 x& g F# LEstimated time to target is 28 minutes! {% s; L/ ^5 |) ?7 W2 P) X
c+ U5 i! q Y8 F9 Q' WJapanese aircraft Y6 r0 d' c; O& v
A6M2 Zero x 30
& z3 ~% | A% L2 Y3 [- W B5N1 Kate x 14
" Y; W* e( s8 z2 j7 l- m- s% _ B5N2 Kate x 12
% x) f& ?3 k9 {0 k \( i D3A1 Val x 8
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( z& q) W8 Z4 ?) [ Fulmar II x 18
$ ?, y }6 M1 k: N! F. o Sea Hurricane Ib x 25
$ B( M* b. Y" ]# |/ } Martlet II x 483 x9 r/ V) B0 t8 n& ?5 O
Hurricane I Trop x 1
: @ }0 K9 z4 t+ ]0 L5 o5 | Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
; G8 k/ e) ]4 J$ a/ n: J Hurricane IIb Trop x 12! o1 h1 q8 F: v. H' ~
Mohawk IV x 2
8 r. m/ k& e7 D2 z$ I P-40E Warhawk x 5. r7 }7 y/ D2 W: p- ?
5 S- o2 L4 U6 d( k! t, A& M3 ]: wJapanese aircraft losses
- K* L" Z# T g8 v, C( n6 E: c A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
3 t2 F, x$ B% h' i( a B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged: w) D/ Z: C/ Q+ M. n
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed
G, r0 N* e: c+ Z D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed @% G% ^. [1 t! A: [# q
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Allied aircraft losses
2 `4 z7 s( b7 r4 ^# I) G Fulmar II: 1 destroyed- K. d0 R: U( ?" I8 x. `& ^1 B
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
, V9 s: P+ ]% P+ z; W1 Q+ K Martlet II: 2 destroyed
, p b' C1 J- j' [ Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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CV Formidable# Z" D& e l+ P! Q9 j+ M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud; z) `) Q4 Z( `
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* j! v9 T ?0 l& ^7 r# f5 AEstimated time to target is 30 minutes6 s7 _, B5 s" N4 n+ @* W/ G/ s: F
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Japanese aircraft
# f2 L2 g: ]( a( |$ k. `$ |' d A6M2 Zero x 18' F' `3 K$ L- Q4 j# y. Y3 P$ ^
B5N1 Kate x 33 O6 {6 m4 p4 i7 D& B) ]: z
B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft
& s5 l. s+ u2 m Fulmar II x 17, L _2 m3 j! {5 T0 I2 u8 a
Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
- q$ m0 B/ U4 M( p: Y2 Q6 y$ W2 \* i Martlet II x 367 [. v" h' E: d: @
Hurricane I Trop x 1
* O1 @9 {1 U3 I$ z Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
, h% B( I2 h7 J/ {- C; Z0 Y Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
7 I1 h; T2 H* K ?0 ^+ I Mohawk IV x 2
0 i8 C% ]4 \5 R, F# I/ X# X P-40E Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 q% r' ]- r3 n5 M& o8 u$ c A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed1 D! R: e P4 w& Y' |6 y$ o5 J+ n8 `
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 |- k/ l. D+ ~ B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
9 c I1 T( Y# j) r Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
. T% }7 s# l8 Y/ ^6 B. W Martlet II: 1 destroyed
& N4 T) S! L5 Y9 ]& c Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships1 ?2 I n! n/ z u
CVL Hermes
( w' r3 Z4 R1 l# C A! d CL Dauntless) K- l2 S# c/ J0 v9 s
CV Illustrious9 s) ?0 W `2 m: r
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42* C r3 Q) a: W% s! {& t& U
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) s3 S7 }) D) y' Z* Q5 D7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。! q$ m% P# c) t1 h- e! U
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0 t' n7 H$ u: k5 r8 {6 ~8 a/ D6 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48. e) f: k9 F! r
; | U5 k, y$ W, \Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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R9 g# F* o/ f( ?4 I) Y7 IRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.* B3 d% O& b4 ]
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes9 Y' v9 x4 i% P% l! Y/ q
# B; {& b! p/ h4 PJapanese aircraft
, }+ |+ `( [; Y4 P A6M2 Zero x 1
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5 A1 ~' w; S3 \. o. xAllied aircraft
, S( y2 q5 _3 }) w( x Albacore I x 10
: d. b2 V# Y9 V1 _0 s; l" E! U: y Fulmar II x 4
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8 t; C& u# a' P+ fNo Japanese losses) d4 W. g/ j$ T/ _
: K8 e: ^" H: R( ~Allied aircraft losses
6 z0 L2 P. o" ]3 J6 L2 Y Albacore I: 5 damaged
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1 s% J4 O$ v* x6 j' h4 VJapanese Ships Y2 @, C. B0 c$ `# e# c7 Z8 Q- n
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
\) L2 Y! \; e BB Yamashiro
' g/ |3 D: O) a# q BB Mutsu
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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^! ^/ o" }: r2 |6 `% E/ cWeather in hex: Heavy cloud: a6 o% I( V3 o$ I$ \6 o( g
/ m6 n# \% o9 H; `Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.6 _! @5 w$ \$ A
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes2 i4 n7 ^' j2 d
3 V: `0 a, n% m* I* Z3 o eJapanese aircraft2 R. y) K; b) w. j
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
. [2 F) O: t2 ]% J8 m) J Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft% E9 D5 ~* _+ z; Q- A
Albacore I x 339 o+ o8 Y2 x4 x% W9 g
Swordfish I x 7
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2 E- O/ K) N% w( s: c2 r- `No Japanese losses7 y2 [ ?6 ]5 ?
% t- O# E- h4 B0 \. G# @Allied aircraft losses8 o8 p' h/ U9 }% D- ~+ W. ~
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged" }8 P7 Z+ j7 x I5 E
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged) O% z) \+ R$ m" j! t
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak4 Q; ^; s- _2 b1 c! E# o
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Japanese Ships& N! g! l( Z4 s( o$ A
xAK Kikukawa Maru2 i. b Y/ n1 R
xAK Keisho Maru% R# V' Z9 B3 Y7 K
DD Hayashio) d: d7 s* f- }. v
DD Yukikaze
2 M2 @* l4 q: o% F DD Maikaze7 J% o: y1 M6 Q5 I
DD Natsushio/ x. r) B$ s5 @$ ~5 X5 g
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, |; P2 [2 l6 R' A; Q2 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。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships/ x: V2 r# K* f8 ^4 Z
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires/ J% t7 }# W6 e
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
8 B! A, J% r+ c! E; k) ~ DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
; D* e0 l0 G6 p DD Maikaze) q5 R$ U j! ^8 M
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Allied Ships9 ]% w2 d7 m0 K) T$ ~; V# D, ]
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire7 u) V9 X7 ~- j7 r, a
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1! q3 j5 g o2 L8 ^7 j
CL Birmingham
2 C* \" K( [( ^- L, c6 B) I0 c CL Newcastle, Shell hits 12 i% W( T5 v0 D# r% O9 J5 x4 v
DD Fortune
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards1 E) c# H! U. `, d
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Japanese Ships6 V$ r' ~! A$ ]6 W
AK Kaga Maru
$ }# F2 q, j7 r xAK Fushimi Maru& L1 V ^: J) ]' B" z3 c4 q
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 m3 [7 K* T' D xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire4 s/ s4 a. @! x9 }
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
+ T; O5 z, t9 ^$ b1 D, C* A, l: A xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
* }3 ^2 W3 d6 K8 D( M) c$ j xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk( ]' M/ D# N( o" C
xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1/ }5 L% V6 V: s3 Z. M+ o) B& a
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire0 Q3 ~* T, d0 A
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Allied Ships
0 V# i$ v9 U. M7 {; F: Y/ G+ B _ BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire) d6 P( h& M- J$ D+ f# w5 \
CA Exeter& b8 l( x! P/ A1 e6 S# q( Q
CL Birmingham0 t# x$ M( J6 P6 C
CL Newcastle
' n5 Y! ~. o+ A) d4 `; X DD Fortune
8 p' A" [& i2 u4 F DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:" X2 z* ]: r& N
2769 casualties reported
$ A" d5 J7 p4 T- z% G/ X+ ^9 g* G Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
- M8 m: ], t+ h! w. M G' ` Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
; f& S9 @. w( {. T$ e/ _6 j4 [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 S/ w. o8 v! N Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled). D6 h5 G F( J& L* C
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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: o! r0 Y/ x) f# r! q5 M+ |' aNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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! c' Z. E: p) F) d! QJapanese aircraft3 U0 Y( Z3 U+ ]8 P e! E5 Q
no flights9 Y; C z$ O( R; W6 C
+ _( X5 N3 P* AJapanese aircraft losses
! n9 ~5 I: f& N3 n4 T Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged; E% u8 v* C3 q5 h G
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
~9 T/ K' R5 ^ ~$ k( D Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged4 D1 `7 x4 F: G$ W2 N
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships* r2 Y9 P! q8 r0 @4 j' |
BB Royal Sovereign
u ?& Z8 Y; o1 J- Q CA Dorsetshire7 _# _) G* D& m( \* V
CL Glasgow1 S% s. |6 D1 k4 R
CL Ceres/ K8 b* W; T( Q' B* f/ \9 l- ^& i
% t4 L2 t/ y( y0 \; m1 JJapanese ground losses:9 w' ~/ g& h, U3 f+ h, k
129 casualties reported; L: K: K2 w2 m+ ?4 Q; ]8 w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ {) e; ^+ x, } \ Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled+ |: X( r& z6 |# Q4 C& M/ _1 P- Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. L9 |0 [6 b& n3 J/ O. [' ^
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 29 A5 o6 X; n9 k( ^- ~$ K
Runway hits 10# c4 }) S; ?, N+ M( J
Port hits 6
& m7 y6 [ i5 i6 \2 M0 `Port fuel hits 1
$ ?, T h9 O7 b: [ F1 d2 lPort supply hits 1+ k7 e4 d1 v7 ]" w5 z
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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Allied Ships
4 ?$ q9 M, n0 V: e BB Ramillies# G' a, k) a+ ^
CA Devonshire8 ?/ M. p* Q7 r* |" a
CL Enterprise/ i8 j2 v( @3 b# X6 U4 n6 K* C
CL Hobart
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Japanese ground losses:8 C5 F6 d: a8 S: j' V- K
585 casualties reported
* I( o& E9 R7 V& o; q Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
& @3 ]1 [2 o2 _) z! y3 P7 @/ m Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled
/ e* W: R9 X5 c# H$ i8 N" Y Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled+ ?; J# B. i/ O+ z
Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
. R/ K. O d( |( s Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)0 x3 A+ ?3 L* l, ~
, }' J7 k. @+ K; hManpower hits 31 O# D: p+ V! a- V' F7 x8 ~1 N E y
Fires 575
3 o4 r" L. \3 S! NAirbase hits 4
6 c( R" ~8 c' ?; l W! MRunway hits 17
; b8 a. ], U8 o- t7 L% jPort hits 51 L5 V+ p% t! Q) l
Port supply hits 1
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4 }$ b( O! q+ Q5 X/ s$ `Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards* d) W: B6 O, Q
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DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire! t; X0 \5 `2 f# O7 I' c/ s1 M; t. X
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage8 z; g, ?3 ]1 @2 Y ^9 A, }9 e
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage% S8 k: y6 J& A& ~
8 K: t7 s$ d- D" {: `Allied Ships
- {2 N+ ]* e% J$ y. M q- x$ P5 g4 Q" w BB Resolution, Shell hits 1. p' m. e5 O, y4 T
CA Exeter
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9 l5 V1 y# q3 f3 I/ n DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
: o6 H z0 `1 p6 L8 C2 q8 u DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 426 R. ] E* Y0 s
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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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 m5 _' a8 Y6 {; V( c
$ x# V4 {' o l* }. ~! ~, NRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 j$ `+ }' k* p7 n8 A
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes* L& E1 f4 x% U2 x
5 v0 N* l7 |6 Q0 ]' ]Allied aircraft6 q. [9 M4 ~) t* m8 Z9 I, U4 n
Albacore I x 31
& N$ B3 p5 [: e Fulmar II x 4; j% T C2 O; l& H8 k) T
Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
1 j4 }. O/ x6 u" |6 l Martlet II x 6: Z) A! J8 }2 h$ N" y0 n
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# M: T9 c" h# k7 Z( v Albacore I: 8 damaged
( C" k% f: W+ o# G8 Z Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
/ r6 L% D+ u7 G. G: l BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1: Y" j0 B$ E. Z4 ~- z
BB Yamashiro
; f& U$ g1 ^& {0 U6 _4 { BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
9 `6 V, s+ G/ b$ G6 g/ p3 {1 N BB Mutsu |