AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42
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9 h: i' V, g) I& r# T7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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1 w" h9 \! q4 E( t5 E: }. [3 mMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,381 c/ B f& i! u. ?3 h1 B! R
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms8 o n7 R Q4 O5 k: F- |' L
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 j9 Z4 f+ V# v/ D( q5 k
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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2 m6 B# H ?; e2 |2 k2 ^( n8 \Japanese aircraft. d8 Y+ j% [' Z' L% X
A6M2 Zero x 30
) T9 E/ t" \! N9 @2 B* H B5N1 Kate x 14
4 [, t+ K: g. h( g; s6 |7 H B5N2 Kate x 124 W' h9 }9 t2 V. J2 H* o+ B
D3A1 Val x 88 x" z$ C5 j2 R
3 i/ }: u- y& g; `7 ]Allied aircraft
7 Y( t& A& o8 D Fulmar II x 18
/ k: }' i) |( [+ s# A; s Sea Hurricane Ib x 258 I/ G" l1 Y& ^- D, o& h& _
Martlet II x 48% |; q D+ w0 Z
Hurricane I Trop x 1' }" P2 `: G. l* _" k
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
1 H5 y* v& e. Q( K Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
, G3 A* |0 c; c9 R$ i0 i8 h Mohawk IV x 2
6 {, U/ T( k7 w1 W9 Y P-40E Warhawk x 50 Z" Q1 G6 W+ B e- W) n1 m# P
: c' i$ c" Y8 C! S2 KJapanese aircraft losses
' a; X8 ^5 p# H4 `8 s x9 a8 f. n+ Y A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed1 p5 e, K, z+ x8 }% @
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged7 h" W/ m# q: `. |2 y* n) j: Y0 p3 x' h
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed/ o+ r, P1 y* c3 _0 Q- H W
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
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8 |/ X. B' D2 U% y/ c0 gAllied aircraft losses
/ q9 G9 B, ^/ }) k0 a3 K; _6 G Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
! y4 a# \1 i! r Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed/ z$ Y3 n. H1 I& e; I
Martlet II: 2 destroyed1 x9 Q' H: z% q1 G
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed C1 F1 t) M4 ]2 J7 X% h- a
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Allied Ships, B d/ ]1 r- t) f( |4 W8 Q8 c% Q3 b9 }
CV Formidable# q2 N: ?' Q) }
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, t, r2 x( M" ]. A# L O: f+ MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38; }, o3 _. y( R/ O/ V. z _
& a3 D. }4 r J* rWeather in hex: Partial cloud# ^: R$ U; R; P( B
6 x- M6 f( g. gRaid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ Y- f& z' {+ x$ u' l; m# O6 DEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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$ x2 q8 E' `9 U% x% P& ~Japanese aircraft4 y1 p. O( V5 S6 k
A6M2 Zero x 18
7 m" s" O( E0 S3 r+ N B5N1 Kate x 31 p. Q& P$ a2 K& K' b( T
B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft
8 Q. _9 z: {+ N$ u Fulmar II x 17
+ U& t$ Z2 v5 ^# w- P# ~& g9 T/ y. D Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
2 g& Q% P( }, t9 @ T* ^/ l- I Martlet II x 36
; Y# l0 y" D' J- p Hurricane I Trop x 1$ a% p$ J) Q0 x6 G2 Y* e- X- g) L
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3: H: p1 ?2 x% O( h2 ]4 ?8 |* A
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
; |5 X9 t9 o6 p: Q# H8 z! V2 ^- { Mohawk IV x 2
6 G+ O; x8 i% k L0 \0 A P-40E Warhawk x 4# B+ Q m {3 t- t
8 X: Y5 l' r& O9 c7 E \Japanese aircraft losses
0 K' f; m W( K0 j A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed. f' \0 I9 e+ ]3 {$ ]( }2 W9 }
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged, | U* n6 x/ ?0 r1 H5 J( V
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged/ N- i9 N% W- U* j
1 |* E8 T% N1 e8 W( rAllied aircraft losses$ t6 D2 [2 T: b, a: w3 X& [* W
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed% c+ X" q. c* d' Y: i* J* V9 k* w9 B& P
Martlet II: 1 destroyed2 J3 m0 O0 }5 [: Q4 Y
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed2 e2 h/ l L z. D) s3 L& l" j
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Allied Ships
. ~2 b: c8 n. w% J5 A CVL Hermes
* E) h, f* ?' O0 X& v CL Dauntless5 V0 c& A: }+ A" f) ?+ ]. }
CV Illustrious0 H; o: B! A" Y
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AFTER 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。
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# Q/ o& G' r! H, ? g% PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,485 k% J1 B% D' V! t* `% ^
, [: _. k% M2 B3 O6 G# mWeather in hex: Heavy rain( c# b/ i% ^8 m
+ e2 I8 r* _- |% r( qRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet., [, \& r% b& i+ s
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ h5 K! b) Z1 |* Q" E& E( v
A6M2 Zero x 1( J0 A+ U. L" \8 z! [; ]
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Allied aircraft
, n5 a: g5 Q; x8 [ Albacore I x 10% a$ h# m( f2 T+ N& t/ R* @
Fulmar II x 4, Z; k- w" Y/ ^/ ]/ b
+ q9 ^8 `" p5 BNo Japanese losses! y' d8 [4 n0 F, [
: c' u7 h& d/ I, v/ u* ]Allied aircraft losses
+ n, T4 w# F+ _" u& B- e* p2 p. ` Albacore I: 5 damaged0 a: y) w( d! P+ u" r
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Japanese Ships- ]( R2 Q- Q. O; ^
BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
3 g1 }# r) u0 b( E BB Yamashiro
$ z( E' c* F5 ^! B' Y BB Mutsu
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 z" ~; a& q5 A# c% w& F
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.2 _. P+ z. A5 f/ B3 W
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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/ z* x& k) y) _# Y# X) eJapanese aircraft" k! [ I3 P: s
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
+ x2 y5 H$ v; a" } Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4) y3 S' O/ X$ }: g, `
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Allied aircraft$ F6 F0 l+ q+ f0 ^
Albacore I x 33
$ o- P* A. ^7 D2 `8 v( [* M Swordfish I x 7
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. L# E- n) H5 E. ]No Japanese losses. F" h" Z# D4 `5 M) r; E% o
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Allied aircraft losses2 i. G" |0 ^: U" B% @
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged' F$ Z* \( L9 K& ^4 W$ D) e
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
, Z$ w" Z. k; J2 }( j Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak3 w/ r$ ^- }0 c, U# m4 t; H
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Japanese Ships5 e; \. H! W7 P4 f, D/ }
xAK Kikukawa Maru- K K+ C# I ?& X& u( |" A" K
xAK Keisho Maru1 W2 @ y* C- x w' |9 Q9 ?
DD Hayashio3 }' a5 y2 m& j9 ?& A9 N% ?8 p
DD Yukikaze; [% k% u" `# D/ F, ? {+ U
DD Maikaze
K5 x2 D& |% _: Y2 M4 u DD Natsushio
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% g2 y1 W0 y* `" T4 }$ q4 h' EAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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! L$ C8 }" @! X* W( r* S& I7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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. S0 u0 X9 o/ M( gNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards+ L, T7 o! q0 Z! ]+ I( }; h
8 C& R1 [3 V! m0 [- ]Japanese Ships& k' V# a6 v/ `8 T, ]
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires6 r! v2 Z3 F8 K1 q* X) @* @
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
. F8 e3 u# {. t: T DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1# h( |& K) b8 r
DD Maikaze* C* F0 x+ E/ Y" K
; H, f) o! m5 l i' ~! jAllied Ships- j$ w( v$ Y" X b4 i3 c9 A
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ l5 J, R# ^0 `. ~7 D; y CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
1 w& y( Q9 u$ f/ F* M% f9 x CL Birmingham
' R* Q( m# a# [2 T$ O, Q( g CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
; C& N* _ O, }& n4 t$ F! N. D DD Fortune
) Z' a5 y3 M3 K' E% B DD Griffin, Shell hits 1) i/ Y2 k3 _6 D1 N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
0 u# Q/ V. A6 `* T. s AK Kaga Maru
^0 p, E3 A, Y1 T8 ] xAK Fushimi Maru
" G- h; h: V- u$ }- s# |! ?+ N xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire% q& i. n$ j/ M1 A$ T0 U. ^: r- r$ s8 X
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire* `. N% L1 C0 x% \8 o# T
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
, D' q: D9 j1 q& z0 _& B& g! n. G xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
: k, m: T2 e3 | xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
' K7 x5 R" d; @( v xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
: |9 S7 q& k; O) A8 B, h xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire
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Allied Ships
% k; a1 `" P+ s) y BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire% E6 s# ?. r% _2 m; w) j- U+ z
CA Exeter6 Y. J( }. w2 O) w1 t. g6 ]
CL Birmingham
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! [1 A- X( p/ r: Y4 n" Q DD Fortune
' V" q" v6 N0 ?! L! e/ Q7 } DD Griffin9 J% H) g! y% r P2 }" i
- K6 Q0 {' E" H8 k. ?; i( rJapanese ground losses:
6 N* X0 ~4 E$ [2 G 2769 casualties reported5 I- u/ q# V+ O# r' u# Z. n
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled: E4 l8 {- A& ^' y. ~
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
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* n1 A- F. {7 L- z Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)* ^: t- }/ T7 o e* f( d9 A' T
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)& Z; x5 ^8 H2 B) y; @
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,438 q4 `3 u6 b. k l0 [
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses: ~! Z! B; @, O% R( w
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
. s/ X4 x8 `. I" ? Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
& [% O, A! D( W: s3 p7 k Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
# W( b+ w& `: p! s0 R Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground6 H" F0 g! {! C0 V" X( I& ?) M
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Allied Ships0 {& n8 a$ V- T( ]
BB Royal Sovereign, ]* d. [9 q# \' }5 [( e
CA Dorsetshire
; p# S; \1 m. V0 W CL Glasgow0 m- _3 ?, ^$ x) u6 R: j
CL Ceres( ^4 f" `- h& z& S: j
) W1 R2 J* j) `7 PJapanese ground losses:! U+ w0 [' B5 S, Y% o
129 casualties reported3 v8 b8 V& e: x2 U Q, D7 b& V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 j5 U; v6 S: i- Y3 h Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
1 I- e. d7 X6 Y# N- ~8 H; ]- Y% ^: v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! a, l+ c; T, C5 M; b+ q% ?; b } Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 2
% J5 E6 z/ p3 }& f9 \Runway hits 10( z$ s2 w Z" G
Port hits 66 r* A5 b6 e1 A
Port fuel hits 1
6 D& g: ^+ i7 K) vPort supply hits 1
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% \ h. [! l2 F1 o7 e, PNight Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45
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Allied Ships* t! i# j- K, ~! q6 g b
BB Ramillies
" r! j5 v/ I* ]9 u CA Devonshire9 F9 y8 r0 B) x" W: F4 A
CL Enterprise0 O& j2 P5 S$ W6 N$ L |
CL Hobart
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Japanese ground losses:, l& ?, T1 N' g% r: P
585 casualties reported2 H. Q- z$ D9 j7 f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
) }' \2 V' o9 {4 ?" K" [' d; F Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled9 M) m6 s9 h- d5 Y' V* A
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
J* e& H5 |. b. \4 D( E9 W" @/ L2 ? Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)# T e4 D1 [: b4 S W) \
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)4 W* t' C9 W& |, N4 p! D, I
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Manpower hits 30 y* D4 T5 C. G' M' F' y' Z
Fires 575+ I; V' m( P. {% |
Airbase hits 4* u$ A, W6 ]- v( n
Runway hits 17& _! P" R( y& j
Port hits 5. A- v3 n& K( n
Port supply hits 13 j7 v' C) [9 \
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" E# J" [ l1 b+ s6 ADay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
" Z1 b% v2 ~* m( T4 c, q DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 K+ c# a, ?! ]# q- O& m+ A DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ W& K1 ?# n% H4 Y: m7 Q! Z7 ] DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage/ @" N& q. X D7 X( N
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Allied Ships! g `& h# {; d) P# v: Q! v
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
7 L& E3 T' R _$ ?+ J CA Exeter
* D' H5 z/ @) |" c( h4 x! s CL Birmingham
* V) F% {2 u& F, } CL Newcastle: f3 a3 F, {* K i) [1 o1 i
DD Fortune, Shell hits 20 l4 h; l g/ k: a7 O
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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: E/ ~7 B! I4 v3 j7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; o) m+ _( D1 f
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* }, _' V) ^: iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,502 U/ z% Q2 U( d9 u$ `: |" K
0 d) n0 c5 ^# q( }Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ Q) q, \0 G l/ ^3 {; `/ v
2 t: l5 K e0 T! v: QRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." _; t$ h3 Y3 c
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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9 a; s$ L: q2 n8 L8 q+ g4 dAllied aircraft1 M. R! c: a! c% o2 ^
Albacore I x 31. d. y+ h: A8 Y' v6 D, N
Fulmar II x 4
: I, m4 [5 }% T5 a, @' I: m Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
, t @ X; w# f6 A: k* L7 G Martlet II x 6. }1 A) C' U1 \
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Allied aircraft losses
: q; q [$ n4 x6 o+ l Albacore I: 8 damaged
6 v5 Z, w# W. j! U Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships0 f2 a8 f8 Y. M1 H( J- Z( r
BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
* R0 \0 N( q( y4 b6 G! j BB Ise, Torpedo hits 12 T; }- M( t6 C5 k4 H' g( J
BB Yamashiro
$ r8 v, {6 S) B; e$ {% `3 Z$ m2 S BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
: `9 @" L# y# p4 Q: p! w5 V BB Mutsu |