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。, R" C* J$ {# d0 J2 `/ B! V
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38, [ ~+ \3 [$ ]4 g) b; u( M4 ~
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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% L5 _0 i' b+ d9 |* _$ k6 URaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 M9 g# v1 r$ J+ w5 ]9 L( `! K
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes+ L$ I* w0 U+ X0 E( ~" _4 }
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Japanese aircraft/ ?! Q- ~" ^, J9 U
A6M2 Zero x 30
' f* }- t% m$ x% j! R6 ^2 U& W B5N1 Kate x 14! w" U, F6 Z, x
B5N2 Kate x 128 s; X7 }! W* E8 I
D3A1 Val x 8
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Allied aircraft
" q: c( N/ o/ U( J; `& f! I/ g0 g: F Fulmar II x 18
5 g3 h3 k3 G, b' a* \& n8 q3 j) ?+ e Sea Hurricane Ib x 25; l7 \; _* M2 C! R
Martlet II x 48
" v, p9 L4 W# [2 t, {" { Hurricane I Trop x 15 l+ f7 E l' J Q0 C. \7 @
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3+ w* { m# E6 p% w( e. q
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12( a4 U# N8 K/ w Z$ W4 n
Mohawk IV x 2' C$ i$ b! f8 a/ v* w* o
P-40E Warhawk x 58 O& Z9 F, {# T$ t" n. @; }
- L9 t q5 U& z% K: Z6 m" mJapanese aircraft losses
1 L1 j1 [, ]9 f" o% N A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed; Z) K1 s& ~! J9 N. Z& ^
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
- w( b/ V1 Y2 I8 A; b- V B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed% }# f" t2 }6 c! k4 C! q* m& X3 ~
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed7 }4 b; g+ {0 E: t9 ^# T; J- Z
6 L" R1 T. f/ S* sAllied aircraft losses
* b& w o; Z6 B7 f Fulmar II: 1 destroyed- e$ f/ N+ E1 D3 g3 G0 n% U
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
3 t0 ~1 Y- g- T0 t: I1 L Martlet II: 2 destroyed+ r# F8 o/ ]& D- W4 G
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed! _- p3 P% `- N7 T
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Allied Ships
; T4 C! P9 @# `) X CV Formidable3 P: Y5 W. q) ^" L' V" U- R( u
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) K8 R- L! ^ C; N& E+ WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38
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^8 V( G) V( B/ g( d- tWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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9 `4 a' U* @+ D) |/ |Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# \, s" h* t7 h( b" FEstimated time to target is 30 minutes. ]+ N8 B! ]) P9 r' s9 n
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Japanese aircraft' d- \% a# Z; Y' k1 T9 X# d
A6M2 Zero x 18
" ?$ W* r5 a! `/ L1 A# i+ { B5N1 Kate x 3' B3 z$ n1 N2 s& O0 n; C7 P
B5N2 Kate x 14
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Allied aircraft
9 e' A" }. v0 X Z8 A5 V! E x+ D1 Y: Q Fulmar II x 17
$ I; j( d8 i" N4 a' `) \( }, _ Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
( J8 `. H W5 ~& _ Martlet II x 36
$ Z+ u& g9 z8 i4 K7 L Hurricane I Trop x 1. x+ y# T& y; T
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
3 J: _; i6 O& w( H2 f* q- m Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
6 i% S ]" L. ^ Y" Z7 Y* A- s4 F Mohawk IV x 2
, B' P0 d, Y; W: d; L# |1 N( f P-40E Warhawk x 4' i7 }. H/ \" F* P
, I5 X6 X$ `6 UJapanese aircraft losses, X% \0 Q- p) A) r2 V7 L
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
* }( d* G( \. Z B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
: A5 h) q7 C1 O) }4 `9 A; v B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
x" f. E" l+ O) x Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
& O2 ~: R, c# e& c) t+ S# ?4 _ Martlet II: 1 destroyed
+ |. i# w( P! U0 W Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed3 K# D. x4 Q8 f5 Y4 c8 y
8 }2 J; p/ W1 t2 O7 NAllied Ships
: d. l5 g* Y4 J8 u U CVL Hermes. B# _ M! E! o/ e% k/ ~
CL Dauntless
N+ o. t+ [# M' D$ J CV Illustrious
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42/ O4 @% z: h6 h1 B5 ^
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1 C$ n. F4 Y- f; R+ p! x7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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! a: Z9 r$ e0 X& v, H8 X% ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,48
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain. E% F/ X3 A: {( |' i7 l
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' A4 ]3 q+ g; s% P! v; \/ r pEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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$ }, j7 S: B" G. K# C1 K3 \1 LJapanese aircraft5 R& l" L6 o5 u; x
A6M2 Zero x 1: o; ]7 V8 ^2 s
7 ~: u; f% v8 X* _; T8 [Allied aircraft! K9 C' Q8 w$ _( a4 q. R2 p
Albacore I x 10
1 B. S. l. n% j v/ Q* H: c Fulmar II x 4: Q# q9 Z: n7 P G( c' d/ U
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No Japanese losses
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9 c9 V0 C& N( `0 WAllied aircraft losses
" t6 {7 }9 W5 H; o9 R" M3 @0 b! y' } Albacore I: 5 damaged" x/ B5 r. w! l. m: U q# d
6 ^1 L9 O! l3 v( LJapanese Ships
$ ]6 ~2 ?8 K5 x8 a) f: H BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1; `% e' R5 l- D9 C" t% z
BB Yamashiro$ g3 W2 L+ Q" V2 L* F( ~) F1 z
BB Mutsu
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( F0 n6 b& E. x2 `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45% K1 F4 O% S& P! R9 h# _; r
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ `4 ]! K' c# L, ^+ ]+ J6 M' @
" s" k0 y7 c; q9 O- B3 IRaid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. H7 g" z1 N- I2 M J- Z
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes& T/ H) U0 W8 r; p* u* v) _7 @
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Japanese aircraft# X. O+ B( o0 O1 n7 S0 p
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 93 c. N) a4 m' M9 ~ v3 g% T1 Q
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
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Allied aircraft
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3 i2 p# ~( i0 u* Z6 Y Swordfish I x 7+ T7 G+ u+ Q" b% \3 G9 a: v3 _2 ^
- L) N8 \- A N& k$ `5 `$ JNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses* N. V) q$ S/ B& `. x' E
Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
$ I+ F- u' Q5 d0 e7 s* X Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged. O8 e; ~4 F. X
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
# y. N$ r+ F) j& x3 |# G6 n' H xAK Kikukawa Maru* @% t+ D6 B, l' b
xAK Keisho Maru
$ w+ g P/ G6 F DD Hayashio
8 ?7 S* B0 D/ j6 Q1 b# o DD Yukikaze" q' r3 N2 Q$ e. ]. W( B
DD Maikaze
! j2 G2 t, {2 o, J9 i DD Natsushio, x3 R5 L. z# f! i) k
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42 O7 _2 l3 d) g1 |6 ~$ d5 J# [
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. C, I) P: D5 d$ g7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 E4 Z* C# d# B9 l
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7 s" Z( x1 n2 f% E; d1 t- ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
: q" ^& Q- K6 e+ O, s DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1! a) W4 s! R# |/ G4 m8 n6 p
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
' m7 r* C$ k2 }+ _ DD Maikaze+ x7 F$ m. ~6 G7 X i
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, ]- x9 A7 u1 q" W- ?! ]8 ` CA Exeter, Shell hits 13 W. @$ O1 i4 s& D: _
CL Birmingham
4 Z+ ]0 P( d* B CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
" a2 n7 P! B3 ^, r DD Fortune. k6 I2 V3 l, K5 \" j% ~) _
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1; x4 z3 O; x; ]* g& @3 J. q7 z7 l
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards3 m6 S, w r! w5 g+ Q
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AK Kaga Maru
8 F3 X; ]) T3 X! N xAK Fushimi Maru, X0 b$ V. G% P( j0 w0 D! n# o
xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire( u9 K: W: e/ k5 O
xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, z; K( A, ^$ K7 U
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk: L O' D; T1 z9 |7 m
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk$ Y& |. ]$ s% t- q7 E
xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
! @ b% ?2 C, q xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1/ L( Q: R3 N$ L9 x r, s$ j+ V
xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire# {6 ]7 X9 i, S5 K- d9 k7 i
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% ?' V! c9 k( Y; j: q% j BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire/ R: s( j4 A3 r, A* l
CA Exeter* f+ B3 j) J8 u* A
CL Birmingham& A0 C' M+ J: s0 a7 `5 f
CL Newcastle
9 c8 e g7 y* a. l t+ N DD Fortune0 a! B& w( N1 ?) ~2 ] j/ M
DD Griffin& b+ j' U- n" I8 i5 P* y( x# V
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+ T3 H. `# J& o) T* }' P 2769 casualties reported4 ^7 h u4 [6 A9 N& ~% h( ]% g& `; }
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled7 S F( y+ Z$ T9 c1 ]9 T' T
Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
) {0 j1 A4 G- R: G' M) _7 H9 \! m" U4 M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
A" o& @( J( y4 y- {% z Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)6 b& x% m8 B* u h/ t
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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3 f' H! B" p6 s8 l- _ WNight Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43
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no flights
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9 w% W' G- S8 E+ L( i7 n* l& yJapanese aircraft losses L8 n* i( U9 l: M% w
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
8 b5 e e* W* e5 d3 z& x Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
5 ?7 P; ?( f# F) I- u: @ Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
4 @* g% l9 w+ E& D. O: L6 M Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied Ships- s) n: c6 N2 K, G ^1 W+ z
BB Royal Sovereign
5 K' j( `$ w2 s. }! ^ CA Dorsetshire. h& r9 y) [" |& Y y" E. l
CL Glasgow6 [0 {0 F+ w5 I: L. m7 X
CL Ceres! e$ g0 a- P3 ?% X% \- k6 }
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129 casualties reported
' E" @* B* ^6 x- `) L: D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 ]" v* I3 q& `+ `$ l Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
& S- x8 i' |/ }# B& ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* D4 L: k. \; s& K1 q$ C7 E Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)4 d9 }( G7 r- q, I
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Airbase hits 2/ S' c! e+ B" L; |
Runway hits 102 [8 K% Q B$ m: E) ~$ ^
Port hits 6; E( q3 |4 N9 x8 P* M' _
Port fuel hits 1
- ?9 @ K% p4 E1 DPort supply hits 1; N# ]& n& Z* y0 `6 `% Y$ Y, q
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2 [1 y6 e D+ R" `( ?Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,451 ]" j( F, `& D2 [
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Allied Ships
T) F, d0 h2 D, O9 x, r* ^ BB Ramillies
# E8 _% {- X/ V CA Devonshire6 x5 h" K2 `3 `
CL Enterprise
, P& S+ v j& o. A$ l0 X4 W CL Hobart4 s: O) U8 W3 t) j$ a A. e$ e
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585 casualties reported
R& Y% g, B; m" K: E* V Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 X, l# M5 p9 {- B6 Q3 ], M Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled/ M" u, ^$ m4 c6 p0 F5 O
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
; h% t( w c E3 R# P; t6 q9 g Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)
4 Q7 _1 A b! q Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Manpower hits 32 g2 F* F& V8 J I
Fires 5750 P2 y, ` ]0 X$ ~1 s& }. M" _
Airbase hits 4, c! O p6 F7 F
Runway hits 17
, k+ [8 q8 M' o2 ?' M) EPort hits 5
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% ~& }4 }. j: W Y5 wDay Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards
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DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
) y: ^3 k( o _5 h; Y) y DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 |, L. _# a3 Q8 Q2 Z) j DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
1 f& }7 p6 d. a/ a1 x# j BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
8 y7 }3 F2 z! u CA Exeter# i) }5 |7 d& }+ Z
CL Birmingham y) d3 _, J* {2 y3 [8 X
CL Newcastle
* }. X+ R6 Y2 [+ b3 [: B$ l DD Fortune, Shell hits 2: {. u3 R3 n1 C! G/ e: n9 E
DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage) U2 y$ x7 e; j# c6 e }2 M, S
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 20, 42
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" f( i6 B1 L4 w6 T7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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. r4 u; f) ]" {: vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
8 s$ p9 s& O$ U: }" ] ]Estimated time to target is 11 minutes" X f5 \% ], i6 t( H% ?" e) I7 ?
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Albacore I x 31% g# J5 `6 ]; I' e
Fulmar II x 4
3 a) ?$ c# q+ D% Q: D% [, N Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
* [1 ]+ Y: ~2 b5 k6 Q( [5 z6 L Martlet II x 6
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8 f+ @4 n! O2 \( b; T. b) K2 y- B Albacore I: 8 damaged
4 f, u; r) u2 E! e+ j Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
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: k Y$ B+ z+ @6 a* I BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1; M+ i) @6 a+ X8 x6 p7 Y# R
BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
" \8 a5 [ U$ I9 y BB Yamashiro
6 b; n- c: x$ H# f4 S BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 37 D, }9 ^0 h \' n6 a, U$ r
BB Mutsu |