AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 17, 42
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9 R) j0 R [6 P7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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( }" H% M* ^) H/ C: m, uMorning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38' C& J8 M3 e" N9 Y1 g1 F! V+ a
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* o5 ^6 U- f' {
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes/ Q; x& W% q; c# y \
6 ` J3 G/ p, W+ wJapanese aircraft3 N+ ]8 j$ ~2 Z0 b5 J7 z
A6M2 Zero x 30) R7 [0 t# P1 P2 _% I2 y
B5N1 Kate x 14
* C$ w9 ]' S7 ^$ U5 P B5N2 Kate x 12
( o* C$ X1 w% X% k" B8 w D3A1 Val x 8( y2 S: t0 R5 D9 V
0 N V e' x, C( M2 Q0 e% SAllied aircraft
2 U6 I, R8 e: f/ k2 y( C Fulmar II x 180 x7 a* Z6 s/ O0 k- H/ }) c# z3 N7 h
Sea Hurricane Ib x 25' S8 C1 o, U2 n A0 ?
Martlet II x 482 I4 ^8 m2 ~) q! s1 K. J& ?$ y
Hurricane I Trop x 1) M# J" I, w0 f8 {. }8 I
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
0 Z/ s+ W" b" r2 m9 y Hurricane IIb Trop x 126 q6 l5 D& O" }8 _. Y1 @
Mohawk IV x 2
0 b! W$ f# s9 ]( [ P-40E Warhawk x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
. p9 O5 L& S4 N+ W0 E3 {6 g9 h A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
- \; W3 Z* b5 d( Q$ A3 ^6 q7 ]6 r B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
8 t" T5 c# l# P$ }' Y# m8 W1 _" _" r" z B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed% @' U* G2 e5 p/ W& N
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed. v/ E& ~' J8 G
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Allied aircraft losses
- H# _% X" n: Q, t# F: X' l Fulmar II: 1 destroyed8 }) Q. b& t$ i! Y$ ?- B! E" Y
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
( k4 N6 h0 I+ |( _$ k# K6 P Martlet II: 2 destroyed
0 k, b' D& [* H1 c" I: y Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships! a! V+ C) d8 `% u+ G
CV Formidable
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5 R# r7 F( o# ?9 k2 i) z. PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,38" X B, V# j- b: \
4 Q, K+ w# k$ H' @ ?' aWeather in hex: Partial cloud+ d% ^' F" f4 A p7 Z3 L) h
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* a" d- a( ?' v" p$ F1 ~5 S# K6 oEstimated time to target is 30 minutes& x7 {/ s2 G1 x J, ~6 F
: [; a; v! E& N1 x" |, n2 H/ zJapanese aircraft
/ D2 N- D5 m$ j9 n5 F5 k I t: s A6M2 Zero x 18+ i* A! ]7 H" w+ ^1 _6 b' Y2 H
B5N1 Kate x 3. a, b6 _$ X, N3 G, f) i; w5 U
B5N2 Kate x 14; N; @$ R. w8 r l
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Allied aircraft9 |# p0 Z8 G+ H# C& c0 i
Fulmar II x 17
. z9 T) e; z2 ^$ `* o1 K+ L Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
' h! r( x$ l+ t( N" a7 [" }! E6 | Martlet II x 36
/ r4 h0 k$ C5 |1 G' U n0 X% p Hurricane I Trop x 1
S4 ~4 @& N1 Y Hurricane IIa Trop x 3' j5 i1 S v8 K
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12' }6 {, v9 S+ N* Q7 J% ~
Mohawk IV x 20 k' x9 ]. ~* q) Z# z* F9 U
P-40E Warhawk x 4
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. N5 Z5 Y% ?/ n! W5 lJapanese aircraft losses
: b% t* R& W1 _! A9 R/ O, P1 v A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
; w' @; y* w* c0 b7 F' c4 o B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged5 @* x/ I7 S. |0 `/ C& e. l
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged n* Q2 C+ ]' ?% Y) O1 s% q% Z
2 |3 \9 }% O/ v- H3 Z% WAllied aircraft losses
, \4 ^. o. Z- v; s0 B% O P( p( }# S; g Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
+ _( H& S4 v4 n/ |, r$ {6 Q x Martlet II: 1 destroyed$ m! G7 z. q+ j
Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed7 v2 i1 O, I$ x/ U7 i& B7 c2 b
" `+ x4 q0 T* m; Z- dAllied Ships4 d- E' Q4 N% G8 f
CVL Hermes# q3 |8 {+ A$ q- O0 k. p
CL Dauntless
/ }; U1 ~, D: C8 [; z CV Illustrious" j0 [/ |- Q$ y9 `, s2 D" w3 k6 a+ b
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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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* O. t8 d2 u; I# J: R( u" PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ramree Island at 52,480 w$ w6 Z$ P; I1 K2 A
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain- c; G! E1 o& p8 @. c9 ~
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
: D" J" n1 c/ O" sEstimated time to target is 8 minutes. j& |; N8 O5 t2 ^4 C, q8 X
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Japanese aircraft
9 Y' O* b4 b7 `7 J- f- a9 q A6M2 Zero x 14 @, j' j% H0 m$ k- q# \ u
2 h1 H# {& L( ^1 F( |1 JAllied aircraft
$ O, p u# w4 A. t+ H1 s Albacore I x 101 Y" V O, p1 z/ T" R4 A3 D
Fulmar II x 4( t" j! l% l4 e# ~
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No Japanese losses; N' i+ m3 l4 f0 ~# z
8 t0 f' H# y F# \6 ~3 |* VAllied aircraft losses
% x/ g% Z4 G2 C' s) E: L Albacore I: 5 damaged! y. `4 ~" A" p$ Z4 S, d* b( v
( d/ `% K) h3 L" P% dJapanese Ships
" p0 [0 ]7 i- g, D; h- G7 ` BB Fuso, Torpedo hits 1
/ l n6 H7 X+ Z+ O, n6 C BB Yamashiro) N/ m0 B5 \" P$ K& t# l+ e1 u4 R3 G
BB Mutsu6 T7 `: b( U4 o' B
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,451 i* k1 o+ X9 Q
" J- N2 E4 {6 J3 T9 K' VWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.% i5 h' z: M# _/ ^8 e) O
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( \# Q6 L) D8 D R! L ~7 t Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
, h$ H5 C6 O, B C, X' I2 N Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4& [# K: U# H2 z$ B( B, I" t
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Allied aircraft
. ^% G6 e9 W/ w( W Albacore I x 33
& |( n& |5 P* e x Swordfish I x 7
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( K' F# I! }4 n& V, lNo Japanese losses$ e0 s- n9 c! K! w7 Y1 {3 v8 {3 Y
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0 Z& L2 d7 Z: _" @* m7 d. h6 u Albacore I: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged
% H% X: @: ?0 ^8 M/ o Swordfish I: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 b0 m0 C* u) L4 T7 E* c- A Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
0 {+ J' E' e, H$ G2 ]$ m xAK Kikukawa Maru
; [+ P# {( Q$ ^; B& b xAK Keisho Maru
! o, ?$ v% X& d& z$ f DD Hayashio
6 L2 w$ M) {' I- M- w! h- | DD Yukikaze
5 I4 f6 {: q3 f# x4 z3 l3 Z4 V DD Maikaze- X6 ]3 d6 Y" S, C9 o) z# i
DD Natsushio
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 19, 42
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) h! E% U1 z2 T8 A/ _$ |) z, f7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。7 o, m& x5 p7 N" d' q
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' J2 s- S' d9 V) C0 bNight Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 5,000 Yards
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1 t3 ?$ _- K; ^' ~; i% N; f, C0 [Japanese Ships
9 n* \1 C! C$ A DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
" M7 p: \$ _. e: G p8 w3 j( k/ C DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
: e. I( y' y: Y) L DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
9 K1 r; b6 l* X" Q, Y, Q" R DD Maikaze n4 f' ^9 a4 K$ }( H: [! U' X& g
0 [6 ^* d; u, J# MAllied Ships6 L' K) N4 Y) ]% B' D
BB Resolution, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! d0 L. l5 y7 y5 ]
CA Exeter, Shell hits 14 y; e, t9 J( A9 r" K4 h5 T
CL Birmingham3 b5 [8 ^- I$ N( t; t
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1
& X/ s s2 q2 a# G/ \ DD Fortune
/ D3 I; Q/ e# Y4 T4 Q( Q; r DD Griffin, Shell hits 12 N% A$ @; T3 {$ ~
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 6,000 Yards( @6 P/ _# P. p- g
9 d1 q; r/ _2 b8 U/ ^Japanese Ships. H1 e" T" `7 w1 ~% }; a
AK Kaga Maru, y: I2 x7 x' M# h' T$ z K
xAK Fushimi Maru
' Q; _# r0 ]$ |, W. W xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
" U2 T- G" f: \6 v1 ], ] xAK Ginyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire8 r4 Y+ u$ Q% @8 d/ N: y
xAK Africa Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk+ ~( C# r: G0 p9 g
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
5 o; N7 z# P% O5 S e' t- p xAK Keisho Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
+ a0 Z3 Z( o' h- c& A+ T! a xAK Mikage Maru, Shell hits 1
6 u# I- f, L/ S" v xAK Kikukawa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire4 u" e* }- ~( V0 r8 U0 S6 [* a
7 }% ]5 G" p9 {* u8 [Allied Ships# Y' k% o+ \/ Z
BB Resolution, Shell hits 1, on fire$ s5 l4 g# v9 w# A
CA Exeter7 T1 J5 o# O L8 s* O. Y* d" }7 u
CL Birmingham
0 p0 ~0 K% D) {7 S% I2 W6 u4 J CL Newcastle
# R9 \6 @# n# l9 R- N DD Fortune/ k8 [- H" |1 w% a% f( g0 m2 B
DD Griffin
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Japanese ground losses:& m5 N; g: B+ O8 R, ^
2769 casualties reported' a. ?1 Q0 ^3 X: Z. z' ^. N
Squads: 29 destroyed, 10 disabled
& g, A9 \$ d, N1 v1 _% z! ` Non Combat: 125 destroyed, 73 disabled
9 a1 d2 T; F1 E) k! ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 w; g/ Z0 S6 v5 h8 F( ?: ^: _ Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled)7 ~2 y. t/ x8 p9 S- P; K
Vehicles lost 27 (19 destroyed, 8 disabled)2 h0 ?2 G/ Q4 Q) `" ?; f) z
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Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43* u6 x! i3 P& c$ P* H: j2 R
/ |" S/ M: R1 ^Japanese aircraft2 z& d, C/ x8 p) P0 L4 H# g
no flights4 X; U' c( d2 o h0 x' M
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 t, Q# f i% x1 u5 Q Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged3 t7 q/ ` u% y7 I
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
: s+ V& p7 [- c B Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
$ H. A- ~' L4 e. G9 h Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
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$ l' A/ K: `, C' G7 `" MAllied Ships
9 d0 i I* C' G" Q& E3 N BB Royal Sovereign# X# ]5 D7 f4 s, \: x9 g
CA Dorsetshire
) J; E. o4 U# k2 Y CL Glasgow
! H4 w. J. i; j. h CL Ceres
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* a# k/ W: x6 l% F+ iJapanese ground losses:$ v7 T8 F+ J5 B
129 casualties reported2 |. G5 e6 `7 Y+ T& \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" t0 ]; w- v* ]; o
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
* @, z3 O8 t% v# k8 K9 S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 B5 d* j9 q; b; c) O& A
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)! v8 j0 b1 y2 P) c' D4 }
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Airbase hits 2
# v; t6 \# o9 E; B: G/ q' Q6 @Runway hits 10
4 C3 z/ Y! E( A. q4 R& U) n5 M6 TPort hits 6' r/ D( \) L% R
Port fuel hits 1
, N* v8 {% \* C3 A, m2 {: ]Port supply hits 1/ |0 p" y: h0 T. h
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+ {6 n0 p1 {3 d3 T$ i+ @Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45) `. R3 u9 Y" t
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Allied Ships
3 e# K1 J) O" W; E% |/ }3 j* S5 d, [ BB Ramillies$ u, l2 L* Q) `* B' l* P9 t
CA Devonshire
- p: I' h2 j+ G* }, x CL Enterprise# V, x% f1 [& d0 @: T" l* ^
CL Hobart
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Japanese ground losses:
( N9 k& G; h, _ 585 casualties reported
1 P! _8 h0 a" T% `4 ^8 | Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
% i" ~" d! K e- R) X Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 17 disabled! ~$ ~0 X- P2 N _; Z# s
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
& g2 D; B6 w' Q; S Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled). n/ t' X7 @1 }2 [4 L8 N
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)8 P6 j9 Y9 K& R* g9 F r: V/ X9 w
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Manpower hits 3. Y. b. N: B2 ?8 a# T
Fires 575
8 c' ?, o0 J5 |" ^& \Airbase hits 4
2 H* w' Z4 ~/ }Runway hits 17
" [ {, @# h7 ^: t9 NPort hits 5
+ O) @6 a6 y& A1 \+ Y; z1 ^/ fPort supply hits 14 _+ G8 E. n4 Q: q8 N7 y0 J
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 13,000 Yards$ ^: N& V/ q9 o4 j+ Z/ N/ G$ G
0 c! N+ \. W) ]0 J1 WJapanese Ships$ l: t1 P' p2 p( l7 A/ y2 t4 R
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
& t3 w' @( A8 A4 N+ H DD Hayashio, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
( K0 R8 j- _3 x! t% Q# o- e r" @ DD Maikaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
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BB Resolution, Shell hits 1) J% E* Z, _. e( u2 w1 {
CA Exeter3 ]% _# _! O) ~- N
CL Birmingham3 V. t: [0 }/ q& b Q0 B2 u2 X
CL Newcastle
& @ @( h ]9 R! s6 M% k DD Fortune, Shell hits 2
% H) K/ s/ p5 R" T) s9 F0 } DD Griffin, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage+ ^% K& k6 M& C- g
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AFTER 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5 Q4 _8 d- ~* T: N) E* n: C2 f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bassein at 52,50' }5 J, k* |& h
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud p/ j; O4 J, Y, p0 u2 w
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 |; O/ b. d' W
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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4 k d: m6 @6 H1 S1 J& QAllied aircraft% `4 V0 @5 _# B @, b9 L9 D, d) A3 ]
Albacore I x 31
" o( {& [; Z8 n( r: y' \ Fulmar II x 4
+ h4 X6 s% Z$ w- L3 P Sea Hurricane Ib x 8
2 D8 W0 X. N6 h Martlet II x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
' N1 c; C" E& k! ^) O Albacore I: 8 damaged
' z: }9 M; p* B5 }" g. [+ m: M Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak9 _6 x, l4 } f" V' ~
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3 Q+ L/ J! t! P; R+ Q' S# t i4 \ BB Nagato, Torpedo hits 1
) |9 k; p/ W' E% f# | BB Ise, Torpedo hits 1
. v' H& n1 q r" M- m2 W7 K+ q BB Yamashiro- r9 z, T1 `, [. s+ G7 x; u1 X
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 3
/ ?8 ~! o: h( w7 w2 ~+ G! E1 D7 @ BB Mutsu |