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! w9 s9 F: W1 G. Y0 f" J; k& q* e. BAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 43" \* O. r& R  p2 W& s

4 ?  t" c$ X- d$ v5 |4月15号，美军两支巡洋舰编队炮击了日军在吉尔伯特群岛最大的机场，潜在3级，目前已经修到5级的环礁塔比特维亚，恰好有100来架日军紫电转场到该机场，被全部打瘫在机场上；由于天气原因，原定对4级机场塔瓦拉的空袭没有出击；
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TF58掩护登陆舰队队进入登陆位置，准备16日凌晨抢滩1 n8 @7 \* }: j: Q. L
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Sub attack near Tabiteuea  at 137,134+ h3 j6 r4 _* B4 c4 e* C* g" V
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Japanese Ships3 C$ _5 {' w+ f* p0 \
      SS I-38, hits 10; c, u7 x+ M% o" {
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Allied Ships
5 ^# O, T  G& x8 {      DD Reid, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage4 r* c' J" f6 s" Z
      CA Frobisher! [( E0 R% f4 |+ e
      CL Montpelier, w* p. p. T& C% c# C- C
      DD Conyngham* w' ?3 s0 y! {. }3 P
      DD Downes
- X( a' ^$ e8 A' U- w      DD Preston
# X5 G! M1 h6 M6 d: J      DD Smith+ k" ]3 U3 O* m6 C
      DD Perkins& E  T" ]* f$ g) L

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7 t# A( S) l" P: j( C# P) fNaval bombardment of Tabiteuea at 137,134" v/ v9 z$ U8 B' |

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Japanese aircraft losses
( F- @: J! ?8 [$ K5 t( W5 O      H8K1 Emily: 6 damaged7 G: T; W! T, \6 r, p, D
      H8K1 Emily: 1 destroyed on ground3 K8 I  c# D5 e- t# {
      N1K1-J George: 66 damaged% |2 E5 S( Q/ A3 A' {7 \9 \: h
      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
; Y8 S: W5 j) P8 f  j8 a7 y- L      Ki-46-III Dinah: 2 damaged6 T: n; q& f- }! o/ }
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Allied Ships
! {# `' I; d  t: N; f. g( E4 U( c% Y      CL Denver
1 s8 X& x$ w6 _: I6 H      CL St. Louis. p9 L6 Y/ p# p; B7 ?
      CL Raleigh4 _7 D/ S: _1 d
      DD Doyle) t2 @3 ^. `- n7 M* \$ |
      DD Carmick
/ v9 P1 ]6 Z* }6 c7 g- B      DD Kalk
2 M1 A6 j0 J8 F; p      DD Hobby
# @& |: ~* n7 B( I/ [# j      DD Gillespie' O" h& ~* }' ]) o
      DD Gansevoort- g( g& s% \1 X& }. M3 P# q
      DD Frazier+ |+ [& G% [6 ^/ c! q0 ~( c
      DD Strong
4 g/ x6 U* V- v0 O' F2 ^2 P4 p      DD Saufley
) {1 F1 P" s9 i9 d. B      DD Radford; z4 G5 M8 _5 a2 S/ w/ e
      DD Eaton
& j1 G% m& T; N6 b      DD Bache
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Japanese ground losses:8 u( d) ~* N. ?; }
      84 casualties reported/ U% \/ z5 X( T
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
' R; C% x' e& I9 W- S. u         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled: {: ^2 @4 v$ F+ }2 [- f
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Airbase hits 35' a* m+ M( R& z! ]; W% G5 {$ t, i
Airbase supply hits 23
+ F' A6 P0 r% V2 WRunway hits 129
9 J# w! s4 ]. A/ E2 }* f! ]1 \" A2 wPort hits 68* l- Z# V5 o% \
Port supply hits 16' o; Z/ _3 S, Q* H' d

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" R3 y; P% [9 S+ V( p- J7 mNaval bombardment of Tabiteuea at 137,134
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Japanese aircraft9 F  J7 B/ F- M  X8 n: w
      no flights- D5 E" e9 s$ Y8 Z* i1 Z% i
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Japanese aircraft losses) r! m3 A+ O$ B; F9 e* G
      N1K1-J George: 36 damaged
2 Q+ t7 h, I' G6 V( K      H8K1 Emily: 2 damaged" ]  D$ l- e& I% a" S) @
      Ki-46-III Dinah: 3 damaged
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) U& s, e, n8 _" |3 W; y- M0 VAllied Ships
# _: \' M' |/ g9 D- l) z4 F3 X9 ^5 e, F      CA Frobisher
+ ]( S* x8 w6 y- f2 y0 ~, @      CA Hawkins
5 a! z/ H3 }& m8 u, l      CL Santa Fe
6 X( d1 M. Y% ^6 J4 G9 f      CL Montpelier
# @+ W' r% l5 S! n% O      CL Cleveland
& \- g8 L; ]/ u7 b( c7 N      CL Richmond6 b! [; c% A4 O1 w8 H8 k
      CL Danae
' n8 B3 F2 t7 N      DD Downes
  C5 L  d1 o' m& y9 k      DD Preston! }( r4 o3 Z( i
      DD Smith
- c4 v3 Y  g: T0 Q      DD Perkins1 z* d; X. v  B8 K0 j' _
      DD Cushing
; n5 `. |, A( r1 H/ s      DD Conyngham
, {5 s3 U# `' z& e2 ^      DD Case7 t( Z  W6 L$ I  ]1 C& z/ g- k0 O
      DD Lamson
* T  m1 Z. j" Z. v* L# d7 _  J& [      DD Cummings; X+ {  Q8 Q" o! M) v0 y

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4 o& ]3 r) X: |& l; ]      63 casualties reported
) p! F7 \2 j6 s7 g* P         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled, N" a# U3 f% m+ M; Y
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled+ M7 P, P' Y) K5 @9 q0 W4 n# p
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled, {3 k$ U1 {  B; @

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Airbase hits 14( t3 \; }) n' R/ s  J$ `2 o  D
Airbase supply hits 7
+ }  G) {) S8 R$ ^/ s& \Runway hits 47
/ `' U/ `0 T1 Y- b2 g5 HPort hits 38
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与此同时，盟军咬牙忍受损失，一天也没有间断的消耗所罗门群岛附近的日军战斗机，为正在吉尔伯特反击的美军拖住了大批的日军战斗机
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+ K! j  X6 Y7 U9 ~而美澳联军对波特兰路的第二波攻击非常不理想，美军损失较大，不得不暂停攻击& Q4 F3 M  f, O, O8 r+ A6 g' i
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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
- h: }" m% V" c3 H- @& r8 a; yEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 Z2 Z/ R% X) [, b) I9 ?: c      J2M2 Jack x 8
# ~/ X0 B* j! Q( C      N1K1-J George x 48
4 C0 r. N- q' i) ]' R$ p* p9 d4 C      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 128
6 e8 [/ n% J0 Y1 x7 T5 I      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 15
9 t# N6 r8 I6 \* R" {) c      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 7
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Allied aircraft8 a; A% {8 R6 ^5 G  ~4 p+ V9 g
      Spitfire Vc Trop x 454 U7 c0 Y( e: e3 D8 i* H) \
      P-38F Lightning x 24
, n, _5 f2 u4 _/ c      P-38G Lightning x 3
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/ t" ]5 ~' P4 X- W# w& MJapanese aircraft losses
! @  d; E: E0 t, z/ T5 m# }      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed/ @) A" I4 I/ e# P1 E3 a: f/ E7 S
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed( F$ H  a  s. h: \
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
* V6 c- {1 d; Q( n; r( L* o) j      Spitfire Vc Trop: 2 destroyed
9 F  O' d( G9 o/ v( O      P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed
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( F0 z7 H% z$ Y: zMorning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132
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0 Y6 l1 G" `- U- D8 nRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.7 K  H+ J( \  h. o% R- |2 ~
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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8 k" k  v! s7 E6 kJapanese aircraft7 b1 K4 X2 r- \7 P
      J2M2 Jack x 8. ?3 I/ Y4 `. a) p
      N1K1-J George x 44
0 d; [0 W  q. H/ `# G' U      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1182 _( f4 V" G& K8 V- R3 [/ x9 @$ m
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
$ K6 Z! q, `8 j3 \% ?  o; d      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3
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7 m0 o1 B0 Z( |0 z5 F! ^6 aAllied aircraft5 `1 _0 M& w. o7 W- c  R8 o0 D
      Kittyhawk III x 16; N7 y4 x! u1 U! B+ }  g( D

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Japanese aircraft losses# z8 n: R) D. f5 j* }# r
      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed8 }: H" m  r* x4 g  A

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2 _6 x9 r  H! \9 N$ B6 v; G      Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed# k% {* m- v5 U  d8 [

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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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" V; G6 P- f; ]8 e! C- c& URaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 37,600 feet.* U3 h2 \4 }% Q  w# }- T+ f: |3 _! z
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes( \, G0 i& n% P  v2 u* Y0 y
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Japanese aircraft2 U) [, K* }& b  @5 x2 e4 o6 [- I
      J2M2 Jack x 8
- o2 _, b& t  i! f, z  M, k      N1K1-J George x 42
0 d  p2 X/ L: J/ l      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1131 M( m: M4 ^3 q. h3 |0 D: E
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14) \8 r8 `0 L6 W& B6 D
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3
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Allied aircraft
8 `5 i1 E, O& K) r5 I      Hurricane IIc Trop x 31
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7 f7 |6 J! p  @2 A9 AJapanese aircraft losses. Q0 N) V4 D* `$ |
      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
% [, b, s4 Z9 o2 d      Hurricane IIc Trop: 8 destroyed/ u* x: R- Y4 n& T8 l

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% y  }" t- R, ]3 JMorning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 " [. k' }; P6 f) K1 T

7 w& B* y0 B7 u" L+ S! gWeather in hex: Moderate rain8 d- |# i7 o/ {
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.% Y3 G: N6 ~# {
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: G  J- q- r2 i      J2M2 Jack x 8& g# a- V% `2 P2 o$ {
      N1K1-J George x 35
# T( M3 N) Y) l! ?# x, f      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 106
5 t* F  n. Z7 C1 `* ~      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
/ z/ h: V' T9 }( _9 M      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3/ b' p5 K: ~+ h  E# ?* P4 A
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: a" j6 J4 L* {, V* R4 HAllied aircraft
$ `* J! i4 s; \  ?/ @4 {" X4 S      B-17F Fortress x 18
% i- W/ }8 b' v: ~& m" w      B-24D Liberator x 41+ o2 Q% y+ c, n" M
      B-24D1 Liberator x 41
0 j6 v; b: ?- M$ s) w. g5 M$ o      P-38E Lightning x 91 z+ ?8 A. G5 e. b) z
      P-38G Lightning x 34
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  e/ n; T9 {0 C0 e7 L- d, N/ u0 e8 lJapanese aircraft losses
: |* I8 |& M& Q% l) p# S      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 m: Z# l0 n  T3 ]9 x3 K. z      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground+ g8 K- x* e. A% {7 l
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed/ Z# |5 _  p8 v
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
- C2 ?, T! ]( J0 I- O& N0 P      Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 damaged
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      B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged3 M( E  K1 H0 p' [
      B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged. Y2 u' \) L7 ]& K' V7 y
      P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed2 Z. f; I4 }/ U" w5 \3 z
      P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed
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Airbase hits 3+ p) _8 P" T  b9 t
Runway hits 27! ~. y9 ]/ b, X8 F3 v" @+ c
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$ t4 h& `% n0 `+ oMorning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 / ^+ {2 i4 v3 }3 ?$ G  m' f
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
6 X3 l$ F1 X2 ^2 u' gEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 w' k" [, L% h6 [      J2M2 Jack x 4# r$ ]/ M- v. v  k' R
      N1K1-J George x 28- y4 I* O1 J- Z0 ~/ i! F
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 80
9 I/ d( m5 s2 T" W      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 128 ?3 X0 B' q' c# f, w
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 2
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! ]4 ^) N5 h) k1 A+ B. s9 CAllied aircraft6 ~4 d) l6 T; c1 z2 K. F
      B-24D Liberator x 16
! D: `- ?2 \/ x( [! x      B-24D1 Liberator x 12/ Y/ x6 R  C, X: m$ n  {+ a9 C/ d- `
      P-38G Lightning x 7, |, _) t% Q2 ~; i0 A8 b
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; {* x5 M6 x1 F$ d  k- FJapanese aircraft losses
* T1 Q, d3 x% h# S4 u. L, {1 h' q      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
0 g& C. y# d, A, I$ E& v0 Z      B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
3 e- a1 C; T# D$ {. s      B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak1 X1 i: l3 P% N1 T
      B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged
9 `  n% q& Y' I" _3 d      P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed* ^2 @5 m/ G  r& ^% j
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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
( v& R8 @/ M4 _, t- w( |- x* }7 pEstimated time to target is 13 minutes0 a: a. ~5 w* z9 v
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: B% L  C3 A% p5 h      J2M2 Jack x 4" T/ I  F: U1 h* V% U
      N1K1-J George x 227 L' W& H1 _; Q( x6 J
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 74
+ j3 R( K- \4 z% P7 c3 F! M1 H      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 106 K5 X' t( |% L
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 2
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      P-38G Lightning x 217 r' ^3 q& ]8 d2 k- C4 Q

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Japanese aircraft losses
6 ]1 t, K8 y% V. [4 F1 H) w; i      N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed
+ N( @" k- n# x/ Y      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed& ^' B. R1 h0 [
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Allied aircraft losses0 w' B2 \7 ?. ?) M: t* A$ v
      P-38G Lightning: 2 destroyed1 C) W; d* J) [% W2 V

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Weather in hex: Moderate rain# h' v: K- {- P4 K3 q, ~; |; W

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Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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      J2M2 Jack x 44 q, N* ]1 \6 m. O) x# v9 D
      N1K1-J George x 17  `) x% {7 v( n  y6 v
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 54
9 i; u7 |- C- ?, }4 N( U' W; s0 S      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 103 x; |1 h6 S* V7 P  f
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 1
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      P-40K Warhawk x 103( B" O8 B6 n' A' D  q5 P, {2 n8 g
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0 A# A- u7 B" Y, LJapanese aircraft losses5 ^- q3 S- m( {' f% ^$ J4 f
      J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed
9 Y7 ~. S" a) o0 M- Q      N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed
! ~5 F  S) f8 x3 b      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 8 destroyed
) J+ {4 {8 ]: A, T      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed& ?7 s7 Q2 p) E0 Y( J4 X3 }- o
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( X; k3 l2 H3 c9 N5 ~3 z4 d      P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 " d% _7 I* }0 O, R: C/ b: w0 |+ Y7 K
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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* Q3 G% S$ f- `) p" x9 y- VRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.4 z9 j2 W; c! n# G
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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7 n8 E( L! b. |) E& c6 O. ^1 |" SJapanese aircraft  I6 \# v% D7 M; i# Y8 m/ U
      J2M2 Jack x 27 B9 J5 f5 f7 j' R1 a1 d" x7 [& ^- t0 F
      N1K1-J George x 9
, c3 h. p% ]4 c$ X* J# y9 l      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 22
/ j* _& T# K4 S, y6 k      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3* l$ u; m) V5 \
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 17 e- E- D# \7 t
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      P-40K Warhawk x 447 t2 k! L: I* W5 w" Z
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 r; E* X( X' d: s' l* G1 Z# g7 O      N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed$ c0 e) V0 l/ H
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 6 destroyed; h5 K( r( ^1 O
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
0 m8 J5 Y! h# {! o# V      Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 destroyed2 b& r! {; m: r- C- Q
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      P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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' |8 A1 R' h1 I0 w/ E8 OGround combat at Portland Roads (91,132)$ A$ ?8 o0 P- i+ m, x  V
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Allied Deliberate attack) S1 s9 U8 @( S- ]/ ]

3 t% n( Z) i& f% a8 K& _0 KAttacking force 34874 troops, 519 guns, 2168 vehicles, Assault Value = 15790 H) B  T* n% M( v" r0 F, I4 z
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Defending force 32103 troops, 489 guns, 630 vehicles, Assault Value = 724
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Allied adjusted assault: 971 ' A# G  m; q+ `0 K

3 o6 g/ \2 s2 HJapanese adjusted defense: 3045
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8 S, K! K4 _: V( \% B  J1 JAllied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 7)
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Combat modifiers2 |, y* b1 j1 E& f' B( P* V. C
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+)
3 ?# `2 J' j9 S! E9 cAttacker: # h. R' ?1 o3 J2 Q& Y+ X( Z- C
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Japanese ground losses:  b* J* R0 n: ~' _, N
      1198 casualties reported% @6 P/ H# ^' _% B6 l
         Squads: 45 destroyed, 33 disabled# ?; b! d0 N, c
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 13 disabled
( @" |) P' c' N' k$ a         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled) f4 P- K. w- R. z/ g
      Guns lost 45 (19 destroyed, 26 disabled)
' ~3 z1 `6 Z) ^      Vehicles lost 24 (3 destroyed, 21 disabled)
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! F' i: q( g& H( H" f      2471 casualties reported2 }; ]* \, H1 s* T1 ?, \
         Squads: 18 destroyed, 226 disabled( ~4 g- d! j0 S# g% \
         Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 100 disabled
5 s% v$ ^" q& W1 b         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled  o' o7 n. `& z2 M
      Guns lost 67 (2 destroyed, 65 disabled)
7 O* W  Y8 r- d) b/ c  Y5 _7 V1 @      Vehicles lost 210 (16 destroyed, 194 disabled)/ P8 t0 ~/ h/ `8 o0 G. E
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    25th Infantry Division
$ R" ?) a' M6 J4 |1 J    2/4th Armoured Regiment
  Q& B' V0 N: S3 f% k9 x    194th Tank Battalion
) V" C8 ?  f3 t# G    2/7th Armoured Regiment5 h9 V5 u& {( m0 n9 ?
    40th Infantry Division; d" n9 O+ V/ o0 E- |
    2/9th Armoured Regiment
( }9 N# X  t0 X# F% p- \    627th Tank Destroyer Battalion; E6 X# W% I( t
    193rd Tank Battalion* x* X7 b3 I" F! O5 u  d8 Y
    2/8th Armoured Regiment- b( \# v  o7 t6 H) ?1 v0 R( s1 @; z
    2/6th Armoured Regiment
" y5 X$ r' \  s9 D" c5 U    754th Tank Battalion6 w4 }! c# c$ T: V1 }
    2/11th Armoured Car Battalion0 Q1 d2 ?& `3 }( z2 A5 ~9 T
    192nd Tank Battalion" t' O& L, a" I' n
    2/10th Armoured Regiment5 B( M' l+ v& s
    2/5th Armoured Regiment8 v3 g: h  y, j- w- e: N
    2nd Army Tank Brigade
8 n2 u; R+ G6 i, V    3rd Marine Defense Battalion
/ C+ Y! l  l2 m0 o+ N: l; X- b; L    2/1st Heavy AA Regiment% h3 \& G8 @6 P8 G
    2nd Australian Army
$ n" R6 ~! W9 ~* Z. B    217th Coast AA Regiment
- f. c) y# ~3 `4 y  ^    2/2nd Heavy AA Regiment3 V# ?* ]/ I- a& D
    205th Coast AA Regiment: o" o6 l2 u; J* z5 s# O) Z
    4th Marine Defense Battalion% k: q4 e8 z, W
    2/3rd Light AA Regiment& B* w% v, S) {* j* @$ y+ `8 E( I
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    23rd Nav Gd Unit /1& d" {! [( x% J, r3 `1 Q& L3 J8 g
    16th Guards Regiment
! K( x! m' W+ o# D    1st Recon Battalion
/ d( [5 \1 [8 u' H- o! M* s* O9 h    Yokosuka 4th SNLF3 H" s  u* D& F( C8 |: c* T' A
    I./124th Infantry Battalion! r! t& t0 \- j' t' ^( D  M
    2nd Tank Rgt /16 _2 \+ W  v) l' _
    1st Raiding Regiment
0 j* {' s7 R8 l7 b/ R6 i    14th Tank Rgt /12 z+ a  ]' i9 p: T7 k; ^- M
    4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
) E" |7 M6 C/ `9 Q4 a& l* r% ?    4th Tank Regiment& a( f* @5 y: ?0 P9 a# w
    13th Garrison Unit 5 B9 o# z1 x$ y- d6 z5 b& p
    Kure 2nd SNLF 5 e, H- o7 G6 A+ M" l
    24th Nav Gsn Unit
/ C+ `# }* E! [+ w0 _: Z    Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
. X6 J% O5 D4 ~6 D9 ]  u, Z$ h    8th Recon Regiment
* W8 |3 b" u& ~! A    2nd Recon Regiment
( C  L/ n2 e7 S, ^3 `    Guards Tank Div /4
  E) s5 i4 F, h' p    39th Road Const Co 7 H% M& E, b) @0 N- K( E
    2nd Shipping Engineer Regiment
( |; G' h' h! S. J4 y: P/ [    2nd Air Defense AA Regiment
6 q' o; I" |: K5 `8 o    3rd Shipping Engineer Regiment
) g4 o; i# F" ]" d    40th JAAF AF Bn
& K$ z$ x$ T- |. J    30th JNAF AF Unit 5 k2 m  ?4 Y6 W/ j, i+ S5 c7 D; \
    21st Air Defense AA Regiment4 A$ z; X( M. U
    12th Air Defense AA Battalion
8 r" ~4 D5 ^8 G! X- y: C  M% K3 n    12th Ind. AA Battalion
6 J  W+ b/ J* u1 k    1st Mobile AA Battalion
2 j4 X* O8 o  D    34th Field AA Battalion
1 j# |1 u" P$ E( w: l; E& T    13th JAAF Base Force /2
4 L9 e5 p7 H$ b( R# P, E    43rd JNAF AF Unit # T1 \$ W5 U9 o* G; c4 h
    5th Field AF Construction Battalion% u: p2 w, `3 k, E# m* E/ @' v
    57th JNAF AF Unit % x; N1 o$ M4 m& R1 W3 e5 Q
    41st JNAF AF Unit , z* @$ S9 r/ n. R
    5th JNAF AF Unit /3" n) j& O8 U  W2 w
    25th Air Defense AA Regiment7 n' x' w) j  f, F
    56th Recon Rgt /12 M/ I, F. }8 q6 V- z0 p! D: b& U
    6th Air Defense AA Regiment; t% o7 c3 z9 o# H3 i
    7th Field AF Construction Battalion
# w) p& ]: ^4 ~$ ]% D5 q! }5 z    4th Air Defense AA Regiment" v6 x- h- g% ?. [
    23rd Air Defense AA Regiment
6 E% P& |7 {( S7 A    7th Ind. Engineer Regiment/ v+ [6 {0 r! I7 X( F  l6 z
    7th JNAF AF Unit /3
+ e! ?2 V8 m) |2 W7 [# t: J    6th Field AF Construction Battalion
- R, n9 j! M( R2 D    3rd Air Defense AA Regiment
1 [% G7 H" l  o# h9 o- O. K    5th Air Defense AA Regiment+ H' f8 T1 K9 ^
    3rd Air Army' C. T9 a1 [( K! v3 j+ f$ @' \* f
    21st Ind.AA Gun Co - q5 c3 B9 ]( U
    15th Base Force /1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 43' y5 f) q! f. g8 ~( r2 q: F
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4月16号夜，美军一支分遣舰队炮击了塔瓦拉，不过没有在该地发现日军飞机的迹象: `/ W/ ]7 }) a; S# u; B* z+ d( f1 o
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0 p. p/ ~$ _! B& B4 Z" S* B3 u4 lNight Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,128+ Y; Q& n8 A* R2 L

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( @# O1 [9 D* P& ^      CA Exeter
, w* P$ J2 Z, k7 o      CA Shropshire  A. x4 x" g1 r$ {
      CA Wichita
( \6 Z9 p) F, T7 s$ G      CA Vincennes
# X. K, m  N/ t6 o      DD Morris. q; \1 \2 G/ Q4 Y; R/ X
      DD Meade, @7 ?) U6 Q+ U
      DD Caldwell
8 ^) Z  B( A7 @3 @      DD Bancroft
3 _6 q2 U9 e. P9 o) C7 b, V      DD Bailey
3 S# X) X3 J  h7 `) |5 V" @! ^7 m2 v      DD Woodworth
) Y* H. c5 j+ k' o9 \+ ~. n" H      DD Barton
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Japanese ground losses:
8 X6 r& x& `! t% `; E; A/ w      276 casualties reported
4 h4 r* P5 w6 V+ O2 q  q         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: z/ L, G+ f7 }- [, i( ~7 F
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
: f# I' W+ T6 S2 C1 [1 ]( l+ W         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled" e+ i" l7 Z- E% D
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; n6 I1 r! S; O) O5 |1 kAirbase supply hits 4
  B  m6 ^+ m9 h7 d8 jRunway hits 467 J, _, [3 T. n& W
Port hits 10
: }. [1 h9 t, m: e7 O& H1 I: BPort supply hits 3# ?" z9 \: Y/ D
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另一支舰队则掩护登陆舰队炮击了塔比特维亚，42年12月底在努美阿被歼灭的陆战2师补充训练完毕，和一直驻守珍珠港的陆军24th一起抢滩，毫无悬念的一次突击拿下了5级机场塔比特维亚，岛上6000多日军措手不及，仅作了象征性抵抗就被击溃，40多架紫电被美军销毁，零件带回国内研究。美军2w8千人大军全天伤亡不到200，顺利拿下了吉尔伯特群岛最大的机场，海蜂们全力运作，应该可以在第二天让机场恢复运作。# h) K% E5 ]( A& Y2 R7 D
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+ a3 O' k7 U8 eNight Naval bombardment of Tabiteuea at 137,1342 _0 n) e" Z1 P+ s1 Q

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      no flights
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# B4 t  Y$ a# Y7 L2 lJapanese aircraft losses* ~/ z' I) ^4 c* C( H1 H
      N1K1-J George: 42 damaged
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Allied Ships& W' P# }' ~  G0 Q0 w& t; E" x( h
      CA Quincy
. t7 o$ h- E( `4 F- g      CA San Francisco1 M7 W. R2 Q! w* p
      CA Minneapolis$ m- E3 h/ E/ s0 U& ?3 \* d' ^
      CA Astoria
5 D' b7 G/ G/ M* l      CA Chicago2 ^) t  p+ A6 `
      CA Louisville
, Q' B% O9 m& P. n# i      CA Chester1 c4 g7 g' O6 r$ |
      CA Northampton- t1 @. W1 X* `$ B+ B  w& O
      CA Portland# p, p; \6 t# {
      DD Farenholt7 \# c8 h+ J) d1 B  s8 p5 c* n# y
      DD McCalla
: e0 r, q( a7 b0 y% z2 b, f      DD Lardner
- D* w5 c7 D. ~! f      DD Lansdowne
# a% _, A& F) k4 D: ~      DD Duncan
/ Z# O# W2 `( }7 I7 y      DD Buchanan' `. w' M4 _% W) M  M' P2 @2 x/ N
      DD Aaron Ward& p  s2 D: h+ m
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Japanese ground losses:% h3 m! t# y6 y: w) d7 E; H
      131 casualties reported
, B, q4 \7 V6 T- O; i# H         Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
& D  [, {7 A, S5 F: s         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 37 disabled
& H; N( e  C' a         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
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Airbase hits 8
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) a  O2 o, {* d+ {* }! w' T, VRunway hits 26
: Y) H) L8 B/ W/ lPort hits 22
, E$ [) i: y9 v/ Z4 zPort supply hits 3$ I. K! U& P% H8 Y* S' n: Z

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% q6 {$ Z" Y( n0 S) X9 j) z2 BGround combat at Tabiteuea (137,134); D( _0 e0 k9 ^6 J9 [% R$ X

+ V4 o/ U& G7 K- L$ i" uAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 17998 troops, 527 guns, 333 vehicles, Assault Value = 817
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Defending force 2406 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43
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Allied adjusted assault: 269
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: o. |+ F* ~- N4 W9 u9 F4 `Japanese adjusted defense: 2
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Allied assault odds: 134 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Tabiteuea !!!, w: |; ?, @9 ]" V
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Japanese aircraft
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; a2 i! W' b+ z1 PJapanese aircraft losses+ x# s- I0 p% q1 x; C; X/ n" K
      N1K1-J George: 19 destroyed
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* n4 h# }9 m- r% d9 U' p% @: F4 qDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-)4 t5 ]' f& G1 J4 d+ M" Q
Attacker: shock(+)/ k' T1 O1 u4 C' P+ X% L8 q

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      2500 casualties reported
9 L1 T  z* l# V- S0 w: c8 G         Squads: 65 destroyed, 1 disabled% v+ F! x7 E1 r4 V! s% G
         Non Combat: 173 destroyed, 2 disabled
" o* X0 p9 [0 ^" l: G         Engineers: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 c  p% X; q; f% a6 ?      Guns lost 27 (25 destroyed, 2 disabled)+ A& W6 E! O9 B  X" h. T. M+ y
      Units destroyed 2
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Allied ground losses:# ?$ _; Z6 j; L& V4 ?" i  J+ d
      97 casualties reported" A3 x; N' G% z/ G
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
2 D7 H/ }) v' z( H+ }: e         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) V6 f$ e* q1 l
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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5 p! v9 N" j0 O  N. F3 J) n% q    24th Infantry Division
7 n" }$ u% A- r- p. o9 ]5 t$ z    2nd Marine Division4 L3 ?+ f( G0 u' Z
    1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
/ [+ T$ _$ F3 g; q3 E" w" E6 I2 w    165th Field Artillery Battalion
0 J8 j$ G- n1 Q% h9 H: Q3 b    223rd USN Base Force) t# f' M) k' w$ U6 b# }2 a4 H" g
    3rd USN Naval Construction Regiment
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+ R! s( ^7 g5 }Defending units:2 {; N: J4 i7 I% T9 j) B* {
    51st Naval Guard Unit8 W$ E2 b' Y  o- |6 f3 [: r" _* V2 V
    17th JNAF AF Unit
& b% G' i+ |0 Y0 j" e+ O. |: P. l    22nd JNAF AF Unit

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不过，由于指挥上的混乱，预订第二天进场布雷的盟军布雷舰居然提前到达，在盟军攻占塔比维西亚之前就在航道上布了雷，结果坑了个爹* T. l4 U+ ?- ~1 T7 T
包括马萨诸塞和华盛顿号两艘新式战列舰在内的大批美军水面舰艇触雷，当场沉没了包括2艘弗莱彻级DD在内的4艘DD，另有4艘DD重伤，所幸两艘BB受创轻微，乃不幸中的大幸。盟军一定要吸取经验教训，全面协调所有的船只和部队，避免这样的悲剧再次发生。
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/ n' @8 r: v" T4 @TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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      DD Nicholas, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage6 `( G' g, B( Z5 N& @9 H' c+ N

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TF 162 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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Allied Ships
$ ^/ h  I" Z0 M8 u$ v6 Q2 H      DD DeHaven, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage
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7 P5 X/ s0 I( p9 a/ ^TF 45 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)4 \4 I1 F$ Z# \: e6 S5 r/ w
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      DD Monssen, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
5 m" n3 l% h3 {, t- Q$ X( I      DD Grayson, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage$ z$ v* }% N  U6 X. b- H+ [  ~
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TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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Allied Ships
5 Q# J; U& ?( p- O& y      DD DeHaven, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage5 U2 c$ T( }. X) Z

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# f" W. t% C. b, }TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)$ [0 n, B- u" k9 ?3 s; P4 M

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      BB Massachusetts, Mine hits 1
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2 V* L* F2 ~- LTF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)8 t! ?9 M  I, A- C

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      BB Massachusetts, Mine hits 1
9 n: v! @% H5 F6 n6 F      BB Washington, Mine hits 1
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TF 162 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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8 ]" q1 M5 n9 u  C4 uAllied Ships$ k: ]! {1 H& n- v% Z
      DD Conyngham, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage6 i9 T5 k; B1 i

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  \6 U5 [9 P8 p5 D7 S: T. s# WTF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)1 I# Z2 c; ^3 x" @/ h

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1 e: i: R; O" U- O' a! m      DD Abbot, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage/ ?" `- x. \# |% |3 Z. m! s

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TF 45 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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2 B% ]3 U5 g2 u- L7 CAllied Ships
$ K3 Y+ k# w: L      DD Gwin, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage3 F' d, i; F/ t! _

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TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)# m$ ?$ ~4 K, h0 s4 @

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      DD Conway, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage

hades1001

我以前见过中１，２个水雷的，那还是几万水雷的时代
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, E! s. s$ }& r+ g不过我没有试过在敌人基地布雷然后登陆，+ `# y4 d# Q) W. ^6 K) t
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这次算是长见识了

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 18, 43
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盟军水面舰队再次压制吉尔伯特群岛的３级机场迈阿那和塔瓦拉，这两个基地分别由一支日本地勤部队驻守，经过连续的轰炸和炮击，相信暂时失去了起降飞机的能力0 C; v1 n" o! o6 I' A3 [
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1 Y  g9 d: U6 nNight Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,128/ }6 d/ P- b) o# B+ m
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Allied Ships
; u% w. F! p7 U% h      CA Vincennes
8 G7 E/ v- n. \9 v      CA Quincy
! _% M; Q$ M0 P- y) \0 a      CA San Francisco( B2 m3 f0 ^; O, P9 \
      CL Santa Fe4 p/ K. x: B& W
      CL Denver1 J1 }8 C7 {9 Y& y/ H
      CL Montpelier1 w8 F  W; c# p
      CL Cleveland
8 ?: L) X4 B& N) Z      DD Doyle
3 g7 p4 k( z6 b4 m  H      DD Carmick
& Z0 B6 n! a# V& u# a      DD Strong  N9 _& X1 N7 f* X, N1 o2 X
      DD Saufley2 D$ B) t: c+ s! i7 l9 s
      DD Radford
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( h5 R" _3 d# q) u& y/ P# JJapanese ground losses:
$ |, m& M1 _: j' D' d( z, {      340 casualties reported( T4 j- b7 ?9 q; @
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* G2 P7 [2 T) U) {! t- K         Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 31 disabled
- e! c- g* _' x1 Q. q         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled8 Y8 U3 J+ g! d/ V% I) u
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Airbase hits 21+ L" ~* p5 n, S9 ]! S) I& y$ K$ W
Airbase supply hits 5+ G0 i' I2 ]) E) e6 ]2 I$ M  ]
Runway hits 593 @7 B; @" p1 @7 {1 ^) a+ A1 O
Port hits 235 X8 u/ D  V+ q( {/ ~% i. p
Port supply hits 6
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Night Naval bombardment of Maiana at 135,129: O1 {7 F. v" c# ~4 t

8 F3 C/ s# a2 t; g- M7 rAllied Ships, L: _$ x8 h" D( i1 _
      CA Minneapolis/ q! C& u1 i5 u; }
      CA Astoria
* S2 z& k4 q- j2 G      CL St. Louis' k$ z8 \/ j3 z1 @% l
      CL Raleigh
+ Z2 j( ^7 E! C      CL Richmond; E6 K7 [3 ^, N% s8 R
      CL Danae  R$ T# U7 a' E$ J9 l
      DD Downes
& c/ U: k/ l+ m      DD Perkins0 X- }/ c# D) ]3 {4 e
      DD Case
4 L7 j  F" }/ u1 A8 y! l      DD Lamson
. P. o2 l) ^, H8 p6 h( _      DD Cummings6 b$ |9 ~& o9 s
9 t' Z# B+ o' H  x# C
Japanese ground losses:
( C  ~7 W* m# \! I4 P0 a6 S5 I      261 casualties reported
. v; j: X; X7 [! c5 N1 ^8 S" n% Y" [         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 R) I; e; l  _& z         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled$ h4 V2 f- k8 W9 h' W9 _; r" [6 Y
         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled! o. r- O+ g7 I( E1 `6 |

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Airbase hits 5+ J1 y4 F, W' _! H$ y. r6 l
Airbase supply hits 6& l% o0 K( I2 Z- z* w8 S. s6 b0 W
Runway hits 30
: L; k4 z7 n+ `1 \Port hits 4
8 d9 ~2 I9 g$ b9 M9 Q) p( HPort supply hits 1; l# ^" P7 T6 q3 Q

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印度方面盟军也组织了大批轰炸机对进入范围的６０w日本大军进行狂轰滥炸，第一天的轰炸结果还不错% r: M" z3 O0 Q/ H2 ]
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& v* M( g# C9 ZMorning Air attack on 27th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)( G1 `- E: L3 {% L9 n" ?% Z  Q0 E8 |
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ u% z2 C' c; h
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Allied aircraft
$ A6 l: B  w& B  ?# c      Beaufighter VIc x 271 B! j+ c7 b+ F, G' U6 E8 K
      Blenheim VD x 26
0 M! k4 H' z# n& `: A  p- M7 W- ^7 ~      Hudson IIIa x 27! P1 P9 R0 [" t) ~: b9 _* t7 J
      Hurricane FR.IIb x 12& z- A" [. r; b* C7 ^& `
      Lysander II x 135 x4 G" i2 P3 C: C% m8 F
      CW-22 Falcon x 27) }0 h9 W8 M$ o- L
      DB-7B x 11- }+ F; U% Z2 X& C/ ^
      B-25C Mitchell x 56
6 V: Y/ }! s0 r- J) d: I6 f      B-25D1 Mitchell x 9+ `' e8 p( r1 c4 H

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- ^2 N# f3 Z( H- U. R3 B- @! U) y: JAllied aircraft losses
/ l7 X3 T# D: f& N* F  [      Blenheim VD: 7 damaged5 h- R' @& J7 x3 N9 l: l
      Blenheim VD: 1 destroyed by flak
: F. u5 X+ h( `$ {% p      Hudson IIIa: 3 damaged& O  g9 j, |+ l- V' f: C
      Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed by flak* w: D! B5 k4 v0 e! h! @% u
      Lysander II: 4 damaged
+ k  f- G  j, ~2 m" l. ^      CW-22 Falcon: 6 damaged+ ]8 o! b* R) p& [6 F+ E( ~  s
      CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed by flak3 a  y3 J8 z% l+ a
      DB-7B: 6 damaged# ~1 x5 S* u9 I  v; ?. X9 S/ e
      DB-7B: 1 destroyed by flak
; y3 J% s5 v! ?! \' I! f3 b9 Z+ o      B-25C Mitchell: 14 damaged+ `; J; [. z# M
      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak: e& q* u1 ]: v, e3 L* r2 u9 P
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 5 damaged  U/ L( _4 s" n0 u, B
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Japanese ground losses:
% T- Q+ v" Q3 H+ v      881 casualties reported: T. M; Z9 Q$ c' d0 Q: {
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
" p# Z! B3 Z: ]/ H         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled; x: y6 D1 }2 p5 m- h
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
, U# W' X# Z1 ^! x      Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 40th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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/ \* z+ q, M( ]0 H6 y( iWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* u9 `8 G3 \- H% j) K& J
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes+ m1 ^" b' t& W& l7 \

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Allied aircraft
1 x' y( ~8 V& g& T5 Z      B-25C Mitchell x 9
  s# O3 ~. _" Q0 C# o      B-25D1 Mitchell x 209 t4 ?( x$ u* b0 _- t

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9 I) W0 ], J; R4 d$ J! t6 `      B-25C Mitchell: 8 damaged
+ i; m$ R1 @# M" o: _/ x) |      B-25D1 Mitchell: 15 damaged
/ K7 D3 ^0 F( M: d: z( g      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak" q0 V5 U5 C, `3 f
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Japanese ground losses:
  z$ X0 P1 ^+ Q8 A' w; F      332 casualties reported  d) A( [$ z* o( [+ `4 K
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 21 disabled  o7 a. A. }- Q+ W5 j; u1 [
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
% i( V, [! Z1 A! V1 o         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. C/ x! H' W/ ?4 m9 u0 \0 V
      Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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$ L  q" k/ h- K2 X1 T; l美军肃清塔比特维亚日军残部，６０００多日军被全部歼灭
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Ground combat at Tabiteuea (137,134)( E, f/ o/ @% B# U2 x

$ o6 h* O" m- R' Q/ rAllied Deliberate attack3 [, P; I' e% h+ O9 V
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Attacking force 20729 troops, 541 guns, 437 vehicles, Assault Value = 812
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  M# I& V7 Y  V; W/ I2 hDefending force 590 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2% o; K& Z& u6 _) S' p( U! E( n

! u! S8 q( v+ SAllied adjusted assault: 376 9 T2 E! Z- K9 @4 u# G3 `2 \

: h1 x2 z# B9 Y6 KJapanese adjusted defense: 1 + ^, _0 J9 a, a! n& A" t7 O

$ N: G+ V& ~) WAllied assault odds: 376 to 1 " C0 P9 A, o; Q% ?
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Combat modifiers
% r5 m9 B3 V; \5 d# O' ?9 Y3 eDefender: leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)2 d$ n! l2 r) T9 \/ i/ k4 U
Attacker: ( o+ z$ C: e: M* k
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Japanese ground losses:2 U/ R+ M; V2 @2 S9 Q4 k7 l
      820 casualties reported1 p4 E. _% X) ~0 |7 M8 u
         Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled& t5 i8 a- h* D. I5 M6 w! p0 G
         Non Combat: 91 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 |  V7 `: x0 V* I" h" Q; C         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled: d7 }5 a( T7 G3 `9 M- d
      Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 K9 ]; e& x. ^
      Units destroyed 11 f- n& X4 z* e) D  F/ H7 p+ X7 e1 A
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Assaulting units:7 ]" a7 n8 a( z; V9 J% h7 P
    24th Infantry Division
9 m7 x1 U3 o( a& ~1 R1 r. S    2nd Marine Division8 S% j) E* D# G2 [% [
    165th Field Artillery Battalion
+ H: P- q) O) |. u% ~5 a    223rd USN Base Force4 }) k( R2 ]* `) V
    1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
( F8 {5 i! R* h* ~1 i9 x    3rd USN Naval Construction Regiment* y+ ^4 y9 ~. Z# t

% y, v& n5 Q. o4 I$ y& X4 DDefending units:2 c8 _: G/ \: }0 K1 u( j
    22nd JNAF AF Unit

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 19, 437 h1 u; G! i3 ~9 E* z
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印度盟军轰炸机轰炸了日本大军的殿后部队，这批日军有3个师团，没有AA掩护，在盟军的猛烈空袭下一天伤亡了近2000人，但是相比60w大军的数字，也还是毛毛雨了
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% L7 w7 x: i  c7 I/ @Morning Air attack on 54th Division, at 46,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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* r$ K8 y4 ]( p# wWeather in hex: Light cloud( a5 E$ t' L* E# L1 i; e

' U( ]: O3 K6 @  F/ `* [Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.- w: [% [! `6 m7 H7 Q! ]
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft" e- C0 p) ]* J: W5 m; ^3 ?
      Beaufighter VIc x 7/ f# I( v) b, c1 {4 ^$ z  t
      Blenheim IV x 503 Y' I; I6 i/ r2 X
      Blenheim VD x 17
- J. y" T3 T5 d. B      Hudson IIIa x 9; K* [' K3 A0 l7 z) ^9 ~; f
      Lysander II x 12
/ f6 y; J+ f  }1 ^! j/ v      Vengeance I x 208 X) C1 H# i: d# }1 q+ v
      139WH-3 x 9
4 w) G# ~/ W1 p  [0 z" ^      CW-22 Falcon x 14; J+ V( o+ I" b1 Z. q! A
      L-212 x 8
: H1 g7 ?: u3 Y# Z- [. N' b      DB-7B x 12/ e1 m3 d( w% o1 x9 B2 m. [
      B-25C Mitchell x 55
4 r; j& v+ ~0 q" _      B-25D1 Mitchell x 18' j7 S9 I6 K  n" l8 }# j0 I; s0 f

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      Blenheim VD: 2 damaged. z* i4 _% K1 ^5 O" [. c# [+ u
      DB-7B: 3 damaged7 j6 i- m0 E* F; w5 r
      B-25C Mitchell: 7 damaged
* _  |# C6 X3 a: L" X7 {# C* z      B-25D1 Mitchell: 9 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:5 O- s7 F8 ?3 n$ U7 W
      1584 casualties reported
1 L+ F+ n1 h. ^( A# I         Squads: 4 destroyed, 106 disabled
# x; c, `  ^( d" Z$ O         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 54 disabled
$ u, e( n4 g' d8 O  C+ K         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled, b$ P7 k9 x5 p/ s' J
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4 U, B4 F7 o) L) v( F) LMorning Air attack on 11th Division, at 46,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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8 z8 \2 ^) E8 r$ f6 vWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& B% ~5 i8 I0 `2 Z; oEstimated time to target is 5 minutes; L4 v. t; w* ]& F2 S) ~

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Allied aircraft& l  i+ V$ u) i1 t
      Beaufighter VIc x 8& a( a0 p, z0 i$ W* K
      Hudson IIIa x 18
# @2 T7 F4 I' ~- p9 b. S- S8 z      Hurricane FR.IIb x 12, s% R- N% R7 L5 I1 d1 V% @- i
      Vengeance I x 36
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Allied aircraft losses; L! R1 f: H  D5 [" ~% y; g. {- a
      Hudson IIIa: 1 damaged) A5 M8 X9 O3 g  H, O% l3 X

7 ~8 |+ {- J8 A. H( _0 ?7 RJapanese ground losses:
$ o& g0 T2 t. k: q1 U# ]      286 casualties reported/ M3 m% [3 c6 `2 r
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
9 f  l9 E9 h! _1 m& H         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled* v  Q; q4 a, J
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

hades1001

据不完全统计日本南方军目前拥有30多个师团，40多个旅团加联队，各种步兵群，坦克/工兵/高炮，总战斗力预计2w6+
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人肉之多骇人听闻

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 21, 43; `9 N1 C$ z( r- P7 ?% d

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* W+ m* V5 j% q; c- u1 r% P! B/ @Sub attack near Kuria  at 135,131' \3 L! v9 K/ z

6 V3 a0 ~1 G8 ZJapanese Ships
" S. S; L- G! B" F& x      SS I-180
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      LCI-23, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
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/ v1 p' Y& X  Z3 m+ S/ b8 E$ @SS I-180 launches 2 torpedoes
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$ b( k! y4 R% U" F5 k1 p: p& CSub attack near Merauke  at 89,124
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2 }, n; ]" k$ u4 GJapanese Ships+ ?7 \4 T( h2 q4 F6 w/ K$ K! e
      PB Daibu Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
! c  Z% ~! H2 G1 ]      PB Kenkon Maru
( a- {( m$ k6 y- [. S' X9 x5 J& \      CM Itsukushima5 `; J2 H' b+ Q5 H* v
      CM Tsugaru
# z+ Y" C' X: }% Z1 E      xAK Taiko Maru
( N1 M5 T; V$ S3 b      xAK Sensan Maru
: S2 S; F3 b5 z1 Y" p/ `      xAK Kohoku Maru: k  Y# ^3 i8 c* [9 ~% X' `
      PB Nikkai Maru
* w7 R. T* T: m      PB Nanpo Maru
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* {# S  B7 K- l, pAllied Ships
) V* j/ O' T: Q+ s      SS S-31, hits 6
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Morning Air attack on 36th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)( D' K8 C. U# a, T

$ i  _" \7 J) [9 E9 _$ J* iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 \4 v# I# C# _' n5 q
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ ?' N5 B0 {' ?Estimated time to target is 6 minutes, O7 w3 Z7 V# ]& X: ]

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Allied aircraft
* N- I5 K  |- R6 W- x      Beaufighter VIc x 42" q& A" j) A" l7 ]
      Blenheim IV x 39
( I# J0 @4 C9 t" F5 ]      Blenheim VD x 25# [$ J" z. J/ l0 f" B8 f
      Hudson IIIa x 27
" c0 x5 o9 X  w' e9 ~. Y      Hurricane IIb Trop x 48
$ _4 A: F3 ?! p  a      Lysander II x 10
& ]# P& X5 R' Y$ y. A0 H' W      Mohawk IV x 24, z# {5 `* Q) V5 h. `7 W' ]
      Vengeance I x 61
/ r. y% o8 [7 l) k      139WH-3 x 9
4 `5 D$ J0 L5 v2 [4 s( D" [: d- f      CW-22 Falcon x 20! A: \4 W! s8 [/ @/ d0 Q" h! G
      L-212 x 8
, u8 B1 P: E9 I      DB-7B x 12
9 |) K+ x3 C. v6 U      B-25C Mitchell x 50
, A/ E. Q: r+ Q. e. L) }' Q* f      B-25D1 Mitchell x 24
$ m2 Z8 ^' D/ O$ K      P-39D Airacobra x 25
; W# H  _* ^$ J0 L      P-40E Warhawk x 49  s% I1 \% B3 ?

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0 p: `7 m" L  IAllied aircraft losses! E3 k5 e& P  s& n, B  g- b
      Blenheim IV: 9 damaged
3 g# {: E0 t( `* a+ E" `9 R& w( ?      Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed by flak
1 d2 O3 K% l9 n' @3 k9 a      Blenheim VD: 8 damaged1 S* Y  G+ m, ^/ v$ }. v5 K1 I
      Blenheim VD: 1 destroyed by flak
7 v. c: m* e$ d( |5 ~5 ~+ G      Hudson IIIa: 3 damaged
* h) g0 `, s3 O3 `- y) K* L      Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed by flak" l2 h2 a  p$ t0 W  ]) f: M# M
      Vengeance I: 20 damaged$ s( P* q1 z* X( o
      Vengeance I: 2 destroyed by flak
9 N) _! f7 L5 I      139WH-3: 4 damaged5 P2 C, Q' G( i0 x- _
      CW-22 Falcon: 4 damaged
& g- i4 v4 d: Y( f$ J      CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed by flak8 d7 a7 f0 |3 V( P4 M. f
      L-212: 3 damaged
% F* C+ Y5 p3 }, m. }      DB-7B: 4 damaged7 J7 B2 M* D  _
      B-25C Mitchell: 9 damaged$ L* V$ n3 T8 U# K' ~' R/ t" K
      B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
( b9 z2 ?1 ?8 y7 W4 V5 p$ W& Y      B-25D1 Mitchell: 6 damaged% Q2 N0 n  w# c1 m+ N' q9 v$ ?
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:
6 A7 O( x7 M+ K$ v      514 casualties reported% y/ E; c' `6 F: G! z
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 42 disabled
4 J7 _, |8 g" |5 c" B/ @2 Q         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 44 disabled
- p+ U& P. S8 Z* {% t$ k0 z         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 O: m3 i  g2 _9 p) q: b3 q
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Morning Air attack on 15th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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" W& [! |4 j9 C7 Q5 V4 q# gWeather in hex: Heavy cloud8 P5 _' H6 f" c
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Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 W* Y0 w! P: u# b4 Q; V
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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( E* W) W; Z/ a) D9 HAllied aircraft
4 ^9 L+ Q  T0 o      P-66 Vanguard x 4
/ b0 a" P+ H9 I5 @. r      Blenheim IV x 9  j& i$ Y" e& S, Q& d4 w
      Hudson IIIa x 92 J6 s8 M2 M( i: y" l$ X' w7 T
      Hurricane IIb Trop x 66 V5 _! ~7 F* e) t4 b! C
      B-25C Mitchell x 6
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. S( M) u# R" P; o1 w1 N      Blenheim IV: 3 damaged' @' Q0 @5 K: u; K5 Q
      Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
3 L5 ?+ ]: j3 V0 m& Y      Hudson IIIa: 2 damaged! |; V  ~9 u/ H
      Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed by flak
4 D* ~" B% G% O/ ?      B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged
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1 i  u# I' C$ }$ V% AJapanese ground losses:
$ R! S) h6 d5 f, L4 c$ U      25 casualties reported6 q4 C- A. z6 e
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 z1 o5 u8 @) x         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 S* F/ d8 R* `% z, y
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( q3 l$ x: ~, X/ f& ~; ^5 QMorning Air attack on 15th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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$ V% x1 i, P1 j' z7 C+ X- \7 zRaid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# d4 X# z3 ]8 {1 sEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft
" L* C! y+ H' L( s2 \8 E      Blenheim IV x 12
1 h  G) S7 J3 Z# L$ n, T      Hurricane IIb Trop x 7
/ C# ~1 [* ]) b, ^' X      B-25D1 Mitchell x 6+ l5 U3 `3 t) ?: }/ V
7 o, v+ e5 E- I) C" I8 r3 ~3 S
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Allied aircraft losses; g/ h/ w/ y% x# y. z9 y* _7 o  B/ J
      Blenheim IV: 1 damaged# U7 @( P% G- f# g
      Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak3 Z& M2 r9 S+ p( V4 f8 V* l# X
+ v8 {2 [6 p2 Z
Japanese ground losses:
1 [; x- D% E7 v      76 casualties reported; J) y0 S  v$ }2 [/ o" k7 U
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
% d( j# S! y4 k         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& M/ N# A' }$ ~" L5 ]4 l
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 22, 43
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今天日军ss击沉3艘LCI， 盟军SS击沉一艘日本xAK,一艘PB，反潜编队击沉一艘ss
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Submarine attack near Nakadori-jima  at 101,566 @* u5 a* A3 u
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Japanese Ships
, I. r4 ~* G+ d& l. M/ ~2 P      xAK Tatsuho Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships
  A0 l; C3 {2 {$ o2 r      SS Runner
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Submarine attack near Nikunau  at 139,134
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: n  }6 ^# A0 C2 LJapanese Ships5 l6 [7 C( _3 K, s8 z
      SS RO-107, hits 1
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7 i' |2 [. U* F6 b# Q: }9 \Allied Ships
2 p, D& J' A" J  ~8 r" u1 S8 f, ~      LCI-62, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:; r9 L( ~7 i# l8 k4 }0 |( }
      42 casualties reported. A- G3 j3 K% k! \, P' Q7 G
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled, J, D: |0 q( [
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ B" R/ J9 o0 a" h- d         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 q  T1 y3 J" i+ F

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/ ?3 {. }) t  pSubmarine attack near Onotoa  at 137,135
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Japanese Ships
3 w2 A, ]4 r$ H9 w      SS I-394 Q2 V6 ]# z2 r# H9 Z

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      LCI-22, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
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! x6 h8 |% _6 K& c& hLCI-22 is sighted by SS I-39: d  x/ C+ k: R( ]% F" T* J1 L
SS I-39 launches 2 torpedoes3 z" o% u7 ^4 ~8 D" j

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ASW attack near Nikunau  at 143,132
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Japanese Ships
0 L3 U" f, x. K" J) b      SS RO-103, hits 5,  heavy damage
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( F( n+ p' p. h) G; J  [/ VAllied Ships
4 u' ~7 N+ D$ _9 O      DD MacDonough  ^6 A9 |; K; A3 ]0 _
      DD Hull: g) Y  Z% |8 h4 m2 h
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- |( ]7 a/ ^" s" y* ISubmarine attack near Beru  at 138,134
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% M# E, X: U4 [7 c# j+ E( VJapanese Ships
4 o$ G3 c2 u, B0 p' A3 T8 j! D7 L      SS I-39
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Allied Ships
- D3 J5 U" F' k# p% a& n* m2 H      LCI-21, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage6 R% D3 r( L" {
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Allied ground losses:
" L5 r1 N. N5 G; t% M6 B$ n3 x( F      8 casualties reported8 }" v' m7 v! d% U/ p
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 x1 I9 x9 j$ A+ O% V- U
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" |( z( {6 R. s! N$ v$ G$ m         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 23, 43  {4 N, B- z  V- C  h& _$ G

! }8 T! a' Z& z电流行动II6 S# D" r& l' |+ A1 e6 ?
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盟军占领塔瓦拉
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驻守在塔瓦拉的日军15th独立工兵团在盟军海军炮击和空袭下全部被消灭，盟军精锐陆战一师已54伤亡的代价拿下了毫无抵抗的塔瓦拉，至此吉尔伯特群岛两大主岛已经全部落入盟军手中，这个地区的归属已经没有疑义。3 Q7 @% Y  \& t$ M
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盟军的电流行动获得了圆满成功
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  T2 u. q9 S$ P5 N( \$ Y+ INight Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,128
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Allied Ships
" i$ W/ d6 M& L4 a      CA Exeter
& e" d/ ]% P, [* v: i$ L      CA Sussex
7 Z! _7 l' k* |7 y6 k9 B      CA Shropshire( N/ [* |0 R4 }/ a+ l
      CA Chicago8 a9 K  [  u- u/ ?, I
      CA Louisville
7 w: D4 E  e; k% c: V4 k; m      CA Chester
+ J" \/ t% X8 Y+ \4 g8 U      CA Northampton/ M+ [. G1 a5 S0 J3 c5 p& W+ H
      CA Portland
9 U  \3 K3 U/ M0 Y8 Y" D2 s      DD Lamson
  ], Q. T3 p2 z# v2 \7 A      DD Cummings9 _, A' |/ L* g) L
      DD Maury
0 ~: a# R4 u; U: r$ J, z, @      DD McCall4 Y) E# k3 d, G2 k/ X6 G
      DD Gridley( y8 |5 |* H9 b
      DD Craven
; D$ c: n( l& f2 O9 D, E- I/ x      DD Bagley
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/ P5 A$ X+ `) a# ^7 |, R0 {+ Y: t      348 casualties reported
9 J8 E' h; G6 C         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: Z5 m9 z8 ^/ M" d3 O; _
         Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 11 disabled
! [3 z' h" a$ k$ P6 S; O) _         Engineers: 11 destroyed, 10 disabled
9 b- G6 h7 k5 w# n. G      Vehicles lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Airbase hits 14
) c, e& u* x. ?% x6 r" LAirbase supply hits 7
' b# O0 _7 d1 J2 W; S% KRunway hits 28
' s% _+ b. O  ]% M0 _Port hits 14! l5 X) o* m. u6 B1 P/ c) X
Port supply hits 7+ \+ B8 _% o1 w% e% L0 y
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Night Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,128
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Allied Ships
+ V' B  U: I. a      CL Caradoc- T# K1 f+ y% t& U5 Z7 @/ T
      CL Concord1 k3 w8 ]9 F" l2 F4 J) c
      CL Marblehead' s7 r7 \! B3 B5 m. d8 N
      CL Raleigh
3 u) n' Y9 B# ]# w# E5 x! J      CL Richmond
) x9 p% L% `' o3 c; h9 \  }! D' y      CL Danae
  i" g  j1 |% |5 E/ h5 G      CL Hobart
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  G' v' Y& t/ i% c7 QJapanese ground losses:
. V# j2 I, u' R      49 casualties reported
9 l+ b9 r# R; ]' R1 f/ [         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 o) A  l# p) d* P- }7 s; ~7 N0 t5 K
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 z4 z. X- [' Y- ^8 z2 C         Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 ?5 y" x0 [$ l( {0 h. J* \5 m) _  m# I: L- F3 ^8 ~9 E

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+ i! s0 A  b6 E8 I6 A0 D$ ?' `Airbase hits 9: p# m$ A* L' g! {. D
Airbase supply hits 2
0 s- I6 m* [. {4 g6 E7 bRunway hits 9
8 e3 ~1 [' I9 m; W- o+ UPort hits 9
8 J; V! \0 ]; ~2 XPort supply hits 53 s) _, t, o8 I; ~/ v& g

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$ f8 z& G1 R' k% r" A( n+ pAfternoon Air attack on 15th Ind. Engineer Regiment, at 136,128 (Tarawa)
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Weather in hex: Severe storms3 L7 ~* Q( w: W# k" K

9 g$ m& M! s+ D2 A! Y& nRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 \7 t) c% q( u/ c6 gEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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      F4F-4 Wildcat x 245; `  Q1 b) Z# O$ P$ ~
      F6F-3 Hellcat x 41
8 ?0 \/ C5 }2 k1 j. G& {      SBD-3 Dauntless x 897 f4 D% [9 S! b/ E
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No Allied losses
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      51 casualties reported
4 ?# }1 R8 p% y+ A* X         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- k: |& S* V7 L  d* u2 s0 I
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled0 Q! B/ `' L6 z4 _6 K- Q; T+ n9 q
         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
! X3 D% ]: ]9 w0 Q      Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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% T  q6 ?! k/ z: z( x( TGround combat at Tarawa (136,128)  T; U; h( S/ \2 }; F

9 V3 t% s# M3 g2 D$ i+ |/ }7 p* ^3 uAllied Shock attack1 q5 S4 ^; a& v, O
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Attacking force 8981 troops, 265 guns, 118 vehicles, Assault Value = 454
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Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0. P  S9 o8 i+ D% |. j0 J

( n, x6 t9 E( H% ~" i8 n5 eAllied adjusted assault: 341
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# F: `$ a5 m6 N" `* P9 O; pJapanese adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 341 to 1 (fort level 0) 8 r# f0 B4 G& d# f9 |

- W$ N0 U: @: f  h: ~5 IAllied forces CAPTURE Tarawa !!!+ q4 n1 q% Y( d  N7 `. }7 |* |

, u* m9 {7 d- I/ h1 A/ QCombat modifiers
" k, Y+ H% n$ E' t" o; S# o8 HAttacker: shock(+)
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" i* T# H) U: ~! ?  c8 rAssaulting units:
7 h: }8 v; [5 C9 \7 K    1st Marine Division
3 v1 l2 n7 h, d9 Z6 P; `    763rd Tank Bn /1- P2 I" F) f3 Y, _2 y. @3 p0 j
    45th USN SeaBees /1
+ ~* N* A  P. l6 ]& q& E    41st USN SeaBees /1. p2 }1 a- H$ H
    11th Marine Def Bn /1: ~! H( Y7 o0 s: G" D
    14th Marine Def Bn /1
3 I+ ]# W+ T5 q* r$ C    209th FA Bn /1
; y( {1 O. ^# \3 W; N& h    36th Aviation Base Force  R0 i9 i) X) c3 u
    48th USN SeaBees /1$ [, F$ Y. F. N( x3 v

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同一天盟军还侦查到由于前线吃紧日酋老赵把努美阿的战斗机抽调一空，盟军4发当然豪不客气的蹂躏了努美阿港口，击沉多艘日军宝贵的辅助船只
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Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160 " F" y6 }6 K; [+ F6 H
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
* C" \. i' p2 Q5 B- `. J, M& zEstimated time to target is 27 minutes7 N/ a8 F2 @- u6 D
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% C' w* `8 K- ~Allied aircraft
. B7 U5 h# C5 i1 d$ g# b4 Q6 A      B-24D Liberator x 482 J7 j/ a/ V3 _
      B-24D1 Liberator x 19, h  J1 g7 A) ~/ U/ P$ O" c
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- T' R& V3 p, d+ fAllied aircraft losses
. n1 x& _, r6 i! m  K5 d1 t      B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged% L9 l7 K8 j( h! p7 P

$ x+ L" l- T% F, tJapanese Ships( \' m  w9 Q2 q% u$ Q  G0 S2 b
      AD Meiten Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage- s$ F0 V1 K9 B8 z- k) T$ q; K
      AD Nissen Maru #3, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires3 a, r% R6 d! H
      AS Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire" o1 n: ]0 Q3 y1 ^/ d
      ACM Okuyo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage# J$ V& [7 w0 Y2 N( c
      ACM Mejima Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ u. x& M& h( E7 C* M
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Japanese ground losses:0 `6 q6 F, ~2 _: }: U( P2 d
      4 casualties reported
+ T% b1 k% D5 V! R# V8 [, S         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. k9 n( v, }9 |! d7 Y. d$ L) B# p# j         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: C# m" e0 K: O         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; u1 q; E$ v9 J9 @! t

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Port hits 16
: q+ M3 C6 d9 y; v+ N$ DPort supply hits 2% h% x8 F3 }( k5 @
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印度方面，盟军改变策略，开始采用20000尺高空轰炸的骚扰战术，目的为降低日军的行军速度，轰炸机的损失大大减少了0 T5 i9 r1 W9 t* _( [
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Morning Air attack on 14th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh), m* \" h' i! z" r1 m9 [

0 n' Q/ ?% c# }+ _. K( ^/ I3 KWeather in hex: Thunderstorms% O, c" ~2 e& O. g0 G  a5 j: s

4 i4 \: L# B0 F; y( jRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.) k  e0 J" \8 F
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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* e3 X7 F- A6 S* p; _- s8 yAllied aircraft
$ l  H- e- \; C: C3 [  c5 F# ^      H81-A3 x 22$ c' C8 p- i' D! o
      P-40E Warhawk x 12
' \% B* G* G. u4 z  J% }      P-43A-1 Lancer x 170 k, v+ {( [4 e6 Q% q
      P-66 Vanguard x 26
( p3 p7 R5 Q1 {      Blenheim IV x 42& r# h! B" A# l2 T. r  a
      Blenheim VD x 15
1 ]* o  O2 r% K" @( Q4 z+ D      Hudson IIIa x 32; F1 g1 `! m9 q. M* v6 K
      Lysander II x 3
& D3 X3 z& Q2 Y+ V$ O/ m      Mohawk IV x 24
4 D7 L9 u; j( D% T$ W      139WH-3 x 9
/ a; t! G- M9 Q1 V3 F# n      CW-22 Falcon x 16* F8 H2 t* \) x& Q
      L-212 x 67 h. R3 l4 F2 ]5 [" J% S! l
      P-40E Warhawk x 3$ a" D4 D1 U& X! C
      DB-7B x 11/ [' _, _" L% I# K4 y1 o
      B-339-23 x 5. f3 @# R, `; S$ N2 e- ^, K0 N; W
      Kittyhawk I x 16
- z, u* H9 \# Y" k      B-24D1 Liberator x 9* `3 G3 t( M! O: [# R
      B-25C Mitchell x 50, [  \  U5 h1 o# i; ~  R  ]
      B-25D1 Mitchell x 29
, t" d0 l: g/ u0 e8 X# K% ^      P-39D Airacobra x 25- ^# p- g5 ]% M
      P-40E Warhawk x 49
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Allied aircraft losses, ]" R/ h$ O1 T# R
      Blenheim IV: 4 damaged
* _7 a0 D: f# ~" U: V, X      Blenheim VD: 2 damaged" X4 R: d# L( Q' q0 a7 y% h' s
      Hudson IIIa: 4 damaged0 Z; T' c% B! L" b9 O" @4 i
      139WH-3: 1 destroyed by flak4 w. @8 }! v! x( d7 w
      CW-22 Falcon: 2 damaged
4 I$ M/ E7 W( i! C+ Y# k4 R3 ]      L-212: 2 damaged3 _* v. ?5 Q( w& b  S0 G
      L-212: 1 destroyed by flak7 H& r# x$ I1 Y$ R
      B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged7 ?; Y7 f) h4 f7 z! Y
      B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged
. ~) x3 H2 Q' m) U      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged) n2 d* o  Y2 \4 o4 Q8 D( O
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:
" p( E0 q& h+ g, z/ `( i5 g* t. c      86 casualties reported
$ e. u9 f5 M3 }* E% t% c         Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
# c5 F& I7 u  G         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled. Q9 D6 R$ T3 l
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ X6 m, l; \- j' w4 J0 Y
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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( i4 R) f1 q* {  M2 j: Y" a) N. AMorning Air attack on 52nd Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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+ i0 v: v9 ?0 R  j6 n/ ORaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
9 M3 x2 a( u0 F) X( a* vEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Allied aircraft
( I$ s  Y3 \  J& w1 v      P-43A-1 Lancer x 12. ~8 F0 _& w% ]( m" k  q
      P-66 Vanguard x 34
8 q  K7 P6 }4 u# H1 Q0 K! X      Blenheim IV x 6
, V0 K+ M3 c& f6 k' i% @* `+ G      Blenheim VD x 9& M" V/ r8 ~) [, w* A
      Lysander II x 71 Z/ X; S/ d3 \7 k" m9 c
      Kittyhawk I x 2
9 Z1 T$ C* [& A4 C& s      B-25C Mitchell x 17" [1 Q: ^( E$ [' W3 n3 h
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Allied aircraft losses" W& M/ G# }4 K0 {
      Lysander II: 1 damaged
1 h% P0 v; `5 O9 ?( W$ N" j" B4 [      Lysander II: 1 destroyed by flak
3 H0 N8 m, N, H# ]. E( g      B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
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1 S/ M4 |8 a. j; pJapanese ground losses:
& n0 M% _1 _$ V' j      24 casualties reported" [4 Z; k- l0 o' [0 Y- T6 d
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* |' ~5 ?) o1 z# a6 d( g
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 N' |  p* x. z3 Y; k
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 24, 43
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" T% y6 Y' W3 Y( c盟军CA炮击马绍尔群岛的mili岛遭遇当地岸炮的顽强抵抗，其中维奇塔号中了一炮之后居然sys20了。。。" U( R8 M5 d: R. J4 S7 V
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% z$ S& s$ v- U8 DNight Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!/ l& T: v3 H6 {, x

' \6 R0 l0 C/ ~% y1 b208 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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: F& d3 U% R2 W* p( X2 yAllied Ships  y, H( f- q: _0 ~2 E* z8 c& f
      CA Wichita, Shell hits 1+ L3 |& u1 I  s, A
      CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
  X8 N: s! P/ R/ Z3 ?/ t      CA Quincy  k) H8 V3 i+ Y6 r' I% A
      CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1
) i6 O: e- L! n. s      CA Minneapolis+ z. Y9 T2 `6 W( g& [- r
      CA Astoria
- V) P9 [) [7 B8 c! V+ S      DD Walke1 [' K. l" z& J! z2 @. _5 _1 j
      DD O'Brien5 i6 f- y. G" k  h
      DD Russell" [6 T" o4 Z1 |( N8 O* ?% _" V0 K
      DD Mustin
6 f* u: N. D0 o. I5 |7 I* T2 B: ^/ Q      DD Hammann( y; M0 Q8 |( h1 r3 w

# a, O4 x7 |* U' z! r. G$ ~. xJapanese ground losses:; b  h% N* z6 e
      115 casualties reported( P' J& @" z' c2 w+ g
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 w& D% b/ y5 k
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled+ r: ?, n( f+ y5 u1 V2 h. U3 [
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 E& W2 Z2 b2 L/ U6 x* d

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Airbase hits 1
. k8 b& c: o0 s' C. k3 DRunway hits 2
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Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125
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      no flights
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3 V- y% m; G+ W! L3 L3 hJapanese aircraft losses
& f* v- G* [0 w$ d" \5 P5 P      D4Y1 Judy: 8 damaged: M- Q9 e; _1 ], l" s' Y" E# d
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Allied Ships- L3 y) V/ D/ T* g/ u8 N9 r) j# ]
      CL Santa Fe
  L2 L$ P& u' F. c, J% G      CL Denver( [- ]; S& p4 t1 k9 I8 W3 X
      CL Montpelier( }# I6 B& F& h$ _. ?# L
      CL Columbia
3 y/ T: A2 V1 k  \/ Q      CL Cleveland9 s4 ]; t2 v8 l  s% N2 e# Z
      CL St. Louis
8 `4 f4 \0 }+ ?% o      DD Waller
% ^6 v7 x! m/ S) z: h' g      DD Taylor
" d1 C* e8 A; e0 \" {" t; m  a      DD Radford
; Z+ \  x! `7 |; Q. ]) m1 G      DD Philip
# p* j+ J8 o/ @+ F0 g, [" l% E      DD LaVallette7 R3 ^* c7 T( T) R5 D( a2 b
      DD Jenkins$ N; b5 m3 Y% d, A9 X5 ^2 i* @6 |
      DD Cony
, K- l' ]& d$ ]" q      DD Chevalier
) R1 F2 E- @9 x, N      DD Beale" S, G3 [3 n' q6 s! L# E  k: a% H
      DD Fletcher
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2 Y6 X: h' K8 @& nJapanese ground losses:* X7 F; F7 U: q1 R% t8 b
      290 casualties reported
! D. R% p6 d& v: L0 R         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
5 w, ^, S7 P/ B, y3 o$ I/ p0 u         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
& ^8 ?; u; L4 M/ X; W         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled: X. i- i6 Z: L# d  `
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% U0 ]4 d3 L( o+ j4 O- b0 dAirbase hits 59 v" _% D0 k& |* w- l3 u! h- N' }
Airbase supply hits 4- X+ O2 N# q$ n/ n
Runway hits 23% f% F+ z$ X" f( `5 l. g* Y
Port hits 23
5 t' \% h3 _; Z% @7 Q* W6 |Port supply hits 5

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 25, 43
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Night Naval bombardment of Abemama at 136,130! |$ z6 N) s) {
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Allied Ships- A& E3 I! I0 k5 ~3 j
      CA Exeter
& @! n! a" s  i7 I( }, O! J7 Z3 t      CA Sussex3 R' u( `8 v0 Y9 M: f
      CA Shropshire
1 \4 K% F3 {. _. Q      CA Chicago$ S+ f1 x/ Y% J
      CA Louisville
4 e. _' f+ U3 D  q3 z( V, F* G      CA Chester
0 [6 j& E: E; k" Z+ {+ \      CA Northampton
* Y  f/ m8 `9 H* s; w) `3 {      CA Portland
5 {1 M3 E3 ?" C* ^  n      CL Caradoc3 ~3 I. B" t) H2 h, I; B
      CL Concord
/ D* F8 S4 V4 _6 }# H7 j" E      CL Marblehead1 ~" \7 v& u6 {0 ^( X
      CL Raleigh, A$ w2 ~, k# v- \+ i2 |
      CL Richmond
$ D" F  N/ {- a% I) Q      CL Danae
/ `4 `# w# p$ h      CL Hobart
+ I  i3 a; P$ O0 h6 H0 y      DD Lamson& t" R+ k9 w3 t- e+ v
      DD Cummings3 M1 p5 Z% p7 d! n& S0 l& k
      DD Maury
  }. n7 n2 _& p4 @2 f6 p8 i      DD McCall. C/ b, K$ l6 ~+ |9 c/ J
      DD Gridley
+ v$ e5 S2 {5 _. k+ J, X      DD Craven
. @9 f) `6 [" S. Y. E      DD Bagley9 T9 b+ N' w- w9 E

3 R& T# m, B3 v3 ~$ M1 l* x; AJapanese ground losses:
2 a* T3 g* @' F( m$ d* I      114 casualties reported
/ |5 l( b% a; R- p7 [5 Z         Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled' O5 r* a3 h4 ~! F6 ^2 a
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled- F9 r3 o( }( c) h/ ?1 g: g) p* \1 b
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Port hits 12
3 d$ u! P) A# XPort fuel hits 1
7 Q& G7 }8 T8 a3 zPort supply hits 2
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Night Naval bombardment of Abemama at 136,130
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Allied Ships  h% b& t: R; S5 v
      CL Santa Fe
( V' s" v  W) {- Z4 v      CL Denver
& ~9 @) W- B9 {/ u5 {8 ^      CL Montpelier
' f* v0 G2 U8 O7 U+ `; `      CL Columbia
: Y" o: C9 P7 c5 A- ?( X      CL Cleveland
% V5 F- `1 `% ^1 z) }7 d      CL St. Louis
" ]3 x6 B# C- x6 f0 f      DD Waller! f0 Q4 g, W5 V
      DD Taylor
5 ?! }; }9 J8 @( y- i% ?      DD Radford
2 k3 |; e5 v: `" S% d      DD Philip
8 h# q$ x8 z( ]3 w% ~( V9 u) W      DD LaVallette& P; I. T4 t4 d& p% x' v
      DD Jenkins
+ i9 x- z; e# _# R: p' |      DD Cony
2 E6 U- I4 q* D; J2 i' \# R      DD Chevalier5 k. r; E3 g0 p3 ^: |! Y
      DD Beale& V2 D  J5 x' [3 ^1 Y1 C
      DD Fletcher4 t* e- E2 _* X- O

7 K8 e1 w% b% @' K4 ^3 y' R$ GJapanese ground losses:
- |' T% V8 E0 w+ r2 N      52 casualties reported8 l* _7 B1 I" T0 N; C* W
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* @7 A, H& G/ ?5 ?+ M
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled1 h; u& r$ v2 C# u% d  X( e1 D
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Port hits 4/ V! Y  d# D4 e
Port fuel hits 1
- b8 Q5 g4 N, V' W' fPort supply hits 11 |& ^6 D* s( U0 \2 d! |7 p* k
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Afternoon Air attack on 82nd Naval Guard Unit, at 136,130 (Abemama)
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
& h- y. I; t* b/ D3 y/ S9 R- bEstimated time to target is 7 minutes+ m+ q! O3 O% n1 f  M$ P
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Allied aircraft
" n; Q) t, v4 g# o+ _" |      F4F-4 Wildcat x 35
* n+ u/ h7 k7 S4 A9 x      SBD-3 Dauntless x 71
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No Allied losses
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7 t9 u5 a2 Y$ _6 T5 IJapanese ground losses:* B  U0 Z6 Q) C5 N+ r( i. H
      162 casualties reported0 s4 d+ w* t" @6 b5 {
         Squads: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled) o6 w6 ]7 @' v8 E2 X- _: a
         Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 T2 O8 q7 ]3 {6 ?$ |         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 T/ x6 U# |$ d

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ASW attack near Makin  at 136,125
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0 H/ b' z  B5 l% u' kJapanese Ships: y% s2 R& C3 K
      SS I-18, hits 10,  on fire
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Allied Ships
0 v# y0 U9 j7 _      DD Hull
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# I% x# i4 B7 K# B. L# l6 O日军对盟军在努美阿的行动进行了报复，突袭了印度的卡拉奇，击沉了数艘盟军小船# x+ k# L, S: P3 c1 u8 m
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Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
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$ n  @$ a  T2 Z1 b/ t. LWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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, |5 F7 }' ^9 c9 z( q; u) PRaid detected at 153 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.  L' ]: l5 y# K5 D7 m7 a9 b" Q1 G) P2 _
Estimated time to target is 57 minutes5 S% g( U5 o0 ]0 F9 t1 G

( i3 M  J& g; }, eJapanese aircraft+ F: b% U% f  P1 @9 |% r
      G3M3 Nell x 72
) b2 d" G3 X+ ]. D6 q9 p/ r      N1K1-J George x 20
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0 n/ ^" @9 e8 t0 ^Japanese aircraft losses
5 R6 ]8 i/ ?% X$ m4 A      G3M3 Nell: 3 damaged
+ `* T  j6 j, m7 ~      G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
/ d) A5 m" _/ o* X* F' ?      AKE Makawao, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
( K# a8 I- ^* o+ ^1 r      ML No. 230, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 y% l" G) U$ f* c
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4 ~& r3 E) A6 I# `* z& \' MMorning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 149 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet., F3 ~- Y9 Q2 V5 c5 f9 f/ v7 `
Estimated time to target is 55 minutes
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) [% I, L& t7 P$ N$ j9 B0 {      G3M3 Nell x 364 ]1 K3 T5 V8 f. h2 i. u. V
      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 58
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! G# w9 K$ t8 P      G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
- |. e2 `* J9 m6 C      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged
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      ML No. 204, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) B2 m0 ^# C/ L

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Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 $ U) ~% \3 R( u8 F' S

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/ z0 m) L# F) c5 Y: w% d9 P& a3 h/ g+ yRaid detected at 131 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.* _* j! ^& k- P0 z0 A- @
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes" h- k% s" k: }, S1 G% @  \8 q

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. @8 B; v, N( J# A      J2M2 Jack x 388 q# J: ^1 M% @5 x
      N1K1-J George x 1053 U. ~7 C7 K% ]+ d* p& Q
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 58
0 t( q9 P- j3 R      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 105
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Japanese aircraft losses( ^& Q  t1 A* l0 v* v
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged3 c- t, o% j/ Q& J: Q
      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged5 h; X: ]4 P" ?, l1 k
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Allied Ships
3 x  G1 D6 S2 [( ?0 H9 F5 c      ML No. 303, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! w' T! D7 x' U# d. ]4 W
      ML No. 246, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! ^7 ~; a/ @# j' C
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Port hits 79 p: N5 K0 t1 I2 @+ @; Z' |
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Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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: `" ^4 E1 @, C6 @. L7 aRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
  i& H! _4 R! `Estimated time to target is 35 minutes
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' c: S6 b. L8 K# X  ^  t5 }      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9' e6 M; N# o5 w  n; ?% i) Q. d
      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 20
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      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
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/ Q" Z/ Q6 _% e      ML No. 245, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 d' v0 b. O- {. Y( \      ML No. 214, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
. H0 X3 I) ^' H8 x) C      ML No. 247, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Port hits 1

hades1001

我想问一下为啥盟军放在航校的几十个教官一点用没有？
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关USAAF我就放了３０个教官，几个月了从来没见加速，飞行员的平均经验还月月下降

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 26, 43# B& \' x3 C6 i+ m1 `

7 S! f+ L" ]4 l: ?1 p! F故地重游，感慨万千，盟军攻占阿帕玛玛# D- D1 A% R& ~, V& U

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大统领不禁感慨：忆往昔峥嵘岁月稠，数风流人物，还看今朝2 E; I6 N. z2 ]: f: \* K
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Ground combat at Abemama (136,130), J2 K! `) z- K3 q

( v+ h. S/ N" \6 e0 r6 fAllied Shock attack  ?$ A& E+ T2 x6 a+ ~/ X
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Attacking force 2182 troops, 68 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 73
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* J/ n) e% K( }! [/ A! G9 i# B( VDefending force 48 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1% a* m) S+ ~( V2 l. T
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Allied adjusted assault: 9 ! c$ y+ N4 m. u# E
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0) ) _  ^) G6 C* d  X% ^; K

0 E( [- F  `6 `' K' pAllied forces CAPTURE Abemama !!!4 o2 @% K2 H, Q9 S$ K  ]

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Defender:
) B9 l0 g& m2 ]Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)3 x  A0 K* c% [# k5 B

# C2 p! W3 ~' k* e% ]Japanese ground losses:* k* s5 i+ d( N1 a8 h
      48 casualties reported; x9 r) h/ C% f5 f) a
         Squads: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled8 L+ Q; o: Q0 A8 v9 v/ y& x  Z6 L
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 {4 [& L- Q+ b' r9 e& L7 P
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. f7 ]" T! a  O: J/ Y. @  b) ?# z      Units destroyed 1
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Assaulting units:
4 u# l) T9 {& l1 s1 H. e% O    24th Infantry/B Div /1
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Defending units:
; t" \6 U3 O7 C/ p- R    82nd Nav Gd /72 {+ L: }% v' w# K
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$ i% `' F) I# H7 R0 CASW attack near Abemama  at 136,1312 ^0 o  q1 ]7 S2 v7 ~

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      SS RO-100, hits 10,  on fire,  heavy damage
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      CL Columbia$ _% z3 \4 {$ |+ F* Q
      DD Chevalier1 E+ T! c" }9 f1 q
      DD Waller: h+ L9 m/ O" o0 K9 t* p% t
      DD Taylor) R9 ^9 _1 b2 v. G$ {5 t
      DD Radford
# N3 o. P+ ?( Z! Q& Q      DD Philip
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0 \8 f* B' O2 _4 r* O: h9 v9 H, nSS RO-100 is sighted by escort
" B( I) A0 O7 `# E& BDD Waller attacking submerged sub ....& @: S. N4 O  S2 u
DD Taylor fails to find sub, continues to search...# @7 p& [  y6 ~4 \$ p  K' i
DD Radford fails to find sub and abandons search5 V! b, B8 q* M  {; D3 t, K4 {6 G
DD Philip fails to find sub and abandons search+ Q  Y' G0 Y9 ]4 Z% A  K9 _
DD Waller fails to find sub and abandons search
% i+ z; m+ X! FDD Taylor attacking submerged sub ....( V+ j2 d1 q& {3 Y1 Q( E
Sounds of submarine breaking up detected!) t$ X! k4 c7 [' k- \, W1 v, v
Escort abandons search for sub