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+ y* A/ ?' m1 R- T; F% s" {3 fAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 43( {3 q/ i6 N/ B
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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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# m9 D% S" r, x: U5 @0 RTF58掩护登陆舰队队进入登陆位置，准备16日凌晨抢滩
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Sub attack near Tabiteuea  at 137,134
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Japanese Ships
, f) O. h/ L1 F9 Y# n, @: M      SS I-38, hits 10. W6 x8 X' P4 v1 S9 o: s

; T  @2 |& a5 VAllied Ships
4 }8 E& _5 Q# S! O      DD Reid, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage3 {4 M0 d2 J$ F9 k0 d8 w+ i, q% [
      CA Frobisher) u+ o3 O. X" C- W
      CL Montpelier
* K5 M+ n5 a8 B( m      DD Conyngham1 m. K1 i' T$ b9 V% o
      DD Downes! o5 z2 o  H. x% e
      DD Preston
4 F  H! `+ B! u2 v% d      DD Smith
; H  m& Z- J' e: T1 t9 b      DD Perkins
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Naval bombardment of Tabiteuea at 137,134
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      no flights
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+ B. Y) D# D: k" WJapanese aircraft losses
9 J! E. E8 r! m4 _7 w      H8K1 Emily: 6 damaged* p  T2 a1 o, V& p& w: h
      H8K1 Emily: 1 destroyed on ground$ C; w; A4 D+ k8 z  ?% `
      N1K1-J George: 66 damaged
: ~( ]; j: t$ g& p8 \' n1 B      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground: q9 |% c8 N/ l5 `3 \
      Ki-46-III Dinah: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
& ^" a, |% V. i; x4 ~9 n      CL Denver
. {9 Z( Q. _, ]      CL St. Louis
5 k6 q, s" y' i8 H$ n, z      CL Raleigh* G0 X/ s4 i9 @' [1 t
      DD Doyle
) [8 [$ ~6 Q- Y, U6 T- d      DD Carmick) {: M7 q% L; X0 S7 q
      DD Kalk! o( i/ r$ \, `) D) e# {
      DD Hobby) D( }2 j* X0 A
      DD Gillespie. w/ u+ M% I9 M1 S# r% O
      DD Gansevoort2 O/ o' V% b8 l* Y4 \0 l# c
      DD Frazier
9 m$ _* B& ]6 B9 w9 l      DD Strong0 }5 D: p8 L$ O; ?/ O2 ?# x
      DD Saufley& Q) x# M& P3 p  [4 K6 {' J
      DD Radford
) J: J. g3 F1 q8 b      DD Eaton2 \8 j( v) l- b5 q" r6 r) u
      DD Bache; L* A- i. [7 ^6 j3 R( P

0 u( h% s3 c" t7 D' ~3 bJapanese ground losses:
( g/ V; F# s" s8 E      84 casualties reported4 _: B" u( ~) u8 H) I: c  H' R
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" ?1 ~, A3 R/ z+ b0 p
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled, N1 q, r* a8 w! }6 Q7 c* w5 O& W
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Airbase hits 35
- s3 w% U8 `& u% a  m( `Airbase supply hits 237 j* \. \, S- }/ v0 b2 D
Runway hits 1294 d% o; U9 B/ @3 e- j
Port hits 68
5 m1 T* {2 l" ?Port supply hits 16
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Naval bombardment of Tabiteuea at 137,134
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      no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
' t, V# h* V; N6 J      N1K1-J George: 36 damaged
5 Q) T8 M4 T& T) _8 ~3 E. c      H8K1 Emily: 2 damaged
7 d, `# [, N/ A" g4 Q      Ki-46-III Dinah: 3 damaged7 P' N) O1 J) D+ y3 J6 i" Y
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Allied Ships
1 y# b% \) K: I4 T  d3 _  c9 A8 E      CA Frobisher
" W6 e1 i4 }6 ~, }# e6 Q& w- u3 g  U      CA Hawkins
4 q+ D7 @9 M1 F: [      CL Santa Fe7 g  O7 y; l; Z7 H3 F$ E
      CL Montpelier) ?% @) o, {2 B+ T
      CL Cleveland
) w3 o" t- s: W7 b      CL Richmond
& U: F4 @& ^6 Z1 Z; [3 S4 u+ s- N      CL Danae: g& |/ P; }4 M1 A- ]% {
      DD Downes4 f+ Q0 d" k2 N$ _* I1 t
      DD Preston
% J, _8 T* d/ y2 j7 o      DD Smith. y% ]1 T* d: [' g( I. v
      DD Perkins
$ ?3 y: m1 \" `1 P      DD Cushing3 n$ O$ o5 k! k
      DD Conyngham
/ _3 @1 l! R7 y7 u! [      DD Case: K  l1 I# l: X) \
      DD Lamson
, R% l' `5 e/ }: D' p: H6 B4 N% b* y2 u      DD Cummings
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$ ^6 j: J! @  G2 \+ ?) Y" ^      63 casualties reported
# D7 B9 n* H& x. X: C5 ~, H         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
" ?8 R$ a+ y# N         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled+ `4 z1 G& H$ `  e7 M
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled  }7 X5 f8 D- K0 b$ }1 g; S8 x
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Airbase hits 14
! x/ W. d' x8 \; j7 w7 UAirbase supply hits 7( U0 ?6 h3 g% d8 W# ~; R
Runway hits 47
9 U" g( @7 q& T' U3 z. [Port hits 38
: g/ w4 v: l  ?! P3 cPort supply hits 6

hades1001

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! ^0 B# h: _) x% O: o) U
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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
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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 9 g; _( u( m2 d4 N; W
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
7 ^2 N' S1 I, s7 k6 TEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 f# i0 I& @# {' Z: O% B5 z      J2M2 Jack x 8
& ~: z. ?2 o* [1 D( A      N1K1-J George x 48
# L" {, A. R9 L; b      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 128) f3 T/ ?0 m+ s: ?# a0 F3 U
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 156 y  F( l% K2 U! F% H
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 7, n2 K8 _$ s, @. C
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* T, b% o* E1 ~' ^, V2 X2 YAllied aircraft
5 J% k$ Q. j" i$ ~  k. A. @      Spitfire Vc Trop x 45, f2 |% ^8 o, r! b
      P-38F Lightning x 24, R0 l3 G3 z* ~, L& L4 Q2 D2 a
      P-38G Lightning x 3: P: H% G2 H. d# Z$ C/ ]" A

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Japanese aircraft losses
' \7 V( C: R6 p7 d! t: J* \7 Z      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed; I5 U" b1 Y: d* l+ v' A/ E
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
% l$ E# C. Y& v% s# W      Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
6 Z: ^+ S) T4 u      Spitfire Vc Trop: 2 destroyed. @, R7 ^' N' Q8 w4 k
      P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed
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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 79 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
/ @4 J, t1 X" m3 a% CEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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      J2M2 Jack x 8% V9 g2 Q- @# P5 o) d0 `5 k
      N1K1-J George x 44
# q0 t+ y7 ?8 f      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 118
% m  [& ~0 A5 ~: q: u( I0 w      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
) m! r& U* J/ S4 T5 K      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3. X; k1 h5 O$ d# O
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4 m- v$ p2 x" PAllied aircraft
+ ^1 [" @, V) O; }' T      Kittyhawk III x 16
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: |2 o% B8 j' f: ?: f& ]/ AJapanese aircraft losses
- W" L' K) W; h9 X6 j7 U) s* f      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed3 v8 p6 z, D% m$ E1 ~9 \

2 X  H) t& t. p' U$ }Allied aircraft losses$ k- ^, L3 ?; e, m! `
      Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 6 Q) G, A, H' f
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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- u4 D; a' }. U2 k) [8 D" g2 XRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 37,600 feet.  l9 X* S% S2 Q5 n- c4 x
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes7 G0 H  Q$ \$ U6 e; P' u

( I5 C- ]' `' s1 a4 E# I9 ~: HJapanese aircraft( g: f% y  p! x+ l
      J2M2 Jack x 8" g8 n7 A% {5 F& Z1 l
      N1K1-J George x 42
& e! Z) Q* L  n5 a4 y      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 113
/ O! c' h7 ]3 B! M4 Y0 V      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14- t* e' i. x2 l# u
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3& z0 u0 z6 E6 W* W7 |' p  X
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Allied aircraft5 V2 R# [6 N% K
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 31# t+ A1 Y3 k* M% W6 f

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) L: {7 s, m( v" R3 CJapanese aircraft losses# _" @7 z  O. Q' U7 W' f# l
      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
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# \/ L! d! i' e; w; h  {0 ^Allied aircraft losses
% @" U" ?* a& m/ {# L      Hurricane IIc Trop: 8 destroyed
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8 z( j( @2 E7 j& @' R. k3 PMorning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
0 D2 T! A6 x/ v! h# M6 uEstimated time to target is 27 minutes* f$ k$ X6 Y" x$ v% J" W0 u, e, w
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Japanese aircraft
8 U; T  L9 O+ ~1 V      J2M2 Jack x 8
- o0 Y2 P, M# t      N1K1-J George x 35
: w9 ]3 U1 ~, A" o1 n      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 106
- I: Z  @, f0 Y4 t      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
2 }* s; m( j: R$ r8 v! g. p) M. J# G      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3
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Allied aircraft
/ z' L/ X  Q: ]3 N3 V& w      B-17F Fortress x 18+ o0 e# T* I; y: W5 e, i: Q
      B-24D Liberator x 41/ n1 X: D( v7 G. U; H7 h
      B-24D1 Liberator x 41
* V& |1 G  p+ a, A1 g+ e0 I) p      P-38E Lightning x 9
$ p& V3 e  v5 }7 u, I" K0 w      P-38G Lightning x 340 f- ~1 C( P' N5 s2 ?

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Japanese aircraft losses( H( N8 `0 w- W
      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 v, j4 Q( Q# g' X9 y      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
* s" _5 @2 \5 y' \2 a( W      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
  b7 }; g# w" E+ _      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
5 l* }' @0 G2 i( }      Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 damaged! v. m1 K. a. i2 b4 X
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Allied aircraft losses8 q, J5 a- Z$ @4 Y8 N
      B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged+ z3 v. _& H1 J- T( ^; \+ H0 D+ i
      B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
0 C; p. B2 w1 \) Q4 T% R9 C      P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed
/ ~" b2 h& i4 B* m      P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed
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) v5 U2 \4 M/ J* Y* |% y  D4 o( B4 @" M# ZAirbase hits 3
" V" }, m# h- U2 t- f! f/ fRunway hits 27. `( W$ ^3 v6 V9 ?6 G2 ]
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/ c  x0 F# ~0 T' S* A5 rMorning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 7 I, A+ l! E& g7 z6 u+ U/ N

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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
4 F- j: Z; G  M* d* dEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 N( u' f0 N2 V9 }
      J2M2 Jack x 4
& n, F' K: l1 S$ I' M0 ?! O      N1K1-J George x 282 Z: u! d! ]' l: m# W4 o
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 80
  ]) r% u! i. f% V3 m& d8 J$ v. h      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 12, j  K+ G& G$ E
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 2
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: t+ t! T/ f% G4 x/ l- ?1 c9 uAllied aircraft
' d8 {$ @8 L- r' t6 V; Q4 H  R/ {      B-24D Liberator x 163 n5 `  x. f* v" `4 z
      B-24D1 Liberator x 12
# p) ^$ A# C. \2 M& M      P-38G Lightning x 7
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      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed; O- T1 o6 y+ D
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Allied aircraft losses
9 Z) Z8 K- l/ o4 Z) m, G) O6 u      B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
) _# i; w: j6 k0 j8 U      B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak4 U8 ]# k3 G  n& n0 X
      B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged/ o$ F( \- w  G6 R' F, k5 S) U
      P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed3 `1 L3 ]5 o3 f% M

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Runway hits 49 Z. m9 ~  r$ Q" B1 W% k; ]$ E- Q/ o

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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132
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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
1 i. N) D3 P2 p. ~Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ f& Q* t+ l9 X. `0 }, n. `  {. _      J2M2 Jack x 4" x. t, j+ P( @% O) w4 x  `
      N1K1-J George x 226 t$ z4 t- H3 ?" Z- s! t) Y- [  e2 [
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 748 F% m* {8 k3 P* N* i' B, F6 t
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 10
4 C. C; X6 T$ Z0 N. O      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 2" h3 v) J$ \$ X- P3 h# o) J, h  F
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      P-38G Lightning x 218 v2 \  q1 u) k) O5 H1 `5 Q" u

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4 Y4 O, G% U/ F" f/ P+ c" [! F% YJapanese aircraft losses
( l% c- T8 }' p) f2 Q. V3 d6 \" F      N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed
; N# I1 ^  {1 s      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
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+ h1 \; \5 `- f( @; |Allied aircraft losses* ?6 x- B7 @' Z: `7 k
      P-38G Lightning: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132
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6 Z9 `# K, ~& u$ W4 j" A7 wRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
0 C# y/ v: H0 L1 _: u3 B  V' @  yEstimated time to target is 27 minutes: H3 t4 k6 b/ w& q

$ i( u/ g: v1 m3 T- `Japanese aircraft
6 E7 J8 {! ]/ Y% {* [# T      J2M2 Jack x 4
3 U( E' _* F9 @1 z( _: y: u      N1K1-J George x 17
0 P$ G) l3 J7 O0 I' S, i      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 54
1 }9 h$ V7 _# l3 Y% e3 b( k      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 108 M* Z% V# ?' l( G
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 1
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Allied aircraft! h5 b7 v- A" r& V* |
      P-40K Warhawk x 1033 e5 D# n! t8 }2 i! p6 \
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Japanese aircraft losses+ l: _( B5 X7 p: x( t5 o; D4 k
      J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed
: A4 v" e- B3 k" x" ~. y/ p      N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed- N& w9 K' `" T6 b& n
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 8 destroyed
9 E/ K& U& l0 E% Y      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed
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: w3 @/ ?/ c8 l9 H- {0 {      P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Estimated time to target is 25 minutes) w1 ]; g# n/ I1 @, O1 R

) n7 N0 {3 t; W, h8 dJapanese aircraft
: P) t* x8 P# s4 A: l      J2M2 Jack x 2) l$ T4 F  O) C: N
      N1K1-J George x 9
* m2 a1 ]* }8 P% g      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 22
9 a3 K6 T4 \* D      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3% B& a; W+ {& h, Y/ _+ G( T6 |
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 1
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& c8 V% q# g1 l( |& ], d& `Allied aircraft2 i$ i4 F' E; B, N7 _  g. m  v
      P-40K Warhawk x 445 e6 g) J0 T: V4 h

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Japanese aircraft losses
% r0 k: j- r- Z4 r* g      N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed) N1 V" l# o! ]- u' E! G# u. g
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 6 destroyed
4 D6 h* w" Q) Y  k$ c( L$ L; K      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
  ~/ s: |1 W# x/ t6 T      Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
) O) B/ W: X' y7 g, B      P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed- A' g' |7 T9 d  |! b* j
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Ground combat at Portland Roads (91,132)
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Allied Deliberate attack% j. ^2 I2 j1 R) h* S2 u/ T

  l$ ?2 ]" [" P  Z: yAttacking force 34874 troops, 519 guns, 2168 vehicles, Assault Value = 1579  j1 f# q  c2 w) B: Z
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Defending force 32103 troops, 489 guns, 630 vehicles, Assault Value = 724& L' }! Z- ?6 E- G. ?$ [
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Allied adjusted assault: 971
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6 h: s' z- Q1 ?; l( b6 E; ]3 H$ ]Japanese adjusted defense: 3045
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 7) ( d  m' z8 a$ N3 |2 c5 D
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Combat modifiers" t8 w' {& \6 ~
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+)
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" ]( |, d- D0 L/ qJapanese ground losses:; L$ O$ e6 B" h6 |0 L5 o8 Y- k7 h- r0 k
      1198 casualties reported! i0 c) E  {% E
         Squads: 45 destroyed, 33 disabled
: }) I1 z8 H/ d0 A4 w0 Q         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 13 disabled
; H8 [- H2 @4 s, B  z, }" `         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled6 J- ]3 G- ~4 K2 a' ?# s
      Guns lost 45 (19 destroyed, 26 disabled)* f% Y+ T" z8 f& o. P
      Vehicles lost 24 (3 destroyed, 21 disabled)
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' i  }8 N- Y- n! U" ]( c      2471 casualties reported' i; P* N5 a7 ^  u( T2 m( N
         Squads: 18 destroyed, 226 disabled- Q& V% y0 I, L5 m
         Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 100 disabled
. u1 t: ~2 P$ ]1 k% L3 e+ o1 c/ F4 U         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled5 @" P% ]' a- m' R/ r6 T2 D
      Guns lost 67 (2 destroyed, 65 disabled)
0 D3 a% _2 _! _. g* x! Z# Z7 j      Vehicles lost 210 (16 destroyed, 194 disabled)7 V& n) c$ P: m1 j

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Assaulting units:
. x3 A, p- F1 t" X2 {    25th Infantry Division
* [& o2 t( d8 W$ r: N; L    2/4th Armoured Regiment
, U; i& {7 J2 Y4 w    194th Tank Battalion( d6 Y" |. W) v4 N2 x( @
    2/7th Armoured Regiment, [; T8 U3 v( R% x6 w6 o& o
    40th Infantry Division
: e6 W# u2 B. k" i  J$ M/ T    2/9th Armoured Regiment
. N) T( u% k- F" L    627th Tank Destroyer Battalion9 S: b% S' a- f% F! `) }- z
    193rd Tank Battalion
7 H* r2 F1 Z) F! n" K6 F) G6 h    2/8th Armoured Regiment7 X+ R5 O' s! L0 ?9 ]) b
    2/6th Armoured Regiment
" V; W/ d1 ?4 p0 x    754th Tank Battalion9 h2 ^& ^1 F; X
    2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
6 B0 i: }" W/ \6 d1 v6 F    192nd Tank Battalion) h4 C- T! a& [  m& O& w8 T/ I( b
    2/10th Armoured Regiment7 I# b8 d# u, E6 q- j: ^; v9 t
    2/5th Armoured Regiment5 S5 J5 L/ M4 u* w, n
    2nd Army Tank Brigade
( X1 i: h1 s  M0 W- {. {  t    3rd Marine Defense Battalion
% }8 u! C6 W. j& g6 C    2/1st Heavy AA Regiment
$ @2 \1 J0 j9 r0 Y7 y3 Y+ S" ?! B    2nd Australian Army/ {5 o3 t2 H. ?* v
    217th Coast AA Regiment  x' K! x0 Q- G# P
    2/2nd Heavy AA Regiment  j- Q& g# |/ d% k. A* Z
    205th Coast AA Regiment
; |, q2 g0 ?- ?, \  ?    4th Marine Defense Battalion
7 n/ d: [7 N# Y+ P6 p7 {1 p    2/3rd Light AA Regiment9 j# g8 ?; e. y/ S/ O1 k2 M; G

4 R9 w3 v& q) p/ R+ KDefending units:
+ z6 J8 @% n0 {! N    23rd Nav Gd Unit /1- j+ x+ E2 Z% s3 B
    16th Guards Regiment
) ]6 D+ [7 K) A: v$ M) [: b7 W    1st Recon Battalion
; u) [5 Z( J7 K6 i% [+ [    Yokosuka 4th SNLF
2 J8 Z& @. z1 v+ \  `# R    I./124th Infantry Battalion3 ?1 O' }  Y: N. K( J; L: ?
    2nd Tank Rgt /1+ n1 I7 M$ x. B2 C5 v4 h, o
    1st Raiding Regiment+ {: f" T' P' Z5 L
    14th Tank Rgt /18 p% j4 J% i' y2 ?% S4 W
    4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
/ }6 K; a5 Q# l% `, F    4th Tank Regiment8 C+ |( y) l3 N, Q
    13th Garrison Unit " p1 V! n, l" Q3 J3 O8 B
    Kure 2nd SNLF 2 }3 k2 o6 V, O! B- u  e- \' D
    24th Nav Gsn Unit
4 L# ~( ^% n9 q, {    Yokosuka 2nd SNLF- X' l; Z0 n6 L/ Y0 Y5 i$ c& `
    8th Recon Regiment
. o# U- Y, X, I7 {" k; n) f# {& P    2nd Recon Regiment3 g. s! \. D1 l! z5 r
    Guards Tank Div /4  o6 S# j8 d; |. \8 n6 D
    39th Road Const Co
5 j4 ^  u, g* W$ g4 P# k    2nd Shipping Engineer Regiment( g1 p2 h- n$ j  U; D
    2nd Air Defense AA Regiment9 O) }4 H4 l6 O. H% E
    3rd Shipping Engineer Regiment
: O% i7 i& G- b: |( S4 [3 {    40th JAAF AF Bn
/ \+ r- v" x8 [    30th JNAF AF Unit 3 O; s/ K3 o$ E& y& r- H# H
    21st Air Defense AA Regiment+ P& M8 R0 Y, Z, G: e8 ^1 M1 v
    12th Air Defense AA Battalion* U# o6 p& Y! q, t  l& [; e
    12th Ind. AA Battalion
; h6 ]& {9 X$ n, A    1st Mobile AA Battalion, f* _7 C1 Q1 Z3 e* J
    34th Field AA Battalion. d' E8 A5 L; H% d/ \: g
    13th JAAF Base Force /24 [0 N3 ~4 r7 h9 i
    43rd JNAF AF Unit
  G. G. |. T) ?- B* t; c    5th Field AF Construction Battalion
+ F1 {) m2 v& e& @# x* [    57th JNAF AF Unit " B6 L+ @  u1 `3 v
    41st JNAF AF Unit 4 s; Q4 \( x' a1 L* c6 i
    5th JNAF AF Unit /33 w5 Z8 L: l) _
    25th Air Defense AA Regiment
9 Y- t$ u  l2 K4 I% b& e- d    56th Recon Rgt /12 J4 p& a- B3 m7 h# j
    6th Air Defense AA Regiment
, Z  u5 Y: `% K* E7 B    7th Field AF Construction Battalion
6 W5 O3 U, R% x0 \# Y    4th Air Defense AA Regiment: p  y. o" k, ]$ n
    23rd Air Defense AA Regiment/ u, s. B: d( Y" D
    7th Ind. Engineer Regiment& ]5 j+ K* Y. k4 V- V' Y/ T
    7th JNAF AF Unit /3
! K# a! E) g3 o1 d    6th Field AF Construction Battalion
& y9 A9 b& r% l2 o/ d    3rd Air Defense AA Regiment$ k  w9 W+ K' ~! H
    5th Air Defense AA Regiment8 A9 k* M; e' ]6 H) t
    3rd Air Army
% |4 `# R" R7 J6 a& T8 D    21st Ind.AA Gun Co 9 r5 T  R- X* Q6 D6 a% Y
    15th Base Force /1

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; p2 T1 e4 C+ x: [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. p# x9 T, w6 A' d
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1 r  L& H% f0 kNight Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,128
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Allied Ships' l0 D0 ]0 Q+ w7 w+ b9 W0 o
      CA Exeter
0 P/ w. j, a& i) m1 M5 Z      CA Shropshire
: g/ q3 X% @% E4 t  x% }      CA Wichita3 C; ]4 R; F% n' [/ ]
      CA Vincennes) Q4 E2 _, a* \$ e, ]
      DD Morris1 q2 d  {( ?- l) j, k
      DD Meade+ L- E7 u: W8 I5 H
      DD Caldwell( C0 ?4 _, ]+ x* V+ {" S) s# B9 k
      DD Bancroft
/ @/ F5 T. {* G! i3 c8 V      DD Bailey! C* |. T' H: A$ W
      DD Woodworth
- I2 _2 S( i8 p+ p2 x" g      DD Barton+ r+ V4 b9 b4 m% @

, J, ]) F7 q5 M6 m0 H) xJapanese ground losses:& s8 m0 E0 T7 C
      276 casualties reported
5 Q, n: P0 @2 y3 Q' T         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 {3 T$ V+ ?1 C: z
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
+ Q: {" f4 A5 G4 ?/ c         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled& ^8 e! Z" T1 O

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Airbase hits 11  }7 h+ t3 D0 o- B! i9 \" F
Airbase supply hits 4
, k/ n' W  G* s0 P, F' ^Runway hits 46% T2 Y" T+ L  R5 U3 \; j
Port hits 10
9 D$ `; v6 t9 OPort supply hits 3
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  U- R% K. B$ ~6 g8 Q" h+ _& b% t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。
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Night Naval bombardment of Tabiteuea at 137,134: g8 t5 u# b8 _. u; e

' h& O1 ^5 _5 _" JJapanese aircraft
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+ r$ E% C7 Z, N+ F7 P  ]Japanese aircraft losses- \. m2 J) I) R2 I5 w
      N1K1-J George: 42 damaged
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Allied Ships9 q* }2 t! u/ L5 _0 i
      CA Quincy
) I  ~' K  W1 g      CA San Francisco5 O7 f8 L5 p$ P1 t+ S" \5 p  v; c
      CA Minneapolis+ K0 v4 k1 n" J; L
      CA Astoria
% x8 A$ A3 j$ V$ _      CA Chicago
  {$ S) Q" l( E1 N      CA Louisville) V0 o# F; V0 x7 q
      CA Chester
4 e2 `: ^6 A) k% z" A. z4 d      CA Northampton# K) }8 A; y' r! \6 b: W
      CA Portland
$ M; Y" A4 N# N5 L      DD Farenholt
9 v! }5 E7 ]3 U: x' n      DD McCalla
  Q' W9 K% m( c% N# v- Y- }      DD Lardner
2 j# s$ w& N! k/ J+ I* S, C      DD Lansdowne/ q; s; F/ H  H5 k; M  i2 T- J
      DD Duncan
% t0 \/ f# [7 w7 U9 F      DD Buchanan
4 W3 `( a( h$ y8 g2 E      DD Aaron Ward
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! d+ I, D$ }% w& ]) M5 d7 i' @Japanese ground losses:
3 ~( Q) e+ U+ d. n/ w# [/ b& t      131 casualties reported1 n7 t, M( A. c  W, E* k2 i3 \' ~, S
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled% k3 p% T- G' i# [$ Z4 b
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 37 disabled+ V3 H' d, p9 ]/ S+ H( j
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
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9 z" Z+ L- S$ O* l2 J" m2 uAirbase hits 8
+ K- b. P2 u. ]7 t+ bAirbase supply hits 4
3 D$ g7 x' ]: E  ?Runway hits 26$ e% q) ^" ?  g6 O' k! B' |# u1 D
Port hits 22
+ ?$ A- x. F) m$ |Port supply hits 32 M( M" C8 |! D* {( b& r1 t

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Ground combat at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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Allied Shock attack) m& Z; d  T0 S# h4 X  g

$ M0 L2 b1 J: W4 P/ tAttacking force 17998 troops, 527 guns, 333 vehicles, Assault Value = 8174 H# g3 g- t# B8 e" I0 X

# |# }0 B6 `2 r/ n/ l7 a- ZDefending force 2406 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43
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Allied adjusted assault: 269 ' }& x4 h4 m. p! a+ z& v& Q1 `
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Japanese adjusted defense: 2
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Allied assault odds: 134 to 1 (fort level 2) 7 ^0 z6 n7 [. s9 g% n9 j$ x. X4 w2 ?
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Allied forces CAPTURE Tabiteuea !!!' B3 r5 d( ^! [
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Japanese aircraft% ?9 b) X/ n9 H7 l) G7 ?# W8 K
      no flights- _, `- o7 u/ h, T6 ]
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Japanese aircraft losses+ d4 o  }/ O: ~  z- A7 o( a
      N1K1-J George: 19 destroyed
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Combat modifiers1 w9 ~$ }1 Z. h% j0 Y* ^
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-)
# t  L0 `" k" a- fAttacker: shock(+)+ _+ p& T. |+ l
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Japanese ground losses:4 ?4 k/ ~3 ]4 w8 e' j4 R
      2500 casualties reported5 b) ~/ W9 e* I5 \- H
         Squads: 65 destroyed, 1 disabled+ k4 s) h& x$ B1 `, g, ~. Q
         Non Combat: 173 destroyed, 2 disabled* T# D' `8 }4 j* q; C; c
         Engineers: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled' l6 A& ?+ ~. H# g, d8 W0 a
      Guns lost 27 (25 destroyed, 2 disabled)
/ G) c+ I' @) l# |" E" Q% \      Units destroyed 2
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! }3 {1 L, _8 m" w8 V- IAllied ground losses:. L- @) ~- S9 M! X% @; P
      97 casualties reported
2 A6 r7 k+ R1 q$ P         Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
* p5 u5 X# d7 S% ?         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 v: F  F9 b9 m0 u1 o8 M
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# X/ i, D4 t; ^& r+ I

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    24th Infantry Division4 L2 q# }' u3 |: K: U$ @
    2nd Marine Division
2 d1 q8 x+ f: A( Q7 m" }: o5 ]    1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
9 h2 B" A8 p8 V( B; ~7 F    165th Field Artillery Battalion) V$ }! _  S' B) y: z/ O: L
    223rd USN Base Force
7 \  N% v  U! x+ W, _. W    3rd USN Naval Construction Regiment
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    51st Naval Guard Unit( O3 w8 a' V1 N% k
    17th JNAF AF Unit : M; Q3 p9 z1 @7 U+ t- d* b* R
    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2 A% T# f1 e  N
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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6 z3 J! Y, G+ ^6 G9 p" [TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)# `  a( G2 f+ s7 Z1 V
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! ?' ]2 \* ~/ |      DD Nicholas, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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* x# V' a' Q0 W9 L      DD Cushing, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage6 C' h8 P7 h' ^* }$ F
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) ]1 ^9 j3 A! ^$ k. X1 I4 g! l      DD DeHaven, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage
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' X( j: _0 X5 v; ]7 G6 STF 45 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)5 c% {" p# V  O- V$ s8 n
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Allied Ships! Z$ b7 l& F: a% X4 y& _
      DD Monssen, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
/ A2 Q8 ~) q$ U) |      DD Grayson, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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Allied Ships9 s8 w) S6 m2 _: B. c2 f& }% k) G1 h
      DD DeHaven, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage# O8 E& w" E/ J# T
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( k/ P; n3 k5 J+ ~2 w% x* I. ^TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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Allied Ships( b! j3 h* d; F$ v
      BB Massachusetts, Mine hits 1- ?1 S7 _# `/ J) v3 ?
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TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)3 s- ]6 K% p9 B* W0 J

% K2 Y% k) `4 |9 o- ~Allied Ships, W3 k+ @  M6 e# x5 `' p: E. f+ B
      BB Massachusetts, Mine hits 1+ L- W, H2 I2 M: J1 f
      BB Washington, Mine hits 1
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$ y; {/ @9 i4 |' y& P0 `TF 162 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134); ?7 b( h; H/ e  O8 |$ k

6 W( P: J" p; \0 @' M2 N. }Allied Ships) i' i4 A2 Y1 E, c
      DD Conyngham, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)4 V' T& O3 ?- i" V! s9 |

: \) ?7 D. `2 AAllied Ships
& A* g* F% \8 I  ^1 {# `; }4 M      DD Abbot, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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TF 45 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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Allied Ships
& ~9 l' ]- E& A. Z/ P1 [# `* }, g" k      DD Gwin, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage; F) Y. T' ^5 A, O

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TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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Allied Ships- s% X. D4 q; A* n8 H+ b4 v
      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: E7 h3 z7 ~/ j) Z# k6 d

; b5 r" ^, e1 Q( j- X9 i4 ?不过我没有试过在敌人基地布雷然后登陆，
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这次算是长见识了

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 18, 434 b5 ~" ~1 r$ I* G3 u
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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/ j8 g+ j% S4 G& }, Z, ~+ L0 t

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3 \# k9 I* s7 v% O1 ?Night Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,1286 Q/ r  f' k7 ]

5 V8 b( J7 Z% L4 dAllied Ships
+ }4 |- q$ @5 J; n  Z; q      CA Vincennes: M; C1 i4 R6 ~! t
      CA Quincy
/ D+ V) I( b0 t6 h& s( G      CA San Francisco
2 ^! A+ ]) f# l/ q- {      CL Santa Fe, x5 l3 F  A6 W5 U- M
      CL Denver
  t! K' U! z* x9 }9 j, V      CL Montpelier
. B! F# N7 n: ?8 r  H. p6 r      CL Cleveland0 H7 T# B* |9 b
      DD Doyle* L6 d+ L6 L9 L) ]
      DD Carmick
$ b" ]+ H( d# C6 g. ]      DD Strong8 a3 L5 J# e9 s: u, R1 V, E) O: D
      DD Saufley9 r# d: f  C$ B6 W0 _
      DD Radford7 a1 y6 `% O! u3 d. h+ N
3 x0 u& L2 Z7 x% |0 B; o+ \3 W
Japanese ground losses:
8 T( X$ j2 y/ p& }2 Z' g; }7 h4 U      340 casualties reported
6 g1 J' n# F5 R( Q- {; B8 ]         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- K  w0 A. v& u; m' K5 c         Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 31 disabled7 ]! g$ y8 E, d; ?- i
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled
2 ^, d& p- D1 Y% K+ o1 }3 O; _1 K2 O) _/ e- J

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Airbase hits 21, j# ]& v& b- L, ]/ p# m* @3 ]* H( f
Airbase supply hits 5. h1 M$ W- j3 K' ~
Runway hits 59, n. m- u! _, O' c& B; U
Port hits 23
/ t6 ]0 g9 d2 \" i6 l. w2 sPort supply hits 62 o' j+ ?! O0 m. y5 K1 d
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0 C# N& M: A$ J7 I8 P* XNight Naval bombardment of Maiana at 135,129* |3 E& B6 h6 o( K6 l! n

1 S$ v1 Z& R6 Y5 `- JAllied Ships
$ x5 L) I1 {' g# K6 n$ s+ y3 C      CA Minneapolis
0 R1 J  K* M3 w      CA Astoria9 A/ V( Q/ m# |2 `! ^7 _
      CL St. Louis9 C$ q8 W' [0 K4 ]
      CL Raleigh
- s' G, E; V3 w      CL Richmond
% a1 n* b/ B9 A0 M8 A1 w7 q7 y      CL Danae
  a. \; Z# t2 `) d' P: q" m      DD Downes% z) H  j" R! z: ?" k
      DD Perkins
* v7 J& H% o; X      DD Case
1 r$ n" ^) q; x8 i' {$ q      DD Lamson
7 z0 F( d- o5 q6 k% O0 a& o" S2 P      DD Cummings* M# z% w" e3 N- Y$ k4 W

: f* l" q- _0 ~+ p8 qJapanese ground losses:7 n" P/ S0 l) p& J7 t
      261 casualties reported
) ]" u% g2 k# U0 |; S: s$ f         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ }2 F. t* F' p9 h         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
* b4 H1 }2 m( O+ r5 v         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
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& b8 K* C  @! M! I) ]Airbase hits 5
- T: C  y( j4 AAirbase supply hits 6
2 R8 J* G% S& n9 j$ o6 h# mRunway hits 30$ `; e7 {& B) y5 T* Y/ W( S  |
Port hits 45 s$ q2 i& @% S0 l
Port supply hits 1
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1 p+ X! l# d* H& l* u0 }# ]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
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Morning Air attack on 27th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)/ x& N( P8 D( Q9 K, W, C( b
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7 C& k2 y. s" m3 ^0 zRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 r9 L' y4 u; H- }% D! ^Estimated time to target is 29 minutes9 V0 |! ^( p' m) w
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Allied aircraft! _# R8 y; v+ u9 s0 `9 i
      Beaufighter VIc x 27
1 v  `* Q1 {+ U8 y      Blenheim VD x 26
9 I$ ]' @; n. T( T8 r      Hudson IIIa x 27: H$ t; Z6 i5 c! [' j
      Hurricane FR.IIb x 12* y) p1 {9 a4 h2 z$ ^$ _3 c4 i
      Lysander II x 13# g7 q+ n2 S- S6 J. M
      CW-22 Falcon x 278 ?# @! k+ n( ]! L1 O9 W
      DB-7B x 11
0 D& e& K# A9 s; z1 p6 \      B-25C Mitchell x 560 [. b, V. S( E
      B-25D1 Mitchell x 99 v3 H0 j$ [  `4 r  D- ]' p
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, I( ^/ `& G1 k2 NAllied aircraft losses
7 E9 j( [/ f( V/ @6 @  K; b0 x7 [+ S      Blenheim VD: 7 damaged) W3 \; w: e- K9 x6 a2 F
      Blenheim VD: 1 destroyed by flak
, ?0 a4 O+ E* k  C7 X: }# i      Hudson IIIa: 3 damaged9 L: c9 {! }9 X4 _5 b
      Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed by flak1 m: @4 U) H2 c! e5 T7 t1 D
      Lysander II: 4 damaged
* |8 C' ]% K$ _" u$ a# z3 v4 I      CW-22 Falcon: 6 damaged
% Y/ V6 Y# [. Q      CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed by flak
7 ^% I0 E: L' a  v9 M. _      DB-7B: 6 damaged% W! y9 E/ N. V8 z; {9 ~4 U
      DB-7B: 1 destroyed by flak
8 s) e  p3 Z( h& i/ e' i      B-25C Mitchell: 14 damaged8 s0 Y/ D! l" y4 V! D" b
      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
+ S6 @8 a4 E7 m$ k# V  ^      B-25D1 Mitchell: 5 damaged; N7 c: h# z0 X2 S4 q6 q, o
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Japanese ground losses:7 T7 z! S& d' K3 |6 H
      881 casualties reported
5 F/ Y4 ?$ _' }0 F         Squads: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
7 R6 u- [" o* L3 j, B0 @8 m         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled& @3 p0 q! g6 \% C2 Y
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
* P0 Q5 u2 Y. x( z% H1 q. _      Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled). s6 W* s; A4 q; r. N$ [/ L; ^' D% ]( C2 W

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) X0 I5 S; I5 }0 P- r) m3 d+ qMorning Air attack on 40th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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Weather in hex: Clear sky  s4 D8 ?" _" b( P- x" @( x

" ?. T1 `' p$ a3 QRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: @7 y5 C. _" yEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
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2 s& m6 B2 G; X3 t" N* \4 N  ]3 z4 {Allied aircraft3 n) ^+ j! M- R8 I
      B-25C Mitchell x 9$ D$ O0 G% X5 P$ B' T' n
      B-25D1 Mitchell x 20
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Allied aircraft losses# f$ C9 f  K2 [, g
      B-25C Mitchell: 8 damaged
' e( u  N& D% u7 G) T: n      B-25D1 Mitchell: 15 damaged
4 @7 ^# ^5 H' z( U6 v8 Q8 D      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak2 B" Q) C* Y2 Y6 R" P: g0 i

/ d, S- v  V# W9 A4 e$ ]% LJapanese ground losses:; I( ?0 k* }# _! a: b
      332 casualties reported7 }. l' W$ Z$ C& J: G. Q- s
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 21 disabled/ ^- A7 O# S5 V7 J4 u2 R2 D
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
' k- Q1 w1 E/ y* ^1 @' Y         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% B% L, _, F6 A" y+ I  E      Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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美军肃清塔比特维亚日军残部，６０００多日军被全部歼灭& s& q/ @# {1 Q) x
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5 A$ l& ^3 }; C7 [8 B5 D* a3 VGround combat at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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9 s- O, Y0 K  e; }0 _. I4 [Allied Deliberate attack& `  p. B* l3 h+ q5 l* S
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Attacking force 20729 troops, 541 guns, 437 vehicles, Assault Value = 812
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7 \& P& R1 g: F9 EDefending force 590 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2/ d9 j- P4 z/ B* S7 U& h& F- N

6 C' Z. z# n" c" |Allied adjusted assault: 376 " r9 w/ ~& m  }5 v; Q: z
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1   L. s( k2 n* ^1 j' D

7 k, W) h% z' T/ w: d/ O9 n* bAllied assault odds: 376 to 1 7 I+ O6 Y: K# D' R4 y

% L: [1 n1 r, p+ b  C$ B. TCombat modifiers
- `( r9 E2 j# V6 ADefender: leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)/ t5 X$ U0 y* ]1 Q& |* J
Attacker: # b  U; f& L9 e

7 P+ r& i! T. m- H! a% vJapanese ground losses:6 b( c9 Y7 l: `; I3 v
      820 casualties reported" G; h' ~* n. c/ x  ~
         Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 {! u9 n7 a9 Z: C( {) j6 D* u; R, G         Non Combat: 91 destroyed, 0 disabled
# V( R' N8 U- c6 w5 K         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
. E6 U- U4 L6 O2 k, O      Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
- o2 G1 z: ?0 F      Units destroyed 1
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Assaulting units:
# M6 W9 d# e3 J4 y* W: M    24th Infantry Division
. R: [& Y+ E! f0 \) ^  Y    2nd Marine Division
! D% W6 w6 I& l5 w9 }6 }4 C: j) E    165th Field Artillery Battalion. A+ @; o! p% ?; o
    223rd USN Base Force
9 `% w% C# F& m    1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
* c- A0 C& o8 i0 ^9 ^; A- P    3rd USN Naval Construction Regiment; ^3 S& J* f4 v9 {) n; l
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Defending units:
( c7 R% l; h- z9 e    22nd JNAF AF Unit

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 19, 43$ A* m& d8 V# X# z; R- E0 y9 }
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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5 i% S; C9 {$ K/ z" z! ?' D( w
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$ _+ [7 f7 m: s- \Morning Air attack on 54th Division, at 46,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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8 b& ]8 [' f; h8 I& |- `* w5 VWeather in hex: Light cloud
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& e1 L/ R+ f; F( L+ Z/ |Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.1 ~( l, D. K9 W0 r! u5 W7 o9 [
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft; v8 R( c4 z4 H1 Q
      Beaufighter VIc x 7/ z$ t/ o, d6 A* n8 P% W
      Blenheim IV x 50& C9 k" b- V/ X0 C! I, n
      Blenheim VD x 17: f, ~2 y/ G1 \5 S, }5 ~+ Z& k4 ?! U
      Hudson IIIa x 9
/ y% u9 K8 T" u: H4 H& e2 P9 c      Lysander II x 126 q. v$ r& |2 s7 ~# u
      Vengeance I x 20
4 `$ f% Q# R- I: r+ z' l      139WH-3 x 9
- |6 d; c! M6 L/ A/ S9 T% r      CW-22 Falcon x 14
! f: A; q, r  U9 [3 g      L-212 x 8
$ b' D' k+ b& }: y* e      DB-7B x 12
' p# u* \6 }" f" X; d0 d      B-25C Mitchell x 55
# n* h. x+ H. l+ E3 P      B-25D1 Mitchell x 18  g8 |, Y2 y; p  S9 O

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Allied aircraft losses
: B0 X" y) j% F7 L& a      Blenheim VD: 2 damaged! M( _0 c* i) C
      DB-7B: 3 damaged3 D* p2 H. n% O* I6 y8 R* |
      B-25C Mitchell: 7 damaged1 J! y+ \4 z! M* o1 A  n- H$ M  Z* w
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 9 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:2 L6 \  A- x& T9 G3 k. N
      1584 casualties reported. T1 u, {+ r) w* B+ a- [0 l
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 106 disabled- E( K% `# @$ ]2 g
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 54 disabled
$ j. b- g' D4 I% o         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 46,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)1 [$ [% a* o) `

& {9 Q, K+ I( {Weather in hex: Light cloud! U% u' ^0 Z1 [: N/ }

/ N) ]% R: {: p4 CRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 h& m1 P9 X% E) Y. p- a, E  u
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft; a+ K  W: l8 _  q) p
      Beaufighter VIc x 8
5 ~7 {- H( M+ {) t$ \5 y      Hudson IIIa x 18
- r& I0 U7 u& p' k* {      Hurricane FR.IIb x 12' J1 h3 Y; t; |# {  g4 M
      Vengeance I x 366 g% F+ @& |% h9 i1 j1 b1 X
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Allied aircraft losses
. \1 a' w# w+ @! c      Hudson IIIa: 1 damaged
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0 G' T; Y* `1 Q  v2 @" J" k! {      286 casualties reported
- u/ s5 U3 Y$ T/ O& z         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
( `: J2 u0 S; R" U/ v* a9 [" Y' h         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
& w0 {# G4 T& e         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+7 H/ [$ G/ ~8 h; j

5 n9 b# s) U* r; T人肉之多骇人听闻

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 21, 43
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Sub attack near Kuria  at 135,1314 ?# W& r0 h5 t+ ]% T/ x7 |

5 P% F7 z- I6 D! ?  ~$ iJapanese Ships
! ~9 A; f) S: s7 H; f  D) R+ w5 g      SS I-180
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      LCI-23, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
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6 z/ I" p5 c5 q: q9 b* q: mSS I-180 launches 2 torpedoes* R' {$ ^8 z5 G5 S" u5 [9 `6 o

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3 s/ K7 n. C' Q. G6 ]: @+ cSub attack near Merauke  at 89,124' p; d  [) T- G" f! \; L' H
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Japanese Ships
/ |: O: T3 [1 ~- r& r      PB Daibu Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage3 Q- x, e: n, C- e
      PB Kenkon Maru
0 ]7 N% P( W8 F; U      CM Itsukushima
# Q4 o, U. o. L* d6 `      CM Tsugaru2 I: T  X- o2 S2 [# R" G
      xAK Taiko Maru: [1 _1 N' p; I
      xAK Sensan Maru
& k. h6 K$ W! V7 p! H      xAK Kohoku Maru  ]$ t) I+ l( q
      PB Nikkai Maru& u$ ^. G* U- q7 u. m: P6 B9 Y# F
      PB Nanpo Maru8 _) N" }. X8 f! b" _

" y8 ^& }( I  A6 v1 r& i0 wAllied Ships
6 l1 B* L+ ^7 w* P! ^$ i      SS S-31, hits 67 \) n, V2 _% O# O" w" w5 b$ h
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8 r) `! p! b: I6 C. F( V) d# mMorning Air attack on 36th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)7 P1 h9 L1 j$ w1 K( h5 d6 z; k
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 O9 O- [* z( B8 W" p. B! ~5 @6 ~Estimated time to target is 6 minutes  j) k5 P5 A$ u3 @
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' B1 k! V: k. g) ~2 T# i4 p" o3 D5 PAllied aircraft$ I7 s6 y' Z4 F( G: _# r& v
      Beaufighter VIc x 42
3 h/ S3 f" C* D9 [" b; E1 g      Blenheim IV x 39# H4 M% ~* }+ U. r
      Blenheim VD x 25
! [: Q" W3 z/ y$ m7 j      Hudson IIIa x 27- N( g9 x9 R+ Z, }3 X- ]; B
      Hurricane IIb Trop x 48: M: v3 d' w4 y1 y% v3 F4 i
      Lysander II x 10
- l' }: |% e( g  r4 L      Mohawk IV x 24) V1 n5 u; E' \
      Vengeance I x 61
: `/ [, x6 @4 g      139WH-3 x 9
, @, H5 Y, E( o( ?, N/ G      CW-22 Falcon x 20
3 w$ i0 P, j( ~: b; b6 ~      L-212 x 81 l* @; R- p5 i, Z* i+ r+ h- W
      DB-7B x 12
& E, K; ^2 t' l) m      B-25C Mitchell x 50
: e. v% i3 L/ K; g3 i      B-25D1 Mitchell x 24& \% s+ I* Z. P' u
      P-39D Airacobra x 25
: }5 Q$ R, f5 }' u& t  T& X& P      P-40E Warhawk x 49' w! }" R1 `  U

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Allied aircraft losses# g1 ^, z/ l& d/ P* D% |, z
      Blenheim IV: 9 damaged
# T- s/ a( ]2 Q* Q5 s4 i% K  P2 w# \      Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed by flak, F& b& j4 V: I$ @8 B; b
      Blenheim VD: 8 damaged
2 ^8 [0 w1 v7 o7 G      Blenheim VD: 1 destroyed by flak
7 k8 S; x7 o% L. y7 ?2 x4 v4 G) U      Hudson IIIa: 3 damaged
- g& j  f2 {- y/ U: f; V      Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed by flak) f6 `" S# I$ a7 V8 h; a$ D& n
      Vengeance I: 20 damaged% m5 G! l3 B  L+ D) a- ?
      Vengeance I: 2 destroyed by flak
! c; N* l8 h7 B" }* M4 |  F      139WH-3: 4 damaged
8 N/ k+ h6 C3 r/ e; j. d      CW-22 Falcon: 4 damaged1 m; F8 o# @6 \$ [( _/ z, W
      CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed by flak
. G( p) b1 B& }: ^4 C- }" ~      L-212: 3 damaged. @$ T0 W7 a+ D4 V
      DB-7B: 4 damaged
1 g( p+ k+ k' B  V) J      B-25C Mitchell: 9 damaged0 f, m: G& U4 T3 y6 q9 f
      B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak" O) |" a; D* l5 K: \6 Q
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 6 damaged$ e; Q2 E4 f" Z
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak" h5 ?% M- M8 y$ l# E$ Z. y7 f7 }+ b

  B  `! A( H: p, y8 k! YJapanese ground losses:
% C0 ?0 N  [: ?2 `% \3 P8 T      514 casualties reported3 K0 M/ I" B0 }
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 42 disabled
7 `9 u4 w- E* j3 C$ J         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 44 disabled$ ?9 w4 _* o" R4 C5 p/ z
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 15th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)7 t8 J" i% |; `( s$ q8 B

4 G% h& U6 m2 ]- L5 pWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 O4 y( v; z7 I2 N% a: u  {# e7 r4 }

) w% S9 P1 ^7 u6 h- PRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& O+ s, C4 S; l, Z7 ]Estimated time to target is 14 minutes+ b# x" x5 X5 T$ [- B% `, |
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Allied aircraft, U. `+ ^' m* O" i; S* o$ H0 \3 y
      P-66 Vanguard x 4/ P) ?3 m  Z5 `$ V
      Blenheim IV x 9
7 @3 o7 `4 o! S% n      Hudson IIIa x 90 ?3 o; D  ~* N2 B3 X
      Hurricane IIb Trop x 60 u7 n2 m' E7 u" ?* g4 o
      B-25C Mitchell x 6
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) _4 }/ A" H4 y( i; _# @6 ]Allied aircraft losses
$ G0 n! \3 r/ g) ?" @      Blenheim IV: 3 damaged3 `6 z' i7 i" _. b- }7 w/ g
      Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
! y$ {/ f* k- I      Hudson IIIa: 2 damaged/ C, T: Y, T- r" R' w0 G) b! |: v
      Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed by flak, r# ?( a' `8 ?  }5 A
      B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged7 v1 H* N* q2 b0 ~4 x' ?

, B# l5 l, E) j+ H7 x0 s- mJapanese ground losses:
  i8 H$ I  Q2 o8 ^5 b. S6 K$ F      25 casualties reported
. G" \1 x* T9 S3 P) e& h         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled! m( A  e) Z7 w* s8 r6 b% ]
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( }% Z' \* }9 Z2 F0 E         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 15th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)+ d7 h, [" ?3 j1 t# `" M, S8 n$ X

7 `  I% Q( a3 ]2 d) A6 EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 j7 y0 j# S  I; PRaid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., i, R9 ^# b2 \: D# ^' F5 O$ u# m
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes$ |$ q1 p) B( k( r8 }6 q
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; k, l( d0 k0 kAllied aircraft
' r2 J! `3 w" R, y& n      Blenheim IV x 12) `, k, t! o' f! `/ Q( {5 B
      Hurricane IIb Trop x 79 P4 s2 `8 e9 _/ [( `
      B-25D1 Mitchell x 6) U; D! V' h' a+ ]+ H
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9 f+ J; c4 q' N9 g- ^Allied aircraft losses
* Q3 ~+ f1 [2 O' Y; ], I      Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
. }& s0 M& S; f" t* A7 a0 b: i4 h. V      Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:
$ K" W7 j) B2 F" t% A* i. V, q; T      76 casualties reported8 d/ k7 Q: N: A6 c9 ]- [7 f3 u
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled* g9 n# J8 F4 ?
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled2 B! v  k% q( w; a  O( s
         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ss5 t0 g4 Z! c% _
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! N4 H- V( B* b7 d& X5 {4 FSubmarine attack near Nakadori-jima  at 101,56
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2 b2 N% U# ^6 M" ~% `' ^8 yJapanese Ships
; B) L" H9 J# L8 V$ _1 T( S! Q      xAK Tatsuho Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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4 h! n- L5 r7 T2 d$ xAllied Ships3 R+ i, z2 g, R
      SS Runner# w% I) Z- N& [; H, s

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; ?* d7 G. m& C8 j4 @Submarine attack near Nikunau  at 139,134) m! B/ E5 G" z- S, f/ [
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Japanese Ships6 X7 u& n; [: I! h+ M" S
      SS RO-107, hits 1% m' t3 i; m0 a7 p/ O
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Allied Ships
6 @/ F+ w/ z  J5 h  p      LCI-62, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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% V% w' ?5 J2 i' `Allied ground losses:
5 |3 F8 @3 s! T% t  j3 X! m      42 casualties reported1 g4 I4 s% k2 n, m
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled0 p" K* r4 P1 A$ E% C( G8 B
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ c, M% `5 y* D; y! H& t5 Q
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& F$ x3 e, W( Z; ?: p

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5 z5 b5 |# |7 I$ ~" xSubmarine attack near Onotoa  at 137,135  r, Z' L9 h5 C2 t! ~

3 c4 ]/ V' a) J$ y2 J7 M2 Q; M, H- fJapanese Ships
5 t; U9 ?* Z& E9 `' j3 A5 R      SS I-39
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Allied Ships/ f- p6 R- x' I$ d/ u2 L
      LCI-22, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
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7 i6 m" }- h& s! [/ L+ x+ P- ]LCI-22 is sighted by SS I-39
/ Q& p- f% |# U  ISS I-39 launches 2 torpedoes
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ASW attack near Nikunau  at 143,132
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+ `" a$ }: z2 N6 H1 |* _: f3 h5 {$ zJapanese Ships) m9 H# q# A7 n' f4 N+ h
      SS RO-103, hits 5,  heavy damage
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2 M/ g, `8 R, i/ N2 jAllied Ships
" s) B; y' k3 q+ J( z# ~/ \      DD MacDonough
# P2 H/ j2 n' o- F      DD Hull7 m3 T+ @. s4 V
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5 ~/ y& N6 A  j7 J$ f! RSubmarine attack near Beru  at 138,134
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  j% x& x! Z+ V% g% \8 F) y' pJapanese Ships
3 w  h2 M3 z- B# I      SS I-39
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Allied Ships
  Z, n1 R3 h9 |& [7 a8 D  I6 q      LCI-21, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:) b! J5 o8 i3 R2 A  t% B
      8 casualties reported7 {  }6 x4 I$ K- L  {
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 s( F# M6 {8 X4 l& K9 l         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! D3 `: X: t( V2 X3 z8 M         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 23, 43
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电流行动II
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盟军占领塔瓦拉, b& K: [! {! T  l

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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。
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盟军的电流行动获得了圆满成功. m6 f( w. }9 n3 F
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Night Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,128
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; p5 A- x0 B4 j  s( Q; ~Allied Ships5 M( ]& {5 \5 C9 `
      CA Exeter5 \: G8 c3 g3 b$ K& v5 z6 @7 U
      CA Sussex$ I& b1 }6 Y7 y- L
      CA Shropshire
2 C% g( y6 J0 j6 V# L3 ?      CA Chicago# {+ V+ Q. f5 N( [4 u& L$ @
      CA Louisville
0 H2 \8 x2 {8 Q, F      CA Chester
' N5 O: `' ]1 q1 V3 q1 @1 l      CA Northampton
& H8 B. X3 _9 B* p" u' K8 G8 c$ y      CA Portland. b8 G" y2 M# u9 J
      DD Lamson- L+ @) Y3 ?& F/ m$ A8 f+ j
      DD Cummings
' V6 X7 N- a# d- M% g3 I; D      DD Maury
: U* D8 a" q* |0 A; c  ^7 m      DD McCall0 m3 s) `3 @  n( Z& Y& q: k% Y& s# w
      DD Gridley
' l1 X) y4 y3 L! m8 O! u! o2 V' P      DD Craven
# I4 X/ [& `$ [3 e1 f      DD Bagley6 {: O6 N& u- G8 _8 E, K
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Japanese ground losses:
: h% \! G$ T8 P0 J# I; {3 D- f      348 casualties reported
# Y, \( Z" p4 J         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ V) u& @+ S9 L& h, C0 j8 f: [: g
         Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 11 disabled
4 g: a6 v) ~1 W         Engineers: 11 destroyed, 10 disabled3 L7 W1 H: Z+ b0 K6 c, H$ w
      Vehicles lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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! X& [: C8 a$ P) mAirbase hits 14: f# g$ ~" z& p+ ]" G2 S+ B' a% B! F
Airbase supply hits 7* S$ Z7 f8 ~5 b  W( `- a
Runway hits 28
/ a  G; d( n/ A# r" b7 B( |Port hits 14: U3 t" y; u0 I
Port supply hits 7
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Night Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,128
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Allied Ships/ B$ B( _, H1 x# t8 s5 I6 M% m
      CL Caradoc
: g7 z7 ]3 U0 r( U. W5 _( _8 Y      CL Concord. ]: p4 v$ x9 d% c6 O4 Y
      CL Marblehead
' ~0 V4 E+ U% W, \, U% x      CL Raleigh9 P. f& }+ l6 p! G4 ]
      CL Richmond
8 \0 D, ~& C) W4 X7 N      CL Danae
. |5 c* a6 `1 n- @$ k! y      CL Hobart0 K8 A, S! E/ x* j1 o  W
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Japanese ground losses:7 e- B9 B' C9 `; i  N2 M: d
      49 casualties reported: j3 T9 n5 e3 @8 i" a
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 @8 U- P' h. k( n; k         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 l1 M+ C0 W, @  {         Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled' I3 F+ J. C" k1 S. o) @

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Airbase hits 9
! n( a- C: n/ p5 d. o3 i# q) NAirbase supply hits 2( C' @9 }/ i- g' ]
Runway hits 9  M- s5 k& q/ f
Port hits 9- b6 p+ {3 F' @! r
Port supply hits 5( ]2 K: H9 g1 W: n. _' w) j
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% [5 ^( l& C; d% Q( }" H: |; Y0 pAfternoon Air attack on 15th Ind. Engineer Regiment, at 136,128 (Tarawa)5 Z% Y' k  y# E
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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$ N3 _: k9 N% E# m4 P  j" E% ~1 cRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" N. c) {2 s0 Q$ q6 D0 cEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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8 Q: h  n$ ^- e: J+ MAllied aircraft; e: c% p7 ^( J( p5 X1 y6 n% z
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 2456 \+ U( x2 {7 r5 g% J8 W
      F6F-3 Hellcat x 41
: X4 y- p5 X0 _5 m- l      SBD-3 Dauntless x 89
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No Allied losses
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6 {5 y' |' p) F! ]Japanese ground losses:. }! o7 Y" j+ z
      51 casualties reported
* b8 p0 R6 K6 b& n         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: r- S! N8 W# K* `: D' I
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled9 }) L  F! c" P4 r% Z# d
         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled8 V; A; n0 p6 N: T4 ^  d
      Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 i! j, C9 _/ E9 c* r
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5 r' K- N! O- W3 [/ m% rGround combat at Tarawa (136,128)2 B) h/ a, J7 V

6 u1 p6 n- w7 n) i3 JAllied Shock attack
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( H7 O2 D6 S1 d3 AAttacking force 8981 troops, 265 guns, 118 vehicles, Assault Value = 454  H% E$ {/ J, t
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Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
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; V+ K+ i4 g+ R5 M6 B7 QAllied adjusted assault: 341 " y! ?0 ]7 h+ O! h

% L# }& j, y; ^6 ?+ g3 hJapanese adjusted defense: 1
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& n7 i4 O- X1 b# [, ZAllied assault odds: 341 to 1 (fort level 0) % j" e/ c: ~% Q

1 Q6 f( N7 e4 G9 D, AAllied forces CAPTURE Tarawa !!!" P4 v  F3 T1 W! @% E
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Attacker: shock(+)" o! Z5 j2 q; G! O$ p
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9 |' F; P( Q" }+ L) {- wAssaulting units:
4 D1 {. _  h2 G# n3 u    1st Marine Division
, r# _( h. h+ ^) x6 z& r    763rd Tank Bn /1  v3 r3 H/ O7 ]/ J
    45th USN SeaBees /18 s- R! p$ G% m- R% `. ~
    41st USN SeaBees /1
) Y- P3 D& T5 J+ S+ a' Z5 j    11th Marine Def Bn /1
( M' I) l  }5 k    14th Marine Def Bn /1
1 o7 W0 x2 l0 d" C6 \    209th FA Bn /1
5 b8 x  T/ W- `* k    36th Aviation Base Force
9 _! y' i' a# c" [' f1 B+ w  n: C    48th USN SeaBees /1, \$ z' Y1 o0 Y/ f& r

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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- N5 P& k6 |, e- Z
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Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160 % J& k5 g+ F7 u2 ~0 R0 D( M1 r4 v- k
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.7 W( W& G5 @) Z: O$ Q
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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( {+ C, r1 x$ g1 i3 _; Z9 ~Allied aircraft  V9 b( P0 A4 T
      B-24D Liberator x 489 `) P  J( r* D/ E
      B-24D1 Liberator x 19
- Z: c' |; S8 x$ T( k& Z9 ?/ @! V9 y$ Y/ |; H: b* U
% N5 r; q  c  @( O/ P) [2 {" a
Allied aircraft losses
0 ?; |2 D- p# g5 q5 @* _      B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
  x# [6 h) K  L8 N8 C1 L, j" c
  n; Z6 `; V4 H: d; b. E* W9 _, JJapanese Ships
9 D( z5 D& \, a! n9 H3 ?/ B: Z3 ?      AD Meiten Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
( J+ h( E" |) V# a4 b      AD Nissen Maru #3, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires) r8 t1 B! y4 g7 f( T$ p
      AS Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire7 s" k5 p7 N6 w: {
      ACM Okuyo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage2 e* B% D. C3 D! m
      ACM Mejima Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
, x- ]2 `' h9 [/ K* h! y. B3 P2 |      4 casualties reported
  i# i  K! K) S3 k: T! o" {         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 X7 H! B7 \/ G) h7 e; s
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 n8 a  d! {* o1 T% J
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Port hits 164 Z, f' c3 M8 F. C  b0 ?* N
Port supply hits 2' R- g( j) b% P/ U9 u1 `

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9 j, _/ C( W3 B, F, B9 V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
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) x" Z4 N* S# w. R) n. hMorning Air attack on 14th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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' C2 E& d/ g. E  bWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
( j) B7 v+ C$ q8 v- rEstimated time to target is 29 minutes" Z1 x2 ~, c; I  r; n  {0 G

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: v, Z& F1 v" n: v0 PAllied aircraft
: N; g/ L3 g+ x& A2 V      H81-A3 x 22& C3 _) S% X2 d9 A# Y& o2 Q' g
      P-40E Warhawk x 123 D; ]; d, ^: f) p8 K) ]
      P-43A-1 Lancer x 176 e' J; n7 A( M8 d" h/ Y- U
      P-66 Vanguard x 26
- r* m4 ]- V, S% U1 c      Blenheim IV x 425 O- z. O# a5 F# B9 ]# k4 a
      Blenheim VD x 15
  @1 g/ F+ F5 `/ U; J      Hudson IIIa x 32
3 C. d0 C0 J9 |9 T: v' G6 G      Lysander II x 3- \3 ~, `5 r1 Z) z0 c+ c
      Mohawk IV x 24: J# \! H6 }8 X
      139WH-3 x 9/ _& U2 V0 @( `- V3 Y
      CW-22 Falcon x 16
% V: s$ I+ |8 V* |0 w  ]7 y' d6 A      L-212 x 6
: A. g$ M  Z5 t# g      P-40E Warhawk x 3
) O' Q. I& B9 l" U" K3 l+ U: B      DB-7B x 11
# r3 Y! ^+ s* j! N9 R" g      B-339-23 x 5
& y7 d) N" ^1 y  X2 R$ m* M      Kittyhawk I x 16
9 u- ^  a/ {" k# s- I2 p. \      B-24D1 Liberator x 94 L- B( P/ }  P* V) g* x2 ~
      B-25C Mitchell x 501 Y( h, H8 O  d9 |
      B-25D1 Mitchell x 29
+ P+ t  h1 V' Y! R+ Z2 L1 s      P-39D Airacobra x 25
" z$ n$ j% W" a6 a1 J      P-40E Warhawk x 496 s1 U6 x$ [& J/ W8 w3 N

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Allied aircraft losses
% b) x4 L; q7 P      Blenheim IV: 4 damaged
: v+ ^  C% Q- H* ]      Blenheim VD: 2 damaged
. L1 f4 J# w/ H( U% K      Hudson IIIa: 4 damaged4 X& U3 Q& j$ x
      139WH-3: 1 destroyed by flak
  h' N- g% T! G      CW-22 Falcon: 2 damaged
, m8 z. Q2 W0 a) Q      L-212: 2 damaged" Y' _7 K5 s0 B/ U4 }
      L-212: 1 destroyed by flak$ I5 ~" W6 Q+ j5 V7 @  q. t: o* T; q
      B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged# v9 D* z0 Z3 l$ F2 f  {
      B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged# ?/ Z; K2 m( z9 U: v, {
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged4 R8 t  H. C6 M
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak( [" c& e- u- h2 t# _% Y7 ~/ e$ g

: D' Z$ O! i1 u/ S5 m( [Japanese ground losses:- ^* W- R! L$ g3 ?" Y) _$ o5 C
      86 casualties reported
- V  |5 |# }  o  r# j. v         Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled$ F6 x. J7 C. a: i' l4 N1 C0 l' c
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
7 `# F& ^; w3 l! U5 N) @  L/ S         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" |8 `. t; x, ?& S% A5 h" l: O! y6 ~% {* W+ _      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 52nd Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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6 r+ C5 _7 j1 e) j! FWeather in hex: Thunderstorms) S- ^- Z5 f3 Q; j- V1 r( y7 D: d

( [  D) C) ]7 b) gRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.6 I# i* q$ j) n% M0 @
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes* J2 z/ S* }2 n5 p% Y5 `

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Allied aircraft
: y; @4 _% k3 F% O, k  Y3 q      P-43A-1 Lancer x 129 [' o1 D: a! F: s$ d1 D3 [# H
      P-66 Vanguard x 34
8 ]! n" j% x3 n2 G      Blenheim IV x 6
! G" c( |& E* T' l      Blenheim VD x 9
, W. E; t2 C1 J, Z  c2 ?* A, r9 _      Lysander II x 7" G* h7 i: _, Q/ O; s
      Kittyhawk I x 26 W% C. P0 |' u* R; Y9 o6 \
      B-25C Mitchell x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
3 v! f; g9 L/ C' E" n/ U, \6 ?' S. y      Lysander II: 1 damaged
1 J/ q& D8 K. s      Lysander II: 1 destroyed by flak
: a5 A2 T8 Q( [$ k; M! L      B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged! [8 i  e, O, U

4 Y" H- f) k8 t5 X5 D7 PJapanese ground losses:
2 D9 G) Y" n6 n: R+ ]! p, z      24 casualties reported
( n: @/ d; p; Q+ D! B, H         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
  `# V, t, ~' B% w. H' l         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 o! H1 k: \  U* u1 Q9 c4 h8 E
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 24, 43
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, Q" c6 x( F+ N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。。。
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Night Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!6 d6 g; X  M- o- C
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208 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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# P1 l$ `4 x9 b3 U: rAllied Ships- R* G' n: P6 C  R# B; \) v. Z3 d$ E5 l" ]
      CA Wichita, Shell hits 1& ^* S6 `4 q3 C- i
      CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1. v; @# l4 q1 Q. ?
      CA Quincy" m" Z+ p6 s, N' e
      CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1( m- g9 E# x; }$ O3 g
      CA Minneapolis" H# a/ |' F+ F7 u6 O
      CA Astoria
3 x: S, a1 _0 k# v' Y8 F      DD Walke4 o" g/ E0 s# Y
      DD O'Brien
' E' X$ v8 S  R$ N. a. j      DD Russell
; i# [3 e  T) l0 B: x$ V" ?      DD Mustin1 T9 r# d0 ~4 `3 V5 J, S4 W, H" I4 K
      DD Hammann
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4 x5 H6 i3 {5 l, ^" d7 o) JJapanese ground losses:
! [' [4 k- z2 K      115 casualties reported
$ f+ i3 |. G8 ^4 T* K3 G" U         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
3 F0 K  V" Z  j2 `& [         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
, F5 p- S$ f+ V  J" k         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 X3 g8 p# s4 U/ V/ ]+ y

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; f' K7 Y- i! }4 t: i& NAirbase hits 14 V  X: v& m7 f6 q# v
Runway hits 2
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! G% M( L. G2 l) e" E( GNight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125, M% c: W0 A9 H% ?

: c. G7 O1 t) ]+ f+ VJapanese aircraft
+ ~8 u( d4 l9 k3 O      no flights+ I% e  e" X% F! V2 k8 t& ]. g3 r# C

, C. y* u* U0 V0 MJapanese aircraft losses
: M/ {- }- [$ l: |" z      D4Y1 Judy: 8 damaged
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2 J" P4 c" V7 U5 i2 a% tAllied Ships
8 R4 S8 s" `( d# }      CL Santa Fe; H/ b  e  q% o( o) j( f* C
      CL Denver
# b! a1 W2 Z# P( R      CL Montpelier
. u+ _- D# s' F' y6 z      CL Columbia
& d, H+ L: e2 @1 \% n      CL Cleveland; ~+ j; o( q( d3 u) d8 i+ f
      CL St. Louis- C5 Y% `: @1 @& t2 o
      DD Waller
) X4 w8 u! b6 ^" t7 u2 f) f  H      DD Taylor
: h: l/ S3 P- R0 t! _( t' q/ I% }      DD Radford3 s; l) i: k% I8 T1 C' m
      DD Philip
" r/ s! o) y/ E$ Q2 O& ?      DD LaVallette$ f; d; T4 ^8 d- c- [/ P
      DD Jenkins
( d. V8 t% ]9 l6 j5 p# ~      DD Cony
6 G" @6 M( D/ i2 F% u2 o. g      DD Chevalier
3 y8 {! E8 b2 t/ e$ K      DD Beale% V& ^2 d* ]: M" z
      DD Fletcher. m% e' F+ n0 a  u
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Japanese ground losses:
4 G' b/ ^4 b+ i# Y* Y! ?) j      290 casualties reported
0 M( v* A! T3 _$ Q# M( [9 P1 x         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled/ a1 \- j, q( H& e( r
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
8 ]% C8 z/ M  s' p% Q  c$ e$ X         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled5 D+ j4 ?2 m# V8 @

5 n& q( i2 }5 F; O; h1 ]4 f2 K; n. p6 y3 w8 n& o' v$ E2 h) C/ v
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Airbase hits 5
% Z9 Z$ x! J: [6 `# }. WAirbase supply hits 4
, f* x1 z# G. L  z+ f7 WRunway hits 231 V1 X6 @1 G4 A( k
Port hits 23
4 p4 u! @4 B6 b5 C% D' e/ GPort supply hits 5

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 25, 43
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$ L+ }& U1 o) f2 _4 vNight Naval bombardment of Abemama at 136,130( B, G0 C0 c" R1 u* Q( |: d

% v4 W3 ^: F; XAllied Ships; `7 h. Q8 l, p# f
      CA Exeter
4 R; c% Z$ q8 m6 q! n) b      CA Sussex1 ^$ Z8 i3 H3 g+ |; P* ~+ w
      CA Shropshire. `2 T. f$ j$ q6 e/ `5 C! X8 Y  P
      CA Chicago2 V' G+ E5 P3 {' S# H
      CA Louisville- E8 h! ?6 q& \7 V+ ]$ O' }1 N) o- W
      CA Chester' c! M4 b4 ~) H9 p
      CA Northampton
# V' O2 R( ~( R# H) z$ b      CA Portland3 E4 M5 l! i! z: m1 z1 E0 d9 l
      CL Caradoc
) j9 P% k8 E: Y0 p      CL Concord: Q# P1 W$ z7 x: q+ D3 S7 J
      CL Marblehead8 Q' H- W. U: I6 ?& f( Z
      CL Raleigh
- {/ ^2 f- {, t, V) \& ^      CL Richmond
8 q0 u" n" |# x9 d6 I- l+ h# ?      CL Danae5 \8 D$ |: f6 H2 \  O
      CL Hobart
& e) }1 N" r8 \0 l9 J4 }      DD Lamson
. R$ A) V4 s$ j( ?# R- a7 T      DD Cummings+ `. [5 t* K/ `, t
      DD Maury* D9 b& O1 I! O4 `) F* U3 y- U
      DD McCall
( ?/ H. H0 G9 x. x$ h0 P      DD Gridley5 |( l/ o3 j; `+ h- ]3 `
      DD Craven
% R, Y: `! ~+ V; @* G& W# [) j      DD Bagley: {! j5 j2 m$ ?5 k3 U
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Japanese ground losses:# E  W. `$ e0 M7 \
      114 casualties reported
) L3 H6 a7 t! l& O8 `- o$ k* G$ l         Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
; b8 S  h4 J: ?         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled, i3 J& ?; z& t$ P
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: q2 K" x3 X- G9 ^  h: U
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' g0 _9 N' l  K/ Z4 nPort hits 12
3 b3 U1 }& u/ c1 `7 OPort fuel hits 1& B( h. y( R% s; n5 c' ~
Port supply hits 2
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Night Naval bombardment of Abemama at 136,130+ x" Y1 W2 o" z" u( o
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Allied Ships
* I% o+ C- J+ Y8 J8 V9 X. H      CL Santa Fe" @. r2 o. v% [) z
      CL Denver; w/ V8 c" b9 b( O+ D2 I1 Q# q
      CL Montpelier
8 S+ N- |/ c( I* v, Z      CL Columbia
& i/ ?0 G+ T: @( J      CL Cleveland
! c  a, ~7 d6 ~  w3 T4 @5 o8 I0 c      CL St. Louis
5 [5 F3 U* N. a1 m) s5 |4 Z! K      DD Waller# \& j" J$ j( a+ `# p1 e& ]
      DD Taylor+ r0 j; _' B* `( }
      DD Radford
: D/ w0 w1 z6 m. ^4 h- Y      DD Philip' W; M9 u" G( N8 b
      DD LaVallette) d( P" ^# i' ^( O
      DD Jenkins+ J' O2 q" l$ O* M
      DD Cony$ z  T2 n( C9 b$ @/ d* x/ V
      DD Chevalier: x$ J, w/ A- Z$ V" E
      DD Beale
9 o4 I% {9 I, u/ {  r4 Z      DD Fletcher
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+ E& F. G" V3 r5 j3 jJapanese ground losses:$ O7 @( g& |9 `
      52 casualties reported
& i8 D9 b7 O. X4 W$ X; [" H8 j3 g         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled$ i; I. _5 Y+ w2 B' l
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
0 J# |/ A* R' f9 m2 |$ I1 |1 s2 v         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Port hits 4$ A, ^' H. ~* h- P
Port fuel hits 1$ I" j" G( j% ?6 m: ^* }
Port supply hits 17 d  k8 {  t1 W

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/ j* a- r, p/ qAfternoon Air attack on 82nd Naval Guard Unit, at 136,130 (Abemama)0 R% e, w& S/ l1 Y9 u
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 Y# F% W# C- T5 E4 }; VRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) O6 x$ ~& k+ \2 t1 `
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes6 z7 a$ M! @  o% j! a8 j

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: x4 G: ~7 X4 e- h" \) f7 SAllied aircraft
/ m0 _: O; e6 `! u& S! s      F4F-4 Wildcat x 35
6 Y) S6 Y/ m# ^+ w- G6 M      SBD-3 Dauntless x 71
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' o9 W  z7 X* Y7 UNo Allied losses: S- n" A& f8 I3 U# p9 K
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Japanese ground losses:
* H2 I) u& a" s* w/ r- B      162 casualties reported: s! ]# g( ^2 e% U
         Squads: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled" }' ^  ?, g: D0 o6 R2 {0 j
         Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 2 disabled0 I; n4 K5 M4 _0 g/ h, R
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* r4 Z& K' S9 E' _, L+ x

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8 G/ W6 Q0 |8 w/ ~) f- T2 R2 ?* tASW attack near Makin  at 136,125
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Japanese Ships) N0 ~' k0 {$ [( m2 ]
      SS I-18, hits 10,  on fire
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2 `( Z+ C  G( r- c9 j, w* V& mAllied Ships8 y" W$ N5 Z. {5 n2 k( U4 V; m
      DD Hull* |4 n# p5 B) }  D- D# f

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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* w6 ]( A% G, k- C6 h* |
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9 y  C9 o2 U# @9 Z5 G/ oMorning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 # D% E- f2 e! h- L7 A2 U/ `

) k$ V9 p# m. D! G4 d0 BWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 153 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.) q9 U8 z* E. o+ f* R& o/ }
Estimated time to target is 57 minutes
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' T" a* ^* N4 D- s9 q5 eJapanese aircraft5 f" t6 w7 B. N+ F# }+ v$ B7 Z
      G3M3 Nell x 723 f3 J* D6 L' G) E( h
      N1K1-J George x 20
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9 C. G# O( N0 R% t' u5 hJapanese aircraft losses
' z  v3 |( n7 e- ?' ?1 t+ n      G3M3 Nell: 3 damaged4 ~" C# o& i7 A, ?: {( E
      G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak: q8 f# Z" w/ C! D/ L
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0 C/ w' u1 O0 Q4 E8 B( y$ K      AKE Makawao, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: }- s1 h, j2 o6 M
      ML No. 230, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) e7 a6 V7 J. E$ q, W

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, N1 ~& O; M0 ?Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 $ w- w" T% V  E% d1 P' z3 R

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Raid detected at 149 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
9 T( g  \, L9 I/ EEstimated time to target is 55 minutes! s' D- o, C7 L5 X6 J. [6 f5 P
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8 a! l8 X6 N4 b. u, ?      G3M3 Nell x 36
) G9 T6 o  X! F) P% U6 N( {      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 58& Y. \, w! L, ~6 _5 p, j

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  I$ M$ q3 L- C% A3 t: Q. u0 O- m; QJapanese aircraft losses% h+ d+ j7 r  k2 J* E% E( @8 x1 i
      G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
4 f3 W. o% p2 A* `, a      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged
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; R; p7 a7 l, G/ {- t& x      ML No. 204, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& D* j8 \, M1 P

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5 x. Q# Z. Q2 J; i9 c1 lMorning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 , c" t6 K; M" P/ b( L3 q8 e1 ?

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1 ]1 I5 M2 s! Z4 W: WRaid detected at 131 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
. p, j) W" v5 y0 ?! yEstimated time to target is 41 minutes9 I8 {0 P1 V. g" C

9 }# t( w7 }0 W3 ~: XJapanese aircraft1 Q  S8 r- X! Y2 ?  k; p$ Y
      J2M2 Jack x 38
. C& S0 ~& w- [      N1K1-J George x 105
- h0 E+ f9 ^/ s  X/ m% l      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 58: M9 e4 g! S) M5 r- w
      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 105
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  i; v5 v: }; |9 c  q5 @2 f+ l      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged; I! q. v0 @8 Q8 c( Y$ m: s# ^9 G
      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged/ ~6 u* X( c( p- h: N
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Allied Ships9 W) D9 W6 |& l0 g. f
      ML No. 303, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ i! A% P& K! I$ e& |) t- Z
      ML No. 246, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 ! I% I4 J/ o2 _+ ~) @
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 r  S* Y$ W% O! MEstimated time to target is 35 minutes% R& i( h, ]* W1 \9 a

: `  [( q3 D4 `# j& Z5 K# BJapanese aircraft
+ E/ p; L  ^: f8 n4 `! b      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9! Z. ~# O- ~3 v% d# {0 o; ?! H
      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 20
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      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
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2 ~: x- ?& P/ Y, m# k- t* n      ML No. 245, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, A2 x: ]0 W- ], H$ G      ML No. 214, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk( p' a! W7 r. E; R- T& F' c8 s
      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？5 G! [7 u  y# V( \: l( x
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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
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故地重游，感慨万千，盟军攻占阿帕玛玛' {. b( u$ V9 D2 n

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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! Z! O: s: A* i# \: n- K8 t
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7 h& _; f$ g# F3 F* mGround combat at Abemama (136,130)+ S9 ], V! e9 u/ X: N6 f
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 2182 troops, 68 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 73. n) S+ f+ R2 G+ p/ f

- \; s/ c4 k$ V' ]% z  A& r# }# s/ E, tDefending force 48 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1$ Y2 Q1 o: r7 }: K

. P# N: I* |0 g+ A1 ^2 e# mAllied adjusted assault: 9
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5 x! t% Z4 J4 w1 AJapanese adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0) ' T8 I- V0 _1 ~4 F% m: d

8 l8 S' a7 {) k* M" M/ X9 dAllied forces CAPTURE Abemama !!!' J. }, ]/ J$ u  j: \- t3 i
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Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)
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5 d3 {+ R' g' _( Y+ qJapanese ground losses:
0 F7 x( E1 i9 Y7 m      48 casualties reported
" ?, w6 Z9 `2 O: q+ O         Squads: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 d; z4 x7 C3 D3 P: }         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  v! z9 l7 D6 [- h" v' f  k: C         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 f9 C6 {7 Z/ d2 w. \1 H/ h    24th Infantry/B Div /1
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Defending units:* i' R, b/ k7 z- G8 ^1 w# u
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ASW attack near Abemama  at 136,131! Y9 @) d3 v2 ~, i8 Q" H& m

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      SS RO-100, hits 10,  on fire,  heavy damage
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      CL Columbia9 X! A' n8 j6 N1 l! r3 s
      DD Chevalier9 F/ }; Z  c" n. O  J+ ~- h: {$ c
      DD Waller2 d3 i$ D; N" m, j
      DD Taylor
0 `4 t4 }; f& g- o2 ^$ k* ^      DD Radford$ S  I2 g+ C7 m5 _7 Z+ w
      DD Philip
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SS RO-100 is sighted by escort* P3 p9 V* H" Y) ]' Z1 |* i7 {
DD Waller attacking submerged sub ....- Q% R0 q- c7 Q" |
DD Taylor fails to find sub, continues to search...+ s0 Q! X2 D+ H+ P" e2 ~1 S
DD Radford fails to find sub and abandons search
- Y" }9 c$ y4 x" h1 x/ d; NDD Philip fails to find sub and abandons search
9 i- V1 w" f; m0 ^DD Waller fails to find sub and abandons search* h( I$ F7 {* q3 o* |, M
DD Taylor attacking submerged sub ....! m$ _6 U$ e% p) T/ J2 d9 `
Sounds of submarine breaking up detected!, r) t9 z/ n, |8 ~
Escort abandons search for sub