hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 15, 428 O; j' o0 g( D( @. ^
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美海军鲷鱼号试图攻击日军CV飞龙号，可惜命中未爆，可惜可惜
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1 h9 l2 I1 e! Z# d& v! I% SSub attack near Koumac  at 112,158
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9 x# t: Q% f  f      CV Hiryu
) b3 i; ?& ?! \9 X$ m2 q, u      DD Wakaba- f) s: w# F$ M' Z/ W: S7 U
      DD Hatsushima* ]. `. q/ F8 Q3 Z' t  y9 [) D. H" E
      DD Hatsuharu
9 m% k( y' l: E7 s# y! G6 O      DD Hamakaze* i; d8 ~2 H7 X

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* S* X1 d; M% ^' D      SS Sargo
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SS Sargo launches 4 torpedoes at CV Hiryu$ Q% Z" l7 U+ j4 a9 I3 i! k' D

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$ O! x) }& _( a' A9 R) sSub attack near Koumac  at 112,158( c0 b9 W5 I1 D
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Japanese Ships2 {: o. k% |2 f' _
      xAK Lisbon Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
0 ]5 U6 Q) X: ]: w      AMC Asaka Maru
! N+ m; k+ R# X$ `9 ]      CM Tsugaru
& W3 D/ F) j7 U8 b  V; \! D: A) d      APD Nadakaze* N" ~! G0 [+ C& U2 k/ B
      AK Tosan Maru4 @; c# q2 E, B* u9 b* \3 j3 _
      AK Hirokawa Maru
; ~1 r3 a" H' R/ B, h* m7 k      xAP Ukishima Maru
# D- H7 W" L+ F) c* j      xAP Kasado Maru
/ T. h# t7 i, G( {      xAP Taizan Maru
' D, F0 e4 e1 Y8 L" D      xAP Kitano Maru
$ Y) q+ @6 t9 d% h6 ~  w      xAP Tatsuta Maru, H: r8 b7 z2 v- D3 Q2 \8 f
      xAK Shinfuku Maru
+ }! J6 q9 K( }9 r) o" ^9 J7 F& |      xAK Nisso Maru# w" a+ F8 r. F5 I0 h
      xAK Kamoi Maru
6 K5 b, q, D1 b9 Z( B      xAK Lima Maru0 {) Y" p) m2 F- D3 I$ P
      xAK Shinanogawa Maru
* q' k+ \( |  H& _5 i; J* ]      xAK Arimasan Maru6 R* U  x0 _* i$ f, U2 c5 ^7 J
      PB Kyo Maru #7
: f) v& Q8 D. X7 }7 V- g( z      PB Kyo Maru #8& ?" c1 S: s! X3 f7 V
      PB Kanko Maru! n4 D. S. c$ W4 ~* L1 H
      PB Kamitsu Maru9 O  H0 v# z* ^1 j/ L4 a1 c: F9 I0 f+ m5 \

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      SS S-34
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Japanese ground losses:9 v+ H* [5 A4 a2 o
      6 casualties reported
) p8 l5 O% l$ s8 w: m  p4 Y) p         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% X3 ~/ r/ _7 I0 Q- L         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 |' Q" s" C, m- A         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 16, 42
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日军入侵部队杀入爪哇重镇巴达维亚，可惜兵力甚至连盟军都不如，看来只能增援了1 i9 ^- H- _4 N5 @* |  F
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Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)0 h8 M4 X1 t5 M, }4 t; U0 F  T
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Japanese Bombardment attack% V1 ~& \2 |% ^
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Attacking force 3368 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 401
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5 c) C# [$ H) BDefending force 19828 troops, 225 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 566
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Japanese ground losses:4 d% O/ D1 r4 G: h7 N8 d: ?2 c
      49 casualties reported
/ G; C/ ^3 F( r- m# {, u; Z         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
9 i3 k+ w: p# X6 ^/ H6 j/ y         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 C  M/ u. B5 Z/ J* O* s/ q
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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    11th Infantry Regiment
  ]' J; p6 v/ Z/ h/ N, @# Q    112th Infantry Regiment' i3 G. t$ f/ B
    21st Infantry Regiment
' u7 g( {$ R6 |5 B/ j1 c$ ?, F    55th Engineer Regiment
- o/ c: }9 N. H% |- ^4 k2 X    Southern Army
5 S" V/ d) t  Z    15th Army
% @+ x; q" Y& @, m2 W( {0 s1 Y    25th Army- C* Z- {8 s1 i' r7 }
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Defending units:$ ~% |) s* f% f, C* ]$ A* M! v( k
    Marinier Battalion2 {- V$ B! X$ Y* m% {- u+ u
    2nd KNIL Regiment
: {+ F/ Q: g% ]* ^' v    1st KNIL Regiment$ ]% a# y0 v; D6 W3 l# g" p
    Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion" v% i4 z$ Q" N+ F2 X7 w; W* Z
    Zuid KNIL Battalion
- V- e2 F8 j8 y1 ~2 P2 r2 ~    Barisan KNIL Regiment
% d$ W' v; T* w# _* B    Padang Garrison Battalion
( u0 }- j. ]" q" _    KNIL Army Command : {6 I) _5 Y' @  R
    ML-KNIL
, u5 B2 `5 R* w- n6 h    Batavia Base Force- @) p0 l0 x% j$ g6 `/ b
    South Java Base Force: ]% d: k+ ?5 r7 l( g
    Bandoeng Base Force

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 17, 42
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* V/ L6 t5 `- Y7 XGround combat at Baker Island (149,136)1 T: b& F* G% g( d  @
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Japanese Shock attack
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: ]& c! e0 |- a  VAttacking force 589 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 252 G7 O1 d; V; @& ]/ C

) p0 r! d. h( q6 G3 k7 YDefending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0& o7 W$ X8 w" G# N
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Japanese adjusted assault: 25
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Allied adjusted defense: 1 - S2 H$ v9 Y7 Q" M% |, j" X8 q3 p( h. n! R

+ q* ]8 C  t4 v+ h* oJapanese assault odds: 25 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Baker Island !!!
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0 Y# I# e* G9 DAttacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)% t, [) i6 D' T- c7 P3 }

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Assaulting units:. e7 @! ^; B% k- B9 B. a
    82nd Nav Gd /3

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 18, 42
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日寇MiniKB出现在拉包尔北部，即将进入陆基打击范围，而此时KB一部仍然在新喀多尼亚西北部海域，离珊瑚海尚有数天路程，盟军58 3艘CV已经秘密潜伏至莫港附近，总统决定打一个时间差，先歼灭日军的miniKB，珊瑚海大战即将展开, l" I6 d2 `2 R# L; j
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  T: q# C3 N8 i4 R8 sSub attack near Oosthaven  at 49,96
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, ^5 s. \+ z6 ~! vJapanese Ships. e, d$ p4 F  e* M
      xAK Hokusho Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
' P! c' Q, r; m# b6 m, s      SC Ch 4! v1 q2 R; ?  g
      xAK Hikosan Maru  x( x9 i, j8 M: @
      xAK Meiu Maru  Q( `- [1 o; e" d9 C  }
      xAK Seizan Maru
4 C" |8 T+ ?$ l  \6 Y      xAK Kusuyama Maru9 G- M+ }( ~7 A, C" ~6 I
      xAK Tokusima Maru
" T  l% X  G2 ?1 ?. k. T$ A      xAK Hakkaisan Maru, I' C; h! a' C* y0 P+ C, u
      xAK Arima Maru) i9 z/ `4 K3 G, J- u# c% R
      xAKL Anbo Maru
3 H9 S# g' H5 M2 l7 K      PB Sureboko Maru
1 v' p% S$ B: X* h/ C      PB Fuji Maru #37 H9 v3 }, O! K: {- v& `/ ]5 X
      SC Ch 52 F: n, O8 x5 a+ d0 y( @
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" {2 v; J3 g1 l: v0 c      SS O16# |- X7 s/ v4 K$ q3 I5 W. p6 q
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Japanese ground losses:$ O- C4 ^, _; J0 z1 }
      11 casualties reported
5 O6 u5 E# ]/ X; s6 ~9 R         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 t6 p! Q. f2 n4 s! g
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ [* m! W6 _+ W" B. O" P; B         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: {& u' ?  r. J+ |  ]
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Sydney Island at 154,149
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0 a9 D- n& h, k6 ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 l7 K8 B$ t" h0 ?: n- AEstimated time to target is 24 minutes9 d7 z- l3 [% c9 G
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Japanese aircraft4 F* K! \# ^7 {- n3 M
      A6M2 Zero x 27
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      PBY-5A Catalina x 128 b) e4 U  M9 g6 U

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7 g/ D6 \/ ]0 H! `& JNo Japanese losses# [8 ^1 H$ l. n# _- D+ {- J) E! i, o
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5 ~9 |1 A! \6 e* r3 o      PBY-5A Catalina: 2 destroyed; d3 b, M0 v- @! Y4 D% u
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2 s2 A; [- Y; H0 |8 qSubmarine attack near Merak  at 48,97
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Japanese Ships% O2 p1 z/ _  Y
      SC Ch 4
% I" z4 _0 Y7 b5 Q8 D( H2 }      APD Aoi
5 i+ _- F" y% ]9 g5 l. ~, ]. U9 M8 M      xAK Midori Maru
# P& }- U9 A# N. f$ t9 s% Y8 S      xAK Hikosan Maru
* w; ]7 c4 Q6 S0 Q# _# g      xAK Meiu Maru
1 \5 `, _* W# Y- u" _      xAK Seizan Maru( G6 a/ c4 m% R
      xAK Kusuyama Maru, E1 Q+ ~, a' _% H( \6 \% s" D
      xAK Tokusima Maru
$ m! f0 X. X$ ~% f8 m$ \      xAK Hakkaisan Maru
8 d. F0 H* S5 z% g( `/ `% {$ w      xAK Arima Maru
  T& |+ T+ r; `6 r7 y7 @% b      xAKL Anbo Maru
$ c) b0 |( G+ D; X4 @& E- R      PB Sureboko Maru! j' m2 ?9 \6 \2 l/ w6 {
      PB Fuji Maru #3
2 e* I5 ]8 C# {- m( x9 p      SC Ch 5# X8 k/ V" G  f- T8 Y
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* Y0 J7 B3 I' |4 K. j5 \      SS KXIII, hits 11,  heavy damage

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 19, 42% u/ g; ?9 F6 y- f! g& B
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miniKB果然大胆突入拉包尔海域，前一日抵达拉包尔机场的4个中队72架俯冲轰炸机和1个中队27架水牛式战斗机由于拉包尔地勤严重不足，只起飞了15架DB，攻击命中日军CVE 大鹰号1枚1000lb，没有造成什么伤害; H+ o+ u5 b) `
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9 ~/ v( J; ]  ?3 m& t( J* @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1257 \/ [: r4 C1 S8 v

7 M: l' y4 c8 _4 s. i. ~, a- JWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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' E4 t8 U4 R  B+ s8 F4 m' FRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., m' g) u% r' g5 _) @# ~; K. d/ `
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 t4 J5 y% L! Z& J, a+ n. W
      A5M4 Claude x 12
( |' K- Q7 w0 G+ c" g1 Q& r- T3 L      A6M2 Zero x 36% |( O. c  R# f! A; `/ |% f' V
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0 w, H8 c( _: ^Allied aircraft
5 \4 `. `% G# R- b      F2A-3 Buffalo x 278 v0 ^$ e2 e6 K
      SB2U-3 Vindicator x 15
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      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed% o# M5 E, P$ F7 e) M+ [1 |
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Allied aircraft losses
% ^; P/ V/ }* o: A      F2A-3 Buffalo: 4 destroyed2 g9 T2 j' _6 T0 Y
      SB2U-3 Vindicator: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
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4 O4 Y: ]% |3 C' F  k4 ~Japanese Ships: K7 N; Y9 ?! T
      CVE Taiyo, Bomb hits 1
/ Q; ^+ H1 G. D% t3 O" e) M      CVL Ryujo( H3 h: ^# J  R$ P
      CVL Zuiho" u) _: {: L/ i) B  c+ R
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       4 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 3000'! T5 y5 l( s# k& {( @! W
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
! T- U; A! |, W       7 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 2000'0 D2 u  [1 b3 e  K* }! P" N
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb) w2 d2 k9 o2 c7 S6 D
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Sub attack near Sydney Island  at 153,145. S% ~+ a" U1 S7 O1 E8 ]( d: q
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      xAK Hokkai Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage9 w( ?; z: `% d5 D( l' C; i
      PB Shonan Maru #6
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Allied Ships5 h/ V+ H1 X9 [& P
      SS Tambor3 l4 M) l- i; P4 l7 h4 Q2 m

: C* v+ O5 t" B+ q6 KJapanese ground losses:4 {! H% u, M7 K% H
      30 casualties reported2 w1 T1 L8 @" A3 X. M
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 b- M6 o8 A; ]4 C  A! C. Y4 @         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, b7 O% v7 ^2 \8 E
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 m# b4 ?8 \, `9 U# u' T" X3 c
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Sub attack near Rennell Island  at 108,1468 a4 o. `8 W5 B/ @
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Japanese Ships, K! S( {( I, w3 b
      TK Ogura Maru #2, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage% i' ~3 b, g/ @; M# \" n
      PB Toko Maru #4: k" r6 w- N# k" T1 Q

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      SS S-27; [5 T: n+ g- I! n' _1 C

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4 X) ?9 ~9 \) q. R% b2 |8 [Sub attack near Rennell Island  at 108,146
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Japanese Ships
$ T) v/ B0 h# L, ]+ E: {+ S      PB Toko Maru #4, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage5 S8 V! n+ {# e% |& x4 ^
      TK Ogura Maru #2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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      SS S-23
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! E$ N4 F1 |# ]! f4 R% _Morning Air attack on Toboali , at 50,93 5 |' {, d, c3 n2 }# `
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 w$ m* G" q0 g& V+ n9 k1 {$ B' `, n
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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$ F. s. r3 h: f4 K1 X0 t5 X7 `Japanese aircraft
8 Y: b5 L3 G5 p9 m7 K* g# |' A0 p6 H      A6M2 Zero x 27 D6 g5 [8 R4 m! j, r
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Allied aircraft# M* j" {+ _, ~1 F9 d; C& D  ]
      139WH-3 x 552 A) f+ K0 m% }+ t- c
      B-339D x 4
* @& e% R! o" f) ]      CW-21B Demon x 12/ n7 q  p# x8 U( B
      75A-7 Hawk x 12& J" G) j; e; x# i9 o
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No Japanese losses
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      139WH-3: 2 damaged6 u3 b' r# ~9 D! H" ^- L
      75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed$ x% l0 l$ T7 X- V# Q* X) _

7 j2 I3 ?2 r8 k/ ]- X* sJapanese Ships8 h0 l5 v# ]( N
      LB-5002, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
& v. z1 P/ \9 K7 H* T      LB-1005, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: Q; _# i5 }' z      PB Shonon Maru #10, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ s3 P+ o8 ?+ c# ~  W9 b
      PB Seikai Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires3 o; ^2 D5 S0 U+ l

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hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 20, 42
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哈尔西海军中将率领三艘航空母舰从莫港海域突入珊瑚海，在6格距离同日军miniKB展开激战，由于之前的情报失误，盟军误判miniKB只有包括龙骧在内的3艘CVL/CVE，不过盟军情报部门认为早已在南洋沉没的CVL祥凤号又出现在战斗中，MiniKB拥有4艘轻型/护航空母，载机约140架，盟军约有舰载机290架，双方都几乎没有陆基支援。
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9 g& M; G% q: O' r' w* F早上双方航母编队互相发现了对方，都放出了全部攻击机予以攻击，盟军非常可惜未能打出协同，最大一波的64架SBD竟然裸奔，损失惨重，但是依靠压倒性的飞机数量，仍然重创了MiniKB 4艘航母中的3艘，瑞凤号居然在全天的数波打击中奇迹般的毫发无伤
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6 h' b7 ]- u1 h; K4 r' _龙骧号，祥凤号和大鹰号分别被命中6枚以上的1000lb穿甲弹，龙骧号弹药库爆炸大火，大鹰号弹药库燃料库双爆大火，祥凤号燃料库爆炸大火，理论上存活的几率都非常低； 盟军方面企业号被命中2条鱼雷1颗250kg高爆弹，目前系统38 进水47，仍有17节的航速，没有起火，失去飞机起降能力，仍有希望逃离" s; Z# u4 \* V( t( @  S" \2 c

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全天盟军损失150架精锐舰载机，日军损失100余架，略占上风
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目前日军三艘正规空母在米龙湾南部500海里处，盟军正在全力侦查日军动向，争取让3艘航母全部脱离战斗
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 102,128
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$ y* r3 U  }# z8 w. _% h& x0 D9 `9 z, EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! X; \0 W: w/ s& b% g
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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+ v0 b, U  D; c$ H( h, i+ ?' o2 fJapanese aircraft
8 l) c" r8 b$ Q9 F$ c6 Y      A6M2 Zero x 105 O( `* E- s4 v4 \4 ^2 b
      B5N1 Kate x 25
- P- h" Z5 A! B7 ~# |% x      D3A1 Val x 6
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Allied aircraft
5 o1 w9 @# ]" {' z) P( I* [' A: G      P-40E Warhawk x 3
/ ]4 i( |9 A+ z9 D$ Z( b  E      F2A-3 Buffalo x 14
' ?5 x. s2 J5 B      F4F-3A Wildcat x 43
- G0 l2 J7 M  A2 R: i      F4F-3 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
. w0 S# c$ a: G$ D% ^* l      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed2 Y9 F7 T! f% _5 n) W) ~
      B5N1 Kate: 9 destroyed9 P4 U! g. P9 r
      D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
0 S- t0 ?: l% ]2 r      CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,124
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Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 l& y, J' ]3 `2 m* H; X
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! k9 r' a. {: M( W" _
      A5M4 Claude x 10
) z) U5 |' \+ z8 l" r8 X7 o( m      A6M2 Zero x 45) N' k! I0 r" Z  j. F

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Allied aircraft8 M' _% B: @7 ^& m8 k# j
      SBD-2 Dauntless x 16- K) A4 J& q" U! G+ ?8 q
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 48
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0 c# @: j7 j" X8 wAllied aircraft losses+ r. r7 Y5 U2 E% \) |$ f
      SBD-2 Dauntless: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged
' X' v; Z- i; w      SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak; h0 u- _1 n+ o  Z
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 31 destroyed$ T" S( H# J2 }6 B# M. P  ?
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed by flak
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0 \1 x! f# M8 p3 k( vJapanese Ships8 ?1 {  d: c# G) E# ^. g
      CVL Ryujo( S: x$ x2 i8 _. `1 ]0 q* t
      CVL Zuiho
+ c8 I; p' r. d) R/ B, {      CVL Shoho% W- i+ M( a3 e. |: a& S
      CVE Taiyo
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$ z) F& ?) }8 }6 z  m# l4 gMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,124
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. L! Q( q- a  B# s, D# W2 YRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 C1 R: \9 p& y: Y0 f- Z0 H
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; P$ \9 x: w+ U6 q; Y
      A5M4 Claude x 40 o2 [) m% Y/ S* E9 a
      A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft9 k. Z! I: }3 |$ T' A2 R: k: K5 p
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 32) \" x# }) L# {# r0 Y+ l

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Allied aircraft losses
: W3 S  _9 j& a8 i4 Q) y      SBD-3 Dauntless: 11 destroyed, 4 damaged% t' p* |# A! U) |1 \( [8 w+ H6 k& }
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak6 g0 w6 K$ P+ L4 ]5 F$ A
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Japanese Ships
7 I: B$ G6 r5 E9 Z2 c      CVL Zuiho& \3 R8 W, O) i& P5 G
      CVL Ryujo
: M! Y/ ^  d4 O! E; H      CVL Shoho
. s" _( P, X& n" P& ^+ |      CVE Taiyo, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires
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Fuel storage explosion on CVE Taiyo
, C/ c) F* z6 y) lHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Taiyo& P5 {& m0 j# m7 E
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' W$ S' o, `# C# qMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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' g2 r( b/ S% G* K' B: R  ?Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.% I! {0 c" M: a
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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' ?: p! _; P' D* R* u0 tJapanese aircraft; L/ q' D6 t4 j
      A5M4 Claude x 1
2 `- b4 d& H2 o' e& \      A6M2 Zero x 6
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: I% a# X- G7 n7 b7 SAllied aircraft
, y) I) E( o4 l; b, t* X7 \7 l# s- w      F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
$ u, k3 m4 ~9 y' y3 J5 g) U. I      SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
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! T& a9 o  w; t: q( g6 ENo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
( S# Y* G( ~' c- Y) l      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
, ~" S* x+ x6 [# V$ M( r0 r      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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  W# x4 V* F2 x) X: m/ L# h" j8 i      xAK Kokuryu Maru
; v% Y; g) r9 B1 Y# x  |      xAK Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage% [, h5 `4 g8 p" H! B0 w
      xAK Hokumai Maru
1 l4 k% R( ?  I      xAK Chile Maru1 n/ c* F! P& n2 T$ z& j
      xAK Yamasimo Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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- Y) u9 {" y2 ~* X7 [* TMorning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,124
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Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 t6 y/ {' v8 c! z" |2 T
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes. D# `6 H' d- r

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# n  ^# ]0 R5 ~. z# P( tAllied aircraft
5 U. {3 o$ g; w- \3 S      SBD-2 Dauntless x 16
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Allied aircraft losses2 C  L  C* q, \" F
      SBD-2 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships6 x; i3 ?* Z+ M7 \6 n( h7 t, C/ U1 D
      CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage' E% Y2 L8 s+ F' c) u0 Y% Q1 r) k
      CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires# _( ~5 r- l0 s" z1 a
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, L( H& _: o( j" U6 _Carrier support unable to supply air cover..
9 e0 O) d% \3 y4 O* V/ O- LFuel storage explosion on CVL Shoho
) U& O" y; m  W0 mHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho1 v5 R& K. s' r( }" A5 E4 A
Ammo storage explosion on CVL Shoho1 ~* S! A4 v8 }

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  ~  f9 _) @+ \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! z) A0 h. L$ Y% u4 d$ j4 kEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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2 |% u9 G/ d$ f) B# xJapanese aircraft) Y9 H1 u( v- ]5 q7 O6 w  R
      A5M4 Claude x 3
* G4 S  K! Y( Z# u( q3 ~! Q; ]      A6M2 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft
% i; X3 c* ]  O* F% b2 O0 O& m  C( p: Q      F4F-3A Wildcat x 4
3 j9 c% s2 U  o. l5 e  L      F4F-3 Wildcat x 15
$ o$ M& u$ M& E, @% J      SBD-3 Dauntless x 110 M( `8 T5 {0 \' j' |$ \5 o$ k

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# ]- C  t+ \! k% l  w; pNo Japanese losses
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# l" ?4 e9 @  ?1 T! x+ |0 EAllied aircraft losses
7 ?( k3 S8 \8 ]( O      F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed  `4 `. J1 e1 ?
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged2 n7 Y) }. q7 ^9 k8 X# J- B9 }8 S

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; N4 t9 E* ?2 ?! s1 n      xAK Tazan Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires. M$ d" R( D, F2 s4 `& d8 k8 K
      CA Chokai' J  o5 p5 @5 O) L
      xAK Siraha Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire9 f* t) s$ O0 }% j4 n, r' l
      xAK Akiura Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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% }4 V% p4 Y' {  j# {8 c2 lRaid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.1 U7 k, z* E1 z& p
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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' z5 Y# A. n! [  N3 U      A6M2 Zero x 2
$ S' I* h, f. N, @      B5M1 Mabel x 5. H# z, D* t3 Z! `' \

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      P-40E Warhawk x 4
# u5 t7 b* J. u8 I6 N      F2A-3 Buffalo x 9
0 e8 `3 q, Q1 a0 E* ^3 f3 m  u" }) k      F4F-3A Wildcat x 16
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7 z4 J3 x( s* p$ w, k      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
/ V$ V( S. K5 i" V# F, k      B5M1 Mabel: 2 destroyed
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+ Z7 Q7 O8 M1 k+ hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,124
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6 L! q4 h+ F9 [9 bWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. Z8 f+ I8 V' ]) H
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes2 |7 ^2 X; q+ `) S' S

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      A5M4 Claude x 7
5 T( Q. Q) x4 y3 J$ |      A6M2 Zero x 12
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  s+ \5 t; A" g/ x: y      F2A-3 Buffalo x 7+ ~% L; m8 G7 ]
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 80 n5 c/ c9 X0 V2 B& h) B! c6 z8 A
      SBD-2 Dauntless x 158 A1 r0 K, M6 i9 [
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 20; A/ c6 O4 V2 \4 c. ?( U
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      A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed' ~: {2 C; W) w) E+ |8 L/ m" b  K

' a' |8 z( q, B& G0 B. lAllied aircraft losses5 s/ R( Y' _6 F' Y
      F2A-3 Buffalo: 2 destroyed% D  `; L3 Z0 I  Q( ~+ t, Q
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed  G9 B2 ?2 ~; I# B" x
      SBD-2 Dauntless: 2 damaged
! I3 S! I- s9 x# ^      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
* ?' I0 P3 Q( Y3 G4 [      CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
4 y4 M9 F& N8 X* m2 n$ `; |      CVL Zuiho) s' F2 I; \: a" f' A  V) n8 P
      CVE Taiyo, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage5 @( b3 s" P2 I0 t6 g0 o
      CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& a/ C0 z; b: i# l  o
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% J2 u: J& A/ u0 C+ B3 P" Z9 l& [Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Taiyo
! ^8 |$ ?2 q+ H6 U; d, uAmmo storage explosion on CVE Taiyo1 H, t+ i7 D. u/ Y0 B5 g
Ammo storage explosion on CVL Ryujo
1 N, Y1 ]. ^( H9 L3 p7 G4 aHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,1245 x* Y! [5 x  L. _. z8 e, y5 z, e, H

, P1 ?# U* I' |4 Z$ K9 d! m3 I4 wWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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' v% a. m" ?6 u: o1 l8 U6 {Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; ^9 a: v4 w$ g. KEstimated time to target is 14 minutes* h4 B3 V( r& [: x% j- b, |
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Japanese aircraft. B5 L' w2 A: t2 q! @; N. l
      A5M4 Claude x 1* B5 A  V* E9 a) W/ B- H, r8 g% E" t
      A6M2 Zero x 7
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Allied aircraft
" \) K% X) a* z, D) n$ o8 O      F2A-3 Buffalo x 6# x4 _- c3 J' y/ a; k# u& k. `
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 5
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No Japanese losses0 n9 [! R0 n% D' W6 z& G

6 k' a9 C+ {! `/ L$ mAllied aircraft losses
. w2 {* F0 k4 k% l0 T$ A      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed
* Y1 U$ A0 b- N; O0 M. S7 i1 P      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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+ H% H- q- p" ]8 W      CVL Zuiho

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8 `$ l9 g3 H  D9 E9 F大E的陨落
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一向以幸运著称的美国航母企业号终于好运气到了头，重伤不及撤退，被赶到珊瑚海的1/2KB送入海底，由于舰载机损失惨重和油料缺乏，萨拉托架号和约克城号已经全速脱离战场，前往安全区域补充燃料和飞机
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当然大E没有白死，掩护大E的美军陆基中队全天击落了大约50架KB上最精锐的0战和攻击机，狠狠的给日军放了一把血，也把珊瑚海海战双方的舰载机损失拉成平手
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Buna at 99,129
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9 n$ U. d, @7 `% F2 kWeather in hex: Clear sky  U! I9 N- r$ U" O& A1 r% L% p, Y( j$ R

+ m- s# I7 M/ i; gRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# N% B& N# F3 HEstimated time to target is 28 minutes1 V' z8 i6 _8 g8 Q

/ U2 n- v& L0 h% AJapanese aircraft- G2 D% ]7 v. A6 R# K% g& F
      A6M2 Zero x 25
7 E4 o# H/ I, G* J# k$ E2 h      B5N2 Kate x 59
' |/ c( T6 d9 U. j% w      D3A1 Val x 358 h. K: ~3 I) @  T, F
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Allied aircraft
! s3 @: t7 K( k) x, w  D7 \, X      P-40E Warhawk x 175 X. K* t3 j2 g

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Japanese aircraft losses
6 I. b/ a& @3 a      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
" q" m. w2 _# @/ q      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
" W* B  `) \$ C" c( o      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
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      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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( L' ]! a3 @6 x( D% w* N1 l      CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. R3 t/ `$ {. m; q7 T3 n
      DD Encounter
$ z; u5 ]* v' b/ p- t& R7 e3 @      DD Jupiter, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
2 g" c* H) i2 W" a4 T+ E! M8 ^) P      DD Maury, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
  p4 i4 }9 Z: y0 u9 J! w7 j      DD Isis
0 z5 f, d8 a# c; P! K      DD Gridley2 d/ r6 W+ y! e" c% {- a5 p
      DD McCall, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  B9 ?' L8 l$ g) R( x$ Q/ ^9 h
      DD Craven, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires
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9 g/ }. |6 c$ aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Buna at 99,129
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$ A* E% V: R. h' T( NWeather in hex: Partial cloud* G" a( V+ s' b
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* ~( W  O' \$ u6 v7 `
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; W1 g' O: q4 J      A6M2 Zero x 21
# A  \6 I7 N( h0 B. F# B+ D6 x  _      B5N2 Kate x 163 w! Z  Z5 R) C7 i
      D3A1 Val x 33
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Allied aircraft/ |1 R2 Q; q0 k
      P-40E Warhawk x 68
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8 _7 S( D9 }" G- p; S; ~Japanese aircraft losses5 ^% v1 p6 ~! ]  Z# T
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed; A3 Z5 w/ C% B3 V6 \) O
      B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged7 O, e1 m) j4 b5 `: a, L' ~' N
      D3A1 Val: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged) v) W  l) |( K
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Allied aircraft losses# N; L# d: i% p; Q7 i6 z7 j$ Z, a+ t
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed  F- s8 ^* v8 ?8 m) q$ b. E
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Allied Ships  I* _- a: T/ I
      DD Isis
2 X. ]6 m: X6 D% Z, ?  B      DD Encounter

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 22, 42
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激战爪哇岛, [$ y, I. S; N! t$ {

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$ [& _$ C- |8 }# N意大利面大胆依靠爪哇北部梅劳克一级机场掩护舰队突入巴达维亚港，在爪哇代机已久的盟军轻巡战队果断突袭梅劳克，一夜之间把150多架日本陆航飞机击毁在跑道上1 t' w' J3 h8 D

& s( N7 U# V* C, ~9 z4 O& @天亮之后舰队同日军闻讯赶来的柱岛舰队发生激战，ABDA舰队火力相差太远，边战边退，最终成功退回己方基地，已经损失了8艘轻巡洋舰，掩护舰队的盟军陆航击落了30几架0战和数架陆攻，成功的掩护舰队没有遭到空中打击8 S$ c8 \: k0 j

* ^' C  O5 u$ Q: e2 l+ Y1 B1 l* y在水面战中受伤的日军重巡羽黑号在撤离途中被荷兰潜艇抓住机会连中两雷，当场沉没
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TF 136 encounters mine field at Batavia (49,98)
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# N; c3 O+ g' DJapanese Ships- J+ o* C7 d2 T
      CA Takao, Mine hits 1
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TF 136 encounters mine field at Batavia (49,98)
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Japanese Ships3 @/ g9 }9 z( I$ h
      DD Yudachi
( {7 f8 u/ k8 q5 ?      DD Usugumo, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage3 d5 x* e6 x9 V9 C! H. N3 k
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( V4 |, \4 M, H2 mines cleared5 D3 q1 d& [. J  d# F4 M, @, J

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Night Naval bombardment of Merak at 48,97
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Japanese aircraft+ K1 G0 `7 e! G1 L
      no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses6 [& r8 m' Z& {3 A
      Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 54 damaged; R; c5 m$ x: j- J& t3 q; u
      Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 28 destroyed on ground
3 _# e; I2 K" ~' q9 l      Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 35 damaged( `) E& Z. ]) W5 b. \9 u
      Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 20 destroyed on ground6 R; o2 m) t( z& }# ^  w" C1 S
      Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 36 damaged
; s( a- Y& q# q, n4 B( j      Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 10 destroyed on ground5 P" B+ z' @0 o
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Japanese Ships
2 D: ?' ]. K* Q5 i6 m6 l& Q  [      xAK Awazisan Maru, Shell hits 1. @' n$ g# |7 e' v1 S+ E

7 \6 ]& _: x* aAllied Ships( ~& ?( C& l+ @' a0 X# z
      CL Colombo- z" U5 A/ |3 e+ `+ z  W0 k
      CL Capetown$ n- I9 Z: c- Z8 |
      CL Caledon8 h3 {; j* W/ C9 W: G1 k* [
      CL Concord: P1 y" S+ o7 B$ j
      CL Marblehead! Q1 `, k0 g3 @) F* s$ P
      CL Trenton
7 _+ V! w# s3 g  j, \: G! S      CL Ceres' u2 E2 G' o5 W. G
      CL Dauntless
" b- F) o# i; r* [& [      CL Durban
  g1 n& R8 `" Y$ X      CL Dragon4 k. [9 H% f! w- o& D+ d7 t
      CL Danae
0 W1 h; Y! L  C& k, ~      CL Emerald7 ]8 `3 R3 N7 T, W& e
      CL Enterprise
* o! M! o$ b! v- n0 ~$ g      CL Tromp
0 C6 e3 Y! {# R- R3 h0 i8 M      CL Sumatra* ?4 R* r$ W' ?4 X4 @+ {# l7 o
      CL Java
; ?- c- H: h! s0 M" X( U& l4 t      DD Express
4 m2 u: {2 H* j8 f      DD Electra, O+ V( D, j! ?6 y6 G
      DD Tenedos
4 G7 _9 m7 X8 q/ p* z; p6 t  r6 L      DD Stronghold8 `7 [! Z2 y& x3 v
      DD Evertsen8 D0 U) Z! d% R/ X. b% l# c
      DD Vendetta
7 C, v7 g2 q5 U7 R      DD Balch
: k* C8 m7 D% G" c      DD Porter
2 N& t  w, _1 |) L3 r  n9 m      DD Lamson
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2 E" b! f- Y) _; uJapanese ground losses:
7 S6 u, v7 g7 x$ b      32 casualties reported* e; ]& ^5 S+ A3 k9 f7 K; [
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( {/ i# a& C7 ~  X2 S  Q9 G% _         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, D5 u) q' \4 }6 T+ @" h         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Airbase hits 11
8 ]# N) x% c, l9 u; C* sAirbase supply hits 256 n' Y. c! X$ l( [: R# l9 T) x1 l
Runway hits 46; ~/ R5 j& z' a" k
Port hits 1
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CL Colombo firing at Merak
8 s4 F( n7 n5 \3 ~; k1 WCL Capetown firing at Merak ! P( `' O8 V; n( k  h- ?( ?6 \
CL Caledon firing at Merak
/ a8 H- B0 Z9 V. B: p. d" @CL Concord firing at Merak - B" ^* k; G: @# _( d0 V/ P1 r
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Marblehead8 C2 R' H- P  D& y* l# y
CL Marblehead firing at Imperial Guards Division
. ]! _. _% B2 `$ E+ Y, LSOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Trenton6 l' V& @' R2 S
CL Trenton firing at Merak
# R0 H4 t7 G+ H2 \2 _2 P1 W% LCL Ceres firing at Merak
" q! I$ P+ S( k: t* x# e  b  K( i7 |' c7 DCL Dauntless firing at Merak
- l6 W+ r+ g7 V3 ]6 e3 GCL Durban firing at Merak
! M1 C9 L, L; H2 `% kCL Dragon firing at Merak 5 O# d9 a$ X5 F/ ]; R9 Z
CL Danae firing at Imperial Guards Division1 z2 p" T# E& [( [, D2 u2 O
CL Emerald firing at Imperial Guards Division
. x, A- b$ k: j: JCL Enterprise firing at Imperial Guards Division" Y- C* p1 W! |7 t
CL Tromp firing at Merak
- j. T( L& f+ vCL Sumatra firing at Imperial Guards Division
- [0 E2 ~' U% B/ Z+ H/ PCL Java firing at 5th Field Artillery Regiment5 _# c3 p( J& ]+ q" n5 e* o0 d7 D& l% B
DD Express firing at Imperial Guards Division
( I4 l- W3 W3 CDD Electra firing at Imperial Guards Division. n, B* V& U; Q; b+ w( \
DD Tenedos firing at Merak
+ G$ n7 \8 D' N( ]# aDD Stronghold firing at Merak / F% n  i/ i' U! w
DD Evertsen firing at Merak + a7 [) d; h+ l+ X) z
DD Vendetta firing at Merak ' Y1 H" a$ Q2 R7 f4 B/ G
DD Balch firing at Merak $ b4 Q, j; ?9 \
DD Porter firing at Merak
9 v* J6 H! B4 d; p. h* r- fDD Lamson firing at Merak / {5 q$ P$ J1 \2 h8 O$ ~3 g7 X

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 19,000 Yards4 v1 a5 W2 P- ?, X# G

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      no flights! O; C2 n9 H, J6 O  N$ @+ E
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Allied aircraft losses
  W7 D) l8 D% m9 `) |# L1 X4 `- D3 ~- ?      Walrus II: 1 destroyed
$ N7 n) k4 }$ c- o6 A" m      C.XI-W: 3 destroyed
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Japanese Ships0 S9 X9 o/ b0 u9 v. Q" V
      BB Nagato, Shell hits 3,  on fire
2 R, s- x2 ~6 L# i0 n1 C6 m5 q      BB Fuso, Shell hits 2
5 e1 F  _' {+ h) N4 _1 q      BB Ise
4 w8 F1 w+ i6 Y      BB Hyuga, Shell hits 2& `6 |7 s, B: e2 h. e8 Z
      CA Haguro, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire0 P6 m9 a3 o3 L5 e% n
      CA Nachi, Shell hits 6
: Q! ~7 g, Y1 r6 K* q" H      CA Ashigara, Shell hits 2
$ s; e9 P# \+ D6 x" F      CA Mikuma, Shell hits 1" v$ N+ d3 A# o0 h1 |, G% [
      CA Kumano, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 15 ~; J; }4 r' W/ c
      CL Naka, Shell hits 5,  on fire
$ @" Q; T/ {. u9 b; G      CL Nagara, Shell hits 4) A/ u: @6 N7 x4 }
      CL Kiso, Shell hits 9,  on fire
0 P) b/ y. d& v# }! d1 m. J      DD Maikaze, Shell hits 11 }6 [, d0 `% V4 ?" t
      DD Arashi, Shell hits 4
1 Y4 P2 E; i* N4 D+ n9 d      DD Arashio2 I+ ]- [1 j0 A" c
      DD Harusame, Shell hits 1,  on fire3 F8 h, e' P2 c/ b* k$ c: R
      DD Yudachi, Shell hits 1,  on fire
0 {7 R) J, `2 l1 v3 l      DD Hatsuyuki, Shell hits 2
, Y$ ?0 _- P; ~4 k5 L/ t      DD Karukaya, Shell hits 1,  on fire
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      CL Java, Shell hits 5, and is sunk. ~; h; H! X8 s+ d, y
      CL Sumatra, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- i+ ~! j7 C% A
      CL Tromp, Shell hits 37 i  T/ l; [) |. k* n! b
      CL Enterprise, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 l" O- k1 k* }# y- {8 X) _5 a1 \6 P! L
      CL Emerald, Shell hits 2
% X: O, R; Z- |      CL Danae, Shell hits 3,  on fire
; }1 T4 o( y) ?/ j$ d+ {" c9 `      CL Dragon, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage9 [8 ~6 K) U/ b5 N8 ]7 D$ J
      CL Durban, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 \1 n* c# n) \9 ~
      CL Dauntless, Shell hits 2
3 b& p4 p. \; M5 i8 [) ?! p      CL Ceres, Shell hits 15,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
- M3 v. u2 Y0 ?8 c. L      CL Trenton, Shell hits 19,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
0 l# V+ d3 P) H# X/ C/ p5 ]      CL Marblehead, Shell hits 2,  on fire, U! ?) A+ L7 A( P% \
      CL Concord, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage$ H! n0 q8 B3 W
      CL Caledon, Shell hits 8,  on fire6 U5 N  a3 w! o* O2 c( c4 ~. M# y
      CL Capetown, Shell hits 19, and is sunk/ I6 d/ S* n+ A$ L- x
      CL Colombo, Shell hits 8,  on fire
! v  \" F: X, a  x5 V0 `) r& a2 x      DD Lamson, Shell hits 9,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
* ?9 W4 T8 b) e      DD Porter, Shell hits 15 L: K2 z7 |1 J: ~, r) S
      DD Balch, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
, x0 d! D2 W6 Z1 _: K8 Q0 Y( U0 a/ F      DD Vendetta, Shell hits 1) d/ q( C  b( i# M$ E
      DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1& t9 \, n% |  M5 O  v$ W; @
      DD Stronghold, Shell hits 1,  on fire
0 m. _7 S( S0 D$ K0 i      DD Tenedos, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires$ A- h. d. v7 Q. D  {0 W! q
      DD Electra. m1 i; E8 s: r0 d( n
      DD Express, Shell hits 1,  on fire
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1 }7 D% X6 h4 vASW attack near Merak  at 48,97! ~' k5 Z, H) I+ g3 M% O5 d
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      CA Haguro, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage5 v9 ], W* \2 E- x4 p
      DD Harusame,  on fire. v+ G  J# S0 e7 u& `) ^

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kalidjati at 50,99, M9 v( D% a/ o" A# V7 m, a' G
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 60 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* X/ [0 B! Q6 n2 aEstimated time to target is 21 minutes9 s4 f  r- T8 n+ k: @7 c# e1 l

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. w/ g& w2 ^/ L# h+ k      A6M2 Zero x 56
' Q# ?) D( p. N, z      G4M1 Betty x 18
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      P-40B Warhawk x 22$ d" w# o0 V4 ~
      P-40E Warhawk x 66. M9 d4 L# E& d

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Japanese aircraft losses$ \( j; l* v- j! K
      A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
, g6 y: x: L1 t$ s      G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged( i; q3 @9 Z' t7 d* x1 y
      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak2 W. v3 z. m' m6 I( {' @3 |1 p
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. T! l! C. _- T( q$ R0 d      P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
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) o" ?! s  ~$ J& ]6 ~      CL Emerald0 ?. Y6 y# S9 u, _2 d
      DD Express,  on fire
' B3 g, d0 I. x3 A# Y5 B) x* ~      CL Caledon,  on fire
6 H( k: t) H0 Y) \, c& J5 t, K4 U      CL Dauntless
/ H7 @6 X$ Z+ A2 E      CL Danae,  on fire

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6 Y" j+ D6 ?, x: b$ a# z$ D0 e. t日军展开莫港攻略，驻守莫港的是澳军第八师及莫尔斯比港守备旅，澳军将坚守阵地战至最后一兵
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Submarine attack near Oosthaven  at 49,96
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      SC Ch 5$ D4 j. c& g/ e+ q# h7 n% _  p
      SC Ch 4
1 r, D1 ?8 J# ]( W8 ]/ c) \) _      SC Ch 1! }6 ?  m# U/ z( d
      LSD Shinshu Maru$ ^* r( L7 q* i5 c
      xAP Huso Maru9 |" z. P. A- C& V  j' \  J
      xAK Nojima Maru
  G1 o& r* \) {) A2 ^& M5 I  @      xAK Midori Maru
2 O" Z5 V1 l8 O9 w" h      xAK Hokko Maru. t) v& |4 \' d8 J9 u  F
      xAK Enju Maru
! F3 g$ Y! ?6 ?& \      xAK Kyokko Maru7 p4 a. s0 q8 S4 {; {* N$ l
      xAK Seizan Maru3 k9 [2 A+ c) y
      xAK Syoto Maru0 U8 j; M) n  m, ^+ L/ W6 x+ s" ?
      xAK Seisyo Maru9 ?8 I4 q/ A; C# k+ h* I0 ~
      xAK Manyo Maru+ c) @" e& ^! M) [! o
      xAK Kokai Maru6 _& T* ^' R8 h( @
      xAK Aobasan Maru
5 Y9 e3 b' S; D$ Z4 \      xAKL Miyako Maru
2 J. V3 z. v+ J      xAKL Anbo Maru% |  y" f# j2 k# C5 S. v0 g
      xAKL Matsutan Maru
1 c. S* E6 I" X& s" ^. p5 c+ q      xAKL Meiko Maru
4 g$ G/ C, J9 o; Z( U      PB Chosa Maru
7 n& `+ ?" Y" Y& ]# {" z      SC Ch 25
% q* h( m4 g9 V+ R# ^      SC Ch 22; m6 T; G! n" J' D- j' B3 J
      APD Aoi
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. Q: P, f# S! u4 K/ d  V  r: ?      SS O16, hits 9,  heavy damage
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+ h+ n' U( g3 r; W! ~* P. mSub attack near Deboyne Islands  at 103,136
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Japanese Ships3 }2 I9 N4 _# C9 {. T5 ?  R& S
      xAK Kinjosan Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage/ V* K& N) A/ d
      xAK Konsan Maru
! {& T2 B' Y, Z6 s0 J9 P& x; c      xAKL Ogashima
4 k9 f! I8 l! X: c$ y  `+ s4 K- ]      PB Takuna Maru #6$ ~! Y7 l1 Y: k% p3 @. D: q

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      SS Gar/ m3 Q$ G% o+ L1 v+ `* e8 M8 m
  E; ?4 Q& H" m4 ], j: `* A
Japanese ground losses:2 p( n% ]2 Y, _' ?0 k
      29 casualties reported3 k% L1 ^( _3 J
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' B+ |' T: c4 G, G8 s
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled1 }0 y% F# u9 F3 T
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 d; W7 \" K  S

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9 a% y$ A  J1 E* L$ w% gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,133
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& m% C8 f. k& I: c9 w( f# q) DWeather in hex: Partial cloud% M/ A5 X( z+ y

( S) B9 C! Z/ ~& X$ ARaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! o3 K* ?# G9 R/ I# V1 r; A4 R( t
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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" d, _" c+ d2 h% wAllied aircraft
' V3 ^6 V: T1 R% [* ]$ h      SB2U-3 Vindicator x 11+ f# p1 j  n5 G
5 a. d7 z7 M; Z# k) r; Z7 i/ ^
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Allied aircraft losses* V) I- H- u+ Q( k1 ?/ f
      SB2U-3 Vindicator: 4 damaged
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, z9 X/ b3 k" f6 c* IJapanese Ships; @# V; L) y/ J
      BB Hiei
  Y: w* B( S; v' c( f      CA Chikuma

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 25, 42) k$ K7 z1 B% z9 U. s% D/ M5 C! [
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% c+ ]+ x& }; T9 W! M6 U' k8 lSubmarine attack near Pago Pago  at 149,161
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Japanese Ships
5 Y0 `& I! w' y; c' n      SS RO-63, hits 7
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Allied Ships
7 G1 P) k$ c( w8 M+ o: E      xAK Am. Leader, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  x  V. T' F, E$ A' T$ a+ V9 `
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9 v1 P/ ~; \5 Y1 d- Z情报显示日本的加贺号在斐济海域踩了一颗水雷，不知道伤势如何，
( p+ Y2 c( J' \4 d! G  a2 H另外凯恩斯起飞的大艇击沉了2艘日本满载战斗人员的xAP,战报居然显示有半个师团的兵力被送下来了海，日本人在船里可真够挤的; M; Z' v8 X" O2 S  y8 K9 K0 B4 P" F$ V
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6 ?5 _0 X# u+ d  d+ y$ qSubmarine attack near Bathurst Island  at 76,121
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" d' y3 C- N( U* K& nJapanese Ships
, i& J0 u" P8 G2 d* U4 `- N      SS RO-33
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( N3 K% f# N+ J3 [; G3 e, J. lAllied Ships: D9 R- L# Z2 q% [" `1 W3 K
      AS Platypus, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage  |3 n8 U2 R" S( S! ?8 i9 `5 C
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TF 100 encounters mine field at Wallis Island (142,156)
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/ y2 B9 w- ^  w. k/ A2 tJapanese Ships
0 K+ ?+ V; G7 t* v- C* p. \! W      CV Kaga, Mine hits 1
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* ]  f& j$ I" C# v/ M3 d) WMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 102,134# |9 Q# b' G( i, C3 b! _! T0 ~
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  _' v& |2 G4 ^3 uRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet./ b1 q8 d& N2 U) `3 b) D) T
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes' ~8 U3 t  ?/ R7 y* v9 d6 C! w9 d

( w, r1 D; k( _& ?4 A2 nJapanese aircraft
, i, n% f) m/ X  m/ @5 _& s      no flights
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+ Q, K* G# D+ G% m6 M( y' \% YAllied aircraft
& P) i; M+ [: d0 l      PBY-5 Catalina x 21
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; o- N- p9 i( a* F. e$ ZNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses1 |4 R, p6 @. o, F% m$ L
      PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak
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/ `. x6 `% S  w  @+ j- x: i, o1 OJapanese Ships
6 x$ \/ h9 j9 a      xAP Hoten Maru$ s4 X6 E3 R& z: w
      xAP Buenos Aires Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# P% Y% I2 U8 r! c8 C      xAP Ural Maru- ^5 {! O2 A& u3 u" ]
      AMC Asaka Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire/ \1 e. p4 F0 b: |) @4 U0 ]
      xAK Kyusyu Maru
6 C1 h+ m; O* _8 f: f5 G      xAK Johore Maru, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
9 J( _+ a! x( K  M: F      AMC Kinryu Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
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# [3 V( f& s8 I7 S2 v+ jJapanese ground losses:
% Z- h  f1 E# r4 |) u      4333 casualties reported; I& |) d3 W$ F( F) B
         Squads: 119 destroyed, 62 disabled
& J/ t3 Y) W3 I' N9 r+ Q         Non Combat: 79 destroyed, 47 disabled
2 I7 ^+ U) L1 {' \* _+ B3 o- v* k$ V         Engineers: 35 destroyed, 6 disabled
& |# Q0 Q4 e, @) [4 Y6 w+ [      Guns lost 53 (53 destroyed, 0 disabled)! G* e. `' t, ~  q0 {
      Vehicles lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 L' ~1 C: f8 F; Y8 }: z6 {
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, V/ U: D; x3 H0 PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Overcast0 \/ V0 J# P" ~* }) h0 h5 t+ @0 l  s

, h& S6 A0 s5 S/ Z0 k( Y: ?Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.. {7 |6 e2 O% B0 p% J
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- E% R2 A/ Z  m& _      A6M2 Zero x 14
9 ]* \8 M7 \9 a8 _) b" s; k      E13A1 Jake x 53 F6 T) `- ?+ `1 E+ N7 p- v3 F

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      P-40E Warhawk x 47
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4 ]" a! I0 Q4 h8 A& nJapanese aircraft losses
9 m- B% _6 V* F: s& L      A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
# [( V3 j' `7 @* z6 X2 T7 v) v3 k. ?      E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed1 i; ^. e. k/ Q% ?7 u. Y

& }- A- n( X" a; O7 N( DAllied aircraft losses+ w3 b, P/ D  R( Q
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 27, 42
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( j# R9 K( r! N3 L8 \盟军一支在莫港卸载补给的船队全灭；
3 d+ T: K! Q8 k+ L: M新西兰航线上的一支大型船队也被日军5艘DD截击，损失了数艘xAK和护航船只；6 t( S7 Z/ o5 s3 L4 L% I. I5 P
偷袭Pagopago的日军水雷战队踩了不少水雷，其中重巡加古号一艘船就踩了5个，必死无疑
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 12,000 Yards2 @6 a; P8 a# [4 x  R8 q6 x
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      DD Oyashio& f9 _5 N" o5 H* E1 e5 A1 Y
      DD Hatsukaze7 S! \* @' a* E% ^4 ?+ x
      DD Hagikaze
1 B: c+ i/ T' W# V      DD Uranami
4 z" y$ Q3 x) k+ x! {      TB Otori# D( t7 A0 t- F% Y4 U) O+ \6 X' L
      TB Hiyodori, d( f8 [5 l6 p, E1 Y+ _
      TB Hayabusa
' V3 }1 d* I7 Y      TB Kiji9 y0 N7 _' p3 h& r6 s1 I, i
      TB Kamo* f1 b9 c8 v/ H; V* j+ a1 Q
      DD Suresushio% t' u/ m4 J* I. `6 |
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Allied Ships3 z# O/ r& N$ k5 Y0 N" B
      xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
2 {# O- }. t9 |. V( D      xAKL Darvel, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
9 s% v$ R) ~8 c% @& d+ [$ P      xAKL Kaiping, Shell hits 13, and is sunk/ v: M- h/ L# D& v& x% f# N% E
      xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
' j* O7 B2 q/ z* B      xAKL Patris, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
/ ]6 }/ v0 L+ h5 ~# v, C( I6 t      xAKL Burwah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& k1 J* L; V% R, l/ o/ M3 j& I/ R6 k
      xAKL Carlisle, Shell hits 26, and is sunk: K' v+ D* H+ k. A& s: {! i
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 7,000 Yards2 C- }2 z, t( c- ~/ I# Q% m
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Japanese Ships
1 w) l5 ~2 R1 k; f) L      CA Furutaka
! o8 ?! r. u( c& k7 a. A: c: f* I      CA Kako
, q$ {; S# U- O/ T      CL Abukuma
& X. W* p& d6 N+ h5 s/ ~: b      CL Tenryu
% f5 m* X: ^; Q9 G! j0 U5 T: O& s! W      CL Tatsuta
  B% T$ e# @) H% r& d. v      CL Yubari, Shell hits 1* j/ n3 E1 b3 ?$ l" y+ X3 r
      DD Michishio
$ z* i0 ~2 p4 ^* {9 u: _/ @( N  c      DD Amagiri
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      DM Ramsay, Shell hits 16 z' |( \, t! n$ e% A
      DM Breese, Shell hits 3,  on fire
# w6 P) C  X& h      DM Tracy, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
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TF 181 encounters mine field at Pago Pago (148,161)7 z: T! h% p9 f" @! L* Q( V) D
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      CA Kako, Mine hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage3 g  r- U) y  O1 v: o. ]
      DD Amagiri, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage2 Y/ R' I8 @$ x$ ~' i3 _' }* t8 f6 ^
      CL Tenryu, Mine hits 1,  on fire' I8 t/ H- j9 h3 V4 ]- j/ t

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0 b; Z! y+ B! ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards
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      DD Satsuki
" R2 U9 S. a. p# b) E+ c7 ?      DD Minazuki
: v8 g; t1 U6 {$ d# p0 L( Q      DD Mochizuki2 N+ {, }7 |" E6 R3 R7 {* Y
      DD Oite
" H3 ?, V- A$ ?      DD Hayate3 l: ^) v5 O. J2 O
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Allied Ships5 Z/ k4 Z5 R, D9 _. [4 k) r6 k
      PG Sacramento, Shell hits 15,  heavy fires,  heavy damage' X5 S: u+ I; o
      xAK Alabaman
2 {3 W+ f, P( w0 i      xAK Alaskan
* |2 _2 f' }: O/ D$ E      xAK American; l( Y3 O& W; m& Q
      xAK Arizonan
6 ^' g3 s/ f1 ~2 f8 i9 e: ?      xAK Arkansan& j. L2 Y8 a, }) ?) }9 x
      xAK Californian
* [: z' l( q! D) o7 ~  ?5 @      xAK Canadian! s5 L+ F3 Y* G% V2 h* N) }
      xAK Dakotan* N' o+ I5 G* K
      xAK Hawaiian
/ p: a8 d* w: g$ ^; h/ ~# M0 x      xAK Kansan  n  i2 M  n3 N
      xAK Minnesotan
) c' @8 U" |4 t2 o: d, A4 N8 N      xAK Ohioan
+ `/ p; z3 ]1 n+ E3 _" k( V! G      xAK Panaman5 q1 K  T( X6 f+ V, H( _
      xAK Pennsylvanian
( o$ R! P' n7 l$ k7 J" v      xAK Puerto Rican
+ H0 C- h, j: c! ?, k' n      xAK Utahan
% }6 W- r6 A8 ?% z6 R      xAK Virginian8 x8 {7 m& y2 \4 J' L+ U; ~
      xAK Trento' c; C& z! Q1 e3 f1 ]
      xAK Charles H Cramp
* }$ I- |/ `5 @& X      xAK Lancaster
5 p1 e, S" b% C( L+ ~  j6 t      xAK Sagadahoc9 ^8 ~! `( J7 d/ ~  x
      xAK Santa Rita, Z, t. d3 [9 b0 A- G% [
      xAK Santa Teresa
+ |& o+ `( W4 e, h; h2 [; S; J# M      xAK Atlanta City& u: ~0 I" ]3 B3 E' d2 D( I
      xAK Chickasaw City: ~4 n# z: B6 x8 C
      xAK Ensley City  N3 f2 ~$ e$ C6 A7 _
      xAK Knoxville City. S$ {3 c, u, |$ }- c
      xAK Mobile City$ q9 w& j1 T7 \" V8 C1 w, i3 x& I0 a
      xAK Tuscaloosa City& M" o2 R8 ~+ A6 q) I! T+ j4 U
      xAK Steel Age; k% K8 F4 {( c
      xAK Steel Exporter
3 ~! `8 Y" L& t3 S& P      xAK Steel Mariner
3 o1 z4 Z+ d0 ]( x1 N5 W      xAK Steel Navigator
% w8 g5 D; v" g  ?+ M6 X      xAK Steel Ranger$ u( C* Y! V, }% P/ ~! s! R* R
      xAK Steel Scientist( r" A; i# B7 X6 j
      xAK Steel Seafarer2 y. B$ }% y0 F; ]5 s: F
      xAK Steel Trader3 p  R& r4 U$ U& ?
      xAK Steel Voyager
% I2 D2 m, [9 B      xAK Steel Worker
6 P3 J; Z; O: Q8 H. h) M      xAK Andrea Luckenbach, E3 n: i" U! J
      xAK Harry Luckenbach
2 t- z) y4 q" f& e      xAK J.L. Luckenbach
7 v, J9 n$ X' s) o, p8 m' H      xAK Jacob Luckenbach
3 S. |2 G3 v2 h" y$ ~+ R      xAK Julia Luckenbach9 @8 e; s6 z) ]( {% ]
      xAK Katrina Luckenbach+ v; v. Y) y+ ~1 s% ]2 t+ f
      xAK Lena Luckenbach
! d' o6 U3 Y/ t4 X$ R% i      xAK Lewis Luckenbach
4 p' \9 |% T& s% k, R& p; M" u5 Q      xAK Lillian Luckenbach0 i* B  X% l/ G) }% V4 n- q2 Y
      xAK Mathew Luckenbach* ^  ?" n+ e9 g! @, ~
      xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires, i) F. g/ f# P$ m+ c( |6 N2 H
      xAK Walter Luckenbach6 i' J1 R3 W, K: _& |- x
      xAK William Luckenbach
+ N5 F0 Z: B+ c, S% S$ `      xAK Diamond head
8 k4 A/ S' m6 B, n$ j- [      xAK Admiral Halstead
& e* k& j  M0 O2 J      AM Matai, Shell hits 1* W$ [7 j( r. n: B- r2 D
      AM Muritai, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage$ t+ }$ ~6 |) V
      xAK Salamaua, Shell hits 1% c% Y4 `' Z9 h# [9 p
      xAK Rona, Shell hits 2) @, G; P3 n( r  m9 b2 l1 H" o

# Y' V& J5 y+ y1 w4 Q3 w
4 `  x9 h! o3 Q6 t" f! QAllied ground losses:
9 s2 P7 b5 u9 z2 p      24 casualties reported
' D! `6 f/ t2 `* d# e         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' {6 N  k3 e) j1 I. s         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
1 n) h: F+ ~& G2 F         Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled. g" S" W* W5 P8 z8 @# G
      Vehicles lost 17 (10 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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& ]( [/ D3 @- p4 q4 ENight Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 122,193, Range 8,000 Yards* |  U* s: k* K' ~8 e' O
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Japanese Ships3 ^1 L. g5 I( W1 K" R( `
      DD Satsuki' ~/ n% L" m, E0 `
      DD Minazuki6 E; M5 ?0 N% A6 ^0 ^- F6 |
      DD Mochizuki: X" O$ g- p0 Z8 @, R4 h: J
      DD Oite( _* @# \. i& n- G0 W
      DD Hayate4 Y. h& N1 c4 `% u3 D) H

4 S( R4 ^9 J5 CAllied Ships
! H3 i: O' w2 P  a      PG Sacramento, Shell hits 12,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ s0 k: @9 X# T5 A; V
      xAK Susan Luckenbach, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ L( A% }. K( ^
      AM Muritai, Shell hits 9,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* j. M- O& E* y" Z

# K' Y$ M/ _! ]. \% a5 \  v6 f
( G4 I" I* j' U& j9 }2 E" c2 `Allied ground losses:* ^. d! q% D; K
      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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1 x# `% L% ^) f# D) o9 ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 121,193, Range 8,000 Yards
1 m& p  E0 {/ V
, v9 x9 }! E; T" X3 r  vJapanese Ships" H( ?& v0 Y# t* x
      DD Satsuki8 B7 l. t7 x6 q+ V! m+ p0 J
      DD Minazuki: p, }# I) C. A
      DD Mochizuki  F. a+ X( a+ z, z3 A
      DD Oite
3 N! ]: t2 G* r/ v) m0 K      DD Hayate$ ~& K, x. w- u" K
/ S! \4 k! c4 v# `. B2 ]# Q. A9 p3 h( i4 r
Allied Ships2 S2 m# Z- Y, E" T0 J0 p; N! M, C2 `$ u
      xAK Alabaman2 W! m$ X) w; @$ S8 ]
      xAK Alaskan/ v6 I2 @$ w7 w2 u: p
      xAK American4 v  M: J7 `) r9 g" ^7 _7 T
      xAK Arizonan
5 Y' p2 n! B8 D* C6 ^  {  N3 E2 @      xAK Arkansan- S, _$ G% W5 B' [# v' f
      xAK Californian
- E( X7 X9 C, p0 s& @      xAK Canadian
0 c1 v% i& d2 c9 N      xAK Dakotan! _8 c2 p" q3 q
      xAK Hawaiian
% _2 ^1 p9 B! E; _      xAK Kansan, ?; ~  s6 `6 r$ z1 g
      xAK Minnesotan" E. O2 C. h2 b: X7 ^2 j) Q
      xAK Ohioan* C( U, u9 S0 w5 n
      xAK Panaman
/ y  j6 [2 t1 J7 {* e      xAK Pennsylvanian0 s! w5 t  G1 L+ S
      xAK Puerto Rican0 u8 H: J5 _% N, z
      xAK Utahan7 L5 `0 z$ A+ l9 ]& i: y5 H  l
      xAK Virginian
0 e1 w1 L" n% `' x4 c$ T5 O' [      xAK Trento; f# I2 |  I) \! t. J
      xAK Charles H Cramp+ n) K* o3 f8 e6 H, C2 M, b
      xAK Lancaster
4 d. n' b' {' Q& N9 b0 `      xAK Sagadahoc
( B4 C, V/ I2 d5 j+ t1 j: V! F" }      xAK Santa Rita
2 B8 u; B7 m% p. I  q      xAK Santa Teresa
; X+ V2 q! M, P. Y5 [  S3 e% R      xAK Atlanta City
" @9 ~- Y2 D, \) o  K9 }      xAK Chickasaw City% `% v) [1 f4 m* v/ s! a
      xAK Ensley City; U9 E  |, c8 y
      xAK Knoxville City6 p5 l6 G4 I8 ~4 L# L
      xAK Mobile City
+ K7 H5 Y4 ^2 j3 O  X% h: i: F      xAK Tuscaloosa City
2 M8 U; @0 T1 n* F7 ~8 c; G      xAK Steel Age: P( [5 b6 \  Y: G
      xAK Steel Exporter. q3 }5 O6 q! I! ~
      xAK Steel Mariner
) e: @, ~" m' E  u) d' t* {9 r      xAK Steel Navigator
+ L) s5 X/ q" Z! s3 D      xAK Steel Ranger: X6 l- R# y/ l+ {
      xAK Steel Scientist
2 U' z, Q* O  O( Z4 y4 \# y      xAK Steel Seafarer
. b0 U+ \. y: K3 @      xAK Steel Trader) O# l2 C* @3 {! W0 X( `
      xAK Steel Voyager
+ w8 g0 ?8 L* m( V/ P1 K9 x      xAK Steel Worker,  heavy damage
. V2 d# W5 R; t. I) N# r, b5 Z      xAK Andrea Luckenbach
, A6 U  V: s6 `% c% c: R! g      xAK Harry Luckenbach! x% B; R! w+ r5 i7 p) A4 l
      xAK J.L. Luckenbach
9 y3 q3 |( u+ n( |      xAK Jacob Luckenbach8 Q; |/ b- l0 U6 M$ k, I
      xAK Julia Luckenbach
, o/ m' c+ A2 z) M% C1 ^      xAK Katrina Luckenbach$ x) v: i& \* R2 _8 x( E
      xAK Lena Luckenbach
/ e' d  n" v: v; |6 m9 U      xAK Lewis Luckenbach
' J) ~; v+ z9 n+ }: T6 S0 M      xAK Lillian Luckenbach5 p! m+ q' R, L* F, j  T
      xAK Mathew Luckenbach7 _! t$ P" A, v6 i6 A
      xAK Walter Luckenbach% T. i* |9 Q7 \- Y9 n
      xAK William Luckenbach. U5 ?. E/ k5 N1 F. w1 w% x- t
      xAK Diamond head, t' a  j2 z% @( N
      xAK Admiral Halstead+ Q- N2 |5 R7 ]; p3 {+ Q( w
      xAK Admiral Cole
7 r0 u- L: I  T' I1 I7 X2 \* k      xAK Crown City6 P& y  q8 ^; `6 O* _( r4 Q) z
      AM Matai, Shell hits 20,  heavy fires,  heavy damage0 j# h! V! @/ w: o) }
      xAK Rona, Shell hits 4+ N3 Y& P! }. p% S
      xAK Macedon, Shell hits 1
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8 ]2 f. {$ H: r5 z  V# U" gAllied ground losses:
. K) R$ q# d4 o+ _: I& K      37 casualties reported
" a) s' a6 \! U  K         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
2 f3 Z* c9 k7 k         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 C3 B9 a$ s6 _2 P0 [         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& ~: B, L2 p, {" ^
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 120,193, Range 15,000 Yards& {1 [; [# @+ A4 j7 [0 z  f" I5 t

. M9 P: a+ A+ D# b3 P" x( D; n3 |8 HJapanese Ships
6 R3 y, o, U9 q' j9 f      DD Satsuki
$ l- j* _7 H! N. ~" W% m/ {2 @      DD Minazuki% Q3 ^3 V. U8 r, |" P
      DD Mochizuki3 `1 x# ?, Y5 T! `
      DD Oite
' I: s! D, r, t! U3 ~      DD Hayate" B7 m5 I, F7 x' \! m/ K# G

6 |4 X1 `3 z0 R. hAllied Ships
+ x0 A* u: r6 p5 |" U/ M8 T$ b      xAK Alabaman
- V8 c7 ^* {( q9 w4 K8 X      xAK Alaskan4 g+ g9 k: w8 c& n& X9 g
      xAK American
0 {& ~# `, m+ V, T" Q9 Y      xAK Arizonan, _/ a1 l' @( U* B- i
      xAK Arkansan
# `5 Y! D1 f8 Q& q      xAK Californian
$ t9 S+ X  j4 E& D& L0 D0 S5 Z4 p      xAK Canadian0 }8 v2 m5 {/ Y% j/ I
      xAK Dakotan4 H6 G$ y9 j; N6 R. n& N
      xAK Hawaiian
/ Q+ o+ f+ r2 E3 i7 b# H' \! c      xAK Kansan: @+ ~' b5 ^# ~6 E5 A( m( y
      xAK Minnesotan
3 `  Q4 m, r9 P      xAK Ohioan
3 {0 K2 B5 O, z- j% w* y5 [      xAK Panaman
3 j- P/ T, j8 v4 t0 L  e1 B      xAK Pennsylvanian& T7 |, n! S4 h4 n' w* g
      xAK Puerto Rican0 C2 \5 Q1 ~6 O9 v! \
      xAK Utahan. M3 y2 K8 Y7 p2 W* [
      xAK Virginian
0 z) R& q( M- Z2 _2 P  K; f      xAK Trento1 U6 h6 F9 B% T  y/ _5 H' `$ K
      xAK Charles H Cramp8 \7 l' T" ^: b. s
      xAK Lancaster
) o2 y  A+ K- N* S1 b! F      xAK Sagadahoc/ f/ L* v  [& O
      xAK Santa Rita
" G4 E& }( l5 z: u      xAK Santa Teresa! T' b5 {( o7 L1 i
      xAK Atlanta City! ^/ }" ?1 X2 J* H; h
      xAK Chickasaw City1 |) n" O% ~6 e5 Y7 g6 N5 e
      xAK Ensley City
+ s: ^5 ~" @6 x2 L. A! X" O7 F      xAK Knoxville City7 u7 g+ M4 S* V6 X3 V6 @
      xAK Mobile City) b# Q: w3 R/ o" V" v; w) {
      xAK Tuscaloosa City
5 a6 z# G/ s* J. ^5 Y7 ~      xAK Steel Age+ Z* ~$ w- ^6 x1 G3 _
      xAK Steel Exporter9 L+ I  f3 ~: e0 P+ C
      xAK Steel Mariner) @7 b% r* t  ~% P( J" Z8 O/ k% s
      xAK Steel Navigator, x. G2 A# q& l* x! h9 ?
      xAK Steel Ranger3 F. C( m4 l" j5 l* F5 J4 N( ?
      xAK Steel Scientist
: H: Y1 Z2 a- B  f1 a' x      xAK Steel Seafarer
$ J- r1 M5 n- X      xAK Steel Trader
4 E/ q. j) ]+ M( c3 H$ y      xAK Steel Voyager9 F% g! \* w2 D
      xAK Andrea Luckenbach) S) ~8 w- r* ^
      xAK Harry Luckenbach- a& [) Y7 l8 c/ |. N( c2 X' n5 k
      xAK J.L. Luckenbach4 h* Y, ?% h7 `6 ~
      xAK Jacob Luckenbach
; e8 v; O+ i7 _( K) Y2 n( O7 p4 G      xAK Julia Luckenbach& L6 U1 o, Y9 |" w5 C
      xAK Katrina Luckenbach
% k! g0 t2 c( H+ N& Y      xAK Lena Luckenbach
) t) c& k, V& u, I      xAK Lewis Luckenbach7 k* ^2 e$ M; B+ H+ _  ~
      xAK Lillian Luckenbach
6 e: g- z: x) B# y# P' R% g% Z      xAK Mathew Luckenbach
. J2 T0 f4 @3 X4 q      xAK Walter Luckenbach
5 d1 y$ q  u! v' F/ U8 U      xAK William Luckenbach
5 e: \! c. x3 P7 L# ?# m      xAK Diamond head
" _0 H* A$ \: W; z( E- `      xAK Admiral Halstead" R2 I0 A5 ~2 Q% ?
      xAK Admiral Cole
+ [( i6 t+ _( O! h4 B      xAK Crown City" D- T' `- M6 J# q: e" W
      xAK Admiral Y. Williams
% l& F3 d  Z; J% {9 ^( |9 i, Z      xAK Iron Crown, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires
, \3 C2 q5 w- f' E$ s3 w      xAK Rona, Shell hits 26,  heavy fires,  heavy damage0 W: ]8 T# r6 P* P5 z, I" F- M
      xAK Exmoor, Shell hits 2
6 B. j2 R* Z* ~5 m      xAK Aeon, Shell hits 3,  on fire
- o! _( h1 X1 H1 t; \      xAK Macedon, Shell hits 17 r) ]% E2 y3 i) c
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8 K; b- l4 f4 ?- GAllied ground losses:+ V7 [, h& C1 X
      59 casualties reported5 W4 Q) E( \8 ?2 a4 U. Y$ ?+ T
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 m0 \7 y9 s6 C* }         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled' J7 `( b! r* C
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' M& a2 e* P! m+ g  q+ Z      Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)1 q: b5 }" r6 Z4 v
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 14,000 Yards) b1 O" A# z( H5 `

/ J1 T, F- S( Z! E1 }8 hJapanese Ships& K; R, Z* |8 ~& z7 c! K/ Y
      CA Furutaka
  {6 b5 F0 O+ `1 P# j8 e, V      CL Abukuma
/ [7 \' E$ y* P0 p      CL Tatsuta: `- q0 J6 y. F: U4 g9 K
      CL Yubari
5 L4 v5 S1 N0 Q' N; o1 [      DD Michishio5 w% G& x: ^% \2 R/ `8 ^: J

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      DM Ramsay, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires
4 ?$ L7 ?: k1 B/ C' P      DM Breese, Shell hits 12, and is sunk* p' v5 \) f: K6 x# s) v. S

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Sub attack near Port Moresby  at 98,133" B& p3 Y, ^" O! N) I

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: P4 \, M- o- |1 r6 O* y" B      PB Kozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
( S' x  Z/ {6 [$ E0 {      AO Manju Maru
! k: q6 p% \1 X5 H  I      AO Akebono Maru
. F2 m- i7 a3 y, V- q$ n% I      PB Choun Maru #8& @& t$ F2 W5 }6 g' P
      SC Ch 20
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      SS Tautog' T. K" L/ }9 @3 l

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  O$ X: |. b) _$ e8 j6 L/ BMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130/ p$ H7 v/ s1 g1 l6 q
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Weather in hex: Light cloud" t& P2 ^( ~$ _5 P# q# F4 f: T
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.& b" x' @' ^! {; z
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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3 _; w5 t6 y  zJapanese aircraft+ @. K! f* }. x
      A6M2 Zero x 41( D/ }" V4 q% T

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, a# B5 b. z: M. DAllied aircraft3 _$ s: G% x# {# P9 A
      P-40E Warhawk x 16% f( V6 l' \* y8 Y8 X9 r, E5 E
      PBY-5 Catalina x 308 F* c3 ?! F" ]
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4 u2 F, X0 g' O+ P5 x. ZNo Japanese losses
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) B  s* O% N+ CAllied aircraft losses  K" F8 P, w) J1 p- C
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
4 z  U- r/ v4 _1 W3 K      PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged: R4 @0 _2 t+ w3 i* E
      PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed by flak+ p4 r. m* s8 v, O/ B( R3 s
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Japanese Ships
- y$ k  o  s; k" [; _; I* j      DD Suresushio& t" |& N, E/ n! Q; S: S0 P
      DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage# W, J: z' N2 i0 M
      TB Hayabusa8 X" i6 L! f' x8 m% A
      TB Otori9 ^" K3 @/ j2 ?$ h# ~7 X) H
      TB Hiyodori( g7 B& q2 C$ A' F1 U- y
      DD Hagikaze0 j  P: j. R5 V8 ?
      DD Hatsukaze/ ?4 z  r% n" T  M( J
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hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 28, 42
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日军16军登陆莫港，共计3师1旅战斗力过千，澳军面临严峻考验
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- |) s1 {( V% }" P% x% [( xSubmarine attack near Gisborne  at 119,192
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Japanese Ships, d( s2 t6 S0 F( @
      SS I-9( N, Q7 [) a0 v8 Z0 |  k+ J2 m7 m! x
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Allied Ships3 c" E, d; q& b9 d
      xAK Iron Crown, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage7 X; [2 F5 `% |: h0 H! F

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Allied ground losses:
! u9 ?' m/ l- v      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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. g( N& c) z  Z3 [" v3 HSubmarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131
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Japanese Ships
9 K" `1 `; Z' W7 ^0 B: p      DD Oyashio, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage% Q. }3 l% t! D. J1 {; d
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Allied Ships4 c$ b2 T. z1 e; j) r  T
      SS Tautog4 m/ m! D, _; N" y) G
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SS Tautog is sighted by DD Oyashio: u! Q# u% |+ J! S1 ^9 D
SS Tautog launches 6 torpedoes5 v% t* s0 `. |+ U, ?
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Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)* k4 i6 K- a% i2 u! p+ b: z, @
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 10895 troops, 127 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4859 ~7 x, x) T' A$ e) l

9 |8 X# q3 @" Y5 ^( vDefending force 34669 troops, 262 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 1027* k# Q  Q) b& c0 w

, H* W7 {4 a  K6 uJapanese ground losses:! n2 m# m& E4 W& u2 H6 N6 z  C
      18 casualties reported  J/ z8 y; K7 g$ x: x; |; n% _
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 ~# b! h$ q) @) u- N4 x$ t         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& i5 Y5 h5 [+ l7 ]  H         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& D2 j3 P( p* j" `# G7 l

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' U4 b5 ^: X# G+ s) `* h1 sAllied ground losses:8 j9 B* H- w! A3 m4 @8 {
      21 casualties reported- Z+ T) h4 b& M: y6 m
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
  Y& [7 b/ K" d         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 F! o5 j- J. O( `. K, o  m         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 @$ |3 ]' s1 ]0 f" R0 X9 ]6 F9 b: j

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Assaulting units:1 I% P8 q6 }+ i$ Q3 v
    Lark Battalion
8 Z4 a2 e* V' c    Port Moresby Brigade5 f: @3 F2 g9 v  A
    22nd Australian Brigade
- [: @2 }% Y# t    Sparrow Battalion9 z4 j4 [  f: Y+ c$ c" K
    Gull Battalion
3 W, B" E* n$ v  {2 D0 d$ M    27th Australian Brigade# L7 c7 A$ R$ V
    15th RAAF Base Force
$ t9 M' V. |- l4 l8 R! N    3rd RAAF Base Force /1
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1 C5 \( {3 q3 c  U3 z% N- iDefending units:3 P. s$ X' a* Z. ~, P" w& Q+ P
    47th Infantry Rgt /17 g* E9 V1 h$ i
    21st Div /1
! ?% a1 q' N5 R# V. N    1st Engr Rgt /1
* H( u8 {8 q3 z- j1 y1 E    5th Amphibious Bde /1
0 P1 Y% v5 J( g1 s5 V' w. b3 ]1 R: a# V    9th/A Div /1
/ c/ w8 w/ [8 H: \; z) J: o( x( C5 |    14th Div /5
3 @% ~$ G( }8 N' z    16th Army /4. G4 r. w0 `4 y& S6 p' n
    Combined Fleet /1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 01, 42
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Submarine attack near Port Moresby  at 97,131
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6 ]$ F) }) U3 Q; a      SS Stingray

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 02, 42
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由于日军突然组织大军登陆爪哇后方基地，有一部分荷兰部队在巴达维亚落入包围圈，正在组织全速撤离
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- i8 q4 j9 R# i6 w' }% xSub attack near Exmouth  at 50,128
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% u6 f2 t2 K, ]& b6 s& J. ]      CL Caledon, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage) n2 d$ s3 s4 t: R/ `9 E; Q. E

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9 ~5 D6 q9 H! [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Niuatoputapu at 144,161
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( |! q2 ^0 g; v0 u2 KRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet., a- S4 a! Q8 _& |0 @
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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      PBY-5 Catalina x 8, H' t2 U& N1 T# `* q
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' n  }# G, _1 J8 B2 J      CA Kako, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 N+ t; v6 t7 M( \$ J4 j

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) a$ V1 V8 l3 V" O" e+ E9 _Ground combat at Kalidjati (50,99)' `* }; ^* Y! i+ V. D

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Attacking force 10139 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 513
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# y1 I/ q* D. r7 V" xDefending force 2572 troops, 55 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 123
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0 B" _. i; n) B; A( |3 wJapanese adjusted assault: 179
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Allied adjusted defense: 16 / H4 b, ~" F1 n( _8 H  A2 Z4 r+ m

8 i* H% ?6 f9 e# fJapanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 1)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Kalidjati !!!5 v1 l4 v$ \! }) t0 @& ?& ]
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Combat modifiers; e- ^8 z6 \4 h/ t
Defender: op mode(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
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8 F& I; t5 I0 k% bJapanese ground losses:
$ W; [  `" `0 t' [      220 casualties reported
( C" j  m& f: t, T         Squads: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled! f' {1 }$ X% q( n( }* c( N
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ r. @6 ~& c: T0 D! n$ d) t
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# K' C3 x: ?' K4 ]1 i  m$ v% ]% ]8 t

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$ E# K+ I! R, W- m% WAllied ground losses:8 V8 w9 |6 N4 m! w  w# c# `
      1672 casualties reported
8 N& R% C* k* e4 h( U1 P         Squads: 36 destroyed, 0 disabled0 {4 G2 u6 P" j, i) v
         Non Combat: 118 destroyed, 3 disabled1 W. h% q! y$ r# V2 t! L% F
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 I* P: I) I0 a) m* m7 _+ O
      Guns lost 46 (43 destroyed, 3 disabled)& C6 _; \; R# {$ p- C
      Vehicles lost 145 (142 destroyed, 3 disabled)
" w5 ~9 E4 F1 d+ h+ h( J3 Q+ O      Units retreated 2
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Assaulting units:
9 J: o7 S  F! C/ L" |* `    113th Infantry Regiment
. C1 \6 g* c' A    Sasebo 2nd SNLF
' G9 _  o$ v, H    56th Infantry Regiment
8 K6 H) d1 E7 R$ T/ q" A9 h& [    148th Infantry Regiment
6 K- S/ s8 ~# X% Y    146th Infantry Rgt /7
9 ?* P( c5 ^8 E1 r    54th Const Co
1 p6 O; W5 ]0 u3 }; u5 r1 a# M    55th Const Co , B" i( a' ~. y0 I; i
    6th Field AF Construction Battalion
% U, k, U* r+ B8 v$ Z" m- `% L0 e3 i    1st JAAF Base Force /1
) V/ K4 m7 u# J6 G: D) Q    53rd Const Co /3
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Defending units:
) {( Q' W" y; e$ J: [2 @    Lijfwacht Cav Sqn , s: p2 M/ C# t3 {- m1 l- ~
    Mobiele Eenheid Battalion
4 T& E1 K) E& r& e2 }( _/ C    Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion( d) s) N9 L5 c- `( p9 d  U! E% p- [
    3rd KNIL AA Battalion