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9级机场+上千地勤，500架飞机居然分了差不多10波。难道是因为机种过多么。。。

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42年6月9日，
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0 Z7 ~" O7 V( ~& N- {1 x% P/ pASW attack near Penrhyn Island  at 169,158
, Y1 q$ Z) ]" B9 u" V1 q! [- E 日军SS再逞凶
8 X7 j+ a; {) \; |Japanese Ships
' b  B7 T2 R* b; D0 e      SS I-169, hits 1- V, W$ m/ O$ j5 ^7 p
Allied Ships3 e' }) F# s7 i+ K5 [/ ^  m
      DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage0 @7 l; _9 O9 x5 g7 o
      DD Dewey
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日军钟馗从信德起飞压制卡拉奇, 损失交换比  1:3  。/ `% g7 J3 Z1 }9 Z' `- A: X
Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 : P( b3 P: L0 J# T* u: E6 L7 K
Weather in hex: Light cloud
% F0 v5 Y2 _) D5 x; w+ b) G. m+ zRaid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.* A9 z" L' c4 n& Y* o* q' e  M
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
0 q5 e% a+ |8 R& n, ~Japanese aircraft& n5 r7 N5 N2 I) w
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30- w" e% N$ V5 \( H5 f5 Z
Allied aircraft
. [, w1 ?* R2 K% S1 S" R* E1 ?  C      Fulmar II x 12
% K1 ?- z8 T4 f, u      Hurricane I Trop x 31
* G2 J, m: H3 Q' ?      Hurricane IIb Trop x 11
% H0 P! y$ H/ O- p% M' o& h      Hurricane IIc Trop x 6! m3 i1 Y3 c9 O. B, A
      Mohawk IV x 2
" h( ]6 M# n( t- a( l      P-40E Warhawk x 3! }# I  b' m2 f
      P-40E Warhawk x 24
( b/ L. m* g' k: E1 m9 `" lJapanese aircraft losses
: f' V# w& V" E& {      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
/ i0 x7 H" [; E  a, T) L; tAllied aircraft losses& w" J* c6 f  o- l9 `1 e0 f' R
      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed: y! W/ `/ Q5 p5 `! ~
      Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
8 b8 `" f" }, Y+ b' q      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed6 E9 C9 M/ i. L& l; j6 p* y6 ~* ~1 k0 E
      P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed2 x- j9 i3 k; P6 q
Aircraft Attacking:" H; f6 K+ K. o/ P3 n: ~- h
       8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet' U9 K' I$ S, i. J& t" n5 a

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6 o! |) ~3 w" I" u0 BJapanese aircraft2 s  e6 d/ ^  ?9 j. h1 B8 d+ x
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29* ?! b$ h# `6 ~( Z6 e7 f
Allied aircraft
( `: [; `- t' I+ E) H5 l      Fulmar II x 9
4 f% w' j/ G4 o# h- S      Hurricane I Trop x 12+ F, ^% r9 Z! U
      Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
3 x( n5 l( g! v      Hurricane IIc Trop x 5: ~$ @4 I; P2 u2 G
      Mohawk IV x 27 s1 B) U6 J. b! W4 a7 k
      P-40E Warhawk x 10
3 c* c1 q; x7 \8 y/ SJapanese aircraft losses
6 w4 i2 u( c# T      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
, W  E* T) R4 I" u3 \+ vAllied aircraft losses
$ b4 A1 \* F" {1 W      Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
* v" L; Q) X0 @5 c, V& b      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed% T3 @, P5 T& U, H2 L
      Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
0 A9 j. N0 Y4 u$ l      Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
2 I- V5 }7 Y0 u- b) X      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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! D" ^& V8 }# o7 g% F% |Japanese aircraft
. y9 q! [' n7 @' O      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33
$ h3 [0 z: u$ _, XAllied aircraft0 r: o3 S) l% w4 i' T( M
      Fulmar II x 3
! q/ i# ~; p5 n      Hurricane I Trop x 36 Y7 O, o1 l4 i" }
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
6 p; b' r  g  l( p4 y0 ^% f      P-40E Warhawk x 2
; k9 ~- k( N$ z( d& ]No Japanese losses
: A4 L$ C4 `( p  w- @Allied aircraft losses4 H; Y. B- v8 z! ]
      Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
( U6 S% G  o$ A/ o5 _      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed0 A" L* D, J$ b) A! H! t  v
      Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed8 S; B5 ^3 K: |* p6 R
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed6 }) y3 g% o' c
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同日，日军突击在卡拉奇城外原本打算迎击日军少量先头部队的盟军，此战日军大败，盟军打破日军野地不可战胜的神话。8 [% S  N0 C2 ]3 S5 d
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Ground combat at 40,9 (near Karachi)
, c0 C, ?5 M; }) y. EJapanese Shock attack
7 l# R3 |0 F* p2 f4 O% R3 o5 fAttacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119
0 d/ D$ s3 n/ c: yDefending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138' @$ n5 ^0 g: r  W
Japanese adjusted assault: 751
% z' J4 L* m& q* W9 r7 _8 {Allied adjusted defense: 1463
$ E4 S" S/ a; N5 I7 N. gJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2 ; K8 A' g% _3 C" C
Combat modifiers! `! m) n& M2 \& n8 ], \$ b" d
Defender: experience(-)
% m9 b2 r7 A& O8 x. [# gAttacker: shock(+)
6 p' h! j/ q7 lJapanese ground losses:
3 v: q+ j; X) Y8 ~      17039 casualties reported
* K1 Y6 B7 w' K7 _* x" @4 B( R1 ~         Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled* r2 W5 O5 D6 @$ ]
         Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled2 p5 S$ O+ u) a; W" e1 D! G/ p
         Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled
5 ^7 C6 T$ X. D: d" T/ d2 g2 u      Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)4 N9 ~5 x$ {& `( E7 @* H  Z7 ]
      Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)1 x6 X3 h" b, \+ B7 w1 b# U7 h
      Units destroyed 1, E( Z: W* Y4 w4 H' h' R+ Y9 {
Allied ground losses:
: t7 ^+ o9 y' o4 Q      6533 casualties reported
( d4 N9 _4 F& W/ E# F  r/ h/ W" n5 o         Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled
- _3 r7 i2 T4 R1 n         Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled
$ }: u6 @) B4 {7 r( z4 `" f* z- a         Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled4 n1 [! u1 z9 V  f! v; `+ v* W" l
      Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)
' P0 t9 |9 M- q4 B6 J      Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)/ u0 g. f" \7 H* V. M4 n* _6 z& Z( E: S
      Units destroyed 1
& H) `& {6 ]5 i3 _Assaulting units:" S; d0 y* Z! p' O7 C
    21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
6 L# p+ X1 }( D$ u    22nd Recon Regiment1 o* t( c/ s: [% @$ K$ T3 d9 n
    17th Indpt Guards Regiment
) X! E2 N" B$ S+ t; s+ }    41st Infantry Regiment/ s. b$ M/ l1 d" \8 H% Y3 j+ k( j
    4th/B Division
9 y1 ?6 B+ |# K6 m5 b/ q    52nd Division4 f" C! U" I% B# N" g
    Imperial Guards/B Division
3 g7 [' x8 s6 ]8 E' [0 f" o    54th Division" M$ O' z% K) `  X  r. b" j+ k
    Imperial Guards/A Division+ y5 ^# d1 S* [! E7 W1 m
    148th Infantry Regiment# k6 [4 s+ y! ?, S; X+ Y0 t0 z
    16th Guards Regiment4 Z) S0 h9 b0 R" l* I" p! _
    53rd Division# N& `" q* u6 y4 h+ z  q6 C% Q
    16th Infantry Regiment7 I' G+ _" K) J; Z
    15th Guards Regiment5 I2 m9 [* J$ }! H+ r- p! T
    47th Infantry Regiment. @6 v: {& ?, K1 A
    4th Guards/C Division7 I! F7 L" C2 @) ]
    1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment9 o( u+ U) n/ }) u9 B
    9th RF Gun Battalion
4 ~8 ^  x9 `# E' A* N0 U    3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
, Q  C/ U) C/ y5 c" K5 h    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion3 E) i1 `) c- |0 p( o
    8th RF Gun Battalion
* K! J( t9 \. N7 Q) ~, s9 ~+ A    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7 k0 Q1 c* N4 c, f% U) W' T    14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion' J: {2 y2 R  d* m+ u
    2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion( m- |  |% F. w( x; O
    10th RF Gun Battalion* x0 f! a2 T  o9 c8 [
    11th RF Gun Battalion0 C  y- M( e# X0 `/ @8 j! \( j
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Defending units:5 S  [- b5 A4 j/ }0 W$ {
    1st Marine Raider Battalion' \# s+ G2 f$ X
    84th Indian Brigade7 q1 g+ {8 ~/ ?3 ~! ^5 i
    26th Indian Division
. m& y/ j5 a+ J6 P; z9 G7 h0 k    I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
: b7 n  v5 v" z' B    3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
6 ^8 X' N! V0 L, ]- b    22nd (East African) Brigade
, s% Y) x. ]/ P1 E, ?! C    23rd British Brigade
9 |& J! S1 _; c& \: J, `) M. i    182nd Infantry Regiment0 C, y" y; y5 i, R& t+ z
    132nd Infantry Regiment
$ g4 |" }; Q$ X( ~  U    2/15 Punjab Battalion
! o7 @3 Y5 g! T( x8 h    164th Infantry Regiment
- N! N& T  @% y1 a    1st/102nd Infantry Battalion, Q9 k) }" f. d, T7 I! @- Q- q* F
    Kowloon Brigade! o; o( F3 D# Y5 I% p7 o
    14th British Brigade+ V' v' `# G' ?& D. u0 W; d0 D! f
    2nd Marine Raider Battalion) e9 ?+ ~( c7 F+ I8 n8 ^% r
    70th British Division+ M: t( y1 H3 }3 O! r
    16th British Brigade2 s6 G" N* ^- r% f
    7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
, @4 a0 n& N4 y2 R6 Z    Waziristan Division. j- d5 h2 Y, a- L& l  I4 _
    1st Marine Defense Battalion
; k' Z( _$ F& N9 L- J( I  B    223rd Field Artillery Battalion
$ [/ w0 ~3 _+ o+ ?& c5 Y    2/9th Field Regiment
# _! C0 O; T" p) T    2/13th Field Regiment/ }% }( Z6 I" ~' a- u
    6th Medium Regiment0 z- k& R4 i1 h3 ?7 f
    2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion6 A% h9 @: ?8 j1 N; `. C
    2/11th Field Regiment
& |7 t7 U4 J4 f4 d    181st Field Artillery Regiment( W. s1 h8 N3 |6 L, }0 M6 l4 g! r& `
    168th Field Artillery Regiment2 \7 L: L: G$ \% k' @
    8th Medium Regiment

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1颗鱼雷就可能打沉一艘航母以及任何船只

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调整值一点也不奇怪~~~这么多精锐的美军。  飞机的库存还有，不过补充没消耗快

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KB上的官兵各个都是神仙么？四艘潜艇刚靠近就沉没掉。

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42年的日军，各种BT，盟军只能敬而远之了。。。。。。无奈

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休整换装完毕的58主动出击到帕果附近，可惜KB分队已经远遁。

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成荣天蝗，整天忙着跟空姐双飞三飞各种飞，把KB和58的决战计划扔在垃圾桶里。其不务正业的行为已经遭到了日本岛民的强烈质疑

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一有老婆甚是high，从此基友是路人 ------ 记成荣天蝗

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42年6月23日，盟军58主动进击到苏瓦北方海域，找KB分队决战，不幸被日军提前一天侦察到，日舰全部逃去无踪。
1 w$ _* e! C& ?42年6月26日，58全速驶往苏瓦南方，并在Tongatapu港口发现大批日军战舰和燃料补给船，进行了海轰，但未料到该处日军居然有2队021。平均经验65以上的58舰载机居然被60架021打的落花流水。
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 26, 42
; P" h! e0 M  ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 11,000 Yards
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- C$ N$ H& o7 u- e/ [9 e3 gJapanese Ships. U$ s: F" ~( ^2 m
      CA Tone
& m+ M/ X" E+ x# \# l% M1 B      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2% p. T* f, n  j
      CA Kinugasa
. }) `" @' b6 ?8 z# c      CA Furutaka! ]0 t! O3 k. ^  `  N3 p( }* e
      CL Yura" g) t8 t1 a/ d
      CL Kinu
2 i/ f- L0 M+ r; r% P      CL Abukuma) N4 E  A8 @( x2 |- a
      CL Tama
0 Q/ \! e! S, K2 H9 l      CL Kiso
1 ~8 [6 f' E' y/ A. J* R      CL Tenryu: R( b$ l. x/ G! s$ c( ^
      CL Tatsuta0 n; k1 P( R0 u! C) M9 ^  y+ ]
      DD Yugumo5 H  ?5 e8 Q( o0 G
      DD Akigumo+ C" n# i$ P3 }7 m! [
      DD Kuroshio
3 M# R* F( u% t/ k1 P      DD Oyashio
" L; @: w! E0 v# D. X) K* }      DD Hayashio6 k* T" }% v% t
      DD Amatsukaze/ ^  M1 e& L! H2 K7 s& R* e
      DD Tanikaze" {% g! i9 y$ r  B# Q0 J" {0 C
      DD Kasumi% m: v( ?. w/ c2 g
      DD Amagiri
  o+ N: [: D% D/ h8 A( F3 ?- p      DD Akebono
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9 T; B/ J$ t9 W  C/ YAllied Ships
# o- ^# e4 d4 {: G  ~& T0 K, i      DD Ellet, Shell hits 10 k* W! D& t* f
      DD Tjerk Hiddes
3 e" H0 J8 i5 W, P& f- ?      DD Napier, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ T5 z% |3 }: h! o, E
      DD Nizam
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tongatapu at 138,168
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8 g7 g& l* r& `$ g1 K2 WWeather in hex: Heavy rain+ ?- |% ]7 M) u5 r$ x$ u8 i5 M

  A- L( P/ f4 ]% }Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' T: k1 B5 Q$ r! h9 ^Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" j( \: G' t  u6 f8 s      A6M2 Zero x 53
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9 p& \0 R; S- w+ `) T- YAllied aircraft& f7 H4 j8 B) F' a7 h
      Albacore I x 12; h& q# F" ?; H: I4 w1 y1 Z
      Sea Hurricane Ib x 168 K- b7 j* d; h6 `- e, p1 i
      Martlet II x 14" K+ S' O% T* Y/ Q* o
      Swordfish I x 19
0 A+ T4 A& z, _8 O# A' J# `! q+ V      F4F-3 Wildcat x 269 y5 H' P0 b, k& h
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 683 W+ p' r: m. ^, q
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 1376 ?5 n% S' W/ d1 R
      TBD-1 Devastator x 9
( O4 ~. s3 k" v4 i      TBF-1 Avenger x 150 O" R, I, N5 N! W# z6 g3 x

( g3 n* B6 C) F+ s* f' k5 hJapanese aircraft losses. Y& |& _% K3 t  t" d
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed5 A- }0 ?% c, b# |% ?% E
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Allied aircraft losses) y5 E0 u2 O  w2 @, w8 `: f
      Albacore I: 2 damaged) f, w! b/ v/ |' C4 _6 ]) d. r9 n
      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
+ p  I1 |2 t) f# d      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed by flak
4 x6 E; o& ^: u$ P      Martlet II: 2 destroyed- L7 w# i; Q5 L  I5 R+ p" z
      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
; K3 k3 q5 s& l. I* b. z8 ~- g      F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
! `( G: a6 `$ p; \9 k) W      F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
0 _( w8 N6 h6 t% e& ^- U6 [      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed by flak
. u  Q/ u$ q' ^/ ^) j, o" e      SBD-3 Dauntless: 10 destroyed, 18 damaged
0 t0 ~" A. V, ?( x      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
" P6 c* s8 O9 h, G0 q      TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed( {/ ]8 z# E$ h2 r1 B
      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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2 W- V, Q9 X0 h# M% }Japanese Ships% F. ~! j! t5 ^+ b* d3 ~" M/ }) Z! [
      CA Tone, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
+ V! }, R/ U/ @" d- @+ n      xAK Ronsan Maru, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ s$ i$ [! G. t5 [6 @      DD Tanikaze
1 u" |" |1 [+ y& L, q5 p      CL Tatsuta
" H' y" B( |4 k- Q$ h8 Y5 h" o) Z      xAK Heito Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 p2 |$ N3 K0 X0 F3 u% {  d      xAP Mizuho Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 L2 c- z& Y% X$ e
      PB Nanpo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
, z9 }6 k4 h6 a* [7 k      xAK Manko Maru, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
, ]$ {5 n; W. }% s      CL Kinu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
& L: r6 _7 y3 K$ h/ W& U      CA Furutaka1 L; E- T# q7 k3 j) T
      AO Notoro, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
5 e! g/ A% I* C6 W* ?      AO Hayamoto, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage. O$ @' w7 l- C3 r" e
      AO Tsurumi, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage% g& y. {  V( g; Y6 W& v2 y. ?
      PB Teibo Maru #2, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
: I0 _/ l4 ]( D- h% w8 ~* O      CL Tenryu
$ S$ F& {; E# @. E5 p      AD Shintoku Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire& P7 i9 x. U0 ?9 |/ }* Q  L
      CL Kiso, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage# J0 l. Q+ J  ^6 Y( E% ^8 D
      AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1
! c" N: g7 c$ y: C! T% J      AO Naruto, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires4 y5 c" O7 w' e: {
      CL Tama9 g# ]9 o" M2 u* l- E
      DD Hayashio
7 e# a0 y* p, s0 y; c: p      CL Yura4 R% g/ B, w5 `3 i/ P
      PB Ikuta Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
7 F4 E* M/ R# c* C* _7 A; X+ O      PB Tatsumiya Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
  L' \3 X3 q/ L- r      CA Kinugasa' Y& z( O- B: R6 X
      PB Kaiun Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; O0 B% g8 H' v2 E; j2 k5 C
      PB Taiko Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage2 a, f, V# a1 @% b( p$ l
      PB Sureboko Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
  d5 E# a* J, j" s; E0 p, q      PB Kaikei Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires5 m8 _  s- T2 A+ m
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Aircraft Attacking:& R# s! b1 `, _6 ~
       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'+ I% s1 X2 T$ n& a- D
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb% s: ]6 v, G$ R7 t- T
      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
: L( x, I) ~+ I4 W+ b! D               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
* m. n! R$ W1 c8 W/ X/ z" D      12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
0 J' a. s: M  B+ f* H& a               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb. d( y! J6 {) L# K
      10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000': E+ D0 D# X# X  x6 h3 X
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb" I& S& C' p* D0 F- [( V$ l! }0 A
      12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 ?' ~0 _! i, }# S6 `               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
/ M$ C" D  O0 Y9 z4 @7 B       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
$ s4 g8 p5 _8 k/ L               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
, ^2 P6 M0 \; M       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'' m2 r6 j' o5 W* |
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb' y: e8 h# w0 ~* z7 S: `, w! [
       5 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- Y( p5 w" q7 F8 |1 n8 l               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo/ k6 R' x7 L( p& H5 A- l& O  K
      18 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 L3 m0 D+ X8 L' ?+ {
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo6 h$ Y# |* i2 L2 E4 F: Q" J
      12 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 Q8 j: h; |7 {" v. `
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo1 K, u) o" |  Z8 c
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'5 Z* A& Z# m8 I- G- _
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
. a( V8 [' i# b; S/ X       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
/ z8 x9 j1 o1 r  J               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
; B; p9 A( ]( k( X2 C, l7 N       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'( e* l* [* L  l% r, C/ R
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb& r- |/ a4 x) ~
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'" _2 q  U& w2 \
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb7 r- I- }) }% z3 B
      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
( S$ ?) ^& t3 g; X               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 y) d1 V9 E* S% K5 e       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'4 s, w# S3 Z4 }2 r/ b5 {( V
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ a! y+ a! ?+ r) k5 h
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
8 {8 `, y" p6 b( X- Y6 m( u1 k  u               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb$ o2 G6 T, B& p- i9 G4 x
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
+ `6 C! J8 v! ]               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb% T) z! o7 V" \# t6 p" _
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
" l$ l4 K9 C. D/ e3 B* J4 c" }               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
  g  j: m, v" U. z# J       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
% Q( g. g1 f1 T3 ?( _# [  V& x               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, i5 f8 V1 D: Z; `& D" [, r1 W
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
; K3 g3 k( ~' S$ |* s" ^7 u& P               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
# K7 O: `' ^! X" f       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'  ]; A( b$ ~6 _) a0 P) \6 ^
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 `/ x7 t* I2 y4 N4 M+ N. i       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
+ L% G/ v) K( f6 p) g2 t3 N8 H               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
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/ w% G2 i, W4 ?- t" o; M8 J) D/ XCAP engaged:( C9 C1 ?9 k3 C+ b, K4 d
13th Ku S-1 /A with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
) ^& l; u' t7 e4 J7 p+ S0 U  l4 l. l8 w% O      7 plane(s) intercepting now.
% G4 _! K3 c1 j2 }( {% _' `      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
& P- g' d' m8 }3 L; z0 W' D      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes: z  W& E( R! j; H7 V' N
13th Ku S-1 /B with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)  |- d% _/ m7 `* I, s# B
      8 plane(s) intercepting now.
& q. d; j9 \3 f1 E( q0 l4 E      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.! Q) N, i0 P/ G6 L9 T. C$ h. l
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes( Y# b/ {' p6 E' L9 _6 E% [' Y( N0 s
13th Ku S-1 /C with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 s4 q( }1 i* D. p2 k" y" E, E* |/ A- r      2 plane(s) intercepting now.6 B4 r# N4 W4 S: H9 W9 {. T
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
1 ?# p+ [" ?8 a3 Z7 M. w1 v( Y1 @      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Nanpo Maru6 @8 Z* v2 w7 H% J: K6 l
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Manko Maru
# N- H; s3 s+ Q# V' `5 R9 EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Notoro8 _4 K1 e6 p1 W* N  e! z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Kiso
8 Z% n$ u, G. e0 Y3 g8 J1 U2 m2 NHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Hayamoto1 k% t2 t' a, Q3 |! ?8 c# @: C
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Ikuta Maru
, R5 ^) g5 G: x" N4 y" e2 iHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Tatsumiya Maru
) v4 ^; R2 d! A: R/ d8 hHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kaiun Maru5 _  `' m+ x5 ?
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Teibo Maru #2
' T9 i* w, |; x0 f/ G- N5 G8 LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Tone
9 K5 `6 p, [9 u/ ]) e( `1 uHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Sureboko Maru
( k( E6 |# b" C5 o% A" kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kaikei Maru
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tongatapu at 138,168# L2 m! }3 h+ @7 `1 K3 K8 u

, _0 P. S/ N8 Y  c  I2 ]( P. {Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 {5 E' R9 f/ n9 K( h! j3 Q; a0 h6 @
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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/ X* E$ f+ K+ s" tJapanese aircraft
' e! \. N% d& h: Q8 j; h3 _      A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft! {9 H9 [0 e& ]" U; k) j
      Sea Hurricane Ib x 14( Z0 e1 f5 h6 w2 s$ n' B  w
      Martlet II x 8& D$ o( t/ M; l# `/ J! k
      Swordfish I x 18
0 W, X# e; `; ]5 e' S0 M      F4F-3 Wildcat x 18' e. e) i0 ?4 y, b8 b. i
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 56
, E' P) M/ d- s+ }, C      SBD-3 Dauntless x 102( u3 y1 Y" P+ L5 ?7 x
      TBF-1 Avenger x 11
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* O/ H, J$ _6 `( dJapanese aircraft losses8 e7 }1 x" o+ k9 [& |
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
0 A2 Q, ~2 W7 O. d; J      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed5 m: M; K% X/ A# M
      Martlet II: 1 destroyed( l/ D8 @. M- X; \5 z" }- h  J
      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged: z# S; R( s* q: s
      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak1 V& y& x+ M8 B
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
" n% w0 \; S1 w# q' y) y( \      SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 22 damaged6 E5 t% N- p4 p5 E% l; a, K
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 x/ y6 r% M! r  i/ b% Y
      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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7 H: Y8 H4 e- Q% E7 x5 ?: E; SJapanese Ships
, k8 I, |3 p: i% @2 u: l      CA Tone, Bomb hits 1,  on fire4 ?5 Y% V( v, ~. G8 R* t, j
      AO Erimo, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
9 ?  e8 k% I1 p/ V  U7 ~      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
. Z9 T9 Z3 T  \0 c* @      CL Tenryu
) a8 K* }8 P" K3 t1 {  A/ @) d      DD Kasumi, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
1 T2 G) d' ~6 O3 ]      CL Tatsuta
, J! H2 Y6 E! _7 v8 P% m# L      CL Yura, Bomb hits 1,  on fire# x) }" V0 p( I6 h/ {$ A+ H5 g8 Y
      AO Shiretoko, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
: k- y, g- v* D# @      AD Shintoku Maru,  on fire
  \! q& h9 h4 |6 D* A6 K      AO Sata, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
, x; u/ Q6 {6 w6 }      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
9 W  k& i) t2 ]      PB Chiyo Maru #4, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
" m5 l2 q. N5 k      CL Tama; q& G' E' u0 @% s  F
      AS Yasukuni Maru, Bomb hits 1
' d6 U$ P# R/ q0 u      DD Kuroshio
: u5 z) @" e: h! Y& J( |: x2 K      PB Ikuta Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage3 U6 d8 O. w$ p
      DD Hayashio, Bomb hits 1,  on fire, ^4 Z( L! p4 ~7 i* N
      PB Nanpo Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk5 H( I" n0 L( v2 l
      CA Chikuma
& B1 A% W! `: L# e; b      CL Abukuma
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Aircraft Attacking:
; J' D3 h9 [- G) I$ K. b: s; Y       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'8 W) s3 f8 s- i& X# [2 C  w! h8 C) I
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb5 p3 b6 d4 `. D1 r/ g
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
4 H$ l, v; w" P8 a. Q, C! `/ l               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb1 n* {7 T/ g2 V" R9 {( W
      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
9 K& O7 c7 t) C               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb4 `, {& I( J+ ^# J" p! ]# K0 a
       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
% P. D. q; ~! S# p! ?               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ H4 |# t6 z: \( H4 ^& x
      11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ M% X. t) g8 o               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo% x1 d# i5 [+ t4 r
       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
) b4 g# P+ S6 Y/ X; V2 A/ x# r( b# B/ ~               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 I. w* C% U: V) z7 H# B      15 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 W  C  Q$ C. `# k               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo$ s0 \4 F9 }- z8 c. u( S
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
; Q2 c0 v+ w" W) ]0 E9 a! p7 _               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb" b3 |0 D+ ~0 @
       3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
7 n0 @  r% @) O               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb9 e7 A; w) ]5 D/ f0 s& g  Z+ D% A
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000': p4 x+ s1 `5 ?/ ?! ?( \9 @
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb4 C. B' c' X8 q
       5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
0 _) \$ h* X$ j; Q               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb  m: F8 o% {: U2 t9 K
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
2 y4 b, j; P, [6 a9 C               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb9 c& s) I( {7 Z8 e, E
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
# f6 w4 P) C5 }; o3 L               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
& w/ s# l- j0 @       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000': {$ s9 ?$ H- v* v
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb$ Y) T" p+ L! U& [* m& B+ J
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'* x4 J% A0 O8 i5 ^: P
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
. i# c1 X- {5 l, Z- N2 I7 r       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'# L8 W# A: ^! E8 B6 h9 X$ V1 {
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
# ]) ?: H2 e! w) w) e) n; R       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
, W8 k7 E% B# \% U# K/ ^( F8 K4 [2 h               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
) P/ o! n' Q, s, e  o       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'  ?" t. H6 N+ y7 ]! T
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb- p; Q8 n# x4 m) N( K
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000') V6 |, E3 R; `" K; P8 i9 `, `
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb4 m4 o0 a- ?+ u- H5 n. h

. }$ x0 c% W* i7 q9 F( K# kCAP engaged:
% i) Z$ G& U/ d1 E# v13th Ku S-1 /A with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)  t! q- I# J- v  @5 Z
      5 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 `* _+ \$ `! W2 {. y5 b      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.# a. V) R" Q* T# ~8 S" u
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes  Y5 \# ^! S# ?# h) S# R3 N! @
13th Ku S-1 /B with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 x, P# [$ f: T- @, F      6 plane(s) intercepting now.  ~7 J- Q$ q! Q6 X
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
% K! C9 |& N* S; L      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
1 n; c  Y  y2 B+ l13th Ku S-1 /C with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)3 L; A& Q* m  `, q
      1 plane(s) intercepting now.7 Q; V# ?" R' X% b
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.- t3 U9 k, g$ O1 u, @* F/ T
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
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2 w( Q) ~# v9 |8 q6 Z1 eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kasumi# [( M* I  x& c. t' ~0 x
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Sata
$ f) A, Y$ p: x3 H# tHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Chiyo Maru #4
( J4 L/ g5 G7 J& }Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese CA( G5 Q& J5 z  Y* H. C. N) f
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese AO
! V! f8 g1 Z) t4 `1 W1 D7 LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Furutaka
" e5 p( l+ _6 F1 S7 ~Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hayashio$ v: U* W, I. v9 a( z7 E
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Nanpo Maru
4 s  V) m, k% |" o" wHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Ikuta Maru

花开时节

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* H2 W% G! k( X, A) k42年6月27日，为避免58舰载机损失过多无法抵挡可能存在的KB分队的偷袭，盟军58撤离战场，并派遣2支主力水面舰队进攻 Tongatapu 港口处的日军战舰，可惜战果不佳，58在撤离过程中遭到 Tongatapu 处日军陆攻的3波攻击，幸好陆攻没有带鱼雷，58毫发无伤。* A" k, {: O% P  r- x1 E; Y
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. Y; F- Y: l/ f  V6 |# [  |Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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" i  v4 f2 g2 I1 W: \& X6 G# DJapanese Ships5 V  d% s9 F! s0 D) A
      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
" b1 @9 k; A9 i) n# Q      CA Kinugasa
* u8 a! h1 S0 K. c      CL Yura, Shell hits 5,  on fire
8 H2 k) ~4 A; f- |5 j9 [( P: {4 {      CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; u6 p6 u& j. c* H8 A. @( c  w
      CL Tama
: f# K, T3 ^# r3 K      CL Tenryu
* r% Y% Z" [* G) ]5 M- N% s      CL Tatsuta
+ B# f# K; D* O3 B      DD Yugumo3 z: ~- c1 e. W, c5 s: s0 K6 r
      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1: G# o  p( H. @
      DD Kuroshio
8 k6 e6 U. ?- X0 h/ j! b      DD Oyashio, Shell hits 19 G  M5 O4 ?& ?3 j0 B. S
      DD Amatsukaze$ j: o: h" i4 p! i9 c, o/ g
      DD Kasumi
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: u% v2 y2 w3 V  |1 m' uAllied Ships" v% U7 w3 U- S7 v0 S
      CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2- E1 w8 z* p/ I4 h# u
      CA Northampton
  s  ]+ Z! d* T: H      CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
" N( Y3 ?/ \3 V0 U- E      CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
% D3 w( x3 T' \2 I5 K      CA San Francisco, Shell hits 24 v- i1 M3 g: b: b% o& B
      CA Vincennes, Shell hits 14 W1 @) f- }: N9 T, v, A& o; s) }
      CL Perth
; a0 Y; O  o4 l7 T" I/ p      CL Enterprise
' D- t7 t) ]3 }( L3 J      CL Honolulu1 r% e# [+ o' h  I; V" r
      DD Alden
7 p: ]' u4 S3 B8 m      DD Fox
- {/ `; b8 B9 m  r1 ?+ Z% h) C      DD Whipple
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2 l8 @7 F* T1 QImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight. h6 F% e/ [6 z- Z( |
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
( H9 E5 |: }( A7 `Range closes to 17,000 yards...
/ j' X) R' D) C4 H( Y% L. ^Range closes to 11,000 yards...
% \7 l% K6 Y9 a  k' x7 ~6 DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
  [7 q, @( @. f$ L. D) kRange closes to 8,000 yards...
+ p( s! d6 p, o' X* xCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards2 @! ~+ e, i5 G5 |+ p
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards1 g& Z- u2 A8 \# F
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'7 U: N& Y. y8 h1 f/ t5 J
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
! @4 q3 W* E+ P4 f& l4 }CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards% x2 e; ^( J; G9 ~/ \1 Q
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards9 m; Z5 M" s! `1 {& u! B
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards$ x& k9 r  E3 K
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards% {& U6 t3 n1 R: Z0 b
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards% @3 r+ j. b4 L
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards( l! f5 b0 e' l2 _3 U2 ?2 g
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards0 }# f/ h8 q; P) N; _2 J- x2 F3 ?
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
- ~: A7 o& }' F$ {/ m0 YDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
' C* k6 p# l& M1 @$ i1 \+ q# ^DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards9 S$ k7 V' Y6 j; P  ^2 f9 y, v
Range closes to 7,000 yards3 x5 ~1 w0 g% e) U4 t% ]
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards' R1 m: [# Y$ `2 x
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
- o  k' B% A+ p3 T! t$ i. oCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards; M' L9 C) ~7 S, L' f; W
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
: m+ O4 P7 X; E0 uCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards, j. L( j& H4 f
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
3 A! M6 c( h$ C! ?2 d. l. t" eCL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
: m$ E' Z8 e2 s* J+ aDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards9 }3 \# T) B8 u  p! v$ g# a% f4 B
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards5 b8 t6 H0 S' X) p$ |: i6 h1 t
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards* ]0 F; J; s* U* s, u; N1 g
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
  o. D! W& p: Z" B* ~* aDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
; ?7 W# U- z" J6 W+ @8 SRange increases to 8,000 yards
' B1 X$ D& K% T, [( }CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards- x' e/ E1 c- Q5 d$ a  n, E0 Y
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
( H/ ^4 I$ e  A8 K( r* B  m- n2 [CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
) T% n* ^8 U' i6 N, o1 _CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards* v  U5 Y, I4 C8 c, r9 Q3 O
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards5 p7 h: G- q$ ]
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards: D1 Q, I- ?  M5 e
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
) [* I5 W4 I. k: d& {$ XDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards% t, v* h' @) z/ m; ^( A$ E( o
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards" ~. U8 B' d9 ]) |. v' |
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards( L( Z$ Q0 a" ^0 |& z
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
7 o: v& B  h9 K& u( ~$ y2 k3 ?+ }DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards! Y# D: i1 |* }; Q/ \
Range increases to 9,000 yards/ ^/ R. w# l6 N. q8 g
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards7 c9 h  |8 Q& G9 i( T
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
# k1 u: x: L' g  k4 WCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
( @; I; a- j2 N! B4 RCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
+ B# ^- ^- q6 `: ACL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
0 f4 {) C$ j  f& `CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
4 s' A$ e0 m" e( c! kCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards8 A; P6 r. u% P& P5 H7 l; l
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards* P8 W. T: a$ J5 Z8 ?5 k8 z$ q
DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
/ e+ Y1 O' L( B% ^3 vDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
% z5 \7 f. C2 L$ ]4 ]& o* ~7 LDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards( c3 x5 s- F& a2 c) i
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards7 s6 T3 R9 F& f! g6 M- d
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
* d4 C2 e6 i$ z  iRange increases to 12,000 yards. R! h" L2 F% i0 \& W" r" I" f0 V
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
8 C" d! F) G  m% SCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards+ i9 ]' @6 E" a/ r0 c
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
; j+ k# L: S* c1 j) m- ^( f+ ECA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards$ h# B* {3 F& t) s
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
( B% I4 d6 d  l7 U0 |1 oCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards, V' A# H* g. O# ?7 t  E2 r3 k
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
- b" l$ y3 ]) Q5 ~# O" t( }CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards/ o0 b" R* ?. D; S5 j: t5 n
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
- D7 j% r+ J4 j2 T, L% q' ]DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
4 `# B  {* t6 fDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards( ?4 U4 r8 c- D* p
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
6 N5 P% c. o( ORange increases to 13,000 yards4 x2 [0 a9 V6 v) U4 ^; L
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
6 V0 ^5 u# ]7 J8 H5 o5 nCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
( N4 U# s- X* }) O" `: hCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
5 g4 c8 ~" ~( T2 D+ O5 p! |CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
5 J6 Q: k+ u" v5 |0 _8 o: ]CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
- z) K7 K" Q! ?* h7 hCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards0 f6 P1 x" V8 z) @1 `7 W9 @6 y/ K
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
% {# ~% S( T0 W; d+ DDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards" s6 k" z) c, P& r# H# N
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
  E' }7 S! ^; a4 j& l! w7 K" JDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards' J% h& k3 H7 J% C4 G/ Q& g  T: q
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
. X6 _. }1 j5 p  \% mDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards5 S5 j* `% F: e3 \
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards6 s) w9 M8 y5 W) w+ a8 j6 t
Task forces break off...- S7 B: l% x: g

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0 O0 G+ S- k+ h" DDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards2 M/ g7 l, w/ t' r% Z# @
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7 M1 i  @& F$ O5 S7 d      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11,  on fire
: _: a! }% l5 Z' |, V6 w      CA Kinugasa
0 y& h0 ?# m1 C& T      CL Tama, Shell hits 1. S: h0 ~, \  ?0 u
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
- x7 i; F! X" U      CL Tatsuta
* v( K& l5 y; [# F$ O3 O7 u      DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2,  on fire
+ V# Z: Y( t5 n+ ^      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1' f/ A  d& V: q+ I; A
      DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1,  on fire
& `# s/ W2 k9 X* R9 I+ |, P      DD Oyashio! l1 W, ^# h# k8 x5 G9 w/ U

- h8 V) k3 _( b! d5 U* FAllied Ships: `% W- v2 x' t2 Z# q/ @) m. u/ F8 a
      BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
- j5 w$ y9 ]* @/ k7 X      BB Warspite, Shell hits 8. G! A& u% K6 l* K
      CA Australia/ y5 e" d& e) s: I
      CA Canberra5 b1 w( E+ [* b3 q
      CA Dorsetshire9 }' [5 O. j% A6 w$ _1 d. B
      CA Cornwall
' S1 K, w3 u) l& s/ j: X* ?6 l      CL Leander
. U2 \" ?4 G; H+ ~4 g" }      CL Java( r/ C9 {! Z  B, r, F" U5 A
      CL Dauntless
9 C$ X: ^5 G. k, g' ]      CL Ceres) I1 m/ J% C; k4 M) g* {6 f
      CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
% Y+ I+ z- X5 P1 ^. a0 T) V      CL Trenton6 X/ C7 d, c. g6 t
      CL Concord
/ t; E) L( x' a0 v9 B0 x' S      CL Helena
* G7 B2 Q' W. B" d3 b      CL Nashville; G3 d7 }. |4 t$ L  r
      CL Capetown
7 @9 q6 m, q4 |" l7 c* k) ]      DD Buchanan5 c$ `$ k9 n& d! O
      DD Ellet, Shell hits 1,  on fire; H% ]! D6 I  \; w) T& |$ F6 K5 \9 h
      DD Stack
- G. k6 n3 n1 ]' x      DD Dunlap
) d% @. N$ ^8 [  }) R& @      DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
3 L6 z( ^: ~4 C2 Y3 B! z7 y      DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires3 e) R& s! k' R# B/ j
      DD Nizam
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
# o+ _, G' F! T( _Range closes to 20,000 yards...
" Q& n* @3 }4 _0 q+ bCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
' v7 F* f: g2 J/ w# ^, p; Z) [- o# j8 IFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'! g, v9 o6 k8 S9 t
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards' ^' r: l7 f$ C& N  [
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
; C; U3 ~- I$ B! U8 TBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
# T5 K) x& q! B4 pCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards9 l( |8 x) }; a1 w1 k0 a% Y3 H
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards3 c# h1 G7 o: M! t( ?# o
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
2 p8 \6 W0 O+ UCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards& @- }) l' k2 C9 a8 i. z' R* [
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
0 J- W) B. Y0 X* H( l1 }7 C8 pDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards: H5 }0 z) q( w
Range closes to 15,000 yards$ ]7 q. g' {5 F$ h4 W
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
  U- d+ f5 L9 i' ]BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards/ V$ w! G. D$ s! s4 F
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
4 W1 X* Y3 r) c. R& q* B" Z& YCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards% h5 b. v6 d& w1 ]5 b0 `
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
* j! o7 d- k- n7 K# ~; j9 GCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards2 p$ w9 N8 c' b; N
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
/ |6 Z5 {0 u5 u! z3 pCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards& {, u9 {4 F* P0 A. t
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
1 C' T# ~' ?3 X( K( l9 u# _" @. L# wCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards+ G* @/ _! ~# L! V. d- g
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards- v8 W% u1 M- y, W% G) ?3 w" [
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
+ A. T% T/ G3 v- \9 gRange closes to 11,000 yards
! S4 {! g; d- s$ HCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards! s1 \* Z: a/ k5 }
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
, t2 O9 W& z/ J- f& i9 ZBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
, g/ a! s* g4 w! k' p+ B, l& k. BCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards8 F6 O& n9 N2 R  _
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
' F: p7 l1 e- `$ gCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
  L- b! @4 ^( y4 R* {: cCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards: d6 P" C7 [, T8 T$ B
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
- g  d# @9 m2 O7 bCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards7 J0 B& i3 ^. q- Q% ]
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
7 |) M: V4 ]; B7 _' @DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards$ N3 t& k9 B+ B; v9 D1 v9 d
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards8 w4 i+ Z6 }. x% A6 y/ x
Range closes to 9,000 yards4 x  u+ g; X8 M; _7 L2 x7 `
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards  o! U0 I4 j) V) T' ~9 R
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
. ]) ~5 g; N; `2 n# ~CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards% I; z- d% ~( A& O
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards  e. L! a, K7 ~1 s1 j* B! H/ q
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards. v9 {" P2 i1 t) M$ b0 b
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
( V) O* h" Q1 f- `" f! v; v9 tCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
% S/ u: \2 {* R; hCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
0 o5 s) q8 L6 q8 @; Z# _+ _4 qBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards( X1 x! [3 Z2 p9 V: Q0 }) V9 Y. i! D
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards% j+ k6 F' ?% p! {8 Y
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards4 q' P+ T4 g4 D8 L- y
DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards4 r; P) }6 H6 @3 N; M" i
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
/ G9 B/ A, K- p3 N* ^, zRange increases to 11,000 yards
/ E, N9 m3 _) g) ]4 SBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
1 X# v( X( s$ _5 J6 f* o5 aCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
* S; b$ R9 }; b# P4 MCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards( W! W/ A2 o0 z+ v' g2 O
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards4 O6 x4 Q7 M: a: g+ @+ K# s6 f8 M
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards# V( t$ K1 s6 X4 {8 A" Z' r& k" Y
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards/ _4 D5 Z: s0 L* M; R2 p
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards: Z7 u, k- C6 e
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
# M( i" Z8 c  L3 Z  a, B2 UDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
3 A; ~% v" q, Z( w9 g8 P1 e# O1 hCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
  x$ ]9 k+ v/ y! ~& {CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards- t+ t9 F! r. X3 f
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
4 v: Y: D, C; D6 L* NDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards: D/ Y  Q; E# ~+ |2 M4 C
Range increases to 16,000 yards4 U8 N& ~* G3 k1 i( N& t0 V
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
4 X( k% m% [! g) K8 nBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards' u, B& Z4 D) ?+ j: z1 R% y) F6 U# K
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
; [% [  x- J7 m" s3 E6 MCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards3 ~2 g9 j7 [4 M& d9 B
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards8 G' i7 Q) D( i% `: N
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
+ R0 l& i* p  I; kCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards* m' @  C4 I9 g) H4 z1 |. ]
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
4 \6 p; |# W; NCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
2 v% Z( e% \) n  ^4 F0 PCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards* Z( w: x, {  {* Z# s- i
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
0 n5 w7 d& F3 M" d' oCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards0 ^; `: I  t: Y, w, f
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards! A" G+ g6 ?% Y0 Q4 u5 o
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards) \% i* k$ ]1 a, M$ [- B
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards! c( O/ U9 G# {( [( a& L8 @9 ]* X
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards% o5 k9 n+ k% A5 w! R
Range increases to 21,000 yards
& r0 y( m+ r7 M0 M0 hCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
0 k* u6 s% |1 K  v$ uBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
4 N$ R# i, m2 {6 z! HBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
8 Z5 x" J" ?% T1 ~9 zCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards, C, E  k  H  S
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards) M, l* [- H" R6 W; P5 `
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
! s0 o4 M' j- C- a4 P0 gCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
4 D* n' O$ J, J( f4 \: [CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards# J2 g; [$ x! b0 [4 Z  [' k5 _
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
+ z  C* r& a& hCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
* J# I, ]. b/ m4 ZRange increases to 26,000 yards
! I. h1 l; s1 }% C) S0 b! J3 NBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
5 Y4 J- W9 ]$ }CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
5 m0 U' T( O) W, @- y; QCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
  M$ K2 N. S2 V/ CCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
6 T! A8 t2 U; {* e  WCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
) V0 V" r/ X( E. wMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
5 \9 ?. t, s. ~/ q; J# L, |Range increases to 28,000 yards
9 G1 D, H7 i7 Y# n/ o# hBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
& t7 ]$ }" u+ F- N" v5 c  @8 aCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards6 W7 `2 p0 H3 Z
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards; v. b1 m5 @7 y/ J# A
Range increases to 30,000 yards
) X4 s# D. x' I/ S6 V6 q6 x5 QCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards9 G# q% i  f. S0 `$ N" T
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards' i# S; N1 X3 K5 L) q
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
9 Z" m! f3 _1 @5 _. aTask forces break off...6 w8 Z! ?5 H5 y) Y. N& q& q
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67  at 135,153  - near Hoorn Islands
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3 v4 y$ `0 \& |, WJapanese Ships
- y: b2 Y, [6 M, Y/ P      SS RO-67,  heavy damage+ a" {' Q/ ^' U# g, ?( |
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162  Y9 T7 o' d) a

+ A" @9 w# r4 I+ E$ ^Weather in hex: Heavy rain. `  J8 O. z. `/ u
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." Q; M2 X; y8 H$ B1 F$ F) e& g% o
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
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# L" l* r# s, }. d; NJapanese aircraft3 f( \. T; K0 ^
      A6M2 Zero x 48  d+ D; w& N+ u6 H2 D- t
      G3M2 Nell x 19- q1 k5 w- N4 Q3 O
      G4M1 Betty x 21
! m- z4 n! Z  ^" x4 f  K1 T. U% O/ _* r
Allied aircraft; l- Z# i# x5 L
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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3 O- ~" z) K/ i! N4 {( lJapanese aircraft losses
- T* p! p8 Q/ Z: I# h0 b. Q      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed3 K' W0 V5 Y# z7 n( L
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed! d) W5 t& @- c7 `5 E% L5 Z5 l' l
      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
; B- \  \% ~; M& W7 V7 ?: @5 ~, `9 A- j. h9 h
Allied aircraft losses( B0 B+ n0 g. k* q
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: t+ \' b1 Z3 N( R0 `6 m" ]
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Allied Ships' J# G7 S* L4 K7 q/ y
      CV Hornet% W; n1 x* f' g" ]! p% m/ S& a
      CV Indomitable! n# E. g* _1 F3 i( X
      CVL Hermes) S) O2 F6 i/ |) W" n" ^# z
      CV Illustrious
( j+ t- g( J; |% p! u      CV Wasp
  F! `( Q& K% C; m3 m& I% H      CV Formidable2 |, _6 j! p- z( |! U0 \/ L

2 K. v' b8 G* KAircraft Attacking:
. A! u, S% o& G5 l& {- |- X! h% M      18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet7 k  k2 G( o: [" l2 F! @
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb+ L4 s4 L" C4 H6 c" W6 i
      17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet# v  Y* n5 x: h1 v/ S) R* i
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb6 V# b( r% s, H; d  @+ n
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CAP engaged:. c1 [4 @; B* J& W
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)7 G" {0 m% F2 P, O1 }1 ?
      4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
$ m  {! Z* S2 \+ Z" R      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.+ `. N1 x$ o8 b7 n
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes% l2 o2 h& t  X1 b* D3 A' _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1622 l0 t$ a4 Y9 }0 U0 L- g
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain& U% \9 V. `2 |$ L2 I
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
( K4 B! l) Z+ C6 U" W. FEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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1 B$ _# q7 M. b& M1 z) }Japanese aircraft4 S( u1 q/ X/ ~5 G
      G4M1 Betty x 28
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2 q+ |, y" |7 z6 ^$ oAllied aircraft
& o" Z8 [; `. f5 U! r& @1 J      F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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4 T- c$ x. D8 ]: X" F2 }Japanese aircraft losses* E, w; `+ q) K( J9 n
      G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses1 M" z7 X* s! g/ f$ O

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. C8 P) F' v% p" s      CV Illustrious
% W, [! N* o5 E( b6 W& E      CV Wasp
6 `, I0 D, }3 L, @      CV Hornet
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Aircraft Attacking:0 z/ N# i. n8 Z, B
      11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
6 v: o% q( w7 ~9 b               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
" m3 }/ D, i2 j0 EVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)! N) g7 u) C) L, Z: Q% M# Y. b0 B
      1 plane(s) intercepting now." W4 V; k' U- f9 p: ?
      12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.% r. H8 ]' m" C# ?* ]+ ]
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.( {  A6 i) C4 |- ?+ p
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes3 F2 b8 I  j" l" N2 X9 z6 g# v

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, d# X6 r# v! {; T# TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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( r4 u# H4 a' s* WRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 Z. v; {  x: G, F3 A( a/ _: v
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 S0 [4 H2 h3 {" }% J; h5 o* @
      A6M2 Zero x 24! b/ o; y" A# s1 [/ |9 p# s  ]# T
      G3M2 Nell x 18& c( W! |/ r  V/ c6 _; ^$ P
      G4M1 Betty x 16
5 S8 A5 J* \5 X* e  F
# S! ^' o7 s( L& U: I& L4 G2 AAllied aircraft" i- v2 t; ?& M5 B1 }
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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! u7 @( F+ a/ }! o: _- M5 S' L7 dJapanese aircraft losses7 V8 F5 I  a$ Z5 {! U& B) [/ e8 f
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
9 Z+ j7 f- t; m+ S      G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged3 v  Z2 C" D/ |) d; B+ k: e

1 w$ g. a  x0 f# l  uAllied aircraft losses
  p( f& I% \% }4 x8 A' K: k. @      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 E9 _9 u- F5 j! x, [8 c
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Allied Ships: I% |* Q0 T  s/ t6 V
      CVL Hermes3 J2 o: p: B4 e4 G' M: [6 ?
      CV Hornet
: W6 U# R6 @* p$ ]* X      CV Formidable
- ~' U. M# m: C8 N      CV Yorktown( j" e0 [* e( ^: t/ g
      CV Illustrious
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( u0 s. }% x* U* GAircraft Attacking:9 N" X) Q! o7 _6 d
      18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet- x2 S: o2 }: u
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
; n: e3 U" [$ Y# {0 j/ Q      16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet5 U  u1 W! ~- e: l9 o
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
+ I- L1 B6 T  E8 Z$ S& fVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)8 |+ Y) U- H6 |! n' i' M, }6 e
      3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.! v- S6 O+ }/ |. O2 n
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.( O2 \0 j5 `; b2 Y4 r3 ~
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 28, 42
- f* b# t5 B- T$ f. W4 Y0 m% lNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards8 A1 s3 Y6 k' L2 c" j, M1 X- t; C

5 E( h& \& K: ^# fJapanese aircraft( Q' P( j% C; M( |% a/ O
      no flights
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" w. i: g* T( i  v& \Japanese aircraft losses- O! N, J: C/ a( K4 Y' S: ?
      F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed1 s6 {  w$ l5 |. B1 r/ q5 y
      E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships. C8 B' }" f# z! c- ~+ I- g; c) u$ V
      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 51, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ y- F( d$ l# S) b# c
      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3; I1 Y: k1 z4 K2 T; c! @
      CL Tama8 S/ b# `2 `" g4 ~
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
( f8 M9 m9 K: ]      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2,  on fire
3 I1 o( h0 Y3 z. R# v6 x+ g6 G      DD Yugumo
& U: T7 k. m8 a1 H! k6 L. D      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 8,  on fire1 ?. R! j6 \; u. w" m0 B
      DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 21 o( g* |! V7 h3 p/ G& J& o% a
      DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
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8 M" Q9 W0 q7 V  rAllied Ships
$ D$ g0 b+ ]: `5 K( Q      BB Colorado
9 q1 K! \$ t$ s: H      BB Warspite, Shell hits 3! |* ]# g( z* V6 U5 k% i3 T8 q( X
      CA Australia
: F( l3 |' |+ B) k# b% y) `" H, ]      CA Canberra/ q: d* G# U5 D# X7 o
      CA Dorsetshire
( q) x& P- q" l. |& u% f/ @( m      CA Cornwall. \# ]! ?! m- R# b2 @! }
      CL Leander6 M9 @$ V( d9 N
      CL Java$ F* P# N2 i2 _. J9 o
      CL Dauntless
; D9 k, A- i1 b7 N' h      CL Ceres( h) ~9 x2 c( W7 ?& H
      CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
3 H+ D) n2 I* L9 P      CL Trenton
- O  M1 }+ `3 t: V6 ^. v& i/ T      CL Concord8 o- [' w3 T& k; W" B
      CL Helena
$ O6 `. b' E% w  w      CL Nashville, Shell hits 1
; n7 z$ M4 |# H& S$ Q      CL Capetown# X( A) n) H3 o/ B: D
      DD Buchanan
+ ]6 O* J( |, K, Z      DD Ellet
0 Z6 q* s% W0 C! y& V      DD Stack) C6 n+ p0 F0 I
      DD Dunlap
% u  U+ e, }0 a5 T5 Y. l* |      DD Fanning
2 ~1 {* O6 B# ^0 ?) @: V2 j      DD Nizam
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) w- |  B. l5 o7 I/ R! F# e对Tongatapu 的一顿狂轰滥炸后，盟军惊讶的发现此处陆攻的数量令人吃惊。
9 l! P/ S5 Z: }: I5 pNight Naval bombardment of Tongatapu at 138,168
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4 Q4 A% ~) [+ v  k* `) qJapanese aircraft2 J3 a  ~3 z/ x* z! C: O, K
      no flights% {+ ?. u) x" U7 g1 b5 K/ c0 A7 @) Y

( l0 S  e3 s! M' f8 A: w  VJapanese aircraft losses
+ q- |+ y+ l' l: w      A6M2 Zero: 18 damaged) O# E, r- {6 V6 A
      A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed on ground$ D4 w9 E; H0 d2 y
      G4M1 Betty: 68 damaged0 V% C1 S' @& Z  ~, k8 Y1 [
      G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed on ground' ?) }: x1 b! c; ?) ~& o
      G3M2 Nell: 44 damaged, ^8 I" n2 J$ Y) l' M0 i+ f+ a# U9 R
      G3M2 Nell: 16 destroyed on ground
7 V3 I8 [) }2 s( W  ]      H8K1 Emily: 1 damaged8 y' Z9 D% y) c% c0 ?2 V0 |0 {
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Allied Ships
( J* g1 V$ P% G$ [5 k0 C      BB Warspite# ]# K4 x' K' q9 z) V, |5 J; W
      BB Colorado
) @! P3 R6 z" B+ C, J& S      CA Cornwall. Q0 X7 w& W2 u4 H7 y
      CA Dorsetshire  u5 q: @, E( p3 ~
      CA Canberra
) \# B" _7 B1 U' Z4 F      CA Australia8 d3 G+ X. u5 C) P* `
      CL Capetown2 U  d% z$ }: J. s& Y
      CL Nashville: |' r( g7 v' ], N& X! _
      CL Helena
/ v. f$ |; K3 x3 x! N$ X5 d0 {. h      CL Concord
- e9 c; V5 u8 l0 I+ ^( S      CL Trenton4 Y( `& q+ x. b9 v
      CL Detroit: |9 ~' c6 a4 S! N8 E
      CL Ceres
1 C  Q9 ]/ g- ?: O0 p8 O- R      CL Java
6 ]7 W9 F! q0 c2 O  \! R5 u1 ^# T      CL Leander
! n/ C5 L" j3 [# A      DD Nizam
! e2 D& F: h, c$ V# s3 E2 ^      DD Fanning- a) j2 E0 W. c7 |& ^: n
      DD Dunlap$ f8 ?- j2 E  o; i/ k
      DD Stack
8 e% J; H5 F7 R; h$ x      DD Ellet
! w9 {. n7 l( [) S! U/ T      DD Buchanan
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Japanese ground losses:
" n. S& F) D, M; p% I9 H  K      281 casualties reported
" Z5 i! ^9 n1 F0 E. Y; r- k         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled: z; c0 Y0 o* z5 [$ j
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled9 ^$ t2 E8 R7 U+ y! L
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
4 R8 l, C5 O, }1 X; c      Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 23- z/ m& u4 a! H" d4 B
Airbase supply hits 16
: A. h5 e8 [2 m' z! P2 f3 RRunway hits 55
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$ e5 e% F+ R8 i; H3 V日军残余战舰开始四散逃走与58捉迷藏，但日军Tongatapu 机场已瘫痪，若无KB的支援，盟军将达到收复这些基地重创日军舰队和保障美澳航线的目的。

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花开的士气全开啊。话说盟军的雷达太变态了。。。4 I9 S  m; k) F) C# V# W
chenrong 发表于 2013-2-4 18:00

" U; ^/ t! ~' v# W4 H盟军：日军=2：1的战舰数，盟军居然还跟日军打成平手哦，哪个变态呢。

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这是细化，我觉得挺好的。

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  成荣天蝗那么多CA  CL都跑掉了，只剩下几艘小船还拉了盟军1艘BB几艘CL陪葬