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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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4 L- d& Q9 W* s4 W3 _+ s0 A! u, `! u4 QASW attack near Penrhyn Island  at 169,1581 E0 z. w- j5 P% b' \
日军SS再逞凶& k0 {7 a) J+ t' g& [) b% ^
Japanese Ships. k# w; o: b/ O: }% y8 U% ]
      SS I-169, hits 17 m5 e$ x+ c% ~2 M! E
Allied Ships
; p. j  f  h* ?1 n! p  s      DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
1 q2 \/ x0 X% B. h% f7 w! S3 P# M- y      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  。" M- h  m6 R$ `
Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 ) i# q0 k; {, y- ^- e2 h# B2 e
Weather in hex: Light cloud" B+ w. P6 u" v1 T/ [& l! a
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.- S' K- z* p- f/ U7 H  g
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes; ~- R. L0 B! e, W3 Q
Japanese aircraft
- S" u8 o/ {& Y7 Z! L* R      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
2 g  |/ z% e/ u9 x7 A+ w: F, A7 gAllied aircraft) Z1 p' w0 |+ C# X
      Fulmar II x 12. {8 N% S% B6 |( g# k, ~0 s* R( Q
      Hurricane I Trop x 31+ Z, P1 G& G: I! ]4 a& V! e
      Hurricane IIb Trop x 11, n& U% l! c- D. T: U. ]7 U
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 63 E% {& D, A" B) M
      Mohawk IV x 2/ m) e7 @* I) Y( v7 w) B, e
      P-40E Warhawk x 3
9 n  G' _# S. ~3 I      P-40E Warhawk x 24
  Z3 @3 a) R+ Y* J6 o4 iJapanese aircraft losses
  @1 G( _' g  `5 o0 F1 r8 [      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed7 [, @8 g- B. l* [) q
Allied aircraft losses( i" r- S) h$ [
      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed! N0 w9 q% T2 n* L. P) S' A
      Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed9 k# G% i( d4 Q$ S0 h3 k7 p% b
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
% N; b/ y, v9 k- d. e* W      P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
; L/ A* J/ J* h. M* EAircraft Attacking:
; G5 k4 b: X9 x4 l. n* x$ z       8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet) v& K6 C: i' q( b

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* G: u$ j- ?: X( F/ \; cJapanese aircraft# v1 h6 Z: E1 x: f9 k
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29) F& Y; N* }0 p
Allied aircraft( I) P; N% ~. g! p: `
      Fulmar II x 91 }! U6 w3 c; k) V4 X5 N" ^
      Hurricane I Trop x 12
  X/ s5 v2 X( p      Hurricane IIb Trop x 26 f* d: ^9 M9 a  y5 s9 p
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
8 p0 P( W4 ~- Q0 p6 H      Mohawk IV x 2! R" U. w- b( B8 Z+ \) g* T$ |
      P-40E Warhawk x 10
8 P+ p4 {3 f) ?5 r) ?Japanese aircraft losses6 b9 D  V, Q+ _8 E
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed* R* X+ F2 D* ^1 b% z& r; O
Allied aircraft losses7 u( X& x" V& r7 X
      Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
3 ?+ o9 Q2 f- ~# ?$ p      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed+ e" x6 k$ I- B0 Q1 E
      Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
! g& V/ Y( b0 p0 ]1 H      Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed3 E5 P6 m/ c0 ?1 v" k: j/ I: _2 n
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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" V/ f' C) T. U: X; _Japanese aircraft
, [3 Q0 @7 e) A8 `) o      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 338 h  }; U0 Y8 U1 G& j
Allied aircraft1 Y, q6 K" M8 R( T0 g9 f3 w: K
      Fulmar II x 3
. n) c9 B# ]& U/ ?2 F# g: ~      Hurricane I Trop x 3! u  Z) S: T6 m* a# G4 {
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
+ u; B7 N0 S9 y6 G- ~      P-40E Warhawk x 2' i9 [& s" L. N7 J
No Japanese losses
' Z2 D1 p4 n( u) KAllied aircraft losses+ m/ |& s% r/ I$ g
      Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
) @4 h3 P. J% e7 e0 @      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed9 Z' y" ^9 J0 S/ x
      Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed) R" j" q5 W3 J+ Q: f7 V1 d
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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/ w$ d$ F4 F0 M& ?2 m8 w8 w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。% u, X4 E* j: l- s5 Z- o4 J* p

6 G  E8 D$ M+ m7 U1 DGround combat at 40,9 (near Karachi)
) N' K& c% g4 Z9 Q& _, s% m' LJapanese Shock attack% ^- m5 z0 |8 C' z( e9 y# A
Attacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 31198 ~- Z+ b* Y/ F
Defending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138
! ?$ @" e+ x# ^; k( N/ M, m( HJapanese adjusted assault: 751 6 k' g2 \7 Y5 M! U' ^4 N
Allied adjusted defense: 1463
& K& U' g2 g2 K0 I: t2 v" }' d  AJapanese assault odds: 1 to 2
! I" t: v" Z1 o( y, I2 \2 ~Combat modifiers% G) L$ q; X. a9 r1 R
Defender: experience(-)
: M2 O# c/ S" w0 U( L0 O5 q$ RAttacker: shock(+)
3 J! Q; Y8 `1 [. e6 [$ |$ PJapanese ground losses:* y; M1 C# X; e" [! }/ B; M  I
      17039 casualties reported
  J7 c* X! X+ }; o; R4 t. ^         Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled
3 r- I+ i0 X: @. X5 O8 x         Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled8 @0 k" Y: A! ^, P( W& N
         Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled
: U8 j9 B# A7 v+ I      Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)( |: D5 t0 g2 r! k/ F3 l: g
      Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)
- s) `9 N, k4 g      Units destroyed 15 f! L0 f/ W  `
Allied ground losses:
" Q; v$ Z! }, P8 D! s8 P      6533 casualties reported
9 H! H& \6 S$ N. Q8 u/ u( N; x         Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled& q- Z% e7 }& z+ q9 [& f
         Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled& Y, f' V( \& l% C7 A
         Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled( H; t3 G5 X. m1 J# i1 ~
      Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)
8 w. j+ U- |6 V! l' ]" r      Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)  j) r( b6 {" I! v4 J' k
      Units destroyed 1
* U. \6 n5 x6 P( IAssaulting units:
2 q0 J! N7 D6 E    21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
7 E, _4 J4 b$ g9 A    22nd Recon Regiment
0 G- W  B2 ?5 t; |, h5 c" n3 K    17th Indpt Guards Regiment4 s: G3 ?9 e4 Z
    41st Infantry Regiment3 V6 R/ J9 U% N& G$ }
    4th/B Division
( e4 i( [1 D9 K) }4 }    52nd Division1 @+ x) h' X* [( J/ a; h
    Imperial Guards/B Division
0 J6 l- z3 q' @" V8 v; B7 D    54th Division: m" ]8 {" f9 d
    Imperial Guards/A Division3 |% ]8 o1 t9 C2 Z
    148th Infantry Regiment) N/ i$ K& ^7 @9 r% k& e/ ~
    16th Guards Regiment3 n7 Q- L" B9 j& M, g9 f3 q$ c
    53rd Division4 f+ ^2 |1 U, l) y& c8 q
    16th Infantry Regiment/ d1 x% T! W, E: a
    15th Guards Regiment
0 L0 Q- h& U7 [3 g! u5 G% i% v    47th Infantry Regiment$ t7 A5 f& D# f5 G& x5 u6 i
    4th Guards/C Division
& m/ W3 V5 v% y: p  S- P8 z; t$ y    1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment6 T7 F1 c4 A5 b# p* a3 @8 A6 {/ c$ |% `7 p
    9th RF Gun Battalion
6 d# b% C. P% ]& q7 {2 t2 Z    3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1 w3 _7 Y  Z  _    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion% ]3 @/ }5 C7 o8 R7 O0 N  Z
    8th RF Gun Battalion
3 \1 L! F. f" c. u- E7 y    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment0 U6 `8 E' j# k" A
    14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion: e6 s/ i! ]4 q" ]. z
    2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion$ D$ ]% v* x5 d& _
    10th RF Gun Battalion
& s  I( u  j  }) N" y/ u: |( Z3 A0 \    11th RF Gun Battalion! `8 \  X, N+ E, x& _

+ _  F/ b: I% P" K7 j6 XDefending units:2 H6 c) ]- B- u( m4 U/ U% |  d
    1st Marine Raider Battalion
# D& U& f$ v0 y/ a: [    84th Indian Brigade
& N, P7 a; x$ o! f& I6 ~  Q8 \5 Q    26th Indian Division% P& I1 ~$ j2 H9 C% f1 Q
    I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion5 s* o$ w) Y8 K# T2 L1 K
    3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion  w& z% C$ U0 d! a2 B# }
    22nd (East African) Brigade
9 w. h; @; _; \) M2 M- U( F    23rd British Brigade
+ S( z# o0 q- ^3 N7 w  O- ]    182nd Infantry Regiment
- C5 O$ M4 y# j  b: ]# X( @7 j    132nd Infantry Regiment  I1 p% u% D0 h, P$ J" P
    2/15 Punjab Battalion" ~: j5 {& [$ l- m
    164th Infantry Regiment
8 r7 E4 }7 G) O8 O    1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
9 V( m+ ?* O4 @    Kowloon Brigade
6 r  E* d; W$ Q  c    14th British Brigade3 K7 P$ N2 F- ]# S) T  N( y* O
    2nd Marine Raider Battalion% s$ |3 U3 q) G' G" g
    70th British Division8 S! D. \$ [' \: U- u) o- d4 _, v6 j
    16th British Brigade
# r4 W: r0 Q3 |( N' A  }    7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
. l1 l8 A% C& p    Waziristan Division
" ?* Q% T" y0 o: Q. c    1st Marine Defense Battalion9 O( H7 n, E- j
    223rd Field Artillery Battalion
% A. A" ^1 n( q; m8 z+ ]# ^    2/9th Field Regiment  |& [+ o$ L9 G6 M% t' u# \
    2/13th Field Regiment
% r  s. v, z2 [. x% B' U& f    6th Medium Regiment
" X9 G% u; C; p9 e' Z! n7 q: f& V    2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion  `3 V1 |: F" C5 h, b; _8 `
    2/11th Field Regiment+ G7 O* W  o/ o& x( a
    181st Field Artillery Regiment
8 R8 j5 {2 a5 ]# j; h8 j, j# K    168th Field Artillery Regiment, R/ u) m1 q0 k. v+ G; ?
    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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) q* m2 f9 T0 a2 c* T: o! FKB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。% M4 D$ D6 Q; R# m
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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9 c' i* ?1 V! S6 d* @9 v3 ]! |AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 26, 42( ^; J$ ~6 _3 a7 t- `! N
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 11,000 Yards
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+ H5 r$ u/ d+ O. d' r4 _+ ^Japanese Ships
) X9 ^6 J) D- Z      CA Tone& c! d0 J$ f' A: A" o
      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
5 c$ M' `4 ^1 Q      CA Kinugasa
$ o$ U0 L) B) b      CA Furutaka7 L$ c. O. g9 H+ S+ G+ a
      CL Yura( T3 r2 L. H' j
      CL Kinu
1 @! ^6 |% W/ B+ G; d; Y      CL Abukuma
5 _; K3 T. R  m4 T( y6 z      CL Tama  J/ [' A% o5 W! a
      CL Kiso
& @. ~7 D5 p& P  }# o      CL Tenryu
# v0 ~+ t8 `- I) n- d7 `      CL Tatsuta
! p) B. ?  w8 M% n! t  M& R, ~6 O2 F      DD Yugumo
, N9 n; l6 a# a( c1 u9 V8 ^      DD Akigumo8 [& O6 @- y' z+ V; B& B
      DD Kuroshio0 u3 h+ @! S) @3 V: l- X4 V
      DD Oyashio# j; m; n; j' l9 ]; A9 G% P+ a* j3 f+ A
      DD Hayashio7 @/ ^9 c, ]# F# D, j
      DD Amatsukaze2 Y0 s5 B  `" j! I9 ]$ [! u
      DD Tanikaze
5 k: b: \- @( X      DD Kasumi
: M& A- C' |1 b. q      DD Amagiri* P: u, [" ~- r- ?4 `
      DD Akebono% i- T/ F- v5 H6 z- S* q( ^: E9 t% A

8 W( w6 L+ ?' g; J+ o/ a% nAllied Ships
; D. Q! g7 }: W      DD Ellet, Shell hits 1
* g3 B8 O* H$ X3 {8 T* H      DD Tjerk Hiddes
2 @1 U' J0 F' W, O" E  @: h8 ?5 {+ A      DD Napier, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 K# q. h2 b# b1 i; W      DD Nizam
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8 k8 a- T4 E6 |: ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Tongatapu at 138,168& z: B6 j  M- S* f  A) j$ M

8 e+ Z# ]# V( O$ z, }Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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8 L! |+ p; k  P& D) K, J: xRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' [+ {5 \: y# m% M; R; L0 LEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 ~) e8 {) P! W( ], K/ y" d8 k2 n
      A6M2 Zero x 53: I$ e! [, u' ^2 G, L# x: @
8 M8 w2 S  W/ t* J6 y
Allied aircraft; i& C& I$ X6 G$ W2 q" A
      Albacore I x 12: m  q; u4 P9 ^& ]3 L; q
      Sea Hurricane Ib x 16
1 o! K1 s% t$ x0 [) _4 u/ B. B+ j      Martlet II x 14$ V/ c% F) m0 E2 D. I3 `/ e
      Swordfish I x 198 ]+ N9 v* f9 E1 u) o; ?/ f) V
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 26" |* N* G! c! e; K# P# J; I  o+ M
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 68
4 i$ X. e: O1 ^6 ^4 l5 r& s      SBD-3 Dauntless x 137$ Y5 A7 n& u4 L/ }# Z
      TBD-1 Devastator x 9
" [: b: N' g: j- P      TBF-1 Avenger x 154 X% x7 [# |7 `! j% y" d" }

. q2 A9 e3 V9 n; t: T) ^1 oJapanese aircraft losses, Z. T& @6 F! g. W/ P$ i1 @
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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4 ~  T( P6 ~+ M- |Allied aircraft losses# d/ U. t1 q7 ^" b" X
      Albacore I: 2 damaged
* S: d, l6 w& j, r8 R( Q( m# ?      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
: d7 |) I9 F2 K! r& B+ \5 E5 [9 \      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed by flak
  _( W0 T" ?" j      Martlet II: 2 destroyed' t* {# e' R/ N7 Q) e3 [
      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak' U) ?0 B# F# o. }; B5 b4 h: r
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
4 Y7 U& p3 U' H% Q1 T      F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
- ~. X8 E. r' s2 j/ ?- J' S7 R      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed by flak
" {# P0 d3 q( T6 o0 Y8 K      SBD-3 Dauntless: 10 destroyed, 18 damaged
5 c, \% p  B6 V! Y: h      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
  ?7 t" o0 }; [  i7 T  u      TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed
9 ?+ S0 ]% A3 \4 D      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! I, _& S- g/ G! ~      CA Tone, Bomb hits 2,  on fire3 m( T* ?. m8 b. q
      xAK Ronsan Maru, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk$ _9 }1 s/ {2 c9 |
      DD Tanikaze
, _6 |0 V5 D6 M* k      CL Tatsuta, C8 S8 s' ?5 K! _) y. Y
      xAK Heito Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' K$ Z$ y' f6 `1 `7 _3 i* @2 ]      xAP Mizuho Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk# w9 N" y+ D& i0 j! p
      PB Nanpo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
8 J" }6 a5 c2 I! W, b- \      xAK Manko Maru, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage' N. Y7 k3 ~. G' ~
      CL Kinu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire1 A5 r' k  u. u6 j
      CA Furutaka
9 R; U& L8 Y2 B4 V" f/ q; ^      AO Notoro, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage5 I( c- \3 q! Z5 g) E9 a  X
      AO Hayamoto, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage4 F$ r3 Y+ G6 M( y& c& B0 [% K+ Z
      AO Tsurumi, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage, w8 c" b, a- L, n8 V' i: ]3 f
      PB Teibo Maru #2, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
: M  y  G* h! _8 W$ d      CL Tenryu; J  p2 Q6 P) F* X& n/ H7 \
      AD Shintoku Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire, _* R+ k# ~# @3 \" {4 |
      CL Kiso, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: p; V1 ^8 J' s1 j: Z, [
      AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1
5 H. b+ u( w: i: i/ i      AO Naruto, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires0 ^' E0 q3 |, A4 k
      CL Tama
1 r1 T- Z$ w0 n. E0 ]      DD Hayashio  ~, }* f( ~* K
      CL Yura4 h' |! [. S: [
      PB Ikuta Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire0 @" |3 G6 P. L
      PB Tatsumiya Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage. A7 c; F9 [  l
      CA Kinugasa
/ w" {* U% }0 T6 ~, c7 x  Q. T      PB Kaiun Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  o( Y  H6 c+ t. D9 y9 z' ?
      PB Taiko Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage1 _5 w* }; X% _. k2 y0 U
      PB Sureboko Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage4 E1 ^- ^6 H9 k* V, Q
      PB Kaikei Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires1 ]# ]: ]( [2 i: h2 k4 c

: a% j7 H; a7 i+ z' b: e: o' SAircraft Attacking:, y7 r2 z2 m5 X8 `
       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
  |* H. p0 l$ h+ ^' e8 Y+ h* [. J* A               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
" I3 G3 ~' X0 P$ U/ o! G. H5 L      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
% h4 }3 ?. }0 c               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
+ [. z; s/ C6 g  n( n$ p6 Q4 Z      12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
7 b8 \- M6 r+ r0 L6 z3 w               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb# f" B* K! |6 [- F/ t1 k3 b  i( i) M
      10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
' p) |! }% A7 a5 L& o1 G' ~6 ?* I! g               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb5 ~7 m6 u) J7 @$ x* a" B
      12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) }. Y4 D/ ]8 n               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo5 W/ z* D+ g/ W# [( p
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000', ^$ m% j$ t* e, G4 ]2 F
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb& v, i. j. S$ t! E
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'7 ?; E  u6 ^8 K" v$ l/ t7 o" l
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb( b4 Z! K3 G4 R' \+ m8 |: z: N
       5 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& \. s4 s0 U2 a4 j4 D               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo) i& p3 K  x% v) c; ~  |' B
      18 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ q. R  s8 H5 R1 r; z0 C4 K               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
% o$ Y1 ?( E$ d7 u      12 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet" Z! ]! W5 J# }6 h# w* M& V& M
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo6 |/ [: W! z4 `8 h' n! s2 Q0 l* j
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
/ q6 Z* ?+ A* @! F: t: A" ~               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
( D2 W! d( s( h       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
( Y/ Z" D2 A: c" q+ l+ ], F5 p               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
/ P$ [' }; p! H* q* S  n( e       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
  Q% \- n- j, P               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ K5 {. |, T: P1 _; v  c; K% i
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
2 x2 {7 J6 g0 J' s               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 h! e% a1 ?$ P. G' J6 F      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'2 b' x6 \6 G- J/ p) o$ M) b
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 D0 F8 y% R' @- D# l. W  v       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
1 ~& \: {% N$ N               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb1 b/ q5 ^) e! v, S0 C+ L( o
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
. A/ @* U2 G$ _, R7 r8 n& O, `               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb8 \5 f! e: s4 v: ]) i8 ]
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
5 }/ l0 G1 y# \9 {2 `+ q& ?               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb8 i1 q7 o8 B: g1 v5 s
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
3 X' l7 Y$ H' ^) i8 h               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
+ V0 p) d" k2 z       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
$ k7 j0 o  a' s  G               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 M9 d. H% d$ I# B5 A4 z* e       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
4 n7 T: e% z/ q3 G" D; ~               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb( g8 L" _1 d5 g, y& v& ~( y0 j
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
" _' T4 j: c. q! Z+ h# e               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
0 ~( M/ o. e- O       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'$ \( x& c/ f& F  T, {+ A8 Z
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb% {  j( x0 a' f' ^
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CAP engaged:
8 S; Q) \" a: E+ a13th Ku S-1 /A with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
' N9 U" `3 J) z' y. |5 i! a      7 plane(s) intercepting now.; p8 H8 t5 p7 q" O" M' I! W3 H$ k8 [
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.. ^, l1 _9 T3 C3 Y0 k
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
0 l8 O$ s. ]% I) F13th Ku S-1 /B with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
) l1 E2 q" {. v* U  E      8 plane(s) intercepting now.9 U' f' K. C: u' H, I
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
9 Q6 s9 g$ i3 X) c      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes7 U, I) ]. a+ V  Q9 |! Y+ i( c4 p  V
13th Ku S-1 /C with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
$ B; `! N9 z% J# @$ {( @& C      2 plane(s) intercepting now.
' Q* y8 G* K, K; ?; |      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
* E: }* b9 n8 d  G& Q7 Y5 ?6 T      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Nanpo Maru* `! S1 T. y' V' }  Q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Manko Maru
3 Y6 ]8 [, K/ D7 s) }; O2 pHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Notoro9 F3 G2 l: _# B  F3 z: V# Q% m
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Kiso8 z( d* W9 M( S( p
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Hayamoto
, R+ L' W6 k5 V+ @Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Ikuta Maru
5 k+ _+ c# |* b& \/ ^/ |* @Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Tatsumiya Maru
# l  y. f! ]5 ?3 D- j# ^& fHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kaiun Maru
( Z: A. n9 W: p  g& a6 ^5 `" SHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Teibo Maru #25 B0 o* B5 k5 l2 w
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Tone
$ Q$ z( A" s. q" ZHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Sureboko Maru
9 k9 k" y* C+ \2 A9 CHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kaikei Maru$ K4 M9 A' {" [- X

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tongatapu at 138,168
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! I+ @% x& f5 d: b( m6 {6 ~% \Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 h, E( ]: Z3 w( z( h1 o  N+ @
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 Q) n0 a" N! ?+ T) C
      A6M2 Zero x 430 _! S7 d7 t, U& I* Z2 K
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Allied aircraft
7 G+ y! F( i9 u9 \6 \. n/ z      Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
# g2 H1 }( i# E9 z$ Z5 a      Martlet II x 89 c- D, B; F# w% n3 T# X
      Swordfish I x 18
" ?' o) l% W( I% m0 u      F4F-3 Wildcat x 18/ X8 J0 e; ^, |$ t0 H# b( g
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 56
" e* ?( Y! e) j: Y% ?; W% f2 D7 s      SBD-3 Dauntless x 102
+ H8 H8 l" P7 [      TBF-1 Avenger x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses
% o+ `: C7 \0 H# e      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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9 N$ u  N2 S& M& p/ j. R- aAllied aircraft losses
' r/ a4 P* H! e0 Y0 W      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed" Q6 V( u9 ?, i% U. {6 @* c
      Martlet II: 1 destroyed) a: F% R) y( d! H) N* Z/ U9 t: Z
      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
0 _; X) A- e1 w5 j& }      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak1 E" C+ u/ I( Q( ~! C
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
) R  P/ u; q' W/ m      SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 22 damaged: I5 [0 c, \- w, r' W- k3 ?
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
' l3 E% v  j% K/ h% S* X1 q      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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1 R" a8 A/ g& [! ^, M9 ~$ HJapanese Ships7 s/ @- t) D* J' Z/ {1 {6 D
      CA Tone, Bomb hits 1,  on fire9 U' g! _5 f/ o, P5 E
      AO Erimo, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage, `$ L- {  Y- A% a+ @8 S
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
4 H) s$ D# {4 ~$ i4 z9 D2 a% l      CL Tenryu
3 t0 l7 U* C/ k, T; m      DD Kasumi, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
* f7 p1 J, K9 `      CL Tatsuta6 O' h2 e! A  C1 U5 e* y
      CL Yura, Bomb hits 1,  on fire( I8 m& w# T- R8 R( P% k8 i8 j
      AO Shiretoko, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires: l7 s: V4 b5 [0 Q! L
      AD Shintoku Maru,  on fire. ^+ N; S2 `' i1 M3 u% B2 a1 L) P3 Z1 D
      AO Sata, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
3 n) G2 X* w3 t7 |1 i& c      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
& b3 Y! `" h* E# p      PB Chiyo Maru #4, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
2 T; w! w* H: u3 i) X      CL Tama
( |0 F! e9 j! ?      AS Yasukuni Maru, Bomb hits 1* R+ U. a- L. J" A0 k8 T
      DD Kuroshio
/ s% v4 B7 Y% |& s+ {      PB Ikuta Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  z% N7 t% u3 Q* e  ~
      DD Hayashio, Bomb hits 1,  on fire0 a+ p6 C2 E! }& E7 j
      PB Nanpo Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
3 H0 R" E# G+ F9 N9 x, w' S% y4 y      CA Chikuma3 ^# w( x) c1 N* W- a% v" l( q4 `
      CL Abukuma
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Aircraft Attacking:" V7 q' \- x5 n, a- @! w- {5 s
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
$ @) r$ ~; Y( x. c1 K$ s               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb% Z* m% W7 ~( ^# B, v
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
  J/ x6 V) o" Y, D               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb! {: \$ Z; X; R3 U
      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
( J% \! c) C2 P% U. R               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
+ y+ O* F; q* [! v0 [       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
4 c6 E4 j5 n. B; Q' S5 d/ g               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
& G+ e  Y9 |/ t! j7 B( O- H: B      11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 p* Y2 }& s- C+ T* c; T( v
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo, g6 C7 ~3 Y7 P" P( W
       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'- \2 e6 T9 N  r% q
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 z* A# n. C4 {4 S: H& _1 m      15 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. {% x8 I: p$ A0 v7 q* S' J               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
) J, ^* ^% d: n6 I       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
) l: ?6 V/ Q' E3 ]  }               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 M6 j5 X0 {6 V& \+ i! {       3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000': P+ `/ J1 p4 H$ ~4 ~! v! Y9 b0 L
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb$ @; C& ?" J; ~# x
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
1 n5 I+ `+ m9 l7 d0 `" h1 h               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb( f: q/ n1 \  O- S5 U
       5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
7 g9 v, ?0 }  V5 g& O9 C7 T- ]               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
. F2 h2 g/ N5 C8 W, X       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
, y" w. k* _1 u0 }3 g6 A               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 s1 Q- r9 h( r* Q" M       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'6 e6 a/ M/ K. F8 {  g
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb& b' ^& Z$ k3 l, W1 }% W+ j
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
& C3 e8 M( t& B               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 m( z# u' G' H& `8 m+ u6 j% p4 ^       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
2 Y! \! j, {; v- @5 P2 T               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 e+ C+ n# ~$ C       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
8 Y& E! ], d. m# L1 k' T9 f               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb( p% I# N! u+ r7 G" {
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
# u. u; a( q1 {: R5 a! F               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb9 C; H; z- b1 N) i9 B
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'9 o0 M8 O7 s6 L) w( F
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb$ s; j4 W. z* }. W' O
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
. r) p* e* M7 \7 }5 a$ f6 ~7 @. r3 L/ A               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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CAP engaged:/ Y0 _! h" j3 f& S( {
13th Ku S-1 /A with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
/ @! B+ i2 p* b# H& ~      5 plane(s) intercepting now.
. O/ O* e* }" l; B( A1 ]      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.9 c. Z: ?& D5 Z6 N6 F; o
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
7 R/ o2 y  O4 ~8 m6 ^13th Ku S-1 /B with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling); r- ?3 l' D4 _; m& D
      6 plane(s) intercepting now.
' _3 Z8 f6 C' Q5 t, K& q      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
& Z+ j1 K9 i' w8 f3 P7 \& q2 P      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes9 J8 f. s  k4 C1 C2 x
13th Ku S-1 /C with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 N! G: ^$ r' G0 I8 }      1 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 r$ h7 q6 Y; t  H' {      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000./ L5 _8 ^7 D( X
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes6 Q2 ^; }& i5 U' Q6 k4 l0 M

  Q) J% B8 @3 H. ]Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kasumi
* j6 q0 z: j) ^Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Sata
. \1 |6 k2 Y% k5 ZHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Chiyo Maru #4
$ t- e3 g- [4 b# lHeavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese CA
; Y+ u- n, g( _3 d7 o! j) t" U7 m- oHeavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese AO: Y9 D+ I% z4 z, q1 Y7 m, ^
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Furutaka# P# l' y1 c6 V! J7 [8 u. u
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hayashio
. Q/ ?2 Q. T4 n: ^* _& JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Nanpo Maru
4 S' L# O; {0 P; Y6 bHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Ikuta Maru

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42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。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships) D* c+ y" x# Q/ N( D" ?3 g; d6 ~
      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2+ r5 H; N# n) X9 y' _9 n. U- M
      CA Kinugasa) k* q: V2 Q+ T
      CL Yura, Shell hits 5,  on fire
/ e: R9 R/ l; h, I/ Z7 L) q, Y      CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9,  heavy fires,  heavy damage- {8 x  G4 z+ {6 {4 U+ X
      CL Tama5 }0 ~/ b# f) e' p
      CL Tenryu$ J# U/ U3 k8 l( |% A
      CL Tatsuta0 E* y0 W3 o$ U. \0 s
      DD Yugumo. P- j& L, R, G: E7 ]) z
      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
7 y3 Q! Y+ f5 M( K' O: Y( r) |9 |      DD Kuroshio
( q2 b/ q, O' y1 m9 i; c3 r      DD Oyashio, Shell hits 16 N  B/ h5 Z; ?2 \# ?4 n" D& p1 P
      DD Amatsukaze6 F8 Z; C5 A7 p7 ?+ _+ g1 I
      DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships% k5 z5 I/ h9 `% A9 ]# T7 F
      CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2: S9 n4 K  d' ~1 M) w) H' v
      CA Northampton
/ @4 J# t( H; r9 D$ x5 E      CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
8 Z0 c# G0 [# \! |      CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
. ]0 u. M+ ~# ?2 K* K" r      CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2% @! s4 K- \9 d0 p
      CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1  C0 R; C# H) k8 A3 O& b
      CL Perth
+ W: ^. N. T# l! j+ |0 @3 f      CL Enterprise
1 W3 B% Q9 P, [: N7 h4 H" ]      CL Honolulu  F8 L: d6 k( H/ U; i$ G" u
      DD Alden" u( M& U. T! d  k& H4 n
      DD Fox
- Z" S7 B6 W0 ?! u      DD Whipple! S4 e( o& I  [6 @
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
  g' O0 }4 G& U- V) O; CMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards7 |4 V% }* j  L  O/ u. R
Range closes to 17,000 yards...& K# E/ S. o8 s- _2 i, n
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
8 {$ [1 t, I& M4 t- ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards) G3 z* R. `. L! K" f
Range closes to 8,000 yards..., i) @6 g( @+ z
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
- ]+ W3 K- r7 @) k- VCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards5 H6 K9 d* i& q1 A" }
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
7 ]( T' N! j' x( D7 G. ]! ECL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
; Z6 z: l  I$ X' ICA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
) t: A% y6 o( {. a4 M& }CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
: u! S2 m8 `' ^: r% t4 v0 f' F1 oCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
" o0 f) B' y1 R( T  w3 L' q' F+ \CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards# I+ r" |( v3 X" G. J
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards) y% ^4 |1 L2 e! b; N2 W
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards+ x' [' X. v  X) c9 T8 [: J, Q
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
) a2 v: d3 g- @; ^DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards1 z- G% G& W: p6 `) u0 W; y: I
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards: @  G+ i& X3 G  a. c( E( D+ D
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
$ O8 N3 D$ \) x0 X  [9 M* h' R& uRange closes to 7,000 yards6 v$ N: U  J. R! X5 Y" g5 U, F
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
. Z: n, Z8 d& w3 a' a7 t6 XCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards/ q3 h. k9 x: F: Z7 c
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
, b$ ^4 ^3 N; a0 X/ \4 `; eCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
; J6 V8 v/ G1 {1 e5 ACA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
7 C5 z- q  u* R! G9 f+ JCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards) i5 j$ T0 T8 U6 b1 i
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
+ n* y1 _; @' z5 u9 @DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards# N* l# N. I* u7 b2 i
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards( m- m0 @) }: F' X5 r5 J
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards" w4 P6 H# u, w3 f! g( [
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
- ~$ y( t; P3 S6 ]" jDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
& |2 C- K: q9 J& ZRange increases to 8,000 yards+ Q+ }5 W$ N# E
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards- `' E7 S! Q. i, d- b
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
$ X' V" z& o2 q) Q1 ]+ M, n2 kCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards+ l& |( U: m# a% {- M
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
) B/ @0 l5 G0 X2 @- CCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
/ q7 j8 c  O  WCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards7 f7 K; e( \, C, P- I3 K
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards1 g. U8 ]$ q1 t) N2 T5 H1 r
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
7 b/ W% Y( n5 a# bDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards% z9 b9 V$ d: a6 @
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
+ P0 M( R( G# B& uDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards# R& f( a( J+ R. o
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
- N. U; d6 P+ c; [Range increases to 9,000 yards
' z. u9 t& x' v7 Z. M/ j( `$ ^CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards2 V6 v( s9 ?" x+ ~& v% C
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
; C. e: X6 r# m( ~, |2 U. `1 ^CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards1 M2 b  X, l: i! K8 u
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
( c4 [7 l5 E: [  K8 ]4 RCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
; N( m; ^: k# P' _6 cCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards3 e. h8 \! n) f
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards, f4 y2 B# f6 M9 l- y( I  Z
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
4 q& G% P: v: m- |+ r8 V5 W! ^DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
9 O9 L* z; L  `2 [8 r3 YDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
/ c. _( {2 B, a& fDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
9 c! ?+ M5 A9 v' JDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards4 O+ S4 w9 A4 }2 }. E0 U) _  F( ^
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards  g; n3 w* p* {8 O. ^, N2 \5 ~
Range increases to 12,000 yards3 n0 C+ K4 j! H2 m2 J( Q) o% R7 g
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
# O& t$ u0 o" r8 V% hCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
5 K0 B0 `# n$ Y! b$ nCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
; n6 M2 [' d: h8 t( Z# XCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards" s' {, [: r& S5 \4 S& d: K. [: W5 b
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards) U' w* K7 r: B% L  l( N
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
8 c' C8 ~5 H1 j2 aCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
3 \1 r3 I3 R" ]1 m; F5 x3 g0 L7 OCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards9 G" Y$ B$ O/ d' C; f
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards  x, Y( m. \# U
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards' X- t- k/ E. g1 U
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
1 k) C5 n4 M- J  F9 f* R; R/ xDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards- g. Q8 L8 D% A8 x( e4 ]" ?3 t
Range increases to 13,000 yards9 K0 |. i+ p! M" U( U/ K
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
7 ?9 _5 d3 T' P2 U) BCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
$ u4 r9 L4 m* O/ jCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards/ h. ^! e8 Q/ L0 N
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards3 ?" j: X' a3 J- C
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
4 `1 f! t5 n$ N7 J8 yCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
+ P- c+ P  b* u+ u* W# g, gCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards' Q; |% X: ~  w0 P
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards+ z! J) w. w* j0 z
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards/ f/ p4 q: b$ y. a% n1 S
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards8 v% ]" k1 ?3 W/ p$ R% E. \% T
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards, w- T. E9 ]  q8 u- x' A/ r, K0 d
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
# v) L5 G- A8 `3 s$ E2 C  n$ ], qDD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
! w' c5 [# _: V6 n2 g/ b% uTask forces break off...+ N; `9 F7 z& v- [6 M3 p0 J) B
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
+ e- c& T- n2 Y/ a      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11,  on fire
4 ?+ n3 }5 W7 u: b; h+ [      CA Kinugasa
- n; F7 ?3 P1 i& E* k      CL Tama, Shell hits 1
$ i# M" n1 A: W& U" u, M% t      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
8 @  H( a6 |! a2 x" Z8 g4 @7 \      CL Tatsuta8 ?/ q+ j/ D0 K
      DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2,  on fire% D# `) ?/ `5 y
      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1' d: w7 R2 u* O! d; d  x5 A# N  L
      DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1,  on fire
, f2 ^8 E& d0 D6 a& Y% c      DD Oyashio
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5 ~/ e' g2 h# B, ]% {* N& ]6 ~Allied Ships  |1 k  |: A5 b: P
      BB Colorado, Shell hits 1+ o/ @- F; a$ m# m
      BB Warspite, Shell hits 85 P0 Q( c7 J7 f" m) \+ J
      CA Australia, z* Z' t* c. Q' H. n
      CA Canberra2 P( I' C0 `5 n& A) o4 Z2 \% F2 G
      CA Dorsetshire
6 z& E; \% L7 F6 f      CA Cornwall" t9 d8 e5 Q( P$ [8 b5 Q
      CL Leander
& A2 o- ~" ]  _; i6 c; ]      CL Java
& B1 B$ v2 {8 c8 |' F: w: N      CL Dauntless/ O1 R+ f& y+ t5 F
      CL Ceres# ]9 \! M0 `( l5 N( p  U0 x
      CL Detroit, Shell hits 1: d+ U2 N* w/ D& @- ^
      CL Trenton9 V5 K+ b9 _" b4 _, V4 ?
      CL Concord
* J! H3 z: ?7 S3 f      CL Helena
$ o6 w  a/ e9 p, b0 \9 K- u      CL Nashville, a& L1 c& X  [0 d. u8 v
      CL Capetown7 d' o0 K; R5 o" J
      DD Buchanan
1 E! u7 C( ?& c8 f2 c5 }* Q      DD Ellet, Shell hits 1,  on fire( C4 R3 u8 [) \0 S1 {: a4 t
      DD Stack8 c$ e& m( I$ I; L7 _' x* Q) `0 L
      DD Dunlap# I5 O) D+ H% m- }4 b* U1 P/ M! J+ k
      DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
) L* q" W! J9 W6 P" w      DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires
, u: r; P) m9 V" ]( V# |. {1 ?; O      DD Nizam
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
4 g: Y  q; {% p& I+ w! m) PRange closes to 20,000 yards...
" R+ v; P; m3 H3 c& ^( w% ICONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
+ c& |4 T' {; J# ~$ @Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'9 P! b2 {: G; J/ A9 b
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards5 Q  [( m+ \$ K
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards/ A: B- y4 E$ ?
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards$ l% B: M, @& v4 R4 n4 A
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
0 k  H- @- W  ?BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards2 Y* }1 `) @+ s- j2 Y
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards0 i+ G) a9 ?. j0 K
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
/ q* p5 K* Q) ?9 mCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
: F5 x  i9 t5 L2 T+ e# ODD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
+ L/ g  ]0 G# X9 M4 @* _/ ~Range closes to 15,000 yards" N* O7 T( Y+ F+ w: h' |
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards4 B* j3 v7 S8 V; v1 [5 Z( y
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards3 _1 G" c$ V' E& v$ z6 W
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards3 V2 G3 S) p- T6 J4 S) `6 K, ]  s) |
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards- \/ H9 o/ w0 S0 }4 H% v" a0 _& i
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards  E) w: N. `% ^/ V! }* |9 x# u1 X
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
$ I! U% v9 b. U; {! N& c7 LCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
8 G5 w. a" j% m$ V- z" e; XCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
6 N8 |' {9 ?  ]3 G- m! M4 _# uCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards' V7 L4 r4 @+ Q4 q! o; B
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards8 U1 g- F( s4 q/ ]. e
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards9 ?9 W  M" r; G( I. g: B
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards8 w& B: }% i- U- r8 W3 N8 A
Range closes to 11,000 yards/ A* e( `# O; |
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
0 @, C8 g! I6 e% {1 {8 N5 EBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards( ^( {$ I* ?" o& o4 M( R# O2 g
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards' E' F- N6 L1 L& F- `: d  t- l
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
5 R9 O/ b- ^* q" RBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards: m7 a$ k- }6 |8 G1 h$ z$ H
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards* a% Y/ k! X# e& o; J( E% C
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
- k, l( n% a( q$ v0 ~( m* @/ b* P4 CDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
( H* X! M8 O' l4 A( `CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards! u8 B: F& `8 ^
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards+ D- q2 [3 m4 _" A5 K/ u
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards' {+ O" a! `% e4 t, w& u
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards  x4 @0 R# ?. ^) K1 l1 U4 x& Q4 U# H
Range closes to 9,000 yards2 f7 o: K( {: Q" T' U  ~5 f
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards/ i4 C* n1 N3 C: w
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
- r, F! n% [0 H. E/ Q; ]7 nCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards$ R- i3 Z7 G6 s, \* i
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards( n( a. L8 t$ l$ n% r+ j+ _
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards( w; w8 z4 q1 T& e. [5 ~8 W2 [) @* X
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards2 y! B6 Q4 X" i! ^# R4 F
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards% G: W( i3 V  V1 q. [
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
# X9 R# e$ A$ \& |BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
  ~& `) i# c8 t6 |% q7 _1 J$ E# T, [CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
& G8 R- K3 ~; w; `5 WDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
9 w" n- P8 w' p) P2 `2 y. ^DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards9 l- c4 W" d; _. H1 b
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
9 x8 K' V, H3 C$ ]" s6 U- M& sRange increases to 11,000 yards
- ~+ T( ~1 I  g4 BBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards$ ~7 h3 s- `$ q. H- ^6 X
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
' K9 ?9 ~/ b: S! TCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards- x* U7 y& R# _9 E: A- Y& V+ A
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
3 a3 p; }- q+ b+ B# X; B8 j0 PBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
1 k3 Z* w! G) FCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards8 S% h( u2 ^4 I' Y* a/ k! h
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards+ P6 Y0 W& H+ y# `) q
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
! b5 h& M( z, ~DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
; W& z# l* f' LCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards% h, I1 y4 e) R4 w; O0 L" a
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards$ E2 o+ [. j' I1 X0 _
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards7 G& i, _8 e0 ?: b, q" B
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
  j# ]/ ~# I' A) ]- QRange increases to 16,000 yards8 \+ f: I7 q" b& k! ~
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
7 ?+ a0 T" M' y/ xBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards- O& ]2 P3 S9 b5 N0 D  T( R: d  N, T
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
4 {' t. U5 v9 b" ^5 N; b& OCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards+ h" ]( C* ?4 v/ p2 k, U' E) D$ D/ r8 g
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
$ q# d0 a6 H% K0 U$ lCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards& `0 m1 k" A! u$ r5 Q, o
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards$ X- Z$ s  i. j! S0 }( N0 H
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards3 ^9 ~& i+ K2 w1 u# H5 g
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards" z$ y. S$ c, n
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards% s: i; `' z0 R/ y2 J; e" e/ b' r
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
, h+ L: Z* V% f# s; n8 f8 @1 SCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
) ]" }9 n  n6 S' ?" Q, \/ b# C* xDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards" `# n! F, Q/ q' }+ i5 p3 c
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards6 H3 {" d7 l0 k
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
# M- w3 J3 S5 |3 w  Y7 yDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards6 ^+ Q8 U$ x" f, ?3 q
Range increases to 21,000 yards& Y2 K* K. N* I/ k* r
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards! M5 e( f; l. O6 E" Y/ E2 {
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
; F; X: j) m% g3 bBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
' B: J& {; H6 ~& J- e& M- `  y& i! lCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
. s) }- z' x, l( D& k( v$ OCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards8 m& S" C2 w1 `& ~6 J
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
0 Y  q5 a3 m) T% E" A( T8 @CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards' H! c  N$ g1 _
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
1 B+ K  |! f5 W6 h- }CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards& [4 N9 E2 H9 O: E5 E: ^, x) N
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
" V: |* ?0 [* Z+ [' E# k: @( HRange increases to 26,000 yards
- T. ~$ A/ T# Y( s  X# gBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards  b. e- Q$ a7 n( \
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
1 H+ g  G' @- T& v2 T) y+ [CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards, K. X! {" l! P: m. R  y/ l& `
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
& r# z2 D6 G7 J) x0 H/ ACA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards0 W- s0 z6 ~: w! n
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
: N" \+ }8 u( \8 n+ F7 i; E; ~" D& k/ i1 sRange increases to 28,000 yards3 d5 F! w0 }+ g
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
; s) _, O4 K8 n! A9 jCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
6 Q$ r& x! D$ S) W7 @CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
/ g7 M3 o/ p/ F2 d- x% D8 }Range increases to 30,000 yards) G8 H8 v; [& r' C
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
6 [3 w' u7 I& k" |! r, ?8 C1 _0 y% CCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards' W& \  P8 t7 L* \
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
; p3 P7 J- X) X0 \  b+ rTask forces break off...
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. U* L9 u; v2 g" d  v5 aSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67  at 135,153  - near Hoorn Islands; V. V; z* G" H7 q* b
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Japanese Ships
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$ m# {7 O8 V* @$ nMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162' p5 p5 [1 F) S9 |4 Z

& J$ |7 O; P. Z. ]3 I9 J# S/ ~9 QWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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: {3 D% ~; y  D2 X* H4 SRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 Q8 ?7 L4 ?' {% R9 f4 cEstimated time to target is 44 minutes
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$ @6 e/ ~3 m- xJapanese aircraft
! x% T. D$ Q; i: A      A6M2 Zero x 48  @' h; x; d' i, }: U
      G3M2 Nell x 19
8 c. G+ n; r* [# o      G4M1 Betty x 21
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Allied aircraft" F1 K: }: a( P2 q9 B5 s2 ^
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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9 D6 z. ]2 o1 U+ |0 P% O( Y2 G' n1 nJapanese aircraft losses
# s& k' B/ u- m5 T# [% o      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed; X5 T" U% h: v# R8 d
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed) v0 V. y$ P, Q$ Q" N' X' h2 V8 R
      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged1 T3 b/ l9 H/ o& [/ S8 s

7 L9 a! U9 ?8 ?7 yAllied aircraft losses+ K; o$ q+ S5 A. C& x: i% E
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 e( p7 _) F, k0 {# k; }
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Allied Ships1 h1 a3 [  r% x' _6 I
      CV Hornet5 |) k0 ]! y1 G2 O# J
      CV Indomitable" j/ o5 a1 E4 G2 T7 m
      CVL Hermes
" R7 l; o( J/ Q, }1 J' ~      CV Illustrious
4 G. h9 K  z# D/ U" N      CV Wasp
0 J" d, ^) x& A# A) }      CV Formidable: p! J8 d  N: u! k* ~

9 z9 D- n0 T6 g/ D! Y% sAircraft Attacking:
3 X* P1 S* \2 j      18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet. G9 H) `5 ^1 f8 U( Q7 n
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb3 ?( ~3 h* B9 @6 a9 l4 A
      17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
  v4 K+ G9 h9 P% w4 u0 N               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb" n4 }( H! K! |' L7 n

8 @1 H; F1 M/ u7 v, q! G+ B2 j; E: MCAP engaged:
. f# u" P2 ~% c; T, x8 [6 u+ v/ RVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
+ ]- }' y9 Y+ U  Q  W# T8 `      4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
, U+ v2 a* X$ F+ G  z4 c- ?8 D0 K* w$ c      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.- {. n# {5 M/ V5 ]8 R: v* v" l2 V
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes; x1 s+ t0 `! r' `! L" ]
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0 x4 N- X( h( g3 P3 T# [6 m3 nMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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" x' J: \* i2 t5 `* U1 t6 A8 N  qRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 t. e, |6 C; p9 o: x, F: W! f& rEstimated time to target is 34 minutes4 t6 J7 x7 E, g0 p4 g, j
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Japanese aircraft3 q# t: }- B5 p4 N
      G4M1 Betty x 28% x9 P5 R) {" E& N1 ^# X) q1 S$ H3 v
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Allied aircraft
+ v. K) Z9 r0 F* S1 f0 V$ R      F4F-4 Wildcat x 149 F  j" F8 f* _9 r( E
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Japanese aircraft losses
& r) S7 K! h5 b      G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged6 K3 q- C* z3 P) E7 f% s' [. a) M
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# v* p5 @" j' AAllied Ships! Z8 @# G2 ]8 ?" H( F4 b" }" Y! [
      CV Illustrious
$ Q) c9 i7 v2 O6 [% f, r      CV Wasp
/ t( j# s. r1 ^$ c* }      CV Hornet+ F/ l3 e$ t2 H- |3 Z- C
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 e5 W1 s) s* M      11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet2 Y* v+ [8 X! q) N
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb2 T1 A* e' I+ |

& f4 \; J1 P2 J/ M" ?" j( _CAP engaged:
9 v' a2 K6 B* y* ]' g* u) Q1 `" RVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
& k- w+ ]- r" l! ?      1 plane(s) intercepting now.
$ t2 k- _: R0 X      12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
! L  [  i, t" x2 Y/ f9 I* O      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.0 H; T2 H- {; B0 t. a' w: R7 I
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes5 V9 t  V. ^7 @: c0 a
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* W9 x+ ?& R4 _8 C; U: I3 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1629 r# o) L2 [+ y# R0 [
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain8 y- x& M, q. U6 j

( E' v! ]; ^6 d* TRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 R, v: b7 d* |; f% R* q( C) HEstimated time to target is 46 minutes# t  g% ?8 ?; `

, L6 p/ p' x, P7 h5 j. Q0 h' x/ PJapanese aircraft
# R3 k: K/ O( E( m/ V& \! A      A6M2 Zero x 249 Q9 C! A( [$ j
      G3M2 Nell x 18; D( o" L+ o% L$ ?* W1 K/ k
      G4M1 Betty x 16
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Allied aircraft
. K6 O3 b, z* M- B; D      F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
' _) B2 p) ]9 t  B( R. v( d0 V0 x      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed" e$ o5 X4 X' l  @. [
      G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged' w+ v& {4 N$ z8 c4 N, ]1 M1 @
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Allied aircraft losses
" R& P  j- _8 G" z% Y8 ]% m      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 W) ], L: Z( y. P, U; {& D
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Allied Ships
, T8 Y$ B$ _* h& ^, E      CVL Hermes
9 ~2 r/ e  f% }. t8 L      CV Hornet9 ?$ P- T& D7 J5 B2 Z; h6 R2 I; `
      CV Formidable
: O5 ~. V9 a1 b3 V: N      CV Yorktown
! H! ]- W$ |0 P2 S( c      CV Illustrious
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7 U9 m$ T! f+ [/ R7 j; @# MAircraft Attacking:1 {) T: \: X- D( n
      18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet) [* p7 a5 {0 n
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb& b7 _9 G/ ~5 z% v* O$ |( g5 X
      16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet/ m* z4 G' t- g& y8 H
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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' @8 f; r3 z$ v- ~6 ACAP engaged:
, f9 G, {* {: h4 P' @+ d; ZVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)- |& m5 I4 s% {+ n  |3 Z2 L9 P
      3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
! ~8 R2 ]- }$ Z  V6 j7 V      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.  h/ k  M: _) G/ s- |
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes

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9 {  X8 [+ r/ W* Z& k5 O/ J! W- N42 年6月28日) v" M4 \0 J1 z" @# l
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 28, 42# d4 A* z' t2 Q5 v" H
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft
& u4 B7 ]5 v4 e) {      no flights
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5 {) d+ r3 g- J# s$ T6 oJapanese aircraft losses! h) L/ v$ Q1 v
      F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed5 ?0 F- P! S" C& w3 L2 J# ^
      E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed; |/ \' ]* u; w
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Japanese Ships9 P! d9 _/ w9 }/ i9 c: Q
      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 51, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" ]$ Y8 h( H$ ^% @
      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3( r/ D2 C3 y' m* f
      CL Tama2 N! e- E! t  B) `" l: ~
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1' g$ J0 L6 U% B0 {. y1 s* ^0 K
      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2,  on fire
+ k7 Q4 p* n! D! L      DD Yugumo
, C& z  i6 E2 x      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 8,  on fire
. W. |  _* G, n* X& X! X+ @; q      DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 26 j; f6 m- h/ \) s* e3 f4 L
      DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
' P. h9 ?8 {  X3 l6 J      BB Colorado# D, C- Y1 u! U3 D( Z- t0 u
      BB Warspite, Shell hits 3" ]1 G2 [( R7 u5 {
      CA Australia
( `$ Y; P# d6 B. Y      CA Canberra9 ~: b- [2 J; k& ~* u) U6 H: i
      CA Dorsetshire
9 G( A- l; i/ z* d: {6 e( q      CA Cornwall
4 q/ H# D) p2 c( z8 \# G( ~      CL Leander, m' {) j9 g1 x. I5 ~& M9 T
      CL Java
, O' N9 t! o8 X) x      CL Dauntless
+ ~( F4 a. o: `- E1 Z* |0 D6 f. I      CL Ceres$ J6 b% s$ A2 o* d7 w" v
      CL Detroit, Shell hits 1) W# V9 ^8 e& c) J4 n
      CL Trenton  T. Z4 V9 L9 E( L* J7 R- a
      CL Concord
% ]- s# e/ B& [/ z      CL Helena7 A' G9 I* M  C4 [
      CL Nashville, Shell hits 1
% z5 A3 o- ]: c& ]      CL Capetown' @" h) j- f) h/ d9 ?( V
      DD Buchanan
! \) T, f9 L5 j/ D      DD Ellet
) o; Z/ o" u' A, H# o      DD Stack2 V4 f+ h& a0 s8 e, e9 ~, \& m; F
      DD Dunlap, J" I4 ~/ z+ {. W8 d& B& z
      DD Fanning
, T* {9 n- C" S0 }3 L      DD Nizam( c% ^5 q3 v4 D9 N0 g% W4 U

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# T( p; ]1 @/ U9 o# ^3 T6 R( I; N; y$ H6 _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。" }; G8 Z" t" ?; a* ^
Night Naval bombardment of Tongatapu at 138,168
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5 L* R! E; W( l* w5 v2 lJapanese aircraft
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! r1 v* p0 a; V1 mJapanese aircraft losses
; V- n9 P3 a3 }0 r      A6M2 Zero: 18 damaged
) q3 h& a% R# O! y      A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed on ground9 V5 t- K6 ]2 K# C* R" B+ b
      G4M1 Betty: 68 damaged1 j% s4 Y7 C5 x9 U( _( U3 I9 m  Z
      G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed on ground
9 g* F( H8 [  g% ?3 U      G3M2 Nell: 44 damaged7 {# G+ @' h7 b  P, T
      G3M2 Nell: 16 destroyed on ground8 l8 P) l" G; W$ p/ Z. e" }2 n# b
      H8K1 Emily: 1 damaged
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( {( e$ s! |- I( g5 `2 f7 i      BB Warspite
+ X/ K; P0 o% V; q      BB Colorado( f& T  C' j3 F* s7 T
      CA Cornwall
! H  H$ }% w4 i2 x3 c: x  O; j      CA Dorsetshire
+ |/ J5 ?$ H6 ?5 P3 w      CA Canberra
2 h) |5 r% P: E) Y9 q/ {9 [      CA Australia
9 d! T4 }" _$ m2 p' |- M4 I      CL Capetown
' ]$ x* b' F' o9 A7 u- ?# a/ A      CL Nashville
  S% y1 ~4 H4 Y0 `2 d" s/ \      CL Helena8 j. b2 ^2 _  h/ @' _7 A
      CL Concord
/ }0 q! |: P, _      CL Trenton  I$ M9 w" U( L( C2 \- R# Z* K
      CL Detroit  Z' @, v+ E$ X+ ~! \6 L
      CL Ceres" {6 K" p4 h1 p: N
      CL Java1 H' f* {! w* ?$ o6 F. O; Z0 P1 ~
      CL Leander
; }% O6 a8 U) ~7 Y1 S! s+ J. }      DD Nizam/ q: K4 y* _5 w4 f% V
      DD Fanning
6 b: w* _0 o' I* P. x) M      DD Dunlap
2 M; b. t, L; m  W" E+ j' _      DD Stack4 t: i  F0 e& e' D! I
      DD Ellet# K3 m, v- o* z( Z8 J- F* n& H
      DD Buchanan6 |6 x5 P, }! a4 o
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Japanese ground losses:
: o7 t3 l, V% ^$ r      281 casualties reported
0 p+ [# d) m0 n% W# p         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 V+ s+ N( ^1 H; R; `         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
. s6 D3 |. g1 I$ _" f  X1 ^2 Q         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
1 a0 h) _: T! f      Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)- a8 J$ |5 q2 [0 d: z
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Airbase hits 23) [3 r. e) s$ g( D! T9 }
Airbase supply hits 160 w$ v% V7 s6 K8 L; v
Runway hits 559 j( K, N8 v0 o8 q8 E

2 z- r: O6 }, b5 r5 e. ^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。。。
# B& b* x" _4 ]: N: H# Uchenrong 发表于 2013-2-4 18:00

  z0 u1 \1 _# L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