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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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ASW attack near Penrhyn Island  at 169,158
8 T) g$ ~- v. q  P6 Y1 ^ 日军SS再逞凶6 D6 ]' G/ b7 _8 d
Japanese Ships7 x* \. ]& C2 ?( f3 r
      SS I-169, hits 1) T- g# x1 n; P# K# p& U
Allied Ships
2 z4 O4 N1 }" n7 J      DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage: s) I8 e3 J7 I9 F( F$ ]
      DD Dewey! p3 s1 P( e9 k$ m& C3 I! [
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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  。$ ~% A! t2 ^+ t
Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
1 U6 C( P6 i$ ]" S9 aWeather in hex: Light cloud: X1 N! N% d8 _6 d
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
: s5 r" c4 u( d$ M, z2 P( k  _6 a, oEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
! }# ~/ v  d0 Q# ~% b9 e+ u: BJapanese aircraft6 u: H( t& @" V; g& [
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
9 Q0 [' a" F% ?6 F6 vAllied aircraft4 @; O1 o! t+ x" |0 w. o; a9 o+ g
      Fulmar II x 12
# `2 R" F" q2 r  H$ X' ~4 g, z% @      Hurricane I Trop x 31
* D3 h$ I3 H- v7 e7 ]' E5 _      Hurricane IIb Trop x 11
7 C9 `) P" y/ m- t( \      Hurricane IIc Trop x 6, r0 ]- V  y8 R! P3 p
      Mohawk IV x 2: e) a, ^( Z) N! m
      P-40E Warhawk x 3
+ t& E4 ?% T* [+ N8 M+ j2 O( r      P-40E Warhawk x 24& w, I' P- d4 O" y+ U" |8 [+ x
Japanese aircraft losses
/ _3 B! L; r( r      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
% n  n' d3 [6 Q6 Q% q. e+ bAllied aircraft losses9 q/ V- D7 _& h  V  I1 r2 T' q6 w. t
      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed, z6 Y/ e2 S+ m: i
      Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed. n/ c7 ?- u/ q/ X7 P; |: y) h3 Y
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed: L9 L  J+ X8 S! l) j- @
      P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
9 X1 K' ?$ j1 m  s2 c- T- TAircraft Attacking:
( ]+ d2 ]1 Q3 I       8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet2 Z1 q9 _, r3 v) A# a+ Q

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Japanese aircraft
! R; S/ E! ~; s4 g! T" f- i      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29% T" U, G9 @$ B- Q" {
Allied aircraft# B6 {5 @5 z- ~' ?
      Fulmar II x 9+ i  s" |8 e& G9 W+ C8 Q0 b5 v2 e
      Hurricane I Trop x 12
7 j7 D# T9 m4 O7 V/ t      Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
- ?/ m( X4 P( y  D8 C) W      Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
. q1 ?1 a  K$ j- q; ^, R4 L      Mohawk IV x 2
7 o# m+ N5 }2 P$ h- J      P-40E Warhawk x 105 A. E% k; Y( {: \, u
Japanese aircraft losses6 ?6 S8 L8 T9 d9 q% H
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed2 p4 X# H7 G8 f& m' j
Allied aircraft losses2 ?) u1 Y6 I8 U) F
      Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
+ H1 [0 Y% S  z7 @      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
& ]5 G) A- b  ]- z3 N: l0 i+ P2 e& F      Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
* N' h8 \; k: S! w      Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
3 a) o4 M5 r8 w4 v      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Japanese aircraft
2 Z5 q' J+ z0 z      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33: N: N8 z. F2 D5 j
Allied aircraft
$ ~3 b6 L! V" i: k+ o      Fulmar II x 3  Y; v% D; ?: G
      Hurricane I Trop x 3. `; N; L5 o7 s0 V' z" n: P
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 1& K8 _7 u, Y8 _2 Z
      P-40E Warhawk x 2
  l  d& M' f. ^No Japanese losses
0 O8 C4 E1 ^# Q( I1 R+ ^  V5 ^Allied aircraft losses! L/ L8 O( W& f9 ?3 W- ~& S3 n
      Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
$ [8 f6 {: I( P7 e4 U      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed6 V$ G$ E! R. k
      Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed7 m4 N  o3 K1 `3 h
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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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。9 N& l1 s( O8 S& t# V) C

$ ]3 U9 t  y% @8 ?9 XGround combat at 40,9 (near Karachi), H) P) T% }* p1 F! C* K
Japanese Shock attack
3 c  R* c/ c3 v, \/ q4 U' y+ kAttacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119
2 I: d" o" L5 k& Q/ q- r3 pDefending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 21380 d9 d- B; E# @& T$ x- m
Japanese adjusted assault: 751 ' M, T* F/ U; o2 t- N
Allied adjusted defense: 1463 + u& y' V9 M) Z8 d/ R8 k
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
$ ~: w6 ~4 A' I8 A( z, n- NCombat modifiers
' s* i3 `, A; F, q4 D  WDefender: experience(-)3 F4 `' {* m3 H; q
Attacker: shock(+)  k* Y8 ~1 F* T; ^8 V9 V
Japanese ground losses:
8 B& ~" g' P. s4 w7 b- o- w+ q      17039 casualties reported: D8 p( ^' T1 q* X- U
         Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled
3 _& n9 t6 G( u5 C         Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled- C- X' X* u2 e; ]
         Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled
- s( U9 H8 K% E$ L      Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)
  }" k! a& o* x8 [# u8 l      Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)) A# ~) J8 E: O: ~& D; E
      Units destroyed 1' u1 d4 i5 ~& t5 w
Allied ground losses:
8 c: ^5 B  ^2 A  A6 J% H7 N1 Z      6533 casualties reported
1 I4 A& D0 \) C8 B* N" D+ Z! e         Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled
# W; `, W3 m6 x         Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled
& t8 v  k& w. P5 d         Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled0 f1 T8 U( D. N$ n
      Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)/ f6 g1 g" Z' L# o
      Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)+ X+ ]2 H* D& H& \5 g
      Units destroyed 1, i4 J# J8 }+ F% v
Assaulting units:6 [# ?3 G# R1 `
    21st Ind.Mixed Brigade) M: y; M% Y) h
    22nd Recon Regiment
0 c8 B) @; ~% N" c. w. a, N    17th Indpt Guards Regiment
( Z9 V, T: ^) p    41st Infantry Regiment" Z8 f5 f. U3 ?' S
    4th/B Division8 J: N* r5 N- t
    52nd Division
0 n% r" g% l- A" Q    Imperial Guards/B Division
8 F6 Y& `4 l. X: f' _    54th Division
% j5 S' n+ ^5 S: I6 W: {9 ?" B    Imperial Guards/A Division
7 H4 l* X% }* G- f    148th Infantry Regiment0 f8 R$ p' |' m& p
    16th Guards Regiment/ B, W1 E% C/ K% [# I3 v/ C. r1 N
    53rd Division8 c6 @4 f+ T$ B# g
    16th Infantry Regiment
: h# W* P$ f; a( _    15th Guards Regiment
& P" b* X+ r9 c$ W* u$ {" b/ K/ j# ~    47th Infantry Regiment
  R4 r) w$ \! B, r' f% ~    4th Guards/C Division
; L+ n( s( A6 v    1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
' F- I( A3 B8 u, R" l- g    9th RF Gun Battalion6 O/ h' Y$ N! C
    3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
+ C, Y. d" y9 M7 i7 t6 q6 h: q    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion( ^. f( ~, S" K- J5 R
    8th RF Gun Battalion
* p. d, `5 r' V    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment' B: y: p6 b! m" [0 ~7 H
    14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
/ G4 Y& z- [0 @/ c    2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion& K/ {# M! h! F  t5 ?! L2 F
    10th RF Gun Battalion- I8 r8 ~4 O5 R6 r; v/ _# I) x
    11th RF Gun Battalion
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Defending units:
" T* ]9 r* x7 l8 n9 g    1st Marine Raider Battalion
' A: L5 e) R5 k2 H" y1 P, \0 ]. h0 j    84th Indian Brigade/ o& \  Q3 w) Z' H) ~
    26th Indian Division
6 Y. m4 k. Y5 U  \    I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
& f, u3 n7 h( M5 I! T8 r    3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion; E- S5 n' ?7 i1 d
    22nd (East African) Brigade  g' Y) |  o1 g* o. s! Z
    23rd British Brigade+ q$ B6 t6 y( s- I+ G
    182nd Infantry Regiment: C; P0 _) v7 a  m1 j
    132nd Infantry Regiment8 t/ R% p) a: q* K+ b
    2/15 Punjab Battalion6 O4 i2 }0 x% {# V
    164th Infantry Regiment
" H3 W) e& q  j* X    1st/102nd Infantry Battalion# D/ v3 ~$ B" O4 R. {/ q, ]& U% f' E
    Kowloon Brigade, f9 A! N, Q9 g  A, H
    14th British Brigade
& T& D! w6 R0 Q. L    2nd Marine Raider Battalion2 t6 l: z0 v$ O
    70th British Division
  A& R, N3 I* U. R    16th British Brigade
# W: ~# J* _; X3 v4 Z4 n3 Z' G    7/12 Frontier Force Battalion8 u$ F. t: A; C# B
    Waziristan Division
3 g/ M' g) g2 E  Z1 j% p" H6 ]    1st Marine Defense Battalion
1 c; J/ N* k" t- x    223rd Field Artillery Battalion9 G& }" t9 U6 B% \/ @
    2/9th Field Regiment
, q1 c4 R; x; j+ o8 i8 a& ?$ Y1 @3 r/ x! O4 N    2/13th Field Regiment' U% |# @, Z0 r* n) K) H8 M
    6th Medium Regiment6 Y1 D  z" p# Q  e
    2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion3 i7 K7 K! E; E
    2/11th Field Regiment4 v& w! u% |3 y) p) t0 x
    181st Field Artillery Regiment5 Q4 p: m; e' h; C' i
    168th Field Artillery Regiment
1 c( Q$ \% l# A" N    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。3 B% s( O, `! `$ f7 Y: T( |
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。$ B( b, q& i0 U& [

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 26, 42
7 U+ a1 Z: K' B# FNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 11,000 Yards, k( F; w& Z6 a3 o
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Japanese Ships
8 h8 o) w5 w( ~- |/ P      CA Tone
+ U1 `" s7 z! Z6 \" I; r      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
# ?; ~* p2 \% A      CA Kinugasa# _5 a* ?' _" P* I
      CA Furutaka0 f9 I8 K7 j) V7 ~4 A0 G5 i+ [( H
      CL Yura
+ L$ k$ p8 ]( K, S& P      CL Kinu4 }; \5 K, r5 b& P# x  G  p; ~! I
      CL Abukuma
7 n' c$ z! u4 `      CL Tama
" P# w, O  N, a& ^! w      CL Kiso
! E. ^1 D. \- m- I+ g+ ~3 }      CL Tenryu
& B7 l9 A( T) x( W) k- v      CL Tatsuta( j% h0 [7 `; v6 ~/ G9 Q
      DD Yugumo- X' p: P$ K' y9 _/ D3 u( Y
      DD Akigumo
1 j, N' @# `. o9 s2 S1 j      DD Kuroshio
5 G/ c+ _$ Q& `      DD Oyashio
, j; N5 |$ i9 t+ A  m      DD Hayashio# h+ }. _; {# u0 Z
      DD Amatsukaze7 a; V0 z3 z- r$ W4 j
      DD Tanikaze' n  }* V5 ~7 O" l& N
      DD Kasumi
' `& t. ~7 Q! R2 o1 @& O7 b      DD Amagiri. J3 k5 q; e+ {' V  X2 v
      DD Akebono  v! _$ q$ [* L) y. h$ Q

5 E& c( g# q! }! d; WAllied Ships3 t  }# {2 v( q' W( Q* M
      DD Ellet, Shell hits 1) J9 n4 b2 l  A
      DD Tjerk Hiddes; G7 z7 p2 ^/ {3 A6 m& A3 n
      DD Napier, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, @: Q) T2 t" F5 |# M9 G$ \9 d& R# J2 E
      DD Nizam
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/ z0 F, W5 R+ H# W1 D. XMorning Air attack on TF, near Tongatapu at 138,168
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain# a9 k% g0 t) ^3 b; v0 n
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 z& t  l$ j% V! Y& p
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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6 q8 T* s! j+ HJapanese aircraft( c6 l  K4 Z0 F* K' ]9 J7 J- H9 p2 ]
      A6M2 Zero x 53
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4 \" s2 g# Q( _0 y3 T! rAllied aircraft
+ m- Q. G0 b5 T' N( J      Albacore I x 12
8 d) l" {% l1 d% ]      Sea Hurricane Ib x 16
0 x1 V' c! F: I) {" a      Martlet II x 14
9 d1 z' T# w7 M  j" ^4 v3 |! U% y+ ~      Swordfish I x 19
$ h; K& J4 }+ a7 V) V# C7 P' F, l# x      F4F-3 Wildcat x 26
) D" p" J: g+ t4 |& k, G& V& w      F4F-4 Wildcat x 68
% r( s7 W/ n5 p- m9 }! S      SBD-3 Dauntless x 1373 c4 _& O6 m- v2 K: t* ]
      TBD-1 Devastator x 9
! A- k  q4 m# s) L3 I/ d% }1 ~3 @" b      TBF-1 Avenger x 153 p0 R! Q# X+ `2 h- y: Q7 h

) D) K1 W0 j0 ]Japanese aircraft losses2 k) @5 O; }9 H/ Y5 S
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
2 B  y1 l9 G1 b; @2 p      Albacore I: 2 damaged
. S2 g* d5 L6 _4 _& ?      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed. m) J0 w  k8 Y9 B4 ~
      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed by flak
, u: p( N) x0 _      Martlet II: 2 destroyed
0 h, E7 ?" p* a" k% p. h, ^      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak" @( g  P% Q. _0 l
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
, b) Y7 M& A* E* r      F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed8 {; ?2 M* m% r4 a; K
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed by flak
/ m  p9 D- Q6 u" J) i2 w      SBD-3 Dauntless: 10 destroyed, 18 damaged7 c# B1 b8 c9 u. E. u6 U/ d
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
; |) H, H1 e2 |2 u5 q      TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed: T. c& e" U, ^' b! V) Z1 x
      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged6 x) {' f( I! j6 c" m" E$ x
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Japanese Ships* j' {/ |# l4 b7 o5 d
      CA Tone, Bomb hits 2,  on fire# l1 [$ |  }, }1 Z: [% Y( I
      xAK Ronsan Maru, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ ]" W0 ^( v9 N& n* m
      DD Tanikaze  o( a! M2 c' f1 L* k5 E
      CL Tatsuta* ^$ b; h3 X8 Z5 {3 H0 _1 [
      xAK Heito Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& c  l6 G( V+ t
      xAP Mizuho Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' K1 n' f2 f1 x. E( g( Y  a      PB Nanpo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
3 N# ]; m0 t" b& j( s5 L      xAK Manko Maru, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 o2 c6 z" [+ q- k* {% |- E
      CL Kinu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
. n- d; v4 D# h/ j8 v; E; I      CA Furutaka
0 ]* v. H% b2 y- h$ O: h& `" k$ A      AO Notoro, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
) K2 x7 z: H; H$ |2 s, ]      AO Hayamoto, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
7 ~& _& s6 G+ z      AO Tsurumi, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
7 K# |1 j+ @7 {& s, L* G; Y) o      PB Teibo Maru #2, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
9 H% ~. [6 a$ V      CL Tenryu
" t$ r' |9 h' Z- m      AD Shintoku Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
" T) H' y: N5 q1 s" P, J7 A      CL Kiso, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage% o5 f. P3 N; Y3 X( j  `0 |  `
      AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1
* R5 B% q. ]+ M/ P( }5 @4 c      AO Naruto, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
% {5 A9 B7 F. M      CL Tama( m% c" Y, N) L8 t, t
      DD Hayashio* q4 o5 {; H0 M
      CL Yura+ h: F: v. `9 {
      PB Ikuta Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
, q8 P" F" P. t9 e      PB Tatsumiya Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
! p0 e$ r# r  s( {# g8 x      CA Kinugasa0 ~8 ?) M+ t+ K& @% L
      PB Kaiun Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: N( G4 E/ Z6 r& J! h
      PB Taiko Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage2 R; J1 L5 p! M* B! D
      PB Sureboko Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage% a" D/ m; ?+ H* n
      PB Kaikei Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires
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Aircraft Attacking:( f2 ?& t5 t( M
       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'$ i( M3 W; {7 b9 U
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb% h- x+ }( B+ t: Y
      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
4 `5 F' K. v4 N. g* v               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb  u! |5 v% r" S
      12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'( y* q3 o: w) M! `* a
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb; W1 h7 T- |& u: j, o, ~4 n* U
      10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
) f. v) V6 e5 [1 F0 h               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb# h3 k7 k: ^; b. E, X
      12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# w: M; s  W  T1 [6 s" t               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
+ N: @0 J3 U& n+ H2 s       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'/ u. z* a: e7 P) Z8 e: c
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 R. d7 e1 [4 S       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'8 N: B+ S& o8 l! L2 p
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb4 z3 K! V; T* ]* L
       5 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ b; [# U. w, R4 s, Y0 c' I
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 t! A% z; H" T! Z      18 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 U! O6 y: O6 B6 @2 b               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo2 |3 s% _/ W0 {7 }4 ^4 `
      12 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet& E2 p: g: p( y: e- u
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
% t, l, M% r0 f- i+ |  r4 L2 G       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
6 o# c9 \$ \% Q- W, @& r  s0 a               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb! {, a4 A2 \. W- u: v
       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'2 p+ T% H* }' E; E
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 B& F9 L) m6 q: z+ d. U1 d9 e9 J       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'1 i6 C) r; s, Y$ N0 D; N
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
. [7 e& |  D* ~* B       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'. O2 S; o! A7 T- Q. Q2 K- Y' w
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
  R- |) a/ I/ D, e      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'/ x7 L- Y: Y8 Y4 b, s
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 H# Q" M9 }# ~/ h. y       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
, q: D( K- t3 w3 ^               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
  M$ i6 a1 R+ K       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'/ d& N, o) E" \: Q% r) U4 C6 I
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
/ N& R- K2 ?0 P* ^" U! j. M1 l       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
0 A) G; P/ Z: q: }# M# \& L               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, \, l& U+ \3 l
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
4 D3 P; W- D$ O! ?* C8 t: E6 a               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 C( x1 @! @2 L% |1 q( n       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'4 P& W0 N6 B( A6 p" Q$ |& x, h% N
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb1 U6 o1 n6 R/ S& c+ Q" u! u5 R9 A
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
5 x- A9 M- ^0 p  \, N9 d: Y2 S               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb) a" m& u: V8 P. R: N. s2 J3 m( q
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'; y; `! i+ i* f! h+ N# B1 P3 n
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb: x/ O% D# `1 i, Y  I0 S$ B
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
1 [6 x& I& g4 Y6 Q               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
6 n' x. ^% [7 l# C13th Ku S-1 /A with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)9 _; `0 w7 e4 K- f) R3 b6 Z  j9 i) p
      7 plane(s) intercepting now.! w$ h9 H: _( q7 g( p6 k
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.) D/ q& E9 s! @: N& m
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
3 F$ A. ~! W" r1 i2 K13th Ku S-1 /B with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
/ ?1 j- x8 j" _  D! _3 D+ r8 d+ c" h      8 plane(s) intercepting now.
# C6 r2 j4 D3 n) _, I# Z9 ^1 ~      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
5 S9 m. I: ~, A" v1 e      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes9 v+ _# _1 D# p7 i# k8 Z
13th Ku S-1 /C with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)! S/ w" r( K4 x" Q, x4 j! c
      2 plane(s) intercepting now.1 H) {% L9 n0 W/ [
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
" R1 R) S. w% @! H      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes" T: M& z, G' k

, P2 ^' G/ p* _- Z, }6 nHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Nanpo Maru: M; L, P* C; ^$ ?, n4 m
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Manko Maru
# ~3 j3 }/ J" H! ^3 @- jHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Notoro
! b8 p4 f5 n6 D3 r6 N; }Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Kiso& e! ~2 t: v) s5 v" y/ U# G
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Hayamoto! G$ e& z0 {9 g- k
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Ikuta Maru( x( l& }" |0 t6 X
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Tatsumiya Maru
  {0 U5 H; h/ AHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kaiun Maru
; j/ k( o1 u% o$ g/ YHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Teibo Maru #25 J. x1 N: z! v
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Tone& h% g  S5 n4 }' v  Z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Sureboko Maru
4 H$ j' {2 N: C( _Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kaikei Maru$ R4 j  e6 B3 y' T3 J
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+ [8 X4 G; v3 C+ e2 ^' V( SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Tongatapu at 138,168/ t8 x- `8 A/ T( f0 d* ]
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 k+ Y- v$ ?% z

, @4 c5 T" v) TRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 q) l+ D6 `, _+ {  g+ g& XEstimated time to target is 15 minutes& q, {7 O7 m8 `- A9 `
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Japanese aircraft
# j' y4 @% W& Y  F' x; V! C9 P' g      A6M2 Zero x 43
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! H. Y" h( Q. r$ Z8 j! l( ]Allied aircraft
1 W6 [) ?4 ^, c      Sea Hurricane Ib x 149 M3 J. |& O# d; f0 P
      Martlet II x 8
3 j  J1 V* e7 G6 e      Swordfish I x 185 }/ A5 M/ e  ^: Q$ h; p1 H5 W9 o, A
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 186 q% k, c! Z/ x- {3 e! O/ o4 ?" o
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 56
8 w+ ?: e, _' w, j* D- a; O0 ~' [      SBD-3 Dauntless x 1026 e/ ~# F2 ?* F+ s1 t: K+ f
      TBF-1 Avenger x 11& W0 x+ E5 t. r

! x/ P- I/ @, Z" `/ cJapanese aircraft losses3 b5 F1 {: R; [( N  P
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses( g2 ~& V8 q0 p$ C8 A  c- ~% ]0 a: v
      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
) ^2 s) E0 b% z" R- ?* H      Martlet II: 1 destroyed. \/ S7 {+ v, Q" t& q$ E
      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged9 p  S- \7 |5 H) y+ t$ v9 ~$ `
      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak5 M) W2 I, f. N& F  S% G4 L' G0 q; M
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
# B$ f& r  u6 A: m      SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 22 damaged1 s% f$ D6 s6 J0 S% B' Y  F# W
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak$ [& o5 D4 p8 H+ t, a2 E0 x% O
      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged' D4 z8 M, g. I, n3 }" O% \
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Japanese Ships$ [' V$ |7 r! X- N
      CA Tone, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
# `) Z$ |/ U, q! s& W! u, I9 P+ Z- Z      AO Erimo, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
3 k6 [; }8 n" w      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1,  on fire' u3 k* p8 c" \- r8 M! \. F$ Y
      CL Tenryu3 W" A* e- l7 F3 t; s3 ]
      DD Kasumi, Bomb hits 1,  on fire% X5 ?1 V6 j' E1 v2 p$ o
      CL Tatsuta3 {+ S+ i! ~  @5 ?* E4 ^8 T
      CL Yura, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
( C1 t* B- P! H+ t. E1 @& v- Q      AO Shiretoko, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
3 E- J' M; H0 i0 h  F      AD Shintoku Maru,  on fire
. r6 f: n+ r5 v0 Y7 c- S6 I5 F      AO Sata, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires, p9 @& G+ H+ E" q. T
      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage+ w1 Z  i& N; }/ R1 k
      PB Chiyo Maru #4, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk5 {) R5 ^5 j: X, r; v! @& x4 q
      CL Tama  ?5 D( d' W  Y& a$ ]
      AS Yasukuni Maru, Bomb hits 1
' T6 C1 J# M' k4 ]      DD Kuroshio
8 q7 |$ o- i3 ^2 I7 i8 R      PB Ikuta Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
7 B* h$ W9 O, W$ y0 ]      DD Hayashio, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
. X; Z$ ^% v% ]9 q      PB Nanpo Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
8 e9 T% ^, U. r  P* p      CA Chikuma
* Z9 _7 U2 a1 d; U' E      CL Abukuma$ T/ {" I9 [& I* l6 u. X& C/ u! D

, R3 ]% `" K" y1 V/ N+ HAircraft Attacking:
) ?  K( h+ {; p2 W9 w7 y  Q, K3 u       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'& ^8 C5 n5 O0 Y8 @7 B! B+ x
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 c0 l( q4 W; Y$ L  }+ ~6 e       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'0 F6 g  h. W( \9 f0 l6 d
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ {, W% X' P/ M$ _8 p0 J) ]
      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'3 g1 B% b) _; e+ ?' m5 }
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb) }+ i4 G5 u/ e6 I1 x. I" {
       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'" @! Y9 H, B( E
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
# P) s$ \4 a8 |7 ~, E      11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ ]& @/ r. t8 s8 a% A1 |) ^2 H
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo* {: `. Q- H$ N0 W5 R2 }3 _! q
       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
1 X5 }# m/ _: J6 d0 P               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb1 m% p' T) I/ Q: Q/ {2 H2 l1 ^/ c
      15 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ y5 r0 J# U5 N               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo$ Y* b0 ]  w" W5 r
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000': d* f  q! h' j0 ?. ?, [. L
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb4 ^" Q# u# q) x& E; o3 b7 h
       3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
$ d% z5 P1 w* P4 O1 I/ t2 e3 c" p$ T               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
! u# {: S! {0 r4 F: g9 u       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'6 ], _: y/ d$ l0 K# j- Z
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
! b) J2 ^$ a  z* m7 g  W) N1 x* h       5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'* y, _. c5 A4 s8 n9 {; q
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, W7 g7 R9 \9 ~4 P
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'% G$ c2 o* i# a: a0 R% K
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
0 i4 I6 ^$ R% c2 P7 h9 H# |+ S       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
" ?7 F3 g. X* R% A0 i. a               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
* K, E4 b0 ^. v7 ^% t1 s       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000', g6 V! S! ~! R, }3 Z
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb7 {; v" K0 i4 E4 O3 o* I
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'0 \+ C0 {/ m* |
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb" A, {5 Z* E- d2 B: C
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'+ T  j! Q% o0 v3 I% N6 i. Z# q1 C# `0 O
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ C. a0 d# h8 u3 P2 ~, G% M% u: X& q
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'3 z" S/ r/ I, l
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
; h  J" q+ h! f8 z5 J       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
5 G1 S- J7 j# k               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb- J4 O4 W( N* T7 g: v/ j! C$ V/ z
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'& a. c) J: n, C, K
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb& r& Z% U2 o- ?4 z/ f) u
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CAP engaged:
) F/ j1 U9 `8 z13th Ku S-1 /A with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)0 k8 S) Z# I  D7 _" V! e; R2 q6 m
      5 plane(s) intercepting now.
) ?% Q5 `- a* N4 b7 W      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.+ N8 j* x5 K! X% L7 y- a: c5 P! s
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes/ Z2 B$ {8 _+ J/ e/ }, n: O
13th Ku S-1 /B with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)& q( b9 W6 G% J2 j, |
      6 plane(s) intercepting now.
  X+ u2 S: Y+ @1 X2 }      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
( l& e6 E: ?. ~- R      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes4 P) B) w, d5 \- e1 P
13th Ku S-1 /C with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 b( U8 Z& @) w# R6 Y1 C      1 plane(s) intercepting now.5 s* F" ?6 B+ j5 r8 G
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
$ k2 `9 r# j$ g! a      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
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! f9 o+ k6 ]6 R# q# [7 oHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kasumi2 X; q- X# C$ I
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Sata# j% D, P, K. Z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Chiyo Maru #4# A0 v5 t* `) I( w8 G2 z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese CA& D3 ~3 M7 v: ^% Z$ I  Q/ N  x
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese AO8 C  {& f4 \+ u) o7 X/ {
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Furutaka& i% Q. ]! t# i. g) b
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hayashio
+ ?/ _+ r  c# a$ LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Nanpo Maru( x" R: P; Q/ q) P. q. m' ~
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Ikuta Maru

花开时节

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! q" c$ l, i9 _8 i3 A8 W% m6 U42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。/ A1 l: w  @% V
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' `4 ]6 \  N4 u  ]& V& Y7 o( Z, ENight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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  x1 U- a) B$ |* w  i4 r8 MJapanese Ships3 k+ \: Y: v7 X; c1 o/ [
      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
! x6 \1 a; j" X* g; d0 q      CA Kinugasa
5 a! ?& Y( `( g, }! x" w      CL Yura, Shell hits 5,  on fire
0 f; a( b- r$ q3 u$ B      CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9,  heavy fires,  heavy damage5 H2 o, r5 g, m) k
      CL Tama
$ y& U2 L& C. R! P* k1 y      CL Tenryu
& B1 \+ |( c5 T- I* z2 E      CL Tatsuta
; i( t. z# U; W* r! d      DD Yugumo4 k* i7 `! ~! w0 I# y; `! E2 r
      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
5 S+ Z  `5 ^2 J2 g) Q, T      DD Kuroshio! M+ r% I6 I* k% \  L
      DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1" @9 S% _8 S: b3 D* `# {
      DD Amatsukaze( V" U( {0 I; `- D: i, n* y2 b
      DD Kasumi$ _3 o2 p$ c* [6 Q

* i: Z# c4 F5 m1 U( hAllied Ships
  }! ^8 v: Q8 ^' @6 r& a9 L& V6 }& ~      CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2
3 C! x+ O; q5 }2 h4 Z      CA Northampton
3 M5 I7 r+ R5 h* V      CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
1 K1 j( D$ I; x: n  i      CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
' G, s8 ?, ^. m5 U9 x. p7 k      CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2  O# L; O0 C6 I2 B: |1 X
      CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
; t& X6 R  X" M' u: i5 W- v1 z      CL Perth
$ s' e/ Q+ I8 U+ y* N! N) M      CL Enterprise$ o$ D' w2 f; ^, H
      CL Honolulu: m4 D0 T6 q( f
      DD Alden
8 e+ [" v0 q& X      DD Fox
2 _, D& E& e8 A3 K: O      DD Whipple
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Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight" V9 x9 a" [- a1 C5 I
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards, }6 _( c- X1 m; G/ {) @
Range closes to 17,000 yards...$ h  G/ ]: k  G; B" C. Y
Range closes to 11,000 yards...2 a* X$ z: }  a/ A8 ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards; p$ o% p" P7 ^& k. f/ S; c7 C
Range closes to 8,000 yards...& |- p7 S+ s6 |+ y9 f3 `
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
# L" G9 |1 F* o2 _( WCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
+ H  L5 L* x! xMoizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
- D; Q; p8 F/ Y' s) L; FCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards/ X# S# m! l% q7 R1 ~  V
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
6 Z8 B  @- ?4 W7 j" kCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
  c" v. P& }: ]( J0 s, U* sCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
2 @4 D6 U2 }* B2 N- `CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
  ]8 J6 r2 R# D" ^) Z. rCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards7 n) u/ L; O; Q6 t3 ^' r5 L
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
6 Z& D  y4 C9 d/ n  N" ?CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
$ _. v" }3 I% @6 D1 |DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
( N" _* S' }/ V# P3 s! Y% Q2 GDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards/ w) T5 w' G  |; k8 K
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
8 {/ z# w& J" R4 z( h' bRange closes to 7,000 yards
* b! I) B/ h0 y$ r7 [CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards" w  n% d7 h3 T4 J4 m9 K
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
4 W5 j+ K: x+ d+ Y3 b  Y+ zCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards$ Z, x7 m' u5 m7 j( l8 _
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
; {0 B6 z2 v8 KCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
4 {( a  P* B: Y! @) f/ }& H3 O! uCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards) Q# ^2 @9 n$ x) v5 g
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
5 ]* n# j+ a/ G: SDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards* u8 E  n- v1 a! n& `6 Z. |
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
/ b6 X- \, d, ]2 j! iDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards. S, w: o, W* d/ O
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
5 A# \1 R( S# c# a( SDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
" Y1 E* E+ C5 f4 P* U. V5 ^- {$ }Range increases to 8,000 yards/ s; p9 V* Y& y  q
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
# {$ v  X: U) r9 pCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
8 j" D9 i. r& h  Q, j0 K# E6 @CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards- a/ B' N2 J+ g8 k5 k4 r
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
8 r7 u$ v1 ?% H. P& cCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards- W; Z7 H( `7 p; s: \8 z) U
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
8 O4 b! E8 R7 v7 u0 dCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
8 T" g  ^. ~  b$ cDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
4 t' p9 f: d. O2 ?1 Z5 y% UDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
+ s7 x7 {9 n" MDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
4 V* e# ^8 W# [1 UDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards1 `) w# y4 N$ Z) _4 }
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
: M* U7 ?# l! ^. [Range increases to 9,000 yards( n7 p2 f0 d  h+ f- C, E* _' c
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
6 y9 b. m5 ~7 U$ r1 W5 o" K- y6 `CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards6 O: @% J: z7 E  E, ]
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
. ]" }# N; w$ |8 R) PCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
+ N6 l3 v* S' z& F+ A. C0 {4 _CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
' K- V9 q8 W8 s8 Q5 v7 C2 ^CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
! H6 O: H/ r3 L( e5 j8 wCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
5 N$ b' d3 n' ^3 j/ j7 FCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
- a. f. C. E& Q6 jDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards3 A5 y/ `/ o# f( l8 B8 e
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
. j3 p4 [. {7 j: ^. m6 N: tDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards" {4 W8 L, j4 X# b8 a
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
. B' [7 m. m& }8 o" eDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards, @) O% K9 V& {) m: S- ^
Range increases to 12,000 yards
4 d" y6 w- A8 X% ]8 E% g! nCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards2 s! L6 h' V6 Y$ @( {6 |* f
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards0 g8 T- Y4 b0 o; G4 a3 G7 r
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
! A' S! T0 b  g! eCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards+ K( H$ J( s0 A
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards: H1 v# M- b7 ?/ G
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
! X0 g. R  e. ^) s+ D0 uCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards- M# C1 g5 @8 A
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards$ g/ O- ^7 V1 [( |
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards8 b! a7 U% U, P4 v+ z
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards+ ?9 U- B) S/ b/ a9 z7 H- d
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards) F& c0 f7 r5 N) y* \# e
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards; a  n- k! z/ X' |
Range increases to 13,000 yards: s2 e- W% S! }' \. z( |
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
7 ~3 n) R5 H7 d3 I# G7 l' yCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
' M. Z- U4 A1 h; E% z" F8 ]CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
% _1 d) q7 T/ s/ ~/ `CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards9 }* l3 p: r) O5 u
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
$ @( f4 x6 b- j3 F5 T- k+ Z) cCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
: t- q$ L  X' f/ |CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards$ |6 X: Q, Y2 i0 {
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards0 S6 w: _( U$ V  e; G) G1 A
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
# f- `8 E$ N1 N8 n6 F1 A# nDD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
% e1 J: L( d* P$ l9 CDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards: i! P0 U; F) s
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards/ n* t% @8 v# y/ T) w" S! \7 X. {
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
2 [: @$ T2 a0 \3 v. d, O+ \Task forces break off...- I+ G% I& Z$ \7 V5 V5 Z6 H

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards9 b3 S$ E! _0 y7 v& Q4 W
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Japanese Ships# x0 W) v5 A6 T% @/ a
      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11,  on fire' F+ X9 f# x. ^# y5 a  q' K& s
      CA Kinugasa
0 k! a# [9 ~% M6 Z1 j2 w      CL Tama, Shell hits 19 z* T8 B: O+ f" l8 _7 ?; V
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
1 @! i" }! B0 C0 D6 E8 r) P      CL Tatsuta. A$ q# a+ Q" Z6 I/ a. a
      DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2,  on fire4 T9 H/ w& p5 l
      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
# D: H. o+ H, v5 c      DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1,  on fire
5 x( w' ?, [4 X) d5 T9 h9 Z8 l      DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships
% g$ M* J  A- p/ A; @- w$ |; {      BB Colorado, Shell hits 1; Y6 p6 r3 r* Q5 p
      BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
5 n& v; O5 `0 c, C# k( {. G      CA Australia
# Z9 L+ X  \; d! a      CA Canberra5 ~3 }" ^- R- o; n7 D
      CA Dorsetshire+ A* Y' Y" _0 b1 e* d; I4 ~4 Z* y5 T
      CA Cornwall
! v/ d- X1 G+ L6 K      CL Leander
+ |! }- g) x) e: N5 H      CL Java7 l# ~1 R9 {0 x. ]" _5 k5 O
      CL Dauntless
- G, @8 E( I1 |6 \7 H      CL Ceres
* u: W0 h$ T$ @      CL Detroit, Shell hits 19 d; W1 n7 J* |* I1 t
      CL Trenton; X8 K, q& Y1 {0 `3 N, V
      CL Concord
' q2 H5 _1 Q! @5 J      CL Helena
) X, P( Z" ]9 G2 O$ @      CL Nashville, w8 |% P6 \9 n7 f2 l( S8 z5 L7 K& W# C
      CL Capetown
% e/ i/ N, u9 D8 t" S& Y6 n! E+ y1 v      DD Buchanan
: \6 e# D! s) r6 Y- }) r      DD Ellet, Shell hits 1,  on fire
- w8 @. O5 \, U7 L1 O6 Q: o      DD Stack
7 n; H* `; }) b. g+ X" p      DD Dunlap
+ D4 O" {7 f  |* }* R1 q      DD Fanning, Shell hits 1/ ~, `+ l  J  O
      DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires
9 i8 U8 a, s6 z+ E) L0 [) W      DD Nizam
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! l4 _! }4 k' R! d& VMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards8 `' u; X& Z  H  }1 u& O  n
Range closes to 20,000 yards...+ M- y5 b' c( M, @2 |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards! z+ V8 @2 W8 |) a4 h, o' q
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
* \2 V  @- a7 {- p! E! [BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
( `3 B& [3 j7 G9 y8 d7 Z( c0 s  }  M& L! xBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
1 g, M! T0 m# i, K0 vBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards3 u: B# L9 }5 }# }* n: |' \
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
8 l  M) q: p  P) f5 |) EBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards3 i2 @, Y- K3 D' m, z
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards: G3 B0 E) m) X3 b% _) l; D9 V' [' O/ d1 v
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
4 }  |+ t" p' V0 P$ |7 [2 _CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards- q2 \( L6 u  ?/ M1 D  L
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards7 k9 y" n8 s" z7 e" W/ v, L4 H" R
Range closes to 15,000 yards
0 g& {0 V( d7 jCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards$ K4 U9 h& u& @6 W# L! y2 X' X; p# B
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
* A8 R1 X, p. Z# [# E- {CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards& Z3 B, r& r# {. Y
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
+ I6 ]5 Z1 f4 e6 g# N2 j* }8 k; U" gCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
; {# a7 d3 C" bCL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards* y1 l! u; g5 c- V
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
2 @4 S3 D6 _# Z- L5 G. Q$ LCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
4 Z3 `# h4 Y' q) F! I" Z! z9 d. ]CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
5 N4 h4 k! G$ E( Z  K* ^7 j1 a8 I! lCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
, P  k9 S( u* x6 P  A) LDD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
  m7 g; I/ J3 r1 eDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
1 I+ E) v$ x$ ]  G: d# fRange closes to 11,000 yards5 `3 H7 P  w6 X( N! ~; S% v" D7 c
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
+ M; ?  C# d7 d; H1 V% a; e( xBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
" d2 |. K  L" SBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards2 ]2 Q( `& [6 S1 K3 d: t, B; S& x+ J
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards$ U# B! Y+ |3 ?6 J( b% D: W
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
- C7 g- E: g0 @1 F5 G1 FCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards/ R) G" ^, O) Q
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards  X& S4 d7 p' r8 ?
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards/ B  N1 }5 U1 a; Q$ z
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards+ c5 E( }+ i& V) i
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards1 k. P. Y$ ]% b! `) @! a
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
7 R7 g% {* P4 v( cDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
) H; u1 C. Y% `  ^* NRange closes to 9,000 yards; s2 p0 W2 u4 r( Y( N; h
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards( f( r7 F* D4 b' W! M/ f
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
. k0 q' i6 m" `CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
( Q; ^1 j4 u( v  C8 t* I! EBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
9 {! B5 K5 \/ B3 fCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards1 Q+ Y6 E- S  V" z6 j; v
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
# J; e1 q& ~" d8 b7 a0 D* BCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
2 X. m) @3 K: X- v3 t0 ~4 R! C4 nCL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
  M3 x% x& ~7 A% |/ @# u' eBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
; K) ]* H& d2 r  p! iCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards3 O& h4 e. G  E4 n2 ~# k5 v
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
; m: |# k  T3 CDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards7 ~0 g) R6 W5 k3 p8 O
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
- ]- _7 m/ S1 Y0 CRange increases to 11,000 yards
# v# h; n8 B) w/ \, z( i* t4 \BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards3 y4 {% E) C# i9 m
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
. R$ _" C7 \. |( }6 Z8 ^- U# fCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards" `) x( K. ~* G) G
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
' s0 \; g" h8 a) a; M. W2 @# zBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards4 M0 j! N& {  F2 e8 f2 [& t4 d
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
% m) u" ^5 S/ S: o; j/ D4 e& U: r0 GCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
/ ^: Y" I( Z  v  CDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
& q- A) ?$ t  y! o7 K7 ]" t/ c8 J" \" sDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
0 n/ s1 b2 ?7 U: {1 fCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards& a2 W6 c3 \. x  }$ W# N
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
% \1 ~: T" F/ t2 F( e( nDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards. p3 i: ?3 ]3 V4 R( C+ d5 g
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
" a, E& p; k; u* X& V7 h1 q; ^Range increases to 16,000 yards
8 l- F  q, }, D" B. S3 lCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards) U, f+ p+ X; Y4 g) T' K1 O4 x
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
+ n  `# i- S3 T$ UBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
/ v- x5 v" p! ECA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
& p3 B, L1 B8 n. I4 yCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards5 U% B' A$ W! e$ P  ^
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
2 \: D" K: u6 |, d& _CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards) R2 m" _/ S+ x. G$ c8 y7 R7 d/ y
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
7 ?& y4 }4 E6 H3 {CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
1 ]7 F5 L. a* l* [+ K2 |9 WCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
4 u& ?7 A( b! J$ w/ uCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards1 u. C1 g  ?2 h  c
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
! d% @9 X: A/ _5 j5 n% Y0 V! s* yDD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
( c4 e3 }- ~/ c9 t& uDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
; d% l; n9 a3 b* @8 |DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
9 ~  x' H7 b5 Z) ~6 fDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards  P2 P' t) U4 t+ P
Range increases to 21,000 yards- v9 b9 O5 [: u& N
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
' }- T+ S& x" j" W4 t4 jBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
  b* G! s2 U# [  ?# |' tBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
- ~# }4 N* \; d) f& [1 n, Y' pCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards& q7 N, X5 G( _9 k
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards- m7 R8 i" h7 i
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
$ g  _# |8 A! b: l: k) k: x  ^CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
7 |; f# D( Z! QCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
8 N9 f7 m" C5 c; wCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
+ d' f6 o6 C/ U- ZCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards+ ?! p, @8 m, w8 m3 |
Range increases to 26,000 yards
7 y3 {- i& P5 f" h5 pBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
* O" s( E# z, Q5 d; T+ LCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards8 K3 |9 Y+ T. T: o' U9 H& I
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
, M- j2 k8 g! J: I- v, d; L2 YCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
& p1 ^* Q# S& s3 JCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards$ z! |2 l6 ]4 K$ g
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
! H+ E2 ^6 `: C, x3 d6 \6 YRange increases to 28,000 yards0 \/ C+ ?- O" o& k( C
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
$ L, t; d7 |5 b. s  V/ ~/ Q5 qCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
2 D( c1 r- @. \! \* @, p9 zCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards% Q( D$ n3 h5 x7 d, P( g1 U
Range increases to 30,000 yards
% g* l; ?/ F) w5 i! fCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards3 P7 X1 I' r" V  p& N
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
/ x# h; j" p! P/ g3 W" @CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
2 i3 ^9 b9 E8 i/ I! g2 {9 H+ ATask forces break off...: k3 ^; D  t# a8 c% Y' s
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67  at 135,153  - near Hoorn Islands! J( \5 X+ [( Z9 P
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      SS RO-67,  heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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$ H4 b1 b% I& p5 [/ mWeather in hex: Heavy rain& L" S% ~7 l! i* s" p

: r& `/ A% {' y+ NRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ x+ [6 B  z5 E- P3 DEstimated time to target is 44 minutes
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$ j- x7 }* G/ W" ~- _Japanese aircraft
3 }" a. X8 b2 F7 o/ o      A6M2 Zero x 48
7 F$ I6 R  I1 r' P' r      G3M2 Nell x 19
: D, ^% t3 G9 G$ f      G4M1 Betty x 21
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Allied aircraft
& [  J, E" m8 U) S      F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ N+ p* Z* H/ A" [      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed  H* w# Y" y: r2 n+ S+ u9 L& s
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
9 m$ d6 t" t0 P+ L2 G' R  ?      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged$ Y8 J! p/ x* e8 M: ~" q
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Allied aircraft losses6 H/ P9 E; v# j; ]
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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. l3 n8 p9 {  }' x; W, A0 n5 l; l7 iAllied Ships
& C3 j( Z" \) u! f# J4 a      CV Hornet
8 I3 L2 W/ T8 E4 ^9 O2 ^      CV Indomitable# {8 H  Q# m( W0 x* y( n/ U4 A
      CVL Hermes  r. W# W: D$ j- L; e5 p
      CV Illustrious
0 @  i% Z( `: Q6 L      CV Wasp
: x" |7 K- w6 E8 `6 r) q      CV Formidable& o" R2 G" ^. E( K( z

; S2 R! l3 m4 F0 A% pAircraft Attacking:
! ~' _5 o! l/ k      18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
  s6 w3 }+ ^5 Q$ I               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
/ |4 o8 f" G3 t/ B; {7 Q$ s( M$ O      17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
" w& a0 C1 @8 Q! a5 b, g               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb  w. E" l& V5 y) W1 B0 s+ ^. x

- A! R. c1 n/ tCAP engaged:
! V% J$ x9 k  r, ?5 R2 xVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
+ Y: J3 U: H$ h) e/ h" R/ G! [      4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
1 F- e6 u' a2 ]6 l/ z2 E% S      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
+ l$ u' p9 R8 k" @% g6 g" ^1 [      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
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& O6 Y- B6 L9 Q! s( g8 ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162& T+ Z7 [3 U. ~! k1 ^/ V5 X
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 Y: i& P4 N( s6 X, P6 c. T* {+ b
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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4 D9 T1 L, y- E8 uJapanese aircraft2 A6 f% c! s, c# ]" z3 r
      G4M1 Betty x 28
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1 x0 c  t% n6 X  N! G7 iAllied aircraft
& x. z( d' a0 J      F4F-4 Wildcat x 14( j: w9 D+ V9 a6 l1 Y1 L& D
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Japanese aircraft losses: {' E& T$ y+ m5 m3 h6 _, p
      G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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* q" j: A' }2 J" NNo Allied losses- D9 g7 q5 _3 W' \( L- q! |' j

: W. C% c$ G; }! E+ IAllied Ships9 c9 W$ {% j6 |. V! W6 E' i- P
      CV Illustrious
% `* ~4 [! i; r: L& j      CV Wasp2 A2 h3 i# ?" F' S+ W# u. W
      CV Hornet  E7 {* f& S* i4 b/ z, u8 T

4 b+ N" Q6 e- eAircraft Attacking:
2 ~# {+ E- T& S) y# B4 J      11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
) G, w; g' u( V$ w* D               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb0 ~) P8 k/ A6 \4 P

" D& y" x) S) y8 ?. E/ TCAP engaged:$ j: n' a4 x  V
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)1 o4 r" P& u- u1 c; [* x( f" j
      1 plane(s) intercepting now.$ |% h+ }' t( i
      12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
7 h) Z) l- b' W( O5 L" [) v      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.! j) D* n' S2 [" s2 H: M$ B+ r
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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7 c" i4 x% _. m. @, rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162- l. y) X$ o9 e+ e: X; f1 ]% ^

* D% z1 V4 N% I$ u" [  H) VWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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9 V- A9 L+ B7 }; }% j# ZRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 ~; ]2 t' S6 v8 u/ m
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes) j' D/ q( C1 H, Z0 O* o
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Japanese aircraft
  R( B; |& `( |1 a% J) d" W! H8 Q      A6M2 Zero x 243 `" t. f0 l0 G! N+ r3 B
      G3M2 Nell x 18- D3 @! L2 V. O& ]" \3 `) P
      G4M1 Betty x 163 v. ^. V, R0 R5 n) K

4 h0 Q* \6 T! a1 \Allied aircraft
7 z) p& P5 f- {+ B2 B      F4F-4 Wildcat x 19* q5 J: D( N. p# I7 _

) E. Y1 F7 F, u1 R: kJapanese aircraft losses
- i4 b/ G% d' m+ Y# G      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed9 R$ b2 `  h  C0 k6 P
      G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged3 ?/ f0 n- D& g7 w

- [" f$ K% w& K5 U9 m& @Allied aircraft losses
8 N9 \$ z" ^/ s      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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: q6 A1 B7 T* C" H$ U2 u- ]Allied Ships8 Z7 f$ s- F: F/ `2 @$ }( B
      CVL Hermes, t! L) [  v  C1 o
      CV Hornet
- J" q6 Q; e6 L7 A' i! R6 ^      CV Formidable
8 I, c' k5 J1 C$ y, c: j6 M+ b2 r      CV Yorktown
) Y( Y& z8 y( z% v      CV Illustrious( a! W& s. c) _7 R2 Q0 d5 g
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Aircraft Attacking:2 `3 O9 Z3 R* w5 ^
      18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
0 l+ a, p; d+ C7 D               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb7 X& z% v3 B$ t2 F
      16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet+ j5 D' V4 o7 `6 c8 [  d3 V
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
) R6 `+ k4 U& L) z" P7 D$ p4 lVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)4 V! ~% _0 c& }1 N- p4 S. v
      3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
' T9 K9 i7 v2 a      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
7 L# ?* w4 _% k# l7 \! p4 F      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes

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42 年6月28日! Y) P* E1 [2 S. h1 O* J8 a  L1 I) S
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 28, 42' I5 Z7 [/ A! O) g" k, X' B& C
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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7 h) J/ L# A! q7 o8 [/ DJapanese aircraft
* n  v# z/ a8 {# [, N      no flights0 Q3 O# d# C2 I
1 x" K5 h9 Y* q
Japanese aircraft losses; y) R9 T5 R; x- c; k
      F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed
4 O  C5 x" ]: O1 N: R: t  D      E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed
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. C) U! J8 A- P8 N* Y7 z  bJapanese Ships- F- u" s5 B9 b5 E) s/ A: r
      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 51, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( X6 ?% P2 x; X* I8 l" u) K5 x& q      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3
9 S; W5 }6 `. D) h      CL Tama
8 y( ]% S* l+ X: g9 ?      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
# ^* w+ B5 Y1 f1 n      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2,  on fire
" i4 Q$ @8 Z3 k      DD Yugumo
! {. }  G+ ?4 ?% \  C7 d- f      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 8,  on fire
4 u# g# Y' B5 s/ d  q      DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 2
4 _4 [2 P5 p5 L, m      DD Oyashio, Shell hits 12 G( S. c* u7 p6 A+ u# _: H5 ~

  Z  Q* W  r2 d1 y# A$ z# YAllied Ships
' t4 @/ w; J0 [% L      BB Colorado
6 l8 ]& @1 h$ {# F* A/ |      BB Warspite, Shell hits 3
, k6 T3 S6 X  R/ u- }# m: x5 Z6 L+ F      CA Australia' u* p( V" N- c8 [, K
      CA Canberra
3 F! Z4 t- @/ H! k5 v* U0 E! M      CA Dorsetshire7 D0 P4 @$ w" U3 h* d5 w
      CA Cornwall
& F! B9 Z& f9 Y+ V! x7 y      CL Leander! A' u% M+ s1 K3 u
      CL Java8 F4 U/ R$ O# q7 g# }1 F% X
      CL Dauntless* c$ {! {, v" L
      CL Ceres. A$ x& M7 s1 R* i, \2 \8 H
      CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
+ f$ }: Y2 n! M7 S; T( f* _. u      CL Trenton  H( ?6 h# k+ W9 Z* A% ~1 n7 x9 L
      CL Concord/ I' @5 X& Q; h/ Y1 K5 d# g9 i
      CL Helena5 ?- \6 w6 X2 g, D. i( |5 b
      CL Nashville, Shell hits 18 Y2 v. f6 P) r. ?3 }$ C
      CL Capetown5 [1 [( J  z+ @4 z! y
      DD Buchanan4 `' Y+ H; r! S5 }% i
      DD Ellet- W- V# j' k4 K. \0 W* w
      DD Stack
1 l0 V" P) m& f8 c$ m      DD Dunlap
. {. E8 c" }* [2 q7 h6 `/ K" p      DD Fanning
7 M) m8 U) l+ c7 h      DD Nizam3 X. D$ ^6 ]) z4 w- X7 J% h: i

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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。5 Y# s) m6 C9 n% ^
Night Naval bombardment of Tongatapu at 138,168  S1 u. }* d8 |
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Japanese aircraft; k" N5 y8 r* K/ S
      no flights5 p- z0 g/ ?, R  L8 X4 F+ M
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Japanese aircraft losses8 K8 L, \. o' G7 C% r
      A6M2 Zero: 18 damaged
% M- h9 r" Q, Q2 A      A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed on ground7 }: y, o, ?7 m
      G4M1 Betty: 68 damaged
& Z; s2 o' g% h$ E% Z% `      G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed on ground, F( U/ Z+ E0 r) R# X
      G3M2 Nell: 44 damaged4 H: D0 O' n3 h) T$ i
      G3M2 Nell: 16 destroyed on ground3 e# H, d8 v6 F# w5 V2 r. S
      H8K1 Emily: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships5 w  l6 U6 n4 B0 l
      BB Warspite
0 T) n" {0 j* k  n; a9 a2 w      BB Colorado" T- r5 Q) V% E
      CA Cornwall
: s# d6 J, I4 f, u      CA Dorsetshire% U' o! ^$ c* B
      CA Canberra5 t6 t1 m5 Q3 F: K
      CA Australia
9 v' D9 N- q! x' g2 b  Z      CL Capetown
" O. k  L5 m5 [# a6 k: U      CL Nashville
' f9 ~+ [( i: j# ~1 n; t% ?1 \      CL Helena
8 h# y# }9 j4 A2 P      CL Concord. k  h1 C9 K; t
      CL Trenton
+ c$ h2 d/ k1 |( w$ V' R- Y      CL Detroit
+ J% O; l2 D/ n- x6 ]3 `      CL Ceres- J* }7 Y( Q, G; g: `
      CL Java
' J. U( g0 Z5 |5 ~' g% S- P      CL Leander
; L8 c2 K( l1 V# H( W* a      DD Nizam
4 J9 Z7 O3 k- o* X      DD Fanning
6 @7 Z, v% q# l: ]      DD Dunlap0 a- y9 \+ [$ a0 M8 k6 [$ n5 l
      DD Stack+ E  N8 a* _  D2 M$ h2 ?$ e
      DD Ellet* d# Z8 n* `8 F! b1 D
      DD Buchanan
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( b9 ]& e! j; }0 _4 t1 j2 Q' xJapanese ground losses:: M( S8 r8 ~5 e& y+ l" O
      281 casualties reported  N' E# j3 ]! \" ?* H
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
) }: ?) a$ y6 Q8 r& ~# B( z# Y         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
* Y& x: `( |) u         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
( y3 c- L3 ~, l3 C      Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)+ s: D9 \6 W3 Y; E6 X3 B& H3 M

; E8 H1 h4 r* K3 HAirbase hits 239 O  c  x$ ]6 U, X3 L% j9 V
Airbase supply hits 16& r* u3 K4 y0 ]  b1 L; \- U
Runway hits 55
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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。。。
) n; ~; Z' c' Xchenrong 发表于 2013-2-4 18:00

, Y/ i0 Z' H3 W! B4 n) R1 {5 y; U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