[AE] s9723（盟） vs 慕容青蛙（日） 瓜島初探

s9723

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8/8米軍開始登陸瓜島
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同時三川艦隊出現在所羅門海中央 究竟劍指何方？ 盟軍嚴陣以待
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) c$ E3 L% C' g8 }; |4 eMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,133& `5 m& P) t" U/ K7 Y, z! f
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Weather in hex: Light cloud' ^( ~4 V; S4 m4 t* L4 ?

0 q' w. E% h& i& {! JRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& P. [- a+ E+ z# tEstimated time to target is 4 minutes# ~! @2 ?- n2 l: N
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Allied aircraft" J' _3 L5 ]  ~) ^  B. D
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 15: b, i; F' P- u& k
      TBF-1 Avenger x 158 k( F% D4 z1 m+ [
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Allied aircraft losses  F! X6 H% A9 V. k! }" ]
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ u7 Z/ Q- K6 B8 @
      TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships" x* P- H) p, ?) Q
      CL Yubari3 N% H/ L* ~$ \: B9 w' `
      CL Tenryu
6 K; S# j( y" ^. ]. |, H5 k4 m) |      CA Kako, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires0 P6 |4 _6 B9 A* f& P8 g  i) ?
      CL Tatsuta, k& u$ Y9 H  }
      CA Aoba
) I% @8 A$ a$ j      CA Chokai, Bomb hits 1,  on fire1 D6 I# f5 n1 i3 a6 I4 i
      CA Kinugasa! ]2 u; m5 m0 d7 @* g
      CA Furutaka

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8月9日  進駐莫港的SBD中隊出動襲擊日軍運輸船  不幸因護航不利遭到萊城零戰痛打 近于壞滅
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s9723

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 14, 422 X& z1 a1 i# o/ P+ L  t
昨日空襲受損的訓練巡洋艦香取遭擊沉
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$ }; c; F" r1 g9 L2 a4 N9 }) @Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 101,1394 d# F& `/ O) r! `: _
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain& f7 L  I$ ~4 i

1 q) z1 V; T) ~) h+ xRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ R: f8 t7 L: K' ]* J" f: t8 ]Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ @! t3 v) E+ g. p& ^+ K$ u

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      F4F-4 Wildcat x 79 F, S/ W: }* M% E' p. _' W( N6 v
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 154 ], _( D# k* \% K

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7 w8 M, V8 n, c$ F/ X; M      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged6 E. I+ C/ O: g" S/ w

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      CL Katori, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk9 V/ \5 l- U; n6 ?

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. A  s% o) Y: M& r  s9 ], AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Severe storms0 y' @. c- Y) K2 e

3 C+ l# H' a" R2 U+ G7 DRaid detected at 150 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
/ j. O! ~' H- K; M! U* n6 H% WEstimated time to target is 52 minutes3 [9 Q" T5 R  A5 r, h! y0 ]+ o
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Japanese aircraft  p! Q5 V2 M" b) _) n2 s; x1 H
      G4M1 Betty x 13% D) J  D; K' E+ t$ E7 p) F/ ~0 f, u

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      F4F-4 Wildcat x 14! P- p0 k! T9 i

0 T) r& W- l, O, b! {Japanese aircraft losses5 l3 n7 Y( c9 N+ K1 l/ ?2 T
      G4M1 Betty: 9 destroyed% j" J! y6 d# x8 j

; \( i2 D. V) f, NNo Allied losses
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& l: y/ u& M2 M  xAllied Ships7 F+ ]' X; w) p+ E5 i
      AP President Monroe
5 \; D% P: {+ v# C8 ?      DMS Zane

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 22, 42& I* }# V1 \) ]6 M+ E8 v

$ i4 B; K& Q  J! [今天對於雙方的反潛船都是血腥的一天 分別在倫加 拉包爾附近嚴重損失
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) ?: G! m7 H* K8 V( K1 {Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,127, Range 8,000 Yards
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      PC Ch 5, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
% a( D3 V9 F  X: B) X      PC Ch 6, Shell hits 9, and is sunk5 Z/ q" w" [" o
      PC Ch 16, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
9 p9 {3 R" B9 z1 M" w- N      PC Ch 17, Shell hits 9, and is sunk, Y7 w* u; ~, V" A
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Allied Ships
+ k" O! Z# q5 E% O. U5 l' N      DD Bagley
; l" [9 x# V% v; l+ s      DD Blue+ s4 W, E: p( V% X9 Y1 k+ A$ w
      DD Arunta
9 o, t4 a4 L8 V! ^" w: x1 g      DD Warramunga  O( \0 M) J5 Y) o6 I
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5 N5 }! A" `  A! L4 o* uNight Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 106,127, Range 8,000 Yards' c7 t8 i% f0 A0 h
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Japanese Ships0 M' c1 o* {! O
      PB Toshi Maru #3, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
$ h' [3 s  F$ R6 d" z1 H; `      PB Tama Maru #8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk9 x6 ?8 c) ?* u* w: o+ b( N3 E
      PC Ch 10, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
0 ]* P* L8 S4 `4 M6 b% `+ m      PC Ch 11, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
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1 x7 t% X1 |& r: f, e( K      DD Bagley
6 i) D) ~4 _8 P& Q- T3 p- J      DD Blue9 k& |7 S# Q0 U8 J( Z9 I0 B3 E
      DD Arunta
( B1 g, [# B) ]/ \' t      DD Warramunga
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( z+ I4 w% v5 O4 PTF 34 encounters mine field at Lunga (114,138)
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2 _- o5 t% l" h/ R      AM Conflict
* V  z# g) ^3 c+ x" T      AM Advent
; z- [& p8 e" d+ S1 Y$ C+ i      AM Adroit, k" W6 A/ u) M5 b

" f1 i7 o  n4 M: e13 mines cleared
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 114,138, Range 15,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships9 z* J( G  }0 W
      CA Aoba
$ E! w7 X: S9 i; H* L1 }      CA Kinugasa
* V% o* p: s% l' D0 V. h, Y      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1; W0 Z5 h# }* J- g# I6 X- t
      CL Tenryu! [  l, L7 }& ?/ x
      CL Tatsuta8 E5 m( o/ i0 ?
      CL Yubari
( m& q# I+ j0 K- N1 p. L      DD Isokaze4 d' D- o/ K! ^) d+ N, O8 r' H8 v6 U
      DD Hamakaze
" _: g, o" t) m( `      DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1
. F1 C4 W- C3 V! U# W6 b9 j      DD Arashi
4 f/ Y! ~  G7 D' ?$ j      DD Tanikaze
+ s7 C) _+ M6 g. G; k6 J; k& H2 z      DD Yayoi8 }# h3 I" n5 U! N2 u
      E Yunagi
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Allied Ships. O* `6 }3 l6 Y5 r& Z/ n- y
      SC-742, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
: N# X2 a3 K$ a      AM Adroit, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
  n  v0 l: N6 o! P( p2 F      AM Advent, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
& m. ?/ E8 E" v' f/ ~2 V5 I& a" [      AM Conflict, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

s9723

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 01, 42
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- A( Q) o, s7 X* P' K% U0 R" u9 ~日軍登陸米龍灣  雙方機群發生激戰
" O" F! p) {$ \' v7 Y盟軍SBD中隊受創 又要回去等補充了
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& F  h! ~+ o0 ]5 zMorning Air attack on Tf, near Fergusson Island at 102,132
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Weather in hex: Clear sky7 [3 ]) B% R$ a2 B0 ?5 e4 X9 h

* z- J5 X& d+ a% `& x" [Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
( t. S+ h! h9 F* }8 O  S: jEstimated time to target is 2 minutes' Q! ^* q* K  Y) B' m, Q$ z

8 U( i- ~  N9 z4 O8 D4 LJapanese aircraft0 R2 J) B: h' y) G" |" `# J
      A6M2 Zero x 50
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Allied aircraft9 z; Z; e3 X/ T3 s# f, k, r
      P-39D Airacobra x 16
& `& `. u* F! g# x5 ^      SBD-3 Dauntless x 15
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$ A: m6 z( R5 u8 J" r/ xNo Japanese losses
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, K0 [  A- p# lAllied aircraft losses: q) s; |9 W4 e& C5 h9 h
      P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed  v/ z7 P5 D  Q5 m' U
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' ]( [  {& G7 _2 O3 |      xAK Tokusima Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Fergusson Island at 102,132+ @: A% @' k, G2 j; ^) q  A

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Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 V, y1 ]+ Z& N! Z/ X6 aEstimated time to target is 0 minutes2 L) J" `: p: \9 F1 r* t. x8 |" }5 r
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      A6M2 Zero x 40
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      A-20A Havoc x 6
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships4 S& Q, m+ P8 M% l+ q& R5 ]  `0 @
      xAKL Shinko Maru #21 p7 y. S" i) }# X* S0 r) ~% g
      APD-31, Bomb hits 1,  on fire4 N. \% d4 \" s$ ]6 ]

" Z3 h0 U: u+ _1 PJapanese ground losses:
) n( Z* L" J; {/ e      49 casualties reported
  T0 }7 r9 O. x( M. t  K( p         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) [  o& m" D% b1 H         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 ?8 e) @9 u% n: L4 T- f- \' j7 V/ a         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled' _: B' v9 k  @0 x6 P; c
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       6 x A-20A Havoc bombing from 100 feet+ h4 ]% @! A+ y
               Naval Attack:  1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb# ^( W0 B9 E( u( p" n

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Fergusson Island at 103,132
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
5 ^( X6 n9 q. Q9 r" T+ ?% I3 N8 R" G" yEstimated time to target is 4 minutes. o( q% L& P8 ?/ ~# S* V
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Allied aircraft' g4 r* R$ V+ v- Q
      A-20A Havoc x 9
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Allied aircraft losses
0 d1 f5 w% x2 S      A-20A Havoc: 5 damaged2 [" O- z1 N) Z2 B
      A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships+ f9 k& ~: o" L/ G( N
      CL Nagara
6 V: c3 b/ t" R- S0 D" e7 [4 J      DD Uranami! I% H( d* m* D% C2 J* R0 y
      DD Shikinami- B* f: L& Z8 t" U
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      SBD-3 Dauntless x 2
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No Allied losses5 c4 t# r9 B4 {$ [2 H& F3 p
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      CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)9 O' B' j6 Q! U" X* \  \  w
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TF 63 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,1331 Q. q0 U) h) g' a6 C! v) N

2 z7 \, ^, d4 q3 [# M5 pJapanese ground losses:4 x1 J. ~" ^- J. h% b
      1131 casualties reported
8 J) N( F) Z4 s; M" P" s         Squads: 2 destroyed, 120 disabled
, ~. C; w' v$ T6 n% D# x9 ?         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 56 disabled
  C$ _) V' s8 i# {+ |: ]9 z( s) R3 O         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 Q4 [/ \7 ]# e6 a" l
      Guns lost 9 (0 destroyed, 9 disabled)
+ b: x+ J8 v9 K* R1 a0 K      Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)' [+ X: j" ^9 C4 A3 O6 M4 M% U9 `

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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)1 J3 s- i; `$ \

! A; R/ u0 x/ l! k* TAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2816 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 2148 k: r% W9 E' o! l8 A

* b8 q- S3 G, ?5 jDefending force 3661 troops, 16 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 121

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4 u2 @5 m; X. ?" R* n( n( xAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 03, 42( R2 `* e5 G3 p, x% d/ X) Q
第二次米龍灣海戰2 U' t5 P) y0 v# K$ n
莫港航空隊再次襲擊船團，損失三十餘架飛機卻戰果寥寥
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133- h6 y* ], a$ c5 H- K! F
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Japanese aircraft
- h: {4 v" V6 L+ K5 w$ }* x      A6M2 Zero x 9$ e( v0 U7 ~& G" _/ M: X

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      A-20A Havoc x 7
3 K; Q0 M+ C& C" w1 K      P-39D Airacobra x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
  m5 |3 q6 q7 g7 i      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed$ T" f. C( F- M8 Q/ i- ?

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      A-20A Havoc: 5 damaged1 {8 ]' a1 q; r$ l* t0 E! J
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Japanese Ships
( u+ Z7 q* Z# x      xAK Nitiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
- P1 U  d2 m) N8 }2 F5 d) _      xAK Karachi Maru
5 l$ ?, F6 e- p1 P) s      xAK Fukoku Maru8 m2 T3 m5 t- W4 L8 m

3 u; E/ Y3 w; W8 v) m& w( h但莫港陸航的犧牲沒有白費，消耗了上空的直掩讓58攻擊隊得以無損進場
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0 p4 o  r* ^% C4 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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% V. V2 w( S, n. x. h$ [Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
$ c- @4 k0 v, w4 k. _( L7 O- w5 pEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 |& A; S  K( W; z% q
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 54( H0 I8 z% S" p* n
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 1157 c5 j7 M+ \$ S% \! [& c" G
      TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
* n" P0 G! P. X0 ?9 H8 p  h      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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7 _( \2 F7 E- D6 f1 l9 yJapanese Ships& f7 o( }4 F& k( V
      xAK Takaoka Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage3 i: U' o: J" q4 m" ^" X, \4 T
      xAK Yamahagi Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires1 U. M0 {) p# J) v
      xAK Nittai Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage. k: _" m2 F* h
      xAK Syozui Maru, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk1 e& E. ?& P# `2 J# T
      xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage; k/ A1 s1 j9 j. V5 E
      xAK Sakura Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) ^0 E% I2 {: Y1 g
      xAK Nitiren Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
. @& D, [& J3 _/ }& U      xAK Tamahoko Maru, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 C$ d( L2 T% X* T
      xAK Karachi Maru
! _& n$ d6 A: i& n! k% b/ m$ ^      xAK Sansei Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage5 o& y# s' @8 ?6 j+ F
      xAK Sagami Maru, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
/ E' L- N$ v! }9 G1 b1 h2 |; B      xAK Nitiyo Maru,  heavy fires
+ T1 u# q6 k, q' b( K5 g- F      PB Sozan Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
: z4 Z( u2 K& x0 _4 x  h* p* V      xAK Asahisan Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
- ^+ Z) N3 C5 y/ I- _, f      xAK Keiyo Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
9 W' h9 }& |2 s8 e; i2 w  I) U      xAK Soyo Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
) s0 x6 X4 a) i" z  w- }      xAK Kashiwara Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* I8 U3 e0 t1 Z% Y
      xAK Fukoku Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: R( \, t8 Q7 U- P. Z7 f9 n/ M
      PB Nikkai Maru- h4 a8 R: \7 K2 f' K8 ?
      xAK Chihaya Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire7 |( P* N  y: I& f* T3 t1 B
      xAK Tatumiya Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
% a7 @0 x( o7 J$ F9 S
6 A$ _7 u; C% m! XJapanese ground losses:) b" l( c% a( \: i
      75 casualties reported7 O$ X- U0 x3 G% L: d( \+ n7 k
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# ~: ^/ I8 c3 Q         Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled, f: l8 `8 S% O" l# P
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 t. R1 s8 R* f( h: E; v
      Vehicles lost 12 (12 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 b+ ~2 A/ y' r% ~% X' ]% J
9 @) |8 N. G: b6 r米龍灣戰力對比! 不知日軍補給狀況如何 0 A; Q5 k* A6 Z( L; A# h

3 q* Q4 o- `" zGround combat at Milne Bay (101,133): I4 B& O" y) G7 V0 [* \
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Allied Bombardment attack1 Q' N" ~+ H9 V6 c. P) w1 {
  E% v4 ]1 g4 @- E/ E+ d: p
Attacking force 2704 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 206
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Defending force 14208 troops, 55 guns, 224 vehicles, Assault Value = 306! g) U( m2 Q1 _' [

8 Y$ k2 Y: b' b( @7 O. [Japanese ground losses:
0 A" K. n9 M' [: {      13 casualties reported* Y2 m9 x& b3 h, f: j: v6 ~: b( D
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% p% o0 V. m1 s1 c0 \( O
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ q8 h4 k( B/ `5 Z7 n) I- A! _         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 f  b$ p2 L2 {/ r' t9 C. U 2 i, [9 X% Y0 O  s
Assaulting units:
( x% @7 ^  |$ I  r8 m- h7 Z    41st/162nd Inf Regiment
  T# E% p* a" w0 E. {, Y    7th Australian Brigade" e$ {& L1 e. \2 E  S
    101st RAAF Base Force! J. @9 d5 I- E

. B! j) F) b& e- @Defending units:
3 ]0 D5 m, C* o* h- I0 n2 j    2nd/29th Inf Regiment
! O( R8 u$ R! R0 [8 @: `) o4 G% K" ]- o& l    2nd/4th Inf Regiment7 c" h9 i* e, ?+ Z
    4th Naval Guard Unit9 l. X  |$ q, h; D: ~; c
    Kure 5th SN
/ Z2 [, J5 A* U- o    14th Naval Guard Unit, k4 r. H  r- Q
    Kure 3rd SNLF; O( }; w; C, v
    2nd/2nd Engineer Regiment
* k" y0 `* {: P9 S- n7 c" V% j    143rd JAAF AF Bn
; n6 J0 \3 m0 y" _0 B" K9 e吐槽一下 001和實際狀況也差太多了吧( B& y" D% P, ~% r1 R
001裡 陸航完全沒有出動 58損失10+艦載機

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kb上空 空城計2 A* \3 `* U# m1 I
Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 103,129
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain2 _3 X( `5 |: U' u

8 p3 m$ ?$ ?5 Y! ?) E& t" BRaid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.; G, J. V3 c0 t% U4 k
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes" X3 }4 @6 N* F6 y) d3 }; V& m
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Japanese aircraft
" L% H' H* A# g: e8 ~' K% G# h3 b3 Q) Y      A6M2 Zero x 9
3 J7 j, j  E7 C9 ~( y  x5 A( V) w% W; P! v4 D
Allied aircraft
% e+ k) ~5 m/ K0 D0 H      A-20A Havoc x 4
2 |9 n1 I& n# `' J  h
! E7 i$ J& ~( n& N" f& E0 f) ?! FNo Japanese losses4 y, O. u8 ?6 B2 E5 m

7 R8 P* O/ N. |1 }- Z8 R6 T' @4 vAllied aircraft losses" L$ E- X5 f, X, {! D, p
      A-20A Havoc: 2 damaged1 ?1 [0 T8 x' s' s+ B
      A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed by flak6 g2 n" r& q; V) f: d4 f, `
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Japanese Ships
! P' K7 f3 `8 P& Q* v* p      CA Myoko4 S0 l' `0 [( H/ s& `, s
( r8 L, c4 l6 P6 M% B
Aircraft Attacking:
6 P! ]) k) [/ c; j       3 x A-20A Havoc bombing from 100 feet
; {- B5 D. I: H' j; J               Naval Attack:  1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
2 N. g; X' G& C9 k
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莫港陸航阻擊kb攻擊隊' W/ D5 N0 _' B) K
面對壓倒性數量的零戰頑強奮戰0 M8 u8 S' ~* d4 i. m6 J* U* Y/ [+ |
自身也付出十幾架的損失* y0 M: q: W2 X  ^, u9 h
Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130, n; X- Q! r+ y: V  v
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 111 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
0 h3 c' O9 W, d$ AEstimated time to target is 41 minutes- ^6 T  F; Q1 p+ ?

0 d' S4 U9 [2 `- R, D2 YJapanese aircraft! f6 B1 l+ Q) |8 f/ ^
      A6M2 Zero x 109
; C4 \1 @+ V. ^; C* |      D3A1 Val x 8
7 s' M8 l; s5 N& R, x3 F' }2 m      D3A2 Val x 13/ N  d* t+ X' ^. O

, U+ V( s" Y- a; ]4 i! \+ OAllied aircraft
6 k$ E" O/ q/ s4 x1 O8 B* n2 `8 M      Kittyhawk IA x 6
( ~7 Q8 K/ L# ?. W; K9 z& V5 c  E" a      P-39D Airacobra x 39
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Japanese aircraft losses4 _' v- n3 B9 F( @/ {. b7 c* C
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
7 e. F- b1 i. j) R) H( A      D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed$ ~$ s0 K3 O4 \+ F. C7 b8 E! H' P
      D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged( N* t) w) @& g# b( f
      D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak5 f  g, {, B0 `  ~: f
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Allied aircraft losses
5 u& G# T2 R6 w* K) R      Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
+ `& t' F# A7 E5 }( B      P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
2 }/ P0 T& o1 c7 @- `8 K4 }. t; L
Allied Ships7 L4 A/ R6 \5 q  k, N
      xAK San Vincente! p. V$ n$ L/ E( {) A9 R
      DD Fletcher) P) h' l/ J2 D8 o0 L2 K, I
      DD Wilson8 ~) \# j2 S' X7 `' a
還好kb魚雷機沒有出動，否則莫港船團要全滅了

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仙人掌航空隊首獲戰果+ P9 W5 F+ g. ]+ h' U6 v7 T: B/ p
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" I5 S' @, I( }# i  HMorning Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,132
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/ l' v! i+ J" ~7 W  GWeather in hex: Severe storms) B% r# s$ C/ @9 {4 @

4 y2 A' K9 E+ a# }Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.& W6 c" U% i( J( e+ _
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes7 k: h7 c+ h( j! H$ D) d+ v
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Allied aircraft% }7 P+ z+ t( G1 _
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
" G  g+ x  \" K& |& u$ b9 {0 h; B/ y. V( ]; P& q4 G& n
Allied aircraft losses
1 y, ?- b( g: R* i/ n- [1 ?      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged. B0 v! m2 V# o& D5 J  g

- A! T5 `+ _) L8 WJapanese Ships. E2 Q! l3 b: `" ]- s1 ~
      CL Nagara, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires
, q" N3 _' A! m4 J      CL Yura0 c6 j. M6 Q& M- k

' j! x! M" ~( E+ G4 e& o1 XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 113,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud$ t4 V+ h6 B7 m! m2 a9 s9 D

. l5 ], O$ l6 P' P; F3 }" YRaid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.: x+ [6 q  h) ~. c
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes0 }" d6 G6 I+ ?6 j; D0 [* }

, K, s. G# e* L+ h" d9 {- JAllied aircraft. `* a* X% J5 D9 z
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 8; d1 r6 O6 Z' t( J, c

0 `8 R- `; c6 P* B1 i$ I: GAllied aircraft losses
. v, p1 h: z& ~1 K      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships; Q+ ^6 F9 C9 Q* ~* i' ~
      CL Yura, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires$ p) `! Y; y7 P2 a3 d$ M
0 w4 I/ w" i0 v1 L' I( D) ]' b1 F. Y) B
' @5 {( _; M# F

6 v$ e' |% {! Z' D$ {6 L
$ z7 C/ y' n4 }9 f( n6 F/ D, GAllied aircraft
! l2 a9 R* t0 [, h      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
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No Allied losses. l" Q& T# _& z9 q7 x% w
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Japanese Ships
( Y) a2 e' J8 Z& d      CL Kinu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire3 g' ^* `! j' t6 V0 `+ w4 Y  k& b
      CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2,  on fire