galex

3个团调整前就31战力啊。。。这轰炸

godkiller

可能原本就没满员。加上上回炮轰，总兵力也不足三千。

godkiller

这两三万人抢滩是一下子的事。再装上船可得好几个回合了。米帝不知能不能凑出一个58.1来。那可是大战了。

红叶

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南鸟岛反击战

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自从盟军占领南鸟岛之后，大本营就一直在策划反戈一击，给予登陆盟军部队毁灭性打击。) i- M8 y/ j6 X! J2 t
虽然从大战略角度看，攻略南鸟岛明显是盟军的一种战略调动行为，企图为盟军接下来的霍洛岛攻略减轻危险，但是，盟军在南鸟岛上的3个步兵团和一个战斗工兵团也是非常诱人的目标，值得发动攻击拿下，为此，从盟军占领南鸟岛的那天起，大本营立刻下令，驻扎在关岛的皇军太平洋战线战略预备队第53师团和第19师团开始以南鸟岛为目标进行相关的战斗准备工作，同时，开始搜刮大部分AK集中于关岛准备用于登陆作战。
- e+ m; e6 N& @$ p6 X/ p" V在战斗开始前，由于日军海航部队的成功作战，已经通过陆攻机队的反复轰炸，大大削弱了驻守南鸟岛的盟军部队战斗力，反复的轰炸不仅将本来驻守在岛上的一个坦克团炸得完全消失，而且大量杀伤了米国步兵的战斗力。
7 [$ {/ U1 Z( l" H% O6 Y值得一提的是，在AE中岛礁拥有驻军限制，而且属于平原地形，也就是说被轰炸机轰炸时容易造成非常高的伤亡。这里举此档的两个典型例子，盟军日军各一个：& g1 r5 X: P8 G
南鸟岛：驻军限制6000人，27堆了3个步兵团1个战斗工兵团，早期还有一个坦克团。需要提及的是，限制值6000不仅仅包括人员，各种装备车辆也会占用这个值，估计最初可以超过15000，后期经过削弱也在10000左右，也就是说远远超过驻军限制，同时27也没有携带防空单位，结果被6000英尺高度轰炸的陆攻机队炸得非常严重，每回合都有数百甚至上千人的伤亡。
0 t' Z0 X+ K) ]" c" A9 O日军的例子则是霍洛岛：驻军限制60000，最初日军投入了两个师团为主加上其他各种防空，地勤等单位的大量部队，总占用数高峰时超过40000，应该说还是没有超过驻军限制的，因此最初日军大本营估计遭遇轰炸时伤亡是可以接受的，不料被轰炸后伤亡直线上升，完全不能控制在一个可以接受的范围，后期不得不紧急采取撤退一部分部队的方法，降低了不必要的驻军人数，经过多次撤军，终于将轰炸伤亡控制在每回合500人以下，这已经是非常高的伤亡率了。
: ~6 ]4 ~$ h* K而且还是建立在有充分补给的基础上，假如补给不足，恐怕情况会更加严重。
! Z, r1 e* H: d综上所述，AE中，岛礁被轰炸导致高伤亡率显然有两部分原因组成：一是驻军限制是否超标（甚至接近驻军限制都会造成高伤亡），另一个就是平原地形，同时，是否有足够补给，是否带了强有力的防空单位等因素都会影响到轰炸结果。
  C' N0 @1 \! E+ }总体来说，岛礁对于日军来说防御更难，因为日军缺乏有力的防空单位，也很难抢占制空权，基本上只有被炸得份，只有在盟军陆航够不到的太平洋孤岛上才有机会一展身手。5 x5 c1 U2 r0 }

, h6 x# S) R# |6 t/ D, T回头继续，经过1个多月的准备，尽管主攻部队准备度还未达到100的目标度，但是，大本营综合所有战场态势和信息分析，断然决定提前动手。驻守在南洋的KB舰队首先倾巢而出，假装反潜在盟军眼皮底下露面，做出跟盟军在霍洛岛死磕的态势，虚晃一枪后迅速全速北上，准备支援登陆作战。
5 I- u( M2 Y  }2 b4 I2 P同时，在马里亚纳关岛，已经集结起一支自开展以来规模最大的日军登陆舰队，光各种登陆用AK就超过80艘，此外还有大量护航兵力，包括5艘BB，4艘CA，大量CL和DD以及驱潜舰。
1 ]% t" T4 ]* h) m+ Z( t% Y为了确保前线信息的准确，大本营专门准备了4支AV侦查分队，前出在威克岛到南鸟岛以及特鲁克一线形成覆盖整片海域的侦查网，万一58出现截击可以及时发现，后面的事实证明，这一部署是非常明智的。
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此时是44年3月5日。有两件事影响原定的计划，首先是一支58小分队被发现出现在南鸟岛东部海域，虽然从未进入南鸟岛海域直接提供直掩，但是已经使得日军海航部队不得不停止进行裸奔轰炸，此外，日军发觉大量盟军军舰出现在澳洲东部海域，包括战列舰，重巡洋舰，以及可能的航母舰队，此外还有大量战斗机轰炸机都出现在澳洲东北部各个机场，种种迹象显示，58正在澳洲准备马上要开始的霍洛岛攻略战，而南鸟岛已经不会再受到58的保护，同时，大本营心中也希望能赶在盟军动手之前解决掉南鸟岛，说不定KB参加完登陆战还来得及回防霍洛岛，因此，3月5日，庞大的舰队开始出港，先期已经用扫雷舰扫清航道，确保没有水雷干扰，到6日，盟军水机可能已经侦察到登陆船队，不过侦查度很低，仅仅1/10，大本营估计没有引起盟军方面的特别注意，到7日，庞大的舰队离南鸟岛已经只有一天的航程，终于被盟军发觉，不过此时，盟军在南鸟岛附近根本没有值得一提的兵力可以干扰登陆，而日军方面除了大量水面舰队外还有新锐刚投入服役的兴浓号装甲航母提供的70多架新锐烈风直掩。盟军方面仅仅只有3艘护航CVE，总的载机量才不过81架，这可能也是CVE上机队最终没有出击拦截日军舰队的原因。
' E# E- x9 D/ I; R2 t; ]/ p4月8日，日军登陆船队在战列舰队炮击之后开始在疾风骤雨中登陆。6 m( n$ J; v* n9 `9 }6 P
不得不说，44年，没有任何登陆加成，同时准备读未满的两个师团部队登陆一个驻军限制只有6000的岛礁，堆叠惩罚极其惊人。登陆过程中直接受损的班组加起来超过一个师团的实力。* a8 Q3 k) O/ S  D6 c, c
Amphibious Assault at Marcus Island (123,85)
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! [; ~) @; ^% X9 L; P- k; Z9 hTF 5 troops unloading over beach at Marcus Island, 123,85
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      2745 casualties reported
$ A/ l% w/ {; m" F, s         Squads: 5 destroyed, 444 disabled
; r% E+ H# q9 m         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 387 disabled9 c' B1 m, \- O9 ^% f
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 i- z& h) K% @      Guns lost 87 (0 destroyed, 87 disabled)
4 n  @8 u, l6 a3 n. X" u; f      Vehicles lost 27 (0 destroyed, 27 disabled)9 X- S* g" ?/ Q0 Q' F7 f3 [, ?
幸运的是，日军的部队还是足够多的，虽然盟军拥有的纸面兵力也接近一个师，但是已经是受到严重削弱的，基本没有留下多少有效战斗力，一天之内，日军师团拿下了这个小小的岛礁，岛上的盟军3个步兵团一个战斗工兵团全军覆没！( N5 o6 h3 S' g. M# j2 P
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Ground combat at Marcus Island (123,85)
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Attacking force 21355 troops, 295 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 6012 j& O. k4 V. o  i
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Defending force 3214 troops, 78 guns, 106 vehicles, Assault Value = 31" _5 [- y7 b" v5 [  f5 `

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: O3 M7 X* R, Q3 D1 J; }Allied adjusted defense: 1 . B; F- K: N3 ^! X0 w, Q4 ~$ B% V

3 Z, ?: K' o) tJapanese assault odds: 84 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Marcus Island !!!& s  i; C) C6 F

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Defender: disruption(-), experience(-)1 r; X2 y) T$ l9 p
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)* V* J1 _1 E- ]+ {% ]6 \0 a5 Z
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      1831 casualties reported0 d; v3 B! n' t( P) Y: v
         Squads: 79 destroyed, 12 disabled5 o7 N: S" B. n" b7 K1 s
         Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 1 disabled
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      Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)- s% p7 n" S7 l' R  w! B

+ Y$ r, l. q- d! ?( f( K6 |, y- xAllied ground losses:
% \* q7 G2 d5 x. S& }$ E+ E$ ^, d      2508 casualties reported  B2 U" z4 y7 D( |. z8 D& e
         Squads: 255 destroyed, 0 disabled# h- |0 D" ~: N6 n
         Non Combat: 419 destroyed, 0 disabled
* h4 S$ r2 Q4 e' p( G         Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 `1 N& S- [4 D, H5 h      Guns lost 81 (81 destroyed, 0 disabled)* n  a  @. E, g  [( `- q2 u
      Vehicles lost 135 (135 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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1 K$ s& v! k( S$ l( M/ Z    3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment$ Q4 h4 R$ y/ {. j

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6 z& m: {0 u! o  u! C( g    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment# }+ H+ Y& \3 k4 @- {$ b6 q- `" h
    31st Infantry Regiment5 X+ Z5 ~" f1 q! J" c" l3 s
    201st(Sep) Infantry Regiment; i- R3 I1 t" q9 t
    34th Combat Engineer Regiment
* G, h) }: w. n" g+ v 由于AE里，受损的班组不计入总的歼灭损失中，因此战报上看才2000多人，实际岛上盟军部队被歼灭多达10000+。
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事情发展到这一步，本来已经接近尾声，但是此时，布置在前沿的AV侦查分队发挥了作用，盟军CVE分队在南撤途中被发现，虽然CVE上起飞的SBD击沉了这条AV，但是CVE舰队的行踪已经暴露，而此时的KB舰队正好处在特鲁克附近，本来已经赶不上登陆战的盛况，这下全舰队上下官兵可以说是摩拳擦掌，跃跃欲试。舰队司令官南云忠一中将当即下令舰队取正东航向，全速前进，捕捉敌航母部队！, {' k* z& H0 e5 _0 g4 x

0 t  ^0 Q1 y7 F3月10日，KB舰队已经深入到恩尼威托克和威克岛之间的海域，这是自42年后日军舰队从未敢踏足的海域，然而此时的日军舰队却充满必胜的信念，终于，前方的搜索机传来了发现敌舰队的好消息，全舰队立刻迎风转向，放出全部能出动的舰载机，组成两波大编队，向盟军航母发起攻击！  e6 l/ T$ k+ t: ]; u; C5 ~
战斗结果是没有悬念的。' I, v% D* y- l. c" r: z( A
Morning Air attack on TF, near Taongi at 134,105' D3 {% J3 M) c
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      B7A2 Grace x 83
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      F6F-3 Hellcat x 81" I! J. t1 _# ?+ h

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      B7A2 Grace: 12 destroyed, 3 damaged
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      F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed
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& e# o; ?  M& o* b# T' c% d3 t1 a6 X      CVE Anzio, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 I9 ]5 _: `6 T8 z7 N
      CVE Manila Bay, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk6 h& m" k/ u4 i, Z: @7 B# K
      DE Osterhaus, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& G. T* I+ S- V
      DE Baron, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 o, x4 q0 n2 ]( N' b8 ?" z      DE McConnell, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) z" C, G0 p! g9 j4 L4 i+ U
      DE Parks, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk  N7 g- J  M) O& Z0 }9 R1 K$ z
      DE Levy, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; _9 O: {7 i7 s/ M: w% P
      DE Acree, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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敌航母起飞了全部81架舰载战斗机，拼死拦截，不过不愧是战时赶工改装出来的小航母，似乎连雷达也没有安装，结果被日本飞机打了一个措手不及，大部分战斗机直到航母被击中后才爬升到足够高度并对返航中的日军机队展开追击，击落了一定的日军飞机。* C% I, J! w8 L& l$ f
同时可惜的是，由于离己方基地非常近，盟军飞机在航母被击沉后并没有降落在大海，而是转场到附近的机场上去了，盟军的飞机损失出乎意料的少。
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veiver

44年难得一见的蝗军胜利啊，米军损失的255个战斗班组要一定时间才能补充回来了。

曲终人散

44年的霓虹反击啊,这个需要马克！

红叶

4月11日
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Ground combat at Horn Island (91,128)" ?9 b' g- {( O, g

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1 c" }  y6 I( c) V" C/ EDefending force 10307 troops, 246 guns, 165 vehicles, Assault Value = 275
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5 P& J. ^. y) {3 t  Z& V) M% @2 s7 V* YAllied adjusted assault: 668
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3 C4 O4 B3 @3 H# h, T, r/ EAllied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 4) - M  k4 l! r  |- E

# x- Q' q% `& F$ B5 B) L7 ?Allied forces CAPTURE Horn Island !!!
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      3011 casualties reported1 P. Q* A1 q: i3 V
         Squads: 98 destroyed, 16 disabled5 L2 |6 ^; z: i, ?0 |' O" Z
         Non Combat: 109 destroyed, 40 disabled. H5 \; d6 m' R5 M, A
         Engineers: 41 destroyed, 0 disabled
. r9 g9 c3 V3 T      Guns lost 152 (138 destroyed, 14 disabled)
8 G: X" y$ I0 W      Vehicles lost 149 (148 destroyed, 1 disabled)' J7 O: O* C* G4 Q
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4 t  V' R/ r0 W. k      162 casualties reported6 p( S, b% w! P! q+ u
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
& O; d5 Q2 @: L6 I         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 j4 R) U7 m( L, L- x9 k0 _         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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    6th Australian Division
* E  ^7 Q5 ]% g& H5 w    276th Coastal Artillery Battalion
* ~" k9 m0 H0 ]8 ^1 w, L5 W  N) ^    II Australian
6 y$ ?: L4 l- I$ ]) ?" h    223rd Field Artillery Battalion$ Q- Z, H. V) i# ~0 {$ A
    1st RAA Jungle Regiment
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    6th Guards/B Division
0 R  y9 b, X3 n* g( e0 u    32nd Nav Gsn Unit
/ I  T, T  l- A$ f  m7 s. D& ^    6th Guards/C Division
; M: V" N, K5 M8 w9 i4 l1 i4 i    6th Guards/A Division3 `2 j$ P5 w' T8 A) ^0 e
    14th Div /13 N- q) F; O8 O+ I" J" l
    7th JNAF AF Unit /17 X% Y5 P% h9 H
    45th Road Const Co
( _. s- U/ {5 I( ~* M/ H4 J    21st Fld AA Gun Co
& F' N8 b3 c+ d9 t- t% D3 [6 [    30th Fld AA Gun Co $ v6 v& r' E- Y- d
    31st Field AA Battalion
. v- j9 B! T9 w) r! z& c9 c2 @( I    26th Fld AA Gun Co
& ^# ]3 H6 r) R; u4 J" T    5th JNAF AF Unit /1
) R4 V( }/ I. U- D    31st Fld AA Gun Co
& r  |! R' @2 V+ ?7 @0 c    6th JNAF AF Unit /1: l! \7 I: P; S2 \
    35th Fld AA Gun Co
* Z2 v2 V  R8 t: n    20th JNAF AF Unit /19 a  i# x  G3 B* `$ Q* Z6 i
    40th Field AA Battalion
9 k2 c& O# M/ n/ B0 b" H    3rd Fleet /1

hades1001

岛上4w多日军2个师团的兵力愣是被天蝗用水机撤掉了一半，LRCAP无法阻截日军水机运输，日寇转进入风，盟军追之不及啊

红叶

此战一开，盟军下一步的行动方向已经是非常清晰了，事实证明，大本营关于盟军未来的战略进攻方向的判断是正确的

xubin0892

接下来的新几内亚海空战期待中!!!

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 13, 44
. v$ x# p7 ?  F% U盟军终极大杀器B29第一个7架入役！9 z9 Y: G" r( d& ^6 ~

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判断盟军将在澳洲北部新几内亚南部进行下一步行动的日军先下手为强，痛宰新西兰空军的小鹰，摧毁了盟军的前哨阵地田纳溪
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% p6 A; ~" ?/ A; ^5 H) AMorning Air attack on Tennant Creek , at 76,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 C' V+ @, Y# ~+ n: R% e

0 @6 _  \& ?6 T# F! k+ ORaid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.7 w) m; H6 [0 `
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes+ k9 [* j8 N" i5 T$ K

/ }4 @' ~4 A4 F, a" _Japanese aircraft
) V/ I  o8 ]# d# B      Ki-84r Frank x 389 {# k, h2 R7 H4 B1 \, @/ H: j8 o

0 Y) t7 o- Y& X: L$ @6 ?' J' n( yAllied aircraft
8 k& t/ f. U( P) c      Kittyhawk IA x 30
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* z$ [% W3 R8 A! o- A$ v: A) vJapanese aircraft losses8 U) d5 i6 r% h: d
      Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed0 e" b+ h) L) D5 d, {3 `
  x" n- \3 [( ~9 i. F% J) ]9 U
Allied aircraft losses
% K! X  M2 t; Q# U0 O6 _      Kittyhawk IA: 11 destroyed% R6 W& W9 \6 r3 |+ R
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Aircraft Attacking:1 @0 s5 w2 j4 a. r- S
      27 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet
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CAP engaged:+ U' b; S; T" B" i  c% K
No.15 Sqn RNZAF with Kittyhawk IA (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 ]- p6 _, ~) e, L" `  N5 C      5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.+ ?) Z9 N$ h7 G
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 29000.
2 }; U2 h: U6 T+ q7 E      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes/ v, R( r9 \. ~% [- J9 b. v
No.16 Sqn RNZAF with Kittyhawk IA (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
! e4 h( Y5 i( \% [2 T" Q* F7 ^      5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.- Y" z) j# N5 j: q
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 29000.
% ^: E6 S- w7 t. W3 b      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
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$ h/ t6 z" o& f3 z$ G* }Morning Air attack on Tennant Creek , at 76,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain5 }/ f1 X2 u$ D1 n
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
0 @& o3 z2 N  ^8 qEstimated time to target is 27 minutes, D2 H  [; ~" Z; |2 c3 V
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Japanese aircraft
1 X# m0 v) G5 u' j" c. C      G3M3 Nell x 48( F% l( F, D. [, E5 Y: n: J8 d
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Allied aircraft& p" Z8 j* Y2 H3 X5 A; _* ]. Y
      Kittyhawk IA x 3
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% c2 J7 p$ F+ J4 j9 \% hJapanese aircraft losses1 p% G9 d  `5 I( O' a$ H
      G3M3 Nell: 26 damaged
3 d, `8 Y$ j/ T9 D! b+ Z+ X      G3M3 Nell: 3 destroyed by flak/ Z' Z/ \5 n' t$ i
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No Allied losses
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0 |* A  E9 `+ l+ Q8 s3 ]  yAllied ground losses:6 W* @8 {' J* Z0 e: e
      5 casualties reported
7 z- m- F7 G& _         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ F1 W$ O' @9 w7 z' i& T         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% _4 N0 I6 i$ V: {+ w, ^+ O, d
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 b& E: x) ?9 C8 D: [Airbase hits 9- ~4 C3 p4 ?: S& F6 n
Airbase supply hits 2
) f4 g( B) \# C7 {. k: iRunway hits 59
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Morning Air attack on Tennant Creek , at 76,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
) l  l3 T) j  b7 t8 M# `Estimated time to target is 22 minutes/ k6 m% w; L: o$ f% l& P
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Japanese aircraft
+ H0 V- r( ~: b  _      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 12# ~- ^) ~' G/ `4 a
      Ki-49-IIb Helen x 53+ t; z% R, ~) m# ?
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Japanese aircraft losses& @; i8 Y& O* @0 H
      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 damaged
2 H. H% q- l; L  o. F. V0 U      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak
! P: F9 b% e0 @# w) L8 Z6 ^      Ki-49-IIb Helen: 13 damaged
1 c) h+ O' I+ r9 b      Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 destroyed by flak
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- z$ C3 H+ Y' q/ `Airbase hits 13
" |  r( n6 q% m* E- uAirbase supply hits 1" x  \! {- r% p  ?, h2 I# x9 O/ B& |: i
Runway hits 30
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9 Y+ V/ E& e5 d霍恩岛上2w多日军玉碎/ I+ Z: u! E% _! h- b# x# ^
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( Y7 U& Q2 x+ P3 v- F. |/ VGround combat at Horn Island (91,128)8 @% `3 h! D, F
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Allied Deliberate attack# a' i: {6 C* ?* T
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Attacking force 12802 troops, 235 guns, 152 vehicles, Assault Value = 5021 _% x6 ~% p6 v
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Defending force 4687 troops, 72 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 35
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6 d) l; _  f% S: x$ A% [3 `8 TAllied adjusted assault: 766
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1 0 v  K* q$ Y& i7 i
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Allied assault odds: 766 to 1
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* t& _$ J& U( G7 h* d; V" ICombat modifiers- s, Z2 }9 _- i2 w: @  H8 j% r
Defender: disruption(-), supply(-)5 X* n( ^& W& G. \* l
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
2 C# r% S9 I1 L      5129 casualties reported
) b& a0 w. l3 d1 V+ u8 p         Squads: 176 destroyed, 0 disabled
* a4 z7 F% h7 D" v) F  v9 h; E+ T         Non Combat: 280 destroyed, 0 disabled  S3 ^5 A3 m. ^  s9 e, `- }
         Engineers: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled7 n9 ?) @8 C  s
      Guns lost 79 (76 destroyed, 3 disabled)
9 v5 V8 o6 R0 l; l) W, b* N      Vehicles lost 12 (12 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ s5 `. {# t2 d  @/ B$ W
      Units destroyed 4
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( S6 N% N/ L; R# C' T9 F6 {Allied ground losses:
0 K3 ]: I& C$ {5 s      31 casualties reported' Q, l% R+ o' O
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* K* a% @6 Q  j& p
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; n9 ?: b- @8 i
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 K. q! `, L+ z7 v: Y9 y) Q$ M
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Assaulting units:" Q! g+ I; l: m* v9 ~9 O
    6th Australian Division
# [5 B1 `6 _2 @8 B) t. X/ G0 k7 ^( o* T/ N    276th Coastal Artillery Battalion
5 r0 y' g! Y# t$ p    II Australian
* t$ l5 I* C; W9 b    223rd Field Artillery Battalion; Q, K; @% P1 N1 _
    70/100th Coast AA Regiment3 g/ y2 I( T! \
    1st RAA Jungle Regiment/ K& l$ e8 D8 V3 v8 I7 k; G* r
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Defending units:* q, J8 i8 j' x) w# q2 ]
    32nd Nav Gsn Unit % z, f: C, c( {# @8 a. N
    6th Guards/A Division
3 @5 e; V+ W. y$ x* P4 W& @    6th Guards/C Division
" F5 N) v' D& z6 F    26th Fld AA Gun Co 9 u4 `% ~7 `: ?5 E
    40th Fld AA Bn /4) R# G* s0 ~7 X& }% A
    20th JNAF AF Unit /1
; S1 n1 b7 V7 x: x; d; d2 b( C    35th Fld AA Gun Co , z' U7 o) ?$ x) @; C5 ]
    45th Road Const Co , h/ G, y' w0 {% @( _+ ?: {
    6th Guards/B Division
% N% A; L& ?, }7 h/ p& S    6th JNAF AF Unit /1. k# y- c0 i1 ^0 T( a5 r- ]
    31st Fld AA Bn /4
6 o# e$ A6 p) N9 X, ^+ F& M$ x    3rd Fleet /10 D, v0 X  Y7 R: D( F( o5 ~  Z

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45th Road Const Co  Wiped Out at Horn Island by attrition!!!
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6th Guards/A Division Wiped Out at Horn Island by attrition!!!
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6th Guards/C Division Wiped Out at Horn Island by attrition!!!" ~+ z/ N' n9 W! O9 Z

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Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Horn Island by attrition!!!

红叶

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3月14日
8 w, o  k% ~+ A. C! `' _为了取得战役突然性，在没有进行比较有力的长期轰炸的情况下，5个师的盟军登陆部队从马绍尔群岛出发，在58掩护下强行登陆库塞伊岛。
) D* I; n* {( X+ M6 }4 c驻守岛上防御的日军部队已经严阵以待，虽然盟军达成了战役突袭，但是也不得不面对没有经过削弱的日军防御部队，进攻的难度陡然增加，而此地离日军主要的海空基地特鲁克，也不过区区几格的距离，刚刚参加完南鸟岛反击战的KB舰队也是盟军登陆行动的一个巨大危险，实际上就在盟军登陆前两天，KB舰队刚刚滑过盟军登陆附近海域并被盟军侦察发现，在这种情况下盟军居然还敢强行登陆，不得不赞扬，27大统领的果敢精神是可嘉的。
6 M8 S2 b5 k7 z+ G0 m) \3 Y: g! T4 }Ground combat at Kusaie Island (125,118)
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9 C3 b" a8 y' |, xJapanese Bombardment attack
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1 ?; N: w5 \1 G" aAttacking force 15682 troops, 139 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6477 P- V  v8 ]$ q& q
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Defending force 68478 troops, 1581 guns, 1487 vehicles, Assault Value = 2177
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Japanese ground losses:6 T9 Y2 Z5 z1 }* t, R$ T' l
      222 casualties reported
% l$ I& W3 |* A- B; i; H% j         Squads: 3 destroyed, 22 disabled
3 h3 K) k" F% Q8 K; O         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled$ j' J7 P- I" {; G6 q
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 q7 L( W# @9 [. w7 f, i      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)- [7 z* H& h: G" K3 S/ Y7 _1 J, q

% [1 t. h( O8 w5 pAllied ground losses:
8 x# e+ E, w" ]" m& d* U      25 casualties reported
4 s& \. u  d# t4 j3 |! ~' v         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled* g, @7 N) v+ ?# V, w
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; U5 ~% y+ R+ [6 a1 ~2 A         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% B3 z+ i: B' L/ I. Z) O
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Assaulting units:9 E+ n! G) N1 H' l
    72nd Infantry Brigade
+ t7 |% V! ^6 U1 t$ l    148th Infantry Regiment  S6 \9 ]3 ~% I9 ^9 \
    62nd/B Division
; w- U, @& U, \% G, R6 ~" B" c    62nd/A Division. ^$ V5 v' R" \( g1 K
    48th Engineer Regiment
0 [  ~6 ?, n8 e% ?, z% y/ ~& C( I    62nd/C Division8 t- ?  Z0 G# {1 Z" G; z0 P
    20th AA Regiment
1 l, Y: S0 q- S! \( U    13th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
5 q5 u, ?4 k9 Y3 r% ~: G    21st Air Defense AA Battalion' b- k, m# l( T0 \
    31st Air Defense AA Battalion# G3 D. q2 g6 U+ r9 H1 j# z
    32nd Air Defense AA Battalion
, R2 U/ u! V, @) X% J1 _( U    65th Field AA Battalion
& H! J+ Z9 F( t' I    11th JAAF Base Force
* i6 {; a8 {7 F7 W- I4 q" Y' ]    19th Army
% _* v0 [/ _: Z# H# ]* ^    23rd Medium FA Rgt /14 C5 d9 N9 v9 D; B7 s
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Defending units:
8 S' Y1 e+ b% G    2nd British Division
. |/ u6 q( y  s0 h1 I    6th Infantry Division
3 ^+ a9 _8 ^+ n    5th Indian Division" `8 V& t1 y1 H0 u2 }, O0 M9 N
    8th Indian Division
" c+ j5 a' \4 l" y2 u% t2 `) V    51st Highland Division  [6 ~$ g+ i. ^( z1 G
    1st USMC AA Battalion
. w) B# I- p9 B9 v# X" g    168th Field Artillery Regiment
  E( W/ A' C' L- Y    5th USN Naval Construction Regiment+ ]5 s( L8 n+ v. q% Y
    96th Coast AA Regiment+ J$ z2 Z& m& z0 P0 w8 ?/ o) |& U
    Fourteenth USAAF
! Q4 s$ r$ ]4 s- G/ k2 b) ]0 O    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
" n3 q$ U5 P/ R) C5 _, `' m    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
! c" y7 [; i( y: a/ x  N( Z1 n    226th Field Artillery Battalion4 L( L7 o1 G, L: V- d
    181st Field Artillery Regiment! q( I9 g/ B  ~% r
    198th Coast AA Regiment9 A& q. o% v9 @1 S! O! n
    XXXIII Indian Corps /4
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登陆的盟军部队虽然多达2000+战力，但是注意到，其中2个师是印度阿三部队，另有两个英国师应该是比较精锐的部队，此外还有一个美国陆军师，火力应该相当强大。

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 44  ~! ?8 ?3 A# E# }: A/ Y

# E9 K8 N  r2 T0 W! {库塞伊登陆D+1 day，TF58主动北进波纳佩寻战KB，不过很遗憾并没有发现KB的踪影，盟军舰队炮击了波纳佩和库塞伊，瘫痪了这一带日军日军唯一的6级机场波纳佩。库塞伊岛上日军作风顽强，无奈实力差距太大，盟军首日谨慎攻击打出1：1，给予日军重创，自损轻微。* B6 S3 [& H0 s, S( o" R& A
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% L. T$ j3 f' s( q/ e5 D# {! O$ bNight Naval bombardment of Kusaie Island at 125,118
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      CA Canberra II9 ]) e% @- Y4 L: k( s
      CA Exeter
% k4 l& |: i/ v      CA Suffolk: p# I( c$ O, f, C
      CA Sussex
) j! F1 T9 x* i0 i/ g5 z      CA Shropshire
, `+ p* U  E! i9 Z8 |+ D      CA Boston
. Z! f% G0 Z" J( ?' |: X      CA Baltimore9 n) Q2 |" ~' C% j7 S% `
      CA Wichita
% D0 Y7 Z5 G. {7 M/ W* s, `# q0 v. B      CL Biloxi% ^% F! m. V2 B" ?& h( g2 s% {
      CL Mobile
: |, g% }& ]% E- z% T/ v4 Y8 Z      CL Santa Fe
; c$ F& h% n/ V3 s) L5 z( X      CL Denver
6 Z. C' P' R  J) r% v6 \      CL Montpelier
6 z9 E0 \1 C/ Q2 u      CL Cleveland
+ K. s* h2 P  q2 M! {; q  W      CL St. Louis0 D1 ?0 k& X+ ~) E
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Japanese ground losses:
" g+ }: M- b1 B0 \, N) s, I# X      302 casualties reported. t6 c8 Z; Z* S% K6 i2 j- S+ g/ {
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ Y" I% c% f( l. u2 `  d
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 88 disabled
: f+ d5 P; _$ X9 P& `$ {         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled& f+ J1 m+ k& g7 w0 Z9 l2 p
      Guns lost 47 (1 destroyed, 46 disabled)2 [# _4 a& Z- B" e% `

2 T- L6 U* @- `2 C( gAirbase hits 21, h; d: C. E' x- d# C8 u  Y
Airbase supply hits 107 m4 S& _1 f$ ~7 c8 T6 i0 b% u0 r
Runway hits 95$ A! d% X3 e# R: q. j1 l
Port hits 42( R  Y! Y1 Y3 l+ @
Port supply hits 5& S$ G7 I/ t* N4 O5 F& e9 C
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" x' j1 D; R: @  n2 w- ^Night Naval bombardment of Kusaie Island at 125,1181 A% p7 L' q% J% b
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Allied Ships1 t3 v% R' C/ b- V& Y" v; M
      BB New Mexico/ p  K) r. g3 L, L+ c
      CL Newcastle
. ~5 T- V4 Q8 H  @0 @( S      CL Hobart
4 ]- E0 O/ S4 Y! ^4 G7 x( j9 i+ O      CL Perth
7 }) u! |( b$ l/ U4 I6 |4 t      CL Achilles
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Japanese ground losses:
1 r/ i" o+ L" z8 b# R' A      129 casualties reported4 e. K" d6 d9 U9 u( @( m- N
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# ?6 y$ g( N' i# d7 s4 V         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 30 disabled
' i9 I* v" P* z9 }" I/ j0 f4 \/ P         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled, i* q/ p" T. E
      Guns lost 20 (5 destroyed, 15 disabled)
& ?: {. j0 f2 x. X% ]      Vehicles lost 16 (3 destroyed, 13 disabled)
% _0 W3 [* N$ Y+ _& a9 }4 f9 ?' u, l  g6 X+ X1 v
Airbase hits 43 J: V/ A: ^* B4 W2 p' u( A5 k1 c" g& D
Airbase supply hits 1# _1 Y( n0 x5 y
Runway hits 12
% e) }  h7 Z& R4 P6 MPort hits 5
" [# ~. a; t; P4 ?Port supply hits 1
8 O' n4 c  `( z. B9 p1 H- O- Z0 @5 y% P8 g

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" _8 Q, r& g7 H% M. \2 ~' _5 GNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!1 _) w7 l# ?, ?( K' {

! `1 B. Z" {1 EJapanese aircraft  @3 ?# w3 m. g2 g4 E2 Z
      no flights
' ~. j! J. H5 U0 j: t. T3 d
& N. p$ X1 H1 F2 ~Japanese aircraft losses
1 O% u7 u& G! @  W9 ?. J7 p      J2M5 Jack: 30 damaged: P+ t4 L" v  I% p
      J2M5 Jack: 2 destroyed on ground& f- \3 g: D- P1 [+ r$ l
      E13A1 Jake: 11 damaged6 |' M; p7 i1 C2 h
      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground& c! u) X4 `0 @" X

1 J& Q' b+ `& W- l3 E8 |6 R  k85 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) w0 n* J" K) j  c8 [* [9 C4 e

8 J. Q7 K' g3 t% G2 ~  |Allied Ships% ?8 O9 F8 D, I" x8 G" m+ F
      BC Renown, Shell hits 2
- {( X. E5 R; A! H: I7 x      BC Repulse, Shell hits 1- C% r2 h' n/ }& R( Y
      CA Vincennes
3 S  P4 C3 i* T) ]      CA Quincy
) k, d' q$ m8 l* t3 i0 s5 w" p      CA San Francisco
  O5 k4 D6 b. t- P& U4 c/ r$ Q4 k2 N      CA Minneapolis( C/ i9 Z( ]5 ^4 T1 W! R
      CA Astoria, Shell hits 1
" ~$ G  g, G. C% L      CA Chicago% ?+ X0 @2 a: X2 H/ `" R6 E
      CA Louisville
3 f1 t/ e" d! _$ W' h0 l2 c/ S7 n      CA Chester
, Q) G  I2 i( {( `      CA Northampton
7 P1 Z9 ?1 q' q+ J; V3 L6 A      CA Portland* ?6 }! i: `) B
      CL Birmingham
7 Z5 l( s4 _3 d. x; u3 o! F3 w7 b' |8 l  [8 q$ O) [. {- z7 t
Japanese ground losses:" t0 l$ ]% u4 ]! }( N. r$ v
      225 casualties reported
9 W: m* v% |" K! _% J" z2 `         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ L$ _6 o8 x2 F. X+ c# |1 |: C         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled8 L0 s) ^5 h8 [- s' P; V
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
* @% y, U" F8 p" n      Guns lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled)  j) k; |7 i! y. F
- q: q. x+ \; l  X. ^* r3 \5 x7 J, [
Airbase hits 9
6 n5 J0 \! E. t) E5 e+ P5 TAirbase supply hits 5! i4 z) a1 P: k  r7 b1 P
Runway hits 612 h& L$ _9 O  u( _
; K, T0 W& V5 J; m2 Z# O$ i
9 w2 T* v  h% _1 Q. i- R) B9 w
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Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
2 Q& I" ?. Q# F" H2 s! [, R
' V. x. w$ n  d! P/ }Japanese aircraft& z3 Z2 q# o4 N; ]
      no flights
* h* k+ K" ^% v# {) A" |0 O7 s# S. e4 u% B0 `* G6 R% ^
Japanese aircraft losses
% R" U( R8 N" w3 E- J& p* p2 W( Y      J2M5 Jack: 2 damaged
5 ^1 [1 H  Y; i& d      E13A1 Jake: 2 damaged
7 T2 _' [/ K0 H/ H: }0 C/ f
! x( S* m; z! u. [! m0 p5 m; W7 x/ l288 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
9 Z3 v& F' \9 h5 T2 y% c& k. F& R2 @% _, `+ f
Allied Ships
9 V( w9 F; z5 C8 L8 S1 f# O4 V      DD Wadleigh, Shell hits 2
/ F' `7 e/ u7 v/ ~4 I      DD Uhlmann1 {8 z! [% p( g8 d
      DD Twining, Shell hits 6,  heavy fires
$ K* v! C+ q% E& m7 V      DD Tingey; o' s+ m  e: E3 Q5 d: l
      DD Terry- _$ R: d+ R8 R7 S2 z, s- D4 g
      DD David Taylor
' a6 q$ t) E1 Y& H, v      DD Porterfield) t0 \( ^5 m. C- k% Z+ m
      DD Morrison, Shell hits 38 _2 q# |' T2 T9 H0 T: b
      DD McKee% v  Y0 u/ l5 g
      DD McCord
2 L# M, a( \: w$ g' f      DD Marshall
4 H" U. }5 {: _      DD Johnston% D/ d( u$ M) y, }6 K$ i! p; H( Z% Z
      DD Haraden$ A# K% C% [$ c/ i
      DD Hall/ L* I' z3 M0 t# K
      DD Hailey
! F+ ~* `) c! ~      DD Haggard' s: Y9 j/ q; V9 d, D" s
      DD Gatling# y# y" N6 x! a# {
      DD Dortch8 q3 C# P8 t1 V1 g
      DD Dashiell& X5 [7 u# ]( P5 v! C) U
      DD Daly1 u* K1 ~( Z# u: s$ u
      DD Cowell: M$ B! l# i2 f* U- R
      DD Cotten
6 H) L$ X4 p2 s6 L9 z% \      DD Bush8 f9 F$ J! o9 I. v( u3 E
      DD Burns: U. P1 g& |0 L6 l- f; x7 w* c
      DD Bullard
" I( R) }5 D4 D4 _$ c: `8 e3 _+ n, D) V+ ?% p, T" q
Airbase hits 82 d# f! V7 S8 w3 t/ y
Airbase supply hits 2
* @% }; S; }# _7 @9 Q% jRunway hits 31
) }: e9 W  U2 a) b( KPort hits 1) }% |1 I; K9 R% p3 Q  D, R' M5 _" V
5 {. f: t9 y# W$ ]4 u: l

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Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!4 {+ M# F! [% @5 o

& O3 p* v7 x) i8 BJapanese aircraft$ \5 k- L- X; I4 @
      no flights
2 |: H0 a% S& o+ Y/ G& T" r5 L
/ m9 N) @+ @3 ZJapanese aircraft losses
2 ]. b! S) _0 M2 M3 ?      J2M5 Jack: 5 damaged$ ]4 U. L; V  w6 V# C2 n
      J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground! m5 o7 @3 J" u4 x4 @$ a8 W

, t3 n0 _5 Q8 l, H. d5 i233 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
& ^" D& f- o2 I4 Q2 N+ R. T: ~  o' e6 E* m+ O1 A/ A( |
Allied Ships
9 L! L2 f+ b  M1 l      DD Queensborough3 P: N) v/ a8 A( _! z
      DD Warramunga6 H' W- P) |( A0 ?) I4 v
      DD Arunta/ p3 o# g, T4 L8 s* ^& K$ U
      DD Quiberon, j! o0 _1 R! v: \/ |7 O
      DD Dale3 ~: j& N$ X% U5 h/ {
      DD Worden
8 O: x6 K3 p2 D5 S1 ^) X$ ~      DD MacDonough
! G9 f" p5 z8 g; r      DD Hull, Shell hits 5,  on fire
  u5 c2 ?/ b0 W- ], w7 F. n  R! m      DD Dewey, Shell hits 4,  on fire
) a4 W1 b1 Y& d( I5 X# o      DD Farragut: R, }5 ?2 T* D7 z
      DD Selfridge* ]" [2 J( P/ {5 ?# m; T  B
      DD Downes
" f6 O6 G- K- ~  N: c# ^( Y/ f( O      DD Preston
( y( ~: P5 w6 N8 t. `      DD Perkins
  d3 N: P- |: g- x      DD Case4 X4 G) X2 x$ B6 w3 i6 @
      DD Lamson
  x4 L# m' d$ x1 ^9 d4 P' {8 p) {      DD Drayton/ ~$ y6 D& H  y1 K* v2 x" X% O
      DD Cummings; g) W/ M( m+ p5 x4 T8 F# S4 T# D
      DD Mahan
0 V1 ^9 @+ q# c8 n      DD Dunlap
) E* {* n  I4 X; F" q  y9 M      DD Wilson
& j( x1 D8 h* C      DD Sterett: v2 }0 `0 @6 M; Y* n" }) c! F
      DD Stack
+ a' r, u- u1 W      DD Lang1 g. ], A8 V) M: W6 W, D3 C
      DD Ellet- N- K( N$ W8 S7 o

; R$ E- Z7 y) _  N% p: Y3 Z' A4 EAirbase hits 14. F& @. ]" H$ ]
Airbase supply hits 26 h9 b0 R3 |1 [
Runway hits 31
6 N5 I% G( j  BPort hits 2" ^3 @" k3 P, [& b
Port supply hits 1
. s, \' m( k: w+ l
2 n$ S9 t4 P& {# X3 C% U; D
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7 T( E/ e8 D  d2 Q0 vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ponape at 118,113
# h8 S* }" B4 `1 g% K
; a3 u6 L0 A5 o5 fWeather in hex: Light cloud( b; y$ M  Q( h+ }  n8 ?2 Y$ T
! E; p* _' n1 S# T6 f/ P; u
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.! C- C' E0 s  v+ u" u' O
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
: d( D3 l: ~, q5 B. g+ l9 R6 E- B7 i
Japanese aircraft
( y$ D4 ^9 r' H      J2M5 Jack x 11
& N( j6 t% L1 G( R( v
  p. a- F# [( z0 q% IAllied aircraft
1 M9 A3 v4 E: ]* c* z: p7 A8 q      F6F-3 Hellcat x 80
) _' s6 D; ~& [1 P      SB2C-1C Helldiver x 34
3 J. u5 b% I) ?& |+ }3 a4 Y( g) W8 j
% G4 H' x  `7 K9 T8 n! X8 qJapanese aircraft losses
" j3 p: p% i) a8 Z) I      J2M5 Jack: 2 destroyed2 U" s- ^6 x3 |* \. t, y& c3 O
9 [8 e, V2 B+ C! R
Allied aircraft losses# N! l6 }5 |: N$ ^
      F6F-3 Hellcat: 7 destroyed0 G7 V, c, H' o/ i  P" ]
7 x, p) m" t( W* g1 ?: f+ p
Japanese Ships
' ?8 z% `. V/ L% l. {      xAK Lisbon Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
! Y+ }: U' g3 G- d. F* ^4 L      xAK Maebasi Maru, Bomb hits 13, and is sunk
2 e# B8 @: z$ ?3 Y+ S      PB Fumi Maru #3, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
9 Q) ^2 G2 X; I" g0 w& M      PB Saiko Maru, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage4 w$ K8 ^2 a* J( [0 o& R% ]
      PB Fumi Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 I' l$ R2 y7 R- R7 V
1 l6 K; {8 l0 w% W$ `
% ~; ^' G! X6 N$ t) Z# N
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3 L+ O9 r" C/ ~6 ?) O$ K4 A2 o) X' n/ n" p! v8 C
Ground combat at Kusaie Island (125,118), {$ B! d" K. ?3 n8 L' m

# k2 T. Q* f$ j+ P  w( M( ~2 {9 oAllied Deliberate attack
1 m; b6 i9 O" [8 f9 e5 s8 K
" b1 ~% ^1 w, Q9 kAttacking force 61083 troops, 1384 guns, 1234 vehicles, Assault Value = 2188$ |, H5 f& |: @* w' N* g( u5 k

% X/ T" |- I+ e; ZDefending force 19941 troops, 225 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 601" u9 o! g: t0 v  V8 x0 e- A% R2 y

8 a+ d' i8 p# ~1 l& J! }* A7 PAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 3+ f; u* o. n0 d1 h
' B6 v+ a4 J2 ]& I) c: |
Allied adjusted assault: 2761
* w, s' V; f! K
5 R; Z# O, c6 bJapanese adjusted defense: 1659 % a) q9 Z; O* A0 r
1 @! a4 U: a0 n: i8 k
Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) 2 X# g8 x5 _/ P% P; T

. M) i& l; w! Y8 D' P  f4 LAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 3
! G1 R2 ]4 g, i, q5 S0 d
3 _/ |9 i7 ^/ j2 U, _Combat modifiers  D# |" w) n4 |+ f, A1 e1 v3 W' ~- O: r
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
# h2 S  Q* d5 H, n$ ~  H: h% f( l5 aAttacker: 2 \. X) g, @. `& v+ W5 ]$ ^

& s# o" d5 u( C& rJapanese ground losses:
8 b4 o  U0 n6 q# s& R; U" l  }6 W      3165 casualties reported
6 X, B2 Y6 l" b! f3 }- E1 P6 J         Squads: 85 destroyed, 127 disabled
8 h8 S' M1 O& K4 h1 N  a0 ]         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
! h7 C! j. n. l' F& l7 E         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled  x  W4 s- Z" @  d7 r- e" c
      Guns lost 47 (16 destroyed, 31 disabled)
! O4 R3 R( X: w" L1 s      Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
5 A& l8 Y) s0 m* @; A$ d  O9 Y- b4 n. n. \7 b$ i! c9 F3 F- k
Allied ground losses:
! w' z3 m; q6 t! {1 B8 w0 z/ _      1392 casualties reported  |4 L, \2 K) k$ {; B5 \. S
         Squads: 6 destroyed, 110 disabled
% @3 C! U( e$ j5 t7 W9 K5 o, n" X         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
% y# ]7 K9 U( K% F7 I+ c         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled" E% `6 g3 z' ?' z

8 o: B. k" E5 g1 Q- e1 Y) WAssaulting units:% i' S; u" G  }7 ?# ], s
    6th Infantry Division* i9 g$ S. e5 n! E6 ^0 l2 U
    2nd British Division' m! G/ i: }* |1 J2 g
    8th Indian Division* p& i! n9 D8 N& P0 Q! A) H
    5th Indian Division$ f; N1 q, ^8 A3 V3 y% s- E  R
    51st Highland Division
% \! _2 q' q) v+ p    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
( m1 \1 K) a$ o( O* Z8 b7 @4 m    226th Field Artillery Battalion
) `3 _4 d7 h1 R4 y    1st USMC AA Battalion1 q- }" M( t4 e, D: Y2 k5 z
    198th Coast AA Regiment- k" n; j0 C5 Z- k) x! A  a
    XXXIII Indian Corps) }8 ?+ a+ z3 t/ |
    Fourteenth USAAF . W# r, Q3 D3 t* }' b5 i
    96th Coast AA Regiment
; f; L4 ^% k! w$ O; Y- m    5th USN Naval Construction Regiment' k8 b7 S0 {& E+ T9 e
    181st Field Artillery Regiment/ d( s  D; r. k. W% N6 E& L( F5 k
    168th Field Artillery Regiment  t0 d, U5 N" S/ K
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment  _& D4 N+ L3 v' p! f/ p$ i5 h+ ?
4 g. ]  U, G& y- p& ^; I
Defending units:
* s2 c) G  f  }& p& c    148th Infantry Regiment# h1 i: d' e8 t
    62nd/A Division
7 M- `+ J; j4 j' Q    72nd Infantry Brigade
% ]1 P& ?! ?  t- P    48th Engineer Regiment4 t, \4 j, ^( i% D4 [
    62nd/B Division1 p( D3 m% O+ E5 |* o8 X$ P* Y
    62nd/C Division
, C" K, r5 Y* d    32nd Air Defense AA Battalion
: P6 M/ u4 g* m, ~: x    19th Army. Q  }, H: S- K' w4 W2 x
    31st Air Defense AA Battalion5 B1 P5 Y+ o* P' ~: C' p, t1 K
    21st Air Defense AA Battalion! l, A7 w" ]; K$ t
    20th AA Regiment3 D' Z% O+ `3 i# j
    65th Field AA Battalion
  H' A7 U1 b5 n1 J    13th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion4 i* H3 W1 e) |7 H" [  |, a$ m
    11th JAAF Base Force; F- y/ d" N! W( l. A
    23rd Medium FA Rgt /1

红叶

44年中期逼近，日军各个重兵防御的据点的战斗态势也出现了新的变化，在这个阶段，只有联合舰队倾注全力防御的地段日军才能抵挡住盟军的进攻并守住阵地，如果联合舰队特别是机动舰队不参与防御，除了几个地形特别有利于防御的地点，太平洋前线已经没有什么特别牢固的据点了，战局，逐渐如雪花般乱吹。

amdddr

44年能打到这个份上也不错了，日军只能坚持坚持再坚持。找到盟军疏漏尽量将战争进程拖后。