hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42
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) |! a* T) q: M: _TF 1 encounters mine field at Auckland (115,185)& r" p1 F, m; O6 J* u$ v8 H4 _3 p
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Japanese Ships# r8 I& s) g$ e. v; |/ L
      DMS W-6, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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" ^+ _; D( w0 E& c% _. S" U+ YSubmarine attack near Billiton  at 52,91
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Japanese Ships
6 [  y9 E* \' J      AO Hayamoto, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships
, |3 |- Q3 J! E0 T5 `      SS KVIII, hits 26 G+ l, Z& s* ?* d8 G$ |
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0 F; ]+ G5 ~9 l0 V& \3 HSub attack near Auckland  at 115,185+ v/ c$ F, z/ ^9 _% C: u8 ~) p: l$ a
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Japanese Ships
2 f7 M2 A& S% [7 V- `$ t2 e. _5 p      xAP Huzi Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
5 I$ ?: O, d( j8 s' i( J      APD Hagi, q: |2 ^% G4 L' l
      APD Aoi
/ o7 h. c, d2 I" h2 U      LSD Nigitsu Maru3 l$ ]$ }# a( B& e/ T
      AK Sagami Maru
6 c0 \, i! F' `+ j0 ?6 p3 q: D      AK Hirokawa Maru
# p2 H/ R- @8 d4 z      xAP Yasaka Maru
  V+ X: I! Y0 J  o      xAP Shanghai Maru( v  s% m7 f; i9 o. X" j: E+ v
      xAP Kanzyu Maru5 d4 s& s3 d0 k9 F- M5 L8 E1 Y
      xAP Takatiho Maru
/ U$ V/ V  Z* t9 r: f      xAP Suwa Maru
# S; m& U: A- W# Z9 h- S      xAP Hakusan Maru
+ D% h  u. l1 C6 C      xAP Teia Maru
( W5 ]8 i* d. X* N      xAK Yamazumi Maru: B. o8 Z: i, y3 _
      xAK Azuchisan Maru
1 r0 a( U4 `' ~5 X( X! P      xAK Unkai Maru #6$ P2 ?/ D# n$ `  ^. c( e$ N' C
      xAK Hokusin Maru  k% n7 U* l( G2 }) Z
      xAK Eihuku Maru6 `7 Q! d5 k* |3 ]/ T$ A2 Y+ s9 N
      xAK Shinyubari Maru
2 d) K# j6 J) @& c: b  K9 a      xAK Terukawa Maru' h9 w6 x6 F0 y/ {1 L8 l: h- c. Q" A
      xAK Kinsyo Maru( B" a( q( a' t5 d" d% c
      xAK Atutasan Maru
" e8 J/ l: d! R" P$ Z2 |( d0 |      xAK Ayatosan Maru4 H9 c9 G+ f) J5 H4 m: T
      xAKL Hachirogata Maru
' v! L9 v* G' n      xAKL Miyako Maru6 p" p& f" Y4 ]! {3 M
      xAKL Kembu Maru/ E8 O- `2 P; p9 [* r6 ^
      xAKL Hanakawa Maru% v2 e  S7 E( J. A/ G
      PB Tokuho Maru #5
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, R$ d. r% w/ [& S; n% a4 U, E      SS S-39
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Auckland (115,185)
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      PB Toshi Maru #3, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage1 {+ `; C* X& z$ Y* d0 Q% P3 S
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Auckland at 115,1854 X* K+ g' T+ V# B. `: Z5 y! l
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
& I! F5 x8 e1 l( B+ K1 H0 cEstimated time to target is 20 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 y, D0 @0 C5 K2 u9 E/ i      A6M2 Zero x 35
# \  x$ V3 O+ J- K& w      Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2
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' Q2 [' I2 e" [- k6 ~, h1 Q3 [. `* bAllied aircraft
; P: v) x( p1 |9 m6 {      Albacore I x 20
7 q4 J/ Y( _! W/ b3 C: J, w% E      TBF-1 Avenger x 16
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7 H; n, }% z. T6 t6 `- A" DNo Japanese losses4 t$ l' j5 `3 ^+ [+ {
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      TBF-1 Avenger: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged6 \3 m- ~: F6 d5 \. R4 f! Z7 n
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Japanese Ships
* L. o& Z6 b) n& C: W0 k      xAK Ayatosan Maru
# Q. v  p! a/ A* v      xAK Azuchisan Maru+ y8 q& v6 Z" v5 F& w$ V  A
      xAK Teikoku Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires' @% q9 K, x+ e' w
      xAK Terukawa Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
$ k4 ~' O! c% `( k      xAP Teiko Maru

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 28, 42$ h7 i- `" e! P& d* t% b
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盟军潜艇对日军cv发射的鱼雷很遗憾木有爆( U* J! u; c3 D- X& ?, f
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; [2 n% F6 n6 n( e6 A' P: cSub attack near Auckland  at 117,184
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      CV Hiyo( A0 Q9 K/ V  a. a6 K% [( E: |# c$ ]
      BB Yamato
( t. D$ B" P  b# k1 h1 ~      CS Chitose! |$ F  t1 C4 f, G
      DD Oshio
- w, s9 P6 W: Y3 l; e4 c      DD Oite8 i6 r, @1 d$ u5 G/ j) E6 F0 O
      DD Harukaze
5 r6 O0 \% q( A      DD Kamikaze
( x  {( n+ A) B! X9 Q      DD Kikuzuki. s5 [, ~1 x  f, Y
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      SS Grayback
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' S2 I2 U1 D! j7 r7 |. w. PSS Grayback launches 2 torpedoes at CV Hiyo
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4发从波特兰路出发突袭19格外的拉包尔，战功赫赫0 `# I" u" ~( ^7 ~
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
- E7 W6 d" t7 u7 C7 x/ q0 h( @Estimated time to target is 12 minutes; Q* R0 R. F* V2 Y

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1 ]6 f. l8 z, A2 s4 e+ mAllied aircraft  t9 T9 U( F6 ~  F+ k8 X
      B-24D Liberator x 152 t+ s+ J  M2 X! z4 T4 \
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships+ T8 Y7 P; h- n' v: K  {# u7 E
      AV Kunikawa Maru, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
% F& K0 |7 G, v  G9 E$ J      CM Tsugaru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage$ h% c5 z0 b: f! }) }& C
      DMS Tatsuko, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
: E  ]4 s2 c( _- d8 I5 z8 M      xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
8 N; V. E1 P0 P# E$ V+ c7 Q4 `0 m      ARD Dublon ARD, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage7 C/ N5 o) t+ I5 u8 [
      CM Shirataka, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage2 T. z, s% \5 K
      CM Wakataka, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* S0 q* |: n: q. h
      ACM Seiko Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
% n* ]' e+ b, {+ p6 R3 L$ t9 j      AS Heian Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire9 Z+ p. N7 ]$ M5 I9 f
      CM Naryu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire+ P% u- o6 L8 |, T+ w
      xAK Kokai Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
" ]+ j' a9 Z' m5 g/ N0 S      xAK Kanko Maru, Bomb hits 18 I3 y/ A" c9 T. u8 o5 x5 {
      CM Tokiwa, Bomb hits 1
! t4 `' r0 @' U# k      xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
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Japanese ground losses:) p& w- X, I8 V  m
      5 casualties reported9 B. p, x' @- C/ P+ X, n
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: B4 {1 _: u$ V1 q, ]2 R! Q: E         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 {& u: G5 w1 A% o& \8 }3 p- U) w
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% {4 V# z+ d: u4 R) U( I. J. }
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: @  B4 H7 k) n* qMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ k" A" }1 \8 A  r
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes# j9 l( B& M6 T; E. K* ?
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' n$ y2 K  P$ x0 q      B-24D Liberator x 7
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' l( H- R  J* hNo Allied losses2 h& I0 q0 I5 u& |: W7 d

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      ACM Asahi Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
& f+ a+ @% c% ^2 |6 t      CM Sokuten, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
* y: B% i" B) u5 O' Y      CM Naryu, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
. U% F4 \' c: J0 x      PC Ashi, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk$ v7 I5 L/ N" R2 X1 p, _

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Port hits 1  G: \4 A: @/ `2 T- \5 H6 e' y

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8 k. K# N% c) \. u+ N9 j: WMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 & x) J3 q* R1 i# n6 s) k# Y

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# C7 b+ w" T  V" U; K3 V4 H& gEstimated time to target is 10 minutes+ J$ @/ n( G5 L

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Allied aircraft
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      B-24D Liberator x 63 L; a, o1 K6 Y1 L7 |: K

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No Allied losses4 z* d: ^8 q! i
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      xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
, v  @  m+ {7 O( O: }      AMc Wa 6, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' q- V' w' n; @4 @! j) R      xAK Shinryu Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires% ?3 o7 {6 P+ l
      SC Ch 8, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& @! G5 V5 z. @# W8 L
      AS Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires) P! \8 N! p/ N( k9 {; L! v
      CM Tokiwa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage0 J6 x; `0 C4 T
      CM Naryu, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Port fuel hits 27 ]) Q& |. o: o9 O' L0 \3 o; ^
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ ?5 `. G4 S* B/ b; K% i6 U" sEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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2 u( y9 s* ^1 k2 i6 J/ A% XJapanese Ships( K; G( B5 z5 b
      CM Tokiwa, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
5 T& D5 h7 v4 b  F0 Q4 O1 l      ACM Choan Maru #2, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
. E# j2 n6 |& B# ^      xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
& R! G( l& q, a+ }- X      xAK Kanko Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
  C8 h- L& `2 V" b, {" n      xAK Sinsyu Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 29, 42
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Submarine attack near Auckland  at 117,183
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Japanese Ships
+ p* D+ t9 Q- O" H5 U      xAP Huzi Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage7 M& @. Y; L% q5 c" P; g2 z( ?

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      SS KXIV, hits 1
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TF 66 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (113,170)5 Q: v6 s/ R; D' [8 r  x0 O4 i
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Japanese Ships
+ p$ Y& d( F& `7 B7 ^3 S3 m5 [      CL Nagara, Mine hits 1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 30, 42
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Ground combat at Hamilton (115,187)  r) l; ]% m# {3 i
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Japanese Shock attack
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+ E# L6 D8 g$ w8 c( s1 o; aAttacking force 94254 troops, 948 guns, 507 vehicles, Assault Value = 3352! |1 G+ h" I+ m5 l6 e- T

( f& v2 w3 N# a; V& vDefending force 16395 troops, 182 guns, 59 vehicles, Assault Value = 5347 u0 u2 C5 w' N0 a( ?8 K
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Japanese adjusted assault: 4032 8 Q1 n* E2 _1 C4 G
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Allied adjusted defense: 94
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Japanese assault odds: 42 to 1 (fort level 0)
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' f4 l/ @* U* t: V5 N3 U; ODefender: op mode(-), preparation(-), experience(-)9 C, e" k, n2 W& ~& ^
Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:+ ]  o8 u4 K7 ?  |6 o9 n
      3074 casualties reported
5 N  q! B, I1 B9 n7 ?5 F; C         Squads: 5 destroyed, 294 disabled
, k- ^. U' S  R         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled9 l( L9 }' @/ `3 @( d
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled6 a, P/ `6 e7 ~5 S/ |$ g
      Guns lost 44 (2 destroyed, 42 disabled)) E6 P9 j' ~& e/ W, {8 S

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7 T' w) g$ W. N! p4 ^9 g  L9 v      7161 casualties reported
  u: ~& y8 _; k7 V1 `2 F! P         Squads: 205 destroyed, 170 disabled
' ~0 _# Z5 w- I, t         Non Combat: 350 destroyed, 119 disabled
/ B/ ]5 E$ G1 J         Engineers: 50 destroyed, 2 disabled! J% A9 j% |( H  x
      Guns lost 140 (105 destroyed, 35 disabled)
* x0 L& r1 O; l      Vehicles lost 45 (44 destroyed, 1 disabled)' }* c4 t, z. K. ]" R! o
      Units retreated 9
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! i% ^# {9 s) P- [# U3 }Defeated Allied Units Retreating!2 b. b2 _0 g$ l% K( \& M) p
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Assaulting units:
! i+ m( Q1 D6 O- g    33rd Division! q' X) C7 l5 J" u
    Imperial Guards Division, M2 q4 M8 U4 K
    113th Infantry Regiment/ {% E/ A9 [2 j7 ?! u) o# Q0 \
    21st Division8 X3 C+ {. ?# U4 W
    41st Infantry Regiment
, ]; U3 K+ V* A    14th Division- [- T( U/ ]; w2 m
    8th Tank Regiment
" A4 U/ {" `; ]6 n$ S" j: Q# {% n    148th Infantry Regiment
+ d7 h) V6 P2 E" E7 F; m2 a    38th Division
3 o2 l) H/ T, V- h    22nd Recon Regiment+ |$ i* x3 B4 }$ ?. s" e" z4 \1 F
    56th Infantry Regiment
+ s# ?7 M: v0 I9 I2 s( \    55th Infantry Regiment4 }# L/ Y2 h( M0 ~
    5th Division
7 z' F+ O$ [# [( d% p$ j    143rd Infantry Regiment
4 p1 I' Q3 q0 [! W0 S' D+ {    16th Infantry Regiment8 p9 O& K' x* u% P- E* `; V" X
    3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
! m' ]9 m$ J- @! M3 O    3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment1 z9 S0 H: w* y4 v; L- k1 I
    15th Army
" I$ X$ W+ U+ m7 Z! \# r" b6 Z    25th Army0 }9 @2 G8 f% j$ S, \/ U0 P7 l; F4 ^
    Southern Army
9 V% {5 c7 f% a. x  d: ?    82nd Army /6
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    1st NZ Brigade
1 i% b! V1 c7 |) V1 {3 t# S! J    3rd NZ Brigade
% U9 k1 P9 D- U% n  i# H" D    7th NZ Brigade0 L7 \2 [4 B7 Y; M$ G2 k# m
    14th NZ Brigade
- Y& W) {% a. i. ^- y    Manawatu's (Mtd) Regiment/ ?5 \5 x2 m( V3 i. b3 [/ l
    12th NZ Brigade
, A0 M: z, k- Q8 P    New Zealand Command 1 v8 ?+ e% {' L3 ]
    RNZAF Command

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 02, 42
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4 y! C2 H& F) H) E- d4 j6 }  K本想把把包括威尔士亲王在内的重型水面舰队隐藏在新西兰南岛准备伏击日军，但是KB绕了一个大圈从东南边杀到，避开了盟军的水机。KB载机已经非常紧缺，并没有携带大量的攻击机，威尔士亲王所中一雷毫发无伤，重巡路易斯维尔号需要进港排水了，条约型重巡质量也太次了。。。8 {( W1 i8 }1 S5 I% X# P& l
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0 t# X6 |+ g. j$ G: G/ FMorning Air attack on TF, near Christchurch at 108,193
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1 s$ J! ?, R7 X) E5 `( @6 ^9 pWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 88 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' F5 u3 \! Q6 b* |. Q6 Q1 b
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes1 C, a: |# P- L! X
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Japanese aircraft
8 x0 m" ]5 }7 m& A7 R      A6M2 Zero x 18
& S4 ^6 |8 O# k/ |! A/ d3 ]      B5N2 Kate x 7; P) D9 a% a' T) I+ Y5 y2 J: {% J2 Q
" g3 J  ^7 d$ W+ X2 M$ A
% b) R1 ^5 H/ g* X6 A

) _! ^, T+ M) H/ TAllied aircraft5 }- [. V( k. s$ x! Y6 J, Q9 D
      P-40E Warhawk x 41# s3 i+ e# m8 _! X$ V1 I

4 n' M. {- ^) H% }" j$ i% z3 S. ]- c/ p. `& E
Japanese aircraft losses8 P, I# v3 O9 {6 e4 h8 p& _
      A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed* n$ v* X8 n  m- t
      B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged. e5 y6 q9 @) p% Q6 ?- p
3 X$ P4 j3 T: a$ j$ y1 i6 I
Allied aircraft losses
- w- @- ]. K" ^3 _      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships& _: h: E  g8 k% |
      CA Houston- n" Q* ]2 Y, B% I' G8 M, ~
      BB Prince of Wales, Torpedo hits 1$ \+ U) h* S* f' N  N' u/ c: N4 a
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4 A7 C: b" ^9 P- e4 u/ kMorning Air attack on TF, near Wellington at 112,1910 i6 R5 X6 K, f7 W; e+ d: }
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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& [# @: w1 P6 G$ \  GRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.3 t( U2 q" P) ?+ Y8 M+ u- t9 a- y
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes$ U' t% t% W0 s  Q

6 Z5 ~; \; g- wJapanese aircraft
2 K0 q8 S! ~- t6 ?& ]$ L      A6M2 Zero x 76 L6 n# `2 k" {+ N
      B5N2 Kate x 67 B, u% S0 Q& [* S. U3 E  A

1 L0 j& D2 W: p+ p8 O9 K4 U9 G, |1 Z/ r7 L" e
, E: B, Q5 R/ @
Allied aircraft7 I5 x1 K- h$ @8 V: L' A) u
      P-38E Lightning x 18
3 F2 k" z) n; Q! O1 @9 b, i, j      P-38F Lightning x 19
! A! ^  e/ S# ?      P-40E Warhawk x 33
7 ~- z! L( O; B5 A! c' w9 I      F4F-3 Wildcat x 11
' u2 ~$ V. o3 q0 k* ~& J      F4F-4 Wildcat x 146 k: D2 y9 ^8 c, T' ?8 z% ~) ^' P6 A8 s

8 ]$ |* |, c5 D/ J
% d2 J, N# N) b3 [" @) ], iJapanese aircraft losses
' h' n! Z5 H* R" m2 ]      A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed0 ?2 s  F# W9 J8 h+ m
      B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed
9 {) p& Z1 B$ d
9 x2 T) t7 H# w: s% y' S9 gNo Allied losses; E2 \) P. y6 X0 Q' M6 F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Christchurch at 108,193
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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2 l& [* r* k9 i: I& W- K! P+ XRaid detected at 111 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet./ C1 n0 i+ A3 Y
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes
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2 r+ @. t/ T- d+ K1 Y. JJapanese aircraft
; K. e; e: |, d, u* x# E      A6M2 Zero x 11
8 O7 o  n, _6 Z      B5N2 Kate x 11$ @8 Z& f& c% N+ i; ], c4 f# `' G
9 q) ~$ ?4 B- R/ z. Y& \* M, s" w' F

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) |$ `, _/ q# M- x% `7 N, ?9 FAllied aircraft
+ g1 ^) W& v( k- B2 S  ~4 B+ Q, D      P-40E Warhawk x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses7 c0 s  T" V( N! r) S% y
      A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed7 ]$ \4 T, f5 W$ |
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged( ]" u9 `, A  A% r
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak+ m% Y3 G$ a8 u# r

% r' n0 o/ t& M0 nNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships% W/ Q8 i, R  G3 d
      CA Louisville, Torpedo hits 1  [' Z5 z0 Q/ q  u: g! @2 J
      CA Portland! ?, C8 U- _8 o! i" d( o
      CA Cornwall& _5 e; T6 B- K9 U

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1 m& j# Z: e- d1 yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Wellington at 112,1911 q' a: }( K1 A$ p% ?4 X

  J+ _  m6 K' ?" DWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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. H& V, r( ^/ e/ V% aRaid detected at 102 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) y& T' I+ D0 |2 r% m7 g
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes+ u, p' s; q+ Q: }% X
  C8 j) |4 I2 r$ d/ e
Japanese aircraft0 U) Y8 ^$ G6 U) X
      A6M2 Zero x 1. N; p! C, y3 w
      B5N2 Kate x 6% t5 M3 G) ]( c% P. B" h

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' k1 U: i' j/ Y! U! Z3 I% L* nAllied aircraft
( I$ J! p* ?0 M( ?      P-38E Lightning x 18
5 [2 a+ ?7 U5 _' k0 X, [6 s8 w      P-38F Lightning x 18: b# W) x- h* h& D7 X
      P-40E Warhawk x 33' h2 `* j% n/ s/ `4 }
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 8
- K- ~7 U. ~! W# o- S3 O& o      F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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9 F) c6 i( Z3 P2 T' c& l/ @6 ]Japanese aircraft losses
. b6 w% P7 v' F( P0 G8 `: U5 p) J      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
5 S; L# D* y3 z# G      B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed+ }" n2 z. m6 o' p8 `' B: u% n

: \5 G  Z  j4 e% ]2 ANo Allied losses

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 03, 42
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3 S! b  B2 _1 _/ ?夜战惠灵顿！$ w& ^2 {2 n6 F( w; r9 k

2 |! C, x5 _( v. P随着KB伴航大批水面舰队杀至惠灵顿附近，日军的意图已经十分明显，盟军在惠灵顿集中了现有的80%的CA/CL，还有英国名舰威尔士亲王号压阵。盟军现存的其他BB已经从印度赶到，目前已经离开墨尔本港口正在兼程赶向新西兰，挺过今天，新西兰将不会陷落！, a3 _* p; v) j+ ]- _& u

) w4 w4 R; {* s9 S  d4 c% b& N  n42%的月光使得盟军雷达的技术优势得以发挥，两场夜战都是盟军发现并突袭日军，不过很遗憾由于双方战力差距过大，突袭并没有给盟军带来多大战果，第一战中美军名舰博伊西号没有沉在南洋但还是没有躲过这一劫，被大和，长门等舰的420，460巨炮连续爆菊当场沉没，另有休伯特号重伤进港排水- U; o4 @# h, X5 H: R

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Wellington at 112,191, Range 8,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft4 Z0 R8 ?$ A# C
      no flights, O& y& F( D! A4 G$ B, t' p- s
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Allied aircraft losses9 Q8 A) h6 _( X
      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed+ n6 a; [8 `; O; z

' k$ i  D: j; r. f) JJapanese Ships
: `* k) U; y; ^5 J      BB Hiei, Shell hits 1
0 Y  z5 M5 O- G      BB Kirishima, Shell hits 1
6 ?. E# f& m3 `- U, K( V# S      BB Nagato, Shell hits 2" G" G- N+ o  d
      BB Mutsu, Shell hits 7! h) g+ Y0 Z# q+ C0 u, C6 M
      BB Yamato, Shell hits 7( U! a/ I6 k& K" \! N
      CA Maya
9 E, x0 O7 g" U3 y+ `( @9 V/ V0 r      CA Chokai
4 A' r1 m) l2 b9 W! C      CA Myoko3 A' ?: `9 I6 U" t/ e, ]) t) ~, Z- n
      CA Mikuma, Shell hits 1
$ a4 j( d, f% |9 n      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3+ n1 u+ ~9 E9 p; Y0 J9 n
      CL Kitakami3 E6 c8 ]- l/ t  q4 }
      CL Oi, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire& N; I3 L2 l& H  M% M! i
      DD Ikazuchi5 \8 K5 j' v' g" E+ d% F8 Q
      DD Usugumo/ [# G7 r) @" |/ @7 j+ v
      DD Uranami, Shell hits 1,  on fire5 L) |8 j% \7 ?5 e: l/ s6 _2 c
      DD Asagiri+ Y" ~: F, p9 ^) ]( }, g* i
      DD Kisaragi
$ k& j+ q$ A$ }) c      DD Yayoi2 F1 a/ Z$ E5 s4 c: w9 J- _
      DD Uzuki% }+ o" V3 R0 X: o2 I
      DD Satsuki! B0 Q1 B. _( n, _; {( J* F
      DD Sawakaze9 `  R( T4 X! V% b
      DD Tachikaze  `) I+ Z1 u  {
      DD Namikaze
5 Z: m" G) x6 D% s! W      DD Tachekaze" @8 h+ t4 F, s
      DD Kosugiri7 ~6 D6 j0 h6 o. w* X" H8 W. H

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$ D, `5 z  G' ^      CL Leander, Shell hits 1
! s% h/ @: P2 Y( S* Y, B. E. p& k      CL Achilles, l7 E0 p# j/ q. Z/ H- a/ f2 L
      CL Perth
; p+ x2 O  Y$ V      CL Hobart, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage, o5 C% k) R# m/ ]
      CL Mauritius% d# H& }4 t$ U; m
      CL Newcastle, Shell hits 1  ?3 G! G% I7 ]+ K3 i
      CL Boise, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
, S. ^7 ^; l9 p$ a; F      DD Ralph Talbot
8 q" E9 z5 y/ E3 ?3 [- T      DD Henley, Shell hits 1% _# U" K+ L9 o
      DD Gridley
. K* a# m% j* I) p/ q* J% O/ ^0 `      DD Benham, Shell hits 1
  R. s, v7 h9 E$ ~$ d; m8 l2 j      DD Ellet+ z- T% }% n( h9 ?
      DD Stack, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% z: d$ Z, q$ w8 t7 ?8 G$ v* K
      DD Sterett, Shell hits 1& h2 g% r& q- [5 j
      DD Wilson# v8 |# D: y. r8 M0 r) F3 B# H
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
5 |+ M6 k: |& y) p1 j( MAllied TF begins to get underway
- N% p4 B8 P7 g/ H1 YJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
0 A0 ?+ E& G/ ^; @Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 42% moonlight: 12,000 yards
* z* H# z: m- F+ cRange closes to 20,000 yards...# D, M+ C) A; G; Q. A4 R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
7 C; p! q- c1 o, |  rRange closes to 14,000 yards...
1 S% D* ~! ?' M# x) C) t; yCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
. G; q, q+ U  S0 R3 |- e( vRange closes to 8,000 yards...! A% [* R  R  M; p) p# O8 {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
; v( u' x6 M9 d7 J3 ?Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 8,000 yards
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- [' [' ^6 C2 ^0 r随后杀入惠灵顿海域的日军舰队遭遇盟军水雷大阵，连损两条重巡' Q; P! D. @( w( j
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TF 26 encounters mine field at Wellington (112,191)# [' Y  m0 V1 F
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Japanese Ships
' I1 t/ M( m% @      CA Mikuma, Mine hits 2
2 t6 ^- W' }8 T# B- N! J4 T      DD Sawakaze, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage5 b- G9 _0 K. b' P; |0 C. Q' Y
      DD Satsuki, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
/ ^0 |; b0 z# a; F) ~9 p      CA Furutaka, Mine hits 2,  heavy damage
5 ^# _+ P: r+ |. {      DD Usugumo, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage# h; I) P# Q; S# z' R0 T) P

% c, q: ?1 }1 O从新西兰南岛及时赶到的威尔士亲王编队拦截了日军大和编队，此时日军编队船只由于水雷的影响已经减半，但是火力上的差距依然十分明显，盟军一艘BB对阵日军5艘BB，盟军重巡的8寸炮完全无法对日舰造成任何威胁。不过皇家海军名不虚传，一代名舰威尔士亲王号从南洋死里逃生，经过半年修理后首次投入战斗，战斗力丝毫不减，8000码距离上首发命中大和号，直接摧毁了大和号的舰桥和控制室，作为旗舰的大和号立刻对局势失去掌握，燃起的大火成为夜晚最醒目的目标，吸引了盟军绝大多数的火力，不过即使被命中了4-5发14寸炮弹，霓虹国耗尽国帑堆积的终极战舰也仅仅是起火还没有重创，堪称生命的奇迹。; _, h7 r3 F% ?2 M' A1 D

# _  J' Q" S& A- _$ ]: F而盟军方面就没有那么好运了，重巡芝加哥号被大和的460炮完爆，2炮即告毙命，重巡文森尼斯号也中了几发420和460炮弹，重伤进港排水。威尔士亲王号被日舰集中射击，不过只受了中伤，略微修理后仍然可以继续战斗。
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- [" R3 J6 Y  LNight Time Surface Combat, near Wellington at 112,191, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships7 v$ R7 S  u! L
      BB Hiei, Shell hits 1,  on fire, a# I; a$ w" w. w* `
      BB Kirishima, Shell hits 1) }9 u5 d* }0 R8 C3 f' j& T
      BB Nagato, Shell hits 4,  on fire* u. b# R8 K& O# ]
      BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2' O. {# G( @, d  C
      BB Yamato, Shell hits 39,  heavy fires
/ r* w5 a2 i+ D& Q( l9 M1 L      CA Myoko
$ E2 R6 K9 T2 U- Y; }3 ^      CL Kitakami! j2 e7 c( T0 J2 {* Y
      DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1,  on fire, z8 z( ~% i& m0 a
      DD Uranami, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage8 O: r. F# X$ |5 D! e
      DD Asagiri
  ^) k4 s( O" [" e      DD Kisaragi8 [: O, y3 m. G8 q: k' m: W9 n
      DD Yayoi8 r3 _0 U; P+ Y8 A; `! X
      DD Uzuki3 h" y: c* t+ V* E! R1 A2 v# r

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      BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 9,  on fire
! Q+ J$ h) ]4 G/ J# M4 v% x      CA Portland; W* s8 b1 m/ n# N; J1 ^- `# J
      CA Houston& n& W+ g5 J5 [. [+ H
      CA Chester# t+ D9 o% B4 Q/ X8 I
      CA Chicago, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
$ v. j# ^& f" n& f      CA Salt Lake City
- R% a, G' {  Q8 V- b: p      CA Astoria
- d7 i4 A% C8 p3 N4 P0 \      CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires
$ T- k& B2 B' T$ }" F' k; b      CA Australia, w3 ?6 n) ^7 [5 Z5 ~; o7 B
      CA Canberra, Shell hits 1
$ k3 i9 @2 w# P6 o      CA Dorsetshire, Z% X/ b: }; B  f. k8 I
      CA Cornwall
* I1 W; x- V$ ~4 @* B$ l8 ^      CA Exeter
. p8 z7 c3 V( Y, m  s+ [7 X      DD Lansdowne, Y7 b( U$ p- ~' `3 U* u! }" L* m# D
      DD McCalla0 M8 N" n8 k8 q. Y: u
      DD Sims
0 D' r8 @3 B7 I3 `& D7 R2 c      DD Hughes. S5 V  u7 U2 B! b5 P
      DD Anderson# O& c4 ]) K3 d# a& h
      DD Russell
0 ~& U' o* O' d# X      DD Mahan( p5 L7 q: o! j& n  _# h/ X
      DD Case
: H/ u/ H& q& h" H+ Z      DD Conyngham4 `' r, ]- i  h6 _8 X  r
      DD Shaw
1 u' j- Z3 {9 y" Q" [. W1 R      DD Reid
3 q  ^5 y/ V( N" w, n      DD Flusser
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 42% moonlight: 12,000 yards4 x5 l" k: G* ^7 V4 f1 j1 S
Range closes to 20,000 yards...4 l/ G7 H, ~$ I. R4 l- P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
* Y/ m/ T0 ~# IRange closes to 14,000 yards...$ [+ P- K; D9 `  g2 T/ l& y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
! _! E; L' B# ^) r: G! g$ D% xRange closes to 8,000 yards...
- K; W+ z: `1 L! ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards5 [3 Z" L' E, c* j1 d
Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 8,000 yards
% b$ }2 J# d. Z1 e# VBB Prince of Wales fires at BB Yamato at 8,000 yards

hades1001

月光太差了双方完全看不到对方就在瞎轰，大和号被集火是因为一开始就被亲王打起火了，不过CA的8寸炮中了20几炮一点事都没有，毫无压力

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 05, 42' o: i1 U- ?4 |" a

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/ x6 [5 u! v: W1 y追击受伤敌舰的盟军舰队没有抓到战舰，但是抓到了几艘日本宝贵的AO，美美的吃了一顿肉9 a! _2 A7 Y7 H. [. y6 @- K* c: n
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 117,192, Range 11,000 Yards0 E8 q, w# C3 T- L3 _
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Japanese Ships( j- O* g! h* p3 m$ {3 h
      APD Shimakaze, Shell hits 1# o, l0 {( G/ R: P. R# D! c
      APD Yomogi
7 J1 W# U& G% m  j      DMS W-20, Shell hits 8, and is sunk! S+ R8 x: W) V# @8 z$ d& c
      AO Ken'yo Maru, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
4 _' m% ?, J* p, ]0 o5 n      AO Kokuyo Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage( i! H5 @( `/ C5 _" y& i
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Allied Ships3 b* i+ t( U! A+ `: c3 o
      CA Portland
# @' |: {4 s/ ]( B$ y0 m      CA Houston
+ f- _; |0 p! k: _      CA Chester# A3 S6 Z# d2 K+ {/ t+ m
      CA Salt Lake City
/ o: @0 R7 ?# i9 A; I9 [      CA Astoria
/ ]" `$ u2 V" y) ]/ o      CA Australia5 t' X; ^! E+ a) M7 f- R  A8 r1 \' L
      CA Canberra
9 Y6 h: }5 u" z      CA Dorsetshire
1 F  n* O8 h+ u7 ^7 i- g. ^, M5 N      CA Cornwall9 m& Y" c! {  b. v
      CA Exeter2 o# {# X; K6 e9 I% w3 ^
      DD Lansdowne! \# o. o/ I! j
      DD McCalla
& s& z# w8 I0 H7 _  c) `      DD Sims
* P7 W- R; V8 Q7 `      DD Hughes
: |) u7 i+ o. B& N' F1 D      DD Anderson
. X% y% _; `/ P! y      DD Russell
. y, \( `, B# Z! s$ P! I      DD Mahan6 n, K$ s8 j. z: Q# I
      DD Case: F* O! X6 `$ K- U
      DD Conyngham
# j6 [6 u8 Y: b2 _& R8 I      DD Shaw' T" V1 c) C4 Z) F% D/ H
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gisborne at 117,192, Range 11,000 Yards* ~% N1 p' Z) R- Q
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Japanese Ships
6 B% w5 ?* T$ P  M      AO Iro, Shell hits 36, and is sunk
% ]! b2 C/ x7 x- L      SC CHa-2, Shell hits 2, and is sunk8 Y& e/ |+ f8 x6 I1 U$ C. L

  P: T' Q6 n9 l9 q& ?9 ?1 x* m2 ZAllied Ships6 ~) Q8 L$ f* h# i9 {
      CL Leander5 Q+ J. n0 N) K$ {/ B3 v2 J' H! }  u1 f
      CL Achilles
$ q) q9 ~4 o$ [1 {) \% F: ~5 g! |      CL Perth! s9 z! t5 B5 V" D/ k: I* J
      CL Mauritius
: Q/ c( e5 H" ^# J      CL Newcastle
; j- Q& Q1 G; G      DD Ralph Talbot) O8 k, H3 `* T) a8 t0 T
      DD Henley: C2 k5 O) H& M0 c+ ^
      DD Gridley
" C7 J" u" o$ W      DD Benham
2 E2 m. I  _  ]& N9 j. Q9 K9 B# V+ s      DD Ellet2 p. _2 Y) _% ?9 `0 k% e
      DD Sterett2 L  D1 G3 }$ v7 m% S8 {
      DD Reid+ f# Q4 l2 e. O4 E& a/ W
      DD Flusser

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 07, 42) n: z3 z" W( m9 d' c$ W

# X$ v8 M' b7 i- n日军主力攻占了吉斯伯尼和汉密尔顿，正在向惠灵顿告诉挺进
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; J: }3 y  r+ W6 F$ X* q7 [, i4 ?0 [Ground combat at Gisborne (117,189)' u1 l4 t' _# {  Z
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Japanese Shock attack
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. p6 W2 s) S5 j; A( H! g1 z0 d! H5 hAttacking force 68216 troops, 724 guns, 226 vehicles, Assault Value = 2448
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: {! F+ q- J  s* PDefending force 546 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10/ F; g2 F- y# p/ k8 C5 f
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Japanese adjusted assault: 2929
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Allied adjusted defense: 1
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Japanese assault odds: 2929 to 1 (fort level 0)
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  X% S6 g3 |; l) OJapanese forces CAPTURE Gisborne !!!
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Combat modifiers
9 D  p  h# P1 U/ s! Z  i% _Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-)
4 R% m4 O+ s, v9 h+ l$ u+ gAttacker: shock(+)3 E/ W9 s3 @/ N
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Japanese ground losses:# M: h5 o; O4 h+ l: D. d
      110 casualties reported
% D$ w; h6 @2 s0 A         Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
$ J! i' }1 {3 I         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- @1 x  G& P" P2 V4 M         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: w$ D& a2 k/ t8 d, ]      Units pursuing 1$ S7 I7 [; ~! U0 e* q: c
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% ?" Q, }0 K" N; dAllied ground losses:8 [# B- `5 ~! m0 y
      671 casualties reported8 A2 a& M, Z# E5 X
         Squads: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled, @7 S9 @9 O" p, Q+ w/ X) P
         Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled7 f/ E2 F, f2 M! c' w" \9 v
         Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 a0 V# V$ Z+ k# T: L      Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
5 U' j5 N; p' g: e8 b      Units retreated 1
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Assaulting units:
- _4 J1 ]# r  N, P9 P& w6 O    21st Division) m+ r# E. E- _  h4 U! U2 Y$ k  @
    148th Infantry Regiment" @5 T, M9 \2 B- t
    56th Infantry Regiment& T1 s# A5 i; g
    55th Infantry Regiment) j7 f' z/ |3 j% N) b3 Z
    14th Division$ d: [5 y( R; a/ x* @& P
    5th Division
$ J0 f/ A; u' @, C- f0 u    113th Infantry Regiment) |1 A3 {/ A# ?" o' y) l
    8th Tank Regiment& l, v- e: t$ R9 z# p
    41st Infantry Regiment
. e- [+ g. i  n    143rd Infantry Regiment
$ L: U+ E  m" [+ I    33rd Division6 w* f8 ~! A$ K7 r
    16th Infantry Regiment8 O& b* n/ N3 s) A
    3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment2 U- l5 C7 Q+ h
    3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment$ D% x) T; I% z" b
    Southern Army
$ \" `" q; I0 ~6 ?) q0 X" H  G    82nd Army /6
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Defending units:
& i6 u# b1 h$ W    Gisborne Base Force

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 10, 42
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8 G2 E7 x5 x  T* Z7 v: J* p% i盟军主力战舰部队在航向惠灵顿的过程中无意中遭遇了日军快速水面战队，战列舰达到3：1的数量优势的盟军没有错过机会，一顿排炮轰沉了雾岛号，击伤了金刚和比睿，这是日军沉没的第一艘战列舰，可喜可贺
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3 ?1 P1 B" ~. Y# Y: B# ~% aDay Time Surface Combat, near Christchurch at 108,195, Range 26,000 Yards; d' J. g! s% E* J% d
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Japanese aircraft2 q: d! ^5 H) H6 W$ A4 m
      no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
# Z5 p+ |# m$ z9 T) q3 r' C      F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships8 s; {, C% d2 X" B* i& D
      BB Kongo, Shell hits 7,  on fire8 N! R1 ~- J+ v: Q- w5 n/ s
      BB Hiei, Shell hits 3,  on fire$ B  i) d/ k7 l( q* N4 F) e) V
      BB Kirishima, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
* o$ ?# N  t5 F9 J      CA Tone, Shell hits 2; L9 i  `$ E5 U1 q
      CA Chikuma& t8 Z' N3 \, u$ j( q/ O" P( G
      CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
( Y. o: Q; {4 a1 G2 w: ^      CL Jintsu
% c* g  H) v4 _% K4 {  m      CL Kuma, Shell hits 1
! ]  g7 C) w+ ~6 A% M6 `      CL Tama1 o; ?  {# S& J  W" c
      CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3,  on fire
' b- ^: S. E+ M& q      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
7 A% f$ f* }: W: f  B: ]; e1 h      DD Umikaze0 W* a6 j3 O. |+ C- x! m
      DD Hatsuharu
; S; k8 C+ z8 k7 r3 \      DD Nenohi
1 U' \$ G8 W; F5 V      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1) ?" \% `6 o* z
      DD Asagiri& H! L0 y& k( x/ ?/ I7 @0 z
      DD Kisaragi& m. |" q, @0 J: N' N
      DD Yayoi
+ g3 Y+ F1 q# L% N* j+ K. X3 o      DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& X/ L9 Q, w( U8 {4 W5 X
      DD Hakaze- w" y  j8 d! F$ D# f- M' S
      DD Akikaze
. X1 \! w( j6 p( F% a      DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 2,  on fire: h5 y/ K: J5 ^9 |" z" L8 x6 p
      DD Hokaze1 i9 }2 ~# n( d" m/ ~
      DD Nokaze( i( a& Z6 Y! U) L" W7 Y7 y
      DD Fuyo
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Allied Ships
* _+ j6 U' c9 H  I4 d% |      BB Colorado; K& c- W$ |2 N2 k7 I5 h6 f
      BB Idaho, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1
! Z! J6 S% F  B! ^( C      BB New Mexico, Shell hits 2* Z5 b9 F' o7 @# C0 S( V2 t; R
      BB Mississippi, Shell hits 1
2 {% k7 Z) b) z$ m1 z      BB Warspite, Shell hits 1$ G' l: o' r) i2 [
      BB Revenge, Shell hits 3
6 E9 S$ {+ R" w" @+ L2 S      BB Royal Sovereign, Shell hits 3
. a2 v6 F- ]! }$ I- z% o7 y      BB Ramillies, Shell hits 1
- f% R% Y+ t: k. G1 B7 _2 ~      BB Resolution, Shell hits 1
/ K" o- W7 ^5 |  g- `' l2 @! b      CA New Orleans, Shell hits 3
# \( z* `/ O6 _% E; ~      CL Birmingham, Shell hits 4: k6 k; @$ T3 H  p! z- ]3 y* |
      CL Caradoc, Shell hits 1% S9 p/ r3 k& [* `: Q" W3 z0 d* M
      DD Worden! S" b  U( I" e, }
      DD Dale
. j8 b* z3 E7 m      DD Monaghan
! v# z0 D/ Y# A      DD Aylwin! @9 l5 @* M+ g+ h
      DE Chew, A& N: W. D5 z# m" _4 g8 ?; X# P: `
      DE Schley
5 D4 Z2 ^9 h7 {  B+ ~! z      DE Ward
$ C- @" i4 i" _+ c' L      DD Arunta1 ?" y4 f- u5 N( Q7 ^5 s' Q4 C8 T! C
      DD Van Galen, Shell hits 1; }$ c* O  l% Q8 A7 U9 ]4 n& g
      DD Foxhound
8 v9 W; T1 T# Q      DE Talbot
$ v- t. E1 ^, S, B( U3 |' e7 S: e      DE Dent
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$ _& r8 K1 Y6 xMaximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards+ `; \, k) f1 u0 R
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 26,000 yards$ i+ [6 H" q* a
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 26,000 yards

hades1001

鬼子水面舰队损失不大，CV损失比较大，还好意志坚强，我是不会告诉鬼子其实盟军的CV也败光了，43年7月前甭想大规模反击

hades1001

另外新西兰是打不下的，我充分吸取了打老赵的教训在惠灵顿堆了50w补给2个美军师一个澳洲师和所有的新西兰部队，总计战斗力超过2500，水面舰队和战斗机牢牢把守该地，鬼子来了估计要享受夜夜炮击的特别招待

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 19, 42
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5 Z8 w" c) e; Y( T鬼子兴冲冲的杀进惠灵顿发动试探性炮击结果直接给轰的生活不能自理
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  r4 O+ T  Z# k" I( E* j5 Q根据这次和老赵在印度的炮击情况来看，进入敌军基地格发动的第一次炮击将会遭到有加成的损失，也许是模拟地形不熟
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( O# ]* Y1 k( u7 j* aSubmarine attack near Milne Bay  at 101,133
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1 p$ Y7 g$ f- _* @8 I; rJapanese Ships
5 P- |" _2 \/ `: |7 V      xAKL Takashima Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage$ C" S  ^% R  O% s$ B% T

; L$ M7 V" B# [7 r- L3 O$ |Allied Ships
- K5 j. g' W, S; h3 Y      SS S-33
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* p8 _# j1 G( [  J& uSub attack near Makassar  at 63,104
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Japanese Ships, A2 d" V: w* y8 Q& K. @
      AO Sata, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires
5 K' q* U5 @) x/ T      AO Ondo
. J) n& n8 W% i7 r4 J      DMS W-18
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Allied Ships
' s* s, C% V3 b  ?1 h2 R      SS Amberjack  h0 z/ b9 |4 d0 |

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: `. @: [/ }6 d% p, t+ @Ground combat at Wellington (112,191)
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Japanese Bombardment attack7 J+ g( D' n, p( X) Y" C+ r5 v4 T

0 D" C" o6 J) F4 r# lAttacking force 41481 troops, 609 guns, 225 vehicles, Assault Value = 14934 T7 M  M: e( J% Y
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Defending force 78141 troops, 1391 guns, 2222 vehicles, Assault Value = 2382
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8 T  ^3 A, L8 o; S6 B1 pJapanese ground losses:
7 r+ ?' V8 I; U0 S* i      1703 casualties reported
& x9 C8 S) L% t, ~         Squads: 34 destroyed, 136 disabled
% X( n- x! G0 b3 _. ?0 c) U1 v         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 21 disabled
4 r# b9 K8 ~0 K" L3 s' C. p         Engineers: 6 destroyed, 13 disabled* ?# w$ [8 P; n2 M: `5 B
      Guns lost 51 (15 destroyed, 36 disabled)
. m0 y2 H  ?2 t- y- }, m+ p      Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)- {  G, u" ~3 [2 ]5 Z+ r

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0 e" t: M; K8 s- {6 V( CAllied ground losses:
1 b) P1 T- h' W3 R* J. K+ W: v1 n      120 casualties reported
! q  U- S; J6 B- c8 f         Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
( r# l0 [6 e$ ^0 k& K/ v         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  U9 `' u' ]& _+ |         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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/ z' ^3 e, b! w: K' H" LAssaulting units:4 j3 y+ |5 w) p& q' `  o
    4th Division! w, |/ l5 c6 u# m/ L
    22nd Recon Regiment( V9 R: i  h% ^) D8 d- g) J
    38th Division
/ w+ r# d! p4 E( n8 D4 m3 g# ~# i    Imperial Guards Division
* z7 H  r7 I( f    8th Engineer Regiment% Z$ i3 H8 t! M) v/ U
    2nd Recon Regiment" Q* @- J+ ^3 t2 q2 U2 u9 L2 m. ]
    16th Army
* m) I  O' t4 d8 ~! E    1st RF Gun Battalion
1 r% n/ Y; i. }) S. l- s. [  q    15th Army
7 v, o4 w" u0 Y7 q) y    14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion  i/ s* O# X# Z0 l( i* d, i* g
    3rd Mortar Battalion
8 g& K# y+ Q1 D9 h/ m8 I8 C    9th RF Gun Battalion5 h2 r7 t+ b  R: M* X
    2nd Area Army3 H" N  t9 A2 ~# P; s
    10th RF Gun Battalion  g( P/ j! \( p3 b/ Y* F# t
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7 n6 K" P6 V* y6 q2 c% ^6 T( C    18th Mountain Gun Regiment1 ?* P- Y3 W" R/ k
    11th RF Gun Battalion! z% V3 [* N: c3 i# C8 T* F
    25th Army. G) H9 x; ]: G: L4 O6 J% R- _2 W
    5th Mortar Battalion# Q7 a. l/ Z& q7 b& r4 Y' u
    2nd Army
* n2 ^% E6 I* ]; G. ?0 ]2 _8 \, A    2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2 e3 Z; x3 {6 S- O2 U    2nd Field Artillery Regiment0 V% F. ]# R  k
    34th Field AA Battalion3 x/ N$ T; a  U/ r$ }
    67th Army /2
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5 M( F& h/ |6 ^, X0 zDefending units:* w+ u6 N- [: h( M' C
    8th Australian Division
, ~& p7 J$ {% V' }    7th NZ Brigade
5 N  |+ c' o- o0 C    2nd NZ Brigade
4 q5 f$ ]+ B5 `    1st NZ Brigade4 W: h% @( _& m. K4 D
    Manawatu's (Mtd) Regiment
. L) `! \. ^- F8 ~    Nth Auckland (Mtd) Regiment; {& U( ?# ]: i0 }1 Z5 F
    1st Army Tank Brigade" d9 n8 L1 [9 t, e* C) a
    12th NZ Brigade
% k) ~. e7 w# C  h& n: E/ ]    Wellington Fortress2 ]; F# K2 S. W0 f- Z6 o
    8th NZ Brigade9 ^3 o  S$ `$ k5 z; V' ]9 J
    Auckland (Mtd) Rifl Regiment1 f/ }" t$ _( `. g+ A
    11th NZ Brigade
' A1 k# [( x9 u- Z9 m5 V9 y  q    Q Alexandra's (Mtd) Regiment, [+ ]0 x4 D. x
    3rd NZ Brigade9 `8 P/ j# |* {
    27th Infantry Division- x7 J% P1 T5 c+ t
    41st Infantry Division
1 e( k0 {. j: {9 ^    14th NZ Brigade
& P: [( F8 y- B2 p/ Y. Q    Well'n's East (Mtd) Regiment
8 X& F! G7 R& Q  o3 {" O    Waikito (Mtd) Rifle Regiment* j) b; s1 ]: g& E& ~
    Nelson/Marlb. (Mtd) Rgt /1
& \7 K/ {& c( x& u. |0 }" }$ b6 k    1st Medium Regiment* R6 Z/ k) m  G3 D5 i
    276th Coastal Artillery Battalion% E6 v" a- t& j1 |) Y& o
    81st RAAF Wing ' t& P  n, u3 t; P; W
    2nd Medium Regiment
* o* X) T8 r- s    RNZAF OTU Aukland
' X1 Y8 T/ f, a, c8 q# V    23rd NZ Pioneer Coy " Y+ p7 _5 f! v
    1st RNZAF Base Force
9 J+ z0 x5 I! |: X# R# G- C    16th NZ AA Bde
1 [1 p8 c+ D5 {  i1 d% ~( i    21st NZ Pioneer Coy ' W8 `; k! [( P9 r
    17th NZ AA Bde
5 S7 u$ i+ A% e( b; g- L' V# h    2nd RNZAF Base Force
. H) y: [2 f* r* R3 k9 t    33rd Medium Regiment# W0 _  o% \2 u, n
    3rd NZ Division
& U- [# x8 Q4 ?$ J    26th NZ Pioneer Coy
; \; z) u9 E! z    RNZAF Command
+ w- \. Y0 ]& @. @% s    N Force Detachment
; S; ]% V2 M2 V0 l    21/22 Field Regiment
9 B6 B4 u" y1 l* ?    RNZF OTU Wellington
# Z+ B$ p+ ^  D    71st RAAF Wing
( n- q- Q7 r9 X( [, n4 M    15th NZ AA Bde ! t0 H4 r' R/ T) Y7 P
    24th NZ Pioneer Coy
* ~6 x; _% B% U9 l  f    428th Coast AA Battalion

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 427 S3 \* l# W1 U

9 Z5 }8 q! P; }$ D- |) N. ]4 I0 Y8 t时光飞逝，掩护登陆舰队妄图在新西兰南岛登陆的日军KB被惠灵顿盟军陆基打出协同大破。
& A9 V* G( D; b6 h意呆立天蝗精神崩溃，缴枪投降。, A0 y, H0 G, a% G4 Y3 W
受降仪式在新西兰惠灵顿港号残破的威尔士亲王号上举行。- f1 ?: L! u( z: Q5 h7 E
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Christchurch at 111,196
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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. l6 I3 K7 Q/ o0 m1 iRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( A! G0 M4 B7 z# ^
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& v0 a* M( e( x
      A6M2 Zero x 113' F5 ^/ t' c( p& E) `8 d

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Allied aircraft  H- x/ D7 y0 i. g
      Albacore I x 43
4 D" ~/ N8 N( D/ x4 R- y# u0 ]: s      Kittyhawk IA x 12
# O8 u1 u4 |# s. x      P-38F Lightning x 6
# y: {! d* y5 G      P-40E Warhawk x 24
: R( m8 B6 N0 h; D8 {- [3 W3 ^* `      P-40K Warhawk x 2/ H8 @7 p" X! i. s  l. z
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 87
/ t- `7 ~& O/ h) q4 `9 A      SBD-3 Dauntless x 35" N+ {8 V6 O0 b- m/ N) ~
      TBF-1 Avenger x 62: H4 f8 R# l  v+ K! ^
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Japanese aircraft losses( P3 U6 H8 X+ ]2 J
      A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
" [1 F' f; e5 D* ]& P% Z% ?% v      Albacore I: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged- v2 Q. x3 `) b- e9 C+ ?! g) v
      P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed by flak4 A% b5 l0 H/ @$ x; M3 I. D
      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
8 P& ^& w- L4 y7 w      F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed( P7 _4 N- y- ^) K
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged; p: u$ ]5 d  _4 n2 @1 r
      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged, Y8 Z# u4 s. Z/ c) B
      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak4 I7 B& ^* j4 Q/ t7 a

0 V) m3 q$ Y+ WJapanese Ships& I1 {  F: ~" B7 A& m! M% [
      CV Hiyo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 7, and is sunk( T9 {- F# W8 I& v+ J
      DD Arashio, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
3 U6 l7 Y7 b) C- n1 T; k) M5 a      CV Soryu, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires1 S3 f/ `  Y  H/ f/ z0 w: i0 \
      BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 5
* Q% z8 r2 n) E7 F3 J      CA Takao
$ `4 h( y1 e, n6 n! B7 |: F      CS Chitose, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage' V2 Y8 o+ X5 B
      CA Tone, C2 _% a  A; |; ^
      DD Naganami/ ~* v6 D) O# k# T
      CA Chikuma
" M: h3 {1 X& A  J0 m      BB Fuso9 O8 w0 z9 X, m6 W
      DD Akizuki; R9 n8 u5 K; G' a( n0 t
      CS Mizuho, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage% V8 J  g+ j- Z
      DD Yunagi% _  G, \* U+ g# y) {
      DD Hatsukaze
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      DD Sazanami
3 @, r2 z- L2 j& A% t1 n2 D      DD Kuroshio
& {  `: ^2 m3 g: w7 o      DD Makinami
2 L! I6 O! [1 d9 ~8 b; P: ~      DD Yukikaze% N6 V7 R, X$ S, K
      BB Yamashiro7 v0 A6 J8 i% e
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# I6 F8 M( X) b4 l( x% G/ jAircraft Attacking:1 s* V! F% _0 X  {0 ~$ z" V8 [
      14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 P% Y% g; k% w. Z) c- q7 I
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo7 y7 n! ?" o9 C* G) R% p% Q
      15 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 10000 feet
( L7 v+ ]. W$ g5 z" {, y+ r               Naval Attack:  2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb/ j( }$ B8 X) i) A2 e, s
      12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
$ V+ ~, b4 U/ Z" U# o/ K$ k               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
  S: d/ p. j- D, h2 c2 T" z4 F; ?       3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
0 {" |$ p8 S' h6 U- s               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
& {8 M4 ~: E$ E( \      15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& i2 o4 X+ l+ W& a$ ~               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo. u- Y' x3 ^4 V9 K9 r" V; e
      38 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 o5 ?" C) b- W! [
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
$ a, U( P4 l9 R      15 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 10000 feet
/ ]# p6 F& X6 [: |. Z               Naval Attack:  2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb8 [6 Y- H: l, S7 ?8 O
       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
6 p6 v; C/ g2 u7 V& \$ m6 f) _               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb2 @9 q; N( w: w
      10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'! {& G2 r8 x% d) m+ M
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb5 j+ B' B* b3 ?+ x  m
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
7 r& `- x. e% |' {               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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" k& D' ~# g/ ^) B$ i7 V( TCAP engaged:
( s( _# n$ G- i$ uKanoya Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 7 scrambling)3 @5 R& T/ @% b' e5 ?1 Z/ [
      0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact.
5 Z* d3 V# u. L      Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000.: r/ D* f4 ]8 c
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes% f1 m3 g+ s8 S3 B( B$ e0 I# s
Hiryu-1/A with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 2 scrambling): M+ e8 f$ {8 A/ ?8 Q9 ]/ t% W1 M
      4 plane(s) intercepting now.: W7 B9 X: |2 \+ ^- }. j
      Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 12000.
, D/ _8 Q2 d" E: |+ W# e2 e3 T, Z      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
1 J: r1 U9 T5 ?6 |+ E& eHiryu-1/C with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 2 scrambling)
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      Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.0 t3 G5 F- N2 M/ h+ b
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
& v" n* }8 D8 t7 L9 ~12th Ku S-1  with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 1 scrambling)
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      Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.0 M  W, W) Q8 H4 X1 H
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
) z% v5 W* V1 r! uHiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 2 scrambling). R8 w/ G9 P0 s: b8 L! s; [, J
      6 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 d4 y1 G5 j1 |- |4 w$ q4 @, }      Group patrol altitude is 21000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 14000.
* H2 h8 |% U# b: a      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
/ A% a! t3 }1 ]: E! w. mZuiho-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 4 scrambling)
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      Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 12000.
8 b( z- @$ i* T. y0 N      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes: [3 L' }! G8 y6 E) @+ r. s
12th Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 3 scrambling)' P9 {% C8 {8 d* R/ _- P
      2 plane(s) intercepting now.: U' R/ i; z6 t. T4 J( `8 w
      Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000.6 ]+ Q# g# @# w% ^; G
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes# G5 s' Y# D( g& ~' Y1 J  }1 E% ^1 J
15th Ku S-1  with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 17 on standby, 11 scrambling)
' M; j( M( u& |9 A      8 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 _" J! x8 U1 p( g$ u/ g      0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.' {5 N. {' g5 e) z9 N7 r
      Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 16000.
% D& b, C8 M0 Y8 A      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
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# _+ C* K% D$ W2 B9 D8 kFuel storage explosion on CV Hiyo5 M: k, B9 h% I# a, W3 {" E; I. W
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Soryu
8 G9 n3 i8 q# N7 DHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CS Mizuho
3 o6 \: s$ c7 v6 r  k- EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Arashio
* O6 [1 p8 K8 ^2 k; pAmmo storage explosion on CV Hiyo
4 O) f9 w, [5 B4 W; n# rAmmo storage explosion on CV Hiyo( z7 v* J# i" M/ l
Fuel storage explosion on CV Hiyo