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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 43
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' f; A" \( ~' N7 T5 A4月15号，美军两支巡洋舰编队炮击了日军在吉尔伯特群岛最大的机场，潜在3级，目前已经修到5级的环礁塔比特维亚，恰好有100来架日军紫电转场到该机场，被全部打瘫在机场上；由于天气原因，原定对4级机场塔瓦拉的空袭没有出击；* C" R* n% f4 F' Z; R

1 J9 h6 n2 e1 |6 d- eTF58掩护登陆舰队队进入登陆位置，准备16日凌晨抢滩
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; C! U/ a9 k% k6 DSub attack near Tabiteuea  at 137,1343 h4 |7 X' E# S; s7 @
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Japanese Ships2 B5 b# [7 ^  W) o4 ]0 E
      SS I-38, hits 10+ G- K3 _4 y) y, v5 k" U" H6 _& H) p  t# W

# L: z4 s1 j& r( T% jAllied Ships
% S3 s5 j; A3 T6 P5 g      DD Reid, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage* H/ v# E/ Z: T" g
      CA Frobisher
( {9 K. I% L: f3 {# h% ^1 {      CL Montpelier9 Q% y0 ]& j5 G1 v) f0 N
      DD Conyngham' k, T( C0 q3 A6 U6 X8 W
      DD Downes
7 x2 t8 M. I" W+ z* I8 s, e: M+ a      DD Preston
3 t- Q' Y+ P8 N) C" Q& ^: H      DD Smith7 l7 e- z4 s& [4 W7 g, b
      DD Perkins
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7 E: ~; e/ m4 L- rNaval bombardment of Tabiteuea at 137,134) W1 c$ @. h9 k* B
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      no flights7 Y: y" ]. J' o5 q: y
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 _! H3 b+ z! l4 G: v2 G4 H5 D! E) q      H8K1 Emily: 6 damaged6 y! `& ]. s% x
      H8K1 Emily: 1 destroyed on ground
; B# r1 v6 t2 U  {      N1K1-J George: 66 damaged
7 m, S$ ^( \* ^  U      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground! v6 Q# L9 f; [- [9 M
      Ki-46-III Dinah: 2 damaged
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% P$ A* I: t# p, b2 n3 N* E& Q; @Allied Ships: h# U1 g& @. }% V, k9 F
      CL Denver5 z5 `- u, j9 t# Z7 p1 `) N
      CL St. Louis0 a: b- I- \* l9 [! S- y' j
      CL Raleigh
' w: u, `7 \( _3 W: a1 o8 Y/ V      DD Doyle
4 r/ }% |7 j: A      DD Carmick
% s: `; n* C. L# ?      DD Kalk0 q8 w/ a. `; ?  G) K* A3 c
      DD Hobby
% e! e2 ]1 d# u  `4 e3 }      DD Gillespie1 a% Z$ U/ @0 ]; k7 u
      DD Gansevoort
( \8 ~* n* `4 _6 K3 v      DD Frazier( `' N$ ^1 x. h. u# b" J
      DD Strong
. a2 y# b" {* R( n6 N, e      DD Saufley  e0 J# b% x" a. Y+ }
      DD Radford
7 W% c. _) k- H& P      DD Eaton* P7 k3 `+ v, \( A
      DD Bache+ G7 k! C5 D4 @- u
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Japanese ground losses:
" C: M$ C& |& y- j      84 casualties reported( J) e$ z) N& Z* P1 w
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 a, F7 n; g9 Q3 U         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled. r# j( W3 E( D
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# G! k* C1 Z! H
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Airbase hits 35
( g0 K: g* j& Q. q  Y/ _" @9 MAirbase supply hits 23
9 J" h, I: [0 E- B6 K9 _Runway hits 1290 x7 [) I( B( W- T
Port hits 68
: @" m; u8 _! y1 N1 K% `# E/ hPort supply hits 16% b& `% R& K& I, z. H' \. z

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7 l# `1 S* D* J5 x# ^Naval bombardment of Tabiteuea at 137,134  v* \0 c( `- o$ [8 P
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses: m+ A  O9 ~. W) X8 W9 ^
      N1K1-J George: 36 damaged4 |$ E, f2 ]. m2 ~$ s+ x
      H8K1 Emily: 2 damaged
" Z. S. d; z( k* e4 Q      Ki-46-III Dinah: 3 damaged" _- i& k. ^' n. ?# j
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Allied Ships
5 s, P- v4 ?6 }9 f& t, Y1 S: g% M      CA Frobisher
1 U1 y; X7 n' D" F      CA Hawkins
$ @! |3 P% t. o' [! {0 Q      CL Santa Fe2 X. N/ U* \; U6 X
      CL Montpelier4 g; U/ ~9 q: O" P- f
      CL Cleveland
3 v$ _8 O( @3 k8 w) Z( I" f      CL Richmond
) T" R$ G* P4 Q/ @      CL Danae
4 k2 d4 o" l* s2 R4 Z9 Q+ G      DD Downes) o1 `7 ]/ P- l' y% N2 H
      DD Preston* Z  c1 o( _9 E% C, F2 `# Z7 l
      DD Smith  Q" S% K! @0 C6 T& S/ F
      DD Perkins# s0 m1 h7 ~  ^6 i6 {% x
      DD Cushing, o9 {$ ^1 i7 |# O2 {) o" ~$ S
      DD Conyngham
5 h3 K4 c4 v- s0 d. e: ]4 `/ ~      DD Case, y3 `; c1 [( ~  a( F, O
      DD Lamson
% @7 n* w- B4 `8 O+ I/ H      DD Cummings
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Japanese ground losses:
8 |2 S* v0 U  e2 u& M. |% r+ J3 i      63 casualties reported
1 s% u7 W% \0 _& i1 g6 D+ M         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled6 Z. U1 \- t6 q4 s: Q
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
5 T: ~( n* ]" x9 X( t( P& f         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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" ^2 a4 Y5 [' b' F  {Airbase hits 14: o9 C7 O9 W/ h- I8 P: o' B
Airbase supply hits 77 y8 G' f0 X4 w* Y
Runway hits 47' _) o2 y" Y9 H8 q, _
Port hits 38
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hades1001

与此同时，盟军咬牙忍受损失，一天也没有间断的消耗所罗门群岛附近的日军战斗机，为正在吉尔伯特反击的美军拖住了大批的日军战斗机1 ]2 a# }/ A1 y( B) l5 J1 ?
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而美澳联军对波特兰路的第二波攻击非常不理想，美军损失较大，不得不暂停攻击% I, O$ q* H: R! a  C! p( L0 V2 V+ A
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  }  g* S% R+ R* J" u3 h5 B: M! LMorning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain. ]3 X* H* m, U1 [& a% f4 o: w

# U6 Q, O4 N# E1 y% M  v1 l* @, GRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.8 J" c9 n; L6 \6 \; v+ X: B
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ B+ {8 o% h2 l) m* L5 _* j      J2M2 Jack x 84 |$ u* h  [) J( @& V7 n( G; Q
      N1K1-J George x 48( F/ F$ B$ Z8 V2 i  k7 H3 d
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 128
1 t6 E  L/ Q/ m      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 15
. _: P6 {. N8 s+ A% X      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 7
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Allied aircraft
% J5 q3 [' L0 ]/ E      Spitfire Vc Trop x 459 W) M' z& G: M9 D; O( U0 t
      P-38F Lightning x 24( \0 N2 n' \% {6 R/ E' o
      P-38G Lightning x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ y: d, p" D* K      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed! g4 `9 }  m/ Y" K% Z
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed& d$ R) p  ~! ~1 S+ b  R6 m
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 destroyed9 c/ y5 o2 K4 i  s# j7 L8 W7 ?% _
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Allied aircraft losses
" Y" l) l# e$ z$ P& }      Spitfire Vc Trop: 2 destroyed8 L' }1 c+ y; `* Y2 D7 C
      P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed" m0 p* q, J4 ]! Z6 j6 I, D
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" `& c8 N) s. d8 i+ cMorning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 ( `& I  c4 r% K* Y. X
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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" D/ m4 u9 ]6 [+ L) VRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
, W' T- f% d7 t3 E& rEstimated time to target is 27 minutes' D, R. Z9 A! a  w& G

. y$ P1 i/ r. w6 r8 c! y& R, a, @" mJapanese aircraft' y1 a4 c2 C, V% K2 L
      J2M2 Jack x 8
( n7 n% Q6 i9 U/ M8 b      N1K1-J George x 44% b4 E/ A8 L* Z- d. l6 s( r+ D' p
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 118
" U% F  b2 T: @3 [* N: ?' d      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14/ W4 F# |+ L2 H& c7 E  u9 W
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3+ N' U- K3 o9 o/ L

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      Kittyhawk III x 16  G9 S; L4 C; T7 Z

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0 P: a' c) \  }Japanese aircraft losses8 ?4 \$ \" L$ t) T
      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
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# }, J( Z2 E- k3 AAllied aircraft losses
  x' [; l; }. e0 o4 A      Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed. [( u! W3 \1 E. D  N3 o" z' y+ y

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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132
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3 A3 f1 y' k# o% f- I: |Weather in hex: Moderate rain& Y" S8 z7 u& A. Q1 e

6 ]& T) k! X' F: r: M' ?+ PRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 37,600 feet.
3 M& v2 p8 F; rEstimated time to target is 17 minutes
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3 D4 ~. F# f8 O  j, q  LJapanese aircraft" H9 c4 W5 S3 J3 Z  T
      J2M2 Jack x 8
( S% w1 @0 C, h      N1K1-J George x 42
% Q4 a' C) k3 [. Z1 g# i# J      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 113/ Y7 n, D! {1 W) A
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
9 i9 {' N0 @, o4 d      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3
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Allied aircraft
) F; b& w& \" R- T% I: `! w      Hurricane IIc Trop x 312 x6 U5 v* ~4 s$ h0 j, Y4 w

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Japanese aircraft losses0 x) I% t: w3 }+ g* D+ W
      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed! r* e) X. L- @1 j  Z  G! T
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Allied aircraft losses
8 m2 k* Q- Z* Q% M( X      Hurricane IIc Trop: 8 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132
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3 I8 t# a, O; f( w; Y( D) `% jWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
/ ]- ]# ]- x, ~5 X/ `Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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# S6 v' c' D) H" |, `5 }/ I! JJapanese aircraft
7 r# E8 ?% y/ @0 u0 B7 G7 N      J2M2 Jack x 8
9 v4 v4 Q" e7 W) B6 U, Z; n      N1K1-J George x 359 p& B7 v  `! h( A6 f# |# e
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 106/ C. i- m8 T9 G+ U$ }) k( r0 {
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 140 G" }# r6 H" x) M; j: q
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3- p) B. y4 c8 p/ c. ]0 V

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3 m  V5 [7 b7 {4 o5 o1 Z$ Y" n- sAllied aircraft7 h3 o  u0 U0 m9 u1 M# y; L$ ]
      B-17F Fortress x 18
/ A7 x$ t* d/ r9 Z      B-24D Liberator x 41
8 k0 D3 U) y/ C' S      B-24D1 Liberator x 41
4 O7 n1 U+ h, t      P-38E Lightning x 9- j- p$ V4 j2 t! {9 h' v
      P-38G Lightning x 34
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# K6 z3 j% _) i9 R* O, ?$ q: {Japanese aircraft losses
! F3 A7 d" x5 S6 j& @      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 p* G+ ~! V" [6 ?+ T      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground1 {  M7 k: ?# t" C
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
- \1 R2 o, S( v3 N8 k: z9 K      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground' ^; j! h0 @6 j0 M% U
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 damaged" L8 Y. d, O( e
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Allied aircraft losses
5 P& \; H, U' _      B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged& U; M# l3 ~" N8 l
      B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged6 `, K) M  G/ L1 l
      P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed
# _3 w+ g! X5 A5 j+ ?      P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed
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Airbase hits 3# X+ O9 z/ m% g% Z, w5 O% K9 I/ t* }
Runway hits 27$ k' m" R' l1 u9 p
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! m, U* A1 q5 v& q8 AMorning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.' d, k. |" {% [7 q
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes" ^: Q  U, e( T- W$ }

5 m+ U8 S2 [+ p9 P, J- m% IJapanese aircraft, a# P) S+ z* n) ^- Y1 m
      J2M2 Jack x 4
1 Y' M0 ?; B9 r3 {+ E      N1K1-J George x 28& V! s: x3 l9 L/ f4 _
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 80
8 d. ]& f+ Z& g4 `* X1 P& `% i      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 12$ @/ T5 E" _+ w7 f
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 2
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Allied aircraft+ Q  v9 s, |/ S/ l5 N
      B-24D Liberator x 162 Q7 c/ `# h/ z' r) A! I) Z
      B-24D1 Liberator x 12* t! i+ b: ~  T- x4 h' q4 Y
      P-38G Lightning x 76 f+ m) e. M' Q0 H3 z3 _! H# F8 i

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" d! l6 y. ~5 ~  |: k- Q      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
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, I6 @' w1 ?6 E0 S/ V3 B7 \5 AAllied aircraft losses' c, D$ i! i' ~7 R! g: |$ a* E1 D
      B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged2 P7 i( E' y* P0 S; i8 J  B& f
      B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak6 m! ^6 t# B4 L4 O& u
      B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged
% p$ _2 ?* N' O      P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed
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Runway hits 4
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7 N( u% f/ o& n; g- wMorning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132
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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.0 J! R$ p7 }9 T
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: |) J3 E3 Z/ Q! w# V
      J2M2 Jack x 4" Z# Q5 `' |. t+ Q+ b9 [
      N1K1-J George x 22* Y; p6 A6 ?5 ^
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 742 ^; c3 \$ l5 ^  ~9 H! L. k
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 109 H" l% c/ ~2 U3 L9 j
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 2& E  y% w7 [- D# Y" \' ?% U
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Allied aircraft
' {: o! h) \% ^( N8 H. t$ N      P-38G Lightning x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 m4 [; D  `4 t3 ^+ q- t: X      N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed
' _% \6 k: S9 O/ C# k      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
+ q/ I2 {/ H; H) h- U      P-38G Lightning: 2 destroyed' _# K. D- J; M: u$ U

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1 H3 t5 H$ _' nRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet./ A) P# b  O  Q; {2 y
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes+ X- y9 C* d3 T4 ~# A1 L& z& s

* S& a$ ^  M' `- {2 X" {Japanese aircraft+ d3 J8 a1 u" U% Z
      J2M2 Jack x 4, V. c- J: L2 r/ n9 U
      N1K1-J George x 17
9 i- u% O& U- M3 j( q' X      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 54
* T0 r( c' O. z# Q; b7 u; J/ p      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 10
1 e5 t' L0 A* J0 t! X      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 1, Q, X) q. X) V0 I
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      P-40K Warhawk x 103
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9 A) j- a8 r) f3 A$ f+ }Japanese aircraft losses7 {1 Q; J0 ^& |8 D5 h
      J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed: M! A) j, M' q4 x
      N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed6 S, ?- J% u% G* f( _. n% R
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 8 destroyed3 X9 Z8 O# g9 ^5 ]  |# ?
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses" S& w% P+ h# }6 I, ~
      P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain, p, C5 V3 C% G4 U- Q+ y

; J. B. W. S% I9 e$ aRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
, k% @5 w3 ~" L! p* F* q; D. zEstimated time to target is 25 minutes0 }/ [; p0 y8 B4 [1 U- F; c! `

/ |' B9 ], N+ v2 y. j- X( o2 UJapanese aircraft9 I) o, J, N, L7 y5 Z
      J2M2 Jack x 2
& b5 W) Y1 d8 F      N1K1-J George x 9
1 E0 i/ P( q. h# A% U* F      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 22" D# u; n$ K( E* Y" |) X
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
6 V4 N% M, m2 c$ g      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 1
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Allied aircraft: @) S( e! Q' U) a, P
      P-40K Warhawk x 44. T! d- i. ?3 ~; e. K' d
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: H, r0 |% }* G% uJapanese aircraft losses3 K6 k- ]/ d" g. j4 _
      N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed
, t: y# h' e3 z# R2 s+ }" W' W0 i      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 6 destroyed
4 ]" y8 U' N0 X% J: B; p      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed% i' F9 Z1 {7 C/ C, v. u* g
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 destroyed# A7 h9 q% W9 B9 y

7 z3 V+ X# o. v" m- U/ TAllied aircraft losses! N) y7 d: a0 o9 e/ \6 x
      P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed( T! Z+ f0 s' w1 F2 A
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Ground combat at Portland Roads (91,132)
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  z( u0 M' v3 q# BAllied Deliberate attack
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6 \% M3 R/ ]' r* y$ A- PAttacking force 34874 troops, 519 guns, 2168 vehicles, Assault Value = 1579/ e, R' `% d) p( |8 j2 N" A* ~
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Defending force 32103 troops, 489 guns, 630 vehicles, Assault Value = 724. q" `1 L4 _+ u- I& w6 M

/ F0 D0 x7 `  `" a, h+ Y# cAllied adjusted assault: 971
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# I/ `; {; S. ?5 @# ?0 z; fAllied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 7) . ?% k  ?. B& m( m( E* }; z

7 m" l6 e0 K3 Z- W& wCombat modifiers# k4 z% Z5 d0 {" ~9 U2 N
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+)
9 X- _7 x( d. T& v- T7 OAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:- z: g% K0 ]/ [- G. Y& W3 G
      1198 casualties reported% e+ B/ ~8 N0 C* |& ?
         Squads: 45 destroyed, 33 disabled! C8 c. y5 A4 p2 J
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 13 disabled: g1 R) V$ u% U6 z' x$ u$ o2 L4 N
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
& x6 |* Q2 v/ [6 R3 j3 N      Guns lost 45 (19 destroyed, 26 disabled)
! U- k! Y) M% u$ G      Vehicles lost 24 (3 destroyed, 21 disabled)! m# q% a& d1 m6 K6 E

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, ~6 D* Q1 Z6 q3 |; S      2471 casualties reported8 S+ |# I: r, h# C* o- y
         Squads: 18 destroyed, 226 disabled
5 T2 i- V2 `; c7 |5 l) H' {" l4 M         Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 100 disabled) u$ Y6 F' ]# ]/ ?
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled* z% A! \' A. p6 `* r
      Guns lost 67 (2 destroyed, 65 disabled)
% V5 `! i* ]( o$ m0 E" |      Vehicles lost 210 (16 destroyed, 194 disabled), E  q* V5 H- F. N
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    25th Infantry Division
6 Q# q" z/ V* r! M4 }- M    2/4th Armoured Regiment  D! ^3 {+ L' w! H" s* h
    194th Tank Battalion0 h: M& C$ `/ \4 G  |
    2/7th Armoured Regiment' p8 u6 M% N1 W2 Q( V! w
    40th Infantry Division& e; T: l  d% d1 d* n
    2/9th Armoured Regiment2 d+ U$ n' T; c2 U
    627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
0 @; Z* t+ I- L! {! E- N$ C    193rd Tank Battalion+ A- {* g) I, Y* C! w: `! f
    2/8th Armoured Regiment
* M. `2 b$ N0 _% `9 P6 _7 \6 X1 X    2/6th Armoured Regiment1 A! @" p- v0 {. ]% \
    754th Tank Battalion1 i$ S; g& y8 c
    2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
* j, o* \7 M+ z- F9 K    192nd Tank Battalion
0 i) Q6 E$ }0 s5 ^1 [1 {0 e    2/10th Armoured Regiment4 E0 `* i$ G, y, d9 d& a7 `
    2/5th Armoured Regiment$ g. Y# t7 h  R3 y4 `8 i
    2nd Army Tank Brigade
; [. o, u3 j8 U1 s; C    3rd Marine Defense Battalion) C! G. c/ \: K* D8 m
    2/1st Heavy AA Regiment
& U) {& t! V5 n# s. }- F    2nd Australian Army: T; o6 y; Y  U; ~7 L  X" O% j! X
    217th Coast AA Regiment, R; R& n- Y. u. B* r
    2/2nd Heavy AA Regiment0 \$ j* o$ f# M* G# x# ~3 X
    205th Coast AA Regiment
2 a& j. H7 i9 p' ~" b    4th Marine Defense Battalion
" H/ k; m# l; h" c+ L    2/3rd Light AA Regiment6 Y5 ~6 H  X. ^5 e

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  e- X; `" R- O2 }9 R8 e9 c    23rd Nav Gd Unit /1
/ i8 \8 m0 \  F0 g    16th Guards Regiment
, W& ~$ j# ^( Y, v* P    1st Recon Battalion
# P8 m- `" B8 j% s    Yokosuka 4th SNLF0 c7 c( d; x) k7 F
    I./124th Infantry Battalion
' o( j6 G! ?( F    2nd Tank Rgt /1
& u0 Z' f2 l% X: Y  n& B    1st Raiding Regiment
; X+ h4 m9 s" a6 B% e' ]! c( y. S: p    14th Tank Rgt /1% l0 U6 p4 G$ o, _3 A
    4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
6 s# ?7 u/ q6 G6 n" t; V: m2 d    4th Tank Regiment  B  i( a! `3 p8 s8 |# k1 D$ |
    13th Garrison Unit
9 [2 y3 E1 s# I. O- V    Kure 2nd SNLF 5 _/ ]5 Y) P! i! W* w) ^4 d# j1 j4 O( d
    24th Nav Gsn Unit
+ u4 s( d3 |  M$ F" \7 ]! v; Q( Y    Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
+ [/ Y2 C, N7 m$ w  {6 i$ U    8th Recon Regiment
& N0 i$ n8 k, b- _5 h    2nd Recon Regiment, d1 }! y( q% \
    Guards Tank Div /4
" G( T5 G  X1 I8 f1 v1 O    39th Road Const Co $ Z% c: t- Q$ P" G& l
    2nd Shipping Engineer Regiment' c6 a: p+ z& q
    2nd Air Defense AA Regiment
7 h8 G" `6 t' b    3rd Shipping Engineer Regiment: x7 D0 Q# h# S% F+ \! K
    40th JAAF AF Bn # C" g2 L& s" ^6 F3 C
    30th JNAF AF Unit 2 e& p& Y0 i7 G  Y0 p' {8 G
    21st Air Defense AA Regiment
  {$ C* u- x" n* _1 y% h    12th Air Defense AA Battalion
  z3 {2 I+ ?' {: m" @. P    12th Ind. AA Battalion
/ D5 ]- l. \/ u( ?, G0 x: `; F    1st Mobile AA Battalion2 j+ ^2 h, k) Q9 p$ @
    34th Field AA Battalion
$ v  }2 p* c5 P3 v* p" ~    13th JAAF Base Force /2
$ G. k) O0 n+ t5 b7 m    43rd JNAF AF Unit 9 K2 r5 c+ Y# o6 z( M+ @8 ^
    5th Field AF Construction Battalion
, u9 T7 F4 I: P    57th JNAF AF Unit : k; y! A3 o% }: s: J3 I
    41st JNAF AF Unit + g) ?; s- p8 y6 o8 k1 ]9 J
    5th JNAF AF Unit /3
0 K2 V6 E6 @/ ?5 t3 J    25th Air Defense AA Regiment: L% x7 @# G: o% h; d, P* v6 E
    56th Recon Rgt /1
. B6 C7 r2 G1 Y# Y4 W7 o- e    6th Air Defense AA Regiment+ ~4 v% ]: x" o0 q, |
    7th Field AF Construction Battalion! C# P7 F/ u7 h/ G# ~
    4th Air Defense AA Regiment
3 D/ _* {, U/ O  p, f% O    23rd Air Defense AA Regiment
* O/ R' L0 Q) s1 w( T; v    7th Ind. Engineer Regiment4 q) U- R$ c) f% ~
    7th JNAF AF Unit /3
: k! T/ G0 \+ \- J# y+ [    6th Field AF Construction Battalion
$ L: M/ W9 W. W1 x" R& [1 z  m    3rd Air Defense AA Regiment2 Y9 t9 U0 X+ I2 t' X
    5th Air Defense AA Regiment* Y# ~( X9 t8 j! ^1 O3 y
    3rd Air Army1 Q9 x$ w( W, p2 Y' x; N+ {
    21st Ind.AA Gun Co * d3 i* {: D# {
    15th Base Force /1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 430 X3 N0 v, |- X" x. h5 W
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4月16号夜，美军一支分遣舰队炮击了塔瓦拉，不过没有在该地发现日军飞机的迹象
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Night Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,128
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' |5 \5 k6 b& J4 z* H      CA Exeter2 l$ B/ D1 x' A3 o
      CA Shropshire
" t$ Q5 \- ~% o1 n      CA Wichita4 c/ S- ^1 R) N5 M$ F: Y. b% A
      CA Vincennes* i2 i1 f1 d' I( Q7 p1 c* x
      DD Morris/ |: o7 I. Y. }, g$ X5 ^0 q
      DD Meade+ b" x4 H) f1 t8 u; V
      DD Caldwell* R, `  q% Z; {: x& a$ }
      DD Bancroft
. W% N, P- {7 O6 B% J0 F7 l      DD Bailey' q8 V$ Q8 ~, t0 K2 ^! D4 r
      DD Woodworth
, S* C$ g  A9 x' L# I3 e7 y      DD Barton
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4 M6 P9 t- r' e# g) g: n/ tJapanese ground losses:9 R+ F! c* }9 X2 f
      276 casualties reported
4 }# c/ j0 k1 b; |/ e         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 @- W, V% `. L, V# X4 I( ?# w5 b
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
* J  g9 D4 ?: o' V         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
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Airbase hits 115 V" E0 b! `+ G0 j( x
Airbase supply hits 4
. ~: f$ F. o" ]5 F" FRunway hits 463 c  m1 {/ W) w) k( G7 d# N& _
Port hits 10) w3 q. U0 y2 ^/ I/ w* i
Port supply hits 32 i. B4 ~' D" Z6 t
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另一支舰队则掩护登陆舰队炮击了塔比特维亚，42年12月底在努美阿被歼灭的陆战2师补充训练完毕，和一直驻守珍珠港的陆军24th一起抢滩，毫无悬念的一次突击拿下了5级机场塔比特维亚，岛上6000多日军措手不及，仅作了象征性抵抗就被击溃，40多架紫电被美军销毁，零件带回国内研究。美军2w8千人大军全天伤亡不到200，顺利拿下了吉尔伯特群岛最大的机场，海蜂们全力运作，应该可以在第二天让机场恢复运作。" X$ C' q% F0 X3 F! l3 L# L) P9 }
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Night Naval bombardment of Tabiteuea at 137,134) h' ]& H0 y+ r( N$ z
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Japanese aircraft! I* _- F5 Q0 y+ H4 l' k. z# m
      no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses- Y9 R% |7 N4 X7 v$ ?. s4 S
      N1K1-J George: 42 damaged) F2 o' n, Q  o5 z2 n& ~! e
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Allied Ships( K4 d" p0 v6 f1 E/ x  M
      CA Quincy
  B2 s5 g) w; a& A& p4 N      CA San Francisco2 X# M. G! k9 D" R& p  H
      CA Minneapolis
: H3 Y- ^4 J" Y7 m) P- S4 U2 k      CA Astoria
/ P* h0 A7 s  G) I! D, ?      CA Chicago- b: [$ q/ ~/ e
      CA Louisville& R  f" i5 W) t% D5 ~7 N4 b" t
      CA Chester
, ]* p- a9 c$ s% h6 L9 B4 I      CA Northampton; V# E" r+ d" g' `( z
      CA Portland
2 i( Y, F9 W% K$ V8 F      DD Farenholt& X% z; T* R  i* p. {! f% C
      DD McCalla
, N9 O* Z+ s5 N' C  N      DD Lardner+ g/ p' J! y+ T8 |# S
      DD Lansdowne& ]% J" ~4 q# M8 c& N; p
      DD Duncan& {- c) i* _3 V( S7 p; |$ }  T
      DD Buchanan$ A, i7 u2 E+ S* c3 f+ u
      DD Aaron Ward# W: [7 p' a* M0 V/ S  \
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Japanese ground losses:# [$ i: {/ w3 o( p
      131 casualties reported
) L. |) U) T5 W4 w1 F! t         Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
$ E2 m- H$ k9 r" a         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 37 disabled
$ u, d: n4 l) _4 |         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
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Airbase hits 8' m) v2 f0 A8 b
Airbase supply hits 4% D  t7 d' ?2 V  F
Runway hits 26
& A; A; ?/ B. z/ v( ~, f& DPort hits 22, o, `# @! I" t) T7 D+ a4 l
Port supply hits 3
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Ground combat at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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; `6 n! G+ r# C6 CAllied Shock attack; d4 O- \6 R) V/ t1 B% q1 e

0 D- n: u9 t+ E: F9 D# R/ [Attacking force 17998 troops, 527 guns, 333 vehicles, Assault Value = 817
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Defending force 2406 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 430 F% F' I% f5 N* m6 e& Z

4 Q7 x# i$ U5 h& w2 hAllied adjusted assault: 269
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Japanese adjusted defense: 2 ) A2 o: V' y: Q7 d9 l( _
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Allied assault odds: 134 to 1 (fort level 2)
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( v; A! v: }) O3 vAllied forces CAPTURE Tabiteuea !!!$ P" N1 S; D) n4 s/ b* _5 ~. _
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Japanese aircraft2 n& e2 t9 M7 t' f8 k+ [# Q
      no flights4 E* l: p9 X0 K  T2 p  ?  G
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Japanese aircraft losses& Q; w' v( k! E  d, p4 ?/ D# w
      N1K1-J George: 19 destroyed7 }& m% V& |0 A# r4 }, M8 O* x

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Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-)# e+ U& ?6 Z/ x9 _3 z' V& s
Attacker: shock(+)8 v/ ~7 A2 U& u

+ c5 ~# F* a1 E' {* N5 t, IJapanese ground losses:% B! o0 v# w& |2 b4 m
      2500 casualties reported4 M* G6 o6 l6 A, r3 G' F3 h% w
         Squads: 65 destroyed, 1 disabled
) T. S, X$ W- @' O( s         Non Combat: 173 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 d- B9 B/ F/ a7 u         Engineers: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled5 c$ [7 L: K$ ?  s& v6 s
      Guns lost 27 (25 destroyed, 2 disabled)( D6 ?  l0 R; z+ W6 E
      Units destroyed 2- U+ o6 J6 h9 E, u- ?

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Allied ground losses:/ p8 W& [- A8 d( c. i
      97 casualties reported2 y5 ]( q8 g9 A
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
4 {/ c" W8 B3 d- e+ H; V         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 ~# a/ j1 p- w         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- `5 V/ Z9 r& `7 z
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Assaulting units:
  n8 k/ w) s0 P1 a# D/ D" Z    24th Infantry Division  H- }% p9 P8 Q6 R; [. P
    2nd Marine Division" f2 o& s9 Z* n6 P* C: c+ `) A  g
    1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
, s6 ?& z( G3 w' E    165th Field Artillery Battalion0 i3 n1 C& q  k( O6 z/ x0 B( B
    223rd USN Base Force
4 y1 [! B( {% d4 q. F    3rd USN Naval Construction Regiment
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Defending units:
+ y0 V0 ^7 `9 W5 I% [    51st Naval Guard Unit
$ b- }' }0 D  j' r& _, p3 t1 u    17th JNAF AF Unit
2 K& q: |1 J6 _! w    22nd JNAF AF Unit

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不过，由于指挥上的混乱，预订第二天进场布雷的盟军布雷舰居然提前到达，在盟军攻占塔比维西亚之前就在航道上布了雷，结果坑了个爹
0 _5 t8 ^2 `# \4 x$ T包括马萨诸塞和华盛顿号两艘新式战列舰在内的大批美军水面舰艇触雷，当场沉没了包括2艘弗莱彻级DD在内的4艘DD，另有4艘DD重伤，所幸两艘BB受创轻微，乃不幸中的大幸。盟军一定要吸取经验教训，全面协调所有的船只和部队，避免这样的悲剧再次发生。
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TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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      DD Nicholas, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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: L( S) G2 V$ D: HTF 162 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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Allied Ships
5 J9 U8 m' S! a5 M4 M      DD Cushing, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage
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# ?- K# [/ T+ tTF 45 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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# ^7 x$ ?$ r& HAllied Ships6 h) y) I3 b0 t5 o' W. S  W2 p
      DD Monssen, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
; v' o$ N( Y2 X$ O6 S& d; X      DD Grayson, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage* O  K+ U% p! j
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TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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Allied Ships- m' G( ]! t3 ~" f# M, Q
      DD DeHaven, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage9 g1 U; r% z" B- B0 h
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TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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; @* D5 d+ D3 }7 Y+ kAllied Ships
* T4 t( H" s  p      BB Massachusetts, Mine hits 1
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9 Y/ K! r# m: S8 G3 UTF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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# m5 s: i7 D, {( D0 g1 {4 Y* ?Allied Ships
% W5 B0 R, `5 A, B% q      BB Massachusetts, Mine hits 1
/ ~. @  n/ n# Y6 ^1 K7 B) O; q2 K      BB Washington, Mine hits 1+ t8 F$ _4 Y" N# j( j4 t  Z

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TF 162 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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Allied Ships
5 m0 z  f& J1 W- ^0 C+ |7 R      DD Conyngham, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)2 O/ ?& c! f5 ^- N1 t- w
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Allied Ships
8 h- L5 k; g1 j1 l$ l      DD Abbot, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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+ i5 `7 c; ]3 DTF 45 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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Allied Ships% h: E5 P) i6 ], x6 I" V! @( o
      DD Gwin, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage/ |$ O: r: p9 k) i# k6 r3 S% Z
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. W4 U& z1 K/ Z0 ~/ WTF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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Allied Ships# |7 `+ I! V2 @/ E7 s5 a
      DD Conway, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage

hades1001

我以前见过中１，２个水雷的，那还是几万水雷的时代
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, o4 [. L8 Y1 `5 s! e7 s5 @, _- d不过我没有试过在敌人基地布雷然后登陆，
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这次算是长见识了

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 18, 43" _3 L4 Z0 u4 o7 T( s9 J6 e5 N8 G; [$ O
5 Q$ k3 {, C6 w. D" I6 r
盟军水面舰队再次压制吉尔伯特群岛的３级机场迈阿那和塔瓦拉，这两个基地分别由一支日本地勤部队驻守，经过连续的轰炸和炮击，相信暂时失去了起降飞机的能力' T, G2 G6 [5 a  H* j6 c9 |
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Night Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,128
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Allied Ships  k: I- P, t5 Z& B
      CA Vincennes
' B& c: M5 ?; a      CA Quincy
; K3 z8 L$ J* b      CA San Francisco
% {' a* B; f7 x6 a9 A2 W$ l9 X) G      CL Santa Fe
0 z! m) K& f" R      CL Denver4 h7 j/ m# m! c$ g- _- S
      CL Montpelier( n. k3 H+ f# Y2 ]0 ~4 c
      CL Cleveland
6 ^7 O/ \  A! b, [1 F      DD Doyle
0 Q6 E" X9 d- L, {' j- U8 Z% y0 `      DD Carmick( ]3 V: {" D9 Y7 d
      DD Strong* ~& K3 I, n! A- |
      DD Saufley4 ]( |7 n3 H5 X
      DD Radford
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9 W  N; N- w1 x6 gJapanese ground losses:
+ N/ P7 E0 I! X5 H! S$ _      340 casualties reported
" ~$ F% i5 w9 O) _1 Q6 k( E         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' y$ K7 ]3 ]  O         Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 31 disabled9 w$ f/ s+ B& x' K
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled" D+ c0 E: i. \

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Airbase hits 21
! U' J" Y: k/ Z5 O& AAirbase supply hits 5
5 M* q& R% M2 n8 }Runway hits 59
) D# ?( t0 F5 r7 N4 a) x1 T8 kPort hits 23
( M$ [" A- M3 hPort supply hits 6* {6 q' a3 ~5 z( Q6 `- V

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: `7 Q7 e, K& ?1 C# XNight Naval bombardment of Maiana at 135,1298 s5 d7 B7 F3 Z( K0 @

* E6 o  r$ Z  q) c+ |# Q9 wAllied Ships3 J1 \* c' p3 Q3 ~. {6 f! M/ [# a
      CA Minneapolis
3 A" v" x; T% @) w& u/ R      CA Astoria
5 c3 f+ K  X: m      CL St. Louis
4 k3 z$ X7 ]4 P2 B, O/ c$ N# h      CL Raleigh  z1 _1 ^& r: f4 @( F
      CL Richmond8 b9 P1 L: A1 a1 W
      CL Danae
8 y- N+ M* C. U- d      DD Downes! i# r8 R' L! w; y( F( g
      DD Perkins
1 b8 ?9 ^4 w4 }6 W8 T0 ]! R      DD Case
$ g6 g  g5 u  I  {      DD Lamson
% @9 q& z0 P) G2 s- e      DD Cummings
2 H: s! l4 |9 t( ~, p9 ?0 u  z5 ^
4 I, `, f4 A, r% _! C0 Q0 kJapanese ground losses:
, \2 S* u( _- m% x1 p      261 casualties reported/ D! ~- k9 J8 E
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled  z" g2 Z4 w' U+ K
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled( F( I3 @" j% F1 ]7 V8 z3 l
         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled- r2 U) x" }0 {; y/ M5 O+ _

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4 ~' a7 G' @# ?) p$ \# H3 ~2 cAirbase hits 56 W! w2 {! P* x0 b
Airbase supply hits 6
3 W* V: k! m- z+ c$ x. ]) ~Runway hits 30
, r7 Y& z  [/ s) D! i5 FPort hits 4
3 v* W, S6 q, p  MPort supply hits 1) m* A% _( }* |6 H
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印度方面盟军也组织了大批轰炸机对进入范围的６０w日本大军进行狂轰滥炸，第一天的轰炸结果还不错
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2 o. X# y/ [2 E( I, aMorning Air attack on 27th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)  W4 f5 I# o# J

" ]9 s, w& g; N* c1 }3 M- w- DWeather in hex: Clear sky9 ]$ k% J% }" I3 |2 d! i
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 f" t, _2 G1 z4 c0 U3 REstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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& B$ R1 E9 _& D) E3 cAllied aircraft
5 c% z  B" {, I% a      Beaufighter VIc x 27, A" j/ p7 I7 g) k' {
      Blenheim VD x 26* Z, [* C' r4 J) C2 @5 ^# L- n2 [
      Hudson IIIa x 27
1 R* X: W. |. w) x/ a      Hurricane FR.IIb x 12
: x9 i' J2 r9 A) _" g# Q: h      Lysander II x 13
+ M! A7 ?* k! Q* c& i( L' O* u      CW-22 Falcon x 27  x1 ]2 y1 e% E6 I0 E& [: l* n
      DB-7B x 113 [/ S( u/ N: ~
      B-25C Mitchell x 56
+ I6 M$ T- _* m6 V      B-25D1 Mitchell x 96 t$ y- b" |/ Y3 j; L

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Allied aircraft losses
* [; M( A; M4 ?  {$ l      Blenheim VD: 7 damaged  r, ~+ e2 U" _6 W* z
      Blenheim VD: 1 destroyed by flak+ }  D3 j0 M) E2 c
      Hudson IIIa: 3 damaged% Q7 |+ N" H5 J! v& I
      Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed by flak7 S: A3 r+ N7 E: C' Y% x+ ~; t' J
      Lysander II: 4 damaged
+ N- O6 q! w5 d      CW-22 Falcon: 6 damaged
/ c+ `" w+ ^# C. w% |2 C/ V5 b      CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed by flak/ @- B7 ~# B* H8 E& _; G
      DB-7B: 6 damaged
& s& y; X, S! C+ L2 a& Q9 |      DB-7B: 1 destroyed by flak  C: V6 f9 a. ]8 d* h- Y7 t
      B-25C Mitchell: 14 damaged6 A4 x1 _5 D" _! n; J
      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak( {4 T  X7 j+ b1 M  x1 [; ?9 [  ], }
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 5 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
+ Y$ R  X# o( Q      881 casualties reported
- _3 Y- o3 F8 z         Squads: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled6 G" U7 J) h5 {3 U: P
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled) S- |2 B7 Q5 `
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled8 y, |% n! [) h" ~- R
      Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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6 b8 h+ l, A, j( X9 P) m1 Y. MMorning Air attack on 40th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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Weather in hex: Clear sky5 f3 y: W/ x( ^* y; u! W0 \/ R' f/ ~
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 D8 G6 [0 P/ D  n+ e, [Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
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1 X8 ?0 Z; G' c0 W8 DAllied aircraft
3 {0 f5 `* K/ O      B-25C Mitchell x 9! f0 |! l! B6 N6 O. o$ W( m
      B-25D1 Mitchell x 204 w# [) i. N4 G

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Allied aircraft losses
1 I/ A4 J) Z) s* ~/ E6 x      B-25C Mitchell: 8 damaged
3 M4 C) n; X5 s, G5 H# ^+ I      B-25D1 Mitchell: 15 damaged+ N. h0 |. m/ q3 X- V* q9 L
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak8 D& p* ?9 h% f; d! c0 j

& Y9 y5 M" f+ }# H- RJapanese ground losses:
: N9 s0 _( r. }      332 casualties reported( D* ]: G7 P/ n; [  e: D
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 21 disabled9 W/ |6 L3 @7 v+ q# W2 |5 Q
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled8 w' ~  }- q: G) l
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) Z$ i9 \$ }! }1 @      Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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: K7 E+ i  J3 R. D" Q' S美军肃清塔比特维亚日军残部，６０００多日军被全部歼灭
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! x: `* I! e; H* ~# K  F9 iGround combat at Tabiteuea (137,134)' _' x! b- X/ X9 l6 h
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Allied Deliberate attack2 Q( z# L& P$ _8 J+ X' [- G
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Attacking force 20729 troops, 541 guns, 437 vehicles, Assault Value = 812( m- q$ H/ \# L/ }4 @- \0 z- K
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Defending force 590 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2* w( H1 h& j  T" ^

9 O. N3 d4 `! p' ^, ~Allied adjusted assault: 376   I  o6 E; k6 F

+ W0 p! o& E  eJapanese adjusted defense: 1 + g  H2 W1 e: v) w( N( b) Q7 _

0 n4 O3 w- ^+ w) [( K8 M+ [1 H5 k8 DAllied assault odds: 376 to 1 & Q; W; E; a- w/ _) u9 @/ L
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Combat modifiers
$ m1 S9 ?# p  aDefender: leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)/ O3 B: ]7 p3 r% o4 D
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:2 F( I, f% v3 J' w, D! Y. H6 ]
      820 casualties reported
& S. k7 |' W) }5 R) ]         Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled8 L. g) ^3 j& B4 T
         Non Combat: 91 destroyed, 0 disabled3 l, t2 m( k, Y0 D9 }  j
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
% m/ _* X, Q& i      Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)* B4 E# H6 a+ s6 A# y
      Units destroyed 1; q4 O5 v  u% {2 `( e" H% v
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Assaulting units:, x$ A% {( n/ u$ B  g  W6 K4 v- y1 S
    24th Infantry Division. m& o/ i' `  q  y; o
    2nd Marine Division
. ]; s/ t' {# M9 B" x- x    165th Field Artillery Battalion9 z* F5 {/ y3 I; j
    223rd USN Base Force
& M4 F% ~3 M" F# @1 I* Z9 `% E- o    1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion+ S7 z4 f- Q8 q+ b9 [" P! V
    3rd USN Naval Construction Regiment& X- r+ b( ^/ l" q7 }; Z! n" P
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Defending units:( {% O# Z* l% N- ~9 r: v8 ]. u+ J0 h
    22nd JNAF AF Unit

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 19, 433 }. h( k1 {/ u+ Z

4 g3 z! a' ~2 W  `印度盟军轰炸机轰炸了日本大军的殿后部队，这批日军有3个师团，没有AA掩护，在盟军的猛烈空袭下一天伤亡了近2000人，但是相比60w大军的数字，也还是毛毛雨了
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1 q8 e/ n2 d# A8 n7 t2 oMorning Air attack on 54th Division, at 46,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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Weather in hex: Light cloud! q, Y& m7 `( R" l

- a! S$ p+ Q4 \Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; e+ B" d+ J0 G2 y- K6 r( wEstimated time to target is 9 minutes$ J0 e. D+ B# R) R6 I3 `
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Allied aircraft* c& Q6 u% W) c+ E. y8 g4 G& v
      Beaufighter VIc x 7
/ [, Z# O0 M2 ]" W      Blenheim IV x 507 Q7 y- q  n& H* R5 d
      Blenheim VD x 17( |! N' e) V+ g5 A$ Z+ U
      Hudson IIIa x 9
# d# Y' R1 b$ e3 N7 a      Lysander II x 12" L! O: c& c  Y. }- B# V) [
      Vengeance I x 208 D* {: z3 j' D( f" V5 D9 C: j$ w
      139WH-3 x 92 e3 d) c8 }& L3 `) L* N! B
      CW-22 Falcon x 14
' P: F/ G% U2 r, |+ P' M      L-212 x 8$ ?' H7 Z# q; D4 V4 U
      DB-7B x 128 ~, G( Q$ s8 t0 r: R
      B-25C Mitchell x 55
& e. d  V  i1 A( N! p1 f      B-25D1 Mitchell x 18$ }, S$ B$ g' u6 K) a( N  a

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7 y2 M8 h2 g4 e3 `: o$ @; QAllied aircraft losses5 O" x& L6 ?* H' t+ S/ P% N1 W
      Blenheim VD: 2 damaged; u- `. a6 N8 x0 S5 c$ {
      DB-7B: 3 damaged" S- r$ |$ `5 w# s% S1 o8 u
      B-25C Mitchell: 7 damaged
' ]. L3 W6 z5 \( [      B-25D1 Mitchell: 9 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:* b* c- Q. k, \
      1584 casualties reported/ D) r9 z: q9 V( m) [8 U6 k- Q
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 106 disabled
2 i1 E4 O2 `* t/ l" `0 B6 r         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 54 disabled! P1 B% W  _) T
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
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+ {: w, a- O# f% A: E9 k3 M8 e: TMorning Air attack on 11th Division, at 46,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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* l! J% j, D: ~  l4 V+ J$ AWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' n* U' i% p0 K, O# y* X* HEstimated time to target is 5 minutes. j. C3 A7 x- @% i; G* f, {* p
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Allied aircraft
" U: p& e* O- T( ?4 j0 N! Q      Beaufighter VIc x 8
- v, @5 }% b; q. f2 {% X      Hudson IIIa x 18& ?4 u$ ?; t! v8 `+ F/ \8 U. ?
      Hurricane FR.IIb x 12
0 S9 r/ C! i1 K4 K' S/ ~  U' q      Vengeance I x 36
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, f- b# A1 j) k" K8 t: {4 d7 t, R0 X; xAllied aircraft losses) ?+ X$ C6 n) c$ D4 S7 a/ R* J
      Hudson IIIa: 1 damaged
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5 ?0 o, V( `( X% W2 ?Japanese ground losses:0 f' b9 O+ Q% r9 ^( ^( ]
      286 casualties reported
* m, e+ U, @8 g! l0 ~         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
9 x6 M' ~9 K4 K$ E( {3 c: o         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
. ]7 O- J$ H$ O; |         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

hades1001

据不完全统计日本南方军目前拥有30多个师团，40多个旅团加联队，各种步兵群，坦克/工兵/高炮，总战斗力预计2w6+
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人肉之多骇人听闻

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 21, 433 o9 s6 Y9 g+ P& ^. `
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Sub attack near Kuria  at 135,131, a8 F" p& C. @( G' `$ b7 B

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9 d4 Q5 g& a+ t  r! v      SS I-180
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Allied Ships2 Y5 }5 |& ^+ n
      LCI-23, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
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SS I-180 launches 2 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Merauke  at 89,1246 L4 Z7 J* P, ^: E7 t3 {

1 t: S1 L0 G& N5 \: z/ dJapanese Ships
& F( G; i0 J2 {' W7 {6 ~* _( [- }      PB Daibu Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage/ ~1 v+ @& D/ F; X. ?- c
      PB Kenkon Maru# d  p: ~+ V. {
      CM Itsukushima2 }0 y, j. Q$ K0 K4 L
      CM Tsugaru" t, O1 n& r5 r! ~0 q- e6 s
      xAK Taiko Maru, j! W: h$ X7 m8 j
      xAK Sensan Maru( F0 t- {, g! B6 M, L6 m1 O' B0 w8 [
      xAK Kohoku Maru
. S1 M/ L( |  y8 m' K      PB Nikkai Maru
( s: U. \) V! }/ E5 ~! n      PB Nanpo Maru. h6 x+ a: {1 B6 v& x
2 r3 f! p/ c: m) n0 t  s& t
Allied Ships7 V6 k/ F2 [. ^; I
      SS S-31, hits 65 \* n( T+ z# r+ ?% K

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Morning Air attack on 36th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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" a4 P6 }% j. O. R) U# c$ k4 jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud& _  z% V7 G8 }. `' c
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( W7 Y$ v- d6 ?, m) M5 J) {1 dEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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0 b, X9 H0 S. E; `% `& V9 `6 @Allied aircraft
$ h2 P! K  r2 z      Beaufighter VIc x 42
, m: g' {, s( H9 }      Blenheim IV x 39: r/ C0 o# I5 F" j8 E; ?- t" O! O
      Blenheim VD x 252 [4 ]6 t6 V8 {1 X( U
      Hudson IIIa x 27
  f+ b4 S( L7 L      Hurricane IIb Trop x 48* w8 ?0 |4 C. y  H$ p, c; ?
      Lysander II x 10
* h( |$ l9 k& t* o& d) @0 p  K      Mohawk IV x 24
8 J  N) Y7 k. U  ?( \      Vengeance I x 61, G' G3 B. m( m9 p! ^/ ?* H: d9 n
      139WH-3 x 9
; i( W1 P7 q) u5 \9 u: |      CW-22 Falcon x 20
0 w' N  h- u2 C9 C$ D, i0 [      L-212 x 8
5 @! T! I8 t! [      DB-7B x 127 Y  e! p! h7 B8 Z% f! _' c4 U5 @
      B-25C Mitchell x 50
5 I0 w3 Q, {: H  G! J% W' D+ f, b: C      B-25D1 Mitchell x 24; T7 y6 _2 h0 k; t
      P-39D Airacobra x 25
( e6 j1 K& q; a2 U7 V      P-40E Warhawk x 49
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Allied aircraft losses; R: Y- n8 s2 C, b& ?
      Blenheim IV: 9 damaged: x+ m5 A8 x! j2 k: _. B. k  W  w# V
      Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed by flak" N& j: R" W$ y1 N9 |# O- f
      Blenheim VD: 8 damaged
' ~' }7 u* u9 z) m; a6 I      Blenheim VD: 1 destroyed by flak
/ r9 f2 m* v4 u" s! u) A      Hudson IIIa: 3 damaged
4 F( o# C" b7 R) h# G  p: W  c      Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed by flak
  w4 {1 H. t# S3 g      Vengeance I: 20 damaged
4 z. U( b* F) U" O" t. J* n      Vengeance I: 2 destroyed by flak1 P6 k* i( k. [) w* _& ?
      139WH-3: 4 damaged
$ r7 H/ x/ _2 C  z      CW-22 Falcon: 4 damaged
% i$ i' U+ F& `. {% S2 y      CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed by flak
" R& u2 \6 X1 r( w+ g      L-212: 3 damaged" {2 b: E- U+ ~$ V- p! C
      DB-7B: 4 damaged
" W, t, w, E% a, @( V) K      B-25C Mitchell: 9 damaged0 E6 t" a+ W- O0 ?7 H! ^3 J7 Q
      B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak! v. p& y. ^: q7 I7 S! G8 P
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 6 damaged
8 m- F4 h3 e) e" X$ q7 M      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak+ P* ^1 g! d5 x" u  w

( s1 G! ^1 D& ~9 B( }8 I! _$ {4 AJapanese ground losses:
8 g6 E& @2 h, ~" ^      514 casualties reported" }1 S3 Z, K0 d: k3 ]6 P
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 42 disabled
/ I& G) f- h5 b         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 44 disabled) V3 w6 H, B3 k8 Z0 [; O; R
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 G. ^% A4 b6 M! c) @) L  T

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Morning Air attack on 15th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)7 {# |1 _; U8 ]7 p/ L; V

( }# U7 x* n- C$ l1 H  E# ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 l' W4 F/ g. R& s! L3 K, TEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 U, r9 r- u/ A; D      P-66 Vanguard x 4
4 ~9 [- ]( A1 U      Blenheim IV x 9
9 w" J' @; a  L2 w7 y* S3 \      Hudson IIIa x 97 _. k/ r8 l5 M, W( j4 f9 Z9 C
      Hurricane IIb Trop x 6
; i4 w1 O7 i# p1 I  M0 m      B-25C Mitchell x 6
6 _. W5 {) M8 m4 n+ B" }1 j5 v' R
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Allied aircraft losses6 Q( a4 [( J  ^7 \0 C4 I
      Blenheim IV: 3 damaged9 y8 H, y6 A3 i. z
      Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak6 ?  ]; z6 d) R* M) ~& i, p
      Hudson IIIa: 2 damaged
" B4 y; {- A8 Z2 l5 B+ u      Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed by flak
9 X  a, P  n2 u" `: Q0 R      B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged5 r. S3 ], X/ T- }

% l# K9 X  K) FJapanese ground losses:
5 K% @) u* A3 Z5 {4 B! ~  w3 I      25 casualties reported
2 w+ Z2 ]5 N. l0 I         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
  j/ U: r2 Y0 e7 [- Z; f+ ?         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ _: _+ J& V: F) A         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( ?9 t# j4 y7 m& @  Y( q4 H  G3 V8 o3 \8 ^: Z( }' |

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: O& K! I8 f* y6 N& G; [Morning Air attack on 15th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: N: I+ i1 W) G! _
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Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) U" w' L- t: j$ W
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes8 Y% P( \# Z7 f+ N' Y3 o
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3 y; ?* d& `, xAllied aircraft/ G1 b  `! I$ N+ s
      Blenheim IV x 12
, @8 s3 n- ]8 |9 C2 ]/ \- }9 s      Hurricane IIb Trop x 7
0 V# j% w) K* |+ \6 T      B-25D1 Mitchell x 63 s- l+ u& T1 E- f" t% Z

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Allied aircraft losses
- S2 \7 v; Z: q3 O+ i6 j$ J8 `      Blenheim IV: 1 damaged6 b+ R  d1 i) w
      Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
7 _/ i/ R+ d5 e* X, C! T* Q9 Z7 w0 T/ {& h2 k
Japanese ground losses:
6 H4 [( m* `) A# d      76 casualties reported/ \( S0 d* v% l2 A2 l6 h
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
- D4 \  E7 C: a  F7 c0 t. z         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled" _0 d% z: t' M* x9 p* {4 b
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 22, 43
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/ ^1 a; Q, {: h4 p1 m0 {% u今天日军ss击沉3艘LCI， 盟军SS击沉一艘日本xAK,一艘PB，反潜编队击沉一艘ss4 k  I7 m& M4 h4 s7 f/ e
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Submarine attack near Nakadori-jima  at 101,56
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) [( N; u0 M- `2 c( R+ MJapanese Ships- Z+ ]8 i" q5 g. h& H& K/ K
      xAK Tatsuho Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships7 h! U) [* m1 W
      SS Runner
7 I* v) C/ R) O: ?/ ^: ?$ o" `% ^# P
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Submarine attack near Nikunau  at 139,1349 P- u4 }6 ^! M) F4 O1 B  C

& x3 ~1 F0 G( i/ [& hJapanese Ships
5 A9 k, |0 k2 u3 e( z# Z      SS RO-107, hits 1
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Allied Ships
& E: I* _& A" V3 N( ~! }- Y5 `      LCI-62, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:% w$ x: g. O7 C. B" k4 l
      42 casualties reported
# W% Q" z+ z8 j, j1 X" ^         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
9 U1 m9 y' }! j         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ {5 c+ @) ~5 u, {1 j
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; T& a$ ^1 T7 k+ j; v

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Submarine attack near Onotoa  at 137,135' N+ Z  S! |6 }9 A( A
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Japanese Ships
" n! c* f9 Z. [4 ~; q2 z4 \      SS I-39, d' W# ^0 y* z  X" N
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Allied Ships3 c  b+ ^+ c4 w% G
      LCI-22, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
2 c) t; m& |" F  _7 m; _* a* t7 W7 y0 b- j4 r( a4 R$ G& t1 l
& Q4 B8 J0 F2 r2 I

$ a/ e( D% S$ R' D( H! o4 O; p& OLCI-22 is sighted by SS I-39
& j& f5 r# b# U/ RSS I-39 launches 2 torpedoes/ \+ b3 M! t# u6 P' x; C  M

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& o. r" G% S9 l% w3 C+ ]2 K# YASW attack near Nikunau  at 143,132
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0 F( @# c+ r3 ]0 m4 [/ ?Japanese Ships
/ `6 G# n7 j' _" e& r/ O4 |: M      SS RO-103, hits 5,  heavy damage
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4 v2 b! q5 y- B0 Y: R" h9 S- ?3 uAllied Ships" R- P5 j1 u! a6 n
      DD MacDonough
& W/ T1 ?! |2 e4 U5 c" b) k      DD Hull
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6 p4 Z/ s* ?( O8 K; z
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Submarine attack near Beru  at 138,134( H+ [* D  l# s' M
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Japanese Ships1 d5 B* \% i1 Q
      SS I-39
9 r7 Z! \7 x% z% }. j! q- g; X' a3 C/ |" x9 |2 ~9 _
Allied Ships6 \8 v! F5 e1 ^6 I
      LCI-21, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage0 \* I, ^+ x7 T0 \4 V8 v

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% l2 k# B" K$ P/ bAllied ground losses:& L4 p. u5 y! e6 u
      8 casualties reported
1 Z5 m8 O6 j# ^, s  j         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) c/ _  P0 ^6 a4 ^5 o: s$ `8 i( S; E
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" y' O) \$ T' r# E4 `5 q( e         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 23, 43
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电流行动II
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/ y% F" a  T/ t盟军占领塔瓦拉
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/ g& N% ?7 `1 A驻守在塔瓦拉的日军15th独立工兵团在盟军海军炮击和空袭下全部被消灭，盟军精锐陆战一师已54伤亡的代价拿下了毫无抵抗的塔瓦拉，至此吉尔伯特群岛两大主岛已经全部落入盟军手中，这个地区的归属已经没有疑义。
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! F1 q! o- g( y0 F盟军的电流行动获得了圆满成功
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Night Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,128
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* O# S/ j8 l* p, GAllied Ships7 d/ n# V* o; g9 d6 _
      CA Exeter  ^, {# z. }7 x: o
      CA Sussex
0 y( R0 w( }, v4 q4 J) I8 w      CA Shropshire9 W' y) P( j1 Q6 y
      CA Chicago
6 W# E# w( S  j+ r( r, h1 X      CA Louisville# U: Y& K6 v; l) Y- R
      CA Chester
# O" R& ]6 x1 L9 A      CA Northampton. R: s2 O- D8 h7 o
      CA Portland& F0 d+ N# ~4 J: |
      DD Lamson5 C2 l# p0 B" h
      DD Cummings
- `5 ~. Z3 W. q6 e# [0 y4 }      DD Maury
: d/ q" [9 `" C      DD McCall
4 M9 j8 Q$ r! S0 s      DD Gridley* i& k8 @" o1 L4 L0 I+ s$ h+ B
      DD Craven
" v6 k% [' B# z* d      DD Bagley/ n2 {4 P; l% W- w9 g
5 q0 ^% Q. r/ D% Z  Z+ A
Japanese ground losses:
" x' w6 }+ L* R9 I' t% n7 \      348 casualties reported
/ s& x9 J5 T: V* W. G% i4 J; d  W. S         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- |5 U, J: g6 r$ t         Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 11 disabled
- H; \4 p3 \5 }' `  V) M' n         Engineers: 11 destroyed, 10 disabled& m3 x& H* x# G% v( v
      Vehicles lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Airbase hits 14" Y9 ?8 V. W1 [6 q4 i
Airbase supply hits 7* T) a" G6 n# _6 `6 K/ w, Q3 r
Runway hits 28
1 l7 m" K, L$ g' q7 B# x  S3 t5 zPort hits 145 G+ x# a) d3 P" x& i* U  m& _9 W& s
Port supply hits 7
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6 g" X, ^! W( M8 _8 {% u) I6 BNight Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,1283 H4 F' T4 ^: F6 h7 ?8 I. }# B

! R: H; T: B5 |Allied Ships
7 }& f. y; j2 Z; g. H- g      CL Caradoc3 y4 ?3 U( X& D
      CL Concord
! s. o, C$ i3 M# x, d5 D# @      CL Marblehead
* ?* `  d2 L8 o      CL Raleigh( ]) J$ w# @- I
      CL Richmond
# e) r2 t* T3 K6 K) g+ \) b      CL Danae6 R6 e2 d4 h! C
      CL Hobart
3 H8 X; X9 C: z6 V
# ?2 B9 S) P( c) _* _5 z" B! ?+ V3 p. BJapanese ground losses:
) f! E8 @) I% h: g( W' H( n* S      49 casualties reported
5 k1 H2 w2 v1 Z6 r* {7 |/ a         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 ]$ j- s: a; S" _3 F# T/ m
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled) S) p8 ]+ H- ?% |' x
         Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 K$ A$ P* h' g3 i" v' d$ M: I
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$ |8 n0 f/ N% n! sAirbase hits 9
5 X- l. x/ L! xAirbase supply hits 2
5 U1 ?6 w$ m9 j# f, A- H) x2 wRunway hits 9" R5 W) L7 ?) u2 o6 K
Port hits 9
; f& S3 f8 s0 b( B; LPort supply hits 5- y( y; X; U; w2 f7 a
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Afternoon Air attack on 15th Ind. Engineer Regiment, at 136,128 (Tarawa)! l' \4 ]6 Q$ {' n# D: H6 G

- i9 q+ y5 n# D4 |Weather in hex: Severe storms3 V! O' n! u, K% ~; {; F! k
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* l6 M6 y* a' n# f6 [  T  x# rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes2 ~9 Q, Z# w( ?  ]! e
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- f+ C, p4 R+ I# yAllied aircraft5 V0 g. o# @  w5 v
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 245& b% l# H/ g2 I, U# z
      F6F-3 Hellcat x 41
' l( S# Z- u( |- Z- ]/ `      SBD-3 Dauntless x 89
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No Allied losses, v; g3 H% q7 J9 {8 k% {

, d0 Z5 V3 s9 \" DJapanese ground losses:# K5 L& R/ J" n3 y( r+ q4 h" j
      51 casualties reported
) p% e" m# E0 b$ }, N         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ J7 M: A' N7 r2 F8 e
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ H- D" Q% D* ?" }! m- ]) V         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled3 N9 v2 `% K" }& W5 Q" s/ g( t6 F
      Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 H4 B, d" x! K2 m/ W

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Ground combat at Tarawa (136,128)
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4 m, e$ D8 B8 [  z  `Allied Shock attack4 b0 Z- G9 O  ?/ {7 n2 p
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Attacking force 8981 troops, 265 guns, 118 vehicles, Assault Value = 454
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Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 02 y0 v+ O8 p! }* _/ C7 j

# O* A% d- C. a; P9 A5 aAllied adjusted assault: 341
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1 ) D9 f) F2 ~# o

5 |, E( S, g( H, QAllied assault odds: 341 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Tarawa !!!0 y9 x7 d+ K/ L

- |$ U. V+ C3 }  u5 {9 v# l: lCombat modifiers
" {4 a; H9 H+ Y. WAttacker: shock(+)$ f4 _' s9 f& T7 |8 o
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Assaulting units:
7 w7 v  e' a4 j" P4 Y) w    1st Marine Division
& T1 }2 j8 F  a/ |" L. O5 p  i    763rd Tank Bn /18 Y  q- W# v9 e1 I4 N/ G
    45th USN SeaBees /1
# U* Z: r# r0 R* u$ @7 T' N    41st USN SeaBees /1
  W6 P6 U3 s+ G    11th Marine Def Bn /1
, J6 x' n& z# {9 k  M/ J$ D; s    14th Marine Def Bn /1! v3 P, N' J, p) I% v" q6 r0 ?
    209th FA Bn /1
, y, w( Z' T6 ?% f2 a- {9 [" x) k) B    36th Aviation Base Force$ R- v1 @7 \9 O$ g' a
    48th USN SeaBees /1
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同一天盟军还侦查到由于前线吃紧日酋老赵把努美阿的战斗机抽调一空，盟军4发当然豪不客气的蹂躏了努美阿港口，击沉多艘日军宝贵的辅助船只
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Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160 % ]" I! C9 D5 l! B/ g! G

# Y8 M  T, E3 Y/ oWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
" _$ ^5 G4 b! Q; R& K# _; ]Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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+ s2 Q' [! b( d2 oAllied aircraft
# i0 G! `' l2 t- _  k! T- K      B-24D Liberator x 48
; A/ Q! C5 g; ]; P      B-24D1 Liberator x 19
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: c0 ?2 N+ n' a8 }Allied aircraft losses
! g" f& P3 W5 }% y0 V. \      B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged6 e9 Y& F/ x6 h5 {7 _: J" d6 A3 `
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Japanese Ships
) S' i0 {  ^+ a/ b+ I8 F' t      AD Meiten Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
9 c" Q8 N' z, ~; @. H. f      AD Nissen Maru #3, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires
) f, z- `; c4 ^" D* @      AS Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
2 X* \0 _4 i$ z- i0 y2 r      ACM Okuyo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
% [2 Q/ l& O* A( U9 ?: K      ACM Mejima Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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5 ~$ x: `- i2 n6 B+ F# o& YJapanese ground losses:0 E, i) w- |5 x9 N5 p! ?; d) u* l
      4 casualties reported! F! x. l% T! S2 X6 R& P5 R5 I
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ v" Z9 ]$ F( f
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* A7 f& F5 E* ^3 S! P1 K         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* Y* V8 P0 P- b+ q; _: q1 S$ I) |' D

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& o" T: t! X* s1 yPort hits 16
/ F2 F( D7 x' z% V$ [Port supply hits 2
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印度方面，盟军改变策略，开始采用20000尺高空轰炸的骚扰战术，目的为降低日军的行军速度，轰炸机的损失大大减少了
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5 h% f+ e0 \; p0 @1 x$ dMorning Air attack on 14th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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' K5 B8 q  q! u6 T$ ]& }1 I+ Z  C( B* fRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.' ?+ V/ [. {" Q
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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; ]' J& u& B& u7 E- M: j/ }Allied aircraft2 V) A( S2 Z7 a5 N# y; V* c; {
      H81-A3 x 22
# o' R* y4 |% b8 K- H( Y4 {. Y      P-40E Warhawk x 12
! w. v+ u+ ]$ e' v- N0 w7 |% N      P-43A-1 Lancer x 17# w2 j; x( t( B# r4 P0 b9 d
      P-66 Vanguard x 26: h( k* \) C8 S: w
      Blenheim IV x 42
8 A& }( M) X% ?6 m4 e$ T& Q1 [      Blenheim VD x 15
" l) E- e% v5 U0 D8 M$ n      Hudson IIIa x 32: p7 T% e( P' g) O1 E& x0 j
      Lysander II x 3" p% s* h9 a1 r# U9 L. A
      Mohawk IV x 24
: _9 U' ?0 B: m! i, Q      139WH-3 x 9
3 D# S6 v! i9 A  l      CW-22 Falcon x 16
0 r4 c& L5 Y$ H9 W      L-212 x 6
  V" |# Q  f$ w      P-40E Warhawk x 3: F4 G4 s; s, c6 ^6 \
      DB-7B x 11. K' x  }" \5 p' W5 @# G: o
      B-339-23 x 5% _* j  F1 n. t! S) M( A
      Kittyhawk I x 16; G  [4 A; ~2 W+ f! U
      B-24D1 Liberator x 9$ Z% b' ^6 }$ o. R
      B-25C Mitchell x 50" r' Y& i* N( J0 z2 z* |
      B-25D1 Mitchell x 29) s, s1 I. K; R  W+ n9 }: F8 Z7 U  B
      P-39D Airacobra x 25
& y- o$ H0 o4 E( D      P-40E Warhawk x 49
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      Blenheim IV: 4 damaged
! K( j8 f, I% v: I      Blenheim VD: 2 damaged7 F# b0 G3 f5 |: A. T$ m. f
      Hudson IIIa: 4 damaged' y- t5 F+ H- |- Y6 r
      139WH-3: 1 destroyed by flak1 A" g# `, ~8 q2 [5 l) P
      CW-22 Falcon: 2 damaged3 \; `2 I  f$ a
      L-212: 2 damaged
: S. D2 u. c2 k1 A0 H5 C      L-212: 1 destroyed by flak9 F% n! ], T, R* J5 z
      B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged
/ O# u' u6 q+ ~( o      B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged! A6 A5 f% R3 @+ p1 F9 ^# G
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged
+ F' c) l/ B! l- e. p. F      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak, v* R2 D! G! `7 A  W$ T

$ m& @. Z# ^) h' dJapanese ground losses:
  ~+ g" ?- t2 Q' t  Q6 _      86 casualties reported# s: s0 V8 x6 @, s: s: K! Z
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 [. F: C4 D+ n5 }4 M5 J% D         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
  \$ A: D. t) W+ A8 x         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# C% Q9 e) [  s& T+ m8 I      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 52nd Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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7 k$ ?: r+ q/ A9 u+ N/ fWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
( S  s# D  A3 X$ ^4 d. B7 x$ T' zEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 U& [$ o$ {* H3 h* U      P-43A-1 Lancer x 12
' |! O( g1 T  d4 R) \2 v& j" L      P-66 Vanguard x 34
6 z) \" M6 Z1 c; o  F: h! a1 y6 B      Blenheim IV x 66 C9 r; A" @$ t% R1 t* b/ F* p
      Blenheim VD x 9
9 T+ }: D! U* T6 k      Lysander II x 71 r- X- Y) n9 M- ~3 w
      Kittyhawk I x 2* I) R9 ?+ g; X+ p( y- C
      B-25C Mitchell x 17
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/ {7 R; e& o3 i2 t  f7 B* kAllied aircraft losses6 h9 u, D$ H" L0 w/ F# Z6 j
      Lysander II: 1 damaged5 n1 l6 Q- h0 L
      Lysander II: 1 destroyed by flak/ T0 b: f) ^6 a0 i4 @# x" q8 R
      B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
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      24 casualties reported; s! G8 ]3 V3 r! @0 Z
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
) m/ e) `9 ]- W# g( e; O         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 A" ~' ^- Y0 Y6 G3 X. \+ U# s         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 24, 43
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盟军CA炮击马绍尔群岛的mili岛遭遇当地岸炮的顽强抵抗，其中维奇塔号中了一炮之后居然sys20了。。。+ X1 H  T% M7 O' e: p2 [
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, b3 b/ r, [. a/ l3 ~Night Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!6 P+ D' n& |8 S% _1 u/ x3 [

* R( ]) [3 [# ?0 Y4 `. {; Y9 n0 x208 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.& L7 j1 `, R. g- ^
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Allied Ships( y6 o1 k8 D8 S6 F! l
      CA Wichita, Shell hits 1* J; w- I" q! ]1 \" G
      CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
1 ?8 G! r: {: D- v# K# r8 C      CA Quincy7 g$ ~  `0 d1 d- a/ H, d7 X
      CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1$ x" N1 U* L; c# d8 n
      CA Minneapolis" U9 k3 ^' i" o/ [, ^; h9 Q8 d, L
      CA Astoria# e) E& q! T7 n* n$ ]5 Q. _1 ]
      DD Walke! l1 I7 j* @, a$ P6 I
      DD O'Brien2 a- s6 Y* W/ S1 J
      DD Russell
8 I, m- a* p( C2 K% V+ |      DD Mustin5 x, f) d. r0 Q& G$ B# }8 W+ i! H
      DD Hammann
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1 I$ Z. R# i2 ZJapanese ground losses:
+ w7 o8 o  `( b* T% t$ R3 s2 E      115 casualties reported
! u# `" \# |9 {  W+ b         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled6 A! [6 p, n% h7 p8 g+ r
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled# A6 e; f/ }# ~: M( N
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 1* ?/ r3 W" [6 `# @; z# s+ _
Runway hits 2
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Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125
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  w) Y9 C. s( q! l  aJapanese aircraft losses- E( t1 n5 m  {. ?' K; U5 z9 M4 z& L7 n
      D4Y1 Judy: 8 damaged% y" ^5 F0 V5 q
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Allied Ships: b5 B+ p2 R2 l5 {
      CL Santa Fe
  X( K4 Z( d% m: {      CL Denver
& X& _7 _: s0 h9 C5 d      CL Montpelier4 h' T; R4 a+ {$ h
      CL Columbia9 S; e6 u2 ~5 b4 F, |, z; z5 o7 I
      CL Cleveland8 q1 e. F. ?: \# H( E1 L
      CL St. Louis
, @% p0 X8 {8 m8 P      DD Waller
4 p; \, S) s% S6 P$ G* K( R      DD Taylor
- Q( Y9 c6 n7 f  K( o      DD Radford- p6 a5 d0 N& _2 v0 c9 z; d/ L
      DD Philip' F7 E* c7 r* T- _2 h
      DD LaVallette( }" k2 O, S8 j" P
      DD Jenkins
6 `) e8 B* Y. Q* W      DD Cony
$ U' a; }7 `, a6 B+ ?9 u' a      DD Chevalier3 _- w- B2 [( `* s/ _( P" Y1 ^5 b- b
      DD Beale1 x" V+ p6 F, }$ j; p
      DD Fletcher
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Japanese ground losses:- V: k1 G+ p# ~
      290 casualties reported
% o5 K# `9 Z+ D0 K) {3 R$ ?         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! D* e( \! E" F( W
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
' k- Z$ B* [5 Q" R         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
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* w* [4 Y& b$ w0 J9 U2 hAirbase hits 5
# s. F) u. I8 M. {  nAirbase supply hits 4# J' C# I& i" X( o
Runway hits 23- ~1 `3 `- H+ I% W
Port hits 23
2 ]3 c9 ^2 t' _+ P2 Q) mPort supply hits 5

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 25, 43. _! G6 K$ q0 Y* C) n2 w6 S
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Night Naval bombardment of Abemama at 136,130
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0 n. m( x1 p7 S- m: N" |Allied Ships
- `) T4 d6 U; ?      CA Exeter
& S7 U$ T, E' P3 I' `- y  L      CA Sussex" X" S, j/ @5 C! t/ _3 l
      CA Shropshire. P+ N7 A' r" |8 p- a3 ~
      CA Chicago" _9 Z0 O) c/ h
      CA Louisville
* ~9 r  w) W; |& j! C  V9 B0 p      CA Chester( _2 x  y: `: d. H( D
      CA Northampton' I1 G( Y& b  z% }5 o& C2 t
      CA Portland
3 p( x/ b- C' D& C      CL Caradoc! y5 {3 G1 H# j( T. \
      CL Concord. X. ?, m- {5 q5 t
      CL Marblehead
# N8 [' s/ k. H0 W( Y3 J7 f9 M      CL Raleigh* i8 V% `7 c. l" w" `
      CL Richmond
8 e! ]+ _: R' K4 \) x      CL Danae
) c- k2 @; k) ], }: {( ^  x      CL Hobart
5 c9 {5 N9 C" F! l4 U' L      DD Lamson9 j( s) @9 }. c3 `/ l
      DD Cummings/ V# y% I7 q& G3 t* {' t( Q, c+ B
      DD Maury
3 N9 |2 K2 ]& k  ^* S5 ]6 n      DD McCall9 S# |4 P4 V! |+ ]
      DD Gridley
4 w/ [! H* y9 `% h7 g1 M* X      DD Craven* {+ t0 r5 Z' h$ b3 _) K2 K) {1 e
      DD Bagley
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Japanese ground losses:
- D# h% d6 t/ Z% l7 S1 u      114 casualties reported
1 a( M4 D* Z% K1 h: d% e         Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
/ n# E- I: ^5 o         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled, D* G+ s- @5 H+ J. B
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Port hits 12
9 J$ o4 b5 T/ N$ v* s/ P& [Port fuel hits 1
" B+ a+ [. W+ z& a: [Port supply hits 2/ C; |" `' \9 O5 \4 m+ b% \
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Night Naval bombardment of Abemama at 136,130
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Allied Ships
3 ~& l8 {0 j; n3 \2 m% E      CL Santa Fe/ I# K6 B( |0 e& t6 b) D' _
      CL Denver
6 {2 n* f) U; ~# n  i      CL Montpelier
8 c( J$ T- `$ t" Y4 U      CL Columbia' M1 D8 O$ e2 G; x
      CL Cleveland/ }' f) \; b+ @( Y% p$ k- }
      CL St. Louis
& _, a6 B) w2 i& C' Z- C4 L: @      DD Waller
& e  @+ Q4 ]2 h7 w      DD Taylor' z) s8 }( A+ C" |, x
      DD Radford
- h1 ?# V2 F7 g      DD Philip
, O; y3 ?5 j& m5 X' l      DD LaVallette* f* F1 p" D: d- n" {
      DD Jenkins. i4 u/ H" N& H
      DD Cony) X% ~- n) \- `) R+ u
      DD Chevalier
) J  S) N* O) w  l$ a      DD Beale
" Y+ E" e+ p+ y8 V      DD Fletcher/ F; y0 g0 R; x$ e

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0 x; M2 U! Q& m/ F1 ]      52 casualties reported
, m7 G* t3 b* o8 Y  k         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled8 M2 r; _- w8 n- e
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
5 \/ S; I: y3 e  E" c         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 I0 n# e( }- m
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Port fuel hits 1
' c' u4 D  v* \7 ?! G5 y) p: TPort supply hits 13 P- j! t$ I! {0 G% L; W

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Afternoon Air attack on 82nd Naval Guard Unit, at 136,130 (Abemama)2 g* f5 \2 [$ D0 ]* j% e# Y

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+ m0 M. [0 n: V* n' }6 x/ _2 @4 RRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet., y! u# V5 c7 H: n. {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft: T% q8 U$ u& a. f9 m. B
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 35' h6 e  D& q4 z/ s$ z
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 71
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8 t& q  _4 x( z8 nNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
0 G% k( x8 `# \2 q) J/ k  u% P      162 casualties reported
& g' i9 c  l5 w$ e         Squads: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ _6 `2 k& B7 e; O& O2 N         Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 2 disabled
% ~8 M+ J8 R) G# U/ h, I         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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ASW attack near Makin  at 136,125/ w/ i( z, w1 Q  Q. _% _2 }: G
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      SS I-18, hits 10,  on fire* }3 U. |; G: J. v. C8 o- h
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Allied Ships
* p% g, {2 s: f9 }7 l6 _8 L      DD Hull- c* j1 n5 r  B3 l# N5 X8 G

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- w# O9 V+ h; ~0 e, L日军对盟军在努美阿的行动进行了报复，突袭了印度的卡拉奇，击沉了数艘盟军小船
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Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 6 D6 l. w& t+ O& y( i+ e' U
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Raid detected at 153 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.; [) s, |3 A3 i4 J# @" s( T$ f
Estimated time to target is 57 minutes0 l/ Z0 ^: L& h! P: o

7 a! F  N+ V0 ~4 k, Z+ O( ^+ `2 L+ YJapanese aircraft
, I8 }- y8 C5 c/ z+ x* e# r; q      G3M3 Nell x 72
- R5 \3 d( b. e9 j, k9 W8 l      N1K1-J George x 206 ]' l* c% Q/ [

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Japanese aircraft losses
; Y, ~; C9 @: G4 s, s      G3M3 Nell: 3 damaged# A; c" c3 x! `
      G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
& D0 T) G6 A+ L1 S% T      AKE Makawao, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
5 ]( I) b9 a! [9 K+ w( B" V      ML No. 230, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
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8 [, r9 r8 L. C8 }: C4 o. `# b. e9 ]# |1 HRaid detected at 149 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
7 c7 F7 U- h3 W; l+ x, zEstimated time to target is 55 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! B2 X7 d' {- P      G3M3 Nell x 36
7 n4 x5 {* U. o( r9 T% m) d      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 587 I" {1 o3 j+ E8 n7 s  D
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Japanese aircraft losses
. p6 l5 f1 a: O6 e( {1 c# L      G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak7 n! D  ~1 r3 [
      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships  s  ]' W1 o& O: T7 f" e' h
      ML No. 204, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* P7 n/ A/ a2 _9 K$ n5 P
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/ {/ Q: P7 p2 ?/ j8 N9 S; _Port hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
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% Q8 i! g: Q% X+ V$ s! wRaid detected at 131 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.' Y) b7 T/ W8 A
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 R, ^+ b8 `4 J& w4 G- }  r  _
      J2M2 Jack x 38( j. ^7 S6 Z2 Z& q  h5 _
      N1K1-J George x 105
% U% U- {# n5 d! c. y, \      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 585 N, Y! x; B* n" p- w( c9 i2 W6 W2 @
      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 1050 e4 N% d0 {5 a/ x  }' v' Y# \, b

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, o4 j; W+ p' H  G7 F; i7 uJapanese aircraft losses% V6 ]8 R0 W/ E* s) r' \0 @
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged' g8 a- h! |( t7 a8 e* G
      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged5 q; e+ A7 t. ?1 s% c
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Allied Ships. H! E9 {" s! p" O
      ML No. 303, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, \( l* U& Q) O4 u- _; e$ b      ML No. 246, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk, Q+ b) V3 [2 @+ n6 f% I% [' N% M" o4 N

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; T$ z& {3 k' A' f: A7 {9 w9 G4 gPort hits 7
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Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms+ N4 k  \& k: r& q) V4 m1 H

; _7 i- v+ J0 R: O' O- W/ k" hRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 l: W+ s' y, L9 d9 u
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 N  f+ O7 }( k! F" n      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9
& B+ V* B+ V. Y4 B. F      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 20+ i% y; |& d. ]. N2 |$ E: o' F

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Japanese aircraft losses% y" b5 T, R' q' d
      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
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/ A. o$ q- c3 I. w- o      ML No. 245, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 A! n& c) o7 b  P5 S1 h
      ML No. 214, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% c1 m" J$ l4 @6 ~; n& B
      ML No. 247, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. J1 t! m- \3 P  T4 D0 m

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# Q8 ~: {, O* W7 N& _+ a0 ]8 rPort hits 1

hades1001

我想问一下为啥盟军放在航校的几十个教官一点用没有？+ |$ @3 A" |8 a2 j( b5 \
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关USAAF我就放了３０个教官，几个月了从来没见加速，飞行员的平均经验还月月下降

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 26, 43
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  s, q! ?* t# c8 H! z故地重游，感慨万千，盟军攻占阿帕玛玛2 I* e* z- X3 R* Y* ~1 Y
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4 v& J% F7 X: c$ r" V. _大统领不禁感慨：忆往昔峥嵘岁月稠，数风流人物，还看今朝( s- q- s) S2 ?- c
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Ground combat at Abemama (136,130)
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Allied Shock attack
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; v' M/ T+ {, B" e3 Z3 Q/ o5 z, hAttacking force 2182 troops, 68 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 732 f6 m- z7 \% X+ \- i& o. ~

6 \* _- B1 A6 r# R' m8 {( SDefending force 48 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11 g, U; r( Y: W( M
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Allied adjusted assault: 9 ; I3 c4 H# I$ I, }' G
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1
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) [! H2 ^' f5 t' K% z  {1 n( Z; IAllied assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Abemama !!!
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Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)
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0 }% N$ O! f# q; IJapanese ground losses:
3 N& q9 \4 f4 j0 ]9 e) ?/ \9 z" ]      48 casualties reported
" O- B, I3 H# R$ ]) y$ a. M# U         Squads: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled& d1 Z1 Q$ A4 ]6 C
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" ^& l, F4 v' ]
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% D5 q, T, O. A% }0 B# w' g
      Units destroyed 1  M2 {: F8 `# w0 Z( M% b

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$ j5 }, M% Y( e6 lAssaulting units:
' l; P+ E" d5 q& m    24th Infantry/B Div /12 E6 ~) Y3 i" e1 B4 Y" u0 m3 e3 D

& Z" A9 Y2 \) \8 c% HDefending units:
/ x6 V1 a* ]" J' K5 x    82nd Nav Gd /7  F5 b% x, w8 s; g) v2 ~
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! w! {, T# r: v) V) l' E1 ^ASW attack near Abemama  at 136,131
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Japanese Ships8 H1 q% h# y1 ?$ F3 U, d" S
      SS RO-100, hits 10,  on fire,  heavy damage
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      CL Columbia# d7 M/ l7 ?# E# [
      DD Chevalier
! u/ E' o5 z2 X$ D- ?0 f4 R- d      DD Waller
  P# i7 C6 C. \3 z7 b0 a  _      DD Taylor
9 k( p2 U7 F2 C- p: c7 N* B      DD Radford. e1 n- }8 q" J( u
      DD Philip1 c! F. Y8 }7 @- I7 H7 `/ S0 ?0 s; M

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SS RO-100 is sighted by escort
5 [3 ^/ G9 C& i. D# ]6 YDD Waller attacking submerged sub ....
! K# ^3 o. S' T+ yDD Taylor fails to find sub, continues to search...
5 q* A+ K* l, ^: lDD Radford fails to find sub and abandons search
/ T, l) [& E, R. dDD Philip fails to find sub and abandons search$ W/ u. K; f3 s5 p+ {! q
DD Waller fails to find sub and abandons search! r# M7 o: c  d7 ~% K# @# ?
DD Taylor attacking submerged sub ....
  b( \! b* m+ ]9 iSounds of submarine breaking up detected!' Z3 v; \" K- S; l
Escort abandons search for sub