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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 43
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4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；& ]; x" B( c. G! O( |8 [" O
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TF58掩护登陆舰队队进入登陆位置，准备16日凌晨抢滩7 P9 h- f5 G" m& a3 [
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1 f: {" p& e) u+ G+ }Sub attack near Tabiteuea  at 137,134
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Japanese Ships- t. l. T9 ]/ L
      SS I-38, hits 10- ]$ x" T1 U# G" k% W5 @
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Allied Ships
9 W! T: y+ J& g) m$ `      DD Reid, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
, z+ Q% I( _; u      CA Frobisher
( B+ i& j) n! H0 i. d. h, Y      CL Montpelier, m& W' K: n& V9 Y7 X; v" \6 J
      DD Conyngham
! t( V# }: M6 x. Y      DD Downes
. M+ J2 J# q% f; n      DD Preston
1 `$ U: M# u4 D" ~# h1 k8 A      DD Smith
, B% U: W: `8 a$ T+ ?' e      DD Perkins3 A! C3 h9 L0 Z, [
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Naval bombardment of Tabiteuea at 137,134$ m: c9 M  v) W( F0 ?9 B8 Q

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      no flights6 w- [, X" f2 W/ b0 o
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ z3 k0 U: E7 t4 n      H8K1 Emily: 6 damaged
& Z/ t% G% j+ I& c& E      H8K1 Emily: 1 destroyed on ground* G* K) Y' t1 n: t% H# b+ o
      N1K1-J George: 66 damaged
7 @" e: F. M9 Q1 A- N3 A. f2 ^5 ~  M      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
) V+ K$ g5 c$ {- T1 |# Q      Ki-46-III Dinah: 2 damaged6 ~  P5 d3 F: t# k+ j& P
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Allied Ships9 r3 v( Q; T3 l2 T& e
      CL Denver; _( x: C/ O+ E7 l/ F# b! ~
      CL St. Louis1 B) [( V! e9 C
      CL Raleigh4 K5 X% e0 p& _# C
      DD Doyle
5 s9 y+ c2 W2 p% _+ i& H( a1 V      DD Carmick8 M# u1 `) g4 ~3 Y; U2 A
      DD Kalk/ m% c% p/ y0 j
      DD Hobby6 C+ z1 T3 e: R; n1 N: I. |
      DD Gillespie! R1 X/ B2 b# \2 P$ w
      DD Gansevoort
9 Y# A  K, J0 W' u+ w9 S      DD Frazier7 \8 {8 f9 B$ F: r" O
      DD Strong
5 o5 L7 R: ?; p1 g  C! o; ]      DD Saufley' E  l4 S) L' l' ]% e9 ^2 L) Z
      DD Radford
& A' E0 w% z) k4 Q3 \) U1 O      DD Eaton
! b5 |5 ]) h5 `  [      DD Bache
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Japanese ground losses:
4 _3 u& l# f2 s      84 casualties reported4 f2 t2 f8 C8 h
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. U4 p/ p7 c1 F9 L% b) G
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled9 K' e( K5 ]. N& D
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Airbase hits 35" E8 l( S0 b: n& s" Y4 }
Airbase supply hits 23
& Y" @& A$ ?8 e% Q0 D" d; f0 xRunway hits 1298 u% K  I% j* i' M
Port hits 68/ J0 S3 x; h! J, R# i0 u
Port supply hits 16
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* }  N& _2 n% R, }Naval bombardment of Tabiteuea at 137,134% u6 C. I6 R6 A; t& d2 ^- R! U% y

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      no flights% b2 s( f4 T+ u4 |
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Japanese aircraft losses5 B) T2 C. ^+ _/ t6 d: K
      N1K1-J George: 36 damaged+ x. A% A7 j' Y! j6 p, l: P
      H8K1 Emily: 2 damaged
! O. x6 [' o4 z  f- i/ o      Ki-46-III Dinah: 3 damaged
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4 S! o2 k& i  u. j3 l      CA Frobisher
% }- F; ~: }$ @      CA Hawkins
$ I, Z4 H* {  Q# q; [* M1 j0 x      CL Santa Fe4 _/ v2 ^* F+ r  H+ u
      CL Montpelier
. h  r; b% v. `( X5 V, S6 F      CL Cleveland, a( r, E% ~8 i' K; Z- J8 s  Q
      CL Richmond0 x; P1 T" j7 a
      CL Danae7 v9 ?4 w9 P9 M
      DD Downes; ^  D' v0 T/ [$ Z; P( r
      DD Preston
3 f, o0 ?5 E9 z) _9 O. I      DD Smith
/ \5 B; H* T  l      DD Perkins+ `# L2 F4 A) p) i+ A# v
      DD Cushing+ |$ S1 s) Q" ?
      DD Conyngham
% K: I$ y3 |' v1 `      DD Case
( T+ I* J7 }" r. R( e      DD Lamson3 }, o. m( a8 ?$ ~# \& S5 M
      DD Cummings
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Japanese ground losses:
$ k  ?% i' q$ j$ K' Y* a" q      63 casualties reported( @' x: Y# @1 R: k* `" _
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; u6 h. P2 `6 ?" @  @
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
+ c% Y( @0 A- L         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 j" O( D+ U4 X- C

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Airbase hits 14
( l: J; u. O! ]3 L7 `Airbase supply hits 7" _7 o! G1 x1 i3 v  f
Runway hits 476 B0 e; o8 t/ l2 s+ V* Y, N& @! @
Port hits 384 Q3 ^( ]1 z& ^
Port supply hits 6

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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( L$ r; B5 `- _# M% y- \. g, J- f

! T, Z: \0 i, c, E. Y, u# g! U  ^% N% h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
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9 D% x$ F% G+ vMorning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 9 g# o1 g( F5 h3 M+ E% D& f5 o

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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.5 n8 [' [, h% Q! v
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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# D% c: M) X. `7 c% \Japanese aircraft
6 f5 s) K* e' E* c      J2M2 Jack x 88 I3 Z7 ]* N8 G& L- v
      N1K1-J George x 48: O6 M- f% d$ u; j* Q9 F
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 128
, Z/ B  n) H7 O; }; X" u      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 15
+ l+ z8 u2 _0 ~: r      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 7
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- F. s6 @# X5 AAllied aircraft
5 O  [$ l+ n/ U( F      Spitfire Vc Trop x 45. W7 @- A! y& s
      P-38F Lightning x 24
$ {: G/ L& q: w8 D: Y7 F      P-38G Lightning x 3
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; l' H, U1 C0 {0 U6 MJapanese aircraft losses5 l8 A" m: g$ B6 w; d
      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed5 Q$ _, ~: O$ {) S
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
  e5 H6 |* t1 }4 y1 N( ?6 _      Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 destroyed# U; y% r5 d" J% u+ Z- B
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Allied aircraft losses
/ V2 g3 Q7 t9 h4 y8 @9 c      Spitfire Vc Trop: 2 destroyed
) s+ z( M( ]1 u! h' o      P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed) ?* `$ }8 J' W6 k* ]

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/ W! H) e  e# Q. |1 mMorning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 ( o' v9 R5 l; a
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain; M: [; X; a/ ^8 l! b
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.) `; D- l1 w" ]0 ]
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes$ {9 X5 \  \& T$ ?, F8 m% N

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      J2M2 Jack x 8& v$ A4 Y- N5 @, u% f
      N1K1-J George x 44
; [' V1 k8 D  N      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 118
8 s, ?0 m3 w* e" I- l& B* r      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14" }/ [& O. N3 _$ N1 h7 h% w# c: Q
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3
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2 C& h! K6 h- d1 R) QAllied aircraft
( ]' _$ Z' H. x      Kittyhawk III x 16' q0 b& z3 F" ?3 J8 q
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. g5 V2 I1 ]& Y1 H6 aJapanese aircraft losses
" Y$ }) a% j7 p1 m7 t" {      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed: P9 S. ^* s) |/ Q/ ^7 O, O/ X) C

  F3 m. w9 N2 u6 LAllied aircraft losses
8 o! V1 s0 w0 v! u0 B) V8 o      Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed; B% T; m" m8 T, ?

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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 37,600 feet.% }8 d: ]- \; o5 z/ F
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes! b, c+ g- H' t1 b1 Y
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Japanese aircraft
& L- g7 A, T; D1 b5 b      J2M2 Jack x 8' `% U/ J( f, b/ H# p9 b
      N1K1-J George x 42+ g3 h- V1 @6 X4 H, c' e
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 113
% K# _, w2 Y3 v0 ?% p      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 144 J. C( I9 r4 }5 g' l0 b* g* D
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3
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- |5 Q1 Y! C* H: l. I      Hurricane IIc Trop x 31" h5 X7 I1 a+ [" b( D! ]; F
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% q+ i* O8 i/ U. ~1 q9 {: ~3 FJapanese aircraft losses1 G0 B: y& _0 u) ]) s
      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed2 @* l( v- s% [0 R, W7 Z& T
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, g- s9 A% n3 f3 I( r# l      Hurricane IIc Trop: 8 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 4 t$ n8 }5 s. \, v0 r2 h+ Y5 v

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! z* f! z$ a7 A- P, B- ~) ~Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
+ V- c/ v# t. D- |5 c/ x2 hEstimated time to target is 27 minutes( h/ B" h) m2 D/ X: E4 E/ a* n

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2 M9 Q9 i; O0 {. o      J2M2 Jack x 8
4 G4 k1 f0 A2 J5 N! `      N1K1-J George x 35
0 F. }* v& A0 B0 t( a2 q) x, ?      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 106
$ u  _% X, j: B3 X      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
: U$ p! y% n+ l, _% d6 R% |/ \      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3
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Allied aircraft. P7 A4 K4 q0 b  u0 A2 |
      B-17F Fortress x 18
1 v) w4 H, N# g      B-24D Liberator x 41$ W7 R) l6 X8 {" c) v5 O2 Z) K$ e2 V
      B-24D1 Liberator x 412 h( k2 ?+ u0 {! B/ |! u8 P( \8 Y9 F* ~
      P-38E Lightning x 9
3 [9 h+ N. |" r) |$ J; G; b6 w7 ]      P-38G Lightning x 344 s4 f" n$ S) J
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. o" {. E) G+ ^6 p& {9 l9 _2 q; A" N      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
* G8 f% F9 E$ }3 O- o; B! k: l      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
. F% G# M8 x0 G( V      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed8 ^2 ^0 i8 K- [0 x3 f
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground. `5 @. l( ?( F( O) b8 R
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 damaged! {7 X# O, R* ^  n, r7 x- ]

! J4 k9 f7 j5 @) vAllied aircraft losses2 d% j7 G+ e& |2 y0 c  ~3 G
      B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged) q9 j8 X8 c8 a5 H
      B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged& B/ C& X9 E  v$ z7 \- Y
      P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed
3 X8 f- \' z" e4 O+ V0 M" r; Y      P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed
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Airbase hits 38 K7 |4 b* c+ |8 l8 W
Runway hits 27
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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 5 O8 H# \( [3 x. b: I5 V3 ^
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain4 e' |  [3 f& v3 F- q9 f) z
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
8 C9 I. ?" K1 o" q& z) K: `Estimated time to target is 25 minutes4 ?4 O# t! G' J4 ]0 _$ S& \
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5 R# @7 }# H4 |/ f8 c* H, K      J2M2 Jack x 42 {* v0 Y# i, ]7 g
      N1K1-J George x 28
( ]. S# z8 i1 b% r9 R5 z: g1 q      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 80+ n# t+ e: ~8 L& r9 b
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 12
# l" q7 c' G0 w      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 2
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Allied aircraft4 y, ^" i9 J8 L- z+ @: ]- k
      B-24D Liberator x 16* }8 B) L) t' [+ L
      B-24D1 Liberator x 12
% a2 B0 v" X+ D5 S. ]7 }3 {) k9 K      P-38G Lightning x 7
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* i9 B6 O5 V6 DJapanese aircraft losses0 g$ c2 K. ?. v% K2 K
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed% D$ p4 Q7 }$ N7 s
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Allied aircraft losses  U& b4 p4 ]. z- D
      B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
1 B4 k% A2 J# w2 i( D      B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak% ]2 s( u1 b2 Y1 W5 ~8 h  y
      B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged+ O! x3 f* B1 z% r; U, ?
      P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed- l1 g/ M* n+ K& `
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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 4 F. u) M! w; A  X
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5 w0 \, x% W% HRaid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.7 p' h+ b' J: e/ I2 a8 [
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes4 _& J7 Z) `; Y( h. B% L! `
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Japanese aircraft
3 _: @3 P1 t: \* M. p+ h& c# X      J2M2 Jack x 44 a- L% y6 S! j5 p; `9 H
      N1K1-J George x 22
; F% G' I$ s6 T! {      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 74
5 a# j, S; K! A% j2 z      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 10
& p' S. U8 d! I      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 2. F& l0 O. A3 h# }) Y

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Allied aircraft
5 l: a2 [; ~! {# _( H) k& }6 |0 y      P-38G Lightning x 21
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% a# X& a: h6 E      N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed0 V( k# }6 v2 M) ^$ Z
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses+ c2 p! D$ D: ~, ?2 [- `
      P-38G Lightning: 2 destroyed6 v" }) @$ J1 J/ l# \" J
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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 2 `4 k/ C& V  n* x

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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.0 a! @$ `6 f& _8 W1 }" u0 C
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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      J2M2 Jack x 4* G$ r& E8 Z3 n6 `, p; _$ V# n
      N1K1-J George x 17
! P6 J  t* K* E! P      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 54
8 C3 A/ _" |* M, n- b      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 10% l" X: I9 m% ?& c
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 10 a% e# W3 q3 X4 e* G9 D( k
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, x6 U/ y& Q! J8 y0 aAllied aircraft
- ~# m4 Y  g5 O% U      P-40K Warhawk x 103! h8 H' `, v8 W9 L$ \! r

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& C* [" L5 \+ ?# y' A      J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed- k- Q+ s3 S4 q" u- c1 E6 l1 Y( X
      N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed
3 M9 g$ ~* i% G9 W      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 8 destroyed
& e  E& F( \8 ~0 H5 [" O: n: c# a      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed  V8 p; ^, A* a# e) s; H9 \

* j9 l# ^& ~  z0 UAllied aircraft losses' l0 |" ]; ]2 ^: m* \/ n0 \. t
      P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 0 S  N+ I; h6 s

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1 N2 j2 i  `% u: r$ |+ kRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.& n! b8 d9 C, X( L$ g5 v
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& T  l9 e# a. {: ~! ]9 J6 g      J2M2 Jack x 2- K- r! F, ~5 K. B
      N1K1-J George x 99 i6 E: N; c: x( V2 k
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 22" r2 S# N1 O3 C$ t" A, p/ Q: N
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3# u8 ?  d3 E- N+ K
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 18 G/ ]: y6 n) Y9 ~) F9 x
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; _2 q6 {( U" @$ R- _Allied aircraft
8 G& L% Y' i+ W! ]0 [2 {1 i! t      P-40K Warhawk x 44
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: C4 G0 s! j8 u6 z0 C& uJapanese aircraft losses1 g+ I& E& h2 y) ?" o2 H
      N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed
7 C* ]- M+ U/ E      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 6 destroyed
* s# f  Y% a( A6 I6 o8 V      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
1 X" a7 T! |4 S/ p/ Z  `) l) ?      Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
! y1 M7 i; g4 n3 X      P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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. c+ j' Q, g; X; r* _2 j: _Ground combat at Portland Roads (91,132)% e8 u' b2 J/ v
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0 F6 N6 X' q" h# Y/ ^3 A, o3 E9 gAttacking force 34874 troops, 519 guns, 2168 vehicles, Assault Value = 1579
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Defending force 32103 troops, 489 guns, 630 vehicles, Assault Value = 724
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5 ?- a/ I3 Y" S) q: [4 [- DAllied adjusted assault: 971
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Japanese adjusted defense: 3045
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( J# T7 U( [" D' \Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 7) & q1 C) Q, R9 b# f1 h
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Combat modifiers
- L" l4 ?, L8 v/ e- hDefender: terrain(+), forts(+)
0 S. n/ N0 I1 v* T3 pAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
! b0 c$ |5 }5 O3 ]      1198 casualties reported
) i/ X- U. Q( n4 ^% m' v( f/ [2 q$ s         Squads: 45 destroyed, 33 disabled2 |# [" o! {+ X1 A& i
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 13 disabled2 `% M* O$ ^+ ~. Y# ^
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
8 g4 @1 n2 c. V( l      Guns lost 45 (19 destroyed, 26 disabled)
; I9 k% ^! a$ X& w      Vehicles lost 24 (3 destroyed, 21 disabled)& |) P/ \8 U6 }: o# S

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% ^" j5 P  \7 u( h- W      2471 casualties reported0 k" _$ p! U+ F& f  y$ K$ e
         Squads: 18 destroyed, 226 disabled
- P$ r- q+ w. _; H         Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 100 disabled
  n  l! o2 p1 B3 ^# o         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
/ {, B9 g8 r* m3 C! z      Guns lost 67 (2 destroyed, 65 disabled)" f3 `6 t( n) Q" s2 O# @1 b. ?
      Vehicles lost 210 (16 destroyed, 194 disabled)& l+ V6 ?) A4 z) K# E3 W

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Assaulting units:
4 ], U) ?" E3 ~    25th Infantry Division- h9 T( `) r5 ~9 n* @! q! ?
    2/4th Armoured Regiment2 A5 ]1 e( E9 b2 u; o+ J) j* N% X+ f
    194th Tank Battalion2 y6 ~7 ^3 }1 D9 f1 s
    2/7th Armoured Regiment
1 u6 ]( i6 s) L! I6 |    40th Infantry Division
- h/ E: q9 M5 J, p* Q    2/9th Armoured Regiment
9 F& X. X: k4 g2 f- `$ A    627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
- \7 o' F0 i, D* X" I    193rd Tank Battalion; p2 j- n2 a- s; M* R8 w
    2/8th Armoured Regiment/ v( I# v' \- s' p. @7 x
    2/6th Armoured Regiment/ K1 K6 y/ l* f5 Y6 [3 }. X# N
    754th Tank Battalion
3 N" {7 P+ w3 M! ~; z! }  w" |8 F    2/11th Armoured Car Battalion( l) f0 J- P6 R+ F
    192nd Tank Battalion
. |+ x4 L) W2 X% |  k    2/10th Armoured Regiment
# w; p! m, S3 q  {5 N    2/5th Armoured Regiment
% ]% ~+ l: P# K6 y9 i    2nd Army Tank Brigade* }6 S" U: _& c, Y( \7 y
    3rd Marine Defense Battalion
/ j! P- J4 [' C0 Q& o3 E  H    2/1st Heavy AA Regiment9 ?, G0 e; X  _) Z5 `, D! P( c
    2nd Australian Army% `5 J2 u7 [* @% X
    217th Coast AA Regiment1 v6 N" E4 n* [& g. j4 D/ t
    2/2nd Heavy AA Regiment2 _) q7 x* S# }1 O8 h
    205th Coast AA Regiment
( U/ }: x  s0 A0 a7 ~% |$ {8 C9 P    4th Marine Defense Battalion
& p! Q) i9 A$ _1 E0 r4 V) k    2/3rd Light AA Regiment
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Defending units:' i5 `8 W7 j8 e, @  a: ]
    23rd Nav Gd Unit /1
; {# u) w8 b/ m1 M    16th Guards Regiment' S2 M" `& ?# Q+ d  b* @
    1st Recon Battalion8 E! _6 g) z4 o6 T& P9 N: x7 N
    Yokosuka 4th SNLF+ r3 C8 u8 i  E' L3 k
    I./124th Infantry Battalion5 n9 X6 W/ r' }3 i% W+ |$ Q
    2nd Tank Rgt /1! [( y* r. V! @2 `3 k$ l5 I
    1st Raiding Regiment' A: u8 f. l1 N& Q
    14th Tank Rgt /1
0 B5 o  M7 d5 s1 W- {    4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
* }# z8 V, W7 S+ p( U    4th Tank Regiment
# o& V+ Z6 B- E    13th Garrison Unit   X" g; p# U# e9 E. K
    Kure 2nd SNLF
. v$ @  m" T+ w* G  a0 u    24th Nav Gsn Unit
% R) ?0 X$ X2 W6 Q: a    Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
# p1 |# T! y8 O% I4 `    8th Recon Regiment
  D( d8 ]  J7 X0 |$ y# b" `3 N    2nd Recon Regiment
# J8 \7 x1 ^* k' y( T    Guards Tank Div /4" _& a) ?9 u7 J
    39th Road Const Co
, A, ?% O' f2 j3 m    2nd Shipping Engineer Regiment
4 i5 z! c5 L7 X    2nd Air Defense AA Regiment- E- e: W+ c) b- P: K1 F+ T( v' W
    3rd Shipping Engineer Regiment
& e* W( t! R! a4 o% a  q    40th JAAF AF Bn
" U- j/ C9 C; k  d1 y% n% c9 o) ]# x    30th JNAF AF Unit
# ]; q# i7 C/ f. [    21st Air Defense AA Regiment
% S+ h: E9 O: h+ P    12th Air Defense AA Battalion/ W9 _7 g& x! G( y9 N
    12th Ind. AA Battalion4 _+ Y- H) i  X2 j
    1st Mobile AA Battalion
% h5 \0 F. k; D. X% v/ m9 Y    34th Field AA Battalion8 g+ }( o( @' @; K) G4 S
    13th JAAF Base Force /2' w& J* J$ B7 ^$ O0 v, {; H
    43rd JNAF AF Unit
) i' x. h; G% ]2 _- \; x  q    5th Field AF Construction Battalion3 L+ E' X+ z8 u
    57th JNAF AF Unit & |3 t* \9 ^2 b: m& W
    41st JNAF AF Unit 4 I9 ], ?1 @( @0 B
    5th JNAF AF Unit /3
- Q6 R. }9 J, }    25th Air Defense AA Regiment7 e1 M  B" N8 u6 E
    56th Recon Rgt /1
5 H) w) A  d3 S. c0 E; k# B    6th Air Defense AA Regiment
4 {0 Z" B: L* R$ T: @, P" N6 z# L    7th Field AF Construction Battalion
/ x, t- v1 O# d' X    4th Air Defense AA Regiment
7 a7 Z; f5 L3 n    23rd Air Defense AA Regiment: F1 m$ u: F/ `6 c( p2 |2 h6 P
    7th Ind. Engineer Regiment
' }/ @0 ~8 E9 n4 z' i, ?6 p1 H    7th JNAF AF Unit /3$ c& d- O8 ?: l9 k
    6th Field AF Construction Battalion
* {5 x! T8 y$ P% ?1 |5 T    3rd Air Defense AA Regiment
/ B! a2 G% ]3 z. W: W* F) ?    5th Air Defense AA Regiment! V7 D" U$ ?- u; B
    3rd Air Army
: R7 A, u! g; R) M    21st Ind.AA Gun Co
) T5 v' B* X7 d, |+ {    15th Base Force /1

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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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& H5 K6 k# x( r7 i  RNight Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,128
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4 \+ Z) e$ l9 t" U8 r" n7 a      CA Exeter8 I7 J/ G& D! o( s2 N: \: U
      CA Shropshire  g. x4 h5 e: l8 }& ]
      CA Wichita  a! ?. z* q; j- {- B  G* }9 \3 E
      CA Vincennes
, w5 A1 a# U2 U1 l& R4 W8 b      DD Morris3 e6 y7 }/ T/ z# I4 H: D  N
      DD Meade7 k/ P9 b" y) \
      DD Caldwell" p9 ~1 d, w/ J- R8 Y" o
      DD Bancroft
7 l# Z* [; n2 S0 h, ~. H      DD Bailey( l1 v) |5 r6 [) s8 d
      DD Woodworth
! n7 \( N' O4 s7 [( f/ z# k      DD Barton4 }! n: l- D' I. {! q! b

# c7 g7 f: o. X' l+ oJapanese ground losses:
# B! K- N$ L5 v! U# j      276 casualties reported
% S  o, V0 r( R+ \4 t         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% H2 [& J# w" ~: v" ^         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled- V0 A, O+ b9 j0 O  b
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
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4 U' u! E1 g% s4 v( `Airbase hits 11
2 }% W. T5 A: A3 ?Airbase supply hits 45 P, V/ |6 \3 Y# u
Runway hits 46
1 C( Q1 S% }6 G8 D" ?' RPort hits 10
* v: P( y; |+ F. B: h2 U" M6 DPort supply hits 3
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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。; F& T  k4 b8 c3 ]
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  X' S0 {9 |# d+ {. ENight Naval bombardment of Tabiteuea at 137,134! }: C8 }" s1 Z4 m# R! b
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Japanese aircraft
5 L0 N& S4 V' A3 i3 y  z' B# V9 q9 Y      no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses  x/ U% n8 f5 }# R
      N1K1-J George: 42 damaged
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7 x  ]9 A9 Y6 Y- I5 xAllied Ships
! w4 K! K* f& c2 b! B' v/ r6 d& Y      CA Quincy0 l9 Y  q  v( T4 n# m5 ?
      CA San Francisco
3 [0 c5 Z( Z- q9 G0 u- D$ }      CA Minneapolis
/ J# L. ]3 r/ B' m, p8 R      CA Astoria
6 \% p) Y: ~$ I% w7 P      CA Chicago. \6 `4 _" g( P2 o: e) O
      CA Louisville
9 q6 E! r' u+ R/ Z2 j      CA Chester
. N+ g9 }/ t' d3 {" {/ [+ H7 _      CA Northampton' h9 X* U8 n* c+ j( z
      CA Portland# @$ \' x- q' X
      DD Farenholt, o. F, W( K/ }/ W3 E7 p+ R' S  k
      DD McCalla$ X6 ^2 t2 _4 I* X' M1 d' C' x2 ~
      DD Lardner$ ?" S; o4 |5 ]
      DD Lansdowne0 e0 u7 u+ \  {! f; B6 c% H! K3 d
      DD Duncan
( P3 V6 S2 T) J- {' d0 `" M+ [3 u      DD Buchanan
* L- ]0 s% f& g, J+ \4 D      DD Aaron Ward! m: U: G$ u) j7 s& y4 C6 E

# z) }7 W, I) m$ |Japanese ground losses:( f% y$ C' f8 i- d- U
      131 casualties reported
: c6 o7 n6 G) Q" ]# p         Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
1 m2 Y$ o* C3 X- i6 s$ M         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 37 disabled0 n3 B8 i* Q) E7 I; @  U# l
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
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Airbase hits 8+ F' A: y, y+ M  C$ O
Airbase supply hits 4- `7 @. s( m4 {
Runway hits 26
$ A; g6 |; g" G5 q8 }9 IPort hits 221 H+ W4 e5 k! r
Port supply hits 3) h& b! A. ~/ Z# F5 x2 f
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Ground combat at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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: y: a# F! _' ?0 v$ aAllied Shock attack
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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 = 43# [) X0 |) K: |$ M

: h9 M1 M+ q# P" y  m9 J  p* \/ r/ ^Allied adjusted assault: 269
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Japanese adjusted defense: 2
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Allied assault odds: 134 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Tabiteuea !!!
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      no flights: o' {+ k1 B, n
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ Q& K/ K) I) v$ J7 j; C1 w      N1K1-J George: 19 destroyed
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Combat modifiers
& F4 i4 z& Z6 bDefender: leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-)
" ?) c. N2 {/ H3 k& y/ h$ QAttacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:& [& b8 V, B0 E* ^: \) B- _
      2500 casualties reported
0 \3 o- I  F; H2 v         Squads: 65 destroyed, 1 disabled$ k. D" I. p4 f5 F- C" O5 g# L
         Non Combat: 173 destroyed, 2 disabled2 w: Q/ g% G8 g# R1 i& u; f+ R; M
         Engineers: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled  k# U1 `$ L3 b! F
      Guns lost 27 (25 destroyed, 2 disabled)
% T/ E0 i& R, E$ |* y, e      Units destroyed 2- e3 ^& N* m, u8 }: S/ q" V# f: r
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Allied ground losses:
# e# w7 q3 }! r9 ]6 B& M      97 casualties reported+ l1 E' c" R0 b" g
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled2 Z: Y% x- t4 ~! i  z$ X8 ?  N6 [. Q
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. [* z8 z4 {/ ~& [0 Y9 Q         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:
4 k0 u7 f, _2 R2 A- }    24th Infantry Division
+ T8 |, C5 s$ Z' [1 K8 u' [3 o    2nd Marine Division
! F# w7 m9 E0 R1 |    1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
5 F! S! b5 x" |: Y0 b    165th Field Artillery Battalion4 f3 w" T, N& j0 m: F- `
    223rd USN Base Force9 Q7 z4 L& q/ F6 x
    3rd USN Naval Construction Regiment; o& |6 ~$ e. \5 a; m9 k
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3 H1 n5 k, L& o' b1 j+ B* V    51st Naval Guard Unit
& R7 U+ n% n, e& W    17th JNAF AF Unit
; S' O9 n4 }. ^% X8 M% @# L  P" a    22nd JNAF AF Unit

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9 T9 c/ z" J; h+ g) u1 E7 }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
4 |2 w3 H- q" r+ B5 [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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7 d. u8 ^+ h  x, iTF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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Allied Ships5 F! G) [1 C. q8 \4 J+ x
      DD Nicholas, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage- W! e: R/ d9 K3 r7 E

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TF 162 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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# a/ z8 D* Y' V8 l      DD Cushing, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage
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TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134): x$ |6 f- `3 V. c; Y6 M2 }
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TF 45 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)7 |' s6 m' f: T$ y

/ U4 B7 x) _6 I5 fAllied Ships
, I0 S' u  R2 L# a" T1 \      DD Monssen, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
. J5 V6 {, }% G* F      DD Grayson, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage4 O4 n( Q6 Z7 \4 I- s& ~) n. C
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% L% w$ M8 F7 q# W" `TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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      DD DeHaven, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage3 H8 |8 {9 I, L) h4 b1 X

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TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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9 d( }7 ?/ U+ V, A8 o. l% a" [0 d      BB Massachusetts, Mine hits 1. D# Z, V) I8 H0 ?$ ^" s  }
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; I1 k' L. a* x. Q+ }9 iTF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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, ^* q" j2 b) Y  OAllied Ships
: E8 ?; p6 w7 y9 D8 U  r$ O$ p      BB Massachusetts, Mine hits 19 F8 x) `- D8 e  t1 P
      BB Washington, Mine hits 1
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TF 162 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134). H6 K! H1 L" b' s6 I
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      DD Conyngham, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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* A6 T. X7 m( v      DD Abbot, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage& P! @2 O7 b1 E3 x5 a6 g7 i
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TF 45 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)7 }$ v5 {7 }0 y' u+ y4 a9 F: b  e
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      DD Gwin, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage7 \0 |6 y6 e3 f- z: [
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TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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      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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; ]# l0 H$ Y2 k2 }# A不过我没有试过在敌人基地布雷然后登陆，
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8 A! S$ |$ S, v& r这次算是长见识了

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 18, 43
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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
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* e; ~: x! h4 H( O% qNight Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,128
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Allied Ships  d7 Y+ B" N0 j) i  S; S$ Y
      CA Vincennes8 `( w9 f0 n$ }: _1 Y- a1 ~+ f
      CA Quincy, i; s8 C' j2 q. M+ z
      CA San Francisco
+ |: w9 \# k% ?0 f/ c; z      CL Santa Fe
' \7 q5 |4 S- g, N$ \( x! s      CL Denver; a- r: s2 k3 |
      CL Montpelier$ G& r  T7 o4 {' T# ~
      CL Cleveland
- `4 G" S3 v! P      DD Doyle0 J  A* N, I  e
      DD Carmick, Z6 K! i! P) |- q* G
      DD Strong
, j! T2 v/ @* L8 W. [      DD Saufley3 C- v4 ]3 G& A! L! _7 q% j
      DD Radford
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Japanese ground losses:' `; c5 I8 B) M3 L0 g* M( L
      340 casualties reported1 @" X6 t( K2 v( w/ R
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 F( H5 `% r! C. s# C7 H$ }! Q         Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 31 disabled
! @6 Y; y8 ~- R1 v* K$ q         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled) m* W" ^; T9 q* Y5 S5 l3 c0 K/ `
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) a3 Q$ y. I( T: A+ N3 aAirbase hits 21
! {4 z6 A7 l$ V% W7 q2 ~Airbase supply hits 5
6 h4 K5 ~1 _7 J6 i9 Z. H" cRunway hits 59
0 i, J5 c: A1 @$ [Port hits 23
2 x5 y* J4 B  N8 v, ~* _) q5 TPort supply hits 60 A) O+ W" X; W9 l5 \" D+ G
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Night Naval bombardment of Maiana at 135,129
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      CA Minneapolis/ m6 K8 R$ ?4 W4 Y
      CA Astoria- C/ \* k  @1 u: Y
      CL St. Louis
3 M& q8 q/ t- D3 S; o7 F      CL Raleigh
4 U) }0 [4 c' E% i      CL Richmond0 m( I. U: `- C( e. T! i6 d
      CL Danae
$ D3 r4 R! M& c$ Y* [      DD Downes# @4 i) N( N. h5 e- n: F7 P( q
      DD Perkins
* v+ v9 A. S) C5 M* k      DD Case
% I- C, L) W- |' \      DD Lamson+ r/ H! n3 E$ A7 t
      DD Cummings
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Japanese ground losses:7 b  I- J; C1 W+ n# I  t9 d
      261 casualties reported
7 n" M' f7 r3 D" E# n9 z         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 c1 Y2 |3 {4 I, S+ o4 U
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
% s! T; o5 Y1 I5 R& E* `         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
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Airbase hits 53 k3 M. V; [+ J7 B, O0 g1 C
Airbase supply hits 6" d0 y- `4 x0 G% @
Runway hits 30# `) z/ ~8 f* H/ w  J
Port hits 4+ i6 y/ d5 C1 o. z
Port supply hits 1$ {9 H, @% {" o& T+ w
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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. ^2 v# }; N& i: l# O$ i8 o
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5 S8 O# H8 I  Q# _Morning Air attack on 27th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh), Z% g; D; F5 r4 r' w6 T3 r, \

& y1 j' Z8 u) A& b3 B, h5 zWeather in hex: Clear sky
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; O$ b$ u# l0 R! ERaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; t% Q  K! H: q; Q9 c+ I
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Allied aircraft
/ J3 r1 G: j( m% c6 @6 m- b      Beaufighter VIc x 27+ B8 u2 w6 H+ W8 n7 a; O3 q
      Blenheim VD x 26$ J( x# y9 ^+ V9 j) {1 f
      Hudson IIIa x 27' W2 z2 F1 Y& p/ I7 G( Z5 _3 \* k
      Hurricane FR.IIb x 12
$ O/ I; s, ^, _# |' j8 `      Lysander II x 13
+ H$ ~5 {9 h9 }# V' L( _( E      CW-22 Falcon x 27
& Q. f# O5 N9 l0 k      DB-7B x 11
% k( c3 }. V& p2 r4 Q      B-25C Mitchell x 56
- S4 A9 b' W  }5 P* _      B-25D1 Mitchell x 94 M* Q2 m" F' p; `, M
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5 \0 `' ?' K2 ]4 kAllied aircraft losses; E5 H4 S1 F7 Z+ j1 v: t
      Blenheim VD: 7 damaged
( i2 o1 R9 K  b2 c# O) J, T7 ]: m5 h      Blenheim VD: 1 destroyed by flak1 @& U4 D  O: W0 C( H, q6 k
      Hudson IIIa: 3 damaged0 X4 O* P, C$ Z; c$ q; c6 L8 U, t
      Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed by flak
3 M2 B" a% F4 z      Lysander II: 4 damaged* ^8 D/ t1 s1 v
      CW-22 Falcon: 6 damaged* @4 @! T+ Q- j2 B3 I
      CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed by flak: C6 n* s. _1 ^
      DB-7B: 6 damaged
; x, X, @, |. X% s: a      DB-7B: 1 destroyed by flak* ]: l8 c/ h4 I) u6 K4 a* [
      B-25C Mitchell: 14 damaged
5 ~5 O7 A# d& g$ z/ B. w      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
6 [3 N' d6 L$ W8 e) X/ o$ t; P      B-25D1 Mitchell: 5 damaged% D$ a- Q" ~5 d# ~: U3 u# l- E
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Japanese ground losses:  N) D$ z( @% R8 @- j
      881 casualties reported
* V( Q8 z" a% l  p( I' {! H         Squads: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled- N, i" Z: U) `- p) P% Z
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled8 y: Z* {3 V5 n' k4 J
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
8 k4 T! J6 q1 a9 Q0 u1 b/ s* J      Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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$ u0 ]$ L) u! {Morning Air attack on 40th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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% Y5 A1 j- y7 \/ |+ V- R9 q: mWeather in hex: Clear sky
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% z& a. d. g- T! z$ [Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. u6 Z/ f  _# C
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
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      B-25C Mitchell x 9! h! {& W: |, T; D0 T" h
      B-25D1 Mitchell x 20: G" k% `* S0 L8 A' a# t0 L: ?, D
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( D2 e& m: x+ q( T# B' G      B-25C Mitchell: 8 damaged
) j8 Q' x5 H1 ^1 E7 ~) y      B-25D1 Mitchell: 15 damaged+ [# G1 p; u! q0 L
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak2 A- A( I/ d" O4 f9 ?, R; O

3 S# ^- V& W: i3 K9 s4 GJapanese ground losses:
8 t$ E6 h3 i6 r1 }: u      332 casualties reported
/ n6 O' O# j; J0 p" C! y4 q" c. W' ?         Squads: 4 destroyed, 21 disabled% U! s$ y) ]3 t" s# d
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
6 K' d  ?& f! s  a         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( s$ C% g# {: g$ W+ D
      Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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7 l  _& E( J, {美军肃清塔比特维亚日军残部，６０００多日军被全部歼灭- L. E3 S( e) j8 W4 q# Y+ x
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$ Q9 a' T; r& eGround combat at Tabiteuea (137,134)" i! a3 L! Z, S0 ]* Q! P* h
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Allied Deliberate attack6 @$ w6 A# r9 l7 M: V$ Q* e

+ O& a5 o5 H; V6 q& RAttacking force 20729 troops, 541 guns, 437 vehicles, Assault Value = 812
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Defending force 590 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2; Q4 V  N: `8 N; f" O
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Allied adjusted assault: 376 ! L1 Z& }2 e) ~" x7 C+ j4 F

4 f. R$ b, D7 O) X  LJapanese adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 376 to 1 0 m. X4 [; Z6 d: c/ t
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Combat modifiers' E$ p3 ^4 N& H7 p3 E
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-), S0 H2 `) ^7 O( C5 j
Attacker:
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3 }  b% u5 ]8 o6 O* CJapanese ground losses:
8 @# ^; F$ V! y6 v# x! v      820 casualties reported+ s. N7 U1 u& J$ f, |0 t: I3 e: \
         Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 ]. J( x% C2 s/ ?5 w         Non Combat: 91 destroyed, 0 disabled
( q8 r! n2 A7 B4 d/ d% _: }# Z         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled4 }) U2 p8 T- u1 C4 O
      Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
) ]' F2 k2 B; f/ S6 r; R$ {      Units destroyed 1
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, X1 ], l2 F$ t- c4 FAssaulting units:
& n+ k* o; z: M0 q, ^  g/ v9 b    24th Infantry Division
# K2 a, _" X' z  q! H    2nd Marine Division
. u6 e: r8 B- W/ y    165th Field Artillery Battalion; v& v, Y- d1 A( V8 ]
    223rd USN Base Force
5 C" f. P% C  t$ L; q" z/ }( V# l    1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion1 y$ j' R/ Q! F
    3rd USN Naval Construction Regiment2 O3 K' W$ Y5 P; m( a) A* O: D) b
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Defending units:
  P0 E& r2 s7 [6 n9 h' M3 g9 Z# b    22nd JNAF AF Unit

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 19, 43
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; \, u' v5 ~5 X, l) L, E9 u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; O" R0 D" ]8 @- G! L1 o
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3 ~" ?( A! S2 z* C, n# fMorning Air attack on 54th Division, at 46,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)' _! [) l" ~8 O) j9 K3 R, P8 r9 y$ s& _

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' z6 r& i. M6 u* I7 F/ _Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.! i' i5 R' K" w8 @% D9 j# z. M& ?
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes+ K6 e) _: Y! P$ l8 A2 Y4 G& z

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. ?# C4 f% Z1 ^/ S8 R. z, kAllied aircraft: Y0 v- J  _3 F8 D8 ^
      Beaufighter VIc x 78 H# ?4 @! q. C  f
      Blenheim IV x 50
0 }7 O$ D& u4 ~! [- y8 J      Blenheim VD x 174 }9 b( Z: ]2 i, y* N2 m8 G+ a
      Hudson IIIa x 9% A' G# m: J( Y: o
      Lysander II x 12
4 ?, m4 w& R7 R  G4 x) n- a2 }6 r      Vengeance I x 20
% Q, _) B( {% i0 |) i! |      139WH-3 x 93 k: V; t; E9 a$ A
      CW-22 Falcon x 144 Z% k* \2 ~5 E: q- w9 D* z+ k& d5 n
      L-212 x 87 ^3 o' [+ ]' v& r# E) I# F
      DB-7B x 122 y' q! |0 l1 v3 e4 Q: L
      B-25C Mitchell x 55& a6 F0 j8 Y, I) t) A
      B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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Allied aircraft losses( T$ `% f' b( b3 P! G$ U
      Blenheim VD: 2 damaged' t. r' i" I; a( ]2 f, @) }. N
      DB-7B: 3 damaged% F( ?1 R! M( v/ i* l
      B-25C Mitchell: 7 damaged
: X7 V9 T+ `8 A3 N0 x      B-25D1 Mitchell: 9 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:/ m/ K4 M7 K' U; [- H
      1584 casualties reported
# L% H& ^/ H& D) K6 o         Squads: 4 destroyed, 106 disabled
0 T0 E0 T2 j. B3 v8 Q( m& P4 F         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 54 disabled* j. {: a2 \! P, B2 E2 B' E
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
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$ S4 s, S( j! N! B( f  K: t5 c6 TMorning Air attack on 11th Division, at 46,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% a) u4 |9 X+ M9 |, q# P
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes. k4 t9 Z4 B; \% }- n
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8 ~6 E* e  |0 ]; ]3 m3 W5 b. V      Beaufighter VIc x 8
! }+ A* ^- t' s6 D      Hudson IIIa x 18- n+ N+ a( G" j' K4 e" P; T
      Hurricane FR.IIb x 12& E- w5 `$ ?7 T( W6 d0 b
      Vengeance I x 36- k( v9 |" t4 q7 K/ O5 H+ o

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( a! Z0 V9 c) A/ q# S  m- g. q      Hudson IIIa: 1 damaged8 T8 u( }. d$ T% v6 v
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Japanese ground losses:( [+ R  M" B9 \- `0 A
      286 casualties reported" \5 R+ X- s& ]: C' E8 G! q/ N
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled1 p$ o8 O& L2 x* m; O4 S
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled  M: R3 B3 n! I3 N) v
         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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- P5 @# o2 b( _0 \* w人肉之多骇人听闻

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 21, 43
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* _4 S* Y/ o5 c0 Z8 W" N" x( t: USub attack near Kuria  at 135,1319 D- z' i5 H4 i( I" Z2 \9 G

$ Z+ ]" h1 T, GJapanese Ships
) f- z6 E& X9 j( S      SS I-180; [) h5 h  u& q4 K

3 ]5 S+ j% D3 H2 V$ kAllied Ships6 }# Z- q. C# T: f% o
      LCI-23, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage3 |5 W8 n3 i: ~9 Y* Q- x7 F3 @2 _

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SS I-180 launches 2 torpedoes) b/ `( Y) }0 Y8 i1 t3 W& n

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Sub attack near Merauke  at 89,1240 K& ~$ {8 B: b/ ?( j
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Japanese Ships
( p4 O3 X8 J4 w" ^9 `      PB Daibu Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage7 a7 d- J& l1 F) _5 F
      PB Kenkon Maru
% t/ e# Z( X( [3 |0 Y      CM Itsukushima
0 O* l( F5 d( Y0 V4 ]/ z      CM Tsugaru
' h6 C: v; \* {  A) a+ ~4 {! `      xAK Taiko Maru
! ^5 m7 M. E" {3 `$ J6 `      xAK Sensan Maru+ ^, P: Q7 G2 y5 Y: w3 i
      xAK Kohoku Maru
- b) T5 i) E6 Y' C# V# h      PB Nikkai Maru
0 e/ q; c& @8 g      PB Nanpo Maru
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Allied Ships4 p' |2 @2 B$ u' c% g) c0 d6 k( }  K$ d
      SS S-31, hits 62 `* E5 p0 M+ g) |
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, F* g& N; S) dMorning Air attack on 36th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)( V- B9 Z! u0 \
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# ~% s$ H9 m1 h- C" `' g/ |& ^- vRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 f2 ~" U2 V6 Y1 {2 OEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
  g4 A+ s! w$ X$ ]$ L      Beaufighter VIc x 423 \/ X( t4 f0 F: L# E+ F+ Q
      Blenheim IV x 39) _9 D4 v+ v1 c/ _3 I
      Blenheim VD x 25' j+ @6 U( M  k: _' v
      Hudson IIIa x 27
. k# @* f6 E4 [* p: |! K# T      Hurricane IIb Trop x 48+ G2 z# ?. N; f" @) b
      Lysander II x 10
/ `" o6 p. m  V+ g7 L      Mohawk IV x 24
4 t# T3 D" M5 @9 w" R$ y" Q3 H      Vengeance I x 61- n$ J# T7 O. J% G+ |/ \& Q5 Z6 ]( I
      139WH-3 x 9
% Y! y, C5 m0 t4 i4 Z+ I! _      CW-22 Falcon x 20
7 s* J( J; Q5 U& @      L-212 x 85 A8 k0 ~/ \* D
      DB-7B x 120 R2 F7 B4 _& J) p* t
      B-25C Mitchell x 50& _0 p$ ]8 f0 W) t( T
      B-25D1 Mitchell x 24
9 {: E7 J4 g  a1 \  F      P-39D Airacobra x 25
$ M' ^, E, e3 I3 x! F      P-40E Warhawk x 49  f, Q  w# w. i

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Allied aircraft losses4 r: e4 l3 v( l
      Blenheim IV: 9 damaged  e; j" R3 L# P% m
      Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed by flak
1 k. L- w3 p9 o/ `, A/ _) Y      Blenheim VD: 8 damaged/ D1 O! k/ J; Y9 _9 j7 o
      Blenheim VD: 1 destroyed by flak  g; ?. R8 E" p8 d
      Hudson IIIa: 3 damaged
% W$ ^6 a( }' t* h; t6 o" z  O      Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed by flak
& n& V- m3 A7 t& s7 b      Vengeance I: 20 damaged
7 G; v* l8 M: [# U0 }0 c      Vengeance I: 2 destroyed by flak
* k2 i4 K* Q+ z* O: D) s2 a6 X      139WH-3: 4 damaged4 K7 _( ?& `, s$ i5 v; ^* a: Z
      CW-22 Falcon: 4 damaged* E9 y' T) ^/ S( w; ~
      CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed by flak, H! R: ]/ p. W% v- z0 O4 R+ C
      L-212: 3 damaged
& E# S: n& R9 w4 m' {2 y9 K      DB-7B: 4 damaged
5 x1 r  h3 x' l0 w  M: w; a9 `      B-25C Mitchell: 9 damaged
) G! k7 x/ H3 L, j/ B      B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak5 a& f4 p3 q: |0 M, b) }& V
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 6 damaged4 X2 i6 G3 a$ Y7 d8 B/ q- _
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:4 I5 Q. W0 T6 X! d
      514 casualties reported0 I3 S; U. R( F& W( X3 V9 g5 H
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 42 disabled
- X! v2 x/ f% \) b  E' g         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 44 disabled! `0 Q* h! K( `2 `  Q
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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% x/ g  Q7 F* X( G% fMorning Air attack on 15th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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$ x: F% w; t: o# Z& e! HWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% m4 \5 v+ b( X( Z5 s2 A
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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9 W' W4 O( q/ LAllied aircraft: M- ~# }1 I- A5 Z
      P-66 Vanguard x 4
- l3 r9 C3 E1 ^* Z+ w" w      Blenheim IV x 9$ k6 ~+ |$ d* T2 f% g
      Hudson IIIa x 9
( L3 N! _, ]; ~7 z      Hurricane IIb Trop x 6: u5 a6 ]5 X: _+ E9 j) G
      B-25C Mitchell x 63 y7 ]; V' ?, m2 g8 T* i
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) h$ }# A8 i$ R8 CAllied aircraft losses
2 a+ g( P! y# k, H+ U6 Y  G+ z3 d( _/ F      Blenheim IV: 3 damaged
8 Y- M% Z4 u  u      Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak, R6 a& R2 e2 m# [1 K. @6 d+ n
      Hudson IIIa: 2 damaged
6 z9 [: }( K# D( R' Z      Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed by flak
% ~' X0 E& K$ d5 h: J  v6 [: a      B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged$ M4 r; y# c8 l  Z, O

5 `; }" G/ K) z$ X$ GJapanese ground losses:
# h3 O, z! ?. e# r2 p2 X  ~" J      25 casualties reported
4 L8 y+ R3 n$ p3 ?$ G         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& Z. N, d* ?5 L7 m2 j, Q; B) J  J
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 x1 V. a1 [7 S: D' S5 X$ _
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% C8 \$ b) V4 E2 a' G' r$ @

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* ?, Z0 C4 o* `1 `# z$ R8 ~Morning Air attack on 15th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)7 E' |1 `! ]* K! x4 r
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.' K% q9 h0 [) V/ v, m
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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+ H3 v1 v' c# F0 v# O- U# m& `Allied aircraft. O/ X' F/ l! g4 L
      Blenheim IV x 122 p2 c" P' l% B+ c3 \% Y
      Hurricane IIb Trop x 7& l- P# S5 x' J; R+ y% C. L
      B-25D1 Mitchell x 6* L3 }) b, |4 l+ M, `) ^- H
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Allied aircraft losses
% k+ o4 ^/ z( L* I; C      Blenheim IV: 1 damaged0 N7 o5 _& q% t2 |% x  _' I0 w
      Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak$ j7 w0 [& l+ g$ A+ T: b3 O
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Japanese ground losses:7 Q- ]2 f4 i" r( o3 a0 @. r7 E
      76 casualties reported! z( U# X2 V5 E- W
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled1 i& S, k; E5 Q; I0 k' I. B+ Y7 ~6 P
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* q- `3 D0 t( o
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 22, 43" E- G8 v0 r& l2 J
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+ X& }( `0 ]( u7 v9 ~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ss
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Submarine attack near Nakadori-jima  at 101,56$ b/ v) r3 h. g

6 {; ^8 s' y3 a) i8 ~! DJapanese Ships
! ]7 I" a( T: ?$ `  j      xAK Tatsuho Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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7 y- y2 E6 u6 D' w  U! H1 P( ^Allied Ships- O; w  v3 [$ ?5 k' ?
      SS Runner1 r' Q' {/ {* k& ~

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5 v- m, j# j' K7 C- N" e8 E2 dSubmarine attack near Nikunau  at 139,134- E8 j) |0 M/ l: f

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      SS RO-107, hits 1
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Allied Ships
5 H+ \, t, b! k6 r+ c) k      LCI-62, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:) J6 W+ q7 m, N2 y  e+ r+ \* y
      42 casualties reported( E" ~2 W! @9 y* J9 y6 l1 i' j
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled& @( _2 N( b1 E3 ?7 H9 h. e
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' m& i! u( t5 b
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" H9 d* J$ k, e6 W+ i1 o4 C" j% y
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Submarine attack near Onotoa  at 137,135) K0 ^3 _. K% L6 K7 l% ?

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      SS I-394 p- D5 S, C8 {; t* E
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Allied Ships
0 h, p  E$ R, S      LCI-22, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
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LCI-22 is sighted by SS I-39
3 b) D- O7 f$ U6 q5 K4 CSS I-39 launches 2 torpedoes
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" k7 R+ v& c0 d* f/ C7 YASW attack near Nikunau  at 143,1321 g: A0 C) z* D/ O4 W

2 c+ K- {2 k5 H$ d7 fJapanese Ships
! L5 _0 f: ^5 E0 d) H) l+ r# i9 A      SS RO-103, hits 5,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships2 y6 `- E- f8 [( U2 O4 l
      DD MacDonough" m7 ~2 w+ a+ y
      DD Hull+ ?( i+ S6 e( u* w! F# X

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Submarine attack near Beru  at 138,134" h: I! f& U9 n0 H( i9 ^# \% j6 u
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Japanese Ships
4 h! |- F5 c4 f: Y      SS I-39' ]6 y/ H* r  ^6 q) c0 W

1 q: ^, b0 ?& f/ s! JAllied Ships: Z/ _1 @, C. i
      LCI-21, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage8 p" ]0 i6 J9 O0 U* l

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Allied ground losses:
1 U2 a3 w: T+ \/ @  ?, o      8 casualties reported
5 E; |* h3 {2 v7 a0 Z0 Q" J7 ]: `         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 K! L- w! R% u; g* g& u6 ?. H         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 T& p. p# g8 W6 T
         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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盟军占领塔瓦拉$ q/ a- h3 Q% e2 L/ o

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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。; C4 g; Z+ G6 D5 R+ n) N6 d6 T: x/ V
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盟军的电流行动获得了圆满成功
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: M3 W) V5 x4 g# e# b0 e9 j/ yNight Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,128
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Allied Ships6 R) [3 q$ o9 @+ ?
      CA Exeter
7 F2 y# x: Q% f5 p/ R      CA Sussex
1 y: L6 E* o" X  D& `      CA Shropshire& F$ s* t! m: C( q) p/ |
      CA Chicago! o2 R1 t  L( I( g/ ~7 k* ]4 [. f; g% d
      CA Louisville
& t. _# I0 l% |/ E& Y      CA Chester
, M; r9 L2 z/ K! k% m+ G      CA Northampton$ L$ H+ H, o; S1 X( K7 z
      CA Portland
( @# g& _/ g8 @) O5 f6 b3 ]      DD Lamson. U4 k' u: ]( C5 c$ v7 X
      DD Cummings
' m- k) t, C1 V. L2 I; ]      DD Maury
3 r8 P, u! x9 Z6 I9 r( g      DD McCall5 `$ J3 a" p. X3 h/ j) D5 k  Y6 s; Y
      DD Gridley
- z" _: U- K. j1 |. p# Z$ f9 p- t      DD Craven+ F5 ~0 w: Y: B; _  E' ]
      DD Bagley1 n0 \) K3 }" h9 y. B) S' g! D9 z1 ^
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Japanese ground losses:
  Z' U# U3 D' X$ W& D2 v      348 casualties reported
+ p* Q+ g( J4 O* _- s/ Z( g/ Y         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 J" P4 F- R! q) B4 x9 j
         Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 11 disabled8 i! F7 K" f* D) ^6 f
         Engineers: 11 destroyed, 10 disabled
4 G9 w2 D* k7 b( l( x$ F( \      Vehicles lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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5 D$ R- i4 D- [4 A3 PAirbase hits 146 O" N6 }4 Q0 B" ~
Airbase supply hits 7
1 k( y! e/ v1 G) W$ k; B8 wRunway hits 28
9 ?. e4 g, S% A  [+ v& {' bPort hits 148 h4 u8 y) ~' S' F
Port supply hits 7
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Night Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,128
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9 ?6 l) `9 k8 P" b" q      CL Caradoc
# i; @( H0 j/ e0 L% s      CL Concord/ p8 a% S/ z! m& j( m% [
      CL Marblehead3 t" f% n- W' ?+ `& ^
      CL Raleigh
2 E1 V2 c8 X8 F1 u1 p# A3 ?4 n      CL Richmond3 r1 y! |7 W- \
      CL Danae
# D; e/ E  a' I2 j4 k      CL Hobart" a7 G3 h" F& V, L; D" q

4 q. D* S+ F) gJapanese ground losses:
7 x' f, t- N) B# |      49 casualties reported
7 J7 T* M  m9 v3 p% h9 k6 n         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% K4 h1 a3 ^7 i$ B         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 ]7 u3 Q/ V4 V! ?5 m; Q, g4 c         Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled1 p4 U  Q" l$ L- S8 P
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Airbase hits 9
3 T% ~, E4 A7 _% N4 a# @5 b8 yAirbase supply hits 2
& ^5 T# p. J3 j# D5 r5 v7 GRunway hits 95 o5 i" @, ~9 M; h+ B6 p% ]( p
Port hits 9, r- Q& w; \) L' F- O) B0 F
Port supply hits 5
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8 J) R; K% q% cAfternoon Air attack on 15th Ind. Engineer Regiment, at 136,128 (Tarawa)" t3 J; Q1 S% v: o  m7 _! o2 M1 a. n
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., Q; j- Q3 `9 l( H; {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes) X" k; |# C/ ?2 i5 C! a; c
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      F4F-4 Wildcat x 245
) `. k# g7 E+ b4 w; U      F6F-3 Hellcat x 41% k+ `8 x- E! ]+ }  g. ~5 P
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 89
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No Allied losses
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      51 casualties reported5 Y: f# W2 L" D! I
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 ]( e# e6 O- T7 P" s
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
! t1 H1 f- _2 {( Z- n8 i( A% A         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 C4 A9 ^( B/ a# f& q      Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 U  z8 f. m+ ~' O7 z: k' @( C, O
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Ground combat at Tarawa (136,128)
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$ E, r0 u; x! f: nAllied Shock attack6 D! Y5 T3 d! v
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Attacking force 8981 troops, 265 guns, 118 vehicles, Assault Value = 4547 j$ G+ c  \4 e* ^3 q4 Z& ]# C
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Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 06 _2 P3 e6 t& k% P4 @$ N) z
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Allied adjusted assault: 341
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! A; k. h' `4 v2 N7 i7 c* o/ d6 qJapanese adjusted defense: 1 ! n0 O. ^8 p& ]6 @# r

( i* B/ A' B' ~Allied assault odds: 341 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Tarawa !!!
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Attacker: shock(+)) e* e! P) j7 d8 \
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    1st Marine Division
  Q( [: K7 F8 R$ q    763rd Tank Bn /1
" @" p9 _% N+ S9 w6 p$ r    45th USN SeaBees /1* o5 T, Q8 J% C+ K: B+ S
    41st USN SeaBees /1& [8 u: r" I% r7 Q) {
    11th Marine Def Bn /1
" {/ s0 }. j" v0 `" Y7 g    14th Marine Def Bn /1
1 S0 W' O1 p2 V* V    209th FA Bn /1
' i; V& c9 {( _  i" j$ v    36th Aviation Base Force
  C0 i" q9 A3 E9 Y# |  a    48th USN SeaBees /1/ Z6 E; L6 g- L1 F2 W3 B7 N

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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, E+ N# l% a0 D  _% \
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$ l5 W9 X' t6 A: w2 v; j8 r( u$ DMorning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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/ G* f0 G+ {' P9 o9 ]Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
% D% I6 _: k& E( j) t( ?' YEstimated time to target is 27 minutes) I9 o; P+ D8 e6 J+ O/ z. Q( B4 P
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+ ^; N8 m! o7 x4 q* W+ S4 BAllied aircraft
) z& y2 l' {# a& \7 j' N      B-24D Liberator x 48
8 X2 o) ?& O4 p8 j" l4 `9 v      B-24D1 Liberator x 19
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3 \4 ]( h" i9 g. Z7 U# `Allied aircraft losses
; a# V& E4 u+ n: a6 {      B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
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8 l) M+ K3 B1 tJapanese Ships5 i& ~6 |/ I" ]- l$ u4 F
      AD Meiten Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage7 n6 ]. M. r5 D. `
      AD Nissen Maru #3, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires9 p7 q+ ]% _; L6 d" f' ]
      AS Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire  \: q0 O6 ~4 n4 S4 I3 K  d9 N/ @7 x
      ACM Okuyo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) G* r: J1 e/ }0 X2 T, @
      ACM Mejima Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. S1 Y2 U- M) y+ K' R1 t7 I$ U) B
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Japanese ground losses:
; }  v) Y* C3 p6 B8 p5 I$ W8 A! b      4 casualties reported6 T+ a' P5 p3 Q) @! Z( c7 P0 m
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- L& X$ I2 r+ _9 S; a1 `8 `1 G         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 ?! f' U, T$ s* O8 E7 c         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; h' X0 ?( U" X, T# Z7 ?
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Port hits 169 y/ }5 G3 D) A( ?( `3 n& d
Port supply hits 2: X  Y- i! M7 \+ e! B- T" @

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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7 w' D9 E1 O4 ?' o4 ^" C- T
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2 `4 j& Y& w7 P( t9 C( j, dMorning Air attack on 14th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)* p$ W/ A: j  Z* k- t! C# w

* W6 d5 e! H6 `, L" i( b! XWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.  ]4 n, o, _2 e" z+ r) K
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Allied aircraft+ c, b% {0 Z9 D6 g- d% `
      H81-A3 x 22
" h5 L! P3 M& _" }6 `0 k7 x7 ~, @      P-40E Warhawk x 12
. W! [" l" I6 w/ q4 l$ y' [9 J# b3 M      P-43A-1 Lancer x 17
: T4 c( b4 s& u1 A" t  i      P-66 Vanguard x 26" ?4 O: |- g* D8 c5 ^2 H& m
      Blenheim IV x 421 G- n- O7 v# a3 `
      Blenheim VD x 15
+ l# a! j6 P  w6 a" f: }# _      Hudson IIIa x 32
) _1 d- K1 X9 T      Lysander II x 3
/ N* O# {4 d2 f! U$ X      Mohawk IV x 24
9 Q3 C6 f" H9 D1 X  C: ?5 T      139WH-3 x 9
* |8 s  g: I) [      CW-22 Falcon x 16+ ~! a8 i* t' D8 V
      L-212 x 6
# m+ I, o' H% ?, U9 X      P-40E Warhawk x 3
2 b. P1 [7 _/ O+ Q$ Y/ E      DB-7B x 11
) z, B+ p7 v  I      B-339-23 x 5
8 v3 V5 m8 [, P# d$ U8 k      Kittyhawk I x 169 c' V+ Q, K2 s- ]( L- c# K/ U
      B-24D1 Liberator x 9" J% E1 F% z" H4 k) t+ g0 C
      B-25C Mitchell x 50. G$ B; l' A& v* S- i
      B-25D1 Mitchell x 29
! u+ d- b5 Z8 K  I      P-39D Airacobra x 25
4 S! c0 g! m/ p+ y( w      P-40E Warhawk x 49& }1 F" n" Y  _5 u" P. U9 P

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Allied aircraft losses
1 z4 d; |& G" i; c  p. ]5 G      Blenheim IV: 4 damaged
, g- b; C2 r. B" C- d$ g      Blenheim VD: 2 damaged
7 K  z7 S5 ?. D+ ?. r      Hudson IIIa: 4 damaged
% L/ B4 X7 {# V9 P4 N  }      139WH-3: 1 destroyed by flak
. W! e; L. G* t! {' Y9 O+ n      CW-22 Falcon: 2 damaged4 M( O; G9 R( Z# z" u$ `
      L-212: 2 damaged
: v) o3 g2 O4 Z      L-212: 1 destroyed by flak
( z3 G  h) z2 T      B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged+ i: y2 E. G# ?0 ?& x
      B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged; H% J: V: W" X& [; W, S/ @- L
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged; _, f1 _, j6 Q' R
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak8 I9 r& L; Z+ x- F' ^4 E- l: a# c

0 n' `4 D- l: f- H+ uJapanese ground losses:5 D& a; T& C( n' D: O
      86 casualties reported1 \& |; ~; _, f- j7 F
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 J4 D# w+ e7 z! U         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled! @' S1 @8 h% O
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ m; ?7 J$ ?$ z  |& b9 l; D# \2 h
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)2 h+ p* `. S0 ?5 {
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  `8 X, ~* W7 c+ i; U6 \, c+ zMorning Air attack on 52nd Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.( j0 }; A) f/ b; @0 Z
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes: m* n! J, C  ~7 _& g4 s& Z
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- ^0 J/ W* \5 o' m& a% a2 wAllied aircraft5 m6 R  U! V, o0 c
      P-43A-1 Lancer x 12- Y! B$ v: d! [$ B, X
      P-66 Vanguard x 34
, X! _; K# B0 a' f  w/ A! I! x      Blenheim IV x 63 X. V8 O+ k: |& K' @% ^6 Q% \+ c& N# H
      Blenheim VD x 9
9 j8 e( w* `+ p: k9 A/ G      Lysander II x 70 ~8 G/ g4 F0 t* ?+ H# p7 I
      Kittyhawk I x 2
6 q6 G8 a% r1 [' e      B-25C Mitchell x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
( Y+ d) B2 y; H$ y1 v8 U  k      Lysander II: 1 damaged
. ~; n/ M5 ]- q; W+ u8 [      Lysander II: 1 destroyed by flak
0 S. n& |; b. v6 C- t. m& R3 d6 D      B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:$ m5 f+ @$ M7 `" y4 N/ l' t
      24 casualties reported
8 x- {# i* @9 x         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 J$ [# V* F: B2 l
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* B7 {* \( l) g. N5 ?2 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。。。- i5 B. t3 J+ t+ A4 w
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Night Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!; v! H1 `, R$ w2 e2 |
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208 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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+ l& ~0 R* ~* _) g/ V* r. ZAllied Ships
8 f0 u" w8 r6 M4 t      CA Wichita, Shell hits 1
2 n$ a2 V0 R3 M  L: i& M      CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
8 t, {& R# D  H! ~      CA Quincy2 R7 {( z& E; g1 Q
      CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1
& ]9 f% D" z7 m( c: Q" M      CA Minneapolis. l: A; ]+ W- E+ H# p: j
      CA Astoria
( n' x8 m' I5 S2 o' X      DD Walke1 A4 L( z' g9 I4 h# D4 e7 [
      DD O'Brien
+ u; m( V' \  F) f$ T% a      DD Russell8 h6 w; N4 v$ G. h
      DD Mustin% \5 }5 i2 U, C% ^7 G
      DD Hammann
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; b6 ?* ?& o& {5 i* m9 @Japanese ground losses:
0 `) t" s1 H4 f7 G3 i+ F# {8 i      115 casualties reported
: F9 M: L; \  t6 S0 ?3 g1 C         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; R9 W3 z  u1 L' w. p, s& `, H
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
+ r4 w! P6 ^- [/ _' E5 h9 U         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ `5 ~) U1 L: N  b; ^9 h+ h

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7 \# w, P& w& [Airbase hits 1' o( [/ z. x6 F( S" l& }3 _
Runway hits 2# c- v, u9 i3 r# y

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% C( f; a  r1 _Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125% @2 g+ f" L) ]3 H8 G; }

8 A" l$ ]2 b4 ]7 e/ ^7 oJapanese aircraft4 B5 [7 r$ K" ^/ N2 U+ U
      no flights6 a) q3 \$ W' F: e; f
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 {& h3 g$ t- g7 R1 v' k! y      D4Y1 Judy: 8 damaged
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& Z  J; ?2 V5 R0 r" i2 gAllied Ships
6 V/ }* D) U, P! z9 Z! \8 _      CL Santa Fe
! u% g! H2 B6 V! H9 p% R      CL Denver/ c0 c. u. [* w- r
      CL Montpelier
* S; U; L# t' j      CL Columbia
. m8 K! V  v7 h. r      CL Cleveland3 i7 y% n1 M$ b1 J# D% e3 U
      CL St. Louis
2 }7 O# R$ s1 O# @' n* C4 v      DD Waller- e8 y6 C0 k: `( L/ `" B1 c9 ~% c
      DD Taylor- f8 J, J7 A2 c5 i0 d; b
      DD Radford
8 d7 k3 I" k* _% }      DD Philip
( b5 s+ A) p" b' S& s      DD LaVallette
3 s* T4 V/ E' I* p      DD Jenkins7 ^9 {# f' c' a, P* k
      DD Cony
+ l. D8 L7 z; @: x      DD Chevalier
% u* j# D" L- F: g, C$ |  Q2 _      DD Beale1 c0 K) k$ W& w* L! p
      DD Fletcher
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Japanese ground losses:$ b( X  y1 w( z0 C3 N! c2 {
      290 casualties reported
$ R) S5 @# S- x) v: O         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled" S. ]& h* r8 U0 v
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
4 O" F+ G) j0 u2 m* N         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
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  o- U! G( x8 k2 Y# ]2 OAirbase hits 5
. l" s* a  W: r+ ^. a/ ]* v1 }+ YAirbase supply hits 4' o4 x2 ~: [2 W, H% i+ `, J  F2 J
Runway hits 234 x/ P$ z! j' a# i  u9 U
Port hits 23
; F, P0 v. @0 Y' d* K) J1 z7 s9 YPort supply hits 5

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+ F! ~6 ^: N! ?+ w+ P! zNight Naval bombardment of Abemama at 136,130
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Allied Ships
5 b, v! N' w% ^, Y) `      CA Exeter
6 K! {, C# `0 R      CA Sussex
9 W3 V/ C1 @/ y: ]2 F3 U4 t      CA Shropshire. r$ J+ P, t6 e) r) j5 M) u+ h
      CA Chicago
5 A: n& @/ O( d5 j( a( w      CA Louisville
7 Y* R* A) Y+ B/ U5 W% z. x2 x3 c      CA Chester7 q+ C  c0 Q& n; f% ~. Q) I
      CA Northampton
$ f2 b. q3 B7 ]/ u0 E+ g1 ~      CA Portland* U- u9 j4 K1 Z, ^, r
      CL Caradoc- f# i5 H* M9 R3 r# z4 T, ^% J
      CL Concord
$ P, J1 D6 n% J- F0 x& d      CL Marblehead! z8 b) k& f% ?. o: H: A
      CL Raleigh
& _& \* |3 S2 j/ B& s      CL Richmond
5 ~- X- d7 w) S" w, P5 \0 p      CL Danae
' ]4 k9 _+ p$ ^      CL Hobart/ }, C  m9 c- I( C# G: y+ S1 V
      DD Lamson( t% G. ?- j2 ~6 d! p
      DD Cummings
; n$ D( }: B! p+ |+ g8 c      DD Maury
; B4 |5 S+ @& a6 A( {5 C      DD McCall
/ X% M3 a. o' }0 l7 i1 [      DD Gridley
/ ?, A2 Q$ m. |3 \: D      DD Craven
4 o1 b; G' T3 {! N7 e      DD Bagley; Q* x+ B, A; ~" j( F
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Japanese ground losses:
$ r2 n7 C* o, E. F' T      114 casualties reported
2 q2 u& j: s* a! Y         Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled8 M1 p2 `( E9 C6 B, H! q0 Z
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled3 s* S  M/ i9 O5 X
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# j' p4 k( [1 e% p9 z

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+ |6 }6 D, U3 k* qPort hits 128 k* _: v1 _# S7 \! I9 c
Port fuel hits 1
' b( K: }6 L6 r4 F7 v* `1 q: \Port supply hits 20 _+ F' S$ v  ]; R% k% l* e

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% l6 n6 w8 k  v) A; n5 {Night Naval bombardment of Abemama at 136,130
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Allied Ships, c3 T8 n/ q( V
      CL Santa Fe' I3 H0 g9 T* l
      CL Denver& n+ X7 E6 g- Q0 d6 M" O+ \6 b3 h
      CL Montpelier/ k! B7 S- o! |+ r' x" U
      CL Columbia
: i# `0 ~/ K4 G  `. e) V5 B      CL Cleveland; k; I6 A9 ~, k
      CL St. Louis8 F# m) b1 E+ M  ]' q; Q4 l1 t
      DD Waller
. P* f3 b! k7 B6 U2 Y! m, N      DD Taylor
, f/ |/ K1 E* [1 G7 c4 V      DD Radford
: a$ @# n8 I3 |  r2 i1 C      DD Philip
5 d- V5 {" N5 c! _. p      DD LaVallette5 t7 Q4 X5 D, T  Y% \0 M+ j
      DD Jenkins
4 y1 O1 x1 U1 X' @; X2 r      DD Cony
6 h1 T3 _+ f$ |/ _4 x' q) w      DD Chevalier
, y2 ?- T' N' M% k: U# d      DD Beale5 B. }, o8 X4 G
      DD Fletcher
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Japanese ground losses:
, q; d9 V, B$ U) x* {      52 casualties reported
8 X: P* I. C! |2 P; R         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
3 _/ l- a! p5 V' S- H3 V8 C         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled4 |/ B& \% |3 P. t( e3 C
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled  Z" m# x7 e1 j, u) V3 O' ?
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6 _( _6 @. i5 R2 fPort hits 4
' a& R, y, }2 NPort fuel hits 12 k! d8 D/ \% M6 e1 i3 h$ B( r
Port supply hits 1
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8 l% L. d7 ?- S  t: u4 WAfternoon Air attack on 82nd Naval Guard Unit, at 136,130 (Abemama)# r& O! t2 g! f" D

& j# m- f0 Q) B4 k4 r7 e" B5 k3 FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.  x: I/ b4 J( O
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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+ {( B. a& U2 X, U+ hAllied aircraft
) X; u4 O( U/ C4 \) a; s  x( R) ?7 u% P      F4F-4 Wildcat x 35# e1 B! k0 n/ _7 u+ [$ u: @9 W
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 71
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No Allied losses
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# ]( b4 m+ F+ QJapanese ground losses:
& t# X3 R6 P0 l' Z      162 casualties reported8 l: Q$ ?7 ~7 U+ r( ]  R8 g
         Squads: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled$ K9 \" L! g* @# j. q5 r$ G7 r
         Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 2 disabled8 B3 r) e2 Y9 z# `" F
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; ]. p& J. G7 V! S0 R2 \

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ASW attack near Makin  at 136,125: U- ^4 A' @) R+ j5 a
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Japanese Ships
+ S/ l9 X" C, M/ E# v      SS I-18, hits 10,  on fire% W" S" L, @  }
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Allied Ships5 D: A8 a2 k8 E! z) @# Z
      DD Hull  M2 u. |" Y; b  \& H& Z( f0 Q2 i
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1 p8 }( Y+ S$ N% U4 v% n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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5 r  ^4 E& p' uMorning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 / E" \1 T3 P* g2 t  c7 s
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+ v, K- |' [% J. M5 w, K9 }Raid detected at 153 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
  w- Z3 P8 W6 j* BEstimated time to target is 57 minutes9 U' E0 ~0 I5 i9 n0 z
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Japanese aircraft
; M4 G$ f8 D0 ^3 P! q      G3M3 Nell x 72
0 P0 ~1 B# `4 d# R9 c# j7 I& F5 P      N1K1-J George x 20$ L) V  Z4 q' |+ T6 G

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Japanese aircraft losses
8 B9 k1 E8 m& a& C1 |/ T      G3M3 Nell: 3 damaged2 ]& {3 J; U7 y. I. T
      G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
. U, T5 L1 l, S" ?      AKE Makawao, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage. Q) E% K" S( q' A4 p
      ML No. 230, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% Y# _' x5 V; W6 m: M% ?* y1 V  \

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Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
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! n) V# {6 L2 Y: j3 `Raid detected at 149 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.: X1 \4 P% @2 U" [& E
Estimated time to target is 55 minutes+ n6 G4 j, E* E# e8 s

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      G3M3 Nell x 36( H$ K) A2 N/ k- n) h2 c3 M- N
      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 58
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      G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak9 y; Q8 g* y- w* e  ~
      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged
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      ML No. 204, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ h7 Y0 [+ `# S: t0 g. F, q2 y  }

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( q$ m4 _- X3 `' NMorning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 * v0 f+ W9 L5 i1 t- b3 X! @% l

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Raid detected at 131 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet." y7 Z$ x( |, m1 O* @& v& n
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes
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      J2M2 Jack x 38
2 D4 n# L# v1 D      N1K1-J George x 1058 W4 W/ q0 U! b; l6 k
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 58
9 }  O0 B0 t* k3 {2 t0 T; v      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 105
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      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
; L& b( _% a5 O/ P8 l8 I% K2 M      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged
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' `& }8 F$ U3 o% A& A      ML No. 303, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ K, x8 c/ x) t# i) R/ g+ `/ U
      ML No. 246, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Port hits 7
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Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 5 d' V0 [6 X2 V' M  }
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, L- \  H/ [' L4 g( X! F! I7 ?- d" z" MRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 d( M' {, |& w% Z/ Q& C- PEstimated time to target is 35 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 |. ~) x2 y. x( V
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9
. ]8 R' G& k3 U0 D8 M- F      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 20! H+ ?& \5 y6 q! }9 F3 ^3 T# v

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      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
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: ]. d8 {7 m' r% n5 s9 u' X7 Y      ML No. 245, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
) S+ w: ?. |- ?0 r7 k' ]      ML No. 214, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 z6 b" l1 f  t6 q
      ML No. 247, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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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？2 K) ~( ]. d/ J

. L) B8 p: c0 \& Z0 D1 {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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故地重游，感慨万千，盟军攻占阿帕玛玛
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' L4 {+ h0 h8 K3 w  V' o( L大统领不禁感慨：忆往昔峥嵘岁月稠，数风流人物，还看今朝
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, m2 ^: B, j8 r; E  X) {Ground combat at Abemama (136,130)/ F1 p) b" B1 G( V! g

. b# W% }9 T' ~+ q$ T; R( }Allied Shock attack/ U8 b% b2 l+ d+ C/ l0 k& m

7 T% R* t# t$ {3 ~8 TAttacking force 2182 troops, 68 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 73- ~+ Z8 u3 p3 _, H& y2 L* o1 C
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Defending force 48 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1" K( g. O3 x! U; h
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Allied adjusted assault: 9
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Abemama !!!' I( q5 f3 N  e0 a- ~! L2 @+ t0 M

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Defender: " K) O1 W! L% v  _1 n; ?) u
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)
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Japanese ground losses:7 e6 }6 x0 L) H4 q+ m
      48 casualties reported" J  C/ t' Z- k" G' o
         Squads: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 h8 |0 [$ c& G3 K8 L         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. H" H/ e8 L3 w3 ]
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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    24th Infantry/B Div /1
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    82nd Nav Gd /7
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ASW attack near Abemama  at 136,131) [' k* [) L, W

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, O( T+ a" q% E      SS RO-100, hits 10,  on fire,  heavy damage
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      CL Columbia2 @% H9 h' d( I# o3 Q3 Z
      DD Chevalier
$ J2 {' _% n0 Z7 h4 I9 M$ x3 D      DD Waller
( E+ ~5 V/ E7 g) r4 e/ E9 A( Y      DD Taylor. f5 h$ T; m% Y! D0 y' V
      DD Radford  ~4 ^5 Q, l2 e" U: u/ y
      DD Philip
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  ^: p1 c+ _' Y* O6 ASS RO-100 is sighted by escort! o' T! k+ w5 F, Z7 n& A! V1 H
DD Waller attacking submerged sub ....6 _* }2 {/ p5 e7 X4 h
DD Taylor fails to find sub, continues to search...
1 C( i% l6 z' S3 F, i" O! TDD Radford fails to find sub and abandons search# i+ ?7 I) B( o- w3 g  |
DD Philip fails to find sub and abandons search
' j4 H% G. |" k7 f6 kDD Waller fails to find sub and abandons search
0 _) ^+ q, O, }- s% U4 U" wDD Taylor attacking submerged sub ..... c! ~& _, t8 `; X( v2 M/ b
Sounds of submarine breaking up detected!
% }5 p1 k( h. a/ }; q1 DEscort abandons search for sub