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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 43! H; w! p+ N5 t1 ~$ |" b$ M

; g. z' \; n8 l9 i4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；+ _4 D3 S9 k' b/ J7 D1 v2 y

  ?5 ?! h# d9 I% V0 iTF58掩护登陆舰队队进入登陆位置，准备16日凌晨抢滩. h, Q& ]( W2 M% _: H
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! f$ c' j) I3 [' Y2 aSub attack near Tabiteuea  at 137,134
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* O% H, X" a  m& cJapanese Ships9 Y; M, o- v. K6 E- U& S0 T6 F
      SS I-38, hits 103 N  Q5 q) T4 s+ @! l

9 L2 I. _% h5 _! g9 S* sAllied Ships
+ v% S$ M( K& _0 h: L0 S0 Z      DD Reid, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage4 e& n) h" I7 A
      CA Frobisher
# I! p8 ^# d. S* R$ n' x2 ^/ n  H% v5 k      CL Montpelier
+ f6 M( N( j, d# L      DD Conyngham# C) d# e: {1 E5 P# Z, b" C. G
      DD Downes
7 c# g" p0 D, s      DD Preston% }, w. e1 R1 N$ ~: G
      DD Smith$ D9 \6 Y: z  u
      DD Perkins' z; P: D5 x1 ^& [9 H" p8 t" H& U

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Naval bombardment of Tabiteuea at 137,134. G& E( U% F8 u: l- n$ e

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Japanese aircraft losses: a# J$ k1 h. j4 B# f7 v5 U3 d, u
      H8K1 Emily: 6 damaged, `9 Z+ |# t) A" I& }8 D
      H8K1 Emily: 1 destroyed on ground
: L0 K8 z5 C2 I      N1K1-J George: 66 damaged8 z3 v4 h0 ?$ C  V$ ^9 ~: j7 j
      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
% z0 m7 [. g" b* D+ q      Ki-46-III Dinah: 2 damaged
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& t# ]& ^5 [3 f8 S' Q      CL Denver/ \& b$ J* J9 W1 ~4 T/ r
      CL St. Louis
4 F! m, l8 i5 o* a, Z      CL Raleigh
* H( ^: |: D8 [' z/ T      DD Doyle
& }6 l# Z: h' E9 Q4 i9 h      DD Carmick% i/ {2 R) u8 k! M3 f  O; ^# P8 Y4 q
      DD Kalk8 R3 O* c5 \! B( t  `
      DD Hobby  U$ h6 B& C1 t/ |% H
      DD Gillespie; |; h0 G; n  d# c
      DD Gansevoort7 m" [  \" t* E3 d' W0 G
      DD Frazier* S! ^( h; d5 n( a
      DD Strong
' J3 E0 {* g! L      DD Saufley/ p  B4 s2 I' K& i
      DD Radford
3 o% F2 y( X' T& K0 S- W8 h) c" f8 Q- N      DD Eaton; @& U; b+ @7 g& x2 Q
      DD Bache5 W8 X+ M3 i5 F* K! L

8 k2 h5 ^# c' b. t! [! g. [' v' gJapanese ground losses:
0 z- ~, @1 g+ J      84 casualties reported1 _, n' Q/ V! O- Z1 \4 R6 R2 f
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 p( y. a! W6 }1 w+ [: f. c         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
" Q2 a6 x- Z8 t/ a6 y         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Airbase hits 35
; \% f3 `# N* a" U9 ZAirbase supply hits 231 _" o' Y/ M6 o" [, A# ]7 b
Runway hits 129
7 t0 e. z& n4 q& o) f( q0 _$ bPort hits 68
5 ]6 c+ y/ H$ J1 cPort supply hits 16
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* t# @7 Z  U6 x8 m! \4 FNaval bombardment of Tabiteuea at 137,134) u- G; Y( M8 ^+ U# n

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      no flights
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; R9 p4 h# ^# u) }% p/ l% }# W- DJapanese aircraft losses
1 [8 {+ T2 C- A3 a- a  l      N1K1-J George: 36 damaged0 _7 z0 O4 z. N, o
      H8K1 Emily: 2 damaged+ S; _: z0 u- w: T0 O0 w6 |% M
      Ki-46-III Dinah: 3 damaged4 C' T0 y  z7 ^8 k
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Allied Ships) _/ f2 W* }. z3 r3 p1 z
      CA Frobisher/ B% b0 o' l4 B! u' _
      CA Hawkins, f* h# ?( ?! J* L0 P" [( o
      CL Santa Fe
- U( F5 K# i2 E8 w      CL Montpelier3 q. ~! F( b, ^' h6 z
      CL Cleveland+ e$ m6 }5 F; k* F8 p0 W4 i
      CL Richmond" X% y  j/ r# e# u0 N
      CL Danae- h- o. [* g3 x9 B( [$ p
      DD Downes
2 e3 d1 S5 o$ p5 `- g) `      DD Preston
- r* ]: o5 J( }2 H; |& W# z" n      DD Smith
" |! E  G0 A3 c/ X8 ^- r9 _      DD Perkins' I' @4 S. ~) j
      DD Cushing  Q9 k+ l5 w8 `* H2 |
      DD Conyngham/ }/ C/ `: i- Q1 W9 l. m% b; _
      DD Case; q1 i: G8 K* V& T2 b3 L* O# J/ V% W
      DD Lamson
; J/ e" |6 ?( k2 j      DD Cummings
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Japanese ground losses:, G" x+ t& D3 }& T6 y
      63 casualties reported
# X* s. q! r) r% f6 c* K: |         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
7 p8 r6 [5 ?& q: r6 T+ ~- q         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled4 s* M# t  C& m7 g) n
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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3 i! L3 {% G  M4 T# \& SAirbase hits 149 J4 Z: u3 J% [% T! Z# \! e/ S
Airbase supply hits 7
+ q/ J+ K* @: c- xRunway hits 47
; \6 l5 I8 R7 N3 R3 i# jPort hits 380 z/ w" G- H5 r/ X1 U
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) m, o7 e3 F8 q/ R; y1 |; e3 o

" H1 D/ U+ ^1 z. A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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8 E5 b# E5 e$ Z* CMorning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132
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4 w0 l0 g/ Y5 S% S( q4 V4 ]8 uWeather in hex: Moderate rain2 f3 i. C  [; {
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.( O- w* a2 H+ J  }0 j
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes9 z5 q# a) Y5 E

5 l# q+ d& W+ }Japanese aircraft! z6 J) Y" s$ C5 ]" v
      J2M2 Jack x 8
) H9 ~& v3 u- Y      N1K1-J George x 48( p( e2 _  _" ^$ R& H' u
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 128( H5 E# o0 T, n2 O9 G" g" q
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 151 }; V: n, \0 D& o! P
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 76 b8 T- y( S% v" f, P5 e2 w

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Allied aircraft
+ A7 @' Y4 x) V! m; K& h7 w      Spitfire Vc Trop x 45
- _& c" b  s$ M8 N9 z      P-38F Lightning x 24' A6 L' O  z7 x7 e) M3 o$ N  k
      P-38G Lightning x 3- j5 r. i: l7 Q9 v  M) d
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; a& H5 A* J& ~- h: lJapanese aircraft losses! D5 [; P2 }# T
      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
8 u8 |# Q  z* H8 l0 L      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
3 B$ K, I/ d$ Q5 v% n! l, K3 y! Z      Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
5 a( C4 X/ n) l  b' d+ _6 ?      Spitfire Vc Trop: 2 destroyed
+ f. x& l) _  x7 e) w& K      P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed
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: r/ h) a) l0 V' o4 p9 a- [# hMorning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132
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' r8 X3 _7 f5 q. sRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
" f9 Y( V4 F* k4 QEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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: t3 |& z* C+ w/ z) k9 C8 t! b8 _Japanese aircraft
; H6 [, ?7 y0 F4 u, C, l% ~6 v- k      J2M2 Jack x 8& F9 s. `* X% M- p6 x' Q
      N1K1-J George x 44
2 h- i' K) g- f/ i+ @      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 118/ U; s" I5 t& ], k- s9 S" `
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
4 l3 z; b4 M: |& h# x* |) o# x. v9 O      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3
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Allied aircraft' ?. t( h  l8 k# _5 m9 I
      Kittyhawk III x 164 S7 k$ K6 j- b3 n8 L" Z
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  J/ I) w+ H# {& T; cJapanese aircraft losses
1 \) L1 |8 v1 k  v& J      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed( K# l- q) s; |( X

3 Q! m! Z5 V2 U* B! Y$ hAllied aircraft losses+ t. k- E5 h7 c: B- d/ E9 o8 y
      Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed7 V. ^# U# ?2 J
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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132
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6 M% L5 Q2 r. v  v7 JWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 37,600 feet.; T  i+ B" R* Q9 |; r0 q
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes1 @  {+ W( ]( e0 i6 @+ V$ ?
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Japanese aircraft. k, Y  M$ P) M: ]) G0 ]  G* H6 a
      J2M2 Jack x 8) _% }) m$ L3 ~2 f7 [7 p
      N1K1-J George x 42
8 F. U4 {9 k  y5 C      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1134 C2 N7 I2 {* p; B1 x+ |
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
6 w+ U0 X; G, Q1 l, }3 x      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3
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Allied aircraft
9 ?. T: @3 z# P# N7 [, x; u/ G      Hurricane IIc Trop x 31
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ v0 o3 i) Q5 c) u      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed5 U& L& x8 d* M. R6 M* j# s

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      Hurricane IIc Trop: 8 destroyed" u% n2 t8 o' R( F+ n1 e
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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132
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: S, B. E* {2 ~. J! B3 ERaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.! ?  L6 D3 G5 X% J3 Y
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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1 |. c" p, S; @      J2M2 Jack x 8
6 d( k. w: L2 Y* _      N1K1-J George x 35
2 s7 S* p$ H0 t) y: c% F      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 106& f( }, k8 N1 ]7 s+ c
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14% B% L4 t, y% n9 c
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3
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Allied aircraft
( O8 P/ L% g' [! i      B-17F Fortress x 18$ a- z- \& m0 H
      B-24D Liberator x 41
7 p* ^  x: D' G+ ?      B-24D1 Liberator x 41; \& R% \3 r9 ~( {
      P-38E Lightning x 9
; K  ~. B' {8 F, k+ g( ~5 D1 k9 \: D      P-38G Lightning x 341 g+ U0 M1 ]( [- ~
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 t& C7 f( e9 j6 ?3 ~$ ?  g0 A. A      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged% H- v  [; ]0 G( K" l7 y% u
      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
0 A) }  R4 H3 o6 Y( k& P& ?: B; w      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
/ T1 r. W1 z+ B      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground% m9 y2 D/ v1 W( j: `8 ^; @
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
, }5 t0 o& W* k' \2 E$ ]: G* t# B      B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged+ L; N0 I( S6 Y! I: R6 c
      B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged. z- a3 h8 O* B( C+ W
      P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed
% Y1 R$ M  u+ C- f6 z6 g      P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed3 O, E( s% @3 \  }# C! ]2 ]1 y

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% q1 {: u4 X/ \% \Airbase hits 3
% A+ Z; J% U; B' I2 m  G, y2 JRunway hits 27
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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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. a$ e! G3 P( o2 FRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.- ^+ u- M( f9 K4 j
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% G2 _: _9 U; `: [8 F& M
      J2M2 Jack x 44 e4 w2 S) w" @: B
      N1K1-J George x 28% C3 N2 t0 x& ?# u. R
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 808 [- s) I- w/ v5 x  N# v' N/ ~8 O
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 12/ E+ \. i7 W1 w* F* y
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 2; c) j9 ~  o5 L! M
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Allied aircraft
# x/ J# F( G. c4 D) d      B-24D Liberator x 16
+ u7 W8 X0 Z% C5 H; V4 c      B-24D1 Liberator x 12
; K3 R$ G9 ]! D6 N! m      P-38G Lightning x 7
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Japanese aircraft losses5 ~4 j# ^; |+ }1 R, P0 i& i; L. d
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
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$ {) i4 y5 i" F: K, @& Z! x! |2 k      B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
: |& H: c3 J. w5 O- t: @5 i9 S      B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak; v' p, L+ c0 P+ H+ \: [, U
      B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged7 \2 h' {; w% j0 Q0 V% |
      P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed! X0 M+ ]7 _0 C! P3 z
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$ {. n& M8 K) S7 D9 {& ^% sRunway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132
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  I: q# n2 u# r& X4 ]Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
! J6 B" F& i. n/ d. I! @Estimated time to target is 13 minutes# [* k1 S% A3 h: ?0 U! W$ V

0 w/ l, n' t0 y: @/ iJapanese aircraft
5 ]* @* X2 x7 }4 k      J2M2 Jack x 4( b* Q8 \* e; X+ {5 V
      N1K1-J George x 22! w* g& U0 C  y8 G/ i9 w
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 74) {3 _7 D3 s: M' a2 z- [5 u8 z
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 10
# \3 J- v/ I* q9 X0 ?  s: ^      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 2
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Allied aircraft6 d* i: I- Z+ t1 e" }+ V
      P-38G Lightning x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses: e5 J6 Z( ^0 L( B: M* E
      N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed
+ C& Q9 y. Q) w1 C. d+ I      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
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      P-38G Lightning: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 ) L+ d6 U0 b  r7 T

% |0 h% m, f3 sWeather in hex: Moderate rain* G# Z' n* l% y; H3 y: L
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet." u2 W/ ]) O5 D! k, T# B
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes5 Q8 l( H; q. N5 z: J2 [( l1 m
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Japanese aircraft* t7 D" d( |/ W! B7 T4 h, d
      J2M2 Jack x 4
& W: P: }  f9 A3 J5 f5 e3 F      N1K1-J George x 170 {# y  f! v( O6 g$ ]" c' u+ U
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 54+ [& u9 |' b; b9 S6 Y& a4 E+ S
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 10) O9 y$ D7 }$ G% s% |$ Q6 G, U
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 1
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Allied aircraft
$ O$ d) H2 i5 \; e8 w  S1 Z9 @      P-40K Warhawk x 103
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 x6 w3 T3 m4 S( a8 D      J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed
; P1 v, @& ^2 Z$ k4 C9 b9 W3 q8 p+ @      N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed$ ^! }( N! F/ ^' B# H' X' S- E; k7 m  n
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 8 destroyed
  ?# K4 ~/ f$ F  d5 \# {      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed7 j- H9 u( a3 b2 X* W/ G
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Allied aircraft losses
# f& g& B$ s# Y- U' G* K      P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed# }. s1 o- C# \9 K6 o. e% |

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& W1 X3 p4 a" u+ hMorning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 . v5 o& ~! K% {- x: w" ]

- d% h3 h# p- }$ ^" K8 R1 yWeather in hex: Moderate rain8 o; f$ c, J/ I1 u; w  e/ e
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.0 J% N* V% F& K$ }) e  T% t
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes. H* Q: F" ?' c6 s1 E

# ~& v5 I: S: i( [; A4 C. G* dJapanese aircraft
3 a: z" ]4 D9 ?; i1 m/ ^      J2M2 Jack x 2  b9 J% \7 Q, x# n5 m7 u
      N1K1-J George x 9
, a5 o; N7 D, Z$ i      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 22) A+ a7 s( b8 v
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3, S% R# z/ L. o6 ?& V6 I
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 1: E. r" f# N" p9 B* P7 }! ~

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Allied aircraft
1 r7 r" V$ s3 }; G; U      P-40K Warhawk x 44. d" \) P: K6 L' B7 B5 y! J8 D

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Japanese aircraft losses
: a0 `7 L+ X2 a3 M2 P% g* b      N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed. _8 r' R5 r$ G0 _" p
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 6 destroyed
8 C6 _2 H( U2 a  A0 u+ @7 H1 w      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed$ C6 R  @, D1 [; N5 R( U( F- G
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 destroyed6 u# A9 R$ g8 r' J1 J$ Z

, |, H; U7 W. b6 g4 C$ L3 AAllied aircraft losses7 ^  N1 U$ m) Q, H/ {* h! B! |
      P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed" u4 p, x+ T5 v9 M7 M, n# R+ y7 |

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6 f( T8 a& V* J  a) m2 }Ground combat at Portland Roads (91,132)
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. u5 c3 v# ]5 ?, G) L  UAllied Deliberate attack* r. G5 h. H, q$ J" k9 b

5 E2 h; Z0 `, E$ w4 q  LAttacking force 34874 troops, 519 guns, 2168 vehicles, Assault Value = 1579
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Defending force 32103 troops, 489 guns, 630 vehicles, Assault Value = 7245 i* [1 g6 `! P: U7 a2 j5 W! J+ e
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Allied adjusted assault: 971 ! W9 ?* f5 `8 g5 E9 C( H

+ j( B  i6 T+ rJapanese adjusted defense: 3045
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! c3 I" C  w  ?: K+ D# ]) @5 IAllied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 7) 8 d) F" n! }( f+ ^  ^
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Combat modifiers
# l- N1 x5 q% ZDefender: terrain(+), forts(+)
7 v% ]( G9 \, EAttacker: - {  m0 U& d5 A: k. B! Y5 x9 d/ F/ ]7 }

% _1 R+ f4 L$ ~. G! C% YJapanese ground losses:
0 I- @) h9 v' ^" C- m      1198 casualties reported
; g# ~7 J. r' I         Squads: 45 destroyed, 33 disabled" q6 A& Y5 x% q2 \+ b" W" P
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 13 disabled5 U( ]5 G0 o& I& k6 f
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled7 O7 F& B8 c5 X1 P/ H
      Guns lost 45 (19 destroyed, 26 disabled)& m9 @1 ]$ A9 v- M$ H2 q
      Vehicles lost 24 (3 destroyed, 21 disabled)/ U  K# o6 I5 N* s+ n
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' D0 z! v& j9 G4 y4 t1 bAllied ground losses:
  R" L3 T  k1 R, T" t1 {6 k      2471 casualties reported7 M7 Y9 z: `/ i  S% B4 x$ u
         Squads: 18 destroyed, 226 disabled
/ i6 W5 n* e- F0 Z         Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 100 disabled
& W8 Q/ y5 T  D         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
) Y. a8 Y# c+ C/ D- r) x" E      Guns lost 67 (2 destroyed, 65 disabled)
6 ^" P, \8 S7 B. p' ]      Vehicles lost 210 (16 destroyed, 194 disabled)) k. I5 m- ~! J. O! U* X/ r
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Assaulting units:
/ O) f+ A9 {% {9 g) C( O3 I3 ]  r    25th Infantry Division! E" Z1 h6 c1 S
    2/4th Armoured Regiment0 d! H: v( \# B# J8 ?
    194th Tank Battalion. F3 @: Z/ }5 {1 w7 x
    2/7th Armoured Regiment
$ A- Z9 Y. q* q! a  d    40th Infantry Division
8 `- `/ Z$ p0 Z; l) \: {% G    2/9th Armoured Regiment
# R% H+ k( z9 f1 T" a& {    627th Tank Destroyer Battalion0 X/ ?4 B& _3 o& ]. U8 A" b
    193rd Tank Battalion
5 q- P( U& y1 L0 z6 S/ K8 {    2/8th Armoured Regiment
2 m8 r8 }+ P& I( I- u4 ?  T8 r+ R    2/6th Armoured Regiment6 s" L9 u/ c. i! O
    754th Tank Battalion
2 N) |- C- w0 S% U    2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
8 j& x8 \* O. y" z    192nd Tank Battalion' \3 Z  G4 t& X. X& c7 ~% D5 M
    2/10th Armoured Regiment  R  r5 o# m# o6 w
    2/5th Armoured Regiment
) }3 F' W% S+ m+ J    2nd Army Tank Brigade
0 v3 q$ i1 Q, n  n    3rd Marine Defense Battalion+ i( n, h8 Y4 v9 C7 x8 G
    2/1st Heavy AA Regiment
  ^/ L, O: A% y+ ^4 [    2nd Australian Army
. B+ E6 A/ H; p8 E& M( f    217th Coast AA Regiment
' T5 E3 l/ z% \# B; i' a4 f( t% u    2/2nd Heavy AA Regiment
7 x3 C2 A8 q0 A+ C  j5 {% O" b    205th Coast AA Regiment
' a2 @- u& l8 D1 h6 o% a" p    4th Marine Defense Battalion
8 Q5 {# `! n4 t" m# R* _    2/3rd Light AA Regiment6 t& a1 @% ~$ a3 v6 ^6 _

+ _( E4 J! I8 b7 j: pDefending units:
# k4 [" a/ n  Y+ K! p! {$ B% E    23rd Nav Gd Unit /1  b3 O$ G( |* T& I
    16th Guards Regiment
; r! k: Z6 @5 I0 g, {, F  e    1st Recon Battalion
9 q4 k' ]! N6 j# D6 ^8 }0 Z    Yokosuka 4th SNLF
( t: f3 D$ n3 i1 v3 z! g    I./124th Infantry Battalion
% ?# r6 F* C+ d3 \# d- t2 b    2nd Tank Rgt /1; w+ M6 P- T8 }" g: @# O; _/ s$ W
    1st Raiding Regiment# a' C5 m* U# a( H$ F4 S: x8 x! q/ N, Q
    14th Tank Rgt /1
5 K* n( z* G/ ~- e4 l    4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
3 Y8 O# b& b4 V) A    4th Tank Regiment
5 q8 u1 y$ c& f8 c6 v4 V% }    13th Garrison Unit
  B# `8 |5 {; V, {. g5 o0 v; ^  X+ v    Kure 2nd SNLF
7 x' m! I8 g- R; n5 D8 g, E6 Z. ^    24th Nav Gsn Unit $ Y, U! @1 D. Z6 W
    Yokosuka 2nd SNLF2 L; z  i- N& x: j# y
    8th Recon Regiment+ {4 u$ E/ K5 c! b, \& }
    2nd Recon Regiment
& a: R' @7 m; N% ]& G    Guards Tank Div /4
: |) I" b4 n1 i/ Z% q( `    39th Road Const Co
- ~' v' e' L8 A: _/ Y( ~! m6 i    2nd Shipping Engineer Regiment& }9 a3 {% J, Q, m
    2nd Air Defense AA Regiment
! E1 S2 S+ M1 t  s    3rd Shipping Engineer Regiment
! a1 H( b* e, Q* O    40th JAAF AF Bn / R+ }+ [* H1 D0 p& o) k! Q
    30th JNAF AF Unit
% Q/ @4 R  X! r* Q, {    21st Air Defense AA Regiment! O. W* c( t/ Y: H/ V3 ]
    12th Air Defense AA Battalion+ c" }+ R/ b1 y3 i1 D- p
    12th Ind. AA Battalion; ?( n& n' R# S* H
    1st Mobile AA Battalion
0 _7 V- ]& w7 B1 m" `; P. e    34th Field AA Battalion) a3 i8 h; M, a9 @! ?
    13th JAAF Base Force /2
# K6 N5 E2 L6 N$ d; c5 x    43rd JNAF AF Unit   @3 t! N, R- ^" [* f6 Z
    5th Field AF Construction Battalion
5 ]; L8 i; l- b9 H    57th JNAF AF Unit + J: `: ]1 ~! [1 F8 y
    41st JNAF AF Unit % Z; Q; r8 ~  c9 u
    5th JNAF AF Unit /3$ V! A) s2 L% i( [" |
    25th Air Defense AA Regiment
8 E: ^, J6 l4 G) N0 O. m8 s6 C0 }. r, }    56th Recon Rgt /1$ G! T. I7 W, E6 s# h. \1 s
    6th Air Defense AA Regiment/ b; ]+ l! \) G, m! B" |
    7th Field AF Construction Battalion: d- N6 Z2 g! O* E& n
    4th Air Defense AA Regiment2 Y0 |: ^: t" E) A# G
    23rd Air Defense AA Regiment
0 _. t8 e% t8 J( R1 N" i+ |  i$ K    7th Ind. Engineer Regiment% u# u% m! c, l9 {+ e/ w" C% |: l9 a" T
    7th JNAF AF Unit /3# U' L; e& r' W! G- Y
    6th Field AF Construction Battalion
; S4 z. `$ T* ~' f1 a8 w2 J    3rd Air Defense AA Regiment
# _4 n- }; h7 o. W" V$ d2 p6 w' i    5th Air Defense AA Regiment
1 C4 L4 N- I4 B2 [2 X; G    3rd Air Army
7 R3 y& w  ~& M/ o& `    21st Ind.AA Gun Co
4 v! G9 K6 Q" O% f    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! t+ Z, O' G4 z
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4 J2 f0 ]  K# w% bNight Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,128/ N  \$ _7 }- m3 N+ K2 X1 U

  @) g% U7 z4 s7 Z7 i2 Y& TAllied Ships
) P1 r. i- O6 c- A      CA Exeter6 t' C% L9 b5 s6 d! s4 n3 F; V
      CA Shropshire
9 K1 M" E  t1 s  c! [  o* b5 O      CA Wichita
7 M: C) G6 \- i! H/ z$ ]      CA Vincennes
  j4 c/ e: |6 o# H' \      DD Morris+ S' K  R/ |1 H. z
      DD Meade; G; Y3 A+ |- v5 S  X$ |9 u3 z
      DD Caldwell
9 L: F7 ~4 h& \! l( l* Y  U# i* h      DD Bancroft7 `& z; E( M  t
      DD Bailey
; j  v& L. p1 q& N  v  f      DD Woodworth
; Z; _/ J. w( o6 Y4 W2 l  C( B      DD Barton
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Japanese ground losses:- |8 ~4 T# f; f, ~- g: @$ R3 y
      276 casualties reported
8 h# Y4 [) f# P& u4 e! A         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ ?9 x8 O4 g+ e! @# D- \
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
6 c* i+ s. R- j3 h3 d6 m         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled# d+ W* ~2 D. q" k5 Y0 f
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6 R4 r8 m) d- Q/ l$ |# {( aAirbase hits 11
* @5 Q7 w  c4 z& h/ bAirbase supply hits 4
+ U7 o( }1 ~$ ]$ {8 X) W" F- ARunway hits 46+ V2 b& O; `/ e/ P" l4 ]9 u( p
Port hits 10, {( k5 N  C& s: [( s$ ~
Port supply hits 3
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' v/ F* c6 c+ ^/ @4 v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。+ k+ j- f1 s- \& V% ^% g' C# \
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Night Naval bombardment of Tabiteuea at 137,134& `7 N' Z8 P# y  c2 Q
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      no flights
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& b2 Y, `- j6 g* E1 ^Japanese aircraft losses! @3 I; M! x8 T
      N1K1-J George: 42 damaged
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6 k) I% Z. W; R  d: f2 @Allied Ships
; D% p7 V6 l' v$ T$ V) q      CA Quincy; b5 f% ^3 {# M% X8 `  r: p
      CA San Francisco
) d" o  O6 L5 ^& o5 Z      CA Minneapolis% J  ?5 s6 P! |, r/ I. `
      CA Astoria
6 C; n  \# J& W% l2 \" d5 y      CA Chicago: }. {( I* L' N  L% R, C  t
      CA Louisville
2 ^5 `' ~! c+ U6 b/ p      CA Chester
. m5 E, k  J& J6 G! o      CA Northampton
' }3 o* E6 `+ `- ?) e( s5 S      CA Portland" d) H8 Q1 t8 l8 \& R0 P
      DD Farenholt
4 M0 |$ K( A! j" o      DD McCalla7 ^8 Q: l0 L) e( h' H& n" i
      DD Lardner
/ U6 ]4 q0 U+ Z5 D+ t      DD Lansdowne9 w7 G. S& A' g
      DD Duncan+ Y4 [- e1 x/ M: V! u% |; O
      DD Buchanan2 Z; ^, _4 X# X2 R
      DD Aaron Ward7 ^; n& F$ _1 o, g% y$ |: F

  |6 i* A) }! ~( J1 O9 q% \Japanese ground losses:) z- S, G9 M* u0 d
      131 casualties reported
: H8 n6 e9 j1 K, T3 z0 \5 L+ N- ~/ Q         Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
7 g9 p( h6 ~; E3 q' f* u3 ?1 t0 C# `         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 37 disabled
) H5 C. Y( R9 W7 n6 f' ]         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled+ [( a9 o8 u3 B; i+ O$ |. X

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Airbase hits 8+ w" v- d0 _" W
Airbase supply hits 4) l$ Y2 m/ ~7 t0 C3 I2 c9 z
Runway hits 26
9 ]/ f; C& A4 X) e2 d! _. t$ k# jPort hits 22
7 Z* l7 S+ s( m) q& D  `5 `Port supply hits 3
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Ground combat at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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Allied Shock attack
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% \' }% _. Y* r  eAttacking force 17998 troops, 527 guns, 333 vehicles, Assault Value = 817
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: y' |1 k, G4 f7 R! O: tDefending force 2406 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43* u$ p4 {% e' y* P

+ m) d6 o9 I; J/ `" \$ k8 \% f3 SAllied adjusted assault: 269
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Japanese adjusted defense: 2 / [4 k* {* l' b
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Allied assault odds: 134 to 1 (fort level 2) 5 [. d; j0 l9 S- o9 e, m
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Allied forces CAPTURE Tabiteuea !!!
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Japanese aircraft
* x8 D7 a) i' Y( B" N4 i4 G$ ^. J      no flights2 A( A7 S! q3 {8 @
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Japanese aircraft losses' A) S: C0 u" Z9 c
      N1K1-J George: 19 destroyed
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1 K: K$ t5 Y" O6 z/ JCombat modifiers( T" F$ b8 M3 _! p6 O# }
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-); I* `( ?( B2 Q+ v! `" W
Attacker: shock(+); o" t  {% L, A; H: H/ A$ J

' f. J' s+ `, x% E0 PJapanese ground losses:; H4 j, J( a1 F3 Y
      2500 casualties reported
) ]% M0 X7 V+ ]/ I2 P( Y         Squads: 65 destroyed, 1 disabled
: s% r# s, ]9 v" ^3 ^         Non Combat: 173 destroyed, 2 disabled7 `) ^. k) J% _9 N! }6 I4 o: F6 H
         Engineers: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 b4 s, p# k  r- s  n  o, y" ~      Guns lost 27 (25 destroyed, 2 disabled)8 Z/ u- ~3 G- |) _: ~0 u) j' M
      Units destroyed 2( m1 v6 Y4 N5 n
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! W- X1 p- o4 J3 nAllied ground losses:+ ?  c' X$ z$ y/ z! O
      97 casualties reported7 ]/ r1 l; T. _0 k+ L
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled4 G" i& R1 X& ?, c9 X2 U- T! p* w
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 L  T+ i# g" s
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:3 E* I# }" [! C' _/ _
    24th Infantry Division
, V$ W6 Z, T& k: `& _# m* `2 Y: e    2nd Marine Division/ j+ \! g0 U$ E, [$ f% e5 u" a
    1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion2 K. r: u' E0 w( C4 U6 A3 l9 ^! |1 E1 i
    165th Field Artillery Battalion& g6 `/ d8 x& w' ^( z% `: O
    223rd USN Base Force/ e, _& o6 `8 g
    3rd USN Naval Construction Regiment, s. w2 Q) r: O" D2 ^1 K3 v5 f
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. p7 E7 B! \% Q3 ^% h    51st Naval Guard Unit
: u+ s+ U0 |( M- X# \    17th JNAF AF Unit   `/ o- T! Q9 L8 i. }1 I: C, B# L6 M
    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
6 b1 g# [, C3 M) F2 m, t% c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。2 J9 U% U5 i3 |4 ^7 V  n# H, C; C( B) X
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TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)) i- S6 l" v- c2 R$ k

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/ B" I6 N0 E( a" \      DD Nicholas, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage2 e! `! p( E- K' \9 L( T0 j* n2 ~6 e

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* l( O# t& S/ T. XTF 162 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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/ P& n2 S. g* d9 w0 E$ R8 T8 b; h      DD Cushing, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage
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TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)# \) ?# t5 I" o1 d9 Q* u6 q
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      DD DeHaven, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage
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TF 45 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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Allied Ships
! Q- E: U- h2 b# e  n) c; a      DD Monssen, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage0 ^3 q: g9 G" B" H5 ?! E( q' o' ^
      DD Grayson, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage  X" o  z# @4 {& [

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TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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Allied Ships2 H. U! S2 l9 D2 A- h0 a7 G5 _
      DD DeHaven, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage5 t! ]% e9 H! f! z2 J
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! v4 _( N8 [, D7 e/ U2 r: _5 bTF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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      BB Massachusetts, Mine hits 19 i! Y  ]5 \6 C$ P. R/ s8 j

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! R& A* ^; ]5 I, F9 ]TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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$ d( t+ X! G  I, Z' zAllied Ships
6 E" j, q4 ^. |+ T  q      BB Massachusetts, Mine hits 1
# O# X, s5 l, q' N  J: R8 E/ _/ m      BB Washington, Mine hits 16 t( p: \2 q1 c  P5 k

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TF 162 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)* e2 p4 E5 n; A) g, r( ~/ q$ ?

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2 f' K+ }# B. q) M8 w9 d, c      DD Conyngham, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage* C/ \! U& P) j7 N' A8 I' C3 o$ D
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TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134): [! @) Q2 L0 J  [8 L+ @
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Allied Ships2 t! v4 {8 d, J
      DD Abbot, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage; N" C5 M6 m: E+ g/ X
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( e& b* _( P0 \. E  D# RTF 45 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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4 |4 h' ~; D& j1 w2 u      DD Gwin, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage3 z, r# m( W- M3 J

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" L" g/ T7 ^1 w; d1 j0 XTF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)' a( K. A3 q8 u+ o' J* c
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Allied Ships
" V  [6 E- ]) }" T1 J  c      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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不过我没有试过在敌人基地布雷然后登陆，
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' H" E! T6 x2 i8 c) e这次算是长见识了

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 18, 43
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6 }; f' ~1 d; E( \, k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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Night Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,128& Z$ p9 Q* B# f8 A  E
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Allied Ships
$ P: K, r' n; h5 J/ w  }      CA Vincennes% p7 @! R0 i( a5 a. I* t
      CA Quincy' U" R* G. V2 E$ E0 e$ F
      CA San Francisco5 E) N& F% x; \. D
      CL Santa Fe
* r/ @  P0 [# k% _. b      CL Denver
9 ?& U* m+ @! }+ \& e1 L      CL Montpelier; F( D! Y2 d, _, V/ E4 g
      CL Cleveland
' L, L) \5 |/ U$ w0 h2 B6 t6 T1 Y      DD Doyle# j) |' T. |; O8 {3 r8 i
      DD Carmick, y8 V" G( N7 _) H
      DD Strong
- ^$ G% D/ Z+ m1 F! u' h- b      DD Saufley
0 i5 \9 f9 k7 g# d' r3 ]0 `      DD Radford
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7 {' V1 d) z# ?& C( FJapanese ground losses:* V9 w. D5 P" k, v  g! n# L
      340 casualties reported
2 V0 r4 U5 h6 C4 M! v0 d5 L$ N         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- C3 N  ~/ C- e" ^
         Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 31 disabled9 L# A2 h- D- v% d! V
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled2 U! o2 k! V; R6 C# k
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4 S( K) C. ], ]6 h% F8 A6 SAirbase hits 21. a8 m% d4 z. t) R
Airbase supply hits 5) r7 h4 [; D& N& A# h( b2 d% N9 f
Runway hits 59
, g# [" U. F- {- l. N8 P6 {Port hits 23; i  e1 _7 k( i( {
Port supply hits 6- @* N# C6 _% q& A# W$ R% ^

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Night Naval bombardment of Maiana at 135,1291 a7 S3 E0 l& K9 g# K5 z
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Allied Ships" Z' l& h8 T2 x/ M
      CA Minneapolis( g1 U& ~8 q- A
      CA Astoria/ A6 q3 F9 l% r. R2 c3 U' ?* y& ^
      CL St. Louis/ c) R" t$ Z6 x
      CL Raleigh- B+ ^: @1 l0 k! \+ c& ], P
      CL Richmond
' c8 D" `1 _6 e) r1 B1 [+ ^      CL Danae
6 ~; `9 I+ p% a, j+ j( p      DD Downes
% X( X" v$ q1 v0 t9 |      DD Perkins2 M2 a9 j' J6 O4 U4 ?
      DD Case) U6 F& p/ n- t0 ?, ]
      DD Lamson! Y( n: L6 P- D
      DD Cummings
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Japanese ground losses:
, M2 \5 Y( K* a' @. }+ @, ^      261 casualties reported
1 X$ I# g- d6 K. n4 R  t         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ v% s; F' C, k) ^5 d
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
" e/ i1 z* W4 \/ a         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
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Airbase hits 5
0 \8 u4 I* C* Q  vAirbase supply hits 6
  c+ P# s3 Z3 ]Runway hits 30
" X  s6 r6 H/ @7 h; y8 EPort hits 4% O: D  k) Z) s2 J
Port supply hits 1
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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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Morning Air attack on 27th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)7 R0 w0 ^: ?; s: m$ b! I
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: R1 i2 x" ~5 hEstimated time to target is 29 minutes4 H7 l: v: t$ e1 ]' x4 M4 o

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Allied aircraft
: y% Y- H  j1 k      Beaufighter VIc x 27# v- h0 W: m3 a1 |
      Blenheim VD x 26
3 Q+ @# ^- v7 C1 i      Hudson IIIa x 27) }8 T, \1 R3 |8 {. L/ y
      Hurricane FR.IIb x 129 c+ A0 E1 }$ P* s" v
      Lysander II x 13
5 l! Y  G+ J; U' R      CW-22 Falcon x 27
# Y; \. c# e! C) B! S5 g1 F! ]$ n      DB-7B x 11
- E4 ?& m) e- p      B-25C Mitchell x 56
$ g! w6 d! ~9 s. d      B-25D1 Mitchell x 9
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Allied aircraft losses
/ M* ]- @6 x9 j1 r5 T5 q. C      Blenheim VD: 7 damaged
/ |! U% i* s* e7 ]; N6 s2 q      Blenheim VD: 1 destroyed by flak
* F$ C( c' H+ b" J, u# a0 Q      Hudson IIIa: 3 damaged
# p! o6 S+ {! y  }2 S* M      Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed by flak2 ]# P/ T/ w: l* T: A
      Lysander II: 4 damaged" ~4 a7 U0 F1 m0 `8 @' v
      CW-22 Falcon: 6 damaged
: L5 i3 j+ G: a0 x      CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed by flak9 e6 o. O' N# J
      DB-7B: 6 damaged
% L5 u5 z$ B4 M6 l; \  V3 F      DB-7B: 1 destroyed by flak
3 g- c0 E+ v/ x4 q$ B      B-25C Mitchell: 14 damaged8 Q0 u4 j; M8 A. c. |
      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
& z' X1 Q5 V6 S- m/ N: ?+ v5 P6 I      B-25D1 Mitchell: 5 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
: W" o! e6 w3 m) J      881 casualties reported
7 V' B4 u3 V: Q         Squads: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled2 Z! i+ x% @7 r# R
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled( ?, e; m9 G) o4 W* ]  X
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled- f  r+ V! T" U6 Y* F
      Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)- b* n& p: Y, @' w

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Morning Air attack on 40th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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8 [. T2 C, Q4 K9 }Weather in hex: Clear sky
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3 n# f* m( E  _1 L. }' d$ @Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! z/ y& y( P' m; m( O2 cEstimated time to target is 19 minutes% l5 X8 S! O5 T( s& B: _

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Allied aircraft
+ g  Z7 O  o+ V! k4 b! h" u      B-25C Mitchell x 9& U: t: a7 {2 L6 @3 a
      B-25D1 Mitchell x 201 I' [, [5 o$ _- p

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Allied aircraft losses
- \% x$ E3 P$ W0 R      B-25C Mitchell: 8 damaged) t, S0 X9 r: E
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 15 damaged
) h; h& e7 w. |  M$ j0 @! G! `% ?      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:& b& H& r5 Y0 b( f' S3 I9 ~
      332 casualties reported
3 @# {, E$ K$ _. A8 G         Squads: 4 destroyed, 21 disabled
% Q( `2 ~- G: O: P6 {4 W) g8 g4 s         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled' V# F  i  d% Z, Z: o" U
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 P6 A( S! R( W0 c' H      Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)6 R! o. \5 H7 g# p# z% p( H: F* g
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美军肃清塔比特维亚日军残部，６０００多日军被全部歼灭& T9 ?; u3 @& r
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9 o/ P/ u! {4 w& v  ?+ {1 N" q4 m9 oGround combat at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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Allied Deliberate attack5 K3 n1 v$ y* h, k- o. q, Y0 e1 t
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Attacking force 20729 troops, 541 guns, 437 vehicles, Assault Value = 812( g) v" y9 F1 A6 r+ K7 y

0 a- u5 C: S& s; }: eDefending force 590 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
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. n6 B8 h2 ]# RAllied adjusted assault: 376 ( i) @8 [2 h( D: b3 O

  H/ {7 c" m+ X8 l$ GJapanese adjusted defense: 1 # K7 z; p8 I1 u& L& D# X
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Allied assault odds: 376 to 1
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# M9 n. K  L3 g( h( kCombat modifiers8 b$ U/ s; X5 j+ e3 Z
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)# \7 A' y: t& Y9 g% e
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:0 [) x4 e# r; H4 {
      820 casualties reported; x" j& V. f# A& y+ f+ B
         Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled3 _5 \1 m6 k# c7 k, i% n0 k
         Non Combat: 91 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 h, K' b+ ]" t9 ~' ^5 s3 i5 _2 s2 ~% O         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
- d9 d- X2 E0 A5 [% f# L& f      Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
  |' c2 w. P! O8 Q' O  C      Units destroyed 1
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Assaulting units:
8 b; ^4 i/ }4 }$ O  s    24th Infantry Division5 q& @6 l" v7 ?; l8 c% ^. G
    2nd Marine Division
" H% [  b! N. J& k  i& |' A1 G* ^    165th Field Artillery Battalion
: k9 }6 f* g4 S    223rd USN Base Force# N9 y1 M8 c. a8 E0 N! y* B+ |
    1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
# O9 P& \$ b' R' E3 [# \) ]& U% t    3rd USN Naval Construction Regiment/ Y9 [. ^3 f! Z. u, Y0 P
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Defending units:: `. [/ J) b7 Q1 b! ^
    22nd JNAF AF Unit

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 19, 431 j# y) X3 X- m6 y( Q

0 i$ x# u& f7 k. F8 i% b' X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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$ n' b" R, ?  ]! @- J; K4 B1 H0 }Morning Air attack on 54th Division, at 46,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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: a, X  z1 j, y, zRaid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: P8 n0 W! ]7 F8 g: V/ K6 M
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes5 |5 |5 ?" _" q) Q) }

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% i2 d' ~) n- [$ }# P% ]$ L      Beaufighter VIc x 7. v! `  w  y; l
      Blenheim IV x 50# l+ u+ {0 V$ k: i! y/ B- }
      Blenheim VD x 17
5 ]5 w( \( [2 A1 m; Y      Hudson IIIa x 9
9 J6 W4 ^# h6 ^4 M0 c( C  C: v      Lysander II x 12& S" b5 G3 S9 `0 x" q: Q
      Vengeance I x 20+ g# U7 n" B/ \7 `2 L( L
      139WH-3 x 92 Y: L% D/ s8 h% {' G
      CW-22 Falcon x 14
9 `# M: i; F9 Z( Z/ q4 Q% J      L-212 x 8
' j5 ^) l* z# L# t) s      DB-7B x 125 \- L) @& m( W5 M# }, m
      B-25C Mitchell x 55
! e; [8 n4 W9 J- @6 q6 ?; J( l! i      B-25D1 Mitchell x 183 h; _5 z) X4 l0 s

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Allied aircraft losses( {; y9 U. }! ]- ?
      Blenheim VD: 2 damaged7 D3 z6 z( S: n) y7 g# \
      DB-7B: 3 damaged
5 }) _. X3 Z% I( I$ [- a      B-25C Mitchell: 7 damaged6 v9 A* I/ q6 o$ E! T) H
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 9 damaged1 K2 Y. x0 L" p! r$ b# @" W

3 q2 n% W) s2 Z- G( J, c; p" ^Japanese ground losses:) l3 P/ m# [% W
      1584 casualties reported
1 g) A5 x# O$ X, m/ I4 Y+ Z* I         Squads: 4 destroyed, 106 disabled
" h, g  b9 k9 _         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 54 disabled. U6 Z& v0 O6 K$ H0 g) f, b8 _
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled, A/ r( h( t/ m  k% m8 u1 r' w
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/ `  l: B) }& H' a0 w$ ]& lMorning 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.+ Y( u& m9 V6 G% z; }  `
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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8 v! D% g, W( W) FAllied aircraft
, I" n7 K; W0 T# K, p      Beaufighter VIc x 8
; P1 j* P- ~0 r: h0 f      Hudson IIIa x 18
) C6 o; u1 _3 b3 Z8 H$ Y; x      Hurricane FR.IIb x 12
4 m( i4 z2 x3 }! y      Vengeance I x 36- y$ ~% U9 p0 S4 C% ?- H$ v+ Z( P
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Allied aircraft losses# @8 `' ^3 N4 Z
      Hudson IIIa: 1 damaged5 d+ c7 M; [4 z/ `  g3 {
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Japanese ground losses:
8 z  @' `2 q5 i      286 casualties reported4 a( K. \( q$ {' ]; J$ x1 l
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled( Y/ G4 l8 a. H1 a$ E7 M5 ~3 R
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
- {4 K) j2 H. L  R3 C  B         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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hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 21, 434 \# u  U5 [5 e+ O( M

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Sub attack near Kuria  at 135,131( J4 c* M5 w0 [; d1 v

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      SS I-180: P+ _3 S' T$ H2 s3 P
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      LCI-23, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
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SS I-180 launches 2 torpedoes. F1 b; w# B& ]6 J1 }, h% j
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$ W1 B. k  x  T2 l* q7 _6 i! PSub attack near Merauke  at 89,124: m# f7 i* V3 B/ [

9 `  U2 |/ I& Y0 U# WJapanese Ships3 w* ]6 ^( \6 U* h' ]
      PB Daibu Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
( }- a9 }4 s/ v" ~0 f# L0 _      PB Kenkon Maru
+ `% t3 D! O- {' [$ C0 ]9 T' U      CM Itsukushima( k1 Z; Z5 m& o$ q9 ~6 G9 T
      CM Tsugaru
3 j2 c- `6 A& j$ i8 t      xAK Taiko Maru
  Z) n9 I% l- H7 h* N0 U0 T      xAK Sensan Maru" z: o! J9 W2 |7 i& B
      xAK Kohoku Maru# W! d. D* E. N- Y, C
      PB Nikkai Maru) I0 [8 X- P# ?6 c2 p3 J
      PB Nanpo Maru
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Allied Ships
$ j& d1 Q8 ~* E& m      SS S-31, hits 6
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Morning Air attack on 36th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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2 F1 ]8 }! ^! {2 X; |& WWeather in hex: Heavy cloud4 O) ~) H2 L/ j$ b& h

' P# v0 ^0 K9 p7 ]1 [+ R( eRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( h* c7 m0 X# M. Z9 m' _- F2 Q6 ^Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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' T. d4 v  B6 d- UAllied aircraft/ U- ]- \9 H4 S" b- D
      Beaufighter VIc x 42
  U1 X3 U1 S$ A( {0 Z      Blenheim IV x 39
2 K. H( k6 [1 A0 G# ~' r      Blenheim VD x 25- e1 Q( B  L  T* r
      Hudson IIIa x 27; k3 `; O$ L$ i7 T( l
      Hurricane IIb Trop x 48
0 W1 B8 t6 E# I- }8 g4 f6 M      Lysander II x 10
) R+ |, F  @& g( X( L6 E4 o* r      Mohawk IV x 240 Z6 J! m( r" n: b
      Vengeance I x 61
- M5 ^$ E/ z# T) i: r9 ?# O2 p      139WH-3 x 9, u2 L% H( \/ \/ n& @2 S( D
      CW-22 Falcon x 20
  s3 b; F/ J; y! ?2 p! n$ b      L-212 x 8, X, g! F% K3 f' }
      DB-7B x 12
0 _$ W9 Z' Q% G0 M: C  U! F5 ^      B-25C Mitchell x 50
/ ^6 g& _4 j7 e4 |# r- t# \3 e      B-25D1 Mitchell x 246 y6 C7 Z. u, a, v# k0 H
      P-39D Airacobra x 25$ e4 a& k4 R9 p- \
      P-40E Warhawk x 49
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0 {& d% J- W5 M/ t% }. KAllied aircraft losses  x9 U4 A; q  z9 H
      Blenheim IV: 9 damaged
( O: O+ G7 q  u, U, ^* y) w      Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed by flak2 \& d  W7 D3 S/ I
      Blenheim VD: 8 damaged
! `! Y  ~2 y" I      Blenheim VD: 1 destroyed by flak
% w$ f* F# T6 R  R- p1 P: ]1 i. C      Hudson IIIa: 3 damaged
  l# Y* f: p. v- u( V      Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed by flak
" c8 |. G5 V! _& \" c2 G      Vengeance I: 20 damaged4 i+ r# S, \: g
      Vengeance I: 2 destroyed by flak
, k5 i% c+ R1 B' b: z( L+ V$ L      139WH-3: 4 damaged. \  `2 [! k( p& R" j
      CW-22 Falcon: 4 damaged/ [( u3 D. ~+ L6 }
      CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed by flak
! X" o3 ^0 ^" N: E      L-212: 3 damaged
. O( t# M0 `% y0 g2 L4 d8 F      DB-7B: 4 damaged3 f6 \! N% m  \! d$ B0 Z- n6 J
      B-25C Mitchell: 9 damaged+ A+ c, X+ Q6 r) D" s
      B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
" j; u$ g7 K$ y* @# X4 l      B-25D1 Mitchell: 6 damaged
, k, N. w- c5 w& C      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
3 q4 R( y- O% E( V- s" F$ Q/ ?& }7 g4 w  \( k% K
Japanese ground losses:% L1 I- c4 ]( F, E. ?8 E1 U
      514 casualties reported
' s9 E3 S( v/ L4 u+ I" Y4 |         Squads: 0 destroyed, 42 disabled- ^' {! z! n7 s( t6 A) a0 Y
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 44 disabled
+ ?8 S2 p( S( v6 v& U% p         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 }0 w) R% R4 D$ d6 {
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% s: K5 i' F+ z( y0 F0 TMorning Air attack on 15th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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" U8 i; M' M4 g4 d0 KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud" o+ Y; p1 v, s: M
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Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! v7 R6 {+ H' X8 }3 X3 T
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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( j  d1 J3 f* c. CAllied aircraft
1 v" ]  @3 I- T2 h, Y9 k" [      P-66 Vanguard x 4
7 c, k! A5 M) `3 Z% q9 {0 }% ~      Blenheim IV x 9
& X9 t+ G( e- R+ D- B- w9 K      Hudson IIIa x 9
4 z' \/ d: M: l4 I/ ?4 t      Hurricane IIb Trop x 6
" b$ Q- P7 W4 G1 I! M      B-25C Mitchell x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
4 z3 x1 Q" H* L+ e5 u: Z! O1 |5 g5 R      Blenheim IV: 3 damaged9 v$ u- i: C; M/ P* r9 D
      Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak' e$ s: M# ]  G. D. j- A& y& z
      Hudson IIIa: 2 damaged
3 B  [. W: q4 |. t* s      Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed by flak
3 X' H" w3 a7 z5 V! S      B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged
0 p# Q" M  O' P4 c
7 ?7 D( B' h8 x3 F( L1 e, sJapanese ground losses:
# F; s) i, O4 Q) R( e+ t# h( J      25 casualties reported
$ M1 D* c/ P, D1 {+ e% V! O: B: I         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* _) p" A8 _6 Z4 Z
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 H6 l0 g; I7 }
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 ~$ J# h! @$ F- I: M( I
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Morning Air attack on 15th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)( c! G1 Y" v1 n' H4 h% d/ ]
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# y* L) R, [% c7 ]3 A1 }Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ L& z2 V+ r* ?% X8 _
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes/ z0 A" i4 |, @1 }

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& t/ I( Z. ~$ ]5 UAllied aircraft
, t+ l, g) [. W7 K: q      Blenheim IV x 12/ h" o2 A5 |7 S/ J2 ^) c
      Hurricane IIb Trop x 7
0 l3 _6 i- W3 {5 j" w2 E      B-25D1 Mitchell x 65 F* A& w" }& u3 z6 b

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Allied aircraft losses/ U5 Y* K- z9 \. J5 |% h
      Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
1 W& L% Z/ v3 y" T6 B5 P0 V- g6 d      Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
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8 M/ ?- v9 h! ~% T  l/ f  a% IJapanese ground losses:
9 C, v, U2 n& Y$ Q& a! m! k      76 casualties reported4 j- I; d& s% n$ B: K# ~
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
, U6 k4 s% T7 P) ~9 o+ X         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled3 B2 ?0 s. F2 C' S3 [+ Z
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 22, 43' f/ a% D# I0 s
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# g# T4 o9 H" v6 _! u2 d/ A# S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' |7 g0 Y3 A8 v# z" N' X5 k
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Submarine attack near Nakadori-jima  at 101,562 t% n8 l0 j/ {6 i9 j9 z
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Japanese Ships& }  l9 r* z. I4 S' z
      xAK Tatsuho Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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      SS Runner
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8 w5 p5 ?' G! a0 E( S$ [Submarine attack near Nikunau  at 139,134; k: l3 u$ h) M; o4 T0 d& _6 h0 T

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# i- O/ e: M( }5 W& d: J6 J      SS RO-107, hits 1
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0 `( y# u) v9 Z3 [% o) _, YAllied Ships
; J% [# T0 ?2 {4 P& s      LCI-62, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage* ?0 K) x, Z1 y$ b3 X

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Allied ground losses:* p6 q3 g- @' w6 ]- q! {; f
      42 casualties reported2 P& i9 A7 Z5 ?' P+ x7 i9 G
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled6 A. r2 {, B! I2 l- \  h6 H1 m
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: d5 h3 [$ u( ]4 R% q* D3 {         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 T" i4 i1 b; }5 k+ X
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9 B' o* K0 U& h1 ISubmarine attack near Onotoa  at 137,135/ Z- S  L3 x3 v) d4 M7 D

/ L/ j" e9 b' m6 Z( }$ w6 Y- g# \Japanese Ships
5 S) H7 h$ q& m: s      SS I-39
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Allied Ships
4 F1 W7 D9 T& a: S/ D+ ~      LCI-22, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage3 r) j/ \+ @2 f+ D. x2 B, j
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LCI-22 is sighted by SS I-39
7 _& ?9 ?4 u6 tSS I-39 launches 2 torpedoes0 j2 m+ e& C  k! L4 r' d% V9 f

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& T# @$ b) Z; sASW attack near Nikunau  at 143,132
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' K# n& O# k- N8 FJapanese Ships1 P  ?  c$ S; R, x. f3 {
      SS RO-103, hits 5,  heavy damage
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9 `7 D+ m; s, O0 T1 OAllied Ships
1 O7 X2 k0 t: k9 R# u      DD MacDonough4 M9 \: w3 W  F: }; w
      DD Hull6 u9 b" U$ w  @3 o
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Submarine attack near Beru  at 138,134
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      SS I-39
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Allied Ships
/ U" J# q' Z' h      LCI-21, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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' V, F  R1 O7 b* r3 @Allied ground losses:
) r9 q, r" H: Y: ~      8 casualties reported! ?/ @- S* i8 e
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' S" w1 x5 o( G1 X1 b& @
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ E/ I9 H$ D: p4 L         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 23, 439 `0 U( _6 x% y

) T6 ?% e! L( ]3 f: |$ b7 A电流行动II
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4 K  h2 E: j% v* k1 @0 a盟军占领塔瓦拉( O1 x4 y6 B/ Q

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& a4 n* S/ T# Q: {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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5 k$ D6 L$ r9 m: m6 ]盟军的电流行动获得了圆满成功
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8 v- Z7 F( F! z7 V) zNight Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,1284 Q2 B% z* b4 ?4 |
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Allied Ships
9 D7 e. p' R: ~4 i      CA Exeter
/ l" k- T  ?+ e3 d      CA Sussex; A' @$ R/ k& y5 f. b# g2 p
      CA Shropshire
; ?' d4 k) z5 S! }( J. t% S2 n      CA Chicago
% l: W4 k$ D5 X% v: }- I( j/ [: c      CA Louisville
5 I8 f& k) _5 A6 Z6 [- I2 D      CA Chester& D5 T  m5 b' C7 x
      CA Northampton
) n, k$ f/ f. M6 \, T      CA Portland. r4 `) O1 ?/ f$ Y" d9 Y# z3 K, J) [5 I
      DD Lamson+ S7 o2 V6 q# T% G9 r6 h
      DD Cummings
, ]! }/ ~% s' ?* Y      DD Maury! e6 A  b# N$ {2 R  _! {/ ~0 `) j
      DD McCall. B- y$ d. i  N# B& o
      DD Gridley
# [9 q' P1 T% d3 m! D) G( x- Q      DD Craven
: D& s+ F+ L9 X8 _      DD Bagley. c( U; M6 J" d* g* R

% v: T4 R$ S, j8 vJapanese ground losses:
3 ~. d: g$ V# y9 B      348 casualties reported
7 ~2 H. m. O0 H' s: g7 n         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ O: |# g# y5 W; J' s" b         Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 11 disabled2 }# r0 ^6 h. ?1 \
         Engineers: 11 destroyed, 10 disabled
3 H  U2 p: h8 M$ r      Vehicles lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)# f& g/ ~. M( G

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' ?3 L: J3 K0 G- LAirbase hits 14" ?+ K: s6 Z9 \
Airbase supply hits 7
) Q0 L; G3 P3 c1 g( WRunway hits 28; C! V5 s8 g* [0 C9 {- X( V/ g9 N
Port hits 145 {# c. j: g1 U+ ~3 n! g
Port supply hits 7+ |' |' j2 i8 [: ~7 `- i9 L' |8 j

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Night Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,128
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Allied Ships
/ S9 a/ K8 m5 F& s      CL Caradoc
) F: Z2 D* i2 B: ~7 d      CL Concord
  S9 X! r8 W) T% _      CL Marblehead+ t# N  H: @" P- H$ c* B
      CL Raleigh
, m% g" v$ g4 a7 ~      CL Richmond6 g+ S% C3 u" \+ q' V6 E2 v
      CL Danae
; N  g- @/ g1 K" |$ ?- Y2 D3 y# J      CL Hobart+ k0 O9 j2 d& L- D5 x. d: }

$ R# o2 O, B4 y4 c8 w1 OJapanese ground losses:" h( x+ _! H& h* Y9 t7 _. N
      49 casualties reported/ F$ s6 t2 U1 k6 I4 u6 {
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* }. F0 F/ v* p6 P8 B) M. F2 P         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled$ c2 ]0 u/ a$ |4 l! ]
         Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 9, B( Y8 W+ z: \, L! P) D: J, }
Airbase supply hits 2* Z, o- v% h! q; b1 _
Runway hits 99 O+ j: ^! b, k  W! X
Port hits 9
( P) z4 Y! v& {' KPort supply hits 5
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( j  t' Z* j* ?  @9 tAfternoon Air attack on 15th Ind. Engineer Regiment, at 136,128 (Tarawa)( r# p# A. @/ k: h& l+ F# V( U
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% O* F* Y; s; Y, N3 \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes4 X" y  l) g. g6 A9 ]: Z

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Allied aircraft9 g7 B9 O' J, A- G% ?8 ^
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 245
: m. ~. A' s! T% C8 t) ^7 H* M      F6F-3 Hellcat x 41$ m6 N+ s/ \1 R& q- k* H+ L6 j
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 89
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4 l# A! X; m5 \6 Y9 @% T  e4 TNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
6 u: K' s& X3 g' J( M      51 casualties reported
3 B+ \+ W/ |5 @8 _+ E         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 z9 |: ]! ]  b$ G  ?' A7 P
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled) }5 ~1 I3 U' ^' y& T; f
         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
( S: h; B- c, G0 t, a8 y& x, s      Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)! K. `8 Z- j0 }( J+ C  R

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Ground combat at Tarawa (136,128)
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Allied Shock attack" h) ]( u7 `* j! L% s4 D8 Z
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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 = 06 [3 u; u  s4 [4 Z
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Allied adjusted assault: 341
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; U3 U- i6 H7 g* @8 c- PJapanese adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 341 to 1 (fort level 0)
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' `  B2 m7 C, B/ p2 T/ hAllied forces CAPTURE Tarawa !!!
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Attacker: shock(+)/ {" U, y2 p; T/ d& q
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3 Z0 @, v, e% Y    1st Marine Division5 @1 b& M/ \, T% S  _
    763rd Tank Bn /1
& \; k' _9 L- z! h4 [$ U    45th USN SeaBees /1, P9 B3 t4 R! x9 I/ _
    41st USN SeaBees /1
' i  g: d) ]+ ]    11th Marine Def Bn /1
* ?! V) ]9 b- c2 }    14th Marine Def Bn /1( ~! g1 A# b$ X7 `
    209th FA Bn /1+ Y6 Q! e" V7 u( W! ~8 S4 k
    36th Aviation Base Force2 T, L* w" G7 u+ r
    48th USN SeaBees /1
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* M7 R: ~1 Z1 L/ a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
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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5 I' u2 Y& U1 X$ |" L* l! B" B* x+ BRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
4 T& Q+ m8 r' T; {' d! s: o& N. l& mEstimated time to target is 27 minutes: E0 v4 p. c, y. ?" l
3 c; B0 M6 b" w( N
4 S$ b0 d, ]4 m3 t- c9 _# {
Allied aircraft, H: A4 g9 s# Z
      B-24D Liberator x 48& D1 I1 P' w& T, B4 i2 Q0 n
      B-24D1 Liberator x 19
0 I- L+ G7 ^( f" [9 `0 Y' l( C6 n$ s

4 d% L. b; u0 v" T+ X. hAllied aircraft losses
8 q5 P: I" ?1 }5 |% g  `      B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
6 L8 S, }# b% h7 y5 |) I; q, B" y% g; z: q: N# \
Japanese Ships! D5 D- [. v! ?4 ]
      AD Meiten Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage' I/ h& m6 ?, x3 d1 {% S2 O, N
      AD Nissen Maru #3, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires
: b, U* D6 q0 X8 g  l7 b8 v3 Q4 H      AS Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire( l0 J* z# G. }: I, @7 f& K4 k5 v
      ACM Okuyo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage- C; k7 b7 a, _0 K* h3 U
      ACM Mejima Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! E, ~2 l/ v. W3 F" V1 i* f% C
7 [% ?9 _2 Q8 J# H& H: a3 e
Japanese ground losses:* ^, g) I8 e' r% M+ C
      4 casualties reported: q, n9 B" t( j7 y: A
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 e6 E* V; L0 y! R$ J* b         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: m7 ]4 z% K. [$ i. ?* ^  d$ }         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ \) u* Q3 Y; O5 g1 t) @8 q
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# y, u9 X  l7 xPort hits 16( |  w3 o2 i( `; d* g
Port supply hits 20 r9 V1 j4 P4 Q, D6 }" n

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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! `' M6 i* k! [* \
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Morning Air attack on 14th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)' f, K9 Q7 f( X3 p: n
+ Z; }" K. e: F
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms2 l7 s# c9 |3 i( `' B4 W- @6 ]# B

- ~3 q' q, Q2 H3 f( \" Q; k8 |6 LRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.5 f: v- _$ T0 F* `, {5 v
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
0 i, k4 t! S$ p' {, N  {
6 [. z* f5 X3 l, \+ d1 j
7 e/ R7 m. _8 [1 V0 o9 U9 a/ yAllied aircraft
5 N2 N2 y; c' w) r2 @      H81-A3 x 224 d! H, m  ]; x
      P-40E Warhawk x 12
8 U" F: j5 F% b# W  k      P-43A-1 Lancer x 17# ~- g9 Q: }1 n( |# n. o
      P-66 Vanguard x 26
! E, L. I) ]0 Z  R* i$ v/ e. H      Blenheim IV x 42
, G4 c5 O$ l' R' h# }      Blenheim VD x 154 {4 p+ B( S( d
      Hudson IIIa x 327 p5 v) C/ `! v, H" L4 l
      Lysander II x 3$ e4 O$ E6 @$ p5 u
      Mohawk IV x 24
7 p! X4 F6 [2 o; E3 S      139WH-3 x 90 a: r% Z, u( V5 e( Q) O' h1 E" H
      CW-22 Falcon x 16
! ^, H+ j. U/ m# C) n$ Z  ^7 k      L-212 x 6# G/ J2 r( |: {) e6 x1 G% u3 U
      P-40E Warhawk x 3/ K6 A9 J! H% G0 G4 W
      DB-7B x 11- m8 o# z6 j  I' ^; D- j
      B-339-23 x 5
& s8 h8 \$ H; r1 ?/ j      Kittyhawk I x 16
8 ]' f4 h/ l" v' W# K      B-24D1 Liberator x 96 {) B. [% A5 _( i+ Y
      B-25C Mitchell x 50
3 \$ [+ E, J, n6 q5 Q: c* t      B-25D1 Mitchell x 298 n; j( `- h* d2 j0 t. b9 |0 h
      P-39D Airacobra x 250 _" U) d0 A: l& U8 R+ c
      P-40E Warhawk x 49
3 J, e2 y+ l5 x* k2 ?& P; W+ n' M6 C% S2 j& _
1 d4 r- ]+ P( k. |0 L. S2 l7 W5 y
Allied aircraft losses
# j& X/ P+ z% D5 w1 ?      Blenheim IV: 4 damaged
+ V1 p  Y: O: R+ z      Blenheim VD: 2 damaged7 X0 x, q7 j8 |1 f9 e
      Hudson IIIa: 4 damaged
0 F2 f) U; ?% I+ X      139WH-3: 1 destroyed by flak! a- r  j2 K! _- F, @! u( Z7 \
      CW-22 Falcon: 2 damaged
4 F" H4 }9 J) H. G1 J- j      L-212: 2 damaged
+ Y% u! A6 p) J6 V  E      L-212: 1 destroyed by flak
" ?" p; M7 A0 \, y# w      B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged1 M4 x& [% b# g  l' N
      B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged' u1 I2 i# v( W4 ^8 N
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged' r" y5 C3 x! b* Y4 t' f
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:6 Z2 R$ c2 H( d( X7 r4 y! b
      86 casualties reported
3 P" c  z  j/ E         Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 i+ N: `  D, h         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled4 ^$ Z; W3 c4 M
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' j4 \* j, X- b& t      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)/ g# v8 d: W; f. o- H$ A
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  p; L' ~- }5 VMorning Air attack on 52nd Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)* P- Z' s6 m. v5 a$ U

) u$ U  }. S* w* q' @7 t/ B+ |Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
7 q- U" c6 q  `6 q
! E4 _* L/ ~9 t7 Q- k0 O! X' @Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
0 D3 ]8 {! k* m) c# N8 [Estimated time to target is 26 minutes5 q/ Q0 l3 z0 [; z- B

" ]( `; v4 i7 _( F3 f$ _- `0 E3 X0 |/ F8 W3 g( k
Allied aircraft7 z- h+ t* @+ F" S8 o' C0 m# O
      P-43A-1 Lancer x 12
& G% [8 q; L, e  a; t" }      P-66 Vanguard x 34: K+ S' g% f& G: p8 b% X2 F
      Blenheim IV x 6
$ E+ i: t% O. q( h# _      Blenheim VD x 9; `% {! i9 q' _" K2 q1 y+ O
      Lysander II x 7
% |2 i2 D2 D' v; I3 x, O      Kittyhawk I x 2# q  J( s# Z" Z4 e' j/ m& H% t8 Q
      B-25C Mitchell x 171 j! n2 U" h, g; Q8 Q; }# ^
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Allied aircraft losses
% }2 o( g& ^( q: ^6 B      Lysander II: 1 damaged
- x* c4 ?2 ^4 h5 m4 j# ^# N. W      Lysander II: 1 destroyed by flak$ X8 l- \" I- H1 }" B7 c
      B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
  H7 _9 H0 `  L* N9 H* t- w! }/ v7 }# ]) C; Q* N
Japanese ground losses:0 ?$ X+ r: P1 n  T" {
      24 casualties reported
! L+ O- S3 X- k/ R- o8 l         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" K  a  \% }# M8 D7 r         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- z. X# y% I  w# R. q         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。。。5 q2 f. p2 @: \/ Z- V
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Night Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
  v" x( T# f1 h" m7 |1 m) `
$ ?7 X+ ~% {) k* D208 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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& d7 l# I0 Y7 q( L5 a, X$ xAllied Ships
- y  D5 @% |+ m( r( F% s2 y      CA Wichita, Shell hits 1
8 Y3 ?. _/ C, ~; ?      CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1* ~( T5 h. g6 o* b
      CA Quincy
" O7 ~& _4 u* S0 h! i6 f. u3 g      CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1# O8 g, a0 P/ q6 @3 Q2 X0 |/ H4 L
      CA Minneapolis  |  O! H+ @- B+ W/ Q
      CA Astoria
: A- t9 M& {+ h/ c' C1 y      DD Walke
) i/ `) X/ d3 R' O) i2 P- r      DD O'Brien% s0 W/ v6 r, X( i
      DD Russell  n. P! I2 W8 ~9 ^5 X
      DD Mustin
" L7 z$ G  q) Q( W0 A' \+ d      DD Hammann" M% P! D+ Z9 [4 y& ?8 I+ c; }
6 Z0 c/ l8 G, c# i' }: ]7 M4 O6 V
Japanese ground losses:# R/ K5 l% Z$ B4 r- W/ K. O
      115 casualties reported
+ O6 j( @5 K9 v$ d/ d         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- u# ^" n. c1 G9 D3 R& b3 Y
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled- Z0 Q! e' `8 L1 D+ H
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* Q1 U6 j4 F6 ]

- s& P, b! c% X0 p0 T' m$ MAirbase hits 16 t; I/ V$ G9 K( t/ b, q
Runway hits 2
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0 G% V+ o& N- W# ]& GNight Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125* f. u  [8 _6 ]$ V5 [

# o4 z' S0 F* Q2 u7 P9 Q- ?: s7 pJapanese aircraft2 Z% q5 v, Q: ]6 \+ {
      no flights# ~; B7 e7 e, c; k, \

# {3 d* C2 g( q3 eJapanese aircraft losses
$ A) W+ I3 \8 X, d      D4Y1 Judy: 8 damaged
9 z5 Q5 R5 x9 c; u+ t2 @9 l8 F+ y2 D( d5 c) N/ |+ x
Allied Ships
' l/ [& S2 c. Y% }, o7 e, W      CL Santa Fe' N& F$ @+ r6 r% |/ I2 N: [
      CL Denver
. _7 [7 l1 w0 C  W2 A# U      CL Montpelier9 K- T% b, t  l7 y; k( Y
      CL Columbia
' E7 F$ u* S3 C+ F      CL Cleveland
; P" T% w) i0 Y& B      CL St. Louis
2 C9 @# H: h$ L; P: U0 q( ]      DD Waller& |  C( @9 X. U
      DD Taylor
9 z1 y" Z1 Z5 e7 V* J      DD Radford3 V; [* l2 e* k! P) ]4 T' s) l9 D
      DD Philip
) ^0 P6 C1 O# W0 N2 X* ~& k/ p      DD LaVallette  g$ y0 E2 h$ `! t8 o7 ^: H7 `- S
      DD Jenkins
( H% U; ?* H. {" d8 z0 M' v" v9 @      DD Cony
5 ^4 p' [2 C+ i7 ~      DD Chevalier  P" e$ F) f9 I7 c3 r* k9 d
      DD Beale
* F6 @; m  t4 ?' o( e, Y) o* u      DD Fletcher, @' m. D6 }" g; w0 E
6 g( g) W7 [+ c5 _0 ]2 R, r
Japanese ground losses:
5 k, \0 p5 k( ?- t7 ], `3 [" R- S      290 casualties reported
4 H0 m6 h0 W# r$ I+ ?3 B9 q0 i         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 K& S% {$ ?  Q
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled, v( D* P7 {# j% a2 ?7 Y4 j
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled# r/ d9 }# A$ j$ ?9 Q* {) B
8 ~4 L, S- v) Q/ ~0 \% b
7 H+ B- p$ k! \* o  i

1 v! h7 f7 p8 cAirbase hits 5
6 M. e, b7 r/ P3 T5 o# }Airbase supply hits 4
+ `- o2 i6 d) p  G/ z2 sRunway hits 23! ?( U: w( E# }6 ]
Port hits 23
' f, e  }- i, y1 f0 I, Z, \; v7 VPort supply hits 5

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 25, 43, p& o% b  w3 Y, }- Y) Y
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9 v! w- g6 E$ q; aNight Naval bombardment of Abemama at 136,1309 z7 a( n% _3 G, Y4 P' {
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Allied Ships# y) r* [( q+ d
      CA Exeter) g- H  Q# \2 |0 J) u
      CA Sussex* k5 Y4 }; @2 n: [5 U
      CA Shropshire
6 z# Q! f/ n0 R4 ^( O      CA Chicago
5 N* h. i( K+ |5 f) l. F6 |      CA Louisville: o3 u0 e) T- r
      CA Chester
! b, L- r# D% l( O. u( R0 _      CA Northampton+ h: k$ s) \9 i# H5 @, }8 e+ N
      CA Portland
! V6 D$ L9 r! C7 x/ z8 h. f0 u      CL Caradoc) R7 P' L; M- h$ t$ _! Y! x
      CL Concord
$ z* T8 q+ O* b) v6 z# Z      CL Marblehead
# V2 L8 w6 B/ H9 ]' Y0 g% R      CL Raleigh
& a' B( _! c) K      CL Richmond4 x5 F2 A8 M/ O' _0 M
      CL Danae
5 ~3 H  w3 N. N+ l, L      CL Hobart% O% |5 z; v# Y
      DD Lamson8 z( D5 q7 s' I/ V8 G, b+ x
      DD Cummings' [; O( x9 A1 k
      DD Maury1 ]" f# e" J$ l7 S5 E& Y
      DD McCall5 ?- P8 V  u- W! c' g
      DD Gridley
: O3 a/ o! P* w* H+ O, \      DD Craven/ N6 V: v+ T! k" n
      DD Bagley
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# w- c& R+ O! E) ]4 V* C" ], tJapanese ground losses:
: H5 k" X( q. K' p1 z  d1 p+ [      114 casualties reported/ E# E: |& G. H' P. j3 ~
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
0 ?. ?" n; Q2 c5 O& a+ ~6 F         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled/ i6 ~( W: }3 F* [
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* [+ N+ i, |+ |% M. E- `

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3 i& u. \% f1 G5 d3 ^5 C$ wPort hits 12' {9 _# i* @" t% N
Port fuel hits 1% N: H" p5 v; }, q, p4 M
Port supply hits 2
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3 {' i: P# Y; H- VNight Naval bombardment of Abemama at 136,1300 }# k# L3 u# c- X! ?" i, e9 v; c
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Allied Ships
( J6 j4 ~: y; ]% ?3 o8 e( G0 B      CL Santa Fe
: S0 t0 F5 s4 j& C% z) }      CL Denver, j, {9 s  O. s$ A2 d; Q" [7 q8 P
      CL Montpelier
4 _5 U' }1 [$ N* h/ Z6 F5 M  y      CL Columbia3 ]- w! t$ L9 W( N2 Z
      CL Cleveland
& h. B! ^: t1 b: k6 u: ^- G9 }% Q  ~      CL St. Louis
4 S  y2 g/ }# i      DD Waller9 N0 Y+ C3 @; O$ v* I$ }& k* S
      DD Taylor
0 Q/ q- |# f, Z' y" Z! \( p      DD Radford
; i9 `6 r" }2 H: O$ v) y9 h$ C      DD Philip1 q8 b* {% l2 u" F# `3 f
      DD LaVallette
7 Z+ k. x1 }+ J' E. m; R      DD Jenkins
% e; d" R. o- @  a3 R' \# a      DD Cony- p$ |) \) N& q1 f$ i
      DD Chevalier
: G8 V  \* y) Q: v6 O" S$ i% x% Q7 @& I      DD Beale0 Y( A, [/ B' S: g  N. v% r, t; C' r
      DD Fletcher  c4 K; Q- C, ^# ^& |( d. Z& P
3 f# Q% }5 G& G
Japanese ground losses:
! B  J* |  p! E+ B      52 casualties reported
! l5 Z4 T) _! ]         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled3 Y0 v- f. _+ L. f3 ~6 {
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled0 x6 I: d, d& b
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" p5 P7 m! p3 X" `

9 m! c% D' F' N* F9 |9 z/ b$ r9 K: A/ }4 U! q4 X

6 l( r5 a& @1 M' C7 Y. uPort hits 4* P$ Y. ~% R) G% P5 a
Port fuel hits 1
% q  ~. M2 S& \1 p* ]Port supply hits 1( _/ _0 V+ S/ `2 w8 X! {$ _9 {2 O
1 o; ]% }! ~! b0 b1 r
2 \* @* p& U$ Z( {0 s

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Afternoon Air attack on 82nd Naval Guard Unit, at 136,130 (Abemama)2 I1 w/ D9 m8 L/ Y9 X6 Y

) W7 D; W, }+ @) fWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
8 J, i6 T: Q$ s
3 h0 a3 h8 G5 J3 f6 |, aRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.5 i) K: L7 q2 K5 ~, ^) c- P
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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. a' @4 O  K3 p" SAllied aircraft# c; `. z" s0 v
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 35  D7 P( J( p+ M2 j1 k( Q2 f! }  p9 p) m
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 71& n$ J: Q% u: ^: N) _
2 u5 E# ]4 n+ M1 q( {8 `4 k
3 K& a) L8 U$ F. h( e* K
No Allied losses4 V" i3 [3 N" I2 U7 D6 s9 O

7 W& Z% z  r% D0 x8 sJapanese ground losses:9 b, m: T7 p, Q
      162 casualties reported4 m7 k; T! ~. c: ^
         Squads: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled+ ]( x7 r; ?! a6 c- g8 e. u
         Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 y( j( a4 p4 p+ Y& \% E2 r& f         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 ?1 R  y* c8 Y# ^( Q. j$ f% t9 r4 ]0 R
7 \, J) Q" S) A$ @% {
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ASW attack near Makin  at 136,125$ E9 X/ b& H7 x9 D% _. B
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Japanese Ships
% \6 ]4 W- Z4 h0 J  g      SS I-18, hits 10,  on fire, k# A2 [# e" o. U0 R$ }: R& @

  g, ^* b, G- H$ p! E. w8 M3 qAllied Ships& G/ E# ^* E) t  J7 k
      DD Hull, b) Q4 E4 T. ?* ~
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/ G& N; _9 C0 C+ e; k6 k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
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1 M# g$ l9 p) Y( q; H- lWeather in hex: Thunderstorms  J) k# e% F+ p
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Raid detected at 153 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
+ x2 m: I' B8 V) ], h/ OEstimated time to target is 57 minutes' U; D' D; ~9 X

2 t1 c; O4 c! G2 w1 zJapanese aircraft
$ }0 _& u1 K# W/ D6 ~      G3M3 Nell x 72; U/ n) @" k+ V2 X
      N1K1-J George x 20, j2 o: Q$ I2 }! ?5 A
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: j7 k% f5 C& W8 rJapanese aircraft losses8 b9 E( G' E2 l9 z8 t# A, q
      G3M3 Nell: 3 damaged. p: }% P6 }2 M5 r6 p0 i% q: d; |
      G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak4 g& I+ c* n/ F" E. A5 y

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( S; w) H* R0 i8 w& _9 D6 N      AKE Makawao, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
9 N! A4 C. V( b5 H+ F5 N) Q      ML No. 230, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# W; ~. j6 ~* {; a: q/ p

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Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 + N9 m. A. r# B6 N

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Raid detected at 149 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.7 @# \+ D5 s2 D( g! p4 @0 a
Estimated time to target is 55 minutes
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      G3M3 Nell x 36# |* j9 N5 k6 \1 U9 A" Q$ {! |# r4 g
      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 58
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+ g5 \8 b! m$ M4 D2 L, x      G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
2 s1 `- m1 a! Z      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged
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      ML No. 204, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" R" c9 E% m) }
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0 n2 E3 `& G( v! Q2 ?Port hits 13 N" k' H0 `6 Y- F6 j9 D

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Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 ( c3 D0 v& G% I6 |3 a! C
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 131 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
( S) T9 e( s5 k' J1 S% vEstimated time to target is 41 minutes3 E" B3 |* ~# Z  _9 {' s' T

& n! I. A8 d6 B* D# w) N- g$ m$ YJapanese aircraft( I  P9 d% [& Q- Q# I
      J2M2 Jack x 382 [1 ?! A  S0 ^+ f. J5 i: U4 g
      N1K1-J George x 1054 q6 \  h  A3 Y) p
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 589 u7 q, B8 |% q& f% J9 }
      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 1054 j- V3 |4 J$ R! A

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! F, N7 z* M( x0 BJapanese aircraft losses5 x, K8 z& W2 Z! g; i
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
8 ?/ D8 l" |$ P+ e      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged
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      ML No. 303, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' L+ U+ k; ]* p# {; L, C      ML No. 246, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk' J- t& c& l/ L6 q
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1 M# x" g! X! \3 c' ~Port hits 7
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4 J# i# Q6 S: b# @% e1 ]Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
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Japanese aircraft
9 B% B3 \: Z% f- m9 X; Z. [      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9# B, i1 l+ Q! ?, b7 y% p
      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 20
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      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
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% |& s( e" L4 f( x6 Y9 w      ML No. 245, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* a4 f* m& A0 v# s1 D" M2 n      ML No. 214, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 [+ a+ [$ e/ H/ R  f5 ^9 d, m
      ML No. 247, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! W3 |) R! q* C* t
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Port 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？, n( c6 s( Z9 a% n2 m8 C' R  g' x

2 L2 `, B! S# g9 |2 ]1 j% l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& Z* u* c1 F, I% }; a2 \7 x

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大统领不禁感慨：忆往昔峥嵘岁月稠，数风流人物，还看今朝! g9 B: A* i6 T4 T9 T
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/ c1 _1 ~+ E3 @/ n) \  R8 QGround combat at Abemama (136,130)
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Allied Shock attack1 x) n& o3 s% O

# Q4 R( a0 h# W  {; rAttacking force 2182 troops, 68 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 73' Y) u& Y! P* ]6 c( G
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Defending force 48 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18 z' F  K, [0 }9 A* P
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Allied adjusted assault: 9
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1 * ~" P& Y1 n% O5 \( l
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Allied assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Abemama !!!
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Combat modifiers
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3 Z' M* I, K2 V5 R$ q6 @Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)
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Japanese ground losses:: @  A7 ^9 p9 p; K. ]$ m; S
      48 casualties reported
) S! k+ l0 A6 \" K3 z: f         Squads: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 k8 N0 V% i) h         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& h2 r( r1 N5 f+ f+ U* _3 @         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ K' B" Q( Q- S2 Y  E+ Z" ]      Units destroyed 1
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1 W% E4 m8 P2 ?) A) JAssaulting units:
7 W& H8 g4 F0 ?- ?  E# M    24th Infantry/B Div /1
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& ?- f3 h7 |9 S6 w: H5 t$ q7 wDefending units:
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ASW attack near Abemama  at 136,131' V2 S5 I7 L# o

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      SS RO-100, hits 10,  on fire,  heavy damage: X. K: A' y: s1 d0 u! P

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+ Z% v" e. \6 W) u" K# A$ w      CL Columbia
- {# q- }8 Q1 j* X      DD Chevalier3 R! F* B! \9 W' L" Y+ \5 g/ x
      DD Waller
2 H1 a1 [. v. y# g5 _, Y( r      DD Taylor
1 s$ W8 s0 W, }1 P: L4 x; A. N      DD Radford
2 h! a; F/ I. Z      DD Philip9 s. r: t/ w! C0 d( q0 m
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( s, g  s6 x3 g6 {3 `) QSS RO-100 is sighted by escort' M  C3 e) z% ~7 L" v7 w
DD Waller attacking submerged sub ....) K/ `9 `1 w5 k0 h( B( }
DD Taylor fails to find sub, continues to search...
& I9 a  J: r1 b7 [! R. [DD Radford fails to find sub and abandons search7 V$ |, F: |4 `$ z
DD Philip fails to find sub and abandons search1 w9 P; a9 d7 u! K5 l- F
DD Waller fails to find sub and abandons search" @! x0 x( E* R8 T
DD Taylor attacking submerged sub ....# P  T: ~# k: K" [7 N& b( P0 S# `: E1 A
Sounds of submarine breaking up detected!
& M% D, h7 ^: V' g; I! h/ qEscort abandons search for sub