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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 438 |6 ?0 w8 U% E8 I& v
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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；
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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
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% _, n- {5 d4 l4 ^, uSub attack near Tabiteuea  at 137,134
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Japanese Ships
# u: f- D1 D. ]      SS I-38, hits 10: {. B4 ?: E( U& i- w/ F/ D

/ ?" M$ A. `8 CAllied Ships  v; {0 p" s2 |
      DD Reid, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage+ o. ~! n& S6 F- X( E9 d+ @# |! ~1 ]# N
      CA Frobisher
3 b# a: ^- I! S; i      CL Montpelier* e% x: t6 `" k( `8 L6 n, Y
      DD Conyngham$ Y$ @5 v0 o. D: A
      DD Downes, U2 A$ X* W) X# Y" b% n0 Y" z6 C
      DD Preston
1 R$ e& {# p% V  @( P+ ~( v# [3 b      DD Smith4 G- x1 w2 x7 E* D& i
      DD Perkins
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Naval bombardment of Tabiteuea at 137,134
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* }( ?4 b  ?) ^  f; a      no flights: f- A1 I( ~& |8 L4 f
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Japanese aircraft losses" J3 B1 a. @# Y
      H8K1 Emily: 6 damaged
* k6 B+ |. s; x      H8K1 Emily: 1 destroyed on ground& P: a. ^! H# V
      N1K1-J George: 66 damaged. }! _$ y; r2 I9 E! q
      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
" ~5 G% A" D: g  v' G9 v. ]      Ki-46-III Dinah: 2 damaged+ V/ Y: b8 o- M0 i. p
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Allied Ships. b; w' _/ R9 v, h# U
      CL Denver, V# H: x1 I$ Q8 o
      CL St. Louis) j6 N7 |) ?- d$ e/ J1 f5 Z0 k
      CL Raleigh
; q  m% L% P; F& v" I      DD Doyle* i& B' ?6 D1 K# C
      DD Carmick/ C. f" K* W2 g1 W4 ~
      DD Kalk& q8 K! r5 j+ {: G: D, p7 A. ?- y
      DD Hobby
6 p# F- h- r2 ~# p1 S" N      DD Gillespie
* u4 Q6 \) Z$ Q1 ]4 r7 J7 e. C      DD Gansevoort$ L: L2 d7 f# K4 n  z2 ]
      DD Frazier
2 S3 c- \$ |/ q4 A! K' A      DD Strong) ^/ X* w! f! l9 p8 G& K
      DD Saufley
0 W7 m- S+ o; ^. \- j/ m      DD Radford# f9 W; \3 o2 K& S& K
      DD Eaton9 g. o; S% p( D' ^9 F7 _+ a
      DD Bache
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Japanese ground losses:% O9 {' n' _1 @, G
      84 casualties reported
3 X6 D6 p, z8 |3 y& i         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 _; k1 D. m- w) m- P) z
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
2 V7 S8 g& }5 Q8 f; C! S- q         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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2 ^+ a6 b' D  LAirbase hits 35
' R9 o* I3 N. h( dAirbase supply hits 23
& U% `5 d. V$ D5 a# i0 P( XRunway hits 129/ i5 N. s& W9 x- {0 n5 y: n" w
Port hits 68
3 M2 Y4 B# o( D8 o5 P% }Port supply hits 163 e( N* V7 `# M# g5 E

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Naval bombardment of Tabiteuea at 137,134
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      no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses" z& K& B; ^; {0 v
      N1K1-J George: 36 damaged
+ Z$ @* P$ v* y2 [) R      H8K1 Emily: 2 damaged
8 X  S+ R1 K0 V. J$ e4 F8 j5 \# h, W      Ki-46-III Dinah: 3 damaged
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' r0 j2 y+ ~; A! F, j6 x      CA Frobisher
6 _& r8 l3 F( y      CA Hawkins
: K$ ~; Q4 T0 y# U, Y4 B) N! h      CL Santa Fe
- l+ c# y( A0 T      CL Montpelier
" a1 o! @1 x5 Q/ h- a9 r      CL Cleveland
2 f: Z' m5 G: Q8 t      CL Richmond; m* N# `- G: T1 n" k% Q( t  Q. `& z
      CL Danae2 m5 ~8 \4 y0 r$ F$ Z. i. n
      DD Downes
) m8 H5 [0 A' M# n, x      DD Preston$ j( x$ n1 a# {# o( e% ]9 l' F
      DD Smith
0 r/ H4 F" T6 A% T# c! S      DD Perkins5 Z5 _& |( Z1 [, {1 f2 @9 s/ o5 s' _
      DD Cushing: ~8 ^1 w! f: z' X2 g  J4 @4 ]
      DD Conyngham
7 T6 c1 L: j3 M1 p* {. B% c      DD Case
3 k; N$ B" C4 L% u' A      DD Lamson
' J  o( t$ ]9 s& F) p      DD Cummings
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Japanese ground losses:; S/ q& B$ [5 {( u* V' E1 n! s: H+ m
      63 casualties reported
; K+ u' o2 Y# o# m& Y         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled5 R6 Q  o$ }* Y) Q# {
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled& n  @& m0 \4 m7 K. l
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 t3 c4 e, }1 t( F5 q2 V( D3 B  f) c
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Airbase hits 14
, v4 D* Z0 g! C: [/ }# w1 fAirbase supply hits 7
7 Y2 o* \8 |4 F. ]; B" p! z1 ~Runway hits 472 _% y3 |, ^4 {+ u$ M
Port hits 38' C! D+ r( w) H3 `3 V1 a
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$ O6 @8 r0 R: D9 B. i
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而美澳联军对波特兰路的第二波攻击非常不理想，美军损失较大，不得不暂停攻击
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' _$ C  e* ~0 g3 ZMorning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132   U6 S$ S; V' n3 Q* [4 l. Z6 i) X* S

8 {" k/ O% O; g& ^/ Y" ~Weather in hex: Moderate rain7 ~$ h0 E% U  j

* L/ n% W$ t! b8 k  n4 J+ URaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.$ }) z. B0 a. V# b  A" K
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes7 {2 r8 H" S, g9 _4 R

2 R3 l) O+ ^4 v! Z$ o  gJapanese aircraft9 e# ~% F3 d; ?
      J2M2 Jack x 8
+ ^* i) d- a5 L      N1K1-J George x 48) I+ l. a# Z: l( ]
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1288 T- ^& J6 x4 W2 Z6 ?' O2 s: A
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 15
; R( S2 F. N  j2 O# E* h      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 7
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Allied aircraft
0 F8 {9 p6 g+ Z      Spitfire Vc Trop x 45
* ^- E+ \& ?  y  y& e8 |, B+ r      P-38F Lightning x 24! Q% F7 B. O; v; J# J; w9 Q( K8 G
      P-38G Lightning x 3
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, L' C6 @8 l- l' ^$ pJapanese aircraft losses
9 D/ I9 b! F& o( d, @2 R      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
) A9 i' c% m0 z5 ^9 U( N      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed! M6 U0 Q1 W1 h% X, d! e" M
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
8 P3 N% j- s2 l  G      Spitfire Vc Trop: 2 destroyed$ A6 c4 Q2 t! g3 c* R! K
      P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed( R8 U& Q- v; T; s/ J: l

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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 ' D6 Q. ~/ @: |4 t
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( p! F+ C) M  P, W% tRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.0 {* ?, s5 n& ~5 Z, X
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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; ^; X/ ~2 [* `! r3 `( `Japanese aircraft
# z6 J4 _+ X8 i/ m! p' I      J2M2 Jack x 8
7 m/ M$ e5 V, v! B! }      N1K1-J George x 447 F* T7 x) D8 T$ ~4 u
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 118
6 U/ ~' _9 \- `+ W      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
: ]  Y& X; i0 c9 J! V      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3/ X$ V5 e/ w2 N/ }
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Allied aircraft  g9 K- x! S( |+ ?
      Kittyhawk III x 16
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6 {0 K6 A2 V! b1 T5 _Japanese aircraft losses+ N5 ?1 G$ z: G# B
      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed3 J$ @) A! p- m9 ]" r
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      Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed- @; B0 J% _) x, F' P

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6 _+ F  X# `9 q2 eRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 37,600 feet.
7 U2 `: m8 r0 u5 c$ {Estimated time to target is 17 minutes& m9 X$ Z; a8 Z
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0 w$ H& {( r& c+ I. z. @8 q- F      J2M2 Jack x 8) D; Q, b" N1 @3 ]; Z7 j
      N1K1-J George x 42
& |; o7 b* P8 G% }; d7 k      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 113
2 Z! \0 {- K. n0 Q* _% ~  a      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
3 L; Y) K5 b' a      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3& f0 i! p, v* x! K
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Allied aircraft3 ?6 N$ m+ G! o. U% y
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 31
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Japanese aircraft losses
; M6 ^/ K! P/ m% r0 g# U0 G$ ~      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed2 q5 T& q$ ]4 Y4 n2 k
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Allied aircraft losses
9 P) `  M6 y; N) M' b/ Y& I! q      Hurricane IIc Trop: 8 destroyed
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8 N2 s' s) S* \; ]2 Q! |Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain2 D% W' n. a- H

/ C) {2 _& }! Z6 q5 MRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.& k, o! O* Q, S1 w+ |) z
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes, m; P. H( L2 q

# L8 ?% e, ^, {) sJapanese aircraft9 L/ t9 ~1 O! \& V7 a
      J2M2 Jack x 8
; d: [- x' x6 [2 ]9 H      N1K1-J George x 35, W2 i/ }1 J3 G+ B& {" y7 i$ Q
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 106' t* q" O* J, X* X; W% ^" a
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 144 \5 H( `1 G2 y, @$ q3 O3 {' d
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3: h1 ]: B0 f- D1 Y8 c3 J
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' E4 S7 E$ Z  t7 m* T) H      B-17F Fortress x 18
! v9 b+ ?* G8 u& z6 }0 o8 F      B-24D Liberator x 41
4 O: ~' C' |8 T8 |2 G0 k      B-24D1 Liberator x 417 ?, G  A( @# d4 k( z# o2 T
      P-38E Lightning x 9
3 ?& j. w8 G; [      P-38G Lightning x 34
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. P3 ^* w' V5 n& vJapanese aircraft losses
* b! o9 ~+ E# _% E      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged% a" ]8 x1 C. F2 E
      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground: U$ ~8 M; u+ e9 O/ s9 l
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed; i/ Z( t6 g/ i) \. |4 Q5 A4 G
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground* f# V! K. ]) f& E% c  A
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 damaged# J1 z0 i1 Z6 `

/ J& a9 q9 N3 |% P! JAllied aircraft losses/ i7 Q* l% x. s+ R1 t, N, G; O5 T, ?
      B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged7 V) V1 D4 |; o
      B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged8 G. R" p) I5 q" v0 Z7 T
      P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed
: s6 m& W3 X9 b) Z3 S      P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed
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; F- d0 e/ V( O' T9 V+ z0 {3 NAirbase hits 3; ~* K. b7 j* c# e. U$ r9 Y' O% O1 N5 m
Runway hits 27
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  y) \; L! N8 Q/ HRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
/ o& R, _5 o$ x1 E) Y, AEstimated time to target is 25 minutes; p1 @5 G" ?9 l) ?$ r/ S! O. ^
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      J2M2 Jack x 4) J9 H7 a4 @- \' \8 Z& J
      N1K1-J George x 28
4 ~8 u! b3 m& w, I( |3 `& W2 `      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 802 I; x7 ^# R" k& q' N. c; r; }
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 12. c3 h. r, X+ i* j* r1 l
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 2
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0 K+ W; Y3 j" c1 Q2 f+ e8 c: E      B-24D Liberator x 16
! w2 z) d& N" P0 t" F      B-24D1 Liberator x 12; K' [  c/ {: M8 c) R) e( L4 n) n
      P-38G Lightning x 7
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      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed& \; k4 U1 o( N9 V- a  i

9 Y, e8 P) E, @4 rAllied aircraft losses
" C) k" h! q3 j# `. M6 P! Q      B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
  m* S; n3 K* r, C' s/ w      B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak8 K- `8 g, \& _0 C" _7 V
      B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged# E0 S8 t. T2 a, |/ r
      P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed/ ]% t4 ~, B, a/ z' k
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0 r" \9 w8 x, @' d2 dRunway hits 48 {+ Y8 j7 U7 O5 O  a$ E( z
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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+ B! K) j* r) a# wRaid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet./ T1 x' N1 i; j' c6 e
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes+ J/ p. U" }/ `5 r  {; ^* A) v

3 r2 J' i6 g: O+ Y- W0 i4 ZJapanese aircraft
2 O8 P& g! u1 _" h) _9 q      J2M2 Jack x 4' z- k0 N2 |" o4 _* O) n" D
      N1K1-J George x 22
* Z: {0 f: Y! E% c+ l8 ^. i      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 74+ X+ G/ u0 W4 F, k6 h5 L0 o3 B
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 100 P( t  ^* O/ z% l
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 2* Z* _9 S; z; r' @

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      P-38G Lightning x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses$ e3 W5 U/ ?5 V3 ?5 L  R3 W
      N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed- d+ e0 T+ l) ~, t, }
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
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2 f2 F( z1 k9 w9 Y* s      P-38G Lightning: 2 destroyed
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet./ ]+ d$ _* M" ]3 f% D6 B2 X2 j
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes2 Y$ o" H* O: v6 O& Z( x: X+ _

7 ^* S, S3 ~' F5 O  N( ~Japanese aircraft- Q1 _1 Y/ H; `% ]; U  r
      J2M2 Jack x 4/ D! j9 o9 K' M) B. b! N
      N1K1-J George x 170 u& G* I9 l8 S, R9 @' Y/ f
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 54* o- p0 W7 a0 h% y# `: U; {+ x  E% O
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 10
3 _. n( R) P$ W% ~      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 1
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1 f! P7 Z2 x" ^! D8 Q      P-40K Warhawk x 1039 Q2 w& w4 _5 T( ~

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Japanese aircraft losses6 I0 E7 ~+ i$ a, r% k  J4 X
      J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed0 F# h$ b: ^5 X6 o; e
      N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed
6 j1 n3 H  H  U      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 8 destroyed2 y, s: P& t9 P  Q! s
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed5 M$ G8 W1 C5 H* k; Q  {0 D

9 Y5 e( v! c" f  f: k. VAllied aircraft losses
* I$ J+ ^  t* `" o) n! Z' ?      P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132 & W" p$ B1 y4 o) S

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/ e6 G0 a2 \8 O* }Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.# T' j8 ~0 C4 O9 p: f8 k/ D
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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      J2M2 Jack x 28 k5 |. ?& R! [' h
      N1K1-J George x 9
" U% W4 n9 n$ t5 \      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 22
1 n( d* b/ T6 U  c3 S      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
* C6 z2 C4 K0 `& x0 S      Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 15 @1 D8 U3 D, V2 [1 j5 _# B6 [
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3 F1 G0 v9 |( X- d% e      P-40K Warhawk x 44
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4 ^- h  a' z3 T1 g! `' v
9 s8 P6 O8 y# x6 E( K4 zJapanese aircraft losses
2 `  z& W# S. U1 P. w% t6 \0 h, v# P      N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed+ H$ S9 v& }! `% R- C
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 6 destroyed
& U: a* u' W$ n) _+ L1 b1 _( \      Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed' w' L( K3 T& M
      Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 1 destroyed
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' n  j- ^: k, t, d% ~! IAllied aircraft losses, r+ i( k& p! `
      P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Ground combat at Portland Roads (91,132)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 34874 troops, 519 guns, 2168 vehicles, Assault Value = 15791 \5 i# ^1 m$ y5 g1 h& P0 g
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Defending force 32103 troops, 489 guns, 630 vehicles, Assault Value = 724* V- S- [3 ~* }9 @. h

6 m& s5 R. {2 C/ AAllied adjusted assault: 971 5 R, o: m$ T  T
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Japanese adjusted defense: 3045 + ^" Y7 i- |7 ]6 u6 w" D7 i9 H# j
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 7)
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Defender: terrain(+), forts(+)+ ~: l8 r+ E5 L. s, S0 V
Attacker: 6 q8 O# }; _7 o( ~' m2 h* v
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Japanese ground losses:
: L/ F4 J# p: N+ v      1198 casualties reported
7 ~3 I; j7 G/ T) ^% [) h         Squads: 45 destroyed, 33 disabled8 H0 r% k. @; l, X6 L4 C6 b
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 13 disabled; G& w/ u4 }8 K( m/ v
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
7 P3 V( Y4 O0 x  h# X8 r( r  s      Guns lost 45 (19 destroyed, 26 disabled)
! K7 C, c+ t$ ]) P) U  C      Vehicles lost 24 (3 destroyed, 21 disabled)( _7 }! l+ _& C1 i% {# c

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# f2 M4 I: s! h/ [9 k7 BAllied ground losses:: T  F+ U. @2 f) f; o( W
      2471 casualties reported
$ \( ]7 o  B) T' g         Squads: 18 destroyed, 226 disabled
$ I5 H7 ~6 R2 F: ?% d& }' N         Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 100 disabled
. x4 Q; V$ ^: S2 n7 U7 U  k         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
: r) _- g7 q3 J4 w  ?      Guns lost 67 (2 destroyed, 65 disabled)
" P( I6 k. L* L2 N      Vehicles lost 210 (16 destroyed, 194 disabled)4 N9 \( `- w; V1 O: b

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Assaulting units:+ f& a% N) W8 b+ X/ ^
    25th Infantry Division) T. z1 ?. [1 R( z- Y
    2/4th Armoured Regiment
  P$ @- C$ u. [2 `    194th Tank Battalion$ R5 V. B# h+ k/ X! W) \( F
    2/7th Armoured Regiment
. p1 z" D  B  Q: M4 K    40th Infantry Division% m/ p7 m/ ?5 V; X% }
    2/9th Armoured Regiment
. n4 f& c8 l  w& q, W    627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
6 s) ], E& C" `+ d0 G' Y. P# \    193rd Tank Battalion8 k5 d) M1 g. d6 H+ f6 t5 K/ P
    2/8th Armoured Regiment5 }* V) }6 J. b6 i) x3 d4 u3 a
    2/6th Armoured Regiment
- T' r) u/ x0 G; |9 g7 }) ~    754th Tank Battalion
' I5 p3 D- ]5 N, r! U. L9 {    2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
6 E2 J+ {3 o2 H! F: G4 s: u    192nd Tank Battalion
% r2 Q# w; F2 g    2/10th Armoured Regiment
- Y5 d& z, V5 g! o: r& @7 @& Y    2/5th Armoured Regiment7 K* V; A% c& s8 {
    2nd Army Tank Brigade' s6 d7 F/ [8 u& P/ U* I1 Y6 f
    3rd Marine Defense Battalion1 l1 W4 v3 K3 ^3 N
    2/1st Heavy AA Regiment
2 e( _- D2 H: F0 U    2nd Australian Army5 J  m; I- Z3 l5 y; ]( }
    217th Coast AA Regiment
" g( n$ @! @  k% K) i  x    2/2nd Heavy AA Regiment& ~6 c4 j2 c0 X$ h+ X+ i3 W
    205th Coast AA Regiment
, r; P, m8 g9 D4 n" K    4th Marine Defense Battalion
# V' B; y2 T4 R    2/3rd Light AA Regiment0 W2 d1 g% u/ C

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    23rd Nav Gd Unit /1
- Y6 h( D5 p) ^0 ~6 [- r    16th Guards Regiment
/ A4 `" L6 h8 Z2 ]% z    1st Recon Battalion3 Q7 e+ C. r3 l/ Q/ q. ]
    Yokosuka 4th SNLF+ |  h  |7 B7 \: E) C% @" {
    I./124th Infantry Battalion' I) S$ V9 j& k+ i- J3 r' _
    2nd Tank Rgt /1( z5 h$ W3 @8 j
    1st Raiding Regiment
7 [5 s5 t- L" J" ^0 x9 }: _    14th Tank Rgt /1
4 ]3 s8 E+ m$ M5 ]    4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
/ U  r' `1 k3 P; n6 Y( o    4th Tank Regiment: u% g, P. o, W. D4 P
    13th Garrison Unit 1 r2 Y5 v; j. Q' S  F7 Y: p
    Kure 2nd SNLF 9 A) ]7 J. M; Q) l6 v: B& y
    24th Nav Gsn Unit
; U( J) c6 S9 }6 r% ?  ~    Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
* Y  @% ?! F! R4 e, B: L    8th Recon Regiment
4 S# z1 I: U6 ~5 o* q' f8 ~    2nd Recon Regiment
) A- `3 |3 a2 h    Guards Tank Div /4
% o/ W/ H6 B: T  \0 `    39th Road Const Co / Z; h* [8 J, T* d! N
    2nd Shipping Engineer Regiment- E  q+ q: E) G  E$ z0 _" _
    2nd Air Defense AA Regiment) p7 k# L& g+ a2 O7 c. N2 ^9 G
    3rd Shipping Engineer Regiment  f2 s# |& B; O
    40th JAAF AF Bn 7 c+ y  \+ w% C/ z6 Z# _/ ^" o0 y
    30th JNAF AF Unit ) z3 F% c0 ~) G- h6 _# j
    21st Air Defense AA Regiment! o3 z; A9 r4 _. I- Z. `+ N1 G
    12th Air Defense AA Battalion4 c2 H0 t3 g  J4 W7 B! W4 t# _4 G
    12th Ind. AA Battalion6 J3 S: `! w3 c7 _) |9 v  q
    1st Mobile AA Battalion
4 e( a" x6 z  _9 O, U    34th Field AA Battalion+ D2 ^% h. O5 @/ y% n- {! B
    13th JAAF Base Force /21 g; F5 w1 x6 @
    43rd JNAF AF Unit / k* `% ~" g! c* ?6 i
    5th Field AF Construction Battalion2 B9 {' @& V  C4 O
    57th JNAF AF Unit 1 y  v- X9 z  V5 ^; I2 @
    41st JNAF AF Unit ( U. l4 k$ e* a
    5th JNAF AF Unit /3$ a$ g- w( \" c4 d# I
    25th Air Defense AA Regiment9 {- C, q8 F. C) e  V2 b7 h7 S! w9 A: o
    56th Recon Rgt /1  T  }$ T; z; N2 Z: u1 x6 Y
    6th Air Defense AA Regiment3 H6 Y- T) j/ s# |) _, R- n% V, I9 v
    7th Field AF Construction Battalion8 Q6 _8 A( [+ O' R
    4th Air Defense AA Regiment
1 p) q2 R) Q& w3 Q; I    23rd Air Defense AA Regiment
4 B/ u) H( E$ D! @    7th Ind. Engineer Regiment! c1 i* I! _* I1 |7 g& M! ]
    7th JNAF AF Unit /3
. P0 N# @" n$ _    6th Field AF Construction Battalion
! H/ [, w1 y# Z9 }    3rd Air Defense AA Regiment  I$ {( \3 D+ A5 L/ [  g9 l
    5th Air Defense AA Regiment; H4 V% x7 B! J  T8 z9 A1 [
    3rd Air Army
6 {( P3 T$ E# \; X4 B$ S4 A5 l* {! o; h    21st Ind.AA Gun Co ( W7 c( o2 a9 M% Q! A
    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9 }. S. a2 R' v% }" l  Z% ?" X
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Night Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,1285 |: v: X% e: v- c% E' h
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      CA Exeter
; `1 g% ~# }( F0 b) J+ c4 G0 ?, B+ x      CA Shropshire) G1 A, I7 N/ {6 H) S8 T
      CA Wichita
  b" P6 X" Y3 ]3 `      CA Vincennes
  k0 }0 X# B- f7 l) V- v      DD Morris; `/ l( G4 l8 b0 b! u
      DD Meade
6 [1 ?0 S3 K+ K, O  M5 k      DD Caldwell6 ~8 x- |* f; J7 f3 c) `+ F& M
      DD Bancroft
0 d" L2 d3 F* v; c      DD Bailey0 P9 n# Q7 V; }. f& ^, Z) |
      DD Woodworth: ?* R& R- [: V+ \: V
      DD Barton1 Y9 G# c- y5 \7 Z: j$ \

6 h2 n2 g# R& |Japanese ground losses:
0 s5 m' N/ }- }$ Q* c# u5 }/ F      276 casualties reported5 h- B1 M. `" n/ n& J
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- b+ s7 `" S. g5 v8 w5 L
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled3 x, y4 V; \: i/ \! W
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled" C" t. F: f9 |" i" L  E
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Airbase hits 112 e+ `! j' x0 k7 c3 x
Airbase supply hits 4
1 t# {% i5 `8 B$ ARunway hits 46' o2 z: @: W( n7 L" {( K
Port hits 10: v: y, C7 }5 e. z2 h: B
Port supply hits 3
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" Y. O4 N- E* n- G+ T' X$ z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。
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Night Naval bombardment of Tabiteuea at 137,134
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8 o4 ~8 J$ L5 z$ o6 WJapanese aircraft, Y) A' E9 V, K* N; h" i9 C+ z9 k1 p
      no flights# `8 P& l& N2 u( Z) d

: E2 M1 {( E$ F6 X1 w$ hJapanese aircraft losses
: y) N7 D% r1 q      N1K1-J George: 42 damaged: s. v* A% t. ]  v% G! K
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Allied Ships' q* J0 G  X' `! j5 c% O7 f+ b
      CA Quincy
* D% n% r" P1 B& n* p      CA San Francisco
1 E) b* z4 C5 F# j2 j+ u: A      CA Minneapolis( L; N6 ^& c8 c- a* j+ D* |- n
      CA Astoria
/ M# W7 p. [( A      CA Chicago
- |. V" ^( ?. R* F& w0 L6 L      CA Louisville
7 h) K  c* N: X, g  M& s      CA Chester
' k$ E1 w0 [& }      CA Northampton/ d' A  P; ^& `# y* M
      CA Portland; f1 c+ G/ F# F8 V+ M* ^
      DD Farenholt9 L/ v: X8 r+ v) u) i- g- K
      DD McCalla
7 A' A% C  ^( @! i' G      DD Lardner8 o2 X; q; ~- N1 D, Q
      DD Lansdowne
- N3 P8 S2 G) l! x, _  y      DD Duncan
6 G; }; l: r( T; s! Z* o1 K      DD Buchanan
& q# Z0 u) t& ?& s      DD Aaron Ward% U# e9 Z2 G$ ]: |6 \
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Japanese ground losses:+ R8 Y; U" @4 X) h% d
      131 casualties reported
9 H% _0 s" |" @         Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
7 ^5 w9 A9 W" R1 m/ Y         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 37 disabled
1 u+ |0 x2 S7 Y$ r' B, J  h$ ~         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
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Airbase hits 8' Y$ u2 d, S( F$ g
Airbase supply hits 4" i' o+ W( v2 p$ S
Runway hits 26- [: O- P3 b+ R7 ?1 ~% W% P6 P8 P' r
Port hits 22, U) q: C/ {# e& {5 }
Port supply hits 3
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1 w' x6 ~: i7 C6 e9 M4 @9 \! JGround combat at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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Allied Shock attack
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' ?  }0 J) b# p, E. `. f1 k  IDefending force 2406 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43  c  h, h& o2 L3 B" w

7 ^  `& X+ l  \  h' `Allied adjusted assault: 269
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8 L: j4 {5 s. }4 S! `Allied assault odds: 134 to 1 (fort level 2) $ r$ R' n2 o/ S2 s/ J; V" A
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Allied forces CAPTURE Tabiteuea !!!: G# B+ |; K! b8 N. X# h4 ~

/ ^$ }0 N0 @2 j% v1 [2 E! M( nJapanese aircraft0 W$ d; q. F, R, T% R* Z
      no flights
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8 R$ t; d0 i3 ?+ y1 jJapanese aircraft losses
! x- F8 f7 T4 H6 `& o. p/ k. g4 \      N1K1-J George: 19 destroyed
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Combat modifiers' y- u+ @0 @  d* U
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-)
4 ]% ]  o' T- ?2 ?Attacker: shock(+)
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9 y, ?" ^' h4 r( `% ]Japanese ground losses:
: {& ]7 L! ~+ E/ g/ t; |! T% r      2500 casualties reported
, ]2 X0 C- v: b8 G: q( H* h         Squads: 65 destroyed, 1 disabled
* }: s+ Y' _6 o- v8 e         Non Combat: 173 destroyed, 2 disabled# o. \, F5 U. Z! d8 W& \# u
         Engineers: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled5 @, {: c+ w( {9 I+ s( A  I
      Guns lost 27 (25 destroyed, 2 disabled)
( {& O# @: D/ e" K7 n) {- Q      Units destroyed 2
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1 V' t. d- g6 w      97 casualties reported
. o& R: X3 O( Q5 c( d2 i         Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
3 r& B; z) A4 Z         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; h# D4 L: {* g; U
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, d1 B! j* w- v

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    24th Infantry Division  \! D- m0 m" o: q. r) \
    2nd Marine Division
1 o% |, r, U8 J    1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion) \8 o; m/ l- a8 l* K
    165th Field Artillery Battalion
6 f: _+ i" v: K    223rd USN Base Force
+ \3 i( n2 N) [* h    3rd USN Naval Construction Regiment
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1 Q% n9 j* o  A* P, g. Z    51st Naval Guard Unit
) P+ I/ U! e4 L) o' {    17th JNAF AF Unit 7 w7 `' W9 u& u/ E/ y& X+ S! N
    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) A7 ]" r0 r0 ]3 o$ M7 R
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。+ u: L- {. L+ l8 W- ]' h
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Allied Ships
( I  X7 J8 r) H, p4 `+ w0 V      DD Nicholas, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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TF 162 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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9 i8 \. E  X3 c2 A3 e2 a      DD DeHaven, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage
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1 x# S# _0 {+ h; Y- ~! n- q: Y1 ]TF 45 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)/ M- j% s4 N0 H6 I" ], X3 s( ], }

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+ [; W  s( b# @3 `      DD Monssen, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
' m2 Y5 x1 k! D6 ~3 d* A' L      DD Grayson, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage. s2 h# W0 |% p- f. n5 F
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+ E* w2 |8 t4 VTF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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5 }8 ^+ q6 x( W' k4 g      DD DeHaven, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage$ s4 g; }7 w% U
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TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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Allied Ships
/ v+ \" e2 n* J      BB Massachusetts, Mine hits 1# ?) r; h5 U" E7 ]' d

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& s7 `1 g4 Z1 K+ o, }7 WTF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)+ q6 i5 U2 _# h* q: t, l* ?

8 M1 `1 y( \9 t$ T2 {) x- TAllied Ships
. B7 e) a2 y. V& Q2 H      BB Massachusetts, Mine hits 1! Z6 S3 n0 c6 D  X$ _- E0 J& ~
      BB Washington, Mine hits 1
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TF 162 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)* ^/ Q, ?0 r3 m9 R1 @4 D" [7 ]4 e
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Allied Ships
4 e2 E$ U9 I8 n6 ]7 J      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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: h9 d2 {4 S% ~' l0 j2 c      DD Abbot, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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TF 45 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)& ^/ B/ e8 q6 M$ _/ y, g7 F  ]4 H

6 A# _8 P- l% i9 xAllied Ships6 e# H" g  ]0 A- F- {
      DD Gwin, Mine hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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TF 106 encounters mine field at Tabiteuea (137,134)
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, }: I' Q; L- ?2 A1 U$ Y7 i      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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1 P, W0 P2 e# A$ N% Z不过我没有试过在敌人基地布雷然后登陆，' O) h  U4 n8 d% t  `( y: N

8 ~8 x( ^1 {% ]' c这次算是长见识了

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 18, 43
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9 ]9 b$ j, t0 O7 X. a) H7 p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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0 a1 B' V& r# PNight Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,128$ x6 U0 O8 i1 i: X5 X6 C8 M2 B
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Allied Ships3 m" @6 B3 n* C. ?1 ^4 M! ^
      CA Vincennes6 Y2 \* N9 A' ~0 U; m
      CA Quincy1 W8 |9 F* L- E; Q4 j! B+ }, X# R
      CA San Francisco* x9 p% R% B" x! [4 w
      CL Santa Fe$ U' [* j# }. k  V: @
      CL Denver
6 r' Z& K* T; _$ v- J* j( j& k      CL Montpelier" i* |  Y" i# n2 M0 n$ x+ [  I
      CL Cleveland
7 B, }7 v3 x2 l# i2 `7 J      DD Doyle& o, P3 z. L9 }5 ?
      DD Carmick# o' L# X! ~* V. V$ r/ R0 ?
      DD Strong
+ i( f8 R$ y; h3 h* A$ W      DD Saufley
1 ]: _! v2 f5 q      DD Radford
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Japanese ground losses:
# m" o( H; B0 Y% @/ D( Y      340 casualties reported
# B6 X# Y# x- M, Q8 X1 Z         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 U) M: X* l( Z, O         Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 31 disabled& @; V& b4 n3 G; H
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled: S7 S: _: r/ T6 q$ Q

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Airbase hits 21  u) A. v; k7 V" K0 m
Airbase supply hits 5
! Y1 U% X. [+ T# gRunway hits 59: G7 C. d  G- j7 [4 S& ?8 Y
Port hits 23
  o/ @4 _+ w: b! KPort supply hits 6
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Night Naval bombardment of Maiana at 135,129
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& `* C* O" B  @, f$ K$ K% g      CA Minneapolis8 I: K$ X8 G, [5 i. d
      CA Astoria1 }7 w4 m/ v1 O, G8 ]  \% Z
      CL St. Louis( m/ C' A1 F+ w3 Q+ v
      CL Raleigh
2 {# U& ~/ K. |      CL Richmond
4 m6 f5 F4 _- \* J      CL Danae" n% i, ?9 I. j/ l5 [* J
      DD Downes
) ]( R1 w# R9 ^( F1 `! G4 f      DD Perkins
& ]( ^& [/ X6 s' J      DD Case
6 f4 {* d2 A; L  d% V3 a      DD Lamson" _" y9 C: m. k/ m
      DD Cummings5 M' u8 h) ^- q! A
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Japanese ground losses:4 x: O- k% M7 F' `# M$ F4 K
      261 casualties reported
0 X& ?* |+ v; T: w         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 w$ B# |8 Q. U" t+ F' X
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
: C7 F4 r- r& g0 s% o) N         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled& x% B% e$ I( m/ R" s8 l# I

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; E+ w( Y2 E1 Z8 m' V$ R2 OAirbase hits 54 z4 s# y% \# F0 _
Airbase supply hits 6
7 k$ F% W/ q4 g+ U# XRunway hits 30
$ O; I& m/ j9 @7 K6 b4 {Port hits 4
5 a  v' p) E7 O2 Q# `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3 x! v# {9 h# w2 j3 `& }! [. c
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Morning Air attack on 27th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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Weather in hex: Clear sky) I7 ]# @$ X9 ^( n$ R1 _2 S

4 e- @( s) ]6 K5 c" oRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 B2 n- k2 e* d/ Q: X1 z# q
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Allied aircraft
/ z$ d0 F  K7 ]  D      Beaufighter VIc x 277 x' z$ l& l5 r$ N- \6 n
      Blenheim VD x 26
! ?  O4 N% y% z      Hudson IIIa x 27- \6 q! @) ]7 ~# I' U1 P) P, X
      Hurricane FR.IIb x 12
8 ]8 f/ T2 y6 F5 _% X      Lysander II x 13
( h7 @4 |  C$ q( m$ Z/ P/ A9 G      CW-22 Falcon x 27' v& j/ _2 V2 S
      DB-7B x 11
, {' n5 `8 f  d1 A  w; @      B-25C Mitchell x 564 A* ^1 [" G9 c( N; K! d6 c
      B-25D1 Mitchell x 9* F: t2 y" w5 [. y

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Allied aircraft losses
( K$ k+ _' g5 `- @8 i( O% t& u      Blenheim VD: 7 damaged
; I2 f8 x4 ^" y3 _" ^2 e3 c      Blenheim VD: 1 destroyed by flak
4 i' ~" W+ I; |+ z      Hudson IIIa: 3 damaged+ S3 [2 v  k- z0 e2 k& R' F* F, |
      Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed by flak
, [% Z$ h1 L; t; V* M      Lysander II: 4 damaged
" m) N6 _, m, v* f      CW-22 Falcon: 6 damaged% d* Q! L4 q5 w; G
      CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed by flak
9 H2 f; A6 O4 y! T      DB-7B: 6 damaged6 i2 ~6 J6 I6 F% F8 h! E8 g
      DB-7B: 1 destroyed by flak
- `$ B. I6 }' p% ~8 T      B-25C Mitchell: 14 damaged
! P2 r& A9 G: c2 ~6 y1 L3 T! S1 `      B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
0 h  W; X7 s& i& h" H      B-25D1 Mitchell: 5 damaged
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- k; R  o" T# S0 k3 o& i/ TJapanese ground losses:5 K/ ^; z& i) U
      881 casualties reported
: `& L0 Y2 b; r  k. U$ d0 v( x         Squads: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled& |" Q) w+ ^3 l7 }4 F, j
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled' E6 R4 d0 Y4 g; a+ Z
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
2 g" @3 \: p- V; |1 r1 _. y      Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled); a; G2 a$ C- D

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Morning Air attack on 40th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)+ v, o  K! Q, G* |

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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 C1 `$ R* }6 ]" j8 t- O) [1 [Estimated time to target is 19 minutes& ^: T# G4 ~  v- y; m' j
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1 Z9 B( r& S9 Y6 Q! c# P      B-25C Mitchell x 9
1 v9 p0 ?2 h  _' Z      B-25D1 Mitchell x 20
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Allied aircraft losses
! |$ E, s6 G" d9 U7 p      B-25C Mitchell: 8 damaged  V( y2 E9 Z) `
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 15 damaged
2 B( i; d# P# h- g$ w& M( b1 {      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak; l! q  r- e" E  A. J. H7 }

7 e7 ~/ b7 Z( {Japanese ground losses:  V, ~) _- I5 D6 ]; s
      332 casualties reported% A. \9 k" f6 g9 D, a5 t
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 21 disabled
3 o5 c1 g% ^9 M8 @+ C) X         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled( |8 q; \, F* ]1 a$ w" _
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled  Q; k' a! l6 `- ~) `8 X+ i# G. [& H
      Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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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
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Ground combat at Tabiteuea (137,134)9 Y, `1 {* H) R+ Z7 B& {+ v
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Allied Deliberate attack
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& H; o0 Q3 n% s$ K; P7 _Attacking force 20729 troops, 541 guns, 437 vehicles, Assault Value = 8121 C3 T2 ~8 k/ V  W$ c0 A! o* q

! t% y8 q# z4 H% P0 c! E1 M  wDefending force 590 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2' ]! H5 q* E1 K3 @
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Allied adjusted assault: 376
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* {0 ^: ?: ?% p: X/ {3 vJapanese adjusted defense: 1 / q1 _5 B6 p, {7 S1 F% `2 n. y' v7 c

2 E& v# q/ B4 }/ M6 N- C  y. CAllied assault odds: 376 to 1
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Combat modifiers
2 U7 i; q+ W7 [9 {; D$ W, HDefender: leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-)8 p# }: u7 W. U- I1 o
Attacker: & }0 b. H% A0 [! Z
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Japanese ground losses:
$ k9 b) k6 ^% l+ J& n0 Y* Q      820 casualties reported
! Y  B7 l. |, A9 `+ t, y         Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled5 N7 T2 w$ t$ E2 L0 o
         Non Combat: 91 destroyed, 0 disabled# a& G6 c' s- v/ ~3 t
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
* }' i# A' j" _2 o% c/ W6 R3 ]! K/ d      Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)- A3 e# u0 l: t! l  J0 J
      Units destroyed 1  U, V! X# ~5 V

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* x* i* [* y) n$ ^Assaulting units:
  W! S% w: h7 y3 j. Y3 u) c* a, d    24th Infantry Division
8 `8 ~) f- n: E4 t( m    2nd Marine Division1 G( \, L7 d" v: K: F0 z: M6 M
    165th Field Artillery Battalion; P6 d5 }1 K4 _$ B) s$ p5 V/ U+ g
    223rd USN Base Force
2 D, q4 }& G0 Z  [    1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
6 S; j: g2 U1 w/ p# G+ j  z9 O0 z    3rd USN Naval Construction Regiment! F+ h, D/ q- J# ?

( [% l# L8 c5 }: wDefending units:
; j3 K8 \# k0 l7 B5 G    22nd JNAF AF Unit

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 19, 43: e5 J$ c& a8 T. A

. A' {! x( x" R7 [0 T& I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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. v: y! |. L- D. H" C% F" ]Morning Air attack on 54th Division, at 46,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)0 x6 v, @( L! v1 p# X$ I1 r! L
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Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.; K2 U* {+ o/ d+ K! j& u& Z
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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      Beaufighter VIc x 7
/ }* m. @3 Y" E4 `8 F      Blenheim IV x 50! V5 X4 S# j9 T9 w: {6 o) b) ~. `! R
      Blenheim VD x 17
/ D0 o. H5 W) A! c: U0 d      Hudson IIIa x 9
; ^$ |& X# ?& C" M* J) J8 y: c8 Y      Lysander II x 12
8 D6 C9 D6 k. ]  A      Vengeance I x 20
. x" h9 o+ `8 \$ B! u: l      139WH-3 x 9# A" k4 Q2 ?7 [
      CW-22 Falcon x 14, k# B" ^) v$ F2 G, I8 h, S' Q  d
      L-212 x 8
4 \+ p& U* d3 T3 b      DB-7B x 12: M+ r" k1 x$ S' c, h( X# h. \
      B-25C Mitchell x 55
# h( d3 S* u/ M$ Z2 v1 v      B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
! y& O2 R% }. e9 I# h8 z% u2 W      Blenheim VD: 2 damaged6 Z- l' i& Y5 ?* C7 i9 x- {5 }/ e
      DB-7B: 3 damaged! r9 ^. v2 Z' n
      B-25C Mitchell: 7 damaged* x- t5 u: P* `9 b: U7 U0 [
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 9 damaged' J% |  C6 O9 q9 ~7 M0 I# a/ @" ]

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      1584 casualties reported
2 F9 S& t2 r' p* }/ L         Squads: 4 destroyed, 106 disabled
( S! p& o( k7 b! y# o9 {) B) H4 w         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 54 disabled0 S" t, f& w& |/ B+ c
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled! C0 p- @3 z* Q& W/ @+ S

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Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 46,8 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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4 I/ g8 @2 O% ^$ ~3 U( X- lRaid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# f0 H( ]* b" o7 s  k
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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      Beaufighter VIc x 8
+ _) M9 _8 U3 s8 ]6 Q      Hudson IIIa x 18
5 j$ I* X; a$ M, ^) R      Hurricane FR.IIb x 12) I: ~8 h7 ]" r3 W: A0 p( K
      Vengeance I x 36* H) _) y' z0 N* c$ h( P. J/ C

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Allied aircraft losses6 E+ w% \8 I5 {' h# ^0 i, }' F
      Hudson IIIa: 1 damaged; k) Y& J' h9 V( U/ s$ }' p

4 X1 ^7 ^; ~; h* Z% u* dJapanese ground losses:
" e' g/ C; g8 ~& Z      286 casualties reported
/ W3 i' D: X! P& y- G6 D) t         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled* Y& r, U. R: r. h( N  g4 r$ ^& J, i. M* X
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled0 X/ b. m) f4 @- m( b1 M
         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, 438 X2 W4 r+ }+ L* v9 H
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7 C1 r2 D: k8 [8 I( qSub attack near Kuria  at 135,131! `7 I0 r2 y2 x. s
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      LCI-23, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage- c9 n- Y$ @% P; u$ d

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SS I-180 launches 2 torpedoes
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$ |  w7 J: ]6 ]2 zSub attack near Merauke  at 89,124) j( S7 x# q: `) I; s8 \9 o

& h6 B$ k& G4 {4 CJapanese Ships
% V% S* {) Y# I9 h2 {1 H- R$ X+ ?/ n      PB Daibu Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
( p- K4 k6 g; X5 l& d, N      PB Kenkon Maru: z: V( R; r1 ^% I6 n
      CM Itsukushima: E/ m8 Y4 ~. x9 I$ f) D
      CM Tsugaru
. {/ G' ]; b# b* Y  F* y: Z$ P, J      xAK Taiko Maru
! _! O; M7 `$ F2 x      xAK Sensan Maru1 J0 u  i; X4 I, A& u# Q  W
      xAK Kohoku Maru+ |; B* A& v. E! v# w
      PB Nikkai Maru9 u. }  `6 t% z, y
      PB Nanpo Maru# z& H' g8 Y/ S
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Allied Ships
) `% Z: |/ t* `+ p7 w3 @      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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$ A, J" D7 E( ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ L& U/ `' j+ ^, Y& O; C( VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
# O  G! z4 l4 n9 O# S      Beaufighter VIc x 42! Q* G2 H* v5 S' C. X; _6 d! s; A
      Blenheim IV x 39
) m& z5 a. a9 E7 ^      Blenheim VD x 25
5 Z- A! L. j. t      Hudson IIIa x 27
: e1 z% G% k0 d      Hurricane IIb Trop x 48: [7 y5 m. G; \$ y
      Lysander II x 10
* P% p4 R: [# ?6 J. R      Mohawk IV x 24
6 C2 t" G+ l; U9 d9 X' v2 w      Vengeance I x 61
( r# i4 z0 P4 ~" C  F  j      139WH-3 x 9
, E7 U/ H+ B0 p, T3 ~& s- Z      CW-22 Falcon x 20
! c# |1 w' ~% L$ |* O  f      L-212 x 8
$ d" Z" [9 B' X. a0 l) U, h      DB-7B x 12
$ X8 Z: X4 [# S4 g, u; Q      B-25C Mitchell x 50
% B) p: ?8 ]  E# X. I% ]2 F      B-25D1 Mitchell x 24& {/ x( x/ ~  O3 ]5 c- c
      P-39D Airacobra x 258 ~! z& ]& q* D- K
      P-40E Warhawk x 49# }# g2 B4 x8 W, V3 @
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% ~$ b; X9 r+ V+ Q4 [Allied aircraft losses* J, `$ j& H+ J3 p. n& ?
      Blenheim IV: 9 damaged
1 W9 Q' ?! z3 Y' a" v: Q9 O; J      Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed by flak0 a, k+ B* y6 H1 l6 j
      Blenheim VD: 8 damaged; G1 n$ X8 g0 Z+ i
      Blenheim VD: 1 destroyed by flak: s. ?0 D+ I8 Q$ D
      Hudson IIIa: 3 damaged
: \2 B+ v" G' x$ A% Z4 k      Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed by flak& L# f* k; ~# F
      Vengeance I: 20 damaged
* F$ ]* c' ^+ R3 e- D0 J      Vengeance I: 2 destroyed by flak' f. T1 x1 {( x5 Y1 n! n: x
      139WH-3: 4 damaged6 }& D+ U' D' h3 K, t
      CW-22 Falcon: 4 damaged) ]" j) W* h; {  C2 Z. H) N, e" S! f/ l
      CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed by flak
6 @( a7 }* e* \3 O- x2 X- E      L-212: 3 damaged
' i9 F" }% I4 {" j  J* }      DB-7B: 4 damaged) |7 k/ N' b) {* S# D1 }% k
      B-25C Mitchell: 9 damaged
% Z) {6 ], ^" l4 C      B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
- e2 \, J& W* m) r/ H# k* H      B-25D1 Mitchell: 6 damaged1 l0 }% }; ^% |4 Z( ~+ W2 K& L
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak2 {- U3 }& [% j3 d& Q
3 k! |1 Y& y/ f$ m0 g
Japanese ground losses:
3 K1 m: L: ^: H; m      514 casualties reported
1 S3 b5 O5 n" G$ z6 W         Squads: 0 destroyed, 42 disabled, S, E4 k( p9 i3 d
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 44 disabled
: t1 A" p) _# Y( ]% g$ k, l1 u         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 15th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)
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) F. U4 l0 U$ G3 T* rRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' O6 @: ]. ?7 @- |4 \( i$ `8 |
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes& V/ J+ f- P. X, s- X) z5 Z/ t/ e% B

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Allied aircraft
; `% H7 l: s4 P7 i; p      P-66 Vanguard x 49 h$ d4 n1 T0 Z
      Blenheim IV x 9' q- s0 k1 `% [( r2 {$ d
      Hudson IIIa x 98 T% G( A4 |  v1 w7 O
      Hurricane IIb Trop x 6
# U' A$ y- z' L2 n4 F      B-25C Mitchell x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
4 C3 x9 t* i  g2 R1 U9 _2 s! \% x      Blenheim IV: 3 damaged
) b3 w* K, g8 p7 C6 x# l, [) x# {      Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak' m5 Z5 Q$ e) Y/ M
      Hudson IIIa: 2 damaged6 v2 W8 T4 c6 i
      Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed by flak+ ~7 S/ q1 h( _+ Z' h6 i
      B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged
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/ ~4 O; y4 s9 U! ~8 ^Japanese ground losses:
4 E: A' p. \' @      25 casualties reported
- I4 F0 [* l8 f1 i+ X         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled! o$ l: v3 G; P( F
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: k8 [' e4 a  ~3 o! B
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 y8 F4 M2 {! ~Morning Air attack on 15th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)& o/ y' v8 y7 b" q; m1 Q  U' h+ g
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 I) h2 F/ s4 P# s0 f% R. w

3 x# [" f* K  y- BRaid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., K4 z* S$ K& a# l: Z
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes0 {0 {/ P8 E& a9 h$ V" _/ r: Z  s
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Allied aircraft
. I8 v! _/ V( y* y3 ?" D6 E      Blenheim IV x 12
! k( x3 p; E/ _1 a( A' w  y      Hurricane IIb Trop x 7
. x' ?, c( C* r3 Y# D0 J8 K      B-25D1 Mitchell x 68 ?5 |" L0 z$ l6 c$ L$ v

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Allied aircraft losses
0 y  p  n3 I  V' `+ F% z1 m$ Y      Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
: Q# d; `9 L) o3 m      Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak7 w) A4 G6 k" ^7 m9 p- e

- S! f+ V; D. U- TJapanese ground losses:, ^! Z& A' f, p2 V& s7 B- \
      76 casualties reported
" z+ |5 m5 n9 d8 l; n1 |         Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled2 L* V; E5 O7 A& y; q) k5 }( d
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
: b! u; M. ]% E8 G         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 22, 43
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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' @1 F2 b1 Y) i" G/ k6 F6 M
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* X. ?7 X3 b6 U/ k+ H9 X) ~Submarine attack near Nakadori-jima  at 101,56
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Japanese Ships5 O# m6 C$ G. h& {/ M& E
      xAK Tatsuho Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
5 l9 N' a" _; T: ]1 D, S7 ^1 U! d' d- y' i8 f
Allied Ships: Y) H6 {& X1 k6 J, i8 ~9 I# G& ?
      SS Runner! @% T# K; I4 u0 U
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Submarine attack near Nikunau  at 139,134, O, X" i, P# s' H! V4 A

5 u$ k, @4 U2 H2 O! d! g* zJapanese Ships
$ R$ _8 }( c) [6 ?      SS RO-107, hits 1
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3 t/ X9 K9 U4 w% E+ P. B2 dAllied Ships/ t2 x% y/ M- X) t& l+ T" t2 T
      LCI-62, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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$ u2 K! o& P$ }  z6 \Allied ground losses:7 o& x1 p! _+ V' S
      42 casualties reported
6 m" ?+ \6 s( A, H4 I- \4 X8 _         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled8 M+ o1 w( G$ a) I& k9 K
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. C, }! ~9 C  o+ d' |. x: v
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* A* g0 o9 V8 b" o2 E3 w
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1 `) j5 O4 x  B  p2 Z* [Submarine attack near Onotoa  at 137,1355 c6 l. k) w6 }2 ?% {- c, |5 U5 n
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Japanese Ships
; F; m3 ?6 E$ e. C% q: F4 \+ s: a      SS I-392 T: F1 w( j0 H& h* ]

; ]7 D3 W/ @/ _2 P' fAllied Ships
1 a$ b1 v3 I- K: ]4 g  d      LCI-22, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage7 U& Z4 E9 L  z: g/ V( g  ?; a: P+ ^! Y

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$ g& [+ }1 X7 r: oLCI-22 is sighted by SS I-39' r5 Y5 c; c- e7 T  \2 e: S* n, b, H
SS I-39 launches 2 torpedoes4 x! I0 B0 [: s
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# a1 r) y  p  |. HASW attack near Nikunau  at 143,132( N. B$ Y0 v3 r
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Japanese Ships/ L% {5 B2 \4 D
      SS RO-103, hits 5,  heavy damage7 s, H7 P. H+ d; u) _3 g( F, \

* w, }: {0 a0 N0 c: iAllied Ships
  m9 m! Z: k! j# ^# e/ P      DD MacDonough7 _* W3 B1 g7 b# Q( {7 ]+ O: X% e; E! A
      DD Hull8 F& }. \0 S( D: N. j2 N
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Submarine attack near Beru  at 138,1342 I1 u3 D7 I0 m9 i1 X9 }) _

0 o; W' u/ h$ `4 R' ]Japanese Ships
- M3 z! |4 b4 {9 D& j7 I) Q( D& ~      SS I-39+ q8 W/ p' W5 S) H

& ?5 s8 w- Z! V; fAllied Ships, ~4 H' f, H/ V6 x. O" s8 |
      LCI-21, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage2 m7 m4 B1 D/ l; }- ?* J: j
9 @+ l  ?; E1 p3 ?) y- s

( U. j: E" x& E! ]' Y% n9 [Allied ground losses:/ s3 W& ]$ ~3 I3 F' w
      8 casualties reported
  j! c; f; Z. _" J; `' ]6 Y* W         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) q' y6 v5 {0 o2 R         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 Z8 P" B+ a# r: t2 f5 {; F: A
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 23, 43. |: U  f5 T. O' F+ O
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电流行动II' J, w' d# }, V& g9 r3 T8 I( }( k: s
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0 U- b: ]! n$ B: C: ?1 s盟军占领塔瓦拉, K: T7 b# E: W" P
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9 {4 |7 B+ X# c, `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。: c: a) F1 O8 l

. B+ q8 S0 N. w7 F9 z3 }6 [- u盟军的电流行动获得了圆满成功
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' ?; _  [$ Q& P6 \$ INight Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,1282 B+ m* V8 }2 b0 @! E/ U

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+ y* Y4 }  v. M; W. `      CA Exeter5 x; P' G8 ~  m3 I+ U9 T- v0 o
      CA Sussex' _7 m0 x8 s/ u3 q5 t: \; [. W
      CA Shropshire
) e0 k+ ?- B6 h' k7 K+ I9 P      CA Chicago( I7 O, n4 w6 G4 n. O. Q4 Y
      CA Louisville2 `0 g: a1 ]9 p; c- ~4 C
      CA Chester* x" I: J0 l- R) e' I
      CA Northampton4 F* O" R* M7 i- b
      CA Portland
: m2 g' ]3 y6 Z      DD Lamson
3 @8 B  W0 B! \0 M      DD Cummings
; N$ ~6 R$ W2 g1 k  X      DD Maury0 {- Y; T4 f) L# u8 z$ @2 l0 ^
      DD McCall
# X: y' _# s( i% d  O6 S      DD Gridley
" M7 ^1 e3 t$ |9 n  v* A. I      DD Craven
' S/ D! M+ i( x! D! y; I4 ^1 B      DD Bagley9 X. X- q$ n1 f1 Y, F

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5 w$ R6 i/ \7 j0 I* |. b1 F' T' L2 R      348 casualties reported* l! G4 g$ u5 w" @' ^
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( m. i2 y$ V  e/ s. t3 F4 d% n, _; S* r
         Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 11 disabled* T. Y+ ^9 `: |7 _) [' P. t
         Engineers: 11 destroyed, 10 disabled5 R3 S. W9 T, m8 `7 Q
      Vehicles lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled); U0 T6 H1 R& m
0 d/ J9 B6 v+ K. X

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1 n0 R/ z, Z+ e$ pAirbase hits 14; X6 D; w5 x- W" G: K, o
Airbase supply hits 7
+ K+ T2 f. y5 J2 V; cRunway hits 28
" J0 z) m+ w' x- w# bPort hits 14
' }* K- P, q' i/ \9 zPort supply hits 7
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1 [0 W! }& ^) ~( lNight Naval bombardment of Tarawa at 136,128& A5 e8 D$ D, t

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      CL Caradoc
8 F" d7 C; l9 p4 c# F      CL Concord
! c! b/ G- R& A, C5 ^      CL Marblehead/ v/ A( T5 ]! |
      CL Raleigh
% D& X- G6 H( k/ \4 H7 r      CL Richmond! H2 M* |! U% r& I4 q/ S4 D- w
      CL Danae
8 S0 g- P# S6 m9 D9 _* t' W      CL Hobart
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; U" Z, o  ~( ~* P) x2 ZJapanese ground losses:
8 ]& X; n$ F/ ^; ~, }      49 casualties reported
6 m/ o5 x9 L( W8 Q         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. i8 a" G* Y8 }1 a2 n5 N
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
; \8 U0 w: S" W( r9 @         Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled  H. L# T$ Q2 ~" P/ M" B

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Airbase hits 97 s8 q9 ]+ J: n& d7 P/ Y) W8 c* w
Airbase supply hits 29 K0 f2 i( X, Q
Runway hits 9
" u; T% h( s  [1 z4 B" {% MPort hits 9
( Q9 D9 x! ~8 E0 e7 h+ w" U, g: uPort supply hits 58 L$ j$ R: x- e9 v- G

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0 P" ^3 r* C6 N3 QAfternoon Air attack on 15th Ind. Engineer Regiment, at 136,128 (Tarawa)
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: @; t  B0 R& o, U! l+ G
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- r2 M& R6 {4 N  y1 K# X  E7 o6 y

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0 M) x) z9 x; Q! U% KAllied aircraft; D9 W$ ~! k4 E, }) H
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 245. l; f8 m+ U) r$ ~' n- ^" N
      F6F-3 Hellcat x 41$ B/ N3 @; S1 s+ E( \" r2 l+ z3 \
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 897 r) N6 M9 g+ W3 P

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No Allied losses5 j# L  f, N8 r) m. \

! o4 |$ a: d3 ]; D( J6 oJapanese ground losses:
' R0 [% J8 j2 K      51 casualties reported1 B: E0 J% z* w: ]2 O! S- ]; E% ]& V
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' u7 p8 P: E( H6 D
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled) Y3 K4 w  `3 j  M: m
         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled3 i' ]7 \$ z8 V5 w5 a- O& Y- \) U
      Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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/ y" @' i( B6 _7 {" c( q/ f1 GGround combat at Tarawa (136,128)- X9 z$ D1 e6 A. H& r2 I$ f# x

  N& K, R3 D! |8 l5 EAllied Shock attack  d  w& B$ a0 B! S7 R  p

8 j8 W' Q, W  G" C) _Attacking force 8981 troops, 265 guns, 118 vehicles, Assault Value = 454
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5 v7 M, I) l- o: jDefending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0; M8 ?, t% l, E! m- Z7 p( i

/ `+ S- S4 a8 @2 A4 q8 Q0 @Allied adjusted assault: 341
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6 O$ B5 o- q* p9 |2 XJapanese adjusted defense: 1 " G0 X6 x8 M; x5 C
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Allied assault odds: 341 to 1 (fort level 0) # V* D7 r& l" S% S
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Allied forces CAPTURE Tarawa !!!
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Combat modifiers3 _6 k: ?; w: L1 l, S
Attacker: shock(+): y( }& G: j# V, K+ T. B5 I8 C3 M

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- x! o! J% S3 r! i    1st Marine Division. W+ Z3 G+ V* J' x* _+ y# {; ]
    763rd Tank Bn /1
$ d, n6 \- L8 R! j7 I' a% O. [5 {    45th USN SeaBees /1
! q4 B( @$ o4 f6 U9 G  x. [    41st USN SeaBees /11 \( E) ^0 R# t: J, p; o
    11th Marine Def Bn /11 }: U( p+ q$ k2 |. Z" I5 {8 e+ I1 {
    14th Marine Def Bn /1
% A9 I$ l: G3 i( d. q: F    209th FA Bn /1( L! o9 P+ p( p% A$ Z7 s# i  [2 r
    36th Aviation Base Force
; Q' o/ M( ?  J. N/ A5 I1 D; U( A    48th USN SeaBees /1
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同一天盟军还侦查到由于前线吃紧日酋老赵把努美阿的战斗机抽调一空，盟军4发当然豪不客气的蹂躏了努美阿港口，击沉多艘日军宝贵的辅助船只
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1 d! j# o4 k# |8 d& a3 c, YMorning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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+ Q& I) b- A4 s6 m. J& F0 VRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.2 o* o) W" F8 v2 [5 \8 b9 D
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes- _! q1 r+ s, g! d7 z; `
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Allied aircraft& t0 K0 O- G& e& b8 L& p; N
      B-24D Liberator x 48' e0 f- h% T7 N# M/ b, g2 z  ~
      B-24D1 Liberator x 19. t2 A$ Z" P3 n9 `( Z* H" c
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. B2 K" \1 K) X6 E. J, CAllied aircraft losses
9 O& O, G% Z3 }* z7 v" t      B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged1 B4 t% D& R& w& I5 }4 ?
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Japanese Ships9 [# W8 Q7 A: Z) V8 \2 _3 P
      AD Meiten Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
7 Z% q5 z& ~- e; [/ ~* C( B      AD Nissen Maru #3, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires
7 j1 `! q7 [" g% v  Z8 G& e) \      AS Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
* I" a0 A2 v- r1 f      ACM Okuyo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ }9 N. Z% ]5 m( h# k0 g
      ACM Mejima Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 w0 p. `4 n7 ?- S

; L) D9 o3 L  E/ q0 U7 T- y* nJapanese ground losses:
. N$ l% D8 o+ w5 i4 ?3 @! R! ], @3 `5 B      4 casualties reported3 s4 e: X: |5 v# _: n
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ h6 Q# L' P% u5 Z  c/ |3 n% \         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ y. h% b% @4 R& |6 V8 D         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ Z! s/ d1 u7 _* ~& I: g( }) b$ Q9 l! |( V

! Q& }. s# |3 F7 ~+ {( J: d' ?: l! s9 E% m
Port hits 16
. r+ _( V+ D9 T% _7 DPort supply hits 2
3 ~' I8 s0 S+ T. F; i
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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$ B! B, M: k7 ?% m3 G/ k
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+ @8 |; s; u- x' yMorning Air attack on 14th Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)* X4 Y# G/ z) c5 M  n- ]) w

4 `9 a/ ?7 C) x5 w4 g+ m; LWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.; F: \" m" y5 \. a+ _
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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  v6 n7 l8 z. V# T2 yAllied aircraft
3 [* _+ e# f! y& \) x1 h, r2 V& U      H81-A3 x 22" V2 D1 w  I/ @0 h0 h
      P-40E Warhawk x 120 K/ E7 t. p, P" I+ d# v5 F
      P-43A-1 Lancer x 17
% A, G- t" c# S2 }2 [: ?: ^; ~      P-66 Vanguard x 26
0 B  ^7 q4 m1 F8 s2 p' X      Blenheim IV x 42
8 p" s9 U1 b" x      Blenheim VD x 15
  \' \* T, R2 l* @! x* N- V      Hudson IIIa x 32
1 @0 @9 l, Q8 n" D% @. v3 M      Lysander II x 3
2 t9 f5 S% o! q$ B6 i      Mohawk IV x 24
9 Y$ A. L) Y5 D5 `      139WH-3 x 9
& R; c" y* D# j) T: m* _      CW-22 Falcon x 166 }. e  T( g8 C! p
      L-212 x 6. U. L- M- H/ K% [& \
      P-40E Warhawk x 3
* Q" j6 s; ?6 c- i; b. t' J      DB-7B x 11; L% U+ w; j; [2 k2 d6 T$ ]
      B-339-23 x 50 X4 r0 }; t9 @* u% l* u
      Kittyhawk I x 16
. F5 E- m* S9 v3 q2 Q      B-24D1 Liberator x 9
* q( R% ?+ j, r& ^( [4 T      B-25C Mitchell x 505 ?1 Q4 ~3 ^" @' {5 ^
      B-25D1 Mitchell x 29) w# m8 A+ |' ]1 P
      P-39D Airacobra x 25
4 P% W% Q) L2 ^      P-40E Warhawk x 49+ ^: q9 D1 y9 Q1 W

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Allied aircraft losses6 ?2 Y3 d3 [- q- b
      Blenheim IV: 4 damaged
. X, ~/ u; {( K7 [  F0 E      Blenheim VD: 2 damaged$ Q- M5 R5 Z& h" B5 D
      Hudson IIIa: 4 damaged2 C6 [) ~+ d' i
      139WH-3: 1 destroyed by flak
9 r# V9 E! x: p" `% f      CW-22 Falcon: 2 damaged
. C- T: P/ K% c; ?  t4 b5 b0 W      L-212: 2 damaged
. d2 ~* e1 p" l. S      L-212: 1 destroyed by flak
& Y% ^; U2 I, [( l      B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged8 u/ w2 e* N- f4 Q6 v% z
      B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged, y8 X1 c+ H. n, U3 T: R
      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged
( C; |9 r6 J9 A& R      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:
2 @: c* Q% r  S. I      86 casualties reported
: l5 Y3 f0 m8 P. A' U         Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
' D4 _7 `3 e5 |         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
9 Z" V* w% N1 W$ m         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ f! M" L4 P- J      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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& Y- s, r" I* R0 R! a& {& F, PMorning Air attack on 52nd Division, at 45,7 , near Hyderabad (Sindh)8 x0 x* z# V' Z

# K  i# N  s% k5 B% _( G) D3 u1 W! q9 r# iWeather in hex: Thunderstorms/ _: ~  {+ j! l

" X1 B5 [1 g. r, X% l' H7 kRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.& S8 c& v/ @- \2 H9 ?, S% {
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes. |" y2 I% v. W0 t  j

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, V0 Z- T7 F$ @$ u: u# L5 _Allied aircraft- T. P/ s1 {8 g; r! A! I
      P-43A-1 Lancer x 12! \4 D+ Q" W* v1 m/ Q8 q
      P-66 Vanguard x 34
+ s; H+ G6 F$ V+ u) D, s      Blenheim IV x 6
( O% }/ z8 j6 Z' i- h% p  [      Blenheim VD x 9# `' m" o1 w7 h2 Z# U, Q
      Lysander II x 7; p% p. Z) X8 m4 S
      Kittyhawk I x 2& y0 i% v) q, Y4 [* Z. ^- h' J
      B-25C Mitchell x 17
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Allied aircraft losses6 F2 V0 \4 b9 N: g
      Lysander II: 1 damaged
% M! ^, F! g( P      Lysander II: 1 destroyed by flak. c; V# z7 T9 Y& f: K) z
      B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
9 g& g/ t! j2 c" d+ x7 P      24 casualties reported: }! C; h" O: |6 K
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 d. C/ Z* r% y# u: S7 _6 P, ], J
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* v. u) M- K. l& u: e  w. A         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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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。。。1 G- j4 M7 _) H9 w" B. N* H
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Night Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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208 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.( `& c  L$ G/ [- _, [' Q
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Allied Ships
/ u- K6 y  h8 n+ n& ]      CA Wichita, Shell hits 12 J% E" q+ o; {: P" ~9 ]$ @: z9 D- ?& ~
      CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
* }! m6 u# f; G. A& i1 U6 |. N      CA Quincy, u1 h# f/ @" _4 K8 [( s6 y
      CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1
. n! I/ R( u$ l% D3 S2 f      CA Minneapolis2 A: ~4 K( m" ^/ {9 ?- B
      CA Astoria; g" [  J: V% U3 h# p
      DD Walke; Y( Q% @5 `% C7 ]3 j/ Y$ K9 r
      DD O'Brien
8 `: N9 F1 N) g- b. `% [9 k      DD Russell* N2 [7 U) e1 U% {
      DD Mustin
8 J  K, t# M9 D" U      DD Hammann
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4 B3 V1 Z" `/ B; l7 aJapanese ground losses:
1 _3 O# e5 K! w4 s      115 casualties reported! M4 N, i" i$ j; V
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& X* `3 s3 k0 B  H1 p
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
2 X! @- ?' c9 S' Q2 a! T+ O5 N         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 m5 p5 }$ x% }% a3 X" r0 p
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8 s+ h$ q$ n$ a9 F1 B3 `Airbase hits 1
' d  w9 Q' \( b! f& _/ l! iRunway hits 2
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( B2 V1 J* B. s' {; {; l- ^Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125
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Japanese aircraft
. s/ C; k( Y3 X" Q$ H; p, W      no flights
; P7 p9 e; K6 `3 t% H: C' ^7 t" L" B! A2 T* e3 t
Japanese aircraft losses
6 {, U* d0 F# G7 o      D4Y1 Judy: 8 damaged
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$ J6 I* x( }& {5 {Allied Ships" R3 {/ y; L4 i0 H* b
      CL Santa Fe
, a5 L( i1 F. [2 @  C      CL Denver9 E) ]$ ?  \; X1 f
      CL Montpelier
' U: Y7 O( x% u1 h6 L! c      CL Columbia$ f4 j8 X9 z6 t3 }: E, X7 \
      CL Cleveland$ R: x6 {3 F. W- K/ x5 j" U, a
      CL St. Louis
9 @! `! b3 z  W5 Z. I      DD Waller
6 u0 @" I, P/ s4 W! E      DD Taylor
' X6 l* Y5 P" ~& J5 V% m      DD Radford
% |% v: K( n! S/ A  |0 Z      DD Philip/ h# |  L0 }. Z' b6 h$ n6 G% N
      DD LaVallette
8 q! i$ u, F( `8 G+ j7 Y; R' C      DD Jenkins
( i, F* F% }( B8 r+ d      DD Cony2 l* O' @, B! @  G$ b) F9 A: @
      DD Chevalier! x( k' J5 _2 [
      DD Beale
" j4 c" |; X7 e0 L$ \: S$ x: Y) Z      DD Fletcher! t: a$ v. B4 o2 ^+ V5 G
0 ?2 c! u- b; _1 S
Japanese ground losses:, y' G* n: y& w) Q
      290 casualties reported
) j5 T  ^4 @9 E5 y6 A         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ U  c4 R; @* r" h& e         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
# L& h' |' T* x6 m7 t         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
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4 l9 R  q$ A& ^6 [2 t5 PAirbase hits 5
7 j* A6 T- J5 T0 j6 L* B& s9 yAirbase supply hits 4
2 T" l* P' R  G8 Z+ t# ORunway hits 23/ y$ Y8 b# v' l* d; b- f9 ?) A
Port hits 23
4 |- M* B( J2 k; gPort supply hits 5

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" `4 f$ H# t. RNight Naval bombardment of Abemama at 136,130; i; o' F  L! H  a4 n1 a
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Allied Ships( x. f& n' H) N; l7 v2 y( J- |
      CA Exeter+ j( @* q3 e) R# o
      CA Sussex
6 z" l3 L  s3 \& M% d. Z0 J      CA Shropshire/ ]- B) d' ^  I& k. W" z4 K
      CA Chicago
: L9 d, [" h/ w; R& n* S      CA Louisville2 U$ e1 N3 B8 k; H/ s' n
      CA Chester# W* _2 P( R4 E* {: e( x
      CA Northampton; o3 D' m$ S7 {2 Y0 N; r
      CA Portland
4 y1 _6 G$ A( A$ N8 `: V& ]% i3 P      CL Caradoc# [: Z" k  ^# F: ]- r" E1 i) K7 {
      CL Concord$ w1 O) ?' ~2 ~5 ^0 d3 t
      CL Marblehead% [8 D$ n; N- w
      CL Raleigh
7 q# k' }" t1 S. Q0 F      CL Richmond/ q1 c: {  |9 E4 R" w4 d
      CL Danae
9 P4 Q) m/ r: J6 v# o4 \- }0 ^      CL Hobart
2 ]& Z, y: r% u: F+ E; R" F4 N. E      DD Lamson
9 H# D4 _& {9 M: N* P      DD Cummings, K; @+ v, x. [9 u9 i* m9 J+ i" x
      DD Maury7 e5 {7 Q! p& v/ J4 q
      DD McCall; z5 f, i' [. Q! }8 ~" k
      DD Gridley' Y& r6 R6 i4 i5 Z+ l
      DD Craven
, r* i6 r8 d; @) E      DD Bagley
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Japanese ground losses:
2 }$ r+ k3 h/ t8 b. a      114 casualties reported
7 F! A' k0 _9 V3 B3 d- c         Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled* a; w. x2 C7 r( E' t& w
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
5 C" I4 i# B2 P- A& N         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' n/ }7 H) C! H/ ^' K( e. b8 i

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0 U- z4 i  q$ _8 Y2 BPort hits 124 w, c5 c5 L) n1 I
Port fuel hits 1" A- k1 S7 ^' y- [
Port supply hits 2, V+ d1 n: }5 a9 x8 K' Q
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8 d) l/ i4 G6 m" V- KNight Naval bombardment of Abemama at 136,130
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Allied Ships# }3 u9 M& e' `8 I: Z) B7 j. o
      CL Santa Fe1 h; L; X' t7 x3 d
      CL Denver
+ |" m: h1 g; V' F! \9 n; X. k      CL Montpelier* p* x+ h( b* u6 p+ p
      CL Columbia
8 J0 s8 b6 v, p  _0 j: ?4 @4 ?% d) \7 H      CL Cleveland
5 u, N4 a# W9 E      CL St. Louis  p% E+ V" D+ I6 r4 v2 f2 _% X
      DD Waller! ~7 E0 z0 u% u; F
      DD Taylor
' O6 ^; p( \0 m6 O3 k      DD Radford" ~9 W$ Z( G- [
      DD Philip6 O+ ^! [/ r8 C4 m+ J! f/ [
      DD LaVallette$ s- ^. w. w& |" G  c4 Z4 {, ^7 l
      DD Jenkins
9 F- ]% K. P8 t      DD Cony
+ u6 ?( Q1 d5 s, c( \) b& w      DD Chevalier
2 _+ p, t9 a0 t0 y      DD Beale
( }$ J* F' s+ X5 Z; {$ Q( I" E      DD Fletcher
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" ^  [( ^- K! K4 O) |, a% FJapanese ground losses:( u7 ~# r" y4 k. k. a! Y# p
      52 casualties reported
& }, p9 I. x$ z6 B% `         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
# X$ ]& x, a# {  v2 A: r+ I/ b         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled3 J' A# F; Y! s2 P5 a
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Port hits 47 ]7 v/ y* q+ K* w
Port fuel hits 1
( p% H3 H# V0 x8 ~) JPort supply hits 1# O% o. J8 A. p. |- o
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Afternoon Air attack on 82nd Naval Guard Unit, at 136,130 (Abemama)
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# w0 H. f4 l  S3 k9 o4 q

- Z; P5 z+ m! z, n, h% ]Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
) L( p9 ^  f1 H% c, ~: H9 `( m+ @Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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2 m/ F% t( t  g( \- U( TAllied aircraft6 D4 g5 T- ~: w: Z  L2 d: X
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 35) m$ E" M) W/ R/ x/ A( l
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 71" U) Z; q) q: f
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
5 E9 Q% L& z' t      162 casualties reported8 H& R2 s, b- ~( L2 s! J& a
         Squads: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled
. \9 K( C. a  y* ~         Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 2 disabled
. [/ u  M, K% ^' H) M) T7 g* |         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 I- L, n/ }7 H* N0 I) U
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3 n" @. z. w+ n4 ~+ T' b7 g+ @! jASW attack near Makin  at 136,125
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Japanese Ships
# P6 H8 p) S1 E  j. ~6 `' s( V      SS I-18, hits 10,  on fire
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& K' F8 ]* V7 h2 x6 c3 yAllied Ships
! \% p9 L2 F7 A% O8 ^3 [% q      DD Hull
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) j6 j1 F4 T! C; Q+ Z$ p' 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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* F7 w" F( k$ E/ Y8 P/ v( PMorning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 ) Y. i6 q. ~3 N

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) \% i5 I  n. G0 WRaid detected at 153 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.2 ~5 `9 V& z1 `  F. J9 n' L; n3 H! a
Estimated time to target is 57 minutes$ G: R8 r6 K. C& \5 A
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Japanese aircraft
# U- R% b- f3 K; Q% e7 e      G3M3 Nell x 720 r6 N9 x8 e  d) u8 r5 @- n
      N1K1-J George x 200 G; A7 l  |" W. [1 q% N, n9 l0 D

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, \- e$ l5 ~  F0 y2 b# SJapanese aircraft losses
1 R/ o$ g/ B& M5 ~) N. {7 c/ K      G3M3 Nell: 3 damaged
! T: r# ~/ t. M' K- K      G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak/ [0 q  J# t* Y; B) \

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      AKE Makawao, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
  A, m3 O  P9 e* C- l/ l8 L      ML No. 230, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 3 L0 _# a9 \2 X& U  I' B$ b% K) r

; s" X$ M  ]' r5 ZWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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8 D6 P7 c3 s; l3 _8 z/ ?Raid detected at 149 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.$ @6 y( N  w% H' W
Estimated time to target is 55 minutes
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( @" k, v' |5 u* F8 y5 _+ U8 E      G3M3 Nell x 36
* p+ H6 }, r. q# \; H      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 58
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- v4 r$ C' `3 p      G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak7 V. b$ Q  I7 u( E$ F- ~. t  v
      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged
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      ML No. 204, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 g- I9 X* X( u8 O' z/ s
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2 x) [9 e8 x0 }1 r" e+ B8 RPort hits 12 W+ B5 b; v* s
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Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 * Z) Z) R) ]6 n- e( G
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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& z# V; ]$ }* l, ~. ]; n1 E: m6 ZRaid detected at 131 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.; n* e9 E  h' L3 i3 U; j; I3 }; l9 U
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes2 S" s0 @- g( y2 x2 N' Q

& G# ~  D, ?3 j4 o* oJapanese aircraft
0 Y* A0 G3 @: H) q      J2M2 Jack x 38' w$ q$ o8 h% f0 y* o( f- }
      N1K1-J George x 1056 u/ O1 J+ `  H8 Z; [7 o' l  N8 O
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 58" k9 Y5 y6 e/ q, ^
      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 105% c" R7 x. z+ i, K7 h

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      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged9 L3 E3 m0 V. `4 E. K* O4 o+ f6 ^
      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged* q( q- \4 K, [1 u

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+ m, ~. n3 Y: n4 b      ML No. 303, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
5 o- h2 x: ?' N3 u* }& g      ML No. 246, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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6 l4 M1 `( f- ~% L5 Y1 zPort hits 7
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0 ^: X  h! l( j9 |* ~Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 $ e/ O; U- U- F$ G! z2 Y

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Estimated time to target is 35 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! C6 R5 C" T5 k3 j. L      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 94 g0 e6 Q. O7 g6 v
      Ki-49-IIa Helen x 20
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. j9 ]' R% i- ?7 D$ W' b3 N+ VJapanese aircraft losses8 ~) p4 f" C* P9 p- Y; [, t( Z
      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged8 O0 ?* X! z9 y8 W# M  o! b

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( n, O, V7 ]2 h& x4 ?  j      ML No. 245, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 }' l/ E6 d! [6 Q( v
      ML No. 214, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% U  `- b4 t1 x6 v# `, s
      ML No. 247, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ d; f& C$ d2 W- R( c: a! }& C/ \

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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？, v! y' a# p) ^8 M1 t' j' V
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关USAAF我就放了３０个教官，几个月了从来没见加速，飞行员的平均经验还月月下降

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 26, 43
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( V. T# V4 h! b' u6 M故地重游，感慨万千，盟军攻占阿帕玛玛
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  h2 R0 K( t- s: H  R大统领不禁感慨：忆往昔峥嵘岁月稠，数风流人物，还看今朝" B. h4 `2 B4 f2 q: b

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- J/ s" [1 o& ~1 _% m' S2 qGround combat at Abemama (136,130)
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% f) E* C- \4 |% dAllied Shock attack6 |+ X. _( a- D  x- R

5 \: S9 Q0 h& {/ [: gAttacking force 2182 troops, 68 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 73$ P1 ~- O+ N6 y5 `

& b, U1 f# K9 q) o: i8 e0 `$ f+ k6 sDefending force 48 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
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Allied adjusted assault: 9 0 G) U( ~' X3 _' e/ m3 O. f

8 W+ j: w2 T$ D! U$ T7 vJapanese adjusted defense: 1 ( `; P) ~* \3 p8 i
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Allied assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0) ; {4 t' K( _3 L' t

: k. i- \- m4 x: _( mAllied forces CAPTURE Abemama !!!0 ?: e) a) Q6 h  `9 e

" e% d+ f6 S5 U# v+ J; ]Combat modifiers
4 M% a& d0 c: G" G* a* KDefender: 7 [% C4 S3 p+ t, G0 a
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)1 Y' o; x+ `! ^  c7 I  }
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Japanese ground losses:6 i, ^& I  ^$ x" k# {/ Z6 p
      48 casualties reported
. W0 p, j: y2 h! }1 k         Squads: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled1 L) h) T2 f6 r8 W/ [$ ]7 ^7 c. e
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. |; Y  p) H& @2 P6 L: H' Y2 x         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) f% X6 C0 V1 U( o7 ~      Units destroyed 1; F9 V( s3 K6 R! b; T

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/ A( m/ N3 x: H    24th Infantry/B Div /16 q9 F% j. ~4 L" I" b
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Defending units:
7 c6 I/ v# ]. i, f    82nd Nav Gd /7! i$ F+ v0 n3 m2 f! W9 ]
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& h( F2 I/ `4 HASW attack near Abemama  at 136,131. j: N9 r" V  u& [% U) b( I

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      SS RO-100, hits 10,  on fire,  heavy damage9 t9 n; B5 V1 `( j1 A

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! ^$ x7 l' H3 j5 ]3 V      CL Columbia( e# O1 w, U4 L5 U
      DD Chevalier  Q7 z* S9 t; `3 D
      DD Waller9 g# c; r& O) N: z
      DD Taylor
2 m, s& r5 d* G" g      DD Radford
( ~, T  }% w$ o7 I! Y& [' K      DD Philip
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" H- |* {9 A. u+ ]' \, \9 TSS RO-100 is sighted by escort5 {2 k! [6 ~6 W1 [! @
DD Waller attacking submerged sub ....
) Z1 b0 t" q- d8 W4 vDD Taylor fails to find sub, continues to search...
: @7 ^) Y& s- B1 ?: HDD Radford fails to find sub and abandons search
4 L" v$ _% e& Y& K! eDD Philip fails to find sub and abandons search; q) B$ [/ M' y
DD Waller fails to find sub and abandons search
1 X+ l7 B: M, ^( P5 o% a7 U( NDD Taylor attacking submerged sub ....
( q3 @8 c# N, R: J5 `Sounds of submarine breaking up detected!6 B+ O+ i( L) l- p
Escort abandons search for sub