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1月8日，所罗门海域大战的气氛越来越浓烈，盟军大量潜艇开始出现在所罗门海域封堵联合舰队的出海航路，帝国也组织了大量反潜编队和反潜飞机进行反潜作业。今日帝国海狼立下一功，完成难度极高的鱼雷射潜艇动作。
' I6 F7 W, K& @0 bAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 08, 44
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Sub vs Sub: SS I-43 attacking SS Pampanito  at 107,138  - near Rossel Island
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Japanese Ships( c- s$ F# }3 n; K) ~
      SS I-43
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Allied Ships# H! ?! Z; h/ K; F, p/ P# f
      SS Pampanito, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
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SS I-43 launches 2 torpedoes at 2,000 yards+ d+ v7 @7 U! _$ F
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并击伤一些盟军潜艇2 i* G$ z# A" H9 `, N' [
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ASW attack near Horn Island  at 91,1287 X5 ^$ s5 Z3 p$ q& w* m

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/ l' Q' ^" R( U) t. `! v      PB Hitora Maru
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6 @8 k/ x  W+ y6 K      SS Trident, hits 8! H" m) x4 z4 g: k' e) O  U
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Sub attack near Rennell Island  at 113,140* A% q5 c7 t! J8 W+ q

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& A" ?7 ?5 a* a, F4 R7 ]" W      PC Nire& k; H& e8 k6 u" p9 z" ?, b7 [
      xAK Daijukyo Maru* r( E( e! Z! e
      E Natsushima: X5 J! x* q! J2 Y: ~3 r" k
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      SS Escolar, hits 8
7 R$ N+ B8 K5 T同时也有反潜舰只被盟军潜艇击沉。; I; Z- I9 m# i/ m  r* ]% l
Sub attack near Tassafaronga  at 112,137
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      SC Ch 20, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage' b) z/ D0 Y4 {/ U; P
      SC Ch 28
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# E0 x( I2 x3 o" L      SS O21, hits 4% u. s! ~3 }! Y; J& O. }% X6 V5 i

5 D8 n- {6 i, k今日盟军突然组织了一波空中攻击，对位于瓜岛附近的论内尔岛进行压制，按照大本营的防御大纲，此岛仅作为前沿守备岛屿和诱饵，没有配属强力部队，驻防岛上的仅一个菜鸟钟馗机队和少量疾风，结果被带油箱跨海扫场的大量海盗和闪电打成猪头。
& N. w+ }6 M& W8 k3 eMorning Air attack on Rennell Island , at 113,140
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) j$ c4 u5 F( }3 d" F5 G7 _4 e# rRaid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
. o9 `- ?* f, R' x# U/ W8 S2 IEstimated time to target is 15 minutes  W" M% f$ D( _+ M4 D
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Japanese aircraft
7 w2 v& j+ E8 L7 I      Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 36
" s$ ^0 {6 E: M  f4 `5 m      Ki-84a Frank x 7/ Q1 R& K6 Q6 ~- `0 n3 J) {
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses7 q3 L9 J+ O* l% U1 y% c
      Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 13 destroyed
$ {+ s  k" I3 }' ?      Ki-84a Frank: 2 destroyed
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) @' [/ |8 }; r1 |8 G* KAllied aircraft losses
/ x; B) E/ r8 _) _      F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Aircraft Attacking:
- F! G& a1 n$ V      16 x F4U-1A Corsair sweeping at 31000 feet

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1月9日，盟军登陆恩代尼岛
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% C& }. Y: \- D0 `: ?帝国在南太平洋的最前沿基地恩代尼岛终于迎来了预料之中的盟军攻势。
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2 s  z3 I" p. H1 ~- M% V! cGround combat at Ndeni (120,143)
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6 N: S9 B# |  i' ^: W$ k( t$ _Japanese Bombardment attack0 Q+ s9 [& `% v1 m5 f& f
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Attacking force 7351 troops, 60 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 340
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Defending force 49973 troops, 855 guns, 1073 vehicles, Assault Value = 17532 b% e; n) B% ?8 v! u' f# q

# ?/ I9 p: {& Y7 H- t6 yJapanese ground losses:
; ~8 B, _: @: C1 t/ Q" V      33 casualties reported
- N3 s  P8 U+ K3 i: a& v9 ]; i         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled% M, Q3 Q6 K/ Q+ i4 I. S: L
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% p2 K. o2 J' g( B/ R         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:6 p+ _7 i1 R6 b, c
      41 casualties reported
% \  \9 _  }6 _- j9 j# G         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled6 z1 L9 {+ i' V+ T: v0 [  x$ L
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ n/ H  M8 p- v8 Q2 j. v7 c, E) V
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* ^+ ?, |; g$ G$ m) p1 l& G  q1 \* ^2 c
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Assaulting units:
' d. E/ s( ?2 a* Z    82nd Naval Guard Unit+ l% d; P- Y* a* b
    88th Naval Guard Unit
6 }7 H% ~$ E( O2 x" g: {! R3 N    64th Naval Guard Unit% G8 D4 H0 e, L4 o7 L
    19th Ind. Engineer Regiment% T. S. ~& P9 ?
    83rd Naval Guard Unit
: x8 I0 K7 c5 y. q. h, ~9 _; b% M    18th Naval Guard Unit5 f, y  `: i% ?2 w
    Sasebo 3rd SNLF /1- _4 _( i2 ^' S/ u
    48th Field AA Battalion
5 P4 }: r, ?) t$ r% X    41st Field AA Battalion6 V5 ~/ g& l1 L
    36th JNAF AF Unit
3 s# r; e# T$ S2 A% c    47th Field AA Battalion
* ]3 }* X% i- N7 X; F, a+ f$ F    26th JAAF AF Bn
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. h) t$ z* i! v. [Defending units:
8 v6 k0 [- e9 Y% p    24th Infantry Division
5 ]8 j$ \4 o7 k. @% {5 b# S- n    41st Infantry Division* l/ H. J% m- k- m+ R
    763rd Tank Battalion
; k* ^* p# e6 I$ v, M7 M- x    1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
1 l' o8 s7 g* \7 _  k: e( z    3rd Marine Division, x/ f5 a& j3 V$ Y! y  Y
    45th USN Naval Construction Battalion) j6 X+ K- P; }, C
    3rd USN Naval Construction Regiment
$ ]6 O# H3 f. w& I    38th USN Naval Construction Battalion
& x2 W6 B! ?( I0 c5 `7 G) z    III Indian Corps, p" Z% a, t0 w9 _- l5 \, |0 O
    97th Field Artillery Battalion
, i% Q, r7 j: x" K; l    39th Aviation Base Force# Q! F- _+ O, m, z0 B: ?) m! r
    259th Coastal Artillery Battalion
* f6 u9 ?% x9 @) E3 ~$ z- z    39th USN Naval Construction Battalion
. D# H; g; ?! P& ~+ Z0 ?9 F5 k    165th Field Artillery Battalion
  k# z8 }& |4 v    7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion# X* Y% C0 B5 S5 F7 @5 K/ v  B
    44th USN Naval Construction Battalion! H- p5 |) f" \8 X* R: a
    43rd USN Naval Construction Battalion$ w3 i  H! l% r+ O5 C+ g0 o
    108th/2 Base Force /1
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帝国在恩代尼岛上的驻防部队仍然只以数个海警部队组成，作为孤立无援的前哨岛屿帝国不会浪费过分的兵力在此，这个结果显然又要让期待围歼日军主力的盟军失望了。

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盟军同时投入了第24步兵师，第41步兵师，第1骑兵师，海军陆战队第三师，763坦克团等部队，显然是重锤砸鸡蛋，准备一鼓作气消灭岛上日军。7 I- O$ e. E. M

( v6 E! F+ \1 Q  y; a1 s9 C同时为了给下阶段防御提供良好态势，帝国集中大量反潜船只和飞机，对盘踞在所罗门群岛海域的盟军潜艇展开猎杀，进入44年的短短9天内，据大统领交代，击沉10艘盟军SS，击伤不明数量SS，所罗门海域潜艇威胁有所下降，同时帝国在新喀里多尼亚群岛也损失了数艘侦查潜艇，双方目前的一切行动，都在为可能马上就要到来的所罗门群岛战役做最后的准备。

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还是对这场地面战有不解的地方，查看了一下战斗结束后的部队状况，居然有两个海警部队毫发无损！也就是说这两货根本就没投入战斗......这是神马巫术....为什么帝国部队会有这样临阵脱逃的渣渣.....

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反复观看战斗动画后，注意到一个细节就是地面部队在遭到进攻前发动了炮击。我现在在想会不会是地面部队选择炮击会导致该部队不投入到防御战斗中？这个细节有待论证

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1月14日，盟军集中4发机群对莫尔兹比港发动了帝国意料之中的空袭，为了避免无谓的损失，帝国早已将莫尔兹比港的驻防机队削弱到最低限度，不料由于天气原因，盟军战斗机队完全没有出动，导致后面的4发机队直接和帝国直掩机队遭遇，遭受一定的损失，被击落击毁22架4发，帝国损失4架战斗机。9 N: j# j' |. [" c. X5 V
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 5 x# d% j" R. L+ K9 I( ^

, F" n9 ~. u* G8 K2 x! EWeather in hex: Moderate rain; ~: |4 c  {* p% }2 j
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ S3 M! ]* U' I% d* z9 Z% Z) X
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes9 L) ]8 h  V1 Y

  D& U1 C; U  [, c. @7 ?Japanese aircraft
2 }' w, e1 K4 S, e% R  S, W      J2M5 Jack x 27
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0 H$ z3 B' M7 y& w# hAllied aircraft
( M" p; @. n: G, D8 i      B-17E Fortress x 6
/ B2 ]) T# S/ E1 E: L% i' k      B-17F Fortress x 68 w8 |4 k9 s. L: D# y. |' i8 k. r
      B-24D1 Liberator x 33
0 k+ Z5 S9 h; q. \      B-24J Liberator x 1067 b* N) e7 V' Q; z9 E( y( S: l$ t
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Japanese aircraft losses0 l4 Q$ |1 u/ i+ k
      J2M5 Jack: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged) D  h: `$ F6 C9 v  a; q; h
      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground' t, H) f( x1 d( c
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Allied aircraft losses
; F1 M% N$ ]0 B1 n5 M/ X      B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged7 i: e% N% \# F$ B5 Y/ T
      B-24J Liberator: 4 destroyed, 15 damaged# r) C# x6 a& E; j

9 @! f- S6 j/ E0 e$ a5 yJapanese Ships
. N. T+ Z3 \' N3 a" R. h      ACM Misago Maru #11, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 t+ _: C6 R8 U# u! l% a  q      ACM Kaiyo Maru #3, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 y& U  P$ E  z% ^# `9 V

; }0 q- O1 x4 C1 W1 dAirbase hits 39
0 M+ j1 X$ d* @2 `1 ^9 _Airbase supply hits 2
8 F" ?4 [3 ?* \, }Runway hits 85
4 [; R5 ]! y: c. o# vPort hits 2
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 " N) D" `: n4 {9 ^
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 m4 t" H/ {) q4 J' @. iEstimated time to target is 27 minutes5 z  J+ o( J. g! ~* h1 `

/ \, S% _  }; s3 o: YJapanese aircraft, q2 b. T7 q* |/ s; h) U
      J2M5 Jack x 10
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8 }& S, i) `- p      B-24D1 Liberator x 36 Y- I# T$ S9 F  ?4 x( b6 O
      B-24J Liberator x 13
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
3 E6 W! S6 U+ q$ b( }+ K& Z! }3 H      B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
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6 K' f! G. ~- a7 s+ B) q  pAirbase hits 6. c) e3 B# D; u1 R
Runway hits 4
2 N7 z3 D& J% V6 F' tPort hits 1& J% |% Q( ?( ~* {+ t8 m4 l

, m" Q9 ?: n4 l8 UMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain" }3 l* l& J$ c+ r7 w5 Z8 f
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Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet./ G! V, ~! O9 R5 t4 C# O
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: Y! G! P1 r) l, Z  h7 s4 m      J2M5 Jack x 5
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; l  y, }8 ?' K. R$ v      B-24D1 Liberator x 144 a$ [, ?: [3 m' ~
      B-24J Liberator x 6- X& k3 g( {- |! O, I/ R% B

; ^6 W+ {6 U( b; d/ ]No Japanese losses
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; Q4 ~" i( U; T0 l: mAllied aircraft losses3 j5 G6 O6 N0 z! e) T& L
      B-24D1 Liberator: 5 damaged* c( X$ z; O8 \* C0 P3 b+ T* R! C
      B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak2 F7 g$ U. J+ X
      B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged0 L; s8 {2 Q' M3 f4 }' j6 A

1 t* ?7 c7 ~' Y4 c9 e, g! u* BAirbase hits 1
8 p/ I7 t" `! }* W% W8 ?7 }- TRunway hits 1
$ i$ O: {- M% I7 B) ^" R+ m5 G! _2 x' kPort hits 7

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1月15日，澳洲4发机群转移了攻击目标，开始对海峡要冲，霍洛岛基地发动攻击，不知道是澳洲战斗机部队与4发机群缺乏默契还是神马原因，扫场战斗机队仍然没有很好的完成先敌压制的任务，仅有两队不到30架闪电战斗机先于轰炸机进场，在空战中被击落15架，帝国也损失10多架战斗机，基本打成平手。/ P+ T: o3 X" ^& O% F/ L' k
接着进场的4发轰炸机还是遭到了日军战斗机的拦截，全天共损失30架4发轰炸机，连续两天的轰炸行动已经使盟军损失了一个月产量的4发，看来天气等不可控因素仍然是不可忽视的左右战局的因素，帝国在这两天内的损失比较轻微。
! b0 U' H) V* K$ xMorning Air attack on Horn Island , at 91,128
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
  u/ K6 V6 V! P1 w3 R$ Q/ Q7 p6 V7 \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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  {/ C8 U) r0 Q) oJapanese aircraft) b" I" f2 c# w* Y3 ~$ \; E; S7 l. g
      J2M5 Jack x 274 U3 s2 u; m: ?
      N1K5-J George x 76
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0 E# y- k, C8 r1 |      P-38H Lightning x 16; M& `: a8 @% e) c8 h

7 v" F' G5 S" L/ |% [0 ~0 D7 QJapanese aircraft losses2 v1 U0 c+ q' Q
      J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
9 y) o/ J- g3 |      N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed; Z4 i- p0 k3 @3 q# b% k
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Allied aircraft losses3 Q* B) i; H; S! M+ [
      P-38H Lightning: 5 destroyed
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5 x( K! s1 B/ L# n! H/ C: H  HMorning Air attack on Horn Island , at 91,128
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+ D# h, f! r# F! u7 ]+ _1 o$ lRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
  I$ c$ s" t3 N2 EEstimated time to target is 24 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 [2 u7 h6 F" ~% K7 |
      J2M5 Jack x 24
( i( l$ c) w  W, w6 N' T      N1K5-J George x 62
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4 r! j0 Z, ?9 x0 tAllied aircraft
8 i* H' G0 q3 s6 E% ]& s3 @      B-17E Fortress x 7% _! y  t3 U, b" ~4 {* d1 }" l# {
      B-17F Fortress x 9
* c8 n& D) t" v: E! O      B-24D1 Liberator x 12
' X3 {) Y( R! K/ a      B-24J Liberator x 82
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# i3 ~3 z" N+ [1 BJapanese aircraft losses
' z8 j! \$ G3 ?& O( k- z      J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
- o/ Y0 P" J4 n      J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground
7 k. t; [$ A: t$ |* V      N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
8 v% P, W$ [8 ^# M( _% R4 Q      B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
* V) \0 \: O. D& ^3 I/ f' E      B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged7 T, _' B$ P1 p+ P
      B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
$ x( p, c! J, _& i* I7 B# h      B-24J Liberator: 5 destroyed, 29 damaged
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2 x  T6 _# T  ^( _5 pJapanese ground losses:6 F4 Y& ~; i2 E
      9 casualties reported
* ~: V: h. v6 Y( l, T& b         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# M8 M* e& f+ z  S1 h5 {/ \4 o
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 z! M- V+ b: Q# ^
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 35
! b7 a* V5 t9 PAirbase supply hits 85 o/ r3 u2 m. X. w2 H4 m9 u
Runway hits 69

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帝国反潜部队进入44年以后表现抢眼，不断地在所罗门海域追猎盟军SS。% P! B2 T* B: t/ K& c
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% A! d/ p/ Y  p, n, x+ ^Sub attack near Torokina  at 107,130' n/ L( N3 T* W- |
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Japanese Ships
; F- e2 }9 e' F0 v      SC Ch 124 a# c3 S. y6 ]
      SC Ch 83 H& k) R0 V& s) \5 j" ^
      E Oki3 p' p, d& l. p' ^0 ?3 Z' {
      E Kunashiri4 {/ K  X' M# d; b+ ]' Q

4 }: B5 l$ A5 I, y3 ?- fAllied Ships
9 e* {( }7 d: D6 x      SS Seal, hits 8

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1月19日，侦察显示盟军在埃法特停泊有大量APA和AKA，于是海航陆攻机队老爷机群组织了一波偷袭，结果发现那里全是小船。& C+ S% c# G: y. f9 i3 ?
Morning Air attack on Efate , at 120,154 5 ?- v0 h/ s8 D* P; P5 y2 e' Q3 h8 Z

+ Q( t- K$ ?  c- n- O/ VWeather in hex: Partial cloud9 p# S! E7 m' N+ J) @) J1 g
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.  P* b$ \1 C4 J! k' `4 Q* S7 n
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes6 L, ~, s1 R  @: Q# }3 x' r

) B2 C( H5 x+ G% jJapanese aircraft
  [! g) h( d( k( r6 b9 v      G3M3 Nell x 34
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( p$ Z+ B# Q  R" bJapanese aircraft losses
9 n: H5 k) Q; ^4 r      G3M3 Nell: 1 damaged
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; `' o+ L+ G& m: O. oAllied Ships0 Z" o$ h' n9 q' q
      SC-742, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
- j* [" m) A( P6 l9 u      AV Albemarle, Bomb hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage# F, {) N# k& N. q. s
      SC-1066, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
+ E# N+ P* l& x: E; L      SC-749, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
( k" y4 G' r7 @& C) \+ l9 F      SC-1069, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ E0 j7 N0 m0 V
      AG Arctic, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 Q+ ]0 _  j4 e0 F4 G
      SC-744, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& p# J' V5 v/ g& V- `/ G
      ACM YP-279, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
/ q6 y- X2 {8 O) N      xAK Masaya, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
2 \% Q$ F9 `9 b* Z1 \; L$ [7 h      ACM YP-284, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
, y: B# u, Q3 V) r' o, s$ W+ O      SC-1064, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; m) ]- j: V0 E5 n$ V      AG Zeeman, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
# }1 P' l, L  Q' l, m      AGP Jamestown, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
$ Z4 a# ~, q; l8 _      SC-706, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# c+ O& ]8 V2 j* _
      SC-648, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk7 G+ k& p2 H  G# A% Q
      SC-750, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 c& g8 k1 j3 m  U2 Z
      AG Argonne, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires
7 X( X; k4 p1 g5 G3 \      SC-1065, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' l, l+ P; Z2 _( D( z* S3 }1 P      SC-1067, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 Y) k, a. ^' F) l8 i5 j1 }5 T      SC-1068, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: ~+ n7 Y! ]. {! @0 A7 E
      ACM YP-241, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. N% ?9 ]$ n/ m. J: ^: `( v
      SC-644, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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9 ?  l3 i$ r5 ~& RPort hits 8
7 e  K# y4 _5 T2 N4 v9 gPort fuel hits 4( @: |1 y" }2 {6 s0 t1 x
Port supply hits 1+ w2 b/ G6 L- e4 E6 w* Q' M

3 Y, M+ Y) R# H% m# E6 p2 VMorning Air attack on Efate , at 120,154
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 A( u8 A2 `4 D0 s# b6 U! N
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# a) D4 k; k3 x. B' m/ g& vEstimated time to target is 28 minutes8 U, A% q5 \# G% R2 k! b/ n% N5 v* N8 M
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- b5 c1 M& @- @% A: G      G3M3 Nell x 59
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Japanese aircraft losses
. E$ [4 C$ H' [5 {  P      G3M3 Nell: 2 damaged
' H7 }1 V) E$ q: r4 ]$ b      G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
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% H' g. e* T; U7 r, ?4 n2 ]Allied Ships
) H8 e! H8 G& t" ]! M1 Y% |; n      SC-701, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
$ S! ^$ R& V! C. h! V      AG Argonne, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
! ~: O7 a: ~/ e+ T  E( Y- L: o      AV Albemarle, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) n/ A! |+ |! J/ v& a+ ]  _- J
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# ]* ^/ n6 R+ C# b) `: A2 z. F虽然目前战局呈现出对峙的局面，但是双方都没闲着，各种绞尽脑汁的斗智斗勇，今天的战报就是典型。
7 h3 @  r6 Y* Z! o4 `, P& y$ H首先，联合舰队在瓜岛策划了一次诱歼行动，用4艘新服役的高速岛风型雷击驱逐舰作诱饵，驶入盟军鱼雷机攻击范围，同时在诱饵舰队上空部署了超过100架紫电改远程直掩机，结果盟军机队果然来袭，遭遇日军有准备的伏击，损失惨重，未能对海面上转圈的4艘DD造成任何伤害，以自损12架战斗机的代价击落击毁60多架敌机。帝国取得一次成功的战术胜利！
* l7 e; k0 }7 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Stewart Island at 116,139% _: B  W8 s, j% z; V% a$ @3 \
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Weather in hex: Overcast8 u9 P7 q$ ]6 V0 a( ~! ~  B' S

3 q5 W" \8 x# a# Q9 F0 v( n1 aRaid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
* B& a, M% l  ]Estimated time to target is 8 minutes0 d8 l7 _6 i1 g1 b( U% t

, u1 G8 f% k, J9 C9 k% _Japanese aircraft
! F: o+ o4 I; J2 \. B      N1K1-J George x 663 h$ q, h$ C) J# }

0 [! q2 S5 f6 u. j* E# J6 U; bAllied aircraft! x& I# P) B7 s, X4 W0 E
      F6F-3 Hellcat x 59# W% `# f4 b$ A4 C/ c' p: `
      TBF-1 Avenger x 16
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" e4 M  O4 @2 |" {$ tJapanese aircraft losses( z: e* X+ n* D& x8 l5 }; v, m
      N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed
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' v; q! f0 J9 {! N2 m5 TAllied aircraft losses
2 C" [2 S2 F$ ^4 T& m, V      F6F-3 Hellcat: 10 destroyed
; _8 A/ n" q7 G" L6 D) t      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged" @. E+ F# ^/ D6 Q7 {

- i* R( `: o8 T, x, ?; H  YJapanese Ships' V9 @0 h$ r; l9 t" `
      DD Nagatakaze5 G1 @3 b- b; ~  E9 W- B8 \
      DD Takatakaze
6 u5 Z; f+ `2 M' g      DD Shimakaze/ a0 p+ i3 E0 Y7 L
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      16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, {1 }# b  ~) D+ c! o               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo9 C; v9 A( b6 @9 o3 m; l
       6 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 20000 feet+ s) T% k; G) r7 m* _9 L' x
       3 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 20000 feet
5 h$ {1 V1 s8 _1 w" j$ e      11 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 20000 feet
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, |" U$ t- |" o  K$ b7 Y6 dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Stewart Island at 116,139
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Raid detected at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# k# D& O7 {* `# p$ kEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 v, o$ c) O! R, x4 W2 Q3 s# _      N1K1-J George x 45; Z) d+ a$ R2 {  t% _1 ]+ i! E# {: a
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( i: b4 \. w0 }  s: k# P      F6F-3 Hellcat x 45  o; g: s3 E6 _  D, ~* \+ g
      TBF-1 Avenger x 16. x0 t* Z) g. l; B+ h# m9 T( N
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Japanese aircraft losses4 u- w4 z- \+ m
      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed5 K' W( p7 G- C  z

- {; u4 g1 `5 d; T* C0 {! o( ~Allied aircraft losses0 P- N/ O  {6 u: s+ S
      F6F-3 Hellcat: 10 destroyed! \% }0 m6 O/ F# o8 g: O, s
      TBF-1 Avenger: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged5 b* A- I& }( u; g9 x

, d, s, `" r/ x8 jJapanese Ships
# a  ]# M( s4 w* d" u: }      DD Ishikaze! ^3 ?! e, l3 u" H
      DD Shimakaze
) q7 i* N9 o. G  @1 y  |      DD Takatakaze
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& E" h2 ~/ I! x# @5 e: e5 u" V& M1 mAircraft Attacking:; D6 N9 N# G) a5 E  L4 Y
      16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ @# ]0 _/ w# o' u- p1 _7 v
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo9 o- g- `$ `9 A# T4 _
       1 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 20000 feet
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0 s9 ?" p& f4 l5 O: ^& rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Stewart Island at 116,139
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
0 K- n8 L3 Z5 i" D- @* Q7 aEstimated time to target is 6 minutes/ y9 Q3 J  m0 Q2 f( m! E
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      N1K1-J George x 29: g. D. y# Q0 x0 Z

$ w( z1 {5 U3 _9 J/ o) eAllied aircraft9 Q0 E, r  Z8 V. H5 h; w
      F6F-3 Hellcat x 22- l! G$ m- d/ V/ J& N& s
      TBF-1 Avenger x 16
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; E. C- C; g4 T. c" l& l      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
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/ d  I1 H+ q) ]: ^% @; w      F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed2 X2 P! }; s4 q% O7 ]
      TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed
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但是同一天，悲剧传来，在瓜岛北部附近海域为瓜岛运送来第二师团属下精锐第16步兵联队的运输船队遭遇到了突如其来的盟军远程攻击机的跳弹攻击，船队中的3艘运输船全部被弹，第16步兵联队尚未登陆就损失过半，这是自开战以来第一次遭遇盟军此种新式战术的攻击，其效果之佳令人瞠目结舌，仅仅8架飞机的攻击便消灭了大半个步兵联队。% _% y6 l: F5 D0 r( y
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ontong Java at 115,132
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
* M& t4 O) ^# H: I5 \) CEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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      B-25D1 Mitchell x 45 |9 D$ T6 y2 C% @4 n
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, |4 I" ]2 h6 t4 f      B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged
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# m7 s" p9 @& f* _$ I      xAP Kitano Maru, Bomb hits 1' g+ B$ k! [* X+ F! H7 Z( e& K( w  C
      xAK Hokutatsu Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
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Japanese ground losses:
- e* H/ n" R( l% b! T0 d9 n      113 casualties reported% i0 K, O4 d5 F; L4 x% |
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
: ^: }& L& w+ Y+ M         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled; s/ w& L+ E4 J2 e. C
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: a3 s& U* l, r, s7 N
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Aircraft Attacking:
+ w+ b1 p9 M8 |* y  j1 X$ k. a* [       4 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
- R; u/ H2 l9 }0 _               Naval Attack:  3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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( q; z8 h; X+ S0 N4 y8 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ontong Java at 115,132( w" `$ t9 w* O
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 p& I/ K+ I  l* z9 t
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes- v% S8 O( v8 _( O8 T* c/ g

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      B-25D1 Mitchell x 4
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      AK Koryu Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
+ w, L' |! J' O5 D2 K. a      xAP Kitano Maru
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: e# e5 \) P& i6 M0 n  b% `      83 casualties reported& ^$ T& c) @! @; s+ h
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled3 Y2 O0 l& ]' B) a
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
+ D. j" V6 T* L3 Y0 K' u         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( H' t% p3 T" }( {9 ]       4 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
% N* h7 L2 Y% X$ I               Naval Attack:  3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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1944年1月24日，恩代尼岛战役结束后，帝国侦察到盟军正在组织运输力量将恩代尼驻军分批撤出，由于恩代尼岛距离日军所罗门主要的前沿阵地瓜岛图拉吉一带仅仅9格距离，正落在日军现役多种主力战斗机带油箱后的标准航程内，因此，自卢干维尔海空战以来呕心沥血，励精图治的帝国海航和部分陆航机队一直策划在恩代尼一带寻机打一场大规模海空战。很早之前帝国参谋部人员就意识到恩代尼岛的诱饵价值，不仅仅可以利用有利的距离条件，使盟军部队再战斗中落入日军飞机的有效攻击半径，而且恩代尼岛本身被盟军攻占后可以使日军采用战斗机扫场战术，避免像上次卢干维尔战役那样直接护航进场被打火鸡，种种条件都要比上次战役优越，使得帝国对本次策划已久的战役抱有期待。
6 ]) O. l2 F) _+ U; g在发现恩代尼岛停泊大量盟军运输船和战斗舰只之后，帝国判断盟军已经开始撤出行动，因此在23日当天转场超过1000架各型战斗机和攻击机进驻伦加，图拉吉，塔萨法隆加，以及论内尔岛4个机场，以上4个机场除了塔萨法隆加之外均距离恩代尼岛9格距离，从路线上说是完美进攻出发点。
4 X6 k' |7 A% z* A1月24日，天气虽然不太理想，但是帝国航空队怎能为恶劣天气所阻碍，随着领队长机带头起飞，数百架飞机鱼贯而上，自42年后难得一见的大规模出击机队再次遮云蔽日地出发了。0 c, {, N8 Z  [1 R& e( Z
Morning Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143
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Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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      N1K5-J George x 44
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      Spitfire VIII x 607 c+ g! n2 @/ U: Z$ T
      Spitfire VIII x 40: ~: b5 ~( b6 K4 A- g
      P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 170
  U) T% G7 z$ J9 e5 d$ `( @9 g      F4U-1 Corsair x 107: H( i% l4 f( R
      F6F-3 Hellcat x 786 [# Q% O; U5 s' ~; }& f
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      N1K5-J George: 8 destroyed1 M4 ]+ n% |* Y3 B2 ?- d/ \

7 a9 g2 K9 w: pAllied aircraft losses
& X" U- \" C, f# E* u! h+ x9 ^, a6 o      Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
. i9 C6 _" Z+ J5 Q( b: l      Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
2 m5 l( O9 O2 z4 S# b5 g      F4U-1 Corsair: 6 destroyed- g( Y0 \% q5 h
      F6F-3 Hellcat: 3 destroyed- G. k' |! W% b5 u" x
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Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
/ _8 e3 Y, ~( G9 G" G5 A0 ?. M/ |3 HEstimated time to target is 14 minutes+ E) X4 D( C2 _

# X& b3 b4 k% N0 y3 E% W- fJapanese aircraft$ ]" g) k# [$ s
      N1K5-J George x 75
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      Spitfire VIII x 56  Z3 w9 c# P% m7 d; h
      Spitfire VIII x 35
- Z: R) d/ {  s0 ]      P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 165
0 f! s3 D" J! f* v  M8 w, \3 t. Q% r2 O      F4U-1 Corsair x 742 z! g, Q9 V" {3 f
      F6F-3 Hellcat x 53
" D$ }* D5 }  P 1 g$ r, R, _# d3 Y1 H% O' G$ {
Japanese aircraft losses# p6 B% T7 p& `. H$ p
      N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed- L, p3 I$ B; `% F$ w5 C
) P5 D3 V/ P  {4 i
Allied aircraft losses
/ |5 ~. f5 v* u; V9 c% ?      Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
# f5 G+ r- h& ^; w# E      Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed5 M: f. i; A# P% W" \5 X/ x+ O+ [
      P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed" T# k% A5 E  h: d5 T5 V5 d
      F4U-1 Corsair: 8 destroyed
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- K) N4 p8 t5 ]* b+ _: \Morning Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143 0 H0 \. {1 @, [# E
: p( N$ U0 x2 _7 a3 ?# ^
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms" p2 I' N3 C- ~' V. I3 U( X1 c% [: p$ F

! Y5 [+ I0 W# G3 G# R# vRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.1 |2 X2 |  p% q8 O0 I. }' H6 _
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes  \4 `1 U4 [+ d3 z6 l; Y
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Japanese aircraft
8 }! p7 J8 C3 t1 p. H) U      Ki-84r Frank x 121 e9 g4 T- j/ X. _3 o
9 o0 a' m( b+ E0 [. p
Allied aircraft3 r- S+ H  J  a
      Spitfire VIII x 50
; K0 W* o( W$ u- T; Y( @* ~. A7 y      Spitfire VIII x 302 P& F2 B) f8 W' h3 r8 s1 ~6 M' m
      P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 155
6 f7 W, X. C' s' `: e/ U# l, \      F4U-1 Corsair x 35
  U$ r3 }+ E2 o      F6F-3 Hellcat x 39
  z8 Z' {( K+ M* A5 a! c
2 x) J$ s$ N3 cJapanese aircraft losses
8 `; k, T0 a3 r/ v' t1 b      Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed; v3 T, P$ R5 H3 \9 ?
! r$ a8 ]. H) D' {7 }
Allied aircraft losses
2 |1 u2 T# v3 n: _5 _+ p" J& i      F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed5 u* C( z# c+ _2 W% ?
# r$ ]5 {1 m, J) y
Morning Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms$ f8 g& z1 V/ k4 d5 P0 _
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 47,000 feet." c1 d, Y! Q8 ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& ?/ c5 ?4 N+ C
      N1K1-J George x 7; U7 j1 ?$ u! F- ?8 i6 R- K* \
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Allied aircraft1 G3 W. K! ~' y7 p6 R- X
      Spitfire VIII x 44. O( `. P; ]% Y
      Spitfire VIII x 29& J  `: @/ r* H( h1 N
      P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 147
/ _! M$ c2 X& U6 c* K9 A  w8 L      F4U-1 Corsair x 21
" G( \* j* d; R4 ^; G: {      F6F-3 Hellcat x 24
$ U3 G/ R) s. `5 j- S. w
5 ]' T5 G2 E  S6 HJapanese aircraft losses
# X6 {. u8 t# t$ W9 M      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed4 B7 x$ v: t5 M2 d; F# B
, E/ k: N; S+ y
Allied aircraft losses
( [8 O: i* h1 N; S      F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed! J7 \: p6 }8 t3 y

2 K' t- s9 h6 H- z2 [7 b* e6 h# M# e8 O" b
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ndeni at 120,143+ k5 }( f/ x0 d; _# J
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain' n5 ]  o9 |# Z
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.2 a2 S. g7 ?6 m! k, X* j
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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7 P* u  z2 m& y/ lJapanese aircraft
. w* H" F# t2 h! [( [- l, k      G3M3 Nell x 46
- Q+ j" _2 }0 {/ s! i" h      N1K1-J George x 47
5 z& u7 I4 f3 Y4 G* n. S4 `, ?
$ I/ \& U9 X) s* `/ ?$ nAllied aircraft* g- g0 o& a# ~+ {7 A' e( z5 E
      Spitfire VIII x 51+ z4 H5 O7 `1 B* W& r
      Spitfire VIII x 30
* v, s9 k% x1 [% w+ k( _1 p1 F      P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 166" y9 H1 }  w& [$ H  W1 w
      F4U-1 Corsair x 77
$ M- M9 k% x4 b% @2 Q      F6F-3 Hellcat x 65
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. G% Q8 ?0 X8 mJapanese aircraft losses# U4 u" T. k9 P$ I
      G3M3 Nell: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged" R5 x3 ~* Z, t" a& X
      N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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6 W  b( S  `9 n3 |2 v$ ?Allied Ships0 o. D4 K; k$ R1 ~" Q1 N7 `
      YMS-132
' V) ~0 `1 u' y9 @) r+ b      LCT-153
& A% s4 E1 ~. r      LCT-146
9 W, Q% A6 W( [1 B; c      LCT-177, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, s. M& E; K8 _+ |& Y
      LCT-321
6 t$ q/ j8 O/ ?      LCT-329( j8 m6 P. H( B# J& f% `
      LCT-1328 X* p( d3 V/ Z
      LCT-179, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) A) T6 W1 u$ e% B- r/ u      LCT-161, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& {: r: [% t$ H  G3 w+ d
      LCT-1602 {+ S' {8 R- A8 b. e* e
      LCT-180
& Q! l0 g9 o6 K# R0 i  B4 @+ Z      LCT-166, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; a5 d6 j4 R( y% w9 g# o" [8 g3 }
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ndeni at 120,143# ^1 ?& p; ^* }" r. }: t3 B
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 b, @! `: v' E( Y/ s

; l( e+ o* ^- n$ n& y" T& y4 {8 ^Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.3 R5 [, B# S* ]1 W% O
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes" ?1 ~, _1 `" @* M3 \* {$ A5 m/ t9 M
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Japanese aircraft* R  @: |; x: g/ M8 h* V
      A6M5 Zero x 51
7 _* w; Z+ J, g, o" X; \      B6N2 Jill x 52, O* u3 o# h& M2 v
      N1K1-J George x 22
0 K- E) O" V: H3 G# W& s& {      Ki-84r Frank x 312 v1 t/ O# D" z, t5 X/ M
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Allied aircraft
6 k- S" J0 Q1 H  {6 J2 d, ?7 U      Spitfire VIII x 51
- p' k2 n  j) e, g8 M+ x      Spitfire VIII x 30
& y" T2 [, O) ^      P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 1616 p8 n, i  ]1 [! D: G8 L
      F4U-1 Corsair x 77
) H5 P3 V( u5 J$ G      F6F-3 Hellcat x 65& A5 [$ }5 f# Z6 X) A7 H. _- R

9 k! _& b9 \. u7 v# AJapanese aircraft losses
6 h, C5 @- T; B2 v5 d      A6M5 Zero: 23 destroyed4 m( `* {/ x) S9 X5 F2 _' m
      B6N2 Jill: 21 destroyed
+ P7 N8 i$ Z  Y* H6 u      N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed% X; V6 B5 G4 a$ ]5 \- ^
      Ki-84r Frank: 12 destroyed# |* A5 G6 C( z7 t# @& Q" @/ U
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
: v/ n) V+ d& `+ E0 S* p, P      LCT-148& R% a" ^1 }, z
      YMS-131
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8 h: q1 T6 t/ {+ J" x5 kAfternoon Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143 9 D9 V" i, ]: b0 i$ K& E/ W/ ~
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.0 a* \4 O; b3 f, [& w5 A& v9 y9 p6 k
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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& S  A5 N' ~9 eJapanese aircraft9 V) |1 i  e4 N! i, E; e0 m" q
      N1K5-J George x 48
2 q6 n& w( H: ^8 ^1 _/ b
) B8 U3 A2 K, r5 Q7 x& ]8 rAllied aircraft/ }4 u' j8 f+ m/ s7 a
      Spitfire VIII x 47
; C5 W# m! f" e8 Z( U+ e      Spitfire VIII x 297 [/ e- ^; u8 k9 {1 H& U
      P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 156
+ \3 `  x6 @' {3 q' `/ H. O& f; W! Z      F4U-1 Corsair x 768 I& a1 r* J; v* D8 W& E
      F6F-3 Hellcat x 636 ~; v  _2 r# s8 s" ^/ Z' {

- l8 s) I9 W8 V- E3 @# [+ H' l4 QJapanese aircraft losses0 j( c* B, p8 [5 q2 y; f5 J9 s. r
      N1K5-J George: 11 destroyed
) c5 |( K! A1 j2 z$ P: Z
7 J7 Z) D5 n$ U  XAllied aircraft losses1 j9 [0 ^* ^  [1 e0 a$ b9 Y
      Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed  Q% q9 h1 w- c( {
      Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed$ `8 U2 G# J# S- O$ G- N6 V' Z
      P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 6 destroyed, N4 x0 r8 E$ ^4 }8 T, ]
      F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed& E8 Y7 t- p$ Z! x. e6 m

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3 X7 M: _( y4 ]. z1 F# AAfternoon Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143 ) s, r- a: M9 T
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.0 W8 }% v- h/ D. ^4 e
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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; ^! v* ~+ m+ ~+ Y, d3 DJapanese aircraft- a# P* p2 R1 R
      N1K1-J George x 13) Z4 s# X5 e% C
      N1K5-J George x 26
8 |% S! G* h) q
. V  B3 S% t  y( B- m8 v6 w- }1 jAllied aircraft. h) l% b3 v+ @& v& _
      Spitfire VIII x 43. r) S" T6 w4 p1 G9 J( P- u
      Spitfire VIII x 25( `7 z; G, v7 m1 W! M( }: X
      P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 134
2 s6 N9 B9 w0 F: _" `; u      F4U-1 Corsair x 73
: [; ?& F$ ^- x5 h& e2 b* e      F6F-3 Hellcat x 63$ ?2 M( ~# i0 ?* T9 z( _3 E* T

! t- Y( p% Q0 ?1 J6 vJapanese aircraft losses
! n, ~. {+ w3 O: D& v7 q+ ?4 w      N1K1-J George: 6 destroyed% ^- X% ?/ V, ?' R
      N1K5-J George: 4 destroyed
. |3 ?% o) E, { 3 }. C! U$ z" g) A% h
Allied aircraft losses
+ w, f( p- \' m- V      P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed9 |, _- e! O! m. E
      F4U-1 Corsair: 7 destroyed
* C! t: a6 V; y9 N
* K; j, q" ~# u: R# B' w5 T% [& |4 f! f
Afternoon Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143 8 V: ]. ]: }  j: Q, v
0 T# V9 X7 p% Q! j% t6 H
Weather in hex: Heavy rain# E% V7 G6 @; E5 ?" D  ?+ o' N7 f

0 c5 _( c4 v: Q5 R4 {! T5 URaid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
: o7 m" A# E- C  ^' R; J, CEstimated time to target is 10 minutes4 x2 T! x5 N1 Z
/ @/ J2 p. j: n, C
Japanese aircraft$ T% t* i$ M2 s+ w0 R6 U
      N1K5-J George x 78
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. l# j, n( H! k. r$ @Allied aircraft
' s8 n% m' U2 L7 d      Spitfire VIII x 36/ m2 X7 X9 R/ `9 a. n+ j$ m
      Spitfire VIII x 228 D, B+ [7 }0 v6 g8 ]: z: [
      P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 118
) z' M7 a/ p# a& T% n      F4U-1 Corsair x 59- O# f" w+ f9 Y" v
      F6F-3 Hellcat x 63
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( g4 v* X2 z, c3 }Japanese aircraft losses; U# C9 Q1 h- E  [( |9 [& R  m1 m
      N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed
/ a; ~/ c$ M& H1 o
* \7 v( }0 R# F# O# |Allied aircraft losses
) j$ t5 k& u5 m, P" [. H4 F7 n      Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed2 M- s( D1 y! v9 R( a% E3 p, {5 a
      Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed; n2 ]: \' j$ ?( B# O
      P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 7 destroyed
! I- ~. j# P' m/ v) p2 O2 g5 N      F4U-1 Corsair: 9 destroyed/ L- ~: \. H/ ?! o
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9 l6 O. ~6 w" H" }) CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ndeni at 120,143& g% ~8 e' v: O2 B% C- D

$ e. L1 f6 Z2 \8 I% }8 V9 FWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.; j* _' D( f0 ?' ^$ `1 R  B5 ]
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! J6 z! f1 r* @% ^* `9 M) R8 z
      G3M3 Nell x 33* V8 C3 c: {/ I
      N1K1-J George x 201 n0 f* F8 t  u2 y
/ b9 |' r; V. y0 c+ b% Y; }
Allied aircraft  C, q6 }; q0 G
      Spitfire VIII x 29
7 @/ o, P" h3 j& D      Spitfire VIII x 18" f0 z/ M/ w8 o& O! v( J. s
      P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 90  s9 \8 P2 h% f
      F4U-1 Corsair x 40
1 d/ q; x4 z& }) x" `- W      F6F-3 Hellcat x 63
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; }; b/ z- y. {& i& o* d+ XJapanese aircraft losses
) `8 R9 h: e, U& i8 ^/ l      G3M3 Nell: 23 destroyed# E1 l: ~+ L$ z; C' Y4 m; D: w  a
      N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed
7 A& X8 l5 |9 Q2 h% d; a
/ n, H! o+ F; z5 }2 p; f: IAllied aircraft losses
) u/ P& w/ p2 l3 f5 T      P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed' \; O8 E$ M, c" p+ ]0 X
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Allied Ships
7 g5 Q$ m% ^* U      LCT-169, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( Q4 k% u# H! X9 s! {* T1 h- g      YMS-131
1 Z5 J$ ~# A: ]4 C# R2 a3 u      LCT-3298 [9 {% ?, D( S6 ^# f  b8 c
      LCT-172$ p4 b. q9 W- M9 m
      YMS-242, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ c( i' D# M' J0 _5 n
      LCT-470: z1 o5 }2 o  f# j% f
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日军机队干劲十足，罕见地上下午各出动一次，对正停泊在港内的运输船队造成一定损害，但是由于起飞的战斗机队有差不多一半晚于鱼雷机队进场，因此负责进攻的鱼雷机队还是面对大量盟军战斗机苦战，付出了一定代价。7 v, U7 ]8 f' m% C" [
最终，日军以损失战斗机120多架，鱼雷攻击机90多架的代价，击落盟军战斗机120多架，击沉盟军运输船6艘。刨去被火鸡的鱼雷机和护航战斗机，日军在扫场战斗中击落的盟军飞机比自身损失多得多。这个结果还是令人满意的。1 S( R8 T4 o$ y
值得一提的是，由于护航战斗机在AE中的设定，无论多优秀的战斗机，多精锐的飞行员都难免被打靶子的命运，因此这次作战，帝国果断启用已经被陆基海航战斗机部队淘汰的零战52型充当护航战斗机，并选用菜鸟飞行员充数，省去了无谓的合格飞行员损失，同时，在策划战斗时就已经考虑到可能面临的风险，所以挑选了最老旧的96陆攻机和已经被流星淘汰下来的天山鱼雷机作为攻击机种，并选换了经得起消耗的经验50，技能点65+的飞行员驾驶攻击机，经过这番调整，本次作战取得了比上次作战好看得多的战果，尽管仍未能大量歼灭预定的目标——运输船队，但是无论是飞机的损失还是飞行员的损失，都在可以接受的范围之内，后期日军战斗的战术战法，还需要不断通过这样的一次次战斗来积累经验教训。
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红叶

如果轰炸机出动的前一天，先用战斗机扫场，战果是否会好一些？1 G: ?1 T4 F8 ]( x! l/ ]: n! u) v" ~
lhdblys 发表于 2013-3-1 09:06

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" x) ~4 H, |. n9 o那样肯定会打草惊蛇，反而可能会使27第二天加强当地的直掩力量

红叶

这是数日之前日军在瓜岛附近设下伏击圈的再演，只是这次角色互换。

红叶

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可以肯定，27现在主要的攻击方向并不在南鸟岛边上，+ }) w8 K- o5 c- p3 r
北海道？房规限制不能进行战斗行动；
, Q: \3 c6 w" w$ |6 p0 U马里亚纳？帝国苦心经营良久；
3 _  A2 h$ X- w0 U9 ?. j硫磺岛也都是无法支持4发进驻的小岛屿；
" s/ k+ A8 F. Y5 J3 _此乃27大统领战略忽悠行动无疑，盟军投入大量舰队和部队，浪费大量油料和补给所能得到的，只有区区巴掌大的一个小岛而已，绝对起不到牵制日军既定部署计划的效果。相反只能白白浪费宝贵的表演时间，让帝国部队坐在防线后面看一出喜剧。
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另外，鉴于帝国在近期的战斗中频繁存在密码泄露的情况，帝国大本营决定即日起全军更换新密码本。

红叶

2月4日，南鸟岛附近的盟军舰队遁去无踪，但在岛上留下了15000人左右的驻防部队