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9级机场+上千地勤，500架飞机居然分了差不多10波。难道是因为机种过多么。。。

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42年6月9日，
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ASW attack near Penrhyn Island  at 169,158+ b/ s+ P+ t& w% m) P
日军SS再逞凶
6 r* C: S7 B! m9 @: H/ f" B9 X* k7 QJapanese Ships
9 `- M/ a9 u5 {7 _      SS I-169, hits 1* {9 Q- g1 ]) b" f
Allied Ships
) i2 B* l/ ]: i7 E. C7 L7 Q      DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage# u3 V- [' c% f( [
      DD Dewey
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日军钟馗从信德起飞压制卡拉奇, 损失交换比  1:3  。& R4 U, X  [& A/ p1 R
Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 : x4 V9 ]7 X& P9 F3 G
Weather in hex: Light cloud  z: }- {$ X: X$ h9 H, U7 R, p
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.  g' |/ J7 }  w( A! S
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes8 b3 ~$ j* e) C6 d3 K
Japanese aircraft
. M3 f( I- \. D: W- [      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
8 S' i) t3 u- ]: Y8 G* FAllied aircraft
! ~! ~- _, ~" @& V      Fulmar II x 12
1 I0 v' M1 g7 F( d1 S      Hurricane I Trop x 31
1 E' l' Y- g/ ^2 I7 c  U      Hurricane IIb Trop x 11. p9 u! P) i2 Z" \$ h
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
5 T7 L( d! `/ t( R- {% S      Mohawk IV x 2& V7 R# N% J% m, h1 h4 s
      P-40E Warhawk x 3: z2 k8 w7 H1 X, \7 P+ h2 P
      P-40E Warhawk x 24
) F3 N# O9 B- X6 ^8 Z% `Japanese aircraft losses3 S3 a; m! P. u; W: S6 j
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
( W% B1 g' w% W0 [& j& VAllied aircraft losses
  U( G' O) B0 D% l      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
" ~: u8 V0 h4 C* c# i# y8 |      Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
+ B$ k- Q/ n0 c7 |  e. r      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed3 S4 g$ Q. |$ F& d6 U  a, ]) K
      P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed4 N0 m  j: i- Q; o6 q% w
Aircraft Attacking:! T* J3 |( R  R; i
       8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet- v( M' G3 i/ P% }; ]4 F. `5 W* f

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9 O$ V$ P3 \5 N; iJapanese aircraft* E- C4 h6 i* M' i$ z0 v
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 290 f9 M+ B- B4 x5 R0 |0 g7 L) B
Allied aircraft
. X3 V# I( x$ \! n6 B: w$ V      Fulmar II x 9$ u4 S& b% u. T- D; _3 X5 s- {
      Hurricane I Trop x 12
2 k  F) l; A) @( W+ |      Hurricane IIb Trop x 2* B$ X) i# m( V) K4 h/ Z. p
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
. C- u8 ]7 [4 K% y* s0 G4 S1 m      Mohawk IV x 2
3 R2 @+ W2 f9 r; W      P-40E Warhawk x 10
. E$ q, \+ G! w, y* e0 {1 bJapanese aircraft losses& u3 k' I" j0 E0 k0 T. `
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed( E0 [% {) j. J- }" n3 |' J
Allied aircraft losses+ M) l2 q( d3 Y1 o
      Fulmar II: 1 destroyed) `% e2 }& j1 D
      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
9 _* ^* N+ O* J1 {( ]      Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed" }5 Y* e5 y8 b
      Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed2 `% G6 H4 H/ I3 H
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed* T6 o& ]7 T5 U% D) d  ~

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Japanese aircraft
. h: n6 t$ g' Y+ e. ~      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33: s  a! W$ u7 B: o' X6 n! g+ S
Allied aircraft
0 q( ?! f  a  M. x! H# r      Fulmar II x 3
/ X* n. A3 k9 F# d      Hurricane I Trop x 3) G- D1 p* v7 Q' M8 J
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
) W" p- P6 t; L+ {0 H1 R0 H3 y0 X      P-40E Warhawk x 2& L0 Z# H$ y* ?, B
No Japanese losses
: a- F6 ^0 [3 F; v) GAllied aircraft losses) T4 ?) [8 M) ?7 b2 }  d( n
      Fulmar II: 1 destroyed# p& w5 n$ A- `+ ]
      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
( W5 i' @9 V0 x% [2 N- N9 f& v      Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
. w' ?( D" F" n0 x# m+ Y      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed5 |( a5 L1 R  w
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同日，日军突击在卡拉奇城外原本打算迎击日军少量先头部队的盟军，此战日军大败，盟军打破日军野地不可战胜的神话。
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Ground combat at 40,9 (near Karachi)
0 H$ d6 V4 o& _1 Z7 \Japanese Shock attack, ]% U: V5 t. E1 h1 a& n( m
Attacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119
* `% h$ u( T: U6 Y! M, \Defending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138( [* h* s) ~" u8 X5 q% ^
Japanese adjusted assault: 751
' r, U9 d9 K, ?% f! J; B9 ?$ mAllied adjusted defense: 1463 7 P4 Z4 P- {& a- ^' s0 x
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 : [, A+ x; s% a' X9 O
Combat modifiers- Z4 @# u. _2 a  l' a2 n! m4 p
Defender: experience(-), y8 e4 i, Y# E( w2 ~% B# g2 @5 a
Attacker: shock(+)
! g$ P! F1 R( {4 |Japanese ground losses:
1 D7 a- V8 l1 ?2 x      17039 casualties reported
- r! ?& `  W$ `6 Z8 Q4 V         Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled1 y4 L% u6 b: p- `
         Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled" P9 o% _/ d: h
         Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled1 x. P5 J" u% G$ W  M( b- V8 v
      Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)4 n7 t# u: d5 W, p+ v6 [# f" n+ R
      Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)
4 w$ x) ^" i6 G2 W$ v      Units destroyed 1
' R: [9 {, n1 p7 aAllied ground losses:; f% q/ y; X4 n2 C
      6533 casualties reported
$ J0 c+ i$ _  j0 W2 G. d         Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled' |6 [: U4 d: [4 L
         Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled7 A% a; e( I! V( A* c2 Z, X2 @
         Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled
' B6 i1 O, \$ V% V; t, }      Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)
& f- q, f' w$ }  ]4 f: k      Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)
1 k$ {: `" k9 K$ D: L; g      Units destroyed 1# l* {, w$ `4 N5 b- ?# D
Assaulting units:# L. m; R3 ~( v+ L) u
    21st Ind.Mixed Brigade) V- P2 D1 h) k0 ^& u
    22nd Recon Regiment
* _% R" F7 ?! W2 r; w) B8 |* f    17th Indpt Guards Regiment
; e- u1 C. j. M4 s, R    41st Infantry Regiment
9 E2 e  u1 p5 S" z+ c    4th/B Division) o' L) E7 \; H; @! F. h* M4 S
    52nd Division
8 p: ^' @" r8 [% c, X6 ^    Imperial Guards/B Division
& ?5 x; T2 [+ b8 l6 s& {7 V    54th Division5 ]) A& B4 V9 y" p- r  R2 M' }
    Imperial Guards/A Division
9 q9 o0 q$ Z! n1 T& ^    148th Infantry Regiment
. s2 X; ^, P; r! ?; Q    16th Guards Regiment
- Q- n; Z7 w1 r3 ~; }5 o& m    53rd Division% V/ f0 }1 x; q$ n: g, Z* ?4 k9 ?
    16th Infantry Regiment
! G3 W/ e" R: Z8 F! N/ X    15th Guards Regiment  @7 g9 c9 D$ B+ B3 U$ M
    47th Infantry Regiment
! H. A( e. W& [! _) b% G& u    4th Guards/C Division
3 E, E0 c7 |8 m6 y. v/ R) ?# U    1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
/ ~& p: ~" O6 Q( |, T    9th RF Gun Battalion& v" g2 z6 Q. f8 _7 t& C9 M; W
    3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion- z8 o  T$ I6 I6 W" Y
    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion! P2 W  \" B8 t- y$ l$ B
    8th RF Gun Battalion) y& n4 t( H4 z# M
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment" X7 X: \- J3 D* {7 W. n
    14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion  I" Q0 G( `. j7 t9 P3 F
    2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion/ K3 t3 k3 p$ t$ }! ?9 }
    10th RF Gun Battalion2 g$ G9 e$ V6 W5 Q! O: K
    11th RF Gun Battalion- C3 P8 H5 n- f. t8 Z5 N# `

! {( b- K# K$ Y4 J2 [7 V  f7 j$ JDefending units:
) n$ j* `$ g& g0 X2 i    1st Marine Raider Battalion
* d9 ~: h1 K' Z/ G# ?- n    84th Indian Brigade- k7 t  i: o. M1 V  r
    26th Indian Division3 F) W8 r# p6 t* h
    I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion( s. N/ `5 T. P: g* V
    3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion/ T" \+ {& q7 O$ k6 T7 _; A
    22nd (East African) Brigade
; U; K, b! ~8 O0 H! v' S    23rd British Brigade
' r" S' o1 s% R    182nd Infantry Regiment6 L/ x* K1 G+ @/ T( U5 d$ D
    132nd Infantry Regiment
) w! X  Q) n" ~! N3 h0 R" A* b    2/15 Punjab Battalion, x6 J$ b' w/ Z% m
    164th Infantry Regiment
! a/ L3 B0 X) B0 s2 A    1st/102nd Infantry Battalion4 W. w4 |- `3 F! F
    Kowloon Brigade0 V2 r8 h' P: T+ F! M) ?0 X$ V
    14th British Brigade
! d, C0 U" _! s6 d    2nd Marine Raider Battalion9 ?& [5 V1 \! K" _4 b/ @4 Z% s" Q0 a0 |
    70th British Division
* r% u4 D2 G7 Q# l: `    16th British Brigade0 Q1 E$ M/ e# g
    7/12 Frontier Force Battalion) }1 m8 S% j0 |) ?: L
    Waziristan Division0 Z3 Q. p. p# ?& t+ l) Y5 f. f7 C6 y
    1st Marine Defense Battalion
7 J$ u8 `' `4 {7 C! I3 A; \  k3 H/ c    223rd Field Artillery Battalion1 M  L, p6 J( [
    2/9th Field Regiment
8 ^' N& M; L! q: E+ |- Z% h) H8 d    2/13th Field Regiment
4 ?9 w- U0 a  a- c' I) A! }    6th Medium Regiment! A$ v* j4 ]5 \) n
    2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion$ I  e( D- i2 v0 C
    2/11th Field Regiment+ J: w  z' h, H  z
    181st Field Artillery Regiment% w1 a" u& {0 ~$ G* C2 I$ t2 z) w
    168th Field Artillery Regiment
- I5 [& k' U/ j0 D: R9 F! T9 P) ]& k    8th Medium Regiment

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1颗鱼雷就可能打沉一艘航母以及任何船只

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调整值一点也不奇怪~~~这么多精锐的美军。  飞机的库存还有，不过补充没消耗快

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KB上的官兵各个都是神仙么？四艘潜艇刚靠近就沉没掉。

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42年的日军，各种BT，盟军只能敬而远之了。。。。。。无奈

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休整换装完毕的58主动出击到帕果附近，可惜KB分队已经远遁。

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成荣天蝗，整天忙着跟空姐双飞三飞各种飞，把KB和58的决战计划扔在垃圾桶里。其不务正业的行为已经遭到了日本岛民的强烈质疑

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一有老婆甚是high，从此基友是路人 ------ 记成荣天蝗

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42年6月23日，盟军58主动进击到苏瓦北方海域，找KB分队决战，不幸被日军提前一天侦察到，日舰全部逃去无踪。( e! A4 F9 Y1 z9 d! z1 `
42年6月26日，58全速驶往苏瓦南方，并在Tongatapu港口发现大批日军战舰和燃料补给船，进行了海轰，但未料到该处日军居然有2队021。平均经验65以上的58舰载机居然被60架021打的落花流水。
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 26, 42+ ^: ]/ H5 g: J" }$ J% d
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
! z( H! H! k) w$ V, f+ N1 o      CA Tone2 v! ], b$ d% \5 H6 u3 D. Z9 E
      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
! Y2 M' x/ s3 F+ g      CA Kinugasa1 n% t) o( [; w' |. |8 ~! v
      CA Furutaka
: X  r: x, B$ z: e; T" ]      CL Yura
8 t& M0 g" i, V( r' [: e; Z) d      CL Kinu
! a+ S5 Y+ D* v+ Q) ~% R; B$ q! d      CL Abukuma! o- ~- e' ~1 [( |/ |
      CL Tama
- }& m; D# V4 X2 ~      CL Kiso( d; f& [3 s6 L* M" _4 d% N
      CL Tenryu
( A; n. E- j  O  [" s& v) A& E9 Q      CL Tatsuta
* W+ j! `% \4 i  Y  n5 \: U0 c      DD Yugumo/ _' h# }( [7 [! `2 Q; X
      DD Akigumo
; B% H0 v4 K+ R) u      DD Kuroshio1 Y0 K6 L% e8 R* m5 T; p/ r
      DD Oyashio
% ~4 U# z* {2 K& Z& a9 D9 `' Q1 M      DD Hayashio
- _! p1 G8 I4 [1 u8 X8 W; `      DD Amatsukaze
, |* Z  K) @) Q      DD Tanikaze
& Z, i; |& q, m      DD Kasumi' S. \! }, F% v' ?7 b$ C
      DD Amagiri
+ D- j' h0 N( W. ]1 I- F      DD Akebono
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9 u; c4 E3 Y1 K; `6 R9 WAllied Ships
3 \9 H+ z+ l; s& f      DD Ellet, Shell hits 1
8 A0 `& a0 X1 D5 B; C% |- R! u& Q      DD Tjerk Hiddes
$ I- U5 z% E' a1 F; u      DD Napier, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 g! R/ o5 c9 G      DD Nizam
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tongatapu at 138,168# Q/ J0 b8 A$ }

4 }8 V- C2 P9 D; cWeather in hex: Heavy rain/ a& i6 {7 W' U, m. Z

! I2 l9 z3 f8 ~! c( J1 nRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% v, }1 A5 b8 }
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes) y2 \3 `9 q- q5 x7 g$ x
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Japanese aircraft4 O# j. m9 E! z# N8 o6 Y  o$ c7 {6 Y
      A6M2 Zero x 53, D) K% ^8 ?7 v$ G
7 x, ]. N) a% D
Allied aircraft
& o+ S0 k! k# V/ _      Albacore I x 12
: u0 a3 {; q0 ?. G      Sea Hurricane Ib x 16
2 D7 J$ Q1 m; O2 O1 w      Martlet II x 14
  x8 E! @* N3 ]) u+ Y) m: Y, Y      Swordfish I x 19, U+ ], L9 Q3 S  Z4 @4 q" U' F
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 26
; g, B4 O0 s" Y' w      F4F-4 Wildcat x 68
8 R- L, r3 e7 O      SBD-3 Dauntless x 137
& |+ B: m/ s/ L. V% u. B, A0 ]  A) d7 ?      TBD-1 Devastator x 95 z- ^! A! J+ e5 F- V
      TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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3 b; ]7 j7 [/ w/ f8 LJapanese aircraft losses
( a9 H2 ]3 y: a$ v, Z2 T5 `) O, }      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) ?8 @, v! M& W/ c. _
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Allied aircraft losses& g( r" G& |  l
      Albacore I: 2 damaged
; d8 S9 h: q: b! ~3 ]      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
3 g$ H- X) u- _0 U      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed by flak
" B( i6 ]4 A# d! v0 P      Martlet II: 2 destroyed
0 Y( Y7 |# x1 _& z* ~9 T/ |" _      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
8 p8 m. l% I' }2 h; b9 z      F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed! C. S; f; }# v( @" \
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
3 V3 _  I; k7 e      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed by flak# _& d! ~1 V1 n$ Q% |# i
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 10 destroyed, 18 damaged
' X2 {& I) t3 r! Y5 G  V) n      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak9 e" ~5 Y& r; Q+ `
      TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed+ i5 v# `4 M- d
      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
2 \' B1 e9 t  ]5 z! c      CA Tone, Bomb hits 2,  on fire- C( V' J0 r$ U. D! z
      xAK Ronsan Maru, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
! f* A& x& C8 d4 R' M      DD Tanikaze8 F7 T) ^" t3 t; u9 Q- }6 n
      CL Tatsuta
7 r4 m5 |9 y; \$ K      xAK Heito Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 Q2 E* g1 q1 {
      xAP Mizuho Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# U' P4 d7 w/ @8 o: N3 h  Y6 |5 k# S      PB Nanpo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire; G  w7 F5 m2 j9 D4 H
      xAK Manko Maru, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage! N6 x  E+ `  a; C. X
      CL Kinu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
# f( H& @) J: H# `, ?( e      CA Furutaka( ~( R6 M/ x/ e0 k; D" T
      AO Notoro, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage+ h* h% l9 Y6 y$ d; P
      AO Hayamoto, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
2 }; C* f! a- F      AO Tsurumi, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: ]+ l+ m$ E( j2 {0 c& S* r
      PB Teibo Maru #2, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
7 ?  Z. H! ~4 q: D! p( A/ ^0 j5 ^4 ^      CL Tenryu
. g, a( m8 [, |. ^% N      AD Shintoku Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire6 K6 i- t3 {% V+ |6 W
      CL Kiso, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
. T& M4 C6 O, i( D; E6 ^, y7 ^      AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1
/ m! Z: ^2 S% ]3 E% A      AO Naruto, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
  d) V% Z7 ~3 m      CL Tama
/ l6 `, T( k- e7 r- G7 e$ V' e4 g$ B+ C      DD Hayashio; l' v0 k+ z( b- K4 c1 Q3 x
      CL Yura4 m; t" e9 C+ I2 P8 W0 I
      PB Ikuta Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire# h0 T6 q' Q: ]2 @; m
      PB Tatsumiya Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
: {/ @: ~; n& H0 `* Z      CA Kinugasa
4 ]. T/ @: l- g. z4 B      PB Kaiun Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 f3 Q# q! j0 N2 v
      PB Taiko Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage3 K3 \7 w/ t5 _4 C0 Y
      PB Sureboko Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
- z. l# [$ y7 t1 ?7 h: V9 P+ o      PB Kaikei Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires# Y/ l7 s( P4 V  a3 V4 `, K" t
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Aircraft Attacking:0 i' I2 q  B1 Q: K* r$ R3 q6 T+ I
       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
. R1 z( u4 R9 ]' e2 R               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb$ j: y# ~1 b+ \) b" @( E' B- b3 q
      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'& H4 b$ C8 J6 y& [, a9 o
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb' g0 c- s: N& ^. N2 l5 m& T
      12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'+ M7 K( v% H; a! C$ W  u8 i' e) s
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
' W& @5 r7 b: J/ L5 J      10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
5 W5 x" \% w9 |               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
0 v9 L) B6 T- X" G      12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 z* M/ g2 D. M8 {/ i& q
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo: |7 B( v1 e1 X5 ^6 R: O+ g0 a
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
# J. S5 I- V1 U/ |2 l               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb9 [: d" n9 P7 R, o4 U( W
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
, t% G4 O" F3 `1 t               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb! Y' y0 z" d! {2 v/ R+ X: \
       5 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 \4 J, E2 G4 k0 s: Y
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
! a7 l% {; E# }      18 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& O* C: V8 W; m+ E* a5 ~, l               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
% }; S+ f9 k: {      12 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' I" S  g( P9 c4 l0 Z8 X               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
) B  L8 x0 R+ B" [. }  N       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'2 N% P" z, y$ B/ P3 m, m0 ^
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 {; _' f$ j/ V/ l       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'/ n% Z6 p; Y6 B8 f# B# |3 R. n
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, ~* }1 L  b3 a0 b) A# H
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
5 b- c! n% R& e9 O               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
) x' @' Y% U% s  R) j       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
, l# q# ~1 A1 @2 M# M: P8 p               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
" d$ x2 j7 [' A, \      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
& `$ e4 V, d  j8 O  E               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
& E' O2 [, H9 }" h       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
4 b) `5 O. \* @               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
- Y6 t1 Y- a/ c! |5 }* _& n       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'* {/ J/ ^& J/ a
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb: v1 Z' d) i9 P- L7 K: \( l$ [
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'; ~. t8 t+ Q; D7 w
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb+ T& S0 e, F: N& `
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'- O, L* y% v+ X5 @" G
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
/ r& y+ q! u6 Z! S1 t& B       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
3 |, O0 s5 [9 i  P' N; a9 k+ A+ s               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb+ [# f! `  y- w8 y$ L$ g# T! t. a
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'2 _! L+ U4 y( Z
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb1 P$ u' D. B' N. o
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'/ J9 ~5 ]9 g1 B4 h5 W
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb! Z8 Y/ h( M5 l( j$ e
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
, d- O, }# G$ G! W& C& ]" D               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
+ s% U! n9 |2 }, w( c5 f13th Ku S-1 /A with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 @. K( K4 f: l6 E9 d      7 plane(s) intercepting now.4 k/ i4 Q! I# E: M. o, m
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.( {3 N1 k5 ]* k5 b# `- V6 b
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
3 Y  p/ [/ ^. |; ^! u# D+ O( Q" \13th Ku S-1 /B with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 E4 @& H" Y) D" t& ^      8 plane(s) intercepting now.' ^1 f" _+ h7 C( A, k3 o+ I
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.6 C9 L% o$ f/ s, Z7 I
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes; D  Y. C6 }9 s. @
13th Ku S-1 /C with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)1 h" H" E( n: P* H
      2 plane(s) intercepting now.
/ u0 b- `. p6 m      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.7 V8 H/ o' |, d4 W( G* ?
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes, I, |* ]3 i+ C6 b# T' ]
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Nanpo Maru6 [+ M7 T' V, V2 t  r: t
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Manko Maru
2 ^  Y, g! A( s7 n: N6 m& I& yHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Notoro
2 i. m8 K2 I# L" LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Kiso$ X0 I! _2 J; ^& L2 q% b! r
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Hayamoto
. V2 {6 n+ |0 SHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Ikuta Maru( K, \0 I9 f6 v6 i& L8 p/ q! f9 O- D
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Tatsumiya Maru
5 f8 X" T, K. d9 eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kaiun Maru
7 n7 j' o9 t% e( P8 a: PHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Teibo Maru #2* H* H9 _0 {' F4 _, _/ @9 _3 i7 d
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Tone) C+ W2 i7 U" Z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Sureboko Maru
& E) \4 H  U  ]% Q9 A, W$ uHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kaikei Maru
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- ]5 O% U# o- eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Tongatapu at 138,168
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ n: _- W  @) T( m+ n

& Q  a6 D% ^" Y0 n  x8 GRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# J- I8 _1 b- w) \- }2 }% c# K9 BEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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4 Q5 O5 o2 A+ ]0 O. h+ H7 OJapanese aircraft
  K. X; F8 D5 b% M6 z      A6M2 Zero x 43* Y" I2 U) b6 G" _( Z" T# \

0 i9 B! [  F2 Z1 h( m& bAllied aircraft
% f: X9 |) A  R: w% @$ k! w      Sea Hurricane Ib x 147 h! s' n4 X4 X" r
      Martlet II x 8
& w( ^2 S" `+ ^0 g2 h5 O4 i0 k      Swordfish I x 18
7 |9 O/ l; X+ W) G0 F0 Q8 W8 i      F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
! g8 D: ?- L! K+ h      F4F-4 Wildcat x 56
1 K$ q! E, ~) }+ b( k      SBD-3 Dauntless x 102" ~  J- D7 e( y. m7 X$ F
      TBF-1 Avenger x 11
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3 T* q# M* f5 ^/ Z: X8 rJapanese aircraft losses6 U9 F9 d; U3 h/ e
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
7 _4 B( ^: a; {# H0 W# O8 M9 L      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
; J9 Z9 I& v: D, e      Martlet II: 1 destroyed. r4 B) j+ Y, Z
      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
: A1 o6 v9 {8 c4 w) B( l      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak: W+ x  L) M% ]3 \) ?
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed! z6 I) U0 [" i& j8 ?, ?' [
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 22 damaged+ h  p  P  O  [+ U4 v: [8 }4 p
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
9 g! M4 f. `8 W' ]$ J) m$ [      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged! V0 q8 i: |9 n
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Japanese Ships
* U, ~% ]1 t( _" a      CA Tone, Bomb hits 1,  on fire; W/ @" j' c8 `3 t3 \# x7 F
      AO Erimo, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
! @  V4 ^! d+ V( p% w      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1,  on fire( l/ j# ]8 g2 Q4 I9 G+ z3 J9 b
      CL Tenryu
: i+ ^* K+ s8 B& A/ U* }, t      DD Kasumi, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
# k  G) u2 a3 I' R2 v. @2 G      CL Tatsuta
8 L- {7 o% v  A      CL Yura, Bomb hits 1,  on fire, r9 c: m7 ]. o
      AO Shiretoko, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires' _0 {- K/ z3 I: l# d
      AD Shintoku Maru,  on fire
/ ]- y/ u6 R/ ~6 }- x# \      AO Sata, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires% T1 n% s1 j3 d, I& |8 o  S6 ?: Y
      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
- O# ]( Z( @: o! z% D      PB Chiyo Maru #4, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
* v4 R0 s# Y) S8 L" ?! g" _      CL Tama
' K5 V! T7 i0 Q5 z0 F3 q% X      AS Yasukuni Maru, Bomb hits 1
, \* D. a/ ^) h) e  A# p& P      DD Kuroshio8 j( w4 {# \; B
      PB Ikuta Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
& O, z; r& O' g      DD Hayashio, Bomb hits 1,  on fire1 m# T  k2 v) f6 j9 \
      PB Nanpo Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
2 R/ Y/ A3 m8 ?% Q) T+ M# v2 C1 Q' J; [      CA Chikuma, j) Z. u$ H' I5 z+ N
      CL Abukuma( q5 z6 Y- F2 v. d; v: n; C
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Aircraft Attacking:; s6 R$ w5 T# ]* H) i3 d
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
  Y& Q4 @/ K2 l% C% S  P               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 Y; v) x  [; X9 j% q: Y# H' N       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
! @" c2 T. L1 J* Z6 w               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb% E$ T8 j, ?6 k0 b
      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'- g7 y  z! g6 s  Z2 h1 c: Y
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb$ C6 J4 R+ |; j" P0 v
       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
3 P; w/ g$ G/ P1 Q2 q4 N- _. z, z               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
) f5 ]& ~' w  Z2 ]# _* w      11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! a7 l& w# @- B! Z  a: h               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
. L2 [( M* J/ v# {       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
7 u2 _9 g- Z. l               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 Q! \2 e' L7 P. s9 m      15 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. Z, J5 x, ]# L. W               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
. [  R& _- K. P3 G3 m+ l" }8 b  c       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
& H, a9 [3 A) `+ N, x4 o               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb  g% P- }! T' M0 m" r  L+ S! Y  ^
       3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
6 v4 _/ z- t# o               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
( i# q! Q) G0 \$ }' S/ ]7 t       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
) m$ z( d# E, [; j8 V" P" O) v               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
% _$ B% |& P! b' L       5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
! b: f, C* h$ C- P/ Z               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
/ b+ f. A5 o4 S( L2 u6 `       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
+ A& `/ r- L& E7 t  |4 @               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
- U5 |1 o. P5 a1 ?& i, T       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'/ t* ]- T0 b2 Z
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
0 T, H* ]( ?" V7 L. L0 M       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
6 s( ]; @' |( Y. o% e# n7 R6 L               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
  K+ A3 }; H8 R5 _. q2 W) H       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'. k* F: e+ z3 r$ F' j) B
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb- F2 e2 X, C4 j9 i1 h" O$ p
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
6 n5 {& H/ i- f# z4 ]               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 m" h1 z4 B+ ?' ~       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
" [7 p3 H- o+ ?2 t8 L' m               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
; H9 {3 P' t) [- l( `: }       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
# E( Z/ n! Q6 E$ @               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 H" L4 K5 K4 o* P       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000') x3 I& o$ j" S+ F4 V2 Z  m9 e
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ N; q/ ?7 Z  c' l) j

: w1 y  ?+ _. H8 X4 c2 w  MCAP engaged:- h4 U# t; p  \' _7 a2 S
13th Ku S-1 /A with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
/ \  D" {6 w3 n; v1 o) T      5 plane(s) intercepting now.
* z. W$ d  ]5 P+ V; R( K      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
8 ?& b  v- V; Z; P7 U      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
! S8 b% I' d" u3 n( o% Y13th Ku S-1 /B with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
/ m0 C& r( I! [, {& A6 G- Z      6 plane(s) intercepting now.
) J. s* `7 Z2 |9 |8 [      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
; k. l- e% J9 j4 J$ X  _      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes5 X8 o7 ^: l( {' t7 ]* U/ `
13th Ku S-1 /C with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)# \) t" B! Y* F' m  a' ^
      1 plane(s) intercepting now.
% x" Q) U; s# c/ N1 j      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.# ?. F0 |8 T  A8 h1 X$ E+ b$ n
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
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+ x& O8 k2 D; w! e0 y8 g5 _Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kasumi/ m. c$ v1 h3 C" C! a  e2 g! D
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Sata' Q, a* {% Z) Z2 n
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Chiyo Maru #4" r& S; Q- i. h3 v- U$ }$ v3 i
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese CA
. D( g/ P0 p" E$ h- [0 JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese AO
3 O. q( m, I/ b( h/ v9 `3 ~Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Furutaka4 J. K& R$ M( e0 ~( x  h. R5 R. H
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hayashio( e+ P: j8 Q. r- X  N* G! v2 J
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Nanpo Maru
" P9 d+ m( v( K9 kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Ikuta Maru

花开时节

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& e$ B9 c/ x6 L8 j: j) X42年6月27日，为避免58舰载机损失过多无法抵挡可能存在的KB分队的偷袭，盟军58撤离战场，并派遣2支主力水面舰队进攻 Tongatapu 港口处的日军战舰，可惜战果不佳，58在撤离过程中遭到 Tongatapu 处日军陆攻的3波攻击，幸好陆攻没有带鱼雷，58毫发无伤。
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0 j( v/ Y7 W0 b# @% sNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards& r- A4 ?& ?/ A8 m
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Japanese Ships. i7 R  `. Q4 o5 y
      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
1 r' d. e2 n% i& h; A) g1 U. v      CA Kinugasa
! [+ b+ x4 C( B' [" Q9 U- |      CL Yura, Shell hits 5,  on fire% a( y4 H$ R( ?1 P9 O9 n: f
      CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
0 o% F1 z3 R; n5 v8 k/ M. T      CL Tama
" @; s3 r& h, A      CL Tenryu
+ k8 V( J6 `* {5 m: @+ V      CL Tatsuta
7 M1 ]* K5 v* f& q4 A' v" p6 d0 d      DD Yugumo4 Y8 P7 p( s. ?/ i0 O
      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 11 @$ m6 J1 v8 |9 Q5 E% N
      DD Kuroshio1 a7 V  L- o9 F# Y) X
      DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
# h, l7 \, x2 }7 s      DD Amatsukaze. B% C) Q  _8 p% n
      DD Kasumi; {0 j8 f+ W2 F$ g

9 h* G3 c+ ~3 [! dAllied Ships
  S3 J# O% j' ?/ ?6 d2 A; ^      CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 28 [( O6 C% a# c) ]$ _6 `- t
      CA Northampton, Q) F! D) J! s. u# v3 d
      CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
0 D" t4 I  o" v. j& }- k      CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2/ b! h6 q0 w$ F+ V8 k7 i6 N
      CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
3 x( `% g: C6 y, Z; Z      CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1( p! x6 z2 d8 e. m0 h
      CL Perth
" J! U! M5 @9 @9 K( h      CL Enterprise: P; l$ {* E" s/ B
      CL Honolulu
2 \( i" Q# C& [      DD Alden
* ~/ _7 U- x% i      DD Fox
9 J' t+ d* M1 J' t1 c6 W      DD Whipple
7 D+ y& d# C+ i" V' n' R3 |8 S: b. u' }; ^8 @- B5 B
Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
8 t, s, c  V# `% z- ~Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards" P: A/ G' J- q; M2 v0 m6 {
Range closes to 17,000 yards...9 p0 f8 K: Q; b( H7 F
Range closes to 11,000 yards...  `. ]! v5 K7 Y9 \2 i* A1 u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
7 Y- X3 e5 i1 g' C( M' f9 GRange closes to 8,000 yards...
3 s' C# I, d3 B) sCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
. B/ ?! v/ ^4 Y  {CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards$ d3 `. u9 ]! q4 ~4 l
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
' {* Y3 ^1 A% @5 SCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards* ~, J8 V; ~% d  X, H
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
* D% N: X: S" dCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards" {* ^  s) y8 E( m2 k/ ~" ^8 ]9 Q* Y
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards/ {3 {1 H4 i/ S, V
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
: r, a( u" n% `1 t7 u2 K% b8 NCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards+ b6 w/ x" _8 O; f5 @
DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
" n# ?, ^" w$ {  A, y; FCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
% ~! Q& [4 [2 ~) v) H/ X, z* iDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards, s$ b7 Y# {1 Q! G
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
& _" y% X7 a. H5 XDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards1 z  r: ~+ E7 c1 ^! c7 }
Range closes to 7,000 yards4 A6 w8 j7 W: `  N$ K
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
, B: i, s- D3 b  B& C" fCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
' ~& _$ Y; f! }8 x% BCL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
# P. }: e- `! C7 @& _% J' HCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
' m. U) n! b# ~3 X5 d6 zCA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards7 t6 h8 c. F0 X! d$ O8 Z7 d7 P% r
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards9 Y" N. A' K+ h6 e& I
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards$ O) g1 g) S# M. `5 ]& f- [$ q
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
: }: k7 `" Q' o4 O. gDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards' H) s- T0 u, F, b8 ^7 j" p2 P" z3 T
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards0 T: A7 X9 `$ A  l! X7 f
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards5 E( u, V0 a9 ]& ]- y7 N
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards  E8 m6 O6 A! G6 _
Range increases to 8,000 yards
) y3 x' {7 K' w' w: S0 uCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards: N) |7 f. J/ L0 t4 H* S& h
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
7 [0 n0 c4 D1 L* j1 P; M1 l6 m  aCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards- e  ]: _, ~4 o0 }- l  @# }
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
$ R& R6 a$ G5 |CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards. O: V% o/ c: q* }1 L
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards: ^- k' d- ^8 S4 A7 E) `- a
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
2 ]; }( E- r. j# qDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
% y4 W) {" a. FDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards  A/ z6 Z7 v, L* L7 \4 k6 [
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
# r) C4 p' g* I+ A, c- {DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards( V  C6 U( r% M& s. S* Q
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
" f  n2 s' ~% J; d9 j) E3 MRange increases to 9,000 yards' W0 r9 `: ]2 p" X) L5 I  l
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards! g% ~6 R2 a1 e+ @$ v; T+ G% }  U
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
  g* R& v, T2 {( A0 Q9 s. h2 j6 HCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards1 L: j1 M! J" r1 J  S6 A% ?
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards' A) e( O4 k1 w# R9 ^1 b
CL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
! |4 k% G$ g1 u* f0 g' p) CCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards* L/ ?+ _2 P% J- x3 w
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards  X8 l7 r9 \! Z. P6 f5 _
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
, t7 |: x0 O8 @$ W7 ~DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
, ~/ F3 O: B* a3 s8 g* T1 f; yDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards- Z1 c: i. q! R4 \  y3 H$ W" Y
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
' J2 L+ L& ]: @# n1 Y0 d& @DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
2 \% ^) z- ^% TDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
' m) b5 |7 g# H; ERange increases to 12,000 yards
# j' |! S9 g. U& w& P5 H7 xCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards3 k( L+ a: {5 \! ?2 @% r- W
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
0 [" o: ]+ v9 o9 F' p+ G* HCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
' k/ C$ q* N7 D8 MCA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards) P! X4 s! Z) z; _$ D' r
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
* _% [, z" f2 B! _( x  s5 n# pCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
! G2 z0 f" \$ t" LCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
) @- a2 P+ \: [, r6 fCL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
8 c1 Z0 m# R: T. s+ rDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards0 P) n5 O$ N6 Q1 o1 `/ c( u" {
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards, a( ?! q) q! ^, w2 L$ l/ l* n5 U
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
( e) e) d% y# c9 `* ]4 M' c/ t0 h% H! m; FDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards3 A2 `0 L& A8 Q, C! K8 f
Range increases to 13,000 yards
' z5 u2 N+ q3 a$ L& wCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards/ ~/ h8 v7 Q. ]/ m5 q
CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
8 f  `4 u. U. A, x* _9 TCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
. d  ~/ I7 S7 h" h# oCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
4 }" b' c; F7 \" Q% \CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
+ K; \3 _" a3 ^( F8 g! G3 Y/ SCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards6 D" x4 b6 t. m& r8 a/ [) r* s1 q1 ?
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
2 s; V+ p0 @/ G3 FDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards: p3 U* i. n% j& e# i
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards9 s8 V3 q, s& {+ \& r: r) x
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards1 X4 I% K7 }! z  m' }: O
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards5 U/ W! }' {% c/ G
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards* u1 a' P/ \/ w4 v' A
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards4 ^2 a/ ^" U& c  L& w7 P& a, o
Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards% f5 }, V- _' p  G2 [

1 D" x. B% @" P# \$ QJapanese Ships2 o0 |' ^9 ^! R4 b5 G4 c# C
      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11,  on fire- q' h& ^" ]- }$ I5 ~3 E* p
      CA Kinugasa
* H4 t$ y% x  |; u' t# U      CL Tama, Shell hits 1& ^' i$ q% r" ?
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
5 q" b4 ]. K# C4 y2 p8 Y4 z" J( A3 L7 n1 ^0 I      CL Tatsuta
) P9 S; @8 o. s: y8 B      DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2,  on fire
+ n( o# z+ v4 H" g7 L8 T/ `  {: c      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1: ]) M% X4 I7 m" H
      DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1,  on fire: u) }! M2 j" {, H5 l5 B+ D
      DD Oyashio. p; T6 l: `" ~
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Allied Ships
9 A3 w+ E2 F4 f, O4 p/ H      BB Colorado, Shell hits 1: O, Z" W3 E& o5 }
      BB Warspite, Shell hits 8& J4 l7 C; I2 H4 f
      CA Australia) p$ i. ]5 p9 E
      CA Canberra
% Q1 j! D2 Y* @      CA Dorsetshire3 ^+ S7 b/ }& h9 Q
      CA Cornwall
% |( d- G0 }9 g      CL Leander
! u1 p* Q4 s+ D% Y9 y& J$ k      CL Java  K( Q3 l9 U4 R- q$ U0 j1 Q' h
      CL Dauntless% k! C& b5 `, T& ?1 d3 }& P
      CL Ceres3 x5 |) U; P% Z3 L
      CL Detroit, Shell hits 10 X0 Y. q$ w& j  f/ \- u: _
      CL Trenton
; G2 j7 l- ]2 p# p2 j- i. w  }      CL Concord! K. ^  A8 y% y" y' Y
      CL Helena# l4 @1 e+ B% Y, J( P1 _/ A" j
      CL Nashville
: Q0 r2 E% D: T; q5 ~( \$ f: ~      CL Capetown
! m% K6 R5 z2 v+ W( E      DD Buchanan
% r, o) ?! u8 I, Y3 K6 A      DD Ellet, Shell hits 1,  on fire
( n/ T) E5 _5 ^2 i      DD Stack& \1 ~2 w4 s7 R" a4 e2 @. }* |
      DD Dunlap! w' M2 [0 x0 X3 C8 W) k7 [
      DD Fanning, Shell hits 19 Y  ]7 p; d- \8 o' C+ G* Y- k5 y
      DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires
3 U" d- n8 @+ ^; P. W6 G: K6 y' q      DD Nizam
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
5 u! [8 V2 S1 P! K6 F9 n) s) r% k; dRange closes to 20,000 yards...
% @) T, o' o4 n2 {CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
7 [- m; X: t8 wFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
$ A" `( w; e0 V5 F; FBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
; X5 N0 w. R) c3 N2 `BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
2 }: z9 `6 J9 V# iBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
$ `6 e9 ]  W) K5 HCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
1 F) `1 G  G7 I+ hBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
0 I, I3 t- b6 {5 {* y1 E) QBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
# F2 ^: w1 Q5 u  G' g5 lCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
) |3 V6 m/ A& ECA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
, E; ^+ h6 Q! WDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards& p8 H. ~; Q/ {/ O, t/ [
Range closes to 15,000 yards, @" C' j$ w" Z7 Z% F$ R) D
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards' F8 J% S) ^( ~8 L; j5 Q$ T) h
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards
# D' s. V4 e8 ~& G% m/ `CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards- @4 L& m, ^( ~) c; c0 J. w6 q2 k2 |
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards9 n2 i/ }8 {0 N! j4 K7 P8 o
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards: P3 i) a3 g; {6 j3 x5 r
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
9 o) F# f9 j+ n* b( `& s1 \* mCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
, @' ~( r! s7 a. nCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
6 n  M/ [1 W8 |9 o7 `- aCL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
( f2 Q% U' a) s( ~( p% j+ ~7 J0 YCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards5 U0 ~* E, r$ N; h$ C9 @: s, y+ P! T
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards! {7 ~1 Q4 l4 ?
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
: Z, i$ s3 H5 z, _2 g: ]6 eRange closes to 11,000 yards& ]+ o$ e$ n. r9 r
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
8 M! A/ p$ l% ~" l4 S! V; FBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards/ q/ q' @( D. x0 x9 |- V
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
% A- C. x/ d% |1 {  \, D/ _CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
* O, ]5 s9 Q8 ~3 K/ _; bBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards, W: u$ ^) d; ~+ i
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
8 T  o% v# w( xCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
/ U& ]* ]  J( A. f7 @DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
0 r" E, e3 \8 F5 g) GCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards# ^. s# y+ Y8 L" x: w
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards9 {1 I5 R" S9 q. o% n7 w9 W1 X) ]
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards# v2 G# a* v% m9 _) Z7 @( B! l( x
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards7 h. \5 Q7 s% i- U1 A; I$ Y
Range closes to 9,000 yards( ?3 U3 S% \' j. r) r
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards. e9 G: q, j5 ?9 f) k0 q  R
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards. _- J2 X. X# }
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
% S1 A, V, C& b. iBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards0 W& h" ~0 \0 ?3 v! O6 r% p
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
* X/ q2 l4 H( G: ^9 uDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards+ C: D3 {- W+ q( H8 X+ z
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards1 P* o& N/ u5 m+ O+ F
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
" |5 |, `, J& G9 Z) u  {BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
& h/ A& e% p" B- uCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards0 G6 v; g! i! a) @7 H9 F
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
1 V% A3 I* P: c2 J8 ?0 ^, N  z9 j2 ?DD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards$ \/ U, J+ U- w) |
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards2 [; }2 A" P# U: M6 H# j
Range increases to 11,000 yards4 V8 S9 ^! a/ {8 ?4 F
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
5 h) ], v: ?' Y5 l8 W9 F, |3 nCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards+ I! U  l) v6 Q  U0 ]* ]; K# N0 c
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards4 K" e  }0 r( L- v0 ?2 T5 A0 k
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
, O3 j: f  x9 j. ?6 ~BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards5 R2 c& n" |7 A5 h& |4 @
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards2 o7 e2 d$ N% t8 E) I4 ^" o
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
+ c0 U8 h8 X; F$ z0 X' n5 p: @  UDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
  O  h+ b2 `& @0 x5 }! j+ ]DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards1 y1 e, F8 e( h, O+ K0 d
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards& Y/ Q% R/ x) y
CL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards, u7 t2 _' i- m9 n9 \, ~, W9 S4 s
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards0 v) X' F9 B' ~3 a
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards7 K; c4 x: f0 D5 P/ \& C# r
Range increases to 16,000 yards8 ]1 z4 t' a0 T  o
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards9 D6 [5 }6 B0 T$ K6 A8 V
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards( F7 l# I8 I% C, b3 ^8 v# z1 e
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
) D3 K% v0 X5 E, fCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards7 _5 y7 _2 A) c6 `! [
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards# R: _* u* E% Q! @
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
! I! b- ~# H; U  B9 g$ XCL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards8 @  }7 x, H" ]5 B9 K
CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
) a& y6 q7 C( K  b1 ECA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards% f5 z( k6 O4 L* g: i- z& K, U. J; A
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
5 a( r# q5 n& W  N) n: gCL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards: c- j+ S# w; U3 v
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
$ c. D! Y1 `" x+ f" o1 ~; G( w/ }9 ADD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards0 V* U5 V  j" B9 D
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards8 N) W' A; e  b: @4 P. f% b
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards: V& b  {& M- a1 l; d% o
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards: @7 \. ]* ^9 Q0 B* o
Range increases to 21,000 yards$ Q3 D* [) I* _' b, h" G
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
$ `, a# V# t; Z- bBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
( a: L$ F: `, w* m- HBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
  s1 q6 D5 ~& A2 [) `CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
/ Q) `/ m( V3 \$ m( J4 ?7 \CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards9 |4 V1 S. Q, k/ E9 `/ f, [5 j
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
  }3 G/ Z( g5 m" @( [: eCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards3 t+ N& R- L; i% G- R/ X) y
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards& u4 m# M. s$ U) T4 f/ j
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
% s; Y7 Z, j: ?) S7 Q( X; UCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
: J& p: s& V. a* Q* oRange increases to 26,000 yards! k# l5 j) v" A& Y$ `
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards& V) {1 c, Y4 f
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
! h) d/ x# @. U; cCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards1 G" ?  W( Q) {; s) A8 [3 i2 f
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
/ p$ C0 j  a# DCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards! b8 p! C$ o; z) l) x# p
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
- N& }, w4 _: z" I8 T% s* mRange increases to 28,000 yards& h4 i3 j8 |6 Y: C, h: T
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
" Z4 a. [9 B! }5 U3 TCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards  T5 V1 R" r& O: F" S
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards
3 ?8 Y2 B7 `+ D5 d/ u* cRange increases to 30,000 yards
; z  y! y/ g! `8 d0 [CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards& p3 l$ O* u; a
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
+ h4 ?3 u7 T( p2 `( gCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
2 e1 Y4 B4 I& B8 u4 E, n& jTask forces break off...
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# b7 n% \* {* r9 c! k' ?5 RSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67  at 135,153  - near Hoorn Islands& G0 y' Z' j0 S8 B1 h5 q9 {
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Japanese Ships3 K1 m- r% K! {, e2 Z+ ^
      SS RO-67,  heavy damage( y& J* g" Z. X' F8 C

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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/ c9 p* Z/ h5 T* I" L6 qWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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. q! D4 ]- b# {  H) VRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) o1 n( B! P. zEstimated time to target is 44 minutes
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" P7 t# `! T& o# {/ EJapanese aircraft
+ u& f& k! N% F' X& b7 `      A6M2 Zero x 48' t4 b. N& b6 y0 A0 m4 U) i
      G3M2 Nell x 19) |8 j3 R' e5 Z
      G4M1 Betty x 21$ s- |0 d+ K9 A# {7 d: @  [
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Allied aircraft9 y. J2 i% c) G0 J$ O5 D
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses( a+ V5 W9 h) W0 u; `
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed7 E) @: q& @) I5 b4 X! j0 i
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
4 R3 A$ ^2 c2 ~* c$ o8 z* {, n) }! I      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged; L! s/ ^, b$ s. v2 B; p, x
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Allied aircraft losses' b: r/ s# w( v
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships9 O) C6 {( p! D. p# @
      CV Hornet
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      CVL Hermes  j. f. z; L$ D. V) o
      CV Illustrious
, p5 w" `( }* Q! d      CV Wasp1 t# B% e4 h5 D7 M: k/ u
      CV Formidable: ]# ]; Z8 o) i# n3 c. i

, f5 h. K. V3 Y' hAircraft Attacking:1 z" o' c  e* ~
      18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
) d# L: r, R" M# ]               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb4 a$ F/ H4 G+ t, \( T6 v% z
      17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet9 P7 S5 D& D  s; g
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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; ?* H( a5 M) b$ S% E8 N# z8 f: pCAP engaged:% _9 U# _# S" q# f# E
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)) G; X, g0 A# W& n' C- I) ]
      4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
8 N7 [+ V. \7 T. @( b; H      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.& [7 [% e- Z; |- J1 n- P
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes7 @& I) ~9 ~) @( V6 k

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; h! h# w. K- R5 g' _0 @- wMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ x; v8 ]' y, U2 HEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 r. ^7 V1 }, B( O# E0 \8 }
      G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft
* f  U+ a' |4 X, }6 c& I  M2 u/ [      F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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5 ~4 U4 n4 h8 d3 |2 jJapanese aircraft losses7 B% u# i( k/ ?% C
      G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged) B) E  ?6 o( v; K4 n" s* s
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No Allied losses* T- R# h% y7 ^5 g! f, ?2 H3 w, E
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Allied Ships2 \* I( @3 c# j1 o0 [) H
      CV Illustrious; _$ U' ?' Q& w
      CV Wasp% K) [. H. A3 R
      CV Hornet
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2 ]( y* S+ V" c0 q2 xAircraft Attacking:: t$ s) }' g  ?1 m! Z
      11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet  [7 X# J' G9 m" t
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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5 Y& u% A2 K1 N  E6 HCAP engaged:
! e! I+ e2 |5 u$ aVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)" ^9 B* `4 Q5 @' ~& |
      1 plane(s) intercepting now.$ }/ w8 Z% b  R5 S) y0 r5 U; R1 R- C
      12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
. @! @) w- F. O6 N- H      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
9 Z7 S4 R  `( _& ?% p0 \: y) j3 j4 Q4 i      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1621 @* w  R4 ~0 \1 L3 d/ k
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- r3 S/ L9 m& o/ `, u
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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9 }5 F& e+ G8 T( ^+ j2 Z# TJapanese aircraft8 b2 K" I1 j, ~2 A
      A6M2 Zero x 24( g# W( q) K: I/ d& n
      G3M2 Nell x 18$ M; ^. [4 }# [3 a0 F0 F( {
      G4M1 Betty x 166 k7 V3 v' m) d2 z
  l; V8 z& j5 t& S# A' H
Allied aircraft+ ^7 e3 {$ U; T
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 197 i' Q- q7 Q2 R" p. C

) c& n- C5 F  a" S( @& zJapanese aircraft losses. F' C" y9 I. ^2 K% t2 J" P
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
5 i. o0 w2 A* G& y      G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged6 J) l* P; m1 j+ w$ T8 J3 q/ I

; A* C) G/ b8 R8 u" {. UAllied aircraft losses
; |! [. i/ N7 @: Z      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 K. p7 O5 T+ B  z  P
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Allied Ships% N" b0 b- G  q' h/ h7 U+ c
      CVL Hermes. s0 N5 t: l/ {3 P4 }2 _3 p
      CV Hornet8 \! M% Q# f" z# ~' F  l9 d
      CV Formidable
% B3 \- g+ k9 X      CV Yorktown
3 b. ^/ A4 }4 X$ v! k9 E7 h      CV Illustrious& c; F5 p4 R4 U" M, }# e" j; i

4 t/ H8 @# u0 g$ m/ y, e: nAircraft Attacking:
" v& g2 {) @% H5 Y      18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
/ R; H' y6 H8 K) f  G9 k               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb- m2 ^8 T8 S; A6 Y2 X4 z" q/ z
      16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
) X( g% U/ i8 J3 U. o7 \- |               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb1 o6 y. @6 |7 F

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VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
; Y: @# x6 c3 @% w! \$ J      3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.& ?( W+ {4 `* F" N
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.4 P" a. x$ [6 q4 u
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes

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! P. m3 F$ W' o2 o) P* f5 `: [42 年6月28日! C8 I4 }0 T# L! m6 e, z
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 28, 42
+ b6 |5 M: e5 qNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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  E/ Y1 D1 X: w; O8 cJapanese aircraft5 ?' T: \* C% x# a
      no flights5 W" z' E* K+ a. X% N, [1 R; _

, f( J  _: I& h/ ]% WJapanese aircraft losses
. f5 w2 Q/ K0 {# q* R3 U  }      F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed2 X" @3 F+ s, l
      E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed
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' l0 e- ^% X+ V7 u7 PJapanese Ships
7 b9 P+ ^- u8 M; X( [      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 51, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 U0 p9 K! {* _$ b5 [, K, e+ _9 p% x
      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3' I2 D. _' {/ T. T. k4 V4 t, V) A
      CL Tama% M2 N( q  j, t+ l, |, x$ I
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1' e1 D$ {9 m' q3 f" G! h0 x. H
      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2,  on fire
5 v+ ^3 Q; ^! L, S3 V4 S      DD Yugumo
$ @* \/ B5 u1 P0 J) Q% J# X. M% [- W      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 8,  on fire" S, j& u! \  W7 J8 i) ]0 J
      DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 2: s' s9 ?/ t9 A9 j
      DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
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4 B' k) r0 r6 }. x5 RAllied Ships! @' h; L; M% b1 Q  n" s
      BB Colorado- c4 K! ~6 Z. X1 n
      BB Warspite, Shell hits 3( e0 `& b* f# ^! H/ u
      CA Australia' I, R+ c# O8 O  ^5 X1 U7 i
      CA Canberra8 M9 k9 ]# L) G/ |2 F
      CA Dorsetshire; L3 E+ k" ?0 t
      CA Cornwall
: K, \0 r7 O$ J& V      CL Leander" Z" v8 ~. ?9 F! G$ o$ b- K
      CL Java
+ g# q, a  o; ~9 _      CL Dauntless
# R$ S6 M1 e9 @; C      CL Ceres# ?* Q0 h% J3 T) [7 C" Q9 u
      CL Detroit, Shell hits 1  F' [0 v) Z' G5 Q2 T0 D% T9 B' X( |
      CL Trenton. z1 x# X" {; L  S6 B6 o
      CL Concord
- j. D7 W, ]. \2 g      CL Helena. Q& q) R4 Q: F  V% J
      CL Nashville, Shell hits 1
$ x8 d, s* T/ d% o5 }      CL Capetown
. M( V6 k$ S0 b6 z      DD Buchanan
9 G% H# P. n2 x- _( k      DD Ellet  }$ [8 I8 U% A
      DD Stack  h9 V/ @( e% `& l& k
      DD Dunlap
7 P3 F' X( b% z) |% X      DD Fanning
. q9 C: S  F; n- U! `# s1 r. i      DD Nizam5 X" }* m+ p( l% m0 `+ T, `
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! ^& e+ n: m) D2 p9 o对Tongatapu 的一顿狂轰滥炸后，盟军惊讶的发现此处陆攻的数量令人吃惊。
! L  r& f: t, a' @' Q% Q3 n# |Night Naval bombardment of Tongatapu at 138,168
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      no flights+ x3 G+ j5 n9 i/ L) ^2 I& d5 n

" L: J1 F; W7 Q( s' P7 `7 S, XJapanese aircraft losses
& Q- ^' `: v+ d) x* r      A6M2 Zero: 18 damaged
" T; U8 u! H: z& O- R! F' n      A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed on ground5 k' x0 E' b4 N- j- v6 X
      G4M1 Betty: 68 damaged. ~+ Z  n7 U  z1 i0 C2 R
      G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed on ground
  W( _0 G9 z" C  q$ C      G3M2 Nell: 44 damaged
0 \' N# m& F. y, p      G3M2 Nell: 16 destroyed on ground
- x6 {/ B3 s: h: M  E      H8K1 Emily: 1 damaged6 I; Z7 `8 v" \+ J
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Allied Ships
- E' g5 h. \. G" o% Y      BB Warspite
# f  F4 \5 G  T- P, }1 U* t& z      BB Colorado; i9 ]0 s9 Q# u1 E
      CA Cornwall5 n4 c4 V3 K" L- \
      CA Dorsetshire
: Z/ t8 h/ P* s3 e3 O' }$ X      CA Canberra
2 r+ t$ m; h+ j( @) x% d$ I      CA Australia# t$ j9 L8 u9 v& @7 d* F* P5 l, P4 v
      CL Capetown& J  g. ~* H' i
      CL Nashville
2 W- `8 p2 X) s1 V, \5 c( Z      CL Helena' Q4 J. F- k/ H/ q- i% |( o
      CL Concord
9 Q( R9 S0 W* Y$ g7 V      CL Trenton
1 F5 J- z+ N, k5 S' Q* r$ A& [  P      CL Detroit- K1 |. \. N. z/ u, a
      CL Ceres
" u7 I( J7 U# [5 h9 i      CL Java, C0 \) Y" N+ D, i9 s* q3 L* M" c! x
      CL Leander) E4 R6 s3 ]4 G- ~
      DD Nizam
4 i/ \/ @7 k1 j4 S4 w, g      DD Fanning% n" o: O2 x3 K6 s9 v
      DD Dunlap5 B( Z- o+ C6 J1 x* N# O8 R
      DD Stack
/ D" H% C: S6 K, q      DD Ellet3 b) `8 ]/ V' c- }, x2 z. L/ g! G
      DD Buchanan' |' A8 n* W; k0 \, q

& [" r, ?; j4 X# X7 z4 O+ KJapanese ground losses:9 g1 ~, I3 r/ a* [, g( e, \
      281 casualties reported; F2 L( F( I! |4 [! l% _
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 U# \7 T/ h1 D$ |$ r5 ]         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
7 g2 F) h- O) V. U1 c) z& X         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled+ A! u4 g% f6 K: z1 N
      Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Airbase hits 23) M& G! n  v2 x# b1 t$ k$ C
Airbase supply hits 16) [+ X% u* f" }6 s
Runway hits 55, c, t( n/ c+ V. W; ~2 ^" w5 o
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日军残余战舰开始四散逃走与58捉迷藏，但日军Tongatapu 机场已瘫痪，若无KB的支援，盟军将达到收复这些基地重创日军舰队和保障美澳航线的目的。

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花开的士气全开啊。话说盟军的雷达太变态了。。。. P. d- J* H: P1 `2 k. R
chenrong 发表于 2013-2-4 18:00

6 U3 A4 a: H, r9 j  r7 X盟军：日军=2：1的战舰数，盟军居然还跟日军打成平手哦，哪个变态呢。

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这是细化，我觉得挺好的。

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  成荣天蝗那么多CA  CL都跑掉了，只剩下几艘小船还拉了盟军1艘BB几艘CL陪葬