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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，! ~$ }  _, |" `

& R' N0 }. Q- E6 m; E7 d0 {ASW attack near Penrhyn Island  at 169,158- ^' G* a, ^* H+ b3 P( ?
日军SS再逞凶
/ Y( ^( ]( I7 N! bJapanese Ships
" X  z- \* k! c      SS I-169, hits 1
; ]6 @3 i8 f7 rAllied Ships
: f* w: \3 N4 Z% x      DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage$ z5 X. j' S2 q- A+ p2 k- U
      DD Dewey' q2 Y9 D9 X  I4 q# u" h9 ~
2 ?& ]9 n$ F( M' c8 Y/ m
日军钟馗从信德起飞压制卡拉奇, 损失交换比  1:3  。- G5 Z. Q) ?' b
Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
$ o) ]7 N* m) q3 }Weather in hex: Light cloud
7 _) H0 w* N( C, Y, [: NRaid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.+ o6 S8 T6 H, R5 A/ u3 x
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
0 A' d) _0 p+ L; _7 n. hJapanese aircraft5 V% {* E' C, L' ]  ]# X6 S
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
" d! |2 j4 K1 g* s+ G9 w5 x+ zAllied aircraft  z- H: N1 D7 G4 u) N* ?5 |1 r
      Fulmar II x 12: P9 p- h9 m6 K  O
      Hurricane I Trop x 31
& D; g4 J3 i' S- ~  n% N0 Y      Hurricane IIb Trop x 11
$ K8 I1 N! I7 k1 @$ L' [' v, l      Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
; ~7 A" _2 k; [! h/ n) X4 s/ G      Mohawk IV x 2# N5 N7 D. B9 K/ c$ c$ k& o7 d0 r
      P-40E Warhawk x 3
5 C! a2 L. r% _9 @2 `4 S      P-40E Warhawk x 24
/ n- t, s8 G( wJapanese aircraft losses" ?# K0 n, j3 i% h/ J
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
0 n3 f% k+ b$ iAllied aircraft losses
, i" U' X, A1 R& O% b! {) W% r      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
0 f; f1 f- N1 ?2 R      Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
( D' |3 B: ^1 W      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
$ W% D5 B- a; ]- k- a4 F! Q& w# T      P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed* v) U7 Z/ O6 @3 i  P
Aircraft Attacking:7 [4 h7 V' ~% \
       8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet
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- I$ c4 E$ i3 L$ Z, ^6 zJapanese aircraft$ u8 V1 x; [4 m; H1 p7 H
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29
- E# ^& n4 H, R+ Q- ^Allied aircraft' M% d0 a1 v4 _* U& e7 n/ s
      Fulmar II x 9
( x2 q& z  B; K# T% F; j& ~+ ?      Hurricane I Trop x 12
# `2 O) v5 T# X4 b' ^6 j7 ~      Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
$ X/ o5 A/ K2 ~+ `      Hurricane IIc Trop x 50 C: u! B* K/ ^3 G/ O
      Mohawk IV x 2
. h# U1 b0 g6 W+ d      P-40E Warhawk x 108 e/ c. V" A# `  y$ {
Japanese aircraft losses
/ w# f) X$ S- d3 e$ |+ c! x- t      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed; d! F# K: P: q; [% E8 h; x: T
Allied aircraft losses
1 t# {4 j4 v; Y" b8 T/ p      Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
, g: E3 v& k$ e( t6 ?      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
3 W( I! Q5 m& A) y& H6 G      Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
. C3 y' K( a8 }7 N! C      Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
% h5 n( t- E6 i$ a; K: _% ?      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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6 O( ~8 b" u7 q7 M2 eJapanese aircraft! C# t5 ]8 L! [5 c3 u- u8 n+ Y8 d+ B
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33* X  f  o% ^  ]: Y' A7 Z$ Y% z
Allied aircraft
# X# n% Z$ P- b' }      Fulmar II x 3
1 N( i9 \, q7 {; b8 j- V$ B3 ?$ S      Hurricane I Trop x 3
* D5 Y! L* w: [' T3 H' A+ I7 P: B0 j7 N      Hurricane IIc Trop x 10 z( f% V: p/ {/ V
      P-40E Warhawk x 29 b, A- e5 U. O6 G. J' Q! i
No Japanese losses
$ |$ u4 N3 `, E: Y3 }0 s$ P  FAllied aircraft losses7 _; C2 P) I5 _3 L
      Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
9 C0 C, P- b/ K2 g      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed3 q; Y( v9 Z" x5 B1 Y; E( x$ Y
      Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
9 ^; {3 n: e" g: r7 v% q7 Q5 I1 O      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed1 N$ h2 n& T/ ^5 H# r
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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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/ X- _9 j4 O! O# P" ~Ground combat at 40,9 (near Karachi)" u3 O& S( f) x& j, l
Japanese Shock attack
3 D  r& z2 [9 A% OAttacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 31194 d5 t5 H+ H4 ?
Defending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138, t4 V9 y, v4 m/ D# R
Japanese adjusted assault: 751
0 I) G7 x" ^) P- u  _Allied adjusted defense: 1463 . _+ j, q6 ~) l5 @" s
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
/ V- T* i0 N4 a  T4 dCombat modifiers" m) ?2 ^4 i' f1 f( N2 O
Defender: experience(-), f" G6 c5 D" Y  _
Attacker: shock(+)0 e1 ^7 Z: ]( ~( R
Japanese ground losses:
, ]2 k# u! q% t6 D) H: }# E# t      17039 casualties reported1 n3 O/ x* v# ^# o# @- m
         Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled5 l! A8 P/ X8 \/ Y* m
         Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled
$ ]- r4 B% N# m, [) i% a( b) h         Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled
$ f/ b! G- _# U8 s! i7 V4 ~( l      Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)
# L  w' _% F0 X4 s; w      Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)
' o# B; ]$ m8 o0 `) l      Units destroyed 1
8 S; G/ t; X! i+ ~: m/ k% W# v) qAllied ground losses:
9 M9 E8 f0 t9 C7 d- g  G, a4 F      6533 casualties reported' W7 b1 H; ^1 k- g
         Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled" f3 n( z% @3 y# E* ?
         Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled! T& \% H( @1 \( u2 }
         Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled
* A* _# m6 Q2 \0 ]5 y6 x/ ^+ x      Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)8 w) R2 P! w, T
      Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)
( i& a1 G% A% p. F3 Y1 R9 D      Units destroyed 1
( P8 M' b: {! K2 A5 Y& tAssaulting units:
! w' E- @3 b2 e4 }6 {2 v9 B" r; t    21st Ind.Mixed Brigade' [  Y  a, P; q( a0 k/ k
    22nd Recon Regiment
, t8 T4 ?, J9 O( ?    17th Indpt Guards Regiment. G; s: ]- p; J
    41st Infantry Regiment
: _0 c! S( f! f  H* h6 N) x    4th/B Division$ g3 z6 G  d* q2 o. v8 J
    52nd Division
* c4 O# ], x' v    Imperial Guards/B Division
9 x0 }! l' g. I4 z, G" n- Q    54th Division
" n+ U! H: f3 `+ a6 f    Imperial Guards/A Division
* b: P# o" w( `2 f% e" U1 @" l    148th Infantry Regiment
  Z* }& p( p0 ^2 R0 `% w9 y- B    16th Guards Regiment5 v7 M+ A  C  i4 V
    53rd Division2 c* v8 U, Q3 G/ S/ J! f
    16th Infantry Regiment
. C/ T. S/ y& |    15th Guards Regiment; @- ?+ a, Q9 Z( S- O$ b) p" M
    47th Infantry Regiment
: Y' P( x) \$ `& c    4th Guards/C Division
- J' N+ \" [3 r( m* L7 B    1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
! q$ p6 p4 `, G" v    9th RF Gun Battalion
; B/ M$ z' O2 F0 s    3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4 A& H6 h( O* Z    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion7 o. o6 ~/ d# r. q8 P! `9 U* I
    8th RF Gun Battalion
! |4 d7 o9 ^+ {    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment( J  j7 A) W3 V5 w. c( I5 _
    14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion9 [" J# Q& E" `" c  ?/ g
    2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion/ L, \9 H8 h; d5 {( }5 G2 ?
    10th RF Gun Battalion7 ^$ D9 T* Y2 [; N$ j
    11th RF Gun Battalion
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Defending units:: F9 H9 h9 x( i! l+ K* f" Y
    1st Marine Raider Battalion+ L. z) ^2 _+ v$ F9 ~0 C7 u! U
    84th Indian Brigade/ c! a3 _! ~1 k; X) A) e- ^2 ?
    26th Indian Division5 `  Z4 S1 I4 R7 v! S( m; Z  j
    I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion1 a: G9 R- G$ L: y3 t8 s
    3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
$ ~/ g2 J' J+ T+ e    22nd (East African) Brigade
. @& E! s7 Q& u- U$ T    23rd British Brigade
% z! I: B+ Z6 `8 r+ v6 G* L$ w    182nd Infantry Regiment
" r- r2 w7 W8 w. U- ~    132nd Infantry Regiment' d4 m3 l# p: r( V. Y
    2/15 Punjab Battalion3 h5 X. F8 R0 z* _( q4 X
    164th Infantry Regiment, p/ m" z6 F$ {! u) m- f
    1st/102nd Infantry Battalion) k) k; L6 L/ C. k2 Z! H
    Kowloon Brigade* }3 o; k' q3 l- Q! c: v7 K+ Y
    14th British Brigade
. T7 K% s3 k) F+ {4 q, c+ y- R    2nd Marine Raider Battalion
0 i7 `3 E* C& \+ F# _' |! y    70th British Division: E) [+ V6 L  ~8 W. D
    16th British Brigade& P& }, ^# Q0 i% ?
    7/12 Frontier Force Battalion1 n1 R& M+ O  n  p/ s) `
    Waziristan Division
8 P4 S) A' R( l* ]    1st Marine Defense Battalion
* Z% T1 C6 H) y7 h0 r4 T    223rd Field Artillery Battalion2 ?0 G: X5 r3 Y
    2/9th Field Regiment
- H4 b  r/ y5 f1 J0 @9 {7 X    2/13th Field Regiment
+ R; X& e+ a$ ^/ f( w" N+ D    6th Medium Regiment6 M, z3 M+ M8 u
    2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion( }" ^( }/ `% D4 O6 r
    2/11th Field Regiment  m4 o4 T. A4 i* h! L
    181st Field Artillery Regiment4 b5 g/ i) H/ v# e& R1 i/ k: V' U
    168th Field Artillery Regiment
; [3 ^1 @( u' z* D2 W    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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! \! j/ C6 n) u4 h2 j0 p' RKB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。
' k7 A8 A9 k. ^8 ~$ M4 J42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。! r' `3 n5 y) }7 `) {( C3 a! i
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 26, 427 b8 I5 [/ o0 U7 ?) y
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 11,000 Yards6 q) d7 Q; ]* {, A) L9 q& c

! V; ]7 `! z3 M% E$ `0 i5 wJapanese Ships
; ^( J  Z7 K$ z+ z      CA Tone$ `& m+ |# D3 ^4 x- k* `: v7 A' f6 P7 o
      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2) {( R; Z0 _7 g4 _
      CA Kinugasa5 x/ o% V5 N% N8 P! b: S$ C2 d5 j1 r
      CA Furutaka
5 A( I3 ^" z3 n% {) Y' G' n4 x4 w! ~8 ^      CL Yura
8 w, {) J0 m: o      CL Kinu5 B/ @. @8 X9 e& C# \" c2 B8 C
      CL Abukuma
! R7 O; o: d8 A6 B9 N: p      CL Tama
- ?! f) ~7 ?' b7 j2 l+ Q# }      CL Kiso3 h3 [5 V7 O% K( a9 V: n
      CL Tenryu* n4 I" i& R1 d% Y9 Y' d+ J
      CL Tatsuta
" j' u& _2 T& ~& Z      DD Yugumo
4 D# o  V- c1 {      DD Akigumo) N& |5 ]8 H6 z% N# S
      DD Kuroshio
, U$ f9 n8 w+ U; V      DD Oyashio" o. J# ^4 S2 x  S4 a/ W& K, }
      DD Hayashio
  i* G3 \0 M; D8 e5 G      DD Amatsukaze; `( p4 a' ~2 {9 ]' ]( u9 e
      DD Tanikaze
2 m! \: `4 S5 ^      DD Kasumi* d; A, f; l- f- n
      DD Amagiri
, V6 _' o2 Q% G( R      DD Akebono
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+ j8 [& {8 |/ a3 l) ZAllied Ships5 w  w1 ^3 S, O- ^  ^6 s" w. c4 \
      DD Ellet, Shell hits 19 d3 T, r7 O% u
      DD Tjerk Hiddes
& k$ a0 t: p! y, P0 ?      DD Napier, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. S# Q8 u* p+ e9 P2 }. D, N
      DD Nizam
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- g( a3 q( `4 Y3 M' Y. vMorning Air attack on TF, near Tongatapu at 138,168& x3 b! D: e8 R

8 z  }$ b; q' f* C! X: ^Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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5 O# ~+ J: D2 LRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 G: i0 m4 w+ c+ @7 r3 W" ZEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 f* E- u% |: p7 N# M5 |2 G  g; q      A6M2 Zero x 53
  R" X% {# `# Y, x* h% P" n 0 \3 q" H# v/ k
Allied aircraft: D8 e, ~% p: a1 b/ w( a! X) I; V
      Albacore I x 12
: I  e' O7 ]5 ^7 ~; |      Sea Hurricane Ib x 16. ?: Q7 \1 B/ H( U( g: b3 L7 c
      Martlet II x 144 @' ?2 f5 r8 g% f+ k
      Swordfish I x 19) I* c2 v" Y7 s% x" ?: l' t( @
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 26
' v5 A1 x' q5 E4 Z) Y1 q" ?4 m9 d      F4F-4 Wildcat x 688 P# U7 p. {$ d6 V/ N. [3 l* G) M
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 1372 l8 B1 e' b; [# R0 V
      TBD-1 Devastator x 91 }, @& u; ~. \; M
      TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 }7 }! Z' a& n- A2 k; _      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed7 T% G4 j% }1 R, V
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Allied aircraft losses
: M" K* ?2 i( A      Albacore I: 2 damaged
  Q$ ]; W  {( D) }# R6 D      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed- B$ C. h" ]/ \7 C! F
      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed by flak8 {5 ~, R9 h, q1 I2 C3 H
      Martlet II: 2 destroyed! a- x% w) }  S8 j$ m+ }5 x
      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak: T4 K: {- u3 {; t
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed8 F' n) S2 }0 x: B* V0 O3 I7 j( b
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
9 J4 x: B5 H( K6 S0 C: j      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed by flak( ^# |; D" R, j1 S
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 10 destroyed, 18 damaged# Y7 m# y4 T6 a: N, I
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak  }) E1 C% {3 t0 h4 ?* r
      TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed1 f7 S+ t. y  K" w# y4 |
      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 D0 I. K) }5 J/ B& T/ O; k + m: e5 d, \3 I& o5 `
Japanese Ships, r* [2 G' x; y5 Q
      CA Tone, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
5 G' U9 I: x1 f( `3 M$ \      xAK Ronsan Maru, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 B8 R$ x1 e# \7 E, `5 u4 _% q      DD Tanikaze
3 ~0 x4 R6 s$ a- |3 s. I2 D1 q      CL Tatsuta) \- v+ V) I4 _$ ~8 Z4 ~5 \8 l
      xAK Heito Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 [+ |0 p& k% P+ {+ E7 }& R
      xAP Mizuho Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" o7 f3 ?; \# m9 Y      PB Nanpo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire) ~7 R8 \4 p; n$ W
      xAK Manko Maru, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
' J' g; n8 g& m7 _& \      CL Kinu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire0 f6 m2 k- j" q! ^( R
      CA Furutaka
0 K6 Z/ _7 T( Q8 I      AO Notoro, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage0 s' v, x. k! j) g. }% L1 c
      AO Hayamoto, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
: N1 j. O* @; M/ x0 m# h9 @      AO Tsurumi, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
2 f! f3 M1 `/ Q0 _5 T. z8 n      PB Teibo Maru #2, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
8 [0 a6 `; a" ?7 L& k& c- w      CL Tenryu
" I' |. C3 R9 z" w. f+ Q+ |      AD Shintoku Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire4 K. ^  n5 V; B! ~& W
      CL Kiso, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
5 T& W* [1 U, T* @- D      AO Ondo, Bomb hits 1/ a9 A0 ^( F4 \0 p% u# Y' G
      AO Naruto, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
, L, {2 o$ U0 d( {& f      CL Tama1 o0 q/ u' Y, V" A( v  }$ Z" u
      DD Hayashio
' W% w7 ?: L* `$ _( r      CL Yura5 C0 p+ R* S- x; i
      PB Ikuta Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire5 N2 h9 K" J' L
      PB Tatsumiya Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
. g; m5 }9 N( q8 r2 d      CA Kinugasa
# H  l/ Q1 u3 \8 C! [& P      PB Kaiun Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
: n% v3 I$ y( s& l8 q, \      PB Taiko Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
3 h  e( P6 Y- t0 v      PB Sureboko Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& B' G) w5 j7 w+ b" @# K
      PB Kaikei Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires- y: H. n. P$ @. p( y; P; D
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Aircraft Attacking:8 m$ X, C# t  z" A" z% r& R
       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'# Z2 N; Q' z" [6 n4 z9 r1 h
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
% j! l5 w% _8 s& l) a! i. a      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
9 B% @' w' r6 o  |' T               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
/ K, |( X9 V% K. P$ E      12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'8 Q( X5 u  O' i% O, o% y  g
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb$ A8 ~, r( _, C! J" ?1 |
      10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'/ V' n0 F) S" q* j
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
2 w! R' [, Z6 E2 M1 `- p8 T      12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet. e* ?5 H  U# b
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo% d* V9 R' f0 V6 r# h: b2 D
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
* g7 b: J3 U" T; o" R! T               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb3 D  W: T$ _- g8 A) \
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'5 C- l5 I8 j( n" Y3 L3 l" Z  m% y
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
$ i/ j+ r* R! N4 b( k- i. D       5 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 l' d0 R* S* K6 h               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
" i6 K) |8 @% N8 W      18 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 C' ]) ^2 O6 J9 _
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
+ k3 d/ v' j5 q8 p- ?+ @      12 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' {3 J- M9 O6 e3 |. m               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
% r" D; y, y+ K. ?4 M6 p: G- r       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
- p; d+ S( W: N! g" [4 ^' j1 Z               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
/ b) n# [8 C! C0 ?! t. i4 ~! b( v       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
( a4 M+ P  h* P  I) Z8 B7 U2 ?5 V               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb) N6 W% s+ v! B$ l5 n* @3 m
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'% m% H5 Z  t$ B. ~
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb- h3 \! C* p1 |5 g6 N
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
* E0 `3 i* c; Q2 L               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 \: j7 \; C$ l! L      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
5 l; \; L5 V+ a7 h4 n2 |- o( z3 `               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
' q3 c$ j5 P/ N# F6 s3 G       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'7 b2 f- }5 Z  d5 _+ G
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb6 w" u# t2 a* l2 h' F0 y
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
1 j6 @4 {$ y5 }. Y, L% G1 k' A               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
$ _* b* i3 u7 R6 g       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'4 v4 T; ^/ }3 U" L# m! l6 z
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb7 ]: z4 f8 ]( m4 Q& V/ ]! m
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
% ^% Q& f3 g( X               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
0 o2 z/ P6 S) W! Y7 A$ U) T+ M8 i       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
% \% V, I+ }" I0 x               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb5 _( s4 A( n0 J& n+ ?6 G/ _
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
- a, [8 G0 {3 l6 T7 m9 }               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb! _# R0 K+ o" ~$ T
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
  v5 A/ y- f# G2 X               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb! c/ ]% A9 B# `* Y3 n! Q9 Z2 Q
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'/ v& O/ H2 A8 ~# N
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb  v/ J' E8 D6 o0 l

7 t" S: m0 J. a5 V& zCAP engaged:
3 Q! N# ?1 w' P: y1 e! K13th Ku S-1 /A with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)- A- e0 Y9 m& h: T4 p
      7 plane(s) intercepting now.
! P# ]* S3 }, R- n0 z  l. X1 u( C      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.$ ~/ w2 }) k! f- c4 W3 c- Q
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
8 q+ x& s2 K3 |9 H& {* K( Z0 m6 H13th Ku S-1 /B with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 }( O9 G4 e* w/ I2 |3 w      8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 I" y9 s) y, g: b, D& ?      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.( h& w0 @" ~9 B2 |2 p& C# B, c
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes" Y4 n9 e# O0 x% ~' v3 m$ W& _" ]/ M
13th Ku S-1 /C with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)# b8 K- J' u8 \2 w3 @
      2 plane(s) intercepting now.# F0 B' w( D' V6 R2 \
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.( Q% Q- S2 N9 o
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes8 B4 T0 w* C# n; _& r) H1 k
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Nanpo Maru/ G& s3 A" V9 U# L; m- z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Manko Maru* G7 X" r. g- u+ w0 i& o9 J& H6 ]
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Notoro/ K( f( n7 H: h: O( Z$ V
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Kiso
# i9 ]6 P, e, @4 j3 b' G2 X. MHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Hayamoto1 @! ~8 y9 y) G6 D# N4 q- ?1 N
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Ikuta Maru
& ?$ g3 T" c3 z6 z/ {7 PHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Tatsumiya Maru1 B) C( d  s$ j6 I4 @+ Y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kaiun Maru2 M. e) J5 ], m& H$ N! k
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Teibo Maru #2
6 L! n" _; I/ IHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Tone
9 H% T7 b) ]8 r6 n* {Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Sureboko Maru
  {5 N; [, v: a/ r  ~7 D9 X1 l, iHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kaikei Maru- I3 R5 L0 {6 n

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tongatapu at 138,168
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- \* N' N. G. X! z3 Y6 ^! E
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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+ q$ l& d$ {0 w. n# X* H3 Z4 {( TJapanese aircraft% |5 t3 g, V$ e
      A6M2 Zero x 43
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  b; O: F$ f6 j* S4 C# B+ ~  [Allied aircraft& L2 k" Y+ L3 A4 |
      Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
9 Y- D* P, n! a6 W2 F" n2 O      Martlet II x 8
/ Y( h# W5 x2 |1 f      Swordfish I x 18( i' ?+ P( r& N
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 18  c0 f9 q% e+ z7 Z/ e6 Z% W  k
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 56
3 F  X6 A' F% z      SBD-3 Dauntless x 1024 M. W$ [) {1 X% w6 {9 c2 Z! N
      TBF-1 Avenger x 11$ |' `( M( B$ X+ n- U0 r- f  A
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Japanese aircraft losses) ^7 m) j" [; T& z: J6 R* U
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
$ V$ x0 O0 `/ p  B# T" Q5 o      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
$ p3 O: l0 C  {4 B/ ?5 E5 F      Martlet II: 1 destroyed
$ F5 F3 ~! G& p      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
& w- |  D( x; D/ B$ p) b3 S      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak+ B! l; N  R6 _2 U8 i0 {
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
$ t* D% K2 O; `% j/ [1 i      SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 22 damaged
* G( s* t8 x7 n6 Y      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
7 o  N' V( F, u' R: f; ^& W4 U) [7 v      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged4 }2 |& R6 H/ U0 t7 \# G9 Q& f

4 N& q, g8 F, u: v  hJapanese Ships
8 |; |; {+ z: ^- J9 {; z      CA Tone, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
3 Q" c) D3 ~' V( R      AO Erimo, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ a4 [# h5 n9 ~" t7 ~$ j
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
8 k5 n( V  [# [+ \" W      CL Tenryu) f6 a5 W( w3 Y9 F- W: |% i9 W
      DD Kasumi, Bomb hits 1,  on fire4 H) E( H6 \9 b7 `
      CL Tatsuta, c" \: e: k- ]7 d- E3 E
      CL Yura, Bomb hits 1,  on fire; c* q9 ]. [3 }7 r& B. O7 L" A
      AO Shiretoko, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires3 V$ }: {( t3 y! U1 M! b; w
      AD Shintoku Maru,  on fire
* L- {  T2 W, Q9 J& L2 h      AO Sata, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
# |# m( L7 L. }7 @5 C      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  t% N" Q2 W2 k9 {
      PB Chiyo Maru #4, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
' a" ^/ X8 q) ?2 [      CL Tama
3 x9 X$ X0 U4 T3 F0 ?/ _9 L- K      AS Yasukuni Maru, Bomb hits 10 d+ k7 n& Q1 j; [% p+ y4 k
      DD Kuroshio, ^. m$ o( j* X2 h* u( ~
      PB Ikuta Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
$ _' x; B6 F" A  k+ m; z      DD Hayashio, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
) x9 s& V$ o! ?1 I& I0 C      PB Nanpo Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
) l2 C9 q# ~3 B      CA Chikuma
" @4 w1 k& k: E      CL Abukuma
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) h2 e" g$ M+ ?# z2 M4 K& QAircraft Attacking:+ E  E+ q  k7 S( U
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'/ W+ a6 W/ b  n4 ^  ~) C
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb% _1 g! I) |6 M6 p8 ?( i
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
- O3 W! |9 A- S, Z& [               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 h+ q# c, R3 d( J( L      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
2 w* I* |! S8 f, Z7 ^$ |; S6 u7 ?0 f& w               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 f& z1 E7 g/ H1 @, R3 V3 q       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
, v6 N5 _9 }! N               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb6 ~9 ?5 I" {9 A3 f: y1 x4 b  \1 _- @
      11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 {, F) M" W0 {- p- J4 w2 {
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
* I$ S/ N. l' X6 Z4 d7 ?8 {, Y  a       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
; D/ ]6 n( M: w. [               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb5 v2 t% g& r1 t6 ^9 F* o: E6 R- _
      15 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& `" u: w* }8 R* A; |               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
3 f* n& s+ h( _2 u$ W% ^       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'4 o* V# W% t, Z4 g" V) v
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb3 Y; r" D2 O& L4 h& f
       3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'; w- ~& J1 w: R3 \- }, v) E, o
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 ?1 v- h2 b6 {# {  a3 w       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
) i7 J! P4 F3 V               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 X0 E+ p) l6 P: _  W! P& l       5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'$ [- z9 J; N$ F; G
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb. @) e4 X3 a( ~( m$ l
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000', k! J( U6 y: c  u; e3 O# Y
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
0 H& x3 Z2 r; D* v$ V6 \       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
' @% j' I3 N) H4 B" g               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
; z0 G7 Q% s4 Z  L& t. u5 o       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
( q0 l  [! A3 C               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb& @& X: @3 n* G* S& [9 A& L
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
) e% e( u& T" z4 e* p               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb( r2 d+ j9 B; h. v  h
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
$ s/ E7 U- _. M% R2 d1 t" `8 w+ m               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb+ \( j3 V7 h0 h6 Y
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000': p2 [, m- _2 a2 V
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 _- N$ Y; n( G- b% i       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
8 ^, s* A! _- }2 A1 K               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 v+ e& W! C5 l+ P       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'; {: |6 r6 W) C7 [' E
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb6 [& b* P& H, @( v$ q% `/ x& P& C; y
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CAP engaged:
3 v* B6 M# s) h" x3 D, _3 L13th Ku S-1 /A with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
. t4 ^- D  A% U' ^! p, K; {      5 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 W* \" V! m' A9 ~      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
% v" E* T# ^; b8 Z+ v      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes8 ~! q4 X* V& O( X- @) p5 l2 H: Q
13th Ku S-1 /B with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)7 z" u9 k3 A7 ^
      6 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 Y8 Q* h$ l) e" V      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000., W9 c# _3 ]# ]6 F# ?
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
0 B, t; B( F* Y13th Ku S-1 /C with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 J1 K  Y* \& p6 |      1 plane(s) intercepting now.
+ C4 I( H" d$ u. I, P      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
$ }4 J2 _, T' f" j" Q      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes' h/ d' S8 X/ i' g4 R+ {
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kasumi
& {4 X: `- N! ^- p5 d( WHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Sata
6 O4 I9 |9 X" |& i  mHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Chiyo Maru #4% \/ u7 a, B: f6 h* q2 I6 b1 r3 `
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese CA
% B" X' D" ~! D; g' }* _5 dHeavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese AO2 F  l* d0 E& T) d$ B1 a# j( A
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Furutaka5 o' [7 e1 m- o7 w' `9 T8 @7 y
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hayashio
8 e. o% q6 j- }2 wHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Nanpo Maru3 r) V7 {2 L) W2 b1 x! h
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Ikuta Maru

花开时节

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$ x; f+ ]8 a4 l3 f( b42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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* I; D$ i/ _+ QNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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4 b4 y0 o& Y  rJapanese Ships
8 N+ P1 }2 f/ b, m& M. \      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2+ I0 I/ o% ]' G- c. Z# O$ S; o
      CA Kinugasa
; K$ q% V9 A  {; d7 C1 ^  J+ X2 x      CL Yura, Shell hits 5,  on fire+ i0 o9 m' b1 ~) a) a" C
      CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
+ T* s# w1 K, r- X% l      CL Tama3 j& q6 U) U4 U( u, I* u
      CL Tenryu2 W" ~- S5 O: {( |
      CL Tatsuta
" M+ \0 ?5 c$ m! s! L& E4 L      DD Yugumo4 K! z" a" S" e1 C% E  s
      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
  `3 H/ M, S( \6 v      DD Kuroshio
* p9 `1 d; z: ^/ V* ]+ ~      DD Oyashio, Shell hits 15 {. t# a$ H3 a$ x
      DD Amatsukaze
% z* C0 f) ~9 a6 I' P! A, j3 f      DD Kasumi; m4 I/ n' M, w+ z

; I  |- g9 ?3 L) a% RAllied Ships
2 d. p& g% J3 }2 x: U  k      CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2, ~2 y* g- F8 k- a
      CA Northampton
3 x% z% M9 Y6 q2 {% B      CA Chicago, Shell hits 1: r  ]& a4 H# o" V
      CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2& z$ V% @, j5 }1 e& c. `2 t
      CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2, }' ~2 c! G2 E  T/ C
      CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
' p8 |0 D$ x  {' l. ~- n7 R$ h      CL Perth
$ j" ?, }3 m7 ?. n1 R      CL Enterprise
' U8 Y' Z9 k  s, y; P      CL Honolulu
: H1 V: \& `  d8 g      DD Alden
# g: X1 N3 g6 g! e, x0 d      DD Fox
5 g6 c# |: ^7 H  m      DD Whipple( }; W: J6 ~; C/ p- H' u6 [

; T- y( i  D& K8 J8 @3 NImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight' D( I& y: Y, F6 A5 e, j/ u
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
/ K! u9 x4 O: _3 x" j9 @" s; gRange closes to 17,000 yards...
0 ~2 a+ w% D2 p6 Q0 y+ X: O1 tRange closes to 11,000 yards...) Y& ^; M: @. e3 ~5 B" w+ c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
: H; I& M; f" \% X% ^4 n# }Range closes to 8,000 yards...
% v$ U0 a! l1 |$ Z: V, _CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards* H8 x( y$ b9 f7 c; r# }7 u
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards2 D) M; V# d+ y6 Y
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'
; C; `' X& c! ~- \& Q/ qCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
2 [8 W+ k, g7 H' L! k1 M3 XCA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
1 `, a& R8 ~, D7 |7 e& p) U7 `) VCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards  e: N: J6 u' P4 N, q8 G* P
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards9 _. Q1 v8 U7 g' Y0 E
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards8 E' E3 a1 _- O
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
# X- Z+ w- p4 LDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
1 H, l4 C0 N$ ~  ^1 ?- b( ACA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
5 A( t+ p( W8 L( k( I4 _' _DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards& j4 ^, [5 w) a6 a
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards8 M; y- u$ D9 C- S8 x' h8 o2 k% V
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards) ?. f# w% r+ p
Range closes to 7,000 yards" u! Q2 B# C& ?. k
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards* l. b* e# H) Q7 V4 {  L
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards$ `) i0 S. U8 |" J4 c+ R3 h7 C
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
4 z& Z1 [' M! @5 \& N6 b5 bCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards* F) ^% W8 z. H
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards) _+ H8 d7 t/ f5 S. p1 |
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards8 Y; `7 y/ L: D" F8 ^  X
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
  g  k9 W, V/ cDD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards' v1 G  a& Q" p: F- R# a7 |
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
; M0 D0 F* P) b4 J2 K* GDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards* u9 t& X& u) G/ G8 s/ |' _7 R& ?
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
2 L% y; c8 h% t- N* k3 u" |6 q' GDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
2 E; M: o* ~+ h1 f$ i/ k; cRange increases to 8,000 yards
0 T  \; G6 \2 e4 z) Q% _4 v9 gCA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards0 g* `! ]. Q) U1 j
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards" }% G( k8 E+ j$ p+ p, H; [
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
7 o2 K! r4 R) q# b# U$ K& |4 nCA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards4 D9 D! r; h* w& z/ U
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards5 d9 W8 o; y$ r! [" k( A  ]
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards, W/ K( \/ E) ?  u- z
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
$ L) a# U: n6 g6 T6 d7 K4 sDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
/ f' t- `) K4 ]; }DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards- j- G% h8 O: o7 i" S* x
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards
/ Z, Z$ J* G  M7 _8 a- m+ SDD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
% k) v$ H; S6 k8 c) V/ EDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
5 ^+ ]3 {2 z8 m' [' o& U7 P6 u- DRange increases to 9,000 yards( Q2 [$ @0 ]& }, p$ t# i
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
- [/ R+ U% o; g+ H- z9 b% M+ OCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards$ H5 s8 c; o! _1 b; b0 x6 x
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
- l4 p! J4 Z( z+ J, _& wCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
" Y2 R* V2 z. D( B" X9 X9 ACL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
7 q( L$ p7 T2 t8 j' ^/ V* nCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards: ^" q2 w7 F; @3 `
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards& @( B. v6 O: Y% H: x
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
1 K2 G/ d! D; Y" d0 xDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards
- S  ^5 h8 M: G/ J! uDD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
# O9 M, L- |6 ~" x) S8 JDD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
& i; a2 d" y, e6 }/ C$ kDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
8 Y* b# u* \! c: xDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards0 T: A% V$ C2 U" \+ p. U$ T5 r/ h$ g  l
Range increases to 12,000 yards6 ?! D3 Q0 n1 L7 p0 g
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
3 i& O% Z. P, ^# C3 MCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards  g0 ?9 f" f5 B$ o
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards7 {8 t0 W$ w( }; b
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards9 X  s' m6 y8 l6 U$ s; m3 m0 d6 B
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
0 h6 S. p6 U1 H! p0 T$ FCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards" x8 L( m) S+ }+ I1 F4 C; X( a
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards: C0 g$ [+ x; ]7 _% t
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards# V. `$ h" w. A2 @7 M
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards/ ]; r. l* A" B# m  I
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards) \- v# c2 t+ @! s/ `3 d6 o6 a# [6 E
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards0 c& m8 q( ]6 d9 q
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards4 b+ [" R+ I7 K; _# R
Range increases to 13,000 yards
7 H: u! q; Q# gCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
! M% k- o9 O9 X9 p) g, @CA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards$ @. a' a3 F0 f: F
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards9 {- R. b: }' U, U  u! W
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards- V! h1 T& j5 n: i
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
/ w3 i+ F  `: w8 ECA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards% O9 `2 [$ @4 W) J! G! [7 }0 _0 r
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
$ t3 ^! L, w0 v6 p3 I3 ]DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards7 u+ i2 H; O7 g& [
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards( P3 N9 r4 G' C7 a5 x& ]- j0 V
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
0 M; M+ S6 V+ x' g* g: J3 e7 {DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
8 ?) P+ W( T' nDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards1 C4 ~$ f- g$ `' w: K
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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" ^) F* d0 }- e% [( ?Japanese Ships
1 j5 }8 P9 l& ^3 [! H0 O      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11,  on fire6 G' P  Y+ ]( n' Z. @# Y9 v/ s
      CA Kinugasa# Y3 A0 n& G( |8 N8 ^
      CL Tama, Shell hits 1: x) b0 W2 p' x3 C, s; K( W/ U
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
! f3 f$ P2 D+ K      CL Tatsuta
) |* Q6 U% `: e9 a      DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2,  on fire
: E  j. ]$ {) }; T- T      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 19 G. z$ {, c  n7 ?( [
      DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1,  on fire
9 b+ Q% l2 c( y+ Q/ Z' v      DD Oyashio
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Allied Ships
) H1 f, D' X4 S! w/ H, E" r      BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
; ?' z3 x( t& m8 T- E) j      BB Warspite, Shell hits 8: y) t/ e4 ]7 M
      CA Australia9 e8 m+ r1 m8 P/ d& ?" h. A
      CA Canberra$ [! D3 q- V8 f; a$ B3 W
      CA Dorsetshire$ Q& s) Q0 s+ j1 |% h
      CA Cornwall
- w% f% y; r: \, l      CL Leander
: X8 {  T3 H1 @% _  H! f3 g' C      CL Java
+ s8 u+ T, O& @  b6 |      CL Dauntless8 G  P: U% M- L. q9 \* T# [+ B, I
      CL Ceres
% d" a. B3 g  ^# N" y/ A0 l* g' h1 P      CL Detroit, Shell hits 1. m. ?: |6 I# y2 z! K
      CL Trenton
- @! [) _# Q' i. L2 d      CL Concord* \- F5 C* V6 I, c( F1 g
      CL Helena
1 k" z. f, l# R      CL Nashville
) E, D" o2 H7 j* F* Q6 @      CL Capetown( s$ {4 A+ ^$ `
      DD Buchanan
7 P$ v! @. l9 V9 e3 T" [      DD Ellet, Shell hits 1,  on fire4 b0 c3 R8 s5 g. f2 P
      DD Stack
* Q* h  ~6 J* T  w' d4 Y& b1 R/ I' d      DD Dunlap( A5 f" M3 k6 N+ E
      DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
1 ?' t# r7 Z- I+ C$ ]1 y      DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires5 U# I$ w$ C0 V* U
      DD Nizam+ x, e7 y8 u# N
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards* Q( N: L) k& r; R
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
. }  S5 }; ~7 y- v; f; q" A4 k: ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards  p1 {5 y' V  n( d1 F
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
0 `9 @3 z5 l% _; C+ [BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
0 k2 ~. o: p3 |$ MBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards, Y" o' ?4 n. _+ E6 B" R4 j& C2 B' U
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
; h; w( ]7 G8 ]0 y' {- sCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards7 e% x2 I4 _- b" L4 U5 u+ F
BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
3 ^  z( n9 `5 s( d4 tBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards) F/ W$ t# P6 W  a2 E+ c
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards. I5 b4 A2 d. i( `2 D) k. m0 i) x
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards: e9 n) u8 G; X. X
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
; z! B0 z3 E' M; T6 [& |/ JRange closes to 15,000 yards
# ?0 S' i, K! lCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards3 W+ G: d, c* c! w5 a% r# `, ]
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards7 B' U4 S! \! B9 x, g$ j# H
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards0 `' |1 [, z# W1 _% n, ]: G
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards& n& Y0 P7 U/ n, K
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards) Z( H5 t  w) r- D$ a+ s
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards% C7 M9 A$ p6 Q5 H
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards+ q: _" {4 \3 I
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
' \) A9 w5 [* K: V( z% j5 d/ }CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards1 b5 ~7 D  U' Q; ?* ~
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards+ F* X# z! i: O1 e& J
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards; {1 R$ H' _: K/ v
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards2 }% ?  X8 I! c1 s8 ~1 x3 }; p
Range closes to 11,000 yards4 L/ x% X5 S  E# {% Z5 q1 F
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
5 r" j! n( f1 y( L* Z2 e  }BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
5 g0 ]9 b6 q$ j1 C, a$ pBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
& z& b9 n: q$ e7 Z( `CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
, B7 f; z, A' k8 E% Z, K/ c- `BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards/ f0 b, p4 o! [, |1 y  y3 j) f
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards' c8 _4 y' @) \- J0 E+ E0 @' O
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards5 O  r7 `# z, b3 ?; m/ A
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
" d9 }# m0 s! L% RCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards# i% [0 N  S+ t2 O
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
. F5 v. E6 i7 o: D( R: x/ h; CDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards6 X1 f3 X6 N/ P+ h& x& Q" t
DD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
" o8 G, i- [  bRange closes to 9,000 yards
) [6 O4 l/ E* S, W7 ]CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
9 D9 E" H& x8 ]0 y( OBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards  K5 v6 T1 U$ m  F5 B/ b( P
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
) s. q8 J1 n0 }BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards. `: {1 s) _4 }& S1 _* W. Y
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards8 X6 C( B& g. y+ F% w; O
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
) s- U4 w7 @0 ], N. E9 c% \CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards: n: S5 ~+ o$ {, u2 T1 ]% c* ~5 T" z+ u
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards6 Y; l/ L1 j6 j/ N! Y: |; r
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
' b' T2 V: ~% iCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
* B4 i0 }1 }5 j2 ?/ T/ B5 ]' mDD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
2 h1 E& i, G" A% A8 T2 v( RDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
1 Y# l( M6 u# kDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
, U3 }* P: b" @9 I- Y0 NRange increases to 11,000 yards" t- m/ T3 _( l: g* d
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
1 v! T0 z: e7 d( h* wCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards/ W8 |, W6 v# H7 K: h
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
& Y) L" w8 N  j7 E: U  vBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
3 s) w1 l+ B  Z+ D# r* b7 mBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards0 E7 \0 D4 I  B* D' v* I3 ?. H
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards& C# d6 \- D% R0 }2 h
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
7 F( P- h: Z0 ^- z- l/ GDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
+ W5 B) {  V. H  m$ m1 a0 \  j: CDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
0 F% l/ e8 O; y4 x' `0 Z; [+ i4 z5 bCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
" `( X& @! z3 o5 y3 z' ]# d* h9 tCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards" J$ n& L6 U& D3 _
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards: L; ~) x  x1 u) D7 Z; q
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
( a5 K; Z" I* z3 X" G3 tRange increases to 16,000 yards
6 `) W0 v8 n: B8 F+ `2 k8 fCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards- o/ T6 v/ Q+ a2 O9 d
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
& Q: t/ u- v! F4 @4 R* Y4 nBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards
4 o; z1 s# b; h# FCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
1 ]- s, h. T* Y( w2 _5 a2 C+ o/ `# UCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
. M6 ?$ `, v7 o- N3 q( |& v8 _& M4 pCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards5 n5 C. d: v: \* f+ e# A/ D% b
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
  U7 ^% H% q2 }: y8 f# U! |3 h9 @CA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
  t: A8 }9 g( P7 [CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards0 J1 b' t' `# G$ p- U
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
) \, ?  t" D% K) Y9 M) {, _CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards
3 j3 n* x- T' ECA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards% G9 K3 w4 b( t
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
# W% d) Q% @! rDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards3 m4 o# i$ |  Q% H$ m9 N
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards$ r: `$ ~! F4 B  P( j
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
) ?6 ]7 ^1 [* p; A/ g0 V4 w. QRange increases to 21,000 yards3 s, D& F6 _/ g4 A5 g9 j& d' Z
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
; G* v- |8 x8 ABB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
# x# @5 [+ ?, s) q8 D" A0 t! WBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards/ ]$ k: i8 r1 c6 a* ]: c0 z
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
6 L/ U  C( w  g: z6 r( [CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards+ B& l4 k* L) {% T+ ?
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
' P2 t+ y0 e1 T, r( M( i; |/ J* S" nCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
( w& I6 O5 q; l3 }: I( [CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards% J' F0 {2 k: h- _! W8 K2 P
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards/ D6 ?2 d2 L* y, k
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards, a# h6 C& v7 K7 l
Range increases to 26,000 yards
6 h% V9 c: ]9 O: x0 O8 yBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards1 p0 Y& w/ c+ H" x* P
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
' h2 t2 V8 I# e( O" BCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards  J9 [$ N! S% _" T) {- v4 K) j( A
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards+ {( X8 Y. b# R& |8 [$ U3 c
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards" o1 Z' _$ V2 N
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
7 O7 h* T2 h5 x$ P( A3 S; cRange increases to 28,000 yards* f. t# N2 @/ E
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
6 c% N7 t* E' P1 r( kCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards  v7 x2 L% z/ O, \" \
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards2 l! V# u- j2 G6 d
Range increases to 30,000 yards3 S4 F2 c$ ?8 }" C2 F
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards" }/ l  A3 [6 p9 R4 L1 A# O
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
/ f# N1 A3 n& j( O; E9 LCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards: K) \2 C2 @, w/ q' E- _
Task forces break off...
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- D& q) }0 R$ T9 ISub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67  at 135,153  - near Hoorn Islands
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Japanese Ships8 z0 S" U, B9 i* d! U8 s+ x' D
      SS RO-67,  heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain' X3 n% Y& O+ L; R) g* `5 [: x
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 z3 m7 y; O8 i' G; D- LEstimated time to target is 44 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ E3 S7 p/ i9 F4 j$ ^+ U
      A6M2 Zero x 48
6 |. K+ c# |1 g      G3M2 Nell x 19+ n% k( K1 J4 n! t5 i
      G4M1 Betty x 21* W% n4 h5 z3 _1 W, ]

8 p: e% F; ^$ O8 GAllied aircraft
5 o& h2 z# s8 E: _      F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses0 T: p. f8 ]* a
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
: R* C# u/ e8 j6 L2 Y6 ?$ E; G      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed3 S; N2 a9 U0 F5 \
      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged. ~) P  d* n- ], X

  W" {- C. R, T1 ^7 |Allied aircraft losses: l. m- [0 O# @0 |$ j" D- E
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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3 c! V5 y! f9 d% I3 W5 BAllied Ships2 `; u" _+ ?7 D% z
      CV Hornet0 L9 q  \, @3 h# d, D
      CV Indomitable
; J9 r! V& e% y) X. R: p      CVL Hermes; Q& f; K1 K: e( g2 F8 `
      CV Illustrious
$ f/ u, M0 W, w" e4 v) Q      CV Wasp% U; l+ A) \* B7 [
      CV Formidable3 l5 r) F. s% a' F# o# {; i

) o$ w. O8 L" h0 P5 ?' ~Aircraft Attacking:4 M# B& r  Z9 O5 m8 q& i$ J+ T; U. d4 l
      18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet- C% x" H. K* J( L, N" S$ c
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb9 A4 C7 T0 w/ g) h0 r2 ^7 D
      17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
& F8 b9 b, i2 x0 T' f* J               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb+ r' }' Q, ^. T9 H. D9 ]
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CAP engaged:8 t/ N# J  n% G/ ]# _
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)4 y. b' ?& q" l, U* w
      4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.- w5 E( `* v$ H. N+ K8 A* l9 k0 g
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.* W/ a* J6 u. v/ f0 S
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes9 g  E- o: }; z% t& t

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/ H0 |6 O+ G6 L1 oMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162! `; y( y' _) B9 G# E2 ^. K9 p

8 J# r' |( E, |* ]; p" e% u" _/ HWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" J* F9 P; ^" pEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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% T  d; L4 Q1 C/ u+ i7 yJapanese aircraft: j* x, E* e* y7 |; K, c- t
      G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft. S& q" I' H5 x: l5 u- G, j+ Z, M
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 14& K9 o; i7 T2 r7 x  V; o

* S& t, B/ ~) t) d0 jJapanese aircraft losses
3 S" c9 Y: Y1 j# d1 B6 j* C      G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
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      CV Wasp+ O* z' _2 Q7 P3 y5 O; H
      CV Hornet, `/ k8 s1 U; V( C, w9 g

5 J) h3 P0 g' ~/ D( R' o3 A0 ?2 i+ B  `3 bAircraft Attacking:5 A, O; d/ a! a( [* m. G
      11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
( y! E) E1 Y  _3 Y8 z& [               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb" v- c2 ^  |" a( _1 B7 K) a* v  }

2 r: |: G( t$ i& dCAP engaged:
6 [8 N, J' H' n  O$ j  P; W; zVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)3 C; P7 S" O  Y) a6 a9 C( \; g) z
      1 plane(s) intercepting now.8 P' |+ i1 \; V
      12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
+ v+ t2 {0 t* D. I      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.# u  G# n& T. k$ V: l8 E
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes9 f  w  S* i! }; z, R% u3 l
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9 p9 m( S$ ]0 o, G7 \& MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1628 r, S. |( o( g9 j3 u+ h

( h( v& Q$ {6 Y. H5 `Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." i, O5 X, p; @& v
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes
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) ^$ Z3 \+ ?+ q; R8 X* y! kJapanese aircraft
4 b# j$ Q; u% y* _      A6M2 Zero x 24
2 u! K. c6 X, F8 e, S      G3M2 Nell x 186 k  l; K) ?. E( \2 }
      G4M1 Betty x 16
0 ]( V, `9 k9 M1 [- D6 X6 b# s! E4 v3 |8 X
Allied aircraft8 Y, E( v. J' y7 C1 N0 G! [* b2 x4 x
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
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9 F! j9 |: ~! A. fJapanese aircraft losses% o+ ~+ H9 }7 q+ ^
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed: i1 B% L' W2 D' ?5 G( H
      G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged, R" p& Q( k5 k1 E) y5 \2 l

% g7 i  k; V$ d0 [; `8 HAllied aircraft losses
+ {# [$ w4 P2 L8 A; n. T8 |+ Y: D      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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3 z8 J2 |. c) ~# L* JAllied Ships
% R- w. }6 s  p! l7 [' f" u7 ^+ J& F      CVL Hermes
/ H% v' D. T4 T8 G+ P      CV Hornet/ x+ q8 F7 f+ T" r2 ]
      CV Formidable
( d7 ?4 \+ T' a8 V! _. s/ w) A      CV Yorktown
0 ~3 q5 @8 r0 I2 K6 q8 s- i      CV Illustrious( F7 [& G2 t) F' G8 O4 h  }$ q
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Aircraft Attacking:
% F, R+ J, l6 g0 r9 r& B, f2 e      18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet  i$ p* `2 o, x+ X8 U$ j9 O
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
1 P* l5 ?8 ?5 Y      16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
3 i8 Y4 U: M1 t" H0 g4 o: i+ K7 a0 \* m               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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7 {, `4 {2 ^) E  jCAP engaged:# D: C: J, r+ |6 b  ?" ~
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling): x, p/ v8 k0 A6 @
      3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.! S! S% r: w( l5 \7 N% O
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
! u$ L  G4 w- K0 a5 I" k; L7 J9 w      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes

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% ~% i. G5 ~/ a2 l! P9 Y1 _# W42 年6月28日
1 e& n* Y' J# u& k) ?4 dAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 28, 42! w5 q$ n& ~2 Z3 E& Y' U9 i, y" J3 t* }
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
/ d5 G, A# o) e; ^7 _! o
/ o5 b$ u7 E' z2 e! IJapanese aircraft
5 g& J/ o/ k8 d2 ^" B. G      no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
! H0 v2 C  J+ E6 w4 V; X" n; K      F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed4 ^6 q' y4 k& P" {, o9 Z2 |
      E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed% I& F/ l. |; B5 |2 a; \
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Japanese Ships
- L$ L+ n, l- T: T6 N  \! B      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 51, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# ^. b2 ]. y+ B0 }" N9 y* ?
      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3
( ]+ ]% i- a# B      CL Tama% w& d6 l$ G7 W; f& h
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 17 Q$ X+ }" z9 ~; ?1 |& y" W
      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2,  on fire
$ q( b1 A: A% q/ T6 J' ]' s      DD Yugumo% f. H3 P: g' R* I. U& J4 @( J* F
      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 8,  on fire
3 O7 W, y7 L* v$ j! V3 X      DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 2" U3 [9 {' u& |5 b( v# s
      DD Oyashio, Shell hits 10 q4 u$ n3 p2 R4 ]

! y4 J  l" n/ k4 IAllied Ships
( i+ y, s% q; T7 ]) h9 l      BB Colorado
! [5 @7 `% Y, n0 S/ J6 `1 Q2 G      BB Warspite, Shell hits 3
0 Z; v6 N- P( K! d7 V& u# y      CA Australia
) {4 @% a2 P, C& A5 u# h      CA Canberra
" ~0 \+ s( Q( q) c- p! e# g% @5 ?      CA Dorsetshire% x. S! [& t1 ^0 r& ]0 m1 b
      CA Cornwall) A3 P6 R) i$ @
      CL Leander
# i- ~% b7 K  [      CL Java
/ F  C- h1 _! F      CL Dauntless
6 \( R) G. [1 K( y8 V. m9 ~      CL Ceres4 s" i: a& H8 l, W0 d
      CL Detroit, Shell hits 1- T( g; }' e# I: Q& Z: C
      CL Trenton, [' R2 }0 W9 d3 L/ c
      CL Concord' k! m) O& o) q7 U
      CL Helena0 |3 G/ Y6 H9 ^' ~' L
      CL Nashville, Shell hits 1
  V# m% [5 L4 A: J; c7 k) Z      CL Capetown* g3 Q; V! [. v. W
      DD Buchanan' U8 q  L" N& C! R! j
      DD Ellet" M6 h& e% }* ^
      DD Stack
* w$ t2 B0 o% g, j1 d) i      DD Dunlap
7 C8 ~6 x7 W$ Z7 n; H      DD Fanning9 `2 J0 q! K/ @5 w
      DD Nizam
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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。
& T! p! f/ t: hNight Naval bombardment of Tongatapu at 138,168
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Japanese aircraft+ ]5 g- J8 w% h. N3 ]' [- d% l
      no flights; f1 j) R8 P+ C$ |( v% y6 s

5 \2 Q, w2 k) h( Y7 V# WJapanese aircraft losses
* M8 l% W# M& v8 X0 }. E  `4 c      A6M2 Zero: 18 damaged! A7 D) j- w0 S! l" _
      A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed on ground
7 r: m' u' e6 S, k  E' U      G4M1 Betty: 68 damaged
1 M% n  s3 B/ P( H3 s! E3 w      G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed on ground5 n9 J2 G5 _4 A0 b9 f3 B
      G3M2 Nell: 44 damaged$ Z. i! M# g  {% T: m
      G3M2 Nell: 16 destroyed on ground( [* j. ~( |. y9 E8 A) V
      H8K1 Emily: 1 damaged
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4 u0 J- u  ~' h# D% [' K$ Z' iAllied Ships( g' d1 }# W, q$ j# T
      BB Warspite+ U- ]8 i# s: N: q& M4 s/ f! h
      BB Colorado, d% s$ H0 |/ I' T
      CA Cornwall
: D# v5 ]8 y( j. r* Y# d% R      CA Dorsetshire
& W/ Q( f: x4 M2 [/ \: r      CA Canberra" _8 c  ?* P, X. J- {
      CA Australia
5 }, v6 x6 r: M+ P# q% H      CL Capetown
4 ]( _% E1 C3 x4 M/ R' k, h' k      CL Nashville
7 I. Q. s9 v3 E      CL Helena
( w8 |/ t5 @: G2 d. T      CL Concord
, h  s9 ]7 J4 ]4 s( |      CL Trenton
2 A' [* R/ z* n      CL Detroit
  J1 B" l' ]2 y2 `      CL Ceres
4 _- s: M# e: f1 n      CL Java
" ~3 m, q2 ^8 t) ~) O- [0 W      CL Leander8 T: C( V% Y; ]4 n& J/ E: {- [  y7 A
      DD Nizam
0 {6 W: Q# s% \4 J      DD Fanning2 N3 ~$ h/ a/ m* Q; f! E
      DD Dunlap
2 j; L% }3 Y* f) o$ Y      DD Stack
' `7 F$ }9 a5 o% F, I; o' L      DD Ellet
! m2 C) W+ z* E% a; a% A9 t      DD Buchanan6 O* V$ S, o' U4 p! A

9 r1 \# f. c& r2 bJapanese ground losses:# U$ ]6 W' ^1 V
      281 casualties reported  H4 c% p- S0 U, S
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
0 V& s/ o' u' M- U         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled5 L& e9 a3 n6 y% [9 r4 X
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
0 }2 E$ }! c+ G- a; s      Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)4 F. H; x% n& s! R
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Airbase hits 23" ^! z6 S3 @( [/ D* G# D
Airbase supply hits 169 h+ ?; f, d! o/ X8 n+ @- J
Runway hits 55
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/ x6 X7 i1 Q# B# b. v% ^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。。。. o+ l0 J/ g( a0 p
chenrong 发表于 2013-2-4 18:00

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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