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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，% ]; Y, E: P: A( t0 ~
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ASW attack near Penrhyn Island  at 169,158
5 m" r* |. \2 a1 v) B& `9 u 日军SS再逞凶
& @  s  f1 F0 H0 I! p8 C1 \) VJapanese Ships
: h" G" |  h( j# j7 Z      SS I-169, hits 1' M# L8 ?; U- N
Allied Ships' N9 i  S$ [- j: ^9 U
      DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage# {( k9 d) t% ~  I7 @  d5 h( `
      DD Dewey9 \& g& \; z1 `! a

. K/ X+ R* h  E* m6 `: Q日军钟馗从信德起飞压制卡拉奇, 损失交换比  1:3  。
* T. \! ]% J( ^1 s% JMorning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8
) @; K6 m. V  M8 U5 f! j) L5 PWeather in hex: Light cloud
4 G' h/ c! g" S7 VRaid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.  I. h0 F5 K7 C' r, V+ y
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes; }! Z- l6 w- |  h4 h
Japanese aircraft
  A* d6 _! _( g; m3 T      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30; O* j$ E! [" x
Allied aircraft" e7 ~* ^6 K  o' Q0 ^, @6 X4 b
      Fulmar II x 12
5 n7 x  N# E* ~. O) T      Hurricane I Trop x 31
7 K# {3 O! K5 }6 z* R6 u/ g# i      Hurricane IIb Trop x 112 H0 D2 F; X) z  P
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
+ e* V! Y7 v: [2 {4 z      Mohawk IV x 2: \" ]$ K7 }/ \9 E. ?$ ~# \
      P-40E Warhawk x 3  M8 j5 y" @$ e
      P-40E Warhawk x 24
  V5 m* \4 W' m: v& F+ zJapanese aircraft losses
* q  X; W9 u/ _& W" ^      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed0 m; x- _$ x( y8 b( k- H
Allied aircraft losses5 {3 S' o' g9 {; O' x
      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
5 X% Y7 L$ o0 U, s" @$ l3 j      Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
+ W5 ?; j# G8 S* G7 j% ?( t      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed) w' ^0 A# ?. A  {  m$ C
      P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
9 F! |3 n# r( T) N0 z0 b. a( C& {Aircraft Attacking:4 W5 X* d3 c8 I. M
       8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet
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# G+ L# v& Y2 v" h) U2 H! fJapanese aircraft2 f( u! X: K$ c" L# Q
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29" B' @& ]8 A! {& ]) v1 P
Allied aircraft8 L+ k0 U6 Z: f& U1 Z
      Fulmar II x 9  t& p1 n* J+ ^3 ^! G5 k) ]
      Hurricane I Trop x 12
, `# `" ~4 K  h      Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
$ W; P# |  M2 r$ H; h* b4 F4 b      Hurricane IIc Trop x 59 i, |& A! D5 `
      Mohawk IV x 2
$ `( E+ `: A9 t3 j/ |8 _' l      P-40E Warhawk x 10
- X# o! k/ o' Y9 ?1 @Japanese aircraft losses& u0 ^: Q* D) l) \7 T, Y! T- H
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
9 p: r6 ~$ C  m7 r9 u* nAllied aircraft losses
" r- T8 q4 ]* T: |; k. p      Fulmar II: 1 destroyed  P) ]* A- O8 |2 z0 ]
      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed. z5 s  q  Z: r+ @) S# {
      Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed* F# s; k( [+ E
      Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
: E' \/ Z8 m# c# q& ]) ?* k0 T6 `      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed& j! q' j. |1 Y: E: k

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Japanese aircraft
( K* `4 v. s% ?      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33- P# v8 Z! j$ h2 B1 J4 R: J
Allied aircraft
& N- G) u5 _" M* ~/ Y      Fulmar II x 3/ a- p. h! Y0 ^! s! \5 ^" n# N
      Hurricane I Trop x 3
8 i3 s2 Y3 ]2 J+ ~% X' R/ G* Y      Hurricane IIc Trop x 13 ^2 `3 x  E6 z+ l5 j! r8 w. C
      P-40E Warhawk x 2
+ p2 _) [8 N- O$ S7 s2 wNo Japanese losses& N% X3 f; E6 z
Allied aircraft losses, c1 I" f( ?; p! E
      Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
1 ]; }9 ?2 O: ?8 W5 ^      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed/ _1 I2 N% W$ o$ d# h+ S
      Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
7 d' u3 o. f. B' i6 ?      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed2 F+ H% m3 \+ ?  Q- `

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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)3 X$ t- y0 p1 x9 Z
Japanese Shock attack
" L0 r) g. Y) b, W& w% x" OAttacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 3119/ C; Y- w4 T$ R2 c  T
Defending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 21385 ]3 M- E. J) b/ g
Japanese adjusted assault: 751
- H8 d! u5 B% |) ]Allied adjusted defense: 1463 / U0 h7 f6 L. r& r" s) _7 A: w: G
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 ; C: Z* y8 s+ Y$ k8 F% \) ]# C
Combat modifiers
8 Y+ Z) j+ S% d6 k; F' H/ KDefender: experience(-)
7 n6 p% ^6 q# H3 l* JAttacker: shock(+)
( D& Y. Z& G8 ]Japanese ground losses:
' ^; S; p4 o0 A5 j* ^9 C& f      17039 casualties reported' ^* ~" ]" B+ i6 i2 U
         Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled6 M0 x4 c" x& L& T8 [
         Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled
" k/ I( W4 }- _1 ^5 }8 |         Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled
3 K( u9 |  r; h1 p, g. v0 c( W      Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)5 o! F; y4 F6 F; @3 {0 V! o
      Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)
% v, j/ h+ p& X- s+ x      Units destroyed 1
8 [6 ^# N( ~0 ~Allied ground losses:
! H& x8 |9 G! X' X2 f      6533 casualties reported
3 Q& @9 e+ }5 s         Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled  u" X7 _& s. [2 t
         Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled( F/ g5 M+ G/ ?* ~
         Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled( b: T2 |4 d% h8 A$ l9 K0 N* U$ ?
      Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)
. N5 w$ N* ?$ c, t7 j- l* i( {" A      Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)- v/ J# b1 W5 w6 q, o5 p8 T
      Units destroyed 1
+ z' g3 b% Z6 T) Y2 \, z  B' ~Assaulting units:
# ^& B$ g  v) ]: g    21st Ind.Mixed Brigade% O1 C% I+ N7 i: l0 N/ ]
    22nd Recon Regiment
6 n1 ?7 `( r4 t5 e4 _    17th Indpt Guards Regiment% Q) {' h/ h  D# m$ H# J% l
    41st Infantry Regiment
1 h$ B1 V) D% l1 E* V    4th/B Division
  x8 a5 B) i( c  k4 C$ i' U    52nd Division
1 w! m9 H9 W  ~7 Q    Imperial Guards/B Division
8 {' O) A) C0 c& M8 k/ S) U    54th Division1 w- \  u; n+ {8 M" [* Y
    Imperial Guards/A Division
% K1 h: O- j# |    148th Infantry Regiment9 A. Y( |: D' n3 J6 Y% Q
    16th Guards Regiment
* K8 m' z  j" r. x    53rd Division
, q' ^. @; Y7 x5 G- e9 A# e! N# _    16th Infantry Regiment  P2 M' I0 G5 ^
    15th Guards Regiment
2 u- H5 c, q5 |7 m6 P2 J    47th Infantry Regiment, A/ ~4 l/ X' e: t9 l
    4th Guards/C Division
( M4 \$ l, m5 N1 c    1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment4 M% }* Q# y: ~8 D, j
    9th RF Gun Battalion& O# I0 x4 F: N
    3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion; Z$ s$ m& f+ p& K/ w$ X
    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
0 f% \, L+ H, Y- [8 ]; Y    8th RF Gun Battalion
% E4 M) P# j: y4 ^* B3 g& Q    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment! J" g- O/ t% d: L9 M: T  S& K
    14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion' ]1 X2 D! Y) d; q+ b7 p! ^4 q
    2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion9 @: Z; }* ]  O0 S8 ?
    10th RF Gun Battalion
4 g4 T& n9 V' h& U- B- c    11th RF Gun Battalion
1 W% U; u$ V' r: t5 t
6 }( a' N) E& g* H) HDefending units:
+ P2 O3 A, b1 T" y0 Q, p    1st Marine Raider Battalion' k7 R% C# V& E& k6 p' h! ~" Q" h
    84th Indian Brigade7 ]3 B7 W. j! w0 \
    26th Indian Division
2 w( ~/ V: _9 ^( E3 z- ^; L    I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion5 a7 J; P+ h( W  }
    3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
# g1 F8 f4 L  J    22nd (East African) Brigade
* ]4 \/ R' v' @/ h1 |    23rd British Brigade
6 H9 F: r9 U, @! f    182nd Infantry Regiment
' E; Z, e+ ?% W7 P    132nd Infantry Regiment
. W+ y9 A0 d0 I# D6 U/ g' u9 n    2/15 Punjab Battalion
: ^7 H) G) Q5 M    164th Infantry Regiment1 p" [" Z' h0 ~7 D3 b
    1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
" R0 p9 S* h# ^5 v    Kowloon Brigade
- W& H5 p* B& X    14th British Brigade4 b! i( |/ Q; o
    2nd Marine Raider Battalion" `. W8 }" p6 e# D  H% X: I: \
    70th British Division
4 ^( p! c/ I7 m6 X- V) a: }9 ^) e- z    16th British Brigade6 d5 `! N+ W; f) f
    7/12 Frontier Force Battalion
9 O; V/ j2 j0 k: z0 W; ]    Waziristan Division9 Z) V, B0 y8 [% \$ G
    1st Marine Defense Battalion2 u, `4 \7 Z6 T  @3 n) {6 R
    223rd Field Artillery Battalion5 o9 h, `# m! I
    2/9th Field Regiment1 i9 D' S, G; b& c8 j
    2/13th Field Regiment
% i  x% ^1 O. ^& p$ @- |2 {! @* x    6th Medium Regiment
  v+ K% [  p/ S    2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion: x& b$ ?5 @' x/ k3 F* {- Y1 _% J
    2/11th Field Regiment
6 S; n3 j$ ^, @2 K) P    181st Field Artillery Regiment- ]: ]& T( d. ^: ?$ i- {# b
    168th Field Artillery Regiment
( S% b/ J5 u) d# I8 S/ K! H3 q$ x    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。
9 J3 g$ Y; s4 O+ P, @# n42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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9 K2 }3 @) h& q1 O1 P; lAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 26, 42- o3 y' [: h' o) r3 j1 g# c3 X
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 11,000 Yards
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* Q9 b( ^) q  x4 \Japanese Ships- R: E* N- M& M! I6 X- k/ c
      CA Tone
: ~! S# B" D( b3 A      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2; G0 W( @6 O' l& a( [
      CA Kinugasa& @. _& G  f/ ]- m9 _5 q# ~
      CA Furutaka- i# y3 R. L3 P# x9 n1 P/ [; b
      CL Yura3 h+ W2 O6 h8 ?$ C- E% j
      CL Kinu! u0 q* G6 x# p
      CL Abukuma# @2 g' X* \  S" C
      CL Tama
& g9 f! k" _* f# d% M      CL Kiso. i# m) S) O+ A( {
      CL Tenryu
9 O! v# i. y5 c' |- j& H      CL Tatsuta# Z+ b: t8 `! S5 A1 d
      DD Yugumo
* I7 m  p9 V2 {. a3 b      DD Akigumo9 K; X9 a/ R9 T4 c! e
      DD Kuroshio! |8 K% W5 r8 \7 d1 r9 |: B5 b& ]
      DD Oyashio% z2 J* H8 |( w1 m. E' ^; N3 z; g8 u- G1 \
      DD Hayashio9 A  c1 m$ U/ k2 z$ l! S5 `
      DD Amatsukaze
3 v( `. d. Y( G& x+ M      DD Tanikaze& V+ k, J: B# V& w6 a# C* h: P4 M9 m
      DD Kasumi; b" F* D/ y, j. Q% K5 F+ f, ~
      DD Amagiri2 w: b$ o8 T/ c
      DD Akebono8 n+ v+ {8 u! j; i% H; l2 V" |
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Allied Ships
2 w& R& n5 U6 x" @      DD Ellet, Shell hits 12 g7 d* t7 W* y: B5 ?$ D, I* \! \
      DD Tjerk Hiddes
) W: l' {3 F1 d$ C5 P" ~3 d      DD Napier, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 u, |( e' s( d% \      DD Nizam0 a; ~* {& M- t3 [7 Z3 ]' w
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2 x% ]7 }  `9 VMorning Air attack on TF, near Tongatapu at 138,168
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/ B% e; w, e. a9 V/ z0 {6 zWeather in hex: Heavy rain) `1 ?  W6 K. S6 v9 J
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 ]7 D, R- i3 Y/ m! X2 q/ fEstimated time to target is 15 minutes% t9 ]! X+ r5 w
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Japanese aircraft4 C; s7 C- H* w9 |( {
      A6M2 Zero x 53
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! B- m( ?( E4 M7 Y, d; QAllied aircraft- e1 e0 I7 _. S1 v. f- Z$ P
      Albacore I x 12
6 l. J5 l' i2 p/ ]      Sea Hurricane Ib x 16; P) Z. e. P* X% g* A4 X3 ^
      Martlet II x 14
' X) {1 M2 ]2 b      Swordfish I x 19
9 a: p* Y4 Z7 t) |! \7 ?      F4F-3 Wildcat x 26
$ X( v% k1 m3 G) F      F4F-4 Wildcat x 682 j; L9 k* B4 g0 n( J% S% k
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 137
* [) X# ^" \4 r9 E  [2 I) T$ d" Y      TBD-1 Devastator x 9
$ I: g3 d) v( W# v$ ~4 w% B0 r6 Q      TBF-1 Avenger x 155 H) ~6 R: f8 C$ w* n

& K8 l. [5 k% p+ ?6 T( q' CJapanese aircraft losses4 n" b; [! `1 u/ T
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses9 v( w4 f$ ?( B: [- K( }  _
      Albacore I: 2 damaged8 b% I2 c0 B5 R/ f
      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
( i0 R1 {9 U% @' I- Q: ?      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed by flak
, e3 A9 D2 Z$ ~      Martlet II: 2 destroyed8 y; S% t3 x1 M2 x+ A" ~" A; N
      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak9 m0 Y, f" l% I( k: o
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
' n) [0 p: ?. m0 [( O6 L& C      F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed) Q+ T# |% a. s( N9 e/ J
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed by flak8 z0 V2 r7 V3 d0 x
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 10 destroyed, 18 damaged
! J3 C& u6 I; h4 \$ w6 ~. ^      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
0 r9 T" m) A% {+ ^      TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed
0 B0 Z% b& E) R+ D      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged; }1 Y; W9 y; X9 k3 z4 }; N
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Japanese Ships" l9 B* u& m! I( U9 B9 i. y
      CA Tone, Bomb hits 2,  on fire! k* M% f, ^' S7 Z$ U
      xAK Ronsan Maru, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 I/ S- T0 Y; P5 x9 m2 }      DD Tanikaze$ n) g, j& M  g4 j( f0 [( D
      CL Tatsuta
. p) J: G4 {9 h8 r6 [      xAK Heito Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) \9 B3 J! E- d* J8 J
      xAP Mizuho Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" E" j. l& l- V6 e/ h1 q+ ]      PB Nanpo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
+ J' M& Q5 Y2 c, k5 g9 D6 b      xAK Manko Maru, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: z4 Z4 b! R' x" G8 ]
      CL Kinu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
  ~+ _* f9 Q% n' |* H      CA Furutaka: [* U. l6 z& G3 J3 n
      AO Notoro, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ c# o* ~. I' j* ]- ]
      AO Hayamoto, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) E/ ^4 y6 N2 d* D: U) o) b
      AO Tsurumi, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage3 @+ f; I- ~+ W4 n; s% ?
      PB Teibo Maru #2, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
9 Y- d$ P! P0 W) t, [% e7 |& n      CL Tenryu! _  Z3 p0 n, K* @5 A
      AD Shintoku Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
# U9 X: F! b5 K$ C. J" d      CL Kiso, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage8 v4 A) g0 V$ ~4 ~+ _, d7 F
      AO Ondo, Bomb hits 11 p- V8 d8 Q( w- H
      AO Naruto, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires1 f5 [1 a9 S7 _* R# M
      CL Tama
" e1 ?0 s: @0 G! p, Q4 [2 P. Z      DD Hayashio- B. V; z1 n$ G0 U. ~
      CL Yura
$ `4 S! a) n! Z% G" ?* G7 a  r      PB Ikuta Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
# n( F6 F' E, p5 c5 A1 y: A      PB Tatsumiya Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage6 z. T) D, p+ ?2 Q( j7 D" M1 G( P
      CA Kinugasa9 E. R$ w4 t' Z# M" T
      PB Kaiun Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage4 N# F9 q" S+ v/ q
      PB Taiko Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage: N* m4 @) B+ a' w
      PB Sureboko Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage9 `0 d9 d) F  |& P1 i
      PB Kaikei Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires
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6 J/ ~/ z1 A8 p4 T3 BAircraft Attacking:% ?/ j5 }: o- R  Q) l% g# z
       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
% @" x% h& I9 n# x: c& R" T               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 {! ^0 J! t  g! u) c2 h      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'# x' M) X! J& I9 g7 f+ [7 ^
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
) G. H* o9 Q4 B3 c( p3 v, z      12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
3 J& L5 d; G$ v# `               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb# K3 a8 I( n: ?: ^! u+ K
      10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
% Q, f* B* r. B8 {9 z               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
& g* `. I% l" S1 }7 \      12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 n* P: N8 O2 s  N
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
# b$ q9 c" N4 C7 n8 Y       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'1 e% B4 T) d, s1 k3 B0 q) e
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb% ~1 ^' d  p% z3 ]  C/ T0 t: Z
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'4 L/ Q3 {/ P* Y6 S) ]
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
" Q5 V9 B5 P) U7 l* I, P3 p* Q) e       5 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 I8 E8 R% x! P& O: Y- i: ^: A
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
. d8 R4 P4 V+ c; K      18 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet" ?1 v. O3 O( n6 _0 e! {# K
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo- T+ u, o" Y  ^2 S
      12 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( h6 I7 g! m$ d6 g+ k+ a               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo; |5 k$ g/ [$ t. B: U
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
9 s3 W- C, B* y/ t; u5 l               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
. o3 e4 o) I( P% C, k+ a       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'- ~6 x5 a2 @) x0 L
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 ~/ a9 E& Z& |. ^       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
! X0 f+ ]1 a* S" a               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
, q3 ~  e* I9 h) a# b% f( w6 P       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'8 W3 a- R4 R( o: Y# ^. K
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb1 F* t  m0 U$ G$ p; @
      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
, m9 I7 N: S# h9 u0 g$ v               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 ?+ e+ X9 G3 Z. u8 E       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000': b9 [* v6 [$ z6 b  {
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb3 U0 l$ W7 V6 d( d+ V6 X
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'% E, `8 ^% _7 _( q. D; Q+ J% Z9 L
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 n/ q1 C' ]' e) s) E; o6 D6 E       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'4 z3 A$ h4 c5 O: w( x4 \
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 R$ M% F  t& ^. F2 l8 |       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'- s& E9 J0 g" K
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb. c! N5 ]/ O9 d, ^* v  n
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
- \, a+ r1 w: e% Z3 {0 R, ?2 d0 O               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb, _4 h) |5 z2 M' y
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'9 ^% R/ q0 y  {3 Z+ |, W
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
+ j& s, r# n  x( _       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
, `; ?  O$ I3 e3 w9 q' P; F9 R               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
- j8 k# U- H5 d# s! S       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
; e9 H2 j9 D% N: [               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb1 [/ \' ]3 R4 y/ n% U5 ~, _
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CAP engaged:/ L4 n- Z& i9 N1 E
13th Ku S-1 /A with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 n- I& G$ U. p# i* o      7 plane(s) intercepting now.2 R; Z( ?- X/ X* a9 w
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.- u0 j1 G" S3 V
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes7 g$ B7 H5 j4 m; l6 s% C
13th Ku S-1 /B with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)! v/ ~) ~( j% p: f
      8 plane(s) intercepting now.
/ O! a  e) J7 }/ s; o4 M: t      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
6 N5 V* l1 P3 W( I. \! l! R/ v      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes& v" v: s4 U$ Y
13th Ku S-1 /C with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)1 \% ^; H8 U6 g) B/ a' N
      2 plane(s) intercepting now.% a5 L. L! p8 K1 q1 E+ e# s) y8 T
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000./ ~- F  z! n6 ]2 x
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
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& u2 G# G; X3 ^' ?6 S* bHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Nanpo Maru( v; m# b3 B, ?2 q; G4 F8 @/ d' j* ^
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Manko Maru
8 V( T+ P) D$ o" v$ W7 v4 o5 jHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Notoro
: r, ?  h) L+ R- ^: F5 ^, MHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Kiso9 M/ l0 ^  {* i2 e: |* J4 L; L  L
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Hayamoto
: V6 }6 a8 _4 Q6 k, S& eHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Ikuta Maru- z5 k$ _+ j& ?. l1 j7 u
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Tatsumiya Maru
* l( z" @; F+ t$ D  `/ M* g- SHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kaiun Maru& Q: w2 X* H" {5 m3 P
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Teibo Maru #2$ H6 Y0 |, |8 j
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Tone
3 G( a' d+ L. U) c& j' Q+ CHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Sureboko Maru1 O$ a9 ?; H& Z5 \; D5 ]& r; G$ ]
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kaikei Maru
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4 |& O; @- a7 N% _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.
$ |) w2 Y' z. h2 G6 h/ k* W, HEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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: b- C7 b+ H  l! Y' X8 o( DJapanese aircraft0 B8 n* c$ ~' i# g6 I! \5 x
      A6M2 Zero x 43
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Allied aircraft" M& \" E8 s$ E$ P+ [
      Sea Hurricane Ib x 14
" K) l4 |# x2 n$ u      Martlet II x 8
7 k" z1 o# F7 k; k  y, ?      Swordfish I x 182 B- ?* ]/ r# O: e/ A* J; x2 V
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 188 `( v/ R2 W8 `: z: P, F+ ^8 x
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 564 S8 R- T& v4 s$ s* t; C: p; W
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 102, J  Q5 F' A3 |. }7 W! \  _1 y" p
      TBF-1 Avenger x 11
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; J5 X! W: m3 H  FJapanese aircraft losses. G* O& t! q+ d# z! h. p/ U: E
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed0 g9 A5 O+ u6 l9 M6 l/ C  y
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Allied aircraft losses' ~4 a( I: i$ L% ?4 `8 B7 B
      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
  B9 w  h2 F! T1 l' k- j      Martlet II: 1 destroyed
( P5 L1 m2 T  A5 b! j  G4 l8 l! [      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged2 `$ L# `  v' H9 c0 j: h+ X
      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak; W& U& H6 S5 h
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed# X+ n0 q& N6 ]+ ?' W
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 22 damaged8 }, w2 ^0 f0 ^, n* X- w
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
1 z/ e3 I3 i/ [+ E5 T% O- b      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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" [9 D2 u0 \$ ^. f% L; I8 _; dJapanese Ships
) |& p% b) }; Y- ]! C6 Q( v& K/ T      CA Tone, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
. Z( R) Z7 W- D      AO Erimo, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
; Q7 p  s3 H; j) p% H( N4 [      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1,  on fire3 Y8 Q" Z" `# `# f9 M: L1 u, u/ Q
      CL Tenryu
% L2 s" y6 J1 ^: f0 k' F      DD Kasumi, Bomb hits 1,  on fire6 ?$ K1 n7 U! ]
      CL Tatsuta# _/ Y3 q& S1 d, q( w
      CL Yura, Bomb hits 1,  on fire! B7 {2 V, |) `; \1 J
      AO Shiretoko, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
/ m7 g$ G5 Q5 I2 ^0 `1 f      AD Shintoku Maru,  on fire
' G5 W& d( _4 D5 X/ I: f, a& O      AO Sata, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
; T$ P1 y  V- X2 }2 ^      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
) v3 ?* j# }- K! t2 C/ E      PB Chiyo Maru #4, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
  [: e. s" p3 x( [5 a0 @9 O      CL Tama' O+ f3 X# u- V& O5 d
      AS Yasukuni Maru, Bomb hits 1+ O3 y2 e, O% H% a
      DD Kuroshio
5 d$ j# x# ]$ z/ P) m  f      PB Ikuta Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
; c1 c5 B+ r5 Z2 k: I      DD Hayashio, Bomb hits 1,  on fire! t7 z& K% @0 w% x
      PB Nanpo Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk. z& t( y8 v4 R0 X( ]! T6 }4 o8 F
      CA Chikuma" ~2 \7 B6 s- W- \' L7 [# N
      CL Abukuma
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Aircraft Attacking:1 ~# t7 U: y9 v% G
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000', z& I" `: Y0 B+ F6 t
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb! l: i, D0 H; T1 \' T+ ~$ x$ e; ^
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'- L8 b+ ?& U* g+ ~7 V; G$ R
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb5 o& }1 S: W1 [
      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
8 f) C/ E( q9 e' _8 N               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb8 h6 }0 {: ^, V
       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
/ P4 h% ?; Q! _- `               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
/ ~, o. x: f  n      11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' V4 O. P0 L& F# @9 ~8 u4 E               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo) z. |3 b" N7 c# H% K
       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'& f. w0 |. j5 ^: C) ?6 p
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb# M& V0 V) C& C- ]$ K; L1 T
      15 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 n2 z$ v: ~  R
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo2 R+ s& r+ k4 @1 F& _( e
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
5 }' H) N% N  Y: Z8 h               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb3 O" h. h% b& ~8 o' d
       3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'( b& \  z" j8 ]6 t8 r
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb' f2 m7 N4 T* s+ _+ r# m
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'( b# v( k2 j' z. e: o- @
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, G+ q! @# M" A0 x+ s8 X9 |+ t1 ^
       5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'* p$ k4 N8 m' i4 F# O+ n8 w
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
" n0 u# s& b/ `. J7 _2 L/ ^! G       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'7 l# I7 _4 s! U
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb1 M+ Y4 E! U5 I, W% u* y: }' H: g
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
& a: o1 m) z, Q8 f# E5 l% v               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 R4 ^6 n& l: K7 T3 w1 F; U       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
# x' Z+ e; R! Z. O8 O9 b7 A: g7 E               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
* C6 c# ]1 _3 k6 [; U) g       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'0 p* V; _  w8 H& T; h) I
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
$ Z# F8 v4 o3 [" t. r, W       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'- L& M! P5 X7 u7 \
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb3 b) D) K0 i2 O
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
3 h6 s5 Q1 [3 Q" ~+ n" a               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb0 C4 ?* {$ m: K; N
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
& @1 d: p9 P. c* K               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 {9 O: i% E, e9 J% |9 Q. H       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
0 [; M- A3 e4 Q               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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CAP engaged:2 ~3 g/ P" ^1 |1 v. `- a& H( F0 V
13th Ku S-1 /A with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling); i" r# N% R( n9 B; c
      5 plane(s) intercepting now.; \9 e+ p( c) U. l
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.0 p- z# p1 L$ c) M# U
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
# r) B+ j5 |$ M/ }$ `13th Ku S-1 /B with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling), E2 }, z$ m, ?( q
      6 plane(s) intercepting now.# `, E& c) L# ^% W1 g8 ]' b
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.3 [' W# P* [2 ?/ z& T5 [" ]
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes5 O$ @8 ^" {8 \
13th Ku S-1 /C with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)1 v  f3 r- F: o# z
      1 plane(s) intercepting now.
' M( i0 C" v6 V* r      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.5 ~& d" I8 p5 x+ Q
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes& ~5 o! p/ o5 |( s
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kasumi- Z7 T. d1 S& n. g
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Sata/ R6 }" w' I2 k9 E' I( Y2 M3 s+ T
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Chiyo Maru #43 o4 u1 S1 M7 p9 H9 \/ w7 m
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese CA' L# @$ a$ M* L4 {0 C
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese AO
0 t$ b; S9 K0 R& E0 D* Y, qHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Furutaka' {6 ?6 E* [8 ^6 d5 T
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hayashio
. K5 G" O- s1 F, z2 yHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Nanpo Maru
: F1 w, \4 c" P' v( DHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Ikuta Maru

花开时节

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42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。# T' w+ G& o7 ?: v
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards1 C. u3 G! |( N) w$ T: ]* R
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Japanese Ships
+ u, Q& a& ]9 N* C      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
* h6 a, Y9 f$ u+ {& T& y! D4 x, J      CA Kinugasa0 s* D9 s' J8 D( C7 `
      CL Yura, Shell hits 5,  on fire" l) e& g2 k3 Y+ {' o5 V4 L
      CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
5 s& W# c$ k$ {      CL Tama
. e) o1 s& i0 s% `  M      CL Tenryu
0 z* R  ?- s* `0 A5 J4 s, ~      CL Tatsuta+ z. w- V4 I, u& l
      DD Yugumo& i* R9 J  ^$ e$ c. b3 M
      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
2 p* ]/ Y# E# X; H% U0 d      DD Kuroshio
5 P  ]6 s  ^, {/ n      DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
* w0 K0 a2 i3 x% F/ z      DD Amatsukaze' ~4 C. a$ h' |! o
      DD Kasumi+ h3 V' S% r1 Z5 j: p* h

. Z) h0 h' z6 F/ @Allied Ships
, v8 [( ?! R7 [8 y2 x: x      CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2( b3 A+ y# @! Z1 l2 C, W5 T
      CA Northampton
+ k5 g& B5 Z; @9 M3 E      CA Chicago, Shell hits 1: u9 ~/ i& H0 l& `$ y
      CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
$ D9 W4 J' l1 j% w) h# H      CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
* ~. B+ z" I7 @      CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1- p. q4 ]2 ]1 H* c
      CL Perth# X5 O4 z  l4 T# `4 r1 F% b
      CL Enterprise) C$ ]% [6 f' F4 s9 a: H
      CL Honolulu  ^. u5 u2 q9 _4 K2 Q! g; d( r
      DD Alden
6 Y$ W. M' f4 V5 H! G0 C      DD Fox
  q' R8 T& r' _/ |      DD Whipple
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; }# F# H6 A4 i1 I8 E& p) z  \  m5 u* x. xImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
  `0 G8 m+ @8 O2 ]Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards# T* W- t8 q) p! Q! j
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
0 P* x1 G3 x% e: k" O9 u6 ERange closes to 11,000 yards.... W2 Q4 N" u  Q$ ?, g9 ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards2 s* B4 q! O# \$ ~# h: B
Range closes to 8,000 yards...$ f" _9 n( v  {$ a! r
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards( b5 T5 i# P7 q9 A3 N
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
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+ `% @$ a4 A8 I( |& XCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards4 H4 K0 q% ?/ E7 a- Y
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
! v% m8 D5 D) ]0 dCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards3 f0 E6 r4 W4 I+ S/ u4 N# C
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards9 K5 G- Z$ P1 {+ i7 R' h+ y+ _3 h
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
$ [7 f: o6 x$ m! aCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
. K' s- G* a' J: j0 y* o( r, YDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards% @5 r+ G! O+ x" N
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
$ ^# Q5 w& \5 i% Z, }" H/ wDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
+ r. v3 J6 b$ I+ r9 C  yDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
8 V% g7 l) ]: J2 G! ]# }; DDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards% X" m7 }: K8 V: C* S; j" y7 S
Range closes to 7,000 yards' T5 F- ?4 O( g2 Z9 D% t9 b' L
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
) p; b4 A+ u7 v  ECL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards) h, n8 p/ f, k: I- z; u
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
1 J) r& P: x# j6 S2 rCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards: _  P  R) P  h2 x! H3 j1 W# C' y
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
' T! A- V6 O  \$ T- ICL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards
5 |' M  a2 S" H- o. {' G6 |CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards, X5 C, l, i% J2 c' m
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards0 q  f) p8 F$ y* |% o4 I
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards
* ~4 O: X6 l/ }! uDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
. ^9 x% p) P6 EDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
" n/ V+ a# {8 i4 }$ L5 e( N- c- sDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
6 a/ L/ y( V, R6 {. w, yRange increases to 8,000 yards
$ {! S5 O. b) r( w' u! {1 b& _CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards
4 b) t9 h  X; n) OCA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards- Y) y8 q+ ^( z- a, X- Y; Z
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards' h9 I7 c7 }' N: P; m9 |
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
3 k- x/ L/ g5 q# ^2 k* b/ ECA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards
/ ^2 u8 W% u  Y2 m3 i9 MCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards0 @( m' U/ q  _  _. k
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards6 f  V; Y4 E, l8 Q
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
1 j, w* c: I8 \  s7 ?DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards) S5 x: W" v* G9 q
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards2 w9 b! _+ V* x1 S& J
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
. ^2 F6 S6 `3 u  A/ TDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
' h" N. m: [6 V! jRange increases to 9,000 yards( t# T. N, R$ J; Y0 n* n' X
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
' l& D/ A" N# E1 w2 h* m* V- Y6 DCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards3 Z- Z7 ^: r& n4 Z- C
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards( s2 Q( X! ?3 _. d( z: L4 a1 U
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
  D8 P: [% o+ C9 F4 I' X/ fCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
) M  I7 j/ k. x$ O" E  RCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
2 o7 u( I* Y+ Z$ Q/ y: W0 UCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards) {' h9 M8 d' j" s3 b. I
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
0 h( V8 Y/ N4 j" ]5 A5 M, iDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards1 h1 V6 Z- h) e* P9 @# h0 \
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards. D! a4 a1 R7 G6 {# Y( N; W& B7 @
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
; x9 P' r$ J9 r7 s# V$ U1 y) p2 n/ U4 EDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
/ u) e( O2 V7 |7 [9 FDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards6 h; r# B0 n" f6 ~! U5 \  S
Range increases to 12,000 yards( ]9 V7 _8 p1 V7 k+ \
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
5 ~8 i8 C, T. H: ZCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards/ G8 V7 P4 p9 j' v: J4 y' A2 i
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards5 Y; Y% B! p$ o7 V2 J4 n6 h
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards$ @8 m- ?  S5 D0 `# H9 g
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards0 Q0 f2 t4 n7 H0 t; ~! ?2 m
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards: `# d, u2 y- o' m5 V7 a
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards' S1 R9 z) k, \. l+ D) i
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
$ z. N- R! {6 M  ~DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards) b2 \  S! T  v+ |
DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
5 m* Q2 U% I5 u+ FDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
) i% p& n. X8 @5 s; q$ C, g# KDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
/ X: Q  u) j, w. R  [) O# W; ARange increases to 13,000 yards; K2 H/ _; c" w) B
CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
  m7 c" K) s( ]; X5 |; UCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
' n6 A9 `2 c7 I* C4 P9 pCL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards. @1 P9 `7 w: a. }7 K
CL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
5 u# n4 h2 `! G! E4 g& y! I* [! UCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards
- y% [6 b; S! w& lCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
9 Z+ D8 v; n* y# |# uCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
5 i) E: i; C5 o1 L( d" dDD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards- c- Y1 T  v" Q+ j1 W
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
) s9 K8 e+ h( [% ]DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
$ \' m. e7 t" |" E& V# zDD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards" k" G, T% D. f+ [* ~: o
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards) D) I+ v. _" Y) O% U) `
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
5 c* Z3 L* z) s/ V% `Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards& u4 l3 o: l. R4 A5 a

( |  {% T# e& d2 |5 JJapanese Ships
6 ~& p; C, q! }4 t$ C. n' z      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11,  on fire
) |( I  ~# K9 K: L$ O      CA Kinugasa& }! `, [. C0 s8 R6 g/ L
      CL Tama, Shell hits 1
2 X, a# {7 b* g' Q: P8 y1 v0 r5 v      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
) d" Y6 F' o" ~# z      CL Tatsuta
8 H; G$ a' p9 B2 F! K: v# y      DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2,  on fire$ k# n' S* U7 P5 n5 K
      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 16 I: x6 F9 r3 f6 i" o$ @
      DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1,  on fire
2 B* Q% b3 D9 K# L: g5 ]) n2 O      DD Oyashio- g. \- ?* n. o# E% g" N$ r5 b

( J  u; I6 q/ q3 AAllied Ships
- c' Q9 j2 `2 d& h3 J& L      BB Colorado, Shell hits 1. Q5 @6 N, k3 h" ]7 {% u
      BB Warspite, Shell hits 8& t7 ]. G  O3 \- y) o& y* c
      CA Australia
0 Z5 j- W0 x& M" [      CA Canberra
( S8 M2 y4 n. M      CA Dorsetshire/ A0 i8 H% {2 `' C
      CA Cornwall' V7 i$ R' R: m% z3 F" @
      CL Leander$ d0 g8 u# f, [% f+ w' R& D  i
      CL Java4 @+ z+ n# A/ h! {8 s9 o" B& \- O
      CL Dauntless
, R  m3 S+ W! j5 V' Z      CL Ceres
$ P% r' V; I% p0 N$ V% G      CL Detroit, Shell hits 12 h; ]- \& ~0 R1 Z# p
      CL Trenton  C! e* C1 y: T" G' W* J! G
      CL Concord
' [2 g- j: r) Y1 E/ D1 H* i  l% F      CL Helena5 ]0 F3 ]& I/ K5 i) V+ s! S8 K
      CL Nashville
8 k2 H$ s& `0 l      CL Capetown
# g5 h+ _4 s) r' `      DD Buchanan) }) Q3 B! R. C$ B& F- H! n
      DD Ellet, Shell hits 1,  on fire3 B% u! H6 b- o5 S' H4 w' _0 ?% A
      DD Stack
& w! Z" h; X' f5 w  O      DD Dunlap
; E& m9 T" f& K& z      DD Fanning, Shell hits 1, [- f6 i0 ^9 ]1 }" k# [* D
      DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires
) W" N; U+ I2 ^. S$ }+ M      DD Nizam
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0 F) @1 K% q& e5 l# P& |0 UMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards# p6 ?; F8 R2 M) u  X& d
Range closes to 20,000 yards..." ?/ e+ q0 C, B# Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
, {# i. i% J3 VFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
/ F: t: P9 w* m# \9 Q7 ^BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
! V- q1 V+ |2 K: i6 RBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards. e" l1 V- d% a
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards+ ^, g  Z/ w6 t8 X- ]- ^
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
1 v' T7 J+ Q7 W' DBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards9 ~6 O0 m( F+ U8 r) H
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards
( p/ A9 x& S* R2 s& [, {7 ~CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards7 Q- O: v3 t) O- G0 W' f; s5 A
CA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards$ N5 t4 P. Z( x- M: T
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards, ]; r% y# I9 r* ^
Range closes to 15,000 yards
2 K& K7 W6 D& ~1 ^0 aCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
1 Z0 \1 E! L) d. ]% D. f- t% ]BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards3 g3 g) z2 R, v6 ]/ B& \# _* J
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards$ v6 G9 B6 W6 @0 K! S
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
+ q5 x( m$ R# CCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards4 w$ L0 {& D' {5 k& m. f& L
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards2 ?. S+ S) n% K7 p# [, Z7 S$ r
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards$ q* ?+ G3 k2 k) ^, M9 L' K& y! |
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards
" I* P1 A: N# E; [CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
9 v. `6 B9 A/ j" t- j* u% mCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
7 f$ N# c1 X6 T3 s+ \" _4 ~DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards: B9 N% _6 U0 y+ \
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards7 ~* h9 G1 N- R/ F+ t6 i/ e+ N8 r
Range closes to 11,000 yards4 d' @8 a/ S! A' u
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards
- R8 R; ]) Z8 _. k, U  nBB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
7 M2 k; t' I- mBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards+ u6 x! e* u% s1 d
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards* r* h, Z+ c+ o( b: I0 O- B4 x
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
+ e8 U# V3 _9 L- _  r# |CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards5 `1 h: Z; e: K, W) U
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards) d8 W# U" d9 @0 s& U4 ?2 I' S$ V
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards& o& K) W$ T8 L' b7 {$ h
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards) o# w1 q% ^7 a! t8 w
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
* @& C& w$ a8 rDD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
8 J4 g. d5 E! ]: W+ bDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards9 x7 Q% k% y* k; g3 V
Range closes to 9,000 yards
  g5 s2 _6 e+ R& [CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
. x- w. W/ A4 hBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
; P; j; f6 H( i# S! |# x; |8 fCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards* ~8 T6 C% ?4 B& y; n+ ^
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards" @. R. ~2 P7 I$ b* _+ G
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards3 c* R) p! T6 I! \, z. X0 C0 i7 p9 X
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
, Y: C) t+ X" ^1 g9 ]% l' Z5 H3 bCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards' q1 d" c: R4 K1 r
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards1 {9 p5 C* A" S/ v  T
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
0 r1 p2 R! O& k; O2 CCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards. n( a2 C& L6 M/ O7 S' B. z0 a
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
+ J8 X' r' |0 v  x6 kDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
: X8 B: Q/ l4 S% }DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards
  V9 f! o% e( I6 \% nRange increases to 11,000 yards% G7 ]6 y! q& b& c' Y2 w
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
+ f! M+ v- k/ `3 ACA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
' L) g0 i  k/ |1 N+ W) z- eCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards, ?! T- e! f9 P! {) D
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
; \( H' H. n" eBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
# ]# k+ r1 f- e3 U8 ZCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
  U# E4 B, a( m1 ?4 K  u5 P* r+ \CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
9 Q* ]  N6 e' [  R7 V) QDD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
& T- l' [" c9 n: z9 ZDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
, x) M2 E) x0 A' L% }CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
+ Y8 C: p% Z7 ~5 l9 FCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
3 @0 F8 r) j  W5 H* _" |& T3 xDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards; |" _# ]" ~: t5 ~
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
/ l, {+ r* Q. x, MRange increases to 16,000 yards0 C& Q) r9 S% x1 \5 ~0 d
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards; ]! W' y+ i. Y  ?) B
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards$ l1 m" i7 l6 g- n/ A$ o$ d- h
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards; m$ \/ R% t+ W/ D, ?# S; ]" d3 p* P
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
% }" U/ o; F; j6 ?CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
4 U0 N0 H4 R+ J0 K4 M5 lCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards3 H4 s( j. L0 H6 o1 a# v9 m* ?& y1 a
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
2 B6 I2 n1 k3 R4 ?" f: D# @* vCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
+ `$ n1 T$ |4 k  K6 P9 s# S& yCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
3 x3 r" C0 |8 z( x* k6 sCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards
: v% ?; l* U8 Z% j7 {CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards. m* Q! I9 s6 F2 `" Z9 y
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards0 ~& J3 H! }9 u/ o4 I
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards! `* E# R7 }; K$ k/ ?7 |
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards
7 @& I, }. ^5 P' ?8 v4 v( VDD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards$ c9 G# f% H; g
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards
  _7 m" j$ l' HRange increases to 21,000 yards* P& m- M: e) {4 N
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards5 j$ z7 \) ?( C5 N( L- Q+ p2 f
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards3 f0 k1 ]! L* V
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards5 ?, ?: @- s8 {6 b) c6 B+ T& f
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards+ @0 K! A1 o# a+ f. W* ]2 k5 F0 X
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards' V. M. m; v/ f$ O0 W
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
4 I* w( Z) \4 hCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
/ u4 U% v8 N: c5 b8 wCA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards
, \& C7 a- r8 @2 t, e6 O) S; X  fCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards
9 G7 L- [0 V7 q/ z% qCL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards" F+ t6 F6 Q# D: D
Range increases to 26,000 yards
2 h& W& W& m- Y7 U9 X0 S! SBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
4 X4 x, z5 O! g8 L& [CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
/ l- r) `) D) R+ @1 ]0 ICA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards$ W( ?2 H  h4 B5 d& J
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
8 \* f# _3 \3 Y) y+ @  K8 SCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards
8 Y# E5 i! h, Z  r$ KMoizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage3 Q. U0 T3 t9 g2 q; o# G
Range increases to 28,000 yards! [: Z+ j& _4 [- Z9 ~
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards" I1 ]/ n6 E# Z* `0 F
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards5 H: T. O: u* K
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards) j7 p  c0 ?: n' {
Range increases to 30,000 yards) l/ l4 t( |5 f2 m. k
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
3 m3 R8 K# s# ]; o6 hCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards) n$ n4 P+ r0 r9 X4 [( {  R% k0 Q
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards/ v$ ~* P6 ^4 e4 Y9 G) p
Task forces break off...5 p: G6 F) W. P& l* N8 |& y3 t
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Sub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67  at 135,153  - near Hoorn Islands3 r" n* ]  D9 V! r! f2 p% A; S
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Japanese Ships
3 P! q& W9 W3 ^( l7 N      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 rain8 h; q) Y/ H2 W+ l8 w/ N6 d2 M  ~
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 Z& X2 h! b5 @: k0 c# P$ ZEstimated time to target is 44 minutes' h. T" u, w/ h+ s) c: V2 ^
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Japanese aircraft3 |% z- ?9 _3 _8 r7 Y( s
      A6M2 Zero x 483 Z7 E, n( c1 w3 z# F; z: D
      G3M2 Nell x 19
* C* M" r) c+ L4 t      G4M1 Betty x 21
+ b' c. H# |7 q) k6 M
- C6 Q: U) P( s3 @- DAllied aircraft9 B0 r! ?4 l. h. s9 R
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses2 c# \% t: h4 E8 {' ^  W1 `) x
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed! _# `. ^1 _! {3 w
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
& r0 V2 Y$ A4 u. _# ^5 m      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 {- m2 n& A9 E3 o2 p$ R, D) U! G! i, H6 C7 o% y) {  k
Allied aircraft losses& u8 R: [6 T3 C3 ?* F' q) `9 w
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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6 }  A+ Q6 j# F& {: |% ]% eAllied Ships
3 S) t, k6 R0 }4 b& w3 @" K8 d      CV Hornet
( G6 U% L9 Y" _( x7 F      CV Indomitable# W; y) h; a! n  x$ O
      CVL Hermes
7 s' ~$ ?1 P1 ?) p2 J& G% u      CV Illustrious, |$ `9 T( _2 V1 C; Q% e8 p: v
      CV Wasp
- z" ~5 g/ P) z8 s9 F9 G1 V8 b, J      CV Formidable4 k! l% E( @0 _/ ^2 [& G  R
6 [7 L! @( I7 z; l% [8 \
Aircraft Attacking:
) x2 N" |& B; t      18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet( c1 F( Z- X# Z! L/ V' }$ S. J
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
" A+ `: g3 Z& Z9 V% e, E4 k; O4 l      17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet, ]4 C! v9 W1 c" Y8 E$ e
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb& F# P* y% [+ B2 p5 w
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CAP engaged:. v, M! C; e0 i) [" O1 `' A
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
2 n7 q: q/ L1 Q0 t% `, i! p      4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
9 [, s. e+ J0 B6 L% q, h      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.5 }, R% f. L; q! y5 y: B/ y  i
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes! M1 y8 f4 C5 d4 h5 ]7 f4 p
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; x- j) S+ N2 K- x5 YMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162- ^5 N' k$ S0 K) \3 K+ r4 r+ \
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 f+ H; H6 [, o/ L) S& o/ Z
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Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 k2 ~# P+ F/ P( V: ?$ J
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 L( K, M/ `7 g8 S- g/ M6 K      G4M1 Betty x 28/ q+ f4 o: N  l8 r0 |

0 ?5 U% n7 v- P, t  Q6 cAllied aircraft, g( r9 L% P: ?6 {: U' r
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
1 I- U- A+ O$ E3 P+ s7 W
: {5 y+ Y3 `( g  p' D9 KJapanese aircraft losses
- I5 ?) d& m/ w  n8 O9 R( e' I      G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 j: h' B6 K# {3 ^. ~0 }
* {  ^9 P( w% r0 c: M! o  g8 LNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships5 k. E# C8 w" b' B1 g4 V
      CV Illustrious$ D# Q/ ?+ b- [8 G
      CV Wasp
' [5 B5 C0 i  G8 u' {4 B      CV Hornet2 s. p# s: u; ^; ^

: h: Q0 a2 {! z+ W+ ^; ?Aircraft Attacking:
. \" f4 W! {) w% P5 K: u      11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
4 m9 h' W( u9 [' T% F. W+ {  I) D6 ?4 Z               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb& H( d6 ]' R; A$ i

4 x8 L% X# {, q  ?6 J# vCAP engaged:/ Y% h9 c' Z8 _  l
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
# Q; I0 t( H$ n  e1 _      1 plane(s) intercepting now.
7 `3 L) l5 l. e, T% q2 w1 @# x      12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.3 \% q/ t. G+ ^7 P  O
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.2 ^1 B0 t& ?, m2 B. g
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 [! E7 L! g) u# Z4 s5 p! m
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes+ k8 \$ J1 S3 P3 f6 R# U7 D

' M1 M2 S7 L- \# c) SJapanese aircraft
; P6 M& K" _1 c      A6M2 Zero x 24
& a9 M* }6 R8 W3 I      G3M2 Nell x 18
* A. C' J* p( J      G4M1 Betty x 161 _  r& d- q1 e& x# l9 U+ K! L8 c

$ |/ H! }) T- s0 w/ J4 ^9 n: BAllied aircraft. N- I4 L  J7 V/ `6 @: m! ^2 b6 B1 G
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 193 H3 U8 q" T# L, f

- Y) Q! X0 a  Q; h* tJapanese aircraft losses+ r( a* l4 X* L
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed1 x, ?: V: T/ c# W$ A$ I6 @6 k
      G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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, U$ R# k7 ]2 [& \Allied aircraft losses" }5 ^. M6 H0 L" a3 f" v' E
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
, h: R5 T4 N$ {6 m7 _. z- D      CVL Hermes; N* U$ |# R5 M# ]3 l
      CV Hornet
/ i2 b- e& F: }( h; C$ U4 q5 X; |      CV Formidable1 c0 g# N* c: M% Z% P! p
      CV Yorktown
+ C7 m/ z1 C; O$ K  V+ I4 a3 s      CV Illustrious+ Z; u5 T, `  h/ Z* g3 e" @

1 S8 ]4 S, |8 ^: @Aircraft Attacking:
- a) d  m  Y1 `! }      18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
, i3 Q5 R0 C# S- _, d               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
+ G) }/ W  T+ z% N- Y      16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
0 Q8 q3 h; v* j6 {  R* k/ h9 S' Z               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb2 K/ B; [9 a, r1 Y, |. s

/ w1 t3 e. h; S! W8 y0 ~CAP engaged:, W2 `7 J& C5 W! G2 X: j. h
VF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)( r/ X7 r' U  ~; S% A1 F
      3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.; W) G# D6 _, O( B% t
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.
# d& s; w" t# j; ]" F4 p8 A      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes

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1 J" d4 b3 Y! Z6 i, I42 年6月28日& L# R4 f  ?" L5 e# _$ _
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 28, 425 R$ K. ^  i) r5 M
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft
& f$ u, m. b) R+ K" p" _" x      no flights
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1 e- V9 m) w  p- g( y  DJapanese aircraft losses7 N2 M' x! l. e7 n# V/ d
      F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed
, T8 a0 B1 x4 C3 ^      E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed
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) I: e' A3 [& d* O& wJapanese Ships
% ]) g5 n% O% F& ~6 t" z; Q( r- Z+ t      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 51, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; S3 w2 u  p7 `  \* B      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3& ^% h1 p7 B8 s. [3 N) e: J5 k$ {# {4 t% d
      CL Tama- N$ k% c4 |+ Y
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
. t! A+ V" {% E' S. h4 L( W      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2,  on fire
& n, b3 g! ?1 D      DD Yugumo
) p1 _8 l1 G5 [3 y, q5 A) |      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 8,  on fire# T" d0 ~# c- I: w& I# w5 Y
      DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 2
# C0 O8 k9 R& b; i  y$ l/ F+ b      DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1* K& L! a. l5 S$ o

0 V4 S; W; u' I3 I: ]" [! EAllied Ships2 g+ A+ X1 e2 r: \8 ^  Q
      BB Colorado
: n+ ^. H1 @, W) N3 M1 B# u      BB Warspite, Shell hits 3: q& L$ I9 g+ |3 F
      CA Australia* a3 U4 j* r7 E) Q8 R
      CA Canberra; P) o7 a5 A$ j/ s+ u* i8 L
      CA Dorsetshire( `2 N8 f2 o1 G3 [9 U: H1 @. G. t
      CA Cornwall
% C5 z5 a$ ?+ _0 f# s$ w      CL Leander- Q8 H8 Y7 w; `6 Q  `
      CL Java
/ R, j3 M  D/ i$ o9 C" b      CL Dauntless
0 L. ^: _- ?. X: d  |# ^      CL Ceres3 E: v( f0 j( v
      CL Detroit, Shell hits 1" W7 |" k5 W) G
      CL Trenton
& K3 p( c1 D2 f2 f$ n& _      CL Concord! T3 k0 g4 E5 j: [* n2 R7 W
      CL Helena+ ~* @# _8 F' W- t# ~
      CL Nashville, Shell hits 15 F. G0 u1 g( Z/ s
      CL Capetown$ Q8 P# A! }' [7 q/ ~3 ~& u# t
      DD Buchanan& P2 Q7 a" Y4 n
      DD Ellet2 y5 T( @0 M) G6 P- B
      DD Stack
9 N; ?/ ]/ y! y! i2 w- [2 x  P      DD Dunlap
9 T9 ~1 U1 G9 W3 q' b4 ^, B      DD Fanning
) x5 t% m. h4 u9 Z9 @      DD Nizam
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6 D3 o% j6 [. S6 Q/ h& 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。' q8 X! j6 c# e4 j
Night Naval bombardment of Tongatapu at 138,168/ V1 F- h2 ~2 K) O! E' R5 L
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" R. n8 l: n0 YJapanese aircraft losses
7 N  ]5 w! W5 ?( o      A6M2 Zero: 18 damaged: C: m5 e. z: J- Y/ d; T' G
      A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed on ground7 ^  x5 I; [2 f* i% d: S
      G4M1 Betty: 68 damaged
! d( Q1 G8 q/ S& O4 Z      G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed on ground
' Q) U1 m) b6 E, @5 e) O2 ]      G3M2 Nell: 44 damaged. V9 y" r8 Z5 a' ~& i
      G3M2 Nell: 16 destroyed on ground
* \8 v4 M7 t# O      H8K1 Emily: 1 damaged0 ^: n% l- r; r) W- O. X( s

+ B" v8 H- V2 tAllied Ships
! ^1 T* f5 }& _9 F4 l5 Q1 ?      BB Warspite
; Z  m% {( G5 V" s) c: K, e2 _; N      BB Colorado  M* _" D+ T; ]& u# Y/ U
      CA Cornwall
0 G( _0 K( w8 c6 N      CA Dorsetshire8 B) P6 D7 r( M) K
      CA Canberra. g0 q3 x. t& L7 {0 O0 s
      CA Australia5 D# T6 c  ~" S
      CL Capetown
- L0 F. N" m6 W+ V4 d2 c      CL Nashville
# V, x* g5 s: x/ @; A      CL Helena* i! L) H3 O: j' W  N+ }7 ~
      CL Concord
; y" c9 ^. H: Q2 d      CL Trenton
+ |( Z: m- ?8 Q. g8 Z      CL Detroit
& U8 A& {7 d( P2 ^. K      CL Ceres
" c- w$ H6 u+ S9 q      CL Java
: J8 z9 F# a8 b( j* S) L      CL Leander) a% b2 b' f+ \/ |$ z' Q! \+ @
      DD Nizam0 t0 |5 V# {7 F+ h0 F; t! O
      DD Fanning
6 n, a' U$ K, |# g% H$ {, N' }      DD Dunlap. H3 `' [+ Z# X# j) x4 ]. W; ?
      DD Stack
2 j3 b. {" x3 l2 D' `0 Y2 |      DD Ellet( R% o" Q, @; Q0 m5 l# q9 O6 W/ Q
      DD Buchanan
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Japanese ground losses:# ]6 v) p; _9 u# E) M- T7 y$ A
      281 casualties reported
; a$ U4 s2 s4 s- S, d; U. B         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# \0 r5 ?9 x, j6 ^         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled
4 K4 |4 `7 P5 w" x; v         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled' a3 U9 O) {! _1 e) }
      Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled): n/ [$ ^" V3 n' y* ^/ {( S
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Airbase hits 23
2 C& a. U. q) a( d6 b7 L' ?" {Airbase supply hits 16  {+ j8 ]7 G& ]
Runway hits 55
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, g) f8 e% u0 O( u4 N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。。。
3 @& {  j) f% P! a6 _# O% _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