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

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42年6月9日，
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0 g7 T& O& s2 P8 @ASW attack near Penrhyn Island  at 169,158
" B8 f' D$ O# r: {- S% v, U) p 日军SS再逞凶" o" V8 r" N& {) N
Japanese Ships
3 {7 W$ K  M9 [7 M& Y& u( V      SS I-169, hits 1
+ F; k( h) k, vAllied Ships. M- P+ S: P  L7 u/ q- z$ @
      DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage$ K; k; E: ]# n& _8 G& t% M9 d
      DD Dewey, \6 S# Z2 t  L& N' m

% J3 x4 m  _' a7 H- Q% D日军钟馗从信德起飞压制卡拉奇, 损失交换比  1:3  。# @5 F$ h( @" Z; z2 y1 r' p
Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 8 D' A  l2 Z. T8 w- `' a- b3 X
Weather in hex: Light cloud3 D" w' \) A7 h8 s6 _1 }  M4 ~
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
9 U, y+ @. P8 h6 ]Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
. ]/ J% c8 H5 R) U+ G1 ], vJapanese aircraft
* L0 ^' M1 a) j7 f6 e      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
' G- e8 \+ J7 cAllied aircraft
$ {. S. ^9 k8 J) s1 _      Fulmar II x 12
+ ^( f7 Y2 O3 {  u) J      Hurricane I Trop x 31' b9 `; ?, N6 j" p
      Hurricane IIb Trop x 11
$ O! Y, P8 s, y+ \* h6 E      Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
6 ~* K, p: K  T6 h" m* n- q. Y      Mohawk IV x 2
% N' h+ E$ m# N' M/ N% L      P-40E Warhawk x 3
- r( J" v/ N0 M. O$ G0 w' r% t      P-40E Warhawk x 242 M2 r4 l- k  X2 H. X& `# c
Japanese aircraft losses
' [3 V! J* j& a& R      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
* h: p3 t( U7 W- Y* ]Allied aircraft losses$ d# k( g* P9 r8 W. T! n9 \  m
      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed7 [1 |- D' l7 U0 m# h- D
      Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed8 B9 v; K* {% Y0 @
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed* p/ n' W+ j/ D( a+ q
      P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
% {, T* W! D- n1 x6 P) }Aircraft Attacking:3 C4 A: {5 Q. w/ ^
       8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet1 W+ T0 H6 u" E( u
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  }' i, Z0 l( Z, aJapanese aircraft
8 b0 b+ p" Q3 g7 w) ?8 Q      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29
+ Q# x  L3 r  m$ \' n" Y5 {Allied aircraft
7 u9 [& D- Y1 s* @, n6 {      Fulmar II x 9
4 d- z" T9 w- t3 c: ?      Hurricane I Trop x 12
* O, p3 b' X' c, P$ T% M      Hurricane IIb Trop x 2. d7 k: _9 u( M" p" r$ D5 ?  {
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 54 q' V+ P" W* _
      Mohawk IV x 2" I! y% L/ I9 i5 P, E! l4 @/ ?
      P-40E Warhawk x 102 c- _! X+ l  e0 J
Japanese aircraft losses' W, g' f) s( z6 B3 b/ b
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
# `& y  E6 h! l7 M( k) O' f7 JAllied aircraft losses
: b9 N7 T6 k3 a& _1 T4 D      Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
! v/ ]7 z3 D1 e# _2 n7 U      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
( t) h+ [2 T8 c/ ]2 w' g; ?+ o6 `) J      Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed* z, F3 v/ m0 a& D( r- w: w
      Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed" p1 }* k# d9 }4 `, U
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Japanese aircraft/ j2 u, b2 B& K( O
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33
8 v& m* o: F: WAllied aircraft
0 O* V2 R' ^% e0 _( S' [6 f( X' d      Fulmar II x 3& p7 z9 S% M7 \- G; t
      Hurricane I Trop x 3) p1 Y8 q* m, k0 r& X
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
* Q4 i7 c( E' d2 ^      P-40E Warhawk x 2
+ D! f  ~. p' y8 @7 N. n6 R; pNo Japanese losses
) t* d& L' g, F6 w# uAllied aircraft losses% g: Z3 O7 g' k" }5 [$ q
      Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
& d; G" [. _8 T0 O; C" ~  E      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed$ p9 S, w) N: Q9 Q* F; z
      Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed7 t& c' b) {% m% K( M
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed; U9 J. w4 p  n) X

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0 u# M! j* ^& Z3 t  v* R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。2 S: @5 v5 \, o# ~  {
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Ground combat at 40,9 (near Karachi)
. B4 H3 o4 ~+ P! @6 O: {& @& ], jJapanese Shock attack# W/ W. G8 Q9 E( L
Attacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 31194 {7 i" n0 f3 R% `& D" T" K
Defending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138
: J; p' \* a3 Q6 @7 MJapanese adjusted assault: 751
$ y; ?% J1 [: G3 sAllied adjusted defense: 1463 % d  d, @% a6 G' |# L
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 4 g3 _, D5 n( z5 G$ Z
Combat modifiers0 [* o( A0 E$ G7 w* e8 Z+ N: y( P
Defender: experience(-)+ k3 r! _2 p& w3 f
Attacker: shock(+)# k! |  e8 ]8 d
Japanese ground losses:
! `7 y1 j7 q/ A  g9 s      17039 casualties reported1 s- c2 {2 l; [9 @
         Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled% V. C2 n1 O4 t  m
         Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled# |) b1 F* U: |- i0 N* ^
         Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled/ O+ ~+ h7 W$ z6 E; p: V. G. [
      Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled)
6 Q/ ]6 f% D* u5 O/ Q      Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)
1 J/ ^. ^& e0 d! ~( Y      Units destroyed 1
% b4 r; b" W4 P3 x& q8 sAllied ground losses:
+ G/ N9 S. A1 F* W6 u8 J  y* |1 f      6533 casualties reported
$ n2 S& V" ~3 D  q: _1 l" b# z4 m         Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled2 ^3 ]& X9 m% H* I
         Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled( n2 `) B& s7 J$ M! K1 b
         Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled% A1 P7 m% j7 `/ b% F
      Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)
+ I" [. Q: a' D. h8 G      Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)2 N$ X9 y! w3 n$ Y
      Units destroyed 1! F" u# K- G# [, Z
Assaulting units:
: Y  y, f% d9 \4 a  X+ a    21st Ind.Mixed Brigade- C) }& e& U6 `4 P8 z
    22nd Recon Regiment
" A+ l3 i/ ]% g2 ]2 T6 ^/ q! [    17th Indpt Guards Regiment
, t8 W& K% [$ Q    41st Infantry Regiment8 I  _/ f8 w2 l' \
    4th/B Division! b0 X* L2 F8 R3 H% R9 F- t5 ]. `
    52nd Division
7 T2 X$ s' S/ s( V, Y2 V& }' Z    Imperial Guards/B Division
2 V* F/ y1 c1 h4 r    54th Division0 U: Z0 z" w5 n! G# @
    Imperial Guards/A Division% j* i; j/ ^* r! ^7 H: y0 C
    148th Infantry Regiment! l$ Z% z- i, w  T8 U
    16th Guards Regiment
& u/ s# P- |% u5 ?, ~! D% O    53rd Division
6 r, d4 o8 X: G    16th Infantry Regiment  j  H% A( R% Q: n
    15th Guards Regiment( }6 l0 h4 U- J3 K9 G& J
    47th Infantry Regiment
/ O* u# r% N: a& s( l' a4 I- j    4th Guards/C Division
1 G& R* G$ ^( D7 y* G! h    1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment1 {6 T. M+ m$ b& J1 Z4 o6 X
    9th RF Gun Battalion+ V$ s8 K: {% u; F. ^4 C* E$ ?
    3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
" D$ ]; f8 y( l# s    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion) n+ w; k: l: ?& C8 ~; C
    8th RF Gun Battalion
! N1 B/ t9 w" v7 p$ A+ ]    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment) f/ F* {9 W$ C% l$ {8 N
    14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
  @1 I) u6 Y+ `" R. M& w" O2 F7 ~    2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
+ t; ?7 z5 A8 }+ i* y4 T    10th RF Gun Battalion
( }0 H3 C8 a) n3 L) ^: a    11th RF Gun Battalion
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2 ~6 S; c5 [  ]/ L) B' CDefending units:
- a& s9 F4 y, X! H- z( X    1st Marine Raider Battalion8 S2 g8 l- r+ m( q
    84th Indian Brigade
: h  o7 Q$ j8 ?7 P    26th Indian Division
# I! D6 d; d) l+ ~5 p    I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
- ]0 R6 n, H% I: h    3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
% A" v9 j3 H5 c    22nd (East African) Brigade
0 M* l% ]" ~- P  |    23rd British Brigade
, i8 D' V8 p" T9 P8 y    182nd Infantry Regiment
" P6 s+ o" s, D- E8 g    132nd Infantry Regiment
8 e6 C, {3 w; S; w( d    2/15 Punjab Battalion
: d# [% e1 _3 F: T; H  e    164th Infantry Regiment
2 j8 b: \; y+ e    1st/102nd Infantry Battalion) \, B( f' |& H
    Kowloon Brigade
$ r3 [8 o9 h6 r/ n; L. H3 U6 Q( @    14th British Brigade, o  q3 q& o& R0 R$ B& G
    2nd Marine Raider Battalion* e' C! M& W$ ?$ ~- I! t
    70th British Division
* d# C, n) @  r5 C3 T9 ^    16th British Brigade
4 r0 [- l# w  ^- K    7/12 Frontier Force Battalion6 E+ W' }) C3 \( Q$ @  N
    Waziristan Division
! r2 I7 z5 L6 d4 O    1st Marine Defense Battalion
/ ~5 t! m$ J# Q! g    223rd Field Artillery Battalion; G/ S; I5 M, c
    2/9th Field Regiment
/ ~' L: {- v4 |4 H    2/13th Field Regiment
  x% `  j4 Y1 w2 }    6th Medium Regiment% X  M4 G+ F# C
    2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
1 E# M# h/ ]! V0 R" T  p    2/11th Field Regiment$ K9 [% n9 i7 C; H# f6 x
    181st Field Artillery Regiment
5 P0 L! t8 i. n# Z! V/ |9 N    168th Field Artillery Regiment
. I, G3 q6 Z; S+ m- b2 ^0 V  b    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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) p: \; ~8 ?+ |$ N+ F0 C, SKB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。% r  H6 _, y* y- p8 K1 P
42年6月26日，58全速驶往苏瓦南方，并在Tongatapu港口发现大批日军战舰和燃料补给船，进行了海轰，但未料到该处日军居然有2队021。平均经验65以上的58舰载机居然被60架021打的落花流水。
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# I% K4 N0 i% ~' g/ j- F! p' MAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 26, 42
& H% {: N2 H5 c+ mNight Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships/ L+ A. P' ]% ^% j1 x
      CA Tone
* H4 S2 P* Y& j8 N- Z2 C: _( `! P      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
3 ^$ g+ B0 c  b8 Y; e      CA Kinugasa4 O8 `. {; _9 B8 z9 l0 c
      CA Furutaka$ J0 u0 V6 O& O( C
      CL Yura
$ E6 a) ?) \" s7 K      CL Kinu
* c: G" ^; ^5 B) m      CL Abukuma: [5 N. |% ?9 S9 W$ z
      CL Tama
5 M4 {/ _, ?  z4 h0 O- i; W& Z' D' Z      CL Kiso5 s) z( p( Q4 V8 D! w* e9 }
      CL Tenryu2 D5 N0 M1 c( |3 }6 |+ N: o
      CL Tatsuta7 u! b3 Q6 w5 p0 I" ?
      DD Yugumo
) [- e" s- e8 n4 q) Q0 u      DD Akigumo
- l3 k% V9 {. P: g2 F5 w- F      DD Kuroshio
+ x) R" L5 }* U& u& S- Y; ^      DD Oyashio! O/ [, n& s7 m) Q
      DD Hayashio1 W  n+ Z; |0 Z* L
      DD Amatsukaze  {6 [+ P+ R8 G# }2 a# B1 O( J
      DD Tanikaze6 K% B! r& e4 V& c* H
      DD Kasumi/ K/ T% {7 f5 Q3 G) J# ^+ u3 r$ [
      DD Amagiri
' Q$ v1 ~  v; L  ?2 q( O      DD Akebono
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Allied Ships
# `# Q' K3 u9 i, w      DD Ellet, Shell hits 1
& g8 W; y1 {+ Y+ A      DD Tjerk Hiddes, A  c" q+ s# J  A  W
      DD Napier, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 J4 L" Z( }6 X- B4 N% S
      DD Nizam
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tongatapu at 138,168
7 i% K* ~' W8 M8 D& w  y
4 R7 Q; ?' @6 Y9 B6 m2 E  |Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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& E9 y+ v7 l2 XRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: |' U- E  h; c" ^$ ^$ J' |- S
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes0 f3 \% [2 s, ^; u2 i. O6 e, b$ x
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Japanese aircraft2 o" R: ~9 v; y( M9 t! F
      A6M2 Zero x 53
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. B# H+ {% H, U, ~8 B" V0 l; \Allied aircraft
" P% F+ G0 R2 w7 v) }8 I6 T' O/ s- B      Albacore I x 12! o" P& D( J" y% B' P  k
      Sea Hurricane Ib x 16' W$ h+ F5 \; g" E9 t
      Martlet II x 14
4 T8 B# `9 x% [! v& `, f      Swordfish I x 19  _) Q: L6 M7 e/ V% c
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 26
8 n9 w5 F) r, Q( ?$ c" K5 V      F4F-4 Wildcat x 68
. u  p* m& ?% K+ V      SBD-3 Dauntless x 137
# g9 T; Q' p5 _' D8 D1 d( ]) ^$ g8 d      TBD-1 Devastator x 9' v# i& X, O: }* B+ ^- ~9 k
      TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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% M) v+ Y: v- z( M4 ^( w) V  qJapanese aircraft losses) Q6 U" W3 W+ b8 u
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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1 F3 ~& d- D( a: p' ^; }! kAllied aircraft losses
: p1 `& u  B1 Q7 D( {9 M" ]      Albacore I: 2 damaged, \: Q8 B2 J6 F: Q
      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed5 N3 |) T: p( x' {5 o
      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed by flak
3 Z" S" S" g. C- S# z# E. ]      Martlet II: 2 destroyed
/ W2 }. H8 S$ B  C7 `  T6 ?# y      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak8 }; a* A4 @3 j0 H
      F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
) X) W- i1 I7 D3 ], ?5 n      F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed+ C9 N; C# V7 B# B
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed by flak
# J7 V  B  c- F0 U      SBD-3 Dauntless: 10 destroyed, 18 damaged
+ N9 h3 R( D( F3 y      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
& Y% p, c- Y. T* ?# k5 p      TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed' y3 R/ t, N. C4 u- {
      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged0 }1 ^2 F1 C  }" ]4 \2 \0 J/ @
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Japanese Ships/ [7 V9 }! n( ]* ~
      CA Tone, Bomb hits 2,  on fire$ _: ?# [$ L) j% O  G$ U- H
      xAK Ronsan Maru, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ H  c; O. l$ H- \- i      DD Tanikaze
6 G& o% O' @( w      CL Tatsuta
/ H& X" G5 u& [$ L  k, Z( o1 ?      xAK Heito Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: s/ L3 X3 D1 i7 z! J" y1 ^/ @
      xAP Mizuho Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk6 x4 I% k" d( p! B; P! t8 V( {
      PB Nanpo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
; r3 n# F$ b* e% ?      xAK Manko Maru, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& G5 y1 w( r1 {7 q" x% o
      CL Kinu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
0 T3 U2 V( {, p* H7 m& ]4 [: h2 b      CA Furutaka
9 [0 o0 [) S3 N& _  D      AO Notoro, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
; e; ~( y7 b% _' w, m0 o! v$ X      AO Hayamoto, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
: u' x: S0 r: ]5 x; [8 d* c      AO Tsurumi, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage! `6 i% o! ~. g( J; z" O0 ]/ d
      PB Teibo Maru #2, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage- w* \: ~0 m2 Z4 T3 x' p1 x) Y
      CL Tenryu, J; u0 T' @* G9 z, N
      AD Shintoku Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
( W7 w  g# m4 m2 a; a) T      CL Kiso, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
( t' j& ?  s$ W% u6 C) [      AO Ondo, Bomb hits 19 A6 x9 _* ?; \  B
      AO Naruto, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires- D7 @  Z, n9 V* R- o9 `7 s
      CL Tama, j( z8 O5 V8 s) \% H
      DD Hayashio
7 a6 m  c# m, L+ q" V( @5 C      CL Yura' u' N1 b+ w7 B# ~0 d
      PB Ikuta Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire+ H# w& s2 J8 J
      PB Tatsumiya Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: k: X# c5 [3 m' x8 j
      CA Kinugasa0 o6 I4 N2 D' ^* B0 S( @
      PB Kaiun Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage! B4 S1 q$ y; z
      PB Taiko Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
8 V8 U2 U' @" c' u/ x$ J      PB Sureboko Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
' x* p( l- J- h& a5 X) K( l! D      PB Kaikei Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires$ A, ?- n$ c5 ], M/ u* b6 O# Q+ }( Y' |

$ P8 d8 Q2 h9 nAircraft Attacking:- O1 }) n2 W5 f$ y
       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
; _7 G' a7 N( f$ s# M               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb; z0 @+ u- ]0 R. v8 b$ k6 t7 s9 M; j
      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
1 J' L* z; ?# x) ~2 ~2 t5 I/ \8 Q               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb# K3 [  p, ~) J5 ]7 w
      12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
6 G5 S/ i$ n  h* J- y5 f               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb- P; ~0 e, a- M/ @: x2 d" v' l
      10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
2 O0 ^$ G& d8 g* Z: o/ O' F" f2 \" `               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb  m, e+ h7 h% Y+ \1 N
      12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet! I' H) N6 t4 T
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
& d4 |+ l$ ^7 x2 [! r8 U       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
2 s" m$ A. g" ?1 k2 e               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
( d$ o! M3 t3 h& {       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
: Z' b% I  M! W. Q3 s               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb& {( m% T! R. J! f
       5 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) y8 G: I9 E/ `) Y* Q               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
5 A7 e1 U2 L( g8 g+ L) W6 ?. f      18 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 F! u8 O. s- p% \               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
9 ]* c4 p5 q& k$ Y, M  Y# V' M- `; p      12 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; B7 J& ?0 p+ w6 e, D2 \4 H               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo4 W8 C3 F7 W% b; u( H0 m0 x: W; F
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
  ^( i" ?: v3 c3 E0 m% y! Q               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb4 @. A1 i3 Y1 @) k9 b! J' o
       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
) q9 R+ Z" f; L- A- q* p! z) I# O               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
# v- _! Q! y8 `: `. a- P! p       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'. n! ?; M# D" \6 M3 p5 @
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb8 Q3 |# p9 H: |! E9 `2 B- p8 q
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'6 I# l# h3 ^+ ?  U/ _
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
0 }3 v7 O% Z: M: K. ^% u      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'- [5 L- M/ a8 U2 P7 M, X( q+ C
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 J" I: x/ O7 R, g4 s6 q- Q       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
$ Y& o( M/ ]! _$ o7 U# S2 K               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb) k3 f. a+ |3 F7 h6 G
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'; E1 E% J' b8 M7 Q4 _6 G, Z
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 X+ [4 `" Z1 r( M       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
2 p/ Y0 l) N: `: j: q4 I               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 V/ B& o' d. d& u) }: t       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
0 `+ x1 N4 U  w               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb9 R6 U6 h# S' `$ z( E  q5 G$ p
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'2 d; w: M( N6 m- ^: r+ F' M2 {3 \
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
1 [/ Z) H8 z& a& G" U* _( M( G       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'! Q- i" R3 q; P4 k" W' V0 F% m
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb* |4 A8 \' y, o, N5 K3 y/ c
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'4 e# a- n' p5 k; R
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
: \7 d6 L! ~& M  p  r6 N. c& d       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'2 m) H$ i9 ~, a" B9 C6 ^
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
) D( n" W# K$ S: B( v: R13th Ku S-1 /A with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)7 a0 T- }' U$ Q0 a
      7 plane(s) intercepting now.5 h8 b; j) @3 K/ M$ U) T
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
, C! S# a3 g# `7 `0 c- m9 T2 t5 }      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
2 m9 P9 ~4 E2 u/ t7 g& P+ s13th Ku S-1 /B with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
" W7 z" G) w; [0 }2 Z* E      8 plane(s) intercepting now.
! q2 j0 Q! t1 _0 I' Z/ [" l      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000." w1 J4 K6 [7 S# z6 C+ m, A4 n
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes2 U2 c* }5 {* {9 M- D
13th Ku S-1 /C with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 r0 t6 E6 v3 m0 M! g) l      2 plane(s) intercepting now.8 A1 c& K3 \( q' T5 o6 K4 S
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.# P% x2 C0 R8 m, z$ o7 ?# l
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
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) o, F% v% v2 V  ^( b, @Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Nanpo Maru* B3 S" O- J1 |8 @1 F
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Manko Maru
6 h$ w5 S/ V7 |. f4 kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Notoro/ |0 s5 H% a) U5 Q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Kiso
, }) y* D3 B5 a( i( ~. H* x9 [Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Hayamoto. t2 C' {7 O+ V" t, i% t
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Ikuta Maru! R) l# @* J+ i0 a9 h0 r
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Tatsumiya Maru  x2 S( D9 x/ R4 ?1 u, y* Z% t
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kaiun Maru
2 _, z5 \6 b$ X6 X+ x) G8 jHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Teibo Maru #25 Y( H1 b) k& n) o. K0 }
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Tone
; G6 l  X9 r, hHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Sureboko Maru
! A, s" o* m2 y! i. w1 U9 h* hHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kaikei Maru
1 c2 H% I8 f5 h$ |% G& j5 D( \! R5 G$ J2 c2 Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tongatapu at 138,168" r' a( i# N. d* m( t

" L- n4 p% t. V% J& }, L' r1 jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- u- ~) J- K& V! JRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 X$ {5 |! r( CEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, U2 q4 C9 X- T0 D      A6M2 Zero x 434 x0 p6 X, B3 o  s9 g

$ f& o( A, K& G8 q# DAllied aircraft: l0 B, G  P) Z' J# T3 g$ h
      Sea Hurricane Ib x 14. h  |. c3 M( {, z( Y
      Martlet II x 8$ T* ?" x: k: d0 E2 [5 }) j
      Swordfish I x 18
  ?6 }" V1 l' I7 k* {6 F. J      F4F-3 Wildcat x 18% d. \; i" C7 P; R2 c5 F" x  u8 C
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 56$ h2 U) y( _# W
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 102
& L8 B+ N$ s8 ^  H" t; F: Q8 G9 `5 ?      TBF-1 Avenger x 11$ {9 B1 p' m0 e' w7 k) I# k1 B6 l+ f

* M$ x+ w* t6 }1 J) _0 CJapanese aircraft losses
) n! E5 g3 c$ @2 m      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed/ V1 H9 l5 {+ u! E! S

4 {8 q4 _+ O" OAllied aircraft losses
$ w1 @8 \# [( A0 R      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed) {2 |7 k: L# p+ |# G
      Martlet II: 1 destroyed
8 M7 L2 ]* |' I6 k+ L# e      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 G8 ?6 {2 z4 [1 z      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak) V  m  q/ g4 L7 S- s
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed9 A5 i$ Q+ s/ M- R4 B, W
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 22 damaged
6 @1 }1 j# l4 V) P! F0 X& T      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak+ {& m" v' B7 m0 k# t2 i
      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged2 S" M! n0 `  J" e) H) E5 R
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Japanese Ships
% r/ H8 a3 M/ [8 t. m: E' w      CA Tone, Bomb hits 1,  on fire1 d& @$ \( Y1 t% \" ?2 s8 E
      AO Erimo, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
, G7 h1 M' U8 t9 {& T      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
( p6 B$ s' P. m/ s3 z      CL Tenryu
1 w9 l. }( M2 g. P+ l  b6 s      DD Kasumi, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
: f/ |: `* A" Z* m      CL Tatsuta
& Q, x& H8 f/ L% i; O$ i) b# G( ~" c      CL Yura, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
  \' C& P7 D+ `0 E, n6 f& E      AO Shiretoko, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
5 K8 S6 @- l# K$ y. Q2 F9 v      AD Shintoku Maru,  on fire
& v. [7 H, s, j6 S      AO Sata, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
1 Z8 _- g) J1 {6 c" c# X      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* s; q( J; r8 q8 x) l& g
      PB Chiyo Maru #4, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk/ A- p/ x" @: B1 p& B4 l
      CL Tama0 V7 T* l8 ~8 d8 G! C" \; v
      AS Yasukuni Maru, Bomb hits 1
2 M, u% W. a& b" ]2 i+ Z: G1 a      DD Kuroshio% X2 r! @# ?9 i9 ]# ?8 C- O$ b
      PB Ikuta Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage( S  U0 c+ j& H$ Y8 h
      DD Hayashio, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
! K9 \- o+ Q) X      PB Nanpo Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
) N8 c# G* J, p/ w      CA Chikuma, {$ y& C' c$ K
      CL Abukuma0 I& w5 U8 K4 f
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 ~. [' y' I5 f       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'& x, b. f, O3 O- o
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
. d. K, z8 y) N3 C       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
* i% h9 ]& A' ~" v               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 O+ ?# @, B6 j& z; N      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
9 s7 b4 U3 A+ V) b! A3 d               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
, I" ~% _! v  p# P4 g       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'6 I  C( j8 `" }4 j+ @0 h
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
# ], S4 w1 r! w* ~4 e      11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 K) v: N) W; Y: n8 e9 n6 H
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo" ~9 s2 }2 E: z9 \) l( Q$ c: p
       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'# \' W9 u" A3 }5 N8 Y
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
/ S9 A1 J0 v4 P! ?" I, L: P      15 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet  k( V: B" t) ]; H1 B
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
9 S1 O4 f8 \2 {. i- D       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'8 H  _( D, u1 s6 @/ g" G1 {- h* ]2 u: R
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb  e0 V, d% w5 Y, `  E- k; @0 l
       3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
) P: G  C, h! M, e9 ]! f; _& y* N               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
( }( r/ ~1 W3 Y       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'3 S: j' i# ?$ J0 g" R: s
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb" J& V3 l' I% @
       5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
, Z  V9 v  H, |$ o: m) ^               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb" u. P" E  G: E/ [3 F
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
4 N4 f( f# A+ j. e0 v7 [! y# a8 s               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
( b! ?( S4 `3 o' A       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
8 D0 @# j' H" \6 Q( B               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
" V( n; H1 x: c$ `: H# B  P       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'0 p: \$ `6 y% F& E. E0 c6 \3 q/ B
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
' f" e! }0 Q. i$ q7 h3 p- [       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'; Z( ]$ M$ Q# u; u5 x0 Z5 T0 @2 I
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb3 p% m7 V! V3 V/ \1 h8 k
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
! e3 ~+ U4 x- o/ U1 v6 Y               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 b0 _0 _- d7 X2 n" ~( U' T9 K6 `       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'3 D! K  |. I1 i2 }+ t
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb2 f! o" ?# r; u  u' p
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
) ]. X2 z; C; Z8 D               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb* T* ]1 r; y: U  ^1 J% ?8 D
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'1 `! W: n" W* H$ K
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ R' [& k0 m- u

' o- F9 O+ V1 g$ C% r! pCAP engaged:8 {7 _- O3 i3 |, X5 v7 m: W. B
13th Ku S-1 /A with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)$ m4 M3 h3 Y" i: G6 w
      5 plane(s) intercepting now.9 r8 o0 p$ j( V
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
  A  n5 k5 H* P+ N2 I/ I+ r9 m5 E( n      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes, n2 ?. |0 J$ u0 t6 Z# `
13th Ku S-1 /B with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)$ h+ b8 d& ^* S
      6 plane(s) intercepting now.
, r5 X# t* C) I' G5 T8 d      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
( d8 Y' H* s/ e2 B9 R: @" Q      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
/ e& B( a: f9 ]' _1 k13th Ku S-1 /C with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)  L- H7 _* ?7 @4 E3 G
      1 plane(s) intercepting now.
$ F2 ]. a$ y: _7 T; K! j% {      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
- ?1 N0 _) c- t! P+ X      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
+ l3 [5 b4 n* }0 V. H' g+ S1 Y $ K" K2 F: M: ?% Y. ]+ a& x0 K
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kasumi
" p3 X% \0 N( b3 S# V, ^4 V9 oHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Sata7 e$ i) g9 h. M. A: ^
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Chiyo Maru #4: d, Y, P  J/ ^! s1 s  n
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese CA1 S4 ]. A. k; S" ?, Z( I" W
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese AO5 [. _# t8 t2 Y1 `6 ~  B3 S/ W
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Furutaka$ ]7 h- `  x" m! P$ B" o# k
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hayashio% P( P+ p( K+ w
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Nanpo Maru
# H; v$ M) u& LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Ikuta Maru

花开时节

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2 ~4 |$ y9 |2 g42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。4 D- ]. H. O) n4 d3 N7 \* c" j+ ?
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards* X2 q" K% p* h( i( q( |
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Japanese Ships
. P, e$ [% [# X9 N6 A! ]      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
% m. @; N/ I: K% O      CA Kinugasa# d  _( J! w! C& y; L
      CL Yura, Shell hits 5,  on fire
+ G$ a# f5 _7 \3 r$ p: m3 ~, |      CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
' A, [) M3 h2 Y  y2 O      CL Tama
0 z, A, N4 o1 s4 s      CL Tenryu
* y& }2 c/ u/ e& j% Q      CL Tatsuta
+ {0 Z$ \* e2 S, A3 }; x      DD Yugumo
7 e3 f" K% a! M* \      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
7 v: O; S: l- ?0 b      DD Kuroshio& \! ~+ D( y/ K9 S" m
      DD Oyashio, Shell hits 16 r9 M* g5 D" p) a0 A# t: [
      DD Amatsukaze
$ d9 T" s4 Y) }" I      DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships
$ X& L! Z6 l: ~2 a7 f6 R8 Z; i0 \      CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 24 z# Z2 h, q% d; S
      CA Northampton
4 R( \/ `* W, U      CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
' q) R4 s0 U3 x- P6 R/ N- W      CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2
. \" C9 b5 h3 T( R      CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2; {; \$ e, z0 E8 n! g: C* u9 I
      CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
/ L5 p1 j# e6 w  L' C8 ]0 Y      CL Perth- y" K" y2 ^; o4 w# z
      CL Enterprise' B( ^' j5 `1 Z4 a
      CL Honolulu" t6 x6 ]/ \8 v
      DD Alden
: k5 N) M4 ?7 V      DD Fox5 M0 r! A, F- r/ T
      DD Whipple
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+ j0 n. J2 ?2 u( j, u9 W+ YImproved night sighting under 100% moonlight
7 Q3 e: f$ k0 P9 C4 h  J( v% RMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards- v9 E$ U2 h' \
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
" \' g; |$ W# u2 a: W& i" }! E1 RRange closes to 11,000 yards...
" A* Z+ ?- i& W( R3 X* gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards  z9 D, n4 X, b2 d( r8 O6 Z
Range closes to 8,000 yards...: H  ]' y& d& Y8 @% H, ?: U; ]
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
) I5 l3 \7 F+ Q2 G. y* A6 XCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards! y- j  A" h5 a$ j8 K6 w) h
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T') X5 ^; ~8 Y' e- d
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards$ c  v) }* |2 R/ n9 W
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards5 E. l% r+ z! `. \8 {3 l
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
/ z) }8 P9 o) o/ _# H+ f5 qCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards6 Y/ P! n0 I: W5 _- Z% @* o8 c& P. d
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
* N! w4 o, G: t7 B* E$ nCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
& d6 \- P6 t/ I! ?# A( V% CDD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards5 Z1 F& F- V1 Y3 ^
CA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
7 Q" Z* ^$ @1 I3 Q* F( I) xDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards! U& F- Q+ W; S/ O9 Z6 E
DD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards4 k8 c0 i# f( P. N5 M
DD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
; T$ ^$ _/ y! u+ _2 V; CRange closes to 7,000 yards( A( z/ |/ [$ \% y" D" ?& }% f
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards
7 a1 z. k- L$ c' k4 i1 [! ?7 p3 MCL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards
; ~: _# _5 q7 H5 V6 z/ ~CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards
3 \% n' A( N7 m( wCA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards3 k% j+ Q7 m  H' m) f* ?+ ]2 L
CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards5 H! G9 [3 q/ ?! ^/ e; ~
CL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards0 b* k' Y5 y; K' _! N
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards6 i2 P* ]% a& l. ]
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards/ e, c& t) d. D$ q% E3 u$ C/ V- ]
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards, p% _6 J+ @; u' d. u
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards. G/ A9 X, N: V+ [" E/ P  z: ]
DD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards3 i( }% V" w5 V- O$ c( p
DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
+ o8 l- j- s( w# \7 }Range increases to 8,000 yards4 z, K" T1 D5 C+ z; v; \+ y9 |2 ?, i
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards  Z. m' d" n7 A: _
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards
  y0 t* g( U, l, p  ]CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
  F9 }: Y8 `+ |, S  [CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
. X# @+ v" Z7 b! t, f, xCA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards3 S' t9 r" {/ K' Z4 ?
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards: ~" ~0 I4 K+ I9 w# i8 {
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
) U* R4 s. Y8 \) Q: O: ODD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
* y; B# w: M# a) [# @3 _( }DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
6 s, w) z! _: X) {DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards0 S' o  k* M# s* ]1 ^$ N1 K! J
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
" M! N" z- R3 XDD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
0 V$ \. c! D) vRange increases to 9,000 yards" S, e% R, a* |* d0 ~
CA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
+ |& _+ G% r* J" qCL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards
; D5 N8 d; J0 Q. o+ ~( xCA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards8 x. I. y, b0 N; \
CL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
) f3 r" E" D( w- l) A+ L6 T' xCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards1 Y5 o: Y+ @- V1 m$ @5 Y2 A
CL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards. a* T2 W8 H4 i& _9 M+ |& C) B- G
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
6 l2 U5 t- f) k" p7 R/ RCL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
0 D: R( Q/ v0 A. |2 e8 @- x+ C9 qDD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards& o+ X, _! o5 L: H: _& w
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards+ j) _6 Y& E; ^+ u0 l
DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards
: `  }0 A4 C! e4 wDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
7 l" p& J+ M3 `' [DD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards
: I! b8 q1 K6 Z+ C9 XRange increases to 12,000 yards% u% U1 M& R+ m0 r
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards$ ]! {+ W! f4 L7 _0 b
CA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards) S3 G7 p* U; i2 `- m3 S
CL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards- O/ k5 ?6 I0 v5 c, D
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards# c, N7 b. ?+ }! v# |. o6 \* n/ J
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards
( e/ V* H9 w/ c9 {" V! o) pCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards
' Q; h$ I2 y' d+ {3 ~/ B: W8 ZCL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards- F: l& d& M) `; w
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards5 e, N* z  m; J  R) S" }9 ?, y
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
/ u- k; n; X# G7 _DD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
5 e- Q$ o) S* IDD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards0 d8 V; k. \5 T
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards5 |" V  }* _) Q
Range increases to 13,000 yards
" _  w5 D3 b( ^7 }5 {: lCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
$ C9 Z; h+ o& jCA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards2 i5 v6 F2 a. s! d% O
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
$ R* k% [) z" Q  O5 BCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards: V. w9 B% I/ l  P+ T
CL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards7 h) T7 E$ f/ p. `) D4 \- R, V
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards
5 F  L9 y, l# C8 i6 W5 V) ~+ UCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards6 |+ H/ X! @  _, e% {
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
1 S/ n, B5 {( X3 u& GCL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards
: N& K8 v, E6 y; Y1 I" _DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards
8 N6 s& X1 H+ I4 R; @DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards
+ b1 X' s: z* e) U9 b3 N  kDD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards2 T) T2 i' Q1 c+ f
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards
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5 O0 j9 n) _3 A6 ODay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
# {1 M4 i: k7 \- @; Y! x      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11,  on fire
5 M* i) Y. [5 Q! I: V      CA Kinugasa
, w2 N% @9 ~5 l, e      CL Tama, Shell hits 1* s2 k% Z7 Q8 E, F
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
4 n$ k( w7 m  v6 Q      CL Tatsuta
5 a+ x. O! ]: S) ]& M/ J      DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2,  on fire
4 {5 y2 w* M1 c# @1 T" O2 C      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1
( m, P! k6 E7 C# J      DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1,  on fire$ [1 j8 `' h  u; G% ?1 D
      DD Oyashio
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4 p5 B+ N0 P9 P- t/ A. iAllied Ships
3 m2 t* ^* b' {8 ~6 j      BB Colorado, Shell hits 19 e0 q. ]% n) G( j, L: }
      BB Warspite, Shell hits 8
1 k/ O- z8 O3 B7 C      CA Australia
7 e* {% k- Q! O/ A9 {/ Z      CA Canberra1 R6 a8 L0 Y/ X7 N  V0 x* U3 N, J, ]
      CA Dorsetshire
# l" R. [1 P% d3 D      CA Cornwall
0 J& ~) h$ w4 }* ]      CL Leander1 P6 Y8 G# L5 W9 I% V) R& s, b
      CL Java% t$ e& u/ y: U
      CL Dauntless
/ V6 |1 K* h6 A) X6 G      CL Ceres
4 S# z  w7 p, i+ `; ~; K$ B      CL Detroit, Shell hits 1* e8 z1 u9 u: y
      CL Trenton
4 S$ J( ?; N) |, C5 Z      CL Concord: L2 u0 G" {" y5 t9 \1 Z! u" Z
      CL Helena* B2 f* H) X; c4 k' Q# U0 K
      CL Nashville0 g' x2 Z( Z8 p, w  X. K7 C
      CL Capetown9 U  [% s) }0 c! n
      DD Buchanan6 j2 I: N+ u, e0 G9 ~5 ?
      DD Ellet, Shell hits 1,  on fire
5 Y& h$ r5 W$ p9 t# ~2 k' P      DD Stack
# Y  q6 g& Z5 O, H* O. F      DD Dunlap" d* W5 m) U% p4 n$ _
      DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
) O0 t7 G* f6 R7 w- G8 J2 d7 H      DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires
& l$ w7 g9 m! y4 }      DD Nizam  A0 A" k) i1 g, U# h. {

( z  o0 k* N$ z# C. c) cMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards/ S" N5 H0 \) R! w7 A; B
Range closes to 20,000 yards...: B0 R$ N+ d4 U8 R; c: g5 p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards" I" h: v' u, f2 g& r; i/ U
Fischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'
3 T3 J1 h1 z& }; f. q( I" [BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
+ v* M( @4 ~/ W9 b7 N8 E& hBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
# t" u/ f5 f+ l; }$ VBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards8 ^/ S- w2 ~4 c+ D+ N( Y. X
CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
. _. |0 z5 E: |% \9 ^BB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards
& }" f! Q. t. f' p% q  X/ G6 SBB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards8 j( L% j( \) R$ \; N( U
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
, |: Z6 }- N/ X6 v4 c4 nCA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards
% [, `4 e. p$ Q" U4 M  XDD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
% {  {+ F2 _/ C+ x! `# c! `Range closes to 15,000 yards
. U" v/ X! P. |" X) J, C; }) _1 OCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
& s) W& X2 Y2 b. G, d, s* lBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards" b2 O2 h  ~& V" {& H, F- _
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards, V. Y- P7 E" p: L
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
3 `" B! ^, \5 ~2 Z( n! _2 T$ OCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards
. J9 J4 S1 \5 g  d) }- [CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
& Z$ p, s" D0 T5 e3 k# }+ D( VCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards
! o+ n: \0 K3 M% dCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards/ ^# V" n! d0 [( T" h5 j) L& O
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
9 f+ _4 W; D" z" g0 ^; CCL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards  R9 L8 Y0 G- K8 \! }
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards" Q8 L! f# }- K7 o: C, c
DD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
. I* ^' n2 `0 e+ `: H7 h. h! _6 ORange closes to 11,000 yards& p) @6 A. B0 N+ y+ @( j
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards, {# W# [$ t9 P2 c+ L
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards* m" l* j1 q$ q2 @( P6 \$ e
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
; _3 k5 Y  ~+ T2 u) H( kCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
* I( H% q! ~: o8 I3 U/ J9 a. R0 hBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
8 B2 t" ?6 q( S8 n$ XCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
1 y4 J( s, }/ k+ dCL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards( W2 Y0 Y5 I, w4 U) L0 _
DD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
, Y7 F  }. N3 DCL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards2 K7 O% `0 Q! m
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards) H  }8 Q8 j$ o" O% B, w
DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
6 O1 t! s% Q+ f! H" ]/ V# s' T) dDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards- M( d9 j5 a& k; z
Range closes to 9,000 yards
" k( c7 O1 K5 C" vCA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards9 b0 J9 f6 ]% g5 y5 @/ z# v
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
2 e! e7 i: U5 u1 L4 n. E4 {CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
. f1 n5 s' V0 T. L3 UBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards3 |* t9 I0 V! k6 }% o: s  e
CA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
4 e, N; g* X7 f* |DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
* b6 s3 N& Z+ K& P6 gCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards% c' }' h1 c; P6 m/ O% q9 w
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards# R! b/ I6 H( U$ J' F/ l
BB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
) F) C, o- |) LCA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards  f- L$ d' ~6 I( E4 L- }- A
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
' Z" y* G5 R; G2 E- B9 u, R% d9 lDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
9 p! s$ ]; b% R# {0 kDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards3 s5 l( T  o3 J7 i/ \
Range increases to 11,000 yards
1 |$ x+ e$ j  ~9 C7 B1 J# TBB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
) j) {$ M6 e- K1 qCA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards( ~& M6 ]( s) R0 z& ]' U9 e' q5 t
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards
, R6 y) x+ e  t2 [) Z2 {2 A5 n; iBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards
  B  ~. `' M7 R& Y/ f4 y0 sBB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
# L, v7 z2 `$ ~6 F& w. h/ yCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
/ q- n( R9 D$ d  w2 I/ WCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards! n8 ~/ y% P2 I, p0 T, U' k
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards* H. N4 H5 W/ R  \
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
" u& e: Z4 L2 j; r& ZCL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
- q5 \6 L1 f% s/ _# h1 S1 fCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards( k& _* B6 T  t1 Q% W$ w
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards
) |1 ?: v! p! wDD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards+ I- {5 P4 f) D4 G( W
Range increases to 16,000 yards
' h3 b. Z/ A- a8 _$ {CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards& T6 _3 u9 Y1 F9 ]) D. T  E
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards4 n# I' U$ F) p8 A/ a# o9 M4 ^
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards+ j% X( E: s7 t7 e: w. ]3 s% I
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards, R( A  K5 A- P; [3 k( x; \$ O. P
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards! i7 g1 G4 N7 b+ e
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards( ^0 E! `$ `2 J7 y
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
% ]/ D" L4 T% f$ q" S0 q) WCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards
7 g7 m5 W8 r0 r! w: u, Z, [; PCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards- l( t, q7 e1 x' X; c  W7 G
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards- `) {8 l% @4 Y5 c9 b; f8 i, E
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards; d  ^" X. h. V. \6 Q
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards) ^- _  u& n1 T1 e+ z
DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards
% b; _- D7 c  y  S' ~* WDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards! C4 @; q( n& i1 h; S! x
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards
8 F1 h3 B8 k1 s& w- Z5 O" Y  HDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards8 b- _/ `0 s' k2 D
Range increases to 21,000 yards/ X) W, y' u3 Y: K- B& O0 }
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
. ^3 T; R6 u8 D( C# hBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
; E' ~( {5 y3 jBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
/ d: f" k  {+ b; n5 ]7 vCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards
7 K* n1 v% y( s4 sCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards, v& c; J1 c( U$ n5 o
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
! t  x9 r$ d$ e; xCA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards
, t- c6 i! ]. j0 ^CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards% }7 T7 G  A+ V3 L! Y
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards/ x# y: N. e% `$ ^9 D
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
( n! X9 u, \  ]Range increases to 26,000 yards
6 p- Z6 }- d# D9 P2 h+ `9 V* |& }BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards& f  S  t  M7 s0 A! c
CA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
; ^  a" T  ~. g" l2 Z" M( j: ?CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
. H, }# r# c$ Z- h0 }- gCA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
% G' W& s! e: F5 Q* cCA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards, J( _/ C! j2 C1 @1 q2 n9 s
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage
+ g( b3 y) f  D! ^$ fRange increases to 28,000 yards. ]% ?! H/ a9 W2 H) I
BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
. ]" n' f+ \+ y& E# b9 ]9 zCA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
% D# T3 l* J& `5 tCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards# n1 T6 z0 `4 j* p) b) v
Range increases to 30,000 yards0 w+ ]0 x" h' U8 r* \9 D" @1 U
CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards+ ^/ c' k: @5 P
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards
; c% _# ~2 \1 j# m9 M3 \. p! rCA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards
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, u4 q3 n6 a# X5 p$ k  WSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67  at 135,153  - near Hoorn Islands8 L) w; D, U+ g( ?7 ~

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      SS RO-67,  heavy damage+ h9 j; U+ j! |) u1 j

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3 l% K! |( A) S. Y! o( A3 _5 CMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1623 c' f7 G! D3 w4 X

7 O* w3 z5 L4 tWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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1 `2 q0 L7 P/ o4 V, j. B7 W6 F$ mRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& K/ D# ~9 G0 u6 Q0 WEstimated time to target is 44 minutes, u# T. u% ^$ x& i
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Japanese aircraft( a, f$ q* u% n" m
      A6M2 Zero x 48) ^& x4 z4 i! o8 t
      G3M2 Nell x 193 {* J1 ]  Y, D
      G4M1 Betty x 21
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Allied aircraft
: R. g2 O' M2 N      F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses# {- ~& r9 ^+ H( \; r! @+ Y
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
: \6 r+ A3 l8 ?$ Z$ }' v      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
! w6 \' k6 P4 k: p1 V# l* l      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged8 B6 c! p  ?6 t% i

/ V# Y% |+ X# F  h5 p" ?4 G1 F; hAllied aircraft losses
5 C* D6 f: g; h# `' ]      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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      CV Hornet6 Y$ j7 Z  [/ Z6 y7 v0 D- g. l! i6 o7 e
      CV Indomitable
2 P: ?4 t8 H( Z$ Y+ |      CVL Hermes
2 ]/ b& n- T3 G      CV Illustrious
/ F8 E, L1 `" O1 @. b. _      CV Wasp% S: h$ J# D+ C6 x8 d& S% f3 N
      CV Formidable* o; f+ y3 i8 T7 q) o6 o! L( K; E
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Aircraft Attacking:0 r8 d) M+ H+ O
      18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet! l# [3 q/ g, D$ Q( ?
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
/ ^. ^" K, x) W6 s/ ]. s. h      17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet2 z/ t& |5 X! Z! p
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb& Y! O: c# W7 W2 k. O1 X3 ^
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CAP engaged:
+ m1 @, c; _; O" yVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
! N4 u# s  A/ o+ J( G9 o. L2 B$ G! h      4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.9 M3 f  X/ |' u  |& Y4 O2 S  J, s
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.' A* ^0 L# ], M- Q1 N6 I* T
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes) I" e& L: a- J$ O! ]8 W" j
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& _" A# E- ^0 Z" S% n/ v8 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
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7 j& m/ v/ {+ v: bRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
' V# d# }9 Q& G1 R: l" X8 KEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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/ @' D) L4 F/ o+ mJapanese aircraft$ V$ k" ~, R9 C' T0 X( F
      G4M1 Betty x 28
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- T- Y0 X6 i; G# \Allied aircraft  N/ t3 x( c% @0 H
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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" x0 a9 r/ d5 ?* lJapanese aircraft losses& a, |; v& T; `% ?9 S
      G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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1 j$ \; A: N0 P2 pNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
1 ?# C! u6 ~6 S  W+ g      CV Illustrious
  ]. J$ @3 `& \8 W1 Z5 {2 t      CV Wasp
. t% E2 Z! f4 _+ N- I8 E; W3 c/ }      CV Hornet# @+ C! d+ _/ e: d/ Z

# C2 y8 o) D. q) r2 x0 E6 r! oAircraft Attacking:* E* E& U, w( {7 k
      11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
% C8 W0 J# ~0 b0 z               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
4 M% Z9 N) D! xVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
$ K0 F* N  h/ I! B" y      1 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 e: }+ Y7 F7 I" |      12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.0 |  z) v. f$ T/ X! z% m
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
5 q& }. k' U& d8 m0 o      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
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! z& t6 s4 z$ n/ @- u) QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1622 m2 }) z9 N; A) b* \. i4 k3 F
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain, k  ~4 b) R  E, f: V

6 F( ]6 I0 g% A, y5 {( b) r6 |, [: YRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 M4 O, X& l+ ^5 D- {7 O3 ?
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes, g/ M8 g9 a$ |* ?; u; M4 {
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Japanese aircraft
/ L6 M5 o% ]6 \7 I& _, ~7 G      A6M2 Zero x 24
! B4 w& Q- f/ X) D6 e  q      G3M2 Nell x 18
3 Y, j) L0 g9 z6 J7 A' W      G4M1 Betty x 162 p9 E& ^5 W$ S: q" F- b1 h

4 }- T$ s* M4 _6 NAllied aircraft; k' s8 X4 P3 A2 `/ x* m
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 19) L4 X, l* s: s# {0 Q& H
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Japanese aircraft losses7 D8 ^1 N7 X  I' a* X
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed' }+ Q8 ]. |! d  V/ f$ J, Z
      G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses! I# _; }6 \% p1 ?$ x0 H
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 M0 F- s, e$ l9 i1 v0 D

' G& x1 w4 }! N; O8 \$ A! O. SAllied Ships
3 v2 I2 w; A9 P# b# X' W+ j* a, v      CVL Hermes
/ C% @# ]' y( p4 |/ G$ Y      CV Hornet6 P0 D: m1 N# [
      CV Formidable: x/ J0 X3 |$ B+ ^& K6 e
      CV Yorktown% @4 b( p. k( L6 s( q
      CV Illustrious# P" w. \' m* p
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Aircraft Attacking:0 W6 n' w7 x4 @! q
      18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet9 }( c  P$ P3 q( ^
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
* H; A) {2 \) Q5 _- d      16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet# n6 H1 \9 l' J% }( |" w$ C
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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4 |! `" [- }) i0 D# `CAP engaged:
$ u% z) i! i7 P7 j& lVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)
' i& d0 |7 {" B+ r      3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
9 ^: n3 m7 g! c* b, q: W3 ^      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.; G9 [, A' a1 i2 i; `4 J' ~
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes

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+ {3 ?8 z9 n: V" Y3 B! {9 o42 年6月28日
  A4 B6 f% k2 Y+ LAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 28, 42* y' x& o! ?  G& {/ ]1 S
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
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      no flights/ c' k' x8 o5 g: Z: k1 [

. q9 i3 f; R+ ]  uJapanese aircraft losses
! i8 Z% `9 k$ U      F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed
9 j; z  H$ P4 [% m. M- j      E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed1 w  @) w. \* ~. O

, U5 o  Y" L# d% C  XJapanese Ships
; W* ^# w* M' G1 Q" ?& h- W      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 51, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& {- H3 H0 I! _* E
      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3
6 |0 n9 _8 f$ R% L: X# F      CL Tama: }+ w) t! B  L7 G
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1% i1 u8 ^7 q8 C9 j( G
      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2,  on fire' o" c5 u( ^- I! q0 B& o
      DD Yugumo
- I$ Q* Y! g. l' S- z, t      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 8,  on fire$ D0 }# I; m  H) E# i' F1 U8 g! B
      DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 2
, |# y9 j6 _2 k# C- X3 g      DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
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6 o; J$ c# b. {: {4 @- RAllied Ships
8 O. _. o+ W/ s) ?+ G( @      BB Colorado
" Z+ Z9 N: x; U! B* o      BB Warspite, Shell hits 3# u4 D: N$ i, ?  L" W$ m% Y) b
      CA Australia
2 I4 V& s# v6 v" n6 F      CA Canberra0 h' V! B# X% ?6 ?4 j- U
      CA Dorsetshire
; t, e  z) x8 ]3 K' k% a" Y      CA Cornwall
# R' Z0 {( @. l/ m! J+ u      CL Leander
7 s6 y) ?! T, a8 F# D* f      CL Java
- L" G' e% |/ ]  U      CL Dauntless! d8 i8 N/ f; \/ q# e
      CL Ceres7 q, m0 s! \2 b, d1 J- A3 `
      CL Detroit, Shell hits 1
! t! x) p9 g4 L0 M5 w* F      CL Trenton4 A! V5 q, G( @; Y
      CL Concord
8 u. v0 d) `9 \6 n* ?2 b* |" s+ d      CL Helena0 U' {3 l4 G; g0 x& w) ]
      CL Nashville, Shell hits 1; n* h8 j* z- p* g/ E' W" W
      CL Capetown0 p; l! `9 f, T5 ^0 u
      DD Buchanan
% k7 m) h( c. ~* _; u" y0 }      DD Ellet
# L6 `6 c1 T# |; g      DD Stack) E5 M3 Q+ `1 v* `5 o; V  |
      DD Dunlap
+ A! ]4 R" u/ f- J3 H      DD Fanning* a5 D3 P* h5 R# P! o' N& V; H
      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。
) O# C0 U! S+ U4 ?9 aNight Naval bombardment of Tongatapu at 138,168# W" ]8 G+ q1 S' X

/ [0 Z& V; Z- Z$ F( LJapanese aircraft
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# S% I0 g1 |) gJapanese aircraft losses& F9 U+ W& N( V! m1 X
      A6M2 Zero: 18 damaged
- ?+ E. _; M: P      A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed on ground3 _) l, E: }/ O7 K( K
      G4M1 Betty: 68 damaged
+ ~0 T& Q& p+ R      G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed on ground# h7 V- P( J: s
      G3M2 Nell: 44 damaged
1 `8 b/ U7 I8 r. q6 ?3 ?      G3M2 Nell: 16 destroyed on ground
# N+ |. ^7 c8 x9 ]: v4 Q      H8K1 Emily: 1 damaged
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8 k- V! E% j& k$ x+ _8 iAllied Ships% l9 H# ~" G5 g6 \5 s- ~
      BB Warspite
+ M$ a6 {: H, K& }) v3 \! i% E      BB Colorado, v- Y1 S8 B# `, ]7 f9 K2 m/ p: n: y
      CA Cornwall+ i* Z% D7 X- V9 D3 ~! r
      CA Dorsetshire- S# d6 a6 ~) i" K+ Y; ?
      CA Canberra2 U. T' b0 g: y( |8 X. t
      CA Australia! [; }8 J+ _" O  i3 N4 W# h
      CL Capetown
/ N! O* T: X1 w# a% E* h1 e) `      CL Nashville
3 y7 L6 N% m' Q! [      CL Helena
) n% [) L: v. b2 w3 X, Q$ A      CL Concord* ]9 U* H7 V( b
      CL Trenton
) O. f$ S: f" X0 `7 E) F      CL Detroit, Z8 Y% b) F# E0 a9 [! C  [
      CL Ceres
/ q+ @' K/ _) o. y) _' B# Z      CL Java
& w" `; r% H0 n8 j1 f* D8 ?$ M      CL Leander5 R' s: @" D' a5 S
      DD Nizam7 X' G5 {. U, T. w0 W3 k
      DD Fanning
' q3 L# j. c+ L) @      DD Dunlap, `) ]( H- }7 u; T* @( F; [
      DD Stack
+ z0 c: u6 ]8 a7 j: q      DD Ellet
. c6 H( Z2 r+ j' L4 L: j$ U      DD Buchanan
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Japanese ground losses:
+ k3 |  U: G1 U1 U      281 casualties reported) S" v- M2 I" ^
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- l$ I3 S& P8 _" }         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled' @" O- C7 u, P( m6 ?  A
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled9 j( i1 e: w! C# O8 F$ f3 \
      Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled): q3 G. W/ y9 m" t
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Airbase hits 23
" h3 n! |8 z7 k7 kAirbase supply hits 16
# F3 m1 @* V# `& D$ Q- ?6 uRunway hits 55
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. v3 n7 F0 z+ U2 Z* k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。。。
+ \% m) L" a/ R1 [/ I" vchenrong 发表于 2013-2-4 18:00

5 ]; ^1 n$ h( ]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