花开时节

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。。。

花开时节

42年6月9日，
# {# k4 ?$ q0 `8 T: s8 a
8 w+ E  F6 b! U0 IASW attack near Penrhyn Island  at 169,158
# F5 t4 \* b  T 日军SS再逞凶2 ~5 }# B8 L5 y, y! ^
Japanese Ships- a- _* T3 X6 T
      SS I-169, hits 1" C6 R0 J# P/ A2 l( Q
Allied Ships
( l, k% u: [3 r      DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage& g2 ]" ]" K+ K" J8 u+ f
      DD Dewey( w, i9 v% y1 `

1 z8 x) K. @  X$ G! {4 z日军钟馗从信德起飞压制卡拉奇, 损失交换比  1:3  。) _# D6 M, Z; ?: f3 d5 h
Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 ( K/ W5 P. W% \) Q$ d, C. t% _
Weather in hex: Light cloud% u5 I( g8 E4 k8 z% B! j  ]
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
& T* Z  X  U+ D: W- WEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
8 {. Y. Y' D1 Q& \+ C! RJapanese aircraft5 S2 S8 S# [# m9 _* a
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 304 u) \7 p* J9 w: D
Allied aircraft. p8 H3 V$ O$ \
      Fulmar II x 12
+ c2 b5 x8 Y. @$ }( v4 H5 k      Hurricane I Trop x 31
. q4 f+ N' E$ p7 K      Hurricane IIb Trop x 116 w2 _% a/ m0 p; f, e
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
' q" m: v; N* i3 \! u/ @      Mohawk IV x 2( {8 W8 v% H9 a0 O
      P-40E Warhawk x 3
7 H+ b! j* G; V3 c9 k  p5 F# g% y      P-40E Warhawk x 24
$ j0 e% `/ ]4 d9 sJapanese aircraft losses
) n( g! Y5 @) l! }; S4 W      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed# {% n3 x9 |* V9 z& p0 ^
Allied aircraft losses4 ?% b" F1 i6 X
      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
! j4 k; F( B  O% Y$ w" y8 A6 j' u: Z, L      Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed, v+ i3 }3 o( R! B: @
      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
% ~2 W8 {+ W" _) @* r  G% C      P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed7 m! v8 K' g  p
Aircraft Attacking:4 `7 S2 u) D- m( a
       8 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet! M) j0 n6 R# f! o, N; I

2 B6 g* p  w& L% U* r5 A/ f/ I
7 W' T* O5 `1 M3 ~) l- b$ Q* z0 [& N% R
Japanese aircraft1 O+ m6 F% k( {! t9 p
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29
8 Z- H4 g0 ]- R0 A2 dAllied aircraft& i5 o5 Q. [7 n  e# U
      Fulmar II x 98 U/ n( E/ K+ K0 G! N
      Hurricane I Trop x 12
4 k6 U4 R1 ^# S1 I      Hurricane IIb Trop x 2& g% F$ A- v2 P! y" C& k
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 51 P  @5 {+ {. Q$ [" J2 w2 ?- e7 G: |
      Mohawk IV x 2
* Q8 G$ @; P/ ]9 q% f      P-40E Warhawk x 10. S: \0 @4 k4 A# p
Japanese aircraft losses
- O4 ~# \/ Y- m+ `. n- i      Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed4 w) z4 U6 `7 Z! ~
Allied aircraft losses
& y$ d- A) V* c1 `      Fulmar II: 1 destroyed  J9 x% y  r1 h! {: x2 ~
      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
) B2 c% k4 D% V  l7 F  P# y5 N' O' p      Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed! Y5 W0 y* x3 U' s' ]& L! ]
      Mohawk IV: 1 destroyed
7 O; h* k( X+ N" H, N      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
( \8 b/ _, E6 G7 J& K0 v. r3 d& p4 B9 X3 C( L3 m4 X- _' Q

( Y. w2 d1 i, u/ D4 f& l5 k! \2 Y" @3 Z6 i$ u2 e
Japanese aircraft# u8 V1 @% ?9 K* x6 ^% [
      Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33
: V0 @) \* [$ _( F; C/ v8 o) rAllied aircraft
' n! _, W  u0 t) a8 B$ z      Fulmar II x 3
; L% I* `" C6 [" ?" B$ ^      Hurricane I Trop x 3) K3 R, J3 _  q' q
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
7 H! z) n& `1 N9 t4 R9 v& |      P-40E Warhawk x 2; W9 g! C3 T9 [1 z* \9 \0 y
No Japanese losses
4 l" ?. F( A  _$ D7 w+ lAllied aircraft losses4 b1 T6 F( g) s7 |) D" Z
      Fulmar II: 1 destroyed; v7 }0 R; x. z6 ~3 K' Q
      Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
: t0 r' [/ U9 f1 h* p1 u$ J) u' s+ u      Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
+ Q* d! `) g1 h  M6 |      P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed& I6 l6 I, m" V) a
3 [9 ~" Y# e3 _, H, Y
8 N( i9 s" B) q+ b2 a" l
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。% W$ T5 e) f0 B! G) {& C

, a4 b8 \: O9 fGround combat at 40,9 (near Karachi)
3 t/ f  h; Z( v! W' h! ~Japanese Shock attack
. @0 I' e0 Q7 K% U9 T; cAttacking force 78487 troops, 812 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 31194 c% ]3 e- ^3 M% a) s0 l
Defending force 57694 troops, 1057 guns, 896 vehicles, Assault Value = 2138! u# {, |. K) F; _/ C0 R0 B
Japanese adjusted assault: 751
1 u$ |3 k5 y: U9 EAllied adjusted defense: 1463 3 ?7 M1 S& C5 X* p7 d& j3 }
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
* i. @4 _6 F3 D1 n, S6 W$ f/ MCombat modifiers
6 {+ a$ k+ [) S5 l3 k9 dDefender: experience(-)
0 K# a# P3 G) }! u9 EAttacker: shock(+)! R6 Y. {7 O0 Y! i% ]5 }
Japanese ground losses:
- K9 c9 _$ `. E6 P7 Y6 \      17039 casualties reported
" R1 `5 K; c7 X+ [4 {" t/ N         Squads: 276 destroyed, 1230 disabled
& A( j" x$ V8 r7 }+ o7 Q+ q, ^# \* R         Non Combat: 256 destroyed, 101 disabled4 c- m1 Q1 I4 @( Y, i6 k: S" B
         Engineers: 16 destroyed, 45 disabled
9 f$ b/ y/ W) f7 A) W! v* j6 P      Guns lost 168 (51 destroyed, 117 disabled): F3 Y! `7 p9 ?
      Vehicles lost 78 (73 destroyed, 5 disabled)
7 j; r9 ^+ ?  V) B9 [2 Q      Units destroyed 1
8 @$ w& b6 R$ U2 qAllied ground losses:; w* g0 d$ }% N6 Y
      6533 casualties reported* f! d: J8 H7 \( K1 l9 I7 @7 q" A1 k
         Squads: 201 destroyed, 343 disabled6 q* _/ Q5 F  ~% g) |
         Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 100 disabled, S+ j# N8 t0 n5 k) g
         Engineers: 17 destroyed, 43 disabled4 @+ }9 j: I7 ~6 M  F3 s4 M
      Guns lost 145 (21 destroyed, 124 disabled)  M& S1 D; v6 J3 T6 g7 A6 h
      Vehicles lost 74 (4 destroyed, 70 disabled)* R1 y0 I9 @- T& K( P
      Units destroyed 1; k' _, {; g1 x4 {+ Z
Assaulting units:2 k/ \5 b% i) `& S. S+ @* N
    21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
' m$ r2 h# A0 \    22nd Recon Regiment
# ^2 ]( ~2 ~( U  X; r    17th Indpt Guards Regiment$ P2 c& Y. v# j% ^
    41st Infantry Regiment
) q3 v  w1 U2 f2 K- Y/ F' ~: S* M    4th/B Division
# I! o  K$ u+ l0 C3 x    52nd Division
2 v$ P2 X5 R* p. T/ F) U    Imperial Guards/B Division
+ c4 z% {/ r* D5 R# w# d5 D: t& r    54th Division8 [" i. a$ r, Q5 _* p; Q1 w
    Imperial Guards/A Division
% x/ v0 l( t; I* Q' G    148th Infantry Regiment
% J1 k6 M! c9 |# ^- u" C- D% e: k    16th Guards Regiment" a% F' ]  l2 u+ C4 d* M+ @/ @
    53rd Division; s/ d( W, `# B7 W9 E+ i; Y
    16th Infantry Regiment
- q- {3 @3 d; E1 m( M7 G    15th Guards Regiment5 D' }5 t1 n' \. M3 [5 T
    47th Infantry Regiment+ i4 k- N/ ~  c6 F3 g+ k' ^
    4th Guards/C Division
8 F( Q0 [& C2 G( S+ V    1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
+ q& P$ c0 P, I. h: }& V; A    9th RF Gun Battalion) W& k; g; j* J+ |5 R
    3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
% F8 q7 k; P" i) J8 D    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
# A5 e3 H# ?1 q, J    8th RF Gun Battalion
9 P4 h, _- v4 D    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  {4 D3 k# x; c' V3 S    14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion* K2 ?; K) d1 L1 T. r
    2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
; u9 O% W3 `, g' K    10th RF Gun Battalion
' Z" ~8 F. L7 P- L% T) u4 O    11th RF Gun Battalion4 ~) q9 Q- b* B: y

$ b) `& {2 j: d& M, hDefending units:
/ Q5 ^$ g9 E  f4 p% o    1st Marine Raider Battalion' O' k; a1 Q- W
    84th Indian Brigade1 e9 q3 N; R  j8 D6 d. J
    26th Indian Division
) @8 p2 d( {) V. r, n5 y' \8 Z    I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
' p4 y' h2 m& k. s    3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
! s2 p6 X; j# _6 u    22nd (East African) Brigade% E8 r4 r* i% N( b2 G
    23rd British Brigade
  d" }  ^' b  D    182nd Infantry Regiment1 X! _9 n0 T" V6 _3 d1 i4 @
    132nd Infantry Regiment3 O- K1 a# L) A5 D; r
    2/15 Punjab Battalion- i7 d( o! L9 f( F' y# p& k
    164th Infantry Regiment3 o3 ~" N* _& l! b) @4 F
    1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
1 s& F' H/ [4 d9 g2 [    Kowloon Brigade
. c' A" D  g6 ]. ]# c/ B    14th British Brigade! `! G6 m; q5 J( r
    2nd Marine Raider Battalion
8 z- K8 z( y5 f, b7 _    70th British Division
4 T$ D# S- O# o$ X; P    16th British Brigade
# D1 U7 ?! @5 ]4 U/ b- |0 r    7/12 Frontier Force Battalion4 ?, b8 r1 ?( Z3 _7 s
    Waziristan Division9 ^* M2 e4 j( U  o& K
    1st Marine Defense Battalion5 N2 p2 ~5 O5 G0 k# R5 H
    223rd Field Artillery Battalion' z1 X  X- ~  Y0 K7 l) \5 P
    2/9th Field Regiment& O; O, m" f3 K( k2 h! R# @
    2/13th Field Regiment/ Q' J% N9 p* s4 N/ f4 X6 _( y
    6th Medium Regiment7 s5 P9 Z+ ?0 O! ~% T% R
    2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion2 S3 l4 [" T, T) l7 Q
    2/11th Field Regiment, x5 S1 C; Z% z
    181st Field Artillery Regiment
: W7 q1 f  R4 `) Y8 M3 n    168th Field Artillery Regiment
9 |1 I$ E. J6 j6 V- @% }5 h  k1 v    8th Medium Regiment

花开时节

1颗鱼雷就可能打沉一艘航母以及任何船只

花开时节

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

花开时节

' |; q+ }+ E5 q5 m8 y* ?

1 L1 q+ |8 C' l1 Q! t& u; AKB上的官兵各个都是神仙么？四艘潜艇刚靠近就沉没掉。

花开时节

42年的日军，各种BT，盟军只能敬而远之了。。。。。。无奈

花开时节

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。

花开时节

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

花开时节

一有老婆甚是high，从此基友是路人 ------ 记成荣天蝗

花开时节

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 T1 ^9 N9 W8 y9 |' F42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。% n' A9 }% [) ^9 m: v& F9 B5 T
- b8 a) H* H: M! P2 u

9 A# m6 R7 i! F: Z$ K9 V7 fAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 26, 423 s; a, ]) e7 J/ W+ D/ w' v% E0 s
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 11,000 Yards6 z, L: m7 H7 ^. \: a
" k9 t" V# O& T. d+ u2 l
Japanese Ships6 ~' J2 Q! g5 U8 i5 H: Y* ]
      CA Tone  X3 O9 O8 x& c
      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
/ M, b- z8 s2 |  ]% m% g) T# |      CA Kinugasa
( Y* y3 @3 L, A- i. v7 m) h      CA Furutaka
/ [7 l8 c1 `$ b3 v      CL Yura
2 U1 [" L9 e# b6 [; Q  ~      CL Kinu. _1 a1 h) B) K' N
      CL Abukuma
3 k/ A% k4 p7 }$ n3 S' a* ~      CL Tama+ t1 V) C2 r. y3 S3 x2 W
      CL Kiso
! V; E6 D. ?& c1 h4 k      CL Tenryu! G0 p2 c6 W7 ^' y0 i: p% l
      CL Tatsuta
5 G7 J4 v% w5 A& V- j      DD Yugumo
3 T5 F/ M+ m  d* `' @5 R, s      DD Akigumo; G7 Q1 ?- K0 v: B7 R" e; i
      DD Kuroshio9 Q' K" s* j. V0 O9 c/ Q) z
      DD Oyashio
( X7 W3 |9 Z4 h+ i, Z& ?% _" O      DD Hayashio
& Q8 O2 f4 j7 ]! ]4 ]$ n0 @      DD Amatsukaze
  S. w# E1 `- N" M- h      DD Tanikaze' V# j$ H; p! T) `4 B
      DD Kasumi
  U. D! S& n/ Q, {8 _      DD Amagiri
& Y: ], K, ?2 r& E$ y0 J9 `      DD Akebono$ n+ @  ]$ {3 A( s$ }! R& Z) V

: _6 ~% h3 K4 Z: {Allied Ships
7 E  k2 ^! E' K) T7 S3 M( L# E0 A8 H      DD Ellet, Shell hits 1
: p( g+ P# E) \5 E: \      DD Tjerk Hiddes
0 k8 Q, }6 ~7 I7 _% F" C5 C4 O      DD Napier, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# W; o2 ]4 Z% K% y2 \0 @
      DD Nizam
" Z$ @1 j9 ?% a7 d4 H
; d7 f  O, u$ P" h* v4 j# n
; Z* V( d/ [6 ?# k7 J+ dMorning Air attack on TF, near Tongatapu at 138,168
1 }; G! N- Q4 g( p8 Z4 x 0 w% u, F3 n! `# E, l6 u
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
; K' \; d% K/ A* t" R# k & `" X1 J  \. h* I+ }
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 J3 c, G! k3 ?! r; V- L
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
6 L0 K& S+ ?. j! U" \/ j
0 @' k0 b4 Z% Y& gJapanese aircraft" z: \2 R" I0 A
      A6M2 Zero x 53
* g. Y: v, w; j# c
/ H  Y: C* v0 A8 ?+ X2 _Allied aircraft5 l6 W' x, |  x- B, X* \3 C0 A
      Albacore I x 12$ x) u3 Q" Z+ P& {3 [. u
      Sea Hurricane Ib x 16
* N/ ]5 r# [; L2 g      Martlet II x 14) X" y' e' m6 Q
      Swordfish I x 19! A5 x9 W# C. |0 o: K0 q
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 26
! b6 c- D. \# ?8 K% H$ U      F4F-4 Wildcat x 68- C0 F* I: I7 f. M, x0 a2 n- D
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 137% k, n, o1 U' q7 w6 Q0 u' e4 S: E
      TBD-1 Devastator x 9
, ]/ L, U" W7 r! s7 V# M, Q      TBF-1 Avenger x 151 q( n8 q$ \& A8 S0 f# O2 h

/ n1 G& S8 T, @& X. L! f  J# VJapanese aircraft losses
7 c8 l' H! B; d/ R      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed5 n" ~4 \% U: F* B
! \6 M! Y3 X% E5 i. G: N
Allied aircraft losses$ f3 t3 g; S  k( U9 f- u
      Albacore I: 2 damaged1 L+ q+ L5 l  E& X% @6 q% F
      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
/ y* t  E( t( g$ C$ V( ?' l, q4 G      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed by flak
& `- N6 W# F" ~7 ?$ u4 x      Martlet II: 2 destroyed
0 H/ _$ X" z* T* B% i      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
; l* _4 t0 ~  @. |! A9 u      F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
. S: n1 [" C. [! ^7 B      F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed7 b4 n1 B6 j9 I, |$ Q0 r
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed by flak6 G" i  c! C% q# @
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 10 destroyed, 18 damaged! J- D* `- \1 ^) b
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
' B; m& j5 {  H4 Q; B      TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed
  u1 ~9 e" A0 m! {; p1 z2 ~      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged" k+ F- y# h0 Q" o
4 D. n3 I" o1 K) [2 l  x
Japanese Ships
6 z, m$ C% I& N# u      CA Tone, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
/ U2 ?) q6 u+ s      xAK Ronsan Maru, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' n+ H* s2 t: e+ n: i5 ^$ J: U      DD Tanikaze
5 O5 e# R3 f) N2 Z- d" _. Q      CL Tatsuta
) s, y' ]( h: X      xAK Heito Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 r) y- R; o& Z4 d0 L( m3 m      xAP Mizuho Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ C7 l% ^5 P: L- }' ^2 r2 h! p
      PB Nanpo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
% B9 m0 C! z. E6 a9 ?      xAK Manko Maru, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
: C* X! }* e) B1 b& f  h      CL Kinu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire0 `: \) `+ B$ q1 P$ A0 R# [8 |
      CA Furutaka
6 @6 _' O& @5 d6 l+ |      AO Notoro, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage2 L# N( [7 |+ S2 s$ m+ O
      AO Hayamoto, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ u+ E! q- ^% @5 h8 x
      AO Tsurumi, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
7 g1 \& v- q; T. A0 }      PB Teibo Maru #2, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage% }' d& }) j# R' q
      CL Tenryu9 L, m( B8 ]+ l2 ?- m. C
      AD Shintoku Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire8 k% u$ K! @: d( L2 E
      CL Kiso, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
" G7 i9 B* C+ Z! p, \) e      AO Ondo, Bomb hits 14 C( p) J' c1 }% y! W( y$ G
      AO Naruto, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
0 l( G# Z! F4 L5 ^      CL Tama" B$ ^: Q( a8 v
      DD Hayashio
& {2 I" [& S% o! a: E      CL Yura
7 v2 W: a* @6 X( Q  ~      PB Ikuta Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire5 M/ N0 A. t7 \3 r$ ~6 T! o" W
      PB Tatsumiya Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage8 }$ o9 C/ w8 ~3 K* ]2 A9 s
      CA Kinugasa
6 p9 \4 ^/ `2 I      PB Kaiun Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage3 ^# R5 [5 Y" f3 f' C
      PB Taiko Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
1 B, M6 B8 r) M1 j) m* A: g      PB Sureboko Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
, l/ s" L, ?2 y# g9 o  Z      PB Kaikei Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires
; {; z8 C0 t# K
/ X6 b  G- y9 O" n/ }4 K& x* |Aircraft Attacking:
1 h8 X1 D+ t# X& i, B9 k" u       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
# [+ z! ^1 @) @' U# |' \# T               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ e1 b$ G  t* h$ s- L/ v, G- {4 v" D
      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
* d& I4 ?0 z* h; F, k" m               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb7 M0 |- i# _( F( }
      12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'! t& _1 U2 S5 Y2 W' v; K
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 }/ ^; }' r) G. m3 {/ b8 e      10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
) w% S4 ]+ c9 Z, f. p               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb1 W9 ^9 V: H+ |% K# p8 h& N. M1 b
      12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 `: `9 c7 C6 u1 B3 j
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
  w! |( |5 D3 ]7 ~  |  o       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
' e2 z) f  w$ X5 s6 @5 j9 X! s               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb' k* i: e% o# B+ ]3 x' Z9 n$ \
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000', n8 |( E$ a) ]2 w- S$ I7 [
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
' P5 s; J- R- o: B       5 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 B) F2 C0 w. I
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo, C! P6 S5 A  x+ f( d
      18 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: P9 d9 p4 r9 H  M- Y! p) e               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo# |  W* F( f' ?
      12 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 Q4 b5 M! Q) B- T! X$ |7 ]
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
2 M9 |. ]$ U; V2 R& A2 |       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
2 ?5 G3 T: U6 P               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
( R6 |& G( K5 b) e' w+ P       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'$ [4 N; W- S6 a# J& ]2 i% h
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb3 Z- s2 [% F0 ?/ j# m/ i
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
5 n3 T& O1 ?0 Y3 ^) L: C               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb8 {( N: k% @  r. D8 ]( V
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'2 m/ d9 ^1 M# N: s: y+ @/ c8 \
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb8 c+ ^  k$ a" j7 {4 {1 p
      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'& y3 z0 s4 j7 \) n3 y) }% |
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb7 p9 [5 e5 g7 L( I
       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
2 Z6 s+ u3 X% I& J; C* r( G               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb1 }. ~2 M  |' _& Q, U; Q) f
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'; t9 z% I7 B2 r4 m9 a0 o
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 Q8 P! P1 l3 x$ h/ y* d5 `$ v" ]       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'. |( {4 @4 g9 w  [, J6 v+ T( O
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 O+ Z& x, i6 l0 m8 {' v* Q' k       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'# F' F. y1 ]$ o
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb) _* ~' t; Z- f
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
3 M& _4 m6 S& ^( m) t               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb3 ~6 f7 Z" u4 O" ^3 A" q
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000', Y4 l* z$ H7 k  _% H$ s$ r9 E  t; J
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 q! ~; @* k" I& G7 R) ]: u       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
5 P5 ?) K+ R( u1 N9 ], ^$ y8 l               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
% h) v  A1 d5 K/ {. I- j       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
. p0 y  {& u# l2 a; Z               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb# ?3 D; F0 y  Q  u/ R2 R$ R

) V. c; g, w' aCAP engaged:
  P, ^2 `/ G9 \6 y0 ~3 g7 F4 s13th Ku S-1 /A with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)) S1 P+ i$ [# ]6 d2 c
      7 plane(s) intercepting now.! }& z$ M8 x# @  i  M9 w
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
; R/ g" y- B7 P1 F/ W      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
# e4 c0 z+ j3 r# j" M: R) f9 b13th Ku S-1 /B with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling); x" g/ F: ]* s  [
      8 plane(s) intercepting now.' O2 s$ g, r) _4 t3 l, k8 w  s
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
0 A; n3 z0 c5 o      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes2 s& o9 X6 K: s# M$ l! g( Z$ A
13th Ku S-1 /C with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)8 N0 \1 d1 {( V. V( [
      2 plane(s) intercepting now.  Z! c( T. y; {! S3 O: ^
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
- M$ i5 T6 n  Q  Z3 P+ }      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
, y: W, w5 f; d+ T& H/ j3 M 1 K' o  U& e: y. n( I" ?" f5 F
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Nanpo Maru
% z8 V/ L: g1 K! gHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Manko Maru
. S6 Y3 w5 a8 j! r5 v8 a3 b8 ], Q6 tHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Notoro* K/ _/ L3 j; B# o  }8 ?! L
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Kiso
' e5 q) ?0 v  gHeavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Hayamoto
- x* W# B+ _8 Z+ O8 }: xHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Ikuta Maru5 r! V2 \; H1 d+ W/ j% Y5 m
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Tatsumiya Maru3 m+ L4 F" s2 `9 S
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kaiun Maru
" o& G0 U+ B6 q+ JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Teibo Maru #2  d  o+ v  N' ^9 N
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Tone" ]& L$ b; f; J+ K8 {
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Sureboko Maru
* ~) t5 l8 e. \) Y7 iHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kaikei Maru4 o  s+ r. S) b4 b: ]  T3 @
# j: t9 ?& g% T2 _

6 Q; H" p0 v0 Q1 F' M* o/ W- B, ]1 P# }

- O! U8 y  G% M( l: G
9 N. G8 W, c7 ^. LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Tongatapu at 138,168
5 U- I" _! I% o . S/ ?; e% j7 Y/ L8 R- i
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 i) d9 s7 o0 N; H6 l- d( a

$ i* i4 q6 F6 j5 ^Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" j* x) F! m/ n5 DEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
$ A4 k! |( j  f  W
# E! f6 t% o* ~% FJapanese aircraft8 _2 `( ~; c) r/ _% H. Q; j
      A6M2 Zero x 43: T( D! v- E! S2 ?7 p+ Z

2 Z4 e, J. v) [( j  u1 HAllied aircraft
4 N, g' m* G& \      Sea Hurricane Ib x 143 L. E7 V. E) P" _
      Martlet II x 8& A# y4 Y* a6 ~$ \) o  Q% r( ]5 t
      Swordfish I x 18
& I+ n6 j0 z8 H6 A9 }      F4F-3 Wildcat x 18* O. K* \# V9 o
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 564 [7 Q$ h" ]7 f7 M. q) E% J
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 102/ j5 K/ q4 N8 d
      TBF-1 Avenger x 11; h+ n: F% m6 d

! P, I! p, a7 D" S, Y" S. x$ fJapanese aircraft losses
# n; U- ^) r. f) `3 X      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
6 |6 ?( K+ z1 A: _, N+ P " i# R4 F  L0 D
Allied aircraft losses% d/ r" g, I/ P8 ?2 X9 s  i/ `9 b* H8 [
      Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
( Q6 w7 p3 |: S. \. I      Martlet II: 1 destroyed
! \7 t3 L3 s% v      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
" a! R: h6 Q' z! y/ j      Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak9 g( {& ~- u, L3 [# A; ]
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed- |1 S' s2 Z& u& ]& C
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 22 damaged8 f  e. \$ @% a( @
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
+ T  V1 [9 @) c0 y      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
% ^9 S9 [+ i3 @3 o0 X0 E
) [8 ^) u/ T8 s" j5 v* s& KJapanese Ships
% b2 e5 K8 J* F6 \2 e      CA Tone, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
- p9 V9 y# q2 r  N3 {4 a      AO Erimo, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ ~! c1 Y" t2 w) P. O4 Y5 I
      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
2 l8 t& r/ K0 P7 V! J. J# d: f9 R      CL Tenryu
; s3 [/ m5 }! `      DD Kasumi, Bomb hits 1,  on fire' N- X2 M% q) I# R/ J8 }
      CL Tatsuta" U1 Y: |1 w2 }6 G, [1 ^  @
      CL Yura, Bomb hits 1,  on fire/ R9 {* y5 l0 C6 O2 f! `
      AO Shiretoko, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires8 r% u* ]$ \: h
      AD Shintoku Maru,  on fire
2 D- L$ W5 |/ k0 I7 E. ?      AO Sata, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
  b: Y( a4 K( u  |$ r( X( `2 s      CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
6 ]& [3 m/ S; q: d" ?      PB Chiyo Maru #4, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk  q, i+ ]- v- q3 E
      CL Tama
" I6 ^+ Y- d6 J* d; H      AS Yasukuni Maru, Bomb hits 1; ~& [9 L9 z  e- p/ ^3 z3 {
      DD Kuroshio# d" L5 i# ]  u, e
      PB Ikuta Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage$ E1 [8 ^7 ?7 i7 W+ M2 b
      DD Hayashio, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
" [" d6 R. q" Q5 Y      PB Nanpo Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk# h- j9 y/ A# j0 s8 p/ o3 g8 f
      CA Chikuma* s  k, J! t4 v+ Z, d* s! _
      CL Abukuma
6 b# U, Y& a+ H+ }/ i / K. c  G6 O3 |. ~0 ^+ a
Aircraft Attacking:8 e0 @7 J9 x7 b7 y
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'8 F0 ]6 {# E: E
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb1 j' N9 ^( X: S+ W0 ^
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
2 q+ C% w0 e0 f3 j, ~1 I               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb5 B8 I! Y+ f6 K. f3 {9 l9 w
      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'* e- L2 d# Y, t# V# n4 {1 c; C/ `# z
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb5 Q) c8 W0 L( d8 s) I$ g4 H& y- j6 q
       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
0 ~8 W7 w/ y- W6 }$ y5 g! p               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb0 a8 n+ N/ \3 ?
      11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* X& j  L8 i3 v, e' U* _               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
0 {+ L: r, v: r! ~       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'2 h; Z+ F4 H+ Z2 c7 y9 u
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
) a' X4 v3 c8 ~2 [5 I/ s      15 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet" r5 a) t' ~% ^9 C
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo2 m1 y' W2 l" u
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'8 s" ^, Q! f2 K
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
! Z7 y9 I" \  d       3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
& \. ^1 O: B+ T# d" c5 Z               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
& n& o2 r! w) E/ b       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'; Y" R/ t! v4 D. I/ D
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb3 w( k$ o' I' X6 W  m4 f6 I1 `
       5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'- j' H& q7 I7 H$ u- P( O' S
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
# h0 i9 y5 V$ o# D- V, r       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'% g, U) ~) a% L9 Q! D& o: D# x! \
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 E7 c8 K8 H3 d, C       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'6 N* j+ |+ D; W
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb' q( A$ v! |0 q8 I% `7 i4 V% L
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000', m2 x* D1 Y$ A: T: R" r
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb" m( x" t" I5 |3 F) E" ^
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
- w9 a2 g* L; C3 @# p8 G               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb$ r# r, E! w8 P5 M5 {& g
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
5 W3 d6 k: d6 ~0 Q/ r( e               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
) s% [8 |" @, m. a* }       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
3 B2 O& V+ w7 @( k+ r  S( p               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb  u3 D- W0 {4 Z: M3 [0 R- C
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000') |7 Y# v; W+ @* H
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 L2 ]( o9 V) P7 |! G  m0 w       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
; f+ l2 l& O6 ?; g3 S) t               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb. b; U$ l  [: B1 ?. I/ n
# I! u) j6 n+ S8 j
CAP engaged:
( a( [4 M) L! B5 P* t13th Ku S-1 /A with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)2 U- {" |) d0 W$ x- G% h& |
      5 plane(s) intercepting now.6 T" [7 k, D1 P  G
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
4 P9 m- s" M& i$ ]* ?& B      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes3 U5 Z( I3 D, _
13th Ku S-1 /B with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
& E2 S' h9 K+ U& P      6 plane(s) intercepting now.( C3 z( a8 \- w; _* Q
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
5 [( Y  z1 H0 R& ]      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
& O& M. d$ v% K3 U7 w, Z13th Ku S-1 /C with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)7 B# m$ b5 N3 a! u; T
      1 plane(s) intercepting now.) B2 P, g/ Q& a% V: K- h( E7 {
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.- V1 o3 m! r/ I5 j& A, F
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes+ C6 p7 o. H6 R+ b
  r* ^, P+ _+ u& p* M8 E6 Z6 k$ o
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kasumi9 ?$ ?8 Z+ x# M8 ~: [3 w
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Sata/ n6 q# h$ Z* o% }
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Chiyo Maru #4  U1 \, Z: O0 _. k1 R
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese CA
+ W5 P9 D3 O8 K: UHeavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese AO2 s3 i( P$ j( q. b" \4 C
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Furutaka% o6 b" \$ W) g* q# H$ X
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hayashio
0 d% `4 R6 l" B- S! FHeavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Nanpo Maru) n: D* h1 p) Z9 h
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Ikuta Maru

花开时节

( @$ X' g# i( `4 E6 w' c5 X

7 c# n& P; l& j9 y% o7 h/ E: q5 C9 h42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。' A: p+ N6 Z, v; E
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0 l0 a/ Q; _# ?
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards
. n  i3 R* D& _* ^2 ]9 z$ N1 t$ l) `+ Z
Japanese Ships
/ H* N0 G7 a: }9 F" R, T0 _      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
5 h4 }. y! R" R      CA Kinugasa
0 h! p0 D! G* @& U. ^4 s( c6 b      CL Yura, Shell hits 5,  on fire# q2 W, t1 r$ d5 Q4 y
      CL Abukuma, Shell hits 9,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
7 H* J" U0 S+ X& M( T1 E      CL Tama
  h" I8 ~  F8 \, C& D% O' a- V      CL Tenryu
  B+ y4 z5 e4 u( F9 E      CL Tatsuta
% _3 Z/ t* w, W1 A9 Z" w5 b0 s: Y      DD Yugumo8 v& o( z0 o9 @% k# u
      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 14 H0 O' x& _# P8 k) |* G; u
      DD Kuroshio8 P! q+ m6 N2 t/ Z' u# \
      DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
' L) |9 I9 @2 I" y9 h5 j      DD Amatsukaze
8 |6 }4 U$ V& }2 N8 b' k# d      DD Kasumi
" i- S- m, A: X+ D
- B2 F. J7 I  f1 O( wAllied Ships
: d3 j, u2 o, k1 k, s6 _/ B      CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2. [' U% d# n' c
      CA Northampton
- a+ u0 \( b: H# v5 B      CA Chicago, Shell hits 18 c8 x% s( B' Y8 T5 J& r
      CA Pensacola, Shell hits 2: g. B, g" v" L
      CA San Francisco, Shell hits 2
: Z' p# o  t2 ~- `2 ^9 K. L      CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
+ y0 E5 h7 C  L# I2 w      CL Perth
0 i$ o( i- ?& s0 n      CL Enterprise& R. C8 q) C% H! C3 Y* q' N
      CL Honolulu: d! A$ y( P3 n$ |
      DD Alden
7 B4 {( W6 X* v" g" G" ?, f# Q      DD Fox' \. P! B# ?2 j" ]
      DD Whipple# p- B$ k. ]* j/ ^$ ]9 [3 G
0 @9 X! S) x% `. t% s
Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight$ O0 E6 Q2 ]. h6 }: x
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
$ j- w" D  I$ x$ s% ^0 BRange closes to 17,000 yards...
/ B0 ?4 D0 h& E$ l, F* T% V4 |+ fRange closes to 11,000 yards...
6 Z4 e1 ~# h1 t. c$ i- KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
9 W1 \2 {  o0 \' wRange closes to 8,000 yards..." ~& q% i; L' ]
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
, ^1 H; w% i* E. Y. ^% OCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards5 N" ]4 P/ P! R
Moizumi, Shinichi crosses the 'T'( s3 D2 Y8 o3 W" H& r0 z: {+ V# p
CL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards" ^; p2 ]8 V. _8 \1 u0 n
CA Chikuma engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
- A9 p2 B) ^( Q  t5 N0 `6 |( t. HCL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
+ O. p7 P; _% ^1 XCL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards" @2 r' h/ H! T1 Q& c, Y" m
CA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
  V" c$ h; d0 tCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 8,000 yards
% \. H- B7 _6 `2 ?. N% L/ e: ?DD Kasumi engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
& t3 y: a2 c. a, o# f/ z; g* W7 c5 `4 lCA Indianapolis engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards
: `  w" F/ l% b( m, F( kDD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards
& E4 t3 P5 S4 e! |% h. P' IDD Alden engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards
$ \  x/ R$ T3 h* @& WDD Whipple engages DD Yugumo at 8,000 yards
8 Q* f8 x) H3 f) m" r& WRange closes to 7,000 yards
3 y# S: y( L  x# L8 MCA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 7,000 yards- C- {6 F( N" P7 M4 F6 K" I9 i
CL Tama engages CA Pensacola at 7,000 yards& Q% S6 P2 r* ^; C* J* t& P
CL Tama engages CA Chicago at 7,000 yards* A7 Q/ o. o7 D; J' H4 p- B8 H
CA Northampton engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards
4 _- M$ H8 e  }CA Chicago engages CL Abukuma at 7,000 yards
2 E5 s/ y5 O9 G$ ]' A2 wCL Yura engages CA Indianapolis at 7,000 yards! U! s9 w" Z( g# E
CL Enterprise engages CL Yura at 7,000 yards/ ]" x6 I+ X) o$ j
DD Amatsukaze engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards; M) c8 k+ U' v0 E7 ?+ P
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 7,000 yards9 R6 n- Q& R, H: |7 S( p
DD Fox engages DD Kuroshio at 7,000 yards
" b( [' U/ x8 Z" ~- sDD Whipple engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
+ V/ c# P, n8 b0 `) UDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 7,000 yards
# ~6 t) j, p3 i3 R! ?: YRange increases to 8,000 yards  x* a; q( z% B2 x  U4 B  S$ p
CA Vincennes engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards$ t# f. ~1 N8 Y& X4 x9 }
CA Pensacola engages CA Chikuma at 8,000 yards3 [6 M) U' S5 g, C4 N
CL Tenryu engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards! w4 P0 v6 p* [! i
CA Chicago engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards' y6 ]  E* C; X$ Z( t2 a
CA Chicago engages CL Tama at 8,000 yards3 Z. j  B) i% u: n
CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 8,000 yards
% H3 v$ u5 E8 s( N: f9 m# H5 SCA Indianapolis engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards
" R; z9 V  D1 j5 ]9 }DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards
; E5 e1 F, G3 \+ w# [+ B5 NDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 8,000 yards1 I3 v8 N% u- l$ ~$ S/ l- J
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 8,000 yards3 s) Y, e. Z7 \! H; x# [
DD Whipple engages DD Kuroshio at 8,000 yards. _3 l* y- R3 w5 n1 w
DD Yugumo engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
* A+ C, S- I0 A5 N+ ^+ P) y" N6 CRange increases to 9,000 yards
: D$ ~3 L! w8 BCA Vincennes engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards# ^# \$ @- X; N( c! K. \+ T- @
CL Tama engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards: [: k  |+ v* B, i* F* r
CA Pensacola engages CL Yura at 9,000 yards
; T- Q, @2 Y# M% h. U1 H6 d% M* dCL Tenryu engages CA Chicago at 9,000 yards
7 i# R% ^2 Z1 A# P2 p% S6 x- X5 NCL Tama engages CA Northampton at 9,000 yards
7 G0 A1 T% Z! P* A8 R) vCL Abukuma engages CA San Francisco at 9,000 yards1 s8 a1 o% U8 J+ v
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards; C1 w' v8 Q5 ~: ?& y
CL Tenryu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
- `$ }$ U% x' E  e% e' ?DD Alden engages DD Amatsukaze at 9,000 yards' X4 y; m9 \$ P7 }
DD Whipple engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards
' R. u2 N7 a& S4 ?DD Kuroshio engages DD Alden at 9,000 yards0 A3 H' u* f9 m  O" |8 z
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 9,000 yards
7 ~- ]$ m/ y. n8 k0 vDD Yugumo engages DD Whipple at 9,000 yards! A; ~+ f9 c, ]2 l3 M9 D- y
Range increases to 12,000 yards
/ }$ Q8 [# |2 t2 `. ^/ ]: r$ mCL Yura engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards
: R: W$ I# _. l; c$ A+ TCA San Francisco engages CA Chikuma at 12,000 yards
9 D3 Z; k8 n7 H7 z$ w! pCL Tatsuta engages CA Vincennes at 12,000 yards! l7 G+ D) C7 U
CA Vincennes engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards1 }- ], j2 L- l$ B# W  S9 D
CA Northampton engages CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards3 i( o+ Y* {+ p) I' E
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards( T0 T# m0 b! o3 X) w4 n6 c8 u
CL Abukuma engages CL Honolulu at 12,000 yards# y0 c  f3 m+ @- g5 I
CL Enterprise engages CL Tenryu at 12,000 yards
* ]' r( i6 T. e  h' Q* F1 hDD Amatsukaze engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
1 k$ y, b9 x6 l% IDD Oyashio engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards( a8 Y8 U( r, E* u( V& m
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards* X, x. `4 V; P
DD Akigumo engages DD Fox at 12,000 yards
$ Z- J9 U" ]0 Z* z: wRange increases to 13,000 yards
/ J3 l/ ~. D4 f0 `3 _1 f8 uCA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 13,000 yards
$ @9 ]) n  O# D  x. }5 ACA San Francisco engages CL Abukuma at 13,000 yards
# F, n7 ]& \" n1 J! O- ?2 ]CL Abukuma engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards
/ `* j3 I! r/ C& Q! p" NCL Abukuma engages CA Chicago at 13,000 yards
7 J2 u9 @  l+ ~( P3 X/ a$ J3 HCL Tatsuta engages CA Northampton at 13,000 yards6 ~. o5 H" w. ]* u% b" d
CA Indianapolis engages CA Chikuma at 13,000 yards6 b% ^3 w2 S- ^/ v% j
CL Yura engages CA Pensacola at 13,000 yards  y8 ~! V: c' @) R. p2 ?
DD Kasumi engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards; ?: ]3 h1 N/ u! f
CL Abukuma engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards" K: @2 _  d! ]) y/ H; V1 b
DD Oyashio engages DD Whipple at 13,000 yards: c" \5 W) ~# @2 p5 c* U
DD Kasumi engages DD Fox at 13,000 yards) a% S$ j3 }; A; p
DD Alden engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards; H; R) q0 C( P5 I0 m8 U
DD Fox engages DD Yugumo at 13,000 yards8 P& H2 P. g7 b9 f% M* O! P7 B
Task forces break off...
* b7 \" k4 u. c4 p, U" x
( g+ O: k5 E* i- s4 j9 H: |/ h! \: x
5 d) x  I% G/ ?% h; S3 W! j) U--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* M  e4 v! P- X" v! CDay Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 20,000 Yards
5 q2 }& m0 k% e! O. F& y1 p* o: Z, E8 j$ g
Japanese Ships
; Q4 q- b3 T3 b; i& N  h      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 11,  on fire) P6 D' w0 ]+ E1 t1 J
      CA Kinugasa4 k; X$ W! I( m/ K
      CL Tama, Shell hits 1& p+ m! a- i9 g
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1) D: n* y  J) i
      CL Tatsuta
2 a$ F4 M  t# w0 O  r$ W+ O. l8 V      DD Yugumo, Shell hits 2,  on fire
. k0 g- v5 n2 s: @5 v( ]      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 1; O9 R( R( B4 o  C/ a0 N, y8 c
      DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1,  on fire
4 U0 ^$ f5 Q% b" D" j' r      DD Oyashio
; ~0 \" [# m" R4 r7 q
9 E# h# g- S4 [/ iAllied Ships
% {0 T5 t, R$ A; Q' J  J1 Q: E      BB Colorado, Shell hits 1. |& X+ J  E" E! ?7 |% k+ O
      BB Warspite, Shell hits 8, A7 N! T9 o" ]. U" E
      CA Australia2 T/ R' c9 X7 s, G# d! g
      CA Canberra
  S# s, U' a* o+ Q! J      CA Dorsetshire3 A- {, W& t/ w  }+ |, B
      CA Cornwall
, @' m- a4 A5 p, z      CL Leander
3 v+ t7 i, V+ |      CL Java' H. _2 N! J5 f2 d
      CL Dauntless& H# K8 o( f7 E9 e
      CL Ceres
6 V$ _. K8 ]* [4 v# j. K) w5 Q, c      CL Detroit, Shell hits 1( P: K" E6 r" B* o$ N! }. a7 @  ]0 w
      CL Trenton3 L; Q- i; o- x- E  J
      CL Concord
& c) D3 Z- E0 A& ^, }      CL Helena
/ \% [! K2 y% `% w& J. N      CL Nashville- O' |* R4 p0 m4 Z& \5 L, T
      CL Capetown8 q) V" J; Q, w* F" w( b
      DD Buchanan
4 m; H" T. c( c$ R0 r* S2 @9 T& `; t      DD Ellet, Shell hits 1,  on fire
. E& m) T$ ]2 @1 J/ v2 p/ w% z      DD Stack& R8 I: P! D' e: d5 v9 C
      DD Dunlap
: b2 x/ L7 O* W! y: s  `      DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
$ {( ]0 o* c; R7 r; y% ^6 U1 m      DD Tjerk Hiddes, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires
" p8 N- A* g6 i( ?- |0 N& V0 n+ [      DD Nizam
+ [+ y4 Q$ J( Q+ r; o- b  C  A, D2 u$ b- D
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
8 [% ~! M$ {) l  j/ E) |Range closes to 20,000 yards...) p+ x  [" f6 |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
( V, W1 _7 |* R# M; |7 ZFischer, D.B. crosses the 'T'( g" U) R( y" ~* }0 [& F: I, ?: N
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards; V' W5 V$ W$ d  v
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 20,000 yards
7 _5 Y! B/ m/ ~* qBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 20,000 yards
, w/ e  r, o  JCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 20,000 yards
9 J6 L% `8 F0 N* B4 S; u* RBB Warspite engages DD Kuroshio at 20,000 yards, _+ X6 k: J6 }; ^; U3 R
BB Warspite engages DD Akigumo at 20,000 yards# {8 u9 `7 e0 o& F1 X" _( F) \
CL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 20,000 yards
3 V% b; K# p0 A0 z5 z* p0 r$ ACA Chikuma engages CL Java at 20,000 yards  b- z/ g5 p  {6 ~5 `: v
DD Akigumo engages DD Dunlap at 20,000 yards
& k' S- N. n' G  S9 z9 t: |Range closes to 15,000 yards, [5 j$ A+ F' R
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
. u4 [* o9 y2 _% H0 j# uBB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 15,000 yards6 U) G/ r; ]! `" d2 R& ~
CL Tenryu engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
1 a4 m$ c2 w( q. r+ v  k% n; B& fCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
1 W0 J# K1 `% C, UCA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 15,000 yards2 \: c: }; m4 y& W3 v# F8 P
CL Nashville engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards
9 `* Z0 O  ?/ C' B; W$ _# w. FCA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 15,000 yards- O6 l% [' S( C) \
CA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 15,000 yards! [3 A6 d$ O3 u. ?* [. _5 D! R
CL Trenton engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards4 J  ], {$ j, o+ I* z7 d8 I, z
CL Leander engages CA Chikuma at 15,000 yards' y' w$ f# v$ e: Z
DD Kuroshio engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 15,000 yards
& G& T6 |  o1 e9 v7 n. W8 bDD Stack engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards
3 e2 ]* }* m  t& b6 e) {) FRange closes to 11,000 yards
* M: [0 q2 S, PCA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 11,000 yards% M/ t- m. o2 f9 `
BB Warspite engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
5 f0 b" Q2 A8 N' [) {5 L4 \BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 11,000 yards
* W# J  f) Q0 n/ y1 f. Y. j; R1 OCA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards! s* n& U8 ?/ w! u1 j% R
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards9 X3 O; T% P1 ]* E/ q
CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards& d, z0 ^9 M* O+ C/ f- a6 C0 l, f( j
CL Capetown engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
7 ^; D: a( n% `8 T+ J8 cDD Akigumo engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards9 p2 p% o: g: t$ j/ u$ {& l# b
CL Concord engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards1 @# U; w; |7 V" ~/ ^" G5 [1 Q# ]
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
3 g8 K) j* @5 R& y$ L$ X: ]DD Kuroshio engages DD Fanning at 11,000 yards
3 v& S+ {  z5 |% _3 [) z* _9 EDD Kuroshio engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards
* ?: l3 b6 v, D! BRange closes to 9,000 yards5 q4 n7 o- l7 e$ v$ [0 C4 L
CA Chikuma engages BB Warspite at 9,000 yards
' j. ?+ A8 a# H( j; {BB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
7 W. B2 M- |& p) R" ]9 P7 C0 {; z# TCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 9,000 yards
( C2 C9 W$ T% l; V* u( E8 CBB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 9,000 yards
/ ]$ E& `: c$ Q" z  r% g- D( OCA Chikuma engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
+ ?  G. r& z( ?( T. a6 v4 SDD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 9,000 yards0 H+ ?5 W4 X( S: p
CA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards& ~% D/ Y& O: i; \+ w8 }8 b
CL Tama engages CL Nashville at 9,000 yards
% w+ |) F- w5 L- O; d" m5 r( J: iBB Warspite engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
4 f% q/ }% K2 I- w* w5 q4 `CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards3 R* r! z& ]* ^- M5 W) G1 o2 F
DD Yugumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 9,000 yards
: ~) U- I: `/ @7 F  [0 tDD Stack engages DD Yugumo at 9,000 yards
2 ~- }3 q9 U& Y1 h8 x& o0 vDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 9,000 yards5 h7 X7 J& z7 L& |
Range increases to 11,000 yards2 ?" p' K4 D8 t$ [; i6 N* E) w
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards. B/ Y! U* B3 }
CA Chikuma engages BB Colorado at 11,000 yards
, h7 \1 t* B0 E  @6 I% `CA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 11,000 yards9 K4 \" t) G( P$ l& s" y. J! x
BB Warspite engages CL Tenryu at 11,000 yards+ \3 t. J  @/ _0 p" f+ x
BB Warspite engages CL Tama at 11,000 yards
; C  K; p" I) d! e$ p  r7 m  q3 f% hCA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
2 v0 L1 N7 }: OCA Chikuma engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards' n( B- o3 k1 M! G4 s
DD Akigumo engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 11,000 yards
3 H% Y; c* ?% B; F/ VDD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 11,000 yards# A5 a9 j9 J- w# N
CL Detroit engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
- W, F7 O8 j  H5 PCL Ceres engages CA Chikuma at 11,000 yards
" `, |8 Q% ?# l: ^DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Akigumo at 11,000 yards& p  T$ N# M! i. D0 P# X8 T- l. M* ]
DD Fanning engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
$ f8 o( U0 l- c" x/ g/ yRange increases to 16,000 yards3 d5 |/ Q$ c) _2 {/ C
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 16,000 yards
3 `- g/ }# P# J1 W+ y- y8 ABB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards/ _) B0 \2 ?! C6 W& E
BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 16,000 yards- U7 M- l1 K7 T7 Y
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards
) a6 k; g3 A+ ?8 _, G! M" H1 ^CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 16,000 yards. ~; N/ {6 |2 Q0 Y  V% s
CA Australia engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards2 m5 \# \/ H! G" g% j6 [% }
CL Capetown engages DD Kuroshio at 16,000 yards
7 E- L6 E1 X2 L7 A7 ^, w2 r2 r$ PCA Chikuma engages CL Nashville at 16,000 yards0 i$ f5 X8 Z/ `- ^0 f) m
CA Chikuma engages CL Helena at 16,000 yards
1 M# Q8 D1 @" D" YCA Chikuma engages CL Concord at 16,000 yards) }% G8 k5 \' M4 o
CL Tenryu engages CL Detroit at 16,000 yards" P* E5 N, g" s
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 16,000 yards
8 Y9 Y# `1 Y9 U8 C  W" H  @DD Akigumo engages DD Nizam at 16,000 yards9 ]4 k% r3 E' v  x3 T7 l
DD Tjerk Hiddes engages DD Oyashio at 16,000 yards0 O$ p9 w- O: P
DD Dunlap engages DD Yugumo at 16,000 yards  f" Q% s. U( w' f: o2 {7 p
DD Yugumo engages DD Ellet at 16,000 yards" ^  f; v8 x  f4 e/ ^" [
Range increases to 21,000 yards. H: L* Q/ G$ {# d! n& m3 r
CA Kinugasa engages BB Warspite at 21,000 yards
% W/ O7 p7 x2 h4 n% ?+ z- m- y7 pBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
% B4 ^2 r% o# J/ ?BB Warspite engages CL Tatsuta at 21,000 yards
) P, A) k# f6 ^# e9 ZCA Dorsetshire engages CA Kinugasa at 21,000 yards! e" B5 N7 |, e. _8 ~
CA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
7 ?3 v/ s; J/ ]  SCL Helena engages CA Chikuma at 21,000 yards
- [2 x1 T1 o  y4 U  ?CA Chikuma engages CL Detroit at 21,000 yards. N4 _6 }6 }0 S5 s
CA Chikuma engages CL Dauntless at 21,000 yards# n; F: s8 r3 H& Z3 \$ s
CA Chikuma engages CL Leander at 21,000 yards6 V8 T2 i6 _5 [6 Q
CL Tenryu engages DD Stack at 21,000 yards
& ~4 }, p. n# J, }/ S2 VRange increases to 26,000 yards2 t+ C# v" v; @# B0 N6 i0 Z
BB Warspite engages CA Kinugasa at 26,000 yards
, m0 T& I# s1 ?! Z* {: z, lCA Cornwall engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards& p3 `: J, A  r# z, _; Z6 M9 d; f
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards
7 x9 W- }3 V4 B( z3 n5 v- N% ~CA Australia engages CA Chikuma at 26,000 yards1 e& w+ `+ s6 F* o& i, J
CA Kinugasa engages DD Tjerk Hiddes at 26,000 yards7 l( c' ?8 x! @/ u4 _
Moizumi, Shinichi orders Japanese TF to disengage, g' e5 W" U& Q- \$ z  @6 T4 w* y* c
Range increases to 28,000 yards
, w9 @( R' v0 v) b! TBB Colorado engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards" ]) T: Y3 X1 G9 b3 ?: F
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Chikuma at 28,000 yards
4 N5 L7 e; U% A6 K8 a, {CA Chikuma engages CA Australia at 28,000 yards/ K$ c8 g2 k# q! \+ w% O* o: G0 c
Range increases to 30,000 yards
$ ^6 j& n% v' ~. eCA Chikuma engages CA Cornwall at 30,000 yards
8 e% S0 u5 q" J; |% fCA Canberra engages CA Chikuma at 30,000 yards8 v% E! J8 c4 j5 `6 t% m% s
CA Kinugasa engages CA Australia at 30,000 yards: c8 e5 g7 {* f2 P. V( }8 K& }
Task forces break off...# }+ M: i9 u" ~4 X' l

, e4 O& L& x3 P0 ?. b% N# A9 Q; z2 V9 v, I  F7 h  S& _
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
) w' ~5 n6 F: _( g- L; y, iSub vs Sub: SS Growler attacking SS RO-67  at 135,153  - near Hoorn Islands3 x6 _8 ~* I2 ]5 t0 N1 j( V
3 q1 l- ?6 f! y) G/ ?+ E
Japanese Ships
, [/ B8 f& R1 u7 @0 d+ a% N      SS RO-67,  heavy damage
! F( E0 I* j# S. i: j
  C+ F- q) W# o. G9 k4 R, O, N6 X( U' ]( x+ ^% L
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------: ?  J9 `% E8 v
Morning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
) C9 ~, x3 \( E; m
& k. f( ]; n3 y1 t( xWeather in hex: Heavy rain, d& @5 b) N' S; [" X  n, y

( S% g8 l) I- U; ARaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 t+ {7 L0 D4 n+ _6 _. z  v/ J
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
/ t& c, h9 Z6 \& K6 j; M- k  H& b0 B" r
Japanese aircraft
/ q$ h- F6 q9 w1 s/ \5 j" f      A6M2 Zero x 48
2 N) q0 ^2 u3 w( h& L; q1 L      G3M2 Nell x 19
6 V9 H; l, l. ^8 ^% k      G4M1 Betty x 21
( g6 K! ]5 a2 ?0 g8 r8 L/ U' j; h
9 Q7 ]/ u% v. m5 \Allied aircraft1 q8 ^: C  _- S: N
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 276 ?2 r- ~4 W; _6 g. e# U+ y, c- t6 ^

( |- G! ~" J# @Japanese aircraft losses
8 X1 j( v+ Q" n% ]      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed5 z, {( m- ~+ C! ]" z2 {
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed3 |& a, h! ^7 y) K6 o5 F& }; d6 [0 M7 e
      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 B- V# _/ z/ Y/ |- c# k( |" |5 X1 Z6 T
! M  H, _1 Q+ b* W* @( w- |Allied aircraft losses
6 [% T& l1 i$ y1 q/ T6 E  B      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 o' ]- V. Z  L
6 k" h- Z- o# Q  f) \
Allied Ships
5 J6 ^! u" r3 {6 R      CV Hornet
% `% q' j4 B7 @3 M, m      CV Indomitable
+ D( X) Y/ V3 u6 a      CVL Hermes$ B: h7 f3 ^: e" |1 H% m+ @
      CV Illustrious1 f$ d8 E. N* i+ V0 F) c
      CV Wasp4 q# T9 d5 P: Q
      CV Formidable
5 k& @" F4 [# S: R1 y3 C! ]
- ?% P. n7 G: q8 \Aircraft Attacking:( j5 l( D- {/ U1 x; G! p  R
      18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet7 C+ ]& N$ y$ B# X2 d
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
. n' s$ r$ _5 l' ]+ g+ Z1 k0 ~$ z      17 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
. U' g0 ]2 E2 C, C( M+ x9 c* u               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb8 A; x, [9 {& k( \9 D

: \; u' |* H  o6 UCAP engaged:
3 o4 s. ~: n+ w7 dVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 5 scrambling)
, l2 B. o2 o8 X8 K      4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
; p% Q" r; Y& l% T# j1 x$ f5 `      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
& ?, w6 E# G0 l  ]      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
2 [9 f6 `" y# ?. t
( H# t% c! n+ [: Z0 h- |. v" u, v) P
. H6 f( d% d. D* I, v- D
( P6 T5 W6 n7 A6 ~+ U+ V( u  l
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' [' m1 Y. ~" _7 G  R% o# aMorning Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,162
: x. Y6 y. G8 t( O% t4 }
7 u; G" ]% J, P# A* \# G' E% ]Weather in hex: Heavy rain& A/ n( V% h: n

0 S. f+ {2 `$ t2 nRaid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 t* y) Z. @% W& F; iEstimated time to target is 34 minutes) L/ A6 ~) q! k2 e+ w* s
; G$ `- B9 [* Z+ G; u
Japanese aircraft
* K! u/ H; l) e. R! }6 Z; F. d0 r      G4M1 Betty x 28
+ f' t! N4 F+ t- X9 l1 f8 b6 B: k
) {5 z9 E5 ^" h1 [1 SAllied aircraft
) z$ [  I5 L4 e! ]4 v/ d8 S0 z3 a      F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
! b2 n% u& q7 H( i2 A& n7 l$ X: m& ^3 {! f! `
Japanese aircraft losses
" V/ E6 N: c1 C0 }7 X      G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 E& v) [2 W- S' e7 \- l6 M5 c. h' f  S0 e3 I5 _
No Allied losses
7 o8 C) X; Y+ N: O5 ^
2 V; {/ g* z/ N( T, I8 SAllied Ships% J7 y- ]  s; q. H& N. T) P6 B
      CV Illustrious% q6 ^) \7 [# z8 w# n7 z# A1 o
      CV Wasp
2 q# J0 r/ b2 y$ e) R1 I      CV Hornet
! h+ z: E4 D  H
) h2 D, H; Z( @& j% ]Aircraft Attacking:- i2 c! A. X. Q' i
      11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
. V" a$ t9 R2 B7 {, K  t" _4 _! v               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb7 @" P+ t9 L. k/ l# `/ Z

& R+ n8 k; V- Q9 C6 l, vCAP engaged:
+ J3 ~; B/ A3 p* `/ N' oVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
+ U, j  @2 {% N% @1 g% H- _$ ]      1 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 ]" U' X; s+ g* d) w" ?      12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
3 A  O1 ?- Q  w( [1 O. ]      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
$ I/ t: `, |4 j      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
% {/ s& k$ W) D. G, ^* J+ B% k8 r8 G
& ]% F4 I* v2 Q" a2 U1 x
( x) z& j' q$ P2 d1 K' P: \1 n) I5 x  S+ w$ G9 v6 V3 j5 M& n
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------# w& S# }& j$ F* E
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kabara at 136,1626 P( Y0 m: ~) Q; {+ }

7 W/ \0 |2 C, L& L+ j6 mWeather in hex: Moderate rain
) J) s- f% u, {$ J
+ u6 k4 C0 g# S3 JRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* H: w; D/ S- d7 {" mEstimated time to target is 46 minutes
  `: d$ ^) v% H8 n$ \7 _
/ y5 e% q% f3 {0 Y' K1 T  }. @Japanese aircraft0 k6 U9 @6 ]0 U- T* t
      A6M2 Zero x 24! C/ \6 B* Y; ?0 {- G
      G3M2 Nell x 18" x$ }1 }! b/ U% ~. |' K
      G4M1 Betty x 16- h4 F" v6 K  ]( q, x( ~  {8 C, i4 J- w5 R

0 Z# m& G2 {7 Y7 ?& e' ~8 [Allied aircraft6 D9 d) z* q' w+ j
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 193 l1 o! J/ D8 |( i* u% ?

! O0 S! N9 p: }5 d$ IJapanese aircraft losses: U" ~$ ]8 N$ o) N% A" V# k
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
9 d( y4 s9 P. M  [) n3 F      G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged3 g" F. ~* ?- s4 f' p# D; S

: W4 O8 z; g% w9 ~) JAllied aircraft losses- k5 }7 q7 Z- u! z" k+ P
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 r" }+ M8 h9 G# I6 i

; t9 j2 J, R" U$ m. y5 t1 j4 kAllied Ships
8 V! j4 C9 u% E0 Y2 K# j      CVL Hermes
7 a' j4 t* z* o% ~* ~      CV Hornet
5 V1 S7 Q4 [8 C) q8 s/ L' O6 d      CV Formidable  E: y, d) `/ i8 q+ k" O7 S
      CV Yorktown/ {5 f$ i: s* e  Z
      CV Illustrious
# L6 w6 @$ F# W# q3 I' f( V( F4 G4 k2 l: r
Aircraft Attacking:0 j) g+ A  G7 c0 G' f+ y
      18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet& U/ W/ C' N, D/ b: D3 H( b, w
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb. h# _0 F( A$ O6 C- e3 ?; F/ j+ }
      16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
; N3 E, Y7 ^( X! a               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 Z3 O, ]# u; Q' n7 w- a4 Z& r, O% }. {
CAP engaged:
( o2 q$ R  U- E. a6 m5 |* CVF-2 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 3 scrambling)) {# C5 {% |" d, G/ M* u( z+ d% u
      3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
* i9 y" n0 n) a* S: n$ q      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000.! f) R9 b/ k" L* b5 I
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes

花开时节

# W0 W* ^% v& o$ A5 E8 g% t5 D  c9 [8 \
42 年6月28日
+ o8 u! M( e* v, o% C# R, @AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 28, 426 q- K: `* z. w) E& W; w, Q4 J2 S
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu at 138,168, Range 8,000 Yards' ~( K" x8 m. ]( G
: ]( `# L. A1 E' d
Japanese aircraft
. F( `4 [& F: i* d      no flights! l" R. c  t7 S* ?$ z6 _0 U
5 E+ _: F; s" o. T& C+ }! }7 A
Japanese aircraft losses
7 h4 o/ {1 Y0 f% `      F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed
0 ?# y; D0 }1 t* G2 e2 e      E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed* R( {" s" C* F9 s' ]9 O: ^

' e7 i; J0 Y( O. S7 D* W7 i. lJapanese Ships
- I. ^/ p# A: V. h      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 51, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 K# D6 |" W4 K: J$ b
      CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3! f+ R* E8 U% `
      CL Tama! K, _# X3 V" u9 x
      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
) x8 J% S- e" \  l5 T8 ^+ K      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2,  on fire
( F# N& e/ f3 l      DD Yugumo
. X: V$ Q3 i3 a& |4 k      DD Akigumo, Shell hits 8,  on fire
2 ^+ ?1 s- N: N8 ~      DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 2! C: @- P5 L& k* g+ m# O+ h8 Y
      DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
- L- y- I6 \3 D  q' J" n' v: T
; j1 ~2 Q2 V4 `% m* T8 ?$ b) NAllied Ships9 o( T4 L! A1 Q$ ?) M- b' e
      BB Colorado2 r, p+ S9 Y+ Q! o3 }; C  i! j* e
      BB Warspite, Shell hits 3; }. \9 N/ i* L
      CA Australia% j5 O( X( h( N7 N
      CA Canberra
% J. N: n8 v- l1 o% v      CA Dorsetshire
; m' }$ E: f. Q# I      CA Cornwall
3 z* J- ^$ M0 n      CL Leander
. S% R' Y, ^# d: x+ y" G      CL Java$ V; h6 q% S9 M. }6 ^
      CL Dauntless6 B/ q5 B% |5 ]" c0 ~; z
      CL Ceres
1 ]2 R3 g3 c+ p8 X) w/ b      CL Detroit, Shell hits 18 J- U' m5 r& i
      CL Trenton/ a( G; f( ?5 a
      CL Concord: e2 B1 E5 O4 V: \  E
      CL Helena
3 O) t/ o5 P$ G8 N      CL Nashville, Shell hits 1: R8 [/ r# `( M; @" Y2 _* q
      CL Capetown
+ ]' S- ~1 Y) e      DD Buchanan. V  Q- N4 F' [1 `
      DD Ellet) u; z, z( p! ]& f3 q7 @  {
      DD Stack$ B1 z% l+ H6 i# [; G$ a
      DD Dunlap
) m9 a  Z8 D8 L" I) v      DD Fanning
4 B1 P) Z4 V" P6 ~, W* w3 e      DD Nizam
, a# ?( v# s4 `) I, t. w2 _  r 0 n5 A0 a8 ~, J: Q4 p- I

6 J* M, u, v5 @: u4 _
) [; a5 F0 X% T4 S+ K6 b* H
: C" Z" z$ T7 r5 V( n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。* S: a. Y3 X$ _/ @0 N, K
Night Naval bombardment of Tongatapu at 138,1686 U4 W# {! Z3 R$ L1 h2 C
! q' K  S( T3 C, J0 }
Japanese aircraft
9 c- I. ~" G& E1 `      no flights
* U" a' V8 z( l3 i1 N
: R: J% T0 K* d6 {Japanese aircraft losses
1 V/ u: I+ t0 e8 K" y' S      A6M2 Zero: 18 damaged
1 I6 j5 P0 X1 p' o$ W# f$ ?      A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed on ground
) H0 _6 Y; q* `0 N* ^6 r      G4M1 Betty: 68 damaged( P- B& c, w2 M$ o
      G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed on ground
3 n" G( ^' H5 L. q" S  f: b2 G      G3M2 Nell: 44 damaged8 ~/ T; f+ L$ Y" e6 L! \% b$ Z
      G3M2 Nell: 16 destroyed on ground
& e7 X& c& E9 b2 m) l. ?/ j      H8K1 Emily: 1 damaged
# v& z1 z7 @  y" r1 L; ?! ^4 a & g) n6 B4 S. ?: W
Allied Ships
6 D. W% E: Z% t1 [( U      BB Warspite' f& M; V( x7 Q$ q0 j& E4 y
      BB Colorado$ w" d. q6 |0 R, b. L" r
      CA Cornwall
+ ?2 v# I) c8 W$ A/ l      CA Dorsetshire/ y4 ]6 J- @2 @+ n% v
      CA Canberra( j! e5 L: T) d# V
      CA Australia
( v( m) E  C/ }      CL Capetown
  G) u  b) O0 H0 l  L      CL Nashville5 p. m* k, I- J9 X) Y- j& z
      CL Helena* Q& X' `. N+ y8 G$ y9 s
      CL Concord
8 G6 Y6 j7 p- J      CL Trenton
" @" @# t  K  H- B2 S8 d      CL Detroit
) j2 }$ {% f8 M& q* K. |, ~      CL Ceres
: z% ?) L/ r7 Y5 X, b      CL Java: B6 x( F5 Z$ p+ P* I8 X% ?
      CL Leander
; i% m) `9 Q7 _" w( a      DD Nizam5 [& }# @, ~) F2 ]* M
      DD Fanning
2 M( ~  a5 o) b+ r3 m      DD Dunlap
& G  t7 k6 t8 _      DD Stack
% s3 L: `, k+ S4 f      DD Ellet
% _+ q' h$ J) v+ V+ l- d; d      DD Buchanan" C) j. q4 \& |5 z4 Y/ ]! s% K2 b

$ C1 [9 @# O% v) P5 L2 ]# hJapanese ground losses:$ o8 K3 c3 s! U' e& g" `
      281 casualties reported
0 f8 L7 t4 r, f9 j/ ^. w& z         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 b4 F) ^2 t& v
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 38 disabled( r7 O" E8 a( L5 @2 X$ I
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled1 M( g* _* M! c* ]# F1 v
      Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)" }/ Y& i1 }' G# v
- C% P6 ~$ }$ N2 ?  D6 i" y; \) W; t
Airbase hits 236 [. Y) ^" Y6 `& u/ T7 b
Airbase supply hits 16$ J  Q3 w" S% [& h9 R3 f
Runway hits 554 V. T, m2 {' A6 [+ o5 Q

8 g* {/ X- t- e! h7 B  ?2 B/ h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。

花开时节

花开的士气全开啊。话说盟军的雷达太变态了。。。$ g% z+ C8 ^$ m- O5 y
chenrong 发表于 2013-2-4 18:00

) W. d( @) p3 c, y  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。

花开时节

这是细化，我觉得挺好的。

花开时节

  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