lhdblys

貌似中文版应该是水面舰队跟随运输舰队；1108r9英文版应该是运输舰队跟随水面舰队。我的理解对吗？

kevin_hx

中文版我没测试过，也不太清楚AE的水面战模型在升级的过程中有没有微调过，但是1108r9英文版肯定要运输船队跟随水面舰队才靠谱。不但如此，反潜编队也要打头阵，才能起到作用，就是运输船队要跟随反潜编队。

kevin_hx

1942年2月底，由于菜花大将转变策略，派遣军四处迂回，国军主动放弃西安，退守秦岭一线，务必扼守入川的门户安康和剑阁一线# Y% W1 ~. c/ b7 `
同时菜花大将在华南动作频繁，避开长衡一线，开始绕行桂林南宁一线，国军正在利用铁路机动优势，完善大西南防线

kevin_hx

COMBAT EVENTS FOR 03/03/42
3 \( H) J- c$ z6 y( z菜花的miniKB掩护大批登陆船队穿过巽他海峡，登陆孔雀港
% w$ ^* o: ?& {2 n又在一个大统领没料到的地方登陆，菜花天蝗现在越来越狡猾了
# X) [) {: U6 |' a当日登陆了22个单位5 Y, w9 d/ \1 m
爪哇陷落只是时间问题了! E) [/ A. q' o4 ^& q6 z; _+ O5 @
大统领准备的所有抗登陆措施统统过时。。。。歹命啊。。。

veiver

菜花大将现在都无力回帖了。。。

wangqifeng

爪哇可登陆地点太多，抗登陆不太现实，不过，迫使日军在小港登陆，也有利于争取时间调动军队

kevin_hx

126# wangqifeng
* r6 g% K* \# @, |1 ^% s呃，乃说的很有道理
) x- O; a. T' c3 V这次主要是我估错了菜花的登陆时间，本来以为要迟一个回合登陆，谁知居然当回合就登陆了，歹命啊，还是对AE的运输船速度了解不够，受到WITP的影响还是太深。。。

红叶

说不定苦菜花只是又操作失误路过某个小基地直接自动登陆卸载上去了

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 04, 42) E& Z! e; T9 q% V2 {
今天爆发了开战以来最大规模的海战，日军好运连连，盟军RP吃瘪
( ?1 e4 J- G% F* [6 Q4 }# i菜花天蝗采用了大统领授予的战术部署，一改开战以来的护航颓势，一举摧毁了盟军突击登陆滩头的rush% K4 I2 ^* ~% y" Y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 11,000 Yards( [; H: W* l: L" s# U2 D0 V
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Japanese Ships
  y) u8 e" b( j6 |% ~      CL Kashii
1 R# {7 B: s- `6 o& a2 [5 E      CL Kinu
: d$ G: |  [9 `/ v4 Z( u      DD Nowaki
  Q7 \' Y4 K& C! S$ k      DD Asashio: O9 P) N# I, s4 s
      DD Michishio
4 e8 Q/ n; K/ \* x      DD Arashio! d1 A3 h# }6 j, t) a" h; N
      DD Natsugumo( ~2 S5 z( z5 F9 I/ l
      DD Yamagumo; X3 q. }" R* i$ @
      DD Asagumo
9 |0 u1 h+ ?! R' A) g4 u/ s4 O: {4 F      DD Murasame
/ C: H' P; \0 X+ V! y6 I      DD Harusame
9 L2 F0 K8 z, g      DD Akatsuki) v# v1 \% |9 u$ y+ H" q* \
      DD Hibiki  c1 P3 F- A3 T4 N
      DD Ikazuchi9 G- f" o" j8 b5 b) ?
      DD Inazuma$ M* F! c  O% c% Z; j1 s4 o6 _
      DD Shikinami
% ?# P6 ~; ]* q      DD Ayanami3 V, @& h- e0 X3 o8 R, _
      DD Asagiri3 e8 J' q( b! I+ \) v. _( g7 x8 U& s
      DD Sagiri# N( P5 I; c2 \0 B. h
      DD Yugiri  k9 l- k$ m$ t* r
      DD Minazuki
$ P' Q* ?3 N( {' Q      AK Sado Maru
7 F5 [8 H8 ~$ \, b+ _      AK Sagami Maru
1 n( _. p7 V  _0 d5 c1 I      AK Sakura Maru7 Y+ H( S& N1 s4 ^: x1 F
      AK Kaga Maru  b8 W+ ^% E' C
      AK Kinka Maru
9 u# _/ @, [# D$ d      AK Kyushu Maru$ s1 S8 Q* J6 H5 I: a0 W0 i
      AK Tosan Maru
* T7 @, |1 y1 v      AMC Asaka Maru: F* f1 R( W6 S' c$ m4 b# h
      xAK Ayatosan Maru
0 X  O) J4 d% U2 _+ l      xAK Kansai Maru* ~6 g( R' K* B4 H6 g
      xAK Kashii Maru
: C% t% \' y" L! d( H      xAK Aobasan Maru
% z' [7 D9 l0 p  Z      xAK Asosan Maru& f& U- T$ }* ]: H4 [! H3 j  S
      xAK Asakasan Maru
! C* a, ~6 V- D0 u      xAK Atutasan Maru3 Z  P& Q7 {- r8 C. E% q5 n8 X
      xAK Kinugawa Maru
, ^4 x* P& z/ Y6 e4 Y* `% ?      xAK Yamaura Maru
4 P4 ?8 f1 l4 `' M: G/ W9 p3 `+ u      xAK Zenyo Maru9 p" w' F9 J4 u
      xAK Nako Maru" H  i) P& V5 k* y& T# b* n
      xAK Johore Maru
0 x1 \2 X: F) t' a& o: I  C2 `      xAK Fushimi Maru
& y, ?# @. B3 @# i* ?1 T! f- @% Q7 n      xAK Kamoi Maru
$ ]0 P  S8 b  T2 H3 Z      xAK Ryoyo Maru
. @; @5 {6 ]9 [" @; D& e9 _5 o* m" K      xAK Nihonka Maru% ]8 j" y' m0 Q: O) @* z
      xAK Nojima Maru& r% D3 O% I, Q* c
      LSD Shinshu Maru& a- m, P. U- R$ a$ B
      xAP Hakozaki Maru8 a! V/ P3 p2 b6 l3 [0 h5 R
      xAP Kobe Maru4 G/ B! d* y7 I. a/ f+ W

) D  g, r1 b# }  C6 mAllied Ships  K+ x  g& e: _# `5 W" i
      PT TM-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, j" x. a. q/ w      PT TM-10
+ q+ A' R4 f! k  ?, @      PT TM-113 ^7 B+ @! |8 g; H
      PT TM-12
. S0 l: r3 j5 W  D      PT TM-13, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; f+ }0 c8 {# N      PT TM-14
" ~, _" }3 v7 e/ \2 o# Q8 o7 p# @6 Z2 t      PT TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' I) _& E$ X: p* B# f

( Y0 p+ m8 I2 p- |4 Z- D4 F, lAllied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
& `" D3 c7 b1 J( s/ _Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway1 f8 A0 O4 Y9 _" T+ h$ a' c
Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight* r2 @: w* q$ a8 ?, T
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
9 i' u$ x8 T5 ]: R. a3 ~CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards: G+ K5 \3 K1 `
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards5 \  K8 b, E# a3 X5 D( H: W6 W
LSD Shinshu Maru ,  AK Tosan Maru ,  AK Kyushu Maru , ; ]' e0 F: h+ S) D1 Y* a: X( U
   AK Kinka Maru ,  AK Kaga Maru ,  AK Sakura Maru ,
1 G" C* H5 l" I; {" B( l   AK Sagami Maru ,  AK Sado Maru ,  xAP Kobe Maru ,
" Y/ V' }/ K. P$ S' }0 M4 [   xAP Hakozaki Maru ,  xAK Nojima Maru ,  xAK Nihonka Maru  screened from combat
: b5 D2 x9 ^7 R- escorted by DD Yugiri ,  DD Asagiri ,  DD Natsugumo ,
) P2 @) }; n  ^5 l' ?( h   DD Arashio ,  DD Asashio9 Z) L1 L0 p5 s
DD Minazuki engages PT TM-14 at 11,000 yards+ ^+ ^9 d% q5 q' _/ L1 F% p# e* E# r5 D: h
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards  e/ |8 \; i# B' a) @3 V( ]
DD Shikinami engages PT TM-15 at 11,000 yards1 l0 X3 Q1 w- S* W3 X' c" P+ a
Range closes to 9,000 yards" Z% q4 {# a# s9 s% s9 F+ u
LSD Shinshu Maru ,  AK Tosan Maru ,  AK Kyushu Maru , ! F) c& e! l% \$ r
   AK Kinka Maru ,  AK Kaga Maru ,  AK Sakura Maru , + W6 X% M2 {8 L: M
   AK Sagami Maru ,  AK Sado Maru ,  xAP Kobe Maru ,
7 \0 o1 E" }8 M$ t# O+ w; l   xAP Hakozaki Maru ,  xAK Nojima Maru ,  xAK Nihonka Maru , ; Z. V7 l8 i7 x5 W2 y; l$ D& ?, }
   xAK Ryoyo Maru ,  xAK Kamoi Maru ,  xAK Fushimi Maru ,
, P2 B6 B( u& I0 k& u' P$ B   xAK Johore Maru ,  xAK Nako Maru ,  xAK Zenyo Maru ,
1 Y  y$ _* @; T% C; `   xAK Yamaura Maru  screened from combat; S1 n6 Q9 [) N+ _' D! X, |' R
- escorted by DD Shikinami ,  DD Ikazuchi ,  DD Hibiki , 9 A4 b# x! X2 G/ _2 G
   DD Harusame ,  DD Asagumo ,  DD Yamagumo , . s+ ?; H6 u7 C
   DD Arashio ,  DD Nowaki- }& p- `' D8 ]  k# A) ]6 l4 ~
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards3 U/ {$ v4 Y/ b
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards+ X5 [  p' A# S+ M
DD Asagiri engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
, O' {. a' q1 C2 YDD Ayanami engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
8 j; W: V6 S6 hDD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 9,000 yards
6 X5 E7 s2 Z. x) K$ s9 Z3 \DD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
# v! X4 ]0 _: @7 O, D) VDD Asashio engages PT TM-14 at 9,000 yards
) z$ [. i5 @; f6 q5 @Range closes to 6,000 yards, V$ @) g+ L% D( O# w
PT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 6,000 yards
5 ?6 t: k) G" |& ePT TM-11 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 6,000 yards& ^; H8 ~4 q* f$ j. o( \' J; v
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-5 at 6,000 yards/ |8 j% @, U, Y1 a
DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-10 at 6,000 yards5 u# c  |  d3 h& \1 p4 _
DD Arashio engages PT TM-15 at 6,000 yards
7 `+ ]8 x3 L  V$ w7 C0 C6 uPT TM-13 engages DD Nowaki at 6,000 yards  e/ f: l, f% ~* Q1 g  _
Range closes to 5,000 yards3 S/ ?/ i9 W0 H2 j& Y7 y
LSD Shinshu Maru ,  AK Tosan Maru ,  AK Kyushu Maru ,
8 }3 H. V  m3 v% B4 Y/ }3 T2 J1 |   AK Kinka Maru ,  AK Kaga Maru ,  AK Sakura Maru ,
! l, V# p, J! R& H% U# M. Q   AK Sagami Maru ,  AK Sado Maru ,  xAP Kobe Maru , # H, j7 V. J7 F+ z" \# g0 X
   xAP Hakozaki Maru ,  xAK Nojima Maru ,  xAK Nihonka Maru ,   V) l) |' f! u- U& K
   xAK Ryoyo Maru ,  xAK Kamoi Maru ,  xAK Fushimi Maru , - N  Y1 ~  B! ^" f: e% Z
   xAK Johore Maru ,  xAK Nako Maru ,  xAK Zenyo Maru , 1 N6 I4 D9 {  G2 C$ Y
   xAK Yamaura Maru ,  xAK Kinugawa Maru ,  xAK Atutasan Maru , , {, e/ Q, B' s$ x* V
   xAK Asakasan Maru ,  xAK Asosan Maru ,  xAK Aobasan Maru ,
0 C/ ^# ^% D/ S2 q( S   xAK Kashii Maru ,  xAK Kansai Maru ,  xAK Ayatosan Maru  screened from combat, f/ [+ Q/ T) N8 L
- escorted by DD Minazuki ,  DD Yugiri ,  DD Sagiri , ) _) D& m$ K0 ~' A, M
   DD Shikinami ,  DD Ikazuchi ,  DD Akatsuki ,
6 m+ A" V8 {: _# T   DD Harusame ,  DD Asagumo ,  DD Yamagumo ,
9 i5 [8 S( M0 }% G: X4 Q   DD Arashio ,  DD Asashio ,  DD Nowaki) x2 C9 y4 ~8 U' ~
DD Murasame engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards5 o# n  A- `0 {1 X  S: y* Y) k
DD Michishio engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
5 H# }2 T/ f* {- I4 gDD Murasame engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards9 Z3 [: m$ i0 d$ Y6 j
PT TM-5 sunk by DD Ayanami at 5,000 yards; C) u/ M- J( p( l
LSD Shinshu Maru ,  AK Tosan Maru ,  AK Kyushu Maru ,
. V- r+ w( Q0 p  ^% i   AK Kinka Maru ,  AK Kaga Maru ,  AK Sakura Maru , : m$ u# R4 f0 E5 {/ X8 t
   AK Sagami Maru ,  AK Sado Maru ,  xAP Kobe Maru , 5 X7 F# Y' Z4 p* [% _+ q
   xAP Hakozaki Maru ,  xAK Nojima Maru ,  xAK Nihonka Maru ,
+ N7 S5 U0 P7 O   xAK Ryoyo Maru ,  xAK Kamoi Maru ,  xAK Fushimi Maru  screened from combat: ?/ B7 d  v! T# X' W
CL Kinu engages PT TM-15 at 5,000 yards7 d% |+ n1 I2 F) s) z1 J
CL Kinu engages PT TM-13 at 5,000 yards
3 J  S" z; g/ B: d* |DD Yugiri engages PT TM-14 at 5,000 yards
& X) x% _1 o+ O. R2 LPT TM-13 sunk by DD Asagiri at 5,000 yards
# V* ]/ \/ B+ T8 }1 J/ ]- M) |PT TM-15 engages xAK Ayatosan Maru at 5,000 yards! L7 f# T( w; q
LSD Shinshu Maru ,  AK Tosan Maru ,  AK Kyushu Maru ,
8 `% ^( K% L# k! m# V   AK Kinka Maru ,  AK Kaga Maru ,  AK Sakura Maru , 7 S1 O( J2 Z* I2 u! a# q, }7 B
   AK Sagami Maru ,  AK Sado Maru ,  xAP Kobe Maru ,
9 I+ |  m( D# D3 `   xAP Hakozaki Maru ,  xAK Nojima Maru ,  xAK Nihonka Maru ,
; R1 ~3 f- l8 `& S4 C" q( Z* d   xAK Ryoyo Maru ,  xAK Kamoi Maru ,  xAK Fushimi Maru  screened from combat# n- ]0 d$ a2 S
- escorted by DD Sagiri ,  DD Asagiri ,  DD Shikinami , & ?7 J+ l8 Z8 ]5 o! G
   DD Inazuma ,  DD Natsugumo ,  DD Michishio
7 d% N4 U7 ?+ r0 j& p2 ZPT TM-15 engages xAK Nako Maru at 5,000 yards
1 f7 J+ y8 ?, z# O0 d) ]5 Y! ODD Minazuki engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards( {* B& Y5 F: ]& ~& f' m
DD Ayanami engages PT TM-12 at 5,000 yards6 E3 e- P# B, f% L  }/ J+ M
DD Murasame engages PT TM-11 at 5,000 yards& D5 x- f; [( w) o
PT TM-15 sunk by DD Yamagumo at 5,000 yards
% T' O# Z$ I- h. O4 x% W( |, k$ XBoetcher K. orders Allied TF to disengage
/ Z5 Q7 D4 b* n: z# xRange increases to 6,000 yards
: e. B, ~- ]1 x# LDD Sagiri engages PT TM-11 at 6,000 yards
  C8 L4 X  p/ H8 LRange increases to 11,000 yards
6 z5 ^) N2 }/ D9 R# z+ T9 p/ O* X8 PDD Michishio collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97
% v: t$ ?4 U. T* N. CLSD Shinshu Maru  screened from combat6 o5 z8 Z' z/ e: I5 O9 ?
PT TM-14 engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 11,000 yards% U: b8 E, j7 ]
CL Kinu engages PT TM-12 at 11,000 yards
% j/ ^, k+ F: t( s" G& ^( m: j+ QPT TM-14 engages xAK Asosan Maru at 11,000 yards! N1 w' x& U' ^7 [* A0 d
Task forces break off...2 g& n- V2 g2 B" P
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/ G, N1 f9 F+ N" _  r- e  HNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards' b' c6 o5 }+ N- m/ D

# y* X' _' Z) G% ~% H& b. gJapanese Ships
( n8 a. j: Y( n      CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
9 \& W' \/ R, F9 o5 C/ t      CA Mogami
/ X6 O+ G  T+ I$ l% ^* ?, s" J      DD Kuroshio. f8 x- t! f9 T
      DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 12 _# D/ b0 K3 y2 Q$ @3 ~- _
      DD Natsushio; x& _, L' n8 X
      DD Shiratsuyu
) |+ Y7 G+ U, \( r) e4 p, h0 N      DD Umikaze
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Allied Ships
0 \; l) Z1 o2 ^) [      DD Alden- Z5 h$ J/ q# B/ A! ?" F6 Y
      DD Barker
/ P& Q% E* R1 o" c7 s8 ^7 T      DD Edsall
9 w5 e2 H' p# Q8 t$ W7 ~      DD John D. Edwards' J5 z# ~! u* {5 c- j
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Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
; W0 S6 s% N& M! |6 ]6 K7 qMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards( \6 W9 H5 _6 V. {4 B7 e# l8 Y# X
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards6 j/ F9 g2 P; g- ^/ L' z
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
: V1 S& s/ k3 lCA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 10,000 yards
: ^- k/ i8 J8 N2 o) VCA Mogami engages DD Edsall at 10,000 yards# D5 w" z+ e0 Q. b2 N: o3 k. y: `/ a
DD Barker engages CA Ashigara at 10,000 yards
7 y( g7 `8 M% k; ?DD Barker engages DD Shiratsuyu at 10,000 yards
( _1 }, L) I7 T. KDD John D. Edwards engages DD Natsushio at 10,000 yards! I7 w$ u2 A2 g$ ?7 [
DD Barker engages DD Hatsukaze at 10,000 yards3 X! m: t6 ~9 P+ B' |9 `
DD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 10,000 yards0 s' h5 l1 S7 [! ?  V6 _$ ~
Range closes to 6,000 yards& Q8 l- H: D  ]2 k) K
CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
9 }0 A" d) t" fDD Shiratsuyu engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards
+ X0 y! Q* }0 u) k8 i3 F0 M( a5 \DD Edsall engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards
5 _5 r/ n) H+ J- Z! ?& C+ S8 f/ UDD Umikaze engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards5 J2 ?( `; z" `$ ^
DD Natsushio engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards
7 ~( T4 a4 D6 S* D7 {DD John D. Edwards engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards
! l( j+ ?6 E7 d" {DD Barker engages DD Kuroshio at 6,000 yards/ e& o- U5 p+ x- m$ Y4 s
CA Mogami engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards
, D; o& p/ a* ?/ r: z/ LCA Ashigara engages DD John D. Edwards at 6,000 yards0 x' a5 X6 g: }- J+ M# D
DD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards! @' V6 _( X$ w& d  r7 \
DD Alden engages DD Umikaze at 6,000 yards
  Y9 ?4 h2 ]: K* l7 b5 VDD Natsushio engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards
' j: e$ D% R6 J4 c3 \/ f: D; a  aDD Edsall engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards
. a8 w* S9 j/ V6 a( z$ L6 F3 P1 PDD Kuroshio engages DD Barker at 6,000 yards0 j0 O. G' @3 A8 C5 U0 d" g
Range increases to 8,000 yards
& U1 X) b4 t+ s- X2 Z, N% j' `DD John D. Edwards engages CA Mogami at 8,000 yards
3 }3 L" b$ M9 D& yDD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards& B% c# [% A7 E8 J. }
DD Barker engages DD Umikaze at 8,000 yards! v$ s( \" a# g, e: c4 V/ V" W
DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards" O4 y+ f7 x: j* s& q7 a, {
DD Edsall engages DD Natsushio at 8,000 yards
" m( n8 ]( P# ]* i4 Y* [8 Z. ]) }DD Hatsukaze engages DD Alden at 8,000 yards
  k. I- p: V* D5 u9 }0 v* DDD Kuroshio engages DD Edsall at 8,000 yards2 D+ W* Z) c3 \
Task forces break off...2 k3 G) K0 c8 K% Z8 r

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  t2 T6 ^1 Q, j5 b" `  O, FNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards" j6 \8 x( p0 }( y+ h" _
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Japanese Ships( F* V! B3 ~  ~* E0 D2 |. q" q
      CVL Ryujo
2 z3 C5 y( \; M! d5 Q. d5 t      CVL Shoho  [  [; C$ P1 K6 A2 W3 H
      CVL Zuiho, Shell hits 1
2 y. [8 Y& G$ I" V) r      CVE Hosho. n" w' m8 ~4 h7 N
      CVE Taiyo' t9 r; `" Z/ ~- X) a, G- J9 n/ ?
      CA Takao
4 W5 Y4 F3 }0 i; A      CA Atago
3 v# O0 g$ j) h4 S      CL Kuma, Shell hits 2
- x3 z/ C. ^/ a      DD Akigumo7 h5 b6 \, E4 V+ r; C+ N
      DD Shiranui% q; i, \$ _. Q" [5 G
      DD Samidare$ g3 t$ L9 _) W# L2 O* d% F2 \
      DD Yamakaze
5 t% {$ f# [6 `& I, ]5 ?% F      DD Hatsuharu1 F$ K  ^7 |6 T5 J) E
      DD Hatsushima
7 P/ y9 j4 _& C" b( ?% k      DD Wakaba, Shell hits 1,  on fire
$ I8 C7 _9 |5 I# E' M" ~      DD Yugure, Shell hits 1, [. ^8 B; H& P3 r$ ^9 W+ T
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Allied Ships) ~$ M7 a% g( p4 m" Q# K' T
      CA Houston/ L; l  b* {3 o
      CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2  ?- k  I7 `5 W. L& q
      CL Tromp/ x0 e+ |7 h3 }5 F: {
      CL Durban, Shell hits 1
' M4 ^0 S. p3 N/ S8 P4 D+ \" q      DD John D. Ford7 d2 }% F3 T. _: w6 k
      DD Parrott' {: F# Q* ^# R* g9 u
      DD Peary, Shell hits 1
, A( ^3 i- w; L. B; T      DD Pope
1 E  N) @9 t; U: Z' V2 y      DD Whipple5 L5 _  E; j# U0 L7 H# M* s
      DD Stewart9 |! f6 {9 c$ w1 B% }# k4 g
      DD Evertsen5 \) G  N- f& @. i9 P4 H/ v
      DD Stronghold/ d3 O6 R8 j* b# H  V, j
      DD Thanet
# F+ ]# p% B2 {( J1 @      DD Encounter3 B% I# a9 i/ C. s! \
      DD Express
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, C% \5 V: a- R- F0 A" sImproved night sighting under 96% moonlight6 b8 B8 H0 l3 @
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
9 r; r; [7 i6 i& O7 HCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
2 X1 k& q8 p; J0 ?CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
. n' M' F5 I7 l# ^CL Durban engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards# ~+ i) o2 P7 w* B- \
CL Durban engages CVL Shoho at 10,000 yards
* V, H- z9 Z  u" M% ECL Durban engages CVL Ryujo at 10,000 yards+ u6 Y" E4 h* ?8 g% P; N: F
CL Sumatra engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards. J3 c2 r+ F! j  g
CL Sumatra engages CVE Hosho at 10,000 yards
- u6 n# }  m. k- l/ pDD Thanet engages CVL Zuiho at 10,000 yards
+ [, \( k5 U8 f; }, ]5 _CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 10,000 yards; R5 n1 `( S( H0 U, i
DD Yugure engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
9 z+ Q% E9 y# p; ODD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 10,000 yards$ e0 M  ]* D- c0 m4 j
DD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 10,000 yards
+ p: O; I- C9 e3 sDD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 10,000 yards
" z8 h5 l6 L3 w5 ?DD Peary engages DD Yugure at 10,000 yards
/ A4 C6 B) Z) KDD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards% r* b9 k% U" |& i9 p5 Q! ^  _7 @
Range closes to 8,000 yards' s# j5 h; R- y" o; P
DD Encounter engages CVL Zuiho at 8,000 yards2 K. `/ [/ w: b1 Y
CL Durban engages CL Kuma at 8,000 yards
' e/ ^" h- }/ oCL Tromp engages CVL Ryujo at 8,000 yards. q, M6 N& I2 s& m' y
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards
4 {  P& O. F) v* s- K1 k/ YDD Encounter engages DD Hatsushima at 8,000 yards
/ r: t& w5 q- d" ~: g& o9 fDD Yugure engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards4 |' Q- q: W7 H  D! ?5 f0 p
CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards
& U; X# W% @) I$ A- w4 t& eDD Evertsen engages DD Yugure at 8,000 yards
0 h- @) w# b4 O% X2 f% W" [) Z3 kDD Wakaba engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards5 u) S* `: Q$ F8 Z
DD Whipple engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards/ c9 _% n% O0 Q* c, v; `/ u* G5 n
DD Yugure engages DD Pope at 8,000 yards2 }8 {- g" \/ r1 p2 Q! k0 x
DD Peary engages DD Wakaba at 8,000 yards8 C( k7 r; W; x' q+ R' o! _! O  C7 o
DD Evertsen engages DD Samidare at 8,000 yards
& h1 D' Q. H- A7 S" D; N4 v- fDD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 8,000 yards, }8 a! m$ o" {3 s' R
Range closes to 7,000 yards
2 g4 f5 r7 i6 @! }DD Pope engages CVL Zuiho at 7,000 yards
$ S& J- ^  B7 {9 `& r) uCL Durban engages CL Kuma at 7,000 yards
2 z& ^' Q6 i0 s, VDD Pope engages CVL Ryujo at 7,000 yards
7 b- z/ v4 e" [DD Shiranui engages CL Sumatra at 7,000 yards
6 t7 r; S' x! ]9 [DD Stewart engages CVE Hosho at 7,000 yards
- k: z; ^) w2 b1 IDD Thanet engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards4 V- o, Y! L, l9 L3 S
DD Wakaba engages DD Stronghold at 7,000 yards
' W: @, Z/ x6 b' A# TDD Shiranui engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards
( C+ l: H+ A8 KDD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards
5 n( P) ?' f8 G9 ?* m+ xDD Whipple engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards
3 `+ ^) \' @  @DD Stewart engages DD Hatsuharu at 7,000 yards
% p7 R) l2 p0 ?DD Peary engages DD Yamakaze at 7,000 yards
% O. A% k/ `3 |7 CDD Wakaba engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards; Q2 B0 w# U" ], Q
DD Peary engages DD Shiranui at 7,000 yards$ q$ V9 [8 c' v9 H  E: W
DD Akigumo engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
8 O# Z9 Q8 d3 fRange closes to 6,000 yards2 w2 n. {+ j" t) U
DD Stewart engages CVL Zuiho at 6,000 yards
* A0 w8 q6 [% KDD Stronghold engages CVL Shoho at 6,000 yards
2 \4 T/ E% \+ y6 k9 w& ^$ [CL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards
' \# T2 T' Z4 r4 YCL Sumatra engages CL Kuma at 6,000 yards. U2 h: Q2 J% ?; K* _
DD Thanet engages CVE Hosho at 6,000 yards
5 g' H- O+ k0 J1 VCA Atago engages CL Tromp at 6,000 yards) D0 G3 y4 g! W0 x$ A; X
DD Akigumo engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards  U+ u! c6 P' k# n
CL Kuma engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards7 _, P* p. V8 G. L) N, e0 ]
DD Yugure engages DD Evertsen at 6,000 yards
, y) c2 M) G0 i" j! X) w" FDD Wakaba engages DD Thanet at 6,000 yards
. n: |' ]/ B3 H) o1 t' k" tDD Whipple engages DD Yugure at 6,000 yards$ q2 B* ]0 ?1 u7 \  |' F+ Q" U
DD Hatsuharu engages DD Pope at 6,000 yards
' P9 l: k$ `; J; F1 q1 A: iDD Yugure engages DD Peary at 6,000 yards
1 _5 G( Z7 j3 fDD Samidare engages DD Stronghold at 6,000 yards+ O2 a8 G, ^2 k0 f2 y8 c# O
DD John D. Ford engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards% H$ h1 q2 C2 Y8 L; T
DD Encounter engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards/ c: J+ t* z8 K0 k# d
Range increases to 9,000 yards
6 }! l7 {+ u0 P5 ~DD Whipple engages CVL Zuiho at 9,000 yards
7 s: ]* A% H# F& H: XDD Pope engages CVL Shoho at 9,000 yards; H. F. @) G) e/ O2 }: j, u
CL Kuma engages CL Tromp at 9,000 yards
* h7 }+ X6 x+ [  o0 d# X0 x0 S7 ]CL Kuma engages CL Sumatra at 9,000 yards
3 j' Q8 ?# C4 v0 @0 D) z6 z/ b8 yDD Pope engages CVE Hosho at 9,000 yards& [' Z9 V2 x/ Z) Y
DD Samidare engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards
- E5 D( C1 Q8 @2 K# HCL Sumatra engages CA Takao at 9,000 yards
% k; Y- x6 A7 ^$ x+ }% `CL Kuma engages CL Durban at 9,000 yards) y- g: J4 _$ w, _- \7 ?
DD Yugure engages DD John D. Ford at 9,000 yards5 d4 p  i0 c+ H) ?
DD Stewart engages DD Wakaba at 9,000 yards
% D: q9 X6 Q- O" ?3 C5 ?+ q* RDD Hatsushima engages DD Stewart at 9,000 yards
# y6 E% H/ N* w7 A2 h9 dDD Wakaba engages DD Pope at 9,000 yards) Z0 K6 F$ m" ]% x: m  Q8 h" O" d! ^
DD Yamakaze engages DD Peary at 9,000 yards
, x! z- X+ q: E8 R0 K, P/ WDD Samidare engages DD Parrott at 9,000 yards# Q$ k! W1 t6 F  r; S
DD John D. Ford engages DD Samidare at 9,000 yards# d7 a) A2 _5 t" }( Z
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
- t( [6 A1 P, G$ w3 LTask forces break off...
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/ s8 b. c$ }( t; O9 ?+ sNight Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 10,000 Yards3 ]1 p2 z$ P& q( J/ y
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Japanese Ships
' P! s  l' B4 i: ]' Z- G      CL Kashii3 [% [+ G1 `  v; C4 ^
      CL Kinu
! ~! }3 S  {  y" [. Z3 U( _      DD Nowaki
& M) q9 d: Q0 m" O6 g) _$ x      DD Asashio
+ B  u# v4 `2 j2 B9 }" E      DD Arashio0 h  p$ N! L$ q, P
      DD Natsugumo9 V3 L1 T8 Z0 w% k/ ]
      DD Yamagumo
, i' D9 p9 B5 w      DD Asagumo
4 c4 x3 y9 b& E' z; Z2 o      DD Murasame
2 ]: X- P% f8 H      DD Harusame4 ~. x1 g1 U) v3 k- |' ~5 ?
      DD Akatsuki
1 z- W$ J, `) P! c% ?$ y. s* a      DD Hibiki
  g! N9 @' f$ Z. p! N# O8 l0 e  I5 X* j4 h      DD Ikazuchi
4 m# [% s2 n, I8 Q$ _      DD Inazuma
" k& |- j* J: k+ U      DD Shikinami9 Q7 Z: q# g9 s: a
      DD Ayanami1 r; O0 u! T+ E
      DD Asagiri
+ x* @- z/ _( M/ S6 m2 `" r- F      DD Sagiri
: a3 j5 K/ o6 M      DD Yugiri! a. t2 z& r7 h4 u$ K9 C
      DD Minazuki: R4 I8 y; m" o6 d8 ?  m
      AK Sado Maru
/ c- g. ]0 m* u+ G      AK Sagami Maru# E( t  s4 \7 u8 \. y) e
      AK Sakura Maru
2 ^- y6 z3 o6 e      AK Kaga Maru
" d/ X8 \) {' o9 M% G) c" \      AK Kinka Maru! S  J5 O. m; P+ o- M; ]5 |
      AK Kyushu Maru
0 |& l6 C+ K: z( j; w: _; V6 I4 \* h      AK Tosan Maru
0 v$ x4 V5 H: T4 ]' M4 d4 h      AMC Asaka Maru
5 d1 w+ j  O1 I, n' y% F* k      xAK Ayatosan Maru
7 j! g1 I- Z0 e& q# ]* _      xAK Kansai Maru
! H& U% o+ z  V7 T8 U1 l7 \, `( i      xAK Kashii Maru
7 c/ G! ^4 y2 K/ m      xAK Aobasan Maru
# u( ?5 i% S0 K1 P" u      xAK Asosan Maru9 B6 B; w2 v. T/ u- a
      xAK Asakasan Maru
% Y: T: G+ y+ u) i" R9 H7 w      xAK Atutasan Maru
2 X8 Q6 J8 c: h7 M, k7 b2 V0 X      xAK Kinugawa Maru$ |, M' o6 d( I6 g8 E
      xAK Yamaura Maru* ]& o" z$ u* A" `) v
      xAK Zenyo Maru& _9 t1 r- }% X  N. L- o
      xAK Nako Maru
# B8 G' ?" A- g0 Z, {      xAK Johore Maru
* S( ?$ c0 q9 Z4 p9 |7 w9 \      xAK Fushimi Maru
( p6 z5 A8 h# j$ H      xAK Kamoi Maru+ O: x! |4 ~3 }
      xAK Ryoyo Maru
7 s! B4 e% E( @9 v. g$ ^( B* R0 t      xAK Nihonka Maru7 W" A" v: K* g  f
      xAK Nojima Maru4 b' [( R% r$ W0 V; m/ C
      LSD Shinshu Maru2 p" `( E: d# }7 F' J. o1 p
      xAP Hakozaki Maru( [( B; A- Z- v5 o
      xAP Kobe Maru
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8 G' |8 f3 E# ~8 s' `# XAllied Ships
# B! {/ {% x& X9 d      DD Vendetta
6 j$ s; u2 L6 |. S% z: W, R& N      DD Van Nes, Shell hits 1
& D1 l5 @" k& n5 l4 L0 `      DD Van Ghent
: ?% J, \  G) q3 n, g6 y5 R      DD Scout9 K5 {# J3 L' t* g- ~- U; ~* {

) D$ ^' d$ w$ ]% w) EAllied Ships Reported to be Approaching!1 z- u7 ]0 Z: U  o1 ]4 b% O- ~
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway- \  I0 F& t' W( p
Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
) i4 D0 W7 A5 }' ZMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 96% moonlight: 12,000 yards
9 {/ q4 y) S6 z; e0 r: PCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
5 v9 }& ?6 L7 D; r* K; V3 M& A( mCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards  C' S4 e7 Q- V0 A6 m
Lambton, H. crosses the 'T'
5 h2 J( ^- O; B, JDD Arashio engages DD Scout at 10,000 yards$ B3 m" D+ U1 f% x5 M# G
DD Van Ghent engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards* w, W% l: f$ b1 G  t1 k
DD Van Nes engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards
* J' R: m, |5 |6 C( B7 t: uDD Arashio engages DD Vendetta at 10,000 yards+ o) [# m6 {8 L+ [
DD Van Nes engages DD Inazuma at 10,000 yards
1 I% A9 B; @' e: ZDD Scout engages xAK Nihonka Maru at 10,000 yards
6 N8 o7 S4 U) i. I7 D& TRange closes to 9,000 yards& E5 s" u0 g5 b
DD Inazuma engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards# l6 v$ i" ^/ T9 b7 _! R$ h
CL Kashii engages DD Scout at 9,000 yards
9 I* s( w8 Q8 E; t- w5 NDD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 9,000 yards
+ l# ^6 w! @, h5 j. JDD Yugiri engages DD Van Ghent at 9,000 yards
( t) `# ^! L0 ]9 {* A; aDD Scout engages LSD Shinshu Maru at 9,000 yards
% H7 l& I# x( A# P: x; m. JRange closes to 7,000 yards
# g* w; d1 s' H0 L# gCL Kinu engages DD Scout at 7,000 yards2 X2 l; m8 k# L( ]6 j6 |4 P/ C: @
DD Van Ghent engages DD Inazuma at 7,000 yards
8 E3 m: a5 V" n$ H. t7 {DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards/ @2 v+ H; c6 n6 {' D
DD Inazuma engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards; E% r( }3 M3 t* j( B  _& K
DD Hibiki engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards
# g& y6 m: C1 Q2 h3 |4 W1 A$ S- vRange closes to 4,000 yards0 S& w# L- \1 @) B( J( L( }1 R" t
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 4,000 yards/ u. Z8 E8 q) D7 m6 Z* o, w- N' |
DD Minazuki engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards/ O$ N" c8 n$ m$ v- f) H
DD Van Ghent engages DD Yugiri at 4,000 yards- Z$ \9 k. p0 _) ]
DD Van Ghent engages DD Natsugumo at 4,000 yards
3 g  X9 }& q& v, @+ j# ?DD Arashio engages DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards5 f$ [$ S2 a& u9 d( M* f% r3 A$ k
DD Scout engages xAK Fushimi Maru at 4,000 yards
  t( F9 c- I: x, uRange increases to 5,000 yards2 T, E: z) Z' H
CL Kinu engages DD Scout at 5,000 yards
! i1 v5 d+ p8 V7 z$ d3 qDD Minazuki engages DD Van Ghent at 5,000 yards
- v, J0 v+ x, L6 v+ V( L  C% \DD Natsugumo engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards
# J- `7 J( W+ E# U' }3 U4 zDD Yugiri engages DD Vendetta at 5,000 yards: J6 `1 j- I6 U$ H
CL Kinu engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards
* t. Q% Y7 k  R$ F) D. GJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
5 F8 c4 }+ }) D! J6 vTask forces break off...
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Night Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98
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) B: d0 ^) [, o  |% U! `. \* H      CL Yura6 ?. w$ n) H$ L+ O2 P) z. I% _
      CL Natori
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Runway hits 1
: X; S( f  w/ N8 iPort hits 1" ?, v8 `  i/ H+ t( N
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CL Yura firing at Wake Island % K) M' ?( C( T- ~0 U
CL Natori firing at Wake Island 5 V( j+ b( U+ X1 X7 Y

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 12,000 Yards3 w2 k3 t& e$ p8 m5 b2 U
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Allied aircraft
$ X! X& V& c1 T7 X3 y" [  O% E8 a      no flights
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* Z! I6 e* R% d% o9 ?Allied aircraft losses
# t0 ]7 _+ V0 W- ?7 I      SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
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  |# _# V7 P7 UJapanese Ships9 Z1 a- M+ Q( V! }
      CL Kashii, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
3 y1 u% u9 b. r      CL Kinu, Shell hits 11,  on fire- Q, O0 r, v% O2 E' w
      DD Nowaki
1 W5 \' W! n2 D1 V( O8 D/ M      DD Asashio
- ~; W, A* u( X" U      DD Arashio
5 }: v& X8 A3 C# M0 r: K0 o      DD Natsugumo0 p! \* |& I1 K
      DD Yamagumo  k; n, a8 S  e
      DD Asagumo* D. q" `. _$ B+ R, O
      DD Murasame
0 J; L; O" T6 m( k: o0 n& c* W2 E      DD Harusame, Shell hits 2,  on fire
- S4 o& ]' j" d  v" t) V" @+ Q      DD Akatsuki
0 `" c( _- a# d" g! `      DD Hibiki
( m& [- A( A$ E) }      DD Ikazuchi6 ~& C" u" ]& ]' }) K+ d
      DD Inazuma
8 r- T# {0 }  z: C+ n( x" ^9 C      DD Shikinami
  L7 w: d+ d, G) t" t1 Y, c: P      DD Ayanami
4 w, u5 O) Q7 x, N1 N- S      DD Asagiri/ ^/ V# q' o- ?, S. m" a7 p0 s
      DD Sagiri
$ k, w9 @% N0 Q      DD Yugiri
) {! w& y$ g- h! I3 }      DD Minazuki, Shell hits 1: X* N! |3 l* Y4 d4 n- E% v* F& q( Q5 u
      AK Sado Maru
; j: m( J  o4 H, e4 p, v      AK Sagami Maru/ {' T* z% K9 ?1 [8 J1 k, S- T- S" A
      AK Sakura Maru
* k9 u  R; p% E/ I      AK Kaga Maru
" w! W8 l6 d, Z8 f: c) q" f# h: L      AK Kinka Maru
0 w% D  C) _. y( i& E/ }3 x; ~% E      AK Kyushu Maru6 I+ W" i, e& K( E4 ?* q
      AK Tosan Maru, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage8 Q$ U6 Z2 v, ]! v# C! l
      AMC Asaka Maru, Shell hits 8,  on fire
' V& O' y9 P! g, |- K& Q      xAK Ayatosan Maru
+ e7 A3 o9 @/ f! U; n2 ^      xAK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires
4 d: F' j1 P! J      xAK Kashii Maru
' F* f" n' i; [' j2 V  l      xAK Aobasan Maru3 f6 N9 F6 r* E
      xAK Asosan Maru
4 u' q/ I! N1 ^7 i' L  K      xAK Asakasan Maru,  heavy damage
! t/ ?( y6 u) b. v, U% j' v- i      xAK Atutasan Maru2 f0 W# X; R( @# G" [( `% I& w1 z  r
      xAK Kinugawa Maru
" S; x1 X$ }$ D4 T5 z# ]. z      xAK Yamaura Maru
( D) g* e8 P8 S2 z3 N      xAK Zenyo Maru( s& j! Q8 u. T0 V) W) u5 _- j4 D2 h
      xAK Nako Maru6 s+ j( W% m4 P: H
      xAK Johore Maru, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage" }+ C+ r) D! B
      xAK Fushimi Maru" }0 G9 [: @$ k- G
      xAK Kamoi Maru
+ s4 c3 j  b' A9 O( B      xAK Ryoyo Maru; L# s! `6 P6 p; D& v; |# R
      xAK Nihonka Maru# H; a' I$ X& M6 j& P1 I: e
      xAK Nojima Maru
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      CA Houston, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# Z5 w' W* v9 p6 B0 N* T! j5 l# R7 |) L, t
      CL Sumatra
( D) k7 T! W6 J3 m      CL Tromp, Shell hits 1
1 i! c6 t) d0 W5 y$ V& m" `; ]      CL Durban
& m: V0 h; u- L; E7 n      DD John D. Ford( v- U* {) c) ?1 j9 x! E: P
      DD Parrott, Shell hits 8,  on fire: ^. g" c1 A0 z$ m- L" @
      DD Peary, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
  C) p+ \/ \# G$ O( w      DD Pope! T7 `' E8 T$ o, U# p6 @4 v
      DD Whipple, Shell hits 1. b) T' ?! M- t% U
      DD Stewart, Shell hits 1' G" b# U& \& m
      DD Evertsen, Shell hits 8,  on fire,  heavy damage6 E- u- s# w, v( l/ p1 C' Y1 Z3 O/ S
      DD Stronghold
2 u2 l9 A( d# w" s% w( u      DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
1 V" N6 F9 @' a/ X6 ]      DD Encounter, Shell hits 30 S, X" {1 @" w
      DD Express, Shell hits 2,  on fire  Z7 F1 \* h2 @% b- U' `4 v

, u' `, m* M& J! y. {0 FJapanese ground losses:
- N- Y) c9 ~2 m# S, l      Vehicles lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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+ k- e0 R; U6 C9 o. g/ eImproved night sighting under 89% moonlight
! C9 k( a! _+ a8 mMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 89% moonlight: 12,000 yards
  F4 f* N2 @5 v0 ?+ bCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards$ s& \0 @6 e2 t$ c
Japanese ships attempt to get underway
& M+ E0 b' x$ |# O& w2 MCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards- R+ }& \1 W4 u
CA Houston engages CL Kinu at 12,000 yards+ Q8 v8 D8 ]9 r" c3 \  V
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 12,000 yards
( w0 b& I/ b; W  d% `5 e8 OCA Houston engages DD Yugiri at 12,000 yards
. q& d; D8 d4 pDD Yugiri engages DD Express at 12,000 yards
$ ^2 A/ B+ D4 \0 Z* [DD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 12,000 yards
; g/ G3 D4 t, S/ T9 \DD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards
5 ?" v2 ~7 p& MDD Harusame engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards
/ X' s, N7 v2 ?* ?! d0 |9 E7 xDD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 12,000 yards5 i* v3 l+ s* i4 V- B4 J& y
DD Ikazuchi engages DD John D. Ford at 12,000 yards1 f' B: k* F3 o
Range closes to 10,000 yards, [: I3 D+ l3 |; E
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards; ]0 K% [# R* {5 z9 w  P
CL Kashii engages CL Durban at 10,000 yards  Z4 G# f8 Z# A3 z
CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards9 a3 x; n" p0 N/ c* a( _) i
DD Sagiri engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards" q; e! W( Q$ M2 e1 b
DD Hibiki engages DD Encounter at 10,000 yards
2 F2 ?( G" o/ A* R7 yDD Ayanami engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards! Z) f+ v: a, x- h- ?* B; z# X" w
DD Stronghold engages DD Minazuki at 10,000 yards
8 ^3 G8 |6 w6 V9 X+ c7 l6 F4 @DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards1 x/ T3 w. D) h% X0 W) A$ G
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards5 E- C% o( E7 r, F+ t9 Y1 [/ y$ E
DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 10,000 yards# [' A- l/ r! n  E; h( M5 @
DD Akatsuki engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards$ R. b3 v  T( k7 Q6 i( c, H
DD Minazuki engages DD Peary at 10,000 yards
  _- m, R! I5 _* DDD Peary engages DD Murasame at 10,000 yards- u% t. H+ B0 h4 N9 j9 s' x
DD Evertsen engages DD Asagumo at 10,000 yards
5 s! h, e/ B. |* R) B9 HDD Evertsen engages DD Arashio at 10,000 yards/ ]% E# h; U$ e1 |" {  F
CA Houston engages xAP Kobe Maru at 10,000 yards
# `: i5 r. K6 J7 JRange closes to 7,000 yards
5 I" N3 q' l( Y0 P) @4 sCL Kinu engages CA Houston at 7,000 yards/ M  Y  b  Y' _# d9 @4 s
CL Kashii engages CL Durban at 7,000 yards
6 v0 `# n0 R$ e8 u3 ]  T) J, M: ZDD Evertsen engages DD Minazuki at 7,000 yards
% U9 i) F5 k* F2 \( l" T+ R* QCL Sumatra engages DD Yugiri at 7,000 yards7 ^4 W8 N6 a) B8 @
DD Minazuki engages DD Express at 7,000 yards% F, Q- R8 T5 _+ m; Q6 z" N
DD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 7,000 yards/ `. v9 y+ D2 E9 H5 b8 a# o
DD Hibiki engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards/ |8 ]; g; A  Z, G. X
DD Shikinami engages DD Encounter at 7,000 yards. q( A5 C; K! g2 c% R
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards
' b$ ?, C2 n/ Y3 }) |DD Ikazuchi engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards
  j' g* ^) \. A* KDD Whipple engages DD Hibiki at 7,000 yards
, U8 y& f# J$ q6 }# Q. S; |; p4 P" q9 lDD Hibiki engages DD Peary at 7,000 yards: o% ~9 T, `- e% k4 y' S- u2 `
DD Shikinami engages DD Parrott at 7,000 yards1 `, v: Z7 N% X, @# t
DD Thanet engages DD Asagumo at 7,000 yards
; l! L6 w% H3 {" dDD Peary engages DD Arashio at 7,000 yards
. W- z: {1 G: w  l$ A/ Y/ JCA Houston engages AMC Asaka Maru at 7,000 yards
' m& e# v/ R% L/ H8 ?* JCA Houston engages xAK Johore Maru at 7,000 yards8 \5 ?9 o" B( Y! e' N- v( l
Range closes to 4,000 yards5 e& z# e& d! ?0 a! }0 I* A! F
xAK Asakasan Maru collides with AK Kyushu Maru at 48 , 97 * `( }5 }7 @* J$ D( Z0 ]8 |
CL Kashii engages CA Houston at 4,000 yards) a7 T: N* w2 j% g/ l% f
CL Durban engages CL Kinu at 4,000 yards1 G- F+ w4 c$ O! ]& r5 f. T" ~$ }' O
CL Kashii engages CL Tromp at 4,000 yards
+ Q: ?/ ]4 v" y) I8 l5 l1 jCL Sumatra engages CL Kashii at 4,000 yards
% P+ M6 v, k6 \) u2 Q) WDD Express engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards
- o0 j! p3 Q5 ]! o% ]2 E" |7 zDD Peary sunk by DD Asagiri at 4,000 yards  W) P9 h- g  ~0 [5 a4 m; s+ j2 s  u
DD Thanet engages DD Ayanami at 4,000 yards$ n% l- H& E  w, O' |
DD Parrott engages DD Shikinami at 4,000 yards& T1 K0 h' h& n+ d) w) y$ G$ U8 n
DD Minazuki engages DD Evertsen at 4,000 yards
  s( G7 j4 t: d' D* lDD Ikazuchi engages DD Stewart at 4,000 yards
9 T) N8 k/ r* Q5 lAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Whipple at 4,000 yards
! f, }/ J$ Q/ {3 s- h9 E0 Y$ hDD Pope engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards: e) W9 _7 z" K/ W) f
DD Murasame engages DD Parrott at 4,000 yards( m$ \' o, G& f( O. o& J3 S) u
DD John D. Ford engages AMC Asaka Maru at 4,000 yards6 u. {3 y# {; f4 p  ~2 {
DD Asashio engages DD Express at 4,000 yards
$ n/ C$ {- O/ |. h4 U* R, hCA Houston engages xAK Asosan Maru at 4,000 yards
' l& C5 r; [( R) \4 H- l1 U% aDD Evertsen engages xAK Kansai Maru at 4,000 yards
: N) _# t: U3 e) Z" `Range closes to 2,000 yards1 l0 v) _* o8 t6 m
CL Kinu engages CA Houston at 2,000 yards
3 ?, d4 y5 j% c  w% MCA Houston engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards5 K8 Z- `# O  P1 t7 \0 ^, O
CL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards
; j6 i9 u4 j6 I( w5 N; @  tDD Sagiri engages DD Thanet at 2,000 yards
1 r6 I" s6 |$ ]% C! O( R" hDD Asagiri engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards6 E  r' e. j( l9 L4 l; Q+ Y
DD Ayanami engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards6 H, l! @" I" U! ~! a, v
DD Stronghold engages DD Shikinami at 2,000 yards
7 ^" j, B% v% ~: PDD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards
6 _) J# q! Y- K! @# g& O/ @( p- iDD Hibiki engages DD Stewart at 2,000 yards
, x6 _/ ?& f9 K7 ?6 R$ ?DD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards6 u* c4 I/ D5 Y/ N6 s
DD Murasame engages DD Pope at 2,000 yards' }2 w. x$ ^6 R0 x* I% A* L
DD Pope engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
* [4 u: r/ h/ W1 M+ ZDD Hibiki engages DD John D. Ford at 2,000 yards
0 s8 Z$ ~. }' z$ @+ U3 rCA Houston engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 2,000 yards; `0 y( \. m" e' Z3 ^5 e8 {
Range increases to 3,000 yards
3 ^" ~% K0 O/ @# ^" HCL Kinu engages CA Houston at 3,000 yards) J/ i+ w, i% Q# F  ~
CA Houston engages CL Kashii at 3,000 yards
& t3 U  c5 L$ SCL Tromp engages CL Kinu at 3,000 yards1 [; l" ^$ h. J0 M1 k/ }: |
DD Yugiri engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards
  {4 ~( X  E- U- w/ g5 [DD Sagiri engages DD Express at 3,000 yards# E; N: H+ ~( j$ g5 g
DD Stewart engages DD Asagiri at 3,000 yards  K9 Q. w8 {% _* _+ U/ d
DD Ayanami engages DD Stronghold at 3,000 yards
* Y+ I* t$ F- _3 M* y; {7 oDD Evertsen engages DD Shikinami at 3,000 yards; v( L2 w: w( s2 M: C( y( g. @
DD Evertsen engages DD Inazuma at 3,000 yards5 _- k; A9 h. J8 r* _* t3 l
DD Harusame engages DD Stewart at 3,000 yards
7 n) M, H  t: ~2 M( i5 ?/ G) dDD Evertsen engages DD Hibiki at 3,000 yards
  p3 }: W% B7 f. o3 C! QDD Pope engages DD Akatsuki at 3,000 yards1 Y0 T) U( j3 k* m
DD Harusame engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards/ U. n) p4 H5 O3 T9 S  ~
DD Murasame engages DD Express at 3,000 yards! @$ ^2 z4 C- D6 N) R6 X# Y* W' I
DD Natsugumo engages DD Evertsen at 3,000 yards* w, v+ _& ^- R4 w
CA Houston engages AK Tosan Maru at 3,000 yards* L: {. I) [) _/ x7 z1 s
CA Houston engages xAK Nojima Maru at 3,000 yards3 c4 u' l& e: ]' ^4 A
Range closes to 2,000 yards
- r: |3 n# ~3 oCA Houston engages CL Kinu at 2,000 yards
  ]/ a6 C* G# {6 a" TCL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards; q( E5 L' @7 t1 t4 ]% W
CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 2,000 yards% x$ M$ I0 k- f
DD Sagiri engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
- e  ~& f- k" n9 j( ?DD Asagiri engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards* [; {: Q2 u, d
DD Ayanami engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards
' f9 t6 j+ m4 ~: S+ o- c1 h5 lDD Stronghold engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
% Q0 R" X6 Y" _2 ~( w/ r6 g) e. gDD Parrott engages DD Inazuma at 2,000 yards
8 B% G& {1 g$ [. ^. ZDD Encounter engages DD Ikazuchi at 2,000 yards
8 W; z% f0 g" B- DDD Hibiki engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
2 {7 l/ b" o3 _. q7 Q, p( a$ ZDD Evertsen engages DD Akatsuki at 2,000 yards2 L2 @( C3 b& \: p0 p
DD Parrott engages AMC Asaka Maru at 2,000 yards+ |5 J, o- z9 u+ _& P
DD Murasame engages DD Stronghold at 2,000 yards
8 _6 [2 t/ X. ?2 L4 oCA Houston sunk by AK Sakura Maru at 2,000 yards
7 N7 V5 X; W/ G! V6 J# I3 ^CL Kinu engages CL Sumatra at 2,000 yards6 M  |& g& m, L' j" Q
DD Minazuki engages DD Express at 2,000 yards6 E) z  t/ t3 o  d. n- t
DD Shikinami engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
0 z' T' N, Q- d2 k( ]/ {8 j( }DD Thanet engages DD Minazuki at 2,000 yards  q% X) V- Z- [
DD Evertsen engages DD Ayanami at 2,000 yards
* ~' Z2 _( \1 g0 RAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards3 H: `) X4 c0 r. x0 y
DD Inazuma engages DD Evertsen at 2,000 yards7 R" K, N& p# {9 Q; s
DD Whipple engages DD Harusame at 2,000 yards
( b$ @/ N, }( q) a0 F/ sAMC Asaka Maru engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
% P* a$ O3 p+ c# p( W4 P- cJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
* x  A  p7 f& Z7 S+ a- eTask forces break off...9 s2 W/ F5 y, y# h' s1 J9 G
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Pre-Invasion action off Wake Island (136,98)
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Japanese Ships9 G& n1 B" }( }6 D
      CL Katori
0 k; ~, n  |6 ^. Y# q8 x: d) }      DD Akikaze$ U( i1 e' Y4 b
      DD Yuzuki
; z3 g" J- Y/ x! z      PB Takunan Maru #5
# o+ |" z+ l: }2 Q: g& P      PB Shonon Maru #11, m. `% J/ l' b; a+ \) K/ H
      PB Kyo Maru #12( l$ U0 L' L( a6 _
      PB Hakkaisan Maru1 @* J  r) p. m( i& d: G

( ~  e  V3 [7 g3 y+ kCL Katori firing at Wake USN CPNAB 1 m! e  c+ J0 c1 U1 o/ U4 P
DD Akikaze firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion
5 Z. ~4 n  M* ^# h* rDD Yuzuki firing at Wake USN CPNAB 1 X1 a2 g# B3 M0 M% i6 P1 t
PB Takunan Maru #5 fired at enemy guns
: o/ P- s/ y# a& q; [PB Shonon Maru #11 fired at enemy guns! n" ^* A5 ^5 e; r) S% z+ e
PB Kyo Maru #12 fired at enemy guns! v+ X) T3 p+ m6 i
PB Hakkaisan Maru fired at enemy troops2 s3 ?/ I+ G5 P/ C/ O& X7 a3 _
DD Akikaze fired at enemy guns: Y; F4 k; V1 L( \* y+ |9 A
DD Yuzuki fired at enemy guns8 q* a: L1 A: q. I, x/ b2 \  @: q

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: k8 a$ ~! i) B( x' k( FAmphibious Assault at Wake Island (136,98)4 S9 i( {- ]4 s% T: F, g5 n

# l0 }; G, e- b# RTF 85 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 136,982 }  h' K) ^! k  e

0 N  s& L4 g. C5 k' ~0 E5 hJapanese ground losses:, Y& j5 j+ Z* S7 B0 q6 f$ A9 W
      19 casualties reported
. ~# O5 H8 s9 e4 V         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 x0 e- X# A1 o3 j         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 V2 x" _5 r* l: M: m% ~5 o
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# `' u! b& t2 ~3 }+ w9 z
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17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 66th Nav Gd /33 {! t8 U2 R5 m, b/ C7 ~

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- r/ q4 ~( |  V$ ?' t4 g4 CTF 5 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)3 H& h1 J( {( \) N' r. l( u+ B& q
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Japanese Ships
- W' y$ O& B( s' P- |' T8 V      CA Nachi, Mine hits 1) E. U2 I6 [+ ^% _5 a

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TF 115 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)
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Japanese Ships
6 ]% ^4 a& b5 F! ]      CA Tone, Mine hits 13 U" x- C& ?# \# ]- n

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1 a+ S% l& |" U; RASW attack near Merak  at 48,978 {/ C- r: M+ R: h/ d
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Japanese Ships' d% V# b* y- l+ q7 ^( l) G
      xAK Johore Maru,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
, C$ L& f4 [  e; [. d+ f9 S      DD Yugiri
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* p7 q) u" K; zAllied Ships, P$ S! S' W5 u. o1 K, d
      SS Sargo, hits 10. b/ C9 @' o6 i$ ~/ Q9 p% X

6 G( Y$ B3 U6 m5 PSS Sargo is sighted by escort
0 R# f, {6 H, }DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...; y/ O2 H, }7 }6 s
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...8 O9 J' V' g; S0 |
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...+ q/ S% {! o) _- X3 d6 L
DD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....
- d8 M; y* m' u: P- V9 Z+ k$ hDD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....& n9 }7 R3 ~3 I6 j& i0 i% |
DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo
2 F( q. U) S# u+ _, \& |Escort abandons search for sub0 Z) V3 Y7 O/ P+ [8 H3 S

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- R* M/ r& f' N1 Y# @1 n8 ~Ground combat at Manila (79,77)7 Y% g0 Y" M2 V' P9 U

1 M# i) E9 A. X, z. M8 W: w! @/ u) IJapanese Bombardment attack7 k' n8 n' O( c. E) }+ j( S

% E# Z& N4 P: qAttacking force 105798 troops, 1274 guns, 447 vehicles, Assault Value = 3836
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Defending force 47168 troops, 664 guns, 720 vehicles, Assault Value = 942
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1 _) {# o4 m" M9 k/ dJapanese ground losses:
$ d7 I; F/ c/ P6 A0 }      159 casualties reported
) U1 f  U1 f5 L% a1 |1 A         Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled9 t, {) D/ S2 d- a7 R
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 q0 c0 V# J$ M         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled5 q1 O! g. t! w2 u; y; T$ U$ D5 H  t

8 u* s* h; O4 ~# f" ?( G1 uAllied ground losses:# f8 f9 ]+ N: A9 R; Q- a" q
      198 casualties reported
" |4 S6 b! Z6 Z* B. M; W) ~6 D         Squads: 3 destroyed, 18 disabled
+ D/ \& G/ _1 `9 O6 x: j         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
! `9 r; v$ G6 e, y1 q+ ?         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
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Assaulting units:
. A/ _% H3 `" H) F( H, I. p    Imperial Guards Division" ?/ H/ _2 d' p1 g# _( _3 w" Y
    2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment
4 @) G) ^$ g, |8 F  V    21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
: L+ f4 B3 W4 g* M8 b  E    2nd Tank Regiment4 v1 G  ~% _8 Y
    48th Engineer Regiment. W7 b) f3 f* v
    1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
3 J) G$ }  P+ d8 r, N    33rd Division4 q) e* `, R  M
    21st Infantry Regiment6 X- \6 t1 y  V2 _
    7th Tank Regiment8 Z) g+ V4 S: R3 b: U7 `: ~
    48th Recon Regiment
$ [9 a) e8 N- D7 _  Q    16th Recon Regiment7 Y8 T2 q9 S3 X+ C: p
    4th Division% G4 a1 q0 c, i( u5 I
    21st Division+ n- f9 l- D9 [( t3 o, ~* f( W
    6th Guards Division
3 D+ {% G& G7 s! e! V' H2 f8 ^% I    65th Brigade" t9 t: x- ?" g7 P+ O. h6 X8 t
    38th Division9 r/ t5 J  I& N. g0 b, N
    16th Guards Regiment
3 M: f- m" }' R  i; y    4th Tank Regiment
. V) ?9 m& m! `% v, @    16th Engineer Regiment, F! c6 m8 y+ A
    9th Infantry Regiment' I/ s. N/ R6 M- i4 G1 _
    22nd Recon Regiment8 S1 D% |1 |  D$ ]) E' C
    3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
; Y9 {6 g8 \$ A# P    5th Guards Cav Regiment7 [& c3 H* H3 J
    35th Fld AA Gun Co 5 h, w7 Q; ]! v$ o  P
    8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment$ \# z9 S  h5 C; {$ l9 E1 |
    30th Fld AA Gun Co
) G. }6 w& d: b5 x    48th Field AA Battalion
; y+ J- R7 C; B7 S: V' S    8th Field AF Construction Battalion7 l2 F) d  W# o/ r  `1 S6 G, S' h$ v
    25th Army
4 f* L% _( r3 o" ~    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
8 `, z/ q$ ?6 g" s" e; z    2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
$ H. `( e5 Y$ q/ e* p    2nd Mortar Battalion! j! ~2 b% c$ D& S% g: G
    9th Field AF Construction Battalion" }6 q+ V& _5 y& C' j9 j
    2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
( {5 z0 L& w) }5 q- n    39th Road Const Co ( P" p6 H2 e7 H( q5 [) {
    21st Fld AA Gun Co ( h& A  R, ?7 M' w8 \; d6 d
    Southern Army5 s) h+ D& p. K" f
    56th Const Co 2 @; p% J) \" r
    47th Field AA Battalion
: e4 o+ i; q5 q    1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment  F, \- w" {3 S' ~1 `0 C
    3rd Engineer Construction Battalion
" F4 q* D6 I. h4 y! |( ]    20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
- ?0 `, ?% A  l! C! n    1st RF Gun Battalion
  w: q6 j1 E" }' t$ j2 ]. N    35th Field AA Battalion" A; l( `& o% x4 ?2 r. c
    3rd Mortar Battalion
- R  N6 ~) f. V    14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
0 e# f4 H- l. t% M    1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
* e1 @+ a8 Q) n$ g3 w; T" F    45th Field AA Battalion5 M% L- k9 j. G3 d( W4 U5 C# ^
    48th Field Artillery Regiment1 U3 X" w2 u$ Z
    15th Const Co
8 Y; U+ H/ M: d. H% H0 f/ g    10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
9 s% }) F. d; r/ Z% c7 [( b7 G! ]    26th Fld AA Gun Co
0 F5 y4 ^/ m/ K/ I* N/ f( J  D6 S    18th Mountain Gun Regiment
$ f5 b6 E; T$ g; E! b9 \    37th Const Co * i1 ]1 A; C2 P$ H3 U$ _
    5th Mortar Battalion& d' u- M* C* ~8 Z/ K" `
    15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
$ |% D. X/ Z2 M- D8 ^5 H( r    40th Field AA Battalion9 j7 J. c4 _( _* k1 k
    9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
9 V6 F) [+ \" M: M4 {  G2 K# C: F    31st Fld AA Gun Co 3 s9 U3 X/ @& ~4 F+ g5 H- n
    38th Road Const Co / B# d6 k3 R: I8 Z8 T
    14th Army2 w: r' ]' E+ H; M" D
    3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion/ |; Z; t, C0 g3 U
    43rd Const Co
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; L, G5 b9 Y4 m: o- p5 RDefending units:
4 Y. u+ u! D- L2 ]! `2 L( m    14th PS Engineer Regiment- j! }; F, U/ Q7 k1 }$ X5 d6 u; O
    91st PA Infantry Division
; H$ I5 _; m% O6 u1 j# p1 O    26th PS Cavalry Regiment) X, }, \' v3 ^! C" U
    71st PA Infantry Division' x8 Q/ J2 |0 c
    21st PA Infantry Division
- Z" _2 B! Z  o9 t6 x    192nd Tank Battalion
. G9 o6 D, x! q* k  g3 m7 }" S    51st PA Infantry Division3 e, u* [8 m. t& p3 v8 V" V/ E
    4th Marine Regiment' `) P$ B7 p* q+ ^' V" u
    194th Tank Battalion" c; ?+ Y( e* t& H
    57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team% T* n4 J( ~: K2 v/ K+ h, D& _
    2nd PA Constabulary Regiment  \7 R' L: x$ }  y% M# D
    31st PA Infantry Division) ]2 q0 u) q0 l# I
    11th PA Infantry Division4 X6 v2 N4 _6 ~$ x" H
    3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion0 S7 N/ A- J3 C5 p+ v5 [7 l
    1st PA Infantry Division# B" f6 i% p' e
    31st Infantry Regiment( q: Q  p+ I- G8 e2 z
    41st PA Infantry Division
9 G! U) k: n+ ?5 A1 @* k( a+ ^    45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team+ c7 e, R- }# r6 X* Y
    2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
" @' N. p$ B9 U+ e5 r5 A; q    301st Construction Battalion
: x' [- X  A/ @* h* F1 s5 Y& J& Y8 U% W! \    Provisional GMC Grp
2 I( u' F* @1 [4 V" m$ G9 K    1st PI Base Force
$ s2 @; Z; r" r. o    I Philippine Corps 1 h5 M# C0 H# i' D6 n$ a
    88th PS Field Artillery Regiment9 j: g  k; i, F& H! l! n
    USAFFE
! r9 ^9 e9 o+ t# }! U; b) E" N    Bataan USN Base Force9 r# k6 H! p! l
    Clark Field USAAF Base Force
' T/ r( a& z6 N4 ?6 f9 j    201st PA Construction Battalion
8 q6 G$ Y# l9 }' b. }0 [, i    803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion3 i: W' M0 Z/ \4 k$ Q6 C0 k
    1st USMC AA Battalion/ B; N; t% A0 I! D$ \
    Manila USAAF Base Force
1 L" l. C" I, h0 K5 v+ `; Q    200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
  S8 T# L" |( o    Cavite USN Base Force* v$ j, Y2 Q+ T$ |& e
    202nd PA Construction Battalion
3 K& S& n# |3 y) z, `1 q    Far East USAAF
4 X3 O2 z+ Y  ~/ v  D1 z    II Philippine Corps , @- S4 X% W. G+ p- B
    1st PA Constabulary Regiment
% l3 W  b: c$ `% Z# J# C/ [' c- ?    PAF Aviation
* Q% c5 D/ O5 ?& e; L, l    301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
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( C3 n3 n3 G# y3 Q  m
Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)3 c4 d- M  p2 J! ]% S  \& E: h

% |* e% c+ `4 U) ]7 I0 IJapanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 4250 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2612 j5 C; y4 {9 v+ U9 Y% h
: L$ u6 h6 q' Z2 F$ P6 r
Defending force 1584 troops, 15 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 39/ x( A6 m: H; U" a) i- V% A* O
& @  [$ @; m- a6 I& C
Japanese adjusted assault: 54
2 F  k- R5 T/ Z
# t( a, D1 F# A$ J7 ~. {Allied adjusted defense: 3
+ y  ?7 X3 d6 v* y0 j/ W
4 V3 T" \2 {( R2 NJapanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 2)
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& g+ e) e2 v1 E  s6 j. W+ hJapanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!
2 A: I5 Z; [1 a: u: Q. K9 m" D' R6 S# ^& W& h
Allied aircraft5 m5 C7 B( [+ ?2 j
      no flights
: D' o8 {0 |! }& B4 Y4 j% W% k$ v9 J1 W: _( ?5 @4 b- _
Allied aircraft losses
' R. [# n5 b: C6 u) c$ \      PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed# q9 p0 S8 Q$ y" e5 j3 }  ?

9 o( K" z6 t4 s' g7 F/ M% Q7 mCombat modifiers
* K9 S9 j9 q0 K8 {3 ?7 h1 VDefender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
0 d( [) R: a8 g: T1 y1 K/ eexperience(-), supply(-)! m; Y* g5 P' D8 [! [8 q" R; M
Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
- \- m/ i3 G) w# J  t" E* K0 t% p  Y/ [      1384 casualties reported
/ z& N+ E* o! L" o9 S+ i         Squads: 60 destroyed, 52 disabled
9 {) M! C0 s+ F5 Q8 r- ~+ B         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled& @* I: ^* V0 ?- W+ {  R# e7 W
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ c8 X5 m$ R6 g% u) t4 B
      Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)
  R9 D1 W. ]; u* u! Q: z* V' \9 ~- }9 x" y
Allied ground losses:
/ w/ q' `5 n( x/ Z9 q8 A      1916 casualties reported4 q, y3 t0 s# {1 T% a/ M
         Squads: 59 destroyed, 0 disabled( h  y$ v$ O4 u' n1 F0 H# y( @& l
         Non Combat: 109 destroyed, 0 disabled& {. P5 ?: y( U, F% A( S; A
         Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled8 B5 |- c5 m% v! I, h( S  @
      Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)
) F; ]% l7 a# e, I      Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 b3 j. n& Z2 B& F2 R
      Units destroyed 3/ `8 W9 N4 z+ I
4 \+ x+ q+ g8 o+ N( ~) v- G
Assaulting units:
, e! U1 D& U* y& v" H' h    82nd Naval Guard Unit+ v- c8 C5 U. `8 ]2 m
    144th Infantry Regiment5 L9 w! @$ `+ C8 u* s
    66th Naval Guard Unit
% }5 ?2 Z* K% o4 r% m: a& [    84th Naval Guard Unit
2 a. r3 [) L. f6 s8 r3 o# g    53rd Naval Guard Unit
5 N6 {  R0 i8 _& M0 J
1 P# k3 N) C. n" p0 [9 J$ f' g' M. FDefending units:
; e# r7 v) p' X- ^    Wake USN CPNAB
2 F/ }0 t0 r7 c. k( r6 S- H, Y% }    Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion( r7 `6 G8 J0 [
    6th Marine Defense Battalion  e7 y3 `, H0 |  ?

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+ G3 a6 X% `  [5 \: K# Q% W9 E* l& O, xGround combat at Ambon (76,109): d' G$ y$ C- a9 r9 b; m5 G$ v
  U- g( r  r' k- _2 o
Japanese Bombardment attack  V2 @6 J2 Z( J; E" b
0 i6 V( ~7 [; m0 I3 S# P# @( Q; @+ s
Attacking force 1488 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 616 s, t8 \  H6 o2 O( \
% q, M  H- q- O2 a* D% v. D
Defending force 2274 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68% p7 @; e1 H) M1 Z) W. h' J0 Y
3 `7 b0 O7 n0 t2 ?. z8 G3 M9 R0 _
Assaulting units:
! N( Q6 T1 Q! H" H9 P/ y    Sasebo 2nd SNLF
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Defending units:( }4 i" X& D. a$ n( H
    Molukken Garrison Battalion1 c2 ?7 |' s' G3 A0 O
    4th Coastal Gun Battalion
! p( j) D! I: p/ B    Ambon Base Force

veiver

菜花大将终于拿下威克岛了。。。

红叶

威克岛日军损失比盟军总损失还大

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 05, 42  ?/ Q$ N# x' g! o& U* C8 }
菜花的miniKB再次被拔掉了牙齿
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9 m1 ~, U+ [- P/ k" M- LMorning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104
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Weather in hex: Clear sky! Q# F. K/ L0 d; O

& p3 w& R( U  A7 _  s8 v0 j' BRaid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' F3 V0 l9 w) e! X7 }4 ~& Q+ }
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes6 x* N; o3 F+ `# U
3 V* B) l/ Z, [: q. p8 t- |6 X
Japanese aircraft- u8 }" Q9 y+ r4 L; [# S( b/ ]( N
      A6M2 Zero x 35
  g2 i7 O  K1 m4 h- `; I      B5N1 Kate x 163 C' W: b/ R9 d" q# M) o
      D3A1 Val x 4
0 u' f* W0 R, b& E1 c$ J- K- f9 q1 r) T# X" N
Allied aircraft
4 Z' w% h0 X* U$ f/ {" y      B-339D x 9
8 r$ I  ?! H( z% \      CW-21B Demon x 11
" s& k" e( N" }6 w( K      P-40B Warhawk x 8
7 d# f# ]! m' u5 [/ z1 S      P-40E Warhawk x 49
# z  I7 G0 A6 G- r9 A# |  L" P
& A7 A; q0 p( o- p7 A$ T. M  oJapanese aircraft losses+ O! M" }, S5 {! I
      A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
1 C8 y! C) ]; q* ^4 c$ M+ w$ l      B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged7 x$ W! W  c  t2 |) X
      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
" B" M7 x! a5 O; ~+ b      D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed
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0 U5 k9 g; e/ \# TAllied aircraft losses7 `) W# b# O# |' w
      B-339D: 1 destroyed# M6 J5 r- \2 t- ?$ x9 C5 s
      P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed& R# W/ |+ P$ W. ^' A

- o3 x2 h: Q$ [) A, j& {1 bAllied Ships8 V$ ]* C' u' L' _- v+ R3 s+ l
      DD Alden. w3 {& L$ {) M1 X, U4 \
      DD Van Nes  N3 P0 e- ^' d+ m" X
      DD Express
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0 b$ o$ f7 f5 j+ E0 fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,1045 |8 p& j8 q; u. O8 x; ?8 |5 L: Y

, f$ ~! B( z$ u* `5 lWeather in hex: Overcast
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+ E5 x8 M( l' u5 i8 c7 ERaid detected at 53 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* z# j; i3 ]1 v: F8 `
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes, w) @% H, [! K

3 [/ t' p2 T& k5 ]/ A6 D3 KJapanese aircraft
) H4 G1 l3 d" ]2 k; @' Z/ ]      A6M2 Zero x 25, o+ B0 y, I7 r( [- I) h
      B5N1 Kate x 164 ]' ?/ M9 b8 |, a) _
      D3A1 Val x 3$ N2 z( _! l: p

1 m+ J+ o- N1 p/ i8 L1 j3 eAllied aircraft
: [8 n: n5 G4 O0 D# \      B-339D x 5
9 I! Z& z! n3 u  x% s& f      CW-21B Demon x 12( y$ x: T" X$ y/ T
      P-40B Warhawk x 4
, }5 N. B: Q3 P% T9 O      P-40E Warhawk x 17
" ~+ b% M3 E& _, q0 s  B7 a4 c3 w. t4 K4 T5 {
Japanese aircraft losses- q/ S( R/ F6 R
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
" U& t! m5 }2 A. a/ t, a      B5N1 Kate: 4 destroyed
9 N1 q* L9 Q8 Y- y7 L# a8 N      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed. [' [7 ~& ^/ {' t' h/ b
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak( A  s  `+ q- w* G( t8 Y! U

# f5 O% ^8 ~& V1 t" q! ?Allied aircraft losses7 d, D3 F; a( ^9 N9 \9 V
      P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed$ S6 q, S: Z; q1 ^0 d
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Allied Ships
  ^) s2 ?; s" z: s      CL Durban,  on fire
) B7 l  R) ~9 ]: _6 \1 \      DD John D. Edwards% B/ N7 O4 i9 N+ i' C: i1 q; O, l
      DD Vendetta
8 a$ a5 Z' {2 X- A( ^, a      DD Whipple
  M9 h9 v5 g3 I. s  h4 [

kevin_hx

马尼拉陷落，菜花的南方军终于腾出手来准备用于哪里呢。。。。* a0 T, m) O0 ]8 R2 A# x
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Ground combat at Manila (79,77)
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" A3 \! S' \+ cJapanese Deliberate attack* X  F' s( q3 k6 H6 m% _
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Attacking force 116233 troops, 1303 guns, 920 vehicles, Assault Value = 38624 w. i2 N; q. u* T  _

% j9 ~6 Q0 m3 u' u, aDefending force 46859 troops, 664 guns, 720 vehicles, Assault Value = 927
4 t# Y6 |' i1 ^ : E. W4 v  F7 K- ^/ e+ V  }* B
Japanese adjusted assault: 2798
  f; O% f- j. [7 h7 F6 G6 _
. H8 w# [! s, x) WAllied adjusted defense: 805
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: F8 T8 L; F) |Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) , j. u, ^. @: q( w- v8 {, G

! d8 a' V, [( U. KJapanese forces CAPTURE Manila !!!
9 f  C$ H  h# W: V/ }4 v# q 7 ?! i) J  D4 K2 S, |! L
Combat modifiers
6 \  W' u3 |' J7 f; L" DDefender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-)3 o4 z8 M1 m  Q  t
Attacker: 8 h( \) ~3 V3 ~% {
$ g; X$ k+ J* {  E/ G* e
Japanese ground losses:
$ Y4 h% e2 j) C- P2 @  m      4788 casualties reported
0 Y# d- U0 a5 o; s+ \. D0 N         Squads: 41 destroyed, 428 disabled4 b6 `; N1 |! M" t# x
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
0 R0 G) y/ ]8 ]# p         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 68 disabled
5 w+ I: q* I* j8 T: H1 ]      Guns lost 39 (1 destroyed, 38 disabled)& ^: j- P' g) r9 D) ~+ ~( n, E
      Vehicles lost 60 (11 destroyed, 49 disabled)
+ b! [! Q3 x" g% R$ U/ U ; I1 L: Y, O' I! |( E+ ~. x! b
Allied ground losses:
8 n; c  q$ ^. O7 B" w1 U% m, T9 x      41360 casualties reported
' [  Y" i/ r0 B' M! g; n8 Q- E8 q         Squads: 749 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ M( \6 Y7 e6 U" f         Non Combat: 4282 destroyed, 0 disabled
( S* n7 s/ A6 |3 i1 s$ B5 @' a" I6 F         Engineers: 127 destroyed, 0 disabled  A- l' y, ~3 N; L# Z
      Guns lost 969 (969 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 r$ v7 I8 m( J; R# ]& r$ s% u7 `
      Vehicles lost 1008 (1008 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 @  P0 x9 k6 A# a, k      Units destroyed 39

kevin_hx

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 07, 42
. J$ v, p0 O% p1 k8 R& Y8 s3 c3 n( A马圭海战
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Mergui at 53,62, Range 1,000 Yards
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# ?# `3 ]1 y! b% Q& V5 vJapanese Ships
; T( w$ B+ ?9 b/ K$ q! R      CA Haguro, Shell hits 2,  on fire
, [- {2 @' h7 `% F; p      CL Kiso, Shell hits 1
/ I! `6 o$ G9 M! z) ?4 o: y8 d" Z      DD Satsuki, Shell hits 3( h" S0 \. X+ K" ?" E9 W2 b0 g
      DD Fumizuki, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 ]4 t  {4 i7 x- }4 F' {9 d      DD Nagatsuki, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 D* s5 x# c( t% ]9 B# l      DD Mikazuki, Shell hits 1( B. p, `4 `5 S+ S/ W7 ~* a
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Allied Ships
. h6 |* l4 Z/ i" m      CA Dorsetshire, Shell hits 8
2 K8 w# d# k+ X4 ~( K' W      CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
$ B5 P# A5 ~" M; B      CL Hobart, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
" [7 [; ~) {: n/ Y' p- t8 W: F3 E      CL Glasgow, Shell hits 1,  on fire
. T, R* H6 z. h3 Z/ b9 E      DD Tjerk Hiddes2 D. _; S  k$ W% M4 x8 U$ c3 ^
      DD Nestor, Shell hits 1
# S; ~& i# r6 o: k2 G/ e( \# P      DD Nizam! s3 V: R9 B6 Z! L* e
      DD Norman# F2 j1 c1 G9 X$ C- h
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: t6 x: q) E( ~2 |8 fNight Time Surface Combat, near Mergui at 53,62, Range 1,000 Yards% f0 f' I- d) h% Y

; p- n! r- N- B. C( {! e* ^* v- FJapanese Ships
: C: z% R  a' T2 h5 h; S      PB Choko Maru #24 h( e# t1 I+ [9 \* ^: `
      PB Eifuku Maru, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
5 ^3 f5 Z' e, U- `+ W% R* k7 e      PB Kyo Maru #2, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, q/ w, \3 h) o# P( a- s
      SC Ch 23, Shell hits 1, M8 A4 {/ ]/ a' I2 Q7 V6 d

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      CA Dorsetshire, Shell hits 1
: Y) F1 k0 l( o, v+ w      CA Cornwall
/ z7 K9 g& H0 I      CL Glasgow,  on fire
, _2 D$ l# C; k6 [8 O7 p( w      DD Tjerk Hiddes1 m2 v' X3 z' |7 B+ t0 j, m$ ^7 z
      DD Nestor) y% a3 S: K% _, y
      DD Nizam

cocohua

马圭海战吃了亏。。。本来期望PB水警编队冲过去先战第一轮。结果，水警编队由于航速太慢没有实现预期战术目标。。。导致正规编队第一轮接战便措手不及。虽然损失DD可以承受。但是大日本海军日前海战连连吃亏完全没有炮术第一的样子！！非常愤怒！