9月1日
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盟军舰队的退却使帝国终于确信,当面所在并非盟军58主力,只是一支航母分队, 实力并不强大,由于前面水侦机的报告屡屡出错使得帝国不敢相信盟军真的只带了少量航母就敢攻击日军核心据点,看来这回算是高估对手了。. M1 |0 T8 L: `8 i! g7 {
3 O) |. u0 l2 Y5 p- X8 Z, l( K确信盟军舰队主力不在此地后,当机立断组织了一波炮击,将库赛伊岛上盟军机场夷平,击毁20多架盟军战斗机。同时将守卫在库赛伊的盟军轻巡洋舰对扫平,打了一场痛痛快快的胜仗。$ K/ C0 R" F+ I* a1 z: I# B* u
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 01, 44- L* p7 m. M! }- N% }- t& a6 z+ e
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kusaie Island at 125,118, Range 9,000 Yards) U7 `- f# }# c0 [ y. y
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Japanese Ships3 u9 Z; W. I- A. Y
BB Yamato, Shell hits 2
( F% `0 N3 c) Q) h, d( m& U# ~ BB Musashi, Shell hits 2
; V4 n2 j3 M# }* P3 T( _ CA Tone1 A7 D6 x( c" f
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
0 W9 s' |9 E F7 Z CA Myoko
8 k. e$ @( b& i CA Haguro- v2 U. N% ]7 e& P, H
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
& i1 M [$ d2 ^! e' T3 u. V DD Akizuki, Shell hits 1
! b8 C) A* Y( P7 J; R$ F DD Susuzuki1 l k8 s( P) s, z
DD Niizuki, Shell hits 1
& e4 Q1 R6 h8 s/ S- L* e2 U DD Wakazuki
4 l8 Y8 y% W! P+ ?0 I7 } DD Shimozuki, Shell hits 13 {" o8 t) [0 @6 M
DD Fuyuzuki
+ R P4 ]4 x, B1 ?5 M DD Akishimo
! x9 m% s0 X% A2 u DD Hamakaze
8 `2 P' d2 S$ b) |- v1 |' C+ P& A DD Akatsuki
) \" \! p; P( `1 G1 @( z DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 K9 w& L" R5 r7 h3 Y DD Usugumo& t; \. }8 m/ A5 M A
DD Uranami3 N" s6 p; g) {1 S0 c
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1
5 _" G3 x; n2 {8 _( N& [$ v- f$ } DD Ayanami6 r+ L& } w6 I% e: |" i0 q, u3 ^5 I
DD Yugiri/ K5 U' [' ^% ~' a4 D% v+ U1 K
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships
- H" y7 N8 @' {$ Y/ ^7 c CL Achilles, Shell hits 2
& C7 a3 n2 Q0 S6 S; N+ _ CL Perth, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 p9 T5 A4 l& i: [3 W" }, a CL Hobart, Shell hits 4, and is sunk( N8 e$ ~6 O* L
DD Wilkes, Shell hits 2' p/ V% c- F- b
DD Ingraham5 Y ^8 Y1 v1 ]
DD Frazier
/ S, F& t2 c2 v DD Gansevoort7 {/ t; ] A/ T ]4 j: j' V
DD Gillespie
4 d1 b+ I4 \8 ~5 w DD Baldwin& I; u6 ~. ?; P
DD Carmick, Shell hits 1
+ l1 i/ v9 c& D' q9 I O: i! w2 \ DD Doyle, Shell hits 1
4 X& A; _0 ?" a& f& a$ i DD McCook; s0 ]' D9 A1 U8 _+ ?& X
DD O'Brien
7 ]2 K, K9 `' o/ e* ]' m8 k% X* h DD Roe, Shell hits 3, on fire# } p5 y8 n6 {% N" u1 D
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; ]" _0 f4 U4 ^( D$ m( E" aNight Time Surface Combat, near Kusaie Island at 125,118, Range 8,000 Yards
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DD Shimakaze9 B) d7 R- z+ ?, S9 _; ?3 k
DD Arikaze9 W$ M3 G: l5 E! r9 k
DD Takakaze
; A# c7 L; \$ h9 Q7 Z& F& t DD Satsukaze
* R5 Z& ?# v% G2 {$ j DD Hikokaze
% Z. w8 C" R4 u DD Takatakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 e- g" g: T6 Q- { DD Myojinkaze, Shell hits 1, on fire& q4 @* Q$ g. x# N7 N
DD Kosukaze, Shell hits 16 p/ \9 Z2 A& ]# S$ B! f. H
DD Yamanakaze, Shell hits 2
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Allied Ships" @! @) o# v! x
DD Cotten, Shell hits 14 G# [" |3 A8 y$ m* ^" {* X9 f
DD Haraden, Shell hits 8, on fire0 u- A3 e0 P' r$ j3 B, o6 t
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Night Naval bombardment of Kusaie Island at 125,118& R& s/ X- A& ~6 u
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no flights
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0 v( K1 U' k1 u AAllied aircraft losses
* u: L5 }# k, T( v) `7 P& R$ L PBY-5 Catalina: 72 damaged
# [3 X. T, q: Z PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground$ b) N; W9 q$ A) b8 E
F6F-3 Hellcat: 195 damaged& i7 c5 B' x7 c1 Q _
F6F-3 Hellcat: 15 destroyed on ground4 q6 e: H5 t1 p5 v" k5 @
F4U-1A Corsair: 8 damaged
- S, t$ m M- ~/ Y* h0 C1 Y PBY-5A Catalina: 15 damaged. F4 V: p* ~) M8 k
PBM-3D Mariner: 16 damaged
! a7 o6 Y) C% K4 B1 E- v, d' b" v8 O PBM-3D Mariner: 1 destroyed on ground
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BB Musashi
4 [ x$ d D9 K" v. R3 y BB Yamato
4 M$ c0 g$ }( n" R/ ]" f& j CA Nachi
) y; E" `' m, @7 u) D& _ CA Haguro
5 ]6 _6 O3 ~# l7 J' F+ U+ t CA Myoko
: j3 y$ c$ O' k5 Z8 j) g CA Chikuma
0 H/ g o6 z/ T CA Tone3 ~2 B: ^" S. @% \+ q
+ ]( ?- ?( }# O$ ~0 v. f6 v1 xAllied ground losses:
" C2 }8 t2 ]/ ^* \& c$ T3 f# S 250 casualties reported
+ m# ?; ]+ J) C4 P Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled4 W" O M0 g0 L6 [
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 29 disabled7 R0 L, y6 k/ @, ?9 {
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled. @# G3 N, \+ L: ^0 y- s0 S
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)- i6 J. F$ C5 U0 Y+ s7 I$ v
Vehicles lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Airbase hits 19
+ w' J8 {" y+ J! d1 yAirbase supply hits 3
- k: \# ]# [) l @/ j# nRunway hits 69; ]0 b6 z0 n9 Y8 f, r
Port hits 10* B, ?: L9 H) H: t# n( Y
Port fuel hits 3
5 {" O+ `! W7 J' |7 d( _9 g. JPort supply hits 1 i7 J3 @7 a' L5 Y
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kusaie Island at 124,117, Range 20,000 Yards
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/ H$ \# C/ k k3 v# K BB Yamato, Shell hits 24 e% s: u* M+ N6 a) w
BB Musashi; E) s% t1 S* p: T N! {2 J
CA Tone. M0 J/ D' _7 r% F
CA Chikuma1 [% Z/ U! N5 `' `
CA Myoko
# Q4 p9 E% D, }( I9 H; \: d CA Haguro
! O, F4 X4 I1 \ CA Nachi6 p* J7 r8 x; B! S7 W* E b
DD Akizuki" o# @$ x, W1 H9 [) h% `
DD Susuzuki) I( x% B" g" _& e5 S/ Z
DD Niizuki w: w7 r+ y3 B
DD Wakazuki
* h K; D: T9 E/ h1 ] DD Shimozuki
\4 {' W9 n6 {5 h1 s3 R DD Fuyuzuki
, m+ Z9 F. E" q; z' z DD Akishimo! N5 a+ x) A: X x& \6 i* x4 C
DD Hamakaze
" U* z* Z/ J; W5 P& D DD Akatsuki
- ]$ b3 q! H5 I: U. l DD Uranami
( O3 }/ G2 j# }+ }" A4 ~ DD Shikinami1 g8 I, }& e! X0 u5 @7 \$ H
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 1' d ~+ J- w0 r& _! Z
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Allied Ships0 s8 p, [$ Y4 }/ ?9 h- r2 H7 A; B
DD Cotten, Shell hits 15 b4 R+ b. Q" j- H+ L0 F
DD Haraden, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
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3 b& G1 Y" g- M, v1 t同时波纳佩岛上帝国继续保持轰炸,盟军战斗力稳步下降中,帝国新锐援军第81师团在疾风骤雨中开始登岛,双方兵力差距进一步拉大,总攻的时刻已经不远了。
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)$ a G. M, `: U7 _
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Japanese Bombardment attack7 p- @0 h6 S9 L0 C" x: ^
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Attacking force 28901 troops, 419 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 1366
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$ U5 Z- y d! \Defending force 5528 troops, 84 guns, 462 vehicles, Assault Value = 2694 U' v8 S3 i0 y% `2 U. f1 t
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24 casualties reported
# r c3 |" I5 W8 S7 J Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 J' Y4 [. ?7 E; x6 E% T Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled! d: ?/ ~2 `- B' d5 x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: n( i: B d7 G; K0 x# |, J
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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3rd Indpt SNLF Coy
. w6 J1 n9 i5 i1 J) E% f Sasebo 7th SNLF
* [* }/ Y, P; m4 ?! M5 }0 n7 ]9 p 138th Infantry Regiment
3 h: r- ]# E: O) K$ o 6th Guards Inf. Regiment
0 u5 W/ O d5 m- a Kure 7th SNLF( X7 S! K0 l3 l5 ~: c8 T
33rd/A Division
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' V& W& q2 ~7 @) q 144th Infantry Regiment( [; m' t, s. a: B5 n8 V8 U
33rd/B Division% `0 m U0 b" P4 f( F: ?
Ponape Naval Fortress
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M7 y8 w2 D, g3 w. B) j 33rd/C Division- E8 a; k1 O* ^/ D3 k E1 t$ I
81st Div /22 p# S6 ]. r. E9 ~
1st Ind.AA Gun Co 2 a. C8 C# X1 f u8 X0 X* ~5 T
12th Ind.AA Gun Co 1 S! A9 Z( ~: J. x
11th Ind.AA Gun Co
. \ R# g' H! N* P& D y 63rd Field AA Battalion3 g4 ^- |) p$ L' V, K
64th JNAF AF Unit /1
: g/ j) F/ P2 t1 ~ 49th JAAF AF Bn
1 q& m! _* e, z( k 18th Field AF Construction Battalion
6 P. Y2 D6 D# A7 D1 S/ k 63rd JNAF AF Unit 4 |% \2 O' L2 d5 U2 ~2 @; u
62nd JNAF AF Unit
2 E. {5 `! P$ Q: E) t 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment8 ]- ]# w2 h! w3 f: a
31st Ind.AA Gun Co ( J& w+ W+ B4 ]3 L" S
23rd Fld AA Gun Co ! s; g. @. F# G
60th Field AA Battalion
9 S0 W6 p c3 Z* ^& M: ` 61st Field AA Battalion
. a. G# u6 B+ z, o0 F$ e$ a 1st JNAF AF Unit
8 C0 |5 {* ^1 m" z 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment7 O+ X8 o. D1 Q: }8 A
45th JNAF AF Unit
5 U- R% l+ F" h8 |3 a. v" @3 `8 e 19th JAAF Base Force6 ~# W9 a5 H$ n5 [0 x
18th Medium FA Rgt /1
! Y' ?7 W9 x5 J: ^ 20th AA Rgt /2
! m5 |& n0 |; F3 b z7 F9 J: F3 D 68th JAAF AF Bn 4 k' _+ L D( ~$ s* |0 D- l) R* l
53rd Construction Battalion
; c2 Z! P4 ~& k w1 e _6 d 18th Army /19 u6 e* u8 ]) N5 c4 s4 M$ M0 s
12th Air Fleet8 o- y) E" M2 @1 f; u5 E
1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
0 G$ @" w4 g# f* L1 V( {2 D 2nd Ind.AA Gun Co * ]5 J" G% d- b) E
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
# M. G2 _3 m1 T } 14th RF Gun (Pack) Bn /17 O0 C6 b: g# w) b- b: v) H5 ?) R
, {& k8 z" q- P' IDefending units:
$ ?+ f7 U, d1 B! W 2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
, a; n. M4 I6 _+ j- S/ l( J 364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment4 E, r# Z5 L! F/ |4 R3 Q: o( G3 @
706th Tank Battalion. F" \+ |/ s, U9 v7 [- i: v! D% A
1st Filipino Inf Regiment
0 `! q) d3 e5 E0 k, g! H! ]' M0 B 44th Tank Battalion |