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4 j9 y( P0 K% t' }3 Z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。
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. u; q) ^8 _% h% \, C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。
5 p* s/ u3 B& c y! ?AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 01, 44! Z$ h5 b7 W+ C2 R& }" _
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kusaie Island at 125,118, Range 9,000 Yards+ R0 _( X& j; s4 Z1 I
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Japanese Ships0 [! h& Q3 d/ V& n3 e' l% ^8 b
BB Yamato, Shell hits 2
* }8 @9 H3 Y8 [. [6 n/ l) s& U' X BB Musashi, Shell hits 2
$ Y. C* Q* k4 |' D; f, V3 j+ R CA Tone
/ H' o1 e5 o( o# S4 E4 s CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
8 X8 m3 U% Q; ]# T- X. t CA Myoko
/ o" ` }$ b3 c. Q- O. u CA Haguro
6 b8 }& M/ |+ V2 M CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
1 d% F. s1 _* x8 r% d/ R2 Y DD Akizuki, Shell hits 1
0 X: C; }' y7 M* Z DD Susuzuki% U& k, ^; ~: G F z; g0 Z
DD Niizuki, Shell hits 1
) z, j& O. u' Z% M5 c DD Wakazuki
" E1 l8 D, n' P3 p9 M DD Shimozuki, Shell hits 1
5 c' y" k8 K( } DD Fuyuzuki* r* g8 V5 y* _% d5 t* N
DD Akishimo3 g: K" D* W* D9 v, G
DD Hamakaze
, b0 N ^0 E- k, ~ DD Akatsuki
, K) r" E" s& {6 `7 F" s3 e DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
! D& b. R" X4 r; v0 m- V! c1 C DD Usugumo q* p l8 n% O( t9 }
DD Uranami
! B9 `2 g( y5 C" m+ n DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1) {5 L' Y, l* A7 `4 ?. s9 y! m0 P
DD Ayanami
% {' L/ W7 _& P0 O2 A DD Yugiri
8 f4 C' B* {/ V7 w* T4 ~, z1 B DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
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4 R3 W% Z2 J" x6 ~: xAllied Ships
' X0 J* g% \/ I; x6 [! s+ b" u CL Achilles, Shell hits 2
+ w. f5 ^% M) B4 a9 w4 d/ `+ f6 p CL Perth, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; t$ M E/ d8 F7 R, P) [( D CL Hobart, Shell hits 4, and is sunk8 u* m s( i% d) N. I& C
DD Wilkes, Shell hits 2# p. L5 X% G$ E$ d2 [; i. C
DD Ingraham
6 a8 [$ r, E I2 O+ F DD Frazier) i( E+ x9 p& C/ Q
DD Gansevoort1 ^+ I( {4 U# d G+ g
DD Gillespie+ K# e, r2 D" o' T
DD Baldwin
0 n7 K# Y2 u! [! m& M DD Carmick, Shell hits 1+ P# B: V; U s
DD Doyle, Shell hits 1
5 v: L4 P# e" n& A: R, v' _( O DD McCook7 f5 D, k+ B5 |$ S& S4 G
DD O'Brien" N0 N/ g6 O1 n/ @3 y2 ^
DD Roe, Shell hits 3, on fire# m6 u' w! |4 G
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* r3 d6 U% r2 oNight Time Surface Combat, near Kusaie Island at 125,118, Range 8,000 Yards3 g- ]; [1 B' m b+ ?( {
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Japanese Ships
4 v w' y3 C3 c DD Shimakaze
, e/ J* r- ?, q+ u DD Arikaze
- O% B9 i$ [9 P5 s DD Takakaze
+ j% ]9 n* ^- D DD Satsukaze, ?5 Q( X' l5 x6 M5 m! A5 K
DD Hikokaze/ Z+ N7 d9 L2 m0 {/ p0 a6 [0 i
DD Takatakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire& v- K/ u; p' G! C% u
DD Myojinkaze, Shell hits 1, on fire5 o% I6 ^/ G j. w! W- }" }1 `- L
DD Kosukaze, Shell hits 1
2 n/ Y3 b% r# W% ]: j DD Yamanakaze, Shell hits 2
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Allied Ships
2 T9 J4 Q/ D, q( s- y9 B, F8 _ DD Cotten, Shell hits 1. c, [: ?' h; ~5 I
DD Haraden, Shell hits 8, on fire
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/ x3 { }4 K% i5 aNight Naval bombardment of Kusaie Island at 125,118- D; c& d! Q5 r% B: \
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Allied aircraft
! N+ F. ~) ]3 x6 q. @( y" Z4 F no flights
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/ \) `9 B- Y: r4 WAllied aircraft losses$ A: R$ ^. P v+ ^7 R# I$ P
PBY-5 Catalina: 72 damaged3 {1 g9 a0 C6 w' x0 S
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
0 n. z; F! b% P e- c+ b6 } F6F-3 Hellcat: 195 damaged' m! P* X) V o6 f
F6F-3 Hellcat: 15 destroyed on ground4 t% V; Y' d* m
F4U-1A Corsair: 8 damaged, A6 h0 q$ C- b: a+ ~9 c
PBY-5A Catalina: 15 damaged
$ I/ h* q: h* _! _/ l7 N PBM-3D Mariner: 16 damaged
2 x# n. h3 m% d o; \! \* E PBM-3D Mariner: 1 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships" X) W0 f* d7 w/ x8 F" ~
BB Musashi
: _2 e/ n" w q# b9 ] BB Yamato1 c2 @5 }& |# ~. X$ G- |: |. V
CA Nachi5 f" E4 Z+ l# c* ]" ^
CA Haguro. k* l* T- S2 O# Y
CA Myoko
% h2 _% m) b7 Q$ B9 K& f) f4 Y7 t CA Chikuma
0 x& r" X5 X. V# w8 B4 q/ N5 z CA Tone2 Z9 ?7 _8 O+ R; u; r# a5 B
, |" |: E$ ^) l! V. }1 e9 tAllied ground losses:
& s6 q! Q% d5 a 250 casualties reported1 b" k, w4 X- c8 j( L
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
) W/ }8 X, w1 [ Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 29 disabled
4 l8 V$ c+ ]0 z' @: J8 P9 j Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled* s( @2 K( P" r E
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)/ W! O: D. i+ W% W; L+ k
Vehicles lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Airbase hits 196 I4 w) ]' [& l* l7 L7 \& c( N
Airbase supply hits 3+ m7 S# z% k! z+ |1 l
Runway hits 694 o& A5 F: c6 a$ `; L, w& V
Port hits 10
) T) T/ s* R- F& f2 CPort fuel hits 3
1 h6 J7 {6 N5 APort supply hits 1
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kusaie Island at 124,117, Range 20,000 Yards+ {& D5 k0 e+ j" o: s' ^
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Japanese Ships7 n% D0 c0 q* o) F/ q: T; e
BB Yamato, Shell hits 29 A, N, g" t" D# e/ R3 d
BB Musashi
* M% u% [- \$ I& @+ I CA Tone
( D+ L, A1 \+ e* i CA Chikuma
# S5 p- O) q( w3 Y CA Myoko
1 y; c2 L0 E3 b( I; C CA Haguro
* L' m+ o. p; a% L4 x CA Nachi5 `* Q, U# z4 |# L
DD Akizuki2 W6 w) C0 v0 ?5 l. Q4 @9 V
DD Susuzuki
: H$ I' V% ]1 F! X4 M1 @ DD Niizuki
7 y9 I( k. b6 ^, @( K# n) I) f, J DD Wakazuki
1 k" A2 [* C3 N- b" X4 d DD Shimozuki8 I5 z0 F; ^) D9 A' ? D6 A9 A
DD Fuyuzuki- |+ I; h2 b" j! s2 ]
DD Akishimo/ w2 D* k& F- H' v. x% ~. \$ n
DD Hamakaze
! O/ u) A% z3 ~) |4 _: \ DD Akatsuki
1 X3 W) A6 [4 p7 P \- O DD Uranami
; e; ~3 M' _3 P* _) h: X DD Shikinami% E( w% e) U- f3 U
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 1/ I- k" V, Z! {) k! h0 k1 G/ F
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Allied Ships4 V- ^* A0 \8 [, j8 e+ L
DD Cotten, Shell hits 1
$ R3 c* r7 ` Z* S. B q2 L/ u3 y DD Haraden, Shell hits 11, and is sunk( h: \8 A% B1 {- d
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! F5 a$ S: Z1 E- F* s- x V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。5 i9 u5 p; P/ y) x, Z
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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+ y" _3 Q8 N* T2 O- K. g0 fJapanese Bombardment attack: y8 ~7 r5 U' n
# S( l, W/ v4 ]* ^; E3 r: S7 G+ pAttacking force 28901 troops, 419 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 1366
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c( c2 M, p, z, z$ U" NDefending force 5528 troops, 84 guns, 462 vehicles, Assault Value = 269
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" i0 D, b) h# I) Q% _Allied ground losses:' ^. D+ d3 w: j* q0 Z# B, q
24 casualties reported/ U* [( _7 B. h) V, c" {& H) d' N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled \& v+ @" {% {* T5 V
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled5 d/ d+ O$ w- e$ [8 w# k1 y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Z0 x h% H$ }' A- n1 m
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled): l, f8 i& F4 z# ? Z" V
3 i" {' w4 s+ DAssaulting units:2 {! I1 b8 w- z6 N1 W6 v
3rd Indpt SNLF Coy
$ U7 C* [4 E+ |1 d* t/ R3 n Sasebo 7th SNLF% u( A0 j/ f4 o8 h
138th Infantry Regiment K6 R$ Q y! { f4 Z
6th Guards Inf. Regiment
2 s% e4 t/ y. p6 S Kure 7th SNLF& r' U+ ]9 @% M+ P) k
33rd/A Division
& s3 N- Y( a# U% o$ ^+ l Kure 3rd SNLF; l% K. E% Y6 |. N3 O1 I
144th Infantry Regiment3 {" E! m8 E6 u8 M" f
33rd/B Division
% h5 n: K( R( m6 Z g$ E" q9 y Ponape Naval Fortress
, l0 J+ H) `% g! B) Z' J& q+ S 52nd Naval Guard Unit
2 p) B5 [' \9 N9 _* d 33rd/C Division
$ D( q/ X0 ^2 M- M% d0 `) E) G" r 81st Div /2
6 O, x$ ~9 y/ I 1st Ind.AA Gun Co
7 ?3 P0 c6 p6 [9 T' `* k' }% t* N 12th Ind.AA Gun Co
" S8 G, x& K4 v+ J- z& c- R$ N" A 11th Ind.AA Gun Co 3 M0 d% e; h/ m. k; K6 D1 u/ m4 y
63rd Field AA Battalion
( W0 j9 w/ L' ^9 B 64th JNAF AF Unit /1
9 G! ~; O4 j" w3 [7 m. B# t 49th JAAF AF Bn
' i% Z- M! V6 c4 N+ D& x& o4 E 18th Field AF Construction Battalion3 t) [; D6 `( _. p9 H
63rd JNAF AF Unit
) A# I' t( u& c* Y- O7 T 62nd JNAF AF Unit 9 i1 O C7 t# D, i
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1 w1 o9 e+ l: |4 T+ M 31st Ind.AA Gun Co
6 a8 {% I% {5 K 23rd Fld AA Gun Co
* o) k2 @; V d/ I 60th Field AA Battalion. |& \; s9 x. X* y" q" O
61st Field AA Battalion) j1 B" n# d- M6 }. Q) [# l
1st JNAF AF Unit
/ [- Q; B1 e K+ o, f9 `8 w3 \ 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment/ F, e! x9 v/ u
45th JNAF AF Unit
3 d- S/ H9 }( ?0 f" \/ m 19th JAAF Base Force. `* D# X# r6 z
18th Medium FA Rgt /1# k, z2 N8 D" s) I
20th AA Rgt /2) t% ]& {+ {4 A# F8 V4 V
68th JAAF AF Bn 6 D p U9 A& G# p* C! A: j
53rd Construction Battalion+ ~. F% e: J2 h8 q
18th Army /1
' I* Q5 {' }% V0 d3 N/ r 12th Air Fleet8 E' S" ?+ }+ E: @, i5 M9 z
1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment0 l2 F; J9 U( l0 Z, }6 ]& B0 R$ J+ w
2nd Ind.AA Gun Co
( x0 F) z" @. { 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion) K% b% c7 r6 Z( U: s* t
14th RF Gun (Pack) Bn /1
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2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
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706th Tank Battalion
& M! h( p4 p7 F4 z0 X" _' U- @5 v 1st Filipino Inf Regiment' d/ K% f6 Y0 w
44th Tank Battalion |