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两只小白鼠近来很活跃,渐入佳境,本猫馋了
江湖
按纸面兵力,这要僵持了啊
波纳佩首日,盟军进攻相当犀利,以较微弱的损失攻破日军一层外围防御。4 O4 E/ J! L  d2 z" u! B0 M

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$ X; \8 G: U1 O8 {Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)( A" g1 G6 `! X. e$ V
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 80164 troops, 1430 guns, 2486 vehicles, Assault Value = 3336, v+ b! Y0 i4 ^3 H5 B6 Q$ H

: C, |' H% w+ @% fDefending force 53947 troops, 730 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 1581
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7 T* }, X0 ?7 D' W+ ~Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 8
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Allied adjusted assault: 3564
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Japanese adjusted defense: 5583
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8) ' D8 z  u6 R4 S; c

5 |! Q4 u5 Y) L" U. _: OCombat modifiers# t& ~! R  g9 V! N$ I
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-); K7 A! a1 j( s& Q
Attacker: ' _; M; Q- j" L: U! h6 j

" X" Q0 @" ~$ U8 }; F) n; |Japanese ground losses:) m# w* K) `( Z, |! p
      3386 casualties reported
- N0 h9 y. q4 V! y& i         Squads: 50 destroyed, 255 disabled
  c3 d1 x3 |0 F2 d2 v* a) l* y4 y         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled# L# _1 k6 I3 }9 \& p
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled7 t4 o, L. y, _* C- A& U. R
      Guns lost 102 (43 destroyed, 59 disabled)* c0 d. Q+ Q; S+ ~( z2 l) Y
      Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)9 Y' t2 A' \! I8 u8 o
      Units destroyed 1$ r; F' c6 H4 S6 Q0 ^# q
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Allied ground losses:
& E* i1 u; X5 f* J. Z      5163 casualties reported
- X) l0 c% B/ r% _$ Q2 c6 h; [         Squads: 60 destroyed, 463 disabled- A- k" A7 U7 [/ R+ D! R+ Z
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 183 disabled
3 w) J7 r  V2 k1 b! }( r         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 155 disabled  X) R1 }# t  D8 H. T" u
      Guns lost 201 (29 destroyed, 172 disabled)" ?1 z3 G; j9 i
      Vehicles lost 228 (12 destroyed, 216 disabled)
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6 V; J) H3 L+ C! a& f; cAssaulting units:, U( J8 ]9 _) @, o
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion( f! I8 t$ ?" y3 }/ M7 T$ E
    710th Tank Battalion
7 k, d" [) |* m    6th Infantry Division# t0 B+ a4 i& \9 {' p
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
* J$ Z6 B9 j# h1 ?# e7 L0 ?4 k    44th Tank Battalion% N( o; O& Z- ~" ]
    81st Infantry Division8 B4 `: E' U# p, W- z9 k2 g
    762nd Tank Battalion
$ z: O, S, r+ l    767th Tank Battalion
$ P6 B( k% F/ D$ g% m. s+ n/ i/ B    711th Tank Battalion
8 N/ e4 j7 q: A4 t, ]& r7 k* E    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment9 R  k) k) @2 X7 a' K3 u
    5th Marine Division3 G  o" Y: @, ]* r# p. I
    716th Tank Battalion
! t8 [" F6 o, i$ t- f$ U2 k4 T/ a    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
0 E# k2 g  R( a4 q  q0 K3 g* b    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion) N7 [: N. j( E6 i
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment* ]/ K: _; c( e& @) j* b
    706th Tank Battalion
9 I! L# C( X8 E6 x) f; {  c( m/ V    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment8 Z  U* `& N- M, F6 t+ f
    96th Infantry Division
4 f) X6 q' U, V3 D& {+ W5 \, o; r    31st Infantry Regiment, o1 `- D- }. ?: h
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion* S; K0 v1 G) }: S# q9 c
    I Corps Artillery 0 F& L3 W' b# e& ]& ~/ }# \
    12th Marine Defense Battalion" Z7 M* i! ]: C. y" W1 P9 |$ R
    1st USMC AA Battalion
, m, r$ J% `6 C* q/ N% B+ J% }- I    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion& @% ^. m  p* C* |9 L2 c- p% }, z
    XIV US Corps6 z5 O" [3 X& Z2 g6 ~5 I
    14th Marine Defense Battalion
" B) `2 A0 z  A3 W$ D# O    5th USA Defense Battalion
/ x: l2 L7 [: l! g) x    8th Marine Defense Battalion; Q/ X/ m0 ]0 v. H5 Q9 u( W' d
    738th Coast AA Regiment9 k4 D* o% g- c7 ]1 R/ G
    X Corps Artillery 9 h9 E5 S0 B& }/ }
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
) w& D" t7 v- L6 ^& B    96th Coast AA Regiment. `( r  q+ x8 t: V
    4th USA Defense Battalion: W+ D- T$ C5 [  @, f. k
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment) `8 e7 y8 K) t5 e8 w1 q
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment$ m" i7 y( h$ r" ^+ w, H

5 B3 p2 F) i5 b; B, ~7 RDefending units:1 L$ N8 F7 e$ I, z6 a4 D  p
    Kure 7th SNLF
  b% K! W0 b% n- u    81st/A Division# _5 l! f; p, p6 O
    Kure 3rd SNLF
$ E/ h! K: Z2 @7 S    33rd/B Division
' s6 ^( T" q5 V0 f( h" t9 ~) l    33rd/A Division
$ P, a( @5 {) t' e0 u$ u2 ?    81st/C Division
% \9 M' F  \- l) U    6th Guards Inf. Regiment4 J$ [  X- D+ m. G6 w$ Z
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
4 q: T. A5 D* ]* s: O% D7 e! I( W    138th Infantry Regiment
# _7 a$ j3 M; w' I5 X    Sasebo 7th SNLF" X+ V3 k$ L7 K8 u$ J. r4 B* w
    144th Infantry Regiment
, S- K+ D& b" o. L" h: _5 b    81st/B Division
/ y- G/ m4 X4 r* [1 U    33rd/C Division) x4 Q8 q% y, Y; t. B+ Q( j& N% I9 G
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
4 d2 d. V3 x  N& B1 v3 d* v    18th Army
1 V. p% U: i0 K% |8 W+ \    60th Field AA Battalion" U6 Z+ c* n8 B* \4 _
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co 3 `; t3 K3 g* ~% z. l/ k9 c
    Ponape Naval Fortress
* w/ V! K) w5 l" G    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment- D8 U7 b  `" }. N
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
' v2 t* `( Y! s    53rd Construction Battalion; c- \9 E% u  E) n- t
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion3 F( i# `5 y( q: [) X8 [
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
* g$ a* q/ ^8 W& @    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
/ p* t' }, P4 B  z2 A    19th JAAF Base Force
8 \: R* ]6 y. v! D- z    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1( p) X$ j6 T7 C+ Q! \+ p
    14th Area Army /1; h0 q- k  s# y
    63rd Field AA Battalion
5 W- R0 i6 K7 n+ k    11th Ind.AA Gun Co $ e- v& @6 C' M* W3 D
    3rd Base Force( H/ I" B$ n6 {/ L! W1 V8 b0 `1 _- O) W
    12th Air Fleet  W, m/ g' @# k- ]( I$ _6 l9 ]
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
! Q0 `4 ^* x+ }) m, U    61st Field AA Battalion1 @1 H9 z2 e) \  u3 U. }5 \
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment" X# U, ?. a# H+ A# C
    2nd Ind.AA Gun Co   b, b: w$ O' {; _6 N0 ?
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3" \3 n1 x3 n" g: a% t/ D) m

5 I2 j' F+ N9 R% @同日,在泰国清迈被包围的盟军第50印度伞兵旅被日军增援部队消灭。/ C# y0 I- a5 i! Z  M; q
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Ground combat at Chiang Mai (58,53)% C3 x1 \0 r! [- w' p/ B% t
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Japanese Shock attack& a+ O& ^! ~* h/ t. }0 ]6 n- X
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Attacking force 47276 troops, 408 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 1761- O) u+ M; y, ~; ?) B/ ]3 Z' F! ?

) S1 ]* C8 t. }' T4 w+ CDefending force 1285 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67
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Japanese adjusted assault: 1373
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% \1 N% ?" r6 I6 V# SAllied adjusted defense: 10
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Japanese assault odds: 137 to 1 8 l$ `6 a  B( p, E1 i0 M: m! `

" Z7 s" i9 S) _. P& `1 E8 W4 OCombat modifiers/ ^2 C1 N8 S& m9 {# v7 F1 X
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
" H- F8 }4 J+ r- J) }Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:# H2 K: d9 }& {  z3 p
      530 casualties reported3 N- p1 a' g' h, y9 n
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 116 disabled  V  o, s% w- _5 N$ _( E- e
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) D$ s7 u/ h7 Z3 s6 v6 {: L' u- h
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& N5 j1 u  {' [
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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$ w1 k, o# B9 U8 ]# E- M6 J$ M: XAllied ground losses:, Z9 I" p" A: D
      891 casualties reported
  M/ U. H6 ~6 p) c         Squads: 73 destroyed, 9 disabled
7 M4 x& e" v1 M7 g' ]- F         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled. k' a( a2 _8 g; K/ m
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 G' ]4 s. j4 n$ B) M4 O
      Guns lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled)  N- N* Y- B) O8 E% j7 d; F

  k9 l1 R! f  a  }Assaulting units:# \- C8 b* P9 }6 r' y1 O
    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
5 N! i* M1 m" ^" q/ o    21st Division' t( o: p, m8 k2 o  L
    4th Division
' {2 P, Y! Y3 S& e( N3 A    21st Ind.Mixed Regiment
, N; O' g) t( v    23rd Tank Regiment
# X/ S7 n0 P* [& @    32nd Division! N7 N, x8 k+ H. s
    Yokosuka 1st SNLF/ b* ^3 M2 |% b9 I0 G! @
    3rd Ind. AA Battalion
1 x: P- ~' f* x  d5 p* D    6th Area Army
9 ]) y9 l1 B$ J) f    103rd AA Regiment- d# O/ [/ m2 s. Y
    1st JNAF Coy
$ i! f7 N% L. G. d1 ^$ C    13th Army
; f* l& t2 s4 r6 r    141st AA Regiment
. k/ Z% b" G  {- a, _8 H+ }    4th Ind. AA Battalion
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' g8 f: i* p. V" JDefending units:
& ^; G0 [) C$ B2 E' s6 M/ H4 H    50th Indian Para Brigade+ y7 R6 t4 a' _' r3 ^# J

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50th Indian Para Brigade Wiped Out at Chiang Mai by attrition!!!
使用大规模杀伤性武器是完全没有人道的
看起来,波纳佩不保了。AE里水雷是杠杠的,可是产量就。。。
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华安跑哪去了
水雷的作用是因为不许野地登陆而显得很有用, 不知道目标港口的水雷阵,会损失惨重,
11月30日1 D" S& ]/ H: c4 j

3 h  f8 e) c' E$ Z! `盟军继续冒着猛烈炮火卸载) y3 E! G: P" }3 D

& m6 q% ^1 P. n; F" RAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 448 f  c0 a0 w1 F+ c2 O  ^: _- f* `
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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
* @. T* _; m$ W3 F3 BDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force+ S" d" @3 w' w% L; c  }) E
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89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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) l- V- m) \: A/ z2 X, ZAllied Ships8 O' l2 b  S' K6 N1 |
      LST-72, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& j. @4 L+ G) J
      LST-81
; a$ B% g- B5 j      LST-74, Shell hits 3
& y' V1 O2 Z" u: V0 n  G      LST-75, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
! p6 I  [7 o$ j7 {9 p' l6 z      LST-78
/ p/ R# J8 ^2 X* |) A      LST 209
$ U* J. {$ \5 @9 a- v/ m      LST-889) H3 v% P4 _$ o2 v$ ]6 ^0 j- t: U
      LST-246" N! ?; ]* b2 \  O
      LST-240
5 j: G' S/ E) q      LST-204
) _" s% t  A- c1 Q      LST-202
" d! Y; \% ~# w% k9 K1 }& k' b      LST-123" J7 E& H  Z9 l' D
      LST-121- ]/ Z' T% B3 v, u
      LST-120$ S  Q. E6 I* Q5 Z/ Q$ |3 X! j
      LST-86
& ^3 l! R. S3 v$ l4 ^5 O2 _% R      LST-85' m9 v3 C3 \- E2 p
      LST-841 F1 _. ^4 o6 G4 Y3 K9 |; B" o, f

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5 z0 ?2 X1 V" hInvasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)' A# u3 q+ ~. n3 @
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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130 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 h, y5 N; r1 e; l' L
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Allied Ships1 x+ u- y  D9 D
      LST-78, Shell hits 28,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* C$ k, N. r! _% X1 |8 _
      LST-83, Shell hits 3
7 @& f1 O$ ]: N+ N: V# j6 p      LST-81, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
' y& X- x- `) L( o  [. ~, A      LST-85, Shell hits 4,  on fire" T5 v: [* V6 z! ^5 x
      LST-84, Shell hits 3
1 T2 R# X* O1 z% |, x4 e$ _. S; }- D      LST-87, Shell hits 6
0 V5 M4 b" I. u7 ~$ [4 E% }      LST 180
# z) H3 t* p/ c1 p& }$ R7 t  q2 Z      LST 157, `% _+ n7 H8 U5 [* o7 u+ W4 w
      LST 2
9 J7 B2 j' H9 Z1 o" g      LST-884
0 i/ W5 o$ H  ]5 ?      LST-882
5 g9 A1 i  J' x' M% K      LST-397
8 {! @; J. s% q+ p      LST-395
6 K! V, v4 K- F4 N- b% o4 F      LST-274. T9 ?- x% n! Z; G
      LST-273# i& D* l! g7 V2 w# F# ^
      LST-246
1 {' q( d" u; p( ]& l      LST-244
& M- {% [- D8 z- F* E! d% c      LST-241% N8 r) C* q+ @. h8 @3 i$ ^
      LST-218
% z* e7 m* P; D* x      LST-216
. @+ {' |9 o+ ~      LST-2027 V  [6 ~; O$ ?+ _; {
      LST-1719 X0 j4 J9 O1 m. a
      LST-166* Y' {( I1 o3 z8 s
      LST-1246 s9 Z4 P6 L! `9 B
      LST-121
% {4 L+ T  S- q, V" x      LST-88
# k0 |) j9 c& ~2 X      LST-123
4 B6 V3 ?- n6 V4 L      LST-869 ]* Y# |' A! R, f3 U) a) y5 w

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在当天盟军地面部队继续炮击压制日军,航空压制也保持着压力
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+ X' |3 o: T: d& [& m( e" KGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Bombardment attack
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+ S5 a5 o9 U- ]9 XAttacking force 5302 troops, 356 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 2812! W- f  K& T5 J* o
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Defending force 51369 troops, 699 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 1361
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3 t- N  {( Z/ S- y9 kJapanese ground losses:
0 i" [+ ~2 j  Y" ]      406 casualties reported4 ?9 F/ [, `" Z9 K0 z/ z! P
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
/ {0 [2 |* g1 U2 z9 l+ \3 O5 T         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
- E7 z, \/ v8 k* \. H( n+ a% }' S         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled  b% P9 \1 \& e0 E' `
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Allied ground losses:$ n  w" e! m$ @0 _
      21 casualties reported
2 c5 X/ x- U( ?! L         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- E" @* n7 g3 {  W         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
/ ~' _0 f% w( d1 ^$ l/ D5 `  L0 l1 o         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 q! O9 Q9 _  w0 ?      Guns lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)! ~5 `  d9 n# u8 h
      Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)
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0 D3 f: \& ^" l$ d& I) X1 v- r7 T+ pAssaulting units:
7 \0 F, P" Z' l    5th Marine/B Division+ V/ Y$ x4 K* H$ R2 O5 E/ C
    81st Infantry/B Division
& ^: a- r! K4 a. }4 |- C    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
9 C% `* d1 w) H& a    5th Marine/C Division$ R& H. H4 ~( E. `- q! y
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
) @! I+ c0 R% ]$ h+ z    6th Infantry/B Division
9 K" a. x+ E  h" m& s    1st Filipino Inf Regiment( ?+ z% a1 a6 o& X, a0 d* }
    716th Tank Battalion9 t. f6 u# s6 M3 ~: L
    81st Infantry/C Division
  ^  k; N0 c; ?7 ^8 i/ C    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
7 O  U7 X6 R2 i* D, P    6th Infantry/C Division
0 {& R: J: ?8 d% q  {    5th Marine/A Division
5 I# g: u0 R$ ?* j# b( L    767th Tank Battalion
/ j: W) a9 M; F3 P    96th Infantry/A Division
& F* s' x, s4 [$ Z    706th Tank Battalion
  f$ `) s8 A4 |$ y( H    711th Tank Battalion
6 p5 h6 R. F- M! ^, ~+ C    762nd Tank Battalion+ M4 {% [& g! \- {3 r
    96th Infantry/B Division8 \1 D0 v8 u& I" y$ W
    81st Infantry/A Division
7 t8 K, C9 ]3 Z" c    44th Tank Battalion, Q) t% f; K% G' H4 p6 L- r+ o7 p" y: ~
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
! f: b- e2 k" x0 k    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment4 q1 C9 A6 A/ m8 N+ L5 C* A( w
    31st Infantry Regiment9 ]- A$ v& M8 N9 x! D3 ^8 \/ O
    6th Infantry/A Division9 N$ F, p1 y% q; D
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
5 m3 u; v- v: F    710th Tank Battalion8 ]$ ~" i7 S" ?- w8 U$ K: b
    96th Infantry/C Division) B  ^1 e0 B5 _! h$ b. o, p2 m
    5th USA Defense Battalion
7 V: K  y: O' ?% ]- [& }  B. w    4th USA Defense Battalion
6 i: O  e( u% ]( r( M1 ^. G; V    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion( T5 O9 v2 i* `3 |# Z& `( r
    X Corps Artillery
8 {# e* [8 q2 |- E/ Q/ d# b0 R    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
+ U0 u7 d2 G  L    XIV US Corps+ ~. Q$ d) k! [. X- ?' M
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
$ F" e4 q8 J& p7 o" _" {9 ]    8th Marine Defense Battalion: I( D5 E. H. U" o8 [" u8 `6 H; ^
    14th Marine Defense Battalion
2 N; }+ H! u! q4 i. L2 u6 d    I Corps Artillery
6 n" d9 `; p% o    96th Coast AA Regiment" ?% k) R+ h# z8 ?' b+ B
    1st USMC AA Battalion: \) h! y" m% X4 {
    738th Coast AA Regiment
1 f: m! k& S9 L/ N4 u, r8 K    12th Marine Defense Battalion
# s2 }5 |0 c' q    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
, U4 `' c( d- N& Y, m9 N2 s# t    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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    33rd/A Division
8 t# M+ V9 \4 g- i% p4 E! Z    81st/B Division' o  [  y4 q7 A5 X. Q! l
    Sasebo 7th SNLF
5 ~$ V' Y' S( _9 l$ V4 B, C+ j* }    81st/C Division
9 |8 B9 D3 R2 P5 U, Q0 C: U& K    138th Infantry Regiment
9 `, E1 g" ?% ^- f4 l    Kure 3rd SNLF& V" {4 |, W+ E, b1 S4 ^
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
/ o0 n" C/ {9 J6 }6 ?    144th Infantry Regiment
* u" I6 H- J7 K* [. M    52nd Naval Guard Unit
6 p& A' ?% a+ ~- S2 S$ Z    33rd/B Division
- Q. o$ S  d. o4 \7 c7 n2 z2 q    81st/A Division3 P; A/ W$ \# c, X9 y" M( r1 h
    33rd/C Division
6 c5 z4 X- R5 ^6 K. x" E    3rd Base Force' w( h6 B! G# x4 ^  X1 F% n
    19th JAAF Base Force# Q& i" d" d: p, M# @% ]' ]
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
3 ?9 E- R" x3 {* {6 V. u    60th Field AA Battalion8 o3 F' B- Q. x; |) `9 Q3 @! n; S+ b: _
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion6 l( k+ ]8 M" t5 d
    53rd Construction Battalion
# T, K* L7 B" a9 }9 w    Ponape Naval Fortress- h8 p% k. P. j7 X# [; I! ]5 S/ v3 u8 y
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment/ b( H" D' ~9 l8 q& L3 l9 g6 T
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2 E; ?; q1 J. v( B" O9 r3 h    12th Air Fleet$ |  O4 X0 T0 i1 i% w+ T$ R- I" a8 a
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
% }: r4 f6 h. w. a! N3 W- l    61st Field AA Battalion  f; s+ S3 H0 ?; x
    11th Ind.AA Gun Co ) Q6 r& ?# K3 W' z( h$ G
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
  F3 i5 U4 V7 f7 J    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
  {! d6 J0 S, h; w+ Z    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6 ?, N; z2 C. n& C    14th Area Army /1- [3 k' e* G& v. V/ I& }6 A$ |
    63rd Field AA Battalion. j$ s0 T5 M. z+ L: ~: ^
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
3 B+ D/ I# N, ^6 ^- ?: ?0 T- |    Kure 7th SNLF
8 t* D( O6 c2 H    18th Army* ?- n1 J, p: {5 ^4 ~9 I' R
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co ! m  {' [- K' v% x- }1 ?2 y
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
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  \2 r( }) t! \0 @, v4 M7 P0 [# |日军反潜船只确认击沉盟军SS一艘5 D7 ?0 ]* q/ Z: x2 ^
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: ^# y& f- a. A: M, H* OSubmarine attack near Satawal  at 107,106
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; \# k' N" r6 z# cJapanese Ships4 }0 s$ d5 Y- a; v, e
      E No.54
* |( l. B6 V0 X9 `      E No.50
# K7 n' {) T+ p( w, j, d2 E' i      E No.68
' w. I! E5 Q  K( M      E No.526 J; z+ ?: J& @  U6 I+ i

8 j; [# j7 z, L8 K9 [5 d: ~Allied Ships
/ R! A0 z; G+ \" x- I" n8 X      SS Blackfin, hits 21, and is sunk
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重创另一艘" P1 T% @: K+ r, z5 \
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ASW attack near Satawal  at 109,102- O" K( z- n( Q4 Q6 }. m2 N

  P$ I+ i  l3 k& lJapanese Ships
( @* T% r: P' u( c, C      E No.8
. j; o' k! j. W7 j5 k1 t2 C# W      E No.6* z9 Q$ q$ C+ S

' C/ L. i1 Q7 F) K4 D$ tAllied Ships
; f- g# m0 F: w      SS Peto, hits 14,  heavy damage
使用大规模杀伤性武器是完全没有人道的
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 02, 44
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经过几天的修整,并更换了部分部队的指挥官后,盟军在强大的海军和空军掩护下再次对波那佩日军发动攻击,这次的攻击毙伤了和第一次攻击差不多的鬼子,不过盟军的损失下降了不少,盟军和日军战斗力的对比应该进一步扩大了
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0 t* q: |1 Q& ~$ q& c" FNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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7 S3 q+ c: b1 j% X( n- |/ I4 c62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.& \. y" t* v5 `! K/ ]+ J

* R1 x) C9 X) X7 D7 r5 uAllied Ships
/ k- @8 H4 ?) i) m9 g( m      CA Wichita; _3 p2 m8 l) W6 _- I
      CA Vincennes
  [! o* @! Z6 `% R( [! g      CA Quincy( J6 u% x& Z( I6 E
      CA San Francisco1 `; n1 \2 r& q7 Q% z$ S. b$ \$ G7 F
      CA Minneapolis
8 Z8 ^% c4 b* h, j$ d' G3 _! ]      CA Astoria1 p! @( o; J6 |6 n: Q, w
      CA Chicago
' N& c9 O0 i' B+ l1 L      CA Louisville; X# s$ [' H' X
      CA Chester
3 e, s$ o7 [% G; n! V' h( C0 C3 @0 @      CA Northampton' ~  C* L+ d+ M7 Z% _) W
      CA Portland5 x! A3 B$ l. G7 N

; N/ M- \( I4 O! f& x) M* JJapanese ground losses:) c; K0 b* g; g( P; n6 C/ _4 m
      71 casualties reported1 ^6 L6 a2 s. G$ G! h& b
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled. k# s' h0 h. \- f5 P
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
9 m% q0 G. O" \         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
  V( p; E! E  c/ C3 v( `& G3 Z3 C8 X      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)6 m7 I; J8 j/ K- T9 L2 ]
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Airbase hits 28 G6 @. E) ~5 x' t/ k! K5 ]
Runway hits 10
6 m5 X! U; \# k! xPort hits 4; L( D& Q% y% M+ _' E3 t9 a

0 H  U) P+ S6 u$ E+ b  n: ZCA Wichita firing at Ponape : c; C3 m, C& Q2 Y
CA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress8 d! I8 `( ^& N, X3 ]2 b# w- y6 n9 U
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes
  @6 Z' v% C! g  Y. q4 L' FCA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
1 s$ P; f# U! ?$ ^Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy3 h( X& P9 ^5 G4 O( j# k7 @# ~, @
CA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division
! j( f) v8 C0 i- r% Y, S* vCA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment/ z! J0 ]- l, i+ F
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria
- |  d- a' V1 F$ XCA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress6 R  G- e4 U- N+ g7 Q
CA Chicago firing at Ponape
, I$ R, p8 A- O4 OCA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force9 Z1 J3 {% H1 q0 G
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester6 F: b* s' ]" ?' l
CA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress- }. `* I1 J! p  Z
CA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division
, L0 P# F2 j5 n9 o" KOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland
% O$ u; {! r9 u! M3 _$ A$ ~CA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment9 I) P0 M, p8 H; p0 ?
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113( k. D$ k) n8 ]
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Allied Ships
9 O7 M* ]5 x9 |9 m# N) M# [      BB Alabama
/ v/ G3 c4 y: u1 |  f* H  H* Q! W      BB Massachusetts/ N2 R  ~* P% ]6 C6 f' V, K6 W
      BB Indiana! |3 @8 v! ^: W- ^- P$ l  ~
      BB South Dakota
! n4 q8 B' ], U$ e% D% k; \. B      BB Washington7 l. G5 Q& J% Z- Z' n* a9 x5 S, Z" F
      BB North Carolina* m) R& z1 f, S: ^) u0 o7 o
8 R* E  W6 ?  R% {! B
Japanese ground losses:/ j. j2 L. @' Z! w& V
      275 casualties reported+ @& ]& E; ~1 }9 x# W2 O- V
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
0 [; ]' b! h* N- N. g         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled; d4 S9 @( G& ]; X) M7 w- @
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled/ x1 p2 \) o! H
      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)
- Q' V1 i3 l* I( l1 R+ f      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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7 R4 s* d+ X- Z9 {  OAirbase supply hits 1$ ^2 T9 s- n5 ~. |* {
Runway hits 7
$ @+ l0 f- t& e; YPort hits 30 h4 p+ Y, T# W$ t4 |& Q, p

- `6 E: c/ S, ^! h7 g8 j- pBB Alabama firing at Ponape
! j* |- s/ o( e  S9 DBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape # K6 }# G  l* L9 z
BB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division
; |8 g/ q7 I! d# zOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota  Z+ u, |( ]; K# z8 E: @
BB South Dakota firing at Ponape 9 b+ M$ P0 R$ {+ k# M/ s
BB Washington firing at Ponape
9 s$ L# ?5 B. k0 a9 iBB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
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4 \! w$ D$ N' y1 C4 c' aNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.  `: F3 M. I+ l( f2 B' |
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Allied Ships( _% p* X6 u& L
      BB Queen Elizabeth
+ T9 q2 ?+ U* M* o      BB Valiant
9 L( [& M" N0 A8 p0 E, c8 y      BB Mississippi6 \4 `- q" ~# f0 O! Z
      BB New Mexico
, }# R% e; F8 `6 A" C# S9 h      BB Idaho
$ K% L" T) @: o  R4 v! i7 g% {      BB West Virginia
6 C  O  V( `, _  ~7 r7 @/ j      BB Colorado
8 M7 z& @2 y. x$ F! i# N: p5 e1 ?" s  z  u5 A
Japanese ground losses:! @( R4 C% F8 g# z) R" c
      117 casualties reported
0 L) ?0 w. f3 D" t% S7 Z8 Y5 [* Y2 v         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled, }3 [  I; A! X4 D. G
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled5 c* R. I) F* ^0 P0 _$ g+ U2 Y, K% t2 n
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
0 W' ~" X; o- w8 J  C      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)- }& e# ]; ^- w9 s& s: k5 q
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)) H! H0 F3 f( c; N$ X
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Airbase hits 2
$ D- h* ?  ]) A% a' ^0 dRunway hits 2
9 U$ g- a1 k/ o* e, S/ @/ t! t0 L" r3 y. K: V! U5 X0 G6 K
BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment) L; p8 z2 w8 l
BB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment! h, T* W8 @) D3 T: X( p6 b
BB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
' Z$ R1 `' X0 V8 N. WPonape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi
* h% V# \. v% n- ^# w' Z' d( TBB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division6 V, n% q5 y9 {
BB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force
- h. z& ]# s( m) H( D$ @7 V3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho
! U' M9 \+ N& v* p' w: |& nBB West Virginia firing at Ponape & Q$ @" D' h4 f; w8 j  l- N
BB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force
, K& [7 O$ ~% V% ]3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado8 {4 D8 M8 v& o( f; ]

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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape). N4 ]+ B% Z( l; U. ?

" s6 }( f: h2 |' J1 ]Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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7 q) X* o5 I& k( RRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.* x1 F" g. X! N5 g& J) w) m- |
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes) ?; |7 _% C9 k' `( d3 a0 u4 J
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Allied aircraft4 l% A( f. h! D. Q) i4 @; I
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
0 w, q8 E% Y* _. S( x3 o4 O8 v      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337$ U7 y" i, M( {; ^8 a6 j# Z5 U/ u
      TBM-1C Avenger x 2831 D9 P3 H) {. t( i$ k: G; x9 w. {

5 r, x. D6 d1 A, @7 \- QAllied aircraft losses
9 t( J% G* z( O      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged9 X" Y4 k* _( h9 s  ^5 M( }
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
6 `( k" _+ \+ O  p      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged
9 A) j4 c% D% z* B* |6 Z( j/ B      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:
5 ^/ d4 b. }3 R0 O1 s: Q/ f( j, S      159 casualties reported3 ?# E% `1 t+ `4 W+ M  G4 X6 M8 N9 d
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled  G9 J& t0 E0 @* O, u" g6 h
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled/ V6 ^+ T$ g  t5 Z& M' o% }
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled  L# W+ P! \( v

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+ Q! j2 _4 W1 p. z7 i" e" BGround combat at Ponape (119,113)4 ]' Y9 G. ?6 e0 L

0 z" b* p& `' M5 Y' LAllied Deliberate attack
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; \2 \7 |) x3 H1 \: k  y, AAttacking force 77530 troops, 1387 guns, 2472 vehicles, Assault Value = 2931" \; Q* n! ~' L. d. D; W

# H) o  r9 n* T* _Defending force 50530 troops, 686 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 13444 j3 G% a7 X8 a
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 7
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& p$ \: T% A! o* d; _# f! @Allied adjusted assault: 3406 7 a: u6 q$ L6 _1 l& Z4 [+ S) {

4 m5 `6 L* Q+ e$ {- r& AJapanese adjusted defense: 8701 " y8 S3 d, R+ u8 m8 }
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7) 2 F. B; Z, E' d8 Q

8 p/ A( n: M4 tCombat modifiers
7 p; J) X# h* B5 y. b5 v/ LDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)
2 s1 Q  S: K! m2 s) K: MAttacker: 3 x8 v/ f4 a, L* C7 I
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Japanese ground losses:( O6 ]  b" ^. ]
      3539 casualties reported# I! k0 J5 c3 N/ P
         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled
% o9 z8 o& |7 L7 W# Z) G0 q         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled  x5 E8 c3 [3 {! p9 M
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
0 ~, J3 p( @. f: {3 w1 y      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)
! m2 ~/ f. b. ]  o      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)* ?0 o3 L& O% C* ^

0 @2 Y1 O8 T7 G$ r8 kAllied ground losses:
+ ]0 h6 |  c9 d$ w' V3 x* R      3552 casualties reported
/ n! k$ d7 u6 \, y+ P3 @2 n         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled
" y- y# q5 C( |; P) o' E' D% J0 c5 d         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled
+ a" B3 C" \3 s- B, m  H& Z         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled$ L( U% q5 Z/ {1 [& k. X& R
      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)
) [3 }8 k; I1 q7 }6 U      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)
) s  ]. n8 K0 M' |+ g      Units destroyed 1( D4 ^/ {" v8 Z& @, t4 Z4 {" `
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Assaulting units:
+ F( {" g. D6 E    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
3 o+ E; M# C. V. s$ L    5th Marine Division
' S3 e* C+ _; p    716th Tank Battalion+ e, `/ j2 M) g7 k1 w
    706th Tank Battalion( N8 a. a6 |) {& M& o/ l( X
    762nd Tank Battalion1 o9 C8 p" O" Y
    710th Tank Battalion
/ _$ m! X% O2 g7 A    767th Tank Battalion
# @8 S9 R" ~) \, @8 [* z    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment7 E; p' \! t5 j7 q9 y! ]( X
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment' K4 \6 E/ O, b) K& d, n# ^0 m
    81st Infantry Division
' {7 P6 w1 S% M) [) L1 D3 ^    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
$ f2 c& V, A4 q6 d/ ^: r" U" c    96th Infantry Division2 d" X( i  K: g( X" T. [  ^
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment" u1 h9 K+ K8 I# F
    711th Tank Battalion0 S% ~" K9 H/ p! q5 j
    44th Tank Battalion
/ _3 r6 D1 o" v! L7 F% F    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
. N" E& Q: Y* a& r; _# G    6th Infantry Division. T- |5 V' z; M0 [! L
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment- S& g( R' U$ @) s* {# w
    31st Infantry Regiment) j' X: a4 r1 q6 [) X$ O8 I
    XIV US Corps- m1 ~: j( ~! \+ d8 k6 g
    96th Coast AA Regiment( v4 [: ^  U4 i! q" B/ D# K
    12th Marine Defense Battalion7 M6 D) c' n" x7 y
    4th USA Defense Battalion
8 L$ ~. J9 ~) |. M. H6 l    14th Marine Defense Battalion/ z/ ?+ A1 S9 _' |$ Q
    1st USMC AA Battalion
) L- H" q* @7 E& }+ m  u5 b  K+ a5 L# H    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion; i, `4 z" F& \+ {( v" q2 {
    5th USA Defense Battalion
, V% f, v6 r1 c$ N; p9 ?    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
  {4 P  ~  V9 L' F1 l( O    738th Coast AA Regiment2 c9 D% w% _& q6 k1 h" W( B6 K
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
; {- y, w8 ~7 ~8 e' l/ s    I Corps Artillery
# K# `. P  |0 x8 C( r    8th Marine Defense Battalion
/ h' q( M3 ~( C3 A* d    X Corps Artillery . o4 W% z  I( E$ d' l
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion' Y3 q8 x. {5 V, b+ a" E( t
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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+ d0 Z6 O$ ~5 F/ aDefending units:+ ]' n8 T* f& M' q
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment9 f  p0 n% U4 o& s. F' \
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
; J; D" m; e& C4 X    144th Infantry Regiment1 K3 @5 N0 o" C! |; m+ q& N
    Kure 3rd SNLF/ a: a2 a1 \# }, k* \
    Sasebo 7th SNLF8 h* \5 _. @, |% g% r: _
    33rd/B Division6 V8 z5 a" T* q2 j% F
    81st/C Division3 i( O5 Y! p  ?2 R9 m& V% \
    81st/A Division
2 O4 M( y# Q+ q) _* `- Z    81st/B Division
( [, r! J5 X; w, i    33rd/A Division9 [5 w$ n) Q# s2 L% ?4 N1 |
    138th Infantry Regiment: ~' v  _9 k( ?1 K' p+ x
    33rd/C Division
- V# B, w: b2 k$ c$ X9 \7 j, u( B    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
) _+ S, m. c3 `9 o: C& l  S: v    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion+ u4 |9 p0 U  G( k2 ?
    19th JAAF Base Force
( f4 I. a! Z( l6 X2 J    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
: u6 Y$ {0 c% Z- B2 m    12th Air Fleet
7 |. t: I7 c5 L' d$ Y2 X    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment+ g8 p( A. i2 c3 O! Y
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co   g) z- Q) m$ V1 Z. x) T
    63rd Field AA Battalion- j0 C% x. S, \' [* m" c! J
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment8 {/ B  _! p, J% ]
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
$ }3 p- c6 G% a2 J: C- C5 L    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2 R. v. k: [6 u4 @% i0 S8 B    Ponape Naval Fortress
- ~, D$ _2 ~( P0 ^    61st Field AA Battalion
' d, z. ^  {3 V1 i. e0 I2 z    18th Army
$ k5 C! v1 k8 r; ?0 H: n    14th Area Army /19 n9 m3 Q% n6 a1 M
    60th Field AA Battalion
) F  o( ~: b* j, D' C1 z' q    53rd Construction Battalion
- y3 ?- B8 d: o4 A7 [- D    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion: S* B5 J; J/ d4 w: ^6 Z
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
5 j: u7 @8 p% Q1 X    Kure 7th SNLF0 S3 c# U  m1 }' `! `3 ^# G/ ]7 }
    3rd Base Force4 ?+ i& S6 Z5 e: V0 [
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women."
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' Q/ Q1 C. L6 a4 LAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)2 z/ X- O% w$ B  X, Z+ h, W
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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3 D4 ~3 i6 N$ CRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 s
& g" @. U# F4 X& `9 hEstimated time to target is 34 minutes  k  O. b. `" g& D8 b' V
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Allied aircraft
- E2 \- |. R4 W: b- }( y      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
8 J8 Q$ G* _3 B4 \  ?5 L; L      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 3371 q5 v8 O! Q* k
      TBM-1C Avenger x 283
* A  l7 d, W2 ]  O# m$ ^8 yAllied aircraft losses
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& L5 n; h% t8 z" d协同很给力!
对基地的攻击协同成功率比对海高很多的,因为目标是固定的
"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women."
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 05, 44' O! {" _( U( B# n; y& F, q& s

( F1 z1 ]6 _5 a7 ^9 @9 z在把炮击距离设置成主炮距离后没有了岸炮的干扰貌似炮击的效果好了些。日军仍在波纳佩殊死抵抗,战况仍然在胶着状态1 O7 o& q* n- S7 \) E; g
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!+ I; w( V+ ]8 V
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Allied Ships: y4 M5 }3 s, F6 A2 y
      CA Vincennes
, j# {$ S$ q7 D0 H- l" G      CA Quincy
. l/ ^9 d+ N/ q$ c      CA San Francisco- D; b* O6 P. }
      CA Minneapolis
8 e) R2 p; _# [$ i; l% O      CA Astoria
; h$ u6 h1 U& Y" ^# x- i) x+ \7 @      CA Chicago0 l/ x6 }; b" \) v7 S; x
      CA Louisville
! I  t* g8 n0 {7 R; D4 g      CA Chester
% b/ [9 `# ?# [4 V# `; P/ H      CA Northampton% _4 B! A2 u1 H) K% M' Q; Y- R3 C
      CA Portland5 L7 E4 c, C) c7 E" T
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Japanese ground losses:5 t( U0 }# q: Z8 e6 C: }
      112 casualties reported
/ h' t% y* q9 b6 i0 Y) c         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" H4 `. V. y( u8 [% E
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled
4 @: Q8 r4 u; |/ Q1 ?         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
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Airbase hits 5+ G9 |* J7 ?/ n% |" Q
Airbase supply hits 2
) f8 @/ u9 X* o3 P0 C1 ]Runway hits 211 R' Q% \( a6 f- Y* V% [$ a/ e; l
Port hits 7- [7 H3 ~( G" t3 Z2 j( s# w4 ]
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% \4 W* [/ a5 [" s0 ^  N" E& dNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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2 H9 {7 M& N: U. z2 TAllied Ships- u$ C4 p7 ]2 o4 c8 B" w
      BB Alabama
: ^2 A$ |! k  B* `  o' C      BB Massachusetts
: _9 K: D2 I7 B      BB Indiana
! }- w6 O4 [. `6 j4 b7 s      BB South Dakota2 g; k3 l1 Z% C1 o2 m) {
      BB Washington
2 b( {7 v0 k6 o" E, \4 W      BB North Carolina
2 {* Z! t9 i; u) a& a( v3 q' [" B' r) M8 `" y
Japanese ground losses:6 f$ z* ?" e; g; S7 X& n- W
      398 casualties reported. n( }7 h. ^; g" n; ^
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled4 Y) m* P( Y  k
         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled
% w0 a6 h& m& B# Y' S4 V         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled9 r' @% r2 o4 C7 D
      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)) e& K8 x% A8 H# _4 X$ ]  v
      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)1 k% H1 D/ `. T& D  p$ _
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Airbase hits 9
" @7 E9 L* |& E) }* eRunway hits 95 X( ]2 B* I( r" x. e5 Z) d
Port hits 2
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BB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division, b( N; K  X! T; L* y: U
BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape & n2 y- G2 }9 n  L( _5 h  J
BB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division
7 v# @; D5 Y/ Z( A3 b- RBB South Dakota firing at Ponape
& V8 i& F: _" U/ oBB Washington firing at Ponape
7 o- Q4 n7 s0 jBB North Carolina firing at Ponape
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% r. |- P0 _' ]. F% j. C8 B7 CNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships/ L. ~! a: h# }$ y
      BB Mississippi
0 c8 @$ I( w# j" E      BB New Mexico
8 X( x5 }- x  S9 g# B9 g) g1 h& s      BB Idaho& D* n  B# \* k, \; S! ~% {

/ Q3 Q$ {: F: R) g1 s8 iJapanese ground losses:
7 `" }' i# E- K; z      195 casualties reported
5 m: l1 Q' E- v         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
& q. c5 H6 [; z8 X& s         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled
0 g$ l# ~. x  o! ]8 v         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled% a& x1 V" a* T+ e. W
      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)# B8 A' Q7 P9 P; S# k
      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Airbase hits 34 N0 d/ ^% n) F& X$ @
Runway hits 14
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% [% P) M7 g; O& h- r, {) A$ CBB Mississippi firing at Ponape
" Z$ W; S6 F% J+ w- q' ?( e; WBB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division
$ }% v/ O: C7 F5 v3 ~9 wBB Idaho firing at Ponape
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) U6 y* F2 q& C6 a+ ?) TAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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3 [) W6 w2 C2 G8 M, @- DWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet./ x( w% n, t9 j, G; H* @
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes& g' C$ |: ^6 \* F7 x2 {7 n
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Allied aircraft, H. z9 J2 `9 _5 f2 S4 q
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462# B/ b' p- g6 T8 \
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 333
3 y) H9 Y2 r  c      TBM-1C Avenger x 286
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4 v* F+ G9 O2 S3 @" UAllied aircraft losses% m. t: G9 X) B: G1 J
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged
9 k5 ]. Y. G" ?5 p9 E* ]' l$ {      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak* P5 @: t, q0 m6 ^1 p
      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:. @! @8 h4 e- `; C: |0 s
      121 casualties reported- Q- e* B4 C. V9 r& f1 D9 B2 A# Z
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled& q8 l9 |! n7 d2 k8 U) \  T
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled7 F/ P: b4 R7 O% A, D0 A; j% u
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 {* _5 g, o7 M7 }  S! B( [Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)8 G& t1 }& z4 J

$ u1 K' t/ L: q9 [Allied Deliberate attack
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+ @4 A) {4 P! w) U( MAttacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 2629  ^9 |9 p! p0 o& W3 \% w
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Defending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 67 E) C7 y( p$ a% W/ U0 o

( h- P7 U/ S, k! P7 jAllied adjusted assault: 3228 / G) Y3 W; N4 H6 x

3 b9 m. l2 S3 _: p; W: EJapanese adjusted defense: 7085 $ W! P# x; V8 `

) w/ {7 L- g; \Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6) ' x$ s8 o0 ?& c$ y: A1 Q$ c
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Combat modifiers4 C1 }: x1 x) t2 E6 _, }
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)2 U: `& {+ z& l+ E6 n% s
Attacker:
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; c7 N: n* P$ D. E+ n7 OJapanese ground losses:3 w; G5 L- C$ u3 Z. a8 H: n4 i9 ^
      2305 casualties reported
+ L9 ?( ]5 t# [: u; b/ z3 ?5 Q         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled
4 l3 o& p7 e* V" ^8 x8 m# r         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled
( g: A4 [+ G# Z$ a         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
, l  R0 j" d  \9 Y# d( m      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)
' y1 T2 L7 ^4 x      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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5 r2 `4 o5 a  g1 a. `5 iAllied ground losses:
0 q$ L* U% M9 e: ~      3064 casualties reported7 ]# H' x" A, `" Y
         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled
3 \7 b# V, }6 b+ _         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled0 Q3 q6 H0 m: B8 I3 k+ |
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled# R. t: E+ h1 g( p& ]
      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled)
9 J1 b1 j! @2 z! R$ z- ~      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled)
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) B. Y4 u7 t- n$ a0 aAssaulting units:6 P0 h9 N. Q4 x2 V
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
& D; `. r3 x6 `2 D% d    711th Tank Battalion
: a9 x$ r  u) a- U0 b) H    716th Tank Battalion( c' f3 q0 G" ]2 |- d1 P. s; J7 E5 ~/ S
    6th Infantry Division' ^% y6 ]1 b" d3 i  \5 i7 ]1 e" p
    44th Tank Battalion2 E: N* Y+ \( M- |: `$ G/ d: B
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
  T: s  N  [3 r" D% x    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
) p( @; o# k6 n, G. @    81st Infantry Division
7 W6 {: d2 [: P    767th Tank Battalion
- K3 B6 D' e* Y1 G    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment7 r2 B( a) \/ w8 R; A0 `* L0 Q
    762nd Tank Battalion! B6 l: W, I: b5 a/ M7 U
    710th Tank Battalion6 G( f. a& o% P( @7 ~. D! L, p
    96th Infantry Division
# I$ l! t4 o3 L/ q/ O5 ~    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
- y$ v9 O! ]" d' }    706th Tank Battalion
" c9 ~; s( y. g5 D9 m2 J4 c    5th Marine Division6 ~, m) H3 u9 _
    31st Infantry Regiment# V. f# c* y" ~9 V$ P- m
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion* G; Y+ o3 q7 l* S: Z) q
    1st USMC AA Battalion
; C: z, R/ u; J* _4 Z2 ~+ d    738th Coast AA Regiment
( A$ G' m% e" }  L+ T. h' w; f2 I    96th Coast AA Regiment& G' h% s) n2 F, x; o1 V
    14th Marine Defense Battalion. D! ^" L  V% D  F, B
    12th Marine Defense Battalion2 A% j3 g+ r4 S) c/ N
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion# w9 d2 Q+ \, F6 U
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
- j/ C7 \1 a6 I* B" l    XIV US Corps
1 }  T5 V' `, {! [- \3 H    X Corps Artillery
( h6 X, u* V& e- m5 I    5th USA Defense Battalion) |0 I( J$ L0 E2 _- T
    4th USA Defense Battalion+ v# _- b0 J0 j! T( R
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
+ r1 G, l, E. t( |9 a5 s# w* b( {) D    I Corps Artillery
7 k- {' A' ~" b& b    8th Marine Defense Battalion3 |; ^6 H0 Y* V: H3 H& I- v# u6 W
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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Defending units:2 G7 c6 E1 C# _5 |
    Ponape Naval Fortress* b( Z0 C4 w( c; c) x3 n
    81st/C Division/ Q. g8 i( R" P$ @
    52nd Naval Guard Unit8 z7 \+ z1 d$ E' v7 Z1 B: T; M( n
    138th Infantry Regiment
' A4 f. A) q) X    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
5 P2 s& L, q# q    Sasebo 7th SNLF
% i3 c9 ]$ y  ^7 n0 w    144th Infantry Regiment. N/ c1 a3 d) a% |  D5 g" t
    81st/B Division/ ]6 n$ w( W9 E- D. C; m: q1 ]
    33rd/B Division
' p( y9 K5 s4 X7 n; t* g# m    33rd/A Division
$ E  R8 _# a! \, s& |    81st/A Division
5 w1 q: J% u* A0 o. f3 ]    Kure 3rd SNLF
! H: w$ b9 p3 N0 C! _/ c3 L    33rd/C Division
, G8 j6 m9 `1 Z" s    53rd Construction Battalion0 Q( C6 i8 e& {, j7 ~
    18th Army
, O$ _* d: @1 y+ l    14th Area Army /1* H" H8 I  V% ~2 D. [
    60th Field AA Battalion8 ]* }; J% `, Z+ }8 o0 y  x. I2 P7 {
    12th Air Fleet
( U  ^* n! z( f8 r    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment4 \: m8 V( W2 a) N* K$ Q
    63rd Field AA Battalion% I! R, s/ Y( Z
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment7 k# i, G$ |$ t+ q, y2 |" ]
    3rd Base Force
9 Y9 j/ M7 {, B4 c3 t1 j3 l; I    Wake Cst Gun Bn /11 R0 e1 L" c+ |. y0 T6 S. r
    Kure 7th SNLF
4 P4 b; m# b1 k0 J" p    19th JAAF Base Force4 ^+ v6 M  M  D* h# v  P7 O) h  v
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
2 U" {& T+ m! d% A' _: _& C6 h* T    61st Field AA Battalion# S$ ~6 s, X" f7 J% G
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co / S* x4 m5 O1 B2 j& m9 d  L6 u
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
0 A9 K9 M5 }7 p2 l/ S    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment% s- V7 Z: Q1 q! ~+ p
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion7 C$ {3 e/ H& i5 v) P  W3 h0 v& m
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion  F3 i  l* a0 a( W! X, ~
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women."
波纳佩不是决战的好战场,不能上联合舰队血拼,百年国运在你手中!大将要沉住气啊
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 06, 44( @" h& ]5 x3 s
妄图偷袭仰光的日军舰队被识破,轻型巡洋舰十胜号被4颗1000磅爆菊,生死未卜' ]6 I( Z  p% Z' m0 k$ C, R
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当天盟军对波纳佩的空袭和炮击还打出了一个小暴击,有1000多日军在155榴的炮口下死伤,这是防御要崩盘的节奏么?大统领拭目以待
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+ H% M! ?! V" h: k5 vMorning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,60, C% C4 P( @' P3 B3 l

) p. X5 _' p! u" }6 c3 m* E. m0 }Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
  V: @( j( ~$ e7 p& p- z4 xEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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  R  s1 E; Y6 H( I! R) W: ?Allied aircraft, f! T" t. i+ ]
      P-38L Lightning x 23$ P: e3 I& M, ^- J4 Q; o' t' C
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 309 u; \/ @2 G5 |* r% l

- S* v7 g) ]9 U/ r6 F* N% sAllied aircraft losses
: B/ g6 K  u9 r, t4 h6 |1 K2 S      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged# ]: C4 F5 A  E, {- J
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak0 `/ v- i- I% |6 f( |$ Q. a
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Japanese Ships5 I$ |2 l  I* K1 q
      DD Suruyame8 k  g' Y! {( W8 b( U
      CL Ninaru
1 s+ r& x- F$ n3 v! ~; w      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
; S/ W7 q/ L8 P/ x; }      DD Yayoi8 e; `0 `: O) X/ @: z$ P
      CA Kako' }& r- b/ B% u
      DD Asagiri- e; z0 g8 ]* @1 |7 N1 ?  H
      DD Ayanami
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 w" R; S* Z: `  `* k( M% B      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'* W4 o& v8 ?0 Q- K
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
9 Q: a/ ~& u& |: \       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
- a# f  q" O5 S1 z               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
! e" j/ S2 I  j       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'8 R! U; g% h$ j3 H% J4 H; _
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb6 h$ [9 y2 ~" k  G3 |
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Massive explosion on CL Tokachi4 \# ]' x( X, `: \" [
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi
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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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8 W9 S8 D5 Z2 s! mRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
) \5 y* D# D6 |Estimated time to target is 34 minutes2 H: P* |& N) s" b8 B/ |% U/ @( m
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Allied aircraft
$ A$ b# C9 u0 d2 c3 B' A( R      F6F-5 Hellcat x 4620 n% P1 E3 D% a
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 326# F9 f. |8 B0 p  n- r
      TBM-1C Avenger x 285$ _6 n1 z7 R1 k7 w

% M) M* D8 e. S, G- G+ t( k: ]Allied aircraft losses
3 [; |7 X/ d9 D: s2 C: G# Y1 X      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged
5 J. q" i* [  d) z, k( Q% f      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak( n. y0 x$ }) m6 z2 U
      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:) @/ `3 q% ]( L" \' r
      276 casualties reported! s! \" r6 M/ H; U0 A, O$ I
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled* d& f- ~/ ^. O# {1 B
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled2 t3 {# m/ _; X
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled  ]' Y* Q* h0 i4 Y5 B
      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)% _  @& K/ S! W3 v2 _8 a
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4 @/ _( }) }% ]) A. c4 Q9 wGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
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0 @8 `# T, W6 K6 C" IAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 5127 troops, 335 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 22634 h  i! r. Z6 X7 {) ]4 P9 c7 Y

9 E3 N' p- w! T: Y. qDefending force 45166 troops, 619 guns, 279 vehicles, Assault Value = 1017
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5 D! r' F. W! K+ M5 J% jJapanese ground losses:, N  J3 L8 Y, Z4 M
      1082 casualties reported9 Z. j. E. N6 ]: e" @* T
         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled7 M: g* H, n3 }
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
0 W3 l- E, Q' F- W         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled. W1 O* P' r0 O4 A
      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:' u- O$ W! N) N
      23 casualties reported
& n6 V" p2 [# v         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled6 O! b6 n: x6 f
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled+ k5 ?% F3 p- U6 }9 A' r8 C% l
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ ]% k: k3 s) ?& \& |      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)
6 ?' Y" p; r( a      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women."
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 44' L5 ~6 v) ~/ Z) F* ]5 e& y: v9 C

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本次战斗为太平洋舰队2年多来第一次上规模的水面战,盟军水兵在能见度恶劣的情况下利用雷达给予日军有利打击,不过在战斗中也暴露出了盟军水兵技艺不精,炮击组织不利,人浮于事等各种弊端。战斗结束后太平洋舰队指战官兵纷纷表示要充分总结经验教训,刻苦磨砺水面战技术,积极相应9527大统领要求部队“能打仗,打硬仗,打胜仗”的号召,争取从胜利走向更大的胜利。
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天亮之后,巡弋的波纳佩海域的58战斗机官兵惊喜的发现有几百架日军运输机排着整齐的队形向波纳佩飞来,准备强行空投补给。盟军指战员当然毫不客气照单全收,击落日本大艇和运输机200余架,大获全胜。% V. w1 `: Y; l* g. i4 i
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Submarine attack near Ponape  at 119,113
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Japanese Ships
: R  w" Q+ O  Y" z' M      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk
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Allied Ships. h! u& `4 I( E7 U/ W: L  K% z0 u5 _
      CLAA Prince Robert
( E7 |$ U4 ^* a+ \      DD Saumarez
0 l* _" M5 C7 T' i$ i      DD Nizam
9 |. j1 j5 \- ~3 v& ]* R; H: P  C: y$ E      DD Ellet/ a  @3 S, U9 c1 `& r  @& ]
      DD Waller
2 Y! d6 @+ u1 m4 A      DD Walker
8 p2 N& h" `5 p7 G+ e+ n# t- w      DD Wadleigh8 c4 i) Y' |$ ?8 k; I
      DD Uhlmann4 J5 Y# Y* m! h; G8 [
      DD Twining
* v/ P9 |7 t8 e# {. Z, ~2 Z3 \- r      DD Twiggs
) ~# ~; o+ [" f# r) \+ F) X      DD David Taylor
# {# _* _. x4 e, G1 |      DD Strong- X/ j! D# s: h( _$ b4 v, a
      DD Sproston
( n+ m# |( u2 X, Q      DD Sigsbee4 a/ j2 g* `7 f: m/ H- G
      DD Sigourney. d6 \& `/ k+ V" L2 l# b
      DD Schroeder) ]+ d  V7 K2 U. Q# l7 x  B
      DD Benham II
, a. o1 p# f$ K5 B! j      DD Cushing II$ A6 U* Z: n  `( H' q
      DD Urchin: L; l; e$ t/ L2 l, {) r
      DD Urania% r! J! s/ b% z0 G2 ]
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SS I-48 is sighted by escort4 ~6 A0 f6 _) V' s
DD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search! M7 |1 p6 J3 {, l8 l7 [# ]- w/ ?0 `: [
DD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....
( q5 R$ b' h. r( C' H7 g& vSS I-48 forced to surface!2 h* }( W9 V- C" ^, ~: F9 n
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
3 W5 A$ g0 K) ?! e+ {/ [DD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ...." @: r+ [6 w6 F4 }' v8 H
DD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....! X8 y* S9 X5 K, t+ t
DD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ....
) c) Y9 \, s' p' I! n/ ^  ?- R; N7 IDD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ..../ v- N/ q1 p% V4 p1 O1 j" x. ~
Sub slips beneath the waves
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards8 e( }' A+ r. ]7 T+ T# N: ^

' V" }3 }0 N, d/ }& W) j0 r6 B7 U+ U' {Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
, U3 L$ J# W" A- P4 T# y; i      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed* c: y' S4 t( |9 M7 i* u

+ P8 |& V, L( w8 gJapanese Ships% d9 ~4 g: C2 \$ U
      CL Agano8 V4 p5 e3 }- ]' n. g7 f, p
      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2
7 \. b! j& n/ w- K: w4 P9 N      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- Y, W" C% P% ?      DD Hibiki
) x- _) Q# D9 y  X% H      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1
% f5 u0 H/ N9 E      DD Shirakumo$ u7 f3 B6 q4 `* u0 m! F
      DD Isonami
7 y/ r0 j, P' X" Z! {# l8 N7 w1 c% N4 a      DD Murakumo) A2 Q. p! R/ }9 a
      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk' L8 C+ @* u% D, z9 A% C

! A; \! j0 i+ rAllied Ships2 ^2 @  P' X* m. h" h% x
      BB North Carolina
" ~, d7 O) \$ Z# i$ i$ C  p6 a      BB Washington% A4 \2 z; y1 q  @+ q
      BB South Dakota. o% d$ q& M. Y5 m3 Y1 k
      BB Indiana, Shell hits 19 q" P2 c% p" C0 p# n$ _# U0 p
      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2
" H9 \, ^1 `. r5 i; k( \. Z0 ~      BB Alabama, Shell hits 2
9 h9 f6 p7 r/ M5 T; L      DD Conner
7 \( S9 P' L* M7 W- ^3 {+ E- T* p      DD Cotten4 q& X& C* ^& N, c3 m' d- ]& Q, q% v
      DD Cowell" r5 N! l5 c5 h8 D8 v
      DD Daly
# Z# _# w) u5 G' h% w- U      DD Eaton0 S0 \! [5 r# b# ]" D
      DD Heywood Edwards! g! B% \; h5 t# ?. ~
      DD Erben
# u4 S$ F: X8 ^0 d      DD Evans8 F% Z, x' p' S- ]! }
      DD Foote; j5 C( P1 [. W) p6 C" e7 d
      DD Franks8 k% Q" E5 D5 @. g8 @+ u1 ~
      DD Fullam
8 {5 S, e) p4 _6 H1 D! o      DD Gatling
5 x% w2 L3 c8 \7 w9 }      DD Albert Grant6 k4 p% z9 y. q& k& {
      DD Gregory8 V8 K* K% B; b3 S  ?$ o
      DD Guest
* H2 ~# S# {% J+ l: ]      DMS Hamilton
% [& @$ q% J* l; ?9 m      DMS Forrest% k" c) E: u& B; v  M; C, C$ n7 h- c/ P
      DMS Ellyson/ @8 q' d$ C9 k) \! n* f1 R
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards  S/ {, z: C3 P6 {" U
Range closes to 28,000 yards...8 B& V# W( G: g( o- I  y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards4 h! C8 u$ j0 x9 i
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards# F- H& L! w$ c0 y, n- t: g/ J, }: Q
Range closes to 26,000 yards...) o0 J& Q7 F$ N( L5 M- H$ {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards5 @" i% d, C6 ]
Range closes to 24,000 yards.../ U) H. @0 J  y0 r, P1 W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards8 c3 N+ r- O& U4 Y+ G9 j. O
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards
7 t9 D0 ^6 O$ E0 D0 aRange closes to 22,000 yards...; B! \% {. ]  S2 Z5 X0 G$ D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards# i2 g9 g3 N) ^1 ?: j" z
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards, e+ l1 e; m2 l% |$ l, l
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
1 k& ~. V1 V  H- c, rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards; q, D0 s* d" `7 U( v
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
1 J0 X8 |7 C5 c0 B/ R4 d! q1 KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards, Y* d6 p# m7 f( y
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
" R2 J( L4 E5 ECONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards1 D! o; i  s" }7 x
Range closes to 14,000 yards...# m8 `0 x! l- {, I
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
+ f6 U: M1 @8 DRange closes to 12,000 yards...& G" S' A- C( z8 i) D9 s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
" j& l5 B8 j& gCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
2 u% P* T+ S* Z+ H4 FRange closes to 11,000 yards...
/ D6 }0 l; D+ Q% q8 kCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards6 Y' i- `$ I# b0 m# {0 Y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards: J4 n& @7 l& W- j
Range closes to 10,000 yards...# v% V& l) r5 u  r8 ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards  j: O( l  ~9 P' C5 F7 Y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards2 d( `. P) v- M2 ]2 j, f* G
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
0 R: z" Q+ u& F1 BBB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards. T; O9 w7 F! m0 q
BB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards8 X5 M! Q2 c; W) G& _5 a
CL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards+ b$ I8 h+ u, `
BB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
( W) u5 j0 F  aBB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
: ^9 D1 ?3 U! CDD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards, m2 A" K+ ?' u' v/ ]4 D9 f4 I
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
# p1 j& V6 a) G" OBB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards& |4 }6 d2 n, K/ ]- `: C) U$ B5 M
DD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards9 [2 R6 D( ?1 E+ P1 D* j4 p$ D
DD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards* L. A  `5 f" n4 F; |
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
1 Q( r2 V) o4 J& R6 Q# z' Z) QRange increases to 11,000 yards& _  f" L+ o; x6 N( d( N& p
CL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards+ h/ H! D( j# {' F/ C* k; l5 ?6 C
BB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards
3 B$ O+ [. f$ j- M% yCL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards
. E  m& X5 r1 @" ^DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards7 y6 z) v) ^" G6 W7 h, R
CL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards
; r+ e/ j$ U3 U: ]6 XDD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards* v( T& C: ]2 P" K- A$ F
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards8 z: B5 H% E+ P6 s8 X
BB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards' F( i6 ^5 a9 ]
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards8 ]+ @' o! Q4 z
DD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards
4 L. `) W& z& y7 z. z% L# B$ NDD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
/ ^! h' k  J( q. bDD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards
( j; |7 M3 F7 y) S2 }# b3 pDD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards
- Q" M" ~7 h, @9 o1 zDD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards8 r) g2 E  T! Y/ k
Range closes to 10,000 yards0 l. X: d, o8 ?; B/ P
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards
; e% V7 _' @5 J( VCL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
1 A+ [' W% Z$ oDD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards5 P! J; G/ V1 g3 y/ q, ^2 O2 j
DD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
+ Q1 W; y4 N5 A& qDD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards: k( G4 p1 Y$ r2 e# z" L# V
DD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards! o' S1 U% k8 x/ i3 b# S
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards- L1 W5 W5 q; s1 j9 ?
CL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards) E" {3 D" X0 S. I: v* G% B; o/ s
CL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
8 K1 z8 [* J  P* ~9 X# N; iDD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards9 f% D6 a* d- [* q- V5 O
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
% L0 m/ p4 n8 Q; zTask forces break off...5 H  A' `& H/ D2 {

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3 e2 ?* c, e" i2 W5 l" iNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
9 ?  p2 v0 Z) ~8 Z      DD Hikokaze+ a1 Q! P; Q% w: K$ t2 E* [" J- c
      DD Ishikaze" Q! X) f" E5 i/ h% v: d
      DD Tagokaze3 L& M* O3 l4 r5 R. K) U; v
      DD Takatakaze
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+ X, c6 b" r/ `, P7 O: O- y      BB North Carolina
5 a, c; `) f3 {" b6 ~9 K# o0 P      BB Washington7 l- ^. k: I) S7 W" n
      BB South Dakota
* J. ^& g$ F% l. j& ?- K      BB Indiana
: Y1 ^. Q7 Q4 H3 G2 N      BB Massachusetts+ m3 O, s* W# L" @
      BB Alabama
/ T! Q9 @6 d" n; z* j; x2 J      DD Conner
* e: S6 W' o1 E" ^- B5 O( y, Y      DD Cotten) y9 r9 _( Z4 R
      DD Cowell# p5 Z7 g# ]) z3 s  u
      DD Daly: v, D1 x# @: Y/ t
      DD Eaton& z0 \  [" Y, ~4 H, ]" Q1 k
      DD Heywood Edwards. p& M- @( ^4 v6 X6 _
      DD Erben
# z' S- U4 g; Z6 x, _      DD Evans  ^$ T# H& R5 n2 ?8 ?
      DD Foote' z# l0 C) L5 C- s
      DD Franks) i4 U! K& V5 G" G+ b, d. z
      DD Fullam/ v# u' _, x4 f4 I
      DD Gatling- r% l; ~7 `0 ]) o
      DD Albert Grant7 W8 d/ h' D8 H3 \" N  I1 r' d
      DD Gregory
( X5 S& d( u1 j/ W* C1 B      DD Guest4 w. [6 G/ g! V, ?+ Y
      DMS Hamilton7 _: D8 y+ Q; M2 W% s7 ~/ f6 d1 G
      DMS Forrest1 O# o: t. h7 z8 ~+ Y! @: Z* C4 r
      DMS Ellyson- T$ h2 q, e5 p0 A/ Q

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
( j3 i0 y  H6 d6 m2 ]Range closes to 28,000 yards...- Y; [* d9 W6 Q) F
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
# h: j: G  `# yCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
0 k4 _1 W  O5 d( p5 zCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards* [7 ~) [% \, o- o, k+ A
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
% ?0 I; q' p1 m5 {  |% SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
# p: T/ C- m) q% A; \Range closes to 22,000 yards...
0 a/ f& m1 V6 `1 u- hRange closes to 20,000 yards...
+ B- f. S7 V# MRange closes to 18,000 yards...( t' F$ j4 F9 \" I8 k
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards' e  |9 m3 V, d1 o
Range closes to 16,000 yards...0 z$ `' z0 ]$ x- O2 ?1 g0 v* h- w4 }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
. T1 `, A- u) P  P! _3 j3 W0 W4 `- ^, F$ aCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
" P8 p2 e1 H7 R7 B; p6 ]% ERange closes to 14,000 yards...
/ u2 z6 o/ ]: j% E% QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
+ i3 g; g. K/ x- F2 hCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards4 w( b" U1 A+ i& Z+ _
Range closes to 12,000 yards...4 f! _  l* E2 P; i9 l% ^# M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards, E9 E) `4 A" A% m0 B& E6 y8 i5 Y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards6 d1 b4 X3 K( z- y1 H
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
+ U; B& j9 `$ }1 nCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards
+ O0 p4 c" B! C$ m3 t; ?; ]  rRange closes to 10,000 yards...1 Q$ G8 q* G5 _  T' U6 k" x
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
) V7 i- K6 U1 Z# c, hJapanese TF attempts to evade combat' B: C, n0 }& b: ~0 N: N4 W
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
  e' X( V. `- P- b% ~* t2 {Range increases to 20,000 yards...
' ?7 q! w& a2 ^$ C" VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards% X; O- w$ t, U
Range increases to 25,000 yards...) r$ q+ ]* _+ M) M% n# F( h2 Y
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
5 M0 d+ |1 Y: H% D+ l# \: C) [Range increases to 30,000 yards...
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/ @5 [4 ~  H  q: i8 ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards  ~& l) J! ^8 O- {8 ?( ]; c

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- L1 Y( W0 f: i6 N% A      APD T-1
& i* V/ n1 @+ J- s/ U7 i+ f      APD T-2, Shell hits 2
3 U! ]" H1 d  e3 S9 ]+ j      APD T-3, Shell hits 13 z) u+ V5 E* J% d
      APD T-4$ J3 [! g: F$ T/ D
      APD T-5- |. i% w6 S' r0 _2 a1 l' K
      APD T-6' C2 [: g2 w& ^
      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 C9 g. H' f; J# r2 b! y
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire# M% B: K' v7 m8 j8 b9 f  {
      APD T-9
8 i$ S, o: S; m  K) m      APD T-10
+ i* `) d& d5 |2 S. }) ?; j      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire4 T  D  k: w$ [# D: T
      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
3 c! B- R! K8 E& `      APD T-13, Shell hits 15 ?( E8 U/ n0 C- R  K
      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships8 M0 \1 q6 k% ]: D. b! Q
      BB North Carolina
1 P! C) {+ W9 D      BB Washington
  a, h1 Q0 t- p* |  N2 t! X      BB South Dakota- ^3 J8 F4 n* l3 q4 A
      BB Indiana
, K3 p) K* t, L' v! E      BB Massachusetts" C: A1 @$ E8 q5 V! `9 }+ F
      BB Alabama
5 g5 T5 [9 j) M) Y      DD Conner
6 e. b2 M8 s2 Z5 w. Q      DD Cotten
: C( w0 F) e0 p& c- l  N      DD Cowell
" L+ c( j* Y& A5 @# ^- [- k      DD Daly
% K# u7 N" ?7 \: t) u/ g0 p      DD Eaton9 a, R! {/ O" a
      DD Heywood Edwards
- n# Y# _) ]. d      DD Erben6 q0 Q8 b* i- v8 {8 P+ ]: C0 c
      DD Evans! I+ ]6 h, M. _& l
      DD Foote" ]) b/ y5 R& m
      DD Franks
5 Y$ r4 x2 u7 [( I      DD Fullam, i( f4 o5 ?2 _! r/ |
      DD Gatling% B" \1 L* j. r. b9 j
      DD Albert Grant
5 c) W8 w( x) n7 a5 ^4 H9 b  T% F3 [2 O      DD Gregory
4 [1 ]- V. l* V      DD Guest
8 _1 a; i+ F0 U9 b. u      DMS Hamilton
3 N1 W% T; T+ t( f! k+ h      DMS Forrest
9 S! ^" e+ J* M. C      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
/ |" h* k0 g  r+ j" s8 L4 F; D# WRange closes to 28,000 yards...6 n/ y( N( V) |7 f
Range closes to 26,000 yards...3 Y) X/ m' _  H' K: H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards6 N) J+ N3 s! S4 Z1 b8 V
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
2 C) E  g" e2 k; D( ]- |CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards& ?) V: f3 U+ D
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
2 F) M# C6 {% T" LCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
5 Q; F/ r0 C1 ORange closes to 20,000 yards...
. ^; P6 d5 v8 B: h+ p9 ~: NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards3 k/ v* q0 k! `  Y, Q' w/ j& q
Range closes to 18,000 yards...+ g- f; h6 E0 a! s  Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
9 R/ z, Q1 B3 k- w! V( MRange closes to 16,000 yards...7 A9 J4 o1 a4 K! Y) W' i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards& p7 C8 S' F! R, H; G2 b/ B3 _
Range closes to 14,000 yards...( u: w0 d; Z& L
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
2 W7 s9 z. R' k( O8 a+ w. E# D; J, ]Range closes to 12,000 yards...* }, g( A  v3 O0 X% \  B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards/ }3 B5 E/ p  b: j6 W
Range closes to 11,000 yards...* Y/ C3 P2 @) ~3 O( i0 o. j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards4 _3 ]8 ?# x& m8 G( Y8 ?& j( p
Range closes to 10,000 yards...- @' f* D3 P* J8 e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards9 t% E/ {: I4 g! ?6 \
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
% B( H. i0 E: C, e3 qBB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards9 ?! ]2 k. ~' q9 t" T
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards- m% o8 m. H; ~. I+ U, K
BB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards1 T7 [' J5 q6 x* @1 e% o
DD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
+ T$ I- B& P% n. Z" yDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
* ]& @, A2 R, h/ E8 D0 y# b+ u$ Y/ oDD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards9 {/ |9 o8 K# H& s+ q1 D4 P) I
APD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards- N  W# V  h, [3 c6 g2 N9 B' m* m
BB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards2 m: Y  k7 b& Y5 H% N' I& L
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
6 g5 A0 V7 v  A/ zDD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
) R% K; o2 P1 S6 U* gDD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards* `$ ^+ t# w, G; m/ X9 ~
BB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards
" ^  ?$ s) C% W& C. f8 H4 ADD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
  ]: g- j3 g9 G0 C) ?DD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards, T0 h3 _) Y- A8 s) ~" v
APD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards
- Z3 U' c  z6 I- e5 f! fDD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
7 `, j( N5 d9 b' x" {DD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards) j+ _! B" e) L1 x6 W
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
$ z! `) m2 m! |' U  eDD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
6 E. {) F- }. c5 p! W7 SDMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
5 ^6 u1 ~: S. X: iRange increases to 10,000 yards
6 Q/ Y( y+ n, t# PBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards# a0 T6 n; x* @+ Y% `
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards5 E2 x4 q; \: h" U' b! d
BB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards& H7 O5 t9 C: A+ i
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards* k; J; ]8 ^, }  Y; N6 g
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards# h, r7 y2 R5 H
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards4 R9 Y) Q0 a6 P7 k8 k; L" H4 F
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards
$ c3 M6 r6 u$ V9 B" A' jDD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
- D+ C4 C, A! o/ x6 J( g! K$ NDD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
( R, f" e3 G/ z3 l/ G4 k! A' N. RDD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
5 ]" ^* G* C" I% i: ?) {DD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards5 I" x% k+ e4 v
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards$ k4 P8 ]* O+ X& n+ d( W
DD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards0 h6 P' B3 p2 }
DD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
9 y* @& H5 }# ^" ?7 y) h# h# ?# u9 qDD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards6 y/ O& E, G. M  L, W5 k% _& w$ Q
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
! A2 f% X' H0 C4 v8 B; MRange increases to 11,000 yards/ E+ d, c& W- H
APD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards8 V+ J  T; u( H& r
APD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards) D5 u2 m5 H  y1 I: W; Y
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards% \, V4 w! g0 n
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards- h+ D& [- w6 x5 i" S/ x. z
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards, Y, k" G$ z5 F& _, G: w# I4 y% T2 q
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards; N( ~. n: ~- E% O1 H/ p
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards
4 W; ?1 }. C5 d) A5 W  @# P" b, tDMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards
7 |- i# Y5 Q3 H! {4 ODD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
6 n" L- H6 I& b+ d# MDD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards2 U9 l9 \6 |& I9 \
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards, ?- m: L/ |$ w( K5 V$ C0 S/ p
APD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards
2 y" ?# x/ z# ^2 o1 j* rRange closes to 10,000 yards
" W( ?1 E& B- x# I. s/ M8 t+ `! bBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
' S6 t- H# E# }  t* G: T0 z+ jBB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
2 e! r4 Q+ m/ F# a9 C# MBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
1 |5 J4 }7 l& l; N) Z# wAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards5 S- f; v2 h6 E+ ]+ l0 R
DD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
' A; _6 X1 E9 a2 v' n6 B3 t/ `DD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards! s; e. O: C1 t
DD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
/ m9 ^# G7 L% k. k! R/ ^- ~3 V! BDD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards0 H; L" o& c, W, T; J
DMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards0 y% b0 K7 N8 ]8 p1 C
DD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards/ X2 T/ E7 r, p: h+ T
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards' D* ?% R; ]5 B5 Y
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
% y& v  N) V5 c' J& Y# EDD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
# t8 P8 P5 _# ~8 [1 l5 YRange closes to 8,000 yards
. O% v$ Y3 ]( x" K' I: |% Y  TDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
( v1 n1 K" M& v) ]7 U2 \BB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards+ |. F( h3 w. d$ a4 _& J" ]2 W! N
APD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards
6 q3 ]  E: ^- g3 SBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
. S: a# F& U' R' V" T( j% QAPD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards
5 c/ ^; J- E& r5 LJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape+ {" b4 e2 a+ x1 x# b6 L. f
Task forces break off...
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% L: A' v) z# N: [! p* q( FNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
$ g7 }9 S) r: L      APD T-1, Shell hits 1
6 S+ |; p" q6 B$ c0 L  g      APD T-2
2 I% i# Y7 J7 g& [      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
9 ^' ~: J3 c( t8 V; e8 N; t      APD T-4, Shell hits 1
& X. E$ y  Z% s      APD T-5
& v. B8 A* X7 t9 p      APD T-6
3 L/ Y. F7 g6 M; a+ H! Z      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage  T& j6 b. t; x
      APD T-9, Shell hits 1& a  O! X" `% b# o; \+ P
      APD T-10+ u  i" U7 n& C3 M& D9 A& @' j$ a
      APD T-11,  on fire
, Y+ K- C0 X2 r2 @& R% E- |0 y      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
4 B& U. m3 {0 L7 U* _& r3 K      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
; }. e/ }( e% |9 g      APD T-14, and is sunk7 Q7 T2 h" T( N" n( R& ~- @9 {# h

. A* H, z: O& A, Y# fAllied Ships: |; ?6 }$ ^1 d
      CA Portland
! |) |4 \7 l  G7 N      CA Northampton
: O3 i- x! T" Q$ K5 j7 a      CA Chester( l6 o  P. V' _; S: w1 X0 x6 C9 B! I
      CA Louisville
' |) J% Z% k+ p) s3 |2 N/ w% e5 N      CA Chicago# Z- B, c' |9 P  P
      CA Astoria5 @& K( ?! z) l- G( k/ K
      CA Minneapolis
+ E( P$ N# a0 e! N' ]7 x5 s      CA San Francisco, L2 [  w" H! R0 L. h2 n( M
      CA Quincy2 t- K: p; S  s. @+ s4 v
      CA Vincennes
6 N: J  y& G5 H$ C4 n. e      CA Wichita
( y! J' _* e1 {! E; A      DD Bennett
+ j, {; w$ d3 N3 Q! i4 ?      DD Bradford& I  K4 ]: \+ T( k0 w& B& d) I
      DD Braine
8 j3 c7 n& Q) S4 [% X5 Q6 _9 @4 @      DD Brownson5 \. J$ B0 u: `) n0 Q! @9 Q1 x
      DD Bryant
3 ~2 r; K( K. }      DD Bullard
# ~4 E! v) E' `+ @6 U  ?. j! C2 T  N      DD Burns
8 k: H  ~0 |' k. ]      DD Callaghan
' |: m7 Y# Z( p0 D$ l# I; o      DD Caperton) _( T8 i0 @1 _3 t
      DD Capps0 ^% O' G( z+ {
      DMS Emmons
' D' A, M/ ]! W4 |7 Q      DMS Macomb
( a: k# [+ W; L& X      DMS Rodman* l6 C3 T, |( N. V2 ^% P0 R
      DMS Gherardi
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8 y- Z4 Y/ w! y8 R. o" w9 ]1 mMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards- @% B% @$ j4 y3 c  b( R
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
8 N& T' J+ }- U9 Q# FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
" ?3 z5 b; C& c$ vRange closes to 26,000 yards...
% ?8 J! J- G- tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
- U; i+ _" H* ~+ {6 ?8 C2 H% RRange closes to 24,000 yards...4 o8 A/ X# W4 T* g- i( f5 L- S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards) y8 T4 w: a5 z* B9 E' S7 D
Range closes to 22,000 yards...5 }0 f! Y2 r0 v1 s5 s1 x* k% N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards. e1 |1 v6 N( w0 f
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
" f+ K& u/ e1 Z/ k7 V. ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards5 o5 s, M- ~5 B
Range closes to 18,000 yards...1 V7 B, X( M9 I2 G% t3 T* H8 A' L3 H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards4 A9 M: J% E3 E/ e
Range closes to 16,000 yards...( y& k0 `( C9 L; P1 z! x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards1 u, Z  c. ~1 q: `7 w# Z/ A9 R
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
; }4 h' y6 v+ p3 a  C# Y' l. FRange closes to 12,000 yards...4 A( Z* b8 U9 r0 N6 [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards: }, @8 G$ [! o
Range closes to 11,000 yards...) S- G+ Z- m3 u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
- v" R. Z6 B6 SRange closes to 10,000 yards...& @5 c7 J. E' c# j( _2 }2 K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
" r% Z: z+ ]' V  @2 qCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards8 K: _3 z3 {, [& z! t! X
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
6 C8 I3 P8 V- E' r. h" N% rRange increases to 11,000 yards3 g) b- s4 u7 w0 |. U
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards& C; B1 c1 X1 r
CA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
; ?8 @4 c; b# [CA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards5 S* ~! x! b- P) @1 W  l) O
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards5 X9 G) t' Y% \3 `: T/ t9 w- B* Y
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
  p3 Q* T- m* ]DMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards
& P0 N* q- `4 E% _. M/ ]CA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
% n, M1 |% i7 ?: Y, U  O! j9 o" sCA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards# v! p5 F, {% y2 s$ F
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards
# v6 u- u: ]/ P- c& bCA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
4 O5 A; R( f9 K, f: RDMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards9 b7 l# ^% L2 G; L; s# F# M# j
DD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
6 p/ {* r. d3 ?3 l; w( a3 c' uDD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards3 q( r* D( S' {1 a+ c
DD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
/ F3 R7 ~4 ^7 w* HDD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
- s5 v% v  s; j6 q' b& ZAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
1 w6 y6 F% ?/ Q8 q" vAPD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards  C; p& @7 j0 [
Range closes to 10,000 yards, U! e& S) @9 S* H( h: M
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards+ ?: }" j8 Z# Q) c/ A: k" b2 ]
CA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards7 P  c  p9 o3 P3 s/ R
CA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
, `, A$ D, f1 |  M" t& ]/ Q" ^" ICA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
- z( e6 n7 C% ~CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
- j5 A! Y4 U% p0 B" b1 ^5 [( _APD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards# a) B7 k- x. }7 |# o/ o- ~" f  r) l
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
4 k% A8 v5 q3 n8 L; q5 @Range closes to 9,000 yards1 V' ?; Y' A) A8 u7 v7 D
APD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards
+ s9 a, t, N8 b% }& U( @/ VDMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
: K6 D0 e* `$ nCA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
$ G  c! u1 x/ QCA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards4 u7 a4 p& U. p0 `6 R4 ]: R
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards( x3 c& P* z9 R
DD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
5 g6 J- T6 k3 q* F5 EDD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
  w; o1 i$ ?, @: [; z- H* m+ mRange increases to 10,000 yards- b" m' n, K8 W0 b: }
APD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards
, g0 [4 I! Q: v  @0 v% e, nCA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
8 _, u( Y- F8 a  |: s# MDMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards4 ~: Q/ h* g' I% Z! |
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
9 l' w! z  s+ n  G. yCA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
  m4 G- ]0 \, f9 ]# ?/ U. }% yJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape! r) P( H. l" a
Task forces break off...: I5 k# D3 s- r9 M. a5 Y$ n& G9 h+ y( d
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards( Y! R' I4 Q; p( {+ ]2 X& V

8 ?9 ?- s) }, I" \) M9 NJapanese Ships
. }8 _2 z, \: \  B+ }7 `3 i( \* U      APD T-1: p/ m# [( f/ Z" `- M0 ]  }: X1 _2 F
      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire0 A4 x% X! ^+ i' o
      APD T-3
+ ~0 r7 u6 h9 T5 z& T" x4 b      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk5 z- \1 O) h8 J. B+ V' U- k
      APD T-5
* C7 K& n" \7 P* P7 s' k/ P4 N      APD T-6
2 w; ^: t7 O( W' J      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
1 z- r! U% K8 {9 o) m- Q      APD T-9& F# g& v. N; M4 @
      APD T-10+ p% g3 w' @% l- q# O
      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire! F! ^: l, W& k/ D5 Y
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Allied Ships; K* k) \6 A7 T$ W; m: t
      CA Portland1 h* I0 ~% ^8 K9 Q
      CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
8 S- b5 R' g9 U7 i/ s  s4 }- B      CA Chester* P* N, U" E; t8 }: Q; Y" d9 y
      CA Louisville
4 w/ I) @% |7 Z- t2 ^. S2 a      CA Chicago
( A: F  X7 |- d      CA Astoria  R- i4 b- K# P% w% F! y1 M! W
      CA Minneapolis
' g  m/ X- h& n' ?$ d: ]" W      CA San Francisco7 E7 m6 V! Y; p
      CA Quincy  S( i- m' ^2 M1 |2 ^) X
      CA Vincennes" z" [* z# {9 a/ x, U! ?; K+ l# d
      CA Wichita
* w" N# N" [* l& b- W      DD Bennett3 u0 f# t- X1 `$ ]3 h1 ^2 {# M& s
      DD Bradford% S# A3 L( |. q
      DD Braine
" d  ~, c" U5 d9 v, d1 D% I% \7 q1 ~* ?% ]      DD Brownson
. [) u" {. u# M$ L2 k      DD Bryant$ B  y+ l' V7 ?1 M
      DD Bullard, W  s- g5 ~/ b  b" M; Q
      DD Burns2 ~* p+ |: z( g) ~) A
      DD Callaghan- t3 L$ A  _: H* S
      DD Caperton  G' s- M! A2 Y9 m4 F
      DD Capps
; o1 l, a6 y! @$ v% X      DMS Emmons( B. O& ]0 r0 Y0 ^8 [
      DMS Macomb$ z1 f& V3 i2 Z4 i- I  p
      DMS Rodman
# d% _. ]: t) v      DMS Gherardi# Y0 \8 s" m& @* h4 J
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; F, {+ J) l/ G7 d4 v* J; eMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
; o5 H$ Z5 D/ M/ [Range closes to 28,000 yards...  U2 Y4 R  A3 |. d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards" b. U, y" h& P: E+ A5 [
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
' ~) e* s/ m+ J5 Z" q# C, V+ R3 W1 QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
9 L' Y2 P# f% O! x  A, X( xRange closes to 24,000 yards...6 b" x5 I( _9 I0 J! h5 Y
Range closes to 22,000 yards...( q, Y6 M. n! b+ h6 T/ C0 c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
5 T. W- a  U& M" ]2 A0 F3 M" t: c  O1 Z. BRange closes to 20,000 yards...
" U1 O- x6 R1 e3 v) ^Range closes to 18,000 yards...9 i' R; z* q6 d. I5 @* _. F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards, ~9 j3 {: B% d' T  N9 M: J& y
Range closes to 16,000 yards...7 q+ T% c8 l8 x6 Z/ F  s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
& @% {% y& D2 \3 _) oRange closes to 14,000 yards...
+ U+ A) O" v, l3 [# D( pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards" R' M% @) H: M+ j2 |9 r$ L
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
! K/ T/ d7 M+ \9 m9 cCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards5 e" g$ J* I  k+ T( v. S
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
& ~% O( v$ P+ Q6 nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards6 N/ ?9 d2 h, s. s& w
Range closes to 10,000 yards...' {% S/ t# j+ p& d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
5 r0 C8 {2 W$ J. H- `  P7 _CA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
, [0 J6 D. N4 `3 ?CA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
3 P' }0 J% @; }, SDD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards$ F7 i8 I8 E4 ^8 L
Range increases to 12,000 yards
* h. w+ w2 i; M+ X1 gCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards  I# `. Z( |% q+ ^
CA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards, W$ j5 S6 ]) M: `  v
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
+ Z! @, ]/ L4 w' {9 ACA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards  d$ b, a- u! y2 y9 b* I: G
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards& E- {; ]2 c7 d
CA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
/ p7 q& ?; m4 b; e- [) JDD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
# k8 A/ Y, |- k" W' LDD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards4 c, |+ X" G; r6 ~
DD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
3 J4 O# S' L9 O; g& z5 b) z4 gDD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards; k* }* L$ l% X  [" W2 i
DMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
! m& e) C% }8 L- e4 C: lAPD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards
$ ^+ k7 O) L* \3 FRange closes to 9,000 yards! V; V0 M: U$ x' T, m/ p' S
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards) P/ E9 v; e+ S3 H  v
APD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards% |$ y* s+ m, ?8 J6 |' q
CA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards1 }1 x( m! w. s9 p: `4 H9 I" f* h
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards( J: w0 x3 y# C0 S  y1 u, d/ O
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards# W# g! A- u$ z/ ~) ~
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards6 N6 c  O; x. c4 k: U
APD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards! ^# O+ S% k/ L' q- X
DD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards0 c4 S+ l- J) A1 Y
Range closes to 7,000 yards& V7 @0 R2 k3 j, F2 S" f  B% @
CA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards& F$ Y/ g8 _# S( f
APD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
: ]! L4 I5 _# I, SCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
* Q+ Q$ u: i3 O3 YCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards0 O1 W+ S' y, @+ P* A" T* X& f
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
* y2 T) T* Y/ T, \, \APD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
  n7 ~0 c' C9 f# f* h5 ~CA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
' c  N; @2 n( f7 A% zCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards2 ^. Y( s: F% I; A
CA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards! C( Q2 [+ l( Q7 |8 j
DD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards9 }3 y- J+ c$ g" x! W8 P
DMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
; x2 u4 v! C# S" h7 X, wRange increases to 10,000 yards
( F6 _; ~* M3 pDMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
3 G1 H  k( W: W6 T5 v5 b2 |CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards+ Z: u  v' Q8 C6 \, d' f
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
& b  T4 P, ?2 @# p4 i9 gTask forces break off...
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Japanese Ships
5 h$ L! u- l/ x& f      APD T-1
2 Q+ W6 T- X) e- k/ D2 T, D5 T" J      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage( z- M8 [2 H0 D1 U1 J4 o
      APD T-3- ^8 Q( L4 O" _
      APD T-5
; ?4 z' C+ x, Q      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, Y: N5 s2 F7 |$ c! e
      APD T-9, a/ k# w# r* ~
      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage. H& j) n# M/ `  C4 G9 Y3 P6 z! ]
      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk# H' a: Y; w. o" g8 t) j2 ^  x: }

: b8 u3 V2 m; y2 v2 F( vAllied Ships
6 P: Q6 E1 k+ U      CL Swiftsure0 |: C" ]+ ?5 x9 ^# C( i! i
      CL St. Louis: n; J7 k. k, h3 l8 L0 k9 h5 t
      CL Phoenix
6 G: @8 h! l3 l  i9 b) @2 o! }/ M      CL Cleveland
! O$ I+ q  ]+ Y+ t) \* T& M' E, Y/ t. e      CL Montpelier
% G  @; M' |- [" v2 O& w      CL Denver
' y) w. o2 J; U% t      CL Santa Fe
& u3 P- d# i9 `' `" |4 d      CL Birmingham
8 I7 w/ R/ \' L* p+ Q      CL Mobile; e. G' I6 Z9 [' I9 X
      CL Biloxi5 e/ r% y2 n3 y/ Q, G" e
      CL Miami
; Y1 R6 p5 p: d, n      CL Pasadena
0 C7 A4 ?- W$ V  N      DD Allen M. Sumner
9 V  K7 e+ y1 x* }( R      DD Ault
- r" K( p% S: I5 Z7 W      DD English
: u6 D' C# T( `2 p      DD Haynsworth6 |* v( }3 ]9 V# b
      DD Maddox1 b( F+ c2 M3 a: Q
      DD Mansfield2 f; ?. K! J! v" J$ A% k
      DD Waldron8 z2 D8 ~" ]( g7 M3 u
      DD Haggard
- {/ \# o6 N: C      DD Hailey  f# U* V* T9 B" S" p9 j0 C6 b
      DD Hale
. o$ c9 S0 _6 J      CL Vincennes II
% k5 @/ u" F% R* F+ J$ G      CL Houston II
$ V- X4 ^2 C0 Z* r+ O      CL Astoria II
6 v, ]; O4 @& H. R- J) o1 c. V* O$ \5 }  d6 q1 }0 |

6 r  U) x  W% P1 f, B5 a5 n7 f' e- H7 `Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
$ ]8 J" s, l& PRange closes to 28,000 yards...; a- d- m' @" {4 e- l- i& Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards. _1 M/ X; K% [/ G0 P
Range closes to 26,000 yards...0 a3 _* J# k7 f1 B; V$ t: b0 F0 N
Range closes to 24,000 yards...' q. I  O1 D0 q/ A# `  U# D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
) v  N$ z9 k) N7 M  H8 KRange closes to 22,000 yards...1 E! x8 P5 _4 N; o- ?
Range closes to 20,000 yards...2 }# }1 C6 l9 M" U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards0 H  W# U7 d0 k
Range closes to 18,000 yards...7 ?2 S, L+ }9 X4 w8 I0 m/ [8 b6 N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards6 Q) N3 i* F. C0 d6 _
Range closes to 16,000 yards...# G5 G, v0 o: ~: J8 W* y3 }! r; i( c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
7 G9 d$ T! }, v1 {$ Y7 ?- i  aRange closes to 14,000 yards...
0 H- s2 O! Z! c, s5 I7 [; g% YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
) `9 A: ~+ Y' C# nRange closes to 12,000 yards...
1 g+ X8 i' G( _# P; j' O/ dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
# y; O6 J. R9 S4 E" z9 j1 iRange closes to 11,000 yards...* _; R, }% y0 e- x0 I% V2 `& F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards, J' H% }+ z/ h- p7 s
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
, E/ q! Q6 f1 l' sCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards: ~  w) }( L$ C; W
Wyatt, B. crosses the 'T'
6 T. [1 s$ c8 G& n% @6 VCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards0 Y) w1 a6 H% N( H3 r8 W# Z. \/ j* j
CL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards# D3 w. T( c0 s' I2 v; W6 P
CL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
9 p8 [& p& b0 e( @& I% K& gCL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards% q2 y% F7 ]9 S
DD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards1 I4 w7 ^" u$ T  ~
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
9 o, f" e/ L$ U" x$ \DD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
7 [9 Z5 \. c/ o% Q9 H. fDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
, m; q  f/ F0 l) M. gRange increases to 11,000 yards/ u  S' g" p- z' D& b
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards2 ~0 S  s6 B. U9 G% w8 O4 q
CL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards. v0 r' S: r& V* a  o
CL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards2 n: }7 j6 Y" b, ?9 [. b- P
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards" ^- W- `2 @7 `. ?- y
CL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
4 {7 n: Z% _5 X3 g8 PCL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards! I/ x, e4 d8 @+ }
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
3 I0 Y  E" F2 d3 V( ~DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
0 j9 E) d6 f& f$ V4 r3 i5 [: l7 s2 zRange closes to 8,000 yards$ J" w5 k0 E) I+ A% i) w: y
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards
2 \5 `/ \( f1 V2 ^CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards! }9 Z* S) B, c2 z' R5 K( P" y
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards% A4 |* e( n, w1 [( m
APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards
$ u2 Y# [7 V4 h' y4 A/ |* ]  L6 }0 h2 ZDD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
8 a0 m1 @+ `/ L6 rRange closes to 7,000 yards% J- v" j) s9 t, G
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
+ e8 H% p& R6 R. }5 |3 VCL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards3 s7 q1 g( Q9 J8 w: J5 G7 J
CL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
4 e0 i3 g) V, g; HCL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards! I( O6 J# `- A/ x6 F, U4 A
CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards
. i# c  _: N- `8 CCL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards4 ~2 ?, ], S+ ~8 V
CL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards; i/ L6 o; N9 f2 x+ q) [
CL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards  B' Y* E4 q7 `5 A) ^
DD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards3 y6 ~7 ~& J8 y6 d, T
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards% e- N1 N8 p0 ^- c% V' B% J
APD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards
' }5 l* L( ^1 n* O$ mDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
7 N  B/ ~4 d9 _. H" jRange increases to 8,000 yards' @  ^$ w6 H. z2 r0 v9 R/ f
CL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards  l3 R/ ^* H7 Q  N
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
6 K5 v6 Q# k3 e/ g, _CL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards
6 u. J" ?1 y5 f/ k& T: d8 rJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
) C. x. n' ?/ r  c/ Z$ iTask forces break off...
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      APD T-10 l' t- D* @* D# `7 e6 I
      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk* h: @. a9 L6 Y; z) _
      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk; m8 k7 {( L7 i7 N) y: ^
      APD T-5
/ w) G3 q8 X, M# L& w      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
+ k7 n6 s# t  D) r: g      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
! o* [6 t' o, L5 E2 J0 l/ p1 i4 i4 O      CA Portland( v& e' |$ [: n* g# _1 [2 x
      CA Northampton
) _+ |, Z" N! g      CA Chester- e# G8 x% n8 X+ q3 U6 ]
      CA Louisville
" G* C! n$ x& I      CA Chicago6 l; t2 L; A) s' g" t
      CA Astoria
  ]! k- H3 _0 E7 R; m% V, u      CA Minneapolis. |( I4 `8 Z2 c: b( g# z$ _
      CA San Francisco
/ _; j  l" k% i& l! d; L      CA Quincy
+ l2 Z& k1 S& Z1 h      CA Vincennes8 f! g- y. O+ f& H, T
      CA Wichita# M9 d, }% X7 j5 p* B2 R
      DD Bennett
# K& Y3 b  `) o5 x  U, s( e      DD Bradford* K) w1 Q6 P  W; N5 _- i
      DD Braine
+ N" U  |7 z, {- c# F$ K      DD Brownson  A# V2 w- |/ p- S( Y3 E; U
      DD Bryant; `" ?/ w! f0 D5 X7 v7 \% i
      DD Bullard3 q9 c$ x. x5 L5 j5 H* v
      DD Burns0 ]4 S% H- S8 Z/ n3 F
      DD Callaghan
% w3 q. @4 e! s" f      DD Caperton
2 N0 m  u. D/ d2 ^: Y      DD Capps4 F+ q6 l( d# |% v+ c/ B" a0 G
      DMS Emmons# \  R$ a) S2 s8 y! m6 a$ i3 J9 `
      DMS Macomb$ j3 ?: ]( @6 y% l+ V! x
      DMS Rodman8 T% _  R: X6 K/ \/ Y- J
      DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
5 ~) _' n8 ^/ N% ?Range closes to 28,000 yards...
! x  Q- M  D/ i( \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards3 K' Z$ ?; M& R" E7 m
Range closes to 26,000 yards.... B! g6 g& M- s
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
9 @& `( o/ N% P& }8 \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards' D- p" F; s2 L3 M  ~) K) {
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
' {0 c/ I# u: T& w* aCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
( d- U, g0 r& F& ~2 n- QRange closes to 20,000 yards...: `& j& y% m' u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
( V  ]6 B+ Z' v& }7 j2 b  d2 wRange closes to 18,000 yards...
. C! D$ {! G- b1 a/ k% ERange closes to 16,000 yards...6 G5 J) k  o0 n; [6 z! S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards$ G# T, V2 o  q
Range closes to 14,000 yards...% j0 w% z1 L! x& h- _. G
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
/ h' O* R1 ?: D( c; qRange closes to 11,000 yards...
, T0 |" n5 [2 e. O5 J0 nRange closes to 10,000 yards...
) ]- a& N% i  z% W' p6 i9 nRange closes to 9,000 yards...
9 A7 g: E# A' m/ KRange closes to 8,000 yards...) h0 v8 I' d' n' ~7 S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards& h2 L) K/ I; _# t# T' I
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards' Y# |; ~3 `+ b* X/ q: k! _1 U3 g
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
" ?( R6 ]+ d7 m& }& KCA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards5 G0 Y2 r4 l! x$ e% {* M, g
DD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards( P/ g' u, u7 M( F1 {/ d, a
APD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards, T' g+ ]+ U1 x1 d( O+ h6 v
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
+ R/ u  o" P- T0 eCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards$ c& t. n! b8 E
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards/ P9 q  l0 A" z( ^* \" e# S
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
% ~: f7 j0 h7 l& Y3 yCA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
0 b$ t4 F# [6 [APD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards. i# N" E6 ^/ ?: R+ N0 _: _. p
DD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards( K, G6 B3 n. `% D& u  C3 Z
Range closes to 5,000 yards
1 r. _& T: d5 H, }# h/ oDD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113 ! g0 P, [2 g6 ?  h0 R6 D
APD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards
( O4 j8 g5 q1 d, N" uCA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards
, ?1 _7 s" [( ZCA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards
, M5 t; u2 d/ m# f. r0 TDD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards
# u9 Q$ K/ F5 k% ^Range closes to 2,000 yards
8 M4 X, }0 t1 R) E( {CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
6 Z& t2 t+ a1 `: Q' a9 V7 mCA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards) d2 f4 [) v0 F  u+ E
CA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards. F" r8 H6 B' B# @; _2 K& X9 y& M
APD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards
  A* @1 T& B* x) `3 e! |; Y: dRange increases to 6,000 yards
/ X/ u& n% E! t0 a' T) sCA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards  \  B  G7 J' R6 k% e* S
CA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards
4 P& k. r% F! rAPD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards: O& z% B0 i% U5 D* l, c
Range increases to 9,000 yards
" r* i  S- {  x) aDMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards; N" Z- F6 r1 q; e
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
. p, X5 \6 y. Q; _) BCA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards+ a; X2 E9 Q4 b/ y3 s( n
DD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards- t0 [/ A5 @8 M/ D! `
Range increases to 13,000 yards
- C" K) _: E# N8 i: y4 |4 S9 WCA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards) R# A5 O" p: L6 w, l
APD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards5 Y# u( M# l# x4 l' U1 `4 M- E
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
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8 E; i" r& D' D* f9 y  h: |      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
* H) _4 `" s0 f! U8 c      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk+ E( w2 M9 D: l9 N4 E

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      BB North Carolina
. s* h8 w1 R6 k8 c2 o- M  ?( |5 D      BB Washington$ |! @: e% \+ g* D( b1 [
      BB South Dakota
, U7 Y% V' @" v; W0 n* Q* }, T      BB Indiana: e# F6 K9 o3 \
      BB Massachusetts
2 h$ K. X3 o0 M7 ?      BB Alabama
; d" D: E0 M5 O  M6 `. G      DD Conner
# B+ l* D4 e. u4 ?8 ?( X6 `      DD Cotten
, T2 ?6 i  ?: _# c4 q  ^: u      DD Cowell& {0 p* I# N; A+ N" G0 {0 v0 V
      DD Daly
0 ^" ]6 r( @/ v1 g      DD Eaton2 h7 H1 G1 Y: p$ w  e- k' Z9 _
      DD Heywood Edwards
, G' f; f5 `0 b' V      DD Erben
% v% `! _& i6 w* f      DD Evans
3 j+ C$ X9 k3 Q/ [      DD Foote
$ C7 b+ w- C1 H8 L0 _      DD Franks
. }$ L0 |( C3 m      DD Fullam$ g: t7 a, b, f! I4 q, z; g
      DD Gatling
- W+ a( j) l% n5 d. e1 s" R      DD Albert Grant
( }$ X! T/ ^! G% x+ Y& g      DD Gregory
4 z% V$ o& s" b3 k$ {7 }      DD Guest5 [* C% o- t5 e
      DMS Hamilton
& l+ j+ c8 o: y      DMS Forrest& X$ t. |& f. C
      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards" |% o1 e4 |+ s2 x- p$ f: F
Range closes to 28,000 yards...0 A/ v! |5 z" I# {
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
* @6 ]) V! N$ W: @Range closes to 24,000 yards...6 r( x5 ]% r) @. v& F! q9 o; H, A
Range closes to 22,000 yards...! _  Y/ h' U) b
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
( k6 J5 m. C, \, V" @4 X4 |Range closes to 18,000 yards...$ B( `+ U% R: R% `/ w3 D7 ]3 c
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
! q' Y! Z* t" C% F7 p6 J; HRange closes to 14,000 yards...
3 o" Z5 q. _# [( XRange closes to 12,000 yards..." J9 u4 n  b  O, X
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
  F( F4 u% L) c- ^. s9 }" A2 [+ ^/ FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards: ~8 b. P$ K: a6 f) W& K
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
; p* f3 Y2 ?2 \Range closes to 9,000 yards...3 G9 i2 Y" y+ ~" j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards; F. B$ z( U3 {# _
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
1 \) H; n+ ?' aAPD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards
$ a2 h1 [+ s$ o. ]1 t& L  ODD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards2 _" ^* o7 @1 I
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards6 T  }' ?7 X0 C5 x6 u. J4 B2 d
DD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
0 J! i3 ^& c1 |( U# qRange closes to 5,000 yards
2 T2 F9 u( A7 I  }DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
* A# I: [5 u: G- cBB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards
  ~" j. k  V/ k. u/ FRange closes to 3,000 yards
- F/ e0 C& C5 K. ?* [6 }BB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
; Z2 w" K) ]* I9 Z4 ^DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards6 E( S& I/ y3 P0 `9 q! \3 }1 c6 ~
DD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
" u+ Z3 e! i' U; m1 PDD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards4 `2 H+ {0 k+ ?  Z' ^% C. p  G
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
4 v% k' m) t5 z0 e4 J# z' cAPD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards  ?9 e: ]$ ?( r6 a
BB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
: h- Y! K* H5 zDD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
# E2 b, G. f1 F" N# g: X; LDD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards5 V. P8 x; c5 {9 ]
Range increases to 5,000 yards$ {' N* R3 q9 A  k- b; B' w
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards4 I1 n- |' Z3 e. @
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
" p* P/ }" x% e. n' ?Range increases to 7,000 yards  V8 T; |: k& S$ _
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards" {- O& t' D& @+ V& D
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards3 W. |3 y, ^9 Q# l
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
0 ?0 W8 T# i' C: M& N2 N$ ^APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards3 @, s+ G/ d- s; h+ f& N% g1 M
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
5 E9 P; n8 w1 h& \) q- ]! mCombat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...
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