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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 44
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东京快车出轨
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! ?" B9 J; S5 t6 M' o# q, y9 i日军在波纳佩经过连日激战,补给消耗的速度大大高于天蝗的预期,眼看就支持不住,天蝗不得已组织了东京快车对岛上日军进行补给,不幸被盟军太平洋舰队堵着正着,水面车轮战后全歼了这支东京快车运输队的10余艘APD,还顺带击沉了护航的水面战队日军轻巡天盐号和吹雪级驱逐舰一艘。
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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。! T% o: t3 }2 L0 p3 D; o
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: H6 n3 p/ w: a4 p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。: i/ o2 ~3 ^/ j. R
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% d$ J, f% A H7 B2 i& }3 d4 ~Submarine attack near Ponape at 119,113
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Japanese Ships. ^" }& w, v, F2 a. r* K
SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk
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. @) h0 C# x' p7 wAllied Ships
! A8 R! O9 }* M: y7 J% e- i CLAA Prince Robert- x9 b6 `& u( `! G ^ p% S' Z
DD Saumarez
- y* f- T# }, R8 H9 @) h3 w; \ DD Nizam
- v4 i% S' [9 g" V7 w6 _8 L DD Ellet
1 E% n4 R$ | k1 G5 D1 \; } DD Waller- C6 o p# y: z6 K8 ~( D7 a
DD Walker6 P; C; y5 M7 I1 _
DD Wadleigh
+ _1 ]- V3 e `- t: w DD Uhlmann
9 x) E9 |! e0 d' b5 u2 C DD Twining
. ]+ L/ h3 I+ c( N+ ?$ } DD Twiggs. _, Q. q$ G1 C) L& u
DD David Taylor( H) q1 ?" @, l
DD Strong2 Q2 T) F" }' T: b5 h1 z
DD Sproston' U% A9 {- V! y! r
DD Sigsbee% _& j1 P2 v& Y8 E" {
DD Sigourney
" B* s) ]4 g9 J7 m6 s DD Schroeder
8 f2 W9 Q; Q# @7 {, H DD Benham II7 t$ i. O4 M0 r
DD Cushing II8 g% ~1 }; b) T" o7 K
DD Urchin
: d1 d1 D8 M4 V DD Urania! @, X. i7 ]; h X5 b- @# x* g
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SS I-48 is sighted by escort/ j9 U1 n9 r$ x5 k3 v8 t' ?
DD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search+ u9 |- C1 Y! f0 K
DD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....5 A9 P* a& g4 a2 J; W
SS I-48 forced to surface!
/ [% I1 w- q1 x% n3 {DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....4 g4 H2 V/ s3 c( f; G
DD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....
8 ^) b3 L8 c. E1 i* @6 f' J5 q# \DD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....
3 n! U4 Q5 Y! P9 J5 TDD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ....' E& Z! P, m' [/ i1 t: K
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
. @4 n6 d" u+ j" NSub slips beneath the waves9 V3 H: B5 \) r
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3 w% A% j+ X4 k3 e* V( _7 oNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards6 n; ]" [4 I! S q" f8 M0 r
; S1 R8 ~2 y8 o9 UJapanese aircraft
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3 _/ z0 d+ m% T" T# g" }3 pJapanese aircraft losses8 W, V+ `4 I9 g* ]+ g# m
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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1 [8 I- [# h2 Q& I$ q3 ] CL Agano" f. q* H- Z& O2 w: N
CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2
) i8 u+ n; j3 Z9 r" |6 c4 [ DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
|# o3 F5 ]& ^ ]8 m6 W" F DD Hibiki
8 h' l& \, Y" M3 n, u DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1
. C* T/ G8 M. Y/ \( E DD Shirakumo
% b9 u" j# X4 o$ K DD Isonami
. q/ x+ r! x4 v# O6 F DD Murakumo s x9 h/ _0 j0 S2 l( v9 X
CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
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7 R0 q6 E0 C3 U( _/ x$ }0 ~4 w' oAllied Ships
$ F$ Q$ `2 G7 I BB North Carolina
( S2 ^& t& {) a: h/ u$ j) ~3 g! ` BB Washington
8 s/ m( l+ @6 r. j6 | BB South Dakota
2 O& F, F3 H, p6 m6 m+ Z BB Indiana, Shell hits 17 c6 H$ ^! V# E0 u( N+ d% D
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2
' i+ V j- a c* z6 k4 g" V) U1 M; h BB Alabama, Shell hits 2
4 q, i) v/ s; a/ E4 Y DD Conner# o# b- Q9 [2 T* m' L* m
DD Cotten
/ e1 \3 ?) a9 H7 o1 ~# g DD Cowell- E% n& w$ t9 }. r
DD Daly
; {% T* h! ?- J4 W1 C3 V' @+ K' ~" S DD Eaton
8 S6 n" t" T! V+ j2 ? DD Heywood Edwards
3 r i& Q+ C/ v3 } w( b! x) z DD Erben. f8 Z) `- s) x, R W) ~0 K1 u3 E
DD Evans
$ U$ A$ r5 [3 {0 N( Y9 D DD Foote
! l/ I4 g4 o7 d" J1 w6 }" a DD Franks: [9 d; `% a$ E. E8 s0 `
DD Fullam
% Q4 N( Y+ j0 j! F4 F& W DD Gatling
4 ~ B( U, W. L. ^ x- d* B DD Albert Grant! s1 O0 ]) h( E& ^
DD Gregory
& T- A+ s+ \6 O5 q* } `5 i" p DD Guest! M& V. u% P$ w4 K- s/ j" p& a
DMS Hamilton
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@% ^& M6 z% x9 e/ L" [& R DMS Ellyson3 s# D+ R) I( _+ f+ p7 z
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
3 c& p* Q% H" ~$ a5 w/ TRange closes to 28,000 yards...
5 h' J; J1 G |, |; N% TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards9 F! A- x4 F# p; r9 R
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards
4 ?8 f" c# m6 U! S3 o- x% M; kRange closes to 26,000 yards...0 ~# g2 y/ c( B# `! ], M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
9 C Q! T3 k& j c. }0 gRange closes to 24,000 yards...3 f U6 E% N) A. T/ R2 U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
+ Z6 d9 N; h% v& b; b0 ECONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards9 s; `6 F8 c7 j/ {( r7 @" G
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
( }3 Q' \4 S7 F0 k- v& oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
9 ]5 S" K9 {* ^1 M, e! l3 ECONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards8 l5 q+ w2 P( }: `8 L, W2 G% k
Range closes to 20,000 yards.../ Q2 t! {9 U5 E1 U: R* G# s3 R- E
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards# d% x/ ?$ a5 B' |* v4 s9 }* Q% J
Range closes to 18,000 yards..., O$ }" J+ F* j3 M- B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards. q2 f- Z) }) W1 H
Range closes to 16,000 yards... C5 z) z1 q# e5 v% Y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards+ d& Z4 |5 b0 s+ F
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
+ t) n- T2 n6 i1 ?/ x7 |0 h3 tCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
) B# N: M& _) ERange closes to 12,000 yards...
! q; I: H4 |- H& j( A i, FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
: _* {( o5 Y& L( l6 cCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards7 {5 p0 A7 t1 H& I u: ~ g. _) h
Range closes to 11,000 yards...: x* D P+ h' q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
3 o4 I8 {8 z p3 [5 w1 ]% @CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards4 E7 {; x4 K7 \" q# u' Y/ n
Range closes to 10,000 yards...; \" j, a2 V; r1 s+ c: V. @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards' R& I: \. Z' F0 t0 r
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
* w/ M9 L% p3 C5 ?0 E, k5 [CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards. o+ z2 e7 P: {4 B
BB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards. V8 S9 K$ f" i3 o& _, K3 }, w
BB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
' }' v# W3 I# I$ H0 O) D- _CL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards
8 s, O, @% Q( O2 P5 N' V. q( yBB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
. Z& C7 A! J! L( s! [BB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
2 s4 I6 M1 A% p b) n+ W u' {DD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards3 i( C& P6 X/ g6 U' s
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards# v7 i) M! J: g
BB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards
# K# o9 x% U2 P$ L+ @DD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards
; g2 f9 D) y2 r7 X3 T2 LDD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards7 v i4 N1 C' \) d
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards. A2 }4 v' v. D0 W/ I1 X5 z% Q2 R
Range increases to 11,000 yards9 A- k/ m* l% N6 x# k& ~
CL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
, t( h* ~( v( x$ C9 `BB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards, L- U4 |+ z7 l! G* D- t3 N$ C' Q% s' U
CL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards
1 g6 Y3 Q2 ~, D: VDD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards x! b! ?, |& T- O/ z5 p6 N
CL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards- {; }* o# Y7 Y( X1 X# N ~
DD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards
( P& c1 Y% P' Z, ~CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
5 G8 Y* y/ R& G+ kBB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards4 l. C% Z# e7 _% P5 c- \; G
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
& m# p* z: ]% [/ a; kDD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards1 F4 s1 W7 E3 C8 j1 s6 m* {. ~
DD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
8 r! h3 q2 }) c7 } @: lDD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards3 L( M( K* K# p9 {8 Q/ c
DD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards
8 ]) t; D, H3 K6 p4 p' a- a; QDD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards
' N/ d5 l8 I2 z/ a. XRange closes to 10,000 yards
# b T$ E# E0 ACL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards# c0 i3 i8 g1 f9 t2 J
CL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
% i# e" S: f3 c( H9 YDD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
: x# ?! r. i" n: G8 fDD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
5 }6 ?- u4 p* }DD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards
: M+ {! v+ r7 ]" C7 }9 `9 QDD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
: z: Y6 Y& N, u0 O* BDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards! r7 U* R' o, m5 L7 j3 [
CL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards; U8 p) Z' V- _( k$ A: ^, h. ?
CL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards1 U' U7 p- J# G0 L w" ]
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards
# @7 ?9 Y* h, X8 q. E" aJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape3 x4 j3 O. b0 Y2 y# Z
Task forces break off...0 k! Y9 [/ Z/ ^6 z. g# [/ D
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards: a) {- ^: n. n/ I, \6 D w
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DD Hikokaze/ r" X5 F5 `- _* k* e# P$ v. W( _5 s( @
DD Ishikaze
+ J7 m8 Q3 k/ ^' J# X3 c3 z& V& v6 c DD Tagokaze
6 ]. i" M5 q& g0 _7 l: F! \ ^1 _ DD Takatakaze
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J0 }, h1 u4 z0 Y' K/ aAllied Ships" [8 G4 d5 H1 N
BB North Carolina
6 H; M8 O/ Y1 l/ @ BB Washington w0 U9 X: f" Y* d, X2 K4 b% N
BB South Dakota
0 m$ A8 w# s+ l. H Q' B* H* d. X BB Indiana
1 d/ f& t7 h7 J& r1 u' ~+ k( U BB Massachusetts
% Q7 |) b M# |# Y BB Alabama) F" h. d0 a) y4 T
DD Conner$ e0 V- A! z7 k0 W- L$ |1 J
DD Cotten
; h) w( Y* A2 j2 e: y+ q; r$ @' ~ N DD Cowell
" n5 ^' G, [. _5 x) k } DD Daly4 W4 w ?* _4 v5 s. s4 m
DD Eaton+ P' f1 J i3 \1 F5 h
DD Heywood Edwards
: n5 R! G- O% Y* v) J- A) p% y DD Erben; I; H' \$ }! k$ B
DD Evans7 U5 J2 l) \- Y+ `. I' A' p
DD Foote7 h: ?: I: d& W7 A/ B/ O ?& R
DD Franks- `" K& [ F/ w0 ]: N! M- U' U
DD Fullam+ X% M, o1 y- M
DD Gatling1 ]( e. ?. v; Z5 j% y6 D' B9 x
DD Albert Grant
0 H9 E" Y; c0 E0 h DD Gregory
8 f8 o* [! [& _. \ DD Guest
) Y; r( \1 u$ Z" ?3 S9 o7 D; y DMS Hamilton
) A, l( m& D) P: }& y DMS Forrest9 O8 v; s1 G* J& n/ [4 ^# \
DMS Ellyson( }! s/ z, k, v6 n
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards6 r$ {5 l7 z- h8 x5 }8 `
Range closes to 28,000 yards...* o# U- [& o& p' \
Range closes to 26,000 yards...% W1 q% T: Z- D) k. M$ v( P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards0 o4 S, r4 t, K2 o2 p: j+ g
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards* c5 k. ?$ h' S ?/ w# x
Range closes to 24,000 yards...) e* Q& j" ? K9 }/ t( f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
' [, v6 j: L2 n: N+ m% yRange closes to 22,000 yards...
6 e& O0 U# l4 u/ o: I$ v* X& PRange closes to 20,000 yards...2 }0 {( S. H0 N3 ~0 a
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
* H8 F& S; q5 l6 n, iCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards% p( u8 f* R# E' x/ x5 l
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
: j; C' p0 d5 A% {: U" l1 s9 \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards) \- e1 R0 |1 z
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
3 d- A$ l% u7 ERange closes to 14,000 yards...
' ]" z6 z Y4 Q3 i$ eCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
& w0 _/ _" W$ d# T/ b8 ~CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
9 P% Q0 y4 g7 D' h( U$ ~2 x1 o" jRange closes to 12,000 yards...+ D v) t& A1 K6 C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards/ V2 P$ R& \# D2 V$ S
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards `9 U2 p9 ]0 J) v+ `
Range closes to 11,000 yards...5 e; v& e9 o' K" _
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards) A; Q' Q1 K" R5 ^# t
Range closes to 10,000 yards...( s: i' U8 x" `" ]) m7 F W O4 S
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
9 O& R2 A! K, Q' m+ f5 L; DJapanese TF attempts to evade combat
y5 |* v2 Z) G r2 J u" `Range increases to 15,000 yards...0 O8 i% z% ^5 z: u
Range increases to 20,000 yards...% e) x4 e. [# W2 W( v5 y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
$ w) b( C6 g% C4 |1 ~$ fRange increases to 25,000 yards...0 B C2 }) z+ U' [3 Q
Range increases to 30,000 yards...; z$ L5 A1 Z; g' s3 R+ ]* J
Range increases to 30,000 yards...( Y; @3 J2 ?1 n5 S& G$ E1 L7 Y$ V" I
Japanese Surface Combat TF evades combat
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
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APD T-1
1 S" N- k8 E+ ? APD T-2, Shell hits 2
& D1 t T$ f$ k/ D" N3 U APD T-3, Shell hits 1+ ^( E# l) o# _9 L% T! S- C
APD T-4) r' u, X/ z! ?1 ~7 K" N' L* P6 I
APD T-5( k7 {+ \& y7 E8 f. q
APD T-69 v; ~' S: _. ?6 q, Q! Q
APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 J: r K y7 R- c0 ]6 q APD T-8, Shell hits 2, on fire, k" K9 p) ?9 B6 d+ }8 R5 R
APD T-9
" [) k" t# Z, b( I, f APD T-10, C; |2 s4 Y7 h# P8 M
APD T-11, Shell hits 4, on fire# m/ ^3 Y7 b9 ~
APD T-12, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
. P- y& e0 B3 K( U5 T: c APD T-13, Shell hits 1" Y+ @: j* M) M2 V( Y. x
APD T-14, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage! h7 E! k& E; r, s+ U: K
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Allied Ships% c, n- M) ?! w/ n u! [
BB North Carolina
$ T3 g- f, X' {8 g% V8 K BB Washington0 ]1 F5 Q5 y1 x% J& g7 A0 D. O
BB South Dakota$ Q) ~+ g/ \8 I! ^, B
BB Indiana
9 I7 i( r# X1 C) a4 j! t1 ? BB Massachusetts: @9 u' X$ _ n! R
BB Alabama3 f B! K1 [3 W- n! V, `
DD Conner
7 p% S9 {1 L L7 ` DD Cotten
4 {% |9 ?& h% m3 O+ \% h+ e DD Cowell
* X7 ]0 @( T. r& i5 X$ t7 Y6 U2 J$ Y DD Daly. [$ j( B$ B, ~6 L, p1 e
DD Eaton
: W& o5 l" i6 d- S8 N. L* Z DD Heywood Edwards
! A+ K5 Z2 m, ~8 j$ V DD Erben
% M$ N. P0 D, J9 C2 \ DD Evans- \% c$ _, o* ~" @# e1 Y# Y/ G
DD Foote
$ `( C2 \% ]' z2 [" n5 E. C w DD Franks
) A1 T( h4 @8 [ DD Fullam. Z5 }% [- d0 m( [8 [
DD Gatling
( ]8 t1 K* ?6 [: B DD Albert Grant; }% m- ~: Y4 g7 b
DD Gregory
3 T3 G: h* ~4 x* `# M, c) @4 a DD Guest0 R5 |6 F0 t9 q/ |
DMS Hamilton
; Q z$ ~5 F1 _: v+ x; t! b; D DMS Forrest. ~1 L8 E r9 @* V u- J3 C
DMS Ellyson
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) K4 u6 f" ~2 fMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
e" P. L9 z- [, N. \. \& bRange closes to 28,000 yards...
# P1 K1 M4 P5 A) f; S6 C) VRange closes to 26,000 yards...
: K9 l, M7 D3 `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
. b! ?0 C) h8 m# N0 ~Range closes to 24,000 yards...
" G; q6 D* O; p# H/ G# |/ D5 hCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards! Z4 ]$ E& Y/ K9 ^7 L) X, b* C
Range closes to 22,000 yards...& ~. U3 r' C5 G+ v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards% I1 s/ _: f3 j# Z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...& A7 N: f0 u n$ A, S! h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards, c* H' @: X* c- V
Range closes to 18,000 yards...5 Z5 ^6 H% u$ U' _) t& m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
8 _) I$ Q7 y& S- x$ mRange closes to 16,000 yards...
, @( j) a. `7 [/ SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
# G4 m' s- J b) @4 N% s% `- @5 _Range closes to 14,000 yards...4 r0 q: ^7 N6 K: |# `. X6 p. ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
/ u; N T# v$ n4 GRange closes to 12,000 yards...
; c7 p1 K& n. G! M/ ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
1 e9 e, K6 `+ ~6 T; G. v6 i/ aRange closes to 11,000 yards...
. A. h0 J. C# d# J' nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
6 ?5 \% V. E0 y/ T" j5 X" nRange closes to 10,000 yards...
( ]0 _2 l3 b3 \8 H8 gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
7 }' [" b) ?; ^% aRange closes to 9,000 yards...
, g: R H# N4 J; p6 }9 q9 Z" ]! `BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
) M' f$ P; t0 |8 v% B) b5 fBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
# ?* j+ H+ E! EBB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards) d A; p% F0 r3 W; F' r
DD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards4 |/ O; o' e$ _& _* B: z
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
, n) M7 P8 Q" \" b- RDD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards( k7 ~- Y: M/ O
APD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards
5 k, V( ]- Q7 OBB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
) t+ ~. h7 H$ b n _BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
. k4 e A: e" P1 `: gDD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards- ]7 n; h0 L. \& \4 H
DD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
& [1 W& _2 Y4 Q1 bBB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards
0 V& ?; Y7 c0 s$ \DD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards. Z6 C# _6 i6 r: X. Q
DD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
3 ?3 P9 C; Q6 D# RAPD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards* c/ v- Y! @! Y/ J; F$ Q& y
DD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
d, o2 }0 ^/ DDD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
6 ~1 K% W4 T( BDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards1 T$ `9 h+ H! C
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards- f2 }. D, J; x5 v- m i( Q
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
: B7 M3 M1 e( V0 j; X n, ARange increases to 10,000 yards" K7 i; ?# \; L# P& f9 g! B
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards) m5 i2 k f1 u
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards$ a7 K% v; ]! r+ _: ^
BB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards8 g( @) x/ g6 ^$ G! A. }2 P* j- l& z/ W# Q
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
7 X- p0 ]; I7 Z5 w& v! ]" D5 DBB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards8 @# u7 b7 f6 Y$ w* G
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards. g! \ V" H% r h7 |; e
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards
5 @7 B+ p& n. ~; Z7 LDD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards7 k* _ D5 A9 M
DD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
- w) Z. d* c' E7 P- _& y" zDD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards. u% s( j& m9 U6 R
DD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards$ G# d* g) }# H4 E! Z9 k& X4 c
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
# I9 r# I$ L. q- kDD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards0 v. @. ~% Z( t' M* e4 f
DD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
0 T+ h' s: L' Y$ iDD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
{8 t1 Q# f& y, ~# iDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards7 y) [5 z9 t G6 S
Range increases to 11,000 yards
/ i/ X( @6 J8 j5 s/ T V2 yAPD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards1 n8 J' H6 E, R, `& t2 V
APD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
: c- [% s4 ~- j+ `1 d/ K* P5 @DMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards' U7 x s( y" m' ?! {
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards
' G% ^0 M! _. F) ]9 l$ |2 c" XBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
9 ]6 f& i5 t# [2 aAPD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
) R+ A0 q1 v; [1 S. T; |2 D7 lDMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards
' \8 o- T$ j0 j [8 v- tDMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards7 Q1 \ e4 O7 ^+ g9 x
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards; u% K. L4 x' U( M' x
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
. W( m1 r; K6 FDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
9 B# b( q% q8 C X: yAPD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards
& ?- Y4 S) d: O# O4 _/ b0 SRange closes to 10,000 yards
( }4 B! D4 I( gBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards3 k- }4 O6 y, g9 c8 K3 n
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards9 W! r2 s% Q; W: N3 ~& x) l3 z
BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards* ]& q% P& p0 U
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards
( d' E2 s" U6 ?) _DD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards% }7 D% [% B$ q0 ~* K( \6 q
DD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards- z- i* j8 x) q6 s9 s
DD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards6 w( R$ y6 G- Y
DD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards' r" Y2 b6 [) w% H/ v: x8 ^; ?6 ?
DMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards: Y. j# J7 u" V7 z! } S' D! a
DD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
+ }7 C. ^& Z% n! [( y& GDD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards& j4 E- O. r6 F" b- I* F
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
0 E0 t+ j7 h1 k* A' [DD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards& E! F) |8 E' `
Range closes to 8,000 yards" @6 ~) T1 }9 u
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
9 e$ n3 ]! @" A; Z$ U5 N5 N# M: RBB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards5 p$ d' M: \# |3 t7 ]; x1 S
APD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards
& _# O4 q4 M2 p5 D% R/ I9 GBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards2 L, o7 |" m4 |% M
APD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards
$ q" K* W% V* @6 sJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
5 Q) v7 Q3 |8 \* G( LTask forces break off...
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1 p3 C6 t* ~7 Y1 i$ JNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards2 T2 H. w' V, @1 r: l8 c3 A. i
8 \, f: F2 s0 W5 N6 @Japanese Ships
! a+ f$ {) E/ A/ z- w APD T-1, Shell hits 1
% c' G5 o7 p/ W9 ] APD T-2, x ?' R8 ^1 p3 b# p) \
APD T-3, Shell hits 1; V, \7 r* A0 t1 Z6 L% W+ e" E# I
APD T-4, Shell hits 17 a) A- G8 Q; R" N* p7 H
APD T-57 a' n& m1 l) g' F' x
APD T-6
$ n# v! N2 A& h9 w* R. x( f& ~ APD T-8, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ u2 \& I4 J% C! c8 j% j3 Z
APD T-9, Shell hits 1
! A8 {( n) W- t8 r6 `% P$ Y APD T-10
~$ H- j% P5 N" I5 c( z APD T-11, on fire J8 o8 \1 c# h! A, P! a
APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk( m# C2 J+ N J1 |; I2 o2 V$ C
APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk) a% s% h* W* x
APD T-14, and is sunk. l$ `. L2 A/ B7 j) _8 o
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Allied Ships1 f# ?- k& v; [0 ^1 D( d: z5 P/ P$ i% Z/ V
CA Portland; l2 x9 \2 U5 a: V l
CA Northampton: |. P6 ?/ W; Q: n
CA Chester5 q3 K/ _4 u1 K6 T
CA Louisville' U% w! E: u7 u9 c t2 N$ D
CA Chicago
9 F# ?+ m, g; m CA Astoria5 A$ e. N3 `6 F1 a( N
CA Minneapolis
& ]$ V4 y, _$ w2 B+ S CA San Francisco# q" P H9 m0 g' k$ K3 c, S9 Y* d: R
CA Quincy
* a. r4 I7 o! ^ CA Vincennes ^3 E W/ k a& t1 F5 J4 k) c3 g2 w4 v
CA Wichita
' X- t) s1 d# T+ B4 F DD Bennett, {5 { {! v1 \
DD Bradford* |/ s4 W" H& z1 }* A
DD Braine. \) d. }: ]8 J: s, s0 m1 Z# a& T
DD Brownson
: f; ]# o/ f ^6 [8 [' D DD Bryant m4 n2 T0 |$ n- t a1 Q! w
DD Bullard
* F6 E; p' ~7 B b$ b |) n DD Burns
0 J" Y) c5 m7 q1 U- ? DD Callaghan, o' }/ M0 V/ i; W5 S5 q/ n4 t, X$ z& W
DD Caperton
$ v+ \6 L' S# { DD Capps6 N1 q8 Z& n |1 O6 [4 P1 d) x
DMS Emmons; D) Z# |2 S# f3 f3 {' Y
DMS Macomb- u9 `: ^+ E0 t' H% k5 [& c/ ^$ l5 p
DMS Rodman
+ I& U$ J1 r/ Z5 D; A5 W7 |, k DMS Gherardi s8 Y* V2 L9 D4 q& ?
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6 d- w9 I7 }7 N' g# f7 } ZMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards" N' r) i; }) u
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
+ _1 S9 r5 b3 CCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards# x# Q- u5 `( l( k$ n
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
9 e5 y& u) d6 d$ YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
( E/ O/ P' ^$ V, [% DRange closes to 24,000 yards...- ]- w, L; i, w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards( e3 y( y6 q! q" D o+ A. e8 e4 {- p% D
Range closes to 22,000 yards.... ?- V6 u; h' k& Y3 X/ Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
5 Z1 b0 Q, U: ~) I8 r- @Range closes to 20,000 yards..." i( _, f. n* V# `2 U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
. i/ ]9 c8 M: ~+ XRange closes to 18,000 yards...1 q H F' m: P! C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
' o, t! G# K5 @Range closes to 16,000 yards...7 }$ t/ M1 |7 }# N% o3 i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards/ h2 U4 g6 V; b; M7 h r& @
Range closes to 14,000 yards...+ Q9 S2 j+ y- ~$ _/ D& T) Y
Range closes to 12,000 yards... t8 e1 G. Q& C6 O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards5 Y/ s$ [# s# k1 S
Range closes to 11,000 yards...5 y% M U2 P: i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
7 Y, O7 q' n2 z0 L1 s2 }2 \8 kRange closes to 10,000 yards...: N0 d, z3 ]- G ?1 Y. c( P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
+ {; _8 e1 f* ~7 m4 Z+ L4 B9 MCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
$ A: f/ x+ T& I# v5 R4 P9 l4 ZDD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
7 P( k% @! P* u e( d' l0 TRange increases to 11,000 yards
/ P7 T# n2 j+ d" f! U' GAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards3 I7 }2 }$ J$ h: j. K
CA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
( s7 w9 M6 k) k/ J0 |- d6 s& j8 nCA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
; M! ?$ U5 H: ?6 F3 M4 B" g# NCA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards
# z4 ?; D. I# I$ L' y; x1 W6 c; m- d8 kCA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards" I S9 c5 I8 v, Q3 u. [0 \1 [% k
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards2 v: }8 p' r5 @# O& V* ?# @4 X
CA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
9 w9 x$ P3 F8 E9 o0 N% eCA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
7 X: W" w2 e3 gCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards
, \. e+ C% @$ Y% i, o4 ^CA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards, R. X: Q# ~7 [ v2 {- s* ?+ `
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
& p3 P. j8 H* n: y# Z8 m. u0 YDD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
' j/ J- V1 V3 O: B0 UDD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards: h3 c0 g) @5 @* x
DD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
0 {0 X1 _. t+ _: ZDD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
# |! \, @" d) t1 K6 I7 xAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards4 ]- R! J M% e2 `7 y( J
APD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards
5 j; ^* W7 d0 U) CRange closes to 10,000 yards. k2 i$ p S% B: ?5 I% q0 y
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards0 H% {! J9 g! E) d
CA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
7 @8 h! ~! B2 nCA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
& H5 F( f: O. R* b& pCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
8 v4 O9 b7 E. j6 ^' }CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
1 ?$ X+ m; W& R3 _. W. a5 l) [APD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards" \ ~% @8 [+ @
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards1 _$ e+ d% v4 I
Range closes to 9,000 yards
5 O' U" E6 h0 G2 y5 r, {+ EAPD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards
- X0 O" V& C9 @+ s! d. O4 W& ^' R; ?" iDMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards1 F/ o1 k2 u+ O7 d' _
CA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
+ Z/ P; B- {; t( }9 |* w! vCA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards2 | [6 t( b5 n7 p+ @9 U( o( v2 X
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
5 K" E4 Y* i; A0 ]5 ]9 S; @ w( mDD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
' o$ t& a7 A& VDD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards+ A. w% {% b$ x& s) }, z5 ^
Range increases to 10,000 yards
' S2 |4 R" { ^% k0 v3 tAPD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards; F- e7 i _7 a# q# ]+ a; A+ M2 `$ G7 L
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
: B2 x# M" Y/ E+ B. WDMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards1 T" s8 k; W" R5 q' C, W
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
3 ~+ I) f# N: g) RCA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards) M T3 o" u7 V1 F G" F
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
3 } d6 y/ X5 L: g5 O" rTask forces break off...
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4 I/ ]' ?$ K; P1 r9 }! A" s, S" dNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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$ g3 l v2 p8 C$ U) g' MJapanese Ships# C- u8 ?1 l& o9 u; f! K- Z
APD T-1
/ |. P5 f9 |/ Q APD T-2, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 z& x0 E1 F0 X% I& i2 O8 j6 I APD T-3
% Y* [$ \* L4 `0 y- ]& Y7 K0 V APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk' p$ Z0 \% z% v8 \
APD T-5
( l* L1 o, d/ Q# a' d3 X APD T-60 C- O) t" t/ V G7 @- K
APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk9 i4 ~% ~# F, m. N9 q
APD T-91 E p, b3 J: p8 [7 F: s' x
APD T-10; |/ k5 ~2 o$ `4 Y6 h
APD T-11, Shell hits 1, on fire
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/ x& D: H: C' W: YAllied Ships
( z2 ~9 p' F7 z9 x; x/ [ CA Portland
, q. j3 E7 f9 T: ?: } CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
3 i9 R& j' w5 n3 `5 e CA Chester8 ^6 R7 k9 z& [8 C$ g+ J& v2 b
CA Louisville
( `# {4 u* |" x$ t8 R CA Chicago: s, g' W) d9 H4 T
CA Astoria6 e3 D) c6 I$ o6 s. b2 ^7 j1 ?* z5 P
CA Minneapolis z4 [, Q9 }' u* ~9 w, U
CA San Francisco
& B. Q- b( r* [* w" X: v CA Quincy
7 j! N$ I8 T/ R3 _+ o. O CA Vincennes5 a& t1 L) f2 Q0 r
CA Wichita
" r: G2 p+ N& M DD Bennett! l$ B" \1 R* x/ s8 @; P
DD Bradford$ C$ X9 @1 P0 Z# h( @. R
DD Braine4 t/ s( F w+ B. W2 p9 g7 c
DD Brownson0 d6 ^' x/ a" ?9 G# h
DD Bryant" y: v y. r! Z j4 I F
DD Bullard
j' E- e- A5 l7 F& p0 K DD Burns* \9 A/ O2 }& W: N, l8 ?2 J% r
DD Callaghan
* p) r: x5 ~+ z( U; p f6 x1 Z DD Caperton
) U$ g1 ~! R+ X# X7 A DD Capps
9 }; {# w( F& ^# h# f- u2 T/ m3 } DMS Emmons& C' J! k- J; q$ U2 ]1 s! g& m
DMS Macomb0 s3 l2 q, K9 C( L9 f
DMS Rodman
1 x* h3 N r5 O2 w DMS Gherardi4 ^8 M! |) k7 h; B" n# X5 \* @9 d
3 q3 \# ?: H! h; j1 }8 x9 U5 F$ {" s; P( G6 ]8 S$ b- ^
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
! t. `5 w# G# i" t! n% kRange closes to 28,000 yards...
% e: N+ U% ?( x- @& T* h6 ~% CCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
2 c0 g$ ^7 P$ Z7 q- x7 yRange closes to 26,000 yards...
. V0 B1 }' E; S4 O1 KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards; z4 [+ C* b' S3 @) S
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
' \4 ~) }5 w" W- C: dRange closes to 22,000 yards...( K* C; U, s# M4 W& K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards. |; {- n) x8 x, X. W" N7 C& O
Range closes to 20,000 yards...+ X" ?! Q. M- z {5 F' ?6 n3 ^
Range closes to 18,000 yards...8 a: ^2 y, d' z x6 y6 o
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards* x: p$ T: G% F3 S
Range closes to 16,000 yards.../ r0 Z" m# E$ M8 Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards' C7 W, `2 ^3 m4 q# c
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
! S3 S( k7 k$ S) fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
/ d9 `5 g6 c, F+ O3 bRange closes to 12,000 yards...* A- H/ }4 n7 z! u" B8 O* d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
& T6 `2 I' H4 J8 ?) YRange closes to 11,000 yards...$ p x! H! g3 B7 J* ~# N) ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
7 s1 K0 B/ c1 n7 wRange closes to 10,000 yards...
+ @: D, ~! T& d- s- Y9 g5 tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
+ O" A3 ^# \5 f. P4 a0 B; c' M( nCA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards$ A0 {# ^1 L0 L; z. e: \
CA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards& @9 J. l* F+ k4 I2 `; s B' m; y$ G
DD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards
2 W* s* j% ?- s& O! }4 `" ~Range increases to 12,000 yards; R D. I: E# o$ C) _7 A
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards- B' |7 A, Y- O9 U v% C
CA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards
3 o$ N: G- Q! S$ Q* x' rCA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
, L+ N% W4 v- W/ G9 b4 C) T8 @CA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards
7 v1 j. v1 {, G- T) iCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
9 y# ]; j) m$ fCA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
$ M! r8 y( h. a" aDD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards+ ], g0 t$ }1 d* w
DD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
( ^9 {3 R# F8 V0 X# \( L) H, PDD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards& X |9 H" h! c- }
DD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards0 Y E2 z5 \# C+ Q! {8 M
DMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards$ U+ w' E* r+ e' G% ?6 _$ j
APD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards
$ D S4 @+ U* B2 U9 K x; k, U( i; DRange closes to 9,000 yards
) q: }# U1 [! i ~CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards0 g2 a& {5 R3 {& S' F D4 X
APD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards
! r/ H4 V% O8 E( V& oCA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
6 F( Y6 y7 u; Q' U, H; _CA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
; z" Q8 l! m3 x# w" q7 eCA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards: Q0 I/ u% h; t5 V; n- F2 B4 i
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards5 d- F8 r& Y* [1 z) h" ]( k' C3 l
APD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards
3 Z/ h( H1 i% oDD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
3 A$ o/ y* v( l2 m) m' Q/ CRange closes to 7,000 yards
, a# `! x% j8 }3 p( l) i: z2 qCA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards: Z( V9 k6 J9 a( D
APD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
" e( c7 G; x; x6 `3 j% ^, gCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
! g f7 i) {0 q! OCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards+ f( m, c8 y+ q) F+ U
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
) S* L @ {) U/ `# ZAPD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards6 f9 w7 X n+ T9 c5 k
CA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards$ Z0 Z- ~* j7 s' d/ L0 u
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
V' a% n* t" H! WCA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
9 V/ H5 n( y, P6 a+ O# mDD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards* w1 V4 e/ I2 b
DMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards, g" X+ M' _% P( N! k3 z) P' J3 f
Range increases to 10,000 yards! c3 K, j) w- [0 f' `) i
DMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
; f, o# x1 L; G9 A- JCA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards9 H9 Z+ _ t1 l8 s1 P5 c
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape' I; L t0 p+ O0 P
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3 m. [9 n* v$ C5 C$ D6 jNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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' e3 t: t! I4 E$ @9 ~& W APD T-13 q3 z$ n, b3 h# O
APD T-2, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! F; h: C, W! T0 J k* } APD T-3
6 q7 p7 p; m/ r" S9 X3 W c4 I APD T-5
7 _ K! a- y1 C) Q E9 N/ v APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, \/ z4 Q1 R" \) U& {7 [ APD T-9" L C3 f$ e7 y" T+ n* ]
APD T-10, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 ^4 G0 |! }) o9 F R APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
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# L" [. l* W9 y4 C' sAllied Ships: E _0 j' K- n& K+ @; m- ^
CL Swiftsure
M) D+ v: t7 S0 p* k! {0 | CL St. Louis9 S8 G/ v- }8 Q! n$ }/ t) p" W' |
CL Phoenix7 i% s# I2 b7 f* p9 `5 o) a( E$ C" _
CL Cleveland
, \0 G" R w8 g! g9 |4 Q/ Z4 C CL Montpelier
4 h$ d. p, T& w4 f1 r6 a) r2 q CL Denver
. H/ y' A9 W! d2 s! I) @' _1 D CL Santa Fe# k& K$ v" {8 Y7 ]9 W: L( k& Z2 i
CL Birmingham
3 {9 p" B2 r/ p3 a l. g CL Mobile2 h6 g' W$ L, e, b% W% x3 V2 y
CL Biloxi6 A) P+ _% Y4 ?+ f3 W9 K! l# [
CL Miami& O$ @: N9 ~& [% t- X9 a5 p
CL Pasadena1 q" J! x- O6 X1 i; x) ~" @
DD Allen M. Sumner
* Y! ~: K" ~' N( U DD Ault- B5 A* k; Z& G1 F
DD English& v4 N" S7 l: L6 i( D" ?
DD Haynsworth
7 A' L) p( X6 s* J DD Maddox
& T. I2 F, X! k; i& g2 |3 H DD Mansfield* ?5 S* o# D8 z# a8 w0 f
DD Waldron6 b6 `# `0 V+ ~1 p
DD Haggard
/ r. ?" r& L i9 F! d4 }1 A DD Hailey+ f9 ?( N$ W5 j) L. W
DD Hale& ]+ @) \- A, x7 D
CL Vincennes II- [/ n: i! X4 v, E5 S
CL Houston II: S j" F* D9 p" |" W
CL Astoria II+ U& o9 G0 _. a# U$ {
. e `4 A; j; e f
3 C+ q) s4 Z5 bMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
( {9 |, r7 W& Y# P& ?Range closes to 28,000 yards...
* }+ y G5 S) c: t& _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards* ]: D I" p: Y1 T' u% V
Range closes to 26,000 yards...# }) w: g+ o6 g& V1 H$ B- j" F* m0 y
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
) Q- ?3 D. h& k5 M' zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
1 D T' d! Q9 |8 R' FRange closes to 22,000 yards...
% y9 C5 w' w! m: K+ K9 ARange closes to 20,000 yards...3 f. ]" A' M( T# b. _
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
4 r$ }+ Q7 u# W+ c& qRange closes to 18,000 yards...$ E/ a2 ^6 h F. b ]& w1 U2 G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
" q, b4 @7 k; J, z% E1 [+ P2 dRange closes to 16,000 yards...
5 o8 {9 K. M8 g2 ^4 BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
6 U' A/ t& O# G" {, z0 a8 xRange closes to 14,000 yards...
+ N1 z4 ~' i/ q( V' YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards+ ~% X$ M$ G$ a( y4 B8 H
Range closes to 12,000 yards...& V3 C# {. L+ J7 f& b4 G# h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
e" l) o w- L0 @& M8 p- r" ORange closes to 11,000 yards...- V9 |; Z" Q+ W" x9 e. b
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
$ D) c/ N2 Q6 l( W7 U! VRange closes to 10,000 yards...
6 c$ r& J, T4 BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards, [4 Q5 `# ?* ?
Wyatt, B. crosses the 'T'
1 F: G: ^6 W0 L# lCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
" E, |7 f! [2 H. aCL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
4 O3 b+ P6 z. o& d6 w0 j/ r9 d6 iCL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
, r* c9 z) i# fCL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards6 ~- [, o _9 K* }) w
DD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
0 A# {* a0 V% K( \4 NDD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
; g4 G, J: O; p& e$ q/ P! BDD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
# D# `& ~6 x* ~. FDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
# z2 o# F4 @! iRange increases to 11,000 yards0 a$ ~9 N* o6 j' n
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards7 G: t5 g6 f6 f/ O) w
CL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards( `! d6 I. t. K+ ^) W
CL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards; |% y J' e' J7 I$ F) d0 `
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
0 _+ V! C: J4 d0 `- yCL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
. |0 g2 y6 {* M. {CL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
( a. H, Y9 A' e& d& ~DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
; w; z3 {' ^8 e9 i' dDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
% P$ v. z$ h* k& ]+ C! S- J4 }. BRange closes to 8,000 yards( _* \! m& t# a
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards
# j. r0 T$ w6 o+ kCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
& ?1 ]# ?# v6 ^# XCL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards
. Q- x5 p0 L8 b1 C0 ~: T ?APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards6 `. J; c& Y7 @
DD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
2 l9 Y) T$ H; x: }Range closes to 7,000 yards
& r$ G# {! O, _+ x! _0 pCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
3 \+ e- i$ I) u. GCL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards: ~% C) X/ J6 q6 z0 _. I! B
CL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards4 Y. I7 M4 d+ ?$ I$ x3 U$ U
CL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards- G4 |5 M% T) z( {/ i+ [
CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards* L9 g+ ?7 A4 j; h' k1 z
CL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards9 v, ~, K$ ] I4 A2 X2 |: Z
CL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
b& \+ a8 p/ L& W! p7 lCL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards) o. r+ k' N! @7 k
DD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
$ }& m7 I+ Y% E: DDD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards. {5 z0 e$ W, g, x7 Q0 ~4 L
APD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards' |& c& [0 f3 `6 D' C8 _
DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
! n$ t. Q$ n" L7 [, c& T: F7 A7 NRange increases to 8,000 yards: x$ x8 O& j4 \+ t7 W- i
CL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
; [( P8 w- W; _& `CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards* r# l0 u, T: j
CL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards
) R: q( G& t3 A) m! nJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
" ~# _/ n5 J* k" BTask forces break off...
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1 Z5 I5 H6 w+ l- A! kNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 8,000 Yards
7 k ~: G9 u" Y" ?3 ?* h+ {8 y `5 x
Japanese Ships. r2 H6 Z; c; E0 G0 u2 s! y4 P
APD T-1
4 X) B' I# x$ a5 F& z+ o APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk; ?2 D) r6 l/ L4 x( w D
APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
/ X: [& I% b$ j8 \3 N/ x; u APD T-5( C+ B) Y6 `, c M1 y7 g! A
APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk* D% O- E& m0 A: F3 h5 X2 C2 a" g, j
APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Allied Ships) y' g# g0 a+ u0 o' A# E) N/ {
CA Portland
: i1 N* _; Z$ {0 f( m CA Northampton
" t0 z2 }( {' L5 Q* T- A CA Chester; F+ z3 j! M5 e
CA Louisville. Y5 O- X0 r1 C" o
CA Chicago
! R3 |0 S @! A w CA Astoria3 F( @. j5 \8 m( k! {( v u
CA Minneapolis4 {" n) V4 R" [- ?- v; h
CA San Francisco) ^" |. ?, l! |& I+ ^4 X
CA Quincy0 i* @/ a, u* e4 V: b. {
CA Vincennes
( ~$ |, @2 x+ O1 S4 J; v CA Wichita
: ^: ^, o0 A* t+ x! z DD Bennett1 |- \7 m$ x/ Z2 V" X# Q+ q" ^
DD Bradford
$ t" K2 M* E0 J. h DD Braine$ o8 {! W. K5 H
DD Brownson
4 K7 J/ t) C& a% s DD Bryant
& h. b a5 {, D2 u DD Bullard
1 f3 k9 J% C; h# m5 j- s5 E( t DD Burns
) g `' D( _1 v0 }6 z U0 s( o8 J DD Callaghan" v& t& `& o3 S: c' n; Q
DD Caperton9 q% K" p9 @3 I; S9 Y4 G
DD Capps
! ^! n9 d& L+ y/ J7 x) B DMS Emmons
* m. C, j- d8 J DMS Macomb1 @+ G0 D& _! a. g4 ?) S Y
DMS Rodman9 ~, N" a3 ?$ d% j) Z* p
DMS Gherardi$ Y; W+ @' m' n7 U
?0 d6 T M8 Q7 }5 [( g; ]7 q
& r4 A" A& @; @' B/ c5 q3 E
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards0 K5 G* {6 D7 }
Range closes to 28,000 yards... ?( \2 {: `: G8 p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
m' }# b& Q7 ]) a# [3 Z4 MRange closes to 26,000 yards...
+ o4 x+ p% k0 J4 W: } B* R8 kRange closes to 24,000 yards...' f1 u" c w$ i+ n( m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards9 \8 J1 x F6 M4 j. o2 f N
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
2 i7 y/ }" w- DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards2 A4 u! k% b, x; Q$ r
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
9 L: `- V! F) pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards0 _2 z7 E$ A, Q! x
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
' Z9 ~; Y" h' @Range closes to 16,000 yards...
" J* J: D& l+ L, F8 j; V+ lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
) x# b) L1 e; c/ FRange closes to 14,000 yards...9 a& A1 i1 A6 ]/ l# J1 [
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
s+ `% w( F; {) b4 Z- s$ lRange closes to 11,000 yards...
* @5 [* F+ }3 ^, x. O, _Range closes to 10,000 yards...
8 }1 @0 S0 r, }! H1 V+ v9 q9 fRange closes to 9,000 yards...
6 t9 {. Y+ [' e URange closes to 8,000 yards...) J2 d0 z: @8 M c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards" }5 |# ?/ t* K0 `
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
5 g& s2 ?- P7 V3 j6 R3 @' a' _7 UCA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards6 `# V" I$ K L, S7 j Z
CA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards6 k9 p; E% W( ^& x/ m {
DD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
" q, M3 z) R$ l3 YAPD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards
: K. b5 ~; ]8 x+ R/ Y( U' TCA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards6 ~5 g% I6 I/ b v& W
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards* {2 g7 J' Z7 f/ M' M0 }. u. E
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
6 I. i, j z O1 rCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
$ q# |' H! m! s; K x9 gCA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards% S0 C% B$ I* J' I* F; `0 J
APD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards
3 N, `5 \7 b3 d; \+ MDD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
2 T: Z h, M* v3 J/ cRange closes to 5,000 yards
6 v4 n% T* G+ U& tDD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113
+ e$ }3 g* e0 i; u) D" p& T* w9 tAPD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards
/ f" ^3 Z" e' @* t$ E; ECA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards2 e+ X2 O3 q4 S$ t' T
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards1 Q8 f( v: ^" m k! S
DD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards: o: G# s* o) M* n9 z
Range closes to 2,000 yards
9 J* c4 c, t' X$ I+ I" E- DCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards8 V' t9 H; q: t, O, o
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
: W [+ `8 i. z( H0 {3 XCA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards( B4 o% e, W0 ^. v, G$ u1 c' f# T# K; L* E
APD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards
9 W- J1 _# I2 ^: O5 J6 y; t' GRange increases to 6,000 yards
9 G; x. t# \; i4 E5 P7 ^CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards9 o5 P& t W3 c3 Y' F
CA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards. d4 h* ? \6 L5 M+ w* A2 U* ^* I/ I
APD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards' V' Q8 j3 n+ f
Range increases to 9,000 yards
7 d# ] p% m u' V9 ~9 [DMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards; V7 o7 _: |9 x$ ?* d+ m' Q; \
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
" }2 l6 H9 ~& k8 L$ G; Z1 T7 ^* PCA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
9 a8 ]9 i- g' `DD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards, @. M# [/ h$ ? m) V
Range increases to 13,000 yards6 }4 ^/ F4 i/ S4 d
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards( K7 F1 e4 k: B9 B# U, d- T9 a
APD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards" ^7 h+ ?$ |+ \
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
7 Z! U0 n: Z/ u: R4 _3 U. OTask forces break off...7 z: D. E e! a: \: s5 w
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8 m( X3 w! D4 s* _: M) GNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards7 s& R3 T; u1 U& M
4 e# I3 ]+ L6 k- ~1 _, b/ qJapanese Ships& P' V$ n) q! s4 H j! ]. O% l
APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
4 k, h/ R0 ^; P& u Q APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk( [$ u+ g& n3 H1 t, S! r% G
; r9 K" M1 K/ N9 C/ Q& eAllied Ships+ W5 W% }& i$ ?- Z0 _8 K+ K
BB North Carolina
" i# [, ?& K2 V" ?; J! @0 I BB Washington
8 z3 z0 i; D A% x; X BB South Dakota. j% C4 j6 n4 W. j& K P5 X
BB Indiana& ]6 \0 U9 B/ S0 K! X# W
BB Massachusetts
) F7 q& H9 b4 F9 y E' Q- z Z BB Alabama, y {& N+ ~ I( D' m. s
DD Conner
$ U$ C: W- u9 l/ C; W4 a# M DD Cotten
- o% z. W! W' [2 I/ b4 w2 h DD Cowell
4 V/ b. w* V v* P DD Daly
3 q: {$ C0 X; E+ ]! I4 n- u a DD Eaton
! ]/ N3 A; h# Y O5 f DD Heywood Edwards
5 }8 j6 k4 V6 d3 ?0 H$ E2 L9 I DD Erben( N, r6 j" @1 E/ c* M. K1 m* w) s
DD Evans: }( ]4 l; I. |( g5 k
DD Foote
' n5 T, D8 w& j+ Q9 c8 Z! m) { DD Franks7 ?3 l: j4 \5 c' j* i9 i; S" Q
DD Fullam4 S3 \8 y- X; ~5 X& ?# b% u
DD Gatling
% U, D i* }+ s: [" l DD Albert Grant, R2 |3 G2 x& R+ _# O/ z
DD Gregory/ L: {8 f: M7 t' n6 L
DD Guest
8 `' [, k. S% @% J, Y- S DMS Hamilton
4 ^) E/ O% P+ E& q DMS Forrest7 U P! \% D1 j% Q
DMS Ellyson4 [' `" k' Z9 C6 T' P2 y% D
8 \1 `+ p) i+ {9 v
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards7 V' h3 F; x2 u6 F% {' H1 v
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
. Z8 |$ \# C' p1 ^. r3 E- C# n3 @Range closes to 26,000 yards...
" ^1 c6 j9 }: \% I) S$ E' aRange closes to 24,000 yards...& H7 k2 J5 b; N5 R7 g7 C
Range closes to 22,000 yards...3 `9 B9 ?& T( S( O" L
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
! q* X( V0 }0 i4 s/ z, K0 C. \* H4 E: L7 QRange closes to 18,000 yards...
, r2 ^ X3 t9 v0 {0 l4 O, vRange closes to 16,000 yards.... g* V3 h: ?6 }0 n, h. _. p( A2 h
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
( ~. }' o; B! ~5 PRange closes to 12,000 yards...
8 I# [* n6 V) URange closes to 11,000 yards...0 N8 `2 a- B8 L4 L7 `* A6 |3 C8 |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
1 o( q2 U! E/ j; J5 k. W( tRange closes to 10,000 yards...
9 R; j l6 M3 ?$ FRange closes to 9,000 yards...
+ ]8 I0 I* ~$ Z0 S) s$ z' \ q2 L- PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards$ V8 g5 v$ M& [- Z V" F j. x
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards0 V3 y9 q0 F H& V
APD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards( ^. G0 j5 K, u$ N4 Q" r5 h, Q
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
2 z. I0 j$ o; m6 U) U7 L; b: RDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
) \+ z2 [' |! v7 H! R3 sDD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
) y) v/ y3 v0 j/ s+ @Range closes to 5,000 yards
) H+ {& d+ H, J" L. V1 F5 ]% HDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
p* w% ^- h$ R) w7 \7 @BB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards
7 j/ Z* W0 I4 R5 |. _Range closes to 3,000 yards8 L* k7 E1 P7 w$ u+ s# j
BB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards! w" M( p# W1 W& `; n
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
" }- N+ u1 N6 U& F; d( ?DD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards2 Q% y: F v: A% [3 F2 n
DD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
U# N: v! y3 H k" ]- h, QDD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards1 K3 e/ b# ~2 v8 X2 d
APD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards6 e* i: O8 {$ N2 |- ?
BB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards8 n( N- n. }8 i# }! F' o
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards" G! V; f! D+ B
DD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards' I7 }% U% u. \/ o! M/ r$ }+ c
Range increases to 5,000 yards* J. y% O+ x9 }) x
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
0 x( Z! G' l" ?$ LDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards5 ?9 v$ K9 n h
Range increases to 7,000 yards
/ x. H4 e$ @- U7 ~DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards6 P/ Y" @- J4 D3 u5 [ k( Z
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
/ G3 m) n* K1 ^* Y8 m+ `: i8 VDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
% J9 R. H9 ?. w/ h2 L2 PAPD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards( D; Q1 W! N+ i2 W
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards0 m% ]1 q9 F( F; {% x6 l; L
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... |
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