lhdblys

两只小白鼠近来很活跃，渐入佳境，本猫馋了

godkiller

按纸面兵力，这要僵持了啊

红叶

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。
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7 T- N6 W2 W) r- V2 H9 xGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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1 W3 E) |9 y- T( aAttacking force 80164 troops, 1430 guns, 2486 vehicles, Assault Value = 3336
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4 b0 K! k: a8 j- f* z4 zDefending force 53947 troops, 730 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 1581( c- _% J: Y. [+ H. W

9 q! B6 X8 {/ d) GAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 83 G' z2 a; w' e: @, @2 _$ A. T2 S/ B3 [

( h; y2 j; V2 E7 u, u8 PAllied adjusted assault: 3564
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$ x  |& _  H; v6 ~Japanese adjusted defense: 5583 : [( V: f0 s2 }! G4 K

8 Z; ^3 Q* K' d& w, Y5 o9 CAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8) 8 c( q  g( P+ x& E

6 G* {: H+ u) t  q- G' nCombat modifiers
. E) z2 ]  b# I1 c, r3 J6 r" J1 ?Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)  ?, c2 z8 [( S* `! t1 d7 E
Attacker: 4 Y3 m* v0 T, b5 i9 Z. @8 Q( w

* c" S6 C* \3 H0 UJapanese ground losses:( b. v: ?% ?5 k
      3386 casualties reported
; N1 d% {8 m4 ~2 |         Squads: 50 destroyed, 255 disabled# }( W8 P0 t/ T- X- B! h* u
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled
$ C, R6 K' x+ w, V# K) u         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled! H- c: M( q1 d
      Guns lost 102 (43 destroyed, 59 disabled)  E: Z8 ~. }7 n
      Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
, ?# \5 y/ F# B/ c3 _8 X5 L+ {" c      Units destroyed 13 T  Y/ d/ i! _+ a8 }4 _8 b

+ U6 ?2 e5 {! \3 m# m5 F7 s; `Allied ground losses:
; C& I+ h) }2 j- n2 J! U+ w      5163 casualties reported
% Z! X' y1 y5 L  [5 u# U$ X2 R         Squads: 60 destroyed, 463 disabled3 ?6 |; l9 b% q1 y, k7 m8 `
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 183 disabled3 p( _" s# U6 F# g% ^; k# _" Y
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 155 disabled
. `, C* ^  _9 t6 C, x4 L/ H      Guns lost 201 (29 destroyed, 172 disabled)
* j7 m. g8 i+ M& D      Vehicles lost 228 (12 destroyed, 216 disabled)! P5 i9 n' w$ E5 H; l: @
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Assaulting units:1 ?! L' R& X+ b' [
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion5 b$ u+ m, m# w0 `6 S. B* h
    710th Tank Battalion
: h8 _$ e  x1 k    6th Infantry Division
. I4 K, t; _( i" k  |    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
/ y" b$ K2 f0 _+ g    44th Tank Battalion$ ]) Y+ E( q$ h9 [  r8 C5 Q! f+ g
    81st Infantry Division# e# `! y. W) U  D8 g5 P
    762nd Tank Battalion  O$ ^1 V; l  J5 u9 c2 k* {5 C* \! T
    767th Tank Battalion. I( K4 K+ B1 Z5 o3 c* N/ d7 l: H
    711th Tank Battalion7 c) s1 a" [& N% A/ A
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment$ f! K! h$ i7 ^* m* {( [
    5th Marine Division6 h5 r& I3 I& E3 P0 ~# x
    716th Tank Battalion/ l5 d9 A- n( r+ Y. X4 _. K
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment5 j3 F+ z' R6 B5 u( O& q4 [
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion9 Y- _  [4 Q$ _) B
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment. ]/ O0 z8 `- R# G  P
    706th Tank Battalion3 F% c7 @1 |* F
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
9 p) x6 z7 J' N5 E" Y* ?    96th Infantry Division
( H; P& H; ^( W2 p/ }    31st Infantry Regiment3 Q6 c' @' b& R, _/ b) F2 l$ s( F
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion9 @" b. a% H; {$ z7 r1 H
    I Corps Artillery 6 |1 ~2 U. X9 e4 m* o4 w% ~- B
    12th Marine Defense Battalion
$ S5 J# T& k; u8 I3 n% u    1st USMC AA Battalion. `- N4 w3 W5 K; L; C6 d
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion( p6 z4 Y3 j( D+ e3 Q9 D
    XIV US Corps
: q3 M9 j" s/ L% d' N1 r    14th Marine Defense Battalion9 b1 a6 ^" @2 M! ?4 `  @( c/ l
    5th USA Defense Battalion
0 q+ p# h9 Q8 _) ?- i* n9 O    8th Marine Defense Battalion
' ^- F# i9 M7 l( k& M" u9 t    738th Coast AA Regiment
/ m! p$ ]  M- ?8 ^+ g# z    X Corps Artillery
* J! Q/ N$ |) S, W! e+ K  j    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment5 o5 b1 d* r# H. ]. T" G4 b
    96th Coast AA Regiment
$ j7 H8 z/ O5 }5 Z1 q4 r* t$ G- b+ C    4th USA Defense Battalion
: \$ n" c6 o  P: \! v    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
) l! E0 R# v% X8 u    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment2 B. c# ^4 o7 @. v

1 X) E: V6 f* }1 BDefending units:
$ @0 R5 k- U3 M' W! L  p: M* C0 U    Kure 7th SNLF
" R9 }% `: ]+ o; I2 e+ I  ?    81st/A Division5 }- T; U3 {: D  i
    Kure 3rd SNLF9 c3 s; w3 x; I7 r
    33rd/B Division
$ v1 n( M. \7 `6 r$ x+ N    33rd/A Division
3 ~+ O4 [3 x: G6 \' X    81st/C Division& U6 E" I  t. e+ N! D+ P* m2 D
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
+ q6 ]: T, C+ x/ F) b; `: C    52nd Naval Guard Unit
" N& ]5 E& \4 a' n2 A    138th Infantry Regiment
$ \/ e: |! ~2 U7 b    Sasebo 7th SNLF
( \1 D% N2 V$ y) @( J% E    144th Infantry Regiment
  G- r2 {; y) u7 X; C) U+ t$ H) Q    81st/B Division2 u/ B$ a$ L: z
    33rd/C Division
3 Z; J5 v) F% z" b4 a    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment0 q! o! h6 w; E. F/ X7 E
    18th Army( v7 G0 r2 N) o
    60th Field AA Battalion
0 }5 q; T" r3 @% H( p' R" I  O    23rd Fld AA Gun Co . _7 x$ G3 f% I1 k2 M. ~3 x# u
    Ponape Naval Fortress' E& m# K0 b$ }; ~
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
" Z* S3 M; F! f/ s/ \5 A    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion/ W2 s% v- @# C7 f
    53rd Construction Battalion* T1 n7 f; H; a1 y- p
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion3 F8 l- U# ]' l8 U0 r; c
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
5 }% l. h2 Q7 p+ Y/ }' h    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
5 D* I0 b4 r9 K" O4 G, @- g' Q/ u    19th JAAF Base Force
, u9 `& g3 e- L- I0 I( U7 D    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
! `3 ]8 A! w3 _/ V    14th Area Army /1
3 h3 t% G2 |) i. l; C% y    63rd Field AA Battalion: R6 b' d5 b9 B' ]8 Q- Q
    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
4 I/ H! L7 q" B9 _    3rd Base Force8 J5 y& h6 R, }, `
    12th Air Fleet! B7 h6 V9 Q. k9 ?5 X3 e
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment8 S, W! _0 C! T4 _: s
    61st Field AA Battalion
) w% X! M$ M# q    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  k5 B, X3 X1 g, j. @    2nd Ind.AA Gun Co 2 R! ]; P2 R6 y0 I% n% S
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3; [! Y+ G" L. Q. v; d! \- N$ E
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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。/ b& L- _7 K3 u% [
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Ground combat at Chiang Mai (58,53), ~7 q. j4 E# Z; g8 W! z
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Japanese Shock attack
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* z; O+ A& V* _$ }, IAttacking force 47276 troops, 408 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 1761$ c( G# C1 @, D$ Z
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Defending force 1285 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67
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Japanese adjusted assault: 1373
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7 l: d% B: f- {0 L9 aAllied adjusted defense: 10   _( L1 ~- V2 t" Q$ l6 K

' _) m& q" W( E" xJapanese assault odds: 137 to 1 # z* k- w; z% E3 l7 Q8 Y! M

/ [* I8 a7 B1 s7 F6 A* _# b  QCombat modifiers* D4 G1 w) I8 d. O- M; ]
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
3 w' Z, Q6 a) X/ eAttacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
- ~+ [* ?$ ^1 ?, G      530 casualties reported* O3 ~4 t  }7 ^
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 116 disabled
, \3 a6 A) }, [0 D( n         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
& s/ _: p0 t2 o. }6 W, |* E/ E         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
# |; u% y( V' \; }: S" ^! i      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
  J* }! c" {/ D      891 casualties reported1 U" ~7 S* R) s4 Q
         Squads: 73 destroyed, 9 disabled+ v+ k, z$ w+ v$ \! L$ Q
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
  |7 p" j/ s$ U# R/ I         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- u6 Y) G3 t+ Q5 Y! o      Guns lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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Assaulting units:9 _4 a9 F* B7 d- j
    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
( v" f! V4 N) N; i    21st Division! a- U, u9 a. j( r0 s6 n2 a
    4th Division/ T1 B8 B% _/ f0 d' V% W- |
    21st Ind.Mixed Regiment
1 T# V: l7 s5 f+ r) b3 R4 @    23rd Tank Regiment
) @3 v. {9 ]7 L  F2 K    32nd Division3 x1 K; d$ D; F, O" ]5 l$ A
    Yokosuka 1st SNLF
4 j* {+ I0 e4 o! Q) t    3rd Ind. AA Battalion
) m9 _2 _' r( O# j% }5 N    6th Area Army1 ~* K2 c3 S" Z) _( ]8 l
    103rd AA Regiment8 x" t1 y6 o& q$ s4 v; x( [
    1st JNAF Coy 2 u- M9 v6 Z$ s' S2 r) p
    13th Army
; z& A: q$ I7 t' |7 D$ X4 O# g    141st AA Regiment
9 U" B1 ^  c( d, T9 O9 [9 L    4th Ind. AA Battalion* k% s& m0 E. p, Q# Y6 Z1 l9 d5 O; h

( V, e6 Q' P; k  X+ IDefending units:
1 d( x1 \/ _" c# J    50th Indian Para Brigade
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- M- Z) Q4 C9 }50th Indian Para Brigade Wiped Out at Chiang Mai by attrition!!!

wangqifeng

看起来，波纳佩不保了。AE里水雷是杠杠的，可是产量就。。。

lala23159

13# Males + o; x* z# t- b9 c* n' p# i
华安跑哪去了

lala23159

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，

红叶

11月30日# O9 \, ^( D! _% B, a
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盟军继续冒着猛烈炮火卸载
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3 [& D. Z8 p8 ~6 t# g; sAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 44
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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)/ ?8 p8 g2 A1 n9 B/ y
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force& v$ ~; B! R4 G/ R. z7 v3 |) J

5 x; T6 X1 N! B  F4 c89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
* r2 p$ j/ v# d& ~" B2 J & r* C( ~$ J3 C* k- m! w  U
Allied Ships' P+ y8 K6 ^% t4 G1 _: N: _# R
      LST-72, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
6 J5 W6 C2 z/ D# I4 D( K# ?      LST-81
  r* S4 g# p6 s  R% I, E      LST-74, Shell hits 3
9 @# a4 _8 R8 p; c# }; w      LST-75, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage- h* g0 z' y/ i; y" }9 Y
      LST-78
( Y5 [0 G5 O% J- }      LST 209
0 ?$ n  ?% }! A, L3 c  p! j( J' Q      LST-889. V. B' ]% A& c
      LST-246/ N, v* j. H( l) T5 P5 T# `
      LST-240
" s6 A. `9 Q8 |9 V( n3 ?      LST-204; }- g; ?+ n4 P7 L: W+ P1 i' I
      LST-2022 Q: [: ], @2 V! j3 U* ?8 C9 X
      LST-123* |" h6 _4 x/ l! a& @6 V: a4 `0 M; v
      LST-121. E+ y6 n; n& E% @: M4 D! U! i
      LST-120
% i; X/ [. g" W( s# K      LST-86/ r2 T9 C/ a& [5 `  A
      LST-85, L; i7 U4 [6 c( \  W+ g4 {% }
      LST-84
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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)+ W; m, B8 u; F  y5 ]
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force$ t5 f  [- m2 b+ {

- F3 w: d$ x) m3 `& V130 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. m8 B0 K% F- O" F' P
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Allied Ships& L4 I& o0 Y" m
      LST-78, Shell hits 28,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
  G( e5 h2 k/ X( A  k      LST-83, Shell hits 38 a  ?4 J2 n  _8 B/ X
      LST-81, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
) p. j: m6 I- j2 E# `6 b1 R      LST-85, Shell hits 4,  on fire4 j% y  X! _, }# E4 J: f
      LST-84, Shell hits 3
2 y: k% o5 m& P) ?* L# K7 H9 ?      LST-87, Shell hits 63 T# \4 z/ G$ |" d$ a! F
      LST 180
6 T- P; y; @/ s" ^0 }5 K      LST 157) Q  F6 ], \7 B5 W+ Q" R* ^
      LST 2
3 e9 t, U. Y  P, ]      LST-884
$ k* P3 ^! Z0 X: F( g6 o# y' _* V      LST-882
0 Y+ P+ S! t/ X+ C- i      LST-397/ a; L+ q+ Z( K) D' ]8 V' @
      LST-395
$ L7 h5 _4 F: M7 I      LST-274
: B2 x5 f* `# n9 Q      LST-2733 G  m" P) G0 Z
      LST-246
$ k* G5 x* u; i' V9 U6 `6 V3 o' N      LST-244
: [; z# e- y; k$ M      LST-241
4 G8 z/ [- |! f# C      LST-218
2 o( U& @# G+ |+ w1 z      LST-2163 g1 l( k. g1 C: \
      LST-202
  y3 F" q" D2 }. r2 w4 X0 L      LST-171- ^5 K. h( r& i
      LST-1667 l( {4 H1 L* ?1 N2 r. [: w# {3 O
      LST-124( i, ?2 Y# d& p; q* j8 @1 I
      LST-121
& g  N$ R) t2 N; g      LST-88
* `  I+ I* c0 j7 @( l  U2 T- k      LST-123/ O/ u, A) K7 F1 v: X
      LST-86' z. i+ ?) n. A1 L9 A
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' M- P4 }9 P! _& d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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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 5302 troops, 356 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 2812
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Defending force 51369 troops, 699 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 1361; J' l/ s) w( L, x2 D% H8 G3 |
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Japanese ground losses:
6 w7 k- k' ~3 S( c3 A) M      406 casualties reported
4 d& K) m7 t& ~4 S7 u0 u" `1 ?         Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled3 {5 W# w' u9 f- l
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled- v& u6 d) q% T# M- Y$ A
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
: ~. l/ V) a7 ]6 q/ s. q      21 casualties reported1 X+ ?* [+ o! v; e! _% o/ G7 y
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 J! l6 S4 O2 p1 k- P8 P2 v8 o- r         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
. r2 t1 v5 R- K$ |! t0 J         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- \0 i* |" C/ R2 G
      Guns lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)
/ N3 }" h$ `" d      Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)
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4 t. Z$ |* K+ x( r9 ]2 |( kAssaulting units:
. b, [; J/ O9 Q) c0 O' u/ M5 t; w    5th Marine/B Division
* U6 h. m# N( M; \    81st Infantry/B Division
1 @# @! r8 q2 g5 }7 F' ^    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment8 c8 c( x) k' S) \2 `2 U4 A; j
    5th Marine/C Division
7 g7 V& f: i4 j" U. f( k& R* `    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion: P/ P7 D+ {5 @2 t( R% I3 n
    6th Infantry/B Division' c1 \3 _; Q( P, n
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
+ u* `' E/ N7 B6 U+ D5 C  s    716th Tank Battalion
% ^& M3 l5 N! A3 K8 A3 X, @. }/ `    81st Infantry/C Division
1 H5 }0 `* W6 c1 X; s    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
, \+ D: p: C- W& `    6th Infantry/C Division
9 h: i$ V- n* Q- T. u5 W    5th Marine/A Division
1 S  I" O0 g( A; \    767th Tank Battalion
  R" {' k) \7 H7 f$ W    96th Infantry/A Division8 `" w. \; L, B
    706th Tank Battalion$ E; l" e4 e) C
    711th Tank Battalion$ `' J2 K2 ]& u  m5 a1 ?) A3 ]1 Q& K
    762nd Tank Battalion
. @* x9 A5 ]+ T' @, ?3 I: v1 [    96th Infantry/B Division
" \* `6 l3 o2 i- m* b  h& I    81st Infantry/A Division( N. a0 [# q: u8 U7 K  A5 E( a
    44th Tank Battalion2 Z2 `) s5 w! K
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
0 T, C& N, t: \: {8 p    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
( P+ z- U1 ~# Q1 c' `    31st Infantry Regiment
1 _0 y4 Q; x) B! N, W. H" v$ O( @    6th Infantry/A Division0 [" |5 G8 q9 ?  A( n3 U+ b! \% B
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
4 ^5 `" H. e  V2 h! }6 {% I: Q    710th Tank Battalion5 P3 t! j+ g' Y' e
    96th Infantry/C Division
  z9 r% o4 {. I+ ]6 Z    5th USA Defense Battalion
& }+ t: y1 `3 a2 v7 \, w5 y    4th USA Defense Battalion
( o4 n1 ?& I, ^9 j1 X% V    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion- ?0 S# d- g! R# k" f' S
    X Corps Artillery
+ i# _! I7 a1 f2 Z7 ^    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment: x/ c, D1 y) b7 p( g* L* C
    XIV US Corps
- `8 w$ G# C8 @7 W% A    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment: J% D. j$ o! O% W
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
" t* ~, T5 f6 B. j: W    14th Marine Defense Battalion
: i6 c' x) J; @) W% @  I, }& j/ u3 y    I Corps Artillery
$ t6 l) y' D- w) c# W- Q    96th Coast AA Regiment: x% s- Z0 O, F/ S. N/ H+ i3 d7 Y
    1st USMC AA Battalion
! R5 x0 A* l! E    738th Coast AA Regiment% E3 C/ i3 B7 z4 F+ ~7 x, f1 Z
    12th Marine Defense Battalion8 K9 w& e. h$ n# a6 [% i
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion1 P5 v2 C+ o# y% X
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment4 _( S8 I! s' [' s; {

( Q4 ^- j5 i8 D0 b7 |0 nDefending units:
9 U) _/ \0 v% I: s/ J3 n3 d    33rd/A Division
: t" {/ c# x9 j1 y. \    81st/B Division
( e! A5 O. i6 o6 D  H; i7 R* ?    Sasebo 7th SNLF0 g2 i# G. l9 \/ h3 D
    81st/C Division0 H3 k( V2 P# z" y2 ]$ E; W7 `8 ]
    138th Infantry Regiment, V! L" U/ y+ {$ ~
    Kure 3rd SNLF6 \2 B/ X* ?" I% z% R# n: _1 `
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment* A5 {+ o! f" h' r1 E
    144th Infantry Regiment
0 [" Z/ r9 H2 R) T9 U7 C0 J" a! {7 P    52nd Naval Guard Unit$ X5 @# _1 H6 q
    33rd/B Division
! `. M8 Q0 U( D0 `) ]    81st/A Division
3 J# V  ^% B' L- t    33rd/C Division
/ E) o/ Q& B6 B* v& ^0 j    3rd Base Force
% G5 d  Q* g" ~# D5 ~( T    19th JAAF Base Force' d3 g. ?8 Y# @; m0 j5 K& m
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1" k6 E6 d2 W! b4 V" u; d/ o
    60th Field AA Battalion( p$ q. J, p$ ^0 W. r3 |& g
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
5 `5 d$ t- {- y  r1 L- Y3 ~    53rd Construction Battalion$ T, F6 z+ Y' G2 W0 w
    Ponape Naval Fortress
+ {  w6 t5 V" ]' g9 a0 N  ~9 ~    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment/ I( ]# a, C( v1 G8 ^1 V# J
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment, @% C6 p* h& h, J3 ^
    12th Air Fleet
3 I( W7 y+ D9 P) t" \% k    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment0 U+ x/ j: e  Y& A, a: \
    61st Field AA Battalion
$ D% c7 g/ R. d, S5 @    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
: O$ O$ Z5 Z. o7 L    18th Field AF Construction Battalion" h! w4 @7 @  ]: ~
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion! |+ u' b' r. C! ?& r: w7 N, `, f5 i
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment, q& a% O; n: [' O" e
    14th Area Army /1
3 h- `7 d/ M: ?    63rd Field AA Battalion
, c/ ?% K, @2 l( o3 h    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
: Y; |  O8 Z7 M% o    Kure 7th SNLF
% S2 B1 r" ]* q3 i/ ^" q    18th Army
" I9 t7 [2 x; }, ^& e" e8 S    23rd Fld AA Gun Co 5 Z% M" L+ \. v- O& ~
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3- G; y+ ~- H& H6 v3 s% _. ?8 _

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: V" a; W8 T. n5 ~日军反潜船只确认击沉盟军SS一艘
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Submarine attack near Satawal  at 107,106
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Japanese Ships
2 v7 G  R* A. ^2 Y& n      E No.54. X1 k7 p* _& p% z
      E No.50+ I: o0 a. m% n+ m
      E No.68- _5 l7 g+ j: y4 f
      E No.52( n& |& V& p5 t: }7 i3 ~
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Allied Ships
$ U, z* l0 _0 n2 F8 i      SS Blackfin, hits 21, and is sunk/ r$ Y- x5 o2 _9 m1 k
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重创另一艘( c# j, Q4 h3 |+ t" y+ X) T
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( [3 A& f" k6 a" lASW attack near Satawal  at 109,102
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! N: L. |+ L8 iJapanese Ships
/ O- g" m% I' q% `5 ?0 Y      E No.8
. W9 ~, ]& ~7 T) \7 H1 x! I      E No.6
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8 F8 i# h; Q/ W1 K" O" v, F  yAllied Ships% i& t/ f& y5 H; M: x
      SS Peto, hits 14,  heavy damage

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 02, 44
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1 }) }2 J8 A* `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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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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! v7 @# P6 i3 K$ b) O62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.9 c$ o5 Y9 i1 j0 q/ e. B( j
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Allied Ships2 o5 X* B* Y  U: w8 Y! {
      CA Wichita
4 Q5 \8 g% e/ O. I) Z! D. |      CA Vincennes
) C! j# u. O2 b& _+ N) X/ r8 [- \# C9 C& c      CA Quincy
" n) l0 M( h& B4 B3 }      CA San Francisco" S9 P/ L* q8 K1 z! ^
      CA Minneapolis
9 V' v/ a$ J+ H6 u* n0 E( b% ^      CA Astoria" t6 J& q' C" b, c) h& _6 ]4 L, R/ U
      CA Chicago
) d. U( V* L( x      CA Louisville
6 ]8 H+ y. c" w5 s4 F3 A' z' H4 @9 G( r      CA Chester  o  A$ y0 S4 f8 D- g$ r
      CA Northampton
; f* ], i  e# }5 b% l8 \8 w      CA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:
; W( d8 b( p% W8 O; Q" ?      71 casualties reported3 P- `7 l4 I" D! W  L& {' y* Z
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
. w) h8 `! m5 D         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled  D3 G( Z7 U9 ]3 v( P* i
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# Z+ Z* e) @$ T9 s3 ]
      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)0 D  X. s1 G8 t1 v- v& R

, e! J. H' A. x+ i; E' [+ \Airbase hits 2' ]0 |* {/ k3 z+ k- K4 a
Runway hits 10. b" v( k: U3 t# z! B. P
Port hits 4
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CA Wichita firing at Ponape 2 E; [+ D/ P" V$ U/ p& m4 B( |
CA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
/ p& z) F% X( B+ o2 cPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes
. i! I. a+ @! s3 z# h  j  u/ GCA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress, P* I+ n/ w+ k8 g
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy
1 R& G/ _2 H+ Y' _* X) vCA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division
' L# {. J' \- x" WCA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
; x- z. U. f1 N& w- ~( APonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria3 S1 v3 Y* x" r- O, |
CA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
9 X3 }) _7 J  i# UCA Chicago firing at Ponape . [. k( ~  g' n
CA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force
  [: O$ K& \* O. F) U8 [0 UOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester
' S- }8 ^' X: `% C7 }7 E9 j' \6 i& {CA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress$ p. n  B* H6 E" M
CA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division& f5 y8 j) l5 w& B- K
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland! e9 q6 T% u2 ?$ s
CA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
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# O/ a1 ?  R% y% E$ P3 @: A/ sNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113, G- s+ n2 q" o1 m1 P

9 T6 K' _2 A  Y. Q( W! |) V5 Z, S) RAllied Ships
% b5 X0 n6 W8 N$ b! `      BB Alabama
3 y, l! p$ k. Y. \      BB Massachusetts
$ U3 Z- [" m0 U- m      BB Indiana
4 H% j, {1 Y( A0 F, I/ ^1 _      BB South Dakota0 \2 W6 L) ?# I: u* a
      BB Washington, T8 \) n3 {# X) O* [8 ^2 M
      BB North Carolina* W9 ?# b- q' |) P5 B+ L  p

* i+ [7 |: f7 K6 ]) QJapanese ground losses:9 D$ r% b7 h( Q. V. G. z
      275 casualties reported
( g/ \2 N( t, `$ o         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled* f) Q6 y* E7 M" M, y5 R& \7 G
         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled
: N5 Z8 X& V# J' S1 D! A" B         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ V3 z: }5 G+ |4 {      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)  H7 m: H8 O; T- P& I& Z
      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase supply hits 1
) M/ d1 N& c+ I% ], W6 R5 XRunway hits 7( }8 t- b4 B# N" z' q
Port hits 30 `/ [" i6 u& E' O0 |; u* L+ Y

8 }/ j! ~9 E" n! J4 Q+ nBB Alabama firing at Ponape
+ m( M! U7 r. W7 p4 bBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape   e* m% U3 i9 [; d0 e2 K7 x5 y4 l
BB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division9 w" x8 Y$ D" c
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota
' x: h/ ?$ @: F# K- s. b# sBB South Dakota firing at Ponape " R# i( g- R" Z! K, _
BB Washington firing at Ponape 6 p" T: ~; _- m8 h# ~! P$ E
BB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
" v2 }- _! u) G2 x3 j      BB Queen Elizabeth  v2 D; |6 ^8 g! t
      BB Valiant# f9 \7 F4 h, ?; t. s
      BB Mississippi5 a5 h; u2 I9 `2 Y& K
      BB New Mexico
% _- P7 t0 v7 D1 i      BB Idaho4 [4 C  U7 d9 @0 c& u
      BB West Virginia
+ g4 b8 Y& ^3 B8 G1 f9 k& x      BB Colorado# T8 ^2 l& k) v) d# G; z# L, A

4 V' n4 L0 g- }. k, _9 q3 zJapanese ground losses:2 ~9 C* O; P; h
      117 casualties reported
9 A' `) s6 z: i3 L& k6 S1 D! h4 Z6 D         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
" o1 ^. z4 L( {( \8 P& o         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
7 A7 }9 }$ p( w1 l( _1 o         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
' H7 N5 _' Q- d' H& ?      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
4 v/ U% O5 m( m4 y% l      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)2 g8 a9 A5 d% Y) N" U3 H: V

! a6 k% o1 Q8 @/ U2 [- rAirbase hits 2
5 U! G  k( v5 E& ?Runway hits 2
4 F1 K6 i: Y5 D+ b8 P2 L* q) q* s4 T: X) e) v- h4 U% f: T
BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment9 `' P' M/ G+ a+ L5 k6 f
BB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
% |" E- W' K1 W3 @* f* l% V1 j( R8 MBB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress7 G+ z9 I& W; k# c$ A" p; A9 x1 V
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi
5 a: z( |7 M7 @; h+ a, D: kBB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division
3 G2 w# }; A: ABB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force
( @7 h  P4 i' ^) O0 z3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho
3 H7 ]( D# P0 {& I) w1 E  w8 aBB West Virginia firing at Ponape # M# B. g0 Q, ]
BB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force1 F0 A2 O" Q2 d8 `: t: m
3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado
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9 }8 R2 s5 y# h2 q6 [/ `9 c$ VAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)# {+ g  [& [, i
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms! T" z7 D5 w4 D+ O2 c+ p' W

  v1 Y0 ]+ f- nRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.- r6 b5 j3 [$ v
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes( h7 @4 S  s5 E( z7 N2 @; Z7 i# R; `
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Allied aircraft
- c+ S: g! ~, {      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462: [1 Q, V( Y, Z* y, y" Y8 Q
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337
) G1 C% O" C9 g" v3 x      TBM-1C Avenger x 283
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Allied aircraft losses
, C: j/ q8 q) R2 Q- l; k+ ?      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged8 ~7 \. B* Q3 g. A5 {% z
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak9 w% q9 |. y0 ^( H# p/ R8 J4 G
      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged
% n3 K/ j; |. n, ?      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak. L. j: }4 j! V
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Japanese ground losses:0 _, e* S3 w' ^
      159 casualties reported
* Q& b5 U0 S# \6 z         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled5 [' t4 Y' S' J* F+ ^( ?7 K1 X
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled* y8 U. e, j! q
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ N+ G* S: p) u$ c# A" \' `
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)! k: C  ~% t9 v% K

0 k& l3 `# ^7 A' S- H: N5 QAllied Deliberate attack
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  `8 n5 ?' a, J& DAttacking force 77530 troops, 1387 guns, 2472 vehicles, Assault Value = 29317 T5 Q8 _7 r4 J1 t
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Defending force 50530 troops, 686 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1344
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 70 O5 I1 Y2 P) b

8 `+ H3 J# e$ W: o; T9 q, tAllied adjusted assault: 3406 / a0 A9 z; ?/ G# J( f, I2 v( o, d3 \

6 l" t" {8 Z/ `0 q4 [4 K6 j5 EJapanese adjusted defense: 8701 0 S0 Z# r0 H, Q& D4 x* k- c* N
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7)
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Combat modifiers
* l+ F2 q; C/ y+ gDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-): y$ V6 U2 T+ D' E8 ]; f
Attacker: + U# Z% S4 X  n; O3 ^

; H! ]6 ~/ z2 s+ H8 ZJapanese ground losses:
6 N; Y, X8 n9 y" u9 V4 b. w      3539 casualties reported
# U4 V+ P  S( B. g2 ?         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled: R; _! n! w# b
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled9 C, V7 d% M$ p3 m4 r- h6 M7 \
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled- t$ l0 H7 j- [; z
      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)
! _1 I! g" W+ z" X( g$ |. P) `+ O      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
; f2 ]/ P# w& n6 b( R6 x  D8 Q      3552 casualties reported3 O" R( {2 g5 r- _/ A: Z9 C' ?
         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled
4 m; d$ `8 T" {7 }* ]         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled: A' r7 A9 S5 o3 Z
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled0 I6 @0 {: Z6 H  v, {" X2 w' C) ]
      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)
' u- q" o$ Y7 p, @( u      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)) m! |( q( F3 F. b: x- Q2 z/ p
      Units destroyed 1# Z0 R* x3 _$ S  H& j! V3 B; k- U

5 a* U- [$ x+ c' NAssaulting units:
$ U3 U+ ]& L2 w9 M    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion$ j" V0 K. T& W( ?' {  }3 ^
    5th Marine Division
) y( r# ~$ d9 M  ]    716th Tank Battalion
8 F, Z+ ^: g7 Q7 N0 ]    706th Tank Battalion
; s* Q. H6 D, z9 I3 @( E: n    762nd Tank Battalion# H) U" d5 b2 ]% w$ f1 I, I2 S, d4 i
    710th Tank Battalion
8 }- ^. d  A/ f- ~4 E: q    767th Tank Battalion
( E9 o) n' X5 A* M$ u    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
9 ~  S0 l: K  }0 o5 i    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
: ~- I% M5 K: [( _9 J! y9 N    81st Infantry Division
1 ?% m  I* F3 j1 o    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment/ W5 ]9 h, w8 h
    96th Infantry Division% c# ?1 D* J  E
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment  |6 I. L$ O9 C* |! G
    711th Tank Battalion
4 \; O, b0 s/ k: h$ g/ Z# f  C    44th Tank Battalion- l  v1 }) ~" n0 `+ C% i
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
0 i& Q9 A" Z2 r" ]2 |' h    6th Infantry Division
- y" ~) m3 b. L* E- t* z    1st Filipino Inf Regiment) }5 V& E3 l# j' A1 t8 F4 k+ L* ?
    31st Infantry Regiment
' t  x* r- Z+ Z! ^9 T6 Z    XIV US Corps! G% F9 x) V: v9 c9 V
    96th Coast AA Regiment
0 q9 @* F( k* B1 \2 J# G, w4 j    12th Marine Defense Battalion. i, I- L3 P1 E' o: R# P
    4th USA Defense Battalion& F; Y4 M1 @  z/ e( i6 O2 N: V
    14th Marine Defense Battalion8 k; s8 L% ?! `7 e) {" ?
    1st USMC AA Battalion
  q4 F; ~) b( m; I5 k) d! W+ L! H* v    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
# I/ [9 ~/ @2 k: z5 \6 @0 @    5th USA Defense Battalion
3 w- H  ^8 q3 }* n( t8 ]5 y& a7 `    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment5 U# C% r2 _: W9 l( o* ?
    738th Coast AA Regiment) X  }6 N% F3 ^1 d3 k% k( E
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
3 N( p9 a* e/ X) P    I Corps Artillery
2 U( K7 B2 h" ~: k, }& w    8th Marine Defense Battalion
9 t+ T6 `4 F! h6 V/ j    X Corps Artillery ! k' |  [( Z  d7 v! r" m
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
6 V0 A  K* [6 a3 y! t    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment3 j7 S/ v5 t. z& n/ _# G
5 t2 T9 f  B* e7 h/ G# S5 U! Q+ F1 Z5 m# l
Defending units:
( k3 a/ U2 D0 q1 J0 U$ M6 P5 Z    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
) }) B4 R" i* W5 D- o& M3 Y    52nd Naval Guard Unit; B* J+ I& h5 O! d/ H( d+ U
    144th Infantry Regiment
6 E! t4 x) W0 X( p* E' |8 k; r    Kure 3rd SNLF
* \) \: w% Y6 A: w) L    Sasebo 7th SNLF
7 h" v: S3 E7 B5 d! ?8 H    33rd/B Division
+ z" u2 |' Y  b    81st/C Division
8 a+ r+ I: w: \    81st/A Division* z, Q( {- Q7 F7 w2 S
    81st/B Division0 E4 r7 S! b& g% @* b0 Q4 _
    33rd/A Division
; g7 }: m& F2 \& n% c    138th Infantry Regiment
: x! L, q+ S8 G' S3 s/ ]& c    33rd/C Division
; E6 u2 A/ [7 O+ H( G/ K$ E2 P    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment6 g: K1 \7 }1 b* O
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion. p% x0 s6 f9 q
    19th JAAF Base Force+ v% [! M2 Z6 v. O7 h) M& j/ B
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co 7 |4 T: z* w6 t6 v
    12th Air Fleet
& {6 G( x9 C7 x2 r6 [) {) w    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment3 P& U+ X! a& C% _9 L9 [
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co 0 X8 }+ d8 M, V2 W
    63rd Field AA Battalion1 Y9 i0 }0 ^( T% b3 S
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment8 ^+ M. y2 E5 f; N1 q9 J  {* @
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion$ O' H; v! Z/ j& L5 b' W
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment, G4 r( s9 q' G4 F8 {$ T
    Ponape Naval Fortress
3 P  N. a: ~4 t% ^/ n2 _" \6 [5 n    61st Field AA Battalion
: ^4 [8 B: x  Z2 ]6 E7 I    18th Army: g, C  [- W; M" e$ A+ Q5 l6 W
    14th Area Army /1
& E# n6 T# l1 U/ o3 z    60th Field AA Battalion( P! t* S" w) P. ?3 R
    53rd Construction Battalion
& `1 h3 I; d" y  L    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion4 Q8 [" f( I1 _  N2 W
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /12 S9 `. e/ ?5 q( X
    Kure 7th SNLF( t7 p; p& O0 ]7 g- u# z, w2 q( M
    3rd Base Force* n' s" q# z6 z" s9 t
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
9 ?( K. R  ?# pWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 s
+ p( X4 d: N+ `; j6 L8 Z/ K6 |Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 C3 E9 a4 L( o& J7 ~      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462  s- [; H7 \% O& D* x6 X+ E
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 3371 I8 Q# q( w" r; [( H1 [
      TBM-1C Avenger x 283
& w/ M8 i9 _# Q/ e7 b% lAllied aircraft losses
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6 {7 C! ^; w8 k5 r* o, G协同很给力！

hades1001

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

hades1001

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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+ r# ?6 `/ ?. E# z8 {
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5 o9 Q9 ]" z- V% s" VNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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+ }$ H4 a; C5 Z6 L: j6 IAllied Ships9 _5 Y8 S/ {& G7 \- d9 U
      CA Vincennes
3 `1 l1 `0 q4 k6 T+ P" A/ g      CA Quincy( }6 N* w* A! V, G. J: m
      CA San Francisco% i) |6 R( W  p. z, D& t  u; E3 o
      CA Minneapolis! C+ e$ m) q/ C( i
      CA Astoria
% u- T1 d4 I. j" n% w- ~: X3 N      CA Chicago6 Q& i' w, h8 V/ V2 c5 e+ ^
      CA Louisville; d+ V6 }4 L9 O% k3 U2 f- W
      CA Chester: u+ I' K; k1 M% g( d( \: }6 `$ C
      CA Northampton$ F6 X+ B+ R4 {3 ]. ~" g
      CA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:8 h) M! h$ G5 \3 G& I
      112 casualties reported
) d0 ^: J4 T7 U         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 J7 n$ J* `& ]         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled
$ o: S+ \1 X0 T1 j4 a! u/ n6 H         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled& j  z4 R( W& t  v2 X
  c' P- w  }5 `' [4 l' ^$ |& V$ U
Airbase hits 5- U1 S9 Q4 T& v/ e$ T8 V7 n
Airbase supply hits 25 w- V7 p8 C; T. H) P$ d
Runway hits 216 _9 `7 ^3 [2 x! a
Port hits 7
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113% T3 c( L3 V% l3 _+ D  i1 d+ N, z

# K& i3 }) B3 k5 k# d# m2 \1 N9 OAllied Ships5 n% U8 t% I& Z
      BB Alabama% {) e: f4 C1 P: N$ j( i
      BB Massachusetts
% x& g+ k+ z2 K2 F2 J! E      BB Indiana
' y1 z; k, n- A; g3 X7 o1 E9 A      BB South Dakota
. |7 d* h& A1 o      BB Washington
. o* b% X$ x/ n; \9 y      BB North Carolina! _" W9 Z8 X1 D1 g
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Japanese ground losses:
9 E( V2 y$ `  j0 y; z: d      398 casualties reported2 j  J3 J$ G9 S9 Q
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled. y, e4 L6 Z% \0 \8 y: [; r
         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled
" j6 M. t2 F1 s1 F5 K2 g9 U2 X9 f2 Y         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
" B% X5 l- p. k) G* o! X      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)
! p3 K$ f- q: _- h% D: T      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)$ A+ _( C/ |  G9 ]9 b: ~$ D: A7 {
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Airbase hits 9
& c8 B% v; J. o" O/ q. c! V% QRunway hits 9
0 R- T# u+ _+ F+ ?Port hits 2" D) r: J- @* O# q

& Y2 `. O5 V& LBB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division
. u- j8 \* V6 p) k, ?4 L3 ~BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape 3 E: m3 N& O  E7 \  T
BB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division+ j/ U6 O7 {, n# Y+ A/ i  O
BB South Dakota firing at Ponape . e8 x& Q) I" J
BB Washington firing at Ponape
3 k1 D* a. n& i, A5 D# VBB North Carolina firing at Ponape
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships* k9 |0 Z* x; S* J8 z! l4 ]8 I, i, v
      BB Mississippi
; z: T6 c, m. u; ?+ D      BB New Mexico9 `/ L: S. w  o* o, s5 U& n* W0 B% }# O) ?
      BB Idaho7 P4 c" m; U0 I+ l

5 M0 w  {# H. P: v" X1 iJapanese ground losses:: Z) E: d" O$ e
      195 casualties reported
# ~% I/ }' U# M4 @2 _, p         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
/ D: H  t7 P- b! L# w         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled
7 h4 A) E) o1 F2 D5 u4 v$ R         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
: q- H  n) W/ M" }" q5 N      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)+ Z: m% P: g5 e- H
      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)  {& A5 O# z6 n  T6 ^
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Airbase hits 3' Z/ ^# }, c5 r' K( _/ b
Runway hits 14
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BB Mississippi firing at Ponape
3 \$ n  k( b& }: M2 dBB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division
4 y) |$ N+ q, G# l6 u3 jBB Idaho firing at Ponape + d7 O5 y3 \. N4 h9 W

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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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- a& s6 r& S) i/ bWeather in hex: Severe storms
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9 b  I8 Z7 v+ l  q* @2 LRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.( `; u, n! J3 l0 |
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& m& I- c% o2 K: O( a. r      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
) j  S$ K" E  o: m8 m      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 333
4 Y* g1 d; C1 y* {      TBM-1C Avenger x 286
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# @1 E  h7 S# K* uAllied aircraft losses
7 i! G7 R) }8 E      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged
' A0 m' ^1 l* m" u2 w/ A1 ^7 I      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak$ }! i# Q) I8 ?' }
      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged5 A( {- t) J4 x" t

; [6 H' r. ^' s* {& UJapanese ground losses:
/ B/ h. Q8 w8 G2 p, U      121 casualties reported6 w( M7 Y! y/ Y7 g4 I% s
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
; V) z& q6 q% A1 e/ R3 c2 k         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled& f7 o1 \! Q- E' ]/ G
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 A" d& c" x& Z" zGround combat at Ponape (119,113)9 n: k  R) a! e3 n9 y* Q
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Allied Deliberate attack# @( q/ C# c7 a) p) _( m! C2 G

& y" |; ]% S. y4 ]Attacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 2629
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8 R( M! g& M  `* UDefending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121+ v+ E& M7 A& |) H) `% Q6 o/ E8 ]
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 6
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Allied adjusted assault: 3228
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Japanese adjusted defense: 7085
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8 u4 L, v3 v: @  B: e, eAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6) ) |5 @! ?+ x5 F7 {3 Y, E4 [+ [4 W
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Combat modifiers" H: O8 x& K. C( t
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
4 Z. ~3 O; B" a) e" e: \4 R4 rAttacker: 0 K4 i2 d& v' R' \4 P% Y

$ y1 x, k; e  M$ |: O: vJapanese ground losses:
: ]9 A0 D, u( B3 f  j      2305 casualties reported
6 _6 y- m- y% \" ?         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled
5 m4 r4 I0 c- G+ i+ n# D         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled
# a& W8 `% _# S* o" ]% e         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled: m- q* J! h8 d$ [1 q' G4 K; k
      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)1 T# o$ o/ h/ i" S& K3 E
      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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+ t0 b3 ]0 B1 B  ~' s0 W! oAllied ground losses:
; b: t5 e8 U" y      3064 casualties reported
- G. ^- J" r' W- C         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled3 U/ ?3 e2 c1 Z3 t! B' b3 y0 T
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled
, H5 B" S$ b. }& a7 ~! J         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled) F8 E' ~* q/ i& E9 V
      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled). J3 m: G: O3 z0 Q, h. O
      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled)
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8 Y% y4 m# c" hAssaulting units:
) R: d6 s) D5 s    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment* l( q$ ^: L1 d7 d. Q
    711th Tank Battalion% U6 G/ M8 v8 E% F  E/ L
    716th Tank Battalion7 J- c4 D0 l& T6 G6 V
    6th Infantry Division) i2 P- O7 V8 h& p
    44th Tank Battalion
6 H; H9 s) y& ?: g: J    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment1 C5 L4 _( e5 N! R0 [$ C# s/ z
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment" ]4 C  o7 T* s& R7 h
    81st Infantry Division' p1 Q  K, f+ d" H
    767th Tank Battalion% a( o0 ^- `' L5 v( v
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment' l: ]: d; _3 _5 W
    762nd Tank Battalion, x# g# z. c9 X$ b
    710th Tank Battalion
5 Q: R) @. k* {, f. _* _    96th Infantry Division
: b) Y( h6 j! O    1st Filipino Inf Regiment2 o4 X- |: }+ }0 i4 o5 j* l: b4 `
    706th Tank Battalion
" _- O2 F: @1 M0 `- O  I    5th Marine Division
' {  n( @/ @+ |& q( F1 V    31st Infantry Regiment
3 H# q' x) \! ~- z! `  |+ o    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion! L) Q, f1 W  B: d# m& H9 R
    1st USMC AA Battalion3 G' ?+ z3 F# t6 L: L* i+ {
    738th Coast AA Regiment5 J+ l# ]/ s) H4 _6 H" F7 N% z3 x
    96th Coast AA Regiment- a7 a7 A; Q! M
    14th Marine Defense Battalion
+ M% C4 t2 a% R" W    12th Marine Defense Battalion9 O' n% p. t0 A) f( j/ |2 W
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion% d) R" I8 i* s2 q, L% }& c, E9 ~
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
! ~4 n% q, y7 t8 i  |( p: D/ B* H    XIV US Corps
0 g6 z: U0 i2 e    X Corps Artillery
$ j( z( d; O4 F    5th USA Defense Battalion3 \, U) F( C5 T# O
    4th USA Defense Battalion! ~; Q( N$ z# L9 e' q0 S
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
( s# [' y2 H9 L3 R5 Q2 U    I Corps Artillery
$ S5 q4 f. r9 u2 \    8th Marine Defense Battalion
, j: b: `% Y! k( W    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment: a: j- |: \. c
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Defending units:. F; i6 }/ Z0 h+ D& [1 _  m6 n
    Ponape Naval Fortress5 O9 B5 |1 m+ G8 @6 e( n
    81st/C Division
( j: c; a0 m% g    52nd Naval Guard Unit/ ], N  t# J5 g1 m1 H. H
    138th Infantry Regiment
2 {/ l# I3 @9 \) ?3 E$ {4 {    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
% W& M" q: T/ ~) @$ W7 R    Sasebo 7th SNLF
5 k. L: N4 Q5 ]    144th Infantry Regiment4 Y: T" S) o; Q
    81st/B Division
4 T8 ]* ^5 B- U    33rd/B Division
0 i. Z# o) [% X6 C% D9 w    33rd/A Division/ [4 T0 K& z; C/ S
    81st/A Division
1 `8 X, r$ b# w$ r" `: t    Kure 3rd SNLF
3 t6 h' K- ?- i/ o    33rd/C Division
) y( D$ k" G" h# M0 B4 B    53rd Construction Battalion3 w6 u# j% v& |" f4 E* B  Y
    18th Army
9 G1 j8 j# j  K! n: x$ i' |* z    14th Area Army /1. X: k9 U. F3 m
    60th Field AA Battalion9 E7 i. @0 q! H- A% O) Q
    12th Air Fleet
  E2 _3 q' B6 x: f+ B0 u    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment: Y/ x* U- n0 h; Z: U
    63rd Field AA Battalion
" H  m3 z. x* \    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment1 N2 n7 h  l( Z) M: P
    3rd Base Force5 A. o7 j  U! K
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
, t7 C# z) Q; r( r, D; @% G6 h& A    Kure 7th SNLF
. Q& M$ j) M" }! Z; d1 q8 f    19th JAAF Base Force
0 K: J7 x: S- H    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
, Q3 _, `0 N& S/ Z* W' S    61st Field AA Battalion4 t( O3 k- t) H4 a8 p5 h# g
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
8 R# c" }2 b- l4 K9 x    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment, w$ Q" f1 f8 w% _. _( t& O* u. r1 P1 \
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment# m; `) v3 e4 b7 Z9 s# Y
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion. [: x" N9 y1 {
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
# C+ d' Q; V2 _4 U' u7 ^; C    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

xubin0892

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

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 06, 44
- f7 w" R* [: `$ [, ?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
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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4 i4 I& g$ i1 V
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,60% \5 e) v7 k, I  W0 U- q
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud; w* h# @: a8 N1 U" f3 G( b
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Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
7 n2 {; H) ^$ @3 GEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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* r* D) s+ m7 [( uAllied aircraft
( n0 ]" d* W0 R4 r0 l" [      P-38L Lightning x 23
0 W+ M% ]7 X9 Z7 I/ M3 D# q      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 30
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9 p6 i; l% X6 C' L; _Allied aircraft losses
2 w: \6 b- ?; W- u% t      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged& h; L1 {8 c8 ^+ O5 x
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
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5 _9 v3 y  I, ?, v* TJapanese Ships
) ]( K( }; {2 F      DD Suruyame, }% J1 i0 z) t
      CL Ninaru
2 [3 L# j5 N! w      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage8 k7 F$ N2 C6 ?. p
      DD Yayoi
/ l( E4 ^; H. G- {' U( V, x      CA Kako# B- i, g/ l1 O, K3 Y3 V
      DD Asagiri2 u+ _5 \. o$ Z$ u# Q0 h
      DD Ayanami
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Aircraft Attacking:- M9 P- Z/ w9 S- ?# q$ z( m2 {
      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
: h2 T7 @3 Q1 p7 S& |3 u               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb6 y7 t6 H; e% H1 @4 U) ]; \
       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'7 z$ J, r" M0 K3 T( f
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb) O' ?8 l: w7 }% t( `
       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000', W7 K6 ]& N+ y/ L* A
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb( P, ]3 q/ I" W4 V- F6 O
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Massive explosion on CL Tokachi
& A4 F* U; P* E. v) SHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi- z# C( R1 b0 f" a6 H7 F
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$ Y* r+ m' q" j* l* K% aAfternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain/ U/ m! q4 M3 J2 C4 I6 V
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.9 }0 f; c' a0 ^1 L& _3 H
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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3 |8 h3 v' B# q9 c' M* J8 QAllied aircraft
2 t3 f: \+ j/ `3 C# F2 o% @  R      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462% p6 X8 q/ u& S' @( }& l6 t, }
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 326
6 H! P. p: P* h      TBM-1C Avenger x 2856 h8 ^! q6 t% }/ {

4 b$ s+ _' Q. n: I* _9 a) J1 l: |; aAllied aircraft losses4 w" v- G1 j+ h; Q8 }( X0 ^
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged
+ d4 |; z& G  m0 L% O6 R      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
$ z: P5 {5 G& j$ q2 @1 m9 g      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged4 Q0 s- O, |, F' I4 o  R" e

4 X2 Q. e: u; h: {% {& WJapanese ground losses:
! x- W0 D4 ]5 d* ^      276 casualties reported
+ E6 C* x- }, O' S0 g         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled. S/ B: q7 J6 M0 E0 o
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
* W. C) M; h2 V% w, R         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( a+ d, O8 m1 q
      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)4 e# N% V* Y8 I0 ]/ Q4 i

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/ k6 w) \# i! l+ _Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)* S6 i7 n$ G; h" y  n4 a
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 5127 troops, 335 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 2263
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Defending force 45166 troops, 619 guns, 279 vehicles, Assault Value = 1017
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; R) U5 I  z3 f1 l1 dJapanese ground losses:* U2 w  J6 b( }- ]9 T# G& t$ X
      1082 casualties reported2 }6 W" t" D9 Q5 ]5 j9 n: x2 ~/ D
         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled
: E! d' U, {) i2 W& V$ f7 Z# R         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled# @9 |# x/ _+ O9 s, s8 n
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
/ r1 q4 `# @; [! F      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
" _1 O1 n/ ~+ b. ~" Y      23 casualties reported
: ~/ Y0 X. V- l9 r/ p" ^2 d         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
; z$ v# F: c( T' }+ x* v  G4 O' P         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
' G) a" x  @! u8 k8 v/ _         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 A5 P' b* w0 A1 R7 z% ^' I      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled): ?1 e, q' u( M4 H" ^0 O
      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 44
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' J: U  K/ _) ]7 M9 U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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/ c+ f3 w  \! g- X4 g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。0 r4 l+ X8 D( D

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6 T4 Y  b3 F- F9 N- G' S' v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。
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6 w/ I4 z9 i+ Z, U3 ASubmarine attack near Ponape  at 119,113
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Japanese Ships$ g1 L+ L7 P! D) V* m  d# g
      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk* q7 q( _# E/ ^" b9 V+ D" w- ~
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Allied Ships$ _  j1 `- l# i
      CLAA Prince Robert9 G0 }1 b8 T2 H* ^: O, w/ ~  Q
      DD Saumarez* ]2 u) }- V4 Q' R! P/ H6 L* H+ }; f
      DD Nizam
- p3 t7 w' m# J) ~. P      DD Ellet% y0 a7 p# @& T  G- m
      DD Waller5 D2 @- \& f# l1 Q! n
      DD Walker7 Z/ e) w* X5 U4 D7 Y0 d
      DD Wadleigh
: j+ g  C  R: S      DD Uhlmann
4 @& \" J' i2 b      DD Twining6 i) o0 t3 E) q$ C8 @6 I
      DD Twiggs! p' ~# g" q8 B0 f4 ]' \6 a& M
      DD David Taylor
5 U( D6 R% F' C% _      DD Strong
0 I! V  N" h/ c1 J( T3 q3 T      DD Sproston
& ^0 a; R% i( J. g' I      DD Sigsbee, T! N1 P+ k0 `, O1 I
      DD Sigourney
6 `5 p/ C' j+ i3 I      DD Schroeder. y) R9 |( Y. ^6 x. l, }& A
      DD Benham II
- X" K9 e, D# ]. f* G0 q$ X      DD Cushing II
  y) D8 r4 \/ f4 [4 F& T2 h      DD Urchin& G2 Z7 l# f1 H  R' Z8 E- |3 A; J
      DD Urania# M" Z% q: b" x3 u, o0 F

; D: P' Q# M( A0 L2 CSS I-48 is sighted by escort- _+ U+ u% W) F1 w7 j; E  Z* G/ f
DD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search& S6 T( l3 B/ R+ s& E
DD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....
( G9 O2 T0 T. M% I$ b, s3 g/ c& USS I-48 forced to surface!
8 m1 u5 x% W$ j# dDD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
; }1 }" p) O- \1 r5 d/ N8 kDD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....% j; c: @" ~& G" G
DD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....
  I" v9 d1 M0 t4 t5 QDD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ....
2 C- N0 o) i, b3 ~" a0 s. JDD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
$ q7 p* p0 v5 W& E0 x. bSub slips beneath the waves1 P* G& S  X, H0 ^! X. q
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# R  j- d+ N+ T/ S& B! _Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards/ I1 I& H- b) \0 n0 u

% U  l- |& ]. q) t- v9 EJapanese aircraft' J& m: h2 O4 f7 k$ U
      no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses; [+ I' {  G" b
      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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4 s& f9 R% C# v8 o- w7 GJapanese Ships! m( j! @6 G) K
      CL Agano
8 n; R* [+ ]: e( l      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 28 H$ j8 F" O! ^( k1 I5 _
      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' r$ _0 g; j" q9 B  J/ X" g3 p- [& U      DD Hibiki
& B% ~! N0 p( r* k2 N      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1
$ E7 s! F+ S( ]! E) t0 e( d      DD Shirakumo% Y8 T: Y; ]- c' [1 H7 E" p
      DD Isonami
; T5 j0 Y" N: v/ C# I2 z      DD Murakumo+ L; [0 c7 y9 B+ s, g9 R
      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk$ i- w- G$ Y) `% [  L! B
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Allied Ships
6 f1 a1 c9 r0 ~" ~: G      BB North Carolina; ~% Q' N5 f7 _# t0 x: ^: g
      BB Washington( w' ?3 C" T7 _) k" @4 d
      BB South Dakota
# M9 V! X' @+ ^7 X$ ~4 Z6 ~% O      BB Indiana, Shell hits 1: x$ U: a$ J4 }% L& X! M
      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2& r: W0 Q! `7 X$ [, p% ~  l. W
      BB Alabama, Shell hits 2
  a! y% m: {$ y- h: Y9 M4 V5 Z      DD Conner7 r3 {) ^3 `1 t3 ?5 _6 \) F/ \
      DD Cotten
+ n& }, K( a$ f. Y5 f2 ?      DD Cowell; S8 y$ k# z/ j1 |
      DD Daly
1 t7 {, M0 c8 x1 Z  v      DD Eaton
+ s" J& U2 C* |# O      DD Heywood Edwards
3 R' w" e, x4 A  I      DD Erben: i9 C5 ?' b( x# Y# @' M
      DD Evans
6 u! R* X+ k4 y) [' P$ m+ D3 K      DD Foote
* A, A$ t3 m$ z4 g  l& l      DD Franks; P3 S0 h7 Q. w( c  q+ ]" K
      DD Fullam% l# ]5 D- G4 n) ]6 C5 r
      DD Gatling
9 ~* P: l7 D7 m      DD Albert Grant
1 ]  e7 o5 B% y' d" p7 |- D      DD Gregory$ t: V  q8 j1 x0 r+ n
      DD Guest
1 {9 B  {7 z( |  y/ m      DMS Hamilton
- s7 f% \5 b7 G" d  c" B) s      DMS Forrest8 v/ V* ]) e! y( w  Q2 C; P' p
      DMS Ellyson1 [, Y+ ^5 P! Y1 ^0 ]

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" i5 q: C5 z: iMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
7 f3 k% `& \& U+ \% |, K# s0 i3 o4 [Range closes to 28,000 yards...* @0 `" S, u7 `2 T
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
* [( j9 F/ \' s( F5 K7 ]5 ~& XCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards
  g5 L  Y" @1 s& sRange closes to 26,000 yards...
' b1 J( Q) i$ RCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards! Q# V$ e" D+ }$ B% }/ e
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
3 ^: n& X3 {" G. L; A& }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
7 W& ?8 ?$ d/ O% l4 fCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards/ t$ _( L% h9 O& B
Range closes to 22,000 yards.... S5 ^9 x4 `. W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
6 C) e" G) H- vCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards
! z: {' E1 ]: h8 FRange closes to 20,000 yards...
2 k5 h- M- F; P* gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
! R4 L6 v8 F$ A# _/ _0 FRange closes to 18,000 yards...
5 S' R! G8 A* C; R5 G+ Q. i4 F% qCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
: ]0 L9 Q* z$ F1 J5 yRange closes to 16,000 yards...
8 ?2 Y4 \0 n. [, sCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards% o& K6 ~. k! C  V7 ]- V; S6 j9 K9 a
Range closes to 14,000 yards..., a9 c7 b9 M0 }+ V9 w
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
: P/ Y0 {; V9 f1 z: s* c) J$ dRange closes to 12,000 yards...
- E/ s/ A' ?7 F! H, {% cCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards/ [) i# f# s+ q5 J+ p4 J" W
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards+ M) N6 D  f" p! }" m" U4 \2 j2 y
Range closes to 11,000 yards...1 E8 X! |1 g2 [( E
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
8 B$ P6 Q. g. H* Z3 g$ Q: F3 nCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards& C  x/ k8 D9 b1 A9 }1 e& [
Range closes to 10,000 yards...! G# @- I0 n7 S' V. Z/ L
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards7 x- j- P* V3 D3 y! C
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
# [: O# N: o, a3 w- k$ [/ ICL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
/ \" t4 _) q( W  Q" H2 bBB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards
1 S; \) j. z9 ?8 s3 W3 L. t: PBB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards# l! t0 i9 E; T. M
CL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards
# S/ Q1 G& A+ I( J0 `BB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
+ L4 ~3 O0 V- d6 D0 d5 wBB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards0 |& O! \" y# G" O. t& [
DD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards+ j9 z* M- _5 {4 M5 c5 d- Z
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
8 A  P7 T7 t% c+ E5 f. FBB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards
  T1 a! L) r5 {3 ?# MDD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards6 {, d, v4 ]  a8 Q  D8 D/ g8 x$ X0 N
DD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
% S0 k3 x# y, L3 v& _9 XCL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
8 U" v' g2 V! F( N4 c+ DRange increases to 11,000 yards
* a- D/ C$ w( g. T9 e5 L$ X/ ACL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards7 h$ \, m2 b4 F( C0 c8 ]
BB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards5 c) i9 j5 |+ k$ p* U4 @: a$ p+ T
CL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards
4 l5 I2 a0 L6 a# x. J# RDD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards
' V0 z! C1 Y) c8 o, j5 q  w2 U+ CCL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards
8 [  u, k% j* u4 p: GDD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards" W. U0 p. j: K' k. z. K: E, U
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
4 `; A; i% n. N6 E; l: N  {6 kBB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards/ k' C% e+ m5 e/ ^, [& R8 |
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
3 ~0 {/ z) s  tDD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards2 ]) K9 C/ z- T8 T3 A
DD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
8 C" |4 o" n3 U, {DD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards# V2 j1 h: l0 d  W# X9 d
DD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards- ^0 R- @0 q/ {3 {/ ]" W
DD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards% t( {% n( \) Z4 ^* M
Range closes to 10,000 yards
% `$ ~2 Z5 f( a2 x6 ]# s* l% XCL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards) d3 m; T, x% W5 o* w. S, ~
CL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards. Q" M9 [- ]: u5 T
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
" S9 A0 r) W1 D9 O0 hDD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
% X9 F' B8 C" C+ v, }1 H9 UDD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards
0 ~$ \! p* Y% Q7 y6 b' e9 BDD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards, i3 ~# M: s2 G: u$ Y4 }% w1 }6 |) s
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards0 l- b) ?# W( o6 _
CL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards9 }7 y; M+ w: {+ m& t& p; h
CL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
' G3 N9 s5 t) CDD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards
8 c# `/ S$ q9 _# Z  i0 xJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape8 L6 S5 X+ E3 R* |9 e4 J3 Q
Task forces break off...' Q2 Q5 f1 I! d- x* k0 F

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, \6 V9 q7 B* yNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards  M0 s, D' O* a( @9 ^
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Japanese Ships
$ v; N5 h" y8 U9 z( q4 z      DD Hikokaze
( {9 l# d1 e. Z: V7 a      DD Ishikaze
" s) q, f* C  n8 T6 a* p! i      DD Tagokaze7 B. y; t8 J( N" ~" [5 K" w3 q- M
      DD Takatakaze
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      BB North Carolina  O$ I- r! o9 a: B2 N* r& w
      BB Washington
4 s# q$ y  e* A+ C2 V. A      BB South Dakota/ U2 s9 d# z6 M2 w: m8 ?3 f
      BB Indiana
* Q/ }/ N) ^. ]. H+ d. @/ |      BB Massachusetts& y: z' [$ M& U  K
      BB Alabama
  T7 x+ C0 h) z( F! b3 M% Y      DD Conner. Z! _# f7 k4 {6 n" o
      DD Cotten; v; k. x& N: u+ z3 u' N1 U
      DD Cowell0 d3 v, y6 T1 m, H5 W9 M. u6 H0 [
      DD Daly
9 A( H7 {6 X4 S      DD Eaton
0 I! Z% n4 n4 Z' D# H      DD Heywood Edwards" N. i& w8 Z  w4 ?* w( G0 U
      DD Erben
0 q  a4 r0 D/ Q7 h8 D! J      DD Evans
, }7 ?- ?, o2 p+ ]) |      DD Foote
# k( a+ F' X* X7 ]% q1 B$ t  O      DD Franks. f1 _+ E  m: O: B4 w, w3 U  \% z
      DD Fullam
; |: ~# K. X# X  ^  P' f, v5 j      DD Gatling
$ G) f( I, @: v+ Z* [      DD Albert Grant
# L9 M3 W( v9 ]; r      DD Gregory
- E  M3 M. m0 G  B9 x+ z4 |      DD Guest; m" K2 N* r% Z3 w3 v& k( L
      DMS Hamilton1 _- ~6 R) Q2 i. w/ L5 r& {
      DMS Forrest8 X6 X' \, N, v
      DMS Ellyson. Y) y& ?! ~( ~& Y! b
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1 @9 R1 v, Y- xMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
# h  f( b7 O7 K: R1 u+ C: ~# R3 QRange closes to 28,000 yards...* |& o; P3 C3 H. q# a& v  G- u
Range closes to 26,000 yards...3 U# x0 n. F# }  r  y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
( ~0 X7 Q4 o' W/ {9 y% H% Q2 Y& }% fCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards8 X' T# d9 p  I- h
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
0 r' q/ R6 O9 h( VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
- S& j* Y+ W0 VRange closes to 22,000 yards...
3 ~/ o* G0 J1 Z9 M$ O. h6 YRange closes to 20,000 yards..., i) Y& J' K# n7 N( y$ C
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
! k" N- f7 u  V) fCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards' G- J1 d& Q2 X$ S" u+ t7 N
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
% `/ V( @; _- z/ a7 vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
- m9 K5 G0 f4 m, A3 Q. w: X" }CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
/ ^, }% h; X$ l" f& g0 M: URange closes to 14,000 yards...
, k% `- \' q! ~- Z" |4 K7 PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards4 ~0 S9 }* I# p3 X% j$ z
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
* ~- b; R6 F& R6 J) G" |$ k: ]Range closes to 12,000 yards...
+ U$ p, r% k. XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
: L, n) d5 O; @% X' r" DCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards) a7 t- @5 J1 {+ g& F# N+ v' D
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
1 X, H0 w* _" S3 I* F# TCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards4 R* _. }" N" C4 G7 b* j1 y
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
0 k7 e) {8 w, f' ~3 v; ]CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
# i( k: ~$ z1 B4 b4 u9 @Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
( w- ?( f( H1 M. P5 T" a4 CRange increases to 15,000 yards...7 U& W% e# e; S1 O/ R- R3 \
Range increases to 20,000 yards...
% m% O' l  \. b) x# M. QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards- G+ e  M) Y" T; f
Range increases to 25,000 yards...
# d. i+ M* y8 I0 L/ ^) n' ]8 h/ qRange increases to 30,000 yards...+ m# P: x+ ^! R% E
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
6 h2 j/ p3 c( O  YJapanese Surface Combat TF evades combat6 V; Q7 ^7 t+ R! ^/ ?) L+ F3 i

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% @9 Z) C8 d% ~/ eNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards. N. E! K% i# e; T* f. g

8 o# _* G# Y# n. U7 m4 ZJapanese Ships" u$ N2 ~, x- a  u; T4 L
      APD T-1' ]- o6 D* h7 g
      APD T-2, Shell hits 22 N! [$ B/ y! @) t8 t
      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
6 o1 S& }: U/ `& c; e      APD T-4% L8 @8 N( W  ^2 n  Q
      APD T-5
: |4 Z3 d8 T! A) |( @; f- `      APD T-6# {+ v' h! s) q4 _5 Z# m) b
      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- Y% J# d* m( ?7 T' a; _
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire
4 |# L7 j1 S, S      APD T-9$ D) G2 B% G) h8 R
      APD T-10& J: W, z! H! S) f' N6 @+ D% I
      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire7 e0 {! V: b/ g2 a, s' I
      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage# P, v1 ]& C5 C* K$ S+ x0 a, D" T3 R5 h
      APD T-13, Shell hits 1
3 G0 {: B: p8 @! _, }* N: L* l      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage' h: o: A7 t5 Y- z

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      BB North Carolina
( F- }, A; U' B, I& n      BB Washington
* Z" x4 c  E6 J; @' O" H      BB South Dakota
& c  V( i5 v. _! K! N$ \      BB Indiana; O  T7 y4 C6 M+ N
      BB Massachusetts& g, L6 a" f; Y: L& Q6 I
      BB Alabama( `. Z8 ?8 {9 b( M% u5 Y5 _4 B
      DD Conner
3 S9 t: H# z4 u( ]: o7 n+ k- X      DD Cotten4 ^2 o1 J5 J# m
      DD Cowell
9 h: y  \/ j# [9 G, ?1 R      DD Daly) F' A$ F' z3 F1 K9 ^, [6 V
      DD Eaton
9 n3 |8 d$ f( t& n; T9 g6 Y      DD Heywood Edwards" |% x1 n0 l0 F+ k5 S7 d( t
      DD Erben
) D0 C* u2 \  L5 j      DD Evans/ L; V3 D  ^+ z* J/ b4 R
      DD Foote% |  V1 `% p: J  ]" V& p
      DD Franks
2 s! {' i- S1 x! G0 J# O      DD Fullam
$ \0 E( l/ G! Z2 W) C4 V; f7 ?      DD Gatling/ u$ N# f" S: {+ V, @& Y1 m
      DD Albert Grant) D& P' U# y4 D0 N$ P
      DD Gregory/ N# {, Y7 E5 O
      DD Guest7 }$ B& B" G$ L# l
      DMS Hamilton
0 T7 A4 C6 p/ l  K; E      DMS Forrest
1 W5 a: v; e7 D. N9 B# C" Z& r      DMS Ellyson: J+ d( A) d" m  {
6 w8 W7 O; a/ S* R. o3 A6 u* ^

# e. {$ @3 I1 k" `3 |Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
- {2 J: a4 }' e  URange closes to 28,000 yards.../ ?& q) N$ ~, E  i3 w5 Z$ `
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
# s" c- a; P: g3 l+ J- J- s# fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
4 C; `; `/ x* y$ g" Q3 yRange closes to 24,000 yards...
- e5 E2 k8 E- G, C* j  c) TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards' [5 |/ M1 t4 }3 R
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
7 Z7 c' L; Y( u$ D' x! NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
* O1 V5 m* X4 S/ O5 J* g8 m: \Range closes to 20,000 yards...
; A6 X, Y- V! ZCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
% q& x  R4 k: N, y9 ^* uRange closes to 18,000 yards...  k7 |% B) V: `3 f0 }7 g7 E* b3 i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards* c8 O7 i3 x  z' ~9 v# D
Range closes to 16,000 yards...7 P" m( t- u: G/ s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
9 D$ g8 `1 f6 Z+ ^5 ~3 `1 JRange closes to 14,000 yards...7 G1 N* J. ~& U) c+ s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards+ D% K/ D, n2 U0 \6 r
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
0 j9 o; T9 `$ dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
- ]6 @' D( i) O  g9 YRange closes to 11,000 yards...# C5 z- u0 N( [  ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards0 B/ }: Z2 {7 m! w& x5 y( ]' }9 M
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
7 k6 ^6 ]2 s; b! |2 o! U# `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
  X) Y& a6 ]1 W9 I7 ~/ ORange closes to 9,000 yards...; `  h+ u2 i( }# J$ l% i  Z
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
4 @0 c- D" Q5 H' V% A5 JBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards5 {8 n  f  J. ~. S/ I/ F
BB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
+ P7 j4 L1 d( d3 X+ o1 j! jDD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
* R$ x& @6 h& FDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards+ c' h# e- K( I: p
DD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
! y' D  i( T3 ~  d' ~. [APD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards+ Q; L3 Q+ C$ N, v8 ]7 P* u
BB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards& {* F6 K! ]: v2 s! i3 a* ?3 O
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards) O4 T. }) k: d* J
DD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards$ l/ _- F/ h. q$ o& \. v. i
DD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
1 C! F0 z! l3 z" d6 @BB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards! ]* s, X. P; c$ P6 S0 N
DD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards6 o+ W/ F/ `0 M8 ~& [
DD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
2 G5 B% H+ d  o6 {APD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards/ L) Z  G! `0 Z3 S- G: A! C
DD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards$ V3 k  z( V2 P1 x
DD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards+ f+ K, J  v* T- {" N
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
% R7 k$ w, W& m, G! O! rDD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards8 ~' [1 d! w7 L) ^" S7 t
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards- Q; H% E# u: q  X, P* H
Range increases to 10,000 yards
8 R$ S1 Z3 o# h, fBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards( _, D& `7 I( L* [2 }- B; K2 O
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
: c' Z' E2 _8 YBB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
5 v' ]4 l9 `; u& M4 ?+ n% T2 IDMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards! |9 Q7 _- ?/ _7 _& J
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
% p) M% g2 b2 C' X* F4 n9 SDMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards7 _4 v' b6 O! C4 [9 h
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards
# I& R* r& N" P( F! ^6 B" s% HDD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
5 @7 B* A5 t: t+ ?4 B0 ZDD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards2 [' D/ s, G7 r
DD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
& f, x3 C6 w  u1 c" t& @; fDD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards# S/ ], @' K9 t- d  W$ h) t
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards8 c) c7 \0 u2 m9 w9 y, ^
DD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards% {; I. s, Y5 H+ W! n: H
DD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
: D! j0 _: z) g. J5 t! R- g4 ]DD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards5 p; \( u9 O) F' `
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards8 k1 U8 i; G3 b  ~5 _5 g4 s+ D, n
Range increases to 11,000 yards0 s7 |: D; C* F" M- \2 M5 ~
APD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards7 J' d, W# v% s; y9 d* ~
APD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards2 h. c6 K" j: U0 L# K! F3 t
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
6 o% y0 g( c0 Z- q! {' u1 d1 k& sAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards
! r/ X0 e( b; C2 eBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
$ q0 X& \) ?( X# N: g; A$ Y" }APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
5 Z4 W4 j8 d0 x) IDMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards
/ q0 }3 l. V: |9 P, ~# GDMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards) V' E0 \  g. x- Z8 ^: ^. I1 z
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards4 }' n+ M  |3 Z" `0 P% U1 I
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
9 p- d. K& c+ v7 J- l6 ADMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
1 d) C0 [, c) h2 ]# eAPD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards
* S/ b! U" h1 \* V: F. t- x: NRange closes to 10,000 yards
- o9 n2 r7 R3 Q! [- S) R$ bBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
7 @6 }5 G+ [! h! K$ Z; IBB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
5 v/ H6 P. @, e$ C  M: h  J( R- tBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
: d, E" V2 C% d, L4 eAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards
, V0 |( n: W# oDD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
5 {2 B) B8 q! y% n0 ADD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards1 }& p1 ^% f5 n) p0 B. t
DD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
, H! g5 H& L# gDD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
0 y4 ]8 S$ p4 o5 y# YDMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards+ z; c4 ~# d  I- w2 U
DD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
5 ]. W2 V4 y5 q+ C; uDD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
0 C: U- t/ ?: [% t6 G& yDD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
  j/ j/ K: [0 u( YDD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
0 ?; i7 B7 f. W( \3 V) b# S! I+ `, {Range closes to 8,000 yards6 h" J, Q/ Q$ k+ F- h3 b8 M
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
, I6 @0 ~" j8 Y/ f* QBB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards
8 I! V' @! J" J4 z  S% HAPD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards
; Y5 T! k* V5 J1 G$ B' k- @BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
0 Q( z  @4 ~) _' l: W- A" _( S, DAPD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards
& `& I0 f4 Y: N/ {, Z8 U, ~Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
( |, {8 b3 L( UTask forces break off...
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5 n; S( T/ ~: u2 t: x1 a8 s  u--------------------------------------------------------------------------------& @% V+ w) r& U" h% X' _
Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards" j! l- |3 e1 M6 @5 [4 R

6 U) x  G2 f2 ]' Z! M6 lJapanese Ships) R4 i1 i; K4 k% y  @) d. K( w; @
      APD T-1, Shell hits 1
+ X) r& ?- _) @      APD T-27 [/ X' S, I* ]" j
      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
8 C) _) u* F" o8 G% l6 ~- n/ F      APD T-4, Shell hits 13 J" ~) r  _" ?  x( _0 d* q
      APD T-5
7 p( r, K5 X) o+ y      APD T-6: \) p6 k% Z- S) {1 |. l' ^2 P& T
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
4 v8 V5 d' Z( M4 V& u7 F0 l      APD T-9, Shell hits 1
1 ?; m. |! `7 V9 ]$ e8 ~1 I/ E. l      APD T-10
$ }! b: C, b& w1 u: L- {      APD T-11,  on fire
. ^! i$ X# ^1 a# G  u      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
' H3 n9 e! F  k% c% n2 t+ V2 W  w; {      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk7 s2 s+ h7 m6 L9 o" }( C3 W/ s2 Y
      APD T-14, and is sunk/ q. B1 Z2 b" f1 i+ _) m& I2 a) e

' x3 y! e) R( ^Allied Ships3 }' P0 U5 ]5 L4 ]1 B  J
      CA Portland" ?' p8 q: u* ^! b8 q
      CA Northampton' ^6 b8 P, j8 G
      CA Chester! Y! f  s4 ]: ^& c5 g0 ^
      CA Louisville
. Q: d& z+ r  N: C" H      CA Chicago
  K+ P. D0 J* H$ m      CA Astoria2 y- P1 f* w! T' l) ]
      CA Minneapolis
; F# Q8 I& j3 j# @      CA San Francisco
4 w8 |% U( z. x      CA Quincy' `3 T8 i5 E1 I2 W& S4 F
      CA Vincennes( w; v$ T; R, L2 I
      CA Wichita1 ^* T+ I1 _; N  k- k( `
      DD Bennett' c2 G' [4 D  Z# q$ f! o9 U4 w4 s
      DD Bradford3 b4 R8 k* `! i6 i) }
      DD Braine* W, k# N& ]: ]! E, Q
      DD Brownson' |$ _* @  Z% z. b& j
      DD Bryant. B, {- H7 I9 r& i& T4 N
      DD Bullard8 b0 o# P8 g8 I! K; a8 P4 ?
      DD Burns
4 Y, H# `) S8 l4 T' P9 @+ x: y% W      DD Callaghan: y, ~: C$ o# j" f) L0 @6 L% c
      DD Caperton+ n# h% h4 W2 B
      DD Capps+ u. b5 I8 |) A9 S
      DMS Emmons3 K4 Y# h. p/ _4 D$ K
      DMS Macomb* Y9 v8 H6 t" T/ J) f* a, Q' I
      DMS Rodman3 F, t4 D. a2 O" c' Z7 S" E
      DMS Gherardi
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* z2 v+ O% ?2 W6 w2 i  X2 U9 _
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards" j$ \1 a; @. r6 L8 b0 c
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
. w* B+ C- q' v- r5 K& V3 B! _9 fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
- w# Z5 s! s+ a# i% H6 O" KRange closes to 26,000 yards.... U! P. b; U- Y& g6 O6 U+ u0 f1 Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards% }8 T7 a7 n0 |. q/ {
Range closes to 24,000 yards...; e/ w% i) `7 `
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards' r5 o6 C2 x0 E5 h0 ]
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
  J: s7 P' r+ ^0 r8 V! |. ^CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
9 ?. k: @: W% l0 |" V* P  \3 R4 C: F5 rRange closes to 20,000 yards...
; F% o& V: A: @+ FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
0 Y8 j6 S6 H9 q# dRange closes to 18,000 yards...
; U, K! ^" H. XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
  D- E( i% M, E! H( lRange closes to 16,000 yards...
1 I0 f# ^* V$ d5 W4 rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards! a# d4 b9 |* `+ U  P8 J
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
3 `7 d0 s( m- ]$ \/ q+ nRange closes to 12,000 yards...
% y, e) ~' d  ]/ ?9 ?/ s" tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
8 B! o( f5 O0 w3 \: ORange closes to 11,000 yards...) U+ Y( @. F. D0 L& Y8 r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
7 d+ r3 D% E' {& R* V! t- RRange closes to 10,000 yards...; Z( o) Q5 [! Y# i0 y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards5 G/ v; D- T+ ~, |1 b& x8 L* m
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
5 r3 D+ @5 z, K8 L% k! P* \% HDD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards+ P/ i3 B0 q9 u
Range increases to 11,000 yards
; G2 R9 z* z6 B4 f8 c4 j# }8 m" AAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards9 M2 }. i; |# w  V7 Y/ O+ J& p
CA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards$ G0 C5 ]9 v9 Y4 }8 U$ }
CA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
+ V% s  R  e7 Q' ICA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards$ k8 g; R( t. C, p+ S& E, \' D
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards8 r6 U, t. U# Q+ [
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards
( y0 ], }4 ^& }CA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
7 B7 t0 k7 ~4 X/ aCA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
) P- p/ U; k, ?( PCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards1 k, }- |8 A: n6 y
CA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards$ A8 I/ C1 o; ]9 B2 L+ i3 j
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards5 L* a  i0 Y& C" V3 k8 C  \
DD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
( U5 e, _; O4 |. h3 z& WDD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
' B$ M. c+ d4 F. z# g7 LDD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards/ j% s- |& x$ ^* v4 l6 v- V$ l
DD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
+ Z6 D+ H( M- E7 MAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
2 T* R$ s  K; r3 W# l" RAPD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards
0 F# M. v4 y( A( h+ B, \Range closes to 10,000 yards. R4 {' R+ V" P( o  |% E
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
: o4 x, N' M- P* nCA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards, B8 O9 J, @4 \- D: x: X7 X& p
CA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
# y- e) K2 V8 G* j7 q+ Q+ v4 l8 TCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards( M. x& h. r6 \3 \, q& b# ?; |2 E
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards4 K- J: D: \1 Q
APD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards" m" {% n3 R- i2 I4 k
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
) w6 K3 c  [" {( ^/ E- ~) @0 Q, pRange closes to 9,000 yards
4 V- v" @% g  _; Y. X! aAPD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards9 }+ u) S2 c2 @6 u- A- l* \
DMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
6 I7 j. w9 n. t7 j2 pCA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards6 S: J2 ]8 N. O) ?# Q) b0 U
CA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
9 ]/ [% |! O5 T/ PCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards! k# N. K  E$ A" M- v
DD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards( a4 ?/ Z, O- A$ U
DD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
) }, r: M! l8 p, w  GRange increases to 10,000 yards9 o9 H# ]4 }8 Q5 A3 z) M. e
APD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards  d  j6 {. @$ F1 b3 x  D
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
+ V8 R% ~$ F* z$ PDMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards5 e$ r/ w+ J7 n
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
/ \8 C/ C0 U( Y; d, WCA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
7 L" r4 ]8 g( [/ `& R# oJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
% e" D2 l- X; C! m' u  a5 U# LTask forces break off...! h. M( p' K1 [8 C2 A, ^( r+ Y' y

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3 v7 y2 R! I% W( ]5 M/ v! o--------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 V, C' D' l1 o8 O" _
Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards0 `" N' q  s9 c- v
$ A8 a3 }+ C# X- t4 E) G/ s
Japanese Ships$ g" Q/ R" Q$ n! w# w" x" f
      APD T-1
# l- D/ g/ y% P$ B- E& a      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire1 \% N# J0 l% m. Y7 h/ r+ E% h
      APD T-3; J; I. b7 G2 }% T. q2 i
      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
- i/ Q+ D* [- l% g      APD T-5
* l9 r8 z& @% @1 `: h      APD T-6; I0 V# j* W9 _
      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk2 n$ o; P2 L: D5 A$ G
      APD T-99 E  K! X' g& U& _* v# R
      APD T-10# |1 o; q- f8 V0 T3 M8 h: n! U. o
      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire9 e9 ]! [# d% a# S$ `
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Allied Ships
. _0 e- |, @5 F* I& k, H      CA Portland8 d& Z! `3 Z- f  w% D+ U5 j
      CA Northampton, Shell hits 1& b& O2 n: V- c& N+ |% B" {
      CA Chester1 c# F1 @$ b, y& v" e
      CA Louisville
; m% i+ R6 c9 [+ e# Q6 c- l      CA Chicago
: O7 C" ^% ?7 E2 Z) ]      CA Astoria
1 J3 B) _0 F! }6 r' _+ \      CA Minneapolis1 B7 O! b! |+ z" \. C
      CA San Francisco8 s6 n! U2 V' j+ r3 J
      CA Quincy
' a/ O* D( c9 ?2 b1 I      CA Vincennes
+ M' t  O8 A8 b; Z4 n      CA Wichita
0 y3 i* s& P) r$ l1 W      DD Bennett
$ n" U& L* J7 F" R      DD Bradford3 f, K# H; U$ y$ F$ t# o9 o" r5 \! w
      DD Braine) Q7 c5 Y! I# D4 {8 y
      DD Brownson
0 ]) @6 N3 h6 D* U      DD Bryant
9 A7 u8 h/ s5 E8 X* r& b! {( Q      DD Bullard. h8 r8 p6 R% w7 X; \% G
      DD Burns2 e- J$ s; ~  t2 K
      DD Callaghan
, L$ P6 z/ `6 D      DD Caperton" p) H  X+ j8 J9 Q
      DD Capps9 d+ B# w3 k: u8 d2 U
      DMS Emmons
: C" m0 Y* Z2 t$ Z( L      DMS Macomb
4 ]2 x3 U9 C+ ~5 [      DMS Rodman# ~, x$ Y3 |4 t  {) H6 J
      DMS Gherardi: u5 d+ ^2 _+ R/ w; O. r
6 n- W0 Y: F  M

) H# S& \  M. T  \( A: rMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards, O' N( g) R1 W; J
Range closes to 28,000 yards...$ ~- R7 p- M2 Z% n2 R2 \& R* K* E7 P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards, V3 g3 N: n! c
Range closes to 26,000 yards...: A/ s$ B% Y- h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
: S1 P. y$ ]8 I9 f" URange closes to 24,000 yards...
- ?' {/ _' a' ORange closes to 22,000 yards...
2 s! W) ]" `- T: N' [7 K2 zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards0 L/ {' F: I2 _8 A! D; O5 z6 Z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
: s# E+ g# K% ~) g2 _0 _Range closes to 18,000 yards...2 @. C5 q( b4 y, F( Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
$ W5 F1 @: ^* j" d: l4 u: }& a6 C6 }Range closes to 16,000 yards...& S: c4 f. ^# I0 p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards. b+ ?6 q4 J- Z4 X
Range closes to 14,000 yards...  U: \5 L6 p2 F$ C2 Q5 a3 V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards. d7 C# r4 e' T: A" B: D
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
7 f! o! T' r/ i9 }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards/ P( {3 T9 e, W" ?: Y9 f' S
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
/ k+ L9 v  ~, e. y- b. h: a' k# VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards0 o1 z. v& K  P9 S/ O
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
9 u  r! }8 N7 t3 w- CCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards2 S) u5 E* c# @. S* H/ [
CA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
3 D: U+ F; F( z' |1 @* ]CA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
: ^( l  X" x* g+ m8 f% RDD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards1 m5 _" p$ P/ r2 J& P8 N5 j
Range increases to 12,000 yards
* b, Z7 J8 A. T% KCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
! d' t: l2 @  A1 I8 {) d  NCA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards1 l& I8 u& r6 T1 m
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
( ^  k0 I) s  N% Q7 dCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards
# L. |/ e! \2 S. A  R) z0 |CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards. \) i+ B$ ?( ]: A1 y" B  J
CA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards: K3 \3 |8 ?* j5 z
DD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
/ m: u8 n; E2 m( v1 QDD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
2 c; J: M9 e5 o+ R5 L5 j4 I5 {# [DD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
) ]# K5 x0 u+ E. f+ M2 k& V$ ~DD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards+ R: m9 w  G* ?0 Z! Y
DMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards% p3 H6 ^) s1 C$ d
APD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards2 |. C) S# H( m% X, ]: w( I
Range closes to 9,000 yards
0 p: {" K- i& m! [0 G- nCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards4 X, R+ Y. h  Z- P) C
APD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards: E- q) e# ~* R1 c
CA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
: z$ l$ a5 \$ w3 Z# X% a1 zCA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards. n5 T* w( R6 m9 ^9 U
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards- r0 ]$ w- D/ b$ E- M
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
2 \8 T$ t3 b! |7 I6 F+ h/ [APD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards
% {! g' F8 H* J( gDD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
* H( u' M3 M8 S7 G! YRange closes to 7,000 yards5 ^2 o* |6 n& d
CA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
3 H* r4 R. Z; N/ rAPD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
8 N5 h0 i! g' Z, tCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
7 A. w3 R$ E/ x! g; h" K+ g' r& K* BCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards
) o3 e, a- C7 K5 X. P+ WCA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
$ z: v$ R" d8 H& `APD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards! A0 a6 _' W) f- b( A7 ~$ ~: I
CA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards6 R; A( M6 [, d+ I, N" t
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards3 x4 {4 ]  j& J1 z3 s
CA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards" Y9 a7 i& Y: S  C. H
DD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards. T) `9 N  Q9 [8 B2 _! v
DMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards! r1 h5 \5 J8 m4 ^
Range increases to 10,000 yards
% e* M2 F3 r  s7 \, IDMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
+ `4 e! ~* N0 D8 J& \8 \/ m* CCA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
1 G: t- ]( `: TJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape* d+ }; p* V, I8 @+ z! Z& S
Task forces break off...' g! j8 v! z0 k: v! z, d
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9 @% \% [% J5 o7 \- ANight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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) u' {6 {& J; Q5 X2 c9 ~8 s/ D      APD T-1$ k' q: V; {- g: L! K, f
      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
. L3 p$ h8 ]  c$ Q8 B      APD T-35 b! e  H/ S) s* I
      APD T-59 g# b6 y( ^" p6 `$ O1 [9 J# S6 J  b
      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) n* X2 _7 i1 C/ [5 ]6 y: B! V      APD T-9: v) R! U- q5 }5 b
      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
4 g2 r; }! i8 J6 p6 B3 p      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk& {) U, v" ~* c; a, W/ A1 G9 R9 [
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Allied Ships
% `! S' b2 r3 X' j      CL Swiftsure
+ e( b( J, o: g8 R' q. r      CL St. Louis* z/ L, k( M8 u+ l
      CL Phoenix, |: @( S+ z# B9 ]
      CL Cleveland
, l1 t$ y! ^9 x# R4 ~  P      CL Montpelier
+ a4 b8 _1 w; @. c0 v) V3 y      CL Denver- K* ^" [( y0 u; j* B
      CL Santa Fe
& @) B" ^, u  \5 N4 [. G      CL Birmingham
$ W8 {! n8 I. @  J0 `9 N% l      CL Mobile
6 }9 @& i, V$ F+ ?6 \$ o      CL Biloxi
  C- A. O- Z/ K% }: g      CL Miami
2 \4 [2 T  {+ U3 e% V7 s6 B      CL Pasadena/ K1 f5 b6 W6 M4 d$ w7 S. [
      DD Allen M. Sumner
: m, ?! F7 f2 ~. h      DD Ault& e9 X$ M! ]: Z  v" p4 g0 V
      DD English, x0 {1 f5 t: @3 g2 W
      DD Haynsworth4 T2 e# S7 `" S- E) U
      DD Maddox
/ I5 ~, t9 N* K& U$ y  k      DD Mansfield
9 C7 j) ^' V( t/ k; F9 C      DD Waldron4 y0 K6 S1 ]7 w7 A0 t
      DD Haggard% E2 b0 A) L6 ^$ ?
      DD Hailey
3 m$ K  s* c  y7 F      DD Hale) A; c, }8 r1 B3 W; P" b3 Y) k
      CL Vincennes II
  H  D/ _" W" D- P$ e: K# H8 k      CL Houston II: k, z: k/ ]- j+ Y( G
      CL Astoria II
# T: Y: z7 w! z* b  S
+ h6 j/ \4 f$ R1 v% y2 t7 u* H; ^  F( h3 ~  j" N+ f: e: E/ D/ q
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
- \% m+ R, V5 ?, cRange closes to 28,000 yards...
0 O2 k* [. {: }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
: N4 m5 M0 E" fRange closes to 26,000 yards...9 \% c  S9 `$ ?/ o
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
* w- i' }% X4 p% i" ACONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards/ i1 n, V7 ]& \3 s; J/ V
Range closes to 22,000 yards...* S9 ?/ K" a. B$ S% f
Range closes to 20,000 yards...+ w% x; n4 q9 c$ Z; O$ |: ]( z  J
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
4 q; z4 K& O  s  j9 A- YRange closes to 18,000 yards...
1 V6 b9 l6 Y& KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
" {$ d" x  G/ B1 ?, z- }Range closes to 16,000 yards...
! Y* f: Q0 ]% ^+ `# WCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards0 G7 j6 N( h- E+ w! I( w+ D
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
! K6 ]9 C) ]0 J. J8 eCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards: D- `* @& m+ u/ r& j1 L
Range closes to 12,000 yards...4 R! E7 j# p. x& O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
# q) Q  t# n8 T! u, qRange closes to 11,000 yards...7 V3 L! v; n6 N+ C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
3 M: ]* c6 j5 \4 h, n9 |" eRange closes to 10,000 yards...
! [2 T0 i: k+ r. LCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
; S9 }: B# d# M* ZWyatt, B. crosses the 'T') l! n9 _+ _  H! Z2 K$ y8 c. q
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
/ ~6 V3 ]' H6 s2 sCL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
+ B0 Y; q& q! LCL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards. z( s9 b3 u" J
CL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards' d  o* v  d8 b' p1 n' V
DD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards) z8 k% N1 m6 U5 ~  i% K. t1 C5 Q
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards0 K9 I6 X' _7 K
DD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards& U7 ]. [5 g' d
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
& t0 X3 E: I# F( U3 Q$ uRange increases to 11,000 yards
$ {! p# E7 V, Y* _$ HCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
* ?; m6 `1 |1 |/ ~5 D& u; @* c1 SCL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
- X( h9 ^+ Q7 R+ n0 {- CCL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards
+ T( E( X* v- W0 [CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards# w+ v) ]1 k0 _' j
CL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
8 Y  e/ q+ G. h/ P' O7 SCL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
, M; l5 [$ E# gDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
9 _$ C* M# o/ BDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards  g! W) d  g; |0 ~! A1 |
Range closes to 8,000 yards
- r( N+ q6 Q5 ^9 m6 j0 a* g* OCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards2 P5 P: R2 M* k% ?) h2 v) \
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards( c4 {! O( |1 A8 h" F# T% G
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards
9 L7 W( `6 P# z: @APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards* @) Y0 y8 r6 S
DD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
4 s7 W1 V& w! Z+ uRange closes to 7,000 yards/ b9 N0 a* X1 D7 k+ M+ c7 e, E3 M
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards$ S6 n: \8 j5 P" R; q, i9 U! l
CL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
. `/ w* M! j+ g# \CL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
+ z/ \0 }' m! r' \/ q( x. |! I2 Z, nCL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards4 U& |+ |/ B0 J9 J! V# W2 w4 ^' C
CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards/ A" `( c3 p  t( }
CL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards1 R# L, Q  a/ B
CL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards7 X. |% _' s8 Y9 j0 {
CL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards0 F5 u2 e, E& F% Q0 n8 g
DD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards' _( D+ k8 O, [4 I. _
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards& w( ^: I5 v- D+ b: c
APD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards
2 A' G' J9 M: [6 K- mDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards& B$ G0 Q+ h3 V
Range increases to 8,000 yards
+ {* u! h1 @: R4 o; UCL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards$ U) f; f( b% q
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards+ K, t- ?  W- K$ q/ r- T& y
CL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards5 {4 W* q+ h5 R
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
5 Q  L0 B8 K- q6 W1 CTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships2 @2 l: |( G5 }/ z" T
      APD T-17 k/ ]- |5 c$ p7 ], [
      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk* m$ `1 Y: W! f- U, ]
      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
  S, I4 H0 C# ^& p      APD T-5: J; g3 ^4 t- y2 N. q
      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk" {+ J" A# ?- Y1 Z% R8 _" U
      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk1 m7 N; V6 `" f$ L& F) z1 m5 c% h3 [

1 X& v* K' P+ [3 m) O; UAllied Ships  w8 H/ S: ]8 G2 A3 K4 P& N
      CA Portland
( v- e/ t; `9 G3 `: s6 g      CA Northampton8 P6 C7 L" t( r1 Q4 P9 ^
      CA Chester2 l- P6 l8 ^! `1 A2 R
      CA Louisville, Y) P: A4 E$ o1 F3 A) J: }. P0 {, V, A/ q
      CA Chicago, R, d; G1 a& {4 U6 f" d- }
      CA Astoria
" l( Y! ^( W$ T      CA Minneapolis
3 r8 a, G$ ]# R" x# O$ `      CA San Francisco
" p9 `( y" c3 n0 L) G! R5 s      CA Quincy
$ c( r6 p2 ^3 y9 g3 K3 ?7 M      CA Vincennes
) @* j1 s8 p$ C' S      CA Wichita" P( |  W# u7 b8 i$ O. ~
      DD Bennett, B9 g8 b6 F3 w9 c, v9 q8 W2 R
      DD Bradford
7 v3 H& i+ C( w1 e      DD Braine" D" U1 h: X" B$ z5 |& Z
      DD Brownson
3 x, U# c! \- Z7 o5 d  R1 p& d; o      DD Bryant+ A- O& V. v. i) O2 X5 V
      DD Bullard
! E! O  f. h4 K4 g$ y) y      DD Burns
1 k6 Z, b, C& X* W% ?& u: m      DD Callaghan
9 s$ R! [( s7 `7 i4 Z      DD Caperton+ s" h) J9 \. A8 N
      DD Capps8 k% Z6 y7 l& n( N- O
      DMS Emmons8 Z# _8 k4 N4 L5 K4 c
      DMS Macomb# U* J& K" i' P/ g3 ^( G1 s
      DMS Rodman, y( R+ E4 y, m3 q& H5 j' ^4 \
      DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
) R% |3 S8 C. @5 u: Q& Q% URange closes to 28,000 yards...+ T; Y+ k9 U4 p' `5 D& Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards* a! w! A! p$ N1 c; L
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
6 w. U+ R6 ^; q/ a4 @Range closes to 24,000 yards...! v5 Q$ S& V4 B8 s1 P5 ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
; N  ^* o2 y1 x/ b0 lRange closes to 22,000 yards...
& W$ W$ p5 d1 z) k$ fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards0 u9 ^4 Z* l+ D1 q* G
Range closes to 20,000 yards...( @8 X$ q) q9 i: m6 {5 F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
1 H& z) E: b9 A+ z8 B5 ^Range closes to 18,000 yards...
2 {$ c  B; r' v1 O" _; p& KRange closes to 16,000 yards...! E2 Q% g3 a' A  u; f  ]( F, V2 C2 J
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards) E/ I* w0 R5 ~& s$ S
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
- f. e* X8 R6 o# a* H0 lRange closes to 12,000 yards.... h' ^7 Z7 }4 ~
Range closes to 11,000 yards...9 i9 H6 Y/ L% M+ a) h+ o0 J' i+ e
Range closes to 10,000 yards...8 f1 ?% j; F* U
Range closes to 9,000 yards...  ~2 ^6 ~! r1 @8 J
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
; T) T& y8 W/ Y" M8 MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards. U& p/ o4 ?5 d, L: A; O% @
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
2 c  t- I6 W5 o7 |3 ~CA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards6 q# r  m+ S. @& B: b
CA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards" [. G, _9 [/ V7 Y, I9 w% t
DD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
: A6 t5 n# Z8 O$ V- m8 d# vAPD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards
6 a2 Q% ~# }4 H3 e) Z: Q3 x& yCA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards& B  A# N4 T/ _: w3 k% |) u
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards
# Q% ]7 m9 q! h) }! vCA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
: U8 A) m! ~7 |' n! t, i: lCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards( G# k1 |, G6 o2 k$ T; K
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
8 ^; b% `, o! `6 w1 |, }1 I4 nAPD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards
- T- x6 T0 Y# m: a; GDD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards( l/ r: q' F3 a. L
Range closes to 5,000 yards; d0 w- q8 N! j# L8 }
DD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113
; U3 I% C2 h1 ^8 o4 e3 k/ h) KAPD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards
; K. X* `0 e, m2 Y8 Q# s5 c( m4 p. I) F0 ^5 NCA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards5 X3 J0 |  n; |5 ^2 p: ]
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards" |4 h; M1 d, W* k
DD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards2 [. W: {5 U) @% n1 J' E6 F* `' \
Range closes to 2,000 yards/ Z# L: {8 j. N, X" C1 J7 R
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
- e( X, {2 G' L& X( Y! m( I& SCA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
' c; m9 ?# u/ j* u+ _CA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards( r0 r9 P6 ^- D. }& C
APD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards- C2 {. d( e# A. y$ b: h, V  @& x
Range increases to 6,000 yards4 J; s! ~( p( h
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards
7 K# s$ ^0 h2 {+ Z  _+ Z0 n4 T8 pCA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards" x+ n  e% h# D
APD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards
, K( |" g' Q7 O8 U3 a0 q% [+ M/ d2 sRange increases to 9,000 yards# u) k+ I1 t/ O1 ]! C2 ^3 m
DMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
2 O" v# ?" a& e9 qCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards  Q+ H' S( G4 B" W4 O
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
2 n; x" G$ |2 d7 sDD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards  g3 z; u& A4 [' ]
Range increases to 13,000 yards! Q* P' X7 ^1 u3 X
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards
( N7 D$ h: R' vAPD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards! f- T1 v  k2 B8 j7 A
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
# t4 x6 j" i4 P! v% Z6 rTask forces break off...
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2 X' Q$ O4 k. [. t! NNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
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! k+ V* @( K) GJapanese Ships
5 _# F) w/ Q6 O# B) j, l/ x      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
/ p2 B; }) U; Z3 Y      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk. U. O  b& C- b5 t/ W# v' J" J

# g( j0 a/ s: n" a% NAllied Ships6 |3 \9 B0 m) }/ i5 }' \% F+ [
      BB North Carolina
2 F- _% X, U+ L2 N5 @7 f$ ~: ~* n      BB Washington  K7 O- j& u- r. |* V. b8 W" r
      BB South Dakota
; w$ i/ Z, P3 h/ N% p+ ?4 l+ c      BB Indiana
4 b/ z4 n, S$ t; i      BB Massachusetts6 W$ Q4 ?$ }" c& C$ k- q( ]
      BB Alabama5 [2 I; M0 M4 ]# a' v
      DD Conner
" I6 B4 b+ W! X+ G# u. S# Y6 }      DD Cotten9 q1 j; w1 a: G6 w0 l$ D
      DD Cowell$ M  k( u# ^' E# W7 A7 g6 @7 K. u
      DD Daly% F  J- L5 g4 n* @4 d
      DD Eaton+ D  K: z) M& G( {. a9 Q3 S
      DD Heywood Edwards
; }: Y% K$ ?' w. d' ]0 c1 j6 N      DD Erben: p( c# m# u: A: |' c# ^
      DD Evans
1 r; j6 T1 ~  n" m      DD Foote
& L3 M7 J- t7 i! q: q  z      DD Franks
9 c0 u8 Y; C+ Y+ M2 Q      DD Fullam. r! L2 y8 k1 S1 p4 p! y0 y% \$ X2 C
      DD Gatling2 }+ P7 V1 J. }8 u1 ?4 a
      DD Albert Grant. S/ h/ l8 i! u4 H# `
      DD Gregory
% \7 X" [" s& ^      DD Guest. h' A2 P3 b/ g
      DMS Hamilton% k5 W0 M! s6 U1 m+ W
      DMS Forrest
5 Y/ b& P; D0 S9 t" f8 j/ `5 G  S      DMS Ellyson
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- Y, n1 {; r! K* s; L2 F4 `Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards/ i$ ?! W8 \( h# }0 L
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
0 i/ r1 U" \  @2 eRange closes to 26,000 yards...
/ \$ s2 I9 P4 T7 N% ~# bRange closes to 24,000 yards...# k0 [: o! M; \- h2 S% N% I
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
4 u3 }. W* u* f/ d3 y+ T1 Q5 g1 Z' p5 rRange closes to 20,000 yards...8 W$ k" i& X7 R: O
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
! i$ R7 z  Q) F+ w4 ]Range closes to 16,000 yards...
0 N. H  B# [0 M7 G" [Range closes to 14,000 yards...7 x$ F. T) j, i+ i! `4 ]' i
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
) E" _4 P1 t' k8 a8 GRange closes to 11,000 yards...
* h  k  |2 y, f8 S; xCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards; ~: P3 z7 j/ c4 ]) E
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
& n& C( ?6 Y( O1 |" V9 rRange closes to 9,000 yards...% N  Y, L  m! @8 j/ E) u. ?" l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards3 c) i) U% m" c. n
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards# e( n  z( Z: H9 L2 h
APD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards
/ Y, z5 k2 v5 bDD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
5 N4 W8 ?# c& o0 ]* e; s( mDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
9 C2 _; @- Y; P1 u) [3 aDD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards/ I( _) f1 Q) M3 E  M% c5 r
Range closes to 5,000 yards+ @. \1 T) \  T2 O  d; g1 E* J1 |
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards, T0 `2 O- E% u. o6 k' J
BB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards3 k0 L* b2 K( J& A8 I$ F3 w, o$ i
Range closes to 3,000 yards
) i' R, t3 b# W# _' t! JBB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
" h! \: s9 X1 _# J; JDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards! b  W; o0 L! e9 e, _% O$ G
DD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
+ C2 M1 |1 I$ `- J1 mDD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards% ]' U$ `$ r0 d# M9 k
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards( x" b" K9 i3 s3 }0 M" @
APD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards
& Z" Q" `+ f$ l* |' r8 P: kBB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards9 b! y6 x# A% k% E, @9 U
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards0 X6 R# g" p. i! {% y% Z8 j
DD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards0 u% q/ Z2 i! |+ Y: R
Range increases to 5,000 yards/ Q4 C# s/ U- \# G5 J
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards/ u) p% V* o$ R! x
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards& m$ a4 N; r. B2 }9 J& t9 w  n
Range increases to 7,000 yards
0 T9 h& i: v5 W" B4 ZDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards, x5 e' l" Y! W1 A4 r
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards8 P/ s9 ^, I1 W8 ]$ U
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
! C9 D  B% ~: N1 wAPD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards6 a! k$ J  w* d2 v9 [
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
" s/ k, H5 Q' ?Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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