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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 44
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东京快车出轨' z y4 x6 I" k& H; v8 y; Y! u0 ~
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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。7 _' R1 s! w) W6 j4 a
- m+ Q5 t. s' V' D+ V: x8 E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。6 a: n& ?! z2 @2 X5 G
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天亮之后,巡弋的波纳佩海域的58战斗机官兵惊喜的发现有几百架日军运输机排着整齐的队形向波纳佩飞来,准备强行空投补给。盟军指战员当然毫不客气照单全收,击落日本大艇和运输机200余架,大获全胜。5 S+ F3 C& p9 q* X
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Submarine attack near Ponape at 119,113' l* B! H6 @0 I- ~6 D3 x. a
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Japanese Ships
O: a& E- K5 V N A) e0 i SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk
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CLAA Prince Robert% h( b* s+ Z: P" i
DD Saumarez( ~- f) w5 ~. h( I" @; ^- @
DD Nizam+ `) D. ~1 Q: |4 z* F; {
DD Ellet
( u/ _ E9 o+ @" B' j DD Waller
3 G% M7 w& T+ I DD Walker8 D2 M; Y8 i0 N4 ?* J4 o
DD Wadleigh
& e6 j6 [0 Q y {. @4 ~" p DD Uhlmann- i5 q) I' U( ~2 Q# v P c% u
DD Twining# a+ c+ U L2 x% P4 Y8 P. R8 ?9 a
DD Twiggs; R, G. T5 E6 s2 l x1 U
DD David Taylor7 q/ E- a! F: X
DD Strong: F- q2 r+ A7 F% h; s
DD Sproston. q$ W1 ~& }* @8 H5 V5 E: E
DD Sigsbee5 n+ }$ |$ P U3 P4 H! M: z
DD Sigourney
/ g; g7 z9 k# C) c8 A/ e DD Schroeder5 D$ J5 e$ b9 ^; U/ x' U
DD Benham II
0 i/ P, I/ X* U DD Cushing II
6 D1 ^! J% r) m DD Urchin
0 l/ Y: w: I6 T DD Urania
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SS I-48 is sighted by escort
+ `7 I0 x7 X/ H/ Y `DD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search* q% z6 X% `* H" X: W
DD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....
3 X( J- [5 B0 q+ F1 Y( xSS I-48 forced to surface!' @/ Q* t$ {; u
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....' @9 u+ K( n9 h. ^5 s3 K% m
DD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....; }) N# G2 Y; j0 F/ C. ~/ d( O5 {
DD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....
$ U2 I" i( L8 m3 UDD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ....: F# t* O: v, j5 D9 n
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
# R% x" U+ x5 m" `' d% BSub slips beneath the waves, O) }! V7 J7 B2 d* z+ U5 k
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards5 {6 N3 I( ?8 u' K) U2 K
- H& i6 U* ^) eJapanese aircraft* e/ g# z. O: X1 z
no flights; g# z; g0 ^# W* ]+ _6 S2 t
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Japanese aircraft losses) l6 E' w7 m5 l" \4 g
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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& @% z# m) @2 t, s: o0 S, u( v* WJapanese Ships; j& w6 A% U3 W; {3 m' H2 c
CL Agano
2 Y, _9 `4 a3 o8 L7 R9 _( ^3 F CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2& a$ h# k' |+ p9 P K3 f" I, W0 D2 o Q
DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' {/ o& R) i0 `! l/ |
DD Hibiki$ \1 ] F: X" z, j! o M
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1; v1 V' B+ M& E
DD Shirakumo, h2 j& `: `2 `/ X! A
DD Isonami
1 ]' c- @1 v, P DD Murakumo
9 c- s8 ?& F- `3 Q& h CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
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0 N- }9 B G2 eAllied Ships; ]5 j& y7 w }+ J
BB North Carolina
_( c4 ~1 M+ _& z' K+ E BB Washington
( `! U: I- N& E K6 j' M/ H BB South Dakota
5 S" ?% v( ^4 p* s; F y BB Indiana, Shell hits 1% t( |+ a( O+ H, w: L6 l0 y# [
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2& ?; o% D) g) O9 j" p5 I5 l5 b
BB Alabama, Shell hits 22 I. N5 [) \2 o. G* a/ ~' h
DD Conner- P8 p" x/ l0 ^. y( b
DD Cotten
9 X A. b% q m8 [2 b DD Cowell
7 \, j) D9 T% V- {& I ] DD Daly
( s n8 A: [7 E$ o DD Eaton4 i1 y. R* q% E7 P/ ^7 G3 p
DD Heywood Edwards8 w _7 T8 ]) u ?
DD Erben
8 P' M3 e& Y$ c- ?4 _* ? DD Evans
3 u3 V% Z% q* p1 |% O DD Foote# K' I0 Z: Q8 k/ j5 @, y" w
DD Franks4 a, T0 q" s4 L. b( J
DD Fullam+ _, P2 {3 |0 K( s* h
DD Gatling) K! m9 B( Z% b' }6 H. O! j( S: ~7 e3 p, S7 G
DD Albert Grant
# [$ x/ O% f( U' E( d* J0 } DD Gregory
' w: U: g3 \& q5 |5 q" S @ DD Guest
& I* H* B, U% v3 h8 T' ~ DMS Hamilton) x! J1 M9 N5 S& N- x6 ]1 R0 T% t
DMS Forrest& D* {( w. N6 g1 F, F* K) {, n
DMS Ellyson
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W$ _8 R- r2 h5 R7 n/ dMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards. a7 e5 d0 |$ B" D3 M' H" y- U
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
1 J' Q$ `, L7 G# _% p2 t+ C# C" |& `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards) c p, ^: ~9 ] g- J
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards! P7 i" d: q/ X0 E6 W- ]' f
Range closes to 26,000 yards...9 e- m4 A( ?4 }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards+ r% R" B; B/ i3 V5 U; ^# d$ e
Range closes to 24,000 yards...) j( v* n) {( |6 Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
' i. c8 ^8 ?! F( `CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards3 Z6 W, k! Q. F
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
( O8 L5 _' e, d/ ]3 VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards( h7 I: a# n3 C2 ]
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards
1 H, P1 U1 W- B& xRange closes to 20,000 yards...0 p6 F. _' x7 u4 w1 l1 V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards$ @$ j$ L N; u0 a6 N
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
! A' {5 p$ V3 V B2 dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards% b8 b4 t& \8 q; H2 a
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
+ ^0 Q- V2 v3 f' |0 m+ tCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards4 f0 b* }9 }3 s8 i% W6 b
Range closes to 14,000 yards.... K; a. l: \; _; r- F) T
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards8 k* X; G) f7 o0 x* S0 u2 L' E
Range closes to 12,000 yards...# \- G% k; i( Z% J" \1 H; f5 o
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
) q7 [1 @+ ]2 O7 v, [$ xCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
" b z8 C/ A1 |% z1 T# d- Y* ARange closes to 11,000 yards...
$ R8 s: q: G; Y4 x( O! sCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
; J' x6 w6 E$ k$ R! P, ^CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards g! m+ N5 I5 G ^
Range closes to 10,000 yards...* [' @* {, y: A/ O& `5 K8 T# d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
9 A6 H O/ n" S& Q) SCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
2 Z4 E4 ^3 q/ d* s4 QCL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards7 O0 H" V C x
BB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards3 {& Q+ v7 s: S6 F- u. m4 C
BB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
4 e4 c7 h0 }& D$ aCL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards
8 m8 S# x7 [1 a2 R. j+ }2 b3 l5 [BB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
; `2 R+ m! b* s; |$ U& jBB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards1 x' v5 l) u+ \# v
DD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards0 R. q* _( w* h% K& |/ }2 ?- w! H
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards3 Z; |' {- t+ l$ x
BB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards$ Q' d( k9 w: g1 H5 A
DD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards6 x0 B# o4 }* f
DD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
; P, ^4 c6 C% d9 @+ [CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards7 U# g/ f! D8 n- B7 w
Range increases to 11,000 yards3 s' J% m/ U( W/ E! C$ k& C
CL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
+ k+ b+ M; M# ?$ {0 H: U" B' ?- RBB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards
' v/ @6 e: ]- b, U0 n3 gCL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards
3 }+ W1 a- N% |6 cDD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards
6 f! ^0 s$ e; C6 j+ H# nCL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards7 h# r5 C, r7 B, \
DD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards* h% J0 R( M3 c8 s- Z/ N
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards2 H7 _3 @; M6 k1 Y1 K
BB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards: h9 J: x) c' e; [
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards9 m5 z0 g- ^ O, H% @4 K' s) `
DD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards% C' K# u' u4 ]! C7 w4 y
DD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
* s7 l3 I. d5 NDD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards' Y2 a @8 l P' u
DD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards
; L& Q2 z; R3 o( p( Z) Q) `7 a3 @DD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards
( ?6 K. u" H: } ORange closes to 10,000 yards g; \8 t# l! |& q! C
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards- G6 `2 k, G2 a/ Z6 v2 k
CL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
' C$ s4 c7 K0 q8 lDD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
4 l9 E0 K' G, y% R# e5 o0 j& S2 l+ IDD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards; P8 A5 c0 s' @
DD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards
& [; ?4 D8 b P, T$ X/ A4 RDD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
. t2 B7 o6 r& B; T+ {, yDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
+ u# g- ^8 Z! T9 D, M/ \+ ~* ]CL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards
/ b$ S1 Q' |4 Z3 n* OCL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards; x8 h/ J, u1 w7 D. m. m4 e
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards
1 P, f. a* U! R: n% }/ n+ l7 TJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
7 P+ ^6 q) E3 K* t) f- Q. B, P& JTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards0 x1 f/ _1 G# v/ k" ^* j
P3 M5 S: }- g5 _" |Japanese Ships
1 \8 A5 r; ^; Q, I+ h DD Hikokaze
) }7 H; t2 H, z# Z, T DD Ishikaze
/ B& ~# ~9 ?7 T0 H) i- R, u; R DD Tagokaze
: z! c) {# y4 {3 a7 H. S% _: l DD Takatakaze' |6 K9 f2 L6 q+ X! K. O5 _
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# |9 E% w6 p9 Z7 M L BB North Carolina) O# p. b) u- [: u, y' ]: Y
BB Washington2 j6 j- {$ p# r, }/ @8 ]
BB South Dakota
' z9 d) B* Y! T) `7 L BB Indiana& F6 J- P# ], p V% ]
BB Massachusetts1 _% P& K. Q: Q: Q
BB Alabama
. D+ d8 n2 y; p, C6 X( @9 n DD Conner) z, x3 x, y; M# G* L8 H( O3 \
DD Cotten2 [0 O' J) c' `$ I
DD Cowell; b. M& |. U/ A
DD Daly: U( M' o; i% I; Y
DD Eaton
5 j+ V$ f% m! e* P DD Heywood Edwards
9 ~% R4 A) f9 g' P$ W. L3 } DD Erben
0 W$ @7 X) ^ F; i) m" { DD Evans
6 ]$ A z! s* _& z+ i- p/ x0 N DD Foote% G7 ^8 P: Z& b( B$ \, ]' p
DD Franks% @; F6 H3 l- L3 M4 N
DD Fullam7 ?# y; S8 _' {
DD Gatling
9 d W i! u2 A) ^ DD Albert Grant Q: ]* u- h/ y1 A+ Y& w( Z
DD Gregory$ E' q4 n0 v) R, [. j
DD Guest; X$ a n( W6 c; x0 D u5 A8 ~( W! }
DMS Hamilton1 U) w& d0 O3 A d& H& B/ y
DMS Forrest! |5 H7 J0 @/ ^. M- t9 [
DMS Ellyson
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Range closes to 28,000 yards...
8 k% h4 `2 U; m7 hRange closes to 26,000 yards...
) T8 Y6 q" @( w6 Q7 s! XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards9 o5 q( n& k6 E9 e8 L9 i
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards( Y, c# ~) y$ {$ x
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
3 M7 S0 ^2 k! ]* t6 x7 LCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards3 `! Q) o( R- g# }+ W8 _
Range closes to 22,000 yards...) s$ J: C$ C$ {' \- G2 t2 P
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
/ N8 i3 `6 I" I% @' b# ARange closes to 18,000 yards...7 u3 M) L/ J2 [! i9 l+ z1 x( b6 W# y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards2 H; d4 ?; C9 i R
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
' @! ^( j# j9 _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
) T. F4 h% N3 O* E9 D( cCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
2 [0 d: ^ n5 K2 q) _. w1 r! \Range closes to 14,000 yards...
# F; c/ C% }6 i/ n- qCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
- V, v$ p* t$ S& qCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
" A4 z$ ~1 N+ [* V0 L4 }+ s1 L3 KRange closes to 12,000 yards...
0 e+ Q# S( L3 _1 i8 V# u: a# ACONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
/ x* ]8 S0 D4 ~6 u* jCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards0 Y" L, r$ |6 b1 W- n9 ?
Range closes to 11,000 yards...5 R5 F6 z: B0 A, I' {$ J a
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards
( ~( m$ y9 T7 w n' Q6 Y+ j" ~Range closes to 10,000 yards...4 c8 k4 }5 T% o- n2 e! L# L' u! I6 r
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards* o, n0 ~' W3 K% x
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat' I$ k3 O( S6 r/ @. L7 X
Range increases to 15,000 yards...* R0 }* t4 N$ [' r5 H2 e+ u/ ^
Range increases to 20,000 yards...1 O) P! i+ r4 w# ~& J ]
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
- y1 p- S/ M/ q& |8 HRange increases to 25,000 yards.... Q7 h$ V5 L+ c! w6 u# \ E5 e
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
7 Z& Y( W8 G+ m) R2 MRange increases to 30,000 yards...
6 q6 Q0 v5 J P2 m X% S; ]Japanese Surface Combat TF evades combat0 z/ ?$ I2 Z/ c
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* U5 U9 t3 e1 `- K6 k' CNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
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, \ i% _) ]4 o1 L! W; K k2 j APD T-1
3 u5 ], A: b6 J' x5 k, d% B APD T-2, Shell hits 20 k3 F. h; l0 R- g4 t2 A/ b
APD T-3, Shell hits 1/ i1 O" T; |5 f. C) k: ?! f& L% j2 B
APD T-4% j$ _. Y+ h) e0 K5 S( P% ~) N
APD T-5
" z3 {5 z# T8 v+ j; k APD T-6& |. S3 X) A' i0 Q2 l% O% f
APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* `6 c$ w& r# r- b APD T-8, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 V7 G) t7 ]4 |' l APD T-9
0 U' y; Z# k# N$ a: r) { APD T-10
/ F# `( @( ]: x6 m+ }, x/ p APD T-11, Shell hits 4, on fire% p. K/ x9 T1 l- |0 b2 y
APD T-12, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
4 x4 ?' O) f7 O, f6 y/ x3 n APD T-13, Shell hits 1
2 j' j! u% ~+ V6 Z$ f APD T-14, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
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BB North Carolina l* N+ \" X' C- V
BB Washington
9 H" T/ Z# |2 J- D BB South Dakota3 L# Z0 M$ X! W# {! `* H
BB Indiana* p$ M: |$ F( T9 {
BB Massachusetts
2 k. G0 ?% c) B- ^6 ~/ O( f, d7 r BB Alabama) q# w* A: Q4 {8 q5 R
DD Conner. o6 S. t3 ^; D' ~
DD Cotten
6 }. @( r9 L5 u2 G DD Cowell
) i: D" S! E! W' Q DD Daly
, [6 \1 G7 @6 E0 | DD Eaton. p4 ]4 G, F5 T3 Z
DD Heywood Edwards( R) W' c Q6 P# p
DD Erben" v' J( ]- c. z, B
DD Evans
E$ h2 `% X3 D DD Foote7 I4 a# h! S' R1 r& I# n6 ^' h
DD Franks } ?- Q( B4 d) x( |, u- K
DD Fullam
; p2 x! c' O7 E; Y5 P& p- V DD Gatling9 K I- h5 E5 x* E. \7 j4 H
DD Albert Grant% w, r: E% r7 H1 b, v. e
DD Gregory9 o1 S" t0 l! l6 m; @, {& k* c
DD Guest
$ g# Z. Q7 a) |* P8 Y DMS Hamilton, U$ H9 R& c' N4 w9 v
DMS Forrest2 T& C( l9 e* o; r7 _
DMS Ellyson+ E" i" M* J4 D7 W1 P2 M" v3 {: ?
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
) l- o0 e2 m( f0 J* nRange closes to 28,000 yards...
7 X D; s3 e/ x5 K) MRange closes to 26,000 yards...
! D8 ]2 S- M+ R1 q0 W" DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards# E$ z6 J, P9 _* G* |
Range closes to 24,000 yards...: ]; F& W; ]2 i% |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
6 U2 G9 r( `$ i5 S) ORange closes to 22,000 yards...
' x4 Y0 H. Z3 E# k0 F$ H6 H; JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards5 z+ ^* A* }5 F; ~
Range closes to 20,000 yards...: M; L( v& j* B/ e/ b, Q t& Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards$ a& y) \8 z/ Z1 y9 Y S! U8 j- S
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
( P9 P# y, s+ A. m( ?2 S q) BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards b ` b" V \ \4 f0 h; c
Range closes to 16,000 yards...' c( g- ?, r! _0 y/ n
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
, H* [+ P$ } ERange closes to 14,000 yards...
$ `% z" E! M, F* \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
5 H R# V: n8 H- U. [Range closes to 12,000 yards.../ d% K9 o" }0 Q2 ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards. C) \% Y0 V2 Y8 R: D' M
Range closes to 11,000 yards...- l/ ~( q" L s0 R, S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards# `! D+ `" R) U* A/ _
Range closes to 10,000 yards...4 o2 t" i9 Y1 w/ o) @$ n
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
+ B# u, b# w4 {! p7 Q' x% hRange closes to 9,000 yards..., c& ^3 {: F& u# r x$ ? M
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
6 p. P4 w4 q) t5 \, T7 c0 m" aBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards3 Z U2 L& |# F* ]
BB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards; p$ C- P, B( B7 [, r1 H
DD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
* G4 Z( B" j/ i/ m2 O6 ~ U* LDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
7 m+ o0 }- P; ?DD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
0 [; N# c! u/ r7 R* CAPD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards
8 o$ A% S: P' f6 q5 @9 a2 xBB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards6 A9 o! G U4 h, D1 ^! h2 d
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards [! N* f+ m6 h5 j) j- o3 y
DD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards3 k" E- M# @' Y9 A: w" z% u' ?
DD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards. C1 V0 A0 O* u: Y
BB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards
" w7 `" G9 Z. C' R# V5 v" JDD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
3 e0 K( J. J- S# c' ~DD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards+ I( [ c/ ^4 |' ?3 z9 T2 s- T
APD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards
# o' `5 t U$ O8 W6 ODD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
! }0 y7 k7 X7 O% w7 O H7 BDD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards; Z$ g, X# s. X: T9 S
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards, |! E+ L+ }" N& @9 P! D
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
; d- M& `/ r O4 d- ?# j YDMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
2 V/ X6 h: O" e- ~* @Range increases to 10,000 yards
+ V# D& d& H; l4 Z4 BBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards9 z2 Y0 A. C8 ]; w. i9 J7 K
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
( ^/ y' n+ Q4 o1 T, ^: `BB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards% T9 F }( P( W' B
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards8 n9 B) w$ B' C! V7 D5 G
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
' y' U$ m+ B; m! `6 l XDMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards- K; H# k( Q$ f6 F4 k
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards# t: ?4 k0 s; T/ C1 d, ~" c& u
DD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards5 a) j! z5 x8 Y" i4 u" v0 T
DD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
9 A! @: s1 `% R4 F) D4 S# kDD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards; G, z; K2 O& ~, e; I
DD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards* q2 E; r* [0 b# j+ k
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
1 W7 g! O% k X6 t# Q6 ]9 ^DD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
; ]1 c! y, A6 e% QDD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards: }, j) X7 E; x5 F7 Y0 f) D# r+ \; B
DD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
" L9 E& [. L8 w# t. x9 i: X5 s1 eDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
- S$ m% S" g# @5 c$ h# sRange increases to 11,000 yards
- h' k' p, Q0 U. _4 }' QAPD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards8 j. [- B3 n4 k1 H$ B8 e- o: ~
APD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards* f( `6 s, V* l& F1 ]% F
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards9 [, G: b! B& g/ _
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards. X) }1 b- ^) e/ i$ Z! [
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards0 d$ P& M, W1 e) v
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards% m8 ^2 g# |; b
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards2 ^- |7 Z* t0 }8 p" u) x8 S* B
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards0 i. d8 N6 v" O! K( s1 a
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards9 A" P; B1 `% v* Y* k
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards0 O- q- I: Q2 u
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards G ]0 x2 i. y5 T9 j8 p" W
APD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards9 G# m4 i5 d( f6 G2 |+ c
Range closes to 10,000 yards
( v" `3 l) N. v1 c+ CBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards$ J8 R/ h( D9 v) R! G6 }
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
+ N" p/ D+ o+ MBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
! H4 u& B! w) }5 B5 z* ^; ]! f2 sAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards, v: X7 }/ H% e/ ^
DD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards3 l3 p3 m! Y+ P2 H2 b. s
DD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards0 s3 A' Q6 C: I, @7 M& r7 [
DD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards8 b# A: r, I% u# T+ }! S
DD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
6 R9 R4 @0 l; d- E" ZDMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
8 D0 ~/ \% T) L6 DDD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards( r0 T7 N2 a; k7 O4 _' ?' q; Z
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
9 u8 n8 S- I( q5 e/ R% ~9 F) UDD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards9 X+ w; I8 t# d4 p
DD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards1 Z. g/ O! |4 h; a7 |+ H* u7 W0 F
Range closes to 8,000 yards
' A. {6 J0 M& ?( M8 ^5 ? FDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards9 F; q. b |8 _2 W8 R. I' Q$ K
BB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards
$ K) B- G" V' t6 l/ yAPD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards
2 I/ _: K; @# l! o3 d& [BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards6 T1 ~$ p: V. i& l3 a4 R
APD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards
- o. n/ s4 q. k+ H3 ~3 qJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape7 i: ?1 w( \5 f
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9 B3 D" H, h- g0 G. x9 K( a, ?5 n) qNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards& b) R n3 R* i( S' K8 S
% X6 p% x2 T8 ZJapanese Ships5 p' W" @* q2 L% v6 Z, H8 T
APD T-1, Shell hits 1
7 u$ F6 @) m$ b1 {' r3 ? APD T-2# X7 Q) K, h1 G' r$ U0 i2 x
APD T-3, Shell hits 1/ E# G) ]1 _3 X2 d. E4 a
APD T-4, Shell hits 1
: r1 l4 F# `4 M APD T-5
) W) j, I* t2 Y APD T-63 \/ a8 g- A. [) Z) P+ u* p
APD T-8, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 t% a5 d; q; ]
APD T-9, Shell hits 1
7 [% y2 |, T- z. ` APD T-10
. C2 T# l9 m; X* q' x APD T-11, on fire" T p6 m e/ x+ ?0 o2 m
APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
* \+ V5 s+ g7 h, b2 U# i APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk4 }; l) o9 Q0 Q2 ?
APD T-14, and is sunk! J- h- q8 K, a
5 d s1 d1 A- q- h7 N5 t' f3 pAllied Ships! s$ Q2 i4 d" }1 C3 {8 O
CA Portland
' C' n4 r: k5 u CA Northampton
0 i9 V9 g% L+ Q. H- I( G CA Chester
3 T2 M* g3 _; w0 Q( R5 g/ q CA Louisville) N( X9 l; W! U# X# H
CA Chicago
' Z8 O/ @) w9 B5 }+ B. b8 D CA Astoria
" n+ v2 z0 n. o5 H CA Minneapolis
, u. m/ l. y6 R5 z CA San Francisco
8 T3 y3 O4 E5 _* [! A CA Quincy
5 ^: I) d/ O( L: x& H CA Vincennes
* `4 v# v0 P0 B: B) A# ] CA Wichita
. L2 b+ P/ v8 P4 a- Z2 n DD Bennett
! R- B+ @0 g9 ^) |6 }; o DD Bradford
7 x& R& F/ s2 Y* C DD Braine
! Q. i% }. s0 n' S- [ DD Brownson9 b+ {* Y/ N. g/ X/ R* z: |) O
DD Bryant
2 ~( A9 j: Q2 a9 w& X* }2 u. H DD Bullard
0 C1 |$ \' b4 {# j K! }$ b DD Burns
8 d! W, _, t$ |7 P# v$ [ DD Callaghan7 U' }0 O3 e2 ^( m! A D
DD Caperton% ?7 ^, ?! c5 M5 i1 i2 V
DD Capps1 g% K' C g& I) V6 Z# W
DMS Emmons
4 L9 x3 N9 E$ v# C+ d DMS Macomb
& P1 P" \& A$ |- i& U j DMS Rodman
! }: k) U \$ O. D" A8 W5 z; p DMS Gherardi! s' M+ b# U# V3 M$ h# ]
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r/ _( t3 f1 Q0 L) E3 T% KMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
. ?0 T( a2 \5 Q0 lRange closes to 28,000 yards...
P! T2 _! W5 j+ m# _7 |% @CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
8 [6 G! H: x" e* m: h ?Range closes to 26,000 yards...
& i" P$ [5 ], L( {- s0 c& `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards4 G" ?4 z* C1 A8 ~
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
. n& H3 O" U0 a2 x8 {) Z' k4 FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
3 d* ^ I' T) I. M. Y q2 u# q$ PRange closes to 22,000 yards...
3 a( ?! g" p: [% V# C- \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards+ D+ ^* o w" d; f* E" [7 h7 o
Range closes to 20,000 yards...0 D2 |% j% C7 K! |) K6 ~& d+ M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
1 H, k, t8 z2 z) q3 b' C$ NRange closes to 18,000 yards...
4 D) ~8 F) L) ^( S J: JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
( ~) f W8 U6 U/ a% ^9 A4 vRange closes to 16,000 yards...
3 o2 Y' V9 [* |; S% e U$ m3 s& vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
; h" B1 W# \. A7 K# TRange closes to 14,000 yards...0 M" P* u( q0 M" @+ Z9 _* ?7 `
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
$ _/ c( y- I4 B' p/ SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
6 o; u! d: @4 I6 A+ CRange closes to 11,000 yards...
/ c g% K, Q- Y+ q3 m$ ICONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
3 U/ N8 Q% R3 {1 z7 y- ^+ yRange closes to 10,000 yards...$ A# p) W' e% ]4 C$ W) L/ N, W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards6 h! d+ X$ @; f$ y+ M, L" h0 u
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
* o5 t1 I/ I5 Q( D" c% K! |5 V0 ?DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards' p6 {1 P G- ~, P0 J9 c2 r
Range increases to 11,000 yards
. v& `+ X# F9 c' A$ B8 W2 Q* f+ x- tAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
9 f h) B1 h( z2 ? v3 F$ fCA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards# K2 `* c' }; h. H9 P* K: W
CA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards: c2 ]" b8 C$ A! N, K: } O$ h
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards
; G* k/ c: D) q$ @4 m6 h$ ?7 L5 \CA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards7 Y: N* Z. |$ j$ ~# l
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards5 p' i, e. Z; C, c; Y
CA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
5 i3 `' t, X1 r+ m' ~# yCA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards, s" r n1 h# e) E( ?& u* x
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards# p' m8 L; Z$ b8 N
CA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
- r4 z" a& O: L$ G3 C- C1 e/ _* hDMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
4 G3 u/ |) s4 L9 ?' X2 I+ @DD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards5 D+ x h: o) ?. j" ~! h
DD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards! D r) Q% Y* Y* E3 a+ }
DD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards: t0 ~- g2 H' O0 L% S0 B
DD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
: y, k0 Z8 ]9 l: P! J9 W9 T4 xAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
6 L, b+ D9 V8 x, K; ^6 e2 nAPD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards" Z R9 A, X$ Q, k8 z% Z& S. M
Range closes to 10,000 yards
( V3 ]* s2 I- y% ^DMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
2 ]* ], i: G+ s* A# M$ OCA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
' Y" E( ~& H0 QCA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards/ C Q h$ v8 c+ Z7 Q% N% Y
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
5 a! w, b8 E+ K# T9 S( S* l2 KCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards/ A! ?- G) I. Z7 e+ u! R$ |
APD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards8 J) C0 r4 G6 m0 M
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
2 C$ `6 ~9 T9 }# k0 Z) iRange closes to 9,000 yards- W5 h! A8 ~- N& v4 ?; ~
APD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards
7 q/ p: K' @/ f8 S9 e9 UDMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
6 T: B. s# M. _$ T X! o# W/ iCA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards( u6 O& c6 G8 }% c% f: n2 l
CA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
% z [$ C! X" K. |& }CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards% ]2 D X" y! B
DD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards: u) f5 v9 I% J
DD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
) i, }$ b) U0 ], Q5 Q' jRange increases to 10,000 yards
% \5 k" ^, S9 b" }' R' Y" IAPD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards
$ v5 J9 H0 S! r2 v; r0 \. ]CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards$ D4 S* w: z. o' P T
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards$ I5 U n1 u4 D7 o! }
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
% }8 h. M* x8 h' T: K$ n" pCA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards- |5 N t0 i; ~! r" ]; C
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
: M8 q* `( m+ {8 mTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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0 S# G" L% M& K' t3 UJapanese Ships, v, R7 V& y+ f9 L2 _! ?& `
APD T-1. ~. ~+ Y6 j' G% y, m, m. Q
APD T-2, Shell hits 1, on fire J( i/ U/ B7 C; l( V# J- J+ G
APD T-30 y! k& f! o& H o \; J
APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
7 K5 I2 U) w; V, P5 c: T- m4 U; p APD T-5
! O" M$ `5 A: k/ w6 p5 q. ~: \' x APD T-63 a% |- H4 i& l
APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk& A& K; o B) L
APD T-9+ X. ?; c) h. ?3 y: A' P0 X
APD T-10- D6 L& p; b2 Y& x* v
APD T-11, Shell hits 1, on fire) S1 ? j3 z/ T0 [- B
- Y: Z/ L1 X/ J( p, l5 HAllied Ships9 E+ a, i( i+ T1 y9 O- _" W
CA Portland
) L$ k4 l+ g- L) G8 _1 Y1 z CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
. h/ C1 f. R, P* }2 [/ [' M; v% Q# ? CA Chester' }% J) N+ q& x7 U# w: ]( J
CA Louisville
/ N1 l- _9 h E' }! f j, r7 f CA Chicago0 Q5 N3 P+ M+ p' [
CA Astoria
4 I6 `3 r7 ?, m# C" B CA Minneapolis: I3 ]8 I$ A! o, s: F, A2 F
CA San Francisco( l K( W+ C/ T; ^1 ]* h- J; b' ~
CA Quincy9 u _+ q6 z9 b2 K0 `) |
CA Vincennes
$ P2 g# C+ @+ X9 x9 x CA Wichita
, X& K, I6 |+ j7 P$ _$ ?0 [ DD Bennett/ ~1 f& {( `- G
DD Bradford
+ H. z0 G( U$ e9 L4 y. i DD Braine" A- x( {! N: K7 L# a( C' i
DD Brownson- ?9 b8 G, z/ D' T& k
DD Bryant
! S5 R! v3 ~; H DD Bullard
3 b9 K5 x- h5 R/ @ DD Burns# S2 Q* @' q1 F6 K) ]/ `
DD Callaghan7 v1 M( L0 E! c: p" n) \
DD Caperton
* F# N' k; L0 Y7 g7 B6 N& H DD Capps
. s/ V1 R* ~% A5 p( M2 f# M DMS Emmons
* K- [! l5 l5 o8 r+ [' _/ S2 H: j DMS Macomb; {, t' L' L1 ~0 F! N$ o
DMS Rodman, o, r* ?2 A8 c _& E1 ]! K
DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
- F( W, E+ m% j1 k6 f1 rRange closes to 28,000 yards...
3 v3 @ Y) W* F( T8 A1 } U4 B# }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
8 K4 w4 l f6 N# G. C \Range closes to 26,000 yards...
3 _) y# ]7 g: q i# o" u" ~5 JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
% }4 G1 T- t) }1 {6 aRange closes to 24,000 yards...% E% ?8 O8 L5 l; L
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
. b9 ?1 {: o% n( x+ I6 k1 M6 ^CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards7 Q) r5 r# u; s8 {: s# v9 E* ?
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
0 n# u9 v" G0 Q3 e! Z$ n# g# uRange closes to 18,000 yards..." ~+ A9 Z5 A/ G' f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
0 r7 c: I7 Q! l) ?. x# p; SRange closes to 16,000 yards...
& h: S0 j# F/ N; nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
x/ a) k5 f) D4 N- M/ i6 g" ZRange closes to 14,000 yards...
1 `/ ~1 `# X* ~$ X2 ?: eCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards9 X0 e/ T% |# L) R+ B$ H: _
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
. X* k7 W" B; E" L* QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards0 Q, K+ k, V2 U) C0 `
Range closes to 11,000 yards...* G6 d0 z. K9 J$ _
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
, ^+ |3 a, J; }. x: wRange closes to 10,000 yards...
+ I; t, Y% _) O: Z; {5 V* zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
/ e2 G* g. m5 a4 a# ]CA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards0 d- [1 E' q1 v9 ]
CA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards3 D2 u) v6 I& }0 E3 g3 W/ N' D0 s
DD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards
- }+ W! ~# J4 R- r* U6 {Range increases to 12,000 yards
g& N' W! K4 `9 Z# tCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards) ~9 Y+ m3 s0 ]5 b% _$ Y5 g
CA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards$ o! y4 |. B9 o8 b2 n
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards. M; n U0 l9 _* t' \
CA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards& K& L6 t0 x h0 d( p
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards: b2 @. a; t- W
CA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
! s6 [8 U" I" J6 zDD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
$ H7 M; X Y: |* ^+ fDD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards& n8 K2 g+ o, L( ?
DD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards. s' ] D9 z. z7 K, g Y a6 D7 |
DD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards* V* J4 t% z: u2 b( n
DMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards) r: E4 a K) M
APD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards
8 X( @5 r: f' ]3 e O: P% H) GRange closes to 9,000 yards
+ F n. b2 e5 _8 C$ `CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
; K6 K6 a. X8 X' U/ IAPD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards( q- G5 e% K _* B+ J
CA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
, U7 o2 \: R. A% gCA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards% m# b) A9 o0 f0 v) R
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
6 K; i! u% E' n: H K# M, q% X& dCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards# ^/ K, |( ^$ @; @
APD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards9 T) H1 \. ^( a: |
DD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
9 g3 {0 ^3 X+ B4 gRange closes to 7,000 yards
& Q+ t! H- K: X b' O$ bCA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
) }1 m. b& ?' k( P. f1 S$ J, mAPD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards* w& r j( I0 m, \& j8 P. M A6 {
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
; M8 E9 L8 l8 [/ g$ u" gCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards
& d. m6 ^9 O' lCA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards% E6 T( y1 `- O+ w! b
APD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
/ K# r# a4 n* o2 YCA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards; E4 G0 o- Z% L# d# C1 F( k" L
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards1 w! {9 f# `" Y
CA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
5 b0 U- [. _- G( e# g5 R$ hDD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards' o6 q+ [ O# J' U( X. X ]
DMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
. B% m: p+ y+ I8 D1 _Range increases to 10,000 yards9 [6 M# g' Q2 r0 Y/ v9 Q
DMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards$ A; R# d# G+ f/ W, R4 T/ e `2 e
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards5 }' H5 o; Y% r6 P$ r
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
, n% n7 O) l' u. [4 V0 i' h- bTask forces break off...
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8 S3 M+ W% L( z6 `# u5 sNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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APD T-1
( D6 x" s; _. Q# D, l APD T-2, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( b3 X8 z2 k+ Y+ z APD T-3
7 R" q- U6 X7 u7 A9 F APD T-5
5 r7 x D/ j: o& o APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 R- F8 ?9 z; ?8 h! r# o& ]5 }, c APD T-9
5 T5 [7 Z @7 L! V APD T-10, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ t1 e2 c' e2 C7 @4 ` APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
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8 t# D8 r0 F2 e# sAllied Ships
; h* J1 B$ F- S8 ?, m: z CL Swiftsure
5 X* \4 _! {( Z! ] CL St. Louis1 y% k1 ` ?1 k! j( o
CL Phoenix
/ u$ r& R: J' _: x9 q CL Cleveland
' g) M9 w- N) c0 H/ @' Q" k CL Montpelier
+ i; n; {7 j: k" n, P CL Denver9 D' ^' x1 s% \2 o: r
CL Santa Fe b; \& z# y6 ^ g. I
CL Birmingham9 e, ^) c; b R6 {& {1 U# t
CL Mobile
/ k. r4 r. O5 Q% H4 L CL Biloxi2 N: C4 H) Y' D# K
CL Miami7 X3 M1 _% J8 A& |5 K2 d. {! s5 ~
CL Pasadena
& v' M8 F9 Y7 c! X6 ^ DD Allen M. Sumner* b& g |" i! e
DD Ault! } ^9 E. W& I3 J
DD English
$ ~# f! q& K- Y9 y4 y8 {, D DD Haynsworth
' d D$ v5 \) t' c4 p DD Maddox" j2 I, A" Z3 w! L0 J
DD Mansfield
! x: V! k: J8 a7 _6 `: J* s DD Waldron. p! F. C. q+ w1 l5 U5 W8 X+ F: x
DD Haggard
' B. s1 k# q3 T- ?" f DD Hailey
3 E% I1 u. i2 G U DD Hale
% } o5 v( D1 w CL Vincennes II
5 ^3 Y2 A4 t4 B2 ]) P CL Houston II8 Q7 k9 ~, s" E. [" I
CL Astoria II
% D+ r. D. F+ l3 W8 z6 m, d3 k! P' L+ d+ S8 _
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
) d$ W2 S( v7 D; [, fRange closes to 28,000 yards...
* }; ]) n' J$ d, @" rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
" r3 X0 {; k: a( N4 E1 S) v/ eRange closes to 26,000 yards...
7 v9 ~ y: J) s+ Z* V6 URange closes to 24,000 yards...- u8 `3 [* t5 M2 _* q6 h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards# w) J! G" h _. r6 o: r
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
' T) I0 @4 @* i; T4 CRange closes to 20,000 yards...
' ^3 E& f* c/ T9 U, L" ICONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
+ V' T1 C' m5 pRange closes to 18,000 yards...
( e7 a0 B. d$ E0 C, |( U1 Q1 w ECONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
# p- w0 b' R2 p/ N( yRange closes to 16,000 yards...
% i- F4 R" u8 V! F* V5 JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards/ d) L! B' h$ ?8 J
Range closes to 14,000 yards...6 p; H" @3 n n+ ^9 q9 d/ S9 u7 {$ F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
/ `1 k4 ]4 u% a) I2 i& v. i+ FRange closes to 12,000 yards...
: U7 C5 ?2 G- o- O4 V. z3 L7 [* Z- mCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards( u r: {2 `4 g, P' W2 k
Range closes to 11,000 yards...- i% F y! }2 h8 c; R: _0 P4 T4 k
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
! C3 l7 m% Z( j* zRange closes to 10,000 yards.../ ^+ t. e; \9 `- @0 k
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
; ?0 m0 z2 Y' |9 \; N; FWyatt, B. crosses the 'T': x' M0 |" k* m+ }
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards/ v/ b# }- A" y; v
CL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
8 ?. w( J% n: s% d% n8 p) B" jCL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
; c( v$ f+ z" X( T K3 gCL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards1 |& C5 n. {& t ]0 \
DD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
* T( x: @; _# s/ [: k! A BDD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards: Z$ m/ Z+ J; { l: i: n' w4 w5 c
DD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
1 H9 w" h7 e) T- d% h: {) aDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards/ y P" P3 {/ m/ a& N9 W8 o* ?
Range increases to 11,000 yards. B# A, |1 ]- d( _; i& d
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards! k- f' @4 I- w: Y
CL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards7 Z3 o' I. ~9 \; Z, p& W
CL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards
, f6 Q! g0 x+ C% ^7 L% _CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
0 \! q% d8 C* pCL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
) o( C' ~$ p9 w- L& n& Z9 k/ MCL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards5 b! z M2 [' b" `( v2 D0 k# @
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
% V" a* ~+ u1 s7 s3 }DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
4 k+ o/ }1 p1 Q* X+ qRange closes to 8,000 yards' W' B$ @1 O; H! ]
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards
( J9 N, R% j) G& v/ {7 t* M9 LCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards& {. W+ t3 m6 G) `8 C
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards
- s; q0 \4 M& s3 QAPD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards
8 R, L* i# i g" G5 H7 N7 TDD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards. `& \' F" T4 D. @& u
Range closes to 7,000 yards, ~/ t. X0 c, `2 Z3 O! I& f
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
- P1 ^" g3 r, B2 s- B2 {CL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
G+ X5 {6 o& z3 \9 FCL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards3 _/ k7 p6 y( {7 o
CL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
- V# R* F# g0 j" m; U" @CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards3 }) y/ E: R: i. u5 j) z
CL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
* F7 V+ b$ Z- W3 p% `( V/ GCL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards& F; Z. \4 a) L
CL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
, p% u! _ N% ?( w* a. lDD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
# i3 M" q& ^7 v% _0 E' ~DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards& i6 s" ~# a8 @ B2 \
APD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards% C0 l- u6 x+ Z
DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards. r0 @8 [) X. E
Range increases to 8,000 yards# Z; ~: _! y+ F1 f! {: s4 F Z5 n
CL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
* v7 b. r4 p/ W" VCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards/ M/ G: T1 d1 ?7 a' g# D. x `, \
CL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards
* b* r2 h& D8 c1 R7 L; AJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape. S4 N, u) o% z- W. Y, \* X
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+ O' j( m$ @8 i, |Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 8,000 Yards
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* G, y+ D! n2 l3 i) b3 V( IJapanese Ships! ]" K/ D# N: t* k- x
APD T-1
{: Z) f9 i# Q# Z1 r. r5 Z APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
% ?4 I. d& v# \) r P- G1 z+ k! ` APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk( v6 n+ {. S5 l! S7 q: u% U
APD T-5
. G S# O) \ q( `8 e. |) j APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
" e7 m: q( r8 t$ `7 ] APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk$ Q: ~9 F" s6 E- h" C
& k* T9 [7 X* X% w) j7 oAllied Ships
8 h0 u" _/ C5 c# I2 {$ _ CA Portland6 \: f X& G0 X
CA Northampton( d7 B2 V% Z1 B6 n4 u$ }! a, t6 _
CA Chester) _% B+ D' j7 w, v; @- i
CA Louisville, }! w- l8 o& U
CA Chicago: a4 \* n( r/ A
CA Astoria( N+ `' P1 X+ V0 Q) F4 @
CA Minneapolis
+ q! i6 {9 U2 O" A+ l CA San Francisco3 G- E3 D$ A- @
CA Quincy
5 C: f) d9 G7 K, [/ t* \) e; J3 F CA Vincennes
2 h+ A% u- B$ N8 ]* s CA Wichita
* e- x) ~+ o+ f7 d DD Bennett
, X0 {, L p# R6 z& n DD Bradford( b6 Y4 l, K* s1 Q7 v0 A
DD Braine4 ]& [' h( h; m. G( W
DD Brownson
" C# g% s) G. S: Z DD Bryant
+ G* w7 o: {; X. i DD Bullard
' Y" G- X! ?( q) q DD Burns8 ]0 c# Y4 m1 Y8 o+ h
DD Callaghan7 |' y$ ~5 X' q/ l
DD Caperton" i" m7 Y* V, g* ?
DD Capps) a( Z. j3 X. t5 q( t- {
DMS Emmons
2 O# U% X- d/ y- C8 L% l' O2 W! i DMS Macomb
' ~5 H/ X8 V( @( I! K- ^ DMS Rodman% I! x* E* p/ w
DMS Gherardi7 h$ E9 @% E0 B
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/ _, P3 o$ l$ h# |$ x& P" O+ C* cMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards+ B4 B, s4 q8 `3 J
Range closes to 28,000 yards...8 G% k* O# f. P7 K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
2 |+ s: p. c6 y5 I2 v2 o4 C/ mRange closes to 26,000 yards...
$ [( I9 q# X' M& E" \# F0 U. gRange closes to 24,000 yards...
$ c7 l: b( e8 e' i% F3 UCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
, V3 r! H( N0 Y6 ?Range closes to 22,000 yards...
, U* N' P" g# n% C; K0 j8 YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
' x: ?/ Y7 b" w& FRange closes to 20,000 yards...
4 G, N& N: d' G- F8 ]- wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards! T( ?1 y- K7 u. e9 [: B2 S, @
Range closes to 18,000 yards...) [2 B L$ a4 U; s" K0 H! _9 H
Range closes to 16,000 yards...( ~" |3 D9 f/ K& v, \, D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
( \- L8 A. |# d, DRange closes to 14,000 yards...% e" j' ^; ?& ~
Range closes to 12,000 yards...3 W5 u/ ^! f1 J( g; G# V) \
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
% f3 C4 \" L/ Q" r3 S, iRange closes to 10,000 yards...0 @% s* X Q5 N$ k( W& B
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
; Z2 o I2 u% X3 }% PRange closes to 8,000 yards...8 A% p0 B; O& X( \4 [8 ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
2 B. I. ?7 ~7 ?CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards: Z$ C- u! z; F) m/ g
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards8 b0 r3 o$ a D
CA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards/ |/ s, n3 B" U$ j8 }. _
DD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
( S" o1 r: }6 W2 G' N6 ^! VAPD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards
. J1 ^: C( R9 g6 Q1 @, jCA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards' H% l( U/ z8 Z; t: R1 F$ E
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards5 j5 v k1 Z- H6 g; |) p( y, b
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards/ f0 F! j$ \! m4 W
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
" `: }. n! ]" v6 _% [+ x- X8 h+ I) ]CA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
. H- R" x/ m1 F: wAPD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards2 C R" g% g$ z8 M6 t
DD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
! q- J1 b6 T H$ g; kRange closes to 5,000 yards
5 p* A; ~# G! ]/ }( K& v2 ^DD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113
3 Y6 Z# ^2 D% x+ N! v4 K0 G2 `APD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards
8 s1 {# J0 q8 N* i: k- CCA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards, J6 }6 ~5 R. }; H) q
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards" p: B0 Q |# s/ M0 J
DD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards
0 a6 }5 d8 U' XRange closes to 2,000 yards6 F7 _; A! H2 h5 M' ]6 w) e5 v
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
+ K% c3 `4 r. C0 _: l, `CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards/ I5 n6 p. `: d" y! k
CA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards1 }6 F9 G" D& R3 q, Z, O! u6 M( {
APD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards
% f; P1 G7 s6 aRange increases to 6,000 yards
- V/ ?4 N" C4 m- R4 rCA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards, k' c% J h1 d1 l' H
CA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards3 \ T4 O" b8 c
APD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards- g) j* R; M, q8 c# m
Range increases to 9,000 yards
" {9 U( P g+ ?8 rDMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
% j: F, Y" H( k2 l% D& g& nCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards, u0 m- o [/ U2 ~, j# u6 u( A
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards' r6 s) i5 Z: ]1 P F
DD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards; \$ L V J' K% Z2 i; w* k9 Q
Range increases to 13,000 yards
9 U* h: ^7 [* F( B/ [& F, y7 WCA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards3 Y3 G! Y. V& o2 j8 o" u9 m
APD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards; D [$ }, c3 C
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
, `1 C5 H4 j5 }" v# z# g- ~Task forces break off...1 T6 t8 A& A1 }* T" b& l7 n
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- G7 h: Q% c0 Y. fNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
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APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
* o& s9 b" c! A& }0 Z+ F$ J7 Y APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk/ q: t2 Y, y5 ?7 ]5 J; \; P1 q
( Z3 N3 i) V# ~# n F6 n4 z0 TAllied Ships
5 X5 o6 q0 D, [4 d BB North Carolina- j/ L/ N) ~- X
BB Washington: b. u, d# [) `
BB South Dakota
* H) N7 J0 R6 U$ x' S BB Indiana
, s3 {: ^* p7 V1 E% |4 d' D. C BB Massachusetts z) @9 M* d3 q9 _9 p# M/ l$ U$ R
BB Alabama
9 H2 a* h) o: m- B5 q2 E; _+ z DD Conner6 I( R( N: [6 [* E. j% `6 S3 ^
DD Cotten/ e& w! b$ j. B
DD Cowell; J- i- I- p# E
DD Daly! t' H! m/ p" _4 y( v. g% a1 j, m
DD Eaton
; S2 N, l. i* x) p% g+ T DD Heywood Edwards
$ _6 R/ N4 y5 `$ W1 u DD Erben! _. O8 B* N* T5 l4 |; W3 P
DD Evans- N" P6 ^+ v4 f
DD Foote' ^: m( I/ A+ p/ Q& l: S
DD Franks& B& C$ o" C) W. E* o
DD Fullam" g* W' g0 W2 |
DD Gatling8 }3 n. {& u5 y
DD Albert Grant6 `/ N& J8 m( U {: V/ y* T
DD Gregory% ^% Z6 P! B( y# Y/ j( Q
DD Guest6 e5 s/ D1 D# f/ f0 _2 k9 Q
DMS Hamilton
! @1 d- G8 ~2 K9 ^ DMS Forrest
( L/ Z2 L5 ], y/ M. o DMS Ellyson2 m; G$ V' N9 M5 q# z" U
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! ` s; g5 u2 \; D! c, h' kMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
& h& ]* s( p3 R2 C* TRange closes to 28,000 yards...
) a( u' A. ~% K1 b" vRange closes to 26,000 yards...
+ d: C$ x2 h9 O. ^1 m( VRange closes to 24,000 yards..." Y' v; M" x# q5 O
Range closes to 22,000 yards...+ O" V+ g# M6 |9 o! Y
Range closes to 20,000 yards...! T! m( r+ A4 o/ s
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
- ^4 V2 S# j1 r5 `: P; r$ cRange closes to 16,000 yards...+ Z$ K8 ^% q- k3 h( G8 o: E- k
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
4 l0 C8 n- o* f# b( I; oRange closes to 12,000 yards...+ T3 Y6 J3 y4 d; K5 a
Range closes to 11,000 yards...7 V1 r) h) Y. c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards8 d7 v5 r7 s7 M- G( L3 B
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
2 C0 O S& }4 H4 t! TRange closes to 9,000 yards...- i S }3 \" }4 l! V0 u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards2 r" i" s3 L/ u) e Q: O0 R- r# q7 M
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
8 ^) C- T' i4 M7 }8 M' o4 z! y+ ZAPD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards0 v$ _- r$ q* C! J7 ?9 [9 L
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards: H5 p0 z! N; H6 n
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
7 _" T0 b/ b; hDD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards) i6 ?- u* I G; q% n. I: s* H v& I
Range closes to 5,000 yards
4 c# a! G1 f, KDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards3 {, M1 m5 @( R4 k5 ]: ~
BB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards! m0 U5 \. Y9 h6 Z6 t- t
Range closes to 3,000 yards# c" R' C" _3 J6 V9 s# j
BB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
+ r6 q2 Y+ h# W+ {- n% h, V. oDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards' p9 B( q% z+ i9 ~: h; ?
DD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards. ~1 j5 W0 z# [
DD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
& e! i9 ^6 H" P# }* W5 s, FDD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards# ]% i. ^8 G) X" x
APD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards
! M g4 i7 O6 L4 q( eBB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
8 `& p, w- F, [DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
) W( x" {9 V% T0 n# uDD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards4 V% x* e/ Y' Y" p* ?0 a
Range increases to 5,000 yards% R2 a# ?/ s9 p
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards4 M0 C a' g2 c
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
: ~9 L" [1 }2 H% C$ sRange increases to 7,000 yards
2 }# x( ]4 N4 @# PDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
: w& a6 D2 m$ A0 r! R2 R. `DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
; v6 V. U3 a: C" F9 m; V$ d; ADMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
9 L. L& R( F3 H/ @APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
9 K: p. S4 q7 U# EAPD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards. d$ h3 U* \& r% ], `
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