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。3 F: O' F6 C3 r) [) H* |
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6 x6 x2 I+ p# |& R; u  `6 BGround combat at Ponape (119,113)- k2 Q; k/ v" X- M( e/ b! ]
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 80164 troops, 1430 guns, 2486 vehicles, Assault Value = 3336
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Defending force 53947 troops, 730 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 1581
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 8( ?3 ~9 n$ @  o" B! e5 M
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Allied adjusted assault: 3564
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+ J3 ?1 X9 ?7 M, M0 ~" }* XJapanese adjusted defense: 5583
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8)
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9 U/ t7 D$ C# \+ D2 K) x; r. }Combat modifiers6 o+ T+ H5 g6 h, p5 S
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
( K! g* c+ [) R% @1 _& P) r/ i/ g# \Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:( u6 x- N0 C% I, @0 C
      3386 casualties reported5 \, ^) P( v0 S
         Squads: 50 destroyed, 255 disabled/ Z, G( A2 ?3 e; {6 Z% x1 I
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled! A" R' F3 }0 I( J) n+ ~
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled2 ]; {, o% J) o9 u" Y/ k9 m) f
      Guns lost 102 (43 destroyed, 59 disabled)' P4 H/ q; s( r- B$ L
      Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)8 \0 k9 k! ]0 l- i
      Units destroyed 17 b' E$ V6 C9 T' f0 ^
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Allied ground losses:) e  `9 ?3 B, ]$ z" C+ R/ d
      5163 casualties reported
* `+ a7 y1 v) k- v8 r+ ~4 E. R         Squads: 60 destroyed, 463 disabled
7 [0 I& s; g1 _! n/ W1 W         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 183 disabled& ]4 B% v: o+ \, `$ h8 S1 [+ B. q
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 155 disabled
) a! F4 A+ p8 n9 D      Guns lost 201 (29 destroyed, 172 disabled)7 v. C8 w: b; M2 N4 d+ ?2 J
      Vehicles lost 228 (12 destroyed, 216 disabled)6 U. c  f* K! Y4 k  _& t4 E
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Assaulting units:
$ L9 A$ w8 `/ a; L( l' T" ?. t    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
; K8 ^, r7 {5 x  [4 y    710th Tank Battalion
3 `7 u- Y2 }# w# G4 V! K# Y    6th Infantry Division
7 G0 i+ U5 W, F6 M& k    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
* q3 q$ y" v, u! U' G/ _- l; T" I    44th Tank Battalion5 H" h' t) W- f2 h
    81st Infantry Division* g/ r% h0 b0 p1 g" a! Q
    762nd Tank Battalion
8 l0 t; }# D: Z* }5 J3 G    767th Tank Battalion- ?9 I8 t/ u, p& X
    711th Tank Battalion
& S" `) \2 F  q! Q+ |5 c. k# M    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
# a5 K4 {+ Z  J- E    5th Marine Division
- N) o8 j% N, V- [    716th Tank Battalion
' ?2 W7 ~+ Z- j4 G) q8 x& i$ `    1st Filipino Inf Regiment( S8 O% G* f% m8 O
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion( h. N7 }: {% h$ S" g, s. _
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
; Z+ M6 Y6 s/ u    706th Tank Battalion, y" j! _/ F6 S& R& h8 \. i
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
" E' c5 V# i" u7 @; w0 L    96th Infantry Division& F4 a# S; v3 ^! a3 }) Q0 I
    31st Infantry Regiment
3 v9 }9 x8 z; a4 {0 C. g5 P# Z    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
5 i* I' m. K3 E1 [, T    I Corps Artillery
0 u9 [! J1 @  I2 ^+ {    12th Marine Defense Battalion4 n4 _7 M0 P, L6 s! g, v) }* f- \: L
    1st USMC AA Battalion
2 m: M, |/ c0 R! j3 D4 H( F6 r    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
  ?9 |; n. z0 P% E9 m* Y) b    XIV US Corps/ [7 T9 W$ D0 @: J& b) b
    14th Marine Defense Battalion
$ C& n! ^6 P8 g, f" {; U* x    5th USA Defense Battalion' O9 P1 m- k- F: `$ ]
    8th Marine Defense Battalion7 G5 ]2 ?" l, |1 w
    738th Coast AA Regiment
+ k. b" k* m" R    X Corps Artillery
" r1 K  J, _5 |7 {7 v# K3 H    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment" h& [, o+ Y9 x4 w4 k
    96th Coast AA Regiment
5 b7 G- s9 b4 |    4th USA Defense Battalion
, C' w3 V& R' q6 S! g8 `+ I    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment) y- S" ?5 B4 @8 P2 n9 H0 U1 u' ^
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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Defending units:
! d. C- ^' W1 P    Kure 7th SNLF
4 y7 O' u7 Q6 r4 L    81st/A Division
9 X5 @# W8 u  n4 X- V$ p    Kure 3rd SNLF
# I: Q' [4 \! v" N0 U/ l    33rd/B Division
- j7 e3 C7 N4 ?, w2 o* p' h9 |/ @# m    33rd/A Division
4 g" v  z+ ?; j! s( ~, P- s1 \    81st/C Division
( ]7 M5 e& Q' z    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
: ]. u8 Z4 C  o  m: H' b7 s    52nd Naval Guard Unit) Q8 u' I5 u7 T: L1 j2 ^% @& V  y
    138th Infantry Regiment3 K0 L) R- X- r
    Sasebo 7th SNLF1 s  }6 @% o/ v6 y5 {
    144th Infantry Regiment5 W' G2 G+ ^2 \0 [$ H, H& l
    81st/B Division
$ s0 O/ w/ X, }- }1 f; |1 @  F    33rd/C Division( A0 `' _- n' l8 s' r
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment: s- o; f4 ?0 g3 Q- }# J, y
    18th Army1 Y+ `7 d! m. t
    60th Field AA Battalion
, P8 M8 u/ e" u    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
* a; T& H8 D3 m6 L7 H    Ponape Naval Fortress
  B  V" K2 [( i! h3 ^    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment' U$ P* T2 e5 a" J
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion- {5 k" H7 P. s
    53rd Construction Battalion
2 z3 j5 p4 {# c7 i    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion7 E6 W& C. h+ D( @/ ?9 n' B& N
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
+ M1 i- b) L7 M! m    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
' P* t0 i- G1 ?7 C# |' r: |    19th JAAF Base Force
8 e' c/ h5 @9 t4 X3 E5 N/ Y: d    Wake Cst Gun Bn /19 Z7 a, D: z1 u8 q; c4 d+ l5 g
    14th Area Army /13 q4 k5 N, t! K
    63rd Field AA Battalion
; {0 Y+ _1 R6 E6 {' V. H    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
, P" S0 c: Y8 k" ]7 U4 @9 v0 ?    3rd Base Force( p: m4 Y6 ]" Y/ D8 L1 d
    12th Air Fleet. P% Z, z# `: d% c; r1 o# |9 ^$ J6 l
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
$ w- O2 O" z) [6 X    61st Field AA Battalion
' \9 \9 E/ n+ p( T, y/ _    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment+ m. a/ z, Q, x; p# ~+ _
    2nd Ind.AA Gun Co ' X  z- [  {- b
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /38 e5 _& W/ X( }: V: u  J. |1 I' h: b7 Y

. j; q. z$ x- C* h/ j4 p" `7 l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。
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Ground combat at Chiang Mai (58,53)) S% c- }) h/ b  s

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0 Q9 \# n+ x1 y# _$ T" q1 TAttacking force 47276 troops, 408 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 17617 L! [3 ]: z$ F( A6 `
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Defending force 1285 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67. k* k7 t* l% _. C. \8 M% l# S3 g3 L

$ x1 O/ _+ t) Z0 C+ `; eJapanese adjusted assault: 1373 5 J' F8 n8 U3 i3 C  l
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Allied adjusted defense: 10 % V2 z# O7 V- ~6 y8 p7 o

, M+ \' N1 o4 D* UJapanese assault odds: 137 to 1
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Combat modifiers, w; W1 \# s# ^$ e( u+ k
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
! E0 r  @+ J3 J9 Y1 a& B2 n% F& [Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:; m6 v+ {' R4 l8 r) L2 C
      530 casualties reported# E3 K/ V, E. O1 B/ |) m) C
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 116 disabled1 R# s0 [5 ^, }5 u  S# _) |
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) T  k8 ]0 W# ~
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
) u; M' S7 Z$ d/ r      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled); ^- E+ A7 F/ i: p; r5 w  ~; D0 y
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Allied ground losses:
9 U' i- d8 s) c& ?. j0 @) m- Q      891 casualties reported
# o9 {: t4 f+ x2 b$ o         Squads: 73 destroyed, 9 disabled
$ A2 I+ B8 A. a% K. A0 d         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled# k$ m, @: O) F' R& P8 s- [
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: G, Z! I3 J0 K  E: b  J      Guns lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled)+ \$ W9 I% B7 S! r, k
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Assaulting units:, |1 H: \0 }) `/ [
    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade: F% z# W" l( I. R7 L+ c  o0 w, v' Q
    21st Division
  J# Q9 X1 o  O    4th Division
1 ^. W: h  j8 D3 i! q    21st Ind.Mixed Regiment
9 N8 y0 y5 Q  L: V" K  o# ~    23rd Tank Regiment! k5 H9 I& V& T% }% H
    32nd Division
7 m; a; {) M$ h1 w) r; f  q4 h    Yokosuka 1st SNLF
7 |& g9 A; D* f    3rd Ind. AA Battalion
* h6 y$ }/ v; [6 t$ N5 c    6th Area Army
3 x; H/ f6 R9 Y3 G0 r    103rd AA Regiment
1 B" m/ D8 h- c4 V1 T; t    1st JNAF Coy
* i9 R( I# D: M9 e# `    13th Army
; r# V, O% T6 M8 ^2 N# q    141st AA Regiment1 [2 |8 F' G4 i; _
    4th Ind. AA Battalion
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  a; X, v9 L/ G! c. KDefending units:7 g! g+ J2 a# c- q8 G0 r
    50th Indian Para Brigade
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0 w! A+ R9 t- x2 G8 _9 r3 g50th 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: {6 m3 s- ~5 U/ ^# M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
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盟军继续冒着猛烈炮火卸载
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6 E9 r$ K( [4 o, }7 S) ]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 44
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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)' C' Z2 ^$ j* G% k
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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, e, i0 v/ I) n7 u' t( [& v# I6 ?6 q89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.9 _( R: b" {1 z: W! B
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Allied Ships& Y9 }! M! G" F
      LST-72, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
& \8 d1 @7 K. K$ h" H; _      LST-81  P* x& \- G9 L
      LST-74, Shell hits 3
1 ?. b" ^' A. [      LST-75, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage2 t* v- F  e3 E/ z5 a
      LST-78
6 X3 V7 E1 N; c- n, R" M. z      LST 209
* U2 m  U0 _7 U6 q' z" U; v      LST-889
/ d8 Q1 r( j! r! v' J/ l- y. z      LST-2469 f9 `# A' I+ ]6 u0 K& y" r2 H7 c
      LST-240( [, `0 G/ c/ U
      LST-204
0 x$ B5 ^6 U% V$ j/ O: T/ S      LST-202
) U. B2 T$ h4 i/ [. Y5 L, V      LST-123% _% `" [  h9 Y4 i+ t
      LST-121
: ~' [, m: W! L+ \0 t! }* e      LST-120- U3 ]3 v) c1 ~/ R+ J$ W0 G
      LST-863 f, a" y; A( s) G5 m1 t
      LST-850 J& u5 M3 A& ]6 X3 N
      LST-844 L" o7 \! Z7 \5 M, p4 V

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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)' \( D8 A9 Q, h% q, j! z
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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130 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. f4 Y2 _: y/ W' s0 ^
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Allied Ships' n: h. Y4 r4 [: p# n) m
      LST-78, Shell hits 28,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
2 k; R  l7 Y5 Q      LST-83, Shell hits 33 C3 x+ a' u/ j0 @3 O
      LST-81, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage3 _/ a! a( R: w" ^6 X& m+ B
      LST-85, Shell hits 4,  on fire
9 x- {. c5 b/ i      LST-84, Shell hits 3' r/ @5 \' L( ], [, O& G
      LST-87, Shell hits 6
6 G. D# u! c3 A7 S9 S. z$ V8 b9 U      LST 180
  B8 _0 G9 h! B6 K- e" P1 e      LST 157
8 g, `4 x% E" T5 F+ U5 m- m( x      LST 2+ Q2 }( K+ x: u# g
      LST-884
+ U9 ~8 `# A" Q- \6 G' g2 i      LST-882# ~1 P" [# i! r2 V5 P* M
      LST-397' J8 u3 a6 ?9 k$ N& {
      LST-3957 H) n- P- ~" B- a7 ?
      LST-274# Q! q: o- w2 C' W
      LST-273
+ M$ h+ b6 `9 Q! a, {      LST-246  v* b) W" q$ h' g: G5 d2 `
      LST-244
- x% |  U5 F( v3 D" y3 j' l      LST-241
1 g. ^- p4 D6 Y$ ^) z; {      LST-218" a  N' p7 C* j1 ~# j. l
      LST-216
, H+ K6 a$ ?6 ^5 p& _      LST-202
9 H: t! i: ?) I( J      LST-171
/ v8 w. B: Q0 N; c4 ]! B      LST-166
! k8 u! t3 s! F  p" k8 H( g      LST-124
4 h7 _8 N9 r% ], x! z3 ]$ N5 P5 A      LST-121; d: v9 D9 O6 A
      LST-88
3 `: w7 D4 W( `4 `4 j- D      LST-123
$ z: @/ ~- J# I: n) F3 g      LST-86
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: {0 I( p& f: l* L; g+ O/ z3 D" t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)- d* T, F) V8 C

7 |3 A2 S0 j4 t! Y# ~6 J# tAllied 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
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1 q) U" ^9 J% F+ rJapanese ground losses:( {* @. k, k! K1 B  k, e; I
      406 casualties reported
0 x0 b) @$ P- h         Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
4 O" T! L% `, `# k. f3 k" I         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled, E* J3 c+ @# U& L$ y' g
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled! n6 I4 _- d. I) S0 B  c
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Allied ground losses:
1 L/ @: P+ ~0 O9 ]& }; a      21 casualties reported
3 Q3 |" j  m) t. g( V- G         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 `6 \/ ^3 t5 o" w$ a. Z( X! D         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
* G- ~9 \9 `5 |# Z/ h2 N8 Y, \* |9 n         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled  |  t/ q& z. H
      Guns lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)
/ u- `$ Y; }2 s) K/ ?, g# d8 ~' K      Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)8 r6 `& t/ f* n- }( {: @$ c9 z
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Assaulting units:
* c( l. h* M6 C8 q, w    5th Marine/B Division
7 O  K9 w' L1 m- f9 ^4 K    81st Infantry/B Division" X" n& C% T; [9 Y' _8 m
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
* y, b3 Y; T4 K7 ~( l$ ^    5th Marine/C Division
: b8 K  i6 `# R! u    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion; s. F# s" k, s+ w& b
    6th Infantry/B Division
  C* U' }6 T4 k    1st Filipino Inf Regiment( s# Y2 ~( Y, D4 L
    716th Tank Battalion$ c' e" m6 X9 A; J
    81st Infantry/C Division  X' T$ v& n* V! I' o# X+ j
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
6 e; A* r5 v' ^    6th Infantry/C Division
8 F  p5 f5 B( T$ y; w- D* J    5th Marine/A Division
: d9 }6 f# Z7 K, T5 ?, d    767th Tank Battalion3 Y! f* M- D1 @6 G% }
    96th Infantry/A Division- x. i6 x$ _! W1 U- j
    706th Tank Battalion& N4 I! B0 a' v* i
    711th Tank Battalion! ?6 J  \' P* c, o/ {  E
    762nd Tank Battalion: }. Z6 g4 D! h( U! F
    96th Infantry/B Division% x( f0 S% a# J$ s& k
    81st Infantry/A Division
( y- i: D5 w' B) R2 x; w0 s    44th Tank Battalion
& p; f  [0 e: V' D) U, m    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
. d3 \: ]3 L* ?: a; \9 e    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
6 S1 h. p4 H: ~8 v% A    31st Infantry Regiment
- R! ]% u% I0 b* q6 ?7 k    6th Infantry/A Division
- \+ ^" s, W" Y    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
8 B* i9 A& M2 E; j: [    710th Tank Battalion
3 }# @5 J: [1 I# |7 @0 f    96th Infantry/C Division- |+ l8 r" @: G9 y( z! d9 l
    5th USA Defense Battalion
: F' y2 }7 s# B' [- x2 q    4th USA Defense Battalion
& j2 X' g$ E- Y' t# t    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion  Y: Z1 n# k7 c5 p0 M( w1 I
    X Corps Artillery
, f3 u4 i. T8 {3 `    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
( {* @  Z' T" [! K4 K! N    XIV US Corps5 `) O% p: z8 q, A
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment' g/ ?% D+ {" Q
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
. v1 P: S. @2 C1 X    14th Marine Defense Battalion& w  N( Y$ o" t* p1 Z: j
    I Corps Artillery & P& F% b, j" @) s* g$ c
    96th Coast AA Regiment6 h7 G: ?/ ]! G) v/ t$ D
    1st USMC AA Battalion
& Q; |- h! k& C0 e9 O! u    738th Coast AA Regiment
( b; M1 E. R2 T    12th Marine Defense Battalion
7 N" d* Y$ }- L    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion) f- j0 _4 A/ A, Y
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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Defending units:
5 T; z( x2 b( r9 J    33rd/A Division
$ a2 [6 e6 J) L! Y6 J# c    81st/B Division
' Y9 }# o7 J! \5 ?# k, b& ?    Sasebo 7th SNLF
2 t0 Q  A( w& L: `* S    81st/C Division
) H  X3 n/ n, ?: U4 h- r$ n    138th Infantry Regiment+ ]) U. P1 b, p  O
    Kure 3rd SNLF5 M( }; ^" U+ v* c
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment/ P0 N0 H: N0 D0 Z$ ]; h. q. _
    144th Infantry Regiment
3 H! e+ X  m$ i7 k  i$ D    52nd Naval Guard Unit
2 i. H- F& o+ X9 n    33rd/B Division
  ?( y  H+ Q# ?" ]/ k$ h2 C4 w    81st/A Division
' E  y& w4 A! S$ D    33rd/C Division$ `4 ]) g# b! T& j3 I1 @6 C' `
    3rd Base Force
. u% ?- z- E' ^5 ]# o6 q& H    19th JAAF Base Force! J0 z, a9 H9 Y3 s0 o. V& R! W
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
& D4 F* }( U5 w3 H- h5 E    60th Field AA Battalion
0 o" N( ^2 V8 H$ R    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion. U9 h% c" v. l2 L8 i; U
    53rd Construction Battalion
( @8 N, q9 L. u+ V" X) w    Ponape Naval Fortress( J6 l' x7 `8 k( q5 r) X
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
, I, r' x( o# E( C    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment' ^( H) ]( l) f- N2 Y
    12th Air Fleet9 ^7 g* C9 b" ~0 q: U5 d5 I
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment5 {# s% c" A' X0 T9 K. Q" t( p
    61st Field AA Battalion
: e0 E7 R0 P+ L1 {0 E  j7 x3 C    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
& Z( a- W; B/ y9 U! [' r/ d    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
# @2 x1 o( ~3 R9 W    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
. L( C6 T# @2 S7 {- [; F    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
/ D9 c' s/ @# [    14th Area Army /1
" X) _3 [' @) H* B3 G9 f# h9 y6 c7 B0 c    63rd Field AA Battalion5 q3 }8 G& P/ K
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
- L# M3 ^! \" u    Kure 7th SNLF
; }* _) [$ T  W1 t( g    18th Army7 c. o8 d8 ?7 C3 [+ h
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
9 R: w: c5 S% i" u- O- T5 M    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3, o! R1 s+ t! ~2 T

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Submarine attack near Satawal  at 107,1068 D( G9 @5 [: F" h) G( _4 _3 z
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Japanese Ships" \' L5 I) t. Q8 E" Y
      E No.54
4 c- t9 h( F, n5 J9 @: W2 W- d      E No.50+ o- t) Q8 ~) i
      E No.685 c# L, m5 e, b& I* d8 S( A
      E No.52( }& C3 @" S3 ~8 c: ?  ^4 E2 S

# H6 x5 r& x# e& `! uAllied Ships
% x; R3 H, U1 a2 l7 e      SS Blackfin, hits 21, and is sunk
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1 g4 A' @0 g; D( l/ t8 A  H重创另一艘- a8 n% R! u" ^6 ?" g. a& y

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Japanese Ships
& k2 O2 n) a9 C' k( w& c( t9 E6 `% D      E No.8$ g  Q4 S  y7 C  {/ Q$ w
      E No.6& f( r1 g& T- t8 K; l0 h
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Allied Ships
7 T2 _3 ~- c# K9 m9 D  A7 M      SS Peto, hits 14,  heavy damage

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 02, 443 P, K& z; d2 e  c% ]! E
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经过几天的修整，并更换了部分部队的指挥官后，盟军在强大的海军和空军掩护下再次对波那佩日军发动攻击，这次的攻击毙伤了和第一次攻击差不多的鬼子，不过盟军的损失下降了不少，盟军和日军战斗力的对比应该进一步扩大了9 g" }' G4 v/ s, ?+ k3 j1 d! Q0 [

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  x" ^+ H! \9 M5 S6 f. TNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.( Q' b# R- v9 m& m

1 d7 ]( I1 m: |! o1 ZAllied Ships
2 Y7 U3 G$ R, t! f5 k      CA Wichita
" Q2 S* ?- |3 F2 |! n  N7 m5 s      CA Vincennes
8 X7 l+ Q3 o; w$ g; ?9 b  Q      CA Quincy; C' g  g) i4 n% r
      CA San Francisco
2 E& S3 t5 B  t2 p: [$ h      CA Minneapolis3 {7 P& ~7 S+ x% }- f3 a$ A6 X
      CA Astoria
6 X( y* N1 k6 c, x      CA Chicago
8 H+ w' T' D3 P. ^. x4 e, ]- [      CA Louisville+ C: `5 G  e% O( v2 c2 g; ^7 B
      CA Chester
9 ?" O1 Q% D( j4 P      CA Northampton  \# Q) ]0 q: z  H" C: K1 U: [
      CA Portland6 r: R; X; p, M/ J7 r% _. s
6 ~; N9 {* b& F! ?" Z+ [6 r1 Y  ~
Japanese ground losses:! f/ r/ {8 ~6 H) {' h! j  M
      71 casualties reported
0 }: `  I& V$ u% T: H: s         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled5 f! M- c% M. U% j) j: U% @
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
9 |, _9 _8 J2 F: o2 ]( H2 s4 B: v         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 x9 G1 @6 I  U7 ?4 I& \: j      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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8 P3 j) T- b  YAirbase hits 2# z& e6 _( E5 T1 c7 c3 h/ g
Runway hits 10
& T- o0 F: W( M9 J- Z0 [, K/ M/ n5 JPort hits 4# X' f/ B# W5 N) M8 s

6 I% G0 k8 j. LCA Wichita firing at Ponape ; p" e* i! r$ v/ Z
CA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress% n3 c* s$ i/ {, c4 R. a5 _  {
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes7 ?0 j. `, p2 P* o
CA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
3 O0 x( D8 _) S% E. G+ H1 B" sPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy4 {3 A  ~) {" R4 |$ X+ g
CA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division9 ?* X5 R5 o6 j2 q$ k1 K
CA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
" [1 b- t$ a+ u1 I( c+ ~4 l# EPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria
* s2 }, p" e+ G0 yCA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
6 f. l, x9 y7 d% C( C& `6 kCA Chicago firing at Ponape / U1 ?$ I. [3 O
CA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force
- z9 m1 T9 T! K1 [' H0 DOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester
6 \3 g8 H; t- e; `  S1 K7 L& A, d7 A, NCA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress' R* O: j/ n& E6 k
CA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division3 p$ T$ w3 |1 M3 Z7 V3 Z" v2 t0 k  q
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland5 p7 c5 W  o! U6 F. U, k9 h
CA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment( A* q; F' P5 Y

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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113  ]$ V/ k0 z5 B; Q+ K7 Y

3 Y$ I: P4 {! c5 r/ X. tAllied Ships
( }# @: n1 y# ]& b8 S      BB Alabama
; u  X) w6 Y  W5 c% V2 e      BB Massachusetts: X& b  f( _( w
      BB Indiana0 v) a( M4 I# @, w+ X8 N, ?8 L3 [
      BB South Dakota! Y' _. v5 O" f7 t+ W# E4 J
      BB Washington3 U/ Q$ e( r0 `9 u$ E- o
      BB North Carolina
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Japanese ground losses:
: q- _" v6 R. T* g& X: }      275 casualties reported  \0 q  p- A8 n5 V' Y0 k* M* P
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled7 m7 }0 k  x: n( z2 o
         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled
5 t* _# T+ K( Q% o         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 X- V- Q. n* C# _      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)7 ]3 O# D0 U5 K( ^: S2 i9 P
      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase supply hits 1
, ^4 w$ Y% s% I" cRunway hits 7. j7 j' V4 `) S; b: R- T/ k% D: O9 n
Port hits 3
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  {2 V; K5 w, ?BB Alabama firing at Ponape
$ H$ Z! h% D9 b* x3 g, `9 dBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape
6 d# V/ b0 K6 E% R) ]. q) k1 BBB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division4 _  n- x7 _6 R1 v$ X* ?5 a7 M2 M
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota
) o) S( _7 ~: M. Y7 hBB South Dakota firing at Ponape ( _& ^  w8 I0 P# L2 {# y4 \. }
BB Washington firing at Ponape
: U5 N6 l" U8 h  D" D0 D8 q' {BB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment, n; a0 G" p: y- D  q) g( J. Z. A' d
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!+ n2 {4 o; L) [8 F5 L8 W0 J

/ ?! Z# C9 ~# o2 v- [( \13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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0 ?* M; f. |- t1 O  lAllied Ships
( c( B8 D+ w9 q9 Z1 X  p! U* B8 s1 k      BB Queen Elizabeth/ I2 W8 E. J$ Z* G
      BB Valiant! r& w+ v5 Q* y4 H2 _
      BB Mississippi
' y5 i* O( k4 o! r      BB New Mexico
  s" O& ~2 `, }2 L+ t2 R) q      BB Idaho
1 `  a$ C$ |6 h      BB West Virginia" x. u  i0 F! h$ X- }: \
      BB Colorado( `% V8 W" N; m4 i5 V

$ M  s5 _: r4 E& e; wJapanese ground losses:
) C, K( V/ p( r8 [7 ~9 K      117 casualties reported* B. h; ], d$ K3 G
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled  g( \9 B/ m( G8 q; z
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
* O  }& X6 b% U* _6 u         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 l9 t! N) N6 y+ `      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
  v( y+ O) J! m& U      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 2
! v+ @8 ]; _" r- iRunway hits 2/ Q/ l% j5 C3 {( W0 n  c' n3 x

4 |4 q6 h5 ~0 H5 a9 U& z  M' jBB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
, F8 Y5 d" w# C1 _BB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
: O9 Z7 J6 y) W5 _( BBB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
( j. ~6 b4 l- d( U8 `# g& [Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi
% y6 o5 |. m. v  ZBB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division
# i5 X' j( t2 v; |3 s" ]BB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force6 x# I; I+ Z! x
3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho; Z$ H) x4 H! ~. a4 A: _/ E
BB West Virginia firing at Ponape * _+ ]% y1 P3 m7 ^. U7 Z5 s3 z+ i4 H
BB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force
5 B& w% B  S& b; g; D& ~) Q. ?* k3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado9 O: V1 c- y7 M4 N2 X

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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape); h  x1 @" h8 E$ B" W4 S; p# L
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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. z6 R# A# t2 N  x. cRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
% T  X1 X. N) r! v+ v- V- V3 r9 EEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft, l2 Q. b$ E  M. a
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462& I4 t( U+ @% v
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337, W. G; u. ?3 K
      TBM-1C Avenger x 283
+ L$ G  `5 q2 @7 l$ ?5 ^( e2 O9 U( T# k, \9 I! p( a7 j0 T
Allied aircraft losses0 {( z! }4 w1 D
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged
9 @) d( G; D" m% M5 _2 j) x) \6 D% }5 Z$ k      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
" R! W, i; T6 O, }% t6 t      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged! J1 X, v* S7 ^8 E
      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak0 j2 k7 W6 b% l' W: P# R
6 u: K, m8 y' O8 y
Japanese ground losses:# [- b! J/ U' e2 k8 C5 F. z. q
      159 casualties reported
1 Z- y4 t' \! C. j) C         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
' U- T0 b7 O7 m+ ?: A7 N         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled0 ^5 a& q% y3 y7 T( ~/ f
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ w2 l1 t5 D7 u4 ^
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Deliberate attack2 D4 x4 D3 Z. g# ^  Y: l4 H

# D% a" P5 q: W- g" F9 C5 VAttacking force 77530 troops, 1387 guns, 2472 vehicles, Assault Value = 2931, M5 X6 X/ Z" K3 K2 T1 R
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Defending force 50530 troops, 686 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1344
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& E: j( t) B3 w7 h& o5 z) ?Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 7! y2 Q" j" y# f" v3 g5 ~* d* f2 t7 _. K
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Allied adjusted assault: 3406
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Japanese adjusted defense: 8701
2 f" A9 g9 i2 I( K7 A
0 J) N, q7 O3 JAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7)
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Combat modifiers
9 o( z# a0 x5 X' |4 F; K1 g: PDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)( [$ I$ [: x% J/ d/ G
Attacker:
8 l) L( V. p. T, }8 [/ D: N9 ]7 U& `( O
Japanese ground losses:
7 _4 ^3 J8 c# M; I: _      3539 casualties reported" l7 V- C5 D! Y
         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled! {2 C: M) W; Y% M$ H
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled
# m2 t) ?" @8 a% ?         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled6 F2 w* _0 s7 u3 H# \3 \4 I9 w0 b1 O
      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)# ~9 A4 m% N1 G* _8 {, [
      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:# O- G7 T4 h" J/ S- @$ A! V* c
      3552 casualties reported
; i/ S" |+ M6 n* l9 P         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled4 p; s5 X% q) A7 O
         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled
' r  r  a# `2 x# a  o         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled/ D* l$ k- D5 N; k8 U, r
      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)+ }' ^4 d- v) p8 T2 y7 N$ L% }
      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)0 P5 g% |# N) R2 L6 p, ^9 N
      Units destroyed 1
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Assaulting units:
5 B2 L6 I3 H0 X    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
0 n) n: F1 q. Q+ Q    5th Marine Division
  M$ x; p$ b* @% R, Z    716th Tank Battalion
7 D5 s1 I5 S5 p% g$ `" ?5 x    706th Tank Battalion
( B* u! K4 }6 V9 w# {2 K    762nd Tank Battalion% X' f; y( A# h) G
    710th Tank Battalion) u- f  v% ?# m$ l% Z1 g) O2 Q
    767th Tank Battalion+ z2 I3 B6 h# d' V% b
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
$ Q; A' f: R9 H    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment2 c$ y: \  S7 `) b
    81st Infantry Division
0 i# }0 G1 q2 U! r- r" T" p/ D8 B    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment' A, C# ?! z, ~9 N" d5 [
    96th Infantry Division- J3 ?" w1 k0 \
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
: e& [8 B% o' N7 k& l9 D6 C1 K    711th Tank Battalion# ?+ y2 s1 i0 F1 `) T
    44th Tank Battalion; P, k( Y$ B. G! `  z
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion3 ]3 ~5 u! S! r' o4 q0 j
    6th Infantry Division
% Q0 A) ]& z' u  S    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
+ E& f/ E, S! ?( z2 V    31st Infantry Regiment
7 Z. ^9 ~: f" x    XIV US Corps4 C& Z  J9 q% m8 `
    96th Coast AA Regiment
) o" @7 p3 R8 D) C3 h    12th Marine Defense Battalion' q# E2 F1 J( _6 \; d' j/ b
    4th USA Defense Battalion6 V( N# o3 g3 ~) g' I5 M
    14th Marine Defense Battalion/ f* _+ g- F1 Y3 s4 G$ n5 H
    1st USMC AA Battalion
* Z( e4 c# b  c( g2 v( ^2 _7 e    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
; _6 j5 X$ p" |% r    5th USA Defense Battalion: q: W( `' y+ o  r- A
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
; O  P2 |4 r6 @5 N    738th Coast AA Regiment
' f3 D; N9 T' s: y- P    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment; V6 K# b/ j- r( X) m! `+ M
    I Corps Artillery : U1 o9 ^9 u- [
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
- C0 l- M' f5 @2 z8 s    X Corps Artillery
- q9 u6 ~2 k5 ]; V9 }    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
* Y8 D" I2 L! f4 e( k. U    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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Defending units:' w# Y3 y3 B' o& H. G
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
8 p% M% `, V) J/ X  }2 `  U6 i    52nd Naval Guard Unit
' {! C* P3 H1 \8 _7 Z# a2 u! I    144th Infantry Regiment5 R# a7 K) H! W
    Kure 3rd SNLF4 Q# I  D* f" p7 N) p; \& w
    Sasebo 7th SNLF
- c4 G* @3 l; Z; {+ _/ {0 P. h    33rd/B Division
- ?# M# h1 L5 I. V, Y2 m; T    81st/C Division
. W) w8 R, {0 [/ l+ [    81st/A Division: |" a5 @+ c* J( O) v* ?
    81st/B Division
" Q2 q) ^  Z2 ~: e7 [2 e    33rd/A Division1 `/ c( U, M5 m- J
    138th Infantry Regiment
& O  N, d- Y: K% A    33rd/C Division/ |7 y- V' W4 Y
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment3 P1 N9 f# h8 q
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion' a' `& X& @6 W& v; \; w. I5 e
    19th JAAF Base Force
8 S. W& X! b  J/ b* j    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
6 A; w; o  i, A5 T2 K, Q    12th Air Fleet
* x; q3 Y& |( z: q9 p1 J/ v: ~7 a0 b    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
- t2 w5 H3 b$ V. F# |& Y    23rd Fld AA Gun Co 1 q2 T5 O' W( d( }
    63rd Field AA Battalion2 u" u, I( ?# ^
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment. d% P) F( m9 P6 a
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion% T5 W2 q. l8 z( U* p1 a8 D
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment9 c: q) [" E0 _) U7 z
    Ponape Naval Fortress" v2 j0 L  h: z4 y9 z5 M
    61st Field AA Battalion1 v+ b) w2 C5 N' @4 [
    18th Army, v, i9 l4 q* J. j/ l* E# \: [
    14th Area Army /1
  E; O! Y( n/ y  s. |" w' z    60th Field AA Battalion* T; O3 \4 p. O4 x" R) u' j
    53rd Construction Battalion  Z8 V7 H! F& l! w( o3 ?$ s
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion- \7 i( p9 \& w2 J' D
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
  K! ?' H! B8 s4 c3 F    Kure 7th SNLF5 C/ m# @* ]4 r0 {
    3rd Base Force
4 l8 g0 I0 w. m8 G  z: ^3 Z    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
; x% f, |, x* D$ `' G9 lWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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5 h; ^+ E: a# _6 [6 N2 ERaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 s
0 K6 P* C: x. u) j2 oEstimated time to target is 34 minutes, w/ i* E; E7 ~( I5 ~! L

1 o, F& _+ v7 z8 @8 h! C2 [Allied aircraft( K- H9 o; X. y& u# z! O
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
/ [) G& R6 e! _6 e1 r" Q, m      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337
4 b. y. Q: S9 [4 q2 K) z      TBM-1C Avenger x 283
, g! \4 M0 O8 B0 T( V9 IAllied aircraft losses: B& F- a8 w" t8 T9 X
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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

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 05, 44$ ]( ?5 k6 v" f4 Q

( y4 }# z7 ]5 s6 z$ D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; w) e: [  u# l4 f. h/ c: s
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
1 J' i) J1 r+ V& G% {$ N" X8 K- x      CA Vincennes3 p; e) Q+ H- \7 `
      CA Quincy" L) [9 ^3 p1 Q: Q0 a. U0 `8 C# v
      CA San Francisco) z. q$ p# \- ^+ C; X8 Z
      CA Minneapolis. v! j4 ~4 v4 z, F* M; R7 g
      CA Astoria6 {: E* H7 [  x% L
      CA Chicago0 F; D( G' X. \2 j, E1 i
      CA Louisville; I" r* c3 N, X+ x% z
      CA Chester
% {8 Z8 f- G; T0 a0 g# V      CA Northampton
" ?" L* Y% W% w$ [' b% N8 D      CA Portland! u5 `9 k& V6 m7 ~, b% o4 e
4 c7 T7 H8 `5 e1 H" o
Japanese ground losses:) t4 e  r# s* w$ _9 s$ f. }* F
      112 casualties reported
4 j, s: g4 l  I         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% o. S) O) c% ?$ G9 N3 P9 n4 s; q
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled
7 ]; j; V  V, l& r7 T         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
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2 [1 p  V) P; q/ T, S3 u% `5 IAirbase hits 5) o5 E- T( e  a. S
Airbase supply hits 2; Z0 Z2 ]: M$ _! }6 D  a4 i
Runway hits 21" T: O8 J- m  F$ ~) L6 O
Port hits 7
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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* K3 P% R8 P) K( }$ H  W# h7 q7 bAllied Ships
, v0 R3 \: g2 P' e8 R; K; {, _: \2 p      BB Alabama, E# ^5 @6 y0 ~* E
      BB Massachusetts9 v4 ?1 m+ s; x/ u
      BB Indiana% t! I6 N1 O2 g
      BB South Dakota9 T5 j% N5 T3 Z3 p# m& q
      BB Washington- o  B! ]" a8 U0 z* x
      BB North Carolina
5 H/ C$ N  F; ~2 I( @$ e! j/ v3 H! x* [. t& Y  F
Japanese ground losses:
4 ~# \+ }4 P" {: ^& s9 ^      398 casualties reported
/ {7 `2 U! C$ F5 J         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
( `0 F- B! i/ {7 k' e         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled
0 h* U, z' ~0 N8 ^' G$ c7 A6 ~         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled5 Y" e$ P3 K$ |* m
      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)' X  |9 V8 G( j# m& f9 @
      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Airbase hits 9' C5 O8 c; r. f, X- E
Runway hits 9
9 z# t6 Q  X* v# o: w, ?0 m6 rPort hits 2( F; L' \  C( w# ]0 ^0 h9 [

* q% H( S5 a/ p# K; h, {BB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division) f6 W5 ?( U% q6 J, X* k
BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape
0 F9 K! K; y4 Q8 u; p: g) xBB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division
! N+ j" u3 d2 w9 U4 D' q, KBB South Dakota firing at Ponape
% o( ]! c+ J. ?3 \. O8 gBB Washington firing at Ponape 5 [- c+ l" i( r  h7 o+ r7 d! M4 n1 B
BB North Carolina firing at Ponape
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113  T$ A2 W& i) R$ H( S, I& R

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  T" t1 Y! N4 F# h' N- S      BB Mississippi
7 W% Z( N. \% q& u7 t6 @2 q      BB New Mexico
4 x: w" I- Y- }/ m+ k$ L% f4 c( i      BB Idaho& }  Y6 a  B) i5 a5 z0 X

0 R8 a# r2 }) h' ^% ~6 L# l) q  \Japanese ground losses:
3 e4 _& ^; [0 u, E! U# i      195 casualties reported
" N. X: y- x$ I8 b  |- q, K. [         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
+ a# X) B; F9 R0 o6 X  ~! ^         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled
9 P1 W; G3 \( r0 X$ u9 e         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled3 B! ^2 [2 }" [+ u
      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled): B! `" k, G. k' w- o3 ]
      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)- d- a" \. [2 @8 [8 V7 N

! ?- C# A" C. n3 L$ XAirbase hits 30 z9 |3 Q1 J1 K+ `4 ?
Runway hits 143 s: E! q6 H# `1 v7 n
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BB Mississippi firing at Ponape
8 o. t2 ^5 B  d5 [BB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division) m2 M$ w! l) t' E+ X) g, {9 E
BB Idaho firing at Ponape
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, b; D" H, `5 w* gAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape). j- |7 S; I& s4 W$ A
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Weather in hex: Severe storms, M. k7 G0 [$ F6 i( h* J1 T( |  W) `
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
. {8 g3 d9 _/ U( M5 F  AEstimated time to target is 34 minutes& A$ j$ V) D# q" Y5 U4 [+ q' v

/ u* D7 ^6 N/ y7 i$ {! QAllied aircraft6 i1 g  V& h3 B* ]4 P/ Q2 Z
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
5 B0 n/ u+ |, N% h      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 3330 b( j7 [' ]4 B- D# a1 I( S- B, Y
      TBM-1C Avenger x 286
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: |% y. l) {9 Y1 E% lAllied aircraft losses' }( w! t3 u/ b9 t' k
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged
6 \9 M" o  Q" P1 |: C      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak/ z7 L' l8 ]3 u) C3 ?2 i8 v# P. s$ n
      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged7 r+ j. `( U& O8 a8 z
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Japanese ground losses:# l0 C$ e. R' K! T( _
      121 casualties reported- ]$ D8 y0 x' r7 i( i
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled4 {3 g: m$ H! z4 t2 R
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled/ A% z6 T2 ?% ?) D) N( R6 P
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: t- ?" `: U* ~  T& ^( }Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)4 ~; l( K) y, N! q4 e( X5 F% r8 ^+ o. Y
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 2629
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* T' {9 H" F5 Q4 |1 EDefending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121
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3 `1 E2 s9 [: b- H; DAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 60 J0 }; o  \5 a0 z) n  [

( B8 q& {6 D* Q2 xAllied adjusted assault: 3228 " |* A+ L. N1 `! |9 b3 w0 T
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Japanese adjusted defense: 7085
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: C) ]! k8 M, x. [Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6)
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( t& b+ J1 }" @$ E9 Z6 oCombat modifiers, J0 |6 x4 ]% L: U
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
1 m! X* r, R( f' T+ y7 ]Attacker: 0 O, |: L' @  H7 x
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Japanese ground losses:
  G' Q$ X, M9 w' r% w      2305 casualties reported6 `  h8 v; c+ ^4 X- K( n
         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled
0 f3 U7 k( _8 i8 [         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled
& r" y9 k5 q8 k4 \' _. f, }: n         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
5 E' h0 h% U$ U- D, B      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)
8 V6 o- L# V0 m9 r. R      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)2 B) R' K( P  i3 e: n

' ~5 G$ _: _7 [( j4 m% tAllied ground losses:
# S- @4 U4 |% S5 L      3064 casualties reported7 H  m2 W$ G) i/ w  ^6 O
         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled
. J. {3 ~$ W. K, y         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled
) U, z- N: F/ H# o" @         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled: s1 _7 d4 a+ u
      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled)/ J# ^: ]  O# u5 X8 g3 z; o
      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled)
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7 c- j. S+ Y# L! ?Assaulting units:
1 ~5 H% c* y+ s8 n" q- u    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment9 B/ `* r: Q3 A: ?; G; `
    711th Tank Battalion9 [( M2 b: Z5 X% P" R: |4 G
    716th Tank Battalion
! p( y( ~, j: u6 Z# I    6th Infantry Division
) ~9 B: Q0 U% P$ c0 E! Y$ s    44th Tank Battalion
0 j' G$ q+ S$ g* @- d+ L( ]" G    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
0 H; O* J# p# B0 I    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment! C" B: w- o3 _% s
    81st Infantry Division- o# x1 h+ z; X3 |- |
    767th Tank Battalion+ V8 ~9 \2 _3 n+ D( M. R
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment8 ?5 j5 h4 @% W: G5 N. z  ^
    762nd Tank Battalion8 h" n0 f* O8 P9 z! z3 t  \
    710th Tank Battalion( u2 F1 C/ D, y! k; Y1 }
    96th Infantry Division( S8 u0 x! M/ M! o& N& s' i; p
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
& H* L  h3 G9 m    706th Tank Battalion
' m& j3 h. t, B: s1 b    5th Marine Division
. g5 ?$ O. _5 z- t1 L    31st Infantry Regiment* W- M& i7 l' x! a; N
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
, S2 \7 R  |. t/ p+ W    1st USMC AA Battalion
* Z3 R' R$ {7 T    738th Coast AA Regiment
9 F0 M! O0 U) I' C3 ~: i+ f  w    96th Coast AA Regiment
& T4 ~. t3 k7 Q3 B- p3 P& q9 I    14th Marine Defense Battalion
& k  ]3 w5 E# }7 K6 @* i    12th Marine Defense Battalion$ T9 r. V* S* ]3 @
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
+ O, G! ~7 s  N- C, D. g3 `# L9 W    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
! R5 @, j) x) s; N9 X* ]- M    XIV US Corps( R2 R6 M8 ~% N+ Y' C* R# ^" E
    X Corps Artillery
( d: Q+ R& y; y* I0 `1 h) R& Q+ j    5th USA Defense Battalion# W: H* @( V  z) b! E% ^% H
    4th USA Defense Battalion. P  q1 |5 C1 G% b- u0 D% U4 \
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment+ L7 L) @$ ]+ w9 P; \
    I Corps Artillery
. K7 b" O$ B, J% g# N    8th Marine Defense Battalion: m/ ]3 i+ C% K7 |
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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1 ^9 X# |# [6 S- o  T" f7 WDefending units:2 }- ~8 v. R! x# k
    Ponape Naval Fortress
( d% @8 H3 i4 z# \    81st/C Division
+ u, j- N  J, Z, D1 f$ g( K    52nd Naval Guard Unit
; x0 {3 j% X1 B: D. V    138th Infantry Regiment9 I/ y* i, Q8 i( C0 X' L
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
( G  F2 ~% o; U! w* b1 p1 }    Sasebo 7th SNLF
4 {  \9 y+ K2 C6 \9 `- a    144th Infantry Regiment
1 b) C, P9 w. T+ c) r$ a( ?4 H    81st/B Division
' n& i3 n8 ]  h9 G' w5 V, Q8 q    33rd/B Division5 I# n: h- G7 \" e- c; p
    33rd/A Division+ h2 _- J" e# ^* z* w* D, H
    81st/A Division
9 I2 A4 F% |3 \2 w0 \( g    Kure 3rd SNLF
8 k( V, M- E; X2 Y    33rd/C Division
5 f. F" ?1 {1 Z; i# t& s- G    53rd Construction Battalion
! {# N/ ^, T. O7 k+ w5 t& p    18th Army# J$ N- o. t7 o: Z) ?. k% ~0 H
    14th Area Army /1
% i/ ^, e. L+ p2 D7 Z: S* y# J    60th Field AA Battalion
. K3 a  a" e; ~    12th Air Fleet
: U! x( E8 M# ?, |( v    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment& z7 @* H; q5 X' u, r
    63rd Field AA Battalion! G* v( {  b, a3 |# B
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
! F/ |! \, O! M* m) a! N1 N    3rd Base Force
8 ]5 {0 [& i% a4 h/ `) e3 o7 v; N    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1( S! S# _- ^: J4 W3 a, N
    Kure 7th SNLF) g9 {2 A( [$ _8 B
    19th JAAF Base Force% a; m6 p% x4 W% y$ ]* R0 ]  N
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
4 H  ]9 P5 N% C, M6 ?- N% V2 G    61st Field AA Battalion6 _1 ]3 Y4 Y5 t, G; k  v# B* M  g
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co / Y& e: t. E* f6 ^- S/ o- L8 Z
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6 B$ D. c! O- B5 m, Z    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment* S9 R# B. Q/ m- X3 N0 Y  q
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion: g3 y, O5 L6 ^  ~6 ]  l- d) \7 Z" ~
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
5 i5 l8 B- T  l. o    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
" z2 \1 R/ ^9 }  d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" I9 h- m6 M7 @/ G& Q

+ U/ s2 {& P2 c9 t% f. k# I$ ]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  ?* _9 ?# r! ~5 \; U. n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,60& p7 c9 s2 D/ a
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud+ {. S- _7 w4 s; g. I
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Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
  \4 U: F* x  O3 Q" r) \Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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- I" u% c" x" m* s7 V* D+ iAllied aircraft( L% D# Q# n! B6 W% _8 Z
      P-38L Lightning x 23: X" F9 S7 o$ r, \5 W- F$ I
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 30
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% C0 Y' P/ ^) Y1 o: F- a. t1 F  m5 {Allied aircraft losses
: m6 R! {8 z, S) L! j      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged
( k3 R  T" G( u: ?      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak2 B2 ~8 F0 k" K1 A7 n" @# F' S7 Z% g

& R  d' I" E. C' N8 kJapanese Ships
" ~! |2 J+ v/ ^7 J9 f      DD Suruyame6 J. i6 J/ ^, ]) u3 q
      CL Ninaru
; L4 U$ C8 v8 i- O, b4 t      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage0 |5 p  \0 u1 r! `- E+ s
      DD Yayoi
; j& ?5 t& n  s. H! Q) W7 E7 Z      CA Kako
1 F, X+ r* m4 `, j# N/ g      DD Asagiri% W1 t$ E' o5 ]% W) t5 K
      DD Ayanami
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! y9 t7 D/ o( d& ]8 k: m0 s- uAircraft Attacking:. i/ b" k6 y, e4 i/ G
      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'5 I+ O; L! Q# @1 O, r
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
$ a! z- o2 O  i       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'- x' Z8 E: H: ~, ]: e0 m. V
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb) \5 I6 _: h4 p" w
       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'9 t" @7 `4 V8 w1 ~$ W1 U8 F
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Massive explosion on CL Tokachi
  l2 A" ^) c! s% d; ]5 e2 dHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi
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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape)/ ?# c" a  ^: ]
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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9 F( y+ k' @/ ?; X8 d* VRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet./ Z4 i7 e. z' u- j+ {* g
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes* N  i) M2 v" j
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Allied aircraft# U5 Q% e* H3 E6 O5 J
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
) v  H0 ]3 Z3 [, r' Y! q      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 3264 f  y+ @' P7 u; X& O) E" j& F
      TBM-1C Avenger x 285& i0 C* m3 z. S* [8 M8 I7 E

7 T# w: r: Z  W! k: b9 p: OAllied aircraft losses
# K2 L4 n$ y1 E% \2 h      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged
6 |4 |0 S* m5 h      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
  k! n, W$ ]1 g8 t* i      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged5 n# @1 R  v: H
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Japanese ground losses:
+ _  d! q- x* L" n, H      276 casualties reported
- v) |# N. B# ?         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
9 d8 p0 d; p9 `# k% F; F         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled# L: o- I4 L# l, f5 x
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# a& }2 P* w; i0 X  _      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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" H* n% t1 X! w! eGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
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1 T5 O% o6 W( I9 c+ ]Allied Bombardment attack) F$ n0 e+ I0 c8 P" B  M# {

! M. d' Q5 [  pAttacking 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* R$ e  M1 `& X: F" ?" S

5 U, G5 Y0 [& F1 R! ~Japanese ground losses:
/ l8 _& e; U5 b, @# _9 b/ Z      1082 casualties reported, k+ a. O: I+ s6 e4 D& l
         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled
* e+ X! |. ]7 i9 [8 W8 W) u: t         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled8 p% R% a+ N! P" |/ }# p
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
% E: E# ~! Y& z7 [+ G% \  ^  D      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)# g. m0 e$ x5 y& V

( f# d0 {' k. Z& q: f) P% h9 tAllied ground losses:4 @' S" u' e: n# K4 {
      23 casualties reported( d$ r" h- j- M3 F. |7 B
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled/ F9 n, A* Z! n2 A
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ o- o. e* F  H* E/ J) I         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ H/ g; q. ]) ]8 y
      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)
* a+ B# d( q5 c0 v7 z      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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* o# {1 ^0 d/ V7 U$ c东京快车出轨0 K3 A" V- a; x8 [! H: I
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4 Z# X6 j1 c5 T( C! n, 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。( O$ I9 g5 ^9 l% q* O

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& h2 D7 I+ q% b$ ]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。( S6 B# S( D4 ^4 b' o9 j
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# f! i  X# F9 R6 r" V/ P' [Submarine attack near Ponape  at 119,113
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Japanese Ships6 O' X) L( j9 v4 E8 m% U
      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk4 v  z% J6 H) F# T! J( ]
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Allied Ships$ {. E) X( z9 f7 e5 ^
      CLAA Prince Robert
0 X; Y( Q2 u* _3 j- X3 F2 u      DD Saumarez0 R, J) c; o/ u- |
      DD Nizam
1 m: v( @" j0 D2 c5 K1 A      DD Ellet
; |6 A0 w9 ~1 W, L      DD Waller
8 ]9 d" f) S$ [      DD Walker* ]0 _  O# B( t0 t+ r4 \! t
      DD Wadleigh9 i6 k0 h" S) a* _% p3 E
      DD Uhlmann- x/ Q5 r6 Y, ^
      DD Twining
. Z4 ^7 ]2 K  W2 o8 _) N- k8 q8 R      DD Twiggs
3 o2 K: Y, a' ?3 Q  d/ V5 R  m' I      DD David Taylor
8 D% N& J0 b9 K2 t: `! W* n) Z      DD Strong
/ d2 T0 a3 _/ R* V/ [      DD Sproston
7 z9 ?$ p" e8 H9 W5 H( ?      DD Sigsbee( b! g: p; B# E
      DD Sigourney
8 Z/ J% Q! l+ r+ d$ u      DD Schroeder
5 Z% L4 g+ A$ d0 \3 C+ {# n' M      DD Benham II) K* C( s) H4 R) _7 Y) F
      DD Cushing II
  }8 r( O0 P/ z      DD Urchin
6 M3 F' m* u0 q6 a      DD Urania1 V  @. r$ b2 d$ \) n5 H

' r, L/ x* q7 l/ r; G4 S! V+ FSS I-48 is sighted by escort8 k5 R! Y/ r% ^) Q& s$ C
DD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search
2 z/ S6 w% v0 M1 {  Y4 n3 q7 iDD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....( h" i% H7 R3 L# P5 t0 m5 b4 Y$ U
SS I-48 forced to surface!
; k( J+ K! P. t* BDD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
# z2 H3 M# X; s1 ^1 PDD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....
$ Y. R) L1 d- ?: p' u6 v! KDD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....
: x  C2 B( f- t* A2 y0 |DD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ...." X. L& S+ ?6 ~% k. W: ?  g1 T% {
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
. t; G' H4 u4 s9 A/ KSub slips beneath the waves
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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9 X5 q+ G4 z# }. h" n/ J      no flights' Z# y/ w' y6 J' N5 f

& Z. `) O) {  r  ]; q# dJapanese aircraft losses
2 c0 E& X6 G( Y& J8 |4 U% C$ Z      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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* r% ~) k3 w! E2 P+ j4 v' UJapanese Ships
' S! z' l, b/ z4 F      CL Agano
' [( J. i* {  d% R  `; r      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2+ i( i4 x* F3 e" S
      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( }% C4 v8 K, Z  c( ]      DD Hibiki
) v6 K  }9 G, ~) u6 Z      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1
( e  Q, o2 U- j0 j7 t3 E      DD Shirakumo" }7 q% m( r% l5 c
      DD Isonami$ `/ v0 j% b+ R: H( Q* C& {) a6 i
      DD Murakumo( a2 A$ d# C$ g! L) b
      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
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Allied Ships' k, K( L, W$ }2 u; E9 b) x0 Z( M: R
      BB North Carolina8 k) f/ \5 e  Y$ O
      BB Washington
5 I3 ]$ S- B/ D" C6 u& }9 o      BB South Dakota4 p( S/ H$ Q4 R! l* @
      BB Indiana, Shell hits 1
, m+ K* ?6 W9 z: u4 i* i      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2
- S- \2 H# f# [! {+ x: {, B      BB Alabama, Shell hits 2+ |: {) Z5 B! _* X. o
      DD Conner5 @; J/ f' Y$ u8 }7 h
      DD Cotten
& B& g# Z, o! X, j9 n6 N( C; T: F2 R7 z: M      DD Cowell
& n* F% n8 i* ]      DD Daly% M; y( ]5 G$ v
      DD Eaton% M* a% o% @# _4 }% _+ `: |
      DD Heywood Edwards
* I' p# Y+ g4 {) }5 V6 p# @      DD Erben
& ^2 i/ @, ]' i      DD Evans! S6 B$ c2 N7 N. @4 B" X0 i8 H
      DD Foote
0 }" o2 n6 q. l, x. u- z' G      DD Franks# L% ~! F6 b+ E
      DD Fullam
! m; E- i( V7 ]! ^# ]; M! t      DD Gatling
0 k7 h2 t4 k  L7 R7 `- j# N$ q      DD Albert Grant
1 d* T2 n$ G7 x+ O/ V- }& w  s      DD Gregory" {( z+ u  U9 i8 @; ]! u
      DD Guest
6 s$ h  W1 J0 F7 c( v) L      DMS Hamilton
1 U- ^  X& L, ?* e8 Y/ j3 a/ Z% O      DMS Forrest4 E1 r/ L. o7 }5 X& x
      DMS Ellyson" a9 T, I6 f: x. l  s/ I' e

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3 ?, A" a" F% {% \0 J( ^Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
4 L8 [/ H, |( Q/ hRange closes to 28,000 yards...$ @( f) |3 J/ Y- L. J
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
5 p' d$ u4 i0 c. k, MCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards' Z5 \# G# M8 E2 x% X, M  t
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
8 }- @6 i  D" A  U/ t; ?$ lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards; B( O6 U0 n  z. f  [
Range closes to 24,000 yards...& m- S9 u" c' \
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards+ ]5 I* F0 o/ e+ M7 r% u
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards/ n$ n3 a# C  E) t' ^
Range closes to 22,000 yards...) b% z- L) [6 ]: T
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
0 Z1 j0 @$ W9 F9 |: m5 @CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards
9 n# s1 e7 o' r# o$ }* RRange closes to 20,000 yards...  X0 h2 m6 r4 \, N4 S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
& }! ?! X2 L9 ?Range closes to 18,000 yards...
% V# ]. ^$ A2 e) W3 H1 W  V' dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
3 A* q( z6 w. p. `* i( bRange closes to 16,000 yards...
& W1 S0 ~" q. Q2 I7 q% R: [) f  LCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards) ^9 V) H8 \/ ?- k% t
Range closes to 14,000 yards...8 G' X1 g' R6 T$ P
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
9 v  e* V" g) G: _0 C" KRange closes to 12,000 yards...
% ~4 g+ h0 T3 ^: D  P$ @) I0 w3 S% oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
6 L6 Q  u: }; ]$ T" B' WCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
: C2 k1 b3 E  V1 w! F+ uRange closes to 11,000 yards...
, B$ n# @, a2 W/ F' C: G$ ACONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards8 r" H: F  F1 o4 d: u* T# e
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards; q, S# w( g8 ?5 J' p
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
& P# R: m. w  K; UCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards% r; |' T& ?" t, t) s' G
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards( p& U% a: s0 T+ D) F+ e) P% |
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
  |. E; K8 {5 Z' B5 qBB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards
9 F1 e2 Q* y0 i( n8 n* X- b$ b& wBB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
6 ?2 B. S4 J: C% h0 G' [; k! ICL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards) G% M1 g3 v7 m3 T9 C
BB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards  |3 P+ i" M- C5 w: o
BB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards% G4 p" a# {( l- \
DD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards
2 v9 f  e1 v! A7 y9 W; s5 LDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
5 X! ]" W/ D% c. X( RBB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards
) \* H$ w1 S6 @. j" HDD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards/ \1 K# U& x. L$ c
DD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards! n3 S4 P2 a' e+ Q. v: ?2 S
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
5 o1 t4 r% M1 [3 lRange increases to 11,000 yards; H( _8 N) \$ C3 {2 A1 ~7 X. t
CL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards" t" J4 I  s% w" r, x% T: |
BB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards  ?2 K0 L6 `. J2 J4 R9 K
CL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards. u5 W/ W5 H' B6 h. I& F
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards
; a1 L; J6 Z" B1 W2 b1 yCL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards. b  O6 R" }& z8 h- d. c' N
DD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards5 Q3 w% b9 \( k& Z3 }# f9 i' P7 ?4 e
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards) {9 _  b/ q, y; y1 Q
BB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards
) N3 R9 S9 T- r8 _: B1 jDD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards" q$ t2 y- b. a% h
DD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards& D/ F' v/ z" G" T# c& E( X
DD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
- k2 @8 H0 r$ `- BDD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards
% G7 H# b2 t6 B7 Q& y7 RDD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards' \0 ?" ?7 g" b' j% R
DD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards
1 B  I6 H; ^' A- ?! _5 t, ~Range closes to 10,000 yards  j0 f0 l( {/ M8 T. c6 a
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards
* v/ q, g. {5 \  H1 ?0 M! iCL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards6 X/ l: F8 V/ ^$ ~) Q; Q! V: `* j
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
% N) E: B! K/ ODD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
7 Z2 j' D7 h+ fDD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards
: \+ w3 J# }% |; ADD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
1 K7 ]7 g6 U6 v0 q, |+ |DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards; r' X! J/ z4 V. x: {1 G
CL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards" j% y! Q9 o4 m/ J4 Z
CL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards3 k: u1 ?1 b3 L5 I- W
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards
1 B/ P+ l' L9 C; S+ sJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
; u9 @1 D) q5 `9 ?$ L0 E2 D, W' P0 Z9 }Task forces break off...
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3 e' r9 H+ m" ONight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
3 o$ V# y5 w, m- y5 ^      DD Hikokaze
9 B# z0 P2 V/ e8 j& |      DD Ishikaze
9 x! E6 n/ j1 ^; {: a4 l$ I      DD Tagokaze
& l" I; H. V1 _1 q" A4 [      DD Takatakaze# Z0 {  G* j. }+ y. E9 Y
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Allied Ships
3 A0 n8 F# u' h4 K9 D9 q# b4 {1 [      BB North Carolina6 e- [4 N6 l7 g) G: u
      BB Washington" X5 q/ r! K1 B( _9 b
      BB South Dakota7 }+ o% w- |! ?5 T& h( |) U
      BB Indiana* \1 a# v  t) V) H; O
      BB Massachusetts1 v+ g9 ]7 N' }
      BB Alabama
7 }) X1 b9 L! }% ^4 w. l  d2 c5 a* j      DD Conner( [7 l5 u' S9 j; l
      DD Cotten" b* W  L" W/ U1 w1 f
      DD Cowell
* d7 O( @. k8 j      DD Daly2 b: Q( l6 Y* ~# Y/ n8 {! ]( V" V
      DD Eaton
  a0 {. v8 f6 u7 u! X* o1 Z      DD Heywood Edwards
0 {4 N# }) P' F, P) h      DD Erben' i+ _: f6 d9 ^& i7 E4 a
      DD Evans9 c8 L+ V# c( g/ b4 j" P7 c
      DD Foote( r7 [! m" y2 m- k& Y
      DD Franks$ n; a$ ^% f, w
      DD Fullam
4 w& D7 P  e/ f' m      DD Gatling
" ^/ J- F$ j3 P/ p% Z. p& M% y* w6 b7 }      DD Albert Grant' j! C7 e% F( Z; F3 w; X
      DD Gregory
: t/ r: k4 s% R6 o% X$ }5 o& F      DD Guest! V9 B: Y4 [8 R/ r+ J0 F1 o
      DMS Hamilton8 O* M  x" `, I& x+ G! n& D! ^8 i- P) c" {
      DMS Forrest' x' [- f' ]- m. t; @7 S  m' ~, w5 Y
      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
+ O7 ?$ T9 X3 D: qRange closes to 28,000 yards...$ U# J$ c$ v/ Y+ {# U/ ?* f+ G
Range closes to 26,000 yards...6 P6 C- U) D; k. S# i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards: ~8 x0 v* C" ^) v! y5 X
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards- q7 A. }- d/ o. |3 ^# n
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
: `" J* D- ~# P# [6 t* XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards: D1 t* q: b- b1 Y# W# |" o1 _& u/ M8 y
Range closes to 22,000 yards...+ m2 b$ [! t5 w* q) o
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
$ r6 H" o$ z4 ]/ FRange closes to 18,000 yards...
9 q" l( b! A' T4 V2 V, m9 jCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards6 m3 @4 R/ d9 W* w0 A
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
% X/ K& {( }$ ~- _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards0 Y# u2 ?# K8 ~4 D/ B+ t
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
' J& l+ Z/ Z+ G7 W/ U7 t1 L5 ~$ E' yRange closes to 14,000 yards.../ r. ~' Z3 Z6 m' P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards, z! v( m; \+ R/ s
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
# y' e$ w4 _8 a7 }/ A: ?Range closes to 12,000 yards...
4 J5 J/ V1 ]3 Z9 NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards) u( L0 Q+ ]& r  n6 Y- i" q: I) N1 P
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards% ^8 f" Y  x1 d2 V7 O, h
Range closes to 11,000 yards...# s/ z9 y* w& a) x
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards/ k7 X& r9 J9 l% y) O5 P$ D
Range closes to 10,000 yards...- s  S. L" \  u9 G  R
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
% Q7 |9 |' t5 j2 C  Q. ^Japanese TF attempts to evade combat5 n- h4 y. |: x) @8 \8 [" ^
Range increases to 15,000 yards...  b& r7 l# ^! H6 V4 M1 R' e
Range increases to 20,000 yards...1 R. w9 c# n" U/ M3 y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
% a* c. o4 s: ?1 E9 FRange increases to 25,000 yards...' G; n2 k( q# R# \' W6 v
Range increases to 30,000 yards..., Z+ w8 X9 o+ f7 J0 \2 n! C
Range increases to 30,000 yards...# o- W6 z" S# a9 I+ G8 d4 y
Japanese Surface Combat TF evades combat8 Z) L! m) Y6 Q- U5 g

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' I- h- c! Q; H. v2 h! b: rNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
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7 C+ @) C* h+ S- J' AJapanese Ships
# i0 b8 C$ o, L6 \- T8 m8 B      APD T-1( _# E2 S* s1 r+ p: K
      APD T-2, Shell hits 2' G! `% D2 K+ P: d% n8 j. {
      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
) R& Z" e. l) o) \( h; P      APD T-4
$ R/ F% |4 o8 M& D      APD T-5
. n8 P& `. X5 P9 \- L      APD T-68 W0 ]6 D. T$ l& _& r4 a+ w
      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" q6 u0 W, w& y+ D5 X0 a: }- @
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire' `$ F1 |- k! w; [$ }% b6 o; Y
      APD T-9/ ?! q5 h' M1 m  {
      APD T-10
4 ]2 y: f' `& s& }+ X% `# W- a      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire
8 Y/ @/ V0 K& m      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage" Q5 d6 ^/ e/ V5 K$ w9 Q0 @
      APD T-13, Shell hits 1( f- M- V2 j5 N  A
      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage( f. w; Z1 q2 \" i9 f

% D4 l  Q4 w! ~Allied Ships
6 C6 x2 j$ X+ v2 X) J      BB North Carolina8 {9 @# ^& g& |# R
      BB Washington1 [) v2 s* _5 W$ y) t7 Y( O
      BB South Dakota! p6 i# X6 f1 f+ ]! Y% f: [  Z$ a
      BB Indiana
2 e  Z4 @3 h& A      BB Massachusetts
; S5 {  U+ L. L) }4 a5 X      BB Alabama7 k0 d. ~4 m9 q7 x/ b! }1 @8 T: @
      DD Conner3 b* M" m3 O. p- ]4 P% |
      DD Cotten# \2 ]6 n3 O1 u- h- T" f- ~
      DD Cowell2 C: r) s1 I* b  u+ L# v. `
      DD Daly4 J0 c6 x* W3 o6 W/ `5 X
      DD Eaton
  v; l( x" ^, q# P: H      DD Heywood Edwards
2 ^4 |9 A$ N, S      DD Erben  f  @/ U# ]& K8 @% `: V! d* `
      DD Evans
, c- H- T1 x. Z$ z6 H4 j      DD Foote' N( A9 ?2 q& l
      DD Franks1 w* h! a4 l% I0 Y
      DD Fullam6 _( Y% H" v: y
      DD Gatling
3 ]! J" O% C, M) m9 ^; Y, m" f      DD Albert Grant
- G$ s, C1 l! K' o# f9 V- W      DD Gregory, e4 m3 W! |+ x9 {+ S$ Z. @
      DD Guest; B5 t: ], j# }
      DMS Hamilton
5 }& y: I5 ~+ X, s! I( a# j! E' |      DMS Forrest
! M1 Z: W( |* b) t: `. `5 f0 U' V      DMS Ellyson- p! i( n, N6 m0 k% C! x/ v7 K- v

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% L: ~3 W& d; I& xMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards/ C$ `( l; P: i0 T! S
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
& k$ f3 u1 J! a- a- P- y; r( C7 hRange closes to 26,000 yards...' o  E3 @# D  D* x% c# R; G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards7 T) v0 Q9 P$ m* t
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
4 N" D' G+ r7 ^( U! fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
& G% O  {8 G% U: S9 C. A# M. j# YRange closes to 22,000 yards...
2 w0 ~, X0 E+ j8 ^  B5 w6 _5 H) yCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards' A! z% `1 J: x/ H+ o; e0 O0 B
Range closes to 20,000 yards..., y( w$ X4 B2 |. `  D% t1 p2 L
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards8 O2 T9 x* ~% y7 m9 z! Q+ [, t
Range closes to 18,000 yards...& o$ ^$ ~1 f7 m' I& w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards2 U6 f- }/ k% ?& N6 p$ _
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
7 X$ \, r5 U4 {7 t$ kCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards$ ]1 f" x% p- N9 q+ o3 C1 A6 p
Range closes to 14,000 yards...8 o( Q/ j) G. c: R) g+ i. {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards# y; e- n% F$ l) B' k! z7 ?
Range closes to 12,000 yards...5 l; _: s8 i: x# N$ l5 {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards3 t  u5 O" u% o6 U3 Y0 @
Range closes to 11,000 yards...0 f/ ~" U% `/ {6 C9 ~0 U5 W  [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
+ F2 M5 V, y8 q8 V+ w2 _Range closes to 10,000 yards.../ R0 j- z( W# D8 n. [# Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
) L8 n# |  A3 t( LRange closes to 9,000 yards...1 O. d9 X; y- q
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards0 b  E% n4 i- a
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards/ G4 q; K3 ?8 A7 ]6 G6 ?+ m
BB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards7 t2 y* l$ S$ Y& ?% P  c9 C7 h, A+ F5 g  Y
DD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
& F# x" S# C' A6 s4 MDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
6 Z& d. q2 _2 M$ IDD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards1 W( B) w- U0 r1 R$ c* y- k
APD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards! i1 T% Z5 N& H) A
BB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
1 C/ _! j0 t7 q4 nBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards: n. `5 U% i8 H+ R/ ^0 |
DD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards6 \1 h! u) |- _6 @6 g
DD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards7 s5 \( G3 d! @" O/ D% F4 w0 F1 {
BB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards
5 ?; c2 S9 P' a% q  EDD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
3 A( @1 e5 g6 }5 S5 nDD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
9 r6 u- ]# b& o- g( nAPD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards
# W, F3 a+ ~4 M! I: s0 e5 x' _5 {DD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards- m+ Q( h* U! H2 n; |3 t& j
DD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards/ j4 d; c2 G& W
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
/ O% b3 ^/ T8 @8 N) b- [+ R6 V% }DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards5 r3 D9 Z- B8 p: f  ~/ f% S2 ]( o
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards( r# R6 I9 ]- ^
Range increases to 10,000 yards6 B0 x$ W  S/ Z* Z; |
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards0 U2 v, @" N4 Q7 N7 q! c2 N3 f/ c
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards) S: F% X& W9 g" v7 V7 E
BB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards1 T& ?0 U7 N. \* o! u' t9 U2 {
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
6 c0 f8 r- I' @BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards; d% U% z4 ^" m
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
* }5 j, p) [1 I$ g% G; O& oAPD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards
5 V( z( n0 Z* H+ B% N' @# d9 H. e; s( ?DD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards- v" ?, D# {- R% m: d
DD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards3 S) l" `( \1 a+ e2 `$ P
DD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards' h9 k" A; x2 k! s( p0 B& U5 L
DD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
) x2 U8 S! R" g* LDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
( C: I$ K& Q( a6 \( z4 XDD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards/ i0 |6 X, w/ j  e3 c7 M# h1 H
DD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards" ]& b3 b  e* [# c( f/ n, Q# J1 C: r
DD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards4 S; p% p; d0 b3 e# M( J
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards9 \) j, B. f  j: U5 B3 l+ V6 Q* N5 ^2 I
Range increases to 11,000 yards
! t/ o7 D3 I( OAPD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
8 O* E1 \, F4 x) a& VAPD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
6 e3 V* _  R: H2 Y8 c+ YDMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
+ ]9 Y# f5 I3 }# e) l6 C2 kAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards" ]4 U& [8 k# f/ F# i
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
. Z: d/ [1 n0 c6 Z2 v$ EAPD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards* U8 ^4 O5 f& X1 o7 |" |+ \
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards
% v3 }8 B" y0 Z% u; nDMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards
. J' Z/ C, B, z( `6 d' \DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
3 O: a* z9 a' c. a8 `DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
7 K* V8 H8 m( J9 c6 oDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards; }# V' K2 A/ {+ D+ F, `# d
APD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards7 q! b" k" K; L  l5 i
Range closes to 10,000 yards2 Z2 ^7 r; G2 A' H- c. D9 q
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
; z0 E6 a; M3 w: i1 {: q7 nBB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
8 `% Y2 B. G+ [& m  f" LBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
" G9 x/ [1 Z0 n1 @& |+ jAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards3 H* d( P+ f& s/ t
DD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
! A7 Z0 V+ q% ^, A- r/ p0 @DD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
5 g* P4 `! q( L7 o+ t( CDD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards; G4 y' R9 ]( P
DD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards- t( I# u2 u! n% P
DMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards( u8 O5 l- O+ O2 v8 E. O" r: d8 C' N
DD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards6 G7 ~$ ?$ w6 X& p* A
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards" e' L  A3 p- ^4 Y0 n! V- y7 L5 E
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
* V- J8 l, K1 K2 wDD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
9 \) G7 h, D: C  ARange closes to 8,000 yards
' P. L* ~. Y) Z0 E* bDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
6 j1 M, w/ g  o# q0 JBB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards. M! {% ~) O( f0 g5 e+ T% e
APD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards
5 `$ e4 W+ [3 w& DBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
* ]4 W/ H- Z$ t$ E: D- @, T$ o6 MAPD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards$ Q9 m" [+ H/ W. `) u! P1 M2 E
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
4 I) Q3 K0 R! Y4 r$ a: K6 b: Z% _Task forces break off...
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3 R% d2 M& d7 R8 m) N' W, wNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards8 q! G, c5 M8 G0 R& j+ s  g
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Japanese Ships
# K3 o# c0 L8 {* ]6 A- u9 R) I      APD T-1, Shell hits 1
' [' n+ g9 A6 ?      APD T-2
# ?& e2 k1 f3 h/ e& l# o0 F      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
8 y# K/ w! u! O( ~# }. F; [+ s1 m      APD T-4, Shell hits 1
5 @7 J& A- X- U: N; R2 Q4 q3 i7 G      APD T-5+ F- e6 o4 V2 f1 G1 U
      APD T-6) G1 R- u, @2 J6 ]; P& A8 x$ E; m( C
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage$ U( ~4 [: _$ [3 q3 R* L
      APD T-9, Shell hits 1
: m2 q- u  w* ]6 I, Z- S      APD T-10
6 P2 W+ J1 r( y2 w      APD T-11,  on fire8 g# [- X! Y& `1 X& A6 v
      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk8 a+ I/ b- i& f; X
      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
! [" J2 |5 P8 T; W& E/ s/ P      APD T-14, and is sunk
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' _/ T) z  \% F8 p6 HAllied Ships: h1 U3 p2 O' ]" a! C* p4 ~
      CA Portland
2 i1 p) n* X' ^  w5 [      CA Northampton: [$ N/ n  d! @( k# _; [
      CA Chester
1 x/ l1 s3 w! W+ Z; t      CA Louisville: @# q' `' _3 [8 E
      CA Chicago
  ?7 i3 v( o3 h$ o      CA Astoria
4 v% x  y: {* z- r* S- z/ T      CA Minneapolis, {6 v# m) m1 k# R0 v8 v) t
      CA San Francisco
' [/ n, ?* j5 Y: j' T7 s2 h9 l" ?9 J      CA Quincy
3 `+ M3 F# [* A/ h6 g      CA Vincennes+ _/ p' U" t! ~, a* T! y
      CA Wichita/ l* B: O) ]* I
      DD Bennett5 R: C3 S: q& y! P" f
      DD Bradford, z- ^. v* i& W1 d
      DD Braine
7 a6 S: E8 W! U0 W      DD Brownson
1 S5 [" b% f: X6 k+ X% `      DD Bryant0 h) l. F9 _  t
      DD Bullard2 j) g, R8 h$ i3 K' u1 [: S
      DD Burns
; q3 J# b8 h; f9 i. e      DD Callaghan2 p- @& Q1 b, j# U0 K
      DD Caperton
1 C; T/ v8 T; b  i* u& O      DD Capps! v0 ^. C, F$ [! u
      DMS Emmons6 ^; _; S) E$ k, ?& k
      DMS Macomb
$ b1 p0 d! F* C$ B5 B- i( z      DMS Rodman
$ |7 i, _" D' I6 }1 k6 C; `. L      DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
2 z  |: R1 R6 i) nRange closes to 28,000 yards...
' M5 k0 w/ u6 w. e2 YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards. z7 u, Q! J- `* l; N9 z
Range closes to 26,000 yards...6 T, Y) y# r. y' q3 E
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
2 Q. v7 u7 W3 wRange closes to 24,000 yards...4 d4 X! V! E# V" J3 P+ p1 u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
" o5 x1 a/ G1 |$ b) c* I, c. VRange closes to 22,000 yards...
2 A7 I. y) h- }8 sCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards7 [" I- i$ B! `( [2 W: O- t5 y
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
: _1 V! I, G, O, K3 s0 TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
: o9 |5 p# `+ e9 WRange closes to 18,000 yards...$ e( ^7 ]! V, G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards( j  x1 h3 D( e0 K" F7 d- t" o
Range closes to 16,000 yards..., L# [- v1 A) Q2 e- @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
. \1 Y* T) S4 Q3 V8 r, x- uRange closes to 14,000 yards...: E3 @% W& r! W' l. w2 U
Range closes to 12,000 yards...; [* }3 p/ h6 g
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
: I9 o( U3 F3 _6 e/ I9 XRange closes to 11,000 yards...
& M$ e9 k) a7 I3 fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards% p! ~0 w& M3 V
Range closes to 10,000 yards...0 s$ ]& X8 N/ e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards( P4 G5 X& [+ @8 c: \
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
; L' p  t2 i7 b) Z& P5 g, {0 g0 F4 P0 dDD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards' {- K7 ^5 X$ I9 n8 l5 _* w
Range increases to 11,000 yards$ j) p0 x7 j1 v/ ]# e' w
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
0 Q9 H3 K$ R* j3 W0 l$ _' ^CA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards. u9 {2 Z$ z, m: i2 K
CA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
  z0 E, B+ F2 ~5 Y+ z, _) {, j; [# g! iCA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards
. t3 m! h" e+ K" [2 s8 \CA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards8 J: W4 a% W9 }5 N; G/ G8 Z( I6 G
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards
, P) A" M5 R- tCA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
/ Y: U( \) N5 j) c+ j1 d! wCA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
: C- p% [8 t3 YCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards: `& w! w' L4 t/ r# L6 S9 X! T
CA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards  E5 \2 W: ]8 O4 i2 _! Z* W
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
1 w' i# x- \6 H* o- oDD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
9 K. I+ I) {% @2 ^DD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards. ^' N& b! h" u, l! K# w
DD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
  N  ]# j- K+ RDD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards9 _) l' m  s  ?7 ]( `' K) z/ k
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards7 J8 w* g, o7 C2 P5 |, s* d
APD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards
7 a5 {+ k! s/ @% X: t3 JRange closes to 10,000 yards6 i+ W! R! S( v6 j  ]* Z8 y
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
3 D# [" u" m3 O3 j' I# YCA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
! ^: U0 U9 f) ACA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards. r1 I0 v; F* V
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards9 J6 V/ H8 c) |' R: L) L
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards7 _6 @* n- f  y, }
APD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards: S' N- p# Y3 h1 {+ `1 w/ n
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards8 C. W: Y8 m& D) e$ \6 S; v/ ~
Range closes to 9,000 yards  H2 t, R( f- T! u8 b4 D! N
APD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards( E  S8 |$ `. Q) t
DMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards3 f  @( l8 I3 j# W5 ^' G( L6 D
CA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards$ j  w/ H- Q' ?% e. Z* V5 Y. Y
CA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
2 x' U% v% z: Z% O7 bCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards1 i' T6 V5 l0 @/ y3 c
DD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards6 [1 g2 a' P- h; i4 x
DD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
. @. Z: J! b6 t  S$ u; sRange increases to 10,000 yards
# c& N+ k3 k2 {' wAPD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards9 N, {+ c8 m: C: o" h! j& e! B
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
, O1 ]6 |6 V. zDMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
. u) e- b4 u$ r, u/ N# {1 `CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards" l9 A9 Y( U! f) s
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards' H. [% V2 v4 C7 o& M& q% U
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
2 B$ W$ `$ y( j* B# F* u2 BTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards* K/ ^. j$ j* t) ]2 s
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Japanese Ships
! X& p$ n1 k4 C- s      APD T-1- \3 s' G- Y' |4 t: @; j
      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire: s% I) d$ D5 A' \/ W
      APD T-3% F  `3 q9 e+ i# P/ q% D4 _/ _
      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk, J( S( E3 r4 P" K9 ]& B
      APD T-5+ @5 T9 `) ~  Z. L6 I. M/ \( n
      APD T-6
6 l/ H3 h$ Y+ e9 @0 a      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
% d* z3 q: f6 O! Q4 F      APD T-94 X0 q% P( [8 _: d4 ^
      APD T-10& G. L- C1 O8 ]5 k/ ]5 V
      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire
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Allied Ships
% X4 q8 O! }- s% p      CA Portland
2 _/ W  ^4 |: f/ u      CA Northampton, Shell hits 1  Q" [# V- R- R$ j3 ^) L8 d. v- r
      CA Chester7 O% S7 T$ w: _# g7 B2 A3 H
      CA Louisville
  K6 D' s. _  F! A/ _8 K' D) t      CA Chicago
. q6 [2 s# O3 i. A. n1 H      CA Astoria
6 g6 `  E$ k2 q% M" M7 m: `* o      CA Minneapolis. W) z2 Z: r* K& {
      CA San Francisco/ S. z1 f$ p8 |
      CA Quincy- S2 m& X+ m- F% R2 T* N
      CA Vincennes
9 D3 o2 c; Y# |$ v9 I5 ]; B      CA Wichita
9 T' M; x5 a6 Y" w7 s4 R      DD Bennett) k: g+ @: p3 c8 m$ Q
      DD Bradford" y: g- i/ a! n
      DD Braine
3 |  I, a8 V7 [' A! i      DD Brownson. g  V. @* d# f, W2 g4 i% x
      DD Bryant
# f; q, D) c# }( D% @* Z/ X( f      DD Bullard" k' L" z* t3 u; H9 H3 W: T
      DD Burns2 B' R1 r' W9 d! T1 Q
      DD Callaghan
$ b" s) I9 u2 i$ z/ s) a      DD Caperton/ I! ~8 N3 {3 M7 ~* ^$ l! C
      DD Capps/ V' C6 @2 ]1 L' D' }" Y" M
      DMS Emmons
  p1 B3 m7 ~& T      DMS Macomb: u7 O3 K; d5 U
      DMS Rodman
5 i6 d& M6 p8 g9 A      DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards9 i0 T! [6 _8 }8 f3 {) m3 [
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
' A: D. V% p" f! `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards$ {; G( @8 S. N' ?9 A% q1 j
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
7 c' y! p4 w+ l( l8 mCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
) ?3 B- d9 x. [- d6 uRange closes to 24,000 yards...& c* Z1 k4 d+ H6 }) W
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
- A8 @# k! D! ~3 Z2 _7 eCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards# M, ^4 u. r$ E+ n0 F
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
* ]  C) b( a! j# v) \8 S' S. ARange closes to 18,000 yards...
4 R3 I; P- p% v, D# w: I8 a- u+ {& vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
0 U, T) b, F3 T+ m  D+ VRange closes to 16,000 yards...
9 g& h4 ^% t% v2 a( m8 P3 K- C6 wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards/ d# z2 E1 m5 K3 i* `
Range closes to 14,000 yards...4 u8 Y$ U$ T9 f9 f8 Q/ R! }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
" T* {5 _: D( @$ _: w9 \* c4 x2 hRange closes to 12,000 yards..., N; D! }( D! ^1 Z+ ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
7 {; k# V7 B+ a1 a: Q8 XRange closes to 11,000 yards...
0 ?: w7 u. O3 k8 a9 G8 PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards& n4 v  B- [( p; \8 H) Q+ }# ~
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
; V% [& |4 Y9 T. L* @8 c. }2 B; ACONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards8 q; y0 P1 r- D+ u# `) g
CA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
7 Z4 x* n0 f3 j( R: d' mCA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
& @: d8 h5 c# Z# G$ h1 g+ YDD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards
! T: y- h9 ?5 ~/ Q5 W' I- K& h: ?4 oRange increases to 12,000 yards5 s# s* g- c1 \3 Z( b+ o* J
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
6 T% [) _! g5 m5 ZCA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards
9 s* ]2 z1 N- o5 mCA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
* l! C7 a8 O( w3 q0 _4 H* HCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards1 G* q2 J: Q3 E
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards% Y2 t8 H- J, X& v; f( l( {
CA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
% B. [& Y( A# Y) b: mDD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards& c- A8 x; A; i( s! k+ K% }0 x
DD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards* p+ h9 \* I/ T+ W4 V6 R/ o
DD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
* c/ ^5 G1 n9 q. l) y3 iDD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
# m- m/ A/ a- ^5 Z# F& x0 }2 CDMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards8 }0 E! Y  E3 b" K7 V  G3 X
APD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards7 _" ]5 A; D- n
Range closes to 9,000 yards2 r+ x- r* p, X: |& E
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards( ?, j  o: t* O! z
APD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards
- E+ ~! l, q& L7 o7 _CA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
8 H# ^* r% Q! g4 n' KCA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards$ ^4 A7 X  A+ L+ ]) s" u
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
. c2 {7 s" R7 t+ p" J! O# N! [CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards% M. |5 J( m$ i# n
APD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards
4 g0 j8 g% V9 p' pDD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
. C. X0 f# k9 |! |Range closes to 7,000 yards; a7 Z/ F1 h- Q% x
CA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
) B) ?- J. c) a- eAPD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards) j, e  j5 y0 J/ K; j$ d
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
8 W) x$ [% V; Z7 C% l4 OCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards2 u% f+ \: E) T( w3 L
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards2 m' M5 B; [0 B
APD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards5 q5 u- C7 \, n( \
CA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards' x" H4 g+ Z* G6 K% {3 Y4 n6 @
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards% O' @. n$ f- `8 n( D9 t; V! n0 r7 [
CA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
9 |8 y* a8 O( B# W1 e' yDD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards
+ v3 G  c0 a3 v7 N' C' sDMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards9 I5 L  M2 @3 Y; B" ?2 ~0 M
Range increases to 10,000 yards
3 j& N( y+ }# a* F& {/ L% VDMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards2 `2 Z- N0 |% p* w6 J  C* M
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
! e: _8 a0 }- [% F  R) xJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape2 [" o( O2 G. s/ Z* r" p/ N
Task forces break off...$ U+ x- D" R! o( Q6 J1 s

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships6 ~5 e5 J1 D) ^% h: G
      APD T-1" A3 J. S9 l) H) s
      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& T/ X  G. R) s, f. e
      APD T-3
. X! W- {0 p  S" I  B- b9 D- u      APD T-5
7 R! Z1 c0 n, A# j      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 q7 Y& u+ Z& W, z      APD T-9' Y9 w; @! R, a. Z. l
      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
% G: O2 L3 V( X7 b  h8 g      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
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% x+ e; q: t0 J, c" ~- F; t2 [Allied Ships
. |' k, P" A2 [3 w2 A5 J* R      CL Swiftsure' o+ H- @9 L+ q8 R6 @6 r
      CL St. Louis! _$ R' l. U2 y
      CL Phoenix. E0 k2 \$ o  o
      CL Cleveland
  ]2 {' }0 i! Y7 |      CL Montpelier/ G3 o" v; y& r; f2 s
      CL Denver- s# ?6 G0 u7 _* s7 ^7 D
      CL Santa Fe  }, C: ~) x3 J# T- m7 b
      CL Birmingham; D. A9 D2 r! s, {2 }9 j
      CL Mobile
9 \9 v* u3 I! b5 }4 v      CL Biloxi) m, E8 ]& N) F  o1 c
      CL Miami/ w/ q( b  C: H5 l' A( N8 f0 J2 U9 V
      CL Pasadena* L$ h# H+ a7 W/ [% A8 J5 l. V% ]
      DD Allen M. Sumner
7 c7 B) V, h% R& f8 d7 ?      DD Ault2 K8 _& ~5 q% {
      DD English
6 @( Y7 h: r! G( d: h. i( o      DD Haynsworth& D3 l0 \& v( H8 n3 H0 X' a
      DD Maddox  T: x; r% j7 d+ r3 e6 n
      DD Mansfield
; ]/ Y7 ~  U( Q, ~, M      DD Waldron4 C: b3 {4 Z1 b, b6 P; C
      DD Haggard
& `- w  q- f8 ]9 a9 N( Y! Z      DD Hailey
" ^8 y9 }% Z# f0 N# `      DD Hale
. i! j( O; [! k0 e$ B      CL Vincennes II" C0 G$ @0 m+ K/ y; `5 [
      CL Houston II  G) q- F& N& J6 d! X
      CL Astoria II9 S9 Q9 {. s. z* e) ?5 ?: V

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/ v* D7 C" k8 R6 B' q( T0 RMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards8 |  T& E/ d2 T0 E3 l
Range closes to 28,000 yards..." F/ X  s, ]! p4 g
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
- v% {; a7 O& e& r( K- o  M( [2 ZRange closes to 26,000 yards...5 a" _5 T1 h- K% i7 b+ C/ Q/ c
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
6 w) o0 c, @  L' U8 vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
, C, Z9 ~: q% R$ {& w2 _+ l6 QRange closes to 22,000 yards...$ s8 D9 Y) W. O' A, @" T) \
Range closes to 20,000 yards...9 H4 F% i8 V5 A# X: n$ g. p4 _0 s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards; k6 _, u9 {! z1 U& b9 F
Range closes to 18,000 yards...1 |, [  J2 ]8 O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards' m- x6 G+ R5 Y+ y6 Q, G
Range closes to 16,000 yards...! Q& O+ P% e9 c1 D" Z  h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
* `; f& Y4 V+ A+ B& W2 M" XRange closes to 14,000 yards...
. z- B# B1 F5 T" r& |( d6 ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards$ X! n: N6 \4 H2 z
Range closes to 12,000 yards...  Y. G2 g5 S$ k9 @  a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards$ a6 ]" L1 }" X; Y
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
! g9 f7 C7 N9 o  I. l7 N6 ]4 W% rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards7 z+ J! l) |5 x, R7 i( @& }$ o
Range closes to 10,000 yards...1 o& o3 V. b; Y: H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards* g# J1 N4 ^. H
Wyatt, B. crosses the 'T'/ }- B$ k5 m% H+ I; Y
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards" @5 g# |  o: f) G4 f
CL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards5 P1 `7 [* D3 r/ T+ Q& A
CL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards, m$ E' B) C* d. m7 P( s3 E9 p, W
CL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
" a  [, q" m" f! rDD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards& Q5 l$ ~! g+ V* R0 ]
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards. _) R2 g. z9 j3 m, P0 I, k
DD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
7 {& {1 E4 H- I  l6 }! ZDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards6 U# E! r# V% ?" k8 Y6 {
Range increases to 11,000 yards, P" ~) Q, f5 c: I$ y5 F1 G$ y
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
8 T; j$ o7 K& I, d1 rCL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards3 l" i6 H+ `& r# c, o* ~7 G+ k
CL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards8 a1 i$ w9 n# {) j: N- J: x
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards7 P/ E3 }! `* f4 f4 e
CL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards- P4 j3 ]; B" o5 R2 |. k& ?2 r7 L
CL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
7 C/ B9 ~# n& P7 f9 b) A7 n  ODD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
. F* O1 q( o# }: Q: ^  [: p  KDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
' a' O8 b7 o9 a) oRange closes to 8,000 yards
& c, {8 n4 O# N- q" |CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards
6 F0 b5 b) M# l* s) j* FCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards* B7 Y8 k/ d# {6 g( i
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards! M) R- L; G4 l! W$ u  U
APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards
- s2 U2 d/ N3 {+ SDD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
( E* d! s$ [7 U% a; O) ]* IRange closes to 7,000 yards
- X; M5 }5 b4 |* zCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards1 v* {6 T0 c5 M3 L
CL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
0 i, s' w& t& h( z% I2 pCL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
8 Y( K. t' }7 o6 G# s, W/ j) GCL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards( m& X- e2 _: @  A' K6 Q
CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards2 T' d+ r+ y1 g! I  ?  y* ~' q) q
CL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards4 b8 G* p+ G' x0 G9 z
CL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards" f& _+ U( X! C0 v
CL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
7 d7 u1 A8 ~9 l+ ^DD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
. q! v- N8 F; _' lDD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards
$ O) T! h. t' f7 `3 tAPD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards% @+ G- e" H% Z% I" G
DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
0 L* Z. _1 P5 ]2 S, ERange increases to 8,000 yards" _* E8 J, @/ X. G4 r1 X
CL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards3 N5 ^  i! E6 g+ [, J
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
5 O% F. S/ a1 e& j: @CL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards
, M$ a+ A8 y$ y: Y- m7 o* \Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
* Y8 ?+ T/ b  E4 i5 z. Z4 KTask forces break off...' a: d/ I) }/ K7 W& M% x/ N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 8,000 Yards6 F2 d. A) [3 Q: M2 L
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Japanese Ships
0 C7 b8 D6 ?4 l9 q+ `0 J4 ]5 F      APD T-1
; Y- M3 C$ z9 g, b      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk) a, e* {. D0 }; @; ^+ [+ x
      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk5 j; e0 A: W6 W9 c
      APD T-5: o% z; e. G9 L0 E' R1 J
      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk/ H& d# G! v# d# ]- ~9 ?
      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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! e0 B$ q3 J. ?1 y1 Y7 kAllied Ships9 J8 a- F0 Z6 R6 B
      CA Portland
9 F! c7 Q7 w( D9 i  }0 W+ Y      CA Northampton
% x4 k7 v: ]5 w( q8 K3 ]      CA Chester
5 x% z( p. m2 A% r" j: A      CA Louisville
4 Z" G6 k. Z- A' o      CA Chicago0 t  v! \6 n$ Z; M1 c; d
      CA Astoria
9 D! k. D; D; s5 ]) t) G      CA Minneapolis& r  z3 z! N7 D7 M2 q: W3 Q
      CA San Francisco# d3 J" u, u& e/ [! e$ p1 {
      CA Quincy
7 D, e6 ?9 W' h8 G9 s      CA Vincennes
: P8 S1 D  |7 z, a# D3 c      CA Wichita
% s; a/ ]' @9 F' ?$ I& T      DD Bennett. T5 }& c& p' K( q- _" s8 ^% J; @
      DD Bradford, r1 k: g2 _( L+ T5 O6 }) {
      DD Braine
: C) b3 G! ~, ?! T4 M      DD Brownson
9 {: ^3 e! |/ S  K1 C, q      DD Bryant
! _/ @) M7 i) K* E2 d7 a- k8 m4 y& i      DD Bullard# k. V1 m' A- |0 Y" @
      DD Burns9 C& L0 V4 b6 i! O
      DD Callaghan0 r6 [/ G' `! C7 W+ a) z8 m
      DD Caperton
$ V6 i) f, s. V# u0 G2 I      DD Capps9 V; p) u3 |, j4 B- b) E% v
      DMS Emmons
9 P0 ]4 q; O, O& E* Q9 {: l% D      DMS Macomb
0 {" `3 S  z: M      DMS Rodman
; C1 l$ _* M; p, ]5 c      DMS Gherardi# |0 E) ^7 l  @' Y4 L# J, _

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
# U6 ~- _+ X, |+ m  v# CRange closes to 28,000 yards...
: w, C8 F4 I9 G! n+ wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
  U  y7 J" X" ]- qRange closes to 26,000 yards...
, R2 X- [9 u) s: ^+ W( Q( x. URange closes to 24,000 yards...; j8 G3 M0 X- j6 B# p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards: P4 A- y) y) n) t9 ]
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
! Q5 A' v. T' @CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards, q/ x1 @9 ?2 |8 X' Y0 k. U' Z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
5 B. q; W% }2 x; R( F9 L6 ], VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
& x6 Q9 S0 @; yRange closes to 18,000 yards...; P+ f. S$ z; b2 e$ y  L
Range closes to 16,000 yards..., i& T% K7 y/ k
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
* k: D$ n- G1 H, }$ N* N* `/ s: _9 oRange closes to 14,000 yards...
; L/ J" y/ _5 |" x' P( U' }Range closes to 12,000 yards...0 G. H: j. {- M  ^% S2 k4 j
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
5 ]+ ]; T' o3 l+ _  ]Range closes to 10,000 yards...
' u% g2 H# N1 D- _+ }2 F3 cRange closes to 9,000 yards.... l4 h# c$ q5 G6 L# R2 \
Range closes to 8,000 yards..., q' N6 M) q: Y9 o
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
2 K* F- C1 k. w3 f- W! `CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
5 v/ e& I/ S* f- rCA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards, ], L+ O5 _9 l: S0 u2 Q
CA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards3 C3 E$ e$ _& a- J6 U" Z3 N  p# O1 A9 }2 j
DD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
& U' _1 P/ w  Z4 m* Y+ gAPD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards
; }* O$ y0 C1 Y% K9 t2 |CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
' K4 ^+ p. O* W0 @+ l, s0 wCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards
' H5 n# |& ?. U- j: c  qCA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
, g; M9 x' X$ TCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
. b) ^( M& u& gCA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
7 |, i  Q  ]# @0 c% Y1 xAPD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards
; c. ]" j2 F- t6 PDD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
" _+ J+ g9 D5 G: DRange closes to 5,000 yards
6 \+ D) `7 |; @  [7 Z( CDD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113
; y  R- {3 k! {4 ~; @1 ]4 oAPD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards! {) I' t0 s$ e! d
CA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards
" n  ~& v" j; X7 F& c! p2 pCA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards
" d/ N% g+ m$ s7 [DD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards' [9 k0 H, i8 o' q: {
Range closes to 2,000 yards. u" W  F/ m. a1 |- _% a& [
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards9 I% K: Y2 S) j' _
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards: f* V8 z7 {9 M+ s* V
CA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards: ?% C: U( z$ s7 X
APD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards7 Y5 F2 S8 I! h8 T: X
Range increases to 6,000 yards
; k% T* N/ y9 `* Q, e: j7 d/ k! SCA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards
- H$ h" w4 U+ k1 x; fCA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards& i1 b* c5 J# n( U; F" r' t* Q! V
APD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards
& {* n8 _8 |3 GRange increases to 9,000 yards* Y  e" t* S* E5 X4 D6 `- c
DMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards1 I1 H4 ]$ y2 _  W. {
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
5 t, D5 |) G# a; e- f- C. h/ c9 l" A# FCA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards: ^5 U/ A, b: P* J3 S
DD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards: \" m) T4 u/ Y/ s
Range increases to 13,000 yards( Z9 }0 a5 p* j6 q  L) \
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards
6 g" }$ ?2 X- D5 C/ xAPD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards
2 T" a$ Q9 B$ qJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape* _/ T* l& g+ t2 n: _
Task forces break off...* w/ e6 W/ w) A* j+ o

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* ]9 F" ^- }+ D" F2 S: @$ gJapanese Ships
! L- g5 z2 g* @6 v, y      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk9 M) k  H( ~& r' ^  ~
      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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Allied Ships* H1 M" |4 M2 ~$ i8 y  o  [
      BB North Carolina
3 b$ i- `  j! y) ^      BB Washington, d" }$ ?1 Q" f: b
      BB South Dakota
1 k- r$ d* ?( I      BB Indiana( T; O) y4 [) w$ h+ h# b  ~/ }
      BB Massachusetts# r( W6 l: v2 s0 }( S  y# Z$ C9 t2 }
      BB Alabama. e  h' R9 q1 t- X* E/ e. D
      DD Conner
0 N3 {! t6 _1 M! M      DD Cotten
' C- w5 Q7 ~5 G. R      DD Cowell
  _6 t+ `; Y2 G2 c- l      DD Daly! o- N8 D) y* o- M  \8 h
      DD Eaton; o+ p' S5 h! I9 i1 }, C1 k
      DD Heywood Edwards
% x- M* U1 P$ ?: ~) s2 J      DD Erben
' w  I+ M1 S7 `% f' X- ^      DD Evans
' A( `, j0 Q% J1 m& ]      DD Foote
1 n! Z! T3 V7 p+ r$ W+ ~/ N" k' ^/ d      DD Franks
; [: w6 S3 E2 r% T      DD Fullam
7 |1 m# i7 r. g9 ~' d3 s      DD Gatling1 ^# a+ F" x  V5 E( H8 t" Y& C
      DD Albert Grant
  r: y1 [$ i* I( h/ \' f      DD Gregory8 H5 J4 V" v9 g2 R3 N% w( F9 z
      DD Guest9 K3 g/ R; }1 c+ O# S. K0 ?
      DMS Hamilton# W& o' H) r& V$ F9 M* A( Z  ~. e
      DMS Forrest1 t# ?) v& ?) |+ \- y
      DMS Ellyson, t" ]( z) d" M7 [
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards. q; ~. V7 u. j; a; t% ?: z
Range closes to 28,000 yards...7 w0 G& u9 J5 E4 C( @% \
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
5 [% k9 d: t  }7 x5 nRange closes to 24,000 yards...
/ L9 M5 b, v2 X/ X: a' L& wRange closes to 22,000 yards...
% \% g7 w/ _* [4 I) q$ B- DRange closes to 20,000 yards...
3 u- s9 u+ z8 z  |6 ^2 pRange closes to 18,000 yards.... d% D$ p5 S) h6 ?- @
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
7 e) t6 p( o8 r; S3 nRange closes to 14,000 yards...) w1 x/ M5 u4 F: D3 N5 h: J
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
6 O1 b1 S1 D. f, C0 ~Range closes to 11,000 yards...
, ?- X( e9 p- x! `) VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
; G- U! _: U8 R1 ]3 U9 xRange closes to 10,000 yards...
2 }1 @: {, K. x3 u) [/ nRange closes to 9,000 yards...
& t0 I. Z7 l1 P  t7 V8 dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards7 s1 R( M8 e0 T
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
* [# c. g  E1 G& W5 lAPD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards% s; C; r9 Y, \, _
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
8 }# ]3 e0 ]+ _, CDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards, D* |- _" H% h% Z& c
DD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
  H5 R( @7 N. J) S$ _0 M4 MRange closes to 5,000 yards
$ C0 N: w  Q% @# sDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
  s# K: r" V  t. N, L0 _BB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards$ X  I$ c2 f) Q8 Y1 ^
Range closes to 3,000 yards
8 i0 u9 a2 H- g' W6 p( s' ]BB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
6 E! ~6 k6 @# r4 J# _/ r' z* S7 f' {9 PDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
. |6 s( a! A6 H: R, W! ODD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
4 N5 E! F! D0 N( V; BDD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
( J( k- C* B3 MDD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards  G# T. S. G1 n8 h% |
APD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards6 Q. l& [5 f0 Q- x2 X' e
BB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards& _' h/ ^& G7 n, w; s
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
& c2 a7 n) x9 ADD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
1 M9 i/ j, k1 v+ ?6 t7 BRange increases to 5,000 yards9 t) j1 \/ _+ }& P9 Q, Q  B
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards& w" Q# L( S' n) y4 x, {
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards6 r. z& n4 D7 i4 W6 c
Range increases to 7,000 yards7 s  e: b' d9 b2 G5 e/ e
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
/ ~% h3 \, E$ t2 ]DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
7 T. D. ~$ O( j! V4 u" s5 j2 B* DDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards* g* L3 v: Y2 h. n0 `$ d7 e$ N
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
, m7 R* U, e/ x  p' _' BAPD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
# _0 @7 U9 ?# M- t' P6 JCombat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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