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。+ J+ A& f8 e" I0 Y: h2 G  w

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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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5 N7 v1 R4 |; z5 g6 k  N8 ~6 J1 `- vAllied Deliberate attack
4 D7 ?- X0 z' X) a# D! Y ' C1 ?1 l! }9 F  T
Attacking force 80164 troops, 1430 guns, 2486 vehicles, Assault Value = 3336
5 D, l! d# w" |9 ~! F0 L + q" M( _/ {8 c9 q/ A# }. [
Defending force 53947 troops, 730 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 15817 d9 k. C  u  U: ]" B: n" i: I7 n

1 h& G- M, ^! `* p: Y; uAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 8
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Allied adjusted assault: 3564 5 c% n$ `- `5 Y+ @2 W. D) a: k

, M; L& ^9 \4 [- i$ `Japanese adjusted defense: 5583
* \% Y0 X* h# Y + V0 F+ P5 x3 a) o
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8)
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Combat modifiers6 H$ y' f6 W& b$ ]( C1 h5 }2 Q
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
/ w2 F' W" T) }$ D4 O: ~2 y5 G( QAttacker: % U, ]" M+ Q) [# O! ^0 Z' `

4 o% y$ j+ q' A- w! ^Japanese ground losses:9 C) Y5 G% D1 T/ p2 x8 s
      3386 casualties reported' d6 P- ]# h, }: A
         Squads: 50 destroyed, 255 disabled+ G- a2 q- R. A5 J" i/ z
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled
1 x- Q) Z, |2 [$ z# W$ p% O( [         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled) J3 M% Z4 b. s
      Guns lost 102 (43 destroyed, 59 disabled)% P8 @" H/ d! p% b# e! d* x/ J  a
      Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
+ v/ }$ a! ~4 q5 I      Units destroyed 1
% \3 b8 f) n: l
: L& D! i3 p) s1 \. v- Y1 W% `Allied ground losses:
' P+ s+ H7 P+ @0 G8 i      5163 casualties reported; U, h( K# Q! y  F3 K
         Squads: 60 destroyed, 463 disabled
: F/ l2 G: W$ r( u9 e         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 183 disabled1 I' s3 k# b3 f
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 155 disabled
3 S3 T/ _% \, U) M      Guns lost 201 (29 destroyed, 172 disabled)
: Q, {8 P/ |3 J9 f; @" R* A      Vehicles lost 228 (12 destroyed, 216 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
3 h1 k: l# K8 j$ N' b  @    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion. c7 h& _. k- v4 u
    710th Tank Battalion4 r- O8 U* V; O; y& {6 |
    6th Infantry Division
1 `# I5 t# _: m6 I$ f4 T2 R    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment. ^3 y* p" {- Y7 d: C5 I: n
    44th Tank Battalion  g" O) p8 q) ^* h2 }
    81st Infantry Division- N& g% g( o1 ?" I4 k+ U' a+ V7 N
    762nd Tank Battalion! d& c4 M% o+ |7 V/ i* d
    767th Tank Battalion. T5 G# C, z0 _& d* A% |- Q9 {
    711th Tank Battalion
8 f2 y4 l% s  g  ?+ @* N1 m    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment4 q9 E! @! i" ?) R2 G2 J4 ?+ G
    5th Marine Division! ]7 b. h, g  w! i1 I
    716th Tank Battalion
$ D) F: O# j+ ?' J    1st Filipino Inf Regiment) x& N6 |+ v7 Y; P, J
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
1 }) Y# K# v: S, c1 M    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
2 j8 B1 C( G0 \* M8 |    706th Tank Battalion
. j( U. D3 X/ i& Z7 n    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment; a$ V) k) w" f( O" ~+ R! d
    96th Infantry Division" A: T: G: ^& }5 V- q% l
    31st Infantry Regiment% m- D- c+ v5 w2 T* K
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
% e( U5 ~) C& k% G    I Corps Artillery
! P9 G0 E! |5 a9 x+ G/ i: b8 H    12th Marine Defense Battalion1 t5 `* w. T; O( |  b
    1st USMC AA Battalion. P* P4 p" b% o6 R' f4 I9 q3 A) I0 _
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion5 g% J1 b9 t4 D( v$ O3 R
    XIV US Corps
$ M5 g9 N# v; D' R& x0 f* ~$ I9 h    14th Marine Defense Battalion+ d. P: Y5 c1 f9 j2 A9 W% T. }
    5th USA Defense Battalion
/ w9 M. x. N+ c& ?5 [- R$ J    8th Marine Defense Battalion
3 i, Y$ w2 K+ M9 B/ D% {    738th Coast AA Regiment
; }$ n5 t& }( n; H1 f' S" J    X Corps Artillery
: N3 G; F/ ?& I+ [% t; S* E    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
# l$ Q$ C/ \/ G' e7 }3 {/ m  ?/ d. z    96th Coast AA Regiment) l$ g; M4 K7 G& ]
    4th USA Defense Battalion
4 J. y+ L9 {; h* P2 q8 z    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
7 f& w8 n" z& Q8 m    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
& A8 \0 h5 R% b+ r3 z& x# l ' V6 v' H! O4 h1 Z
Defending units:# m; z' s0 P7 T' J! V; n
    Kure 7th SNLF8 v. K9 L1 f( q: `( \
    81st/A Division* s" r6 m1 m7 e$ [5 f, G, n
    Kure 3rd SNLF. Y! d. e5 n! V. [4 ]# q8 ^5 v
    33rd/B Division
( ]! h- z8 V  d- N    33rd/A Division
7 O" s: C0 F; i1 h    81st/C Division# [, j/ `8 T$ G9 `5 O1 @0 ?+ c
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
+ \, z6 m3 d2 Y) m    52nd Naval Guard Unit
8 ~/ }0 f% e* {$ W7 |" [1 ~; ^    138th Infantry Regiment4 A# Y: U: u) f, C) `4 A! l
    Sasebo 7th SNLF6 F2 Z* [# ]  h9 w& y! D6 x; u) l. N* c
    144th Infantry Regiment: M& m+ y; Q$ E1 B0 W6 S* a6 ^
    81st/B Division2 T* f4 l. @2 U. G. f8 n6 N  e
    33rd/C Division# H  y4 Z% u, Q
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
" K. }: p- R. E    18th Army
3 |5 ~( [! H4 L    60th Field AA Battalion
5 ?5 ~; V4 k' L4 g9 C8 a    23rd Fld AA Gun Co ( S+ k! T  @% n# F
    Ponape Naval Fortress% ~8 z6 R1 F& _9 s- _3 g
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment* [# Y- y( L, m* i* m% p
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
) ]0 U% i, |$ e4 o    53rd Construction Battalion
* ?  X/ @/ K  s; {* ^" ~( W    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion# ?- j0 p% E( ~( B
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
- W2 F2 E& T2 ?3 X9 k  I    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
. C% P$ b8 z* m& E    19th JAAF Base Force9 j1 b6 I' n/ ^9 x( @
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
. G) I6 p' o8 D3 E* J6 a    14th Area Army /1
) t# e6 c: f9 S    63rd Field AA Battalion
7 B; S6 M0 _2 a    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
- U# d0 g! ]# I    3rd Base Force
* N, C3 }7 E' g    12th Air Fleet$ g* r) B- y5 y" S! i: g8 F  `
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
- z2 W0 f2 W7 C1 j2 E! f- z' D    61st Field AA Battalion
, U/ X: U, R/ m1 M6 `% a+ q    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
$ G  F6 S# t$ U% T+ L$ a% p    2nd Ind.AA Gun Co 3 p! A* D" X, y% U
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /36 `. [2 e" O6 h
  l3 I* p  R7 y5 r
同日，在泰国清迈被包围的盟军第50印度伞兵旅被日军增援部队消灭。
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* v* w7 k. W+ @Ground combat at Chiang Mai (58,53)
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0 Y3 U6 ]* F% Y; [, [7 a) HJapanese Shock attack0 g1 T6 E% `/ r' \
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Attacking force 47276 troops, 408 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 1761+ O! _. }# B% v* D4 ?

5 G/ H2 ^/ H5 t' n4 XDefending force 1285 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67
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( K* A% o* M! mJapanese adjusted assault: 1373 3 G0 K2 q6 x+ O' ~. c3 G, n& }

% w; B& B7 k2 f* o  w$ @Allied adjusted defense: 10
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Japanese assault odds: 137 to 1
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Combat modifiers
6 Y. i+ ~* S. f& z% }# iDefender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)* ^2 p- Q3 x, Q7 S9 o$ D
Attacker: shock(+)
2 x8 ]3 m% Q" P/ S* V& G ' S8 {0 l. T" ?6 _6 n  E& y+ G; _
Japanese ground losses:
0 K* w, M+ J  H+ N      530 casualties reported
) K! T6 r5 h) q' R4 Y; h         Squads: 4 destroyed, 116 disabled
9 [) D7 ~8 K/ ~3 U! W         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 X- @8 s! P1 v9 P! z         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- _" m9 r- l- g2 F' I8 y) s
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled): i6 O7 l3 X" I; `
8 g0 S2 q3 n3 T  o' W. x- _
Allied ground losses:# Z, x  W7 l) {) {# F
      891 casualties reported
6 m- l3 N8 w" j( f6 ~         Squads: 73 destroyed, 9 disabled4 e/ \5 m2 p% }, b& f8 s* X
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
: V2 B# Y+ g- e7 Z  E+ T) V         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 l4 N' `9 J4 L, a1 l8 B0 ^
      Guns lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled)- U4 B, p* l) H+ b' x5 x* w

2 v! _% B; j$ M0 O; b3 Q9 s8 IAssaulting units:4 q2 m* m: h  o- E& l  i7 n
    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
+ U! p6 \. c, a  }$ X    21st Division+ G# _, l5 B- r
    4th Division
5 `# P! V: ?1 N7 G# E* j    21st Ind.Mixed Regiment7 f6 o; C$ ?6 D9 k. \) c* `" j
    23rd Tank Regiment
4 O) J5 _0 M% L+ I: m8 s9 I- h1 r    32nd Division
7 ^4 G: N" F) F- m) P    Yokosuka 1st SNLF" m  s, j+ `1 ?0 @  ?
    3rd Ind. AA Battalion% M" k# d& T  Q6 H5 B- r1 o$ Y
    6th Area Army
2 d# M9 o+ p2 f: v( U1 b5 \    103rd AA Regiment
( P* O& j2 Y  O# s% e    1st JNAF Coy . i' P' K# s8 ?1 ~. j
    13th Army
5 |% U* Y2 |, K" G: Q1 A    141st AA Regiment' H. Z- u. c' ^
    4th Ind. AA Battalion
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Defending units:
2 }! g3 p2 u" W' o) m$ |9 _: ?( D    50th Indian Para Brigade
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9 u; p2 I  i! Q* [50th Indian Para Brigade Wiped Out at Chiang Mai by attrition!!!

wangqifeng

看起来，波纳佩不保了。AE里水雷是杠杠的，可是产量就。。。

lala23159

13# Males
; N& y0 z4 z6 P1 Y# t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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' M+ u$ L5 a7 {6 ^. ~6 y* \盟军继续冒着猛烈炮火卸载
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$ [( d* ?/ d; c& v9 U  D% n5 }AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 44. w6 \- r5 W  D+ K8 _2 ?
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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113), @1 ?; ?( \: O! U
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
1 \! V( ?3 a0 @# l5 q$ u; d% d 4 v. c$ i% N- o, \8 l0 I3 k
Allied Ships3 z! h5 t; V& ?  X
      LST-72, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
6 s9 j# o6 ]' k3 A* u7 u( c      LST-819 t, @+ ]: h  D  a: d
      LST-74, Shell hits 3
+ M% [" y) K' ]% @7 R: m      LST-75, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage' Z4 i  e/ ?6 B. n( c0 L* c
      LST-78
0 C% a5 U; }9 U$ o6 r) O4 `      LST 209: h+ C1 t3 s! B, [  R9 @6 P
      LST-8893 F8 u: u8 g3 _& v* G. Q5 a0 U
      LST-246
, j* I6 j9 s4 q      LST-240+ X8 ]. i1 t$ m- Y# c  }
      LST-204
/ d- L" }6 t% R/ ^      LST-202
0 e+ @6 c  I$ J3 L' g      LST-123
  x" y% J9 t2 c8 j1 B      LST-121
5 A( Y" I; Z: G# Z' ]+ f$ w0 M      LST-120
4 y3 T% C7 G& @  l; Q& ]' n0 X      LST-861 I1 G. k9 Y3 S1 b% o3 X1 x
      LST-85
* S, W) B9 g# r/ B3 y6 q3 \      LST-84% ?/ M; u' I# T$ `1 Y. g

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' w% k8 q* J7 ^+ M2 XInvasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)1 u3 p8 z2 ~/ L7 S5 R1 h4 @0 X
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force+ E8 A2 \# t3 K( G
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130 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.1 A* E) C; T1 F7 Z  W: B

( J0 `# ]1 ?; ]Allied Ships
/ v1 l8 v" |$ u( A- X      LST-78, Shell hits 28,  heavy fires,  heavy damage2 G, c- |' s) k/ V! q6 r8 v
      LST-83, Shell hits 3
1 |3 u# L3 c8 b% L2 b, e      LST-81, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  G% g8 j( e% R
      LST-85, Shell hits 4,  on fire  u0 T9 I% w6 ]" q9 X9 F9 f
      LST-84, Shell hits 3
7 X( z( [8 L9 ^/ v      LST-87, Shell hits 62 m1 J+ V# h. r9 f+ T
      LST 180+ P; \. m' R5 H2 b$ [
      LST 1573 E7 C+ ]# a4 ^* L  E
      LST 21 W! f- Y  j! m8 w. G, R, I
      LST-884  q8 F+ V$ i/ i
      LST-882
2 v+ E; h/ @4 ~8 Z2 Z* m, x      LST-3970 M% w# \$ o; A* G# f+ H
      LST-395
- X9 d  c! x3 @2 m  Y5 H4 p! T      LST-274  E, S0 I1 k- P; u
      LST-273
9 K3 v! ^) X6 v2 [# I! M      LST-246
6 G, ?4 U; y, ]* P. @, b      LST-244
9 ^9 {' t( C- v1 X      LST-241$ u2 A" }0 r) J' x3 j2 V
      LST-218+ n! K# E7 t) A3 [( U% t
      LST-2168 u( h; b! G$ V0 u; M  I$ z
      LST-202
$ z# H# |! {4 a" _% }$ T, }4 F      LST-171( S1 J7 z* ]  Q1 U
      LST-166
# l" }. n/ k  \" t; D      LST-124' l. T  l2 J% L* a7 t  n, ^
      LST-121
1 J5 S( k) {- c& q5 H3 X      LST-88
, L! _! U. i% p4 @, u      LST-123/ T) q4 P- W( \) ?; O7 H5 S
      LST-86
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: W  P* X5 l  V& ?. Z2 }/ }: ]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; g" I+ u7 J. F" I; u# U' D6 {
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! o* L1 |: P. @9 fGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
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* i# Z1 _) h' U- L. wAllied Bombardment attack2 A' o* u. }( R* s4 u

! n( j. V4 p$ B; z8 P9 Q7 O, ZAttacking force 5302 troops, 356 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 2812
1 z, j, R  o& t' ?+ f* O3 Y   {, C( G5 y/ G' Y
Defending force 51369 troops, 699 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 1361& X/ {$ {& _% S3 c  K1 a) Y6 W* a5 `3 h

1 d. ?. }, y3 ~# r, x/ XJapanese ground losses:
) T) I& ?+ c0 J7 S5 D      406 casualties reported
( P/ ]1 a+ C# t% N" }% g" [         Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
3 u& E( u3 @7 z' S         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
/ {# I2 \1 d# Z$ B2 Q6 f% N7 t5 R         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
; H7 h: O+ y8 k+ y: L - j5 U. M* i( S. k7 S
Allied ground losses:1 x. Z" Y: J5 Y! T  J
      21 casualties reported
: i0 F5 c& ]' s! `/ N$ o, w/ b         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 ^# A( R+ d! Y) _3 S
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
4 j# e5 W+ d1 K- o( I         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 n" c- M; w- n1 o      Guns lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)
, `- [; S8 d+ C      Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)& D% ?# h1 u9 ^% ~2 e9 I3 t9 u( R7 R
5 ~, y& L* Y. `& p; c$ j
Assaulting units:
+ B8 J. C" y9 M4 |    5th Marine/B Division, \+ m# |" I6 n
    81st Infantry/B Division+ T: e- l( E" F- r. I
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment& V7 B' e9 K& p+ e0 i2 c& C: F
    5th Marine/C Division( G% n$ i$ T# O/ C; z% h
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
& L6 {# }3 r$ b/ i4 z2 P    6th Infantry/B Division& D) a3 L7 B9 j) Y: w
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
: I( p) O. ?# c, L- b2 S) F    716th Tank Battalion
6 T: ]$ i9 U* n! J! \# H3 b1 d% F% t* O    81st Infantry/C Division2 w4 ]2 O1 T8 K4 ]( p- G
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion; }5 y: q8 r1 n+ ~8 v, q3 p
    6th Infantry/C Division4 M- R# X2 \* J* P; G+ y4 V
    5th Marine/A Division* ]+ Q" W- A% W, Q
    767th Tank Battalion
  N! \+ `6 u$ h" u4 a7 h    96th Infantry/A Division: |& a# k8 i' y
    706th Tank Battalion- i2 X6 u0 l# B/ N: _' }1 d" I
    711th Tank Battalion: W8 f& K" t2 g5 E& T3 x# o$ t
    762nd Tank Battalion
/ G9 D0 l5 ^) U. T) a2 t: X    96th Infantry/B Division. h8 e1 g* }. z0 o  N6 ~
    81st Infantry/A Division" |; R' I6 M2 n
    44th Tank Battalion& C# K- s) P; K& X' I
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment  i! d. Y, \" z! s8 q& R' x
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment  }8 Q, u+ z4 {5 _/ O8 U0 ?
    31st Infantry Regiment
$ i# @5 X! a+ |: ]; X: k    6th Infantry/A Division$ \. f1 R8 w& s, y5 p# v# W
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
8 C% X3 x+ O% \9 `; z* |    710th Tank Battalion2 w9 Y' ^9 J+ P/ `8 z* _8 I6 b( d/ |
    96th Infantry/C Division
, w$ w1 ^  A. E% O8 j6 [* ~& V    5th USA Defense Battalion* @& s" H. y$ S0 }/ X* C% @2 n
    4th USA Defense Battalion: ]# X2 L$ {' {- e! d  _, `
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion0 c( f, @, d* t/ h! ~8 E6 E. v
    X Corps Artillery
1 I( ~- m* z! Z' s- i. R4 ]( r    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
) t0 v" S0 Q% ~+ V/ v. V9 K- u    XIV US Corps
1 t1 C* p; j- k  _/ N( F    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
5 r( A! ~. h. R    8th Marine Defense Battalion
; a3 a' [# _* E8 e  D9 r3 _( Q. C- M; q    14th Marine Defense Battalion
0 F+ {! Y  j8 R& f5 W8 a4 g$ L' m+ O/ O    I Corps Artillery
4 [, D" X0 I  f. h" C" O    96th Coast AA Regiment9 r9 v, a; r7 M* @, d
    1st USMC AA Battalion
: b* U8 H0 o& E' m* s" C    738th Coast AA Regiment# g; f: e! \3 j( T! R$ o2 p5 H
    12th Marine Defense Battalion* a5 N7 @" j& k
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
9 k$ u/ B$ B/ N3 L    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
9 x  R# |4 }  U& |2 [ $ w& E; h2 ~$ W0 G  {6 r8 \) O
Defending units:
& W# v3 h& G; g9 K    33rd/A Division
+ V. J6 {1 e) p* A% M    81st/B Division
. q$ c: K( u* e% _7 X    Sasebo 7th SNLF4 X# G4 v. z/ P. j( t
    81st/C Division8 y/ [  D9 Q3 U2 V
    138th Infantry Regiment  a& r3 Z+ K7 t! {- o7 S4 M! `# k
    Kure 3rd SNLF
$ {! x( m# J& p! H    6th Guards Inf. Regiment/ b; k  e; V/ C& Q' m8 `, g+ l
    144th Infantry Regiment* i# I' w# k( x8 d. s
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
7 g8 T% `( U$ x' f$ P' J( R- e0 A    33rd/B Division
9 C7 x, |/ |6 ?* |8 n1 Y    81st/A Division( L5 V% o! b- V) [
    33rd/C Division
& n7 J( h( q7 R& X0 b1 m2 v5 _    3rd Base Force3 Y- V/ E: K1 k8 ?) F# f% w  z8 u
    19th JAAF Base Force
) b, l: M7 s, ]  m; e4 k    Wake Cst Gun Bn /16 o+ A& F, Y4 m7 W5 y6 _
    60th Field AA Battalion
- z3 `1 z2 M3 c, p    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion  e$ N' d9 h- _  i' i5 w
    53rd Construction Battalion( ^/ m6 w/ }1 P: x5 D7 o8 @+ J/ e
    Ponape Naval Fortress( ~, Z5 U, j0 f* R
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
- S4 R. `" L9 G5 C% l/ k0 m. a    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment  F1 D7 \: j* Q/ M& c. _; a8 g
    12th Air Fleet; \9 l/ B1 k; s# a& q7 S
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment$ S4 `' [/ x& a
    61st Field AA Battalion) t/ E* s2 J' T! U2 J+ o
    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
* D) S5 z8 O6 [    18th Field AF Construction Battalion; @9 T& C3 a) ^* _6 u5 L0 K# ?
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
1 w- K$ ]( u' L2 ~9 E    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment- P" \% |) X: t/ T: t4 f# E  Q8 m- i
    14th Area Army /1+ q9 z2 s/ C' n0 F( _% `
    63rd Field AA Battalion1 V6 O& e$ c) z. ?
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
5 P+ t2 l7 }/ x* v# X) N    Kure 7th SNLF
! l; b/ s6 p9 L    18th Army, S& k# }% z. |5 h; T$ x0 b  z$ Q
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
$ p0 w' Y7 W  D, d  [; u/ R    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
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. @  u; |  D% J/ `6 I" M/ T5 _$ L日军反潜船只确认击沉盟军SS一艘. ?! H2 ^* t8 v8 `
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Submarine attack near Satawal  at 107,106
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; V* P7 J! |) c* \  L, {# JJapanese Ships+ p: v2 c! m" }8 s+ v$ B2 A4 m
      E No.546 j2 |  o( y! ]! n4 j8 s
      E No.50& `! T! j1 G9 C& M
      E No.683 _" F0 ?0 e% o& f
      E No.52/ J+ T1 K2 {5 {% o0 q$ L
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Allied Ships) [3 l" J- }; L& D$ L$ v
      SS Blackfin, hits 21, and is sunk
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重创另一艘) v- W. ?# U# e/ J6 K

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* R- p2 p! b& O4 ^ASW attack near Satawal  at 109,102# ?& J3 }7 \7 G+ w' [9 \* u* {
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Japanese Ships
6 D, _$ _+ S& q      E No.8+ L/ `5 K) n& g" H% _
      E No.6- H/ [8 B$ B8 \1 F9 ^+ t' d, K+ g
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Allied Ships" m. F& g# c1 Y9 S' A
      SS Peto, hits 14,  heavy damage

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 02, 44
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经过几天的修整，并更换了部分部队的指挥官后，盟军在强大的海军和空军掩护下再次对波那佩日军发动攻击，这次的攻击毙伤了和第一次攻击差不多的鬼子，不过盟军的损失下降了不少，盟军和日军战斗力的对比应该进一步扩大了. `0 c. ]4 Z& O2 A

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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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" g" v  |8 |; f3 b62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 M) g6 I% Z$ w" j2 J  `* B& @. P
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Allied Ships
$ {' G7 x: V' k; d2 @      CA Wichita
4 P3 h; t3 v& C) ^+ A1 \      CA Vincennes4 W5 Z6 K4 L' V3 I! K! U
      CA Quincy$ L: d3 F  ~4 U* N8 V! S
      CA San Francisco
( J& c5 h* E6 {0 M6 J1 F      CA Minneapolis' x4 @! l, ?# e1 V/ Y
      CA Astoria
5 I2 X# }4 i6 Y) K( a  g6 Z0 c      CA Chicago; g$ S7 j$ N' P: C, `, E) c
      CA Louisville
% P; p' p. X5 p' q7 y      CA Chester  s+ |2 Z3 P! u: J( b/ ~
      CA Northampton, r& X6 k+ n& F* E
      CA Portland" y( @9 B/ Y) b  D/ J8 A  V1 d+ f
4 O8 ^0 _  o# m( E6 g
Japanese ground losses:
( J# i1 v1 T: x      71 casualties reported
+ O1 S  ~1 Y  C5 F0 w3 A" v         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled5 |, P0 ?  w+ L" [: W' R1 [
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled) Y8 l5 k+ s. b% Z7 j
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, o. b7 U+ T& B. ?      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)  f9 l# X% M9 O

& z# a0 R1 W* ]- e% j8 z( e+ [Airbase hits 2
9 c7 B+ R$ c9 {( y0 {( oRunway hits 10
8 l" o' L& b. x* r7 [3 wPort hits 4
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CA Wichita firing at Ponape
7 P5 Q$ R1 W! d% t+ eCA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress7 v. {9 q- q( m# A+ ?0 P
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes
, C% O5 c4 _; j5 _+ s1 `CA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress( Q5 W" ]* G! x1 ]6 |( A& _
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy
/ Y& K& |. N. A! q/ _# vCA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division
) R. U+ s8 {: B5 zCA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
1 ~% B7 Z; V! ZPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria. h- l/ b  q9 @. \  G; Z, F9 \# r8 J9 Z; w
CA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
7 W% @" I* V) ]2 r" oCA Chicago firing at Ponape 8 S9 y9 G" v' r4 B
CA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force
# d" r. l2 B, A9 K/ V0 S( FOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester. e" i2 w! y# h. d
CA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
) v; H6 V4 b* H1 P5 e6 D3 n$ ECA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division
0 n5 u$ e. j4 i8 @OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland
4 f* A! x! b% MCA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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' `2 y/ A' g$ K! \* ZAllied Ships$ u3 N3 Y: X/ o# I' S( B
      BB Alabama
& T7 m8 s( G- y. Z' M2 C5 c% j      BB Massachusetts) \% G5 ]9 D/ y% d$ _
      BB Indiana  {8 i% T( Z, F! c5 I) i# {
      BB South Dakota
4 a% X/ D9 S2 }" t      BB Washington
9 _' d2 U4 B+ S3 p- N9 H, ?      BB North Carolina
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Japanese ground losses:
. G9 u/ k' X6 j9 e# ?' U6 \      275 casualties reported  f9 h! N8 ~# `% v  R
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
) }7 Q  h9 A7 ?         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled
4 ~6 R; S& _6 P* ?         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled1 `: A5 a, M$ s) u
      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled); Y+ U/ }1 o+ \# V* e
      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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) I2 @# q. S5 s, Y0 p# sAirbase supply hits 1# y, `5 O+ G' E3 [! |
Runway hits 7& p$ j( {. S0 `! ]" ~# C$ o
Port hits 3
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- w/ f3 w' v8 O: }BB Alabama firing at Ponape # M- V! ?' o7 ]5 v
BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape
' s( B1 |9 I2 t1 z9 NBB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division
3 V& A8 q0 {. T, a$ F7 D7 ~OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota
: Q6 Y& I9 Y# ^: e1 }BB South Dakota firing at Ponape - T2 b; ^$ W/ Q: J: ^
BB Washington firing at Ponape
$ ?1 j) Q$ D2 o0 v2 j. S) K+ WBB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment9 ^7 ?- j) Y, e$ T
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!2 x& ?- u8 _( |# Z& v
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13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense." [5 M# n2 P& [& u* ~- C" v+ ^
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Allied Ships
+ R# q- E0 F& C. L+ g  m5 k      BB Queen Elizabeth) y; |6 o4 S2 R
      BB Valiant$ s# z! \2 a) G% l8 n6 h
      BB Mississippi8 D7 N# Q8 I4 \, @* y7 k
      BB New Mexico
1 _& H5 R) p" z( f) e- e  m      BB Idaho) O3 P  b6 c7 {0 u& W# |0 V
      BB West Virginia
$ x+ j, y9 O5 X% X7 @      BB Colorado6 p. G6 u5 m6 }+ F

+ @; D0 ~: R  pJapanese ground losses:3 H  h. W$ B: L+ t2 h# ?
      117 casualties reported
: Z9 [# p% J5 B  i5 ?: b, y& N         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled3 \) n1 y. b4 w) g  a- ~( {% n
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled  T) U2 f' D$ F- Y7 W8 b
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
: p$ m- ]. Z; x5 l9 j4 N! f3 f      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)* p1 ]; e9 E& {% q; Y0 T, w
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)( e+ Q; |  _- D6 b1 N/ O9 _  s7 }

2 {5 d: j2 Y7 m1 g4 ?% LAirbase hits 2+ z2 X  f' {2 g0 x. y9 K
Runway hits 2
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BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
/ u5 W& V' u' l. [6 H( L, R0 lBB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment, F' P1 O3 W7 S5 K  `
BB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
/ q, E$ O3 ^# n" |Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi& z3 y* ^: |& v
BB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division
1 m  p6 ]: [  c! G' S& oBB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force
$ G, g* g4 x" m$ z6 a5 s- e; ?6 n3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho
9 n7 t  O' ^* X9 QBB West Virginia firing at Ponape 1 q8 E3 o+ R" W* _2 k
BB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force
# X4 Y* d: X$ V' h/ W$ i5 C8 |3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado
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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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6 i0 ?% e6 {! TRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.9 R8 k# }* X+ m- V$ z+ d
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes8 R1 h) \% g! v- y" @/ U
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Allied aircraft& T3 W3 h* l/ P, J
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
5 P* q4 e9 {: J* Y3 ]& ]2 F      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337
, j* C2 T/ V* \$ k9 V0 [      TBM-1C Avenger x 283. P" V0 N  R+ m: r- A" f& k" ^
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Allied aircraft losses% n& x/ u% l* J' `3 x9 b
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged
* S$ I: d  L* m  l% M' k, U9 a      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
9 w+ G- x* p) x      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged
1 J) A6 L1 V' N9 S      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak
2 L+ h( j6 \9 W! [, v. X. [+ `4 z) i, ?, u0 ]
Japanese ground losses:
  C. F' A% F6 j, t' T      159 casualties reported+ v+ M# b6 x: V6 J2 @
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
- Z4 y2 w" U8 P2 \         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
9 L9 K+ t* l- n0 m  t& u1 K         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 j  o( M5 L1 P! L$ @8 t
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; _% r3 Y4 W% K+ i, _8 Z( FGround combat at Ponape (119,113)+ S1 @6 k3 N; h9 ]3 |8 @/ q

- f6 u) d( a* B6 iAllied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 77530 troops, 1387 guns, 2472 vehicles, Assault Value = 2931
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( x- k- I5 b0 o, N' A" xDefending force 50530 troops, 686 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1344
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 7
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Allied adjusted assault: 3406 8 j3 f9 R9 j) L5 j  d  U
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Japanese adjusted defense: 8701 ' i* X$ I3 E8 w, P
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7) 7 F! H: D" U# L& Q, a2 y
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Combat modifiers
7 ~4 k* z- D) l! nDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)
4 f+ K8 E3 y) H% g9 j* @3 AAttacker: ; x; k0 |+ F* G# k

/ a+ q$ p" T" ]6 x$ b9 M5 TJapanese ground losses:4 v. y! u- ~  x0 a9 a& p
      3539 casualties reported
" m, d: m  A5 J3 X& a4 ~         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled, d5 I; ^3 J4 |* S6 Q/ _9 A
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled8 R" K) I* m( a. a/ \
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
% R: n( j0 z* e; p  ^% u+ s      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)
% q" q$ x9 v' [( D      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)# v/ j) K, R+ q  Y/ E3 O& C

8 b+ T+ H" }6 A8 F: WAllied ground losses:
0 Z7 W6 L# `# o6 ~6 D1 \      3552 casualties reported
, T# [; Q, j8 \7 ^         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled
! Y) e9 O+ A4 C* R% B         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled
" w. r1 @( B% L( A8 ^# b$ l         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled) W% e; u7 ~2 W" L4 x5 \6 ?( V8 k
      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)
6 L: |6 Q+ v3 E1 C( ?- k      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)
* ?$ e6 p/ Q+ h  ?( o( O      Units destroyed 1( t1 F  K" R3 g3 O& t7 ^
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Assaulting units:: B* l( v7 @: W" X8 T1 i7 \
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion8 u: v' [4 E* Y
    5th Marine Division
& N7 _' D# r7 K$ g5 K, {: c3 u    716th Tank Battalion
3 w: p- a4 S8 V4 c0 V2 W    706th Tank Battalion
5 f3 r/ J( H9 t: V    762nd Tank Battalion
7 G1 m# `" m: M" F9 l  y) I9 m$ J; Y    710th Tank Battalion+ X4 }) f- Z1 s. @' Z' k9 y. t
    767th Tank Battalion
8 M+ ^7 ?; y) Y0 E4 A. X6 A    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment9 X0 h0 @( x! B6 B' B
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
& J& T( ]) o6 f& P+ \, R+ I0 r    81st Infantry Division5 K. \2 T& N/ B
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment  \+ w: [/ q4 d  J" t4 s( I) F9 l
    96th Infantry Division
- }$ B  y) [8 H- h5 r    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
2 r9 B$ @1 i0 `: D* u" z    711th Tank Battalion
6 M5 D4 @, i" [* M. g    44th Tank Battalion
1 Q: I% Z3 [9 v/ ^5 {% X    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
3 t$ E+ v/ ?/ l+ m/ m0 J6 s    6th Infantry Division
' w2 a! ~3 d$ K    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
% N0 A$ a& M* P8 `8 L& r7 Y0 K2 D    31st Infantry Regiment7 q2 m7 O& A2 T  X
    XIV US Corps/ T' [  r- w+ t- T
    96th Coast AA Regiment* U. g( |$ h2 J. u
    12th Marine Defense Battalion% X2 D1 ~% h, A3 f' ?
    4th USA Defense Battalion
. m- I2 \+ C- u  ^8 }* I    14th Marine Defense Battalion5 M: g6 l) @: D* F
    1st USMC AA Battalion
9 |8 H" L7 g$ B1 F: s    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion( u5 |- q5 n2 N% E0 E
    5th USA Defense Battalion6 O0 `+ d- p) N5 d! _
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment/ h$ d/ U& ~- Q
    738th Coast AA Regiment: `2 n. c- y( c# S' ^5 ^6 }
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
4 T! Q/ i" P* T# A    I Corps Artillery
& q; R$ Y- Y: T2 s  {* j    8th Marine Defense Battalion
2 y* E' l8 V# O- C9 w  \- {4 d5 K    X Corps Artillery
! u' V, K5 b- s4 K% a    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion, k3 ?9 e7 k) B* I# C9 w! H# J9 q0 D( A
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment5 A7 o) n# v& U8 H0 u( h. J
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Defending units:# {$ `; M. ?0 J5 V
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment/ a2 g2 e4 v  B( S
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
$ W& A, N; F/ m0 k0 t    144th Infantry Regiment
/ r) D6 l* Q# d/ B    Kure 3rd SNLF: x" B* w# J+ k" J' m, t' u$ i% m
    Sasebo 7th SNLF
9 u; G) {3 _# u- M9 j7 |* p) F    33rd/B Division
, Z5 m# L+ m3 l3 M9 z% n! r    81st/C Division
5 d; H) }, S3 C* M" J0 _    81st/A Division
/ T5 W% ]' c5 ?' t    81st/B Division3 q+ R; X( W( a( R4 p, ^
    33rd/A Division
/ t. }; x* @5 w3 j9 ]6 F    138th Infantry Regiment
6 J- l$ r+ L( p5 x* b' B( D# t    33rd/C Division8 ^! a/ X! T& V5 O6 K  m
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment4 b+ r7 r. I2 E" o$ _( x/ G
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
8 f& G: {8 q# ~7 c- q    19th JAAF Base Force' n* f# {* P0 v- n5 y) C
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
% z8 l4 L, v) z9 j# R    12th Air Fleet
: k$ [" A5 \& C9 a  K* J/ e    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment7 o6 q/ ?. g& ]8 w: `$ R/ D
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
$ F& l. Y; H: ?3 _4 t' O7 R! E% T    63rd Field AA Battalion" J; m4 w9 S, l& |
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment; ~% ^# U+ X$ ]8 h* o" [' D
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
3 q/ |. I4 o2 t3 O) k    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7 \% ^9 T) t8 I    Ponape Naval Fortress7 K( o# g7 a6 T
    61st Field AA Battalion
0 k3 B# V- P5 p    18th Army
$ `9 P9 Y. z+ L3 n6 a    14th Area Army /1
+ }' U  w! c5 }0 I3 ]& I% V+ G    60th Field AA Battalion
& Z- e3 x6 d2 K  L) w# t2 l1 K# }9 {% e    53rd Construction Battalion) o+ X' R$ w' H0 T+ t  c+ `
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
/ g; h& ^  e# o6 o8 F5 J    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1# i8 }, Y  I( S- R' U. L
    Kure 7th SNLF
1 C5 k7 @2 I8 {! q% z/ ?3 c    3rd Base Force6 A7 y9 A" |; d6 `
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)  S- ^9 C% ~# l/ F0 Z& s
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms( t; t+ U& t" @& w" z; D- `
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 s
$ R0 v( k& A9 Y/ y% rEstimated time to target is 34 minutes+ J1 P8 u, M6 ]5 E2 ~- M+ [+ j

: }6 V, E- q) X( }. eAllied aircraft; ^2 c. R4 W( o5 q9 C9 N0 V
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 4621 S' [5 m6 G, |( ]
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337
2 A1 i0 r0 ?* J1 g" \      TBM-1C Avenger x 2837 q8 P$ C- y. W6 U) u
Allied aircraft losses) v( f) P! w+ f  k/ {4 d9 M

5 F, M0 o/ V, I% g3 X/ N+ H0 V  l# S2 E6 r
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) f5 }% i' q, V+ C; S8 C

: o4 I7 D- e8 s1 A8 Q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: x2 k+ G+ l2 l/ B
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!# T8 K0 `& j, u* T
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Allied Ships
1 r# S, p- ^/ ^5 [2 ~; n" J      CA Vincennes# D. r* z% M6 z8 ^9 j( C
      CA Quincy- A7 J8 C; i. y# o1 i
      CA San Francisco7 E6 Z# Y! a4 E( a
      CA Minneapolis2 r; Y( R' ^! A3 I# q; `
      CA Astoria. m  |# z$ r5 {- e9 N
      CA Chicago
1 M9 z5 P! Q+ ]) N4 p      CA Louisville& o2 ?2 Q& d" c3 @3 n/ s
      CA Chester5 T; i: I( z& s
      CA Northampton% n& d: `8 Y$ q/ E4 w
      CA Portland: b$ J1 E4 N' f" H, H9 F1 E4 X- w" M
4 U; U7 j7 o1 q
Japanese ground losses:4 d9 c$ H% ^2 x3 F6 a' [0 T# I
      112 casualties reported7 s: N& x4 p3 j, i0 k% E  V6 \( q+ x
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& F( ]6 R/ u6 g' z+ g( ^/ l3 n
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled
& h7 R% a: }' p; X  T0 Q         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled9 o- s! N( b0 V* B8 V  K6 Y6 m

9 {1 W, P2 s  H7 h; e8 dAirbase hits 5
+ U1 T# E% w$ ~4 V* Y, c  l' N8 C' hAirbase supply hits 23 D- ~  b; L7 L, h4 f2 |1 C
Runway hits 21
+ C" x1 R% B) F/ b4 ]Port hits 7( n' d  p9 T( R% Q, h& `0 }
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1 ]2 `9 H! P1 v$ r- ]* D) z: Z' E7 mNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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5 v' Z& y* l& s- Q$ @5 OAllied Ships
0 j/ D) O$ Y' x7 A4 S      BB Alabama8 G0 b+ _* R: `3 ]) A, j) K
      BB Massachusetts
# D0 n4 J: Q7 t0 |: P3 p/ z: `      BB Indiana& X0 G  F4 V9 {+ c+ o
      BB South Dakota
2 T+ y2 U& r; O# y9 J      BB Washington
9 e, ^9 B4 |& ?9 s# [. y      BB North Carolina9 G& a! \5 ?+ X' u  H
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Japanese ground losses:$ ^5 a5 g4 r- G
      398 casualties reported6 m* g0 T7 T7 `# {
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled2 l7 E6 M: K% o0 W8 T
         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled
" \' K. W3 x' n8 N' s         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
+ V+ o' x9 a( T6 u- f" ^      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)
% R3 M/ @! R8 b5 `" U- E, l      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Airbase hits 97 v  e! H  M$ z0 c- V
Runway hits 99 ]9 x! x6 ~* c: W* C
Port hits 2; f# N7 B# x* q  K+ O/ n/ o& O

" A3 Q8 h2 b* h; W2 ]7 MBB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division
, l: J" r) n; S; Z9 sBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape
  u- U9 D( m" O. |$ ?BB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division7 W7 Y) w, ~9 Z3 H+ x5 y( Q2 X
BB South Dakota firing at Ponape * f9 j, V1 x* P4 U3 z6 Q  C" z: @: r
BB Washington firing at Ponape ) l$ J# q; U! s
BB North Carolina firing at Ponape 2 K( w. W( f. I7 [

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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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0 S, J7 s* g" \) M5 [9 ~      BB Mississippi: E) t. ?( w8 _5 Q- p3 D4 X! C. C
      BB New Mexico
8 }% h7 E; B- t      BB Idaho9 a* W5 ]$ @/ ]( s9 |' P. W4 f

5 m+ T! x& c! z9 O2 I8 l- ]% FJapanese ground losses:) J5 j3 b5 f9 o
      195 casualties reported
/ _! g  @  Q& i2 b         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
" q' P- T' e3 K: M" ~         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled
; I/ N$ }' ^9 k3 m8 V4 \         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled( O$ E5 d6 C8 s5 A/ F. n
      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)
; K  J( t% X6 J6 `& G* q      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)8 q  Y  F7 K5 X! |  V8 u% _
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Airbase hits 3
6 ?, K9 n) {% P; ]- xRunway hits 14
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BB Mississippi firing at Ponape
9 y9 a) v  ?2 K2 H7 Z( pBB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division/ [% L* |7 R8 s/ z0 Q6 O  C: |/ W
BB Idaho firing at Ponape # D) R* L. A' Q
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" c+ O) W- F0 X# W& O3 B) n. H& uAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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, i+ ~7 H- ~! U$ e/ }7 n  e$ EWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
% ?# e  E( a3 q, C" ZEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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& L9 Z  E0 c' T* x. p! P* [Allied aircraft6 m# x3 M; A. G
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 4629 D  H8 I- L9 \7 U
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 333( h6 s, l5 ?$ F5 r7 N, D
      TBM-1C Avenger x 286: V# U. x/ K$ u% y1 ]& S+ @
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Allied aircraft losses
* W6 U% x  K5 w# t      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged, w$ L' J1 I4 b! Z9 I/ F
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak
; N0 C& m$ |3 \# V& m      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged) ]0 m" r/ v0 ^  Z) B
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Japanese ground losses:
5 P/ _+ V7 \/ Z; ~7 ]+ H% N      121 casualties reported
; p0 V) Q. Q# T" r3 u, {# n* _2 \7 m         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
# B) ~7 C6 o* C7 G3 J. K* K$ E         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled4 t8 h/ A5 l$ a4 h+ t  _
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 d" l# p8 `( h$ ^8 G
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Deliberate attack  d* j. S0 U' G* Q& k2 K* ^
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Attacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 26292 F/ y- U9 C! J9 _" i! @

  r. r- |1 P; A# \Defending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121, p5 ^) F4 H7 U+ T. C9 v
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 6
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% Q  q* B/ f1 a- R3 nAllied adjusted assault: 3228 : Z2 P1 A$ L& Q3 H$ q. b  `

1 v+ O3 s' \2 kJapanese adjusted defense: 7085
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6) / ]. ~% `- f& E! O
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Combat modifiers/ v0 T: g- C* v
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
8 c3 q: k4 O* ~7 s2 ZAttacker:
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3 S" e3 M& ]8 s" KJapanese ground losses:7 z$ I6 W2 U, h& j5 o( p
      2305 casualties reported* J7 q0 R3 M2 f; f; d; Y
         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled
4 _5 F+ P3 C" v5 u& L% ?* h         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled
1 b8 l1 w( Q' J+ O         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
) a% }9 g9 E# y( v8 b      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)& b' }7 T5 Z9 {0 g$ j5 {$ k
      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
6 n( P2 s" q4 j0 ^' E& m      3064 casualties reported- M' \4 g  S1 F: b( J1 G
         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled2 q4 F" ?, M6 `* m- r
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled
$ C& H; O: x5 L4 O: t1 `7 {: [         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled  W/ ]6 H# H/ N! f5 S
      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled)
" Z9 Z9 d6 M6 @0 X      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled)$ U: v- Z6 y* G0 y. b; x6 [
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Assaulting units:$ q) Y1 E8 k) c) Q. F
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
7 s' h9 i: c3 V$ _! h1 A    711th Tank Battalion
- B( F. {3 [: {' ^( b4 `  P    716th Tank Battalion
# ~! y2 V4 m, L    6th Infantry Division
4 }& @& D3 }8 L& T    44th Tank Battalion2 M; J2 i$ v! P! Y2 V2 y+ m
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment/ b' Q% `  c; S/ _( N. j
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
: U- i/ M1 d9 A8 J    81st Infantry Division9 ~/ X/ L4 `* p" a$ h
    767th Tank Battalion
# X  V3 |# C; d; E1 `4 C( M9 L) r    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
* l  D; }5 z- r    762nd Tank Battalion
% L+ f: @/ |/ c: i    710th Tank Battalion8 G$ w$ n# V( e# `/ i% K# z
    96th Infantry Division
( X& \! ~& m4 Z8 ^1 o) N. e1 u; o    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
; p% {/ A6 \9 v  c    706th Tank Battalion# G; G5 M! I8 K6 b6 o: @
    5th Marine Division  q& h( }8 q) ?, e; H) \
    31st Infantry Regiment
# L2 V  g1 S8 W% C3 }% z    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion; Z( U* C  K+ u$ k0 E
    1st USMC AA Battalion
! F6 A% O  C' z# j    738th Coast AA Regiment
+ _3 U7 @' m/ ^    96th Coast AA Regiment
' G% l0 Q5 S! X    14th Marine Defense Battalion
' J) E0 `( n/ `- }8 t    12th Marine Defense Battalion* V& l# @0 O* ]3 ?
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion: H& I+ J) H9 _' V  Y
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment& ~+ C5 k: ?8 G$ ]
    XIV US Corps) E+ r. U: Z$ @2 R* m8 n
    X Corps Artillery
0 F5 L- R7 C( D$ p8 _    5th USA Defense Battalion
9 k' t' g9 O6 G/ x1 P5 W    4th USA Defense Battalion
1 ]! ?" B+ Q7 Y! w7 L    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
4 W2 v6 u  ^- X$ D7 F! J9 \% s( v0 \( F    I Corps Artillery   g( v' I. n" c$ I' C
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
/ r4 J* a6 ]) C$ J, y; v% m7 D; z1 V    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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0 ~# O/ p9 S5 p4 ~8 jDefending units:- S% w) H! a/ g  X5 i
    Ponape Naval Fortress5 k! w/ z1 T* [. s/ h
    81st/C Division
) s* ^. g/ X) b. g: I$ C. _    52nd Naval Guard Unit4 _9 H- }* A- F0 I' N: C' P2 {5 c
    138th Infantry Regiment
( Z6 V5 `! Y. t) v    6th Guards Inf. Regiment2 E( x# J% m. S- n" P! C$ Y. J
    Sasebo 7th SNLF
! F% H1 Y2 j, Y1 I2 _    144th Infantry Regiment
  E6 J7 A$ X) v  y- }4 n    81st/B Division
. d( v6 A6 b* {1 F  ~8 f  g    33rd/B Division5 h6 P- F$ J, V, _8 u
    33rd/A Division- R% G& P% |3 D3 |4 q
    81st/A Division
( s, r8 W/ e+ F! \% N$ k    Kure 3rd SNLF
, @9 E9 Y& R% f" T    33rd/C Division
* I8 R% q7 }2 U* e8 o    53rd Construction Battalion
) d% J, a0 ?; m  ^' p1 I/ g- b/ }    18th Army
% r( u* G! l& W. I* n    14th Area Army /1) e  B6 u: d2 C2 l& U8 K7 [
    60th Field AA Battalion! B7 ]* s' p4 L( y
    12th Air Fleet
4 J% Y1 J! c( B    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
- N6 J( Y3 G* c  P+ _    63rd Field AA Battalion" [6 C: E& Y$ l2 j8 }
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment* i( k) f: r4 C3 S
    3rd Base Force
7 L# @1 B+ h6 o7 I1 e& r0 y    Wake Cst Gun Bn /13 t/ i, u( O4 O  K; _' w* G! {% g
    Kure 7th SNLF, [, n4 ~# d1 H% ^" E2 |( ]8 Z/ w
    19th JAAF Base Force% c& V- n0 Q: f* P2 @
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
' y- z( N- G( l    61st Field AA Battalion5 ^4 |* M" G' {0 e
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co 5 D6 `" T6 \7 ]% D# J
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment) B# u& d" z+ r' O
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment& I( O( x3 ~7 v; a6 ?% A
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion" z9 Q# v, p$ H# H8 K/ w  ~" X
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
9 ~" q( }6 L+ I- F    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
) O* _1 [7 }5 X/ n, K8 ^妄图偷袭仰光的日军舰队被识破，轻型巡洋舰十胜号被4颗1000磅爆菊，生死未卜
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当天盟军对波纳佩的空袭和炮击还打出了一个小暴击，有1000多日军在155榴的炮口下死伤，这是防御要崩盘的节奏么？大统领拭目以待
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1 d) s1 G0 ]) H" SMorning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,60
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. [. `, N. n# Y0 }) _# A& r( _
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Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
  t; L; p; z& eEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 M1 X2 \4 L& h& {
      P-38L Lightning x 23
( _1 x3 ~0 y* o) x) ~4 F& f$ \      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
& E; U7 m8 K: K! |' c9 E      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged
& r- `4 J3 Y7 W* _; g      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships: s* Z. I0 C' x7 |( U: s1 g5 C9 s6 r
      DD Suruyame
: Q5 E+ Y, Z/ ^& o. n& j% J5 m8 F0 V      CL Ninaru% G4 L- O0 k5 ^6 i
      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
' |+ F3 U, b" I" U! D      DD Yayoi8 U. F* b+ `" [, \4 @# ~
      CA Kako
8 w4 @' H5 C2 \+ e      DD Asagiri
+ @( t9 q6 s; p7 V      DD Ayanami
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Aircraft Attacking:
! X4 Q7 x3 m# j. W' ?9 M; i+ Y      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'7 J% {+ y8 ]* O0 v
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb8 {+ x' X3 _0 m; W
       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'3 p& }+ ]5 |* T2 H) H. H- ^
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb- Y( C: n, ], ~8 R
       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
! U( ~  `( {" ?$ c! T               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb/ W; ]( Q% Z3 A+ z; w- }4 f

* k' E- u6 Y) d( FMassive explosion on CL Tokachi7 `* W3 f  |$ c8 H8 Q: M+ y; a+ S& I
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi
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/ K/ {9 P/ O5 a. h, f$ y; nAfternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape)3 l" X  ~+ Q5 @  k& h8 s4 D

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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
7 P* |5 Y1 M8 V8 |Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft* Y" `8 n1 B# S, g) V
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
, j! r0 R3 A! }% w' z0 A  }      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 326$ U0 t$ ^& H8 W, V
      TBM-1C Avenger x 285
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Allied aircraft losses; _- T: ^8 o2 ]  v$ I9 S
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged
4 A4 {+ I3 d% J  B# ~3 H$ B' ^0 k      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
) k% U$ Q( ~- k- _( e      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged
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  Z+ W; |+ Z0 ^Japanese ground losses:
: t$ V* Z& W5 U; g0 b" x      276 casualties reported
7 U9 b; s7 X7 y$ z( y* b" b         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
6 x/ m( U/ P0 N& C" `  |( z         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
. K7 X$ s' X* A         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 N6 p  \* ~; p3 N  i' I  r1 t0 W      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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, g3 e3 z* R' O- E1 R! E2 u! PGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Bombardment attack1 F, y3 p. `0 Q3 u
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Attacking force 5127 troops, 335 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 2263
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; T+ z% S0 c* u6 q; ?% l- rDefending force 45166 troops, 619 guns, 279 vehicles, Assault Value = 10172 _; P8 M8 Z& H, d

! v0 O1 P7 Z  C2 }Japanese ground losses:
  h+ S! N* j3 Y& d! J      1082 casualties reported; w! I- V2 {: Q# _8 \
         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled# t0 R0 T/ s- A8 }# v6 p
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
- c" ?% E  R/ j; v' ?2 f         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
4 `0 m/ |( w5 r- u' ~+ S+ K# l      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)9 }2 j  X2 m& ~( I
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Allied ground losses:4 \9 e, }. t. b) F, C
      23 casualties reported
. y( ?% B6 [* w, i; k8 ^$ |         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; b- B' j- x: `/ x. u2 w+ J, n
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
  v* c5 s, s; a1 |: S" B3 H         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( x; K" E1 s: x* N  R  w* s, U
      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)+ z; ]( x1 F2 U& H# Q! M
      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 44
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东京快车出轨
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! ?" B9 J; S5 t6 M' o# q, y9 i日军在波纳佩经过连日激战，补给消耗的速度大大高于天蝗的预期，眼看就支持不住，天蝗不得已组织了东京快车对岛上日军进行补给，不幸被盟军太平洋舰队堵着正着，水面车轮战后全歼了这支东京快车运输队的10余艘APD，还顺带击沉了护航的水面战队日军轻巡天盐号和吹雪级驱逐舰一艘。
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本次战斗为太平洋舰队2年多来第一次上规模的水面战，盟军水兵在能见度恶劣的情况下利用雷达给予日军有利打击，不过在战斗中也暴露出了盟军水兵技艺不精，炮击组织不利，人浮于事等各种弊端。战斗结束后太平洋舰队指战官兵纷纷表示要充分总结经验教训，刻苦磨砺水面战技术，积极相应9527大统领要求部队“能打仗，打硬仗，打胜仗”的号召，争取从胜利走向更大的胜利。! T% o: t3 }2 L0 p3 D; o

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: H6 n3 p/ w: a4 p天亮之后，巡弋的波纳佩海域的58战斗机官兵惊喜的发现有几百架日军运输机排着整齐的队形向波纳佩飞来，准备强行空投补给。盟军指战员当然毫不客气照单全收，击落日本大艇和运输机200余架，大获全胜。: i/ o2 ~3 ^/ j. R
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% d$ J, f% A  H7 B2 i& }3 d4 ~Submarine attack near Ponape  at 119,113
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      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk
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. @) h0 C# x' p7 wAllied Ships
! A8 R! O9 }* M: y7 J% e- i      CLAA Prince Robert- x9 b6 `& u( `! G  ^  p% S' Z
      DD Saumarez
- y* f- T# }, R8 H9 @) h3 w; \      DD Nizam
- v4 i% S' [9 g" V7 w6 _8 L      DD Ellet
1 E% n4 R$ |  k1 G5 D1 \; }      DD Waller- C6 o  p# y: z6 K8 ~( D7 a
      DD Walker6 P; C; y5 M7 I1 _
      DD Wadleigh
+ _1 ]- V3 e  `- t: w      DD Uhlmann
9 x) E9 |! e0 d' b5 u2 C      DD Twining
. ]+ L/ h3 I+ c( N+ ?$ }      DD Twiggs. _, Q. q$ G1 C) L& u
      DD David Taylor( H) q1 ?" @, l
      DD Strong2 Q2 T) F" }' T: b5 h1 z
      DD Sproston' U% A9 {- V! y! r
      DD Sigsbee% _& j1 P2 v& Y8 E" {
      DD Sigourney
" B* s) ]4 g9 J7 m6 s      DD Schroeder
8 f2 W9 Q; Q# @7 {, H      DD Benham II7 t$ i. O4 M0 r
      DD Cushing II8 g% ~1 }; b) T" o7 K
      DD Urchin
: d1 d1 D8 M4 V      DD Urania! @, X. i7 ]; h  X5 b- @# x* g
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SS I-48 is sighted by escort/ j9 U1 n9 r$ x5 k3 v8 t' ?
DD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search+ u9 |- C1 Y! f0 K
DD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....5 A9 P* a& g4 a2 J; W
SS I-48 forced to surface!
/ [% I1 w- q1 x% n3 {DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....4 g4 H2 V/ s3 c( f; G
DD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....
8 ^) b3 L8 c. E1 i* @6 f' J5 q# \DD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....
3 n! U4 Q5 Y! P9 J5 TDD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ....' E& Z! P, m' [/ i1 t: K
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
. @4 n6 d" u+ j" NSub slips beneath the waves9 V3 H: B5 \) r

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3 w% A% j+ X4 k3 e* V( _7 oNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards6 n; ]" [4 I! S  q" f8 M0 r

; S1 R8 ~2 y8 o9 UJapanese aircraft
5 R0 y" ~$ T- l& @0 `5 b+ v' N! j! B      no flights
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3 _/ z0 d+ m% T" T# g" }3 pJapanese aircraft losses8 W, V+ `4 I9 g* ]+ g# m
      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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' k) n. P+ y7 Z6 d5 \& z' S5 OJapanese Ships
1 [8 I- [# h2 Q& I$ q3 ]      CL Agano" f. q* H- Z& O2 w: N
      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2
) i8 u+ n; j3 Z9 r" |6 c4 [      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
  |# o3 F5 ]& ^  ]8 m6 W" F      DD Hibiki
8 h' l& \, Y" M3 n, u      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1
. C* T/ G8 M. Y/ \( E      DD Shirakumo
% b9 u" j# X4 o$ K      DD Isonami
. q/ x+ r! x4 v# O6 F      DD Murakumo  s  x9 h/ _0 j0 S2 l( v9 X
      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
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7 R0 q6 E0 C3 U( _/ x$ }0 ~4 w' oAllied Ships
$ F$ Q$ `2 G7 I      BB North Carolina
( S2 ^& t& {) a: h/ u$ j) ~3 g! `      BB Washington
8 s/ m( l+ @6 r. j6 |      BB South Dakota
2 O& F, F3 H, p6 m6 m+ Z      BB Indiana, Shell hits 17 c6 H$ ^! V# E0 u( N+ d% D
      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2
' i+ V  j- a  c* z6 k4 g" V) U1 M; h      BB Alabama, Shell hits 2
4 q, i) v/ s; a/ E4 Y      DD Conner# o# b- Q9 [2 T* m' L* m
      DD Cotten
/ e1 \3 ?) a9 H7 o1 ~# g      DD Cowell- E% n& w$ t9 }. r
      DD Daly
; {% T* h! ?- J4 W1 C3 V' @+ K' ~" S      DD Eaton
8 S6 n" t" T! V+ j2 ?      DD Heywood Edwards
3 r  i& Q+ C/ v3 }  w( b! x) z      DD Erben. f8 Z) `- s) x, R  W) ~0 K1 u3 E
      DD Evans
$ U$ A$ r5 [3 {0 N( Y9 D      DD Foote
! l/ I4 g4 o7 d" J1 w6 }" a      DD Franks: [9 d; `% a$ E. E8 s0 `
      DD Fullam
% Q4 N( Y+ j0 j! F4 F& W      DD Gatling
4 ~  B( U, W. L. ^  x- d* B      DD Albert Grant! s1 O0 ]) h( E& ^
      DD Gregory
& T- A+ s+ \6 O5 q* }  `5 i" p      DD Guest! M& V. u% P$ w4 K- s/ j" p& a
      DMS Hamilton
. v- J" s) C( N1 I. u9 ]- d* \5 q      DMS Forrest
  @% ^& M6 z% x9 e/ L" [& R      DMS Ellyson3 s# D+ R) I( _+ f+ p7 z

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
3 c& p* Q% H" ~$ a5 w/ TRange closes to 28,000 yards...
5 h' J; J1 G  |, |; N% TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards9 F! A- x4 F# p; r9 R
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards
4 ?8 f" c# m6 U! S3 o- x% M; kRange closes to 26,000 yards...0 ~# g2 y/ c( B# `! ], M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
9 C  Q! T3 k& j  c. }0 gRange closes to 24,000 yards...3 f  U6 E% N) A. T/ R2 U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
+ Z6 d9 N; h% v& b; b0 ECONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards9 s; `6 F8 c7 j/ {( r7 @" G
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
( }3 Q' \4 S7 F0 k- v& oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
9 ]5 S" K9 {* ^1 M, e! l3 ECONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards8 l5 q+ w2 P( }: `8 L, W2 G% k
Range closes to 20,000 yards.../ Q2 t! {9 U5 E1 U: R* G# s3 R- E
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards# d% x/ ?$ a5 B' |* v4 s9 }* Q% J
Range closes to 18,000 yards..., O$ }" J+ F* j3 M- B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards. q2 f- Z) }) W1 H
Range closes to 16,000 yards...  C5 z) z1 q# e5 v% Y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards+ d& Z4 |5 b0 s+ F
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
+ t) n- T2 n6 i1 ?/ x7 |0 h3 tCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
) B# N: M& _) ERange closes to 12,000 yards...
! q; I: H4 |- H& j( A  i, FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
: _* {( o5 Y& L( l6 cCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards7 {5 p0 A7 t1 H& I  u: ~  g. _) h
Range closes to 11,000 yards...: x* D  P+ h' q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
3 o4 I8 {8 z  p3 [5 w1 ]% @CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards4 E7 {; x4 K7 \" q# u' Y/ n
Range closes to 10,000 yards...; \" j, a2 V; r1 s+ c: V. @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards' R& I: \. Z' F0 t0 r
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
* w/ M9 L% p3 C5 ?0 E, k5 [CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards. o+ z2 e7 P: {4 B
BB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards. V8 S9 K$ f" i3 o& _, K3 }, w
BB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
' }' v# W3 I# I$ H0 O) D- _CL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards
8 s, O, @% Q( O2 P5 N' V. q( yBB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
. Z& C7 A! J! L( s! [BB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
2 s4 I6 M1 A% p  b) n+ W  u' {DD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards3 i( C& P6 X/ g6 U' s
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards# v7 i) M! J: g
BB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards
# K# o9 x% U2 P$ L+ @DD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards
; g2 f9 D) y2 r7 X3 T2 LDD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards7 v  i4 N1 C' \) d
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards. A2 }4 v' v. D0 W/ I1 X5 z% Q2 R
Range increases to 11,000 yards9 A- k/ m* l% N6 x# k& ~
CL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
, t( h* ~( v( x$ C9 `BB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards, L- U4 |+ z7 l! G* D- t3 N$ C' Q% s' U
CL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards
1 g6 Y3 Q2 ~, D: VDD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards  x! b! ?, |& T- O/ z5 p6 N
CL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards- {; }* o# Y7 Y( X1 X# N  ~
DD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards
( P& c1 Y% P' Z, ~CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
5 G8 Y* y/ R& G+ kBB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards4 l. C% Z# e7 _% P5 c- \; G
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
& m# p* z: ]% [/ a; kDD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards1 F4 s1 W7 E3 C8 j1 s6 m* {. ~
DD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
8 r! h3 q2 }) c7 }  @: lDD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards3 L( M( K* K# p9 {8 Q/ c
DD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards
8 ]) t; D, H3 K6 p4 p' a- a; QDD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards
' N/ d5 l8 I2 z/ a. XRange closes to 10,000 yards
# b  T$ E# E0 ACL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards# c0 i3 i8 g1 f9 t2 J
CL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
% i# e" S: f3 c( H9 YDD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
: x# ?! r. i" n: G8 fDD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
5 }6 ?- u4 p* }DD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards
: M+ {! v+ r7 ]" C7 }9 `9 QDD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
: z: Y6 Y& N, u0 O* BDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards! r7 U* R' o, m5 L7 j3 [
CL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards; U8 p) Z' V- _( k$ A: ^, h. ?
CL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards1 U' U7 p- J# G0 L  w" ]
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards
# @7 ?9 Y* h, X8 q. E" aJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape3 x4 j3 O. b0 Y2 y# Z
Task forces break off...0 k! Y9 [/ Z/ ^6 z. g# [/ D
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards: a) {- ^: n. n/ I, \6 D  w
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Japanese Ships+ q! d9 t. y  O( b
      DD Hikokaze/ r" X5 F5 `- _* k* e# P$ v. W( _5 s( @
      DD Ishikaze
+ J7 m8 Q3 k/ ^' J# X3 c3 z& V& v6 c      DD Tagokaze
6 ]. i" M5 q& g0 _7 l: F! \  ^1 _      DD Takatakaze
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  J0 }, h1 u4 z0 Y' K/ aAllied Ships" [8 G4 d5 H1 N
      BB North Carolina
6 H; M8 O/ Y1 l/ @      BB Washington  w0 U9 X: f" Y* d, X2 K4 b% N
      BB South Dakota
0 m$ A8 w# s+ l. H  Q' B* H* d. X      BB Indiana
1 d/ f& t7 h7 J& r1 u' ~+ k( U      BB Massachusetts
% Q7 |) b  M# |# Y      BB Alabama) F" h. d0 a) y4 T
      DD Conner$ e0 V- A! z7 k0 W- L$ |1 J
      DD Cotten
; h) w( Y* A2 j2 e: y+ q; r$ @' ~  N      DD Cowell
" n5 ^' G, [. _5 x) k  }      DD Daly4 W4 w  ?* _4 v5 s. s4 m
      DD Eaton+ P' f1 J  i3 \1 F5 h
      DD Heywood Edwards
: n5 R! G- O% Y* v) J- A) p% y      DD Erben; I; H' \$ }! k$ B
      DD Evans7 U5 J2 l) \- Y+ `. I' A' p
      DD Foote7 h: ?: I: d& W7 A/ B/ O  ?& R
      DD Franks- `" K& [  F/ w0 ]: N! M- U' U
      DD Fullam+ X% M, o1 y- M
      DD Gatling1 ]( e. ?. v; Z5 j% y6 D' B9 x
      DD Albert Grant
0 H9 E" Y; c0 E0 h      DD Gregory
8 f8 o* [! [& _. \      DD Guest
) Y; r( \1 u$ Z" ?3 S9 o7 D; y      DMS Hamilton
) A, l( m& D) P: }& y      DMS Forrest9 O8 v; s1 G* J& n/ [4 ^# \
      DMS Ellyson( }! s/ z, k, v6 n
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards6 r$ {5 l7 z- h8 x5 }8 `
Range closes to 28,000 yards...* o# U- [& o& p' \
Range closes to 26,000 yards...% W1 q% T: Z- D) k. M$ v( P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards0 o4 S, r4 t, K2 o2 p: j+ g
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards* c5 k. ?$ h' S  ?/ w# x
Range closes to 24,000 yards...) e* Q& j" ?  K9 }/ t( f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
' [, v6 j: L2 n: N+ m% yRange closes to 22,000 yards...
6 e& O0 U# l4 u/ o: I$ v* X& PRange closes to 20,000 yards...2 }0 {( S. H0 N3 ~0 a
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
* H8 F& S; q5 l6 n, iCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards% p( u8 f* R# E' x/ x5 l
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
: j; C' p0 d5 A% {: U" l1 s9 \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards) \- e1 R0 |1 z
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
3 d- A$ l% u7 ERange closes to 14,000 yards...
' ]" z6 z  Y4 Q3 i$ eCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
& w0 _/ _" W$ d# T/ b8 ~CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
9 P% Q0 y4 g7 D' h( U$ ~2 x1 o" jRange closes to 12,000 yards...+ D  v) t& A1 K6 C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards/ V2 P$ R& \# D2 V$ S
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards  `9 U2 p9 ]0 J) v+ `
Range closes to 11,000 yards...5 e; v& e9 o' K" _
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards) A; Q' Q1 K" R5 ^# t
Range closes to 10,000 yards...( s: i' U8 x" `" ]) m7 F  W  O4 S
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
9 O& R2 A! K, Q' m+ f5 L; DJapanese TF attempts to evade combat
  y5 |* v2 Z) G  r2 J  u" `Range increases to 15,000 yards...0 O8 i% z% ^5 z: u
Range increases to 20,000 yards...% e) x4 e. [# W2 W( v5 y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
$ w) b( C6 g% C4 |1 ~$ fRange increases to 25,000 yards...0 B  C2 }) z+ U' [3 Q
Range increases to 30,000 yards...; z$ L5 A1 Z; g' s3 R+ ]* J
Range increases to 30,000 yards...( Y; @3 J2 ?1 n5 S& G$ E1 L7 Y$ V" I
Japanese Surface Combat TF evades combat
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships% n: q. \( j. U1 H. s
      APD T-1
1 S" N- k8 E+ ?      APD T-2, Shell hits 2
& D1 t  T$ f$ k/ D" N3 U      APD T-3, Shell hits 1+ ^( E# l) o# _9 L% T! S- C
      APD T-4) r' u, X/ z! ?1 ~7 K" N' L* P6 I
      APD T-5( k7 {+ \& y7 E8 f. q
      APD T-69 v; ~' S: _. ?6 q, Q! Q
      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 J: r  K  y7 R- c0 ]6 q      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire, k" K9 p) ?9 B6 d+ }8 R5 R
      APD T-9
" [) k" t# Z, b( I, f      APD T-10, C; |2 s4 Y7 h# P8 M
      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire# m/ ^3 Y7 b9 ~
      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
. P- y& e0 B3 K( U5 T: c      APD T-13, Shell hits 1" Y+ @: j* M) M2 V( Y. x
      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage! h7 E! k& E; r, s+ U: K
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Allied Ships% c, n- M) ?! w/ n  u! [
      BB North Carolina
$ T3 g- f, X' {8 g% V8 K      BB Washington0 ]1 F5 Q5 y1 x% J& g7 A0 D. O
      BB South Dakota$ Q) ~+ g/ \8 I! ^, B
      BB Indiana
9 I7 i( r# X1 C) a4 j! t1 ?      BB Massachusetts: @9 u' X$ _  n! R
      BB Alabama3 f  B! K1 [3 W- n! V, `
      DD Conner
7 p% S9 {1 L  L7 `      DD Cotten
4 {% |9 ?& h% m3 O+ \% h+ e      DD Cowell
* X7 ]0 @( T. r& i5 X$ t7 Y6 U2 J$ Y      DD Daly. [$ j( B$ B, ~6 L, p1 e
      DD Eaton
: W& o5 l" i6 d- S8 N. L* Z      DD Heywood Edwards
! A+ K5 Z2 m, ~8 j$ V      DD Erben
% M$ N. P0 D, J9 C2 \      DD Evans- \% c$ _, o* ~" @# e1 Y# Y/ G
      DD Foote
$ `( C2 \% ]' z2 [" n5 E. C  w      DD Franks
) A1 T( h4 @8 [      DD Fullam. Z5 }% [- d0 m( [8 [
      DD Gatling
( ]8 t1 K* ?6 [: B      DD Albert Grant; }% m- ~: Y4 g7 b
      DD Gregory
3 T3 G: h* ~4 x* `# M, c) @4 a      DD Guest0 R5 |6 F0 t9 q/ |
      DMS Hamilton
; Q  z$ ~5 F1 _: v+ x; t! b; D      DMS Forrest. ~1 L8 E  r9 @* V  u- J3 C
      DMS Ellyson
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) K4 u6 f" ~2 fMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
  e" P. L9 z- [, N. \. \& bRange closes to 28,000 yards...
# P1 K1 M4 P5 A) f; S6 C) VRange closes to 26,000 yards...
: K9 l, M7 D3 `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
. b! ?0 C) h8 m# N0 ~Range closes to 24,000 yards...
" G; q6 D* O; p# H/ G# |/ D5 hCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards! Z4 ]$ E& Y/ K9 ^7 L) X, b* C
Range closes to 22,000 yards...& ~. U3 r' C5 G+ v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards% I1 s/ _: f3 j# Z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...& A7 N: f0 u  n$ A, S! h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards, c* H' @: X* c- V
Range closes to 18,000 yards...5 Z5 ^6 H% u$ U' _) t& m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
8 _) I$ Q7 y& S- x$ mRange closes to 16,000 yards...
, @( j) a. `7 [/ SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
# G4 m' s- J  b) @4 N% s% `- @5 _Range closes to 14,000 yards...4 r0 q: ^7 N6 K: |# `. X6 p. ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
/ u; N  T# v$ n4 GRange closes to 12,000 yards...
; c7 p1 K& n. G! M/ ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
1 e9 e, K6 `+ ~6 T; G. v6 i/ aRange closes to 11,000 yards...
. A. h0 J. C# d# J' nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
6 ?5 \% V. E0 y/ T" j5 X" nRange closes to 10,000 yards...
( ]0 _2 l3 b3 \8 H8 gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
7 }' [" b) ?; ^% aRange closes to 9,000 yards...
, g: R  H# N4 J; p6 }9 q9 Z" ]! `BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
) M' f$ P; t0 |8 v% B) b5 fBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
# ?* j+ H+ E! EBB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards) d  A; p% F0 r3 W; F' r
DD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards4 |/ O; o' e$ _& _* B: z
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
, n) M7 P8 Q" \" b- RDD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards( k7 ~- Y: M/ O
APD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards
5 k, V( ]- Q7 OBB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
) t+ ~. h7 H$ b  n  _BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
. k4 e  A: e" P1 `: gDD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards- ]7 n; h0 L. \& \4 H
DD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
& [1 W& _2 Y4 Q1 bBB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards
0 V& ?; Y7 c0 s$ \DD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards. Z6 C# _6 i6 r: X. Q
DD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
3 ?3 P9 C; Q6 D# RAPD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards* c/ v- Y! @! Y/ J; F$ Q& y
DD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
  d, o2 }0 ^/ DDD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
6 ~1 K% W4 T( BDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards1 T$ `9 h+ H! C
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards- f2 }. D, J; x5 v- m  i( Q
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
: B7 M3 M1 e( V0 j; X  n, ARange increases to 10,000 yards" K7 i; ?# \; L# P& f9 g! B
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards) m5 i2 k  f1 u
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards$ a7 K% v; ]! r+ _: ^
BB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards8 g( @) x/ g6 ^$ G! A. }2 P* j- l& z/ W# Q
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
7 X- p0 ]; I7 Z5 w& v! ]" D5 DBB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards8 @# u7 b7 f6 Y$ w* G
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards. g! \  V" H% r  h7 |; e
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards
5 @7 B+ p& n. ~; Z7 LDD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards7 k* _  D5 A9 M
DD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
- w) Z. d* c' E7 P- _& y" zDD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards. u% s( j& m9 U6 R
DD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards$ G# d* g) }# H4 E! Z9 k& X4 c
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
# I9 r# I$ L. q- kDD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards0 v. @. ~% Z( t' M* e4 f
DD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
0 T+ h' s: L' Y$ iDD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
  {8 t1 Q# f& y, ~# iDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards7 y) [5 z9 t  G6 S
Range increases to 11,000 yards
/ i/ X( @6 J8 j5 s/ T  V2 yAPD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards1 n8 J' H6 E, R, `& t2 V
APD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
: c- [% s4 ~- j+ `1 d/ K* P5 @DMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards' U7 x  s( y" m' ?! {
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards
' G% ^0 M! _. F) ]9 l$ |2 c" XBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
9 ]6 f& i5 t# [2 aAPD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
) R+ A0 q1 v; [1 S. T; |2 D7 lDMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards
' \8 o- T$ j0 j  [8 v- tDMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards7 Q1 \  e4 O7 ^+ g9 x
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards; u% K. L4 x' U( M' x
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
. W( m1 r; K6 FDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
9 B# b( q% q8 C  X: yAPD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards
& ?- Y4 S) d: O# O4 _/ b0 SRange closes to 10,000 yards
( }4 B! D4 I( gBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards3 k- }4 O6 y, g9 c8 K3 n
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards9 W! r2 s% Q; W: N3 ~& x) l3 z
BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards* ]& q% P& p0 U
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards
( d' E2 s" U6 ?) _DD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards% }7 D% [% B$ q0 ~* K( \6 q
DD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards- z- i* j8 x) q6 s9 s
DD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards6 w( R$ y6 G- Y
DD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards' r" Y2 b6 [) w% H/ v: x8 ^; ?6 ?
DMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards: Y. j# J7 u" V7 z! }  S' D! a
DD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
+ }7 C. ^& Z% n! [( y& GDD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards& j4 E- O. r6 F" b- I* F
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
0 E0 t+ j7 h1 k* A' [DD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards& E! F) |8 E' `
Range closes to 8,000 yards" @6 ~) T1 }9 u
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
9 e$ n3 ]! @" A; Z$ U5 N5 N# M: RBB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards5 p$ d' M: \# |3 t7 ]; x1 S
APD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards
& _# O4 q4 M2 p5 D% R/ I9 GBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards2 L, o7 |" m4 |% M
APD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards
$ q" K* W% V* @6 sJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
5 Q) v7 Q3 |8 \* G( LTask forces break off...
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1 p3 C6 t* ~7 Y1 i$ JNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards2 T2 H. w' V, @1 r: l8 c3 A. i

8 \, f: F2 s0 W5 N6 @Japanese Ships
! a+ f$ {) E/ A/ z- w      APD T-1, Shell hits 1
% c' G5 o7 p/ W9 ]      APD T-2, x  ?' R8 ^1 p3 b# p) \
      APD T-3, Shell hits 1; V, \7 r* A0 t1 Z6 L% W+ e" E# I
      APD T-4, Shell hits 17 a) A- G8 Q; R" N* p7 H
      APD T-57 a' n& m1 l) g' F' x
      APD T-6
$ n# v! N2 A& h9 w* R. x( f& ~      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage/ u2 \& I4 J% C! c8 j% j3 Z
      APD T-9, Shell hits 1
! A8 {( n) W- t8 r6 `% P$ Y      APD T-10
  ~$ H- j% P5 N" I5 c( z      APD T-11,  on fire  J8 o8 \1 c# h! A, P! a
      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk( m# C2 J+ N  J1 |; I2 o2 V$ C
      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk) a% s% h* W* x
      APD T-14, and is sunk. l$ `. L2 A/ B7 j) _8 o
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Allied Ships1 f# ?- k& v; [0 ^1 D( d: z5 P/ P$ i% Z/ V
      CA Portland; l2 x9 \2 U5 a: V  l
      CA Northampton: |. P6 ?/ W; Q: n
      CA Chester5 q3 K/ _4 u1 K6 T
      CA Louisville' U% w! E: u7 u9 c  t2 N$ D
      CA Chicago
9 F# ?+ m, g; m      CA Astoria5 A$ e. N3 `6 F1 a( N
      CA Minneapolis
& ]$ V4 y, _$ w2 B+ S      CA San Francisco# q" P  H9 m0 g' k$ K3 c, S9 Y* d: R
      CA Quincy
* a. r4 I7 o! ^      CA Vincennes  ^3 E  W/ k  a& t1 F5 J4 k) c3 g2 w4 v
      CA Wichita
' X- t) s1 d# T+ B4 F      DD Bennett, {5 {  {! v1 \
      DD Bradford* |/ s4 W" H& z1 }* A
      DD Braine. \) d. }: ]8 J: s, s0 m1 Z# a& T
      DD Brownson
: f; ]# o/ f  ^6 [8 [' D      DD Bryant  m4 n2 T0 |$ n- t  a1 Q! w
      DD Bullard
* F6 E; p' ~7 B  b$ b  |) n      DD Burns
0 J" Y) c5 m7 q1 U- ?      DD Callaghan, o' }/ M0 V/ i; W5 S5 q/ n4 t, X$ z& W
      DD Caperton
$ v+ \6 L' S# {      DD Capps6 N1 q8 Z& n  |1 O6 [4 P1 d) x
      DMS Emmons; D) Z# |2 S# f3 f3 {' Y
      DMS Macomb- u9 `: ^+ E0 t' H% k5 [& c/ ^$ l5 p
      DMS Rodman
+ I& U$ J1 r/ Z5 D; A5 W7 |, k      DMS Gherardi  s8 Y* V2 L9 D4 q& ?
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6 d- w9 I7 }7 N' g# f7 }  ZMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards" N' r) i; }) u
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
+ _1 S9 r5 b3 CCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards# x# Q- u5 `( l( k$ n
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
9 e5 y& u) d6 d$ YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
( E/ O/ P' ^$ V, [% DRange closes to 24,000 yards...- ]- w, L; i, w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards( e3 y( y6 q! q" D  o+ A. e8 e4 {- p% D
Range closes to 22,000 yards.... ?- V6 u; h' k& Y3 X/ Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
5 Z1 b0 Q, U: ~) I8 r- @Range closes to 20,000 yards..." i( _, f. n* V# `2 U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
. i/ ]9 c8 M: ~+ XRange closes to 18,000 yards...1 q  H  F' m: P! C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
' o, t! G# K5 @Range closes to 16,000 yards...7 }$ t/ M1 |7 }# N% o3 i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards/ h2 U4 g6 V; b; M7 h  r& @
Range closes to 14,000 yards...+ Q9 S2 j+ y- ~$ _/ D& T) Y
Range closes to 12,000 yards...  t8 e1 G. Q& C6 O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards5 Y/ s$ [# s# k1 S
Range closes to 11,000 yards...5 y% M  U2 P: i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
7 Y, O7 q' n2 z0 L1 s2 }2 \8 kRange closes to 10,000 yards...: N0 d, z3 ]- G  ?1 Y. c( P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
+ {; _8 e1 f* ~7 m4 Z+ L4 B9 MCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
$ A: f/ x+ T& I# v5 R4 P9 l4 ZDD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
7 P( k% @! P* u  e( d' l0 TRange increases to 11,000 yards
/ P7 T# n2 j+ d" f! U' GAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards3 I7 }2 }$ J$ h: j. K
CA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
( s7 w9 M6 k) k/ J0 |- d6 s& j8 nCA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
; M! ?$ U5 H: ?6 F3 M4 B" g# NCA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards
# z4 ?; D. I# I$ L' y; x1 W6 c; m- d8 kCA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards" I  S9 c5 I8 v, Q3 u. [0 \1 [% k
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards2 v: }8 p' r5 @# O& V* ?# @4 X
CA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
9 w9 x$ P3 F8 E9 o0 N% eCA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
7 X: W" w2 e3 gCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards
, \. e+ C% @$ Y% i, o4 ^CA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards, R. X: Q# ~7 [  v2 {- s* ?+ `
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
& p3 P. j8 H* n: y# Z8 m. u0 YDD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
' j/ J- V1 V3 O: B0 UDD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards: h3 c0 g) @5 @* x
DD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
0 {0 X1 _. t+ _: ZDD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
# |! \, @" d) t1 K6 I7 xAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards4 ]- R! J  M% e2 `7 y( J
APD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards
5 j; ^* W7 d0 U) CRange closes to 10,000 yards. k2 i$ p  S% B: ?5 I% q0 y
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards0 H% {! J9 g! E) d
CA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
7 @8 h! ~! B2 nCA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
& H5 F( f: O. R* b& pCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
8 v4 O9 b7 E. j6 ^' }CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
1 ?$ X+ m; W& R3 _. W. a5 l) [APD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards" \  ~% @8 [+ @
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards1 _$ e+ d% v4 I
Range closes to 9,000 yards
5 O' U" E6 h0 G2 y5 r, {+ EAPD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards
- X0 O" V& C9 @+ s! d. O4 W& ^' R; ?" iDMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards1 F/ o1 k2 u+ O7 d' _
CA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
+ Z/ P; B- {; t( }9 |* w! vCA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards2 |  [6 t( b5 n7 p+ @9 U( o( v2 X
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
5 K" E4 Y* i; A0 ]5 ]9 S; @  w( mDD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
' o$ t& a7 A& VDD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards+ A. w% {% b$ x& s) }, z5 ^
Range increases to 10,000 yards
' S2 |4 R" {  ^% k0 v3 tAPD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards; F- e7 i  _7 a# q# ]+ a; A+ M2 `$ G7 L
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
: B2 x# M" Y/ E+ B. WDMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards1 T" s8 k; W" R5 q' C, W
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
3 ~+ I) f# N: g) RCA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards) M  T3 o" u7 V1 F  G" F
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
3 }  d6 y/ X5 L: g5 O" rTask forces break off...
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4 I/ ]' ?$ K; P1 r9 }! A" s, S" dNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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$ g3 l  v2 p8 C$ U) g' MJapanese Ships# C- u8 ?1 l& o9 u; f! K- Z
      APD T-1
/ |. P5 f9 |/ Q      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire
2 z& x0 E1 F0 X% I& i2 O8 j6 I      APD T-3
% Y* [$ \* L4 `0 y- ]& Y7 K0 V      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk' p$ Z0 \% z% v8 \
      APD T-5
( l* L1 o, d/ Q# a' d3 X      APD T-60 C- O) t" t/ V  G7 @- K
      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk9 i4 ~% ~# F, m. N9 q
      APD T-91 E  p, b3 J: p8 [7 F: s' x
      APD T-10; |/ k5 ~2 o$ `4 Y6 h
      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire
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/ x& D: H: C' W: YAllied Ships
( z2 ~9 p' F7 z9 x; x/ [      CA Portland
, q. j3 E7 f9 T: ?: }      CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
3 i9 R& j' w5 n3 `5 e      CA Chester8 ^6 R7 k9 z& [8 C$ g+ J& v2 b
      CA Louisville
( `# {4 u* |" x$ t8 R      CA Chicago: s, g' W) d9 H4 T
      CA Astoria6 e3 D) c6 I$ o6 s. b2 ^7 j1 ?* z5 P
      CA Minneapolis  z4 [, Q9 }' u* ~9 w, U
      CA San Francisco
& B. Q- b( r* [* w" X: v      CA Quincy
7 j! N$ I8 T/ R3 _+ o. O      CA Vincennes5 a& t1 L) f2 Q0 r
      CA Wichita
" r: G2 p+ N& M      DD Bennett! l$ B" \1 R* x/ s8 @; P
      DD Bradford$ C$ X9 @1 P0 Z# h( @. R
      DD Braine4 t/ s( F  w+ B. W2 p9 g7 c
      DD Brownson0 d6 ^' x/ a" ?9 G# h
      DD Bryant" y: v  y. r! Z  j4 I  F
      DD Bullard
  j' E- e- A5 l7 F& p0 K      DD Burns* \9 A/ O2 }& W: N, l8 ?2 J% r
      DD Callaghan
* p) r: x5 ~+ z( U; p  f6 x1 Z      DD Caperton
) U$ g1 ~! R+ X# X7 A      DD Capps
9 }; {# w( F& ^# h# f- u2 T/ m3 }      DMS Emmons& C' J! k- J; q$ U2 ]1 s! g& m
      DMS Macomb0 s3 l2 q, K9 C( L9 f
      DMS Rodman
1 x* h3 N  r5 O2 w      DMS Gherardi4 ^8 M! |) k7 h; B" n# X5 \* @9 d

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
! t. `5 w# G# i" t! n% kRange closes to 28,000 yards...
% e: N+ U% ?( x- @& T* h6 ~% CCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
2 c0 g$ ^7 P$ Z7 q- x7 yRange closes to 26,000 yards...
. V0 B1 }' E; S4 O1 KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards; z4 [+ C* b' S3 @) S
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
' \4 ~) }5 w" W- C: dRange closes to 22,000 yards...( K* C; U, s# M4 W& K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards. |; {- n) x8 x, X. W" N7 C& O
Range closes to 20,000 yards...+ X" ?! Q. M- z  {5 F' ?6 n3 ^
Range closes to 18,000 yards...8 a: ^2 y, d' z  x6 y6 o
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards* x: p$ T: G% F3 S
Range closes to 16,000 yards.../ r0 Z" m# E$ M8 Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards' C7 W, `2 ^3 m4 q# c
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
! S3 S( k7 k$ S) fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
/ d9 `5 g6 c, F+ O3 bRange closes to 12,000 yards...* A- H/ }4 n7 z! u" B8 O* d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
& T6 `2 I' H4 J8 ?) YRange closes to 11,000 yards...$ p  x! H! g3 B7 J* ~# N) ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
7 s1 K0 B/ c1 n7 wRange closes to 10,000 yards...
+ @: D, ~! T& d- s- Y9 g5 tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
+ O" A3 ^# \5 f. P4 a0 B; c' M( nCA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards$ A0 {# ^1 L0 L; z. e: \
CA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards& @9 J. l* F+ k4 I2 `; s  B' m; y$ G
DD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards
2 W* s* j% ?- s& O! }4 `" ~Range increases to 12,000 yards; R  D. I: E# o$ C) _7 A
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards- B' |7 A, Y- O9 U  v% C
CA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards
3 o$ N: G- Q! S$ Q* x' rCA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
, L+ N% W4 v- W/ G9 b4 C) T8 @CA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards
7 v1 j. v1 {, G- T) iCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
9 y# ]; j) m$ fCA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
$ M! r8 y( h. a" aDD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards+ ], g0 t$ }1 d* w
DD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
( ^9 {3 R# F8 V0 X# \( L) H, PDD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards& X  |9 H" h! c- }
DD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards0 Y  E2 z5 \# C+ Q! {8 M
DMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards$ U+ w' E* r+ e' G% ?6 _$ j
APD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards
$ D  S4 @+ U* B2 U9 K  x; k, U( i; DRange closes to 9,000 yards
) q: }# U1 [! i  ~CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards0 g2 a& {5 R3 {& S' F  D4 X
APD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards
! r/ H4 V% O8 E( V& oCA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
6 F( Y6 y7 u; Q' U, H; _CA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
; z" Q8 l! m3 x# w" q7 eCA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards: Q0 I/ u% h; t5 V; n- F2 B4 i
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards5 d- F8 r& Y* [1 z) h" ]( k' C3 l
APD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards
3 Z/ h( H1 i% oDD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
3 A$ o/ y* v( l2 m) m' Q/ CRange closes to 7,000 yards
, a# `! x% j8 }3 p( l) i: z2 qCA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards: Z( V9 k6 J9 a( D
APD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
" e( c7 G; x; x6 `3 j% ^, gCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
! g  f7 i) {0 q! OCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards+ f( m, c8 y+ q) F+ U
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
) S* L  @  {) U/ `# ZAPD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards6 f9 w7 X  n+ T9 c5 k
CA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards$ Z0 Z- ~* j7 s' d/ L0 u
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
  V' a% n* t" H! WCA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
9 V/ H5 n( y, P6 a+ O# mDD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards* w1 V4 e/ I2 b
DMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards, g" X+ M' _% P( N! k3 z) P' J3 f
Range increases to 10,000 yards! c3 K, j) w- [0 f' `) i
DMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
; f, o# x1 L; G9 A- JCA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards9 H9 Z+ _  t1 l8 s1 P5 c
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape' I; L  t0 p+ O0 P
Task forces break off...: b" I. k& L" t8 d$ X
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3 m. [9 n* v$ C5 C$ D6 jNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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' q' A5 F; Q. {; g" ~! q* H4 yJapanese Ships
' e3 t: t! I4 E$ @9 ~& W      APD T-13 q3 z$ n, b3 h# O
      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
! F; h: C, W! T0 J  k* }      APD T-3
6 q7 p7 p; m/ r" S9 X3 W  c4 I      APD T-5
7 _  K! a- y1 C) Q  E9 N/ v      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, \/ z4 Q1 R" \) U& {7 [      APD T-9" L  C3 f$ e7 y" T+ n* ]
      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
2 ^4 G0 |! }) o9 F  R      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
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# L" [. l* W9 y4 C' sAllied Ships: E  _0 j' K- n& K+ @; m- ^
      CL Swiftsure
  M) D+ v: t7 S0 p* k! {0 |      CL St. Louis9 S8 G/ v- }8 Q! n$ }/ t) p" W' |
      CL Phoenix7 i% s# I2 b7 f* p9 `5 o) a( E$ C" _
      CL Cleveland
, \0 G" R  w8 g! g9 |4 Q/ Z4 C      CL Montpelier
4 h$ d. p, T& w4 f1 r6 a) r2 q      CL Denver
. H/ y' A9 W! d2 s! I) @' _1 D      CL Santa Fe# k& K$ v" {8 Y7 ]9 W: L( k& Z2 i
      CL Birmingham
3 {9 p" B2 r/ p3 a  l. g      CL Mobile2 h6 g' W$ L, e, b% W% x3 V2 y
      CL Biloxi6 A) P+ _% Y4 ?+ f3 W9 K! l# [
      CL Miami& O$ @: N9 ~& [% t- X9 a5 p
      CL Pasadena1 q" J! x- O6 X1 i; x) ~" @
      DD Allen M. Sumner
* Y! ~: K" ~' N( U      DD Ault- B5 A* k; Z& G1 F
      DD English& v4 N" S7 l: L6 i( D" ?
      DD Haynsworth
7 A' L) p( X6 s* J      DD Maddox
& T. I2 F, X! k; i& g2 |3 H      DD Mansfield* ?5 S* o# D8 z# a8 w0 f
      DD Waldron6 b6 `# `0 V+ ~1 p
      DD Haggard
/ r. ?" r& L  i9 F! d4 }1 A      DD Hailey+ f9 ?( N$ W5 j) L. W
      DD Hale& ]+ @) \- A, x7 D
      CL Vincennes II- [/ n: i! X4 v, E5 S
      CL Houston II: S  j" F* D9 p" |" W
      CL Astoria II+ U& o9 G0 _. a# U$ {
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3 C+ q) s4 Z5 bMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
( {9 |, r7 W& Y# P& ?Range closes to 28,000 yards...
* }+ y  G5 S) c: t& _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards* ]: D  I" p: Y1 T' u% V
Range closes to 26,000 yards...# }) w: g+ o6 g& V1 H$ B- j" F* m0 y
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
) Q- ?3 D. h& k5 M' zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
1 D  T' d! Q9 |8 R' FRange closes to 22,000 yards...
% y9 C5 w' w! m: K+ K9 ARange closes to 20,000 yards...3 f. ]" A' M( T# b. _
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
4 r$ }+ Q7 u# W+ c& qRange closes to 18,000 yards...$ E/ a2 ^6 h  F. b  ]& w1 U2 G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
" q, b4 @7 k; J, z% E1 [+ P2 dRange closes to 16,000 yards...
5 o8 {9 K. M8 g2 ^4 BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
6 U' A/ t& O# G" {, z0 a8 xRange closes to 14,000 yards...
+ N1 z4 ~' i/ q( V' YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards+ ~% X$ M$ G$ a( y4 B8 H
Range closes to 12,000 yards...& V3 C# {. L+ J7 f& b4 G# h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
  e" l) o  w- L0 @& M8 p- r" ORange closes to 11,000 yards...- V9 |; Z" Q+ W" x9 e. b
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
$ D) c/ N2 Q6 l( W7 U! VRange closes to 10,000 yards...
6 c$ r& J, T4 BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards, [4 Q5 `# ?* ?
Wyatt, B. crosses the 'T'
1 F: G: ^6 W0 L# lCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
" E, |7 f! [2 H. aCL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
4 O3 b+ P6 z. o& d6 w0 j/ r9 d6 iCL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
, r* c9 z) i# fCL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards6 ~- [, o  _9 K* }) w
DD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
0 A# {* a0 V% K( \4 NDD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
; g4 G, J: O; p& e$ q/ P! BDD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
# D# `& ~6 x* ~. FDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
# z2 o# F4 @! iRange increases to 11,000 yards0 a$ ~9 N* o6 j' n
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards7 G: t5 g6 f6 f/ O) w
CL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards( `! d6 I. t. K+ ^) W
CL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards; |% y  J' e' J7 I$ F) d0 `
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
0 _+ V! C: J4 d0 `- yCL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
. |0 g2 y6 {* M. {CL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
( a. H, Y9 A' e& d& ~DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
; w; z3 {' ^8 e9 i' dDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
% P$ v. z$ h* k& ]+ C! S- J4 }. BRange closes to 8,000 yards( _* \! m& t# a
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards
# j. r0 T$ w6 o+ kCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
& ?1 ]# ?# v6 ^# XCL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards
. Q- x5 p0 L8 b1 C0 ~: T  ?APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards6 `. J; c& Y7 @
DD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
2 l9 Y) T$ H; x: }Range closes to 7,000 yards
& r$ G# {! O, _+ x! _0 pCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
3 \+ e- i$ I) u. GCL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards: ~% C) X/ J6 q6 z0 _. I! B
CL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards4 Y. I7 M4 d+ ?$ I$ x3 U$ U
CL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards- G4 |5 M% T) z( {/ i+ [
CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards* L9 g+ ?7 A4 j; h' k1 z
CL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards9 v, ~, K$ ]  I4 A2 X2 |: Z
CL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
  b& \+ a8 p/ L& W! p7 lCL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards) o. r+ k' N! @7 k
DD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
$ }& m7 I+ Y% E: DDD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards. {5 z0 e$ W, g, x7 Q0 ~4 L
APD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards' |& c& [0 f3 `6 D' C8 _
DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
! n$ t. Q$ n" L7 [, c& T: F7 A7 NRange increases to 8,000 yards: x$ x8 O& j4 \+ t7 W- i
CL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
; [( P8 w- W; _& `CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards* r# l0 u, T: j
CL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards
) R: q( G& t3 A) m! nJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
" ~# _/ n5 J* k" BTask forces break off...
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1 Z5 I5 H6 w+ l- A! kNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 8,000 Yards
7 k  ~: G9 u" Y" ?3 ?* h+ {8 y  `5 x
Japanese Ships. r2 H6 Z; c; E0 G0 u2 s! y4 P
      APD T-1
4 X) B' I# x$ a5 F& z+ o      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk; ?2 D) r6 l/ L4 x( w  D
      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
/ X: [& I% b$ j8 \3 N/ x; u      APD T-5( C+ B) Y6 `, c  M1 y7 g! A
      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk* D% O- E& m0 A: F3 h5 X2 C2 a" g, j
      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Allied Ships) y' g# g0 a+ u0 o' A# E) N/ {
      CA Portland
: i1 N* _; Z$ {0 f( m      CA Northampton
" t0 z2 }( {' L5 Q* T- A      CA Chester; F+ z3 j! M5 e
      CA Louisville. Y5 O- X0 r1 C" o
      CA Chicago
! R3 |0 S  @! A  w      CA Astoria3 F( @. j5 \8 m( k! {( v  u
      CA Minneapolis4 {" n) V4 R" [- ?- v; h
      CA San Francisco) ^" |. ?, l! |& I+ ^4 X
      CA Quincy0 i* @/ a, u* e4 V: b. {
      CA Vincennes
( ~$ |, @2 x+ O1 S4 J; v      CA Wichita
: ^: ^, o0 A* t+ x! z      DD Bennett1 |- \7 m$ x/ Z2 V" X# Q+ q" ^
      DD Bradford
$ t" K2 M* E0 J. h      DD Braine$ o8 {! W. K5 H
      DD Brownson
4 K7 J/ t) C& a% s      DD Bryant
& h. b  a5 {, D2 u      DD Bullard
1 f3 k9 J% C; h# m5 j- s5 E( t      DD Burns
) g  `' D( _1 v0 }6 z  U0 s( o8 J      DD Callaghan" v& t& `& o3 S: c' n; Q
      DD Caperton9 q% K" p9 @3 I; S9 Y4 G
      DD Capps
! ^! n9 d& L+ y/ J7 x) B      DMS Emmons
* m. C, j- d8 J      DMS Macomb1 @+ G0 D& _! a. g4 ?) S  Y
      DMS Rodman9 ~, N" a3 ?$ d% j) Z* p
      DMS Gherardi$ Y; W+ @' m' n7 U
  ?0 d6 T  M8 Q7 }5 [( g; ]7 q
& r4 A" A& @; @' B/ c5 q3 E
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards0 K5 G* {6 D7 }
Range closes to 28,000 yards...  ?( \2 {: `: G8 p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
  m' }# b& Q7 ]) a# [3 Z4 MRange closes to 26,000 yards...
+ o4 x+ p% k0 J4 W: }  B* R8 kRange closes to 24,000 yards...' f1 u" c  w$ i+ n( m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards9 \8 J1 x  F6 M4 j. o2 f  N
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
2 i7 y/ }" w- DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards2 A4 u! k% b, x; Q$ r
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
9 L: `- V! F) pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards0 _2 z7 E$ A, Q! x
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
' Z9 ~; Y" h' @Range closes to 16,000 yards...
" J* J: D& l+ L, F8 j; V+ lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
) x# b) L1 e; c/ FRange closes to 14,000 yards...9 a& A1 i1 A6 ]/ l# J1 [
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
  s+ `% w( F; {) b4 Z- s$ lRange closes to 11,000 yards...
* @5 [* F+ }3 ^, x. O, _Range closes to 10,000 yards...
8 }1 @0 S0 r, }! H1 V+ v9 q9 fRange closes to 9,000 yards...
6 t9 {. Y+ [' e  URange closes to 8,000 yards...) J2 d0 z: @8 M  c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards" }5 |# ?/ t* K0 `
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
5 g& s2 ?- P7 V3 j6 R3 @' a' _7 UCA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards6 `# V" I$ K  L, S7 j  Z
CA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards6 k9 p; E% W( ^& x/ m  {
DD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
" q, M3 z) R$ l3 YAPD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards
: K. b5 ~; ]8 x+ R/ Y( U' TCA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards6 ~5 g% I6 I/ b  v& W
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards* {2 g7 J' Z7 f/ M' M0 }. u. E
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
6 I. i, j  z  O1 rCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
$ q# |' H! m! s; K  x9 gCA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards% S0 C% B$ I* J' I* F; `0 J
APD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards
3 N, `5 \7 b3 d; \+ MDD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
2 T: Z  h, M* v3 J/ cRange closes to 5,000 yards
6 v4 n% T* G+ U& tDD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113
+ e$ }3 g* e0 i; u) D" p& T* w9 tAPD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards
/ f" ^3 Z" e' @* t$ E; ECA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards2 e+ X2 O3 q4 S$ t' T
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards1 Q8 f( v: ^" m  k! S
DD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards: o: G# s* o) M* n9 z
Range closes to 2,000 yards
9 J* c4 c, t' X$ I+ I" E- DCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards8 V' t9 H; q: t, O, o
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
: W  [+ `8 i. z( H0 {3 XCA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards( B4 o% e, W0 ^. v, G$ u1 c' f# T# K; L* E
APD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards
9 W- J1 _# I2 ^: O5 J6 y; t' GRange increases to 6,000 yards
9 G; x. t# \; i4 E5 P7 ^CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards9 o5 P& t  W3 c3 Y' F
CA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards. d4 h* ?  \6 L5 M+ w* A2 U* ^* I/ I
APD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards' V' Q8 j3 n+ f
Range increases to 9,000 yards
7 d# ]  p% m  u' V9 ~9 [DMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards; V7 o7 _: |9 x$ ?* d+ m' Q; \
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
" }2 l6 H9 ~& k8 L$ G; Z1 T7 ^* PCA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
9 a8 ]9 i- g' `DD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards, @. M# [/ h$ ?  m) V
Range increases to 13,000 yards6 }4 ^/ F4 i/ S4 d
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards( K7 F1 e4 k: B9 B# U, d- T9 a
APD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards" ^7 h+ ?$ |+ \
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
7 Z! U0 n: Z/ u: R4 _3 U. OTask forces break off...7 z: D. E  e! a: \: s5 w
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8 m( X3 w! D4 s* _: M) GNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards7 s& R3 T; u1 U& M

4 e# I3 ]+ L6 k- ~1 _, b/ qJapanese Ships& P' V$ n) q! s4 H  j! ]. O% l
      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
4 k, h/ R0 ^; P& u  Q      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk( [$ u+ g& n3 H1 t, S! r% G

; r9 K" M1 K/ N9 C/ Q& eAllied Ships+ W5 W% }& i$ ?- Z0 _8 K+ K
      BB North Carolina
" i# [, ?& K2 V" ?; J! @0 I      BB Washington
8 z3 z0 i; D  A% x; X      BB South Dakota. j% C4 j6 n4 W. j& K  P5 X
      BB Indiana& ]6 \0 U9 B/ S0 K! X# W
      BB Massachusetts
) F7 q& H9 b4 F9 y  E' Q- z  Z      BB Alabama, y  {& N+ ~  I( D' m. s
      DD Conner
$ U$ C: W- u9 l/ C; W4 a# M      DD Cotten
- o% z. W! W' [2 I/ b4 w2 h      DD Cowell
4 V/ b. w* V  v* P      DD Daly
3 q: {$ C0 X; E+ ]! I4 n- u  a      DD Eaton
! ]/ N3 A; h# Y  O5 f      DD Heywood Edwards
5 }8 j6 k4 V6 d3 ?0 H$ E2 L9 I      DD Erben( N, r6 j" @1 E/ c* M. K1 m* w) s
      DD Evans: }( ]4 l; I. |( g5 k
      DD Foote
' n5 T, D8 w& j+ Q9 c8 Z! m) {      DD Franks7 ?3 l: j4 \5 c' j* i9 i; S" Q
      DD Fullam4 S3 \8 y- X; ~5 X& ?# b% u
      DD Gatling
% U, D  i* }+ s: [" l      DD Albert Grant, R2 |3 G2 x& R+ _# O/ z
      DD Gregory/ L: {8 f: M7 t' n6 L
      DD Guest
8 `' [, k. S% @% J, Y- S      DMS Hamilton
4 ^) E/ O% P+ E& q      DMS Forrest7 U  P! \% D1 j% Q
      DMS Ellyson4 [' `" k' Z9 C6 T' P2 y% D
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards7 V' h3 F; x2 u6 F% {' H1 v
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
. Z8 |$ \# C' p1 ^. r3 E- C# n3 @Range closes to 26,000 yards...
" ^1 c6 j9 }: \% I) S$ E' aRange closes to 24,000 yards...& H7 k2 J5 b; N5 R7 g7 C
Range closes to 22,000 yards...3 `9 B9 ?& T( S( O" L
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
! q* X( V0 }0 i4 s/ z, K0 C. \* H4 E: L7 QRange closes to 18,000 yards...
, r2 ^  X3 t9 v0 {0 l4 O, vRange closes to 16,000 yards.... g* V3 h: ?6 }0 n, h. _. p( A2 h
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
( ~. }' o; B! ~5 PRange closes to 12,000 yards...
8 I# [* n6 V) URange closes to 11,000 yards...0 N8 `2 a- B8 L4 L7 `* A6 |3 C8 |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
1 o( q2 U! E/ j; J5 k. W( tRange closes to 10,000 yards...
9 R; j  l6 M3 ?$ FRange closes to 9,000 yards...
+ ]8 I0 I* ~$ Z0 S) s$ z' \  q2 L- PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards$ V8 g5 v$ M& [- Z  V" F  j. x
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards0 V3 y9 q0 F  H& V
APD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards( ^. G0 j5 K, u$ N4 Q" r5 h, Q
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
2 z. I0 j$ o; m6 U) U7 L; b: RDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
) \+ z2 [' |! v7 H! R3 sDD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
) y) v/ y3 v0 j/ s+ @Range closes to 5,000 yards
) H+ {& d+ H, J" L. V1 F5 ]% HDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
  p* w% ^- h$ R) w7 \7 @BB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards
7 j/ Z* W0 I4 R5 |. _Range closes to 3,000 yards8 L* k7 E1 P7 w$ u+ s# j
BB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards! w" M( p# W1 W& `; n
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
" }- N+ u1 N6 U& F; d( ?DD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards2 Q% y: F  v: A% [3 F2 n
DD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
  U# N: v! y3 H  k" ]- h, QDD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards1 K3 e/ b# ~2 v8 X2 d
APD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards6 e* i: O8 {$ N2 |- ?
BB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards8 n( N- n. }8 i# }! F' o
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards" G! V; f! D+ B
DD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards' I7 }% U% u. \/ o! M/ r$ }+ c
Range increases to 5,000 yards* J. y% O+ x9 }) x
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
0 x( Z! G' l" ?$ LDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards5 ?9 v$ K9 n  h
Range increases to 7,000 yards
/ x. H4 e$ @- U7 ~DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards6 P/ Y" @- J4 D3 u5 [  k( Z
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
/ G3 m) n* K1 ^* Y8 m+ `: i8 VDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
% J9 R. H9 ?. w/ h2 L2 PAPD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards( D; Q1 W! N+ i2 W
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards0 m% ]1 q9 F( F; {% x6 l; L
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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