lhdblys

两只小白鼠近来很活跃，渐入佳境，本猫馋了

godkiller

按纸面兵力，这要僵持了啊

红叶

波纳佩首日，盟军进攻相当犀利，以较微弱的损失攻破日军一层外围防御。
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)8 M' P9 l" q+ v" p- o
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Allied Deliberate attack
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. L' d: s. N3 @  DAttacking force 80164 troops, 1430 guns, 2486 vehicles, Assault Value = 3336
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Defending force 53947 troops, 730 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 1581; ?4 `/ T% B6 _% [1 @$ P

) x; u; a- [3 t0 Q. d7 lAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 8
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Allied adjusted assault: 3564
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Japanese adjusted defense: 5583
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8)
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Combat modifiers
7 f& U% x# `; m" [' `6 e% J9 x% }Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
7 q$ W) I% d( i* V% {8 MAttacker: ( V- u9 v; L' Q9 [2 Z  Y& R
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Japanese ground losses:+ _1 R2 t3 Q' }- c8 e! |% `
      3386 casualties reported, |7 {- r9 x& Q* I9 c  P% k
         Squads: 50 destroyed, 255 disabled8 L" a  i* g# |% U6 G
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled0 W% u7 D$ U5 Y1 Z3 ~. n- _
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled. a. t7 G! u# R; r6 p' i) U
      Guns lost 102 (43 destroyed, 59 disabled)
5 \+ K& }& ^2 G$ z$ y  a$ p      Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
: p  G1 m( a) y+ M1 M+ n' y& [% p      Units destroyed 1
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1 E: y  t0 w5 c% YAllied ground losses:
: P1 v  ^& C& w      5163 casualties reported
% D; c) F* o0 s/ J! \' }; ?% F         Squads: 60 destroyed, 463 disabled
/ x0 ?2 P* l" ^4 t/ y1 y( [) K+ b         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 183 disabled( K4 C3 z5 I* ~: k
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 155 disabled
1 c! ]( P8 s. X! }" w- u      Guns lost 201 (29 destroyed, 172 disabled)
1 s4 K1 k' }7 w1 F6 ?1 W      Vehicles lost 228 (12 destroyed, 216 disabled)4 f/ l$ Q2 k# V0 f* A! Z+ a* V
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Assaulting units:
# P9 j; k9 c# w( s5 J2 N    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
% O0 {2 Y% m. K4 f    710th Tank Battalion  Y5 x, ~$ W' G5 j# x
    6th Infantry Division9 y5 I% u6 W7 ~7 ?6 O; Q
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
/ S+ z5 z1 O# j+ o& G  \6 b+ o! |    44th Tank Battalion
- |" `$ x" }0 s' t1 y0 [: a    81st Infantry Division$ N2 O7 J# k  _0 u7 M  x
    762nd Tank Battalion0 m4 a4 U7 i: g$ s, R$ E$ @
    767th Tank Battalion
0 X7 `0 J& C2 _- [6 N$ _    711th Tank Battalion3 Y! j  z% \- a
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
* j. J; |1 I; v; S9 i4 a    5th Marine Division
- J3 c6 t" m! z+ [( o( {    716th Tank Battalion8 D# [6 S/ i( O
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment( R! j. b# n1 o" q
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
+ K$ C% p% q+ Z6 }- Y# g% n    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment% t! P( J: n& y: m0 Q3 g+ \; T
    706th Tank Battalion, t" a4 i% g; l' P$ R7 r4 U; [
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
7 `/ @$ c- V7 g  B( z    96th Infantry Division
# X; m" U) y" q; V) C9 {5 X6 J6 Y    31st Infantry Regiment# ~* H1 J9 ^( S  I) C
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
9 |: |6 }, `+ A: w/ x    I Corps Artillery 5 {) p+ C$ I0 l8 j9 o1 e" Q( {
    12th Marine Defense Battalion
  L' L" Y/ ^7 n* W8 C    1st USMC AA Battalion
: ]: z# A: q9 P    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
7 a/ S, h% y) x; y    XIV US Corps
) m' l8 x  G0 B% n+ p9 [    14th Marine Defense Battalion
' h: i; E6 z" S6 w0 C) @0 ~2 F    5th USA Defense Battalion
$ |% r- b- t4 P5 q; o4 i    8th Marine Defense Battalion( T- I: p$ _/ `' {# z
    738th Coast AA Regiment
: l# O: G: Q# `& k# b1 H    X Corps Artillery
1 W% q( m; n5 u    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment) T+ u$ M1 Z7 @' j+ g: u( z9 @
    96th Coast AA Regiment
# A+ v" `; S4 x" M- V* {) o    4th USA Defense Battalion
+ V" @1 y  p0 J    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment2 ]9 b& t( K" K+ [# N
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment8 v' }( h# \  i* d6 |3 m* u. {/ [

  P$ a8 [, I$ `; l& ]% TDefending units:
1 p& a$ k8 K+ T) N, ?2 R" U    Kure 7th SNLF/ I6 z& Y7 h' k. n% E  f
    81st/A Division' A% `' x: ]2 U! f: Z% Z
    Kure 3rd SNLF
" r. e' e1 j  S5 Q  T    33rd/B Division
6 E0 S2 A5 E, Q/ ~' C# R    33rd/A Division
! H; }, [, i7 y3 `' S" e    81st/C Division- D% W! h! D2 z4 U. p, h
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment4 X  J0 D: C, _
    52nd Naval Guard Unit7 E4 L: L6 j  M! ~& e
    138th Infantry Regiment$ x  K3 d5 O  R4 B1 U& T, H
    Sasebo 7th SNLF
/ ~) x: t2 D* I2 ~2 d5 G5 K4 s    144th Infantry Regiment
" q4 B  W9 x6 p2 e" @    81st/B Division9 x/ e6 r* A( w8 y
    33rd/C Division
) |, n8 F, j9 V/ ]  c    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment8 w) e. V. |9 x" X
    18th Army
6 N% v5 N. k- Q: R: L/ s    60th Field AA Battalion
( R% U/ b: y" K- _    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
+ B! k" [; A1 E: J4 r8 g1 M    Ponape Naval Fortress/ ^' G6 l9 ?; \0 k6 e
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
4 R9 ^8 T  `, ?1 j! u) Y$ q    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
2 g2 _- q1 o1 C/ n9 Y, ~9 V    53rd Construction Battalion5 ~7 d) e) F1 p7 F5 p8 }% z" E: ~
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion, F' B0 }6 c3 B# b+ g( @$ G0 S
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
4 ?+ @* B4 a1 o- ~4 W* J: n    31st Ind.AA Gun Co - m, k2 M! U  W! V6 f/ i1 m  n
    19th JAAF Base Force, t1 d3 w7 x7 l. k6 c
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1" `7 y  @9 _, i3 \% x
    14th Area Army /1" b, G6 x/ i3 T' Q% @0 S
    63rd Field AA Battalion2 p( i3 X5 `5 ]( Q7 r6 R# x* J
    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
, Q. ~- c. P( O  v6 r4 P    3rd Base Force
+ v1 a# c# O0 k    12th Air Fleet
5 q/ o) q& `# `  B: A, O. H! K3 w    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
% \' \! H- E  O3 @& I2 |6 d$ {" c7 [    61st Field AA Battalion
6 R' d! d1 L( d" k- }) M- k* R    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  x. n5 y7 [5 k. X    2nd Ind.AA Gun Co
, o1 @0 H% M+ \  d8 A% V" H    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
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同日，在泰国清迈被包围的盟军第50印度伞兵旅被日军增援部队消灭。; i2 M4 q' y& y9 ?: n
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* x& e# J8 R/ |  q, W& DJapanese Shock attack2 h2 d1 r5 T" e- W0 }

# O+ C- F* P/ _$ QAttacking force 47276 troops, 408 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 17617 m9 v6 _. s0 q6 Y/ q

, X' S2 y) i/ l7 m& ZDefending force 1285 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67) b9 B* h" Q. _% a+ W$ ]
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Japanese adjusted assault: 1373 ( T; j$ A: Y; V; ]4 a
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Allied adjusted defense: 10 * \, d) a- L- k0 ]

3 @" N$ S7 B6 ^( T+ n; S) O/ hJapanese assault odds: 137 to 1   P$ R" }, K( [1 b- ~! s
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Combat modifiers# [& x$ J& {  S, i1 J' G+ O* u
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)$ K9 D: ^  F; I0 @
Attacker: shock(+)$ S7 P/ Z( \$ R4 C: B: \

3 `( _  A( B* s+ D) pJapanese ground losses:, E  P( b8 y4 x0 {; m
      530 casualties reported) [& c: M1 ^1 L' T8 B& ?
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 116 disabled
1 P' O! \/ k) M. h5 y# D) |         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: N; V. w  O* G: o# m) I5 e
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled5 N  m3 U9 y! ?. ^) I
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)  A( A7 I! }/ m+ `

% w0 X  E. r: B( G7 tAllied ground losses:8 x0 f. ~4 ], w. _9 G9 k
      891 casualties reported9 \( r* M3 y! R6 i* Y
         Squads: 73 destroyed, 9 disabled- B: y! u$ A& ~9 C! Q5 a5 O
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
" d6 U- e+ z8 L         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 z1 \* S  X. Z9 w/ G1 V
      Guns lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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( t5 H3 F& ]5 }" d2 F" p+ R$ a1 ]+ M/ MAssaulting units:' v' K/ p0 z9 O- Y
    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade4 r; {! j/ |' T1 V2 S- r4 R) O
    21st Division
5 {6 [# }/ o, ~9 ]; p1 M    4th Division# N& b* M) r! G8 N1 G; G, g' e  k
    21st Ind.Mixed Regiment  e/ F/ E3 r1 ?0 \
    23rd Tank Regiment
; }$ P. @' Q+ f5 ~+ w: v! q" X: o    32nd Division0 _# @, b0 r# w
    Yokosuka 1st SNLF
* M+ U) z  d; P4 z* F    3rd Ind. AA Battalion/ y) A, e3 h  N, g: x8 e. R8 J
    6th Area Army1 j( Y; W$ c" [3 n% k! h
    103rd AA Regiment7 S4 f8 j5 a" m$ D( p8 S7 e
    1st JNAF Coy 5 J. U# n$ p" x0 n
    13th Army7 b4 o: D' U0 l8 d
    141st AA Regiment0 U1 W0 R8 ~) T' S
    4th Ind. AA Battalion
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  O" {3 v- d, h9 gDefending units:4 ^9 ]1 l: |# T1 m7 K( t4 O
    50th Indian Para Brigade
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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
5 k! v) h* A' ]6 _: r8 R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3 @- q3 R9 c9 n- M+ n7 M4 Q% Y: J* Z

- k8 M% i  O. v; Z9 c: B盟军继续冒着猛烈炮火卸载
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 443 v7 ^5 E; ]8 c+ Y- P) ?0 P$ ^- s
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7 E4 N( V* J" p. b+ s4 ?Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)- l# l+ V; }* g7 D: Q
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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% a% `" a6 L$ ]5 j$ G" L( F6 s89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense., Q: q# b# d# ~) H7 e: Q' x9 e6 B. i
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Allied Ships
- g3 A6 s- k/ t3 K3 G" }, `      LST-72, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 W# W% F  |; J* {/ U0 `
      LST-81
- X( t6 r0 h3 `" V- f      LST-74, Shell hits 3
+ T. J% W- L) }; q- [- `1 U: ~; ]      LST-75, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
7 j  Y, R/ f' y* k/ M      LST-78
  g$ P9 w3 P4 u0 y      LST 209
/ F; I- z) |2 Y; F2 L3 h5 y      LST-889
5 X5 `% x- l4 P7 G( l( V8 w- ~      LST-246
2 w/ ]2 r  M& g, Y7 `8 H      LST-240
5 n" r! P9 E/ p/ ]! T/ g% {, Q. \      LST-2044 W; t  T# i) b, _3 V7 k
      LST-202
& c0 w" d& F4 O5 Y+ A2 h3 B      LST-123
2 P" O' ]1 I9 H2 J& i3 \6 S+ m      LST-121: U, ^- p& }; A. s4 y
      LST-120: o0 n; H5 A0 m2 ^
      LST-86
$ b) a  ^1 J& ?      LST-855 Q: R. G/ o2 q5 P8 s
      LST-841 U: m* [" i. ]$ j( E( ]4 k

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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
2 J+ @7 U$ \6 M8 vDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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130 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
# J9 U. W; d" E: c; {      LST-78, Shell hits 28,  heavy fires,  heavy damage$ k+ w/ c! p3 B* B8 p5 r
      LST-83, Shell hits 3
2 M& |0 i6 E, s, p      LST-81, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
; @7 i* S# C; ]7 G6 Z9 O      LST-85, Shell hits 4,  on fire
& }7 ]& m5 R/ ?* f  |      LST-84, Shell hits 3; R+ a3 _7 {6 A3 `# E, W' }
      LST-87, Shell hits 6& F+ r3 T" r! ]: R" [
      LST 1802 L/ z% M9 l( b6 o6 Z9 @6 X& H
      LST 157
+ B: E. A9 ]$ D      LST 2
9 r& R" k" P) s. d4 i" f      LST-884! K) r& L0 a, s' L
      LST-8824 f8 m3 u1 v" W5 _
      LST-397
3 n; W6 H/ r6 M! M      LST-395
" n! v& Y1 i* |. @      LST-274
9 |+ d9 g% F9 l% K8 U/ k9 a      LST-273( ]# P" j! z4 z, e  q
      LST-246
# p6 i9 F( n# N( v      LST-244! h* P& k4 l' b, }
      LST-2410 Z5 A9 U8 C+ _
      LST-218
/ Q2 {' H# W! e# S% ^8 q/ e      LST-216
. R7 t) p; X+ H% `      LST-202( r! C( [* V: V. K
      LST-171
  Q+ H' S) P: o/ t" w4 b  x      LST-166
8 q. I# t- b0 A      LST-124( a9 b1 U2 f9 U& t0 K
      LST-121
/ \8 v* }. d7 E2 I) u# \$ f- p. q      LST-88- f! e8 U+ e0 y& W; @' e. v. O
      LST-123% }  k" d  L- |3 O: o/ H
      LST-862 v, A9 \9 c& Y/ a' u, q0 f) N9 A
8 `0 c; q! V. R

+ U0 y" W! Z6 P2 s2 X" i在当天盟军地面部队继续炮击压制日军，航空压制也保持着压力
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* ~8 D' d% K& q; i) C. P: c5 H  vGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
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- ^1 W7 E: z4 |/ a& m  }Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 5302 troops, 356 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 2812. K9 J% D+ R( X) o. C6 a

2 M2 z$ |+ O4 ]5 WDefending force 51369 troops, 699 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 1361, d2 @1 s9 i; I6 W3 `% f5 J

" y3 ^5 s6 O; a5 r4 RJapanese ground losses:8 {4 r) k8 \& f
      406 casualties reported+ h2 g, x. i! }! z9 j
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled" W! ^' p1 C% ^# i7 q5 s- X' @
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
# I3 w- Z2 ]* s$ {# F         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled$ G& @+ v8 x( X* y

* V* X# `2 \- F9 w: LAllied ground losses:" S. ]: F8 o( B5 N9 r, f; Y
      21 casualties reported- ^( c9 @! u% t+ W2 T: d4 P
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ e/ |, [0 t3 j  P: Q/ h9 i* H9 A         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
' i: O, E6 \: I0 u/ P         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) b3 {' T% ~9 P. i! x
      Guns lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)
& I/ V+ r- ~" |% @; t      Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
& v  X  D  o2 ?) ?. t/ L+ W" m1 d$ p    5th Marine/B Division8 X/ |% }# o& p; c$ `
    81st Infantry/B Division& z+ |2 Q$ t) N/ e" [
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment$ p; A' q( R, e+ n% j: @( h
    5th Marine/C Division) s1 j, M7 w5 f5 Q% d$ B
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
0 l' {7 J) G& y) G$ T4 C- v* z    6th Infantry/B Division9 S. U/ l& s9 F0 F8 ?  e2 N
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment" z+ o- H1 p; u3 z% L4 w% e  q. ^
    716th Tank Battalion# }( Z% G, q/ x  }3 a( {* G  A
    81st Infantry/C Division0 j+ ], j' I8 x+ ^$ }( X* o) `; n* y
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
1 l: t/ \; Y1 f1 r% `    6th Infantry/C Division
6 h( G8 x& A( C- s: }    5th Marine/A Division
( S% y' r) s2 P/ A    767th Tank Battalion" T5 Z, p2 }* c$ l3 q1 v
    96th Infantry/A Division
5 y7 z7 G9 Z, W# d8 b( Q/ m    706th Tank Battalion. {! q& f0 T8 b
    711th Tank Battalion
- e5 q8 C  }5 A9 d8 f* T    762nd Tank Battalion
; S+ ?- G# e$ V+ `9 }' i9 \    96th Infantry/B Division
4 x: \, X' C  u" _* L    81st Infantry/A Division
4 y6 p$ N' `  v, ?. F9 K    44th Tank Battalion$ T2 o+ _# T6 q2 G: T( O
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment9 y' Z3 @& K; O' q7 |! g6 q& D, |/ l, i
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
; M4 K. z7 `+ _( }/ p    31st Infantry Regiment( E% @9 C0 o' c6 n) U
    6th Infantry/A Division- C1 b+ \3 r4 {; o
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment0 {$ y  ^& P7 E3 V+ I4 b( y7 L
    710th Tank Battalion
( S1 ]6 W% u& Y    96th Infantry/C Division
& q: r9 c& N( w% R% e1 I) q    5th USA Defense Battalion5 ~1 Z; D- m$ z# T2 l; U
    4th USA Defense Battalion
: S, h- \" p) B4 @, {    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
1 A( D4 z4 [: W: l9 r    X Corps Artillery 0 J; P, L& n. r' i
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment/ p+ ]" z' G, _7 Y6 e" S* C$ y
    XIV US Corps
5 _2 ~/ C: Z) b0 E    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment& G) q; s6 y9 u
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
2 ]% R. M5 [! K& O& B7 ?2 h: o    14th Marine Defense Battalion* C& H/ o# g9 k% B2 x+ [
    I Corps Artillery
! e( f- G- I; X. X7 N    96th Coast AA Regiment- ~& n9 Y9 Z2 @* N
    1st USMC AA Battalion7 X4 J" M: H5 p1 P1 @5 G1 A
    738th Coast AA Regiment4 k; ]3 t% E* Q9 {% ^; e- G' a" a- n
    12th Marine Defense Battalion/ t! v: Q! t: K
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3 Y: X9 D! j- A7 T: M    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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, r; e, n3 A# g; S  ~( rDefending units:
7 s# L) b1 H  C3 a    33rd/A Division$ \  I0 L. k' |+ Y
    81st/B Division
! U$ q4 |0 v8 J1 ?! n2 E, P    Sasebo 7th SNLF
* g& W+ \1 @$ S. s    81st/C Division
/ K5 [. ~  _6 e/ v% F& d    138th Infantry Regiment
! S) T, T- A7 K9 U, k4 ?    Kure 3rd SNLF% p9 M+ A& \/ u9 [3 |3 Y
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
& z5 F  }) F5 t' b9 }7 N    144th Infantry Regiment3 S) g2 O3 x+ J" q4 O2 H' o
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
. F, I9 e8 w$ }/ M    33rd/B Division
4 [7 z$ m' P" |1 ~: w: W& d4 J, V$ V    81st/A Division6 j( H4 @% s$ Z
    33rd/C Division) d* ?6 S7 G+ H3 \8 f, W
    3rd Base Force0 I! I' R0 H- T$ z/ W8 T4 p
    19th JAAF Base Force
% T: C& G5 E: [: r/ B2 l4 g+ l% b    Wake Cst Gun Bn /16 @6 i1 H2 l. l" H
    60th Field AA Battalion
$ F7 V1 J9 O8 G( A9 a% P/ m    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
" }' K$ f2 B, R% v" L6 b+ d/ _% h* G    53rd Construction Battalion6 f& {: C% G' E0 \$ |" K
    Ponape Naval Fortress
" T. u% w8 K; c, z5 U3 y    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment$ L% g8 ]. v, L$ o% n  \  A" M
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
) `9 x4 y7 w7 @5 N! g: V; ~3 Y6 Z* U) Y    12th Air Fleet9 n' T6 a3 _9 q0 f% E
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
$ Y* O8 Y5 n* C- H( a7 O4 n: d# C    61st Field AA Battalion
) ~1 V* \7 G3 N- r6 \. n7 I8 z4 a    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
; Z" ?. E$ r6 |3 W    18th Field AF Construction Battalion8 g9 ?  L! ~6 J
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
* K2 ^- @+ F+ h6 {8 ]% o; W& y) ?5 j    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
' ^, r. A; q" `( n  k    14th Area Army /1
- U& _' K* Y3 P- w5 ^) H& X' n( Z+ J    63rd Field AA Battalion
( f  R3 ~9 N- i( l5 c1 U    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
0 m; j, _. b' ?    Kure 7th SNLF- z" ~- d# v0 C9 E: v, t8 r
    18th Army
4 i* l2 Z" d% I    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
7 q3 |+ B! q4 q' z! I2 B    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3  H  @6 {; R6 A( O/ L0 M

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0 R7 c/ v8 p% f" \日军反潜船只确认击沉盟军SS一艘
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Submarine attack near Satawal  at 107,106
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Japanese Ships% s, g/ t& a. t  t9 Q
      E No.54
/ s3 ^* p! ]0 a! _) K      E No.50
% v: W. R9 h6 Y      E No.680 k8 A# K. P9 Z1 M8 D
      E No.52- h$ c+ D9 L/ I! T9 `! U. g

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" h6 u9 @- [1 T% u      SS Blackfin, hits 21, and is sunk
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' n8 i3 |) F0 O5 a$ q4 ]2 K重创另一艘% k+ o, N) R# @/ S- T/ N

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! w! A/ }0 O4 l( K% ~( ~& MASW attack near Satawal  at 109,102" B# i  k' n2 I) s" m3 d$ l1 R
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Japanese Ships' X5 [  d, t- p' p7 C5 v4 |
      E No.83 F0 \5 @: ], ^6 w7 b3 [
      E No.6
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7 ?: }3 E  u: j* _/ z9 VAllied Ships
2 m1 q' `& t* B6 G. K# e' E      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
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, ]" {  M# G3 QNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships. d( m1 B& ?2 C0 ~
      CA Wichita
) i, f" ^1 P- d  i      CA Vincennes' Z4 s/ Y' R7 }' q
      CA Quincy. j3 G1 c6 V  T
      CA San Francisco2 q+ ^( o5 s  N8 O* j1 B5 P/ w
      CA Minneapolis9 a1 d) l" F, a7 [9 L3 I" I) w
      CA Astoria
* ?+ `* B' [; L      CA Chicago
. t* k. `& x; g" ^3 K; O+ R      CA Louisville
4 c% s4 O- h7 @- u% ^      CA Chester& Y2 w( w/ g6 C: s) O  I& e( l
      CA Northampton/ Z# l; v' b2 r% x
      CA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:
! W# ]8 B4 T9 Y, f7 V5 P      71 casualties reported8 f+ e6 _7 \$ n( ^: q
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 y+ h% n3 S' Q: b: [9 H+ Q& H         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled1 I7 a; F" m- \* d6 R* m
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" z, w3 L: p% |      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)1 u) e4 b3 }9 M& e' A

, R% C1 g9 v. y: OAirbase hits 2  b( `1 R8 J$ G$ t9 a
Runway hits 10
  z8 k( @8 e) N+ h7 Q, Q& YPort hits 4
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CA Wichita firing at Ponape
9 ]4 K( g# m2 YCA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress% c+ e# b+ [7 A8 r3 v) `% `3 }
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes
% P0 n( q% I* o# o; E- D2 nCA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress* ?( s$ A$ E7 b. n& h
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy# I' ]& X4 F! p# ~/ q
CA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division$ w* l- f9 g) [
CA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
1 S5 d$ t! q  j7 [* c2 `) q9 \Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria( }* b2 e2 o0 v, Q8 s% `
CA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress- q. R  c0 }" j* X0 D  H
CA Chicago firing at Ponape 2 E. Z7 {* N$ J; l/ ~9 k! |
CA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force  ~. q* m# h: I0 ]7 J
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester: c6 ^7 n: z* h! g) ?# {, q) E* Z
CA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
$ u5 |% _, n. S/ J8 K) S# ?7 vCA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division3 L$ y8 d# E( X& j# f0 R
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland
0 y! g( f# C+ c  Q( bCA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
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0 d  g  z6 P( @4 K2 L- {Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships
$ Q8 x; w" K  `9 F  v7 e      BB Alabama
1 e' n% s! N+ |/ h& a      BB Massachusetts
0 m2 g5 B* [2 f+ b      BB Indiana. l" R$ y1 u7 p; t4 s2 w# O, D9 t6 c
      BB South Dakota0 y) c/ _# L  t
      BB Washington/ a7 I  w6 i% r2 @
      BB North Carolina# [$ ~* m0 D' K* A  ]# K1 e
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Japanese ground losses:
5 a& d- A9 P  w& P6 A      275 casualties reported
1 w7 V& q4 A8 Z         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
* R+ W0 s2 @+ r! m9 W+ w         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled
7 w2 D/ q, X3 @; I         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 V1 [) W% f& A) ]7 ]      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)
* [' R' o2 P- z9 d4 @! V, S) K& x      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)7 l6 f7 A" n8 ?8 c+ i* X1 i8 ~
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Airbase supply hits 11 [% F( C: u8 X4 G+ b  k
Runway hits 7
( o; W  \3 c8 N0 [% RPort hits 3
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" `, Z! E. U; r( k! v: Q9 xBB Alabama firing at Ponape 2 H  [6 Z1 C5 L" ?+ \4 C
BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape : X! z. s/ h8 c0 v6 l9 ^: ?
BB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division
# |& B" s* x7 ]OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota* D: }; D) `, v8 g# ]9 {, c" T- x
BB South Dakota firing at Ponape
& v  E: z5 @& o: `) P) O+ ^7 }BB Washington firing at Ponape ' u5 t2 j9 m9 b  x% u$ `6 E- f
BB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment& e% Y- z0 l0 f8 }$ g. ?+ u

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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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: ]% r( A( |  r  d, j, I/ v13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.( y& A/ p& |% i7 w  f! O
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Allied Ships  t; a4 N7 V4 K# d9 T$ W
      BB Queen Elizabeth0 w# S6 [2 r4 r1 t7 G, K% t# h6 d
      BB Valiant: a5 o: V  q& J& |  X- s9 r
      BB Mississippi. e/ s9 n# n0 L6 g1 P* w3 e
      BB New Mexico! X! K/ K: ?% M6 i, w
      BB Idaho
8 ^% D% @8 `1 T9 R      BB West Virginia0 p7 J; [9 w) h# K5 `
      BB Colorado
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Japanese ground losses:
. A$ f/ m. @+ P, y1 x      117 casualties reported9 f% Y7 ?4 P6 o. q" i: r1 h
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled" {1 i9 t$ t+ c1 W- [# Z, t$ x
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled! }! j& b; s% F- s$ v: g! A
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
: k) N" s1 R, }      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
: y  |! d9 r: a6 |) M! A      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 2. `. R+ P1 v! N9 w1 r+ O' `2 V9 y
Runway hits 2
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BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment$ t- v4 z5 v; e9 H( `
BB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
2 I( }; q* `) R5 K$ TBB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress1 @; [/ B: S" X/ ?! p5 ~
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi
5 b, h4 n7 v# r, @, iBB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division1 Q6 V5 m- i" ]
BB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force
6 ]# A% c8 ~* M3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho+ u0 q- B# b  L$ y1 r# b2 }
BB West Virginia firing at Ponape ' l" ?" ?' s& p2 Z. e
BB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force
1 p9 w3 P, c& s$ f+ y, ^8 U3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado2 `) v; }9 y+ d( t; ^  r* |. `7 z

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" X- T4 \6 x9 p* v. Q4 qAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms6 z" u! x$ ]  {; e) A, X

+ X# q, U3 s9 j* KRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.- R4 n3 F3 t1 b( f$ q
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes6 V8 F+ I2 \; y

$ y2 D3 w, L" ^. k+ R# I! U# VAllied aircraft2 E1 w* l' ^$ W  u! N# b! q
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462, j2 ^0 S  L! W( W
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337% X8 m9 n( H7 U, X
      TBM-1C Avenger x 283  n0 {  Z- A! Z" S) ^

; P4 O* \" _4 {* f0 D! C( O* vAllied aircraft losses
" B1 A9 i0 d  Q% v9 P4 `4 ~2 _      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged1 R2 [+ A1 r/ L, ~0 j1 R
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
1 Y2 }; o3 i1 I      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged8 E. d) z6 ?/ p* w7 |7 A# g
      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak8 s& }6 M5 R) k( l$ q1 k) k5 H1 t
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Japanese ground losses:
) w9 }0 A# S" Y6 ~  \2 o      159 casualties reported" P3 e$ a8 _, s* I1 r2 f" Y# M- `: E
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled, }. ?* F9 [: ?: U7 u0 M
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled, g) |4 B9 D2 @6 C
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 q/ p# |; ^2 n; s+ t2 d. ^

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" C. P# h# r* p. \+ UGround combat at Ponape (119,113)* V5 Q" \0 f% Z  @
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 77530 troops, 1387 guns, 2472 vehicles, Assault Value = 2931( _; n& x, d" T: j' v

% {3 k5 d6 e% t4 B" ZDefending force 50530 troops, 686 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1344" z  W( I7 p2 ?/ J! q

; c" v" ?' I* V: ~3 i, s, Z- a7 RAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 7
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Allied adjusted assault: 3406
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Japanese adjusted defense: 8701
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7) , L" Q: S! b5 o; p8 H9 D
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Combat modifiers2 a/ E$ a" }/ |+ i6 ?, A
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)
7 k* ^$ p  ?- X" ?( aAttacker: 9 Q- d5 Q. _: A

5 Z& B6 Q; l) d$ C4 e8 G. B# JJapanese ground losses:
0 [; f5 T3 j2 X6 u, ^, [% s      3539 casualties reported
0 }3 r/ c3 n% a8 M         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled/ P2 }4 |- \9 w( X# r* J" I, m1 T
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled) D# ]) V; z# e' G3 {
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled" E. @- A& ]. b5 Q/ w1 C. Q: @3 m
      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)8 z9 N) R7 h) C; j* X) ]! C
      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled); y- q) Y% @5 Y
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Allied ground losses:# n' l$ {) C! w& w) O
      3552 casualties reported, T/ M2 e  Y! T- K$ }
         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled
- F# T4 N& `. z* v2 U1 s% J         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled* ]  o: s5 l* w$ j2 I. p
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled6 V6 g; f0 e) v) T8 M
      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)! _, s3 j+ t$ d
      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)5 ]' l5 S2 v  w3 D" l. z1 ^( R
      Units destroyed 1
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Assaulting units:( w) f  b+ O5 n* b2 j# F; p
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion2 A7 ]7 s4 @3 m, W* g6 G2 U
    5th Marine Division
# |3 Y( X& r$ e0 l: w2 u- [+ X    716th Tank Battalion+ h9 e$ b$ v6 y9 F; M, x
    706th Tank Battalion) ~. q. n. x+ S* _2 Y3 f
    762nd Tank Battalion
- G! C; {7 f1 V5 |( ^    710th Tank Battalion; N: f0 ?5 n# h$ `$ y
    767th Tank Battalion" W8 H" s: z5 n
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment* c; d, C1 _- g% R) ?; a
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment, U( X: L8 z" H' G4 R. ]0 B6 U
    81st Infantry Division0 `6 y4 T6 Q" y' }0 w
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
, [; u3 I, F6 l  d9 t& h/ ^    96th Infantry Division7 k, G) }/ X" ]5 i
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment; m, k; c- o& t% a+ E8 W, d
    711th Tank Battalion
& h6 y( ]1 T! Q; o7 I    44th Tank Battalion
+ ^- `! Y) N/ M8 Z# }% V+ T    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
$ [+ T  ^& W, z% K+ i) C1 {/ W    6th Infantry Division1 w  y$ C2 ]# q
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment4 s" u: n% O6 K  Q* ^
    31st Infantry Regiment
1 r: p+ R* u- E    XIV US Corps
1 W9 ]- f6 H, |# a    96th Coast AA Regiment
6 T3 ]8 M$ u8 K% t7 T    12th Marine Defense Battalion6 |: e- }# X& A9 r
    4th USA Defense Battalion
/ ]& v1 J( W$ d    14th Marine Defense Battalion8 F) Y% t2 V& q, g; ]4 s
    1st USMC AA Battalion
; {$ b! V- |$ d    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
8 f1 I& j: ~3 W' L5 W, O: c    5th USA Defense Battalion
' @4 s( f* K" ]8 O    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
: F7 P' g4 e. N- i    738th Coast AA Regiment
4 i" ^5 o* A, ~4 ~  l3 Q    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment: j; U& {0 T* @3 x. b
    I Corps Artillery ; T6 o4 v( P+ I  ~3 \2 h
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
  ~8 \5 w& ?: Z; _: W    X Corps Artillery
$ A! g; @; J4 o    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion3 G: x5 x# B. t+ }  T
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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    6th Guards Inf. Regiment. l* Q5 `; G! m1 u; h- X
    52nd Naval Guard Unit( ^8 G! N" R6 ?" A- O
    144th Infantry Regiment
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    Sasebo 7th SNLF, C- Z2 v, e2 G  Y# J( u/ c
    33rd/B Division/ x0 h- V; @1 V  U4 c+ [( P
    81st/C Division
& J% h  ^& d* G0 x9 Y2 E$ r    81st/A Division# X% d1 o) e- V, G7 Y4 k
    81st/B Division
2 K1 ^0 E& q; x. Z    33rd/A Division5 e. Y6 P( k( T0 K; u% [) i
    138th Infantry Regiment
2 ?; q9 n* h; U4 ~    33rd/C Division6 i% P, o6 N9 c6 R, J3 L: b
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2 [0 j! r9 r7 m9 _    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion7 G  y: @  m9 C) ?
    19th JAAF Base Force' u* T/ G+ b' ^$ t
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co ; W7 B& f- G3 L7 g$ J1 K5 q) V
    12th Air Fleet
1 n6 h4 E4 T- p    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
) O! W, c! ^4 Y% D& @( E1 f" Q    23rd Fld AA Gun Co ( N3 X" ~9 s& [. P9 G# @2 L3 p
    63rd Field AA Battalion
1 L6 a' p' h3 `9 x) `- Z' p% k    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment3 x) G; Y8 g9 R, Y' c8 f/ ~
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
6 ?& d9 Q: t) O5 x, q9 u& X6 i    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3 h" q+ u" x$ U, s    Ponape Naval Fortress9 h% T9 v" M- B$ l% ^/ \( Q& A
    61st Field AA Battalion
" _: m/ i" y. T% o1 s! h! q    18th Army
# W& k# g) `2 A- e3 N    14th Area Army /14 V9 x4 R. N- }
    60th Field AA Battalion. Y, l+ U0 ^" e! N; j* |
    53rd Construction Battalion' c7 y* T4 P2 ~' {* T/ ~3 @
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion; C) T! {6 |# y
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
  S' d9 L# X7 T) a# O7 i    Kure 7th SNLF
6 A' Q9 I: l5 G+ C5 D1 M0 C( C7 g    3rd Base Force
! c1 g: X0 f2 m! A2 i    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 s/ L2 n* l6 }- z' [
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes& B/ l' w$ ^$ ^5 t6 Q0 G

! z) N: M+ m, f) l/ g$ J2 Z7 g* M/ fAllied aircraft
" u2 \- k. w+ z% y& n3 ]' }/ a; q      F6F-5 Hellcat x 4627 I9 ]7 P# H! O- w* _) ]/ S2 Z8 n
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337+ d! N7 G; |  z/ u+ s1 h
      TBM-1C Avenger x 283% U( D" B) t& \" n% c! \2 n
Allied aircraft losses
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# H3 D2 h+ C* A5 }. F. W( [) L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
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5 F' F- K/ j: @, T8 r* t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& N9 V' G* }) `! k0 h3 _
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7 v4 ~& y# s% e5 v6 FNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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$ O8 ]! L1 f6 s. B6 a$ l0 y1 IAllied Ships' x+ `, K; E3 S( s1 L# ]) q
      CA Vincennes( b( k) e3 S% x+ Y4 Z8 O1 C/ P" q* H
      CA Quincy& q, Y( G5 X) W% O
      CA San Francisco- `8 G! {# N% f$ K; ~, o
      CA Minneapolis" b* C: z' V* T0 H& ~, v2 x
      CA Astoria
/ t( w, o, n; v: ^$ G6 Z8 j      CA Chicago" y( r5 J9 ?9 p9 n* @
      CA Louisville: [/ T; m! T' ?' C" U
      CA Chester
/ F8 P; S+ ?8 V( ^7 o3 i      CA Northampton
, l2 l4 m  Q- m, n      CA Portland; c9 e7 n9 J/ k' Y2 ?5 B5 ~/ W2 D

0 I1 f  u  r- v- pJapanese ground losses:8 y% l: _* H4 ^7 ^9 b3 ~
      112 casualties reported
  a. z5 m" M2 t( {! c# n$ b8 ~7 [8 ]+ Z         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled  Z; v' P8 Y% N
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled( D/ l0 e9 H. Q! L
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
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Airbase hits 5
2 }' p' t& K4 {1 J# z, F/ `1 qAirbase supply hits 2! `: {1 Q% u$ M5 O+ d# b+ d' S1 ]9 _+ v
Runway hits 211 }+ @; m* C, \7 U9 r1 r( c9 |
Port hits 7. r& |! o! W3 k
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships
) F  z8 n: U6 _- n; L- |* S. G4 A      BB Alabama
2 y9 k. }/ U3 T! m9 r) U      BB Massachusetts) H4 q$ F# f% x, T& p
      BB Indiana
" u6 Y% r. F0 ^' F+ z      BB South Dakota0 S  U4 x% H4 J# ?9 \. s/ G& ~
      BB Washington
7 Q1 ^6 w  g9 e8 Q$ C      BB North Carolina
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% u$ G5 F! h: kJapanese ground losses:
4 x% k  @( ^, v0 t, N      398 casualties reported
& e( A8 N; }4 p- o4 t         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
6 n+ {% t6 r( c3 x: D+ G         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled
( J9 @" c0 B& x. S         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
1 n& o8 `: J* {; ~3 x/ W9 C6 C$ T      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)4 j9 _& m' ~& w2 v! v
      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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: `+ F0 X* n* i+ @* x6 F# M# c; wAirbase hits 9
8 P: v1 f6 v4 K0 p! CRunway hits 9
) M  @" H. U) U2 C6 |1 |& tPort hits 27 R: F+ X7 J4 C

' J, w1 B: n4 p: IBB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division! {3 c2 S0 t0 e# V# m" z* H- A
BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape
% A7 b9 W; P% a3 w' Z5 Q% k! YBB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division
% @) l' N- J" l) r. G8 QBB South Dakota firing at Ponape
2 b  ?* y' b0 d8 b8 N& w( }BB Washington firing at Ponape
8 d" i- s3 E5 h* B9 YBB North Carolina firing at Ponape
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6 E: n0 r- S/ _& D4 V2 KNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,1134 D9 S& n  K1 f* _

- J8 V7 T) Y/ kAllied Ships
8 N& q9 y# C  g  p! M5 r      BB Mississippi) D9 j( w3 _( g! Q% Z  ]
      BB New Mexico
" M: l0 \" s7 A: S      BB Idaho/ D" N$ B1 z, \. }7 W
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Japanese ground losses:
; P# p0 T6 ^7 `      195 casualties reported
" F/ O8 i1 J4 O1 r& \- z         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled' P/ g1 n6 L% \
         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled
+ x9 ~( v: l- M9 p         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled9 k1 U' c* v0 Z8 c7 V
      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)
( c2 D! @6 `7 ~  p! H8 I      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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" C+ z% e+ x5 ?! O2 FAirbase hits 3
! p# a6 D, Z& U0 Z7 ]7 ~/ J0 zRunway hits 14
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# Q: N0 F) B) _( Z: p5 vBB Mississippi firing at Ponape
" |& D- I/ O# g3 N4 G; FBB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division; S- H4 ~7 l1 d, G  {( f" P
BB Idaho firing at Ponape
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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)3 t" W" S6 G" ?3 ~

' y8 s4 Z$ v+ N& e, W( aWeather in hex: Severe storms9 n- u# Q; z/ {. t3 ^6 z+ Y
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
. \. q& w' w3 SEstimated time to target is 34 minutes5 K6 A( c' R3 [+ r* r

% N# z% {, ^* V7 p! D2 W* u" mAllied aircraft
( I! b# a/ O5 D  D" @      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
! N1 R* t& x8 t      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 333
  Q3 X  H3 Z* W  n6 N      TBM-1C Avenger x 286
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Allied aircraft losses
1 U. I+ U) B; [) `- c      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged
; s3 @" l# j, m" P( ]1 o; y      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak/ t) }3 t: F7 H/ b/ l
      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged
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, J6 H, E& Y  p. L- MJapanese ground losses:
) K5 c2 C1 v5 e& f( ^  J      121 casualties reported
, A; _& K2 C: l, X         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 L+ Q( K) {3 h- h         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
* f/ Y. [/ C0 E' ]- _; J% H         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 E  J9 i& W. k4 e/ _' z
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, {1 z/ J$ U6 V5 Y) X* l6 D4 tGround combat at Ponape (119,113)& @2 i' i( E( z; o& b! n! e0 w7 L/ D

2 `% H! J6 F4 N9 T7 L1 rAllied Deliberate attack$ D6 R. t) l/ w) k. [  [
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Attacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 2629
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7 c% @2 B# y. s) d8 o! oDefending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 6
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Allied adjusted assault: 3228 / x4 r  g% U  I9 R! h
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Japanese adjusted defense: 7085 6 q" Y2 S2 t; U$ |" ~

9 _, c# \. S; G1 k3 h; yAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6) 1 f* B9 h; D: k( ]- E' I
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Combat modifiers) K4 o% x/ c9 e) N& D1 X; ~$ n+ t
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
) Y  A! d- |" OAttacker:
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1 L8 x& `  s: @% d% qJapanese ground losses:2 P( G, \5 D. y) B  C4 F
      2305 casualties reported
" v9 P% t( l# _! r! ], r         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled- s; w4 m8 D2 U- B  [
         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled- Z8 e3 h7 a7 Q% n& }- k
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
6 S' r; H; m3 N" e      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)
* j$ @2 R8 c4 a2 b4 \8 A, d# m      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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  H, s# j. B6 g  k+ R! fAllied ground losses:. L; l+ h: r6 x$ v: v  k; T
      3064 casualties reported
9 m3 r$ H$ g2 B5 E' I         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled: `5 _, k9 k* Q+ a
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled+ B) L5 o/ |! T. t# M( V+ o
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled& ?, S! O* g, j
      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled)
- i3 v- f1 P; N2 J3 S+ M      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled)
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! a1 y  @; h4 b  zAssaulting units:+ ]9 X4 f! v# N1 l  m& Z; o% c8 W5 R8 V1 f
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment5 X$ t8 r+ A9 B% v
    711th Tank Battalion( F5 y7 a3 [/ v' }7 M5 d. g/ W
    716th Tank Battalion9 L6 k4 Z/ o$ C
    6th Infantry Division3 H  z9 U5 |- w* g* L
    44th Tank Battalion1 L, P7 _, K9 H
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment9 l" R7 j) b: W5 G+ z
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
# ~$ C# \  |' P+ H0 g/ ?5 l' Y    81st Infantry Division% \. X0 u4 F. ]3 j
    767th Tank Battalion
% x% y& D4 F# r& Z& C8 X8 \1 o$ B    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
+ |/ A8 }+ \7 ?* R- w    762nd Tank Battalion
+ n4 D' B1 r& J0 G+ z    710th Tank Battalion
  {1 s5 ]: ]' d) ?- T* i! f    96th Infantry Division
' h* h, w' J& Z+ E' `4 Y    1st Filipino Inf Regiment5 T& |5 l' R! X: G8 q, G& D0 x$ ]
    706th Tank Battalion2 C2 D- Y" z( t
    5th Marine Division& O, @/ r+ H8 Y" X+ I
    31st Infantry Regiment0 X: j8 p/ O. N  Z/ N
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion  i; N; e& q% O5 X
    1st USMC AA Battalion& s7 f  i' ~0 L
    738th Coast AA Regiment
: ?" x0 K' S0 Q7 `5 B    96th Coast AA Regiment
. L5 m1 R4 w: C) H6 W$ @8 @2 o    14th Marine Defense Battalion
9 t. S  ?5 ^4 y    12th Marine Defense Battalion
! W) g3 h" P8 _: y. D    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion6 {+ Z2 I, y; R/ B- f# `# l: {
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
9 D; E! K' j9 L* A/ _+ n    XIV US Corps
: O" m9 z3 W! j% Q" T    X Corps Artillery ( V2 C$ [1 u2 o
    5th USA Defense Battalion6 s6 O( ?3 |4 m7 Q
    4th USA Defense Battalion
% m0 w' O/ m: s, v    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
' V0 Q3 |0 p8 ^7 h3 o: S! a    I Corps Artillery ; g4 W: @5 f  W! W( t$ U, X
    8th Marine Defense Battalion5 @! }0 p6 Y+ S) a
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment4 }  f8 d& E% D5 K: q

7 }# C6 k! p9 rDefending units:
0 G( u* U* t( o# Q6 G: D    Ponape Naval Fortress' R! B) ~# t$ C/ Q# B$ y
    81st/C Division
2 q# p" X3 X$ K1 K    52nd Naval Guard Unit4 V0 Q8 `( i( M! |0 h- r0 W
    138th Infantry Regiment+ P/ [7 A% h" o1 m, i: s
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
1 N5 X" `" p8 }1 ~9 l2 c3 b3 @    Sasebo 7th SNLF& `1 o! g' e$ d" _7 {+ f
    144th Infantry Regiment8 _- s: `$ j9 [$ k+ ^& f1 Q
    81st/B Division6 t- k  M  p( f, S- Y
    33rd/B Division$ b5 ?2 g# L) z! P" h4 J
    33rd/A Division/ u% m" S0 G8 F" e
    81st/A Division. ?2 g$ V% U) Y( Y
    Kure 3rd SNLF' k9 Z: u. q5 s9 \$ q+ v
    33rd/C Division
$ T3 w% @' _3 N. E; U/ y8 g4 A5 P* M    53rd Construction Battalion/ H7 a: L9 X3 o, e6 f
    18th Army" ]0 o, z; D' p: `3 u9 D
    14th Area Army /1
* \: N, |! D0 ?, K+ K# b    60th Field AA Battalion
: b) K$ y8 l7 [+ L8 Q    12th Air Fleet
+ e: [! T3 l# I5 I" Z    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8 w5 O- U. G2 z5 N; u. H0 o6 s! w3 H9 ]    63rd Field AA Battalion4 a# \/ K; O, n0 m8 i7 ^3 ]6 u! P
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
# x( w. _( m9 u9 S    3rd Base Force
8 `+ F. X1 V6 `" {    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1* p- M) n& Y$ [" ^* H% P
    Kure 7th SNLF% Y. ~$ B7 [( M' v5 r
    19th JAAF Base Force
8 \3 m" F% W4 F& E! o7 A0 Y* L+ D    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
6 q4 F9 L' k9 h( g- g    61st Field AA Battalion& e6 D3 }# C! A6 B; _5 w
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co 5 A3 Y0 p! N. M
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment* ]; x( I7 E4 c/ l  h
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment0 I: Q. W! u' i* d
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion% q/ H: {6 ?1 R* R  @
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion% O5 i0 z# V3 m  Z5 L
    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
! X. [8 N6 _2 ^+ m4 o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/ ~( H, K; E; ]& e6 D

' r" I( J4 g, a  J0 a5 d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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8 z9 f# m: {* H7 f0 g" l' QMorning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,60
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. X1 i) z6 T) Y# R$ J  j* F" `Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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6 i( W+ A4 Z; v. HRaid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.) ?3 s' j4 |6 Z, N+ i1 Q7 }
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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# c* e1 q$ ^5 u: y, W% DAllied aircraft
: `9 H" y5 a" M% k      P-38L Lightning x 231 l" r4 B: s9 M7 d% _' ^- g3 B- {
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
& l+ U  S5 l0 }& D/ u; p! ]( U      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged
/ I5 _; J2 p0 V  ]) I      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships: c/ e. [* O: A2 Q5 Y/ ~. {* L
      DD Suruyame
* a: T5 c/ g0 X! _      CL Ninaru5 m9 B1 B* z' f0 Q
      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  S! D! S9 w! ]9 i( [, I
      DD Yayoi
' r5 f  |' e0 q  p5 {  i      CA Kako# {( U& g/ ^' Z; \5 A5 ?
      DD Asagiri9 k+ ?1 E% E& A( D8 C; B
      DD Ayanami
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 Z" d3 f$ F2 m# z5 T( _      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'  O( _* g- N: w! p! E7 e
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb; q4 ?5 {6 e* ]4 z2 O: D3 D
       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
% N3 c3 B+ o( t# e               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
  d( o. M9 o$ x, Q( T, W       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'$ J8 ]7 f2 _; Q" C+ M. b8 }6 i
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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! n0 V5 {0 F$ v. f" J  l: yMassive explosion on CL Tokachi  r. t/ ^# b6 r: ~8 z3 U
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi7 }4 W9 c0 ~+ m' e8 a

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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape)# e1 G8 _0 L% e# V) j
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain: \9 Q3 d2 P! P  d6 A

. g' R& h. k3 E# pRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.1 s( n1 b/ I4 i; A
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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# N2 _0 D" k; S7 y" V1 S* @' ?: HAllied aircraft
# W: S% J4 u7 l5 n      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
  I2 T' `  N' x" w) d+ l7 F5 e      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 326, ^, o* _; ^# O6 m7 L( a
      TBM-1C Avenger x 285
2 R/ U. }& @$ n, p7 ]! a& ~2 d, h  M; v
Allied aircraft losses
- _" @! A" U1 c: N3 |8 `" k      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged8 ^' D; D+ _, f  S+ D! m4 u
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
9 H8 a) @" r% G. y, D& s4 w      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged
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" s' R: `  p  y( bJapanese ground losses:
, I- z9 r3 m" F5 z& Z  b+ p      276 casualties reported' S( E0 O7 e% F& y% o4 t1 T
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
5 F- I8 n" G1 o         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled( Y/ j5 u' l" s5 d- z
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; _/ Y" q, @) g# e" u
      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Bombardment attack
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, |* }; b: Y% Y3 xAttacking force 5127 troops, 335 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 22634 w& {1 n$ J1 E6 S% s

; T2 v2 N2 H9 ]6 I; K! TDefending force 45166 troops, 619 guns, 279 vehicles, Assault Value = 1017
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Japanese ground losses:
- |  {/ J9 K1 {: ]' A( c% g, A      1082 casualties reported
& f' e  k& q% N: H         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled
/ h( M, B0 F+ A3 W- S0 _- M         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
7 C$ Q0 I  U+ ^7 ]2 X: n1 e         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled% }# t/ u7 f$ n9 w3 g; ^, A
      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)/ R: [! Y& o8 j. J: N3 p; ?, U
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Allied ground losses:' t; O7 P2 V& K! t, Z
      23 casualties reported
& P# A4 ^/ T% }6 A         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
! b& H$ j' ]' b$ T) j         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled: X8 G/ L+ n$ m$ ~7 m+ L
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; o$ o/ G* ]3 w+ d) o# e      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)
; Q! x0 c  t- P! |  V) q      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 44
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8 b5 \3 e0 T( m( b( S( ?东京快车出轨
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; ]& h6 Y& K& J" l/ {4 b, _! V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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  H0 `3 J( I( D1 O0 ]! ?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。' |. E! |; Y) M, w5 W: k3 _2 a
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; O- b9 o- T9 T% }9 ?" H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。# L4 L6 k/ c: w5 K& ^
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9 x  U5 @& c0 l, B& ?" kSubmarine attack near Ponape  at 119,113. W1 B! ^# V3 m6 e- ~

; U4 S% ^" O5 n5 zJapanese Ships
! V) d1 \! d1 Q% d: {0 S      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk' V0 Y, N* u/ d) Y$ _# p

: \- ~) F; V3 gAllied Ships
( W+ L4 y! I0 F7 u/ l      CLAA Prince Robert. ^* l0 e  Q  `) Z
      DD Saumarez
5 E' O  {1 B" z      DD Nizam
) B6 q7 Z/ j5 q      DD Ellet! S- y0 d$ y: o3 e& |
      DD Waller  Y) d4 S3 o' o  E
      DD Walker6 B( [$ G* s: X7 r: H8 D/ l# ]
      DD Wadleigh  z1 s* `, y$ N, z2 D2 z
      DD Uhlmann
6 F$ d& v# K4 |/ k* |( S6 C, s2 z( E      DD Twining( u  {: G9 U1 |# Y! C; e
      DD Twiggs* M6 q7 q- ]( T/ v& b: x
      DD David Taylor7 ~: w8 h* F6 V3 Y% B, F9 J
      DD Strong
7 P: X" i) }+ S1 ], ^      DD Sproston
# u& z4 u8 Q% m+ i4 m& s/ k4 i      DD Sigsbee7 a. c, B5 M* {' c
      DD Sigourney# s) i# \6 D9 m# P1 r
      DD Schroeder
  m! |# H6 \9 ]. H$ t; t. K$ J+ Y      DD Benham II
: @5 c& x% o& N      DD Cushing II
3 j) Z) b  u' F! T3 G6 g! r      DD Urchin# J; ~; ~- O8 P4 _
      DD Urania* ^  f. K0 v. o
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SS I-48 is sighted by escort
8 }1 ?  x+ w" x- Z# R# x& y. [DD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search
) _& J9 p, x7 b2 MDD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....! F+ h7 O7 D: `7 ]
SS I-48 forced to surface!
& N: s. u9 i7 ?6 Z9 ]7 }- Y! Q$ yDD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....  ?/ m+ A7 n1 V, g% Y0 L
DD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....
& F' @3 j( U. J8 tDD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....7 W5 l  [) g+ G/ A! H6 }* ~; Q, t5 o: @
DD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ..../ O; A+ W, |) U& d  r7 x
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....& a( R5 m( |% F4 z: @% m/ `  k2 P% ^
Sub slips beneath the waves; ]3 R5 q; _; y" d( y

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards8 T# r( z: M0 {7 b; T+ d% M

3 w* J+ J. ?) k9 S7 ^" k4 a+ ~Japanese aircraft
0 E$ E: |; v; l      no flights8 s$ g  [9 \$ w2 h# [

. M: s2 B3 j- c) |; k: hJapanese aircraft losses
" }7 q  M! x# L% D5 H" s      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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6 }* m3 ^& Y6 q2 a! @+ W) OJapanese Ships
6 ~! \7 i( _! {$ a9 E# \      CL Agano
. X0 z7 {9 j5 h; \% q      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2
9 f4 D, O4 r5 `  j7 Z! o# o( W  }      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: D! I1 l2 n. I* s+ [+ Q      DD Hibiki$ I4 ~# X4 S6 H, a& U  m4 V
      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1) ^5 \& E# e: n3 W- n2 O9 |1 e
      DD Shirakumo' F/ t- v7 l) d$ ], f
      DD Isonami" ]3 w, h5 T) L  g/ w4 H  z
      DD Murakumo. ^7 j' b9 w! ~* |7 w0 Y/ Z
      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
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! z" g/ A0 y0 J8 t1 F, vAllied Ships
1 o2 `3 P* u) K, ^5 Y7 Q      BB North Carolina
' T* }+ z- \0 Q) Z1 g3 c0 A/ s9 z- U3 D      BB Washington
$ {2 ?, l$ F9 V- b9 a      BB South Dakota% M- q! ?& X8 s1 G2 v: m
      BB Indiana, Shell hits 15 ~& C# C$ y7 T. H  H2 `
      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 21 u* b4 l; A, q
      BB Alabama, Shell hits 2
* n* U" R! x" p$ V5 L      DD Conner! A& ~) z' w' Q6 K, l4 F3 z
      DD Cotten
1 {0 i+ T: M: ~8 }3 R5 L      DD Cowell7 W& I3 B$ `; ]1 x$ u  {& x6 P6 Z
      DD Daly
% P- D# p) q; G; i      DD Eaton9 v* F0 M5 M& V! q* y
      DD Heywood Edwards1 h( X4 U- T* A" N/ O- s: [% k& i4 ~
      DD Erben
( W& L. t" X: u0 B9 \4 Y2 N      DD Evans1 \& F% H+ ]# m3 J
      DD Foote6 R( V. @6 s+ |) b- Q+ i9 Z
      DD Franks* K' g* G8 a( F. D5 v# ?* Z
      DD Fullam
3 E9 N: U+ n# X  o0 p      DD Gatling: F2 Q3 Y& V6 G
      DD Albert Grant6 {9 A) l2 J2 N! W; W, v+ e
      DD Gregory
% x& Z" a$ B" v      DD Guest
- `$ F+ H1 Q3 p+ _      DMS Hamilton# T' o2 b) r3 ^2 q- E
      DMS Forrest7 ]$ \! `' x& B, A4 z% @
      DMS Ellyson
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2 S" o+ T$ }; H/ }; YMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards* v3 C' J2 ]* N
Range closes to 28,000 yards...! ~. M! R1 l. v6 P8 d( C! P0 B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards5 l/ P  E% W9 `5 b% y, O( `1 E
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards
5 {5 c) @! }1 D9 x4 h$ u$ @Range closes to 26,000 yards...- v- F0 Z) B- ]! e2 A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards6 p$ ?% x/ E5 ^: @& h
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
# s9 @+ s6 d/ s$ `2 ^% D  O# lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards+ w/ @7 N) X7 [
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards) h# h  i; O# e, x
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
" E* s" c  V( y* v4 f) o1 R6 L: bCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards) D6 x% H& W* L0 Y+ j' s7 o
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards
6 z. j2 }4 ~! C/ z; C$ BRange closes to 20,000 yards...
8 V3 U+ z0 [; p5 j* a( n6 LCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
& j2 E8 K  B/ r) A5 U0 I8 PRange closes to 18,000 yards...# N! E- l3 {9 |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards/ K3 n) y, q: F7 i; N8 x
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
+ n* @4 z5 [. KCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards2 D% u" ]% m% q
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
! c6 F+ Y6 ^# v& W. RCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards  j  v4 I9 ^% _! l" t
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
9 z& A& a) j/ ZCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
/ \- Q- o# G' ]4 ACONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
  x/ g, y7 P( ?! ?8 I. g3 DRange closes to 11,000 yards...
4 u: b5 |! I* u7 t' W! I$ v) C1 jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards* e) {* |9 U8 m
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards
) S8 M, j6 a8 `1 T+ jRange closes to 10,000 yards...
; ~+ f  O4 z+ i2 I' z+ qCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
4 X# U5 l% [1 b$ c8 V' i% rCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards) R$ }, z4 s3 {0 r
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards+ W6 H& q) J$ l0 y2 X
BB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards
5 N0 l; m" E+ W: QBB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards0 P" t, P: W7 S0 E5 N+ r3 d
CL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards& W! W: M9 Q0 M: F% X/ ^
BB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
7 X. e" g- `, DBB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
) G# X. D2 f. y7 j( tDD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards2 \1 l+ p: P  n% K" Y; _
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards; x% o, T' c: G6 ^" m' N
BB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards
" v1 L" f+ |- ~0 B7 w8 CDD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards# y$ R3 {# s( @. b
DD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards# n. F# `5 u3 M, h
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
+ C* G- d4 d6 U7 S! GRange increases to 11,000 yards
! Z! x; l9 L8 r: ~CL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
! M+ A2 K8 b0 x7 `" dBB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards
, F4 {1 E9 |& l: P8 E) V' p& P' sCL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards' |* J. K( J3 J# b2 K2 d/ X$ z6 }: a7 J
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards
6 U! p! j  |3 H3 O6 n% o& UCL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards$ {2 `+ x$ A" ]5 \  u
DD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards
; \/ @+ Y" }1 T( }- Y6 Z' ~CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards% A3 r5 _1 M% x6 t( e& k( @7 D4 }8 `, I
BB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards
- b& o6 H9 Y) }; ODD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
; {! Y2 ?* Z' X/ D8 z' b9 `DD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards  r3 D) k6 V9 t* k4 B
DD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards- g( D/ R* s& }$ u( U1 E6 J
DD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards% [  K5 u: L% S
DD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards
: b- U: Q' F1 K8 B3 L: j2 WDD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards
; R  e! D2 }) X1 \3 F4 ]3 ]Range closes to 10,000 yards; R; m- x. h) c) w
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards
( I7 v) E/ x# b* h. g+ P) h4 i$ VCL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards$ W1 d' c$ I7 x. {6 i! v
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
5 L" c% v/ {5 c  v+ @  ~DD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards$ T! Q/ R9 O2 ]  w' |
DD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards
1 e' D0 u1 J7 z: _( hDD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards$ H! }& R3 S% `6 u# Z
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
' f  u- }; \4 T: ACL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards
7 J  L; U  I0 h, a. F9 L- QCL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards0 A. s+ {0 w5 l/ U2 M0 ~1 o- ^1 m( C
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards
% `# i6 P- z, l6 h7 B+ mJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
: ?* f! l; f$ {7 j4 }* hTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards/ B5 {$ N7 q& t/ y% ?

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      DD Hikokaze
  S' B8 A3 C4 W      DD Ishikaze
% y; T3 l0 W& [5 d      DD Tagokaze* ~) }% x( j% Y) @% t
      DD Takatakaze
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# e# A6 B. {; `$ A# @" t( X' B      BB North Carolina5 f' D# X! v  ~7 r( K; o
      BB Washington3 Y" d- O% p  u
      BB South Dakota( I+ a. `/ L( k3 H6 \- D) A
      BB Indiana
4 f; |3 @3 |  x. I" X. m7 |      BB Massachusetts+ z- J$ t) P( s' ?1 ?
      BB Alabama
( b: s4 ~: }9 |& y  D( O7 N      DD Conner
: s4 S! j% f) m6 j6 {2 J' s      DD Cotten
' s5 O& j4 I' u2 [- `" H9 e      DD Cowell
  |4 T, C% y0 ^& I7 q& p  L" |      DD Daly
, ]4 q( }( a) \* S; a/ I      DD Eaton
! }4 y# \) l5 B0 n/ y1 }/ e% C' [! \      DD Heywood Edwards& n7 n6 n+ A2 B
      DD Erben6 q2 Q, `+ W4 V" v* i
      DD Evans0 [1 F" @) b( o# i( O) M  A
      DD Foote" R7 U  D2 b8 }/ n. I
      DD Franks' i; s8 N" e7 ?
      DD Fullam
. ~5 p# \6 d" h" o      DD Gatling$ ~; Q* S2 K* P) ^  Y
      DD Albert Grant& p, o' I% q' u$ }
      DD Gregory
  E1 v! f" V' T9 B& d# T) q      DD Guest* ~5 Z! t5 f- T1 c+ y; a5 h
      DMS Hamilton: ^4 l! C- Q) ^' F& a7 q% X( R
      DMS Forrest6 n- m3 _, c6 |% Z7 ], A
      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards/ t& l+ s. K4 j
Range closes to 28,000 yards...5 _4 b! p0 r; ^$ Y0 _; m
Range closes to 26,000 yards...8 A: p7 p+ k2 X% |, n6 P) N6 S  z/ u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards* D/ G$ i* T% u7 J
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards6 X. y8 y) W2 Y6 y
Range closes to 24,000 yards...  T9 \% D- H  {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards7 L2 t" J6 u! h; B3 b. `: t
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
/ Y" Y6 u. K- S2 x9 @Range closes to 20,000 yards...
! k/ R" p! t4 WRange closes to 18,000 yards...% J+ q( W2 F0 o/ Z8 X* I) g& P' P
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards9 L$ m) f, \4 I$ d
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
; f; X. I- G; l+ g" o# \) _8 H# l  _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards$ t: P+ b; K: h5 N# W1 p, o
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards, ?$ x9 l6 D, ~( G4 G7 r: W
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
& E8 ?9 {  \7 D! uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards0 x8 q! v5 o7 K) H$ g: c/ u
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards: c' [# ]: u9 P) Q1 k* b/ N  B
Range closes to 12,000 yards...# g2 ^; F( Q" W! @3 l- {8 y1 H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards0 Z4 Y; K- q0 @* e" z  k, X: U
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards) w4 _# h9 ]8 e+ @4 R" ]4 p  }
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
2 F0 w4 Q) i7 s( p* f8 zCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards$ Y: ]3 w8 o( V' t6 [  i; x* w4 }, }
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
( Q- _4 `4 s5 h/ ~; J5 I% Q6 ~+ T4 ?CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
& \6 [" n- X+ p/ O5 f$ bJapanese TF attempts to evade combat
/ N7 V5 P+ v  Q# W: ~1 B! G, SRange increases to 15,000 yards...; j" U4 y" g  B1 D  f$ W) Z  w6 X
Range increases to 20,000 yards...
# V& I3 T; m( M; K* {: b$ f. JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
1 s0 B" w0 y2 v) GRange increases to 25,000 yards...
9 u: r# g" g! Z  M+ m# pRange increases to 30,000 yards...
- [2 ^6 W6 w  K" h' V# ?" ARange increases to 30,000 yards...( @4 e6 b; G9 q; _: Q* p0 T' h! M
Japanese Surface Combat TF evades combat
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+ e; ?* {8 ?- |7 ANight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards0 e6 m& ~+ C9 g8 H* r

4 W: O2 C5 x" gJapanese Ships
0 _3 V  O' A. Z0 ?) a* ^2 T      APD T-1; {% s8 X" N2 n+ o$ H% T' e' I6 [
      APD T-2, Shell hits 2
0 C) O: h2 `& U      APD T-3, Shell hits 1$ T) |( E) n1 w. E4 z
      APD T-4
- Y6 m# s8 N) P! ^) l6 j4 u      APD T-5
6 n, s4 V* c, a7 W      APD T-6% F) {: N' Z7 W3 ]6 f
      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
  l; f6 k. n7 m# h      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire
# F) e0 v: `- M! q5 D: g7 W      APD T-9
) }+ L. r1 ]! ]  {  f5 `! g      APD T-10, K# V6 L' \; l7 ~9 T! C
      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire
7 d# Q+ m9 s, Q. ]* a3 r      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
  E/ g  z1 O' A* p% s0 a" S      APD T-13, Shell hits 1
) g2 w1 J! y$ z3 m7 U# u: }      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships/ l( D' g5 C4 p
      BB North Carolina
( y/ Y' w9 r) D) O; _      BB Washington  f  D( m& b+ j$ C5 F
      BB South Dakota
) h& q' F) h+ n6 x: p      BB Indiana
7 D1 {) h  p% }; z/ T3 e. I      BB Massachusetts
. P1 g) u# E, M1 S& w      BB Alabama
9 @7 L/ `, _4 m5 S! P$ m5 Y      DD Conner# V0 h& Y7 p# s7 e
      DD Cotten0 p1 H! K+ R8 T. t1 H: @
      DD Cowell1 I4 M& @4 b. i7 ]2 h! z
      DD Daly
% C  z" q# b+ M      DD Eaton
6 F" N/ z$ [, |3 ?8 i7 j, ~  S      DD Heywood Edwards
; z, L0 }9 o7 A. g* d% y" p      DD Erben( M+ r1 i8 P; B4 o  O2 r
      DD Evans$ d" l% g# D) ], i6 K* k0 o  ]
      DD Foote
7 G7 y" V: [/ z: T" ]+ P# J+ G  {      DD Franks
! P5 `3 `  o- L) m& u; v% e9 b      DD Fullam
( I9 p. t" g& x+ d& K7 {      DD Gatling
; b' C, S# g# c3 m3 G      DD Albert Grant* q* v+ n1 q& A( z+ @+ x( N1 s
      DD Gregory( w+ Q' q4 u+ k( z+ u! }( [$ E5 c
      DD Guest1 G/ k' l  s' c  ~: e
      DMS Hamilton
  J+ P: V2 k9 `      DMS Forrest6 R" r' L% `4 l( E
      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
  {$ d' F& Q- D* {  fRange closes to 28,000 yards...
' L) L' w6 B) f7 o9 TRange closes to 26,000 yards.../ z6 v& W* F3 h+ N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards% I2 M% @& `) s: c, o
Range closes to 24,000 yards.... L0 _5 Y  D- P: Y. W3 H  r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards- S- s# t5 y. V3 W4 X5 B8 |
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
& j0 T0 q- L  B: jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards0 T) N% s2 ?7 s- `# n1 S( g  {1 b
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
) q2 s2 R( s. ]9 O3 SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
/ R  m& P7 J) Y6 g" o" pRange closes to 18,000 yards...
0 T7 k. Y7 f' l$ n1 bCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards# I$ U5 y: T3 r) [; p& V1 u7 o4 y
Range closes to 16,000 yards...7 b+ c' P8 k, [$ m% E
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
6 ~  a2 ^' F) K/ t% k. hRange closes to 14,000 yards...$ ]' {  o1 s! n( ~" l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards  j. \/ i/ v1 K4 K( |
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
# k6 G$ _9 ^# f+ jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
: l% U5 y" j8 E* K6 _( E5 Y: VRange closes to 11,000 yards...
' A5 g' [: V$ I; t6 aCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
6 {. D) B; @) `1 ~* B: KRange closes to 10,000 yards...
! N7 c& \% w8 S5 r: u* hCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
4 \" ^) T! _+ v7 j) SRange closes to 9,000 yards...
5 L6 L6 J) R7 s( T, Y$ xBB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards4 P- [* A7 `  B6 O( n
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards  C( A+ M3 t9 n6 j, C$ X
BB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
8 X1 g; P- ^0 G1 kDD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards  w, n  Y/ a& o/ [
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
; y9 N; ^- ^/ e, `2 bDD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards! Y. Z" p! z; b, ]. o
APD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards
$ _% c# q- D8 V( XBB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards% k' q& V6 {2 A
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
! |$ q" k+ Y* q5 J, s0 xDD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards0 [4 R0 ]  C3 U' x) y$ y  D: R- A7 |
DD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
; }+ }4 n4 h# A3 Q6 ]3 ?% ~* v, CBB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards
3 v# ~4 |2 r1 E! W* V5 QDD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
% s, S& w9 A4 k7 Z; lDD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
! G9 D7 E# C' z, n$ [4 h; p+ iAPD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards$ M, \# j% t6 g6 _7 Q
DD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards9 }! t; ^+ H# j2 H
DD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards* _3 ]( B* A$ U
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards; ^5 v6 E; b; |8 @* \& O
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards- Q4 p9 m) e6 M2 x+ @" q% c
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards0 l9 z$ i+ }. O
Range increases to 10,000 yards
! J' K# `/ x+ s) z# a) z& ^BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
; o$ \6 t* Z4 G( \9 k/ M# N" A. BBB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
5 C: t: b9 o$ g/ ^0 X; Q- zBB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards+ z% J2 z7 u- K+ |
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards4 x1 {$ y4 Q0 B# ^
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards8 o" a+ j7 m. C8 |
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards& V' d1 m+ e9 o1 P2 w
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards
. F/ n% S1 G& q. [4 s0 \DD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
+ D$ O; a- W- R% a, ?& mDD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
9 Q5 V3 c. q$ e- R( o/ N9 B" j) sDD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards5 \: n  \% X- T- g" o7 ^6 @! j
DD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards- k% _3 M- b+ s; }
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
8 E/ N* a' `( P0 G0 `0 ^- F0 d  l$ m! IDD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
7 O( g% \+ w* M; p3 ~DD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards; M; E' S) ?- E8 l! p
DD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards- [% Y6 `$ S! ?7 k& e- u' P
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
) h; F8 C2 ?+ u; v$ aRange increases to 11,000 yards4 U( Q8 p) A6 ~" _, p+ m
APD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
2 w7 T7 y% k8 ^& E5 S  ~9 i3 H, iAPD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards  k2 [) ^& B6 h+ ?/ X
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
: R, c( S, p7 N9 H% r2 wAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards
# l% Z' f1 C  g- M  fBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
# S8 z& T& l8 ^; v+ Q3 TAPD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
! F% X" w% s. I) j' x6 X9 p7 rDMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards- O7 X4 Q* [$ \8 x. I$ q7 D( S
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards: b) T" @. K" @( w' L; I
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
) ?) U7 A4 A0 L! b1 f1 J2 i* q: mDD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
% ]: R5 T* \% |0 f$ n3 S* I9 X* oDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
1 s8 d8 n6 P" ^9 `* h' e' W5 K. [1 [- CAPD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards$ y1 a: y& {/ t' H
Range closes to 10,000 yards
5 B$ H9 x, W! _6 U+ {BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards7 h! U2 X. N2 U5 N) `/ q
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
4 w. N( a2 X5 X0 _! S" [% XBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
. f7 i0 _# y0 ?& pAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards
4 d! \' d3 @0 d2 JDD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards; h8 f6 d( V- g( u2 V6 ^+ ^( @
DD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards: G" C$ k" l7 r6 A6 s( f- }. ~* v
DD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards8 E, p& m' ?8 `
DD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards; z. P' B8 M! y  Z( ]
DMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
( J& M- [  W( T) E6 C6 @+ L  ?DD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards: L6 o4 q6 m; l  |& K2 q" A
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
# B6 k% N. v# p; f# n: G  MDD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards. F! x( k7 v% I0 n
DD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
/ _* ^8 q& Z) {/ X) dRange closes to 8,000 yards" R9 D) c4 u. d  x3 j# _
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
1 m* E- A+ [9 Y6 G& v: g0 iBB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards' }3 t6 j# ^: h& I) a* Z
APD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards/ ~! L/ _/ {! _. e+ s9 P$ E
BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards' X1 c+ V: i+ Y+ h! m
APD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards
; B/ L! L- r' |3 j; zJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape: Q' B' A6 ^# S3 i# s
Task forces break off...3 a7 C. k. C1 H

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
3 ]6 z5 O3 p$ ?+ p      APD T-1, Shell hits 1
+ t& M5 M# C. S7 g      APD T-2
/ C2 T2 s" h  y; l# r7 l, B& }      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
+ k! u+ {# Y4 v) l7 f$ j% h- y4 r      APD T-4, Shell hits 1: ?( Q# O$ i+ B: E& o
      APD T-54 |) N5 V' i5 _- t# W7 w1 R- W
      APD T-6
4 A" w1 v; ?2 y" s6 C      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage: F5 L- t2 [4 j$ G
      APD T-9, Shell hits 1
% N7 f# _" g& J. Y7 y      APD T-10. O+ x4 L$ t" T1 e. Y% Y
      APD T-11,  on fire/ j9 n; t/ @) N
      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk9 L( x+ c8 K/ \3 b- T) W) M
      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
# E( _$ x) P- ~: |1 H      APD T-14, and is sunk
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Allied Ships9 G  [+ l* q: V  r5 ]( x
      CA Portland8 p2 i/ E% I7 f  q8 v+ K
      CA Northampton! s% D  C$ T! d3 U  e5 c
      CA Chester7 m. o# \$ e! |! H6 S# \
      CA Louisville
* e0 p$ r$ y/ G( d8 o4 C/ ?      CA Chicago- e) W' e% a+ b
      CA Astoria
5 t8 Y% k  V% ]' ]" D. I      CA Minneapolis
( n; I6 G  z  ?9 H9 X2 }6 ?      CA San Francisco
) [, I, P! q8 u, i4 g      CA Quincy
" u& F+ M8 I/ z3 L2 a" g      CA Vincennes
: X( a* m1 U/ M      CA Wichita( q6 V% P" r% D0 |
      DD Bennett
- e2 Z5 g' \) ]" `( b! }3 j      DD Bradford
- k7 w9 X- w# o/ Y9 \* ~/ a      DD Braine
7 i: t+ A: n' g8 h; [# u2 `      DD Brownson  C5 F% @1 p9 `
      DD Bryant7 K9 T  C0 y5 y7 S. k  o
      DD Bullard
3 }$ K; T7 V# m4 L6 O      DD Burns
% e5 P/ M+ g( h- M      DD Callaghan( b8 q8 q" m# a; p0 @+ X. P
      DD Caperton
5 ], l+ d6 P' S( I- ~: y      DD Capps7 N0 c2 l  r) R( Y* X; @
      DMS Emmons1 d5 u# v, X" t" [) {1 o; ^" H  l
      DMS Macomb
& v, N. T* `6 w7 S( j8 o& h      DMS Rodman
& N+ ]  y2 ?1 G      DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards- D1 b+ U" y' ^+ V+ i! O2 Q
Range closes to 28,000 yards...2 `0 m0 U. V0 u$ L1 [" H. ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards( y+ p9 u' M8 c2 P' C2 W7 a/ [
Range closes to 26,000 yards...( I- ^3 ^* k  _3 {- R0 n- }( V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards" X- x* j- d/ R) N/ p; Q( f
Range closes to 24,000 yards...+ Y- |; g5 }/ `& B! Y4 a  s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards; Q$ I& U; |# X/ K
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
% u5 T9 s/ K- WCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards% z/ i$ M- `9 `8 q% i
Range closes to 20,000 yards...; D& Y  ]$ F4 S% O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards' c7 W* {+ t+ i
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
4 H, ^& F1 B# D7 ACONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
# z; Q& k9 ?$ i9 NRange closes to 16,000 yards...( {) N9 F# u4 _5 I
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards. v2 A2 A* t4 V" B$ h8 Z2 h
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
% _6 k& |* l' z) n0 z. mRange closes to 12,000 yards...
( _8 `; s4 W) }# {6 ]$ ]' jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
$ K4 a, z+ L1 O0 D' a  ?4 x' kRange closes to 11,000 yards...8 @* Z4 }0 B' V# y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
2 n5 I- F( ?" pRange closes to 10,000 yards...) H# S- d* O. H2 L, C4 c* [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards* x: f1 J; Y" B3 Z/ _" Q
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
9 ^* h. T( G) B# h/ h( H- ADD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
' e6 O9 k6 T, t8 s6 N& V7 uRange increases to 11,000 yards6 P  o, u) l1 D7 Y2 Z$ Z2 P
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards: K$ }' l- ~" Y4 k; x/ X
CA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards8 ^. A# f! k0 f7 Y; H
CA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards1 `$ \7 y+ `) B# ]' Q
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards* R8 I8 i/ E0 _: }+ b
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards+ Q9 q( a& T8 y' v1 w& B
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards
7 r+ @* M; I* X& Q" U) l) D+ Q0 @+ u% qCA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
2 d3 r# ~& Z# c' iCA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
1 i. Q  A3 {- f3 ^CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards
4 q  ^% W- }6 I( ~! rCA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
; }) |$ a3 C- x5 ?DMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards% l  A/ \4 U2 z0 L
DD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
6 D9 z7 W: e  d9 j4 [DD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards1 r! L/ H# _, K* D  s( L; }
DD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards* y7 `/ K: w  i( I
DD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
. l' l8 {+ q: ^5 j0 NAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards  r) }! W  u2 Y3 e, t! i0 a& x
APD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards- {& ?  M) P/ _4 a
Range closes to 10,000 yards
9 ]3 c, s( [; n# r) UDMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
7 M, M( {8 v2 D. \6 fCA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards6 J& P7 L  {5 p! o# F+ e8 |/ `
CA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
) x5 U+ w) n; u5 LCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
) T1 B0 R0 y0 Y) TCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
0 ~' x* I! `, l' Y- y% W, eAPD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards" |" M' g2 A' N1 S
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
- {6 s0 r2 R+ @% ]* ]Range closes to 9,000 yards( b& B1 P* L( m' k
APD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards/ Z: `( L6 K; {4 @& m: t
DMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
( O2 k* @) A6 G$ [; a% g: e$ _CA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards! \, Y  {1 S0 Q6 _: U
CA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards2 y% P5 v/ e4 Y  e$ `" y
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
9 p8 H% P2 M5 P# D  `* fDD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
& S4 }& h! f& Z0 LDD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards0 i+ I% W2 |4 A, C; U
Range increases to 10,000 yards
! ^( T0 Q: P* D. eAPD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards
3 s* b/ u' ^3 X+ B& `& O: aCA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
- M; D! a; P# [5 Y# p2 [DMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards1 f3 F( w; K" k) x9 D0 T+ [" i$ g; y
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards8 `( S( f! q1 K  _$ Y
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
) k0 X8 {( o1 |2 {( v$ t: s3 YJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape" j8 F% Z) Q! }3 w6 n: o; J
Task forces break off...! [" {* l( |* J6 f) a! z, f& q1 ]( m. V
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships* J& V  H$ J  B* b9 s; {1 g1 K- y
      APD T-1- s6 c4 D1 A$ W0 b4 |0 t* P
      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire
4 ?1 Q. v6 `# a$ X+ J; `9 _      APD T-34 d1 i; v7 a7 o: ~9 x2 U
      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk. _. ~) q! t: Y
      APD T-55 B3 ~+ H' e+ b$ F8 _
      APD T-6
# d$ B/ K' |! ~+ T      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk5 k. Z0 O, l  a; b1 ~7 h( |0 ~
      APD T-9
, i" C' t1 d: q# ?$ J      APD T-10
, e. ^2 N9 |" k' D/ x9 h$ E      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire
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Allied Ships( ?" r8 g0 a  N3 e7 A
      CA Portland
/ Z. A5 B9 w" L$ Z# w5 {      CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
8 R! O* C( m* U& r: M3 }      CA Chester
- b3 T! S/ e7 U/ E6 |9 i( {* ^      CA Louisville! m1 a/ ^" \  e" B9 v" O2 [
      CA Chicago
/ z3 g# x/ B1 B7 k; r1 J7 z/ g; {      CA Astoria
6 ]" n. x- f  V. i      CA Minneapolis
; i* D6 d, H) G* Z1 p      CA San Francisco
. k9 O6 d4 V$ T$ W0 r      CA Quincy
3 k" l- _9 J5 g3 _* W* _      CA Vincennes. U/ I3 N4 G/ g; N7 u
      CA Wichita6 u3 p! b6 g! `  c
      DD Bennett
( S& O4 }# n+ L) e" r4 ^      DD Bradford
/ C- h% y* m+ o- I$ K, w7 b      DD Braine
9 q) x0 T, |0 M2 H/ C      DD Brownson0 Z, o% T6 `1 _! V' W) a' r1 Z& D
      DD Bryant1 S! p" t. [$ w& Z" a
      DD Bullard
2 g# Q5 J; b1 J3 r& W      DD Burns
' o+ _9 t: r7 u, @      DD Callaghan
/ S+ z7 q' U% R8 r2 n4 }& k      DD Caperton
# n" c' W$ Y" D2 h# W" Z7 i8 t      DD Capps2 c, L5 ]( Q# n5 A* b; N! a2 r) `0 f0 e
      DMS Emmons
! J; _0 W! x% r5 z      DMS Macomb9 f' ~8 G6 G. _+ N: Q) g
      DMS Rodman4 o; J7 S8 J+ d5 q" T; J
      DMS Gherardi1 f7 L& `' X! l0 R
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
8 O" c! G; _. U+ U" cRange closes to 28,000 yards...8 u4 [2 f9 n' [, I8 M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards0 U1 Y" \3 I7 i
Range closes to 26,000 yards...6 ]$ F4 _+ G) v+ k' {* q6 y7 T
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
' @2 H1 W& v/ }# ZRange closes to 24,000 yards...
9 o# P& U+ F2 }. q; N# D) xRange closes to 22,000 yards...
. t6 j3 `$ p! J! L% f3 K) OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
  K9 T7 l) p$ s+ ^) cRange closes to 20,000 yards...
. Y' G, H, t7 K/ C, m, W: hRange closes to 18,000 yards...( {: l; z  y- t* J) P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards( `- @' I9 `0 ^, q* V+ D4 ?; J
Range closes to 16,000 yards...& k  }. {; m! s, x5 t( @3 @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards2 R# N& P$ S; t3 |* }, b) _; g
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
# M! r+ m7 }* cCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards4 o: v/ c6 v& D* n" B% P
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
  S3 [$ |7 q9 \2 Y6 g' lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards5 X6 L/ Q9 Z3 f$ h% h" D
Range closes to 11,000 yards...: _  a9 z( z& W  T# X/ Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards% W0 h9 S. f* z0 f3 v
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
5 N# k) Y% E, T1 m0 aCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
( w' H3 V% u2 h: Z! u/ wCA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
' N0 k; n; T5 s) r6 nCA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards* u4 m# b5 X2 _6 g. o
DD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards
0 c; n; \: X3 kRange increases to 12,000 yards
; z) ]1 ~" M& y5 L4 ]3 aCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards/ K$ j5 V" b4 [
CA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards7 J3 k$ g2 [5 Q  D/ G
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards/ Y4 P+ a* K% K( o2 h0 O0 f6 ^
CA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards
/ U# o# W1 K& X+ l* hCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards6 Q' u0 h. }0 i  B; A& _) G' M( D2 G
CA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards  g$ Q  {; Z+ b: A1 U) f5 J' W; f; T% }
DD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards' Y5 B* S+ F% u' C. L
DD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards7 g/ F1 i3 U/ `; q- g7 x2 y
DD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
% f8 F# M. Z7 T6 xDD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
; H' D8 i; y% `6 f5 LDMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
* i+ ]: Y! }) ^APD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards/ C' S4 J5 i9 T. p- Y
Range closes to 9,000 yards
7 p+ t2 i- P: g6 w; p8 ?6 b) FCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards) y  z2 ~1 k" x) o
APD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards* b0 r7 T+ y  J
CA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
2 j- T- A) n4 W6 cCA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards& v" ?$ y# I( {8 M' b
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards# L; V5 b+ @( d) _  V* Q7 f
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards7 D  m  c+ S, q4 w7 q2 v* E
APD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards" M  E9 T$ q! v9 r% x( i0 @
DD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards1 _; Q; g) s/ J5 f. y: ~
Range closes to 7,000 yards
' r3 a7 L, T0 A; q* n, @' nCA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards3 \% k8 s6 \4 F# w' w$ s6 z7 U: d
APD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards0 G2 p# y4 Y- S0 I# o8 f$ G* b3 q; r
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards; ~5 M( K, G4 r0 K) w  q6 N
CA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards
$ h0 y* r8 E, l& {CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
& C9 a/ D/ V: R. ]& N8 |) A$ D9 QAPD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
/ w& a0 r: e1 L: @% dCA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards1 g6 ?+ r/ I+ I( r
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards; y( G4 K9 a3 K
CA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
; d; P! _& @% h1 g: h- z. qDD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards
& ^8 W8 b  L) ^5 N1 Q) K9 HDMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards" l0 w6 w! `8 n: t- D" v8 n
Range increases to 10,000 yards
1 R( L+ h6 x! u) q, }& jDMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards5 I9 y3 S. x! V; q% B! f
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
3 B  M8 D; m7 t7 ~7 I  k6 T/ oJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape( K3 X( u! F1 E
Task forces break off.... \5 T9 d4 }) l' a% F- C2 y: y0 P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards3 s, v6 e/ }( t/ W) U/ o
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Japanese Ships( r$ ^8 @6 T) X
      APD T-1
! m1 }% k, `3 P: u; E" \      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* y! i: [. h: H: j: Y; z
      APD T-3- ^* |5 U' @" E" O4 a' W
      APD T-5
+ X% P7 S& c5 H      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
  B; P& g: i) a) l/ @      APD T-9
3 }3 ?6 ~3 r2 h' ^0 {      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
( B& Y! x- x8 _5 d" E3 g) ^+ q  h$ Q      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
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3 G4 O% o4 |* KAllied Ships  ~: d$ m7 h3 c, B  R5 K! P
      CL Swiftsure( l4 ?$ `! W$ g; n" p
      CL St. Louis
3 C- Z5 q8 q) w6 }8 k# G, ^! [      CL Phoenix
" D$ Z% V  N9 \! L1 I" J. Z      CL Cleveland
  z+ a& E8 p7 @* v1 u! U      CL Montpelier
2 ^& @, m" A+ l9 D( ~+ J      CL Denver
# e0 M7 {# H- d% |& h* p9 G      CL Santa Fe# _5 X& d& l* Q
      CL Birmingham
3 J& t5 q% A3 R      CL Mobile
; T, c( r) z1 I+ z" w2 K% Q      CL Biloxi0 u4 w6 I9 V4 z( L% Y$ t$ Y* L
      CL Miami
* k$ f, ~5 s2 B8 j- E      CL Pasadena
  @1 z4 m; Q/ C) Y      DD Allen M. Sumner
$ ?7 g7 c: x$ I% f. A" e9 ^      DD Ault" S& Q. ]* g" z( E, c3 y* ?
      DD English
+ A6 y7 _) R: ^$ j1 {7 Q+ E& J7 i      DD Haynsworth5 v5 {/ @0 g9 H" R
      DD Maddox
$ ?4 K6 ^$ p2 L( e; V/ X! m      DD Mansfield
7 {' d/ r% _" t6 Y* n      DD Waldron
( L# D6 N7 f6 X+ B9 u2 X' C/ K      DD Haggard
1 A- \( h/ D9 V2 [; h- S      DD Hailey
+ r+ t2 V! f, G$ b6 ?6 C; \; e      DD Hale
3 q' t, k- q; K0 N; M      CL Vincennes II
. u7 L/ ^& I: w* u  c5 v; \      CL Houston II
& A7 O6 v, j) S: w; W" w      CL Astoria II! Y7 G* [! Q) M2 z( [9 _

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
4 o/ k" f( {3 y2 N' x, r3 e$ c5 ZRange closes to 28,000 yards...
- {8 x/ k. E9 ?$ \9 A. pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
; T" O  {2 ~, j: _  sRange closes to 26,000 yards...% i+ b0 |9 K1 z# Z
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
& f- R; b. }( i  _) o% s7 K, _. \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards7 _; J2 M; p1 k
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
  {9 ^7 Y! b2 d* s- L$ d' lRange closes to 20,000 yards...+ s# E) v5 r% Y) ^' {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards4 j& M! ?5 ]1 l* I
Range closes to 18,000 yards...' V+ {/ `2 P& A5 _: }. R' }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
/ v2 `* F6 |8 o8 T3 }2 O7 tRange closes to 16,000 yards...
1 z3 e* H* c. U8 k" H4 z* z( [" ~+ ECONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
* K# r4 r7 R) ]8 a1 E; m) _Range closes to 14,000 yards...
" L( D" z% Y+ k  m7 t+ r5 _# ECONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
3 i) ?2 D/ R# F/ f, n  _Range closes to 12,000 yards...0 m! v0 D- {' N( p) t6 V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
1 |4 P6 l! o$ H: g. J) Z2 FRange closes to 11,000 yards...
+ A; s$ K; c9 W+ LCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
, |$ `; w3 c# v' W9 IRange closes to 10,000 yards...
  K% @  t" a' d# P2 U4 R+ O. ZCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
& @# i0 d& f; k0 p' X! c! _Wyatt, B. crosses the 'T'+ |) J: U8 r, |! Y3 I$ \
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
8 N5 V: t3 t6 y7 nCL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
4 I5 }' M( q9 M/ a" aCL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards( |/ g6 c9 t7 X' `
CL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
3 B& j4 I5 q6 TDD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
) S6 e# |. `) U1 q/ v0 o5 V$ GDD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
4 W6 ~4 N2 H6 E% e* J8 }DD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards/ i7 {9 B0 _/ r% H+ l7 t
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
7 {# z% `& K  I- k2 qRange increases to 11,000 yards
9 E# Q  C9 N8 U" WCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards- o! B/ A$ Q1 S- w
CL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards5 P( C+ u( p4 P1 g
CL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards: k6 i# g0 ^& e# m
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
2 X" z0 L  X  R9 V5 S- XCL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
4 I& ^4 K0 c3 H0 bCL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
/ C! A) K6 v. y* FDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
# Q. `. b( i7 b5 u$ ]* kDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards. N: p$ s8 x# q  V3 p* a1 p$ l+ {: N
Range closes to 8,000 yards
; Z8 n% ^4 Q: R, A6 M$ Y- ^CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards4 p2 E8 [8 R4 O; x( W$ L
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
1 d7 o% j  m9 Y5 O: Z* FCL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards- m; P! J: a* n+ ?
APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards
9 t0 y* K3 l, m  H. i' P4 bDD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
3 N* f- A' _+ Z( \6 p. `% N- ]3 vRange closes to 7,000 yards5 u9 B! z/ a$ {! D/ W% e& ?* C7 s
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards, z: y# J& n6 D2 @
CL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
1 j- d- X, C! [6 J3 k5 A2 o: k( FCL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards( E9 L2 ?( ?- ?: e. U% r  |& T- [, _
CL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
+ J8 {% ]( L) F: [! _CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards
9 j( P1 i1 J3 f% gCL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
5 N; F5 X5 C7 L5 J+ CCL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards- e( h# v; N) d! }
CL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards. R0 f8 a* g+ _7 `5 w
DD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards6 |, Z7 H" ?* ]4 H& D# y
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards' z2 B/ Y- S' W3 k( r. F
APD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards# }4 P. N0 r9 T
DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
4 J; c$ U- D: j& @) ~1 \' w2 Y! URange increases to 8,000 yards
$ h+ |$ K) H! D) \CL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards$ v; p0 e! m0 G% B) H
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
. H% F; d- `9 W5 u( |6 ECL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards/ X$ ]; I, {9 I1 W& Y+ Z) w
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape' z5 \1 D( Q2 \" a- O# A5 ~
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 8,000 Yards: }( q2 H# i6 n7 v) F  J9 x

2 p  g, Z7 s* u! U. H. w$ h9 ?) gJapanese Ships
2 p1 ~6 i/ a- \. C4 e" A& Z6 ]      APD T-1
. J7 T5 Q8 T, ^7 C) ~      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk: g$ W2 [/ \) v
      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
; U: @# R- L3 I5 E      APD T-5
0 _" C! ?; \. _) P      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
8 s) z# F1 S! L0 l3 w      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk8 a; d" q  X! _5 e9 y- S% B

2 T. h1 ?1 l, p( d  nAllied Ships
0 H& m7 r3 e0 \9 P7 M) U& |      CA Portland
$ ~( M9 N' `1 D- _) _: `      CA Northampton
4 X) W. u* g/ f/ r5 a6 d5 n      CA Chester1 r3 ~* Y9 J0 c/ m; `
      CA Louisville; J) d& u3 E0 l8 o
      CA Chicago- A# F: Q3 J1 N# `' g' m
      CA Astoria+ ]. Q' ~3 v+ j% y: s4 b
      CA Minneapolis
! e% N$ l0 x5 I7 Q. s      CA San Francisco& }0 K: p# e. ]; N2 B. G
      CA Quincy8 r+ u% H- u1 c
      CA Vincennes
7 x% p2 N9 F& L9 V/ X; d) T      CA Wichita
4 Z1 P5 r% r1 {( t; E7 b      DD Bennett5 Q; K1 k4 z$ o* b
      DD Bradford2 @8 T5 |9 M& M9 H6 m# C0 b8 I
      DD Braine& {8 ]5 I9 g% d" p( f6 K, B
      DD Brownson
; s# j7 _# O3 |5 F$ K) o1 ~4 h1 h      DD Bryant
! v0 `# }2 }0 Q! W6 s      DD Bullard
( N8 H9 {  z8 p" l* K0 D      DD Burns4 ]* L4 \' w' h9 d, y7 x8 J
      DD Callaghan, m8 O4 \& R  O; q" F5 i5 p8 P
      DD Caperton+ Q8 R) j9 `6 `. S0 V
      DD Capps
2 J7 N" e& B2 M$ s# L1 ?      DMS Emmons  x4 J% }  \4 H8 U) \6 D4 t
      DMS Macomb
/ D5 r: i, k1 q: o4 J2 @3 W, b      DMS Rodman
; u& x( G- Q3 n      DMS Gherardi
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: X0 H( K( c3 Y1 J2 QMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards9 p$ `( }& S& l1 @; D; H
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
: S6 \4 Z$ c: }4 [CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards" ~* w0 Y* _  n& b
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
( R: m- _! s$ I. XRange closes to 24,000 yards...$ V$ }4 s% n7 L) Y: _5 {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
& i( c+ N8 ]( DRange closes to 22,000 yards...
9 U# `, e8 J$ u5 S- {CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards# n* M" D# R" [+ D
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
* C* n$ c1 C* U" H- N7 q" iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
7 G7 u% a6 A  F& \3 aRange closes to 18,000 yards...9 q. p; A& l- Q  Z) O
Range closes to 16,000 yards...# Y2 {7 H: k/ f+ ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards3 ]+ j7 G: J2 j/ f  g
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
$ m" |- c; k1 ?# _2 ERange closes to 12,000 yards...4 Q8 V6 n' X/ b. ?" T; R* m% Q
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
2 T' j& {* O' g. I9 [Range closes to 10,000 yards...$ T% I8 U/ q5 Q4 X3 ?8 [
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
) C* O$ f+ H0 d) i6 A! ?9 X  n% ]Range closes to 8,000 yards...
1 D8 n* b( q  v" Z) ?$ h- fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
4 r$ a4 m; |5 h8 W9 N, XCA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards7 }8 F. Z' i6 [6 o9 ^/ t
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards- B3 k) p4 v: q( I5 a
CA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards# q* w$ q  x3 R! x% u$ j! @, u2 T+ a
DD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
! D$ V4 L8 Y$ \7 iAPD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards' \% O8 p+ m  _0 q- Q" L* \
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
( L' d2 _8 c* LCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards
; N5 J/ S2 a3 G  A6 B  D1 G" mCA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards! w# |% g1 P* ]0 T+ L  z$ @9 l
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards: Q  D1 P( z3 {. R% u# e+ o0 S: n
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
* x8 \3 z' g/ G+ X. p  PAPD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards
; H6 W, t; _6 ]# B9 yDD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards9 o: c) K) D" H' O& _9 H
Range closes to 5,000 yards
' N; r8 Z) o2 J2 tDD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113 ) H8 r8 M+ ]4 @& \( `$ y
APD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards) H  j# q& i! B- ^8 k5 |. f7 A# h
CA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards
- C  ^7 P; Y# O9 F9 D, t3 @CA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards, Y! g5 H! j# D5 f
DD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards3 s  w9 b# Y. W8 r: c
Range closes to 2,000 yards& R) _: F7 o+ `1 N5 e
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards: \2 `2 Y8 N8 }% Y/ N  g2 Y
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards! f8 u! g5 H0 v" h* a0 ]2 V6 o% r$ b
CA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards+ F$ z4 B1 R" v, p# {
APD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards
0 z/ Z. ?5 l% U  C& {Range increases to 6,000 yards
4 I3 N! ^4 c1 H2 i, U! _/ iCA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards
! A5 R9 q4 P. ]1 ]: c7 L6 L  `CA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards: k* ]/ P' m7 a1 I, ?- e
APD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards( K! K  J+ u/ M+ a; R* n
Range increases to 9,000 yards2 \7 g* }/ ]; u5 l0 b) j' O
DMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards4 D/ d" v" `) b5 _! N6 h
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards0 X5 N* ]6 J1 T; t
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
( |. X  K" y/ c; |( mDD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards: |, G! l; }, m6 q0 x$ C
Range increases to 13,000 yards' e! p1 J0 ^& P2 {
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards$ ^1 p$ K. B( |. c# Z
APD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards
2 |7 X) h, K) S* t7 `1 ~1 ^+ |Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape' A  z; i. s, k* X. ?; d
Task forces break off...' }6 S+ p( n  P- g/ u0 k* C! B

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
9 \( Z" r! r! P; |. |
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7 \5 ~0 y$ q- V4 T& r' j7 b  [      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
2 S5 ^+ w' L  E7 H# y+ f7 D9 G4 s0 @      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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5 |- A2 S  b# F  W  ]Allied Ships5 w/ e) |$ g* J7 C+ |' {% X. G
      BB North Carolina4 Y& B9 p3 F; s) P% H" T4 m1 [
      BB Washington
. Z& r5 |7 f3 B/ g      BB South Dakota
0 V! P) w! c/ r! ^: y* d; S+ x      BB Indiana. f; `6 b3 N/ ]
      BB Massachusetts, r% y# Y& G, B$ ]" K( s# d% p
      BB Alabama1 P' H* T/ W9 y0 b$ K& b
      DD Conner2 z5 P! u1 d. o8 H9 `7 ]" c
      DD Cotten; Z9 r  O1 R8 F' K( u
      DD Cowell4 m4 N7 N2 ?2 w1 I
      DD Daly
& I3 [/ Y, {" B7 I( h( \1 E      DD Eaton& ?% Y6 F- X' u6 i1 c7 c  I
      DD Heywood Edwards1 T3 a% r7 N9 B% a+ i& i  F
      DD Erben
* [# y# \2 r0 \" b% H      DD Evans/ D0 s5 H! [, e( k: [% C
      DD Foote
% o4 @: J2 j, ?$ w      DD Franks- j/ A1 k) q+ z" H0 R' h3 D
      DD Fullam
8 S4 z( N) q  }9 O      DD Gatling; v* I; |( ~8 Q
      DD Albert Grant% [8 ^. d1 P, N- Y- s# x% h- Z
      DD Gregory
# Y/ j' m, `; D      DD Guest
9 l; F/ O7 b) {) L+ n9 e1 i      DMS Hamilton
0 h* k, _# v0 j  w      DMS Forrest- k) p* j) Z1 ^! Y3 m( ?* L9 u
      DMS Ellyson
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) K) |1 i' X" d/ YMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
% j( T- m( K& b, U. X/ ^8 ^Range closes to 28,000 yards...2 Q. p% s+ E' B5 J& T
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
; \. R( d! @8 p- u' n8 J6 n, p8 vRange closes to 24,000 yards...
1 L2 G6 @" M% o4 e/ h/ |. {. o6 IRange closes to 22,000 yards...4 q4 X7 `- e8 u9 B
Range closes to 20,000 yards...8 Q# I5 y, r) O; H
Range closes to 18,000 yards...1 w& Y/ T( R/ [. o) Q" g9 c( [) z
Range closes to 16,000 yards...3 F/ ?7 g6 o9 X
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
" C. A& ], Y- K" k* |. V% I$ {( QRange closes to 12,000 yards...8 Z. r+ }! p- [4 U5 e7 ^
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
" _6 h1 \& ?0 |1 uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
# u* m2 \; m3 {! g7 [Range closes to 10,000 yards...5 j7 a: ~+ O0 J3 v' v' u% g. _2 I
Range closes to 9,000 yards...5 F7 k1 w: \4 j7 o3 N7 _
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards! ~* p0 A9 \7 b0 ~
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
3 m6 @9 Z& z- f7 D" I: R: LAPD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards7 ?) I# _, w" \+ T! L/ B" ?4 a
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards8 r* ?/ `. n* V) N+ U8 c
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards8 Q* }' C; N$ \  Y4 j
DD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards. z+ h* M7 r) ~4 }
Range closes to 5,000 yards; J1 q3 X5 @/ I
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards& }, r6 c- u4 Z7 a! V( y- Y; ^
BB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards5 Q: K4 j" V/ U( K1 y" }; S
Range closes to 3,000 yards
& ~0 k# s$ N, \" b/ g3 U2 i* \. |BB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards3 D! v# Z1 f! V$ U* d# ^, u
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards; ^: l! v; i2 t" U4 H; o
DD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
' D8 R5 I9 R+ R" ?1 eDD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
" S- w+ \) M6 h  ^9 ZDD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
4 A7 A  |+ X; U0 b" {8 V- h% jAPD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards! C& u& e5 r9 [+ X0 u
BB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
1 S* _& ]9 l& S$ H2 M0 Y1 Z# EDD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards- \2 M2 K1 c) ~
DD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards. X7 p* Q5 `" S8 x  f: \
Range increases to 5,000 yards9 L" J% k. D* s" |+ y0 ]
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
# H* r. h( s2 ^) a6 c# f+ TDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards5 i# @+ f/ Y  F% ~( c
Range increases to 7,000 yards; s& Z3 H3 F$ S4 ]
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards+ h$ G9 u9 z- a2 ~; T1 ^4 f
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
+ g, F8 O- b# V8 Y3 k4 a9 m$ e7 a# `DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards# R7 r: v1 \4 q5 T6 ?* H9 y! y2 U% m
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards, F) v9 n: @; {( n9 h. w! e, x
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards4 |" C  N- W" T" r8 `
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

腓特烈大帝

鬼畜水面舰部队这划水划地也太不敬业了...