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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 440 g# i6 `) o" s U7 w
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东京快车出轨! B% j' |+ s% t' U2 x
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, ]" ~- ~+ W) |5 |- R) h# P日军在波纳佩经过连日激战,补给消耗的速度大大高于天蝗的预期,眼看就支持不住,天蝗不得已组织了东京快车对岛上日军进行补给,不幸被盟军太平洋舰队堵着正着,水面车轮战后全歼了这支东京快车运输队的10余艘APD,还顺带击沉了护航的水面战队日军轻巡天盐号和吹雪级驱逐舰一艘。7 H2 a) C# P' x+ T" k
/ p% Q9 N0 [" x+ t( o) N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。
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9 X1 W4 \; H0 i- Y1 F天亮之后,巡弋的波纳佩海域的58战斗机官兵惊喜的发现有几百架日军运输机排着整齐的队形向波纳佩飞来,准备强行空投补给。盟军指战员当然毫不客气照单全收,击落日本大艇和运输机200余架,大获全胜。
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5 Q$ T F! H3 o/ i9 Y J) USubmarine attack near Ponape at 119,113
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Japanese Ships3 }2 [1 O6 n7 s& Y7 C1 l6 ~- V$ R
SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk1 Y9 ], h5 @% K/ g' L
( ^9 q/ e* s8 E- XAllied Ships
) s8 K. v6 D; W) b3 D0 s { CLAA Prince Robert
0 F0 s" _- F/ r9 ], | DD Saumarez& o6 @6 ]% D2 D6 v, W
DD Nizam' j* E2 X: O$ w
DD Ellet
) ]( B, Q4 E& Q# m6 o DD Waller
- H& r+ {0 t1 V! z, j/ n4 M) n DD Walker
! m* l* p \: Y9 x9 f* G- P! T4 R DD Wadleigh
) ?# K9 e/ K2 e0 P; v2 z DD Uhlmann
1 x3 s' c( Y* i ?4 w4 q& ] DD Twining# J8 S$ ]- G& a1 t9 J0 [4 f
DD Twiggs/ j" |9 L6 s7 F# }, i# t- m6 F
DD David Taylor% R+ @6 x& ?7 C
DD Strong6 \6 ?. t. j2 q
DD Sproston
4 X# c0 J' |3 I# |) K6 V DD Sigsbee; i9 d7 h- S8 ^/ i; B/ i9 u1 L, f) m
DD Sigourney+ p- k! z; F" R- f& t `
DD Schroeder
* z' G1 I" q! j. q; I4 V) V DD Benham II
. X) Y8 P I5 A- Z DD Cushing II
: Z. n* n; h7 ^- Y' n0 i DD Urchin$ P. h# i% Z! M H# K+ h7 e) {
DD Urania; A+ ^: n+ ]8 a5 I' ]) N# C! a7 \
7 `) y. i2 Y7 K0 i! d7 ESS I-48 is sighted by escort3 x$ Q1 D: C! O
DD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search2 R) n) j. u' B1 d8 `; S! m
DD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....' n4 G) ]- }) w% P
SS I-48 forced to surface!
' X8 J2 Y! T1 hDD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
7 ? L/ M) a! Z. NDD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....
! u. f8 X7 o9 b4 R' eDD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....4 r! x3 A6 b" K6 ?5 J2 t8 {
DD Benham II firing on surfaced sub .... a% g$ F. P7 e% k: {) w
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
6 z% X: U8 ^/ ~0 `! SSub slips beneath the waves2 n9 M' ~' Y5 |! z
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, i }, s {7 wNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft
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: u& w, w3 I$ b, u- \( L/ xJapanese aircraft losses @( J. _. N P+ o& f
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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; \/ R) R2 C' dJapanese Ships
2 j5 j' l" n' L" W CL Agano! M6 N! m# t( E% c& F) I$ n
CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2
+ e- `& s9 t7 r3 G DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( C* O1 a8 c5 K% O& p
DD Hibiki P, ^! e' b7 [7 o% t! o9 j
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1; C; _: Y' j8 O# A x3 G
DD Shirakumo
& \$ g& G# Z \6 M DD Isonami! u/ H. e4 P& a% H1 n! g9 }
DD Murakumo* T2 y# j( {+ {# S9 O
CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk: \. z0 v/ |7 n ~3 U
. {/ C( S7 q0 P4 `; i$ j$ v. c& o8 xAllied Ships
3 N7 y1 \' L* O [% _" d( B: E" A BB North Carolina. c2 J7 b; l2 l( X( \
BB Washington# @; k9 b( b1 z- V1 V4 {
BB South Dakota, N+ R: @ T1 u5 h2 V
BB Indiana, Shell hits 1
- X/ d1 M a! R* U; \ BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2
, q: m' m" Z7 f9 k- b, E$ K6 m BB Alabama, Shell hits 2
2 y8 Y, D, I& M6 ^ U' V' n DD Conner
$ H0 E* ]* D4 `1 U( A, U DD Cotten: M" r& p4 _! |& C+ F! D
DD Cowell
4 T0 D1 z* s2 c. q DD Daly
0 ~3 u0 E9 T" ^ DD Eaton7 L2 `. T( H+ k6 q, ]) G
DD Heywood Edwards
2 v- [; N7 M r) v3 c' ^ DD Erben; S: ?, C/ }5 J* T0 P5 O3 \4 B
DD Evans
3 n; Z3 {% b! Y' U7 _8 ^: M DD Foote
, v) P: S% \* s6 y+ { DD Franks
# e. H5 J6 [8 N. o k8 j5 C DD Fullam" G4 v7 `3 `0 U* B9 w8 ~( w5 s% Q9 N
DD Gatling
/ q# r% l+ E9 ~' x0 l$ x DD Albert Grant
% z2 l2 B7 q$ [4 @5 M, r DD Gregory L. j6 X) \% K- o2 \; m
DD Guest
4 v/ Q# b2 q! q DMS Hamilton
1 q* P& \; }9 L6 o `$ Q) s- l DMS Forrest; I* p: a3 K' z- k) X; B7 L; A
DMS Ellyson
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5 {7 d# w/ k% j, A7 _2 b2 OMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards, d/ n' }( K2 m5 W( p
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
# k ~: d8 v" s. R5 G( w9 w! HCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
% {& h# z9 z9 [CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards
8 U0 {: i1 i; `& b+ j0 E! tRange closes to 26,000 yards...
0 w2 a6 q, q2 wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards+ q& z6 x7 P2 s2 w
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
6 G; K: s' W c( XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards7 M* r: ?- u) r
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards
$ u; c# w6 P3 v/ VRange closes to 22,000 yards...2 [5 y e6 U" N- x* f' K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
' S" A$ i( a& S0 g" v5 F( wCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards
r! F9 z0 b: ~0 eRange closes to 20,000 yards...
- a" ?& C' v k) e+ q+ Q3 F+ JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
0 n. P% P. X5 l1 X) M5 |Range closes to 18,000 yards...2 P' t9 ~- d/ L4 @) x( e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards4 h$ E7 F& t3 k) ?2 Q" M* R/ P
Range closes to 16,000 yards...( v4 u- O2 Y. I I4 N k' I
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
& e; T5 `. ?) h" ORange closes to 14,000 yards...
0 ?$ ? i7 U+ ]4 V: U6 ^' F- pCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards; z4 {& J, v$ v. l; b0 W1 E
Range closes to 12,000 yards...! T; P2 S4 x' |7 Z3 P% C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
$ B9 k+ s; D6 I7 F# hCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards: n2 e1 b, M& P, j: E+ y
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
" C% b0 p1 m% L8 R) pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
& \/ \) H/ ]9 o$ | ^CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards
. D& a1 w0 \+ U8 z% q1 SRange closes to 10,000 yards...
* n6 ?: |" |/ Q7 @4 HCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
. n* v8 E7 A oCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
^* n" f$ u' h. d( |1 B; H v5 [6 CCL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards, b" c; M3 G; ]0 _$ a
BB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards
; X9 u. n4 q2 O$ N# A; NBB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
l! q# O7 H& q1 s0 K5 |CL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards* X; g$ p9 ?6 W/ v- b" d
BB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
6 B0 M2 w2 a% z$ UBB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
& {: r% s! L" R( s' FDD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards: Q0 h0 s. j) d) l
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
8 R- ^; A. j; d- a" A- _+ JBB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards4 H$ w0 s9 U) ~6 w
DD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards
# w, n' |1 R, d% v- F$ FDD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
3 `8 H1 |" G0 {+ V" K& fCL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards* B! r$ z' s$ b9 t" G7 [) W( `
Range increases to 11,000 yards: r3 X N1 x- Z! D6 E D
CL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
, I$ Q5 U @' p- B/ O( j$ UBB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards
( b5 O4 w: }0 n8 }$ Y. ^# E7 s$ a( |; tCL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards8 O( @- H5 A2 T
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards
9 ]. \$ A2 x% a. Q" y* d* i* CCL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards
, i- {/ D5 y; o4 E EDD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards
/ H+ a$ Y1 w) Z5 M7 v3 }CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
+ d; j( r- W7 L8 y3 A6 WBB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards
5 a/ s6 h' @2 |; ~' KDD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards/ D( r$ a; Y. b' i5 Y1 q" m
DD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards% S9 U9 h# n+ {. m2 z
DD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
! f9 D; ]" k m7 ~DD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards3 F/ T) b! ~) l
DD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards
" @) F' g6 h/ Z5 iDD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards
7 r( V% K& N: Z( I' n. a- h& uRange closes to 10,000 yards- a5 h- J3 e1 {8 n% N q3 E' u
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards
& ?8 I/ N6 `6 e4 SCL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards, @, L: O5 i* P- K: b- r) @
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
' ?$ \. m% R" bDD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
, j% J, [: u* n' z! ^6 e, fDD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards
C9 {1 }6 R3 }+ hDD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
. n$ O" c: k; P* uDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards9 i7 p# j1 G5 o3 x% Z
CL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards+ o. l) C1 M6 t6 S
CL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards7 \. e3 y3 z; \' K% B, S m
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards9 Z: Q. I: D8 ]9 Q/ k
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
' n" G2 J: {) A C% ?' [& xTask forces break off...
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# i1 ]2 H9 Q4 I3 R0 L9 f% N1 ]' S2 nNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards1 _$ C* p7 T! z
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DD Hikokaze, n* f( ^, v' J" C/ R
DD Ishikaze
S% ^" ~8 o8 I DD Tagokaze
( J# l1 u: I* }5 F7 \: K' o DD Takatakaze. h5 a4 K; [3 t3 k, `# ]5 Z* z
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, v) y2 i! B! g0 Z9 C# G BB North Carolina1 n0 E" R9 W1 `# u3 j' J& P7 r
BB Washington- V+ @; N# G( E; Y
BB South Dakota+ L6 |+ a t! O9 Q- T8 d
BB Indiana- E4 m+ F3 M% j" R$ m5 M
BB Massachusetts
/ X# A$ O9 i8 ^" v u. Y' l$ I BB Alabama
% M' q0 R) u* d& w: j d DD Conner& N! T" I7 [+ v2 s1 |$ l0 [
DD Cotten2 C. W7 `* y6 e* w0 m1 n
DD Cowell
/ Y* Z T' {9 g0 r DD Daly: b& Z- O- k7 o$ ]
DD Eaton+ ^2 o e( c# d( O, Q
DD Heywood Edwards' ~$ a7 C b5 t% z C
DD Erben
7 e. A1 a, O9 u3 b8 P DD Evans1 d8 K, }3 C# v4 Y7 v: v5 c0 R) s! M
DD Foote$ x- r1 `' f- @6 Q0 i+ j3 h- b
DD Franks! T& V7 }& B9 N! A+ G2 s
DD Fullam
0 c8 l& L3 ]$ R+ U2 m* d/ Z) U- ] DD Gatling& d, D1 X5 N6 g. I
DD Albert Grant& H" ^ [3 E9 v1 U) w& |
DD Gregory
1 G ?2 c L2 a1 n" s! J! f DD Guest
% V6 L3 Z7 P5 V( t+ Z& x DMS Hamilton# [$ @7 k( V% j9 c" w
DMS Forrest* e- A# ] [. `
DMS Ellyson
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2 |2 d( }- X' B6 B# g( Q2 M+ hMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards( ]/ A: _" a2 s% n
Range closes to 28,000 yards...9 W8 n1 g$ ]# l N! [1 G0 F
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
. m# v* R1 ^! k, x$ z; VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards( ?2 I/ L, t0 v& W7 |9 r
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards, e& j9 ]! {/ n8 l1 ]# \' a, o$ [
Range closes to 24,000 yards...: d( Q/ K9 r# m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
: s+ I: @; J1 M& P) [. c; VRange closes to 22,000 yards...
, O7 V- G8 F! eRange closes to 20,000 yards...
% x9 C) A1 Q r# `1 a E. ?Range closes to 18,000 yards...4 N$ H$ t+ d* @5 U
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards# m5 F0 \4 Y6 X4 K/ K' h+ \
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
; j# m+ x. L. N' l) C; ICONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards: N, O8 s) Z0 y, O* l0 ^/ E/ ?
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards; `0 L2 E0 L( S
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
3 h) i- u% B" s u' g, ZCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
$ P* _0 ^; z# F$ s3 u% MCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards! N* |3 J2 ~) ~: [( @$ T+ Q5 p" N
Range closes to 12,000 yards...! y: K0 O5 l; j7 F2 F v) [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards9 d) @/ l! X) C: w4 n, t
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
( C$ t' ` S. G' g/ b) VRange closes to 11,000 yards...
* s1 i. G! u, R- @CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards1 v8 `% D h- H! p
Range closes to 10,000 yards...# m' a) @/ D4 x
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
3 A2 J- m: H. t$ C! rJapanese TF attempts to evade combat8 |+ |" n6 ]6 U8 w6 N8 i9 q7 ?8 v
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
* V" c8 V( a4 q3 g" E0 ?Range increases to 20,000 yards...3 Q/ V: M+ I* ~, x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
- A# W. P, ~% ^5 |Range increases to 25,000 yards...
) u7 N7 z# ], R/ j$ |Range increases to 30,000 yards...4 a9 e/ k2 M' ]7 G4 I( ]
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
) J7 x0 z2 i( [' |+ b" x6 z/ M F% LJapanese Surface Combat TF evades combat1 |/ @1 Y- L2 P( m. T- }
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9 Z( V/ I6 `* {$ {2 K# O" O$ ANight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
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APD T-1
( w# e2 P; B; f, b3 w APD T-2, Shell hits 2 @! P4 p0 d5 }5 E# H' D
APD T-3, Shell hits 1
7 _! m- H* ^, r2 @' u2 S0 `7 H* { L APD T-4
8 N: X# g% b6 C- N+ e) _; N3 [( s APD T-5
5 @3 c! l! U, T4 {: h APD T-6
6 R& }% Z: z. @! S1 x0 T* B2 z. h APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 n1 S/ Z+ }, Q( z APD T-8, Shell hits 2, on fire b$ F; p2 k, [9 G% Q' X1 `' u4 y
APD T-9( m" p$ s" o- F
APD T-10
8 u0 w8 d' d0 p8 ? D/ q APD T-11, Shell hits 4, on fire* e+ h& Z+ | }+ Y+ U- p
APD T-12, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# P @* F# \, v! ^* A* B* ^ APD T-13, Shell hits 1
( R& [6 M" z3 L. r APD T-14, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
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7 S% M/ S; I3 A8 W BB North Carolina
2 b, ~, x5 W: ^' \: O' B0 i BB Washington8 O* ?2 D) G% ^4 o
BB South Dakota5 |9 W- G G9 r* k" Z( {
BB Indiana5 g" W# A" b' q5 X/ U2 q* R g
BB Massachusetts
# V! E; }- E+ V5 K BB Alabama
# E+ J( F# ?+ o. h DD Conner
' _* c# i' X0 X2 d DD Cotten
8 q9 h9 b9 r& o) M DD Cowell
( U4 r6 u6 G% g, m DD Daly
2 M5 d: j$ j) l$ H; R DD Eaton4 @; ^# r- ~) ^/ A" l
DD Heywood Edwards
2 h6 k/ v' B: |! Q DD Erben
- p2 M( l, [2 O. k4 h4 k! v1 O$ S- V DD Evans4 a5 b& o3 Y, s9 P
DD Foote
% b4 v+ L' E& k% `& I& h" s8 @5 u DD Franks
1 W; y4 ^6 n2 W Z! D2 u DD Fullam2 H: a4 Y6 I$ h p
DD Gatling
" [5 H; q; C, }& Q& L6 M* l/ u9 Y DD Albert Grant
^* {# J: b& S% I4 b DD Gregory2 F: p0 s) n/ {5 ~
DD Guest; i. A4 G/ e1 l L
DMS Hamilton, R# V: [1 V& ~' G* b
DMS Forrest
# g6 z( l/ B; Q1 n: u; _ DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
) Z1 }4 `6 m( @" n d8 iRange closes to 28,000 yards...
8 @- T! `+ ^! `6 F3 uRange closes to 26,000 yards...) G' W( {" p. N4 Q! h2 ~& }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
, Y* r: ?/ [4 r- s: XRange closes to 24,000 yards...$ X) ^- r a. w3 s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards) c; J/ J/ f6 q# H8 P
Range closes to 22,000 yards...: L- K1 [9 |3 t+ y9 {, E
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
# E6 z. Q5 H0 | uRange closes to 20,000 yards...& c9 I9 `" t @9 n6 O6 D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards3 S. s9 V; {! L) u- x1 Q
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
8 `- L/ p8 O p g3 HCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards2 W3 d7 m" L7 |0 a
Range closes to 16,000 yards...' Z4 \) e6 e6 T4 k. h) ~* e1 Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
2 o$ q: Q* @8 \3 `/ s; hRange closes to 14,000 yards...
/ W9 e% B5 V3 N8 P* mCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
/ K b- q$ {7 n! @Range closes to 12,000 yards...
9 x2 d2 w9 N d+ jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
# i5 Y x$ p c2 y7 Y7 wRange closes to 11,000 yards.../ c7 Z! Q% V7 z. J
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
1 s6 B/ i9 \) I( q& aRange closes to 10,000 yards...2 q5 r: g6 j$ p# J4 [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards {) ^% i, F h6 w( C
Range closes to 9,000 yards.../ M' \( |" n; I
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
" O4 I: V9 a; q7 Q' PBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
+ O+ M, W, W8 ^: D2 bBB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards+ V& `& p) A5 n& K( n- d
DD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
# s, f. U. ~* ~& Q; A& aDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
. a4 p5 c% q' `. p- |7 _4 p8 bDD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
. G) G7 H; d0 W1 a3 {5 I1 q* O* z7 CAPD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards8 e# B* H1 y% y. U) E& p5 Y
BB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
" p. S/ P% k; y2 m3 VBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
. A* r' x! F' y5 i- wDD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards8 V; T8 S2 G |2 U
DD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
. g& @: G) V' \( Q+ q) ^) vBB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards
3 }& C- {0 G6 {DD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
( g' h" ]9 l& e, J; t$ V% r8 eDD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
% j& H- k9 R- L3 s7 E+ hAPD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards1 o: w% I6 b/ f- b- y L" j, t3 m
DD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
# A! V( e, A& W- r: Q5 V/ lDD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards' q2 r* m6 ]% y! w# l
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
/ V2 g: i( {9 C7 tDD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards3 ^0 A4 w' h8 ]0 Z* I7 C2 C. \
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
% y: B& O0 s' b- o1 ^Range increases to 10,000 yards7 o5 p2 o+ {( b
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
/ m' t: }0 w; p# a" `BB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
, _& Z* ]- ^9 X2 tBB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards) d8 Z. z# y+ h
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards% `3 p* }% I2 G7 A3 k3 p# _
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
! o/ p& i, j9 S5 v" _. p" ^- sDMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
) k2 n* O# ^& K$ l h) l, GAPD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards
1 g$ S" o; ]0 v& VDD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
" O& |; j4 ]. Y# [% P5 o9 Y& v" BDD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
, J% \4 K% [$ D! \/ I+ vDD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
# J$ X( V3 a5 G/ m- D9 p, [- oDD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards! s' p. ?4 r. N" J+ ~" D' c2 r
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards- ^ f& f$ W; l
DD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
O' [2 d7 `! t2 NDD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards& h& P0 L" l) l: N
DD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
/ ~+ z* c( [; R% }' j9 EDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
- T; k9 N1 g3 g pRange increases to 11,000 yards
- z' B& O% I, f; Q% h: KAPD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
9 x- U' b2 G1 {APD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
: r' Y1 v. o3 N9 D% M: bDMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards2 L1 D+ o7 c7 {" S
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards; Y' b; \7 i1 I! F7 R' U
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
/ a) f Y2 Q9 Q. |APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards8 q7 L5 S. |4 o
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards% g9 t3 B+ K6 O2 q' @# \% N7 p7 C! q9 x
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards* E2 v8 i" K- \$ u j- B2 V
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
3 |6 ~6 H3 }5 X6 ]$ J$ {DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
! u0 s8 U+ h ~+ i% y8 ~DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
/ ?+ \$ s3 a9 b$ X) ~8 FAPD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards2 S1 C& |( P' w0 B3 R
Range closes to 10,000 yards8 H2 L& N& L2 ]" p& S R8 t) e
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards' q9 F$ u2 b1 R4 ^* h" T
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
9 [# O2 v. v- V0 \1 bBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards v9 s. Z! a2 x8 q4 K' ~; ?* o: p
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards* D, v" ]8 X7 A& t9 Z6 w. X
DD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
+ D* y( n# C* M2 V ADD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
9 V7 f/ U$ u8 r; K iDD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
. G5 X) \+ _- y1 {1 k0 D' ]DD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards+ J7 G- S( F$ ~6 L' C( q
DMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
# T1 \9 d4 T( x" v: p% U; C2 QDD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
; A9 N2 W9 j. HDD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards/ V$ @( _6 l C/ N; f4 D
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
7 C, }1 e: W3 R5 v* b: o! fDD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
4 h/ F/ L& f5 jRange closes to 8,000 yards
; B1 d( N# C- h3 k a4 RDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards7 }1 x: g* D8 w8 c+ [; _
BB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards) f2 c0 \, e. z+ K
APD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards
, }+ V/ L N' a7 K# Y# XBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards( F* r( l. r4 m+ i/ G
APD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards
! @ Q, \; [; \& s" AJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
3 w1 i& O6 e2 h( m2 {Task forces break off...4 c' v+ C( b' o' K$ k# d/ r
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3 N. o& w- w s- A) G1 F& kNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards* b* N/ N5 o D8 k. K
# m; K0 e) s. o. W* Q. b/ @Japanese Ships: q4 k+ `- s, m, _$ q4 A4 u9 H
APD T-1, Shell hits 1
# e" y" v' y0 B0 y$ V APD T-2
3 H5 u$ [3 ^' W, K) N APD T-3, Shell hits 13 G0 i I/ q$ x* B8 \3 W2 ~# v0 ^, j
APD T-4, Shell hits 1. e. C: h& W9 ]; v
APD T-5* j4 a+ ?: P3 P# b, F* o4 E% s% g' w
APD T-6
5 l- c- n% V C- Y3 O* Y. k APD T-8, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 Y8 ^, T* n8 O r3 G5 s APD T-9, Shell hits 1
) N" p6 Q& G0 d3 t! r) [; W8 P( G APD T-10
2 e8 D) H, W! e& } APD T-11, on fire8 R( O8 O" b" X7 ^
APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
9 X' Y3 O; H/ A. C$ ^ APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
! h3 a- e. Q+ p- g3 g) M! p/ q! r& j APD T-14, and is sunk& Z& O& s3 V+ N$ h! h
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Allied Ships
* _; H2 P4 D- [/ v2 U CA Portland M e. d7 K& o2 O5 b6 @8 K
CA Northampton) C+ ?* [" ~/ u0 J
CA Chester* d2 p/ n6 c7 }/ p' L* [- E
CA Louisville
/ z% ?* v/ |1 g5 |* P: R1 ?7 ]& V CA Chicago
" | a5 W* e. R0 i1 } CA Astoria* I! x$ t5 w/ H$ y
CA Minneapolis% [3 k3 g- E1 z* G" P
CA San Francisco
1 [" z' X# }) F4 x/ | CA Quincy
$ Y; E& ~) f0 A, Q) W/ \4 o% ] CA Vincennes
4 {7 B) e* k( B/ v" | CA Wichita
9 i# c4 F) I& J7 b( B DD Bennett
: E. {. U; [, `" K& V7 \6 j4 {" e DD Bradford8 g4 {; t: [, k5 q" N; J3 y
DD Braine+ Y, W7 p$ X3 O* Q
DD Brownson
V+ H y+ q4 e$ G+ m7 f/ K DD Bryant
& f6 W4 g. n. I DD Bullard R; Q. e7 h9 {0 |5 K K
DD Burns
; C w- S2 _9 c; L8 n( ]- @ S DD Callaghan# x, o5 b8 b# e7 W; o: {
DD Caperton. P6 d% _0 [, I$ J, ]; d2 E1 Q9 ^7 S% {
DD Capps9 N$ D" A5 ]3 w; s1 w' |+ l2 H! M
DMS Emmons
, a* \/ x4 h( B/ [1 C4 K/ `1 L9 E DMS Macomb
0 ]# o. N( q8 v; V) p2 @( j DMS Rodman
! h+ _0 B7 j h' i- j5 G* q DMS Gherardi( ?1 e, @5 ~; k+ R) z
9 x& s# j; c! g& ^5 W2 j1 Z
. o+ R: n# K" B1 p% tMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
: b9 o- n; A- e: {/ W; kRange closes to 28,000 yards...
' t: R R. Y. t" }3 H6 {CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards/ L6 j' s" U5 \, ^
Range closes to 26,000 yards...; t' `( K9 s) ^" z* _; y2 m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
$ Q- A; x. s9 B* SRange closes to 24,000 yards...! B, y" B% Y. ]+ q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards! D2 W# T# O ]: O2 U
Range closes to 22,000 yards...0 ?6 w" D* R6 J* d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
3 g: @5 W9 p5 T* N: C/ T& K- ERange closes to 20,000 yards.... h% l' D& g4 F) v/ B* L: h5 F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards4 }7 `4 Q8 `8 y8 e/ N
Range closes to 18,000 yards...4 c! G y0 [4 f" q$ v5 N" D, n& w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
4 A' }: X z# z, _' w* N: DRange closes to 16,000 yards...
% v9 s- W8 Z1 T) h+ TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
1 y9 g: x: N1 ?* A8 e. g0 QRange closes to 14,000 yards...( r+ d) S W. A3 s; j% f
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
' X. G- w6 d# N' V( k" {- H7 @( bCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
~8 p; G( V' C. CRange closes to 11,000 yards...$ J! |/ C. i& J* \- V$ L2 k
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
3 e# a) |4 g& D0 I' pRange closes to 10,000 yards...* M' b3 f' F* V/ l- K5 Z# W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards2 u8 Y. k" ?: I
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
, x) B! z/ \3 x# i2 L+ GDD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards3 e' j6 s2 M) e7 D
Range increases to 11,000 yards3 i+ Z5 U5 ^ [, X
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
0 s; d' D6 R' oCA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards/ \, k( m% ]" x1 x' E( a, \, `) X
CA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
8 v* t$ a5 e. l6 i7 n6 KCA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards
8 X9 c: J' `' Q# O3 dCA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards- j- H. T: w, N! r. `
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards4 I( [ Y1 ] w. N
CA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
' D( Y( W/ v. x0 jCA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
( C8 d# Y$ R. e3 q6 WCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards
% I1 p$ g( n' _+ k! v" CCA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards' ?$ V6 Y4 E# x- g5 D
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
( r1 i# T) y! F, \DD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards; \- v) x% n* j% L
DD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards! B& \" L- K9 r% z6 ~, J; H! u- X# r
DD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
M9 Z3 M% q; Z' Q: z6 N' JDD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards$ h2 X) T' M6 q& ~8 J" I6 j
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards1 i6 _ s7 C1 M' Q7 ]/ ^4 x
APD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards1 t# h- u1 \, K+ v
Range closes to 10,000 yards
" V' l2 n1 x- ~2 b; i! ]6 PDMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards7 \: {1 E7 g4 y# a3 l% ]
CA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards- U3 T, B* H/ o+ a f
CA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards0 w# k o( C. s. l8 N; C
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards. n1 d. ?+ j ]$ H; V7 i
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards' {1 M$ @; q! k# y- f' P
APD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards
/ [6 J# I- K, G$ M6 PDD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
& J3 l, o) ]; x/ P) aRange closes to 9,000 yards2 d( ?. H' [* K4 o0 l1 ^3 P
APD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards
$ C( Q- Z, _& d% S" J$ GDMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards) A. B9 N8 o: b
CA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards( V- C/ X( }2 o
CA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
# r) b6 y5 U. q1 a( ]CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
5 [* ~$ H8 Z- v. ~: }DD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards# E, j% q5 v+ i; r: r
DD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
! ]/ ?* c) G7 bRange increases to 10,000 yards" ]/ e: A( @8 L/ _" y
APD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards7 O. ?( j, \2 f5 x* X: {, O
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards# i4 g4 ^& L4 u2 P3 J) R( z1 X
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
# ?5 ^+ v8 C4 b4 g2 yCA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards5 f% L, z( }8 g V1 w/ @" H5 @
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
1 l6 L) ~/ Y5 d \2 }% G& S% W. tJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
3 x; f! F3 L" o4 r, nTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships7 V: d4 O/ s1 O1 ^) C
APD T-10 e6 j1 M: `' ?* D
APD T-2, Shell hits 1, on fire
# m1 N+ m$ s+ ?2 b o APD T-3% p. n; O. Z, ~) u
APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
1 m# p1 a. }/ Z( a1 {4 y APD T-5& K w; k, b+ x V% u# \
APD T-6* H( ?8 R G! M/ ~
APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
) I6 A+ B6 i+ ~9 ^0 H2 u9 t' l APD T-9
4 T; W/ E& {2 R9 o APD T-10
% U( S) D+ V' U, _4 r6 g APD T-11, Shell hits 1, on fire2 |0 W n, J1 z
7 i/ \5 X( M+ c& l) nAllied Ships8 r" Y! R% ]4 g7 f7 o9 }+ P. K
CA Portland
& R: S6 V# p/ q: t& E* {* i' T CA Northampton, Shell hits 17 I2 S+ P4 X8 i
CA Chester' a/ i+ l( g+ y3 g9 h" R
CA Louisville% y9 k2 _' M) s' n# _( M
CA Chicago! d/ F! x% q2 J' k* S
CA Astoria
* u+ d7 v- z* N6 x; u) v& \ CA Minneapolis
1 W& y+ [+ o" _" n, E CA San Francisco
! a! x, u2 r* a; o" V5 R! `7 U: K, x CA Quincy
1 \4 E6 c* L1 i$ z CA Vincennes
( d& P: e! m- b: [. Q) O2 C" m6 ^1 b9 | CA Wichita
% h/ L% z3 ~3 j6 h* ~* h; b DD Bennett7 r k" @% J3 t2 q9 E; r7 b$ c
DD Bradford) ?; e D. t: ?8 k+ c
DD Braine
_: O: @6 t1 g* C DD Brownson
0 f! G/ |& K9 y" D; ~3 p- k; j. P, _ DD Bryant' C: O' K: L K) f) b& [
DD Bullard
. C9 k: `, N8 u7 B4 s H1 F DD Burns
7 m$ [( M6 D" Y' d DD Callaghan2 o/ v" Z0 J* I j
DD Caperton
+ C8 W" a8 C4 q& U& q. T& X8 U DD Capps
4 L, M& E& ~( W DMS Emmons! @" S* [( A# j. n7 ^% n5 J0 q
DMS Macomb: n) a% n, L& Q8 c8 }5 c0 ~# S6 n3 r
DMS Rodman
2 k+ f6 t$ x2 ?4 `* j DMS Gherardi
7 H/ G9 G, v- D7 g. f$ R7 N2 ^9 `. k7 L" {/ R( o3 i9 [" @
) s, A0 a0 O: O1 }2 e: [& KMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards) V: t1 Y+ W0 e/ y# r. \
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
( ~& M5 O/ J& c5 t4 OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
( G/ P! p% M$ S8 DRange closes to 26,000 yards...
( z) P1 q6 E- [6 j0 u( rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
! f, w" u& s" S# p- C) lRange closes to 24,000 yards...0 Z, L# }4 t5 L5 e% m& C1 L
Range closes to 22,000 yards...) [6 N v3 e9 m& V9 N" I
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
$ Q _! ]( [* x2 D+ tRange closes to 20,000 yards...& b4 O" t" B7 Y0 e, e. T4 N; R
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
5 u3 D6 q* p" M; OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
- R' e r" g, H* n2 xRange closes to 16,000 yards...
. v t1 {9 @' pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
$ c4 \; P# S& N* I( `: k( H9 ARange closes to 14,000 yards.../ Q; i" p3 g+ E% G7 n W, U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards2 T% }4 _: X, ^' O; |
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
- H% @3 X+ P6 [- hCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
, {+ p. N9 J- h CRange closes to 11,000 yards...# c, o3 h) E7 o- f, C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
) R+ P& X7 k) s4 z8 ?3 pRange closes to 10,000 yards...3 b2 m. R2 u. ?- d7 ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards$ K# }: n+ t8 ^5 ?% ^* l8 _, y& H
CA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards/ l% M" v B& R: M
CA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
! C; i3 V. m4 ZDD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards
; b$ k8 u2 x) R) }5 vRange increases to 12,000 yards
; M+ ~8 x/ K9 B# kCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
- ]/ m) r' A& B0 tCA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards0 ^& v( Q" K! N. q
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
) e/ W" z! a9 m; U, {CA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards: F9 h$ ]% l* P
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards) J' W; x* q# D& }3 b0 w2 p8 K# u
CA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
5 Z3 |3 N5 X- Z! i( B# }DD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
5 j2 o# N" z* N2 X, H' U- r2 l5 }DD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
1 [) U" ] p0 e" Q$ NDD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards8 F$ j' y# D) J( f( j# G2 X
DD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
, s7 r' q/ o: M; J( WDMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards: i3 ^! L+ M; D5 Z( @
APD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards
$ q, {, `8 P! d. s( O: ` \Range closes to 9,000 yards9 y0 D' M, k- i9 T% ^% F. a a
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards1 t/ {, b( r3 i% e
APD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards
% _- I7 I+ y* h% p+ f. [CA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards2 z2 \. n8 T. P1 u8 c8 \2 N2 O0 W
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards( v6 Q! E9 ~2 q. n6 \
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
9 o& [" n' g( P( n5 g. S; N1 tCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
4 ~- p1 T* S! X2 h" vAPD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards
8 e* B/ Q1 B7 @; @0 R! yDD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards! [8 j) D; T |5 U" P% w$ M* M
Range closes to 7,000 yards' M1 j c, f* N) M7 X% C
CA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards6 p9 n# D, J) M9 ]) a
APD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards5 ^- s$ K5 u/ s# X1 L* G; r- S+ c
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
) D6 d0 n. d- Z" r3 YCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards6 T8 a, P3 h6 u( f
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
6 V# O) J! [/ \; [# ZAPD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
/ p- l# x1 H; G$ ICA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
" ^ d& O8 e' S* A7 Y% _CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
3 W. u! ]9 j a T1 Z( G: w( xCA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards4 a3 Y: Z/ h7 b1 {2 F2 g( Q
DD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards
9 g `1 K' y0 M: g) @DMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
) z0 m% |" A: f: ZRange increases to 10,000 yards% T4 C4 C- s2 u/ F! Z
DMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards" f' N. n9 `4 w: ?9 O
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
3 e5 ~2 }+ q9 xJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape7 v8 h8 j' e! o
Task forces break off...
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+ J& h9 C- m+ r2 UNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships4 K: `7 e3 V9 s: Q
APD T-1
) {' t5 g6 y+ j. x5 X, a7 F& n1 K APD T-2, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' B1 W, v* Q, r+ A) R" M& n APD T-3
S& A* p( a& @$ y* V9 Z# `3 E APD T-54 t- O. N! y( D: k4 i7 d; r
APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: ^8 @# N9 e3 p+ s X: g* ~ z7 m APD T-9
( S1 ^9 T5 G ]; a" q7 F APD T-10, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
, r* R( `9 j# l6 G) W APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk. m! W) G7 {9 A; K
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Allied Ships; r, ~ |$ ~! M
CL Swiftsure
: `# [0 X- P5 U7 y7 k1 s& Y% ]% k CL St. Louis
! g" s) S/ |8 E2 A/ }: d% b CL Phoenix) h1 y0 a, K; G# }- ]$ d, O- s1 \
CL Cleveland
- e: T+ I5 } [! t3 {: i3 t; f CL Montpelier( ^2 C q9 t- U5 \
CL Denver
1 r' a+ C2 [8 X1 Y# b0 |1 L CL Santa Fe
8 |0 i E. r% P0 v0 N# G7 g CL Birmingham
' Q! Z; A. n* F CL Mobile
h1 v/ E" _2 c/ t CL Biloxi
8 @' I& ^; D0 N$ k# H0 U! r l CL Miami
2 e1 p4 l9 n. {8 ` CL Pasadena
7 Q4 T; f! g! }6 V. u( W* k4 C DD Allen M. Sumner* D% f9 @! G, `; b
DD Ault1 E8 ]# S2 q, j% g9 y
DD English
?2 w7 f* i" x/ a% E DD Haynsworth
* N0 s5 ~+ G8 G; u8 B- f$ q DD Maddox) {3 A7 ^7 X4 d
DD Mansfield- @7 s. P1 f% e" `* s+ i s
DD Waldron
Q" Z& x, q/ s/ B) l DD Haggard
/ ]6 r: G9 W7 B& i# K; p5 _ DD Hailey2 [& x7 ], Z, l: s
DD Hale
# ?& Z% h* U; L CL Vincennes II
2 T3 {6 b% Z' d& Q, Q; z9 x) V5 s CL Houston II
0 U! x& x) K+ }, _ CL Astoria II/ v! \% G) y0 S& Q
4 H% L! L+ [' h B2 f2 f: R' ~- [+ K3 R
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
8 n4 @3 a7 C% z. N, c2 _Range closes to 28,000 yards...
9 V! j6 D/ U2 {, Z7 o$ B' uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards ]7 G; {. J: Q0 y4 d1 L4 `" P, V
Range closes to 26,000 yards...9 a9 p; `% ~2 N+ X7 h; d& P7 r
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
- o6 |* c% M0 a9 i0 F: p( h' ?6 VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards. @8 ^! {0 e( _1 j+ w( n- w
Range closes to 22,000 yards...9 r' {3 Y, \; _' E" }( @. m
Range closes to 20,000 yards...% q$ S$ {2 t! c( \( _7 {* v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
* d( y0 `1 N% F" |# D" |, hRange closes to 18,000 yards...
" r, f3 @6 R8 S h- v0 hCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards4 w2 {7 D, v; i6 J( Z( y
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
5 ?1 p6 W! ~" u9 q2 ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards$ J6 O% \8 O- T( ]& j
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
4 Q: b# [- D+ @, u* lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
$ {$ b# M9 m+ BRange closes to 12,000 yards...1 _4 u2 v( f. Y& Y1 R* o+ ?0 p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
L2 Y: a) U! _1 ]) y" KRange closes to 11,000 yards...* X$ g& U4 p0 C' A6 \0 e& o
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards5 Q$ H/ Z* j+ w7 r+ Q- \: \& a
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
1 C3 n$ I( n1 z' @CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
, |. B3 |; c& C" m. j* o R' xWyatt, B. crosses the 'T'
3 q. `& F7 ^3 U/ Z. P& Q7 U) BCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
8 k+ f+ c% k% J0 u! V# d) nCL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
. t+ l0 X4 ~: l* z1 UCL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
7 u# J4 l9 Q+ c, FCL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
- }7 C& K+ \% S: U9 \2 MDD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards$ ~+ o/ Z% b l- ~) J1 `. {
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
; M/ h; G# Q0 R: ` c7 J2 Z+ N' gDD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
" I7 p+ a4 X! c0 F4 R+ x$ f5 sDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
: h, ?# A& C! p# o; h( mRange increases to 11,000 yards
9 g8 Z. K1 B" T3 YCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards6 U! Z. O+ S2 _- H& [
CL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards6 c, w4 R2 a% C8 a# d3 Y& M) M( k
CL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards" X" X1 @# V7 D& e8 G; p; j
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards, C' F/ b1 w. y3 E4 s$ j5 R( f; Y
CL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
( m9 h4 U4 u* PCL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
, L$ b3 V- ~$ y) k- `% eDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
7 v2 v" ?( ~3 TDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards: j* B2 P: L& ^$ {* u# s/ H
Range closes to 8,000 yards
; f, s8 e. b; v/ y0 NCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards7 z8 [9 S" G6 ^9 Q8 a9 a* l6 H
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
4 N; j, r1 V' u6 C8 XCL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards3 ?$ i" O5 p4 d) F4 C2 F! X( T1 w
APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards
+ Y( u4 C2 Z y) aDD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards" ?3 W! e! {* `3 F3 [) D9 `
Range closes to 7,000 yards& _2 L) D' S7 J; j D7 q, v
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
. d& I# S0 K$ }5 pCL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards* K" M! R' s; v; I; s/ D. S
CL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards8 j" H. a# b& Y9 f
CL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
W- @3 m8 j( Q' ]CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards: g5 G% i G8 D D! f2 X V
CL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
! `( ?, n2 R0 i- z5 wCL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards2 q0 k' ?, h$ R/ H- o; N% C
CL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards8 q3 [9 f$ X7 |8 N) \. y/ h
DD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards% g w& u6 _$ g' }- ~! O7 Z! m- ]1 j
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards5 V0 ~3 i6 j% @
APD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards
: R& U8 @& {7 f( H1 aDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
" K4 l2 ?2 c; S5 ORange increases to 8,000 yards9 D0 Q3 {( I; ?8 P" F. K, o
CL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
# {) D/ |- @8 K9 ICL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
+ M5 Y e# k* o4 e* m$ lCL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards
1 x1 P2 L8 @; \ ~) [Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape& m4 i+ L, r( v% V
Task forces break off...+ k7 C% U0 [- X
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/ _. ]; y6 w0 }6 pNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 8,000 Yards |# a; V- u6 L: K/ u
7 @( X! a8 q9 J. R- U# j& {0 S8 a, JJapanese Ships
/ `0 E; Q" {7 c2 l2 S APD T-13 I, N& b2 |$ Q0 |
APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk* V- j3 B# ?; Q+ U: M7 }) ~# r
APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk, S9 G+ h# E# p6 }
APD T-5 U) M2 n: ]4 _
APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk. T2 U* A' z5 \% \/ N0 g
APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
" |2 D* N2 \/ ]6 s3 \ CA Portland* q/ i- |$ F. q( g. G5 K; G
CA Northampton, ^2 m8 v. p! K( _
CA Chester
' M. t5 C( v1 ?( L* x5 Z CA Louisville
' U; L( B- x. w/ N- X) E CA Chicago
1 Z% w2 t3 \* e$ ? CA Astoria4 L' t$ _$ l; V. [2 A. p* x# i. l
CA Minneapolis
; ~: q+ c7 r1 _- F+ T' X- | CA San Francisco6 |" l$ O) t( d* M
CA Quincy
1 G9 o& j' Q: q& Y1 g- S+ V CA Vincennes* v9 \' ~( N- _3 G
CA Wichita! y+ A$ H8 D9 g3 C }
DD Bennett
2 v z ?8 j( I& A' V0 W DD Bradford2 x) b* X8 Q% _) N, z4 ?
DD Braine
: _5 s6 Z! x q% b& v DD Brownson7 i+ }! M7 A, _
DD Bryant k) `8 ]" [2 i2 D2 H" X
DD Bullard$ y% ~& v# ^9 D: p8 K y2 K0 b
DD Burns1 o: l/ F/ L6 g; n8 W
DD Callaghan' R0 M( \2 G) A
DD Caperton7 \" ]+ P4 B* C) |6 w6 Q7 `' v7 C+ E
DD Capps
) @+ q' ^ C* M9 c1 [# K DMS Emmons0 F6 M. Y* F) f* [/ U3 Q
DMS Macomb3 m9 b" B3 o3 V" |) \% K. t
DMS Rodman
& ]$ `! Y/ @$ B# G& ]9 C DMS Gherardi. ?0 z2 A$ y9 |1 d% p: m$ X
8 ]5 G" D l6 M$ q! G# n
+ m; F2 J/ D7 p1 L6 r3 h8 G5 vMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
0 Z l% I! }2 p; {) R* @8 IRange closes to 28,000 yards...
% R- _+ `" i$ e e _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
- b& ?; P# a+ K6 H6 t& G- d& D, t4 Z6 @9 jRange closes to 26,000 yards...7 O3 }* I7 d# b3 M. w$ K: s6 u, A
Range closes to 24,000 yards...9 W6 G0 ?' U& \# r5 w* c1 t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
) S) Y J' U* e" [% fRange closes to 22,000 yards...
. A% X, H# p7 F- w% k( V0 j: fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
: W' z7 C% W. P' T% t/ WRange closes to 20,000 yards...' t4 c: D$ V7 ?. E' n4 P+ Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards) s0 j" t+ x9 l5 i
Range closes to 18,000 yards...5 n3 N4 t2 i2 {+ y
Range closes to 16,000 yards...' H6 Q- m1 k7 k' l" f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards. d, v$ R) i. @8 w; T: @
Range closes to 14,000 yards...3 W3 c0 e: @- S; i% g
Range closes to 12,000 yards...# K! n8 c2 W6 P) p* X$ J
Range closes to 11,000 yards... O+ H* t* D' r' T G
Range closes to 10,000 yards... m- v9 y D7 g" X* a) I
Range closes to 9,000 yards...# h/ t% ~% Y4 J% `* i# w' v
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
" U* n2 K, x( |( ^9 ]8 OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
, s& G, Q' q3 ^6 _- W/ ICA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards0 k& c, Y9 B/ [, Y0 v' t5 a
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
5 y9 z( [- {, P' p5 O yCA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
9 @- m" p2 r/ iDD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards9 @- W; U n1 i' @/ n5 Y% I
APD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards
3 I" D# F9 e. B% m5 e: NCA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
3 [7 O+ S) D# gCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards
6 D3 v' c) S$ ^& _& @CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards# p, C; Q+ @5 J
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards x3 X0 g, s: _9 c, S- d2 F
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
@: L( ~1 ]* |. XAPD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards3 z) g$ S! d- Z2 s5 x
DD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
% w6 T7 C& I& O3 CRange closes to 5,000 yards, W6 q" P S/ r. n# x8 Y1 z5 Q. }
DD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113
5 I0 q& U* j* w3 W7 |) A. `3 iAPD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards8 Q R. ^* C% q' Y
CA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards( c0 ~6 l; C3 J; \4 \
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards- Q" j. P8 G# d. I5 ]+ o" x+ o+ ^
DD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards
' f! D8 H) V# a+ NRange closes to 2,000 yards- U7 J: o3 u( h& [
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
- ]. F9 O) x& g: aCA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
8 }* c5 F. M% V- O2 ~' I! C$ ^CA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
! ^+ M! A: \1 ] w- Z6 pAPD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards
! a& q" \1 M N. {Range increases to 6,000 yards
- Q: O J5 e7 M" D7 FCA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards$ O8 o8 |$ u$ b( ]% H. q0 p" a
CA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards1 T/ e/ ?5 l* s5 o) [0 [- D# W
APD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards
3 r# Q0 x/ v% E3 w, J; b6 e: CRange increases to 9,000 yards
- Y9 }' w+ D& b1 DDMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
3 E1 w/ G" U- |/ o6 g; R+ E" PCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards9 I- k& v8 X |5 F' j% C' D% D4 A
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards/ Y/ m _2 h* i
DD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards' D: P! S" ]0 U5 C6 u5 M
Range increases to 13,000 yards
8 [" ~6 d- k% i3 w$ ACA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards# h: {6 p- J, y- y9 N
APD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards
7 D- q* Y: O2 KJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape) d* J8 J3 g& d" T) Z% Y" l
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards" N" Z! f! S0 X3 y
5 X2 G! U" I5 F% ]! b: S9 PJapanese Ships9 k$ {" k' F( V/ o' l
APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk$ }( U4 h4 D2 u; E, R5 J
APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
/ V; @; I( W) D: Z/ m) r BB North Carolina0 A# j" ^$ b t
BB Washington% q1 ]1 l3 o z! ~% h0 R: {* A' A
BB South Dakota
0 Z) m! y8 T% E3 h$ O/ K: _ BB Indiana
2 X$ y7 X. x* | B# i9 j BB Massachusetts$ h) b5 i7 d: g( D" N' }) T
BB Alabama/ ^, x$ U9 I0 l0 `- Z! X
DD Conner
. g7 e) _$ X! v" x0 ?1 ~ DD Cotten- l* }+ Q: s/ K9 s! P' }4 B5 ~
DD Cowell
0 ]4 d2 l1 S$ r DD Daly1 i T# G' f9 u) X+ \ f' I8 a
DD Eaton
4 g( \: {9 B1 Y3 V DD Heywood Edwards
8 t- [$ g( w2 p0 [) m7 `8 s DD Erben2 |9 D0 h" y6 e( [
DD Evans
# @. ]8 k0 ~- q9 O DD Foote
: G8 B2 |/ m! @2 v$ d4 E* l DD Franks
+ c3 ~) g+ q% F8 b' n$ }$ h! } DD Fullam
3 d; r) n# H0 C! e DD Gatling
( \- P# @3 s9 b( r DD Albert Grant
0 g9 T5 e: D9 F- y- w: Q: G DD Gregory
( K1 U4 b' |8 I3 W, r DD Guest
, s$ e4 \$ U" n$ d$ y/ Z DMS Hamilton
5 Q8 F3 H, Q* p7 D1 ~7 K DMS Forrest- C f4 |4 L( q; i0 \
DMS Ellyson0 x' O2 h0 Z( `, ]
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards. Q( N0 l7 I/ c" C$ k/ t
Range closes to 28,000 yards..." N* U% X3 @/ E; i: n
Range closes to 26,000 yards...% ~/ U- }" b+ ~( `* p. s0 T
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
9 S1 p P' N- n/ tRange closes to 22,000 yards...
J, L% }$ f7 b" NRange closes to 20,000 yards...3 Y, ^. k: h$ m% _$ D
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
2 X% e7 d3 i* Q- S5 f2 fRange closes to 16,000 yards...
c8 w3 v1 `6 H7 NRange closes to 14,000 yards...5 n9 W' L' ~' V8 @" S) ^
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
5 _& U& ^+ t7 m( C3 m. WRange closes to 11,000 yards...
$ u4 w) @, h2 s/ P* A! aCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
2 ]% l: O6 M2 bRange closes to 10,000 yards...; }+ j1 @; H5 F k% J
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
! S. \# `9 t+ k, Y: e% N" m! m/ t0 jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
4 d* K+ m0 W, [7 P5 \( ?+ o: NBB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
/ C0 t6 y; X( Y F% O& w TAPD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards* m, x9 E: i [2 s! T9 G( V) x
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards( e3 `. A) o6 x
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards* I% E& C6 W$ h) }
DD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards5 u3 N, t1 H" t, L# _
Range closes to 5,000 yards
& l6 h" \- h4 }DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
% D8 K y1 i4 w4 r: rBB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards) a( p: C6 x/ o, Y) D- K+ _+ r
Range closes to 3,000 yards
3 s) \0 q0 E; |7 |& g$ k" ?: HBB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards8 r/ ^, ?! _& A+ g
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
$ b5 U& \. s5 D3 SDD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
5 _3 x" H7 \" D* dDD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
+ W8 |( g, \8 d, v' dDD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards1 N# N7 Z* c7 C/ t
APD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards9 a g$ O& u5 B7 _" ^
BB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
. m' l' n' h, L; ^/ l# {/ ?: E& i3 QDD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards0 `" R5 o" Y# x3 P7 f; _' R
DD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
! \4 t- X- X7 }Range increases to 5,000 yards; ^$ n Z" B) i P9 h
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards, h$ [1 V4 z9 ?9 S H; h/ g
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards# x# @- g& Q" Y) w; ^
Range increases to 7,000 yards
5 G, A( |* b- pDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards- E7 S! T4 a* s* G: C6 b( k7 v
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards3 V1 H- d3 q5 f
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards" P& o: Y+ ?- S* \1 L6 q3 g1 ^
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards6 V6 \1 d8 e' V2 U7 o
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
! U; T1 a$ P& c: JCombat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... |
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