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两只小白鼠近来很活跃,渐入佳境,本猫馋了
江湖
按纸面兵力,这要僵持了啊
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。% ~) A9 I2 K# j3 q( ^0 [6 J* `
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6 A* X5 D3 G( l$ z  |  Y3 o1 ], {Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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; ~  T+ x/ {: L* x8 tAllied Deliberate attack- ~* W$ a2 E) i- ~9 n; |

1 H# V4 w6 q7 ^' E& c& ~# `Attacking force 80164 troops, 1430 guns, 2486 vehicles, Assault Value = 3336
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) @8 c9 X* c! A/ m' r" q! ]Defending force 53947 troops, 730 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 1581
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 8
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Allied adjusted assault: 3564 ; A* p' y6 x! g  Y% s, p4 t
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Japanese adjusted defense: 5583
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% c( ]) E# i0 ~# rAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8)
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1 [, j' r  o+ n7 @; GCombat modifiers) p2 I8 B8 ^+ g( M" `! V! U  N$ j6 O
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)& h: P3 D7 `' ~6 G8 u/ I! p
Attacker: + _! _5 D$ Q6 C  ?
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Japanese ground losses:
, m( h3 y7 `3 v( g3 l      3386 casualties reported# a8 W6 j+ y3 ~" v( L. P- n5 Y
         Squads: 50 destroyed, 255 disabled1 G( B, ]2 K. t# P
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled2 L1 m3 m' y1 H: U8 _. y- t( n
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled
. X- V3 Q5 \4 W& ^& b      Guns lost 102 (43 destroyed, 59 disabled)
3 b# h: ^) M5 K      Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)" e$ J# {7 C9 B. o% W; v
      Units destroyed 1
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9 [, y2 b& q7 z) n4 ~6 aAllied ground losses:
; ^4 [0 Z" P' k% `2 ?2 o      5163 casualties reported
" x' t! C) u/ Z$ {. ~' n         Squads: 60 destroyed, 463 disabled. R0 L/ n! X" `- M1 T+ x
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 183 disabled
# b# D& @1 V6 t2 M: i% u         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 155 disabled3 |4 t0 E9 Y# r/ A- E) j
      Guns lost 201 (29 destroyed, 172 disabled)9 K5 q) m  l! K) e2 O
      Vehicles lost 228 (12 destroyed, 216 disabled)/ A: c9 S' v. _

) ?/ I; ?7 }. d1 A; KAssaulting units:
9 S( Y1 |: n8 L. s8 H+ J    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion2 A9 K8 E; k+ {3 Q4 L( B! B
    710th Tank Battalion8 Q9 b8 h: W* A) Q6 W
    6th Infantry Division/ ^. Y3 g  m; w4 q) }2 w8 l/ B% ]
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment, {) e/ X; v# ]! ]- u" [
    44th Tank Battalion3 Q4 |% }0 J7 h
    81st Infantry Division5 q/ D% Q# H; [
    762nd Tank Battalion0 U, s6 y3 R, V6 S& f  i
    767th Tank Battalion) Q# ]+ I9 Y* G; T; q( o
    711th Tank Battalion
& F4 r$ q9 _% M$ l, S9 ?" D# u8 ]    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
1 g3 T5 l7 w3 J! k# @. X. y5 V# i    5th Marine Division  d6 P0 J$ x/ z6 \# Y) m
    716th Tank Battalion: s/ Z; R  v3 Q( d
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment  b- Z+ c' s" X% U) ^+ v( W' x9 K
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
: j2 N- w  n! g, m; J    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment+ C. ]- ?9 q/ Y$ I% d4 s; A
    706th Tank Battalion$ z* e  h! b" u; |7 [! l) n
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment; c) K/ U: b& e' o- U& V, U
    96th Infantry Division
8 Z1 G  h# W/ ]$ q" R. m, H    31st Infantry Regiment5 N% ~! ]7 E' C* k: L
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
) N# z6 |7 l* [- P% O& j2 V    I Corps Artillery
$ w/ V! B/ h  g% _( y    12th Marine Defense Battalion
) h! U1 e( o4 p* T& l8 ^: Y. S    1st USMC AA Battalion" B3 Q( y. i9 ^; v6 |
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion; Q. k  d6 J. o
    XIV US Corps
5 ?# p: o! n& k' A) x( M    14th Marine Defense Battalion
# C, j9 R0 l' T8 p7 p- R+ c    5th USA Defense Battalion
9 ?6 }7 a: W6 `8 R  [# X    8th Marine Defense Battalion
9 E( G: L; G0 g    738th Coast AA Regiment1 O* r( Z5 w7 y6 y/ o4 u- P/ i
    X Corps Artillery
  @8 P3 X; h  }5 U    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
/ b! x; Q4 X; F3 E; c" v    96th Coast AA Regiment
+ l0 T' l. a. r7 _3 L. w    4th USA Defense Battalion
  L% C% a* ?' V( Q& ]( I5 ^    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment7 ?7 j& _4 {: Y! a) M, \; O
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment0 K! O6 K" u' n# @, q8 n4 `

2 R2 D, k. @6 {' vDefending units:! y. @5 b" G* s& d
    Kure 7th SNLF5 V& n3 O8 G' U, L5 t3 C
    81st/A Division8 T" [" G# h. a2 T  l. l$ W6 H5 h8 J
    Kure 3rd SNLF
; |5 d6 f9 m: h2 H: n  r    33rd/B Division
' u! `! ?+ y' B1 k" Y+ H    33rd/A Division
( w$ a; s. i& y% Y! p. E7 [% ~" d/ r    81st/C Division
# u7 A$ \- s: p4 M. e' R    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
9 v* ?3 X' t  b: n( ?3 P8 i; c1 F    52nd Naval Guard Unit( \9 h7 N) n1 _8 A( b4 ~; b* m
    138th Infantry Regiment
' \; H' z% |1 ^  X. p& l, k    Sasebo 7th SNLF! y, P; k  n! m, d8 j* i$ ?
    144th Infantry Regiment- ?4 O7 Z, ?6 }3 b3 {
    81st/B Division
6 B4 c4 {8 w* o4 Y    33rd/C Division
& A/ q" `/ ?$ y# I+ p    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
/ {4 O  f" [# n" M% A8 J& P    18th Army
4 B+ l& y# O2 W* D. `3 X# J0 v! D( {. [    60th Field AA Battalion
$ |$ e" U/ q) @) d    23rd Fld AA Gun Co 0 X. b7 a: Z  q+ f+ Q$ _% U3 F
    Ponape Naval Fortress4 ?3 z! _) h* Z1 E- n
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment$ ], w, t6 k( Z& Y1 ]
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
% ^$ N* e" u, y2 ~4 Q    53rd Construction Battalion6 ?4 h& R$ N6 A
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
" Y9 k$ e7 z- }- |6 [$ Z    18th Field AF Construction Battalion9 b1 k& u. \$ f) C7 J0 b: ?7 M
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co ( o9 @5 b& v0 c9 |
    19th JAAF Base Force
8 v, h! ^& w# T! t6 Z1 E    Wake Cst Gun Bn /12 k7 L1 D* F+ R: C8 y, S7 N
    14th Area Army /1
7 V% }' Z2 ^6 R& z. n    63rd Field AA Battalion5 m( v, [$ D' y' |
    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
; E- u' L; b0 S( U* F    3rd Base Force7 R9 A9 ]0 a+ N& Z0 c$ R
    12th Air Fleet
' ~- Y: k3 b7 K$ Z    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment( s5 C3 `% n% [0 i7 `7 u
    61st Field AA Battalion% R" y. o( @5 o" M) g/ m, W
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
* w2 s" e$ k% d! I! \# V- ?    2nd Ind.AA Gun Co
- @% i8 k# g1 o. u    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3) C) H$ p# w$ U7 O& I9 \% |
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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。- }* d% f3 G" z1 J
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2 c8 \* Z5 Z; pGround combat at Chiang Mai (58,53)
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* X' [: u0 n5 C0 J1 dJapanese Shock attack4 \2 k4 ^+ q( p8 J+ R4 B0 H+ M

( O9 q8 s) u$ i3 q5 QAttacking force 47276 troops, 408 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 1761/ t! ~5 _1 t2 Z# ?* f  m; y3 ^

( R9 ?4 j8 I( f! vDefending force 1285 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67& s' {2 o. H. `1 K# T
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Japanese adjusted assault: 1373
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/ E6 C  n! x% eAllied adjusted defense: 10
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+ ~7 d& L8 s* t6 n! @8 r1 \  KJapanese assault odds: 137 to 1
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* ]% m6 {. t. z$ ]  SCombat modifiers2 E6 |" s7 n5 F  N0 h0 Z
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
& h! `) h1 {- b6 AAttacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:, [1 w( @& ~1 w2 p/ i" ?, c
      530 casualties reported
* W: s4 p) ~3 j. _, j- A/ A+ N  T         Squads: 4 destroyed, 116 disabled
- j( L% u) H6 {9 }3 h- W         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
  n  A9 e6 p6 A* }' V         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
/ \" h, E( X; |      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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! [5 k3 A7 T) K! v8 O/ DAllied ground losses:
# q1 E5 g8 D* r# w7 h& \1 L      891 casualties reported, a' s$ @' W; t2 u, l' m: v
         Squads: 73 destroyed, 9 disabled
* p; v9 d' p! `5 d* C: B7 ~         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
/ b% Y1 }! F9 W* c3 P- s* n         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ P5 P3 {5 _/ c; X7 \- P      Guns lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled)9 [% \& L2 I. D
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Assaulting units:
/ g: G& A% G7 K  w$ L+ n    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade9 D8 B2 W/ ]( Z5 F) E: O
    21st Division- Y. h0 \+ O/ x  }7 v# F
    4th Division& H& r2 b3 G4 \# z
    21st Ind.Mixed Regiment
5 w9 o5 d+ c. E" N    23rd Tank Regiment2 d4 g- P' B% k6 o) t
    32nd Division
& C: @6 Y' D# I# [7 S8 N    Yokosuka 1st SNLF
4 T) G0 F1 k+ R- S+ |    3rd Ind. AA Battalion
! I0 O! X' f* e7 e    6th Area Army# L3 r8 G% j) h4 ^$ D' r
    103rd AA Regiment
: h$ x' m; v- k. x    1st JNAF Coy $ k( x7 Q# m8 R$ x5 K8 i% ^
    13th Army9 Z2 g8 u% B, ]8 d
    141st AA Regiment
4 d" Y5 [. N2 u# \" R    4th Ind. AA Battalion" V+ w  a" s% u1 F6 `
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Defending units:
" n: e/ Q- t9 T* ?9 J    50th Indian Para Brigade1 a- U5 A# ]; W: W6 ^
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50th Indian Para Brigade Wiped Out at Chiang Mai by attrition!!!
使用大规模杀伤性武器是完全没有人道的
看起来,波纳佩不保了。AE里水雷是杠杠的,可是产量就。。。
13# Males
2 x% V. v& R9 R/ D华安跑哪去了
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,
11月30日
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3 D9 Q* W, [4 {* ~盟军继续冒着猛烈炮火卸载3 _' z1 I; v: y- N5 Z& M/ N

$ I1 e- L# K$ o; ?6 f  p. K9 x( S9 L7 OAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 44+ B' d7 l7 J( M& U
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7 l  N3 V/ L* \0 R  j. l* c* \Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
1 K9 D3 I2 g8 K! F- S' DDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships6 u( u  o8 R& n- @  Y$ ?$ P, l. @
      LST-72, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage, S5 Q/ J0 z5 a4 q8 y
      LST-81
* t. g( n& G5 Q4 ^& f3 X      LST-74, Shell hits 3" M6 b7 Z( {' v# M- F' Z: j7 `- Y
      LST-75, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
5 r2 _, b! g$ V2 N. J  Z0 r; F1 u      LST-78% {5 f) H. {5 j* [. ?4 u
      LST 209; ?  k+ c/ m8 }' Z
      LST-889
, `& A& a$ y, U      LST-246" C6 \, a; B, s9 v9 P$ w* c4 A3 X
      LST-240
2 e+ x6 @$ [9 c6 Z5 L      LST-204
, S1 p5 A' r5 k1 T3 M      LST-202
( x( s0 H' @( ^. d: e) w. F1 Q      LST-123
0 \- l, `: A* `2 v; b, d$ P/ a      LST-121
' U5 S6 t% e% T( u      LST-120. @9 r- @  C  e9 G
      LST-868 w7 O5 x- p  W
      LST-85" p. V3 f( h* j* V
      LST-84
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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
! Q/ T  P& H( M2 @# yDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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+ u5 Q$ P5 G5 A4 r130 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships3 |# |5 N! O' p  M# v. f6 y
      LST-78, Shell hits 28,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
- O# O! R& c- p4 ^* x      LST-83, Shell hits 3
  }6 O, h# r/ R0 N1 q      LST-81, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
& g: P( ]; R3 A+ w2 u      LST-85, Shell hits 4,  on fire
' B8 t( ~! [* c# n/ r      LST-84, Shell hits 3
2 `: z( ]; V  C, S$ i6 q" |      LST-87, Shell hits 6
0 x1 I* l9 ?* i9 Y6 w      LST 1808 d2 v! Q" {1 q
      LST 1574 J+ c; Q  s2 j
      LST 2
6 N. \+ I9 H9 ^4 C+ P7 h      LST-884# _7 M* U% ?6 H3 G0 J! ^* ?
      LST-882
$ d, Z" h, B8 ?* ~, O' q( P      LST-397. p& Q  s$ n$ v, ]+ _1 x, H
      LST-395
, K! J4 q& t+ `+ C, q      LST-274- f( P5 D% c) \. g2 N6 H
      LST-273
( y4 \9 j# C8 _# D8 b' n( @      LST-246
" P. H* @1 R/ R- R      LST-244! g8 J# U6 b2 x% P2 _
      LST-241
% L' J( Q# V" q      LST-218/ V$ ~3 H" }! w5 S
      LST-216
" {6 b* B1 Y( Q( v4 b3 ?; q0 M3 E$ A      LST-202' B! n# e' {  p. U) I3 X1 |
      LST-171
' p0 U$ W/ L+ y0 t4 ~      LST-166& T7 ]- Y7 l' k' |' z7 @( Y
      LST-124
/ l) D! {3 s7 P! N- ^      LST-1219 r2 ^$ G' W$ Y1 h
      LST-88
! f/ y  w# v$ `" Z/ n. b      LST-123
3 y4 e! {% U& x0 b      LST-86
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( W' r) Y  w5 z) N8 c2 w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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4 b  t  H0 m' P( u$ P$ _1 @Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)' c! J( H2 R' `/ W" s4 w% f

- k5 C1 C8 ]2 w0 a' YAllied Bombardment attack6 j) f& i; Z+ x8 M; b( }, ^" e4 {

, |# {8 B! W& S6 \Attacking force 5302 troops, 356 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 2812  t6 F: D# r  l, X5 T) H# n

$ U: k+ s  ^  C' K  n/ L7 \Defending force 51369 troops, 699 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 1361
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Japanese ground losses:
  j8 p& ~- v, K. G2 x: t  \      406 casualties reported
+ w7 {; X  V9 H" K# A         Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
" l- r  r& L) K# D         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
# A( Z" |% Q- ]         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Allied ground losses:+ Q) P9 ^7 m, U7 b
      21 casualties reported
5 x5 m* |  X6 H         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 B/ [/ p6 }' u% m         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled+ t" N/ X1 \1 Y, D7 d
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 }; M7 D4 Z/ \% ~
      Guns lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)
5 \& h8 V% \( M      Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled); a# g* G8 K5 M
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Assaulting units:3 Y2 ^4 c1 [9 R/ B" D1 O
    5th Marine/B Division
2 u" a5 N& X8 o    81st Infantry/B Division* i5 I. b0 `* S3 L( [' ^
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment; j" e# y: T# E& E6 R) a; a9 s; f
    5th Marine/C Division
. g9 Z2 R# e. p% F- `  \! e    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
/ v2 w+ P$ q" A& D. {* j# l7 A    6th Infantry/B Division/ @- {' W  x3 F
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment5 Z5 \" [  _# k' Z1 ~3 X
    716th Tank Battalion
' s, n/ x) v! p    81st Infantry/C Division
/ K3 l, o' S# K- Y    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
; d3 G0 T+ ?7 N' H0 C    6th Infantry/C Division3 f: L& i; e5 V1 ?7 K$ @/ s
    5th Marine/A Division
) x3 }) u+ M4 F4 z: A& b( l    767th Tank Battalion
2 r/ B' K, r0 T6 t- z* P    96th Infantry/A Division! ^9 v0 j+ Z- M2 v. i( z" `
    706th Tank Battalion4 f# Q! O" ^& E9 H$ B
    711th Tank Battalion. z- r3 u0 J4 v; j  u: W
    762nd Tank Battalion
* v* [! I# N- C, z$ W/ y% X8 b. g    96th Infantry/B Division
: S& ~: P9 b0 ?. I8 l- {2 U; N    81st Infantry/A Division, K, ?- p& W0 A, G2 G+ h# U
    44th Tank Battalion$ n6 h8 \" `$ j; ~  m! n
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
  p0 D- i! L2 a+ p0 g, P    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment" g* F2 {9 V& j) B: s8 ?0 x1 n4 l) S0 p
    31st Infantry Regiment
1 |7 E( h/ S( Q    6th Infantry/A Division
3 m" \' I/ T7 ]! Q. [! h9 S    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment7 \. {2 ]( _) E. N* ?
    710th Tank Battalion: K) B6 L0 O  R  i* e) d2 O3 t
    96th Infantry/C Division: V3 a. j" B2 N
    5th USA Defense Battalion8 {) t6 H2 H8 m) y' f
    4th USA Defense Battalion1 o- M  g' Y5 F8 G. u
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
' k: R! N" @1 {    X Corps Artillery 8 j4 k9 u2 z- K2 j- E
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
" j" n! ?) \6 R2 }1 c    XIV US Corps% q+ I9 s5 I9 j+ L+ W' I6 G
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment! `3 d# K1 A1 y( A& n- t+ M& c
    8th Marine Defense Battalion2 A; V8 Z; t, V7 N% Z
    14th Marine Defense Battalion1 G; W: s3 m9 Z0 I6 }5 F; o9 S- |
    I Corps Artillery
9 ~- v4 x8 m$ ]2 x9 \    96th Coast AA Regiment
) l8 h% q! d3 G* x; [( [0 M    1st USMC AA Battalion) z! }3 G! s  U2 x' R
    738th Coast AA Regiment* x" b# k0 c+ h  G+ a$ w6 S4 |
    12th Marine Defense Battalion/ R$ W9 ]; u! W1 h8 S, P
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
7 r: ]1 f) j) Z    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment+ O  E7 T( R6 ~7 J8 U+ }
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Defending units:
6 D3 G. r7 k, F% {    33rd/A Division
4 [6 _4 ]9 r; }7 J8 Z/ I: R    81st/B Division  I/ [% \0 y# T' U% |$ s/ @2 W
    Sasebo 7th SNLF4 ]7 p2 Y) s. n: i0 B9 q& u- D
    81st/C Division
, {( h$ C* @: S5 D6 }    138th Infantry Regiment. I) C* z3 I  {' c. @3 z
    Kure 3rd SNLF
# ~* N# V( j# ]. G9 T* r9 x    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
4 d* w  Z. d, l& F' t. @    144th Infantry Regiment
# H9 |5 X$ {1 Z+ |6 {    52nd Naval Guard Unit
$ G$ z+ V; P; @    33rd/B Division
, t2 A& ?& E9 j; |/ T7 y    81st/A Division; I" b2 I; d1 [
    33rd/C Division, g( F0 z8 M2 t2 {
    3rd Base Force  Y- A0 {. k% ]$ t' F1 S
    19th JAAF Base Force
# z8 Z! D* c4 P+ B0 N/ F4 M    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
" b/ p! M" I1 G5 s+ c0 V2 N    60th Field AA Battalion
: i9 S: x+ f+ E- h  M    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
( Q, s* ]6 Q# ^; o( x    53rd Construction Battalion
( V/ w7 F- g$ K5 K# }! r+ `    Ponape Naval Fortress
* \0 k, T) K! \* K7 T& H1 |    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment$ c1 v6 }6 u/ R6 b" N/ H* U9 W
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment3 a( H$ V$ ^5 d# ]4 S: k0 F7 K
    12th Air Fleet
- Q' T3 d- D' G; _. t5 B& x    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
: b8 W1 r; F4 r$ P, T    61st Field AA Battalion) o! f8 ]: a9 c4 N2 Z. S
    11th Ind.AA Gun Co % _' c/ a' Q/ m# v: b! ]
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
- W$ o2 z( U. v; ~. p9 |! G    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion/ b) i  P5 s+ ]% r( q/ j
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment- [: v5 d/ `+ ^7 l$ n9 S1 s
    14th Area Army /1- R/ \7 K9 D+ c- U( |, D
    63rd Field AA Battalion  K, X6 ?+ k, G. o
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
: H% c/ R& O& Z# k# G& c4 O+ q    Kure 7th SNLF
3 f6 Q4 Q* L9 Z  m7 m( r* F9 t6 z    18th Army3 \1 M2 G. b+ [) T$ M8 C  o/ n
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
' v3 d5 [" p& p) ~  P    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
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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. z  s7 Q2 j+ n: h+ s8 J5 K( H

) _; {1 K9 S: V: R  QJapanese Ships
3 \' W, ~$ e& \. v, |; O      E No.541 r% D1 I/ B, C$ B4 n8 G9 W9 Q
      E No.50
* K3 x0 y5 a# s% N/ o. C9 X7 w      E No.68
* L! f) f9 H* D/ L- h  O! ~  z      E No.52" o4 V9 {7 L) J! H5 K  S8 r

. d1 L$ K( U  T: J% n4 {+ @Allied Ships( M, d4 O& Q+ l' ^
      SS Blackfin, hits 21, and is sunk5 n& |0 X; M4 K  `
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重创另一艘& _4 Q9 v6 z/ \# q1 C

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ASW attack near Satawal  at 109,102: N& k# N# z( e8 I9 b  p% n- H

9 V7 B0 P% ], E- p; ZJapanese Ships
$ X5 n" h; `% c  O5 a; z      E No.84 t! v& N5 \4 L  O1 u' w) ~
      E No.6  }) w- h" H/ ]2 k  P

# r: @& I: M+ ?6 C* cAllied Ships
9 @1 U& c" ^# z! \/ ]  L      SS Peto, hits 14,  heavy damage
使用大规模杀伤性武器是完全没有人道的
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. j$ ]+ a) y" b$ d* Q
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) b5 c. j8 s  J( Q+ l( r9 [Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! g1 Y" E* Y; {  N
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Allied Ships2 c/ o" }" A2 O  `) }
      CA Wichita5 F6 N; P4 U4 R) v( j4 \5 e) f
      CA Vincennes
/ K) v1 e: o) J" g- @$ w* W4 q/ l      CA Quincy6 l4 r  c' ~0 b; S6 P) Q2 ~" a
      CA San Francisco  z9 g# ?7 p  F7 `7 [- u) t9 d# x2 J
      CA Minneapolis7 ]; F. D3 X6 E, u! G" J
      CA Astoria" B% L+ ]# Q' p' {4 |
      CA Chicago7 n; _% ]/ r+ Q
      CA Louisville% U5 V. }7 T9 U0 |. F
      CA Chester. V1 N6 J1 J# N
      CA Northampton
. L$ c; N: w+ T1 [      CA Portland+ S: @; u3 G. S6 S' y0 q7 ^# c

) r: K! i( E/ K% j5 LJapanese ground losses:: S# W) Q: v1 Y; i& X
      71 casualties reported
! L5 w! o0 {3 G* J: L6 A0 q         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 d* E9 |4 K7 W/ b. }8 s         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
7 b3 d3 y3 J4 f6 ~! A. L5 E         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 [; @1 b2 z. w2 E4 v- N) J      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
3 h( E- |  E2 r9 [$ T" \
3 y3 U# y0 A; W0 ~4 dAirbase hits 2
5 x2 A2 U+ i4 X# w  y  t8 w" uRunway hits 10
; ?( d+ N5 d/ V- HPort hits 4* u4 m8 S8 r4 R* M' @2 P4 N0 _% D
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CA Wichita firing at Ponape
# F: b+ o6 u; E5 ]% pCA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress$ S( W  A+ |# s3 k( c
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes
2 M$ v, I( d$ k8 `# m9 n3 B( d* QCA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
* A- q8 @/ [' j+ Z2 x/ ^6 vPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy
/ u5 s+ _6 a, A3 T5 hCA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division, ?$ F7 r% q. r' Q( v7 G5 y
CA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment3 w. i7 R& Q( w: T2 A$ V& f
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria
( ?6 n( X. {# u1 N& {CA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
1 y  \3 \$ x6 Q6 e( |- r/ _CA Chicago firing at Ponape 4 x% j' d" _1 _* o. r9 j/ @
CA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force% k8 s8 a4 W* D# [7 `# _7 R5 h
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester/ G/ V4 `4 l2 G" \6 {
CA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress$ i& g1 u; h& ~/ Y1 @, I0 T. }
CA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division
7 q# S+ S. c: o0 a' f9 J; ?OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland
# U6 |: ~3 c% T! Y; MCA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment7 m, i" q, _. r( {. Y6 {
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5 X" z* N) \  hNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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1 M0 u! }: ]# v% o% v1 Y. n* Q  PAllied Ships
; {/ F0 w' \; l      BB Alabama
) N% J8 E. R2 O% t3 x* T# a      BB Massachusetts
3 ~+ ^( u. b6 B6 p1 Z      BB Indiana
' n4 ?. a! a2 n" |. i/ r; k" }* i      BB South Dakota& K1 ^. ]( P- Q$ H/ r  J+ i4 p9 d( B( k
      BB Washington
( t+ A* Y( @( o$ M2 c1 b2 n      BB North Carolina# U* x+ H$ ~+ ~9 K2 G% b
  B" T# G" H4 q, [; h
Japanese ground losses:
4 K6 T3 n  q2 z" Y- f8 E, l      275 casualties reported
3 ?  D3 |' J; }( W* p: {         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
. m: U6 T; W  _6 A( ^2 s# Q6 u$ E         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled
7 h3 E, T, x: [0 S         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ o6 ?# A; R" z& U" C      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)/ Q7 M  l" i" u. W9 \# ^
      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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, k" u- I" j( z3 _  l* h2 L# ^, wAirbase supply hits 1! C4 P* \% ~* I1 I/ U
Runway hits 7
$ D) p  K) e0 R! C. P7 X4 ~5 APort hits 3% y# ^6 b9 X9 G, n9 e% X5 d+ a2 x
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BB Alabama firing at Ponape
) ^$ z5 K4 V" r$ r- x8 K/ v& w" C# OBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape - @, ~/ r1 e" |  k- R
BB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division
- O% J1 ~: o; v) Y2 N$ IOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota
1 W: t6 C% l" f& C* o  OBB South Dakota firing at Ponape
' A% |* j: p7 [BB Washington firing at Ponape
( x% p+ i  O/ ]0 |, G0 k. l1 nBB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
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. W: I8 S' J- ~, l8 RNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!! F& P" f7 W2 S; d; D( u$ L5 b

, k: R7 r6 T, v$ ?% R9 r" b13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships) x2 [! B. j: b6 ~) F
      BB Queen Elizabeth
' U# r3 K9 v" R- S# U0 r2 K      BB Valiant
" n) k) L' H8 ^  w      BB Mississippi* r! F! [; ?4 H9 j
      BB New Mexico
& w! x7 o3 D3 |0 a      BB Idaho! [- K! o8 M$ |5 Y! y9 V
      BB West Virginia2 I3 n$ B6 E9 d7 T4 Z4 ^
      BB Colorado
1 F* }6 l6 |8 X# l" N2 [/ ?! {! s4 N& a
Japanese ground losses:! }4 H: T1 B( [( Z# h8 x( _
      117 casualties reported8 {$ ^( J9 q, L
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled  ^' j0 r7 G9 I2 p
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled' D. w! \3 Z2 K. K- e5 F/ M1 [
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 \% V! O+ `  q
      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled); p( Q' V0 b& Q" a0 ^1 e" o
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
' x, G2 L8 O4 }* a# k1 D4 V" R, H) t$ S
Airbase hits 2
& d1 _. D  z: s* }1 ~! dRunway hits 20 \5 i* h2 ?( w3 a& x& w3 m
$ T0 B+ T* Y4 s: j
BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment: _9 z$ f  _: E: ?1 Y5 p9 @
BB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
* F1 ?: R5 r2 @" PBB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
5 u9 F  a3 Y" @Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi4 p1 `; ?* ], v: y! w
BB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division# v0 O9 \( ?* m5 V2 h& c
BB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force
0 x- ]' v9 l5 p5 `: L" \; b3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho
1 M" A, X- N, H! ]- o$ BBB West Virginia firing at Ponape / i9 S$ [$ N9 a2 [
BB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force
( }2 {0 B2 F) T6 v; j1 X3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado
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5 w# c% m# N, O- E& FAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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/ \' Y6 j8 @: r5 A/ N. HRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
. a& F  D; k$ E& e# J' BEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
: |9 m  |& }2 c2 d2 U: t' T; N. I, V) f/ ~3 N9 V" H: T$ ?$ X. B/ S; ^
Allied aircraft. ~6 H5 _6 \& S  x" L
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462- |7 D( h% `2 M
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337; L  u. S8 p# H$ n8 P
      TBM-1C Avenger x 283* J# O8 z. B* ]

) b/ L' }, |- h. r0 ~, @Allied aircraft losses
/ g" O) C. j$ {  }# S8 i      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged5 S' I. c/ H7 z" z* h
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
7 P8 S* Z8 k) ]0 \      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged
/ ^8 O; U4 p! r# k' T      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:1 O$ W6 x' {+ f, `3 }! t2 ?' t0 w  m
      159 casualties reported; x- X; {5 d! s8 x, V: J
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
) I: T- |) K  C$ D) e6 J# \# Y& v         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled+ ?5 x, b4 J+ a% M) B
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 Y  h; T5 \  F8 i  ~
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; P3 y5 ?1 C- `' m5 xGround combat at Ponape (119,113)" Y; t  g& g# X/ J

0 W7 R) P" Z' F3 J) b, j% d1 [Allied Deliberate attack
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% `: e$ V" d& N# ~1 F! }5 V. hAttacking force 77530 troops, 1387 guns, 2472 vehicles, Assault Value = 2931  u( Y  X7 |7 x$ _/ E
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Defending force 50530 troops, 686 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1344/ ~  t0 J& D1 y0 l+ O1 P
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 79 l  m7 I2 o3 o& I; }# U

, u' z7 I1 h3 k0 L0 L, [Allied adjusted assault: 3406 1 E) W9 D: O( f" }

* A3 w9 B0 b. F! sJapanese adjusted defense: 8701
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/ Z. Q$ M- j8 F: r" y' ]: @2 tAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7) * A; |, _! R& ]" t& s. @( z

, a  M! e3 z7 B5 i' p% zCombat modifiers
4 h) @9 A2 o* B! FDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)( h" K8 y, `/ \
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:& R  g3 z8 E! h$ k5 l: }: ?
      3539 casualties reported
7 t1 w; e" V$ o. {; C. k' E& E2 D         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled
3 l, t% C* V! U$ h         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled
  r6 T2 A8 F: t" G% l: A0 _         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
5 |* f4 s$ h$ b3 X      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)2 Y$ {8 g9 x6 s6 A+ G( ?1 G
      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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& x: J/ v: s5 EAllied ground losses:+ j/ @3 j! F  j: M  Q, U6 h2 Y4 O
      3552 casualties reported2 @7 j- {, z0 `5 l
         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled- H& \, ]( b9 A$ U7 w7 L- ]8 v, i
         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled
+ Z+ x3 D* y9 I% x         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled. m$ d4 c& R' F- x) w
      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)! f$ N6 B, g" v! s3 C2 H
      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)
8 v8 [1 @, x7 |$ k9 X# |' x      Units destroyed 1
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- A; W  y9 K- _& @# l  PAssaulting units:
/ ?, w& r6 j8 a- ]1 x+ d) ]( a    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion' m/ |& ]- s( h% x, o4 W* o9 U2 E
    5th Marine Division
: {% _; [8 o5 \2 P1 s9 z5 |+ T' O0 d    716th Tank Battalion
! |: O9 Y  V3 P. T    706th Tank Battalion& R; \: F" F3 {) L2 p
    762nd Tank Battalion# ^. M* a3 Z2 m6 w4 U! M& h' N3 |
    710th Tank Battalion
+ h( B; p7 P- N4 o    767th Tank Battalion
2 Z; z! n) @( a* D( J1 G) d    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
5 H. R& Z  b8 X2 U6 N" _& f    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment, c0 V2 o$ W' B+ t+ |& j
    81st Infantry Division- |5 w# z: o! i4 m
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
7 u+ Y7 m# v$ I    96th Infantry Division
% g' f& F; V) x3 i0 a    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
! @6 l1 |3 o  Q6 v0 K    711th Tank Battalion
3 p1 n7 [) d. ]& O) s. q    44th Tank Battalion
8 h2 [0 z6 o2 n# ~8 d, Z    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion  Y2 e7 y/ g6 R4 Z& h; {
    6th Infantry Division. D, a  j! I# C8 r& j/ @" y/ V
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment& k9 A- s7 n, Y  j
    31st Infantry Regiment
% `7 N2 H4 B$ c0 q& R( }9 Z" O& T    XIV US Corps8 L  F) b- q3 s
    96th Coast AA Regiment5 T0 ~9 G' f0 S4 @$ w' h
    12th Marine Defense Battalion# T4 R) ^$ r7 Q; f
    4th USA Defense Battalion% B) Q. U  Q6 @6 d7 h
    14th Marine Defense Battalion8 H0 z0 C" _8 Q& ?. f" }$ S  Z
    1st USMC AA Battalion3 f9 g7 F5 {8 T( D7 e
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion* z8 `, Q# W9 x0 A: X/ A
    5th USA Defense Battalion; `% y) ^$ P3 ~: K# y% I# \
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment: V, l/ t* g- L: O3 ]0 R
    738th Coast AA Regiment# k9 h$ N: v/ m, |5 s
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
6 x" k4 o" U0 v. H    I Corps Artillery
; v3 W4 F8 _! H9 B- Z! f! V* Z' S    8th Marine Defense Battalion
' _4 P# c, d6 V* i  F1 N" B    X Corps Artillery % ]9 s, j/ n% N
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
" h) V) C6 Y* P5 z0 ]7 f    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
# r, l+ C7 b" Q& e% p& T
3 J9 w8 Z) v4 B2 X/ vDefending units:
/ r& r. d9 f& O, M( q# y% z    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
  u/ c, F5 ^$ s" \% M/ [% m    52nd Naval Guard Unit7 C7 a4 N1 M6 E! {, R
    144th Infantry Regiment" |- T. m; Y" T& l5 U& r' k% w
    Kure 3rd SNLF
" s4 U7 X; x0 F. n2 O    Sasebo 7th SNLF; N& v6 k! P$ n/ Q* X
    33rd/B Division2 }" S& z/ _% r# L
    81st/C Division
4 Q$ A1 i4 ~) {! j( q    81st/A Division; M; V1 U3 M! n+ P' Y4 m! ^
    81st/B Division
$ c4 S; B! O; A7 L# X    33rd/A Division
7 o) g. m. H2 ~- M    138th Infantry Regiment
# ^5 K2 E5 w: @6 [3 L+ t    33rd/C Division4 m5 L: E$ z  Y% T, f
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7 m; h& N- {3 N  o    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
9 J# L. C4 S, [    19th JAAF Base Force$ Q6 b% A3 B* X1 t. X' ^
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co ( E- j5 Z+ W- ~  e3 b9 ^+ k
    12th Air Fleet8 B7 B# `- a" n# G* v# s" T
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
2 C7 x) G2 n  o    23rd Fld AA Gun Co $ A4 @' N- \/ ]& @* A
    63rd Field AA Battalion7 l, x# a" V4 O0 N" I
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
$ h4 v7 y% a0 ^% t- w    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
: E' R- r. Q5 W# E; Q- F6 b  o! }    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment1 C* x$ n0 X. U# i, L+ h/ q7 y
    Ponape Naval Fortress
0 r/ q( O2 @3 h    61st Field AA Battalion: @  B6 o) L" j% P  g4 X
    18th Army8 [3 m) M1 Y3 C; ]* L" Z
    14th Area Army /1
* |% j; a; Y; i# }4 O4 [6 q    60th Field AA Battalion
# P% c' N! M; s3 j3 |    53rd Construction Battalion
3 S$ z* p3 G+ I0 \5 k. A3 Y    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion8 M8 r+ F# G% P* ^  X+ P, ?
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
6 C/ p# x3 N/ X    Kure 7th SNLF( x4 Z" R4 D4 W& G3 n  p
    3rd Base Force' e1 {2 U! B) @( r- O* M! N+ B2 b
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women."
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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
- I+ C' o: ~  H) `! aWeather in hex: Thunderstorms. j5 l" q/ C% j, ]4 `

6 \: |4 M! r! K  ~Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 s
8 |- J$ T$ V4 bEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft
6 ~# Y/ G+ s# U5 Y% L8 ^- d; y. w      F6F-5 Hellcat x 4626 y, p# }& ]- S- R# ^) @
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337
" j) T+ ~5 |* {+ G1 w1 l      TBM-1C Avenger x 2835 m1 C5 m& s6 @( D
Allied aircraft losses5 b  A7 r7 b: }, C1 l0 N. u

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0 a/ e; ]! V4 r. r8 Z协同很给力!
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
"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women."
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 05, 44
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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/ g4 j$ T3 S) P1 |0 Y8 i/ U
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!* i! ^+ b6 Z9 L. S

3 W& e0 [/ }' O1 dAllied Ships
. b5 {: q* b. w; n      CA Vincennes# @7 Q- [- R( ^8 c+ j( W/ N
      CA Quincy1 P7 j. S* |7 ^  R* l  h
      CA San Francisco1 p: Y( P3 M  t! o) I4 B$ Y( R0 Y
      CA Minneapolis
3 c, Z' ?# W: H* |+ J) h  k: \$ F      CA Astoria
5 S4 C/ i$ e4 E) l      CA Chicago
; H5 O- I) ~3 N  X      CA Louisville3 h  f& ^% W5 g, d
      CA Chester
' d4 `1 x1 l& Q      CA Northampton
) C( c! ~+ ^9 G& j& n9 z      CA Portland+ a5 q: r+ o, i3 N
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Japanese ground losses:' F5 L! U1 b; H) u
      112 casualties reported' v7 \2 ~: V" E% z( ~
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" p' i% ]  d9 s. V
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled9 c8 D3 o- X5 i. j2 |+ ]$ m" F
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
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Airbase hits 5
( T+ W. W) v2 Q9 w8 dAirbase supply hits 2
, l: ]7 w1 k8 ], |Runway hits 21
& F: w) L8 ^, ^8 b' o0 f% M  bPort hits 7: K2 _9 w' C: m. ]/ u7 B4 i$ I

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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships
- Y/ m! Z! J0 K+ E3 y% z      BB Alabama
- ^: O% N$ y2 w/ d- I) y! l      BB Massachusetts
  \, @7 `. e. L; D8 P  l1 g' }' B# j      BB Indiana$ T+ g! W3 y, {- Z) p$ k) M4 _
      BB South Dakota
) B% y- T5 u- T      BB Washington" a7 d" z7 W$ {% f& V- f  T
      BB North Carolina1 f* c+ l0 t4 o6 z  I/ h* C! T

0 F7 _$ w; a3 O' ?" f+ H4 IJapanese ground losses:
/ i9 |7 x  u" i      398 casualties reported
# ?, `! ?0 E7 J8 R         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled4 T) A1 v* }7 v  A
         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled; s" [) D5 I$ V8 @( d% l
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
: _! m5 Y9 r5 B      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)$ Q+ H3 S! N$ t1 A$ @# |% R
      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)* B: y, r3 \! ?( S4 s+ g

9 I. G1 k& g. b; }( R' CAirbase hits 9
* G  U: ^5 _) M1 m! S9 BRunway hits 9
9 U9 {, ~/ u2 G- ^7 NPort hits 2( U6 J# ~8 c6 v1 D" \% c

- O$ M$ G4 I' \* b1 P; p# V% k, NBB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division% ?: L* K5 T' L' T! X
BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape ; @+ ^& D9 l/ L. t9 M7 o
BB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division
" \6 l2 T& s' i7 o- o6 IBB South Dakota firing at Ponape ) w% K% d( p. f
BB Washington firing at Ponape ; F& V1 a0 O5 h) B8 U
BB North Carolina firing at Ponape
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,1134 Z; B4 Y! |3 _( c8 p

4 c% F# n9 a% F! p1 V, H0 [Allied Ships
5 e9 ~  l* g7 h      BB Mississippi4 j! ~! _$ Z. ~. b) A4 ]
      BB New Mexico
8 o7 k* A9 |+ N) b# f# N      BB Idaho) n0 N$ h% \& F

7 w' Q7 q: W% b' P* H, XJapanese ground losses:
/ Q* b7 N9 Q) P2 I0 G8 S      195 casualties reported: O$ E: q5 T* W- ?. N  [7 Y+ c6 t
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled! Y( m# Y9 I5 r, T9 t
         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled2 i2 e6 o# c& w, I. t
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
: q" y$ X; ^. n# L6 \( w( O1 O      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)
1 G  ]3 K6 o- i; L: x      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3& o! {7 q$ H; Z- G
Runway hits 14  J) L( @% O) A

# w  N6 V* z" g  D& JBB Mississippi firing at Ponape ; h3 {! C. w  ~5 H
BB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division
( f- L1 @  b% _. g7 kBB Idaho firing at Ponape
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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
+ h* d& C% M- D; O$ [6 rEstimated time to target is 34 minutes9 n* x6 {8 F4 B0 {% B4 i

( t: `( o* [' ~/ yAllied aircraft
4 g; Q' _8 u" {- p* `8 {      F6F-5 Hellcat x 4625 [7 `: J' `8 b. o
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 3335 |3 s) \$ Y5 G, V, ]/ |; e$ O
      TBM-1C Avenger x 286
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. d" d5 O6 N# b  w0 ~/ S6 hAllied aircraft losses
# D7 w3 J% S& R4 [      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged2 A$ Q4 K  l+ x/ m  @6 v
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak* x. D0 r- t# Q6 {/ c# i/ M
      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged% j+ |$ H& p, ~) `+ V) u
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Japanese ground losses:5 h/ u0 M/ t3 a) H$ q( N
      121 casualties reported3 T( Y* `; u6 x7 s
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
: q4 d( \8 C7 G+ @         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
8 O! b' v  M, R# i         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! H5 [" e4 M1 e) N
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113), C0 t1 _  V2 N1 [

' J, h4 y( E& f8 P9 N3 x: FAllied Deliberate attack5 S  X; N: S! P
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Attacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 26295 X0 z  K/ g$ _" G% q
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Defending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121# v( [2 B# \' u7 C+ Y1 i3 K4 `

$ B% j9 y$ W! N' i: n, G( C) p5 @+ ^Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 6- d9 m: ?7 _" @, v5 l5 _3 j! I
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Allied adjusted assault: 3228 3 h% v9 K2 @% g" t2 `: I
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Japanese adjusted defense: 7085
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6) : E1 {; t) a" Q

8 X5 O: Z! \# l' W# ?Combat modifiers
% c9 X  _0 A8 D5 ]0 X; ~Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)# O1 x- k7 I: ?
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:! Q# s1 q% V& b; T
      2305 casualties reported: {4 B' D# o7 M6 T" o8 \
         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled# D/ b& N  J  s4 Z- \/ Q0 k
         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled
, u% I6 ?: o# }1 W         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
+ J* C% l5 e  R0 s1 y' y      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)
" F8 d. E9 s% C: N      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)9 ]9 q' c7 ~4 J9 e1 m/ T( v5 L
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Allied ground losses:% e5 l$ M4 m# I
      3064 casualties reported3 O+ }) a" P/ l" U3 f( _
         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled
6 M6 b+ d$ t. C& R# x5 u: {         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled- g2 K& |3 F' k" T% @
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled! G2 l6 R; U* F2 S3 n3 p/ A$ R
      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled)- g7 G! h8 m! [' c% H
      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled)
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2 H0 {+ x( e' @. E- ^0 QAssaulting units:
/ |" e; b: h* ]( p3 q    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment! U+ l9 w- V( I3 z
    711th Tank Battalion& w. Q/ C! Y4 }1 b6 U
    716th Tank Battalion
. l& d: y3 ^5 {: q; k0 x1 x8 \    6th Infantry Division" s' d" c, Y0 ~8 F+ x- |1 U7 O
    44th Tank Battalion
# d3 ?4 z! O& Q0 N8 b) K    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment2 c+ H  q9 z9 S" h
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment8 A& _- B* a8 L# [
    81st Infantry Division1 Y8 R% F- a+ c: U
    767th Tank Battalion7 |" r* `. Z9 R% o5 C6 f( l
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment& W9 p0 {& Z  c& y
    762nd Tank Battalion
' |: t& _# N3 b2 {: X    710th Tank Battalion2 d0 Q5 l3 m9 Q, a9 R
    96th Infantry Division! ~! z, y& a& ~% k
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment# H5 r- _' y7 B( a% D8 J& b3 U2 B
    706th Tank Battalion! F6 V: s5 W! |4 Y2 @* X9 }
    5th Marine Division6 I/ A3 V. ^, O0 c: v7 @! g  P
    31st Infantry Regiment
4 C4 z) B, J, s/ s1 j( V    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion' C  J! q. Y' w5 A4 h9 n! K5 P# T
    1st USMC AA Battalion
9 L2 t+ s/ |% E, U' f' V    738th Coast AA Regiment
8 F0 [0 M+ _! j0 E3 ~4 R    96th Coast AA Regiment' |/ U) c8 o7 D
    14th Marine Defense Battalion
: g* c- y- H. s7 _    12th Marine Defense Battalion5 @, j' _. `: m
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
: n6 k; P* M/ c( t5 f( e0 b    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment( p+ z8 j) ~! K4 b0 H
    XIV US Corps
2 E1 d! }2 T; f  m' u# [; D    X Corps Artillery
9 O& n/ L: p  y6 S    5th USA Defense Battalion+ _/ m( b) k: j" m# q! _1 l" g
    4th USA Defense Battalion
4 F* Q5 m7 r* o9 Q1 B    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment  g8 o+ b+ ~$ D( M- B8 n9 O
    I Corps Artillery 6 @( M; R" [5 ?/ }* H8 ~
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
3 r  e7 T2 `: a5 k, V, V    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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% L% m1 w, W: SDefending units:
  B1 z; T+ }) c& ?, x    Ponape Naval Fortress- w( V; Z) p% R' [6 U' X2 P1 e
    81st/C Division
7 S& m! n' Z' H    52nd Naval Guard Unit
6 s* R7 ?2 [9 \    138th Infantry Regiment) }, F( ~* `+ A  E; L5 w3 C. [: {8 i
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
# g! h$ m; e$ B8 r* r# e- L- N, Z    Sasebo 7th SNLF  X7 A, v0 [! ^: l) ^& G( m0 j
    144th Infantry Regiment7 ^- J" X* ~; ]
    81st/B Division
7 Q! Q( f: u% |, K    33rd/B Division
; ?+ z4 r7 C% _* W# |* z- q    33rd/A Division
! j3 S5 O/ P3 J  @( g    81st/A Division$ U% _1 ~4 Z$ Z+ `
    Kure 3rd SNLF& R7 x; i8 H$ W; \. j+ R
    33rd/C Division
/ k  c, I! O5 X$ T    53rd Construction Battalion
6 V) P' C" c! C6 o" O# ?    18th Army
$ o- O( G  |1 [5 _9 l. P    14th Area Army /1' l( r! `0 s2 f* O
    60th Field AA Battalion/ s" h8 H, m7 j6 h9 R# H. F
    12th Air Fleet, p) D2 J1 p* X. P7 m6 ^0 L' R
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
0 Z6 t; K  N+ ^4 n4 h    63rd Field AA Battalion( M" t3 W* M/ Y
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment1 U! O3 l  P7 m  h& m- ~
    3rd Base Force
! |; p) J: n! {6 @% c    Wake Cst Gun Bn /13 X# T9 ^! }3 R4 y3 h% s# {
    Kure 7th SNLF
, S& V  s6 S& c" z    19th JAAF Base Force
  w2 Q2 ~! f/ E  I0 t* p: w    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
) f  y* H- F4 n0 t$ [4 P    61st Field AA Battalion/ y6 o5 f$ J; ^  [$ A6 U
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co : r6 |! Q/ V  U! [( @7 u. s4 X
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
/ T# l; S0 p; P& o+ ~4 L7 q( H; o    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment* A6 X7 l( m0 Q
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
, o, O' U; U6 K( x% r# m    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion1 X/ G/ k; r# {: w
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women."
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
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 06, 44
  k! _% U8 B4 b9 s妄图偷袭仰光的日军舰队被识破,轻型巡洋舰十胜号被4颗1000磅爆菊,生死未卜
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当天盟军对波纳佩的空袭和炮击还打出了一个小暴击,有1000多日军在155榴的炮口下死伤,这是防御要崩盘的节奏么?大统领拭目以待
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. o9 t6 F. P6 c" s$ iMorning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,60" j# n( r' d+ B, _/ F
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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) \; W% {3 Z8 ^7 r$ a1 b- QRaid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.( T* l* Z5 t) [$ @  q& Z0 I
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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0 U" `& @6 D% a7 j4 \+ K3 y+ DAllied aircraft
. J. P. Q9 I1 k) P+ r+ U6 s      P-38L Lightning x 236 t; G$ ~! N' Z% Z" z3 x! n
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 30
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* z+ S$ [3 t! D, U. g* d5 {+ uAllied aircraft losses4 i( y8 g" b0 W8 L/ y% j4 B2 ?& H, O
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged
6 @$ a/ f1 Z) o      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak" ]" D$ W- C7 W9 }0 \+ X/ d* i

, I; r# Z- W/ BJapanese Ships4 O! p( i$ O0 w4 K4 B8 O4 K
      DD Suruyame
" g: b* B' E+ O! |      CL Ninaru
; C; K. t* \/ w5 W& }; G% x      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
! w! g2 p+ V7 L+ l      DD Yayoi
& H; P% N/ h4 D! ~2 m0 ~% D      CA Kako3 x! B2 H, }, l9 V# K
      DD Asagiri# ^5 R, |7 U  e! O0 ?: k- A' b
      DD Ayanami
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 r" @. h9 @& V5 b- k      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'0 \- a7 x; T3 k; g2 G$ m9 K& p
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
2 @& {- [2 j6 m! N7 _       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'+ p8 u1 F6 I7 o$ Q% o" a# M! X
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
' t  Y1 v2 K- K  |( G) u5 G& c       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'8 i& N7 m0 c* S. {/ C
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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; k! g5 N1 \; O; r1 `/ vMassive explosion on CL Tokachi! o' q; l" B( Y' t* r3 ?
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi8 X2 \1 m" |1 `+ S

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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain2 E; D! i  t% ~6 z! A! G

+ Q) ]/ ?2 r2 Z9 G, d' YRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
0 w( ^/ |, h+ w8 O, N: f& CEstimated time to target is 34 minutes7 {* I7 l, z6 G9 U5 {' `$ ]
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Allied aircraft
  ^, Z. m' F1 r6 v. u      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462/ p3 B$ Q1 i8 V8 d. Q
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 326) e' e$ Y, A5 g  H: E/ Z  G/ u$ U
      TBM-1C Avenger x 285
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Allied aircraft losses
: a5 K/ s! z( @5 o      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged
9 @% H% A$ @6 e, h5 Z0 |- J1 j2 T! f0 w      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak2 W7 y# `; Z- c; G1 V
      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged$ \$ D- L! z4 a" o

- f- q3 Q! m; bJapanese ground losses:( O# [- |/ `1 Y% v2 x8 a
      276 casualties reported
4 n8 ], L5 }2 H) R" \7 F7 F) d         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled. L8 W+ u+ V" U6 d3 \7 w. v% O
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled2 \/ H6 V# p; T6 T( N/ s7 w
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# L5 l1 O% ]! A* Y8 v      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)9 n  K/ Y3 t9 b) T; X5 a

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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)1 ]. M+ ]: ]+ m' N

: R# I( R# f, @6 o8 q0 W1 F" cAllied Bombardment attack  y" \3 u0 K$ S2 g

/ z6 s5 ]4 _9 Y( E! E. XAttacking force 5127 troops, 335 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 2263
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Defending force 45166 troops, 619 guns, 279 vehicles, Assault Value = 1017& H0 @; X* ]6 K- w1 Y

+ Z# B, \- Y! ~# r' ^Japanese ground losses:
" k. _7 `. C4 R0 O; m1 @# V      1082 casualties reported
( O- `: t+ F8 b' I- C. ]         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled
0 A* r5 j2 K- a         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled' [1 }: n+ t4 h9 w, T3 O
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled# V# A8 d; Y. f5 t7 ~
      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
5 E1 G! R' C0 i0 B& _( O, c& g3 [      23 casualties reported
- X( n' n) Y! g0 K+ i& E         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ ?" B7 C7 j0 f" z: e) n. R" M/ `         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled- Q$ l; H) u9 y- ^% o5 z6 A
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled  l( m! p' l( f$ `. \( v
      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)
  o! [9 M" @( G$ `7 x, C1 i      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women."
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 44# Y. o% z. }( h1 D9 F+ N' j

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% j8 f# {# m6 Q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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" g0 D9 C/ S$ B; o1 m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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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。) w" |& B7 K1 k& M* C5 u  z
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Submarine attack near Ponape  at 119,113+ O1 v3 ^: m% B! X9 v6 R" E8 n2 x
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Japanese Ships
/ k* v' Z+ |, X- B2 }' s      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk3 x0 _# Z- X& k. j

. J; n; B0 R% G6 FAllied Ships1 Q  f3 B$ E: z7 Q- V* w
      CLAA Prince Robert/ R7 W# w. Y: E+ k6 W
      DD Saumarez
$ P: g) }2 b0 T$ |' m9 \      DD Nizam
% R& V* B+ k. \( J      DD Ellet
' F- h" N5 o3 n8 t/ r      DD Waller
! c! l9 L" a$ V      DD Walker) w$ J9 ^; Q9 A& P  Q
      DD Wadleigh
4 \: n* v9 M. }0 E5 a% K      DD Uhlmann! P5 r0 O7 ]) ^
      DD Twining
0 d5 a7 U7 M  v& S: m      DD Twiggs( w/ J2 e. q1 L% h2 C
      DD David Taylor7 T: d- Y( l: Q& D" e
      DD Strong5 N1 W" f" ~; H8 }( {
      DD Sproston+ e! k7 r% _) u0 \0 ^; {8 f
      DD Sigsbee9 j8 j8 V9 {- S0 k" e
      DD Sigourney
* T  V" ~  N! ?! w      DD Schroeder1 o7 r3 r  v! _( z  [
      DD Benham II
* A6 r# `5 U1 \# a# ^+ F) B" E      DD Cushing II
5 {6 I, H9 `5 i" }) W      DD Urchin8 a% G  L9 ]6 Q2 L
      DD Urania. t1 @" i' x( w0 {( b. j

- c- e1 j0 v& q0 l5 ZSS I-48 is sighted by escort
6 Y+ b" w% D4 I- bDD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search
! C- t4 N, A/ G+ ]) e. g7 o$ nDD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....5 V) n, {" I7 M; \+ a. o" S
SS I-48 forced to surface!
* k& ~9 Z( |4 i/ ?DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....; l* B; L4 `$ }$ [. @7 J5 F
DD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....0 X8 I/ q: E9 ^/ Y
DD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....
; z# W" B; A9 u) _) K0 SDD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ....# R$ {' j; q4 z/ y" }. W. O3 J" a& s
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
9 w0 H* q2 y. m8 r8 S# {Sub slips beneath the waves% R% K/ {: ^8 ^

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+ O- a) `; Q: a5 A7 MNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft( R  x+ }, y) {6 h
      no flights3 a' P) T0 e( s1 y& O  p* Q$ t% B
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Japanese aircraft losses/ w; C& B/ L% N; J  N7 y( K" j6 W
      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed" C. \  S$ h+ H$ c* Z  `  W  ]
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Japanese Ships" t. }- `( I/ n; ~/ U/ a, A
      CL Agano
% O1 U# q+ w; o& j      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2, {& s* h  Q. w# Z$ n5 ?
      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% R; T. l$ d3 k8 ^) R
      DD Hibiki& a. b: l$ H- B
      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1* N: @6 }3 N% m4 F1 J
      DD Shirakumo
. D9 L' X7 G/ b8 ?3 s5 J5 B3 l      DD Isonami$ G; r# ?9 }7 F* B' s  @  y. l
      DD Murakumo" Q1 K: i# f: f3 \/ s+ ?
      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
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Allied Ships- i2 M5 P; Q& h9 ~* L$ j3 P" |
      BB North Carolina' S3 G, j: f. J
      BB Washington; C+ x2 i) i  P) Y" W# I9 y
      BB South Dakota
  `9 f5 O' ^" |) T, q& n      BB Indiana, Shell hits 1
! C- `( i/ l- s& A- G      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2) P& {. P9 ]5 O; _# t0 {9 _
      BB Alabama, Shell hits 2! O" K! X1 O5 g4 @
      DD Conner+ H: v! J! a+ {' @: N! I0 A
      DD Cotten3 X) E$ r* Y* b: ?
      DD Cowell% y& W7 ^5 d$ P" [* \
      DD Daly( d) c7 r# z4 }# X. v4 z; z
      DD Eaton: F3 u8 o7 o) M
      DD Heywood Edwards
0 p8 y) t# O7 F      DD Erben) Q8 c4 N  [  k9 k0 W" A  H
      DD Evans" ^; U) [' Z9 E7 L! o  h4 f! _4 o
      DD Foote
+ I; j7 E/ F% e: d) _      DD Franks: ?! D3 F/ G7 l' n4 @$ R
      DD Fullam
* R) H/ S7 u& |! t0 b      DD Gatling& z/ J. `* Q" V  d
      DD Albert Grant
7 g5 z7 U2 s$ ~" h      DD Gregory
- @; [3 L2 f: q7 O      DD Guest5 s- E4 M1 d6 ?1 [: b
      DMS Hamilton, j) J* g. ]0 ?  O" r" i
      DMS Forrest9 Y: q2 X8 R- J( g& B
      DMS Ellyson
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9 f! z5 ~3 G, h; B& [Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
2 w2 t: \; l4 g+ QRange closes to 28,000 yards...
" l( r2 N6 L8 K$ zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards8 A1 {# Y+ ]# Z' `- {
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards1 A9 T* u( I! v
Range closes to 26,000 yards.../ D$ \- b8 _. R* A- S6 ]8 y7 D6 B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
9 w; H& i  ]/ p$ |Range closes to 24,000 yards...
; Y8 |) G; M' ?" ]1 u7 [2 K2 wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
  t& U5 J/ i2 X( ]$ i+ T$ m) jCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards
$ B! K6 R7 |7 Z. f* m4 j2 KRange closes to 22,000 yards...
8 n& Y, F$ B* _& V* dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards8 g9 k4 a% Q+ j4 b! k, N& g5 {
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards
0 H) @3 Q' h9 a- ?9 }; l, gRange closes to 20,000 yards...
0 @- N9 f* R9 R6 lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards9 g6 P9 c9 Z& |! t- K9 b7 i1 V
Range closes to 18,000 yards...: G1 [; L  w. p) f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards. Y1 D! t7 d) [' ]8 R
Range closes to 16,000 yards...& D9 V$ e& H+ U2 D
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards9 C, M. M+ Q- l( ?- x2 \
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
: ^/ Y, S* Q) NCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
2 L6 V$ u. F: K* HRange closes to 12,000 yards...
) [2 W7 D2 Q9 d7 OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards* `: h, _. z( G
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
* X) q+ ^; s# ~" U# sRange closes to 11,000 yards..., S7 `% D2 Q/ Y/ S5 {2 y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards0 h4 t$ k( x2 Z* t* |
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards0 j" i8 W  v( B# B
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
" C0 C  g! }+ S, s2 T% X3 S( H/ o9 {CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
; g# G& {5 K: XCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards- n* m2 j/ v6 L2 X( R- q" _
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards6 W7 z. e" w8 E/ ]
BB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards- Q! m# ^5 r1 d
BB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards- }* e0 z$ b8 |, J1 G& m
CL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards: \5 P# y8 e8 p
BB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
' a- i# v. V4 F& L! K! z% ?1 K3 p+ yBB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards$ {5 l+ T$ H" ~9 C
DD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards8 i" {1 ~! Q2 t9 m6 H, I
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
5 V* Z" _6 j2 VBB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards
  T" {; z, G" i' @* a) X( e# _DD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards
3 \2 H8 B8 m( V5 R& X' D1 SDD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
$ a8 g) C2 }- {% h- ICL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards- h, a# s- a2 Q: X
Range increases to 11,000 yards/ K/ A$ D" w, V% ^' I9 U
CL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
9 f$ ~, }( ^0 I% K5 a; sBB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards
4 a, c" v) p9 P- \" C) @# x9 ^CL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards' h$ u* \! I( d# X( B" ?# }
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards+ W: O9 i# g$ p
CL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards
1 V6 ]+ y( A4 v- e9 F0 b' pDD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards
% _0 S) |& R1 x" B6 U- iCL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
+ x0 X* `! \7 MBB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards
  u$ K5 P& A" t3 K' W9 P1 YDD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards6 L9 ?# J/ l0 {% K0 v8 U$ a
DD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards% g+ j- M7 m: e7 c
DD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
- N. z- b# B$ u+ l6 }DD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards
4 q" j" ~: b) A$ }8 A3 C4 b. m5 bDD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards
- W7 d+ m4 ~5 S6 o& DDD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards
0 b3 w5 P: j: a1 rRange closes to 10,000 yards
$ g. g4 y6 L9 B8 f" y; fCL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards7 f5 U1 `% n! P! \
CL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
# [5 h# t+ W( ^DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards" q- k5 {1 S5 S! t
DD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards( c( X, \5 d6 Q% o" Y4 A
DD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards
1 P1 C- V7 D4 vDD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
  Z$ n1 K. g) c- m/ f0 QDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
# \& w- o) {# v7 ^CL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards0 u% l3 M: y1 I3 ~9 ^- C
CL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
+ C( M6 f1 ^0 S/ i& t# lDD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards) u; k7 M7 \0 c- p( e& n# q
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape* o7 E7 p/ r  s1 A. ?$ a
Task forces break off...4 ]8 e" j  p, D4 D- B! q

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/ X7 Y1 z: T: mNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards
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2 o1 P! Y* N5 _0 n5 P8 G) DJapanese Ships( P! {" l$ W( ?% n% d
      DD Hikokaze
" n) _) Y" @7 e) \      DD Ishikaze% F! D4 E. L" w3 E: T
      DD Tagokaze  q; f# P5 Y) H4 g& _2 m
      DD Takatakaze
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Allied Ships
- l0 k) F& K% Y' J4 x      BB North Carolina
5 z8 J* E* q& A1 y4 ?' g. ?      BB Washington
  g3 p) L0 a% U# G$ t4 L      BB South Dakota; y% N& p% O8 L* b$ @" o% l/ V( c
      BB Indiana4 q% q* Z9 @% O$ ^* W
      BB Massachusetts
; b) T/ Y+ U) c) U8 O      BB Alabama
$ |1 _9 F: d2 B( I2 H4 Y      DD Conner
% [! Q& p4 n2 M' W% `# D% G8 E; ]      DD Cotten
4 z6 ^; h2 u% u- Z# b! ^      DD Cowell
0 ~3 h: ]- ~0 H' f# X6 w      DD Daly: D# g' n4 p3 B, n$ D
      DD Eaton1 [2 Y/ \$ c* C$ H$ h& O
      DD Heywood Edwards! F' O9 N$ \$ X2 @& M4 H  d2 n
      DD Erben
* R$ ~8 x3 P0 t% [& M8 z9 w7 n$ }      DD Evans2 q1 ^6 K- n5 v/ f5 i  y' N
      DD Foote
8 _& \8 N5 h3 z( y0 i  T& i      DD Franks. T" A$ i) J, H
      DD Fullam- z( s& A1 m% [5 U( c) U8 L
      DD Gatling2 ^' S4 U: c) u+ {0 J& I, o( ?! d
      DD Albert Grant
- |1 |7 Y4 `7 v) [5 Y      DD Gregory
! U( |& O2 a+ J. s7 L6 z: L7 h      DD Guest
# `" l- C/ j/ z0 D8 t      DMS Hamilton
# C, w2 f) k1 `% U6 T9 {) i' M" b$ x      DMS Forrest
- f1 @$ ^+ |9 d4 m, R& t      DMS Ellyson3 X; r# N: q3 s
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8 R' R* ?* A. d! t2 s' d( vMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
0 M8 h# R% R( `0 ~6 aRange closes to 28,000 yards...
5 r; {+ m$ B' V5 cRange closes to 26,000 yards...8 N6 u' I* C' B* {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards. w0 W( x% Y0 L7 i- s" d8 V% G
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards) k! ]; e. S2 @8 K1 _; y
Range closes to 24,000 yards...! _" |7 G! {7 U( r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards+ u) R0 `5 I" H# f- t
Range closes to 22,000 yards.... L; M! P( c; N7 U) V% e6 L3 C
Range closes to 20,000 yards...9 r! `6 W, k5 l$ R& C
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
$ J3 t, j' a5 Y2 _% s% M; {CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards/ q- q" X4 S& L) T. y
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
( v2 W* M! K/ v# l0 z6 HCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
* S2 m2 @, R) k0 D- F1 d9 ZCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
# Q% w6 t" y  H- [# I% c  uRange closes to 14,000 yards...- Q- |  c1 W8 D: ?' q, j7 R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
) b" N7 j* L$ h0 v# N  T2 BCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
5 m- J( S( G& _Range closes to 12,000 yards..., r, ~6 y- z5 b+ i! N. Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
4 G& w- S' I  U1 _- J6 ^7 aCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards5 c2 V8 o# Q; ?: Y9 J$ y
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
6 ^. N( ~- e3 [2 }3 d! U( J; |CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards; E6 y& U) G. M, b* u) [) T, \
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
4 p) F/ I: T; }( OCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
$ j# T7 o% f' ^7 N, XJapanese TF attempts to evade combat' ~& ]5 p0 I8 K" J9 u  s1 |
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
/ a7 {1 g0 |! M% xRange increases to 20,000 yards..., _8 g- ]+ w: b, X1 y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
1 t9 a# v! s$ m) S7 S) eRange increases to 25,000 yards...
' J; A6 ~. l  q, F! P7 dRange increases to 30,000 yards...4 }' t9 f( D2 b" C$ h! A& Y4 d
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
( @. U) b- m8 Y% z" t  u8 \& vJapanese Surface Combat TF evades combat/ H( G2 Z0 h0 Y. U$ z9 {5 K) T

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards' z, E; `% S$ J5 p$ ?  }

; N( {! X$ B, B* z( W2 MJapanese Ships
' i$ X* l1 H5 e0 y" j      APD T-1
* v( o+ w' O% i1 S      APD T-2, Shell hits 2
9 r0 B9 J1 G8 T  C$ V      APD T-3, Shell hits 1' H( g- E2 q, n7 j. F. a' ]: \
      APD T-4
/ _3 y3 }& O& X- d      APD T-5
' [$ a$ n" z# w/ j: b- G6 d& [      APD T-6
9 m6 s& w$ S  m+ S  _      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: p. W2 X) }* r2 t& u
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire
" N! _' `$ s9 N7 u! {7 H      APD T-9
1 @$ z& z; d& ~" [      APD T-10. y. r+ @! a/ M, k' o
      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire  H) A7 ]+ S" h$ Z8 [1 S
      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage# j$ {5 m6 ]: n1 \3 K. P% P
      APD T-13, Shell hits 1
$ h  U/ A/ n8 U5 L& D+ Z; y* E      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage8 N8 f! r5 |7 d/ u7 b( Z( k
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Allied Ships
4 S' x" n6 Y; D& y- }& T      BB North Carolina
0 U4 D& R+ o9 K$ ^& y: E      BB Washington/ J) {0 B/ C8 Q8 R
      BB South Dakota
0 Y8 R6 w; W. Q      BB Indiana
" E, M3 l( @4 H! b) q      BB Massachusetts& @4 y$ r  S  E) {3 V
      BB Alabama/ s% o4 m& I: s! j8 H
      DD Conner9 K7 o6 X- j. ^0 g' a4 E
      DD Cotten
7 }% j# w3 p* ~+ L: d) `/ O      DD Cowell; T# ^) B$ P( g! F$ R% X
      DD Daly5 j+ s8 \1 ^9 J0 B/ a, p
      DD Eaton# {: j0 _4 Z: b1 ~
      DD Heywood Edwards1 ^9 ?- }# Y4 x, G
      DD Erben
* o+ q7 g+ E; l      DD Evans& p' L% ^/ N, \8 M7 V
      DD Foote
0 p8 x* N& f; ~. M      DD Franks- p: q- }% M% N: K/ y4 Q
      DD Fullam
/ R' H+ `' x  E& U      DD Gatling' W8 u& k( y% A+ ?
      DD Albert Grant5 ]; b7 j* G/ |7 {% C
      DD Gregory. D  @2 q4 G0 I2 f: R
      DD Guest$ G' ^# M+ a! \3 t& T* I2 J& P
      DMS Hamilton; I9 J. Y$ i: h- T; s( O
      DMS Forrest( h4 V' p# K  h4 ~  [
      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards3 V- \' H4 K. z/ t/ \
Range closes to 28,000 yards...; e9 Y% M3 o- ?" o0 P$ S8 I, T
Range closes to 26,000 yards...6 H4 p: Q+ j. N+ g5 h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
% E, L% C. r$ I$ |0 rRange closes to 24,000 yards...; |: _  H0 t, |4 {, J8 Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards- a3 W2 C" J* F# c
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
3 D# `% d  t& DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards/ J& M& ~: s1 m6 P
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
( F( V* I! Z# c2 N7 f; iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
, Y: d- L1 u! kRange closes to 18,000 yards...
- c. x! O: F+ _4 \' G% eCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
' L& W1 _7 ?1 U& ^7 wRange closes to 16,000 yards...
) m( p) |' \& oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards' @+ [5 y  z1 P5 k1 x4 I
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
# P) F' d/ ?. a' B6 [) e  `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
+ V6 {1 L4 s! I+ R& I2 |Range closes to 12,000 yards...
, `6 B0 e2 A4 n$ [; O6 S8 LCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
0 \/ i; _4 K7 L% L4 |- l" ORange closes to 11,000 yards...
7 A* h$ M- v3 ]: |- v  b1 m: NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards3 X) t, e- e& Q2 Y4 V3 @3 l
Range closes to 10,000 yards...! r8 T% {: n: s! v' z2 p8 G, y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
# \0 t7 ~& q% |( a, R+ H( F" ^Range closes to 9,000 yards...
; [; w" H, P* y+ x. N$ r* uBB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards7 Z$ F1 A, `) L$ ^% K9 X; V
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
9 Y+ I; f7 a* O( {7 UBB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
6 I( W/ d' p8 D7 `) j" {. V$ UDD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
/ P& G2 _& C. g2 dDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
: V/ }3 E1 V: X# W- ?) LDD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
" a. L9 S/ a, Z& Z4 k; n% F. n- AAPD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards+ f/ _2 M2 @# d* {/ _
BB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
2 {9 d: D0 k; P/ fBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards/ L2 c9 m/ S; {
DD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards7 [2 c% V% f5 S0 ~3 H% e* g/ F
DD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards6 B5 U+ c9 }- X9 t9 W9 w2 S9 x
BB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards
) |" ?. h' S- CDD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
6 H: K6 f: I1 f# ?DD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards+ E0 x8 z; a' ]& k
APD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards
1 \/ o+ P* L. \5 YDD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
: P- a" X& x1 u& m2 pDD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
! G( i" |# G6 O8 Y* Y/ s: ^DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards; r2 a0 {4 h% O' L" _* P2 {
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards* ^$ S  n. A/ x* n" s& v
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards% H$ _1 @2 t* {9 q/ H; c9 I' k
Range increases to 10,000 yards& ~, K* P" {% j7 i$ l
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
* r: \5 k, B1 J! sBB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
8 N# z1 M0 d2 ?# W- m3 n/ }: }BB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
! u- ?1 B3 T0 NDMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards" Y, i& x0 `+ u4 Y0 o  R; i
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards, o. G: k, E& Q
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards$ s2 P7 O( q! ^, L( w, y
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards
8 f( e2 f0 \8 ~; b2 j# f( `' jDD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
) Y" n. T1 ~6 }0 ]DD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
" j% ]" h8 w" J! h3 YDD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards: ~) [4 w7 [# ]; @$ |( i& B
DD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards& D6 ]" }. V  p" x7 t
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
& J* n* k: D# F  V; z# p- f3 g( RDD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
+ T9 n% R5 @3 K# LDD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards6 q2 X" x# B8 d/ F5 ?# u
DD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards5 P" A) u2 }7 n0 {7 E
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards+ I8 u9 o$ S7 t" c( n
Range increases to 11,000 yards4 F4 _& r. I* M3 Z4 R; J
APD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
0 @, \$ u8 O! b6 s. y. a* R* C/ AAPD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
2 x3 W9 T' c# aDMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards7 ?. _" h: R2 U1 I# D/ b
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards& Y; l: }0 Y; Q3 w6 n% i
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
( ?# }; q- @5 J3 `APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
7 i6 ]( p* `! R. M6 w4 fDMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards7 w0 t: w$ O9 r
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards/ A0 C1 d& C* _) e9 F3 ~. U! C
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards5 N# }- s( q7 d9 w
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
- G' z/ q7 y2 H% {$ F5 a5 y. KDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
" e. B' V) W4 a! u: ^: _1 u1 wAPD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards9 J' [2 E* S4 Z: X+ z+ x
Range closes to 10,000 yards
9 S% @' ]0 @' p. ?- N4 H% CBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards$ R9 @% ?; k0 b2 H
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards4 _) U1 U3 {7 |& N
BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
$ L* y- g, L% sAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards+ o- n( ]0 n% n% p" E" @4 ]
DD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards# O% E5 l5 i. d2 C0 k
DD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards( K; L' m0 G" E" E, |/ Y$ p9 r
DD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards0 {  h& w$ ], v& `
DD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards; ^7 v0 S7 G# r& }" c! N* O
DMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards7 g- K3 X. G9 u& Y" g8 {, j
DD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
4 m# W/ n1 k' ?1 Q. WDD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards! `0 L" J0 s7 T2 O9 A4 {+ x
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
/ q( n' N# T- w3 K* ^5 u/ V/ s/ {$ mDD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
4 w- x" z! e& {+ p% hRange closes to 8,000 yards
( F" E+ y& a  o& C+ I+ e0 S$ J  {DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
  F, }: E# m  z$ KBB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards7 M3 \9 K) T! L2 o) v
APD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards
+ u: D; R  N6 G4 {6 XBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
, K. L! L: F- {. C! DAPD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards9 G; f7 M" J, }2 o; O
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape, g& I1 Z# M# c' v8 Z8 @
Task forces break off...6 V( r1 z" [! w: v
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards) `$ e. Z5 z4 @

/ Y) u$ j/ I5 z& J5 CJapanese Ships8 A1 _8 i. k" D% y/ j
      APD T-1, Shell hits 1+ X& r, X* _" b7 z
      APD T-2
; ]! u9 |1 F, R/ [' d- p/ ~. Q      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
4 G+ f4 e0 n: H: r5 j      APD T-4, Shell hits 11 H  U. ]1 ?: I% r  y3 ]8 d
      APD T-5" f! m4 M: w& C- o; e6 q" f
      APD T-6" w* C( }3 B# `
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
$ \2 f% H8 X) T" R; t5 Q      APD T-9, Shell hits 1/ T7 x: U6 n+ o0 T
      APD T-10
+ Q. M8 w1 o$ h( t      APD T-11,  on fire
2 B& E  j0 [0 r* e# {" {      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
+ g9 F. [' S* R* c" z. S      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk6 g( a3 {$ l$ x6 k/ R& n
      APD T-14, and is sunk
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Allied Ships2 G" ^$ j  ]" y2 t/ X
      CA Portland1 N% }, J! g* P2 f2 M# S  t# t) }, k  b
      CA Northampton
) M% a# a8 J; T9 Q8 t5 T      CA Chester1 M0 a) c) l3 X1 z# x
      CA Louisville
. J( o* |! D9 K$ i) j7 T, ?      CA Chicago
# q- w, c5 _3 C( |; G! k+ R      CA Astoria
# n6 y1 V' l. B3 o' F% }9 W      CA Minneapolis) }, f" U! L- j) z% L; @7 i$ g: n
      CA San Francisco. f$ t- ?! H2 g- Y8 p
      CA Quincy5 P' V0 ]. U8 Z# \, Z* N. ]8 j
      CA Vincennes4 [/ P) ~# D; d* t$ q
      CA Wichita; ^* I" v3 n& S2 _; y
      DD Bennett
1 O( Q5 l6 ^$ ^% w9 G      DD Bradford
5 {- e, z7 K/ H, N      DD Braine
# j! x3 U) h3 u: _5 K      DD Brownson
2 c5 M. Y  u/ r$ H- \2 y      DD Bryant
7 S+ ~( t- H. m6 e, P! z8 G, @      DD Bullard& f8 J: [; k) U& H' x5 `
      DD Burns
) x/ F9 C2 E5 t7 `! ]8 N" U      DD Callaghan( y' L- L5 U3 Q3 l
      DD Caperton0 C. @  j2 ^0 O+ B6 e/ V9 {: q( _% j- x2 r
      DD Capps# \8 `' P2 v2 K. {9 w  l* x
      DMS Emmons! G( s4 J  L' G
      DMS Macomb
6 L8 F! m! h) h+ k+ |5 j      DMS Rodman5 K) Q: h7 s) d; z7 w  }
      DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards$ W( J7 h- _# |, p# c" b
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
1 g2 X8 l# n  W  M, sCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
& p& Z# Y  g/ @5 Z& tRange closes to 26,000 yards...
  `- d% [3 L. i' Y  s6 D1 c5 QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards/ d5 G7 G1 A% @) Z- O( U9 u; F  [7 s* l
Range closes to 24,000 yards.... y/ o2 l' y$ q) y% ]
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
/ j! ?/ ~- W- A, X7 F+ ?2 BRange closes to 22,000 yards.... E/ |1 a, a. x1 d) Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
2 h7 w5 Z$ [8 T/ H+ uRange closes to 20,000 yards...
* M6 W; }6 p# W6 zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards1 `: G% P5 X& y) v
Range closes to 18,000 yards...; h6 D4 y0 E' b0 [# [2 |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
4 ~* N1 |' [# R5 f- S& j$ XRange closes to 16,000 yards...
1 d: A- {, D, H* N# B0 o3 TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards$ O, `4 o3 D. {2 T
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
1 ?7 O5 h2 z  U  `Range closes to 12,000 yards...: ?3 P1 D* t1 |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
; d9 t* L: V% l3 I: S' O7 h+ JRange closes to 11,000 yards...
, `! Q2 l9 o' b9 S) iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
1 k& Z! X: T' D& jRange closes to 10,000 yards...
! S  G5 O: c$ T4 I- `) p- Y* nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
: _- ^6 i, r% D# m( NCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
3 C$ }. V4 q; TDD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards, T! k. L1 H8 X
Range increases to 11,000 yards
' V# T- _, h6 ~% hAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
- F& D' p* G9 w! l3 lCA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards& J+ |4 x. {+ ~3 k
CA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
9 A  ?5 Y# s) D, L2 ]% W# E; `CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards9 Y1 d7 I1 Z( `" K) w* J5 S
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
5 \) d9 ]7 X1 H* k; ]5 aDMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards  ]( Z" A9 l' @  X: ~- Z+ q6 ~4 o
CA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards' i4 k$ J7 S/ {0 a0 D0 G
CA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
" k  L4 }4 j' Y+ e. t/ e- hCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards
( O. i9 Z% g: H" Y2 s% oCA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
: f) W, O* A" v1 F5 uDMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
6 u, c' `4 @3 I' L, u9 t8 a  |. VDD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
& @# k' p$ ]9 c0 K& N: GDD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards$ d! j7 p1 p( E3 L% V! k& p
DD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
0 L4 O1 s4 l  e, h8 b, qDD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
3 B: `: O2 {; ~6 h+ `! `+ p3 e% nAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards- B( w7 u0 h9 p1 r/ b$ c# p
APD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards3 Q& Q2 V: s* t! D: r# J
Range closes to 10,000 yards
3 t# L6 T/ F' G+ J8 jDMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
; J1 e8 M  {8 ~' k5 D" N- k' O) CCA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
# v3 x8 K2 V8 Y! I! r3 J7 cCA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
% d2 B5 o  ^0 N9 G- vCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
- l$ `6 \4 R$ j! Q6 }CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards; n$ A! V2 k3 M" Z# P' F) Y
APD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards
) B" E5 @: [1 |DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
& |2 U% p+ F2 K# Y# ^Range closes to 9,000 yards; y$ ^6 d& {! h+ Q: i
APD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards/ s& G& ^3 v8 ~# C. g9 n! z
DMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
) |1 U5 N1 g' A/ S5 b; i5 G9 l' L2 c' m- TCA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
. G: q1 D; Q, R, a& ?CA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards" j$ k- u: _1 k% b' Q) R  t
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
7 x% x  d$ c8 h6 h/ K0 _9 nDD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
; [$ @, J. p: i4 l  T( nDD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards8 t! A# M. A5 d" K+ u* g# @# |/ d
Range increases to 10,000 yards
+ }3 z) ~0 f9 Z( C" k. o% YAPD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards* |, U  p, n: ^: y# [  I' i' Q
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards7 C4 ^" M+ L; ^" Q2 d
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
1 v% x, h1 B, w4 Z2 u0 ZCA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards# B: l, `7 V$ v
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards, U% q  h3 d. S9 Q
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape6 d7 z3 @( W1 u7 U# l- i1 N9 `
Task forces break off...
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8 b$ A) a2 M9 l" FNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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+ U- K% d2 R: e9 y# D9 `" Y3 LJapanese Ships5 _6 G2 @6 _" z$ o. C* x. b  e0 J+ S; R
      APD T-17 N* S! r% f& s2 m" O# T+ H% I
      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire( A) b" K. m- F  `- M( y5 q
      APD T-3
6 c( z' g- B+ Y' Q7 ]5 ~: ^5 m3 b      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk9 W" e. a/ {& u3 r. ~: h9 j) b$ }
      APD T-5# ]8 W. U* }* {3 g; j, b  l
      APD T-6, u) q7 a( Q4 _/ ]+ ]- w; e; L
      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
; ~5 I% |8 u" q+ |7 [6 ]      APD T-9
/ P" i' z' O. J) N" M! Z      APD T-10
9 v2 I; e: e3 q4 }9 M5 R! @      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire( ^' i3 v# Z% U$ {+ c, s  ]

' s4 _7 _2 f, m( U4 {% P6 h5 \Allied Ships; ]$ B. h! c/ Q+ S6 x1 h
      CA Portland. ?8 t& v+ Y+ I  L- }3 d
      CA Northampton, Shell hits 16 i/ ~/ ~- }1 q/ h) Y, S. d
      CA Chester
) u2 E- B- L! d/ E$ V# ]! y      CA Louisville
$ C$ F2 V7 O- `8 k' F) w0 h% Y$ {      CA Chicago2 s7 C; V: x2 i( z1 V6 a8 F
      CA Astoria6 i% a7 p& h( X% t1 `; \6 b
      CA Minneapolis
( i  ~+ L% Z+ b& L" R      CA San Francisco, T% o! M9 M% _0 c2 }' f
      CA Quincy' m, y. W- H' P: ]9 i8 E: c, }5 Q
      CA Vincennes% ^3 M0 o5 ~! g5 [
      CA Wichita
+ F0 X) x9 \- r      DD Bennett
1 S5 p6 H5 e2 |% K      DD Bradford
+ b. V" v3 R- P9 d3 H      DD Braine# D2 X- [- p( j( _- N! E
      DD Brownson# k) B5 _- }) \+ D! d
      DD Bryant
* `# c. |$ v, \% t- v3 R1 g      DD Bullard
+ q& l$ v9 s5 ~+ Y2 G  e      DD Burns4 `0 y% M8 |, M- M' b$ Q
      DD Callaghan" o- g6 y. a6 H3 J0 }% X( ~
      DD Caperton
7 R: E: h1 a; A- c+ q; [3 s! N# d      DD Capps
% I  e. g* g) G2 k      DMS Emmons
3 R0 V8 D& Y7 ~- j  [      DMS Macomb. N: J; w. G1 H$ F! X% j
      DMS Rodman* `% ?4 p) S* Y- x0 j. A& ?- ?, q
      DMS Gherardi
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8 b6 m2 e, B& X- n6 Y2 GMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
: I, z7 L8 a. O4 KRange closes to 28,000 yards...' R" _, a# h$ {' n3 x* D& J
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
& W# B3 F! Q9 ^Range closes to 26,000 yards...
- c4 h4 e/ P) ^8 MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards# }) s0 e/ F5 v. I3 D
Range closes to 24,000 yards...  |/ i: y1 Y0 ~# P
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
! a. R- S5 ?5 J7 d9 gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards6 D. n2 y1 s! G9 J' `( b# j1 F
Range closes to 20,000 yards..., r& W( ]0 V. T; k3 r: f
Range closes to 18,000 yards...! k' P6 T- N- a# x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards" j0 Z2 y& O: W8 m
Range closes to 16,000 yards...5 k% ~) `7 V7 O' D# H1 y  H1 a* T; |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
+ M+ ^0 K0 V! B5 u7 ARange closes to 14,000 yards...
+ n+ S5 P4 w: A5 mCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards5 c9 x" y) R2 t# Y/ N: I+ N2 }
Range closes to 12,000 yards...: J0 g- p6 D! ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards& [3 G' i0 R' ]% ?  ^
Range closes to 11,000 yards...; d) \# p; {: b0 s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
5 c4 _0 I* w' }( R$ U# k; TRange closes to 10,000 yards...' O' ]: p3 M* z! t$ ^; h$ P6 s8 k, L' Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
2 h- y$ A/ ?$ cCA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
" Z1 q! p. m( w2 Y9 ?CA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards, [! }( y- |. p" d+ Z. e& _! O
DD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards! l: h9 O5 J" P  O- O$ ^" h: T
Range increases to 12,000 yards0 ]+ ]. r; z& C2 m4 q1 e  t
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
3 g6 Z* `9 i/ S8 N. ZCA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards# I+ t7 c8 v  u( \1 r+ n9 Y
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
' P  H3 O% R2 D  {7 n* C' B4 OCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards. {" t& F) r+ g6 U
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards4 [/ J- J# _4 z: D( m- n
CA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
! D' X* e& ~, l1 cDD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
; x! S) H. x8 `DD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
) ^. I% z" z) y# |; NDD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
8 C! r" G; |. D: X7 e$ e4 jDD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
8 f6 M/ v  |7 P, EDMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards2 u/ j8 K2 Z8 a/ @% V% U" v
APD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards
/ z: ^4 [6 }. }; M( ]4 M( cRange closes to 9,000 yards6 @% ?. {% J2 A+ {; v) T5 e! u
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards5 {' U8 [7 S: }8 ~2 K2 d: j% z
APD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards
. Q* ^9 D' `9 R8 P- q: x; JCA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards9 l3 q6 Q7 x( Z2 y
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards! ?7 Z0 U- S$ |) {
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
$ R5 v2 X' Y! t, R4 g0 C; LCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
1 O8 {% o2 l7 P; i6 I" W% aAPD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards5 p" x% O2 x/ f- \
DD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
6 L7 G  M( F; m: P+ @. uRange closes to 7,000 yards
% ]5 u; A) D% QCA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards4 U& k1 [4 C; z8 O4 t, e
APD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
' w+ r8 c* I( m4 HCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
4 c9 s0 k+ Y0 v9 GCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards7 p5 t' z" U6 z+ o7 `" S
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
8 i. |  i1 h( J/ e% V2 QAPD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
# p0 e9 e& b( E+ ~; O1 uCA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards/ ]+ p8 {$ ]/ V4 r1 m4 R( z
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards8 H( |( C1 M( h
CA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
. e: O9 B' [, O* N, q8 t. TDD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards) z) h2 ~2 l' \3 f% r/ x6 {
DMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards1 g9 U% u+ ~$ N7 e, Q' @  ~: N
Range increases to 10,000 yards
0 D0 Y. i4 ]3 t- p4 w; {$ o/ H* }/ zDMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
; V# y5 C, A) p4 q9 VCA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
% p- v2 S- w% M; I* Y, wJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
0 T5 E6 {8 z" S9 g+ pTask forces break off...7 n' f1 e2 F" n' l7 g9 ~" a

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
* G! @& u* g& N" ^: K7 P5 w8 g      APD T-1
4 Z; _) k  o1 a$ }. R: p      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) g, B. Q; C5 C3 H, r: b2 W
      APD T-3
: ^0 Y6 m* d+ W      APD T-5/ d8 S2 H* j0 o; B" G, P+ D
      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 d6 H) x: T7 v& [/ f6 h4 [$ ?      APD T-97 ]& k" Z" N/ \9 U- O! k
      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage+ A3 Y& U) P5 S6 H/ f
      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
5 r4 b  T& c; `# E, A1 @& X      CL Swiftsure
% e! Q! J" Y% F3 J0 ?, m/ W+ {      CL St. Louis
$ k" n9 g' v: s% j' X, S  s+ e: g      CL Phoenix  f$ a% S- C1 Q8 r, o; V
      CL Cleveland& \& U& Q; w$ e& V* D" x
      CL Montpelier
8 q7 \& R9 `0 w' q      CL Denver
. v/ U, z8 W5 c' S( \8 t      CL Santa Fe) C. b! M) k/ m* Z
      CL Birmingham
& o9 t1 \; i9 w) z4 U: W2 ?      CL Mobile$ F  k; ?4 s( c& y1 G
      CL Biloxi8 Z, [; N" l1 [- @0 ?8 m( R
      CL Miami) i$ D8 L" R3 M4 r
      CL Pasadena
" \* n) l" O, U1 C- S# x/ j8 n      DD Allen M. Sumner% ^$ O; c/ [- w' [
      DD Ault0 u, l; e7 ~# d3 y* t  {# H2 S
      DD English
! x7 `( j5 j" |. J9 a& |- T* h      DD Haynsworth% ]7 j# _' K4 y" G* l
      DD Maddox
, G. A+ R) z0 N& ^1 T      DD Mansfield+ p+ r/ h" L! j
      DD Waldron  S5 [* @* _+ v- ?' p* {& n' L
      DD Haggard' k: o( v# Q9 o. c
      DD Hailey$ w) k5 O! z; A. h- [
      DD Hale0 c2 i/ }* E7 I
      CL Vincennes II* p4 Q& Q. O0 q: Q9 W' p2 b
      CL Houston II+ h; u  }; I6 g& _. P5 r- d
      CL Astoria II2 n2 P: ]& h1 G# e

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards# N) k0 ]" o" h& l% @% ~/ L- ?
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
: R, m. V- N+ GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards3 k3 C$ c3 |2 n9 M; R" ^4 y$ q# z
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
  S; ^$ A& E0 Z, S$ YRange closes to 24,000 yards...
7 a; t9 _$ d7 L" O( `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards( Y, C* z; C1 \; ]
Range closes to 22,000 yards...9 T8 e& S' K: `
Range closes to 20,000 yards...' }- ]! p, Z0 e" I% U( r' l& a4 i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards3 K/ G% X; _! @
Range closes to 18,000 yards...) K& _8 J( C5 w# O* [4 z: r3 K5 l, N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
* x0 k9 F3 Q% xRange closes to 16,000 yards...
6 n1 J5 Q: s' k  d$ L. i. vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
+ R6 A; N0 h1 N1 i( G# FRange closes to 14,000 yards...
# q( \# N. c: [9 L# n* u& W$ z& a1 NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards6 o5 ^0 S  Q7 @! J. z
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
, S. o) W  U1 n4 kCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards; r- d6 W! X2 \; L
Range closes to 11,000 yards.../ @& m9 u* O( ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards( {+ N! @) B2 B3 O/ |7 I" @
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
/ U3 r, G( F; f) S* b4 q' qCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards6 q$ {8 z$ z8 o- r  ?
Wyatt, B. crosses the 'T'& Y, y2 V0 e- Q
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
& O$ a! w/ e1 o4 m( q# i$ OCL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards& A$ l6 ^: G. i/ H
CL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
' S4 p+ r9 \+ ?2 y# y- ?( |CL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
" }9 ?6 @: j: [  B# N( P0 \DD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards: j% U" Z$ y, H6 X- L& f; h( P
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
$ j6 F. f% L/ c3 h3 [& lDD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards/ S/ `, y3 a' m( S$ m7 Z# t
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards3 J! l7 ]8 j0 v
Range increases to 11,000 yards5 I# r) t, w$ h2 `3 M" H
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards7 m! M) L# e; q
CL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards' D. ^1 f3 U  \; W' c/ V3 f
CL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards6 N/ M6 s3 E5 H- t7 N
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
& M3 P) \; `9 _/ l8 RCL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
& ]2 {* J; d. ~4 P6 b: y% WCL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
- `9 n, p- A- a( ?5 D7 ~) I: PDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
, h6 f6 P+ b. KDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
, Q6 o4 K& e; y% {$ d! E: kRange closes to 8,000 yards! M- |4 d% e7 N
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards
, }4 I6 l$ ?) q9 r2 E( M' sCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards4 M& ]2 P, S3 Y1 P$ r) K
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards# t% W8 q6 V" K
APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards
: c$ x$ U/ }$ d$ wDD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards. o/ d. U2 d/ s7 Y4 Y3 z5 d
Range closes to 7,000 yards$ K$ `! z6 k- I$ o. U
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards3 u' p9 f) N* M
CL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards  Z1 E4 Q; p0 e, W# I
CL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
* r) ?0 \2 C% i& H2 x6 M" e* DCL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
8 ]0 J- I. i7 y7 `9 K5 ECL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards
0 C+ Z5 n9 o- d, QCL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards# U& h" R6 _7 N* m6 p
CL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
4 P+ Q3 r: b5 P' ]5 OCL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
( J) X8 U# c8 P) q3 ]DD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
; V8 K) A5 U6 p, BDD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards+ w' {- V" x. p
APD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards
5 ]0 S, B' i3 ~* n& t0 Q" k# Y- ?DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards% v. g! j  |7 i* j4 V' }
Range increases to 8,000 yards2 g, o2 [3 i0 }) R- Q
CL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
5 A5 _" g% f! m- qCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
& Y7 z. Y$ ~' tCL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards  r. ~+ o( s- d, s" k
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape- Y( J: `* `( T; p6 z5 Y) x& c
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 8,000 Yards
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      APD T-1* Q0 v4 x( k2 h7 O* u* E1 g
      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
! p. ^7 g8 E  p1 \      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk: E" ^6 h3 z4 R  M' p; _# ]- B3 `
      APD T-5
, w0 G5 b; W# V& c$ ?: j$ }7 \      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
, E7 z6 x& W  `/ y  h* {( [0 N" L      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk9 d+ s$ Y, F2 a* h5 U7 X9 _$ v
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Allied Ships0 x; c$ b' D; c  U, E$ [
      CA Portland
( M: ~. J- P2 _  y% A6 m  u, n$ f2 T& k      CA Northampton/ W5 [0 K- \) i& @& l
      CA Chester& w; D" u/ B/ y: ]; B
      CA Louisville& W4 K: H0 t% `: e) t; h, W
      CA Chicago
& B( a0 _6 l8 y, O$ u8 `      CA Astoria2 L; Z3 e; M; v; B) w
      CA Minneapolis: F( X" O/ Y7 A* m0 J
      CA San Francisco
( f; _/ M! T, x2 D3 O! e      CA Quincy
2 S5 B& t4 \8 c3 s' o1 q  l1 H      CA Vincennes
4 A9 t9 u) @) r4 v3 A8 w* F      CA Wichita) S9 s' Z. G$ x* E! N/ }4 }6 g
      DD Bennett
( k% y" j, S& G  M2 D      DD Bradford6 H5 N7 n8 |  e9 @' X
      DD Braine- D& S, ]& X) T5 _# \9 A
      DD Brownson" t; r$ \& p+ v" ]
      DD Bryant( r$ l) D' {# c& ~6 R" a
      DD Bullard9 B: R! f( t3 a' N
      DD Burns% [" K1 l3 X8 l. g1 x
      DD Callaghan+ Z, V4 G8 u& U1 Q7 m& a) z& n
      DD Caperton
' @# e, I- h4 n# {) U8 l, \6 L      DD Capps4 l! S4 D2 `' y7 k' y
      DMS Emmons
0 v- [/ C1 t: z, O      DMS Macomb
( u0 \# |8 m$ f, x" \      DMS Rodman
# V  ], W; b6 s  H9 {      DMS Gherardi1 m8 Y: x" A, ^
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3 |8 a; m' w1 N4 B* F4 h2 Q' O' IMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards1 I# E& d* o. T; `
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
% u" t3 N5 `3 v0 {* wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards( U% B9 _. n6 O! l% G- d
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
9 A9 w4 S" c' {; q  \# A, NRange closes to 24,000 yards...
' x3 y" o# y  K4 o2 z  S( Z/ f$ W5 jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards; e/ F' u5 `2 I* K
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
) t* G) y' e, P9 hCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards* C- Y. b* x7 B: Y; e4 g* m/ k
Range closes to 20,000 yards...; S1 y' x6 k8 h) ]* t% h  E+ u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards. x& U- x: Z+ r
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
; h0 r( r+ J) Y: _- i* ~Range closes to 16,000 yards...; [8 t: u7 Z1 X+ O0 r+ ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
8 C1 N/ d! u/ [# `8 iRange closes to 14,000 yards...* d$ Y" T6 T" B) H1 A' m
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
! n, a( }% [% R3 Y+ [& a1 b  SRange closes to 11,000 yards...
7 {1 X5 c' a4 ]$ |! g4 DRange closes to 10,000 yards...+ g( Y( H& K4 Z; ]- J( [
Range closes to 9,000 yards...$ {5 r; v" o! f/ {# a
Range closes to 8,000 yards...) F. Y; n. ]8 ~6 A7 Y9 ]4 {; {6 x& b" h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards6 s3 Z3 y- a  R% a
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
" D' @8 E3 e$ d- X5 qCA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards* O; d5 y) e6 \* G2 [" `
CA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
& k$ B/ r* Z" Z4 n2 Z6 pDD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards1 v! X4 W$ D8 v1 F$ ^
APD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards" K9 }2 G4 V1 ^/ m) ]6 ?
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards6 w: i* C% H, g( d& l. q1 ~0 Q
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards
2 d+ h9 l3 P  @& q  S2 I8 z; FCA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
  {( w3 v7 ?& K- WCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
2 x" ]  y: [0 N# I3 ECA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
. G9 ~7 Y/ B- j3 Z  x+ r0 }APD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards
* V6 N  z  W6 y! @' P6 N- l3 eDD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
0 T) k' b& r; d: \0 zRange closes to 5,000 yards* Z. `- }* `0 @) I; e, {5 I% h! k
DD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113
/ Z1 D* y" {7 tAPD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards
9 t8 o9 n3 v9 fCA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards8 K1 T8 l! ?" V* X( W; A- O4 ]
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards
$ F- D  o6 R7 O- h4 S! oDD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards
5 V) J, Y* [9 C( T( f2 BRange closes to 2,000 yards5 G+ b, N- V" ^5 B
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards' n1 h0 o, a; S, y
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards0 M* S/ D: @( w7 l0 j
CA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards% P+ _/ u; X  N. m- p' j: x$ n
APD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards6 i5 e; _1 Y) G+ R: |  X
Range increases to 6,000 yards0 F! t8 n& @4 _, z0 D7 \
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards$ b- Q- b& d1 x" z3 b
CA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards) {7 @3 V# y& |9 Q4 _- B
APD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards
0 }- C6 C2 [, L: g, GRange increases to 9,000 yards
  \# e9 ^; p* M0 X  IDMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
/ i$ a2 j" z2 a" f& Y8 FCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards, s  d0 m: Y, Z  V( x+ W& |" t3 d4 o( S
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
& T; |% k. w( [" B% {3 P, ^& RDD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards' V9 T3 A, O/ \3 q
Range increases to 13,000 yards' ]4 z: k6 S* r" q8 o6 J% s0 r
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards8 C1 A& G, H+ T. n
APD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards  Y$ l/ [/ w9 V- K' p
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
  N3 [, y: Z* Q, r2 ]# ^) ITask forces break off...
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Japanese Ships
' r) x% J% _  R/ q4 M3 H- ?4 k      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk. v9 F; R0 H' ], z- U
      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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Allied Ships. _" A) ?, [# R4 r& W8 `
      BB North Carolina. r) L  W1 c! h& {: @1 T
      BB Washington
' L: ~& N0 z; O4 p9 w$ H      BB South Dakota$ ]1 t. k( j* f
      BB Indiana3 M" H/ h" C/ r5 M" j4 d2 j
      BB Massachusetts) b! o0 S3 V9 p) y9 K  O6 c
      BB Alabama
! M8 Z2 L* p7 E. }/ b! m) v9 r, X      DD Conner
, B7 B6 K# r$ j      DD Cotten
# r$ O/ \, t/ @      DD Cowell- `, [! j9 J5 j$ y+ e0 g
      DD Daly
8 [  b1 V5 @+ H! U' `) }4 d      DD Eaton
, P3 X, P  j  Q/ H6 C( B      DD Heywood Edwards
, v: z' M0 V6 O8 d- q* [3 {      DD Erben
- J# w* p) d; G6 V* @+ D5 ^8 O      DD Evans
( z. F, Q0 j( t7 _      DD Foote
0 W$ g1 f9 T! k: G9 V      DD Franks
! g+ q7 [' c) c6 N; D( {      DD Fullam
$ D( F! h2 u4 V      DD Gatling
! _) Y! r9 f  F) u/ j/ K& R      DD Albert Grant1 t# g' A: d* j' v! ~  A
      DD Gregory  G( H8 b- P/ e  E8 ~
      DD Guest
: Y9 e/ e2 c- j, N: |      DMS Hamilton
7 T" O& a) m8 P# q  d6 o+ w      DMS Forrest
0 w) V- H! B5 a& c% I      DMS Ellyson
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6 g9 \3 ?, {& r0 Z* H% |3 aMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
8 G% o6 N' r2 B7 Y/ C3 ^7 O* WRange closes to 28,000 yards...
( |0 {3 k, k) S) |Range closes to 26,000 yards...
& W' d1 h% T: M7 pRange closes to 24,000 yards...# P$ q5 f; Q; t4 V
Range closes to 22,000 yards...4 E4 C5 {6 A4 P
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
# g7 Z* \) V0 I, f. n# _9 uRange closes to 18,000 yards...
8 E7 ?& L7 _+ _# iRange closes to 16,000 yards...8 A4 v8 X+ s, T9 z
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
1 G6 d! U( ?9 [- i! R5 s7 gRange closes to 12,000 yards...
) J  g8 C6 P& V$ ^; B. vRange closes to 11,000 yards...: K* ]1 S( M% B7 k* x+ I+ Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
1 Z1 O, d/ a$ A* PRange closes to 10,000 yards...- R" e: e7 Q" v, B, w5 E- \
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
) d" V" a& j1 MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards3 }  e$ O& T; M; }1 D
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
# v) `. L1 _3 P8 h$ N" _- L- o" VAPD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards/ ], Z2 k" L0 f; |1 Z
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
0 h, s' d/ K, v  Z* \' XDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards/ [) i" ]$ j5 z0 F' n" }% q
DD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards5 s+ _2 `8 r/ W# F
Range closes to 5,000 yards4 S% x; z; I% g( R" H
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
6 C+ ?7 u6 g' JBB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards
, N. ?6 ~+ i, R& ~0 ~8 HRange closes to 3,000 yards- Z; N2 G% f9 O/ z& j4 `; e' u/ s
BB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards( T* P* P1 E* Y
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards/ H' F" w& q2 J2 [% r( ^% H
DD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
" Y) S# v/ e# Q& w4 H" kDD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards4 N- [8 x% B) }2 K& `* E5 |
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
$ N" r1 ?/ A0 \9 h, U" H3 [% ^APD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards
+ K: v; c2 M6 gBB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards, o: Y( w* s, J, W' o+ [
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
5 j& a$ |' [: q2 t7 ?DD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
9 P) G, v1 M; C$ C9 S) |Range increases to 5,000 yards
3 z3 h) E5 p3 K/ ]4 a7 M/ XBB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards/ F: b/ r: E3 q3 F) e# n8 h
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards9 I( Q9 Y% w( J7 h- Q, f4 w
Range increases to 7,000 yards7 z$ }$ }# Q  `2 j" l& G/ r( n  w
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards8 z/ R8 P  b) g2 q: I! e1 q
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
8 k; T/ _7 h: t- eDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards$ N# \2 O! ]( P8 G8 v
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards% [( q& \0 t2 B4 k+ O3 K8 L8 `& h
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards  h3 Q' q$ _/ k- I9 f
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...
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