lhdblys

两只小白鼠近来很活跃，渐入佳境，本猫馋了

godkiller

按纸面兵力，这要僵持了啊

红叶

波纳佩首日，盟军进攻相当犀利，以较微弱的损失攻破日军一层外围防御。
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; s3 v8 {1 l; u7 S% v! g" K) c) ~Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)  }! f# P4 H8 F% B

0 N+ g" U' ]( ~% DAllied Deliberate attack: ]2 M2 @9 l6 S9 o
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Attacking force 80164 troops, 1430 guns, 2486 vehicles, Assault Value = 3336
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Defending force 53947 troops, 730 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 1581$ O2 H3 ~6 y9 J( z

2 W1 H% }6 _+ W( \% ]0 YAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 8
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Allied adjusted assault: 3564
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Japanese adjusted defense: 5583
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8)
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Combat modifiers
4 n5 J) q" M+ F, Y. gDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
' m2 u+ @+ I" J9 zAttacker:
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  Q! Z1 o, f: F6 h$ {! k" R2 VJapanese ground losses:
" J$ K' ^) ~+ B6 [' L* e) A      3386 casualties reported! q* c9 {/ \& f- x
         Squads: 50 destroyed, 255 disabled
" w: ]# @, X) v) ?2 A$ K         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled
8 H5 a! [) b2 {% f( `         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled
: w6 e2 r! v4 q8 d& M/ K      Guns lost 102 (43 destroyed, 59 disabled)
& Z( _- W! T: {( g1 S      Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
6 n4 q% b: H/ E6 p      Units destroyed 1
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Allied ground losses:
* Q0 ?1 N* o) o: S  L7 P      5163 casualties reported; }0 X1 e  B8 k# n
         Squads: 60 destroyed, 463 disabled9 a* h, w6 |# J* S( K
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 183 disabled
& f' ~' Z  l- f# Y7 E, J+ H         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 155 disabled
; U8 L9 k3 c7 n      Guns lost 201 (29 destroyed, 172 disabled)
, W8 m; L2 m! l( S( j2 x/ C: c      Vehicles lost 228 (12 destroyed, 216 disabled)
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6 b  w2 K2 X1 S( fAssaulting units:
7 F  `$ D+ ]+ f- N+ h    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion; o5 t- Q% A: _; Z: P5 |# k
    710th Tank Battalion
0 x, H& W* R7 s) t    6th Infantry Division
( p' l7 `. d# ^$ O! G    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
; Z* }4 W4 N# l/ E7 ~    44th Tank Battalion
: D% w* G( C: H. a8 |/ F    81st Infantry Division
* y0 _; s" \5 F0 Y+ ~0 g    762nd Tank Battalion) k1 j; F! S  G* ?
    767th Tank Battalion, X: O. Y4 n2 s+ J3 g( F
    711th Tank Battalion2 g0 |* d& @! S1 Y
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
4 c9 }/ s$ }/ a' }1 X    5th Marine Division
4 K% X) w1 G7 O  ^2 N- G    716th Tank Battalion
0 e+ E+ \! g% w0 F    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
* X5 n3 }0 @5 K9 B    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion: s' A* L/ u% v4 a7 f
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment0 f! @; b4 o" \7 k" @
    706th Tank Battalion- V7 j- R. u$ ^, _4 a* S5 Q6 I" T
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
( ?. ?6 A4 |/ C: {* G- f' l+ P    96th Infantry Division" D. n6 I/ c; k6 g1 x8 m+ z% U
    31st Infantry Regiment
1 ?; N, n- T$ e, r2 k" }    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion8 d! }+ i, J' U1 r" u$ ]
    I Corps Artillery
$ E2 Y* `2 t/ E3 y, O8 k1 c    12th Marine Defense Battalion
: G4 ?: a. W3 H/ q0 Q' S+ o8 |    1st USMC AA Battalion7 l: @2 h" O% i$ \8 I9 @3 [
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
5 e5 ~3 B. X' D4 b) M7 [    XIV US Corps
/ s& a; B! u. w% E9 B$ Z9 g# d6 D/ F    14th Marine Defense Battalion+ L1 ~5 Z- x+ [* p
    5th USA Defense Battalion
0 {9 l# A2 X+ Q. C    8th Marine Defense Battalion
3 O% L. k6 Q' B3 Y    738th Coast AA Regiment6 J5 G" ]7 j- ?3 I, O( C+ D
    X Corps Artillery
3 n" G6 g  h$ B" a0 U' ^    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
' F6 O+ k/ [) C8 M. a5 M    96th Coast AA Regiment
! k; f0 w. [# ]    4th USA Defense Battalion
. ~* G' m9 G! ]* Z  X0 x8 J    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
3 \- ?; }2 _+ b1 S; {6 l$ \    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment* @& d; k2 S! m5 ^4 `0 c2 C
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Defending units:; d; {* ?, l# z: j0 m3 o. Z' l% s
    Kure 7th SNLF
5 ^9 w& {# S+ u& D    81st/A Division
5 ]. M9 S- c0 [! ?2 E) z" C    Kure 3rd SNLF0 z+ X4 G, |0 @- J6 i/ u# I! ]
    33rd/B Division
6 S; L; J1 K8 |3 m7 ]6 ]4 L    33rd/A Division3 q1 i# @* q3 q
    81st/C Division& V% x; }7 E1 P. {* S! m3 I
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
; l% C" |7 e# Y* y: f0 h$ m    52nd Naval Guard Unit+ B1 n- R; ]. Y3 E1 _1 H* j8 S/ c
    138th Infantry Regiment: n( x9 V) c, S0 Z
    Sasebo 7th SNLF7 u/ ^8 T- X5 S% q& T5 m# u
    144th Infantry Regiment
; B$ _: j; S4 c    81st/B Division
6 V$ N: P6 b; z2 B    33rd/C Division" @- Y- b( ?: j/ b% m
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment  o  L- n# e, \/ ?8 t3 {4 w
    18th Army7 L* o% X' W: v( g3 s; v, O
    60th Field AA Battalion
4 A+ {) z3 b* m) n- g    23rd Fld AA Gun Co " {+ m8 O. P$ p+ @; _, W2 w
    Ponape Naval Fortress
( ?: [) Y! r0 x2 y* k: g    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment4 O0 v) Q0 Y5 v& r
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
0 H; V6 q/ c0 b& G) `$ f" p    53rd Construction Battalion
/ c7 L! {8 [2 m) n, O    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
6 o  v0 p9 L0 x; s" m    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
1 {' ^4 d9 I( |    31st Ind.AA Gun Co & @" A' A9 ?( T4 v
    19th JAAF Base Force* D- u/ J: c; ~; e, D2 |( Z3 Z
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
- A1 B1 I$ S5 E8 L- `    14th Area Army /1
8 i7 R1 f" L9 A/ _  }! ?& G  Y    63rd Field AA Battalion
) L" H' H: a& Q% B3 D    11th Ind.AA Gun Co 4 n' b* v3 ]( U
    3rd Base Force' [4 b0 B! f5 L  z8 Y9 \* w+ X' d7 Q
    12th Air Fleet
3 j# I) M6 f4 Y- K4 B) |    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
0 f0 G7 T+ o; L2 L, [' E" O. y    61st Field AA Battalion0 e! q+ |% e9 v4 _9 ~# |$ \9 f/ S5 ~
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7 f- ?6 W# j8 n    2nd Ind.AA Gun Co 9 P$ w+ N* Z* _" z% [
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /34 E( ~1 T# `& d
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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。! |& s3 M. @. r" @
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Ground combat at Chiang Mai (58,53). w2 V- a5 @2 Q( s( m

: }) ^: \1 R5 z7 _Japanese Shock attack
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# c5 M5 r, I2 v  y! T3 r- z6 PAttacking force 47276 troops, 408 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 1761) N3 f8 Y+ e1 k4 B6 _; [
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Defending force 1285 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 673 o; j) t4 Y. |+ O3 {
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Japanese adjusted assault: 1373 5 |/ W$ r% Q, n4 d. c

. N8 Z  q' X% n8 e( B' ^Allied adjusted defense: 10
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: r9 S6 o1 ^4 o+ W1 f4 I9 n# K3 K" EJapanese assault odds: 137 to 1 ) q, {& F" o9 ~# J& G
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Combat modifiers
( w2 q3 y' y2 \* H% q2 j- kDefender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
0 ]: Y* `( j( ^5 VAttacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
1 V: n+ I' n2 O$ d0 r      530 casualties reported9 K  a6 A% K& t% X8 [
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 116 disabled1 h, Q: {! A( ~& M/ l3 V2 H
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled, j- t5 `& G7 u5 ]8 }" C
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* u7 h% n* J- p4 E& i8 w  j, W
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
* h7 e2 j7 a7 K      891 casualties reported
2 B7 }* [0 j' I" y         Squads: 73 destroyed, 9 disabled; O+ q/ F  i0 Y2 c1 x& F% k- h
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
% V1 J% e. y) m% y         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 U; Q, |& T3 E5 ~9 [- O5 [      Guns lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled)( S  r- Z4 ]% S: ?/ ~6 r" b9 @1 i) L" l
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Assaulting units:) w( W7 m6 a5 r& `0 k# F. t
    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
3 I3 z' z% M7 l" n# |# A7 z    21st Division) M0 o, K% {5 e- [" V% ?- ?; }: B
    4th Division
3 f( i/ U% F+ Y# K4 j) X7 K    21st Ind.Mixed Regiment
, j/ C9 F3 V) Y# D' E    23rd Tank Regiment
1 o3 @3 h" b8 D$ H    32nd Division7 a- j' z$ w7 }, Y% j
    Yokosuka 1st SNLF0 V* }5 e+ v1 m8 U+ _5 c
    3rd Ind. AA Battalion
: W3 w5 l  d. g( m$ }    6th Area Army
: q% }7 s3 i$ |7 w    103rd AA Regiment: W0 p: M( u$ [1 z; B# j
    1st JNAF Coy
. ^2 u! H' v" z0 r    13th Army+ Y$ ^9 L; J! B1 C2 G
    141st AA Regiment0 L1 P' D' W( P8 ?9 F, R/ D
    4th Ind. AA Battalion
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7 C. N! }: w; h5 O( }Defending units:4 e" w9 `; d+ R
    50th Indian Para Brigade
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. O7 L. [8 Y9 u" w: {3 j50th Indian Para Brigade Wiped Out at Chiang Mai by attrition!!!

wangqifeng

看起来，波纳佩不保了。AE里水雷是杠杠的，可是产量就。。。

lala23159

13# Males
) K$ N! x9 k( I( _华安跑哪去了

lala23159

水雷的作用是因为不许野地登陆而显得很有用， 不知道目标港口的水雷阵，会损失惨重，

红叶

11月30日* h7 U: O! X' u6 ~/ I& ?" o
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盟军继续冒着猛烈炮火卸载* a1 p. K! m1 R7 I# c) E
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 44" N  d$ O5 t: v8 e  F. Y7 h
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. N4 J7 F1 X& e# i5 A! V* w) @Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
, }4 F5 H* b4 }( ]$ G$ k0 tDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force( I1 A0 R4 |8 r( B. A6 _% \

( S9 h5 B2 N7 p. `89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 ]+ M3 r& m8 Q: r  V) v

! Q$ U4 v4 d. C  x/ ~2 q3 WAllied Ships1 p- @8 S, [- g
      LST-72, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
+ ?7 r4 o# a+ P      LST-81
7 E1 |3 c, w# x+ J; I      LST-74, Shell hits 3
8 m8 d, `$ }0 V6 V) P      LST-75, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
  S( X8 F5 _) M: U- u% x      LST-78  l4 ?# _% c; n2 d) f
      LST 2093 c( C- M: z# ^7 B- f
      LST-889
; \: {! g! D4 S! L4 D, N      LST-246
% K5 q/ _9 Y( S0 p! z/ y8 u      LST-240
5 J+ p8 P' ]( m  G3 q      LST-204$ ]% S% J" n% v3 P4 m7 O# F
      LST-202
! W1 ]0 y) |$ Z; d0 M      LST-123- J  v  H) H9 l$ u; w# P) x
      LST-121
, k" n  y' n# a( D+ ?      LST-1200 Z" Q  [, _: }" s3 P4 ^
      LST-86
# _# N- y0 T" Z      LST-85
' Y1 l2 F3 ]( R( I7 f, F% W0 S: @5 [      LST-84& E1 y* b5 P% V" ?" x$ B9 s
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% h& v1 W1 y3 x7 G$ p9 p, bInvasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)5 |3 ?' y) r$ Y# ]' f. b7 w3 Z" H
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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130 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.% @1 o, W- i4 }5 q2 K. ~: r3 F
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Allied Ships* t) D( }8 i$ J/ m
      LST-78, Shell hits 28,  heavy fires,  heavy damage( m9 i* A3 ^- t. W( m5 x
      LST-83, Shell hits 3- {) I" f( ?- s- @
      LST-81, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: k% f7 V; c. I5 t% e5 a# A
      LST-85, Shell hits 4,  on fire9 ^" B; y$ y& d: K% s- B! y
      LST-84, Shell hits 35 Y. ^8 Z( L, H/ ?
      LST-87, Shell hits 6
3 K2 |: g$ Q" O  H" @) @      LST 180
7 M# k3 B# P$ h- s+ C3 u8 h      LST 1577 c. i$ ~9 u: }8 F2 s% `7 D
      LST 20 \+ u0 w" D' t* k' L9 o2 y
      LST-884
4 H6 j3 B0 e5 M3 f      LST-882
5 A3 D" @- Y, s% i7 V' L/ l) o! O& f/ H      LST-397  O4 F2 F, J+ {$ l" _
      LST-395# t+ u# B7 c) G7 h
      LST-274% i" z# q0 J/ Z- {. f3 u
      LST-273+ e( L2 V$ ~$ V  H9 L; _
      LST-246
& h5 q) M+ i7 [$ ]# ?( D      LST-244
( E$ U& t* E( v4 I      LST-241
- E" U& {$ n  ^      LST-2183 W! }9 c) m+ L  M" U% j/ F: g
      LST-216
- A0 z. x! \" r$ m* r6 d% d# B# l* a      LST-202; @. s, i# l  f3 O
      LST-1710 }3 h9 X$ |* q3 m; U* }& r
      LST-166
; ~7 h$ _& ^& `' Y# U2 w      LST-1240 S  L& I& Y+ y1 W. f
      LST-1210 z( A3 A/ A4 ]- u/ ]8 F- i
      LST-88
5 `* {- w" T  ~/ K3 D. T5 h0 k      LST-123
2 M7 ?" b! j: H" a      LST-86. S8 I) N! Z& T/ E

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( }$ ?, ?2 Q  X1 g) h: q+ ~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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) U2 x" V7 S. BGround combat at Ponape (119,113)6 w$ {  D( h4 }1 \5 E

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5 T0 B* P. u. H8 L- h: uAttacking force 5302 troops, 356 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 2812
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3 F" N6 I2 \$ I- ]7 ^8 \Defending force 51369 troops, 699 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 1361
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Japanese ground losses:
* T: a0 j. H8 Y! D8 J) E. ^" F2 j$ b      406 casualties reported
9 O4 i* H4 S; l. D- i2 n         Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled. l- \) s+ L; X% |" A9 ]
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
$ R+ O. ~% }" i' `* h. f7 x         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 {5 |" ~9 d, s, D1 J
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Allied ground losses:" m1 |1 F$ u1 l: X+ Y, V
      21 casualties reported
, _. @: `3 e* G+ ]2 W* t6 ?         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* {, [& [0 k" B8 z
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled, y. O" v! n% ?0 @  p
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! d# s5 b1 f7 @, ~0 u* q" Y
      Guns lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)# a1 I( J2 W' P3 F# T
      Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)) O4 y3 \+ J# s# T9 [. D- D
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Assaulting units:! O: F- E3 ^6 p0 Q5 y" s5 b
    5th Marine/B Division6 u7 G" j& d  Z& I; a3 J  O
    81st Infantry/B Division6 t5 ^+ O6 z$ N8 h) e$ H% j& l3 ?
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment$ M4 |0 V9 i( ^8 @# e8 z
    5th Marine/C Division
* k: g8 T+ x9 Y2 x& Y; k& F    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion" z7 s/ R! ?# j! J; f' z" e% F
    6th Infantry/B Division
0 O, H/ x6 s6 B: X( K* l8 ?    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
$ G+ c7 |- A% `2 c) e, v. g+ N    716th Tank Battalion
% X8 [- U# @+ ?    81st Infantry/C Division% p: Z# p* @# S  W; B8 e1 N
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion' E) V; b$ N5 Q; X+ B' ]5 Q6 D
    6th Infantry/C Division
8 m5 G( O4 s5 N) M; R    5th Marine/A Division
5 l4 V+ X/ ^$ S    767th Tank Battalion) D0 z4 _4 B! n: x* X
    96th Infantry/A Division
$ o6 p, `) w1 Y, S    706th Tank Battalion7 h# F5 u. X" Z- U" ~" ]4 r
    711th Tank Battalion
' j0 D3 i0 a' _9 ~; T# b    762nd Tank Battalion* S3 C7 E" A$ [; `! m- V
    96th Infantry/B Division  p& C0 {: y. q. N' T7 ^' m
    81st Infantry/A Division. E" X- h  v8 K& n
    44th Tank Battalion7 N: T4 i% h( i, \) S
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment" h( c4 d: O* b4 @$ `1 d: c, ?6 }
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
% c& c4 g5 r& g; G) ]5 Q& N7 Y    31st Infantry Regiment
  s) l' k3 O) k( f& K    6th Infantry/A Division# ^) a; S) H8 N
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment& G2 [" `" w) {. k6 N" }
    710th Tank Battalion+ ]& c/ h* ^) W4 x; p- y% S
    96th Infantry/C Division
: W& \1 K! L8 {' Y- o1 N    5th USA Defense Battalion* e/ e# x) b4 n% M+ |' S
    4th USA Defense Battalion
# }0 M# R" q8 ?- {; M6 ^( k' z    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
! ^# p. p) t& t9 k    X Corps Artillery
5 j. C9 R6 S; H( b( T  \* A    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
  s' D, @. U4 p! ^$ k, n: }6 i    XIV US Corps
7 J5 w; D/ W& Z; E    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
% d7 V1 B* O8 _' i, h5 r    8th Marine Defense Battalion& V, ^- W* H" P4 y# R6 T
    14th Marine Defense Battalion, {3 U6 u9 |3 t2 I
    I Corps Artillery
* |, o  e& {# p    96th Coast AA Regiment* C( J! z1 Q/ D4 Q( |
    1st USMC AA Battalion6 Y+ X% G+ k& J  g/ ]! e
    738th Coast AA Regiment
0 e" A: c0 `* r9 ^- E2 ?$ ~- P# a    12th Marine Defense Battalion
8 Y' @7 N) K! z9 ]- ~4 F    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion# C* u3 r1 d; D3 C8 p
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment: h# C  i$ q& ^3 |2 K3 v

9 G( J0 R# c: R4 }) ]) Q5 |Defending units:9 R( D  C3 d' Q
    33rd/A Division
  T& E: F4 j. {) D( R5 j: M    81st/B Division/ g  U- C( Q" C. t3 f6 F  F
    Sasebo 7th SNLF
# H7 ~) N7 l" W    81st/C Division. Y) V8 R" z" d7 s& S6 R& M
    138th Infantry Regiment0 G1 S/ |) f& G  w
    Kure 3rd SNLF
" x) N( \8 ?! `' q- }, k    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
* _; N/ v+ H4 o    144th Infantry Regiment. k) @$ |5 n! ]; y5 v$ ^
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
' o, ?, N0 B* S- M3 \6 R2 X    33rd/B Division
. K# ~% H4 W" j' T    81st/A Division
* K! s: }" [( l, m' M  J' k    33rd/C Division# R7 C' [0 B3 a( n3 @; Y
    3rd Base Force$ T0 p" Z( p4 ^( u
    19th JAAF Base Force
8 i/ u' Q* J* I# b* `    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
3 L3 Z. _' v# q  @# G8 l    60th Field AA Battalion
+ Z+ m* v# [" O3 h% u4 [    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion0 f, ^3 u2 U6 i7 z6 Z2 [
    53rd Construction Battalion5 l8 w3 t  r9 [# @8 Z+ V* {
    Ponape Naval Fortress, V4 O5 h2 [& S" W6 z! V. w
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
/ T4 f3 D1 u  T" D    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4 I# ~& |5 l1 r& R- `' i" `    12th Air Fleet
6 t# W  D6 q) w9 d' @    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment( C) H% Z- }7 B4 Q/ x" ]' S
    61st Field AA Battalion
6 R1 A% [/ G' J' c8 P7 \: x    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
, N# S& `/ F5 D& |. o    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
: R( \5 u. i" c# U+ N! Q    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
) g3 ~% T( e2 \* j, `7 _6 H. L    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment) R9 C# j- Y0 `$ \" E% M
    14th Area Army /1& d! \0 i. I! d4 u, A7 J
    63rd Field AA Battalion
# w. ^6 O. T# y& L8 |" i8 C- N1 k    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
  E) K- j3 `. P" `8 E    Kure 7th SNLF
# o, h8 K8 n  _7 w8 O+ M) M    18th Army
' s7 M) e$ F2 o' X$ Y' r. N( x    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
- T5 u' H/ e7 h2 K3 l6 b# m: K+ s    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3* T# Q" c9 b4 s
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, X, G+ g0 `: [/ l$ x& c% d( ~Submarine attack near Satawal  at 107,106
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Japanese Ships
6 p* Q+ W" X' ~) e) Y; T9 H      E No.54& T& @4 K1 g# d' u8 Y
      E No.50
; A4 x4 W3 x  ]4 O, j  U      E No.68
5 H  R: t0 w2 \5 B; d* T; w      E No.52
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Allied Ships
8 U$ Z3 R; ~! {' @      SS Blackfin, hits 21, and is sunk* w4 v# N& j8 b# H/ {. [9 ^  x
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重创另一艘8 }  E9 n- n. N* N

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ASW attack near Satawal  at 109,1028 E: g6 T4 _7 o  M
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Japanese Ships
& F- X- X" G3 a& g) u: l/ z      E No.85 f+ Q. e* g$ A
      E No.6
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Allied Ships
6 @) n- C) ^) d- t, u      SS Peto, hits 14,  heavy damage

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 02, 44# z5 c6 n( d0 i6 p! c
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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' @- o* F- T. _- W" n% z* D
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!0 x/ d* l) q% r. r: w" L# q1 Q

  s4 _" U/ J$ g62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense., ~3 |. G" Z7 j. j! m  N

/ I! h: E. I9 Q2 a& V) E' NAllied Ships1 ]" a: E" _5 s1 T" H3 m+ a( K
      CA Wichita. u& t) I( V" B# e9 a8 c
      CA Vincennes
5 U( w% i+ ]% ]9 L8 Z- l, Y- C      CA Quincy
1 @( @/ u/ k$ M* f  |5 [/ Y      CA San Francisco, @5 m: {. ?4 R. H2 ~7 ]: `% c' ?
      CA Minneapolis) O. ~; b) L( ?
      CA Astoria2 k$ l# f, n0 D  n
      CA Chicago5 g2 d& N5 {: r" J1 X/ a
      CA Louisville
. p5 Y% {5 _1 l, B% n, p% Q; m! C      CA Chester" q) u" u$ v( s+ T
      CA Northampton2 Y$ R! n" m% x6 L3 k% A
      CA Portland, N9 J* U, s5 ^0 C3 i, L

' g: F) ^' g/ {- W- aJapanese ground losses:
6 b  {/ M7 G3 X0 D- y      71 casualties reported( Z9 ~& z+ [6 c& O$ T1 H
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
  `/ v8 ?; U; {2 p2 ?- J, V         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
" R( E+ I6 p( M1 M- x' {         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 V. h  {6 d3 |: a      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled). I, K) Z9 ~$ Z2 r: o) R# [
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Airbase hits 2
" p* H  K. T; l! \% }( DRunway hits 10" }, ]1 M$ M! H5 U* c6 O2 o8 h
Port hits 4
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CA Wichita firing at Ponape
- Y* h" N0 n# l- m) R! E7 V0 VCA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
6 b  m  g# c( J; g7 Y5 S; _$ |Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes
0 G  M% ^0 P7 U, zCA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
/ v+ B4 z5 g0 w! |1 ~% wPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy
$ v* N8 ~$ y! @! J: \2 K3 c3 gCA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division0 E3 `2 W/ L8 Q$ @
CA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment5 d! S# a( `$ A  S
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria
1 O: b2 \4 ?# D2 ~8 Z8 tCA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress4 o8 r: O+ U# H- M8 o" W7 u7 E
CA Chicago firing at Ponape
9 y- g' h+ a, X* BCA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force
# P3 X: u/ z0 H0 h. ?OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester
! A/ j" H6 ?, }CA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
6 B6 T5 {% {* ECA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division! d& w, U. Y3 p4 L
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland
% y, ]! m) X- d! o5 x2 }% mCA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships
* K. e8 Y, k$ g      BB Alabama* c7 c* N$ |, [7 Q
      BB Massachusetts
* H8 q5 w1 r* X: C# b) v      BB Indiana
3 x0 U! r+ `% U' O# b      BB South Dakota
, f: w( ]% A7 U! x      BB Washington
, e# N* K, Z  }0 g4 C      BB North Carolina9 ]; A, V: d& r6 \

+ J1 n- {1 ^2 pJapanese ground losses:- n! X- u  S) q- C6 P* X2 t( ]
      275 casualties reported3 }$ _3 H7 }7 T# H# x. X( {
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
0 I: k3 ]$ `2 a, E6 v$ r2 d         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled$ v$ o2 k. F  D1 I$ S% g
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 K+ G: J9 Q. Q' f  _. V9 p      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)
- y& e7 X+ x4 h  _/ P7 x      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)" }2 \" [. w2 U! K7 g$ J/ A' _
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Airbase supply hits 1
1 S7 O) l4 C! z: \, Y( ^. QRunway hits 73 O4 C8 y+ B9 f+ `4 D  L
Port hits 3
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BB Alabama firing at Ponape
( \% ]4 b) t* K7 {4 q2 s  Z6 oBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape
8 |' G4 i/ C/ n' Q/ l0 tBB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division. r1 i1 M6 d* \+ L3 Y1 N
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota
) B& r3 \; t0 ~- `4 V/ Z3 I0 nBB South Dakota firing at Ponape
1 T/ \, _. Z4 b/ n% p5 k7 `9 RBB Washington firing at Ponape
1 q! b( H# U. CBB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment$ ~& Q  B. O& n- D2 @9 h& U0 a  s$ I

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& c2 D2 ?; K. y6 ^" K- ENight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!5 d" B& F( d0 A, f2 J" V

! G$ W' B$ @0 i" c- r9 L  z13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 ^9 O( T8 [. S  U

- R+ e4 r" r4 o+ c7 N7 ~9 iAllied Ships
; `" }/ `: r( Z) b: [) W0 U      BB Queen Elizabeth) S8 n7 l4 s6 ^- k
      BB Valiant. u; H2 h' g! `" Q, `
      BB Mississippi2 X5 u. D% V: m  [
      BB New Mexico
1 V! }4 W  B4 C* h3 ~+ E      BB Idaho
3 Q* h$ g6 p0 @, X  g- w+ f9 y      BB West Virginia0 ?; t1 u8 L) i7 V: A3 ~2 W
      BB Colorado
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Japanese ground losses:$ g- F1 o& \7 r
      117 casualties reported4 j+ o, c: z- R/ M, w) Y! }# R4 p
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
9 y. A2 Z) R" Z3 F         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
: g/ n. a! w6 |2 s         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled  M- ]( i$ Z' w+ v8 v" I
      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)1 f; H' s5 m+ q9 h  k
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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( a6 y7 b6 ?. VAirbase hits 2$ @3 n( k+ }- ?
Runway hits 2
2 n6 Q) k: D/ \0 {; r) L& k
/ E* b( l) X) A( \BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
, S5 W6 u  {: u4 EBB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment  k6 N% e/ }' B+ O* k! Z) d: i2 P8 \
BB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
$ C% i5 W/ \+ f1 _/ f' mPonape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi
$ i+ `2 o3 x! T+ C) y$ `BB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division" U0 p' N9 ^$ n! H$ h6 T- O2 D
BB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force3 O/ S' R" R  }0 e3 }1 y
3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho7 G4 M4 x: n5 b
BB West Virginia firing at Ponape 7 h! k% E6 n0 o# x
BB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force
: V! L. L1 j3 F, U$ B4 O3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado
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. C. b( D# ^- @- S/ RAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)5 t1 j+ x& k0 t; X

5 W! H) q8 z# v: U* {; B: g1 xWeather in hex: Thunderstorms' x6 n& M7 `, r5 B4 g" r3 @# \* R
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
* X( ^  X0 s& S. \; O: q- xEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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0 K. n4 F9 }& V# D) Y* K7 t7 XAllied aircraft+ B3 |& E/ U  H1 V( B* T# c
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462. N" _6 P. T/ Y3 {$ D
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337
: {+ J! o0 ?$ i4 a      TBM-1C Avenger x 283
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, h6 J  Q: e) \3 P$ RAllied aircraft losses3 P9 s6 h: D& j
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged6 `) g, R# k- v+ _; s$ V* f
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
6 J, c/ `- y4 G' S1 W# D5 O0 F      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged7 O0 `  o; C% i
      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak& i) p# v" ]1 g7 {% P  O0 S* {
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Japanese ground losses:
1 G. s; B3 v. z0 m; g      159 casualties reported+ E7 r& d$ j; Z: R. J! G
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
( h5 p! k9 m7 M; |; I         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled  F* u  a  G) P  u. p
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" i7 |1 C5 x& |% g8 \: x* P$ A" V/ z6 m1 {
Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)+ u" @$ Z# q1 j8 F7 ~; h5 k( l  S
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Allied Deliberate attack5 m7 d- K  V$ g1 t" k3 {. j* f
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Attacking force 77530 troops, 1387 guns, 2472 vehicles, Assault Value = 2931
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Defending force 50530 troops, 686 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1344
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 7' a* U" m8 S; r9 w! L

$ g& \5 H! @$ o  }- p' Y4 qAllied adjusted assault: 3406 * m- P. l/ H0 P+ n

8 {/ C/ x7 u+ rJapanese adjusted defense: 8701
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  f) d5 d5 a9 |8 W2 U9 \Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7)
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Combat modifiers
$ X3 H; w' a4 x: MDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-). y* C" q, E( m8 m' R8 H
Attacker: 3 X+ }% m/ r$ G) D+ x  C
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Japanese ground losses:
" T$ C* K) ], \) }( f# U      3539 casualties reported
2 x7 S. o" T; O& e7 G         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled7 C( ?; ~, r+ O; I/ Z6 d
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled* I4 U: ?& S3 X
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled- r6 c, Q" |. R
      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)9 i0 i3 c5 q" C# v0 r# [' j5 w
      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)- g9 }: E  d+ S3 m; s. p

- N% e5 O: J, j9 ]2 v0 tAllied ground losses:: E9 D7 Y1 i, K! H; F
      3552 casualties reported  }2 D: _& j3 ]
         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled
! Y4 k6 t; t) E3 x  l, M0 }+ i         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled  P4 u, r% F; X
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled* y- m; A1 ^4 U5 u& L
      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)6 S" Z: |; k9 s& ]3 e; p! B7 N
      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)
6 p! m. `% C( S( L) \      Units destroyed 19 f% ], @$ c8 r+ Y$ s: H
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Assaulting units:
8 B* N2 s- M( V- t/ G4 l    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
% t) A3 m  K; V3 M8 ~    5th Marine Division
" S7 H' R2 o- Y; v! p! p: x    716th Tank Battalion; w) ?, G: I0 K
    706th Tank Battalion
7 V+ u, z6 R# {5 i8 S5 `    762nd Tank Battalion9 @+ B, g: S; Z9 l
    710th Tank Battalion( p# w0 c0 x) x. a# w5 d  _2 B. _
    767th Tank Battalion
. m, ^! M5 z& L  M& ~+ J    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment. k/ B! P2 d. u; k' d7 o1 Z/ }& G
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
7 Q0 W3 y' R2 J+ }- b/ i" Q    81st Infantry Division- V1 F; Y5 b6 L& G. B2 _: g
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
0 k% e( D2 \0 x7 j/ W7 t- o8 n    96th Infantry Division/ }7 S9 O  w( ~% [0 j0 ?- z
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment# j' y% `1 y+ E( O/ }% A6 d# y
    711th Tank Battalion
$ i0 c$ D% m. M    44th Tank Battalion
! i/ F' \# y8 h8 [    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion; q% r0 g2 ~( t( @) ?
    6th Infantry Division
3 I  I! _' E  F    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
" k) s* B1 U, A. N- g    31st Infantry Regiment- [; M0 f+ y. `6 J! D8 u
    XIV US Corps
6 j, B4 A( {. t, r1 E) H    96th Coast AA Regiment
% |5 b$ i) U6 ^3 E0 ~1 ^    12th Marine Defense Battalion
# L/ `3 P1 {9 K6 r+ R- |    4th USA Defense Battalion
9 f  O7 r6 ?* q% R    14th Marine Defense Battalion
, r) f0 C9 F4 e    1st USMC AA Battalion
$ l6 r* U% ^1 G    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion6 M. \4 [+ E6 x$ I
    5th USA Defense Battalion: J3 L$ E$ a  X( H4 {9 K0 Q
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
2 |2 P$ F' |- j. J4 Q    738th Coast AA Regiment
4 i" k$ R7 g2 q. v3 D5 {    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment. c! z5 A7 o# b! F& Q9 q
    I Corps Artillery ( ?' W$ I; ]& u; [8 u. j
    8th Marine Defense Battalion3 L% ?: s/ v/ Y( ?) F2 m$ H) P
    X Corps Artillery ) D' |7 q6 G% ~8 s+ g% u2 g
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
% U7 k$ y+ O  e- l" H    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment" a( ~/ @3 e( U

& @5 z3 h$ [# s. F' `1 B- X' ]4 rDefending units:: p3 H" j4 S8 [
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment: Y& E3 x: E. ^' X! Q. M6 Q
    52nd Naval Guard Unit! G7 O6 m1 n4 D1 z
    144th Infantry Regiment0 p2 m1 b1 _% S9 K5 z0 ]" R
    Kure 3rd SNLF
' Y  t$ L  V0 F6 ?, U' W    Sasebo 7th SNLF" }  V* o5 H6 z# e
    33rd/B Division. `; e) `" I/ y: G' A; Y; S
    81st/C Division
- _3 v' p7 z! T+ W. n    81st/A Division/ c) V- x/ }# q& c* D
    81st/B Division
: V" x2 p$ J! Q8 f. k* @! @1 p8 D    33rd/A Division; Y/ h: `0 H/ w9 Z0 }( I
    138th Infantry Regiment4 T0 j# d9 a; x" Q; T
    33rd/C Division
, t) v4 \: ?6 F& l' z+ ^$ V    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment1 K4 }4 q( X& `8 A- e' P. [
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion! r1 n8 G* i# M" v0 g4 M
    19th JAAF Base Force
9 S8 t  O# b. Q8 ]& r) L    31st Ind.AA Gun Co ( M* V) a3 g0 S4 o9 H( m% _# z
    12th Air Fleet
8 S; y1 Z, i! ]  s3 ?! a    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
2 U  S, t2 n# R    23rd Fld AA Gun Co   ?/ J! p- k7 p, l* b+ n7 k- `. L, s- w
    63rd Field AA Battalion
* H& h8 |+ z3 t1 U3 r  D    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment6 F0 y' F) ]& Z. K
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
6 F6 _) w- i" o# \( o  N5 x) |    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
% R% B4 B; @0 _1 E! v    Ponape Naval Fortress* |) [+ _- x5 m( D( Z& f5 E
    61st Field AA Battalion
+ P, m2 E* l" ?, i& u2 d4 P/ g    18th Army
5 A5 n- s, k1 T: @- d$ `( Z    14th Area Army /1
. ?7 u: u$ S3 S; M    60th Field AA Battalion1 F/ E" A4 @" e" I5 W8 g* q5 d* Z  S
    53rd Construction Battalion
7 ]- v$ b( v, Y. w  |4 P. m$ o7 Q    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion, [8 m/ H2 ^" o+ O6 d" b1 d
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /13 _/ I, V- S) o
    Kure 7th SNLF
7 g5 q& B" g5 Y" k7 g1 `. L: i    3rd Base Force3 u2 [- _, }* s2 _& O& d
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

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5 ?- O( Z* H& A3 x5 w7 gAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)$ Z' d, e+ z# }$ O
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms( l2 U6 a4 `7 L. l
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 s1 c9 [' g" o: t1 R* N* d
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes% R7 @. C4 B. q8 G& Q. |

0 s( w( E( `9 p% c8 m5 v* nAllied aircraft5 @  f: K0 n+ j% a9 w5 q
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462  b+ n5 v+ _% p' h- ?1 u, V3 L; d
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 3371 C9 T" \8 @; E  h# {8 u; L8 V1 v
      TBM-1C Avenger x 2832 q; W- S3 a8 s1 S+ J9 X; B+ i
Allied aircraft losses4 k+ E5 S; B0 s. g

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协同很给力！

hades1001

对基地的攻击协同成功率比对海高很多的，因为目标是固定的

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 05, 44
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1 l& ^# c5 v  n, y+ |+ a! X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0 V& x* M! A% v- g7 C, J% ^1 R/ G
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9 i% e% L, B& q8 {Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!* P/ W+ ]/ O7 T) R( {
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Allied Ships7 w& e. l& k; A
      CA Vincennes
2 V7 J. P- a, x# v      CA Quincy1 o+ u! c7 R' m. ^, X: A
      CA San Francisco* ?. T6 M5 l+ g! j: M' s# |
      CA Minneapolis" i' Q9 s1 O. h! c
      CA Astoria
  w  i- O$ q. G: M* K0 u; a& ^      CA Chicago
3 ^1 H! q0 Z  Z( |6 x5 [  }* M" |      CA Louisville
9 L4 ?' A8 b# F! Y6 c8 c      CA Chester
/ u) j2 M5 W' ?9 B6 z7 D1 V      CA Northampton5 E* ^' v! V8 w7 R: ]/ p* Q  p
      CA Portland* g  N: V8 w0 S

! k0 o( X2 Q+ T1 c/ U- q5 ^Japanese ground losses:
+ q. i5 a! a/ [2 w6 J3 }" f8 s9 ]! y      112 casualties reported7 x7 h- Z! @. ?+ Z: [, m4 y  k+ ^
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; J$ V- k7 U" z, E$ L! `% [         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled
: H4 T3 n+ g, P6 W8 g         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled7 q' N1 D" E- o+ L- y1 E9 z
9 _6 ~2 P. c& P( q
Airbase hits 5* v  c4 I0 f4 L
Airbase supply hits 2& K. l" e* ?$ [( F! L2 u% p0 [
Runway hits 21
7 V- ^; k7 t/ k1 d* F" YPort hits 7/ W/ f+ l/ Y* B, h# E- l9 u

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4 S$ _, C( [1 l0 L$ U1 a5 z( sNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships, z& p( H1 q5 A! V0 j9 ^; @* m
      BB Alabama$ P9 s2 W3 _; I; k# S+ M2 v
      BB Massachusetts
% P3 b/ u! K; ~1 Q      BB Indiana
+ @" u6 D+ d) f3 {/ P' @# g      BB South Dakota) [( T2 z. g( C! q, S" f6 W- `9 |( @
      BB Washington
* I2 L1 s& B9 E& K      BB North Carolina
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: ?' P6 |% J9 R9 A" m7 n; BJapanese ground losses:
& U' Z. n" a% r  c: c3 W$ V      398 casualties reported* B4 ?2 G9 M- V. v9 B# T6 d
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
1 C$ b7 y) [0 K6 q9 h         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled6 z& ^% \+ [) \; c% f+ g' E- F! ~2 t
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
2 o; l3 @2 `8 A  u$ @8 ?! h      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)0 t: n6 d& j# n+ }
      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Airbase hits 9
3 y* [" Q9 @8 C+ iRunway hits 9% o0 ?8 u0 `4 |( O/ E
Port hits 2
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9 I% o, S, W) q& E/ K+ t1 JBB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division
7 T  v# o6 F! v* nBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape
) o: r+ M; J; Z5 s. N% NBB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division
, z! I. X- r6 Z, I. ABB South Dakota firing at Ponape
  l& T+ i" ?! ?BB Washington firing at Ponape 1 o0 V- E% N: [! e6 U
BB North Carolina firing at Ponape 3 P  S! _7 L# Y( [% m$ U; w
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships
0 A/ \6 P& h1 R& G) r% ^0 _      BB Mississippi
. W5 [! Y! P  u/ v. F" h      BB New Mexico& u. j$ b9 _' L  s- G+ g
      BB Idaho; j. w5 w# p% m- |
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Japanese ground losses:
8 Y6 b0 _3 d" b5 |! C" X      195 casualties reported
8 _% H1 P2 k8 @! b  m         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
: \. d. _  \& w& F! i4 A! c         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled* C% m! b6 y% E' ?
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled) u1 x9 E/ B$ O- K
      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)- s0 ?5 `4 v2 P( x# T3 F3 C. V6 h' f
      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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5 Z6 a* a- r& r0 z! yAirbase hits 3
2 D- S( m; z4 p: a3 @. W: [0 W  iRunway hits 14
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BB Mississippi firing at Ponape 2 n1 i$ u: G2 }: Q, I; z" e
BB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division
! `7 f0 K% T$ Q! j: Y4 dBB Idaho firing at Ponape / s; i" Y; t& d  i! k/ O
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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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% [9 l" t% Y9 u2 vRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
; A- I; {7 G$ xEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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, v: `# ^. R% Y; KAllied aircraft
, I. t3 e6 g4 \: c      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462# n6 C( g) b( S* D) ?; i- J2 X% r( N, M
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 333
7 A) R: n9 n1 p% {( S1 z' e& U# z& d      TBM-1C Avenger x 286
+ p4 \# o0 j% G# T5 K+ ^! P8 s1 S% M. F
Allied aircraft losses" ]# ^1 q8 x4 x0 _8 N
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged! M4 H! z0 E; U( S
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak
7 w3 P/ _! A4 s. M% a( K+ T      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged! e: o! P- T, Q9 {) U

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3 c2 ^: C9 a: _! @% r      121 casualties reported
$ Q# I4 K$ K# @         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled3 @$ x5 W( q' i0 u2 ^9 \0 C6 C
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
8 R6 v) J# ^$ E1 ~2 X+ t         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)' W! H  e; O' p% b. @+ \( G6 L
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 26297 l* d8 i5 i7 V1 F  ]( H5 v9 @5 |, e
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Defending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121
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4 b3 I: f- r! B' \; eAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 6# S( o: y( V0 R* I" s

" v4 M3 |0 c$ CAllied adjusted assault: 3228
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Japanese adjusted defense: 7085 % z, _$ W4 l; D, t# s, ^' g

" r! v6 }+ U9 i5 u7 F. Y0 Y+ j" I) ^Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6) 0 |0 }" \  S( {1 l0 @, |) x
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Combat modifiers' [& m5 i( Q; y: G4 h! h9 u6 u$ W) g
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
( W5 c! C0 g4 S) T- s7 O- TAttacker: 0 ?. @" u% `- O' w0 ~0 R

6 P$ t- f5 d; ]: ~- B& wJapanese ground losses:! A+ n6 B* _+ E/ j
      2305 casualties reported' ]/ g8 m4 U1 s- G) _0 y6 @
         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled: V8 ~& ^' H7 M5 F5 o
         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled
/ @1 }5 |- b3 t0 d3 K9 K         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled; d$ N* \! ^$ y( C- }) W: W6 g
      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)
) |: [5 g. L  E      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)4 H9 F; [  k2 u8 {

) z$ w; I1 S: s+ Q$ ?& uAllied ground losses:
* V3 g& m" h2 C  u4 `      3064 casualties reported
% D) M* r5 Y% |0 E  [         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled
8 Z% n0 E! c! ?/ C$ U% a         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled
/ x" j' ^1 H7 L+ E5 l' Z3 r( }. J         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled
$ z' @( C; C! p( a  r  n$ d      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled)
" @! f* _) ]6 b6 b: g0 U6 J      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled)& W0 U0 W. }. O  b- J( p( F
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Assaulting units:
* R; j  o! W) [    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
- k% U6 A8 q- B' _    711th Tank Battalion( P( ~8 i4 s7 J0 `6 R
    716th Tank Battalion9 E" D3 C  K& D5 M: ^8 T3 T
    6th Infantry Division
( {5 Z" x% B' d. k: c6 }. r    44th Tank Battalion
3 c9 K  |4 B2 S; X9 U8 f* G. k- A    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
1 g! J7 l4 I7 r: I    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment) J0 N' ~; U; n' j; g- m2 K
    81st Infantry Division, V' k8 [3 M; t( O+ }3 O
    767th Tank Battalion
/ U! W- ?8 Z* ^5 D    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
/ x1 Y6 [' z8 G9 h. d& v1 \! H    762nd Tank Battalion
6 l- L$ u4 o6 j% e6 V' M6 U. u    710th Tank Battalion9 l; l* [8 [! @' U- x( m5 _3 O
    96th Infantry Division
" H- I6 R/ h" K- l    1st Filipino Inf Regiment9 M( T2 t7 _; J$ y
    706th Tank Battalion
7 V+ E$ K+ Q8 _& u1 ~    5th Marine Division
& b. d- h  u; S& D) u    31st Infantry Regiment
. \' `1 x8 N  a- |( m* K$ D    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
- T+ J/ D" c" d7 V: o, e1 ~" f    1st USMC AA Battalion
+ y$ e$ ]5 t) v1 W' f* X    738th Coast AA Regiment
" m4 w0 _5 ^* F5 i9 w" N    96th Coast AA Regiment
+ h/ R  x7 n6 t& h7 H    14th Marine Defense Battalion
0 E7 B( Z/ y# M) J    12th Marine Defense Battalion
8 j8 P7 |0 @8 W' O. y    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
- M6 D4 S2 X! I1 l    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment3 v1 V) f( k  k9 F. X
    XIV US Corps
, W% C( d8 F$ r( W- R6 w" W2 I    X Corps Artillery
) W/ F: v, i8 J. F    5th USA Defense Battalion3 @9 |& l3 x, ?! j: C9 P. K( H
    4th USA Defense Battalion2 e4 W+ u' e, \6 d! e5 g; B$ a( \% K
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment; i. f: ^5 L. [
    I Corps Artillery
% ~" ^" N. I1 ?    8th Marine Defense Battalion& t8 _) U, k7 h( D* ]) @2 T  |
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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8 K: b* O# V3 M4 Z. `. MDefending units:. H6 x- p" n' f2 H9 F
    Ponape Naval Fortress. h2 a8 z8 Q+ t8 }6 ?) j6 M2 G5 E" K
    81st/C Division
7 n  I. q2 R! r. `    52nd Naval Guard Unit
# \" ^1 O4 U7 B* e2 `    138th Infantry Regiment
7 S' r  l4 Q/ O! m    6th Guards Inf. Regiment2 n, _! K) u: ~8 N0 v
    Sasebo 7th SNLF) x( Q/ q9 }, P8 p
    144th Infantry Regiment
4 I8 ^/ \# W& w) q  h4 Z    81st/B Division6 g# g4 b# p% N5 K6 S* J
    33rd/B Division/ j5 k- Y8 d7 a" R: C
    33rd/A Division# ^7 Z$ B( I* i" ?' f4 E, u6 d
    81st/A Division' I7 [  O) G+ v3 L+ X' A- P+ Y
    Kure 3rd SNLF
. o3 t' a- N, I8 p) J3 ~4 o    33rd/C Division7 ~( ?; S2 x6 r5 L) k) q
    53rd Construction Battalion
+ k' m4 ^, v6 e6 X) D. V    18th Army1 k; ]4 N3 o  G
    14th Area Army /16 E' h0 W; S9 B$ ~3 B! C
    60th Field AA Battalion6 N; S# }6 l% _6 B
    12th Air Fleet
# W3 M# H1 C2 w9 R" s8 e    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
) O( ~, o. @7 V0 }  I. {    63rd Field AA Battalion, }; j* ]' y2 W" _$ T
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment) [4 T$ q- j0 C1 L  x! }# J
    3rd Base Force
8 l- Z6 q' S7 i: F4 H# L    Wake Cst Gun Bn /14 p/ E: Y- y: D% J7 [1 O
    Kure 7th SNLF& N( S+ ^# X8 }) k( k; E
    19th JAAF Base Force' M) M0 z/ R! t2 l, o! g
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
8 V( F, H+ ~/ k9 D4 n# K4 f    61st Field AA Battalion4 q& V$ R- g2 F. C& ~* [9 R
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co ' i' z# {# u& b! o; @; Y
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
% H( N9 a. o* ^  G/ a    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment: Y$ ~0 U/ L; [; T
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
( ~2 z. N9 `3 Y" O1 Y0 X8 l    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
  Y1 e" n  g5 f    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

xubin0892

波纳佩不是决战的好战场，不能上联合舰队血拼，百年国运在你手中！大将要沉住气啊

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 06, 44
* ?  v' y! o9 t! i4 `/ m' e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' P0 D2 l& l7 }) m
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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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,60
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5 q: c' T  w, z4 \$ x2 pWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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8 `9 t( A3 ], N, Z$ J2 J2 eRaid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.0 S( I- ^1 [* u$ @( T) I9 A
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes8 g  Z; Z2 n% _. l# N
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Allied aircraft
; Y9 g& T! }0 L      P-38L Lightning x 23
/ Z+ S5 P* z: J; F6 K$ [      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 30
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9 R4 k* k9 a0 Y; R* RAllied aircraft losses% \* e* F% |4 q% ~1 Z
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged
4 A- ^6 ^9 n/ X; |0 f( w      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
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4 p8 Z# i7 ^+ l. h: T2 j  fJapanese Ships
  N1 ^  B. \/ t: N) f. }  |. e6 M      DD Suruyame
5 O2 F- t% {8 Z0 e8 N) f      CL Ninaru( y8 M6 z! \6 e7 @" F
      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
0 c/ W8 O# S! J* r: b* l/ T4 S9 }      DD Yayoi( Z! q! r* F  k$ d2 F
      CA Kako
+ d' U$ W2 Z3 @8 P- L% C      DD Asagiri9 N5 ~( e4 k: R
      DD Ayanami
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* X- k/ o3 ~- s  t8 P$ t: IAircraft Attacking:- O9 p6 X$ A) d5 f3 j  q, n; _% c
      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
7 @. H# r) c( R/ k8 c' T               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb5 [9 h2 x1 i) Q! R( O7 N2 [( R
       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
/ r& D& X/ ^% a6 H               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb2 \  k) I$ \  }: A6 o; ]
       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'9 O- k+ e8 b! j. x
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb# w4 j& C0 k) C. k" C$ N
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Massive explosion on CL Tokachi! \# J7 M7 t  [
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi
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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
% y8 j, v3 n9 P, ]5 yEstimated time to target is 34 minutes" X) c6 m1 v" ^$ s4 B. o: s
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Allied aircraft/ k8 a* n3 Y; y$ v2 n1 [: f
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 4624 ^) V# d' J+ M+ {$ z4 N
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 326
+ W$ ]* w$ h7 S8 T0 f- y  }      TBM-1C Avenger x 285' t/ z( {; a" r+ ~
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Allied aircraft losses! ~# Y; Y" m% K2 U- H8 k
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged
4 |. x: L* B% S7 H1 {! z- m      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
, p: n5 M8 s+ F# k( e, A: m% J      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
. R- Q  z- S' b# k8 t: ?, V      276 casualties reported
1 \; l4 U! `1 ~* W3 n         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled7 o2 ~" k1 Q5 I) s) ^* g
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
& z+ J( f1 G* d) d         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. @5 D9 A* s6 n4 b
      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Bombardment attack8 X) T" e7 g2 Z: F* X! j
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Attacking 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" p9 w4 q1 R6 P6 U1 t, X; x
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Japanese ground losses:/ s3 G. G% ]3 a# ~+ _$ T( g" I2 d, v
      1082 casualties reported+ y7 Y, u5 L( I4 W  N8 i6 t
         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled; g8 Y+ `! x0 P
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
* p4 V  ]6 a. c4 k1 h. |         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
" n3 D1 E, q( y2 z. P+ f      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
. Y  d! R2 I0 \. B      23 casualties reported
  y% h6 x7 x9 R: v) z         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 Q0 X) @' w' w5 m6 ^! }0 ?1 Z
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled7 r) K6 }/ m' y# A& P5 Z4 e2 ^
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; a4 q0 y+ O, T; Z% X/ o3 M; |      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)1 s; r7 E( R8 j) e! Y
      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 440 g# i6 `) o" s  U7 w
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, ]" ~- ~+ W) |5 |- R) h# P日军在波纳佩经过连日激战，补给消耗的速度大大高于天蝗的预期，眼看就支持不住，天蝗不得已组织了东京快车对岛上日军进行补给，不幸被盟军太平洋舰队堵着正着，水面车轮战后全歼了这支东京快车运输队的10余艘APD，还顺带击沉了护航的水面战队日军轻巡天盐号和吹雪级驱逐舰一艘。7 H2 a) C# P' x+ T" k

/ p% Q9 N0 [" x+ t( o) N本次战斗为太平洋舰队2年多来第一次上规模的水面战，盟军水兵在能见度恶劣的情况下利用雷达给予日军有利打击，不过在战斗中也暴露出了盟军水兵技艺不精，炮击组织不利，人浮于事等各种弊端。战斗结束后太平洋舰队指战官兵纷纷表示要充分总结经验教训，刻苦磨砺水面战技术，积极相应9527大统领要求部队“能打仗，打硬仗，打胜仗”的号召，争取从胜利走向更大的胜利。
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9 X1 W4 \; H0 i- Y1 F天亮之后，巡弋的波纳佩海域的58战斗机官兵惊喜的发现有几百架日军运输机排着整齐的队形向波纳佩飞来，准备强行空投补给。盟军指战员当然毫不客气照单全收，击落日本大艇和运输机200余架，大获全胜。
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5 Q$ T  F! H3 o/ i9 Y  J) USubmarine attack near Ponape  at 119,113
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      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk1 Y9 ], h5 @% K/ g' L

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) s8 K. v6 D; W) b3 D0 s  {      CLAA Prince Robert
0 F0 s" _- F/ r9 ], |      DD Saumarez& o6 @6 ]% D2 D6 v, W
      DD Nizam' j* E2 X: O$ w
      DD Ellet
) ]( B, Q4 E& Q# m6 o      DD Waller
- H& r+ {0 t1 V! z, j/ n4 M) n      DD Walker
! m* l* p  \: Y9 x9 f* G- P! T4 R      DD Wadleigh
) ?# K9 e/ K2 e0 P; v2 z      DD Uhlmann
1 x3 s' c( Y* i  ?4 w4 q& ]      DD Twining# J8 S$ ]- G& a1 t9 J0 [4 f
      DD Twiggs/ j" |9 L6 s7 F# }, i# t- m6 F
      DD David Taylor% R+ @6 x& ?7 C
      DD Strong6 \6 ?. t. j2 q
      DD Sproston
4 X# c0 J' |3 I# |) K6 V      DD Sigsbee; i9 d7 h- S8 ^/ i; B/ i9 u1 L, f) m
      DD Sigourney+ p- k! z; F" R- f& t  `
      DD Schroeder
* z' G1 I" q! j. q; I4 V) V      DD Benham II
. X) Y8 P  I5 A- Z      DD Cushing II
: Z. n* n; h7 ^- Y' n0 i      DD Urchin$ P. h# i% Z! M  H# K+ h7 e) {
      DD Urania; A+ ^: n+ ]8 a5 I' ]) N# C! a7 \

7 `) y. i2 Y7 K0 i! d7 ESS I-48 is sighted by escort3 x$ Q1 D: C! O
DD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search2 R) n) j. u' B1 d8 `; S! m
DD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....' n4 G) ]- }) w% P
SS I-48 forced to surface!
' X8 J2 Y! T1 hDD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
7 ?  L/ M) a! Z. NDD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....
! u. f8 X7 o9 b4 R' eDD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....4 r! x3 A6 b" K6 ?5 J2 t8 {
DD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ....  a% g$ F. P7 e% k: {) w
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
6 z% X: U8 ^/ ~0 `! SSub slips beneath the waves2 n9 M' ~' Y5 |! z
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, i  }, s  {7 wNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft
  R; Y( H7 A/ K      no flights9 e) k! d- e- L, L

: u& w, w3 I$ b, u- \( L/ xJapanese aircraft losses  @( J. _. N  P+ o& f
      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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2 j5 j' l" n' L" W      CL Agano! M6 N! m# t( E% c& F) I$ n
      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2
+ e- `& s9 t7 r3 G      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( C* O1 a8 c5 K% O& p
      DD Hibiki  P, ^! e' b7 [7 o% t! o9 j
      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1; C; _: Y' j8 O# A  x3 G
      DD Shirakumo
& \$ g& G# Z  \6 M      DD Isonami! u/ H. e4 P& a% H1 n! g9 }
      DD Murakumo* T2 y# j( {+ {# S9 O
      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk: \. z0 v/ |7 n  ~3 U

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3 N7 y1 \' L* O  [% _" d( B: E" A      BB North Carolina. c2 J7 b; l2 l( X( \
      BB Washington# @; k9 b( b1 z- V1 V4 {
      BB South Dakota, N+ R: @  T1 u5 h2 V
      BB Indiana, Shell hits 1
- X/ d1 M  a! R* U; \      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2
, q: m' m" Z7 f9 k- b, E$ K6 m      BB Alabama, Shell hits 2
2 y8 Y, D, I& M6 ^  U' V' n      DD Conner
$ H0 E* ]* D4 `1 U( A, U      DD Cotten: M" r& p4 _! |& C+ F! D
      DD Cowell
4 T0 D1 z* s2 c. q      DD Daly
0 ~3 u0 E9 T" ^      DD Eaton7 L2 `. T( H+ k6 q, ]) G
      DD Heywood Edwards
2 v- [; N7 M  r) v3 c' ^      DD Erben; S: ?, C/ }5 J* T0 P5 O3 \4 B
      DD Evans
3 n; Z3 {% b! Y' U7 _8 ^: M      DD Foote
, v) P: S% \* s6 y+ {      DD Franks
# e. H5 J6 [8 N. o  k8 j5 C      DD Fullam" G4 v7 `3 `0 U* B9 w8 ~( w5 s% Q9 N
      DD Gatling
/ q# r% l+ E9 ~' x0 l$ x      DD Albert Grant
% z2 l2 B7 q$ [4 @5 M, r      DD Gregory  L. j6 X) \% K- o2 \; m
      DD Guest
4 v/ Q# b2 q! q      DMS Hamilton
1 q* P& \; }9 L6 o  `$ Q) s- l      DMS Forrest; I* p: a3 K' z- k) X; B7 L; A
      DMS Ellyson
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5 {7 d# w/ k% j, A7 _2 b2 OMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards, d/ n' }( K2 m5 W( p
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
# k  ~: d8 v" s. R5 G( w9 w! HCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
% {& h# z9 z9 [CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards
8 U0 {: i1 i; `& b+ j0 E! tRange closes to 26,000 yards...
0 w2 a6 q, q2 wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards+ q& z6 x7 P2 s2 w
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
6 G; K: s' W  c( XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards7 M* r: ?- u) r
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards
$ u; c# w6 P3 v/ VRange closes to 22,000 yards...2 [5 y  e6 U" N- x* f' K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
' S" A$ i( a& S0 g" v5 F( wCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards
  r! F9 z0 b: ~0 eRange closes to 20,000 yards...
- a" ?& C' v  k) e+ q+ Q3 F+ JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
0 n. P% P. X5 l1 X) M5 |Range closes to 18,000 yards...2 P' t9 ~- d/ L4 @) x( e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards4 h$ E7 F& t3 k) ?2 Q" M* R/ P
Range closes to 16,000 yards...( v4 u- O2 Y. I  I4 N  k' I
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
& e; T5 `. ?) h" ORange closes to 14,000 yards...
0 ?$ ?  i7 U+ ]4 V: U6 ^' F- pCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards; z4 {& J, v$ v. l; b0 W1 E
Range closes to 12,000 yards...! T; P2 S4 x' |7 Z3 P% C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
$ B9 k+ s; D6 I7 F# hCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards: n2 e1 b, M& P, j: E+ y
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
" C% b0 p1 m% L8 R) pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
& \/ \) H/ ]9 o$ |  ^CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards
. D& a1 w0 \+ U8 z% q1 SRange closes to 10,000 yards...
* n6 ?: |" |/ Q7 @4 HCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
. n* v8 E7 A  oCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
  ^* n" f$ u' h. d( |1 B; H  v5 [6 CCL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards, b" c; M3 G; ]0 _$ a
BB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards
; X9 u. n4 q2 O$ N# A; NBB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
  l! q# O7 H& q1 s0 K5 |CL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards* X; g$ p9 ?6 W/ v- b" d
BB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
6 B0 M2 w2 a% z$ UBB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
& {: r% s! L" R( s' FDD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards: Q0 h0 s. j) d) l
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
8 R- ^; A. j; d- a" A- _+ JBB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards4 H$ w0 s9 U) ~6 w
DD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards
# w, n' |1 R, d% v- F$ FDD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
3 `8 H1 |" G0 {+ V" K& fCL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards* B! r$ z' s$ b9 t" G7 [) W( `
Range increases to 11,000 yards: r3 X  N1 x- Z! D6 E  D
CL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
, I$ Q5 U  @' p- B/ O( j$ UBB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards
( b5 O4 w: }0 n8 }$ Y. ^# E7 s$ a( |; tCL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards8 O( @- H5 A2 T
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards
9 ]. \$ A2 x% a. Q" y* d* i* CCL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards
, i- {/ D5 y; o4 E  EDD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards
/ H+ a$ Y1 w) Z5 M7 v3 }CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
+ d; j( r- W7 L8 y3 A6 WBB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards
5 a/ s6 h' @2 |; ~' KDD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards/ D( r$ a; Y. b' i5 Y1 q" m
DD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards% S9 U9 h# n+ {. m2 z
DD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
! f9 D; ]" k  m7 ~DD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards3 F/ T) b! ~) l
DD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards
" @) F' g6 h/ Z5 iDD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards
7 r( V% K& N: Z( I' n. a- h& uRange closes to 10,000 yards- a5 h- J3 e1 {8 n% N  q3 E' u
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards
& ?8 I/ N6 `6 e4 SCL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards, @, L: O5 i* P- K: b- r) @
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
' ?$ \. m% R" bDD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
, j% J, [: u* n' z! ^6 e, fDD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards
  C9 {1 }6 R3 }+ hDD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
. n$ O" c: k; P* uDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards9 i7 p# j1 G5 o3 x% Z
CL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards+ o. l) C1 M6 t6 S
CL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards7 \. e3 y3 z; \' K% B, S  m
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards9 Z: Q. I: D8 ]9 Q/ k
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
' n" G2 J: {) A  C% ?' [& xTask forces break off...
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# i1 ]2 H9 Q4 I3 R0 L9 f% N1 ]' S2 nNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards1 _$ C* p7 T! z
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      DD Hikokaze, n* f( ^, v' J" C/ R
      DD Ishikaze
  S% ^" ~8 o8 I      DD Tagokaze
( J# l1 u: I* }5 F7 \: K' o      DD Takatakaze. h5 a4 K; [3 t3 k, `# ]5 Z* z

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, v) y2 i! B! g0 Z9 C# G      BB North Carolina1 n0 E" R9 W1 `# u3 j' J& P7 r
      BB Washington- V+ @; N# G( E; Y
      BB South Dakota+ L6 |+ a  t! O9 Q- T8 d
      BB Indiana- E4 m+ F3 M% j" R$ m5 M
      BB Massachusetts
/ X# A$ O9 i8 ^" v  u. Y' l$ I      BB Alabama
% M' q0 R) u* d& w: j  d      DD Conner& N! T" I7 [+ v2 s1 |$ l0 [
      DD Cotten2 C. W7 `* y6 e* w0 m1 n
      DD Cowell
/ Y* Z  T' {9 g0 r      DD Daly: b& Z- O- k7 o$ ]
      DD Eaton+ ^2 o  e( c# d( O, Q
      DD Heywood Edwards' ~$ a7 C  b5 t% z  C
      DD Erben
7 e. A1 a, O9 u3 b8 P      DD Evans1 d8 K, }3 C# v4 Y7 v: v5 c0 R) s! M
      DD Foote$ x- r1 `' f- @6 Q0 i+ j3 h- b
      DD Franks! T& V7 }& B9 N! A+ G2 s
      DD Fullam
0 c8 l& L3 ]$ R+ U2 m* d/ Z) U- ]      DD Gatling& d, D1 X5 N6 g. I
      DD Albert Grant& H" ^  [3 E9 v1 U) w& |
      DD Gregory
1 G  ?2 c  L2 a1 n" s! J! f      DD Guest
% V6 L3 Z7 P5 V( t+ Z& x      DMS Hamilton# [$ @7 k( V% j9 c" w
      DMS Forrest* e- A# ]  [. `
      DMS Ellyson
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2 |2 d( }- X' B6 B# g( Q2 M+ hMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards( ]/ A: _" a2 s% n
Range closes to 28,000 yards...9 W8 n1 g$ ]# l  N! [1 G0 F
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
. m# v* R1 ^! k, x$ z; VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards( ?2 I/ L, t0 v& W7 |9 r
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards, e& j9 ]! {/ n8 l1 ]# \' a, o$ [
Range closes to 24,000 yards...: d( Q/ K9 r# m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
: s+ I: @; J1 M& P) [. c; VRange closes to 22,000 yards...
, O7 V- G8 F! eRange closes to 20,000 yards...
% x9 C) A1 Q  r# `1 a  E. ?Range closes to 18,000 yards...4 N$ H$ t+ d* @5 U
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards# m5 F0 \4 Y6 X4 K/ K' h+ \
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
; j# m+ x. L. N' l) C; ICONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards: N, O8 s) Z0 y, O* l0 ^/ E/ ?
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards; `0 L2 E0 L( S
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
3 h) i- u% B" s  u' g, ZCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
$ P* _0 ^; z# F$ s3 u% MCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards! N* |3 J2 ~) ~: [( @$ T+ Q5 p" N
Range closes to 12,000 yards...! y: K0 O5 l; j7 F2 F  v) [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards9 d) @/ l! X) C: w4 n, t
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
( C$ t' `  S. G' g/ b) VRange closes to 11,000 yards...
* s1 i. G! u, R- @CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards1 v8 `% D  h- H! p
Range closes to 10,000 yards...# m' a) @/ D4 x
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
3 A2 J- m: H. t$ C! rJapanese TF attempts to evade combat8 |+ |" n6 ]6 U8 w6 N8 i9 q7 ?8 v
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
* V" c8 V( a4 q3 g" E0 ?Range increases to 20,000 yards...3 Q/ V: M+ I* ~, x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
- A# W. P, ~% ^5 |Range increases to 25,000 yards...
) u7 N7 z# ], R/ j$ |Range increases to 30,000 yards...4 a9 e/ k2 M' ]7 G4 I( ]
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
) J7 x0 z2 i( [' |+ b" x6 z/ M  F% LJapanese Surface Combat TF evades combat1 |/ @1 Y- L2 P( m. T- }

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9 Z( V/ I6 `* {$ {2 K# O" O$ ANight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
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2 C3 B0 H- t: QJapanese Ships) c9 B1 X2 m2 `! |  D2 i9 M: v
      APD T-1
( w# e2 P; B; f, b3 w      APD T-2, Shell hits 2  @! P4 p0 d5 }5 E# H' D
      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
7 _! m- H* ^, r2 @' u2 S0 `7 H* {  L      APD T-4
8 N: X# g% b6 C- N+ e) _; N3 [( s      APD T-5
5 @3 c! l! U, T4 {: h      APD T-6
6 R& }% Z: z. @! S1 x0 T* B2 z. h      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 n1 S/ Z+ }, Q( z      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire  b$ F; p2 k, [9 G% Q' X1 `' u4 y
      APD T-9( m" p$ s" o- F
      APD T-10
8 u0 w8 d' d0 p8 ?  D/ q      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire* e+ h& Z+ |  }+ Y+ U- p
      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
# P  @* F# \, v! ^* A* B* ^      APD T-13, Shell hits 1
( R& [6 M" z3 L. r      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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7 S% M/ S; I3 A8 W      BB North Carolina
2 b, ~, x5 W: ^' \: O' B0 i      BB Washington8 O* ?2 D) G% ^4 o
      BB South Dakota5 |9 W- G  G9 r* k" Z( {
      BB Indiana5 g" W# A" b' q5 X/ U2 q* R  g
      BB Massachusetts
# V! E; }- E+ V5 K      BB Alabama
# E+ J( F# ?+ o. h      DD Conner
' _* c# i' X0 X2 d      DD Cotten
8 q9 h9 b9 r& o) M      DD Cowell
( U4 r6 u6 G% g, m      DD Daly
2 M5 d: j$ j) l$ H; R      DD Eaton4 @; ^# r- ~) ^/ A" l
      DD Heywood Edwards
2 h6 k/ v' B: |! Q      DD Erben
- p2 M( l, [2 O. k4 h4 k! v1 O$ S- V      DD Evans4 a5 b& o3 Y, s9 P
      DD Foote
% b4 v+ L' E& k% `& I& h" s8 @5 u      DD Franks
1 W; y4 ^6 n2 W  Z! D2 u      DD Fullam2 H: a4 Y6 I$ h  p
      DD Gatling
" [5 H; q; C, }& Q& L6 M* l/ u9 Y      DD Albert Grant
  ^* {# J: b& S% I4 b      DD Gregory2 F: p0 s) n/ {5 ~
      DD Guest; i. A4 G/ e1 l  L
      DMS Hamilton, R# V: [1 V& ~' G* b
      DMS Forrest
# g6 z( l/ B; Q1 n: u; _      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
) Z1 }4 `6 m( @" n  d8 iRange closes to 28,000 yards...
8 @- T! `+ ^! `6 F3 uRange closes to 26,000 yards...) G' W( {" p. N4 Q! h2 ~& }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
, Y* r: ?/ [4 r- s: XRange closes to 24,000 yards...$ X) ^- r  a. w3 s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards) c; J/ J/ f6 q# H8 P
Range closes to 22,000 yards...: L- K1 [9 |3 t+ y9 {, E
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
# E6 z. Q5 H0 |  uRange closes to 20,000 yards...& c9 I9 `" t  @9 n6 O6 D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards3 S. s9 V; {! L) u- x1 Q
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
8 `- L/ p8 O  p  g3 HCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards2 W3 d7 m" L7 |0 a
Range closes to 16,000 yards...' Z4 \) e6 e6 T4 k. h) ~* e1 Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
2 o$ q: Q* @8 \3 `/ s; hRange closes to 14,000 yards...
/ W9 e% B5 V3 N8 P* mCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
/ K  b- q$ {7 n! @Range closes to 12,000 yards...
9 x2 d2 w9 N  d+ jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
# i5 Y  x$ p  c2 y7 Y7 wRange closes to 11,000 yards.../ c7 Z! Q% V7 z. J
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
1 s6 B/ i9 \) I( q& aRange closes to 10,000 yards...2 q5 r: g6 j$ p# J4 [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards  {) ^% i, F  h6 w( C
Range closes to 9,000 yards.../ M' \( |" n; I
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
" O4 I: V9 a; q7 Q' PBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
+ O+ M, W, W8 ^: D2 bBB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards+ V& `& p) A5 n& K( n- d
DD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
# s, f. U. ~* ~& Q; A& aDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
. a4 p5 c% q' `. p- |7 _4 p8 bDD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
. G) G7 H; d0 W1 a3 {5 I1 q* O* z7 CAPD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards8 e# B* H1 y% y. U) E& p5 Y
BB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
" p. S/ P% k; y2 m3 VBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
. A* r' x! F' y5 i- wDD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards8 V; T8 S2 G  |2 U
DD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
. g& @: G) V' \( Q+ q) ^) vBB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards
3 }& C- {0 G6 {DD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
( g' h" ]9 l& e, J; t$ V% r8 eDD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
% j& H- k9 R- L3 s7 E+ hAPD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards1 o: w% I6 b/ f- b- y  L" j, t3 m
DD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
# A! V( e, A& W- r: Q5 V/ lDD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards' q2 r* m6 ]% y! w# l
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
/ V2 g: i( {9 C7 tDD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards3 ^0 A4 w' h8 ]0 Z* I7 C2 C. \
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
% y: B& O0 s' b- o1 ^Range increases to 10,000 yards7 o5 p2 o+ {( b
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
/ m' t: }0 w; p# a" `BB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
, _& Z* ]- ^9 X2 tBB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards) d8 Z. z# y+ h
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards% `3 p* }% I2 G7 A3 k3 p# _
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
! o/ p& i, j9 S5 v" _. p" ^- sDMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
) k2 n* O# ^& K$ l  h) l, GAPD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards
1 g$ S" o; ]0 v& VDD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
" O& |; j4 ]. Y# [% P5 o9 Y& v" BDD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
, J% \4 K% [$ D! \/ I+ vDD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
# J$ X( V3 a5 G/ m- D9 p, [- oDD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards! s' p. ?4 r. N" J+ ~" D' c2 r
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards- ^  f& f$ W; l
DD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
  O' [2 d7 `! t2 NDD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards& h& P0 L" l) l: N
DD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
/ ~+ z* c( [; R% }' j9 EDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
- T; k9 N1 g3 g  pRange increases to 11,000 yards
- z' B& O% I, f; Q% h: KAPD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
9 x- U' b2 G1 {APD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
: r' Y1 v. o3 N9 D% M: bDMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards2 L1 D+ o7 c7 {" S
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards; Y' b; \7 i1 I! F7 R' U
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
/ a) f  Y2 Q9 Q. |APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards8 q7 L5 S. |4 o
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards% g9 t3 B+ K6 O2 q' @# \% N7 p7 C! q9 x
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards* E2 v8 i" K- \$ u  j- B2 V
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
3 |6 ~6 H3 }5 X6 ]$ J$ {DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
! u0 s8 U+ h  ~+ i% y8 ~DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
/ ?+ \$ s3 a9 b$ X) ~8 FAPD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards2 S1 C& |( P' w0 B3 R
Range closes to 10,000 yards8 H2 L& N& L2 ]" p& S  R8 t) e
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards' q9 F$ u2 b1 R4 ^* h" T
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
9 [# O2 v. v- V0 \1 bBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards  v9 s. Z! a2 x8 q4 K' ~; ?* o: p
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards* D, v" ]8 X7 A& t9 Z6 w. X
DD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
+ D* y( n# C* M2 V  ADD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
9 V7 f/ U$ u8 r; K  iDD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
. G5 X) \+ _- y1 {1 k0 D' ]DD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards+ J7 G- S( F$ ~6 L' C( q
DMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
# T1 \9 d4 T( x" v: p% U; C2 QDD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
; A9 N2 W9 j. HDD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards/ V$ @( _6 l  C/ N; f4 D
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
7 C, }1 e: W3 R5 v* b: o! fDD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
4 h/ F/ L& f5 jRange closes to 8,000 yards
; B1 d( N# C- h3 k  a4 RDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards7 }1 x: g* D8 w8 c+ [; _
BB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards) f2 c0 \, e. z+ K
APD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards
, }+ V/ L  N' a7 K# Y# XBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards( F* r( l. r4 m+ i/ G
APD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards
! @  Q, \; [; \& s" AJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
3 w1 i& O6 e2 h( m2 {Task forces break off...4 c' v+ C( b' o' K$ k# d/ r

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3 N. o& w- w  s- A) G1 F& kNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards* b* N/ N5 o  D8 k. K

# m; K0 e) s. o. W* Q. b/ @Japanese Ships: q4 k+ `- s, m, _$ q4 A4 u9 H
      APD T-1, Shell hits 1
# e" y" v' y0 B0 y$ V      APD T-2
3 H5 u$ [3 ^' W, K) N      APD T-3, Shell hits 13 G0 i  I/ q$ x* B8 \3 W2 ~# v0 ^, j
      APD T-4, Shell hits 1. e. C: h& W9 ]; v
      APD T-5* j4 a+ ?: P3 P# b, F* o4 E% s% g' w
      APD T-6
5 l- c- n% V  C- Y3 O* Y. k      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
8 Y8 ^, T* n8 O  r3 G5 s      APD T-9, Shell hits 1
) N" p6 Q& G0 d3 t! r) [; W8 P( G      APD T-10
2 e8 D) H, W! e& }      APD T-11,  on fire8 R( O8 O" b" X7 ^
      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
9 X' Y3 O; H/ A. C$ ^      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
! h3 a- e. Q+ p- g3 g) M! p/ q! r& j      APD T-14, and is sunk& Z& O& s3 V+ N$ h! h
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Allied Ships
* _; H2 P4 D- [/ v2 U      CA Portland  M  e. d7 K& o2 O5 b6 @8 K
      CA Northampton) C+ ?* [" ~/ u0 J
      CA Chester* d2 p/ n6 c7 }/ p' L* [- E
      CA Louisville
/ z% ?* v/ |1 g5 |* P: R1 ?7 ]& V      CA Chicago
" |  a5 W* e. R0 i1 }      CA Astoria* I! x$ t5 w/ H$ y
      CA Minneapolis% [3 k3 g- E1 z* G" P
      CA San Francisco
1 [" z' X# }) F4 x/ |      CA Quincy
$ Y; E& ~) f0 A, Q) W/ \4 o% ]      CA Vincennes
4 {7 B) e* k( B/ v" |      CA Wichita
9 i# c4 F) I& J7 b( B      DD Bennett
: E. {. U; [, `" K& V7 \6 j4 {" e      DD Bradford8 g4 {; t: [, k5 q" N; J3 y
      DD Braine+ Y, W7 p$ X3 O* Q
      DD Brownson
  V+ H  y+ q4 e$ G+ m7 f/ K      DD Bryant
& f6 W4 g. n. I      DD Bullard  R; Q. e7 h9 {0 |5 K  K
      DD Burns
; C  w- S2 _9 c; L8 n( ]- @  S      DD Callaghan# x, o5 b8 b# e7 W; o: {
      DD Caperton. P6 d% _0 [, I$ J, ]; d2 E1 Q9 ^7 S% {
      DD Capps9 N$ D" A5 ]3 w; s1 w' |+ l2 H! M
      DMS Emmons
, a* \/ x4 h( B/ [1 C4 K/ `1 L9 E      DMS Macomb
0 ]# o. N( q8 v; V) p2 @( j      DMS Rodman
! h+ _0 B7 j  h' i- j5 G* q      DMS Gherardi( ?1 e, @5 ~; k+ R) z
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. o+ R: n# K" B1 p% tMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
: b9 o- n; A- e: {/ W; kRange closes to 28,000 yards...
' t: R  R. Y. t" }3 H6 {CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards/ L6 j' s" U5 \, ^
Range closes to 26,000 yards...; t' `( K9 s) ^" z* _; y2 m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
$ Q- A; x. s9 B* SRange closes to 24,000 yards...! B, y" B% Y. ]+ q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards! D2 W# T# O  ]: O2 U
Range closes to 22,000 yards...0 ?6 w" D* R6 J* d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
3 g: @5 W9 p5 T* N: C/ T& K- ERange closes to 20,000 yards.... h% l' D& g4 F) v/ B* L: h5 F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards4 }7 `4 Q8 `8 y8 e/ N
Range closes to 18,000 yards...4 c! G  y0 [4 f" q$ v5 N" D, n& w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
4 A' }: X  z# z, _' w* N: DRange closes to 16,000 yards...
% v9 s- W8 Z1 T) h+ TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
1 y9 g: x: N1 ?* A8 e. g0 QRange closes to 14,000 yards...( r+ d) S  W. A3 s; j% f
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
' X. G- w6 d# N' V( k" {- H7 @( bCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
  ~8 p; G( V' C. CRange closes to 11,000 yards...$ J! |/ C. i& J* \- V$ L2 k
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
3 e# a) |4 g& D0 I' pRange closes to 10,000 yards...* M' b3 f' F* V/ l- K5 Z# W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards2 u8 Y. k" ?: I
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
, x) B! z/ \3 x# i2 L+ GDD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards3 e' j6 s2 M) e7 D
Range increases to 11,000 yards3 i+ Z5 U5 ^  [, X
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
0 s; d' D6 R' oCA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards/ \, k( m% ]" x1 x' E( a, \, `) X
CA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
8 v* t$ a5 e. l6 i7 n6 KCA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards
8 X9 c: J' `' Q# O3 dCA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards- j- H. T: w, N! r. `
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards4 I( [  Y1 ]  w. N
CA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
' D( Y( W/ v. x0 jCA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
( C8 d# Y$ R. e3 q6 WCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards
% I1 p$ g( n' _+ k! v" CCA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards' ?$ V6 Y4 E# x- g5 D
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
( r1 i# T) y! F, \DD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards; \- v) x% n* j% L
DD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards! B& \" L- K9 r% z6 ~, J; H! u- X# r
DD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
  M9 Z3 M% q; Z' Q: z6 N' JDD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards$ h2 X) T' M6 q& ~8 J" I6 j
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards1 i6 _  s7 C1 M' Q7 ]/ ^4 x
APD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards1 t# h- u1 \, K+ v
Range closes to 10,000 yards
" V' l2 n1 x- ~2 b; i! ]6 PDMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards7 \: {1 E7 g4 y# a3 l% ]
CA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards- U3 T, B* H/ o+ a  f
CA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards0 w# k  o( C. s. l8 N; C
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards. n1 d. ?+ j  ]$ H; V7 i
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards' {1 M$ @; q! k# y- f' P
APD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards
/ [6 J# I- K, G$ M6 PDD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
& J3 l, o) ]; x/ P) aRange closes to 9,000 yards2 d( ?. H' [* K4 o0 l1 ^3 P
APD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards
$ C( Q- Z, _& d% S" J$ GDMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards) A. B9 N8 o: b
CA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards( V- C/ X( }2 o
CA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
# r) b6 y5 U. q1 a( ]CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
5 [* ~$ H8 Z- v. ~: }DD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards# E, j% q5 v+ i; r: r
DD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
! ]/ ?* c) G7 bRange increases to 10,000 yards" ]/ e: A( @8 L/ _" y
APD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards7 O. ?( j, \2 f5 x* X: {, O
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards# i4 g4 ^& L4 u2 P3 J) R( z1 X
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
# ?5 ^+ v8 C4 b4 g2 yCA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards5 f% L, z( }8 g  V1 w/ @" H5 @
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
1 l6 L) ~/ Y5 d  \2 }% G& S% W. tJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
3 x; f! F3 L" o4 r, nTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships7 V: d4 O/ s1 O1 ^) C
      APD T-10 e6 j1 M: `' ?* D
      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire
# m1 N+ m$ s+ ?2 b  o      APD T-3% p. n; O. Z, ~) u
      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
1 m# p1 a. }/ Z( a1 {4 y      APD T-5& K  w; k, b+ x  V% u# \
      APD T-6* H( ?8 R  G! M/ ~
      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
) I6 A+ B6 i+ ~9 ^0 H2 u9 t' l      APD T-9
4 T; W/ E& {2 R9 o      APD T-10
% U( S) D+ V' U, _4 r6 g      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire2 |0 W  n, J1 z

7 i/ \5 X( M+ c& l) nAllied Ships8 r" Y! R% ]4 g7 f7 o9 }+ P. K
      CA Portland
& R: S6 V# p/ q: t& E* {* i' T      CA Northampton, Shell hits 17 I2 S+ P4 X8 i
      CA Chester' a/ i+ l( g+ y3 g9 h" R
      CA Louisville% y9 k2 _' M) s' n# _( M
      CA Chicago! d/ F! x% q2 J' k* S
      CA Astoria
* u+ d7 v- z* N6 x; u) v& \      CA Minneapolis
1 W& y+ [+ o" _" n, E      CA San Francisco
! a! x, u2 r* a; o" V5 R! `7 U: K, x      CA Quincy
1 \4 E6 c* L1 i$ z      CA Vincennes
( d& P: e! m- b: [. Q) O2 C" m6 ^1 b9 |      CA Wichita
% h/ L% z3 ~3 j6 h* ~* h; b      DD Bennett7 r  k" @% J3 t2 q9 E; r7 b$ c
      DD Bradford) ?; e  D. t: ?8 k+ c
      DD Braine
  _: O: @6 t1 g* C      DD Brownson
0 f! G/ |& K9 y" D; ~3 p- k; j. P, _      DD Bryant' C: O' K: L  K) f) b& [
      DD Bullard
. C9 k: `, N8 u7 B4 s  H1 F      DD Burns
7 m$ [( M6 D" Y' d      DD Callaghan2 o/ v" Z0 J* I  j
      DD Caperton
+ C8 W" a8 C4 q& U& q. T& X8 U      DD Capps
4 L, M& E& ~( W      DMS Emmons! @" S* [( A# j. n7 ^% n5 J0 q
      DMS Macomb: n) a% n, L& Q8 c8 }5 c0 ~# S6 n3 r
      DMS Rodman
2 k+ f6 t$ x2 ?4 `* j      DMS Gherardi
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) s, A0 a0 O: O1 }2 e: [& KMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards) V: t1 Y+ W0 e/ y# r. \
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
( ~& M5 O/ J& c5 t4 OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
( G/ P! p% M$ S8 DRange closes to 26,000 yards...
( z) P1 q6 E- [6 j0 u( rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
! f, w" u& s" S# p- C) lRange closes to 24,000 yards...0 Z, L# }4 t5 L5 e% m& C1 L
Range closes to 22,000 yards...) [6 N  v3 e9 m& V9 N" I
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
$ Q  _! ]( [* x2 D+ tRange closes to 20,000 yards...& b4 O" t" B7 Y0 e, e. T4 N; R
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
5 u3 D6 q* p" M; OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
- R' e  r" g, H* n2 xRange closes to 16,000 yards...
. v  t1 {9 @' pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
$ c4 \; P# S& N* I( `: k( H9 ARange closes to 14,000 yards.../ Q; i" p3 g+ E% G7 n  W, U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards2 T% }4 _: X, ^' O; |
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
- H% @3 X+ P6 [- hCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
, {+ p. N9 J- h  CRange closes to 11,000 yards...# c, o3 h) E7 o- f, C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
) R+ P& X7 k) s4 z8 ?3 pRange closes to 10,000 yards...3 b2 m. R2 u. ?- d7 ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards$ K# }: n+ t8 ^5 ?% ^* l8 _, y& H
CA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards/ l% M" v  B& R: M
CA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
! C; i3 V. m4 ZDD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards
; b$ k8 u2 x) R) }5 vRange increases to 12,000 yards
; M+ ~8 x/ K9 B# kCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
- ]/ m) r' A& B0 tCA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards0 ^& v( Q" K! N. q
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
) e/ W" z! a9 m; U, {CA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards: F9 h$ ]% l* P
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards) J' W; x* q# D& }3 b0 w2 p8 K# u
CA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
5 Z3 |3 N5 X- Z! i( B# }DD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
5 j2 o# N" z* N2 X, H' U- r2 l5 }DD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
1 [) U" ]  p0 e" Q$ NDD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards8 F$ j' y# D) J( f( j# G2 X
DD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
, s7 r' q/ o: M; J( WDMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards: i3 ^! L+ M; D5 Z( @
APD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards
$ q, {, `8 P! d. s( O: `  \Range closes to 9,000 yards9 y0 D' M, k- i9 T% ^% F. a  a
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards1 t/ {, b( r3 i% e
APD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards
% _- I7 I+ y* h% p+ f. [CA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards2 z2 \. n8 T. P1 u8 c8 \2 N2 O0 W
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards( v6 Q! E9 ~2 q. n6 \
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
9 o& [" n' g( P( n5 g. S; N1 tCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
4 ~- p1 T* S! X2 h" vAPD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards
8 e* B/ Q1 B7 @; @0 R! yDD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards! [8 j) D; T  |5 U" P% w$ M* M
Range closes to 7,000 yards' M1 j  c, f* N) M7 X% C
CA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards6 p9 n# D, J) M9 ]) a
APD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards5 ^- s$ K5 u/ s# X1 L* G; r- S+ c
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
) D6 d0 n. d- Z" r3 YCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards6 T8 a, P3 h6 u( f
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
6 V# O) J! [/ \; [# ZAPD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
/ p- l# x1 H; G$ ICA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
" ^  d& O8 e' S* A7 Y% _CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
3 W. u! ]9 j  a  T1 Z( G: w( xCA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards4 a3 Y: Z/ h7 b1 {2 F2 g( Q
DD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards
9 g  `1 K' y0 M: g) @DMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
) z0 m% |" A: f: ZRange increases to 10,000 yards% T4 C4 C- s2 u/ F! Z
DMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards" f' N. n9 `4 w: ?9 O
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
3 e5 ~2 }+ q9 xJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape7 v8 h8 j' e! o
Task forces break off...
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+ J& h9 C- m+ r2 UNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships4 K: `7 e3 V9 s: Q
      APD T-1
) {' t5 g6 y+ j. x5 X, a7 F& n1 K      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
' B1 W, v* Q, r+ A) R" M& n      APD T-3
  S& A* p( a& @$ y* V9 Z# `3 E      APD T-54 t- O. N! y( D: k4 i7 d; r
      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: ^8 @# N9 e3 p+ s  X: g* ~  z7 m      APD T-9
( S1 ^9 T5 G  ]; a" q7 F      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
, r* R( `9 j# l6 G) W      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk. m! W) G7 {9 A; K
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Allied Ships; r, ~  |$ ~! M
      CL Swiftsure
: `# [0 X- P5 U7 y7 k1 s& Y% ]% k      CL St. Louis
! g" s) S/ |8 E2 A/ }: d% b      CL Phoenix) h1 y0 a, K; G# }- ]$ d, O- s1 \
      CL Cleveland
- e: T+ I5 }  [! t3 {: i3 t; f      CL Montpelier( ^2 C  q9 t- U5 \
      CL Denver
1 r' a+ C2 [8 X1 Y# b0 |1 L      CL Santa Fe
8 |0 i  E. r% P0 v0 N# G7 g      CL Birmingham
' Q! Z; A. n* F      CL Mobile
  h1 v/ E" _2 c/ t      CL Biloxi
8 @' I& ^; D0 N$ k# H0 U! r  l      CL Miami
2 e1 p4 l9 n. {8 `      CL Pasadena
7 Q4 T; f! g! }6 V. u( W* k4 C      DD Allen M. Sumner* D% f9 @! G, `; b
      DD Ault1 E8 ]# S2 q, j% g9 y
      DD English
  ?2 w7 f* i" x/ a% E      DD Haynsworth
* N0 s5 ~+ G8 G; u8 B- f$ q      DD Maddox) {3 A7 ^7 X4 d
      DD Mansfield- @7 s. P1 f% e" `* s+ i  s
      DD Waldron
  Q" Z& x, q/ s/ B) l      DD Haggard
/ ]6 r: G9 W7 B& i# K; p5 _      DD Hailey2 [& x7 ], Z, l: s
      DD Hale
# ?& Z% h* U; L      CL Vincennes II
2 T3 {6 b% Z' d& Q, Q; z9 x) V5 s      CL Houston II
0 U! x& x) K+ }, _      CL Astoria II/ v! \% G) y0 S& Q

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
8 n4 @3 a7 C% z. N, c2 _Range closes to 28,000 yards...
9 V! j6 D/ U2 {, Z7 o$ B' uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards  ]7 G; {. J: Q0 y4 d1 L4 `" P, V
Range closes to 26,000 yards...9 a9 p; `% ~2 N+ X7 h; d& P7 r
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
- o6 |* c% M0 a9 i0 F: p( h' ?6 VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards. @8 ^! {0 e( _1 j+ w( n- w
Range closes to 22,000 yards...9 r' {3 Y, \; _' E" }( @. m
Range closes to 20,000 yards...% q$ S$ {2 t! c( \( _7 {* v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
* d( y0 `1 N% F" |# D" |, hRange closes to 18,000 yards...
" r, f3 @6 R8 S  h- v0 hCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards4 w2 {7 D, v; i6 J( Z( y
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
5 ?1 p6 W! ~" u9 q2 ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards$ J6 O% \8 O- T( ]& j
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
4 Q: b# [- D+ @, u* lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
$ {$ b# M9 m+ BRange closes to 12,000 yards...1 _4 u2 v( f. Y& Y1 R* o+ ?0 p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
  L2 Y: a) U! _1 ]) y" KRange closes to 11,000 yards...* X$ g& U4 p0 C' A6 \0 e& o
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards5 Q$ H/ Z* j+ w7 r+ Q- \: \& a
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
1 C3 n$ I( n1 z' @CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
, |. B3 |; c& C" m. j* o  R' xWyatt, B. crosses the 'T'
3 q. `& F7 ^3 U/ Z. P& Q7 U) BCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
8 k+ f+ c% k% J0 u! V# d) nCL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
. t+ l0 X4 ~: l* z1 UCL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
7 u# J4 l9 Q+ c, FCL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
- }7 C& K+ \% S: U9 \2 MDD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards$ ~+ o/ Z% b  l- ~) J1 `. {
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
; M/ h; G# Q0 R: `  c7 J2 Z+ N' gDD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
" I7 p+ a4 X! c0 F4 R+ x$ f5 sDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
: h, ?# A& C! p# o; h( mRange increases to 11,000 yards
9 g8 Z. K1 B" T3 YCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards6 U! Z. O+ S2 _- H& [
CL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards6 c, w4 R2 a% C8 a# d3 Y& M) M( k
CL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards" X" X1 @# V7 D& e8 G; p; j
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards, C' F/ b1 w. y3 E4 s$ j5 R( f; Y
CL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
( m9 h4 U4 u* PCL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
, L$ b3 V- ~$ y) k- `% eDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
7 v2 v" ?( ~3 TDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards: j* B2 P: L& ^$ {* u# s/ H
Range closes to 8,000 yards
; f, s8 e. b; v/ y0 NCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards7 z8 [9 S" G6 ^9 Q8 a9 a* l6 H
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
4 N; j, r1 V' u6 C8 XCL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards3 ?$ i" O5 p4 d) F4 C2 F! X( T1 w
APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards
+ Y( u4 C2 Z  y) aDD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards" ?3 W! e! {* `3 F3 [) D9 `
Range closes to 7,000 yards& _2 L) D' S7 J; j  D7 q, v
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
. d& I# S0 K$ }5 pCL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards* K" M! R' s; v; I; s/ D. S
CL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards8 j" H. a# b& Y9 f
CL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
  W- @3 m8 j( Q' ]CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards: g5 G% i  G8 D  D! f2 X  V
CL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
! `( ?, n2 R0 i- z5 wCL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards2 q0 k' ?, h$ R/ H- o; N% C
CL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards8 q3 [9 f$ X7 |8 N) \. y/ h
DD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards% g  w& u6 _$ g' }- ~! O7 Z! m- ]1 j
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards5 V0 ~3 i6 j% @
APD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards
: R& U8 @& {7 f( H1 aDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
" K4 l2 ?2 c; S5 ORange increases to 8,000 yards9 D0 Q3 {( I; ?8 P" F. K, o
CL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
# {) D/ |- @8 K9 ICL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
+ M5 Y  e# k* o4 e* m$ lCL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards
1 x1 P2 L8 @; \  ~) [Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape& m4 i+ L, r( v% V
Task forces break off...+ k7 C% U0 [- X

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7 @( X! a8 q9 J. R- U# j& {0 S8 a, JJapanese Ships
/ `0 E; Q" {7 c2 l2 S      APD T-13 I, N& b2 |$ Q0 |
      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk* V- j3 B# ?; Q+ U: M7 }) ~# r
      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk, S9 G+ h# E# p6 }
      APD T-5  U) M2 n: ]4 _
      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk. T2 U* A' z5 \% \/ N0 g
      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
" |2 D* N2 \/ ]6 s3 \      CA Portland* q/ i- |$ F. q( g. G5 K; G
      CA Northampton, ^2 m8 v. p! K( _
      CA Chester
' M. t5 C( v1 ?( L* x5 Z      CA Louisville
' U; L( B- x. w/ N- X) E      CA Chicago
1 Z% w2 t3 \* e$ ?      CA Astoria4 L' t$ _$ l; V. [2 A. p* x# i. l
      CA Minneapolis
; ~: q+ c7 r1 _- F+ T' X- |      CA San Francisco6 |" l$ O) t( d* M
      CA Quincy
1 G9 o& j' Q: q& Y1 g- S+ V      CA Vincennes* v9 \' ~( N- _3 G
      CA Wichita! y+ A$ H8 D9 g3 C  }
      DD Bennett
2 v  z  ?8 j( I& A' V0 W      DD Bradford2 x) b* X8 Q% _) N, z4 ?
      DD Braine
: _5 s6 Z! x  q% b& v      DD Brownson7 i+ }! M7 A, _
      DD Bryant  k) `8 ]" [2 i2 D2 H" X
      DD Bullard$ y% ~& v# ^9 D: p8 K  y2 K0 b
      DD Burns1 o: l/ F/ L6 g; n8 W
      DD Callaghan' R0 M( \2 G) A
      DD Caperton7 \" ]+ P4 B* C) |6 w6 Q7 `' v7 C+ E
      DD Capps
) @+ q' ^  C* M9 c1 [# K      DMS Emmons0 F6 M. Y* F) f* [/ U3 Q
      DMS Macomb3 m9 b" B3 o3 V" |) \% K. t
      DMS Rodman
& ]$ `! Y/ @$ B# G& ]9 C      DMS Gherardi. ?0 z2 A$ y9 |1 d% p: m$ X
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+ m; F2 J/ D7 p1 L6 r3 h8 G5 vMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
0 Z  l% I! }2 p; {) R* @8 IRange closes to 28,000 yards...
% R- _+ `" i$ e  e  _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
- b& ?; P# a+ K6 H6 t& G- d& D, t4 Z6 @9 jRange closes to 26,000 yards...7 O3 }* I7 d# b3 M. w$ K: s6 u, A
Range closes to 24,000 yards...9 W6 G0 ?' U& \# r5 w* c1 t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
) S) Y  J' U* e" [% fRange closes to 22,000 yards...
. A% X, H# p7 F- w% k( V0 j: fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
: W' z7 C% W. P' T% t/ WRange closes to 20,000 yards...' t4 c: D$ V7 ?. E' n4 P+ Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards) s0 j" t+ x9 l5 i
Range closes to 18,000 yards...5 n3 N4 t2 i2 {+ y
Range closes to 16,000 yards...' H6 Q- m1 k7 k' l" f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards. d, v$ R) i. @8 w; T: @
Range closes to 14,000 yards...3 W3 c0 e: @- S; i% g
Range closes to 12,000 yards...# K! n8 c2 W6 P) p* X$ J
Range closes to 11,000 yards...  O+ H* t* D' r' T  G
Range closes to 10,000 yards...  m- v9 y  D7 g" X* a) I
Range closes to 9,000 yards...# h/ t% ~% Y4 J% `* i# w' v
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
" U* n2 K, x( |( ^9 ]8 OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
, s& G, Q' q3 ^6 _- W/ ICA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards0 k& c, Y9 B/ [, Y0 v' t5 a
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
5 y9 z( [- {, P' p5 O  yCA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
9 @- m" p2 r/ iDD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards9 @- W; U  n1 i' @/ n5 Y% I
APD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards
3 I" D# F9 e. B% m5 e: NCA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
3 [7 O+ S) D# gCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards
6 D3 v' c) S$ ^& _& @CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards# p, C; Q+ @5 J
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards  x3 X0 g, s: _9 c, S- d2 F
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
  @: L( ~1 ]* |. XAPD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards3 z) g$ S! d- Z2 s5 x
DD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
% w6 T7 C& I& O3 CRange closes to 5,000 yards, W6 q" P  S/ r. n# x8 Y1 z5 Q. }
DD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113
5 I0 q& U* j* w3 W7 |) A. `3 iAPD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards8 Q  R. ^* C% q' Y
CA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards( c0 ~6 l; C3 J; \4 \
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards- Q" j. P8 G# d. I5 ]+ o" x+ o+ ^
DD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards
' f! D8 H) V# a+ NRange closes to 2,000 yards- U7 J: o3 u( h& [
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
- ]. F9 O) x& g: aCA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
8 }* c5 F. M% V- O2 ~' I! C$ ^CA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
! ^+ M! A: \1 ]  w- Z6 pAPD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards
! a& q" \1 M  N. {Range increases to 6,000 yards
- Q: O  J5 e7 M" D7 FCA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards$ O8 o8 |$ u$ b( ]% H. q0 p" a
CA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards1 T/ e/ ?5 l* s5 o) [0 [- D# W
APD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards
3 r# Q0 x/ v% E3 w, J; b6 e: CRange increases to 9,000 yards
- Y9 }' w+ D& b1 DDMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
3 E1 w/ G" U- |/ o6 g; R+ E" PCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards9 I- k& v8 X  |5 F' j% C' D% D4 A
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards/ Y/ m  _2 h* i
DD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards' D: P! S" ]0 U5 C6 u5 M
Range increases to 13,000 yards
8 [" ~6 d- k% i3 w$ ACA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards# h: {6 p- J, y- y9 N
APD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards
7 D- q* Y: O2 KJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape) d* J8 J3 g& d" T) Z% Y" l
Task forces break off...
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5 X2 G! U" I5 F% ]! b: S9 PJapanese Ships9 k$ {" k' F( V/ o' l
      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk$ }( U4 h4 D2 u; E, R5 J
      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
/ V; @; I( W) D: Z/ m) r      BB North Carolina0 A# j" ^$ b  t
      BB Washington% q1 ]1 l3 o  z! ~% h0 R: {* A' A
      BB South Dakota
0 Z) m! y8 T% E3 h$ O/ K: _      BB Indiana
2 X$ y7 X. x* |  B# i9 j      BB Massachusetts$ h) b5 i7 d: g( D" N' }) T
      BB Alabama/ ^, x$ U9 I0 l0 `- Z! X
      DD Conner
. g7 e) _$ X! v" x0 ?1 ~      DD Cotten- l* }+ Q: s/ K9 s! P' }4 B5 ~
      DD Cowell
0 ]4 d2 l1 S$ r      DD Daly1 i  T# G' f9 u) X+ \  f' I8 a
      DD Eaton
4 g( \: {9 B1 Y3 V      DD Heywood Edwards
8 t- [$ g( w2 p0 [) m7 `8 s      DD Erben2 |9 D0 h" y6 e( [
      DD Evans
# @. ]8 k0 ~- q9 O      DD Foote
: G8 B2 |/ m! @2 v$ d4 E* l      DD Franks
+ c3 ~) g+ q% F8 b' n$ }$ h! }      DD Fullam
3 d; r) n# H0 C! e      DD Gatling
( \- P# @3 s9 b( r      DD Albert Grant
0 g9 T5 e: D9 F- y- w: Q: G      DD Gregory
( K1 U4 b' |8 I3 W, r      DD Guest
, s$ e4 \$ U" n$ d$ y/ Z      DMS Hamilton
5 Q8 F3 H, Q* p7 D1 ~7 K      DMS Forrest- C  f4 |4 L( q; i0 \
      DMS Ellyson0 x' O2 h0 Z( `, ]

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards. Q( N0 l7 I/ c" C$ k/ t
Range closes to 28,000 yards..." N* U% X3 @/ E; i: n
Range closes to 26,000 yards...% ~/ U- }" b+ ~( `* p. s0 T
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
9 S1 p  P' N- n/ tRange closes to 22,000 yards...
  J, L% }$ f7 b" NRange closes to 20,000 yards...3 Y, ^. k: h$ m% _$ D
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
2 X% e7 d3 i* Q- S5 f2 fRange closes to 16,000 yards...
  c8 w3 v1 `6 H7 NRange closes to 14,000 yards...5 n9 W' L' ~' V8 @" S) ^
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
5 _& U& ^+ t7 m( C3 m. WRange closes to 11,000 yards...
$ u4 w) @, h2 s/ P* A! aCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
2 ]% l: O6 M2 bRange closes to 10,000 yards...; }+ j1 @; H5 F  k% J
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
! S. \# `9 t+ k, Y: e% N" m! m/ t0 jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
4 d* K+ m0 W, [7 P5 \( ?+ o: NBB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
/ C0 t6 y; X( Y  F% O& w  TAPD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards* m, x9 E: i  [2 s! T9 G( V) x
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards( e3 `. A) o6 x
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards* I% E& C6 W$ h) }
DD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards5 u3 N, t1 H" t, L# _
Range closes to 5,000 yards
& l6 h" \- h4 }DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
% D8 K  y1 i4 w4 r: rBB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards) a( p: C6 x/ o, Y) D- K+ _+ r
Range closes to 3,000 yards
3 s) \0 q0 E; |7 |& g$ k" ?: HBB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards8 r/ ^, ?! _& A+ g
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
$ b5 U& \. s5 D3 SDD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
5 _3 x" H7 \" D* dDD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
+ W8 |( g, \8 d, v' dDD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards1 N# N7 Z* c7 C/ t
APD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards9 a  g$ O& u5 B7 _" ^
BB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
. m' l' n' h, L; ^/ l# {/ ?: E& i3 QDD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards0 `" R5 o" Y# x3 P7 f; _' R
DD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
! \4 t- X- X7 }Range increases to 5,000 yards; ^$ n  Z" B) i  P9 h
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards, h$ [1 V4 z9 ?9 S  H; h/ g
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards# x# @- g& Q" Y) w; ^
Range increases to 7,000 yards
5 G, A( |* b- pDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards- E7 S! T4 a* s* G: C6 b( k7 v
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards3 V1 H- d3 q5 f
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards" P& o: Y+ ?- S* \1 L6 q3 g1 ^
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards6 V6 \1 d8 e' V2 U7 o
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
! U; T1 a$ P& c: JCombat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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