41年12月17日,联合舰队仍在PH附近转悠,盟军抗议和谴责然后再抗议然后再强烈谴责后,实在忍不住,派出未受创的战舰突击联合舰队,可惜大部分战舰与KB擦肩而过,只有1小队DD与KB交火。% _! q* C! e) _- s C
6 {4 ~( {8 T2 P2 S, p0 X1 r; J' D, NNight Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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) h/ ]! E( c1 Z% H) u0 L* h CV Kaga
- j7 C: p Z6 I8 l0 V* A CV Hiryu, Z8 b V1 V( {, ^+ O" U+ V
CV Soryu
; N- E0 j. S0 N; r/ y1 v CV Shokaku# q8 X1 q9 L% Q3 g5 Q
CV Zuikaku
& L; y% i/ q3 ~ CV Akagi, Shell hits 1. a9 r+ w2 w$ e5 {! G# Z" J
BB Hiei
& Z0 Y; f6 A+ u" y3 n7 [5 H ~' ] BB Kirishima
1 ` @' v$ W) O/ R* K CA Tone1 y* R5 I; W% Z& y. T7 m* d( h
CA Chikuma- M( Y- m! @6 D4 s- y
CL Abukuma
s4 M9 s: z5 d; } DD Akigumo
5 ?7 h9 W7 M! O; r( y# D8 i DD Kagero
H7 s8 p' Q( _3 K7 B4 O1 O DD Isokaze( ~5 N( a' w$ m$ J8 R; d' b7 K; z
DD Shiranui" [9 b9 b @ k
DD Urakaze
d' G4 D4 p( p* r" t: E" |8 G DD Hamakaze
) J- v% C8 P0 Y DD Tanikaze
5 @0 b2 {# r+ c4 [- f3 j2 H7 k DD Arare* ~3 N5 Q3 C4 `
DD Kasumi
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9 A4 B0 R& b/ AAllied Ships
; _8 ^* {$ {# i DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire2 Q; F2 x% Z! H& @% n \
DD Farragut
" Y1 y0 @/ N% `+ X1 j0 a DD Dewey) V. D& u6 x9 Z- @6 E8 T
DD Hull, Shell hits 1
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( i! n$ s; [$ q1 pReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
0 a+ v1 k+ O: z) O2 gMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards
% I7 n% r( Z: ]5 Z/ _Range closes to 11,000 yards...! h9 E B9 F$ c) ~+ i x
Range closes to 10,000 yards...) B' k# N% Z( K( F3 ~
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards- _8 J0 }( i" S. G+ {/ L
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards: O" O8 O2 I" \4 a, |% `
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards
1 g1 @, o+ x6 }DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards
9 v) W. V( K7 R# S! KBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards* G' v$ f( Q2 A
DD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards
! l3 @: C( H8 s" ARange increases to 11,000 yards/ w. h" l3 o1 Y; g: d" u5 ]
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
$ O9 X- u, F1 a/ ~DD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards6 _2 ~5 o( I6 b5 M& G: Z0 K% A
Range increases to 12,000 yards0 h4 L* B* s2 M K4 F
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
: T, O" ]8 o G; o9 S) ^; |7 q8 GDD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards
$ Y9 n5 z3 Q s/ I+ ?* M+ tBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards w2 _1 D5 R O: {
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
; a; d1 x j( v) aDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards, e0 J6 ^% y/ q' L/ S5 S/ d
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
5 S& u. u. ~( J0 J& hCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
! E# }5 g2 i! o; r( g CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat; r( P) [" E) G
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Arare , DD Tanikaze ,
5 g" S/ ~# i5 h: M DD Kagero
. B$ j, `2 e+ |6 A4 R& `% RDD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards9 \' P: B/ H. l" p' y$ O! K1 [
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards1 p; ?$ t7 w# _
DD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards
8 n' P& }; \9 X3 c! c" XCA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards. O4 L0 l+ U r' ]3 q( ~- v: i4 j
Range closes to 11,000 yards
7 Z7 o6 O" k: {) v$ JCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
# {/ [- F" g% s* ` CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
$ R/ d) U2 u3 t1 j; u* k- escorted by DD Tanikaze , DD Urakaze , DD Shiranui , 6 K* ?- T: T- D! K% Q
DD Isokaze
5 v p5 x0 N9 c: K; bBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
6 p# l; p! W- [" Z; t& [/ |4 b! kDD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards0 l' N# ^- s. [' G/ F4 W' I
CA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
' [- ^5 b3 S& P% ?% w( V; i/ R2 jDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
2 }' ]7 h0 |6 y6 `/ M: V6 r2 RDD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards6 h8 |" K/ B ]( Q
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards
6 R& g4 N7 A1 ]# Y$ h+ \. XRange closes to 9,000 yards* g& C' c6 \6 k8 V% |
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
5 T9 l& x' r9 k! P6 m# C0 m CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat* I8 j; f" X2 D/ @6 N0 J$ ^
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Hamakaze , DD Isokaze
5 Z& b+ C0 ]: E. {DD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards
1 x4 b% u; |$ C' ]9 j' LBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards: Y$ J" Y; q& w
BB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards
9 l8 ~0 X- S9 f7 [2 _2 Y; HDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards8 \! i+ ~) c' R: C& A5 g( i
DD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards9 ^& V3 _( i+ z+ l, Q& }
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards) O& ?3 ` U) f2 a
Range increases to 12,000 yards
/ `' y* p; j$ o5 G; o0 @5 SDD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards
4 J& E8 S% X' U) h7 NDD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards7 O8 X4 r1 J- d9 h+ ~/ ? v: b
DD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards# m0 ^% T: [ M! w% p- u- _
DD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards7 }7 U; r8 r% H" w; } H3 d
DD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards
0 ~9 K+ M5 B' ?3 dJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
% K1 F) x$ `4 V: M) zTask forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards
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6 |* p% k# k2 o, IJapanese Ships
: [# u0 |' B* V7 d4 d# `& s CV Kaga
+ ~6 X+ O" ~4 G& E CV Hiryu& z6 P) t/ r' A, `8 j- v/ p
CV Soryu2 P6 i- p2 U2 ?% O3 J. u6 R
CV Shokaku$ g# v% ?' v4 C: K% u
CV Zuikaku: a& t5 Y4 E2 u
CV Akagi
9 B: L7 t \' N BB Hiei1 A Z, U! R5 a. H+ l, Y# i
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 25 b# C+ e: H: D$ Z, k
CA Tone, Shell hits 1! i$ J+ ~5 H d' _5 O+ X/ H
CA Chikuma1 f+ T. {. n' W; W7 i3 z) Q
CL Abukuma5 A" E/ d% }6 \1 o- L7 w
DD Akigumo3 a/ J* N3 U. F7 D* P* H
DD Kagero2 l& o2 ^$ w5 S9 R
DD Isokaze+ F6 u- S5 B4 g! d
DD Shiranui
& o# c) c4 t% V" | { DD Urakaze1 Q8 w, P, T2 H+ H# ~- `
DD Hamakaze
! y' f- t1 j8 p; K ^0 d8 m DD Tanikaze2 ]; R4 e( w E2 n2 b. u: P6 t7 e
DD Arare T+ r, n$ }5 k$ j- p% ^8 {+ O2 `
DD Kasumi0 \- s) O) x$ Q5 {
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Allied Ships- p$ x, @ \" z5 W( W
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage9 h! F. E8 u( m
DD Farragut, Shell hits 1
! l6 J! g% M$ _* y* w! K& c6 e: T$ q DD Dewey
- x1 m6 F0 [4 K( \% ?2 G1 m, v DD Hull j% c! B" j' } b
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PH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。
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. s/ S! g5 I4 \( p5 YMorning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108 2 }0 N1 X3 r5 ?5 t
" H7 G9 c6 j, R. c- e4 G" UWeather in hex: Thunderstorms& ]& o* X# H7 t1 U5 S
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 Z+ h' K1 K1 Z" s2 u6 WEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; C+ e) N3 F* O9 C! x( _ B5N2 Kate x 25
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4 o/ y( ^, {) N% oJapanese aircraft losses
. _3 T( G1 A! g j6 U B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged. `) S% d6 n* p( w0 E3 ?
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Allied Ships- k& E3 p; ~4 z2 L- X
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage# W7 h2 U# M/ z. p5 B; J6 ~
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage7 P& G4 T( ~7 r' ]3 a
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Port hits 73 F2 [6 o: A$ W, Q) n( ]0 t
Port supply hits 13 f0 o8 T( _7 z3 `. x
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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107 H. S2 I2 s/ r* Q
: m! {: M3 }) ?$ _Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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7 J4 l+ g, j$ D5 j8 URaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.! L) y6 r) u+ v' f& @4 a
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes2 j4 V9 n4 @+ L: N7 c0 {7 d# I: t" @! r
9 K# e! Z+ f) I w2 J5 Q! MJapanese aircraft( a$ M, N: y! D$ v9 \) b/ e6 r8 H
A6M2 Zero x 17
- U! j, a: B; b; n& N5 Z" K B5N2 Kate x 19
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& ^1 Q) e4 M0 M* t- F. L% |Japanese aircraft losses3 U/ Y, e4 C/ Y' g% K2 @1 Q
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged! `8 A2 X0 e: Z: e, N5 l) w" u; W
% m5 ~: N4 W* UAllied Ships& ~' S0 |: ^ R1 ^
xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 E/ f+ r9 v K/ v: z- S2 [. w1 g# ]7 G/ V
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage" {- f- d! [+ i# M6 h, B. W
DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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4 L* n7 o1 n! e9 B6 l6 {6 `( P; P国军收复信阳,但日军从汉口调集了1300战力已经到达信阳左下方。
9 }( P3 r `' Y$ ?. `* z1 GGround combat at Sinyang (86,48)% W1 d! e& z8 q
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Allied Shock attack
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/ K! h) [% h9 P# y. lAttacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626; B1 v, j+ j: \& A# m3 m1 Z
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Defending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 141
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$ M3 _- G/ K8 n9 Q T7 ~5 n- yAllied adjusted assault: 751
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C; _" M4 W6 s1 {0 `) l( X( Q" yJapanese adjusted defense: 41
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!
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Combat modifiers
8 `) N+ o ~' I6 v. ` n. WDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)) w: q% ]6 G# y$ s) S
experience(-)
+ T% G( d% s9 e0 ZAttacker: shock(+)
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! y1 i) f" f) v3 p6 a% TJapanese ground losses:
$ T8 V# c) L3 I* }- ^ 1686 casualties reported' Q; H/ D# a" ?" C
Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled0 E/ ]$ i, p3 l; L
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 I: O# A1 m; [/ n3 [# y- F Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 ~( z2 k$ `: @ Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)2 B! i2 d0 h$ a- W
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
- z& t7 a& j! h1 _ L. z" ` Units retreated 5* _ b2 O- F( ?: Y$ R1 N, s
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Allied ground losses:
& i% H( a6 I: _ 406 casualties reported( @. e8 u* S2 N, f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled7 X6 u( @+ [6 C$ F/ o; h* |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 G( L9 |5 U1 `, ~) T7 U. F; M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# J% E) ~; z- g+ P: t( `$ U
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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1 z& w( ?* l3 D D( UAssaulting units:- M; ]% ?, V$ y9 |/ x2 c
12th Chinese Corps: } }* ^& A& i7 c
29th Chinese Corps" O4 I0 L, b1 T7 e# T# |" i
85th Chinese Corps
: g) _, [0 i& ~3 @8 Z. f* { 2nd Group Army
& A8 S" @3 n! j7 w H0 P 3rd Group Army
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12th RGC Temp. Division
+ B4 q; ^) p4 [' H8 T6 h 14th RGC Temp. Division- X; |: Y- i; r. Z- T. b
18th RGC Temp. Division3 C+ B/ `) R) }
52nd Road Const Co 7 w0 E6 Z0 ^9 n; K) Z* P& G
67th JAAF AF Coy
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' f4 m/ l" `: j' X7 w; Z# u国军突击南昌,虽被打退,但日军面对优势敌军,已无战意,开始撤退。
4 n& [6 k% p7 @/ y3 qGround combat at Nanchang (85,54)9 r0 O" t2 _% |/ b2 P; L, v% [
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Allied Shock attack
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% z# I* {0 T7 s' QAttacking force 39510 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612! ?; k6 ^8 O; n: P
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Defending force 11531 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 392
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* N* z3 i8 [$ x$ DAllied adjusted assault: 1301
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7 l% ]; J ~% U+ pJapanese adjusted defense: 401 6 k! f. t6 [1 u! \1 V
- i: l, ]. G1 f" R" sAllied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4) / R0 \4 k" N. B* {% }; `
" _/ H4 t. z1 {Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1, g+ H2 Y! N* f T
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Combat modifiers
, w7 J# f" Q6 B1 W2 K5 pDefender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
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$ x" Q% S- R+ p. `1 w; PAttacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:2 T J8 M1 Q3 m3 y
518 casualties reported2 n" p8 V/ W, c2 W/ W6 c, |
Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
% {4 C+ ]* i9 k+ z* D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled" z2 H$ M0 Y; E4 M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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1 ]7 @) O+ z+ e. XAllied ground losses:' H j0 @; [8 Y1 R# y; |& s
2941 casualties reported% V9 I2 c' a1 b e
Squads: 16 destroyed, 376 disabled
3 p$ ?4 Y4 J6 E1 q0 C& u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
% T8 x x- P. y l) w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled+ {; _5 ~" Z0 Q9 S
Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)* _5 ]; u; }. U1 c9 K) {4 ]' K
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Assaulting units:
2 N# |- b1 A( U# q5 X' @ 86th Chinese Corps U% b) q& \+ S5 I: Y" ?# ]
50th Chinese Corps9 C# p: m$ k) i
70th Chinese Corps g7 z0 I, h8 S& r
49th Chinese Corps
3 N' H# @, a- g% O' O6 t( a2 d3 B9 A 28th Chinese Corps
+ [" t6 f+ J/ ?: R, k 21st Chinese Corps& y. Z% C9 D( b) u
78th Chinese Corps
' J' z# j, e% j9 d5 [+ b4 I 3rd New Chinese Corps
2 [' n6 G- h K' g, k+ o8 _ 23rd Group Army
2 y1 N, M. n" S' i- t' L" V 30th Group Army
; t+ n' H' Y3 c6 o+ _ 32nd Group Army
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Defending units:3 ]- E, \3 C3 P1 p; p
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade8 |* p, R' F% s+ X
11th Ind.Mixed Brigade9 i" M; R) ~7 Y' ?( d8 x
23rd RGC Temp. Division |