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。$ H- z' Z; k; R U% w8 H2 w
5 e7 S$ M2 C7 s/ j4 R$ hNight Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
2 P) ^9 B) v8 ]/ \4 Z; F2 D CV Kaga7 P/ b( t! n' V6 j
CV Hiryu6 u9 g1 |! N/ }! F
CV Soryu
2 B% W; W3 u4 O e CV Shokaku
P5 O0 @& h4 f/ C# S- J4 b' W* i CV Zuikaku" T5 S, v2 W" L, `9 a/ m9 [1 b1 i
CV Akagi, Shell hits 1, n+ L9 ]3 v( K4 E$ Y4 v
BB Hiei
0 C9 B0 i( k* W) G5 n$ t- d* J BB Kirishima, _( l3 O; U; j) B9 W
CA Tone
w) K j4 d4 x1 F$ _ CA Chikuma
( ^9 [( V2 Y% x1 t8 ?/ r5 M- r) n CL Abukuma6 m3 U2 L$ m; ]" u! r
DD Akigumo) A4 p! @9 ?* m8 [0 h
DD Kagero
; O( W* x( j; F2 {& |3 V DD Isokaze( c% i( C' Z; A8 q8 i4 O; w
DD Shiranui* @1 a) E, ?, Z2 L; L4 i
DD Urakaze
5 l4 ]# f" F4 B DD Hamakaze
* P6 g8 a7 o! f, e0 {. n DD Tanikaze
0 ]; A4 q' [1 w. h- l DD Arare8 {* d6 u/ X4 J
DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships
( c5 [- @2 g5 {+ K; W4 n DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire
( }) \" @- |& R! L DD Farragut
7 L, F6 S/ {4 c7 i& Z' { DD Dewey, k) I7 o# L4 i! H# P1 a
DD Hull, Shell hits 10 {& l% {) Y; x
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight% W( R, {; U: K$ _% G
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards
7 q4 c$ [. D0 `7 R+ K) ORange closes to 11,000 yards...; r9 H( ~$ Q, X# z* R1 c
Range closes to 10,000 yards...* H# G2 X5 l& [
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards, X" c y8 \/ J, J
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
) q7 w7 H: t3 U9 V: JDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards: ?4 H, w0 v$ Q; i" {3 n
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards8 h z% u4 y* `% \4 F
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards$ S# d0 C( O3 P
DD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards
4 s4 _6 u# a' X+ p9 LRange increases to 11,000 yards
- j, J! `+ ~6 L) @; u" X+ Z3 DDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards8 C/ q- A6 f/ @4 `+ X: _
DD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards+ x6 Z9 R5 ]1 O
Range increases to 12,000 yards. r9 f X* y5 }: x! K. a7 e
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
+ t! l+ o# [# F( PDD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards: D0 y& v8 y. H/ `7 e; `% E. a
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards3 U5 g7 M* i" X5 F8 u! U6 h
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
" V- y1 W% Z F' e; WDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards4 {. @) m ~# `: T/ p2 z
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
% V4 A" \3 B8 e( Y x9 CCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
7 @7 X& ?8 I, V3 a CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat7 F( h) o; j, R" O9 ]! @
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Arare , DD Tanikaze , ' a* a( x+ P7 x
DD Kagero0 u& w( v' _- ]% z
DD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards% w. c' d( n7 D, _5 T
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards( x. L' v6 ^9 t
DD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards4 ?( e: Z- I6 O q0 W
CA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards7 p3 X4 ~9 Y/ {, ]8 @
Range closes to 11,000 yards; Z' S8 D$ K; D# Z, V8 x$ d G
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , 6 X/ |$ K/ C8 B, B4 j; M
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
' {& W2 ]9 e5 X! ~$ c4 _- escorted by DD Tanikaze , DD Urakaze , DD Shiranui , # w6 x4 l% `% T( P7 t0 b7 K) C5 n
DD Isokaze
6 n( w1 L% M( ^7 sBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards: s T# e% _9 I5 X5 h
DD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
( G6 P$ g) a% }CA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards1 V4 j# Y; H# q% L) F
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards7 T, F: C1 x) }/ q/ R
DD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards+ n8 C u: o$ H" C6 o0 [
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards% h$ E( o" A- X
Range closes to 9,000 yards# F* k2 o8 b0 r/ ?9 H
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , # V0 `+ Y# |; V1 y/ A
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat- a# Q( x( z! [
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Hamakaze , DD Isokaze" y& j" v( n; z9 W0 C% L& N) G+ N
DD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards
$ ~8 u) }9 U; R4 l) |' Z" z# VBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards5 Y9 q; z! |" @0 r( Z+ t0 _6 d
BB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards
7 w+ G, c( u* q3 X/ o; f5 VDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards7 |% o/ d2 x7 t* a" R6 n. I- T+ u
DD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards9 {1 j# k- a: P. n) x& f7 {
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards; n+ u( A; o. ~/ `+ R6 q
Range increases to 12,000 yards! h2 l$ ^ m% m7 y
DD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards
! [8 K1 I! F& B! I# h8 QDD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards
1 y3 i- [2 C b* B& pDD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards
6 A9 W6 L6 p* o m. M( E" uDD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
+ l# k+ S. X; b. ^% x. B% g6 oDD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards3 |% e1 O# f; G' B( o w3 }) o
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape! K7 D0 w) s$ Y2 @
Task forces break off...: [+ n [ N' y+ @1 G* m
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( x- n$ a/ |# tDay Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards$ t3 G% l% ?5 J" |) V/ D* R# g
- v3 V& ~# l3 jJapanese Ships& r* @" y: P) I# b8 z2 w0 \
CV Kaga( x. N( S( S0 @3 e) i8 p
CV Hiryu, b/ w' R- K* \8 k5 l3 f0 x' Y7 B$ V
CV Soryu
. t* k7 T7 ^0 o# \' \ CV Shokaku4 w0 o- ], Y; u. h
CV Zuikaku+ I- O+ w; ~' N. S, B
CV Akagi
- O$ L, @2 R! D. u7 U BB Hiei0 F& H8 ?. \$ }
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2/ V- e: R3 M& q3 g
CA Tone, Shell hits 1& V4 P1 W# R; i Q5 E# C0 o
CA Chikuma
# n( |7 `; R1 H( ~ CL Abukuma
, f, g( `2 z8 q% m \ DD Akigumo+ a3 Z; A+ r" K/ o) ` A6 k
DD Kagero& g6 Z" a1 Q' c9 G/ y2 c& X
DD Isokaze9 q/ n( I. b3 l/ h
DD Shiranui
P5 U: m/ Y, I9 B- c3 k* P1 ? DD Urakaze, g; X+ P% I, F: `* o
DD Hamakaze
5 o) [9 C d2 j' f! A7 ~ DD Tanikaze
' V9 T- g9 [* z8 Y1 q2 ]8 W DD Arare1 e" o2 Y9 N& e4 u
DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships
% K/ B/ [; e9 J) ? DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage. j2 F( m" G0 d0 v
DD Farragut, Shell hits 1( k2 @1 a- Q) W0 S Z2 F& y
DD Dewey
4 V- a" E' r+ v" B DD Hull6 f4 h2 i$ V- t/ a w0 }' D2 a5 _
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k% Y5 G' ]/ `' Y3 jPH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。7 B# n3 a r$ J% h
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Morning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108
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0 J5 o& I" c* K ]6 `5 b% F& mWeather in hex: Thunderstorms8 b; G& N! c! u3 \6 P
. V* l6 M' p7 P* d% `Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Z0 n7 c( }9 m/ REstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ b4 l) Z3 C; i) r5 x- M- | B5N2 Kate x 25 Q1 a" G5 O5 M* C q
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Japanese aircraft losses
, r+ }! B+ O* @. R7 N5 s B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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6 e- H8 {' | `. n9 fAllied Ships
0 X8 h$ k& Q$ Y* c BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage6 X3 r( ?% ^4 @- r, Z: y; X
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
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Port hits 7
+ A8 j$ Y; W. |( P( U: QPort supply hits 1. D; P1 Y+ I7 J( `7 W2 g* g
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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107 3 G8 r M; l5 t, N8 z- n7 H! A
* r% |+ x( K6 R" A9 I/ @# ]Weather in hex: Moderate rain; y( D/ }8 z: w3 n1 _" t
6 z, f2 u! o/ x6 k- \0 mRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
; j2 i- b0 c* IEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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9 ?4 r( |, q: P! y& @2 HJapanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate x 195 |, }2 R [8 L; d9 a6 o5 `* o) x
3 c; {5 S% ^1 h( r; Z) |Japanese aircraft losses
( @7 W4 E7 H# M# H B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged# k9 w( R- f% F6 n4 ?! {0 o
" N. j Z7 Q4 Q) a6 S& ^; zAllied Ships# L) R' o# e( i, N2 I1 i+ C) o
xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
+ J' O4 r* s$ d, s2 Q# a1 i2 Z BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
& p& N: Z0 \5 ?) | DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! `3 n0 h& w4 X
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/ n: [$ [) n" e4 m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。
/ @( ~/ [+ J' t4 d8 ~* @Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48)5 s# V; ~: T* R, r0 m4 e
* q& i7 {2 {/ |1 W4 D* xAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626) E0 S3 @9 ^; J M/ Q- \
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Defending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 141
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Allied adjusted assault: 751 : E1 s1 X0 g2 E& W+ z/ R* [, j% |
5 [, Z* h6 u% _9 aJapanese adjusted defense: 41
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!: V: I- | H. u# s' r) u) }
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Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)* V: I% W& |2 x! Y( u/ T8 A4 Y
experience(-)4 o. J* s1 S0 ]) ]' T8 R
Attacker: shock(+)
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/ ]1 ?4 @0 b- D" tJapanese ground losses:1 G& y* x1 v _4 ?
1686 casualties reported( T- J l, W, r. K! \; Q1 ]3 c
Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled& u& R. L ^; Z
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled, W/ @4 {4 V, Z! e
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled4 G! A, D5 R6 a5 @
Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled). ^0 w: k% F; E& u% X; ^9 M
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)( r% ^6 C$ f' Y0 Q( H$ p2 e5 |
Units retreated 5
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Allied ground losses:/ o6 {% z9 ~2 Q2 D0 m$ y% W! t6 R
406 casualties reported/ C4 |) ~* P' v; `2 P" a" d! i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled4 @0 K( U' a7 q. [! f+ _# X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
1 ~+ a6 ]: D( p9 d2 B5 h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* x& ~# @' ?% f& Z
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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& @! S: P" y2 k! VAssaulting units:
0 i* F5 f; Q8 Z9 q7 ^ 12th Chinese Corps9 S6 {4 G; W5 p0 P0 K' D
29th Chinese Corps
: Y0 _7 ?$ M" a! E9 K* ~ 85th Chinese Corps: |* I N, X; N; p. d/ {) u* o
2nd Group Army. ]# q9 ]* ]; c' e- k% a
3rd Group Army/ A' J" D$ E- R/ o
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Defending units:" }, k; }3 n3 S
12th RGC Temp. Division
5 i L: M, H: X: U 14th RGC Temp. Division
0 ]) T% ~( G, f( u- q0 B. q7 _ 18th RGC Temp. Division
1 ^. S5 D. {6 b. x 52nd Road Const Co 3 S/ h' O* u. _' h6 {) M
67th JAAF AF Coy % S/ |. f1 U, W3 Q4 |2 A0 N4 b
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+ L% C: {+ m5 u3 \2 J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。
" V L5 j0 }9 j3 E# C* w( {Ground combat at Nanchang (85,54)6 K2 s1 X& c2 l
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Allied Shock attack4 k* ]4 t7 R% y- o5 x
2 f" P& J l! j8 i$ g- m; tAttacking force 39510 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16127 @% [& H+ S* R! a
# m, B: }- J& L# U1 vDefending force 11531 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 392- W, k3 j8 q7 l3 I- F. H
8 z, X: w. U. B2 V) n" N& ^Allied adjusted assault: 1301 3 V# v) y k- r4 T- R
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Japanese adjusted defense: 401
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& ]/ u$ |) `; JAllied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4) ( C h, M" W5 A" `& x/ h
* Y9 w+ V) i# p% EAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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; Z7 S# b9 m1 z3 v' s4 Z6 kDefender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
+ [+ B. \) _# G; |3 a7 Q experience(-)
+ n: W; O G, z& M' P. q) v0 pAttacker: shock(+)
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* L' \3 Z2 {0 w$ Q/ p0 n3 {Japanese ground losses:
7 O, {4 D8 ?$ k/ D/ b- K/ Q: a 518 casualties reported/ m% Z$ O6 P9 n* E
Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
t8 ^) ]- j6 v8 E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
" x8 I9 w; k# W) I! X4 Z$ u! z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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' u! ~$ t/ K; B8 B) k/ YAllied ground losses:6 N- a1 S1 R1 K' |6 M$ o2 b6 Q
2941 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
# u1 C: x X! f1 g- k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
% p2 ^ e7 J, L# k4 o2 `' g Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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Assaulting units:7 G) O! n. p5 p0 S, \, w
86th Chinese Corps& j5 I' t) S4 ~" ^9 K, R' I7 z
50th Chinese Corps
# t' t/ u; h% }5 Q% k 70th Chinese Corps
* s$ e+ B; h4 \% n. C6 L1 ` 49th Chinese Corps
$ v* c1 l/ b* u* B$ a% J 28th Chinese Corps6 A3 [0 Z7 s9 _& U( y
21st Chinese Corps3 v# d T7 k5 o
78th Chinese Corps
3 N2 H7 i1 C, P2 ]& e 3rd New Chinese Corps
! u# l: G) r0 R1 y8 B V/ K 23rd Group Army0 U2 q4 S6 R! ^4 j
30th Group Army" P2 b F9 W. r8 z/ ~2 D' } M" u
32nd Group Army. a1 q8 S1 ^$ ]# ~ y
% p& U' z, ^ [6 RDefending units:
5 ?7 x) m( r7 }# c 12th Ind.Mixed Brigade$ {) P0 H, K" z$ E" ~' q
11th Ind.Mixed Brigade
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