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。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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$ ~' V& z& i; I* C0 SJapanese Ships( o+ s7 [1 h9 R! ]4 K2 Y3 T
CV Kaga
. s, J# ?& c* O+ \ CV Hiryu: c8 k( v0 C2 [& ^& ?
CV Soryu, \5 ?% T' s" V8 B- H( l* m
CV Shokaku
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CV Akagi, Shell hits 15 \# x4 U; ^% f: e3 ]
BB Hiei9 s! ~# D& @5 M8 k
BB Kirishima0 \" [6 i" X- C& ?: n+ }
CA Tone' @/ B/ \6 v! O+ `
CA Chikuma
) b2 @6 o$ H, J2 \. ? CL Abukuma0 a0 x5 T: y% e8 X0 [6 H
DD Akigumo
' d" l8 A; M4 Q2 @- J( @ DD Kagero
3 s$ v# x- w+ n# o) E/ H( O DD Isokaze
q4 F3 y4 v9 t/ O. I DD Shiranui
% P1 N- [8 F2 V" c DD Urakaze
8 k e5 _4 M9 b: H DD Hamakaze. g& R$ Y; K- W# k5 ? T5 J( A
DD Tanikaze6 A5 X" [0 T9 m3 T I
DD Arare
0 A# U$ a7 X1 z9 I% R) ], k DD Kasumi. W4 K# ~! o& @$ ^
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Allied Ships4 d% P8 R! g4 z) e4 M. [9 t
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire7 m0 ^" p3 }( G& M6 F
DD Farragut
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) Z1 M" t; f9 M& m8 N3 O; t DD Hull, Shell hits 1
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
: G6 U* k* ~* y. i) i0 UMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards/ j1 A1 S M" y6 _1 O: W" h a
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
& _ {7 T" o& N/ e7 oRange closes to 10,000 yards...
6 M, \3 e. H% d& q! J }CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
5 @" I# @5 B: J: C( N+ d; xCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards ^ d: H% \# w; q( E- y# A
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards, X. T" f# j' o) [ q" m
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards# p9 L5 _: g' S! M
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards" v, h9 Y+ o( W( K! y4 S# U% I
DD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards
* d* S( R: i0 L1 _Range increases to 11,000 yards
4 [) E4 g8 T7 ]1 H* BDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
5 X% H5 S6 U6 }$ ]. C9 r6 r7 bDD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards1 D7 D" M! z @, G
Range increases to 12,000 yards) u! Y; i9 k, Q. r o' _% i3 g7 R
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards, j8 P8 `; u3 Y$ A2 W( ~3 t, d% _
DD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards
+ c4 u8 l+ O9 c: p, |# ?BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
" \7 R: D% P oDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards0 ^9 K$ Y, s+ m7 z' @" c# U
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
) K- q2 T7 P& [/ ?$ kDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
. H1 ^5 u5 o- ?6 `' i% y0 B/ M- @CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , . x$ ]* G$ G" \) a1 {/ L @6 A
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
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# `3 b) w( `4 B- W! B0 P DD Kagero
1 ]! {* n* x' gDD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards* \; n; @/ g ?, o% n" W
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards: T; s6 @" T+ X, J/ z) t8 |
DD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards% B7 A7 S X) p' n5 e0 h1 K& W
CA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards/ Q( p) G: P. x. q7 R" L1 I( ~
Range closes to 11,000 yards! l! ?8 Q2 L/ R5 h5 o" {6 }
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , * I7 w7 }2 L# _' a! E7 F
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat5 g# A7 P' N; R7 C
- escorted by DD Tanikaze , DD Urakaze , DD Shiranui , 7 I" }4 k( K- x" ~
DD Isokaze
' I: B+ i7 T. R4 V: U/ S! wBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
: P3 }4 ] Z# j) h4 nDD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards, F& I. v! o9 s% e% [* e3 H
CA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
- y) c) e" P7 |1 k0 GDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards6 k( Y% S6 X5 ~% L/ D
DD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards
' j5 K( x) K2 H7 L/ ADD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards, S/ J2 H. `1 |4 s
Range closes to 9,000 yards
. `. Y) p* T0 k: z/ gCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
5 \: F, B4 Q9 A( k! f CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat' O9 Q$ s3 }5 W/ X6 A' B
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Hamakaze , DD Isokaze
0 r" ]5 [) E9 TDD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards' {) k: |, ], M5 J" O
BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards
& q$ X! u) y/ s% ?6 j' B) JBB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards' I) e* u* o, v( p* w) k7 B+ j4 v
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards
. t6 `7 q1 m! }: D( I* H6 LDD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards
) J" B% f8 ^: P9 X: UDD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards
# t5 z1 \3 ^9 R) p/ Z& uRange increases to 12,000 yards
5 E9 I% o: k6 X5 B" @3 ~' v6 JDD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards
. S# ]8 j3 p) |DD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards$ D8 ?( o @: \' B8 p) ^
DD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards
! O1 A. w6 e9 y9 D- B. JDD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards3 A" U1 Y3 ~9 M6 J/ x" Y
DD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards
( u& O) a2 U. ]/ P' I9 SJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
+ ?' P: q8 M8 a; u2 O7 Y2 @Task forces break off...2 _9 L* J7 H( [; k* L
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. P6 [; u) f g" xDay Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards1 @1 x6 s. [ z, G
) O% u4 V/ p) Z& G0 N" Q, V( W& k5 K& eJapanese Ships! L* [+ g" C" A1 L3 L4 F
CV Kaga
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$ _/ J/ G) ]$ e3 o3 c CV Soryu: c, J# r' {) ?( }/ \1 g
CV Shokaku- D! b) B4 F9 Y/ S) ~. i
CV Zuikaku5 N/ Z$ R, ]1 Y! D O" s) T/ ]
CV Akagi
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BB Kirishima, Shell hits 20 [: f5 b* @* R" P9 }) m
CA Tone, Shell hits 1
) t0 ]/ _) l+ ~4 E6 c CA Chikuma
( ?4 g, s4 I9 J' Q CL Abukuma k7 n& [6 G5 W" U6 ~. F
DD Akigumo
5 f8 o$ [1 |3 V4 i DD Kagero
8 ~5 ~( X4 y) M DD Isokaze
2 B8 q9 Z$ ~: Q DD Shiranui
* N& h, J- Y. [1 b9 v) \ DD Urakaze# S, W4 H) z T
DD Hamakaze c5 v% x; _0 e# [4 K8 y6 p
DD Tanikaze( ^8 r* ~7 k3 i% H0 i* v. h
DD Arare
+ v9 [' G5 ]! x/ o7 o8 {; \ DD Kasumi4 i6 ?+ Z8 v$ ]' _* W Y( u
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Allied Ships% y. `8 d$ X( r9 A9 m
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage. T7 U' F3 f; V S
DD Farragut, Shell hits 1
( X7 V- k7 J7 F/ I" N2 n DD Dewey
1 ]* o. G3 y* b DD Hull8 N$ E+ e; K+ m. \
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PH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。. Y" }8 g$ F- X1 |
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Morning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms% q! [) B+ t& f* d
: ]& v7 B( u( [3 j. fRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." j% O: R5 n% }( N
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes5 W( ^3 @! @- D
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B5N2 Kate x 25& U9 `% A6 I% _/ |! U& g6 W
! ?9 E: W3 J- l2 Y/ J4 mJapanese aircraft losses
# q. t* N4 R' c B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
4 @& V' x D2 W BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage* j5 \8 H5 y: _/ }6 w( N- |9 T0 c
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Port hits 7/ V, }( |, G4 n8 P$ ^
Port supply hits 17 |% e/ K; B' q0 e
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+ o) O7 u; G7 |- L9 c' l# k! R6 FMorning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107
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! U$ R7 K9 ?8 |- Z" v/ w' ]3 [Weather in hex: Moderate rain, v y Q4 y. B
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.. [& p3 w4 h) j% {& T& [
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, `' B: J5 h: S2 L# f) @
A6M2 Zero x 17 o5 T b* m0 S. N9 r4 C. F
B5N2 Kate x 199 F7 P) e4 U3 C
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Japanese aircraft losses
! l6 Q4 x8 Q' v+ Q/ X B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged. v" D6 s) [! D3 x# G2 {: q% |. G3 a
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Allied Ships2 W/ F8 Y8 k- @) h
xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
2 r5 O4 ?+ m/ M4 G BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
( P- Y: ^1 ^* \ A" j3 q5 e% q DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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) _4 q+ v+ M; m9 k. d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。. F% Y- O6 t" [
Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48)! V3 o; e& J6 x
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Allied Shock attack6 E8 N- V6 N# B4 R y
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Attacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626
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Defending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1416 v+ V: k+ R: Y1 V: i# L
+ I9 C5 n. d: v q; sAllied adjusted assault: 751
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Japanese adjusted defense: 41
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4) 6 D5 B7 h9 D) C- N" r
+ s7 x q* _' D" r d1 XAllied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!
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. q) Q% I5 k0 A, m+ r: lCombat modifiers
# t+ |! |# N5 a! B* n2 LDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)7 B( K& B% j' k' K5 r
experience(-)
! t6 D r* k2 D- KAttacker: shock(+)3 M1 a8 ^8 U' y" Z+ k, J! ?- s
' b/ u( S. v4 _* `' NJapanese ground losses:' Z* r8 E7 v w% w2 Q3 Y, H6 I( w
1686 casualties reported
8 @: P. L0 h0 E( [ Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled
* w, U$ [, a: H ]( o% S- ]% | Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled
: n+ d, d( H. q3 ` Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled8 m- Z& h& C: S5 O g
Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)) j! B0 X! I8 g6 ^, o+ U P
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)- X j) U- D! l$ F$ R) r
Units retreated 5
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Allied ground losses:
8 B* h2 e) s% b) k( [ N 406 casualties reported! ~9 g8 J$ q7 q% s; _" c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled
; _8 g7 [7 @& E3 W9 Z4 a; u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
& E: Z; V3 Z; i* |7 C) | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# o. [8 ~7 i, { } B1 DDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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! B: ^! `, n: p& pAssaulting units:
5 K/ i) Y$ d1 Q2 B1 S) f 12th Chinese Corps
9 ~+ x, o( {7 H) c# `$ G! _: [ 29th Chinese Corps# ?, x1 y7 P3 u3 T, O! T
85th Chinese Corps
; z6 b' q) E3 {2 w6 {0 I9 F 2nd Group Army6 i% v2 v: z s; U
3rd Group Army
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12th RGC Temp. Division" f4 ^$ \6 n( |3 S: E" |
14th RGC Temp. Division
$ v; z' w+ L6 d1 @3 Z 18th RGC Temp. Division; `1 j0 D2 f4 O( N
52nd Road Const Co
4 x; I& j- X1 t/ G0 ? 67th JAAF AF Coy
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[8 ? x) C: ]& X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。
* `- x# T: x8 s( v/ ]! j% }Ground combat at Nanchang (85,54)
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Attacking force 39510 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612
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0 r+ P- l- R y$ X, P& o) k/ dDefending force 11531 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 392& t; F" c+ ?; s; w; O7 I
, J% i* L% W }' x+ A1 b3 nAllied adjusted assault: 1301 ' X. w+ c- _5 h" E9 R
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Japanese adjusted defense: 401
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4 N* {: K$ K0 y a, A, HAllied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4) 7 g) ]% k/ j8 V+ r& x4 }: X4 O( ^
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Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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, w+ P* J; D' F2 d wDefender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
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Japanese ground losses:4 `7 p0 F _/ w2 i
518 casualties reported0 ] P9 Y* e2 A8 J9 d& I. f" X2 Y# w
Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
$ }+ o. F3 j- [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
: N+ L: ?. L5 c3 }' d; x' e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled7 K, T7 I4 E/ H$ ?( x
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2941 casualties reported! j0 x. Y9 z0 h0 o) c
Squads: 16 destroyed, 376 disabled: S" v; e8 b" S3 H: }4 x8 T3 {2 v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled5 k! [. t2 q8 E% R( ]: w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled' ?9 j- T8 O4 ^5 b
Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)3 }' m8 o2 k# i% N' i v; f5 O7 y
6 W. G+ y0 M+ h k0 aAssaulting units:
/ }. v& f2 |8 s. q+ a" ~. w 86th Chinese Corps
3 c% T" S X b- n; \3 r 50th Chinese Corps
9 }& O& U3 g/ K: s+ g 70th Chinese Corps
/ v. E2 ]: |# }4 |2 g+ {3 m, r; E' z 49th Chinese Corps
% D. b# u& q( T" ?/ t o/ Y% u" s( G1 P 28th Chinese Corps3 i+ f, r5 K# P5 q3 P$ f6 C
21st Chinese Corps
7 @' A4 c* Y2 d/ U/ G 78th Chinese Corps7 C0 |, T3 M" H4 }5 }9 d! a
3rd New Chinese Corps
# J( O! N, |% V 23rd Group Army! s- r( L; S6 b! U$ a9 G
30th Group Army! d0 i: H' \ t2 [, B0 Z
32nd Group Army
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" ]2 i- L* E9 QDefending units:, t9 q2 ]% [4 O( P6 p
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade/ Y% E7 ~0 L4 o9 ~# K
11th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9 |) o9 Z( H& V @7 o+ J 23rd RGC Temp. Division |