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。8 \# M. T) [. {) ?% f2 Z8 h' O
# B, `" ?: O) _; F) f+ A* PNight Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards' x, L% b) Q' @
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CV Hiryu
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CV Shokaku0 n) ]; e+ r2 B1 P, e: v# N+ i/ p
CV Zuikaku
* x% x+ P5 O! ~: u% C CV Akagi, Shell hits 1
3 g) v3 U8 g' I9 _" g BB Hiei- i# O3 D: F. O
BB Kirishima2 x% q u: Z* q
CA Tone/ Q+ v' l* s0 E+ u
CA Chikuma ?1 M' E8 ~! W& y3 W
CL Abukuma
0 x* k5 i" b. @ DD Akigumo1 j0 i7 J, @( l) [ B
DD Kagero
( w- F7 v7 o- R, x) ? DD Isokaze
# o, ~0 d" D1 R9 H DD Shiranui1 R3 Q) G, i3 G) W' d- ^
DD Urakaze/ d9 ~8 T8 R. I( x
DD Hamakaze
9 C" T# |* F, z, {7 z$ C# i% T DD Tanikaze
1 h8 c. j" Y6 r: f$ Y8 z DD Arare& D' l5 I; H$ r" y7 X
DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships4 b% e( ]; T4 L+ [ q+ j( Z& `
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire
; b) D9 F* D8 x2 D9 x/ n& R DD Farragut. R; ]* k- @' D g/ C; V2 y
DD Dewey2 M3 N7 `: Q2 `) F$ u6 a
DD Hull, Shell hits 1, Z; K6 i- f$ E' |3 S+ i4 @
& n# c$ h% c4 P2 W3 w9 WReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight( w- n% E9 U) J B& z
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards
3 m5 \; Y; K) q2 f- m2 oRange closes to 11,000 yards.../ r( r: m7 U: u$ R
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
7 q: A, N, \, q1 e7 i3 V2 _CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards+ F$ Y2 O; u% G
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards9 a8 s. M/ C% V6 n
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards" h4 U0 r7 P1 s0 g$ }1 \
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards
! R7 f- o1 s1 ?5 }) ]BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards% z, m8 J8 z+ ^/ `- T' ?/ M+ v
DD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards+ v+ a; J c! b/ N
Range increases to 11,000 yards
9 H" h& }3 Y" k& e2 rDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
) `/ @- x3 D9 ]9 Z/ \DD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards3 w' z8 q8 d) t# b$ t
Range increases to 12,000 yards
) }$ J# ~8 j" n- o1 I% `DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards1 L2 ?8 X2 U; V
DD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards, q5 }! Q, r9 y3 Q
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards1 x$ f% v: N/ Z
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
5 E5 k7 k& Q- q3 L' z0 Q) B0 i* ~DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
! Y8 I: K6 _8 I4 s9 \DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
2 l0 |+ s& A! rCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
0 L. R5 O; [ y* o9 f# M CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
& P4 f9 y: Q6 M8 {- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Arare , DD Tanikaze , * O2 c" D+ s) x5 `. {% H4 ~2 S4 I; i
DD Kagero
$ d, m/ x& W' K7 @2 XDD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards% b% k- U. [( {4 c
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards! O0 j* W/ p$ m0 R6 K2 g
DD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards3 f/ o5 L- Z/ Q! S7 O
CA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards% N7 ]) o1 N, W& ~: s
Range closes to 11,000 yards
; z' R0 Z! D7 c0 x# JCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , ' l* L, l ]' H
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat0 u; @" S/ V' \( d3 E. X
- escorted by DD Tanikaze , DD Urakaze , DD Shiranui , j+ T3 t9 f8 G% N! ]9 L3 ]) _
DD Isokaze
8 ^$ j u' v6 i3 M: p8 sBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
0 R5 l. g% N# d9 B/ _5 `! i' ~DD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards K- K+ M3 B$ J/ r3 p6 b
CA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards3 K2 o9 e' k: j1 w* X5 m
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
3 R7 `. z5 M1 T$ o1 z& I) O( NDD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards) H% U' _* x2 U+ G4 C
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards
8 m" p5 T: m5 o/ `Range closes to 9,000 yards
- s& o# J# \8 X4 l2 ]CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , * G- L w3 | z4 l" t. V5 ?7 F
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat# l$ ~$ I' I" F7 \
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Hamakaze , DD Isokaze8 t8 e) y/ N1 ]+ E8 Z
DD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards
( V$ N. Y1 E% h5 M4 j( fBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards# C/ Q4 W1 t. k' q+ \0 d
BB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards2 X8 G$ e6 `3 X
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards
- n9 @ H( b& D) u# bDD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards5 ?& j1 I, U7 ~
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards" K! p" q. c7 O8 Y z0 J! F
Range increases to 12,000 yards
9 q) r' s3 c" V" ], UDD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards
6 ]- q( C" c& A. H: WDD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards
- D( e4 d) {5 n2 b. _1 xDD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards7 y2 b! L/ V- b0 p6 [ \
DD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
: U( n, D2 v$ H- j" DDD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards
5 Y0 Z: d8 t4 uJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape: ] w5 T7 Y0 _/ e) J6 k6 @& q
Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards) H6 Y. Z1 I {4 F2 N7 q5 ~3 L- k i" q
' f9 Z5 ]. v3 O8 hJapanese Ships8 n3 g7 B1 B1 v3 t0 T) q
CV Kaga5 {* d! `1 a; Y0 |& Q; e2 \( K z3 T
CV Hiryu
# ?* z9 S$ W4 `- b# u CV Soryu
0 p; p3 g1 u4 a1 @% l CV Shokaku
* W; y" H f' |1 c8 I6 S9 ? CV Zuikaku3 ?* v2 |$ n @! u# D$ d" s5 N
CV Akagi+ f8 {6 M* F! a5 S7 ?( t
BB Hiei
9 s$ Y8 o" Z. n/ q BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2) M/ |7 |* |" G( w! M! d4 ]% Q; W
CA Tone, Shell hits 1
# I8 u$ a: _7 M CA Chikuma
3 A- O' t) k' x/ }8 y+ U CL Abukuma9 u& t" h/ v+ x' }
DD Akigumo; r* E7 m# p( @# ~) A G
DD Kagero
9 j. F1 z- {, E4 ]+ G/ b0 {! O DD Isokaze0 n# J% e& @1 ^
DD Shiranui
8 K2 R7 z' J- C$ o5 n6 r DD Urakaze
; M5 W3 [) @6 i/ u1 i& X; \2 h DD Hamakaze1 ^7 L. W; w5 J7 _- c7 B2 w
DD Tanikaze9 M; c+ U* @/ ]+ G$ R
DD Arare- d1 A4 [! c: x" b
DD Kasumi
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/ O2 z% h W) G6 o: x. F3 RAllied Ships" Y, C% R% a* h, Q* t% n
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
# }. Y! e* ~/ A6 Y2 C+ h% f DD Farragut, Shell hits 1
7 _( n3 n6 `' T6 n9 } j$ u DD Dewey J/ {- h! P+ J
DD Hull, X8 O' ?$ g; O8 N( o! @
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! e' U9 B6 j3 d( N: r# oPH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。9 F; P/ d( x1 G8 D3 B
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Morning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108 1 J0 a! o5 p- ~4 D
- u' |: M' B9 G4 z A0 o: rWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! `# G: O" {2 W. i0 ^
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes, F, i3 Y% d- A2 I3 E$ c
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Japanese aircraft: v' O6 Z4 O- p4 J0 r
B5N2 Kate x 25/ L( ~2 @0 S4 @' H: w
0 r! F( L/ S; \( uJapanese aircraft losses
* v% L! W0 \. v B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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" e; p1 e5 ~9 o1 Q3 A$ Q# R8 W8 B/ zAllied Ships+ k z7 Y' V; U; c, P" r ]% K/ ?. P9 C; S
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
c6 r0 o1 Q% p' S BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
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5 r, l9 g$ e) M* Q% }8 [Port hits 7
( L$ ]& D7 Q8 x. c+ `' {7 p1 APort supply hits 1* P$ [/ g' j4 ]: H7 u: f
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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107 x, G/ ?: \2 |$ @: Q- |- @ l
8 F t" r/ L+ C+ {9 nWeather in hex: Moderate rain+ J2 W* a/ y* [' `* `3 `5 a" u
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
q- E# `2 f4 [. w: [' @) OEstimated time to target is 25 minutes; L8 [) N/ c) L2 n. c! E$ P. e
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Japanese aircraft
6 U, i$ T: u6 B) y. E* u$ }, \ A6M2 Zero x 17
; Q+ y. K4 ^8 X B5N2 Kate x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses6 T: W: [, x. {+ m" Z/ E
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged, ~7 T6 k4 m- V6 }. h Q' n
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Allied Ships
5 \) b k L7 _" `# y$ {, x: I2 B8 K xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 m" L# B3 [- c4 i9 a G
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage) j& u0 t+ u- K1 C+ i
DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ U$ d1 H6 h. i5 K; Q7 P
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: ?# J) c8 Z/ [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。
3 h+ s& T! ^, |( l* ?' aGround combat at Sinyang (86,48)9 ?. }- F! ?4 A7 i+ T' _
$ H, q( I v/ ?# AAllied Shock attack2 l; X6 \: @. r) y$ m' e
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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 = 141* v2 \, _3 Q1 a a( S6 C
9 g2 z, ?* |$ V7 s8 L8 V6 v2 g' y$ LAllied adjusted assault: 751 : _+ E' x7 u. h6 M% z, R4 K
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Japanese adjusted defense: 41
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# ^& T1 Y: S) i% h$ _- aAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4)
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- H Q' s5 w. z! l0 A# ~+ pAllied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!
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Combat modifiers( }1 F5 a: y' }& j' i' Y
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
! T& X, G# q6 t s5 k experience(-)2 r, G3 F$ J9 A( Y4 }9 U5 h2 E ]
Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
$ ?% v' G# L/ ~- [! |: p( W 1686 casualties reported
# ~6 _ Y# R |# S2 v9 z" @ Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled
8 j3 G" h3 O b Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 I- S+ Z( j4 x Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled9 S$ v- \0 r# x" L
Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)
/ e7 J' R3 d% R: K- [( K4 ?( s Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 }! M" M' v6 z% G: K6 o
Units retreated 52 ~# ]" y7 [3 j6 j4 x) S4 [$ K
; o' L6 i4 Z( OAllied ground losses:/ Q: o# m1 A* ~& }4 z" k: [& a
406 casualties reported2 D9 {) H( d7 ^1 i9 V/ b) ~: A, o8 r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled8 j% N" ~2 Z$ R/ W+ b( J; w- N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 ^. s4 b0 x- H ?1 D0 }% ]+ V' j! N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Assaulting units:
6 u% c; E5 T' `3 C# j1 V7 d$ R 12th Chinese Corps; F' S. g1 p( H6 K4 p( |
29th Chinese Corps
+ R7 c+ K M2 z 85th Chinese Corps
) h, A$ l$ m& l: A 2nd Group Army
5 }4 c; Q2 k$ w4 Y7 Z 3rd Group Army
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+ `2 I1 V* a) Z2 A0 E7 v$ _* BDefending units:
) N0 ]6 H. B. N) |" Q; L, e 12th RGC Temp. Division' I- T1 u# C3 B" |' {9 Z
14th RGC Temp. Division* U( `( K: H; c
18th RGC Temp. Division4 o; i# n3 s+ P h4 A" C
52nd Road Const Co $ e8 O( M5 k% M! h7 d- R l* P, j
67th JAAF AF Coy 9 j) t. S% I% ^5 R1 u
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. h/ I6 Q; m% A3 E! ^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。0 p5 f5 b* d( k: R \
Ground combat at Nanchang (85,54)' V& _3 w- S% n' Q7 c) S, O) C( t
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Allied Shock attack
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3 T& Z- Q# X7 y5 M( a% F5 FAttacking force 39510 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612
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; O+ R; w0 Q( E3 U TDefending force 11531 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 392. O8 u# a& u/ _9 K3 P7 y0 ~% F
% _$ u& m* t# y5 P6 G8 o7 S, vAllied adjusted assault: 1301
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4 o( p& `) ]2 G4 {# a4 `. r* sJapanese adjusted defense: 401
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( l/ s0 D2 s: i( z7 f% \Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4)
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Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 10 z& S6 _/ A9 p
5 v; y: ]0 T _Combat modifiers
0 E0 Z; L$ _; E7 l6 BDefender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-), a9 n; @9 E0 T4 ?
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Attacker: shock(+)2 T C$ C, B* K) I4 T
( F7 a2 ?1 w7 D+ |1 C. [Japanese ground losses:
$ D- x. a- g1 R! o3 | 518 casualties reported
: S& P/ J$ r) E. D7 D" y Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
2 |( Q; }3 Y9 y/ y+ K) | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled" N- x3 a" y: P- [, L% W5 K$ M2 w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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; f* t% c$ {; q0 j( F* a8 eAllied ground losses:
0 ]% n( }- k, S( T z 2941 casualties reported4 y) ~, `; S# G& r& g2 k6 {0 Z
Squads: 16 destroyed, 376 disabled
- \8 I0 I8 j. `# R* M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled* \- f4 E! \. R, O! Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled# R4 L* r8 d# }; x& E
Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)+ v+ h" D8 J+ R) j( X' {: x
, [2 x2 Z: X5 D0 F6 v3 ZAssaulting units:
$ p+ Y# q2 F* |3 Q5 Q+ ? 86th Chinese Corps
; W! X0 C3 Q5 ~* H# @6 x8 {# D 50th Chinese Corps
4 B- U' M8 Y5 B) d& V 70th Chinese Corps' _$ l B& L" v1 u* g
49th Chinese Corps
& n8 T" W/ ^# ?/ z. ^ 28th Chinese Corps1 }( w8 g! [9 J$ a
21st Chinese Corps
K( |& I( U8 t- o* g1 H8 H 78th Chinese Corps ]/ T- @) a" V0 ^
3rd New Chinese Corps
6 ?0 B7 i' [' N( w' y& ~9 k( t0 ? 23rd Group Army
" K5 z3 r$ b' }/ i6 T- F5 o 30th Group Army
' u9 O# M5 I" C: d6 y7 u0 M8 V% Z% K 32nd Group Army
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; P Z, D! [; R/ S" u 12th Ind.Mixed Brigade% E s$ F `& N/ e
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23rd RGC Temp. Division |