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。. z) V4 x0 E2 X2 Y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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( d% Y" g% C: ]: }/ KJapanese Ships
* }4 [: @' W/ E v6 L5 P7 U CV Kaga
: M8 r( p% r! C+ S. R CV Hiryu- R, p# _, H8 V3 |* h! p3 `3 m- G
CV Soryu: o7 G" W$ Q6 {8 e T) g
CV Shokaku
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CV Akagi, Shell hits 1
9 u( E, j9 }7 ^& A( b9 L BB Hiei
6 [" q: l2 H# z! R% | BB Kirishima0 t, O1 z# y0 \$ w. w9 B5 y! L
CA Tone
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' D# s0 z* _4 P7 C9 S, C! O/ F: ~& E CL Abukuma" n& a0 [ ]; I3 N8 s$ z' ?/ s
DD Akigumo
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DD Isokaze
3 Y" J& p @. P) \+ a/ c DD Shiranui( z$ K! E6 |; R; r
DD Urakaze
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& E4 X9 {4 p0 G" L2 m7 `, N DD Tanikaze
4 S3 u3 N1 A: Q; W1 c" F# j& m- }' S DD Arare
. E$ d5 F$ i9 o. Y( n5 \0 ` DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships9 F3 \4 w( G: Q
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire8 a- i0 a0 v+ B* `+ y
DD Farragut
% a; i- h+ S7 ]& {; v DD Dewey
5 A; A! J' y) D( q3 k" i& _ DD Hull, Shell hits 1. @$ w* c& f: l
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
7 ~2 U. Y6 N2 E, Z/ ZMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards2 `. [$ `" c/ O, J) R# |3 O
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
4 N- t4 [- O" y# g" dRange closes to 10,000 yards...
a/ B9 `* j) O/ X2 o/ Q2 S2 HCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
3 H! |9 N/ n5 M( G( T$ L6 LCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
+ W+ C0 N) K, k/ F5 f. eDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards4 W! e- `( B Z+ K* J' g: O& A1 X
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards: ~! v3 x: z) J3 c: s/ O
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards- Q" Y# C7 J. g! z* |' v Y
DD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards
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DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards+ ` W# W' n! F- @ S* \4 s
DD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards6 m: b/ y, I8 \; c. ^" K
Range increases to 12,000 yards% ?- {) M. H6 _4 C
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards+ e- n( B9 M1 c
DD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards3 A- W6 k L* L- f* R3 l8 U+ r
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards3 U! @: H7 E8 C3 Q) U$ J
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
- `; U7 {% } e0 L" ]DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
! B& g: I p# J+ D+ c. dDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards7 B& Z$ C8 K% M5 h4 j, R, u
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , # ]; H# Z8 d2 N2 D
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
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DD Kagero1 a8 B6 i& n" o5 O% `% ]
DD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards0 v2 _7 H* I! Q
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
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CA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
$ X' X: q% ^" o" X$ J0 aRange closes to 11,000 yards
+ ?+ D. N" @+ o9 ~8 jCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , 3 `6 R B4 J# K" P, s
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat- w9 z; m" l6 u. _/ c0 P. R3 k
- escorted by DD Tanikaze , DD Urakaze , DD Shiranui , ' n. [5 s& ^9 F6 Q2 h9 T! }
DD Isokaze9 t, P- r3 _$ g' A9 ?. n
BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards4 f, M) G: X0 t- p m
DD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
* d2 {) P7 n. m1 x4 ~5 _: W8 bCA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
6 o( |4 K* H4 G3 `- n% I7 S; _DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
' I/ x3 Q5 t& `, b) yDD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards& `7 r# e7 X2 S$ n7 q, G
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards
, H# U; z* Q1 `: ARange closes to 9,000 yards
5 }& g7 l4 N, ]( r+ x; z6 dCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , - p4 c; R9 m& X5 r! D; ^) r
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat. w/ x! B, w1 F! ?0 k1 q+ W- T
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Hamakaze , DD Isokaze
- z5 ?& S+ W+ s+ vDD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards
# K8 V9 \' C* `( T! DBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards+ f' Z6 }* w" }2 m
BB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards
. t z3 [9 v" ^5 N- sDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards
4 w& t! c1 t1 e2 r( lDD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards3 u7 ? j5 P2 w- g- q& i4 I6 J
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards: Q" a2 e+ j, e( n# d! {1 k
Range increases to 12,000 yards% B# `7 I5 o$ T. ?
DD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards6 ?3 k" v% d; Y7 r
DD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards
7 d% W& w! W; P; E/ YDD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards: h% a- G# C) m9 B
DD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
# r+ Z$ ]! V( Q4 b2 S8 j4 LDD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards. }2 Y) z8 n& n5 K( e
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape; C! R. F/ l# C2 V- ]0 o- X
Task forces break off..., @! M9 O4 [: y+ A
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards8 V9 w8 K2 b; N' i% u$ J
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Japanese Ships
6 Z$ W$ o* @' _/ x- Y& S CV Kaga; @- I8 k8 ^$ _! x; ]. W0 w
CV Hiryu
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. s# \8 C- r$ W# U2 h, Z CV Shokaku. ]. N. F4 V: t, Q$ c' m
CV Zuikaku
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BB Hiei
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E$ F; _; b7 j. m& I. e& y2 _ CA Tone, Shell hits 19 X! j+ i9 x# U; p
CA Chikuma
# r* ~. U6 _% Y4 p+ d3 t/ o5 [ CL Abukuma
B; W+ F! d l# ?5 J4 b DD Akigumo
p5 O* _& J! O DD Kagero
6 U' Y. W: |: [ DD Isokaze. ~% |; Z, w- O# `. M
DD Shiranui; v9 _: H$ b; A& o; A
DD Urakaze2 Z- x5 Q! f( f
DD Hamakaze5 a4 A* W6 I$ u) K+ t: Q# z! f
DD Tanikaze
7 N* a; \. ^5 y DD Arare
: \& x k0 e' n! c1 x t DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships
0 F- W) Q; v* r* x& Y6 ] DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 ]3 {- S7 R. V8 [& }! O DD Farragut, Shell hits 1! E5 S# s0 j) d6 \ o) [. M
DD Dewey: _3 `) a. M$ {; B+ P
DD Hull
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PH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。
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8 r7 C5 K0 t8 q) O/ `8 [Morning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108 ) j/ |( T/ r$ n1 S
9 y% e' B- {- @3 z4 A4 B5 lWeather in hex: Thunderstorms: k% H+ K/ H" \: g8 b; v! d
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' g7 \5 J: `3 NEstimated time to target is 4 minutes: J9 x y5 X: H1 R; i s
1 Q7 C9 t% A8 G' W7 b# y. o5 `" k! UJapanese aircraft
4 _5 S) S! t; ?# x B5N2 Kate x 25
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( B8 p' P+ u$ _: @; r/ A! ~, wJapanese aircraft losses
: |* K- i/ e# Q B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged' S7 a. a& D; K" C+ i0 O
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7 I3 k) i8 Y- m, R& @$ o/ c( d BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage( a0 s9 u* l! [
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage5 F7 U2 S; \4 {* P1 r- c1 v( e. K) o/ W
- W" f' e; g4 T" c7 w$ F3 ^Port hits 75 A" ]+ K, X) d; ]8 D' m8 J
Port supply hits 1* T. R+ v, p8 @/ g1 h) n* u
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6 b: X9 @- B" @. f' L! I, h, KMorning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107 : [' k+ u( \% o4 e6 x3 t" Z
1 U1 [) ]4 G4 b* f0 U. vWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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* `* m& ~: a3 R8 d" R5 o# a; ]+ xRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
- V3 N; _( u. {) O8 H6 C' HEstimated time to target is 25 minutes6 x' G0 k [3 I. ]
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Japanese aircraft/ L W4 P" }7 ?1 v3 r
A6M2 Zero x 17
: N; G, U, h* |# o% E! U2 c B5N2 Kate x 19, S [& F( R& Q/ t5 ^; ~4 ~
N# C8 f3 h0 C4 \5 y- u4 X- g* t8 SJapanese aircraft losses, R: Y1 h' v% q, Q
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
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Allied Ships! R" U+ [. P: Q2 p3 `$ M! m6 d
xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
, y8 A: ]9 m; L9 i BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
( ~' I8 C7 ~) [# C; O. ^9 M' h DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 [6 _0 k" n( H( R. x0 \% f7 j
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4 |* y3 \3 C& h# N4 {8 D* T' p1 ~3 z/ L/ A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。# z" v* p# X8 c8 a3 W1 a
Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48)
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6260 @) B$ z/ g0 Q9 O$ w& J
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Defending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 141; v7 K3 x7 o& Q' ^! [6 U' W
8 n, r0 ^/ Q' c0 x5 c% G7 a; h/ u0 bAllied adjusted assault: 751
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. r: o' g' Z) y, P8 bJapanese adjusted defense: 41 % G- @. {0 D) m9 U6 A% S0 N! X8 K8 o
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4)
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% y( B( A/ Y/ L: H) v/ L* IAllied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!
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Combat modifiers9 ~6 X8 q9 y+ g+ n
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)3 ^0 T& H) c e6 Q( V: O; @$ S
experience(-)
, `/ W, A4 F/ N% M" u9 c7 kAttacker: shock(+)+ b0 A& [1 c9 z8 o8 k
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Japanese ground losses:
$ }8 t* C+ y" M+ B, u: m 1686 casualties reported
1 s6 ]3 @. i+ _4 w/ ]: Q Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled2 ^+ j7 T5 s, @6 c0 q
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled! t, |+ [8 D% g! d* p' J* ]* d
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 O2 \# c+ F4 {! }+ z. F" o# ^ Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)
! _# x& H5 {, V- b0 ~ d Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)# s" ^7 N( s- ]6 A' K" b" g+ m
Units retreated 53 f, O' S) R$ w6 }# [9 Q9 y
8 l" P- Z/ i9 K# V6 U) g5 PAllied ground losses:
- M: C; G' G- p8 i9 j/ S 406 casualties reported
+ K! [$ B1 R; H4 @; x6 r Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled
5 M G) L; f: L6 b2 Y$ y/ A5 z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
, x( L+ L9 c% Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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5 k. X. l2 {! i Q1 dAssaulting units:
- v% f) i+ V% h 12th Chinese Corps
! \( y' I% S- C5 O, {! l& b 29th Chinese Corps
) f8 _- x, b# V0 D- j M 85th Chinese Corps
5 c* Q) B8 {; i% ]4 ? 2nd Group Army
. _/ }! y1 a3 C3 C( U/ F 3rd Group Army+ W9 z+ _8 `4 @7 x& G
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Defending units:
" ]2 u4 ^ ^0 [" Q* _, N 12th RGC Temp. Division1 t. i+ v. ?5 d% a8 r/ e
14th RGC Temp. Division
+ j N, p9 J+ {% I2 b/ Y( ?; t 18th RGC Temp. Division
q" s9 J/ c# Y1 W) F 52nd Road Const Co % }1 c& Y3 P7 C
67th JAAF AF Coy % A1 `4 }7 H6 z' W: |4 W. g
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- h) \, j( C7 i4 `! M国军突击南昌,虽被打退,但日军面对优势敌军,已无战意,开始撤退。
4 t/ A* W' ^# O. Y3 \! K% k, Z. dGround combat at Nanchang (85,54)
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Allied Shock attack+ \) H/ l0 w( t* x% D! U
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Attacking force 39510 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612
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Defending force 11531 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3927 Y, k, C% u( W% V
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Allied adjusted assault: 1301 - U% ^5 [- `+ `) F6 H
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Japanese adjusted defense: 401
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6 i1 e3 ^- U: n. j1 E+ {Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4)
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) G9 q5 o: K: _# A) S* RAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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0 K2 z: U: W8 c4 l. ?. @5 I2 e6 fCombat modifiers
: ^3 T- y4 F& B: A/ ZDefender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: shock(+)
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( x) ?" p2 O# s( Z8 y' cJapanese ground losses:
) e- S9 q/ Y- X! D2 `4 } 518 casualties reported% U5 h+ d- g: f F2 T- H) j: x
Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
1 v) b, Z2 |) h. z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled1 @# U$ b( l6 m3 H# C6 _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
: Z$ O! z) V/ @0 ~5 Q- ?0 |' b 2941 casualties reported
& ~4 N0 `$ k1 [3 y! L8 W Squads: 16 destroyed, 376 disabled1 F$ G$ u; ?: O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
# Z% O. p" d/ B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
* V6 Y6 f1 b. j% Z' k$ Q1 ] Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)/ Y; B% A6 G; g$ o! D) \
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Assaulting units:2 \. u! @/ M$ M
86th Chinese Corps
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8 _7 O% K u" E% L( E. z 70th Chinese Corps6 O2 r, _$ | U- w3 X# ^; R
49th Chinese Corps
2 ?1 [, A2 O# L! A/ j Y* W" t 28th Chinese Corps! q9 j& d" d3 F& f1 w( G
21st Chinese Corps3 l, O/ ^2 J& a/ ~0 M& I: `
78th Chinese Corps6 e+ o; ]: L6 T# G
3rd New Chinese Corps
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30th Group Army2 t: r5 v/ Q+ Q4 g
32nd Group Army
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4 n" p6 Q$ \. I" TDefending units:
0 O; G) O4 {. X* R8 a- w) } 12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
+ ^( N9 g' q" A0 a9 x# M 11th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2 {" s# c0 T4 ]1 n 23rd RGC Temp. Division |