12月16日,前一天被日军舰队偷袭的盟军大股运输船队以为危险已经过去,趁夜返航向汤斯维尔,不了正与返航途中的日军舰队遭遇,结果又遭受一轮新的打击,再次蒙受了一次巨大损失,日军舰队指挥官估计,连续两次打击之下,击沉的盟军运输船在20艘以上,船上的人员与装备物资损失严重。2 a0 h$ T4 _* b5 p
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 16, 445 a6 k f0 Z; s0 ^& R( T7 D w _
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 4,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
9 ~ G" Z; K2 D' Q; s$ r1 r DD Myojinkaze
% I1 O& t4 q( U DD Kosukaze
* l& m4 j& ^5 \2 Y% S {$ u1 M DD Yamanakaze
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$ _; R9 m0 x0 K8 K: }' S! hAllied Ships7 ]4 @- ^( R; @* G" ~' s3 Q
xAP Golden Racer8 a: z: Z) s& b7 U# d1 h
xAP Mallory Lykes
. q( D$ j: j" Y4 x xAP Abigail Adams1 g) K" p" k# S
xAP Andrew D. White$ O1 c/ n6 j- m; S
xAP Andrew Furuseth; w J4 K7 ^$ T: `& D! _% ]- u
xAP Archbishop Lamy
9 H9 L, g, S9 t3 L, a xAP B. F. Shaw
$ l" @0 i! L7 |# N xAP B. Livingston# K9 {2 f0 H/ M, Q
xAP Benjamin Ide Wheeler( G' H) I$ Z4 Z0 ~5 i2 G: y
xAP Benjamin Lundy. r5 a0 x5 Z- q8 P2 w' B
xAP Caleb Strong
( O+ G8 b( o( u2 z# ]2 ~9 W" d xAP Carlos Carrillo
. Z! L7 U* @" b/ [8 \ xAP Charles H. Windham
+ Q6 G0 J# z! B8 T5 y6 E; j xAP Charles P. Steinmetz3 J* ]6 {) i; M+ K, K6 P; |
xAP Chief Washakie, Shell hits 12, heavy fires
6 l, B: d# l/ N9 u" h9 ~ xAP Daniel Drake
N, I: d7 }/ }/ r, w# T xAP Daniel S. Lamont
" u, {6 H3 W0 t4 i. z5 M1 x, ` xAP David Gaillard# Y; E; o. V! T
xAP David J. Brewer, K: Z" m0 B7 ?' m3 z/ h/ ?
xAP Edward Livingston {7 A# ?& s' }" |% g: y1 x
xAP Edwin Markham; `: r' K6 h1 j3 p% v! O
xAP Frances E. Willard3 t, C0 \: e/ O
xAP Francis P. Blair9 t' U# @9 s8 ` s
xAP Leland Stanford6 E! ^$ p: S: k4 H8 z. b
xAP Leslie M. Shaw, Shell hits 4
1 A2 B( n" V' ^& m ] xAP Lew Wallace }, T1 T$ N! }+ c
xAP Lewis Cass( p/ M7 r, M! v' W$ q! i
xAP Lydia M. Child* V; T4 f. L8 a9 L. o# G
xAP Stanley Matthews5 c/ |# X8 A" s, o6 _
xAP Stephen J. Field
3 P( L& o0 L8 k9 R7 K xAP Thomas A. Edison
! D. w" G+ \" c9 Q( b xAP Walter Colton
j2 j7 a! n/ l/ W xAP William C. Claiborne9 M# ~6 V; u3 Y) |& x$ u+ ?
xAP William E. Channing, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, w4 n: J6 [' A Y6 m8 v
xAP Alice Moller6 p% R( [' ~* n* @4 p9 e8 x9 T
xAP Erinpura
* z" v0 X9 ?0 ^& s xAP Jaladuta, d0 w7 s) @: m" i2 A
xAP Kutsang, ]9 M4 }+ ~$ {
xAP Nils Moller
- \# V( Y8 c5 X. X( K( m: P xAP Nirvana3 s% a: D. @* b& g& w
xAP Nurmahal, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage/ |4 h6 D% \3 K# v6 Q* X' Q$ u: W
xAP Silverbeech, Shell hits 8, on fire: B* d4 J- m9 J
xAP Clan Macnaughton, Shell hits 12 W: S% A9 `! x+ h2 S' W7 f
% N. K# g/ E9 r) k2 b: J4 @Allied ground losses:5 ~7 ]% e, j) j% m/ t' E" D( Q
41 casualties reported% ?% N" f' H% @+ k( M' Y5 w: _: e" `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& T, m6 O" B1 |6 P- J Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 22 disabled1 S$ w1 N r6 Y# @; ~
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
! _7 C i1 U. [/ Z1 J7 ? Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)" o! X% V- w8 t+ c
Vehicles lost 31 (6 destroyed, 25 disabled)# K8 B6 ?9 ~. T% r
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. X; s @; f2 a: K$ O( |9 GNight Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 4,000 Yards$ S5 d; { i+ J0 @
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Japanese Ships
. @7 M) {( `3 |/ W3 @) [: [# S" V; X' ^ CA Tone
- C1 Z) I& w9 k$ H" t7 M CA Chikuma
. Q. K* x; O8 i) ~ CA Mogami- G( w# j2 w# y( M; e( G, z
CA Mikuma
* ?) v5 L O2 } CA Suzuya
6 O) v0 V7 W L2 @6 y CA Kumano
/ G$ _+ S: o5 O$ {' H DD Haruzuki
1 `( \, d6 t7 Q7 ` DD Naganami% B: w4 l4 K& c( L1 d
DD Urazuki1 x: i; k) T8 y9 ?7 L9 r( C, A
DD Benigumo. Y+ C3 k3 ]& @4 L
6 j9 e# u7 O7 q5 R) YAllied Ships
' k, _: m4 H8 ?& ? xAP Chief Washakie, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 z9 t7 D& ?+ v1 O7 s1 T/ O
xAP William E. Channing, Shell hits 22, and is sunk; z; N* K) ^! a2 G
xAP Nurmahal, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:' t1 ~) w& l7 l9 z: b
148 casualties reported
8 K8 K, I; t9 F- A! `; h1 { Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; C# k2 }1 o; G7 g
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 8 disabled
7 X2 R" v! M: u& t$ ^1 ~: [ Engineers: 45 destroyed, 14 disabled
) `. a l- P7 {- J3 R V Vehicles lost 37 (27 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 3,000 Yards0 Z6 F9 m9 f5 B! _
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Japanese Ships$ Z6 X3 x7 ]" x2 Z1 ~3 O
CA Tone
: E7 v2 }- }' @. c$ J& ^; g, Z CA Chikuma. X* D5 g7 |2 \* w- K! h. @ q
CA Mogami
: l) q" v5 K3 m4 I+ ^* ]! F& Y CA Mikuma1 J% ?# q% X, T6 w9 H5 f7 N" [
CA Suzuya
: U, P; G# c0 i9 W( C! { CA Kumano% S! u! m! X; f, a3 C
DD Haruzuki
4 f9 [8 S% A1 l, Z* g DD Naganami
/ j+ d% L& f' @4 D" V, o. E$ ^ DD Urazuki/ D0 f- j- o" }2 @5 y
DD Benigumo, a8 D6 s3 N7 q- s" X# b8 b
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Allied Ships% C( [5 v& q0 I6 f
xAP Benjamin H. Grierson, Shell hits 2' U+ O- Y: \' r
xAP David Dudley Field, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ d+ u) X0 ?. l+ p xAP William Dunbar" i/ J$ j/ {0 t- C) b) q1 f
xAP William L. Garrison, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage' j3 D! j' [/ ?7 E. l8 B) {
xAP William M. Stewart, Shell hits 48, and is sunk% Q% `) x4 P4 l1 A) F6 v5 T* ?& M
xAP Jalaputra( f4 N3 F# j) e/ u$ l( f
xAP Singu, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" u' T: y) f1 T" C6 O4 u+ \
xAP Varsova, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:" U9 F0 Q0 B [5 B/ g1 [2 z% D4 v4 ]
657 casualties reported
/ b3 P: G0 H: O7 t Squads: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled( ^5 f8 T2 U5 O
Non Combat: 139 destroyed, 84 disabled$ E" r2 p: q5 y9 Q
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 2 disabled
' U" `# ~: x6 Q% P6 S5 k3 ^8 ` Guns lost 23 (13 destroyed, 10 disabled)) k/ |# f* W- H0 s
Vehicles lost 109 (84 destroyed, 25 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 1,000 Yards4 d/ w& D/ O* O$ b* [
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Japanese Ships
) l. Q: @# z# s, {0 q" |1 Y; ?# @+ p CA Tone
# w# j P% \5 ?% V CA Chikuma
7 J& t l& l5 o- |) q CA Mogami
0 x7 M. E& k$ A; e' x7 _% _% v+ C! J CA Mikuma: u1 H) u. q, @; H; W$ R
CA Suzuya
2 s1 n( l# P. \: ^4 B* t CA Kumano, Shell hits 1) E+ a' `! C! v( `; y0 c" C, I0 l- v
DD Haruzuki6 ^' ^9 x4 E; w5 B! E* m% G
DD Naganami+ P9 N6 B2 H: J& O
DD Urazuki+ M: r& \" R. b1 J' Y# A; T
DD Benigumo- L x! n( N% C0 b4 j Z2 A
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Allied Ships
8 w2 I1 F- J; Y xAP Adoniram Judson, Shell hits 44, and is sunk% G5 q1 T/ j' q8 F* @ P
xAP Edmund Randolph, Shell hits 66, and is sunk
, C; }$ t W- E4 o' r* g xAP Elihu Thomson, Shell hits 38, and is sunk
, \ t/ H5 ^$ Y/ z xAP Vitus Bering, Shell hits 18, and is sunk1 J( @7 I/ V1 `
+ Q/ i# Y$ m9 ]6 u/ F- o5 jAllied ground losses:
6 E7 z0 }5 E; S4 ` 1958 casualties reported
5 p0 T/ c2 h& |- V+ U Squads: 61 destroyed, 90 disabled
2 D5 @* h( M9 X% p Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 165 disabled# N) ~3 _/ ^* R/ P" E. z, e; V# K
Engineers: 55 destroyed, 23 disabled- o/ Q* Q# v1 F& }: C# I5 s( Z
Guns lost 140 (109 destroyed, 31 disabled)
- \ A6 x* o$ d Vehicles lost 182 (126 destroyed, 56 disabled)0 c: G' p; n9 M: @
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ASW attack near Satawal at 104,111
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E No.61
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$ {4 d4 B. w- { SS Segundo, hits 5
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0 j) Q, k/ T) L8 v6 wASW attack near Satawal at 104,111
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Japanese Ships6 W+ ~" X0 k) a2 m, {
E No.5) T* H" F! k, W8 W; S- @2 _6 B
E No.27 u+ l$ P; |8 K }! C
E No.25# ?3 k( A$ E) {: f, ~# g7 c
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SS Segundo, hits 13. ^# h* B9 e0 t# _
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而在同一天,波纳佩岛上的战斗进入了尾声,面对盟军最后的攻势,受伤的日军官兵纷纷自尽殉国
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. ~3 ]% y% K$ y" k& h& N$ rGround combat at Ponape (119,113)4 a" X% S4 n8 ]9 k$ n
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Attacking force 54057 troops, 992 guns, 1942 vehicles, Assault Value = 22857 H1 l% R/ O+ i; B; V+ E2 Y3 x
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Defending force 12018 troops, 52 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 29) s1 k9 V( |3 |7 n
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Allied adjusted assault: 2701 / Y. }/ o- |+ m0 s; Q$ C
" }5 Y3 Y) X( L( [Japanese adjusted defense: 19
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Allied assault odds: 142 to 1 8 w$ }6 |1 s: E' s! ?2 N
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)* Q$ j& `' Z) W, k5 t+ E
supply(-)
: G! K, U0 h! JAttacker: 0 S* o7 v# n! v) y5 Q& N
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Japanese ground losses:
8 H: P* P, l. L 6501 casualties reported9 n# ~! Y8 G' Y# |% C
Squads: 327 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 Y& i5 Q$ D0 K2 i Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 477 disabled
. A0 f0 G2 e) T, V; J7 h( g8 t( G Engineers: 17 destroyed, 1 disabled/ K/ `8 K3 |# _. }. N% I+ p) J
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)* \% E) @! ?9 E0 l& `# C: ]
Vehicles lost 61 (3 destroyed, 58 disabled)6 T' n8 y; E {7 z! B
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Allied ground losses:! b Q$ l5 H; T, M
59 casualties reported# K( B4 z8 ~1 r! l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled. S' \, d P1 \* W& n. x. z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 @* U* W* F' f, a- h' \: Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled4 q c; u! m$ I! P Z" I L
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Assaulting units:. `. l5 B& B) L& W. m6 J
81st Infantry Division1 v. }6 q) ]' D* T5 c
1st Filipino Inf Regiment$ u; U. J( B0 ]2 I5 W8 J8 r
112th Cavalry Regiment
P5 ?" v6 S: }' j# b 716th Tank Battalion# Z8 E4 t$ |, ~. v7 ]% D4 K8 g
767th Tank Battalion) y" k- a' M7 j% T4 Y
I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment% y, I: `% J, M. W- Y
710th Tank Battalion
* R# r% n& [ T2 W* R# _ XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment5 w, k6 V, @$ e& _: D
762nd Tank Battalion
$ |0 A: U6 i; p! i( s. \ 711th Tank Battalion
6 i* Y! }- |- w0 Q 5th Marine Division
6 V3 \: X( @/ l& p) W6 V( q+ J 6th Infantry Division
7 S- F( ]6 A r! R' d" g) | 706th Tank Battalion
4 W) w) u3 ]5 H' w 44th Tank Battalion7 k1 P9 A/ J" A) P! N: m
96th Infantry Division
, _: W$ S9 t' Y, _5 B$ } 35th Aviation Base Force
; Q: W) O: l; y# V, [) V L4 z 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
- a u2 `' @) V' D g: U4 M4 X6 ^2 t, H 96th Coast AA Regiment
; h+ K2 [# Y% [: ^, F$ R3 {- Q 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
( m- x% w- m, Q2 R XIV US Corps* f* J6 {( ~/ Y. W- x
8th Marine Defense Battalion% e: o# P- N. T
4th USA Defense Battalion) g( B- `% L6 h
X Corps Artillery 9 z' {; H& r7 T- H Q# t+ Z
1st USMC AA Battalion. \$ y1 n0 R: i6 R6 y/ U
265th Coastal Artillery Regiment$ v: c7 j6 p6 a0 U* h
738th Coast AA Regiment0 ]9 U; e& d' y; D$ |
I Corps Artillery
- S3 V) a( J$ F& l' p3 y 5th USA Defense Battalion' Y5 x0 i7 c0 z7 W. G% A* `8 P9 m+ p
12th Marine Defense Battalion0 \. i2 j0 ~9 R3 @' |, [- Y
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
- z! Y& g4 p9 f7 \) a9 a7 D# d 14th Marine Defense Battalion1 Y, e: Q- Q3 ~- S( Z
28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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33rd Division
% P$ ~$ b+ A0 e( M4 _( U 3rd Base Force
' F, I0 e. T1 c& A 12th Air Fleet
$ j+ J- Y1 \: K0 P8 ? 19th JAAF Base Force& g4 i# C) d6 w8 c6 T7 ^
18th Army6 P( n' ]9 \3 Z( f4 ~
14th Area Army /1
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; j3 ~5 m! a, R% LJapanese Unit(s) surrounded at Ponape |