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。
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 16, 44
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! R" v5 P0 Z/ m- t$ L FNight Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 4,000 Yards. T/ h2 {, i! o& V" `/ c' ^1 g
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Japanese Ships& K' I6 `% q, |4 P: R8 [9 Z6 P; g
DD Myojinkaze8 R, A2 @3 E- ]; y) U, b
DD Kosukaze6 P5 ]7 ?# f+ Y( r( ^
DD Yamanakaze
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E6 [* u- W9 Z% V' }Allied Ships% {9 D# u$ V0 l
xAP Golden Racer
1 f& B. l* W- y5 t1 N xAP Mallory Lykes
& G( }7 W# Z0 a/ } xAP Abigail Adams" U8 A+ r- c3 X/ h! K6 J3 C
xAP Andrew D. White6 D- O8 B% R& O5 J2 J7 h! t
xAP Andrew Furuseth1 [6 X! N- a+ Z2 @( R) ~; w3 L& W
xAP Archbishop Lamy& O7 e# V1 _3 B1 m3 X
xAP B. F. Shaw9 p7 O" K' R1 X: j4 r o
xAP B. Livingston: j+ x& L% t* Q, @0 ^( O2 V* t
xAP Benjamin Ide Wheeler
8 X x6 j4 b# m xAP Benjamin Lundy; e6 F. o3 g' h: _0 k. F" }
xAP Caleb Strong
; e: l8 ^* @0 l! W6 } xAP Carlos Carrillo) [2 y! {! z4 I1 N# L) u
xAP Charles H. Windham
8 L8 ]& u4 s9 d3 i xAP Charles P. Steinmetz" E) k' K- v- G
xAP Chief Washakie, Shell hits 12, heavy fires0 u8 f- K0 z5 n
xAP Daniel Drake
. `) A$ U8 ]: T: i' r xAP Daniel S. Lamont% |" a! p6 v3 @: z1 |8 k
xAP David Gaillard$ t! ~0 ?# Q% u; U& O: u7 D# O
xAP David J. Brewer' N7 c5 Y3 K; P
xAP Edward Livingston( [" ]3 R9 a3 s# E5 p
xAP Edwin Markham% y; O( a+ g$ \. e
xAP Frances E. Willard
9 \+ Y; B% N' d( m xAP Francis P. Blair% `0 B, S4 O% j4 e9 i- h6 E& `
xAP Leland Stanford
2 i+ c p% \3 X2 ~ xAP Leslie M. Shaw, Shell hits 4
+ f# J( v1 i% f$ [ xAP Lew Wallace) Y, V$ j6 s' X3 U2 z8 D* W
xAP Lewis Cass5 c8 [# w* ]( z9 X
xAP Lydia M. Child. j% H2 m) }1 v8 ?6 i5 A* b
xAP Stanley Matthews7 K$ v! Z- G4 b1 c6 @1 X, V
xAP Stephen J. Field" r1 |0 p. i# V, R5 ~" ^
xAP Thomas A. Edison; n+ Q# d8 V4 n e# Q+ _
xAP Walter Colton* Z* I& C: e1 W% ]8 o
xAP William C. Claiborne
9 Q1 w# P" }4 O. ^# o xAP William E. Channing, Shell hits 14, heavy fires
( x( E# t4 s F, e$ X N xAP Alice Moller+ F0 z# O$ h# y
xAP Erinpura
5 z5 F4 _ I* w9 I2 a+ e xAP Jaladuta B: A* D. M# Y. D4 X6 O1 J
xAP Kutsang, z6 }9 `% S# G
xAP Nils Moller/ s# k- M- |4 m E6 o
xAP Nirvana& G, P, D* @3 {3 j
xAP Nurmahal, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 m0 r; b: U; K. r! U5 u4 J+ t! n; z xAP Silverbeech, Shell hits 8, on fire! U% L9 r* o9 d7 M0 N
xAP Clan Macnaughton, Shell hits 1& n5 d+ d1 v/ t; k2 O: I
2 O- k9 w4 H" H/ `5 I2 ?! CAllied ground losses:
9 N) H' P* p+ N1 f( K( f8 x: ^ 41 casualties reported+ D8 c7 C* N) Z- i8 T$ o# i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 l3 `$ |* n Y6 ?7 c Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 22 disabled
# v3 @$ m A3 R/ h9 t Engineers: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
% C n! x7 B& P9 K0 j Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)7 D1 n% k- R: N2 y
Vehicles lost 31 (6 destroyed, 25 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 4,000 Yards, Z2 D. p5 c% ?6 `+ o* a
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; B; t- R) `& c CA Chikuma
5 P7 o' X/ f0 l t CA Mogami2 r2 \# s: w- G4 D, z% I3 J
CA Mikuma3 P! w7 x L8 ?2 j
CA Suzuya* c' c9 l" w$ k% j) R" B" }
CA Kumano
5 \) F9 @# C/ _4 E3 V! \0 ~3 ^) b3 p DD Haruzuki" Q8 c' G( a. Y/ G! s; D& n
DD Naganami8 i' m0 s" t/ b* A
DD Urazuki7 ~$ Q5 p( a( L& X7 r
DD Benigumo
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Allied Ships
- s( L0 X7 W' i6 \6 B$ L5 k9 c. ` xAP Chief Washakie, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 P _5 I% L7 z9 }' t
xAP William E. Channing, Shell hits 22, and is sunk1 r2 l0 ^) |6 f( U3 q. J2 r) B8 u
xAP Nurmahal, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:' C- {* U! C( ]* }- L
148 casualties reported9 ?$ B1 S' c; v6 m( v2 j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 h, J7 _+ o! F Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 8 disabled
/ J& K: b" ] w i7 h1 e Engineers: 45 destroyed, 14 disabled2 D3 K8 q5 L6 g1 o
Vehicles lost 37 (27 destroyed, 10 disabled)) v% a9 m f9 ~1 ]. v
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" o% |& \: \& `4 qNight Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 3,000 Yards8 g/ e' J; B( c& e5 `
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CA Tone
% h" x: L1 E+ t2 _6 g& n CA Chikuma
9 B/ D' X, U$ O. t CA Mogami
1 _& v" m/ j/ n5 r CA Mikuma) o" C9 K. W/ U
CA Suzuya4 l5 |+ @/ L1 W, m8 F' I
CA Kumano
0 K- V& A+ @5 D: y DD Haruzuki
% y% p2 Y3 D3 G3 h DD Naganami
! ^$ I# x" W# @; T DD Urazuki2 c( U$ E: h6 U
DD Benigumo
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0 }3 O2 N/ _; T F+ g7 fAllied Ships& [/ [% r% z% j) i. H
xAP Benjamin H. Grierson, Shell hits 2
$ F3 ~$ w* p# x xAP David Dudley Field, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage! y0 Y1 M, H _3 L/ @
xAP William Dunbar% |* @* B8 T8 }$ G, b3 u$ `9 v: H
xAP William L. Garrison, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 I# f n& }1 l xAP William M. Stewart, Shell hits 48, and is sunk
$ Z# I K! _) r/ P$ X, A) p* c xAP Jalaputra4 S! x& R8 T* m
xAP Singu, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 L! r$ Z: U2 V: p. X& |
xAP Varsova, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk `4 h5 C$ ?, D. i
( ?3 w$ n0 ?& H4 ~% nAllied ground losses:! S2 R. _8 _, P9 z/ f$ A
657 casualties reported
% z0 v- q$ i: Y0 t8 Z3 J4 ^ Squads: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 {7 y# q3 \2 W$ a( M' m+ F Non Combat: 139 destroyed, 84 disabled
: a, R8 Z/ E3 y Engineers: 18 destroyed, 2 disabled* b+ T3 R" U+ k3 s+ ^
Guns lost 23 (13 destroyed, 10 disabled)
+ @5 t7 d' O- a4 z Vehicles lost 109 (84 destroyed, 25 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 1,000 Yards- v- O3 ]; n. g% i% b+ x
( Q+ H9 y- J' k fJapanese Ships
- Q+ t% X8 R' w# u" p; n CA Tone- b) K3 Q. d1 i" e
CA Chikuma
& D) Y7 q0 E& P% v. o CA Mogami
! Z/ a$ K7 v; {$ r7 W9 Y; U* o CA Mikuma
. X: ]0 U( ]- m8 i CA Suzuya
1 V2 S6 e1 N, S0 s7 m6 ?. } CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
+ m% }4 d" W( L/ _ DD Haruzuki- b4 b' P' B+ h/ y
DD Naganami4 L% r8 N3 @2 @+ e+ Q# S
DD Urazuki2 o+ o+ [+ f% W& n
DD Benigumo4 x- x B6 r/ ]' [# r3 b& p
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Allied Ships
$ Q' O2 q4 D, |4 y) M4 k; S xAP Adoniram Judson, Shell hits 44, and is sunk
: F9 Q' o+ F4 M- |2 ~ xAP Edmund Randolph, Shell hits 66, and is sunk- c2 X$ T' j& H! I U
xAP Elihu Thomson, Shell hits 38, and is sunk
6 h- d% {4 T, h* t# P xAP Vitus Bering, Shell hits 18, and is sunk( e0 ~8 N9 M7 I$ M7 g; G/ T
: c& f6 g4 j; Y! VAllied ground losses:
1 Q/ m3 _% Y+ ]) v 1958 casualties reported
. s s8 i5 N& x2 N5 h Squads: 61 destroyed, 90 disabled
) e; F) t& w$ X6 {; {) Y6 |! s- { Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 165 disabled
S ^7 v3 r- U) _1 p Engineers: 55 destroyed, 23 disabled/ X$ `" A9 Y9 }6 Y( b; }9 |1 G
Guns lost 140 (109 destroyed, 31 disabled)
' y8 M4 ~1 ?- U) i Vehicles lost 182 (126 destroyed, 56 disabled)
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/ C" y- t* S& L9 y3 r7 V! |当天日军驱潜舰队还重创一艘盟军潜艇
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ASW attack near Satawal at 104,111: {3 t( w, }2 r2 [7 t( n
. P0 g$ y. {$ q% l% Z5 pJapanese Ships6 e; a3 d0 r' l% \! J
E No.63
/ G6 R! @0 j. u: P: m E No.61
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SS Segundo, hits 5
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$ H1 J$ {3 N! f; K; cASW attack near Satawal at 104,111
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E No.5
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E No.25% u1 ~- z7 ]) ]/ |4 Y
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Allied Ships
! E) f4 L6 k$ y0 ?3 B7 T! {9 }- c SS Segundo, hits 13
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/ X @1 X9 Z+ w) `2 d4 o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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6 k* S) M% h3 Q7 @Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 54057 troops, 992 guns, 1942 vehicles, Assault Value = 22850 f- Y' J- G% d/ R+ p5 h3 a4 C
( k3 e7 h+ w# ~: `6 O DDefending force 12018 troops, 52 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
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Allied adjusted assault: 2701
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d- X, P2 h: u# g7 ^) AJapanese adjusted defense: 19 5 d. ^6 i) c9 H' G1 y4 \
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Allied assault odds: 142 to 1 ( M j$ Y% w% N) b) \5 N* V
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Combat modifiers
6 s- y/ U) u& W D0 N- F0 H1 dDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
0 ?+ s$ X% ]4 r0 _ supply(-)
( i3 U# V: b3 }4 g" jAttacker:
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6501 casualties reported6 l7 T, c& R! W
Squads: 327 destroyed, 0 disabled f W7 r' s! R% Q: x% o5 \8 V
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 477 disabled$ h% h! K8 m D* p: s! N" A3 ^, Q
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ O6 W: y8 o& K Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
; o- C' F# j! I8 o5 u Vehicles lost 61 (3 destroyed, 58 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:2 Z6 W& C/ a8 q7 ?
59 casualties reported# b& Z2 K5 N, S Z' @6 y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
, Z* ^. W& a7 i( M. w. X% r6 y4 V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 v) `$ K ?6 Y: n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
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5 @6 ]! H. m2 `( |Assaulting units:
1 A0 E+ I" v) _2 m& Y 81st Infantry Division: s7 S4 y( _9 j) \1 |. j
1st Filipino Inf Regiment* F6 [3 h+ P. l4 V
112th Cavalry Regiment* Y( W$ N$ I6 P- G
716th Tank Battalion
' A5 f, B7 o* N9 G$ c 767th Tank Battalion1 X$ D- j3 s( Z, I# E, ^& d
I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment y4 D6 Y% M: j, i/ w
710th Tank Battalion
5 B$ ?" h/ n& q. M+ ~$ z XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
9 g4 a# \) u) @/ V 762nd Tank Battalion- Y3 ]7 d" S7 |! {4 X5 V
711th Tank Battalion
+ k$ ~8 f. Q1 E% Z3 k9 H# S 5th Marine Division
) Y3 c1 a" n. ?3 P* N8 T; y 6th Infantry Division
; L: \0 X1 h2 l. _/ ] 706th Tank Battalion5 q) v7 f" V8 h9 i! K- v; k* O
44th Tank Battalion# A# c1 b* y5 V" j4 ~
96th Infantry Division
# F1 S0 m* C) L- O' ~, a 35th Aviation Base Force
+ X( R2 C" Y- r' ~6 D$ m- A 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment8 j K+ G' y" q
96th Coast AA Regiment
" j T; l( T; {( b5 d 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion$ l/ q9 }3 |; c9 Y
XIV US Corps
3 `3 }4 R U/ }% ], w* E c, R 8th Marine Defense Battalion! E! O0 a1 ?4 F" R) m& S
4th USA Defense Battalion. d- R! d: Z8 O# [1 [2 A5 z% g
X Corps Artillery / `8 L! Z( [+ J. _% A
1st USMC AA Battalion- N0 T" J; U* J G( g
265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
, D& K* U5 w! K! A 738th Coast AA Regiment
6 w# @- o) P3 t( ?9 ` I Corps Artillery
" P* ^; O& s5 m' [# m 5th USA Defense Battalion
5 ~# _5 V6 H r$ v* q& D 12th Marine Defense Battalion3 L$ `/ u. v. _/ |* f! ?
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
6 g( V8 R- I, f+ D; x) X0 ~ 14th Marine Defense Battalion
* o. F; i) d! }( o! t 28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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33rd Division% u: p, o& M0 r7 N5 Q1 Z% a( S, J
3rd Base Force
1 D. s! G: l9 i: C: h 12th Air Fleet
( X/ }5 |0 t) i7 e% X5 M 19th JAAF Base Force0 M! x% z5 k1 [/ F# o
18th Army
+ x/ W {5 v" A. {4 ] 14th Area Army /1
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Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Ponape |