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。9 n1 T8 k4 W3 a: }( [9 I& L/ T8 a% N
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 16, 44
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- j- r. W% Q! W/ lNight Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 4,000 Yards0 I' x) F- F/ c% ` v! n. I/ P
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Japanese Ships
1 _$ t; X( [5 L DD Myojinkaze
5 j, c4 A4 |( ~, O DD Kosukaze
: u1 I* ~/ r& T2 }7 a DD Yamanakaze6 Y* e/ r$ p. U. n
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Allied Ships
* a \6 N d2 H% O8 R xAP Golden Racer: P9 R& U3 R# M; j1 ^& ]
xAP Mallory Lykes) r; S% s, J; a" ]$ p: Z' o
xAP Abigail Adams
# v6 m& H$ t# z5 a7 w& G xAP Andrew D. White
: J* O+ A( `& z4 R$ | o xAP Andrew Furuseth5 c; ]+ W8 `1 t+ L# u( g
xAP Archbishop Lamy
9 P+ s* n8 X8 _: B5 o" J1 z xAP B. F. Shaw! m0 P6 d7 k5 N! w3 [7 V8 v; B7 j( _
xAP B. Livingston* K, n( d1 g0 n
xAP Benjamin Ide Wheeler
, x9 t5 I) i# E$ T9 ^ xAP Benjamin Lundy0 c( p7 p/ t5 ?* O& i" Z7 O; R
xAP Caleb Strong9 \6 p1 H& O' |) l
xAP Carlos Carrillo- x/ S$ ~( ]' m
xAP Charles H. Windham
- C6 A2 n2 ]& c) y xAP Charles P. Steinmetz5 N1 R* k P5 D3 j F. z6 t
xAP Chief Washakie, Shell hits 12, heavy fires. _" H5 H: \* d) Q. C6 U6 `
xAP Daniel Drake, c! `3 z4 u \) t0 `* R
xAP Daniel S. Lamont
$ m- C# C% B1 x) o: n xAP David Gaillard( C" T/ L* L6 z( F* ^
xAP David J. Brewer. d+ y) w! q* v) q0 T& u' j, t3 t
xAP Edward Livingston
; X8 P2 q: t% N9 e4 y% t3 L xAP Edwin Markham: ^+ d3 ~, r+ R, @' z3 r- A. l
xAP Frances E. Willard4 ^) k+ \4 m- c6 I: w" o
xAP Francis P. Blair# _5 h2 X& e$ K* K
xAP Leland Stanford& a8 n$ b( e- _& s5 H' M- z' a- P
xAP Leslie M. Shaw, Shell hits 43 ^, }5 k( [1 N1 e1 I
xAP Lew Wallace
) c! ]0 E) a& d: n4 h xAP Lewis Cass* B3 P! l/ G$ Q: ?
xAP Lydia M. Child
7 Q" t9 h9 C5 s1 } xAP Stanley Matthews2 H/ V8 \$ g/ M7 A c
xAP Stephen J. Field0 L9 [% ~& e f8 h& q
xAP Thomas A. Edison
: Q. y: e/ ^3 `: r( d' u xAP Walter Colton v9 ~$ i! `8 O I* S! F( \
xAP William C. Claiborne
) A" o1 ~3 ?. J8 y- Z3 B xAP William E. Channing, Shell hits 14, heavy fires Z8 ^ g, d$ \$ k
xAP Alice Moller3 o1 A0 |! Y( A
xAP Erinpura
9 C% J" L1 T! D- U1 E+ I* _ xAP Jaladuta: c" T$ U: H9 O4 V" N9 Q# c+ y
xAP Kutsang" ]' r! h/ Q1 T3 k/ ]
xAP Nils Moller
1 O) q# S6 U6 i1 c) m2 [6 k3 e: Y xAP Nirvana
7 g g; }3 u' K$ Y7 o) D2 x xAP Nurmahal, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 T! V9 q" T1 d0 S, i. J xAP Silverbeech, Shell hits 8, on fire; y% ` ?! M* z; F
xAP Clan Macnaughton, Shell hits 1
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7 r! g& V; X( E& pAllied ground losses:: A9 n% o3 i" }* R6 q1 @" ]
41 casualties reported
3 y9 s# `1 m! _1 `; B3 b Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: K# x5 G, x" ~, Y% K k Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 22 disabled3 |2 H5 a6 y; v4 F
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
' v$ C5 o5 Y6 N% D; k, t5 u: j Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
' s7 J: |" l3 X 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/ o5 a: P6 k) K! j# A, m
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Japanese Ships* m) g: m: f$ H8 g, y
CA Tone) G* X+ v* o, k1 z4 _5 q
CA Chikuma0 W9 \5 X' o8 u3 w- W) N
CA Mogami
5 r5 e9 s) [& |% S2 D CA Mikuma' K8 }1 z% L$ s1 ^8 C1 z3 W! L0 y
CA Suzuya3 A' ?- D/ @, `! q' i0 S. D- Z
CA Kumano7 @1 w( n, M8 ?" e* I
DD Haruzuki( a" ?6 p4 n1 |0 b* q) f/ `- z
DD Naganami
4 Z4 q/ R" q _% F DD Urazuki; ~- x& D6 `1 W1 Q [# x, E7 ?8 |
DD Benigumo2 D9 C6 d$ Q9 {. v5 |* G
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c6 _6 D+ h3 d l8 \; m s xAP Chief Washakie, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ _/ @4 a5 s, T: }7 \) z y/ U
xAP William E. Channing, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
+ \, @$ @, i: X/ f0 Y! X) G xAP Nurmahal, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:; S0 C- ?. s' P, |
148 casualties reported. s! @* H9 A7 U* V4 C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled l! T; o# w1 V2 r
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 8 disabled
' M/ [% B2 H3 ^8 U# l( i6 h# }$ o Engineers: 45 destroyed, 14 disabled8 |9 m7 b8 o# ~% M: w
Vehicles lost 37 (27 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 3,000 Yards) x: p: ~9 c; d* |
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Japanese Ships
6 v$ N$ M, V+ G8 I6 k2 v+ `3 D CA Tone3 I' W8 Z& }: f! |* x& O4 @( s, j
CA Chikuma
, F8 ~3 Q5 W/ \2 W2 s$ G0 c9 k CA Mogami' Z l" X0 G# p4 T. `, A
CA Mikuma3 L% I4 D2 R5 ~8 W
CA Suzuya
6 M% G1 X) @# M% \) g7 [' d3 @ ] CA Kumano
* T" @# x0 O# N x, p+ b2 d DD Haruzuki
2 T; k2 p% {1 S* e, \ DD Naganami
: y# b0 a2 B' G DD Urazuki
$ X% P+ Q; L5 l! r8 o% e2 }2 E DD Benigumo O" v$ I# h# ^: ~. x( w" S
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xAP Benjamin H. Grierson, Shell hits 2( b6 V: d: Y/ R. D- [+ e3 I/ y3 V
xAP David Dudley Field, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 p$ o# m% d$ h' ]( q! |2 K xAP William Dunbar
4 K; Q. p4 K. f; t+ m2 T/ W xAP William L. Garrison, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage2 u% [* t2 X; H2 B; F# `
xAP William M. Stewart, Shell hits 48, and is sunk
6 ?7 L. `0 _+ I3 Z xAP Jalaputra
3 n! G8 f8 s* y$ T. v% j% { xAP Singu, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 i5 m9 n3 \ K9 P+ }; R' r4 g3 ]
xAP Varsova, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:: A$ @6 J) g" [3 E& F
657 casualties reported" k6 r; A5 G% R$ G! B# I9 y
Squads: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled9 L$ i% E) l7 N* M3 O
Non Combat: 139 destroyed, 84 disabled! u J3 P& O1 [+ m
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ w0 \9 C- Z( k" m1 o" s" f Guns lost 23 (13 destroyed, 10 disabled)) J* p7 h b% m& C+ T$ y# b
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
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CA Tone9 V5 Z" N5 x0 u9 d2 _0 l
CA Chikuma: L, u3 H1 K8 o) F$ |$ T3 \" K
CA Mogami
% f; B' p8 N! s/ I/ e CA Mikuma
# [! b* {4 w2 p0 w) c3 p* E' { CA Suzuya7 H$ Y% p; g8 n+ J+ ?- m
CA Kumano, Shell hits 13 v" f3 B( g, |$ `: A
DD Haruzuki
$ p' u, @4 i8 [# w4 @ DD Naganami
3 L) M5 [2 c0 \3 e, R' r DD Urazuki
9 X0 C; t( U& K% D( J DD Benigumo5 E; X) @3 p T
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Allied Ships' D& C: e& r/ `
xAP Adoniram Judson, Shell hits 44, and is sunk8 e$ g9 ?0 R4 s0 T
xAP Edmund Randolph, Shell hits 66, and is sunk
) U7 Y D. O3 o+ d& X. M xAP Elihu Thomson, Shell hits 38, and is sunk
2 I( c d/ M+ C. U xAP Vitus Bering, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:( G3 O0 W3 T5 c! b! [
1958 casualties reported
0 Q9 w( P/ t8 b" N5 S Squads: 61 destroyed, 90 disabled
9 l, y/ N. ^/ a8 s. m8 s, R8 n Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 165 disabled
% L1 G! W! T6 h) a; Y Engineers: 55 destroyed, 23 disabled# G: f* w" T& I$ ]( M- v q
Guns lost 140 (109 destroyed, 31 disabled)
' p& r5 B I8 W, W" ` Vehicles lost 182 (126 destroyed, 56 disabled)6 w; c2 T, ^4 r' f* d# r f: r
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当天日军驱潜舰队还重创一艘盟军潜艇
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+ r/ I% Y+ N3 TASW attack near Satawal at 104,111 f# q( Y( |4 r+ B/ ]3 s% B/ e
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Japanese Ships4 W! O1 P x2 h' ~; m
E No.63% f+ r0 ]6 k7 `8 U% I5 L+ q
E No.612 b. i, Z* G: z
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SS Segundo, hits 5
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ASW attack near Satawal at 104,111* G3 a1 z' R5 j1 S8 B! U
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2 Q: R- X$ J* |3 I; P: M( P, L# [ E No.5
7 T( ?' s3 O7 n+ J" l+ @ E No.27
# }+ u* F! u6 [ E No.253 u5 N! S3 q/ C/ @, i9 I0 _
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r* U; y8 f. J4 k$ Y SS Segundo, hits 13
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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4 w; s5 I7 k" ~! V( C
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)5 W# W3 `" j W3 w' z3 `
3 r' T; m5 l( g5 iAllied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 54057 troops, 992 guns, 1942 vehicles, Assault Value = 2285
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0 _3 v0 ~1 Q7 C) t4 F1 dDefending force 12018 troops, 52 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 29( y B0 J7 V8 n* p( F3 p' @
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Allied adjusted assault: 2701 : b l, [6 j1 k4 f+ }; a
3 u* V) G7 B' I) {" F! D2 Z4 V: s, K3 qJapanese adjusted defense: 19 ) k) `* L" X: R. J, [. j7 w
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Allied assault odds: 142 to 1
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Combat modifiers" k5 R. \" j( M( u W) Y
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
2 U0 T, Z1 ^* a) D$ ^; j supply(-)
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Japanese ground losses:' m: ]- [! z. z3 Q4 J+ h* E
6501 casualties reported
$ n" ~& t% x' V* w2 p Squads: 327 destroyed, 0 disabled: j2 k/ w' h8 E. [
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 477 disabled
3 a: K- [! Y2 M0 Y9 g9 ^( H Engineers: 17 destroyed, 1 disabled
% ], m4 F4 \5 J6 {) ~ Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
+ w+ N0 u" Q3 o9 w3 G* i8 N Vehicles lost 61 (3 destroyed, 58 disabled)% _' n; W* I. C
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59 casualties reported
3 Q/ J! [2 s' O Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
4 M6 N' I/ A" o% G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! u2 \) v! v: G3 F4 S3 j1 u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled8 M; d4 n5 p% m* l, Y
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Assaulting units:
% b% q$ c2 ] U, K7 O 81st Infantry Division
4 y2 {& b, ^- |, l: Z 1st Filipino Inf Regiment
1 L+ m" z! d1 X6 Z0 k: c 112th Cavalry Regiment2 M, m4 `( f* q9 `! D
716th Tank Battalion
' h6 N& Y T5 Q8 F1 j1 f. }& j 767th Tank Battalion
8 b4 ~- x0 f# X I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
. x( P7 E5 X; h, |+ t2 N4 L 710th Tank Battalion
1 K( ~. O3 d0 n2 q XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
' g4 u+ t- e! s: g7 k# g 762nd Tank Battalion
5 y8 F1 X% e1 D8 j 711th Tank Battalion
4 A3 J; R+ \5 w) C 5th Marine Division" r/ ]* E2 I1 w. t0 S. b8 T0 Y( @
6th Infantry Division* O$ l/ ~& s) W4 ?/ a! f+ A) Y7 j( {
706th Tank Battalion
8 X1 p4 O+ c! M8 y; z$ R: n% k: ?' ` 44th Tank Battalion
6 E$ X* P) {( r \2 o2 N( N& ]. R6 } 96th Infantry Division
# ^# Z) i+ r2 e$ q( g) c 35th Aviation Base Force8 G7 T4 K; J, S% Z. V2 ]
57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
( D `( w( \* ~- _4 j6 N$ a0 ~ 96th Coast AA Regiment
0 s1 Z. P$ ^8 J1 d) B4 I 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion3 J& A. P. Q! o& ^( g
XIV US Corps
- o! d. J8 c6 K- P: G t$ f" \ 8th Marine Defense Battalion
0 a% ~ H# R: _) K) Y! t 4th USA Defense Battalion7 ~ K) s. ]8 W: _1 f7 f: j7 U
X Corps Artillery % e9 b% j2 G/ v; v
1st USMC AA Battalion* B& M. R+ V8 Z* Y
265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
) V; I; P9 g" l7 r 738th Coast AA Regiment
3 j7 j" k$ A% a( @6 N" F8 I I Corps Artillery ( @5 j& U1 E0 R' l3 y8 I) r) W6 g
5th USA Defense Battalion
) b8 s' D C* L2 \& p/ y3 ] 12th Marine Defense Battalion
! ^3 _9 V/ F, ?; @' z8 }% Q- r9 Q% v 4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion$ V& L9 k' g9 P u8 N3 r
14th Marine Defense Battalion
$ \9 m6 g ]" u( l2 m 28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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Defending units:
7 k8 V6 j7 p% p$ O 33rd Division: g G7 r3 P- z. T' Y* m
3rd Base Force* i* O/ U4 m9 f5 Y5 t, s$ i
12th Air Fleet
9 P4 M6 ?& }, u# `) j 19th JAAF Base Force
, y z" M) b# U v k! S8 i6 P$ a 18th Army
) I$ {4 c" C& A( R3 t 14th Area Army /1
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Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Ponape |