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。* M+ @ j% h7 P3 Q, k' B
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 16, 445 l# J) F( x, F" o
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 4,000 Yards& }1 ~& c! N5 ^# t$ ^7 i
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DD Myojinkaze
% n6 X) @& ?" o* h9 G1 m7 O DD Kosukaze5 C q% Q$ |' I8 Z+ O O
DD Yamanakaze$ f( L# B Z, g0 S. j3 {8 C" S( R
8 }+ h( @& `" a0 F5 F8 [Allied Ships
& K5 ?$ y. k& G# X K% L) ^2 Q8 y xAP Golden Racer) K( R+ S' l- B
xAP Mallory Lykes
- W$ u) J' o6 [2 S' V* }# i* J xAP Abigail Adams
2 Q) a- G4 |# p0 c& M+ N2 M xAP Andrew D. White' U5 X2 x- ^0 V. B8 Q+ x; B5 X
xAP Andrew Furuseth0 L: R$ {' Z8 D1 _
xAP Archbishop Lamy
1 e0 G- v) x* [: k5 A& \3 N xAP B. F. Shaw
5 a) W: ]' D+ m. C. D8 H xAP B. Livingston& B. v5 {3 K* x% z, H# m$ V
xAP Benjamin Ide Wheeler6 Y3 f K( a% q4 Y! N$ x
xAP Benjamin Lundy6 t J& {( L2 q
xAP Caleb Strong1 c9 [/ o" b% ]+ y. e
xAP Carlos Carrillo
5 T* u5 w5 E, f9 X0 C xAP Charles H. Windham0 ^, d4 d( ^4 j' R2 Y
xAP Charles P. Steinmetz+ Z& Y z5 z0 I, P- Q. E1 b
xAP Chief Washakie, Shell hits 12, heavy fires: }; b* v5 ~: W- P: [- D
xAP Daniel Drake
0 T; {( p- k6 J% @0 c xAP Daniel S. Lamont* `' l1 e. P5 _0 C9 N
xAP David Gaillard
( U* X, g' Z) m xAP David J. Brewer
! c; i- [3 ?, {/ u& t/ ? xAP Edward Livingston, D3 R c' J5 _, K# O
xAP Edwin Markham
0 m! G& F' i8 D B- @7 r! \ xAP Frances E. Willard
6 c3 h. s- C# w( u, [ xAP Francis P. Blair
2 j& P4 a( D' k1 l0 |8 c3 h xAP Leland Stanford
& @2 m1 p* }( f8 { xAP Leslie M. Shaw, Shell hits 46 T7 |' ^/ v, x/ ~6 b
xAP Lew Wallace+ g+ k6 w8 M9 l/ s* W
xAP Lewis Cass% d2 V( _* u9 A
xAP Lydia M. Child
! K# [: D, J) b6 s xAP Stanley Matthews
6 U2 Z0 E6 @% v4 w V9 A+ g+ E xAP Stephen J. Field" U8 r' g. m$ ]% u3 ?* l, y0 P
xAP Thomas A. Edison, O6 W' e- ~* g
xAP Walter Colton: U* g$ A' x, o" W' d0 U- A
xAP William C. Claiborne) V9 B$ b! [; A/ H+ W8 c
xAP William E. Channing, Shell hits 14, heavy fires( ^5 Y" h/ ], N
xAP Alice Moller% K" m% Y& U) j/ W
xAP Erinpura+ q" N' h2 y9 R+ ?8 W1 ^
xAP Jaladuta& a* O3 \) v5 u2 M6 F1 A1 L' H
xAP Kutsang
( E0 I u, s; z; x/ } xAP Nils Moller
- F/ k) c, i( I- ]% A5 u! o/ V xAP Nirvana8 E( w: N0 k4 N% C( w
xAP Nurmahal, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage- C6 r9 V* j1 I, b& M- O
xAP Silverbeech, Shell hits 8, on fire
+ D. d( d2 \( ^+ f xAP Clan Macnaughton, Shell hits 1
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! G! b3 V" c1 G& O" V( R mAllied ground losses:
: `1 d6 D! ~( I7 ^7 z. O Y: e+ t 41 casualties reported: |. A) }0 F2 a; m+ d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 T9 W# z$ \' Z9 |0 U# V Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 22 disabled. |* X2 ~3 r8 w7 Z0 n, x
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled. Q* K/ N2 h1 P" V5 F- I
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
0 a3 u( u1 E% E" ]& d Vehicles lost 31 (6 destroyed, 25 disabled)
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7 K d7 _; K3 uNight Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 4,000 Yards
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5 V7 d2 E+ }% V1 [2 r; C4 M CA Tone
+ G4 l0 r# M9 x, h+ y CA Chikuma! M- f9 ^7 [9 v( k
CA Mogami8 Q8 I2 ^5 r6 w A6 ]1 e# Q
CA Mikuma* X b6 S. q% C) I8 u
CA Suzuya! m( s/ l" ?2 }+ X) X) \ P7 O
CA Kumano
5 B0 n- I3 _5 |, U DD Haruzuki
! h# E/ d7 w: p! w9 g$ C! e8 S DD Naganami
3 M$ G; Z1 Y. _% } DD Urazuki
. u& W& Q2 O7 U1 K DD Benigumo8 I8 |: A: c& y$ D- `
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xAP Chief Washakie, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* E1 v2 K7 D- I% k/ { xAP William E. Channing, Shell hits 22, and is sunk* A( l5 _9 B" y' \
xAP Nurmahal, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
: B3 R6 ]# N) P- x) @ 148 casualties reported
4 w5 G+ L! v' z1 ]2 B Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 w" f: }; v- }+ y1 }/ b$ M6 f/ } Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 8 disabled
) c# k; A2 @. K: c3 S5 _& m. e! L Engineers: 45 destroyed, 14 disabled
2 T7 w4 h. T9 w) f$ D* c Vehicles lost 37 (27 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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( O |0 B7 {, |( t8 N( g8 l3 n. y/ PNight Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 3,000 Yards; u& ^- R s9 K% _7 e' r9 o9 w: x
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CA Tone
, V+ R T7 h1 J# x4 B* I( B+ l+ H CA Chikuma
' }9 W, w7 G6 b8 @ CA Mogami
: c1 c9 O% |# R9 q# @- k7 B CA Mikuma5 X( z- {; }8 R3 T9 e
CA Suzuya
j, |) M2 M' K* H* @: j$ [ CA Kumano* c0 y0 G6 a9 O' m+ n0 b
DD Haruzuki; n. ?. @: }, X. d+ {4 D& s
DD Naganami
2 V( Z' v3 ]0 A& V0 z DD Urazuki
: U8 S j* f/ b& x- L, |4 q- w1 e, l DD Benigumo
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* N! U) B. R, f3 b$ L! D9 f xAP Benjamin H. Grierson, Shell hits 2
+ d. S# q6 p2 ?+ i% Z xAP David Dudley Field, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage% i3 R3 e. V8 e& W3 d- `
xAP William Dunbar
, L, l! x0 B# n+ R, m0 m1 ^1 y xAP William L. Garrison, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage- ?& w* D. \, W1 ] s$ ~
xAP William M. Stewart, Shell hits 48, and is sunk& K. M4 T; _: ~
xAP Jalaputra/ q4 D$ w3 |) I9 O
xAP Singu, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: E! ?! L* ?$ u" w xAP Varsova, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% I1 H- M: W7 `* T
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Allied ground losses:
7 I* J4 M8 T' H9 V* _$ ?( G 657 casualties reported
1 `6 l) W' E) D Squads: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled6 d; Y) v0 m; F; ~
Non Combat: 139 destroyed, 84 disabled. K& N% N! \8 o) ]4 m9 `
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 2 disabled
: n' y$ W: A, R6 H7 O2 y Guns lost 23 (13 destroyed, 10 disabled)
+ B2 k3 Z; @( w# t2 X+ X Vehicles lost 109 (84 destroyed, 25 disabled) e! b' }3 a) L- g2 H
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 1,000 Yards8 E# r5 t* j1 a- ?: Z7 M$ k+ a
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Japanese Ships
- g( d: h" I0 [8 {5 x CA Tone
0 |2 x. Q+ W) @2 T% L1 G+ Z CA Chikuma
2 u- r( ~! ^' S* k* j1 u CA Mogami
3 X! B4 x/ |( j CA Mikuma. j, F" R$ v7 j1 d, z
CA Suzuya
% x8 I9 J3 N- D% A4 E: ] CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
9 d8 ^4 r& M/ W2 \' e DD Haruzuki
( k" n2 Z1 w; z0 s DD Naganami% S5 ]7 B7 a2 T! t$ X3 Z9 [* @
DD Urazuki4 e& t, i# }& t/ c5 A! z1 w* H
DD Benigumo1 B: W/ n6 Z+ F4 N9 m, u. v
7 [+ h+ g2 g1 g- u) R9 fAllied Ships. P7 Z3 J2 _( @* F0 o' u' `" e9 ~7 u
xAP Adoniram Judson, Shell hits 44, and is sunk
, H" d4 e3 C, I$ B! { xAP Edmund Randolph, Shell hits 66, and is sunk1 E) x: d- h) w/ H, Z* i
xAP Elihu Thomson, Shell hits 38, and is sunk
7 s7 B5 ?* @ J7 M, l* r5 K/ _8 Y xAP Vitus Bering, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:2 E2 Z9 |+ ~6 {, c8 Y% n1 ~. S
1958 casualties reported
( O6 \- ]3 ]9 g3 l3 ] u; r Squads: 61 destroyed, 90 disabled$ i" u, h3 {1 U% R1 N
Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 165 disabled! Q$ d0 U- |3 D: V5 Q' k
Engineers: 55 destroyed, 23 disabled
$ P% O0 z7 C& U2 {5 C Guns lost 140 (109 destroyed, 31 disabled)
! x# x0 P$ a ?5 s0 T5 l5 ?: M Vehicles lost 182 (126 destroyed, 56 disabled)
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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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ASW attack near Satawal at 104,111 n) j7 p5 \0 j) C4 a! v$ F
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E No.61" Z. M) a8 i$ a( A4 t; T
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, F& E1 [! \+ J+ O SS Segundo, hits 56 Q' q( B4 J9 s& A& g0 G
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ASW attack near Satawal at 104,111
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E No.5
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E No.25+ c" u2 l. s6 b. o+ H% m! u# n
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SS Segundo, hits 13: C- q% n k4 t9 d5 F/ R
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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/ F6 {1 L: x& C: E& l( {- f
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)2 o# G& n, E4 S7 u
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Allied Deliberate attack
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. N6 ~' \5 `6 n# mAttacking force 54057 troops, 992 guns, 1942 vehicles, Assault Value = 2285( C z/ K4 [& C( k, j3 ^9 I6 N
: B A7 _7 x( d8 r* k! RDefending force 12018 troops, 52 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 29: H4 w- _, S1 a0 x+ r3 i" ?% h% L6 C& e
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Allied adjusted assault: 2701 3 S3 F, [2 u3 n6 u
! a* U- L; B$ L& B) Z+ F+ ]* n8 Y9 nJapanese adjusted defense: 19
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; g1 ]8 [- a v8 n O- A0 y/ U1 \Allied assault odds: 142 to 1
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, T8 ?5 S- g4 n# B* ZCombat modifiers8 T' K$ c( y7 X. U
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)* ~7 s' n# y% ^
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
+ z( ~& d& c# G6 I 6501 casualties reported* _2 l8 A8 K2 x% h
Squads: 327 destroyed, 0 disabled! h: K1 C3 X- e9 y; |+ D3 R% G
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 477 disabled
3 D+ J+ G$ x2 z; {3 \2 Q) ? Engineers: 17 destroyed, 1 disabled
& r: E3 ~! x' w) Y1 h2 N( a Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)( L$ i5 C( V- v9 ~
Vehicles lost 61 (3 destroyed, 58 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:. _. f$ ~; d M; V3 m
59 casualties reported
1 X% K5 Q2 s c6 n4 ^# { Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 D) j3 J7 z' h( g: O# A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# B! q6 z$ }9 v |6 Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled9 v8 Z# L' o( K2 b4 x! j+ U6 `
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Assaulting units:0 f, K+ [5 W6 y. {+ Y
81st Infantry Division
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112th Cavalry Regiment2 V/ u+ ~. N# ~3 S! {
716th Tank Battalion
! H" }2 |3 j5 Q2 e* v6 M# C 767th Tank Battalion
/ J& c7 f' @. m1 L+ g+ a a& ~8 U I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment" | \0 x' F6 m: d: v
710th Tank Battalion% f4 z( ~3 g$ j( K( L
XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
) p; r: g) I, y( P" k 762nd Tank Battalion8 g) W9 C- l1 ~. F4 \
711th Tank Battalion
1 Z7 R7 Y3 B$ n 5th Marine Division% W. J5 j* Y: X* T
6th Infantry Division
7 k) S. v1 W6 x# r9 O5 ?7 n 706th Tank Battalion
% L/ y; ~. e. o( w, } 44th Tank Battalion
) g2 N2 g9 f; r) p- z 96th Infantry Division! |3 d* z5 x, {9 r. l/ y, Y
35th Aviation Base Force
0 J! J6 t# ~/ Y: e 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment. q0 E/ |, n9 H$ A, g
96th Coast AA Regiment; X5 S1 n* y3 Y
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
+ d; m; E2 y A( n& ] V+ l XIV US Corps5 c; e/ C* `6 T* t6 g, C0 f- M
8th Marine Defense Battalion
7 B1 c+ p* R7 I& ` 4th USA Defense Battalion
8 M: O" v" D( n X Corps Artillery + T' s/ k% Z Q
1st USMC AA Battalion
; Q9 C% h5 s& M8 {6 s5 ` 265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
0 s. [' c/ y5 T" p8 e6 K$ b$ F/ ]" o 738th Coast AA Regiment
& Y( ^7 Q2 k1 D1 m' [4 C4 Y I Corps Artillery
" b% ?6 u. i* ~! ~; e, d( F 5th USA Defense Battalion! ?" S$ B% ?$ g
12th Marine Defense Battalion, J3 [- x: B7 \" o: u
4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
9 p p' |" a8 W) ?) o 14th Marine Defense Battalion
7 p1 b" m9 F% u% e1 Q 28th USN Naval Construction Regiment+ a- s: k& n3 ?! s
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Defending units:
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3rd Base Force
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19th JAAF Base Force1 U6 l7 }0 P: _2 E( _3 Q2 }7 s& o3 H
18th Army
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