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。$ A/ t+ S* [0 i, B8 T
+ n. {' g% s- N7 `% E) D8 q- ^3 xNight Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
$ N: }( q4 g$ H7 u4 Y) A% o CV Kaga5 x( m/ v. }* X, }* B" G3 s9 z
CV Hiryu
% @7 C0 t; U! @ CV Soryu k% f+ _+ _, E
CV Shokaku
& L G. ~1 o0 N N CV Zuikaku
' S, Y1 P% g- h9 v, m% C. t CV Akagi, Shell hits 1
{; s. O0 e5 B; ] BB Hiei4 G8 z9 ^: K$ V7 C" {/ u$ K+ o
BB Kirishima
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7 O+ J3 Q3 a6 m' J! e2 E% ~2 \. T CA Chikuma8 h- T, V+ }: E2 _* N
CL Abukuma/ ^' e# `" r' ~6 b) O3 J! G. |
DD Akigumo
. j2 B* w( g/ Q2 ~+ ` DD Kagero
* |3 ^* I. I1 d3 V- I DD Isokaze6 X# u/ h! V" U6 y
DD Shiranui5 ]+ p$ ~* W/ C: R/ r c& k; S5 w
DD Urakaze
( D( O% |. L7 I: M" r DD Hamakaze2 y& y5 x4 J% F
DD Tanikaze
" G q$ Z& m. I7 K8 ~9 p# T4 H DD Arare
, A2 u4 P2 }, g& V' D* y) \ DD Kasumi* F& b; l! D9 ~
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DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire; L$ i* T! m) m" P: U" N; J# k* h
DD Farragut6 h; y; ~' K* w
DD Dewey
. i! T; q5 |* N8 [3 s- C: y, |2 o DD Hull, Shell hits 1/ B$ G, [2 B* z
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
: e7 P5 k" }! t% s% pMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards- C* K; _( d* O. {2 ], g- n
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
; }5 T7 p2 {& g3 s; M$ IRange closes to 10,000 yards...& m: d" }/ s* N: D9 g% |- Y
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards ~3 \4 W) q1 l, v6 L! @, z
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards/ M$ x- l4 M" _0 d( U, [
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards
5 I+ |: z, N* d! ]# U( F& N3 k8 |DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards3 B4 u6 I2 B5 G3 k8 Z0 ~) O, l
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards
/ |7 g& R+ J% q& X' z, GDD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards: |% _) ~& ~' V6 i2 ~, s2 M
Range increases to 11,000 yards a, \' `- `3 d$ J" {0 W
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
4 `0 T* V9 V! ^- h2 Y) bDD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
0 Z, v; v& D7 Q5 C, M+ gRange increases to 12,000 yards
9 B! r1 r# E3 T* e& \DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
* \3 C' l! F- C6 h: tDD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards, @6 z0 X: y% Y1 ?" W7 F
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
5 t) t+ a: ?8 x' O: rDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards3 k3 j! p& j' h! O0 W, `* O* c/ D
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
/ B5 p- Y( ?7 L8 mDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
0 O% O' T# ~; QCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
: P1 V5 R! h9 G9 l- J CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat$ o5 g* t+ E9 R9 z0 H+ U8 p/ u
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Arare , DD Tanikaze , 4 s: v# z3 @! Z9 N1 `4 u
DD Kagero
e7 ]1 m8 }& P# T# yDD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards
- o% i4 [! k+ TBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
6 t! p7 Q1 k: }- H3 R5 @DD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards, I4 M* S# T$ t4 U& @
CA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
( R6 Y: [3 h; h4 JRange closes to 11,000 yards
/ T3 b. O- \! U9 }CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , 0 L) u- [3 C4 C+ ]' J- ]' _2 _
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
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. n9 }) u. K, ~9 j1 J2 A! Z DD Isokaze9 [/ j* s9 }2 ?! ^1 R+ l7 n7 s* G
BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
) q T U1 w, e! {' {DD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
; F& C, ^) U$ CCA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards: F+ K2 t9 k, F U
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
9 P- y# t* o! a5 M. K, d" @1 o& XDD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards
7 [3 n9 R6 M% I5 Q. k9 dDD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards& }. y' j6 r, o+ r* ?
Range closes to 9,000 yards
1 Y8 I$ D# a2 |* q1 }2 rCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , , {8 n# m7 j# j4 [2 n: [9 a2 d
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat
- m% ~3 _7 [: s, E4 w0 c- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Hamakaze , DD Isokaze
6 t, D |# J6 l9 S4 h, j/ d E: ~DD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards* F: [. ~4 y0 r$ m
BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards1 i$ G! Q) x3 p5 F$ K3 f9 j6 N
BB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards6 |3 I; `4 m0 D( @8 U, _
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards
0 _; {5 ?( Q4 `- N- O4 Z5 Q. ODD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards
2 k( |, l9 c# y8 x. M+ |DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards
1 t9 J3 l9 i2 eRange increases to 12,000 yards8 u2 L; i# L" h4 @7 i1 Z+ b, V
DD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards
7 ? g1 J7 ^6 j' o6 p7 PDD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards
/ ~+ b& P/ S) Q, WDD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards
: X! l" y4 o9 ? H$ K, _, |DD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
P1 p4 }, S" u7 B, k+ TDD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards
% v5 \( `0 q( i$ a3 \0 X7 QJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
/ g" _7 k. m. @+ s! U& x. pTask forces break off...6 N( ^ G( [. } ^/ ^" Q- O1 @& U
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards) r8 [# i, y9 n' u& _( O% s
; n' Q" Z& J, T2 \8 p9 x0 W( DJapanese Ships
: t3 ?9 r+ Q K$ b CV Kaga6 Z" B$ i% X! N9 \% _6 i3 N
CV Hiryu: k4 [% d: k9 y3 q( ?8 W2 ~
CV Soryu
: O4 Q* N6 |7 A3 H u; X CV Shokaku, q- Q! ~" C% e1 S
CV Zuikaku+ t3 ?" J6 g1 G
CV Akagi
0 b4 `* c- U, k! n0 ^+ a BB Hiei
G" U9 p- ] {5 U- J2 G) G5 C BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2& ]: S8 d1 j1 |$ X( _8 P
CA Tone, Shell hits 1
" s+ T9 Q- s- v- r CA Chikuma5 }& n! S1 d2 ]& Q- r2 u
CL Abukuma4 O: x" Q% G! Q2 n) @1 Z0 i
DD Akigumo
7 T4 |+ m' `! Q7 F4 _+ u9 a- Z: _ DD Kagero
5 `3 ]" |0 ^% r DD Isokaze
n+ m3 Q6 C, Q" Q4 H- N; V; y( K DD Shiranui: q/ h, c5 h8 y+ c! `3 D# B
DD Urakaze
& p$ ]7 G. ?' |3 {2 p% L) V DD Hamakaze! b4 j! s: E$ ^% ~8 h+ K3 z
DD Tanikaze( _% X* e4 u: w( z% ]
DD Arare
% ~- T2 j: C# I: e; X$ \) ?, k DD Kasumi" C2 h/ G6 f. K2 `- d* R3 o
N" K! W6 B( ~+ o+ N; IAllied Ships
4 k) o2 t( p8 Y5 ^+ z3 f( t DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 t& v$ A7 R* w! R q, _ DD Farragut, Shell hits 1
, l( e0 B' w2 n+ u% f. c3 w. |3 E& ]2 J. x DD Dewey
* c* H5 G6 }3 k: N9 ~ DD Hull" C: H i7 Y# _. Y5 i7 f! k
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PH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。
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Morning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 Y' O% Y) O. D, @/ m5 y: s
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ @- _$ U+ c5 ~7 k* E, u
B5N2 Kate x 25! `- s4 o! X- E% \* u- ?
( y. u. D" {2 Y; I7 \9 e: u: {Japanese aircraft losses
* W; T. e- C* q Y; [ B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
, Y- i. c5 {- M/ r l BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
( k' T1 j$ Y% Z. B& H2 F BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage7 p4 y5 _8 L% s3 l
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Port hits 7
T- n5 I0 b+ y0 uPort supply hits 1
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! R/ m- A$ ^9 n) D0 g$ G6 uMorning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107
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, d' X w: r5 B/ z2 |- i2 IWeather in hex: Moderate rain; e. x. M5 b8 F6 }( {+ f* ]7 x
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.6 P! `+ L# u( e! ^3 E% p& z$ H
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 G4 Z6 e; A* ~' n1 s% L
A6M2 Zero x 17
% E9 @7 S9 ?& |- h5 N# `& ` B5N2 Kate x 19
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0 g0 R# @- [# @/ U' { l3 U B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
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Allied Ships
; n- Z2 X. M- Y$ E1 O) ~ xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% _3 T3 r: w- O7 V3 E
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage% Z7 W4 u6 ^& d; n
DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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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。0 k; {: o# o1 C/ c1 }
Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48) c( p4 ` D- B
9 s# z! I4 q1 h; bAllied Shock attack
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4 \4 V8 X7 A8 R! u; D4 y, fAttacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626
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Defending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 141* C! b; _: m( G
, O9 O3 [+ ^/ qAllied adjusted assault: 751 . N! @' v; e f
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Japanese adjusted defense: 41
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4) # Y$ O- N9 e7 W8 `3 h
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Allied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!
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2 g: c# ^* C0 g) h+ o4 JCombat modifiers* e& j; k" m( t* {# u
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)5 N( w+ r- J$ K2 _* S2 ^
experience(-)! x& E6 B$ y3 }2 _& Z: [. h
Attacker: shock(+)7 H- F5 f+ X3 [5 I7 J
& w* {8 R# ^! s$ V8 h- TJapanese ground losses:
& G3 P6 u6 s( I6 Q4 v' e 1686 casualties reported% ^0 N5 R/ P N0 x' W# u( z
Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled
7 k' D7 ^: K! y) s& o3 l7 C Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 }# \. n0 N' `4 K+ F( @+ k1 c Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
: D9 f5 T. S% s2 r! K( Q; Z Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)/ ~6 b, j- u/ z. }1 h
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
+ j2 D) Q+ r- S/ V Units retreated 5
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* R8 z4 g) K( y9 iAllied ground losses:: N: X: ]6 Z8 D+ J
406 casualties reported' |6 ^# S& o j, X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled
$ n+ A: r/ p; N0 C9 Y. w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled( b, u3 q6 T! G* Y: y$ P2 L5 ~# I: a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; y6 Z7 Q3 H/ S K0 B9 Y
/ e8 I( ]# l- _7 K, a) i2 Z& ?Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!4 _3 x( J1 |# h6 }. C( ^# H
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Assaulting units:
1 f- z# z7 ~6 d: a0 t4 D% G. m- Y 12th Chinese Corps1 N1 O9 o5 M( t+ ~2 R
29th Chinese Corps6 [) e; d5 C! g1 d8 ` k
85th Chinese Corps# G( y2 @- O" P+ j7 @; s
2nd Group Army5 o: [7 ~1 I5 n8 b! T0 k2 e& C
3rd Group Army
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Defending units:
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14th RGC Temp. Division3 ]$ y9 |- o! R4 r, s+ \
18th RGC Temp. Division
9 @1 z' z( `5 N5 z _! ]4 j 52nd Road Const Co - [8 c8 k' x7 @1 q9 Y* e9 T" V* c
67th JAAF AF Coy
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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。
: s& [4 N) b. ?: aGround combat at Nanchang (85,54)
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) L) n4 ?: p# }6 N4 P' R/ jAllied Shock attack
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5 L/ p( @6 t) U" g/ w2 @( H0 r! `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 = 3920 u& Y7 n, n2 _# N- x Z2 t8 h
$ l" l; |5 V, j( O& Q: qAllied adjusted assault: 1301
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; u' Q) ~) v% u# x6 n- bJapanese adjusted defense: 401
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Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4)
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Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers
1 ^' v# L9 g& h/ [Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)7 n, W- a1 m0 F- b$ \, F: E4 T7 A
experience(-)0 r1 Z, U. k" w, o5 n
Attacker: shock(+)$ Y$ e5 N T3 m3 O
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518 casualties reported. b% U3 Y1 z* k
Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
: X, @& Y. z. u: s6 x0 M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
7 B4 Z% r, [0 k% \3 O8 y# _' ^- b' s2 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled3 s* Q- G: j7 Q0 K
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2941 casualties reported7 j! w7 m0 i, |
Squads: 16 destroyed, 376 disabled
% S W0 i. ?5 d1 L8 M+ d Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
. R! ^8 w8 F1 K! N: k$ C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled. |, V8 S' l: b6 C; j3 d- {
Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)' O3 V( K0 Q! n( ]- c Y* Y v' q
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Assaulting units:4 K# l* P2 g, F( `. i! s
86th Chinese Corps1 B- u2 `' l2 i& k1 L
50th Chinese Corps) x- a9 j3 t' S( t6 H' O$ c2 A
70th Chinese Corps* ]7 M$ S4 g# r8 l4 C
49th Chinese Corps
7 b1 O) L3 ^( k ~$ M3 c 28th Chinese Corps) a6 G& u* \9 I$ j
21st Chinese Corps4 f( K" Y* p2 n) K
78th Chinese Corps
" x" Q; }! D' v6 s0 h; n! H 3rd New Chinese Corps
8 m. u+ q3 J2 \! R0 Z/ G: m1 e# g 23rd Group Army
1 g- Q* Z- ]9 p 30th Group Army
/ r; R+ J2 q( v( K5 x { 32nd Group Army
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12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
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. _% L# \6 {; o6 S1 F9 g% x; U 23rd RGC Temp. Division |