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。% d3 i$ N9 z% h' Y
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards7 M8 K" I9 h1 H4 U
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Japanese Ships
5 q$ W5 D% k9 t6 p4 k CV Kaga
' X9 a: \' s( k! G" L @7 u CV Hiryu z1 I6 U& ]6 w' b. p1 J% Z/ O
CV Soryu
" c" L s9 j s0 r' i+ {7 E) w2 Y CV Shokaku
/ z6 u; R- j7 M0 i+ o: v CV Zuikaku) z0 T/ ]; W( g1 G
CV Akagi, Shell hits 13 f- Q. H9 Z( g5 C& X8 w
BB Hiei
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CA Tone
0 X4 Z/ a6 J/ | CA Chikuma% |$ j# K' Z0 i7 t# m2 w' Q
CL Abukuma3 N* Q [, w# r
DD Akigumo
1 x2 l% J" T w4 Z$ k, d5 ]$ ?& a DD Kagero7 S1 \" t$ B' E
DD Isokaze
7 q5 D" W n5 L/ r DD Shiranui
" H) d. r P7 V2 P2 z DD Urakaze; P( n- `3 d4 X# \) P" |, I6 j
DD Hamakaze) V0 {3 q) r; X3 o z& E3 ]
DD Tanikaze
) W8 p% ^* k! [# d$ k& ^- f; d DD Arare
5 Q+ ?/ U* }9 H: \5 O DD Kasumi
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* c' J- u8 q. z. }Allied Ships% ?5 p( `6 _' K8 Q5 P
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire, q3 Q; ^8 Q, P( D6 t+ \( }9 b( l
DD Farragut- N/ X* m* j( `4 v% r
DD Dewey6 P; B: ]+ d/ O; l5 @( u
DD Hull, Shell hits 1
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
$ y$ D) V; O: ~1 C8 |Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards1 j- N% U7 N- m+ R/ a* c
Range closes to 11,000 yards...- X0 O2 g+ L4 k# v
Range closes to 10,000 yards...) ^5 q$ q/ ^2 e ?. P8 h
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards$ C; R; J$ y8 U1 G# `0 o
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
; ~( i7 a3 r6 {8 h8 @1 sDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards
$ h9 Z( {& T3 T! F- S; n9 c2 {DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards. n9 Z8 @$ H0 N. i7 K
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards* F: [" x$ C% a0 a$ T
DD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards* t. E0 [( |3 V4 V
Range increases to 11,000 yards. g) t2 m, I' d- x/ {% ^
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
8 M n2 ?4 ^/ q( ZDD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
$ j1 A% v; p5 f% _Range increases to 12,000 yards0 M1 X7 G; d8 K8 w/ E
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards1 D2 B7 a2 I* H b" l5 P" k, Y
DD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards
, c% L" E% \) D5 ZBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards: G/ `- ]& t) L( g0 u
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards0 F" Z2 y1 a, y) O
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
* N# B2 K! \6 lDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
3 a: k5 a+ w9 g8 z( Z3 j( KCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , p6 [2 ~) x3 V7 W& T1 t1 P: k2 \
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
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% p1 j( [& q2 X4 [4 R DD Kagero
+ p9 G; y- h LDD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards
1 E9 g. S: [2 W3 F- ^! ?" W2 mBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards. p S( V A' A5 G
DD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards
; ]# S Y6 [1 G4 LCA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
% P; }3 `. @) j' d$ ~" V, t( \Range closes to 11,000 yards
6 B# U) d4 U: vCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
% b0 U+ H; G0 G, u0 y z& X CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
" \6 Q. g2 i- j$ t4 M: v1 e- escorted by DD Tanikaze , DD Urakaze , DD Shiranui ,
4 U$ F- M& j; G, a. k, R DD Isokaze
- x8 p% u* F" B$ _6 sBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards; x- b- V, U7 A- t% y& B9 r
DD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards8 C' _; ]4 n- T8 g2 w; o! w/ w
CA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
. N: x7 M) m0 B1 C; yDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards% O! G( r& ~) y& C* ]5 [% X
DD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards2 C+ `" e/ a1 r! l( }+ s+ n* ^
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards! {- F: e% h; k( W3 |$ J
Range closes to 9,000 yards
- H% p# }# R5 H! A) uCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , 7 o {4 G w% [
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat
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$ G l6 ^2 z3 R, R7 jDD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards5 ^% X' l& o7 \$ p0 v
BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards
/ k/ t$ q# e$ C6 MBB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards/ X/ K7 b; Q+ u' w, B
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards
/ u0 U5 b8 }0 v3 e- ]8 C+ M: hDD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards# o) Y. B1 R* I! w, L$ q
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards4 `% U" X, M# |& I1 K
Range increases to 12,000 yards8 {3 Y; X3 {) Q
DD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards! G1 W) a8 _/ K8 ]5 y$ p
DD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards" z4 H+ K! v- {& e) Q* g
DD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards
3 ]8 e" G7 b2 z4 gDD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
9 v; u2 w& |/ Q! G1 q O7 mDD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards: u n& v) T9 m( K
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape1 Q' ^4 Z0 @6 Z* M+ z3 H# b2 ?9 F& h* L2 V
Task forces break off...( Q! c3 {* M9 \: M
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N1 r s+ M! ?! n1 iDay Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards$ V9 i; _; h/ p6 J
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Japanese Ships
. M; i. ^+ V! X. s$ e- k6 M- S) Y CV Kaga4 H+ x) t& b! ` V3 w: G" V. ~- d
CV Hiryu
0 J- U) h3 J4 F# [5 I1 z* Z' u# l CV Soryu
1 _& V0 h* G D+ k$ b CV Shokaku$ z! E6 p: P$ y D! r2 v
CV Zuikaku5 v. W& @0 G5 @+ N' g& d9 X1 i9 a
CV Akagi7 J( b/ I6 S/ O' B) z+ B
BB Hiei
0 s) E5 i. ]" o2 Z- \- K C6 z; y0 G BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2
" `2 |' L0 u& Y' A9 _ CA Tone, Shell hits 1/ W: G, I1 g" Q6 H) S. i
CA Chikuma
% R) n# V, b" G3 U CL Abukuma/ p+ I7 U( N6 ]
DD Akigumo$ x# i7 h2 ?# c( S
DD Kagero' r6 [( C+ @. E2 X' `2 b* p" Y' ?
DD Isokaze6 n( F. a/ E b5 \/ m3 n
DD Shiranui
- ?# L6 d6 A1 O/ [9 h% ]/ @" z DD Urakaze3 `' P$ W Y( F- V' X# T
DD Hamakaze
& V; |7 a; i' n5 v/ O/ h DD Tanikaze
1 E: C1 G& A' t DD Arare* c1 r( C- W+ B3 T
DD Kasumi
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DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
; J: g2 K0 l2 u( y DD Farragut, Shell hits 1
. W6 u: ^" N9 X) l$ U DD Dewey1 V, p# k* }! w3 i6 s+ o
DD Hull
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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 5 Q$ W" Q) e1 a4 P0 J3 f; i
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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( _9 V9 [; W t9 t' _9 qRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. E% D s) D' A# B# l( K5 e
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! u* ? `$ F6 L1 f# ] B5N2 Kate x 25
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; _; }9 q- H9 y- cJapanese aircraft losses
# \0 S* ]: Z9 G( G B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage$ h5 s2 k. U7 z* t; d0 K
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage5 R8 m: j9 J) w5 r/ R- G1 V
7 u8 o& Z/ i h2 y* GPort hits 7# c! m$ m5 f. F0 L
Port supply hits 1' n7 e5 ?/ f5 i# Z( \
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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107 & m3 I; H4 p) K) U$ a
( A- v& |: A3 m" w) d! K, WWeather in hex: Moderate rain+ J- h$ t2 F) l5 s% P6 J3 q
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.; s, J( c( ~$ v9 ^
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ y6 Y, Y0 G( S* y7 Q r9 I* L
A6M2 Zero x 17
I9 B) r! K; L& J/ d B5N2 Kate x 19; p( C4 i* X& u8 _
1 g- g! ~, b- U& w8 ^& RJapanese aircraft losses4 c; C+ u8 z4 H5 }) F
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
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Allied Ships
/ V" P5 m/ q" s# K: ^) h+ g7 v xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires8 ?) W" e: U! d5 q p o
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
" y4 G& s# w4 k, x6 _: V4 Y DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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% ]1 ?, c8 X3 s- X7 b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。. F+ _* N& G/ u) F
Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48)
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9 J" C7 u% [9 Q6 m5 g6 xAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626
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% [' i4 w; T* T9 JDefending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 141
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Allied adjusted assault: 751
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6 m# f2 ?4 x% R! i' gJapanese adjusted defense: 41
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4) , K' o) i/ F6 U) x$ I( D6 [+ d
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Allied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!
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Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-): Y( ?9 R# N) N* e! n
experience(-)
9 L! B& y& l H& DAttacker: shock(+)4 z. O# T" F- S4 K. N* Y$ r
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Japanese ground losses:
4 [ |2 q2 ^* i# i- I) O 1686 casualties reported
/ o% ?8 X+ n3 M4 [ Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled
/ c8 B2 O# c/ _' H6 K. z# x Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled: l6 x9 F: E' e0 d) ]
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled4 \! i' i! A7 n3 e- Z
Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)
- E/ i: V$ H4 I7 H7 N, h& Q# W. P Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)% l1 ^ y( s- S& C& L, k5 _/ r) f" S
Units retreated 5
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Allied ground losses:% G3 J( s$ L G* f1 w
406 casualties reported
( W4 g. C% y- s5 g. U Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled
2 m& E: q; E7 D2 R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 ]( N2 \+ a# N5 \5 d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 A8 e+ s3 P. `' h2 iDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Assaulting units:
9 R% x! c8 x# x c3 R: y( Q: Z 12th Chinese Corps
) O8 H( Y+ J& C6 H# g 29th Chinese Corps
* W5 @8 M8 n( N+ J `" }. a1 T 85th Chinese Corps/ I" Z5 h, t6 n0 X+ T `
2nd Group Army
( k( K! d: s( q 3rd Group Army9 k' q4 M2 w& T7 z1 a0 e! q1 j
7 V/ Z# d. Y0 b7 c3 |Defending units:
8 S+ @! w3 d. M8 `: K, w( |+ S8 L8 Q 12th RGC Temp. Division; H- q: @4 ?- g: f
14th RGC Temp. Division2 ?" y1 m+ ]" q
18th RGC Temp. Division
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1 J0 |; ~6 P! E- y4 B 67th JAAF AF Coy $ J" u5 F! _ L1 L' ?
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5 I3 C5 E* b& D9 I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。8 Y5 [& B0 p* R$ b
Ground combat at Nanchang (85,54): k" ~1 d& @ z4 F8 N; O! J, a$ i
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Allied Shock attack1 o; t7 g5 @8 d n- M. ^
# y6 x0 v% O1 @( H$ [; iAttacking force 39510 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612
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% m. I, |5 ^% K2 \6 I7 j! @4 ?Defending force 11531 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 392; s+ U! i1 L3 G ]; _6 X
8 {( c3 }" Q* \# {5 [! ]& IAllied adjusted assault: 1301 6 [6 B" [4 Z6 g4 }
- o2 Q' f: q9 |& Z ~* o4 YJapanese adjusted defense: 401 4 f) T* y) A4 x% H. z& I* n$ C
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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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Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-) @( l0 Z4 F0 B y
experience(-)$ v$ ~% t( T6 ]3 c6 x
Attacker: shock(+)
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4 b K6 o$ ?1 mJapanese ground losses:
/ a2 O7 P; G* T( S9 [ 518 casualties reported
8 c, |; k) g O1 m: I Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
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. ]5 x+ s& J! B6 k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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2941 casualties reported
8 M& g' G% W( S7 z& {1 @" X3 W5 p Squads: 16 destroyed, 376 disabled
. b9 j6 Z7 ^4 l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
1 k/ I( B9 K D" z/ L& F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled5 B H. r. Q/ r0 W r* B# y% ]
Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)& a7 @8 o7 P% D' U9 a1 p/ Q% w0 T
2 N/ a, @+ t/ u) z$ m% i0 AAssaulting units:
. M2 }5 Y' h4 Q9 G! j/ F& W 86th Chinese Corps, y }2 H3 M- T
50th Chinese Corps
- f' }! e/ X! ]! X( z8 U1 d t' T 70th Chinese Corps
+ _6 e1 o) C! q: W8 }$ i: j 49th Chinese Corps
2 B+ J: d2 z* E" M( J# @/ L# r 28th Chinese Corps
0 v/ g8 Z* L9 p 21st Chinese Corps
/ p) e, m% Z/ {5 j0 f' O$ K 78th Chinese Corps5 h3 |- V5 t4 w# v
3rd New Chinese Corps
u: g. N. l. C0 u+ v+ c3 Y 23rd Group Army2 q; f. K6 k6 L) n: G9 b6 o( j
30th Group Army, I& A* ?5 y* j& a: J
32nd Group Army, Y4 {3 M5 R. W& b, i
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Defending units:
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11th Ind.Mixed Brigade
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