lhdblys

两只小白鼠近来很活跃，渐入佳境，本猫馋了

godkiller

按纸面兵力，这要僵持了啊

红叶

波纳佩首日，盟军进攻相当犀利，以较微弱的损失攻破日军一层外围防御。
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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8 ]" j( E! t) v: t$ b, WAllied Deliberate attack9 \1 {2 y! D* k! ^, ]) u8 H$ b5 j
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Attacking force 80164 troops, 1430 guns, 2486 vehicles, Assault Value = 33365 {# t4 E/ X( Y4 s- I

$ B2 h$ \" X/ \Defending force 53947 troops, 730 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 1581+ D( [  z: T) h( K8 [

) w% o5 |) J$ i: v0 ~1 \% B, T3 o5 RAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 8
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- P0 i" g) W8 ~: j; xAllied adjusted assault: 3564 * A& P& G( ~! {0 j. m! Y9 L% Z

% Z1 W+ `% w" c& l% B: V5 s5 FJapanese adjusted defense: 5583
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. `6 D# b7 c# L9 Y* d6 H0 GAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8)
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4 R/ t2 t5 S: H2 b  q" |Combat modifiers2 _' f6 f" q* T. I, k- R6 I! {
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
1 H$ v7 \+ D4 H0 t. B, eAttacker: 7 u! K' ^' l7 ?  ?! g: D
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Japanese ground losses:  [3 z8 s3 Q- @5 V" F/ m) B5 @
      3386 casualties reported
8 O% i& B, _0 j( k         Squads: 50 destroyed, 255 disabled3 y3 j, h' S2 ]7 P, C
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled* z) E" h+ W' E5 }+ q0 u
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled
, ]+ ?" A' L% P# m$ b      Guns lost 102 (43 destroyed, 59 disabled)
9 a0 B: H% H& g* s, ?      Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled), W  k/ Q) H" o% }4 D
      Units destroyed 10 r* s8 [( I* W) \3 j& T3 t

: a4 c5 o6 v: }* \Allied ground losses:
3 U0 u1 u! F+ f1 p- H. J      5163 casualties reported* ^# u& r/ _( Y7 I, a5 g$ i
         Squads: 60 destroyed, 463 disabled
) o" X5 d9 l0 ~/ c: e0 P! }, W         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 183 disabled  Z( g2 ]. J7 p2 ~  T# q2 N
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 155 disabled* p+ P2 l# Z: [" ^) h  G
      Guns lost 201 (29 destroyed, 172 disabled)
& U% Y/ m% J8 H( y# R) m8 {      Vehicles lost 228 (12 destroyed, 216 disabled)8 W# a. ]( H3 x

, K; k* w3 s7 ]! X1 R: |/ G5 sAssaulting units:
/ J* Q3 k) O1 @3 s    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion  M- o  T) P7 J0 t% R9 ]
    710th Tank Battalion
4 n3 I. R# O8 K& x1 T    6th Infantry Division) Y7 l% p8 S7 D. N( R
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
+ x$ A7 N: x8 `, }/ ?9 u    44th Tank Battalion
5 {$ m' T8 \$ K2 \: a! L8 S0 x    81st Infantry Division& s' M7 a1 g# c) A* v/ k! {
    762nd Tank Battalion/ a/ J* F, x, O2 S5 |
    767th Tank Battalion
* w! M4 Y% f6 i# k    711th Tank Battalion
, r4 x9 Y1 X6 P# A0 r2 A    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
2 n' u4 X* W+ U3 i    5th Marine Division
) U3 `3 D- [0 i& c/ _2 N    716th Tank Battalion" H% F& I, {" {& B+ K8 d6 B9 ~. f
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment0 a) X/ U& }+ Z( L/ O. T0 Z
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion" f$ H9 k9 L! Z) y- h* y
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment  z) F0 Q# A; B/ e; W* T
    706th Tank Battalion( @9 p" w" h! `4 O* H" h1 R
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
9 E- i8 b6 Q+ g( Y5 F3 `/ d    96th Infantry Division- q, ]) X5 P, Q, Y# w8 k  X
    31st Infantry Regiment
: w2 W$ w3 T- `. [* w& ?    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
& Y$ x- W3 k1 }3 c6 a; Z    I Corps Artillery ( ]$ f7 {$ i6 ~( s
    12th Marine Defense Battalion7 S$ k- B5 k5 s- }* B
    1st USMC AA Battalion* _3 T% C- Y3 H; W
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
  K' P( K% N6 f2 c& Q. M    XIV US Corps
0 D+ n* p9 S. \1 e3 B- |' J1 f* V- O    14th Marine Defense Battalion
1 J6 X9 }8 i& P4 }/ I1 M. i4 w    5th USA Defense Battalion% t# H2 {; [9 L% l$ i4 w
    8th Marine Defense Battalion& S7 h" W( h( f
    738th Coast AA Regiment
; t9 W* t: A. X7 K! N/ l& E: P' W/ u    X Corps Artillery 1 Y! b2 ^0 G6 E. q
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment9 S: r5 R4 D1 o9 l
    96th Coast AA Regiment
7 Y  r. o9 L2 r+ o$ ^8 t% r    4th USA Defense Battalion7 |9 x$ V; A$ K7 z! S) w
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
2 s6 N+ b2 W- M6 M    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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Defending units:
1 d9 ^. r: ]8 A9 n0 H& h    Kure 7th SNLF
& ]4 h+ q, j0 `6 t, x5 R7 i$ ]    81st/A Division9 |: i  o0 t! t. L5 K
    Kure 3rd SNLF; u& i. S4 o  U% X6 l, a, ]
    33rd/B Division) W& v6 D% K- D0 w1 y4 r  U
    33rd/A Division/ h. r: Y( c: n( L; ~
    81st/C Division
* }0 l  B+ Q2 [; @    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
( ~# N2 b# ?3 f. J8 @6 q0 ^1 N0 w    52nd Naval Guard Unit
! n. D0 z& o$ U2 H    138th Infantry Regiment
2 c/ K, ?% e; T    Sasebo 7th SNLF
4 u9 }( _( H( i" x( `1 p    144th Infantry Regiment0 D/ A" P6 x  F, E1 L4 c3 z; x
    81st/B Division
1 h9 A6 }4 i2 y4 u$ `& `/ q    33rd/C Division
& Q3 g/ ~+ w& F5 ]% j' m: ?    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
' L$ |* z- }) j. _3 B    18th Army
) ]: K' _0 ^+ |9 p' [- E( O    60th Field AA Battalion/ v! t* K0 m5 b0 T
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co ; Z3 C4 R1 W* \; ]+ ?# r, K
    Ponape Naval Fortress" x, ]$ Q, s) w, p0 J
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
$ p" R  x  k1 q+ d* j    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
' c+ u. ^% [6 O$ m8 x; A    53rd Construction Battalion
+ h; ^1 i: A+ p% n8 n2 d. e    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
3 h" ]$ ?7 B% P0 @; L4 V    18th Field AF Construction Battalion3 P8 x9 R7 }( }$ M  a% S
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
& o3 U- r" [3 H6 x# U! G    19th JAAF Base Force
* ^# `( v( P$ r& ]6 {- s! R( B    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
" }+ H7 g  v& C6 w! @8 f7 ?    14th Area Army /1
; i, v2 g; C  ~4 g4 I, b  }/ C: }    63rd Field AA Battalion
' ^- T# E0 o4 U    11th Ind.AA Gun Co 8 q% U9 \- I( G2 [- F
    3rd Base Force9 z. q' U$ `. a1 T8 L5 M
    12th Air Fleet
' v8 {- ~) |5 v    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment8 w- A3 R& Z' ^; Q4 _. K# W5 S
    61st Field AA Battalion+ @3 q$ P) @) k$ q+ ]2 U
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment# E# z# I- J- k# o: |% }' t/ |& n$ ?
    2nd Ind.AA Gun Co ( t" a. T* ?: Z5 {; |
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
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同日，在泰国清迈被包围的盟军第50印度伞兵旅被日军增援部队消灭。. H# S- }" j( b" C( V& e/ M1 s
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Ground combat at Chiang Mai (58,53)
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 47276 troops, 408 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 1761! b" s9 y4 {4 ~. A- C5 l! Z
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Defending force 1285 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67
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3 D+ j. B9 g! W7 }  x9 W6 SJapanese adjusted assault: 1373 * j" @2 ?0 A9 u8 Y4 M
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Allied adjusted defense: 10
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Japanese assault odds: 137 to 1
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Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)' q% O9 n( v/ X/ v% q: ]: P
Attacker: shock(+)
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2 D. ^2 ?. z! l0 s1 a. fJapanese ground losses:2 g( i7 i) s: {4 c  X  ~1 S
      530 casualties reported  |2 E9 V' N4 K
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 116 disabled: C% E& ~$ t3 g7 `/ |! T& c
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 n( j! v2 H. x% M  M7 H         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
) B/ q4 [9 D. x9 `1 O$ r: e  G      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
8 N$ m5 }/ X2 Y, |6 v! ~3 M% {( B      891 casualties reported0 [' D/ E8 C$ @. E
         Squads: 73 destroyed, 9 disabled% z$ k6 ~5 s! [$ _2 L
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
) U- _! N1 p6 j4 m. O         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ W: s0 l4 q# n5 C  u6 B& V0 U
      Guns lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled): g" f2 u/ x& X5 N8 g! ]
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Assaulting units:
. v$ C9 z, _2 K2 K    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
7 N/ y8 s2 F6 U0 P7 ^2 _! `6 c# g    21st Division
/ ?2 Z* [: Q! {- `" w    4th Division
+ A6 J& _' _4 `" e5 p/ w3 V    21st Ind.Mixed Regiment
. K9 E  `2 E) G0 Y- M3 i0 |0 D! ]    23rd Tank Regiment" D+ W' D9 a. i; u! o# d/ V
    32nd Division- |1 v, q4 e* M, L: {
    Yokosuka 1st SNLF
2 g- o: v9 m5 z1 }% l; P    3rd Ind. AA Battalion" T% w$ m; J# z
    6th Area Army
" t% O+ t8 _6 U4 K    103rd AA Regiment
: }1 P5 }! ?: o3 t) y    1st JNAF Coy
1 m( L, Z; E' ~/ v    13th Army( x/ n) i$ q7 w1 g
    141st AA Regiment3 g( G0 J* j9 G' G8 c$ \
    4th Ind. AA Battalion
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Defending units:
/ p9 K: q0 S- _, |    50th Indian Para Brigade
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: z; q5 o/ V1 o- {  V: A1 _50th Indian Para Brigade Wiped Out at Chiang Mai by attrition!!!

wangqifeng

看起来，波纳佩不保了。AE里水雷是杠杠的，可是产量就。。。

lala23159

13# Males ' S/ a, O: I' k" z$ R
华安跑哪去了

lala23159

水雷的作用是因为不许野地登陆而显得很有用， 不知道目标港口的水雷阵，会损失惨重，

红叶

11月30日
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盟军继续冒着猛烈炮火卸载
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 44) W1 k7 Y3 O9 ?4 u+ L5 _& Z
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' [2 _5 A' Q1 \0 M9 ^Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)# r8 h) g! R# h8 f! T# B* s" C  a
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.2 P0 w6 A: L. g* b
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Allied Ships
  D8 |. A# c: b+ _0 v+ u) m5 K, N4 y      LST-72, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
- z5 l" m6 r* [/ _1 R/ G      LST-81
6 `7 S, p' ^/ t) M. i* H1 w      LST-74, Shell hits 3
/ S' `7 S  D% n' g      LST-75, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
6 k5 f  h# C% @9 b, a6 J# }      LST-78
3 ~" {2 @2 D- Z! K  G, _& y      LST 209
" E- m& ]$ J4 V: ?      LST-889  c( E+ B' Z3 A
      LST-246
% P* C; G6 L" `  Q& W      LST-2404 C# @% i" m  l* U/ z
      LST-2045 M" L8 }7 T  ]/ Y" N( Z
      LST-202
! c3 G. {/ L* O% n2 p4 d" ^      LST-123
1 ?, J  q$ W4 k: A) a/ K; ?      LST-121% ?* a- Q' y- N0 A+ m" X
      LST-120" b% [+ ^( E9 r" K  B
      LST-868 S. Q7 Z- \0 ~* ~
      LST-85
' W2 ?" v. ]3 r2 k! V" X      LST-84: o8 h' o# T9 ]" a: b, T5 _
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; K! d- J4 |6 MInvasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
+ R9 l9 n$ H% b" b- d; T4 v7 QDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force9 y8 P8 F1 T$ Q* [) `* d% K

5 U/ e) S+ z( x& V4 ]  J0 c130 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.$ a1 W# p9 K, |, |! j8 U
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Allied Ships
1 W7 D# v% b: v. G) l  \  v% S      LST-78, Shell hits 28,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
, ~: K7 Z0 r; K( j+ @. s' l: w4 ~      LST-83, Shell hits 3
& ~) I: z# F1 G0 ?9 g  f      LST-81, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
4 W8 ~" c* ^$ |" r! n      LST-85, Shell hits 4,  on fire
( O- m& t, i/ [! _  H1 u' M* `      LST-84, Shell hits 3
8 F* d% K, C; Y0 z  A      LST-87, Shell hits 61 F5 w9 y( E6 {" m# s. O1 m1 Q
      LST 180+ {( m3 s5 C/ r, z
      LST 157
' G% M% j! d3 w      LST 2
3 r$ c, E& N, g( K# O      LST-884
6 h& U3 v# ~! f( E" ~+ O      LST-8825 V' |# \" m. L+ L* R6 ^4 o" d
      LST-397
) C. O1 J( s0 h0 z  o      LST-395, a0 q0 i0 L2 C* q7 Z
      LST-274
; R" _$ [- d5 p% ]8 ]. x      LST-273
* @0 g/ @+ u/ o3 c+ g      LST-246( o; y" P( L, T" G7 X
      LST-244
7 i# p& E% f( W7 O9 H      LST-241
: V) P: ~* Y+ u8 H2 {      LST-218! d& S' j/ p$ `" S( f' L. n
      LST-216+ o) p1 ?9 a0 \: E5 \& L
      LST-202; @' b* r/ Q2 e5 j
      LST-1717 [* F, F2 {4 z% W- q
      LST-1669 K- c5 E5 n- w6 b3 i: U
      LST-124+ o6 a" {& a3 I* J  X
      LST-121
( X& g$ l7 |: p3 F      LST-886 v1 m! U9 {0 [- V7 j
      LST-1231 H4 N- S! p. D3 \, `/ e) |+ O
      LST-86
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在当天盟军地面部队继续炮击压制日军，航空压制也保持着压力# ~$ {2 G( M3 C: d; f* T  W% c) O
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  L: f- \/ B* cGround combat at Ponape (119,113)8 k. Y3 A- u) V/ Z. ~: k
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Allied Bombardment attack
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% ]0 }( W6 {0 X" t! `Attacking force 5302 troops, 356 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 2812. X! \# c& u! _2 X: B
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Defending force 51369 troops, 699 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 1361
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Japanese ground losses:% o$ W; ]$ {$ ]9 B
      406 casualties reported$ {: {. ?! z9 [6 u
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
; l# [  Y6 T* S3 @7 {2 U4 x         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
0 ^" N! z9 n1 C8 D# i3 u4 u         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled6 h3 S$ j/ S- Z2 S
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Allied ground losses:
" t1 Y" ?2 o$ v- o      21 casualties reported
6 @. k4 R0 w) P6 a         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 A" q1 o9 j! m5 D
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
+ I$ {6 K7 D$ R9 p' D# T/ j& p5 {4 M         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- A* e9 u; T' F( x9 i( H. O4 G0 N      Guns lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)
3 V# z) s% q8 N& c0 v( W      Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)1 v3 w& t1 Q! b: k" t' G
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Assaulting units:
4 q6 R8 @: @; t) R1 o; s    5th Marine/B Division
  l: ^6 T9 e- f* I: @2 J; A( ~& }  W    81st Infantry/B Division
8 x- o) z( S$ C    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
' s! y' c8 U" e5 E, j! G8 b    5th Marine/C Division
1 z8 G4 k; j6 z. v    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
, H* }+ E0 \$ r1 ^1 g) a    6th Infantry/B Division
, g+ j5 Q1 X- {& l    1st Filipino Inf Regiment' m  F3 t2 B- j+ {+ J- p& T
    716th Tank Battalion/ ]! G: z. M& y
    81st Infantry/C Division! N/ w" P3 i8 s$ Q; w! q
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion, u3 e$ x3 g  r0 o9 l/ r6 f
    6th Infantry/C Division
8 y3 h: l5 |+ q    5th Marine/A Division
% |# Y% P8 V% f7 {" h+ X$ [3 r    767th Tank Battalion- B) a  D9 d9 N* n" k
    96th Infantry/A Division) k4 H3 A+ G8 g- o8 |9 ~
    706th Tank Battalion
0 W% L1 D1 s/ b* Y    711th Tank Battalion
& K+ ~' N( g- x. P# V1 T% x    762nd Tank Battalion
9 V* _9 z6 C9 G    96th Infantry/B Division  ?2 ?. y# b7 d: ]: G: Y
    81st Infantry/A Division* o0 d3 ?1 e0 V. t- A  J
    44th Tank Battalion, ~( j5 g, M5 j4 V. p1 t
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
2 Z6 L* s* `0 R2 W9 O    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
0 b' r3 z. t3 i! v* t    31st Infantry Regiment! `+ L7 ?+ L' J9 v1 F0 H
    6th Infantry/A Division$ j1 O" e: W8 n* @8 c
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
9 q" d- U' g9 ]) `6 H& o1 q6 V6 T    710th Tank Battalion# A% r9 X" j, F! C1 @- @
    96th Infantry/C Division
" i1 U6 h' i" I& n+ d    5th USA Defense Battalion% H7 N8 T8 A7 |: O) V* ]+ n: I
    4th USA Defense Battalion1 g. z+ G1 w2 o+ t* ^5 V* |
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
/ U6 J5 j' z) o" s    X Corps Artillery 4 e4 H) d0 F& n, t0 {
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
! `! g; z6 |" {% ], u: g2 A    XIV US Corps
4 J% ?1 h; |; b) N    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment% M5 n) I+ M& [3 s' h
    8th Marine Defense Battalion2 Q8 z$ X4 u  F) Q
    14th Marine Defense Battalion/ c' k: w. p0 W+ L  a+ l
    I Corps Artillery 8 O( G+ p; v# @; T9 T
    96th Coast AA Regiment
1 K$ f0 `, ~; d" B, g; B- R    1st USMC AA Battalion
) A/ N; ~3 W8 q; O# ?' _    738th Coast AA Regiment0 \6 i; L5 A3 h! g/ O; G0 W
    12th Marine Defense Battalion- f5 ^+ y: E, P" I% w9 e4 Z
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
  v& l1 S1 _! v) ^    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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    33rd/A Division
8 d9 R( s' r$ |3 b' ^: H" ~* c    81st/B Division
1 w/ N4 F2 v& `. [3 }. v  H    Sasebo 7th SNLF4 s$ y: O! S# ^; R1 W
    81st/C Division
1 A5 C. k9 Q; w4 @* X    138th Infantry Regiment3 u: v- Z$ ]/ Q! S3 M
    Kure 3rd SNLF
) r1 `( B! a. g    6th Guards Inf. Regiment: I, u/ H5 y% }0 v1 Q5 i
    144th Infantry Regiment
, `  ]# Z. `+ z& @! B9 m    52nd Naval Guard Unit
: Q! j) \% L  m$ W; J' v    33rd/B Division- C. [- r2 H) V- K
    81st/A Division2 b$ K3 @3 L6 d
    33rd/C Division# R5 k" r6 P) ]8 ~+ w
    3rd Base Force( w' n, `; X8 w7 v- o
    19th JAAF Base Force
- A! G9 u' R. w' \1 m  Y    Wake Cst Gun Bn /18 U- p0 [0 w7 }- w; F- N
    60th Field AA Battalion( m: D( c5 ~$ T' _/ Z/ R( T
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
' V: Q* G# D4 \; W% b( O3 E    53rd Construction Battalion
9 C$ y& k5 Q3 W/ T9 j/ j    Ponape Naval Fortress
8 }" y$ U) y9 w2 P3 V1 Q+ _    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
; M1 {* |7 b- e5 N    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment* g! T3 S# U) {  l( y3 w
    12th Air Fleet
3 f# v  ^; A( e, Q6 k! p: |" q    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment! d9 r9 J6 `" g) o( i  q+ I( r
    61st Field AA Battalion
0 F+ x* a7 V' c    11th Ind.AA Gun Co % g! V: p& ?- [& ~  v: ~0 D. d" r
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
$ Y# g. W1 Q) P  L0 e. d    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
2 S( y8 r$ x( P( k  p    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment: N7 k( A/ z* W' T8 p( Z* |
    14th Area Army /1
4 U7 B8 r( C8 [8 ?: w    63rd Field AA Battalion
# I, [; A7 A8 h2 A. K2 a  s8 j    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
; j1 S! r/ I* h5 P2 \: y' H0 i    Kure 7th SNLF- y  n/ e: F" l) f, u) b- n' Z
    18th Army
! P; ?$ P, h; x" w4 }: G    23rd Fld AA Gun Co 3 A/ J: l2 C, B2 o- F% o
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
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' J; u& o( y5 L! J  {7 S( D4 [6 X日军反潜船只确认击沉盟军SS一艘& c& _/ |" O. j. A$ |& _2 d3 u
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Submarine attack near Satawal  at 107,106
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Japanese Ships
+ O/ r- P) W$ f3 }      E No.541 M; ~! k5 c3 [5 A* c: y+ O
      E No.50
6 [. l" m5 u% n( o      E No.68! ^* h' U2 c1 m% ?7 @$ j
      E No.52$ \$ v7 j8 l, _% x4 ~( [  B

9 D4 D) T& X' e2 U$ L* m+ s& SAllied Ships* c1 l; x- L' \' r  a  y4 j
      SS Blackfin, hits 21, and is sunk( j  T# b  v9 j+ l8 U4 X

- R  u3 E# U( o6 O1 `. P重创另一艘1 _8 C* f) e0 P6 [
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+ \/ T) V/ h3 V5 v& KASW attack near Satawal  at 109,1028 f# x7 P4 @0 P+ Y7 z

5 z1 a! S! Y  G8 d/ a0 W5 o& g* [; }* @Japanese Ships
5 V. k, x8 z! j0 W; O6 \6 e      E No.8
- c+ A+ K5 Z- s      E No.61 n, {7 {8 N/ ^7 O) R

, z. k* i( z! |; q( p/ Y1 }Allied Ships6 H$ A( n; }3 H2 i: _! x: j
      SS Peto, hits 14,  heavy damage

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 02, 44
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! x1 N; U* L$ P! k经过几天的修整，并更换了部分部队的指挥官后，盟军在强大的海军和空军掩护下再次对波那佩日军发动攻击，这次的攻击毙伤了和第一次攻击差不多的鬼子，不过盟军的损失下降了不少，盟军和日军战斗力的对比应该进一步扩大了
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1 o0 {2 U6 o& X3 }1 |3 ONight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!* V3 O/ \+ _+ K1 u* ]; \6 l

/ s( @2 e1 q4 U$ @4 _& l62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.1 t6 `$ \3 v  `. o& w+ _
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Allied Ships
9 H; q4 \& H, n) w$ f) e# U% b      CA Wichita- `9 L% U+ q8 t* f: S# F! [/ J- l
      CA Vincennes
/ c2 |+ Z( |! f( G; P9 a      CA Quincy' ^4 F- q# J$ I9 s7 p! i
      CA San Francisco  ]0 s3 c* T4 ?0 I
      CA Minneapolis8 C1 x0 O- S3 i! D' x+ v
      CA Astoria
5 l  a5 v( o3 L      CA Chicago+ h- |6 L# e% B6 Y; f* v4 ]
      CA Louisville- @3 u- Q, _- \0 a% a
      CA Chester
, s7 t$ D! i4 v4 J5 Z$ L( d! B2 h      CA Northampton. ]9 {7 v) t/ G0 q0 U6 @( I, V
      CA Portland1 U) x  \2 U0 {5 w8 _4 Y

. J5 g7 U- g8 ]# Z& n- \- I+ E9 cJapanese ground losses:
7 T. z' _" `# ^  \      71 casualties reported
0 H3 |9 E  [: s( ^- g- s% X         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 ?4 C! _% x+ W4 q2 s         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
3 Q4 [* c* [7 r, B2 S         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 e# f6 O8 E/ \+ J
      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)) M; b/ d6 t/ D7 t

* l& @* k1 W  e9 n9 c6 r7 x! ~: KAirbase hits 22 g$ q& Q9 F0 y* c" c
Runway hits 107 w1 s1 b6 m7 V" {5 p  s$ w3 R
Port hits 43 X* C% p3 q5 h5 a4 G( h/ C8 @

3 D9 S4 |1 ]- m7 ^/ _2 C# |3 c$ \7 TCA Wichita firing at Ponape & Y4 H, ~6 d4 h$ T1 l( U
CA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
" |3 Q/ u1 d  G8 ]9 J3 NPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes) p! f6 v6 G/ N7 k' F5 l
CA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
5 o* r& B7 Y! G1 a0 h; k3 xPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy- ~" e% g3 U9 C4 C
CA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division
+ p# |6 F1 T4 J! ECA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment; X+ v0 l& t- ~
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria
  b: z+ r6 m# n+ t6 _+ m# L3 u6 YCA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
9 w& [4 n  D7 k- e; cCA Chicago firing at Ponape
+ C. C! T% J8 C: @  N- m; B7 U8 FCA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force
/ K0 J4 m+ z; y) hOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester* N1 ^# `/ X- c3 h$ n% |* V5 H0 W& v. ?
CA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress* c  U  a/ _3 U
CA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division
# R" e8 I. C' C! XOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland* Y. o" g" g$ i. Y! T5 U
CA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
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7 D* x* b" [2 i4 ^--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ z* o6 B: ~" m) T  M6 b
Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,1135 a# h" R3 g( t& D; ?  M
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Allied Ships
  v% e% d3 g% h" T1 J; E, y) ]( V      BB Alabama
# o7 t. L. v7 s# v6 b: ~      BB Massachusetts* U# V: \* S- d" |! Y' d( S
      BB Indiana
& Y7 n" ~9 |8 k8 k9 X      BB South Dakota
& s$ v8 b5 x! c6 U; ?      BB Washington
8 }9 D6 t) D. k8 Q/ T+ f      BB North Carolina
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7 Y" p' ~2 l" @. SJapanese ground losses:+ U" `1 ?& i1 J* T$ g% J
      275 casualties reported
- K. p5 b9 M4 e  c5 P         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled* I% z- S/ W) ?1 j
         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled) J; v0 E& e) p/ \
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled. a9 {! ^9 N& j9 h1 k# ?- R7 a2 e3 s
      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)
8 Z4 a$ v  b# B' i8 B* v" b      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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9 j: u5 P) n& W* Y. L9 VAirbase supply hits 1
+ {* I! y5 B! X. aRunway hits 7
3 e* a/ |- R% d3 PPort hits 3
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BB Alabama firing at Ponape
+ L/ r, }/ t: S$ m% oBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape
8 o  p; n! j  U# I' D0 {& X4 J6 G9 A! XBB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division& h7 z- E% n. F" l
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota
" o, {5 d  Y9 D" qBB South Dakota firing at Ponape
' R1 _7 G3 v5 `BB Washington firing at Ponape * G& v1 z6 L  A' a, n
BB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
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# z: J0 d+ d" rNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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" I; _/ u/ F* V% b) r- h# Y# ]' h/ j13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
7 U# R+ s5 W- N; {# ]( I6 T; k      BB Queen Elizabeth
0 p# i0 ], r! m      BB Valiant
9 x7 d$ }6 A/ k$ p# d) B+ B      BB Mississippi: c6 ^! }5 f6 ?0 l
      BB New Mexico2 `1 X' x  R3 ^1 W! [
      BB Idaho+ p4 [1 i, v, r$ @
      BB West Virginia
5 q! S, l) h5 g, \; e- V      BB Colorado, X4 E! h+ d$ \8 P( \: h2 h7 {' E

- S) ?$ b1 _4 ]! x5 K7 e3 y6 jJapanese ground losses:
% z4 U- o, J  ~" p& S6 o, Z      117 casualties reported
. R, V, J8 x% Q) _* O1 f         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled( \9 }, h6 F7 f$ _
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
, d& `: f4 Z; ~# ?" H: k$ ^" Q         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( g# K& P  V! [) c
      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)8 B9 p5 Q3 u# o7 r% z: A8 v1 ^. v
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)4 @/ g- C. |2 p& z

6 P- `9 c! q: s: S, iAirbase hits 2
: g, q- B% h7 I4 O& O8 u. {Runway hits 2
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- v- Y5 J) J& j; }BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment! \5 Q2 z" E* V' b2 l8 q* H
BB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
; z+ a0 M9 d: k# DBB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress; R4 l3 Z/ x# S6 d
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi3 h$ H/ b- o% l( m0 k% j8 U
BB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division
. _* v& w* d7 Q, M2 U% JBB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force! i4 ]$ _' d9 m' C5 t. ^5 W
3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho, `( T% _5 X9 }) T# Z: x* R
BB West Virginia firing at Ponape 0 ^2 N' Q, b: s: j+ R" K& ^
BB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force
6 `+ P) r3 R. b+ q; _$ X+ N3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado
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1 k8 ~. m3 z8 c+ s; bAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)3 Y% o6 }2 B" \* w$ C  F
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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1 \5 ?" v8 v7 J5 x0 {Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
  p: |* ]# h, e) ?/ e5 Y) f& KEstimated time to target is 34 minutes) C2 x3 c' z& B; k7 U
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Allied aircraft. _1 e2 S: m! Z& D
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
) Y  F* X: ~( q      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337
# m3 ^+ l1 R; S, G7 h      TBM-1C Avenger x 283: L8 n. x* H* v4 A7 j

4 _' {- l4 Y9 F6 bAllied aircraft losses: j  }3 M) S& |
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged
; b) y" @5 o4 E4 q& Q+ e      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
  L- D0 B+ L) @5 z- J  N      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged, S% a" O$ Z) N- }+ H- U' A$ f
      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:, R0 v% T) M+ s/ K: ]$ r& g
      159 casualties reported
; V. Q2 r* a+ m2 J7 Z4 `5 h         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled. l8 @: o* q2 Q
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled% s3 \! L5 o* y, `# o! z" R
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" ~# D% G) U- [1 A$ f* a* W2 E
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1 t8 M* }, U2 {) r) E$ H& x2 vGround combat at Ponape (119,113)5 r0 f( {: ^' H6 V2 m) Y7 O2 B
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 77530 troops, 1387 guns, 2472 vehicles, Assault Value = 2931
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; {' Y( L: o0 F* U* GDefending force 50530 troops, 686 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1344& N" l/ H( i' Z5 |

% d  G8 y9 v  K6 W0 aAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 7
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6 F; r1 r9 w1 ^& VAllied adjusted assault: 3406 * a6 D( J: ^2 J  e7 u
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Japanese adjusted defense: 8701
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; s+ e3 d1 R4 ]+ o, c3 e) qAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7)
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Combat modifiers
( E. H' f8 l7 c- p7 U, @Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)% q( U/ C7 e: L0 }
Attacker: ' m1 L  J1 ~6 h9 _2 ?* t

7 j8 l$ Q* z4 C3 PJapanese ground losses:
2 q' k+ o, \0 I/ E! [- T3 [      3539 casualties reported
6 T1 n: W, q  s3 v5 u         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled
" D& x  B; K3 Q( Y2 L2 N, D; E- s         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled5 P* L2 o; |; F. K" s8 i
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
% \9 [: Y2 x+ d. z6 a( e4 X8 |7 F      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)) f4 j$ M* ^3 ~) E+ B
      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)/ T, S9 f# [- ~+ T2 i
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Allied ground losses:
# N: o1 @" c! `      3552 casualties reported
/ D, i) X0 w; l! c* k$ C" T+ R         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled8 j$ r5 i0 s  b5 [9 {
         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled
! n* c- o+ }7 d! w         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled/ @# u4 E6 x5 ^5 @
      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)
/ v0 ?. @, \" R2 c7 B6 t5 t% E1 @      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)# B" f9 Y3 r0 R& E  [' f
      Units destroyed 1$ \* i$ C" o, j# z8 T# v

; u% [3 S% F* Z; a8 Q2 ]' G: hAssaulting units:. s" B, E( ]- U8 j, g; \- V6 |2 R
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion& w, j2 C+ p6 ~2 C+ E. @
    5th Marine Division5 [  |; E+ L# ^/ B& P- `# G
    716th Tank Battalion* U  P4 p1 N: `: C% `8 Z
    706th Tank Battalion* i# c: s4 ]3 `. E1 l
    762nd Tank Battalion
7 y' i# r, U' E$ I  ]    710th Tank Battalion3 e. j* q5 k) n" Z+ q
    767th Tank Battalion
: J3 M- v; ]5 p$ ?6 l" h    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
' {( z' _5 }5 z    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment; ]7 {, y: O/ y8 `* Q0 Z
    81st Infantry Division' g1 F! O( u. |1 i% \& L& o
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
5 r1 X6 X5 f- d( R9 z0 U    96th Infantry Division4 Z8 Y1 {! Q" S8 U2 j, r+ {1 c
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
7 w3 T8 S" [+ @, ]7 F    711th Tank Battalion
, d, a7 X* a* }7 W' f    44th Tank Battalion
) g' L0 A/ G+ H& o+ w8 i0 x    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion' Z/ M, g# {" s2 r0 i
    6th Infantry Division
4 l. h  {" q) _1 N0 L: V( e6 m; H    1st Filipino Inf Regiment3 B" H# E6 t6 T
    31st Infantry Regiment
  }# N$ U' `" d: s- `    XIV US Corps
5 ^' d3 L( U* ]- Y0 m    96th Coast AA Regiment+ O: {% C* C7 b' q4 q1 q5 D* M
    12th Marine Defense Battalion
6 P$ ^8 L  K% F    4th USA Defense Battalion9 v- J' |1 b$ ^4 @0 t/ f
    14th Marine Defense Battalion. x7 y) O7 q' E% c
    1st USMC AA Battalion- `# w$ M1 e/ [/ s4 ?* ~
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
& v2 v1 ]( u" S" r8 ^+ Q) e* N: u    5th USA Defense Battalion1 l: @. S  x( f
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
7 t3 i! N' r0 A& L/ c  i" x    738th Coast AA Regiment! ~& R7 \$ t% h% o0 X9 Z! H
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
, S$ y8 D0 [/ N4 R2 c  X4 }  A, A    I Corps Artillery 0 l) E3 `) ^* k5 {6 D
    8th Marine Defense Battalion2 z8 ~( _) {6 |0 S7 T
    X Corps Artillery
* A  }& G9 {* z    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion' E" t+ l" Z: U! ~5 i- O( H
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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Defending units:6 s+ }) b, H' z& H
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
( A2 K* B& c& ]2 b- d    52nd Naval Guard Unit$ W+ v& }, F" ?$ E9 c
    144th Infantry Regiment% g5 _! q: {1 X% ], _
    Kure 3rd SNLF7 ^# _, f: `, A
    Sasebo 7th SNLF0 R, d+ m" p' u1 X4 O+ b* M
    33rd/B Division) r% L% f6 V4 z/ F! G8 P9 `
    81st/C Division
1 Q( `7 \, M9 f* w4 R4 y5 \    81st/A Division
3 e% p$ p$ N6 d    81st/B Division/ k- x$ E' n* }2 l% _
    33rd/A Division
8 A$ B& Y& w1 a4 e; O4 i5 q- g    138th Infantry Regiment2 W  a( D3 _+ r0 h
    33rd/C Division
- z* y7 J5 k% b1 T8 g7 R5 U! L( M    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment, o8 d+ G3 [. Y" Z# d5 e
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
- g7 m* _- ^4 F. G( }. I    19th JAAF Base Force$ L/ I/ {: ]! o/ }
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co ( b: |0 W5 v( \! I( n! u, z
    12th Air Fleet! K) I3 U" {& q) M5 Y0 Z, C: E. w
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
6 A1 l9 M& x$ O9 h, [. o    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
1 G7 p6 ]. a" P; _0 |    63rd Field AA Battalion% `7 g0 W0 x( b' I' h
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment' ]  t* k" {2 r2 \" z; X1 S
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion. E; u+ L& n% y
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment- g+ ~- s0 F3 E" M
    Ponape Naval Fortress
$ n8 Y) o' S( p* S7 k$ P  @    61st Field AA Battalion/ l: P) F% R( ~" U0 [, b, B" _
    18th Army
6 V% Z$ x: h* ~" B1 Y% S$ H' f% A    14th Area Army /1
& \1 \+ I, {3 l2 v# o    60th Field AA Battalion
( o0 n0 Q) M2 Q+ h/ O" `+ S- _. T    53rd Construction Battalion
4 ^$ [6 n/ {$ H( j    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
/ h& d) Y1 b0 r7 M2 F    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1/ c! n3 W$ j9 K: l, Z( j2 b3 s
    Kure 7th SNLF
: }$ x3 A$ M# k/ |7 _, d8 S' |    3rd Base Force
5 v' C. w9 {7 l+ |/ x9 ]    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

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  q, U/ V- {( n' x$ Q* m1 p" t3 B! p, GAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)9 `. [( p& r# c! c# a
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms2 q- X1 Y$ F+ {1 f

) x2 D6 S/ X  ]/ t* tRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 s
% B+ E. |: R2 ?) ^: qEstimated time to target is 34 minutes" U6 a& c( ?3 e# j
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Allied aircraft% i! O: C. l& p( Y. S5 v6 ]6 Z
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
, s* i; y2 Q& i3 h7 \, m. I      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337
) H1 k. H" S+ a& q( ]2 l; U7 T      TBM-1C Avenger x 283
. R* O& z0 s' ~7 }Allied aircraft losses
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协同很给力！

hades1001

对基地的攻击协同成功率比对海高很多的，因为目标是固定的

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 05, 44) }. `* J1 S8 T2 E

" o' ~4 |- h/ ^, ]- K( J在把炮击距离设置成主炮距离后没有了岸炮的干扰貌似炮击的效果好了些。日军仍在波纳佩殊死抵抗，战况仍然在胶着状态
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9 c0 m  A; x; C3 L0 ], u  fNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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  K5 |1 g2 }' S2 k2 g# l' G# Y% ]* mAllied Ships
/ y' |3 P) R: T8 ]8 P- @  J      CA Vincennes
  ^' w% ^. L4 D! L6 {& U/ z* x      CA Quincy
2 m! Z3 |( T$ M5 P5 v! X      CA San Francisco
2 W* j, D5 z1 P. R8 ^  J8 b      CA Minneapolis
5 r, [; r- E+ M9 b      CA Astoria# d3 M$ o  @8 T# _2 {$ h; @
      CA Chicago. H8 v9 E3 B7 i  J. K$ `
      CA Louisville+ {: g7 L! a9 m: L7 G# w5 l( G" G# M
      CA Chester! ^4 i$ ?# i- ?$ r, @, W
      CA Northampton
: P& c+ j& v6 D5 Z: O, G      CA Portland
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! [" d  i' e; m% ^Japanese ground losses:
( U( E8 ]. D% p" K- u9 m      112 casualties reported& E( X: W2 x1 Q  j2 K8 {6 v
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* ~' |' b( d" w
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled  t: z# X, o) Z5 x% Y* ^
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
& x  L2 W( F- L6 V. @( h5 B
4 D2 G. X3 C; Q  ]8 IAirbase hits 51 M8 [( S# ?0 D9 E- E2 H9 f! F6 G5 Q* r
Airbase supply hits 2
* R2 u7 `4 x7 J  JRunway hits 21; C" W$ T# b3 t" O. _# Z' G: ~
Port hits 7+ m, b& `( c$ z3 {
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships
5 R1 I4 i/ N& @$ d6 c) H# @      BB Alabama- _$ s* ]/ n  |& K
      BB Massachusetts
) [) Z7 r! F7 _3 f5 [, I- i      BB Indiana; _5 K. n7 ~( B8 u9 f  V
      BB South Dakota
% J5 |# R% e7 C& p  N3 F. `" e      BB Washington
' z" v! l" j& X9 S4 F      BB North Carolina8 q. I  G  r8 r* y& e

- l& k3 m. F7 a9 ^: q4 ~$ FJapanese ground losses:1 @* U6 f- t+ W8 M4 G8 ^6 y
      398 casualties reported% i/ E0 R, ~% I0 ?
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled9 |, {. f2 l' w. H6 Y, c
         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled/ {! @' d# @/ k% o0 t
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled( y' f6 @% c- J! a7 r
      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)' `0 ~4 I4 ]' n+ |" T
      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)2 G5 m! O) g* ?7 o9 R
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Airbase hits 9
. I1 _/ f) h" |8 k4 QRunway hits 93 K4 |4 j( H9 L3 ~8 C
Port hits 22 b) T9 U# S) O; ~

+ d2 g3 e" I) t, |4 c/ hBB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division5 t3 D2 V6 @0 c" I1 K
BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape   n3 s: W( }' F% _' G1 D
BB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division7 y3 h1 E5 a( r/ \
BB South Dakota firing at Ponape
( ?6 m4 a0 j7 V' ]1 ^. gBB Washington firing at Ponape ) I( ^, e. T* L0 i
BB North Carolina firing at Ponape   P& ~- s- R5 F2 v1 l* l

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+ w+ D) G0 e2 Y; k8 VNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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( D8 p! `8 U* g- [( J" C6 C  D) K3 M      BB Mississippi
) j0 f. Q6 e, X% S5 ~# n3 d$ |      BB New Mexico
2 W8 B: b/ u! O8 \: c1 n      BB Idaho: U0 H. W3 ?' c8 L
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Japanese ground losses:" u. j* N( Y9 o$ y( |
      195 casualties reported' N1 u) U! ]% x! C0 M- Y/ c
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
" H2 O; r2 @' A         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled
( J' e0 F7 d* ]         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled! @& v' R, d; L# ?% `
      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)
! S: ~( O( V+ J* w  S" K" a. Q/ U5 ~      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)4 W3 {3 D: Z/ e8 V7 L
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Airbase hits 38 G4 W$ `1 @9 f2 R+ N
Runway hits 14
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! w$ x1 a# q5 K/ ^8 n' ABB Mississippi firing at Ponape
' M) y) ~* w4 b' o4 q" d, `BB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division9 j, Q/ B$ R) x
BB Idaho firing at Ponape
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/ M5 z; R; m$ u% H8 W) N3 n- ?Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape), u6 |  ]( r) B% Q8 Y4 y

1 I! v$ q7 c5 ^0 [$ ]; vWeather in hex: Severe storms. b3 Q0 U8 C* _/ K4 [( A$ h8 G7 m
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.8 G, ]; n$ a: x' H- a
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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/ e0 @+ ^/ |7 U3 g: c: O' tAllied aircraft. Y0 v5 _. C3 q- [' K
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
4 b4 }  n, a1 F4 l& e      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 333
5 y1 h) g7 g: S+ ^6 i3 d8 d      TBM-1C Avenger x 286
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Allied aircraft losses
6 \  v) R0 c' A, [- k5 D      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged
! v+ i- G* a. e% W+ }! q8 a  O1 _      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak
# g7 x" }, V- O! V, E8 I      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged/ p! e2 P8 u+ ^. g, a! [3 |
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Japanese ground losses:$ \9 q2 x: ~9 }% v6 o8 d
      121 casualties reported
" m. V  ?1 m! c. x, F* C         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled" b9 i3 d; N5 o- H7 I
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled6 v: X+ I8 m" X
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. f# y8 {; n5 M) M4 F! q

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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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1 d& S* i$ x' R( @Allied Deliberate attack  x4 `2 C6 n! G; A* L7 `
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Attacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 2629
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Defending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 11211 E) W9 @7 |( |

$ N! ^; X: |4 z8 F3 r& r6 j* ~Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 6
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) }( P2 `* g. F$ `Allied adjusted assault: 3228 + V8 A0 P2 B# U, g

; d9 c% o  W4 H! K2 a8 W/ \+ wJapanese adjusted defense: 7085
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9 I0 [% F! [* WAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6)
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+ O/ D% v/ L* w: @Combat modifiers
2 T, v' ^( `, U$ i- VDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
# _& _# ~. }, ^. u1 ^7 F4 O6 qAttacker:
5 t# R2 J1 ?( b! |$ l4 V4 x- @# v) t7 \: i, u
Japanese ground losses:2 ?2 S* B8 [; p
      2305 casualties reported) \: {3 p# U* {: q% \
         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled( Q( I  n; E$ R7 v7 \
         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled! @  {9 ^/ W& z) ~
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled% y+ x% e, Y; Q% L3 E1 Y9 O- @
      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)
5 k/ E0 L4 T3 H0 u      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)5 |1 X# p8 {, _9 h$ R5 B
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Allied ground losses:
( g9 f  i/ u, k$ B: e/ b      3064 casualties reported2 h7 ~3 w7 D" h1 L; x0 a, T
         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled6 l+ T+ e; ?; q5 h; f4 O" L9 }" j
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled
, K* O, M2 M3 [3 H) x         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled
, B$ y3 k9 N9 b      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled)3 N" x0 s% `4 ^9 g
      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled)
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Assaulting units:% ^% Q7 }: T& J6 Y
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment9 \, f, O) |6 y: p( |
    711th Tank Battalion& T4 u" l0 Y" K- {
    716th Tank Battalion
% K  H* v' w6 r4 r0 [# B# X    6th Infantry Division
) c( {! T1 t! \" m) }    44th Tank Battalion
" h' u7 k( D+ }4 N' P    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
0 S- g3 Q$ r9 f! v1 G, n* d    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
3 w0 D8 W( `, a# K; |# G    81st Infantry Division7 [' X2 _1 c5 R4 p9 S
    767th Tank Battalion
& J0 l1 v) z) M! ^0 q    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
9 `5 D. i% b0 I! s( f    762nd Tank Battalion. p+ s0 r3 ?  Y* t
    710th Tank Battalion
3 _9 {0 U0 ?% b( Q0 b& j# K$ }    96th Infantry Division
6 r, A% q. l2 f    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
. Q% M  b8 Q0 f3 g    706th Tank Battalion- k) t' P8 A5 ~
    5th Marine Division
* A8 w& _$ v1 q! E1 I% d3 V* E5 T    31st Infantry Regiment
$ b  V2 k$ B" A* k3 s0 B  P3 d    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
& p' }8 Z. H2 d" e    1st USMC AA Battalion+ c$ S% g2 w1 \/ j- M8 F* ]
    738th Coast AA Regiment9 o: ^1 ?; h+ R1 V! _- `
    96th Coast AA Regiment
3 ]& J7 b0 W0 `1 k: |6 q% u- |" _    14th Marine Defense Battalion7 f3 x6 S$ z4 v; F4 Z0 ?2 P
    12th Marine Defense Battalion: f$ M# a! `  }+ N' e
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
& u, r: g) B5 R0 b6 B( Y    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
+ r6 g. m, G( [    XIV US Corps+ h' K1 t* @% G/ M! F0 @
    X Corps Artillery
4 q$ H) S* k' T- F) b& y    5th USA Defense Battalion  U0 _' ]  o# ?5 N
    4th USA Defense Battalion* `2 R3 G; j5 _# U& w
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment' j" W' D5 d0 }" _# i
    I Corps Artillery . E$ n. N! E" M7 f7 w5 {
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
8 e9 Q7 |& O8 t  |( E0 c3 j    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment: z% ~: [! g( }4 _$ a4 o

3 p1 b+ _; a3 o. z( u. sDefending units:
, z4 J1 [$ p9 h    Ponape Naval Fortress
! v/ F% ^$ h) w  p    81st/C Division
1 @- n8 X0 _7 H6 ]2 \) J- P    52nd Naval Guard Unit
' r& x: G% h+ r( ^9 _: U) b) K3 G    138th Infantry Regiment5 b7 w  v, }7 {  @6 d& |% c6 s
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
5 R- A2 U) h: A6 ]$ `$ m    Sasebo 7th SNLF
0 [$ S% W& h% e    144th Infantry Regiment+ t+ G6 ]' \7 \3 P& I. E
    81st/B Division
* Y5 t3 J9 R8 y, u3 d    33rd/B Division
) L1 Y- z+ S, b, v1 J% [" _1 Z; b    33rd/A Division: e' U- T8 S# l9 w2 @1 j
    81st/A Division
, N: {: e  e' j( \4 \: k8 T    Kure 3rd SNLF
& y. s' P0 U; _( {" p. f  q8 E) P    33rd/C Division
6 L5 O5 m* m* N/ d! @5 I    53rd Construction Battalion
: ?; [0 a) h; @: D5 M* C    18th Army
) `5 w' L: \& x% F" |/ z    14th Area Army /1
# U0 L+ |0 d$ h2 X    60th Field AA Battalion: W( t% `. T% `' w# q+ o
    12th Air Fleet! h6 u# P1 l! B- u
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment7 E, s3 H. Q1 y# D+ R' i
    63rd Field AA Battalion+ j! m4 A9 j" k# d5 t1 H
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment7 K  O9 a9 Y4 ?0 G  |$ ^: N5 Y/ L+ E2 z
    3rd Base Force% O2 P0 [; w8 [& d) @0 B" R
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
% n% D) B3 v( q2 V* j0 H: f" s    Kure 7th SNLF0 l; X* R5 c. y
    19th JAAF Base Force
. k9 R6 N8 u4 S8 I1 _8 `    18th Field AF Construction Battalion# k* A) h. {% P3 E3 Z8 u
    61st Field AA Battalion
5 [4 k/ o/ I8 c! y    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
, J! B; U- z) r: k* U' t! X    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
) a  ^4 j) P! ?# |0 L) ]    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
3 [/ i( d% Y" T3 W, ~3 W    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion$ t6 o, F9 S+ \# o4 @$ o
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
+ L: t& l) g8 D- ^1 m! K9 o    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

xubin0892

波纳佩不是决战的好战场，不能上联合舰队血拼，百年国运在你手中！大将要沉住气啊

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 06, 44- y' i+ @) v- e4 |2 Y/ n2 T0 M' @: ]
妄图偷袭仰光的日军舰队被识破，轻型巡洋舰十胜号被4颗1000磅爆菊，生死未卜
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" ~) N" b. B& x9 Y" b+ u当天盟军对波纳佩的空袭和炮击还打出了一个小暴击，有1000多日军在155榴的炮口下死伤，这是防御要崩盘的节奏么？大统领拭目以待% |9 h! k0 h; k4 F- ?2 ?4 F+ B
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5 m! F. T) j% h4 U# _Morning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,60
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  C& P* p& b- s7 i% T; Y/ a- xWeather in hex: Partial cloud! i. d& L; O9 m7 r. y
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Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
1 e9 ~$ y) o+ S0 Q1 S' |Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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  W! I7 S7 r6 b+ Q5 }Allied aircraft% M5 q  {  x3 t6 g$ x
      P-38L Lightning x 23! ?. W5 E) P  U- t3 K1 e# V
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 308 K- X# ^, \0 E' [
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Allied aircraft losses; |/ k5 ~1 A9 X8 `
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged
4 r1 m2 X2 ?: o  ]0 ~& ]4 K      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak5 N2 I+ d; y% ^# l$ c  m! n7 s
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Japanese Ships
* a( J9 A7 x; c* t- L1 f2 T      DD Suruyame
6 [0 A. M% D2 F# H* q" N      CL Ninaru
4 S  ]+ `2 q8 Z/ g  H      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
* p! ]! y0 d: t* w) X. k      DD Yayoi
4 @9 y4 O1 t) t8 u' Y      CA Kako
: A' z& l( K2 ?      DD Asagiri8 f$ J7 j" u/ S+ @. G# |9 K; W
      DD Ayanami6 R7 ^  G9 j9 u( `4 u
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+ H3 ~) r0 K  S6 p. zAircraft Attacking:
) e) F! n+ H7 i8 \" N5 ?      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
( R" s$ r% {6 G- i  B6 j2 J9 X               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
/ T' b. S" {7 T$ q% T8 {" A       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
) t+ H3 C" J" D* X  j: W               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
4 V! z1 W6 [6 T! C' M4 Q  x/ Q) }5 \       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'8 T# X& x4 I2 d7 w6 @% h. G
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Massive explosion on CL Tokachi
" l5 L/ z" g0 u" [: B9 H: N$ kHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi/ x* O8 `: f! b3 \4 c, P
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' N( G2 W6 B4 A0 tAfternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain6 a# d8 I8 M2 l& p* t' m( c
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.; I# q: r& ^+ l; i4 e0 f
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes' [& k- R4 O0 [3 `

/ V/ K+ I! M; F; lAllied aircraft1 L% g5 P  X$ P+ l# P/ J  ~) V  Z
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
' Y9 @5 u% T6 ~! x      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 326
- p- l% Y0 ?' J* n* {# w$ V4 y# ~      TBM-1C Avenger x 2850 U6 W& Z- H8 s: A) I7 r# h( X

* i' l8 T! @4 g+ e$ fAllied aircraft losses
2 a, _$ P  y3 L! V" s$ _) O      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged
% U) L6 \1 t4 [; h3 c+ x" U      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
7 o: \6 L! g; |! g" W) w/ _: a      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged. j3 c6 L0 S; f, I7 j) `

1 V7 ]* A9 p# K/ L! TJapanese ground losses:( i% Q+ M9 ?5 t5 k; @
      276 casualties reported
6 r* R- q' s7 ~         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
9 U( U- W. @" [; }: d. V         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
  Y! r& L" z7 J$ D* S! n         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 r# Y% W1 ~$ h, t; m$ r# D
      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)! [; \# e6 e, c0 _
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Bombardment attack8 c# ]  ~( L1 |  r# q* @
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Attacking force 5127 troops, 335 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 2263
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Defending force 45166 troops, 619 guns, 279 vehicles, Assault Value = 1017( @. M$ h9 }: S" b' _2 x

2 g8 @7 f% w  ^9 Y4 pJapanese ground losses:
' f! q  W& }2 C$ w5 [      1082 casualties reported5 ~6 e  M7 f- D
         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled, w0 w' O* |$ J0 E* `5 y0 K
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
  O( T6 g2 v* e. }# _7 m" d; P" d         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled$ W  d% G! @) E/ A$ `6 C( z
      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)" U2 O7 \. u* U1 h- m3 b# z

: p. b9 m' g3 n# o3 cAllied ground losses:; {. n. S/ ~5 W4 J
      23 casualties reported' v2 S) P4 V' a1 t
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
! k: q! a' w4 @9 f* c! F         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled* K& z2 P. R& W+ b
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# F; q( s) d; z, u, B' u$ T' l. U      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)
* R4 c/ K# T" v3 s3 k* g. ^6 u3 N6 j      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 44
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东京快车出轨& C% g8 [/ N, k8 V3 @9 q
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+ ]9 j- H% y6 x/ d  c! D0 ^日军在波纳佩经过连日激战，补给消耗的速度大大高于天蝗的预期，眼看就支持不住，天蝗不得已组织了东京快车对岛上日军进行补给，不幸被盟军太平洋舰队堵着正着，水面车轮战后全歼了这支东京快车运输队的10余艘APD，还顺带击沉了护航的水面战队日军轻巡天盐号和吹雪级驱逐舰一艘。
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1 \& |" u8 K5 V7 w, ?8 m  j本次战斗为太平洋舰队2年多来第一次上规模的水面战，盟军水兵在能见度恶劣的情况下利用雷达给予日军有利打击，不过在战斗中也暴露出了盟军水兵技艺不精，炮击组织不利，人浮于事等各种弊端。战斗结束后太平洋舰队指战官兵纷纷表示要充分总结经验教训，刻苦磨砺水面战技术，积极相应9527大统领要求部队“能打仗，打硬仗，打胜仗”的号召，争取从胜利走向更大的胜利。
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天亮之后，巡弋的波纳佩海域的58战斗机官兵惊喜的发现有几百架日军运输机排着整齐的队形向波纳佩飞来，准备强行空投补给。盟军指战员当然毫不客气照单全收，击落日本大艇和运输机200余架，大获全胜。* y" U( \& n/ M& B+ H8 H
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Submarine attack near Ponape  at 119,113
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" I; r, q3 G" H* e: pJapanese Ships
% k2 T3 l- y4 H, h      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk
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Allied Ships  l* z  T  L9 m/ V% u5 z
      CLAA Prince Robert& _' o  i! j& S" g" g2 f7 C
      DD Saumarez% p8 o- ~3 m& q& G$ |
      DD Nizam7 C9 g$ d/ q: s  {2 k
      DD Ellet
4 ?$ E! M, p1 f' Z/ D) g6 _      DD Waller0 H, M9 h+ Y- ^6 U- H
      DD Walker2 V$ E3 s; S9 @7 [" t1 u& _
      DD Wadleigh
. i" L2 s* _# x% {4 \4 L      DD Uhlmann
8 Y$ c$ L1 e3 N- z0 z9 [/ M      DD Twining8 s9 v. _) h* |4 \/ D
      DD Twiggs
. x7 x* |; @/ O9 @) s+ J      DD David Taylor
- A1 I3 q! r' W+ f7 y3 i      DD Strong4 h% V7 Y  n  {( x/ g1 M
      DD Sproston) x( z% Z, S2 X% g. U8 {$ W! D$ R' f
      DD Sigsbee6 U. f$ S2 I) ~( _
      DD Sigourney
5 c1 P" P1 n6 f* B( S  }- h) J      DD Schroeder
9 J! j0 n$ u) A      DD Benham II
( A" w9 I& ^& Z+ D& j" u% U      DD Cushing II
" D: t& x( v4 v      DD Urchin: W6 D9 U" @( i) u
      DD Urania- a2 s0 C- N1 y0 X( M5 o: q
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SS I-48 is sighted by escort. ]$ P6 X, Y/ k* X4 K: u8 ^' i9 H
DD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search
6 k6 D3 `- |7 P# QDD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....
, Y; K* ]. g* c9 y3 h0 XSS I-48 forced to surface!( q! ~2 h. v! w0 ?: A9 _
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
0 {7 {! l+ C" S: A6 d. UDD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....) _& @5 o' U- A' _- S, A/ Z3 G+ _/ {
DD Urania firing on surfaced sub ...." l2 Q8 _6 X  H5 \7 M6 a" ^5 Q
DD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ....
5 e1 Z2 x! r) h2 U9 o4 E2 b9 W/ aDD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....7 W% \3 P( R4 [3 L! h
Sub slips beneath the waves
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards( x+ G2 n- _& G# ?
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Japanese aircraft  C9 ]7 ?  m- d( _
      no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships( @7 A# v- z: N
      CL Agano
5 i) E* ]1 p$ j: g$ {. }; q      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2% v8 ~; J* B/ X( c
      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; V! |: p  B7 h% v5 g      DD Hibiki
$ Q- h, _& q. _* U4 W      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1$ j  X, M" r. ]0 j* z
      DD Shirakumo
0 ]0 l6 M, A6 }' d* c0 D9 u& G      DD Isonami
: J: h' i) x' y* q1 Q& U- \2 z      DD Murakumo" A( w+ t; {3 f! k
      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk' C4 Z" C3 @7 `; [# [  M
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Allied Ships: B2 t1 W  C0 Y
      BB North Carolina2 u% @$ Q! M2 @% k. C
      BB Washington
+ t" ^9 F) d/ x! A0 m, B; y: q& x; x      BB South Dakota0 x  G0 q# v4 b% `1 r
      BB Indiana, Shell hits 1
  n  f/ j; z8 j; T! @( C! J7 k      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2
" G$ E. S, m8 t/ U( W      BB Alabama, Shell hits 2
! q( f$ k1 F$ r( D7 Z! Y      DD Conner
+ _1 F9 O1 y# B5 e0 N* Y3 |# G) ?      DD Cotten( h, |! ^! ]- o
      DD Cowell
7 e4 o2 ^2 ^2 L. f. O6 k      DD Daly
" K/ ?4 U* g7 b7 ]# o      DD Eaton+ t1 U3 U# S5 d( Z/ e% G
      DD Heywood Edwards; |& G4 U* ~: n# @* ]/ i
      DD Erben
: D0 l4 I) Z  ?9 d/ H6 Z' E0 @9 o      DD Evans6 C* y" k" j- Y
      DD Foote
$ V! c+ d6 W% F4 Z      DD Franks
0 L* u# ]6 x7 p      DD Fullam7 u  P7 P2 z: }
      DD Gatling& y) h% ~* m* B$ G
      DD Albert Grant
1 t, }5 K7 g0 t2 f8 k      DD Gregory
! o2 ?4 q( _9 R3 Y9 f      DD Guest/ {7 C+ |" I5 R4 E5 N1 I
      DMS Hamilton+ f; ^- n, C0 X
      DMS Forrest9 F( p4 j4 f3 j+ g
      DMS Ellyson+ Q* O2 w/ n- B7 a. H: W2 m1 [
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards) o. j& H, Z5 l. c1 q  l( |. F* G
Range closes to 28,000 yards...: B! X5 M: J9 s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
9 i2 P- j# t# R- B# V: `1 R* k" g1 R! QCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards
( c1 p! p4 V, X! k0 u# P/ y: XRange closes to 26,000 yards...
3 w+ ~0 D. ^- LCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards+ S1 F5 P! j/ e$ i9 h
Range closes to 24,000 yards...! O" z0 O! g/ L: `9 R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
9 b1 T$ g6 i+ s" P( GCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards+ _* z( L8 f, v/ l
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
4 X5 s% z( D- `. f( D$ c6 L# v) QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards3 [! V: V$ p' c  v& P' `' |
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards* X1 \1 c0 B* E) Q# i$ v  k( e+ i# W& U
Range closes to 20,000 yards...6 N6 `8 r, a& B9 }! `
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
- o& `- N! \' d! PRange closes to 18,000 yards...
( ]: V/ z8 y, K1 @, F: NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
! w  W9 U# d6 [# H. kRange closes to 16,000 yards..." \& U) q$ g# e- X
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
+ A; N  `6 ?$ R1 Z$ F! PRange closes to 14,000 yards...! k9 G8 M7 h' k2 s7 d
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
0 t/ W$ o$ ?% N3 {9 nRange closes to 12,000 yards...
/ e/ x7 ^; Y/ ^7 h9 d# |, p5 NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards: r8 m/ ?9 r7 W# C: Y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
- X/ I4 n# v( x8 e+ N  w+ o3 [Range closes to 11,000 yards...
, ~1 K$ p9 ^% S  a. b$ V' q: i% h0 uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
5 C8 X) R7 X. Q- R4 A, vCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards
6 [  [0 t! y9 Y; ~+ ]) R8 N0 I3 WRange closes to 10,000 yards...4 Y9 j1 s7 x, O- V' m; y# l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
/ \3 U$ v! e3 }" KCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards, t7 \; S' C$ E& n6 O3 o7 G
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
1 v4 U$ D" `/ X9 LBB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards
7 Z' C& Q  d3 Y7 X# `  O" ABB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
9 y& `* J3 \. @9 q4 }! H+ \CL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards
) j/ O; y3 b( L$ F- S5 H$ e" ABB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
/ c& s" v8 v. u8 S$ T6 t8 w8 s5 }BB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
, D$ o( J" E7 A4 o) c! EDD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards' R/ N" ?8 R  v8 j9 B: S
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards6 e1 {! `+ ^$ v8 k5 Q9 x
BB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards8 e3 o! I# }& A
DD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards
& ]- j; \( v( EDD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards( x7 g6 H& w, ~8 v
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
9 N/ I+ d/ J' C- C7 eRange increases to 11,000 yards
) p+ T2 K8 Z' p1 k- B' c9 ~! hCL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
$ B! L& {5 h( F1 v% NBB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards% x: O! F; \+ _( i: ~8 i, P
CL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards
+ a4 U& Q, d9 P2 nDD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards
. X: `' y% }; fCL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards
7 {' Y5 \+ R: ^2 qDD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards
  ^: [: r9 k, h* a% j1 {1 x% eCL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
, `8 p3 f# x0 d# s- a1 \2 fBB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards. O2 B9 U! a  D7 a, @7 f/ \
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
& K! s7 Z5 z' d. P. b: y6 r! WDD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards/ U2 |6 {2 |# e) h. r
DD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
9 U; ~# n4 i5 i) l6 D0 L1 N7 YDD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards
; t4 e  O+ T0 B7 ?4 ~, fDD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards
% `/ N5 W+ P$ T7 n" }DD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards7 R, h. z9 n/ e1 P3 p9 o9 ?
Range closes to 10,000 yards) a6 m# O/ v9 ~$ d
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards# D7 c; k: @! g: b# i1 S# g* G, @4 D& J
CL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
- ?' B  B$ [' z8 P" G8 FDD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards+ D, O  p( I9 n7 U
DD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards- P. S  u2 K( `1 ?# ?5 [/ r
DD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards* ]0 q5 \* k/ P' p9 y
DD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
* e' L- s" V: `) h; }9 DDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards( O2 h; g9 b$ L) t4 q1 N
CL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards
9 n8 B+ J# t/ QCL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards0 N& T! `" s% ?6 H0 v; u
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards  n" k: H) n# k, O( Z  \
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
( u: d$ X& n' N3 U4 [; FTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
  ?$ o7 h, M. ?      DD Hikokaze! y1 i& _) ]- H0 I& r: @. L
      DD Ishikaze
% n7 Z  m" l) V3 p! L+ r      DD Tagokaze
% U  U7 A. s# E) T! \6 p4 E      DD Takatakaze, L1 G) o8 v! J' N' g5 F5 n

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      BB North Carolina
9 z7 r1 n9 P5 ^) K5 w9 _      BB Washington6 ~8 d* j- _: _. D
      BB South Dakota
- I+ x4 E" {: r0 o      BB Indiana8 c; G' n" k1 l$ v- d0 ^
      BB Massachusetts( ~  C$ d+ h: d+ M8 W: p
      BB Alabama
% M" o% G' J) @, G+ H6 S      DD Conner+ F6 H# l# u1 G  W" b
      DD Cotten& k/ o7 v0 m: H3 [9 S4 w4 }
      DD Cowell$ z! K! \* Q7 z
      DD Daly. E0 y" y9 w# d, r
      DD Eaton
: N  M5 p) B# j      DD Heywood Edwards
! q" x5 p6 d; N  o      DD Erben
6 H: ~3 Q9 t6 m4 M      DD Evans5 B  Z3 M) X& o+ K# [9 O$ z
      DD Foote) N# F( j# g- u7 c' l7 H6 ]
      DD Franks& J2 K/ k5 Q1 G( j& _+ e/ \
      DD Fullam/ `7 }. ]/ {# z7 T- q" e
      DD Gatling5 B& g% C/ N% i8 o( M" ]  v. L/ P
      DD Albert Grant
% o1 w: y) w7 O8 b9 j( {      DD Gregory8 d7 r7 I) E; Q% K. m
      DD Guest
% a# E- \7 N; h6 N' S# S* W      DMS Hamilton
( W6 s$ E' a4 o      DMS Forrest
, l/ H/ {/ p; o6 K- m2 y; [7 [! ^( u      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards5 |; y; f! q, H
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
. H- k7 X0 G/ {  A  i6 Y7 k  q9 nRange closes to 26,000 yards...8 W) o' L/ }& b, ~' k9 S: s- y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards- J  n- S0 ~1 i% J
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards
1 I6 [, B/ V( i) S8 P( d! h; h) XRange closes to 24,000 yards...% g4 {* I: [6 `9 d# \
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
6 f8 w# B5 W7 O% }Range closes to 22,000 yards...
6 p. j0 C- V5 \. oRange closes to 20,000 yards...
! L: h$ _' u. c4 Y, d! B* n" ]Range closes to 18,000 yards...# Y7 k. ~5 D1 ]
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards
8 \, V! y9 Y  l4 QRange closes to 16,000 yards...
$ X8 X# m( J% H( O; `( _6 E" ZCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
2 T, d0 S9 q! I2 M5 rCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards1 ~5 G1 ^+ L$ x$ p2 ]4 `
Range closes to 14,000 yards...+ v3 l- l+ k' Y5 s! O4 A/ V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
$ j# I$ K% [9 O9 ~% H3 ICONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards& G# B$ n# b8 I! W$ z% \
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
, @* l% {8 J0 K% `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards- L0 `$ E/ w+ \9 B% p) S5 j: o
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards5 `2 A4 d0 P/ R- A
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
: o7 [/ s% N" e/ rCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards1 ~$ s5 i& q& N2 ^
Range closes to 10,000 yards...8 R+ f& p/ A1 z! g/ x+ B2 ?- y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
9 K' d1 s6 e6 B3 W# ZJapanese TF attempts to evade combat
$ J5 ]6 ~% N& Q) N$ |Range increases to 15,000 yards...) o3 s" l; v) D; @
Range increases to 20,000 yards...; i+ x. B. k+ h: v! i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards- T6 f/ o/ @/ H5 U( |* n; T5 I
Range increases to 25,000 yards...7 j2 @1 C* y* H# t; H6 B
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
! C; c; e$ n' m% l# U" r) A: p; C# zRange increases to 30,000 yards...
% d5 G) T8 s' [7 }# S' \8 w' fJapanese Surface Combat TF evades combat) H8 \1 B4 R8 Z1 I6 H! B! z0 `
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
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# [) k; I1 f4 b- xJapanese Ships
/ D$ e* v$ O. ?) y0 x1 m5 ~* |' m      APD T-19 s  Y. Y' T! Z) \5 h' S: h
      APD T-2, Shell hits 2) a2 ]% I) P9 a8 @
      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
4 ^  T) D9 V5 Y( u3 E0 e      APD T-4
8 C( h6 g& W1 A, W% X3 u! C      APD T-5
# r& l6 V) P* P) }      APD T-6" Z5 j% ]' F9 E" a( u. G! s2 @
      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& j/ Q0 k% t) r1 B4 `0 ?, j6 \      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire6 ]; h; Z) Z0 E0 k
      APD T-9
$ y3 [7 v. c1 o- H' \6 n      APD T-10
! U) M5 k2 f- y$ u1 I( `      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire
9 T3 Q" Z  s6 D! H) W* A      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage* m+ @7 A& j/ b4 @) ?6 a
      APD T-13, Shell hits 1
6 d9 `+ X# s, f! }5 ^      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships* I8 A0 J* e( Q4 g* x0 A
      BB North Carolina
0 ]9 S4 H/ o0 l      BB Washington
! r$ b9 ^. \* Z6 F: \, k" Z      BB South Dakota! t. O  W% D, b! L5 P* E# M- @: [
      BB Indiana+ F6 t3 x% Y  H' b0 h
      BB Massachusetts6 u! _  o6 U0 Z* s7 O1 z5 w
      BB Alabama
  l0 J5 x+ r' h7 R- p      DD Conner8 V, p' s" p! q* G* Q
      DD Cotten9 _  }/ o1 s9 O# d* q" _5 `
      DD Cowell
( @! A- }5 W$ V3 R" f1 z4 C, a# b7 C      DD Daly
5 B) ?" L- h( ?" H6 h. I' l2 b% S      DD Eaton7 q( ^) Y: Z! X# G) j
      DD Heywood Edwards( a3 I, q* k# l
      DD Erben
& `% e, [0 [, v+ M4 Y. p1 J# j      DD Evans, R+ _8 O' ?# B$ ]4 O2 d
      DD Foote: E9 q# M& D% W9 U
      DD Franks
! n0 S2 P3 F. l5 Y      DD Fullam$ x: t+ d' ?( `' n0 B
      DD Gatling3 K0 `/ m5 C& Y) B
      DD Albert Grant
. |/ g  w6 N3 X- A8 l' r      DD Gregory
6 F, P% p6 i& f: \. P      DD Guest; H% V! M+ y, e1 N! d
      DMS Hamilton
% B! ~' |3 S( b- K9 d4 k7 \. q      DMS Forrest
) r" k" @" D! u. F; \6 t2 X- k      DMS Ellyson! `) [$ g1 U' F0 w$ ~
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
" t, E+ I4 I+ L$ xRange closes to 28,000 yards...1 a% A8 Q/ H: s- V1 @- t6 b
Range closes to 26,000 yards...! f- ~% s5 z, s6 l$ d' D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards4 o) Y/ H% M; b' H& d3 V- s
Range closes to 24,000 yards...0 Y3 N2 g. G* J. c1 s' g7 @' Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards8 s! M7 I) |* ~# z
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
+ w% Z! i- I1 j+ WCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards, A$ c/ O, a# K4 r1 P
Range closes to 20,000 yards...$ Q, C6 w0 N: n! k9 P# p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
' t0 n9 b7 D3 Q% H+ P4 d. ]Range closes to 18,000 yards...
' C8 V" K# u2 J1 m3 k1 d" SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards0 ~3 f2 F( z2 p
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
% ^8 D7 o- Z' |' M# KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
5 K- o  B! O; a# K  U* \Range closes to 14,000 yards...
5 \9 |3 o; }9 BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards! q0 ^/ I+ X: Z; k; B+ j7 S. ?1 A3 q2 F
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
: {$ w- r" z5 B4 uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards3 e8 e6 i- w4 b3 \+ @/ ]  [2 A
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
& c5 `  x/ J1 ZCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards8 d/ U& K; Y2 ]
Range closes to 10,000 yards...# F: Y& T+ @- |0 M" ~1 R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
$ H* r8 Q/ `5 o2 aRange closes to 9,000 yards...  ^; n! k! Y/ i- u1 ]2 A" ]
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards" n# p6 u& ]4 F" a8 V
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards6 t) {3 e0 m# Z
BB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards+ |0 e+ g; i; [# B. I
DD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
9 Y6 T/ j- R# |DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
* W' \. T0 f# S8 D+ ZDD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
0 i7 p. l, y% H! [9 m5 ?APD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards9 |( \! _0 P$ T2 F) h, n( ^/ Y
BB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
3 o+ u" r/ ]$ O0 t5 W: t) OBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards' M7 G4 x' ^  S% c# Q  `6 l) U
DD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards# ]1 r6 z: d) a1 |# Y
DD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards; t' J& y- m! R
BB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards
# r5 V5 B  [8 w8 m" wDD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
4 T# i" P. d7 m3 ^; h+ JDD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
! J, a6 D$ O0 R; sAPD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards0 l; N# l9 R  m0 i# l: c5 [1 D9 w: a
DD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards' E9 [2 g1 [% {6 e0 L  X( A, z
DD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
8 R8 j, a, T' u* V3 q; b, b( X3 ?DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
6 f+ U* O! r, |DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards+ k+ V! c7 x+ m: D7 V/ Z
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards, m1 }! X8 T$ F6 ^8 `  W
Range increases to 10,000 yards
3 ^# h/ ~( d: r3 Q5 h( U  yBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards2 C; h  K+ d1 g/ b# N0 J! t
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
' i, l# [5 F( A; `5 T7 u' ABB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
0 Y$ O, g5 B3 `8 H  x9 Z$ XDMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
8 w/ Q2 u9 z( ?; X8 P/ f: HBB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
) M8 h; j- W& c2 G0 w6 X: g1 r% V0 tDMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards' x( o. s% r  s3 ~+ C
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards, @& h1 M& X, r
DD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
& Z! j( q7 a2 I0 H: u7 z/ m1 ~0 Q" pDD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards3 R# n- a# Y, Z+ z
DD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards) E# w5 t0 r& C* ]* p
DD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
( }) I0 V7 ]+ S6 X$ @DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
7 f8 F" Q; Y. F$ a: [$ kDD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards# V+ n. j. D# U! B  j
DD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards$ d0 j* h0 W  @8 q, G* K- T% y
DD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
7 \! O. B' G! F5 p5 l3 C# F: zDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
5 d5 E; g, K" m- g+ ORange increases to 11,000 yards
' l7 `+ R# l% A" L: M; T3 RAPD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards9 f# T) J5 e, P
APD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
) ?4 F  O0 e1 t4 q1 _DMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
  d5 D. ^6 r. {APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards
* ~/ S: D+ L) \, xBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards# R  l; J4 a3 y. W/ E( t
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards2 {' |. t7 C, r' [4 X- h/ k7 ~
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards# c9 X4 S3 g* o, E
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards
. B2 b% y, @2 _# qDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards% m4 z2 j2 e  w0 A. [% ?
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards0 d, _1 k7 X$ I9 e
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
$ ~8 u, ~8 t4 r+ H: ^APD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards
! {  O' ^( u% XRange closes to 10,000 yards% `5 a; z1 A3 G$ u
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
! j4 `3 s! a& KBB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards0 G$ {, S1 i1 [; W
BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
3 X5 y) _' `/ Y4 v. _6 S6 T2 SAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards; s7 A9 H' H1 j: B6 P
DD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards( `3 k) i. m, M: l. g
DD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards4 I9 F* _. K% Z
DD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
. C/ e. Q; Q6 M* `' k. v7 TDD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
$ {% e, \6 K: b# z2 W/ u7 xDMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
+ ?. i6 Y* b. C1 ~. }DD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
' g0 b$ c6 K+ yDD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
0 j6 r, e- F" D( ADD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards! e* d* Q4 ^0 R
DD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards9 u& S1 I6 H  j; T7 p# S4 r9 y
Range closes to 8,000 yards
: {) h& e4 e( A7 [4 ODMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards0 I" \5 o# B) a) p
BB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards& z- k, J4 X4 P& d0 ?/ J
APD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards, s  G( ^+ g5 E- z6 U! q
BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
1 v; ?6 P" z2 p  w4 NAPD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards% Z4 E( g* |) v* Q
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape, {+ U& G0 I5 N
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- G8 [7 T, e# X5 XNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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      APD T-1, Shell hits 1
, P' S$ D/ v& Q+ ~1 a      APD T-2
+ f) g  ~- ]- F7 w: @0 ]6 A      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
/ c% o( W: o1 \" \. K      APD T-4, Shell hits 1& Z7 g' S. x5 T' x- g1 O
      APD T-58 V2 t( y5 }  q: d
      APD T-6
: a$ k' M( n: S, u! y) q' }      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage. g. T3 \( b7 @. T7 p3 u8 g
      APD T-9, Shell hits 1: W; b% Y5 c9 z
      APD T-103 _6 X- i/ B+ F% m  o! r) Q* M
      APD T-11,  on fire
! G- E; r: J! u# E" F% ]/ o      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk6 W% G6 X) k$ m( {
      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk/ f/ W) U  T2 u# x. \3 J( u* }
      APD T-14, and is sunk  \) [& E6 M! |( P

) ]% \: E% I+ ]' S7 n. e7 bAllied Ships! L* i- j' L9 t9 Z: n! d4 X; e3 G1 y
      CA Portland
& i, ~" u4 d7 B$ d. r      CA Northampton
& r. _7 L7 T& G5 J      CA Chester
, h. p2 v& y+ B& Y- n      CA Louisville
+ F' D0 H3 @3 V" h& V# i) T$ G3 E* @% m      CA Chicago" B$ h, A& a$ k
      CA Astoria
$ y, q9 e6 M, P  \8 p/ `      CA Minneapolis: b6 W! Q% N" L/ y( f
      CA San Francisco
6 e  i# B! D. `& ~( H. N2 @      CA Quincy4 g, g: q* v+ e0 h9 C
      CA Vincennes
9 x5 [7 _( [6 j& Y5 u& d      CA Wichita
. T/ f1 w4 l9 r0 G8 R9 h+ N; o: f      DD Bennett& O& ]2 f2 v7 U- Z
      DD Bradford& k) F, X/ t0 X$ w, h* s! a4 F! {
      DD Braine7 i. A* ~) E% j! f+ q1 \0 ]+ K4 l
      DD Brownson( T; \# F% m( e- l$ H% ?
      DD Bryant
0 F0 R2 b0 E9 Q- i$ R8 X; g      DD Bullard
- A6 e/ p; u, F. h/ @- H6 w      DD Burns
8 e7 ^& z+ m/ x0 C/ {# S# k" g      DD Callaghan* V1 Y! d! R: a2 D( A2 r
      DD Caperton
: i, E$ N0 b- s+ @6 H7 |      DD Capps
. a0 g) }) w% o$ G* N1 P      DMS Emmons$ D; a$ I9 ~6 G; Y) ~; J
      DMS Macomb
% ?- {  S$ C0 k' g: T# J+ m      DMS Rodman) L  B( _) r9 @- [# i+ C; c4 W5 i
      DMS Gherardi7 y6 R3 s) N$ t7 o+ w
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7 |% R, z1 r3 P8 J3 }7 ?4 rMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards# H- c' k( |3 f' b
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
5 _7 j) H! D- u' OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
' j% j/ a  S: K. ~1 iRange closes to 26,000 yards...$ X  q( a) A. p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards+ k: V( ~2 \. B/ O! |
Range closes to 24,000 yards...2 R1 v  M$ g/ ?+ s) O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards9 o  l3 M: L8 `4 `. y8 p
Range closes to 22,000 yards...6 _$ Y( d. I5 k/ ?; d, ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards$ l9 r4 P8 m* A
Range closes to 20,000 yards...! U+ L. \4 p# y+ c; v9 v/ ]
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards5 j. L! Q  F- A" w
Range closes to 18,000 yards...% P( w7 ]6 J# c4 f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards0 n: ~/ L8 V9 o1 _8 ^1 y
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
6 U6 G- r& u3 x& J2 PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
& T; A! l' f" G3 J: Y6 c% gRange closes to 14,000 yards...6 G. j5 Q4 p) [  f8 `. g3 t+ s
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
2 [+ {: B; r% P" i- OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards  f5 y. H9 A6 h% r0 n$ u
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
  c- i% q+ Z" NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
1 ~- v9 O+ b  o' n- a2 ZRange closes to 10,000 yards...( u4 h* ^3 M2 d0 b/ a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
; b) r0 R! g  L- C$ F6 UCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards+ A. A: W9 @4 X" {$ m, }% X
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
/ p+ L  E' J, e% l7 |! ?4 V1 I# GRange increases to 11,000 yards
* ^+ E- F4 n- [0 v$ JAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards8 v7 e7 D, Z# R0 z# c: b
CA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards3 E, Y5 V- L6 A1 G9 A- z! u
CA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards' Q9 ]& g# r7 V; ]! v2 ~$ Z
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards" A7 I( \* J* s
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards( U8 A4 A) g0 i/ l: Q, D
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards
. E. y- ]0 ^/ L( L& Y# g- V. P" KCA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
0 B7 P- z4 O7 d: _+ ?CA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards$ Q& d& p$ {- E2 ?
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards7 ~3 y( U! r- p( @0 H
CA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
% t% c# q9 Z; k1 F  e& X% I* hDMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
- M0 w- |5 Q$ t8 L. t6 lDD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
. ^8 ~9 B2 {; D2 M5 eDD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
- x/ a! D' s& V2 @3 |) @  \0 YDD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
0 _& D6 C* J, l' RDD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards) w5 H! ]4 U0 ?
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
2 w$ x5 l2 x3 TAPD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards
1 g+ |6 O3 ~% W3 I2 {6 D5 p, CRange closes to 10,000 yards
3 c" Q" _+ O9 X& }0 _0 uDMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards( p# r7 z' C7 k& }) A1 o
CA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
# |* O% `5 S; [! @CA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
: {  w$ _8 G5 }4 T- g/ eCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards0 \6 i2 M+ u5 T4 l
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards$ x! j$ z" a( l3 S+ N" _( k; y
APD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards; M, G. a( W3 X) }
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards; z0 q* Y/ @9 h( h
Range closes to 9,000 yards
2 s: f* r. E1 V. p; Q# `( QAPD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards9 {+ q/ u' n8 j2 k( F; l: L
DMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
" ~" M9 U, ^7 z4 |' Z" [CA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards: E- q8 H7 o7 K( x& p3 N
CA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards2 d! J, p1 Q6 D/ _0 A% z1 I
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
. Y# v& [( E2 @: d" x$ R4 M  HDD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
! C% ]& h4 l. y0 I* dDD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
. a! S( R! e9 f# @. p% XRange increases to 10,000 yards
7 s% v8 o0 T: h+ {7 C2 bAPD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards
6 F# |. d8 P" O6 Q8 gCA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards# T3 Z2 W! D" R
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards4 S" D1 Z! w3 r
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards9 L6 z5 K: {* s1 |
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards3 W5 b% u7 ~( C* V
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
7 e' d5 i' _6 [* @7 i: ATask forces break off...; w) \1 p8 F; G% a
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Japanese Ships
- f( Y4 _5 C& e* z* p5 V      APD T-1# j% ^. q/ V. R% b7 \  A. K# D. X
      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire, w9 s* A: W4 m* O, ~5 Y4 J
      APD T-3
% P: T" j, l5 d8 V! q( @& _      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
, C! p. {3 a0 I      APD T-5: o$ n; P. o3 |. ?  H
      APD T-63 M' \; d' Q. Q: S
      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
+ G. i* z* w6 H. E9 x* K* L      APD T-9  M. J& I! `; b) }6 o: D- l
      APD T-10
2 ?3 F# H  x  S" q; r      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire' J$ h- {  w0 h9 {

+ A3 U# j( S. Q, ~. b  WAllied Ships
* _1 m0 D/ P) T5 v8 s      CA Portland
: R5 i- ~3 L+ M! T- U$ o  A/ s0 a2 e      CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
- A1 u. u& O9 ~& w; y: }      CA Chester
/ {+ j4 M; z4 s      CA Louisville
- }. `5 r; P1 [+ p5 q  @      CA Chicago4 G( p$ v' ]' L, z3 h
      CA Astoria) {$ j7 d2 U* r% a+ H3 a
      CA Minneapolis
% Z6 v* E9 {* G, l5 Y- Q      CA San Francisco
3 ~0 Q- }3 b3 m& ], Z0 d      CA Quincy8 T# V9 g) N: U' O( s
      CA Vincennes2 L, E8 f6 a' Q
      CA Wichita1 s1 y; {; @) r
      DD Bennett
- y( p+ f* ~3 {# {      DD Bradford
, @& o* y. E* i# X5 p      DD Braine. L" f  R, ]' `; m
      DD Brownson
2 q% E/ I' H% f3 X& }  O7 m      DD Bryant
) r  v  k0 Y- \# u1 }9 F+ {4 y7 @" i      DD Bullard) Q0 r4 ^$ \6 t$ s4 E/ J* L
      DD Burns
9 W, U6 Z# C7 z# `      DD Callaghan
# |, l8 S# C8 L* f      DD Caperton1 ]7 E3 G3 r; L
      DD Capps9 F- H0 `! ~/ V3 c* ?# v% L: e
      DMS Emmons7 j& Z- D! Y, t, Q( Q
      DMS Macomb
1 m$ |0 E+ z+ l2 c. [      DMS Rodman& R  C* \. a, D2 Z
      DMS Gherardi( f) Y7 C4 G0 s( \$ s" ^
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* K6 Z) H5 c9 j6 q9 r( jMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards( M6 P3 Z+ H& I" w! ^
Range closes to 28,000 yards...1 Y! w# j* P# G+ Y% x9 N6 G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards- s( T9 _1 W9 h: S
Range closes to 26,000 yards...' n% c- X5 C: C' L- D. S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards, g2 |6 v* h+ \
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
$ U) u* E/ P8 k& i8 r& I8 Q" G6 _Range closes to 22,000 yards...
  }0 n* O5 M: e, F2 _8 t4 ^) m$ DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards: I3 |; Q2 [" a: ~/ M) a8 Z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...0 E& N: Q. T% ]6 @: X
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
& h) b: P9 H) P' {, fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
) Q. ]( z$ _. e) u: c5 D& L* gRange closes to 16,000 yards...
1 Y% H& a3 c! S0 w9 z% E3 TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards0 t' O! w5 `/ l( O! S4 k
Range closes to 14,000 yards...  Z6 U, ?/ R& }2 R( u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards& f6 N" V: K8 P8 D9 S
Range closes to 12,000 yards...( k$ \3 O/ a  z# ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards5 G/ t3 @  w% _. L: _$ m; U6 F
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
1 k- C3 d0 u+ u$ wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
1 X) H6 u- u3 a4 ?6 }# t# cRange closes to 10,000 yards...
- Z7 m% J+ V$ l' C: m4 nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
" Z  L9 }1 \7 m4 U: `CA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards% D- ]. J' H: X4 R5 B
CA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards1 G9 |' K/ n$ A! G/ v: ~+ T
DD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards0 G2 C/ o8 {. N( P
Range increases to 12,000 yards
" ~: d0 I+ v( p2 xCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
" x( p2 \$ N5 hCA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards) u6 A/ s, D. r6 ~) D1 B
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards, \9 g7 R; {: _: \5 {
CA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards
0 D+ ]4 ]( ?6 \$ y7 T2 ECA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
7 n! ~  Y7 f" I8 C" x5 [CA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
2 O) ?/ `" W' }8 E6 _( J5 i; fDD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards& R. I5 b, @1 g* q0 W/ w; s! r& E# y
DD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
' F% @0 V  Q# Y2 @! i1 k# {DD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
- g5 r+ x2 K' Z* O# Y8 K3 r) ODD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
- G. o, c* b) l; YDMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards+ e' E# o! v2 ~& e0 V) T& G  G, l
APD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards" I2 v! |6 Y9 x0 b+ O, g: n5 t
Range closes to 9,000 yards
7 k. Q! f# ]; D3 [* rCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
8 {' W: e7 y& N% F# aAPD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards
. z: P6 I4 j; m8 q' N# {: z) LCA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards; X2 {2 y$ |2 k; r! K- i8 I
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards! F$ r, g0 L$ K' S
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
% P4 _+ g) A/ TCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards$ a% e7 Z$ m* I# |% e" F) O
APD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards4 g3 a, t2 Q% v" W5 w
DD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards* c, C, r$ P* \; u8 ~
Range closes to 7,000 yards
6 L4 V' t- N0 j% ~( {CA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards) h6 g8 `6 Q  e+ ^* B; A
APD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
4 U; i: f% J0 k; _* L: ]7 L$ ACA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
. x7 @* U, J7 Z# C7 {  d1 f0 N. ~CA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards
4 _: a8 J6 r. ~- {6 s+ VCA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
7 n! B$ l/ j# FAPD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
& Z7 }9 l6 t* U; X: N  u, SCA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards# [- }8 T* O, Y$ V- `
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards. U1 g+ G( d5 g2 X2 v0 j& ~
CA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards' N# q2 p( Y: k2 p7 @" w
DD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards
5 ^0 _% |' l5 T! aDMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
( f2 u, ]6 o# H9 FRange increases to 10,000 yards
0 K* x# W7 O3 A  j1 N4 LDMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
3 m, c9 o: @- W4 ZCA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards: ?0 G, H2 \% i
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape7 ^- @. ?  K; Y. z! l* v
Task forces break off...8 r* T& F4 N' F7 F$ W6 \; F

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* C! b6 c1 y6 k5 Y( u% n' Y8 INight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards0 h# T1 Q9 \/ x+ N+ Y3 l! j

) a" K: E; [; ?, k# [3 jJapanese Ships: N' R. Y% s, Q8 B% t# k
      APD T-1& T( `) J; h2 u" ?& I; n$ {  y
      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 b* A/ k% f1 k. D
      APD T-3, {6 {2 ?! K. l8 y) {
      APD T-58 h9 W% k0 T& N# M
      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. A3 B6 r& D3 j% H
      APD T-99 {% o; M, H+ q2 @+ X7 I6 z0 W
      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
+ L, e# l0 u$ F; i% }0 U      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
1 F5 Y& Q2 Y7 O3 C( S7 E2 G" @+ p. J      CL Swiftsure2 c. a" e6 Q, A2 i
      CL St. Louis
7 A' {5 R, C; Y. k! ~! r# h      CL Phoenix* x. B9 @4 M7 r- |
      CL Cleveland
' I  P1 D/ Y3 u) `/ c8 r2 q; `& \      CL Montpelier
; _6 t; Z9 r* \      CL Denver0 n: U2 S7 x5 x- ^
      CL Santa Fe; q9 M9 G5 ?" m8 {& F+ u& _
      CL Birmingham
" e6 D. r7 M2 O      CL Mobile
2 [+ e) }* t3 F. ^      CL Biloxi. W9 E+ U8 P# L" N9 s" {' G* i/ |) W
      CL Miami
! _/ X# |, }9 S6 u/ I      CL Pasadena
+ r2 D# q8 q7 O* o      DD Allen M. Sumner+ Q- z) a$ V( o$ O6 H. o4 D
      DD Ault  E: R) T  n5 }- o3 j) y
      DD English! R! ~* i7 k! E1 S. n' t
      DD Haynsworth
% r3 f4 Q, \7 P      DD Maddox' h% m# V/ N6 }' l0 v
      DD Mansfield
. C5 P& ^& \3 q2 I2 b- v7 D      DD Waldron1 A0 s( \, B8 q( ]0 L
      DD Haggard
  C4 {$ w& Z9 d5 @0 V      DD Hailey
: i: w1 e6 C5 x      DD Hale
9 y, I; @  ?6 t) C! K8 v: Q9 h2 ]      CL Vincennes II( L: ^+ Q; C( y) l0 Z7 p7 s
      CL Houston II9 h/ c; |( W" z4 d/ Z' I. f5 B
      CL Astoria II: I# ]: ]' b# O, p
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards: }# O" h4 K! |$ X+ {2 S( _
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
$ u' c/ b: Q7 a% w% ECONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards' _8 y6 y- T* }
Range closes to 26,000 yards...- @" G6 M' f, x6 ]6 A) a
Range closes to 24,000 yards...: M+ P5 F, E8 O, C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
: g+ P3 @0 s; \3 ?, {, oRange closes to 22,000 yards...
$ }' y( R' Q6 |' sRange closes to 20,000 yards...
) `0 h* E% T1 R; s! tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
# u: X3 D/ x6 X: u+ `" XRange closes to 18,000 yards...
1 @! D' j, R# ^3 C: D* `; C0 p0 hCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards/ Q7 L/ ?% b+ b! a8 `9 q+ u% M7 @) S
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
; T: x" U1 d+ ^7 F) FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
5 X: ~( n  O" X$ L9 e8 xRange closes to 14,000 yards...
# s# X' {- W7 ]% O2 l# tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
/ W' f" N/ U4 z) N" QRange closes to 12,000 yards...
2 Q/ q6 Z, I# P! @% h0 K4 NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards' a( m3 d7 o# R; q! ?7 s
Range closes to 11,000 yards...# p( G' v% p3 e! n' H" }  ]
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards( n3 s4 t" C2 w: `9 v. b) Q: d7 N
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
9 ~2 Q" \3 H( pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards2 s, @( {* V2 x4 A# a
Wyatt, B. crosses the 'T'" [0 d6 _" b  r
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards1 C  K/ R; K9 I: @. j4 h
CL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards. T9 {( `# o( ^0 o
CL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards' x1 S* O! s1 h0 e
CL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards: _/ Z2 b3 E+ p/ {
DD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards, v. W1 A! F& Y% W7 p4 F
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
- q! G5 M: r  Z6 y7 @# {. C" c# [DD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
" m( E' y' |; y" |' IDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
4 }) E4 ]1 _- ^5 T5 y5 QRange increases to 11,000 yards
" W  D* s9 |7 A" vCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards. O$ |& m0 _" z8 `: C8 S, h
CL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards: i6 w- S! M$ C1 o8 K# h2 t7 O  k
CL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards5 A- _8 R8 Y. f$ n. K, l
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
0 E) l. q" J/ k) u/ ZCL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
! L  T" L  ?9 O3 R+ i9 P. |CL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards: F7 l1 D/ W: g7 j' W- D
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
- `3 y5 q: h6 A* MDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
7 K8 i# x: k. h! W5 Q% A8 uRange closes to 8,000 yards. v. H; j. W9 N# p
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards
1 K1 y! O( h$ w+ X1 j% M% n/ @. HCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
7 t8 R0 t* V' P# x, h; HCL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards, P( d" Q1 t& q$ J, `6 J: Q
APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards
; `& h$ M% m3 c1 cDD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards9 ?9 i. C, d6 a3 b# C! ?, s( F
Range closes to 7,000 yards
: B2 P& t. C: e$ Y  M# WCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
; E# Q( e* `& _; HCL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards' I  A5 V. N  p/ _1 h
CL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
7 V# X5 k1 M) J. j/ T8 v3 ~CL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
+ v6 S1 h" n. E1 B2 BCL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards
* L. |7 `$ G- VCL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards/ q9 L, S! l6 y5 {: v- t
CL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
7 G: w4 @' N0 ~; A/ f) ^CL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards3 s! |! y+ b/ N
DD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
& T0 K6 m/ G! X  M/ JDD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards
% [- t- z& o* k7 WAPD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards
  p7 T( I+ h  U# lDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards4 }1 e$ q" y7 S1 w8 R: F
Range increases to 8,000 yards
9 @) f2 k( h1 |" V  \CL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
8 d5 \6 M- v$ ~! o# wCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
* g+ a5 D/ P5 Q# j7 lCL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards
* p5 f' S" H  \. F/ dJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
2 c( b9 X% X  q/ A$ x: e1 X- pTask forces break off...
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  `  \9 h* J# {2 S- ?# x9 |( HNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships* M! M; X- f9 b; Y
      APD T-1, g5 m, C. W) g4 J! u6 L$ H
      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
" V  J* v1 c+ M" j7 G6 D      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
+ \1 v4 ?2 `6 L: g9 O      APD T-5- L; q% l5 x! i; K% F3 q/ P
      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk  F6 f4 q8 f. Y- I9 P
      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk, X/ E3 }3 l- v! n
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Allied Ships+ B; U" `- f* E( L
      CA Portland
& I$ D; j7 R& r2 [      CA Northampton
. x* o: e5 I! T0 p1 J      CA Chester6 M4 Y  d: b4 l% Y; _
      CA Louisville
: Y: h! R1 D( d. U% t# a2 f4 s      CA Chicago
4 j% h1 |0 _/ W. p7 f) c% g      CA Astoria
! G( l: P: W  H$ ^1 y8 c& D      CA Minneapolis
6 E' \3 K0 N& z) \% E) g" \: R      CA San Francisco
& Q1 A; q7 k$ K6 R/ S      CA Quincy1 M8 m1 a4 Z' H2 X" ~5 M# M+ n
      CA Vincennes
% |: o' o9 Z) I/ j1 h1 h( W6 I      CA Wichita
- ?  X: G# i. }  R( H      DD Bennett
5 a; M/ ?! e6 ?* z! ^" i2 ~4 \+ X# M      DD Bradford9 I8 S) H& x; Q$ P
      DD Braine
- q( j# O" \8 i      DD Brownson; }5 k1 M/ B6 D+ d) p$ H
      DD Bryant1 f/ S' T" B; r! f
      DD Bullard( b) o6 D6 |" Y" [5 M
      DD Burns
9 N) O$ L1 }1 T      DD Callaghan3 c/ `  U  y' {
      DD Caperton
8 k0 k# c1 g  a) }      DD Capps4 L5 }4 s) [) ^. I* m, u
      DMS Emmons
, q5 C4 A9 [) d- I      DMS Macomb
9 r1 C& L% y7 |) n" }2 u      DMS Rodman
& ?" d$ W3 H5 ?3 B$ U- ^  m0 h- H& T; _      DMS Gherardi. X) k( Y* I2 z" G$ r
) _0 ~- s0 K3 X

0 g4 @( A: X8 sMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards5 I' f$ h! L8 B9 G; G5 h
Range closes to 28,000 yards...& O6 T( @+ O; w$ k+ G3 H% `1 X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards0 y3 @' Y6 f; N! ]
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
" \6 |: \. O+ V6 s9 eRange closes to 24,000 yards.../ O5 g- q2 d* a1 M/ s2 u8 E; q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
- W  h, O* E# Q, e3 t+ K* [Range closes to 22,000 yards...
8 _6 ?# q9 e% T7 w  m; m3 ?/ tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
" V) T( g) W/ E7 y) z0 ]Range closes to 20,000 yards.../ ^$ Q! Z( u* X! i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards& u5 S9 X) {, F# x6 R8 h
Range closes to 18,000 yards...( ^7 C( T5 t0 Y# q) }( @0 F* z. r% |
Range closes to 16,000 yards...9 l  F$ }8 w7 Z  ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards9 ?4 H" d9 h$ S! r8 h
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
+ C( S. x; o3 m  R2 Y3 }Range closes to 12,000 yards...
7 ?7 g* V3 F/ \4 `9 U2 ^& gRange closes to 11,000 yards...0 x  h. @& Y* K7 ?
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
& s0 [3 z3 `5 _3 iRange closes to 9,000 yards...
0 h9 Q: b! W) o& kRange closes to 8,000 yards...8 m; E3 K1 L" F2 p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
4 t& n" ]$ D1 D1 [" g- ]. CCA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards" u1 k3 T: d* E) v
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards, R/ z- U1 |+ s$ i& v! i3 r- s
CA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
4 X9 {* ]& c) n( P3 j0 LDD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
5 p4 s$ g  ^4 K' G1 K  cAPD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards7 Z8 Y( G0 X5 g3 E! T* Z* U
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
: ?: M" G5 I$ C2 C6 _1 Z4 GCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards
# x- z3 ^6 x9 M' t9 [% FCA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards& V+ H+ T8 _  l9 D+ _& g* `
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
( P1 r1 E1 W6 O- p# eCA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards- e$ }0 M- y  g& @
APD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards" r! Y8 y+ K# q6 V' r- N
DD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
* z& d' a! L- k5 sRange closes to 5,000 yards: L; I' d8 q. q% q8 G. s
DD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113 ) V3 o2 S6 s/ S: j
APD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards9 t+ Q9 G% U; ?. ]; \& V4 E
CA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards/ F0 @( n+ `& ~- o; Z
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards
* C* y2 P( F, `/ ?# W% I% KDD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards( p$ ?7 b6 {3 f; W7 x
Range closes to 2,000 yards
0 Z7 r& s  B- w& ^CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards6 F( z! T+ Z$ k
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
: e1 n4 j$ c$ G; \" e8 E( F* J2 XCA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
3 c& ?2 \* I8 L2 UAPD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards9 H7 I* N6 a, V4 u
Range increases to 6,000 yards
, B2 g( x# _) u0 KCA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards* I3 [0 r, K3 j* }# p% A
CA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards6 v5 ?1 l0 {# Q+ ^
APD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards4 ?  N* ?' a, g$ B3 t8 T7 `) `
Range increases to 9,000 yards
" S! }4 m6 h7 k8 c# ]3 l2 oDMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards* Q( u8 ^$ C/ M* Y0 l7 b
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
: n, \5 u! c) `' Y" n. t$ ~4 yCA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards1 n( `$ S% G. x
DD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards$ E: ?9 m: [: R7 j
Range increases to 13,000 yards
- e4 ^' a  S; ^: vCA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards
1 V& ~. L6 M6 \$ R. UAPD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards
8 c) k. G% F* w& E& r2 y: a) rJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape: V2 Q1 V) J) F
Task forces break off...
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% d$ t) [2 K$ T' ^, K% n! YNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards0 H2 B* L! k/ m' }
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Japanese Ships0 ?1 T5 P/ x5 x5 f0 j1 |7 f! J
      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
. J# L. ~. }% S      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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Allied Ships. x+ U* Z+ {* @( p# {9 _: ?
      BB North Carolina1 E  e' t$ I+ x8 |
      BB Washington
) r: ~2 H3 u  W& [( V9 Z      BB South Dakota
9 q9 Y7 K3 t7 L0 i      BB Indiana
) G/ n& |& n  Y, L1 A$ V7 e' |3 h      BB Massachusetts' X3 q& C9 \( [
      BB Alabama
$ p' G% G6 s+ u( y* f. Q! N      DD Conner
1 `& c- h1 [/ O7 c& v      DD Cotten
( D3 j+ a" s( u3 k      DD Cowell
" k( U% d. |9 h      DD Daly
/ @5 f3 V. D, f( d% n      DD Eaton
: N* L" d6 ~0 j8 ^      DD Heywood Edwards
6 ~* m# R( {# c! |      DD Erben
2 Q) L% Y& c1 s0 h$ e3 K4 w      DD Evans% \' g1 I( S9 H
      DD Foote5 k4 `# R. E2 w; @7 E) S
      DD Franks7 A) E3 V, F; [8 c
      DD Fullam" Q% n" W2 u. A; o" T6 v$ t
      DD Gatling/ `0 p; d! S; ]( v6 s0 I4 U
      DD Albert Grant# L( K  B* {% s  Y
      DD Gregory9 |! j% }1 @& j9 N" v: c9 u  s
      DD Guest
0 q, D& q" F5 B: C7 `5 k+ U      DMS Hamilton
/ h5 d3 N) Z; y1 s( B      DMS Forrest" W* ~! g2 c1 d) w
      DMS Ellyson) I2 D0 h, G/ l0 `% ]$ N$ {0 g
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards8 }0 ]4 T& k2 P& Y  P9 f% {& N
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
" P9 e& a3 p- r) GRange closes to 26,000 yards.... `! j: m9 k& A0 }6 j3 B. Q) F
Range closes to 24,000 yards...# y# A! g8 q$ d$ T
Range closes to 22,000 yards...- Q% M4 U8 [8 i0 y8 ~. Y
Range closes to 20,000 yards...1 F! c3 g" o; b- b2 Y! M- F: I$ \
Range closes to 18,000 yards...: c' ~4 H! ~( J2 `+ m2 E
Range closes to 16,000 yards...! R4 Y5 m& P  a8 k; j; D3 T
Range closes to 14,000 yards...% O: \& ^3 v, ~1 |2 q7 {
Range closes to 12,000 yards...3 w" }- _0 I& k$ D: s7 W' e3 t6 o+ z
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
: b( y2 {+ j& |2 c5 i( P9 e: k6 DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards" Z1 W$ y% {( q" z3 k
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
8 Q5 L6 _7 j* Z# LRange closes to 9,000 yards...  E- R8 f2 F4 d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards" ^. P1 c' t  q. J- r5 k
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
& p! G, v6 g9 C2 e) ^1 RAPD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards
% q0 o5 s# Y' `( EDD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
+ {0 E* Y9 t  z& ~' Q+ y4 aDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards' [* ?# O0 O6 _
DD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
8 s4 q; f- o$ M0 y9 h7 |9 h7 yRange closes to 5,000 yards) i! }. j6 B+ i+ ]% o  q" L
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
4 P0 I; B5 _( b& l4 Y1 Z6 mBB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards
+ }6 ~& _( `7 r/ B9 r9 Z. U. ?Range closes to 3,000 yards* T- ]$ w( N$ o$ a& O7 e, `
BB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards; d9 w0 D9 l6 R# r: e
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
: n# V/ ?, X( F0 _9 T% yDD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards( S% j- M# ]: y1 d1 ]7 T6 D  G$ g
DD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
$ g3 A5 `* R3 C6 eDD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
" N. [2 x# E* ~APD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards' t3 K. h9 ]) R5 w6 r: O* Q
BB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards8 a) N# ~3 {" `- d* W" |7 J
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
5 P$ ?! D9 P  ~& x  ^/ EDD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards8 s6 y( w$ l# f4 ]
Range increases to 5,000 yards
8 a& d, @! i0 C" ]BB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
* T* ^% c4 d( `DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards2 E: w7 ^# e- O
Range increases to 7,000 yards4 G5 N1 {! E; A% X9 p+ b! X
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
6 Q) b4 Q2 I6 j5 P; z1 TDD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards! Q7 _2 |; ?2 c/ F7 t6 _" \
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards, F3 e- }) q$ j6 t6 _
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards: O. t  u5 v! X0 t6 o9 c' ]
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards/ p, Y. `+ G1 r4 @4 g* o
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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鬼畜水面舰部队这划水划地也太不敬业了...