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。1 \9 f+ y; J0 G; J2 J: U1 t
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: b' _3 \+ m2 r+ @$ D- YGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
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& i, z* c6 i+ c6 h# uAllied Deliberate attack. G4 J3 A4 [3 G! l/ m; ?6 ~
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Attacking force 80164 troops, 1430 guns, 2486 vehicles, Assault Value = 3336, A. O& u: f# }) M
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Defending force 53947 troops, 730 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 1581, [; Y: N% p7 u% ~+ T
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 8
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# l% \) m. P1 |. KAllied adjusted assault: 3564 4 S- c0 ~" _2 q- |
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Japanese adjusted defense: 5583
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8) . H* S. I; Z# H" g+ H# ]4 t
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Combat modifiers
* h# t* c- ~0 R, I- }Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-): {1 x' C7 u4 G. f% Z$ ?3 m
Attacker: 1 f  K* |% U( l/ X- p
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Japanese ground losses:
8 Y4 K) y1 ^7 @4 |: w      3386 casualties reported4 t/ o6 `- ^' D& Q
         Squads: 50 destroyed, 255 disabled7 |5 P) v; z: Y9 [8 G
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled5 b( ^- u4 P1 N
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled
! l% o7 e& H; ]4 R      Guns lost 102 (43 destroyed, 59 disabled)' \; S6 {. Z6 o
      Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled), P0 P( v3 X4 k: i3 X1 z
      Units destroyed 1
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Allied ground losses:. P. m' F  f0 V7 L
      5163 casualties reported0 y- [! P8 {' `/ q" T* d$ h
         Squads: 60 destroyed, 463 disabled
8 H) w4 M& n+ C, {, ~; T         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 183 disabled
$ N1 W. N# y. z, C1 z3 H# V& U         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 155 disabled2 Z+ L+ t8 ^* @! F
      Guns lost 201 (29 destroyed, 172 disabled)
$ q6 ^8 _& K( {; q: e      Vehicles lost 228 (12 destroyed, 216 disabled)
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Assaulting units:/ t! Q& @! U8 w
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
/ Z& ?* P* f# N    710th Tank Battalion+ B% R' i" \; L. v; c
    6th Infantry Division( @' B0 @$ m1 g) m: k3 _4 d
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment$ ~! f- K) Q; w
    44th Tank Battalion$ O  w, n. @8 B9 Q  p! D
    81st Infantry Division
& }* h0 K& U& J; y% F- L    762nd Tank Battalion8 D. a7 A1 G# o  S4 I5 X8 Y+ Z
    767th Tank Battalion) i5 U) h+ D7 @  L7 n5 v
    711th Tank Battalion" D, f5 j! Y1 @9 k% S. j# t5 D
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment  h0 T. A. h6 ?; K" x6 k* i1 @2 g
    5th Marine Division
8 E5 I7 U. P4 s; `6 j3 D    716th Tank Battalion
6 l& U' G1 N; W  s4 W    1st Filipino Inf Regiment, [+ v0 g  D, {* a6 m% S3 f
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
( ]& Y) B0 o& x( h3 |" l/ X    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment; \* A) H, g$ I( _+ K2 |
    706th Tank Battalion
$ S! i" }5 D/ @4 d    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
- _2 Y: Q4 ]9 G% B( R' Q    96th Infantry Division& [& Q. i1 B& P* z; Q" K4 ]
    31st Infantry Regiment, d- t- _+ |5 P1 O  ]
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion* t3 ~0 j3 o$ u6 R
    I Corps Artillery / J0 W3 d# T7 |' |' t
    12th Marine Defense Battalion- h& h4 Z3 f/ H. T8 C7 Z  R
    1st USMC AA Battalion  R' P; }0 x* }; X: Z8 y; Z7 o  z
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
% Q7 y( o1 L9 [8 c0 m    XIV US Corps
0 V# u( v0 a9 f: F    14th Marine Defense Battalion
* z. y( t, }. ^' S    5th USA Defense Battalion1 ?. \2 Y/ h; E8 @! A: `0 U! [
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
$ ]3 |& F' L5 p    738th Coast AA Regiment" {) ~5 X+ `) P
    X Corps Artillery + c% _9 J) \  a$ D/ O# S; k
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment# U% D/ R$ P: A5 N6 v/ C
    96th Coast AA Regiment6 r* i% @8 M) E& G8 o  F8 z
    4th USA Defense Battalion; k- U- y% k+ i1 l( o# f
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
, `/ ]1 }9 G" _0 E! W3 R/ F    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment: E+ q3 Y% h% B6 K* Y# i$ x2 a$ o
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Defending units:6 V4 R9 X1 [# x& P' C
    Kure 7th SNLF
/ f5 _0 M9 s$ P; N7 `: b    81st/A Division1 `" _$ v# d2 e% V
    Kure 3rd SNLF
. V3 c3 A! J# m% u$ B    33rd/B Division
: G( ~2 Q: _; c3 q3 D    33rd/A Division
& {" F/ c7 n8 Z, x) P& T    81st/C Division, h" @* k5 }) [: V2 N- [
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment9 O; k$ `4 y* g3 F8 u
    52nd Naval Guard Unit# M+ M1 j1 }" r
    138th Infantry Regiment
/ Y$ A9 {! \0 J    Sasebo 7th SNLF
/ l7 z$ e  r$ z9 h    144th Infantry Regiment
9 ]' f: I( o( y4 s    81st/B Division8 R6 U# J" Y9 w7 w0 L5 S
    33rd/C Division; t: {  d* O9 D; Z, S; u, ?
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
8 W! X" ^" R; x" e    18th Army/ R$ Z' u3 G$ c7 e0 q/ D
    60th Field AA Battalion
3 r7 C* k  B$ c) ^1 R5 A8 i    23rd Fld AA Gun Co - _3 H& M% a. v7 W+ c1 n
    Ponape Naval Fortress
5 P+ o& g7 C& j; o9 |3 v& ]    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
1 {6 u, }6 G5 |/ }" N% U& ?- W& @    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion  z* F/ B9 N9 S. [
    53rd Construction Battalion2 }5 q: g- o# Y
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion2 T( z* U, A4 @" f: i9 N
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion, w. `% P" h! l$ T: b$ x2 J
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co % Q4 s" `1 }( i, a
    19th JAAF Base Force* K, B; W6 S2 J. i% L) H& a, `# o
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
7 F: ]8 ~* ~( _' }5 O    14th Area Army /1
4 @! j" S: |3 h9 |8 H2 S    63rd Field AA Battalion
+ Y6 X9 B6 R* A+ ~1 e    11th Ind.AA Gun Co + D. u! V. H$ `5 P; A& V( K
    3rd Base Force
+ p2 {! l, A1 A* q    12th Air Fleet
2 J1 r3 _6 g" E! u    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1 N- Z; P9 a& Z* B. G    61st Field AA Battalion6 f. j" E' i9 s. \
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  u9 K$ I8 E% M" {( k9 P, D    2nd Ind.AA Gun Co . D& i: }% D9 S! e* n
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /38 I% b) y3 _7 J0 \- |* i

) S1 J; G5 X: Q, z( z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。1 \8 d( B- e4 V( G( E( F4 F2 T
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Ground combat at Chiang Mai (58,53)
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* x& @* E; h: g/ Y3 d. n' P# }) Y  lJapanese Shock attack
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( S; }" ]- a' E& E( iAttacking force 47276 troops, 408 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 1761
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Defending force 1285 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67: ~% h) E4 W& @  ]
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Japanese adjusted assault: 1373
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9 f6 s/ k7 l2 ?) h4 \6 l- nAllied adjusted defense: 10 ' [5 T- ^( [9 B3 o
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Japanese assault odds: 137 to 1 / o! v! K5 Q- |/ v  x
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Combat modifiers7 [! a$ A" ~8 A
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
) k7 W/ Q0 v0 I0 i8 RAttacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
0 b7 X  f# T% V  x  A  d, U      530 casualties reported
, S4 A1 f0 X7 r- G! x, O, \4 n         Squads: 4 destroyed, 116 disabled
% z; A3 q) z* _, Z8 \         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled7 V5 e4 V6 K" S+ C) w) _# \5 W6 ]* k
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# e$ |3 e  ~4 s% t
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)9 Y# G8 [* l5 i& {

2 T, L8 B. \) H, M/ D0 bAllied ground losses:" Z  _# p2 l0 S' O! k
      891 casualties reported( Q) \' X" J- O& h8 i& j
         Squads: 73 destroyed, 9 disabled
' y1 u( n. d' J! Y4 E1 H! l2 b4 y         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled# y4 b0 `6 b' T  F3 }  @& b
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 B3 `/ ]4 i  ]& ?- [& [
      Guns lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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Assaulting units:' k# O+ h4 L) E% z( q/ |7 o
    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade# b$ B* O& A! P( B: Q2 t
    21st Division
4 z2 w( O+ `" g* i7 A, J, z    4th Division( T+ U2 G5 {9 D; j: O; w% R2 r  @- \( l
    21st Ind.Mixed Regiment) i5 G. c5 q. q/ @* k, d0 J3 O" i5 ~
    23rd Tank Regiment9 ^' _" L; F% u, g2 _
    32nd Division$ I  {2 P( f! H
    Yokosuka 1st SNLF
0 q0 Z. j  H9 f& z5 D    3rd Ind. AA Battalion+ e/ T$ t7 S9 ?7 p8 K4 o$ ^2 W
    6th Area Army! m! g7 E. u, L6 C# ^9 B7 S
    103rd AA Regiment# g7 Q9 c9 ]# Y# m( I
    1st JNAF Coy % l% w* M* y5 S: a7 b5 c$ U
    13th Army1 L2 G- u! P/ v2 I% |
    141st AA Regiment
) o9 i5 x' \0 t, D3 U/ X* w    4th Ind. AA Battalion9 U) b. i6 H1 Z1 Z

3 t4 @: N; E/ C* h) g9 b+ uDefending units:
: G" E1 @  N/ q5 v: i    50th Indian Para Brigade
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. Q' ~& r) N+ n! G4 u50th 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 - L) f9 z4 T* i  p0 b& t0 ~
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: c4 a2 I, V' V& M+ W& n7 _5 t% W
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盟军继续冒着猛烈炮火卸载# a" Q. W8 Y6 z. [
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 44, _+ j3 c: [. q
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* H9 D) r' j  c. {Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)4 N0 f9 U6 Z5 B0 S1 L
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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( c+ `$ X( n) ?6 r. ^( u- y2 }, Y, ~& m89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 b2 o6 ^* r: P% }3 I9 {. e
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Allied Ships
: A& X" J& v- y      LST-72, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage' z& y6 H2 T7 K
      LST-81
1 h5 I6 N2 r+ `4 _" s      LST-74, Shell hits 3
2 |* \1 P* q6 z9 R      LST-75, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage$ A. V3 Y$ `% L- H1 I
      LST-78
4 J  W  L% `; u7 M; w      LST 209
) r5 w& M# w# ~' A8 s1 a4 ^! ~; a      LST-889
/ @2 a0 U. b( H" l      LST-246  ^! `# Q; S; c5 |
      LST-240
; y) l. ~. l! [$ N4 R- @3 ^8 B1 \# I      LST-204: \3 _  _4 H3 M# K- f1 Y; L
      LST-202
  e# d& V; C8 L+ y# a% G* C      LST-123; t+ X. W  E- \7 p- X
      LST-121
/ Q3 C/ j+ d3 B8 l5 `) {& |! ~+ {      LST-1205 }( [$ L+ k" V9 ^& `$ ]1 y
      LST-862 c" F$ v, d" G  l  w: w( }7 u
      LST-858 S' e' p6 `5 H3 Q. l
      LST-840 b6 S* y2 \. U* a' B" z' A: `
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0 v: s2 J0 {0 L( d3 UInvasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)1 T& e: R0 g) M4 m9 ]
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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8 \2 D- Y* V  e, \" C130 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.2 P7 x3 w2 i- e4 w4 f. b& K" y7 V

3 F" H. g8 r# R+ [: t) BAllied Ships" T8 c3 [; |. d/ m
      LST-78, Shell hits 28,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
. w! X6 ^% H! e% P0 q- F0 T      LST-83, Shell hits 3" E3 @1 h( l9 k9 B' k# R# a
      LST-81, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 G8 _# k2 z: t( F1 @
      LST-85, Shell hits 4,  on fire' ^8 a! h5 c9 k5 j7 C9 l
      LST-84, Shell hits 3/ `5 `+ x0 T# X) c8 Z2 }
      LST-87, Shell hits 6
/ _5 N& P. o. v4 y      LST 180
7 D" ^! v, }0 x: k$ U- f+ y% E      LST 157" C% Y% R- P- ?( v  O0 T% k
      LST 2
) U, r: n5 p1 H" x0 }      LST-884
: L# u+ W0 I/ s: F) F      LST-8822 U3 D; ]& R7 [
      LST-397* \. _9 W) y5 l/ m* B' }( A
      LST-395
; c3 j/ n. u+ @) B- v6 `      LST-274
) m% l2 M$ A# a# z$ |      LST-2737 o. T* T' ?0 ?7 [3 e8 w% N
      LST-246
: [. F, E4 |. @9 C1 e3 f      LST-244" ~" p( u% }+ t7 E
      LST-241
, m- |% B& @7 \% a) A+ A6 s      LST-218' e# d# J6 a) a2 n( t% c
      LST-216" X5 G7 L& @; \. n+ `, q9 v- W
      LST-202
# D1 E- ?! [7 z6 A7 q6 [- W      LST-171
2 [- f* g5 _/ d& O9 k      LST-166/ m% _) G( i# E: B) C" W' Y6 e9 w! \
      LST-124
$ [$ _+ {0 ~3 V( r7 ~      LST-121: z9 I2 y  s( u* X& A- q
      LST-88
5 _/ S3 b3 i" k      LST-123% m/ G; ~- F" {: c8 _* x: S
      LST-86; E* E: |, p' i2 W: g* i  m
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- U( o/ d: W  J2 ^/ I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 E' m! m/ I' [5 }
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" z7 m% v  g: g) d# y# xGround combat at Ponape (119,113)" p! t4 i4 j& S6 P7 P
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Allied Bombardment attack) U  p1 [/ Q* h; Y  s- E

8 a2 _1 r/ K# }, |0 _Attacking force 5302 troops, 356 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 2812
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1 U! {$ k. t/ O2 p$ F' X  k$ K9 ^4 jDefending force 51369 troops, 699 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 13617 @; s3 R3 p- h& G, r0 c+ ]

# o) [5 _7 c1 @; TJapanese ground losses:* @1 [% X4 L9 ^8 H4 k  H1 q
      406 casualties reported
, l8 |- ?% Q* D) X/ c4 E& ?" ?         Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
3 [0 W* A' P& _0 y5 O$ j         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
+ {5 z! \8 I  _) i. ]         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled$ d6 V/ Z2 ]" b5 V* O8 Z5 @

3 l% S3 W7 M, C; O, ^/ K) VAllied ground losses:) P6 h2 V: Q8 d: y" W
      21 casualties reported
8 Q9 H+ m3 }8 ~6 i3 z. j% j% G+ @         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ f4 k/ G# z& r! y         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled7 m" P. j( ]: ?. \# @. S
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ |' |4 r8 Y2 J6 N; u; F& H' q! V
      Guns lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)
# ]1 E! Q6 Z6 D: ?$ O' c( W- u      Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)6 S& O* y0 U  @: _7 {. y$ G3 j
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Assaulting units:
2 m0 T3 e1 G$ T  ]    5th Marine/B Division( P1 Z* {! I( W9 ^7 b2 V
    81st Infantry/B Division
- p( k( g) r8 y& p9 A1 a6 m6 g' W    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
( o# K4 S8 b+ F& ^: k5 X    5th Marine/C Division" S, m+ V5 c  D- a
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
$ y  R& e) V4 P* Y" r# e6 L$ V    6th Infantry/B Division; B% S* c- C8 G9 C" b
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment" p; N$ ]* ~' ?4 P% K2 d. p
    716th Tank Battalion. |$ z& v; E; X7 ]. U
    81st Infantry/C Division
* u& D: L; Y( u$ R' N    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion* _8 ~  w' |- ]) N1 i3 B
    6th Infantry/C Division
2 U, E7 G& w- u; y! F$ E% K    5th Marine/A Division8 T. V( x5 N! ^& w
    767th Tank Battalion, B+ r: g* L" w; V
    96th Infantry/A Division
* l# _3 M! s5 a3 g! P    706th Tank Battalion2 Y! T3 c$ G, j9 ^" D% K
    711th Tank Battalion6 r. v- o0 z  l' `, b0 X% h: U
    762nd Tank Battalion& K1 P  ]+ I7 O9 ^+ q
    96th Infantry/B Division. t8 D9 o2 c  U) C& r
    81st Infantry/A Division( e1 r. {! J2 r" n5 d+ ^# z. I, S8 v/ C
    44th Tank Battalion# `9 r! f0 r' U3 X5 O* C  ?& m6 Z
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
9 @5 N6 R/ g  @( a) h8 [    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment* q8 n$ o% w$ I0 [3 b+ ?
    31st Infantry Regiment
# `- Y' a+ Q6 N5 T' e    6th Infantry/A Division' y# @+ B. W5 o' H) N
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
3 v- A+ c, Y$ V1 S$ p  N    710th Tank Battalion
( ]# c, u  J! g6 R. l, ^    96th Infantry/C Division
( m! s9 ~" v, J7 ]0 x* q0 W. e    5th USA Defense Battalion9 a& z# g* x) V! e! B, ]
    4th USA Defense Battalion
9 ~9 a- n7 J5 X, P    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
7 z, X- s  V8 K' o    X Corps Artillery 8 v) D% @2 O3 c2 H
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment' i9 \& R6 P7 {& m* O+ x6 b
    XIV US Corps" A6 y# R2 s  _; }5 v; p
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
. m% ]4 h' Y9 e8 u0 Y- H7 m    8th Marine Defense Battalion: K2 ]6 M& B; ]
    14th Marine Defense Battalion
3 [: R6 p# x1 k$ ~0 C* s4 Z2 t# b    I Corps Artillery & ?5 {7 K5 y( @: A, R, C. Z7 X* O
    96th Coast AA Regiment2 O, ]% [& m% p9 m1 h( {
    1st USMC AA Battalion  d' c* }& [6 x/ I! T3 `' M( L
    738th Coast AA Regiment7 H' V& k6 _4 c9 t  V1 U8 s3 l! n
    12th Marine Defense Battalion- p# x( X& A  C3 L
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion8 ]8 I. z. j* e! s; z
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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1 H/ o0 H& H: RDefending units:
/ E; D7 S6 q6 S0 r7 U. v, [" ^) W" F    33rd/A Division
6 R. W1 S! l2 Y  ^  U    81st/B Division2 O+ `' r8 [0 [) u
    Sasebo 7th SNLF  W5 i1 _$ Z* g, D- g. E
    81st/C Division' D4 F3 d; ^! b0 k
    138th Infantry Regiment
2 M& ~8 O5 h, Y+ ^0 v) G    Kure 3rd SNLF
  U( Y4 K; `+ A    6th Guards Inf. Regiment6 f6 c: _% h; v5 M+ A8 A4 Y, F% C& j) `
    144th Infantry Regiment
& r8 a+ m$ n1 v- f6 d1 T; M    52nd Naval Guard Unit( n) Z0 U; z- @% j! O% [
    33rd/B Division
0 K( F' ^) C1 t+ h4 ?+ x3 x    81st/A Division) o7 K8 M6 d/ Y
    33rd/C Division
. ^# b/ }/ R3 k  |6 _  g    3rd Base Force0 q1 C7 e5 z2 l1 F
    19th JAAF Base Force- h% I5 G) Q; v. {4 U
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /13 v; w- `' F  G
    60th Field AA Battalion
; M: {. J, t2 K; X& L    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
+ c" M0 z3 G+ q  C    53rd Construction Battalion
% L+ p& ~% F# }; ~% {0 ~7 v: ~    Ponape Naval Fortress
: R, Q$ F' M& h, M8 m9 k1 s    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment- A' w6 E) e: A  ~$ s
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment8 H8 O3 E2 ]9 a& R
    12th Air Fleet
$ L: ~5 W' h$ O! ?# Z" V: E    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
! }! Q5 g- D% a    61st Field AA Battalion! v9 W+ t; N8 K2 d
    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
! V" L" B9 e! n- B8 U    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
1 ?1 j/ p3 E* K+ h    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
2 ~( j5 D' @4 {) T    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment1 F3 i# L6 v& D+ F
    14th Area Army /1: \2 T; z1 C5 C
    63rd Field AA Battalion  A9 f( P2 m2 A! \7 C
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
" |! J$ f4 k) q    Kure 7th SNLF
) F" k8 s, G4 a" W' N    18th Army) h' |: }# B+ E0 r' K: b$ p
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
: N9 x8 i* R; m8 X2 p    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
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0 g2 K7 s9 n/ m& e1 \日军反潜船只确认击沉盟军SS一艘4 A0 z5 T+ `4 E
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Submarine attack near Satawal  at 107,106
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2 `# `9 S5 I  nJapanese Ships5 @5 a( X( ~) m; K. V. s
      E No.54
+ V6 ]2 _0 U9 y3 k, z      E No.50% E' q2 a6 i. A; i
      E No.68
9 |7 O* L2 Q0 T" d1 D$ [' s$ @- g      E No.52
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4 E! S0 t2 Q, J8 \Allied Ships7 u6 I; b, C/ h' z
      SS Blackfin, hits 21, and is sunk2 @$ D* Y  K1 x  r

0 D2 Z2 e# }1 }9 }% w/ ?重创另一艘, I- S; E$ u8 q* v9 b

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ASW attack near Satawal  at 109,102
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' S- O* {* R/ a% c0 O* UJapanese Ships
0 i3 `6 y- q) W" d* z, K      E No.8
' b( H( R. R8 c8 e6 f% I      E No.6) r1 B) f, v" U- H( r

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      SS Peto, hits 14,  heavy damage

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 02, 44) q1 F/ ^( K# i: ^( G$ r4 M9 r. K

0 A+ C( P' b" i# y4 [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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+ g1 T1 n5 j6 \  m) m$ sNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
' J! ^+ n, e' s8 f7 Z* h, Q      CA Wichita. e. E; b1 o) W5 U( b
      CA Vincennes
5 K! D& G% T0 L/ Z      CA Quincy0 b2 q& A; X4 p+ d' o3 z7 e
      CA San Francisco
+ l7 z6 D8 k3 V9 M) y      CA Minneapolis. f+ j; i: w. X( g" M
      CA Astoria' h5 y7 `; r5 J( b. |) z8 @: j
      CA Chicago& {- p# G7 o0 E- ?5 y6 |
      CA Louisville! ]6 {3 ]) G; N- ?
      CA Chester
) e) n- `, u, A  v- G; k& ]      CA Northampton
: a% `2 q0 X* v; N+ C7 ^      CA Portland
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% L9 N) P7 M! X  o: C* `Japanese ground losses:- C" ~' a( R+ l: `8 ?6 b, N
      71 casualties reported( g5 n" [4 b( c2 v. z7 V
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled$ k/ R0 Z) f0 T
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled' x4 ?$ F7 d, J% Z4 G1 Q
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' y$ f' p5 j% q  `5 c; i4 L! N1 K
      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)7 L  Y) b& x& r1 H
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Airbase hits 2
' ?  m# n! F, p% QRunway hits 10
0 Q/ }4 ?- W; h4 V) j7 SPort hits 4
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CA Wichita firing at Ponape
3 L# T* b( v) X7 GCA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress( ]) C) ?/ H0 b$ m0 Y* j( I8 [+ A
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes* g% S4 _: x# D& l/ `1 I. \
CA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress# E* L5 i% R) V( ]( d3 `2 @
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy
+ z$ z; f8 L. z$ WCA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division6 W. R; M# Z: [# C0 v
CA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
3 h  I+ S/ }( z6 n! N2 ]) x  ?7 F- _Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria
/ v: [( \- L0 ACA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
8 y+ v8 c( g  V- Z) m0 oCA Chicago firing at Ponape ' A# _$ f2 u3 R1 _8 n# ?8 P, }
CA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force
2 C4 N4 c4 [; d9 o# OOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester0 p' T: `: F$ d3 C% H% w4 \
CA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress; `6 s5 E1 U- w6 b
CA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division
( _2 U" B' @% z% S5 uOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland* q0 ?7 q" N9 w
CA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113) ~" ~5 i- J, ^$ y$ j" P
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Allied Ships" E+ t' Y: h5 z+ M& j3 c, a' [
      BB Alabama
7 L4 f0 @9 s1 o2 Q7 [  K      BB Massachusetts- y" X, Z. |1 a1 G" o2 w8 R0 k
      BB Indiana# E3 L! r9 u* _+ O+ i% C2 p, l) v
      BB South Dakota
) t- N' U: m6 h4 v  X* k      BB Washington
+ p1 k+ r1 y4 R7 P* X      BB North Carolina
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Japanese ground losses:* r% |$ z! Y, m1 X# k+ s1 H# Y/ c8 H
      275 casualties reported
! S& Q  b7 R6 }' ]( b( i1 S* q- k* i         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
9 ?' C# t* E; E' P4 @( X8 W) W         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled( n: i  U9 [" e5 m, |: B3 d
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled$ n' S% d- Q$ k3 R1 }
      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled); ~; y+ Z& w$ `6 S
      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)+ f4 M  e/ s% E& {

6 n4 ^/ x3 E7 j4 x' V0 P/ RAirbase supply hits 18 ^, m. K$ j0 p% X% F2 X2 |/ F) w
Runway hits 7
/ r: J8 X6 |+ iPort hits 3
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0 J6 _7 k: g! M/ M( v6 X7 aBB Alabama firing at Ponape
. j1 ^  M3 d# a, `: xBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape
$ r& ~7 c7 Q+ p: h* ]1 D( _BB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division
: g* s7 _6 G7 h* mOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota- W* J. V. \, i0 @8 a$ D
BB South Dakota firing at Ponape 3 ~% J8 U0 G! p% M7 C# \0 r1 e5 F
BB Washington firing at Ponape ; t; b' ^) l3 h; L% ]+ V( w) v
BB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment5 e, U: }; N7 \1 N7 `% y0 P% M

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/ v! L( Y+ F" M3 qNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!7 ~9 p4 \5 V' T0 i
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13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.2 y4 m; D  Q4 H) q' a; r! }" e- X
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Allied Ships& R. c7 x. h' M5 P' R; x9 I- I
      BB Queen Elizabeth7 n$ M9 y1 S8 F
      BB Valiant
6 z7 Q* Q: u0 H* z/ ?3 e      BB Mississippi
* ?* B/ C3 [% c      BB New Mexico1 ~8 g6 u; ~" J6 g) ?
      BB Idaho1 o2 V, q" t2 l- w. r
      BB West Virginia1 ?# B; `3 {% k# G
      BB Colorado
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Japanese ground losses:) a" X" u1 @- N/ i# M" T5 l1 R' C
      117 casualties reported3 ]: C4 ?; X9 R7 t
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled" M3 @$ r. f/ ]" r
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled- q+ L* A1 C0 i6 [/ g
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
! D, J. R" x  A* {* X! b5 I      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)( z8 y4 P5 l. f" ~; u  d
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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: ?1 W* z+ ~; |! u0 c4 ~Airbase hits 2
4 Z! u9 m* k: D' C1 o- ^Runway hits 2
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4 g! h4 R( u! d  ~! ?BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
+ t2 \( J% B. I" W( p3 kBB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment+ g: {: n2 U* [/ j& _8 {5 M
BB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
# W- \3 k& U! ~2 r7 Q- U' |3 WPonape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi
  ~  E1 X8 s+ z* W4 i' aBB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division- g1 V9 {6 ?  @
BB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force' Y) `# H3 B! d+ @" z* [
3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho
  A: \1 C2 M" a- L% F9 K2 kBB West Virginia firing at Ponape ! m! H! M9 D; J  p" |8 o; U* {  l' e
BB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force
+ _: @' r" T: n8 x! B9 z' A. u0 x3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado
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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)( l0 p& P7 ]4 h* U7 Q3 \: E: B
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.4 m& z6 u! r, C) y, g
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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2 b7 u( f8 j$ DAllied aircraft
! |+ @- F! |" ]' \. }5 f      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
( V2 m- A% J" P& ?/ V/ C' c% \6 B& A      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337
+ P. t# J! n# U9 C7 b) i. c      TBM-1C Avenger x 2835 ~, w2 {3 B/ k, j; Z
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Allied aircraft losses3 t- g0 p0 r5 p) I
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged- L6 }7 Z) }3 g0 k
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak. R1 J! `$ Y4 z% o3 E1 ^' G
      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged
0 J7 z# B7 b  p) v      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak1 h1 P+ p/ s# a. p

) K4 d& n9 W) Z  oJapanese ground losses:& d  m* M( [7 h# G/ P
      159 casualties reported
3 R6 o7 @6 |: b! d         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
& f: B0 x/ M- @         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
1 m1 H8 \1 X' r5 p9 U; h         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 D& Z4 \. C7 C* v+ K* hGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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  U3 }+ p7 T0 r- vAttacking force 77530 troops, 1387 guns, 2472 vehicles, Assault Value = 2931
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Defending force 50530 troops, 686 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1344
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 7
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2 l2 V/ ]. y, h# w% gAllied adjusted assault: 3406 : ~5 S/ m2 A" c( `% `

! M* h4 g- q8 R5 Y3 V8 ^Japanese adjusted defense: 8701 ! n% d- d' K8 q( ?6 r0 w& o) e
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7) * T0 C; v1 s" c, k6 V
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Combat modifiers
% H4 a1 t8 W. G. i, ?Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)- z" \; Z1 p  N* ]  Q
Attacker:
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3 f# X) O7 W, FJapanese ground losses:
# f' P$ o* e! E/ x      3539 casualties reported( P4 g2 U6 i- y
         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled% ^. q, b# |9 X: G3 ~1 d* M1 ^6 l
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled9 K# [$ _$ k5 ~" a0 v* R
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
7 K4 Y% t- B, ?- \* M% h# d$ J( n      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)
- o3 @0 s+ G5 b# V, T      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:4 t8 r9 H7 r3 `6 M8 G: p
      3552 casualties reported
/ h( g' [8 X4 A; t; [         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled% v* f% Q3 m8 m2 r' j" l
         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled8 M. P" W2 a% ^& j6 }/ [
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled2 M4 j  V; {' h8 y
      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)% I0 _/ S+ P7 n- z
      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)
& k& J4 k( s; j* ^( q0 L3 P* ~! L      Units destroyed 1
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- \% H7 u! j8 @2 f" zAssaulting units:# u( x' K6 R+ e$ @$ r7 Q4 Q
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
" w" Q2 P5 ?4 B, P3 O: K7 }    5th Marine Division
) N) g3 N! w, H1 S# U    716th Tank Battalion) p8 W1 J) T! y; I. e
    706th Tank Battalion
6 _1 P  b/ ?0 _% V1 A& h    762nd Tank Battalion
1 ]) W4 q/ M: ]0 j; T1 n) y9 W    710th Tank Battalion
$ D9 i7 m  g" C, x! _9 B2 W0 x. y    767th Tank Battalion3 k. h/ u- B1 S0 S- n( l
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
7 D1 K9 H4 N# Z4 `+ C    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment. m; O' K: t# x; h: S; |. O
    81st Infantry Division1 A2 D# f5 m0 o% o" Q
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
7 i& f/ w' I4 }( K# k5 J6 V    96th Infantry Division
; ?0 J, q/ Q- P* L' \    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment7 k9 }0 O* V' t3 F" p
    711th Tank Battalion, v8 X0 e- Q8 x. ]
    44th Tank Battalion4 o4 e4 @8 H, J. E0 S  A( _
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion% T9 \. S' t! W! j) v
    6th Infantry Division
. T3 y+ R1 R8 o" G    1st Filipino Inf Regiment! ~7 E& ~. `  ]. f  N1 Y" k( k
    31st Infantry Regiment
% _' y" _  q6 |    XIV US Corps
/ @4 ?& F/ L- w. G0 k+ o    96th Coast AA Regiment: ?% a6 E* u% g5 R
    12th Marine Defense Battalion% z' x$ A- Z* l, `( ?9 I, v
    4th USA Defense Battalion! ~9 Y8 w) ?0 Q% f/ J( S- Z
    14th Marine Defense Battalion
4 ^) t$ U5 O7 ?+ h2 M  v% X% C    1st USMC AA Battalion
5 @# p! @8 e6 v8 J1 V    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion) ~% e  O1 K4 k- {! _7 ?
    5th USA Defense Battalion3 J& K! T+ E) {! L. U: E
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment, |( U# ^9 [7 Q4 h8 b, u' k
    738th Coast AA Regiment; V- |1 X+ C7 O' N; g
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment0 d  g7 w) h3 h2 m2 k" k
    I Corps Artillery 3 Z4 H& A2 L& |; ~
    8th Marine Defense Battalion- i+ l/ o7 t0 j' `, V8 f4 q0 u
    X Corps Artillery ) s0 P5 |. I" D6 G$ C+ P1 V0 I
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion7 Z  z( ~# e+ \" ]. r
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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9 |5 x) o" J  I; E/ D6 BDefending units:
$ e7 X% M0 _0 g+ D" D- ^* n& r    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
0 M  @6 u5 O/ T/ D0 p    52nd Naval Guard Unit
4 F1 X: \6 S" f& v# Y" s    144th Infantry Regiment! N2 w7 T7 k4 M% @4 }/ S! T  N  A& e- P
    Kure 3rd SNLF
, x3 M. l) _. E    Sasebo 7th SNLF" }5 u9 M! ]5 h" g
    33rd/B Division. r' p& @* y  G7 |% X
    81st/C Division
+ T% t) I5 @# _    81st/A Division6 }: ]& {0 O7 T/ ]) X* I
    81st/B Division
& y0 s/ e: |& B+ t- ]    33rd/A Division* \% V3 A& B' X7 }4 j* Z# D! H* J# v9 h
    138th Infantry Regiment
9 n% h5 T' s" W# q3 L    33rd/C Division
! o. B- L. X! [2 N7 J' u, ?' L    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment) Y/ k" a0 h0 G0 z: [
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
" E9 I0 J" }. y6 a$ r    19th JAAF Base Force+ G  A" h! b+ ]4 `  }) S8 ]5 A8 B
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co 6 c( m" y. G; Z6 f. p7 i, f) ]
    12th Air Fleet( `) a* y  ~* {) A; |  F3 V9 U
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment9 y7 ^" E6 Z9 c1 Y& E+ {
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
9 ]! t. Y! ?4 N0 M) h& v& u    63rd Field AA Battalion. h1 d$ }  u* R/ q5 z
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
, X- a6 ^! |$ }    18th Field AF Construction Battalion5 v4 z9 A# v6 D; j
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
: ~/ X1 O9 z4 U, ^    Ponape Naval Fortress
9 d# k5 ]; o5 q+ d! ~    61st Field AA Battalion& D9 P; `9 j4 {+ g( D6 I) ?: O- G, [! n
    18th Army
; o$ F8 s2 S4 V    14th Area Army /1% c  ~. M0 |# g7 g$ C
    60th Field AA Battalion
6 X- l6 f; J2 d) p0 F2 T    53rd Construction Battalion4 O1 z0 o1 X8 B' E% s- p5 O9 |8 U0 ?
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion9 d  B4 B9 C) @
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
: D9 U3 ~. O  n& k; j; [    Kure 7th SNLF9 J; q1 x0 w8 f
    3rd Base Force
" ]- @5 l7 p5 C) L" M* q    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)7 i  ^' {1 t4 v' t$ E
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 s' v/ K& Q$ U+ f- u8 i# L* `
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft! c* D1 @3 v: V, ]
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462, G5 {. z0 p4 W/ ^2 I
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337" x" o4 H  f0 V+ M
      TBM-1C Avenger x 283
7 c: ]$ ]# p# h" LAllied aircraft losses4 s# U7 |  x0 }9 \2 J: ~

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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, n; N6 ]" O! ?9 [0 v( ?
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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# j% ^2 t% g, Z2 ]
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!6 D* L( Y0 B3 V
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Allied Ships
: f7 z( ?+ a' H      CA Vincennes
; j8 J. F3 }8 j* W2 ~3 g- f- Q7 z      CA Quincy( p- S/ ]. i$ S# L
      CA San Francisco. ~# X3 N0 Q) n" [& g3 R- j
      CA Minneapolis/ k/ x+ M; H8 F- t
      CA Astoria$ c/ [4 K% v# \3 W0 g. o
      CA Chicago
" I0 M' G8 U) Q4 V4 r, `1 c      CA Louisville
; U+ M2 b6 z1 K# C      CA Chester
9 Q0 S) Z; L+ H- T, F      CA Northampton
1 t0 T, D+ c# e      CA Portland. ^3 ~' P  P  Q! T

: @( f" w0 L) V# F' s1 CJapanese ground losses:. l7 ]# h% K( S3 W' P6 G4 J
      112 casualties reported% A; e( J+ r$ v
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* h# L0 r, q/ k1 l4 i9 h1 \1 d
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled) D2 l" y% {: ?2 b* S! n# X" T/ F
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
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3 \1 Q2 j) K, S7 n( s- B* c! J( mAirbase hits 5
! S4 P3 p3 b5 C6 o9 CAirbase supply hits 2
. S) W* V8 a5 \  uRunway hits 21
( Z& u9 X  n! `0 s; H/ xPort hits 7( S% L3 Y* M8 A+ F9 E
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships% \: G7 g9 y- Y! p- H
      BB Alabama  b$ B* L! Q2 S0 B. L
      BB Massachusetts; c; F4 V8 \2 T$ e1 r: r, N# C
      BB Indiana
  {8 H! J' P+ o" {* h      BB South Dakota: v* y; _) Q! C) K
      BB Washington
( {" b8 J  i) C# k7 l      BB North Carolina
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Japanese ground losses:' Y: t8 G8 d8 r6 ?5 e* `& D
      398 casualties reported
4 Z' A$ N7 H+ N' n4 f: _( q         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
8 p; N' d. I  `% z# H         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled
% p! h6 W6 b7 R' Q. O7 [1 U         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
% o1 h6 z5 h7 X      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)
( Q0 |7 d7 o$ u) g/ R6 s, A# }- O      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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1 v$ E3 o* L! `Airbase hits 9
8 ]. m+ x* ?3 M2 I, i( KRunway hits 9/ b  k: _4 ^& K
Port hits 24 a# ]" b6 Q6 u- x7 H5 r  V

- o. U* K1 n+ U/ [5 t9 l( m! f) RBB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division
6 O" E) d  {& ?) \: ~! zBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape . n5 H/ v3 g3 O$ M; {+ v/ M
BB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division( W& s( {' o- Q5 T
BB South Dakota firing at Ponape
4 f4 R" D% Y7 X. c- M) r# CBB Washington firing at Ponape
! F1 C- D$ r8 C# g9 }5 yBB North Carolina firing at Ponape $ T8 j  U& Q) P. p
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships
+ u0 Q8 C' v$ c* M- J! e! L' e      BB Mississippi, H+ [0 d2 b: Q* h5 o: {
      BB New Mexico
) \$ p# l; L' s# _+ j      BB Idaho; ^0 K( Z7 H7 N/ h  J

; a9 Z/ G% L: G" n  f9 S- EJapanese ground losses:7 a1 R0 S# A! s2 l( U7 [% C
      195 casualties reported
. d2 ?+ @0 v$ ]         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 y* I5 v+ x5 t1 e7 `         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled% ^! f1 ~: A, v; c% j
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
. j# V2 B* b3 q4 w! R5 T      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)
% b" u7 ^7 R3 U      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)' b" T( x& y' {$ C
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Airbase hits 3
4 V( n2 S! G/ H  I' i5 W$ G; LRunway hits 14
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5 j5 f! x# d8 h& D' F9 KBB Mississippi firing at Ponape
) B- Z& Y! v+ Y- Y; E7 z/ EBB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division+ j1 [) j. F5 A$ [
BB Idaho firing at Ponape 1 Y5 k; }0 _% t- E
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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
$ T% M8 I7 p6 M1 ~2 A! cEstimated time to target is 34 minutes5 b' F" r0 [0 T. c4 L
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Allied aircraft
6 \4 D2 ^# w4 r      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
2 S, M9 W0 Z3 h7 F4 L+ }% z      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 333; j" Y6 h& e7 ?7 s5 s- S- H! J
      TBM-1C Avenger x 2869 J2 T  o0 D% G
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Allied aircraft losses5 A4 C8 r! X! r, o2 T
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged$ \) q; _8 T9 e1 Q3 b
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak
; h! D/ u( N% Q) d) d6 Y1 r8 @# S      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged/ d- C! w* r* W. d; q
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Japanese ground losses:
, Z8 g6 e. P! A' p  I      121 casualties reported% D7 a$ k0 E8 f/ o- B7 F
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 p+ T# t" |; |, W         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled/ c# X/ K6 z! K, o; P
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) V; \/ V$ A0 \7 R5 c5 E3 NGround combat at Ponape (119,113)8 z8 n2 Y; ~( Z
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Allied Deliberate attack) y! ]5 E: q) J9 b3 s0 k5 z/ c! ^

9 n: n* D( F  f+ iAttacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 2629
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Defending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 11219 N. }9 I3 Z& y/ s. X$ t
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 6( u0 w, |0 E1 U$ ]
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Allied adjusted assault: 3228 % m7 o# @1 _1 D) q# X& m4 \

* ~0 P0 `" r+ s8 ~6 W# R* ]Japanese adjusted defense: 7085 5 s4 P% W) h# q2 q5 k: t% G
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6) $ B8 L, g2 i7 A7 {4 G6 r

: Q4 e. o" i) V% ]% p/ H/ tCombat modifiers
: v3 |2 E& A' ADefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-); d& H4 k/ Q" T- O/ m
Attacker:   V+ s' A) y( H' [  m
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Japanese ground losses:/ l/ R; [$ |# C$ P
      2305 casualties reported
/ O4 F& H  ]1 N5 J; j1 \  V: J         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled+ B! |: s. B1 d' ~* ]5 |( s6 w7 z- U
         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled
' Y1 _# A6 C6 f1 c6 E         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled9 |( U: B  j  S& W7 g0 q7 b1 t8 K
      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)- j1 W$ b- {2 F# z0 C
      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)0 o5 {! H5 C/ @) i7 M1 G
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Allied ground losses:; k7 @' x3 C1 O& h% G, A( F3 W
      3064 casualties reported6 d2 R, l7 N! n9 `7 ]; d, Z/ t& ^, {8 L
         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled
$ \: N9 f) @: z         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled7 I$ [( H1 }2 q  y' m( v+ W
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled) J1 q: ~+ x1 h7 v5 P4 R
      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled)+ c/ U# u/ z. q% z- P8 @
      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled)
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Assaulting units:8 e0 c4 K! W4 `- `# E- t
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment* _8 k& \5 O2 K0 D3 |2 a) T
    711th Tank Battalion/ N* O( v- {9 v5 H
    716th Tank Battalion
  c  x3 l: ]# \. Q4 m    6th Infantry Division
) N; a5 f  G; o# e, ?    44th Tank Battalion) g, R. ?5 d) ?1 G4 d7 `
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment8 P8 c' z1 m+ l$ S9 I4 j$ X) b/ a
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
# c1 U! V( l5 n8 q1 Q. f/ P' D    81st Infantry Division
9 w) u& u3 X. V$ \2 `/ d. O    767th Tank Battalion8 N% [0 z! P2 f3 ~
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
3 @0 c9 Q, A7 j4 p* I" O    762nd Tank Battalion2 e0 x( A) {- q2 |4 }
    710th Tank Battalion
$ a: V2 H' Q. Q# v% t    96th Infantry Division  P+ C. k. g) u  d" ?- C8 O
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
1 D  S  K) a; B    706th Tank Battalion
# V' a& |" ?) A+ g+ t! ]0 {# y    5th Marine Division
: R7 Z$ u( \; [# T% P+ f: e    31st Infantry Regiment
! @! h' e6 N3 ?' e) W    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
9 P3 Y$ S+ D) t2 y0 C    1st USMC AA Battalion
8 V: |2 v" p1 v9 r0 [' _( E  X( z    738th Coast AA Regiment% y) H$ Q5 _# A) ^! Y, c
    96th Coast AA Regiment
; b" w" J! V8 ?% b9 ^8 \. l# ?    14th Marine Defense Battalion; k" B, @' g% K0 b
    12th Marine Defense Battalion. B+ n) N6 ]! `. Y( ]+ _
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2 n6 K" V4 M0 J$ C    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment3 D6 ?& B1 L  d
    XIV US Corps, K% f& i: U% J' F2 T. y/ `, C9 O
    X Corps Artillery
1 f9 ^8 D% v6 Y- P. a7 D    5th USA Defense Battalion
, p7 F, p" g) N) T6 v    4th USA Defense Battalion
: k' H9 }4 D4 G    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
7 m* a* \# p! F    I Corps Artillery 1 Y1 k7 l1 \7 r4 j( M
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
; _" g/ E1 s! M* M7 [/ [& I    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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Defending units:
2 W: S+ C! D  M- x( T, H    Ponape Naval Fortress
9 g; a: b7 o) [2 I# T    81st/C Division' m5 a9 N' D1 J
    52nd Naval Guard Unit3 @0 E6 |" X- d9 r0 e! v* `0 Z
    138th Infantry Regiment
9 p9 q+ p! E% O2 @5 b" y    6th Guards Inf. Regiment2 c* D- x5 ~, |( b
    Sasebo 7th SNLF
7 o# @; T- `" n1 G" |    144th Infantry Regiment
: @- F9 H; I$ Q9 m% S6 |    81st/B Division2 F7 t( r5 S% Y7 q5 t! u+ n
    33rd/B Division
  w$ l6 K1 Q# M' M/ }) z    33rd/A Division
5 ?9 T/ Z8 J0 s. S6 G    81st/A Division4 p3 `! K* y+ o7 w
    Kure 3rd SNLF4 j. [4 B  @# K' G3 ^
    33rd/C Division
# j8 e- h# J( D; v; G    53rd Construction Battalion
/ L3 d) J* q' J; S# e    18th Army
$ A7 [! c0 s# p+ ]/ r$ }    14th Area Army /14 y/ \& T6 e! R( A
    60th Field AA Battalion
% W: Q5 p" |: T4 @6 e; `7 e$ I0 a    12th Air Fleet
: O4 M7 F6 s7 _( K: h' T, u    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3 E0 x! |9 V& K+ L: J$ ^    63rd Field AA Battalion6 z* {8 L7 r% ~6 k+ |. Z2 \7 Q/ ]
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
+ A4 `0 A% p- W" H7 V    3rd Base Force" v  J# x3 M4 V/ p: G2 ~
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
( J* r4 Q5 q* ~( ^5 F) s* m    Kure 7th SNLF
! h0 M  B4 o% \1 A: |4 g8 e    19th JAAF Base Force
2 g  L5 Q" P! S, X/ ^: R    18th Field AF Construction Battalion+ X& @+ B# u, i* C/ C- d
    61st Field AA Battalion1 `+ V. _0 n" ^( p9 A- c) K6 d
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
3 S! w1 @: ]4 N3 r- w: B    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
* a2 E6 @% |# N( \6 o6 g    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment+ u+ w% R+ w0 I3 w6 l/ P/ L/ ]
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion$ d0 ]' C" X4 H' I; p; X4 H
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion& t: C: N7 d/ k4 z% V9 M5 z; K
    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. F; K& D+ a. |3 f2 l' \1 ^+ f
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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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
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8 M6 h& m0 l- m, G3 T1 x$ T4 ?4 eMorning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,606 R& K' [" f5 i6 p  @

5 g3 {) L' H: p6 M8 WWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
0 Q0 V3 _4 z9 WEstimated time to target is 28 minutes! X* x' \/ R4 K
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Allied aircraft
2 O- g' X: d9 X! _0 V4 u# z5 P# s7 _5 p      P-38L Lightning x 230 ^0 B8 D! M! [- |* g! C
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 30
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/ K$ _7 |  E% r" `& b7 j$ M! q) n" @Allied aircraft losses6 O" K2 z, j# p2 Z6 T
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged/ `- e- o( d, `8 ~" [
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
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! d  C  ~6 s& kJapanese Ships; t7 v/ Z' l; _4 a' `5 K* X
      DD Suruyame( Z; O9 x" [1 t% Z4 z) b2 r' s
      CL Ninaru- x( h1 _6 S" r
      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
" U+ k5 m' o8 ]; \4 X      DD Yayoi/ z5 C: L+ F' v  ~
      CA Kako
; I/ F( D1 J3 `      DD Asagiri
! e0 I- b" D2 m      DD Ayanami/ t' i7 j8 X  V. \& h& A

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6 m* g" ^- |2 a- ^Aircraft Attacking:
9 K5 M3 F1 n; Y9 Q7 D0 |      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'# I" w$ X: [+ j$ }$ ]* e
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
/ H4 O* e( ]) G& z1 N% s       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
7 q' _/ }" L$ F7 {: k  ]* H               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb# G) U% U- d4 x& `8 {$ d+ }
       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'( |6 T& \+ E0 y# W
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb" H+ |& a) J0 m! W! i% n
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Massive explosion on CL Tokachi1 P7 b7 U0 V& T: @( D$ ?; q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi
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: x# a8 Y1 K+ e0 l1 YAfternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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( Y2 I! k1 x! \7 n: Q  A% {: J6 tRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.$ K1 ?% B7 |3 I3 E" d# C! p
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes7 P% c4 ]* {; N

( N% a; u# f: ?: XAllied aircraft- k$ F1 Y. r: q; d/ Z1 Q( x/ [
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
4 h+ J9 H& s  ~      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 3260 ?, n+ W$ ?2 O0 `3 @# |
      TBM-1C Avenger x 2855 p/ u0 B+ F+ R8 W5 `- O5 F7 L

  w0 e; c5 Y" |2 U  E. c# wAllied aircraft losses
0 O$ W  R$ y9 S; |      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged' m6 Y1 h; U" w: [9 A' z! p; c
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
3 f1 m. X1 C2 x      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged4 }. m  G+ y( B0 a) |

$ F# a2 ]2 ^. g1 m! W" n. NJapanese ground losses:
) C% o+ u" s7 L      276 casualties reported4 M& R$ B$ P/ ?  {$ q! a
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled2 D' U* Y! J, D0 H
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled* D8 U. Z% [! ]! h
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- L2 s" U# C  z  q% k
      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)2 Z5 o) m1 \# |: J
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Bombardment attack- C! `* s. D2 c, y' E3 K- r

' f0 `% Z  }) _5 o# lAttacking force 5127 troops, 335 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 2263% F, z9 |8 t) M, }( }& y9 p
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Defending force 45166 troops, 619 guns, 279 vehicles, Assault Value = 1017
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Japanese ground losses:
/ ?* k9 ]$ K" Q. `- r- X2 u      1082 casualties reported1 e1 x" D* k, x4 m/ V2 I
         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled6 v5 s$ o4 _2 h: p3 s2 N
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
" z7 s' o. u# n4 e  J         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
3 B6 ]+ z/ Q6 K) C( T      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)( K* R7 T( Z5 G" U$ V

6 {* n' `% B0 I+ {% `% Z! p) i7 QAllied ground losses:4 }5 \: }" ]& b+ y' q
      23 casualties reported/ q, R  g& v# `& s. O0 X( G2 W+ _
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
; h% K/ D4 c5 M         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled8 a4 ]. @& s5 k) a1 G0 k5 g$ a
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: U$ `+ ^% r% v7 d' g$ ^' k% i      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)& f4 I" D+ x! X' V' [
      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 444 F0 f, J* L0 l" |5 p7 R# P/ d
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东京快车出轨
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" L( B/ f  c8 g2 u/ e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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/ `4 T- h# T% V$ r, f: {5 z; c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。( ]% K3 S/ k, T, k/ N4 k! V! k

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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。6 [; a* ~% u0 t! g  z: `
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) b, O+ G/ \. eSubmarine attack near Ponape  at 119,113
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/ I5 W3 M& z3 v* o% tJapanese Ships' Y  z8 @" F5 l! e& j  `
      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk( K& c5 ?; Q% Y5 l9 s# H4 }4 l

$ Z, a. t: v/ n- rAllied Ships
. ^1 E7 U% p, M      CLAA Prince Robert
0 j/ t; b9 R: d      DD Saumarez
- [6 N: c% N9 P; u0 j8 F9 z      DD Nizam" p5 k  X* ?0 k& ~
      DD Ellet
0 ?1 l1 V: K* z1 v3 Q# T8 `      DD Waller
- o4 s3 q: U+ h" T! c      DD Walker
0 j1 V8 w2 t; b  I      DD Wadleigh- H0 J+ y  [  U
      DD Uhlmann! k( Q; ]& _2 m
      DD Twining
" h( u( R+ j8 |* P+ d; I  [4 i      DD Twiggs, q! d9 d* T0 A4 F5 W) B: \/ M
      DD David Taylor* q& x, O: L  j. N% i. t1 b% Q
      DD Strong+ _' i  T3 Y3 k0 v6 q
      DD Sproston
% D$ V- W: q) a  H" ?6 \8 M5 h      DD Sigsbee
  p: I( @; W9 y( s& H      DD Sigourney
  B( P1 h' i% l3 U5 j6 j& k" X# h      DD Schroeder
+ f, V) m3 [: e" }9 {, R      DD Benham II
- k2 W. |$ C4 z' @4 o      DD Cushing II
' F/ x+ u8 S. q      DD Urchin
6 k1 p7 t' `# \      DD Urania
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SS I-48 is sighted by escort
% Z  Y+ f" V4 \! qDD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search
+ Q6 j. B( R9 V. L0 xDD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....1 W. f" _- ~& o9 ~  _8 I
SS I-48 forced to surface!
# ]0 y4 K/ C, pDD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
: z9 l3 A) y  U" L  V0 e) K! vDD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....! _" k6 X+ d: z
DD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....* L* G% \2 |8 H0 D4 o6 {, F
DD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ....! S$ f1 o1 |6 o
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
8 n2 F( t# x6 _/ L7 l- M/ wSub slips beneath the waves1 Y! P  I8 T6 [
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2 ^5 B- b$ v4 ~. K# `  O5 N/ ?% pNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards4 A3 Q# g2 e+ d3 s# N+ \
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Japanese aircraft# f0 B( H% |# L7 A
      no flights5 Y1 L+ r; `* F" ^

, L6 ]7 Z+ Y5 f, }3 GJapanese aircraft losses
3 r) P! v: E" P      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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+ ~$ B  y8 l! s$ w% C! J6 O2 s  aJapanese Ships
, {& i8 S+ O8 W  \' \* C/ N      CL Agano
8 W3 j0 g- i( G      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2) X! U( e+ w+ S, ~) [
      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% J- [4 Q! L/ _5 l
      DD Hibiki6 t5 @( P$ `0 [
      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 15 ~+ W- t' C! f7 J5 d  T; y' ~
      DD Shirakumo, K& m3 q5 g8 F( K3 G. Y
      DD Isonami  E( d' o( n  T9 m: q
      DD Murakumo
. {$ U# |; V$ R0 t      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk* |; d8 J; V! V( L5 Y. `: m9 M, q
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Allied Ships
" \/ e  m" a* [1 n      BB North Carolina
9 A! }) g. ?1 w' q6 t2 E      BB Washington
* q5 k4 r1 F. ~* H      BB South Dakota9 E" e4 o) }& x$ y$ E
      BB Indiana, Shell hits 1
* g7 k$ ?. k: E6 y/ X- E      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2- Q( R! o( E  k3 S; |
      BB Alabama, Shell hits 2
. d" B# P( w. G/ r+ c$ b. ^) V      DD Conner1 G1 r1 u# f: H2 u
      DD Cotten9 ?2 j9 b( v2 g$ W2 x. z! k5 R3 D$ ]
      DD Cowell
! |4 [1 r* R/ h+ v, B. |8 l, _      DD Daly; o& @" ?- k9 v5 C
      DD Eaton
- U& V/ P9 t: V      DD Heywood Edwards
; N1 @: O: d* p      DD Erben8 h4 ?8 x' ]) W+ F' [4 K* V
      DD Evans
& W" q& C& M4 d3 V! G; k      DD Foote
9 K( P' u' K/ J- |& r5 {+ }+ H      DD Franks+ Q. O0 F- U& [- ]/ [* e
      DD Fullam
5 O4 |2 G& D4 G0 w& a7 j+ Z      DD Gatling6 v( q6 M+ W6 a3 p9 `
      DD Albert Grant
5 R6 k: @  }5 o6 e      DD Gregory4 p# z1 d6 E$ x. B* X# \) \
      DD Guest' `7 t. J$ ~" G" g! M
      DMS Hamilton: r( I$ g7 t# b% \
      DMS Forrest
; P; c0 U2 H: K& k+ y9 L      DMS Ellyson2 K# O- v0 x! w0 i( K- m( E
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$ w9 m; q. D% m1 U( \6 n/ LMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
1 r. ?5 o* M9 X5 t2 V0 \Range closes to 28,000 yards...  f" C! j2 _1 Y7 \
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards! t+ a; F& H  `, M- C; u
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards
8 u% D4 u6 k9 G& L0 H6 SRange closes to 26,000 yards...
7 m8 S! s7 d) @: m* X, M$ C( i; XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
) `9 {2 P1 ]! a/ e  |' e: CRange closes to 24,000 yards...2 U1 h* F5 D7 C7 s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards( S! [* Q3 K1 ?0 V! h
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards
" d- d# R  p* W# ORange closes to 22,000 yards...
4 k5 s/ e. k9 R4 i. V0 f- C# vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards  R" x, y0 {: z4 r/ J2 D0 N; e
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards
* I% L/ V2 ?8 i* y. j  aRange closes to 20,000 yards...
/ e+ v" u+ F) x0 X$ i: B3 UCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
2 W% n# [: d: `: e* V6 ]! wRange closes to 18,000 yards...
+ T  T) ]6 G8 V9 ICONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards2 W  t( f) W, p
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
/ J. L2 ], ]8 |  Z- C( T  _* [CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
0 s+ V% T4 K; A1 z  B% H6 p. S4 NRange closes to 14,000 yards...5 @1 q" a6 ^( h% i" ]; z: _4 h
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
( w$ |# E' t+ X( ?7 o4 W, KRange closes to 12,000 yards...7 J& N' r  H) I+ e! [* X' |% V$ k! b
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
# o2 [! L# G- J3 e0 W5 T: ^CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
+ S+ b  `1 H- kRange closes to 11,000 yards...1 V" l! R4 Q) I; D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards5 S$ H5 ~- M5 G; l( K4 O
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards2 u# e8 `) F& [% e, e+ o! j
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
1 M; J- T+ N0 a0 b! m4 s1 o2 {CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
( i# ?* O2 {' i" K  kCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
1 {% H/ G! I+ j2 bCL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
0 r& j4 ?( ?% @4 f0 ?! KBB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards3 D( m/ v9 G: m! o: z* X* n0 S
BB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards& q  F7 I# ?" M" n" M7 y
CL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards2 j7 B. G. U& M- N( U
BB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards& B9 F. B( g) T7 J& U2 G
BB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards% [, L1 L+ Z4 }/ d
DD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards4 D! R- j; m$ Y* O* C; U7 K5 G: g
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards9 k8 x/ ?: q" ^; p  n  B9 p  ?- f
BB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards5 |( T% I& m, Y9 ]% Z
DD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards
" G% B6 }9 H2 i. F8 M# eDD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
% c( q, M/ G) O" [CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards- i: [3 y/ p4 Q/ Q
Range increases to 11,000 yards
4 p2 n) m, L( u, t; N- dCL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
& Q% H: e' [; K& J- QBB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards
1 q2 I3 D9 U% l3 {CL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards
4 [. m) ^9 d; G, E+ o9 ]DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards7 G8 }$ ~. y! g# {! M0 G' z- K& y! {/ Q
CL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards9 v* c* U7 p0 I9 k" |+ P; |
DD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards
( e  K3 @& q* G+ ^, H5 _CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards3 m6 u: V& K1 G* y) R) d
BB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards
  {; B0 O6 ]/ A0 GDD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards' W" s& \' G# I/ ?
DD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards
9 A8 U; Z7 h1 {9 {& Q: }. H2 z7 YDD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards, }/ E- L& _8 E, m+ ~
DD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards
% y; m6 `! g, \1 E' p4 XDD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards
, g( @( l2 [* t$ y) u7 L- b/ HDD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards3 m# ~( U7 S/ l- F
Range closes to 10,000 yards' a5 E9 @1 q, H+ _
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards; q& y2 o1 \; K+ E. e& C6 v
CL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards) Q, }. d) s  Q
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards- D$ P* R" ^3 S2 s( \: n2 h6 h
DD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards6 d) o1 C! {7 g+ J0 u  j. H
DD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards
8 d! w# {7 |/ d3 `/ v6 CDD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards' F  }/ }2 a5 V+ i* \- U1 K3 ~
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
% Q5 B8 ?7 F1 R) s1 K% e8 {: ]0 uCL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards
; J7 I6 y) x) y9 u7 Y, MCL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards! g. T8 z, j, g; I* Y
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards
6 {; z9 i/ ^. k0 a# [Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape+ ^. k, z' R0 j4 b# _
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1 G- `! I# l" p# _Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards+ ?9 f; \/ P$ w0 t/ p" Z. Y
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Japanese Ships( l9 O% a& O2 G3 s
      DD Hikokaze) x9 n/ b9 F4 M2 s
      DD Ishikaze. T1 U3 v0 B, {$ e, N
      DD Tagokaze
# K1 b' X/ H8 A$ k) _      DD Takatakaze/ @# @1 Q! q, ~6 I& u& M* o: O% Z

. n! P4 o/ g: A0 hAllied Ships
) L( q. B2 u& B, Q8 `      BB North Carolina* B% y+ X, E& j1 P9 }* v
      BB Washington
7 M; p% c1 W. l  ^      BB South Dakota6 ?8 Z6 C% S% _0 U+ T
      BB Indiana
; H- j8 e6 Q. C* m0 y# k      BB Massachusetts
9 i  W, M5 p" e) ~" C      BB Alabama
: q) G$ E3 U% M: d      DD Conner
. q& |' o  F! D' ^5 H5 \$ M' I      DD Cotten" x* I" O# N- d9 z
      DD Cowell
" _1 P' ~6 B; M" S% |9 ]      DD Daly
! l5 X( t- a  b* `      DD Eaton
( w' v* f8 p- N- X; u- K      DD Heywood Edwards
6 X) U1 E/ S4 i4 m7 D      DD Erben
- z" e# N  S! r$ {) m4 l      DD Evans
/ u* _7 j) p' T  a2 x      DD Foote
+ d$ X* t7 ^- s% P! _" D8 B      DD Franks1 p* F1 e: s' s- I: j* J
      DD Fullam7 y$ u, b0 y* N9 E5 p5 n0 K  o
      DD Gatling
. S+ ?/ C" G4 F* F' b      DD Albert Grant
+ l& g4 N$ R1 V7 {) N" i! ^      DD Gregory1 f8 V2 l% T  w0 c4 ^/ n. ^
      DD Guest
% S3 b( y! G: T8 ]' F" ]4 a$ Z2 M      DMS Hamilton
: X; Y1 \% u8 R! g. E! q      DMS Forrest% Z; E9 p" j+ t+ s1 }
      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
2 ?$ P* i6 ^0 B: H$ KRange closes to 28,000 yards...5 s. @7 H2 n/ X' ?( y4 g8 T
Range closes to 26,000 yards...# L2 X( w3 a: _7 W4 Q! e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards$ |; E2 c! P( j  J8 f9 N; x1 W3 X
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards- w  W5 h& F" r# A0 t. n
Range closes to 24,000 yards...( e4 X4 R5 P0 G) K+ `1 {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
5 \, M7 j! f4 U" y4 tRange closes to 22,000 yards...
: Z1 E( A' d+ Z5 l0 BRange closes to 20,000 yards...* t2 i3 r* {7 R- [% @
Range closes to 18,000 yards..., G( b' K, @6 `$ T1 M- `
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards
: v1 A) q" D$ O( B/ wRange closes to 16,000 yards...2 g) h2 ~  N  E2 R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
4 F# }/ d: t0 }$ F) D/ l7 S9 rCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards, w' M* ^; w4 f- r7 W/ L1 H$ Y
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
2 o  S9 }, Y) C* XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
* B* S8 B! p3 U+ WCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
9 E8 p3 G8 `7 b$ x  LRange closes to 12,000 yards...
1 o* r$ G/ b, [5 Q) w* Y# WCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards- {; F9 l) j7 P6 l- U: t/ ^
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
! {# V9 }, j8 K5 ~Range closes to 11,000 yards...; m" W# e. o& Q$ O- p5 m
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards; \; e# i  Y3 [: Z! b: M& A
Range closes to 10,000 yards...# L: i6 c8 O0 B. {% T
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards& i" D. Q- k: K0 d, l
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat) c( T6 |. [$ L$ }- h- S1 g
Range increases to 15,000 yards...( t% h9 @' V, R8 k! g
Range increases to 20,000 yards...# w9 G0 y% }4 Y3 o4 K4 f  _
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards& r, f* {$ {! ]; J& |( B4 \
Range increases to 25,000 yards...
) \9 y$ ~* k" y2 L9 rRange increases to 30,000 yards...+ x( ?# Z3 Y8 H& B, A
Range increases to 30,000 yards...7 s  J7 e- \0 U
Japanese Surface Combat TF evades combat
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+ Q4 Y: h0 z( T) ~/ r, p/ HNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards3 K; |' X. C+ f$ _+ Z! a
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Japanese Ships
' k8 F  |6 l! A& m  L* L7 K( I      APD T-1
0 q! N0 I7 G6 p& E$ \  b  w7 L* E      APD T-2, Shell hits 2
$ C/ q: e% i2 h' z, G2 v! C4 R2 A2 g( \      APD T-3, Shell hits 1! ~1 r5 b  f5 q
      APD T-4' U. [. w2 ^! ^8 k6 G1 v0 T
      APD T-5) A) D6 m# q1 p
      APD T-60 v8 [/ X: N# K$ ]# B
      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) c8 Z6 O- ?. W
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire
7 ~: Y& }! z. a/ D: N3 c' Y% T/ U      APD T-96 n. Y+ d3 v# E; d
      APD T-10
. X+ x2 E( b0 x# ~2 b- v7 S      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire* i3 ~3 S0 O5 r6 J! h$ `
      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage2 \# T& b4 X1 C* f7 ?1 T0 z
      APD T-13, Shell hits 1
6 }8 n0 L6 X/ R; P% Q& k      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ m6 y" \: H/ v3 d2 s' ^; L& u& ?& p
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Allied Ships/ b9 q1 {" {1 |
      BB North Carolina
% h  B; x* f- P: [4 o      BB Washington
2 U1 P5 Q* G, A      BB South Dakota' ~' r! ~4 k% C% p% h2 a+ B
      BB Indiana
& G3 T+ e8 v% ~7 x! p      BB Massachusetts
9 N6 C  R  e0 }  ]      BB Alabama
3 P  F0 W$ H* c( C% `, |      DD Conner$ s$ h3 s6 k5 n3 P7 N# `; h% h
      DD Cotten
" U4 }0 ?/ p4 |( p5 Q# q/ o! k# S- N      DD Cowell* e% m: L' C6 a& a& y$ M& E2 e" L
      DD Daly
( j, A5 S% ?' k" d" U2 _. F: x      DD Eaton4 J' r6 B6 P6 F8 A& ^- Q3 ^
      DD Heywood Edwards  U) ^. E; H3 X3 x1 \* F4 q
      DD Erben
- U, l0 i. C( U/ x/ y      DD Evans
5 X8 X- o+ d# T! r; A% D      DD Foote
* `* `8 U$ D5 \$ ]      DD Franks- t1 w3 V; Y) H! N
      DD Fullam
# Z+ {9 w* b& W4 V9 }. j      DD Gatling$ M6 v6 ~, T( R
      DD Albert Grant
/ B8 V. y5 c6 \* U8 M      DD Gregory
7 W! w7 `3 h0 s, [- l0 a      DD Guest  g+ u) c/ J+ N: @$ y- i- d! f
      DMS Hamilton
6 [- x& }: o9 b6 o8 [      DMS Forrest
' f, {$ V* }, B* [' D      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards4 _; E! N% i! H: R/ J* Z3 F$ Q
Range closes to 28,000 yards.... _: b$ z) F- N' x2 I2 q
Range closes to 26,000 yards...- h+ \9 B3 ~. b& _! m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
" s7 A) x$ O# ?0 b7 Z7 d  ZRange closes to 24,000 yards...* i- |& a  h0 T; N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
" q& z* H, Z) m3 J- CRange closes to 22,000 yards...5 ?: V) x0 K7 {7 R* G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards( V4 n; y3 z0 F# _+ l
Range closes to 20,000 yards...0 ?1 `9 V4 g# r: \' `: q9 Z" C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
. E, {+ v2 Y3 R9 g; o8 SRange closes to 18,000 yards...
; f' z9 i% y* rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
% g4 }' j: |( t* m& P6 g( sRange closes to 16,000 yards...6 [0 k  U* W* t# l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards3 _* |6 w9 }; `2 Y! L* o# f
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
  k7 k, m. Z9 S# MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
/ q% J0 L  n2 QRange closes to 12,000 yards...
- _& L; R# w/ f& [+ g6 ]0 n5 {  L% NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
$ B6 R  P! E9 ^. u: PRange closes to 11,000 yards...
/ A2 s; k# E5 W) L! s% |CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
8 I8 B! {) G# Y2 T$ G) eRange closes to 10,000 yards...
7 F: P/ T, _4 N3 d) H3 q7 {9 dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards: j# h& z8 g9 O/ ^9 M
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
6 O, X6 Y& {  m0 n9 iBB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards* n# H. r) C5 W: f
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards) B4 r; V3 t' ^% i
BB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
; h! Y0 e7 a5 i+ }7 ]; A  q& RDD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards( Y/ A5 Y% v" ^  }* a+ ~7 l
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
) u& q# c, i; B! `$ T$ v* jDD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
+ W6 Y0 C8 R+ C% ^- ~! r8 y+ i9 `- w8 |. XAPD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards
4 k5 Y- F1 h7 k4 X: b$ B) n# OBB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards0 T% b. f  q. f# K: R5 f
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards; J1 ^# U/ T$ K0 j, C: `
DD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
- J4 p) t9 V5 a2 a. [) Z5 ^$ aDD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards. r2 o( u6 T3 P2 R0 J8 w$ X
BB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards
9 S3 U/ r/ Z3 u6 z( b" a( N/ j9 MDD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards5 i$ m$ u- M0 v; e% f5 e  ]
DD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
! O$ w- {9 [) q: y' K% D6 l3 HAPD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards2 W0 x. I* I7 e) E9 y0 ^/ e9 o
DD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
% ~2 K4 m/ e0 |( l2 L, }+ qDD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards- C: o, i1 a3 n# }# x
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards, }, }. a% ^  p* A9 u
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards8 v9 c* |. }" Y8 Q% i8 K
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
& X0 t& {6 q  e+ g/ {. u7 jRange increases to 10,000 yards! W, n$ L/ c. C4 l; v% R5 D: c  X
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards+ K" k' a; C! [
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
1 H# m" {$ ^/ u6 r8 R8 Q& DBB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
) q0 N( {, o3 z( o+ @! N. tDMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
1 ?4 W& v! H' ?' v) v& XBB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards, `5 C8 h: R7 K# O) N/ [; n3 C
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
1 [2 U& |, y0 K7 eAPD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards
2 Y( v) h8 P( G7 s5 M+ S- @DD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
! s0 w+ v8 O0 W8 C( bDD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards: {/ i1 F, E9 q- _
DD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
+ M5 v4 X6 {0 w1 b: s: UDD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
- l4 K, n5 W! E6 o6 ]DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
9 U$ o& |2 C$ [" a# wDD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
& m1 M! }0 L! b/ ?! H1 QDD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards) h& k0 ]7 o6 Q  D# ~, m& d
DD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
" {$ G" h4 ~7 nDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
7 f; Y% y6 ]( |& }Range increases to 11,000 yards
" y% ^# M5 m1 s# xAPD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
. @( K6 ]2 `4 o! |/ m5 Z5 F3 EAPD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards4 P4 A4 i" X4 t/ v/ w, I5 a
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards* u  f' _3 z! v5 P. j3 l
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards
; X: e  D4 p- @+ P! F) W0 j; WBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
# z" Z3 H5 O. _APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
) M3 x& [) U( ]+ X( |7 ^" _; ]DMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards# w9 O5 _1 {4 r
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards6 D( }; M, D7 X9 a, ]
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
2 w  G" q4 l( Q" e/ p" V$ _9 jDD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards. P( b5 e, a# Q
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
% n" C; n$ x9 V0 P4 Y1 IAPD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards' s9 B9 N; G- m2 O' i( R0 Y; ]
Range closes to 10,000 yards
: M- s) B, J4 p* zBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards3 D) R9 E7 W7 b
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
2 z- N+ Q" _  e# Z! s) S) p- r* lBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
+ P/ x: f7 W" ^7 {9 AAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards
+ V7 d  Z% e+ g( e. j. w" @' FDD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards0 T9 L8 y# e! Q3 t3 l
DD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
6 N% E; G* j# RDD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards) y2 R) ]0 l/ [2 n/ q
DD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards1 [8 L" ]* v. b5 }2 T" m
DMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards9 w9 u0 T0 ]5 x1 F, B
DD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards/ L4 X7 g. i; [# ^4 g$ C3 f/ V
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards, I7 T! R/ V, E( q5 p' \
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
: Y* w1 Q& w5 E1 r5 D# g1 ^& J2 vDD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
) |$ b1 Z6 j3 y$ KRange closes to 8,000 yards
" b1 @- C& E. s! ?: {' U. jDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards0 n# L  p7 K# _' ?9 O
BB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards& a, G* t$ f! x4 Q1 i
APD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards
# ~# W9 f3 o. E. S& x. j1 {) aBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards/ d8 t7 j0 U. J' J+ B  E+ X
APD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards5 h3 ?/ e# U! V4 [/ F: W
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape1 H( i& V4 |" z6 _0 E
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
9 I% O( F3 h% t& v0 Y  F" m# X+ S& @      APD T-1, Shell hits 1
- n$ C6 o/ R- U4 a; i      APD T-2) G7 y/ {6 Y9 C" o# \/ v
      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
: V6 M6 \9 q7 z+ s0 l9 l- \$ s      APD T-4, Shell hits 1
. w* x/ {9 r5 ^" Q8 ?( U2 C/ l      APD T-5+ J7 ~+ l* S5 q8 y6 i/ q* P5 T
      APD T-6
7 R- S- s0 w& [( h( @      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
6 w0 P+ p: q2 P$ b      APD T-9, Shell hits 1- {0 C7 m/ _. O2 s8 E
      APD T-10
3 E$ N9 Y# Z/ a4 }2 C      APD T-11,  on fire5 ]4 H. N% Z% U6 w2 W9 T9 F, j
      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
7 E6 k# r# i% r" L* z0 p4 t: S      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk/ S/ B* A/ N2 q3 `
      APD T-14, and is sunk
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Allied Ships* p) g- M, i* i9 C3 P) v
      CA Portland0 B/ y7 X2 [. [* f/ k* |* y
      CA Northampton
% j& `8 j  x& X% ?      CA Chester( H# _5 M  N/ w, x* H  f
      CA Louisville
$ z  T( K+ q" F- C& y5 C3 T      CA Chicago+ \. O, L( S( _# ^1 p0 j
      CA Astoria
  U' D# z/ i9 ]$ N$ k  V( d' a      CA Minneapolis5 L2 h) Z: k+ \  ?4 z' G" q
      CA San Francisco
4 t9 o5 i! W1 ^4 ?      CA Quincy
$ m7 X0 h7 t( `1 @; Y      CA Vincennes0 O  G, C" b9 |8 J9 M3 }0 D9 F" Y, V
      CA Wichita( Z0 ^( _! V6 \- _
      DD Bennett
# h, A+ e* t3 m, O1 ]' k/ w9 j      DD Bradford
. c0 Z; ?. j. H, X3 w* I      DD Braine
3 @" H+ t: A; o9 [/ \      DD Brownson. L5 S) o9 ]% g+ m* u# M
      DD Bryant
7 u, K  A/ k# W7 l. w2 u' p. K2 u      DD Bullard
6 q- X! I# ~. ^5 N% F+ \) ?+ B+ E      DD Burns$ e, c) K5 p; [+ e* i4 q2 [, ~
      DD Callaghan
8 r3 C1 H4 G5 Z4 u+ ^      DD Caperton: i5 s/ E2 z  I
      DD Capps
! H3 ~6 \( p3 f/ A( M, e      DMS Emmons) d, y! i+ Z/ S3 ~- M( Q+ _+ q: }: V
      DMS Macomb( B; H- q3 c5 W$ b
      DMS Rodman. h- {- Q  {; {' ?+ o( A% @! }* O! f1 `
      DMS Gherardi' \3 f/ ?# m/ X7 k- F1 P) r

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1 J$ t/ V1 Z* a! h, ]" uMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
) k( ]& n: @' qRange closes to 28,000 yards...
* h( v6 m: b' c# H8 |: eCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards% |3 m; {  R3 H# Z2 r6 ?, N9 m" ]; B
Range closes to 26,000 yards...& a# h6 S7 W& U$ o
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
8 J- n- E; C9 ~* `) K$ [4 t1 e" d' tRange closes to 24,000 yards...! c4 |/ f4 H, s1 }& V9 O5 |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards/ p/ y+ r+ i; G$ u
Range closes to 22,000 yards...; G0 [" ]- o' v* w- W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards) \( h2 h! y2 u4 c$ j
Range closes to 20,000 yards...6 i- C+ Y- S2 {6 L. s) E8 n
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards1 V0 Z6 o; S0 J" c
Range closes to 18,000 yards...' }( H, G( ~9 Y6 Q  H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards# h+ r; x  B6 Q( @% n8 e
Range closes to 16,000 yards...- Y) ^2 A! v6 P6 G" d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards2 [2 G0 {) q7 Y7 o+ l+ ~3 j
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
6 c; S& z+ M  m, e" B2 V4 BRange closes to 12,000 yards...
; s% Y8 }5 D2 H# b4 DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards+ a6 {* n9 t3 {! C7 ?! l
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
* P/ }- R: h( P% |CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
: B/ ?8 e' Y# }& u9 `/ g: iRange closes to 10,000 yards...
; p9 z* C  y) Z- R" l8 K, ECONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards; z( r+ B! c, [6 ^2 ~8 U
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards+ U4 N& @* E1 x2 q) R! J
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards; J( s) H* {; T+ i6 o) I; b
Range increases to 11,000 yards
) a1 b) w# @& oAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards! z8 |: c8 o, `- ^) O
CA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
0 f. Q7 o5 R, `) q) QCA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards3 }! m$ n# r, }- d5 w8 h
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards
/ i' @$ q& N, Z# ?$ x8 fCA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
5 O$ Z. x) C( i$ nDMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards# v& F$ o' X) z
CA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
4 f; k) I0 Y+ o: R3 _% B, l* GCA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards! W* d; ]/ I" W# [+ x" I- M& Q8 U2 C2 Z
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards  p$ q- {! |. E% m7 `
CA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards. I* p$ p1 T6 D. L& f0 s
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards  x7 ]0 |4 ~' i; l( ^0 }
DD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards7 j/ N% I/ V6 e. Z2 g" X
DD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
, J& E$ o3 o2 ?8 hDD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
/ S$ y$ ~9 B. G0 b# j" z5 wDD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards, a( g' [" u# q: E% ?
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards" K, J: x5 b  y, n) ?+ I
APD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards6 }& Z8 L9 K2 J- q! j& V9 F
Range closes to 10,000 yards
8 r" ]9 R0 E: s- Z/ g! ^" l' T+ CDMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
: a& W/ O% @4 e8 LCA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards/ F6 p1 W% ^$ |9 D1 K
CA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
+ K# [  y! O- }2 ^( Y/ MCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
+ t$ X0 |* [/ k& U; ~& d( T" @CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
" M% k% I; ?* _; q, w& y' N3 E7 W% i# SAPD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards( A; X. A. D# L* v! C
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
+ \5 `6 s# w, Y% e6 m1 dRange closes to 9,000 yards0 S$ p' C$ d: V1 i4 T5 G
APD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards
* p% n" A  H" l! JDMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
% B! e9 _9 ~6 ?# g+ B- i, g" C& CCA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards' B7 g& [# ~8 b
CA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
& I) u6 i2 F  V; ^9 wCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
3 t7 j* X) o* N, `DD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards5 E6 G- U& M$ H% h- K: J1 ~3 N1 B
DD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
- Y5 B1 M2 ~( f% Z) KRange increases to 10,000 yards" }5 e/ R0 |4 L. u" Z
APD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards9 T5 _6 d0 w% I* d# B' F) o
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards) b$ D5 w4 l9 E! t' A% s, x: D8 D
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards. k, M2 E8 A# s5 F
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
2 t/ O+ x- `, I; T9 ^. X  g% r7 uCA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards  I/ \' ]. {6 j/ a; T/ W
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape1 Y3 g2 `3 ~9 R' o( H2 }) j
Task forces break off...7 x% q4 I8 v  A6 K$ N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards# U  d) z) V& `
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Japanese Ships
5 s4 [# Q' L) K      APD T-1
7 Z( i* V% Q4 c  h5 k, X      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire( d* Z) X  L# z6 W0 O* `) ]/ n
      APD T-3
% t/ K% }: ~; T1 }4 a. S! c# m1 E      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
) M( m: J) l' f' V% {% l      APD T-5
. i; @; c' n' N! b) ]5 Y3 J      APD T-6
$ z* q) i6 c9 m% z6 J' }' R+ h      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk2 g+ d. ]; }% O5 \1 B/ d
      APD T-9  v2 m; ~9 {. D) B1 F' G  k  e  u$ F5 @
      APD T-10" W# R  H) E9 \+ C! D4 T
      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire
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Allied Ships
- z' ~  z4 ], S0 T6 E" @      CA Portland9 r5 j- z2 n( [0 `* @9 e5 _
      CA Northampton, Shell hits 1+ z/ ?. n2 S5 [
      CA Chester4 c6 q& ~: C) n7 m* \
      CA Louisville
1 S( q. @3 F6 ~2 g  j- B; w3 f      CA Chicago3 C& C: o6 S* Q! X% n' x
      CA Astoria- r" m: ^) i6 C7 @- x6 r* `
      CA Minneapolis
  l" A& W( s1 ]      CA San Francisco
) z+ o. n- J4 {      CA Quincy
' ?- Q+ B. w0 \, n      CA Vincennes! w& Q3 @* Q% {
      CA Wichita
, H' @- T! |0 |      DD Bennett1 T& t! }* V* d" d  a1 ^/ o
      DD Bradford' O: ]2 e! l( H! F  d% p9 w
      DD Braine. t6 y" z5 m6 t( h9 B7 o# q" A
      DD Brownson. t  P  h! Y, S
      DD Bryant' o; X6 Q' [& `5 U
      DD Bullard
8 g% F& p, T$ x" H      DD Burns
  Z  N5 H9 y0 j. z: n      DD Callaghan
6 F& p9 P3 [2 q3 Z) P% w      DD Caperton( c5 ]7 H8 i9 E9 _- I; l5 L
      DD Capps; }2 [. ?* L; r9 K3 Z5 B% h. i0 Q
      DMS Emmons" G; k$ q% \7 t5 d( E/ ?0 a  g
      DMS Macomb# L% Y+ Z! f! l
      DMS Rodman
  i, H6 d6 H- c! A$ i      DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
! P" v, \# u+ C' ^, uRange closes to 28,000 yards..., S/ N5 T- [) [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards3 ~: j7 d% Z* A2 c; R
Range closes to 26,000 yards...3 |; ]% [3 E5 V+ t& H* K  `
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards& z- q& j" G' C. |( w+ I* u
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
+ y+ S; Z4 O. O4 w# g# x7 RRange closes to 22,000 yards...( H# ?  Y8 K* O2 M& {  E
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
- X+ `; `4 p+ o. L' v5 gRange closes to 20,000 yards...5 s9 Y' A: n# B  G/ e9 ^7 W
Range closes to 18,000 yards...* F& }8 ~& P9 @# m1 V$ t) e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
9 A* J/ |; q! s( F3 jRange closes to 16,000 yards...1 ]7 ~9 N0 ?2 M! d3 }4 P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
5 {7 u" F( v% s% J; [+ vRange closes to 14,000 yards...
5 X3 r$ O7 e+ L9 N7 TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards% q% C% u0 y# ]* R
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
# h$ H  |9 @! }9 O) ZCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards5 a: f0 m9 F0 r' `
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
, o+ _; `' F" p2 |$ c+ SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards8 c: d+ V5 p6 X5 d# T7 F  x7 R9 ?: m! u
Range closes to 10,000 yards...: r& [1 F/ D+ j) W! i1 l4 z1 e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards9 q* g+ R) O) \! ]5 I# U+ H
CA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
. j5 M5 }! r- }) L8 UCA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards4 l& X+ G  D/ [
DD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards, t9 a" t5 Z% O
Range increases to 12,000 yards7 z  e" t( b7 X2 v4 o" R  ~
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
4 U9 D1 i: Q# v' q  LCA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards
+ ^& y8 ~: {4 c8 W$ G" n' BCA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
7 [  ^: @2 T8 a( Y8 F# Z1 WCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards
( m) `5 H/ z8 NCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
& n: D0 D2 N% [$ E: n: m" yCA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards& g' n0 S2 ?9 d! A  L9 s: H
DD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
) d* ~% q6 s1 g. f# ]- |9 `; d/ l5 _DD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards) C2 q- _7 y+ e% u' w. T: a& k
DD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
+ D* D4 x; I2 l1 {& a* xDD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
8 T: O+ s* F  EDMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards. L8 R3 ?5 T1 h! @* O; T6 L4 z
APD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards+ W8 x% Y9 E4 \( h0 \0 |+ d+ V7 |
Range closes to 9,000 yards4 i5 }8 N; k- Y- H
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards) s* U+ V8 W1 U4 D" G( v8 k
APD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards0 K, x! c5 d% J9 n
CA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
  [2 L6 {4 I% t" e# ~( }CA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards( c' h+ T( j7 o- d: b4 q! n
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
( s0 o' G( k7 @0 jCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards! R% o% G+ c* C$ V" c4 k  }! Y
APD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards
$ K6 w, j9 V6 N. J' q1 [2 ]DD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
7 [2 E0 b. u- n1 X8 FRange closes to 7,000 yards
% P5 ]- d+ w. |4 c; i5 zCA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
' n9 |4 w  d( K1 vAPD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
. z" m6 \' C- ~% `# _CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards5 H+ q$ T! D9 s3 ]- T! l( Q
CA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards
# |; x: q9 w* f& pCA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards6 g9 f" f# O1 J2 u; A% P
APD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
; p6 w8 M# k8 ~* ?CA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
1 w1 T% f" Y3 S8 E- ?CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
: i, _* i% {- v8 _9 r0 s8 U7 V/ bCA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
% ^' f7 S" H8 l2 aDD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards
9 t8 g2 E" T% @/ {2 ?3 j6 K3 dDMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
! M) q5 _/ q# i5 }Range increases to 10,000 yards  t$ P5 ?9 Y1 T, Q* L
DMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards2 S& L. b. i/ z- ^4 A
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards" j( p$ j1 M! z0 F
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape4 k0 e. V& k- s9 [+ K) l
Task forces break off...
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0 [6 t1 q) y6 I2 l  i- t      APD T-1$ x2 s( B9 O; _/ W3 [6 Z
      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
( l: s& G: r6 ~9 |8 l8 y+ C% i1 \      APD T-3
9 s2 B% \1 w8 c* ]! a" u      APD T-5" u* d' ]& O9 T! K
      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. d5 [) ]& i* C7 _5 m2 y1 Q" D- w      APD T-9
% s. s1 A1 m' z% A0 j2 ~. Y& j6 L      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage5 H$ v& d* m4 ~& @$ T
      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk# P3 v& d" O  E  m" ^$ C0 a, g% y
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Allied Ships) w9 }9 }; i3 A
      CL Swiftsure& `5 Q1 I# x- P7 j4 d
      CL St. Louis
8 y1 b: F4 l) C. Q, [# }      CL Phoenix
) \! ~$ k' h& z' k  g      CL Cleveland
; T* V! H8 }* ~2 B/ ?- ~1 N$ [8 L! q      CL Montpelier
3 f/ E+ S! n9 e2 {      CL Denver
6 R9 W1 K% |) s% X      CL Santa Fe' ~7 H9 Y6 T- V4 ~
      CL Birmingham& O9 w8 s5 _" n
      CL Mobile* k. D8 c. l  u" m) E
      CL Biloxi% `/ r& m. {& d9 {, V) Q
      CL Miami7 R1 C! A; g7 C* s9 }( K2 z& Y3 z
      CL Pasadena6 g4 p4 I- x8 x* e# Y
      DD Allen M. Sumner
0 \2 q+ S; K. I) e      DD Ault
! ], J, o4 T) V& r+ }% `% ]* G      DD English5 E" K  |1 T% I! p- ]7 R* s3 g3 B
      DD Haynsworth3 w4 s* p, A3 i* i0 w  u' ]
      DD Maddox) ]- z# a' z( S& L4 M" }
      DD Mansfield2 h4 w9 U  V- B/ f. E) w4 u
      DD Waldron
/ }4 f' ?" R. k      DD Haggard
; X1 z# R8 t* I, s7 I2 f) Q      DD Hailey
/ K0 T$ {* {, C* Q! s1 S+ b/ A2 |      DD Hale
) w5 C& k% b+ {2 p      CL Vincennes II2 M3 S  B& G; g5 [( w5 l
      CL Houston II
2 K0 w- V: V/ P; ^4 t9 t* f4 G( w      CL Astoria II" h! j2 ~' I+ `! o5 z

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3 r, E2 ~9 A( u" `Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
6 ~, f& n$ C1 s' g4 }Range closes to 28,000 yards...5 S+ `2 H1 u  n0 W& K3 K+ ]' A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards% }$ a- ?5 Z, m/ n
Range closes to 26,000 yards...! m6 V* @1 J7 t0 {4 F
Range closes to 24,000 yards...2 U* O. y4 i. b: _
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards# W' V' k. U4 a8 ]5 B9 W# t$ ^, Q: e
Range closes to 22,000 yards...- Q/ i1 J8 c7 r- N- ~9 q
Range closes to 20,000 yards...8 Z9 H6 ^; M9 C+ {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
4 U3 |1 H. ^- }& _2 i% fRange closes to 18,000 yards...! f# F) l+ J- O/ O6 x+ l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
" j" l' D9 L' \# V3 W; U) W8 l% _# kRange closes to 16,000 yards...
) C$ n$ A. L* x5 B# wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards8 `- v3 W: n% {9 l9 z; o
Range closes to 14,000 yards...( C) O3 {' w7 @: `/ J& E+ [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
  Y* U( U* d" X! TRange closes to 12,000 yards...
4 v7 |! D$ Q3 P, [) KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
/ s4 Z5 C& f/ iRange closes to 11,000 yards...
/ i6 x! F- S4 z6 x4 ~8 M$ X2 k" OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
( f( B% V  _0 L6 o' j1 c; s$ |Range closes to 10,000 yards...
$ W4 {1 E3 g' U! C* s7 V! B0 `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards6 g# [  c& b- n5 @5 [
Wyatt, B. crosses the 'T'
) u; p- y7 Y& E% `/ RCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
  q! n# g4 d# X6 @- yCL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards6 a: a0 ^9 n( U! n7 U; I4 f
CL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards* ?. j8 F6 K) N
CL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards. a6 W$ J# N) j7 A$ [! }
DD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards2 M* j1 L' |. ]  O" ?6 [4 K. I
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
" X- n. d5 ^! H0 `; t$ O' J& YDD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards& y7 {/ R. L4 _$ K8 c- w! D
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards9 d' `2 l! i. ~* k$ m
Range increases to 11,000 yards& G5 m+ ^- d: s6 k! d
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
' o+ x9 ?3 z- i& i6 k6 sCL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
+ B/ ~- X  A. S$ FCL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards2 n3 {, U8 A7 A, ?" C
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards& N& V9 P' ^4 M* d! ?! Q
CL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
  I* [; a3 ]! K5 \CL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
6 A. l8 X1 G8 I# F$ C4 R+ JDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
& P) D* m# d( ?DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards" x9 a$ U0 u0 h. Q0 r# F/ B
Range closes to 8,000 yards6 {+ g* `8 r* A) ^
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards
2 V  K0 j7 p' l+ t, N! T% I% P6 PCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards+ k5 c; K- e7 I0 l8 B+ Z2 t$ Q
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards
& ]; g  X/ L% L6 G3 c& `APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards
! ^- e2 M& u6 ^/ T- s( c% h; _' XDD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
9 g/ s! S( }! \2 M* i0 KRange closes to 7,000 yards1 r4 L1 ^2 b# u+ m/ {. S# Y9 t) z" v; h
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards" f  S6 f- s( ]& J
CL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards# o: {/ g' X4 v8 V) d8 `# `+ D+ d% P% f
CL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
; m3 M; q2 X* kCL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards! M7 B* c% I4 H4 P
CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards) u' b) q2 L& l% p5 d* }( Y5 k
CL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
: F! b6 T. U' o6 }3 Z! gCL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
: j* t5 X: a9 i: I4 rCL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
4 X4 B% n- ?7 M7 S& W. b/ E6 P8 rDD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards$ _) ]- p5 Z1 i5 n1 I
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards
# {( o0 W/ f$ A, [7 [- \1 LAPD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards
( d5 l/ ]+ k( e! N* \DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
! J/ X) n5 ~, [7 URange increases to 8,000 yards4 v5 }* C1 i5 U. `9 Z5 R' L
CL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards6 q# T+ c; Y5 Y4 ^  m
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards+ `: C' j. E+ H* ?
CL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards
( F% o- K6 n6 U) _7 h; C7 eJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape* {5 Y& v. y" l
Task forces break off...# D% s) N8 ^, ]) S/ B2 s& H
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 8,000 Yards
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% ^. K. u; o& D% W  t* c; h' h1 w  w      APD T-1
8 b/ f* X; e% m# }! R4 e      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
# m  X5 O0 D/ e9 ^+ x      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk( K7 {6 d3 s% t) {8 _9 B
      APD T-56 H* W, F% i0 f/ H7 {8 S' t% s
      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
) c7 U6 f  E8 r: C3 V- U      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Allied Ships- f* H& M* w. a' z
      CA Portland/ r+ p" I) S& V1 C7 l
      CA Northampton4 ~: z" v* K& F8 H: A/ J
      CA Chester6 U/ A. q" C4 C, i+ f
      CA Louisville
3 L% e1 d6 E7 _4 [9 G- V) s      CA Chicago
. l, L3 f( a* e      CA Astoria
1 V- T; A3 m5 A$ p      CA Minneapolis
6 B2 q& w3 Z* Z! [% M% r; s      CA San Francisco) c" o+ h) ^# f3 z6 Y% Q
      CA Quincy/ ?- B1 `" b) i$ [3 C) Q1 i
      CA Vincennes$ t' Y$ z. E7 o  |5 s
      CA Wichita8 I+ e1 U6 ?1 A5 {4 O9 l' S' w
      DD Bennett
4 U* q% r$ B6 c  h2 P) }      DD Bradford8 N1 o( _  d7 A# s! e$ M
      DD Braine
1 Y/ o7 Z, b" l9 h& ]6 P9 N      DD Brownson1 f3 N% U5 J# L; n0 j6 W
      DD Bryant- C5 i0 j. {1 l
      DD Bullard
5 g+ F' k3 k4 u' i: @) @# t      DD Burns  Y3 u6 W" y, h! ^
      DD Callaghan
- ?2 v" a; V8 [      DD Caperton
3 T/ l- E. b* B& w      DD Capps* R7 r6 }" z+ B# }2 t
      DMS Emmons
7 M* p7 c. E* v9 r8 t( i" u* B  \      DMS Macomb
: |3 W* v/ l0 ^( W+ C8 \1 A3 p      DMS Rodman7 t$ q0 ], u/ G9 f7 T# b1 i0 [' b
      DMS Gherardi
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! W# x$ K! l" j( e0 z& P. SMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
6 C, W: k% E6 K( |6 h* i3 ~Range closes to 28,000 yards...+ r, ~# w2 Y- g  J# _
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
9 m8 g$ G2 i! ~Range closes to 26,000 yards...! A7 \. I! W# @1 \+ r6 _' q  f( q
Range closes to 24,000 yards...9 l% u! I3 g2 K0 s) z& W$ o  P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
. ^/ z" ^0 e5 ~; l' }Range closes to 22,000 yards...8 Y8 J) K7 d/ g2 c7 v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
# u9 H& t3 H) a' bRange closes to 20,000 yards...
6 P8 A( M+ z; M5 W/ x5 qCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards# t+ p7 h) e8 y$ M
Range closes to 18,000 yards...! v  q6 n6 s5 k! ~7 m# U
Range closes to 16,000 yards...1 V1 S% _( y3 ~/ v# e3 P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
7 A0 x, [4 V7 V& B- H+ o+ mRange closes to 14,000 yards...
' ^: w; r/ V+ fRange closes to 12,000 yards...
  X3 g$ I5 V6 p4 \& pRange closes to 11,000 yards...! D% d& h( n% r+ h: d$ K
Range closes to 10,000 yards..., @6 V$ |. n8 u$ ^$ _
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
" V  c- F6 Y  }9 U1 m3 F1 ARange closes to 8,000 yards.... D* X$ K; ], y1 @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards" r! K" L( `3 }& c$ |/ |
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
# {# `- L$ Y4 E: W, ]+ ]1 o( l0 UCA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
7 P, ~$ S0 O6 sCA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
/ o+ j, k: \7 T. k* |7 r" WDD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
' S; k6 e! _0 z5 S, iAPD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards, p6 ]4 m& X" c% `: E
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards  p' d( T3 u) S  @" ~
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards
" ~' ?( ~9 Y4 h9 [4 k" Q+ GCA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
/ k6 p/ h0 ]5 C$ H0 c. k+ gCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards* }( W$ s0 g: Y' {7 p  @8 C
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards8 X, m7 D- A1 p* r5 c
APD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards
5 X( J% m5 l1 Q! `7 X" a1 C, W9 @7 }DD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards) N: u) g$ e! |
Range closes to 5,000 yards1 `! c% V' p2 p5 Z8 n2 @
DD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113
4 j0 v. h2 F/ L+ A  }3 W( tAPD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards5 X9 ?( X6 o* y2 R7 Q( Q0 i
CA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards$ Q: A; @! F# z: ?8 @5 |) q
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards4 s& ]8 }9 S8 _3 b
DD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards
, I/ A0 x9 `. KRange closes to 2,000 yards, y( \0 B; Y$ w2 o. b' w
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards! |+ m- o+ y2 j# U
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards0 G# v3 r% x0 r; }
CA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards/ g) O. B$ u8 q1 P/ x2 y
APD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards0 ~3 c6 H5 Y8 i9 F7 |
Range increases to 6,000 yards' W8 j7 P; T: [6 [" \
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards8 x1 r  v% a: e' _1 O+ E, G. j
CA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards
: o( C: r/ Y" d5 ]& BAPD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards
2 q4 L2 b) d) H( ~+ cRange increases to 9,000 yards2 g+ i' E( {4 V9 `: s
DMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
( y1 T  {) W8 F1 ^  ?CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards$ l3 f) K) M/ L& c: z
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
# r6 A' A# b$ I8 pDD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
& N6 }4 [/ V. R' n2 c0 g0 ~Range increases to 13,000 yards' W7 Y0 H' @+ w: s
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards
3 q) G- e' a* F$ _9 J  ?APD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards
: Y  Q0 H/ {0 L1 WJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape1 n  O1 S& B1 Y) K0 b6 f
Task forces break off...
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/ s! s: z! u5 K- q  e8 J, _" I+ q0 ~- BNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
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      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk9 C; s, u; {/ ^
      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk' p2 K" }7 r" I. z& Q

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& K$ T# d7 z7 q4 R, z. `. H0 ^      BB North Carolina  u( ^! S; Z6 r5 e. p$ B) ^* g
      BB Washington
9 L4 e) W! r. Q( l1 ?5 ^4 p6 N      BB South Dakota7 ]5 p1 S3 Y; [
      BB Indiana
$ m, h5 q; X+ d      BB Massachusetts
* f% H& X% T$ ]. w' u      BB Alabama* k5 U* O* [* U* j3 C2 V+ ]
      DD Conner
" g( v$ N7 ~+ S( `; P8 N      DD Cotten8 _3 Y+ Y' u; a& O4 {* w, e
      DD Cowell
. b9 ^$ P  n- Z; |4 J      DD Daly
' y+ m# F* R, z# T      DD Eaton. T+ V" |# @$ y0 R7 U: l
      DD Heywood Edwards- d# B% q( x) [5 t0 ]2 ^4 A# Q
      DD Erben' l% g* ^) t1 D4 |" I' `9 {
      DD Evans
. _6 l0 u, m( E" C0 e$ I+ h      DD Foote
: y- D6 m+ z, l4 N      DD Franks
6 D4 o" c9 L* Z1 B      DD Fullam7 X( b8 s1 A( M5 }
      DD Gatling
2 f1 U) H+ a) d0 r0 I) I      DD Albert Grant$ s+ Z/ m& _! B
      DD Gregory
4 G0 y. J: F* G4 ~# r. L* {      DD Guest
+ n5 Y) H- s. i8 x& y      DMS Hamilton* s) \4 W% n1 S. @0 O
      DMS Forrest2 Z7 g5 [" W8 m! l" M, G4 @1 ^
      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards4 I* x! y9 ~4 \4 i4 i! K
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
" G! O' A7 O* g% X' C* g8 ]9 e: N" u  wRange closes to 26,000 yards...- P" A' L! u- x5 u
Range closes to 24,000 yards...8 F% R$ F% E! w1 o2 {$ v0 C
Range closes to 22,000 yards...: q! r3 r. f3 q) O0 I. n
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
+ j8 x1 `# o& R5 t( J5 X% w  aRange closes to 18,000 yards...' {$ d# ?) m' Q# S% d5 e
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
6 E* h% q& ~# [4 E' |2 [! S$ ARange closes to 14,000 yards...
+ X. k/ [! ?* O+ iRange closes to 12,000 yards...
7 j0 P& k4 a# O- [9 o% eRange closes to 11,000 yards...
+ F) M( O" f( E; p* o5 Q4 _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards2 W6 e2 @5 P. K- b4 [# w
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
  }: A- Q8 p+ G0 g: XRange closes to 9,000 yards...8 ^: g0 t* N* ]8 ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
9 _- X4 r* k: [7 \3 CBB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
+ X3 ^/ y/ A. sAPD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards
" D5 R/ m  b" ?# X8 ]& h( jDD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
! j( `+ x. [, j' f3 K% U  WDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards2 L! ]/ }  v! J9 J+ p+ c
DD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
- e! l4 O, j  O7 L; @% @# xRange closes to 5,000 yards! |1 G2 u: r, O3 q1 y+ m- `$ H
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards$ v9 }9 p$ @* T9 E* }  }. J
BB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards# m0 M3 r" X" E# q7 Y0 {1 |" c8 r  H
Range closes to 3,000 yards9 T- j) d9 |5 O- q4 i# F
BB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
: o' ]9 ]6 P8 K; @8 |3 q* P! }6 X2 HDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
- a8 D. X5 L0 _* T. SDD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards. {' c# ^3 f, O0 [! G
DD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards4 B* R( C* @# I( h. f( l) G
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards% l) i" ^/ x) I  r4 p% h3 U4 W6 a
APD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards. z8 W7 T8 o* g5 \1 X4 \
BB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards: t8 ?4 @2 o' y6 O, E" A
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
) E# @5 g# b' a" d' l1 q" fDD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards/ ?% G, e2 ?1 R) {: c# k% Z7 l
Range increases to 5,000 yards
; y* V' h" j- uBB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
% l( [. d9 |1 s5 P% VDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
: Y3 T/ l# @/ K! b2 ^Range increases to 7,000 yards
+ r9 E; v2 [) B7 m* kDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards$ H5 T* m1 c' J3 E2 ?4 Z  h
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
8 N4 k9 [: r; _$ Q0 e" c8 |DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards9 g* b% i8 [8 I  W1 f% {! u/ Q# ~7 _: x
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
! Y/ {, s' W( ~APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
/ Q3 z. s4 y& jCombat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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