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。
! {- g" {+ d: c; F, C
/ w. N2 t" H5 r7 l! r& j--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0 r3 z/ O& B% Y, n( q7 ]! d8 N2 T! H& ~

' u$ a5 J. R5 l0 o2 k" ^( i8 t$ |- x7 u, M6 VGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
2 ?- y& a9 X3 q7 H( ?
! d& w6 X+ j* O) k) o" UAllied Deliberate attack" E0 F: p; j& i5 r8 R
% z; j% t7 a" H' U2 }
Attacking force 80164 troops, 1430 guns, 2486 vehicles, Assault Value = 3336
$ O& f% k/ w9 R$ p3 D & e# D  J- j* R1 v9 |
Defending force 53947 troops, 730 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 1581
5 [9 K  e0 p1 \. q 7 c  [9 y' ]" [0 Y6 E* H3 H) Q! V' u/ w
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 8( d# K' m3 Q6 t! E6 p) o( U6 l
8 d. F3 T+ S9 U. H- L* m0 D
Allied adjusted assault: 3564 . \2 ?# B( f7 l  k2 b. _1 H

7 r& f, L: q# x8 bJapanese adjusted defense: 5583
3 c' N# i* g. ?7 \* S ' W+ t6 i$ }! b" x& U  F
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8)
* ^- J6 l- _! i0 b# n* u
# W1 E4 Z' D3 U/ W+ K4 Q, e# g) jCombat modifiers' B9 o8 W8 B3 C& s+ W* t! H. _+ L
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)* m2 N# O1 i0 Q4 q
Attacker:
% t# [% V- H( @7 a1 K & o! \7 F4 r( b! d% M
Japanese ground losses:5 X' {: g2 ^1 Z) }4 U: O
      3386 casualties reported
9 |+ L+ a1 t( y  _; G( ~         Squads: 50 destroyed, 255 disabled  c3 [$ l" s2 D( K1 O! k3 ]+ G
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled
2 M; S3 n, @! A# D% f         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled
/ k  y  a& L. b1 O% K8 e      Guns lost 102 (43 destroyed, 59 disabled)( J2 z4 ^* t( j% Z- J
      Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
; Y# [3 u" Y' x9 E! y) s      Units destroyed 1$ T% Q- @7 r- r

7 w  A  d% h: j$ yAllied ground losses:
+ E& q$ E' q/ L* Z  G      5163 casualties reported
, ^" {3 Z3 }8 i; u. A         Squads: 60 destroyed, 463 disabled! d, k3 U) O2 C' T4 g# M6 M7 X
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 183 disabled
, u0 G; l% ?9 j' ]; B' ]9 c, H         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 155 disabled
8 m2 W! ~1 m6 n6 v" u      Guns lost 201 (29 destroyed, 172 disabled)
1 W$ ~8 \: P; E8 V! ?9 ~& b6 @      Vehicles lost 228 (12 destroyed, 216 disabled)
$ H1 g: h2 l$ L; ~/ l
" o6 X8 |: E3 g. FAssaulting units:
  s& m% a2 |* G1 E" x$ h* ^5 e' A* R    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion0 R+ a6 Q( O& Q) Q, @# s9 R! h
    710th Tank Battalion3 Z; U$ U6 E) z. U; T, q1 g
    6th Infantry Division
' E2 C' r. O" g; {    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment2 q3 A" v4 p  f  a: S: X
    44th Tank Battalion
* N/ J4 H/ x5 _1 S; a; i    81st Infantry Division
4 f$ U& z" @- U. c+ ^# L' \2 m    762nd Tank Battalion
6 C$ U) N- }8 {  K    767th Tank Battalion, G1 ]& w$ i* L
    711th Tank Battalion" g3 w% v+ b7 T7 P8 u. l: ^
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment/ }5 ~# i7 }8 b
    5th Marine Division
! ]' e: \1 c( T3 I: ^4 E$ u    716th Tank Battalion
/ C  w- B8 t' C# M    1st Filipino Inf Regiment+ q- D6 T# Q  {1 }7 Z2 z, R
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion6 I9 o1 B( l( |5 d
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment/ r5 z  M# Q+ j. j! Q" M( t
    706th Tank Battalion5 B3 x* [$ G( M
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment' w4 ?, `0 ]8 R. C
    96th Infantry Division* S( F6 [. A5 \0 Z
    31st Infantry Regiment
+ [) Z( k$ F, \1 I# U' F    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion' C$ J) k3 P* }) }! k% \8 T  z' `& B
    I Corps Artillery
1 {' f* G' z' M% m! t    12th Marine Defense Battalion
8 M3 p6 d2 r0 }3 A4 k( Y" l; U. t    1st USMC AA Battalion
. l7 ~  p/ ?" S; ^5 j% x5 c5 v    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
) E* A& e5 e1 q/ w/ @: M3 V# h    XIV US Corps* d0 L. f# v. c+ k+ \
    14th Marine Defense Battalion0 W  `! W! v/ ?% W
    5th USA Defense Battalion
, Q  v$ Q1 X4 B    8th Marine Defense Battalion1 g" o; r: D2 Y) _6 t6 O# F- l
    738th Coast AA Regiment: _: w$ r) J' b, `3 l. B$ p  t' s4 N
    X Corps Artillery
9 S! J$ d' ~; e5 w! K, y- \    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment% Y! W9 f; O- b& D" k1 s
    96th Coast AA Regiment
! E7 c5 Q8 d4 n  I' T6 ~    4th USA Defense Battalion
% f# g" m( o- F3 M; A  P. G& g    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
; H- A0 |; Y9 k    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
2 U2 l+ s$ Y# g1 m! M
: N6 ^3 W# E2 `# P; [2 j! HDefending units:
6 l  U8 k" w8 P" s    Kure 7th SNLF/ m2 ^) z+ _4 D* l, A
    81st/A Division
3 u; Z: y) G. @/ F    Kure 3rd SNLF
6 f9 S. F) p0 e7 C4 N+ [2 }( G$ g! e+ q    33rd/B Division5 |6 Y1 S5 a' i8 q
    33rd/A Division
7 P9 o. L8 H6 q3 ^$ x# v  A6 J    81st/C Division& ^. P3 W: w+ N. r: B
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
* O4 n4 m6 u( a2 d    52nd Naval Guard Unit
6 [+ \- |1 O+ U5 K4 ~    138th Infantry Regiment
- k" z; V) B! m  r    Sasebo 7th SNLF' G5 \* I3 h5 @" o, p
    144th Infantry Regiment
' E: P, E& ^5 Q5 S9 O3 v' C+ V    81st/B Division4 O) \$ C% q& m
    33rd/C Division
$ N# [" E/ o9 m$ G& v5 @$ W7 q) v. q    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment  d: P" O5 \7 e" I8 N
    18th Army" l( T- x( c% z4 h  ^
    60th Field AA Battalion0 h& o5 ]2 A9 t/ j3 @
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
+ E, @- s2 j% E/ n( m    Ponape Naval Fortress
# R- z& X) Y( s$ _7 s, q& P9 c( n) h    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
* J2 f9 m0 x4 P4 G    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion$ O8 q0 b# [5 K/ y
    53rd Construction Battalion
. d+ c7 }$ B/ j6 g2 B    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion7 k# K/ W5 z6 o" F: c6 D% g% O7 d
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
2 i0 T8 I2 n9 I- }& I    31st Ind.AA Gun Co + \: j; d( C0 b* D+ ^7 R
    19th JAAF Base Force9 i# _1 }7 v& n- K
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1$ D( x2 ?; V) Q; w/ b' D
    14th Area Army /1
; k9 X4 K; r( g; g( l9 o  A) ~    63rd Field AA Battalion
9 s/ \- F# a. m$ t    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
9 s9 I. c' C( e2 S% ]; h+ S' E    3rd Base Force2 s" E# N. g9 L6 k9 T' U
    12th Air Fleet+ F& D% \9 n) a
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
, T1 Q: S* @9 \    61st Field AA Battalion3 D' f3 m+ u  f
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
; N$ a) @, @' a# O9 j    2nd Ind.AA Gun Co
7 J9 h$ l) B) L. }" R    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
/ `; e) O# R) U$ b& @% `# A. q7 K! E
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。) }* _: S; T) R1 Z
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 M$ i. o1 s  x . D! R6 ^0 B% \/ {7 \+ P
Ground combat at Chiang Mai (58,53)
$ E2 w  M6 K) X8 A0 Y" e1 ^8 }7 C 3 G! X2 n' F& a. H* v7 U$ }6 J
Japanese Shock attack
9 \+ j' }. d7 F! {) Q % P9 k) r+ u1 \& }
Attacking force 47276 troops, 408 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 17616 ?$ R, y2 `: w
: z. f. X+ V; K. W( Q1 L5 i$ }3 j
Defending force 1285 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67) T+ F( l. V' y% F$ _

; z- S$ Q8 K5 t( k; U: @5 [Japanese adjusted assault: 1373
2 A5 Q/ r1 p; G, u ) |6 [/ {% ]  Y/ E) U  L
Allied adjusted defense: 10 8 p  M5 W% s3 A7 @! @9 i+ Y
( t7 ~, E' v+ H( k
Japanese assault odds: 137 to 1 7 Z% H( Z4 @9 @$ o! j# l8 V) ?/ p2 j

6 Q: M) {) h  \Combat modifiers9 Q7 f8 Y: _# o
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)8 F: ~; I6 T* R' y! s
Attacker: shock(+)" p& d$ d; r5 X5 z6 C) z: o, e% [" m

5 L- |/ Q* w" ~! E, G4 z+ ?' v& ]Japanese ground losses:
+ W( O, U* I% M1 v0 N! Q& S2 R) F      530 casualties reported
) R8 w2 ^4 m& R4 Y/ ~/ i+ C         Squads: 4 destroyed, 116 disabled
+ ]! m0 {9 X' H9 O8 U! |         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
+ Y+ t% H" q. f         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
1 Y' x4 S( N$ W" d/ Y      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
3 `5 O+ [$ j% N
) B' b/ S/ p# d% e! O% P# M, e) `Allied ground losses:4 v& O* R$ C* O, i( _" c5 {% B1 ?8 Z
      891 casualties reported
% D9 c+ x& H3 y. t" o8 {5 z' F( f1 L, D         Squads: 73 destroyed, 9 disabled
% @- @. J4 M3 u& x5 ]         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled' }+ C& L) f0 U! b& Q
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ J- I& U% |! E: t( w      Guns lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled)( {# `( ?( B- n$ C. s2 o2 V1 L
; X" Z& D0 t' y0 T/ o- M; V( o0 R
Assaulting units:$ E9 \1 H0 w  r
    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade& I* k7 p9 ~& e( p2 M
    21st Division. c0 t3 B6 i$ x; t+ c
    4th Division
# E: @# n9 M* v7 \    21st Ind.Mixed Regiment) Y% }# O8 ~/ T/ |  J
    23rd Tank Regiment
6 H* U6 h* j) q    32nd Division4 w- ~; b  H) e" Y  |- v
    Yokosuka 1st SNLF
  E" V* L6 H3 P4 x0 w# m6 L) f    3rd Ind. AA Battalion
% J3 i- w& p4 Z* @6 j    6th Area Army- r2 O# \) e, _# R* h
    103rd AA Regiment# T" U) L4 ?: ?1 T8 R# K
    1st JNAF Coy 2 @" a, P6 e6 M! `1 i/ z9 p& F
    13th Army
! C+ g6 [& V& g6 ]! N    141st AA Regiment
" ^/ |. c! C& R6 d: H    4th Ind. AA Battalion
  H8 d: {. k& o % x! y& D9 g6 o- p3 f. O4 K! e
Defending units:$ ]- b- K' |7 @( I  w, k
    50th Indian Para Brigade
' C3 L1 I" M, j6 t' N / J/ x, i% p: R& W( f2 U/ ~. K+ Q
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 ?0 o+ H5 H& j: u' p% ^# b3 Q" k3 r8 |# J
50th Indian Para Brigade Wiped Out at Chiang Mai by attrition!!!

wangqifeng

看起来，波纳佩不保了。AE里水雷是杠杠的，可是产量就。。。

lala23159

13# Males ( ^4 q, |! R: R( D! x
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3 s: b: @9 K# d- Z& \

" @9 U! T( v8 ]# X. y, P) X# W盟军继续冒着猛烈炮火卸载
* q% i8 j! B3 c! U2 _$ R6 z5 y+ C$ _
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 44/ c0 K- o9 R. G: U7 ?' Q5 Q
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 F6 Z6 z. p" p! PInvasion Support action off Ponape (119,113); V5 @9 C7 z1 L0 ^
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force& E) j$ Q% X/ H, j" D/ @

# A. \; N9 d: R4 |5 {1 D% f89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! m$ D$ ?7 z* Y' b* ]. ]6 X5 C
; {5 B( B4 F$ ~8 \' }  ]
Allied Ships
  q9 Y; `1 ~8 m4 w8 \: E0 [5 O0 Y      LST-72, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage! L2 Y# A8 i( @) X' D) A; e. u+ U
      LST-81
5 n1 D# _  e% ^      LST-74, Shell hits 3
% y4 F, D0 D; k- K! a9 Y+ M( u      LST-75, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage8 g9 e5 z9 v' T; p. L: h" g0 m
      LST-78
" X4 }1 w) \. U4 J( p) M. x      LST 2091 p5 D( s, e9 T1 q5 P
      LST-889
8 H  Z0 @. R3 b& s7 H: y      LST-246; d: d9 x6 D& \
      LST-240
+ g! e3 d. z, r      LST-204
1 p& N* z. c6 J. I/ G) D* h; [7 D      LST-2022 z. w' U. r8 }( U9 D. X: p
      LST-123. {+ }, _. J' ~, B6 x
      LST-121) d& F, M/ Z9 D) o/ g. g" x
      LST-120
! S. u/ b$ z5 r      LST-86
3 w8 g+ T: O- z, I, l4 L5 n      LST-85
" J7 h6 J( T# p  ?, I      LST-84
# S3 P* s* g: m
& g/ L( b' h- H2 _1 a-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 B: Z. ^( _1 w- j& bInvasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
5 M1 Y8 I1 ^( t* Z* L6 gDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
" P& G7 @% ?6 p0 _* ] $ u- U9 T3 k9 S' Y: O
130 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
  g/ ^7 B; e! q% s
  U2 l8 C* l+ G; Y4 q6 g; {: WAllied Ships
  j# w  I: t% ]. R      LST-78, Shell hits 28,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  i2 a5 x! p  a3 c7 H
      LST-83, Shell hits 32 g% O* @- H/ @' K, k
      LST-81, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
4 J4 S$ ~) ^! t0 ~      LST-85, Shell hits 4,  on fire
+ l/ E5 d# f& N# @4 g      LST-84, Shell hits 3
( T: n* V4 v3 r6 C& U      LST-87, Shell hits 6
4 C/ l& n2 o! |+ o) U      LST 180
7 T! X! Z6 _% x      LST 157
- f1 }- }" D6 ?3 c( l/ i% V      LST 2; J8 a% e( W& {9 |2 K+ O" k8 w" k! C
      LST-884. O/ l# G. m6 P1 P' Y- Z! f
      LST-882. }& @, L) V" o( N
      LST-397
2 w( F1 d% X. s7 J, y& Q' H      LST-395
* R" o# e+ r9 U& V      LST-274
2 \3 H+ K8 E5 ~1 ^6 W      LST-273
* t1 [& k0 n+ E9 w9 K( Z! j6 L, Q      LST-2468 n8 u& ~6 s3 ?! F& H4 o6 X
      LST-2445 x4 ?. l# O  j* v9 M8 \. f% W
      LST-241, J" r: C% I! [2 `' P0 ^; {
      LST-218
: q! t. {" Y. s0 W9 [+ z3 t/ y      LST-2161 s' I% l0 U5 R
      LST-202
0 s) N9 ~* n! R& g6 \. \1 W      LST-171# {! ?: Y9 s, v' D0 q( G% K7 e3 S! ]
      LST-1664 A/ {, o: l* C1 U, u* K: d7 q* q
      LST-124
' r  X. ?5 h6 L) b. E      LST-121
8 ~6 y: t% }" ~1 D7 G  l. [, p      LST-88
2 Z7 G9 P5 U  d" `7 b, L' a: @      LST-123
- W6 t% e  Y: v  w6 ^, J      LST-86
' J" y. r" Y. e. C0 \. X
, m. C: [# S, y9 Q- ]0 m: ~2 o" c  F
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 }& Z' W9 O* M" {1 h
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
( I% H5 S0 S! g3 i6 i1 N: O+ ]
' A4 e3 [( M' x6 o( \6 @Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
: T2 J7 J; T& |& w. E% h' |  N
6 m& L9 k5 y* }& g1 ?0 T, q2 JAllied Bombardment attack
! K" ]- _4 [! y$ f! ?) B% ^- R7 c ' l0 B+ ^/ g( @/ z7 X  ~/ ~2 k
Attacking force 5302 troops, 356 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 2812
, p/ _" d% O& X7 V2 w2 | ' \5 v& q# F8 s+ \% H
Defending force 51369 troops, 699 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 1361
$ u7 S' r; k- f4 R) F4 L 1 U7 Q5 W, B( B
Japanese ground losses:/ c3 \% r: P' [" K% j/ s/ S
      406 casualties reported% ~: q. w& [; z. D0 [0 i
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled# ~4 S1 m$ d2 g* ?+ \3 ]
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled% r0 B4 O, E- f! o3 s3 ^! I' h8 `
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( p. h2 M$ |2 A/ h9 B) g, l$ r8 L0 l ' L8 k6 I" ^/ J& S( K, j
Allied ground losses:+ [8 W- H) L9 w4 z
      21 casualties reported
/ |$ g* [* l6 M+ A1 ]$ x! ~  h- f7 o, f/ I         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* Q& m: i  F- b2 J; y         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled6 x+ @# D, B$ M; v# D
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) u: `$ E1 R2 i; ~      Guns lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)1 n5 G9 x( t3 k% o, w
      Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)
8 h; o7 |& Q7 o# V: z# D4 ^
0 w& A% M4 n' p; R  }4 B3 |& _Assaulting units:. I$ {! M* }" P0 P5 l& ?
    5th Marine/B Division2 k+ _6 b; ^  ]& V" U# R: B
    81st Infantry/B Division  }% l+ e8 _0 J
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment: u  K8 _0 j: f# B/ Z% t6 P
    5th Marine/C Division) j1 U& C6 U# J! O
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion. }* U; W" k* F" F: I. ^) Z
    6th Infantry/B Division
( E; B" Q. z$ r4 l% B6 a5 [    1st Filipino Inf Regiment" I  W9 I4 L0 W
    716th Tank Battalion
/ p0 m. ~8 X# L1 Z. N    81st Infantry/C Division& i7 o" P( q3 _* G4 @# R
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion+ u2 O9 U7 q2 f( b, o1 d) K
    6th Infantry/C Division
7 @- e: z6 W' k9 ^6 v    5th Marine/A Division2 B! e8 A5 e& F
    767th Tank Battalion- {: y5 ], q5 S
    96th Infantry/A Division
0 g/ M3 p* _( z# ?    706th Tank Battalion
) Y6 ]- z# ]4 H6 R    711th Tank Battalion) h0 ]. d6 V# t; o: U( H
    762nd Tank Battalion! w5 l. I) [4 }" N
    96th Infantry/B Division/ d1 `* t9 H! K6 a: m% u
    81st Infantry/A Division
) @, J/ R7 b$ g% E. \# u    44th Tank Battalion
+ p7 z1 n7 a4 P    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
* l9 Q. ~5 `* e4 Y; W5 ^- X7 ~    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment! Z5 k! N; k& F& N  ?
    31st Infantry Regiment. a7 @- n) U) ~# W; |2 q+ b
    6th Infantry/A Division- |7 j1 A* ?# C- T, ?9 S
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment/ i& M3 F1 k* I1 I/ _/ M" h
    710th Tank Battalion
+ L, K; _! _) P    96th Infantry/C Division
( y% Z8 Z. ~( F2 ]; S- y# \1 X    5th USA Defense Battalion' B8 e. L; m% x
    4th USA Defense Battalion$ s( z5 M+ C# R7 n& `
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
9 M6 q# ~' G* ]    X Corps Artillery ) x+ m9 n% O* h4 g9 V6 `
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
1 V  \. j+ L  {* Y    XIV US Corps
: y5 W! Z, I8 h, G( W    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
( ~1 z6 z3 X/ P- G. `+ a/ F7 e. q    8th Marine Defense Battalion- R$ F" t' {7 e! r% g) r
    14th Marine Defense Battalion( S1 E1 S, j2 o" E+ g' Q! u" K
    I Corps Artillery   O! {( q. t! X! |: ?7 ?- i
    96th Coast AA Regiment
3 Z4 b0 P5 ]0 u    1st USMC AA Battalion5 W- Z, ~0 t8 _* f0 x% [5 D
    738th Coast AA Regiment& q8 H4 e3 f1 d4 {# B
    12th Marine Defense Battalion* d- r+ G6 I7 ^0 ?# V
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
- ^1 Z8 |8 W+ ?  E    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment! j( O7 A% ~, {* N
  @$ h+ C6 m2 {* T& f& [
Defending units:
" Q) p) b+ `" |    33rd/A Division8 f3 [$ p$ |% `% \- V6 S
    81st/B Division- v( H4 U) l% B  H0 S7 c0 u& r
    Sasebo 7th SNLF: W1 r5 O9 u# Q# u+ p
    81st/C Division1 v5 V0 A% u5 p7 Y6 n2 h1 [
    138th Infantry Regiment8 {/ q" E( H. ~4 ~" c
    Kure 3rd SNLF# S( B1 H' S2 V! N
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
" _9 o9 V) Z: A4 K- K    144th Infantry Regiment
7 v, h# C+ |; m    52nd Naval Guard Unit1 I. w! @( j  f- `! }
    33rd/B Division
4 ^5 \  G7 m' e( H    81st/A Division& H3 X( D. P( ^- I  Q  k" j' S' q/ t, {
    33rd/C Division
4 I+ x7 i3 {  D    3rd Base Force  Q- b2 ?! z6 G5 [
    19th JAAF Base Force
! N7 B4 }: p7 s& N% P; O. q    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1' C/ D% a8 X3 f- q. K
    60th Field AA Battalion
% l6 J* X. }0 `    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion/ ^% G+ d* t0 t- _+ r" x
    53rd Construction Battalion' l$ q( d6 ^& x! |- s9 T* {3 R7 Q
    Ponape Naval Fortress( r% {4 R' e9 ]( ^
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment3 D7 ^% H; G- C) p7 c
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
( I. ?" o' |5 y+ c  x# U    12th Air Fleet
- C5 E. v' `$ Q& r5 ?    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment% Z3 h- n: ^* ^0 N' e) O
    61st Field AA Battalion
6 \6 z5 s- `0 m% U    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
: }5 }( b9 g0 L( f% y! D  j" i    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
) @7 d, m: @( h0 c7 [$ e    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
7 d, k/ C, A: b% k    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
0 ?4 T9 ~7 s2 e, F3 [! p  y( y    14th Area Army /1
$ l& f7 v) l4 J; m8 X    63rd Field AA Battalion
( A4 K, \9 P. v- B    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
& `6 R$ O5 H# `2 j7 Z2 W4 _    Kure 7th SNLF
* o7 ^  W* |) E8 ~1 P. b: M+ I    18th Army: G6 [! Y6 r# b& @1 f8 f4 g& |
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
( T) Q. e* F! L2 C) A2 F    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /33 D# Y7 S  O8 s0 g
0 Q5 I; @3 v4 U6 t! U. H! c
3 a; \2 d1 z3 q' O  p5 s  t- ?
日军反潜船只确认击沉盟军SS一艘
/ Y2 m5 O+ [% t. I$ t/ D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0 H8 l4 c" }# ^; q; ~' t- O
Submarine attack near Satawal  at 107,106
$ g3 X' F1 q3 t4 U6 A4 h( @
+ }8 h5 u  M2 T' b7 h5 @1 M- WJapanese Ships
7 g. Z  C& D: t. ~      E No.54! ~2 w6 d/ k" _2 N
      E No.50
0 {8 k9 H/ _8 Y( B# f& m      E No.68
/ `" k4 w1 y  Y0 z+ X3 f, t$ c, m% w      E No.52* a7 A! H. @% F5 F; M4 @

7 w& ]  P9 K. ~( m. K; j  [1 ~( MAllied Ships0 I' M/ I( d# K; u- w
      SS Blackfin, hits 21, and is sunk' n/ z; H7 R: c* A4 B
' s' B. j  N7 {4 c2 g0 n
重创另一艘
+ G3 p1 ~$ K( A" G/ D ' V6 I2 F% Y0 s6 t7 @/ B
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% U0 D' C4 s; I# i! v2 v9 D0 K- EASW attack near Satawal  at 109,102
" G5 }) k! b/ x
0 ~0 ]; X6 e" w2 l) RJapanese Ships/ \  I- j2 e  l& j  [8 T
      E No.8, q6 K% E( p. S  A
      E No.6/ A1 l1 Z$ t9 |+ ^, u

3 k2 p5 S; I+ v4 o8 [% i/ KAllied Ships3 a1 j* K/ D# [% |0 U# {
      SS Peto, hits 14,  heavy damage

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 02, 44
, N8 U. ^+ B# \; Y$ l4 {4 t5 y) @3 ^% O2 c! b1 T( i* j. v
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- I, Y. h% D6 i( k" M# P$ U
8 N1 R$ k- K  I2 s
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" S5 }) }" ~+ _& n7 V
Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
4 i8 m1 S' u& F) G
0 Q4 w# ~- M9 Z3 t* F62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.& n- I, K# G5 R8 [1 u5 K' K: `9 T

) O" P) D% ]. e# v) Y% |9 ZAllied Ships
$ a" I. V9 g- F8 M" p1 j( p      CA Wichita
/ {% w! t+ e3 d      CA Vincennes
! l) m4 a& Q" B! j& O" o      CA Quincy" |# z% f  Y! {4 {8 ~+ Z
      CA San Francisco2 x# e2 @3 \3 V5 v* T
      CA Minneapolis( S2 S- I. E1 B2 x0 V
      CA Astoria; H- |8 H) e; U) j5 W
      CA Chicago8 x1 b5 _' L7 i/ U7 A- ?+ \4 w% s
      CA Louisville3 S* C4 I5 e# P
      CA Chester8 v& d. S4 J0 b3 X& r
      CA Northampton
4 u! `% t$ q% a2 P! g1 i8 ?      CA Portland
3 A* a* I1 h0 x
2 _( ]) O. d; V) t; D! |Japanese ground losses:
& T& v9 r. H* Y; l      71 casualties reported
& e- c+ c5 ^6 s% V* ^  G         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled! E4 a3 ~& b" Y( m
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
( e* o$ {& I; ~/ ~         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* J& @& F" A6 h' R" O5 Z8 W      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)7 ]7 h9 F4 P0 @, C/ L
% m. y7 O! o4 O* @$ X
Airbase hits 2
* h1 G0 g0 g' t5 N( O' WRunway hits 10% G0 m3 A$ U" J# `; {
Port hits 4* ^& ?! r$ @# H6 q
, [+ Q4 {9 |7 m1 k: w2 s
CA Wichita firing at Ponape
; h" J5 L. _6 m! TCA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
- n0 D8 j  V, Y: _( SPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes$ @7 B5 w& ]6 ^3 \- a6 f. @
CA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress: I7 A7 e  s: r7 x9 u1 R4 G
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy
6 {; Q& w' B5 N) e; B2 o  n( TCA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division3 B  d* e! m: `! r: h4 U
CA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
% `: m+ M3 \/ g* Z2 hPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria3 q9 U( _1 F6 f% p& B
CA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress# f2 _! R  W) S7 _9 n* e
CA Chicago firing at Ponape
5 e0 e4 M8 K- ^1 ^CA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force
, c; _9 w. C6 K$ O8 Y8 S$ R" Y8 I; NOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester
9 Y  T5 F- V5 ~  T% [CA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress# @# C/ L5 }' i. G& C
CA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division% v/ }9 L1 n: j6 \5 l- L
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland4 E/ }0 p: \8 }$ E5 M7 ?2 M
CA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
% W( S5 [; d/ ^* H
9 S. P  m/ W0 O9 c5 c! \* l* `( ~9 }9 f8 l7 }
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 z! F3 S5 c* T& V) Q& B, O
Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
, g0 X3 P4 `# O) w5 q, h/ k9 B
Allied Ships9 N( O4 G2 m! O7 q2 E5 c
      BB Alabama$ A9 V4 {1 @6 C/ z" k; N* i
      BB Massachusetts
& |8 n$ G. ~$ h% J      BB Indiana
" R4 M6 Z, R$ _; e$ C      BB South Dakota
$ X6 e' g+ {5 @. S$ K( X2 T      BB Washington
$ A4 d) @* H" l! e9 G9 h- i# c) B      BB North Carolina
; a8 V- Z( c1 `/ Y+ |# ]8 z7 F, @0 t6 I% k* P9 r
Japanese ground losses:
. y" m3 F  ~, @- ?% b      275 casualties reported
5 f  `6 ^/ M2 `( y  m) n         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
: V8 v/ X+ P/ p# t8 A5 y1 ~         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled$ C  t' ?4 c* y
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 k; [& ^6 Q  v" |6 m      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)5 m$ {' x# T* ]8 [
      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
1 H& P2 f# B8 s1 }' T9 W4 V1 c% Z4 `
Airbase supply hits 1& m  {, [1 f8 i1 w7 ~5 u6 a
Runway hits 7
2 z6 V: y, U" Y- k9 CPort hits 3
: u& P& a$ ]' X+ _: R+ H; Z" l% m" Y" Z' ?0 l
BB Alabama firing at Ponape
7 `9 J  {6 U+ ]$ L5 k2 g# |BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape
" J; d" T4 L4 X- E  ^8 i* |BB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division
3 d& P8 t# t' ~  ], LOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota
6 k4 B! A4 P/ l4 ]BB South Dakota firing at Ponape
2 n. ]; _! E% [3 t/ PBB Washington firing at Ponape - j1 o& f" }+ O5 {( j
BB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
  G0 n4 g2 u  i# r' n
1 c# J! E. }( G; @+ m- q1 T" r
3 _) ^# o) e1 g* q--------------------------------------------------------------------------------% V4 j7 n) G% p* s4 }& P
Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
" {0 _# K6 m! j  |' L' Q
$ |; e# |- i% v5 m0 y: V! Q) B. E13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 i% j( ^+ D/ i2 f  m4 i$ J3 b

  c1 j8 P: ?" I2 }* }! D- EAllied Ships. \* v0 X0 e8 g' {
      BB Queen Elizabeth
! e- _% R& X' V% M/ _/ X/ }      BB Valiant
! {, O3 r" R. O( y( K+ w8 [' v      BB Mississippi
! D' `2 \' ^6 f6 ~" G      BB New Mexico2 {/ \9 }6 d# S9 E
      BB Idaho# N, o+ i2 h! ?6 x" r- G# N6 l
      BB West Virginia
3 g4 ]+ ?" j, z      BB Colorado
9 A( C. m/ J: }& ~
; C: M/ @8 X* A" I$ R+ PJapanese ground losses:
  }  C' f6 f* m! y  _; }& W# P      117 casualties reported
+ k" A4 z0 R" V- X3 T3 k' v         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
7 U9 \# s1 T) |( F: t0 d         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled0 V5 U3 ^; o; g
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 G: e+ Y2 @2 @+ D9 F2 w      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)+ I8 \( U" |$ _2 s* L  n* z
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)/ S! D9 g$ c4 Q3 E1 }; S: t

( {9 w3 N9 x$ W4 k  LAirbase hits 2
* R5 I( X5 O, z* Y/ N9 q" ?' V4 iRunway hits 2  ~, ?# @" z* z# g- M8 ]4 S: w! Y* @

# X# ~# M& C4 h% S3 C, j; K# W, ]BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment9 @9 q: U5 o0 P$ J
BB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment' F- f# \8 @) x' u8 U4 O
BB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
& E( h% ]% h$ \6 P* d( J0 dPonape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi
" D( A' S9 F" t6 X5 NBB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division
) C! p! K- s! B$ U+ nBB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force
" Y" ~  z: i7 ?3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho
6 k  r% p$ h' T, V9 j: JBB West Virginia firing at Ponape 9 D; o. n5 v4 b7 H
BB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force
4 e! {2 [2 Y  G; S( g: R/ ?, G6 A3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado
; ~& q4 i! @! E, X) c9 w% P; Q3 G8 Z; y4 z$ E0 f! c

- }$ k# h& H7 v9 q2 b9 e$ @--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
, |/ u  N% a$ R6 ]Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)0 m' s- R9 |/ \3 e

$ M/ c5 w9 W4 N5 r" \, E7 BWeather in hex: Thunderstorms; }$ U8 ?0 a; Q  z( o9 c

1 W6 k3 p' ^8 B0 L6 G! Z/ wRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
' h6 X$ v) J+ N& |( q1 @Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
/ u4 l9 n1 _: @* }
2 u/ M1 J5 ]: D: rAllied aircraft
3 s0 I/ s1 L, e: G- `% t, c7 Y      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
9 l% @: b. w9 E      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337
( U5 ~7 x" [# p. Y8 C. W" S8 U* D6 R      TBM-1C Avenger x 283" j/ \& A/ }4 _8 K- l6 ~8 D# p4 R" }

: ~, z* E+ E/ Q4 y+ i4 @8 NAllied aircraft losses
2 f6 O2 v4 o6 w      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged
# f" [( X& K; b  h' |  L; e      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
7 q  A  }& ?1 n0 g      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged
% v. G* ^5 }% |2 ~      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak
$ y! ~8 ?  f+ V* L1 C
9 }' S! P8 T) Y( T1 @+ d6 h; u+ XJapanese ground losses:; R4 B  ~/ g7 S) |7 q! m
      159 casualties reported
5 F4 y: O, ?. l' {) N/ c         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled) o0 u! [* J2 a( c; z2 j5 ]# U
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled1 i8 e3 K; s5 ~! k! W
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 O( S0 T* R! r5 e) I+ O1 [+ J! }+ H( ?7 _, H4 q, X3 c
2 @; J6 T/ E5 A/ y6 R
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0 q5 u0 Q( ?* F3 `# C& Z' L

! z# ~: s4 B) n8 |# H* g- V, m. bGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
9 L+ R: r+ \/ X& p3 R; ?& v4 j& ^: g
; R+ n! Z+ D  E+ v% @. y$ p; CAllied Deliberate attack3 T$ B3 Y, \( g& }

- \9 X  @+ @: e; ^Attacking force 77530 troops, 1387 guns, 2472 vehicles, Assault Value = 2931
8 N" }) j2 q, Y0 l* E! \6 E
0 L. t' {( [- o2 }# UDefending force 50530 troops, 686 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1344
% `( c1 ?$ N. I' f9 j) O/ V) c1 U
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 7; L" u- W) z* a/ ^

. v# h# [( I$ J" H0 pAllied adjusted assault: 3406
2 E, `3 ^, z4 \) N, _9 o
5 J5 {- W8 V; b. N5 \Japanese adjusted defense: 8701
0 g7 u. {* g5 ]
2 {1 S( S4 B1 d3 J' k' kAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7) - i% n2 R2 h' w; F2 q( Q

" R& B1 O$ I# M. ECombat modifiers. j% Y5 f% w, Q
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)# E$ f2 g4 J5 @
Attacker:
* V* A* L$ |3 f) \5 y# q) Y" Y2 D; Q% V  K1 ~8 e9 \
Japanese ground losses:
  ]  J9 z6 M: r      3539 casualties reported
% `  }1 w6 k/ s5 L         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled  p7 c2 v1 \, n- K4 q1 b% |$ q
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled
+ l9 N" K: Z& h         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
) X, [1 @" X% N3 a% E* a      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)5 V4 d; Z3 R" K7 {2 ]" F+ E
      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
) z! s) h6 W# S7 ^- g3 q. z" t4 ?  L& W9 Z" T: e: p  L; I7 E
Allied ground losses:8 q* h' s* w7 \. Q
      3552 casualties reported
; q8 Q. R5 n9 E7 K3 `% g  h         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled9 U4 l5 W' p0 U3 V9 I2 ~# u" _8 a, @
         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled
; A0 g( G; q0 i/ e* O. K# B         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled) B% l9 b$ M, U2 J; }2 F4 M
      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)
; Q& B, t, R5 J  ~3 ^( ]      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)
: p& `7 Z8 r' x( j      Units destroyed 12 I' P0 n& C4 m' |& X
+ r3 P2 S1 ~) @+ V' o: `6 M
Assaulting units:' w2 `4 k6 V1 ~8 s$ v
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion; R; _* }; M' X0 Z2 N
    5th Marine Division$ D5 X! L; r, _5 B8 g7 _8 ]
    716th Tank Battalion# d4 b  ~" G  p% h! W/ S. k+ x  w
    706th Tank Battalion
5 G4 k  b& H' W: }4 A$ D    762nd Tank Battalion
0 n7 {& U5 M1 F$ R% m    710th Tank Battalion- t; f$ j) M% i& V
    767th Tank Battalion2 Z  I) T7 s, U- ~2 m2 Z8 x3 W" n
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
9 w  ]8 w" b& `: b    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment+ C! r5 M+ J- L" K6 I! C
    81st Infantry Division
2 E8 q! G  j) [: [! E    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
7 _" x# N& o. d2 _* c5 a: h    96th Infantry Division
) T% S* x/ e1 b7 e7 w* B    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
/ ~% N& F( O, B1 Q: }/ V) b% L4 c    711th Tank Battalion. ^9 [1 n! t0 S* d
    44th Tank Battalion
& ?( D# H5 [( n4 n, \    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
2 x& {1 {6 s5 U  J    6th Infantry Division6 p5 Q; M0 d6 g" w( j8 ?4 G8 J: Z
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
- S! `4 T% J% Z8 q5 L    31st Infantry Regiment
$ [9 _# f8 S6 l5 B) ?4 j6 A$ t( b) d    XIV US Corps
. e; c, L8 M: Z% N$ w3 |6 T& @/ |    96th Coast AA Regiment" h# G" J- Z2 \+ w: T3 ~
    12th Marine Defense Battalion
2 C8 X- `# t1 k7 C. i    4th USA Defense Battalion
9 i; W3 f) q) [' d$ F2 x& {, y    14th Marine Defense Battalion
7 u! ]$ G( n) g' q1 q  k, n2 Y. Q8 t    1st USMC AA Battalion3 S% X  _: A) `* a* v; O) e: {) V
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion/ m- X( u( W. _/ b1 v+ Z
    5th USA Defense Battalion
! y0 A9 A/ h" ~6 c5 ?) h- O    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment6 |+ i* @" P! |+ t9 n9 p2 ^
    738th Coast AA Regiment' d' ?, K  J! p* Y% i  u1 u3 U2 O
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment7 J0 E, z; W8 M+ s
    I Corps Artillery
! w5 d7 P3 {. z& u4 D    8th Marine Defense Battalion! D. H; n# v* M7 r7 O2 x" O- L
    X Corps Artillery
7 ^6 n/ |- ^" q+ q9 P) h4 ~    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
. t0 X% s6 h- C  I' |6 |. q    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment8 `  B; |) |6 X, |) S% X

" r0 {8 M) L' n. pDefending units:( x. E$ k+ W: w' b. T
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment5 H3 B2 r" o$ X4 d/ N4 V, r* X
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
1 E7 v/ ]- j/ q  H% F, h    144th Infantry Regiment
' U: `, u6 k6 A6 |! ^, G    Kure 3rd SNLF% ?; X. O7 x+ ?; J
    Sasebo 7th SNLF
$ Q+ q# {2 t, s9 f! T$ S! r; j    33rd/B Division8 C6 h  l) K9 ^
    81st/C Division
; g) ]5 V, J+ u( M, `: ]! Y1 ~    81st/A Division
/ C0 r3 B1 i- |8 c/ A3 f" B    81st/B Division
" [9 t1 F4 B1 Z' Z  t    33rd/A Division
( V# A) [3 i) A5 w    138th Infantry Regiment/ [# c- Q8 G# C( |$ `: _
    33rd/C Division
, y' G8 B# T' ^2 @    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment) b5 C' `* l6 b6 V9 p% z9 l$ j4 L/ x! M
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
  R( A( R1 B5 {    19th JAAF Base Force
: i6 T8 v" p: C5 }* m" f* p    31st Ind.AA Gun Co & h, Z, m, P$ |
    12th Air Fleet* t5 P% w, ~# f. e& R0 G5 A2 \
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
! a$ u! p: K6 g    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
' D) D) C3 A' ~    63rd Field AA Battalion  B6 B3 j4 L' E' n0 ]1 Z
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment3 U/ `4 a6 X9 P- O
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
- z0 _$ ]. c4 Y: B6 `1 I    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment* }, \- K/ D5 d9 \
    Ponape Naval Fortress1 ~% j# \8 A; Q# g! z! m
    61st Field AA Battalion
4 i1 M1 h9 _3 ~  Q) ?    18th Army
& s6 W% u# }! r2 P- ?' Y8 h' D; X    14th Area Army /1- j- G; r8 e9 y: Q4 j5 J' p
    60th Field AA Battalion
5 S/ q5 \) i. E) \" Y, \! r$ p    53rd Construction Battalion
  U- ^" E- Z5 Q8 o) }, l    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion' }+ ?- [& A  v! q, n1 o+ w
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
9 @3 ^  Y$ H- a* y. [+ j    Kure 7th SNLF
- p( r% S+ [) S    3rd Base Force6 o- H  H. \* A  t* @- E" K/ T2 G9 J) j9 D
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

david7up

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' J% \7 c" _) B3 Q' c  a% S% `, zAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)& G* X! b5 \5 R4 w" D" S8 t
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
4 `2 _% F- _/ Q4 i+ y) E0 H) {) p# D5 d$ M  i+ w& T
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 s
0 N& ?; n8 V, x, S3 }Estimated time to target is 34 minutes5 T) p7 ^" `8 ^* N! A+ X
6 ^% s* N! M' W. L* z
Allied aircraft5 K3 `! d2 q! [# D: _, `- Y
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
3 s7 {5 A, s& V7 q4 f      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337
2 s1 j8 H8 v, {2 m/ m      TBM-1C Avenger x 283
/ C9 U2 I1 {! l1 q4 H" JAllied aircraft losses5 Q; j! [7 `0 x, [/ ^6 K* S0 ~
( E, A7 n. [" J  Q5 E( i& t5 k

& i3 y  d2 K1 ^% E' l% B* O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, 444 A' b! P" \. ?& U

8 ]0 ~" s6 m2 P! i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; k8 P* f! b/ J2 j0 h. \% U
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------$ m0 ]1 F, L' z
Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!, S: l+ J6 B  a

" W: h* O2 p* TAllied Ships
& S6 Z8 _$ `: D8 u: `! S- k- ]      CA Vincennes
2 V/ |6 U% q. K      CA Quincy
* `# G0 d( l1 F+ Y4 B      CA San Francisco7 c5 S* x2 @& H- ]9 K  d
      CA Minneapolis
( e0 t/ x! v' F9 P4 |+ Y      CA Astoria5 e) Z; {' t/ u$ M: u9 g3 h+ y# m
      CA Chicago
) R0 }/ C! J4 Z9 W9 n6 u6 r      CA Louisville
. ?/ B1 t# Q' I7 _9 ]4 O      CA Chester1 `. o4 Q3 @  J1 [8 b2 E
      CA Northampton. q" O; P' K) ^0 m) [5 R3 e
      CA Portland3 |( Z# ]' ~  ]2 E
) l4 n, @4 v( i
Japanese ground losses:# u: W: v: {4 l) P, @
      112 casualties reported6 ^  }: @) b+ Y* L2 Q1 |! S
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" ?5 p: `  {5 `# e' s
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled
7 ?6 d9 Z: h+ p! U% f         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
; _; P; h3 F4 q3 P5 C5 c$ t
8 O  N: J; o5 Z4 T! aAirbase hits 5! j3 u& R+ l$ ?6 N7 g! g0 Z
Airbase supply hits 2
- f( _. Q/ s& ^Runway hits 21
. T: t# c* d1 d. u  r3 Q) }' CPort hits 7
4 \- \7 {5 f1 l8 j4 r
4 z& h" r/ S4 B3 N; N; L; m2 H1 I& U7 o4 E8 E5 |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" @/ |! J; Z! M: ?) E
Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113* t( n# ?" e# K8 I4 q# r5 K

" }+ b: ^4 [) l, lAllied Ships; \+ ~5 R, \* i7 x+ g
      BB Alabama, u& Y) b& \4 U7 G
      BB Massachusetts" e: n( V: [# F3 ~) m/ r6 ?
      BB Indiana
$ d( J8 G# O% J& S5 V8 k, e% g      BB South Dakota( E& Z2 T+ i, u/ O3 V
      BB Washington- h" d/ j8 d& \$ z, Y
      BB North Carolina
+ f/ o% h0 q  W/ U8 d' z) Z$ R& h- Z6 \
Japanese ground losses:( \( E0 _5 q) Y& h0 R/ j. z3 T' l  m' ^
      398 casualties reported
9 H$ x& w( w; o$ q         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
/ B. ~( `& j( r         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled0 B# E4 b6 D+ {1 T* n) O1 [! k
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
4 E5 _. `8 O) H' U/ B      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)/ W  i6 u$ s8 a( N2 s
      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled), I! A5 S/ k2 k
$ x8 }  F& b+ _7 l7 m$ _! P
Airbase hits 9' R6 w0 @% i; F0 h$ _
Runway hits 9: u$ L5 a! x; f; b' v4 V
Port hits 2# S  H9 ?/ G) M1 `6 |8 q" W
4 J: M* X0 m4 d# E* C. \8 V
BB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division
9 x/ A' D: ]1 u# PBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape 1 V1 J' z; o$ k
BB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division2 H. E2 y+ a* H" b8 i. U/ ]. v6 }" o
BB South Dakota firing at Ponape * l8 ?2 F: L$ z
BB Washington firing at Ponape
  l4 a/ I! N0 I0 C2 mBB North Carolina firing at Ponape
; [  N4 ^  I$ Z% `
* C7 F! C2 Y+ b# r' @, I
8 T9 F# ]* p/ _4 s% N/ S9 n: v4 F: x8 j! e6 L' b
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& _5 g8 }3 p! {2 ]Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
2 @7 \  Z+ @) N/ E5 `* i9 `- @, D. l- S: X  T
Allied Ships. ]- R: Z# z4 J2 w  v
      BB Mississippi
( J5 d1 l! k/ r2 G. U/ x& o6 t8 g      BB New Mexico
8 w' M2 {1 T% _' c      BB Idaho2 ~" I8 j$ V1 T. z. N2 x2 r  d
6 [, `! W& r( o& Y3 _+ G: W
Japanese ground losses:$ s2 L- p: F4 o9 X
      195 casualties reported
6 ~% P- R+ a* I" t6 V         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
7 f. P* W- s; ?, U: z         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled
, g; |0 f' b7 v) T         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled( y' Y+ U$ x$ ^" c/ p; w. {
      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)
8 p# O0 Z+ J1 p  b& r      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
0 w/ M2 @- E' b5 z3 W
$ Z- D+ O' K% n( A7 I2 l$ ]/ }Airbase hits 35 m" I" O+ K: b( j% H
Runway hits 14
3 N* i; m+ ~( K1 o3 j1 r
# i9 p) y# a" X+ d! v% z) ~: cBB Mississippi firing at Ponape + l2 W3 c: W" ^' q3 l; Z6 H- ]
BB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division, N0 W: {8 k  M. A5 }2 o
BB Idaho firing at Ponape
1 ?3 j4 }2 q" n' H' w( d2 @. R8 v4 [# Q1 N0 R1 u) Q* `, j

" F: C6 @/ b( w' l& F& j! M3 Z, H+ e& ]9 }* o
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" F+ `; U. \7 A4 Q1 ~- w. N
Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
2 h4 M& Q8 T' X3 `9 A$ F1 y2 C
( n/ m2 _8 [' DWeather in hex: Severe storms
7 c( T; [+ j4 U* @' _; s/ x# J4 C: m1 J" n; D
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
( e; i. x% y7 }9 gEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
/ R. z; ~4 X7 f
: d2 t; w0 A8 s$ e2 dAllied aircraft) s0 n& h- F. r8 ^
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462" {! |5 D5 Q4 Y9 O3 ]
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 333
$ h& W) d# N, b: T      TBM-1C Avenger x 2869 g. b9 J& S( q' N7 w. z# p

" \* i2 b4 x! k& w" b, Y# zAllied aircraft losses
6 B1 w+ {- I3 S: ~& d3 b1 u      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged; l( ^+ N; x1 T( m
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak
/ @7 U8 g4 f  j( P2 A      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged) l7 g7 d& ]; e5 S9 ]  c, B/ P5 m

: ?8 N3 d: _# \# X/ z! S6 FJapanese ground losses:
( l9 @; w% _0 G) u$ u      121 casualties reported
/ t  v0 D* ?9 S  }; j) ^1 `/ k9 t" f         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled0 {# p: b! M/ @! g. ~' v
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
* N( b& e/ K1 A4 K4 M         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( ?4 q- y. e4 W& h, O, J: B7 E0 u0 y: G# j+ y" }8 ~
2 i1 E9 q" a: H) g
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  P+ x; {3 i2 y" c' H& M
  y+ y) ^; L( V) g! a5 t
Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)5 d9 A0 k& j$ |) u3 x" w7 L% i% `
2 m0 P9 l: f" S
Allied Deliberate attack" ~: G& V1 S" J+ i
  J+ }3 ^) X% f. t7 h, V  M
Attacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 2629
  `" n) n6 d. F# x0 L
* @, ?- W0 g' ^9 n( aDefending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121
6 G3 K( {# W* l! j& L5 t  {' _2 f8 m# v9 n7 e# Z1 F+ Q5 A
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 6, t2 ?! K7 a8 ~$ l) y* l
/ b: |9 l) g0 A3 Y! C& E. T& m
Allied adjusted assault: 3228
; }& K- ]' L3 r3 A8 i) M
. n5 o/ T3 V, I6 C' nJapanese adjusted defense: 7085
( X" V& M1 l' ]- f' E8 k7 G2 q5 v4 p7 x* J
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6)
8 p  n7 h* e( L4 z6 v4 O) Q$ @0 b( S, `7 X
Combat modifiers7 A$ C4 z& d: P, X* l
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
$ w5 r0 W- y5 `# x' Y, h; o2 o9 sAttacker: ; H3 i/ D% q. Y6 E! ~& P# H' V
  g3 I7 J8 z3 W# y4 \
Japanese ground losses:
5 g; ?- w- J8 I      2305 casualties reported) V8 I& t3 p& N2 H+ q6 X9 \
         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled6 f7 G3 a5 W1 b  h& g
         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled
6 A1 N& g9 S% f$ u4 ?6 k         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled! N. O( ?, `$ k5 o" i
      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)
( p' y8 H: a* S      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)& J& @! q% [* s6 v' [
9 M2 @' B' G9 D9 B' N* c% g4 \
Allied ground losses:8 @' m8 c8 q9 _3 H, E
      3064 casualties reported
% n8 g+ G) a  b8 e. e         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled% @1 m# y* f5 e
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled
$ r! ~% b; {% `4 u1 Q; \         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled1 c" p, e+ {& p7 J$ H
      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled)
* z! \0 ?( l: P7 w% s; O( Q/ A- k      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled)% ]9 B# V8 a; D& S. R0 E+ S

, N( w. B# y+ V9 S: B" v0 DAssaulting units:
0 i0 ]/ y+ X# s/ h8 I/ O    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment! d2 U6 Q1 J) Y4 M  z7 @: h* r' F# x
    711th Tank Battalion
3 q8 `' D8 G9 q& I    716th Tank Battalion% t6 {8 z* B  e1 v: q! ]7 V( {. }2 e
    6th Infantry Division
: m+ n( o' x; a4 _- I    44th Tank Battalion
) T& m& D: b- J$ B+ F2 b. g, `    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
- r' g  n' c8 Y  d5 [    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
4 D2 f1 a3 P/ h    81st Infantry Division
2 ~* m5 h! J4 {! e    767th Tank Battalion
; a3 I0 y5 ~: N    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
. q" A6 e% t# A! R0 a# a    762nd Tank Battalion
/ F9 V$ u" @8 T. ^    710th Tank Battalion
- q  X: u' [0 y. I$ U    96th Infantry Division
: V, s8 K- ~0 m' V- I% L    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
0 V) M/ Q0 Q7 ?- a    706th Tank Battalion
: p7 N8 ]. T9 a+ X- H: U    5th Marine Division
% i: O' w5 n& w; ^. U8 l7 [    31st Infantry Regiment" L& I# k  C8 |% X- W4 Y
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
1 e5 r( t9 R4 @    1st USMC AA Battalion, J& b- i3 r" i
    738th Coast AA Regiment
7 C6 c5 {$ G1 e1 @    96th Coast AA Regiment
) c: X: G$ k! J! ~    14th Marine Defense Battalion$ C1 R; `2 l( N' Q
    12th Marine Defense Battalion
7 U# a  H) G, t  o4 y5 y& u    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion* A% t" e( Z0 C' K
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment( J: r5 S1 |/ f, t
    XIV US Corps- r: ^0 g9 E( s: {
    X Corps Artillery
# B; u! @6 R( l* z& y    5th USA Defense Battalion& h% a; N+ y! f1 a' _
    4th USA Defense Battalion
: \" U8 E. K7 F! G+ `, j    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
3 z/ q6 x; A( U; Z6 L    I Corps Artillery 2 L& n' z" m# k: R% m
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
" S. m+ ~) O% ~, c# c  ]    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment: z% S% Y# Y% D) _. _

' [7 e  [' Z! {7 U  \1 XDefending units:  V5 H  J2 f' d
    Ponape Naval Fortress( }$ w* w, N( k* T& X5 C4 S+ Z
    81st/C Division
/ t5 v: C1 \6 H8 k. K    52nd Naval Guard Unit* q+ {0 g/ `: }5 ]3 z, U% `
    138th Infantry Regiment% E7 I# _/ i4 Q7 ^# ]. F$ H' ^
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
5 G8 ]; _9 g( n- g4 f    Sasebo 7th SNLF+ I, T. |( s- z4 o) t
    144th Infantry Regiment
7 w4 [& H  D* g* Z4 @    81st/B Division9 l2 x& U/ u: Y
    33rd/B Division
: e6 K8 r7 U1 R    33rd/A Division/ J2 H8 N1 D) o8 ]. V
    81st/A Division
9 a" o9 [4 S5 t: ^, v. i* I  M    Kure 3rd SNLF
0 k7 X* n: }2 U/ D$ v    33rd/C Division
; b' m; C! o8 }' r, h/ d    53rd Construction Battalion
, F8 e6 S9 D1 m6 {1 W7 }+ x    18th Army
$ i. Q8 _$ y( v1 z9 ^& b    14th Area Army /1" j) g8 m3 m8 b" |! D+ {7 D  j
    60th Field AA Battalion
) Z* F5 i2 y! ?7 Z* v9 H    12th Air Fleet
* [& Z) S+ D" e5 H    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment, T6 v( K. }0 X7 ^
    63rd Field AA Battalion6 \  W/ \$ w# w5 b
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment7 z- i0 N% X% X* A
    3rd Base Force: X; P  a, o, ~2 ~7 ~+ L9 Q. d. _
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
$ ^" n5 |5 }2 j( H4 V2 D    Kure 7th SNLF' O$ v8 k" H( x1 I1 y) `
    19th JAAF Base Force7 P  `! z3 i  f1 e0 ?# D
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion, K/ Y& }8 S! }. |9 H8 H% O3 y
    61st Field AA Battalion% e) d; C8 ]0 X3 d
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
5 z* B4 _- r* k6 b2 j    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
! t* D4 d& G3 j2 \- K! [! g7 f    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
- n/ W$ A4 F7 M' C; L    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion( _: L& d! `) D' P8 _, P% |+ Q* M
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion- u4 A. e$ C. I: [7 J5 x
    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, 448 E# U: i7 X7 S* ?2 m
妄图偷袭仰光的日军舰队被识破，轻型巡洋舰十胜号被4颗1000磅爆菊，生死未卜
- L' p/ L; }. d8 T. ^" K# x. L0 T0 ]6 [. o3 c
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8 f1 t7 r6 m# ]8 R* f1 D/ m( J
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------; x$ w8 E: J9 n/ ]# o# A4 E
Morning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,60$ ]) z( H5 a% U& a! L

8 O3 E7 X! T6 ?7 j" xWeather in hex: Partial cloud% b+ ~* P# Y) P" I) R- s" {

- m* w$ L9 _8 ], x: |" c$ mRaid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.; j: m8 @5 o0 i1 }
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
* _, D9 z9 P0 m: H* C+ I# P! O
  B5 n5 w; M' q. rAllied aircraft
  v& j$ z: f8 S      P-38L Lightning x 23
) k5 p- J: i% k" L. v5 A$ U      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 30
2 |1 a& M2 J1 `
" `5 S3 |+ s9 O) {Allied aircraft losses
+ c/ S  z# S; |( X      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged* X8 c3 G; g, K# v0 i, _
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
/ r4 M4 }/ k' C* W2 |/ ~  m/ M: ^5 V% ~0 |
Japanese Ships4 q) F( Z' [7 ^) m$ ?) e
      DD Suruyame& R7 z8 g9 E) P9 u6 f9 V
      CL Ninaru
. V* g. \" n9 j5 H* N      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage2 ~' q7 H8 C2 I% m6 d; q: h% t
      DD Yayoi0 k9 G% w* o4 d- g0 s" H6 }
      CA Kako; }0 f& N& x5 l4 s
      DD Asagiri' q1 a2 ~& p" V( A0 H
      DD Ayanami" Q! z* ?# u8 t' n6 Q, W/ j9 j

) `5 S) U* }" {4 h
  h4 c# Z6 U+ IAircraft Attacking:/ x/ I- b  Q  V) n- I& X9 ~+ X: G
      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'* g' {* d4 G' U5 T0 c, p, r
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb! u% a, i5 A/ R' G
       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'" _- R- p4 N' Z2 G5 r' J; G
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
2 h1 o7 s6 t$ Q+ }+ X2 e       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'( J4 D6 d: O# d, z
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
- A) ^, u/ c2 b, ?1 J! Q! U
& L3 W* t- @, C3 q7 C% iMassive explosion on CL Tokachi8 V0 r9 M2 L1 M6 b, ?6 e& Y" D
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi
9 l" ^0 q  f3 q+ r" b; H/ n2 q* G' }1 [% @2 `- d' C' K

* k, ^3 c! s, c--------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Q/ W( D! d, n4 r8 ]: x3 Q+ C
Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape)
0 [  f& R% X- U6 R3 n8 v
* T* h" ?: a7 m- C/ F; TWeather in hex: Moderate rain
% z5 C5 R5 \" @
+ o0 W. |9 e6 S6 d0 Q6 ]" uRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
; C9 j; p6 H5 v  w' q$ yEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
) b0 S) d: W: m8 k3 ]3 d0 M0 i& s$ B5 M2 v  |
Allied aircraft+ v) _+ ?0 j  y: H
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
! M/ l. T+ R2 t6 T. G      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 326  }  n( h0 Z! d! [+ m' x5 v
      TBM-1C Avenger x 2856 ]; C8 H- b6 h4 T
2 b8 A# O% J7 b/ ~& M+ |6 ]$ ~
Allied aircraft losses
- Z( Y0 e( s& A. t      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged
3 r0 M) b  u, T5 |3 n6 E. k      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
9 |+ f! Y4 h( k( D5 x$ ]      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged# K3 i. [5 g# l" Q0 a+ f  U
; D0 A/ y6 |  G) b$ b
Japanese ground losses:# r0 x0 `# B5 J3 U8 y3 z2 z
      276 casualties reported) K" ^% L6 _& H! L+ t" q  ~
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
* y4 a+ L- Q; X. F- t         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
* |# w) _+ X" k1 x+ {- R, x         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; U4 R7 u+ B- z3 L      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled), W7 }2 g4 K7 ]. K! Z% X$ }. S9 D

; T# v  `  S5 F" \- ?9 w# _! k1 g! ?( S  p
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E" I9 C& W8 w

- P/ [9 B! z! @3 Z) R7 gGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
/ t- ?, i  B7 @( I9 E8 ~+ V* T$ V, ~& @1 ^1 V* z2 ]' e  h
Allied Bombardment attack4 M; W) ?" x/ O# T& S

& }% e9 r- p% y$ Q5 HAttacking force 5127 troops, 335 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 22639 @/ }! J' |2 m* V7 v
, |" ~( S* }) p7 v! e& z8 a
Defending force 45166 troops, 619 guns, 279 vehicles, Assault Value = 10171 p2 {+ Z. g" l/ t" v% \4 y
/ e( s7 t) S! Q/ Y' n
Japanese ground losses:
& m" F! M) k# B      1082 casualties reported
1 L/ I. C0 O7 ^( ?6 @0 A9 c         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled
, [3 A6 G: D% Y3 N         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled8 E- f0 f, C1 _6 l7 _
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
; l/ b& @: g) M9 A      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
0 n, l0 I3 [  h. d* C. O5 n0 p0 k8 L1 O- S
Allied ground losses:
- g4 D( @0 f* {4 o      23 casualties reported4 U  z, d- B" C7 }, K
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 S2 B5 \( J# A         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
) T' u) y- t/ k2 {, z         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. L( R3 g. c# m6 G: X$ G      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)- J# O: c% P; e& ~: @9 y
      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 44
6 R5 k  E/ @( N( o' I1 a
, ?0 I& Y3 j6 G- l% m  r* I东京快车出轨+ j) U# @- G2 P4 R+ A* c, s

  ^4 q# B# w* f) b) ]
) k) w  a4 _( x$ V9 f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。' _8 W* e+ T& H
7 g) V# S% n8 L' A
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。4 n3 j) `2 h% O  ?, n
. g' ]0 \( G4 ~* ~* t# t  J

% G( {+ W, P! |: H5 H3 k! z. p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。2 u3 t7 J6 [7 v+ q" t' H, U& Q8 ^( y4 {, e
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 N9 ~$ o5 ?0 H5 ?% ]* x/ B" m
Submarine attack near Ponape  at 119,113: F2 b$ f! u- [; N

; d+ C2 e, {# W8 d2 T- M7 IJapanese Ships
( a4 N8 [$ S/ ^      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk
- V- N: @. l9 p3 e8 h
# L# W; k  E- Y. J' K; yAllied Ships* H4 i& m# A' Z' |6 d* Z4 S) u9 c1 V
      CLAA Prince Robert# e. q" f; j# X5 Y: \* e, A% D
      DD Saumarez
* Y: g; {1 i8 R! E, `      DD Nizam' G4 j8 G+ E' S! v! k8 Q
      DD Ellet% }3 O/ l7 f% s! R# s, t
      DD Waller
' R+ L( |" h9 \/ Y      DD Walker
, w, s/ Q) s  s! ]9 X, d! P  a' v# A' j      DD Wadleigh
7 F9 u" A5 q0 R4 L7 s      DD Uhlmann* P, C2 q% B0 A! g+ M
      DD Twining
2 {# C: J' Z; O; X      DD Twiggs
. ]# ^, ?  r1 u& {2 }      DD David Taylor
8 H" s. B% Y9 c$ n+ _( z      DD Strong. u- M0 h6 x5 F
      DD Sproston
% U& R+ x8 M/ b0 |      DD Sigsbee
7 K  R, M/ C. i+ ^$ J! w      DD Sigourney! |: O, a5 Q: e9 E
      DD Schroeder% ?8 y$ h- R1 C. b* _. J
      DD Benham II( W3 N) B9 g$ m4 s# S
      DD Cushing II
* A  \+ Y( t, Z      DD Urchin0 Y) h4 _9 _7 }% i. M7 g. |
      DD Urania
  ^9 l) s; i% o# e( O
1 ^& P3 m* V+ R3 @$ a: hSS I-48 is sighted by escort9 I) K* F& K1 S) X. z
DD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search9 h- B" Y! W9 {. [; C' j2 a
DD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....
9 F- W9 Q) M8 S. T2 {SS I-48 forced to surface!  ~) V& K5 H! o- X- d% S& _
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....! O/ ]  {: _2 y4 m; o
DD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....
* i5 ?/ C- ]& r$ {7 b$ O# v6 }DD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....
! e% n) S) |1 i9 b! MDD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ....
# r# K" D$ w& W5 QDD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
) e5 \. d2 i( X1 ^$ c7 TSub slips beneath the waves
( p* I# X3 v6 D
0 j" ~) C1 F2 I/ S. q. D
" s% ?+ l* ^8 F7 @/ {--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 V3 D% V  W, ~  s7 fNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards- P0 [8 H, j. |0 ^/ p) C
3 |0 k( a1 J( O+ x* Z8 q% I# X- e
Japanese aircraft
: Q5 J# o1 k; y* @      no flights2 L) d3 d# |+ ~5 U% T

( ]: G9 M6 V, T6 KJapanese aircraft losses
* O" ~0 X8 c$ ~% i" _/ @/ h      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
) A$ y% W- {2 e; D0 [/ A
4 ~5 ^! J7 T; w# `* DJapanese Ships; G/ _0 ~  j* F! @  {
      CL Agano. `: c5 E$ ~" T9 u
      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2
/ |) p+ s3 _* w' H3 e      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' j# Z" ]! W) [$ W" H
      DD Hibiki
( o2 @1 o0 X6 o/ E, `      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 19 H- h! R* S; ^/ D* H+ \
      DD Shirakumo
5 ~$ \- I5 I5 h2 }9 k      DD Isonami+ m9 D% j$ N* U5 a+ \
      DD Murakumo7 j7 P' J) f, W7 o" T8 u$ f
      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
- S- S6 L, o3 I7 |4 k% t) J  H5 P! b$ X
Allied Ships0 [* d( t% K$ W7 J
      BB North Carolina
: z1 V8 `0 x. R, G$ x: X      BB Washington" A$ m0 u1 M- c
      BB South Dakota
1 `3 U8 N3 I' i+ p* B      BB Indiana, Shell hits 13 Z& S& a% q; S8 ]3 [: ]
      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2% \# T" V; z: s- _
      BB Alabama, Shell hits 2  g4 U. M# n$ V! g, ?& A$ G6 p, l
      DD Conner7 r9 K. x, K2 U+ o! B. P- M& h+ H& `
      DD Cotten/ v7 N1 x) C' @0 K  x
      DD Cowell
) J+ q  c' ^+ \2 I1 o6 v. U      DD Daly
5 K# x3 A. I# F( f6 s      DD Eaton5 F& q/ M! [8 Y$ J
      DD Heywood Edwards3 F6 w4 o* e) H* |1 Z& r) d. j
      DD Erben- i9 v1 x, Z; I
      DD Evans
7 `& _; s- a4 {' `1 y/ A      DD Foote. w! Z6 y8 X+ K4 D, w6 [
      DD Franks! |, ]; N0 }8 _4 L6 W% t$ z
      DD Fullam
; Z5 m' Z8 e& ?+ K      DD Gatling7 u8 F  J: Q# p9 A* e
      DD Albert Grant
/ ]7 q9 a# Z& z2 M      DD Gregory8 c* S/ I. ?) x2 N; a2 i# W
      DD Guest
0 |' M! L, k9 m1 ~4 G% ]      DMS Hamilton- I3 k% Z' m$ x7 B: n; b& Z
      DMS Forrest1 a* A2 J: J: N3 w
      DMS Ellyson* m5 J8 J$ y" y5 V4 g; a/ r

3 c2 O* I, C8 V; _& ]! C+ D+ z  o
$ x( k3 A' @6 ZMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
/ W6 r9 }# u, Y& s0 oRange closes to 28,000 yards...
1 G# J, i9 b$ w4 x6 n# |3 bCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards) ]4 N: g- S% M8 p- N5 @1 [
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards
- L" u. h7 ]' [, y/ ^% ORange closes to 26,000 yards...8 F/ w5 M7 I# l+ R) V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
" t/ R4 y8 l" a3 FRange closes to 24,000 yards...
: x( g( f1 q# }( W* b; M5 XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
4 S$ l) x- P8 x1 ]" o3 B+ ACONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards# W( C# f* ^/ J& g4 [. q; r0 t
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
. z# v8 E, A) o% ?# A8 e+ I' J' HCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards4 o1 l) k6 k; g! l' k4 S, ~
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards* b" z0 _% q9 p
Range closes to 20,000 yards...- f0 \- b, Z5 i# G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
! e3 T! M7 H+ W7 h$ oRange closes to 18,000 yards...
4 E& S1 h4 g  u8 H. y# qCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
0 D5 v% g# p" u: t# s7 vRange closes to 16,000 yards...  _& J# l5 m' h+ R! \
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards3 x" R5 t% o8 p3 _
Range closes to 14,000 yards...& U' R" c" f# w3 \: l
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards- s& k' B% h* A. V
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
3 K& a1 T3 N% G4 A! G7 T  oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
* N# q6 M% q1 m. {+ dCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
; |3 C: y% r+ g% k0 FRange closes to 11,000 yards..." _, n* b( Q0 \$ J/ @- u0 p7 d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards% `; i* |% Y" M" [. [$ x% u5 U3 l
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards6 e. e( }, V9 u0 }, f$ t
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
& c4 G: l0 d- r- s* a* t$ \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
& i+ z. C- x: K7 RCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards( u( q2 V5 Z$ s, Z- A3 F
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
3 s: {# s2 x: R* x" i0 t5 \' HBB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards
: {* R. J/ U3 d3 {# T0 DBB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards$ H! p* A* [2 Q
CL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards
3 ?& X* P* e. D# }# fBB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards% w/ \. K7 x! R: ]
BB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards( \: v7 b" q2 n: w$ z. `' g
DD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards5 r- z9 y0 t% w6 p& p, K
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
; D9 g; Z8 {3 m3 _BB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards
. h" k5 a/ U# u* \& m- WDD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards* x% o. m5 ?" s4 R
DD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
6 G$ B$ N0 V# _CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
! B& y& w! _8 b# |Range increases to 11,000 yards! `0 ^$ a- ~; B& E
CL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards1 z8 i1 U% a* j4 E) S5 E' R
BB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards" |7 _5 B- G+ `2 H: _! H; Q
CL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards$ ]7 R6 D* o7 @% d* T
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards& \! T2 y& j# }7 t7 o; J3 I0 O
CL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards/ N( N' x: ?# D
DD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards
8 [$ q( G" @& W) h7 u4 M' Z( ECL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards6 w/ _: x8 I! [
BB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards0 @7 G+ {$ s- O+ D; ~* }
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
" g0 Q, W9 h9 t% G, C2 zDD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards  C. K' N$ g8 |: e3 @
DD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards* k7 Q* k' i. V: l
DD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards
% \; \' o0 Y7 n( S% V: B" gDD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards( }8 l6 E% ~# J
DD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards1 w! B9 t5 d+ q# _4 Q/ d
Range closes to 10,000 yards3 Z( D$ `% ]% Z. i
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards
" L# ?$ @, u+ YCL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
3 |. r( W. r$ K7 p$ rDD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
+ H9 ~6 r3 S" hDD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards. S3 F. U0 P2 k1 B2 O
DD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards; X8 C! D# y3 ]# V5 f4 \# m) M; |, Z! I
DD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards4 [! d" B9 G9 `3 |  D" ?* }, [$ f; b
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards8 |1 q4 }. ~- {2 E5 b4 I4 K
CL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards
! y1 v" y6 ^! x' T3 [: B) {CL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
& Y8 e1 e' S6 H. L$ }( X+ GDD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards
4 M$ k" K6 }$ X. \0 o# [2 LJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
6 a$ i% E1 N7 e6 yTask forces break off...
5 W3 Y: n$ _: [# i; L; `
- {; O. q; E+ Q% m8 _5 e5 R5 H, }: J4 ^: {! s9 C& p
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: y: J0 [" ^5 D- V; BNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards
+ y; i9 L6 X$ L# I: Q
& Q  J! P. l7 FJapanese Ships
3 n: u. p2 `( D& y. t9 u5 d: g5 B      DD Hikokaze0 D$ ~& A0 |  b
      DD Ishikaze
; W+ N' d) |! C4 a/ Q/ I/ a$ t9 q      DD Tagokaze: S0 N1 x  i& [3 d' m
      DD Takatakaze* L1 e0 ~' a7 |" N
* v' d$ A! [" e+ j5 Y
Allied Ships
; I& L( n. t% d      BB North Carolina
) a+ F+ U; `8 ]4 D8 X# o" E- t      BB Washington! @9 k' ]9 U7 i. N, ~6 N4 {
      BB South Dakota
& o% k' g* k4 P$ M$ k) d) _6 x      BB Indiana
& K  c6 k% g5 q5 m1 I) R* C4 I      BB Massachusetts
. x7 s. e  O1 x) y) a6 \2 h- V+ A      BB Alabama
/ I. j& S  B9 A. n, E, j      DD Conner  k& L0 ^# f( s  e2 W% O* {- z
      DD Cotten" f9 h3 @0 W: N; r: L8 D$ j
      DD Cowell
' W% P- |; i5 s      DD Daly
: k. i* O- F3 V% T4 R* a( e, v! \  B      DD Eaton
$ ?6 ]; M/ V, Q7 K: D      DD Heywood Edwards# B- [7 t: j( W
      DD Erben
3 U( G' W9 _7 [. |      DD Evans
& ]. w: V8 O+ Z1 c" p# [3 S      DD Foote
" A# @' t  p) k; c      DD Franks
" Y% D* J, J+ N" O6 n$ ^4 b) v$ u      DD Fullam
/ }& \8 U) P1 E1 n& [1 A% d$ K7 ?      DD Gatling0 l3 e) A% @, @3 v5 `" u
      DD Albert Grant% z1 t- D3 j  b5 _$ s
      DD Gregory, n% R6 @  h6 v3 {+ A' O
      DD Guest( Y+ C2 h/ J+ s6 s+ y
      DMS Hamilton
4 P7 K% F! \* D4 O      DMS Forrest
/ @  \( v( F. d8 \      DMS Ellyson/ @. b( U: Z( N5 q8 o/ x5 x5 E

; t' K: h* @) L5 ]
) m% o, j' N) M" u4 Y  QMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards: r6 M; Y: c5 d8 ^/ J
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
+ R$ x, _+ Q. s  k8 \0 x( [$ SRange closes to 26,000 yards...
: ?. M2 W+ i8 uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
2 z' D2 t" u' g7 o# k% {CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards
) m, M+ a: W" n- BRange closes to 24,000 yards...
: s8 R% V" I2 K8 u8 {. NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
1 y6 ~- k7 e7 l0 qRange closes to 22,000 yards...1 Z& b0 i) @: }3 g1 j5 P, a
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
& B; j$ o" _+ b  Z( ^9 s. KRange closes to 18,000 yards...
9 R, G/ x7 ?8 O1 iCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards
% O! J, ]" V% S+ IRange closes to 16,000 yards...- e8 w/ I% l: l1 g  a9 {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
/ V, s4 c$ T* k$ yCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
* R8 `5 E7 \+ N7 ~  c' hRange closes to 14,000 yards...' j) x# h" _6 e, J& n+ s0 |3 \3 A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards2 J- h9 {# j. W4 H
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards" [) o) A4 j) s0 H/ v# ~
Range closes to 12,000 yards...$ D8 o: P3 b, r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards- T/ ^# p, M; p, [) [
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards0 H; W; Y! R. [$ J' k5 u# a
Range closes to 11,000 yards...4 G9 ]+ r- h. \1 V- g; P+ \: o
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards
% y* z: ^* ~( P9 qRange closes to 10,000 yards...
" z( Y3 N* \; t/ r/ }! i% X2 s# kCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards) T7 G0 g/ [( q5 Q" W3 o* s* N
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat. h$ P5 j. r$ p7 Q7 j
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
- B/ H+ i' k3 W5 f- o. qRange increases to 20,000 yards..." K9 g7 g* B( j! R4 K) k$ @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
/ j0 z2 R; _' B; T& zRange increases to 25,000 yards...
  [8 y8 ?0 k' z( SRange increases to 30,000 yards...5 M3 s: {" U8 t; k+ q
Range increases to 30,000 yards...2 ~, n' V2 y# A3 M& ?+ ]
Japanese Surface Combat TF evades combat
1 g3 Q) `- e$ n7 N( ~  i! l( x4 s
& N1 v# A  }; ]1 f: @% k+ @$ ?# I; I3 {3 X, q# V. w% {) D$ Y; u% u
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" a9 D3 w- T) n1 V4 X; ]8 F3 J
Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards; \9 |4 T( p9 r; Y/ y, i

: K- X4 J9 o) b6 u: @9 tJapanese Ships$ I! s  m* O& c9 b" A
      APD T-1! ?6 r- W2 h, \# C0 u6 a1 y* U
      APD T-2, Shell hits 2
) b0 [/ H3 c# |4 N/ W) }      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
# P$ S4 g. m0 ?6 q* r+ z& v( o      APD T-49 t  w! p! a, k7 s2 J; q. _
      APD T-5
8 \, d  `, G. u/ f( S* l      APD T-6  t+ |& Z- \5 X$ H
      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; J3 ^9 A( X! [: D. H      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire
% {! t4 O) f( w2 i      APD T-9+ N# E# u) o# W, O4 ~& T+ D' c& b# }5 G
      APD T-10( }  U8 P' t: s  W
      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire- T0 }* t/ `* ~& J$ w+ @
      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage( E1 |1 h; M4 q, s4 w( d7 S2 k1 m
      APD T-13, Shell hits 1
0 ?* j7 {- ~1 v% l0 p      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage5 t" m6 i0 w7 Y. s& |
$ [) P" ^7 U; c) c1 O" p6 ?. U
Allied Ships4 z: q, D. j3 a8 `
      BB North Carolina. T1 \& F  @% }6 j' ?2 J
      BB Washington  ^  h4 b  L' v* A6 L
      BB South Dakota
( q% s2 l- i& k5 ^5 H, {3 C& @      BB Indiana: e: o- W4 v; F5 H
      BB Massachusetts
0 }( K* }8 s: E- n; G8 i. @9 S      BB Alabama, W0 {, J/ q$ V, g3 ^9 \; y8 ^1 M& W% ?7 ^
      DD Conner. R3 `' e8 r. n& m% C
      DD Cotten  ^# f! k. r  |
      DD Cowell+ v; [, T& k: h. M
      DD Daly
) s- y+ W/ p5 D$ g. Y      DD Eaton7 H! k: [0 L7 k- k% k! _
      DD Heywood Edwards! q- L9 w( q( G% M
      DD Erben) D$ h% u; q( v/ o) K+ X" K
      DD Evans* K1 ^5 M* w+ B8 T- A
      DD Foote
3 s) x: |5 D$ h8 S      DD Franks
) Z& m# i" J8 H/ Y" C  c) ~      DD Fullam
  `. M6 g' X/ c4 o4 Y      DD Gatling
& D6 v( [, e1 u; C& w, V      DD Albert Grant
9 {5 r/ O% R$ P) D      DD Gregory, a. B( @- D0 W' U& W3 U
      DD Guest
. E1 F* \2 s1 ~      DMS Hamilton
; @4 n; G1 F9 P, v5 v+ @9 d      DMS Forrest+ j3 d& m% [% }) ]
      DMS Ellyson
( T- F" q# Q  {4 P- M' K% O7 S3 |7 S1 o9 y- N0 v

; i5 J7 L! u+ @( S4 e* _- ~Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
6 y1 T" v  ]3 ?, K) |6 z' [' TRange closes to 28,000 yards...2 r4 c0 x+ x. a$ V$ ?  J3 C! B
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
1 T  d: q  S6 _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
- z& ^! m5 D" ~3 ~8 B5 `Range closes to 24,000 yards...* z  k; p' e) t2 [; F& v4 S3 e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards2 o* Q: m6 G4 S# C8 y' o% ~
Range closes to 22,000 yards...  v& x8 q( b/ ~4 n% n& Q2 ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards' J) v5 B  H  D3 a! v/ Z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...* [* V0 b/ r: G# U1 \# i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
  {# R+ C9 }- R8 C6 K# I) \Range closes to 18,000 yards...8 g3 @) x' I* z' {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards; d2 Q- }; H& `9 m. f) F6 ?
Range closes to 16,000 yards...' d  b/ M6 h( v, J( K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
: z5 @5 t5 e/ o" i6 b, e- bRange closes to 14,000 yards...4 t! [# t" T. L$ P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards8 c6 B$ H, C" z* |- |
Range closes to 12,000 yards...  H6 R2 |: d6 T8 r4 b/ ~' X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards- i4 V" l: }. ~
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
* N8 P% c2 h7 ^. K( RCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards* Q: l+ W5 e) @& L
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
( r! A" a8 N" m2 a; b5 g& y' w3 yCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
% o! K1 q6 {0 t9 m9 M. vRange closes to 9,000 yards...; ^/ |9 Y9 k8 l1 m1 I3 s# V  X
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards6 c" _/ j" F1 f4 e9 Q5 l
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
" l" k9 }+ w1 v, ^, _: XBB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
9 \/ D/ M9 h+ ]7 |5 z7 PDD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards5 o6 I$ W; }# Z0 ^# S- J
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards9 f$ q3 v8 V( ]$ p
DD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards3 P: A' y0 X( @, q4 x( ~
APD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards7 }( k& J4 ]0 U( t. L. _* }/ [+ A
BB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards: r0 v3 E, n, D9 {/ E; f: V
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
4 u8 ?9 @" P$ H& U1 i# I5 TDD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards7 t$ x& d3 Z# x& v. O7 I
DD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
0 _( }  f; V- |5 q6 P; v; ~BB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards
( z2 z0 b1 q& G6 w1 RDD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards( G/ G. K  K) R' w
DD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
% F: G& }: ~, zAPD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards
/ S/ g9 ]- b& p* e7 QDD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
( [) _$ D# i4 aDD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
5 q6 I! t, t4 k5 b2 r. _7 RDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards, L" T2 r. b2 ?* {
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards2 V: h' f! u" c' }3 j! e0 ^
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
% O5 r# T% u% \% e3 `Range increases to 10,000 yards! P5 t, v( w- Z6 ^
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
" H" A0 @% K" j" r: ?/ KBB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
) T6 D/ L% k8 RBB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards* \+ k6 b9 k% R1 f. C2 c
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
7 B7 I3 b; x. ^BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
0 x+ ^" t6 [& Q) O" [8 e) rDMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards5 p3 Q2 {1 \; j& x+ [- o+ A
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards
+ [/ N( `$ R" l7 R2 wDD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards$ k- d0 Y) b: Z3 U" S% K3 X6 b* e6 h: B7 z
DD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
/ H- W: h1 z; |" T3 UDD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
: z* W& ?$ H9 a' [1 e% EDD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards! d! H: ~  ~7 ]0 L
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards! Z5 h3 B8 ~! ~" n3 c
DD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
* O+ X& @0 O. `, |DD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
2 l% t6 r2 V! w6 {DD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
4 S; G. H, \; ]$ x+ G# fDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards: k" c4 E* |( \* s. U3 j' s
Range increases to 11,000 yards
7 P8 @6 L5 }  Z& |, QAPD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards# m3 z5 S  u$ U; S/ w2 P  j4 ?& |, J
APD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
% f2 l$ C2 e* F) e  ]1 O, h( [DMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
4 K1 F$ S$ B. D% Q; `" h* LAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards
  T: i( V- T: M5 t# t( O1 jBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards; r  F" E2 {) i9 H4 Y" p! k9 B( I* q
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
; U7 e$ B* ]0 ^) @DMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards
$ z: o7 o- W- [( [  c3 |% R# _DMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards' q. |+ }6 F/ I: {0 ~
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards7 E' H: x3 U) _2 ]
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
$ a" n  m9 n: b- T; f: p$ vDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
6 \1 m' m* g% IAPD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards1 z, V. i/ f! M5 H: G* f
Range closes to 10,000 yards
  j; J$ i& y0 T4 x0 ZBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards- c$ }4 u6 K. p  O  _: r0 e
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards$ [4 z& V  S5 \' I, f7 [
BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards* H; X2 p# E3 I& P# ~. k
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards
0 E# Q) h1 w  h/ c% `DD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
0 z, ^0 I; C* YDD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards0 u8 D/ A) y' [. Q) j
DD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
. B& O4 j) g# E( w3 ADD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards* Y, x# i; b( `; Q) L
DMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards; _; K5 |5 ?8 o1 M6 t9 L
DD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
/ G$ m2 U! x# r6 ]. r6 _: PDD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards$ v  N( A% u% P3 d1 m$ V3 k9 ]
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
2 @9 `: D" S  |0 u: pDD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards9 }0 N3 @" Z2 ]& e3 ?) C; N  L4 F2 q
Range closes to 8,000 yards  {7 ?$ a, h  o8 C+ q/ v! H8 k" ]
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
+ H4 M2 d+ Y6 dBB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards7 b( a& z/ G1 B6 ~
APD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards$ \$ {' a! i( D& J" ~' J6 t
BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards4 u1 X/ G. N0 ]' @
APD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards! i5 P. e( ]! G- @1 I
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
, [- n! K8 Y4 A: T8 r2 NTask forces break off...
3 A6 {' z0 U$ f5 F# V) G* E7 b- I! b8 L4 S

& x$ r+ g$ w( L4 [--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% A+ T& L! r+ P/ \) E  l. }Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards* ~$ o5 h6 S& L, x' A2 A' z1 e. o
; g$ j/ t8 B3 q& E* e2 P, t& A$ |
Japanese Ships9 ]' {/ A, [  B* r6 K& s# b
      APD T-1, Shell hits 1# d* z' d7 ]. k) {5 \  I
      APD T-2
2 W5 S0 u7 |" B# V      APD T-3, Shell hits 1: K, O1 b8 U0 j: U" r
      APD T-4, Shell hits 1
: `, Y8 |5 E( O1 Q: ]      APD T-5
( [3 R5 v+ k( s1 ^6 l      APD T-6, s9 ]& B5 C" C/ l, H
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
" h# [" d. L3 t6 M4 v8 h9 y      APD T-9, Shell hits 1% T! s/ B7 z1 ~. X5 b* {; \6 Q2 s
      APD T-10
$ [/ h1 h8 B) m, q6 u      APD T-11,  on fire
4 z6 S. T: X; k0 g# D$ I      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
6 q5 N( y  j! v      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk3 ], b* Q" w6 R# S+ ~
      APD T-14, and is sunk3 W! U; K9 N1 x& K
0 V( m; ~& E% g% _! a' [' \) L  J
Allied Ships1 R" k0 X8 l2 e3 C. q: m
      CA Portland! Q/ J7 A7 Y! f! X3 C) G5 U" Z
      CA Northampton) ?7 P0 s9 V0 n: c5 |8 o& J
      CA Chester5 \/ K- D5 p7 J- d- ?( }( C: M
      CA Louisville
% D! _. u( G( K- M8 l9 G' E      CA Chicago/ a6 K7 s- }0 V0 X, _# \
      CA Astoria5 n! F- B% t# ]  ?) Y
      CA Minneapolis
7 t/ X. H6 O6 ^1 {) D( r- R      CA San Francisco
$ L; ?$ Y  R4 F9 a9 T* D2 K$ D      CA Quincy
: q" ?0 }) D1 O3 W0 A      CA Vincennes! r- I! u! S9 J- |/ I, G
      CA Wichita1 o* J2 V1 W0 A" m" a
      DD Bennett- }* B; H+ l0 r) u9 W
      DD Bradford3 y! i2 p+ n0 m4 O6 Z* q
      DD Braine* \) I/ d; n# W& l( B3 B% E
      DD Brownson
" {/ h# Z4 t! P1 B      DD Bryant" K4 c* |& ?& a0 \0 e) S
      DD Bullard- d4 ^4 ~% M& W' |6 v/ e
      DD Burns. R4 K1 D/ d. _2 R, m2 X9 ]  ]
      DD Callaghan3 `. ?% t3 V3 W+ |8 u
      DD Caperton% e7 ^& v; Q& b' @% ]
      DD Capps
6 x& f  J+ U. h' |, D0 H      DMS Emmons- X  B8 N, \$ m8 [1 v
      DMS Macomb  S5 q3 l( [- l; ^  k' _7 C
      DMS Rodman& t: t+ t/ S$ k! W) C
      DMS Gherardi
' I1 c( C+ l, n6 ~! j
3 h: o7 a7 I6 z7 C. Q+ I4 a. k- Q$ q5 ?' _7 B# A8 w
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards  H8 y6 I5 P" e: b  k
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
% Q$ C! j/ s( k: p+ PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
8 r( G* _& l. b1 x+ I6 \; |Range closes to 26,000 yards...
7 F2 @: k& f3 h9 p5 e7 pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards% k. d2 L. h8 o* k) @# j
Range closes to 24,000 yards...2 y) x/ T3 x) l' r& |: y" A, b
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards6 v+ |$ Q9 e9 m& s; c4 o) d
Range closes to 22,000 yards...& N1 c" Y1 P3 c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards$ w/ r+ V# b8 T# z# ?9 d
Range closes to 20,000 yards...+ v5 G9 D* H9 U. e. r4 G" w& t  D: H9 H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards# }+ l$ A- S& _2 l: w- j  {
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
, F4 l6 t& {" j0 x, [: tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
+ Q: c% g3 G8 Z0 `( s3 DRange closes to 16,000 yards...
0 O6 J& J4 R/ j# X! e5 y9 D' HCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
) i: ]9 y- c" K# k; LRange closes to 14,000 yards...  D5 Z. s8 z1 J( x
Range closes to 12,000 yards.... |6 f9 N8 O) m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
: O$ p) |1 I7 v% o  E/ p+ A7 QRange closes to 11,000 yards...! j7 S$ F- K( W. K0 i2 R7 Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards7 s5 H0 i* |4 M  d! D4 Z  C
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
! m; v4 C4 Q& |' H( u2 ^+ dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards. ]/ [" r& s" X! ~
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards! \5 d) X2 v* @! j
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards7 Q  I" x8 I+ x8 |; R6 w4 E) R2 M
Range increases to 11,000 yards
1 N! f" Z4 M: R) B& Z+ `4 }. nAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards2 }' s" o! ~% a7 M: a' ^# o) ?
CA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards& n  V; ]4 {. ^, A  F" `
CA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
) L1 _* q- w  s4 ^. o$ XCA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards: x# w: V  j1 ?* s1 p
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards3 d  F4 T  g, y# a; F0 O
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards& N3 ]2 E& M- r7 v* @
CA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
* |* \* D6 _- C6 N$ G, DCA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
: Y' f7 s' F) P1 i7 r) @, Q$ g3 mCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards+ A' P' ~; G  ]4 R5 V& k
CA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards7 |) f. U3 O3 ~& n9 s( @+ D7 [
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards- v2 U8 j9 Y7 ?0 @" \6 r
DD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards, U% ]3 D# c  g- E; E
DD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
) I6 d1 K) Y) u7 e$ ~: DDD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards% a  S: ^. K8 d. f% X: ^/ c6 G1 h5 s" P
DD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards$ O4 s1 P+ Y% m/ i/ g  _* `8 g3 P
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
" }8 L$ T. i% N" f& M* N# IAPD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards
! J; K& T; P; B$ W9 i4 {, {Range closes to 10,000 yards
  ~2 j; S8 b8 \9 b( T$ [DMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
7 m  |* f" D& H% r6 vCA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
$ {4 M4 j  i1 tCA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
/ D4 @: Y, _# x$ {" FCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
  ?7 V( H" b, b8 O1 Y# _: CCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
, N1 g# E" r/ K( R9 S" O6 f/ S6 X7 CAPD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards" f" t. h$ J) f0 C
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
7 Z0 T. G6 Y5 ]3 ^/ T- rRange closes to 9,000 yards
9 J- E! C/ w8 q' E, V# VAPD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards
2 B. X- J6 c0 Z4 ODMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards! _* u' l4 w/ V* l. S4 a
CA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards: g8 i' O+ r; |5 \- f' J3 G
CA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards. }9 ]3 U1 t2 r! x$ R2 s
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards+ B$ I# G- K6 B  M
DD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
: D' t! M! D+ Z! P$ tDD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
6 v  c- Y, {! pRange increases to 10,000 yards
( ^; ~# }+ `  D# K8 j  }9 vAPD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards2 k0 q" W3 F' Z9 A" q/ @# e
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards  `" Q3 L" t/ [# n& E3 M. c: ]
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
/ @' j3 [4 O& D# Y6 B# nCA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards' `$ S$ r  l+ g' R! ]0 E- N/ R
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
+ j" A4 W6 f# L6 ^4 V2 z' f2 K& k: RJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
9 x# Q3 @7 J+ {Task forces break off...4 j1 |; A& M- L- H$ i) G! j
5 F# L7 T; c+ g; _

  J7 }6 t2 @7 b$ ^: v$ i--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  L% D+ L, K7 `7 r* |; zNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
3 Q0 x) `* S& }5 D6 r# A0 d+ o$ V  H: c# X
Japanese Ships; M: N6 ~: @( f
      APD T-1
( J* \* }" Q5 p$ n# N      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire
7 ]0 C7 N7 T, y- u& v9 Q      APD T-3
6 k6 }3 g" A' O8 V2 R6 ^1 D; s* X      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk. m# E1 M( Y- C. K7 m
      APD T-5
4 I8 N3 ]1 O3 p5 g; C+ u* q      APD T-6- f, I% {$ t1 h. S: c# g
      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
2 M3 s6 K3 ]2 y& Y# R6 w      APD T-9
) a# ?1 b/ e: q! S( w7 O0 d      APD T-10" H6 j# k/ M9 i/ L8 a1 {7 F5 B
      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire" n! \* A# _$ }" K) I4 t4 n8 c, B
& J# e& [* U+ E. R  H
Allied Ships, }1 M4 ~2 M5 `" s4 i  }9 e3 e' ?  a0 E
      CA Portland' d1 c4 {! }5 C( T" j8 X: c8 Y  P( l2 Q
      CA Northampton, Shell hits 1% s1 a2 P* C. ^$ \" V
      CA Chester- d; M/ \( a1 P; |
      CA Louisville
6 k2 j+ Y: w# F8 I      CA Chicago
$ W2 |# h6 L) B' G$ m4 }      CA Astoria
4 K; ]3 [. n- s& ^5 _- c* o      CA Minneapolis3 z2 Y! m/ d# m, C: o) ^6 {7 G4 F0 z
      CA San Francisco
+ y9 Z( c/ T+ }; _9 x4 P      CA Quincy( ~* n5 _1 B+ k4 X4 \) [* x3 o6 `) H
      CA Vincennes. s% ?" n/ |% a7 v$ |9 m
      CA Wichita, i( `2 o1 I6 X
      DD Bennett
8 g4 E" U# S8 e* h      DD Bradford
/ }! M9 J# c9 d/ x# d      DD Braine
! T: r8 ^0 L; [. a- a% S) N2 I) l      DD Brownson
. H8 w& r' T5 N      DD Bryant
5 T; @; @9 B4 K0 ]      DD Bullard
. [5 f" w; Z) H5 R: E1 U      DD Burns
' M, K" C+ W* ]5 r, a: h# R      DD Callaghan
+ Z) {8 Q3 C) C  m      DD Caperton
, s6 a/ o* {+ g( p- S      DD Capps% |$ |* `  J) J, D
      DMS Emmons
. C3 X$ I& y1 ?3 i      DMS Macomb$ l  V7 }/ q+ j. q# k0 ]4 d
      DMS Rodman
8 o5 Z) U) k8 i- u      DMS Gherardi
5 i' U( H# a, j# ~
, E9 ~8 p- }" [$ U  p$ y
# n: C* }2 h! k" r8 J0 yMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards. K( ?" C4 V. y: @  f3 g
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
& f5 x6 ]  F7 aCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards" p# `/ E. D# C8 ]2 C- Q. B
Range closes to 26,000 yards...- e. L$ ?8 b* R4 P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
" x6 Q% b* X4 [1 kRange closes to 24,000 yards...
: f8 l2 I, V, m" g* IRange closes to 22,000 yards...
( V  a9 q# ~  r( uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards6 |; ?* S" R' P4 }
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
$ K0 P9 j( M$ U, i$ yRange closes to 18,000 yards...! m- p; o8 l& {2 {9 \: Y' a. b6 ]9 D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
* b* x/ E! a$ {/ b, r7 WRange closes to 16,000 yards...
' G" J2 k. w4 K5 pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
% {# ^% z% Z7 dRange closes to 14,000 yards...
4 x2 r; I, o! @0 f0 U  mCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
) Q$ z6 |! r4 Z8 a  mRange closes to 12,000 yards...
0 f1 t% _/ ]% k5 ACONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards, r' D+ ]0 }2 x% q6 i
Range closes to 11,000 yards...8 Y6 ]$ k2 `, t' @" G$ T1 I& V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
  H6 R, P1 F- x& CRange closes to 10,000 yards...
! m' m, W: r8 I: d+ HCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards- }3 v* x- ^+ h1 R1 F: K
CA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards: t- }' n, Z2 Z
CA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
+ h) h( L! p" W# |DD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards+ i5 I8 S+ b$ Y  b% N( H
Range increases to 12,000 yards
- d2 V2 b! B$ G/ m9 ?CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards* m5 y* n; }3 N3 f/ f' J& R
CA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards8 H# x6 T0 p% i; o& P
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
; ]. @- j; {! V' P5 A- QCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards: P  r9 t) m$ G
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards; i: C: \( @* i6 D  K
CA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
( J% B2 v9 z2 m* k5 v0 v) uDD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards' S, E5 M: x/ `2 h5 _
DD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
: R+ {) s% m3 a! _7 k8 R" {DD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
/ F$ K% Z' K$ d* s, l1 vDD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards! v+ |" K# k: X9 \! ?1 u' K3 V
DMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
" H8 T( w3 k) ?/ g% O$ ZAPD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards
/ H! P9 m+ r# Z4 T8 L! MRange closes to 9,000 yards
7 J- P7 Z" R! j9 I  B: S0 sCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards2 J* j& w; U' ?+ Q
APD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards
( @; j( P3 b, l7 r- tCA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards- g+ v7 b) D) t) v" Q2 }: u
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
' ]/ X1 R$ O1 w. L* G% [& {CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards$ p5 ^7 P, G( f9 B& o' v
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
" ^& ]+ R0 k1 a4 P0 i- kAPD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards
: L! P5 r4 p; |! H- M8 y6 `' jDD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards; u. P+ g0 a: ?- E. C3 ]
Range closes to 7,000 yards
7 N, L# q9 D4 }5 \9 C8 l+ YCA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards/ ?' ?% Z0 Q$ f" h- |/ W  h
APD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
' g9 a8 m& R5 j, k5 F" |CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards9 |* F( \5 n4 x6 q
CA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards- q4 _2 |7 n% s% T6 Y
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards+ |6 c+ ]% R7 K8 Z3 ?7 `
APD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards) _* R) {9 f; e! N
CA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards% u, I. }' }! H
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
8 o0 a6 `, ^* M0 UCA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
- k( j# c/ n) y2 ODD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards
& m) C/ u& K  j% ?2 b, p6 {  C; TDMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
7 d5 Z5 k4 a- u8 {Range increases to 10,000 yards* T& @/ R& s/ ^4 D9 W
DMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards# f( B* `# ]+ s9 Y
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
1 K# d1 m; Y. i7 M+ Q) m: M) T) cJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
4 f2 i) H3 B4 m$ dTask forces break off...: S7 E, X. x* Y$ U+ B
8 {: U3 j' x3 w8 r9 K6 `3 Z

$ Z, E' r1 E' z3 `2 }" r--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; b+ Q/ U& g3 ~. u- Q& P! O& yNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
0 l  N) C) _, U; D
1 [8 F: a- Z; n/ T" zJapanese Ships% k3 ?5 U! P) n) p, [4 a
      APD T-1
4 v) C% y# X. ~3 S* L7 R      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ I- ~6 y$ H1 r% d: j
      APD T-3
4 y1 I! V# ~2 t: u      APD T-5. I& N( y' r9 {3 k2 U8 t1 M& y! r
      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 o- t/ @7 J( n- f& f: B      APD T-9: z) f, z, k1 O  ^- ~
      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
& c+ t2 Y1 b- l, J7 u! ~      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
( B% I+ a& ~" h) h4 w- O
0 K1 b0 U  u) V0 z# b+ @2 WAllied Ships
" H# k) O; C$ Y! b& x% N      CL Swiftsure7 `' g( X' H7 |6 D3 e* D
      CL St. Louis
1 W2 Z) Y. m2 }      CL Phoenix2 V# f4 B! r. r1 j# ^
      CL Cleveland* D) f. _. Y7 f9 m
      CL Montpelier, g2 ~3 b& v/ W4 w  s# O% F
      CL Denver7 t0 O, |5 j  ~' U- S
      CL Santa Fe5 o) J# k. M) s, D$ `2 G/ p
      CL Birmingham- q( E: i2 x" S5 p" B
      CL Mobile
, ^& {$ ]4 I6 ^! H      CL Biloxi
1 P, v, \- u2 p. ?6 A' f, j* q      CL Miami& O+ o+ O0 _( @% X5 Z6 u7 K
      CL Pasadena2 m% T6 r' M- g4 P
      DD Allen M. Sumner; J! [3 ~  z- O; T: H: }2 Z  I
      DD Ault, g( X; |5 e; ~- J+ I! h; R
      DD English
' p* f5 u) b& |) }' M      DD Haynsworth
4 }& ]) |4 T4 O/ w- f6 S3 o      DD Maddox, D7 F0 A6 O& X% i# G1 w. B* f
      DD Mansfield/ D- a  v& z& U0 \- g
      DD Waldron' N1 R) f) Z  q* l( @& r
      DD Haggard  {% b& _& ?3 r  J+ `, V6 r' W
      DD Hailey" Q7 d% R. x! y; C
      DD Hale" l& j* L( x- N2 ^2 i1 B
      CL Vincennes II! N; N5 s. X# K" d- S
      CL Houston II: j1 f. d7 \) G* b2 F% o! ?
      CL Astoria II
6 P1 F2 {, u' X  W* s
  e* I3 p3 ~* w& j. C( v! t3 S5 h/ G! N/ l6 D7 _
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
( q  ?  g2 s. r: BRange closes to 28,000 yards...
4 L" a8 g+ n3 ?! W8 J( NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
8 `" V/ [5 [4 ]5 z# E2 n( URange closes to 26,000 yards...3 p' F& g. E& Y. q: E
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
5 v# u8 d& `1 K) F" [2 D  ]( x; RCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards) a3 M. j; X9 K4 [8 g) ?- f! _
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
/ Z% `0 M2 n3 MRange closes to 20,000 yards...5 `- I8 j, ^4 K. E) `. J4 f$ l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
' T# y" |: ~# g' z" n  W8 jRange closes to 18,000 yards...
9 y& c1 ^/ L2 g: U, PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
- q- }7 m, P+ ^! h- cRange closes to 16,000 yards...8 v- t" T$ H7 Y1 h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
7 _5 B: M9 c! I  URange closes to 14,000 yards...( E$ r  S9 B5 J8 k7 S6 _- t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards4 H. U6 z1 w; A( D
Range closes to 12,000 yards...' m" c- i3 Q" d8 b
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards3 N' @7 x7 n$ ~# t4 F" b; g0 e8 v3 e
Range closes to 11,000 yards...7 b4 z( Q( ?, O9 v5 A/ _
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards5 p) {3 M! P. b/ U+ C8 X
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
! v5 k! d+ n3 Y9 O' uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards8 |% t1 _0 y/ W7 o+ c
Wyatt, B. crosses the 'T'( F! A2 R. q& `
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
) L) S8 O$ d, f6 z" M' i# GCL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards8 E1 X( R7 n+ t( c6 b
CL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards8 @" m( ~( O* L! C
CL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
% u) E% ^+ `* T8 XDD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
0 f& S/ Q) g, i& I8 o; b5 mDD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
( r& j& }- h! P- g5 x" H! YDD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards9 z  n5 b4 N+ F: b
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards# @# D5 e: V, b- g8 O. V& v
Range increases to 11,000 yards0 O: d  e% F; V
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
/ w* V- a% h. VCL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
; A* q0 h2 `( t, BCL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards
" P. e5 B( r9 v# j: vCL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
6 M. w' {# \  VCL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards. ~. N5 B8 R" V6 l5 l2 K. |6 x
CL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
- E: S5 N8 L& Y: E: O7 xDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards, r6 K) \# _5 W4 A2 W3 D. A
DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
* D# _; M5 S& nRange closes to 8,000 yards
1 I$ h! u4 ~- E3 B& _/ B% TCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards
% Z, F6 F  x' r8 LCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
  \5 ?& e. |* c% C1 r$ lCL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards/ G* |3 b& ?. E2 \/ ^9 {' M
APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards
# w$ [7 q+ b8 sDD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards' l+ u/ G) L2 Z% ^! n3 w
Range closes to 7,000 yards
  {# S" V" w; t. `0 gCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards9 q2 r1 m2 e4 @1 e1 M7 S+ }, B4 |
CL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
2 [% d/ a9 W3 C3 D5 L5 MCL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
2 }+ a4 b/ {8 n) k, b/ }CL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards9 K. \6 ]2 D7 T
CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards% T7 d* x( R6 A! b% y/ c% |/ n. R
CL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
* `4 a6 m9 d8 V, H7 m2 r0 DCL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
0 m/ {7 d* N) Z! s% T7 ZCL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
: r. R* S; i+ i- [DD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards3 |* X; {5 H6 j- Y1 h! X2 d- H
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards; y1 L1 d( D! p! }& Q
APD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards
$ [- H, b$ S- v7 }DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards- ^* _$ w  D3 Y% ^- _0 v: ^/ m
Range increases to 8,000 yards3 i0 {# v+ Y" S8 H  m' _( [/ M$ k
CL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
# ]2 ~( B6 c7 r. g" ~+ x, ^CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
, L( ^8 ?! z2 x1 J4 v& QCL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards4 W. c1 u; p( S" L$ X  w
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape5 [; L" C% \- R6 P& L
Task forces break off...  m8 {  @* w& m8 ?% [+ A

6 R# c2 C* T" d" J" f( h4 L2 @+ c* W
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 ?" B3 j$ g' E8 s7 U# eNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 8,000 Yards2 W5 Y! ^8 C, f5 O4 k
8 Q" H3 S! m5 k7 y  p. t, j
Japanese Ships
1 h" H7 L9 _% ~7 h6 X" e4 s      APD T-13 j5 C6 O5 p2 n0 |9 M
      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
$ T) K% |& j* O      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk/ c. B( b5 e- Y1 \/ G: p
      APD T-5; {$ L9 Q! B( E' c/ U$ _8 m% u5 i
      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
, B  v0 f3 V" T' p' A      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk5 p4 w5 `% c9 \" t; p; Z

- d+ S# L- c% SAllied Ships
+ w; u% U  B9 {+ K' g      CA Portland* q/ t& i0 I; D/ j4 J  r3 ?
      CA Northampton
+ V4 I+ G# `! q: c4 Z9 y      CA Chester
! o+ t% d8 [, m8 w      CA Louisville
% J# |& Y& _- }' H/ L0 p7 N      CA Chicago
* K0 ]/ g8 u& ~      CA Astoria
7 X! T# V8 Q/ f) w( e9 P      CA Minneapolis
! e/ ^# w; p$ x$ i5 H      CA San Francisco0 X# ~# S: }, U- V0 N; [
      CA Quincy
) K" C3 c6 @3 k4 M; t. w, E      CA Vincennes
& I/ d) F& N+ D: C8 K3 D      CA Wichita
% l8 L1 @8 w" Y) N& Q& z      DD Bennett
% W5 H5 h, w* L: R( s      DD Bradford
( Z' h! g% [& U5 i2 W      DD Braine
0 l% c% o, m8 @, P2 I; b! Z      DD Brownson
2 b9 C7 q) x- ?4 ^) J      DD Bryant
4 E1 u% M; q+ ^' Q  Q5 F      DD Bullard& a' Q" j0 P/ a) S) {. h, q
      DD Burns
& [0 ?: i) W0 P5 x. c& ?      DD Callaghan
& M' P: u9 Q4 q! N3 I8 W      DD Caperton" n' }3 x" }6 f7 O! @; h4 U: J1 H
      DD Capps3 ^, k, ?, _8 o7 P
      DMS Emmons5 C; {8 U1 e: J; b: J. S
      DMS Macomb
1 _& Y' I1 i; u9 [. X      DMS Rodman' l# G, Z" d4 i: [$ h
      DMS Gherardi7 p6 t, n# H% M, Z" @; @
- X  I2 J% |0 X

7 R. s5 I9 a) O  Z& S$ YMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
5 ?  Z  y4 `+ ]( P3 E# u+ QRange closes to 28,000 yards...5 z) d$ E$ z5 }: y! E$ ~; k' |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
1 \+ }- b7 h4 n4 nRange closes to 26,000 yards...1 ^8 {$ m! b* n/ V3 ~
Range closes to 24,000 yards...& T% V0 Y" K$ ^1 U$ u6 M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
/ s6 _" ?; r- P  IRange closes to 22,000 yards...
; p4 ~, Q, `3 x1 k) v$ V# w1 GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
7 S( r/ D9 O. `6 ~# V  MRange closes to 20,000 yards...
$ f5 c0 x& Q- F/ ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
. v3 D6 D, M( o4 B% c7 Q' h" f2 t) LRange closes to 18,000 yards...! R( y1 {+ z! \0 \/ d
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
( g1 Y7 A9 K4 q$ o5 Q+ Q( lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards1 B0 u4 c' R9 d/ y) f3 q  }! q
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
( x$ K* {4 }7 o; ~5 l8 vRange closes to 12,000 yards...) P& W' |/ D, F$ _+ V+ S: d
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
) K; x" A# b2 Y% A4 JRange closes to 10,000 yards...
/ X4 {, [  s  p# bRange closes to 9,000 yards...! \) ]0 Q# W) g9 P2 V
Range closes to 8,000 yards..." X9 }5 r( ^: i& `( u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
8 f+ M5 V% |7 a+ H) Q1 u4 N* ICA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
$ h$ a$ L( t6 A( E/ J" G7 |, bCA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards5 C" ^. J( r+ l, R5 w: m- F
CA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
7 J# k7 k4 R" l, t9 cDD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
( j9 \# l( x+ T- G& C$ [, G' e5 c  BAPD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards
0 J. Y% m* v2 b% f: V0 S$ ?4 ACA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards6 A* R9 j  H9 L
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards0 h0 A8 B" _4 j& E7 v3 D
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
+ f  p  \$ j, v2 Z* tCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
8 o( o& _6 {$ P$ O# FCA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
% e4 b) V3 ?% p1 ^" PAPD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards4 J7 P5 b1 o7 z4 H
DD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
5 ?% J. f1 Q8 V" n9 ]5 pRange closes to 5,000 yards2 d6 U/ z* C4 l3 Z1 P" h! I5 M. _
DD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113
; |3 w( E# @+ l, S8 H% _APD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards/ u/ F! ?+ y$ R5 j
CA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards" T* P  N' d% G
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards* l7 E; p5 {* _# I  ?+ k1 Y% u6 v* X
DD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards
# I1 D+ }6 g9 `5 N7 }* WRange closes to 2,000 yards
) \8 ?/ f9 C- R" yCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
- k% @- O. ?# a1 gCA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards: x2 [; j. k' C" O: q& Z; Z. l) }7 P2 h
CA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards- T  v) R) J  r# m0 H+ c
APD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards
% G2 ^5 @- \/ H/ h" o/ O% jRange increases to 6,000 yards$ q* x" d' P( i. \) B) _
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards
4 ^* J0 q$ {% F; JCA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards; i! P; q- F1 e  N% W; i" v
APD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards: W- N' e# e0 i! h8 Z
Range increases to 9,000 yards9 @# I0 |3 Y5 H9 ?
DMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards, a0 R2 L& ]3 g6 f- [
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
1 `$ F5 }' L& v( m, Z2 x" ?! c# }CA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards, J' i% f- V& I1 K
DD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
2 ?* j, S$ ]3 O$ e5 C! xRange increases to 13,000 yards! O2 J6 o7 i' k% V, F$ H
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards
* B, X8 H# _$ c' tAPD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards5 f9 h! D. Y1 M
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape+ ]0 e" b& ?# V5 ~# i! \' j3 ?
Task forces break off...4 T6 N9 [* B) N0 y
' M* i1 O6 j, _6 N* s' O
4 B- E& U7 s6 n. V" ^) Q, G
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
, X1 `9 {% M  NNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
2 Z7 l1 ]1 F5 X4 P9 M4 Q
0 {$ @" i: _6 `8 Y& A: vJapanese Ships, q  P$ P) [  X
      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk; n  J, m9 [. M
      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk; _4 C9 ]  ^: T2 s# ~

- w) p( J1 M" \6 TAllied Ships
5 W" t! Y3 A' f% p. x4 B1 R2 B! e/ G5 Q      BB North Carolina0 x3 z( M& K( q  B9 j
      BB Washington1 X4 U. x+ k# X  o' `
      BB South Dakota" e* R0 b9 b) D7 [2 \" \3 `
      BB Indiana
- `) e5 S1 H9 c      BB Massachusetts
; x; J6 \' p0 w: v0 y      BB Alabama
" T; L5 C8 M  r0 d) G      DD Conner
4 j. s& d7 ^1 L+ Z+ a      DD Cotten! U. G! R) y# A' U! q
      DD Cowell' ?( P! a) e8 a7 q
      DD Daly% c; f4 t8 O  y2 `3 Y
      DD Eaton
' o/ A* i' }/ o4 B) M: o" m# [      DD Heywood Edwards8 h7 }0 I5 H, C6 Y! g1 {$ H
      DD Erben1 e0 U4 V8 X& x6 @2 r/ g6 d, V3 i
      DD Evans0 i' z: X* a. w1 e% z
      DD Foote
0 ?2 P0 ]% u* v1 O      DD Franks9 o3 P! R$ Q/ |, s0 u
      DD Fullam" r  @6 a" n% B
      DD Gatling0 y5 E% w8 A, ~% ~
      DD Albert Grant
! @! F- i3 T3 x2 ~      DD Gregory
9 I  q/ ?0 u" ~' M      DD Guest
' r& I. |5 Z: U# T5 r6 O      DMS Hamilton' E+ C, _. H6 B! C2 u
      DMS Forrest
' p) X/ c  _# q+ a" n: D) ?6 \/ x      DMS Ellyson
, ^5 _5 Q* J& X( ^  t4 G
; o4 H# W: z* N3 [" z, n8 l/ _7 w# U& m
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
7 e4 d4 S4 Y4 l$ QRange closes to 28,000 yards...
0 g' ?/ _2 s' w& O& V/ c* URange closes to 26,000 yards...
* p/ Z3 b4 q# O" l' G$ P# \9 E- HRange closes to 24,000 yards...  B+ J' Z% Z) w. R) n: y/ {. b
Range closes to 22,000 yards...% }8 J0 Z9 d$ ^6 }( D
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
. ~6 u" t$ [  C" P& S4 d: GRange closes to 18,000 yards...: \) B# F5 S4 H( g* a0 j
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
$ Q- X  C2 v4 u' n7 BRange closes to 14,000 yards...
6 _  i  D: w. x3 ~0 dRange closes to 12,000 yards...7 v* y" h( m& I/ y  |, j
Range closes to 11,000 yards...! M8 |" }; }' C! S8 t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
4 W8 U- M) Q2 b8 oRange closes to 10,000 yards...
4 h5 W( H8 Z: L, r1 BRange closes to 9,000 yards...
0 R1 i; N. }: u% t* K: w: WCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards+ _1 b/ v4 b( K' c6 E
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
; N/ m( g$ Y4 h0 J8 N* M6 J$ UAPD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards: I% B) }+ ~) ], [5 ]1 y9 X
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards* T( ~) w- F- F) s
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
3 e* @% V, @8 P6 {& R" E+ kDD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
& W/ f! N& p2 x5 P9 d9 y) D+ H6 M+ }Range closes to 5,000 yards
2 o0 |7 ?+ l, V1 c$ E: Q) qDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
( ]+ }! \% X. O# S: Z3 ?BB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards
$ o; M) R. h9 |! Q2 PRange closes to 3,000 yards
; ?4 y5 `' `) z# s- zBB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards$ u- B9 m; ?/ U- v( z# J- Q
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards2 ?1 x+ N9 _' t. v  p* J: Q
DD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
8 g! `) p% Q2 ?3 VDD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards7 s5 `5 {/ W& O8 K* P
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
7 ~) C' [+ @5 J* f5 O& `  nAPD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards- `$ X$ r. B  F- X9 ~2 h0 o0 F, h
BB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
" x# u! }' ?" y$ V: p  e) gDD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
+ _+ |+ u, `" x% ?( ]) `. }5 ~! RDD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards% ^4 l6 l  G. D. {3 V- y
Range increases to 5,000 yards
6 Z; U5 a$ n9 A, J. s2 y; oBB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
1 W/ H  H, k& z* v$ B% gDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
, X$ _6 O" \- ?& C* d' p& iRange increases to 7,000 yards
# X* Y8 q( n5 N9 b% ^/ RDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
% h" V  J9 a& |DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
0 c$ r( G) }3 [; E0 z: bDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
8 k/ U3 Q* {8 G' [" k( @' n* l7 FAPD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
8 |, d7 h5 Z" l1 Y; H  y" uAPD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
1 R1 s7 I  \. W! @" K& r/ P4 d0 m1 ICombat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

腓特烈大帝

鬼畜水面舰部队这划水划地也太不敬业了...