lhdblys

两只小白鼠近来很活跃，渐入佳境，本猫馋了

godkiller

按纸面兵力，这要僵持了啊

红叶

波纳佩首日，盟军进攻相当犀利，以较微弱的损失攻破日军一层外围防御。
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Deliberate attack0 n8 J$ I+ X5 k+ F" j

8 o, [7 z7 ~1 i# A* }Attacking force 80164 troops, 1430 guns, 2486 vehicles, Assault Value = 3336
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Defending force 53947 troops, 730 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 1581
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" T) @% N* P* L3 \, h$ Y! ^" D! |2 F2 AAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 8+ t8 \/ O; U3 V3 z$ S" _2 O
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Allied adjusted assault: 3564 3 d( c7 N0 l1 I9 s2 e

% }/ U# H+ A# w, t' YJapanese adjusted defense: 5583 " e. @, `3 T, J+ k6 N0 k4 \0 i4 E
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8) ( o/ q7 Q+ f( y1 y4 d

* q$ f5 j* `$ c0 p1 Q1 rCombat modifiers
! T& s% l) {% Z3 b0 t  G3 iDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
3 L% _0 \; E' x6 J$ vAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
" j/ R1 P5 A) b      3386 casualties reported3 b* v: E* H2 e; A* }
         Squads: 50 destroyed, 255 disabled, {$ F7 [: q3 z! R: g$ z
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled# k% H. D1 g: P, u! ~' d; N7 n  `
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled
( \9 q9 [( w  j% K      Guns lost 102 (43 destroyed, 59 disabled)" V+ q1 c5 Q. H" g; L2 e
      Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)2 M# b+ ~3 z9 i  l2 ?2 ~
      Units destroyed 1
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Allied ground losses:; p1 Z) M& e$ x8 ~
      5163 casualties reported/ `+ `8 C' T6 _- r% T# g6 i4 N5 t8 O
         Squads: 60 destroyed, 463 disabled
' E2 g* F4 t' F         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 183 disabled0 i8 z/ F) `" i  y3 X
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 155 disabled
5 s+ }* y7 q, _" w/ h4 a8 `: Y      Guns lost 201 (29 destroyed, 172 disabled)
) a; I+ a2 J) y* ]& M! M      Vehicles lost 228 (12 destroyed, 216 disabled)
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Assaulting units:; v( L3 o: j/ t3 q! I) |
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
' \# ^6 `5 U. t. Z* m    710th Tank Battalion$ O- g/ m3 x- i8 H
    6th Infantry Division/ b9 W0 t. r. s2 `
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
; o( V! X0 a3 B" m7 t4 O, k    44th Tank Battalion" S3 }: X& L6 E9 j# {- \
    81st Infantry Division
' k: I  J6 z6 v. @    762nd Tank Battalion, {; d/ [8 h" z  q. w0 B+ U1 ?
    767th Tank Battalion& ], b: U9 N( ~$ d# @  M) Y5 I
    711th Tank Battalion: {7 A  J* W& r; n: @5 F: R& H- J6 y
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment: e% N; d& @; o) H. b. N3 P
    5th Marine Division
  P2 P9 t! D5 }. i. i4 I: `    716th Tank Battalion% d. s$ R  T, s, j5 O$ H
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
0 z1 E, s4 t  q  X( p    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
* O* q; X4 f- u7 Z$ w: ~5 X    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
/ b( j8 M+ L: l( E4 p$ a# j    706th Tank Battalion
2 R8 \& R* W. L# R5 l+ a# G: l    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment9 T" m% V+ S) S: D, p0 t3 m
    96th Infantry Division
' |: A) X7 _$ @# }2 d4 K    31st Infantry Regiment
3 K7 Z: N& V0 Y; H( _    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
$ u) ^* ^- X, H6 H; i9 g* K    I Corps Artillery & m' h, \8 g, w3 ^$ w
    12th Marine Defense Battalion; d/ c" G) }  h& u
    1st USMC AA Battalion  X7 s; y2 ~8 E& Y
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
; k  r* z1 ]) B% |0 P1 |9 Q1 U    XIV US Corps
! K; X# ^5 y! L9 m0 Y8 o. ?    14th Marine Defense Battalion
: V7 B& x% f  q7 M( ~    5th USA Defense Battalion2 M& u# |9 F2 y* `& B
    8th Marine Defense Battalion" f* @( u; g" W" t$ ]9 x7 a1 i! f
    738th Coast AA Regiment
7 \# ~9 \0 A" G2 U. \0 E" V    X Corps Artillery & O0 s/ l- J1 f6 |( }3 r. ?
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment! W7 c( n. n% U9 D  N/ @- `
    96th Coast AA Regiment6 C, y+ A  K1 q( ~7 H5 \1 a) ]
    4th USA Defense Battalion
4 k( B2 L" a3 a- Q, c    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment8 `7 i  e* c5 j% N
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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1 h. N2 d% k* ?# |4 ]4 T+ fDefending units:
0 x* U/ J  @- U9 s2 C. U8 v    Kure 7th SNLF1 \( j# V& G' u0 a0 R
    81st/A Division
- ~) u/ C! ~& A( f& I; Y0 B    Kure 3rd SNLF# o+ d; N! f4 }# W8 o& o' a" r
    33rd/B Division
! X. h5 E8 O1 @$ Z" R    33rd/A Division
9 Q5 R1 Y( Q8 w, B6 R, \; D    81st/C Division
! ?/ P# Y. J, G9 V  @    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
9 m% ~; b: ]' U; \& a  L    52nd Naval Guard Unit3 E) k' }1 G. N' e
    138th Infantry Regiment# ~. s  V0 a( Z/ F4 N7 s
    Sasebo 7th SNLF8 f9 d" ^4 s' x" [1 {
    144th Infantry Regiment8 ^4 A+ H2 _" b) S: U+ G
    81st/B Division7 \) {: I: w7 ~) I! m8 x
    33rd/C Division
" j9 b+ c. a* d9 ~/ Q$ i% `    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment. Y7 B: a, s% e% n. _
    18th Army. e  o- |+ Y( l/ ~+ |" m
    60th Field AA Battalion
/ Z6 J$ ]* a8 U    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
5 F- u  [; s% T: p& Z    Ponape Naval Fortress
1 u4 D3 S4 M6 Z    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment5 q+ ~/ c% K# y& B$ N6 s3 W. S
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion3 t& h# m. |/ v9 ~
    53rd Construction Battalion
) ^# U% x4 A; Z    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
* K$ f# e' Z) D; A. M: t    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
1 w' ?$ [4 _% |8 n+ \2 v    31st Ind.AA Gun Co $ V  Q/ r6 [* L( ^/ v
    19th JAAF Base Force
$ @  _( i/ @( A    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
# m" ]6 I7 E5 ]5 A2 ]0 u    14th Area Army /14 R- P; d! z2 n/ X' M9 C. }* M' w! @$ N
    63rd Field AA Battalion( i0 s, {6 t) ~  v
    11th Ind.AA Gun Co : s. p% @& f- y6 b$ ?3 m/ @
    3rd Base Force
1 a* B+ D0 z4 @6 \- T1 I    12th Air Fleet
; u$ U8 s  p- f% T2 t$ e" Y& l    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9 Q' y$ |- J# M. Z; Z0 o  {2 H9 g    61st Field AA Battalion7 w# ^/ @* V+ [6 M
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment: }/ N3 a. z) B' J/ u/ o9 N8 n  e
    2nd Ind.AA Gun Co
) G" ^7 G8 X" D    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /34 }- K# Q6 v6 e2 _* k3 \1 h7 k

2 J% L+ U8 r5 D+ t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。
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) l$ E1 z* T" ?3 |( a$ j1 L8 M, |& uGround combat at Chiang Mai (58,53)
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. `  |" U* O9 W3 YJapanese Shock attack
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$ J% q+ }- G. c+ q% HAttacking force 47276 troops, 408 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 17614 b: u9 l/ B( N

8 N! W5 H0 z  B5 e# h4 Q, `Defending force 1285 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67. f* L8 F! d0 H

4 k# s" ]% R7 q6 d/ {9 ?Japanese adjusted assault: 1373
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Allied adjusted defense: 10 ' _/ X" c3 b7 R5 T

1 }/ q7 d: o  h2 r5 ^) P1 ?Japanese assault odds: 137 to 1
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0 r# H+ V7 X+ S( g; sCombat modifiers
# e+ V7 H0 p% q& ]2 ~3 E1 {Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
3 d# a4 @4 a9 R+ ^; o% V) vAttacker: shock(+)
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  b# K1 t/ g" nJapanese ground losses:4 F8 H5 v  {5 s& D: k6 g" s) [
      530 casualties reported
2 {5 [/ ?: m% c3 ~         Squads: 4 destroyed, 116 disabled
( }* O# h: z% ?" f/ }5 \- a3 }         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled; g% z) P+ [( m3 s: d! f
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
# F. z0 A7 l/ ^9 y  L      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)& u! c$ i3 c7 I( C, q; z

+ ~: v4 a5 K2 {1 hAllied ground losses:
( K8 t% [% y. f* R$ Y6 Y$ a0 a  n      891 casualties reported
5 O' @, A! ^. }. w         Squads: 73 destroyed, 9 disabled8 ?# D! @" Q. D3 m0 h( w( j
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled# N" H! \5 j! C7 F( R& ~4 q
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* y. W. c, a1 W  f9 F      Guns lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled)/ E5 n+ ~3 o0 F- ?7 c8 H

9 i8 S* V( Z+ P$ V! JAssaulting units:. C2 ?: L8 T7 O& w
    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade0 ~# h9 @6 Q8 T3 q; r
    21st Division" K' j6 t0 z- C
    4th Division
" _' ?& f# G  F    21st Ind.Mixed Regiment
0 ?. M/ Z' D: o7 ^- g  d    23rd Tank Regiment+ K2 y8 f, j( s& R; z1 j# X
    32nd Division& k! t$ T0 E* i' v
    Yokosuka 1st SNLF( f' H  Q* g; ?
    3rd Ind. AA Battalion( l- S+ r" D) R3 x
    6th Area Army
2 _9 D8 L: ?* W. ~7 R    103rd AA Regiment7 ~# w1 E" t. x! D: o+ `4 i
    1st JNAF Coy
" A! ^$ d5 M7 S6 U1 w1 l    13th Army
6 m7 b* C2 p, N! J; y    141st AA Regiment
; k, y! r7 n+ C    4th Ind. AA Battalion
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Defending units:* U  Q* n6 {0 S# e
    50th Indian Para Brigade
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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
! e) W! o# ^# Z/ n  e$ ^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& ?7 R4 v+ }4 D5 f; @' w" x

6 U  {# k1 E: }  Y盟军继续冒着猛烈炮火卸载
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( K- B' P, K% ?+ f% h5 p& I* m" ?. S+ \* fAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 44
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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
7 I  L6 r% ]* l$ K8 k: Q) pDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force$ B6 x" Y" H+ v; r7 F: |$ B' q
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89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships* f% V- l' q: w2 p2 u( [* A
      LST-72, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ q& N* i4 M! q2 K9 Y8 V+ |7 T- V% h
      LST-81
2 s8 U! ^6 A3 J9 ~      LST-74, Shell hits 3
* r' a) Z' G) `$ o1 f2 `3 v2 _      LST-75, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage4 j* \& C7 P* Z
      LST-78
) A& ~( |  l& G, ?% l5 w( r- U6 q      LST 2093 @7 C0 o% ~4 \8 V3 T) _. C" ^2 }
      LST-889( ?$ J+ r; |3 v  R  z. j
      LST-246" E) r; l4 E! m4 K( n, }$ Q$ E
      LST-2409 b0 A2 d: a! o' a& ?! e
      LST-2041 L. ^' X5 E. K5 ^: J
      LST-202! U) n! _6 G. q0 @0 P4 h$ W
      LST-123
3 ?6 b- P" |# K# }      LST-121: U3 M+ C; J  w9 {& [. o, W
      LST-120
) G/ Y% N; @3 d& ?1 M( x4 r      LST-867 T  ^6 F; k5 a
      LST-85
. a9 j* l& K8 ?6 w  m; Z      LST-84  N4 k; ~  d. ~7 n

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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)8 b& v/ ~/ q7 Q2 f1 ~4 h
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force: b# X4 c, L- U2 a  {" X! {. C

% Z4 d) ~4 v( j$ K3 X+ g" U130 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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) ^7 O: `: u* J) j% v! YAllied Ships
! T8 t/ m7 F7 b+ u. n+ m- h      LST-78, Shell hits 28,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
" X; X0 j: b/ s7 K3 M6 r. m) m: @! r      LST-83, Shell hits 3& ^# r1 ]$ c% f' T* {
      LST-81, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
9 R& x+ k! u4 E& k$ g      LST-85, Shell hits 4,  on fire1 _9 I: l7 W% ]
      LST-84, Shell hits 32 O1 l) _9 z& }2 q3 G8 p! @; R5 d' w: L
      LST-87, Shell hits 6
: h$ j2 V8 J! c* q      LST 1802 C/ K* X" C1 X( q/ J/ d
      LST 157
, v' w, X/ L/ U      LST 2* [2 w, Z  L6 w  X+ \
      LST-884
, ?1 K  X8 B, h( E) Z5 |: T6 x      LST-882" ]; s0 U" _. M  I8 l0 O  T
      LST-397+ P0 m) q, j+ Y4 d5 ?
      LST-395& u: j5 t" f, ?" Z2 O
      LST-2749 ?# b) V" _1 y3 c/ X! I
      LST-273
3 j; n5 N+ F( ~) s: d& G      LST-246
: k9 Y& [* M# I, ^$ q      LST-2443 z6 ?: i" b" ]) i. a
      LST-2412 H4 r$ V; H- c7 `# u
      LST-218
8 G3 y1 @2 J: f3 K, `      LST-216: `2 o" s2 r& k1 W7 _: E
      LST-2027 z( h4 o) h$ Q& ?; q* H# i
      LST-1714 {3 Y  I* \! g) b$ h
      LST-166
/ N" i1 T+ u; ]' a      LST-124
% y/ s# T& W6 U7 d      LST-121, M* Y$ u) g/ p1 C! T
      LST-88
( p4 T5 h; I: S) c      LST-123
8 t& u7 J& p7 M! H! y      LST-865 K- T; W2 f4 n2 w" A8 Y

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在当天盟军地面部队继续炮击压制日军，航空压制也保持着压力; c6 L6 a0 i3 K4 d5 f& {
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+ ^  Z& m) Q4 L: i( e3 QGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 5302 troops, 356 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 28126 B- M  K  V5 K) ^

8 @( ^, s/ t! x# [* d/ QDefending force 51369 troops, 699 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 1361
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Japanese ground losses:, U7 @! e3 M- z7 L
      406 casualties reported1 M, }. F$ E/ R& a, G
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
1 K. W0 g) A4 r9 \0 A  [5 A         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
8 `/ h( T5 y; \# N+ e. f& |8 W         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& ?4 n4 D& j1 I) R- {
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Allied ground losses:
: L2 X" t; u  a1 q. x3 V      21 casualties reported
# {; U8 F; `! d' Q6 r         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- z2 d! t8 P- x0 r; N2 h
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled+ a. q' B" O5 b0 {4 P! y
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 A4 g- J9 N$ K. s      Guns lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)
6 }1 x% \8 D; B  L$ N4 l8 t      Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)9 _- A; D" p6 b2 |
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Assaulting units:: U3 j# Z- W9 q4 e2 j3 v
    5th Marine/B Division
: |: X9 w* b0 t& n$ z& e. h2 _    81st Infantry/B Division9 e' ?$ h8 j6 c( [
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
% P# G) s' W2 b6 S0 x$ X    5th Marine/C Division4 C5 V, x' t* l5 g5 b, j
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion4 ?' n7 C' c5 n" c6 l
    6th Infantry/B Division
+ j, Y& k6 S# u+ D0 @9 Q+ O& W; X( S    1st Filipino Inf Regiment$ @* ]1 |5 i" L7 ^" s' m
    716th Tank Battalion
. j* Q$ P7 _  H6 ?6 O8 e    81st Infantry/C Division" V4 d: x+ h! ~2 E2 r+ T
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion% J4 A; V6 }+ N
    6th Infantry/C Division
  Z; E3 P' K8 e    5th Marine/A Division! D$ a' [( h' J
    767th Tank Battalion/ R% U9 ~! x! p9 v: q) M$ G1 u
    96th Infantry/A Division; l# v4 Y% C9 d) W" J' i8 B
    706th Tank Battalion3 s% _5 q. A" E+ i: }( U
    711th Tank Battalion: k0 i! G" W$ {! h' ^6 h
    762nd Tank Battalion' c" F% k8 z( t  z) j; w: ^7 {- J
    96th Infantry/B Division4 y4 ?% t' F& m) l' z5 C
    81st Infantry/A Division, E8 m  o$ h% z9 x% P" W. d
    44th Tank Battalion
2 Y. d& C. w7 @# l    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
9 S5 A- y5 n1 v1 s    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
' q2 f! I2 s9 d) S+ }8 A; k: d    31st Infantry Regiment/ }' [. {1 H7 G/ t9 @  c7 |
    6th Infantry/A Division
7 z# _  V' m; S/ g; ~1 D    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment- `. S' r: Z  G. C5 z
    710th Tank Battalion
! S  a! e+ |5 q4 T) H, a    96th Infantry/C Division
3 Z1 N) @5 b" W8 g+ A8 X0 f    5th USA Defense Battalion
4 k+ K7 u6 f7 V" ~: B    4th USA Defense Battalion9 j& F7 G4 X9 r# K  {( P0 P" m- n* B  _; r
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
: S  \% P6 f& g% P0 `6 F    X Corps Artillery 2 I1 K5 I, _* u: y5 F! T
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment# P% k7 w' K2 O( Z2 n# l
    XIV US Corps" R* x0 e* {  G+ G. o7 t
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment  |! |& J. H  g$ c
    8th Marine Defense Battalion! p) S# N* B3 o% j
    14th Marine Defense Battalion
2 g1 D9 d, U  }1 Q7 y' I7 `    I Corps Artillery
6 @$ ]- `( r/ N1 `3 z' a    96th Coast AA Regiment9 O' e) p8 s* F+ C8 R6 @7 Y, q! m1 P. h
    1st USMC AA Battalion" [3 S# x" `. V8 [7 t
    738th Coast AA Regiment
- l+ D2 i1 F% a- m, ~: G: l9 `' a    12th Marine Defense Battalion. ~4 C6 D# f: P$ s9 W
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
1 [+ ?( S1 c- y- E2 {    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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Defending units:& f" Q$ W4 z( c
    33rd/A Division
# x: D& ~; L2 H5 w( R9 A    81st/B Division
+ U8 j# W4 ^2 ]( {) b+ \    Sasebo 7th SNLF
7 s- E4 N. r0 f  z4 B6 m  \' c    81st/C Division
. {3 e3 e$ `% n7 r& c    138th Infantry Regiment" T$ V- U2 T! g+ z1 g. j' N, P
    Kure 3rd SNLF
  u2 w6 D4 r/ X/ v! ~    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
$ ?  x! T( O3 l% k5 c    144th Infantry Regiment2 H. M6 z$ V' {  N
    52nd Naval Guard Unit1 y' u5 k" ?* H2 [0 A
    33rd/B Division5 x$ i+ u: P: I7 O
    81st/A Division
& _4 F  o# g- \0 K! ]( N" C    33rd/C Division9 }' c2 J( z1 U: x
    3rd Base Force1 l/ e6 Y0 J& \3 g) h; t
    19th JAAF Base Force  g, x1 T. ]2 k* P# D5 ?# E8 a
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /11 s6 h0 O# ~- i! y3 Y4 m& m
    60th Field AA Battalion6 j" p/ b2 v7 p. B5 V  t) I
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
( P  T& [% ?4 A2 n    53rd Construction Battalion
. F: }5 q  P0 _9 O/ r    Ponape Naval Fortress& i( j7 w( a( U9 L' D
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment; q( M; }7 y+ X/ T; }1 Z3 S, c# d8 K
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9 y0 L5 ^4 y5 ~& L" [" f* ~    12th Air Fleet3 K- s+ h4 L3 e7 ^6 u1 c- v& o2 m
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment2 ^5 ^1 j- d- K. }! d
    61st Field AA Battalion
6 `) T5 L' K6 G. b0 r    11th Ind.AA Gun Co & x* u* Y$ m  ^4 A4 }  A
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
$ i  Z- u4 W  q( k5 g    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
9 W, s" i- o6 y% [+ z0 J9 `2 m    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
# t2 }4 m6 k7 {    14th Area Army /1
1 s) {/ _8 l. N9 _5 u/ k    63rd Field AA Battalion' e/ }, h( T* V. x% O/ V9 W- X
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
+ Z/ G0 n: {% b9 F' J. A, t    Kure 7th SNLF4 \3 ~- L! M2 m! |& G# d) P
    18th Army
8 W" e( c4 F9 A1 Y    23rd Fld AA Gun Co 0 Y' t! ]' a  W( _0 K
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3; t! L4 L" Z% v7 g" ?8 O

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2 y( `4 ~( |  f& U( i# F9 t日军反潜船只确认击沉盟军SS一艘! u9 E$ W5 J/ J' a" M+ F/ g1 n; p
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Submarine attack near Satawal  at 107,106! d5 b* ]8 C! u4 Z4 w+ B2 d

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      E No.54; j4 |- z$ ~+ [  k
      E No.507 v" g9 A8 {( Y
      E No.68
: x2 |. l$ m, ]; \& z4 F      E No.52
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1 I+ e. E) Z7 _1 c0 P8 \Allied Ships
1 b  p8 |! B0 r' Z% K5 k      SS Blackfin, hits 21, and is sunk
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: U, E- w9 z  E+ E/ `4 M重创另一艘( E6 n( r+ r# l' C% j) w4 p

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, Y4 c' f; a" P0 Y# [$ K$ G' sASW attack near Satawal  at 109,1023 R5 c, G' v# ?. ~( [5 j
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Japanese Ships
& z; @& W8 {9 X- D3 X  n      E No.8" ]+ ~6 w  [' C; a: g4 L
      E No.6
; S  I3 L* v, Y( H3 V. S) F 2 f, x5 M% V7 B- K/ q
Allied Ships1 D, g: ]% r7 A2 Z
      SS Peto, hits 14,  heavy damage

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 02, 44
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经过几天的修整，并更换了部分部队的指挥官后，盟军在强大的海军和空军掩护下再次对波那佩日军发动攻击，这次的攻击毙伤了和第一次攻击差不多的鬼子，不过盟军的损失下降了不少，盟军和日军战斗力的对比应该进一步扩大了
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4 Q" [$ Z+ c' `# `0 i5 uNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!3 o- x$ W/ d1 z) ]( m. j

, d3 `! Q0 v& D, B* b( y" v/ p7 p62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.; `: H2 N4 _' b/ _) k) o
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Allied Ships
" }' X4 |. l& w+ I, a" T+ j8 `      CA Wichita2 g/ g1 G& g2 f3 j$ g1 V$ X
      CA Vincennes
0 }. w; r2 C; c* [* }# x      CA Quincy
5 `# a8 G  t/ I; ~; `- Z; P5 y      CA San Francisco& D& B) f2 w5 ?) N' }( n  f$ i: q6 b
      CA Minneapolis
  \8 s. f5 n4 n  m$ x, w      CA Astoria
; j" }" Y; l# w# ]+ R1 q      CA Chicago- D& P" v# @$ M0 T2 b5 D1 m
      CA Louisville
* o! b7 K9 L; K9 K% ^- e      CA Chester
" l7 Z2 K' M( I" y$ v      CA Northampton
% X  k  r" Z/ u8 F8 \1 E0 W) a8 U      CA Portland" s: S0 T& |; `& Q0 b' v
& [" E5 Y/ C+ R: {9 g- g
Japanese ground losses:
) t! c: T& e: _      71 casualties reported
8 e! h% R1 ^! h! F: p) H& K3 j3 `: r         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 M" U% [3 U6 i6 w         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled- d2 ~: |9 F8 I) H7 O3 u) J
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( P/ f7 A; o1 k. Z/ N
      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)1 F7 [) J. B( a3 l
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Airbase hits 2
- n3 a, F7 J" J! Q. GRunway hits 10
( F- ?7 H1 M5 }* F$ T; ^0 i/ tPort hits 4  k) Q; p+ \) o' i. {$ Z
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CA Wichita firing at Ponape 4 ^& M( ^3 H+ @8 J. O/ i
CA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
8 s+ @, f5 w2 U+ A& OPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes* y& J0 C/ p* C2 h
CA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress5 m7 s% @( E0 t5 F
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy
8 {1 T7 e+ @" x# f7 k( j- J  X) `CA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division% `" n. E% ?. U! P
CA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
' F4 X0 ]+ v9 ]" p6 yPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria
1 p) l" E' Q% Y8 ?CA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
% L8 R+ _% k/ v- ]CA Chicago firing at Ponape " ?9 C# K. T  l6 {) @
CA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force6 I/ N) H- y8 n$ }" t! f$ ~) L
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester# d8 U6 H* f, _) h
CA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress( _: a- D6 U/ }! Y, T
CA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division* n1 t. [# w4 F$ I, N( x2 s
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland
9 @; r2 y( T1 MCA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment3 e2 z/ x7 T, \4 i3 G/ [

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1 R/ H/ w! h3 K& h# j1 wNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,1131 j! h1 b6 s  }8 ~0 s
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Allied Ships
) N$ _2 F- E- @$ r" Q& F* K8 u      BB Alabama( d$ Z( X# A! e6 [+ K
      BB Massachusetts
3 x' Y2 M* q6 s( k1 w( Z# l# \* r      BB Indiana
& N  o7 d% w. J      BB South Dakota4 p, S1 i! d3 ^9 R7 o& x
      BB Washington4 n  r* b8 T  z) Q
      BB North Carolina
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" h6 k( P8 l3 |2 G8 m7 u/ B& RJapanese ground losses:+ P0 @& j3 b; D
      275 casualties reported% d8 t. m: W. Y8 {* R9 p
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
  r9 C& D7 h3 h: b& @+ x0 h1 {" x0 B9 S         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled
) L6 e2 L- R* {& L  Y. j" v         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 y3 N# k! o+ u2 g      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)8 U# J" u9 P: {  n5 R* A: G6 r
      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)# {2 h, b/ n8 Z4 S: G! B- o
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Airbase supply hits 1
" N; M1 j* w4 E" gRunway hits 7- Q4 j5 P. }5 @$ f- P
Port hits 3" `3 t1 I4 l; e% e# V; c% l, h
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BB Alabama firing at Ponape - u' k+ u8 D7 I6 o% K: X
BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape " i3 f+ ^4 l3 S/ `4 p& I8 H! K% D0 q
BB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division
& O; `) w) }* w4 ]OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota& h  V) p# a6 a' Q1 r
BB South Dakota firing at Ponape
" C, q# G+ j9 U5 zBB Washington firing at Ponape
' e5 H) a" R" A# R& T* SBB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment7 j, |. ^8 }; b& J5 Z0 L+ j

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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense." z0 s  E1 u* @) _3 b. d; c7 f

- y; A2 a: U( L3 F4 OAllied Ships
1 O  y9 g3 {: {      BB Queen Elizabeth
7 I* ^* o% O) _$ j6 i. s      BB Valiant8 K- A- }) _5 y& C3 ^& p  C2 X
      BB Mississippi
/ Z& i8 {# ]+ H" A4 \, @      BB New Mexico2 p5 R  c1 N, L; x4 C/ G6 M# Y/ X) j
      BB Idaho
: g' L, f2 a" G$ o" a# h3 E      BB West Virginia- T% @. v% a, N" c9 e
      BB Colorado( c; Z$ j5 Z+ ?- p& G- D* Q9 \  p

: l! E" R: K9 g' kJapanese ground losses:: M2 ]9 `: v% ?/ V; G* G: r& t  v* c
      117 casualties reported4 A% I* U0 c6 B; r4 _) a
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
0 s( z, k' \& v" n2 ~         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
1 n4 n' U! U5 e" Y+ i         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled: Y  O7 X! |! P/ Y) p1 }
      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)0 Y2 p1 D0 f. N0 d
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)% b  q" G* z4 ?) P4 ?- h
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Airbase hits 2
2 |0 [) Q  G- WRunway hits 2% }4 V: O+ C  p8 m) v* a

3 g& K+ `) O: zBB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
) B0 [) y* v  J( C* Z; k% ^BB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
" w9 d+ H+ d& U2 EBB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
: ?# ?4 _1 f9 pPonape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi- y8 m; u/ ?4 l- T& s  _+ ?: W
BB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division2 q# \4 D; ]8 X5 c" b  e
BB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force7 A0 O2 T% a! _( @# ?
3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho0 [1 J* g4 h' b$ s# }
BB West Virginia firing at Ponape
6 j6 @6 m$ I2 ]" ^4 VBB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force4 \7 d+ y2 ~4 e4 b4 V8 r2 W
3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado1 q) W8 p3 j; w% z3 R1 m) E

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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
* t) p2 z+ `- B0 x6 p$ M% s, Z0 nEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft  A0 X0 x7 D: [( E" x! c
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462. ?9 F: ~9 v3 N3 [7 k
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 3375 s+ }: U9 _+ q$ x1 e8 [: {
      TBM-1C Avenger x 283( U( k  C$ P9 O& i# P* m3 w

( p) _; t1 x/ R9 S6 z2 \+ v$ V2 ^" vAllied aircraft losses& g2 W0 R! q- g# ~2 V& P
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged6 G5 C0 {" {: q; z$ W& ^, x  ?
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak4 t% U0 o8 N; B% I$ k$ E& T2 w
      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged3 E3 B% Z; O. m7 T
      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak! B" Z7 ^. ~1 i, x& V9 }  n
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Japanese ground losses:
) D  N% S" n8 [) f9 K6 w      159 casualties reported
# ?! x$ P9 Q$ ]         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 g' F4 f9 c' z0 i" B. \- o6 L$ u8 ?         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
4 P/ b. c8 }  s' C1 n         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# b) h! N; C  @% L
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3 p3 z6 d, V( I9 w8 J/ cGround combat at Ponape (119,113)- p$ q. G& m7 s( w
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 77530 troops, 1387 guns, 2472 vehicles, Assault Value = 2931
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% V1 z; c  n0 @. Z1 Y0 J8 l" lDefending force 50530 troops, 686 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1344, p! b8 O( y. o' D, W! ?' `) x

9 N" [! {! I8 Z# E7 [. V$ r) pAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 7. S, M% a2 \0 Q2 B' S; q

! g! @4 W6 x; D6 R! Z4 |Allied adjusted assault: 3406
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, v& ?9 m+ _/ \! |0 O8 }Japanese adjusted defense: 8701 ' z4 Z8 {2 Z" ~5 X3 a

9 z, E# v7 J$ h$ t% f9 RAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7)
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# [4 t" q" l6 J7 p& a" j  MCombat modifiers( X5 J" X* F4 g* ]) n" r, ^3 \
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)
2 Z- u& p  d. X! I: S! aAttacker:
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      3539 casualties reported
# i6 Q4 {! W7 n8 U/ C7 M& B         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled
' I) X) \2 D9 J         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled& j# Z9 ~2 S. R% Q& [5 h: i
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
: V' @7 e1 `6 Q4 B      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)
, p4 c2 e! Z, ^' I      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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% Y: `6 ^9 {/ e1 h/ Y! \Allied ground losses:
0 |6 S# X6 c; l$ P6 g8 i      3552 casualties reported
5 O5 b; W, L  [8 @0 @. m" }6 R         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled  C1 w( k9 E3 ]! h% q  j0 @
         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled
# E7 q0 K: A1 ?  F: D- i% x3 ]         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled( V# q+ O4 ~* F, o
      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)# P8 Y5 I2 `, U. j; L: q& \& y
      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)' m& S9 U9 s& q2 j" q
      Units destroyed 1
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Assaulting units:
  I' j2 u1 H  c: H$ e* G! v: X    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
( M$ q6 A+ D1 W( p    5th Marine Division# T0 ]% u, `  ~
    716th Tank Battalion
' N$ {& k: S1 @( z    706th Tank Battalion- y2 x1 L1 @$ ^
    762nd Tank Battalion; s0 W3 H+ ^0 O6 K+ ]" B9 s  M$ y  w# q
    710th Tank Battalion' K* L8 o$ n+ p3 z$ U
    767th Tank Battalion' N& v2 a. S6 M6 p+ i
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment* m1 c! J* B4 }
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment: j+ v- M. x( r7 u( |8 L& m  S
    81st Infantry Division
" H' u& b% e% l6 m# w! U    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
3 s- I& U4 p8 r. ?/ w# x6 a    96th Infantry Division( z: [6 ^& C# R! s) ]# E/ h
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment2 @, S5 C3 [# ^& ~$ s( s( e+ V
    711th Tank Battalion! |) ^& e/ K4 x
    44th Tank Battalion
3 I' M- j7 K+ Z- m4 l  d    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion* S1 D# k1 p. X8 P
    6th Infantry Division
5 D; Z5 t: C* ?- M6 L" g: Z& v, ?    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
8 u; T' z. ]* J0 U' o( T, D    31st Infantry Regiment
& a1 W8 U! B1 c. G4 G    XIV US Corps
* y3 }! F# s3 |$ n4 Z, x    96th Coast AA Regiment
( P7 G, z* H9 x0 H4 G. i8 A1 Q0 W    12th Marine Defense Battalion- I# d) M. R: j- d* u
    4th USA Defense Battalion
8 r6 \5 u9 E4 E8 b" v2 z" j    14th Marine Defense Battalion
6 |/ X  L, B) p2 K$ [1 E    1st USMC AA Battalion
* h6 B* T  q" A( |0 b& h    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
; N& ?! @: c* A: A4 i    5th USA Defense Battalion& s0 X! Z- q; t2 ~5 s! x
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
0 C- [* }, }6 C9 c% q( |    738th Coast AA Regiment
2 ~2 E; }+ Y( u8 {2 ~* ~; p4 V2 y    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
$ l+ k4 k# o. ]* N$ N' b5 G  W0 z    I Corps Artillery
' u9 ~, D0 R  y0 W0 T! R; C* ~    8th Marine Defense Battalion
8 ~* j: p; |9 `  w    X Corps Artillery 5 T2 I, g/ g$ i% r; v- i) x, l
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion9 b) ~8 y- q% j+ Z
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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    6th Guards Inf. Regiment4 `3 l4 }! b8 h! D
    52nd Naval Guard Unit- m. |- e; ]2 x3 s4 M1 v2 ?
    144th Infantry Regiment
3 b6 L' r! s  E# r+ s; T. U7 |& P    Kure 3rd SNLF# a* ^, n% ?9 I5 |. ^
    Sasebo 7th SNLF
  x" U6 L2 }- X/ ~; I    33rd/B Division
( t' K- D; z# ?4 k    81st/C Division' r6 {- J: T. F2 o+ y
    81st/A Division, C' M- L: ~( c+ q
    81st/B Division' y7 C2 t& i* R$ k9 Y% A* _2 z
    33rd/A Division
2 q3 P; p) p. }- [6 B! Q" v    138th Infantry Regiment, s1 c# e0 @( S0 r- w
    33rd/C Division0 i# V4 y, w  ~+ F- ^3 |1 t+ Z
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment  g: B3 |' n- X! _: a. }7 q# D
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion. A! V) H, |* M1 T2 I" l* i: V4 [! E$ x
    19th JAAF Base Force9 p; y3 Z5 a2 C6 M! f4 ^/ [$ v
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co 2 k+ w2 H' Y) I
    12th Air Fleet
  v, U6 ]3 [; W+ ^7 Z- }7 a8 A    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment0 t; E( ^+ v/ D% O
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co % c, Y+ k8 U3 Q+ z# g6 _  Y* I
    63rd Field AA Battalion3 g5 I, p: j# q/ f; D! |# @' F  m
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
% u7 G! Z! W0 V9 c7 S, i    18th Field AF Construction Battalion6 G" n7 x0 d$ \3 A8 M, _, z9 g0 J) r
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
0 `  z6 ~6 l$ @2 u    Ponape Naval Fortress
3 }1 [/ \- b; J% N- G    61st Field AA Battalion
5 c$ i- [0 K7 }$ Y7 z    18th Army% @* h: O- P& q2 u, C1 x9 G
    14th Area Army /1: [8 \$ C; \$ A4 r# r2 E3 s
    60th Field AA Battalion3 Z- M6 H) ?$ ]7 C; A( L
    53rd Construction Battalion; }) ^" y4 s: }% G6 w7 o
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion" {5 r$ D( m) \6 H0 y; h
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
  ~5 w" f* ~& J: T$ l1 w4 N    Kure 7th SNLF
! w+ v! e) q% X- M* I, F$ o0 H    3rd Base Force
5 o/ D- b4 ]6 o; O    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape); R! Y  o; @1 a9 U' n' Z/ z
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms7 @$ _! g8 q0 \. A( o* ^  I
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 s5 Q: L" Q* ?+ v9 w3 l& \0 c
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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" m/ Q  F) A, l0 vAllied aircraft
2 s1 w6 a1 Q, V! H& k      F6F-5 Hellcat x 4623 ~3 V1 X* _; q3 g% Z1 V8 w4 ~
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337: x0 B- T; w$ n) B. D0 r$ c
      TBM-1C Avenger x 2837 ?+ d4 X! Q4 K- l2 z8 Y6 a  @, M# J
Allied aircraft losses+ [1 U" W& g8 @4 ~; D5 E7 g

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协同很给力！

hades1001

对基地的攻击协同成功率比对海高很多的，因为目标是固定的

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 05, 44
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在把炮击距离设置成主炮距离后没有了岸炮的干扰貌似炮击的效果好了些。日军仍在波纳佩殊死抵抗，战况仍然在胶着状态
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) A, s  G6 y2 z) N9 Z. L- m1 @Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships8 b' _, m& a/ H! y% k; b
      CA Vincennes
3 }* [' Q$ |. w) A, I- a1 S* C      CA Quincy
$ D+ a' C2 h' t( E3 ?      CA San Francisco1 I# i1 i4 O7 `/ J' ]+ r3 B
      CA Minneapolis
' J  |, a5 V0 W% {/ p0 m) t      CA Astoria
6 p* Y: a4 }8 x3 w, M8 \      CA Chicago/ \7 Q/ i3 K; O8 \" A
      CA Louisville' D% x+ f$ N1 u
      CA Chester
6 ~0 A6 `6 F& T9 L) b      CA Northampton- A5 E% ]" @/ \* X, J" `
      CA Portland( l: @! }8 h3 p8 N) z, @

( f! D2 [; a5 dJapanese ground losses:
( {- S# i. K" |! s      112 casualties reported% H0 k# a8 ^) L; J
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ ]" R% I6 }: I1 Q* g* S; u
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled" h6 V$ r- Z" v
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled5 m/ r, w. ]) |

1 _7 L1 K( `$ {  I" xAirbase hits 51 b% z$ Z, r$ N' S6 E( U# r
Airbase supply hits 2
3 P( e1 {, l; W+ s/ n" uRunway hits 21
6 ?# {, ^# k, D1 v2 X$ w. ^3 u# H1 YPort hits 7
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8 X+ n: z2 |0 F) u$ G. h  ONight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships
, y- I' r  l: A$ k$ R8 s      BB Alabama' n6 `5 ?5 Y+ V' a8 C- _. v
      BB Massachusetts
: g" |: y/ H' d, Y7 x+ x      BB Indiana2 S4 x: P8 B* D/ J0 M4 }( G
      BB South Dakota- F) h$ Q/ C. X) D: V, b
      BB Washington
' f7 T7 W; {% i      BB North Carolina& j" ]* s, p+ N. G/ Q3 k

, w  y8 r* K$ cJapanese ground losses:
6 Q; Z$ H2 L' p  o      398 casualties reported, \. M6 d; `7 q, B' \
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled* R- F& S1 h/ s% d) X% R! L0 D0 A* Z
         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled2 s0 X+ A( M5 ~: s# }
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
% m- |( O/ K3 ?- I      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)5 l. f* j, c+ k$ _" _
      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)2 h- S; y) |% f( |# |

, r- s- v  B. M" ~/ }3 [  k' N% J# }Airbase hits 9  D$ N! K' A. a( B+ A- z/ m4 j& ]
Runway hits 98 y  A7 d- l7 T& t" T0 N
Port hits 28 s5 G- z% ^1 q, B; r. j$ p$ o
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BB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division% o; o* Y5 C& L
BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape 3 S" ?1 e% d. H6 `! q4 E5 C
BB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division! k: X: C9 x  h+ I/ |
BB South Dakota firing at Ponape 1 H7 q5 Z4 w+ H/ C& y
BB Washington firing at Ponape - y& t) e5 h. q( v. R* R
BB North Carolina firing at Ponape
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# B: q& O! z" Z8 m1 D! CNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,1134 o0 e- O" u1 ]4 M; W( X% i

  F! Z, r) V8 h! s5 ~* s! hAllied Ships
! W' A% {  M6 G  W      BB Mississippi6 ?' `8 n1 F% S' D' x6 N- B/ y4 _
      BB New Mexico! F5 A' t; P( T: k( I' l2 C. o
      BB Idaho
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Japanese ground losses:
2 `+ `2 ?4 Q. A. t, [7 p$ E      195 casualties reported6 F7 F) Z; `+ a7 `! L
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled& x  C3 l$ t4 z; ?! ~- g7 P1 x
         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled& E7 F  k' H: O2 ^5 s4 k
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
! j: q! [% r4 {; Z0 i5 q. \      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)6 t7 l# j6 Y' _3 \
      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)" y7 O9 b3 s9 K6 d5 g

. x# k8 Z1 S' w1 gAirbase hits 3( o' U3 I+ k0 R6 V" ~
Runway hits 14+ {) T1 c6 |) F8 {% M

0 p- R5 y$ ^+ w' b" R8 d6 H) ~BB Mississippi firing at Ponape   \+ D9 W& s, c7 Z+ O2 Q# F- K' n5 I
BB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division' l  _) R0 `& U% \
BB Idaho firing at Ponape 3 e7 V" l& r1 J5 {3 S- ?6 \
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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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Weather in hex: Severe storms( j# f: S% p& d+ Y( F
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
9 Y  L# }" y, qEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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( p: ~8 O6 [5 I/ T+ N( kAllied aircraft( C7 s' {- p) R9 o. @. k, J
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 4625 k: q( P& s6 j. u3 S2 J/ d+ ?
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 333
7 Q$ l, r' Q3 E% O; @0 I      TBM-1C Avenger x 286
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Allied aircraft losses8 S3 @/ `+ H- ?
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged
' R0 t! a6 l9 C: [$ h7 Y      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak
5 z! r9 G$ w+ k7 G2 m; E# }      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:' S$ c/ c4 T9 G
      121 casualties reported7 R$ C9 j  p, [' j; d0 l  l% y0 y3 X
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled4 K" D) i5 i$ }5 M
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled% Q( K; E7 Z: l; f
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' P! d. s  Q- }! j- w/ g

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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)6 q0 V/ j; w# I' M# `: H8 t4 r

1 W; C0 z2 z9 A, c$ WAllied Deliberate attack) W% k" d3 ]8 R, |- e4 n( W0 H' x5 [

4 Z! P+ J  Q7 ~( b4 ~Attacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 2629
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4 k. X7 T: P& }1 }  p  B% u! QDefending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121
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& y( M4 p8 c' j/ vAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 6
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6 O( a% `) u. CAllied adjusted assault: 3228 7 w& \* p4 l# B' p

! s2 W7 W' T9 y" H! Q. P1 C. X+ m9 ~% AJapanese adjusted defense: 7085 ( O! G: v# @" B% H/ U. u1 M
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6)
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3 p" j9 ^; F- D& RCombat modifiers
, Y8 ?8 q0 z7 w3 b" IDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-), m- K# e) T' f7 X
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
: _+ b( \$ _! h  @! [, t      2305 casualties reported
* p1 _$ g$ L( r: o8 P. e         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled1 I3 R9 t5 F$ E2 H3 V) {: O
         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled
* ^5 w; {/ X9 g) F         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled4 S* u" y1 \: P$ Y% ^7 x7 n
      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)3 i$ C- j- N  k! }; W9 z
      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
7 d) \% r6 E8 l0 E- T; S' ^      3064 casualties reported
& f2 x, k+ I( O3 B5 Y6 W         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled$ R* h6 e3 X1 [4 ^
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled, N4 i) ]& M* L5 ]  O: [- d+ J
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled
% _/ E3 t) x. E      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled)3 ]3 n" I! ^9 ?  x0 K, V+ O
      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
3 T- _$ `; v0 O+ S    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment5 ?9 L! ]1 t8 x  W. W, o* e' T
    711th Tank Battalion
4 N+ W4 E/ F( y/ y    716th Tank Battalion
6 T# i& |1 s. l% @    6th Infantry Division
, V7 q* i7 M0 ~3 j! A    44th Tank Battalion6 t2 k$ V8 Q2 x, d5 g8 T* M, w
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment1 a7 S3 X2 `( X5 {# B; F6 ?" l
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
! K, {5 D% j. Z( S& D    81st Infantry Division+ ^8 O& r- u( z, g7 d8 [: A$ W* y5 G* Y
    767th Tank Battalion4 U! }2 i; W. b8 _# f
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
% j: t- E7 Y8 x3 S. Q: }8 X    762nd Tank Battalion
7 A7 m1 G8 ]8 `' Q    710th Tank Battalion+ x5 Q0 @) E* S2 ^1 f
    96th Infantry Division: i# q. g9 ]% L4 a( D
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
) U" r8 L! V+ y4 Q2 m    706th Tank Battalion8 c& n7 M, s4 \$ d( a! F4 d' n/ G
    5th Marine Division$ R6 Q3 z/ Z; B/ R
    31st Infantry Regiment
# D8 n! Y: D2 f2 H+ V    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion2 [% w: h* B( _# c
    1st USMC AA Battalion
! w: ?8 L: g3 A! V/ V' x# l$ \, T4 O    738th Coast AA Regiment; C% ^5 q  ~+ }' \/ |; D" a
    96th Coast AA Regiment) q, g* y9 d& S4 s" b
    14th Marine Defense Battalion
: D) d6 P8 h0 [6 W$ N+ }    12th Marine Defense Battalion( g4 g+ z* j& }: ?
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
/ s* W) |* c5 w8 [* D3 v    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment, _5 v1 H! c% x1 \0 i: ]; Y
    XIV US Corps
: d0 z1 ?, O$ d: ?( W. B    X Corps Artillery 8 e( ~! e; n4 M1 \
    5th USA Defense Battalion, ^( D; L1 o; f: q
    4th USA Defense Battalion
! M5 H" R9 M* V) R3 `! F0 T. {    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment) g0 q$ U. O% {4 W/ s
    I Corps Artillery
+ X( P+ e/ g2 p    8th Marine Defense Battalion
- }+ J9 j& _, L! \+ C) U    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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7 ^$ x8 A  M3 \Defending units:
" K% u- m1 l/ j" Y' k    Ponape Naval Fortress
* D0 @5 s% O- E$ l/ K    81st/C Division: z# m8 D7 p5 m, X8 U
    52nd Naval Guard Unit3 Y) h$ J1 V6 }( s* Q; h2 ?
    138th Infantry Regiment: }  l- y2 P) i5 l6 N& v+ t/ r* J) P
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
, x* q5 }1 `1 ^. B; y3 H    Sasebo 7th SNLF
- S+ Y7 t* z" Y& X, L' Z- y- h    144th Infantry Regiment
2 I% y' L* `! H( T) G    81st/B Division
$ }; f% a4 k1 _( l    33rd/B Division
7 Z, _" |* m$ r+ F' a    33rd/A Division, ?) q8 `5 Y- y6 O
    81st/A Division( p' m. i+ O0 F( l( v9 v
    Kure 3rd SNLF9 a) Q5 n/ }& j2 n
    33rd/C Division" _) r% F9 l, K; S0 K3 `/ r
    53rd Construction Battalion5 M) c+ e- Z4 W$ ?
    18th Army
$ z9 l! l4 V% s: o& N$ ?! X$ J4 \    14th Area Army /1
# o& H" i" D. Q! ^: C* {    60th Field AA Battalion0 w+ w$ J" o0 X2 [) @& f- D) T/ u
    12th Air Fleet: `# |( y# k2 n* n& |" A0 V( a
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
$ r3 l. S9 ^' [$ A2 a( h- T    63rd Field AA Battalion
2 G# u$ m* d5 C4 U4 D    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment: w7 i4 F+ h2 u0 f( o# P
    3rd Base Force2 i# r. V0 d$ _% {" ]- h8 V5 h
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
2 N+ J5 r! q9 q2 t" ]4 F    Kure 7th SNLF
, \$ x& O. \0 L' x    19th JAAF Base Force9 s/ }" m. b' T+ a  }  n1 ^
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion1 x6 z4 @3 @8 I( Z7 B% s) z
    61st Field AA Battalion
1 D' i# _( _' n! I    23rd Fld AA Gun Co ! {, K8 C( q# u9 F5 h/ T
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6 r1 v0 @) c3 R( G/ [    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment2 q- ]. m0 z# M  r; i
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
6 j$ B& v) Z4 h; L" O+ E5 r' J& q    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
# ]/ W/ x7 v( a4 M8 j    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

xubin0892

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

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 06, 44
8 Y8 @& V7 v, `2 G. d妄图偷袭仰光的日军舰队被识破，轻型巡洋舰十胜号被4颗1000磅爆菊，生死未卜
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当天盟军对波纳佩的空袭和炮击还打出了一个小暴击，有1000多日军在155榴的炮口下死伤，这是防御要崩盘的节奏么？大统领拭目以待
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,60
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1 n8 v+ R; z' ^# ?2 M$ \Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
  h; p: `& U* v# r$ aEstimated time to target is 28 minutes0 O2 `3 s! n1 S/ X/ U( l) {! W

1 Z( F4 o7 x8 @6 `8 lAllied aircraft
7 V2 n9 j/ x8 o# t7 Q" K5 e      P-38L Lightning x 23
6 G0 k# C9 z/ Q' Q3 ^      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
. }. |# H$ T# v1 f      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged" x' U/ F5 P/ ]; j4 q
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak9 U- r- y1 r- {# Z/ }# Z

8 B0 N7 ~( A. v4 [7 Q3 }2 |' TJapanese Ships
7 F3 f" f$ F1 a, H4 G      DD Suruyame# ^5 U6 q0 w' ~3 O- `7 }
      CL Ninaru7 f2 G3 x; c& ?! V  h( h
      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage9 Z1 Y' F# P7 T/ B$ [* H
      DD Yayoi
3 n! w. z) P% e- ~* P/ F      CA Kako) k+ t& r. b. O9 `  ^
      DD Asagiri
; B. y, c, F9 }8 h      DD Ayanami9 T+ C' Z1 G4 Q* v. D8 H2 K

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Aircraft Attacking:
) u( C0 B3 @/ x$ H: ^  o( a& w$ ^      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
$ H( u. o3 k: @% f0 |0 [               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
5 z3 m7 `$ ~0 v! L) |  [5 M$ I       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'8 @! G/ ?$ C' H: v# H9 F
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
  s2 {. v: x0 e' ]       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'- p5 u, ~  u3 E
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb1 z* `; U7 v. s0 b6 S

1 S0 z1 i3 E- p) Q6 LMassive explosion on CL Tokachi
0 `: ]$ B  S# i+ g+ xHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi
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4 [: h6 H3 }  r+ d" \- b0 _; mAfternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape)9 L4 U0 l4 b# u7 p: _5 i
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain  C7 I2 P/ @; G/ p; S
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
4 A+ P& L: F- |0 HEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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9 A2 [3 r: A6 J5 tAllied aircraft
; k5 G" a& S& O9 y      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
7 I: S# s/ q" U" R$ S5 ~! b      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 326
) f; A* @5 W3 P4 Z      TBM-1C Avenger x 2852 T/ i( _# p, ]
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Allied aircraft losses
+ d6 f4 m' m; A4 v. B      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged" e2 `" _: b$ _
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
# O, O0 z5 W4 X3 r6 ~      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged5 N/ ?- l9 ?; k# m0 l
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Japanese ground losses:/ O4 @" k) ]6 t
      276 casualties reported; o% p* l2 C$ t( r$ q. d
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled8 O- I2 o6 u: j+ j# A
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
5 j+ d! N4 O" B* @+ {" Y, \% z& `         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' s1 L+ ?  H4 u* ~      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)5 {7 t" B+ j1 W4 Q( E  o5 `, m7 w% o
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Bombardment attack( K2 B8 x& a, k2 |# d* h
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Attacking force 5127 troops, 335 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 2263
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8 Q1 }0 {6 E. }5 u; oDefending force 45166 troops, 619 guns, 279 vehicles, Assault Value = 1017
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Japanese ground losses:4 e) P( X8 `, ^7 J1 l2 y  `
      1082 casualties reported. ]! }. F* K8 _8 H% [1 v' [; m+ _
         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled
. W$ R7 H$ [4 B4 Y0 k) a) Q. s         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled. [4 d% _: \4 Z8 K2 W
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled6 K/ ?. |: S% ^' F- Z% I$ z/ D
      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
8 X( R4 J  L% E: e% l      23 casualties reported+ V4 Q" n# k4 o" W6 y
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 G  e+ B# B+ D! l4 ~% u% r/ h         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
/ G- A$ ~' X( }+ x) z9 U         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# \0 d+ c. j& \$ W3 K" I5 X      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)+ J* q7 N% |; `
      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 44
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东京快车出轨( V$ w. @% s) @- b8 r
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% [. T% P+ X  @. r# q* L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。- O0 X! I! g: v: H& {  i: k8 A
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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。" A) D" p* n9 n: s0 |
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天亮之后，巡弋的波纳佩海域的58战斗机官兵惊喜的发现有几百架日军运输机排着整齐的队形向波纳佩飞来，准备强行空投补给。盟军指战员当然毫不客气照单全收，击落日本大艇和运输机200余架，大获全胜。
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Submarine attack near Ponape  at 119,113
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Japanese Ships
5 v( n* p0 {) t7 q& {; Y8 j0 H( T3 a      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk* g* p4 F8 N. Y$ d
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Allied Ships" I: y5 S; o) s: g7 F" R
      CLAA Prince Robert. F. m; c3 D% t6 @
      DD Saumarez
* r' m( m/ I8 A% F      DD Nizam
9 |" r/ p# Z. f$ T8 w  L+ \& I      DD Ellet
* K' m6 J- y- q2 d) O      DD Waller
2 N7 c3 S. Y* X2 g% I      DD Walker* P2 f3 A+ M5 Z: T4 `+ E6 d( a
      DD Wadleigh/ @1 {7 ~# m8 G2 K- P
      DD Uhlmann
. E! H1 s5 q  q& s1 T; ?      DD Twining: D* i+ i, @& W  q
      DD Twiggs' ~7 d- b7 |  L  M
      DD David Taylor
  b( A/ V, J9 `* H) V5 [1 P9 K      DD Strong
2 v! @" Q* B" K+ j) F      DD Sproston6 _3 }8 }$ P) D1 l  \/ h5 l" q
      DD Sigsbee4 `  I) w. |& s! B$ `1 z' D
      DD Sigourney
( y; t$ U$ q8 x5 G      DD Schroeder$ d5 [) ~# ~+ S2 M9 [' e; x$ B
      DD Benham II
' I% q2 n. j; L: N' O( V4 ?      DD Cushing II
# h$ d/ y/ n7 _4 ^( u2 V      DD Urchin# Y/ u9 ~3 A# d8 a
      DD Urania# j- @' P( b4 o5 G
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SS I-48 is sighted by escort
" ~" A) O5 h/ M; K/ q. m. u# qDD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search5 L% g) S" _& k) m7 {8 c" R/ E( j# r, y
DD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....
" M6 a: G3 k: I) w% u1 [2 `SS I-48 forced to surface!
; Z7 ]% ?* Q- ?DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....# f$ L9 O/ m( F7 P( u0 U5 {
DD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....& a3 [. ~1 i' u' T6 l0 u9 P
DD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....
* l8 @& Q4 O. m0 U1 E: w4 UDD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ...." H1 v3 T' V0 p- Q) s
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
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- F6 ?$ h% @" U, D! r5 zNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards! b5 \( E& ~! B0 b
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Japanese aircraft
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$ i" j" x% T( z! G/ Z8 GJapanese aircraft losses, r  U2 _2 t- H( }" B( \9 k
      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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4 O9 v7 C* f- @. \6 k0 i7 hJapanese Ships
4 u) D1 q" C* c! N1 v$ l      CL Agano
8 \/ ?, N  x2 V% i; C      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2
; z- O5 W& h: i5 D0 }- A4 I      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, O& C& R4 z5 w- _1 o! Y- d      DD Hibiki
9 k9 I, E- G+ u+ {" U" ?/ z: t7 g, N      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1
0 G2 ?! w7 o4 |3 ^- j8 P      DD Shirakumo' V* O) _9 G8 x
      DD Isonami( z# e) {# C* I2 S6 Z, E) O; t
      DD Murakumo  S. k" R* @4 ]: n
      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
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" n8 r. {7 |/ k0 ^- c4 I2 JAllied Ships
- E( [& P$ J& R9 O1 M6 y$ `1 Q      BB North Carolina/ T- k; P) l6 [0 h' F2 u- q
      BB Washington# E2 o" H0 u- ~9 t: ]
      BB South Dakota
' b: d5 q# @: Z3 Q+ S/ H/ [6 m( L      BB Indiana, Shell hits 16 V9 V1 s  m- W7 O1 d1 w$ m
      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 23 p; y6 X! g1 A- Q
      BB Alabama, Shell hits 22 @- c6 X2 [( F# _
      DD Conner
7 c0 A. c) W- T; p+ g      DD Cotten* D0 L% `( E# Q" r
      DD Cowell, D" M2 P. p* ~3 J3 T  e+ }
      DD Daly
" l6 u8 w" W" l      DD Eaton" M1 s2 J# S0 W$ }$ k5 T2 B" v
      DD Heywood Edwards
' s7 X* F% U+ y' m! `) i3 l      DD Erben
8 ?! X! ^% x& A9 p      DD Evans1 P. R0 z( Z- V8 v
      DD Foote
! R4 i/ Y, }( ~6 t      DD Franks
- d0 E/ \! Z1 l5 f      DD Fullam+ n, b0 z5 _; D5 H& h
      DD Gatling
& h7 }6 D3 E( ]7 B! J      DD Albert Grant
4 j9 Z$ X9 H/ j( Q/ z2 b% F      DD Gregory
$ g: T7 [7 a8 a: W      DD Guest
0 O5 L& ^6 a- O+ b6 ^  Y  N* I      DMS Hamilton
$ o# {8 e7 E; Z      DMS Forrest
; Y1 w, _& m! w" W! d# S      DMS Ellyson: W3 V8 K: S3 e8 B

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
! v; k6 \2 V4 bRange closes to 28,000 yards...! i9 @6 P3 C  Y3 z( S; x; T4 l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards2 u" [8 Z) T% I. N" e+ Q1 P
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards+ ?, ^$ b  }% u  [$ @3 O! V
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
4 }8 j/ H+ j' OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
4 n0 `6 f3 N6 h4 i2 z  fRange closes to 24,000 yards...* M9 J$ q* q8 |3 m+ s! \" X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
3 s7 G( `! Q! l( f% M/ @CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards$ ]1 p2 {. @7 u6 Q  F
Range closes to 22,000 yards...% P5 S  C9 G7 Z8 {$ ^( _& T4 B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards2 x1 C; Y5 {  `% `
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards
7 i9 B( s  W! Z& [) {Range closes to 20,000 yards...8 @0 Z6 ~: u5 D' {1 \
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards1 G6 X2 f$ s# o3 P, A; J
Range closes to 18,000 yards...8 _( w1 ~& @0 z6 X4 J* x& o
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
+ {8 c" J5 x$ Q) m# WRange closes to 16,000 yards...$ D9 _: ^# L9 ]3 z2 _% Z' ^2 n
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
9 {0 M0 T: B7 wRange closes to 14,000 yards...
' R8 B9 \* y. Y! j  {CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
# W- |3 E0 D$ Q0 F8 yRange closes to 12,000 yards...$ k7 p) s2 a1 d* _7 R* l/ l2 h% w5 ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards3 m" c  H) [6 S1 l0 Q
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
6 Y, O1 F) f! T0 a* J2 dRange closes to 11,000 yards...
9 @; c( A# X& N/ }3 e5 CCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
7 y, b" ?0 {- _2 JCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards  A* [  v, c; Y! Z" U2 {
Range closes to 10,000 yards...$ [, g1 m- O7 E1 ^5 ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards9 G9 S; _& i2 t6 H- _) V- i
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards6 U. q3 h3 D$ O6 n1 `
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
- X# @) C( Q; IBB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards. H6 f+ G# ]6 h
BB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
4 A( p- K. P4 E8 X# M# E1 ?. rCL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards
- _8 u7 i" M7 EBB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards" U4 l% @+ A! O& Q+ h& ?
BB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
  O8 ?  y; s/ ~DD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards
# t) l7 x8 R# A+ S# cDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards, h$ T- z: f2 T+ `
BB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards
4 g- b5 @5 B& P; kDD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards
- b' H8 f' U$ ?8 y/ [( v, c! S2 b. QDD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards# l, W1 M6 h  r2 P
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards7 m3 [4 F9 d" d0 R, x, S1 U! t1 f, I
Range increases to 11,000 yards. x1 d) }% D0 M9 n( Z
CL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards. k, g+ M& I, p% w0 y
BB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards0 K% X+ @# W  T9 ?8 v5 Y
CL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards# ~3 Q, C$ W" y0 U  ]5 b) C
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards; o$ i* p! m8 ^1 m; n
CL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards
: [$ M4 r2 F! H) K+ e: hDD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards
, o" v. r9 M% H4 ^7 ]' m5 h0 H3 cCL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
- [) _( \( y. c8 pBB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards- b: [# Q# B5 R, e) r
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
# p8 o, N2 z! J8 j8 NDD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards
# u0 ^# l' \) ]! M+ d0 j! RDD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards) K# v) f1 r8 @; B+ ~. i
DD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards. u" ]" H0 h1 B7 h" F% r) Y
DD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards
  r" j; G+ Z. v$ |) k( @. j1 nDD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards# e0 }4 _0 C/ x7 E
Range closes to 10,000 yards
: V( T8 W6 Q; k0 r9 }CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards
' o$ C% W& ~# Y6 Y- ~. ^CL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
% C% E. s2 f& h5 F! O* x6 o) oDD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards5 F  K% }; i& e: X: R+ a6 O; ^. `
DD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
5 u+ ]( S7 k2 L1 C+ l) k1 L2 M/ T& gDD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards
5 [4 @, ]; H- d* J7 x- f; Z7 g; v( PDD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
; I4 F/ x0 j( N  \+ QDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards0 ?7 d% {( l, n( [2 H2 X$ `( @
CL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards
& q7 r3 [( \: m) U/ H; |CL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards- P: C/ j, u" e1 o1 p
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards
, W" P0 Q# P4 ?* j" h- ]  bJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
* H8 z/ ?; B6 Q3 H1 {Task forces break off...
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8 s2 ^; z+ A5 \  s; I: R: @Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards$ T- @) q0 X. M- M- B0 Z

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      DD Hikokaze
7 V2 x+ o, s% ?1 `3 I! E5 p5 m      DD Ishikaze* ^5 V0 O/ F$ c0 Y+ [9 m/ e
      DD Tagokaze( i1 i5 P0 E9 r0 T; ^) s" R
      DD Takatakaze
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      BB North Carolina5 _4 @- S3 Y# j1 B, Y
      BB Washington
  J* M1 ]2 H! u8 O% e$ y      BB South Dakota0 d- H9 H6 J' I* S! l& ?! S
      BB Indiana, z- d: E- ?( a8 F4 D$ j; m  _% E- L5 z
      BB Massachusetts7 D" \3 R! |; Q# ?2 n) a
      BB Alabama
: w3 Z. b! L+ [5 x2 n$ }: `      DD Conner# i7 d- z8 x% ^9 h: Z- z+ u9 c# F8 a
      DD Cotten. m3 I- D% n% Q, `
      DD Cowell
2 d# A3 M5 d" I. V0 y: X      DD Daly' n: C. X0 g, x3 R1 y) U
      DD Eaton
1 S+ n' U- ]8 k; @      DD Heywood Edwards
8 B0 j2 z% r3 t6 l6 A. l      DD Erben& {6 A/ ]" c  s" G7 h  @
      DD Evans
0 |+ Q1 n  D( Y/ s      DD Foote
- G5 D2 b3 l- N( N      DD Franks5 [3 M; W  B: S2 o
      DD Fullam
+ E: n# D' @* C9 M+ X      DD Gatling
7 q: f: a0 n5 I1 I+ a1 L      DD Albert Grant
9 z0 E. i. {! }2 c* i  z      DD Gregory
: I3 P6 r3 a6 t/ A      DD Guest
: m# N  N0 n1 i& v* K7 b- p      DMS Hamilton, B( Z  u0 ?7 M1 u' v0 y
      DMS Forrest
4 E" ^7 R5 z' X1 e6 _: v* }/ T      DMS Ellyson
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* p7 S( c) d* ?6 n! ]4 Y. D; Q& iMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
/ b; K0 S5 [% PRange closes to 28,000 yards..." p  @8 ~& ?7 q( K/ }
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
' ]' W4 O( K* f, ?, R4 E7 dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards/ a( f+ w8 w) a9 q+ M
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards9 W5 R) z6 t; r5 D# m1 j  b
Range closes to 24,000 yards.... R1 a; o1 M: o# X) J
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards" j1 i1 G1 R' l, \" c# ?2 p
Range closes to 22,000 yards..., l& A9 j  M0 _6 W+ x$ f4 ~
Range closes to 20,000 yards...* s$ `( V* [- E6 E
Range closes to 18,000 yards...+ S1 ]5 E" W+ z  _  Q* V+ k1 j& Q+ s. X8 d
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards
! P1 ]1 d2 l8 \0 A/ f6 X% pRange closes to 16,000 yards...( H# F' W# a% i0 }6 E8 t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
+ p( J' Z4 K$ Z  ]CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
5 J  X- h. Z. f4 P5 o" pRange closes to 14,000 yards...
4 K8 h' G" Z: f' }! iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
8 U, L6 D, `2 Z9 V/ RCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
: A2 r" z7 }8 i2 @  RRange closes to 12,000 yards...0 S/ V9 H2 J2 p2 P/ X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards8 ?1 v6 u4 {0 r
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards& n& i2 q( s$ c5 O. U* E1 w
Range closes to 11,000 yards..., ?3 W! r8 n0 @; [) m1 i
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards
7 y) B" c5 k: ?! K' CRange closes to 10,000 yards...
! r: Z2 q$ V! P& pCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards# r( R1 e0 c# c7 V
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
+ l9 _- S' S1 m& z9 ~9 h0 _Range increases to 15,000 yards...& o- S8 T2 a! ^" b5 z* D2 l" j, m
Range increases to 20,000 yards...( r' r2 O: f; y2 R; m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards5 @9 A0 \8 a6 k" x' n
Range increases to 25,000 yards...
% Z! h3 ^( _# L1 M8 c( N" XRange increases to 30,000 yards...6 y* C+ l- ]; T: q5 g( Q: W# m
Range increases to 30,000 yards.... g  m0 K; c$ [9 X! u/ C
Japanese Surface Combat TF evades combat. b' T: N8 U+ P# e! a  B. B8 p$ p

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
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; _5 P+ P6 x4 D      APD T-1, o( H+ _4 s3 B6 w, a9 T
      APD T-2, Shell hits 2
7 {9 v1 u0 |! a( y% J4 o- X8 t      APD T-3, Shell hits 1, Z- E8 M- K7 v; E3 \8 o6 S# l# ]
      APD T-4
' c6 }7 D$ K4 X/ Q8 a% k' h/ m      APD T-5
  n0 N/ Z' a( t; Q5 C      APD T-6* p' O% M" \1 f) F# c1 s: E
      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 E* h- O5 |4 L7 f      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire
( t0 y. I& O. W! S& C0 i' E      APD T-91 E" {& a3 A3 n
      APD T-10- q" s* U" u, O3 ~1 x8 Z: {
      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire9 a! S6 e6 u- ?$ O' z. c2 W
      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
  U* y- P5 q7 `4 @. F$ ?, M      APD T-13, Shell hits 1
2 S8 D3 j  N/ _5 [7 O% J      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage/ ]7 T% L3 V, Q
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      BB North Carolina
* Z; F, ~- R- x      BB Washington
5 n0 O! K8 c* O" n0 U! T3 V; M      BB South Dakota5 p% i; Q/ A* f2 l$ r
      BB Indiana1 r* l9 L; f: b& M7 g5 W" R( T. d" g% I
      BB Massachusetts
- i' z0 v9 X3 m      BB Alabama
2 x! W( v/ U/ W3 d) L) {      DD Conner
0 E+ D% A3 ]) U1 n& V- I/ A      DD Cotten
4 I: _: s& q4 d3 k4 e5 O6 b      DD Cowell5 u9 G8 f" a) n) Z. O. Y' ~
      DD Daly- }1 }; \6 |$ p+ o- ?/ b
      DD Eaton5 X! e2 V9 _! M1 |! a% c% Q% E
      DD Heywood Edwards# o: f. b7 u% S) u4 {
      DD Erben' K# |8 R7 u5 j2 d
      DD Evans
/ c7 P  U1 w; G/ P7 o8 H      DD Foote
' @0 X# a, t5 {* l4 T8 S" q      DD Franks% L4 i& P1 C: U9 l3 j( k; [( G& t
      DD Fullam7 o  v4 ]+ d) y1 e1 d: X
      DD Gatling$ q4 d* v1 }' n% v4 _
      DD Albert Grant
1 ?8 r; m! X/ i1 c0 _/ o      DD Gregory" |) F: @6 C& y2 G4 P) e
      DD Guest
. k6 _* Y* j8 d% I4 l: R: V; m      DMS Hamilton
* e9 L8 K; x. F1 P5 {& t# g* n      DMS Forrest+ i. t, D- a& V( \" p
      DMS Ellyson# s. P8 y$ l( i: K

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards# a8 t1 O, K( N. k( v& n$ ~: E
Range closes to 28,000 yards...8 w/ i$ @0 ?9 j, M
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
3 @. f) K/ ^( Y5 x  E/ zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards  i$ n% B0 J4 _# W3 \: h
Range closes to 24,000 yards...# k" X- A, K9 m* l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
: d) J% M7 M) }Range closes to 22,000 yards...
8 {! T6 k6 ]# o- Q& |% s. @' L3 YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards0 U4 ?$ f( n) q8 I3 I" m) N
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
& }/ D4 v) q4 t, _" X( a8 t! T3 JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
& b! S) Z8 W2 |# i. _Range closes to 18,000 yards...: ]! O: I  Z* Z9 G5 P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
4 E7 P! f; N& b+ B% g- w* v( P) u. t6 DRange closes to 16,000 yards...  G8 C# r1 f: ?, y6 ]0 T
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards' ^) c* R0 ~0 v4 K; {
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
5 D: T8 p  Q# W# A' h% q$ v  FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards7 F; k+ f0 ~5 K" G( w, v
Range closes to 12,000 yards...9 G  `0 Q: ]! a3 V# u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards$ j3 A- _) X3 O3 E1 r
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
& R2 G. r1 n6 v$ ~+ z1 KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards2 D) V# \) k" v. H7 e1 ]
Range closes to 10,000 yards..." c& z+ M( C5 \$ \. g! s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
) N7 a! {+ d  RRange closes to 9,000 yards...
& G0 ]0 c& p: IBB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
' Z. A, R# T, ^4 q6 i8 B; x( ?BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards; D/ Z3 F$ @% U* p" L
BB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
$ [- A4 m1 Q6 H! bDD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards+ E4 }) U; B$ ]# _
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
) N+ ~) W3 K6 G2 LDD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards" h. C  R3 Z% u7 {
APD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards
' \6 e: t9 a6 wBB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
% ?& V5 w+ l3 v( L+ HBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards2 J) V* ?* S& X. D
DD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards6 D$ W0 S) ?0 S
DD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards. v  L8 ]6 d# Z( Y1 }
BB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards
* Q4 `2 O! v$ m% jDD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
: B! L4 ~9 t! j4 `& UDD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
3 Z# ~9 ^- ?$ ^1 d0 c1 kAPD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards
5 q+ _2 w& K9 aDD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards/ v  u" r1 u' ]' z% ~1 D
DD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
7 D2 S# O6 C0 |3 i# ^DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
: G. R& W0 r! a" lDD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
' i4 D) a" ]3 [2 }$ V8 i5 g3 C, LDMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
, S+ l5 R6 N4 J& H7 G5 H3 ZRange increases to 10,000 yards
+ b* q% k8 F( g8 u+ o! b0 }0 @1 _BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards) l! r. p. x. O5 |4 q
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards3 K+ V& e' Y3 O
BB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards5 j# K' F' ^* ~) W, M- O5 ?
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards. U7 ?* \- s+ v
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards' D4 a% q8 }/ Z4 Z; U
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards4 z( h6 w, W" e2 V: b. y1 I3 I% Y
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards: J1 ?* k1 @% u9 T: W" P4 ^' b- z
DD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards+ v6 Q5 F/ ^3 D  }! l5 n
DD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards. u9 l, h3 j0 @, W4 @% N
DD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
8 A% l9 B7 B6 j6 U6 G" bDD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards! x8 F9 U$ b7 {+ a
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
$ Q: Y6 b- C, ]DD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards' R. b8 ?9 Q" r" K
DD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards7 d' t# A( D) h) y! D
DD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards2 y, p/ w, |5 D9 _2 c$ J& B. K
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
( O6 _" V# n; {" G! }( NRange increases to 11,000 yards- @; \7 {; c3 }0 ]
APD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
; r; A7 e9 p4 ]8 ]APD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards' P( r% ~3 L$ X5 X' P& C7 H$ \5 x
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards& v2 \9 F( ^' G' G- q3 p+ y$ u
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards
! R, B( `" x) ]7 zBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards" h* ]1 b8 U% X% {- u- Y9 r: A
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
6 J4 s5 L8 q# GDMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards
  U: ]& v) E7 TDMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards
, ~+ a% ]8 j& u8 W9 h2 zDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards2 v9 _' i+ m; o4 R
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards1 e) t0 b& \3 k* ?! @& A
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards; C' a. |/ [( N: Q- h: ]
APD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards- p2 ^/ }1 c+ f/ D2 K
Range closes to 10,000 yards
5 H8 d2 u& g6 e, V( K- X$ jBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards) G- o& O( `/ c
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
6 x9 x" q: [2 I$ f+ l! \BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
- @( N" @+ G- M# M/ Y3 Q& l8 kAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards1 f. h. f- A( m7 h0 R) M
DD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
6 Z3 |  r' ~/ g2 s% o$ A3 `1 @DD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
' t5 L' P3 \) rDD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
& I' W8 D& \2 Y4 R: Z) X" x. \DD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
: t- A$ Y  {: t! k7 ?9 P+ v4 \8 N7 _# HDMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
5 M" k& _: ?4 ^2 m! y2 G8 S4 FDD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
8 N, j+ W% F. v  KDD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards; }9 }" R& J! ~3 G5 v, J' ?. c
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards) ]5 c: J# d  w
DD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards4 \" d0 U8 @, ]  H' }1 {) I
Range closes to 8,000 yards  J1 E0 Q/ _: l( U+ T
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
$ r9 S  O) A/ [( V! pBB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards
# Y* H4 V, {1 J, Y9 V5 |9 C& GAPD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards) R9 G: Q% u  ]. a  J" G. h
BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
0 e9 C$ I5 Z# @/ c/ LAPD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards" I; }( g) M4 M  l) y
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
: R3 {/ c2 C: p* p0 [. S. @3 HTask forces break off...
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4 \8 m6 q1 }5 P3 k7 w0 G* W" [. p0 M  JNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships( G7 a/ c0 I/ p1 g/ o/ U. `
      APD T-1, Shell hits 1$ }+ a; m* i& g9 }
      APD T-23 T( \$ k) z  b" R7 K4 H
      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
: b+ a- r# ?* m4 x+ Y      APD T-4, Shell hits 1' U- _# o7 I9 J; h& i
      APD T-59 }; H0 K  j$ a3 E; t
      APD T-6, S' M2 k- j5 s9 B& d% @9 |) i2 M: ]
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
% v- @9 K, W0 ~+ V, p      APD T-9, Shell hits 1
. B9 X6 E7 X0 y4 C7 @* A      APD T-105 E3 G$ `# c* N* }9 u: W& D
      APD T-11,  on fire9 d% V3 ?; F) R2 w
      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
- b& \# c8 x  O$ y      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
! J8 a: x  u# a; K( A      APD T-14, and is sunk9 |9 q6 m  L/ L  |9 S3 i8 t
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Allied Ships# S- I# R4 Z( j6 n
      CA Portland5 U9 l1 n  r0 K  \
      CA Northampton
% a* V& a7 E+ I8 c" r" v      CA Chester
5 U' n6 G, j; y. C& z% S9 I  Z      CA Louisville
3 _% p/ b6 j% d% `; c) l' g      CA Chicago
' Z$ H7 S! |! Z: N$ t0 E  w      CA Astoria$ H& g) w6 h4 k  s# J+ @
      CA Minneapolis
$ ^) t3 `0 ]2 J  F, E; N/ G      CA San Francisco1 N3 u! D& Y. k" w2 f3 B
      CA Quincy: K0 c* @5 M- [0 I7 g/ v
      CA Vincennes* q7 P8 y* y' j8 W8 D& L
      CA Wichita
# K: s; Q& i. Q) z" z( x8 |$ i      DD Bennett5 P: U4 @) O) O7 v* Q6 t9 A
      DD Bradford" S4 M4 F, {7 h! E; S% `, z" U: v
      DD Braine
6 ^' r- y& u" W      DD Brownson
$ B- p. D. Z0 @- G0 t. e8 u      DD Bryant
6 V1 o3 C9 z7 C% _      DD Bullard) _8 E# X% C; i) h2 H8 y
      DD Burns# p) r* H5 N9 X8 D$ N& Q
      DD Callaghan
( m4 o' h$ A3 |7 f" Y      DD Caperton* i& `& V' x' s/ M
      DD Capps
) x% i0 r( c2 ?% J/ J& a9 U% e      DMS Emmons. g1 |/ k2 L( ]/ E0 S- s
      DMS Macomb3 _+ `8 R% v6 N: N: ]. X8 b
      DMS Rodman5 G8 l7 r: ]5 ]' n( Z
      DMS Gherardi/ t; d7 M3 `/ W* Q+ j
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/ w% V, T8 K8 G& K  l; gMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards& J. L( |. _* C2 n
Range closes to 28,000 yards...3 \$ y* w6 m4 T
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards" W7 Q& Q( b* d
Range closes to 26,000 yards...! \6 M1 s. E- [! W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards( }0 M- u) i, L5 b0 _4 d
Range closes to 24,000 yards...6 P7 ?$ F9 Z6 s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards; [8 g5 \, {1 p1 O3 ~' a5 \
Range closes to 22,000 yards...2 \( `) [" W% f3 x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
1 _/ Y$ Q' N9 \3 I7 ], pRange closes to 20,000 yards...7 S4 k) _# T. K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards( p9 r1 k: f6 q& L  b; n% K/ Q* n
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
2 [0 x- v+ H+ o" ^. h. K$ ACONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
, T! a$ P6 z: _9 m5 i0 dRange closes to 16,000 yards...
& i* N7 Q" c% ^CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards+ g& G9 n" X0 l! V& N* }
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
& \7 w3 {$ U  G4 n# X- P* aRange closes to 12,000 yards...+ O, a! f1 F( y) @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
% \( b; h& m" D5 G# G* H% m+ uRange closes to 11,000 yards...
6 l' c6 f9 ^( K# }' `* oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards* {* g& U* A' c9 d
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
# Q' U: K  a3 ~) m7 yCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards+ h$ A; [5 X3 {# Z, _
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
9 C: v5 ^" C+ u- I2 X4 rDD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
" e/ ]. j$ v: Y! [7 [  E  CRange increases to 11,000 yards
* a2 w2 h# |6 J1 RAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards: V1 R0 p4 W' N1 H/ S- U5 p9 S2 ^
CA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards' m. s' A: Q% c
CA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards6 H4 K+ P5 p3 `' M4 _7 H
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards
4 `& T' j+ H# Q, RCA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
3 ?& h# I) z4 U3 `$ `DMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards
6 P) X4 q, A: r$ q; O1 yCA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards/ W, E* ~0 v7 H0 U& g. D
CA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
! _$ N# u0 V8 f( p1 _8 T; PCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards2 V, j: r8 Z+ y( ], A/ `" [7 M  ^' _
CA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards  ~7 x7 z  H' H% m) U! @* d! l( a/ f0 x
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
5 J2 \: A, u2 v9 x& D" J3 b. iDD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
: R% B% J* q+ `1 g+ }4 [DD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
8 z+ Z- s$ z3 j, [. gDD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards8 s! v& O! p+ N" V, V
DD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards! g% w; N' b: a8 y
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards  E1 i6 q' f; v2 r
APD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards% j+ ]2 g& F6 s3 Z. {: t5 U' s
Range closes to 10,000 yards0 G- H% I% F1 }! |8 v' }) h, h9 {
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
; N7 g0 P* s+ O' e  O2 J* iCA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
, P5 T2 e. }! ~, M7 r9 ICA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
" t5 H5 b+ b* x7 ?CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
$ Q& O" @1 E1 {' N5 ~CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
$ X" [, g$ a2 M% i# B' m+ ^APD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards
& p  y7 w. a! \5 v: a: n* EDD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
7 a( H8 c5 ~: E. D' N3 L# `4 d+ qRange closes to 9,000 yards
8 k+ ^; J& i$ l8 Z* BAPD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards
: c' w& P3 {. b5 r5 g5 kDMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
! M+ l# _  y- h4 `9 ZCA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards4 a% R  ]0 v6 v/ s+ d  N
CA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards. t5 ]( u: u) l5 z3 p
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
$ Z( H. d7 U7 D0 p: JDD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards7 B8 Z1 J& [* U' |* ~
DD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
) M0 H9 n" b6 ARange increases to 10,000 yards
/ ?9 O  {& Q( n. k% D3 kAPD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards3 Q; y$ a: `1 Y# S3 c' c( ?6 [
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards% G7 i# r$ m5 X
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards; h) ^( C- n) E  a; o1 [2 G
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
9 }5 ?8 u+ m2 N. U) }% c3 H: yCA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
$ I( l+ G2 p3 q/ H! I* WJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
% r, v6 t) y- x- j5 b2 p1 wTask forces break off...2 t) d( Q) X+ H( _& r" U, s

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships( R) z! j6 R1 h$ Q: ^
      APD T-1
4 a, i4 [7 y( U  W' r3 P      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire
+ \2 s- j9 f6 P, D1 t      APD T-3: E; ~( F! w6 D/ ^/ n  U
      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk* a& c0 Q9 j( p- S
      APD T-5- F/ t% `: v9 U0 X/ ?) r9 l, Z
      APD T-6/ I9 ^) q5 X9 L; G% b8 T$ b& N- X' p
      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk3 Q. j. J$ f# n
      APD T-9" R) l; l' I8 M4 l, h  N& l9 R& r) x
      APD T-10& {( L  U/ X9 o9 O, R1 J
      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire- B0 |1 ?5 K2 T0 u. v
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Allied Ships
# J, T( v5 K% H6 |2 I; h& x      CA Portland
' @  L2 _! v8 V  _6 }- b8 ]' p9 s      CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
6 ^  ?6 e& n2 w1 W' _) g8 V* M- }1 O      CA Chester* a5 u" T$ V/ v) R' e
      CA Louisville
8 W) a$ Q% Y' L7 B  W      CA Chicago. s9 v) O# l. X9 J! g  A: S% X
      CA Astoria# i% `* D' \* t' u* }# f
      CA Minneapolis
* i! Q9 `& ^. `% j      CA San Francisco4 Q# F6 H, J2 g" Q; ~9 ]
      CA Quincy8 r$ Y) [: V8 l: ^) R# ]
      CA Vincennes, j8 b, l# U& _9 }0 l- B8 S
      CA Wichita, f( u* ]( D4 N6 x' \
      DD Bennett
) v/ F$ x, j& A5 T6 k5 R      DD Bradford; i0 z; P2 d) p+ Z0 j4 E9 d+ x
      DD Braine) j& Y8 `- a5 m* r" [
      DD Brownson
" J, x$ m' i7 U3 @      DD Bryant
& ~! S2 n9 I! d. `2 L( |9 Y      DD Bullard4 x' y" D. }. c; R' l
      DD Burns
  ^' P8 N2 {% d# c      DD Callaghan
! E5 K+ x' l# l+ o& B0 m- @* W5 W      DD Caperton
8 s$ r. S" O' A$ @: y6 c5 l. X1 \      DD Capps# @1 L( b- P2 m) q
      DMS Emmons
9 g: @% T* ~  l1 B: F      DMS Macomb4 q# a, ~% j) f/ W) ^2 b+ s7 B2 Q2 R
      DMS Rodman
7 f  H( @( T  a9 l1 k      DMS Gherardi6 a- j6 S% o+ a1 A) R" A
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards" h9 I# \1 Z8 H* r6 S4 K. V
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
& s1 ^# u1 W( c3 m- Y2 ?3 QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards% Q2 z" w7 _  b
Range closes to 26,000 yards...9 t+ q  _) W$ N) a( ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
: r. i2 L1 }% ?  S9 DRange closes to 24,000 yards...
6 U# _; s! v; t9 q2 b+ pRange closes to 22,000 yards...- R1 P2 R6 J- a/ ~8 G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards6 o1 P; w# I* q
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
2 w4 i3 B! p5 O+ P) Z2 m1 KRange closes to 18,000 yards...
; B3 v5 T, H/ O# CCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
8 g' f. n3 N* i- }" p5 B2 ?Range closes to 16,000 yards...- A0 A" F, G6 h1 |+ A* ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
" x' {  k6 v, _( NRange closes to 14,000 yards...
  a% _. Q9 D" r3 RCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards  @* {+ [0 k: Q
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
0 N+ l) F' w( y- N; TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
5 o9 k5 J% f. P3 o1 ?" QRange closes to 11,000 yards...
5 D, q5 [& N1 p3 P/ RCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
: Y8 O/ X; @3 T$ _) YRange closes to 10,000 yards...5 X9 r; W" K$ r5 G' ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards! A1 N8 }0 L1 M2 ^" b/ ^
CA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
1 d0 ^' X7 [8 ~3 N8 J- hCA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
5 |' R% r0 b; i- ZDD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards- S* n; G, |7 P1 s
Range increases to 12,000 yards! @& R2 J7 O0 D# Q' p3 O9 x3 }
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
* Q" r' }4 ?* |* [3 NCA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards* ?; H5 P$ n; I. f3 d
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
% X2 w3 N5 Y: d1 x. f- [$ A% G# aCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards
4 k% i! }* @& ?1 {$ N$ uCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
7 f2 I; N2 v$ f) JCA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
+ ^9 }! y1 x: l8 P/ _% t6 g* jDD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
0 `+ r+ q& }' `) MDD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards: N7 h) b6 U4 I# H5 W: _
DD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
+ S% ?& c7 l8 t4 RDD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
) q7 o3 }, I5 [" M) FDMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
9 _7 W: C1 D- P8 a) f5 M6 eAPD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards
7 \' W$ a- d$ _! [! j/ pRange closes to 9,000 yards
2 v8 u' Y5 |6 M, ], M9 ]3 TCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
, o6 H6 R' b7 SAPD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards1 u  x4 Q, s: v4 p4 t
CA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards# ], ]: [" o7 k0 b! ~* v6 V+ r) B
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards" P) U  i" S) a
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
' r* x; V1 @0 R6 l' {; X1 xCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards/ h7 ^' B5 |2 E. s
APD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards, v8 c+ s7 B7 m5 ^; ?) L2 r; \
DD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
2 L( C$ ^+ v. U6 X( \  s* z) a1 kRange closes to 7,000 yards
; s4 \6 `. Y5 o/ HCA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
; q/ d, D: {- W+ _APD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
4 d! L( O( i1 Y" j8 QCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
6 f. b+ U. r+ o) Z% XCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards, |5 x7 a, L5 M* g1 o4 o
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards/ C, u4 g( Z" v' G- W7 O3 s
APD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
( |/ c- I" p- A) {CA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
( s9 o6 {7 E2 [0 h! u9 G4 pCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards% C6 x) ^" n/ v4 X2 @. X4 b, q) r
CA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
. s. w  B( L& {6 l  [DD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards
; M7 H; V1 c4 x% d; kDMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
% ^- q6 H  \  J: G. N: H  \Range increases to 10,000 yards7 J3 [. A4 h0 S! j9 H
DMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
& W" t+ j! ]# W$ u9 u: eCA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
8 c+ u) h( r1 [8 V; CJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape* t6 K* w+ w# x2 i! g/ r
Task forces break off...
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; \. Q2 }$ j1 C& \# JNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
/ }2 a- \: r+ d' k1 _$ _      APD T-1
1 Q8 v$ e$ `% }5 @- c& ~      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* s  `3 J- z2 B7 M  w
      APD T-3
6 z! L. x, X! m6 Y) S" r      APD T-5& w: _7 _4 t! N1 m7 C, S
      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( W" f( ]( o) o) X9 x, m- l7 t
      APD T-9
! u  z8 V2 B- s5 ?" U) q* _$ ^$ [      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& N3 S( n6 {' N+ a& m
      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
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Allied Ships. {9 A* W& `: F8 _, L7 `" L/ I6 x
      CL Swiftsure$ R, Q6 X: s. d+ G
      CL St. Louis  R, a( T; M" U' s( L5 @
      CL Phoenix8 a% i* w+ s/ e* x$ S4 [
      CL Cleveland2 Y3 W4 U( _0 o/ L5 g& c4 t
      CL Montpelier
+ q/ n8 `- g5 V      CL Denver
; B% B$ k0 v' f# [* l5 l; l0 m      CL Santa Fe
7 ^! a2 ?; u- H8 v) @3 s* @: c      CL Birmingham& {3 a3 s  L& Q, R
      CL Mobile
" \6 S. a7 b- u2 _      CL Biloxi
! I# ]! j- l* ^9 Y9 J: g9 o      CL Miami
) ?! ~3 f( G. U      CL Pasadena; D, b  `  `9 @3 Q
      DD Allen M. Sumner. Y3 L' t$ Z" ]  k, |" p
      DD Ault8 {/ B! K( O3 `
      DD English
8 |" f7 w" Q* L: t% m; g) l) E3 j      DD Haynsworth# F& F* O. Q; u/ Z+ z) c5 S, F
      DD Maddox' }/ x; G: \! B8 F
      DD Mansfield
  a' z1 b4 g3 O: o" n1 M      DD Waldron
9 l" a" I/ F$ ]      DD Haggard) P. Q7 R* K4 l/ w
      DD Hailey
7 i& n0 o/ s6 ?$ `: M$ \. Y      DD Hale$ A) T+ u: d8 c% K2 [- b
      CL Vincennes II# R+ Q+ ?0 q9 {6 t5 y  Q4 z
      CL Houston II/ P. }4 }, S( D1 ^; S$ \$ w
      CL Astoria II
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards7 u8 F0 X$ \: u
Range closes to 28,000 yards...% q, L# ^) ?1 O! q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards6 R3 ?& t$ g4 Y$ P
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
& h4 x) p4 q! Z, jRange closes to 24,000 yards..., v2 I1 M- u9 r8 f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards" ?- l6 M. f9 ^# E2 P5 c
Range closes to 22,000 yards.... a$ n  b* `. A  c9 p
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
+ G$ c5 s1 ]5 j& t! @  NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards8 F6 P# C" c0 ?! m+ p# s9 a9 _
Range closes to 18,000 yards...5 o* a! j5 g. q) r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
3 r# B+ b3 N  BRange closes to 16,000 yards...
, x. s4 ^( d" q( nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards0 A1 V9 |1 L% a4 j% Z) J/ T( L
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
* i" X! p  T# S! NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards4 K4 m) A+ F& C! k( m% e
Range closes to 12,000 yards...2 r" J0 K; A) h& V' c8 Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
+ G  K) y4 A( MRange closes to 11,000 yards...
- O: z- n6 D$ J1 }  F! ICONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
. M- b- l, z' A( H: J. z; x3 h3 LRange closes to 10,000 yards...
' i3 ]/ h4 P% K6 PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
0 @4 b* M& U& x; l2 FWyatt, B. crosses the 'T'8 b8 U9 z4 D* D8 k6 _$ G* v
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
7 L: Y# ^4 V8 G/ k2 \: ACL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
9 T3 y7 ]# k+ Z7 c5 c, [CL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
5 r1 b$ Y; r/ X2 `, uCL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
$ z$ A3 @* R. O4 k4 ^7 HDD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
! ~* _8 s  C  x( r' iDD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards2 L! ]0 W- I) c9 j4 \
DD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards2 w. L3 z0 @5 x
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
3 U5 T+ t6 S3 K/ PRange increases to 11,000 yards
( i5 }7 y9 \. ?6 w5 A/ B1 L7 p( \6 GCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
1 n, }$ E( I# e" g. iCL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards: V+ x' S  j# F
CL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards8 O5 u) Q" [1 k
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards7 l& \0 h: G. M' O  m6 `
CL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
1 Y" v$ c: y, zCL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
# r; Y, }8 b, A" ^8 `2 uDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards, ^$ Y& @* o4 \  f! y6 o7 B  D
DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
; Q; @2 @6 @0 q# fRange closes to 8,000 yards
4 C8 o2 \/ q8 [# S+ r$ X2 X1 e$ vCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards
9 o- C3 d0 D0 i9 BCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
) C6 |+ n* N" A: `CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards( u6 S2 D- u" o
APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards
5 O/ E: W  u. s5 n! A" hDD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
. w3 X% s7 j& y% C( v0 uRange closes to 7,000 yards4 R* @; u- e8 Z6 K
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards* G9 T0 s( f; E+ o" t; w
CL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
) T* B6 i: z& ~3 i" I3 B; Y* H) pCL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards, J8 n9 c! Y  K: l& ^, P$ |
CL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
, y7 ~5 C' z. l/ o, U! _9 yCL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards
' ~  p; J, i7 A/ ]$ q, CCL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards: G6 g5 Q- E, e' Y
CL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
) P( R5 V4 T+ q: k% P1 GCL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards5 w8 v. |4 l) x3 B; y3 U/ U
DD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
: V: X  j( Y7 U9 \0 i$ jDD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards
8 C, b# I7 m* W4 nAPD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards
7 X+ w; [+ S+ m  bDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards6 S% U. f5 f0 m0 }
Range increases to 8,000 yards
2 n0 D7 C4 c2 O! v( c# ^CL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
, Y6 w! D2 T- PCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards, ~/ z. F  V5 w$ V/ D9 G
CL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards8 \% {+ |% t+ B+ a0 j
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape* @1 e/ D0 E0 D( J* m  _/ q  m
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships2 H8 s; a* S, ^- h( S# ]/ ]- b
      APD T-1
6 D1 \% F0 Q% f7 b+ H2 i      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk; \8 o8 z' n; k9 y: O0 Y
      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk( B; j1 f1 d5 m7 y1 e& {# O
      APD T-5
. z4 C! S- R7 F3 ^0 y6 l+ `      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk; s( v1 i+ M8 g8 O! I
      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk& g8 s! |+ ]4 f4 M  B7 X. U
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Allied Ships
, \; b3 o# Y/ z; v( y7 S  ?      CA Portland+ l( x! O4 P2 j5 k# n' g
      CA Northampton
! }8 L- a* P5 \" O" Q6 D      CA Chester
$ v/ s+ ~7 m1 L7 z2 K& X% i4 z      CA Louisville! a7 a. X9 O( _9 @
      CA Chicago
5 f# m7 j+ Z% u" h5 c  ?      CA Astoria0 m* o7 {  ?7 O6 i! w
      CA Minneapolis. y7 Z. s. K  W1 S3 g& w9 S
      CA San Francisco
1 L; W- U, F2 x, G5 i, J9 O6 s      CA Quincy
4 W- x  a  o. ^3 q% \      CA Vincennes9 q0 \- X6 D( q6 @& |
      CA Wichita
6 g/ k# [' P4 @/ `8 C      DD Bennett9 W& p6 w9 ]9 h$ u" n% r
      DD Bradford
. K0 c; ]9 N/ N" o+ x' S      DD Braine
) b4 k* h: I' ^2 w; [' C- d! a( Q      DD Brownson$ s  s* h+ p* l$ s/ V( d# G4 B( ^
      DD Bryant
$ W: M$ R" I6 K2 H      DD Bullard
( H( Z# q- B) {. ]      DD Burns
# B5 ~/ J/ ^9 }      DD Callaghan
6 L) U9 e' ~. }. h- E+ o( a' V      DD Caperton
+ k9 e; Q6 N+ q0 f$ I) q8 n' c      DD Capps: `4 Q: c; P4 k4 h9 g5 P
      DMS Emmons
6 T3 U* C( B9 _      DMS Macomb
8 g7 j% S5 z. d; B      DMS Rodman" }  h3 ?7 H1 w* y) @' k9 @
      DMS Gherardi; M2 p5 g' n1 w( T0 m8 u

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
2 h% I5 x( T+ U& h, `2 D- @Range closes to 28,000 yards...
: p4 `4 \1 {6 z0 |4 d4 N9 \, }; \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards  F$ w' a' ^$ u9 H% n- y* \0 p
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
1 S. q8 M* ^0 e: F0 r4 \Range closes to 24,000 yards...3 x: `2 S( K9 m( p9 p% [* l) E- X9 z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
  Q1 u" X% n; `" ]; tRange closes to 22,000 yards...
" I( A6 x0 r. {' l! ^( ^CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
8 @" M" P# e1 g1 k3 V5 Q) SRange closes to 20,000 yards...
" s& C* g2 V  }) }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards" C5 i4 e; }3 h: m! }$ L& K4 M
Range closes to 18,000 yards..." o; c$ I- F, d0 N  \$ N
Range closes to 16,000 yards...6 x9 n' Z8 y2 h$ A& o" x7 C9 \0 P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards9 A: P! k) R& G- h; p+ d  \
Range closes to 14,000 yards...- g$ Q3 i, l- E5 t+ i  Q4 W
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
( N0 `8 j" F( CRange closes to 11,000 yards...' i3 [4 d/ e$ v4 M2 ~5 ?
Range closes to 10,000 yards.../ c; S9 A0 b% ]" e' r# s) V  T
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
  [/ n# d, c! {1 B3 `  N8 e& }  {Range closes to 8,000 yards...
6 z! t( ^. e% e( ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
. c$ i5 C0 b' e1 `. h7 @CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
. K) `: `0 W  \% ^+ \. J. QCA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
' ]' Q6 t7 U: V. y0 V1 {  ?CA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
( `9 F  a+ i- q/ ZDD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards7 m$ @0 ~9 r4 U+ c7 j, w: I' l
APD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards
  D, @, W6 I( [+ H$ ?7 @CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
7 r6 i; J0 F4 F8 E/ k" t' `CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards6 l+ u! @: q. M7 E8 R* _+ |4 a
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
& s0 S) w& n6 ^' ]CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards( j- Z  X- {( H7 e( x* l! A
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards7 ?6 R9 u, ^) W+ o! e" }6 u
APD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards1 u: C6 L; s' ?5 h: F5 A# C8 v9 q6 K
DD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards2 R3 e2 G. `, c5 N1 x3 W
Range closes to 5,000 yards
$ |5 X: R& b7 A$ d0 |$ WDD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113 ( g$ Z, K; c7 _- d7 {
APD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards
1 C" F- j3 c$ n, ?+ rCA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards1 {+ T6 |" M- H8 F/ H% N% r  r
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards
# l' _- ~7 Q* {; iDD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards3 Q3 Z* a# n0 q. D: ~- L
Range closes to 2,000 yards5 Y& C! Q: r. s/ b7 _0 {! C
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
% O* K  F4 ]. r/ D$ b3 y& F7 J" iCA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
& h, Q- n9 ?3 ]# TCA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards3 ]' r& Q  Z! p. k
APD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards
, D7 i; ]. X* QRange increases to 6,000 yards
9 U/ K* h, V$ `/ u6 f# v. |CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards
. v* O* ]/ ?( \: s5 LCA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards
9 B9 U+ S8 z2 ~APD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards) ^" x& l2 M5 X/ _' \9 e
Range increases to 9,000 yards
9 h: M7 U6 a  S4 d: J1 d1 rDMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
$ {* S) T  x# u3 u! F7 [CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
4 B% n( L! s0 u' ]3 ~0 }CA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards8 T! _9 P- J2 r/ O) h6 `
DD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards0 j; S+ n  p6 C. Y' i; L
Range increases to 13,000 yards& Y+ c; b' h5 H3 A3 o& S( q
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards9 J0 Y8 M) Y' m# \$ D$ ~. }7 {
APD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards
7 f# \% ]+ H" i  T4 eJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
7 J% h7 ~% }- r. R/ v" {Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards  ]9 ], w2 x( x! ^; i# Y
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      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk* A: A/ H6 f: n$ f
      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk% r9 l. p+ ]0 O7 }( |: {' `
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Allied Ships
/ `1 Z, e. S! F+ _7 d* A      BB North Carolina
3 y! p7 V. L* r. G6 ^* m      BB Washington
8 N: |; [' z- F5 s      BB South Dakota# K6 v7 r7 ]0 u1 `. Q0 S
      BB Indiana& M( ^1 m$ C9 P3 w2 i6 S5 ~  T, U
      BB Massachusetts& u4 H' g$ I) e9 W, j4 k7 X
      BB Alabama, \1 S/ L! r- a* F, p) N0 X  c
      DD Conner
( m) K8 `4 u; p$ m0 W' p2 ^1 Y      DD Cotten
. G& t2 K: G+ [+ {8 ?- x      DD Cowell
9 G; A5 f) l+ K  g9 }& `      DD Daly; j5 C$ k5 f; k- C  U+ A4 M0 |( }
      DD Eaton" J) B: T/ v0 n  N7 \# @8 j
      DD Heywood Edwards
; B+ ~# [! r! L' @) J      DD Erben
& Y" e# L+ s7 o/ V$ i      DD Evans! u0 I$ Y8 t" M) N
      DD Foote
' P+ S9 H2 k- ]      DD Franks
( ]6 X6 j, @4 G: |2 I      DD Fullam) Q4 a0 c0 `& R# y
      DD Gatling
) m$ z) N. F) K8 G0 f/ H      DD Albert Grant* c2 z& t* U" o6 }
      DD Gregory6 W7 @; j+ D; j" j/ S
      DD Guest
; M* n% G* C' }1 ~; O" ?      DMS Hamilton
2 b& w. \7 M/ r) [      DMS Forrest
, d: v7 a! G1 F* O0 [' ]' H& N4 }      DMS Ellyson3 n9 ~2 @& k6 B& Z' @7 c8 o3 w; D
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
: D. w0 p/ i6 z5 A# v* RRange closes to 28,000 yards...2 _  ]% Q/ Y% _) g# A3 l- b
Range closes to 26,000 yards...* k4 ?3 B9 }1 b+ I* F5 b$ ~
Range closes to 24,000 yards...( t' G) L/ A) R
Range closes to 22,000 yards..., O0 ~/ P3 H) Z7 ]( r6 o) o  s/ O
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
0 s& b. s. w7 ~4 X' Q. q# JRange closes to 18,000 yards...
% j  M# o. P/ u$ z4 M9 p& `Range closes to 16,000 yards...5 h$ s' u2 `2 f2 O9 ]# _
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
, Q; b& v) ?2 RRange closes to 12,000 yards...3 X3 d: P$ P: R
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
* p' a; Q1 m. ?% v/ W; J9 R1 a6 cCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
5 s# E! W9 K9 x# F% kRange closes to 10,000 yards...1 U) b+ I% p* C. R
Range closes to 9,000 yards...4 j, r" i" d0 ~5 G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
: \, c( G& i* N/ S2 C# G1 _& OBB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards, @$ Y5 |. Z$ w
APD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards
- q  u) r% j) _, w4 @4 @$ |DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
* S7 o' N5 p  j- u: ]DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards  k$ I4 F4 g. i, H" p7 [! m
DD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
# M# P/ r+ p4 M, x" YRange closes to 5,000 yards
6 j/ L$ g" I1 z& Q$ G2 s2 q+ vDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards3 J, f( {9 i+ @- s
BB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards2 k2 s  j6 \, Y1 U3 q
Range closes to 3,000 yards
( r5 u7 O5 o0 y7 ]# V/ OBB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards8 o6 r* p. l  v
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
- k: c8 x% m3 a. M2 v, C6 ]DD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
/ c9 l5 O# u- A, j* [DD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards" c  s8 b5 Q/ b- [6 P# b
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
! s' g) j4 V# F9 o3 U3 mAPD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards
; K- @$ C4 ~* D" S+ }8 J5 r' U3 ]BB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards) S' |. a+ U9 C6 Q( E# y: Y, a9 H% s
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards0 F' w; t) \! o' Q3 g  Y
DD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
* r# d# D- T  D3 t4 gRange increases to 5,000 yards- G! s) ^3 B" D0 }7 C
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards. T7 D  f! L9 F8 }) S$ B0 M* Y
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards, l( x5 r# m: E/ r, o6 H
Range increases to 7,000 yards
" Q3 ^1 s3 j4 zDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards: p8 L& T' S2 S/ M' F( {; F
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
: @  g0 _( m9 P8 G( ]6 k; |* D0 e: uDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
2 b4 X( Y9 o& r9 ~* ^APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
3 o9 p9 |- _, JAPD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
" ^- b4 |* l0 r, i3 D, r  ]( `Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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