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。2 @# N% e3 `; G/ S
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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8 X1 U9 E' V* J$ n& W- M% P) w8 [% SAttacking force 80164 troops, 1430 guns, 2486 vehicles, Assault Value = 33366 u' m5 N. z7 A/ r, H, t& n

% V2 @  {/ j) _# G' \& {( lDefending force 53947 troops, 730 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 1581; y# q, }# s7 v1 `. n: A( p5 t

) B; d5 Q6 q" H  v) n: IAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 8; S. h+ T* a7 g- Z& q8 C9 `
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Allied adjusted assault: 3564 9 N6 q8 k/ L; e4 V
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Japanese adjusted defense: 5583 / m' B5 L: ?  [6 ~# {

* f( k! n  Q3 W1 K- PAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8) . ]! k# Z2 [. t3 T, {8 u& r7 i
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Combat modifiers* n0 U1 r4 I7 }# h' W
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-): V9 i: I, p- u1 n& |) p! q" H) V8 B/ z) \
Attacker: 0 t9 m# v* R$ G5 s  h
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Japanese ground losses:+ s  t. ^$ M) n" j
      3386 casualties reported* n. h, A$ r4 l+ g
         Squads: 50 destroyed, 255 disabled
4 g* B  Z7 S5 u$ G( ?/ i$ M         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled
* h  \$ ^6 o3 M: t0 E$ h         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled1 R  p/ l0 H2 K9 ]1 @! R0 p
      Guns lost 102 (43 destroyed, 59 disabled)" p; W/ O+ |& P
      Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
+ M5 W: T2 t5 z- I/ X      Units destroyed 1
% F; ?6 Q. ?0 D5 m$ _. m& V + B7 S% x7 V" O; t4 b4 k# @. I4 O
Allied ground losses:5 u/ }3 G/ v( {! G- x
      5163 casualties reported, Z) _5 }5 _( q3 D
         Squads: 60 destroyed, 463 disabled
& w7 }# r; Q# s+ O1 d7 i: A         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 183 disabled
! R8 W- k. g7 p) }* c         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 155 disabled) |5 Q& |' q! \; x6 B+ u6 ]
      Guns lost 201 (29 destroyed, 172 disabled)
6 ?5 O, a) q: J, }3 B      Vehicles lost 228 (12 destroyed, 216 disabled): z/ l. W" D: y, \4 e
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Assaulting units:
) F$ C) n3 M0 P2 o$ m7 M6 h3 s5 s    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion* G) V( _9 U8 I, C5 f) r
    710th Tank Battalion
; ]4 n( a% [& [    6th Infantry Division
2 Q5 V5 P  C% F- U    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment4 d, B6 L1 D" |) S( v! h) ?( C
    44th Tank Battalion7 E2 @) y& U. e& n, M
    81st Infantry Division$ }6 f. N) ]* w1 t6 n5 s7 @
    762nd Tank Battalion
% H( j) ^; n  }0 q8 x" g) y" g    767th Tank Battalion
' V/ J: f4 ^, y* |1 |' E: J% @    711th Tank Battalion6 c2 m8 M$ U* c' l. }
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment, K# L; ^8 G& ~0 V4 S# c
    5th Marine Division
) X3 x3 V6 ?& ]    716th Tank Battalion
8 L( k5 s8 a7 l9 R4 L    1st Filipino Inf Regiment7 ^! v& {4 I5 A7 X6 H
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
) @& \+ n' }, }6 l, h* D    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
  A1 J$ d9 U8 }$ E0 @7 i    706th Tank Battalion
9 y$ N5 U0 B% ~8 p    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment( I2 @# N! b4 A. D
    96th Infantry Division1 E7 G& e& Y, V
    31st Infantry Regiment
0 }5 R& a7 y3 e2 ]" c* T2 K    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
$ f6 F# f$ }1 I2 P+ t2 P0 C, \    I Corps Artillery 9 U$ p! p( m/ _& n
    12th Marine Defense Battalion$ t' u0 Y9 K2 i/ T/ i# N
    1st USMC AA Battalion
2 U. i4 F% n* b% E$ B6 E7 t# p8 Y    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
* U0 S2 y9 i3 r; I, q1 Z8 I    XIV US Corps
' [& A1 Y5 L: N! e    14th Marine Defense Battalion5 j3 S# [0 R  z' p0 a
    5th USA Defense Battalion
( u; Y' l# c; @6 M9 a/ }    8th Marine Defense Battalion
2 A, k$ s5 P3 b2 F+ I/ w# ]    738th Coast AA Regiment
% x3 l, R) `- ^, l; A    X Corps Artillery
  |! H, b" b/ }( H4 ~    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
" k! v0 ~' x+ y    96th Coast AA Regiment8 l# Y! H" \& L5 ?: C
    4th USA Defense Battalion, s! R8 t4 B0 ?. ~$ U
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment6 [9 P/ i5 w6 G/ e
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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Defending units:5 v8 G$ \) q7 l
    Kure 7th SNLF
4 N# q. W2 o" S& _    81st/A Division
% C, [( a% Z3 F7 E$ S+ {. U/ x# s, R    Kure 3rd SNLF
. ^0 c6 r0 R/ {) ?5 s    33rd/B Division
! i, f* _  R: T4 h2 A    33rd/A Division' s! v. h- Y% Y# R1 t  ?8 l/ O
    81st/C Division
- h) f% ^# y; V2 u0 {    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
2 F8 b) V- C" Y* k# _* i6 @$ v    52nd Naval Guard Unit
' `& d5 a7 n% l* A) f) E    138th Infantry Regiment
; H6 V4 c! f$ C    Sasebo 7th SNLF
+ }& V+ I6 C8 l- X, t; K4 g! _- A    144th Infantry Regiment1 L. T% X. [& s0 R/ ^
    81st/B Division
& A8 S  Q- h5 O+ A& f8 k* ]1 Y: u    33rd/C Division2 g: O- p5 M/ @- {; y
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
6 E, G: I1 J: o2 j8 F& _+ [3 e# @    18th Army
5 |' x9 B( `9 \. {! C5 C% G. N    60th Field AA Battalion
5 |8 a! m! m+ v# [  l& ^6 \    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
# J+ L0 l# d- _  b. u- d    Ponape Naval Fortress$ n: B, U# ?2 n3 \" |9 \
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
: X# r9 b. B1 a$ H" }+ o8 T# f    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion; `( x7 O9 R* j8 X: j* V: U
    53rd Construction Battalion
' g* L- D" [5 W. j    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion8 X0 i" m- T1 q7 ]  b* B
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
0 s; d% m" Q9 D. I3 {8 P/ O    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
& q% u+ U8 ]3 m7 B& H% J    19th JAAF Base Force
; X9 I5 k, Q( C& N6 R- Z    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
# V; ]3 D" K' O    14th Area Army /1
, g2 x2 Y5 G% y. e  X    63rd Field AA Battalion: I# B2 E! D/ w) i' R
    11th Ind.AA Gun Co $ g0 ?9 C$ {+ J
    3rd Base Force8 d( \6 F( i6 {) h: o2 |
    12th Air Fleet' t7 L1 n5 ?# m; I, d; H
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment7 e6 O. {) P' Y: T" H+ Q4 Y
    61st Field AA Battalion
5 Y0 D) X5 j" ?( V" g) b    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7 D3 ~/ N0 K/ B$ [3 G7 C    2nd Ind.AA Gun Co 4 L5 q  b0 k! c& y7 T. Q& a
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /34 L$ g& Z/ O# ^

  F8 o' O9 e& D9 `5 h; ^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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Ground combat at Chiang Mai (58,53)( J1 @5 I3 L; D1 f3 @

9 w; z% w5 Z" g$ B2 yJapanese Shock attack9 ]# a- n$ ?. O) y) O7 W

8 L# s$ Q  k) e  kAttacking force 47276 troops, 408 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 1761
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Defending force 1285 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 678 s( U; _# D  Z8 b5 Q

% i% o/ e2 t9 {9 _: LJapanese adjusted assault: 1373
) T! K/ G8 ?* ?& n8 w# j) t) [ 5 J! k  W: k$ w- w5 ?* N2 W4 i
Allied adjusted defense: 10 % n9 _8 V% _. G. n! S

$ }. S+ p# c7 C" W$ ~$ [Japanese assault odds: 137 to 1
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Combat modifiers
- H; H5 f9 u$ V) lDefender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
, @# D1 M; L- I# YAttacker: shock(+)# b, k% a+ A( g
7 _( w' P+ r+ x) d% ?* y5 c/ q
Japanese ground losses:3 ]: W; M2 `$ q1 J% M+ M2 E+ I* w
      530 casualties reported
: o, m6 O$ X. L         Squads: 4 destroyed, 116 disabled! @: _+ F. G* Y4 c* q7 m
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) I/ [* P; k% _, L6 Z) l
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
- o& F1 t1 r4 u; h- r. i; F; ~      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
6 \8 i8 c; I! K* s  `& f& o. x % M5 f2 c" x/ V1 U  ?6 V7 v
Allied ground losses:
% ]! _- g& B, d/ ?/ f" s. s4 G4 y      891 casualties reported
- e2 H* g! V5 ~- j+ K         Squads: 73 destroyed, 9 disabled
2 e& ^! O& r) N' c/ ]2 w' O         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
2 f$ F$ @9 F4 G( {         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% T6 U! Z( J0 Q9 \  M
      Guns lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled)7 ^7 Q2 D0 }+ A2 m

( X4 t; o" Q$ }Assaulting units:
) n- E9 o; ^) P* L9 Y9 p    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade' ]- `" Z& l- @4 Y. T) x/ \
    21st Division
( c- ^, d' J3 |* R    4th Division7 D+ u2 j1 W+ Q6 ^; P
    21st Ind.Mixed Regiment
: J6 g# Z& F8 K% B2 l* H9 c* @    23rd Tank Regiment4 ?% |' X7 n, f$ s
    32nd Division
5 `# j$ k& D9 T4 C. V2 S    Yokosuka 1st SNLF2 W/ G& n( B# w5 Q0 x5 M8 U  e
    3rd Ind. AA Battalion8 B5 L) A, s) N. A+ c* a; f
    6th Area Army; O8 ^) C0 x, ^# I$ H- o
    103rd AA Regiment
. ?4 r& ]/ @0 j    1st JNAF Coy
1 w1 [+ r+ O0 G0 a' f% Z    13th Army4 c! ~' v# X) e* q$ y
    141st AA Regiment; {0 ]/ Z7 g. j/ V. E! [0 }1 D
    4th Ind. AA Battalion7 R5 d* A; y$ y. R, O% i

. h& z. z; r4 h- H- J; R1 Y% w9 xDefending units:
3 m" B% A  r. [# O    50th Indian Para Brigade& g& |( I& _1 ]& {6 ]: C
- Z8 R8 _; }& q3 q+ o
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- x. |' R, `0 B  K, P, E5 v50th 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
# p7 t# X9 Z) |( v华安跑哪去了

lala23159

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

红叶

11月30日
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盟军继续冒着猛烈炮火卸载" G7 Q# l) O. c) U1 E! P' J4 L% G7 R
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 44  Z; N: }& i& c9 m7 ^
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& F3 U/ N% t; i$ ], p7 cInvasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)- c# p- `) v2 `: Q2 U3 M
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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: y8 N( t% v1 a5 F2 ]89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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1 n7 G# f$ a, a* K9 Q2 O" Q! |Allied Ships5 V0 n0 o" i5 U$ i" w9 G; K8 h
      LST-72, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage+ x5 t. ^" M2 k: d- p- _
      LST-816 }3 y" g9 k$ s
      LST-74, Shell hits 3$ T: H8 `0 y8 n- }1 R
      LST-75, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage& A& L, X: ?- x- z
      LST-78
/ W3 o$ ^2 l3 a+ U8 }      LST 2094 `- X0 b0 f$ d+ _, m9 F8 v4 }& y
      LST-889" K* B  K6 _3 r% P" U" G5 c$ \
      LST-246
9 y; ~% _6 Z( `) B. h7 u' b1 y& c      LST-2406 ~* e, \! f- d( h
      LST-204
& }* U4 l/ T3 H3 t; V( ]# D# U* c      LST-202
& L; U9 c' i5 `  d5 t! t2 n      LST-123
1 p: l  b: i5 q0 P/ R, V: G9 ~      LST-121
9 X6 j0 s3 ]6 }; h: D      LST-120) B! L2 B1 L9 E6 m
      LST-86
) |; ^. m1 N& X# j. m/ Z! g      LST-85  ?) O5 a. b4 J
      LST-849 b8 K/ F3 J, a

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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)9 Z. c: X' ?6 m  F- n
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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130 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
5 c, C# m$ f; b8 E4 |6 j0 x      LST-78, Shell hits 28,  heavy fires,  heavy damage, |/ M( k. e8 p2 L7 g# |! T6 O
      LST-83, Shell hits 3% ^& i4 z. r8 U7 q
      LST-81, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
0 }  m" F  L( n' r  q      LST-85, Shell hits 4,  on fire/ C7 H7 E/ F0 N8 ^3 E. N# \9 i
      LST-84, Shell hits 3. ^* w' \( L2 B5 Z9 W, A. X
      LST-87, Shell hits 67 J6 O- H) \- k' i7 y
      LST 1807 O2 k' N+ d& V
      LST 157' E# a) d9 o" R3 j' \' ~% |' V6 t
      LST 2/ r" p" F! C- x7 l
      LST-884( a( @$ ~  Z- h( V
      LST-882
; a  O) ?, F% F3 n6 t      LST-397; T+ X7 Y4 c6 Q/ p
      LST-395
7 R! K- M) X; g( N      LST-274
8 q. t9 r9 ^# [" r      LST-273; I. T5 O$ V7 X/ q& j8 T, C
      LST-2464 e7 z- V# c) W  ~! E$ \3 m8 ~; `
      LST-244: g( v) k5 h; }2 e$ ?" l1 z* A: T
      LST-2414 g7 f! V2 b8 s5 X
      LST-218( Y4 _( s. U9 @  W7 L+ z) l( O
      LST-216; K9 a0 A! Z+ r$ k( n4 D
      LST-202
1 e9 f% C0 |. g- G( x' z6 v      LST-1715 V+ N) U* u' |
      LST-166- d$ H3 Q/ I  z
      LST-1248 g6 A, Q& y$ ^9 h! U
      LST-121# e/ V+ z9 T# J2 M4 l) N, `
      LST-883 M  B! a0 H# c0 q/ V; o1 I
      LST-123# O/ X' B/ \' W% T, l4 Z$ }5 l
      LST-86
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在当天盟军地面部队继续炮击压制日军，航空压制也保持着压力% `6 ~. g+ I- x9 e
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1 Y( ~2 a% d2 m( F8 R0 gGround combat at Ponape (119,113)) p2 o/ z$ [; A! c7 o
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Allied Bombardment attack7 E( M4 u7 P& F/ @' J6 [) ~
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Attacking force 5302 troops, 356 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 2812
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. \3 D! d) U- u0 A/ sDefending force 51369 troops, 699 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 1361. c* ]5 ~) M2 Y- K

; }% |  z  H* z( \Japanese ground losses:* m' c5 u* S' N0 ~  D
      406 casualties reported
# @' y2 O- E3 A* Y6 [         Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
! v4 W* S' U: ?: D0 s0 j         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
5 z3 q9 W- b, L2 \% }  V! H7 p         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 c  [& g! x" F; n
' B6 j2 A* U! m7 I$ b: `5 d) V- iAllied ground losses:4 o, {9 O, _0 V3 d
      21 casualties reported
. A3 t; ~: S* x% a5 S) D$ o0 K         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled/ L  e4 x( U7 H: e9 ~/ y% O
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
2 h4 g. r. o/ I0 _0 o& ]         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' ~4 a, s* C3 U' P% a* ~3 i
      Guns lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)5 [* }' s. [- z& E
      Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)
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Assaulting units:: f( V1 r) P7 u7 i# P$ o' u
    5th Marine/B Division6 h) Z+ C6 u. j: d
    81st Infantry/B Division7 p7 k( L7 f5 f/ |. z1 m$ j
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment6 j4 [% p1 W2 h2 h% f2 [9 Q+ j* ^
    5th Marine/C Division5 ^6 l8 x- N, S: v
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion$ i0 B) H1 Y2 S" z5 U8 P1 ~! {2 r
    6th Infantry/B Division! |2 F- Z+ D( N3 B
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment2 C# O, R" p+ x. p  S
    716th Tank Battalion
" R' H% I7 Y) L8 V% u7 n/ z. }    81st Infantry/C Division8 f. A) m; E+ r# a% }
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
; G5 [: r$ W; Y& @* c! @8 T# m    6th Infantry/C Division- m, B' N0 [# _- }
    5th Marine/A Division$ f8 r* Q/ Q4 A6 Q$ b3 ~
    767th Tank Battalion! W; ~, ?% w5 m1 z' K( w0 K7 K
    96th Infantry/A Division
! ^7 _" S! P$ W    706th Tank Battalion( i1 ]0 B- z- c5 s! f
    711th Tank Battalion
1 }( |! b; \! f% Z: m2 G    762nd Tank Battalion  B4 E( }* m) q+ T( H5 W0 A8 ?! h
    96th Infantry/B Division( v( {3 j7 r# h3 |4 N6 ?4 h
    81st Infantry/A Division
. ^& o8 K7 ^9 p1 k8 W    44th Tank Battalion
  E- N& {6 X  p/ h" j" [. r0 j    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
7 W$ V: Z' A6 `2 Y% s# z    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment0 n: y2 K2 H4 d9 ~' Z
    31st Infantry Regiment6 D% s5 k0 x" k$ z( `" ]
    6th Infantry/A Division# t( n# k* ]7 R- U/ h* ^. H/ D- b# A4 e  J
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment4 ~2 N/ _) Q- d2 j% m. ?# l
    710th Tank Battalion8 [5 y- ?' }4 S  X( \8 c0 c
    96th Infantry/C Division
1 i9 H6 x5 F: e9 _7 \  ?    5th USA Defense Battalion; X9 W, _% R; q) c# K. V) v' d
    4th USA Defense Battalion
7 `. K; B5 n/ u% d' `    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
* [6 ?4 T& ~7 k3 P7 l" g    X Corps Artillery
* f( u$ M6 Y% i2 v- a+ E- u0 r' l    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment# c. o, O: @$ ~; K/ s/ }- m: W
    XIV US Corps
6 ~% X6 x7 a8 R- n    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
" }3 {# K6 W' j9 F+ C3 N8 _& W/ O    8th Marine Defense Battalion4 T. C. [# u" V
    14th Marine Defense Battalion7 Y* U: H& S1 o" _% q0 u. @; V( _0 f
    I Corps Artillery
8 u, N) s0 f( D: H9 E( |7 J    96th Coast AA Regiment
( ~9 d& M& C, l/ l/ K) B3 N    1st USMC AA Battalion" l$ J: r2 H: R/ l5 a
    738th Coast AA Regiment
6 L0 L8 c# r- R3 R  _    12th Marine Defense Battalion
% I7 H$ Y: M# Y. J5 }9 `    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion  e9 e( o( \  L2 f( v
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment+ M- G0 e$ Q2 G
8 R+ X" R; S! ]0 R& A
Defending units:
- e- q8 v* q6 O    33rd/A Division
: @- D. S4 c$ x+ i    81st/B Division
' r- j+ N9 T5 c- i; d    Sasebo 7th SNLF
6 J, T  e* X4 q' [    81st/C Division; s$ G9 n- {( U0 {- w0 C
    138th Infantry Regiment9 s* J% L+ Y" @; Y. k% y
    Kure 3rd SNLF% L0 t3 J$ k8 N6 Q- |8 h5 n
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
2 ?- @# C$ ?5 l( E    144th Infantry Regiment  D1 g, X" s5 Y6 \4 J' }
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
8 H  U/ K2 _2 y) d3 k    33rd/B Division
% c+ S3 H7 I  ]. p    81st/A Division
$ L5 z& H/ B7 o& l' Z    33rd/C Division
% M# M, [& C+ ]/ y/ R    3rd Base Force% O6 g* d/ a2 `" U' ~
    19th JAAF Base Force
! F4 x6 j/ z0 K) O1 t    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
, G  m6 [6 w$ {6 |3 R0 |. r    60th Field AA Battalion$ Z* ^+ h, H8 I  W$ H4 j
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion2 p2 C3 O; v4 E" \8 Y' l6 h5 q5 m, x8 w
    53rd Construction Battalion
. g, E. ]% f5 x- D0 n    Ponape Naval Fortress
* N9 E7 g: F* ^) i* z2 x7 P    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment+ _: Q% m4 M& _* a$ y* i
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment) G6 b; U  {+ T7 F
    12th Air Fleet
, O2 o8 W' Z) J4 G0 y" a    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
! s/ h5 h8 p% ?* D$ w3 P: T0 z    61st Field AA Battalion
9 ?: |/ w5 W) W6 t8 I# V( K    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
; n4 W  }; N1 i    18th Field AF Construction Battalion" h( ], H9 ^7 n' X8 @; y
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion8 G7 f  F2 t) \3 E8 J
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment& l! h3 ?4 l4 C' {
    14th Area Army /1
( l% B3 E; W& W    63rd Field AA Battalion: H; b3 g  @  F/ d% ]
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co 7 ~' ?/ \- M8 L* o/ S
    Kure 7th SNLF+ m  b( C3 I$ G" a" l2 t, i
    18th Army2 h$ f, A+ q. |' E( W8 ^/ w
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co " m/ k9 u2 e6 `$ Q' E
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
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. i4 h; u: n  E1 ^+ }& A" i日军反潜船只确认击沉盟军SS一艘
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Submarine attack near Satawal  at 107,106- ?- g% _( n( I) k3 E# R8 ^

" j: H! D' z" m; B" l+ N' WJapanese Ships/ V5 F4 U7 B2 _/ F! U0 H/ V; s2 y+ `
      E No.54
$ {/ w$ B5 r, ?4 T; i      E No.50
  y: L9 g* P# J  z      E No.68* {9 T3 {* V8 P+ A7 T8 r
      E No.52
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Allied Ships
) p/ G; O4 j: d- e# D3 b/ g  u      SS Blackfin, hits 21, and is sunk3 i' L) X( F: F& ?

: A6 Y4 ^; G) ~# t" ]9 f& ~重创另一艘
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. v8 B6 B# U4 S9 B& B  T# BASW attack near Satawal  at 109,102
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Japanese Ships7 P: c6 }* l' @" v
      E No.84 `: |- K' J  G, v
      E No.6
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Allied Ships2 m# l+ ]: ~4 _) o
      SS Peto, hits 14,  heavy damage

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 02, 44
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& v* `4 A6 m$ b/ T0 N7 C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) u1 K; V# t: ~/ C$ ~
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!; S3 o1 p+ b7 I/ Z3 i

4 {. K1 [; R; \) `4 Z( a: A( I62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 z* H1 W2 H& o

. Q0 a+ S& v7 q: lAllied Ships
5 g1 F, g7 C6 y, {% f: r& I0 ~% c0 e      CA Wichita) J3 A0 e& ~, M0 T4 Y+ ?
      CA Vincennes
( i. J& ~& f- L4 ]) q6 {      CA Quincy
" |: f, a% |2 Z% F      CA San Francisco# P6 R( x& F, k0 n3 L; e5 \2 }4 n
      CA Minneapolis1 ]7 H1 r6 w) n9 T. g* u1 s9 T
      CA Astoria8 k. K# c8 J: S1 n- F
      CA Chicago
' }9 A& X5 B; M4 ], q8 c      CA Louisville  {; Y$ |+ ?. p& d  y" L
      CA Chester8 I' R0 l- ]/ l) ~, j# P* _6 u
      CA Northampton
, H3 Y4 A' C2 \9 Q$ x      CA Portland5 q8 t! S% f' C2 j6 f( t

8 J( h. q9 ^; O* z& l) U" YJapanese ground losses:( q' ]6 N8 E$ C# u
      71 casualties reported
: ~  \5 [0 D, \         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled/ l  ^+ t" V2 S+ q& Q7 {9 ~5 Q7 `
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
6 N+ t. ]3 \+ A$ S4 ~         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled0 x$ Z  T7 K8 _; h! m. l7 G
      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Airbase hits 2. c+ k* d% U. L7 M: `6 X* B2 [3 P
Runway hits 10
6 F, Q  k5 @: u, N2 m& [! n" F9 WPort hits 4
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CA Wichita firing at Ponape , y7 V) F. s# d
CA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress) |" L1 M( v! |" n9 ?2 O& w. @! Z
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes2 P1 V6 z; M" |5 }, P3 R
CA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
' X- ~; s9 Z4 \- n& jPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy
5 z, _1 X( @9 e4 r+ o6 JCA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division0 ^& x( b3 [# t2 b" S9 b
CA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment9 \$ x! Z0 r* l) R. v% g: D
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria% w" h+ H  d% t6 k+ s' e0 o
CA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
3 ]+ Z5 [, F$ E! @3 ACA Chicago firing at Ponape 2 ?& P8 {" j" n4 g
CA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force- o4 l2 d0 {( t: f; V4 }0 s1 L* T- b3 Z
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester0 s: y- L% ^0 u! ^$ i6 P; H7 Y8 C
CA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress; c4 W2 S3 C6 Q5 e7 W7 G, u& O
CA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division3 v; ]4 }. v* c: m( w1 L7 ?
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland) j' O6 O4 P1 a, k/ G  \
CA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113/ n, a- P$ ?4 a4 |9 w
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Allied Ships  V, g: ?, F* y' L' T
      BB Alabama
5 e1 p/ @& \' H  j3 J5 S      BB Massachusetts, c% h- h) k; M4 y! C. ]
      BB Indiana9 j6 Z( e* t& V5 S' M) f* T- x. u" ]
      BB South Dakota& T3 i; S. k* i9 C# k  p  e
      BB Washington' n% e$ F" `' f, t* O1 H
      BB North Carolina( ~& A) d7 W1 J4 d' c% S+ J- I

0 ]- `6 Q/ e, O# ]Japanese ground losses:9 {* n' R: B5 t# X( d$ h' R
      275 casualties reported
: E5 I$ H7 T" e) l! @         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
1 |/ f' K3 b$ k$ S  S         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled5 _( l; K  i* Z# b. `5 j
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled( n/ U# E$ ?# f0 v
      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)
, L9 a( C  [5 Y7 l* ~- Q$ Y      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled): _( J  h- N0 B7 Q* i3 j
, O7 Z7 {7 }+ E' t+ P
Airbase supply hits 1& R, g" D8 j( Y# M4 U) D8 n: U" u3 u
Runway hits 7
' O4 C1 j; i. o+ L! B% \" a: CPort hits 3
2 C2 M- z9 v- g+ X, j6 E. y. U& ?4 c; v9 q8 a$ @8 s
BB Alabama firing at Ponape
2 _! C! T# e  A0 o9 J& C% bBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape 6 t$ b! R2 r- W* k/ i, a# V# ]/ E/ Z# O
BB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division
* R- q+ F! o. o3 X7 K' k4 l+ XOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota, Q0 {* S2 o& {; D% r
BB South Dakota firing at Ponape
; M& m5 r$ c& {  m8 PBB Washington firing at Ponape ! b( R9 Y5 q1 N' ]& D
BB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment! \( ~0 a7 Q2 P

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5 b5 w0 K  q5 O1 s* D$ b# ?$ zNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
5 e. C( J# o1 ~1 J
. I+ S; |( H% f+ {* w6 G13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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- @/ c& ~( j: J! }, U; ^Allied Ships0 f8 W, m7 V+ m0 R) L( U
      BB Queen Elizabeth
# G! k. P; G" e) x' A5 g      BB Valiant
! u% t; e# W* w- }7 f      BB Mississippi& I& u- r+ u- N1 S0 l4 V+ `# z9 j# _
      BB New Mexico- P1 _* a4 a% M/ }
      BB Idaho
# v2 A! B0 U2 n$ @      BB West Virginia
$ b: I" ?# W0 a9 p0 ]6 S. z' J5 O      BB Colorado
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. {1 M! K* j' p/ ]Japanese ground losses:! [4 X; b" _; p0 w1 t) M
      117 casualties reported
8 K! i: c2 Z/ ?         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled$ r4 P5 S9 y% k* O2 q# d2 t
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled8 v4 I+ C& a8 W1 h' y4 ?, d3 g
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 R2 |' L5 J  k( u      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)2 l6 l. o1 `) [1 u, D1 R
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)& g; m6 @" z$ g+ n+ l6 d% I+ c
  D5 i9 ^0 s( P# w/ c, S- u
Airbase hits 2
# Y( v( @& t# S  \# @5 _0 f. F5 FRunway hits 2
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BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
8 l" ?3 S/ |1 N4 i: z* iBB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment% {6 {9 W5 b5 V; u* H. }
BB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress. O* D6 a; t1 l& Q  q: ^
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi
) C- |0 _1 r, M! i6 g+ J7 |BB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division
3 g' e! J1 R/ a- d0 c* EBB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force
0 Y0 [7 h4 W$ Y( _: F$ {; ?: u3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho3 Y6 J; {4 y% G: `
BB West Virginia firing at Ponape ( f2 ^  U, e- ]8 T$ R
BB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force
, }( R5 A- N; n- }3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado: T4 i! p4 a/ c, {

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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)3 y, u! Z- J3 H2 J. H

2 |0 V( S/ Y2 g* OWeather in hex: Thunderstorms, ?* T. |# x5 Q
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
9 ^8 C+ y) V, R& X( ~Estimated time to target is 34 minutes! t& k, M4 Z; E9 O8 z4 Y

4 R6 g/ ~' |7 O4 o/ i% @Allied aircraft
, `: B1 w3 ^' T! d1 c$ q: l- u      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
% u4 e/ E' W' j      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337; d. W& c- @! |1 l
      TBM-1C Avenger x 2836 i- s% c# s) D) O" M( j

( a. V/ y0 M0 A. [- P- h/ lAllied aircraft losses
0 u" f9 K+ ~( C3 ^# L7 o      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged+ q+ A0 ~  ~' }$ A
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
5 z! [( V1 Y% n* S$ s      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged
4 h4 f9 d* W9 q      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak
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2 }3 ?4 y) u6 f1 E$ E2 g: YJapanese ground losses:! }* Q6 X9 @4 p4 d/ [$ `. P
      159 casualties reported! ~- d/ Z7 q  c$ \) m
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
& ~! Z( \) _) x, |. d$ u# }, N         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
4 L; A" E6 I6 ]3 c0 D, y# i         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 @7 K7 d5 A6 H* S# _' `' b" j4 L: X9 ?7 S

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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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( F8 E' w7 I" N( Z7 w, F( qAllied Deliberate attack5 C5 {5 e& W) ^0 H( p7 o9 U/ n

% s' V8 Y) q; h5 Y+ cAttacking force 77530 troops, 1387 guns, 2472 vehicles, Assault Value = 2931) o8 {5 w) _8 E6 H

  y1 \* N- n+ b' z# ODefending force 50530 troops, 686 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1344% W. I1 _. c2 b* v: J
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 7
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Allied adjusted assault: 3406 + ~8 V4 y* [, m" q

4 H) _) {. d* L  {6 XJapanese adjusted defense: 8701
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$ \+ X' E: m0 K6 H: yAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7)
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9 D* Q' q8 w2 c* A: @+ }Combat modifiers+ Y" D) H/ ^" U4 C5 k3 o* q, t6 v
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)
2 z3 B- ]6 t9 q! g8 K: M2 zAttacker: / ^; V% R1 N) [* i& g3 _

& m" ~! J8 r* |- s" ]* Z% HJapanese ground losses:
, r' N5 E. A+ {      3539 casualties reported( V% q: U; j6 z( u6 v  [9 U! C
         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled
2 o; ^1 a! c' m  t& g' l! K         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled" U% y! \- I" f9 o: Y! X+ G1 N
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled8 l1 m" I* j  K  S5 i
      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)9 B7 h  [) E$ n$ H9 t
      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled); t. ~8 R0 f$ U; S' B

& u( y/ V# D) a5 W6 i" b- r8 A2 R0 PAllied ground losses:, E4 p0 R8 G8 c: \9 |' f
      3552 casualties reported
8 X  x) `: X! M( V         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled
: P. S; e8 j$ V, I5 M, {; _9 ?& d         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled
) d* N: M5 i$ \; i5 r* q5 i         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled
9 ^+ g, }( `: @. D% L$ _      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)
) Q- I; A8 T' |( w- n' p) G) k      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)
; f' d# x, T4 V      Units destroyed 1
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Assaulting units:
5 n8 Q: |, w& D- W    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion6 g7 N; m- {) M  J6 o9 o" Q
    5th Marine Division
) G# I2 r1 Q! y( j: w3 ]: F    716th Tank Battalion
; r: r8 F" w+ Q" v! v    706th Tank Battalion
* \9 [" }# O) x- q    762nd Tank Battalion$ x/ g6 r7 w/ s, E% p
    710th Tank Battalion6 Y) Y7 i1 R7 E/ ^# h& s8 p
    767th Tank Battalion
) }( F1 [1 ^  q. d9 Y    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
+ {2 k: y8 H) F    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment0 }' G9 j1 U* M+ @
    81st Infantry Division
9 F1 h. p" l: t9 i7 S9 }% ~    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
* J& t! y1 w( B5 m( t    96th Infantry Division
) a4 A; R/ o% k4 s+ h, s0 t    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
" ]! @% l, ?3 ~9 q5 y- i5 @9 y    711th Tank Battalion- a7 q' r2 m* y1 C+ l
    44th Tank Battalion0 v  v% K; l& T9 |! m0 R" e3 x0 ~) S) C- Y
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
- M1 h1 O( x' g6 t2 x$ c    6th Infantry Division7 I: d7 r% l% L% V+ W3 j  T9 y
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
1 l6 v3 G- j  X: {* R9 V: R    31st Infantry Regiment+ b" g% u; |6 Y* x
    XIV US Corps
: z0 I1 y9 P# I2 w$ E. t, R) P$ z    96th Coast AA Regiment0 K" B) B' t2 a1 [" o% b" Q, N
    12th Marine Defense Battalion
$ V! ?8 s0 E4 y% J' S9 q+ z% i  V    4th USA Defense Battalion
2 _/ l" }  p0 d2 M3 w1 g& N: {' b    14th Marine Defense Battalion# z1 C, Q; l, ?! i4 Y
    1st USMC AA Battalion
* V3 D* }' F, e# C    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
5 Y5 n  ]& A1 t3 }" t3 Z' Z9 {    5th USA Defense Battalion
- T* j( e& n5 h" {2 X+ L3 G    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment4 V/ C/ r# Y9 F, `5 q6 [, x+ c
    738th Coast AA Regiment7 D/ B& |5 ~7 \0 f7 T! P8 @3 J. Y
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment& F. X6 W6 U' d- k1 O
    I Corps Artillery
( M- R& W* J1 R    8th Marine Defense Battalion
& t2 u0 a$ x: a+ S" K# g( S    X Corps Artillery * {/ {8 W# s9 F( j# s. ?
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2 d3 @( D# L/ v  v# c) G    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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Defending units:8 g; ~, F2 x, ~- U  T( X' q
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
0 y" D2 F1 n: U3 d4 v5 e7 s2 M    52nd Naval Guard Unit
. ^7 a* k% o# t! }    144th Infantry Regiment
8 z0 B$ [2 E- v    Kure 3rd SNLF* e. _* Q" Q" j  Z" A1 w
    Sasebo 7th SNLF) }! ^) v' d, W7 z: Q" D0 K2 N7 I
    33rd/B Division4 P2 k3 A6 Z3 t/ Z6 P1 Y# S1 C
    81st/C Division8 J  K% x# q9 ^# C3 M! |
    81st/A Division
* t& t% s; @3 M; e7 [% a    81st/B Division
8 }- O) Z' M9 n" I8 e. a4 h    33rd/A Division9 w6 R! l, U  t; m6 r
    138th Infantry Regiment# n! M1 g( |8 D  K' f
    33rd/C Division
6 E# K1 i# ?2 j4 l& R    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6 d. p9 _: s, m  w+ s& w    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion4 Y& A6 K* a0 C: E8 G* I" Y
    19th JAAF Base Force
* y  d7 E$ a9 m* X0 i  M1 ]" `    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
* P* ]( p7 N. Z9 e. t) Q' V% J    12th Air Fleet
) K' m7 Q# v' S# w1 [( K; j; N    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment1 a7 y4 c% D0 w+ N
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
9 i7 p! U$ @+ L5 ^  W# ^- D    63rd Field AA Battalion
2 T7 T2 `6 H8 e6 k    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
' P( K5 j& x  k6 H  P3 Z5 I; f    18th Field AF Construction Battalion4 U+ [5 E  Q, p
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment: Q; j5 n7 ^: u7 a4 i/ M' C+ F% e
    Ponape Naval Fortress, m4 `! w; e9 e# R" w" U4 ~
    61st Field AA Battalion* J7 {0 s0 T+ L
    18th Army2 |5 r, p2 d/ s  B1 T& ]
    14th Area Army /10 E% q. ^0 S1 {7 ?7 z1 J
    60th Field AA Battalion
9 Q  e2 h! @9 x' }( x    53rd Construction Battalion
' I2 s2 k+ G0 c- T/ e    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion) K5 w# e6 V+ Y+ A
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1& T0 x0 D$ {, }' C# G
    Kure 7th SNLF8 @- m' K( w; P0 \5 q/ j
    3rd Base Force
$ l2 {1 a" u4 v* B5 J    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

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) B" U/ |7 t' o; L0 A2 {( j! h6 n. aAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape), {; ]4 ~  k$ g( @1 j+ m7 i
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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- I* w3 f* _1 |' x2 ~Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 s, o  X, Y  @3 `, g, \( T& o4 v0 x
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 Y, g1 E, L2 w' p6 T      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462- i8 {5 f$ u' S8 o8 r3 M
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337* I8 G% d3 y/ N- b& s% J0 ~7 m
      TBM-1C Avenger x 283
, k: y8 W) u% M4 w. |2 kAllied aircraft losses
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! r3 I9 ]: |( R$ U3 `+ \$ q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
3 ?1 k6 m- [9 `2 B, L; t; h) ]* m) `" r" F
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1 V% g5 E, G! r/ j% |( w& X
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!; W7 {% a* t  Y' \7 t* b7 v; d
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Allied Ships
7 K# g( V7 _$ a7 q      CA Vincennes
; E# O0 m- ^! U) s0 y, B3 F2 l      CA Quincy
( x& n% J" N& h) C/ @  _      CA San Francisco
- K! f8 i1 H2 O      CA Minneapolis
# y$ n/ n0 L! Q0 o8 Z8 _; G      CA Astoria5 _" ^3 S( Y- J/ b$ t- ^
      CA Chicago& b4 h) z8 S+ c, p' h' z
      CA Louisville8 ^/ v+ j: M1 ^+ I
      CA Chester
  ?2 x8 ]" c1 `  K) w' L$ q* }      CA Northampton
1 A& D' Q! S) D- ?* ?$ B  K      CA Portland6 C& X* n) W. E, t: U
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Japanese ground losses:
# O. s- K/ C! z0 T! L- a      112 casualties reported6 v  a" k$ h' t; @; b# U
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 }, U0 A6 t" {, X
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled4 k& p, e! w" Z: n
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled; K# S$ \  L9 P; ~8 y! `" H
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Airbase hits 5
* @9 B/ T* T+ h4 P+ JAirbase supply hits 20 k' Q2 E( P  P, D& r- ^1 H
Runway hits 21
$ _' J6 E8 B1 b) i, |Port hits 72 O! a9 K1 I1 {6 T: {1 \$ [, R

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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,1136 K  J" N: y' n2 l

# \- B' p, h* r( O9 y' v1 I9 ]7 AAllied Ships
# ?- y9 D+ n9 b2 t. F      BB Alabama7 A+ W8 H( W% z7 t; E) z0 ?& U
      BB Massachusetts
3 b- t- J5 H* V" O0 O: w      BB Indiana. j) y5 D% ?! u3 u! C
      BB South Dakota
7 d; k# G5 ^0 ~- V, G( U& U      BB Washington
7 q1 a4 D5 g3 B# C4 z! M2 e8 g5 g      BB North Carolina
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Japanese ground losses:; o* Z8 ]! y' y8 q
      398 casualties reported. o6 X; C! g9 J% ^5 B
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled* v7 y: f! U8 X& @+ X8 J. V* L) _
         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled
4 n: h4 G4 g: a" z( ]& K( |0 q         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
( {( G0 ~/ U5 i8 R5 Z- `      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)
8 @' ~: k+ ]* ~% E- k      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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" u/ N. z8 D9 |5 f8 E( w  Q/ KAirbase hits 9
8 l6 x4 p6 ]" H* H' n  G0 K; ]9 mRunway hits 9- n7 j. B. Z6 Y1 Z# X
Port hits 2+ A+ s* e; {$ J% B/ h: W
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BB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division
+ F  v! G! B- C8 i2 oBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape 0 X) v' \( Q! z: l2 S
BB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division
: u# R+ v1 u& r' P; L$ W; OBB South Dakota firing at Ponape
; `5 N8 y( H" a; G# E' u9 A1 vBB Washington firing at Ponape , l3 V5 s0 U" ^; i$ Z. o
BB North Carolina firing at Ponape 9 l. Y4 K( E( v4 n3 S
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships) Q# A* o: ~# v
      BB Mississippi8 ?0 `; O$ r# A: c
      BB New Mexico
% G1 P# B% J# c      BB Idaho! b8 q- n/ Z8 M+ B% P
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Japanese ground losses:
8 S" Q9 d* ?( c" x* j      195 casualties reported9 t  v- N/ I( a" C+ |0 M
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
& t1 u' f' c3 g2 ^  K         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled* F" F" N7 ~; G% a4 o
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ ?2 h* E8 |1 y! t! L0 @      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)
' y9 E( h# t6 O* E8 O# {; C; U      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)# m9 g/ }9 \5 u' x* q" |

; M5 c4 e5 M4 q4 a, Y2 V4 yAirbase hits 39 z! u. G4 N* h- a
Runway hits 14% K) M, ^5 R5 z& l, \% T6 g
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BB Mississippi firing at Ponape . l7 U/ D: k$ J2 z1 Z- n! k
BB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division1 w& ?6 `% f3 [0 ^9 U
BB Idaho firing at Ponape ) [: u8 e0 b2 O& v+ a7 T
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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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" r; _5 B, z8 {% z; }& e$ \: GWeather in hex: Severe storms5 A0 Z) k$ C" R3 i+ |( ?2 u: @# q0 k
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.$ ]: ]$ c8 k) @0 f: ^- `; a
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft4 R! `9 [# N  D" ?
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462/ h# B9 w) `3 Q2 O6 _; B4 s
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 333
: D8 X% N6 R$ u( Z4 l3 x      TBM-1C Avenger x 286
+ l1 R" D7 w" @4 i
7 X! Y6 g; P2 G- W$ Z1 gAllied aircraft losses
% G0 |% u9 s0 V. D5 _      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged. t2 e! U4 a+ f4 c
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak
: W7 {3 ]- ~' j      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
7 y. w/ [$ N0 W& c      121 casualties reported5 a& M' ^0 H) N. F5 L4 y0 a
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
, Y$ L( j, H/ t         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled  N) O: h  C5 N- m
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled  }3 {! w: e* w: }' S' i; c4 i

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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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5 m7 y% M8 `, P2 W) ?Allied Deliberate attack9 ]0 ~; R, A( ]
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Attacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 2629
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Defending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 6& {8 O- C( @! K+ ?

% Y! G4 I+ v) N' j/ [$ a/ r8 ^) }Allied adjusted assault: 3228 6 q: [" @3 ?7 Y  L; w
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Japanese adjusted defense: 7085 0 e) h& {+ e+ a; ?! R/ O
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6)
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Combat modifiers; A: g" o2 E5 Q: Z2 ?
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-), c/ J. R5 {+ C+ M+ |8 {
Attacker: ) g, L! h: A2 |9 M" M8 E0 L" X% d
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Japanese ground losses:# j; {0 @5 {, }% f; q0 ?! A
      2305 casualties reported
, l. a8 `9 o1 L; T6 }# ^! [9 B         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled
/ r9 E: @* c7 z. c         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled2 o9 W! }( o9 N" e
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
) p; X" ^3 E# d: {      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)& H5 k, M+ [8 o( m4 D
      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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0 \* W. Q# J: V' J% _6 \6 zAllied ground losses:
# p; E/ I. w0 j) J8 {      3064 casualties reported1 R. d: P! ?# E% n. s
         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled( C5 O% ^! P+ }
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled
% I! l7 g7 U. e" B( J2 |         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled; o3 v& u0 I5 x+ w! }
      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled)
5 S4 E! ~5 t2 h9 m/ g      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled). M) c& L' r1 P& ~9 J, {6 M9 s9 K

: _& S; R2 l' u5 }4 s( LAssaulting units:" ?* x* Q0 [% k3 |+ {" {
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment, r( }7 q- V! I( U# r* t
    711th Tank Battalion1 ?9 I/ i$ a9 f+ t& o5 t' c
    716th Tank Battalion
5 `& ?! F4 Y; H0 {) p) k% s" W5 f    6th Infantry Division
3 C4 `5 l  P% h4 U: Z. V5 ~    44th Tank Battalion
: z# D7 N: J1 `; w: d! A! x    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
2 j" j/ R! H1 f7 k! C- ~; w    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
4 B1 K/ s' H+ B# }; x) p    81st Infantry Division" U+ m' c  E0 W" c- G& i
    767th Tank Battalion
/ M2 u- C; ~$ M! y! q$ v" @9 X8 k    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
! C2 j7 S. c& @* I& v( N    762nd Tank Battalion  _1 v+ L4 B" M
    710th Tank Battalion
1 P" v4 H* d! c0 c8 |5 F' f* g# c7 {    96th Infantry Division
# X. |; T# ?# `3 m. Q    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
, X1 y/ S* G/ G& a) r5 V* s    706th Tank Battalion
6 ^9 C6 f8 H4 T" Q: J$ F9 W; E    5th Marine Division
, v* }( _' b' a9 Z/ ]    31st Infantry Regiment2 @2 q7 \* t5 H. W
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion  C! ?  C7 P7 C7 F2 c: c% v4 H
    1st USMC AA Battalion
. O( q" m+ j! j9 ~    738th Coast AA Regiment
3 ?5 L( u8 r2 s' q( Q    96th Coast AA Regiment
5 J* F: s! {/ u    14th Marine Defense Battalion  I5 H1 Z: E6 a  w- a7 y3 s4 `
    12th Marine Defense Battalion
( Y$ u8 f8 W6 Z& d" k/ Y    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
- F$ E; i( X6 x    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
8 ^! _( [4 ]: _    XIV US Corps0 z& V( S. s3 N
    X Corps Artillery
4 N$ c0 b" ~0 D% [# V% W. a    5th USA Defense Battalion
4 p+ T( d4 x0 O% R# i+ M2 @/ i    4th USA Defense Battalion8 O' d  U# |5 _
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
) g$ n0 w& S& k2 t: o% u; p5 @    I Corps Artillery
) c5 [1 m7 X6 b) ]& U    8th Marine Defense Battalion
) D8 A. J+ G2 Z    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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Defending units:+ v" |( W2 G) J( {9 ^0 `
    Ponape Naval Fortress9 U* n) z( @6 u5 m
    81st/C Division
% y2 G' v# |: O, {9 _( P    52nd Naval Guard Unit
* T& t$ g# D9 M1 N! Z. T  U    138th Infantry Regiment; b6 U. I' _3 _% z) P$ z
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
& \+ g: I9 ~6 Q3 M5 _* g0 K    Sasebo 7th SNLF2 t7 M: s' z  Y- f4 c0 {+ k
    144th Infantry Regiment
* _. f5 r9 a2 m! p* i    81st/B Division
- F$ ~9 f3 k; s8 P    33rd/B Division3 R! d0 E4 B; Z7 @. G: Q% O
    33rd/A Division" z4 n5 g% s- O1 Y" ^. l  ?0 k
    81st/A Division2 c. b. P" X2 l  a1 D
    Kure 3rd SNLF
) m4 s( g$ [. Q- z0 b    33rd/C Division
- [, |8 L$ f0 ?/ n) A6 T, S    53rd Construction Battalion, y1 ?8 h2 s1 B5 {$ Z
    18th Army
  c( S; \! I6 `* ?6 Z    14th Area Army /15 e* w/ A. f/ ?1 d8 p& A
    60th Field AA Battalion5 L+ o/ [2 W3 n* ^8 |, U8 E
    12th Air Fleet
8 y, o" |/ u# ^% p) v( [    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment8 V+ R* i" o/ V& r. Q  B) Q! k
    63rd Field AA Battalion
/ X! @* F! ~7 q- u' }    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
! E4 G; f) B8 d" v0 f    3rd Base Force
2 O3 L* r$ n/ z0 V8 a% t3 P3 ]    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
- m% I! w. [  u' [/ N    Kure 7th SNLF
, c9 l( ?  a! v9 P- l$ L- B) q    19th JAAF Base Force
' }3 j$ j6 Z7 _% Q, }    18th Field AF Construction Battalion; ?" G+ S( k( E1 t+ o/ r  ~
    61st Field AA Battalion
( W6 Z: ^5 T' ^! q: R    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
/ R; u4 K& `* H8 t$ p! l    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment" u% ?9 Q- Z& \4 P" w
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
1 D/ _0 w7 M" V0 d  A- s    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
6 c1 U+ J- f3 B; ~    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion6 k* ]& G- t6 Z0 G) [" k5 t
    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
' h2 b; `5 w+ F4 Z7 N" x% G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( u3 y4 G; |- q" d1 _

$ p6 h7 m6 x: ^" O3 t$ X- k  e- H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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9 Q  ~/ j3 Y( s* HMorning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,60
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet." q* [' w5 S! w
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& y: J0 y4 v$ G6 o      P-38L Lightning x 23& j' J5 N, Q$ S0 F6 Q, I4 G% `
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 30: }% I7 \+ j9 z, T/ n6 \; u2 A
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Allied aircraft losses- ]9 r% e, s3 [( m+ b: s1 t0 e
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged- C- y1 c* @' u7 P5 `$ {
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
) Q$ b! F# ~* E, E; Y& X      DD Suruyame4 W( E8 |5 V' E" U: c
      CL Ninaru
7 k: t) M1 R  W2 l      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage. C0 i! w% ~' f. ~' P0 Z
      DD Yayoi
/ L( I: B9 X1 t5 c5 {5 T6 L      CA Kako0 S, L# s% y& J' ]+ e# \8 ]
      DD Asagiri
- P" D, W6 q3 p  u5 N1 o! F      DD Ayanami0 i9 Y/ P: n9 o) c2 R* h
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Aircraft Attacking:
+ |7 t: a2 q( m      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'+ q) |& D' D9 ~; x9 q
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb# m( G% u' a" J  ^. m- b- w
       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
0 R' p* m/ ]! t9 Z) ^% u4 M3 r# u               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb  }% S3 P  Y2 b' J+ b9 D( t' o, J
       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
8 t7 F1 {" @7 W# `* T& c6 R; y" t               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb! f2 U2 h7 F; c$ E" p& B

6 M* _: s- n' p1 b) l7 C8 H9 oMassive explosion on CL Tokachi6 N( r" J. e1 d, E& E% {
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi- X& j3 k" D, F

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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape)1 j5 l0 ]$ ~# f% T

( @0 R$ u6 H; G1 Z% |- i0 A7 ZWeather in hex: Moderate rain5 V" C- L1 V2 p

7 a2 e% K( T' URaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
" F* N; b6 @- wEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft
( g" [$ e( w/ ?6 g: [4 d& X      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
5 X+ @7 ]3 V- n8 G$ h( {/ b      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 326
" e) I! X* G' H1 I3 Y      TBM-1C Avenger x 285
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Allied aircraft losses/ R: a9 m% q2 v9 k: h5 C/ E/ |" f, n
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged8 p7 d% F: p0 L) c# R$ a$ s- D0 _
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak7 \4 o2 [6 M0 I' N
      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged) H/ L7 v* G7 z- D, Q2 X2 K

5 C  B9 c& C% h8 q5 |/ q8 MJapanese ground losses:" x3 \; t/ u% v
      276 casualties reported, \# I6 _4 T/ z
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled  H$ ~9 m$ Z7 O
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled$ n6 L0 v+ Q3 L. l
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Z& L/ A/ _& Q4 H4 w9 R- U7 t      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)% V8 I0 t  A  K# c) Z
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Allied Bombardment attack
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$ V% A& x1 }1 n. m- u0 SAttacking force 5127 troops, 335 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 2263
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( m$ b, m( @0 `6 IDefending force 45166 troops, 619 guns, 279 vehicles, Assault Value = 10174 y8 `8 ^/ u0 L6 i8 J. J  o
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Japanese ground losses:
8 ~4 F9 X+ E+ [) V      1082 casualties reported
4 j# o2 x8 z+ g! ~& {" t4 L: m) W5 n7 m         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled' {; X  P: i1 u' ^8 x2 E1 _* p, h& {* ]
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 ~$ K5 R8 u, F5 F& [' N         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled5 S2 ^& q& j# c
      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)5 F5 @: _8 t$ K0 N7 v$ Z" }/ J

. B$ Q4 r: F7 P1 E0 b2 OAllied ground losses:. d5 D! C4 \+ r1 k  H# L: _/ O3 s
      23 casualties reported6 P8 T4 m" `' r0 @" w$ B" z
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* n2 a- E# l/ P0 [2 [; c0 [: p/ O         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled& P0 f" X9 w* i: k$ q$ X
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' @5 x- ^4 v) A4 j( }      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)
% w, B3 y' q9 ^) C      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 44
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* @8 a+ v% D  W& n9 C/ G日军在波纳佩经过连日激战，补给消耗的速度大大高于天蝗的预期，眼看就支持不住，天蝗不得已组织了东京快车对岛上日军进行补给，不幸被盟军太平洋舰队堵着正着，水面车轮战后全歼了这支东京快车运输队的10余艘APD，还顺带击沉了护航的水面战队日军轻巡天盐号和吹雪级驱逐舰一艘。
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7 a) r; }1 }. K' W2 q+ f+ ?本次战斗为太平洋舰队2年多来第一次上规模的水面战，盟军水兵在能见度恶劣的情况下利用雷达给予日军有利打击，不过在战斗中也暴露出了盟军水兵技艺不精，炮击组织不利，人浮于事等各种弊端。战斗结束后太平洋舰队指战官兵纷纷表示要充分总结经验教训，刻苦磨砺水面战技术，积极相应9527大统领要求部队“能打仗，打硬仗，打胜仗”的号召，争取从胜利走向更大的胜利。
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3 C; z% p8 W5 {& \- g( P天亮之后，巡弋的波纳佩海域的58战斗机官兵惊喜的发现有几百架日军运输机排着整齐的队形向波纳佩飞来，准备强行空投补给。盟军指战员当然毫不客气照单全收，击落日本大艇和运输机200余架，大获全胜。* k, {$ ^/ h! d/ r
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Submarine attack near Ponape  at 119,113# J3 ~) i7 I# z; m5 b. z! G
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Japanese Ships
, M8 t, ?% w. F      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk
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9 R5 [* S5 N- E. q7 V, w( Q- Q$ ~Allied Ships
7 F+ j/ N" A& c) _1 R2 c5 |7 z, w      CLAA Prince Robert' P4 [0 O  F5 s1 e2 A
      DD Saumarez
- n6 P' r8 e; e( B      DD Nizam
& I- K! {& g; L) a      DD Ellet
: ?9 S: Q% C* {* ^2 _. y" c      DD Waller; X- \6 Y3 q) n1 R+ A
      DD Walker
0 Q* ?& [0 a) l3 v* @      DD Wadleigh1 p( \6 ~( H8 C
      DD Uhlmann5 ]  S: q: A1 r7 U* t+ J
      DD Twining$ P* ^& [5 x/ N2 W9 U- D' ~
      DD Twiggs) C- Y8 y) X* Q+ y
      DD David Taylor% J& N: ^! U+ ]# V  D2 q" D
      DD Strong- r8 D( C- k" q8 f
      DD Sproston0 |8 p" n7 e" O5 _+ n- K
      DD Sigsbee
  c0 G4 Q  u- x4 y; U6 Q      DD Sigourney
# C/ f+ u1 H& s7 i  w      DD Schroeder8 s% ]. z2 M" u( ]
      DD Benham II
# f6 g! ~0 U: u: S0 F; h# j: F( R      DD Cushing II0 K+ {, Q0 c6 z) y4 j8 ?2 A
      DD Urchin. o8 k, p; d4 u' r
      DD Urania
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SS I-48 is sighted by escort  \, s! C" a! w) |8 z
DD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search
4 V( t" s$ F. o0 ~3 f& N' IDD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....
! ?& z& ]5 Y. B( USS I-48 forced to surface!
1 {# c0 z& c7 n) r, n2 @5 U6 R% gDD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....# |4 v, }& o5 b$ q; w$ p7 Z! d+ Q4 \
DD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....
1 ^# j* r* n6 \DD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....2 n/ ]( L0 s5 `9 b9 \9 G$ S6 K( h' S$ O
DD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ....7 @! a3 ~# o+ F3 ~8 s+ g0 f
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....9 x3 ~: [* ]2 c" b. r5 V% A
Sub slips beneath the waves
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft8 \' ~* O1 {6 `0 G
      no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
; D) L; l. P$ f  a8 y      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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$ ~+ n8 I2 J% T7 ?/ e% k6 }Japanese Ships" G( j4 l+ p9 i: m0 O+ t
      CL Agano
* i0 Y, f; X: k0 n) L7 [8 ]( s% y      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2$ X0 e$ w1 W1 ~' s
      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# s+ h! b5 l# d$ M+ v3 h. L8 }5 Z
      DD Hibiki
% b2 C. N/ _) M0 ~      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1
9 s& R/ e5 ]1 g      DD Shirakumo# S; W5 j1 K0 ?& G+ P" A
      DD Isonami
  O% `- Q1 C9 ^6 @5 J/ {$ }      DD Murakumo0 [! t. h: e& v# I
      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk' ]: D- e: ]6 l1 r& b

3 h& \+ g& h' V9 C8 x( VAllied Ships( v- `2 g5 _3 H- K! n# q
      BB North Carolina# C! `  Y- A+ h2 [$ b7 B; ?* B
      BB Washington  c7 r! G' a4 R4 t; E; A
      BB South Dakota5 J0 D$ P! H9 P
      BB Indiana, Shell hits 1
5 z' N8 J5 e" d: N6 V# y      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2
0 H) Q( G0 g' F" t5 l% b      BB Alabama, Shell hits 2
8 o4 r; Z3 E* f/ Z0 H6 `      DD Conner( m7 x6 f8 l% l+ J3 w
      DD Cotten! o0 t2 o# r+ w5 t( b: T; ~
      DD Cowell, T" w7 z% p# N2 [8 C0 G8 }& s
      DD Daly, Z1 [4 [  o7 q" b% }& T! K
      DD Eaton
6 s: R" P; u! l% _4 \+ m      DD Heywood Edwards
  e/ d/ l' s2 ^3 {      DD Erben( W. G# ]8 \) v3 K7 Z
      DD Evans
+ a! C( d( q/ g% n% Z+ |2 D8 O9 q      DD Foote
4 O" k! c7 {7 y1 y7 P9 b      DD Franks
) @+ E- B' m$ A      DD Fullam
1 ]- A" C( Z+ @9 f0 p( ~      DD Gatling
, z4 P2 R& t6 {) I$ P      DD Albert Grant& b& T9 r( b* i. R# d
      DD Gregory
/ C; n' Q" n% w# D+ _      DD Guest
9 Y1 h( e9 `- \" Y% C7 D; s5 B      DMS Hamilton
0 L" r: R! F3 x( n* O2 D0 U      DMS Forrest
/ _  k7 R  q* h4 Z* n* E- c      DMS Ellyson) @7 o, Y( M, W5 L1 \

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards) ~/ M& l1 D! H5 l1 z) C
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
( q- \1 f9 F7 D, ~1 Q5 ]5 K- ICONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
8 x$ T3 D  }2 S9 J. Q2 {& O8 |CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards
. k& j) ^  W4 p# ]) J. T4 b" O2 VRange closes to 26,000 yards...
' `; W  [, u  c! k8 `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
4 T3 A5 Q6 ?* t# {5 BRange closes to 24,000 yards...
9 q- w; U, H5 \/ P- gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards0 |: u: \, r6 Q/ z2 X+ ?
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards# _1 a/ E! {% b8 m4 F' }+ U. M
Range closes to 22,000 yards...% f; f/ B( c! W; L
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards8 H# s% ], `7 T3 _4 Z
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards& O* [5 P9 [* D& w9 V8 J, M$ f
Range closes to 20,000 yards...( {( q+ T/ Y9 h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards- m) P) s6 b9 c0 Z; Z
Range closes to 18,000 yards...* s) \3 X' C* S3 S4 r# ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards, _/ q/ N' r0 j+ D0 N" N2 R, ~, Z7 N8 a! L
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
& Q$ q! a. G# X# ICONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
% G0 |( ]) X9 b% H! |Range closes to 14,000 yards.... |0 Q7 S! ]7 b) r+ L, g
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards& K5 b0 y& T3 S' W# u
Range closes to 12,000 yards...  A1 M! W8 U* d5 w4 _8 Y. u1 _
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
3 i* L! x) ~! P1 RCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards: H+ O" F. {- S9 K% u. T: `
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
5 P- l! b1 x& R6 v& mCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
" w, p! _; ^; GCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards$ R# g$ R2 V$ Q- r  l
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
- E) B# Y0 T6 d3 W4 K' K7 A) R0 k$ xCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards4 ~4 q5 f8 y0 V8 Q( q$ _$ M
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards% l3 R& a4 y$ R1 R" Z1 S' |
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
& P+ h' Z7 T* a+ F6 a: ?BB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards0 _# L' p' E/ w8 P7 g
BB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
) ^) E- G0 A- c/ _; I! r8 Q* LCL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards9 N6 A1 ?8 ~" @, z, f2 m+ w
BB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards( u! D4 h1 d7 _8 y% W3 j
BB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
- v9 l; G+ x4 JDD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards/ g$ |+ K, Z- [9 j0 F( S
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
0 }  z* [/ J* E& F6 H6 u% nBB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards
2 k# o& f/ n* V( ~, \& H4 ?DD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards
& a' c4 t* T/ W) ]DD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards+ _9 U& {: p: w8 ^( [6 W) E
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
+ g5 F! v2 b# F3 MRange increases to 11,000 yards- \8 D5 Z7 B; j" N( n' h5 F& }/ W
CL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards( @. A1 a' U; a! B5 X
BB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards$ F' F' A! g4 Z  O
CL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards( B, s! s4 c* N3 b
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards/ T6 O0 k  ~. Y. b0 {. ~: E
CL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards, |3 q0 ^& m9 S- q
DD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards
1 }) z# k9 V! O" `. |8 D# u3 |1 s! VCL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
, x6 n8 P0 E; |- m$ ~BB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards; H: L7 j% t3 H
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards# j9 ^, x: V! r* ]0 u
DD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards
: ~  l; p% p) `, j$ o) j( Y) i3 s7 r. KDD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
( z$ }/ H3 j7 s. cDD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards- p3 X- b) c3 Q  W% y
DD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards. P2 [% v/ h" m# u3 ]' c
DD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards
, v; J) Y2 b* G. c) GRange closes to 10,000 yards# R$ Z& M' ~  G# @9 l3 T5 f7 f! R- i5 s
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards
$ L, ?4 r* J! C+ A# t7 Z! u6 mCL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
. B% o. s8 z- @' pDD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards1 Q8 \& T+ e4 w- r( u$ [
DD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards6 j; a9 C3 S! C" K3 N
DD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards
2 |$ q9 B7 [0 iDD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
4 J0 P& L6 ]6 T& O  hDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
" Z; c7 [; q1 v8 CCL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards
! V( n6 V6 u4 OCL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards: m! {- @9 m: c, \: B
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards
4 R, _0 [8 X1 y& s$ }' y* r( UJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape9 ~# _9 c  g+ I+ w
Task forces break off...
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" D: i* k4 S4 x3 gNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards" n9 S$ Z) ~& F3 W
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Japanese Ships9 c) h. L; j3 `8 _6 ~. a
      DD Hikokaze8 |. D* ^& ?+ |2 ^, C
      DD Ishikaze1 l+ G- @) O* ?. A$ X+ [
      DD Tagokaze7 A( e( I+ b( h% _$ y
      DD Takatakaze
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$ k! S. n2 v4 K/ k) {. w  S3 C" XAllied Ships/ H  a# d; t- ~( p: c& ^6 |
      BB North Carolina
4 K8 k! x$ [3 W- @% n: ?1 j9 z. g      BB Washington, Z+ {$ K6 L0 E* K
      BB South Dakota
/ q6 e: x  o7 H6 M      BB Indiana, E1 N9 P. w0 t- E( T+ G6 |
      BB Massachusetts! D  b" S( y0 p6 |% S6 b2 L  v" ?: y
      BB Alabama. d* w; ]8 Z5 w6 n
      DD Conner7 F5 {: Z5 S6 p1 x7 ]
      DD Cotten7 V8 D4 K4 M0 ?. A/ b
      DD Cowell
7 P2 h( X2 }2 K2 H: S      DD Daly
" J9 ~5 Y4 {5 b      DD Eaton
! \. e7 p4 P8 S1 i      DD Heywood Edwards1 \% b) y) s% @0 }  t1 c
      DD Erben
# x" @7 ~# v  o4 b      DD Evans
8 b- g3 J$ R2 O* t0 s, }$ a      DD Foote  t% E6 k8 O8 J2 h% |
      DD Franks
7 A" F5 N8 E2 M/ Y* p      DD Fullam. N( v' q, w. a# s) _8 }
      DD Gatling3 B& `+ E1 W/ C/ P" G& E
      DD Albert Grant4 q& A. Y) s4 a9 E, C7 p' p1 `
      DD Gregory3 [0 S' L/ V2 P. Z+ z
      DD Guest( @/ J5 r7 U  s1 m5 N0 D
      DMS Hamilton
7 H3 H; V6 L" k* l7 R  R0 o      DMS Forrest
* y) a8 x7 D3 z" G0 w: c2 P+ K2 w      DMS Ellyson
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  Z8 W9 M& x- ^4 G/ ~9 tMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards9 k1 G6 G; P) T
Range closes to 28,000 yards...- D- k1 v3 V9 @6 j$ J
Range closes to 26,000 yards...6 R4 R  |! D9 Y: ~' o1 a  Z7 [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards! J2 Y' ^8 E; m! U& \1 m5 G: c
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards
3 y% R1 g. n4 W) e1 JRange closes to 24,000 yards...
7 W; V. _" r0 i8 p: K: u% u$ fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards9 S/ Q& a  i$ n# \( G
Range closes to 22,000 yards...- R  l3 u9 |3 x9 A8 u2 k
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
/ e, I& ~% z% j% J* ^8 LRange closes to 18,000 yards..." w4 N% Z) q' y9 m  {! f8 v
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards
; x4 k6 T2 Y1 G. x* m2 C$ xRange closes to 16,000 yards...+ c0 ^8 ^% q: D! Z" D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards) @5 g- z6 C/ n( P' k: S5 @
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards1 h9 Z1 r5 m2 |" U
Range closes to 14,000 yards...( k: ]6 v+ g6 n" z2 L9 h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards; J& G1 _- T& x
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards, c, V# x  V: i) H; N9 l4 _1 I' L+ J
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
$ K( p1 I7 J% _" E) gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards( t# `4 G5 Z1 t
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
# o; R' J4 x8 fRange closes to 11,000 yards...
) c3 r+ @& @9 E4 G8 ]  o, iCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards: X/ M2 }, M8 `7 Z6 K
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
$ P  I5 X$ M; p# k" rCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
. n/ X! ^, m5 o0 k. k, w  iJapanese TF attempts to evade combat3 \% n; I& x3 {# w& j
Range increases to 15,000 yards...5 k) {# R& e/ g* [( E- X2 H
Range increases to 20,000 yards...: W- x, s4 T( ^/ X2 o, o
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
0 ]6 B9 B; M% B, [Range increases to 25,000 yards...$ J+ D5 I+ w, y
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
5 N, m0 z) B! M* |Range increases to 30,000 yards...- p( q6 t- x% K" @8 K: X' C, K
Japanese Surface Combat TF evades combat
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships0 ]" F) F; A& w
      APD T-1" n6 f8 u5 z9 K+ r0 U
      APD T-2, Shell hits 2* O! g7 @2 N8 |) e. T0 s2 [; D; b# O
      APD T-3, Shell hits 10 R5 B/ P  d# `/ p" b
      APD T-4: K; L. S( X. M( X7 B' E
      APD T-5: o, M2 ^- _/ k0 S
      APD T-6% W' S1 o' X* s5 F7 q
      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# X) y0 I! z- X: a      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire: B: n6 R: ~6 G, C) x  c5 s% O
      APD T-9) W4 J  l5 T& a
      APD T-104 J+ L1 o: h- g# @7 d* \" |
      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire  h6 M0 u( d4 G- K* I
      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage% S/ k1 `0 m- s* z  O$ W, d/ i- u" m  q$ j
      APD T-13, Shell hits 1
  z2 p9 @" r: t      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage0 a- x8 T) m; ~
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      BB North Carolina& f2 m3 W& G8 c1 ~
      BB Washington/ o3 p$ n' ]( v# Q# ?& [  p( W
      BB South Dakota
$ z$ R9 ?- _) R4 `+ i6 N/ }4 {      BB Indiana5 d7 Y- {& S) r( ^' b) _. M9 a
      BB Massachusetts# B- q! `/ R( q) x) O
      BB Alabama
; Y- \# O1 F. _" y      DD Conner6 Q# s0 e1 K( ]0 {" w
      DD Cotten
- }# p, p" S, C  Y3 {1 r" m# t& V      DD Cowell; b/ O+ `' ^& C& L% s0 Z3 k" n
      DD Daly( |/ o7 m( F+ ?8 m: z
      DD Eaton
3 x( z. x8 h9 d0 H7 u      DD Heywood Edwards' U' v2 _: F( _* J/ m: E- q2 o
      DD Erben: a0 I. t/ q& i! O6 v5 F+ N
      DD Evans% K0 B3 G0 q7 r# o0 b' l, ~
      DD Foote
% ^9 G: I3 q5 ]( x$ Q1 X      DD Franks: a+ t9 s/ f) y% S
      DD Fullam$ ~/ x& y. X" m' N, O! Z9 {/ B6 M$ T
      DD Gatling
' m8 m# O$ [6 T& l      DD Albert Grant: `9 c. c( g' @5 f) C$ q
      DD Gregory
( Y: Y; C% Q4 k( e# d& n2 ^* c1 l! h9 x      DD Guest* M6 H& `$ d: [5 i) C5 @1 W" `
      DMS Hamilton7 e7 q; A, j1 S6 O, m0 Z
      DMS Forrest; }9 ], s7 S, e& ]5 l
      DMS Ellyson
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  f+ O" K& H& jMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
4 U" U; B/ C/ T/ CRange closes to 28,000 yards...
' n& T0 O# Z* @5 oRange closes to 26,000 yards...- z1 n- q, u& ?* c) T
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards" Z) P7 {& C; ^: T$ g$ i2 M
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
8 y2 J; a/ J8 T* p' b8 P5 TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards  ]3 F5 u7 h2 K. |
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
4 t$ k. I7 [3 _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
  G" o% C: O4 W6 i" F( sRange closes to 20,000 yards...
8 T7 O  I4 L  mCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
  f. E/ [  A, s* wRange closes to 18,000 yards...+ T* c/ v0 G8 G9 r0 r2 D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards4 J! @* v* B8 E: f2 z5 E7 l3 t
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
- `& L( U+ u, l' Y! F  o% PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards1 ]' f. r1 S/ D2 F$ P! K8 a
Range closes to 14,000 yards...& q% S% y+ f! Y: O7 F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards! i, a$ v; l8 ?: R3 Z6 x9 P
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
' d0 J7 P( {* v% D! [, F; f* M0 I6 LCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
, C* w- E5 ^% `* q+ U2 Y/ s; U4 w/ ^Range closes to 11,000 yards...
+ P8 V+ {% N- N8 j5 O+ D8 c$ M& j1 _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards+ g2 A( l  `  J. A# _6 s
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
' g9 J) X: B# J  T4 B5 o0 d) U1 sCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
) B/ m/ p! d9 E- S9 {Range closes to 9,000 yards...
: q' [5 m- V7 DBB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards* P3 S4 s0 }8 {6 i* n; C
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards2 ^6 E! u$ Q, y! o' V
BB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
! p; ]# f0 l7 |  Q1 bDD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
0 Q. p8 T# e# vDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
4 ], ^8 W: L; \' \2 S: d* ?6 CDD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
) _8 Q0 M6 q7 f7 J. {# KAPD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards7 x& _; {2 d8 ]  u' b( A  c: A
BB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
- K! H% ]3 w% ^4 yBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards, _  ^3 w9 q% j% E5 I& q4 k
DD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
& y* x3 e. F+ wDD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
: Z5 l! i3 _+ u" q' p; h# _" |. i) B4 r  dBB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards
, Z. z8 `, ^2 I. x* @. `DD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
+ k3 b. ?) {$ Q% T/ v7 M" \DD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
5 |3 I; s8 e. K; bAPD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards" F# W( y- l1 a) L. k
DD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
* n% g$ C( d+ S/ \DD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards4 i8 q5 V* Q: d
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards# N" V% G2 D" f- s  ^5 i& k
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards4 e3 I* i7 r/ F* P& r" E; k
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
$ w2 |6 \7 ]( ORange increases to 10,000 yards5 U6 k7 T" }$ S! N
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards; ]' t/ n# i, t! n9 F
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
( E$ M/ q/ I2 U5 z+ LBB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
' {: F: P! U5 _- dDMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
  ~+ ?6 P* L: ?  ?, N  ], sBB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
, \: h/ k& n2 J$ f, C' P8 FDMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards7 X+ k4 D5 U& m. i4 f  g9 S
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards6 G0 G" h- G. U1 N- y8 j7 Z) N$ @
DD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
9 A  S' v8 @8 `$ S8 R/ C0 G8 CDD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
. n/ e% d" K& D; g/ \2 o( CDD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards: P5 O& e: K& }
DD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards4 c8 J6 g& l) D2 }) g' C
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
3 r5 R) L/ Q7 Y4 u! }# HDD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards+ v. R7 q6 S! p1 S
DD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
8 _$ S# C4 T. [( F% L2 zDD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards0 g8 ?7 }+ z* B3 m' l$ w
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards; y3 n+ V# f' L% m; k. L+ x4 m
Range increases to 11,000 yards9 U$ I. }! |# Y" k
APD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
! f( `1 Q- i  [  q4 G+ p# EAPD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
6 j, o1 y' g' R, n( [" _4 X, DDMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards7 M( w/ f+ X+ Y% j& o& ]' D9 q) v
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards
* P: b, ~- t' c1 \) l) K) @BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards) w6 Q/ i. C2 H, V
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
' h- o, u& l- ~& D0 r2 b6 JDMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards% o& T: q7 O; c" m; o3 U
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards8 H9 n2 D4 j0 @3 Q
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
5 s% G2 F& i+ Y6 wDD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
( i! f) M# V2 |! RDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
. e5 w4 @/ c& B/ P5 @" kAPD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards
3 H9 }  ]& y$ D1 lRange closes to 10,000 yards
8 l% p  X1 m1 E* H. Y. vBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards3 F3 D6 }, N9 Q; r" x! G( H
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
/ ^$ a9 I  y; p- s2 f4 WBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
9 \% i6 k. |+ I5 }APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards2 w! {( p* G7 y$ b7 a! @
DD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards1 O& Z0 g8 A! a  C, M# W
DD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards& U( B7 s' k) m+ h+ {# _
DD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards4 _- ]9 G! H! j& C  D, B# ^
DD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards  B( b  n/ ]% a, O8 `8 v
DMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
7 C% C0 f' h7 X9 F6 U" q7 }DD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
# U# g. O- E. W$ m! [; E# XDD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards6 [  l. d- k" c2 Z
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards. z4 c6 S/ z) E) p1 L$ t9 h! S
DD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
) s8 m( h/ \5 P6 \3 y7 @Range closes to 8,000 yards
7 l4 m, s( V0 S; K+ JDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards& r6 Z8 H9 B- c7 k5 @2 \
BB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards; G% Y5 S5 r# f  v
APD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards
5 r+ ?3 Y3 f7 L+ O% k5 oBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards: Y7 B. ~( y, _' L$ {& u3 l* C: @
APD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards
, Y* q; s: t9 R6 y3 A% ]# |3 qJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
) ^0 \; Z: l* m  z  |: WTask forces break off...
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+ c; c8 [: |8 n2 z, YNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards" ?) x& y( r! T

2 _$ O+ n8 h& b" l9 ?5 @' TJapanese Ships
4 M7 j: q+ [1 c: z) i: P      APD T-1, Shell hits 1
8 g( g& |8 p8 V, C- `9 v7 a( v$ v      APD T-2
6 j( F. y7 O6 l: |* g      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
# ]. o, l' [8 V! j" c' Z      APD T-4, Shell hits 1
2 e" O3 f5 W- ^      APD T-5  k1 W6 c* S' h
      APD T-62 u- ^; f+ ?( z. e% `& S! X
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
7 u5 \5 u, D' H) C: X  T      APD T-9, Shell hits 1
" \' L% L, h2 M5 {( K      APD T-10
& `( c$ F" C6 [$ d2 s; ]      APD T-11,  on fire
& u, A% [, P# L5 |      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk% \" S1 o9 u* e& {- @
      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk2 [2 r& P+ Q. I* C9 a+ {. ~
      APD T-14, and is sunk& j8 p* n" w4 ]) f
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Allied Ships
# F, v. i4 e6 z$ p3 l& _; Z- P# d      CA Portland* j) Q0 @# F5 l* ~* r
      CA Northampton4 R8 {' j2 g* I) ]7 S
      CA Chester
/ n) a) s4 }( Q) z- v  L      CA Louisville' |! i5 o; G: }; h# ^3 F
      CA Chicago7 L. h/ Q8 b5 z( ~; W) w
      CA Astoria
- r7 j8 J: j! _  ~/ f      CA Minneapolis- x# @. o( h8 F3 Q
      CA San Francisco
7 L1 j) x& Y# ~' H1 o      CA Quincy
; |6 ?, l% f* l; @( w% ]      CA Vincennes
+ `9 e- i5 l9 |. m( x% ?7 C, s      CA Wichita  u1 l+ u( P, [
      DD Bennett, F3 d' [7 d7 D$ F! K
      DD Bradford& R8 `, w1 p, [
      DD Braine: n* _+ y- B% x; S7 n: V
      DD Brownson
, n/ ^$ R& t! L; G4 Q      DD Bryant
9 M7 }& s+ {3 a9 @      DD Bullard
% U* U1 p7 f- g- W3 @. Y6 x      DD Burns
( v4 U. |7 p* W) d+ S2 H      DD Callaghan
" Y4 k, ~- S0 q      DD Caperton8 r5 f" W7 [. k9 I0 j, u. e6 W' _: U
      DD Capps2 o0 O9 R0 _) H% Z, ~  p, E$ C
      DMS Emmons
$ s# R0 C9 Y0 k. G7 s* B! n      DMS Macomb
  O. N* F7 ]; X( I# G( j* Y      DMS Rodman
, c" T0 x/ r2 D: m3 J  L5 h, g) A      DMS Gherardi! f! M8 {7 v* e# }

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
5 w: Y6 [1 j" y/ x: |/ pRange closes to 28,000 yards...
4 M$ @: B) B! tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards% ]( q; p" ^+ |
Range closes to 26,000 yards...5 u& z" I2 j! K0 B2 K2 X  H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards' g5 R# P' i( a4 v* ~
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
# P3 K3 _4 c) G8 w8 W8 K, [CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
$ f/ ]1 p. d* q9 p7 b- LRange closes to 22,000 yards...
0 _6 |$ w; V9 a1 V/ p* U8 i/ tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
6 P6 j& P- R/ ZRange closes to 20,000 yards...! a( N9 _! a, X& r% R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards4 ^( l6 x2 G. ]
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
% p2 t* Y# l# r( H. g$ I, j3 z' zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards2 W2 g, h8 w) D7 [2 K, ^. T
Range closes to 16,000 yards...  [% @' L+ c2 w8 I2 K7 o3 [7 b; N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
5 ?+ t: H) p+ G: G2 `Range closes to 14,000 yards...: n# S- q5 k) o) n9 V, }
Range closes to 12,000 yards.... {1 F" x" S' K/ N$ i8 a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards9 j& v* f5 \. F
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
0 b' [: V0 o% ^* t7 O% M, ZCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards5 h& B& h3 Z; R0 H% n6 J
Range closes to 10,000 yards...' |( P8 I5 |' c3 |4 }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards2 Y! w6 i3 r% F' i% J4 A3 V
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
8 J# @1 Y4 t) n, F( uDD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
! ~% G* x0 ^! h. u7 gRange increases to 11,000 yards
" }* u$ }; w. x& d3 aAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards( R( w  I4 X( p! }: e+ o; I) i" l
CA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards! I3 J( ~$ H; D( K$ `; r" Q( C
CA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards* {9 U( y. s; x' H  [
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards
+ a7 ?; Q  C3 w& VCA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards/ Q6 q* ?& z# N1 K2 l1 E
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards& V2 @, v: T! n" m7 f8 ?
CA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
9 S0 o2 Z$ @/ D: T3 [CA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards9 y$ t. J, g2 \6 T; a: Q) y
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards1 n2 [+ ^8 o! \. t* O9 Z7 L
CA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
: S  t8 r1 q5 z6 S. B8 I9 mDMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
2 ]5 y) \3 H+ Z5 v' v/ X" `( YDD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards) l( b$ X3 m, G
DD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards5 r) v# h: L2 Y7 ^+ C
DD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards  A" ?; X5 x2 A# m8 _, \( n
DD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
" B* _( \5 l8 a# I0 Q+ a( `APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
* [& `" A& B' B* `8 D  L: M; F6 OAPD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards) W% o1 y8 j' u# r
Range closes to 10,000 yards
5 H) b% J6 c, l! X" aDMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
) ]8 B. o4 j/ g+ {% RCA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
& g! n0 Y- e4 j6 g2 q# v  HCA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards5 U0 I. G- K( a5 S8 d
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
" R# l  a8 J/ C% w' YCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
/ X0 b" Y% n( x$ {7 f- }: ^1 m& XAPD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards6 H5 Z1 p: w6 t
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
% v( Y8 T4 S! [$ k2 S6 C# a( pRange closes to 9,000 yards# f! ?. Q$ }* P& P$ E& U
APD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards- e2 Z# s3 a. w0 b! e/ o
DMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards9 L  E+ k7 `7 N2 t) o. V
CA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards- }! C# x8 z7 F  U6 ~9 ~
CA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards) l* R; m! y. H: I3 X  }8 X
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
0 [9 r/ x$ B0 FDD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards" L# C, g; I* z
DD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
% u1 }* b7 V- r+ ^9 J9 sRange increases to 10,000 yards
1 \9 i( Y" P) C3 f( ?7 y  YAPD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards
. E4 _$ q6 ~8 m! |CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards! H  B4 f$ z' G$ G
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards' Z( N8 ^1 A# ^. b! ?0 y
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
' ~# I" p" N/ ]8 t* GCA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
  @* d& c' I& ^Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape& {/ e8 R- U3 n  ?
Task forces break off...$ t) C. G" b: a. H9 S
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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* {' J4 [7 L' y9 D; ~) WJapanese Ships$ c( G# N( }& m- x, Y4 y
      APD T-12 r# @7 B! k9 C8 U* P/ h0 w. l
      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire$ N* u0 m* d! D) c
      APD T-39 z& t% H# g0 a$ D3 t
      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
" t% N5 x! y' k) _: z- T/ I- `* e( ]$ @      APD T-52 y, j% v+ o4 L8 ^* X' \7 u
      APD T-67 W5 `' ?. e7 D
      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk" |' b/ @. ?$ r9 b+ |( S3 z6 @
      APD T-9" G. s6 w. G9 [' |
      APD T-10
$ B. R9 `6 \  Q# B      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire
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; O; g  Q; P. v; g9 iAllied Ships
# L! f* ?6 \4 `+ ?' M% r      CA Portland( K. n( z, h. T
      CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
, @. C) h' B. ~! w. T      CA Chester
9 A* S( H% d2 Z- ~      CA Louisville
8 _1 ]; j8 a: I1 P- O      CA Chicago
4 H/ w- y2 j  q/ X* m) v5 I      CA Astoria1 E0 _' A, ]% [' i. }
      CA Minneapolis0 T+ r& {" E9 y% _+ T9 t9 x: e7 j- l
      CA San Francisco8 T! @2 {# c4 M( t/ _
      CA Quincy
- T! W0 k2 x& }4 A( l2 l      CA Vincennes& O' B4 g9 K  G, P. T
      CA Wichita
, ?! E6 b, M0 _  H& v      DD Bennett6 h2 u6 ]+ ^" B0 ^' i% K7 C
      DD Bradford
0 w  V  S; m( D  i3 H+ Z      DD Braine
/ A9 a8 Y& p. E      DD Brownson
& K2 _& O" @. c5 }      DD Bryant, e& N# K1 n' s$ L9 H( d
      DD Bullard2 ~# m4 f' J7 y/ y! O0 ^
      DD Burns: z; V2 L7 c8 T* Y& O- z
      DD Callaghan. j" Q/ i! @- i" y/ R2 f& Z
      DD Caperton$ \: j! s5 {9 A- O
      DD Capps: U8 n! w, x  o) _, N$ n
      DMS Emmons% _, F% n  h1 g
      DMS Macomb7 O% j9 C, I& w  W( W4 R; l
      DMS Rodman' U7 l* _1 _% m" I0 E
      DMS Gherardi
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) ~& |5 @! A  oMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
9 @- b* i& F7 L! h5 |1 lRange closes to 28,000 yards...
' i- t. B3 K, ]: H$ c/ r% yCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
  r7 Y  B+ J  i3 L: h' a! n- {. PRange closes to 26,000 yards...4 c. i9 t0 A: B+ L6 ~6 u- X; p$ C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards- ]+ K, Y( b; k% {1 v9 o
Range closes to 24,000 yards...2 c# r; J5 q( C# A
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
3 l0 O* g; ^3 d4 [4 \2 eCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards5 I0 j% H) B5 b; `/ M2 Y
Range closes to 20,000 yards...% {% _. x) m' {$ |) P7 f* Z' l
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
. _6 [1 L6 D5 S! s$ nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards2 T+ ]+ ]' E. S* A
Range closes to 16,000 yards...$ {" k" ?, _  V% X- F3 W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards& h+ m6 X9 i+ _0 w# |, G' F+ P) @
Range closes to 14,000 yards...* H2 R0 ~" x# C7 O% B: h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards$ t* ~: X' I, ?# v. F- ]; A
Range closes to 12,000 yards...9 i- F! C- }# x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
) Z( d1 @) i( Y* S6 JRange closes to 11,000 yards..., ^7 R2 P: y! j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards4 K6 Y$ F) M; X! n* X* L% |0 Y
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
2 T6 _7 R, w) QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
/ f4 q" D1 Y/ |+ t4 vCA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
9 s& r9 d: L3 o6 u5 cCA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
8 e; j- K+ C& c  c+ O1 QDD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards
# H9 F4 e9 c" l; K/ mRange increases to 12,000 yards
0 h' J% Q4 e6 qCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards9 J( l1 l1 K) `+ _$ l6 f; a
CA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards
5 q, s8 [2 {7 YCA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
$ n0 E% g3 J" uCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards
3 Q6 ~! N7 e( }  i1 t0 s* iCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards- s( ]; l4 ?$ E* h( U' o2 u
CA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards3 D* a1 i0 ^7 T$ |, p6 ^
DD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
7 B/ ~: Y( [/ `4 j- ~5 h3 v& RDD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
' |1 L1 ~+ Y# @2 aDD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
( I" K/ L% Y+ z$ n' ~, oDD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards+ B8 q# b7 ^6 Z: _) N2 L
DMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards% M" L9 G$ s! s" e  \9 k
APD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards
+ T7 m& V( r3 v1 |7 ORange closes to 9,000 yards
. f# L, _+ k5 A9 _2 c" {% N, J. w9 cCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
6 r  s1 P* r+ Y. P3 G. ~APD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards1 S$ h2 l- B9 |
CA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
: V6 c8 f$ L+ W4 G0 e8 xCA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
4 L( ?4 }+ U7 o& o$ cCA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
, A1 y% y8 _' R/ q8 lCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards- H  L/ ~8 {6 c* {! @
APD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards
2 C- s$ t) H' H7 H* Z3 a9 U. lDD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards" ~% v( V+ d- d& S- N0 k: F% `! l
Range closes to 7,000 yards- s5 D" }% Y/ `7 x! ^) W* @
CA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards# w8 S) m' X: Z' c. D5 [5 k1 y
APD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards6 D) a# S( W# N4 }+ Q9 t; G) E
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
# G0 S( u  o" `0 Q% ICA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards+ H4 C# i! g8 Y0 V
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards( O: m; \; ]1 U
APD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards* h% ]! ]/ S& O: t
CA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards) a' b( y3 A; i3 ^$ `# n! W  {
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards! g8 E9 a6 c4 I8 l
CA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
- s( \. ^1 d! K  M  a4 d6 f8 qDD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards
- s' B- _5 |3 W. oDMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
! T( K. D5 k# ~+ b/ e- k3 `$ ]Range increases to 10,000 yards
2 G0 R/ J4 G% r  z* C; f  \. GDMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards0 B$ I4 J  G, f/ a
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
# G. m5 B  Z1 U0 W! q4 d1 f# i3 C( aJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
0 I( w7 B* x" @$ U# [% \Task forces break off...2 J1 [; t  c& m- I# p4 C% e/ J
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9 w2 g! P7 J+ W4 W, QNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
3 ~# X9 D( }+ ]0 j, D      APD T-1, m# Z& s! `* Q
      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
% ~. u0 n) |; J- x9 r! H5 s      APD T-3
# m0 P! P4 O- Z5 P      APD T-5
& Y# Q0 f$ x1 g+ T. B: k      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 i( w% |$ J( ]3 K/ q8 G" q7 l      APD T-9
6 A8 i+ j; T, S1 K4 }3 u      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 R1 T' [; C1 L
      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk4 U* H( U' ?& B' v
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Allied Ships
  m! B! C! h4 N6 m4 T3 c      CL Swiftsure! F# x% g% }/ O& \; ?
      CL St. Louis
. |% P! t+ F. D- X3 D+ V      CL Phoenix
& X4 ^3 X0 z7 E/ N  g      CL Cleveland* m, Q# L" W$ r: M% Z1 q
      CL Montpelier8 y' a! E" k/ Z) n5 \
      CL Denver3 |' p; q. v, H- O
      CL Santa Fe
$ o9 g% f# f& _' G) h      CL Birmingham$ L7 _7 o" f7 e. A8 b
      CL Mobile  M5 L/ m/ F; \) ^! a5 N& G
      CL Biloxi1 V9 G3 _1 z+ j! e) {
      CL Miami: w. j2 H4 _+ m
      CL Pasadena
9 M- V( L, n) d8 ~      DD Allen M. Sumner8 H3 p- c( o8 H) k8 w! L" l
      DD Ault+ H& x! c6 F4 W$ h; Z; O4 m
      DD English
+ H. m6 w5 t5 v$ U" [& m# Q4 _      DD Haynsworth$ B1 V7 L9 t6 `9 C9 \$ q
      DD Maddox! h4 R* H. X2 H" M, t4 m4 R
      DD Mansfield2 h, J. Q3 q' ]
      DD Waldron" x9 q0 {0 M( V' t
      DD Haggard
; w. E. r' v& w& v) S: `3 U* A" e      DD Hailey3 f& E) |- P  X' n" `! U
      DD Hale/ d4 r4 C1 H7 T5 O! q8 K* ~5 H9 D
      CL Vincennes II% Y9 c9 {9 k9 [9 z
      CL Houston II
, Q, k  {: i7 j  R' }+ \      CL Astoria II
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
; g0 v' y/ ]- B3 IRange closes to 28,000 yards...
2 G$ k; D) d+ j8 a+ f; zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards6 A. g5 R! Z% o- \0 L
Range closes to 26,000 yards...8 w$ [" K- Q; t$ u
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
, b1 v/ ~" s. ~( |5 D3 s& Z& dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
; o8 F6 }" M1 U, ?5 P6 I: W* QRange closes to 22,000 yards...
, u$ D' T: o" Z6 fRange closes to 20,000 yards...
6 A" S0 B1 q0 s, j8 t9 |3 rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
$ {6 ]4 y$ ~' F. p! xRange closes to 18,000 yards...; J6 p- K9 G; h0 r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards- E3 d. ~  A4 G. p
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
' M4 V: b* m6 E) mCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards5 h5 V2 Q& T/ e" z, {
Range closes to 14,000 yards...+ {: v# e6 R. V% J* X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards$ D6 l. @8 K( j2 ]
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
, X2 V- K& T: ~$ `4 p% C3 S) G/ c: FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
! ^# h; t- z$ {, s; t' hRange closes to 11,000 yards...! {( a8 M9 W( n! _
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
- z9 c+ x% u2 r! D$ G0 J5 {. URange closes to 10,000 yards...
, y7 E9 g& E; e. u6 `, I7 LCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards* w2 d& |% |3 R4 \9 t: V
Wyatt, B. crosses the 'T'
8 m9 A" E7 Q2 X3 P3 L4 oCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
& U1 `1 m# L% W: E. `8 T8 BCL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
- D" k$ E: \7 T* I  XCL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards1 O  S, V1 W+ S5 L7 p* S
CL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
2 B: |  f# `& m3 a, C+ HDD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards  q# v7 A2 N5 `9 d9 ]
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards9 z7 A4 C5 l3 O$ V
DD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
) s2 c: K: G0 c) sDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
, d# {2 D1 w# sRange increases to 11,000 yards
  L8 ^; J1 _; V% C% c0 l+ e5 {CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
$ C6 ^8 i6 c5 H6 L$ D8 U0 n7 TCL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards. X, v- l6 `8 P
CL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards) }3 Y9 \" a3 D1 k& `
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
: J* N8 O! E3 x' g6 r6 F5 z3 `CL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
% E* q, C" s$ ^CL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
6 y9 |- F& j1 M5 O: ^DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards6 Q% K7 ]; o+ W! w* R5 T0 B
DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
, I1 l7 ]& H: B+ ERange closes to 8,000 yards
. i$ S4 ^6 O; z7 {: \& f. G, n" NCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards
$ [7 J# i" r4 BCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
3 c' k0 x5 M& f( ]+ nCL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards/ C& D- ?% @( J6 \7 L% h
APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards* p* ?7 J5 U9 x( S8 [
DD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
: G2 G; c# o2 L, L7 S8 RRange closes to 7,000 yards6 o3 i5 O/ Q( J  H# {2 z
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards& y9 f. ~) {( |) `# e3 v3 D
CL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards$ s0 w0 C5 K, O- F& ^! ^
CL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards+ b- U2 d- }- r% H
CL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards& S7 \& K( W* l2 `0 n4 h
CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards; z, w+ T4 ]+ N7 _- a
CL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards) U4 O3 N9 q0 z7 ]% J# U2 q; X$ L7 ~
CL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
+ m8 U6 A" ~) M3 RCL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
# \8 Z) b7 S5 m" ]5 |! m& t! tDD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards5 C7 P) z1 j; h( h  a& H
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards
0 W( V7 N- w& L, B% f- ^APD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards
1 k8 p1 @$ \7 R9 G$ vDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards" ?5 u; T+ S3 i  L
Range increases to 8,000 yards
6 g: s8 N6 r- v4 C: `/ T8 I  {CL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards4 c. H2 J; h: Z8 z2 o
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
, \* y0 G3 R- ?7 ]CL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards
% s  {  b! ~% }, O0 \% q0 HJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape9 P5 ]( ^4 n9 t$ M9 @3 M6 c4 \
Task forces break off...
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. j% U+ N) M( \- @Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships9 ?! f4 T; x) P4 h
      APD T-1: }' X$ L9 i9 T: T
      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
3 u* n# b1 s6 \- B      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk& ?( E! ?. @* j9 h, ~7 X4 `
      APD T-5) U& f1 |  I" t) d
      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk3 r* J4 ^4 Z* C" G2 \  w/ K
      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk+ \6 h# K% `# y  W" I2 V, V

; _$ L8 Z$ c+ G1 ?& T- DAllied Ships! w; F* N$ `& Q& U* z+ ?
      CA Portland7 B5 t) A; q& P; o7 k
      CA Northampton* {  U+ S. C9 X/ I7 h( Z: c
      CA Chester
* T$ O( O4 q' i9 U      CA Louisville
7 u; _6 R9 @5 a; h1 A! X  q      CA Chicago/ H! z- s2 F; e  Y+ S
      CA Astoria+ t% F0 Q/ l0 b) h8 }+ K
      CA Minneapolis7 j) s# c5 V3 s2 D; f3 @
      CA San Francisco1 V/ k/ _6 i2 t- R# f1 L* L9 A" c9 \
      CA Quincy
/ L4 R- C& r# d- l, d      CA Vincennes7 S+ O- p- ^" y! o' A+ ^8 r! |
      CA Wichita
5 M5 U  W8 V% F0 X5 q: Y+ y- ~+ d; d      DD Bennett% l8 E- `9 {& j% c. D. ]
      DD Bradford7 j* ]: r5 V* k, D7 o1 W% U! }* q
      DD Braine
* ~+ o+ r. f7 ?# [      DD Brownson
5 v# b2 l! |1 `8 S% j# R+ ?0 @      DD Bryant5 n" \3 o: S( i4 K
      DD Bullard$ L& @6 g! ?' D3 }9 d* v$ ]
      DD Burns5 n* |; X3 B5 s: k- e7 x8 I( h
      DD Callaghan! M6 p9 v, Z/ ]- F9 q
      DD Caperton7 @4 ]$ Y7 F  e, p6 i% s* x
      DD Capps6 ?4 w) V) N" N( X/ y2 l1 n- h
      DMS Emmons/ ~& n! V9 F$ u& \9 X. V
      DMS Macomb
5 A6 D3 i4 Y/ f      DMS Rodman- K( m$ v' Z) g/ }; ?- F% R
      DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards. {$ F; s# u- K/ n3 m) U, r* g. e* \
Range closes to 28,000 yards...- {) ?0 B, p& @' O- k: T
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards$ p. c( o1 O! C5 ^0 s+ T
Range closes to 26,000 yards...0 }$ ~; y7 I2 O* H. N
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
- ?0 O7 j: _# N5 a4 NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
* H' \. E( f+ U* |* a9 zRange closes to 22,000 yards...
) B) J1 E2 c& }, J0 ?5 W- v. \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
9 S+ n, k+ i8 `2 v5 f* GRange closes to 20,000 yards...
# @! e9 {: p  X, wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards( j. |4 J5 i+ w, g2 t
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
  i# ?, k  K4 W& mRange closes to 16,000 yards...  ]# |% L' p, x% N2 q/ ], \% a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards( D6 X4 N- f& @( A
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
* y8 l+ }. h# Q. s9 u, RRange closes to 12,000 yards...' h  E' Y4 ?1 E; z5 _
Range closes to 11,000 yards...8 s3 v# ?  j' [8 m" z# x4 ?6 Q
Range closes to 10,000 yards...6 g4 e# }) W7 }% Z4 ~  \7 Y/ P
Range closes to 9,000 yards...2 W- a- x3 [* ]* x4 A) S! g0 e
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
) p, t" S) ~+ y; n# ECONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
  j- R0 j2 }/ {4 W) dCA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
' t% a8 A5 p* ]6 {+ xCA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards/ _, J, U% j" H" L5 m% [9 i, }+ L
CA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards  ?8 \! J: W6 L- C! u0 K$ u
DD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
4 ]: b) Z8 t! G3 }/ s: XAPD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards
  u- P% P" @: x2 nCA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards; H5 J1 N) @7 M& O/ @! x( B: z
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards
/ n6 F$ p# E# b9 xCA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards0 E, q* W9 {/ F$ x
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
9 G. Z$ L! G! h* N( xCA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
2 {" u, c5 ]6 n1 v( gAPD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards
) x% P6 L2 m: hDD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
( D! [) j* C8 y; P9 v/ ?$ X6 I& }: PRange closes to 5,000 yards+ {& G. U# r" [3 l3 `
DD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113
3 e, N- j9 R. ?, J) hAPD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards
7 F- o5 U* h8 {5 w1 T% VCA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards; g" V* F" e# r+ B# c, j1 p: Y
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards+ R) I8 O0 L  }
DD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards+ L# q( x/ J( V
Range closes to 2,000 yards
. K. g! m4 W& KCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards/ N5 P8 q0 [  `; @2 f! V# [
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards% V5 f5 D' H2 Z
CA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
# t3 A) q6 Q( Y: y7 v% r: @9 d' JAPD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards, n) _5 {6 Z% H. e8 L
Range increases to 6,000 yards
, d0 B6 M, _8 Z' F, I/ v. Y5 Q  ]CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards
. E' m7 K# [: t" K+ LCA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards
% R+ F& J5 B0 z5 `- _APD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards$ p* Q* e3 V5 y2 W5 D! U6 e1 P
Range increases to 9,000 yards, i* K9 }2 D( Z3 M: z4 H2 H
DMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
5 `5 z% l! n& m; ~4 y+ vCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards- J4 Z2 J  t' s
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards; Y: i8 o0 l9 e4 F7 a8 s* z# _5 f
DD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards1 m9 Q6 j" {9 v7 g- n
Range increases to 13,000 yards
. V! ]; F- d9 p& mCA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards1 B& [) N: {. @% h- c: x: x
APD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards9 s& K  u# b+ D  h
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
9 i/ o( c# E+ {  ]' H1 D) m: LTask forces break off...
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# P" T$ s) [: t  U8 d- EJapanese Ships: C; U% ?% c; r( @$ Q
      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
& ~( R3 ?# K$ [- |. H% @# j      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk% W  l( {. k: e! y& k0 \1 R+ O

; y! q% g" }  i- M" }  o" P4 ?% jAllied Ships3 s+ m5 Y- \: d9 b4 s( [
      BB North Carolina
/ f* Q: K; b) X      BB Washington3 U. ^* Z: k% M4 N
      BB South Dakota8 b1 A3 v$ l) n' k# [) a6 ?
      BB Indiana  e) p+ E* b: [3 p4 B
      BB Massachusetts
$ x  s  @" Y8 B# E      BB Alabama
# L$ I, H, Z# [* U0 u      DD Conner: Y0 u7 b' p. W( N- \- W
      DD Cotten
0 t: M9 R8 y7 @- m, J      DD Cowell& C5 B% \& R- q0 d( I
      DD Daly
% t7 n# B$ ?" [6 Z* h; P5 e+ {      DD Eaton$ b2 E9 g! x4 I' ?( i2 n" H
      DD Heywood Edwards* y& S5 [  K" }5 @3 f& v$ r
      DD Erben
0 [' b# r- }: K; y% o      DD Evans
$ A: C: h5 g5 j, E      DD Foote
7 w$ q( J( ?2 l  w+ `      DD Franks0 i1 G# N" D5 b  A1 H: ~$ c4 d# T
      DD Fullam
: K* i$ n+ b- e$ I* F      DD Gatling
/ ~, L2 W1 `3 X) j9 A+ d      DD Albert Grant. S& y( ]; |0 b( i5 u
      DD Gregory
- x8 t! m/ d- |" \! M. N& @      DD Guest" v! X. `9 u2 G1 ?. M% m- m
      DMS Hamilton/ D3 l2 A  D8 t. g, j! m1 B
      DMS Forrest
9 c5 l0 ?; T! p& l0 e      DMS Ellyson, s5 Y" m9 {8 P/ D3 u& }$ s

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
& U- G& y" m8 [7 f9 U8 F; ARange closes to 28,000 yards...
9 v/ a& t. i7 r  l, E$ QRange closes to 26,000 yards...( |1 S& |1 R* i1 q) N& s" n
Range closes to 24,000 yards...$ k' s: O8 ~9 z( e% c3 P0 V- c! x
Range closes to 22,000 yards...8 C2 ^- N; W$ J
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
* E* f! Z; ?8 M5 _0 aRange closes to 18,000 yards...
! t- _( F" @6 ^1 o2 J  QRange closes to 16,000 yards...
4 }9 p" }4 p1 O. URange closes to 14,000 yards...
* d! H# E. b0 b& J: c6 RRange closes to 12,000 yards...9 Q% A, D0 Z1 f- b
Range closes to 11,000 yards...1 N! F" g9 ]) W. F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards% \5 g3 d8 }* v0 ]) m
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
% Q/ B$ {! v3 c$ ~* O8 F9 W( u& o' r3 NRange closes to 9,000 yards...
/ `+ J1 M# T* g! T  H, }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards# ~- ?: k* }. h2 _6 s) F8 o
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
# @1 n9 Q3 W% |) C, kAPD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards
9 W# B! w; C6 J: y3 k! ]DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
; Q* Q6 ^) F! D$ a3 a* U7 VDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards6 H$ d& n9 J: q5 t1 X; h
DD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
' U* A! ^( j/ [5 rRange closes to 5,000 yards8 E/ r' }8 W* }' x8 x4 y- u5 f
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards' O0 j) o- F" g% M' ?$ Z. r) V
BB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards- \1 h9 k* B1 C
Range closes to 3,000 yards4 z9 d% `2 R& |9 l, d+ M7 I2 }6 a" n
BB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
4 ?: F( e. H* oDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards6 ~' i( j6 G0 D4 b6 k
DD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
- g2 ^! P; K  B1 V/ @3 g* b' sDD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
+ X8 d: E, b# lDD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards# {& S9 k' C0 S1 ]* ]: Z
APD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards
+ ^, C# Q& L0 iBB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards' ~9 G" d' o' N" o; z% D0 w
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
" F, [( }3 z& e% v* jDD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
& n, J0 s. \* n' ]2 _2 o) e8 F, XRange increases to 5,000 yards
5 {/ s+ Y8 B9 O7 S& |* p# f* ~' P1 kBB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
* }# g2 ?0 l3 v: r8 N5 v' XDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards+ a& l0 T" s5 F  N& G8 S' h
Range increases to 7,000 yards
. r3 \; y+ `; `6 t8 ]$ ZDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
% k& X3 W! [8 @% G6 z% w* r2 [  xDD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards) B9 p& Q; S  y- p% A
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
" K& c9 p# _; ]) o. b2 ?0 [4 \5 iAPD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
: L2 X8 t6 Y: ~) e3 A- HAPD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards* X/ e9 \) H- V4 r1 a
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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鬼畜水面舰部队这划水划地也太不敬业了...