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。7 U+ H% _, H  Q, n: `) ?, s' B
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4 S) P7 x# B" u+ B, WGround combat at Ponape (119,113)3 \/ _! Z& Q0 \
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Allied Deliberate attack
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- j+ j# s0 Y. t9 [' n) o' S; J- ^Attacking force 80164 troops, 1430 guns, 2486 vehicles, Assault Value = 33368 c/ \4 u/ y, o* g9 P( A' D$ L

8 j7 F& |- O' L" W. NDefending force 53947 troops, 730 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 15814 y7 s8 J0 s! x1 ?0 c

! I1 B/ \+ l# M2 aAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 8
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" R6 c7 @  J9 `: S% [/ GAllied adjusted assault: 3564 & T" t& Y# u" P6 t* b( f0 p- b- I
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Japanese adjusted defense: 5583
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8) - L: C1 c7 V+ N
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Combat modifiers& }4 r; j. l& e3 L5 s
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)* G# [" c& F& C, H, q
Attacker: 6 V4 C, r- w0 c. _+ x( n
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Japanese ground losses:$ ~9 c2 w4 B9 n) `
      3386 casualties reported; g7 z8 |! D9 k4 W
         Squads: 50 destroyed, 255 disabled
0 s9 I1 s1 d% M" y3 h" }' @         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled
2 `8 f+ Y: `" h( \6 f. R5 f         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled+ L& G1 N3 |) y) q8 ^3 x0 b9 m1 M
      Guns lost 102 (43 destroyed, 59 disabled)$ t5 r( T8 R* |2 S7 L6 z: q% J
      Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)" Q7 }2 V0 k# j, z9 C2 ~
      Units destroyed 1( G+ P9 m; f0 h1 e! [4 P
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Allied ground losses:
' [6 S; k4 [% Q* n' _2 u( l      5163 casualties reported
) n4 ]" S/ E9 Z: k( v+ u4 }         Squads: 60 destroyed, 463 disabled) i1 J: O/ [% X" b
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 183 disabled
0 A. E/ o- f1 R7 m         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 155 disabled
# T4 s( t- ?" x0 _4 j9 m; D* B' _      Guns lost 201 (29 destroyed, 172 disabled)
% D, s& i4 K3 }  t2 t( S2 K      Vehicles lost 228 (12 destroyed, 216 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
1 ~/ K3 t# Q" [- R4 w1 I    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion# j" u- w( s4 z8 a4 a0 d: m4 n
    710th Tank Battalion5 c% t7 x2 V/ T( `- f) N2 {
    6th Infantry Division
( i( C! s# x+ k& ]    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
; N, [2 t: r. c, l/ ^    44th Tank Battalion
, C. v" ~* u9 ?5 \, x+ D; C    81st Infantry Division  e* N9 @- `3 p5 o0 i) G4 V
    762nd Tank Battalion4 |; W. r; p- A  C4 q1 E; \
    767th Tank Battalion
0 U3 q4 S, i) I# W/ ?2 k3 z- u# l    711th Tank Battalion
" T' t# Q9 Q" }    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
9 R! n: t, b: O/ U    5th Marine Division. V  ^0 |) k' F
    716th Tank Battalion
7 i" q) R0 @2 a; C9 T: ]    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
7 \, p( Q) M* p/ X) l  T/ C3 C' u4 g    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion: c6 I' f+ S2 a( n9 w, v
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment1 o% w7 I( D: {' H
    706th Tank Battalion$ ]- Z* p, G7 n9 v  Z- U
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment8 h# v3 a: S( o, Q' o2 Q& A
    96th Infantry Division  m' P- ]. a! ~+ p. ?/ B! U& u
    31st Infantry Regiment
  _- \* n8 _9 Q3 c- O1 ^    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
. z- i' b. ^$ L; I    I Corps Artillery
$ R# E6 i9 Z7 S8 k9 C    12th Marine Defense Battalion
5 V  x0 ]1 c/ `% v    1st USMC AA Battalion- O3 Z$ k' M$ V! Y# N" ^
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion1 ~% I! y! b6 m! y- e% u- @  r
    XIV US Corps
( C& l3 ^/ ^& V- f7 q    14th Marine Defense Battalion1 f8 J3 n7 {7 A: A) c7 a
    5th USA Defense Battalion
& N' N( g: S# u+ a    8th Marine Defense Battalion
0 U. d# \. u3 k    738th Coast AA Regiment9 s7 Q6 f3 i3 r9 Y5 \
    X Corps Artillery : }' M& Z: S1 A. j, b
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment+ ?% F" |( j* [  M* `# ~
    96th Coast AA Regiment- p" Q& G" i6 p& Z! K
    4th USA Defense Battalion
8 i2 d! R% R0 ]+ z. T) W    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
1 N. Q3 n9 L2 v2 @+ L9 D    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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% s7 X6 a! f+ j3 v  M" P1 H8 DDefending units:. _  ~5 @! n2 ^, Q
    Kure 7th SNLF
( v$ q, `+ A5 L8 T    81st/A Division, F3 x  E( Z3 {" {0 R1 N0 C* e' j* A
    Kure 3rd SNLF3 ~2 ^/ X9 Y0 m  u  P$ M
    33rd/B Division+ Y) G6 Z3 p) J* R/ U- x5 u4 b
    33rd/A Division
' R& C: Q3 k. D/ U    81st/C Division
* X7 o" s' x% U6 A0 h/ v    6th Guards Inf. Regiment; j. s  d, t, W/ K  N( g
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
* ?4 e% v" l8 L' e! F( N+ q  j    138th Infantry Regiment0 a9 N5 @& y" P9 i+ D9 e; E# a, Z8 y
    Sasebo 7th SNLF
4 ?9 L, |7 ^* g6 \7 K3 g    144th Infantry Regiment
3 g& q! v( _5 m4 \    81st/B Division$ G7 l) H- ~2 _! o8 U
    33rd/C Division5 o$ I  I8 ^" f# M
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment( ^0 t9 _, t  n, K& s  ]: o
    18th Army
3 B8 p% U, C5 o8 l    60th Field AA Battalion8 p" r8 T+ S0 ^" N
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co ' I( J/ P: s8 b, w. ]8 Y
    Ponape Naval Fortress
4 C$ l$ l4 A& u" a    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
4 e5 {0 P4 ?5 i4 |4 u5 o/ s    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion8 p$ P; J1 |+ t( l% y& M& H/ g
    53rd Construction Battalion
& L' W) o" G* o# H+ l    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
9 n5 ?2 _  f6 M9 f8 A* }4 M    18th Field AF Construction Battalion" x: Y* `9 k! O1 ]) G, C; Y
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
( b+ P1 \: v+ f. a- o( C9 U    19th JAAF Base Force
, C9 I, j8 s  r0 \! x    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1) y& {; u3 l" A& I
    14th Area Army /11 Y( j" k6 g+ b# |+ y/ n  }
    63rd Field AA Battalion2 J& _2 C+ q" t1 v8 \# P# Z( @
    11th Ind.AA Gun Co ' Z, X+ p+ ^; I3 k5 z& e6 s/ ~
    3rd Base Force
- r, P# m4 O2 j9 h: w' x& u8 G8 v    12th Air Fleet+ f$ }( g1 A. |1 Z  e; v" q
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8 q4 v/ G/ o- Z6 ]2 I. Q    61st Field AA Battalion9 j! F& H& a3 T+ x8 ^6 c, V) h
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment7 A: ^( [& j& p: h) ?& n6 G
    2nd Ind.AA Gun Co 8 X& ~! x6 i4 x! U: {: d
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3- m! y- ^4 q4 `9 a& V* d
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同日，在泰国清迈被包围的盟军第50印度伞兵旅被日军增援部队消灭。
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& P0 z+ ]: q5 e4 N8 c7 T: ^Ground combat at Chiang Mai (58,53)
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! t' ?  @5 {6 @4 O9 h! NAttacking force 47276 troops, 408 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 1761( T' v* @: r# \; b5 _$ v5 O
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Defending force 1285 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67: v2 s( |0 Y. R) z/ `

# V& f& _8 g+ mJapanese adjusted assault: 1373 1 Q! i9 E4 |& Q$ C* x9 j2 ?
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Allied adjusted defense: 10
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Japanese assault odds: 137 to 1 8 j* Q# K$ r7 G  F. U
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Combat modifiers
4 B/ v+ L5 w# g! u! B- p# y$ p( vDefender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)9 c5 r) i" {2 T0 X$ f
Attacker: shock(+)& P( f9 D4 Y! \7 U
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Japanese ground losses:+ v! N# B1 y  x+ i5 B4 Y! P
      530 casualties reported
+ F$ y6 z/ I% U         Squads: 4 destroyed, 116 disabled
& P, k: b, w/ I: B+ `         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
1 {- G* M) g; B5 u! H: R         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
6 P5 B( a( m8 K% M      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)5 I9 _, D! i, e
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Allied ground losses:
$ x- N1 d3 V2 U7 l1 T  `: ]! r      891 casualties reported
0 A4 ?4 B. s: S! x         Squads: 73 destroyed, 9 disabled
0 \$ W6 l, z; @+ W: e; L9 i         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled+ i- @# {( P  ~2 c, I
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! x* Y5 [8 b+ J  ^, A
      Guns lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled), B! M( W* X; T

' `8 h# c5 n9 n$ S7 M: FAssaulting units:
+ ?' T6 F2 ~* b  U! i+ z! h+ Z    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade! f& [+ o  n/ L6 G8 n" ?& O  ~
    21st Division- H  c1 u' f$ Y2 M/ k
    4th Division. x' t9 s9 X/ }* a9 y) E
    21st Ind.Mixed Regiment
. r% t4 Z2 y/ n. y* i* p/ n* B- i    23rd Tank Regiment% A' ~+ G! ~( i2 F
    32nd Division& e. X/ V6 k$ F" `0 }$ G
    Yokosuka 1st SNLF
, F) a0 J" Y7 b) Y1 E" q# g7 t1 y    3rd Ind. AA Battalion* D6 l' |- p' E6 ^
    6th Area Army
0 ?! H" q- u6 }) p6 N* v    103rd AA Regiment: n* e8 U& D: N' J+ w
    1st JNAF Coy
+ ^$ N* C9 ?/ r$ Y8 i    13th Army
: |& u4 `- h2 p    141st AA Regiment
& f) k# F- b/ o+ q9 V' x7 m2 L    4th Ind. AA Battalion
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1 e* J! g; O8 m& H& ]! m    50th Indian Para Brigade( b! [" l' n4 A4 O

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. O# c  I( w  @- F/ }: |, o50th 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 2 J$ F9 W4 S' G5 S  k
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5 c2 }4 a$ S3 a, ?( K  k& y7 O
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盟军继续冒着猛烈炮火卸载
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 44
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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)7 U, j! X5 o" u7 F9 \$ n+ W
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force. }* N8 I2 Z! }. x' ~* N/ ^7 P

  ^1 J' i+ a7 I3 u3 s( N89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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' b5 y; t+ L6 R9 B, A, lAllied Ships
/ [6 g  K  R6 P4 Q      LST-72, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* e; D1 r- k% K7 c, I% ?3 A
      LST-81
6 Z& G* F0 L% T8 ]5 |6 u3 y      LST-74, Shell hits 39 I* V2 A) W9 X+ p" A9 g; U
      LST-75, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage: ]. y6 I: P$ g. |
      LST-78: ^0 w% {9 e8 f7 f4 _0 }; n; D
      LST 209
' J  l; ?8 Q! n  V* H1 t      LST-889
- i. w# I1 ^/ _  o" {- H      LST-246
9 p' p' }6 L$ U0 z# ~% G6 c      LST-240$ F5 m' g/ q( I0 q1 N, Z% Q
      LST-204
) {1 d! h. F" |2 [& B' i      LST-202
& H; y' r  C6 u: ]% S, [) `      LST-123
' H; K# a% A2 @, h) N5 I" ~      LST-121
  \1 T; q1 b' s      LST-120' p& k7 K3 Q7 S
      LST-86
7 @, H" ~) T' G/ D$ T      LST-856 H) T4 l: C. A; C
      LST-84( W3 t5 c  x0 b) d( f7 h

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& q/ _1 w/ R1 R7 G1 F1 |3 E1 u' w* FInvasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)& f; M$ L" o% U, o! {
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force3 h$ k, k- k: G8 `7 B* \2 w
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130 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
5 x) P- ?" S/ {0 |      LST-78, Shell hits 28,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
: Y) [1 J* W% p# o3 S0 D      LST-83, Shell hits 3
# n! g+ ]3 n# n8 P; U      LST-81, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
1 s8 i; K1 U4 l+ X( i% q      LST-85, Shell hits 4,  on fire
5 ?8 N' m1 n: s* Q7 t/ i) X5 A      LST-84, Shell hits 3
8 y) w" q1 Y( A3 f      LST-87, Shell hits 6
- `( C' s6 Q* e# ^: h2 [; `      LST 180- w: c6 D2 G6 T7 H6 y
      LST 157! j) K- d6 a7 m! F8 p2 l5 X! P
      LST 2- r& W; I* V# K: ?& P/ G2 F
      LST-884
' Z* C0 {- C2 j; }% D6 P      LST-882
8 C, E9 ]. r/ J9 o( h* S7 s      LST-397
* m" N: W/ W5 ^0 G; x; Y4 O2 M      LST-395
* {7 c* s2 B  D9 f. M      LST-274: }  d6 X& m0 q$ K
      LST-273: W; r5 p$ L/ ^
      LST-246
3 [5 ?) I2 |1 f( u; |      LST-244
8 M, S, l& p" Y: \      LST-2412 y1 r, ~) E" A  _7 ~2 U
      LST-218
" h5 X  x: h. O( D& d      LST-216; F* z) N5 y8 q- m) }$ B# e
      LST-202
! ?, T7 w- l4 V0 D      LST-171
7 a) x) w9 J" B- k# I! v6 h      LST-166
, ]  }0 O' R; }; h2 e/ p, z      LST-124: O9 {( G* w: I' l. a2 ~
      LST-121
8 h7 Y3 y* c; W; E# q& C0 ~- k      LST-88
/ M5 Q0 v# p) L5 G* @      LST-123, W9 v; S8 g9 U" L" c' X! n
      LST-868 o) n  s& L' L& z/ a* m

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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
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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8 m; l7 r. |/ k( Y' I! Y0 oAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 5302 troops, 356 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 2812
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/ t8 K9 P6 p: C# [. T! d) NDefending force 51369 troops, 699 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 1361; n* H. G" B$ b1 K) l% u) Y

; G- [" L9 c( b7 x) b2 ?Japanese ground losses:* u) m/ P! {/ w
      406 casualties reported6 }" }: B: [2 I
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled* a3 d" w8 d7 ~  e
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
* i8 V4 {+ B, @' \+ H         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# L2 |% H; L4 p; F4 E

  b8 o7 L  D9 f# {+ k0 ]Allied ground losses:
, [+ W& ]: U; ]/ x) u& ^# w      21 casualties reported3 A( X( R% F( z( ~0 P2 ]
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
; e( K( ?5 I* a( K( Y' C         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
1 b4 x7 D$ w* R) k9 ^  W% c' \         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! ^0 `! z- m( ~/ i( r      Guns lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)
3 u6 h. G3 L, B+ `      Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)8 N$ y* s% M1 U( s1 @6 z& ^

( O9 s; ~% R& R6 J; T( Q0 cAssaulting units:
. [  v9 g* L. L6 L1 C& A. ?3 @    5th Marine/B Division
+ t# t' D* r: F  C    81st Infantry/B Division
  z, I4 `3 l7 L1 \& F  r( P% \) B8 M    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
% C3 o5 i4 h& g& q) o' F; d2 u    5th Marine/C Division) T' q1 k: u1 t3 W5 j
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion1 z; d3 V2 k; `  s2 g) Y
    6th Infantry/B Division
# U8 f2 I  D/ g, h! P2 j1 ]" \    1st Filipino Inf Regiment) V+ |7 [  z+ x) A. w4 T( u
    716th Tank Battalion
* @: w; x& q) H# x    81st Infantry/C Division6 @% U4 o2 w5 O* n8 l
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion& h" L- _; y+ s* f
    6th Infantry/C Division: G6 L$ w- H  l" n! o
    5th Marine/A Division
$ ]% [* G9 q. d9 K, |8 |    767th Tank Battalion9 {  C  o" n9 m) W& w+ S0 v% m
    96th Infantry/A Division
/ d3 _6 R) m' J0 B) M. e# Z0 m0 U1 E    706th Tank Battalion9 Z' k. X2 l5 A# n4 Q
    711th Tank Battalion2 U' v: k# Z. `8 U9 I3 J
    762nd Tank Battalion8 G& C# B8 G1 i
    96th Infantry/B Division
- x: V% S0 o  e8 W+ |    81st Infantry/A Division
1 D# P  h; z  ^1 }    44th Tank Battalion
, G: P; n% F, n9 V( g* ~    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment2 n% l! O$ \( c; D& j- y5 P
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
. E% G# }& ]& U' w) {+ b    31st Infantry Regiment
  \; \7 t$ N6 l" Z* a' c    6th Infantry/A Division0 m% {. ?3 v' I) _3 o& Q+ K% @# v
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment/ k* t1 a  I: W, d& r6 C. B7 a" y0 z
    710th Tank Battalion
7 g( }; E7 U6 u& b    96th Infantry/C Division' z9 ?3 A& J! T( Z% b
    5th USA Defense Battalion( O/ p3 v# p0 [1 ?
    4th USA Defense Battalion5 q9 L- R( C1 }. F0 ~
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
& c; B4 A, ]6 l$ |- t! S2 k0 x4 S    X Corps Artillery 1 T1 s# I% H4 Y5 T4 S# N; Q1 M
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment: `  p& p5 O' K" ^# X
    XIV US Corps
6 B+ {5 r9 J* j$ H    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment! f3 v8 f3 F: h3 h
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
' }0 P4 k2 ~# B% r, w    14th Marine Defense Battalion) }& y5 G+ W: |" n2 x" r
    I Corps Artillery & W, X; ^/ m$ R: n/ P/ f
    96th Coast AA Regiment
. V: d5 S5 e5 S3 {. D; |1 x5 F/ p    1st USMC AA Battalion
4 {, E% ?" Y& t4 q$ Z8 @    738th Coast AA Regiment
  W3 C7 J2 Y, k0 r" c: ?    12th Marine Defense Battalion0 s7 Z3 g0 t' u: c- v
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
0 E7 |1 F4 }- C    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment9 J( T3 C4 e% R8 K: s" \& I

/ O' o. c* E) e5 ^Defending units:8 L+ q. I* A, d; w/ L+ C$ h
    33rd/A Division
( Q8 C5 v: s0 v  U  K$ @    81st/B Division
8 B* x; U' `9 w1 }! e: R+ }    Sasebo 7th SNLF
+ j* q1 B# O6 m    81st/C Division
2 h' B9 Q8 Q7 ?    138th Infantry Regiment
: [! Q: N0 I  A* U+ {2 [& q    Kure 3rd SNLF
; `! Y- }! P+ s+ d( p- L    6th Guards Inf. Regiment2 l8 Z9 G, r! K2 y8 |7 i/ j: S. b
    144th Infantry Regiment
3 ]; Y8 t% U7 E" M& Z. k    52nd Naval Guard Unit
+ M' S  `9 v9 c    33rd/B Division! i. q0 g: t4 t4 P* z
    81st/A Division! q$ W( G* u- r/ g7 k
    33rd/C Division
1 s+ i2 E. ?% F7 T* J% L; G' g    3rd Base Force
/ |9 y( h9 {6 }( w3 U    19th JAAF Base Force/ b0 x: A$ }8 ^
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
# S8 r4 M) v( [  ?5 ?$ d1 P; f& f    60th Field AA Battalion
! ]' Q& N+ i1 D+ J( ^2 s    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
" I. {; a# U. }    53rd Construction Battalion2 O- Z7 F2 G  k
    Ponape Naval Fortress' w% J7 U5 C7 U
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
2 F; p2 O% `! A    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment1 i- `2 U1 }$ x) h
    12th Air Fleet
# G* R( a) Q" j7 c6 n    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
9 ]+ j7 p; e; F0 F. K: \    61st Field AA Battalion
: [( D2 Y$ c! d7 Q    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
6 K" M$ H; P. l7 c0 w" Z" Y( D    18th Field AF Construction Battalion# H0 \* i# w: P4 x6 U& L
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
- @1 I' r8 g+ _) [8 l% n' b5 K    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment1 l! w& M4 X' q+ `: g
    14th Area Army /11 {  Y3 E; s. C, @. N8 U! l
    63rd Field AA Battalion& t. b9 ?/ b# E2 k/ S5 X
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
9 M+ P* G' M5 ]2 U3 I- i) p    Kure 7th SNLF
* @! H- ^! _0 {$ ^1 S$ M    18th Army4 N( [3 I8 Z, A
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co 9 O% f  H  e0 }- i+ k  j
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
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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
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Japanese Ships
* |8 m' L- ?. F3 w1 V" H      E No.54, f# g0 s2 v+ T& V& k
      E No.50
9 Z4 P% F3 D2 G      E No.685 m: W% [* \+ g: W
      E No.52
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, l, A- \  X9 p4 f( P0 z& hAllied Ships
* ], C2 r/ R2 S, v. V      SS Blackfin, hits 21, and is sunk
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重创另一艘8 Y! K( q, b: i  F
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( ?; b2 z9 h" @3 `ASW attack near Satawal  at 109,1020 J: _, x8 X8 G
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Japanese Ships
# E9 S9 x8 g9 R: }6 }7 k      E No.8
* w( L1 A/ ~+ o8 ~5 H$ m      E No.67 o: L! S& J" l3 w

) A3 u' D% [: q; NAllied Ships  s* S# v0 |' {5 |
      SS Peto, hits 14,  heavy damage

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 02, 44
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经过几天的修整，并更换了部分部队的指挥官后，盟军在强大的海军和空军掩护下再次对波那佩日军发动攻击，这次的攻击毙伤了和第一次攻击差不多的鬼子，不过盟军的损失下降了不少，盟军和日军战斗力的对比应该进一步扩大了8 r1 i& `! R! W6 z2 I9 {! e

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# k' S  t! D6 L& [# e9 p2 SNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!$ {7 i0 b' x  u$ D; K9 o$ I" \

5 h! G& C. g4 N) S62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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1 C8 {# s, P3 l, K# ]2 R/ B3 NAllied Ships
5 V4 [" d# w% B% z      CA Wichita0 m- |5 ?; e8 |8 g8 a4 Z1 ?" k
      CA Vincennes
1 B( H- Y7 w6 f3 P( ~0 B      CA Quincy
6 L0 \! ~- k" F      CA San Francisco
0 J* ?7 s  D( `# S0 w      CA Minneapolis
) @/ @- N: d. l; M      CA Astoria
# h: }' [3 m  \# c6 ]* u      CA Chicago9 W" d" R4 _& J3 N" E- f/ ^
      CA Louisville
) w+ S2 M+ A. M! e: z      CA Chester0 N/ {! J: t3 l! X  J( j
      CA Northampton
" G4 A) N8 R5 [3 d! Y8 u      CA Portland( D& ~) a4 F( H* Z7 K0 Z" b' D+ q
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Japanese ground losses:
! R4 t0 L& D7 _; O      71 casualties reported
' O( |/ V) E+ |7 b3 H         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled7 P" X7 H0 V% J; R- B" G2 v
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
& g  P2 E( Y/ Y! k, h         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 H+ z( k* Q4 D& v      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)( r/ v9 o# F) N- y3 w' S4 Q
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Airbase hits 2; z* p: n( g6 Q$ c
Runway hits 10' O5 R) N- E8 l, ~) \% B
Port hits 4" A+ }5 A: S/ a6 R  e

8 _0 [+ y# U& D5 Y1 n6 w) H+ [7 YCA Wichita firing at Ponape / _9 ^  B  w6 r( ]6 F3 G# `
CA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress1 b; v8 A* ^+ f' L, Q
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes) R* @8 W# M- D/ F1 L
CA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
; y7 y  Y8 Y0 c6 A" wPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy
; X  Q, C/ v1 K/ t" |0 r3 vCA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division
/ Y: ]! V8 [) n% M& LCA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment1 f5 b# T! a' a9 D1 `/ ?6 I5 R+ X
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria
( y/ x" h3 ^9 i5 UCA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
4 s4 ?* T% [& ~# bCA Chicago firing at Ponape 9 e" t, t  I. h; _/ o
CA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force# F* ?  z- i/ ]) v# L
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester9 s- ^' T. w$ u8 ^
CA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress  w4 a* d- t; d. K" O& L) N
CA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division4 G7 F" Z2 S' l1 }2 p8 G
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland4 ?- W6 C/ |. h' A5 V4 N- L
CA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment% r. N( E2 Q5 z: S0 n

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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships5 g+ @" B. X# k: t' F" s
      BB Alabama
  x7 l+ P9 J) C      BB Massachusetts$ s! E5 g# k3 m" Q/ [3 b
      BB Indiana% r7 L9 d9 z! O$ \2 Z5 @& b7 x& b
      BB South Dakota
  n) a% j, E# V$ l% c! W      BB Washington
" H! ?/ m1 t& b3 `/ w" L8 l6 {      BB North Carolina2 F8 F, I) O6 L7 G3 {- W: D8 M

/ y) L! B! l. bJapanese ground losses:
9 ^2 g' |8 N  G* X* R      275 casualties reported! i6 `, V9 }( m! Q
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
1 g' h  n/ p& _9 y         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled
" [: }- r: E, j: [0 F" `         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled7 X; G; n! U2 ~" }( O8 y4 `
      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)' |) r9 G2 m+ Q4 F$ G1 {
      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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! \3 H: M* [0 H5 w8 B: sAirbase supply hits 1
# g( `( j0 i0 U4 @3 pRunway hits 7
. ]  o1 K4 s9 T! E9 Z' x; H' BPort hits 3
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BB Alabama firing at Ponape . i8 C: u; q2 H" K" K
BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape
$ K) G; r  I1 M2 PBB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division2 j1 D6 Y0 G' l) p+ g% g
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota
: [& e' w: l$ G5 o  m: lBB South Dakota firing at Ponape
9 |0 [" d1 {4 S5 j3 Y. t( WBB Washington firing at Ponape - X' C7 d1 C: M# n, I5 \
BB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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, Q  h/ U  A0 {8 L  M13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships  a1 S; H( ~9 f0 n& Q: K
      BB Queen Elizabeth
7 P% K* g  C$ i3 |% `8 Z  L5 g      BB Valiant0 g& ]/ x4 z! j" H! E
      BB Mississippi
3 b* H- Y2 [' v4 A6 u6 o      BB New Mexico: V0 Y- D& J4 z/ T
      BB Idaho
# E% u1 X. Z0 o# j# i" ?      BB West Virginia
" `6 n' R; ~, D$ _. o5 z      BB Colorado
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Japanese ground losses:
; T$ `# q$ f3 n" Z; ]! M      117 casualties reported8 N! L5 q5 Q, t( c  @9 N; u$ h+ W% `
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
! p) C, R- O1 u. a) C$ D0 i         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
4 r  ^% Q! n; z+ D- [1 U         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 W5 p4 I- O' g& p& q( @
      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)0 t2 {* H% y# [" l- ~! R* y
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)+ N/ {( P  }0 P/ L+ k3 D; ?: C5 S( q

& J& m) d$ J- R- EAirbase hits 2; b+ H9 F2 G: L9 |6 k
Runway hits 2
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BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
& l1 U- q  u2 h; E: I# v# ~BB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment8 ~3 z  c* r' p
BB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress5 K/ e4 w4 f# L
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi
2 ^7 G7 U) L" J) ABB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division2 k5 }9 z: z% m& d
BB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force
/ {  ]: ?2 J/ H6 r- m3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho
: O' F" R* U* ~0 Q4 ZBB West Virginia firing at Ponape / x! C8 d& \: X) p( A9 r9 J4 }
BB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force) r9 q6 |% q) Q5 D+ p
3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado
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% R: i4 `: F9 @2 IAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)$ R+ B0 U$ z* E" i; G/ @7 R8 e- q

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- Y2 D1 I5 M5 R$ }& l. DRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.. s6 G3 k- ^1 s+ g4 B3 m
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft, [& ^7 i0 j1 k! }2 e# B
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
4 M' O+ ~+ z* I/ [1 q% s3 i0 s* U0 [      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337* c# U+ w" B0 W" D) o$ y, o0 m
      TBM-1C Avenger x 283# _3 c1 G% p. M" E) {0 L: g
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Allied aircraft losses! A/ {. F. I5 |6 a3 i! G- L
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged
3 S7 ]( |3 Q7 M. H- U. q4 C      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak5 z) ^( F4 j2 U4 S/ e' T/ W
      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged: c, S. \- Q) w6 g" `6 e5 ]
      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak. }) m( ^- R/ D% {" J/ e
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Japanese ground losses:
0 h. q# j7 s7 P3 X; v1 \" A      159 casualties reported! I: Z9 I9 v0 `
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled& U" c4 R% Q4 G) g4 K, B3 O
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled& o7 ]' S1 y! c, g
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# b" u8 _: q& l( D& B4 H# Y$ s, [
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 77530 troops, 1387 guns, 2472 vehicles, Assault Value = 2931' J: K+ I7 A6 k, ?" N: H& p" Y
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Defending force 50530 troops, 686 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1344
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 7
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* r3 \5 K2 j" t3 f( qAllied adjusted assault: 3406
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: n* s. `7 S+ ~Japanese adjusted defense: 8701
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" J4 o+ h7 E% y+ ~5 i& iAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7) . H5 O5 Y0 J" P4 [

- k& p* i; t( \% ~: @Combat modifiers
  h  J; |% y" I5 RDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)" _8 ^: k! \, z; [/ {  g
Attacker: + U! N8 R  U: [1 x+ [9 f/ I  V
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Japanese ground losses:, m- G1 z, O" A" N) R3 \" Y
      3539 casualties reported" d, M- r1 \3 i  V; _; C2 p
         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled
  o8 I9 R& g7 z) g0 B! F6 o         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled
' W/ J- C- J# B& V9 G! u         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled4 C$ V3 ^* x: G+ h1 z* W7 B
      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)- ]6 \( _" ?* o' e$ a) B
      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)4 b1 B0 e+ b0 s' X: E

( j- y, j6 ^! s. m! K3 P" F$ iAllied ground losses:
% U- @$ ^! S: c! a4 M. z" R8 c      3552 casualties reported, M7 T$ d" j' H* }
         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled1 M, J, Z) y/ c7 n, t
         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled0 W4 _/ u$ C/ z0 H3 g0 a' o2 V8 a* P
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled  Y& R. P) L* Z3 B) d, T
      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)1 M& f& B9 N' F% ^  y" m9 ]7 T# r
      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)
& n3 `, h( h9 ^      Units destroyed 1
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Assaulting units:
7 P1 ~; ?1 g7 D4 ^5 t    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion+ W/ S: I: x# ]3 c
    5th Marine Division
! N6 Z' S1 g; o% J% U7 ]    716th Tank Battalion! N; X9 D, l; [% s
    706th Tank Battalion
8 b& |8 l2 E4 ~    762nd Tank Battalion6 j. C" T3 V/ Z: \) D
    710th Tank Battalion
  s$ N* q1 M+ m7 m( M2 p/ F3 g: Z    767th Tank Battalion
9 {' j4 E% @# @2 ?) L/ ~" V5 V; k    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
# ?2 `1 O6 O9 n3 H4 _6 t    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
' w, {% z* L4 M5 `! n& r5 _# c    81st Infantry Division
  n5 }6 J0 O  }  m    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment9 g! u6 ]; j; w) q; }! }: Z2 p
    96th Infantry Division
; \2 b) q$ B6 l" ^5 h+ X( x* x    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
, q9 E- c0 [4 H, T7 K4 V) l5 N/ e    711th Tank Battalion
. L% L! ^: W" L) t' H- [    44th Tank Battalion
$ P, K0 D* v; C4 ~2 y: D, u    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion8 O' y8 e' f2 I
    6th Infantry Division
6 h1 d5 T. n- r    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
8 p' s' S( A& j8 i% ~    31st Infantry Regiment
) l8 ^# g: n0 ^    XIV US Corps3 ~. F: e, ~& l) ]1 G5 h) v
    96th Coast AA Regiment( _7 G* n. F! o) [* E; F+ q* I6 h! f
    12th Marine Defense Battalion
6 ]2 x. `) ?2 q* d( C1 L% g" W    4th USA Defense Battalion
" R7 o2 \3 o7 p/ b    14th Marine Defense Battalion
( ]1 n- A: y% T' |8 C    1st USMC AA Battalion8 f. O$ S  p( q# L$ e' }
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion) V  I6 z- m5 z& t2 k: \
    5th USA Defense Battalion
1 d. l- Y# I- v7 j% j    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
/ e% H6 q2 o; W4 V( a    738th Coast AA Regiment
$ ]& a  q2 G3 J( u7 M) u5 C8 ^    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
' ]1 k% u: P8 b( D0 R$ n    I Corps Artillery
. g4 X3 x, \4 w" Z$ r- O    8th Marine Defense Battalion
  k# D, k- ^2 ^$ O, X9 U. s- O    X Corps Artillery 2 N8 v# E7 S! t  [! H
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
, v$ k3 q2 m4 [* F0 V    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment; u* J0 v; p% l( K! L* d" G

% T  ?: F2 C8 m( \/ cDefending units:
% L" K  K6 x! }. w    6th Guards Inf. Regiment1 `' G7 l; r1 q6 u/ W5 a
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
6 T5 @. W/ ?" T/ r& l% [( ^    144th Infantry Regiment3 }) ^3 e' ^% _* \: K
    Kure 3rd SNLF
7 ~' Q& W5 c6 ?' S% A- C; f# x& i3 U0 {    Sasebo 7th SNLF6 O$ ~1 _3 Q4 i: O( Y3 p9 ~% l- N
    33rd/B Division; Z( ~. p( \. ^0 w& h6 S
    81st/C Division/ {6 {0 Q4 d: a' e
    81st/A Division
! \+ T1 t$ c+ S* q/ w* I0 f' `0 Q* R    81st/B Division. G9 c$ m' ]7 L" G* w
    33rd/A Division0 Q: o2 P- y4 ^9 l
    138th Infantry Regiment
0 C# Z( M# f- L: h% q: p0 `    33rd/C Division1 X, K9 l3 I( Z; [% q/ {$ R
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment& N0 Z, \4 b0 \
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
5 K, n1 f, _, Y( o9 k# f, X1 ~% M1 F# k    19th JAAF Base Force" I& c* D* K: D6 W/ W: L+ p) K
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
/ z$ y& M8 x$ Q) v& s/ L1 w$ l    12th Air Fleet
- j# b1 z+ L7 x( L    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment5 f2 n0 m& A0 @; u$ y" m& ^
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
8 F0 f5 B5 V5 _    63rd Field AA Battalion) p: A0 T7 j4 m: |- w* I
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment% o8 a4 _' F! Z/ x. `4 v8 ^
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion% E0 b  r) m# ?; O. W6 d
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
+ X- |; @  P5 q" F    Ponape Naval Fortress3 O. j+ d  r7 N2 r0 D' t# b
    61st Field AA Battalion
& N- L" A& S, I+ W- Q+ }% _# b. `0 O    18th Army( }3 _- p1 K* Q6 H! r5 o( Y! b
    14th Area Army /18 `4 {5 g2 j% [  o7 t
    60th Field AA Battalion5 f: y6 J$ B- j$ e! I
    53rd Construction Battalion
6 A  _* p7 N; }) I, O0 W1 B1 v    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
) g2 x! l* ~; l/ A/ W2 |9 E5 L3 d2 S    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
. C2 F3 N" p, f' K6 R    Kure 7th SNLF
1 p+ P$ Y" _' e3 k. q    3rd Base Force0 |' L4 u2 `' i0 F/ a
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape); n% Y/ U* [0 D
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms6 B7 b2 s( {# V- a& ?
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 s
5 c9 l$ y5 H- L2 Q5 REstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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3 o; Y: C1 ~3 n9 FAllied aircraft
5 ^7 M$ |" k: B      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
' ]% f& Y) u4 P$ W& H+ h# H( G* e5 H; r      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 3374 B( n1 z5 g9 F, u  u9 |& I& G2 ]
      TBM-1C Avenger x 283
1 N! r( B9 b* o: {& bAllied aircraft losses$ o3 e& ]4 j3 u2 k

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+ [" O# ]0 O# L2 O; @协同很给力！

hades1001

对基地的攻击协同成功率比对海高很多的，因为目标是固定的

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 05, 44
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/ J9 P0 [' D! z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" q5 n- A7 R1 L( o& u
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( R9 }# ~& L- @+ PNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
. H6 S8 ]( a5 S% c3 U  p      CA Vincennes8 x( P, c+ R1 u/ w7 M
      CA Quincy6 x$ z4 o4 i* D) v$ N8 n
      CA San Francisco
. Q  `) F2 r- t* K+ y      CA Minneapolis
5 Y) H/ K/ e$ X6 O      CA Astoria7 ]' O% v& x6 [
      CA Chicago
# a' s# v- \; f1 q      CA Louisville
# n6 {# t+ A' f' f) P( y9 @      CA Chester; N+ _/ f7 ?9 D) j' D3 L5 {2 K
      CA Northampton
) _; ^/ A- ]+ f8 f; A- z' t      CA Portland
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& R( ~3 P6 p) i" J$ {9 L! FJapanese ground losses:
( y5 ~  K% U1 M. T+ C% F5 p+ s3 H8 g      112 casualties reported
: M" D5 |7 ?' J) M+ k- n2 _6 n( H         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, C/ u# J; _; K1 {) X) H8 j         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled
5 E7 Q& B. u$ D! P* d         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
8 [- s+ F1 R. h" {5 v' B. h% q
5 B6 ~$ |" }: M+ v" qAirbase hits 5& O9 d  g4 K2 c' h
Airbase supply hits 2
0 V7 {8 x% x, Z- SRunway hits 21
8 U* `8 G$ m2 _) F1 n+ R" X4 MPort hits 7
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships
/ ]- p/ P! D+ t2 b, K      BB Alabama
9 r7 A3 s  A4 w! n' T, ?      BB Massachusetts
, D& z0 a  I2 r/ L0 W1 F! L      BB Indiana* e; R: n/ _* {8 L! u; U  W
      BB South Dakota* z0 K- O4 e5 X' I! F6 ^7 T
      BB Washington
$ H2 Z  t, O7 {: t- I8 Z5 o9 m      BB North Carolina6 H) G# z1 z5 O* [# d4 g% b) Y! g/ m
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Japanese ground losses:5 |/ B& z( d# I/ L1 V  k$ C5 E. w! c
      398 casualties reported! }+ w, A' z' r7 G: {8 e
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled, I: |! h# P' H# S5 d, k
         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled
) O/ b8 K) A0 P: E         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled) A% N( S& H- x6 @" Q, w
      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)
# V7 X4 s- X4 N) T7 @      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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; q) X1 _( D+ x$ ?- O9 _& y6 BAirbase hits 9
0 U) L( c! U1 }- |Runway hits 9
+ R) L- G0 `6 DPort hits 2
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BB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division9 j( b3 f7 Q% [3 y' p: m" T) s
BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape 5 v( b1 s4 L1 Z
BB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division9 L+ Q. _( e' }/ F& A. s8 R0 W" \
BB South Dakota firing at Ponape 1 ]8 {2 U) q# u: X
BB Washington firing at Ponape
# p4 p% w$ m/ n$ w: T. O0 ABB North Carolina firing at Ponape * J1 `, [4 m, L# R: a* I5 z0 [
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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( i$ k$ Q- q, r4 B5 C1 J  sAllied Ships
3 ]* A- m; Y. ]. W, G; w      BB Mississippi( F9 T0 d' h& _6 M3 G, D. e
      BB New Mexico2 C. t  |* q8 ]+ U2 n
      BB Idaho
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* j( |& H  r. t* k6 P/ C7 wJapanese ground losses:
* s" q/ M: l: \/ i      195 casualties reported, T3 m- A) U( z4 r; ~
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
: b& L) }" }. W( z  A+ M1 ~         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled1 ]) p# B, l/ h& C
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 L( d6 W, G* r1 d! k      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)
- R& X1 E% P5 \$ Y( |      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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% g* x- E6 U. jAirbase hits 3
- `; x! Q9 C+ X! T  ]Runway hits 14* @1 `+ s, r4 N: l# E. H

/ L  ?6 R5 i- M" {1 @+ WBB Mississippi firing at Ponape
( N" Y- G8 f9 EBB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division6 c' K1 ?' X% n3 m! W1 W0 h* H
BB Idaho firing at Ponape
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5 B0 I; L7 w& w# ?, LAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)" k( c! x6 [. [2 b+ B) e2 R  T
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
* A$ f$ d: {% q( W3 Y& REstimated time to target is 34 minutes, C$ Z0 T/ I. P5 O2 x! R0 B

+ `5 v/ v1 l) Z7 H% R  aAllied aircraft4 H  O* @- |) }5 R- V$ q" c
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462  x% C9 M) @1 ]$ o9 r
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 333* ?5 ^" z0 e' F: e
      TBM-1C Avenger x 286
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Allied aircraft losses3 i7 r$ p# }$ ]. o
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged7 x* ?4 c9 W* ]% p% G
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak
2 H9 c( P. e3 H! L9 @) q      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged" ^: H" L" S( H5 s
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Japanese ground losses:. h4 }0 {) ?4 a* k( ]
      121 casualties reported3 u- t; w8 T; I. B7 d
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled  l! U3 Z5 r: g& v7 K! J7 ?: u
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled6 U3 l7 f2 E5 J$ X
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% n5 Q+ F/ ~5 p4 j3 `

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& k' `2 Y3 e8 t  B/ C/ uGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Deliberate attack  Z! S/ P- b& e5 d9 e+ o

0 r8 z* V, w# e  t5 e' ?Attacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 2629# b* z/ e2 m# t. V% o
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Defending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 65 t; ~* {% m+ `; {8 s0 Y- c9 [
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Allied adjusted assault: 3228 4 |# M6 X. ^, g0 \1 t( m; R

0 _, `9 {% J4 i, f) M$ wJapanese adjusted defense: 7085 - O% a: `! N2 C1 g0 P$ s" R& j8 I

7 S# Q$ |& x% PAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6)
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! {5 J& }4 N% _* {' o% m0 _Combat modifiers: E+ X- C, F# T$ c
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
4 G2 \( G3 D  v. p, l2 A, K6 Y7 lAttacker: / p, t# _. b3 N/ n# C3 f/ R" R5 h

4 B: i% T( j3 F  w1 rJapanese ground losses:3 V3 F$ c/ h) b6 C& Y
      2305 casualties reported
6 [* G! u" _  `  s         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled/ V. [8 u7 z( t& a
         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled
9 M# l& y+ Z; @9 R; N6 i         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
; I; x1 P6 {! [7 |; U      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)
) z: r! k  d5 v$ |! V  R      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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  X6 h7 H% A3 q" `) l+ FAllied ground losses:9 C9 p. k7 N) b& N3 E% B0 `
      3064 casualties reported, R  A# T8 b+ N0 t. }# q( R9 L6 f
         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled% k+ ]4 u) F6 T' j
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled+ j' ~; R2 n2 F
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled, s0 ]* a2 S; U5 k: Y, ]
      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled)
+ e4 w- Z" D+ ~" ?$ e5 m- V      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled)
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Assaulting units:9 m' m7 ^# q. i' ]( J; S( u
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
1 F6 k! _2 N4 {4 ~, k    711th Tank Battalion" e- Y& _. h9 @' H. A& J. G
    716th Tank Battalion; G, m  e/ A7 P* v, _$ w
    6th Infantry Division
1 z1 x7 D0 y0 F8 H" z    44th Tank Battalion
4 F; P! J# V: t; Z$ L. P) E    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment# f: \% K! n! |3 G) K# {5 H
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
" _" r2 Q& b$ o0 ]    81st Infantry Division5 s% Z; J( A# b" g
    767th Tank Battalion9 R8 |4 q. M7 ?1 B
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
% c6 \7 D2 `. E: P- J, Z8 r3 [    762nd Tank Battalion. Z  V  ~+ Q* V
    710th Tank Battalion
; L. C1 w7 F) `- i, h& N; E! C    96th Infantry Division
7 M, j2 e3 I  X; O    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
6 {6 L" [# Y" c: a' a2 v' p" T    706th Tank Battalion/ U& ]0 v4 N4 u' W* h# ?0 v5 U
    5th Marine Division
7 R: B& a7 q9 p    31st Infantry Regiment
) n3 S8 s6 D9 J: P- h    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2 ]( l# i3 v9 o    1st USMC AA Battalion
( N$ H) C( U9 I0 S5 Z: T3 M    738th Coast AA Regiment8 {0 P$ I4 e! {
    96th Coast AA Regiment* U* O: P* j$ G# n
    14th Marine Defense Battalion
- |/ U0 ^' e- V; R6 }    12th Marine Defense Battalion
- q$ {' l! H( q; y    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion) p* Y! D* h; s6 h
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
" Q2 t/ @, {" C% Y: U, H1 ~7 Q    XIV US Corps) Z! E. }( Q, R. R" r5 G/ b' x
    X Corps Artillery
8 D. `. [; c( m% d    5th USA Defense Battalion) W. z3 y1 s6 v& V9 b  C
    4th USA Defense Battalion9 n+ n: `' ?& |  r
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
, Q8 Q, x6 \- @$ l& p    I Corps Artillery / p- }( K9 }5 _
    8th Marine Defense Battalion7 b" h% z3 E" W1 ~8 r
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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5 y5 R, [* a- I: J+ r# Z, \' O, PDefending units:
/ o' J$ s  l/ I7 `    Ponape Naval Fortress
6 d- |# v# ?; @    81st/C Division
. n+ @* D- e& G8 a# F    52nd Naval Guard Unit
( l. ~1 p1 o) C9 T& m( N) W2 k    138th Infantry Regiment0 Z* t: e+ _( L/ J$ a
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
7 N$ h, w; p( f9 m    Sasebo 7th SNLF
: E( V' ]3 ^' M- y    144th Infantry Regiment
! a2 q7 ?' a( S8 t, G7 p$ d- Q    81st/B Division: {" _* L+ R+ T$ p+ f4 T
    33rd/B Division& n; l0 V( \6 G# N  }8 [
    33rd/A Division
6 W+ _0 |6 ~0 K) u. e6 J' D    81st/A Division
- D1 u- e& D4 e8 X, ]    Kure 3rd SNLF7 g4 n+ x6 K( i
    33rd/C Division
- r/ M/ [0 @; ~/ y4 P" R    53rd Construction Battalion
6 ~) d  n- y- P, R: U    18th Army( X. P- y9 E7 V
    14th Area Army /1- U: l7 K. ~, v5 a$ W7 w7 r& K
    60th Field AA Battalion2 W8 q  F  m' n' ?
    12th Air Fleet9 l; y( [3 B1 S$ e
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
% v# O% T. q- V: q* A3 C0 k' k    63rd Field AA Battalion
1 z+ z6 g$ }0 u. T6 a0 S3 |    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
% s0 n' `* @/ }9 U    3rd Base Force) |0 o" G% {( j* H  }" `
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /16 g  A1 L% c1 J% N
    Kure 7th SNLF) Z6 f) S$ G- k2 l( h
    19th JAAF Base Force( ]! n' k+ x' H4 j* X. s4 N
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
* m" c$ @& x. e, }+ P. O    61st Field AA Battalion; s( [) p4 Q0 h7 @  M. n2 C; y
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
8 m  R$ g% D6 |& }0 H    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment( h! W% d, R, E, z6 h3 k5 J
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment7 u( [+ O0 T; M: T( S% O
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
5 L( Z+ j6 i" c5 o    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
7 T( M9 K  _3 F! F, e7 I3 A! J0 C    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  d% \8 `/ K. U$ W1 r+ j4 E$ y
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- C* o' g) Q8 T: H! s' g
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当天盟军对波纳佩的空袭和炮击还打出了一个小暴击，有1000多日军在155榴的炮口下死伤，这是防御要崩盘的节奏么？大统领拭目以待7 Q: H% Z8 B% t: E+ y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,60, v8 K  i  d, a4 I

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Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.- S4 D# v- S9 O% {
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes0 a3 ]  y. `% p
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Allied aircraft% k" W! l% a- Y: @. ^' y) S
      P-38L Lightning x 23) _8 m# N4 e" x% I* r; i- M" @
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 309 g2 }4 K/ v; P
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Allied aircraft losses6 w; I2 j% j+ c0 s6 v) |  [
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged
% I' K, V1 s  `5 U) R! q% m6 d      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak1 Y5 T, b' \5 x- ~1 \
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Japanese Ships8 s/ q2 X8 D0 u& u
      DD Suruyame
: E6 L+ ?8 G7 D      CL Ninaru' i8 J1 |6 ~8 P8 N
      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
- P8 P# E2 ?# |- q2 ?      DD Yayoi& E! i% q$ g* T( n0 m+ \6 y% A
      CA Kako5 {3 b  r" Z/ l8 T( V
      DD Asagiri
+ F. B9 d% ~" H. @      DD Ayanami) q1 L" {& O, Y* h2 k' r/ T# S
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Aircraft Attacking:/ b+ r, B8 \* R  j' J% c) o! s1 l
      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'* ]) H' q! o7 c1 M
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
2 [* y6 g  Z1 {0 l7 L. `0 t* X1 K       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'/ N0 C' B" i; T" m2 q
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
$ d# s2 K6 J6 I5 e; Z1 E       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
  K" m' m/ i/ w* i8 f( p               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb& x  D, a2 }0 s9 L

/ Z2 G) c+ N3 R: y9 S6 B) xMassive explosion on CL Tokachi6 O. ?' Q9 Q6 B# T' q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi
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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.6 I/ L; F2 H' E
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes9 j2 ]3 ~( z9 C! W% E1 O0 J8 j6 [$ Z

+ D/ N6 w3 s$ E% l7 k# q2 WAllied aircraft
# T9 c. D  i5 L2 P. v! B5 z      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
* I1 j% n4 H+ P+ P2 Q5 U* C& [# i2 R      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 326+ |6 J# M! h* F! `5 X
      TBM-1C Avenger x 285
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Allied aircraft losses
# v3 J! F( C2 @0 B0 L4 C2 t9 Y      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged# b8 p( l) q1 F( G. W  ^
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak9 h' F4 c, b3 Q
      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged# O- k- |- t( M4 _' G& F1 q2 P
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Japanese ground losses:1 S3 q6 j- j; I5 w& s* n
      276 casualties reported8 n# d& m6 d6 \4 s( h1 }- Z0 B. P% I
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
% W" a: H- o) X         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled; E- x( u. `, q8 D# Z
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  {5 N' Q" M# @$ ?1 T0 S( f      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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. g6 l  d0 U/ L2 u0 ~: g8 FGround combat at Ponape (119,113). Q8 p1 L+ H" H6 }

& {( O5 n- k8 H& L. dAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 5127 troops, 335 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 2263/ V. M3 I3 K2 B: `1 \  y. ^: }% K
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Defending force 45166 troops, 619 guns, 279 vehicles, Assault Value = 1017+ G1 D1 }! r3 J" f
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Japanese ground losses:2 l' l% _9 }* l2 V' c
      1082 casualties reported
2 y  R1 ]6 u, o! u' P) S- \8 u) X         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled$ ]  S/ o# i' ^2 T1 ?- X# z0 y# l
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
, B  g5 X5 q2 ~6 k5 W# c( s         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
+ \0 Z/ s" r) X- E7 l      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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  E3 \- c0 L" [. {' I5 H# j- L4 UAllied ground losses:
" F- G- B# M' s" Y0 z& A      23 casualties reported
1 k4 g9 ~4 o# ~! L         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 @2 U# _+ I) `# Z0 X3 `& M* D         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
- W' D  |0 C1 [$ d* j+ H3 e         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 E1 H& j- `& J  {
      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)
( R: r$ b: x7 S      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 449 S: a, ~5 j4 a/ X# H! t+ D4 g& }9 D
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东京快车出轨
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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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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。* {0 q: W# s7 b( N* Y1 V! X
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1 e. W$ J$ q0 l, n. |, X( w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。" s( U) b* \/ }& \' |/ u  }% v
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: S$ `$ m  g" J2 F; VSubmarine attack near Ponape  at 119,113: B7 r3 f0 g  J: |: s) Y, ~

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: T4 i$ X) A8 w) d5 @0 j% w0 _: f      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk
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Allied Ships  J% y* f1 b: A5 @. t( ~' F: e
      CLAA Prince Robert6 q- r$ D+ E2 |, k$ x
      DD Saumarez. g8 Q' @9 ], {7 w! I# f+ n) d9 {! h4 w+ C
      DD Nizam- S' e8 Z3 n. J! L( T
      DD Ellet
# T, w/ M. H& A; G& N2 g      DD Waller
( W" N1 _) M7 s- `2 y      DD Walker/ t' l5 S. U) N+ X7 p. L
      DD Wadleigh
& ?9 k& S/ O0 G) h4 C      DD Uhlmann
. m  L) `- X# i      DD Twining+ a( C* F5 H; _& \6 U$ F
      DD Twiggs# A3 H5 Z, H! @8 f- w5 X6 `% K' ~
      DD David Taylor
; h+ z5 D' S8 J1 e      DD Strong
$ B0 i! L) g$ ?      DD Sproston
. G& K- I% W; [& e, o, R      DD Sigsbee
1 B4 C7 s: _) ^1 A0 o9 a0 f      DD Sigourney
& N( q4 a# S( O" f! @/ E* u      DD Schroeder
6 o- b! B; a8 d& Z/ C# K* @* P      DD Benham II
5 ^; P# M1 {' `# E( ^  i      DD Cushing II( y* {" ]0 |% S  T
      DD Urchin
2 e) R+ Z9 s* G. P( |* a      DD Urania
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SS I-48 is sighted by escort
6 L9 ]& W$ D2 _+ WDD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search
! M" c0 ~' v$ o9 s" JDD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....) h& r4 B$ E) N" A5 i  N' h
SS I-48 forced to surface!1 _; P5 f+ v- s" d0 D
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
. w# D* Y+ F+ z/ y$ Q5 j6 vDD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....$ l  }: O4 L# O# _4 n7 {/ p  {
DD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....
  Q+ w+ q9 R7 J; {: e! a# xDD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ....7 R; M- Y( ]7 R" F; X; ?
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
  y( z# V" I+ j' B0 D( YSub slips beneath the waves/ W/ ]9 j( ~( a; l$ i0 T

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- C! R; Q2 Q' t8 X) [, LNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards! H! {. r  |+ ~9 a
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Japanese aircraft5 M$ s( \) f2 z, N2 M
      no flights
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/ r7 t3 E2 }/ iJapanese aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
1 p( s& G) r1 ]4 X3 w# j+ k      CL Agano
+ N0 m$ L8 q6 J, K: z6 P  ~      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2
" N. d( v4 ]% A; ~3 |1 G% A      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 C* D/ a& N0 R* b
      DD Hibiki* o3 U8 D  i, M. h7 o. R# V0 f
      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1
8 `4 a. N# \# a! p$ {: g7 }; F      DD Shirakumo) K! a% ?  n# X0 }$ i
      DD Isonami
8 y' ]6 U' D5 ^! ]      DD Murakumo
' d4 ]) m5 E! D2 M' g4 i      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk, S8 b; Y+ G* [+ D  k/ `

9 \, L# N  X; o; e8 g" m: @Allied Ships3 i5 z( P- g% c0 J- O2 G; K
      BB North Carolina
, z. A. _0 Z+ Z% r      BB Washington
; S- U* X& T& ^      BB South Dakota- t$ a3 C+ s9 M, C
      BB Indiana, Shell hits 1+ a- \% r! z- M* T8 W6 M
      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2# r$ R& M2 C. y! J1 ]6 b6 z. H
      BB Alabama, Shell hits 2$ m: Q9 c( ]  Y0 b8 ]* e
      DD Conner: T  _$ e5 K/ E9 ]6 O- K7 O6 w$ a
      DD Cotten
6 g9 d9 u& r( z) \* r      DD Cowell
, L1 V9 E5 u4 t1 j      DD Daly
; b- U  F( V6 z8 _3 ^( @5 _      DD Eaton
7 @7 x( _; W- u      DD Heywood Edwards; z3 M$ t4 d; l: g& Z1 f$ i! }
      DD Erben
' P( x: T2 H3 l      DD Evans+ P" r! z0 H+ q; B6 a+ y$ q1 T8 L& r
      DD Foote9 r( b0 M# u% `% `
      DD Franks3 j  v+ q6 j: N7 F
      DD Fullam1 q9 W- D& }( R* g' Y2 F
      DD Gatling3 p% W  `- O) D0 g3 @* ~7 z6 k
      DD Albert Grant; r; r  s) u; \6 u2 W$ F
      DD Gregory" Q/ ?' A8 r' _; A/ `4 H; d$ a1 ^6 O0 o: Z
      DD Guest
3 s7 z$ j. J) _! g0 t# o' [      DMS Hamilton
1 [, c% I7 g& q- Q      DMS Forrest
$ I4 L# V. `- a1 }      DMS Ellyson1 n4 x* [/ G, n7 r, o( N7 e+ @

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards7 t! B: e$ A# k
Range closes to 28,000 yards...( V# M1 }$ M% O. o! Q# L$ _
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards7 ~1 B0 s4 x7 J6 o" w
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards! Q0 p. p: V  D2 w* s+ }
Range closes to 26,000 yards...7 J* \1 w3 E; o6 _7 [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards2 o+ G8 t& w. `! I% T& ?8 m. z5 G
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
' c. X. K+ }/ X( Y, f5 [! r/ c" BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
' J5 A" i# N- y( b! E; m& S, C1 GCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards7 X# c0 p8 w! e6 ^" I4 v
Range closes to 22,000 yards...) C- n) O- Y2 r2 D& ]
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards  `: e0 P* f! N' a2 A
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards
  y/ {; ?, l1 _' u5 I6 u5 Q* Y0 hRange closes to 20,000 yards...
* X& z* x( Q+ [6 ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
& ~# k5 V4 l8 |. Z5 ?Range closes to 18,000 yards...
1 N) U0 {; i4 y$ x4 g0 _! o- BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
5 Q! @, w  h3 q/ X" ^2 X' uRange closes to 16,000 yards...  i. x* @1 M7 Z% z. V8 B! c
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
: v( W. U0 T& @% Y& v! {+ K: n8 q  aRange closes to 14,000 yards...
8 c# F5 q6 K( ECONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards) x" |: V2 P8 O9 d' R1 @! ]$ q
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
: i; k+ w: H! b5 tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards0 e6 i' i9 a6 \$ M  X
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards! y/ I- N( p) y" A, j3 _8 f
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
* i* e( y3 V  BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
  O3 T3 U9 s0 c( ?CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards8 w/ y: d+ P. B2 W9 V" r; ]
Range closes to 10,000 yards...1 z6 r+ E- z1 Z- U# n' t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards- m5 l9 B$ ]  B! q9 z! E6 Q
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
+ t7 v- F, ^3 e, V5 c; YCL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards  @0 e( o* E! U7 R! P( R* c7 ^+ O3 ^
BB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards  ^3 P: {% W& z( `% [$ \
BB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards' |5 ?* F! H; N- h' F. n4 c- C% k4 y
CL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards% R- R# f$ ^9 O4 K: z2 B
BB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
* ~; [, H" e$ v  C% _BB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards3 ^. |8 W+ V3 f
DD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards
" Q( u/ o9 q4 s* D: W2 j0 f& w, fDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards( v; }- t. t; p8 S
BB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards
/ e) m  o9 V' e- y( S, h  rDD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards1 p( e; e* ]& S" Y  O
DD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
) J* u% s$ S- t: z. sCL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
6 A/ x3 O% s: F; }" }Range increases to 11,000 yards& K1 u) H( N1 u
CL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
, W. H6 d0 A* ^9 bBB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards
% e" I6 N' ?: L6 F) FCL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards
5 y1 o2 |  F- ~DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards
1 Q- g. f6 V% G% }1 {CL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards
& P& e  }3 f: U9 c9 MDD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards
/ r  o" e2 K/ oCL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards0 U: X; s4 L! Y/ I* [# g% n9 w: P
BB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards8 B8 G! ^4 d* e9 p: }/ J+ r/ h+ L) u
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
" t6 Z' h" l5 F0 R. B+ a' C' rDD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards* l; R6 @: l& @: j  H
DD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards0 @) i3 p5 `5 r8 x
DD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards! [& `7 `5 j- X7 k, M
DD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards  c2 v) I8 g, f9 D# a2 H
DD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards3 P+ Z: C- m  |7 }
Range closes to 10,000 yards/ H8 V9 }9 R0 R" |' J" X( f, p
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards
* P. S3 k$ E) uCL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards3 y! D. x8 L+ x* L8 P" f
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
3 U. H5 Y. v5 o: n6 l/ m0 oDD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards  R1 U* J3 T0 H* }4 ~  m' [
DD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards
) T/ v" S5 \5 jDD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
4 A, J0 a+ b! r2 a5 n0 [% u; rDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards& H1 T# {$ F& m5 Q6 |. Q) a1 j/ f
CL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards8 n- O. T* [: ~4 y# c9 k( r- ]( B% i
CL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
. b2 Q; e4 r; Q- qDD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards
' \0 V* ]( x: |; f& D2 jJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape4 Y6 Z6 I" {$ j5 }9 Y* M
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards4 p# e  N0 r. u, x2 C9 b/ ~
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      DD Hikokaze
) B2 s7 I, R/ W  R/ C' a4 o) b      DD Ishikaze
! Q# o9 U/ l; a* I! ^$ k, B9 L      DD Tagokaze# H+ T: N/ w- d! U1 P
      DD Takatakaze3 M: {  q( D1 L

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      BB North Carolina$ e; U& S! T  B: n
      BB Washington, k9 r" t0 m/ E: F6 ]( q( W" N. x
      BB South Dakota
1 {0 L8 T4 S9 V5 l( Y" x      BB Indiana  f- [6 o  N  R+ k9 m
      BB Massachusetts5 `' I$ j% l- ^% {$ w
      BB Alabama
- b3 `/ G  N2 r/ j/ i9 `      DD Conner
4 Z6 q( q8 ^5 q! T2 }      DD Cotten0 V: N4 k+ l* q1 S& V
      DD Cowell) i$ o9 R- Q8 F- t6 k0 V# S$ X
      DD Daly- j1 k9 |( N8 h! L& b' S
      DD Eaton
6 E, [% w1 [( w; Z+ \5 _3 ]% k3 W$ W( u9 B      DD Heywood Edwards
5 w, i7 S9 X/ @  P      DD Erben
4 [: ^+ q! C3 Y2 j3 t      DD Evans
8 l; {/ a1 k. T8 M5 ~# `2 U      DD Foote
# E9 }& k1 i' {4 }% r9 x1 `      DD Franks
% V% ?+ N9 V' e$ j      DD Fullam) ?8 v% A# f" q& s( {1 b1 p# I
      DD Gatling" E" m3 f6 `3 p9 d3 z6 b
      DD Albert Grant
- G8 [1 Q9 [0 h0 S      DD Gregory
# d1 W0 M" X+ V: w      DD Guest
8 I" g+ ]% E4 g$ m7 c$ m  J# D6 C      DMS Hamilton
) M, z$ @1 W- H% T      DMS Forrest
( h/ {4 W' I2 b& r" `      DMS Ellyson
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( ~/ L7 [. r/ o# ^! |1 CMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
0 @7 `2 _. l7 z) P: ]3 C/ F. FRange closes to 28,000 yards...1 H: O2 i  p" ?# d" K& g
Range closes to 26,000 yards.... n+ I* |. ?" F, @0 }- _+ G2 c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards' T' m& J0 x$ g& ?0 p
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards
4 d) k4 u7 u0 L! C# ARange closes to 24,000 yards...! R8 h" j# f% B0 y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
: Q3 T# O, O) b' ^6 z" fRange closes to 22,000 yards...1 X; F/ G/ Z3 \3 ^
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
8 F$ _& M9 w( C+ s: n% s9 ^1 KRange closes to 18,000 yards...& R, s" m' g4 h4 C; R2 n( U# {; j
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards- A* o8 K3 C- T$ X
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
0 G6 i5 w/ r- Q; A+ |$ S/ Q- E' UCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards& y+ A' l. Y1 G( q! a4 `
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
+ T! f, Z; k" d4 R  y( jRange closes to 14,000 yards...: l& h. M' ?% |# j4 }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards9 L' ^$ H8 ]2 ^. k% m
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
2 ^% @$ B/ i1 T( `) F1 D; ]Range closes to 12,000 yards.../ o) W8 e# l6 g' v8 d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards4 E3 e9 g3 \9 p+ s
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards+ e' z7 _7 L. C
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
- U. v' M% [1 D3 p, o3 s8 ZCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards- z8 K* ^: s4 |) A4 q2 F
Range closes to 10,000 yards...; ^$ e0 Z* S3 o4 k
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
% R" X  n! s( Z& T, AJapanese TF attempts to evade combat
1 q% h* i1 x0 p2 Y. g( URange increases to 15,000 yards...
* x( ~) r$ p& s. k- O. B9 N" lRange increases to 20,000 yards...8 Q: e. C. F" u: O4 ]* D) c# W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
# V- m) ?, Q. K' a7 iRange increases to 25,000 yards...
+ v& d! g6 {" VRange increases to 30,000 yards...0 G6 H, A6 b. O' p+ }
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
6 ?4 h0 k( J0 K% Z0 F; gJapanese Surface Combat TF evades combat
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" E0 B1 j- `0 g2 t" M- L) BNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
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9 }/ W1 i# c7 s: C6 A% kJapanese Ships: t2 G+ r2 @# }: C/ ?# ?  E+ n
      APD T-1
5 ~( n% X. P- c8 \3 J5 j      APD T-2, Shell hits 2, r+ ?' P2 V$ J3 G& ~0 G
      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
6 I3 }# z+ \. I, n      APD T-45 D1 K0 H! r0 T5 C; D3 u8 f
      APD T-5, |; X% M9 O* @! F% R8 I% T4 {; v
      APD T-6* g' x6 x$ z1 t6 m
      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, q: X* D: L, j: y1 ~7 _
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire
3 X: Y5 T7 S9 f5 H( }% e( @      APD T-9
% @( s& t6 x1 |. ^      APD T-10
. u( e6 L! M# ^* X0 \      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire
7 F, K' A/ u: L9 C/ Z% ~- [      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
6 Y8 s" O% Y) V1 P, l      APD T-13, Shell hits 10 E6 p$ k7 m& C) }
      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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: @- R/ ^7 f: N! }8 |      BB North Carolina
: w' f. t8 d  Q! Z: Z& T      BB Washington" H1 G& x7 f; {6 t  A
      BB South Dakota& w" R# p/ G% u7 c
      BB Indiana
2 o. d- z3 a" Y      BB Massachusetts4 k. `' `# u8 v! b8 ]$ ~
      BB Alabama
$ x; g: N* W2 d$ y5 G$ t2 O8 z      DD Conner
: }& v$ Q& E% F( O      DD Cotten9 }7 O- ^& o) Q5 v6 h: R
      DD Cowell
) ^/ ]; a5 c4 Y) d& j      DD Daly5 X9 l, e; _/ H  o, K) ~
      DD Eaton
6 |% T- t& a0 c0 i  A, b      DD Heywood Edwards
: k1 @/ A" P6 J7 D, ], @  z      DD Erben
; x3 V; P1 a; T* b      DD Evans8 h0 x2 B6 W4 j1 H, ^
      DD Foote) X/ s7 T. l; e/ n; L9 W9 X$ }
      DD Franks' D; F/ D: J1 k
      DD Fullam
7 R; D7 g7 p5 u6 P; {$ U. N! Q# Z      DD Gatling3 ?4 Y7 l+ o  m
      DD Albert Grant
  X" f" P3 {' v* X' A      DD Gregory
$ {  E! p- y' i! O- C; I      DD Guest+ Q3 f; T- U% c  g. O# b3 ]% y7 X5 C
      DMS Hamilton( w6 i  @, w. L* {) m. x$ k
      DMS Forrest+ f0 p3 L$ u2 i7 z! I
      DMS Ellyson3 r3 [# v  M8 V* e

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, K4 u2 t- W, {0 R0 `Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards. `3 m8 `0 f; T+ A; y  e% R
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
. D7 B* r" r. s% `$ \& V. Q& ^Range closes to 26,000 yards...' T) }- w4 q, L+ X7 p2 d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
$ l2 h, w% y; k  U' |# O- cRange closes to 24,000 yards...% L3 c" ~7 D! N' B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
; K: e( M; Q* o- ?" }! CRange closes to 22,000 yards...9 m/ H, `: |2 j. H$ K- s, W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
1 P7 s- X" A) [" YRange closes to 20,000 yards...
2 E6 v5 p1 z3 |CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
" J, q( S- R* z; x- _Range closes to 18,000 yards...
- Z0 w% P7 K9 a- ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
) ^. K; D! }( \3 X. SRange closes to 16,000 yards...
8 |) v, T& @1 j% GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
: n; ?* f* Q4 k3 w- fRange closes to 14,000 yards...$ e' p* q. `+ x- F7 C$ T( u' N! J% W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards4 Q6 u7 a5 [4 m/ C! c! X! h  v4 _
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
  ~! \% Q# P1 w2 z" nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards2 m5 P/ {5 E- |9 c$ f
Range closes to 11,000 yards...2 A) _6 J) K0 c8 O& p, M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
$ A9 Z* P! |$ [2 d8 QRange closes to 10,000 yards...! i' D" ]& s7 `( Q2 A! B. e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards0 M0 K( N& J* ^
Range closes to 9,000 yards...$ P! D4 M9 ^' x$ _4 ?
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
, X. Q5 k% H9 ^" r! t: p4 DBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
8 w5 r; m$ e3 Z# v9 F$ ABB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
* H: F) Q  g$ `5 sDD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
2 O4 W6 Z+ _' GDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
  [* H8 o+ c  ~( C: C2 B. t0 ?DD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
1 i# p! ~& }& _7 S; W$ v% l' UAPD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards8 C1 K, z; @' Y0 Q
BB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
  \6 u% }  }+ H* |BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
5 X! x. U* h% [$ r3 f9 G0 MDD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards' U8 Y) n7 w5 k- T6 c+ }
DD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards; r0 ~& b1 w- J8 a0 F
BB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards
1 c! R% ~) H# R" q$ M! H. \8 V& ~; xDD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards6 {+ F' Z. |- S' ~' @+ y) K
DD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
6 G( d* \4 I5 K) K% E3 vAPD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards
0 e4 V& H! G) ?  i2 G# bDD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
7 L) ?' l) f6 M& [DD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
) S/ Q8 s4 |7 ^, IDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards$ B5 Q( X7 U: M+ {9 P- @! S
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
& [+ a5 X9 s$ q' v% b' XDMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards6 g6 m) O+ y& e$ _
Range increases to 10,000 yards
- H& Q9 r$ }+ Z3 [BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
' z( }, G# |6 [4 P( V3 I# WBB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
3 B7 \. v' f; D9 b2 B3 NBB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
. z* d$ N$ C* fDMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards! j( y( v' W  v4 U: L6 j" m
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards3 c; y- ^% S( v2 f+ l1 _  V% x
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
; q$ o8 y, i8 K4 Q  cAPD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards
3 J& X1 S" P, [4 |: _( z( YDD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
3 G! r) ~3 a0 s* O+ kDD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
8 X+ K0 g# ?( |# g7 iDD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards* x; P" ~, v6 y' O: W" x+ c2 }
DD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
  N2 x; j$ o- i& P. QDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards" A! w' i- v5 W1 m# {* J5 V
DD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards5 K3 @2 Y  t& [7 _% N
DD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
2 I' Y' g7 H  ^  ~4 p  h7 X& jDD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
/ K. @; P6 s6 ?9 o* b, ^DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
/ g  S9 h* j+ b& bRange increases to 11,000 yards
7 I# O, k" R# q9 u3 K# ~) \APD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards" ?- S3 S8 C: r& f1 l0 l
APD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards/ m- E- z% T: L) \8 Y' u4 a* v( Z
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards2 g3 N0 n0 C& F
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards5 o) H& j% m' v. I3 [
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards9 a) j3 [- ], C& p8 r
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards# Q+ X& e( s1 r1 T
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards
2 a3 D; J8 Q: ]4 @DMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards6 r6 i6 n  q' J4 z. [
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
( x1 |2 p% o7 kDD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards# M3 c4 S) E# \' O8 L# w# J$ \
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
) t" C: ?: A6 [! DAPD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards" `" v: {! p4 V" Q
Range closes to 10,000 yards
$ X6 [2 I  V& O9 zBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
: _5 `) W3 N* N) i  A* ABB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards* e. f: L- g# b- b
BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
0 p" ~/ ?4 x$ x  J- L0 gAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards
- Q9 W# i: V5 ]$ H, q- fDD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards( B+ n8 F: Q$ A4 z1 u9 N
DD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
  n8 |' k# R5 L6 V  Q; f3 k* ?; HDD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
% P: C1 i9 b! m8 {% i3 [DD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards' s6 `2 o  @5 d- X" l! I# Z
DMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
( s  {/ K4 Y4 Y, v, I5 B; MDD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards7 e7 c8 D2 z! u. M
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards" e5 K& R2 M/ \. u
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
4 r: f# b  p' G( _5 q( iDD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards' _- G; g! j0 Z: B& E+ O# E
Range closes to 8,000 yards
/ m, P7 q" X7 f0 J) C" b. jDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards8 `/ S8 L1 \. A) s6 M, P
BB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards7 Z. a" W+ N1 n1 T( i: O
APD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards7 D- `0 F, I, r4 G
BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
4 e+ @* q( s9 ~7 O8 w% L' bAPD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards& [8 l2 c. a/ d8 P) f0 n
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
+ b/ A' ^, x8 p" v5 H* V: UTask forces break off...7 p4 s  y3 \( N8 l+ \& h
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1 Z) l. u8 `" w# n+ aNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards( ^6 X5 n- H7 i9 v5 Q% m. D  A

, z8 ~! @" c1 W. `& o  R' ]Japanese Ships
. k" X+ o, ]* H6 V      APD T-1, Shell hits 16 O- ?" J& j5 d1 L2 v5 z, C
      APD T-2
. c, u0 r. i3 U" O1 z1 {      APD T-3, Shell hits 1# T; x+ t, R! m- c, y
      APD T-4, Shell hits 1
: ~9 t& c$ M0 J- w& d! {      APD T-5
8 X) C8 }) j! Z. L      APD T-6) E* Z5 X$ `9 @, k
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage# q/ j+ A. b3 `  Q% M; K: k
      APD T-9, Shell hits 1. @% a8 M( |0 e
      APD T-10. I; e$ y8 C1 U  U1 J- I
      APD T-11,  on fire/ o2 |; t# d5 t/ |7 L; x$ l
      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
. [' S7 ]! S: u8 `; R      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk; m4 G/ U, F3 Z  x7 |
      APD T-14, and is sunk  p0 r# q1 s, a6 W; |# [' j3 ^

. s. p2 v7 ?2 \3 h7 EAllied Ships
* t8 X4 l+ Y& r; m9 Z1 S3 g7 m3 F      CA Portland9 Y5 W3 M5 w) A0 u& Y  p+ {
      CA Northampton' G/ F3 r& W8 T6 I/ p" W
      CA Chester  n& ?* ]% W- r- l& V! n' b
      CA Louisville! t4 t( w. u6 t- B; }
      CA Chicago
+ h- D7 Y# |6 _# Z( c# T9 N- Y      CA Astoria
( C: }4 T0 M) p) D      CA Minneapolis+ x  G9 W+ b, @# T7 P/ t* ]4 S
      CA San Francisco+ Z$ h# e& i/ k. t7 ]
      CA Quincy
4 a1 `. ~; W4 u      CA Vincennes
' \3 k; h+ n/ ]3 a0 n# p      CA Wichita  U5 r1 H" y2 V* m6 ?
      DD Bennett
/ p( ~( r# P3 d# l3 I- y6 y      DD Bradford
7 |5 @2 ]/ E) G0 U      DD Braine
5 ?* H! o. }8 w/ Q      DD Brownson
( W3 b$ s; _- s- h- M      DD Bryant- N( b! j- i# E# x+ p! A2 o
      DD Bullard
" R: [( n0 S% u% W$ n. _4 [5 N0 t/ {      DD Burns  z; V2 T  n5 y* r9 y% E9 ]! {" M
      DD Callaghan
4 Y- m. ]. a0 L8 a$ y      DD Caperton; f3 L0 f& F& I( k7 k
      DD Capps
, Y3 Q% b# `" L      DMS Emmons
& {7 f, s& @9 _% o8 b      DMS Macomb
  |( o6 z/ `; u* O6 q# X      DMS Rodman5 d0 m  d9 h# A: S
      DMS Gherardi1 P* X) h9 V6 A. ?, ], B; _

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
8 _% v$ M% _; N5 w4 H- ?9 c4 i8 YRange closes to 28,000 yards...& Z$ `: m% x$ K; n! B, [6 n! x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards0 w/ m/ j! o" L) l& Z& W# |; H, ~
Range closes to 26,000 yards...+ a; w9 v: a+ L/ t# n6 O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards6 N' o7 n9 Q5 W8 K- `% u4 D
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
5 i4 g1 ^( F9 J$ o% ^2 i4 ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards' B% y% _7 F# V( y) A7 j# u4 h0 X
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
/ R  w9 s' P. W  }5 O# RCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards0 n8 @3 l0 L: |# U, ?9 e) Q; F- s5 ~
Range closes to 20,000 yards...% r; q2 o3 o' ]8 {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
. s& L( a* |* T  F; tRange closes to 18,000 yards...& p0 o4 s6 I7 g. D, C1 Y4 P2 V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
; ~5 V" K# S( s# ]Range closes to 16,000 yards...
" {7 W2 u6 c& U) t( DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards1 ~1 ?% r" W1 T- G: j8 W
Range closes to 14,000 yards..." c3 m* l4 \- V' g& ?
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
. C, n0 _* j# r2 tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
! A% u- ~0 \& B% R1 b8 |) TRange closes to 11,000 yards...  W; @  `0 V* C* P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards) q, p3 r- t; w! ^3 p. i
Range closes to 10,000 yards...$ P5 c1 Q. H' j) ?2 k& D0 ]
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards; f( [% m9 z; J4 Y
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
- w( t7 F( Z' u6 HDD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards6 R# K# b, \$ L& X: j, Y
Range increases to 11,000 yards1 Q, T% D5 T. j& ~& K
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
! p" m: g% i' G; B9 B; q! ICA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
" F5 a/ V4 q8 {$ ~+ |+ zCA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards# j/ j3 c6 O# |7 @+ n( H
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards3 U6 b6 `, H1 p: F& u
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
4 c  q4 R# G8 ^DMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards  e& u% n) M5 y9 j6 H# l1 ]1 I
CA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards2 \# J# H, I+ S* Z$ a
CA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
9 O9 y" o& P5 h2 v& `& G3 \4 ~CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards5 _! a% T, R9 r; W# s
CA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
, y4 r& r8 A9 T# j# eDMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
& |. q" v# v2 z. X+ wDD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards9 W9 m5 i6 r& q0 `5 S6 H- H6 Q
DD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards  s$ [$ O' ^! J7 ?2 x; _
DD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
, T2 D& w' Y: Q0 _7 uDD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards7 b; }! @# q3 W) ~$ `' Y
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
, k1 l2 f* V+ n6 l9 E6 a+ k4 UAPD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards
4 m- [- M1 D, g  Y; L; A' yRange closes to 10,000 yards
  C  L1 x, K- |/ ?) t4 B" }DMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards7 R8 I( P; A. g
CA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
, M/ `7 n3 M! ^1 y5 XCA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards& v. i  d3 Y3 l/ I' x4 I
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards$ }: b+ U. N" ^4 Q
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards8 j5 E- m" V: N; L0 @
APD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards
# X- m# \7 R" Z0 C4 n; g9 aDD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards7 V# C% L  x. }0 m
Range closes to 9,000 yards% ~, h) h; K; e' n
APD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards
9 G8 f! G7 x0 IDMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards2 W) M; k0 ?9 g: x+ P3 ^0 I, n
CA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards, |: ?: A) i( {
CA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
2 M- A- ~& E: `2 f0 ]CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
3 s0 @2 J2 n' f  O  p; A6 ?DD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
! n8 B; T% `) F/ UDD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards4 M- e6 F0 e( C. @0 T
Range increases to 10,000 yards" E4 s* M$ u3 C
APD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards
) d/ g4 }: [2 c. D# R# k3 aCA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
4 c/ _. u4 M, W8 o8 Q+ _DMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards* d, L! u9 s9 F+ O
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards7 U  ]% d5 K9 H/ ?+ m9 E
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards0 B8 |6 S! r+ U' h. ~
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape0 v# a; X5 l4 d6 G
Task forces break off..." `4 k* [: i' a2 m8 t  ]. c: `

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, R; l( W" i: Z, A& r, J$ |Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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3 [- u9 D  w- r8 q" K1 Q. sJapanese Ships
+ q. \, ~# Q* T" X. Q      APD T-11 \5 [/ d. R' n& Z7 p. W
      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire) v2 N" x+ Q6 I- \4 ?
      APD T-3# d# F8 c  M8 s7 K$ c6 r/ q2 _  {
      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk1 l( l0 Y& y& S  L7 `
      APD T-5
" L0 R4 i" n/ Q, \      APD T-6/ `& G0 m9 ]6 u! v
      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
% T7 I7 |  y8 }3 x8 m      APD T-90 K8 q- J! `! a; O' Y
      APD T-10
! E2 P! l2 d3 N      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire4 ~& U0 Y5 L! f' v& c% j/ P
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Allied Ships
2 x/ @9 v+ W+ @3 }: _3 ?) c/ K. ~1 k      CA Portland8 V+ Q$ k) V9 @
      CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
( w8 J9 O- v% W% \4 a. l  s% q( I      CA Chester; M& q0 q$ V+ g' U
      CA Louisville
1 T4 G  T) ^7 A5 }: P      CA Chicago
- ~5 m) ^2 [) H+ o7 S2 O      CA Astoria* m- a$ P& v7 ^$ G/ a
      CA Minneapolis
7 }+ ]  f7 w) J- F: N  }      CA San Francisco5 F1 s) T. `! m
      CA Quincy% |5 @  V/ ?4 l  o' l% Q) z; L
      CA Vincennes
  Q! ~* a1 v7 r& D- u) o, G      CA Wichita9 a% h1 r: ^7 |  P2 X
      DD Bennett
! p% e: l9 J/ o$ e) G2 `1 `      DD Bradford
, o; T! f2 M, V& ]& j      DD Braine
: j& f. ]# H( ?4 j  S' ~, j9 Z7 M      DD Brownson
. G: L) |/ y! n9 \; Y8 h: [4 Y      DD Bryant; Z+ v5 h/ N9 A  t7 B1 C
      DD Bullard
7 y: r) L4 {/ i; X      DD Burns
. q8 E4 w1 K+ P* f& n& K6 _      DD Callaghan
$ Z7 W: s7 s' r5 b! U      DD Caperton' I) c2 K7 ], \2 M# d1 A5 ]5 S5 p0 F
      DD Capps. i+ _  z) n5 G- F( U
      DMS Emmons% A; y% ~# |# U% I
      DMS Macomb* X* @+ L6 S5 c; l
      DMS Rodman
  \, R8 w& G% v. b      DMS Gherardi
4 l# ~* l/ r9 o6 \8 H9 E$ J& V6 a  x, F( X

% t* e# x8 u  |# V0 C' ^1 {0 lMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards  B8 `: {( y7 r; g) F
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
. |5 A6 P4 j. q# `$ q9 T8 ?, NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards- }+ j# |. u6 l5 p9 [
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
. ~4 h" ^3 ]" t9 @$ M% ^+ YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
1 I" X' l% }1 b  D6 U. R& nRange closes to 24,000 yards..., f  B4 Q, I: a" `) W) B/ l& ^
Range closes to 22,000 yards...: z- r( V6 V/ s" D, `/ v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards7 \# ~7 S+ P4 j4 ]) A+ m
Range closes to 20,000 yards...) u8 y( H3 c" F) M9 Q9 ]' ], ?+ f
Range closes to 18,000 yards...& `5 d8 G' C+ E0 c6 O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
' l& p7 v# T" u* T) P+ t6 {# KRange closes to 16,000 yards...
8 H& C9 |# a1 H% ~CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
* J7 U0 C4 t2 Z, tRange closes to 14,000 yards...
/ [1 O! `, u+ W4 F$ T; b& wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
  ?  W7 j- c; q# p+ wRange closes to 12,000 yards...% J* d  m6 U- z3 O4 {. g$ Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
, L; _& Y  z4 B. F  L4 _  |5 vRange closes to 11,000 yards...
8 M6 l# w: }  p/ wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards% [& H1 m/ Q9 f9 Y8 {: y8 x
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
) ^& G. r; v/ L8 R4 iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards6 y) V, B1 _6 F
CA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards0 C, ]9 m. x( r" V1 P: |
CA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards3 I+ h8 e" I: |0 g4 m3 n- Q
DD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards. D  H8 c1 Z2 l, t
Range increases to 12,000 yards9 z: E) g! [" A
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
5 R: k# Z# O5 SCA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards
; s# K: \; a+ BCA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
. o( U) Q5 L% b" L" a; v9 {, l, K- q3 mCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards
! R" B1 W+ c8 ECA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
5 j3 c5 d5 {5 g4 t* m/ T( fCA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards- F) g1 V5 M1 c  ]
DD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards/ z3 o2 K5 b' `2 a8 j
DD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards: r0 H  [" Y& c  j0 P4 E$ q' M
DD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards/ x/ @" U5 y6 Z" ?
DD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards4 P, {1 a2 E& y" F" o9 P7 O
DMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards; d: J# G- l9 y5 u+ _
APD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards
+ g. B& q0 q9 a1 h0 H4 Y5 bRange closes to 9,000 yards
. [. f- j  R& e. r# o. JCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
/ q2 g  L: ]6 @1 HAPD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards
8 s% g3 y2 c7 s9 |CA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards" I- M. N1 y& z! X
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards+ ^: ~# x6 G) k7 M/ y7 T& h3 V
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards( n3 r, z2 k: h* H; |1 m2 z
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards, ^' t$ }) h( r" p6 s" T: h
APD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards; v* e8 W+ F) [- ?5 h
DD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards4 X/ j6 U; m+ f$ w
Range closes to 7,000 yards
8 b4 p/ W+ J+ [/ @, aCA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards; o3 V4 j) i+ j6 }7 `
APD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
+ G5 M1 P/ n- R. G/ s5 @: qCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards8 V& v9 x& ]* u' h. |* t& q1 r0 D! |" V
CA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards/ g6 T) k6 w# Q; b( e4 U, \
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards8 T/ g  Q4 Y8 X/ y/ R  Y
APD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
4 S- }8 f1 \6 F9 JCA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
# F) [: n5 x+ h1 O9 ?8 J) Y4 q0 I. VCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards) {* |1 i# t; L6 Q
CA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
$ T& C# D/ q9 K: o' U+ K0 PDD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards
) ~, y2 t- j, J5 J/ k* `6 D. KDMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
1 H" N* F# J, F3 FRange increases to 10,000 yards
0 ~; R, u  \1 @4 V* F& LDMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards( j# Q' ~( i0 v2 u8 ~3 m5 l3 w
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards) u7 g; K2 L) |0 ]' Y) J" {; a
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape! ?; C9 T/ B+ U
Task forces break off...$ ~: O% u* I! X, G

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( j2 w: J" B* @8 I2 j, FNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards$ u: k6 N% _8 u

  J/ }3 Y/ |  r, D5 g. V; e5 SJapanese Ships; T+ w$ t+ F1 z, H) z
      APD T-10 y9 m7 P" A# Q  z
      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
6 j6 @/ b9 q4 }1 Z      APD T-32 P& z- k* k& j0 G
      APD T-5( [8 p1 v& b/ z0 ?; h6 a6 b
      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" E* f; _; l- I9 l; K! |! m- p
      APD T-9
1 _9 g2 A1 L% D( p      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
9 }8 |' C6 h" j! {; ^! k6 F" p      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk$ Y  g, F, g/ |/ M9 D

) B' e+ ^! [( c1 _Allied Ships
4 g# Z3 l1 G! g# [; ]( J      CL Swiftsure" X( K% ?9 S5 d1 K( w
      CL St. Louis
6 Q4 B$ n  J8 X      CL Phoenix
1 f# Z" D3 x5 q' g. n& y  Z  k2 J8 |      CL Cleveland
6 A8 ~8 w# V9 u) M: a      CL Montpelier
( v# p2 P/ _  d: O! r; P      CL Denver" E$ E# `' K! Q" j6 G2 F) g1 `2 `6 V; ~
      CL Santa Fe2 s9 w+ h# v8 ^# |7 ]
      CL Birmingham/ s/ Q; A7 D) w% O
      CL Mobile
. C, f  y# m7 l+ ]      CL Biloxi
; N0 G1 p, u  Y8 _. s8 Y      CL Miami4 G* a7 q! z9 y- U7 E2 ^# `
      CL Pasadena5 L; l8 z/ u+ x# A* \( v3 @
      DD Allen M. Sumner
/ Y! ^/ f: ^  k1 W% ~+ z5 G      DD Ault2 y' i: @* C+ W  Z6 L
      DD English, Y$ O, @7 O1 A, ^5 E
      DD Haynsworth
* S' e5 u+ C1 T% V$ K9 e& A& g      DD Maddox. H1 i2 g9 U2 E+ `- S3 A
      DD Mansfield
8 H+ V. _8 D" i) L( ~      DD Waldron* @6 ]' Y# y5 k& v% k6 A  p; \& n
      DD Haggard$ Q5 |* b0 D8 @1 T: y% u2 m5 _  d
      DD Hailey5 q! {/ y7 z% ~! M" \6 t. n' B
      DD Hale
0 V- y  `( ?: s$ u8 `+ V1 b0 }( J      CL Vincennes II  ^2 c9 G' Y( s0 L& Z
      CL Houston II6 W  `; I8 z+ D
      CL Astoria II7 S7 p6 [4 s/ n1 ~' g9 a
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: l7 D: G$ ]3 ~2 |. t9 j* uMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards1 E' y5 d7 r+ T) I
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
- V5 ]  `4 R4 h+ a! k) H9 fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
7 n; @/ h* |  @8 x! R4 h- DRange closes to 26,000 yards...
6 @$ c" V0 v2 wRange closes to 24,000 yards...
2 W0 r7 A. H$ ^8 @CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards8 M' p% l1 V$ J
Range closes to 22,000 yards...' n/ X( D7 S5 H+ g
Range closes to 20,000 yards.../ F. L' |' R0 u% K- A% F9 L% y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
# S6 E. Q% q% s% ZRange closes to 18,000 yards...; j( M! \( w- l$ ^1 T0 m9 A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
. u- ]- X% K+ MRange closes to 16,000 yards...
& u* j/ P4 ~% V. jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
' L! h$ z3 \& L+ SRange closes to 14,000 yards...  x* Z8 v, d5 A) Q% y1 \! F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
) Q" u: N3 g/ ]/ I) z1 y. p! I! h; rRange closes to 12,000 yards...
# ~( n8 G. k# ~1 ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
0 \4 H) S! f9 [% q: fRange closes to 11,000 yards...
4 u. z* i2 \6 V; l% i; x0 v$ ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
) b% t% |6 ~  M2 dRange closes to 10,000 yards...
" F" M, W3 a& Q4 ~. QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
( x! G3 T6 H" w4 o) WWyatt, B. crosses the 'T'! o( g  Y% ^; L( N! E6 G3 Y! `
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
% @+ ]8 z; U5 C5 r/ \" V! _CL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
" C# H" X7 e/ d5 fCL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
7 }# }6 T) [5 ]" D: m; ^CL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards; [4 V3 B8 ^  {; m  r
DD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards- {* @* C# u7 v" k
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
8 [: R/ u% E6 j7 S; f1 WDD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
- V/ a5 M0 M( N1 g/ l- ~3 WDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
4 S' s, ^3 m: V- p+ ZRange increases to 11,000 yards
. C  P0 ^" M+ Z4 e' r% J2 kCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards+ N, e7 Y0 [5 T0 J* \. d9 D
CL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
5 i8 b  ]9 C1 g. D* l6 R* aCL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards1 ]; {! N9 E  j! V$ [2 h
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
7 B3 Z7 e  p7 u* h  k8 H, UCL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
9 C0 T  f, Z% d8 S& x6 `% H6 S' z. oCL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards% k- K; a. Q: @) P& h
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
5 a9 n6 G, d0 z3 u) H' SDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
) g+ u6 X+ c$ FRange closes to 8,000 yards% q2 i5 Y2 \. J) K
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards9 S  E: ^' p2 r' E; \
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards: N5 j2 ^/ @/ R
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards
7 R8 X6 }6 N5 p) V# y2 a+ o2 bAPD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards' j5 _* z5 r* N3 c7 j
DD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
7 P: f+ l. B) a3 E5 G4 o% WRange closes to 7,000 yards- Y  I: ?+ _2 a- [2 y, O, L9 x! T
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
3 k2 z4 Y6 Z, `6 zCL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
, t4 h. t" B) A! S& C) H5 `: A5 q1 p8 ?CL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards% ^* h/ n1 b" J* t7 m* N2 [( p4 S
CL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards! }" \0 s' B2 I) l0 u* }* j: W
CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards
! n/ c/ ~, M" t5 QCL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards) f( c+ s0 s9 m2 H( u( z" l: s
CL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
" ^  ?; K2 U. m! Q6 Q* ~CL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
) T* b; M5 B+ Z3 qDD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
$ O2 g1 b! A. V7 Y- p/ A/ t1 ODD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards
% n# n' R4 E/ M: R2 P2 pAPD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards
- _  R0 V# P* L; o  \- A/ R0 xDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards- a' t( n7 C' f; F& @2 I, |
Range increases to 8,000 yards
+ P! Y4 h+ I" [9 O5 B1 p; mCL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards# s' e# _% t% p
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards, o# a& ]4 ~2 N8 U7 N! b: x" G
CL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards' r" F5 s; M1 x0 v7 S( L4 j
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
; q, Z0 @' \1 Y2 ^' X. qTask forces break off...
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" y' R: Q) W: m' }8 o4 p0 }# x5 qJapanese Ships
5 z  I# d  }1 v1 B) q4 i      APD T-1
1 I5 Z1 y" [2 f      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk, f2 H% c5 J9 s
      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
% i3 u& R' C  [0 n5 f      APD T-51 a: g; z/ `& e2 ~
      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
% a9 t7 T- a, w0 d$ x! L      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk) u; U' s+ K1 ?$ c2 [

8 b  A% b7 F1 F9 K& u$ Q# h9 n6 I" ^$ KAllied Ships, T; o. }! {8 r. O# Y- r5 I5 B" {
      CA Portland8 q/ X$ \  A% T9 y6 ~- I& P
      CA Northampton
" h0 Y3 K+ V( g( u5 B4 j      CA Chester
8 W' Q/ h, R$ V6 d6 W( v/ m      CA Louisville
3 s* m9 _0 l1 n9 W4 _      CA Chicago( X8 d5 T) C. E$ _' u3 p1 H8 K& C
      CA Astoria9 C. x4 k- {6 F0 K9 A# W3 m
      CA Minneapolis
' e# }# D8 c  ^. m% N      CA San Francisco* K% F. s  e& w; h% H! U% I
      CA Quincy
- [1 J6 d: U, j% s8 O! O      CA Vincennes8 Z  k8 T3 T. Y. O- C4 I
      CA Wichita, v) e8 ]' k# u3 h. J1 X8 I
      DD Bennett
' P* ~; h) h! y6 v      DD Bradford
0 s% ~4 _: P* l# [      DD Braine
/ a  Z8 d- U( P      DD Brownson
, h, Y% ]3 H2 ^+ L6 A3 R      DD Bryant
  N3 y: j1 E1 y7 T$ E1 m6 }8 h      DD Bullard; h1 s3 S! P1 \9 G; a2 d: ^. U, U  g
      DD Burns
( K! r8 f" z& J3 z      DD Callaghan6 U; z3 [, h9 D& U  j. G
      DD Caperton- o1 x0 f) s  Z3 _% X" Y. x5 W
      DD Capps6 d) m1 U# A# f9 r( e0 y1 q
      DMS Emmons
& R; L6 `+ {7 G/ s  f% l6 S      DMS Macomb
' D9 s% _, j5 W) C- H, @      DMS Rodman
% a+ f% M' u' p; {3 ]& N7 ~      DMS Gherardi
& i/ m; g9 ^8 Z; G4 p# p5 j4 S: ^" r( [' G2 o- J. J

- D7 _5 I* E, E+ t1 n9 tMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards; L, f, F( c( N1 T
Range closes to 28,000 yards...: W5 `8 u/ H. M* o$ W3 V0 d' Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
1 D2 a9 |" D7 z$ E* c6 s$ D* ERange closes to 26,000 yards...- i; u7 L$ O# G1 U8 y  d% N
Range closes to 24,000 yards.... w2 |; T4 M! n' _8 n5 F0 I  R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
1 t3 E2 m& I- ]Range closes to 22,000 yards...& r: G. v- s' A6 q% C: u; A; S  a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
7 z  x* [  e* C; e( Y6 v' ^Range closes to 20,000 yards...
( B3 [0 i. \4 j6 b) eCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards$ B$ X& S" ?( _2 y' k- G! b
Range closes to 18,000 yards...1 i' h  l/ N! s$ e3 p$ E# v# M6 {
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
7 B2 O  d! Y4 a9 k% YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards/ [2 O8 ]! w2 u( {) u
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
$ k$ e5 Y6 c* e$ L1 i# g! hRange closes to 12,000 yards...% F, S4 V& X: k* r" Z
Range closes to 11,000 yards...0 ]' Z0 t( I* O) t3 }5 ~. S
Range closes to 10,000 yards...' b: a  `0 W  c) [' ^, \! N
Range closes to 9,000 yards.... v; P% v& C3 I: A
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
9 B( s  m# @5 B- A- OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards$ P# O- l, d( E& @! e& |/ v
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards' a: V) D: T. V. P( V
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
0 g5 j3 c; K8 K* ?CA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
# V! `" ~; Y( H) d3 LDD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards3 A1 @5 f2 J8 g- ?
APD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards
/ Y) t9 ]2 `' p0 y5 J: PCA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
7 K% w  l1 r4 F9 q: xCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards
+ ?; N6 _, f& D) bCA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
4 r% a' g& o4 c. vCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
# [1 ?/ t. p6 ?6 T3 h/ C: D! aCA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards" f  Z- U7 a# p: h# }9 ^4 r+ W
APD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards5 X# B: ]; V" @
DD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards7 i- Z  v  }1 R1 n( c/ V% ~
Range closes to 5,000 yards9 j" e; I) K6 y! p1 h) W% q$ {' x* A
DD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113 4 y3 D9 m& Q8 k; B2 l2 w' q' ]
APD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards
) ]( M( Z& w: w4 E2 R" n) _9 Z* E! aCA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards
/ F/ Y; L7 L' m! Y3 KCA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards
/ E  `# V, k% h% P- r" \5 cDD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards: E0 C$ Y) M- G. f4 P4 f3 J; O
Range closes to 2,000 yards
' a7 Z3 }5 `, b, W8 K9 d) z8 S0 ?CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
: x" G+ {5 s. K: m5 R7 v/ |CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards# w* e& |) _, @9 P2 g% a
CA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
  x/ e3 m- V4 Q+ w. EAPD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards
$ g& @5 D6 w' J5 URange increases to 6,000 yards0 m. `. ~4 [$ J2 r
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards
) P5 X' m, @; v. c! w3 ]4 fCA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards
) ?- p& y4 l+ q, f) d. r: f! ~3 [APD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards
9 A/ }0 W, X* l' i! f, uRange increases to 9,000 yards8 r" S4 Y% G0 C  i. _* w' y
DMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards" f3 t7 m; W/ l# A% W$ K) M
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards2 p5 v! O" l8 C4 S) j0 p1 c
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards7 z9 y7 {6 S5 ]4 U# S7 {! `
DD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
5 X/ Y: h9 K) A0 e* P! `  gRange increases to 13,000 yards
& P& Y& c3 G7 J- N: s/ e  b2 KCA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards+ s6 L) h' k- y- C! `
APD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards
+ ~6 g; Z- V+ l: k. Y/ s: g2 @) B* r1 uJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
9 G, u" V1 f3 cTask forces break off...* u" K+ k, y# N6 R* _; [) T& w8 K
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6 ]& U, g) p' {2 z) g9 s      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
( \/ Y1 N3 Y7 B% t" G7 r/ [0 Z; Z3 U      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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1 U& v9 I, T) `+ t8 ?5 u' f; V      BB North Carolina
! v; r  Y% w5 {) L5 s      BB Washington  ?% L1 l7 v3 {! t  W
      BB South Dakota" D' A9 i: n& g" E
      BB Indiana9 }! H) f; K7 y6 \
      BB Massachusetts
) I/ o% m# ]  G      BB Alabama
! F! r6 }0 D; ^      DD Conner( B4 x5 R" z! F
      DD Cotten
& y6 Q3 N$ y) k# L3 O      DD Cowell
: l' S' G$ S! y$ F$ N! p      DD Daly9 i, G+ a0 S* r: X$ r* z
      DD Eaton$ m7 V9 o: @9 b9 N) R" y) D
      DD Heywood Edwards
! h; y: X5 D% i) D1 e0 M      DD Erben
- ~  b  ^+ d2 Q. L% s      DD Evans
  z7 u$ |2 _+ h- U      DD Foote5 G4 `8 F& V* N- a! B
      DD Franks
$ l( M( B6 w" v' ~      DD Fullam& T6 Q' T/ j4 J# S# K3 a: Q! f$ j2 F
      DD Gatling& ]( P" x7 `7 q0 t
      DD Albert Grant8 h5 v$ v: n& F- v; G6 ~" }
      DD Gregory% ^5 _) [! G4 F. o" _. k8 x) F3 k
      DD Guest7 T5 F. @8 L' {+ d9 G
      DMS Hamilton4 f9 {0 N; k' u" f' s# W# W) n
      DMS Forrest. Z* o- W# D# W  [8 q$ b& ~" Q+ B7 t
      DMS Ellyson' j; J) ^$ c4 W, I9 P) Q
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% p; h# T: b% CMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards7 S( d+ Y* Q7 S6 g; P( _
Range closes to 28,000 yards...& w( ^. z9 D0 I
Range closes to 26,000 yards..." M7 k% P$ f! y9 }& a9 W+ }
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
; _6 V6 k+ A  Y, D3 t# rRange closes to 22,000 yards...
% N  f6 L1 _3 {( C, e3 N5 ^Range closes to 20,000 yards...6 @0 i5 `7 r2 e$ h; t" X
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
* e$ Y* Y( k3 Z5 U$ ?Range closes to 16,000 yards...' U: Q# x. v2 j' e! B: x+ d
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
: ?! q) i0 d( [# W  HRange closes to 12,000 yards...' _; b: b  M; h2 `& q
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
! V% I& D( w0 o% j6 M0 n! UCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
# r+ o% f: k/ H' jRange closes to 10,000 yards...
$ a# }6 ^- g+ h8 H* `Range closes to 9,000 yards...
' M5 P. z2 ?; M- e& \9 q& tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
9 h$ C4 A* d2 \1 GBB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards  @$ X! j% M  v9 T- A
APD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards
5 G) }4 q& l  D- s* V+ S4 WDD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
0 p8 Q9 W( q6 \2 \  r& bDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards' n) m- ?. v  {0 y2 N6 ^
DD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
2 o4 @- u) y& o, D' d$ s* d  zRange closes to 5,000 yards
! v/ p7 z9 m$ E  \3 {DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
+ H+ p% e8 E4 H7 s" L, `0 G( C) sBB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards
3 K8 g; Z4 l( a. {2 pRange closes to 3,000 yards3 S, {2 R3 K2 I
BB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
7 _5 ~* c% a' w# d; A$ m7 HDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
+ D& i( w; w% h( V" ]DD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
) ~+ ]+ i& l8 b' C3 R0 K; m: FDD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards4 D/ [" y' N! M' A
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
& ^# s3 o0 l7 B: S4 _APD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards: K9 g1 N# \4 w% p) b$ Q7 R; [5 h
BB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
$ G: s# e4 `# I% WDD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
6 z/ J/ w0 S4 s) S( sDD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards+ s0 S/ \( ?- Z$ z; o7 \
Range increases to 5,000 yards" L" `: \5 m& T
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
9 d# w  Q2 O! u/ X5 o/ vDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards3 j' }/ P9 x$ m& I' a
Range increases to 7,000 yards; t5 m% f4 B; E$ a/ C
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
# V2 \+ Y! ?1 EDD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards$ V; }( {% ?3 r$ u$ B) [
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
7 m7 w$ k' N2 EAPD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards7 ?1 g/ V  A# C/ I
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
( |3 A! J" z( |/ B+ {Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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