41年12月17日,联合舰队仍在PH附近转悠,盟军抗议和谴责然后再抗议然后再强烈谴责后,实在忍不住,派出未受创的战舰突击联合舰队,可惜大部分战舰与KB擦肩而过,只有1小队DD与KB交火。 
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3 E5 J' B+ \4 x5 L  n% N( FNight Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards 
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$ S1 a/ ~: l2 m! N+ @      CV Kaga3 B& I% \1 P$ Y( @+ c5 s 
      CV Hiryu 
$ r+ U% Y. |- q% y7 P      CV Soryu 
$ B5 M  }8 }; ~0 }4 U) Z      CV Shokaku  q1 g# y$ H2 Z3 V 
      CV Zuikaku$ Z) U8 c( C" G; n* C( v 
      CV Akagi, Shell hits 1" }" E1 S( Y5 ~/ O 
      BB Hiei 
! s, O2 R- B( A5 _) }      BB Kirishima 
0 h' w, o) l: ^* S% V+ H+ \      CA Tone! j6 p6 E3 E: O& q9 H, M7 s 
      CA Chikuma" [( k  o# e- F/ Y8 H 
      CL Abukuma! z8 s+ d% ]+ O( d: ] 
      DD Akigumo 
% s6 E% q7 p  }      DD Kagero$ q. K( v4 y9 o# f 
      DD Isokaze 
" |  k4 u: g: t( Z, B8 H& Y- }- J      DD Shiranui) I6 U- e) O* ?' l 
      DD Urakaze 
2 w: ^! e5 s+ X8 _      DD Hamakaze: W  [9 e) i) C/ {# _/ }( b 
      DD Tanikaze 
' I; g2 Q4 t' q6 c0 s      DD Arare 
3 p3 l) t& G: {- b      DD Kasumi 
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      DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1,  on fire  X0 K: y9 f; o! } 
      DD Farragut 
1 W* ~* J# {8 z- P: g      DD Dewey 
5 o, i9 b7 m9 v& A$ }, I      DD Hull, Shell hits 16 c0 q2 Q, p0 i, E 
  
& w% _& k% T' u  k: k5 F! `! EReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight% d% u6 M3 c& S 
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards0 L7 t3 i0 v& s1 |- b( R( h: ~ 
Range closes to 11,000 yards... 
7 {7 H# L4 j' b, r% rRange closes to 10,000 yards...7 M& V% @' g1 G. Y* R 
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards 
& S* s4 s; t; \& i. ^CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards 
$ F; x0 |- x( rDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards6 T1 @. G. Y) ~1 Z9 j+ c" S9 ?  h 
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards 
+ _1 c) F+ M: bBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards 
+ H- n; Y* E9 s8 R3 zDD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards 
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DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards2 A0 c! Z$ c- n  w' v 
DD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards 
9 Y; ^) o- a0 V2 [/ ^Range increases to 12,000 yards' y- j) b, g$ T) l 
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards! u7 b' |* Q/ v. o: _. [  }" ` 
DD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards 
! w! ^5 Z) K5 \' P- K! Q( FBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards7 C* h; r% A1 R! K: H0 p0 F3 y0 ` 
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards 
/ P) P4 p! }* ]. v+ wDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards- @8 i* @9 b" ]% O 
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards 
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   CV Soryu ,  CV Hiryu ,  CV Kaga  screened from combat3 Z+ _- I- d: t6 G 
- escorted by DD Kasumi ,  DD Arare ,  DD Tanikaze ,  
" Z& ?  M& c% S$ Q# ]( L) @1 _   DD Kagero 
) ?* ^( b6 M$ w( W6 ~2 FDD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards. {# ~; Q' b. g7 Y7 P. o- f4 @; ` 
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards7 ]: o: T8 J7 s' G* x+ L 
DD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards6 d& q- X! a% E0 ~% U* z 
CA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards: w& n$ j0 G1 k' @1 ^( A& E, r 
Range closes to 11,000 yards! ?; l4 H* J  s3 u 
CV Akagi ,  CV Zuikaku ,  CV Shokaku , + k1 ?, b: F: Y. _2 d+ W8 F 
   CV Soryu ,  CV Hiryu ,  CV Kaga  screened from combat 
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. C& m5 t" Y+ ^& \BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards 
, w, B- W4 ^8 U- `5 ADD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards 
4 y7 Y* G2 s' d' W. Z! r' PCA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards" X6 x5 q3 ^: J0 g2 n# H7 v 
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards 
4 N) l6 b* D; ^9 F! W, ~$ rDD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards: \1 I1 Q4 s* X$ C- U" b 
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards( ~: y* g! p/ O% |2 r1 W 
Range closes to 9,000 yards 
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   CV Soryu ,  CV Hiryu  screened from combat* q+ P0 g7 {' b& f# X, n6 ~ 
- escorted by DD Kasumi ,  DD Hamakaze ,  DD Isokaze- d5 D! g( ]* ] 
DD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards- `5 F% ]$ C3 M- t# v! _ 
BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards# L$ O) P# |" H0 u4 b 
BB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards 
0 v+ H& P* j7 ]( t6 iDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards 
% A/ a/ B# w7 B+ i4 q* h9 T% n, _DD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards 
3 v% _! B$ J) ~! Z! BDD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards. {4 P. x8 e$ e% A9 g  P4 y' Z 
Range increases to 12,000 yards 
( @& }3 e' T' EDD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards 
  V& N( M/ w  X& ADD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards 
. q% y9 n, C6 X# U) ?DD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards. M. D9 X, S* c$ J. [1 t 
DD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards) C$ I/ K, w; u% b 
DD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards8 _( r9 `) x+ X9 ^  ^; P2 Q/ b' k' T+ x 
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape 
3 o' x" i% J8 A; l; RTask forces break off...$ O9 f* k, a% Q% @7 R8 x! O& R6 K8 k6 e# L 
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  j* @- O: v! F- U7 Z' _8 HDay Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards 
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+ b9 h) ^0 R; n; Y+ n      CV Kaga, h! J, ~6 O1 i* j/ d 
      CV Hiryu7 ]8 {3 \2 T' g. |8 a 
      CV Soryu 
( a: }, J8 c& s' r2 Y, W; }      CV Shokaku 
  {, R3 \" L3 C2 [7 M& ?      CV Zuikaku& }/ n3 d" O; f! x7 g. b: z 
      CV Akagi 
0 S! f9 {) Y9 P1 L      BB Hiei# D: j# q; t, Z& I 
      BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2 
7 J( H# P& J+ n7 @% P0 q3 M+ |      CA Tone, Shell hits 1 
) n5 D8 p* c6 h; v0 o      CA Chikuma 
5 m# w' p. i0 B$ m4 j      CL Abukuma 
/ g$ y9 r6 f$ B4 G      DD Akigumo; `3 B  r# B: I$ l; t; @- K 
      DD Kagero 
$ F" O. c6 Y6 ~) `' A. n      DD Isokaze 
# ]+ `; _' F' b- ]+ I5 M/ h) U" K      DD Shiranui 
& i* E% m/ p7 s, G$ e, C/ V      DD Urakaze 
! k5 c( q5 x8 ^  K3 i      DD Hamakaze. A! B/ R( \% H% p2 @# f# ? 
      DD Tanikaze% \$ _1 z  H6 G 
      DD Arare7 [( Q' E  D7 v+ a 
      DD Kasumi  Z1 X; B% k# @4 r* Z, `6 I9 A 
  
: n( G9 ^. `" EAllied Ships 
( _  Y* E6 [; O. V$ d) P; r+ ?      DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 s: ?, j7 P6 [( A; V 
      DD Farragut, Shell hits 1' M3 j$ R3 C4 ~. Q/ w9 {; t" j( ~ 
      DD Dewey 
7 S8 e" s2 j+ C/ l6 j      DD Hull$ r! Y4 v7 x: j" v) l  Q) h+ M! R 
 
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2 y  Q: p$ q0 U. F3 lPH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。% k# T$ _$ X* a/ u 
 
1 g! h/ y" N7 wMorning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108  
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms 
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.6 x: Q* t; o; @- z+ m  \  z0 Y 
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes2 E6 Z3 m% L1 ~3 } 
  
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      B5N2 Kate x 25 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
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Allied Ships/ [7 U' ~( p, _* `9 J 
      BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3,  heavy damage 
. A) \+ }- s# }, ^9 Q      BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2,  heavy damage 
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Port hits 7. V; Y; B) G8 I5 }( L& r 
Port supply hits 1& E$ E; J, Y  ]+ ]2 {( i' r 
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4 [. r& b! \3 m% M9 aMorning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107  
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  ^# ?% q2 W+ l7 }. K& RWeather in hex: Moderate rain 
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.: z! ^$ w# K; J 
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft 
- o2 P3 ?  e5 K2 h% |      A6M2 Zero x 17 
5 C( e. p* j8 E, F      B5N2 Kate x 194 W# F6 q& B& }# M/ Y+ i 
  
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( R6 d$ O$ X9 Q+ i( j      B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged 
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Allied Ships7 l8 w! f- A0 T# r" M 
      xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires 
) K6 \. O+ G+ g      BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1,  heavy damage 
, c6 L, x, ]( P8 ~' ^0 ^- h8 W      DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 W2 v$ L/ u8 Z& r3 h 
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8 S8 p2 d- {* I. ^国军收复信阳,但日军从汉口调集了1300战力已经到达信阳左下方。3 q7 t  m/ z) `+ d7 f" u 
Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48) 
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) U+ Z  N6 T8 M6 v' bAllied Shock attack7 ~7 X8 h. C# ^ 
  
7 L/ E; o+ {% K" p( vAttacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626" H7 ^8 z! J0 d 
  
8 R! v. d8 Y! w8 b9 F% n5 e% n3 GDefending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 141 
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1 I, L1 [# s2 GAllied adjusted assault: 751  
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Japanese adjusted defense: 41  
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4) : C% x# ~! T6 G 
  
6 s# L/ A- ^# C( q& FAllied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!0 b7 H+ [7 p/ U  O0 o% Z# J 
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Combat modifiers( ^; H' W+ d. c 
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)  ~3 }0 q6 n* G2 o 
 experience(-)1 J! c5 u" s& Z4 j( Z( } 
Attacker: shock(+) 
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5 n5 a% R3 B% r3 cJapanese ground losses:$ X& O( Y2 c& Z- s 
      1686 casualties reported" y. h, Q$ ^  G+ v. v" H0 y 
         Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled2 D8 u2 f2 T7 T 
         Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled# @! z$ X9 s- h1 d8 O5 [/ r 
         Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled 
* {% K2 h! x/ L+ k, B      Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)4 D% l! K3 o0 \" d6 F) v 
      Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ @7 A2 D5 Y4 n0 f: u# ? 
      Units retreated 5 
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Allied ground losses: 
, r( ]5 ?. W# V2 `! b      406 casualties reported2 E8 d+ N4 h& ] 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled" b' j. K; e( j0 n* ?* z 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled 
: v% b+ z/ b' m- R- U         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! 
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) o/ ?' ]$ E. k3 jAssaulting units:3 @& \) j+ R! y" u1 Q2 ~) G 
    12th Chinese Corps 
3 m" M' \0 n/ J- \" \    29th Chinese Corps 
% ~% X& h0 \6 h1 ]# d8 ~4 Y    85th Chinese Corps 
; k1 r5 p" y: ]& M9 ~+ N    2nd Group Army 
5 S3 r8 S# d, C1 r* S    3rd Group Army 
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    12th RGC Temp. Division 
; @8 Y  g, \3 ]3 S# y" V* t    14th RGC Temp. Division, ~) Z/ Z; \  ` 
    18th RGC Temp. Division8 }; d4 R- w! ~* H* P 
    52nd Road Const Co  
4 n  b% |+ J4 |, X, j  x6 Z    67th JAAF AF Coy ( J( l% I: |* y" `! ^ 
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国军突击南昌,虽被打退,但日军面对优势敌军,已无战意,开始撤退。4 K/ P3 j! B  _! m3 S 
Ground combat at Nanchang (85,54) 
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Attacking force 39510 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612 
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Defending force 11531 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 392( T% S2 R/ c: X$ ~5 a" V4 k6 ^- E) i 
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Allied adjusted assault: 1301 + K; M' ]* }# R1 e- Z0 B* I 
  
: [5 }/ S8 c3 D* g% YJapanese adjusted defense: 401  
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Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4) * M3 \9 H; Q$ A6 G/ S( K 
  
2 r* ~1 f# y4 j: uAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 16 k+ b5 _2 k( ]- Y 
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Combat modifiers 
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Attacker: shock(+)$ T6 J% |% N) J8 R& s% N 
  
9 R" ]1 q# v0 M0 m  e  S5 lJapanese ground losses: 
5 S$ K1 V2 h* u$ R# X      518 casualties reported 
5 b" C$ ~+ o- v! A1 m1 B         Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled: |# M6 c9 F% l. c 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled 
( b" }4 j! k( l" o9 Y0 D& i! I  O         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled 
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9 x- o* v" J. t3 C. E+ N      2941 casualties reported7 D2 s9 {, A/ ^  P 
         Squads: 16 destroyed, 376 disabled 
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0 t7 \& Y5 H" s: G$ X5 Y5 \+ Q3 E         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled' H/ u$ O" s; i 
      Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled) 
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Assaulting units: 
2 w9 Y0 m" i# F. ]' e; z    86th Chinese Corps 
6 X9 k# N+ v* A2 F% n; `- N$ c3 V' C    50th Chinese Corps 
- R: P& p- V  i8 S. f- x$ j% Z    70th Chinese Corps& B( C( P. R4 `1 a  @/ O 
    49th Chinese Corps( Q, V" A: E# h 
    28th Chinese Corps5 `* S  e: ?& F. H. K( } 
    21st Chinese Corps 
2 @0 n( N0 f- ?% j    78th Chinese Corps 
* I/ x0 j! M6 K$ Q1 P    3rd New Chinese Corps 
3 a5 }& m2 j; f! {  c- n( u2 m    23rd Group Army; d- `3 O2 r7 ?$ k5 Q3 _" q1 P 
    30th Group Army 
. U  p9 x2 B' n, g! ]& v9 L9 E; T    32nd Group Army 
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    11th Ind.Mixed Brigade 
0 D: N3 F; C3 k, Q$ l    23rd RGC Temp. Division |