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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Night Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
* O8 h) Q# d: }, a6 g CV Kaga0 D, X9 @/ p( h& ^! `
CV Hiryu% @3 s6 |0 v/ i' B/ w
CV Soryu3 \* q& v' _, l, J5 ?% G
CV Shokaku4 E& s3 e- ?" N$ D; r. g2 X
CV Zuikaku! [4 C- O" R6 I
CV Akagi, Shell hits 1$ R) r3 j) O, v6 N; d7 x, G8 I3 b
BB Hiei
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CA Tone
" @0 O, F: |) i2 m/ w; ]9 ` CA Chikuma
! e4 ]8 y8 K4 p( i/ E CL Abukuma
( G4 f% X9 f& B7 B/ \ DD Akigumo
1 {" W2 x& K% p- s+ o8 } DD Kagero
* U0 E. j/ y f DD Isokaze
% k. ^- ]5 F2 { DD Shiranui3 c3 Q/ |: \* a
DD Urakaze
' u; u- W _5 R8 O$ }+ e5 Z2 {7 x: n DD Hamakaze
1 q: v+ L/ V2 p5 ? DD Tanikaze
+ W( u N+ Y0 ] DD Arare2 g* L# D& M; `
DD Kasumi
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t- J0 _; `) V' O* e0 { DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 e6 L" p% d6 T& f T& O DD Farragut. t; W$ J+ j5 ~. c
DD Dewey
1 R9 X9 S. P" _ DD Hull, Shell hits 1* j& D" k* t* ?& J
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight4 l6 i$ x0 d% U! q
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards
1 ]) a8 g; Y9 c) xRange closes to 11,000 yards...
0 c0 e- I% {: ~2 v8 y dRange closes to 10,000 yards...0 ^9 A4 H4 \: p
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
5 `4 Y7 N; ^+ M) j. [; r- OCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards9 s# Q* y4 K" S5 E) ]
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards
/ o" w$ W1 E; z; q: I s# iDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards4 w8 N9 L- f: `& K4 e, }
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards
5 _: ?! N* ?7 M; [3 NDD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards
+ w6 k3 v7 Y6 R, d( TRange increases to 11,000 yards
0 p! b# E$ c1 r( t! U! nDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
5 u. T2 |% m% f: B- L# o# cDD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards% o$ A- T1 C- {& Q! a
Range increases to 12,000 yards, T& O: i8 f- o& X; O3 ^/ b
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
, ?& {; e/ B" m, kDD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards5 |+ ^6 B' z5 q
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards# r" d4 ]4 ~/ `6 O: W
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards2 |- }0 A! d+ ?
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
/ [. |3 `/ N' ^' N3 K5 {DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards( o$ M; w3 M* D9 ?: V5 k
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , & y$ I3 N1 }9 ?
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
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DD Kagero
/ d' s; l" L. U% K- ~ |DD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards6 A7 u7 e7 k. L" G/ k7 ~1 s( c7 ]$ d
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
J0 x0 u J4 p6 [ O8 ?DD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards9 M. k$ Q5 f# b& ^( {! R) t1 q
CA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards0 W. y j% J6 S6 ]. G8 H) r
Range closes to 11,000 yards
& ?) K2 E; q$ u- Z- ECV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , 2 p& L' h" W" i7 d' i9 }8 b
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
4 S) ]( o2 D. o7 F4 k8 [9 H) l" E- escorted by DD Tanikaze , DD Urakaze , DD Shiranui , 4 P8 t( q6 [! }
DD Isokaze
: S% f1 V6 r6 _# d& A; \6 LBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards# D- F- X" Y6 e; }
DD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
: [! Y% w& _0 SCA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
( I2 Q' i: R& \! y7 \DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards( }$ ?2 z2 p8 u* w C
DD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards
) u+ V: N& t5 DDD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards. p4 f+ c4 K% O
Range closes to 9,000 yards$ W+ r f% t: c1 }+ {
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
8 Z7 S% [3 [8 K7 k& \ CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat3 ^' U% L) k& G6 {
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Hamakaze , DD Isokaze. }9 f, c2 ~8 Q5 r/ r) [5 t1 ^) [
DD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards7 W' X `% g, D H7 i3 @7 e3 x
BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards
9 r0 G8 s7 u9 p9 O/ ~! Y4 dBB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards
* u7 h y3 C( F! \* }) r8 xDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards7 m' G# I& P, d# D
DD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards% C) F- Z9 d8 g3 n
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards
1 `) \7 Z/ V3 g$ y: W/ {Range increases to 12,000 yards
3 r3 r# `3 ^2 k3 bDD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards
, w+ {$ a3 U' ~) d. qDD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards
0 [) Z2 D2 H. @$ A9 YDD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards
3 b) R$ G) d) XDD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards* c5 m- e7 X$ B; W
DD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards% ]4 k: C3 H+ \% C
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape6 Z" d" t* M, W0 u
Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards
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7 Y# r9 k& l' N) LJapanese Ships
- r5 v9 U* h4 @ CV Kaga& ^1 l2 [: o# w& W+ b" X
CV Hiryu
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CV Shokaku
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CV Akagi% R$ \+ ]2 R. x% S/ L- v: ~
BB Hiei
, [& p g. o D4 D& A( } BB Kirishima, Shell hits 20 Y+ G' d2 m+ _/ @9 E0 J
CA Tone, Shell hits 17 p! s, P) e& B" e# M( h2 S
CA Chikuma
) R D/ G9 e' J `5 ^ CL Abukuma
+ ~$ S8 V. B7 T6 l( ]6 Z7 S1 S) b/ _ DD Akigumo3 d9 m1 `! x$ y
DD Kagero' ~% r. {, {; P# g6 ~/ W1 k3 f
DD Isokaze( {7 b- d J( k4 O( h1 \
DD Shiranui/ P; B$ f2 E# m9 d$ p5 G
DD Urakaze
* ~5 w0 I# ]9 J- E# y DD Hamakaze
0 z# J1 m( ?, \ K% T2 ?5 ~/ e DD Tanikaze1 y# ~0 `9 L+ H0 Q* u% I
DD Arare7 t8 \5 o! q# q1 l- A |/ j
DD Kasumi+ o8 D5 z7 W# i0 T* O0 R1 M0 T4 F. _
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DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage* t' ~) D" d) I9 R, w) k5 y( P
DD Farragut, Shell hits 1
8 A3 b# [; U- u% h( B DD Dewey
! I" r1 P. x9 Y4 R0 T: s0 J DD Hull
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. o9 r4 i$ p Q7 v. [PH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。
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M5 `2 s' O7 B3 q% @' GMorning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108 4 \1 z' w3 V* M. r
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms& _) U) P& t: e% M& `# s
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 B/ S" I" l9 q4 R: R
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes: e" L8 c2 a/ \& l
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Japanese aircraft
2 C8 B' i$ L# m& K! W) E. q) V B5N2 Kate x 25
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B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged7 t. y+ n1 M. a) Z& ?
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Allied Ships& f* K' H" N4 }! n% G1 j; U
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage* {7 E! G, T% d' }( G
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
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f9 r9 r9 Y6 rPort hits 75 _9 p& _8 k+ e
Port supply hits 1+ N5 j$ T/ C2 y/ U
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2 P; c* T" C' Y* QMorning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107 8 G5 \$ @; L6 X$ A7 z" c/ F
+ R3 b3 O) o" N' M+ n7 k" tWeather in hex: Moderate rain6 L8 ~- y6 l. F. m
. T8 u& j# Q3 R6 |( A# P8 ARaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
# Z" @8 ?; l+ o% {Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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0 ?9 \7 y' m& N A6M2 Zero x 17
) t8 v# b S; w7 [/ e8 K B5N2 Kate x 19* y' A' }) j2 g1 h8 X+ ~" B( V
k' _- Q4 B" c' o0 aJapanese aircraft losses- J' i" j1 z7 S( R( `* X
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged+ n" m2 Q* u3 b5 g* c" z
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Allied Ships
$ ?& f4 A2 @" @5 T, m/ D xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; N* }9 H0 x8 p+ r2 Y/ J BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage' q. r; w6 ]% T2 Z
DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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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。5 g+ s3 O2 G( u% y6 J8 U
Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48)
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# ^2 ~" b! e( z) O% d# z# T6 ZAllied Shock attack
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7 }' E3 _6 Z; Q- n0 HAttacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626
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4 }2 q& t; c0 Y. Q9 bDefending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 141
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Allied adjusted assault: 751 ( j7 m, B7 D3 e; K/ l
5 g7 W6 L. z4 xJapanese adjusted defense: 41
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!4 M7 A3 l E. e' q. Z4 x# R
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Combat modifiers5 x5 J& }9 y( S, G
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)& c8 c6 x1 n. v) G$ b! V
experience(-)5 j; a; h3 R! w( j) l
Attacker: shock(+)( E9 {/ [( d' m: T* s
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Japanese ground losses:
+ A& n3 H o2 P! g% F 1686 casualties reported
" f2 T1 ?8 B' [8 w+ C' F Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled
8 [6 g9 t) B9 I7 B$ [ Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 V7 ?& Q+ ?- q4 z1 [1 ] Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 \' u3 x1 N4 _6 E Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)
% p& F5 d9 z, m- M y Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 F: L1 i3 }. ~* Z( d D+ d
Units retreated 5
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: [' y4 |" s2 ~/ R0 ]; |9 Z- D& ~Allied ground losses:
* T8 g; [/ [' [5 W+ g f 406 casualties reported1 [ {% T5 t- V1 S: P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled6 q8 R& Q+ W" `" x4 y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled; J& B% Y. N) }/ k4 X! W+ k; F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!7 Y9 X8 M" N+ {, o$ @
' f# G4 N; ~3 B# x6 kAssaulting units:! N- R- @- h% d( i2 C
12th Chinese Corps
0 ?" B& G- }" S! S 29th Chinese Corps, l% C+ J' ^$ s( b1 w
85th Chinese Corps
/ I' M; g0 S+ q1 i, t 2nd Group Army
% W9 N" A) a0 S0 ~% u# u 3rd Group Army. R; R. C( X7 h- x P3 L2 |
5 D. V8 O; b( B9 xDefending units:
8 G; f% b' |" b. a/ S 12th RGC Temp. Division
7 W5 _9 G$ t9 j% } [6 ~1 e 14th RGC Temp. Division
3 z+ T* `0 S: D( R 18th RGC Temp. Division
5 G8 S, u) i% y 52nd Road Const Co 6 ?0 E+ W: h0 ]8 a& _
67th JAAF AF Coy
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% R* p$ E4 Q* v/ }2 x! f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。
' Z' j y7 R- L6 w+ \( c+ M0 CGround combat at Nanchang (85,54)
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Allied Shock attack
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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/ S4 v, G6 d: _' l' b4 \
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Allied adjusted assault: 1301
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Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4) " M% Z4 D* x0 O% i
0 q" i& B, z. d) TAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 1# ^- D: P$ c7 c" M4 A' C
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5 i, d8 t* r1 ], ZDefender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
1 I& A1 p) Y9 ]9 c( n1 E" \- r" h experience(-)
- B& Z/ k9 n; ?8 Z! IAttacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled" L1 O. U/ b, o& H2 b4 c
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
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Squads: 16 destroyed, 376 disabled. w4 V, y+ g; g# E/ I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled1 u* p( c$ U# t! \, L3 g: u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled7 U$ o' k1 M! r( ]! G! f% w3 V
Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)6 b# i" v5 V* a _& P
$ D, q/ o f) }0 o: Q* f6 `+ gAssaulting units:7 G- m% z) I( Q4 e8 f+ |
86th Chinese Corps$ l" {- V# b* Q7 h: f# v1 Q
50th Chinese Corps N+ S6 b/ ]7 E; e* L* [: X: y, V
70th Chinese Corps
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28th Chinese Corps
* Z# ]1 ^6 }- h+ }5 G2 \ 21st Chinese Corps
* ]# G( f0 ]6 }) J( Y3 Q 78th Chinese Corps5 u( k; n! ?: V1 S2 ~8 B' @7 q. |+ Q
3rd New Chinese Corps
' F9 [# ~, l$ G; n. x7 B 23rd Group Army
! w' B0 y" w& r 30th Group Army; u0 m5 a# `2 V, }4 `1 A7 I/ I
32nd Group Army
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12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2 n% H- P1 M2 ?7 c6 s* U$ A 11th Ind.Mixed Brigade
4 H5 Y- b% q7 U5 t0 \ 23rd RGC Temp. Division |