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。+ ] R. y6 {; I
6 v* {: X* D' W" N" YNight Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards7 ~9 Q5 k1 C. {! d4 I# ^# j; ~
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Japanese Ships3 B9 [. S }. K
CV Kaga
4 b; ]2 g/ N; G4 I$ A CV Hiryu: p/ ]6 P( m7 N4 _: _1 W# V: M
CV Soryu$ i4 B" a' a# {& h. w( S
CV Shokaku g6 c( e. O6 T/ d3 J* V
CV Zuikaku$ E' I9 C5 H# \6 V* e" v w
CV Akagi, Shell hits 1
* u3 C/ [7 Z& f/ i4 s) s) F BB Hiei. B, f6 }% I- ?1 y4 r
BB Kirishima1 r; t; |- X( I/ X
CA Tone6 Y* M& e6 f* w2 h+ `
CA Chikuma
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DD Akigumo
0 j5 W" Y& D, L% ` w DD Kagero: H ?; A* F3 p, W
DD Isokaze
" j+ O" a! h4 t DD Shiranui
3 G6 G# m( r/ Q/ A" Y DD Urakaze
9 ~ f7 s c# L* e DD Hamakaze
* ^( R6 X8 R$ D4 K' J DD Tanikaze/ o" ]/ W4 J* H* d6 `) a
DD Arare! V. _9 d1 r4 e; v/ p( u+ K
DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships. N- M5 j1 d) X$ X
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ B1 O2 |' ^0 S1 L9 z- l# U& M2 W DD Farragut
( Z7 W! v! g9 A5 t: k DD Dewey6 b/ N$ E3 H7 i
DD Hull, Shell hits 1( k$ e1 I% L. o3 A8 E( q5 s- A
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight% f4 }8 r$ E7 ]( q+ J
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards
" K) B+ c# K7 K" ` q: RRange closes to 11,000 yards...: Q' q' ]# v9 M5 ]5 w- Z6 ]: F
Range closes to 10,000 yards...9 b. W* o' i" R, T/ a
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards4 B! A, C Z& U7 g6 g& T- y0 B6 H
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
! e6 ~4 \+ c! Z; g; Y3 zDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards
' v. Y' |& o) ]+ k/ v+ jDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards- x/ b. {3 v ~! H; l
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards
% o# X2 U7 I# h( ]7 y; TDD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards& V, | V% c3 h" q# B
Range increases to 11,000 yards6 |% K, B6 e! O% c2 f1 ~) M1 Z6 w
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
6 D1 D& U* ?8 q6 {6 O5 pDD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards9 v/ t0 L" W' f, ^/ t$ k
Range increases to 12,000 yards
# ~2 J, P; Z3 O2 C) E- @! R: IDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards& ~! O2 j- J* c4 Z# L+ D0 F, S; z
DD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards
9 u0 P2 x+ I9 J* pBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards0 W( B& W" F: R6 L" K! v9 w: J s
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards: U( ^. K! t( _+ N* @5 w$ p1 t" P
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards+ ]: @, r1 u7 W3 Q+ v
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
+ H8 e: m0 A6 i, o; bCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , 0 C4 p% D) j+ |# C
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat. ~% y2 }0 m A/ l/ J: j3 F
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Arare , DD Tanikaze , - C4 C( F' c O- W+ Q& O) U$ p# B
DD Kagero) d5 L6 N" h/ |- k) x
DD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards
3 B* e9 W$ b. w. d- K- [BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
$ Y, d; C2 u( P1 rDD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards
5 j6 z6 x$ v$ \+ W: NCA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards4 K+ f! X3 i$ @* H& w7 \
Range closes to 11,000 yards8 Y8 o8 f, B5 p; J$ b
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
6 m! v! N7 S, s9 Q" B1 E6 J! a CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
5 |6 Z+ m2 r0 t- escorted by DD Tanikaze , DD Urakaze , DD Shiranui ,
) g7 w4 I0 j# D: ` DD Isokaze
5 w3 d: x' e% e3 w3 \* v. oBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards- W L0 h. ]7 `; l
DD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
2 ^0 p" L, E& {$ e x$ XCA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
. a9 ]+ i! N5 \# iDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards; ~; h* A, n+ X; e
DD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards
4 n$ T) X& i; t1 j; F: E; pDD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards0 ?6 b4 i- ]* s9 C9 G
Range closes to 9,000 yards4 j& }5 H/ j9 {: E4 m7 ]+ k) [; h
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
7 `! m5 S/ H1 z8 L8 D CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat
5 d; y4 p) _4 G v- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Hamakaze , DD Isokaze9 l) W, o' C2 f& e9 z+ j. ^' {+ K
DD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards5 X8 h$ I. w6 H8 h$ `' ^" z" f
BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards4 `8 q/ _/ y# a# q, b5 T6 K
BB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards
9 s9 Z! u: }. I! TDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards3 m8 r# s" t% a( Z( ~: K6 K% e- e
DD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards7 d3 d* T' ^" d2 m0 A* d
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards$ L' E+ a D" ]
Range increases to 12,000 yards4 q; r8 [( w: [7 g& |3 D
DD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards
0 V$ h9 G+ M9 S9 D8 RDD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards7 p* i4 f8 ]7 [( y0 J0 |- h
DD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards
! Z# ^5 ^* J; b2 rDD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards( Q3 x+ a) f% p2 `7 ?# ]
DD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards
1 u* n1 y+ Y0 i/ Z5 X, q/ iJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape) Z1 A' V/ o0 d5 k O
Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards ~3 c8 t7 O0 a& D% g& J! _
- z# i& L8 `6 M8 L$ ~Japanese Ships2 {* \) u2 `! @* H; g' a" ]$ a
CV Kaga
b1 D5 g# I% Q0 J# Q8 s# G CV Hiryu
0 H9 ^/ v7 r/ w$ ` CV Soryu
& `3 p* d3 g6 `3 o1 e ] CV Shokaku1 c$ f/ Z! d$ Y- j# C
CV Zuikaku
4 x% e3 P8 d$ l2 r, g$ n CV Akagi
+ q- [$ z. C1 W0 S f8 {5 ^9 S BB Hiei
$ \4 J7 L4 R9 J8 H BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2
. x& I+ h S" u5 S* } CA Tone, Shell hits 1
, m' B: Q: T' l* Q( R7 s CA Chikuma
! r1 L: w) ~' r$ A4 `3 \ CL Abukuma
) `, @7 D- X" l9 |; ? DD Akigumo) J- q( ?6 X X& A9 ^( ^2 E
DD Kagero
' R3 z: s8 t2 n) w5 C B DD Isokaze& Z# g4 V% [3 S. X: c* O( _2 O9 @
DD Shiranui
' r/ a) | g Z# Z3 r( B DD Urakaze) c+ q8 T6 Z$ v
DD Hamakaze
8 W7 X4 s2 H7 | DD Tanikaze
' |7 O/ \8 i6 [ DD Arare
0 d6 ?/ S7 X# j/ y1 d DD Kasumi6 v) v+ Z7 T. \ n! _5 a/ }5 ]4 K
4 {: M: z" z) B+ zAllied Ships
* J0 s" g N% } \& Q" x+ m- E2 Y) w DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 A0 y1 j+ X' U8 j( t) \5 b DD Farragut, Shell hits 1
9 {; Q+ R7 W R. k6 o DD Dewey! G4 _, ?% ^) K* \ B& |! n5 j
DD Hull6 t6 L/ n& [, g" {7 U& D# {, L
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* S8 q; b% U8 k, ]2 w* APH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。, j3 u/ E j1 B( F
& b6 f: h( A/ u0 u1 J/ D) a Z( OMorning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108
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/ Z, o6 K6 ?2 o# d0 K! ]Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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5 }) E" o3 s, Z7 [' y( @$ CRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! ?% F. a1 t) P+ LEstimated time to target is 4 minutes$ ~6 T1 C' T/ I$ o, M
1 Y5 L' Z7 Y+ M# B* HJapanese aircraft
$ `0 x6 U, o2 x9 { B5N2 Kate x 25
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Japanese aircraft losses
, C5 A2 v( K5 P/ r+ w5 @$ ~$ o0 M B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged' g& L" ^2 | t* a
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Allied Ships7 ?$ e5 r# L- v
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
# y' ]: t( i* s/ i BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
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Port hits 75 z7 q8 @7 C8 G0 d5 [
Port supply hits 16 Z4 T) L" D5 Y3 L# L" M
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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107 3 @9 ]" G8 C! b( F2 q6 W
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain6 u2 y8 o$ k$ j. o
0 y4 m/ N) t, A6 v! a/ SRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
' B, x& I' H3 X9 O+ N: F( Z8 nEstimated time to target is 25 minutes; R! I1 W& x+ q+ k
& Z$ W/ @8 ]- ?* o: j4 QJapanese aircraft# a/ W1 X; [$ ~. h6 ^8 u
A6M2 Zero x 17
; t8 L4 L! S/ ?) t5 b B5N2 Kate x 19; T* R8 m* m7 P v2 j1 C
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B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged b* {8 e: T1 b8 D3 l- W7 t
5 M" D) s F% @& s. W, v% E$ eAllied Ships9 z" z' @ x" g$ |" Y
xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
" k& Z7 Q; b/ N% _+ u/ G BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage# ?8 v& g* [* f: M& i
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。
; f* a9 Z, L ?% R$ [5 }2 XGround combat at Sinyang (86,48)5 { Q1 p9 y0 x
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Allied Shock attack
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: N( g9 B5 H, i, `4 {8 J! oAttacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626- k9 ]1 X6 b3 o# n
, r |3 O+ s9 w1 C" ~Defending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1414 u! U% V' e" z" v' Y# I' m
* R& i" z3 V. T5 Y$ f/ EAllied adjusted assault: 751
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Japanese adjusted defense: 41 1 u0 ]2 G0 j4 l" a
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!! q1 R$ |% t* ]) I: O6 ~
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Combat modifiers% u8 [) e# p! E3 x
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
+ u% S# [! D6 S* g1 U experience(-)% U" f4 k8 Z" p$ D* \2 x
Attacker: shock(+)' P4 {. L$ X' N i @$ t1 G, R
: v$ H* |. p9 O( w& nJapanese ground losses:: }+ O; l# D, V! m' Y) n7 W
1686 casualties reported
' g" Y2 K h: {" i7 k Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled+ @$ l& b) h9 q; F J
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled
* ^9 X7 ^. u1 \8 G+ c Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
" F9 v. X) L' {% r1 \" ] Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)
7 d" |$ h- @0 A, b2 K Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled): V& Z+ j/ @' l3 j/ G8 Q" |2 E
Units retreated 5, i X7 d9 o5 T; K
p" U r! Z) d: aAllied ground losses:
l. n. n; o1 {' u+ ` 406 casualties reported$ y0 x. F* G5 v# x! n3 O$ I+ j' P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled
. Z; }. `6 j7 t3 g8 [1 d y0 N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
! }( i+ d; h; Y3 F# C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* n5 g: k! s" K
) b3 L& l4 Q1 j- ]( p# GDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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7 i7 {! y! a: F1 v' G$ D- v" T+ ]Assaulting units:
$ S- Z- z6 `: \! D4 g: t 12th Chinese Corps
8 e4 C# f- N( S( F' s" M- n 29th Chinese Corps
* y! h- ~" [; ? 85th Chinese Corps/ }2 [9 }. f3 W, N3 X
2nd Group Army
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12th RGC Temp. Division/ O% k2 U& R. W1 B& G: {' s; u
14th RGC Temp. Division
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52nd Road Const Co
9 j( G% M' K* R: o( P 67th JAAF AF Coy 3 y8 X" n! g) I% w
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+ H! @9 Y5 }9 _7 ~( S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。( n8 H+ c7 J7 t3 }* f
Ground combat at Nanchang (85,54)- u0 ?+ E3 A( W" A! C- @
+ E/ c! j3 E0 L9 r* T; K5 L l3 zAllied Shock attack' P6 O9 e! p' }$ \0 F
9 g3 [2 {3 \4 `Attacking force 39510 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612
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" W3 ?8 O, q: [4 t/ |7 EDefending force 11531 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 392- ]; j( o* V/ a: j7 h7 `% G7 g! Z3 s
! t: B$ D. q3 D; oAllied adjusted assault: 1301 % x! d x& a+ F" W" k. u$ |
, N6 B% t$ T8 z% t3 J* HJapanese adjusted defense: 401 ( p/ n" d( U! M. V1 C+ e
/ |' \! A! m" ]0 g% {5 AAllied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4) & |. n; h! N; A- x2 k' P0 V- @3 z
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Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 10 }; R# H4 C7 Y- e9 z* ?$ F
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! ~* Q5 |( D1 p, gDefender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)% S- @ ^4 D3 |. K- Q
experience(-)
+ ?2 I7 ~, F' x# t! B8 S& {" qAttacker: shock(+)
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518 casualties reported3 s& X" z2 V6 v! }- k
Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled5 a& b6 W2 x, P8 W" _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled7 {! Q# |, f& x% j ?) ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled$ u, f& N$ F) K/ {( E2 a+ `3 s
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Squads: 16 destroyed, 376 disabled
0 `! m% _! y4 M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
8 `3 B F8 p# {; H" ]+ {" Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
+ L2 R& H7 E; O Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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0 }- Y4 L/ `& ^1 R5 QAssaulting units:
R1 w& X6 k2 C y/ n" | 86th Chinese Corps
' r* |9 q7 s u. d' M 50th Chinese Corps; z( I* P) B( S5 D( y* i
70th Chinese Corps z v0 R7 K+ ^# F7 g
49th Chinese Corps
5 k, k$ z1 k8 V4 g# Z. ` 28th Chinese Corps
- i5 r8 j P: C+ F X. L' m0 g: s; o 21st Chinese Corps; y3 Y* c* }+ u4 x0 }8 y
78th Chinese Corps
" K. I k% K( Z3 n& u9 }- E 3rd New Chinese Corps/ W) t" d% P n9 J7 r
23rd Group Army) h, Z2 L& X8 E4 m& O+ G$ n
30th Group Army
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$ D' {+ d, C- Y# l, A 12th Ind.Mixed Brigade/ N" S8 V, ?4 R! e9 t, W: I
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23rd RGC Temp. Division |