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。. ~. H! x( D' R0 m$ K
* Z4 M* u2 L9 l* z0 i0 |Night Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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CV Hiryu
/ Q& W1 S5 D: k! r9 W, s0 y CV Soryu
8 [3 N% u' V1 u3 l; a6 E CV Shokaku: f1 _% s% n2 O' I( B
CV Zuikaku, z4 l7 J9 z6 l9 j
CV Akagi, Shell hits 1
2 v4 m6 Q+ W$ l$ Y4 u3 x" ? BB Hiei' A/ k# r* a; b7 {7 x G7 F
BB Kirishima8 W0 F1 {1 b4 X( Z4 O* k
CA Tone5 D" N! Q5 h# R; F* A; L& l: m
CA Chikuma
1 I, z) z, w, p' _* k6 { CL Abukuma
0 u1 L5 X: z! N7 f$ S& U1 B+ n DD Akigumo
% \& h4 ~1 f% q; b DD Kagero
, I1 B- s/ ]4 M' Z8 ^ DD Isokaze
0 }2 H2 `4 h" n+ V" V, K DD Shiranui) S! M+ c* |0 `. |) n
DD Urakaze" T! e, N" U$ K6 T
DD Hamakaze6 {. W ?; C0 P9 B0 o
DD Tanikaze6 B0 D5 i& C6 ]- A% [
DD Arare3 ?6 o. z$ @' U5 m2 D
DD Kasumi) @* l' H& g& Z( R3 _+ m; ~9 @( }/ [
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* h% x9 l, U( x2 M* } DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire m$ \" u! C8 s; }; g0 S+ c; H, U' x
DD Farragut8 z9 S( o7 l+ ^2 O; {* a* l8 i2 B
DD Dewey2 J' {; R" R( U/ Z1 Y4 I1 g
DD Hull, Shell hits 19 Y5 \# L' S# I
1 ]' s/ W0 t5 t7 p; NReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
; J6 V$ L/ L8 E2 X6 zMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards
' l- U1 _) O& Q, X N0 M6 n4 tRange closes to 11,000 yards... [+ `, g8 O$ i8 N& Y. l
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
$ K% ]7 q# a2 w1 O8 GCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards* e; e3 [3 x0 n3 o
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
' u3 U1 j [% |4 R- ]; GDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards
: Z d! H$ V. K$ S. z' f8 Y1 |0 LDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards
6 V" J q; b2 rBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards: Y: o' W L4 C5 Y) M- T
DD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards# Z+ e2 C) o+ U5 H7 t
Range increases to 11,000 yards, A" T3 L0 \8 Z3 q
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
8 p% e5 U: c: C7 W: }DD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards. V1 V2 U5 y: w9 a
Range increases to 12,000 yards
; z; ?) ~; ^/ hDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
8 A8 [) k4 a5 ]2 R: u% J, FDD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards
1 z5 X" q% X. ^) |' B2 e) D1 TBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards% n+ x# f# {, \; R, F* W
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
$ Q) R e6 f" S3 a" h5 [* TDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
0 O3 W3 p4 a% d' R. mDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards, U- q6 }8 v, h9 w8 I% _ R
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
5 M' b8 a5 ^# D+ L2 h% ~$ x9 D CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat$ h. A" c9 J3 _5 A
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Arare , DD Tanikaze ,
% {$ _) t$ Z+ B0 t DD Kagero
0 Y, A" o' T! i/ e: j& aDD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards6 Q3 w) g2 H: a$ C# e
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards' g0 Q3 T6 ?- S4 o. O2 \6 H
DD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards
. \% |) m: n2 ^+ C8 D& PCA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards5 u% d% e2 k- X) Y. n% C9 A8 b
Range closes to 11,000 yards
, f* [* V P5 p8 M1 v% f3 ?CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , " n1 N3 ]2 ?4 n6 G o; u3 m$ P6 u
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
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DD Isokaze
. `# U, f' j2 S) c6 n: dBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
1 _* Y9 r+ x6 V3 [, ^DD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards; D+ o- U5 ^! R( t+ b* Q
CA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards6 T; Z: L G% Y. A; j
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
3 L- i# y+ P! _1 e- C* A% CDD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards7 X0 d3 u4 K" ]
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards4 t8 b* ^5 r' `1 V- ~* f
Range closes to 9,000 yards
. j7 K7 q$ a' B* u9 lCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , & A& T# R) ? v$ F
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat
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DD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards% q5 U$ C% `, h+ l
BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards7 P0 a. B$ E* Y& H D1 C
BB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards# x" \, p% u! ^( J U9 `
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards
9 s, W; ]( Y+ i9 p1 iDD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards. D4 Y) k& @$ j' g$ L
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards
$ ?8 s8 L+ t: O A; ^0 aRange increases to 12,000 yards$ z) l- _6 ^- M7 P6 P2 L5 `
DD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards& i0 C5 n1 w# ^& A5 v
DD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards3 }4 g5 d- [3 W8 Z% g) k* B) E* i
DD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards
E" Z: p# K. c+ {) G" BDD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
, U( a% C9 E8 y3 Q8 [: }$ e SDD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards
& E6 U T6 H+ L' ]) KJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape( Q, R- ]4 R* b
Task forces break off...
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: X) a5 z' |! ^9 a( [Day Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards
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4 ^# ~& i9 t" ZJapanese Ships
N" J% {/ n' W0 O, f0 I2 N CV Kaga
0 |+ M2 U1 W& J% {4 Y: f( _- p% L CV Hiryu' }' v& u2 g, a: w0 [ n
CV Soryu: }) @6 R; C) _5 p" O$ S' z
CV Shokaku; p' N7 v( i% z/ a/ _' L
CV Zuikaku3 V" I5 E" S+ N* u- A' W
CV Akagi! Y1 C, o x/ S9 `" J. V$ r
BB Hiei
$ G$ ^, F$ J) y0 C2 s/ K3 Z BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2
) j- g. P! T5 @, T CA Tone, Shell hits 1& c" l& [1 I" C
CA Chikuma
2 ^6 w" W# k! D5 d- y CL Abukuma
2 l( @4 d7 o9 q DD Akigumo0 j% D2 u/ K5 J: c
DD Kagero
f+ d3 R* \( u9 v3 x5 w+ E: h DD Isokaze
: R/ ?, L$ G4 J" W: u0 \$ s- b DD Shiranui. s4 ]! D# \& ~
DD Urakaze
, X1 \+ \" Q& `$ Z% w, Z9 o4 r! G6 o DD Hamakaze
4 g$ S% U3 l: v+ ]8 `1 I' G, l DD Tanikaze
- r! T1 U* g& t% _, ~% g DD Arare( [' g$ y4 `) x0 A0 |
DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships
) ~" S' s- }& @) n; v DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage1 n6 a" z3 t; ^
DD Farragut, Shell hits 1
3 ]! _# J* ?1 [$ s DD Dewey
: h2 a, t' S6 j6 _/ X DD Hull
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: k- }! u+ f' W' T+ x) vPH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。, m4 o" C! D( u+ c
, C5 W1 d( O4 D0 A0 e) ^Morning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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" h) U4 c x6 j8 D: [Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; P t* H: O# @- f0 J$ B. ~$ U3 e
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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B5N2 Kate x 25
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B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships! }8 v2 ]8 { W5 G' y4 x; \7 @2 @
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage- G( e7 @ E+ L/ O
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
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3 i$ Z5 Q1 s7 ~Port hits 7
" z& \: u) {- m$ }& J, D) j$ lPort supply hits 10 l( i3 C/ ~8 g7 ?: H7 ^- U5 x
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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain" u7 A' e, K: m
, U" ~: M1 D# F" G% Z, L5 O' uRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
) K) x C5 h, Y2 b, Y+ @Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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B5N2 Kate x 19
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' H3 ^5 n0 E) S2 X B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
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xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- e+ S7 N! V* t& m& P BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
! d! L) j2 V5 Z2 w 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。
$ D/ g G; C4 R! V$ G. v7 DGround combat at Sinyang (86,48)
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* |+ ~+ p0 n Z, k2 jAllied Shock attack
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# u2 k7 X) o6 `) Z3 r0 _ vAttacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626
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Defending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1416 p* |6 C' K7 F' C* p
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Allied adjusted assault: 751 ) f$ A8 h' W7 A; f% q
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Japanese adjusted defense: 41 8 `* L' L) j8 U0 a' j8 I2 z8 E
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4) 9 s1 {0 D6 a0 p! N
6 x! H% D8 s3 c' J6 \Allied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!' B6 M( N# C9 @6 Z
+ z, \+ _0 C5 x9 zCombat modifiers
) s! k* U1 O! hDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
2 l1 U- d8 ]. N; L7 b8 n" } experience(-)
, ?2 n, G7 i, K% V3 uAttacker: shock(+)
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+ e$ c2 I. j& WJapanese ground losses:
9 M8 ?4 W4 i' P, l. b 1686 casualties reported
9 h9 t z" R! w1 x5 d Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled
* t; H$ w3 u! Y' C# v1 R Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled( ?/ g! V1 \& X, f3 L0 P8 G
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ L3 }' I1 b- u Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)
1 a. U& S+ R- [ Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
- u6 _& A# k+ }% I, r7 ]5 ` Units retreated 5
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Allied ground losses:# P- G) p4 P4 {# E! N8 {5 Q+ S; B
406 casualties reported
3 [' I3 z: b) v# |6 m Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled% d* c+ ?- L" K9 S% x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
, W3 z( I- ^$ R! Q4 D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 S% w' I8 N. X
" ^0 P3 D1 {: _Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!/ N- g# y) i6 a2 T" [) a
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Assaulting units:
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29th Chinese Corps
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2nd Group Army
) k3 ~, U$ N! I; O3 X5 o 3rd Group Army! P: _3 p5 J4 d) Y. \' c% A& r
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12th RGC Temp. Division9 c' B0 \+ P* k2 N
14th RGC Temp. Division/ j+ ^. G+ t0 }3 x9 R( Q) h
18th RGC Temp. Division3 u: C9 v5 j2 W. a! D
52nd Road Const Co - i" A6 R7 U; T, s; x2 N
67th JAAF AF Coy 5 G5 W0 p; F' ^( U
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% P: j6 ^3 Z6 G/ Z A2 M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。* k0 a: [- E2 O; o8 G1 |
Ground combat at Nanchang (85,54). L2 J! k1 t7 i' [. `$ G
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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" a: N7 a0 D" K- e
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Allied adjusted assault: 1301
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Japanese adjusted defense: 401 6 y6 f' W# V' k% X4 Z5 F4 |
1 x; f* Q w3 Y$ z. ^! aAllied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4)
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3 V: h4 [6 U7 k! [) N# b# nAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 1" h0 K% J. z$ f5 e% f
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* W* K" s& }1 L+ S9 c5 sDefender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)* G& {1 R |2 l% J
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Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
7 v/ g) J1 F% Z9 K+ o/ d 518 casualties reported4 c$ }% `$ P2 H6 L4 k
Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled/ C; v& T- e) `$ A/ f( n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled! Y8 D& s% F6 s7 q. i/ P- J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Allied ground losses:8 k8 m2 W6 J0 _% Q1 ~+ n
2941 casualties reported: W, [9 C1 c9 x
Squads: 16 destroyed, 376 disabled
5 l2 x7 s8 {) I( I I8 o0 \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled; }# g4 n% |: ]4 F% k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
' g% O# H1 k$ i8 A4 w- d. w Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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86th Chinese Corps# K3 N- U4 q" |$ M& U5 u5 B, M
50th Chinese Corps
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49th Chinese Corps
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21st Chinese Corps
4 d7 w6 V' f2 `' w 78th Chinese Corps
! B; j1 l& ^- ^* S* ]1 [% C 3rd New Chinese Corps
7 g8 P' j2 b6 l$ f 23rd Group Army
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32nd Group Army4 M+ D) X5 e1 ~. m
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11th Ind.Mixed Brigade3 M4 {' y$ r m( W7 _* a \( ?( g2 E6 Z
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