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。8 Z' g; k! V" t1 P* A4 f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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3 F# t! g W6 E6 w) p" R CV Kaga
9 F+ a6 L# o6 \2 \9 G6 i CV Hiryu0 H4 U) S2 l$ p6 Y6 T+ l9 u
CV Soryu) k# N2 `7 E( }/ X; E1 Q9 g
CV Shokaku, V" d( \6 S# r* o% u/ e4 T+ `9 l
CV Zuikaku
8 B8 R0 g% Y: t) b7 G7 x- [( E& p CV Akagi, Shell hits 1
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BB Kirishima
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CA Chikuma0 N. v9 |# c7 V- k' n2 F1 h
CL Abukuma8 f) ?) Q1 K+ f$ {0 d' K. O1 ?9 w6 a
DD Akigumo
! F7 c* e6 Q4 ]* N DD Kagero$ ^6 T/ X" k- m- f* o: ~* Y
DD Isokaze
3 V5 o# D1 u; N/ M& a DD Shiranui
( o2 ^( f$ \1 ^: A DD Urakaze* G4 o* e1 H9 }0 A0 ~% S6 A
DD Hamakaze h" W9 v1 K* T! K$ n" t/ `
DD Tanikaze
8 }7 f& R5 H2 v8 O2 S DD Arare
/ a9 F' W5 O% _1 S- r DD Kasumi5 j. X, l: m; V _' M
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Allied Ships" ^* W: G. b+ f% k- H p& I
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire) W; X' ], r! {- T3 g4 \
DD Farragut) ?5 ?& N" K4 d
DD Dewey# p4 d- O9 ?2 U( m2 Y9 B
DD Hull, Shell hits 1
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight/ r. |/ F" s1 J c. T' I
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards
8 D5 O. u* V6 a8 ~% pRange closes to 11,000 yards...
# ^! N6 E3 s% G) C. A" j, QRange closes to 10,000 yards...
+ @) Z. U% P+ d/ oCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards6 N0 n* v6 T9 r0 C: U8 N
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
# v8 r; V2 g' n: ?5 L9 jDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards9 `8 K. i6 U0 b. ^$ K
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards# C# t( y1 y% n$ N; y
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards5 w( e& G, D$ }3 M7 l$ K5 X. }
DD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards
& i7 Z8 D2 I) Z. ~Range increases to 11,000 yards8 J6 T# f6 f9 b5 L" T% Y3 h4 [, c
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards+ _: Z, z$ }7 T1 N+ C
DD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
4 G9 h; v) i5 C2 C9 ERange increases to 12,000 yards" g l% b2 u, v0 @$ p
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards7 Q q9 D3 G! `
DD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards2 q2 D% Z1 f4 N% Y% X4 _
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards7 j: v" {$ [! ^8 A; [8 i
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
- G/ l' U4 b) i7 I" q/ BDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
) z) U' U" \# k X' n8 y. N$ pDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
: w+ n$ Z) w y1 M, \CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , 1 K0 y, k* I! C$ D: g4 C
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
. ]/ f! n" _' U7 n/ h- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Arare , DD Tanikaze ,
0 M( b, T5 H4 e: Q* F DD Kagero
. |; d, q5 K; ~( yDD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards5 F0 f% W6 n* q
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards2 W1 L8 G4 ?4 A% a& X6 F6 s( J( H
DD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards1 H3 e# O# v, B1 H
CA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards0 S( Z2 h# T3 {9 ~' y5 }. `
Range closes to 11,000 yards V% I( Y, ?; p8 A# v
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
7 c7 ~0 o, f V5 W2 S* D0 h CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
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DD Isokaze
# b3 u. r+ i" MBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
, m; y( C. }% z- s% _1 s( vDD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
5 y4 A* \- H8 q6 n1 a( f1 O6 dCA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards6 s$ ]& k9 X A4 y T
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
0 F6 i9 f6 z* Z4 K( D; ^& p2 mDD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards
* L7 h0 t# i9 S dDD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards
* \+ O& ?: Z+ cRange closes to 9,000 yards
) I/ o# J1 z* s. i9 Q) _CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
2 B+ ]" I9 p! a* J CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat1 w& j% ~2 G" B0 \* U% B
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Hamakaze , DD Isokaze, Z) t0 l3 p3 d M/ Q
DD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards X, m+ y' M! p/ e* T
BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards
$ N L6 d7 Q8 d3 v7 R6 ]BB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards! C. m; a: L3 J- w4 s; z4 D! i
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards
5 c6 i9 K9 i# C. I, rDD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards0 w$ E% X' v# `: m+ X/ ^; ^9 w
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards8 |2 F& J( @2 l, f
Range increases to 12,000 yards9 [( ^% n# D( Y* u' `2 j$ C! V
DD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards6 E2 l. k% u5 _0 t$ y* v0 ? U
DD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards5 l4 ~8 l" S! p8 l; a
DD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards! ^, t0 D) Q7 N; @
DD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
! Q; O0 u$ d% o9 M( v; XDD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards
; u: E5 ? {0 F, O& p0 o( SJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
0 R$ q0 N: b9 L; @/ GTask forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards2 ]% R2 W; K$ U3 i" N
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CV Kaga
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7 h& i+ Z" H# b. {$ `0 V CV Soryu
( w; A& k) _& ] CV Shokaku' R7 D4 l( D/ r# v! ]
CV Zuikaku
5 S! Y8 h; _( n6 Z6 i CV Akagi8 A6 J0 C* A% a
BB Hiei
# q# u7 V- i6 ?9 M: j6 k' o b BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2
5 d6 k% ^- S) W. d CA Tone, Shell hits 11 f; _1 P4 h3 V, M/ q; j' C
CA Chikuma
# y. |- \5 e7 S0 Q. }. W CL Abukuma- x/ {& }: W4 g4 r
DD Akigumo2 O. b s0 }( F! G
DD Kagero
5 K& ~/ _% [: r, K8 Y/ N- W DD Isokaze, A2 N/ ]5 t" {* M: k% n
DD Shiranui w' ]6 X( m! N$ w/ H7 [. @9 a
DD Urakaze, K6 W( p+ j4 k. F
DD Hamakaze- o3 t0 L9 F" n) P9 ?. _4 {
DD Tanikaze
. u, g( o2 ` k5 D" Z# Q1 i; c% P DD Arare
$ I) F9 Y' X/ |9 x3 p DD Kasumi$ X- {3 S% G' a, Q! @
' X' `3 K l i4 ]8 UAllied Ships
) _. j5 G6 C8 v DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
) [3 {& ]# S8 D6 Y1 _/ w4 R; X, v DD Farragut, Shell hits 1
* Q$ j. S( l2 c1 U1 C$ R DD Dewey
7 u( L4 r( S0 r3 g+ w DD Hull$ ^* j/ r. X- X8 B# ]
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; {9 M" y( r' B* \; y9 NPH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。. p. z# `" U$ [ w6 m# u8 X
p* u5 K W7 G" n# V. JMorning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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8 r/ s3 J/ G! kRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" k0 y+ d$ j- BEstimated time to target is 4 minutes" k! z# f( c* J9 Q2 P$ Z. g
5 [& M5 _' L+ TJapanese aircraft3 T7 z% q8 Z5 }# W$ V! X3 K
B5N2 Kate x 250 Y; D8 @# X1 o& k
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ A x, ]4 E$ Q6 G0 t B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships' z, U# G u+ n0 z& M) x L
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
1 Q+ ^3 ]# @$ [' l/ O$ {' z BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage b+ i+ K, u' b( A
* O, K" I% C* u" q$ k' h2 W( Z$ ?; IPort hits 7 x- y2 P7 ]% x) Y3 {) o% J4 ]
Port supply hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107 7 |) V% E, ?( n) P5 z0 a" V
6 S8 s, K( l: M) gWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
8 a$ L2 G: n6 \6 XEstimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) v- p. t; l5 S2 K( E% Y A6M2 Zero x 17
. f0 t+ N) k+ q9 |2 a! O B5N2 Kate x 190 w3 y- M- u7 j) D4 [
' i8 N1 u+ Z( H* @% g5 CJapanese aircraft losses) o1 ~8 V* e2 h* U k% V( Q
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged5 K6 c5 e. C7 y
X3 X6 N1 ? E9 l( rAllied Ships
* C G" A( ]( `+ Z. q1 N L xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
5 y9 J9 u" P. |5 R4 F BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
7 {' }* C0 ?% ?2 U% m% d+ Y DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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! K4 E& d* b( Y3 D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。
% q* t, H, `7 u4 DGround combat at Sinyang (86,48)! q1 H2 \ i! Y i2 |2 a0 @' T2 Y
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Allied Shock attack2 p' o% D, I. q8 y) ^! c" y
+ m3 Y2 }* r9 s0 n z) ]. hAttacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626
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" Q2 P3 Y7 u0 d# `3 K7 YDefending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 141
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) Y4 q* f7 B, f" w+ ]Allied adjusted assault: 751
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Japanese adjusted defense: 41
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4) 9 h4 p% k5 ]' x# C: f, Z# ]
, Q( f4 \" `$ P/ ?- ^; SAllied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!6 r& T5 B$ F) i8 n+ t' V+ C
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Combat modifiers
1 m# @! D: ?. f/ I4 r- YDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)5 p. u% t% d8 ~! N3 t/ A2 |
experience(-)
3 n1 ?9 |( _# O2 qAttacker: shock(+)3 {4 H @" n+ E9 `/ a) Z8 X
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Japanese ground losses:
' S8 ]$ o2 P( J( T, a 1686 casualties reported
$ o' I/ f% E8 [, r5 e3 } Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled
( \1 c2 O( K. \( ? Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled
# \7 w# r m1 `4 E1 e7 j3 l! S4 ]( Y Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
. x+ c7 t4 y6 @& X `' H/ e Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)
3 I; n9 T! I1 m, c( P G3 Y Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
% T( p! g, ]" n9 b$ L5 E b' ?2 p Units retreated 5
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Allied ground losses:- w( V0 h a9 d) ^2 K' s: D
406 casualties reported
8 O1 O2 ?" U9 Q# o Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled
# g( d) O7 B0 X0 k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 \# z" j! L5 ?- D0 n0 |- G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# z5 G" ?, `. L: G
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Assaulting units:; I. I7 v& x1 g1 x- i
12th Chinese Corps5 w* I2 \7 u; l
29th Chinese Corps
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2nd Group Army$ Z4 d' A+ e" F/ R4 {1 C5 `# }
3rd Group Army
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Defending units:
2 e1 U, c7 N: [' p' e 12th RGC Temp. Division
& H, [2 e/ @6 S, r9 Q 14th RGC Temp. Division3 a/ `. g% _# t8 N
18th RGC Temp. Division( ?( K3 ?/ z( ^: s
52nd Road Const Co * {# C* @ x! T5 g- t R5 C2 q
67th JAAF AF Coy ) B' m1 r H `: r7 S4 O8 p
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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。6 h o- ?; t. k% T& c" S
Ground combat at Nanchang (85,54)6 D. H- H& J' ?% a( T5 v7 J% N/ N3 e
+ Z1 M o. [/ F7 g& {Allied Shock attack
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% H* n& V5 o& D% H6 fAttacking force 39510 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612
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Defending force 11531 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3921 U6 Y2 n3 [! s9 p
6 z/ i+ e9 L5 y* |& O* M$ cAllied adjusted assault: 1301 , h& \: E9 q: L. y: D ~
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. {! d3 Q5 U! d3 t; I9 L4 K* gAllied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4)
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; u, h; c% n uAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 1: s8 Z% H) b5 d" U, q
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Combat modifiers
9 Y6 y: z6 v: I' B( {5 xDefender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)" H' k0 G# g% n! L
experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled3 j% }) u1 h' o0 s
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0 ?) |+ [ u) f0 J* B2 b8 J7 U1 K 2941 casualties reported( @/ Q4 d% ]8 v$ V1 y: T4 x
Squads: 16 destroyed, 376 disabled
% G- K: S0 h/ l+ G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled7 d9 R! E/ N# {1 q0 [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled1 Y* K- T5 e. i5 x9 E
Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)( c4 H* n2 K0 }/ _ a4 E. Z$ Q
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Assaulting units:. [+ @# x7 r$ M/ @
86th Chinese Corps
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V; u2 g: O( H1 G2 g' S 70th Chinese Corps" y3 W0 b* M( h" w# [* D
49th Chinese Corps7 s% L6 S1 U% _
28th Chinese Corps
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3rd New Chinese Corps- z) x1 S4 u& H5 t8 X
23rd Group Army
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32nd Group Army
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Defending units:6 }1 S5 Y1 s/ P" J* n k# ^
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
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