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 a; Z8 L& \* i4 P, t
7 s. K8 @; s8 a1 L" f2 oNight Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards% S$ E: U% ?1 I) c
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Japanese Ships' k( w% p' t. ~' B9 ~0 ~' y! \ j) W
CV Kaga
5 h4 u3 c1 w' Y& l8 \" e CV Hiryu
: ?0 B5 i! {4 X0 b4 o9 `" U, u CV Soryu% ~) ^# {( X0 V+ g( f
CV Shokaku: t4 s# Q: G9 M
CV Zuikaku2 N0 a) Z: D) X' W( {- u
CV Akagi, Shell hits 1
$ o5 e! t* t' }9 @ BB Hiei. y, e8 d8 ^3 b) R5 D" G' i3 i3 z
BB Kirishima
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CA Chikuma
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2 q% c2 ?" e/ {7 z! G% d: ~. P DD Akigumo+ [% X1 o" x. v/ v1 i; n0 u
DD Kagero! l M: a0 ?# P, ~6 i
DD Isokaze
' C0 |! J8 q, i DD Shiranui2 X1 S W! N/ v: S
DD Urakaze
2 o0 H1 g8 s' O' h DD Hamakaze. _3 I- `: A/ I7 I
DD Tanikaze
2 i ^( u# N" s+ @! f/ \, h DD Arare$ [: ^1 I' c; I
DD Kasumi) F+ {8 L( P; V- v* D
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( J C, e: }9 }& y DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ f1 {' n$ F3 |- w DD Farragut5 `, T! J+ t* g Z; O) i) @* Q
DD Dewey
( L3 ]0 @2 ]; I' v* v1 J. c# q7 n DD Hull, Shell hits 1
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$ R1 o0 P& {- l3 T8 {Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
0 q* x6 L. ~6 E4 X! K* u' WMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards5 F- H/ Y% w2 I+ m* d; q
Range closes to 11,000 yards...% r: v& i7 ^/ S! H+ L7 b7 \
Range closes to 10,000 yards.... ]) W- y# `; X z: i3 P. R% f: J
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards6 V! J% c6 p7 j& ^7 R- |$ i5 h
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards% l" W: p: \) ?3 e* w1 T' u8 V2 W @
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards3 Q1 H$ }# n- }: n5 b
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards
) O+ X+ \# R. h, e; o" FBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards3 u/ D5 {" V) Y1 u" z( f
DD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards
6 P& |* y# W% _1 P) p/ h' Z, ?* ZRange increases to 11,000 yards
4 B3 J) d, C) F& k5 ]DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
" V8 g* w. F$ t2 ?DD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
: f. |/ U: i9 |, {" \2 f9 l, b' qRange increases to 12,000 yards' v6 o$ H4 }7 d% p7 ~9 Z5 b/ o3 I
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
9 s! ~# C6 q2 s% Z ~9 y+ JDD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards1 a: @: c2 X2 c
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards5 Q) X0 T. s2 O9 e2 t0 `4 X
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards6 L" X! x8 W- S1 l* b
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards; ?0 A# E4 K7 i& j) o9 U4 k# D
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
% \ G! ^* l+ W, gCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , ( c$ q1 G* |1 c4 x7 e, m6 J
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat. y1 s8 |) H3 Q1 q3 T) z
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Arare , DD Tanikaze , " P+ }0 o3 t) C; Z) n
DD Kagero
/ I+ H2 r0 ^) a* W* rDD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards& @1 m6 E5 |' m+ P0 m
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards: I& A4 v0 {0 A. Q
DD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards
& W/ o/ P! ]. q3 S& x8 n2 I6 KCA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards. J7 ]1 X) K4 s/ T7 N- p
Range closes to 11,000 yards
& a! m6 Q" O' F' r2 KCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
) u0 h8 h! N8 V. J6 s CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
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DD Isokaze
) o1 z9 e) x# T# `1 tBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
`* c6 Z/ k9 d/ C( t1 r# YDD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
5 n; W8 @8 k% T9 BCA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
/ N* L' h$ [+ x. t7 ^, ?DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards& p0 S4 X, `' Q1 O. L5 b( H; [
DD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards
3 \7 t1 t# g( Q' RDD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards) d) T7 T, a) f
Range closes to 9,000 yards& `2 K- S/ g1 [$ Q2 r
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , * V# u0 W% c7 u$ h" U9 E( ]
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat
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DD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards
! A* {) |3 |2 R. ?BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards0 X# ^) f7 h) r
BB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards) y5 V o! c$ ?* V
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards
9 K ]9 K$ c$ e# P# }DD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards7 {6 M8 ^: M: S* m4 H. k
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards
( I4 H# s& G9 _% `9 uRange increases to 12,000 yards
2 E6 S% s! B3 w& Q" x2 |DD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards
7 ~$ k6 z& {: mDD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards
' U# \6 e3 |, n' g, I" }+ GDD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards
2 }3 f- H+ `5 O$ o HDD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
8 }" G8 ^+ `# s% a% v2 ^8 Z1 r) ZDD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards# b. g0 T) m3 H: \
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape: O3 W' {) b, s ^' C
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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Japanese Ships/ ]3 ?1 b1 C9 P0 i
CV Kaga8 ^8 x3 p3 c* P0 g2 u9 H0 C+ X! O
CV Hiryu$ Q" z- D4 V9 q1 V3 b
CV Soryu
& A. U7 C& v" F8 T CV Shokaku' u/ q3 a, M0 K x, _: M+ p
CV Zuikaku7 C, p7 j% {( L7 k! D+ L
CV Akagi' S9 v, K/ ]* G) V3 Z
BB Hiei
- O& s' {( e- H$ d$ x! v8 t; [ BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2
: @# ~2 m) @0 a5 C% b4 H! N) N CA Tone, Shell hits 1
6 d2 A* m, }8 i# Z5 A( g CA Chikuma7 T+ K* W }6 }# n/ M0 n2 l, _0 ^
CL Abukuma
# v4 B- z4 s& H8 c DD Akigumo$ w0 q7 j* l* `) Y6 f
DD Kagero5 J& t1 X, z+ R
DD Isokaze
" P7 ^8 E$ {; c1 ? DD Shiranui' A% j9 ~; Z4 I R; k
DD Urakaze, [( a" Z5 B& D6 i: |7 m
DD Hamakaze' u* f* N9 `3 ` k4 g/ [5 E
DD Tanikaze7 o. v+ ^1 G$ n$ t& f
DD Arare# t5 L" b7 A( T
DD Kasumi; u; _9 b% s) w0 i. V
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Allied Ships" B9 C6 _- J' {! B* G
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage% u0 l6 F* F' T8 @' |% i8 O+ [
DD Farragut, Shell hits 12 b$ M6 t0 B/ a( `* v8 k& s+ i
DD Dewey' s! u2 T, Y+ W+ E
DD Hull
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PH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。) A( E7 P5 E7 d$ f% T
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Morning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108 ' P' }3 e+ W# T0 A
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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5 k8 Z7 p/ c# m; e1 [Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 F! e3 } H3 |5 R B. Z6 J+ zEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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^8 F& w7 v6 M' y6 Q" z3 D2 T( [Japanese aircraft
$ G4 p$ K( T. W0 I( i B5N2 Kate x 25
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3 f% K& W. |3 W( g% p' w5 [Japanese aircraft losses
- v% x q' D/ _' [ B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships. P# ]; Z6 i& @7 A6 O3 O
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage; a& Z6 Z% F, R: q( u7 [
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage, T$ H F6 z0 X; q& Y/ ~7 C6 p8 U1 _
2 ~$ V$ Q" ]$ Y4 O5 X: [7 N8 ^! \Port hits 7
' Q1 r. y) g. Y% E! Z n, RPort supply hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107 ( u" @& D2 [& l" p0 s) Q2 t
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
$ b. S" e& x' g# O, y9 [6 E- Q! hEstimated time to target is 25 minutes: b# }, `' }$ P( t
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Japanese aircraft
9 K3 j: b0 o/ n; B+ E! | A6M2 Zero x 17
2 M& m( V3 k" C0 Y9 \& L5 U8 J B5N2 Kate x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
" x+ ^% V7 M, s, D B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged; q' K% N5 j: s( P! H( H/ k
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Allied Ships
5 _3 g" L( w& j8 k xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires/ C! o3 }5 l: z0 i n
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage9 K7 j1 f+ m0 h% ]; ]) t
DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk# X6 q( \2 j0 `: }# q; Z+ W( g8 P
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- N, \& y1 |3 |2 U0 I1 w8 ^/ m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。
r7 W! C4 O1 i/ g9 S" g& d% eGround combat at Sinyang (86,48)9 m( h* s Q1 k' ?( K, G
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626
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Defending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 141
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0 a, P7 |# Q% M! h5 B1 d' Y+ D7 BAllied adjusted assault: 751
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Japanese adjusted defense: 41 3 B2 ^* g) t* p) O
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4) ; \& J) }( E0 X
* ~) I, i2 L9 v t5 V9 XAllied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!, S O. U8 S/ f' a5 E
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Combat modifiers
; x9 y7 b# v2 i, t9 FDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
" X6 _/ [+ S" {5 z experience(-)& s# k+ i5 R. o! W4 c3 d4 N, h
Attacker: shock(+)
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0 R# s! K6 ?1 V9 `. s! x( nJapanese ground losses:
, j8 ?; i# z& K5 v) ?/ H 1686 casualties reported
7 V4 l5 J6 E" g# w- X0 E4 d( j' c: j Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled
' E- n7 n" M6 q Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled, o; O. A- C+ X$ f$ g5 D. o# @+ l
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled2 m1 m/ B) T/ S& w& x
Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)
8 X3 A4 F: E' w- t6 ` Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)% M; ]" ^! r" U- ^4 e
Units retreated 5
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Allied ground losses:
9 _. ^. H4 l1 n% {9 k6 ~# n. _+ y4 } 406 casualties reported9 x9 G! q/ w( n0 P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled
/ u% {) U8 b4 p+ m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
8 F& `5 B% M- J* x7 Y6 N; r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!% u+ V g; C( M! z7 @$ P
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Assaulting units:
# H8 B4 A- n0 e& G% P# \' d 12th Chinese Corps
1 V- Y9 t9 Z8 l7 p# o Z' W6 O0 C8 U" f 29th Chinese Corps
4 p; }/ _& ~% g 85th Chinese Corps
6 Q# ~' z2 p7 R% V 2nd Group Army, ?3 [ o4 e& ]9 `3 y' b
3rd Group Army
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0 C v9 K) S3 |! `7 ^* S9 ]: _ 12th RGC Temp. Division# ^- Q8 ?% a9 b
14th RGC Temp. Division# m* C7 E; h6 `& K3 O8 }# ?
18th RGC Temp. Division
# }6 e. G3 k' y 52nd Road Const Co % H/ F/ z+ B+ d" o9 `
67th JAAF AF Coy , L" C6 Y" i- @6 ^! n3 A
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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。
9 `' B, n/ [2 ?: LGround combat at Nanchang (85,54)
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Allied Shock attack
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! r1 W" E- I. {. y0 t) cAttacking force 39510 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612
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5 F, j, m" m/ Q3 V G+ A" |: f# M% {Defending force 11531 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 392
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Allied adjusted assault: 1301 % }7 s. b! B, m5 o
5 m t+ w4 D# Y$ [Japanese adjusted defense: 401
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# R9 i E2 e. y" n' QAllied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4)
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7 D$ W4 ?. u. U* y; v, _Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers
) b4 Q. r5 I# ]; I7 L3 ADefender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
; O4 {- I4 z9 U G/ b experience(-)& |) {2 Z& I- U0 \1 u
Attacker: shock(+)$ t: @- |6 `+ {( R4 ~9 \( }
; Q0 ~ Q8 z' `: ]Japanese ground losses:
! C) u4 b Z% K" S 518 casualties reported1 N- m9 i9 K$ B; K! V
Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
5 U$ u# q- F. p$ j$ D$ } G; U) N) m: @2 a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
5 _+ y, r! B( F: U2 g/ `1 _0 J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled: v% f' k1 D0 p; N9 z G& K2 X' o
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Allied ground losses:! `" d0 V/ ~% G8 S
2941 casualties reported) ?( k% u3 p( t" f# I) p& w
Squads: 16 destroyed, 376 disabled
( j1 M. g9 L! V' h$ [2 L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled1 L/ T' k$ H8 [/ v& k) b1 X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
7 e: x% f3 T4 A Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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Assaulting units:% v$ n5 ], Z. j9 T0 T \( k2 Y
86th Chinese Corps- L; ]9 U! [1 P" s
50th Chinese Corps0 _/ |3 X" K0 |7 Q# ~; A5 Y% l3 a
70th Chinese Corps
6 B0 [ Y- M( T3 C% n 49th Chinese Corps
# r( i7 ]2 u0 o6 U- T8 ` 28th Chinese Corps
8 `' l" q s" h) V. O2 a 21st Chinese Corps
/ u, W; j. A" [" o6 ~1 q( l 78th Chinese Corps
3 q' |+ Z) _) w$ N9 a( |4 N 3rd New Chinese Corps# u% }# ]8 {# \6 T" V/ s7 g! p
23rd Group Army
7 F3 _9 S6 a) X; Z+ P 30th Group Army
) B! e& h+ ?2 k/ j2 X 32nd Group Army
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5 L3 f: \& ~& d& m5 d; t, qDefending units:
5 k" K r: f1 f! j3 A R6 V+ s3 r 12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
* C4 u1 v/ A n3 f. B# ~$ F- X& h 11th Ind.Mixed Brigade) q% G# i5 k' o6 t1 Q" B1 c+ Y
23rd RGC Temp. Division |