lhdblys

两只小白鼠近来很活跃，渐入佳境，本猫馋了

godkiller

按纸面兵力，这要僵持了啊

红叶

波纳佩首日，盟军进攻相当犀利，以较微弱的损失攻破日军一层外围防御。. I& i9 m  o, s3 b* u# m; _
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& M- `3 k( U: r# Z+ V, {! {1 n4 EGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Deliberate attack5 R  N5 U1 Q% s( y0 A

7 E. }# I6 d  F: j2 _2 b) `Attacking force 80164 troops, 1430 guns, 2486 vehicles, Assault Value = 33363 W2 {2 G) l. m* V( v

7 O# ^- k+ }' z; W, d0 A' |Defending force 53947 troops, 730 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 1581
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6 {& s5 g( j5 `: {1 a: zAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 8* e2 V/ _: t5 g8 R! A
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Allied adjusted assault: 3564
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Japanese adjusted defense: 5583   b) ?6 W2 Y8 h1 {

7 G% `+ w4 I3 d% g& ]3 R  HAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8)
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1 ?1 G: I0 n4 q6 B4 D' M# [' rCombat modifiers
7 Y& Q; s" [3 y# L) p. kDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
/ [) ^, a7 R' [3 M- h% O' [" A8 M& A# WAttacker: : D* ?) K; {7 I  `2 T* t

) s1 {' m8 _) o8 {- _6 m; ZJapanese ground losses:
9 K$ T( m. w4 I. y+ F6 F' V5 J      3386 casualties reported% p1 B& l% `. x1 `# {: T
         Squads: 50 destroyed, 255 disabled
7 H0 f$ W0 f& U0 x! g- M* e% E         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled/ E$ U0 d+ i' J8 @) S. P/ I$ T5 g
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled
9 f3 e4 t) h( w# P& O0 {0 n      Guns lost 102 (43 destroyed, 59 disabled)
1 X, f9 d8 m6 `4 c) c8 |% q# h      Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)/ O9 P+ {& P+ k) s( T- U
      Units destroyed 1
  B' u7 i( `& {% i- O  C # D8 J' c0 s3 }: O) _
Allied ground losses:* R7 r. j6 l; ^4 D, c! A
      5163 casualties reported
* m8 w& m4 X4 o; s0 x: Z         Squads: 60 destroyed, 463 disabled- V# }" S% M5 E( X( k; \* `; G, o: _
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 183 disabled! a& p' r  `) O' z5 l, `. v
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 155 disabled8 C0 I+ [( u2 n4 X: o7 K
      Guns lost 201 (29 destroyed, 172 disabled); u3 g" p8 x% R& H( q0 ?7 _. M
      Vehicles lost 228 (12 destroyed, 216 disabled)
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. ~5 ]7 h) _4 C5 z3 gAssaulting units:  Q& `1 q- t- q$ \/ F
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
' O# {( w6 r$ i' \5 U2 I5 W    710th Tank Battalion
0 \7 Y4 n& K6 J7 d- z7 z% ~: C! r3 \    6th Infantry Division
" w+ }! R1 H1 h( X( F    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment6 d  G+ K. U# C  x* c7 F
    44th Tank Battalion1 ^$ ], O& N6 a  m" v
    81st Infantry Division
8 w0 k1 ]  ?" S' C6 g% e7 N4 J2 `    762nd Tank Battalion/ f0 D4 T& Z- O9 S1 C5 W
    767th Tank Battalion$ k1 v' B& ~& {# n
    711th Tank Battalion
2 |5 l: y4 L. h" B' O' n    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment, W  T+ E+ U* c3 P( L, }' A: o
    5th Marine Division
, m: T+ R. w0 L0 y# Z- S7 [    716th Tank Battalion
: j5 k. b" X5 g1 t4 ^0 z& }/ k    1st Filipino Inf Regiment! g" P  b0 ~2 D1 F# Y, p' r) M
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
# c$ w: e' i, i( q* R5 I! w  |    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment. K2 q1 {+ O9 y
    706th Tank Battalion
" e3 x$ G8 {6 A    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
; j* H& Z2 r; R/ {    96th Infantry Division2 U$ ]2 Q9 x0 [
    31st Infantry Regiment
# b. F, T8 t7 l8 r8 J    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
* i3 ~6 @( z, ]  U, W    I Corps Artillery 6 M, ?0 a$ W' k5 v# r
    12th Marine Defense Battalion2 S+ v8 {/ q9 D+ t& j! e* R
    1st USMC AA Battalion
: r9 o8 D  c" q+ f1 F! F: v* d* [- A) ]    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion1 p" l& ^7 v& k
    XIV US Corps) T2 l: p# U  [: F* x/ z* h
    14th Marine Defense Battalion
% E3 K' _+ V. f) l2 o4 I  `0 b    5th USA Defense Battalion
8 T7 p! b* S2 J    8th Marine Defense Battalion
. I" u% G# E7 g7 v! x  e. }    738th Coast AA Regiment* ]. C: P* J5 v4 y
    X Corps Artillery
: w, j% ^  d$ u5 a3 |3 e    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
% [+ Q: k1 p8 X, b" `    96th Coast AA Regiment3 f4 l- r+ r4 U+ p8 z
    4th USA Defense Battalion  S# S8 Z$ ]4 R" i, R0 ]7 f
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
& R! s$ D; T6 ^    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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  w% ]+ ~7 S- g# T' Y; UDefending units:7 A' \! S; u2 _
    Kure 7th SNLF, F, M0 k/ {' N) v4 w$ r; @" T
    81st/A Division0 u- i1 u0 |6 ~$ b+ _7 }! w
    Kure 3rd SNLF
7 Q( P& B1 K3 w7 j7 }# {. A4 |    33rd/B Division
/ G  t  {0 n8 [' I% H    33rd/A Division( a" g" `6 J# f: k3 U' N8 q
    81st/C Division
$ n; O, I, a5 D3 j% f, e% a    6th Guards Inf. Regiment$ r8 o- F' M0 J3 [( m
    52nd Naval Guard Unit( F% t: N9 N+ H, v( Q
    138th Infantry Regiment
7 W. l% X% t, ^+ `! ~! L    Sasebo 7th SNLF3 D0 M9 T3 W* w$ r4 a: }3 {
    144th Infantry Regiment
9 |# q4 ]# ]2 @    81st/B Division0 S& {0 d* J  W2 I. {7 N4 V9 q
    33rd/C Division
2 a3 n" `; q) V! K5 H    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
1 f$ j' W' D. [% r    18th Army6 b* Z' r5 t7 c2 e1 G+ h
    60th Field AA Battalion
* L9 i0 p4 R2 {) x/ O    23rd Fld AA Gun Co 8 m4 P2 g! ]" x1 H" `  U) Q
    Ponape Naval Fortress* i) V  b' \* p0 s. f4 A& L! g* z# b$ i0 a
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment4 ~5 t5 `/ P& Q+ [, Z* Z
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion* A" l" d3 C. i/ k( t( `
    53rd Construction Battalion
+ `! |7 `5 P7 u* `    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
) w5 `& G, ]2 X4 k$ [, f4 w: `    18th Field AF Construction Battalion! Q. t6 n) O. v# m& B
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
3 b8 T, d0 K# i! J( H+ N    19th JAAF Base Force
  g- f, \$ X6 g$ e+ w    Wake Cst Gun Bn /18 ^8 g+ j6 k: G# p/ j* Y
    14th Area Army /1
$ l  R4 r. H! S4 A    63rd Field AA Battalion' z) m3 t& M0 p1 i& ^" m
    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
, j( R: @6 m0 }( _% ~    3rd Base Force1 V1 ~5 y5 M9 o4 `
    12th Air Fleet
) u; n- x  k; G5 h6 |    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment) G3 C! d5 R+ ?5 `4 m
    61st Field AA Battalion
3 s/ S. p5 A+ ^# _    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment0 g) t% l: Z. m! r/ {8 [& S- j
    2nd Ind.AA Gun Co
8 b1 C4 C# r  W1 k& H    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
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* k  E6 Z" i( _+ c, M同日，在泰国清迈被包围的盟军第50印度伞兵旅被日军增援部队消灭。9 R4 u' c0 s# H' I4 t
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, N1 ^2 e/ }1 E% X* ~Ground combat at Chiang Mai (58,53)
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* _2 f" R( i7 qJapanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 47276 troops, 408 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 1761
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9 R1 Z- \0 N. ]- v6 g* kDefending force 1285 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67) W2 ]! K" Y8 |  b+ [

9 x$ ~* T. {: r# K8 aJapanese adjusted assault: 1373 - O# c2 W2 h& u
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Allied adjusted defense: 10
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Japanese assault odds: 137 to 1 ' ?6 m5 o! q% J

* F/ }; {  v; J. g8 aCombat modifiers
3 L+ w* u2 O' H+ h9 }Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
! K9 f& G2 H% LAttacker: shock(+)
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7 S/ X( K% M# i/ K; vJapanese ground losses:6 d* ]1 z/ ]0 m& M! y5 m
      530 casualties reported
4 X! ~% k+ |4 X, b; L  Z7 B         Squads: 4 destroyed, 116 disabled
4 k* Y3 E& k7 N7 k$ z6 c0 F         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled' G3 C) G- K6 W  V) u1 Y& ]! \
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
9 B: _" T4 t9 a8 R) S+ W" e: ]      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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+ b; u& w, |8 T; _+ JAllied ground losses:; H; F: A$ S# l% C; D' y/ d
      891 casualties reported; ]; O! V4 P1 b# r, z% w4 B
         Squads: 73 destroyed, 9 disabled
8 a3 g; `) J$ ]5 P         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
; b" i( F6 K: v! [) Y         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" }8 W* H0 R( l& f8 }# Z/ U3 p      Guns lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled)* }3 B' v! ~1 ~. M6 A% ^0 n5 g
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Assaulting units:: R' }. n0 D# y. z% t# f" I
    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
  L' M. G  ~' r; [1 d! c( {# a    21st Division2 T( @1 W5 p  f
    4th Division7 ~) J8 k! e6 i+ _! a: j# A
    21st Ind.Mixed Regiment
/ b& V$ m" X0 v$ q' g5 z    23rd Tank Regiment
! r& X7 U5 M! m0 L- V: J    32nd Division6 ]* Q! [4 _: @  {. c) F# a& l# Y+ C' Z
    Yokosuka 1st SNLF
3 a/ X/ s, P* ]; J  I  J4 v  Z% o    3rd Ind. AA Battalion' C. K. z6 A8 K* a/ r7 v0 }
    6th Area Army, j& G; O9 g2 n$ o# `
    103rd AA Regiment
5 q, P  M' R4 d& t' C* Q: y8 ]    1st JNAF Coy
" [$ k+ _) P& n    13th Army4 x- l! h. r9 Y& \% n3 G. T
    141st AA Regiment
9 D+ Z& Y* P1 p3 n    4th Ind. AA Battalion( Y9 |( i  r$ e+ v4 T

/ }% a( f/ T" U6 ~9 KDefending units:0 i) s2 l& ]. W* I, q3 N9 k
    50th Indian Para Brigade
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; q9 E4 z- i$ c0 a5 }8 n2 Y50th Indian Para Brigade Wiped Out at Chiang Mai by attrition!!!

wangqifeng

看起来，波纳佩不保了。AE里水雷是杠杠的，可是产量就。。。

lala23159

13# Males
8 e+ q! h4 T4 b7 s6 A华安跑哪去了

lala23159

水雷的作用是因为不许野地登陆而显得很有用， 不知道目标港口的水雷阵，会损失惨重，

红叶

11月30日
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盟军继续冒着猛烈炮火卸载
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9 ]1 O: ^1 T( H0 LAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 44
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& L! I( `! E# S* A& B; d7 M5 t2 b" [! oInvasion Support action off Ponape (119,113); s$ ~# z1 J. \& c' E1 K
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force- J# _' f: y2 v/ {9 `: ]! a

% e% h& N) ]! u3 b6 w9 [" X, S89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
4 q8 ]; D. l% N; j4 }9 r4 G6 r      LST-72, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  K5 Y* K) I' M! P! b
      LST-81
7 \( b7 }  S. B5 \5 Z5 `8 D      LST-74, Shell hits 3; l8 Q$ \- ^' r+ p- i5 e: p' {) [
      LST-75, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage. j1 r0 o, B) a$ E7 r6 k4 B
      LST-78
  W) ~0 q) X$ R5 t7 b5 L      LST 209
* Z! M) E2 o5 {% p+ Y      LST-889
* \+ i4 X$ E% g1 @9 h- }      LST-246
8 Z" E5 Q5 M" k/ C& }- Q3 I      LST-240
1 r* y* N+ Z) [      LST-204' F* w' {; a5 v' V
      LST-202- e% u% P3 Y7 D& _! \0 F
      LST-123% v+ U6 O) N! [
      LST-121
/ k5 [* [7 l+ t# F' H      LST-120
3 b/ s7 o9 H0 _. N1 W$ T1 `      LST-865 ^7 A% [' K# Y8 t: q2 z% p  k% A
      LST-85' A0 C) a" i0 E* D; e
      LST-84+ f: J# P5 X$ B" ?! {. s8 X: S

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1 O+ ]( h- J6 ~; S& tInvasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)' x2 g% E3 e$ N5 _* y5 u4 B
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force, z* b& Y, S  Y" A

- e4 T7 b- E+ ?130 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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/ G# b+ K# ^) Q3 c/ [! T. YAllied Ships; |7 v0 H. F+ R8 h7 q4 R; o
      LST-78, Shell hits 28,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
( ?9 R' D; A  C! g& i      LST-83, Shell hits 3
( J3 Z3 C% M. S; p      LST-81, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
5 M! V2 V, }; {      LST-85, Shell hits 4,  on fire
( R. T4 b" V/ o& w( l, @5 e      LST-84, Shell hits 3: _4 J3 ^" o- n+ l; g/ }
      LST-87, Shell hits 6& L3 w* T  ?/ s' R1 ?( L0 B
      LST 180: ~. U5 A! j" [" v
      LST 157
. a: Q) @1 W. T5 s      LST 2
) K) R$ j8 i0 H2 E% |. r      LST-8849 f  W3 ]: n5 q7 Y2 k
      LST-882" |8 f0 A* P, W" Y5 O
      LST-397
' ]. z  p8 l0 L7 _7 s      LST-395
; j) `9 i4 O6 m# c8 f* d      LST-274
+ A. O5 @7 ~$ ]" {      LST-273; i3 l0 T% q' G) ~& R. D
      LST-246
6 }; F& v7 I7 n      LST-244. o/ a$ Q5 F& d' D2 t( g; m$ q2 P
      LST-241$ o! {8 U5 v7 @+ ^$ M
      LST-218# B5 ]: g* b7 Z) ~7 h6 v0 y$ X
      LST-216
! i4 v7 F- N; g" h5 u      LST-202
7 x/ q2 N% ?2 M6 x7 @9 n5 v% Y  d      LST-171: a; R7 R  d4 ]3 H$ m  |, H7 J! L
      LST-166
7 D# j( T, }7 j      LST-124" U) a. Y# h  G8 \
      LST-121
. {5 c# {9 v3 R. S! L8 c$ h      LST-889 h# T* }. }; `; r# p6 @
      LST-1230 ]- p$ u* I; _9 f
      LST-861 Q2 g+ \" C6 ~/ T6 N8 Y) d) ^) s. p

7 N( {, a. ?; a. J" ?. G) C, x# [6 v& |* B) @- d
在当天盟军地面部队继续炮击压制日军，航空压制也保持着压力
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)# _$ v" t7 g( c

/ R5 A$ A. S7 z6 JAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 5302 troops, 356 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 2812* u5 p+ W& B1 ^: H- ^
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Defending force 51369 troops, 699 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 1361( B! f, I* @3 v( ?- E7 A

; B% M: K, Q$ l+ ~1 O0 ~Japanese ground losses:
+ ^% R  _% O( ?7 k  L3 R# t      406 casualties reported) c* K0 z4 y5 J8 A4 J& @
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
+ G9 n* H' [- _* ]% j( O         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
# i$ f3 V1 W* e" E! H         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 v5 [9 s* O9 j+ S# P
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Allied ground losses:( y! U: \, T/ `- G' S2 @
      21 casualties reported9 s+ T2 }$ F- W! @
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled  _& B" ~; y  M: @( c7 J+ I& c0 ?3 q
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
* y* W- C( n' _' Z* \3 ]/ l7 J         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& C! r* |! B- }- B      Guns lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)
+ u! d# j! C$ L4 V0 O, Q      Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)
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Assaulting units:. z% q4 A% I( A4 ^
    5th Marine/B Division$ O# r! G1 f2 j. h$ U
    81st Infantry/B Division
. W+ I) ?& J. x! z    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment3 Q* S7 A. C- T4 S* o) ]6 {; L" g9 e: u
    5th Marine/C Division) t! n  {1 l8 S/ a  \
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion  l* k. A  L3 e5 h
    6th Infantry/B Division& U0 d9 p8 b) E% q! F
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment: u% P+ U: B, }
    716th Tank Battalion7 F" L% {6 U5 {3 R
    81st Infantry/C Division
9 r, u7 G7 P* u$ w* Q) r2 e    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion4 |% T0 J* @3 |& U6 d/ q8 ?' K
    6th Infantry/C Division
- ~0 L" H& I9 t5 G    5th Marine/A Division2 \/ \# q+ ?7 @
    767th Tank Battalion
5 ^# g9 G- f9 I7 ~  a8 L    96th Infantry/A Division
; s% g1 O0 U% G" O! f. [    706th Tank Battalion; n" @- E$ N5 o4 O" ]0 r
    711th Tank Battalion
$ P- P, A* k. b; Z/ k( ^" q" b" E% h    762nd Tank Battalion/ r' x& @6 R6 [
    96th Infantry/B Division' K6 z# b+ r- {3 k/ w0 X
    81st Infantry/A Division4 \! `, B) Q2 b9 c9 H( T# m( S
    44th Tank Battalion
3 @  v0 @, D+ f+ q1 T( q4 L6 Z4 i    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
! b; m$ k5 D0 _7 ^* @( |    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment9 J) S: n  `* Y) T$ I
    31st Infantry Regiment6 d( }* u2 Y( K% K9 B
    6th Infantry/A Division
) q0 C' H- W) `8 G0 f8 U' M    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment/ L) A2 B5 ?8 d, W, s
    710th Tank Battalion+ m/ d6 v* L6 o* g1 Z
    96th Infantry/C Division4 y$ v2 D5 c$ \" @/ [( U. `
    5th USA Defense Battalion: Z& p$ E, D, ?$ `7 \
    4th USA Defense Battalion
; M( h& |3 \$ v, g" o    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
8 \+ F9 m. D1 h6 t3 a% _    X Corps Artillery
2 a& |1 c+ f  h/ {  z. [6 p. z    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
3 W% M5 p. Q* E1 i$ {/ P& k: _    XIV US Corps& G& C& e4 p$ P$ y! G
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment5 S9 R% e0 l7 G9 W% W
    8th Marine Defense Battalion1 k. h% L4 r6 ]' j7 ^; O
    14th Marine Defense Battalion0 F. |& V& O7 I; J3 p
    I Corps Artillery   a: l* G# Y; \7 H6 L
    96th Coast AA Regiment. \5 [$ u9 _3 d1 {8 t
    1st USMC AA Battalion
! t, k  R3 r6 y) s& |" P    738th Coast AA Regiment
/ ^9 M& I* H  P7 X- X$ ~# {    12th Marine Defense Battalion
. K2 {- k# B1 d9 ^    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
: [6 o2 }! i/ r- ~' l6 |    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment+ u/ w8 R3 ?% y/ v! C% q, ]) ~3 n
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Defending units:
! s/ k2 K% ^$ z5 v+ M, d# X: Y    33rd/A Division" A5 w; w! F. g0 ?
    81st/B Division# {1 s; O; \6 ]' G
    Sasebo 7th SNLF' X9 N/ I- K0 e3 ^8 o2 I
    81st/C Division8 M: l/ |0 w, o1 A9 M! {8 O
    138th Infantry Regiment
* `% ^" q' ~  [5 }3 E    Kure 3rd SNLF
" Z. n$ B. f. ?; W    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
4 D2 r& c" X# w1 ?4 h. k    144th Infantry Regiment% o9 j% y, e7 h$ T* y: o$ M3 e2 P
    52nd Naval Guard Unit) s) R3 o% ]2 H( t8 ~* k- i( C
    33rd/B Division# w, E9 {! M( x
    81st/A Division
' z1 T% j5 x6 Z" d2 h    33rd/C Division8 r- X3 E- T' ]
    3rd Base Force" x: ~$ E. ~  c# ]( h0 Q! P) |
    19th JAAF Base Force
7 N( Q# G. @3 Q0 C% c) s    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1# O$ R. k2 i+ K0 p+ s5 J) c+ a! [
    60th Field AA Battalion
9 e+ O9 H9 p0 g! S    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
" a& z, O5 J" O* a  y& d& ~, U9 ~' d    53rd Construction Battalion
6 S' C* x2 y  m" d    Ponape Naval Fortress5 v9 w. @, ]" j5 m1 c+ T
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
$ ]5 b$ a; K$ d+ f8 g9 R5 P" E$ F    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  C- D7 \0 ~/ l$ X7 y7 ?6 D& @' o    12th Air Fleet, ?! X$ X3 w$ E: D/ ^
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment$ O9 W2 b( x2 h
    61st Field AA Battalion8 n6 p4 U8 c: }, E, F  U
    11th Ind.AA Gun Co ; O9 q( Y1 n0 g% w
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
( t: p$ ?( M; f5 P+ l1 C    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion9 z1 l% k4 {9 F. L3 E6 R! n
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment# Z! [3 Z* l  X; f" S
    14th Area Army /1, l. _1 Q& x7 S8 c3 ~+ f1 g
    63rd Field AA Battalion
$ y/ M$ c& i9 q$ p0 a; q/ _    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
* L! |/ V! q7 C, u5 C, Z7 |    Kure 7th SNLF
; ~" i0 R+ W- C0 z- J    18th Army( q7 h# p0 u8 H2 \9 K4 ^) @
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
" j% ~- M, T6 r8 ^6 q; @    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3/ Y5 X2 X, D4 T# J4 Y$ A/ T3 @

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日军反潜船只确认击沉盟军SS一艘9 T& G' W4 Q8 ~& V* u- P. k- P
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Submarine attack near Satawal  at 107,106
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; }2 i! u8 `0 g7 }1 P/ s7 MJapanese Ships" H) d6 E" Q( l! T* |
      E No.54& R+ h; A5 ^9 F$ t' D% l
      E No.50* R" Q; O, C9 m4 y1 l+ f* @
      E No.689 q$ x! A# @; \, K
      E No.52
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Allied Ships
6 ^) c. r5 C- n8 ?& k% s6 |/ u% {      SS Blackfin, hits 21, and is sunk
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7 L% W! D3 `1 ~' Y# B$ l! w重创另一艘
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6 C5 l+ \# G( w4 GASW attack near Satawal  at 109,102, M3 [' B2 r8 l# ~  n5 r( t

: V% Q! k0 A9 ~! l0 oJapanese Ships
# m" N  h8 M( R      E No.8- Y# f' s% s2 m
      E No.63 z+ W5 D0 x* C" D: [

( Q3 s/ l# y" K4 L4 PAllied Ships0 r. \4 c- w4 x  U
      SS Peto, hits 14,  heavy damage

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 02, 44  R; G0 F: t, d: C9 j- s
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经过几天的修整，并更换了部分部队的指挥官后，盟军在强大的海军和空军掩护下再次对波那佩日军发动攻击，这次的攻击毙伤了和第一次攻击差不多的鬼子，不过盟军的损失下降了不少，盟军和日军战斗力的对比应该进一步扩大了+ R9 o2 T: k2 K7 X/ o3 {2 t/ Y6 ?
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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( \, P( ?7 r  b1 X( [Allied Ships
) z! E7 K; Y7 X) j  `3 O      CA Wichita( w5 u0 t( p' h9 R
      CA Vincennes
& e4 r. A6 G- q* s& D      CA Quincy" E* m# G5 Q" s  w
      CA San Francisco% }# R, N, f8 ^- S8 A
      CA Minneapolis$ h3 g" i: }0 V
      CA Astoria$ @5 `1 ?; F  r, m) y6 u
      CA Chicago( p6 z: ?) I, N
      CA Louisville$ y( K- i9 Q6 |4 q. g
      CA Chester, d+ R2 n, P+ j: X- \
      CA Northampton
' g' ?. c" c9 o/ m$ J2 N      CA Portland( I0 L9 z( I/ @! z( ~7 O0 O

1 |; S" u9 v" O8 r" K0 QJapanese ground losses:
- f% y! @# u$ g8 i4 z      71 casualties reported( `1 l: F# M; F
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled  m$ A! F# K3 U& T% h3 y2 I
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled( A- t. k* i: a3 j1 q. O9 b& k9 _' ^
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 v6 Z$ Z2 s9 A. W. B* P' i: f
      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)4 w1 @6 ]& D# t: b4 ]7 e( B
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Airbase hits 2% V6 X8 [# r+ S* G7 F" s" p4 c
Runway hits 10) C5 w% w$ C0 v1 C  }& @* Z. I
Port hits 44 j2 a' b3 a3 A
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CA Wichita firing at Ponape
- v  u" ?5 C3 A- s; X' @7 aCA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress" H  u+ f& E6 _% K/ U* K
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes, M5 G; I' O! l  Z
CA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress7 I# g# m  o* c6 f! g0 c4 Y
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy8 s3 v0 _6 [1 @( o' F, ^
CA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division- k! [7 B+ L/ `2 i, u7 M2 i
CA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment+ F; K5 r1 r% ~' F8 `$ f% \7 n
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria& f/ Y9 \0 i' O
CA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress( A# Y; \, D# b
CA Chicago firing at Ponape . S. Y! G( u5 _, U& p* x
CA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force
& A$ p3 j7 a; d3 P( U4 O6 V( ]OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester, @0 s- r% K9 H5 y& b- s2 O5 s9 \
CA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress& m& ?: ?7 L% l  M
CA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division
% c) x0 e& x+ k1 A# Z/ \OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland
& t4 z+ S; b5 T; x$ `CA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
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8 _+ P0 C9 y9 ^/ dNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships
* S8 K' o6 a0 z6 Q/ ]* C! j      BB Alabama3 x2 y( [4 g: w
      BB Massachusetts$ V; g. G% O( v0 U: h  u( U
      BB Indiana: e! v  W* H7 j. P( D/ K. ~
      BB South Dakota
" b' a# D6 Y: D5 T6 z; q9 y      BB Washington, e; Y. B% l. K0 u8 e/ y
      BB North Carolina: d2 A* |9 u: |& \

4 ~+ i  N/ A* R( z1 z8 ~4 oJapanese ground losses:
* b' R4 ^; w. O* M5 _+ n( ]- ^      275 casualties reported
, p+ D6 W1 l- B9 {7 c         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
5 k) A: `2 A! d/ m2 ~         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled. {: S, @3 B. S) |- ^
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled( G0 w4 h4 {' W: P' V
      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled), z6 z- G3 Z, n6 _0 f: O
      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)5 V3 A2 K5 n# l) T' ]
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Airbase supply hits 1
0 m5 _- r4 d4 G( x. x8 j0 C9 e3 hRunway hits 7; z; A1 g/ P4 ?) M
Port hits 3' H4 Y1 ]6 O. x9 y

* t$ w/ ]2 q/ d. e! cBB Alabama firing at Ponape
( y% c* E' l9 z7 S7 K* \6 a& X4 \7 H6 NBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape
* ]2 y/ Z- t# @+ Q, `BB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division
7 r( ]8 G# t- g' `9 {OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota7 [' K# e: V  I  X. i
BB South Dakota firing at Ponape ( |5 F9 d* F+ _) e: ~6 K0 D/ Q0 u
BB Washington firing at Ponape , j  @: r$ g; B- p+ l3 L5 i4 l
BB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment4 E7 O# l* O4 S% I2 m  |

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: Y. `1 Y$ r) j' T1 \Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!& u/ s7 E" M/ g; W% [
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13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.- R9 D2 L; O& O

3 D# n# K  q% K* E' ?Allied Ships" x5 N9 k! K% Y! v0 E: b$ W" `
      BB Queen Elizabeth
1 x7 @# M1 A+ ~$ \) g      BB Valiant( G6 ^$ J  o+ u# U+ o
      BB Mississippi
* h4 r5 \% n* K8 |9 |5 R" F      BB New Mexico
; i2 L( ?7 }! q- V      BB Idaho5 ^( c; X. Q6 i- o  H6 W/ o9 t
      BB West Virginia2 Y' \- D7 I5 o; \% l8 B
      BB Colorado  b+ z, w6 y% p" }

; L8 h2 i1 X, W3 Y  @Japanese ground losses:
  m* B' Q$ h" Y! I6 D      117 casualties reported
5 M& j: M, K, C& |         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
* F$ Y  |9 q, C/ S4 `! q7 B         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled  x) ]0 {8 @( w( }4 _* k% y
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled: r8 V; s* l; ]2 @, Z, D1 G4 V
      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
+ `/ i1 c. c$ z/ ^3 B4 C& i8 _      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)5 J' C0 K, K. I! X% y7 l: i2 c# S

! F2 `$ n7 f, S4 O8 H' P1 I# Z$ |Airbase hits 2
9 S- _* \, G3 W$ Y. qRunway hits 2
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' w5 d7 Z9 K% i1 w) wBB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment3 B  I* }: y) h, u) X5 X
BB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
( a6 s& `" D& }7 ]2 ]. T7 F) p6 iBB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress3 D4 h% @9 u: a
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi
' _, A  f- e3 C. Y: {; F& ABB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division
5 X, a. g" G) g9 |4 R) DBB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force  ~: Z; j9 e5 z0 Z
3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho4 q9 i: M7 ?6 w. g/ k0 M4 u
BB West Virginia firing at Ponape ) a" T* f5 h! u6 p: P7 y
BB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force
. }8 W3 l5 A% o, T! V  {3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado
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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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  r4 k" G7 i) ]% ~( A) s  b$ BWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
4 j  Q$ i/ M9 P7 p+ REstimated time to target is 34 minutes) e; X+ v8 A+ ?3 V. }8 |' X
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Allied aircraft( p% L$ e  N1 J* h6 e" f7 x- o
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
9 P- K5 Z1 Z' b' w- ~      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337  E& I" N* g0 O0 E4 H* y
      TBM-1C Avenger x 283
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Allied aircraft losses
( q" ~- T1 f9 J# ^1 _4 Q5 H      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged
3 e) M9 `- P- k# ^4 K      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak' y/ T# Z* ~3 q
      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged
" U  l/ d7 G/ Z' r2 I      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:$ Y7 L( w) C7 q$ _
      159 casualties reported
  X# S+ U8 k6 k; F  \% K         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
$ j; n" X+ g" c         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
, a  K  i1 t/ F         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, X& t9 S" ~6 }# W  b( ]

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8 o! r. L, a2 P* ~8 ]! j: c7 UGround combat at Ponape (119,113)  @" e6 a4 z7 @! I$ {% _

7 S/ F1 p5 h7 `+ GAllied Deliberate attack
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* o: Z6 \8 j' K1 M5 ]4 Q9 ^Attacking force 77530 troops, 1387 guns, 2472 vehicles, Assault Value = 2931
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3 ]4 P' i/ i  U" h- oDefending force 50530 troops, 686 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 13443 y6 S5 l. T& Z

. [" @& S" P' Z# G9 l8 o% b9 FAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 7
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Allied adjusted assault: 3406
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Japanese adjusted defense: 8701
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7) 0 n# ]% R+ s: O' {. q  p
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Combat modifiers/ i# C: m" p& f6 [
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)' o5 b5 r+ L2 g1 r$ z6 \$ p
Attacker: 3 S8 j# P/ I; L/ @( d

; d, X+ ]3 d/ i5 o) n1 b. o- mJapanese ground losses:2 j/ c+ x. C5 Q* S" V6 `) p# u
      3539 casualties reported! f) @! `$ W% ~: m7 z
         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled
$ |) k1 i  [: p5 O         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled" \) i2 y' Q) g$ x* i2 H6 v3 y
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
( T/ x+ ]; r4 Q  w- z: k) s3 S- [$ d      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)& W: U7 N, a# v  v. d& Y+ T
      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)1 h+ G) y& L3 s+ j1 c6 N
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Allied ground losses:6 W8 K2 v; r6 N8 H, }5 A9 w2 e
      3552 casualties reported
5 y* i6 l: H$ f         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled
' _! I8 q* c2 y- M! J# C9 E         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled) d0 ]* O8 b6 b% T2 }6 |, a$ N$ |
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled. ?  c+ F( Y% E# z2 O; G, N
      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)
( N% [$ ]3 O1 |) c3 h' X3 Q1 K      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)
( l. B; S( V4 X1 r! d      Units destroyed 1
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    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion7 {' R3 o5 ]( t
    5th Marine Division& v! O5 ?5 w# p: J( ^) k8 `  p
    716th Tank Battalion5 M' ]4 x, C$ E- N( M
    706th Tank Battalion
  `& f* _% l  b! u; u+ O2 f    762nd Tank Battalion
( S2 b* i* J- U+ M7 O: |6 f/ y0 e    710th Tank Battalion
' K6 b- k- O( Q    767th Tank Battalion
% c; c" }( b; W# u" i    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment  q2 f! N9 O9 W$ N# z: T; E
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment& Y! F: ?, e. q) }( S
    81st Infantry Division8 k8 s8 Q) I8 T: N) s# Z
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment7 P+ {' n2 \# {( x: T
    96th Infantry Division# I' Y7 z9 q# x" g* ^- k$ O# F
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
: n$ U, E: C) @/ r% a/ p3 f    711th Tank Battalion/ l3 V$ g- B! q3 l/ y
    44th Tank Battalion
( U' e( b! b" Q/ h6 A    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
7 `) q: Y- Q* ]6 E2 a3 }5 l    6th Infantry Division4 ~" M% |# E" E" K( T6 z
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment: y3 \  b$ ?, t' F. M
    31st Infantry Regiment
* i  Q% L& C+ B; v6 v* `7 X- r* N    XIV US Corps
- g3 ^" N" w" Y; n" ]: M$ F    96th Coast AA Regiment
! f+ G/ I: j2 p- u. @9 I% s; d( @    12th Marine Defense Battalion
3 `2 K* K3 K- u3 m3 y7 Z    4th USA Defense Battalion# V$ h& ?1 m5 [  \  `1 s
    14th Marine Defense Battalion' i5 G0 G6 X  [& g$ a" t  P' F
    1st USMC AA Battalion
2 z( y! K3 x6 C7 d    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
: k( _, }) S7 e* e# M    5th USA Defense Battalion% {7 M6 {. J8 y
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment0 B# u5 y/ t" j8 S1 g) i: b! E5 F
    738th Coast AA Regiment. }8 A: F' T! Z% W1 ^2 I, K
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment8 Q/ n- ]; M3 P7 ]) @* E
    I Corps Artillery * v7 {$ E4 b" ]; U
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
# L; _; @4 u4 Y/ g% O/ V* `0 d    X Corps Artillery
, @7 }  Q4 G* d* G0 e0 h0 k/ E8 ^1 l    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion0 H  R& x+ E" C$ E9 {, V' Y
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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; g9 A) m" a4 K$ ]7 {) u4 wDefending units:
# z: K, z9 m& R* Z5 `; }* ~7 v    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
' G8 [, y9 R1 G( E  _- z    52nd Naval Guard Unit
" }+ T7 O* A9 h! k    144th Infantry Regiment" F/ ]! |3 A. x; Z6 Z4 r: J  Q
    Kure 3rd SNLF
7 a% ?* g: l1 N2 e    Sasebo 7th SNLF, D+ w  i5 `1 C8 z; ^- X
    33rd/B Division
# r$ B1 J" z" C- g! z( o    81st/C Division
1 J6 ^0 G; W. S: _% U    81st/A Division) z* Y4 b' s! \" O5 F" P4 _
    81st/B Division  H, ~; D1 v6 V$ O' a" {
    33rd/A Division) O$ u5 T% K1 @
    138th Infantry Regiment% E6 G* V: |3 u) T
    33rd/C Division
  J* t7 ^1 {8 ~8 m/ v3 e    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment  ?0 X/ f/ S4 r  e3 {! c. N3 C
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
: D1 V# T; W! W4 F- A6 g7 Y6 l' X    19th JAAF Base Force
; ?. L* B8 o! Y! [    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
* Z3 b) V3 y* b, ^0 J    12th Air Fleet
, L2 }+ {- b0 w& Z( \; ?    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment; w3 e+ x% f7 }( L  q# z7 }1 H: ?
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co ! `1 O9 J3 \4 \9 ]3 N/ m' g4 I2 ?
    63rd Field AA Battalion1 f! E) ?" h1 [( o2 r( U1 j( n% m
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
3 X% W7 Q# u" H! Z. q! @    18th Field AF Construction Battalion9 ]% ]; m* V: }& y; @! D' X
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment8 o/ d/ u6 l: l) w5 ?, Y
    Ponape Naval Fortress4 J& t+ O3 h: r) f
    61st Field AA Battalion2 _3 H$ `9 W8 x6 R6 \- c% g
    18th Army, e/ }8 h* N  h2 e
    14th Area Army /1' M1 }0 p' N4 J) |
    60th Field AA Battalion
6 u) |; q# Q1 ^' v    53rd Construction Battalion
3 l- |' c7 a4 Q* ^    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
, w+ m3 f5 t, W* ^- }    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
; r% W4 I7 r0 S, L& U    Kure 7th SNLF
8 L) ^) }& Z7 Z$ Y, ^    3rd Base Force
. h' s( j7 }: g+ w    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
) }2 N/ k# c. E# F* k, ]+ oWeather in hex: Thunderstorms' Z5 T$ m/ i2 l# _- H6 D" X

0 S" u' ]! d( I% U6 |3 _Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 s- E, n! |: G/ y- `5 \
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes) w2 ~, a3 H1 U2 b( B, l- `

: |+ H$ U8 [. f- S+ D+ CAllied aircraft
  N; f) R( l2 H& I7 C  |      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462( ^: V2 s- _5 @6 X
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 3376 W: O! K( m3 Q: C/ q
      TBM-1C Avenger x 283& u9 |6 _6 ?4 Z
Allied aircraft losses% T# M" V% k8 o! l

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协同很给力！

hades1001

对基地的攻击协同成功率比对海高很多的，因为目标是固定的

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 05, 44
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4 `& L( _" r* `- }: I. l在把炮击距离设置成主炮距离后没有了岸炮的干扰貌似炮击的效果好了些。日军仍在波纳佩殊死抵抗，战况仍然在胶着状态
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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' b" Z& F6 b% |3 b5 U" T7 j$ Z4 U. QAllied Ships
9 z# z) @5 t: @- A9 |+ y$ D: C' `      CA Vincennes
, H5 k1 l: T  j- R, s& i      CA Quincy4 O7 ]" T0 u" A. H
      CA San Francisco& C) o) u4 u4 y% [+ w
      CA Minneapolis6 v4 F) w7 _( n
      CA Astoria
5 S" w8 h1 @3 ^7 ^# v: i      CA Chicago
9 k) b# ?4 c2 Y+ v0 o/ n. x4 u      CA Louisville- A  N1 Q9 A* b9 R( G- `3 U
      CA Chester
4 h, [- k& x- m; y+ j# d+ a) N      CA Northampton
) X. e, n+ l# K- o      CA Portland! k: ^/ q% o: d- E2 K% Z, c# Z) o

4 s, Z' e5 A# w5 g+ PJapanese ground losses:0 }1 a6 Y8 j1 m9 v
      112 casualties reported; J. S9 x, _, C" p
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled  m% h' \; e/ J" o
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled# j5 k% v8 |6 N' M; j4 c7 t# K5 V, Y
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
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5 W: g) Y$ ^  q) _. D# JAirbase hits 5  ^- s3 B! J1 T( N% N  j2 f
Airbase supply hits 24 l" U) D( `! F
Runway hits 21
8 S$ d9 F" b1 [% e% HPort hits 7
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' F& x. L9 l% ^8 b+ C5 W7 S0 aNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships
9 ~# @. K- E3 T/ O      BB Alabama
2 U1 Q2 w( @! o" \/ ?      BB Massachusetts# R% i$ \5 w. y! c9 ^4 Y6 q3 V: g2 m  t" a
      BB Indiana
7 U7 N0 n4 y# ?4 Q$ T/ Q3 W' e      BB South Dakota
4 D, V+ W3 x$ {/ p! n/ [( _      BB Washington  k* ]- g! ^& G
      BB North Carolina
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Japanese ground losses:
; P6 V$ T. U% A4 l( S' H; H" T7 t      398 casualties reported
' P7 ]  {/ J# e) z( `2 b         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled% O+ d! D1 T9 e. M- i; g
         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled: W4 z9 L6 ~- T# G
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled0 p- ]4 S" h9 R; v2 I
      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)
  b/ T8 L8 i9 p/ `      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)/ f' t5 B* X7 m8 J! k9 l; m4 h4 p
2 _1 A8 g# q; z& ?; ~& J
Airbase hits 9  `. Z! t5 t- d' ~. p
Runway hits 9
+ [$ @! `! _% \) o5 n, }! I8 B" WPort hits 2* v% ]5 B% `+ `3 R0 @" z3 V
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BB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division
# Q2 r3 w; ]) r$ f2 K8 R1 `BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape 7 J2 R# X' \9 p2 x
BB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division
0 U# M$ q5 j0 ^; H8 f  eBB South Dakota firing at Ponape
4 R  h. G) y  n& H  W; r3 p* ]BB Washington firing at Ponape 1 J% i0 u  [/ _0 ^9 ]; d9 X/ T
BB North Carolina firing at Ponape   \& |" D# G$ G  q, X1 Z& F& C

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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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: I9 m1 F2 p9 B0 P6 D2 KAllied Ships% `" L+ ?3 f# S2 [, g
      BB Mississippi
$ J! q7 T' j# l, M4 _& s! K/ G* A      BB New Mexico
, v" f( e/ w0 T0 C7 B, h      BB Idaho
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8 Q- \) j; X- M3 eJapanese ground losses:/ D& \2 s; n& Q9 q8 y- }
      195 casualties reported% M" C+ [7 R& p* p- r  n
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
+ b7 X" O( @  l  j) A# H- f         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled
% [5 t2 \# n3 `# k         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ b2 g, x: i8 g% u8 ]      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)
$ P( v1 s, u# S) D9 x8 F      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3
) u* U/ V3 b/ D! j) s" T  jRunway hits 14
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BB Mississippi firing at Ponape 4 k+ x/ j4 I0 w0 A- x
BB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division  Z- N7 L  _8 E
BB Idaho firing at Ponape
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; H! r( Z2 S' r8 HAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)* [  ?* P1 L2 Q+ e

) ^* i9 l+ Y0 x2 X4 v9 H7 V) mWeather in hex: Severe storms( F0 m# ^. u$ L. ^7 F

3 h- Y+ C% X, w( x) fRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
4 v- ~  V0 }9 W+ H) z9 bEstimated time to target is 34 minutes$ L9 {/ G  I; E0 m$ [0 e0 Q- m
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Allied aircraft9 [# W1 f/ P" O& U
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462" m& {/ ^$ I4 I7 Q. ]
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 3335 `8 b. X$ f6 B% P- d* h0 L! o) L/ N
      TBM-1C Avenger x 286
  U, N$ ^$ I) f
% A  {7 o' _/ j6 y. JAllied aircraft losses4 `) K7 P- @# z/ N
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged1 Z" i7 P5 F# C) ?; P
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak
  O6 v# q' z: I3 |4 S6 a- J+ }0 c      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged
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* ~% }' y6 p+ {2 t+ jJapanese ground losses:& I8 p1 E. _+ ]
      121 casualties reported% J0 m6 q( D! ]6 d% w6 b
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled- @( ^1 [9 y9 H4 N
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
5 x! v0 D7 T; {2 s9 }- v         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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7 k  l" ?4 ~! R2 H* R/ l1 M: t& FAllied Deliberate attack7 Q( \' R% n  X3 I  j" h% _
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Attacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 2629: G/ g- j* b( K) Q" `5 d  `- I

) G: s; e% X' a; h* Q: L8 W$ A5 e9 ODefending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121
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- g+ C5 z& O1 r5 x' KAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 63 E, \# Q5 W* p. W/ `
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Allied adjusted assault: 3228 7 L4 y) j+ f/ ^0 }8 w: @  y" c/ X
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Japanese adjusted defense: 7085 - M4 o+ k! D" X; p9 o: i

! ~/ R- @) e1 ~0 O$ u, K! cAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6) 3 i) U" [' O+ v" A  W: d

8 C( H# K" _5 L$ OCombat modifiers
9 [( D9 ^$ n5 I" Y9 J, K7 Q$ rDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
/ f0 G& H% S; i" _Attacker: $ {' d' G+ R6 P) v! R7 a) \; l6 |

% ^) V1 I# x( x3 X8 }Japanese ground losses:
4 S5 ~2 f, R3 m' h7 E      2305 casualties reported( e& C$ W' I* R* \  V" m
         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled
8 N! @6 _/ o2 U5 A$ W         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled* l+ w% M6 n# n% G; O5 b! s' k
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled6 @7 T1 V! A3 ~1 C/ T* i
      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)
9 z5 O. V, G1 t8 |" I      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)8 R4 Q7 g* v0 s6 f) A9 A% u/ R! S
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Allied ground losses:0 O4 y0 {, n7 x. v
      3064 casualties reported
: b. e  p% r4 R4 V7 f4 W) t# ]         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled! w  ^' p+ v' v* D. b
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled; M9 B2 b+ z/ @! @" K6 H6 E
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled
- u- F. x2 H1 Z) o) h) w      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled)
; c. x' b" B* h' L1 T+ L) k# d      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
8 |/ |$ I% W. |& I/ ~    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment- A7 H+ E; _7 D. D( W" }! E' u
    711th Tank Battalion
& T% [6 I6 C3 {$ }! ^    716th Tank Battalion- {: v6 _+ I& n. O
    6th Infantry Division
( [; {! c6 ~; ^' E$ M    44th Tank Battalion; W+ F' \8 j; D" \0 r* M
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
- T/ Y* F9 [# e' K. V1 v    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment( {6 D" F" k/ {3 ~% o; i! m. M
    81st Infantry Division
0 F: F0 l( v8 n6 T2 Z    767th Tank Battalion, q8 {, y/ l' i* C) z" w) A
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment3 u, b: ?3 ^* O' C2 N! Q7 N
    762nd Tank Battalion, g3 d; E* W+ |3 H' S  ~
    710th Tank Battalion0 Y/ s7 e; }! v( K/ q. M
    96th Infantry Division! j  z. R% W( T3 D. B2 F
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
( b4 i; `) T' F1 I    706th Tank Battalion
' C* l, n9 h' a$ V" S    5th Marine Division
% i! p/ n) \- R; v" C, \% H0 r    31st Infantry Regiment
9 H% \0 I6 Q  ^7 W0 a/ v8 L& E    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion2 g$ |0 J; m* U( `
    1st USMC AA Battalion
$ x! [; x2 [; L' L* I& w# F    738th Coast AA Regiment
- X; z  B6 j+ P( {- ^    96th Coast AA Regiment( q4 ?  T$ ~9 D  ]% _  H4 e: x
    14th Marine Defense Battalion
0 p) u6 E7 `; a& _    12th Marine Defense Battalion- R6 y, S* d3 N% c& L, l/ }
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
: I$ B9 B( R* W  e2 N7 Y    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
* P6 N7 p+ s9 l* M6 L    XIV US Corps
: h% M1 q7 y  U+ |2 R    X Corps Artillery
# k, S3 K& ^; f1 O$ u$ ?' U2 ]    5th USA Defense Battalion2 p. ?  F0 e' V; Y/ P" k
    4th USA Defense Battalion- x" f2 M- M) n( V
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment6 r, `) D: x9 H+ J# \1 E9 e5 R
    I Corps Artillery 7 w# R4 h" ]& _# X9 {* o* l
    8th Marine Defense Battalion, [  |( [# a3 P# |, T' U2 u' A8 e
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment! U* `5 m& \# A) }4 r0 p
  F8 x) f/ W% u- }: Z2 ?
Defending units:6 j; T6 x* q& K; c( n! T
    Ponape Naval Fortress
! d% n; z' L* p# W, f/ ]- W    81st/C Division
2 k& v# z! R# l: ^; r- P3 Y% W    52nd Naval Guard Unit
, V& X* J( f( q8 |& I    138th Infantry Regiment
# C2 }+ N% i4 F& f) _    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
# H7 v7 f. n, p  }; R    Sasebo 7th SNLF/ o, w+ P! k2 T- g3 S8 D7 g9 D5 [( T
    144th Infantry Regiment0 k# Q) c+ G6 t) j) N3 [; e& K
    81st/B Division2 _/ y4 c& Y  c0 w
    33rd/B Division
# m* n9 J4 P5 ^; K1 F9 t7 o- f    33rd/A Division) S0 x- W! j) c' w
    81st/A Division$ j; k3 i3 _8 O
    Kure 3rd SNLF
7 U$ y0 p0 O! f+ h    33rd/C Division. N/ Q: n% v8 y8 v) V
    53rd Construction Battalion4 O# R6 w# d5 |
    18th Army- p- R6 a% s- x; S
    14th Area Army /11 T8 x3 m% @$ e+ h. ~
    60th Field AA Battalion6 `% w; [4 `' K' S; c+ ]
    12th Air Fleet
" @. P, A$ r" w: c% X    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
/ ?. Q2 W4 O. _8 J. ^    63rd Field AA Battalion: Z" J# ^  f5 l9 ^/ t
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
( P% I: r$ Y& H; t4 A    3rd Base Force3 Q1 }( I' f+ \2 j7 g
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
( }; U  h( h! i! C* V/ j4 l    Kure 7th SNLF
; s" y* s' ^7 [& w3 N: u    19th JAAF Base Force! N  a9 D! @/ l8 B4 T0 V
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion, P7 P% F; S: L6 C+ [. K' D7 @5 K
    61st Field AA Battalion
; w/ \+ P$ {" o' e% o0 \    23rd Fld AA Gun Co 8 p" H; {$ x' f# v  E1 f) t
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment7 g" O. z; F2 n% E. A
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
, f/ A! s, J! S1 S( t' O    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
( ~) I; @- a' N    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
7 c: B* h' C: M' F6 ]' M( _    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

xubin0892

波纳佩不是决战的好战场，不能上联合舰队血拼，百年国运在你手中！大将要沉住气啊

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 06, 44
$ z/ `1 u) B$ b3 M4 d0 y/ x9 L" ?妄图偷袭仰光的日军舰队被识破，轻型巡洋舰十胜号被4颗1000磅爆菊，生死未卜4 T; \; q" B6 ]0 U2 K6 k- P

9 K) [4 ?% d! z当天盟军对波纳佩的空袭和炮击还打出了一个小暴击，有1000多日军在155榴的炮口下死伤，这是防御要崩盘的节奏么？大统领拭目以待
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! \4 I  ^9 n8 p  l; tMorning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,609 p1 ]+ w4 Z# ]
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.5 ?3 g9 b3 e  W8 G# l
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes" C2 _$ e( T- Y4 P

: O1 N2 C) o/ W! N, eAllied aircraft
8 L' R8 F; k* {2 \0 H2 y( q3 S4 D      P-38L Lightning x 236 T$ Z# z1 {6 ?/ Y  y9 `: C
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 30/ h/ G/ n1 m( b0 ?) T  K- z

* E2 c: t( U$ jAllied aircraft losses5 M1 |0 w3 j+ R0 B# \- v
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged
0 _1 i6 x1 M! S/ e' J  ]      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak' b* P  @: p7 @2 n
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Japanese Ships/ b; |$ G8 U4 w' s, E
      DD Suruyame" U' z9 N6 @, @9 l& T# l
      CL Ninaru' X7 t7 C8 n$ f0 x& a/ r
      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage7 ^' H  B9 E+ m1 v- a# n
      DD Yayoi/ Y0 A" h6 M/ m
      CA Kako
1 J7 d: I( W( k      DD Asagiri& ?; E5 v1 D: [% G+ b
      DD Ayanami- G5 E0 ], G, k7 a4 |: I. |
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Aircraft Attacking:  @) a2 {+ f+ r0 X5 k# \4 r
      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'6 u7 P( b9 C6 Z* u
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb0 G& e3 E7 N: ?% c& S* N# D) G
       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
6 O' N* X. E2 g% e' O- }               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb0 x8 A3 k% f, b3 F* A3 ]% e% j* _1 H; N
       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
  z' o( f0 x) o4 H6 n2 e               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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7 i5 c5 {. G0 x6 h1 W* `Massive explosion on CL Tokachi7 L2 f: r0 k( n* S& P6 L9 D* G, i
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi
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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape)2 }5 R8 B) b* Y+ g, X% e1 p3 a' D

/ r/ P/ B2 v, J$ T, UWeather in hex: Moderate rain  E+ p. J# P7 I+ d) p. V

2 p; A- B/ _8 z) o# GRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.2 v" C. m* x/ O
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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1 B' L' T5 E6 ~. m  m. a9 z5 ^Allied aircraft
* b$ E$ i8 J' p' d      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
( @1 |6 u, |) F. S/ A      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 326
& I' b/ z& `1 ^( W4 L1 g. @      TBM-1C Avenger x 285
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5 |/ q  h# h) z& X9 JAllied aircraft losses
' g, p& m0 J+ P) {. {! @      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged
% i% Q& r$ Q7 s/ o, `# E; M      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak. Y0 A& Z% C% z* _
      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged
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& p+ P' Q$ _) C& lJapanese ground losses:$ T- n# Y9 e* x1 v- ]% e: a6 m
      276 casualties reported  ]9 c0 a1 N8 P6 L$ ?$ ?, E0 D
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
. U9 c8 r8 K. M5 P, Z         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled1 I; s5 b, j# K" f9 ]+ r) f
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ h7 u2 z+ @2 l, C7 q
      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)* T6 M: S1 B. q4 ?. M3 ?/ |* |" A0 E

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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113); I& x9 C+ {' `9 Y# I  X1 C

  r6 R3 ^" d# D5 G4 b! v6 E: }; XAllied Bombardment attack, E4 r- l4 Y$ a- h6 _) r
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Attacking force 5127 troops, 335 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 2263
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Defending force 45166 troops, 619 guns, 279 vehicles, Assault Value = 10170 g" x2 C) H4 F. N: z& D5 t

% \  ^6 J# A5 a$ ~/ M% mJapanese ground losses:
: p/ A0 N: V% Z/ y% \" F      1082 casualties reported5 G( M* s2 v- y! O
         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled- z0 h) C' m0 X% M8 a+ `
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
' ]& T  X; ^2 k" o         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
' G! [9 S  J& C$ w      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)" q3 E3 Y8 `2 L" q

( V2 l- E6 d, I9 r( mAllied ground losses:
2 T+ H* g- M. G$ G- G5 M7 {      23 casualties reported
8 c/ y* R- n7 N# @- u4 }         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 o" k6 t5 V9 o         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
' z* C3 E6 j& h+ G         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 ^  q3 m8 `- i1 Y      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)
3 v: f8 y. M) Z- E      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 44
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6 Z; c3 l' U! s东京快车出轨
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3 X" A6 O. P2 i5 J9 c4 e1 c) U* S3 ^日军在波纳佩经过连日激战，补给消耗的速度大大高于天蝗的预期，眼看就支持不住，天蝗不得已组织了东京快车对岛上日军进行补给，不幸被盟军太平洋舰队堵着正着，水面车轮战后全歼了这支东京快车运输队的10余艘APD，还顺带击沉了护航的水面战队日军轻巡天盐号和吹雪级驱逐舰一艘。/ C; T# i8 G6 S" i# N1 e

6 d* p! k: I) {& N本次战斗为太平洋舰队2年多来第一次上规模的水面战，盟军水兵在能见度恶劣的情况下利用雷达给予日军有利打击，不过在战斗中也暴露出了盟军水兵技艺不精，炮击组织不利，人浮于事等各种弊端。战斗结束后太平洋舰队指战官兵纷纷表示要充分总结经验教训，刻苦磨砺水面战技术，积极相应9527大统领要求部队“能打仗，打硬仗，打胜仗”的号召，争取从胜利走向更大的胜利。
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天亮之后，巡弋的波纳佩海域的58战斗机官兵惊喜的发现有几百架日军运输机排着整齐的队形向波纳佩飞来，准备强行空投补给。盟军指战员当然毫不客气照单全收，击落日本大艇和运输机200余架，大获全胜。3 ?: S$ u% j4 `9 k$ Z/ H* j* o# o; C) r
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Submarine attack near Ponape  at 119,113; d6 Z  j- d% E  d4 [6 T0 v3 [
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      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk2 x) D# p5 u$ N; x) `  |9 m. X0 n

% _6 `0 I1 r5 j7 e; ?% dAllied Ships
9 M% K: x8 d5 z      CLAA Prince Robert
% L/ D% I9 b- ~+ l* Z      DD Saumarez+ z+ \6 S" Q2 B$ q! f
      DD Nizam2 n3 \- g9 f+ k4 f3 F( Q( P
      DD Ellet
% b4 K$ O3 c  R      DD Waller3 r8 Y& }  w5 q/ H. Q
      DD Walker6 \3 C$ L; |+ }0 M  w7 l! K) S
      DD Wadleigh
$ w+ H1 W% m" B" ~6 y! O      DD Uhlmann
  C7 b$ w& f& j; w8 R) f2 z2 @, c      DD Twining
7 W3 @5 w' \4 s' U      DD Twiggs
: L' B; @; F* R5 @  ]& W; Z# w! s      DD David Taylor
. v( _# S4 Z/ ~6 L8 U      DD Strong# O1 V; b, }% [* h
      DD Sproston
; P* G9 S6 D) k: ?0 {: Y      DD Sigsbee& f4 ?% ?( N% D/ b# \6 @" P
      DD Sigourney, i7 ]/ \' X# ^: |: r* }, ~; y
      DD Schroeder
) l4 Y; ?, b. D6 W! B5 }6 N4 `6 w% R      DD Benham II$ n* N* E8 B. b
      DD Cushing II! k: Z& C/ a7 g/ W! c/ G3 O2 Q
      DD Urchin0 G  u/ d( `. b/ I6 t, s5 J
      DD Urania
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SS I-48 is sighted by escort% z( k) E8 s) J; L- @4 t
DD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search
! r6 [; p, d2 j2 q2 VDD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....
/ B% m. Y8 A, X% ?+ A: N9 VSS I-48 forced to surface!
$ x+ D! `! M, J* nDD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
* ~0 i( ~& O, ^DD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....
. L9 z* x$ ?- g3 z/ E$ bDD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....
' h) e' ~8 _% p$ A) ODD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ...." q1 t: R7 ?- s; A9 K4 S4 z% W
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
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3 L# S, `- w, p7 \Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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1 A2 e2 ~9 O/ QJapanese aircraft
/ x9 G+ D8 K5 [9 E, ~      no flights
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$ S- f- l4 s) E6 T. m0 W; [: D# c9 i6 XJapanese aircraft losses5 {8 Y6 n8 ?: K  ~6 ~6 {& ]
      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed- Y* ]- a2 y. t

) J4 d% K5 h8 l# dJapanese Ships" w$ L0 a; ~  t8 N! F/ W6 E. a
      CL Agano
* N6 C; [6 X: K+ j0 ]5 ]& u      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2  Y8 s* {5 d6 D0 G& @/ r* N6 ?
      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 E3 S" G* ~1 `- i, W& ~0 h" N2 W" @$ l      DD Hibiki* A( U* o* ^% k2 k3 E
      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1
4 @  l6 `5 G- s/ a& n      DD Shirakumo
* U# V+ r0 k  o8 J, Z      DD Isonami. }: b* [& c, r/ l
      DD Murakumo* [- f, F6 A9 X% I; M; h
      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
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Allied Ships+ t& f/ V$ Q% l
      BB North Carolina
% s: h/ Z1 z* \# z      BB Washington
" Q  Y% A" R$ j' b% Y      BB South Dakota* r# I0 ^/ v  t& r
      BB Indiana, Shell hits 1
3 I1 X. o- T$ E5 ?$ s+ S      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2+ z. ]2 B( C4 `! y0 `: g) q) m* P
      BB Alabama, Shell hits 2
, O; |, G- a0 n! w, ?      DD Conner
) v8 F$ w5 z: P$ \7 m      DD Cotten
/ k5 E9 B" P! Z0 X* _      DD Cowell
" t+ U- I' j; y" n) ~9 l* i( e) E2 Q      DD Daly
9 s; C5 Z) d- h) J% t) I      DD Eaton
. z+ t& L% v1 C% D0 Q; a2 Z      DD Heywood Edwards- f+ T! K" b( t- t( ]8 \
      DD Erben
+ h2 j9 b5 a+ s, S( h) j  J; z      DD Evans
" y+ N" C: x$ B# s6 G( g$ K      DD Foote
, A; b% Y1 ~# ~/ ^      DD Franks
0 t  J9 J# d; p& ~$ W  F      DD Fullam% D# Z4 G$ {7 ~3 O+ m
      DD Gatling
, G7 }6 h) D( t. g8 ^6 P5 g      DD Albert Grant
( H3 M+ A" K0 Z. v+ ^, u, D      DD Gregory1 [! i5 ?% C+ |# o3 X  C
      DD Guest
4 N- `# V3 [& r7 B2 U" [7 @1 L      DMS Hamilton9 \# G7 A% w# Y0 Q
      DMS Forrest
8 X: |' g- ^( S3 D6 _) q; S& U      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards; |! m% s) f) I  [
Range closes to 28,000 yards...& p, N% ?4 a- V! _  p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
' `+ f# X' Y  C4 h/ Q) |' tCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards
: c! `3 ^8 f) C8 B2 @Range closes to 26,000 yards...& ~6 Y8 ^# u; B4 `
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards  P! p: T7 u) Z) K
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
- D3 m% ]6 Z, f. T& p* B4 L! lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards+ m- a! F8 A* K5 u. t0 g7 o3 T0 h
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards
8 H! m5 n$ }  l% {  `Range closes to 22,000 yards...
. X& c0 x, J6 f  K8 d8 R5 M1 PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards. x8 i( j" D7 p5 u  I5 ?$ u
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards: {  {- H# N  _* \: z) ^. n
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
4 b/ V$ T% w# F8 U/ iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards7 M$ K+ m/ K6 e( w
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
" X0 r) k7 w: ?5 |: D$ NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards. A. W7 C) z6 P6 y5 W
Range closes to 16,000 yards...' l& Q$ W  G2 z
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
# B0 U0 S: J( y9 f4 C0 ~Range closes to 14,000 yards...
7 c; i8 ~3 r+ oCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards6 U6 w  \) ?0 o# S2 R+ t
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
& h2 C3 o4 O1 u! V# n6 x6 jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
! K7 k9 N( v% T' a  jCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards" N3 I8 Z: D, u% h% X% l
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
- M$ P2 F8 h' OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards& Q  \- i9 g& u1 f
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards. L) E9 x1 ~! O! }' A
Range closes to 10,000 yards...; x( G6 f& s' M8 @" b
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
5 Y- K; `; l* n4 g& O5 e$ JCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
; V! ^9 ^& {- k" o" \% ^CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards: t! Y: r2 o" B0 a6 M
BB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards  P. C" d4 p, k& |& {8 o3 D2 q' u
BB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
; d" e" E1 A* A0 g& kCL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards5 u- `' A9 H  A
BB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
: s0 O) ~; r4 ]7 U( _! H$ P; a! [BB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
7 C2 t, d9 w) a3 PDD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards
1 S! @: S# m! Y& ^# c3 |DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards3 y: S2 t8 J' Q9 r
BB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards
; \; r: y  H* j6 J: s' R1 bDD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards
( L  u; Q2 @) W. |1 J$ s) IDD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards* [, p% D6 j7 o+ j( R: v) l5 u0 S
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards0 m! i4 y" U6 _4 S1 ]  Z
Range increases to 11,000 yards, c- ^' h. J# \0 i& Y, s) L$ r
CL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
2 O9 _1 Q6 N5 UBB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards
" o5 w1 u) w0 g5 Y2 kCL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards- X5 t+ i' T& K9 ]
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards
- i1 w  j3 l6 P) ~& hCL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards" D& h% d# k4 r! J  F
DD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards0 Q+ c+ S% V' L% l# [' G& L
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
% c1 l# |/ N+ a$ w6 X. L8 D% hBB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards
$ y" K4 F; V  c: M, H* ODD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards, ?: ]( b$ J# D5 w
DD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards
. f7 z- X+ q5 ^% S! B: rDD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
  u, w5 P1 [6 l% }DD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards: w9 \8 B2 d1 Z. L2 Q
DD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards1 b% B, I4 M8 O# ?
DD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards' f* I) T% [9 L0 h- \9 T$ M$ S1 K
Range closes to 10,000 yards& z0 t' |; b! E3 e( [
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards
0 Y- v" i7 s! |/ m) ~3 v! ?) hCL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards2 ?6 k7 Q4 Y- f4 ?9 \+ ~
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
, g( G6 I3 z! j# LDD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
( ^) x9 Y/ K: s/ W' W( QDD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards
8 Z% D( P$ r( w* v! f, GDD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
' J6 V# x+ y4 E8 oDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
7 @0 s8 Z+ `3 A" I9 M; }6 h; uCL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards# a/ b8 r# d8 V9 a$ Q: y/ n: Z! V. }
CL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
6 C& U+ d. b& W  t8 K1 N4 DDD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards
, L& U% a0 a9 p) _( S# ]+ f$ c( XJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
5 }. f3 i  a8 ]( F1 O" kTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards0 a0 ]/ q% n/ [' ~8 M$ P

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      DD Hikokaze1 Y8 v5 r- f' s6 s* _7 O4 Q
      DD Ishikaze
; C  Q- a. }8 S% M      DD Tagokaze
2 @4 y0 |2 q8 |      DD Takatakaze
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      BB North Carolina
4 r% e( `0 l6 g" W  B" P8 v$ W      BB Washington
4 k0 ]& ~+ \& x# U2 i1 T8 E      BB South Dakota
1 [# \6 b! Q' |/ U      BB Indiana
3 \/ Q$ e1 f3 x1 m      BB Massachusetts
8 |9 y7 |1 F% G: T      BB Alabama( q0 W, F; `* W' N/ Z* }" h4 ^( R
      DD Conner# m. l2 `' ~# y; A
      DD Cotten  g- E7 C. o3 x% {! `/ a
      DD Cowell
; {, i* x8 W; u$ f. z      DD Daly
. k. f6 r/ u1 T8 p2 V( U* z* F      DD Eaton
' c- n; x" i1 ~/ O' v      DD Heywood Edwards! X; o7 l& i' ?0 H% T3 Y
      DD Erben$ i3 e/ P! F* h2 A4 R) [
      DD Evans
4 C" s. R' e6 o- [4 T$ `' @6 `+ @+ M      DD Foote
; B; N" W* e1 F; T  e      DD Franks9 w; J1 z# Z" r+ ?# _% L( x
      DD Fullam4 \" U3 p  o$ K8 `! v
      DD Gatling
9 n. D. b( Y3 J4 V      DD Albert Grant" ~( [% D, r3 p( U: X5 y. v3 x3 c5 s
      DD Gregory8 ?0 \( `1 C) D4 i8 [# R6 y
      DD Guest1 q- f6 \, f6 l$ f
      DMS Hamilton
( h" [0 i1 V. J/ s: A3 p: X      DMS Forrest
. ]) Q5 h3 q* P# y/ j# R# s      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards' K4 R* f. S, ~7 E) A8 U+ @8 l
Range closes to 28,000 yards...1 t: q. H6 x3 B: M7 V
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
3 [' r% ~9 g- d4 ~CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards; \7 L9 d3 ]% @$ W+ B
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards
" z# ^( V+ r7 U' j0 p/ k) t/ D8 KRange closes to 24,000 yards...
) |1 B+ @/ d( o7 B, F0 GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
& j: X3 l7 o$ QRange closes to 22,000 yards...
/ G! |- v0 }3 L* g7 K( }Range closes to 20,000 yards...5 \" g% X2 j: @: @
Range closes to 18,000 yards..." j" }7 g1 q* i
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards. s( c; P. r7 B
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
" R/ K7 G( M  B. cCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards3 q, T( v  F! F0 U, V
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards3 t& b  ?* |( n- Z& E
Range closes to 14,000 yards...! F) m1 D4 {( U) N5 g1 j( u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
4 C: ?$ b$ ^( a0 x4 L: G2 @7 xCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
8 j& t. X! B: p2 tRange closes to 12,000 yards.... w7 h5 a5 y0 [+ y& b
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
2 z' Z+ G; K* k; U" _+ U, K! tCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
6 v/ G  o# @: j( K4 JRange closes to 11,000 yards...8 s' O# l2 m3 W! t; o
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards
1 x# E" O& ?2 R+ S$ |1 LRange closes to 10,000 yards...* v( a' J8 F/ F: f. ]& q
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
+ _. [/ R: I  K' s- eJapanese TF attempts to evade combat$ b4 ?! d1 Z  e( ^
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
, \- ?$ ?; M2 W1 t4 }) g" e) mRange increases to 20,000 yards...+ Q. L; O" h/ _4 [( s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards, X) G1 j0 Z) [9 a% Y
Range increases to 25,000 yards...
5 Q7 M& l( h7 A3 pRange increases to 30,000 yards...
% M( |& T/ _; N- fRange increases to 30,000 yards...; b. o* b2 O# E
Japanese Surface Combat TF evades combat
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Japanese Ships
4 d. Z5 ], m9 Y, {- T! ~! O      APD T-1
+ w( O5 a7 X4 E) W& @0 P4 M      APD T-2, Shell hits 2
& \/ f9 V9 o/ N7 x      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
: P/ B: o) E5 z5 E      APD T-4$ A5 h2 d, ]  D
      APD T-5
7 F7 G, V+ e3 v' K/ ]      APD T-6
# e- Q5 {% D3 K; B6 ?' b      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 A( G* k$ ~  K9 p) u      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire, G- h' x+ S3 Q& Q  s
      APD T-9
% z0 N* l7 J4 N: ]) q      APD T-10
5 m/ }. f$ M% Q  k+ n/ X      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire8 ^% [1 {4 L1 W( e- P( ~3 k
      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage' c. B* O/ ]6 C% g7 q
      APD T-13, Shell hits 15 l3 h3 U! h4 u6 I1 D
      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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: D( m5 h6 I0 S9 {Allied Ships
' P5 B( c& J( X      BB North Carolina
) W+ U1 m7 ^* |1 w2 r      BB Washington
9 M; {% h. C! |2 k3 Y* t. s      BB South Dakota( H5 I6 E. ]1 o' ~+ x: w
      BB Indiana
* o7 m3 B3 W8 X, E- W      BB Massachusetts2 U0 X# U3 ]) a" D/ y2 }3 x
      BB Alabama
% Q" L' m0 E3 l+ ^! [      DD Conner
; M2 i4 ?" T# W- Y7 ~      DD Cotten. \' m* Y" Q, E
      DD Cowell
2 `0 ?( N- R3 n; r      DD Daly0 m- _3 r% h1 H6 M4 B
      DD Eaton4 v: [) D# h7 I: W9 z3 X+ C% |
      DD Heywood Edwards' P7 W" L: Z5 E, |0 E
      DD Erben
# ?' Y: ?# \0 `2 {# J; q8 Q, N      DD Evans" p+ f4 d3 Q/ G/ O3 N
      DD Foote
4 T7 _8 A: H5 l" L/ f1 x- m+ w      DD Franks
  ^- m% |/ p: ^      DD Fullam
6 g: Q/ b6 W% ~      DD Gatling, r: O! ^; S- [1 S6 B5 E  o2 I
      DD Albert Grant4 D5 o3 C, a5 [* L# B8 n2 q2 }
      DD Gregory
( @1 J$ U2 e( l* Z: b& j9 f      DD Guest
) A7 x* k+ s+ ~6 @0 w/ i, E! u      DMS Hamilton) @1 W! }9 `4 f# t
      DMS Forrest
9 }7 M2 p( c+ g7 c% A      DMS Ellyson# X, w1 H/ |( ~. F5 P& }
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
" K. m- n$ Z! X; H7 q- [Range closes to 28,000 yards...
! `* [3 m- I& s( m" dRange closes to 26,000 yards...
  Q, T: g$ m: |! P# k+ R" @CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
! T! B" D+ r1 b4 n* d: rRange closes to 24,000 yards...
+ `9 t) y, `' r( m' V7 L- m) zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards) \2 {" {, Y2 B$ O
Range closes to 22,000 yards...& ?8 L1 S6 B3 y1 O" |; S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards3 P: f/ U2 L0 O6 P. D5 u
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
$ e5 M/ U% v3 A) c2 SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
/ Q+ V1 k+ L; c$ `Range closes to 18,000 yards...( B9 v& o+ s  f0 v/ j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards( d1 o5 e& x% b. v
Range closes to 16,000 yards...* @! `2 b4 S2 w5 C0 S  k
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
1 [) [4 f& o, rRange closes to 14,000 yards...
% w4 w$ n% }- O/ w4 ^& m  s' WCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards% k$ V# k! w7 [  K1 ^2 z
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
7 p: s# a; A/ U$ a4 dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards- H% S( `- Z. c# d
Range closes to 11,000 yards...% J. E4 Y) z' s7 J  z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
3 n# k- K$ W- Y; R6 @Range closes to 10,000 yards...8 J! L) f/ b: i* L( o% x0 @, p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards* {6 s# S2 e8 K  _
Range closes to 9,000 yards...  o' W7 W* T8 T( c5 _
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
5 B# J; M1 a; g& W0 H0 UBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
6 `3 J: N  ~& W: M( sBB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
' {$ [2 C9 q: G3 i  XDD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards( @$ x4 W, a% Z3 ?! U
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards  K* U( s# v. C6 [/ f
DD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards9 L7 c* p( _; I) {4 _, M
APD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards
4 ]; e' j; L) ]( U5 _& [BB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
' u: F. P, d5 }  u2 jBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
/ M6 |1 i- W2 V9 f6 b- iDD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
8 \$ Z& u& y  F5 rDD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards7 K6 z: |# f. W
BB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards% G% }+ s9 y0 g# i  B: N9 Y
DD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
6 I  T% H  v7 Y- l$ \DD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
+ k2 D* r% E, R. O- |' MAPD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards
1 q$ T+ J: P0 W$ M( }DD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
2 M$ o3 X7 x* r) K; @0 ^0 TDD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards9 b* E, B/ B. o# v0 a
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards6 W0 U4 T( }' g# P3 Q
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
  K6 J1 ^' x2 W) m1 N+ e- wDMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
. z# h6 V3 ?0 x) Y" ARange increases to 10,000 yards# \5 W1 h5 `- {2 d( h- r& l
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
  N& ]6 C9 D$ `6 k4 E' q0 H7 N$ \  A4 ?BB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards& W: r* \" _" j4 V: ~+ }, W3 u2 E
BB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
9 d7 o  z( ~' M4 c  Y* d& Q+ o8 {DMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
4 t1 f* b/ F8 ?  S* IBB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards: S( ?  M" l) q, P
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards6 N2 ^: G5 y# z% A7 V
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards. p* a* `+ V' _! G1 H  a
DD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
, s, Q7 [5 I* p7 n' VDD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
- X7 [6 c# g7 U: j* FDD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards- }" M6 Y/ D: A3 m1 c, O; Q
DD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
5 K. `* G2 A) i  T( p# |DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
; V; x! K/ f% u9 d7 zDD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
! C  [* f8 }7 y& [' W8 |* ?DD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards# M6 Z7 r3 e) |; N+ f% P
DD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards5 l' i7 c. y5 ~/ h4 l$ Y' l
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
6 v& ]$ r5 n# r( A& J/ eRange increases to 11,000 yards
+ k/ L% m$ k8 i* V' F' G0 d  [$ O  _APD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
' Q) R, F; }& O$ ?1 E6 b! iAPD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
& x1 \, }9 b6 {. HDMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
/ O% R1 j- f0 @& B8 xAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards& u- y3 V* g/ d: \5 h: {6 n" {
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards# h! Z$ [! g- ~/ r
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
' B5 }! s8 p- B0 sDMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards* z! V4 E5 P  T% Y0 I
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards
+ d4 y* g# t& }- t1 HDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
$ Q8 D* l! t+ g% {' w* J+ ?DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards/ g# w' ?  N, A$ X: I# A
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards* T% @( M/ ]) u' r, K' Z1 E
APD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards
- i+ k* d" w' l  C  G: b. oRange closes to 10,000 yards
$ b6 Z; k5 S5 Q4 QBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards& {5 A" {& U/ D1 z. _% W
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
9 g8 @: |/ G: |7 R1 gBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
! w2 E, S; ?$ Q# U& ^' Z* mAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards
$ b4 z& o) Y$ g7 vDD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards$ ^! j0 D) i6 I: \( M1 F/ t8 Y# n
DD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards. g, I1 g2 _& H7 ~
DD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
0 T3 n( s5 @3 R/ i: ?DD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards8 a0 P- w$ _2 M0 |8 |
DMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards; p2 @1 J, O% S4 U8 e4 ~
DD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
' q. Y7 f4 K- A; f6 v0 a. \DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
  |4 h) {5 {! {  H9 B/ H; m, S2 xDD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards* f- y! X0 W1 b7 v( Q( E
DD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards. W7 `) s) O' N  A2 v" q
Range closes to 8,000 yards
5 b' Z$ m- |7 w0 D3 o" G7 s- WDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards/ m' \* S* X' f& i
BB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards5 @4 x2 a/ i5 _2 `4 b
APD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards
. }5 G6 r8 A# e2 K) \8 f1 I. gBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
' q" |# H9 n; d  cAPD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards
+ `# v& g0 A4 e4 q7 _9 n+ QJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape% [6 \! u" i2 f$ z% c
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards5 C* \- i, y0 u# Y' T
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Japanese Ships6 E% n" ], a+ K) b
      APD T-1, Shell hits 1
9 l" {  z4 x6 G7 e5 K5 o& f0 G; \      APD T-2
6 C3 ]3 p  w/ j: e; Y      APD T-3, Shell hits 15 L  a& X+ ?! G% B6 {7 v# A
      APD T-4, Shell hits 1- F* ^) L) C( i& ]
      APD T-5
4 s# _4 e" ^. l, P: u      APD T-61 o- N4 Q! X3 q1 N+ M. z( h
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
  ?  E) w# p1 y/ s      APD T-9, Shell hits 1
8 j4 ~4 i5 i8 O/ z/ o+ ^) e: A      APD T-10
/ q, R6 N7 `1 {3 |. c" u      APD T-11,  on fire" q( `# m% J+ s4 D. a5 R7 A9 M* R
      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
/ `3 O6 I& l1 L9 W3 K      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk0 A. A+ K8 r" m7 E9 I6 e+ z8 M) r
      APD T-14, and is sunk6 s* m2 n. n( }: P4 o% @  p9 p

$ @6 |0 s8 ?! w6 mAllied Ships
. p2 T% f( l+ U5 O      CA Portland
6 u3 t, K; F5 M! ~) H( R      CA Northampton1 h* _9 t) O1 W$ D4 U4 {) Z# j
      CA Chester; h; n8 e% D. ^5 u5 L; \
      CA Louisville
* k" I( b2 T3 d, K7 x4 ~      CA Chicago
1 c; C5 I/ B) E9 B! g      CA Astoria, q# `$ M+ {- D% `  e
      CA Minneapolis- W, h4 R! e/ ?5 C6 d! K
      CA San Francisco
! n1 U  E5 g* g' {6 d      CA Quincy) ]- R9 {# p0 F+ D' S
      CA Vincennes4 X* c/ ?! L- O; I/ R
      CA Wichita
9 m* e8 P* v% r6 v  ]      DD Bennett, l" V/ H! F! ]/ e7 F& Y8 f1 b$ Q
      DD Bradford
8 F$ x% Q0 _3 f8 `' c  p5 S9 z) |      DD Braine
4 m- d/ X( [. D( ~' e/ t% [      DD Brownson1 k7 v7 k9 i3 G7 T; g9 K9 Z) v1 r; E
      DD Bryant
) V- ^+ s1 q: M% O  T$ g* ^' V      DD Bullard
" ~$ k8 C+ m7 P# T3 N" }& E      DD Burns
" r7 [$ Z- w% b5 }5 s' u5 f9 h9 W      DD Callaghan; q: W  Z( [- n' v* ]
      DD Caperton1 @) o7 |) w' x. t) ?
      DD Capps. O, g4 I0 P, W5 m" R+ x
      DMS Emmons+ b+ Q2 ~( s2 Q" O8 b# \
      DMS Macomb
* }8 ]( _( g3 p' X; o; T/ ?. I      DMS Rodman
2 W5 n! U, U/ \      DMS Gherardi9 w4 H) e3 a2 |# H

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
0 ?) t8 I( \( ]+ K/ C; d0 @5 ~5 VRange closes to 28,000 yards...
- s. f7 T. w7 \" Z$ `9 }. qCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
: o8 G3 p) _* Y4 H: |& S9 Y" XRange closes to 26,000 yards...! L& N* I4 p6 }4 ^$ K7 U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards: t6 h6 `, [  A4 s0 @7 i
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
7 ~: X( m2 H, L# KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
  \" P# H; ?1 P& B& B/ f% TRange closes to 22,000 yards.... S9 P( {) f/ t5 y( h1 u2 H- _) J
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards; m. s' j3 l+ [% f6 L
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
4 [- ?7 o5 i, Y1 c/ n! aCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards3 K0 v2 {$ |+ N
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
( w0 z6 g( x6 x& O7 O( xCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards3 M) [) g& o) _! \" }, A: A" W
Range closes to 16,000 yards...9 i( T$ |: w1 q' G; O& Q! x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards- m" t+ ~( v2 w- z1 h: u8 h8 I
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
( i- x1 p2 o! P& ~  {* @, vRange closes to 12,000 yards...1 F( S+ t( ^; c' @* k) M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards+ Z9 N/ x! _" N, \
Range closes to 11,000 yards...1 @* e. C6 w2 O$ i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards# F0 f1 l$ o2 u. J2 A& a. h- }- a/ N
Range closes to 10,000 yards...+ b# |, p4 P) M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards* G# I4 {% y/ i7 Q6 k
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
, b: i* K' j% SDD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
# d. N6 ~/ h# ?. q8 H  KRange increases to 11,000 yards: t3 E7 x4 J. e; Q8 I. H
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards6 [) ^- S( g! q: s
CA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards! Z; L- w! N) w/ I4 L4 \3 G
CA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards8 ~0 n* F' a4 t" K  R' F
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards9 ~5 M7 B# X2 D. g/ e4 A
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
1 p3 A8 T4 N* y  Y+ _" F+ X2 N& pDMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards
9 h! D( C3 ^  A7 J8 O6 |. pCA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards; n; L% }2 y$ ]; R
CA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
7 O. s( S* [3 {) f1 hCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards
: R: h$ T8 N  r6 [8 @CA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards8 [. k8 {5 j/ }! q# a
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards5 k4 Y0 m7 D- o, r
DD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
  B4 k- ?4 d  O; fDD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
& D0 [" f* A9 F* s4 B4 V+ jDD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards8 s% r9 W; b; G+ |8 s
DD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
% C7 O' o& [- ~/ uAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards: ~; a8 \; L( S9 s' l
APD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards
! ^) _6 g* ]. a- URange closes to 10,000 yards, R1 {$ e( S4 x" d# N/ J/ B, v
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
, @+ @( M" H- J& b9 DCA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards' w$ d! F! e# I: W6 ?4 Y# g1 Q! V
CA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards9 h5 b$ T3 A* I8 y  M. I8 r
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
! i  w5 R5 F% n" O9 HCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards% Q; |, a8 A" l1 |4 u6 ^( L
APD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards
4 }; e0 Z# I6 \8 Q) vDD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
3 _0 L8 Y# C1 v0 {Range closes to 9,000 yards' Y" l; J; j0 X
APD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards1 U2 V8 P8 }* _) B6 j, C) P4 \- q
DMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
% t( h* e9 I5 ~4 Q5 uCA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards' U' a) v' @+ U. }9 _0 w( {6 _- d; F7 }
CA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards: n2 j" O( n! Q5 B' T9 P  M
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
( X; N: w; a7 L0 v% Y7 w' W3 D. qDD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards3 T, _7 O+ u! k1 P1 c
DD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards7 x0 Q4 h! `$ S' s- Q
Range increases to 10,000 yards
, w4 G) w7 L& H: H- c+ N& I* KAPD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards
0 o5 T6 [5 o3 |% T  ECA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards' Q2 H" Y4 {. B' P: P
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
4 w: r, X( k8 U  ICA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards& _6 N' D3 k+ c; T! [5 b9 h
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards3 [6 S, \/ w8 A4 y  W5 B: X
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
0 M% p: y6 B6 N+ k/ A5 ~. J. ^Task forces break off...
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6 }( O# r; }5 J5 f  m+ t& ^Japanese Ships" j+ }' K9 x/ w% q
      APD T-1& |% b, ~# G' C, C6 {+ u6 B% S- w
      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire! n  [2 H. M3 b4 [9 e
      APD T-3! Z* c! q# }, u! `, J: x. m
      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk/ E3 D+ V, E$ l1 \
      APD T-5& E5 S/ Y* ~' C4 v
      APD T-66 H7 N! N4 C( s, _6 [" U
      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk+ ^, ~) n. v$ \* Z5 [( \1 X
      APD T-9
% m" l1 f) E* d& x. I      APD T-10
5 h9 x3 R% ^! r- h4 m/ ]' q0 T- V      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire8 l: G9 A! y- K6 {+ W7 L  K2 M- P- b

3 n) c7 n; q! Q7 v) [Allied Ships
. l3 s; ^3 U' B7 g+ ^      CA Portland* \, W5 P% A/ w; ?3 Q
      CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
" N  x1 f+ O- p& t+ f4 T% Y2 o- X      CA Chester- x; @$ g/ I  D0 a; c. q5 C
      CA Louisville
) ]0 G. T9 R2 \& c$ r; Q. y- x      CA Chicago
4 q. A# O3 E& N( `3 p5 ^      CA Astoria# G: K. j9 ?# Q  x% S  _3 e
      CA Minneapolis
+ w3 D. \) M8 G; u5 C      CA San Francisco4 Q3 T; |# z. z0 j( a: Z
      CA Quincy
5 l3 }% \6 @" Q. \# u% U* S      CA Vincennes
/ n$ M7 R, K4 D. Q6 U8 I      CA Wichita9 a3 w( ~5 `$ ~9 L
      DD Bennett' r" q8 k+ e% e- e3 O  s1 D) d
      DD Bradford+ s$ T; F) A  J& c& y
      DD Braine, g* x( d6 X# o
      DD Brownson
  i4 ~9 r' @$ ~7 E: D6 d      DD Bryant
# [2 H" M$ j' u, O) ]; u4 W; B      DD Bullard
, B. z0 N4 D9 S8 }* x      DD Burns
- p0 H0 x1 O) [1 u, M+ m      DD Callaghan
' |! n, X9 G' q2 a# m5 T8 q      DD Caperton
1 S9 E, i1 Y6 ~8 k' d      DD Capps8 [% Y" X& c0 u& u
      DMS Emmons
' \. Y  O# H* W7 a: `      DMS Macomb
; A9 |- J2 g0 z* {. ~9 B8 |& R; G; `      DMS Rodman
; r! d! J) U' r: C  s9 k; o2 [      DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
  V% ?8 V) p6 Y8 yRange closes to 28,000 yards...
6 H- `5 S; ^; ?5 W, x  GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
/ [1 }( b  w' H, U2 VRange closes to 26,000 yards...0 N1 I( v3 v# S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
) L, v5 V9 \2 [2 X8 o9 pRange closes to 24,000 yards...5 }/ _3 g: J3 i) T  S+ }* r
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
2 a8 h3 R/ m8 kCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
/ G8 c/ s, P/ F: X- ERange closes to 20,000 yards...8 `6 l! d! k& c0 m: C) l
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
( Q, A+ ^. }/ Y, v6 I+ x: ~8 _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards" W) U3 y+ E8 \. Y
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
# k6 J& F' H% A/ Z% @; J& MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards* ~) y4 X$ D  W3 f( A1 S- X8 m
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
/ X- I0 Q1 \+ W' j+ W) Y1 H4 xCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
0 n( O# O3 U+ y. w% u) IRange closes to 12,000 yards...
/ Z  Q6 {* v' S3 W1 _" f% W) KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
( C/ x2 G" `+ v# U0 Y. P) @Range closes to 11,000 yards...% k: C! R+ {3 B" \# ?! Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
: S/ [0 ?. W2 T  `7 ?2 k7 lRange closes to 10,000 yards.... O& p; c2 r, J. A. H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
9 l1 \. \8 i/ A. }# `- cCA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
: F( r' o5 h3 M9 lCA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
1 m: e  i' O) U8 m5 s& uDD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards: ~( v7 r! s. a7 D8 z7 H9 d0 r- L
Range increases to 12,000 yards3 x+ I0 K" F) \/ P( g8 p4 O) _  |
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards7 q1 M- p3 `9 c/ s: C' t- I
CA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards
4 g0 w5 J7 _' q" OCA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards8 W2 J! S7 @$ Z6 I
CA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards
; Q, H/ a9 f7 YCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
6 E1 ]+ J( B! d9 `, {% }2 lCA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
  b- \/ q  s% q+ a, WDD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards' F" ~, l3 B1 P0 R
DD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards6 p1 a0 m5 f5 K0 i, y
DD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards' b4 _5 T4 [8 p0 `
DD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards8 W: |2 q" G- \3 a3 y
DMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards  K" o3 I# k+ }+ z
APD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards( J* l$ p! @+ `) W  X, c" r
Range closes to 9,000 yards0 b% x: c: d9 n" Z5 }7 l
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards* x8 p: B4 P5 f! k3 u( C
APD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards
6 ?* S$ A$ m5 |% F1 QCA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards5 O/ S# q( E; b5 D% l2 [; @! x
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
" [7 x4 ^3 g& ?$ {CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
: K* {* y6 X% {" x) Z2 rCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
. K/ O9 L7 W; WAPD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards
# a4 R! l  Q1 r1 p# K. e% ]DD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards* h+ z4 E; _2 e& S% A! U8 g
Range closes to 7,000 yards; C! V/ N7 |1 h+ W) [
CA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards* f$ ?7 g8 Q0 M8 G0 S( o2 w9 M
APD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards" I; y/ g: Z" ~6 g( w% \$ D
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
8 g0 Z, g" a6 E, k6 vCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards# ]' p* B% n' i8 E2 r
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
& K  R7 e# H& ~' `1 b- YAPD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards* \4 B3 n" k9 X! F8 z! ?0 |
CA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards$ T# B$ |. W0 c6 a% \: z+ [
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
# }9 D' p1 J* X2 s7 q6 yCA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards# W2 S  N+ V! b
DD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards& z& f+ k) @/ f7 G2 Q: H8 f) D6 E  f
DMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards" L( g3 q9 A. `0 f9 M+ }% |
Range increases to 10,000 yards+ G9 W. o. c' x
DMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards- {5 }: p7 R# s6 [# A' p
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards+ x+ t! e5 }+ v1 {
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape% I- L5 ]  j/ `0 T- ]" `/ q+ P0 z
Task forces break off...
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8 x* C7 {' b4 u8 S( {Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards# R) |6 O7 v$ G! ^' u9 u$ g
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Japanese Ships
5 c6 O) W$ n5 a$ ^1 c$ y      APD T-1
+ R* k* W; ^) \) Z/ @      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
9 L, V7 N$ A. ~; ?6 G( U: H, \. V      APD T-30 Z3 K2 J& ?; O3 r# l
      APD T-5$ V: B1 j) ?, u0 V- P  z
      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- u4 O5 s# V, J! X9 Y      APD T-9
2 ?- E# V; X: v1 h% i      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage4 Y( Z( A& j7 h: x; z
      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
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; x4 m9 ~) A8 U5 b9 @Allied Ships% q# F, _3 r0 I7 ~  \6 Y/ i
      CL Swiftsure
% ~) u( S: T0 U7 N      CL St. Louis
3 k& k' j: W; H0 v4 ^5 ^. ?8 G8 h, W$ |      CL Phoenix
. V3 C6 I  n* f" f0 l) @( {      CL Cleveland) m) H, [6 `: I7 [# q$ u
      CL Montpelier
; a% J0 ?; M: W% A      CL Denver
  c: [, M4 [! o; y% t, _+ K      CL Santa Fe
( Y* `0 L" Q9 Z# e      CL Birmingham. `! U- _/ i* F
      CL Mobile
* w  L8 j# P2 h1 v8 i# V7 H      CL Biloxi
( D# M  n$ }5 e2 T      CL Miami, t6 J* X( Z0 W. \- q: q
      CL Pasadena& E) ]) t0 f" o
      DD Allen M. Sumner( k3 B9 z, r7 s) r
      DD Ault
% t5 i% o" f4 |. S      DD English
) y; {3 o3 Z, n* x- P1 z7 I      DD Haynsworth
3 n7 ^+ Q% X) Q5 f& \5 x8 ]8 g      DD Maddox
1 B4 F. y; R0 J      DD Mansfield
3 g9 v; H+ n' H* l      DD Waldron# ?3 I0 O2 E& S$ h
      DD Haggard
- P+ b+ h9 o: L+ @      DD Hailey
1 b3 ]0 K! R5 m4 _  W5 {      DD Hale: j9 S' x6 f. ]7 A. T& b+ o1 o
      CL Vincennes II
! C% R3 g% a; [) ^' Z8 q  a      CL Houston II" V* I$ ~0 o' u3 y& s; W
      CL Astoria II0 a2 A: E. `- e/ ^* i

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1 z6 r- J; z- v' a! o$ A; r3 CMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards/ l0 f5 F7 X8 h1 I
Range closes to 28,000 yards...  g/ \$ a. ?: D6 t# q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
# m' {- O9 h' |' k9 `9 LRange closes to 26,000 yards..." f9 @' r1 O; I3 ]; W
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
* A3 ]' v& w1 U. u' I( eCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
) |3 d2 v" `; _$ T1 BRange closes to 22,000 yards...' W" i' n- q% ^7 s5 B
Range closes to 20,000 yards...$ u$ t) b. B, R- G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
# G9 j8 k( _) `1 l. n/ tRange closes to 18,000 yards...
; N8 e; m& S1 w0 B1 T" wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards% c$ x1 L& ^) H" y$ h0 X
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
8 w, `! r' K% Q9 X7 dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
7 K: t# M8 o/ x7 I# PRange closes to 14,000 yards...6 q5 E9 V7 ?/ B) J( G3 S: J
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
5 R' g+ d* K) D3 D, E2 \Range closes to 12,000 yards...
( S+ o, r* O8 oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards* G+ i# |- J6 J6 n; g
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
0 h8 b& o! y$ D8 a! MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards7 g+ W1 m! K0 S) w* r  L( T
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
* }# u% B% Y9 ]+ TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
- V3 ~+ u& g+ F, `6 fWyatt, B. crosses the 'T'0 p# g/ _5 A' {/ m& [
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
- Q& Q# S6 i0 U; ]# aCL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
% N; S% e  t0 a* k) t, n0 X4 \CL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
# U2 p6 d( {, t& zCL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards  r! A3 d0 a; S7 v. {; {: G
DD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
% L/ o. [5 r4 E" \( k/ `DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
3 {1 [+ W6 R( zDD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards+ [* ?5 L, ]5 m. ^4 z; x
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
6 i; k& N3 f- B! \& u9 L% ?  R0 VRange increases to 11,000 yards" Q  R* g8 l1 K8 q: A' j
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards: P6 o6 ?3 O* `" |& t! Y5 t
CL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards) z; [; G! f( X- p, R" }2 Q, D  v
CL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards
' P6 d. X  _1 C' K: YCL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards* X) g, T3 r" j$ W3 [% j* h% X
CL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
& T- j. J% h  A. a+ _1 Z1 F1 iCL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards) k* y# a3 K! [* G8 y( e: {
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
0 }1 I& B& e5 vDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
3 Z' P( F& Z( }% g- TRange closes to 8,000 yards& z9 a$ W, N9 g( Z; u  ]* Z
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards& Y5 N; i; {& p* U
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
! W5 x. l$ A) R, h* [CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards; `# I6 u& H% z1 y2 C8 F" n1 o& _
APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards
/ ?/ M+ e4 k3 u( g7 U( vDD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
4 `- n5 p( {# S1 V. ~Range closes to 7,000 yards( t9 d* h3 z5 S* ?: w& R/ u
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards# b; [, e+ ]$ R5 D" S0 c
CL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
/ F5 a. Y. ^2 r6 n2 a3 hCL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
9 u8 j' z% Z- i2 Y* O1 m8 f- _, iCL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards, J$ ^. H" [8 ]9 N5 I7 b
CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards* O! K: o' Y+ L& Y8 Y# M
CL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards# |$ b, ]  L3 l" X" Y* G2 R
CL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
1 W6 W$ C+ F/ A. |CL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards( |( S  u/ Y- [6 V3 d+ z1 u, i  r
DD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards$ i3 l) b7 s- W& {
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards
8 k; L0 m6 |/ C7 ^APD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards+ G- x" j% G0 t+ m- b" }( y
DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
( `2 z% v$ d; `  _: `$ ORange increases to 8,000 yards
# |6 z9 U2 q) w% G' C$ ?CL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
& W# ]; @) F. o6 k% ^( j& _CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
! c2 `% D6 A0 J3 R5 Z3 w! z' y6 [CL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards
4 V% R8 y5 u! xJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
9 w/ P# ?( Z1 ATask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships8 h) I, J/ G) u+ U; k
      APD T-1" z+ y' s0 L1 }4 c' A6 v4 P  p
      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk4 D; {* \0 H4 j9 u) g. Q0 x: Y
      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
7 ~/ ~3 Q) l% d3 w6 {      APD T-5
' R5 ?( m1 f1 o0 N4 L      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk4 l8 x; k  d& W; ?' A5 D+ a
      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk  G* A5 I0 y1 v' `# {% r' m1 n
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Allied Ships
3 l0 n" Z' ~8 B( D) M6 c: n      CA Portland
. X3 [$ [7 H+ B( i, Q: x      CA Northampton, k& R0 |3 |' A# |6 E: ]- R
      CA Chester
8 c, b1 ?# S% r; g3 b* R9 ^      CA Louisville* G( g5 B; a" n1 v. `1 q! g
      CA Chicago
! E8 E( z( j2 U9 H+ D) N      CA Astoria
3 p' N5 }& Z6 f2 N, M: m* }; \- V      CA Minneapolis1 p: ~+ R' m6 P: a, d
      CA San Francisco
$ |& Q/ z5 ?& ?5 o' z      CA Quincy
( S  o0 D2 [; n3 |      CA Vincennes
& I7 x1 t: J- {0 _9 _; y& g      CA Wichita
" `% B& X0 d1 g1 l: K; p; b" A0 ]      DD Bennett- S' Z+ C, n; Y- C, g3 l) |
      DD Bradford) ]. ?1 S5 T. T" U% w
      DD Braine
: c( r! v" r; j3 P, ?" ?/ L( ]6 x      DD Brownson4 t; h5 Z( n1 n
      DD Bryant/ Q4 A4 a! m. S1 Y# E. h* `
      DD Bullard
0 \( h4 u3 F. y% [) z      DD Burns
/ \: ~5 i. b+ G- h, d* g      DD Callaghan
8 m- R6 P/ d: s( O/ `) `      DD Caperton
# K- O/ d0 Z# p* \4 Y6 p      DD Capps7 k6 y8 `/ K" ]$ B" Z" M0 a( T
      DMS Emmons
! b2 q8 C$ W, D+ M' g6 L      DMS Macomb& C& ~- P. R2 C& r
      DMS Rodman
$ V9 u/ N$ r5 ^! ^      DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards4 ^) Q+ M/ o% F7 g) T
Range closes to 28,000 yards.../ v& R5 r, q/ ?  F: s- z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
) z8 Y5 {- C4 V, j8 l/ XRange closes to 26,000 yards...
+ d# Z6 M8 [% ?+ y3 cRange closes to 24,000 yards...
$ t8 |" V, l" L* K4 @CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards$ B( _' O: m" U$ V
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
# }6 d0 t$ h! S( b# w- KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
4 A% @! R3 B5 g* u; c; r& IRange closes to 20,000 yards...0 O1 l. G' R# l/ g; A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
+ I4 z/ |$ r0 Z4 _% X6 tRange closes to 18,000 yards...
( K( ~9 k2 }: D2 h" BRange closes to 16,000 yards...
1 }, s* c8 L; d% MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards# A1 W0 }# a% k3 C( z/ V% ~
Range closes to 14,000 yards...# C5 d5 Q' k0 t& W9 S  {8 |0 W# Q
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
- \+ l+ |0 A$ U6 A$ FRange closes to 11,000 yards...1 T" b) W% Y" R  r2 A- k# y) x
Range closes to 10,000 yards...- J9 j# v$ b2 C7 @1 C' g
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
' ^3 i. w4 ^/ W' oRange closes to 8,000 yards...
! [) d6 [! F3 uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards; O! B0 ~+ m% @7 a/ Y7 k
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
1 t/ }5 y9 p5 ?& W; e' SCA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards7 ^* v9 x9 I/ d. H
CA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
. L5 k0 H" \' q& R7 D' D$ dDD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards) h9 S- r; e. G8 f7 G( d* w! m
APD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards4 S+ x: j9 e9 T4 Y, ?6 q- N
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards# p7 ]5 K) X5 c/ _) j% r* V
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards
8 ?- ]8 G5 A3 A- h! N# w! o3 YCA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
5 F. K+ K; ^4 L9 A2 n- }9 GCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards8 P+ D: F1 L$ F4 u3 W: D4 C
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
( ?/ j+ W5 Y2 R" V1 F' y* \APD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards
$ G7 i' m8 ~  DDD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards' z" {) i. x, F8 w
Range closes to 5,000 yards, J& _* [: ]3 j- F! Z2 ^$ |; \
DD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113
0 u# I/ I9 Y, Z  N9 FAPD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards# I/ F3 }4 F+ A
CA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards4 b5 g9 u3 \' M$ x4 @# L
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards7 J9 v; a* Q$ ^$ v& y
DD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards6 `$ [" d! W. i$ L- ~* H5 z+ q
Range closes to 2,000 yards0 R7 x5 E2 A7 [! v+ H
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards# E) \! l& i! q  u
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards4 F9 @% }# M( Q9 g5 E
CA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards2 U0 T) ^3 P0 l" y# N
APD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards9 }  O7 s9 k; b; o
Range increases to 6,000 yards: I5 l3 r: y8 d; y: G1 M) y
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards" V) Y4 N. x7 l7 S0 E8 H
CA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards
7 b3 c5 v% \+ w+ B, W# @1 Z: aAPD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards
. [1 ~# Q* z+ q6 O% rRange increases to 9,000 yards
: w4 T2 a1 c  Q) HDMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
: N+ R, h3 N# e) S* v& a5 @- d9 RCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
& D$ D# |" W* H; M& wCA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
# [9 J# c9 }5 F/ P+ j  D  RDD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards; f  j1 @0 M1 I) d/ w- M
Range increases to 13,000 yards. m& g; S7 k4 f& J, W2 ^; Z
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards8 n1 d4 M6 Q) J" v; }# h0 L
APD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards
6 U" r7 s4 @3 Z% j. Z. G' NJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
5 r8 ?7 m: Y( K8 x+ _Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards; ~5 Q+ Z7 ^9 n

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! I$ h% s* Y* x# Y      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk1 V) c" T3 x4 ~
      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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Allied Ships  A+ E3 I1 u: t4 L6 X
      BB North Carolina* I0 l$ x3 x* b! ^7 g' M$ N1 f6 N
      BB Washington
/ ?) I* u3 T& U4 D3 n      BB South Dakota* k% c8 a+ g2 F" [
      BB Indiana2 k/ G! ~$ l% F, C7 v
      BB Massachusetts
" v5 ~, ?6 ^# g% {" l3 _      BB Alabama7 M( S! v; \! r4 j
      DD Conner
3 T: v: B4 a& M4 j/ _      DD Cotten8 u& Z8 h% T1 B
      DD Cowell/ C/ g- b" Z* j- N4 o* ~/ Q  j9 m
      DD Daly! ]& e/ `$ `5 y0 S2 v5 s) O/ [/ a6 h
      DD Eaton
) t4 Q/ u& m* q  j) f; Y6 I; W      DD Heywood Edwards
: W7 A6 s1 C1 k9 }$ V      DD Erben  Z  k4 v1 ~0 Q+ M" ]9 A
      DD Evans* j5 M: z6 Q, M* c
      DD Foote& T+ `  I: y8 z5 e
      DD Franks. m9 c8 R- g* J/ R; T" X5 c
      DD Fullam; w5 e0 B1 F/ T2 \- G  ]5 E
      DD Gatling
7 Z: c1 p( @' g4 |% }7 @# d* H  G      DD Albert Grant
) r) t! V5 k1 \( g      DD Gregory% \" r3 I& [; m. a1 a! v
      DD Guest
& l# y9 r' {6 W; O      DMS Hamilton
3 E9 \' u4 y, K' ^      DMS Forrest
' D& [4 l( B& o      DMS Ellyson! x8 c- V: J5 T3 i4 [9 B& h
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards  s  Y/ ?4 N0 n: o
Range closes to 28,000 yards.... f8 d# }2 C2 j/ J
Range closes to 26,000 yards...) N% F9 T: ?$ v4 e; v: p
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
* L7 ?; h( h0 NRange closes to 22,000 yards...8 R2 F( `3 v* R3 r
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
( [- q9 Z5 M& f- q# jRange closes to 18,000 yards...
, g! _' O- A5 c+ B: m$ MRange closes to 16,000 yards...
8 _! U; L# ~" N* G. I" N2 b" iRange closes to 14,000 yards...7 o  ]4 B" s& T% Q
Range closes to 12,000 yards...3 R! ?4 J+ ?5 a- }8 [4 B9 D
Range closes to 11,000 yards...0 v6 b. {- i' _7 B( R, O& d, i$ R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards: m! Z0 G0 H/ J' y- n
Range closes to 10,000 yards...* I' Q1 I- \; h+ F. Q+ w1 e$ Z
Range closes to 9,000 yards...+ V: p# q; I# g" Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
$ K5 x* I( Y$ V* `4 }$ }BB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
+ E, Q  q) x# L2 KAPD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards7 |$ K# X" B; S1 W4 U
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
% }7 L0 }' J5 Y, e) TDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards2 v# q" @( E1 f9 L& l. l
DD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
: M2 J" M# q& K+ {4 T; K) WRange closes to 5,000 yards
! W5 v9 J2 y5 y2 v% y+ J- tDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
( r2 O: _& k+ t: y5 IBB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards& A$ q* [# i+ a
Range closes to 3,000 yards4 P6 Z/ T7 n# N
BB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards: d3 N& |; T8 ]* G/ ]1 [/ S
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards  D0 ~5 g) X) M) d
DD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
8 h4 m7 U$ o! a8 }8 N' Z& rDD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards0 p1 ]) `3 _: g7 F4 K
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
% O% a1 @' n3 D/ g0 ~APD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards
% X! X) p# n( fBB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
) {& Q/ ~  L* C! ]2 o5 e. L* [" pDD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards# y2 M% \- {4 P# p: Q) _& d( [+ m
DD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards& P6 p* x: I. k9 }: y
Range increases to 5,000 yards
9 S" c) u% M1 CBB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards: u3 B' T/ K2 N$ ~. e7 l" a7 c
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards5 l4 L. B/ j: y& X# O. P( z
Range increases to 7,000 yards: k) J: l5 d4 S* W) ?7 ~
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
: V8 E6 t9 H. o1 L) z2 `DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards4 U, c! N7 r, c5 R3 S& s9 Z2 F! k# C
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards" D) `! e! f/ y* Y; Y5 h
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards* B* Y+ B- N! L: j+ r
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
0 a6 Y7 w3 z* A. q. `. ]* MCombat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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