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。! G- o+ C- K, |5 i8 V6 n$ e7 X2 L3 X3 F

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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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9 m& c! @, ^* \6 f4 e$ [4 a" tAllied Deliberate attack
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5 f# W% }3 L! A0 u8 E! PAttacking force 80164 troops, 1430 guns, 2486 vehicles, Assault Value = 33364 p/ o. @+ ?( @/ s8 O6 K

8 I! D/ S# k7 t  k$ DDefending force 53947 troops, 730 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 1581% ?4 ], j- b8 X3 m
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 8
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Allied adjusted assault: 3564 - y. o0 P; q6 r, J

" ~( R3 G, K4 t$ ~Japanese adjusted defense: 5583
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. M! \8 S$ J" l. [2 u. dAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8) ! l! F# @+ _$ P8 T/ D
3 G% O; k2 P) e* q; E* k3 p
Combat modifiers8 P- F: E  w- u$ Q/ p5 ~( U
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
- g5 v4 z/ G: F" |2 lAttacker: 7 j  x' g$ C5 x0 N
  u5 A& Z7 N" T2 m' i7 s. i2 h# ~
Japanese ground losses:
6 P. f4 S. w, n0 q2 a      3386 casualties reported) K( E5 ?% X: H8 `5 _
         Squads: 50 destroyed, 255 disabled4 ~7 a; S* v8 ~9 E+ S
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled9 H8 D  S2 O" D: W
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled
; N) I, F0 V) V# X  i      Guns lost 102 (43 destroyed, 59 disabled)
$ J/ B! o! d2 X" o9 H      Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)) u. [/ o8 o% v8 K% ?6 K$ m4 a5 r
      Units destroyed 16 C) O6 B2 x8 V8 ^9 g, w

, C; X! n- V2 E6 y$ KAllied ground losses:
5 S# o8 u- l& t0 a      5163 casualties reported- `- d, i7 M( e, i' y
         Squads: 60 destroyed, 463 disabled
" Z) }+ N8 i& j( e( @0 A$ A         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 183 disabled- ^5 S+ w! k6 ~/ c2 i
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 155 disabled
0 ]/ B! b6 f! w/ O3 N1 R      Guns lost 201 (29 destroyed, 172 disabled)8 [' u  X. @. |- {# e
      Vehicles lost 228 (12 destroyed, 216 disabled)6 y1 Y& a$ [; M0 M) T
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Assaulting units:
: u& [& u5 }( f' B: z    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion" p) K; U7 w0 Y3 `4 H, S* E3 i& U
    710th Tank Battalion, T/ d* ^/ G1 `6 A/ U$ v' ?
    6th Infantry Division
" P. z# Z9 R' j% R- Z) [/ q1 m    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment" @! D& A$ k) y7 n
    44th Tank Battalion
2 C' @0 B% j2 |% H7 e1 a    81st Infantry Division
7 T" k6 A8 D" A2 _    762nd Tank Battalion. K7 ]* D/ R* t+ C$ I( d+ N) D" q
    767th Tank Battalion' E0 t+ L; R4 G
    711th Tank Battalion' Q8 y- v5 x$ W# A. O" L
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
/ D9 a, S, h, Z" X5 H0 j5 s7 ]    5th Marine Division
5 k4 ]( c9 n% |: k$ o    716th Tank Battalion( i+ t5 T' P9 m1 m& ?: K' }5 m- D0 y
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
2 P' _% F1 F' }1 J" I+ c! P    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
/ q) A7 d1 I9 N0 k3 g: }) S    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
+ _- M9 J$ Q( H2 `2 i1 h6 m6 y    706th Tank Battalion
4 _, @/ r  x/ N$ ]  i  H    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment) D1 {9 W: Q; s5 u- W, g4 A
    96th Infantry Division$ r6 s; ?5 K4 a0 d/ P9 i) x
    31st Infantry Regiment
9 o( H' _/ z- ?8 D6 {4 `    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4 x* \0 }! J" k/ m    I Corps Artillery 8 t( ^0 v2 p- c9 b
    12th Marine Defense Battalion
+ N0 D2 q+ m" j) g3 _4 s    1st USMC AA Battalion% _; s2 u; ~7 Z* s. \6 ~4 Q& `, V
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
( G1 q+ E# v1 N; r7 r; C) H    XIV US Corps" }" T8 ^/ c3 G1 D! v! V
    14th Marine Defense Battalion
! N8 Q/ _9 M3 C$ }4 r0 W    5th USA Defense Battalion$ F2 J2 j# l& E7 J4 u
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
, }& L: f- s$ U4 G    738th Coast AA Regiment
0 Z% q( q+ t" P    X Corps Artillery
. m2 W+ x7 a6 H- t3 p    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment% Q# F, P; R: }# d) O
    96th Coast AA Regiment$ p% g- D* e8 J! m3 W* u5 c/ O# S
    4th USA Defense Battalion9 S- g( `/ G) j, X  }1 U# K6 D
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
/ u/ R1 b7 E$ C0 T& G2 B    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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* H2 R4 k! T  C: k0 `) \Defending units:' w  b% Y; |3 M9 D" O2 |- ~0 P6 k
    Kure 7th SNLF: O7 T& [( G$ M  E
    81st/A Division
4 f9 A% |! G/ ~' [- F6 t, `7 E1 C    Kure 3rd SNLF
# l! ?. l7 d9 ?% A1 X    33rd/B Division, `; v& l2 O4 p' C4 W( E0 G5 y
    33rd/A Division
( Y* v! m! |7 s- e    81st/C Division7 [) V# U' f9 v  l' M
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
; V- ~1 G/ R3 ?9 d0 q( e+ [% X    52nd Naval Guard Unit
- S3 |: l# w2 Q) f- v7 @    138th Infantry Regiment
" p5 z2 d* k! o% ~5 _2 |    Sasebo 7th SNLF0 a- _# ]7 j% r2 c* E) I
    144th Infantry Regiment" ?+ R3 Q- {5 ^' ~  _; V- F, G; S( B
    81st/B Division
4 g1 g8 _0 M; \; J! k    33rd/C Division
6 K) y) {! N- r/ l    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment$ i9 i- r, y( q* i7 f' d7 }+ q$ A! o
    18th Army
( x: T& T$ W: i& O! t6 ]2 A! P    60th Field AA Battalion+ q7 j+ B' v! d5 ?- i% i
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co ( q  Z% n  ~2 V& ~$ Y
    Ponape Naval Fortress
2 r* Q& v: V$ e, @  R* ]8 I0 H! E8 K: s    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment5 g# y& J6 Y& E/ `* u" E
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
+ [9 F) d+ f  f: _    53rd Construction Battalion3 _2 N4 q. {& a
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion0 c5 B' g- J" I" M
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion/ e, B9 E8 p  U/ t  \! m
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co # l6 O7 V) P; v8 B$ m$ n5 t
    19th JAAF Base Force' J* s8 K" e: V1 N" V
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1, L6 `& v6 x3 f$ }4 H: ^
    14th Area Army /1
% |& Y4 x$ `+ ~, B, Z" P    63rd Field AA Battalion
+ W) a# Q) k* `/ `) n$ ?    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
1 ~7 k9 R9 E" i, l+ L8 l* _+ M% M    3rd Base Force7 S% q# ~: P- W3 a! h$ r, r& N# L5 H
    12th Air Fleet
9 H3 [: m5 k8 y    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6 `, V. k' t/ C, q6 O    61st Field AA Battalion$ V0 g) G& g$ z$ A" U* E
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment; ~& `% v7 [2 z* o/ b
    2nd Ind.AA Gun Co ) T  ~0 y- }/ ?
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /34 o+ {5 i' U/ J' c
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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。+ |! x- e7 i% k$ F8 k- t
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Ground combat at Chiang Mai (58,53)
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8 ~. U2 G! z+ U& e& {6 k: HJapanese Shock attack; z3 d7 ]3 c/ _8 v8 s
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Attacking force 47276 troops, 408 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 1761
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Defending force 1285 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 678 F2 N. M: S8 B* s  _

: v6 n+ G9 p% |- {" O- mJapanese adjusted assault: 1373   E! @/ ?5 l# ^8 a, W1 t  d+ i+ m, h2 K
; Y- c3 M; x  ]' `$ v3 s2 N3 k
Allied adjusted defense: 10
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Japanese assault odds: 137 to 1
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Combat modifiers
1 f! A( @: z; k3 l5 ?& rDefender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)6 B4 u2 |) c+ V! ~+ I  x
Attacker: shock(+); ^5 \+ d: w* E. [+ u

3 t! k  k/ Q" b- T8 l  ~Japanese ground losses:
: p- T( q' x' |3 x# J5 C      530 casualties reported
+ M' _! m5 b7 s         Squads: 4 destroyed, 116 disabled* k4 l8 b  Y* ^, y! Z
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled- T9 L: h" S! |7 ^  |6 u. M
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled: S2 n- Y, u9 S' n3 K
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)! J) d% V: ]  Q5 J' y, q; z
) }7 `2 p( L. x- n7 k
Allied ground losses:
8 e: ]+ j2 l$ V& @+ J0 L: z/ n      891 casualties reported" z+ N: b( ^2 z. w. L* `; V3 E
         Squads: 73 destroyed, 9 disabled
' Y/ E/ O. j- G9 ~; ~         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled+ Z$ B" v% }# @' O1 R! l9 Z4 ]
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: U. i! y0 L3 p6 I, x
      Guns lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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8 G! M* n) N# s; G9 _; \7 }Assaulting units:0 @* d* n" E; u* w1 Y
    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
/ G. R% Q0 y$ Z5 A) i+ E  i6 D    21st Division
- y0 V5 C: ]3 q2 Z( R3 N    4th Division1 N  U1 O: A1 e! @
    21st Ind.Mixed Regiment
5 s7 H! f- O8 e9 N5 |3 S3 ~    23rd Tank Regiment' M/ x. z% _/ S. H7 }
    32nd Division/ B0 k' j! V: Y- i: Y
    Yokosuka 1st SNLF
( C3 R7 f7 G' a. X: ?% h    3rd Ind. AA Battalion% s9 W/ x( k: e) j; R
    6th Area Army
' g/ Y( L' J5 E2 d% g0 {: I    103rd AA Regiment
( n; B# x- i. |( `- f' m5 t1 \    1st JNAF Coy
) B8 l0 s7 f* O9 m  B! e    13th Army
: l; t, ?$ ^+ L, j( n3 \1 b5 E    141st AA Regiment, U# S6 c" U7 ]# N0 t8 R7 K
    4th Ind. AA Battalion
8 N2 S! q) \0 l) C1 {. t7 J . p- J4 t7 _# O5 x
Defending units:) g* n3 h% a# O5 J  U
    50th Indian Para Brigade
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50th 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 ! a( L/ {8 y0 I$ J
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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- Z% v, p# v+ z$ `盟军继续冒着猛烈炮火卸载4 J% B+ W8 j$ j* O/ q
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 443 f) c. A# y" l6 B# W8 s6 g
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, A5 P! e. ?+ a" q. mInvasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)) K* ?$ P1 r) N5 }
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force! Q9 ?& Q1 {" Y3 M2 v0 [! p

6 Q( H! I, a0 T) D89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships' D: s% Z: i. E: l6 _3 U' G
      LST-72, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
! h  R& D) E9 V. n8 \      LST-81: y6 ^! y" x( j* K! h7 z7 q6 P) ]
      LST-74, Shell hits 3" Y4 O& W- P( F3 Q0 Q
      LST-75, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage' U: g: _$ p' r. r4 V
      LST-78
* k) v. h" z  Y" i. q  U      LST 2093 H! _1 |. H  m  @* C. I8 {
      LST-889
, }( @3 L; M5 K      LST-246
: s; o8 U5 C/ w* X* B) M8 L      LST-240
5 r2 L. b8 ?: @- c6 U" S      LST-204+ X: x: ^& Q* R( E7 M, S4 ?. q+ L* ]
      LST-202
9 B7 L' D/ O5 H( S7 v5 H9 _" G      LST-123
+ u+ [- g1 O8 X( M5 ?  U( C1 ^      LST-1216 w" I" ?" }. ~" R0 O5 g3 Y+ k
      LST-120* g# R, a. y& R( z2 h" n
      LST-86
' w) P, g* i  R. Q      LST-85
' u- Y1 }; P) ?$ z% L# ~; g      LST-84  C% }) z# k0 d$ V: V1 s

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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
) U8 R# ^" A* s( }5 h: i* ]+ E' Y1 ODefensive Guns engage approaching landing force/ L) X# E; p. l+ B; }, S3 Q

; C2 l5 b7 |$ |6 k! `130 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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% D% o" s, _6 w5 t3 fAllied Ships
! M- |, `+ V0 Z: ?/ T      LST-78, Shell hits 28,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
! x0 _. J' Z1 W8 F      LST-83, Shell hits 3, n% m, p/ Q; `$ N
      LST-81, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
' [- B+ A6 D* Y) k1 ]6 H      LST-85, Shell hits 4,  on fire
" r& r% ?/ y% \% s1 M, ^& M      LST-84, Shell hits 3
/ D. g+ [. Y* f9 e4 \! c      LST-87, Shell hits 6
2 K) U: Y! N$ ^5 t* M! v) k0 p) L      LST 180" F, I2 s6 A2 U& ~  h: }
      LST 1576 e; O( T8 w( P, W! l& d
      LST 2
8 @; _) X: W3 Y      LST-884/ \4 I2 k! H, ?0 T
      LST-882
$ }7 o8 k6 B" T7 r) Q7 _" F2 x      LST-397
: r6 n+ e( |; R; [- ~7 r5 Q      LST-395
+ P2 P0 f* E+ `      LST-274  D5 e. ?! g( u, g; \" `. y, a# J
      LST-273
8 C; `9 k; C% m" V$ n0 i+ [/ Z      LST-246
! J/ d$ T% y( _) ?8 N      LST-244
* ?* d8 b4 m1 z+ {      LST-2415 X9 y& N5 H5 ?
      LST-218  x# z3 G5 K/ w- n9 G/ f% L
      LST-2162 c& H  F7 B! L# J5 E: p
      LST-202- J- t* ~0 [5 l! \) J
      LST-171
7 L0 d# i5 J) R, l2 k1 {5 R+ i$ c      LST-166
3 }' X. q5 o# v% C      LST-1240 M4 c( n" Q" O; L1 P0 J: h8 W7 R
      LST-121
6 J2 F7 C( K& L4 b0 Y5 u5 O- h      LST-88
9 A& Z/ x* s0 R9 w4 T3 g      LST-1235 J! l7 m! o7 K! R+ `
      LST-86
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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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$ y/ w  H2 [: N5 d) R6 a! b 8 Y0 V2 x( U$ K+ q
Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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* ?- L1 z0 x* r7 d$ }Allied Bombardment attack% b& U6 E. r3 Y: \3 ~: g" G8 L
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Attacking force 5302 troops, 356 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 28124 k4 z: Q8 e+ {  F) ]
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Defending force 51369 troops, 699 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 1361
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& F# o* D0 f! T$ X+ B" R* w( XJapanese ground losses:5 p2 d* ~( ~0 L7 C
      406 casualties reported
. [) N- h( }: D4 ~         Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled! Y- d0 Q0 I7 k6 v
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled1 I" g: s0 G1 {; S
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; c! J1 u2 @+ O& \6 ]5 T: W6 H: @, E) o
/ v0 x# Y3 r: @5 ~" Z+ P0 F
Allied ground losses:
0 h* v5 i% j1 ^% D7 A. P) h      21 casualties reported2 ~! M9 ?2 Y3 S6 W2 I
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
! M, E0 P9 a1 z/ s8 l! \- l1 F         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
. ~% }7 t+ E. w, b) ^! Y2 }' E! i8 I         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 ~2 E& ~, ~- ?1 ?) q* T- H
      Guns lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)
) d) e* h( H  R/ p4 e. ]$ v      Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled). p' J3 m1 K/ S9 Y# c' j, E

4 K! C0 L& U  n7 y& lAssaulting units:
& T4 W  Y& Z& y- J  f$ G8 }: I    5th Marine/B Division9 e' ]5 {' J. r5 z1 C. l, u4 W" X
    81st Infantry/B Division' c0 G/ ?1 j2 C" T! h1 ?+ f
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment# ~: j, x' \4 Q; K6 ?6 L: _
    5th Marine/C Division& C6 A- l6 r' L2 K7 Q" N6 q% d
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
5 Q5 i- @3 x/ \: B    6th Infantry/B Division* W: ?0 ?& L  ^0 s! V3 a: L- b
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment3 R" v& X2 H; p4 T! \) I
    716th Tank Battalion  M7 H$ t1 c1 c7 s# a3 U* L3 ]) _, X
    81st Infantry/C Division% n2 F# r! s% I+ G  C5 ?
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
* C, t& ?2 _  I. A( }% z# E    6th Infantry/C Division4 w: o) E8 R; s2 W) s* k3 F
    5th Marine/A Division$ r) v! @* J* h& @9 x
    767th Tank Battalion
7 S  _0 u; G) y% P; s9 q    96th Infantry/A Division6 Z1 s+ |: f2 m+ h& Y) R6 w
    706th Tank Battalion
! ^. \, }7 Q, [8 e5 E    711th Tank Battalion
7 s' K; G3 }0 H0 p9 z    762nd Tank Battalion: |/ N5 ~* j4 S4 y, n+ ^; A5 d! v
    96th Infantry/B Division
7 {, h1 j- \" ]. ^& l; Z    81st Infantry/A Division$ l9 r& ?* a' |( M$ \% P
    44th Tank Battalion
. G1 X5 [4 A! C% u8 @$ ?1 E    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment0 o# M/ }; S# e/ r% h
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
' r& R6 ]# b. R1 U6 d. e" s# b    31st Infantry Regiment, }& c5 v  B5 S3 h, }& J
    6th Infantry/A Division* H! {; E3 ?4 R; V+ \! |, x' W
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
# t, f- I( T8 Q( `    710th Tank Battalion! G9 D4 Y5 J) I5 K- {! G, z3 u
    96th Infantry/C Division: l3 y1 c7 W* u4 x
    5th USA Defense Battalion
6 }& L* H; y, J( U* @, \( y) I    4th USA Defense Battalion- J; ^+ u: X# A9 n0 G% Z- _
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
1 R) _, v/ ^0 c    X Corps Artillery 7 Q" z0 Y, c; R, E* a
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
$ J; d4 X  b' O    XIV US Corps
; d$ p/ M2 z. t( q    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
/ u1 g8 O+ e+ F" _! M    8th Marine Defense Battalion
+ p2 p* o* r6 ~$ L; Y2 L    14th Marine Defense Battalion' z" [) a% K* \& b! [
    I Corps Artillery
2 O5 A8 [/ B2 O- E    96th Coast AA Regiment
. v  {) f9 q6 H$ e; v8 }    1st USMC AA Battalion1 U3 B$ ~9 G) c% x& V% E
    738th Coast AA Regiment' P4 h) s- `4 E2 d( ?/ f6 T' K. t
    12th Marine Defense Battalion! S8 v5 h0 A! k2 Y/ `
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
+ C$ I8 G4 s1 x# N    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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; ]4 |  u& s0 W8 XDefending units:& f% o9 u7 s! h" J; I+ z
    33rd/A Division
7 m  W# h, }3 {" O  \    81st/B Division2 V" ~' {6 S/ m/ P% s6 T- ^
    Sasebo 7th SNLF5 R3 K7 |, d8 Q3 L$ [+ }, q  n
    81st/C Division
6 ?5 k) Y  N4 O* \    138th Infantry Regiment0 O) @9 ]* e0 y9 _4 [3 C) x1 X
    Kure 3rd SNLF
5 u- x: w4 q& V2 |    6th Guards Inf. Regiment$ i' R. B1 a& S$ b
    144th Infantry Regiment
4 n" p# E6 L" S5 C5 L* B0 w. C    52nd Naval Guard Unit- G3 {) u6 ~+ _3 j; t$ c
    33rd/B Division2 ?: k) s3 g1 i! i  p
    81st/A Division$ Y0 U' D7 }" L/ i0 e* G1 N
    33rd/C Division1 V' W$ j4 e2 M
    3rd Base Force: v+ J: d6 [- ]& Q" N1 b2 M( P0 `
    19th JAAF Base Force% G4 t$ C" e8 K: S  ^( _. ?  M
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
+ l6 p4 W5 G" `, a    60th Field AA Battalion
& l& e  D% g+ q! o: e8 Z    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
' R1 p( S# R4 I) O6 M9 g3 f( g    53rd Construction Battalion
! k( k, b& O/ B1 K' G- U    Ponape Naval Fortress
* `: b. h# e) L8 m* W" Z6 W( E    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
4 J6 O  s0 ?$ ~! c+ F7 a1 c    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
! n& S" S7 J" E9 C: r    12th Air Fleet5 |6 O  B6 }4 q: ~( O
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment2 S& g  @3 B* |1 O6 ^
    61st Field AA Battalion" l% G2 l0 ~! y* z8 w% D
    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
+ D- \5 Q' Q1 {( D$ |/ t    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
0 r# h7 E/ D0 p; d6 Q# X* g    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
" m8 F5 y5 G* s$ G    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment2 L) w% a  k) j' c
    14th Area Army /1
8 S7 f! g  ?+ K% Q7 s$ F) A    63rd Field AA Battalion1 a* N( H2 y# R5 H6 X5 U6 F! }
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co 4 f. j2 H( L# {# U: b* v
    Kure 7th SNLF2 R- X0 C! T% P$ f/ ^
    18th Army
. T) F! Y0 e. o/ @1 S+ a    23rd Fld AA Gun Co 9 ^  [4 w  H( R& ]; c
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
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日军反潜船只确认击沉盟军SS一艘
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8 B8 G7 c5 y6 I  oSubmarine attack near Satawal  at 107,106
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Japanese Ships. ?9 P1 \5 a# v* q
      E No.54
( s0 d" z, h* D( s  o      E No.50" X+ [$ w$ u: E$ `4 q: B4 {
      E No.68
* ?$ B4 g& f4 S      E No.52$ Z7 A8 k% |* L3 ]
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Allied Ships
! q, P6 c$ o6 B; P4 e: J5 o      SS Blackfin, hits 21, and is sunk: T1 U" U! J7 K" z& c/ G: L
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重创另一艘
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: W; {  c' ?; h. D4 {, u+ TASW attack near Satawal  at 109,102
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/ h- {- d1 w+ h, n  KJapanese Ships
' R: y+ P4 B- B9 P! _& H; E6 D      E No.8
% B; V9 I4 G& ?8 R9 ?  Y+ y) K      E No.6
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Allied Ships
& N, q7 G/ R5 p9 `      SS Peto, hits 14,  heavy damage

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 02, 44' ~1 Z, w% ]$ l) P! D

2 _5 r* O2 D0 K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
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!5 g+ K) @" `5 V( P- R

: {# G9 y/ t4 \' E) n62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense." T9 E6 V+ t/ c" M4 w
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Allied Ships
  E3 Z" e8 G+ I" \& }7 F      CA Wichita3 e2 S* Y- U4 z% a+ |- c. L" M
      CA Vincennes
* g" y7 C- o2 y' Y/ k      CA Quincy
( e# b$ e5 V" @      CA San Francisco
4 X: V$ L* T& l5 g, b$ L* J      CA Minneapolis: p" Z* Y, t) f* |
      CA Astoria: @/ l7 M4 b+ ~6 l! H) x# i
      CA Chicago
& i- l- y$ ]2 Z4 ~      CA Louisville$ j" }; O8 l3 W% G, Z5 J2 `" a" p
      CA Chester
# j4 A. W2 O, X( N      CA Northampton/ _$ J2 l( a+ r' b
      CA Portland
# a) _6 L# n" p8 z% s$ V! p" L( @1 w  p: U! {& Q" a; R* E
Japanese ground losses:4 p) Y8 x" w7 ]. U3 k( G
      71 casualties reported
" c$ J+ p, e$ {( V         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled3 d* R: {( Z5 X9 W- g, W
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled# L9 k( v# w* w9 N9 k. U% r
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 k, [$ ^' s0 v7 h7 H* g; j8 _
      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)7 k7 W  w+ f# Q7 `4 V! n& ~' t# |

" a7 v2 W* ?! d9 C9 H* GAirbase hits 28 K0 D' K; k' n. k! C- I
Runway hits 10
6 m( L5 J: z8 D, [7 J" QPort hits 4
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CA Wichita firing at Ponape " s4 h6 f3 [4 F4 V5 v
CA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
1 |# s  [: E! Z6 H0 ]Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes
: L- v6 y9 ]1 m$ n4 yCA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress* J; P) ^. E* Q* `9 b
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy
; r( t9 `5 c' L0 d% D. cCA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division
( a1 {0 l( E4 \) H+ X. SCA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
4 ]5 W# ~9 ^/ H) N5 OPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria' S; Q7 J8 I2 T. ?6 N4 P0 L
CA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
* `: R  W; ^$ Q$ I  \. ~CA Chicago firing at Ponape
% N: p2 i. B9 ~CA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force
* A  t6 {( {2 q' v6 eOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester- u# z% B7 R; ]  C, i
CA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress: i0 k0 }' ?" @% ~2 P& L
CA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division3 w# y$ _: O$ v) H# ~- k  g$ O
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland$ p6 U1 H$ K8 q
CA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
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+ ^- k- J+ e( Y+ B- V, g1 A; S4 pNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113$ T7 a' c4 _7 O( _; ?% T  _  W& }

7 L( i: e5 _$ L- ~Allied Ships6 i, w. [+ o. Z1 H4 B; c) r
      BB Alabama
! Q) q4 ]3 O/ x& g; l4 d2 V      BB Massachusetts
; q" S$ X! |  W/ {      BB Indiana
# r1 \+ l2 F' v7 P6 v( f      BB South Dakota
# l$ l) N2 P2 _" s* q5 u4 J( A      BB Washington
" i; z& v+ c- b. j: C$ D2 L      BB North Carolina$ ~! V* B1 a: m1 Q# q
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Japanese ground losses:
1 l' f4 ^) ^9 T) J      275 casualties reported
9 l; ?, }0 e  T         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
. V; X5 v! c: ^         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled3 T+ k# R' }/ S! C7 Z3 [
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
" J/ ~* y  U6 L7 c      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)- w( x% q2 X! L$ H. D' c
      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled), K- h1 Q* _5 C: Y) x$ G0 S
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Airbase supply hits 1- ^0 H. I" f! d; Y. p+ Z
Runway hits 7
% I& D& {9 c+ R5 `5 |! jPort hits 3
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+ G! l2 k7 t: E+ [, v. @+ o. m/ MBB Alabama firing at Ponape ) ^; R& E) G2 t) R! m
BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape 6 U! Y5 q6 J! p+ M
BB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division
& `: e2 K$ r5 V) G6 POS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota& S' r  M) Z; j0 D( C
BB South Dakota firing at Ponape ; u, q8 n5 X! [+ l5 s% c, c
BB Washington firing at Ponape
0 o/ w: t) [  t4 OBB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!& b" G' {1 C+ N2 P8 h0 G% n8 J
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13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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" u4 e! c- W8 J# CAllied Ships
* ?) J: P- y9 ~, K      BB Queen Elizabeth- w8 [5 x& O- a7 Z. p6 G+ C: Y! A
      BB Valiant  M- A, _+ L( x+ u) N! G) c
      BB Mississippi
% X4 Z5 n3 w1 q+ U) F+ B: q      BB New Mexico  N2 w( w+ b4 _7 z. H
      BB Idaho
7 W1 n5 E* ?+ ^+ c) B      BB West Virginia3 }! o1 t3 b1 p: b4 [
      BB Colorado
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& Z: @- e- ~3 m3 YJapanese ground losses:+ k. P6 c' Y/ O. }+ G
      117 casualties reported: A* ]  r" l5 d+ P" [- v
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled. a% C0 B9 Q' O" _( y; h
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
0 A4 V* m6 Q( E+ f* W9 t; k; P         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" s1 q  I' b5 g+ C9 {& P, m
      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
; L7 W( S& B1 ~$ f; N; F      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)+ @5 ^$ G7 I( G+ C
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Airbase hits 2
: E; K  @- |" g0 R$ L( _) P; vRunway hits 2. Z+ {8 c4 ~9 l; K" j, D
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BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment7 @! R, e- r  }& [# M
BB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment3 v. `% i& o' ^, h! ~1 ^  c
BB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress" B1 W6 h0 |3 B  u6 l6 K  L
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi
. W' q0 y" a* {/ Q1 p# `BB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division
3 t7 x6 v( Y6 w! W* s& ^+ S8 v6 ]BB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force
# v; Q( E! M3 Z7 Q0 B" o0 B3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho
$ k  c- Q/ k; l! Z; WBB West Virginia firing at Ponape
( m! j4 R9 ~, ~$ \# a! Q  WBB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force
' K: |/ Z9 ]+ K4 B# Y3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado( R3 o# J. f3 u" u) F) _
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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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3 x2 m+ J. c( F1 VWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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) e0 t7 O7 x- A, s) uRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet., ]6 d, W  y: @8 j! X. ^) }
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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' P4 V2 z- z8 Y4 u5 HAllied aircraft; _: H% S* ^1 X* h9 v, b. ?( C+ R2 m
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
4 h2 I& Q0 P4 ?- m3 Q2 U      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337. w0 @3 x) R& w  }/ h0 {
      TBM-1C Avenger x 2831 f, o5 ~; c( z

" C9 u+ `5 L/ ^$ E' _/ _; g% d9 Y4 BAllied aircraft losses; Z7 x& j- _& U, ?7 u' ~; P
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged4 X0 Q) h! \0 b" \
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak: ~# x7 D! q* M; O" {: n  c0 S+ W/ T
      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged( K( T3 }0 s2 t0 }( s+ v
      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak7 ~" t# T! o2 G0 ^% M

( n0 N, s9 F. H" aJapanese ground losses:) @# X, c, T3 k* }. P" u, _, j
      159 casualties reported
8 c& d7 g' x9 s         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
0 B! Y( A$ C, C3 y) C0 ]* B/ f1 ]         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled3 {% l* c9 ^8 k! K# s  s
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# R7 ^3 l$ |4 k; R  I( U
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. T9 H* b5 R2 B$ I5 @1 CGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
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) \& S; L: b1 u9 A( `( `( cAllied Deliberate attack0 q2 }5 V; g9 S2 Z9 Q8 ]

& `0 W  `) Y. `. @" U( I$ iAttacking force 77530 troops, 1387 guns, 2472 vehicles, Assault Value = 2931
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2 b  D" ~7 s( FDefending force 50530 troops, 686 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1344
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& |5 W6 [. A# W/ |5 ?8 g8 l/ K5 YAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 7: C# T# u" W$ e% R6 E# @' Z
8 c5 X6 e+ J2 ~2 j1 a
Allied adjusted assault: 3406
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Japanese adjusted defense: 8701 " T, a, p0 }8 o; t3 q% L, f

' r5 p( ?, d/ FAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7)
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Combat modifiers" N! Z. k3 y% C- E# V
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)
! ~  C, M+ @% c8 PAttacker: 5 w# H3 b+ j/ j, ~) A% |- J
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Japanese ground losses:/ i* G# }1 |* ?' \% @* W0 X
      3539 casualties reported* e4 S! l( X3 R/ a0 T. I- Y) C* l
         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled+ o; K6 t+ K7 J0 p
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled
2 q. l9 ]& Y$ n/ _+ I; D. s1 C; X         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled) H+ o/ w6 k+ @, ?0 r  w
      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)1 W. S. g/ M! m) f: Y
      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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0 h$ c9 U. {9 _, p; M7 yAllied ground losses:
+ L) Z# D( m3 o/ E8 g/ L; e      3552 casualties reported, U' \! F; d8 D
         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled
. c  X8 Z- ~) K% z2 h2 O4 h  [         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled
3 j* V' N/ X, M; z/ }         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled
' V2 Q" t  L$ ^% O2 {  H; o* k% z* {      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)' q) C0 l8 o5 ~8 }
      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)
7 Q& [+ L  F1 o8 B# N: \      Units destroyed 12 X' \5 ~; ]1 n9 {* P
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Assaulting units:
4 A/ J7 G- @# F+ R; x4 T    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion2 z& x" t+ a1 [1 t: G" Y
    5th Marine Division; H4 w7 n6 V. m& Y
    716th Tank Battalion
$ {$ q  v% g( D2 Q4 v' ~8 D$ S    706th Tank Battalion
- C0 F" b3 \4 n" }8 E  h8 T    762nd Tank Battalion
/ M8 P. S  ?9 z4 k    710th Tank Battalion7 V/ E7 ?* Y8 V/ D2 j+ @- S9 y. Q1 o
    767th Tank Battalion2 c/ x* y6 L/ s! d" a
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
. W* s4 V7 x& V! o" Q9 B$ F1 T    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment" Y( D  e+ N: z3 Q  ]% o
    81st Infantry Division
( o" a# k# u3 D1 w; Q8 }; y; {, L+ p    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment" ~( _  y6 Z8 _! R% \
    96th Infantry Division) `! @6 R; N& X$ c
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment+ Q9 d" H" C7 g9 E% N9 I
    711th Tank Battalion) Z' M( Z) d0 @8 P0 r+ S
    44th Tank Battalion# C  C& ]  A- E+ U9 ?
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
. y- m7 A8 I. G( s    6th Infantry Division
6 m/ Q  j7 c7 J% @2 }    1st Filipino Inf Regiment# D9 i4 P6 w2 b5 y/ w8 D# Y
    31st Infantry Regiment1 G! Z  D, z6 ~6 f  U' e' L* n+ Q
    XIV US Corps9 X; e+ P+ {! ?
    96th Coast AA Regiment
& |4 C9 C. J% {8 ]    12th Marine Defense Battalion% d8 \8 @) T/ c4 t5 ]& s
    4th USA Defense Battalion
* L0 l3 b6 [/ h    14th Marine Defense Battalion% _( z' }/ H7 H
    1st USMC AA Battalion% j  f; M% D+ a; |
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
) v1 q& P3 W. l8 `2 {0 ~) a6 x  q. @% Z    5th USA Defense Battalion
% w0 a) ]4 U2 L  W# F% T    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment. d- f, f$ o1 U1 e
    738th Coast AA Regiment
" n; G  u, v7 a' h3 ^& \% D' x    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
* @  S/ X4 D$ j3 l) @( G    I Corps Artillery " V4 W* C$ @& w" i6 N/ U2 G$ B$ J- m
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
! h) B7 p- J; S3 ?    X Corps Artillery / n* t/ W# i/ O/ t0 z# {4 K0 X8 F
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion$ F. n( X7 T; z: u, Q, e  x" V/ I
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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4 K/ p$ ?0 V8 g2 R8 sDefending units:( S7 Q9 `: R* @- u- |( i3 J
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment; \$ m, P% x* s0 L) m/ n! f, x
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
1 V! w" g6 h: W5 C# E! w0 W+ K    144th Infantry Regiment2 _4 [) G: h# x( }5 H+ c! i/ A
    Kure 3rd SNLF1 J# ~3 [, v% @  y
    Sasebo 7th SNLF- C. t4 G) r+ x/ \7 K
    33rd/B Division) |) Q- A# X  J: R" O% D
    81st/C Division- P7 s1 e, h5 g
    81st/A Division
* b4 A# T* [7 {2 T    81st/B Division$ Z6 u& d5 s1 y& {) L
    33rd/A Division
+ m0 I2 c+ [- y" r. M    138th Infantry Regiment4 Q1 p6 v3 F1 T3 T8 v* a* x$ I
    33rd/C Division
( e* F" I& E7 k% L    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment# d$ Z4 f( o- o+ B- H
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
3 ^1 V2 M' q+ u3 A! f- c, `  n    19th JAAF Base Force
! Z( g  R* c6 r    31st Ind.AA Gun Co ( q- {5 V4 Z4 Y( @: N; N0 X
    12th Air Fleet
* Z4 S! {0 q0 ^/ B9 U4 K; A* b    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
3 j" T  J  c( u    23rd Fld AA Gun Co ! Y" ^6 R4 C4 R& z% q% v& T
    63rd Field AA Battalion. R/ L6 x5 W% [( l4 Z$ Q
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment/ F' B2 v5 \1 {6 x' {
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion" U4 g8 Y, t$ e1 O9 N9 N* C, F# s
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment4 e: ?' D" N. o  b
    Ponape Naval Fortress! k4 M$ i9 I: v2 _& `9 d" b
    61st Field AA Battalion+ B+ L# k6 [' r& o
    18th Army3 y# N: g. H, J
    14th Area Army /1
: c" X) {, i' \5 @( {    60th Field AA Battalion4 j: Z; m" L3 B4 w: ~4 N
    53rd Construction Battalion
' L- }- E1 ?* ?3 N# |, C* e8 n    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion8 U, \, k7 t/ L
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
1 |4 d+ n6 }; S% \8 A    Kure 7th SNLF
4 L* O) g/ ~, j, D# @' _    3rd Base Force
* Y/ \% X2 r/ S6 g+ H    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

david7up

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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)- C8 x( [5 X/ K& U3 P
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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" p+ o1 f, G; e. S% tRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 s
# l' E7 L8 B+ j+ wEstimated time to target is 34 minutes9 i! n: f7 ?# D

. {6 |* j% D  @Allied aircraft
+ P' f  @5 F4 b; i5 f7 P8 m      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
9 M( Q5 P, L. t! z      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337
" l) O5 v& P( r1 I$ S# _* N0 ]      TBM-1C Avenger x 283
1 r+ r$ V$ `+ h  ~Allied aircraft losses
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. f/ Z+ r" k) H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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) |' ?! J8 c' k9 j: M* o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. i( z- X$ I" Y" l3 Z. |# Z/ C
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  A* B" g# e! [0 vNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!7 y7 G# u6 z+ Y8 r. L. |0 g) ^
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Allied Ships
  d  O7 t% t  A" ^      CA Vincennes# b0 A7 h+ g7 L* x4 [
      CA Quincy
% ?! X0 ~/ N( e/ @9 y4 |      CA San Francisco$ \* Y; K) V& S3 T% [: t3 ~
      CA Minneapolis3 A; T5 D" U6 F& n5 S4 a$ T/ d6 n
      CA Astoria0 `7 M7 }3 w! `! M0 B8 y
      CA Chicago
7 c# u8 O( Y% B6 D% [7 j5 f      CA Louisville, ~1 M& {$ M6 q8 c+ ?$ t
      CA Chester
2 g, E) t: M% [  c  }) a      CA Northampton3 p; ]( \, N+ d1 W8 ~
      CA Portland
/ p# m+ c2 `- m& w9 f5 _+ g9 _1 Z$ _8 U3 U6 t! \
Japanese ground losses:
! i' N2 N2 K4 M1 b! H; ?, N      112 casualties reported
8 C. B+ x- ]& c! z         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  t! ]* N9 ?& F5 G% j8 ^; ^         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled
9 b. @& V% P% }         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled! `0 n# i3 Y: i! u- p& U) W
' w  M( d8 x0 \6 h
Airbase hits 5
0 j! g7 E' q( w6 W5 H: }Airbase supply hits 2
9 H  Z: v( o3 v9 p5 C) gRunway hits 21" r4 M% S  |3 E$ V- Q6 G
Port hits 7
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1 l# e3 I6 m+ JNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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4 y% _1 w- g% K8 l" L; AAllied Ships, x/ r1 m. i2 q# x$ c4 d( r- N
      BB Alabama
! C" f& f* p2 V/ b1 g. U: g5 z      BB Massachusetts* S& _& S' L) G# }' L3 Y$ b( {1 j6 E
      BB Indiana
: L% S( ?7 h; J6 x" X; f  x      BB South Dakota" [; x0 g/ U8 H4 {; n- P
      BB Washington9 I3 r4 G% u1 ?% C5 U
      BB North Carolina
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Japanese ground losses:
( V" l6 d% X4 ^; a/ C: O      398 casualties reported0 B$ F8 ?! b0 b& J
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled6 D( R6 F& d, f8 O" \* z$ G
         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled
9 b. R5 E) P' G) S. Y" ^$ M         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
" }& E3 G; d# F) C      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)
9 ]- T' ?$ p" z      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)2 S+ a- n+ k; C
. T1 F8 d4 K* ^6 M
Airbase hits 9: b* H" P# h, ?7 ^
Runway hits 9
: \. @& l) N; `1 B! }Port hits 2
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1 f1 m7 K7 y8 v- BBB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division
; Y. K# w2 `. @' O8 B/ XBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape # s4 _( }/ S* n" {4 ?
BB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division9 C( \3 \; m( J) i: ]- ], z
BB South Dakota firing at Ponape ! K$ y* @3 U, u8 M0 ~4 O6 f
BB Washington firing at Ponape
7 w0 @( k2 a/ p0 \/ h/ u8 ?4 nBB North Carolina firing at Ponape ) `% T. r! [' e+ C$ Y" o+ q# W% V  `9 l

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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113* [4 h0 u2 R+ S7 M2 L% \2 J5 @

0 j# ~9 ?  m" ?3 }+ i9 m2 ~( U% BAllied Ships
' Z+ t- i- t- M; N  `/ L* O      BB Mississippi
9 D2 O7 Z) w/ i4 {0 A- E6 z% N      BB New Mexico- _$ L0 x% i9 Z! s- f7 X: {% t+ X) L
      BB Idaho! |" \- P- D: l6 c8 s

8 V: F" [! Q/ Y! EJapanese ground losses:
* E) L) j* r/ Q, ^1 ]      195 casualties reported- g3 c% M) V/ ~3 e
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
2 m! V+ o  i% V7 p: C         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled
+ r5 j. Q% l7 K( `# L' y         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled' Z* T) s9 o2 q1 |% ]
      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)0 N5 _& C5 a# @+ f
      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)" Y& e  {  o" e  y8 P" u/ z4 ~7 i4 ~
! K! ~+ e% c& o7 s! r0 u
Airbase hits 3& h' {! K* f- W, Q, U* E  d
Runway hits 14, {0 J9 p. ]4 L; ^/ o2 s: z

) H7 Q+ g  Y; P" t1 rBB Mississippi firing at Ponape " j8 P5 z, k! K  v# y5 u  q* _
BB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division
* n* N$ }2 c/ V) D& r  bBB Idaho firing at Ponape . I1 k/ T  Q6 J+ C
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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)5 s9 X, c6 F+ H$ Q) S! q# ~- i

% s- t, b; O$ P& L4 g7 A$ Q; ?Weather in hex: Severe storms+ F# C" I8 o7 c2 L  f
/ I, b' V0 W$ y: _( N4 Q" h  o6 D
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
8 c( {/ O" n- i) j0 r& u  ?Estimated time to target is 34 minutes8 i8 r( r4 ^' {6 H/ \2 L, |, T4 B

2 Q8 r" s; w2 I3 I* ]" AAllied aircraft' |( I& P, W1 M  W0 o
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
# B  y# h* P+ w      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 3330 p& ?, `( a  X9 o2 U
      TBM-1C Avenger x 2865 M2 f! g) o2 f9 B9 ~

! d$ ^% q4 {& cAllied aircraft losses0 b* d8 f, Y  L# C" z- K9 f) X
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged, @, t! q0 O  J! H
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak' o* m5 ]1 v# x; R
      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged: t! u  J2 i# l* }7 T' J, y. T( L

5 m# w7 G+ P/ U- L8 VJapanese ground losses:
/ b8 Z6 W! U% W. [. S: |      121 casualties reported5 p, t5 O3 O0 r, Z
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled) f: Z& F9 o, [1 U
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled1 I; _: G4 s) c: K# p0 Q& I$ z) b
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 i: r% t- P  X# [9 v
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5 z' x7 q3 p1 \. ~; _% T: S! t2 L: f) l# q- T. \: v
Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)" }* Y% s$ S) P5 W7 k% K9 }
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Allied Deliberate attack4 w0 b7 ^1 r' k6 o, P. R# ~! D/ w

! o0 g8 a! V/ ~& e# ^8 kAttacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 2629& L. c4 \% G5 v5 t
, y1 N; ^& m5 j" h3 t
Defending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121
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8 [. a: h9 a- L" c6 H: f/ m; A0 A) NAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 6
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Allied adjusted assault: 3228
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! M( W! _1 ~  ~. g& j; L! HJapanese adjusted defense: 7085 2 Y) W! _( X6 k) X) l2 `& q. d& s

4 g5 e( q- v& C; |$ R. RAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6) 4 k8 M8 @' v9 V% D

7 Y3 N* k1 C+ {- aCombat modifiers& x. v/ v3 R6 w
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)0 v$ `& D: H" c  [, k1 m7 ]8 Q
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
) Z# q/ Z2 {  ~8 T7 W% i- m      2305 casualties reported
5 ]( ^: T3 U$ j, Z: X         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled
1 G9 |, G# w0 J: {, {8 v' j         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled! r% Z7 R* Z9 L! {: e/ D  }* \
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled& K9 a6 G  y! k
      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)
: W. `* ?9 i7 {/ E      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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" P& K. \- p" ^5 M% N$ PAllied ground losses:
. |7 Z3 N, j7 T/ _4 t8 l      3064 casualties reported4 e; _; b# m* X0 O
         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled, {; ^% ^7 b! k  \( L) g- @+ [' t4 N" m
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled$ r% ~2 H" |/ {0 @. X6 i
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled! o- s& _; p$ r2 j
      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled)
+ f, r; Z* r+ c( Q2 w1 I      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled)" j2 u( t1 U, J6 F

5 ?' S+ s3 U7 V! c- BAssaulting units:3 f9 F1 I. g- x( }
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
8 S( ^) g2 y( j( Z    711th Tank Battalion
5 E/ s, p, R# h+ O5 A3 k1 I    716th Tank Battalion
9 Z( f* i1 s' Y1 H    6th Infantry Division
3 v" j3 x% C% G1 I( n" f) M    44th Tank Battalion0 g( C) {9 c$ E& i
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment+ H! W% N; y( H: @5 e+ V& O9 P
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
9 t! k# S* A' M7 [* f" ?' z    81st Infantry Division
* F0 k; P6 o; U+ `2 g* b    767th Tank Battalion
: m2 o3 h- o( E0 q! X1 _& N7 \) ]    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment* f2 _$ w3 F/ E2 F4 s
    762nd Tank Battalion
0 _# c6 P7 P' v3 ~    710th Tank Battalion% n" C' w& V6 M+ Y# R
    96th Infantry Division
( S- f5 o& ~& q    1st Filipino Inf Regiment! m' M$ l* V) I3 W- G, _: W6 z2 s
    706th Tank Battalion3 w. s" e% h& I) }9 _1 u) n" v
    5th Marine Division5 x' N8 k! V4 b9 Z; T1 c2 v$ Y
    31st Infantry Regiment* z$ x9 D/ `' B0 T$ n, n
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
- W/ |$ k4 s5 Q3 \; l  n    1st USMC AA Battalion  m/ u# T9 C; E/ @
    738th Coast AA Regiment6 F  F" ?7 k: x+ ?' z
    96th Coast AA Regiment
. l; w/ X. v% T# G    14th Marine Defense Battalion
- ?: D8 X8 [& f1 |+ `' u+ w    12th Marine Defense Battalion% g3 h( e' B3 y" t4 p" D1 Y6 M
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
  |8 }& ^8 U5 `$ z/ |# W+ e0 {" y    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
! A/ {: K: @' \    XIV US Corps) S2 F" T4 y  D* j$ j
    X Corps Artillery ' m! C7 m6 w* h3 X+ s) [: n
    5th USA Defense Battalion+ I4 Q0 K9 l% b* U6 z6 `: z7 S8 K
    4th USA Defense Battalion
* ?% S7 _$ w" p2 v; v    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
' K6 r* _3 C0 I6 A) x    I Corps Artillery
2 y$ [" b3 h1 w' J: C    8th Marine Defense Battalion
8 r2 ~' ~+ U! u9 f7 B6 z5 s& T    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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% s' d0 [. _; T3 x$ x0 ~Defending units:
+ E; X+ O; G3 l  N  m# ~    Ponape Naval Fortress5 |! q$ a1 q0 h3 O  W2 R
    81st/C Division5 i5 [8 q1 e* l& u. z% P0 Y+ M
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
! O- B* H- x" q) Q3 C    138th Infantry Regiment
1 C  P: B6 m1 n    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
9 J0 b6 M, }) `) \4 ^8 B    Sasebo 7th SNLF  Z1 q7 E( ~9 ?0 f$ _
    144th Infantry Regiment" G' [1 g4 L/ O) u; w0 f( V3 w' C( {
    81st/B Division
# U- [* U0 j2 E% e- h3 I    33rd/B Division
, T6 L7 _& M% o" g9 q" C    33rd/A Division  o9 A6 \' }1 Z" T3 q. N5 z
    81st/A Division
6 f# o" ?( S8 [6 w    Kure 3rd SNLF& J4 d6 z+ L( Y
    33rd/C Division
* b$ e( D+ ?7 N4 `8 u    53rd Construction Battalion8 H. ]0 g) R: l8 |& D3 N# q* v: X
    18th Army# |$ \- u- n( w7 P! c
    14th Area Army /14 g0 A! f$ r0 b/ ?$ x4 m5 N0 r8 {
    60th Field AA Battalion
6 u! m  s* S; w+ f    12th Air Fleet# d/ j  K$ a( N/ }9 ?
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment: `, f# N3 M7 Z4 e" {
    63rd Field AA Battalion4 Y7 k5 `, z' e3 y6 G- o
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment% E0 P; a8 y7 I3 j$ e
    3rd Base Force
! B* ~/ G) ~7 W4 q; D5 P% `/ M  A    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
$ ^, u$ R# h% I1 y4 }    Kure 7th SNLF
! I8 n, V6 x9 X' X+ b! E5 L    19th JAAF Base Force
; ?' J; R2 w) \    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
; C9 J4 R8 C& Q4 K    61st Field AA Battalion: W- e+ c3 ]1 M5 q' t7 _+ G$ Y! |
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
' {8 e9 M4 A1 l+ H$ M  h& A    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment$ T+ F6 f$ O( |/ r! o* [  |( [
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment9 Z4 w: t  \8 U" D
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion: X- F5 C+ P1 s: R) f; |6 l
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion8 ?5 Q3 Q' A7 a/ l/ T. R
    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' R2 h& g1 K& Q1 j1 {% S
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; P% U9 A7 z6 }9 l  y/ q

" u9 @+ r; ?  G. [5 I& a0 @* `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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) }1 M: `* W0 \  A8 ^, pMorning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,60
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 m2 v% f7 N0 @) t" R. A/ q

5 _* |: B  Y# p  A: XRaid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.( a: p" |8 y# u5 o/ v1 u: ~9 h
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Allied aircraft
3 v$ Q( S$ x9 D      P-38L Lightning x 239 I, |; {: k+ s3 o& l# y
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 30$ g+ o) b$ l. r- K/ l

# J3 p- [: B9 m! x; ]- r+ Y8 ^Allied aircraft losses
" j/ J8 s2 X9 ~; y2 u3 \% q      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged
% M% v. M1 Y$ g4 O. k! i! {      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak3 V# V" {4 T6 D5 h; L2 B! a) L+ U% ~
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Japanese Ships3 `3 \1 c! _1 ?
      DD Suruyame% V/ m  v; w8 J! o
      CL Ninaru7 q8 ]0 s. ?# [- S
      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
6 H) a; q+ N, M  }! h4 U; |: \" O      DD Yayoi8 {) O9 {( m) `0 o) B
      CA Kako
" e2 q' ?3 y. Q7 ~* \      DD Asagiri! I& J$ k5 R' I0 |, a: f# r
      DD Ayanami
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3 g; Z! \7 D) n% C- SAircraft Attacking:) P6 E  w5 N/ d" v
      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'( e7 b6 A# z* u+ H' Y
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb1 x% W, _9 |$ `) F: J# A$ i# t, k5 C
       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'% N( R+ j% x% Z) C+ p0 s; H3 Y2 X1 z
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb5 k1 I) ?( R7 l9 {
       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'" z8 J  R: Q* v( B" D) G
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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5 C4 Z9 W, j$ GMassive explosion on CL Tokachi. R# A" L1 F9 P$ b5 O& ~8 j  N1 W
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi0 m& p5 i; Z/ U, r

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1 }( a0 P$ o2 x! J, QAfternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape)( f# h: B- C0 e

' @' ^( p, V( X* LWeather in hex: Moderate rain( c6 l, R( w: u/ v) C- K" f
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.5 b6 g5 `2 e1 ]/ X
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes  Y! p& N2 c8 d' P3 t1 e$ P

3 R, p& ]* y: ]% O- }2 Y/ TAllied aircraft
1 f7 @$ J$ G7 @  G' N( |; x      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462$ D& V# [: D+ V/ v2 p, p( R4 }6 x! H! {
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 326$ G# A: g" Z  q' {, Q; F6 u
      TBM-1C Avenger x 285! B: Q, r: W" Y2 e4 T. n4 n

" z; n- ?. A, Y$ V5 dAllied aircraft losses
) x3 p. v+ t9 }- d5 \" M      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged% E& V  l! i" J) }) L; c
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
7 g0 f! Q' x! T  Z7 r2 z. g      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:" h- G1 K6 o9 o
      276 casualties reported
7 g( }- ]' K  I3 K         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled, ]) x8 M5 ^# T* y1 i0 F
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled( {; v& S1 t: Q' ^* O% K6 o# D
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* R& I0 s( `" s' W+ B      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)  s# Q* G8 }3 l- D" O0 L

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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Bombardment attack  D/ B  `% S/ g* o  J" j$ Z! ]  n9 w  F

, V9 I( C. o6 b0 y' ~Attacking force 5127 troops, 335 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 22632 F, \  Q0 b* t9 j7 m7 S1 K+ |

! q0 A( @5 |2 h7 gDefending force 45166 troops, 619 guns, 279 vehicles, Assault Value = 1017
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Japanese ground losses:
( E5 `+ w6 w/ x3 a" @      1082 casualties reported# e4 Z6 o3 e+ P- G% x  S
         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled* Y+ Y! N) b0 Z1 {
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled2 \4 A( B- p, F+ ]  m& Y; Q
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled# u$ E+ I' I9 K, x; x- N
      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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: N! ?  U7 A; h" p- u2 n0 e8 ^) QAllied ground losses:& c# D) \5 G0 d
      23 casualties reported& I* ]" s1 E* y8 i$ {( \7 M0 X6 o
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( ^- `% o  v4 c+ ~/ w) T2 d         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
) h( u. i2 i) {- }0 k5 S. o3 R8 b         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; L4 w( ~' N7 y7 b' X      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)
2 |( n. Z+ S  r" K: }: D      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 441 r8 z( h6 X8 r* r
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东京快车出轨
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1 a* M; }3 _) n/ ?1 G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。
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( b# S# m. h) T# M9 w3 w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。2 ?, F9 S, H/ h, F1 i2 h

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8 F5 v) b+ `; }, n5 x+ q/ iSubmarine attack near Ponape  at 119,113& E% w3 D. n( W9 A6 o% Q# q& s8 d0 T
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Japanese Ships! f6 x# H  y' J) o2 k; Q8 f
      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk
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' O1 I% o- Z: s6 e7 WAllied Ships
3 I3 {  Y' i+ I/ d  r3 P      CLAA Prince Robert
# a' X' t- `* p8 t% A% Y      DD Saumarez1 x6 I' ^0 g( ?9 ?
      DD Nizam
& Z3 B* A4 m7 X- A7 G      DD Ellet+ u7 x+ c0 y$ b9 a
      DD Waller) w# N. b. c. P4 O6 E/ _! |" [
      DD Walker- f9 c% w) a: k3 D+ Q7 D/ ?
      DD Wadleigh4 P6 O% {! v0 ^, f" t1 k# r7 U
      DD Uhlmann2 u, I, \9 ~0 s; m/ i" u
      DD Twining
4 d; z+ R/ j0 r      DD Twiggs5 K4 |; F% n7 y9 t) H6 P5 Y$ X
      DD David Taylor( [! m& ]* f: i; s
      DD Strong6 Z$ T: }7 h. A/ \# Q
      DD Sproston! j5 s: k: J9 G8 b3 r
      DD Sigsbee, e7 a6 J0 L- A3 i( t. H* ]
      DD Sigourney
# E( w/ C" [+ l4 T! k% q      DD Schroeder/ b6 [; \. c* f+ R3 @
      DD Benham II- W: i! ?# h. U: l
      DD Cushing II2 _2 w  S/ V- W0 V: E) L
      DD Urchin
8 ~9 g" w5 A3 g6 W      DD Urania
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SS I-48 is sighted by escort
6 P6 `* c8 r# L& H3 oDD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search
- F' X" s$ _9 f2 |7 jDD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....
  p, T5 l& `, u% D" HSS I-48 forced to surface!
  O7 {1 r& a0 p; [2 M$ j8 PDD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
& N6 z' L, Z. |; }& s# j1 h, u' `( Y% pDD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....! @6 J0 V! E% v0 `
DD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....9 f0 {$ I* |: U; x8 Y1 ]  S5 z
DD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ....1 K8 N' D$ ?& E  P0 o8 t* F
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....; l! Y8 ^" o: D, I/ e: Q
Sub slips beneath the waves/ ^( u, e. _* C( c9 k

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- T- J  S: |& _* S5 D) rNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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$ O/ z' j- C9 C; w: m2 xJapanese aircraft
0 T( @3 a3 j4 {$ _2 T) }6 a      no flights
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. k* x- q% \9 K* LJapanese aircraft losses
% ^. y- X; ^) ]/ }: K5 D" Q% c      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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: |1 [% `; Q% P5 b  c+ cJapanese Ships
4 N9 L; p" l- `* y+ h+ [, d      CL Agano$ ]2 \( q  h% z$ J2 `1 u/ p
      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2
& i, P0 V3 P7 j1 @      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 b7 X  O( z/ G* J
      DD Hibiki$ d. z& d  L' E4 Z. o$ ^# m! S
      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1
# }  z% S: p! J$ W4 z4 y# b0 A' ^      DD Shirakumo
3 Q! g+ n  b, Z) X* {& B      DD Isonami
$ |: X6 p, o( l/ d% X0 j      DD Murakumo6 b  ?2 L$ n) P3 F2 I
      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
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+ m" K# R6 ^" y3 F. d8 {/ wAllied Ships
' V$ k0 s- G- ^' M. [4 c      BB North Carolina  h' L+ B. Y' q6 @% Y: X0 n; ]
      BB Washington2 b2 t& _' c# m- b7 T
      BB South Dakota7 t$ t7 s. r9 W3 G4 @& D
      BB Indiana, Shell hits 1
+ e4 M3 k3 e6 D      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2) O' @8 x$ D6 y" U
      BB Alabama, Shell hits 2
# Q8 A- D2 b% O; K6 |* T, z  o/ u      DD Conner  O4 V7 V+ w7 [0 m
      DD Cotten
* Z( s4 m, K6 u$ e" q      DD Cowell( ~3 c! B9 [& N$ b8 P4 V
      DD Daly
0 j( [" S1 |9 R' S, G4 |8 A      DD Eaton8 ]6 ]$ k% O3 W( R7 U1 X
      DD Heywood Edwards
4 Y* A% v$ D7 [0 Y/ P+ i      DD Erben
* a, u# F, z2 b( e% t" b+ a      DD Evans
! b, c! r7 c" K      DD Foote7 Z3 I( l) x. o4 X' A7 o2 h& D
      DD Franks
1 Y- D; a2 v- g      DD Fullam3 ~% o) J  X9 T" t
      DD Gatling
5 Q' ^7 J! f6 w" I; j/ }6 M& a      DD Albert Grant
) w" t- b. L, `) Z) b6 n' D4 i7 r      DD Gregory) L1 s2 a' u* U* e: o: U: G( i
      DD Guest% |; @. \0 f  a, \: c
      DMS Hamilton, ?6 f) K% l8 s
      DMS Forrest% p) F0 v' Q- G. n# X1 _
      DMS Ellyson: p, ~3 Y& P: B/ i, M# R. y3 R: ~
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% P% t0 V/ }4 D9 Q' C. q% Z6 ^Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
0 s& M- {6 t" |% oRange closes to 28,000 yards...  m$ d  j1 q" p5 r; [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
) r" |: M1 r' Y, CCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards8 }4 B/ z( D9 L" w" E1 g& O! W7 N; @
Range closes to 26,000 yards...: u, [5 f" K5 S% k; h2 E, S8 u- v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards7 t1 I1 N- v$ j  q1 p0 |
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
* A, I6 a8 s1 t1 H6 }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
. ~" ~( w$ c2 d* K* B$ ]CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards) V/ _$ F, k& t6 h! G/ x
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
1 U" v2 w# ^3 p' V* d  W' BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
# x( c2 k1 |7 s$ F/ hCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards
9 Y/ |2 X4 n% d/ }% _0 |9 MRange closes to 20,000 yards...: w  U. c. r2 ~: e+ l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards' }& |. c6 m$ h+ l# _2 _. G. z* }
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
4 _7 k% K# t' R. Q) Y) W# }* ECONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
* C1 {$ F, p, yRange closes to 16,000 yards...
! G$ y9 W# p* x" ]! U9 u# BCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards7 D# }# a) x- j& ~% O! F, W  U
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
9 Y$ C) N. `6 Z5 l  P6 m5 t5 KCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
4 f3 g, F& _8 {% iRange closes to 12,000 yards...0 U3 q( C6 j) r( ~$ M2 L
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards! M9 g: j" ~2 F6 b, g+ I7 c
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards, J' P, o4 _) c: O6 W8 [5 D
Range closes to 11,000 yards...0 q5 l" V: {& O: f5 F0 R0 j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards" ^# o1 e+ X- x& f, ~6 C  J# H" x
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards+ [2 Z) b/ r0 @+ O) n
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
6 p" ?4 c2 ~1 `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards: z- P- G5 y. \+ g
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards7 ~' [# W9 e2 |2 X4 C
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
; a2 `! x" v$ j8 E: jBB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards  U- P# i& T1 o3 @  s
BB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards- j0 n/ i* ?% @- a- ]
CL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards" z+ n1 I! X8 Q  ]0 V
BB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
) ]* v# i- W9 K% q& W% xBB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards$ t2 K! y5 w# X/ F
DD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards
; j- E; C4 D7 `/ a2 p  \5 tDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards5 I" P: d5 p' J8 ?' Y) t- ]
BB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards' O  j9 ]$ m3 Q5 T& ?& d' B% I7 k
DD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards" k6 b5 S$ H1 S* N- W( }
DD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
! Z8 `) \/ t5 L+ ?3 u, nCL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards# j8 w# E7 O7 I: x- C3 P
Range increases to 11,000 yards/ r4 T( m9 e7 X
CL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
0 }! k+ T! u0 s5 U* @BB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards6 z3 Y8 X9 A# j5 ?+ G! X. q
CL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards; s3 S4 P  g8 k) n3 J1 R- u
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards! A! z( u# K/ s. c2 x
CL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards
0 l7 S" |  h* |DD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards! t, ?( @4 b5 o- q2 S# h% \
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
3 L4 b( R) Q/ O! b$ q. C; v) {6 t8 nBB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards4 B4 W: d/ K8 B& [6 n6 ~
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
) A& b" d, K& J/ {2 |, FDD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards
$ ]0 U1 X: }1 j, J# _DD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
& ]9 {3 A6 v% R2 A" yDD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards
: j( |* z  [3 k5 M" CDD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards
8 M; j6 U* D' A5 k+ _6 TDD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards+ h5 l1 Q, C8 R0 F6 t+ @! K
Range closes to 10,000 yards# G2 Y' }" k  \8 P
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards" I: k7 A- S2 ?+ T/ [
CL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards2 T% y; [" A5 E- J/ P8 s
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
2 {! H5 R6 ?  w& eDD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards  U/ y- o( o3 u4 A- v/ h4 A1 ~0 T6 @! V
DD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards
8 i8 C8 X- R/ `2 @' }DD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
3 _# F% W' V5 N3 q4 T7 QDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
; p4 T1 \3 j7 l( |2 H  H; ZCL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards5 w' ^: {6 x9 A% {' M! l  I
CL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
  I8 _# B& [: }( _8 Z9 x1 LDD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards/ d0 ^& D7 H4 Y8 E
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape2 T+ m2 X6 W- }! J; u
Task forces break off...
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9 {1 ], r! c; b; G$ _! ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards% E- E" A% S) {0 q) b; y
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Japanese Ships! M2 m1 h) K# L* K- X3 P
      DD Hikokaze$ i! L7 z( H6 f0 ?  Y
      DD Ishikaze
( O3 R  O3 Z2 j9 t, i      DD Tagokaze
' ]2 K) t; f/ `9 c6 r2 }- H      DD Takatakaze
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Allied Ships& v4 }" j  H4 M- O6 f5 J9 ?% b- f! Q1 D
      BB North Carolina
8 ?  W% W3 V# z$ ~3 o      BB Washington
- [/ V% A- Y1 N& D* e2 S& b- L% |      BB South Dakota9 j- l/ p( L$ D& o1 D* A
      BB Indiana
4 G5 ]7 ~7 w( E7 A2 [1 `; f6 w      BB Massachusetts
3 o% x( M5 z7 ^, ?! K) l      BB Alabama
; J# l6 R, t* J+ ~6 C+ W7 K      DD Conner* W  T$ p$ K* n: I6 L4 C" j
      DD Cotten
5 F9 a- {4 r- V7 a      DD Cowell) s# ?( q  `* z
      DD Daly0 ]- v. p- v6 G0 \/ U4 ~
      DD Eaton
8 j- Q' ~& S$ f# n) E% M) V      DD Heywood Edwards
& b! Z% g6 z, C& B" b  J      DD Erben
* j! g+ S! \' n6 F$ l- C2 P6 f, L      DD Evans
# d2 v9 B" D5 P      DD Foote
. f2 W7 v6 ~/ c# u; T5 |' {      DD Franks
& L* q& F' f7 ^8 R      DD Fullam& ~( e) K/ A- t3 m4 D$ I
      DD Gatling2 }& @4 m6 T$ @% ]  w( G
      DD Albert Grant9 c! T7 L* \7 |  |" P! }* S/ \& [3 m( p$ G
      DD Gregory
1 B+ a2 N8 E; j4 e7 I& `" }      DD Guest0 x1 M" s4 q. l$ t' G+ m; k6 x
      DMS Hamilton
1 ], d# G9 J& V( J2 A* j      DMS Forrest- R6 ?3 H2 h  w
      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards/ ~  p" {8 K' S2 Z8 V
Range closes to 28,000 yards...3 b+ Y" H' f+ P" \
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
8 E2 b: Z  C4 \1 P3 V* rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards9 {5 y6 o! y# C0 t: `& l( q1 H
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards
* a: r. [, s% u& @# eRange closes to 24,000 yards...! |" V# @7 O& o; W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards- L" H5 n& Y: [
Range closes to 22,000 yards...4 S5 [  P/ c! a6 s, e* ], q( i
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
( Y5 z* o+ ]0 d5 \8 }% H" S. D; ORange closes to 18,000 yards...
9 c% [# [! I5 {0 HCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards9 r' c3 L) a0 |: c; y
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
- Z1 m- K- U7 ^  x' V9 I, d- Y0 k% r( ^CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
9 }/ P0 m1 y7 M5 }1 r8 fCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
" u$ @! e! T) ~1 hRange closes to 14,000 yards...) L5 D4 I; i9 t; X5 Y, H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards; ]+ j0 \6 S7 p& a  U
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards0 q) |! R  X0 }9 ~1 B, N& u# H
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
: i1 p; f5 U& K  N3 x+ t% f* }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards5 ~- F7 H% Y1 D8 e7 O) F% L. }
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards# n: n$ o( |7 V1 N* L- W! j
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
6 Q7 I! I+ b# ]8 r3 C6 uCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards
/ A$ T3 J$ U/ }2 b& u8 f: U$ ZRange closes to 10,000 yards...+ Z0 l2 p( G1 C/ F8 \+ V
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards4 L) b3 k: l1 e% p% a
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
2 ?/ Z( }  G% U5 E$ P# x2 q+ hRange increases to 15,000 yards...% N- N, T/ W. i- i
Range increases to 20,000 yards...
0 Q) e5 h) s. J0 I. uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
* U' L, T, c" m' I. H" ]! bRange increases to 25,000 yards...
& k& T( {9 O# T" h8 iRange increases to 30,000 yards...
3 k: f, z- z7 j. F# h- H- S" x  eRange increases to 30,000 yards...
& F" w+ u0 ?0 w. t- mJapanese Surface Combat TF evades combat: K( {6 K8 y: P" V( I( D

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards7 `) ^+ M, r3 Y  S5 e
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Japanese Ships$ x  J& u( V- R. ]
      APD T-11 @( y. T1 D9 @; B* f0 n
      APD T-2, Shell hits 2
" c0 E# |3 U# y1 h' X      APD T-3, Shell hits 1$ L& N  R  M  A1 D! Y! B5 {/ |
      APD T-46 Y# X- o3 \  i$ y& q/ _1 Y
      APD T-51 A" L) h' e9 E: y# {
      APD T-6
. E! P! l5 W) `      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 c: P+ b$ A3 Y      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire" s! D' m/ g! ~0 `, w3 U1 T2 X6 @
      APD T-9& L, f2 s. l- @7 {
      APD T-10( _( s/ y+ Y. v& G
      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire, g6 c" o! d0 A( f& U6 [
      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage5 r) [, E4 a, g& X0 W
      APD T-13, Shell hits 1
& [( _* ^) b4 z4 k! R6 u  }' t      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage0 M, v# _4 R; `5 i* r2 i

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7 v: m6 F2 K1 K  q6 ~$ C      BB North Carolina
# Y" ~' x" W2 c6 V- ?      BB Washington. l6 o; z: g* Q) F
      BB South Dakota
6 G2 E- P( L- a( C: Q- O      BB Indiana
1 L- l. X# o4 w      BB Massachusetts6 j1 P3 v2 o+ z' i9 ~$ n4 [
      BB Alabama/ k! ^) @0 q3 `: s$ J% e3 P
      DD Conner8 S$ h: J0 G3 u/ F7 W
      DD Cotten8 W1 R: U: T# }
      DD Cowell7 e% T  l! A  l
      DD Daly  @# d% c1 g/ H
      DD Eaton
8 H( r8 X; T, f2 \, ]2 J      DD Heywood Edwards- N, R0 z4 V! P' G
      DD Erben
: I% G. v+ C$ z9 _! f      DD Evans
+ \& q! A  ~5 n+ b' H0 H( _% L      DD Foote
3 e0 X  U7 V( j: C7 D4 E      DD Franks
: u# i# `. q# f* [% F      DD Fullam2 s$ X: |! G- U. c0 D
      DD Gatling: a7 ?- L( N9 J
      DD Albert Grant
' a; [* {( W+ \      DD Gregory6 k3 f, @% R" W* z- k' r
      DD Guest
1 n) f& [$ i9 n3 w- E$ @2 P      DMS Hamilton
% b( E2 Z4 }3 C3 q/ [5 v      DMS Forrest
. T( [/ u5 a6 D3 J      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
( E. N: A$ s# H. zRange closes to 28,000 yards...3 E9 A; K  k2 M# w+ M
Range closes to 26,000 yards...& \! O/ W* b- J' M0 b
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
; ?$ o: v3 v& I+ G! ^/ ^Range closes to 24,000 yards...) f7 f- e1 \' `$ V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
9 E  q  h' }* @: n) @: i3 ~Range closes to 22,000 yards...
4 g) V) B( g# tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
  M7 Z% P0 d' ?% P7 qRange closes to 20,000 yards...
7 u9 l$ ]% {% |) X; {' f. Z8 QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
: X5 l( I" M+ c; TRange closes to 18,000 yards...0 |- Z1 h$ {/ y$ P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards. ]3 p4 }. c+ Q1 r
Range closes to 16,000 yards...9 b2 I* P- E$ P* E# m8 U( z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
3 _4 |, b0 N' q3 zRange closes to 14,000 yards...
3 m3 {6 R& a* n" GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards5 P, Y$ s6 `+ u, F6 N/ j/ x" s1 x
Range closes to 12,000 yards...! K: a1 c$ f; J! a6 j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards3 y1 ~3 L. E/ I+ X, @
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
3 a: a" Y  \8 fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
; X' S1 w1 |% ~5 hRange closes to 10,000 yards...) Y- ]* A5 W* U/ g4 l/ b: s  E
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards- V# }# y( G" y" n6 O6 }
Range closes to 9,000 yards.../ ^9 L/ E7 A0 E! w
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
1 o5 L$ n0 x: X( x) a1 [5 \% _5 L' tBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards7 |! K- O  _+ l! r) }
BB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
) p  r1 M) D: j  M8 V2 L1 }DD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
, H! Z8 t8 S' lDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards" n2 ]* j: l  h6 {5 i
DD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
( T* h5 ], N& M; `% CAPD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards) Q. t0 u. t" e  j/ Y$ K
BB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
2 B% E* k( C' Q& O  S4 Q, v& q& }8 iBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
/ o) i" |1 M4 v! S+ q5 j6 NDD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
: A% ^" V2 X; rDD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
  ^4 Y- m' D1 TBB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards
7 a7 ^0 U7 k0 c( J7 X% GDD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards5 a  f* n+ X4 T2 P- B
DD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards$ V" w( r% l- y
APD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards
: Q. Z# S0 j% H. `" |3 D, TDD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards7 g$ z: `; U# e
DD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
$ B+ ]" U& w- r; @8 ZDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards/ x4 T; ?9 U3 x2 A( O; I: t
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
+ t2 h' l' \, y( c+ ~1 ^" E8 KDMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards3 s5 T/ K6 G; x
Range increases to 10,000 yards
2 x2 v7 K0 A# I* T- [BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
0 x, J. z0 G# N& ~7 P4 zBB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
+ ^& c/ O- J+ OBB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards. c; ~+ h4 w, ]- D1 k* y; O1 n
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
/ p$ @% s$ l* Q+ ?9 W5 xBB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
: }$ I: T) m* e& E5 \3 F9 NDMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
0 k9 w- |/ }+ P( P4 eAPD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards
2 T7 f% {; Z0 pDD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
8 ]  p& v- O) a4 A& K! N- WDD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards4 E& t# {; \, }
DD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
5 s. y3 `) V" j: A1 j/ MDD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
, A. {, {1 i( X+ X+ J; {' ^8 UDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards$ R/ H% t  ^2 Q( c( U0 K
DD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards6 }! v- L. O) A& [1 h' a0 U
DD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards" z( F2 J' d2 S: u
DD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards. c; |5 P" x5 Y4 k6 O7 J8 A
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
/ e) X9 x( l5 C* l0 eRange increases to 11,000 yards# E* _8 g, D$ E- k
APD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
  \5 {0 e$ I. t* _4 uAPD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards( r9 A9 B% L' X% F
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards. N# E  g3 _# p8 m
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards4 S1 Y. U) W  ^0 Y" m
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards9 b) X) [' A0 O( v, T4 j
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards5 Y+ Z2 |0 Y7 ]4 }
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards
" F, {) h9 ~1 f5 ADMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards6 k" T) _8 v" k6 c
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
+ y; W+ w! U# m, LDD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
2 j+ U0 u- a0 d4 Z& D9 |# jDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
- O/ D: L9 {( |( c, ^APD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards
* L' U3 m6 u( _) cRange closes to 10,000 yards) g: D  k" I+ _  G) c8 C
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards" \# r0 p0 }* D6 G1 u
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards6 m) C& W* |7 ^8 {% \
BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
7 J! {: k2 t( _/ g$ L+ u3 vAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards0 M% H' N5 }1 ]7 c. k9 L+ d
DD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards+ U1 L8 K# y. a
DD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards7 W6 O+ X% Z7 d0 O! m7 P2 x
DD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
3 w) ?* V) _0 ^! xDD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
) S% k9 k& I* N, P* nDMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
  g" ^4 _; Q  z& l) G+ PDD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards" W) k0 f7 i8 @4 C8 t  x
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards* g% s# z4 h/ y: H1 E# Q$ n  K
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
/ Q- M  y; P% r  k2 xDD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards# @! C. ^: J, V1 p# z
Range closes to 8,000 yards8 H0 e5 K5 H) Z
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
( B; G# C+ _9 }2 TBB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards
. L1 S0 Y- |- q- OAPD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards3 `* r5 o5 M/ F3 C( X* X2 {1 @, O
BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
5 ^( g$ x) j+ V! l5 P( ]( E- y1 Z3 \APD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards1 h9 ~* e- a4 o
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape& R7 L4 r9 h5 R* M7 B$ g
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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1 t6 p" ?$ O) p! s# YJapanese Ships
9 ^  V) G0 }' z$ o6 V# u) m      APD T-1, Shell hits 1
% R0 r" p1 N3 _2 V/ [4 h' n1 n      APD T-2; |2 i) K" g3 X3 c; i4 ^
      APD T-3, Shell hits 1: H* O# }- e& W8 f
      APD T-4, Shell hits 1
9 I3 i1 f4 p5 Y. q6 J& z      APD T-5
( F* H( g7 f: L      APD T-6
4 J9 i* K1 z/ P( h3 `$ K* N8 |      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
( W- x6 n! r) @7 Q( V" A      APD T-9, Shell hits 1; w3 J9 a3 z3 C/ R0 Y5 M
      APD T-10
4 K3 v% l8 A; A: `      APD T-11,  on fire
0 w$ V; |- h; Y3 N      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk: n' {9 g9 h4 [- k
      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk3 n8 o% K& V+ H5 l" O% @
      APD T-14, and is sunk6 s! M7 T9 H, m. q/ o7 W5 r6 D: `
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Allied Ships% Z6 g1 h, @! L0 d. E
      CA Portland3 L  Q* G; t% c; |
      CA Northampton
9 S4 z4 k3 S: p: ^; i% e4 }      CA Chester! w, N1 C% B+ B( {6 j
      CA Louisville* u  |% U2 d/ X! F- {1 i
      CA Chicago
# w& }" T! L) i5 y4 M      CA Astoria
4 f: R: E! |  ~. K      CA Minneapolis% R/ s9 E# q( t( K( B/ v# d
      CA San Francisco
' d! f* z* Q1 d" Q      CA Quincy
7 u8 K8 I; A5 @' `4 H      CA Vincennes
7 G- e; U9 _$ {      CA Wichita+ B+ M' \, U- m1 t
      DD Bennett4 T: {/ ~# D6 @; G- G+ K6 [
      DD Bradford7 T% K1 A& v* @
      DD Braine% c3 c& H, W, O. y
      DD Brownson
4 ~2 s8 \) a7 @. W0 l$ o/ a      DD Bryant
% S4 J! Y' _5 J$ A/ l      DD Bullard% g- O, z8 K; u; f
      DD Burns) Y- O7 R. x# h; L' F; r
      DD Callaghan
# T3 x0 ?9 {9 o9 G& _, H      DD Caperton# ]% \; {: w) y  R) c- p2 i/ u
      DD Capps5 r# _, g* s$ m" C3 H4 M* O
      DMS Emmons
4 d. [. }, @) d( f" f; \- r) B6 {: r      DMS Macomb
- o8 \- F8 F& m: K! P% V3 J      DMS Rodman" b' d$ D& y- N. u0 W  s
      DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards( P  e* @" P% a* W- O
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
; a+ l$ m! j! RCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
1 A! {* z8 t8 V& n& m+ RRange closes to 26,000 yards...
7 S3 g3 u/ R, S4 v. s. |5 @6 ?" U4 lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards% N' |, J2 o' S, P+ l  g- `) P
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
. A9 A4 Z3 F8 `5 UCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards1 K! m( q) F! d5 k1 b+ N
Range closes to 22,000 yards...% z+ b: l" ?! z5 H9 X/ N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
$ L8 Q2 @1 [0 Z5 X7 e1 MRange closes to 20,000 yards...+ W: [' M$ g" @0 }1 d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
( H; p/ g( s- i$ e- P# e; K. LRange closes to 18,000 yards...
4 A' G. C1 m* d' j, C4 qCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
" F* K2 E& T. w# e, X5 Y$ YRange closes to 16,000 yards..., n1 ]1 o5 R2 E5 c0 L
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards# C0 S, D& O0 j# H
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
0 O+ C6 l+ }! lRange closes to 12,000 yards...! D) ?9 L4 L4 P2 L& R4 ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
9 x7 N6 H! D6 iRange closes to 11,000 yards...$ }6 ^. r, {- ~0 j7 p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
/ I5 v5 I) s+ j  o# kRange closes to 10,000 yards...3 L1 q8 a8 _% \1 w9 m; x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards+ @* F  K( C2 |4 J) s
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
9 c+ U0 }: E  `' n9 eDD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards; m5 N, W! x' ]3 t3 m
Range increases to 11,000 yards
* D2 P; _1 r: ?4 A5 fAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
- l# l9 I1 i" ?& U; uCA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
* p! b: _/ e/ i" }8 L" o& n9 `! P, tCA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards# B+ S9 O. \- P9 r! ~9 w
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards+ Y7 U8 r% Q; n* A- G. Q
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards# C8 ?# d" z& ^' a
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards5 L# M) S1 o2 u* j7 P& }
CA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
* D& v# Y1 w3 C, }: G3 v2 q& GCA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards& N9 H, z6 T2 |; }, [9 E+ F
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards
% i( u( w% }5 W4 I9 G- g5 r" g$ BCA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
' \/ ~- H/ {- QDMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
. f, D: K  F6 j5 O  e5 wDD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
, S' L$ a9 h# x) @! z( u# w& HDD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
' Y! D$ f/ _" _DD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
' V- `" W; a. x1 H1 I8 s/ g. jDD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
5 b0 K) R0 ]: aAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards& s& i$ J5 g) d! j0 N
APD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards) H9 }  }5 t/ h( L  E: {
Range closes to 10,000 yards
- {5 a# g4 I4 E# ~8 }DMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards5 E3 L5 t( c( Y3 \+ B
CA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
+ ?7 }% f( B& |' L/ A. [3 cCA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards7 D$ J+ Z( q; g8 i3 S/ \
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards5 c) P7 n, F# u3 }+ W
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards' \, [" C4 i& T% p9 i+ K
APD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards
% [2 g+ Q9 F$ E3 N( l5 a1 JDD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
% l) [9 L- i# S/ jRange closes to 9,000 yards
2 G/ \# `$ d* t+ m! E) b/ mAPD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards
( l9 n& R) o4 B0 E7 xDMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
! O0 t+ f/ a  P1 YCA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
* s, c- V) @! G( W' J: g9 UCA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards! j4 E  Y! l( x( l- B% G! e
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
2 {: ^+ L) a: ?DD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards+ ?: G2 w, S; }( Q+ j# B' E
DD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
: \: z: H: O, m8 b6 @Range increases to 10,000 yards
7 M; ?0 g' k- m7 G: v6 KAPD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards, G. J% R. a) p; ?: \% O
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
# _% ^% i6 g# ~, n7 Y! JDMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards$ X$ d) n( U+ m9 j4 G
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards2 }( U) o1 N1 \. h  m
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
! X! @6 B7 U' G) rJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape7 U4 T; l! z' n$ g0 J& k
Task forces break off...
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# m5 Q# I$ V& d5 x. P      APD T-1
8 l5 Q3 ~$ }2 s- V3 }4 n      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire! ?' U( c! i/ a' V: a
      APD T-36 v  {9 K* w/ \
      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
5 a. ^8 K! P& y5 a& H9 m      APD T-5' K0 N* F( i5 q( D# `
      APD T-6
# _1 C* q$ G" `7 b- F      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
+ q6 f$ `  O( w* S' J3 H9 ]. N      APD T-9* l2 R: Q! ]! `( a- a
      APD T-10
, P6 t6 C  K; U- B# Z. u5 K) z2 l      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire
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Allied Ships
, X$ {& ?0 [3 `      CA Portland
" y- ?9 f" h0 q% x% Z% p      CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
$ d/ S3 D! V) j) j' Y( y      CA Chester
# M/ S6 J' f' n      CA Louisville
1 x# Z3 X% h( X( e7 i      CA Chicago
$ l( m% M- v( g; H      CA Astoria
/ w: D1 {) U+ s6 \      CA Minneapolis
: B+ v' R- O) k      CA San Francisco
' t) C9 U( s7 V" I2 g" Z9 n4 Q* f      CA Quincy
3 j4 t& C# F! H/ E/ n      CA Vincennes5 U$ V2 O7 T$ b* ~5 {9 L; o; ^' x  g
      CA Wichita
8 {. O, ~8 }: z% a! E+ i      DD Bennett& f1 Q3 c' U. K2 T# c
      DD Bradford) x5 M. j$ m5 a# m
      DD Braine- ^$ a4 h" F% a: j2 l( W) z# l
      DD Brownson, {% F1 ?9 _# y) Z# ]9 V/ [+ P
      DD Bryant4 A2 G; }: k& f5 h' c+ P1 E
      DD Bullard+ M& B: d" m' r6 s) u0 v
      DD Burns$ p1 x0 `  P8 }+ b% Q% G3 e( }
      DD Callaghan
) X# ~) o  ~) V% N      DD Caperton) e" n5 r8 ]1 ^* I1 T
      DD Capps) |* x5 q" C9 m6 k% l: _
      DMS Emmons
, v0 b; |2 G& `4 w- h. f+ w      DMS Macomb
$ F* Y) x& _  I7 l      DMS Rodman4 Z( N# O. \* V2 {
      DMS Gherardi2 b( `2 h. f( y, ~

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2 Y, a  R9 _8 yMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
: o6 w5 _( ~- t. `' u, CRange closes to 28,000 yards...
( u# V7 ~! e& b/ l0 {CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
9 f7 s# G* f( J  E4 {5 PRange closes to 26,000 yards...
' k3 H. ~. q& ~$ nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards9 J! L# m( Y1 ?: g6 j  f* b, Q
Range closes to 24,000 yards..., Z+ P+ c5 c- t& c- K6 r2 q1 G7 u
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
5 ?" [! u" ]$ O" {$ \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards, J; U- _6 r9 U& f
Range closes to 20,000 yards...# B; q/ ~, K, t. F: e; t
Range closes to 18,000 yards...  e: G% V! A+ T3 P# F' O, l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards8 e4 Q* C4 z% @3 s  J/ ~) `3 t
Range closes to 16,000 yards...! ~: V" h$ ?2 K# q7 L! G1 G3 N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
' K% R- J1 S# U% i& `& p  ^0 }Range closes to 14,000 yards...
3 u, c* O5 F! f% P5 wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
( c$ R, U  l: F0 H* c  b. ?( uRange closes to 12,000 yards...
1 S- `, f. D' N& `% O3 p8 J3 i! C& ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
+ U7 C4 H+ h1 f* kRange closes to 11,000 yards...+ h1 `, k/ B6 w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards9 \: J; o$ ?8 `3 f& Y
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
8 B8 W1 z; E" k% l" @9 XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
6 f6 y/ z# R2 t& QCA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
3 g) X' w" r# b/ w8 z/ z! o* zCA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
0 L6 }* g5 Q- w% PDD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards% p8 z7 x) Z4 A- U7 H) Y0 T; k
Range increases to 12,000 yards8 g& o. s; Y  M0 O; ~! Q
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
6 z: z( d! ^( W* \( s% u+ |CA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards9 r  P& t( [8 U' _7 K3 r. ]5 @8 r% t
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards' ]' d( ^& j, k+ f
CA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards1 ?' Z; E  p/ y! {0 k
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards4 C4 V/ _6 H% M
CA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
/ w& r* z& Y6 Z5 r" R, W5 t& EDD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards9 G" T8 h# B7 p. R* O
DD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
4 U/ v. p8 w4 d; G' ^DD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
3 A, L) {3 _+ a% ^DD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
3 P& C8 U( B& s& jDMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
; O& e7 X3 P# @, N* V8 T: L0 c+ JAPD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards
+ h9 ]+ n; t' w& l6 W/ aRange closes to 9,000 yards, ^# i- m5 {# B* C0 J
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
, m' }; M3 u, K3 V! cAPD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards) I+ m+ T$ O( k8 [
CA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards$ f# ?- G, B$ P& p& k
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
  @3 W/ y6 l7 a/ @+ E( ^CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards9 p+ s- m5 j& b' Z
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
6 U" \3 Z9 Q! k# S+ p" ?6 TAPD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards$ g4 _7 t) c! S* B% f# |& ^
DD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards& d! e& F9 z/ w4 M2 }- W. Z. k
Range closes to 7,000 yards  E/ {1 V1 l: }' B
CA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards$ {5 D7 U3 p- A7 t
APD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards! s) x0 x- J: e* ~, c( a) f5 s) Q
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards' @$ C7 v' h+ U# k7 i/ q
CA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards
7 Y4 o6 @  K1 ?9 hCA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards- O0 x9 m) J* I. K7 o) N  ]9 [
APD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
4 c" _  n$ a$ c; M& {8 n% f4 XCA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards+ \; i3 W8 {: h8 ]! |; ?9 r
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
& c1 y: q% I9 j) k4 m, H) P& |CA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards' f4 O4 D" E( s' C
DD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards
/ W" Q5 B+ B( f& ]' i5 C6 ^* D* MDMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards6 \' S" c1 v4 B
Range increases to 10,000 yards
" E/ m- J) o" a! S0 M9 |DMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards0 H3 w; Q7 E) X3 I) ~# w, v8 \8 c. O
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
0 S  `; t7 H8 G% @6 TJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape9 z! l+ D, F& M0 k: R
Task forces break off...
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      APD T-1
* G4 E( n3 X% i5 ^9 }7 ~7 o2 Z7 _; J( d      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
$ K1 {" D. V: b$ `" R9 [, t      APD T-3
2 s4 C& @3 a( @! r, P+ [      APD T-5# A" }* f3 \8 ]2 X1 B
      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: w3 F3 d! x& D3 E6 c* J
      APD T-9
8 D9 B* Q6 ?/ {( y      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
  F: j" S! U5 t8 S# W      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk! D1 e/ W7 D, |: l

( L$ a3 W6 N8 p4 {, Z$ V- fAllied Ships4 ?2 E7 |6 u: F9 t9 t1 S
      CL Swiftsure% O! M; _, s' M+ A# u( z
      CL St. Louis# V7 n; y! `4 y8 R2 A/ A9 T+ U
      CL Phoenix
+ V+ d( \; F/ m7 [      CL Cleveland
$ u  o* k$ Z: L( _0 ^9 m4 W      CL Montpelier
+ a+ d$ ?+ F! Z  }      CL Denver& s5 n  a% S! n4 ^. B; C" ^
      CL Santa Fe2 I. d: v' j7 [3 ^9 F$ [
      CL Birmingham
: x  K- z" s% X  d      CL Mobile
. q+ S$ D; ~' a9 k1 R$ y      CL Biloxi
% B; a5 V# f+ N& i$ i6 f8 J7 P      CL Miami  C1 D, F+ |! X4 I4 ?3 @
      CL Pasadena! U' r+ y# Y+ w
      DD Allen M. Sumner* \" g! o! i2 W& }  h% Y
      DD Ault
) u: u  w3 Y9 K2 I      DD English
8 j' w1 n2 B8 R      DD Haynsworth8 p. x; m$ K  e3 ~+ F
      DD Maddox+ ^1 J* c5 D4 q1 h& M  `. u
      DD Mansfield5 p3 R# Z+ a8 w% a
      DD Waldron
/ @  Y* s' z1 R0 b      DD Haggard
; H$ _2 B) U: f) t9 L, o% t7 g! n      DD Hailey
2 p4 m7 T3 [3 F. H5 R5 h% w, k7 N      DD Hale4 X; _. Y, N# ^, e, t4 u$ b. C% ^
      CL Vincennes II6 d; Z5 Y8 a" m+ K- e: n/ e
      CL Houston II
3 a3 H1 `9 D1 x" L6 ]0 U      CL Astoria II
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2 R0 O+ A, M2 M8 a2 @5 T0 V
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards2 y( R. j, N! z6 L* }  x% S
Range closes to 28,000 yards...3 _5 J* Y8 F. ]( R+ v5 S7 q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards: m$ x& w4 }9 M. V% ^
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
3 ^0 W  A) s# g! c; }, P3 m0 eRange closes to 24,000 yards...
: Y5 s; ?0 h" @CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards9 j5 z, h% ?  i; n7 D1 b
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
0 I8 M% I$ }6 b/ u# r6 v; xRange closes to 20,000 yards...
9 R' g% I# f/ ]3 a( MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
& ^* y! b1 C$ _7 z& ?- ^* dRange closes to 18,000 yards...; }8 ^- c1 }0 O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
# ?3 m4 `7 d/ u, e& B  nRange closes to 16,000 yards...
4 b, B* A1 P9 T3 W, _1 dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
1 N/ n! ?# Y! F# G! T, A' }Range closes to 14,000 yards...8 _/ O5 l9 y  R8 @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
5 [  Q" n9 h" S3 lRange closes to 12,000 yards...
3 d$ o& t% x5 B. o' o' FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards- A9 g# g, m* j1 t0 E$ |: P- l: m
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
( Y# s+ x7 _- {$ y# c9 D/ x- JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
5 `/ z8 o; q2 E$ _7 iRange closes to 10,000 yards..." A& ^7 Q) Y* t3 O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards2 x5 w" J1 U( o2 g! Q, ~
Wyatt, B. crosses the 'T'
. r( L- j6 A/ v0 S# H0 WCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards6 o7 _) Z3 E, S' M4 q
CL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards3 S% |. T: e  P' X2 F! d
CL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards0 I) P4 N! ]6 c5 j7 j" }' X
CL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
1 R. _& A) o, S7 RDD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards# z* m$ @+ b! S# l
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
: F+ j8 W6 X0 ]& K8 [6 Y( ]DD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
4 r2 s' U. h9 i8 Q% q7 FDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards8 w5 T1 U: p% c
Range increases to 11,000 yards
1 R: E, Q( i+ y/ I# _1 ^' GCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards) z3 V" u* W6 c8 B
CL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards" n7 T9 ?3 {, A0 P1 L
CL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards9 t  x9 l$ V. B- \. c, k& v6 k3 b
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards/ |3 R& U5 z0 z. t
CL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
$ s- R! }* l+ N1 ]/ t+ v, D. `CL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
# r; H. f6 X6 @1 i- @( c: N; L( B) \DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
6 @( y5 H5 ~. {+ ?; `DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards& V0 `4 ~% I* E1 |
Range closes to 8,000 yards
; d. F. z2 ^2 T2 f+ H  v$ X; nCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards3 ^) s: G4 l4 B* v6 F3 \
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
+ f7 z) i7 H+ s( h7 C- U8 [CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards5 B4 e6 j4 k$ [" q
APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards, G8 j$ ?6 K7 M0 Y$ v# }
DD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards+ f; F) j3 k1 M) v+ G$ Z- N
Range closes to 7,000 yards: e% n5 M# e& X! o
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
! m/ h+ K3 m2 R# H! P5 I0 uCL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards8 h# |3 P# x  `
CL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
% A/ Q& u. v5 c. t% H- x- E+ _9 eCL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards% S( G" c: e/ a8 P" x% A' w$ J0 u
CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards8 C; A6 V* e$ c! ^2 H' M
CL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards4 R7 Q, {; E% v5 o
CL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
0 T5 q: X9 r( l/ V6 Y$ B, B6 M  @CL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
6 g' y9 s4 m0 `. _  \8 v/ T0 U( m1 g# X: xDD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards1 t9 m- i- w  ]3 t# p& K
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards
9 j6 z- X- v0 w$ iAPD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards
6 g( @2 ~- R3 F% sDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards, E5 i& |) |0 [( J, J
Range increases to 8,000 yards
7 N& i* E" W( q8 z% R  ZCL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards) I0 a+ j' n/ J/ M+ `8 M
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards7 @6 C% L' r* y
CL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards% `2 \$ F9 x$ ^/ t" j: Q9 e
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape5 z  Z! |) X6 K+ ?% p
Task forces break off...
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7 s+ ]# e# @6 r- [Japanese Ships, v. m% g7 A8 a8 v( U
      APD T-1
1 a  E$ p9 S# s" n2 ]      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
0 V" J! {; Q  A; g) G0 z5 g3 F/ K  I      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
4 _& R0 M2 W; i4 p8 j/ m1 L) J      APD T-5
: t- p6 e( c7 C2 D% |      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk/ B) ?0 E+ s6 l' G
      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk% ~% [# e. G- B1 W; `( N
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Allied Ships( @7 P- H; m) Q
      CA Portland$ x5 l) ~6 ^# n* U3 ~% M) V& V  c8 h
      CA Northampton
% n* W7 E4 }2 D0 a4 m      CA Chester
1 F- o/ K& h+ |      CA Louisville
& Y( ]! r+ L4 p" W      CA Chicago+ U/ Y: [* H: A* a' J
      CA Astoria
5 }9 D  j5 b# J$ r      CA Minneapolis
0 I% k# g3 E9 q3 Q* N      CA San Francisco
6 v5 H9 O8 f' q* A% Q0 U      CA Quincy
1 C7 q# Y! t. M" x      CA Vincennes" C( G) V6 k/ j8 w4 E0 K
      CA Wichita
8 Y4 E( _1 r2 m* I5 g; a5 y      DD Bennett+ z9 y: |& q& R' a# u% ?
      DD Bradford
2 O+ w! I1 u( W  _' q% i      DD Braine
; g! V2 M8 f6 e4 Y      DD Brownson
" c7 j8 [, {$ d; w+ j      DD Bryant
- q. s8 K" @: R      DD Bullard
# h0 t- @* ?' l7 s! }      DD Burns0 G* k4 u1 X" T0 d! }
      DD Callaghan
' K, Y0 h& ]4 t7 E3 n- {- g: P      DD Caperton& b7 f0 B# k8 k+ d5 r
      DD Capps
% G6 C3 O/ y" N      DMS Emmons
7 T9 T% H- u2 |7 Y1 ]      DMS Macomb
' {7 x1 i# f. p      DMS Rodman4 N- H* d7 i8 Q3 ?4 K9 a6 Z
      DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards  s' S: u; w3 p8 ?/ A
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
# X6 c+ S! g) Q9 ~( J" hCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards, `9 I& v  O- u! w
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
* a1 z% N6 B' n% pRange closes to 24,000 yards...
* e- W, u- h. Y* E* N, BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
( c9 p1 ~, d" H9 L2 v1 i) m/ y8 ]Range closes to 22,000 yards...
4 `  ]1 n0 ?% XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards9 f+ E, f! a1 ~3 B. g$ w; \. N
Range closes to 20,000 yards..., n: H; E, u3 `, t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards: _; ]9 Y7 W# X# Y
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
! r$ p8 ?; W( L1 g) GRange closes to 16,000 yards..., ~% L6 R/ A* q% }" z: B9 B9 ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards$ t" K4 b) i; ], C" E/ D
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
, ~+ A+ h1 B% h* a/ v( SRange closes to 12,000 yards...$ s. H+ D9 \6 l
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
0 U3 E2 D# d& h3 h5 ^- vRange closes to 10,000 yards...
' `6 w( W" m! Y/ ]Range closes to 9,000 yards...
# D8 `: o% C# ]1 i$ H; XRange closes to 8,000 yards...+ U6 d0 q9 X- v6 O1 h- ^, [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards6 `1 i! |% |8 \) K7 K$ v9 I, Q
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
$ O+ L2 l7 w1 I2 [* W6 @3 f# h/ R" z$ zCA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
5 x# z$ _# z. ~, K3 N( l& BCA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
5 F3 P( A" _) w0 {DD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
# v( }9 B9 C# g/ VAPD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards. r8 R: f7 D3 x- M8 \' Q; o4 L! i
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards! }- A+ H( b! }" c0 l
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards- E6 A4 B1 V2 s, @+ [
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards; }4 Z* ]) P5 ?2 B- j% w- {
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards* I/ g6 }, U5 T! ^7 G; z! ^% t  {
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
: Y( h" }1 x' k  ~7 p% x2 CAPD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards% h8 s9 I" m- h8 f* V; X) [
DD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
/ R6 P* H0 c+ [4 R* YRange closes to 5,000 yards8 x/ ]5 ~4 u8 I6 @4 t; L& H
DD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113
+ s0 M% z5 Y/ |9 UAPD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards9 }8 \, h! i& F8 f+ ]( C  l
CA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards, p! [, ?) J; R1 f* i% F8 s
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards# A& B) I/ U) ?% S2 }/ K
DD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards# Q' P* n2 w" ^7 Y% \
Range closes to 2,000 yards" H4 p+ z+ l4 H, n- I
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
* ]; |( E# L) o  x; oCA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards  a! L- t: s7 Z) I! ^
CA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards  C! E/ V; G% }2 u: a/ K
APD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards
1 Z; ]8 L( o5 N; T- R% jRange increases to 6,000 yards
3 _8 {' ?5 E2 L5 U7 yCA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards
* V4 I3 v6 q+ w* H; n, M7 PCA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards
3 `$ x7 d6 y8 E' w* z; KAPD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards* x6 U$ |& f+ p9 W) P
Range increases to 9,000 yards
. a- ^( [' ^# H8 k, }: pDMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards& O: R- M4 Y. {
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards& _$ w% M6 r. `! s
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards/ A: r+ c% `( g. v7 p  p
DD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards- T: I! R$ _  e4 j  k
Range increases to 13,000 yards
6 b9 n" y. _' CCA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards
1 F4 U6 Y1 d8 m" x" ~7 dAPD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards% N3 ]) \$ T: g2 G2 q; n3 B
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape: P; c( @; R$ e# C" ?# k, k3 o
Task forces break off...5 E& l2 d# P& `- e# B. e1 w

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# I0 s* f: ~- V9 a; m/ a9 G+ O      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk. H8 M0 {' G2 |' l% r3 l5 S% L
      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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Allied Ships0 {4 W. r$ Z; v' E$ |
      BB North Carolina
+ ~& z  Z, A7 T* }; }      BB Washington  h* G4 t" |* Y& C% C3 ]/ O) q
      BB South Dakota) z  p* P% b, R  }2 k" \0 N. {
      BB Indiana
" a# h) s, t' T  P+ B      BB Massachusetts- B: m) O& O" j( T  t9 \- R
      BB Alabama. M; E& q5 {, N3 l+ d5 `
      DD Conner/ Q( z0 z8 O1 N1 p1 L
      DD Cotten; e9 f, k9 P3 l9 }
      DD Cowell5 a4 u' F! a. {* u
      DD Daly- ~$ a+ u* o: S' w! R/ a/ t5 h+ W
      DD Eaton9 B) T7 g. L  I0 c& M
      DD Heywood Edwards: i( V' F# ]% E
      DD Erben  K$ _6 h  B+ S, C$ \
      DD Evans+ `4 [& t* w5 T, g# P  S7 w
      DD Foote' S! T. R5 x  \0 ^/ A/ j# M' s
      DD Franks3 f5 T! r& y, Q7 D, m& M9 ^7 ?: d
      DD Fullam( l/ v# W! r0 u' S& l
      DD Gatling
; z, }6 O- q7 q0 X      DD Albert Grant0 b! {$ n6 O: ?6 J( |, D
      DD Gregory
' E% P3 E9 N1 p/ L5 H0 e      DD Guest6 H% G8 F" g7 ?3 T, ?
      DMS Hamilton- x1 x* {1 a% e3 n) I: A, Z) Q
      DMS Forrest! L# ~$ k; I$ v0 @
      DMS Ellyson
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1 C, o5 t) T5 bMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards) p4 C& A8 S8 d
Range closes to 28,000 yards...) d8 _8 t  ~" U/ k/ \
Range closes to 26,000 yards...% R7 {; u1 }" L0 Y/ _
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
) P! A* _# x! b% kRange closes to 22,000 yards...3 P2 j5 ^8 I% h: x( [
Range closes to 20,000 yards.../ H1 ~% O0 X, u
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
9 r7 }# Q( }6 w! N, D0 b: FRange closes to 16,000 yards...+ ?8 v! Q+ u( M* p3 ~. b) {
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
" N- B& @/ b7 B, h3 bRange closes to 12,000 yards...+ Q: {! O( u' t
Range closes to 11,000 yards...2 F2 c" T5 Z# |+ V5 X+ G3 B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
* A) j- b# s( r% w: C1 V4 vRange closes to 10,000 yards...: z% n3 U9 P* u# U' E0 v
Range closes to 9,000 yards...6 \& F( i6 Z8 v) ]3 J
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
0 ^) a; p: Z; V# ^* l; P; c) C& e, ]1 PBB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards4 o( B8 D# _9 x3 S  Q# T
APD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards
2 c$ x4 g6 U  j( A, g! ]0 O! RDD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
: H( [! L; ~0 }* P2 |2 R# r' wDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards( }' g3 Y' X2 W1 X! F. l
DD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards/ ^# s! I3 C1 |$ r' d; S$ b
Range closes to 5,000 yards
% r+ y3 ~' C; ~9 KDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
' g' G3 v5 x$ Q4 E( VBB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards
. Y: Y8 B9 B8 X6 S& b$ XRange closes to 3,000 yards
! l- `$ Z8 ^+ O- t, I! eBB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
( x/ ?0 t* o+ ^, R! a# J; G4 rDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
* X2 g2 ]- g6 o$ |/ K6 R/ NDD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
8 ~9 O( W; V; ]6 ]2 fDD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
; Q0 R6 N2 q8 V0 rDD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
% Z/ i1 [% z% v+ w, H% X$ r! rAPD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards" R; _8 M8 `9 J) d  X
BB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
2 j' R* h- K4 s0 C; F+ HDD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards. |% X& Q1 Y0 Q+ o0 P/ i! F0 D
DD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
9 k# u$ M- I' Q9 z, x5 _Range increases to 5,000 yards. d2 f* B; d& c! f' r! M
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards" a( l. Q7 F/ P/ Q' o# ?- l! C. @( F
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
* y8 x% e$ k) }% i6 S3 gRange increases to 7,000 yards
$ S1 Q. C, `) _0 X- w& nDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards4 k" k3 P6 }- H# L+ \7 c
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards2 Y( g' l' ~0 ~6 q
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
- R- j' Y8 O" l9 B7 P8 h" P! b5 _APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards) x- J8 j# i5 n! ]0 `  G9 N: R
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
* U" m; j7 V4 {0 ?' K, r/ nCombat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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