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。. q0 X* y1 b# z0 j  q7 a$ P& R6 J

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2 u! ~$ s# F0 DGround combat at Ponape (119,113)! F" J0 c- G2 t1 t
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Allied Deliberate attack, w, X0 H( @  O# g' }/ V) p
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Attacking force 80164 troops, 1430 guns, 2486 vehicles, Assault Value = 3336
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Defending force 53947 troops, 730 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 1581* o, O3 V5 ^- b9 M4 e) Q  ~$ m
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 8* |& C* E0 x1 c# M

$ |( n+ g0 P7 P5 K7 L1 b$ u8 jAllied adjusted assault: 3564
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& E. \7 \9 ?4 w) O1 D6 z* P) ZJapanese adjusted defense: 5583   e) p" \0 i! h/ r" K1 ?. j( i4 @
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8)
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/ t- Y( K& f3 ^( W) _5 N6 Y- G; ]5 vDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)1 i: d% R0 ^) F% o  l& u
Attacker: 5 l: j' M% J7 u: l

1 d3 P! |' ^1 W, O# J, j1 |3 ~Japanese ground losses:" L6 z( Y0 Y) ?+ S9 p  d, Q
      3386 casualties reported
9 V7 I7 \) g' M3 Y, M         Squads: 50 destroyed, 255 disabled8 i0 X6 O) P0 S" H/ Y- r% s
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled- `; ]" {0 H* J
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled
. t9 T  ~1 p8 @" I' p) _- A      Guns lost 102 (43 destroyed, 59 disabled)
1 B% u8 |% O1 [      Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
- X7 X8 C) b6 |3 L( y, N      Units destroyed 1
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/ v7 R# t1 v4 j0 z% TAllied ground losses:
) O+ D# E% Q, Y9 {      5163 casualties reported3 D* f& z2 S1 I0 V
         Squads: 60 destroyed, 463 disabled, C9 [; @, L  f/ _* r- P6 T
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 183 disabled
7 s; R+ T6 h+ z# w2 Z         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 155 disabled
, C8 Z9 n- h2 w9 F: `      Guns lost 201 (29 destroyed, 172 disabled)
0 I* y, y3 c9 \6 O1 t; G$ x: A& E      Vehicles lost 228 (12 destroyed, 216 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
% ]# g" e) ~3 l+ k0 s& @    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
% |' W7 [  C# P- K7 p    710th Tank Battalion% Z. r7 y/ P$ f& Y# v5 L) _
    6th Infantry Division  p) c( h3 F7 w2 |% g. U
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment6 A1 h4 c; A! ]
    44th Tank Battalion
% ]* o) r1 O5 n$ x6 x7 h9 l0 u    81st Infantry Division
' j3 z4 l9 R; z* c7 O0 U( t/ c    762nd Tank Battalion
& }" y( w: t$ X! E' o: C. a4 h    767th Tank Battalion
: o# H3 A* S9 F3 P    711th Tank Battalion. X! B- }4 S0 J$ X+ E9 n# V# |
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment1 G, Z' B/ i# u- ?' S# ^! p& n2 |
    5th Marine Division
! `! x0 B  T+ r8 I: L) M* Z    716th Tank Battalion
0 N: k% j' C  \. r3 l! m    1st Filipino Inf Regiment  K# n# m" {" c! |
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
9 R" v( Z0 ~& [' b    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
6 @7 ?, c7 ~8 K- U+ |    706th Tank Battalion1 M3 a4 Z* ~2 G! B! A& P* I. |
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment, V" p: x' S, m4 t
    96th Infantry Division5 y8 |+ ?8 q1 z/ w$ i
    31st Infantry Regiment
# @: p) l' o& Z% k( C& n3 ]4 V    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
' k! W0 J$ f' m) b+ _' r2 {7 q6 M    I Corps Artillery % N  g% C  ^0 x6 |9 @0 l
    12th Marine Defense Battalion
- i4 u% d7 L/ v  R    1st USMC AA Battalion, }. W/ @+ W' h9 v, P
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
( M# S8 S2 Z0 u. ]. R# @+ B5 O/ ^    XIV US Corps( }0 j7 B. e% Z3 z
    14th Marine Defense Battalion
# }& _( U* k3 o% q/ A6 T    5th USA Defense Battalion
" \8 p5 e, e& u, J: z2 X    8th Marine Defense Battalion
& a( O5 M. C. e& T1 m    738th Coast AA Regiment9 [6 ~, |$ u: O& O  D! \
    X Corps Artillery 7 J/ X/ I+ ?* O. O& _
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
1 {8 k/ @4 J5 Z% \  N: u3 F    96th Coast AA Regiment' `6 l. l3 d9 v
    4th USA Defense Battalion
0 }" \, {8 \2 U7 E; F! |6 S5 i# ]    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment7 J8 @7 {* c1 |  c
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment1 L! O/ z  P" A

+ B- A5 B; m! @. [Defending units:3 g$ Q* v4 g# |. J
    Kure 7th SNLF% L; r. G, }: w" m
    81st/A Division
$ x2 U: ?" I8 t3 {' b# v    Kure 3rd SNLF8 i* H1 o% A: G4 W
    33rd/B Division: n) v# U4 i4 ]! u! P
    33rd/A Division
" ]7 D% q; {% ?6 g# n* L# R    81st/C Division, Z# u7 x0 O/ m. I
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
4 F5 Z: O( u% X: g    52nd Naval Guard Unit; w3 N2 P3 E" B9 h8 O  L
    138th Infantry Regiment3 H" b/ C& \3 Z7 S( [9 i! @, d
    Sasebo 7th SNLF
7 G6 R8 T5 x7 X$ C    144th Infantry Regiment$ N+ l; q- p( N+ _% ]
    81st/B Division
: D) y# W; \" r% K1 c    33rd/C Division
2 {$ W# m6 {" ^    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
, v6 R  H0 N$ b3 c; g    18th Army
6 ^2 v( x  D9 Z7 E    60th Field AA Battalion
* U5 T! K# Y1 X    23rd Fld AA Gun Co , l/ C! H! v4 U$ l
    Ponape Naval Fortress
5 s6 O; p, ~1 i, r$ u- d    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
. F; q# @* K4 u* E    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
, Y1 y3 i5 ~6 N) V    53rd Construction Battalion
* J% W: F; R( s1 ~/ ^1 p    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion- }+ k- M' G/ U% i& @1 V
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
8 E( R8 z# M# H& e, E( m    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
8 w7 u' B9 K* I4 K0 b$ c7 R& t8 y    19th JAAF Base Force8 F+ p+ H$ @$ A" Q. j- U6 C# K; {
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1+ R* |: y; C8 j
    14th Area Army /12 \1 [& I: L5 D1 c/ K! B, A
    63rd Field AA Battalion
) b( \8 Y: |  h- P; d# ]$ s    11th Ind.AA Gun Co ) X( _$ Z( z5 d: j5 E* |
    3rd Base Force" g" ?% K; I. S1 K9 k8 R3 Z
    12th Air Fleet: @7 A# c1 o( I2 B! s
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment: Q# O: Z8 y/ p( D# _/ y
    61st Field AA Battalion
- t7 |6 H/ z: s- b; [  n0 A    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
# L2 M8 z( P2 a5 L- k+ S    2nd Ind.AA Gun Co
! b7 N7 k/ f. E, A    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3. f% P; B/ k. g1 V/ D  c( d* 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。0 `& [% a6 y9 i/ U: U% e
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Ground combat at Chiang Mai (58,53)' x! R) H2 z& ^! }

, Z  V# B7 ?3 V3 v& }( ~4 TJapanese Shock attack: a) s  {( @* \* C
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Attacking force 47276 troops, 408 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 17611 _( |- _' `0 d6 |8 W; a
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Defending force 1285 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67
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Japanese adjusted assault: 1373 ( c& {( p0 F5 F% C  ]# Z3 q6 [" P0 W
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Allied adjusted defense: 10
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Japanese assault odds: 137 to 1 2 W/ R' L  ]. i

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, ]7 r0 t7 _' X, k! @( A& j; j. m! i" KDefender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
# x" y: _  D5 O/ c: tAttacker: shock(+)
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0 \1 C; T3 l& L+ A" MJapanese ground losses:* m( `" Q. I; Y5 q0 I& u* x* X3 r
      530 casualties reported2 q7 I8 l7 v% y7 F
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 116 disabled
8 ]0 Z: o8 t- w. d" P. \7 e         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled/ k% @3 h% t8 ~
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 B! W! ^1 ]; m7 G( f( e
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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/ Y  ]/ F5 K8 G2 AAllied ground losses:
' S  \: v0 W# O2 y# \- {      891 casualties reported
8 i  ^7 P8 R; d/ m. m$ d         Squads: 73 destroyed, 9 disabled3 O: p! C% R# a& ]
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
. R) e; }1 i, K7 x; ]6 ^, g0 f         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- P" T5 {8 a9 u  S+ F
      Guns lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled)7 t* n/ k) @. N$ o# w7 n; R4 ?, m

5 w% K! _& |' F) n( u  `; I  }! _Assaulting units:2 ^) L+ v7 F; V9 T
    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade( q6 F) i0 U+ q9 Z
    21st Division& k2 @0 ^: S8 ?  k2 E' x
    4th Division4 G& g& E6 i/ _# K! D+ n/ p: Q9 `
    21st Ind.Mixed Regiment
1 k9 r( {6 _% x5 i, i. y! J    23rd Tank Regiment. W2 a  I# e3 k1 G8 J+ L
    32nd Division5 t- F) Z; b9 K0 `4 r
    Yokosuka 1st SNLF5 G& b; a1 J) @9 c. A( t* g$ w, h. T
    3rd Ind. AA Battalion* N! @6 e/ c! X6 m) E# [
    6th Area Army4 v$ c. s2 h5 W/ M+ j1 A9 [5 L
    103rd AA Regiment
4 k9 ^! G/ [; E    1st JNAF Coy   ], ^- f1 D$ G5 ?% {, D2 q
    13th Army
& j" r: s8 i+ d5 e    141st AA Regiment" E6 Y6 y" W6 N5 [/ D, o+ o) p
    4th Ind. AA Battalion4 H9 Z# g( \" u" x7 ^+ G% c& e- K/ z
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Defending units:3 Q0 Z; _' K9 @/ @
    50th Indian Para Brigade
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4 O8 f5 C9 u( u9 J50th 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 9 A' d+ W3 M, T0 W2 y
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- F2 V, H, N2 I' T5 g

" @) v7 `5 N+ ?' N7 E8 m3 k. i" x盟军继续冒着猛烈炮火卸载* G4 O* I+ E* T0 R2 A! Q' {0 E
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 44
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$ _1 s6 [  x. w  k# ^  O* g# G3 hInvasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
3 m! L; C; y1 L6 d" VDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
% ?1 w# r2 x$ A
$ B: f$ E( P* U89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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* w6 x/ ]: l; f6 Y/ \; w# F( N% cAllied Ships# y, I1 h* S# n
      LST-72, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
' F* W6 b' ]' U4 A      LST-81
# X' S* a8 _: w- v$ ?      LST-74, Shell hits 3
2 B. o  P5 R; P+ R1 i8 S  R      LST-75, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
- ?3 e# \5 ?8 V1 B* E8 n      LST-78
' r8 K8 o  X& S1 P: Z' R" }/ ]      LST 209
4 ^8 z" f0 \, t$ W- N* c% ^: m      LST-889( |3 H1 W3 O1 i8 e+ u; l* d7 p
      LST-246" H: x1 y1 s- g1 F
      LST-240
% y6 W+ i$ Q- V! Y. R% h      LST-204$ P5 K8 O" l( W$ U0 o- e
      LST-202
" y) L# e5 p+ W. Z, \      LST-123! d/ F" W- \& A# Y& J
      LST-121
& H# i" `# H! a! Y! f      LST-1200 W; {) m: Z/ Y' A
      LST-86
% X* U: R) v1 B$ v1 V" Y2 G- p      LST-85
% E- [% q7 B' {( k1 y7 `      LST-84
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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)1 X* Z9 e4 p" P/ `
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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$ i2 O$ e& ]' h# ?) n# ~: Z( }130 Coastal gun shots fired in defense." T+ O& e  v0 \6 g* X

; N7 S. N$ _: _( eAllied Ships
8 c7 X5 N9 ]5 w3 W5 S: @# o. {      LST-78, Shell hits 28,  heavy fires,  heavy damage' ]' \# D9 V  n% ^7 L  b* q: ~
      LST-83, Shell hits 3
* G. I- n8 j3 K, j      LST-81, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
: o/ N: d$ U: K% `6 R) z# F      LST-85, Shell hits 4,  on fire  ^( A% y' m/ {
      LST-84, Shell hits 3
, }6 L/ N5 h7 ^0 }3 j% @      LST-87, Shell hits 6
7 u% t5 A! `; O. ~% j      LST 180
1 g& M; b6 s2 F8 O: _" z9 Y      LST 1573 \6 O% u$ p* N0 R! u; ?. t" {
      LST 27 J1 B# K6 w9 Y! Q! z
      LST-884
/ a& x9 H( J- M& L& g( s      LST-8820 g1 g, z! I/ w- m% D
      LST-397
: ?) @1 ?: S5 R6 v- h6 |& r7 i      LST-395
) W$ B  e% Y) n7 Y      LST-2746 _+ |8 s* m. z: h+ X6 U  [
      LST-2734 `1 m# c" ^8 b# l* W
      LST-246
4 L  O8 E. p* _      LST-244# W- O7 v) E; O% Q( w# v! l# q% q
      LST-241
: T- J! O) K. B$ }7 r' L$ P      LST-218
9 f2 V5 N% p/ [5 f* k( w: c      LST-216
  c' X; {, j8 H+ w1 b: |" R! g      LST-2020 ]0 s3 ~. C: c, U- z! K
      LST-1718 Q1 a( }$ W' W; `# _5 n
      LST-166
7 K3 N$ i2 ^, L      LST-124
, ~& L& q5 y) J      LST-1216 `4 p; L% o$ H- i
      LST-88* J3 b  f$ B. d6 F
      LST-123
% ~1 N, W& l. K& L* G* @; s) M      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9 \; c3 T/ ?0 h5 x( M) [& ?4 u
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)% [$ p3 m( p* D3 `& c4 y

: x, ?) u& |( i. gAllied Bombardment attack
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7 \' u* J2 e7 c# ?- v' wAttacking force 5302 troops, 356 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 2812& K/ }/ C# L/ Z  C" \
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Defending force 51369 troops, 699 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 1361
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Japanese ground losses:6 c9 n" `/ z' H1 f  S7 _/ i! j
      406 casualties reported
, N6 P- I$ c2 S+ b         Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
5 V# v3 _# O/ a. i6 {) Z8 t' F4 n         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled' C+ J4 l; Q6 W4 ^
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
1 U; O3 k% b+ a      21 casualties reported
) L2 Y& o2 a0 z/ S4 M( ]+ v$ b         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
. G7 f4 m1 j0 a: A& R6 E* h" s" w         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled) [; L; l3 L# \$ R
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' W$ t5 _0 R: c* _# }& n
      Guns lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)
* U& P4 P% {  N  `( w! S; i# g      Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)
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1 ]& T8 ~, ?: H7 D2 sAssaulting units:9 |9 Z/ r. i1 z% \9 O4 L9 v0 S) s' D
    5th Marine/B Division
/ b7 F: S  b1 C1 V    81st Infantry/B Division
. p% i. Q  n5 S& S! t5 e- r* f5 U    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment0 p; H# l- @: c: ~& @$ s7 g% g
    5th Marine/C Division
7 ~* o  ^5 L& C3 c, t8 w: R    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion: V& _( m( \, m2 |
    6th Infantry/B Division
; a, e6 l0 A: z. A8 T! ?    1st Filipino Inf Regiment3 W" X' P9 J8 K
    716th Tank Battalion
8 c! t  r. |$ S2 S2 _    81st Infantry/C Division+ X) p$ j% t8 ]6 ?
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion* i3 F$ c- @; U# L, F6 f
    6th Infantry/C Division
  u. t! J! R3 i( \% ?    5th Marine/A Division, Q, \! r' q* ?# x) r
    767th Tank Battalion( m9 i+ Y7 r6 y7 v/ h
    96th Infantry/A Division. l/ [  p- J2 w2 o9 N
    706th Tank Battalion% [8 F8 z$ t" C. ]- X2 _  G$ K
    711th Tank Battalion5 h) ]4 R) {5 O
    762nd Tank Battalion
" @! q. g8 [7 L3 z; O8 }    96th Infantry/B Division2 i$ s3 ?2 j8 \% Y  t$ v
    81st Infantry/A Division0 p) i5 c6 z5 A  @* y/ F0 {
    44th Tank Battalion
6 |/ m7 K6 R$ }) O    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
0 ^2 P3 X* F6 X" `# b- I6 h+ h    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment9 m7 ]- T7 [& ^
    31st Infantry Regiment! M9 i3 L* A1 y, i2 r8 _
    6th Infantry/A Division, Z0 ?+ q) ~0 i7 q( ?% i% Y
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
1 a) c" [$ q0 H8 Z    710th Tank Battalion
: t4 m1 m" N3 \; ]& k9 v    96th Infantry/C Division( \" w' r/ `& e4 R! R
    5th USA Defense Battalion$ f/ b# D9 N& e& n# b; c. F8 p
    4th USA Defense Battalion' ?; t2 P% d8 A: n9 ]+ ?, p
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
$ {* T4 @2 N5 \! S( ]8 ?    X Corps Artillery ' }/ e. N5 a5 ]/ [  l& }+ V3 O
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
8 c+ G; I2 M& |    XIV US Corps) I3 r5 C+ w! x) R: Q9 Z
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
" D: Z3 C3 R3 u# n4 c3 b    8th Marine Defense Battalion
. {1 w: c; n9 h  m/ A    14th Marine Defense Battalion/ T' S" m& ^" M7 c+ w
    I Corps Artillery # G* q& c* E( a: ^
    96th Coast AA Regiment" \; C6 ]2 h) u' u$ u" {
    1st USMC AA Battalion
7 c, M5 {; K: {    738th Coast AA Regiment+ P, `, B0 K* m4 r
    12th Marine Defense Battalion
! s: n: k, d4 C' J& n, B. m    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion$ _% h+ a9 N4 \3 c- }$ {
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment  ~3 ]( y; x: l
: R7 K5 I: ~1 C9 E6 y3 Z4 g: R
Defending units:
: y; G9 S7 l) ~    33rd/A Division
2 V7 B% F& r" C0 P# u) h7 B4 C0 s    81st/B Division/ g' E4 R" k+ ~. Z( K+ P
    Sasebo 7th SNLF& }- O6 P. W# A
    81st/C Division/ A# v* Q/ ?0 C* \. D+ W# t
    138th Infantry Regiment
) r% S& k' ]$ K, q) Y    Kure 3rd SNLF
+ c; ~7 ?, S  A( H5 F    6th Guards Inf. Regiment3 \& ]' X% h" g% H4 V0 A
    144th Infantry Regiment
3 B9 L  D4 y1 G# E& j# d    52nd Naval Guard Unit
0 o4 H8 `* i( H5 B    33rd/B Division
; ^1 d: w0 I, w9 \2 R    81st/A Division# a# ]( P/ P, R' z2 X" S) e
    33rd/C Division4 S3 _& `6 p6 E9 [! M# ^1 D; _
    3rd Base Force
; f  Q& t! r% h2 T  K+ {4 [    19th JAAF Base Force- K! C2 p( w: q, ?& E- {' Y& A
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1- d4 n5 A1 S6 ]: x' |" q
    60th Field AA Battalion: i9 s9 h1 q! `9 T. \* Z* Y' U
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion6 {  E  r) d5 ~/ N$ c
    53rd Construction Battalion. g" @4 E5 \) U% F1 j  r
    Ponape Naval Fortress
& G$ {2 d1 |9 J. I    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
, z! h9 G5 G, v0 f    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment1 C  ^4 z: ^! {' C. O2 r
    12th Air Fleet
% h. q9 q; g% u3 ?2 a    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
( h! W$ |  k3 n' A' t  D    61st Field AA Battalion3 g1 `; A, z% P+ X7 o" ~
    11th Ind.AA Gun Co - ]; x' b$ ]; K1 {# s( n' G% K
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion8 f: i7 C+ N' N) F
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion* U9 V4 P0 w4 Z0 d% ]8 t( h
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
/ d. f: m4 e! q: m9 r* i- X+ W: r    14th Area Army /1
5 I3 J  t" N* |6 {4 A    63rd Field AA Battalion/ U) M' {/ u% e) @5 i1 n
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
4 }# o" \8 l4 K  b5 ^! y5 Y    Kure 7th SNLF
2 _: e- G, N. @    18th Army
% K! t, M2 V( f6 D5 D" @% h    23rd Fld AA Gun Co 4 e8 H/ Q1 @9 g0 L( [) `" M
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /30 |! X$ Y2 `2 c" b
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+ W2 `9 t7 Q  Q2 w# }" v日军反潜船只确认击沉盟军SS一艘
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Submarine attack near Satawal  at 107,1062 \; L0 C* n7 }' Z9 G9 b
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Japanese Ships
1 Y) |4 q, [$ C" T/ T# e      E No.54- r( @8 \( @0 @/ v6 X! K
      E No.50% g$ X( u0 Q2 |
      E No.68
, ?3 E* g) W. r8 o# ~; Z1 l5 G1 ?      E No.52
' N) l* H# j2 G4 h9 ?1 @ & ?% P) c* C- S$ ]& x8 d
Allied Ships1 o3 M- m6 c. x, o$ f- o
      SS Blackfin, hits 21, and is sunk
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重创另一艘/ q5 [& t5 |4 t/ u% `* t# [+ [
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+ ]3 `3 h0 S9 r3 I" W, _1 c3 nASW attack near Satawal  at 109,102/ ?- q7 S! G( T1 N6 p7 d* H8 s9 G6 D! {
8 g& K; B0 w5 r2 L
Japanese Ships- l% \8 B% D. s& G2 s* r
      E No.8: d1 D- ~, t+ t) y* q
      E No.6- Y9 b+ [" F8 g) j% v1 K9 q

- ~' {; @2 D2 E) ^  c! y* O! P! rAllied Ships
* a2 P7 y3 a0 I, ?5 N      SS Peto, hits 14,  heavy damage

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 02, 44
1 R: ]* Q5 W6 W! Y4 W' d
" X# i/ C+ A7 ]9 e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, k( w% X3 @' P9 s
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) F5 b; m& M: B0 [& @6 J. E$ DNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!" |7 E8 m" ~" N3 W& N
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62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
7 L) }9 U4 C# m2 o# z. ^% q9 m3 Q, D3 ?" j6 e0 `0 d2 s- i
Allied Ships. ?( l  |& W; B6 t- ~' ~
      CA Wichita
" ^# x$ B/ C, b+ c! T# b0 s, z      CA Vincennes
) U7 O5 X% ?2 s5 Z  a/ X3 d      CA Quincy
; M/ i# g/ J  r6 F' Q8 C9 w      CA San Francisco( P$ }! Q! t$ S/ @! k5 ?
      CA Minneapolis5 ?) r2 \9 t5 r" u- _* i
      CA Astoria
5 T& P7 B4 m) u6 ]      CA Chicago
! P8 ]2 F0 Z. v      CA Louisville. g; c7 u2 `0 P+ k* b5 f
      CA Chester' C. \$ ~& V& W6 u" O1 r7 S4 F
      CA Northampton
2 L# H; j7 W1 p1 i      CA Portland5 m2 z6 B& U" R/ n& }8 X
% \. s( v+ t2 E6 r$ b
Japanese ground losses:
0 \4 q- ~* e4 t% K7 }      71 casualties reported) b' x, N& F% b" X, i7 W" f1 ^. _, J! ?
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled3 g$ ?: Y2 l1 B' l8 _8 H" F$ f) {- B
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
' R1 u) Y+ Q( I- {* s# l& H/ r         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, U9 v9 X2 M0 B1 o( n- K
      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
0 U6 J7 H( b7 v% |7 j+ y: J7 }6 ~2 }( B
Airbase hits 2
$ p+ _$ ^& N/ |: M! m0 ]Runway hits 10
/ w1 g4 h6 H$ }  ]9 hPort hits 4
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CA Wichita firing at Ponape ; W* h) ~  d# i0 w. [
CA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress8 N. n7 K6 t# e) ?; P* B
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes
6 I" `0 e# U4 a% v1 c0 f; BCA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
8 C( n+ U5 w. [. A2 N3 EPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy% g* O0 Z" n% y1 h+ H
CA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division
& h: p( @( @& c' a0 V' F# |+ iCA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment; Q0 X( K0 S. ~" c6 A3 V1 K5 v" S9 x
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria
; i. E: D. E6 I' K  Q; dCA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress5 g+ |* w4 p- A$ a3 x
CA Chicago firing at Ponape
3 i3 c; y, E) ^# S# h* U. Z, a1 L0 BCA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force( H2 e+ ^, r' N3 H# N9 C& c! {' e
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester
3 F  n+ n) S. wCA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
& d  n( x% ~' wCA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division
# `5 T: L, ]% j  m5 L5 H) K/ iOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland
  C- {4 i5 A" a  j* _; DCA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment$ }% {+ |" q) `& G) Q8 f# @+ f* Q1 L

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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,1139 \0 j9 h" q6 f: ^+ w
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Allied Ships8 m6 r1 h/ ?6 M: s9 x% ^
      BB Alabama9 K7 u2 T3 D9 |& C& r* }% m; b
      BB Massachusetts" {2 s3 H% t. O* D# V9 A
      BB Indiana
) r: Z9 S/ E2 _7 _9 M  q4 W- T) l      BB South Dakota4 A4 _/ f6 r2 c2 V: n7 v
      BB Washington: [3 U' |6 ]7 F0 R! J2 {% q# I
      BB North Carolina
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Japanese ground losses:
: P9 p7 U! P2 S: a2 _! o* H( j7 x2 h, l      275 casualties reported; S, E$ J5 ?8 H4 y! a) R
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled3 D  z2 ?! ^. i
         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled1 A  Q+ |- n! k/ M  z
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled9 H; G3 C+ s' ?( y3 U: r! n5 g/ G
      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)) V2 Z+ H3 `7 K0 k
      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase supply hits 1
) D! E5 ~' i9 y' c+ @Runway hits 7
5 G+ x% L5 g4 z( z9 O1 g  UPort hits 3. g# F9 r- G" G. f0 W( s
9 [# [, a1 c8 }6 q: ~, a* _) R
BB Alabama firing at Ponape
- J9 z: W  Q6 U* t- h# a7 F0 NBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape 4 ?+ w  i, G1 S, v5 S) {
BB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division
9 B/ H5 n; L0 JOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota
) W- d5 U& ]7 d3 g* P. i- u8 oBB South Dakota firing at Ponape
& T! Z! h) F0 O6 ?BB Washington firing at Ponape   n! u* X& U; S, H4 i
BB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
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6 d& t6 `2 l3 VNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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' }& R0 z1 \; R6 M1 j1 s- M* Y13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.4 |* y, y4 |3 D/ D: m

/ U. u  Z* K4 b+ P& ^: w; yAllied Ships4 X3 }  m8 ?0 J( A7 I5 X
      BB Queen Elizabeth
( V. g/ f% I! z' A      BB Valiant; H6 p6 ?# y; T, H
      BB Mississippi
3 V0 d5 W( |7 E6 _0 E      BB New Mexico$ |$ ~( r& _( @) J! u. Z+ \$ a
      BB Idaho6 T1 D! v+ @+ T& e( J  b
      BB West Virginia2 r4 H& A, D1 l, h" F, d
      BB Colorado
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Japanese ground losses:
. y) }7 z5 ~9 H      117 casualties reported
! k% T% E7 b' q# t. A9 F8 o9 e% y& U, f         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
( o# H$ o. K: r: i8 s% }+ t         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled. F. t0 t$ V8 i6 K. C) I# ^
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% [$ Y% T2 w! n, k; T  \
      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
% `$ I9 O$ R+ V& i2 Q( v      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 20 X, v! K" k6 N' c! ?5 F& U
Runway hits 2& G! J8 w# z! N" u1 v

" v* e3 M, M! T: U8 q/ ~BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
1 v+ ?; c2 C2 tBB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
# ~& z4 P1 [# d! j, ]9 H* lBB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
$ j  B" N5 t/ |. [$ H0 [) H, vPonape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi
8 [% m* I, L+ h* y: }3 F8 }BB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division
' D! g' X6 z6 s5 Z" ^9 ^. R: tBB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force- X& X% s1 u+ W: Y- s. l
3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho
$ }  Q1 U( Y. W! i: i. @BB West Virginia firing at Ponape
4 o  G4 ^8 w" H' Y* C: X) @+ X, pBB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force, f5 F( h  ]0 h( h) J* H
3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado& q3 r5 k; W( y5 T

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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)1 L$ J+ _* r1 W. M
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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' m: g+ A$ b+ ~2 gRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.- b3 O2 u1 H+ s  N# U7 L, k
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 O& A- g/ T0 V1 @2 o      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
% L4 w2 ]. y* R  l6 W0 p      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337, b" _' @( j4 k4 T2 q& G
      TBM-1C Avenger x 283
1 Q( P8 }3 b( ^2 s7 h8 Q9 x5 @7 d% E7 Q1 F" g
Allied aircraft losses
2 Q# }8 u9 j! Z$ U# _8 Y      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged, g$ Y* q9 ?6 [1 ^1 v0 b' E
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
9 o+ p2 L$ J% [5 s! c      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged* K' i4 _7 k0 |' q/ |
      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak
8 R4 q9 ~0 e9 B5 e5 w6 j' }& c6 A3 e* S0 S: }; k9 }
Japanese ground losses:
! _1 T% c0 W, a% ]0 o- N; z. ^      159 casualties reported
) q1 u# W7 Z7 v0 K9 A4 y& k         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
/ u" _: S5 A2 Y3 p8 U6 ?& Z) Q9 W# k. Z         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled  ~2 }* ?. p  E/ S8 z# c
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: V: F4 p/ r. p$ w

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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)% T8 u7 C6 o- N6 f9 y. I
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Allied Deliberate attack; r! V* c% [- @# e8 `1 V
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Attacking force 77530 troops, 1387 guns, 2472 vehicles, Assault Value = 2931
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6 `! c, P$ w, p) |/ XDefending force 50530 troops, 686 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1344% G+ r# g/ T; ~# o$ G+ l
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 7+ }: Q  E; C3 C9 N  ~, K- ]* l5 q% c! r

5 o$ M7 r- f7 f6 GAllied adjusted assault: 3406 ( \/ O7 S6 Z/ e4 R' j. z( F: ~1 c

* c6 n. _, c" q& y1 EJapanese adjusted defense: 8701
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7 p: C% n7 `  L. s! eAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7) 6 d1 _2 |" P. |
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Combat modifiers/ a/ m/ G' {1 |8 s9 g) j
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)
9 u* F& j$ T# y  n6 S! i( V# c: ~Attacker:
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( x1 ~8 r* g3 D, l8 SJapanese ground losses:. F# F( X. n8 x) C! o8 n) \
      3539 casualties reported! ^. v* d+ V+ S0 ~* h9 f
         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled4 Q. e) e  N( e; t+ a. H- _, v
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled( y0 f% c' {* Q5 V  h' y# T! q- l- I
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled% p; f  M5 @1 k
      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)
# e* D) C9 F- |" u1 V5 ~      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled): n8 H6 B1 e- C; S5 {$ o
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Allied ground losses:4 V+ E- K) T; X2 v5 t; z- @$ H
      3552 casualties reported7 N& }' J8 H  J6 S! d
         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled+ c) O" l* C4 l* m) j2 v. }* E7 m
         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled
) v' }& S$ O, _         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled/ n% r! t. i1 Z4 w# T
      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)* j; j& K) x/ p" h
      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)
' a- t3 Z% T* T1 K      Units destroyed 1, X6 A7 C. |# n1 K: g

$ x4 E9 n- r2 z! K$ x: ?2 a! qAssaulting units:3 U. v8 G% m' V3 F
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
$ B5 h1 \) l; N; z    5th Marine Division; X2 {4 O1 _+ |/ z& A5 r! L' ]! m2 ~
    716th Tank Battalion' T1 x2 ~% J7 k/ w4 }7 I8 y6 E
    706th Tank Battalion
8 l8 f  {5 i+ R0 D! x+ G. s( l) u$ A    762nd Tank Battalion
6 Y% T4 [1 Z" X5 s- O    710th Tank Battalion
- v0 \7 ~* w& y  e( s/ `    767th Tank Battalion
4 t* K: E5 e- q. e6 x    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
% X2 e* |& g% O$ {! s    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment! @  U5 [% G3 V+ _& K4 W9 B! m" b
    81st Infantry Division
8 {0 k* m( C# m' a8 K' p0 n    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
- f2 z4 N: D" t8 x% v    96th Infantry Division( u* L) w/ K' n
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment1 {- X# {, c  u
    711th Tank Battalion
, ?1 m8 i5 d+ f% m1 v    44th Tank Battalion; ~% a8 R6 }* d  I, b
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion6 G$ t0 i* ~. i) L/ s4 L5 S4 ^
    6th Infantry Division
$ q8 |  O1 G1 r+ a0 @: L+ ]    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
8 X; V! a. A; V6 o7 K6 j    31st Infantry Regiment* l* v. q/ `3 }; m, s) e# l/ T. `
    XIV US Corps& X3 |9 J1 [' {/ e  I, g+ V
    96th Coast AA Regiment
$ B% A( E, u1 I- r6 ~( ^- F    12th Marine Defense Battalion( R# a( g( p0 E3 }( u
    4th USA Defense Battalion
/ o2 B* a: E  K3 ]+ }1 ~' K3 Q    14th Marine Defense Battalion
& j- @& e8 D% t4 V4 p    1st USMC AA Battalion
: w" g+ c; z7 q8 t$ }$ Y+ t    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
) E2 m+ T6 T  W1 w; c* K$ T    5th USA Defense Battalion' a' w, ?/ m2 [3 ^% _; |( O
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment' m6 m' G& r# d
    738th Coast AA Regiment
+ k& y5 U, _+ I" t$ P. E    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment! q  Z7 V' B, [! d% E4 D
    I Corps Artillery : r& Y. v. z4 u2 |; f
    8th Marine Defense Battalion' e! W* o! y% w# y
    X Corps Artillery " v# M* ]; L2 t% E- v/ P
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion" E8 t: I! s$ Q* v5 y% @8 H
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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, ?$ a. q' z& ~3 F# SDefending units:/ B, t$ V3 p( ]8 w  l/ D( I
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment% ]: Q, m  _1 _+ [2 m. i
    52nd Naval Guard Unit4 O: F; |3 q) h4 U: Y7 ^
    144th Infantry Regiment
2 g3 B* L+ s9 }. ~! p    Kure 3rd SNLF, s/ q5 b  C' S) S3 V9 m
    Sasebo 7th SNLF
) ]$ |, b4 C' K  A) T9 ]+ G    33rd/B Division
6 [2 G/ A- ^- g+ u- v$ F    81st/C Division0 o; g9 _9 [1 L% D. j# _' F
    81st/A Division. u4 Z0 J" s% }& h
    81st/B Division' O8 D( G2 J6 E
    33rd/A Division% u* Z# k$ y" M; g2 q( {
    138th Infantry Regiment( ~6 h# K" _% K  Z" x
    33rd/C Division- G' ^3 E- l6 }* P9 M9 m
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment  x: e, i) y  J/ B  C4 F2 u6 }
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
8 d) N# s7 ]: S3 S+ }  _) T. j  W    19th JAAF Base Force
% B9 s$ B* j( ~4 m    31st Ind.AA Gun Co 5 J+ U- ?  f6 m' n  Q
    12th Air Fleet
. R& n0 B, f; D4 q; @    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
+ p& L  ^0 f; j4 c( M    23rd Fld AA Gun Co 7 f' b( T& B# i! k; E5 y
    63rd Field AA Battalion2 j! q- G/ r& _( q% S' F
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
" d, _' [2 z" V) S  i+ l. P: T    18th Field AF Construction Battalion0 F+ y; ^1 t; S/ a( c
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7 R9 J+ l: R& D5 {& l) ]" C, X    Ponape Naval Fortress$ A  x$ ^" X4 e  B' i
    61st Field AA Battalion
; W, r$ j, O0 ?# P; w4 F2 p+ P    18th Army: j. P- H% c/ {" L0 y
    14th Area Army /1) R4 x2 A; G3 b
    60th Field AA Battalion
1 T! t! R% W3 \* o! L! J5 p    53rd Construction Battalion
8 k. {  {: w3 i, f0 ^    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
& r& Z* i1 p$ G+ p* ^    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1& P1 C$ S0 W& x) Q3 P1 H1 I: y) [2 y
    Kure 7th SNLF
# k5 j; a. y  ]6 `/ Z' r$ K    3rd Base Force
  M, f6 [; ?6 x+ A9 z( X    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

david7up

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+ e4 v1 s: Q% |3 M$ {Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)1 }6 w: m  ^/ \( j6 j
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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3 w( X. ^' ], i! R* @# qRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 s
  s" d9 V: b0 V+ c3 i% f+ c# ], y2 NEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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& d& i9 e9 J7 wAllied aircraft; e) b+ P5 Q* Q
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462% w" J7 d$ {" g( i
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 3376 z  p* x7 p- k4 d
      TBM-1C Avenger x 283; Y. H' e/ ]  d/ n7 V! |3 ~0 O
Allied aircraft losses3 K/ N: {( D" G! t- L6 C
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* i6 ^% f, ]* m' }& ?  c7 {2 H/ D% A* t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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, C3 C* M$ v6 ]+ X  l% l* z在把炮击距离设置成主炮距离后没有了岸炮的干扰貌似炮击的效果好了些。日军仍在波纳佩殊死抵抗，战况仍然在胶着状态
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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( `0 i+ K* }- Y! e) I- n) m: JAllied Ships
' V0 E/ a% D- P" c. o) s- X6 a2 ]& Q      CA Vincennes1 `2 ^7 X6 ]7 W8 D  Z- ^6 {
      CA Quincy# w1 n( k9 x+ e' T* v5 z" X
      CA San Francisco
' g$ h8 J( E8 H4 h; d* ]; W! Z      CA Minneapolis
  w$ D3 F- k7 I  F; x( r      CA Astoria, @6 i4 K" Q- p# ~
      CA Chicago
& e% e9 h. X7 R  H" b1 I- v      CA Louisville; X0 K# T1 T6 v& q5 U2 B) u/ G) J
      CA Chester
, K: D9 X" Q8 u  v: o      CA Northampton
) Q; ~& m) [! g' z, {4 C      CA Portland% M. e/ B- e. v' b9 ~0 C

+ x0 e9 S; u' L+ e5 Z( `5 z% `Japanese ground losses:
7 O" ]$ I8 {7 R, n" |5 H; R- [      112 casualties reported
. [6 I" }- v4 z) |4 b- Q$ z         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 n! w9 }7 e* l# X, m# }9 p
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled
4 p+ ^4 G5 Q' {5 g! c4 d) [         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled8 Q* c' }  N. V- \9 H9 E/ E
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Airbase hits 55 [' d1 _: y% P/ W% N/ N+ ~  o9 f
Airbase supply hits 2/ j0 x% g1 A) y& U
Runway hits 217 D/ k) q0 M% R$ F4 Y0 ~/ ^
Port hits 7! G/ ?. v- L) l( r  Q4 ]  R& _4 u

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& N6 N0 Q- z, h/ S9 cNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113- S1 d& D5 F/ `+ a7 u& E' v9 B

  \. N1 Y4 q& GAllied Ships
8 p, S8 n$ `2 Q! P; A      BB Alabama! p. F6 y" z* q% o; ~
      BB Massachusetts" E+ S' P0 H. r7 c
      BB Indiana& d- h# Z5 \% M1 z8 F% r
      BB South Dakota
5 q0 H: r* J' L- |3 Q4 M5 ?- Q      BB Washington+ h0 S) m6 V, ]
      BB North Carolina
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* i4 r: V5 p% m5 x! S8 N  Y% C" wJapanese ground losses:* G1 B4 E3 z4 D
      398 casualties reported
7 i  v) Y/ _" E6 \! r. b0 k+ j         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
! x: Z, Q* K) o3 q/ X  y         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled
( ]5 z; ]5 f9 H& t: X         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
% S) v. _, Q' r( t, `# o* \      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)
* @" R( N# s: D, x" t! l      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)  I7 h6 R# m1 L1 m( M2 V- n* Q

  l' g! A% N8 \% BAirbase hits 98 B, |) ^% p1 _$ J( j" h$ _
Runway hits 9- j! V& s: ^, x* X7 Q) V
Port hits 2
0 F4 U9 j4 p' F' O1 q  h$ d6 i5 e' C0 B" H9 J
BB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division+ T* i: y! `8 u$ a3 g/ s
BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape
0 Z$ ?3 M  v* z, mBB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division4 |& i( k# r9 I  ]2 d0 w( v
BB South Dakota firing at Ponape
0 _/ |' f- N, R! W' y" sBB Washington firing at Ponape 6 v; a" k/ c# R
BB North Carolina firing at Ponape ) c4 c# Q8 e/ c: n

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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships' D) }) \: A8 ]" W
      BB Mississippi, o! j1 s- ?. B% y) D' Y
      BB New Mexico
7 p1 }5 X% l( _      BB Idaho/ i. \' ?  E5 Y' m( }, H4 ^

& z  z2 I0 r2 C% U, j- P; K/ C- WJapanese ground losses:' V% d% ?# @7 U& E
      195 casualties reported3 ~6 C. P, E+ `" Z4 o- N2 x
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled3 t, Q) u, k. r' M: h2 j
         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled8 ~1 I8 w/ v. n- f9 h1 O5 k+ _2 S
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
& `- ]5 f9 `/ R6 k% O      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)
, K, t4 ^+ C4 I9 o( x+ w      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)) ]6 P. k/ D! c- j, b& J, t& U4 d% A) ~
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Airbase hits 31 M# N- Y- p0 ?% j! P1 S; G
Runway hits 14
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BB Mississippi firing at Ponape
2 [+ |0 d8 h# b9 T8 z0 z! y4 gBB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division
% D" N  \0 K, M& PBB Idaho firing at Ponape
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$ D6 j& k  e; u) a. K" u8 ]Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
7 H, @: S) I: f$ G) o9 [0 t2 k( y& JEstimated time to target is 34 minutes; q0 y) h. [8 `' o( m+ ?; D7 X, J
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Allied aircraft2 g1 I: V4 E5 J0 z) J
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
8 }7 _4 G6 V, N/ z6 a7 g      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 333) j* ^# Q) Z6 N# U5 O7 t
      TBM-1C Avenger x 286* T: \" j7 G0 N8 T* H* y

' B6 l& C& c; U' n# WAllied aircraft losses
5 ~8 X, L$ c' O$ M4 r      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged
8 y) Q( a1 Q; t      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak
( W# _$ T7 O- S( s9 v* I      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged
+ T! n" ]8 j& ^( b9 j- O/ k! Z$ u9 N2 x
Japanese ground losses:+ b8 y7 l* P$ O3 W) d3 z0 s
      121 casualties reported
; y3 M' R3 ?2 P+ T: q9 M5 a4 }         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
1 u! }2 U  m! Q5 e! O         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled& t7 O6 j0 ^6 g9 |& K- l" M
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)6 [' V: ]8 u; h4 D& E" W
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Allied Deliberate attack' r1 {4 R+ z" x1 f% w9 f  X
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Attacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 2629
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( s2 S# x* a$ H0 L0 Z, H' ]5 hDefending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 11214 M" ]5 V% }2 k+ l# |0 m0 F9 k
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 6
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" o8 p& {( |0 z1 j/ [Allied adjusted assault: 3228
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Japanese adjusted defense: 7085 - x8 @2 s: N3 E8 I) W% ], c* |8 I

; m7 O3 Y9 |, MAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6) ( M9 o" B' e) E' B
: F& x9 k& _4 J- N
Combat modifiers, s- v1 A* ^( v
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)& Q) O! ?/ Y( P9 t! O5 ?5 y. x
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:3 ?9 `3 j. e* T  v; [
      2305 casualties reported1 C9 v; X8 D8 p! z! Q  y: p- C
         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled
7 v) d0 r+ [' _1 W2 g8 c         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled3 ~' e  g" _8 k4 [
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
; d  P  Z1 ?, h) S! B      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)
  S0 `& ^# i7 |) G8 m2 ]      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
5 h! V$ I" m" v' V: O, C* V. d
* H- k3 P7 u' c, m" TAllied ground losses:8 `! E7 n/ I# p: a
      3064 casualties reported3 `, r* l; K" H7 ]6 L! [5 S
         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled
+ H4 w# g  L7 g' N" Q% H         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled
) d$ Q+ W, q) @. _         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled; b4 W4 _( A( C( |$ }/ u
      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled)" E" f5 m! F, b, w5 J0 W: A1 P
      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled)
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# h9 u6 |- N+ g4 J* T0 qAssaulting units:/ ^( {7 ^3 @# D$ c7 A
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
  [0 d% C8 h. o    711th Tank Battalion( o: z5 Z9 ^& Y
    716th Tank Battalion' B7 y4 {3 Q6 l' {! N
    6th Infantry Division1 x$ h' l  x' r3 G& z* A
    44th Tank Battalion% O$ S& J& Q2 |8 h0 S
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
( i* [) M( d+ g0 u0 o0 r    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment: p0 Z2 ~0 O9 Z0 v; D8 L
    81st Infantry Division$ y7 f  I9 @: @1 `( P4 @1 H' G
    767th Tank Battalion
: B1 J) i. _6 R$ p% w: m) }4 t    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
6 K! e4 i& o- Z. H+ v# K& l    762nd Tank Battalion; S* q; K/ L9 z0 M) l4 S5 n% J
    710th Tank Battalion6 P' c0 E3 M, M2 M) q' \* {
    96th Infantry Division* ?( [1 B" J& k, M: c" `- b$ {9 K
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
5 E$ W- E3 W0 `2 c2 e    706th Tank Battalion3 ~# N. E" Z7 R' h
    5th Marine Division. Y7 K2 E2 b6 Z4 u
    31st Infantry Regiment
% w/ F/ {; f4 K; P: U0 \3 F( a    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
7 i" F+ J, K7 S6 [    1st USMC AA Battalion1 n1 k3 J  b0 |( H0 v
    738th Coast AA Regiment
; ^6 V" d0 p2 n- [& A9 t    96th Coast AA Regiment9 R( P9 v  W' L3 E+ U$ k
    14th Marine Defense Battalion
2 c: W% T8 f2 Y5 f: t+ D4 v' g6 o    12th Marine Defense Battalion
* X; w6 p4 C% L! A5 z    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
- S& U) L- h7 b7 ?) z: e    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment( Y. D3 ?, v0 l3 d
    XIV US Corps. R* {% f7 u, t7 \" {- q
    X Corps Artillery
$ V2 i2 ~; \( N7 h2 U3 \    5th USA Defense Battalion2 A+ L! s; a" c) A
    4th USA Defense Battalion
1 n( a& [# B! a4 C    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
) y0 y* y% X# G8 j" F3 W9 h    I Corps Artillery % h; H' d5 e, ?9 V+ U$ f9 w% Q  x
    8th Marine Defense Battalion3 f4 u9 `. F% L- O1 o- J
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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Defending units:, ^& H6 |4 C3 s! c$ c
    Ponape Naval Fortress0 H& O9 m1 ?9 u, Q" H1 [4 m
    81st/C Division
& r1 Y' F$ G- o- \% \: `. [. B    52nd Naval Guard Unit9 ]; Y, e' m/ Z' s, [4 ^
    138th Infantry Regiment
) I& B& v8 f7 s1 a. B    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
  c: s& W" I2 g6 J2 k: n4 H    Sasebo 7th SNLF
( D; B! f5 n2 p9 N" Y! o$ V    144th Infantry Regiment- H  F6 Z. v, C( |  }# }0 d* r8 t
    81st/B Division
' m  u( E/ ?, j: @  }8 A    33rd/B Division
$ v, Y1 l7 D  a2 I    33rd/A Division
) S2 k7 v; ^  N7 E$ E    81st/A Division" A/ X  f5 ^( W/ e( b* T9 U
    Kure 3rd SNLF+ c- i- g  @2 z  m+ }
    33rd/C Division
$ K0 n! b) X; M% A# l" T. u6 p2 A    53rd Construction Battalion# n- a( K8 j, }. R) A0 M# e
    18th Army
* _( J' h% {' u7 I; [6 i    14th Area Army /1( l. l! g5 d( N! P) l: z
    60th Field AA Battalion5 J7 |$ ?$ v- M% \9 }2 v
    12th Air Fleet
6 b  ^) z" S8 E6 d: v/ y, r( z- X/ r    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment" F6 i; d& @& R
    63rd Field AA Battalion# E5 C. v  @5 H8 Z4 [1 r& ?
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
: j+ Z" H: I+ w- g. a2 Y5 O, g" X    3rd Base Force
- x7 K7 Z, |7 O- T    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1/ X! d  l; e) P* B0 o# @
    Kure 7th SNLF
( ^  K; m0 v' S& ]6 i2 ]# g* c    19th JAAF Base Force
8 Y! ?" Q6 n% Y    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
$ Y7 [6 V( B5 B8 t/ R8 q, M6 G2 f& n    61st Field AA Battalion( n* D9 N0 C6 Q4 j; l( j" {
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co 1 I3 Q; p8 G& w
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment6 R* O0 H! ~# x- h% N. k1 a
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
& z3 I' q/ n4 Y& H9 j    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion1 j& u; M: ^7 b: H$ z6 D% G5 V1 t
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion2 H' n6 a1 O) Z8 ^9 T
    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
% {7 s+ i' q7 M: b3 f3 G0 i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2 G; X" [; _" l) M% X  v

% U- ~1 \8 C( y' i+ ]7 k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7 Y( r' G- K! |1 A% t
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2 c* f! w* A9 D$ Q4 wMorning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,60, o% T9 o! m! o2 H( b

1 r5 _) u& T3 w3 b8 F9 P8 O. fWeather in hex: Partial cloud5 M+ Z! F4 _8 ~- p0 g( ^0 A

8 U: W/ K0 w/ C* Q+ }Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet." j! m8 \$ E2 }" `5 l. ~; D7 x
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes( j1 c$ U4 [/ v7 N

/ n- v/ w" B/ A* [$ oAllied aircraft% s) O+ {( m2 }  {
      P-38L Lightning x 239 v& T% z- N' L
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 30
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Allied aircraft losses0 {. u1 `7 r$ c4 |& _
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged
' o8 B. P8 ~& q" K9 E      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships, |" k$ @7 b  S, R: A% O
      DD Suruyame
8 E- l) i0 J( s! U/ ^      CL Ninaru0 o" o, l' Q- s/ w
      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
4 K, @. [+ ~" u, O" |      DD Yayoi+ M/ g# c! @: w! c* d
      CA Kako  i! E* v  h6 u5 O& v2 N/ E
      DD Asagiri
: d3 R& O9 i8 L      DD Ayanami. ]7 r6 ]) J4 z% F
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 |% d  F0 G7 K* {8 M1 a! q6 I( \      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'7 W+ z& |. @7 g( r
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
; v# J+ ?( r6 w! ~5 w       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'" s$ Y& g7 @2 X- Y! s! [
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
# S% ], i5 h6 E% P" O       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'  k. W/ }2 F/ u0 t+ J9 a0 Z" z+ w
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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+ R& Z7 \- b  h$ S, l3 RMassive explosion on CL Tokachi" W* m: X% E" l7 X% q- ?& U/ ?
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi
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, `' u7 K. Y) {) p5 Y/ B1 ^1 sAfternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape)- @& z( H9 y. w# D
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
! l. [( ]3 B& D) @& ZEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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8 I! e* d3 d5 L* A! q% ^7 e, k+ WAllied aircraft# g$ ?, T6 ^' n2 O1 w# N' Z
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 4621 c# m4 G4 u/ U9 b$ l
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 326
2 u) ?1 w" W1 D      TBM-1C Avenger x 285* m, M7 y0 z% p  _2 p! I4 Z
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Allied aircraft losses9 ^( e" S- o+ n8 v
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged
1 y" G: X& |" l3 F      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
0 P5 ~- G( H! h# r      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
# \/ @; w+ @3 J( f/ l; K      276 casualties reported: S+ ^* E% |' ~8 \! E
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
/ O% K0 ?: X( O- m% L+ A         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
+ b8 ^# [4 b- K         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. m; c" n2 C; D/ P
      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)* W+ m4 b) V' Q( K; ?2 r

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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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  a0 N  K" W, [1 r  k3 j' k  D# K, zAllied Bombardment attack
. M9 p, Y0 T& `
/ A4 b; z" g7 _2 Y) T' Z' ]Attacking force 5127 troops, 335 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 2263" o6 Z7 G3 F! R3 ~0 E. O6 T

% M/ `: `$ }- `0 L- eDefending force 45166 troops, 619 guns, 279 vehicles, Assault Value = 1017
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Japanese ground losses:
& X; b) m7 K: g# p      1082 casualties reported7 G4 |. G# n4 A6 t! i1 t
         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled
3 r/ l- u/ J; O- \         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
1 |) a* V5 T  O6 q+ y         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled8 K) e) r2 G: ^, q( G, S) t
      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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' L, X' {3 _, R$ Q+ l3 oAllied ground losses:3 c2 n1 L6 c9 L+ B8 x/ d
      23 casualties reported- a8 ~/ }0 S- o+ n. v5 @$ q: z
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 k9 y; v1 B2 ?4 N         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
) o& D9 {2 D, ~" ^         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 l1 J3 m  v" x8 {      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)
( l( z: @# G+ Y! c1 \      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 44
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  R' B+ g9 K6 t& `- S1 T$ |% E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。# |# @2 L. O: B5 F  E  O; _
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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。% L! U  e8 u+ V0 D

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$ P, O' b$ Y8 {, u2 g& I天亮之后，巡弋的波纳佩海域的58战斗机官兵惊喜的发现有几百架日军运输机排着整齐的队形向波纳佩飞来，准备强行空投补给。盟军指战员当然毫不客气照单全收，击落日本大艇和运输机200余架，大获全胜。
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Submarine attack near Ponape  at 119,113
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Japanese Ships
  ?; Z4 U' ~8 t# B3 G7 D1 ^/ v) m      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
1 X  P$ v6 W4 ]2 g" D4 l      CLAA Prince Robert% k% r3 w5 J! J/ e* q9 o/ B
      DD Saumarez
+ S' H) k% Z1 d# O2 j+ R) z      DD Nizam
+ d1 f6 u) X" e. }. o* h      DD Ellet
  T' N) {" A" }' D      DD Waller
# j3 l: @4 g* s0 Q* a2 Y& m1 f      DD Walker1 v6 u  B3 G5 o+ Y& p* b( c! q
      DD Wadleigh
' X& _3 `' m8 [# e# `      DD Uhlmann# O; y8 p4 x& ]; G7 K+ E5 ~
      DD Twining  O* P2 M$ c% @; I3 |' Y
      DD Twiggs
. W. T+ j5 o3 h) n' t      DD David Taylor9 r! G3 Y# ?0 E" r+ `* K' @" m
      DD Strong1 t5 Z6 k& m! I
      DD Sproston, c( m3 C8 r1 t5 G
      DD Sigsbee
7 B# H' F9 U- r      DD Sigourney
0 d$ w7 [, F8 Z      DD Schroeder
9 z. m3 W5 ?9 }& O. U      DD Benham II9 W. r% O3 }& Y* T) \
      DD Cushing II% O, G  T6 [; x1 _) t) Q  ?1 I
      DD Urchin: A( f* z' s3 V8 _
      DD Urania
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SS I-48 is sighted by escort
6 K- w) @$ D. J) B' C. a$ rDD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search
0 A0 W; F7 N- n- ~( M5 h. zDD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ...." a+ ~& m$ R$ F4 X6 o+ {* `
SS I-48 forced to surface!
( b& i& f5 G+ E( MDD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....7 w. R: c; v' l" x
DD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ...., k7 x  K5 E9 o3 s8 n3 f
DD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....
  |& v/ F, S& o4 t: I. SDD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ....
6 ~4 b0 {# j$ L9 h5 ^DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
, V" ~- \$ [1 `1 i9 JSub slips beneath the waves
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards/ B) V# [5 b  B* Z6 ^* }
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Japanese aircraft
+ s7 z8 ~3 v& V      no flights
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" q. h2 Q' S( T, m9 }! O( ^: L# ~Japanese aircraft losses+ F6 F- D* ?' J. G
      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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% a: i2 m  h  R  q1 O, v+ B. r, MJapanese Ships. y$ J# y5 ^/ s, D
      CL Agano" L" L7 ^* l7 t2 z. C" i2 B' {
      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2
* g( L% j7 Q6 z4 E      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 S2 i! w; c: Z# N( Q+ l      DD Hibiki
0 }! d; F! e% E. g      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1
4 I+ ^' y2 x4 ]8 B( z' J; Z) u' c& `      DD Shirakumo8 o4 }4 [( ~4 g) V6 @' U
      DD Isonami0 g3 a7 T' y6 s4 M
      DD Murakumo, H' Z( H0 k% @( Z
      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
, D1 o! L8 m4 t# q4 ?& Z      BB North Carolina: u! H* B, ~7 U3 @, [
      BB Washington6 M- Q; g" N- l, {$ F: J  F1 k* H
      BB South Dakota
  z! u  P) j2 K9 c  _      BB Indiana, Shell hits 1( }; ^6 u( ?) S* t" g+ o
      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2( \; w' \3 v+ z: U
      BB Alabama, Shell hits 2: R! s4 L: s- |' `; z# S
      DD Conner3 b, ^* S6 k; C' k: B) Q* {
      DD Cotten
! L9 ?/ X# {" m, e6 O" q6 s: N      DD Cowell% i- {, o3 {9 ]+ m& f
      DD Daly
8 e# i9 v4 Q  e1 {) b% B' ~6 g      DD Eaton
+ x7 Z8 S& [+ ^* q9 l: Y9 s3 s      DD Heywood Edwards8 @; Q: O* U# |
      DD Erben; L, N. y; A2 x
      DD Evans3 [1 \: F1 N7 u* C: X
      DD Foote1 N- ^* h3 c: ?' X, P9 [4 S& V
      DD Franks
1 v2 y5 N! C: B% a      DD Fullam
3 R+ V8 ~: y- A' b7 w+ Q      DD Gatling7 @. r# D* Z$ Y
      DD Albert Grant+ ^6 o" o, Z5 `, K# H! E
      DD Gregory  q; ?; I9 x8 @  e
      DD Guest
$ B- m/ r  H* R4 A; `" V8 x  i      DMS Hamilton
! C( ~/ r8 L! L      DMS Forrest! F; T' V/ U) y/ p0 Q& e( ^
      DMS Ellyson, y4 a1 ^/ s1 |. V

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3 y# s/ s; H. k1 a, g8 R( A; JMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards/ m# o1 D5 M# ?4 Q( s
Range closes to 28,000 yards...0 U9 ~# A. r, d2 B3 T. X" \9 b: x) H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards2 B+ m, g% {3 y# c" g) F/ x8 J/ ^5 n
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards
+ W5 s  R  H3 v* H% \/ e) `Range closes to 26,000 yards...
/ t0 g* Q5 J4 F  z2 W" FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards6 P) W; g5 f2 s# ~& h% {
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
/ m: G0 z8 p) D- G. p; r$ hCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
. F% v% p+ U( WCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards8 q/ x0 |/ w* t
Range closes to 22,000 yards...( ?& b) q) k# a! m& w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
- Z5 Y, i1 N: G8 o; D' Y  CCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards
7 N4 r' |4 l5 D( TRange closes to 20,000 yards...6 u, v8 e1 X/ p; X/ _5 ~; t7 a2 o
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
0 D9 k5 ~+ o, U, a8 zRange closes to 18,000 yards...+ P7 ]: v( k) \. F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
& V# c+ ?/ W8 _# a" H) W' x/ H$ q  i, PRange closes to 16,000 yards...
4 ]* J# |# G9 ]: @CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards' M/ v5 ^8 r+ d) @) s1 H
Range closes to 14,000 yards..." ~4 D6 F0 p2 K+ Y$ U
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
, Z1 k+ ]5 T: D7 P) U) P4 @" eRange closes to 12,000 yards...
5 R5 z: ^" F( BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards1 [1 V: L6 C. J9 f8 g
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards3 Q( D2 O: D2 t6 D) S* N6 N) _
Range closes to 11,000 yards...+ }! b5 o* ^+ v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards/ ~# w( \- z& x" {5 f; X( W6 u
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards
) f$ U" \6 a4 e' ^! h+ SRange closes to 10,000 yards...0 y- m) ?; F2 y6 d8 C. p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
1 g$ }( Q; d, J1 z4 M& ICONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
) ]' G3 P$ }1 V( Q: TCL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards6 b. U+ ]1 @* B
BB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards7 `0 m, F. R  [2 V+ j" O8 W" r, Q7 W/ r
BB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
( ]; m# V% y1 t8 g8 w  c4 LCL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards* U7 d3 Y% O7 F# `0 Z+ p
BB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
  W+ r( R6 R; B8 m7 Z8 bBB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
8 v: R' V0 y$ o! D- ^( rDD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards2 F6 y% Q/ f8 i. l7 y
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
. c0 B6 O/ e, e2 o, aBB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards1 L7 f4 u* ~' t  m
DD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards$ o/ B% J2 f4 ^2 X- E5 A: _8 S& P
DD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
5 x1 y$ o& h: `! t+ wCL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
9 k' f6 ^6 u9 {1 M8 XRange increases to 11,000 yards
- x" A; r; Y5 V7 x6 }. PCL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
% z! F5 U* [+ L1 A! E7 QBB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards
, H& S, `' q- }1 Z% {9 l  OCL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards1 `4 {9 r2 u5 ~% w% p6 H1 V6 l
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards1 v3 E0 T/ {9 Z" D7 H! v
CL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards" y; d6 j' i& j) e7 y# p' [
DD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards  ?2 b  v# g% i2 `
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards% i5 v/ r* H4 D$ N
BB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards
: X9 U* K9 V8 ^DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards& `' u7 a1 I$ p6 P: i! Z
DD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards! e) D. Z& P$ B( r! x
DD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards8 c7 o/ V+ R2 H. o  a
DD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards- N4 f8 w' M' M& Z  a
DD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards5 Y' n1 o& @: ~
DD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards
( i; `/ G1 }1 V) j0 {- ^Range closes to 10,000 yards
! Y* l$ m- y* a: b' HCL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards
9 ]6 ?, k$ X# @- P$ \: u7 X1 l. ]* mCL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
: _6 D. e) `- l6 P3 D& mDD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards* {2 C  v9 t. J, y
DD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards. \. T; o7 f, F; I( m
DD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards$ a# p6 c8 c/ u0 n% W8 W8 [, B  d' v
DD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards+ z: K$ U: e" k8 w4 Z5 C
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards7 [+ t( {5 o/ n5 V) z8 j: o
CL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards7 ]& O0 ~' y' a* Q( S0 ^! Q: m
CL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards- z" M  ?! u! \4 m
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards7 Q" B$ J( g/ [4 [4 B9 E8 m
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape- P0 ?! J3 j- R4 E  c! J
Task forces break off...& |* T$ y2 b/ M# I8 J
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9 S' V$ H! I4 F) E) |' t4 Q0 y* sNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards& D0 a$ k) Q& f

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7 A$ ^3 [2 E/ r3 N8 H      DD Hikokaze
4 X- G! {% V' U- l      DD Ishikaze7 n# ]. {  |% ^7 g
      DD Tagokaze8 ]/ s8 a! E6 @$ I
      DD Takatakaze$ J- |; I9 ^2 M. y+ g% V+ i) Q
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Allied Ships
% y5 n8 ~, W* P% `6 p      BB North Carolina4 B, z. ^) y. s! R& a) n
      BB Washington
: A2 C4 w( X7 S; R" Y3 P! d! c7 ^      BB South Dakota: x' r- ]8 [" q3 N% n1 [7 w* u
      BB Indiana
3 s/ u1 O' u; R3 j7 Z      BB Massachusetts( v! f. c; a0 o* W+ [3 `, H  c
      BB Alabama" @* [7 X  r/ z* U6 ^* x
      DD Conner$ z/ s3 e( s7 s- C4 T& a" {
      DD Cotten3 U$ j: p1 C7 L( f6 \
      DD Cowell
' e& e& L" K- v) z% L8 h; h6 f      DD Daly
2 S4 |1 E. f3 \+ [7 Z      DD Eaton6 X& M9 J# @, M+ s  L+ b+ _+ I
      DD Heywood Edwards
: u& [# p7 T: ^9 Y$ `- b. y% a. W      DD Erben
: T* y# H; t" \8 s0 x      DD Evans; K( D4 V% U4 G: E! ]) \9 p
      DD Foote
# z0 p) K+ U, V% b/ s. c" `- s      DD Franks+ x. e+ j) Y+ a* r& m6 v2 _* X
      DD Fullam
4 e) y3 Z, I+ Z# I8 ]9 P" Q      DD Gatling0 k5 n6 A: r* T- T7 M
      DD Albert Grant
! N$ p2 I- m6 t8 P; C( ?      DD Gregory7 x, M& q* N3 L" H9 d6 x$ t+ k) N
      DD Guest
% Y& l" S; a' A0 W; X1 e* R5 X5 R. g7 q      DMS Hamilton) c+ G  u) v% c- s5 b6 J
      DMS Forrest
, Q! ?+ c" Q. m- }4 Q; J$ D1 H! a      DMS Ellyson- H. ?5 H$ u0 n7 h$ I
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8 `& N0 t/ F' |+ J5 cMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
7 B' E1 U/ F8 G- T2 nRange closes to 28,000 yards...1 T4 M) R1 Q2 [4 m) r; ?
Range closes to 26,000 yards...1 a+ {4 `2 o5 `7 X5 R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
: Z* F* U2 L# Y7 ]CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards
. M3 D% d- e6 ~Range closes to 24,000 yards...( N) F9 Q3 e+ d" b: c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
9 K' I' T* N9 D) Y6 n  ~0 R3 |Range closes to 22,000 yards...
5 C0 P4 |, p) O$ O( [/ _" l4 C$ HRange closes to 20,000 yards...
" P% ?1 U0 }6 C) nRange closes to 18,000 yards...0 `% g; r/ \5 k7 `+ E( z
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards3 y  G. k" |; f* \; T# C
Range closes to 16,000 yards...5 ~' I: m) Y+ t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards1 K  J- z1 h. }2 C' B$ z) J
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards& L; b5 j( h6 j! u% S/ o
Range closes to 14,000 yards...0 A% x( o# ]5 j& _: [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
; G7 z2 Z. @; F+ ~! B8 vCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards6 x, C( H# O7 s0 t$ U; Z9 A
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
8 B* h. e+ Y% V' O" V: ^- DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards7 r9 t' E5 S) y; P7 v
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards" ]. Q4 h: l2 }- g  z
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
! W. G( U% ~# w! l6 E% ~+ }! L; s$ Y1 W/ MCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards
" a& a7 O5 _# A' R4 X" yRange closes to 10,000 yards...
+ K% {) n. L8 ]8 l; ^# T7 _4 ?CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards' s5 q/ j. V# Z( P9 W+ V/ b& Z
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat# x# }. m( ~  g4 u% ^# H# D3 F, v
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
) g+ `6 p/ |5 ?) hRange increases to 20,000 yards...' |8 I2 H) u- ^& I+ B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards5 n& g: a7 Z) a- P% Z* x) k8 D7 ~
Range increases to 25,000 yards...4 A* S8 q9 x1 v3 W: {: f1 W
Range increases to 30,000 yards.... n8 \7 o0 m0 ~5 s
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
- A: b* E/ c0 g# d! P3 ]. xJapanese Surface Combat TF evades combat" |- s/ P% A( ^0 z2 g
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0 C; \! C, j9 W" QNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
6 Z2 ?# }6 w: r8 f0 K; p- r: b      APD T-1
+ s  J# H2 y1 `' @      APD T-2, Shell hits 2
$ ]% `% [( G! S+ Z; v      APD T-3, Shell hits 1" ]) G5 _1 S/ M' f& t$ ]8 q
      APD T-4
# W6 v$ k5 G% a6 O7 H6 y      APD T-5
2 s6 b$ [. p1 S      APD T-6& ]: o: H: m# d
      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 a/ P7 z% Q: F      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire
% b. H# S) k$ G" P* J/ J      APD T-9' Z' ^: A, B7 X/ H" S  L7 q; s
      APD T-100 [+ W9 t8 j  _# q% V
      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire
( p# D( |3 p1 ]3 d( a# i      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
3 q" k! l+ ?+ k8 f  E" F      APD T-13, Shell hits 1
6 R  j3 ~1 W: w! V: A$ l) ~      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage$ a2 j. F+ K4 C- Z& L( }" M6 R$ d

. a- G3 U6 ^1 q5 ?* r4 kAllied Ships6 U1 K3 b  \+ y* @$ M1 i. D$ z
      BB North Carolina
" v5 ^; J( r1 s3 Z      BB Washington( H+ F8 G2 C8 H
      BB South Dakota
3 e2 ^; _. ?+ s% @      BB Indiana6 k7 X  J. x" k  }9 j
      BB Massachusetts8 [$ q/ V+ c- i4 l' e( L, `1 E7 j, V
      BB Alabama
; J/ c3 y7 d9 {4 S- K2 @4 G7 J! E      DD Conner4 q0 O, S& N# g( y0 x+ q0 G8 n
      DD Cotten
% `8 h* z. b+ P$ K! R. B      DD Cowell' Z7 [- @" g- }- w! g2 b$ _
      DD Daly
# X5 |; Y8 ^. j& w1 A3 g4 d7 B* f      DD Eaton
1 E. {. ^; J$ W/ A  t) l      DD Heywood Edwards
" |5 n' i0 U9 U2 M8 j3 Y- b, s8 s      DD Erben% H- z7 v4 T( T! D
      DD Evans
/ s& K( o4 L+ z+ n7 `      DD Foote
( I/ O4 f0 n6 W! ?      DD Franks
6 p, p) `2 I0 l9 M: g, d% {      DD Fullam
2 I7 X2 c# m: q8 l9 R      DD Gatling- e# J8 k$ V+ `9 r! r2 k
      DD Albert Grant
) H4 E, h5 j2 {7 O9 s3 L+ S      DD Gregory
0 M! l, E& i, B2 u- s: ^* L      DD Guest, M, I) ~, E# z9 L" T
      DMS Hamilton
8 N. g6 V- t; a      DMS Forrest3 \' g5 s. T# y0 k
      DMS Ellyson+ ?2 @& g. Z" a

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
% L. t1 ]6 _& \# M) cRange closes to 28,000 yards...7 J4 d0 r; G' O4 _0 X8 j% o
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
' n$ o3 g; g$ m, _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards8 D* E) e1 M- w2 M) }, `
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
9 t8 c# A  l/ BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards5 r& x: n  ]: g( J4 w
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
0 c/ d: q" m. q( |/ V/ vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
7 A0 I: C! N4 HRange closes to 20,000 yards...
0 p+ ]: x" T0 x! P2 lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
  v# r5 [4 k/ `% A' sRange closes to 18,000 yards...  e! D$ W; Z) E% _5 |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards4 F3 v: d0 M6 A' ]3 z+ d' j  r
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
0 Q2 f. N) H9 I' h. d7 X9 ACONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards  w* s# P% n6 a. W0 |
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
0 S( `1 `6 d& R7 D: M6 y6 qCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
8 ]# F* }- F" y/ B+ }% I- E# I6 \Range closes to 12,000 yards...
1 P, I% n8 z" h: ~0 WCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards/ ?# m: g: M% r' n4 S
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
2 S; @' b* [" r- bCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
; N9 k( r8 F$ @7 n% k- oRange closes to 10,000 yards...
' n5 f+ l* l; J, N8 P( GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards) D$ y/ J( Q4 ?. i
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
; ?0 R. G! |% L( g9 k" Q* yBB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards& N% y7 B7 n, S9 W& `
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
8 g  u2 k) d5 G4 @9 p$ NBB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
) c# E3 w6 t$ {0 D7 Z. B8 P; ~DD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards# X$ m" W  j* [, [
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
) k0 q( I& r; c! h. [& GDD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
5 t% X9 B1 \* b' V, e$ GAPD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards9 d* P2 q' s8 \( Q6 Q" |
BB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
3 m7 Y" R% c3 F" S+ \6 v# _BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
% h0 s+ Z$ J& r: p+ X- k  e$ y2 ~DD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards: X+ B7 z" f+ `4 V! m- l+ s
DD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
. T8 @0 [$ q$ w5 Y" K! SBB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards  b3 I- j4 ~: |0 p: U- W
DD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards8 a1 u- D+ S+ C4 l
DD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards* G- G8 [7 x( G. L
APD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards
2 d# {4 p3 m- Q4 JDD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards# h8 C- Y; M; d- t2 v8 d
DD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards4 y1 h! P# A1 M1 n. z- K' b
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
. Q& A' W5 y' e' iDD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards6 U7 ~2 {! L% B3 Z2 s: ~
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards. d4 ]. V' w9 g% C8 i" o, I
Range increases to 10,000 yards
1 {$ l5 A( O! D7 u& N8 {BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
1 J* e0 ?' d) }, y0 O9 I1 z: PBB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
: Q$ N& v2 ?' v$ ]BB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards2 s  A9 N6 r" H' ~' X0 G
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards# K% a% ^! e4 _3 N5 Q
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
6 `: x( B  Q3 R  D, R* V- JDMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
$ S& q* x& S$ K& ^APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards2 C( }; \* v4 u9 b- e+ R
DD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
+ S: U  V/ O. c( d9 u* SDD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards) h( l' M  R1 q5 o
DD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards; s) D1 w6 @/ Q& c/ F) M) y5 Z
DD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
: g; G' y" {. e+ Z+ I1 h9 X+ r- x2 EDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
7 i! o7 Z- w6 W; O$ y/ \) [& @. lDD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards9 |) g- v2 B8 D  f& c  S
DD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
, W/ e& U4 U* w* ]5 pDD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
: y/ x# f: r4 k8 bDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
% h: @8 O+ K: JRange increases to 11,000 yards: z" O0 K3 Z0 E6 Z5 G* F$ }
APD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards* C( X+ u3 C2 f' r* y) ~
APD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
3 s# x9 N. S" w. Y& [# k3 H) N' [- wDMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards: F, ~# A! ~1 v3 p+ K1 y! z
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards# E3 X- V6 X# r7 l
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
- a1 P5 S, ^6 N$ [( F# WAPD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards0 k3 e0 Q5 `. Y& m
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards
5 d  a% U0 O* R) y; BDMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards
0 |4 e. A- N, c1 i2 s, O& LDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards, O' y( F9 l+ S8 S8 g  T: S# r. n
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards5 ?% d( s5 I6 J9 b
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
3 T6 }/ h+ O% j  y: s1 {+ bAPD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards3 l, T/ a; ~5 F/ @' |" T
Range closes to 10,000 yards3 V# `: j" Z6 m! n7 p+ p
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards0 i8 a+ L7 G& i7 L# I. M+ b
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards# P% A. _8 M+ r! ]5 R$ P
BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
. l: K% w! P9 E6 f4 |% m, HAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards
7 `; p& U4 }4 q6 |DD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards( [8 z+ _5 V& H" a/ ]+ _8 L' S( S
DD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
, V2 }+ \( q* V% yDD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
* |& Q7 B1 ]* qDD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
: D1 @1 I& J& r3 _* `DMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards  _* S5 R$ s7 R( T' o& o
DD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards: Z! s0 i. n. W1 C9 f* l% d
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
0 K; G2 ~  U0 h5 Z. C3 X; s/ O* d( EDD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
* ~- _5 x8 U0 r) ^1 JDD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards- _3 v. ?- y0 _  k
Range closes to 8,000 yards) u' p) v" d& H8 u: L
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
9 s; G% P6 u* u; |( ^& ^BB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards
& C; Y+ W, g8 oAPD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards( i1 K) K& `7 o6 J& W
BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
' p; I6 s% |7 |; x9 d. cAPD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards, |+ Y9 C: ]9 @% t( x7 m( u
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape  o. ]# H% p: c
Task forces break off...: p( K1 f5 N8 X

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards8 b+ M( t, g# f. A0 T5 \: u# f! R
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Japanese Ships" a, ~' e' m' j9 T8 p# a* \5 z
      APD T-1, Shell hits 1
! i  i9 ]! S4 i$ t" w1 {8 f      APD T-2, k- a6 x* ?$ m$ I! G) G: d1 i
      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
" k$ X+ M) y/ T0 |) q      APD T-4, Shell hits 1  ~& [" E4 b  c, l. s& b, v
      APD T-51 u2 Q5 A, K+ b4 D+ y; a# X( m4 I3 Y
      APD T-6: \  }" `) }4 S2 C# \2 n2 k- D; f* K
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage. s. i- Y, r) Y- }
      APD T-9, Shell hits 1
' d. m, i& w8 ^/ k# |3 p  |" Z      APD T-10
1 W+ |( R  T0 [1 J9 o      APD T-11,  on fire' H7 D8 d9 J; {1 a
      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk* W' G# P; R: X! p8 O2 _
      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
4 l+ [7 ?4 V/ C( l8 [6 C( x8 P' ?) B, |      APD T-14, and is sunk% j, t1 E+ Z) z  P: Z  Q

: w( H+ R2 }! g0 U4 H/ k/ RAllied Ships
0 Q( u# f9 `. E      CA Portland
1 ^7 n3 q7 W. ~  P" C# U( J      CA Northampton: r6 M2 ?5 A$ g( o! i- }  o
      CA Chester4 p, \* ]% k# I4 a9 ~0 e
      CA Louisville
' G, P0 ~( I6 `7 t, I      CA Chicago
) P" e. Z' q# X3 z      CA Astoria7 s4 A; v3 |0 `" t5 C; u( u3 t
      CA Minneapolis
- k& W5 a; K* ?- \8 F      CA San Francisco+ B1 V6 }2 \& R( P* b" x
      CA Quincy/ G0 B6 ]* y; w8 C0 c
      CA Vincennes
8 z8 Y/ G* D8 y      CA Wichita
0 Y' k" H; x% v% P      DD Bennett
# T: C8 q0 }& c) n0 P      DD Bradford% @0 L+ f7 w1 ?7 a5 b2 C6 O$ V
      DD Braine
" |" V, l% J* [/ ?% Y      DD Brownson9 |8 T' d9 r. A& q0 L# K
      DD Bryant' V3 _' e) `# X- F; g3 j
      DD Bullard
" Y. p  I, E$ W8 g" [& [2 k      DD Burns
' K" n2 B+ H! `! @$ y! ^      DD Callaghan7 Z) w; T  X- C1 ]; E( r
      DD Caperton$ B( i( z7 \% [3 f' V4 V- \
      DD Capps
# S& D2 F. S; O- j9 S3 b$ M      DMS Emmons4 X! \  {/ ]' h* d( P
      DMS Macomb
! m; p: c2 H$ i      DMS Rodman
* d2 r! h5 M, a4 E      DMS Gherardi7 s# h3 E- l. ]* d3 {
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6 k2 k5 S( n+ P& L  J8 l* Z7 n9 \. YMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
0 `2 l/ F. \* Y/ t# c1 dRange closes to 28,000 yards..., U% b9 V5 q- q4 o+ `
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards6 A6 K* x+ h- Y) q/ R8 b( Q; c
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
5 N! S0 u2 Q2 w* x! N6 jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards7 |! e* _3 i2 R% {, \" P, |$ }
Range closes to 24,000 yards...1 z. i: |2 y1 m. _
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
, A- w' V' g" c4 r' h2 vRange closes to 22,000 yards...1 \' @& g4 y, e4 G5 z: M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards5 I% N3 t- C+ p1 B+ F$ Y# A: G
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
' V! H9 W3 E; o/ z0 vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards% S: w- m0 ?( m9 x9 D
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
, W% V$ k& M: z' }9 v. z- sCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
2 W. z" S( @: V  JRange closes to 16,000 yards...5 p! v+ n* e( w8 q) y6 q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards! `  ]4 i! a- U" u9 }
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
5 n" ~8 \: J0 i2 N9 W7 m$ h$ P1 k& kRange closes to 12,000 yards...
4 P7 Z6 h, r$ B3 _, o* KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards8 y" m* z* f2 G5 ^' A8 B! o
Range closes to 11,000 yards..., _0 Y+ f0 D1 \6 l  k8 l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
+ R' I( _/ _& VRange closes to 10,000 yards...$ {. s7 k* V; m3 Y. [- T' f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
) U; f( B+ ?# T1 A  J# tCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards2 c& E  b5 O, T( E$ Z& M3 o4 B. e# l
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
4 _# s0 b3 z& nRange increases to 11,000 yards
- l/ `" K' C: Z' BAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
! S: I% |( F- w& V; v9 d( GCA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards3 J$ ?& Y2 N9 G/ ]) U
CA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
+ G  b) f# a3 L+ L8 aCA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards
" j0 H4 R% T! ?* j2 ZCA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards; j) R1 ?8 J; ?6 T3 D4 |1 V5 E
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards
$ p/ N! y0 L* P1 NCA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
$ t. {% p$ u3 }4 Z7 A8 QCA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
, ~  I- W- i$ E0 P# {CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards
( N: y8 h2 o9 y/ y3 {CA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards8 i! \- U* N0 H2 c( w6 G+ \0 J
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
) J1 [  M2 M. Z/ U6 B$ z, ^DD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards4 J$ d8 s0 m' R6 ?1 K
DD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
/ S+ Y1 T) x, K7 NDD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
3 \/ V7 h3 |$ u0 F. \9 pDD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards% ?, L, Z" e$ j5 ]/ W/ F3 ~1 @
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
3 e  l3 q4 Z0 J- T5 RAPD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards
0 [1 x; k: c) N! \& x  ?Range closes to 10,000 yards
$ G5 ^) a( _7 a1 A5 pDMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
2 S: u  y4 N# ^# S) j, }  u/ l7 eCA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards3 q/ Z# n8 Y5 d- g" |  h% Z
CA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards/ c6 a" n. X6 e; f  I3 R% ^
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
; c' u: L7 {- B7 l- ]CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
  D& o5 F- S$ R" aAPD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards2 {( h2 F4 t$ q3 [1 I- X
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards/ h  S- N7 C! J2 Q
Range closes to 9,000 yards6 v4 X. H2 _+ U) c6 T6 J6 b
APD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards1 r" h' @) i% M3 G: Z+ Y8 @- ]& I
DMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
2 O  G2 h; ]( A+ `CA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards( V$ L: e7 X5 C. f: T. y! d
CA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards8 X: k! ?" l+ L0 q/ r# m  E# }8 P
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
8 J! L7 k/ F% c& v- B5 ?1 ODD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards; [( H( m& j% R; e+ g- V9 I
DD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards6 d8 ]0 g, c$ u* R# X1 q* S
Range increases to 10,000 yards
: C7 `/ K0 F! M  m6 k& S5 OAPD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards$ k4 v- R' V" q2 ~7 c! H
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
5 n% [4 s. [+ ^: |DMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
) |( E- Q* E1 W% D! n4 oCA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards6 V! o0 K) Q/ u6 F3 K
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
2 R2 D8 f5 x# b9 @9 U( J+ @Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
$ n3 ]4 K1 {! ?' ATask forces break off...6 q9 [1 k/ Z% v- k

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2 T0 H4 Y1 g! l$ x( pNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards! X$ o6 }4 A4 \/ }5 F) Y( y" t

  z- w& r5 ^/ G9 pJapanese Ships5 A$ t/ R" F7 Z' A
      APD T-13 `1 v: ~) L0 V4 ~# O! B# h: b
      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire" w1 s: {# K1 f  W9 W
      APD T-34 ?4 Z2 q2 I' {( g! ?
      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk. E2 C5 o8 T9 d9 W, `
      APD T-54 W3 r: z/ k$ T$ g0 O, `- B
      APD T-6
* c3 a# e! `7 a5 [+ ^      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
3 j/ s+ q! g  H; D& F2 e      APD T-9& P0 T/ h( s) g
      APD T-10
" V, ~5 b/ `/ g, w2 n      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire
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6 K0 h& P5 k( L% Z# v' fAllied Ships
$ n& G8 Q- L; }3 S5 K      CA Portland' G. t2 v+ ~4 m
      CA Northampton, Shell hits 14 ?( E; x2 |% @8 b, |8 z& e
      CA Chester/ J: c* Z- @: N( w' W: N, v) {# E
      CA Louisville
! u  O) M" M" u) @% A+ P      CA Chicago
" A0 `1 x* `5 ?0 X) T* u      CA Astoria
/ A* j# A+ k3 O$ ~# T8 F0 N, T$ E      CA Minneapolis/ A# m0 a. C$ e. u
      CA San Francisco) N7 {6 }# x  B  a
      CA Quincy3 ~5 {+ X3 L9 g* H' C
      CA Vincennes" K! R3 z( x7 }: @
      CA Wichita
0 L8 l2 h3 V+ q# b, E6 q      DD Bennett0 E6 c2 g: x9 E& ]* W
      DD Bradford$ u- B: F: R7 J3 z
      DD Braine
+ B1 n$ q7 p* N3 j# [      DD Brownson3 g5 y% g+ N8 C3 p$ m
      DD Bryant4 I  |* H0 _5 ^& K0 s/ R& d2 M1 a4 m
      DD Bullard4 b1 E6 N3 L& l9 q8 V8 p
      DD Burns/ b" y  K9 T8 W5 B# }) q2 A8 L, @
      DD Callaghan: V  `; c% t) Q4 \0 k. @+ F- Q8 f
      DD Caperton# w: M$ r( I- `( N7 t% d  Q
      DD Capps: b+ R4 x" Z: q  ]8 d9 F: g8 t
      DMS Emmons4 L2 b. b- W8 v- u
      DMS Macomb
  [% R: f' G/ O. ~) b( z$ x      DMS Rodman
* R) o7 @% o- A( M- t( b, t      DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards2 f' J( q3 ~5 y6 Y3 m6 Z: l: T
Range closes to 28,000 yards...( ~! Z; K! V5 s# k9 b3 j" m/ X9 I
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
% q; e3 }1 k& SRange closes to 26,000 yards...
# q6 z/ n; c" ]. l. o# o7 O  rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
. c0 d- j& R! J' i* mRange closes to 24,000 yards...2 Y2 E9 ~' n- D5 p, @' x
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
# \0 O$ N- f, v3 ?" v6 V* D" ~5 sCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards% u' B8 p4 x# E) \5 Q
Range closes to 20,000 yards...' x% p+ W, d" H& d# r
Range closes to 18,000 yards...0 c. H! w  N$ i. D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
8 ]) d5 O  i' a/ X3 _  cRange closes to 16,000 yards...) D, o" E& f! j7 I. U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
' O/ Z. B  X* v. S4 `Range closes to 14,000 yards...
& Q$ B, |, g: h: g' GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
& ^9 N* v# E; S0 i  oRange closes to 12,000 yards.... U( Q7 h/ G; [- V( p% R4 Q& G( O$ I
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards! c: P+ Y7 D/ ~  `% [3 ~
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
8 g) F) z# K' G  D, ~6 `, dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards# L3 ~8 n! s0 c( g% F6 U
Range closes to 10,000 yards...6 h' ~: U( x5 G9 T
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
0 L/ [* \1 y. x5 Z/ ICA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards  [( {: r$ E5 ^+ m$ _) J
CA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
* D1 Y5 a2 d5 y$ pDD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards; U5 R6 k5 U% b7 @, L
Range increases to 12,000 yards
( `. u) Q0 |  |9 B& O: vCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards" f4 }$ I. {/ W
CA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards
6 B2 A6 i$ E# Q7 c4 n2 P; b; x, xCA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
; G( D: _; H8 t" SCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards
9 t: w3 W) a% S9 r9 ~" vCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
4 B% h4 v+ I$ w1 @8 vCA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards1 |2 ~) i" ^4 a& ?8 q2 W* H. x
DD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards' N. \! f% h) @5 j
DD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
+ z4 C. [% u- B8 L3 @/ SDD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
  {, H2 i5 h3 V. WDD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards9 e( K4 B% d( L  y: T
DMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
8 b6 `( R% i# _& U1 q2 H9 RAPD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards* Z7 j" O7 F' m. t9 }. g" q
Range closes to 9,000 yards4 N+ W# v, _2 k8 r# ~: l, T% h, o
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards$ [6 K/ Q0 \: Z
APD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards
: t6 c; s$ S9 n* DCA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
6 e6 H4 {- B% o0 z9 GCA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards' V& k  J: G, g* F# {
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
/ j8 t. z3 G- a1 }) ACA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards( F6 [5 Z# [, p7 m
APD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards
; R; i, r& l( HDD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
' x; H4 {  r$ E. X# M$ [7 {Range closes to 7,000 yards
( p$ c" R9 ?& W) ]7 t, nCA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards0 Z/ Q  J3 N5 C" w+ }/ t
APD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards2 K1 T) a, r6 B4 B
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards! u) w: o; O5 r" D
CA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards0 y8 N6 O" o, E2 O1 r
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards9 V" ?$ v* l/ |- K+ T- C
APD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
& T) Y! B$ D% JCA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards( v) \) f& A( c9 j: \
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
0 p) i! V" t3 N0 X/ tCA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards4 [3 f) ~; S$ P$ K7 N: G! i
DD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards
% V9 ^9 R  u3 I" h* U9 m9 M  c$ u9 ^DMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards0 K0 {8 \( Q: Q
Range increases to 10,000 yards6 u8 o! R5 L) H; E( e
DMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards8 D% Y$ |* S( z" }  ]3 B
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
; U8 G$ C- X3 D$ }6 pJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape) ~8 y" c7 q; [7 A) ]8 _' j
Task forces break off...7 C( T8 e. D3 j1 M
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2 g5 K% t( ?( F4 D8 j2 E8 ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards) U8 c3 k: p, y* a$ f: e
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      APD T-1! e3 o% N4 g3 n
      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
3 t3 r5 K: x" M$ s3 c      APD T-3) G- n/ _  `4 I9 p; W+ I
      APD T-5
$ r. L0 I6 I3 [      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 M6 U( I5 Q* \0 f2 v# ]5 L
      APD T-9
- d- ~+ y; U8 w" z0 d. b      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage3 C0 T! Q$ p$ }: D; r/ L, S
      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
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% D- h8 `' Q2 J; z  g& XAllied Ships: o0 z9 t- s: w5 [2 X6 n$ J$ w6 }  g, A
      CL Swiftsure+ \$ n) ~% x3 d  P
      CL St. Louis
" R# v, z: A$ O" O/ k: ~, V      CL Phoenix9 u! C% ~/ \8 V% T
      CL Cleveland
0 f$ b) j2 b5 Y      CL Montpelier
+ H% E6 E! b- l. V4 I" |. [      CL Denver
  W6 r8 l- W1 T' l8 A      CL Santa Fe
' \" \. g  G* \0 i      CL Birmingham1 \6 w- d" N, ?. n7 c" i1 F! N
      CL Mobile& I9 Q5 k& a0 E( L
      CL Biloxi
2 i5 k$ f8 v& j' ~      CL Miami3 b) v8 ]# _, P% R0 \% U, P
      CL Pasadena
2 j8 T7 b  ]5 m2 x# @0 F& Y% v      DD Allen M. Sumner  S; f& ], Z1 F2 d; Q/ p9 R
      DD Ault3 W0 _. C$ }6 t7 f1 Q. V
      DD English7 ~$ N7 {1 p3 D
      DD Haynsworth) I- p4 m" S7 P; K5 c( |. o
      DD Maddox
3 |( a  h2 i- D) p7 [8 w$ @      DD Mansfield
( V( C- n. ?$ u! h      DD Waldron9 u/ |7 F2 q' W, N
      DD Haggard
* g2 v: N* u" t+ a  f' ]+ h: {      DD Hailey# S$ ~2 R9 e/ ~" b" k$ c
      DD Hale
; z/ n2 }' W0 ?) N5 m      CL Vincennes II
: z; F- ]' g, Y      CL Houston II. k' A- `2 P9 M0 w4 X3 |
      CL Astoria II2 A2 k, @( f% `# K4 Q) E! C

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
, P5 S, Q  \0 K- u1 \Range closes to 28,000 yards...
) b8 N0 B2 j; ?* I- N6 _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
$ z) Y& P! g% d- X  f4 K$ zRange closes to 26,000 yards...
* W; o3 x6 b! wRange closes to 24,000 yards...; i# Z. H% j1 f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
; |. y  N- U2 p7 a/ M+ M9 W- Z! ^3 j3 ^Range closes to 22,000 yards...
, q" M5 c( E7 \Range closes to 20,000 yards...
# i+ l5 u6 w9 E% L3 j% cCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
+ J- H0 u1 X$ P% Q# BRange closes to 18,000 yards...
. B# N0 Z2 f4 |; Y1 g+ C9 y' u: FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
* w0 l+ ~4 n- m$ Y$ C- QRange closes to 16,000 yards...3 ^) L: {7 d2 b, b
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards+ T* w' `, w  R5 i3 o8 o; Y# C
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
9 \( C" w. `* ~$ WCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards8 {4 H5 w- G7 {# E# R- N: |( _0 t5 R
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
, ^% T3 j! V3 L$ ?$ w2 C. l5 y5 jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards! w% q1 L7 L' f
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
' |' i+ ]4 Z& D! R/ bCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
. A% `4 B# D3 \% xRange closes to 10,000 yards...
4 W, O$ O. p  O. R4 \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
* C" n: p: h7 h$ l, YWyatt, B. crosses the 'T') }& K6 `; L) U; U- R# c- y, v
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards' v) x- o5 D$ ]" ?
CL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
$ d7 q( W- m% ]  ^% I8 }CL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards$ c  w. X# c8 J' ^6 q0 ?
CL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards7 J+ i/ T: `$ u; r7 s3 l2 o0 C
DD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards( x" @" J4 e5 t
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards) _# o9 _5 C/ R' N* Y/ ]; R
DD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
/ X6 b9 O  |& R6 U9 CDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
1 a9 y' K) N- h# G; |  ERange increases to 11,000 yards
4 z2 A# X3 w/ X( @, N: gCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
/ r- x% [9 p- x% f" M/ r* ?8 YCL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
) N* Q% C  n7 F! r% RCL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards
/ J6 f9 L6 r9 L, Q% D. TCL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
0 F) O8 k  |+ ~5 F/ w9 g. oCL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards: |" i3 G5 ^: o4 E0 [4 L) o: n; p; a
CL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards9 V/ J9 l5 |9 o& w2 @4 x
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards4 Z7 k; f) n5 r/ g
DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards. \% e. V$ I8 p6 P8 y3 z. P
Range closes to 8,000 yards  B' b; O  j/ B; v$ T! \
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards
2 d, U' z# j& y& ^5 T5 F5 sCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
) T& m+ ?* M9 T: [CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards
& X0 X- w- A  K5 v1 q1 \APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards+ {# l$ [! k, _8 B: _
DD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
0 j2 |5 t; u% f3 P  {Range closes to 7,000 yards, X. p9 z/ B  `  z2 x, K5 S1 N3 p
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards$ f9 d! U2 _- t" B9 T
CL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
+ I. M+ |( o5 FCL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
  q2 p7 _: @  N/ N( P9 R: TCL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards# ^4 D" k* ^% {; R5 W/ m
CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards
; Y" A: @$ g2 z* m4 N" ]# ?CL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards8 `, w' v1 l. F- T1 h- W) `! `5 I
CL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards+ l' x8 b, x' P2 p8 J1 L
CL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards6 W+ L9 z8 O; ?/ _1 U$ D  K: ]
DD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
8 {) D/ N  C5 K" U/ nDD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards% w1 y$ r; r' R0 l* z: P: u6 E
APD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards
$ O* J0 s. A  I! M3 G" FDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
3 N% }2 j, {9 f* v* r5 @0 PRange increases to 8,000 yards
& ^! Y7 [5 h! U$ N; }" H- E' fCL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
7 \, {% \& U& |7 n8 d0 u7 s# ICL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards) f( p- n: ]4 m. Z
CL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards. I0 D' a  M0 L, l8 X. J: v: w
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
% [- I+ d; d+ f' _9 DTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 8,000 Yards5 c. M* U* A% o! u) ^8 u! {  z- L

$ |  l. u4 M. @Japanese Ships
; Y2 C0 N# q! t) U      APD T-1
# {* [* J) u4 ^  P! P5 X! z5 P1 }, q8 I; p      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
$ A" u, R2 P6 J. F+ {      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk* e0 e& Z5 v7 f, Z/ O( O( U3 O8 L2 m
      APD T-5
* y8 e* s1 p1 @3 P* K# I" @& r      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk6 z0 B( u& J( _& T1 v" O5 j
      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk0 [1 C' c3 T( q' d2 j1 `0 `. Y
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Allied Ships, [, ^; `* \/ E: V& j0 S9 U. d+ m
      CA Portland9 K$ m1 I- ^$ ?4 H
      CA Northampton  o. t2 }# y1 ?% B% P$ J9 T1 p
      CA Chester
5 e$ J, @: c7 T5 R1 _  ?      CA Louisville  l- N- I% c) }' h3 s
      CA Chicago
& c" B- _/ [' Z      CA Astoria5 k- m% i* ]6 N) |* A; Q
      CA Minneapolis- c% i+ D" T, Z
      CA San Francisco
7 N% J  H- }2 W$ [      CA Quincy
/ G' U5 }; q# ^4 ~9 R- K      CA Vincennes
7 w& M# c% |. V2 P# Z      CA Wichita
8 I# V9 r. }) x  a      DD Bennett/ L2 M. P1 P4 E/ i5 E- F
      DD Bradford
& q& e# P4 E: U- i* k. k2 X      DD Braine4 @4 l% d) I+ P* J( X
      DD Brownson8 G7 w2 [! U; x5 L( x
      DD Bryant2 p' B' L) H2 u* t
      DD Bullard
4 i3 d" O. }3 X+ z' u% I      DD Burns
7 Q1 Z. k6 l6 A+ ^4 @# v      DD Callaghan
7 ?* T2 g5 a7 ~7 o' {      DD Caperton' Z# B* u# q/ B; `# T
      DD Capps) V* b$ F; p2 q: E' E
      DMS Emmons  Y- L3 h4 P$ S+ E2 |1 D; V
      DMS Macomb
; [1 b1 X9 j) q$ S; d$ d5 U/ ~( ^      DMS Rodman4 v7 A" G. \" z. [2 Q4 @
      DMS Gherardi& S; e5 W; |; [5 K1 M7 o6 U: ?
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
  ?' y+ B3 l) T* D  S" bRange closes to 28,000 yards...( }  o- q1 f# R0 x# X  \) p5 Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards: x8 P7 f0 a) O
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
( r/ b+ [, i6 D, Q/ e8 s- YRange closes to 24,000 yards...
8 O6 f6 _" g! A7 BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards$ v" R$ E3 U, g7 C4 X
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
4 U4 y8 l% D7 a$ ACONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
+ |$ r# S/ ^9 }6 N& CRange closes to 20,000 yards...
7 D  k1 d0 e6 G- g8 b2 p3 K- H; vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
6 A0 S, Y; Y3 O3 i: r4 \: s% P8 \Range closes to 18,000 yards...
* ?# s# x0 J! ^, A+ d0 t3 LRange closes to 16,000 yards...
5 a0 q# N; s. }2 g6 j$ ~CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards7 [/ n: A+ k; U, l$ c# P* G
Range closes to 14,000 yards...' ]3 u  |* @0 V
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
; U2 B" U: s4 X& Z: |' b& p) lRange closes to 11,000 yards...+ U& C. t: c% ^
Range closes to 10,000 yards...2 M/ g8 K! h$ h" @' j& l
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
9 h9 z5 V8 ~; j7 J( G7 P' C- lRange closes to 8,000 yards...6 r1 e* m& f. E2 L1 S  d+ {7 Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
- M! ~  L# J8 V/ c) }3 e" Y, A, NCA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards3 @- v2 d) \" k. Z8 i0 e) [2 e0 e
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
& M- i# f! Z% x" {CA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
" E. y* ?, K. u! |; C9 nDD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards; M! V" c9 f: o8 R* O) O3 A
APD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards& c' B7 S- I! l0 F  U8 [/ k
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
  k6 E; p) Y7 CCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards) ~& G! j4 @6 O. o( h
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
$ N" T) l1 X1 sCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
$ `4 @* U9 W0 M& S+ yCA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards% A$ W' j2 r: |4 n$ W" D" F
APD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards# Y" T3 y+ A% Q
DD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
: g8 K$ ?7 [3 d1 C8 XRange closes to 5,000 yards
+ ^* l- t% R1 T+ {0 l/ qDD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113   K# h" R7 P" ^1 j
APD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards
& |- }/ i" K0 X5 A) {CA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards
% g! E. E- H& n: h* W5 RCA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards2 N& D3 R, h8 b; Z: I5 K
DD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards
  b5 R) j0 p. b: tRange closes to 2,000 yards, `9 F" I! w, }
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
* S" A2 T; f3 y, E- ]CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
2 \$ c) T  a- h9 |; H+ {CA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards  G  B& z) C, H
APD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards
# O& ^6 W4 C: U7 ?: K' a6 VRange increases to 6,000 yards% o4 {; ?/ E7 K
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards
+ X' B5 v8 a- wCA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards
0 _1 y6 C$ ~# O1 A: NAPD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards
. U: Q1 P+ {: V3 v4 NRange increases to 9,000 yards
' z# ^8 t6 K1 q: M& H5 l: ZDMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards0 N" ], B, I% Z# d: k
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
' r. A2 c' n" C2 ^7 hCA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
& z  @# ^. F7 HDD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards8 a1 C$ o2 N  Z/ a
Range increases to 13,000 yards/ N8 V/ Y; Z1 ?
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards. C, p$ Y: J( A/ P0 b6 N
APD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards6 V% f- F- u" e
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape% f- ^* a' R: D( @+ @5 r; {
Task forces break off...3 }# f- U0 O- D& W. A+ C* e' x- v# o

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0 g* S: k) Q/ A! YNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards* u: G5 H- h, \

; D2 W3 `6 S2 ]. r; {) Y# ~" v. r( zJapanese Ships
; }# b* ~. c6 o      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
' ^! [' _# o3 @( I      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk% v9 p% y4 P3 ]$ N* g- c( M  m: s
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Allied Ships
/ T) o! V8 f: n+ B8 D      BB North Carolina$ \; N$ K! s8 _! }/ c
      BB Washington# n( M1 \' f: b
      BB South Dakota3 n2 M& k" W, x" M2 ?/ k9 J
      BB Indiana
, {, F0 n1 S" S4 [5 z; q, d      BB Massachusetts# S3 L# P& @. g; @. Z( X
      BB Alabama
8 l8 q, _7 I2 r) d8 A2 M, W/ _      DD Conner
0 B" i' u& ?, V; Z9 X' s      DD Cotten
3 G7 j, {7 m2 m$ }/ x      DD Cowell. t7 D' L5 L  N# l& A
      DD Daly
* V/ ]" [1 S2 A1 Y4 ?- {; x      DD Eaton
; J! J- v# d# |: ~5 Y( w. p' {      DD Heywood Edwards
3 z0 y' l6 A" v( D4 A      DD Erben
- d' v+ B( Y$ ]  \4 K1 E      DD Evans, `! m' j: l9 G
      DD Foote! X7 v/ _' e: k+ l1 R* ]0 l! W
      DD Franks
2 O8 l5 Z& v- O) q      DD Fullam
9 p+ {- t6 u1 j9 J. h6 c. Q      DD Gatling5 s8 @7 R$ N. p- C# P
      DD Albert Grant
& _! ^3 ]; ~0 @( W      DD Gregory
2 l0 G& q1 x$ J7 {, y$ F      DD Guest5 y, N& V6 Q% {5 S* J4 E8 N$ b
      DMS Hamilton
* @+ c6 M: _) [4 f* \$ F      DMS Forrest; F- h5 H/ G  l: a6 z
      DMS Ellyson% L- r/ N7 p6 t2 F
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. r3 P  P3 C2 i( `8 [9 yMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards* k* c% b2 h. _" t- _. e
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
" x' @6 G" V- _$ d, R- v9 tRange closes to 26,000 yards...
9 T0 e* }4 `! sRange closes to 24,000 yards...% N* q; S% M/ s- v
Range closes to 22,000 yards...) ~* h1 J+ _) Z+ Y0 B
Range closes to 20,000 yards...% J% T8 B9 K1 w8 s
Range closes to 18,000 yards...6 P: G( Y7 B, x% T1 m- Y
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
' c( g$ y  S' J5 k6 _" G( HRange closes to 14,000 yards...1 R8 L9 \8 i/ n
Range closes to 12,000 yards...2 w8 O- u+ Q% @
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
  s( F' U* D' R2 nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards6 P/ R) x0 m. N' h, d# ^
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
2 d* S2 h2 H8 \! _Range closes to 9,000 yards..., R4 N0 k6 t0 ^! x' Q  _
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
' p2 H0 _: k, S  V. @; K: FBB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
1 R+ b/ {9 a' A# V7 [8 k3 WAPD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards
9 o& C5 }  N: B) X7 ~. {0 u/ t" yDD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
8 l" |( N! W' ]2 g: C" |5 RDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards$ h% k2 y- R- k$ K' b
DD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards4 l* f. a6 u" H) ]+ j( N
Range closes to 5,000 yards+ ?; }% P5 j/ B1 d" n/ @
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
, J! ~2 b4 N  E" N0 ?# l8 l% EBB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards
' R" b  ]& Z; I+ J" HRange closes to 3,000 yards
' }1 g2 r( S1 U8 p* yBB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards! |( N6 c8 g1 X7 H- l( p3 o
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
& _$ o5 \2 s% A) S( e0 ^- u4 o7 _DD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
$ ^$ ?9 e* n5 ?6 _& QDD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards0 Y% _7 X# h8 o& E$ F) t" U9 o' h4 S
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards+ J9 [9 v  `5 C
APD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards- p! j/ x  ^) k4 d2 _
BB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
, }5 t: a# I% e# |DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards; {  J2 s5 |: Z6 ~/ |- U' v/ M5 s; |
DD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards+ s' T0 [# D3 w* v& `, O
Range increases to 5,000 yards
$ u6 w6 i# G) M- }  Q0 zBB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards0 ?5 C8 w, O& E  q8 A
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards! Y3 k2 u/ R2 |$ L* J
Range increases to 7,000 yards. P! U3 J0 }& ~
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards, m/ l' x$ A) u! _9 `, I
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards# B! k% P4 ]# J7 }
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
8 h0 c: @9 r6 J5 ?9 fAPD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
6 R; U0 z9 f4 e0 xAPD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
/ ]" d. {. T, ]8 [Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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