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。
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  ]  m2 y/ i0 W5 G% }: }. d6 _4 kGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
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4 ?! `' Q' l) W3 B( Y! `$ K( XAllied Deliberate attack
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" }9 d( z# C2 A! wAttacking force 80164 troops, 1430 guns, 2486 vehicles, Assault Value = 3336: n/ V6 G' t8 `9 ]" W
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Defending force 53947 troops, 730 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 15818 P+ ^) @) g0 I

$ S8 m" @, t9 E1 k1 J6 DAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 8
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Allied adjusted assault: 3564 , G' B) i7 V+ w& x' u/ q
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Japanese adjusted defense: 5583
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8) + a2 k& r) G2 B0 J" \, y" r
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Combat modifiers2 X- U1 M0 H1 E* ~% `7 n: k- P
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
# E6 D9 J+ r; W3 KAttacker:
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3 {* ^* P0 F: c5 {1 HJapanese ground losses:
( ]! O0 `0 w+ g" ]$ l4 f3 K2 q      3386 casualties reported  M& }6 ^/ v7 [9 b5 E" B5 c/ J& ~
         Squads: 50 destroyed, 255 disabled# }* r# S! {" q* \/ o' [
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled
5 j, j6 ~. W3 j" l         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled: G9 \# W2 z3 c0 t# @- l  K1 _0 Z
      Guns lost 102 (43 destroyed, 59 disabled)& s; v' q) a6 E9 X. H
      Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
6 X$ [2 O1 t" }' i8 b5 t# D9 R' R      Units destroyed 1
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Allied ground losses:. l+ r) v% Z! B, ]
      5163 casualties reported* l2 J! {) }# A. {) {2 u
         Squads: 60 destroyed, 463 disabled
/ G; T3 `6 k3 s! P8 P         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 183 disabled1 w: c2 s3 X9 X7 c$ k% E
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 155 disabled
" S& U$ ~2 ?# r) z. F      Guns lost 201 (29 destroyed, 172 disabled)
+ {+ f2 [( J( X+ k8 k: `3 [* C      Vehicles lost 228 (12 destroyed, 216 disabled)
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Assaulting units:% B: R9 K7 _6 y$ k5 g* ?
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion" q# L3 u0 i$ u- \/ j
    710th Tank Battalion
5 p& w( b* Q  g& N$ b    6th Infantry Division8 L% ~; ?4 o1 ~
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment) N, w& B0 h! b2 Z' ~* H/ s
    44th Tank Battalion
3 P8 A( e' `6 w  o2 r9 ?    81st Infantry Division
/ [# z$ C6 Q- ]2 J+ E; i/ V7 I! F+ G    762nd Tank Battalion
. h, E2 Z4 U0 [7 W    767th Tank Battalion
! }. h# D# X& b* h  k    711th Tank Battalion
0 N% Z. L; P& c1 C2 S: x! H    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
, P! S7 h) t- ]  |    5th Marine Division; O9 R# J# S& u3 E/ g6 @7 e
    716th Tank Battalion$ I' e7 k1 n6 [. T
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
$ i$ G* `: K$ _" K9 @. I' n    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
4 v$ A0 ^' Y. g5 u, P- l5 ^2 i( j    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
+ A4 I: w" w" l; K) S3 m+ ~    706th Tank Battalion; i% Q( Y' k8 R7 z' Y7 V1 o
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
9 j5 q3 j3 e  B# T' X: O    96th Infantry Division
: R0 t, b) V4 _5 @1 u    31st Infantry Regiment
6 c% l' w4 [8 Z, _: u* ~/ u+ D    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
  i6 s2 x: P/ z* T* w- R, I# K. B. }* b    I Corps Artillery
" |2 W) H8 |6 _$ ~9 ~# d2 C( Q    12th Marine Defense Battalion0 c. G0 W% A* @4 H3 i; r
    1st USMC AA Battalion
5 P0 P5 v  ?! S' b* m6 G, ]3 O    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion% ]- P8 L8 c2 H* ^3 K. J
    XIV US Corps
* G: J  N% j( O" I, j* E    14th Marine Defense Battalion
  h4 P+ k! ]- h0 U. p. @    5th USA Defense Battalion
+ \2 S$ J! X, \: J0 f9 K    8th Marine Defense Battalion
+ l; b4 x- p+ l2 A1 O6 m    738th Coast AA Regiment
$ v5 L# ~5 }. ?( a4 i- b7 @    X Corps Artillery 1 K  d+ }9 @9 D! R9 t" K5 W
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
% _2 Z; t6 h6 B) M% R    96th Coast AA Regiment
% m$ e" h% M1 A5 ~    4th USA Defense Battalion7 m  \2 {+ o( P; A  x  R" m0 D
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
; Q7 s; s+ ?* R, F7 O    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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Defending units:
. w% e/ F4 y  g' Q( G% D" k    Kure 7th SNLF: T+ b$ s7 v9 n5 V  o6 p. _
    81st/A Division# r1 p' R# `1 i, z4 |8 I
    Kure 3rd SNLF& _; B; n- O3 S& f
    33rd/B Division
9 t5 @5 l$ b8 m+ e/ F    33rd/A Division  s. J' x1 z+ u1 w
    81st/C Division
: V/ n4 G5 C  ]3 G( P' g7 D0 }    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
) r9 e4 A, b$ n! k. _    52nd Naval Guard Unit
' r4 n9 f; k' `( K/ ], }    138th Infantry Regiment) V  C7 E. e2 a
    Sasebo 7th SNLF
) l! c( ~4 t" z2 W- x: ?) G    144th Infantry Regiment
7 ^0 G0 |. d8 Z( R: Z9 J    81st/B Division
' k* I  |- M+ z, H- W    33rd/C Division; m( e5 o/ q+ C1 k7 p
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment; y" ]7 v# m: K! D
    18th Army
) K0 x2 G3 G0 W& M    60th Field AA Battalion( m9 R; `! ]7 G
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
  T5 S0 v- M; z    Ponape Naval Fortress, `# _% |) }* r" g
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment& j# x+ t3 m! f
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion. J- ?4 m8 P' @7 }7 F+ J
    53rd Construction Battalion. M' j- Y6 b! }) @  S* L
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion5 j# @- v# _6 e/ H5 \
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion+ N! I! n' Z% D! J, G9 |
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
: |4 o0 c. T4 T0 y: C8 l8 W    19th JAAF Base Force
* I( U) L# ]$ p& \, s8 U    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
! ]0 ]* O: T9 r% Y& V) }+ k2 T! M    14th Area Army /1% c! }4 G. |9 k# y1 R- s6 g% f/ _; c$ ]
    63rd Field AA Battalion
, n! |7 O0 a# G8 D* O4 @    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
2 L/ R0 f9 i2 V    3rd Base Force
7 D6 R; H1 z5 l  Z    12th Air Fleet
$ w" c( U- z# \0 P! G3 b% Q7 O    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment5 u6 k9 t9 W+ n6 N6 H+ A
    61st Field AA Battalion
: }0 n, V6 V, C" o    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment  p7 E; x2 c; {
    2nd Ind.AA Gun Co ' ]. C* ~; E, F; i
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
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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。
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Ground combat at Chiang Mai (58,53)% ]: v7 {/ t# \, d5 w
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8 k; o& J# f- B& tAttacking force 47276 troops, 408 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 1761
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Defending force 1285 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 674 q% b8 H) _* Q* E8 p7 w

$ N5 p( }6 x( ~' ~( H1 [Japanese adjusted assault: 1373 6 P' p2 c8 t4 T. ?  c1 _7 C
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Allied adjusted defense: 10
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Japanese assault odds: 137 to 1 $ e) c' E) F* u3 p" b/ ?
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Combat modifiers
; B- E4 @8 c) a; W3 l4 d! k9 x" K( }Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-); ]: X) ?1 |. s+ x: z0 q
Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
( o7 l. O# e# I% A7 \5 A8 R      530 casualties reported
# T. i9 ^/ U! n9 }         Squads: 4 destroyed, 116 disabled
; r, e" u; p7 i8 _8 l         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
* V* B, H! c+ H/ f+ C5 i. T8 q         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
: ]# Q9 c$ h5 N% p1 q& S' r) |      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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! W% s0 [; Q! Z: H, ^& HAllied ground losses:; R; l  x2 @0 _2 w3 Z* M  ^
      891 casualties reported5 a" F  T( Z6 U* W  s
         Squads: 73 destroyed, 9 disabled! J1 b' L/ c* H2 w* T& g+ D. p
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled5 Y( n' z; L0 A5 L
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" z; W6 n% Y+ Z" ~9 ]: b
      Guns lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled)% O) S7 c  n1 k/ \8 w
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Assaulting units:& i7 D8 w, @2 A/ h- w
    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade& Z) x/ P; z. I
    21st Division; Q" ~/ m8 x8 Q2 ^" t
    4th Division
* _" }! x9 h% U* p- A0 F    21st Ind.Mixed Regiment5 C2 `2 ]7 Y1 y7 j% z* W) h
    23rd Tank Regiment9 _  W- h, G. A% [! A0 {- T5 f1 }  R8 |
    32nd Division+ C; S5 e: x: r6 D
    Yokosuka 1st SNLF6 M4 r! l4 H7 p
    3rd Ind. AA Battalion
' A; s$ d6 v( t% h; }; s, G3 o    6th Area Army) N  ]+ i, v! S; N- s5 x  z
    103rd AA Regiment! u0 H: A! r; |
    1st JNAF Coy 3 o3 ~& N& E& ~5 D/ f$ t
    13th Army, `0 C* j5 T' U$ O% m- q1 J& f1 y
    141st AA Regiment
1 X! m- Q4 Y' K  F2 D  O6 M    4th Ind. AA Battalion. N, G/ g" v: t. r
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Defending units:
/ @! I! V0 @  H' {) N' Z$ o$ g    50th Indian Para Brigade  A0 d1 u& a7 g( m+ X
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50th Indian Para Brigade Wiped Out at Chiang Mai by attrition!!!

wangqifeng

看起来，波纳佩不保了。AE里水雷是杠杠的，可是产量就。。。

lala23159

13# Males
6 r: I8 t! V- X, ]- w+ `; e华安跑哪去了

lala23159

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

红叶

11月30日
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盟军继续冒着猛烈炮火卸载3 \, y3 S; [( |/ c4 h

  R# a3 }. i9 E3 u( k6 ]' w/ ?8 f, |AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 44. _4 {  X! |) Z' n* n* d
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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)9 m2 m" Y: Z& V. P1 ?0 f
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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" e4 C) o' `) g" p/ v89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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: K( K$ R! L; b9 y# i" l' EAllied Ships: v6 g' `/ R% W! N
      LST-72, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage! i  @7 j+ A2 w
      LST-81
. \* L8 ~9 u4 Y2 F7 }      LST-74, Shell hits 3+ j2 j* b1 j. ~' K) B
      LST-75, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
/ P4 Q$ l: t' ~2 t/ ?7 l& \      LST-78
" H! e; x9 B( G' |2 F* G' C* X      LST 2093 q' c3 E+ R0 s2 f" }* f) p+ |
      LST-889) }5 ]( ?, ^  x% I5 a& I
      LST-246) ~% p7 L0 q3 U7 T
      LST-240. c; b  X" Z9 p7 I
      LST-204
4 M# |; p) X6 E5 ^& `      LST-202
  B8 l: z; ]7 B      LST-1233 }) S$ R) j/ {; y
      LST-121
% B! F. \! e  Y, n1 _      LST-120& [/ K$ B0 M: K& u+ s  G# U
      LST-86' O8 j. \( h8 z9 q" ~& f
      LST-85- A2 d5 {8 H' Y% z7 `3 y) h
      LST-84
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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
  D% M$ N) ?3 Z8 b, j- @Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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. \9 `* t% u& N6 z( ^+ }130 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.: h( \9 w) `$ }9 O" q6 [

' F' i0 ]* _' Z/ i1 R4 b1 e1 w9 P1 t, iAllied Ships& }2 K7 ]0 `1 T% C, K8 Z
      LST-78, Shell hits 28,  heavy fires,  heavy damage, b0 a; U% z! ^; A  G4 c% T
      LST-83, Shell hits 3! _, h$ y# F" o# a6 Q8 ^/ Y
      LST-81, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
" Q6 B" n; |/ O% ~1 R# ]      LST-85, Shell hits 4,  on fire( k  p/ V4 C9 }3 s  ]! ]
      LST-84, Shell hits 3, \! A- q! y- }% E% `1 Z
      LST-87, Shell hits 6
- Y; j2 C0 W, v" S: F' F0 O5 @7 E3 A      LST 180
+ x2 Y# Y  x0 R9 N( a- v      LST 157
$ [& a6 @) R- |& O# q) _      LST 2. |6 f8 \/ f6 h
      LST-8843 x) _# J: X0 z. m
      LST-882- c7 ?$ G$ S1 C# N/ S0 Y
      LST-397
, z$ y7 m  j$ T5 K! O1 v      LST-395# B& {5 [. n! C# j1 k- o
      LST-274$ g0 I7 n3 A" V7 Z
      LST-2735 X0 J, [  a) K
      LST-246( |& w2 d' Y: Q1 ~# g
      LST-244
3 ?+ q* Y, R( F. y2 Q" O2 y      LST-241- i2 x; G0 p' z% E: {- h
      LST-218
5 p1 O! ?. n( k* `4 T" ?( E      LST-216
) _+ Q& F4 W8 W- l      LST-2024 _! x+ @+ ]  D. _9 o5 @. A( q
      LST-171
% r6 l- G  V" u3 q- p: C      LST-166
1 ^; z7 O9 J2 V+ }9 w      LST-124
: ?: W+ `% @9 J- O0 x. T      LST-121
% \3 E4 s1 `6 \4 c* M5 |      LST-88
  O& _1 _- c0 D7 b; E      LST-123
3 R: f- U& \- `! b      LST-865 z1 f) v5 S/ X! \& L/ f

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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; Q1 l) S+ h5 |+ e
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. j5 {; w5 `0 d$ nGround combat at Ponape (119,113)* T) i' Z4 F$ Z' w# F3 Z1 z

! |# G, G( V& A' Z5 K" h- X3 }Allied Bombardment attack
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3 f  K% B! k  ?) \% B% F- BAttacking force 5302 troops, 356 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 2812
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4 Q- h9 E5 f5 _6 q; X/ mDefending force 51369 troops, 699 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 1361; p7 g( ?) T; z2 y1 [6 r
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Japanese ground losses:( v& }* r& p# o; n: i
      406 casualties reported
& f! `' O$ B) d4 g; _; E9 o7 O         Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
8 X. T4 L5 A% h" b- J2 D" S         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
$ P# K$ Z5 e! P  {         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled: Y! g' y1 l3 Q! F6 n

( K7 E' }: a" ~; Q+ mAllied ground losses:
- M7 X# Z9 m0 j& V      21 casualties reported
* p/ `' c' B8 n2 k; w& R9 O         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 [' t% T. o. {! I: |" b) z6 ^8 a         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled# Z8 t, r# l8 {4 Y
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 O2 h* k1 ]: K# m% {' |0 A
      Guns lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)
3 [/ t6 O0 \, j5 h; n      Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)
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Assaulting units:$ r9 D) f' c! Y- J4 ?; n$ m/ @
    5th Marine/B Division" |2 _& `  `. i6 U6 w6 Q7 I' f
    81st Infantry/B Division9 |4 K: C7 y: h* c
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment2 t/ G- F. _) I2 O8 ], e
    5th Marine/C Division
1 [- o4 p7 C, b2 ~) D1 J/ u# F    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion# p5 S! {8 n1 G) t! s! x
    6th Infantry/B Division& {& r  Z! b/ z0 D9 I5 I3 K+ w0 I
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
3 A# u9 ^$ ]  R) I: D# d    716th Tank Battalion
) q9 H2 O  s+ @    81st Infantry/C Division
- ?$ s, Z0 K. e- P$ ~    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
% l8 |" p3 Y3 m    6th Infantry/C Division
9 x- t) T& r( N5 ?2 u1 }- n    5th Marine/A Division% E$ Y. \  A" }
    767th Tank Battalion
0 I- Y1 U* l" r- D% I. w    96th Infantry/A Division& \8 q( v6 }4 [3 S+ I. p
    706th Tank Battalion
8 P! ~, |1 A2 {5 S# P0 E    711th Tank Battalion4 g" m4 W& Q5 b  X
    762nd Tank Battalion1 w+ C* n! c7 ~
    96th Infantry/B Division
5 k# ^, Z  p7 L1 N  ~! y    81st Infantry/A Division: a( c8 c" ^' G& G
    44th Tank Battalion8 J- g- X; V% b2 a2 t' ~+ u
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment3 K" E$ n4 `6 P0 \9 J
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment, J% f8 N% \) g8 i
    31st Infantry Regiment
: x6 K! N/ g4 N4 h    6th Infantry/A Division" x" |0 l' e; N( |% n
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment$ h; P. r( U: A4 E) S1 M
    710th Tank Battalion
4 S! F0 ]* L$ {8 T7 t    96th Infantry/C Division
% U, y% Y2 t# I8 T/ H8 Q6 U8 I    5th USA Defense Battalion8 v) Z6 h; I$ u5 X* I( i
    4th USA Defense Battalion
$ I, ?! m0 n: I- d4 f* P    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
+ Y& X- G4 e" A4 X    X Corps Artillery ; @, D% z! C5 m! `  f4 |+ T/ ]+ y
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
0 ?/ A4 V) }5 }+ e2 t: c" j4 V7 y    XIV US Corps
/ t6 ^$ C/ O; g* w1 C# Q9 Z    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment+ R. t. P/ k6 c" i7 W
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
5 [) `6 b7 N* D7 r* f5 k$ k    14th Marine Defense Battalion
) {' d" u: k8 A    I Corps Artillery
6 G. T/ e! S* S) A    96th Coast AA Regiment
, x; f' g; O6 T2 E7 D. i    1st USMC AA Battalion
1 b8 q- m' u) K% H+ X1 X! x2 }    738th Coast AA Regiment
) l1 Y$ |7 i( ^( {: |$ p, ]# s$ Z* f9 I    12th Marine Defense Battalion
" P- D7 c7 \+ |    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
9 c5 I  E9 X4 n8 v8 C& S* p    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment  x4 F9 G- o: r% @# V& s9 C
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Defending units:4 x0 m; I7 {" _
    33rd/A Division0 \+ ]+ v) B% N! d  ?8 ~% N$ [
    81st/B Division: [+ `! Y: x/ p6 @  Y* |! I9 Z- j
    Sasebo 7th SNLF
& o& c! i' W$ o6 L* r5 a    81st/C Division( p! ?& o3 H" t. Z; |% p# o
    138th Infantry Regiment' W. w/ |. Y; A
    Kure 3rd SNLF' u+ p8 C& z" @. x" r4 o7 H% V5 s
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
/ H2 v1 [4 a! W" K3 X) `    144th Infantry Regiment
3 f2 D9 p, ~. s  F, F    52nd Naval Guard Unit
+ [+ i& ], |7 n/ I    33rd/B Division
6 M1 P4 P$ W7 {0 B( f, `6 c" l' x    81st/A Division
! `% o5 c) A2 _* a  c    33rd/C Division  s* b# F8 G2 W6 m# M$ d# V
    3rd Base Force
( l9 V0 A% r6 |/ p    19th JAAF Base Force$ a& ^' [4 s0 @  m9 x
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1. n: Z3 I+ b; w
    60th Field AA Battalion" q+ l1 X( N0 f, \  H4 E. s/ S
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion& ]) W8 q( G- a/ l- V8 _- I/ b6 P
    53rd Construction Battalion
4 e6 q; |5 O2 e    Ponape Naval Fortress
/ f. b9 e, o" \% i. W    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment' S  B) w# e- Q* I
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
. `4 W* i, c& ^  B6 c    12th Air Fleet9 L5 I* \0 P/ S2 K
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment/ ?/ N$ }. S" C( Y, H* F$ B
    61st Field AA Battalion
- r0 s9 m: D8 E8 h) {9 Y: H1 y    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
+ u  g0 m8 O2 s- t5 K9 g8 A    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
* e1 l) w7 M* ^6 q# j7 c    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion5 W9 w1 p+ j& Q# Q! l3 B
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment! x/ j# P  A) ?9 u9 u
    14th Area Army /1
1 L- y" n' o: q* t: w    63rd Field AA Battalion
4 h; H+ v4 t8 }6 i( ^5 w* D5 _6 j    31st Ind.AA Gun Co
# ^7 w# y* n; O* E2 Y' c/ T    Kure 7th SNLF
, ?! p( G' Z  q5 p2 a& k    18th Army
0 D; H7 t+ x& T* G    23rd Fld AA Gun Co ! }1 ~6 g8 \. ?5 K; X& A
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
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8 T8 \/ K2 a: j8 c' F2 P日军反潜船只确认击沉盟军SS一艘; p0 ^2 E: \- T" I+ N0 l
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8 O0 L3 o/ J; W; B; v( n6 hSubmarine attack near Satawal  at 107,106/ T: N3 }5 z" }

) t, P1 o6 G! q, U5 h; Q$ LJapanese Ships; g! V" T5 ^$ k" l( z" b
      E No.54+ p( O' R$ C- _* @- X4 X
      E No.50
* p; X8 W3 B! m/ K      E No.688 [2 h& }: @9 F! O/ U* k9 P
      E No.52
2 ^; j# ?( X, g6 V  g2 \( f; s 9 V' n& L5 ^" X! u' \6 P$ z
Allied Ships
1 T6 y* s. r$ i+ _      SS Blackfin, hits 21, and is sunk
2 w+ y. M1 x; m+ i* p6 h: n) r! b+ p0 f1 R" M+ f
重创另一艘
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% l4 C; S# n, Z& ~" F: M" YASW attack near Satawal  at 109,1029 @9 j5 E' h& y9 E, p0 o  t
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Japanese Ships3 E3 q# K# c8 T4 {/ d6 Y
      E No.8; ?) u( W/ p3 \" A9 k4 h
      E No.6
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Allied Ships+ n' D6 ?: x+ e2 a
      SS Peto, hits 14,  heavy damage

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 02, 44. q  z; ^9 ?9 w* X3 F

' [! p4 l- b( B6 I" v! M: i6 Z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" s0 m$ @+ C! L: L
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!4 I2 U6 s9 y* F4 x2 B3 v2 g4 Z

5 P0 Z0 C+ U. [* `$ i# L62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
3 [4 [( U; H  K- J% D$ V/ n8 r/ b  V. x2 _
Allied Ships! Z) m; V$ r9 i6 M
      CA Wichita1 [& X5 e, x( K# u
      CA Vincennes5 H. E# @! r5 Y# I
      CA Quincy
& }: G5 P/ u% x6 P$ B/ T      CA San Francisco
  S8 x3 U6 t, j& T" N6 e      CA Minneapolis1 C. a# m, r) c5 n4 `5 R! A
      CA Astoria
' b5 A- t* h$ W2 ?) _      CA Chicago2 W0 E& b. J6 r# Z9 E
      CA Louisville1 o- q) a. ]7 t4 N) o1 X4 V
      CA Chester
1 G- V1 D, r5 F$ l2 z; B+ i* C      CA Northampton
, c. i1 \- {% S- c      CA Portland
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! I# E5 s5 P. m6 e1 C  w5 t: hJapanese ground losses:  g4 L! v* l! F  ]% p2 R
      71 casualties reported
7 a: R: Z  p  J' ]* i5 [$ M( [         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
( q* n- f% s5 D5 g* D         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled. {7 M1 T( F9 V7 m0 b
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 t% p! l4 S9 T& E      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
1 T# |: ~% F0 h2 E" |! t4 D; k& p; `, a& [$ V1 [
Airbase hits 2& G6 C, s# h: D1 m( R
Runway hits 10
0 W1 |+ B8 F- WPort hits 4/ T2 S) n. @2 R4 V3 y7 L- g
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CA Wichita firing at Ponape 5 Z) P& h* `+ m- K3 |' D
CA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress% _3 z8 H  `5 }  X! b0 g
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes
; [4 J7 t# B9 ?8 G& ], n3 B7 W7 {CA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress3 u# u' ]+ K& P3 F, I- C1 [. A
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy% g" f; i& ^5 s. P
CA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division0 I  _+ D3 a0 l; [; \
CA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment2 O/ G" @5 l  |( N4 V- k/ w" u
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria% }. A8 f6 L7 |7 J0 M4 d
CA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
( q) a* {' c( s( z' q! ^/ ZCA Chicago firing at Ponape
3 h3 u. b7 o6 T0 y3 zCA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force8 x. q, I2 s4 x; F2 W* y7 P
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester
& E/ ?9 z7 Q$ c6 ~9 sCA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress$ F( r1 Q$ O9 ]1 V
CA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division
' S6 M$ V3 @- R7 ?" ROS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland. P7 ]' y$ m% L" Y- W* C
CA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment2 B2 U! M0 v. M' o6 Q

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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
7 W- f1 K8 K8 S- o
; g' C) c7 b& ?1 P# y  Z$ hAllied Ships
( V' t* c7 @/ H, t3 S+ Y3 l- p/ z      BB Alabama
% J5 b) Z% _' O" [6 p; s" l      BB Massachusetts
8 s# B& M8 ?* ~3 Y      BB Indiana
2 X; ~5 V$ m# O7 Q3 {" p      BB South Dakota
; P" D1 ~6 X7 x1 T9 [" `      BB Washington
; o0 y+ l0 G- P$ v/ _      BB North Carolina' ^) Z2 O# E% l  h1 _1 i; E- N; p6 B

$ f5 L" N' z; o& B/ V$ MJapanese ground losses:
+ M* X+ [% Q( w. f7 ~# f      275 casualties reported2 m$ s7 b0 }% s/ r& a) O% [
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
" S" Q: @' T4 Z) B  _6 H         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled; ]4 e7 _( J) e- @" [9 i3 q
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
( b) q9 m4 z9 r      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)
4 ^. G9 ?' Z) y% n4 i: c      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)# I8 ~. ]; g/ `

, e. O+ Q, |4 aAirbase supply hits 11 P0 c" D9 a5 g
Runway hits 78 s) @* n- ?! z2 `
Port hits 3
7 w" }: l) S* m& V
/ {# f, A# z& P% A" f: zBB Alabama firing at Ponape * j! f, M2 E( m7 k
BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape % N- ~2 R3 z+ J7 x9 M
BB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division
. H( z% }( e3 t% KOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota
( g+ d8 S# Y$ [+ o6 I1 W0 zBB South Dakota firing at Ponape 3 l/ u" }! F9 p- {7 z+ C5 H& R- X
BB Washington firing at Ponape ; \- u) J3 ?3 k6 I4 S: G# z  I
BB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment) q1 H1 X6 J8 u9 S' h
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
) E% l9 F2 X, J. |0 r7 R) F! e0 g0 O
13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
6 t$ s4 W, ^: {0 K# C% V8 m% t* x3 i4 I
Allied Ships* [9 k7 x3 U8 r: @/ v
      BB Queen Elizabeth
5 A- J* l! D+ V" ?% q) q. B3 o7 ]      BB Valiant) Y1 M) z' C0 I5 @, F- J. m
      BB Mississippi
9 Q) G4 {, w5 U7 V6 U- P      BB New Mexico, M; K( P/ @4 h% e  g0 r
      BB Idaho
9 L4 E6 q/ g9 D- v      BB West Virginia; U( y; C$ i* D% {8 g
      BB Colorado
- z/ }9 {! }; C+ l5 K9 G
" N$ D7 r4 C4 t& ~Japanese ground losses:6 I- v% h+ Z. B: X9 `. O
      117 casualties reported
9 g! R) U# t8 v7 M8 o         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled& w8 p9 x$ ?9 f& W/ e! Z
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
# {- z2 ^8 u; s) R) |         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" d1 `0 p& _. a
      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)# P8 D! x0 k. H: {9 N2 T6 ?
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)1 p/ e# Z, ?! A# M5 _8 A
5 W; `8 b, ?3 Z0 j$ T7 W; v
Airbase hits 2) X0 J0 ~; n! `
Runway hits 2- Y4 M$ Y. x1 d- U0 d1 V% t
3 q7 Q% Y& z: k6 _
BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
6 A- |1 j0 \/ O7 e" G+ ?& LBB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment1 o3 ~/ m$ ^' S+ F
BB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress1 E' g4 D7 l# e9 ]5 a7 L* R
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi
; N. U4 e4 s+ `9 n. CBB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division
" \7 M; e0 ?) c0 VBB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force
0 ?: ]0 E4 f+ h% e3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho! q  R' r5 F  @$ R% X: [) k- I
BB West Virginia firing at Ponape & q( u3 L8 `7 q
BB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force
' x" V; }% z$ S! u7 N# h" H- H3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado
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; Y1 V, I! e+ t1 G2 T: C, [, ?Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)$ ]3 z0 @4 N) x6 g# A
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms  x$ j9 v7 f4 c) ^
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.2 T; `, z1 I1 V, s
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes; T: z" X/ g9 m5 J
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Allied aircraft
+ J/ t4 B+ }8 N6 [5 |9 [      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462' |  F& G7 C/ P# u
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337+ D3 t  H( X1 u# \; c( x
      TBM-1C Avenger x 2833 q" `# Z4 m$ F: E

3 Z& ]& m0 r: w* I4 F2 }* HAllied aircraft losses6 e, p& E( t  j1 ]
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged
$ a. g( S5 Z+ M% ^      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
3 u8 C- {9 p' N$ Q, J5 {      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged! d# E+ C7 I2 I- S* Y5 ]! V# J
      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak0 R, N' D- {; r; E, G; {

* b$ @# b+ d1 |Japanese ground losses:
4 R+ D' _2 ~; {& V$ T+ Y( ^9 c      159 casualties reported  F( H  u" E1 Z1 j
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
0 R% _- j4 {5 J, i' y' ?3 o- i         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
+ c8 p# C2 k1 p+ e) x         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 l( G4 P% r! v& Y, Y1 E7 B

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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)4 j  A, W) z) B6 K- o  c

& F/ w4 }! |( {6 Q* @Allied Deliberate attack/ ^1 V$ C* s$ O: v! |9 O

2 {5 |# C4 Z' p  M% h$ `2 [% k, DAttacking force 77530 troops, 1387 guns, 2472 vehicles, Assault Value = 2931
1 N- ^! G0 f  o, l* X% l6 e+ ?2 M, @5 [4 N* a8 @2 x* D
Defending force 50530 troops, 686 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 13446 E% W) u$ f% h- \1 ?0 ?7 }9 K

7 Q, P  t9 d) d0 C* S6 S! MAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 7, v' K$ s9 N; }+ r4 S4 K
& g' ~  K) u4 v: @: w
Allied adjusted assault: 3406 8 \- u0 @' S# E" z. \) P

% E' Z. p9 i0 T3 F. Z& {Japanese adjusted defense: 8701
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7)
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6 S+ p* I# b, b7 N! F: K8 HCombat modifiers* z8 I' H9 B: O4 b( e% M! d& t
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)
2 z" x% I6 _) A! T" v  {Attacker:
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" l- |. n- A; VJapanese ground losses:
: B; G) m* i3 M) H. K3 q/ ^% z      3539 casualties reported
! u% @6 @: l9 @) S8 _" D7 i& m" H- I& A         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled, b4 O% a7 T+ N, G
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled
# F) _( n/ l1 L5 B8 ?2 H6 Z         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
+ k4 ~1 C! Z; V* Z; S      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)# l% c+ |' ]# e* {- @  V
      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
4 e. T5 R% `2 P+ e& `7 D! _' v
3 s( \% Y) s5 l1 H# fAllied ground losses:6 c3 {- F3 L' c3 g' {
      3552 casualties reported5 ~  i! {" N, S5 n3 u5 C" o
         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled
; @9 E. z- \6 P, _. a         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled$ N) w) P4 N" g# T. y- q
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled5 l+ V; X+ O- H$ L8 W; `
      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)
% l. E4 @3 M" {$ R+ ?& |4 |5 e; w      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)+ y# u1 C- U$ H: H( ~
      Units destroyed 1; u/ E1 e% m( N* I& u% D* C2 X' E2 ^
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Assaulting units:3 T9 e7 K7 S9 i
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
0 v5 t/ S3 o$ S4 _& ~+ F    5th Marine Division7 W7 X. D7 @5 r  a" n
    716th Tank Battalion4 Y( R# Q! f$ g+ I5 p' o
    706th Tank Battalion
; u; x* p; p) w( o    762nd Tank Battalion
8 Q1 d, `( |& {$ V4 @$ W# i    710th Tank Battalion& M% }* W5 Z/ j7 k" z8 ~$ b
    767th Tank Battalion' q7 Y# ?; Q: j( k# ?3 h2 t
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
( h- D/ v/ d7 @; j    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
, L% ?; f( L8 |  l8 I  V0 _- I    81st Infantry Division
( G9 n; J; c) x3 I% Z6 y! Z    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment8 Z3 X+ b9 x8 R8 u3 F" Z$ N
    96th Infantry Division
+ A5 O$ A1 }6 e    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment. X! a$ T* K3 U! f4 o- ?/ [: R0 E' k
    711th Tank Battalion" ~9 T1 Y& L! a
    44th Tank Battalion
' H/ _2 M" M6 l+ m/ B5 Y    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
- J$ S; k; B; c" c5 L7 B/ O7 |    6th Infantry Division
' d3 W/ B1 f8 |, h" V, m0 R    1st Filipino Inf Regiment- r3 c  T% l0 j/ ^! V
    31st Infantry Regiment, j+ m9 X6 s4 ]& U4 F% R5 L9 W& }, x' D* D
    XIV US Corps
! Y# o. k0 b. p2 o1 u) l    96th Coast AA Regiment
. }  p6 l: u7 n# Z9 `7 F    12th Marine Defense Battalion
& Q( \  U# Q" n    4th USA Defense Battalion
3 k& @5 U# M1 {( f" c0 w: x( H    14th Marine Defense Battalion7 I; ?. }8 `/ g4 N! w6 \" r0 z
    1st USMC AA Battalion- Q  w. g3 C+ H- f) N% p4 I  N3 v% O
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion  y' m$ J: B( _/ ?. _/ N- r5 L: M
    5th USA Defense Battalion1 }7 W! X6 o3 F5 o
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment/ h7 Q; d3 O8 q9 V) I: n
    738th Coast AA Regiment
: S9 N# g: G7 z3 ]3 Y. [    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
$ j1 S* Q- j0 H. T# a" N5 M4 b, p  y    I Corps Artillery
3 v3 z% ]: l9 E5 K( G    8th Marine Defense Battalion
, A& n( F6 H; p: U$ r* q3 _. J! @6 J% t    X Corps Artillery / {* _7 {( u/ D, s# s
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion' s' n+ x. N% y' V7 s& }
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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' q( X) e5 p/ m/ n5 i, w7 KDefending units:0 f+ I3 l! S4 p& K( \9 W5 z
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
/ U  `  W9 |1 s2 [    52nd Naval Guard Unit# K0 K0 o- b8 m9 ?3 v' \
    144th Infantry Regiment! ~* k, F6 ]7 z: `0 U2 \, ^
    Kure 3rd SNLF
& L' z" j% V  @$ ~+ r  A    Sasebo 7th SNLF7 @# f, ~/ o* A8 s  C
    33rd/B Division
1 Z3 N& K% l" r1 s5 _8 J    81st/C Division: Q6 I# J# W+ X8 |0 j3 P
    81st/A Division
& W# _2 h. n# d; k7 x$ Q' w6 y7 ]2 H    81st/B Division# Z' |! G$ Z  S1 y; D) b
    33rd/A Division$ h2 ?6 N/ f' G( U) W4 E, B: L
    138th Infantry Regiment
5 W" [* D& D$ X* h7 C% j! M( x4 z    33rd/C Division" ~( a9 d1 t8 G: K+ C+ N9 U
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment6 Q6 |$ O0 A1 y* ~3 {: O
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
1 h- O; N, _4 T! q: j' _    19th JAAF Base Force; s+ {5 g9 c/ J, q! V# R
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co % s5 r: h& c1 s" l
    12th Air Fleet
( K! y4 `6 z5 K: d. f1 I- ~    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
- C0 U3 Y/ N4 K9 f    23rd Fld AA Gun Co # M: J) l- U+ y/ m; s" Y. i& p$ X
    63rd Field AA Battalion
+ L4 P: {5 ]6 _" W1 f: m    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment7 E. `9 q1 V! M, ^- ~) M3 ?: T
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
- A- w: S. V" ~5 K: a' D    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4 [/ @8 ]4 Z# g" x" p$ B4 [    Ponape Naval Fortress
! Q( A, v! w. b; ]; F: t! ^    61st Field AA Battalion& P  t- I( X; |3 r& r
    18th Army/ b% {- z! [/ z8 _1 W
    14th Area Army /1
& u, B$ g- l! j2 j6 [    60th Field AA Battalion0 O$ q' ^2 x. o; R4 y, H
    53rd Construction Battalion
' S- R5 M, b' B# D; o    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
* \; m# F/ r( [    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
* q  m5 L: m2 J- }    Kure 7th SNLF" p# ]$ F. [. u( v5 m% G( I
    3rd Base Force$ j+ }, u# n1 o# P) x
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

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+ f' O! o+ g, I) ~( ~Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)! ^1 C8 D9 U/ u0 b9 x: y7 a
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms+ O# ~, u) G) \" u/ \! C

; r$ x. R+ k7 j1 d5 _Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 s
( }$ C) v' Z0 e' k) _% v% |% }" lEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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/ n8 i9 A# v4 qAllied aircraft: N1 y7 z4 a& Q% c. g8 X$ C- ~
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 4621 L4 {* _8 |7 _2 w7 ]
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337
5 N/ a$ \; [! @8 k7 g; u  s      TBM-1C Avenger x 283  }  X6 G5 Z# w, D: m
Allied aircraft losses
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协同很给力！

hades1001

对基地的攻击协同成功率比对海高很多的，因为目标是固定的

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 05, 44
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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  g4 H4 c: k" `1 j; S+ Q% M  l
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!' a" Z5 U( G/ j- @- R4 K0 D
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Allied Ships& k# V" w% S% P' A# Z3 x" D
      CA Vincennes" c! x5 _! L  ], n' \
      CA Quincy5 Y: |6 _3 [& l/ \# J5 p1 K
      CA San Francisco
8 w9 n0 p# Y6 u0 f6 a$ F) ?! Q, O      CA Minneapolis
/ {& M/ V. K' F, P      CA Astoria' ~4 E. Q4 o/ M9 t. s& g
      CA Chicago+ k, i5 i4 C' i# V  K% g1 r8 J
      CA Louisville4 s' b, f1 S. j% @: w: p* @$ H) F
      CA Chester8 R( F* e; z: x- M1 R$ a
      CA Northampton2 p4 i' u. h( s2 z' E2 p
      CA Portland" L: A1 b" C6 B' b4 W0 K6 N' Q; b
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Japanese ground losses:
7 I7 m$ q+ L0 j. l# N      112 casualties reported
; K+ Z2 r! f# h, z: ^         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' E* t2 J" O2 S. q( I6 P
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled! [4 H& g1 l6 a, i- W
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
: I3 E5 x5 M: G8 s% f2 H5 W
1 ?' @& j. g) x7 C# P4 b9 H0 ?- R- ?Airbase hits 5
+ n+ F8 j, {& T4 A& c9 VAirbase supply hits 2* E- S5 x# c* u$ H
Runway hits 21
% C8 ^6 ?" j8 h' {3 M# \Port hits 7% @, G( u2 d9 {  k/ e. i3 Z
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8 g8 i" v8 e* g  `" wNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,1137 o3 }: }+ ?- N: ^

6 W* n! c; ^3 s4 k: |. IAllied Ships
7 V: p8 R* S2 ?0 J0 v4 \      BB Alabama) [8 q- e9 u( n! q# G
      BB Massachusetts2 N7 Y# z. n' z5 O( v+ s' |2 N: r
      BB Indiana
6 L& Q1 @; g$ Z0 K) I      BB South Dakota
3 t1 }$ H- l9 O6 V# a4 E      BB Washington
7 f$ M. }; }) u5 J0 h* k7 _      BB North Carolina9 ?2 d% y7 A* k2 m
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Japanese ground losses:
+ [9 V# j. d0 F0 e- @      398 casualties reported
8 X& {1 W/ B& S" L         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled+ }  Q5 T; A' n" c/ b& K, _' B
         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled
6 a4 J7 |. r5 }# f- |+ P, |         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled( n8 q; C. G  T* M% T
      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)! p4 l2 A7 q. C
      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)+ ?1 o) M/ Q/ X9 A9 f

2 E; R. ^- _" i; b, \Airbase hits 9
9 _# m: P9 @" G7 n  y; @+ mRunway hits 9
* N6 v3 S+ V+ A/ ~9 R. \/ A8 SPort hits 2* o; _2 F  ]( @% \& E+ x5 M/ z
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BB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division
" K0 \- W% [& j% eBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape
/ S" m7 S3 P4 J! w! t+ _BB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division
3 ~# s$ L4 \. Q3 B4 bBB South Dakota firing at Ponape
7 Y$ _+ n; M: ?* s  JBB Washington firing at Ponape : `" z3 Q8 c- K3 C4 K4 m0 I" u
BB North Carolina firing at Ponape
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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- K( x6 A# r& F5 N' {. @Allied Ships
# J4 L$ m) Y/ H1 D8 A      BB Mississippi$ s+ f" |1 P/ D5 R; x
      BB New Mexico; M# {/ d* `3 _( o2 C
      BB Idaho, Y$ k) u/ r) \/ Y* |# \

$ ?7 n) z/ [5 w1 Z9 D5 G5 {Japanese ground losses:
  m1 z7 {4 [2 O1 a6 U/ ~      195 casualties reported! a. s: c7 x7 I7 x
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled) h- M/ l, L+ H3 a3 C+ d
         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled
' b6 f" ]5 W9 U% L: \5 a5 q0 R         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
; A1 @- o; v0 s5 M$ k6 ]: [2 h  x. ^: Q      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)
5 d" z! N: A9 R: C/ u  M      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
3 S& A# g$ H1 M2 Z  y1 _' z' D! d, S: t7 O: q# z! f
Airbase hits 3; E  ~' K8 a4 p' \! X
Runway hits 141 p( y" N4 G9 I: {

! i6 R+ u( s, w: LBB Mississippi firing at Ponape ; J/ S, G- }& c  c9 U  _
BB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division
" x5 N& r' [3 k1 x$ z7 BBB Idaho firing at Ponape 6 n0 G- H  v' Y( {0 ~; l
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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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- T, u$ D, O0 t' q- ~Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.) Y2 d. ?9 P) [; o) [6 a; [
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes8 G; V1 D# }. ]4 ^0 G) P' C3 j
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Allied aircraft
7 U9 V6 A2 h# O! C0 |, G, I% |      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
2 v* b, |- [1 p1 ?! ?' K      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 333
- r5 N* y" ]; t9 x  [( _6 j      TBM-1C Avenger x 286
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+ B1 o1 y7 O+ Z. N' }: ], U2 ]7 K' gAllied aircraft losses* O2 u9 d+ ~# \. `  F' }. F
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged% v0 w2 m: u. W3 I
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak+ Z( U, \* u- {& k% S' S
      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged7 B/ d, Q1 w6 Q! D  f# V( b9 c7 K
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Japanese ground losses:
( x0 M; A" b4 ?9 ^) ~. z( j$ v& c' _      121 casualties reported
  Y6 x$ m  P% V1 D3 F         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
1 r+ R$ {# V- ]& n( z. Z         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled) {3 S. }/ s% `6 V: w$ n! F
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)) T0 L# L' N1 w2 j# V/ r

  {3 R& v% I$ I1 o- P  OAllied Deliberate attack% S% `% B! a( d& s* B( A* W$ r: k
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Attacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 2629$ \, b9 i% c. J$ m- L3 y* X

: S. \" F9 D  l) I/ q$ M9 b( Q5 ODefending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121; [  X) D$ X4 b  y

+ o  W/ a9 ^$ j8 R+ w7 nAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 6* t" [- D8 b8 ~4 L8 Z# e

' @6 L6 C' p+ zAllied adjusted assault: 3228
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6 R) x. h! }2 d& b) G2 ]0 a/ H' Y5 ~Japanese adjusted defense: 7085
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6) 8 e; {- M. M8 e

( L( w6 D7 g. M$ s' y4 SCombat modifiers
  H! B' N* w: @" o' M1 q% L$ NDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)8 k3 d+ a. K3 u; x) }1 ?2 `
Attacker: - s" o+ l( H) p& B
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Japanese ground losses:) Y9 h9 {3 v* A
      2305 casualties reported
" m; I+ Q- V; I+ {5 d3 ~         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled# V3 \: K+ Z* `) r/ E7 s' ^
         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled
$ K8 T/ G5 g* E: w7 B6 U         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
1 z' Q3 Z: P" T8 K      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)6 ]4 z" X1 |6 {% E1 l0 a
      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:2 g" E# j  i6 m' E8 [' S9 x
      3064 casualties reported) c! q# \! U$ \9 P6 M# c
         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled  M% \! t( `0 _1 ?" j
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled
. h' p6 M- h; h  `- n- C         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled. H+ X1 T( I% g' ^
      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled)
2 h3 Y# C- v1 Y( ]2 p      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled)
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Assaulting units:% Q1 I3 t# G" T$ U0 P
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment- G0 t5 `# s/ L$ Q
    711th Tank Battalion
+ H, M) a" m9 c1 e' f2 x- z    716th Tank Battalion
6 V5 O( p# o) d3 a    6th Infantry Division' I. d: u4 [/ t) h" K
    44th Tank Battalion2 u4 ~$ I' G7 Z+ l; ?7 F6 a
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
, ?6 _0 x- ?3 H9 @' P% r    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
' U* Y7 \. |  o: `2 F! f* S7 y& X9 _    81st Infantry Division
6 U7 ~) {- C8 [6 H8 g6 @9 T    767th Tank Battalion1 I1 p- Z  U+ m. L
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment8 V2 z. I  D& W
    762nd Tank Battalion
# }$ Z0 D( J& P% _+ d5 j% |2 q    710th Tank Battalion6 T5 g( ~$ \1 K1 ]* ~# [3 ^
    96th Infantry Division
; J5 {5 W( s7 w) b    1st Filipino Inf Regiment; k  T& f, J; h9 l8 x. W! F
    706th Tank Battalion! Q7 W: J0 o$ Z# x6 D
    5th Marine Division# o( w; ~: x, S. a! C6 f7 H" w
    31st Infantry Regiment1 k, G3 ]5 `+ t. v
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
8 b9 s$ @$ N8 W( o    1st USMC AA Battalion
" q3 G! D8 I8 [6 T; ~7 S* W    738th Coast AA Regiment; J! y& x' }/ c6 O; N
    96th Coast AA Regiment, s" @2 X; t9 E7 u9 U; ~
    14th Marine Defense Battalion) ]9 T- i; ^# ~- \; @. d2 \
    12th Marine Defense Battalion
' B& G/ ]3 u: O; s% d    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion' O' p* m$ ~4 y. }- Q) \
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
$ }/ d6 k3 ]9 s: p' s1 n. Y4 A6 W5 M    XIV US Corps
0 V2 k6 r9 n) S) }3 A( b0 Q    X Corps Artillery : W" E8 w( `. |
    5th USA Defense Battalion! Q9 Q) W( T1 Z9 l
    4th USA Defense Battalion
% G4 t# _( q/ y5 }9 l    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment4 t+ o7 }: K5 w
    I Corps Artillery
1 N! L4 K/ g! H, o0 z5 C! B: u    8th Marine Defense Battalion1 E4 ^5 [" l% U7 `) a9 J( F$ h8 q
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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Defending units:
- [" ~0 k9 d, H% H$ |    Ponape Naval Fortress% _* w: |$ A% W2 X" {7 S. Q
    81st/C Division# ~: w( D8 K( m
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
* t; ?; T5 P# g) y9 ~5 N    138th Infantry Regiment
* H4 Y, K8 |+ S# z5 G, r. r    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
7 Y8 g8 u* m9 Q: }' h4 E    Sasebo 7th SNLF' b1 E9 l% y9 f- _, E
    144th Infantry Regiment
4 W0 o. m4 U2 v$ X% Z+ f8 [    81st/B Division
% g8 z4 o/ E) ?( O) W    33rd/B Division5 P; h( \$ {' H9 G& K' I! s
    33rd/A Division2 x0 l- F9 ^9 U
    81st/A Division& S$ ^( f8 L: J9 ^% g
    Kure 3rd SNLF
. N( G1 E  O5 e. }, H    33rd/C Division0 `0 n1 q0 g9 z6 A1 F) U, Z2 n8 A
    53rd Construction Battalion
$ Y1 i( h& z, v$ J; Q    18th Army
6 `& J% O5 |4 d    14th Area Army /1
. K% Z0 W8 j- Q9 v9 @) Q) n/ V    60th Field AA Battalion
& {# @: U9 n3 T    12th Air Fleet& q1 z  I* v0 A6 V$ G
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment6 V, }0 T7 l5 ?( b
    63rd Field AA Battalion: n" F0 t( X) H) L" @
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment. P6 D- A$ ^$ _) l
    3rd Base Force
/ |# F, }- k3 ]0 Z    Wake Cst Gun Bn /11 C, F7 b2 s  G: Z  F
    Kure 7th SNLF
' d( c* U* {8 c6 X7 z2 ?    19th JAAF Base Force0 F+ C2 B) h* }6 B) Y$ Y* W
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion9 w. J7 [1 R( J5 J! l6 D
    61st Field AA Battalion
; N8 c% }0 B4 B* Z) H3 w- o    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
1 p! H; V+ p2 ]! x1 Y8 o# a    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment, b0 F9 f* L& K# {5 j
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
9 U9 p0 x! d. |) O! D0 |9 t    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion' ?  k* H4 W: O% Q, j
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion  X0 g4 |4 Y8 V
    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, 440 ]7 A: I3 v! O$ C, T$ L
妄图偷袭仰光的日军舰队被识破，轻型巡洋舰十胜号被4颗1000磅爆菊，生死未卜
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  c% ^5 i( ^3 D6 {4 s1 X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1 T. _) }) s' j. }/ _. F! b
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& B( P! v1 K8 t9 f1 z/ FMorning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,60
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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) i; Q& C  c. }4 }- W! |9 uRaid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
( W4 V9 u; D  k* J' g( I8 t( u' ZEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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- v* W, q- r- z7 s0 z+ C& i; ZAllied aircraft
$ H* F- y: _6 F6 t      P-38L Lightning x 237 d* v* f% n3 c: A; r6 T7 L
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
3 D) }- J2 c- e4 V8 ]      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged
  `6 K( N$ w; p! d4 y0 i3 @      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
8 ?* H$ g$ p8 _) n9 [      DD Suruyame: z. K+ x: s* J- |- Z, |
      CL Ninaru) K7 t: p" f" _2 O
      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage7 `( f1 I  Z/ o- ?9 m  r: @4 r/ q
      DD Yayoi: u. ?  i" b$ m( Q( V
      CA Kako3 f: p8 O+ z9 `, }+ l- _3 O( O5 P! L
      DD Asagiri
4 k- t1 H  Y1 f1 z; r      DD Ayanami0 _$ f1 z  r( y" B+ b/ |

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Aircraft Attacking:+ o  w2 J1 o( H8 ~( v7 I, d) T4 P4 q
      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'5 U% a- k. H, q
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
, `5 z5 Y1 L1 Q* P2 [2 U4 r       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
7 ?$ G1 `+ Y8 X7 b               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
8 A- [$ U  r- O, Z- p* R       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'5 |) L$ O0 A" b6 H) g2 }
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Massive explosion on CL Tokachi
2 M) W6 t% c  R1 a* H! v; J' a/ s  ^  EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi5 x. z" S1 o5 M! U

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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape)* K, i$ r4 u1 `  B
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain& U: e* J9 c$ m, i6 Z5 H
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.8 h& M  v* W+ R% O
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft$ p: c- \  O) P2 U" q! @3 a( Z; K% x
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462% P) F  \2 n& Y5 B6 g
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 326
3 W2 I2 W: {( X1 ]) ^& y      TBM-1C Avenger x 285( P3 s' g% _" O9 J# v2 F8 I3 V' L; [

+ A! U* {' j- j. F  u. sAllied aircraft losses
6 Q1 N8 N0 ?; X8 {7 \; J8 Q8 |  T. H      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged
# A9 O: j5 Z. E8 B: X* _, M" i      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
, a! A+ S2 a# k3 ~: N8 i2 E; @      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged
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0 ^! \7 Q/ @4 d* iJapanese ground losses:$ i' r9 @: K3 l  o1 Y$ {
      276 casualties reported
: \7 ?: ?) G3 J% L# {+ n         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled1 c/ V/ O  {+ C1 J
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled1 {& m1 ^9 o+ v, B4 j
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' p# w: \2 {! H/ [# }! T" l5 ?5 d
      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)2 f9 g( }, ?8 Z; k5 d3 r
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Allied Bombardment attack/ r" C( N! v* S2 z% D
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Attacking force 5127 troops, 335 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 2263" Z! {: H; q; a1 B

) {0 t5 `- ?, [3 P9 q9 J/ H9 y' ODefending force 45166 troops, 619 guns, 279 vehicles, Assault Value = 1017) O  @( b% W/ c3 c

0 ?! a$ ^5 R9 s- yJapanese ground losses:
) h1 z& x- c" s1 o. ]6 i) @$ E8 J      1082 casualties reported% ~0 B$ }) U. \9 l' G; {
         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled
& y3 P1 g5 e4 E* o+ }/ ]/ J         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled2 i9 M# ]; @/ V+ U3 [
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled% C/ U3 |! `3 H7 F' v! Z5 A
      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)8 A9 h+ o- J4 w5 k5 B

" ^* L  j2 N* l8 k# AAllied ground losses:
+ I; b- S; K- V      23 casualties reported$ @# s( Q2 z, W5 @; h0 X
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# Q2 V, d0 R" m3 X
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 b. h6 g' \# _4 S6 s/ m0 L% F         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 {7 P; \" R' E' g      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)
4 n* `2 K& f. Q3 ~  \! x4 V6 B7 N      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 441 {) Z: p0 R' x; X3 F, `

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" n+ t4 Q" \$ f' K6 y3 r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。/ b3 W' s5 a! E, P, F2 m; I  S
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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。: Z* p8 I+ B6 \2 ?6 ^0 D/ ^2 q4 w

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- U: {" o% f5 g  o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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* Q/ K8 p+ }: E/ d3 _Submarine attack near Ponape  at 119,113
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Japanese Ships
% A# |) F3 `1 k1 J* e# d3 n      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
' ~* n7 Y* D% {+ n9 G' Y% _      CLAA Prince Robert
- v2 L9 i. q. ~# ^, N0 f      DD Saumarez
4 [  f$ I+ [+ ~0 F+ e+ F      DD Nizam/ b4 R/ f* \3 A. a7 ]) ?
      DD Ellet7 A* w- b+ g6 G2 K; f
      DD Waller
! a2 g3 a7 J9 ~  q+ O6 Y: @% R      DD Walker
5 W* [, N) j7 `4 ?( r, M      DD Wadleigh
( N! T) P# G8 ^& X+ }      DD Uhlmann
+ C, k  @" R! P3 ]: v      DD Twining; [+ r$ u' K  \; ^
      DD Twiggs
+ ^( s% u2 S+ w! U. C$ o" |      DD David Taylor. r4 {5 X, B. q% `- @; f
      DD Strong
/ Z0 J$ a/ d4 a      DD Sproston
0 I1 L+ U- H" X& P- h& e      DD Sigsbee8 g4 [2 e$ R& R- r
      DD Sigourney$ a; o) i, j5 c5 t
      DD Schroeder4 [9 v9 ~+ R' @  l/ p
      DD Benham II7 n# a0 Q( _9 }2 A1 s5 N; m
      DD Cushing II: L% }" _2 t. C# N
      DD Urchin$ ?& W2 f: G& J: m, r
      DD Urania
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5 P/ R& q! I( wSS I-48 is sighted by escort& y9 S% s) t, f
DD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search" n3 A0 s1 o% |1 L. z9 X
DD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....
" {+ `. e% D# aSS I-48 forced to surface!
+ G" U4 ~3 N% k' ~1 S; ]. c6 pDD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
- m$ t$ J  ~5 l9 B" Y% g, lDD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....* Y. U" ?1 D' p4 k1 c
DD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....
+ p2 G- m% k5 u& i. G$ t& n# kDD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ....1 }0 F; T8 Y2 H9 K
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....5 }2 W4 |+ g; e, j( A
Sub slips beneath the waves
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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      no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 U* M, U9 H0 y2 W8 f: r( E% H) j      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed: o: g* R' I8 W: B" a1 D! }0 G

! S* \4 v9 j5 r& EJapanese Ships. n$ H$ P5 L8 ^6 ?9 `3 L" Z' B
      CL Agano8 C+ H' u5 p+ N/ W# `1 x4 |  @- u
      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 29 |$ L  ^1 v! @( ]; n6 B
      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; e" N0 h9 g. J; d
      DD Hibiki
+ a8 j$ e0 p8 q1 Q$ C      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1
" a9 [- B4 l2 M2 n      DD Shirakumo
8 p) b# u' N1 z. w! O+ M3 E      DD Isonami
8 V6 F' ~6 ]  b) j7 f* {: x) [- Y      DD Murakumo: O* n) \) q6 m: u
      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk7 |" b3 E8 P$ W# g3 ^& `
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Allied Ships
% L# P" u9 d6 g* o) t3 V      BB North Carolina3 X6 M' Y7 |1 u$ {
      BB Washington
5 e& {. K* K. \5 G2 K8 z      BB South Dakota1 J5 m- Y- G7 y% [
      BB Indiana, Shell hits 1
( L+ c1 |1 C8 C5 G      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2/ j7 X7 ]6 o0 }/ T- P) I
      BB Alabama, Shell hits 2. S7 E7 C! T3 c( a" ~7 ^
      DD Conner
; `# k( Z  Q! R4 Q" g" @      DD Cotten
( I/ G% ~& s- ]( _; c' U      DD Cowell
7 [4 E1 ?8 A6 k9 n      DD Daly
& e6 A! B0 G4 o0 h      DD Eaton/ ?# G9 l2 S; K" Q6 V( |, j4 j# ]
      DD Heywood Edwards
6 ^1 Z2 H9 C( P+ P0 v; \      DD Erben2 E  H- A; X( E
      DD Evans( G0 Y3 Z8 ]% B8 r8 v3 T6 X6 @. |( [
      DD Foote
, f* P' {' h- ?# [8 u      DD Franks
1 {/ r6 {' N8 f% d- I$ ^( a2 u4 h# f      DD Fullam
2 V: X/ {+ P& Z& ^5 f- o      DD Gatling" v$ R0 f0 A3 G4 s5 }  n
      DD Albert Grant
$ V' Y+ J1 Y% @  w3 f      DD Gregory
( z. ]9 |# J( U& t% L8 }: D$ @      DD Guest+ V4 d) t0 N! M1 R6 s* u$ n" Q, o
      DMS Hamilton
; l3 C( y" a/ W      DMS Forrest" t" N) V% g* f
      DMS Ellyson: @7 r8 f* J/ y5 y" @. q

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
$ \0 O% W. Y8 f% FRange closes to 28,000 yards...' z  p+ L3 l  y( m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards- @, z, c2 {0 Q0 ~$ i/ q
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards
* h' g9 O: e) A" Q: fRange closes to 26,000 yards...
, \, u0 c) t4 J' r2 i" pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards& C! j$ k* h( i- _* A1 ]
Range closes to 24,000 yards...) g' r' |' x' s* Z8 H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards7 `& j9 ^. a$ g
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards, G6 G) f' @, g+ ]) Q
Range closes to 22,000 yards...2 l% [, ^; ], P% Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
! V( z& |9 I5 A4 S" A3 w5 hCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards" [: I* N) l7 S+ l1 @6 ~0 O! z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...# Y6 Z& h- ^3 s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
) K& {  i; [& o+ Z! ~' NRange closes to 18,000 yards..., h, ?, w* u5 u+ x4 `+ W1 t' A5 N  u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
* L' K0 W( v* W1 Q# \9 Z$ vRange closes to 16,000 yards...! L: B  \) v8 \
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards* a  X; C! }2 M2 y  x# U$ e+ v
Range closes to 14,000 yards...! B4 {+ v4 k/ D3 Z# I
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
7 ]' A/ l9 z9 A7 D# h) HRange closes to 12,000 yards...* E, i% d) A6 ]
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards: ]7 q6 R2 Z2 p! P* Q5 d5 |; S  D
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
. t! z. Q0 J+ h! l( \+ F- fRange closes to 11,000 yards...
, j5 n5 d5 C! W% H9 qCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards- c, E' E, E6 [' @- {3 r
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards
: P& E2 n& A5 D9 q1 HRange closes to 10,000 yards...  h: D0 Q6 |  x- V& ~+ B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
7 r0 s$ `2 `3 d  e$ V$ h4 q  B( U- q4 _CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
0 Y1 v0 I/ u% h# h# oCL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
! Q8 f: M1 k" L7 k" n$ q# D' DBB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards8 Z8 c7 h  M+ Y
BB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards2 h, _% K' x" w  G# Z6 e
CL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards
) b  E. |3 U$ ?9 P- dBB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
: Z5 v' R# H! J9 M( g! QBB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards: l0 k* p3 L' D3 R1 h) J% ~8 d
DD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards
5 i! {3 h( c* }% FDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards( e: ~% _3 ^' x+ A  z! k
BB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards( D$ R( B! N/ x  j
DD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards
7 A9 H+ A2 }- a* y7 VDD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards$ u. O1 U+ b/ K/ h6 e3 m: u
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards7 F5 E0 l- p7 o& l
Range increases to 11,000 yards. N; U: Y5 p0 ]( S  K1 ~% {
CL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
5 _! e! r& d; S; K4 o8 oBB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards; p1 }! V3 Y4 o" |+ {- w4 y% @
CL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards
* P& f- k! L7 \. w5 b0 T6 S' PDD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards
' |) ?. \1 V" `6 y( OCL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards
$ h& S/ `2 Z3 S$ l; HDD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards
2 k0 x6 W* {% g5 KCL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards' T% a! V4 [- I
BB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards
4 b* m: f- x8 e8 `6 dDD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards6 `8 d. K& S  Z$ B. J9 X8 w
DD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards, k( [* S2 w2 D
DD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
- G; C6 ^. n( {; P# h+ sDD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards6 `) `4 h) A! C% Z, X0 l9 S
DD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards0 v1 @6 n' O* ?3 h5 |  z7 K" N: N
DD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards, K7 ]/ p- P) A
Range closes to 10,000 yards
" b9 w$ W+ k) R9 J! H/ WCL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards. f9 q* F0 Y0 K. W+ E& Y0 W0 _
CL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards$ {: g" c# n7 B, m
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
* E0 y0 M. X6 ~: X* sDD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards1 J  h7 d( A  _4 I, i
DD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards
9 m1 A* @3 I3 m$ XDD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards# `5 l0 E. I6 Y: ]" h
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
* v! a( B4 h5 e' }% z% @CL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards5 v: J# X5 F# T$ M' j  z
CL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
$ E! t9 w0 k5 D4 oDD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards4 O  O, s4 L+ W! |# _7 {6 y
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
& a& p) }# L; I& D0 VTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards. o% C* u2 v; W

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      DD Hikokaze
, G* B) x) y7 N% R  z5 a      DD Ishikaze
0 a& V  ^( u- r0 M1 x+ `% c$ T6 c      DD Tagokaze
2 b/ u- T9 d: }% Q$ [/ Z      DD Takatakaze2 ?3 ^/ \* n3 h* {: Y
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Allied Ships5 d% w9 \- s  u8 }8 c
      BB North Carolina
) {/ V" u1 A$ I' W      BB Washington
3 s4 F1 v% j  S) [: r  ~: R$ a      BB South Dakota5 w9 D) x8 l1 N/ F. Z/ H
      BB Indiana
. n$ u* c! n0 R- E0 M( f5 y5 I% n      BB Massachusetts: x2 }- a% J# A6 U: }  V
      BB Alabama8 W* d1 [- c$ }) M5 q
      DD Conner
' p2 j8 Q5 v; _5 {( @      DD Cotten
( ^% o- i& H" L) `; I$ c      DD Cowell
  m8 h2 n; n5 d: o1 a# g& B      DD Daly8 o6 P3 r3 T+ }
      DD Eaton
, G: R7 ^: F; ~+ y2 P/ e      DD Heywood Edwards& O, x8 r% y& s4 a, j6 Z3 e
      DD Erben/ x: D& D, ?3 C# i7 F, p  [% L! y
      DD Evans
; S6 i8 F& b# i- P8 b9 }- y      DD Foote
2 ^2 n7 P$ _( j3 v/ m5 G/ K      DD Franks% K7 Q. A) t" U+ z& u4 q% a
      DD Fullam
' Z' l6 P/ w" c6 [! g8 a' ^% V3 L      DD Gatling
  }! ]" x  v- c. A" |& e      DD Albert Grant; ]1 R9 a- k9 H( I( e
      DD Gregory
+ u0 m0 P( \. ?1 A; B# v% B      DD Guest
( I% I3 l7 Y% g$ ~      DMS Hamilton
/ W3 Q( C% I, \( J8 ]9 e      DMS Forrest! N% Q6 u  J/ w3 u
      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
$ G# c3 L2 N4 {' z! \9 o( ]Range closes to 28,000 yards...
! n0 Y  A; Q! o. ~Range closes to 26,000 yards...
- f5 }$ J! ^2 p( |1 w' z4 L# LCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
( l3 F1 M; O! H3 g2 S) a) I1 l  H/ SCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards/ h( T3 H) c: j- o/ }0 G4 {9 H
Range closes to 24,000 yards...$ N3 m  o* m+ M0 j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
4 S8 b( z1 f$ c# [3 FRange closes to 22,000 yards...
' K; B* N) U* W# BRange closes to 20,000 yards...# R. v% l- G4 T. D; D" s- H6 S
Range closes to 18,000 yards...9 B& L" ]& H1 t! g9 R4 n& e) H4 {1 X
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards
) ~& F( r8 i1 d, W" x, T( A7 d+ LRange closes to 16,000 yards...
7 _" x# y' K' M3 v7 YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards6 @1 _2 y% |8 L) |4 e  S& n
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
) n* ^3 u) Q# ^6 ^' }# u6 ?% m/ Z: HRange closes to 14,000 yards...
4 O, ^* G+ P/ Y% O# oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards) V1 |1 g, F: q1 F* J$ k! z: A: m
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
& O& R6 ^9 `, A# X6 Z$ hRange closes to 12,000 yards...
2 Z5 n6 w$ b/ ZCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
3 i4 j/ X; f4 J" y& z% |2 L0 F) u4 rCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
- m" X8 T1 r  ^: sRange closes to 11,000 yards...
+ e  b; L8 c- ^7 k+ L+ kCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards2 h" A0 a" E; F  |9 H
Range closes to 10,000 yards...6 G+ w* h0 r, J( [# T% j, w2 `0 e
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
9 |8 |& G4 p9 g% ]7 DJapanese TF attempts to evade combat$ r: z* j0 W8 h& w, U( e) y) h
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
1 t2 t- t( x# b; ^) QRange increases to 20,000 yards...
7 V7 V( x9 u- V# \+ i2 LCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards$ r! x& \7 B( b& l/ w1 o& f# a
Range increases to 25,000 yards...6 ?$ I+ ~7 T& X% N
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
& c2 L# W6 n0 `7 ARange increases to 30,000 yards...+ t7 }" W4 A8 e" {+ c
Japanese Surface Combat TF evades combat
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards4 P0 F9 P9 M$ H  X+ [
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Japanese Ships
% u" q: d' b6 v. n: }3 W      APD T-1$ Y; O$ o3 `2 ~% L
      APD T-2, Shell hits 2
& \& y0 q& |9 {* f: M      APD T-3, Shell hits 14 D  W) @& y' i9 _4 Z
      APD T-4
) l; P( q4 d6 t  \      APD T-5, Q4 g, P1 [! N  S
      APD T-6
6 Y9 @+ B# J  {0 v( N. H$ c; K      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 ~, }. C! u# A  ~; J. b* E; C; d1 c" x      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire/ W+ ]5 I2 `* L. s& J+ x/ g  ]
      APD T-9
, X4 s" S' |4 J- B, z2 d1 \% e      APD T-10
/ o9 c* U' z% e- Y9 Y* g$ x/ k      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire
( a5 V4 @9 |% u& C. O6 h# k! P      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage- Q7 n, a+ |& ~+ U
      APD T-13, Shell hits 1' c" Q. u1 x2 i3 f& J& Y" m, R
      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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Allied Ships
0 H  A6 L1 L9 ?3 z% I5 l0 z      BB North Carolina3 g' L2 J; m: t2 ^
      BB Washington# E1 N. A8 A+ M- F4 |
      BB South Dakota
8 Q+ S* [5 |$ j2 H      BB Indiana# U9 _: I" R0 \7 p, V6 Z
      BB Massachusetts
* O/ T- k$ K1 F: i5 P8 }' C  z* c      BB Alabama
# x, C/ G% u* L( L; K; ?4 |      DD Conner
# y2 B- o: m* V      DD Cotten; H6 W3 N1 P0 y- Y
      DD Cowell
5 e0 q9 `& R" _! o% m  x* Y" R5 `- u      DD Daly
$ v, Z: U, S: Q: Q% @      DD Eaton
. `2 w* G1 _' Y      DD Heywood Edwards, |/ q& I8 w; t$ O& j5 \1 u/ Z8 M
      DD Erben
  {3 j1 k6 |, M" Z+ P( t7 }      DD Evans
: R9 Y  L# [# O0 ]0 e8 c0 i      DD Foote
$ C8 m8 m) @7 J/ ^" h* J9 n      DD Franks$ H8 W9 q* C' @
      DD Fullam
$ ^: m# n9 N" ~) X: f      DD Gatling; r# P4 ~# R/ x. `
      DD Albert Grant
1 ]* c/ w5 O, P' [' O' ^1 I      DD Gregory# @4 N3 M1 d  v! M
      DD Guest0 h/ _9 F4 ?4 q/ Z
      DMS Hamilton
) E# p( a. m: D3 f  h' o& V2 R8 G      DMS Forrest+ K  E/ X/ {8 H/ I" {- l+ Q
      DMS Ellyson" T& O4 m/ A: k. T8 d

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( W% ~5 B9 k& |' U* m4 ^" L" WMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
8 O0 t7 e. q2 D% C6 v% B% U& ?1 tRange closes to 28,000 yards.../ ?$ F! m) G1 U, o
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
$ ]1 Y9 l( I& j4 r. @3 dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards) |' t: q+ n  P1 Q  {
Range closes to 24,000 yards...( W/ v& B1 t: G" T& o
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards3 D* c* Z) i% t8 O; y3 r4 y; `
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
. _3 f% q+ C' p' Z8 B' t/ b) {% eCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
! g) W3 i  w" f; d% Z& gRange closes to 20,000 yards...
8 o& h( D$ y" r: mCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
) ]0 L9 \8 e. V& c1 {Range closes to 18,000 yards...; w1 q9 a7 L8 i$ Q& @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards( I2 ^8 G6 t- A; C  L2 ]- h
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
( O. ~- y; T, D+ eCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
/ C1 Z* @" [6 HRange closes to 14,000 yards.../ d4 W) G( D! V& l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
2 L; n; k1 b! N$ xRange closes to 12,000 yards...
8 D, A9 L. a8 qCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
7 S$ H2 b4 D% d3 A2 g  m1 VRange closes to 11,000 yards...: J% Q1 j' O! u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
7 @3 a0 y" a) i; {Range closes to 10,000 yards...* j2 j  o, L6 q8 j% w% }  _: u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
* a/ F/ a' w/ m- s1 pRange closes to 9,000 yards...  q9 S( S9 B) N
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
1 h$ X: L) C1 s; vBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
0 Y, g# L2 ~  u- p) L! JBB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards0 @- }6 |8 u, T( v8 q  \
DD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards$ i' s' L" m" A9 h- A- S3 A
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards2 }4 Z9 Z( ]& s) d6 X6 [
DD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards' b. ?5 m* j1 l: W) E
APD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards
* |+ r6 t# _% }8 BBB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards5 k7 Y: }2 {* q
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards" a& o: _* L& u, L$ S/ [2 X. v
DD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
% w9 S3 l* G3 h5 }. d; CDD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
7 u) e& k2 h8 [; ^BB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards; t2 a& h( k& Y: G# ]8 {
DD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards2 p% K. O, c+ d- \& M
DD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards1 Y  B( k0 j! i6 a1 m
APD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards
1 \6 ^/ \. t" u) tDD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
2 t3 [5 B% n+ Z/ M" uDD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
0 B8 J& u/ p, C, h2 ~$ |DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
% }' P; L+ H6 e/ \5 YDD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
! ~( d9 |5 v1 t9 F, G7 pDMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards: Y9 d, U$ [2 j5 U3 N/ B: E
Range increases to 10,000 yards3 r- g+ t3 t7 q+ w6 ^
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards5 U+ ?# g2 V# N( M" N6 F; x
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
8 Y) n  Y+ }. U7 X2 kBB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards$ U* H8 M  }. R5 p2 t
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
; T' H6 s- Z4 T! j1 G$ M; S- S4 V0 X; RBB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
6 q; ?" Y) p% _2 @! w* LDMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
6 Z& q4 f4 }7 @& IAPD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards
. [1 a0 v+ I3 h$ ?DD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
1 L4 w2 s9 [, Z2 ~" m( |DD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards; Q3 E( q) I% V4 N# A. R0 E+ w5 R
DD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
  G+ o4 }# p- T* `! v; r* |, eDD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
( w/ q$ F! c: N7 zDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards" X% G$ Q- E, B0 n. e8 v
DD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards2 W3 j! X0 Y& |) s3 h8 B
DD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards0 n) E) s0 F% y4 k
DD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
! @( i1 v1 G- n- VDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards& v- \- _2 V' N
Range increases to 11,000 yards
$ t- h0 Q% j& {6 Z% b/ BAPD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards, J+ o# W' @1 ~( A
APD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards; }/ |) @' M2 E6 H
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards5 K! [$ l9 Q! `0 Z9 V
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards3 l) m( [- e: I; t% \' I- Q
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
9 Z% E/ F/ T+ \3 P; T' TAPD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
7 A0 O4 ^; Y. E1 F6 ?; I8 I1 F  \9 wDMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards
: S/ W3 \( u8 w3 e/ g: R) P; nDMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards0 a4 q4 R% n( w6 h# O: t
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards' q4 E& ]" |6 i6 H  d
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards) T3 B" r, E; S. m5 g6 G& P. v
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
$ L( U3 [; r7 U+ r5 `1 a* TAPD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards% T" V* N& U- w& J
Range closes to 10,000 yards
9 d' ]2 ?. r4 y8 i5 Y5 V* C3 fBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards7 e3 y: T1 Q3 ~& O
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards" t7 n* V# p# ~" ]. a, H" W
BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards7 M/ t# C, g9 }; O; i. o/ ~
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards
4 X6 }+ x9 M( \- u4 fDD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
) X5 v# {" v" `" a8 M- d) @DD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards' y5 K% e; R8 O6 Y
DD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards' Z' J% ^' b9 J: q
DD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
* q& H2 a% R8 e& I9 }/ _DMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards/ O/ G% D# s# D& {4 E5 [
DD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards7 z: l1 H* E% F2 \9 i
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
( `- g1 A5 s/ e; `8 }7 UDD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
, r/ T8 F! ]9 ?3 g/ N2 N- [1 Q5 yDD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
; |3 D8 u/ _$ v1 p! O2 I6 jRange closes to 8,000 yards
3 ~' ~9 q$ D7 H' @6 m' @- v- ~DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
% Y% z. O! w3 ^2 z9 oBB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards0 h: @" I6 c, K# |% x
APD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards
  I- n) W& x( C+ r" i- b5 _BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards+ Z! g4 a$ [: C# g* ~9 H/ e
APD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards4 b1 T0 l# D8 }
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape( ]: |7 G5 P* f8 e" A
Task forces break off...
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3 Q1 |5 G. n# r, gNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards5 d+ }- z6 F9 W$ z  T. }. A5 ?
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Japanese Ships* \3 H! K" ]# F  J+ D
      APD T-1, Shell hits 11 g0 Q2 ~1 Q5 w" O8 ]0 f6 g
      APD T-2
  N9 F: a4 ?# w, k+ \  X# b& {      APD T-3, Shell hits 15 F9 m' h2 y" W0 j3 M3 u% x( i
      APD T-4, Shell hits 1
4 b4 X9 C1 F, A- `" |      APD T-5
' p, @+ R" J& |& `# I0 x! V2 Z      APD T-6
" R& s# v" c. v1 h) E) s# k      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage2 N, @% j! d4 c' V
      APD T-9, Shell hits 1
! t4 q% l# l3 z. k& f# R      APD T-10* T  O! f% r  v' }4 E  `+ ~0 }
      APD T-11,  on fire9 D3 {2 b, P; M3 a0 m1 o
      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
# C. c' i' m  L6 X1 s! h      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
3 d8 H8 o' J! P0 M; w( b      APD T-14, and is sunk& O& L" Q4 I, q% t8 c
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Allied Ships' E& t6 s) P3 t& S* }& h
      CA Portland9 A) h/ Q3 F1 F/ I+ @" @
      CA Northampton1 {; c0 |) r1 S. p) O$ _2 t4 x9 ]8 `
      CA Chester
" `# H* d  T- }6 n$ T      CA Louisville
2 K- z& ~- e% a: W  j, S$ q      CA Chicago
/ O3 y. N0 B) v( }1 D9 P. N      CA Astoria
  z) ?3 J( E4 z  A# c7 O      CA Minneapolis
! P/ ]) a) J  J- ~+ m, N8 W      CA San Francisco
7 D, }% u- F, t) w7 }/ h      CA Quincy0 K3 g+ Z. W* Q: l* I; |% Z
      CA Vincennes
# ]& s$ t# N# Z      CA Wichita! P2 v7 b' u4 l" l! ^& d, a
      DD Bennett& u. v; }. L2 ?- ?
      DD Bradford, g) H+ `+ `. @5 M# I0 e$ I
      DD Braine  ~2 ?/ N5 X7 b8 k' G9 ~* ?0 J
      DD Brownson* |% \* J. Y  J) v9 j& ]$ j+ f
      DD Bryant6 ?# C# T# ?5 H- t7 b& O# Z: J
      DD Bullard
1 X/ m8 g9 M: Z8 Q6 r      DD Burns/ S5 n/ |, @6 {9 N" t: y
      DD Callaghan
/ m  q2 B# j3 K( D2 L  O5 d# M      DD Caperton
- _) m/ f  ?8 z' N; x. t      DD Capps
4 ]9 @( x9 H/ V; o, A4 ^      DMS Emmons
, v  y/ i+ F+ W+ }# u2 F& n      DMS Macomb! }! Y: m8 U- h* i6 K
      DMS Rodman
0 v# l' Q" Z' n7 [. K/ N5 z* S      DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards! f+ W& ~4 [4 K" l- ^! ]
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
( G  u# B" b. t  _- ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards1 _4 V) G; M: _3 v; q8 i+ M
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
! [# a7 ^4 @' N' H. q; i% DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
+ f( ?( a2 \+ lRange closes to 24,000 yards...
' @# i+ ^' [; s: C3 ]& RCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
( E0 M6 W) y8 A" e. @Range closes to 22,000 yards...
9 K* Y) Y3 C, [- A% JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards9 N7 Q# P% ~. [" H! f
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
! X' a+ s+ }) Y; P' ICONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
& R- G1 S" L% U" p5 O: r5 n1 qRange closes to 18,000 yards...5 M1 C5 T1 Z) D* E
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
4 F7 Y- `+ ^1 u- E( v! Y+ aRange closes to 16,000 yards...
" h, S) F& k7 ~+ k* [* k2 T) KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards7 {0 M' G9 x# g0 J1 k
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
+ h. R/ P8 q" v7 n8 VRange closes to 12,000 yards...( X1 {& H! W% N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards+ Z6 t' y2 q; F- O
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
' X* ~* b9 |7 n% V% CCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
! M0 R$ V8 \0 ^) eRange closes to 10,000 yards...9 i9 I8 r, _& v3 h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
# W$ V) F: j0 ^) h6 Y! T0 ?. }: UCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards; g2 P# ~+ y/ V& U7 a+ [) Y5 Q/ m4 v
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
( Z9 D6 Y# H. n. HRange increases to 11,000 yards
. w/ H* c9 Q9 a8 \4 C/ lAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
" I' a6 M7 D0 ^  |CA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
2 C& q( A( O+ J: B  p- KCA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards3 B; H' H8 L3 l# _) g7 L" a
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards
: c* Q3 D% ]* W' LCA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
. a. A2 W% P9 ^! b  i. LDMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards
4 w. m" V. u! {: E3 S# ?* [& VCA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards# h  X5 w8 i4 K) m- v. k
CA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards  U! e" e3 Y& G: ^1 s) y: R
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards
% |" n: ], q" W* w! P) Z* RCA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
( k5 T" j+ n# k" B" q6 {$ X3 ^" tDMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards% I: J; g8 r5 J/ |0 T& U. Z4 q
DD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
9 i" `& Y) n, gDD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards2 Y% p" \$ J4 \' H2 ^4 W8 t, n
DD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
1 z# l- V. y( K1 [/ G4 pDD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards/ n8 {: V8 d' V* e: G
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards; v+ [- h4 z4 `7 A
APD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards; N6 Q! a' z$ e+ ~) P8 w# k1 M
Range closes to 10,000 yards, a2 y0 j, \5 T( m% `  a& r
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
, P: J7 A. T+ h- \: ^; j) gCA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards) c% l/ i: z" W( A/ @. D2 f
CA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
$ W2 Y9 z6 D7 S5 t' PCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards- T6 i0 C6 }" {
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards1 t' I0 P/ b# J4 Y. }. c
APD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards# g- o. n; H& ~' `8 h' Y
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
* K# n" c( a4 v+ e, f5 X, P( [Range closes to 9,000 yards
/ k+ r4 N( n+ o% O2 ~% g5 ]9 DAPD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards
4 a8 H, U1 I1 J$ ~' u0 W/ nDMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
) q& Y* [7 v! Y4 nCA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
; Q4 a( ~) s6 C: q4 V- A" V+ e( x6 KCA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
' j' n9 z: ~5 R! r: s6 gCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
: v2 x1 d: Z2 x8 h0 NDD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards) l% L5 D: n. W; @
DD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
/ {3 S' I: J. q9 o, E# ^3 V9 X) oRange increases to 10,000 yards4 n6 O! ~2 W* j) {" `) i& c8 O
APD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards5 v( \* t8 z# t( w  M: B
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards5 X, b/ A' w  w
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
% l. |, g. U7 n, z1 G$ HCA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
/ A* m. I4 X( E! c: X/ sCA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards  g( h6 q3 i" W0 ?# l& K: V
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape7 [$ M4 V) p7 I# ^
Task forces break off...
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1 ^0 _+ @) N/ d" }$ mNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards$ C! I; m) B2 f. T2 y- |. s7 T

5 s3 Z& G+ S3 `5 ?& D* u- CJapanese Ships
. a& ~, m9 o  D      APD T-1
' a! n1 T, O" a; P" g  j      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire
1 g) U' r4 b8 U/ |, l  W      APD T-3- n$ z( p' E% n7 j# \5 ^* Z
      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
5 U9 S; v' R% `& t; f  ]      APD T-5
- b4 _! Y; d2 V6 r/ ]      APD T-65 n8 v# ]: p) o! C7 P8 Y$ F
      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
7 q6 c( B( i, C7 ?      APD T-9
% ^! O4 ?0 G& F6 \! ~      APD T-10
/ R  N4 m8 r# ?1 s$ O7 @! y      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire
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8 h/ z" Y, J( q* b9 Q! E      CA Portland- l# ?4 a/ b/ [$ }2 o# h. B; t3 j
      CA Northampton, Shell hits 1. ?% H2 I5 ^7 S1 n3 P# d9 F7 v
      CA Chester  Q0 B6 ~. E, i
      CA Louisville* [! s) ?! s: N% }) U
      CA Chicago
  h/ }7 `3 m) x2 R0 \+ }      CA Astoria, [9 `7 \  T* ^6 W
      CA Minneapolis
9 l6 K3 d9 {9 @! L# ]& x      CA San Francisco" q% e8 r9 i! s. i
      CA Quincy: y1 ?! n  K" s; N: B
      CA Vincennes
% m; e/ \7 W: ?4 a& E      CA Wichita1 r7 C1 L2 l! V$ Z* O1 v5 F
      DD Bennett; I, f- V% ~! e. t
      DD Bradford  R7 P( K3 y/ {4 P7 `) V  X
      DD Braine0 Z) V' `8 ]6 B& Y# ?+ y9 l
      DD Brownson
- ?) v+ m+ z$ q' j8 ?      DD Bryant+ s8 c8 K" V  `( R+ F
      DD Bullard1 Y9 F+ v4 {) M2 d5 M7 E
      DD Burns
) r) D) Z: ^1 s2 t# n      DD Callaghan5 Q4 b2 K- O$ e& `2 D
      DD Caperton$ l6 ?7 Z( E" m5 X. s7 y! H8 v
      DD Capps1 U" R- ?6 D4 t1 J! M3 p  C9 g
      DMS Emmons
4 @7 f' B* m: e/ U3 \$ H      DMS Macomb
3 K" ^5 b& I( `' [, t5 w      DMS Rodman* s, l! F  _, C" r" Q/ h1 H+ ~
      DMS Gherardi
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9 k/ G- I4 g2 C# S( Q* aMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards" K7 e8 h& x/ J- P/ l/ P, y
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
. o2 w! {, ?6 k) LCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
) K2 }% \" F2 k# ^  W0 gRange closes to 26,000 yards...
; J0 M/ m7 g+ R: ?6 J6 X2 }0 C/ q$ J* mCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards, f1 S4 E$ [0 }) p
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
8 r/ A( Z# |* U( R. ?# V# kRange closes to 22,000 yards...: a9 D5 ~! d$ B4 l$ x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
" H) q$ F& l  lRange closes to 20,000 yards...& H8 d2 x: b3 J, X* a* }% j
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
( I1 q8 q+ H; TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards' D/ U4 p9 M4 @& d4 w! y) P
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
* s& m  q# V* H7 f9 d; K9 xCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards+ p: g7 E2 l# |1 @: o1 Q
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
: V$ v, Y2 W! Z! h8 F3 p* oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
0 h: E2 S5 O3 N! H4 kRange closes to 12,000 yards...  l# G5 s' }" D. L  ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards$ ]$ l* K9 u: L/ a  N( h
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
6 U1 h. O% u" XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards% O6 j: x% _6 i( B, @' z
Range closes to 10,000 yards...2 N( F0 i5 n- R+ b. ~* f8 g$ i' c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
4 W2 g0 |/ \5 F# \" zCA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
0 |* E" V) l/ E$ [" L3 jCA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
2 d  E4 q0 V6 }" u2 ~* xDD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards
: N. S" q/ b  |; Q  B" q, dRange increases to 12,000 yards
& t1 N8 ]7 ~8 F/ v6 JCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
4 Q1 y0 q; F* c0 v% K( ACA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards$ u7 ?: h6 t2 w- n1 `
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards2 I+ T0 O7 m& K# Q1 M
CA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards
9 O( b  p* U0 kCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards  o, g" }- ~( ]
CA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards2 y" Q5 X5 z1 {
DD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards' Z) w; z$ W3 @' Z
DD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
. ]$ ]5 l7 u1 d- s: g; zDD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards$ m9 b0 z5 \# _( E8 _$ d& I
DD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards5 [6 N3 l. H% `1 [
DMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
' G6 h# A( c7 v+ ?& [3 ~. HAPD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards
, K( D, A( J7 u& IRange closes to 9,000 yards# R- {/ w, m! W+ ?: ]
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
7 U+ [: k9 ~6 q* N0 zAPD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards4 c& @  `: ~. C) Z9 j
CA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards3 F$ ?& g5 z1 b  Z: v+ A# ~1 Z
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
9 I2 |" E8 @: B) CCA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards. Y; u5 F  \- v2 X8 w4 V( x3 F
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards( j& I- A  y; K+ R3 I$ `: ], d
APD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards# {: y7 b; |9 l9 L' N! e4 n
DD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
' I0 T- t0 Y8 ?Range closes to 7,000 yards0 u1 m/ i( c' T" W
CA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards- c$ ^6 m+ T5 @% ?
APD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards! Z' E4 k! m6 j! Y5 V
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards, n' C6 j$ U# O+ j* ~0 g9 Y
CA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards8 X  v# k7 [' ^
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards/ H4 j; M# i! ~, u$ e* ]
APD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
2 V6 n1 I8 @6 rCA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
, @$ J# X' C6 @  ?! pCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards; c( x- P5 G; m  p) s* A! ~6 ^
CA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
, E7 V9 R& x  E6 C) @! g8 UDD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards
# G* l5 N3 V6 H) z% @DMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards" G  a# b9 J6 {% d9 c- f
Range increases to 10,000 yards
5 c4 M! P3 f$ i1 a% Z; {DMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards2 z  H  B& \- R) g7 Q" b
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
) i9 G& H. X6 OJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape, ]3 _& N5 ~) y5 C5 J- [( a7 @7 g
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards. A! N; t. ~  o- A# ^( S! d3 d

  G, l! R. R) V; z1 Q& n! }Japanese Ships% ~" Y/ q7 z5 b% m$ j5 t1 y
      APD T-1
$ Y- e+ R: [+ P; f# ~: v' q6 L      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage" ~5 ]- V& U1 R, G3 X
      APD T-3; q8 @$ v) w$ L: _! d( |$ ?/ U
      APD T-5" X* S5 Z3 T% V' F; [
      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 }7 N/ t( z. R0 ?. l; m: W7 ?
      APD T-91 R5 ~& i4 m* V& q: ~1 Z
      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
- d& x, f3 W! b      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk0 Z7 L; a$ [" n

! p/ ?9 ?2 e3 W! c+ }Allied Ships
( Q$ ~$ K' J4 V4 x5 h      CL Swiftsure
# p9 m: u/ I+ C3 n      CL St. Louis/ I; L: }, P* q: t
      CL Phoenix
) W4 q5 P! [1 Q1 W7 x2 h      CL Cleveland
; a/ H# ]# Z3 e4 ~# l      CL Montpelier9 X" g' \. [1 S4 ~  h, I+ E, _: f
      CL Denver( t* e9 Y$ u% g5 L" L. x
      CL Santa Fe! r$ Y* {4 Q( p9 ]; B$ B
      CL Birmingham% f) W" u% |, b6 j0 _
      CL Mobile9 Z' h2 U- f4 K
      CL Biloxi# W" b( t$ N+ q
      CL Miami
" `' ?" u6 x3 |7 l6 q      CL Pasadena
9 Z  j7 ~1 J8 Y2 {1 e% n5 h      DD Allen M. Sumner
/ K, J$ S$ ^! m# Y      DD Ault
/ O' ?8 ~7 C, p( f% }      DD English
! V/ o( x6 |4 w, \, c( a      DD Haynsworth* X; f( e! h  R; Z
      DD Maddox
* i; L: H, K' K& ?0 c' n2 C# i      DD Mansfield: P3 u0 M$ a4 H
      DD Waldron7 F: J9 s6 b# m6 c: _! z7 N: l
      DD Haggard
' k3 |0 L9 F. N4 a& d      DD Hailey) x7 z+ |* A8 ~5 s+ }( V
      DD Hale
: d* }4 e* y8 }9 P1 U0 m      CL Vincennes II; ?6 O+ \, l, s' q
      CL Houston II8 b  O' o' ?' l9 [2 s! L! {$ c
      CL Astoria II
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0 M" ~) l) \. d5 `Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards7 W& ^) S+ e* K- `6 f1 O
Range closes to 28,000 yards...9 w# g# \) R% s. W6 ^9 G. K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards& ?2 ?1 O" O+ E( |
Range closes to 26,000 yards...& K9 d( K- z; t) o" `$ }! ]
Range closes to 24,000 yards...  k$ e4 `: Z' D" r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
" ]3 j8 @3 h+ _Range closes to 22,000 yards...6 ]8 ?! J3 Q* p: b5 R. _
Range closes to 20,000 yards...8 [( S9 J" W3 o" J& ^! w  E4 Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards+ w1 B+ s& n3 s2 V  B2 a8 R
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
3 {  f7 z* a: {1 PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
9 [* X+ C# M4 i, z+ y5 V9 C& w: R1 Q3 RRange closes to 16,000 yards...+ \1 H4 w" |5 B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards2 O: N* P' {) z: c3 h. u
Range closes to 14,000 yards.../ m+ v5 N3 V& z/ P' J4 Y9 ~2 j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards, N: s& y; C4 H  \; Y, z2 B5 e
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
# k% g: q' i8 o# z; B7 rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
% z$ i6 }" v& h5 uRange closes to 11,000 yards...
5 g* S( u7 k3 c. L2 M) i  qCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards. S$ p. h7 C% q  c9 N) n
Range closes to 10,000 yards...* [% [- G8 {5 Z4 M( k
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards/ I3 T9 y" n" v; k1 [
Wyatt, B. crosses the 'T'' u8 \* e% `1 [0 ?* s6 ^% Y
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
9 b0 ?6 L  u0 ^+ ~CL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
7 [/ h. ?: c3 e$ t9 o7 E0 vCL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards; j* g, P+ Q( u" n" j% T
CL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
. Y: L7 A0 q4 f; `+ n+ l9 EDD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
: m7 Q) H: N0 j! ODD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards6 r( M) y5 M* ?/ T; `
DD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards- p; q: ?0 k+ r" v8 b
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards5 M& q& e. a. ], F! P' p) z
Range increases to 11,000 yards) U& Y6 [: d( J5 S
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards/ }6 F. L$ z! V$ d: u4 l* _
CL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
9 s3 ]# B% I# yCL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards
1 {: K0 O/ q% }% k: fCL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
8 L. J# k' y6 e$ @& HCL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards  ^0 ~& E3 {$ X, @8 L/ P
CL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards* o* z9 @  ]% h
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
9 U) r, W9 u, l$ [. `+ i* A1 IDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards' T; U2 y) u2 v; @: l( }) j2 {
Range closes to 8,000 yards4 ?3 Q5 |' n& I5 y% C5 A
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards9 x# u+ v: i1 |+ N5 U8 u: q' G
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
" N4 R: U: {% h: x0 K1 W+ e' ECL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards
4 I3 M; L( \( uAPD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards- U) F' \3 a5 r
DD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
. ^. I1 ]* O9 `% |7 z2 nRange closes to 7,000 yards. z4 S- |) ~$ F
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards2 a/ T4 _) Y& c4 _1 z
CL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards$ q  y$ m" i# d. a2 Y
CL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards8 J; X  u6 Q2 x+ ?
CL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
% k" t' D5 a5 ]6 _! }CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards8 W6 ]7 t4 Q# I% \
CL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
1 y' ~. a/ c/ Q- U" ~CL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
5 r) A' `/ D5 h4 l6 c* ICL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
; X7 r( u( E* k/ V6 ^2 D8 U8 ]DD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards+ J* c$ }+ B% t
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards
0 k  {: {- v8 m  E! w* R9 hAPD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards0 K8 G7 I( p4 E" O: @
DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards3 s: a, k" h5 [: ~
Range increases to 8,000 yards
* Y' }0 Q  u5 A7 DCL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
2 M. B) T# M4 D3 hCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards  M8 O7 h8 s8 e
CL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards6 {# I3 Z) Y0 ?) Q0 \  m, E+ w
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
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      APD T-1
# T9 E9 q1 ~$ H- e$ c: ~& R      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk! U) k1 e" k( \' }1 l9 h* x/ N: g
      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk: a; G8 @' R! W" C: `- L- F. B
      APD T-55 V9 D! j5 {& e) _$ y! r. k& c  ~
      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk4 U- h0 s# Q9 R/ D
      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
8 l- X- g. T6 x5 ^, R      CA Portland
9 [+ N2 D) h- \      CA Northampton& G" t/ _* [/ t$ q7 u9 @
      CA Chester
( k/ r6 I$ l+ h7 o5 O      CA Louisville* _' \: Y; Y. F0 ?
      CA Chicago
' w4 i9 _# e- @2 R2 j/ x% _3 @      CA Astoria" d! a2 t; G/ W5 e
      CA Minneapolis
7 m& s2 \- v. S5 R) a      CA San Francisco
7 ?7 \; c# o9 Z, c      CA Quincy
0 E+ s& V# }- i- o6 h: D) q; s& V      CA Vincennes" ?. W0 y1 v) [! E
      CA Wichita
  @9 [: l9 x+ J      DD Bennett
, {: o  Q6 y# q* I. Z9 V7 W      DD Bradford$ Z- Q0 @) \( E
      DD Braine& l: m- S: N5 s, z
      DD Brownson
: Z2 H* @# g% ~5 J2 }4 z: x% v      DD Bryant
! ]/ r; |# f& E) s4 c      DD Bullard& N5 w1 x* {" G0 T0 B) g
      DD Burns% Y4 f/ E% p8 u) G% a
      DD Callaghan
8 D8 s% S9 D+ @* C      DD Caperton
) T1 \. ~8 d$ ^: \; s, i      DD Capps
0 b( Q  q- ?" X4 e0 B      DMS Emmons
5 f- c0 ?# G! m$ ?      DMS Macomb! o' j0 F+ d" I5 _. \: r
      DMS Rodman2 C3 x4 w( {8 ~* M* z+ t
      DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards4 M  [0 b# K  r0 T( f' P* l9 p  |
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
, e! f& K7 Q' `$ o% f) G0 j+ X3 nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
  V. P4 b- e3 g/ o: W  M" WRange closes to 26,000 yards..., X2 \* ~7 h4 t, v
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
  ?3 Y% B8 g" k5 v1 J9 UCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
/ T0 j# x+ |8 y4 K+ r' vRange closes to 22,000 yards.... d2 f1 c% z3 `5 v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
* X  W  I$ z2 E: A* FRange closes to 20,000 yards...: [( X4 T* r2 \( D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
. @- m% J. G# H: ^; M9 a8 Z# e4 pRange closes to 18,000 yards...4 j# E* [- \! a
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
; b! s5 K" K9 p+ nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards+ W* q0 C8 f- m& }- x
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
. s( a. g& C- @: qRange closes to 12,000 yards...
. b% @9 H3 D3 x5 O3 XRange closes to 11,000 yards...3 D3 t* ~* Q1 i; C: H# o$ m
Range closes to 10,000 yards...( M( B6 O  f8 }3 x, m* x# \
Range closes to 9,000 yards..." m- ]) q& E7 f/ _! E
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
/ R! {. H( t3 v; i; t: j6 o/ f8 kCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards+ V) T% S. I5 I4 z  c; V
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards& @$ M3 {% k! k! C% g  _0 ?. P$ H
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
3 h' F7 A( z+ Z; l  p9 t/ L) nCA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards; ~4 E) \; h  P0 A) n& ~
DD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards8 W3 J- W% w: x9 O! K& `
APD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards
$ i8 c4 X/ D2 F+ I! ]! qCA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
8 ]" I6 F# U0 Z3 @4 R$ VCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards
  {1 W- c% d) U6 K5 y* ?) M7 bCA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards. l) G+ C1 C% @  O: [' L2 q
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
& h" U# m" D6 S+ f" SCA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards, H( b, r; B  _5 P; W. W- c( Z
APD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards
$ j5 N- K2 P" q- BDD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
9 s7 D* B% P" @& l0 g/ t$ sRange closes to 5,000 yards
1 j( a2 ^8 k9 B8 l& YDD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113
, u4 _( J5 Z$ I  [. m5 |7 @APD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards
" b  Z5 v8 Z8 R" }+ n# P1 `- j! A+ HCA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards
) X# y! d6 A* }) W3 |% _" Z) SCA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards- ?1 X6 q  M/ X; t
DD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards
5 u: z7 [/ q; g' T! DRange closes to 2,000 yards
! U& m9 J% ^0 d+ _. P. c  \CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards9 X" p" o7 Y: W/ j( z
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
; M6 k! O9 U( q6 b- v1 W' `! CCA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards  |" X% E/ R4 E: }
APD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards8 R4 N7 V0 t$ J; E, Y% c
Range increases to 6,000 yards
  ^9 f2 Y0 x+ lCA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards
7 R7 F$ I2 k0 {# UCA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards3 `" J& x/ A. \: r( ^) B
APD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards
) b# I9 X4 o" M4 m/ ~7 |$ u/ eRange increases to 9,000 yards
1 i+ _) M9 Q$ A0 b: G) w2 \, z/ lDMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
5 L) j0 t# t; Y, a9 W' k! QCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards$ L% \. ~, z# e5 t# p
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
2 h" y1 r1 K0 D& F2 }8 bDD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
/ |% [& m/ k% G$ w6 P$ oRange increases to 13,000 yards6 Y7 ]2 d2 v- x4 T9 W& D
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards
% c% k1 Q; d$ F9 e8 \APD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards& f9 y6 o5 @) C" i* o  Q
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
+ L. C% m% Y% l! c8 D& h0 k5 p- S4 ZTask forces break off...5 ?. U' L, Q9 g& t' h# |  E
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships5 f* b1 ~/ H) V9 [# A/ R1 B. ~' S
      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk* [/ U: f- g+ N, I  r2 K* C3 e
      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk; m7 J7 w7 V- i, @- A( K

+ Q4 k! p+ a3 M6 k  D& \Allied Ships4 d4 e* n! f$ }8 l& s
      BB North Carolina: Q9 X" W% B  R9 ^
      BB Washington2 H! Z7 w7 D3 A7 e. e- Y) {; L
      BB South Dakota# g  Q7 g2 ?6 F0 K" x; M; X* ]
      BB Indiana
& z4 E+ l9 [) ~6 V$ ?9 t( {# F      BB Massachusetts
5 K' ^" L& D4 e0 d      BB Alabama
* l* f9 r! }, L2 r$ Z$ f$ V      DD Conner
1 f. f5 ]8 c6 j      DD Cotten
& E' t8 X& a5 }* H8 ]      DD Cowell* u" @9 F6 ]  d9 l2 s" G
      DD Daly0 i0 m8 q3 m6 ^% K. u8 H
      DD Eaton; |6 m* _# J* i7 A2 r
      DD Heywood Edwards" E; g3 J% x/ m. T6 s) v  J
      DD Erben
" c0 t/ ]- |2 D5 O) r      DD Evans( Y# m* d% v+ G  h! B
      DD Foote2 _  W6 B' H- y1 B
      DD Franks
" t0 S2 ~8 z& B% [3 J1 T& r      DD Fullam, B, X: ]. X9 p
      DD Gatling' p' F# h& p& _& i$ V: N1 |
      DD Albert Grant. A5 Z! c: G& l( P% ?
      DD Gregory
4 t; {! k/ ]" A2 p      DD Guest
9 D7 e% }/ G' N  Y4 C      DMS Hamilton
/ \1 b4 z" h- J) i# [) D      DMS Forrest, B' t6 p3 }; c. q; K2 J. k
      DMS Ellyson5 p8 Y" A% ]3 e. S
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards: k; O$ W2 u# D5 ]' z6 T' X1 `
Range closes to 28,000 yards...+ }3 ^4 W' R  b/ _
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
- j" @$ C/ U3 F$ s' eRange closes to 24,000 yards...) I  z/ r1 Y! @% `8 I
Range closes to 22,000 yards...% T, e" C' `" s. M
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
/ V1 k, u2 i$ t5 j0 QRange closes to 18,000 yards...7 n, {$ R5 k6 P, t( f, W! F
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
( `  E$ w5 d$ qRange closes to 14,000 yards...
) }- `' e- d- k; y) {# x0 QRange closes to 12,000 yards...
' b# M# v! t7 NRange closes to 11,000 yards...; X  L6 J" _5 P5 ~2 z' H3 ^1 h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards+ \/ y% e9 l0 B' `8 `
Range closes to 10,000 yards...; U7 p# ~  f1 R4 k8 p
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
1 i0 d4 k/ f% ^2 R# `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
( ^: D7 h+ t5 p0 X! QBB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
8 Z1 H3 v" i% [9 m; Y' XAPD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards
8 F. v/ J' w6 n  Z& bDD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
' ?3 y# l% o* s. }- zDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards( P/ c. b3 V$ }" l
DD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards) y( t- s, S* [5 N6 |: r
Range closes to 5,000 yards
7 L: K5 f+ [7 H& g9 T6 p" ^DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
( T2 [) a7 I$ U, I$ Z) ^BB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards; R/ M$ J- ^- ^' _( m
Range closes to 3,000 yards9 c- y1 F# z( U* O
BB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
9 a' ?4 F4 z; U( A- }DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards1 C4 q1 ~8 s* X+ e
DD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
* N0 k: ^# G& z6 _! bDD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards8 r9 Z+ L. m# {. [5 n2 ~( x. C
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards* E# {9 e7 m7 g. t) `
APD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards% L' q' m9 l9 T8 F' l' h
BB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards0 r; S( T7 `, N6 n6 m
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
* E! k( W" O1 n& yDD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
: ~5 G- p5 N  f9 Z- ERange increases to 5,000 yards1 W2 ]; F3 s6 d4 G" L: E& }
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards- E- Z5 a$ e, R# B/ K4 v$ I! L
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
, }! y2 e9 N6 J" O5 [0 z6 p& }Range increases to 7,000 yards; w7 q! I  U: }; H
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
! @( V% w! Y. v+ Q! @. s* M# V( j6 qDD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards. z* W- p, n; L9 T' L, M' n
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
* a( A" H" L% C4 M8 k, T! ^1 F  ZAPD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards/ D% B, {4 V8 L8 o1 r1 ~; b
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards3 S" h1 `! G  N+ I. `
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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