41年12月17日,联合舰队仍在PH附近转悠,盟军抗议和谴责然后再抗议然后再强烈谴责后,实在忍不住,派出未受创的战舰突击联合舰队,可惜大部分战舰与KB擦肩而过,只有1小队DD与KB交火。1 `. ^% A7 f7 L# B3 q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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3 H: ~- b# a7 q' I' jJapanese Ships
2 q b# ^) ?" a( N: H CV Kaga
, R) R8 Z4 l6 g2 Z CV Hiryu) p. {8 t" Y" r
CV Soryu
; o3 l n* g3 r CV Shokaku
# ^- e1 X& k* x5 x6 Q% u& M# j CV Zuikaku7 _& v* q: N/ y+ F, l
CV Akagi, Shell hits 1* g6 K, z7 X* m9 g0 D( V
BB Hiei& `/ Q1 P4 S$ o1 X
BB Kirishima
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CA Chikuma
) x) \9 e0 o/ g- q: A/ x CL Abukuma
1 p m [0 A9 G9 _3 d ~3 Y/ N DD Akigumo
" \; x% V" ]1 C. E; x: M. T DD Kagero
8 G- q. ~9 G$ d8 f' k3 x, q2 a* D DD Isokaze) }1 i) V" @% Z) h
DD Shiranui$ W* P: D" M( x! o' i% K: U; Z
DD Urakaze8 P4 q! v) ?; Q1 W
DD Hamakaze- {; ]- `- g1 y$ B
DD Tanikaze
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DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships
) k" _1 ?( N5 R6 x; w6 I DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire6 }! J M) F2 t0 P+ ~
DD Farragut
) `$ N0 `5 c; B/ o3 k* _ DD Dewey
/ `1 z& U$ m; t" \" y DD Hull, Shell hits 15 ~0 T* z- D! C8 {9 f# Q: W
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight0 `2 s. a, ?" r- @; a! ]& ^" T+ S
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards
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Range closes to 10,000 yards.... y1 i$ D5 R* e* i, t% L9 u z
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards$ {# x/ e& j' Y1 Q. l
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
) V1 ^% V y/ D& Y& WDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards
+ u( d" _1 }, j" |. xDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards
" P6 Z, F4 T0 qBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards; i4 w" i' v& y/ r& ~+ }) p
DD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards
$ a. Q1 ] s$ U- }. ~+ r: LRange increases to 11,000 yards
4 q2 h+ @% u. J% @DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards% a8 o+ L% ?$ P6 n& [8 [$ Y
DD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards4 Z& g$ n7 q! a9 ]' w- w- L
Range increases to 12,000 yards
( U5 ?' u: o6 B! C8 @DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards6 h4 V- \$ W" H; U4 d7 n1 Y' p/ }
DD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards+ Z# \/ F2 {8 T
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards) X! r1 |& @ }+ ]
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards3 U: j. W9 j% s2 F L* v
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
4 C! y% e9 n% w4 N) I& qDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards1 f" n, s# f) |8 h) O: n5 ~
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , $ S( @7 ~9 p( ?: S
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
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DD Kagero
# d" N( x! b1 N7 {# S% F( XDD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards; W' V( R* N% Q1 ]1 r9 g( Q7 q
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards+ t8 R& A( D' T* R3 T$ E2 b; @
DD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards
/ {" U8 P9 t3 U. }0 A# B2 yCA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
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CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
/ m9 B d( r6 _, F CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat8 v* D$ h5 X. Y0 J. m; u
- escorted by DD Tanikaze , DD Urakaze , DD Shiranui , " i3 P7 g- \# m
DD Isokaze5 t7 C9 P7 N! Z' y! Y& k
BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
" S4 P0 ` ~' \; ^) n7 T& KDD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
; |1 e3 d C8 t6 y! l, t+ w! |+ RCA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards/ [( R+ U0 z5 a o& G w
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards0 b2 r& \, p2 m) E2 |( Z+ q) S
DD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards
) J1 k; A5 D, G2 _( t4 qDD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards3 y: f" h" H, z/ n) v( P
Range closes to 9,000 yards
' S. i3 Z. P4 J# g- m0 b5 J5 aCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
( }3 u( \- ~9 t7 Q) y+ @* E1 `& X CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat! m5 f$ J6 A1 W
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Hamakaze , DD Isokaze0 B) z" s4 [! M* o/ ?/ A
DD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards5 i# {" z8 I; y$ j+ b$ |
BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards8 u3 }" B3 ]7 @- s! P6 ?
BB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards8 u" ~9 `( W' W* [/ ^( w; o2 A
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards
9 p( [% c w2 x2 x' bDD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards* X, A: ?% x" ^2 o8 L. V4 ^
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards
0 P/ X9 [) X" s6 d% pRange increases to 12,000 yards
/ P( L7 g8 s! B) o0 e) P5 |9 d+ dDD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards
( C& l' D5 V; ~/ G$ v4 C9 o6 Z# ZDD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards
4 C) ]8 l1 e2 n; _: I2 U3 t/ S! IDD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards
3 O$ C$ r4 s: Z' h: a lDD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
, I. @8 K! u) `DD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards% Y/ B0 x W* g& O, K
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape. f) J6 i) Z, U# l7 Q; D1 E& a
Task forces break off..." G( x4 \. m6 t a- q
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) f7 `0 n; `6 m- i$ q" e0 |Day Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards" Q* g: E2 a$ F- @* d7 _9 O7 L: g# B
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Japanese Ships
4 z$ A" }( b+ i2 F CV Kaga
; U% u; v# w: w& H+ D5 K2 h& _3 k CV Hiryu
/ l! N4 e+ E! W# i3 V CV Soryu
7 _1 V ?' ~+ \# r; e CV Shokaku
9 [6 P! X2 [- m6 N CV Zuikaku* }) f$ m8 G0 h ?! L( g- G
CV Akagi
" s; r2 K1 A. @5 J2 u8 p- c BB Hiei; X* e# a" J. _+ J8 n
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2& t N5 C1 D# t& X0 F+ j. L
CA Tone, Shell hits 1
" |' ]8 g& I6 G CA Chikuma
* I# n) s) T4 y- ?+ `' ~ CL Abukuma" Q+ B4 F5 c5 y: r) A0 D t8 P% y. M
DD Akigumo& g' T5 J' j% @8 J* h( g6 T
DD Kagero3 J' x+ M' n! m. u* L0 B8 n# W
DD Isokaze1 U6 U8 \( M: X" x0 q& l Q! m. f
DD Shiranui
5 E; a% u4 b# [0 w7 | DD Urakaze. L+ J/ E5 O1 f4 [
DD Hamakaze
: _6 |" P. h% ]. |/ U7 S E DD Tanikaze3 u) V* p& m# I/ o- h5 n
DD Arare- r( y. c* Q# k) J
DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships
, r+ ^' _" v4 c3 d1 p; C# _ DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ D0 T8 D0 n. n$ V: m DD Farragut, Shell hits 15 g% g' h7 i5 o3 j
DD Dewey
y- Q8 `; N0 n DD Hull
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PH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。 Y$ E1 a* w( ~7 w7 ?8 C) H0 `. N
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Morning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: @9 J: W& ?7 i& ^; F
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 ]- f n1 E5 [, [' W. Q/ n: @
B5N2 Kate x 25! A$ t. M. ^0 @
7 U8 T" B+ w6 mJapanese aircraft losses. q6 g7 V0 V! V k+ b' y
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships' M' J& f" }# r9 u! ^
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
/ \ {% {# [0 O1 X+ x BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
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3 a" G+ D0 C' S4 v& J2 c3 ePort hits 75 c- ], T' G: H& v7 S
Port supply hits 1: g1 @$ ^" M0 v. J& x7 i
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3 v, e9 F+ A& q. A7 D- cMorning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107
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) B9 W4 Q! Y& U: s+ A/ KWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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& ^) n6 i' W9 f4 D; V& `Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
3 ^9 w, e6 F2 }9 VEstimated time to target is 25 minutes7 }1 U0 K* `) C1 \4 h5 _
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Japanese aircraft
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Z1 C4 C) O+ ~8 b- E- M$ z" x* K1 c B5N2 Kate x 19. u& k* i0 x( l; ] k3 t
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B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
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( [% y5 q+ A2 h' @1 d' \5 f9 WAllied Ships9 _/ n% j/ z" B8 e5 Y6 f3 P9 @
xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; @! ?* W2 v0 O0 s/ c9 a% n, a BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
6 \0 y5 z7 G) t& l* K4 }' R DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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, V6 m$ F H& R5 M' A" o国军收复信阳,但日军从汉口调集了1300战力已经到达信阳左下方。
0 m& P2 m2 K. |) ]Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48)1 k# {+ R, L0 {' r( t
8 s" a3 F1 r, D6 X/ p' RAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626
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( M( n4 S4 p' t& \$ HDefending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 141
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0 B8 q9 e) c9 W( a8 cAllied adjusted assault: 751
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Japanese adjusted defense: 41 , G5 j' E, G1 T* T5 |8 ~
3 D$ R( z, w% p; T2 FAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!
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Combat modifiers
1 v* u0 o+ V6 R7 @ }Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
}: _: e+ u0 f8 C% U experience(-)
1 l& b, N/ T- K% g1 TAttacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
* x1 c& d; ]. i! { 1686 casualties reported, a* l' a" u# ~- u& C
Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled
2 P/ ^* m, O v4 X; k' x9 j Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled
; r# c. Q% X7 n6 j9 p Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled) b+ W6 H f& q
Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)2 n7 E$ `2 t5 a$ ~3 k, @5 _
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ {" [! L. s/ |; Q0 {$ }4 D5 R
Units retreated 5( l; J) U/ t7 b8 E/ z( M* \% y
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Allied ground losses:( J5 ?0 L+ @4 N5 x1 o' @
406 casualties reported9 ]; P% T! X/ Z4 |( y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled
( C( L* r8 A2 S9 i0 p( _2 T: j0 P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
$ t I) i3 Y P, b/ ^, x! m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( S7 K3 `# q4 o7 t V6 q" L* z
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!0 p/ q( c" [8 g4 J- _& m1 H* T
$ {, q9 e' z8 P6 D, g5 JAssaulting units:5 @2 V9 |9 [- \6 S8 N9 ^
12th Chinese Corps/ V$ F! i$ _% c0 j) G- r/ P4 @
29th Chinese Corps* ?/ y7 M5 ]# {" ?. C8 d1 I. U. z
85th Chinese Corps' _7 Q/ O; i. s! e3 J" F! f
2nd Group Army
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Defending units:
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14th RGC Temp. Division) h5 {- R8 W/ p9 d- \
18th RGC Temp. Division# J* M' x$ Y! I4 N- v0 l
52nd Road Const Co / k* H: ]2 m4 h0 [! J4 }" x, `; k2 s
67th JAAF AF Coy
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Ground combat at Nanchang (85,54)8 B2 Q# [ k0 t: B6 Y, l$ m
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Allied Shock attack5 S# A+ g2 L" m' _
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Attacking force 39510 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612
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Defending force 11531 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 392
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% C& b+ w7 h; GAllied adjusted assault: 1301 1 p3 H! d: r# v* }1 i' ^+ `; |
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Japanese adjusted defense: 401 ; d9 |! A8 n- z2 P
( D# y4 H9 ?" u: dAllied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4)
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8 \! ~2 r* r* SAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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7 y( e: A4 ~3 k C+ ]7 UCombat modifiers
1 t \& J$ j5 P5 Q7 m6 n) h1 qDefender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-). }# \+ w( f4 R9 _% W
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Attacker: shock(+)- ?! a4 N# p3 V) X, `& }8 ]/ x
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Japanese ground losses:( ^: v6 F& ?# ~1 `* Y- p' @2 W
518 casualties reported
3 z5 F5 j/ _4 A, l Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
$ Q P- g9 @) ?3 P6 q$ b* |, G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled. t# w* C+ b4 N' @& Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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9 t. A R; ~2 a8 G8 YAllied ground losses:
+ P, W" G1 o% u% _( v$ W. K: P 2941 casualties reported
" x; T* u2 I/ U- ?3 O Squads: 16 destroyed, 376 disabled
: w8 n* q: B! h7 m' A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled. I5 j0 i# C; L3 c/ B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled. \+ a2 N- s) o" ]
Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)) m1 _+ I0 @, _3 y+ R; [3 u+ H2 p: X
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50th Chinese Corps6 c6 G m6 q) m9 @: I# h5 x6 [4 `/ N: Z
70th Chinese Corps
8 S) n0 V2 d9 F) c. F' V5 u 49th Chinese Corps$ @4 |) o) v: c8 d1 S
28th Chinese Corps
+ F: z2 W# P6 [+ Y O 21st Chinese Corps
3 e* h/ a+ K% S7 U) F 78th Chinese Corps
6 j0 C) D( j% O2 c1 p# Y4 X, m) _ 3rd New Chinese Corps2 g7 ^' Y: t2 K8 o; R% y
23rd Group Army
# z; Y/ ~4 S; }+ _+ P 30th Group Army
: w: M( Z$ u+ ]4 E% q 32nd Group Army
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12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
8 x5 B0 l. u; r& T |* h 11th Ind.Mixed Brigade7 M1 p3 v ~5 e5 ~+ d# U2 C* h
23rd RGC Temp. Division |