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。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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CV Kaga
D. b0 f; T/ c G5 F" w6 B CV Hiryu6 [6 [$ m, q( G1 ^
CV Soryu
: j( ]+ o. B# A3 h5 ~' ? CV Shokaku2 {7 l$ V) y2 W/ ]; B
CV Zuikaku0 y% F$ f- K: o) ?
CV Akagi, Shell hits 1
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. B" d! X8 ?3 ]) V7 I BB Kirishima: F: i* `% c; G9 m; J6 X. ]2 A
CA Tone* S- r7 ~$ E8 n2 t- A3 @ I+ V
CA Chikuma
" m& u! f' w% J f4 N A$ f CL Abukuma
4 g8 ]+ V1 [+ R; p DD Akigumo9 T1 Q* Z! `! L6 ?8 g
DD Kagero
6 ~/ t2 w# _# g, i& b DD Isokaze
$ y& h) O; n1 _9 |' J: k o DD Shiranui
$ V, f7 E& k( [$ ]' _: f DD Urakaze
. x1 X9 m. v3 s8 @: i9 a DD Hamakaze) a! ?# Z2 o$ t0 M& S
DD Tanikaze7 z# ]7 D E$ u* @6 I
DD Arare& I2 H$ `' q( Q3 ]
DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships# r9 O: v I# o( F8 I& r
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire% M$ b! N, z/ R6 x: P
DD Farragut" }0 i3 w5 R0 w, L( q* u& M
DD Dewey+ a8 E8 K# t+ m. X6 Z" u
DD Hull, Shell hits 1# g( k2 f; v" _/ b5 I
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
$ T7 j" \$ _7 j k3 d) l) n: ]Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards' p. \& ^ x7 ?0 P4 `
Range closes to 11,000 yards...8 L1 p% v" a, X; b$ |+ X; h& E4 C
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
' I, Z& |( }4 h3 UCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
) f8 C% I, y. A# \- [2 LCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
1 d; T/ s( a8 Z. F. L4 ?& o) nDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards& X/ ^0 J* b3 V% r: E: S. X' Q( B
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards3 P* a( M+ r# @/ q! K! W/ S
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards* d5 K& v" R4 k
DD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards% h$ f) r; \* w
Range increases to 11,000 yards5 N4 M8 W; o: u% F# N) n c
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards6 U6 F4 g% e) w' ?9 K7 L- P- n' ]
DD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
5 b& J2 F" P. C& X" p! d2 A3 sRange increases to 12,000 yards' ?5 ?& T4 R( W. q4 J6 j8 {5 h# B, x6 M
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards8 {/ e- z! @- i, S8 |
DD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards* n4 D3 x2 p6 h. b
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards& z7 p7 Y! }! L8 V- B
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards* [8 `! w$ Z i9 f, \
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
4 d* O" j! Y, |7 aDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards5 ^2 l* j2 E7 o% {
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
/ y9 [: y1 F* f CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
: }6 ]3 s5 l5 _" W- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Arare , DD Tanikaze , ( U- ]1 t0 Y8 F2 C5 U, M+ U
DD Kagero
9 |, y# b$ s/ k& N& w7 r* sDD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards( Q9 z( u6 L" l1 F, A
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards0 u( ^ N% Y0 \7 x- \+ z% e
DD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards
, t% N% g' ?. ]1 @! KCA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
' \& s8 h2 J2 m7 WRange closes to 11,000 yards
% \5 c* M2 E, M. B) m! ACV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
/ K( b1 @/ y/ l% { CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat4 |7 A2 |5 L# l* ~/ r9 R
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DD Isokaze
0 a% D$ I6 b2 w( BBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
! \+ t ?3 `) \9 w7 C, T$ }DD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards+ E2 c/ ^( y6 f! _& t
CA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards5 a* D1 U. w9 G3 A
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
1 g: I0 h- [1 [0 S. Q, }3 v/ ]DD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards
" r2 s( n% b, }% C# I6 LDD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards. ?$ A- L. |1 Q2 F8 m6 ]
Range closes to 9,000 yards. m N) ?3 D ~ V/ P
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , 7 G' J2 ^) S7 ^- P' b* u
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat9 u1 n- r3 A, e5 I/ Q
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Hamakaze , DD Isokaze8 E# E9 }( w) a p2 S+ b& {7 v3 F
DD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards
' N9 U% f2 U7 B0 g! DBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards( D. A) I+ P: i" e( y- y
BB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards
" R; v+ \- F9 a) q. jDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards
- m8 i/ x, n) q+ L7 k8 \DD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards/ q n8 F( ?% A$ ^. M6 O
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards5 ~) a" c1 a0 n D& [4 a4 m
Range increases to 12,000 yards
6 M, \) j) J( R, NDD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards) A; q) H5 P& L
DD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards
6 z3 X# E# t) [5 E3 \2 H& mDD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards% A6 I0 O; F- ~; _
DD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards: w4 @# B( Q* D. {& C$ G5 a
DD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards; |! `# }9 Y) n0 C5 e
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
% L* j4 n$ q- G5 t, [0 P& i* aTask forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards
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6 y8 q0 E' @6 N. ~" K CV Kaga: n, V, ~7 F2 u9 Q
CV Hiryu
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+ \7 n7 ^) u: E3 G7 }/ s CV Shokaku
5 A; e& ?" C2 l3 A5 x CV Zuikaku' a4 e4 I3 ? w0 R& S
CV Akagi3 F3 h6 c. K8 o; u& I# |
BB Hiei) q3 N% c/ s9 L7 n0 l1 ~
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2
. R, s T) ^- Q9 z CA Tone, Shell hits 1* `$ W9 k' X+ R5 V D
CA Chikuma" ]6 \$ A( R3 Y O l ~
CL Abukuma- o( X. @2 \+ b, e# y
DD Akigumo( I$ j! x) [0 {! R
DD Kagero
( g! W0 H F/ @4 M" [: U) g, J DD Isokaze
( U8 v7 l# T9 `$ ^ DD Shiranui" r4 ` O5 g8 B) q! U g Z+ ~* s* J, [
DD Urakaze" B: v. \. ~* S# [" ^& {
DD Hamakaze
! d& l. H2 N3 n& F DD Tanikaze
- F2 B6 _3 J4 K6 S' T* G DD Arare7 q: e+ L% H5 ]5 E
DD Kasumi5 J8 g6 ~( d4 F5 D3 T; N
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Allied Ships* x9 [5 a1 ~: F8 Z4 n
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage! g1 I, x9 d1 t% d0 @
DD Farragut, Shell hits 1: x% E. d$ W4 W' y6 M* O
DD Dewey G; M" I5 V0 K" e( c
DD Hull- o5 N- M% E ]$ X
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PH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。+ S) W- ]$ l% _+ H \9 b
2 z- T; k* [0 J. R& `9 s$ C( dMorning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108 7 u1 t: ]( J+ n' \" ]
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms# o0 [) V" d* e0 ~/ ^
7 t4 M+ X: ?! d. P- KRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.' P: q9 |: c! Q* ^
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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0 @, o6 \3 y" u; A( j) YJapanese aircraft$ @% [" x+ q7 ^! ]; } y( `
B5N2 Kate x 25: v7 d% N2 t/ t$ z0 l* l
) H% ?& U/ ]9 KJapanese aircraft losses8 t" ~& ?! `. Y% |8 _
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged1 r% S- W9 L q
: E" k, ]! d. ]+ A4 v: vAllied Ships9 A" h6 ]( H3 M. ]; N
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage" [4 I% C2 H8 p* a
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
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g8 t# l0 L5 a, o; C# v9 N) r1 t' ?& fPort hits 7
- J6 @5 e# h! a% Y* ]2 Z/ `; TPort supply hits 1" S0 k4 m4 z% y
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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107 ) k0 x. j5 g7 U( n7 N$ f4 P$ y
: t1 k7 S+ T. G9 UWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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7 \1 p# L% _+ n9 S- \) F( VRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet./ x' o* ~+ v; u8 o$ l" ^2 J5 G
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes9 x: h/ X( G7 H! d2 j4 r. z
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Japanese aircraft
* h, p/ E& o, W$ W# Q A6M2 Zero x 17
- Z$ A6 i* a: H4 R$ h B5N2 Kate x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ ^% L( q- O3 K0 G* D9 a. G( d d) k B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
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2 O4 V* a$ a& v+ z9 yAllied Ships4 u0 u9 [- f5 G& N
xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
: }9 r4 P7 p- ?9 } BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
4 g# h1 Y: b' o! J0 M* T6 O0 Z DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk% Z) o/ k/ w. F: x; ?
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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。8 l6 `9 q o- x2 ], h ?" t9 v; P+ K
Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48)7 z* e ?- x7 i2 i6 G+ e/ V3 ~
; \6 Q& b( p. oAllied Shock attack
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2 v1 t- c! |0 F/ [2 J/ [Attacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626
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% G1 j9 w% U0 E, n" R1 c, z9 |Defending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1416 c/ x3 a9 M0 I' t; F2 {6 U
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Allied adjusted assault: 751
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Japanese adjusted defense: 41 7 P4 u7 A" p2 B% ~) ^2 @
: Q8 a2 N- [3 [' TAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!5 X: H7 X6 K( F% @0 u5 S/ _
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Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)5 Y) b8 y# z1 [2 @. ~) [
experience(-)" _5 O0 q- | L2 \; }
Attacker: shock(+)* R8 o: O% n" Y' K) ?' }$ p
- Z* T2 f$ A, JJapanese ground losses:
4 t0 _1 J' c2 }, N) n7 p+ r 1686 casualties reported
+ C+ [; S" d. p! \! f- N; B- h Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled
3 k& A2 V: X: ]" C2 k Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 H0 v7 U) @) R Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled0 `- ?6 J5 @$ L3 c
Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)1 J( d/ d9 v) y% Y" [0 h4 r
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ F: O0 H; m* U6 s- e
Units retreated 5
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Allied ground losses:; Y5 q# L; W( h+ O
406 casualties reported
$ R) _. ~( [ P/ `- Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled
. g4 D3 g; N. j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ i6 L; n" T5 i: ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 K \5 p: F5 Z
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!9 ?, l2 p; W+ w# Z% Q6 L
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Assaulting units:& ?9 D& D% E( e9 p/ a& D# G
12th Chinese Corps
$ k4 ?" O! t" D8 W6 t, H5 m 29th Chinese Corps7 S2 V7 S, O% ~; {/ n3 H7 l
85th Chinese Corps
0 h8 N9 o8 P* O- j* a3 D5 G 2nd Group Army
3 b* T, g- X i, a) z$ b: B+ E' m5 t 3rd Group Army) H ~, ?9 ]1 j; u# z: w4 }
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Defending units:
7 L# V/ A- U1 _" V; ? 12th RGC Temp. Division
4 {& \- e$ s. o 14th RGC Temp. Division
) {: t/ Z- b4 I' u4 e7 L9 [7 S 18th RGC Temp. Division
3 A# p. U2 x' F+ {9 i 52nd Road Const Co
$ m% Q0 w( @+ N# a5 c 67th JAAF AF Coy
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国军突击南昌,虽被打退,但日军面对优势敌军,已无战意,开始撤退。( ]2 T0 ^# e9 h2 g" W
Ground combat at Nanchang (85,54)
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Allied Shock attack" M: k$ [+ ?. T9 u" c1 v
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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" [1 T" ^8 t! I1 ]7 V
8 X5 b. |" E/ vAllied adjusted assault: 1301 / e; S- Y, P+ b9 e3 Y& a# w3 d- W
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Japanese adjusted defense: 401
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Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4) 6 ]( R7 u; K) T1 H( w
" I; g# R7 Q. V3 ]4 H6 vAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers
; u0 v/ h. {( `. O$ aDefender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-) R4 R7 d$ r6 J ^/ R
experience(-)6 }2 v9 y# h" {$ j6 \' {! o4 D" _
Attacker: shock(+)
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518 casualties reported- z$ R$ k* S) I5 F+ g' u6 I0 w0 |7 T
Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
. p3 h) ~7 R. q0 f$ I- ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled5 w8 X1 n7 E: s9 @$ U) A' y* c# e' k5 i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
. Z- V# m) n8 @& E 2941 casualties reported2 h5 \! Y/ T) j( W$ n
Squads: 16 destroyed, 376 disabled: s, k0 P% {" _$ i! U- k" H$ F5 t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
6 u! f; N/ t, z3 D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled N# ~5 G; a# ]- Q
Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)) d/ o S) E( o, y
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Assaulting units:
8 L, H f% A$ G$ c+ b/ e" e 86th Chinese Corps
5 e" P7 k- x7 ` 50th Chinese Corps
; Y- I, a/ w3 U* ]! h4 b 70th Chinese Corps
; {# j" A5 V: |+ J* S& R 49th Chinese Corps3 f9 ?$ z2 t* h/ n1 W/ d
28th Chinese Corps
0 ^6 C, y3 q! t; ?, m 21st Chinese Corps
3 ~0 I0 X; P) S8 M2 p+ g 78th Chinese Corps* Z: S+ u. r4 p, X
3rd New Chinese Corps1 |0 e4 W% B* @# w8 n& Z
23rd Group Army9 [% t/ `; c6 Y& {
30th Group Army
! F2 v) J- U9 Z e4 K 32nd Group Army6 p2 s; E2 W" W" b0 d; m {# |# M% M
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12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
/ @$ x/ ?& B( [2 z 11th Ind.Mixed Brigade
- b, J, n" v- t* o& h 23rd RGC Temp. Division |