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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0 D, @% g- \8 S" S4 G& ^* Y6 {' oNight Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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CV Kaga
5 E4 O& n E1 k7 U1 U% ] CV Hiryu
E; E$ j8 j6 `) P+ d CV Soryu
$ Z1 J) J+ J* I CV Shokaku4 b! @ N; f4 h9 D& J
CV Zuikaku
' C1 y" z1 X% L( r CV Akagi, Shell hits 1 i& D# S( @, _) I, T% K% t( ^3 J
BB Hiei
$ l6 u+ M& ^; ]( `' J BB Kirishima
# s9 b% s$ q* W CA Tone
: z) \' N* I, W& R5 q j CA Chikuma
* N2 A' v: m9 ^ CL Abukuma' K% n1 n0 d+ X7 n7 {0 J4 ^
DD Akigumo5 x2 _1 P# t2 X! r) f( P
DD Kagero
' j9 M* ]/ V; [. P$ J' L) O DD Isokaze8 T; B1 h# J x+ v* f! d# H- |8 R$ c
DD Shiranui
5 i; v1 |5 @8 ?. M$ t. X, x DD Urakaze J, H6 R( Y* s5 ]
DD Hamakaze9 ^+ ^9 r; i2 _8 P
DD Tanikaze
6 P7 X) M; e- p1 z0 ?$ {/ i( c" F DD Arare7 I* E" J' W+ R0 k. A! c9 [
DD Kasumi
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DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire& I- K4 O% x6 g4 v% y& W9 h/ V* {
DD Farragut2 ^/ O- a) s) p1 ?! ?! B
DD Dewey# H& S: F6 Q1 e, d
DD Hull, Shell hits 1
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" j3 _, J& q1 i8 Q3 d! o8 S: dReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight# S1 l* o! x0 q3 \* t' O K
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards
8 w- n. ~. Z# bRange closes to 11,000 yards...
}9 M* x& L' pRange closes to 10,000 yards...
1 k/ L9 o2 b) vCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards% x" ]- R- E% Y# \' s8 z
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
: b1 k' V% e. i \2 A. ~6 ]2 H5 TDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards# Q9 w6 x6 I' n5 L; d
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards
- {/ c6 L% f2 J. Y: `BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards
+ d" A$ }' F: J9 ], o# ? ZDD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards$ {5 ]* W. Q' G5 H" k9 p
Range increases to 11,000 yards
+ b; |3 H8 A5 o7 V4 ]# FDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
- v( L# z2 t# g9 C. gDD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
& I0 {* k, N; m! _& s! A/ IRange increases to 12,000 yards5 O% }$ X- F) m- W6 Z# V1 W
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards: }! Z, z* Z$ j4 n- y, t
DD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards
4 W& l S1 a- t% ^9 t7 T$ E9 qBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards' x* ~0 J6 {2 V) J, W8 _
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
# d7 A* ^, y7 }, bDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
& [$ }$ a9 r- _( p; }% _DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards1 g; Y* x! _ ~3 [7 W" }7 K# n- m: m
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , % y- o5 [8 G& L4 V. q
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
, \# `0 D4 z+ h7 {- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Arare , DD Tanikaze ,
/ T0 B( _/ y( R8 c/ U& o DD Kagero2 Z4 Z1 p+ B R+ ?, s" t0 @
DD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards
& D2 L! Q2 ?! i: YBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards2 ^2 g: j. e8 ]3 t
DD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards
+ L, K$ F9 b$ y; B2 {CA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards- d `2 v5 c8 k& Q
Range closes to 11,000 yards
* d/ R/ m" j) A! u+ V f2 ACV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
/ {4 ~0 w6 X- h1 {3 { E# L$ B CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat5 \* ^# x+ r s$ q% M) o- s! \
- escorted by DD Tanikaze , DD Urakaze , DD Shiranui , ' U2 W- A. l" m) H# _& u) e
DD Isokaze6 l0 t3 Y1 G( C; O; B
BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards: D! S3 p: z7 Z2 `+ o- L& p8 }
DD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards0 J1 B/ l9 @: U
CA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
1 R5 \; c- N: J4 XDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards7 o& g/ a3 `% o. ^4 w# G/ J! w
DD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards" y8 M/ l7 L$ c
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards
: u7 Y9 w3 ^5 `. B& s! u* qRange closes to 9,000 yards
+ T; o$ k# N1 C% c# J. M5 ?! HCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
+ [& L2 C! \) z CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat
+ u5 T! k1 e/ H+ D' t3 w% O- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Hamakaze , DD Isokaze
# J S+ x/ v+ o% x# oDD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards
! d9 h' E5 o; @; M% z. g$ K- m/ kBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards5 I! a: T ^ t e8 t* [# @5 b: P
BB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards0 D5 y4 Z8 U4 R+ p5 I
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards" S$ F4 \- d2 W/ V
DD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards5 q) x/ z2 V- v" ]# J( G; K
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards' Z3 V J5 T' B' V/ M y
Range increases to 12,000 yards
# J9 b* B# C+ F: P; oDD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards
0 O) K: r0 x bDD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards
/ O" i( N: R% ~DD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards
+ A8 y! ^' d( J/ y$ d5 @! ] ~DD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards1 G+ d8 M! e, ^2 [+ c% t
DD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards+ R7 z! m2 r, N$ `2 P( V
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
0 M5 ~3 o' b3 {+ @8 t4 GTask forces break off...6 i7 T; l5 v7 ?- m4 X
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6 I+ L6 A/ c* ]- u( gDay Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards
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( c3 s8 T# f5 K4 u; V [Japanese Ships9 h. I3 I# C; V+ m4 q) `
CV Kaga
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CV Soryu
$ P9 _# {5 ^% n% } CV Shokaku
1 ~7 ]: q9 U b* s+ `; g' C CV Zuikaku* D# F a% _3 l; |& r+ a; u1 Y
CV Akagi0 A# T* O$ H, k( d% I9 R
BB Hiei
9 l' b+ r" r1 O! o" {: D! r1 t BB Kirishima, Shell hits 28 T9 ]. _$ r, n W2 r% z1 P3 F; w
CA Tone, Shell hits 1) @, z% U9 { |" o# p
CA Chikuma
, Y7 H' u7 Y. f CL Abukuma) B9 F; Z( \% k6 a
DD Akigumo
6 s1 O/ e" |$ T; L8 b DD Kagero! ]3 m# @7 ?! X9 f: M5 Z0 c2 A
DD Isokaze
7 L6 s5 K* P8 N+ N6 y DD Shiranui
# t; w9 s: |2 B* [6 z5 A$ D3 G% c DD Urakaze
8 l; j5 a/ z. P% W DD Hamakaze' L; u) d/ s; U ^3 M5 H& n* t
DD Tanikaze
( G; b4 ^- R2 a: V: P6 I" n DD Arare
9 |3 C" o2 T% d0 {0 L* ^6 G9 o DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships
- w" G& O6 K o) y- M DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
! n r1 e0 g& C( [3 R8 d. A% H( B+ A$ n DD Farragut, Shell hits 1& {5 a, L- n# Z3 ~4 u2 x
DD Dewey" {4 h# }! u0 |" t- L* E
DD Hull
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1 |+ B5 s1 {9 {. h2 S9 G' ZPH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。
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Morning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108 ) G9 J/ g. V4 P$ z. p
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Estimated time to target is 4 minutes7 u( B% b |1 q7 B, p
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Japanese aircraft
+ E% ^" R0 p+ ?3 X3 M9 I B5N2 Kate x 25
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7 K4 X6 r [" GJapanese aircraft losses) C( ]9 ~$ P. [( q' c
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged% }. n, f1 n3 G1 y' q; U" y9 z, U
/ i" P4 R0 w: B3 ~Allied Ships! W U, ?. B, D% t
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
' R8 p7 N2 f& n. F BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage! ]/ I I& d& d- U& k; J
) I: y( l& W; p6 c9 |5 _6 zPort hits 7
5 v# o l5 _- Z8 U8 w: \2 CPort supply hits 1, T; t. u& ^2 P
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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107 " `( } y: N; T% ]( Z" A/ ]6 W0 g
0 i& X: B/ E8 d' r U( ^. AWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.- C* f" B1 ^% x# V g
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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" d8 X) a5 u/ B; ^8 ^- \Japanese aircraft
$ y! |' P1 F. \8 d. w A6M2 Zero x 179 O- U" k" d3 i7 T
B5N2 Kate x 19
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: r. `. C& q7 h5 B+ k- ~2 eJapanese aircraft losses5 r" r+ H5 C. ]9 x( n3 l
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
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Allied Ships8 r$ F! q8 i" U) a @2 c
xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires I, e) G/ ]/ Q0 n! x1 m3 Y
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage0 P- [5 V# G' b$ n s
DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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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。- M5 h7 L) G& Y: `5 [3 e" n8 z
Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48)
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2 s3 A; }3 t8 p7 l3 {* _. B9 qAllied Shock attack5 }; x9 @ Q g# [4 c' |% S( H4 J& v
' ~7 T; q9 S, }Attacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626
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: c" _. W& \+ E8 E' k1 \- BDefending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 141
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Allied adjusted assault: 751
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4 S# ` X) U% `2 L- r3 rJapanese adjusted defense: 41
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( {6 e6 ^: g9 b$ P9 n! `Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4) ' O7 S2 f% ] p2 K1 E& u1 Y% U
. B' P8 \% e1 ~. f% k& R& V7 |Allied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!+ b' G3 S+ }+ G6 D( r. I' o
. M- e) r8 d& n" YCombat modifiers" ]: X* R6 {7 C. \; r" p
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
4 M2 F9 g9 h& e5 O: F+ { experience(-)
1 \ x U: q6 o4 sAttacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:
2 _% P' A; |5 T e) Y 1686 casualties reported
( t0 e5 m& S' C* `( r$ K Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled
" N1 I9 S! ?2 n- w3 u Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled
- R. y; R0 k1 P Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled# l1 _0 j0 K; p- C% U" R* h
Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)1 ~) g0 J8 `% ~7 Z" m5 l/ T
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 X) S% V- i. a: e$ H" l
Units retreated 5- [$ n2 m7 \, k4 ^# a
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Allied ground losses:7 @) t# S* C$ k4 c. a5 }
406 casualties reported# e! K% [% V3 a4 g- P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled% x/ x! N2 D* ]. C3 A$ [. j$ ?0 ^5 i% C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled" P9 W; N. b; R0 T/ L# e% o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; o& M8 A7 B/ X$ F
5 ?) U/ n7 z x( f8 {Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!6 f# M) \* {* i, G/ N
* ?) v" t8 o$ P. O; K( ^" o" kAssaulting units:+ J, K: _5 a) L& ?) L
12th Chinese Corps5 f& z/ {. |( n- U
29th Chinese Corps
( Y+ p0 ^1 L3 X9 j' U& d" P 85th Chinese Corps4 i; ]3 O7 B4 z0 _. w2 d+ G/ ~
2nd Group Army" G: h+ u) I; Y3 P
3rd Group Army" j; J) q3 y" c/ X- g0 u
5 ^5 Q' I& f& Y X& ]Defending units:
9 k' z6 I# j1 E0 d5 L( m 12th RGC Temp. Division0 f1 D0 G- S8 R0 P2 T& U5 M
14th RGC Temp. Division
, f$ D+ W- x6 z- Y 18th RGC Temp. Division
4 L, B8 H, X, W: K. {, w3 W5 ^) } 52nd Road Const Co
0 y. m2 W- d. X/ d 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。0 P* t* q5 K2 M5 ^: O) G6 Y4 T; V
Ground combat at Nanchang (85,54)
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6 U8 d$ d: k) Y x3 o* CAllied Shock attack
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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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s, g- C5 _5 L& T% d& A. LAllied adjusted assault: 1301
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Japanese adjusted defense: 401 * N+ h: p6 }& F$ v4 d8 c5 H; d* L' D
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Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4) ; n+ \' q; S# l2 I8 {
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Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)( I' c- r& C. R% C) s& k
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Attacker: shock(+)
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518 casualties reported
1 n+ o, |" ?3 \8 j; u. e, q Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled; D1 s9 Z+ `+ ]/ F; f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled- I$ N0 Y1 i& E$ J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled- S2 ~/ F0 d; X5 N5 X2 x& q
2 ~) d1 b$ O' y! ~( NAllied ground losses:5 O; f ?+ `% c2 V5 t4 W5 t2 q
2941 casualties reported
8 |: ?: U. N, |) C Squads: 16 destroyed, 376 disabled9 Z. E: R" O6 n. A" k% e! j5 a4 t3 t/ l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled* @9 p& {4 w2 a+ s$ I6 u8 C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled: u7 X( Y& O5 ^
Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled), A' v2 z9 ~ x* e
4 N5 n* J0 Q! A. I# W0 Q: NAssaulting units:/ E2 j8 j4 C6 b) l, _1 ~! [
86th Chinese Corps
& L; I7 z8 C" P0 g( |- y/ ]3 r 50th Chinese Corps
1 d, H; [. k F0 m 70th Chinese Corps$ _+ i# J, ?1 s" j
49th Chinese Corps* r' }0 f0 Z# ?: F3 x
28th Chinese Corps+ R, N0 j% H3 C/ z
21st Chinese Corps4 T8 B$ R. J" d2 t* m, \
78th Chinese Corps
2 u6 ^8 Z Q4 o! z4 t4 h H 3rd New Chinese Corps
& k; z2 S Z7 L' ^. D& j 23rd Group Army
. N+ C& U* `. N: f( j W& c& T 30th Group Army8 n% A v+ ^& K4 ?
32nd Group Army$ `3 p+ o# w8 T- [( w# d' I, i. ~
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Defending units:
7 a9 A0 z2 ]; @1 A3 V* b7 Q' Y 12th Ind.Mixed Brigade, c1 B' |4 o- U( \; w
11th Ind.Mixed Brigade
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