hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 02, 44& S. K8 E: \! D
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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
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3 r' f) B$ x3 C* zNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! F. M( T& `/ [1 V6 t1 K

9 p, V' ^2 @: S0 D, ^/ JAllied Ships
2 |+ [) R( X" v1 s7 N/ q% R7 G      CA Wichita
% n( r5 _# \1 V4 h- C      CA Vincennes$ @  W  m2 K( a  e5 w
      CA Quincy
4 L. G& ^3 D) @$ J2 \" o      CA San Francisco
& n0 U" M* ]. T% X1 q% {      CA Minneapolis
1 Q8 h& K8 B* o3 e. O, y% Y( A      CA Astoria
6 G* }; q# a. A9 R, m4 S      CA Chicago
: G0 _3 I) [# k" o7 s      CA Louisville
, S6 ~) ]/ l* X$ k% F- H- A- U  {      CA Chester
9 r7 D" y; a0 S, ?: Z5 W; q2 q      CA Northampton$ E8 E: C' _- I7 d
      CA Portland9 q/ _! r. e6 b3 g

6 L2 ^9 R: D9 r+ N- U! MJapanese ground losses:( R# G! @8 G( S, H5 K0 ?' m9 J+ i
      71 casualties reported# H  m* t7 l9 S# r+ e
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled9 W. I' ^) C! k
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
! ?; C8 C* f% u2 u         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( y& d8 `) p( a" j( k& o1 w
      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Airbase hits 2  E7 H# W& |& a1 E0 D7 y. U% }6 t$ r
Runway hits 10
4 O+ {4 T' H  f- d: R1 VPort hits 45 ?/ a4 x* U1 D/ |& I3 [2 z
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CA Wichita firing at Ponape
( I" m% w* h$ p( Y0 M! bCA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress" d% {: f5 e; E7 p/ k' k
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes# [( v6 ]+ s  I% g- z0 q
CA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
6 O. x1 D, i- c0 s5 q' K9 w  \) WPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy
* |5 I$ L% M; Y0 ]6 w4 @; h: zCA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division  c5 A0 n, v% ^4 ^
CA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
* |. `. }4 }) x& S" MPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria
0 a' F; f+ ?" F- r4 w3 F: C$ p4 rCA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress; v4 m) E2 t, y3 Z
CA Chicago firing at Ponape
3 D; s" X7 C; ^: R. KCA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force& X* y! i: G; H) M
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester
8 M4 @* v2 \/ p/ P7 s  WCA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress" A( x9 ^# y8 n: f* u" B9 R+ p  G
CA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division7 ^# ^- o  i; K
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland/ Q) U2 M( J9 T: E, \; J9 p
CA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment$ K) v: _* N9 I7 m

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( }9 j& q" X" E% O7 C/ A1 sNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships/ _9 c6 ^+ ?3 p. Z& U
      BB Alabama
8 A" Y: T  j3 i6 r  U* p      BB Massachusetts1 A: A% T4 [# I& |- {' H
      BB Indiana
& d6 h( G1 B$ Y4 T4 `# D      BB South Dakota( `2 v: z9 z/ L1 y
      BB Washington8 _/ k  ~0 A- T3 l7 f0 P  h
      BB North Carolina% A2 g; U! M, {0 x$ U" h% M
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Japanese ground losses:8 M! H, v1 M" ?. s, s3 M0 ?9 v
      275 casualties reported
) w! E( j1 V: I3 R         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled4 l$ v8 [0 `, i- t% u& ~; u0 r
         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled
$ R. ^9 S' o" s+ Y8 x3 l& ]* t         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
, Y1 ]7 d  f% M) Q! A: ]      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)
6 q% I% z7 l1 j; n+ R      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase supply hits 1
& \: G: r0 L* I7 a, tRunway hits 7
4 g: @6 u1 O2 H) v2 ]0 c. Z% jPort hits 3- u$ y, f) E- R/ x) j6 _2 m9 b
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BB Alabama firing at Ponape
9 S, n1 x( T# Y: {- j/ N* CBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape ( m! E! N8 u# x5 I6 z
BB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division
; C. N7 e3 U! S# _$ IOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota# R4 o. U8 x+ d
BB South Dakota firing at Ponape
7 x! u3 r: u2 ^2 o( Z, B# qBB Washington firing at Ponape . S7 M: m- y  ]- D8 ?, ~
BB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment; y" K" P' e; [, Y5 V) j) I
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!# [/ B( E1 f* v

8 R+ Y  f$ |% K( z13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
1 ~" b3 h+ w( K9 |3 _      BB Queen Elizabeth
! l" N; m7 w  Q2 Y# I1 D      BB Valiant6 P1 K/ _3 L  ~4 b
      BB Mississippi
( K3 V6 o/ Q+ M! o" c" H! U      BB New Mexico7 d: d& z  T" F0 P! @% n: i: m
      BB Idaho: x2 }0 i4 N$ i, T0 d7 Z" ]* C
      BB West Virginia
6 d2 p! _6 Z, ?, |( u      BB Colorado
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Japanese ground losses:5 }! v& i* M3 g  _0 B' f3 O3 X
      117 casualties reported
+ _$ l& N7 K; U9 B6 U         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled. z( O' Z" }- k+ h
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled) q( L* @2 K/ c. ^; W
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
0 D; s; g/ c$ v# r      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
7 R4 l# m8 z( @! J6 n      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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  B" m; x4 D0 j9 Y3 gAirbase hits 24 W, T5 c; t2 d, S$ \$ |
Runway hits 2
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6 ~+ r, l0 \8 iBB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
* \& I# K5 x) V1 @. UBB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment# G8 \0 g) {* b6 p  x# B
BB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
$ u& e+ Y. |' C7 Z7 E: B: oPonape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi! [' h% t& o& b8 \- G" h7 x4 T
BB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division1 C6 s9 Q) A8 b* O, L
BB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force7 A- A! z0 e4 @/ d: g
3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho
- B! T! W+ D* a7 q" YBB West Virginia firing at Ponape
1 j  N/ l7 b2 a3 t; ZBB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force. M- l! t% Q! e7 L' D! n# N
3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado
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7 v4 g( m4 e8 j) G6 |) uAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)" U( m( ?8 `$ A, h; L4 P  E  r
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms" X( }+ k& ]; h* B9 D, R" |' V
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
( B! T2 q+ J' o: j; g2 U8 b4 p9 AEstimated time to target is 34 minutes; y  E1 B  N: g* Z/ [
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Allied aircraft! l, V7 m( s7 s( {" N/ `1 O; z
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462% ?- L9 `1 m0 j7 V% N7 I! g  U
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 3376 ]# d0 D- t# l9 f5 }9 d# g  Q2 c
      TBM-1C Avenger x 283
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% R5 b  @1 S! c* m' o+ q3 OAllied aircraft losses2 Y* v* P5 j: q( X8 E# C/ b
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged  d, e7 I& b+ x. F
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak' _+ I, {7 A) K. v* H; \4 {( F' [
      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged8 Z" m. H4 c0 i
      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak9 |  d9 N( q% ]8 m( b: j" v, d
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Japanese ground losses:
: a  O" O5 I+ ~      159 casualties reported; T! a4 r& c3 h0 d$ a. o: N
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
% ~! Q# }4 t0 C- Q2 ]         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled8 f2 Q% i) z! r
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)$ }3 v% e0 e' a- H
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Allied Deliberate attack
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/ B2 f+ b/ y' v) u  W% PAttacking force 77530 troops, 1387 guns, 2472 vehicles, Assault Value = 2931
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Defending force 50530 troops, 686 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1344
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+ P1 T" }7 t" g& ^4 mAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 7$ K: I* L4 m# @# L( [7 F: L

1 X. u! t' }) t2 i5 }Allied adjusted assault: 3406 7 |. _, a* x6 k$ B/ o* T6 P% {. D, _
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Japanese adjusted defense: 8701
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+ ]5 P& d6 n4 g! S( BAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7) : P+ V& |, t8 d$ i

7 U( i% T4 E3 a" SCombat modifiers, v) {' Q* O: p4 j
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)( F7 @% _' U# D& v2 |
Attacker:
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      3539 casualties reported
- p) \8 ?, w! Z- o0 U8 L5 b         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled
3 J7 c. w  B+ V' K. }7 C         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled5 x) B' Y  [' W/ V: T+ ?  |4 \
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
" j# V" [. n, F$ U$ L3 B      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)6 a. W8 O; v1 A/ m5 }! S! l- @
      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)( i3 V, |) P; J/ c4 I) P( ?: n
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Allied ground losses:
0 [" W  O& T. c" t9 b7 \0 v  Y& B  m      3552 casualties reported& R. \. {, D/ F; `& T  @8 Y
         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled" p1 o8 o  j, N' O' N
         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled6 a2 @4 a* Q9 \7 C& F6 H6 \
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled
3 {5 _( U7 Y  U' h2 Y* M2 r      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)
8 Q" }* E% I; v, N7 l; J# V( H; l      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)1 F" \0 x) S9 K( i
      Units destroyed 1: e2 {9 r0 r* O1 P
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Assaulting units:
7 M& y% E7 l9 r8 n    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
" h, E: B, w; T+ M# a3 w, a+ r+ b    5th Marine Division
3 M% i7 v- V- D. v( F    716th Tank Battalion
8 A3 v+ P* t! w  z3 [5 L% p    706th Tank Battalion
1 A5 K. M$ `" o* E0 s) n, q    762nd Tank Battalion2 H# C/ h& ^% Z5 B8 H- ?/ U4 e7 \
    710th Tank Battalion
0 \% {3 K/ H0 {( u7 A# i1 u    767th Tank Battalion+ [: I# z, u3 b7 b" u. D5 @
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
, J6 ]' E8 [3 p1 m9 v0 W    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
* u$ _& C! r* k" f    81st Infantry Division6 ^2 y* K  t- w) ]8 M) C1 [& X6 G
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment6 ]2 H7 \" L0 Q, g8 r  U8 y" N  t; Q
    96th Infantry Division
: r8 k% t4 w) {. G# }6 e2 ^    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment& o2 m; h. }0 |- h
    711th Tank Battalion5 j, I, x& p8 s% w( N
    44th Tank Battalion
1 |2 Y' E1 \" I6 E' t5 C  t    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
. g, R8 h' S& k    6th Infantry Division
- c6 v) ]& z" w, J    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
+ H- ?8 |' W6 _# Y! i    31st Infantry Regiment# ^8 d/ u. W% V; C% b
    XIV US Corps
, F9 z& Q# V# o! Y! f! ~  h    96th Coast AA Regiment
9 u8 {! K3 L8 [/ Q$ O# K3 I" W    12th Marine Defense Battalion
4 C; @" _3 X& n$ m* J8 o    4th USA Defense Battalion! l0 H& k8 T# W% A/ u
    14th Marine Defense Battalion/ f% Q* W, t& G  I
    1st USMC AA Battalion+ O% H6 c0 X, @" h6 k7 N2 `) [  q
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion3 M+ g5 f1 w8 `5 {( O1 g# }. d5 C& G
    5th USA Defense Battalion
3 L6 h6 m7 R) m0 ~    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment# l( Z: g$ F; e0 `
    738th Coast AA Regiment
) \- E* s; {% F6 N9 S, |( a    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
: l% K8 o' d5 G  ^2 U1 y4 z; k* n    I Corps Artillery $ S5 M0 M6 R6 P
    8th Marine Defense Battalion+ ]: Z- C) Z. C
    X Corps Artillery & r0 m' G8 N$ X! v" @  q  a6 q6 x) ~
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
0 P, [. r* ]5 w" R  o. d    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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Defending units:1 n/ v; v( M$ L4 B
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
' b3 }* O" z$ c3 Y    52nd Naval Guard Unit
  M& a, M$ h  U) t    144th Infantry Regiment
  d, r& I0 l' o" i( L5 x    Kure 3rd SNLF0 q6 u. X0 [9 U% P9 ~
    Sasebo 7th SNLF7 d; A5 W4 D* r4 U+ f
    33rd/B Division
& \( G( b! }( |- f/ H/ M( i" w    81st/C Division
1 ]. Y* R* `/ b8 \& [  |    81st/A Division
* _, L% q+ i9 D% {    81st/B Division
( i, o: M  A3 H    33rd/A Division4 i3 B3 D( @% Z3 X
    138th Infantry Regiment
2 K4 C8 z  y. w2 d    33rd/C Division
& F4 P3 q& P3 @# Z8 z0 X% C+ ]    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment# _' e& D& K1 c; I. }& E6 j
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion% N. a& h. Q9 f2 C) B1 Y
    19th JAAF Base Force( p' s5 {9 n: _. o) p1 M! d
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co / j! J- A9 U9 m. J' ~- T0 U$ `
    12th Air Fleet
0 |5 z, o% x' u' p1 C3 w    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
1 M  T5 |- S0 M. v  H/ ^) l    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
& v- U# u* E  k4 @) j    63rd Field AA Battalion1 y. H/ s% k+ M  ]
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment+ E% J) l7 v8 t, W8 ?5 n1 F( h
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
* ]- S' H& F1 t- d) Z    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment! y8 m* z# [: [
    Ponape Naval Fortress3 n& A9 e9 S) L$ N6 p0 m1 }
    61st Field AA Battalion
. ?8 ^) s5 ]: R2 p8 m" i5 `    18th Army( z  O* p! m( m; S9 I' s# L; D
    14th Area Army /10 O  t- A& A- n' g! r/ B
    60th Field AA Battalion# e$ n6 l5 m& ?+ T% A
    53rd Construction Battalion
7 d; c$ w& H0 F: C, W    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion- n& v; M% [7 W) F; @
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1' s0 ?8 Y7 r% j6 S" g0 `
    Kure 7th SNLF/ V& }3 ?5 c8 g7 W& j5 c  U
    3rd Base Force
: H" ^, q8 X9 J    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

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& ^2 n3 z2 d+ L- W
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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
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!# {7 M- s' j( H4 Y: t" |

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      CA Vincennes
* E  O; M& ?2 l$ v      CA Quincy
! ]. {' \8 p6 a" a" p! n      CA San Francisco
" i3 [' o/ I1 _% W$ }, P      CA Minneapolis
% `  d* M: Z4 R' [7 [4 F, O      CA Astoria
7 Q" I; {$ y% {0 r- J' K& P      CA Chicago% s6 Q( n. `. C9 b  W+ G, f
      CA Louisville% u% t' S0 [+ n. v2 P
      CA Chester
( |6 q& y# z3 M% I( ~: ]+ v3 S      CA Northampton
$ z" n: w: A' Z+ p      CA Portland6 A1 ?" z& Y# k6 T! j% R
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Japanese ground losses:
0 x& X5 c: @& D9 T2 T/ H: O      112 casualties reported' S. o3 @& ]/ v; Q" @
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 d4 y7 `0 a% ]9 Z9 V/ B7 {
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled
  ~# m# J; ]6 M! u( R         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled, z. [) c/ J( w- M4 \% b
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Airbase hits 56 d' K) Z6 S: [* D8 I" |
Airbase supply hits 2" Y. Y+ H, X# V  T. l: Z
Runway hits 218 a: P. D; ?: S1 {8 i7 `
Port hits 7& H) W; f! U. p+ ^- g
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships/ z. q4 x) E1 e% ]$ z: `' P; o- _9 ?
      BB Alabama( X. t& F% t8 ^* i, ^3 R
      BB Massachusetts
9 h, {; @) E& u' F8 ?      BB Indiana3 \1 d+ m) ?1 L- ~7 F
      BB South Dakota
+ S9 p" ?' r6 ^* E5 v      BB Washington2 v: ^0 m/ _9 e# O
      BB North Carolina; Z8 n  H* A/ ^' G, o% r
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Japanese ground losses:* q' M+ |7 m: W- o% A# D
      398 casualties reported
. A# V5 o: S# q: x1 s         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled% f* J  b4 f/ T4 ]# k
         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled
8 K9 |: T9 R" c; }# c         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
9 }; I( [+ U% s4 V& E& ]      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)
" e' k9 O4 D) q5 I8 o      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Airbase hits 9% A$ ~& _# x. [/ u
Runway hits 95 j7 B1 K! s8 B% A
Port hits 2: Y7 w9 l2 S9 u4 Y+ {6 p

, b$ x7 W  b7 t" w6 `BB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division. B9 T$ n" d* D4 }) R
BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape
9 c3 V: e- J6 a2 N& {1 MBB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division+ H3 }2 G' n) a) }0 o# ~
BB South Dakota firing at Ponape
' m$ f, I' M$ j7 lBB Washington firing at Ponape , U2 G4 j$ j& i0 R6 h( z1 G. a
BB North Carolina firing at Ponape 0 I7 O8 S& E9 }

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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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      BB Mississippi; s2 m2 m3 B! D' E! T2 L8 q1 |  q. r
      BB New Mexico
' t; f1 L+ s* Z+ l+ n1 Y9 F      BB Idaho4 Z8 A+ e* l4 q9 K
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Japanese ground losses:
# b) K# n6 \5 x0 j) ?, a; ]      195 casualties reported
& w' s/ i/ n! K+ @         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 T3 G9 Y& k2 }+ O3 h- W/ g0 ~* N. X         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled
7 F0 I0 l7 U  j: n8 B( r         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled' n3 X  `' F0 B$ g$ L
      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)* X; v3 U! C( V+ `; |6 ?7 Z+ K( k, v
      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3. z# y/ _# K5 G
Runway hits 14
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BB Mississippi firing at Ponape * \- }7 h3 b9 B* U
BB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division5 X- d. y1 P* x" |
BB Idaho firing at Ponape
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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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Weather in hex: Severe storms0 F* c. X" ^5 v2 a. x' v& j
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.9 h* ]0 V) A/ u& N% K
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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( M2 ~2 c8 n% B/ W& C0 XAllied aircraft8 `" w% u8 A' ]( w
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
& E! h; V2 X, ?8 v; W4 H      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 333
3 g$ f3 w( }' Z% L8 a  \      TBM-1C Avenger x 2867 ]5 H9 U6 e& F. C' ~
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Allied aircraft losses
+ y5 d; R+ _( C7 V9 v  i      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged6 F# j# e. a* {: b( D
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak
! x/ f6 {6 a$ G: [. y" n6 O      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged* O1 ~) ^0 V9 ?2 N; C5 {

" m& D. d8 u* v0 ]Japanese ground losses:
7 ^) v% m7 t" ?2 H      121 casualties reported0 p: n+ D4 |4 s
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 e: Q2 y& U, k$ i6 A, W         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
) @% L5 E# F9 R8 R         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 |3 }# R5 M2 Q. M5 }

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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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- `0 p3 u) N! o* rAllied Deliberate attack+ c9 _; o( d% N/ f+ @
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Attacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 2629
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8 W- a8 F8 @/ [5 RDefending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 11215 V* h$ b5 n$ F7 D/ ~0 l$ t2 o

0 C2 V, X( s$ V7 |4 o- E2 DAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 6, S, ?0 I. B2 `# k! A$ s
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Allied adjusted assault: 3228
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Japanese adjusted defense: 7085 8 {- [9 b6 ^: Y6 `9 s

4 p. L8 ^' R. w/ \! PAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6)
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1 f* t$ k% ]( B1 j9 W( nCombat modifiers" S0 l' Z4 M7 D8 Q: s' L
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)6 b  H6 B; }' \9 k
Attacker: 5 h: p" B9 `& m" _  }2 r0 Q

# |& A( ~& u# M+ q5 [8 @- OJapanese ground losses:
+ I! G; c" m! Q% c) C      2305 casualties reported
/ C& m) @, F  ^1 m# h& ~         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled! C- M$ o0 x8 E  c; [4 j  s7 z
         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled; `% h6 i* {8 Z% Z2 u6 J" O# J7 f5 f. k
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled# r' ?. t' K6 T: Z4 g: Y' C8 Z
      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)% K1 V$ U# h; |4 x9 ~; H. g0 W
      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
* Q6 Q$ X1 V3 @  x4 J# E3 M1 X% _      3064 casualties reported
4 I) S8 k9 S1 j& H2 `. q         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled* `; h! s( W! j1 [
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled
% X! F' n5 `4 d+ Y         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled5 I4 g% E& e, D4 C% O4 g
      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled)
5 e2 I. {# ]. X1 X+ |      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled)
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8 D$ B2 P) w( C2 p9 o% |/ S' YAssaulting units:# D) ?! Q( c, L' p/ y2 @2 a
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment. N* u. v1 t& [! \1 C" ?
    711th Tank Battalion
, K% Z/ k" _* m3 M+ _    716th Tank Battalion
/ ?; }) C  ^! N4 E7 N    6th Infantry Division
7 k, m5 \* W7 H3 A8 o9 v% ^4 R6 V, e    44th Tank Battalion6 [) b. A5 E* L+ x2 j/ G: f  T- s
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment+ q, r3 K* }3 k
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment+ Z) `- Z/ X! O# C, o  r
    81st Infantry Division( {$ b  i2 v. C% T( P* v) y2 J1 [
    767th Tank Battalion
, o9 Y/ U( P. q8 [0 i    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment/ A3 S& I' Y1 P4 {8 e0 {
    762nd Tank Battalion# l  t: V4 @: Z
    710th Tank Battalion
0 I, S& t8 g( C" R0 A. b6 S3 d    96th Infantry Division
8 ~4 B* s, |- g, Z    1st Filipino Inf Regiment7 T' I; O" F: M4 i9 k& D+ ~/ q0 \
    706th Tank Battalion
, D4 A9 A9 _9 O; W    5th Marine Division8 i; y  L7 i- h% H5 x
    31st Infantry Regiment) c! H% s% p; V% e' j
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion- p& B8 T, D4 {3 a5 W& h
    1st USMC AA Battalion' k2 j& W0 |# k5 g4 `7 {+ W
    738th Coast AA Regiment
5 o' p% p% M0 s2 O7 Z4 ]. s2 ^    96th Coast AA Regiment6 ~) f2 C  Y) Z9 E6 A
    14th Marine Defense Battalion. `% a1 X6 A* I
    12th Marine Defense Battalion
% \9 ^* p/ h* T! w0 d9 V    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3 L2 Y9 X6 `! A# j    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment0 [. r6 a5 ^/ C9 G1 i  J8 P3 B
    XIV US Corps
+ L# U7 ~+ U* K- a2 ?% h    X Corps Artillery
: M1 a' p1 x  i; H0 [3 k0 T    5th USA Defense Battalion8 Z2 _9 B7 W  V8 c" {
    4th USA Defense Battalion$ d7 l9 _4 l( w
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment9 k1 N) |5 S3 \7 m2 H! y8 g% B
    I Corps Artillery ' {# e: k7 d* E" R$ o
    8th Marine Defense Battalion: X' C+ P$ b- i1 G
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment9 D/ U+ ^1 l1 C8 t8 w, \+ E

/ M. x! T7 ^- n' u( i- mDefending units:  o' L5 }7 g. y
    Ponape Naval Fortress
. [, T/ V( e4 b$ m    81st/C Division- s) l. s# i" z+ A( _, D
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
- ^/ l3 m1 Y' v& G* B" V    138th Infantry Regiment, j) j7 L1 H) z) s9 k
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment* I9 E( r: F2 r+ F2 a
    Sasebo 7th SNLF* H) j+ o1 G3 q
    144th Infantry Regiment- ?' j; [% y7 Q9 E5 h+ a/ w! d& Y
    81st/B Division+ o, ^" e9 U: F
    33rd/B Division
6 A3 |' g' {  \1 u7 K0 i    33rd/A Division+ ?, Z2 A1 P1 K  P& d9 Z. R
    81st/A Division3 J/ l3 g. o, v% u& j9 x
    Kure 3rd SNLF
& y& R0 T6 i$ }1 @1 q  X- `0 b    33rd/C Division- M. M. g" }) T0 w6 e0 i: \
    53rd Construction Battalion
+ [4 t3 \" U  w! t. C7 E    18th Army
1 G* o& D4 _4 s1 _5 Z: \    14th Area Army /1: d$ u" w; A6 E2 }# f0 D2 t- ]
    60th Field AA Battalion  h/ W7 R% w- }$ L7 ]
    12th Air Fleet% F8 M% r1 }3 z8 L% ^% ?" l
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment' ]' \7 k/ ]: M' f
    63rd Field AA Battalion
) A0 P9 f6 m9 i    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
* L. O! H$ [. l7 d    3rd Base Force# T) H8 x, o# [0 Q8 P* }5 Z! w, N
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
4 n% k' P) j, A8 d+ ~& I) k    Kure 7th SNLF5 {  ~* q* D7 w3 X) {
    19th JAAF Base Force0 ?8 v2 t% |  \  ?- p! J
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
. G" f3 P, J; V6 X4 r0 M0 r* j& F+ a    61st Field AA Battalion6 _- D& G; R; A% D3 b+ d6 v8 S
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co ; A3 O& w( M+ g  G$ e; |
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
% a6 H' w: P+ r    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
' c9 B7 z! E. g# I( B3 {! ^$ b    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion# ]6 z! A4 I( p! e6 h; ^4 u
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
* ~/ M+ N# F* U: M6 `8 n1 v    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 06, 444 [! v" v3 Q$ G8 V% H
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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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, T+ X$ G: U% G5 G6 F# z% }
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5 R4 h4 w( W' w+ z( B% c4 oMorning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,60
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; e" ]: n& v7 l, NWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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( X4 z/ V' H) h/ WRaid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
, @0 o4 `- i: ?+ s" e: l8 kEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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/ Q9 |2 L* F; }. @Allied aircraft7 N0 P! o# j! U2 p* Q/ C6 ]' B. u
      P-38L Lightning x 23
5 q1 S+ R& l# F1 E8 p1 D      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 30$ T. Z  l' y- g7 Y9 X3 G

8 x: U" C6 g+ t) x4 b5 ^& F6 {Allied aircraft losses
' u3 A" V( F: B( {2 a. M# Q  Q      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged
8 T% H5 k$ c* X1 y# ?. ]      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
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; s9 a7 w. \5 P2 F- w& j      DD Suruyame
% i7 \, x2 _0 W      CL Ninaru* U5 h" b( s- y* L% G
      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage, f4 m  K. m8 j' `
      DD Yayoi
5 _& F  ^/ @8 [) A2 }: B  L      CA Kako* C" j1 T4 v6 g. X( b; o! S
      DD Asagiri; I% [7 k" ^0 a( Y8 D4 G
      DD Ayanami
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6 ~) ]  P6 w/ n0 rAircraft Attacking:: I4 L% I; Z- V' M
      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'% p- V' \( l/ l
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb" ]9 H8 |: R# y( }
       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
1 i, f; v* O9 V. }8 O! M               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb% ]! _7 v& T4 E: c. ^9 ~
       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
6 m7 s5 @! r5 k+ X; S6 Y5 _) P, Q               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Massive explosion on CL Tokachi! I5 G5 n# E# u# I2 |5 g
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi
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, h" g' ~; Z3 x- k# I8 b, t% mAfternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape)$ [9 D1 n7 x  u; R8 p' Z

$ \7 M7 T. m# a, D* c  K- v) UWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
# q) w) P( m4 H: Y  U' Z$ fEstimated time to target is 34 minutes( y! x" o5 s1 Y/ R* c

* X# Z; j# D* A9 k" ^' Q; KAllied aircraft  |; R8 {* O5 z, D
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
# `3 k; q5 y: t+ `      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 326
0 }3 ~! r8 g$ E% n      TBM-1C Avenger x 285
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Allied aircraft losses
, m+ E) F: g5 K% k! ?7 X. a      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged" f- d  |* ?! X6 c
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak* u- l; q+ k5 k2 |3 p1 N
      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged8 i# Q* O8 X2 F

8 u: z( B: g5 n$ mJapanese ground losses:
, ~+ l2 b/ e8 Y  V" B      276 casualties reported, H& Y6 E/ I; f: E8 @
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
6 n/ a& x9 i: n         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled/ g4 u- ]1 C6 q$ {
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* x: ?7 K, n# x
      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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" g& _/ f1 h, [" V' m+ S5 UGround combat at Ponape (119,113)0 J$ M+ j6 r5 p* Q+ Q* O+ ^
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Allied Bombardment attack- ?) h6 @2 ?3 Z. v  _" L
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Attacking force 5127 troops, 335 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 2263
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Defending force 45166 troops, 619 guns, 279 vehicles, Assault Value = 10170 p; a7 Z4 g8 a) m* V
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Japanese ground losses:1 ?) ~! _( L4 z# g- e
      1082 casualties reported+ H% B6 q& C0 E( _& X) P- W/ e
         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled
$ z( o1 b) r9 z8 K* l         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
& \$ d7 P$ o2 Y) f7 }         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled" k! U. m  |  {# r- h. |) k
      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
9 n" A6 ]7 D# _6 Y2 T9 H      23 casualties reported
3 S! F( m+ k. \/ J# h         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, o* `2 }5 z* J  @! r
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 u2 G; l: o# ^, l/ l2 F* p+ A% P         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* v/ N" W8 M* `
      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)
. g0 H) S* j$ q: x/ }" F( A      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 44, P! U, t4 w- c
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东京快车出轨4 T& `, ]) i6 R( d1 g: V+ x

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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。
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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。
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天亮之后，巡弋的波纳佩海域的58战斗机官兵惊喜的发现有几百架日军运输机排着整齐的队形向波纳佩飞来，准备强行空投补给。盟军指战员当然毫不客气照单全收，击落日本大艇和运输机200余架，大获全胜。
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Submarine attack near Ponape  at 119,113
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Japanese Ships
4 i# ?- b# S9 ^( }# G, G      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk2 H& p" k! k& L) Q1 w! o9 ?* J
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Allied Ships
; h9 T% J' o; i$ M" r/ K% l' I      CLAA Prince Robert$ q7 N9 h; b) h, j
      DD Saumarez+ C* `* Q) |+ R: ~# Y
      DD Nizam
0 u$ s# y9 k( Y  @/ S      DD Ellet
3 d( P# X2 b7 J      DD Waller
9 B8 r+ J0 I2 [( N& n      DD Walker" G* m- Z1 ^! Y! N9 N9 V+ _
      DD Wadleigh/ A8 p7 T% {1 @, A$ L8 k
      DD Uhlmann
# l2 a$ y1 K3 @+ o4 U      DD Twining7 x- V6 |: }1 z  R
      DD Twiggs
7 V: S9 ~, g5 f3 w      DD David Taylor1 L# Y3 W6 d9 D
      DD Strong8 f: l3 v0 S5 M, @! D6 Q) T) }
      DD Sproston
7 H" @( w* Z. I6 S' X      DD Sigsbee
2 @8 r* {7 y* d6 M( X  i, e) n; l      DD Sigourney/ F. G! G+ _! ~" y
      DD Schroeder
5 B. A% C5 C8 a! x9 z. T* w      DD Benham II; Y; O" K- L2 c, w
      DD Cushing II
0 ~6 f# r& E/ ~6 E) F: z      DD Urchin
6 n5 O3 @: `6 d, C" x      DD Urania4 I( k7 {6 W( c: ~9 }

" s, n  j5 j$ iSS I-48 is sighted by escort% Z1 G# M+ D: a$ F8 P8 ^# X
DD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search
4 r* l$ A2 {6 I* b. j; F6 cDD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....+ F9 u& @1 W* J; x0 z- ~% _: ^" d9 U/ z
SS I-48 forced to surface!  V$ r! T" `: T5 V+ b
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....6 p. _+ e) s0 y' n$ Q  F$ \
DD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....* F1 V# G  \* G1 H3 Y
DD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....5 i0 y; m- f% e
DD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ....8 n- u5 t& k- _, t3 t& Q
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....  _( L# T' e7 A& g- E" T
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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Japanese aircraft
$ `2 ]1 |( g! ]/ k      no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 r; m2 Z: H! [8 x7 s8 b      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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3 }! o2 Q: U  T; d1 XJapanese Ships( |6 t0 y, z) k) n
      CL Agano
2 a. c7 J7 z2 B  |# h- I/ h      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2! [* l! h. d- Z0 o2 f9 D. J
      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. H4 j, U- Q' Z% `: [  ~' R$ \      DD Hibiki
/ d4 E6 X  L# q8 @, C( o      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1
; ^- v6 H" y$ ?( Y% H( k+ E. T5 e9 Y! B      DD Shirakumo; O) E7 a. @( \3 F/ t8 M
      DD Isonami1 c/ o7 K+ r+ z0 k
      DD Murakumo
2 ^6 C" e  c1 c! v      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk& f" K3 P4 Q6 V1 ^0 ?8 N  S' [
2 X  F' F, S/ L' m; _$ v
Allied Ships' y: Z- p! i# d( P3 i) ]2 x
      BB North Carolina7 ?3 N$ A% q5 m. E
      BB Washington* t* p/ T' ?* p. _% o& N! [
      BB South Dakota
% u8 ~2 A5 v$ v' m" _8 I. N: e      BB Indiana, Shell hits 1% H: T9 I7 Z" }: z/ M
      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2
; u- X& g$ J/ l, X/ Z- G3 ~      BB Alabama, Shell hits 2
4 w9 A; @1 g  t5 z4 v  B      DD Conner
" y- E1 x  M2 f; B      DD Cotten
$ T9 v1 x2 p& P0 Z3 B      DD Cowell: o4 O5 v# q$ @; u7 `* @
      DD Daly7 j5 ^1 V2 ?/ Z. D0 Y
      DD Eaton! U0 E) g) I7 O
      DD Heywood Edwards$ E: E) h( U" w' r& m# n% Y2 s" ~
      DD Erben
# e% j% m" D8 e1 N% Z, N# m      DD Evans
- `' m& K9 J$ `0 H* b      DD Foote% D% Y/ r6 j2 _. W  h
      DD Franks, {$ t$ V) R6 G5 i6 I( k0 N' J
      DD Fullam# [/ b4 D! M/ @: c; g" h0 n3 [$ K
      DD Gatling
$ L" [/ r4 N- J( ]  T& T+ h2 S. d8 J5 [$ Q      DD Albert Grant
0 \, J3 I" S; M# K      DD Gregory# X8 Y( V! R% S# T
      DD Guest
8 C& `* u5 G7 ~+ _: v      DMS Hamilton
/ @5 r% N7 j) m: x( _% f5 S      DMS Forrest% ^  T: i3 e7 N/ [
      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
1 P! V. M: N( T4 BRange closes to 28,000 yards...1 {; B2 M% T( r- w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards2 n) E1 e2 \) s  ~' u' z( h* ~
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards  |  \) G7 o2 i1 B! V3 V& W
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
" }- i' v# a4 E3 k- g5 }- e" sCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards1 X7 S! O" J! g3 ?% R' A
Range closes to 24,000 yards...  K1 |+ R8 L1 ?7 x% I! }9 ?; w4 M5 O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards$ d  R4 J2 L! x, j9 y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards
1 Y, X, E% u, F7 W- _: X4 S* eRange closes to 22,000 yards...( I- N  k( Z0 E/ n: [1 B" A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
+ k- i* h0 L) B6 OCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards
& B! }% y, ~* ]+ {Range closes to 20,000 yards...
  Q' C1 t8 O- g- r3 }5 qCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
% v0 U) B6 _, X; qRange closes to 18,000 yards...
; s( [8 R# Y+ v2 cCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards: D" o0 q! I2 K' _( }; L) o
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
) G" ?3 j7 g1 p) k' B7 Y3 O8 d9 x! \CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards% N1 \' O) I6 V0 _; h
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
9 ]+ F: s2 g; DCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards- E/ W9 a# T2 X0 ~  f+ h1 Z- M& B
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
, e" @0 M. h9 \8 d+ F" QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards) D; Q' \) }7 v" C$ A3 ]! b+ a  b4 ^
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards, N( r3 u+ B$ `9 y% O( v; Y1 S
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
4 I4 W. u2 X) F5 DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards( P4 ~! H. @" |6 h
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards
2 [" X1 B2 m" i  G8 c7 t9 iRange closes to 10,000 yards...: p: d: p: x6 X1 A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards6 h3 @1 A* W2 w( P9 g
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards& b/ y& M+ f9 t% \6 x  `& Q' J
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
! a* {0 @# |' r& r7 C$ x; `: zBB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards) O( k9 ]1 v/ Q8 f2 s2 u- C
BB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards) ?5 a8 ^  U4 J- x, Z9 M
CL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards1 j5 @! @' T* T( ^8 j: u; H0 f
BB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
- D0 S, ~7 o3 a% y' r2 `' O1 FBB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards6 i; F1 K. S3 \9 y) J4 I' F
DD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards& b5 Z  p- u0 X6 a( \
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards) _8 k- M" E! O7 W+ w
BB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards5 G8 N$ o2 d8 m4 v. b* I- H
DD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards: |# m2 S' y/ _0 w# ~; E7 T
DD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
( _' l6 X0 g9 r7 OCL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards. j. ]. b  k/ U* a, J; a7 ^5 u2 B/ ]
Range increases to 11,000 yards0 O  _4 S4 {# K1 q$ B+ V
CL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
0 m" `7 c, ]/ H$ HBB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards- z& j' [: e" S0 y( g9 o- B
CL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards
' u0 S& G& M# @# mDD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards
/ h9 A9 _; |3 y2 F( E' HCL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards. \4 C+ N0 R: r5 ~
DD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards( }4 Y' J7 a6 K6 }4 A& ~' `& C
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
+ H* p; _  ^5 f. lBB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards
( B  ]( y' h2 PDD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards; z( u3 w: w/ f6 {  u: K
DD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards/ S4 F1 [4 _) S0 ]
DD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
# X& i  O5 G- W; l( @" e) A0 iDD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards8 d; G, i5 R3 C3 i1 o5 }3 G8 j& d
DD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards
' }/ f7 t1 x$ y! |. c/ h8 w- J: s4 bDD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards8 S) T* T( t# \3 j) m" }( _
Range closes to 10,000 yards5 ]; [4 C5 ~/ b( }
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards2 }) K# J/ Y/ s7 y
CL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards- {3 N. \3 J- e" k
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards7 a  F4 c* T5 a, E
DD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
- s6 h9 i) I4 Y7 u2 h. jDD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards$ ~2 O/ e- t, u- n: d: w( v
DD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards; j0 I. L: N6 ]8 b
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
9 N0 \+ K$ L, }CL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards0 v' f: f8 C" ^
CL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
% Y& r1 Y/ L4 P; ^DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards
. x! L+ [7 i- {! L, _# H; eJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
7 J6 ~7 b) `3 XTask forces break off..." I  U& J" {2 e/ d8 }2 r

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* V1 [2 Z* E8 c' Y. m% @1 t: y# |Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards
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* E! H- {% E4 d, BJapanese Ships; w* J, ]6 a' l+ k& p; a* [
      DD Hikokaze
) c5 o3 g) l& [. r& t7 f2 c      DD Ishikaze
$ V1 G' P6 |! P      DD Tagokaze# |# R& s+ h  r: X+ Z6 r! N
      DD Takatakaze
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Allied Ships- H6 k! V1 V0 Q/ {2 \  t9 S) O
      BB North Carolina
  @9 w1 l: R7 |+ `      BB Washington
& K4 O4 O/ \4 r# m  Z" ]& P+ _      BB South Dakota
9 M) {( K1 r) a' o2 q, x8 u1 |$ Z9 a( H      BB Indiana6 M" ?! f% A3 Y1 K% N% {; ?
      BB Massachusetts
1 k& ?% Y; r# r* X* f$ L      BB Alabama
1 E2 x- f3 R3 H  o; M: O" `2 F1 R+ A* ~      DD Conner
7 S1 M! Z+ u9 `. t* b* P! X8 ^      DD Cotten$ Z' w1 M  K2 k) \) X; k
      DD Cowell* H2 J, S$ W" E: p
      DD Daly5 y5 |8 d4 }0 f$ Y) {
      DD Eaton
. k6 z% o( M  b% G9 u      DD Heywood Edwards4 F) ?% j' z) w7 z$ |
      DD Erben* z0 R, @' a  E# `6 Y
      DD Evans# E+ j' e' C) {3 X) @& U1 {  \3 K
      DD Foote
; t! f# M8 u6 T- P2 T8 I/ f( S      DD Franks" e4 h. |4 [) G* g, j$ o3 N! V
      DD Fullam$ h4 v: F: o! A+ v9 m. l- F/ }
      DD Gatling
3 h6 w1 K+ h% p      DD Albert Grant
/ a" A6 _5 @$ d" }. S/ K6 }) \! l      DD Gregory( c3 t7 l" c  g  ^/ a" s. [  G
      DD Guest+ E; g+ O9 J1 q4 g/ Y7 M- f
      DMS Hamilton
) W& z8 [1 L0 k( U% b) K5 [      DMS Forrest8 i: g: C* w- ^* T& i# Q2 K: M
      DMS Ellyson9 j0 Y1 H4 t9 @; `

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, Y! j" G+ N1 j1 t- }1 u$ G9 T+ H" fMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards3 s* a. h% h- L) k* d" y% o
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
3 ~. J  O) l# q4 r4 Z- ^/ V# oRange closes to 26,000 yards...8 ~' p( v6 ?& C3 [0 [/ s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards+ {9 @+ F  w# v% e3 E7 B( n
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards# e- u# \: n8 _3 r- o" @
Range closes to 24,000 yards.... U4 E) O- v" _* v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
4 r0 Y+ A: S/ `. O. K" lRange closes to 22,000 yards...
$ p0 s* [& G7 _Range closes to 20,000 yards...+ L/ I" z' |# y  F
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
1 J" z8 ~6 _1 VCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards
; U. E2 {( Q; e7 ~& s; WRange closes to 16,000 yards...
& ]0 N; A+ B. z/ b# z5 GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards3 ]5 ^- ~) y/ e( X1 X; H; l
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards) }+ F( [& z* U) h# ~9 P
Range closes to 14,000 yards...: Z) u/ Z4 X9 J2 b3 p# a* c/ w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards+ i) w4 m% q" U; Z/ k% F  t
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards  q8 N0 C* g2 V5 Z/ d, j
Range closes to 12,000 yards...# d, G- v7 |7 t1 x2 T* J7 L) q! w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards0 z/ z# k1 [% }0 P  G0 c0 B
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
! _$ A  L2 y  C# v5 vRange closes to 11,000 yards...
- ^4 y9 H6 Y  I! kCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards/ K  B6 }/ y  S& y
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
: E6 o4 y* s- R: ECONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
# t+ U4 a* [( L& FJapanese TF attempts to evade combat* S0 L+ L2 P+ Q) C+ {& f  Y
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
- q7 _2 W5 u- g+ L# M4 e0 {$ F2 hRange increases to 20,000 yards...
5 [; S2 o8 d' Q( }7 L! XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
! w( X' Y1 K% T" _* I# F( o0 A! cRange increases to 25,000 yards...
$ T- f9 a0 h0 x6 ?  |Range increases to 30,000 yards...$ z& A- n" i( i0 R! t
Range increases to 30,000 yards.../ Z4 j. F4 b, m
Japanese Surface Combat TF evades combat6 B5 L$ t5 B' j4 d& O

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+ V3 d, ?2 R7 N5 _. bJapanese Ships9 a( H1 D6 ]0 a
      APD T-1( \% V* r! L2 ?' A! p
      APD T-2, Shell hits 2
% q/ A8 T4 Z- e2 c      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
1 f- r8 l0 \+ i: ?0 f9 I      APD T-4
8 ?, N8 ]2 @: ~9 r5 u      APD T-5; Z0 f- I. t; B) {) T
      APD T-6
: j9 P& Q& j; c5 s1 z* L      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 C- c) X5 s$ M8 h. u
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire
3 W  f& N3 S$ m3 q& H- a2 ~      APD T-9
- N  u) A, X6 B' H- T( _. ^( B6 [      APD T-10
& o3 }% V& {9 d7 `      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire6 m1 ]" x6 T) r+ i+ Q
      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
% E% |" L$ Y8 i2 r& R6 r5 L      APD T-13, Shell hits 1
% I. b2 D6 U& [! p! J      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage% Y0 P: N: Z8 K1 k) k+ i

* ^1 o% K1 ~0 a% ?Allied Ships2 l! C% n7 A7 g4 J, U* h, d
      BB North Carolina
1 ]$ C& W2 U- c8 [- V      BB Washington
1 }9 @! Y( p* f      BB South Dakota" U! r( _& o' P9 s( k' U3 }
      BB Indiana
8 Q1 m( o6 R7 c- z) E      BB Massachusetts7 z, O  w& G7 y( w9 S! L
      BB Alabama3 b# A% T4 z1 E
      DD Conner0 ], J6 N6 K8 O/ @4 H
      DD Cotten7 a* Q$ X+ c: M* R5 D' y: b5 p& ?/ I) ~
      DD Cowell
. d( |. q  }) @      DD Daly
* ^, f- _! Z: Y      DD Eaton
1 w' e; @% H' F0 w& o/ b# \0 x# j" Y+ `      DD Heywood Edwards
3 U0 {% Z* D2 j( A( n- D' _! E. D2 J      DD Erben3 a" S0 T: m& {+ U* j5 f, i
      DD Evans0 Q/ e9 A, n, N+ x! L( M
      DD Foote
( D' @: H; ^, J% w* A( L5 O$ u      DD Franks. {* m" T7 T: D( y, }  q0 Z
      DD Fullam4 u" K  I% H* Q! r
      DD Gatling
1 ^6 q; F1 i. U( M& m! T      DD Albert Grant
; g% q7 [, P2 W; p      DD Gregory
, p( \0 d$ B1 }* R( P3 Q      DD Guest
2 z3 s0 w6 ~+ e: W      DMS Hamilton
4 j& y3 _9 h2 v9 j$ i      DMS Forrest
: A8 b1 {/ U8 H' G6 U3 G9 w      DMS Ellyson
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! M! T  i5 y1 b; h' I! x$ D( A$ fMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards& y4 y. F  }$ U+ @! `% j% X
Range closes to 28,000 yards...: v9 \3 L: Q$ W# I# b
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
; F& o; I- f; R5 gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards+ p* K4 M$ E5 v& a5 C/ l
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
1 _& p$ b( W% B6 }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards$ @: m! v' n  e  j% O: Z) P
Range closes to 22,000 yards...: a9 ~  G$ ]# w. _) t) U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
( i5 P/ l' J0 [! y$ K' _Range closes to 20,000 yards...) O0 k. g: O1 D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
* ]# D' T5 q- m  M. Y1 p) pRange closes to 18,000 yards...5 ]" j4 |8 [" T
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards; E7 h5 \+ O: C% D
Range closes to 16,000 yards...2 a8 l) \1 V  v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards# e# x5 l8 J( s
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
. h7 I4 k& z: B4 {CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
* O7 N7 {' h0 a6 }1 G3 ^4 [: PRange closes to 12,000 yards...
. g% R, u; R) M% C* ~* WCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards& n! ?$ S6 P3 u) b! s4 s
Range closes to 11,000 yards...5 _) s+ P1 ^" T/ @4 H5 |! L( H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
- J: j/ I& K* T$ K, ^; Y3 QRange closes to 10,000 yards...2 ?) _* |& e5 J7 c2 k( m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards, k+ ~5 w( c' B2 |" d- W
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
8 K9 T, F1 N! J7 }% L0 {, ]BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards$ @9 J5 E" F3 {7 H* c/ M$ Q
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards; m* f$ N2 u/ J: L8 g; V( r1 Q
BB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
6 D  b+ w3 p! m2 Z" w7 ~2 d) XDD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
$ Y1 A, n* R7 t& T7 I, t$ o3 nDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
# \5 s3 I6 S$ Z6 b, jDD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards  v7 Z$ M  ], K7 N7 e
APD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards
$ d$ w- k, C2 M* IBB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards& G! ?' m/ O7 k4 ^+ h) a
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
. h& C/ Q' Q( u' mDD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
6 z9 O7 \) d" pDD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
& c: h2 {! ]9 _5 W) pBB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards
# H: r4 {! f$ Q' A0 X& ]DD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards- i& ]9 u7 C/ M& q2 @  X1 G
DD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
% ^' m  H- T) U/ }+ H5 {$ {APD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards: H) d' S0 N, j' s6 Y. v7 p5 \- P4 d/ x
DD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
6 p* ~" ]% N" {* s: r# M6 }& ?9 hDD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards/ n+ E8 J* w" S6 F) n' r+ L
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
% N& s2 `7 `8 X5 ]2 e7 |) `  VDD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
, h; k2 a9 z# mDMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards$ D0 v* H& _- Y: S7 J% \3 b
Range increases to 10,000 yards
0 o. O7 g2 @. E( C2 o" OBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
5 o1 d* l, V  q9 z1 FBB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
- V) ~8 Y8 ~9 m$ j. U: j) oBB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
$ k' q6 h+ k8 R' mDMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
+ Q7 }2 O. a/ FBB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards7 Q& x" n2 C: i. V
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
, l2 ?$ Z- U$ A6 M& g  z' K$ oAPD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards
: H6 y0 X- m* i6 X* h, B- DDD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
! ^/ w( |, O! o, Z+ v, vDD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards! O2 C9 f/ }6 \: f5 u
DD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
) n& @# E) c2 C# _' j/ T- j1 eDD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards; x( s( E# ^* G% S  a
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
7 ?& k4 k$ @3 ?, \* BDD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
3 g) C" j+ e7 @8 v8 d, l0 w* O7 DDD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
" s7 m' u& }$ |% ^4 K$ \" x. {DD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards) P. K% _, ^- l5 n$ u5 g6 d
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards/ i$ J. b8 h( V- M5 m6 t
Range increases to 11,000 yards
6 P% X- j( {' s5 yAPD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards; y" x% c2 Q# A8 L0 o
APD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
7 ?: {: a4 a/ \4 cDMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
/ u  G3 S. p  D1 KAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards3 r- a6 b) d5 c* b
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
  g. t# w2 D: a2 ~' hAPD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
' v5 x9 a3 U2 i% H. k" ODMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards
3 @  \5 `* |2 j6 K2 Y1 `DMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards
" @5 {) R7 K. q8 X, yDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
  \7 F6 x3 @1 @! R4 P  {/ L' I1 a, WDD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
$ T, j: O& Z& V+ vDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards  c7 N5 E% H  ^" L
APD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards; K9 ^* [7 L" x5 b; i4 E( \
Range closes to 10,000 yards6 l7 K7 D7 P6 m: C# n8 l2 t, ^) c
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
% t4 f8 @, h/ X9 u& J) EBB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
$ E* w0 ?" N# F5 x' f5 F+ S) o) O8 ~BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards; j3 x( g( K# h( C
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards
; d1 [; D; ~% @$ ^. L! ~DD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
) O! Q& M. t- _. D  W0 E, k1 NDD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
6 |9 M& ~+ {' y0 r$ @+ mDD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards) y. G+ {* E7 O  ~8 e; ?
DD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
! a% e' ^: ?& N4 X/ T7 D4 BDMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards& s. {0 M, Q. c  d2 ~/ y
DD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
  n3 j$ y+ j) ~. c" E7 g! @. UDD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
4 [, t, \& C/ \! \- e; x& qDD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards6 x. x+ X& d- R3 c
DD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
+ @1 o9 O5 G9 k8 e& |/ rRange closes to 8,000 yards
" w* v: N* ]# n* e4 W& F5 NDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards+ W4 M- L$ \- ^( G2 B
BB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards/ D; K% y' y8 Q  t# Y9 T
APD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards3 {: a, I; I5 ]& t0 _7 @% S
BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards1 F/ b5 N3 u$ J( {
APD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards. d5 \9 @, \5 t/ c
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards; P# O5 W$ v/ U( ~; H4 M3 ?3 U

; [6 V, B/ {% \! SJapanese Ships$ Q' L( N4 e( l. U( l& Y0 D
      APD T-1, Shell hits 1: H% e! n0 F5 x, U  p4 @
      APD T-2
# J. s+ b0 _& R4 `* {      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
9 Q3 M. H# H6 I" i9 N# m, |, l: }      APD T-4, Shell hits 1" b" c( |0 O" _' O# @
      APD T-5
+ w, v3 X& p" L* x2 F      APD T-6
3 B* I/ q$ i! `  X: u      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage( s6 L& l$ Z$ F+ }& L3 k+ T8 a
      APD T-9, Shell hits 1
) d, |) {2 ?; E) F$ k% Z      APD T-10) E7 f8 s1 M" t' Y5 Z) Q. e
      APD T-11,  on fire
$ y7 R$ D+ s2 ^* b3 ]( n1 h      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk: a9 S" l' v5 V9 U; b" c8 J3 a
      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk$ E. I& c# p% O( I( D3 L+ h$ |
      APD T-14, and is sunk7 }* x" Q7 A1 e- R  ^  }

+ Y# g; o# D8 j$ H* ]+ O/ YAllied Ships( @( M3 m1 u- ^, M0 N* t7 I' _+ E, y
      CA Portland9 Y' U0 G9 l" g, i# u
      CA Northampton. r( w2 p6 K' v. r1 H/ G, O
      CA Chester  k& s1 i' Q. C4 d& a
      CA Louisville
% F# k2 B' X4 y; z      CA Chicago
; I" x5 o, b& C: h5 B      CA Astoria
9 p; c) Y7 Z$ C& k% q" y/ J# n      CA Minneapolis
+ \" P6 }2 j+ @3 E( k# z! M      CA San Francisco
" \6 K& f: l+ z% C/ o' j2 e      CA Quincy
1 k" {( G5 T) W3 f      CA Vincennes9 o+ A) w4 i# g4 e* h
      CA Wichita+ ~: _5 _) L( g) R) `- b
      DD Bennett
( q6 G$ X, u# M$ |      DD Bradford
2 r) u# j3 Q/ ~: X+ e2 \0 W# L      DD Braine) G5 H8 y! y$ ]# J2 W
      DD Brownson7 @9 q& V2 ?9 f- e) b' v8 G
      DD Bryant
3 ]" u/ q8 t0 |4 n$ f/ [      DD Bullard1 Z& e: o2 ~* [* p4 F  }( ]+ g
      DD Burns
3 b2 S1 s2 m+ ^/ `1 \      DD Callaghan
; R4 Q0 n+ @8 v1 Z4 ~      DD Caperton# u2 \. C1 }0 U) q& Y3 K6 n  F1 d$ r
      DD Capps$ Y1 b+ ?- |! a
      DMS Emmons
# ]7 s8 Q8 _/ C( c3 b0 R1 u      DMS Macomb* j) B/ G; T. |9 v6 j) q
      DMS Rodman! R+ H9 c, t* U8 H/ O
      DMS Gherardi+ f5 Q# w  Z4 ^& ~' Q+ A7 n

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards% K* g! W' E$ |3 V
Range closes to 28,000 yards...! D9 p( P6 Y* @) M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards' J, H3 k% T( [
Range closes to 26,000 yards...4 {4 ?1 K' ?( @  h3 U# D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
: C% i8 e9 Z7 f. `9 vRange closes to 24,000 yards...& s3 S& Y/ X9 D0 k, Z; m9 A8 Z' T
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
$ }2 R3 ~$ w% Z/ W% D" a8 b" J$ |Range closes to 22,000 yards...
  r6 T2 Z. r, Y) C& zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
) X  Y, G7 e! N) PRange closes to 20,000 yards...
5 i% |  @1 e( f8 V0 z/ X0 a7 W$ G) _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
$ {" k" g, P& V( l$ U' t2 l5 m2 FRange closes to 18,000 yards...( H4 F" a7 q7 o, Z2 @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards0 w: {, T9 s, g- Q; s/ _
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
+ J: d% w# X: yCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards, \4 L+ a: h8 X# a6 i& c/ A
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
4 \+ P) u  W' yRange closes to 12,000 yards...2 B7 R. C7 Z) J$ u1 a( c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards; ~( C! ?8 r6 e5 @( ]' k
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
: ~% K/ q3 h4 [; g! v( uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards9 p3 h7 l* C- Y. b( p0 d3 k
Range closes to 10,000 yards...3 q/ z  D+ B, d  @1 p1 k2 g  _" `
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
/ Q# z+ o0 l! {! X- B, oCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
  P( H' X* E2 C5 SDD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
+ v& V1 g  W6 h- q7 U& F5 e; O1 p# ZRange increases to 11,000 yards  X3 t7 ~  n9 j. L7 _. I' @
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
$ V2 u2 }1 [  [: ~CA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards) I9 c7 u  g& G) Z2 s$ [% \; O5 I) n+ ]
CA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards  U- a& o  P+ P& L( \7 O: b2 ?
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards
/ [3 J2 w0 o3 W& y0 y+ c; I( rCA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
5 g( X9 }3 [1 G: K; }DMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards
3 J4 F+ r( P0 o, _: E: q4 J/ c" iCA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
' _2 n) J8 i. J, b8 pCA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards( r# Z) o  I% T% }0 B
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards0 j, ^' L2 I2 S- n. }
CA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
  l8 K9 ~& x4 L! q% GDMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
- U4 ]- Q1 t& dDD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards, ~; \2 w3 a! {1 f# l" }
DD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
3 d: E/ w" H2 J4 J4 G& b; _DD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
. c/ O0 x% Q3 ~- X4 D( l2 O2 G9 |DD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards$ j: `/ E4 w. s6 v3 U# Y! B: P
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
8 A, m" R9 E, L# vAPD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards' G) R; n- C0 k: Q
Range closes to 10,000 yards4 F. B: c! W$ ~4 z3 q& G
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
3 @( O  i( O. E0 h9 WCA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards- E) l+ q0 V  s: N, f
CA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards& B, s" S$ k& U5 Q" F+ ~
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
* O" ^: f) u6 T0 K( ICA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards/ X5 ~2 U2 \, \1 Z' F
APD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards4 a0 k4 }9 B& n5 v$ R. _
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
. _/ D5 O( B9 u8 d' H2 }$ yRange closes to 9,000 yards6 K) _2 e3 d3 ~& f
APD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards
  N5 r- k! P" B  H/ d* I! m" Q7 MDMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
: A# p) [0 i# a  H! k9 o, }CA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards9 y4 A& |7 f% B0 v/ M3 p
CA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
1 P- n4 y3 }1 ]7 Q+ YCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards& a! }9 m+ q4 H( P0 L: W
DD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
2 z. @4 e# u1 U- w. Q  CDD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards- p7 r" }* {: \# t9 r& X- ~
Range increases to 10,000 yards
: R! u. P1 ^  PAPD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards/ e: R  t& Y" ?
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards5 k4 q8 a( p* t4 g
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
7 u, U' B) G/ D- \! ~  B6 dCA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards4 Q0 i. m( m+ g7 m4 j' ]2 ]+ q- d6 j2 R
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
& B- t  K& \( c6 a$ J! ?Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape) a  G! X' {$ f- o
Task forces break off...
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Japanese Ships
+ r7 T8 Q0 l: M$ {      APD T-1
1 a, p# U9 B2 h4 M1 R6 b" N* u, y      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire, P7 C9 O2 F) ?! q
      APD T-3, Z' v& Q3 l6 e$ T$ f
      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk) q6 W7 L% b% |7 k; ]3 e
      APD T-55 x9 J2 p/ [8 ]) K" _5 c2 u
      APD T-6
6 N$ z- e, e7 g4 V% ^+ e      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
( T) Z; {# H5 S- j' r      APD T-9
) \3 Y/ w: O; p; c0 B7 Y9 X      APD T-100 v/ o6 @+ k5 p+ h  Q2 I
      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire
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Allied Ships% G5 i0 S0 `/ G7 Y+ s9 g3 E
      CA Portland
! e9 _& F, k' b% U7 P      CA Northampton, Shell hits 12 y  p! O1 F7 P2 V
      CA Chester. M: L8 H' e) z. v8 c- V% u
      CA Louisville# K9 K+ f- ]4 c9 U* y
      CA Chicago
! ]# \! w" c( H2 o2 n& Z2 @% N% b: p      CA Astoria
( t5 l+ N4 C, e) T      CA Minneapolis
# L. z% F  e3 M7 A) L+ L      CA San Francisco
% f2 X9 i8 Z9 m' r      CA Quincy  t5 R. Y1 e& z# p4 d$ H, h( c1 D+ M
      CA Vincennes% V4 Z$ ^- u# z0 C$ A- B$ }
      CA Wichita
9 m' s% M* ], z+ c$ D' x& M      DD Bennett& t1 m2 D4 m+ q% D$ E$ K
      DD Bradford
  F& C' p4 S9 ~! ?! y      DD Braine6 l4 n/ p# b+ Q3 p4 z8 n1 J
      DD Brownson
# h" N* w  c+ c      DD Bryant7 X- c2 r) O- o2 ?6 W8 i7 p
      DD Bullard
/ M* \. r' t& ?  v9 m      DD Burns# a* F- J; x6 F! M* M% [4 J) B
      DD Callaghan
# o3 x- ^7 A$ S0 b      DD Caperton
7 y/ y! {7 s& Y  ^# ?! ]0 V      DD Capps
0 H" I5 J& t2 Y7 M      DMS Emmons; S8 i* D: u$ @! k. P7 f7 I4 o
      DMS Macomb# o5 ]/ D( Z# ~% K- E: B
      DMS Rodman
: {; w, e" U0 e6 K# @      DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
0 c) g$ p, U* kRange closes to 28,000 yards...4 L) z3 e3 _0 Z2 H* X. O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
0 G! L$ ?3 h+ MRange closes to 26,000 yards...
0 A# i9 T- \: ]  r3 C7 F, p( r9 \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
- ]  b6 c, H$ E7 w; S# J& q. oRange closes to 24,000 yards...
+ M9 u# [0 X7 x9 b: ARange closes to 22,000 yards...
! }9 U6 O2 L$ {" Z8 a% Z: CCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
6 h' F7 C, h8 K9 wRange closes to 20,000 yards...
9 I4 l! R! Z3 D6 nRange closes to 18,000 yards...
' h% t7 O' K; u/ KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
# e$ L! J9 E* Q$ d3 d& s' BRange closes to 16,000 yards...
% z2 t4 Z' N9 v, C; zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards& y$ A5 r4 E, j) m
Range closes to 14,000 yards...3 ?1 H4 K- r& b
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
6 [4 W( a2 g7 G0 rRange closes to 12,000 yards...# M5 j# C$ V2 ?" ]
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards8 K- s# H- K* ~' g/ Z  h
Range closes to 11,000 yards.../ q5 S9 E, o! w$ s  U: H" N: Q) S, W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards# X- Z; s5 W7 d  y1 f5 \: n
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
; |+ v) F1 F+ F# _) b9 ^( j5 l2 iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards- U7 o* R# M, N  t$ O  k# L2 @
CA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
# D% _+ x% Z- }- ?- z6 tCA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
, Y& z5 k4 K! e; n: x+ U$ VDD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards
, Z1 @$ ^: _% t0 gRange increases to 12,000 yards
. D0 ~2 R" a$ g( a1 ^, LCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
- P: Q) [3 |8 {- j, g* C8 w7 A, b" ?CA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards( `9 o) ]8 t7 u  c4 _# O4 d- I
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
" l4 \; v# }3 T% F! N. ^6 t. e0 L" ICA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards
- c4 J1 i  w* R( S7 H1 T2 nCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
% @- m6 @2 }; z5 E. ZCA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards3 {/ Y: n  O& V: q( d  X
DD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
& l- k- e( d% n3 z- T9 bDD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards  Q" c7 x& T+ E' u$ ~' n! X
DD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards; v. F3 l" o# \5 a/ x
DD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards& i! [+ ]$ ?" U) F; N/ @
DMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards4 O# G% k$ v1 |9 {6 o8 ~" l
APD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards
5 l3 e, Z, [2 f+ VRange closes to 9,000 yards
1 B6 b" @; v+ F& s1 i+ S- B. eCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards. k; C1 n* w) ~1 }7 d4 O5 [
APD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards
' w8 _# `/ ~, u$ n/ XCA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
9 x2 _- ]9 _0 d  fCA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards  A1 }5 }0 a9 \- p, p# N. X
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards+ G. Y  p- b2 f# ?+ Y& n4 h6 V+ q; b
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
9 k) I! l: X% z7 c: ^4 R% sAPD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards2 \3 Q! G  @4 A2 }
DD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards' H; K3 e0 |5 n" `8 D3 O
Range closes to 7,000 yards) m+ \5 V1 o3 [
CA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards/ m7 `& [6 x! o% G9 i0 ]7 R
APD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards8 \; i6 c" A- t2 ^  \1 d
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
; v/ f$ A9 N9 X# N, _0 RCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards# v1 O$ P5 H5 x5 `
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
) o: j) u, N& q# s0 m" f; wAPD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
* D, f: E( g5 v+ P0 }0 M3 vCA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
% R* _' e! C5 q/ m$ ^/ c1 D7 O5 ZCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards3 v3 c' B, d: |- M6 F8 |
CA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
( B( U* B, ]7 yDD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards! m; w* g" \1 \' l$ L
DMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards; z' [/ ~0 ^3 w# A; i6 [, F6 Y
Range increases to 10,000 yards* G  ?5 n5 z) U( T# @% l; X
DMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards! F% g6 v0 v7 a6 c6 _- q
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards( S! _3 f" H* C0 U' k
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
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      APD T-17 e2 n( n- T: _
      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
! l9 [: b& K/ ?/ N  K      APD T-38 a0 }; O* l  n: a, Z" i4 b" n
      APD T-5
# U; I% G" g% O. j  B      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 _) {0 J1 \! O8 h; b      APD T-9( i0 A' m( L4 a5 I
      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* P7 _  N! U& R4 W& K8 j% g( N, q
      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk' d6 V& H7 N; b# g
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Allied Ships
1 D: w) B1 q# }9 L. p  T! ~; \      CL Swiftsure) w( I+ @1 ?2 o* B7 q7 A
      CL St. Louis2 |9 m; ]) f& O9 _
      CL Phoenix
) A- _/ d' d. h. s8 c, K      CL Cleveland
7 W1 }$ V: U, o: m8 r1 F+ E      CL Montpelier
# K# R9 w+ \7 U/ J( {; `      CL Denver
+ ]8 \9 z" L' j! C7 B  Z      CL Santa Fe/ v9 Q3 F: E* B; V2 R
      CL Birmingham7 Q  K# m" R5 U# u. @- {( P' o6 Z
      CL Mobile  K' u1 F6 W' T- `( K  L5 E  [: L! M
      CL Biloxi
% Q3 d; E" e& S* @      CL Miami
. V% m! Q  c6 Q/ r4 D9 f! |- z      CL Pasadena
# ]; g$ ?6 N2 v) {6 c      DD Allen M. Sumner
3 V- a+ F0 k; I5 [6 \. Y      DD Ault5 W& X( q; K. M& V
      DD English
) P% l7 H( X6 \6 o; K: z- Z      DD Haynsworth
# U/ E+ O* n! e! {  R/ \, l8 E      DD Maddox
. v5 m$ p' {. B      DD Mansfield
3 h- o9 n! {: I/ \( ^" ]- ]7 ~( {      DD Waldron; j! z. u/ Q- _- T3 J- X: j# x
      DD Haggard# r9 U" h3 E/ S3 ^
      DD Hailey- s% J7 D& W/ B4 g8 @5 |$ L
      DD Hale; b- E# L: ~; z7 g
      CL Vincennes II
! ?1 x: C! y5 g! j+ [      CL Houston II
$ N" @1 Q0 j$ t: W1 M/ J/ {; u# n      CL Astoria II
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards! I6 n* b+ W- `7 g: J
Range closes to 28,000 yards...  n' W8 ?- U" W* O9 W. u/ M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
& q7 f' F. F' f6 k: K) L7 K6 }Range closes to 26,000 yards...
/ {- z  d2 r8 W) C* W. c# [' j3 C  ^Range closes to 24,000 yards...
9 _! o9 v' H+ V% n. z% z4 NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
+ M  [# w' W$ O& eRange closes to 22,000 yards...
" G. l7 ?% K4 k% kRange closes to 20,000 yards...
3 ?* k: J* v( z0 jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards) `" M6 f) j4 j
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
! d1 l' u& C% P. j1 T+ l$ {CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards& V* L! A) T8 A9 S2 m& @
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
7 h/ g/ U( D) B. f! H: {+ aCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards5 ]1 S- E! {4 b, W5 E
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
; _# |9 c$ K9 s: x4 h" q. {$ DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
( [! j. s; D' v! c4 T4 b8 m" ^4 rRange closes to 12,000 yards...  Q4 E7 l% o: a! A1 U( H, T# M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards0 K' s2 I  r6 O
Range closes to 11,000 yards...9 y5 e( b% V$ q+ \& h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
' d% ?) m2 r& j  h! aRange closes to 10,000 yards...9 K# H3 \  ~6 f5 R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
6 |7 B# w' g9 B# Q7 k% q3 {2 _4 }Wyatt, B. crosses the 'T'& C- E2 o8 O& `7 G5 i1 O2 t
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
% t/ A$ Q5 E; H: H2 T; zCL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards5 p9 Y8 u9 t3 e" h  ?: v
CL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards: i" c  s% @* |$ d$ S8 p' ^2 t
CL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards7 }% D# L4 m) N
DD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
( i" P3 _* J  a* _: |' i+ U0 N/ fDD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
* Y* [2 R2 Q* {! D& }/ p6 a# c1 Y- ]. pDD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards' [# F* z: u6 g; L* X- y
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards% u! ^8 {+ M" U! {
Range increases to 11,000 yards
# ^9 A# D/ P. s! }% CCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
7 p: x* \  M6 h, R% B: @( P, S/ tCL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
5 G9 X" M* G* {; R: }CL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards: m; B- _2 ~  M. b: t7 a$ y
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards7 d$ {: s' a8 u- V$ {% N
CL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
$ g3 K. p  ]% T2 X& Z7 J# @CL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards8 P9 J- G3 ?9 H( s8 y1 C
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards( ^4 b' w) n' e
DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
1 Y& ?) g) N, H$ [  l* SRange closes to 8,000 yards% N5 m, T+ l, i
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards
6 R% Y1 ~0 o/ K" P2 R9 a. sCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards# D) H. _9 I+ E6 B
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards
1 u/ Y! B0 e: P3 |0 ^  B4 O5 UAPD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards( Z; ]: q1 Q- `3 Z- M
DD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
  a4 b, l, R7 b7 S# a8 ?. m" JRange closes to 7,000 yards% v/ D) g( o. Y* J2 q% `
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
: N' S9 c- c! Z2 r! d6 j, V# K! JCL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
6 c0 J9 E; Q9 \3 ACL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards& F# F8 d+ Z' w: j8 p9 V* t4 @3 w5 k
CL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards; V* k2 R+ c/ }' `! K+ J9 u6 w6 W
CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards: t. u8 [) }- m
CL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
9 s& y; T1 p# D  \+ B9 cCL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
: ^8 U: u% F% a, r$ MCL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
* c- n! ^% r+ ADD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
5 M: T5 G1 y3 k8 v- Z% qDD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards! T5 Q+ \# x3 _6 }
APD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards
! i/ {/ n' N: j- G2 U9 \  PDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
1 G% t9 j1 \! f! X) D( P! l0 Z- rRange increases to 8,000 yards
1 @- S' a8 [& K5 ~9 |CL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards/ g0 j# d/ j4 f) [. U
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
" L+ l% ]# i* u2 s- NCL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards1 x( {4 Y5 q8 b* |3 M
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
# m1 r8 v4 R- H$ G# R- r$ z- GTask forces break off...8 h2 U6 l: V% [$ K$ D
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: P: l- X- k/ XNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 8,000 Yards
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      APD T-1
+ _- `& e. K7 a' [4 N6 K( k      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk) E, _/ z. r) J! [1 v4 J; C5 U
      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
, e: [6 o- L0 ~* W, ]" K; m      APD T-5
6 o6 i5 ^1 O- ^% Q: S) [& }! `4 h      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk# G; H! ]  q$ f$ Z# d) M
      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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0 P- A3 ^6 P3 w+ J2 o2 nAllied Ships
. C9 e  H: D3 ], b      CA Portland
- m! f* q/ t6 D4 {      CA Northampton+ l4 ?* g" H4 C7 I8 `+ z
      CA Chester
4 D7 H! ~- T- z  V$ m# g* F      CA Louisville
9 `2 H7 C0 s0 c7 P0 _0 Z. ^! a( i5 X      CA Chicago
7 Z- i1 W) B1 J% M/ m4 v7 {0 V      CA Astoria, v3 a$ z0 L1 \: ^. T% o
      CA Minneapolis
) m# u7 I7 @& @      CA San Francisco6 g! n* a; a: G7 A; [) x6 E
      CA Quincy
, j/ E5 e1 X# d9 K5 E4 j( q      CA Vincennes; O( [7 @( x- T4 X# w
      CA Wichita
9 u8 P% o2 J) K+ c! v) D; j      DD Bennett
/ z/ c; T. }' o2 h# K. p, i      DD Bradford
4 @1 H9 g$ I) B9 H0 @4 [2 Q  k  R      DD Braine
, A- n! @$ d6 `( c      DD Brownson
) T& @; h& d, w      DD Bryant
' O/ Z/ @$ C: @! i; Z( P      DD Bullard
7 M0 o0 x" R( n8 ]      DD Burns$ H0 b1 J4 o5 X  q+ Z, v# V8 r( t
      DD Callaghan
  ?# W! S! L( @7 A+ z      DD Caperton
7 m& L. M5 `" }) H$ t/ e8 h      DD Capps% \" P. u) u! ^. r$ v/ \
      DMS Emmons
4 O! M, v$ m" Q% e( u9 i      DMS Macomb
  w8 T; I+ ]& c" p. I' d. r: V      DMS Rodman
% D7 Q" }) o5 j. p) x. S( r: c  F      DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
0 |  b: S! d: h+ T% i" E  b" S0 JRange closes to 28,000 yards...3 m0 ~4 j/ t$ s! }: X" @/ q: m2 q; @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards3 s) E. T1 j2 O3 T
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
: `$ L8 K2 L$ }! I' `+ qRange closes to 24,000 yards...
! o/ K2 b, d, u; zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
% d. i& W0 H" \+ s% r  ^Range closes to 22,000 yards...* [( x1 c7 ~5 |# ?6 B- ]# ]
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards7 W3 B# C0 z2 k! M& a
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
3 L3 T/ Y3 U/ Q' K! b2 f% v9 PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
7 O6 Z) N* S+ t5 gRange closes to 18,000 yards...
$ l8 i1 u/ T/ }, z5 R' dRange closes to 16,000 yards...
8 h+ M" u1 z. i* }CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards; O6 t0 s) K* M, O4 [
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
! a! Y0 Y1 y1 ^; q0 x( \Range closes to 12,000 yards.... n5 s7 u0 x3 f! N, W" k1 L  ^1 l
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
3 m$ M$ P5 H! V' L3 LRange closes to 10,000 yards...  m, j" Y; o; d4 \
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
$ J: H( b/ q  G3 K  }Range closes to 8,000 yards...- e  v7 S; p& Z2 H1 _+ v: O8 S1 j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
' L  d. b6 q3 n1 E" Z+ F( wCA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards8 D; k  g9 u% r% T3 v( C4 |
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards( z* Q9 I2 g9 r& ~2 S, s
CA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
* {# u% `, G3 GDD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards% l  b5 r; c# f2 Y1 o% B7 P
APD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards' E: K* G5 Q" ^: L2 P$ h
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
% y$ c. a( ~2 j4 ?1 HCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards& t6 V3 m2 z) N) D* F
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
9 @% V" ]3 x! M0 D, |. nCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards6 O  g2 g  m' y; \. i' q
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards/ e' D& a7 w' h2 p8 N) D
APD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards
/ p! L3 X& W# Y; a5 t( t7 zDD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
5 A6 k+ T; G/ b5 ]6 ?! [5 n2 XRange closes to 5,000 yards
% C+ i9 `' l# R. [1 q% l- `* ?DD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113
$ D- }  u6 a5 n) t0 n3 G) H5 E* `APD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards+ F& `  ?2 V. q. \7 O
CA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards
) t5 C# l7 r! XCA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards5 H5 E  B. A' i+ _+ m/ ~
DD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards
8 R; u% t) a9 o( pRange closes to 2,000 yards0 ]; d3 O" F/ g, B, ?; K) {
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
! G% {: T- p4 M6 g7 pCA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
. b+ [2 Q. C9 g# _( sCA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
2 Z! L/ ]8 ^, @4 L- ~4 g. }APD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards
8 J3 [. o3 G4 @- q! PRange increases to 6,000 yards5 s+ K, _6 `+ c
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards9 _9 h5 m) q9 d
CA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards1 T2 E, f6 s  |1 w2 K
APD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards; O$ _: h( u; n4 ?, i5 m
Range increases to 9,000 yards1 m1 O, X: o1 L
DMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards- X9 m9 P( r& T" C+ q' |' c9 w
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards; Z' ]8 }! e$ [5 L; |7 F& T* D8 P5 w2 p
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards# ~  \, t# C3 J5 l- }+ ~
DD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
1 K- u3 s) S5 z& q1 {Range increases to 13,000 yards* E9 h9 m' H3 k8 g
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards
8 [$ s# f; z9 ]6 h: QAPD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards
. j% D2 T8 k* f6 |# CJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape) G9 O# a1 b% E# G0 u
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
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      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk8 c3 t8 d; q% {" D
      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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) E3 a$ O1 T& y      BB North Carolina
2 J- ~5 H4 L. z      BB Washington# b: {6 R" J6 a. Y
      BB South Dakota
! u* @; u0 c1 }) z      BB Indiana6 [" _9 v7 D5 ], g# M4 R
      BB Massachusetts  i. E. N2 b2 e3 p8 j
      BB Alabama
4 r9 D7 D" C4 i" Q( U; D. @      DD Conner* b/ I+ u4 D. V6 a; w: }
      DD Cotten7 N5 l& n7 i0 o, z
      DD Cowell: p: l5 G+ Y0 a6 z
      DD Daly4 r% l+ C+ y, @5 ]( b$ r
      DD Eaton4 S% n8 o8 v2 U- D' |
      DD Heywood Edwards
- X" w! w1 u: X* o/ D( s8 M; Z6 o      DD Erben# m) T( g# h. v
      DD Evans
% c6 t* Y9 L, T- {; \) y6 C      DD Foote
! U( R4 d( P6 [) l5 e9 f" {, \! J      DD Franks+ h* |# L) K8 M3 C- \% N
      DD Fullam& D& G2 o" E. t2 F& R$ W
      DD Gatling, E7 X6 M5 R% n# J0 [( D% _
      DD Albert Grant
( W2 c* ]; Z4 w, J; m      DD Gregory
5 T0 O# q( H: H( e7 c: g$ P6 w      DD Guest
' e) X0 v* Z: `% i  @) u+ p/ y3 K      DMS Hamilton
; K, {1 t/ E/ \3 R      DMS Forrest
9 g& A! {9 ?' g1 \; t$ x' e      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards) n! y% b8 }1 Y& n; q& G
Range closes to 28,000 yards...- o8 @& Q9 c4 B6 \8 G' C( s
Range closes to 26,000 yards..., v" ]) z* c. w* ^4 u6 }4 w
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
+ q: w! R% H! \6 J$ m2 LRange closes to 22,000 yards...( ~( F6 p  f  \) R0 P
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
/ n7 n+ T1 P( x1 ?2 Z$ d9 uRange closes to 18,000 yards...
& ^( M6 q8 w) gRange closes to 16,000 yards...
% R( A) P& e! j. gRange closes to 14,000 yards..." L# X" V/ I7 A0 C9 [4 B$ U
Range closes to 12,000 yards...2 d* _6 o! ~% y6 B, `6 u, Z
Range closes to 11,000 yards...2 P# @7 f2 h% e* D1 |* L3 u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards3 L" H6 u( J. `( h+ n
Range closes to 10,000 yards...4 k$ u( g# a3 _- Q2 C' v
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
* g$ H9 |, }0 J9 ECONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
0 T0 }, d5 `  E  n- Q8 [6 _BB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
2 [$ O7 ?' M' O' O7 V% r6 ZAPD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards
. |, q6 t# R8 C$ F% }0 gDD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
$ T3 |- {, a0 _DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
1 n. B8 h9 R5 H2 W5 B- Y  |DD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards3 X1 y4 t" n  L/ @: I
Range closes to 5,000 yards. F6 m  |' Z# M' M
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
2 s1 z+ r2 S7 T# X, IBB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards6 E5 \3 h0 f0 w+ O1 E9 q
Range closes to 3,000 yards
! G( Z( E: \4 R+ r7 y9 _BB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
. ^( A, Z, Q. g/ h; q+ M* _6 SDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
: w# L% f" j0 @& `DD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards" B: h* t4 G2 {. ?  {5 h" [
DD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards  a" S4 x3 |3 e. j8 J/ R
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards2 V2 T/ e: r. j& H. B' v
APD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards- }$ P6 m0 {: |) P
BB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
5 r3 y1 u7 a5 _! }7 W( p- c' _DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
  s3 V. m' p; E+ s5 l! }! TDD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
% e. z9 S' z2 V) qRange increases to 5,000 yards
4 O* F- C; f* X9 O2 |; }. U% y3 u0 fBB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards4 R7 {+ ^) [8 d7 A# ^. P
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards, K" c6 u' e' r9 u2 ?, D
Range increases to 7,000 yards
8 s' `: k  ?: R2 c3 s4 @  hDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
! W' P. w  ~. l* TDD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards6 J- `8 c8 z: B9 l) W, E3 W/ j
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
& e1 ^, G' ~" [& A' g7 o, D: Q2 SAPD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
3 n7 c4 W' E' VAPD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
: t9 m* U% S0 w, r; nCombat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 44
9 H& e7 J( n  T盟军继续在岛上同日军打炮战，日军伤亡稳定增加
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)& L+ L  m2 k7 M6 n" ]0 P
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 5327 troops, 333 guns, 148 vehicles, Assault Value = 2444' W, a5 F# v" A1 W: m2 K

! x) A! }9 y. E: v2 b+ ]) m1 `4 mDefending force 45223 troops, 615 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 1000
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Japanese ground losses:
8 ^% m8 q' `: s$ z* D      834 casualties reported2 r( j8 y, Z+ H" M( g* t
         Squads: 33 destroyed, 19 disabled
; U: z3 k" j) f- n* Z$ @         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
8 t, \' u! w' C5 {6 ]         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled& a& r$ d2 d* y# S
      Guns lost 16 (4 destroyed, 12 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
) p; L7 [: X) \1 M& k      16 casualties reported# \0 X, U9 V4 s+ V3 R3 ^
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled$ O6 r. S9 o# j9 y
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) ?2 F0 ^0 }1 F( M- a7 S( K( X6 ?
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 09, 44% r' N1 {6 {! X3 Z2 R% H
盟军再次对波纳佩发动猛攻，日军疲态毕现，已不能持久
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TF 195 encounters mine field at Ponape (119,113) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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100 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.; |- @; t1 @0 T
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Allied Ships
6 ]) `% ]7 z2 B8 L+ D) ?      DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1
. g, t6 J) b( W; m2 x+ D% @      DMS Forrest
1 p. I/ |# e% @. g: u. U      DMS Hamilton
8 u% b# _4 ?. ^4 a) h      DD Guest+ l% ~2 l3 J. ]" m. R; w% D& ]0 b
      DD Albert Grant
* c  U# q$ T& c0 y7 U  Y  d# R6 k      DD Daly
  B% C9 k5 \/ I4 a: q( P      DD Cowell7 ?4 p- y9 h# ]! y& z. i* \9 S
      DD Cotten0 p! j0 }9 j  z, Z; P0 M: C
      DD Foote, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage! p" Z. D8 p- F' F, |
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Ponape Naval Fortress firing at DMS Ellyson, k7 B) s" B* j$ ]
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at DMS Forrest
$ ]2 U% |  n  z8 T. w, r; f98 mines cleared
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113# D& C$ S4 f- f/ T4 T& r

- y5 v; j; G- i% E. JJapanese Ships! r0 @/ b3 r6 L9 x( ]$ z: Z
      ACM Wa 1, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage7 z+ n, F3 E9 [7 f& D

& n: G, ?7 _. M* \' p3 rAllied Ships. S/ J! L% T# ]8 J
      CA Wichita$ \3 F8 `- A8 D
      CA Vincennes  P! e8 v3 H4 j+ N
      CA Quincy
6 o- w, r1 u* i* ?2 X$ t# m      CA San Francisco7 {$ g. |( p6 U0 n& f9 K4 `
      CA Minneapolis* R" {2 m% s- o& }& r* U
      CA Astoria
5 I$ h  Q5 x6 _+ T- n      CA Chicago
% j& ?0 }  l/ Q! f: t      CA Louisville
/ R" Y7 L% _& T# ?' d3 o      CA Chester
  ]+ V! M- s# F7 M3 m      CA Northampton# {# ^$ e  z2 w/ ~: A: @! q
      CA Portland/ n0 e" q/ B& V5 g) q* T+ r2 O1 |

6 @/ B8 q/ R" |. |( z/ B# Z5 iJapanese ground losses:
! c2 X# d% z- p$ w1 {' l& B      54 casualties reported
/ T1 C$ b6 n" }. r! H4 r% g         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% U6 s  ]. t% w) @9 E# s, ^- E7 I
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
1 q5 v3 X8 q3 r8 }5 m& Z         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, `) X1 N! q' E( Z
      Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
. O4 O: \1 [* h( \7 x      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)2 }1 F/ o7 U# V5 h" w8 `% d4 E

* s* t/ m% }% s, M: C/ W/ Z9 t5 nAirbase hits 1
% B2 Y9 `6 t: M1 G, e) k: e0 KRunway hits 160 Y% r; U7 u% X
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+ `/ p7 ]5 m% n9 {# K: vNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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Allied Ships
  v) O" p$ `) P! v      BB Alabama
4 J8 h; P; m+ l, l. J( T7 y0 V      BB Massachusetts
* V+ E: w6 u* W4 _9 F; v: d$ {      BB Indiana
! S% ~9 Q, g2 X+ O# a5 }      BB South Dakota
2 |9 n/ v( E. e$ ~3 X/ P! O3 ^" d5 y      BB Washington
5 E1 T* J2 B; q0 T      BB North Carolina
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Japanese ground losses:# R& x: J0 D6 i# g1 W  y$ `1 B: v
      570 casualties reported
9 g8 N, ^2 `# E, e+ k  B         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
) }# l% S+ Q: ~9 y+ s  r% e% _         Non Combat: 52 destroyed, 25 disabled
2 g. L# f' M# Y+ h8 k+ Q$ U         Engineers: 5 destroyed, 2 disabled. b. T4 H% a' z
      Guns lost 27 (11 destroyed, 16 disabled)7 @& \: o  j) a: @% n+ _
      Vehicles lost 13 (10 destroyed, 3 disabled)4 ?; I5 M3 y$ L/ ?! ]( w# X
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Airbase hits 7  D2 U0 w  w- m  T' _  `# q
Airbase supply hits 12 B) L2 ]( W+ k
Runway hits 15
% B( Y' @+ M( z; I& k8 G3 MPort hits 3
, ~4 c4 N  m, @* q9 j( M0 `- m4 S% lPort supply hits 2
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113. ]1 P; N* |7 e) S) I
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Allied Ships
  v  ~: h- s! O% ?/ U' n      BB Queen Elizabeth
% n) p" }. u3 X* S0 w& {      BB Valiant
- d6 A! Z! k3 u, I      BB Mississippi
' t$ V3 U8 Y1 S+ A! a( r      BB New Mexico
9 ^8 b6 V0 f! f3 n0 R+ l3 u+ T      BB Idaho
8 I" A$ l- f( s. S) d5 F# P) q' O" A      BB West Virginia7 c: a# b5 B- d
      BB Colorado
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9 W7 l) }$ T* V' q8 nJapanese ground losses:, U1 S( g9 L% L, K+ h* \
      603 casualties reported
$ j  Y: Q" c) o2 t         Squads: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled/ _% N7 X$ H. [$ o. {' {) l
         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 40 disabled" w! T* I% o/ Z" s7 u  c$ M
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
5 b5 F" n0 R0 J      Guns lost 24 (8 destroyed, 16 disabled)
' s2 d2 Z# |! X' O: i8 W2 S. c      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)8 x6 R; @" y  U& \& A

$ w) j  q5 l8 }/ fAirbase hits 5
) P5 Z: C6 D% z+ S$ FAirbase supply hits 2
  G' J( X: i9 ^9 S" e% v. L( URunway hits 7
7 g7 E6 _( O3 W+ _Port hits 1
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BB Queen Elizabeth firing at Ponape
- Z- b) i7 x+ q3 B4 o; x! CWalrus II acting as spotter for BB Valiant
$ x0 t- e2 v* W# k* X% w6 wBB Valiant firing at 33rd/A Division9 z) i7 g+ R- ]9 j. U
BB Mississippi firing at 33rd/C Division
9 T5 [- o; A  _BB New Mexico firing at Ponape , U* z- }0 G* s3 D; S' a
BB Idaho firing at Ponape
6 r* K1 j. C9 C: BOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB West Virginia
$ S+ U+ n. [1 z: |% n; uBB West Virginia firing at 81st/C Division
. u# c& J- y0 z5 L* z3 ZBB Colorado firing at Ponape
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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)8 ]% M$ |4 ?9 Z1 y. `2 d
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Weather in hex: Light rain& j  B/ H6 O1 s* |# Q+ O3 }
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
0 B- ^& P, V# `+ J' T" ]Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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2 w1 o5 V$ v4 j  g2 s0 I- WAllied aircraft+ W0 p, i" o% d$ q  [; U
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
5 b: q3 c! E0 w! G& N: p      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 314
) I' J6 @6 _. h- D; ?      TBM-1C Avenger x 274: Q9 z1 w: |! A1 Z1 i9 e

4 @& X/ z# E8 n! e& J* MAllied aircraft losses
. o, F6 ^& [7 S6 p7 B5 p      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 52 damaged; k6 J2 Z' ?" z5 Z* i* N- j! M
      TBM-1C Avenger: 32 damaged
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) J( B) @1 U/ @/ b      529 casualties reported
& d  m3 j6 B, h% f- c9 M         Squads: 2 destroyed, 28 disabled
' p3 [' f5 b/ r# h4 ?& ~         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 67 disabled; S% _9 N4 p; v: r9 k
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' ]2 [; T! T+ O3 ]& f
      Guns lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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  s- i  L8 B( u& y; Y2 BGround combat at Ponape (119,113)( I) x: ~+ S% u

* i# `, g- j, e1 A! B6 H. |Allied Deliberate attack0 a, {* i. b$ K/ [

  H2 W+ I4 A- C' H& yAttacking force 71421 troops, 1323 guns, 2290 vehicles, Assault Value = 24962 w  n" d: p# E* f6 Q

- k# a: K! V$ o% c* E/ |6 {7 |7 yDefending force 43288 troops, 578 guns, 265 vehicles, Assault Value = 938( A% w  C2 r( t) o

3 b3 i% J* ^! U# H8 sAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 5: M6 a% [# n- L2 S6 l# M

- c7 G& X. o! r: D% |9 hAllied adjusted assault: 3029 $ W/ L% r$ q4 ^

% ^5 N$ F% g+ J7 N$ ?# pJapanese adjusted defense: 3835
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 5) / K" u' _) C6 O0 ~& O

- {, u% v2 ]! w8 \! NCombat modifiers9 ?1 Z/ F/ F# V# |
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)
) p, g0 D% w5 c3 k5 F* EAttacker:
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/ u1 y; N0 H$ D6 X& q. |- nJapanese ground losses:
* c- J3 F. `! X      5869 casualties reported/ g5 m2 f. T+ z! `! `+ g7 y. Z
         Squads: 179 destroyed, 64 disabled2 e- t3 B0 ^: [
         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 116 disabled& ~1 E& n( e) N( Z
         Engineers: 15 destroyed, 29 disabled8 Y5 H; D- b$ M+ l
      Guns lost 79 (38 destroyed, 41 disabled)
! ~5 _- Y) ~) o% s8 Q( D      Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)4 t1 {2 X! L5 A* ~; L( \" }3 q6 x$ }
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Allied ground losses:( X  R% y- _4 j+ Q
      1488 casualties reported3 c! f! M6 C' c  e/ h: z. L. W
         Squads: 6 destroyed, 203 disabled' {0 w4 ^8 f# c$ E4 P8 m% h+ N9 `" x+ g
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 43 disabled
" j/ c! v& h# E2 u3 [0 c: A% R         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 60 disabled7 n# }8 V; c2 @# n! V
      Guns lost 57 (4 destroyed, 53 disabled). [4 E" {4 S$ W! f, k; Y
      Vehicles lost 67 (9 destroyed, 58 disabled)
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" e  [3 h5 k2 i0 k' d* q6 k2 F/ IAssaulting units:
) g5 K1 I4 z; r0 O  T. m    762nd Tank Battalion, y) ~( O8 g, v7 }* E
    710th Tank Battalion
" p5 r2 d# q7 d+ L3 L    767th Tank Battalion* ^( l1 _# Q, n$ D
    44th Tank Battalion0 y/ K9 V  S6 b! |% `
    96th Infantry Division: i+ F9 B, c* Y) f" I, v+ }
    706th Tank Battalion1 F# f2 W9 {) U$ E0 k+ A$ `
    81st Infantry Division
- \( }+ g$ O1 ]: u& @    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment" k4 s6 S& b5 @+ J# S% t
    5th Marine Division8 I7 ]- p9 d6 [6 e9 s# r
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment" z) J6 L7 v' }# a: f5 `
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment: \) C0 m3 Q( ^
    711th Tank Battalion
$ b3 @7 @9 I2 D5 }    716th Tank Battalion8 p1 R9 q/ J6 p5 S% C1 z2 z
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment* k! d4 w. i+ N8 A8 Q
    6th Infantry Division
4 H9 M+ T6 m# Y1 h$ i    31st Infantry Regiment
* Y) U" D  E. A1 j; V2 C0 i    8th Marine Defense Battalion
) m+ ]2 {8 ?1 P- O7 {    4th USA Defense Battalion
1 [% ~: ?  q  L' e. q& t    X Corps Artillery
( C* K) E/ S( z7 L! x    14th Marine Defense Battalion
, K* J" X' G3 j: C9 s! \    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
7 c8 K3 U" r" u    I Corps Artillery
* g3 A4 n/ T* O3 L. a1 q    XIV US Corps8 Q. B; A; }, _2 R% R  T
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion" U* V, W6 B8 ^' E2 A; M! ^0 z! p
    96th Coast AA Regiment
2 q' `6 Q& R" J3 X+ X$ X: e    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
2 \+ d. r7 F( J1 r" K1 B    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
7 x7 E, V4 P- ~! w1 H' p3 _$ |    12th Marine Defense Battalion+ w9 s0 p4 x# P8 m; s6 o
    738th Coast AA Regiment: _1 a! K  n/ ]$ C
    1st USMC AA Battalion3 s6 Z% q) F+ p" E; \
    5th USA Defense Battalion
. Q( `- _" |) J! z6 k6 r/ {    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment6 m4 f  ^/ Y" L
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Defending units:
2 D9 [( C4 b( V3 N# I# W* W    144th Infantry Regiment
' i" f4 u6 @& Z( F7 w- v7 ^    81st/C Division
4 `9 G5 l. m1 d1 ~) [* H/ ?7 j    Kure 3rd SNLF% K5 _; F6 i9 a4 e$ t6 ~8 w! Y
    Sasebo 7th SNLF
# X8 m8 p' r6 i1 p) X2 C    81st/A Division
2 v, A; J5 O9 U" m+ h/ D7 F( l9 x    6th Guards Inf. Regiment5 t7 A! h9 S+ K/ a1 ^. N
    33rd/B Division
  O" l' c3 j" O0 R! k8 Q    52nd Naval Guard Unit
& w; z/ V5 Y! W7 ~& d9 m    33rd/A Division
: U/ U2 b1 {" q; w$ A7 a- F    81st/B Division
4 z  h( Q$ X8 _  j, \1 t& E2 f    138th Infantry Regiment
8 k3 N$ {+ K- F# a- A8 C. k/ O  H0 B9 c/ y    33rd/C Division
4 i( b' Q- f2 \- {    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
$ t$ E( N. _- D$ d4 @5 F    60th Field AA Battalion
8 O# A4 n" ]! A" g) _    53rd Construction Battalion
' a9 c7 o  B  C1 j# F+ Z, D! r/ w    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
6 G* X8 e! d6 A) n4 }5 U+ N    14th Area Army /1
- G" _7 _: z9 R, l    61st Field AA Battalion
; N+ D: H1 }) D    18th Army
. Y$ Q2 V6 E1 @: {" x% u    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
, a4 F% E/ U) [' V9 t2 A: \- n5 _    18th Field AF Construction Battalion$ |- {" o: }+ M+ t& l* L3 v
    63rd Field AA Battalion
$ C3 x4 u: B7 s2 ~9 A    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
% z' K* C9 ~8 ]1 Q6 M    12th Air Fleet
$ t: ~% ], F7 p# e- X    Kure 7th SNLF
: r2 B* @3 d  v% h    Wake Cst Gun Bn /10 G+ \7 m$ W. d0 C( i
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
" m9 [/ v% @; K7 R% B" e    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
0 a; S) Z2 I$ {+ J$ ?5 B  }5 e    19th JAAF Base Force
6 [9 ~/ \8 t+ N5 i4 U8 X, L    3rd Base Force
: H2 C0 P. v6 P/ I/ v+ k# x    Ponape Naval Fortress' [* ]8 h4 k0 t; k
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

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要不要眼含热泪这么夸张啊

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 12, 446 ?: ^) q" H" ?; u4 x( _, H7 H
盟军向波纳佩投送了一个骑兵团和大量补给，并与日军展开了2轮炮战，日军火力已被明显压制，显然最后时刻即将到来) e, f4 z$ n  X8 d. a" J9 ]4 c
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) w: w& ?$ ]3 D6 @4 J+ bAfternoon Air attack on Ponape , at 119,113 " \1 |% t, q+ L  M5 t" c! V$ W) ~5 t
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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8 _6 E- Z) G& T: |0 U$ c1 lRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
2 t5 R! v4 J+ @, Y5 P7 tEstimated time to target is 34 minutes9 m; u% ]; o2 M' ~: M7 P
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Allied aircraft
7 d4 T# H3 @0 o      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462; q5 D3 _7 w  T
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 327- R& @' Y. ]- n! [  U$ w
      TBM-1C Avenger x 283
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0 N- b( h2 I) y2 u  p+ ~- W/ A. ]Allied aircraft losses! h# `' U: @3 b  }" q+ a6 A9 U
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 61 damaged5 }2 i6 W! z% B, W/ ]! `; ^
      TBM-1C Avenger: 47 damaged
( |3 q1 k  [$ K: r3 {. f      TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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8 _2 y. P% m+ R6 k) yJapanese ground losses:& x- }1 [' p, E# r( J
      17 casualties reported
1 `# t8 j1 h  G$ s& {/ G) z         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# N0 H% O* C; u: g! r/ z" D
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled# z' N; R7 T) Z- {. |
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: W$ ^1 W0 X2 r; q& V* C      Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)- W* G. q- |7 u# p' n

) U4 V0 c5 }' ], C# a. Y6 ~! wAirbase hits 97, T/ }) K5 }* W; i: K+ Y) q
Airbase supply hits 260 N1 ~8 u8 u4 V: l. q" U
Runway hits 2529 ~, }9 K7 M: k7 O; d! F: ^  N. [2 Z
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)( }" T, f+ s+ U. t
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 25985 troops, 378 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 7289 `1 c1 ^# m0 s( l) w
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Defending force 78489 troops, 1559 guns, 2435 vehicles, Assault Value = 2493
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# O4 O8 _4 ?- B, ^; r9 L/ MJapanese ground losses:- v& G* j0 r' p$ V# ]% N
      736 casualties reported
5 [: A  e$ E$ \( {; h, s         Squads: 22 destroyed, 33 disabled# S: R" ^8 j2 g$ \
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled& K( D0 B! f. w( S
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
! Q6 L: K* L# }/ A' z5 _( J      Guns lost 15 (6 destroyed, 9 disabled)
: v0 X- b2 \7 D! n$ r8 e      Units destroyed 1  p. x! u" _0 Q; ~9 O# K
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Allied ground losses:; ]% p6 O* t/ T+ W( R+ w  c
      23 casualties reported
! _3 b( q2 b7 O6 V' p! \         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
, F' q3 Z( j; z; B$ {" N         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: ]# h* x/ |* O3 k9 i3 B  O
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ V3 n$ J- z% R/ _, V1 f) k      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Bombardment attack+ m2 X5 ]: w5 U5 A

( C  m- T( z9 g# ?Attacking force 5458 troops, 335 guns, 148 vehicles, Assault Value = 2488
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3 M: f, g4 N5 n2 ZDefending force 37668 troops, 457 guns, 264 vehicles, Assault Value = 693
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' k! `5 {& ~/ @# x( w1 ^Japanese ground losses:
) d6 ]3 f+ S" U' B) S7 {$ l( O4 C' S      698 casualties reported' h/ N5 g8 i- Q) p
         Squads: 6 destroyed, 41 disabled
* g- B* e/ Z" W* v         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled# Y* Z2 T+ ]. c: o$ d
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
& H; C& l8 w2 |7 }& }      Guns lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 44+ ~+ L; C8 D7 v9 r: `) }! _
岛上日军弹尽粮绝，崩溃在即
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,1132 }; j- J6 G6 d" e$ z, E3 X
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Allied Ships5 M: l; _: p$ B7 J/ N/ J
      CA Wichita+ F# {: w+ c; B
      CA Vincennes* n6 L8 a9 f- P
      CA Quincy
  t5 G! [/ E6 s# S: g! w9 j1 ]% z      CA San Francisco+ {/ d3 _4 k( \/ Z( }" T  t" P5 e
      CA Minneapolis
3 ^0 ~' @, Z( V      CA Astoria
( |. M6 _5 S* t- b+ ~      CA Chicago! m2 T) Q3 `. f! S+ X  s0 y
      CA Louisville0 s; {4 h/ C. |& h7 [5 M5 e
      CA Chester
; B8 R9 U# ~( B, i  q      CA Northampton
$ q3 E6 V6 |* o, D      CA Portland
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5 s- e2 M' H2 g( z" H1 |& TJapanese ground losses:3 x# p& n7 f% \5 f. R% E
      213 casualties reported; |3 J" ]  `, k. _* L. q
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled  W* Y7 r* {' Y! {: n/ f+ [& e# l
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 40 disabled
  f2 K: ?( l' b( M8 P3 P5 H! r% Q         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 }% {  j2 S% y* `4 T      Guns lost 12 (3 destroyed, 9 disabled)8 n; y3 h) [% p( z! k$ O
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Airbase hits 6
4 b" o1 C  F. ~' }) m0 ?; }. t/ SAirbase supply hits 1
8 |6 s: Q* Q- j8 k  M- o7 L: fRunway hits 250 {9 {" p* D' m
Port hits 53 M: u2 K! V$ x, I
Port supply hits 1$ s6 B+ t. B( K* n
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' W6 e: x- S" k3 iNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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/ @9 P) ^3 q+ t/ GAllied Ships$ q% g- u4 k: {; \
      BB Alabama1 B" Z4 S1 l& L2 S$ y
      BB Massachusetts3 A" P+ w# u4 @0 @9 d4 _, e
      BB Indiana
% J3 y, t* k4 f$ f8 N% Y      BB South Dakota
% t' s# j9 D/ v* {( S% I5 P+ L      BB Washington
: A" J8 w/ e) N3 N1 K) W      BB North Carolina
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4 t+ f+ V/ w5 h3 J  m( s/ uJapanese ground losses:9 X6 j; h, R' m/ @8 I; ]8 M
      803 casualties reported
2 x8 U6 s" p. X$ }9 [         Squads: 4 destroyed, 27 disabled
, ]) A7 m% s/ q+ C( ~         Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 40 disabled, t  Q. W1 O" q: E
         Engineers: 5 destroyed, 2 disabled- y- P; r$ O# M5 s
      Guns lost 22 (5 destroyed, 17 disabled)  f8 k  R3 o6 `, s! j( O+ E4 F$ e/ ~# Y8 j
      Vehicles lost 9 (5 destroyed, 4 disabled)* D3 s& k! f1 O% |7 h3 w

' H% {' i" X* L: [Airbase hits 2/ x: W/ K7 i5 `2 ?& [& Q2 K
Runway hits 3# X1 f& t0 y  j, J; Z
Port hits 2, E' c# d) G) i9 G) h2 A

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9 S* P6 J; p$ c) Z* l  c6 D6 |$ dNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113: Z, ]% z3 J* n& l5 g# A0 y" f
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Allied Ships
3 T% w( e7 f# K& N5 `      BB Queen Elizabeth5 X2 ?( l& E8 x+ J+ ]' U" z
      BB Valiant
+ }- s+ U4 s& E5 k! u& j* i' x      BB Mississippi3 \- A9 ?  a! B2 l. J2 {
      BB New Mexico
5 d( j! m/ P) l5 u# x# e      BB Idaho# U' Z+ F0 Y5 J  N! i# Z/ e
      BB West Virginia
* G# o0 }' b" j$ I. ]  \' Q) l      BB Colorado
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! \* M  H; L4 z( h  V, G& aJapanese ground losses:. @" E, B9 z2 F7 ^' U0 Z# v* q9 K- c
      710 casualties reported, ?4 c3 e4 K" c  q( V7 K9 ^& B
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 32 disabled+ Q4 c- }: v- K* m! R9 l% j2 J
         Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 40 disabled
4 Y6 x! z( D7 d/ ?' S* u  r1 g0 K         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled" n& j; \2 o# C* X
      Guns lost 18 (3 destroyed, 15 disabled)
  v% e( Q5 N7 x9 Y) L( Q      Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)9 [, W$ ]- B- e; e$ P; D+ C/ W
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Airbase hits 1$ S. {) K6 F  [# o
Runway hits 9
, L& q' j3 A" `# _/ KPort hits 1
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2 H/ [7 P, Z2 k% o, JAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)! y% y; T) m. r$ J% c+ m
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.5 _- C! ?2 e$ K
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes( W: {5 i! ^, ?. r
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Allied aircraft. c- L" X! B$ b
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
, F' Y7 `$ o- f5 o      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 325  d# g% z1 Y/ q. h7 [0 Q3 b
      TBM-1C Avenger x 271
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. D9 w/ `( i& k; L& uAllied aircraft losses
; m: ~# W  r  y& e' ~      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 45 damaged
$ E2 ?  a5 I8 A+ K/ u      TBM-1C Avenger: 33 damaged
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# Y  K; K& `% V3 w6 |# \& ^Japanese ground losses:- J6 A) \; z; l
      660 casualties reported& _1 _5 C4 U% F, X
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
$ b9 Z+ G+ C0 }         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 46 disabled, z( t/ @! Q+ _  [
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 ?* @, }# s, {6 p9 Z& Y) u0 x( O
      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)% e. ]$ F2 |2 s8 ?; U/ W2 c  M
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 68346 troops, 1242 guns, 2203 vehicles, Assault Value = 2455% a: {' {4 }, N! I( n+ y% b

' p' c# [9 ^; R* d0 kDefending force 35744 troops, 441 guns, 258 vehicles, Assault Value = 601
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  f: F" q7 X- x7 T# J# g* e! _* l" q+ _Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 44 A' a7 L# T: D; M3 C
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Allied adjusted assault: 2943 2 M5 Y! B( v: v6 n
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Japanese adjusted defense: 537
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 4)
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Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 41 Z! _/ o3 [/ R! D2 B. s. i/ h
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Combat modifiers
# H" o! s8 J" j: @* |Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), supply(-)! t* U! L, I! h/ j0 h/ d# b' u8 B5 F
Attacker: " |6 I3 a+ p3 J' l* |+ ^3 I( y

+ _5 p8 |. a, q1 t3 A; R/ `Japanese ground losses:
5 K/ r% r: u4 |0 i      4555 casualties reported( ]9 P" w! H* h9 d
         Squads: 168 destroyed, 136 disabled% ]$ U+ K$ `& g
         Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 108 disabled  c7 e) T; m3 d
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 41 disabled: O. F: p( _" v+ R" l
      Guns lost 63 (26 destroyed, 37 disabled)
' [( g& H" G2 k5 x      Vehicles lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)# C; N- d$ I+ j7 T

$ {  p9 O* D+ }  J# }; ~" DAllied ground losses:
: ]- t* L. h' r- O# b( I9 e$ ?      1283 casualties reported
$ a2 Z+ y' ]3 m* _         Squads: 3 destroyed, 157 disabled- m" H1 y6 }3 R$ b$ ]+ {/ p
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 45 disabled; ~( K& s. U' g( M% \! s
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 30 disabled
( _8 e' T! Y( U) a/ \      Guns lost 30 (2 destroyed, 28 disabled)6 j, f* _7 g0 X2 w/ I3 `) ~
      Vehicles lost 49 (2 destroyed, 47 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
3 [: R( f2 L( ^3 ?    716th Tank Battalion* Y! N! P6 ^$ H5 M+ b) d$ V
    112th Cavalry Regiment% o5 C5 K) m' W9 B0 |+ I$ }
    44th Tank Battalion$ F! X2 G+ o9 M
    711th Tank Battalion
# C. a8 v7 a$ }3 k: U    6th Infantry Division
  U: D' a/ ~2 Y; g    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
# t" m' e& L( O, R9 }  I" W" v( J    5th Marine Division
) H9 x' n' X, f9 y, A5 D1 K! S    706th Tank Battalion9 |3 E/ t: `- T& |8 W6 X
    710th Tank Battalion
1 D8 e( a6 J& G    81st Infantry Division+ T) ^3 A% K8 k' k6 b9 b1 e5 `  |
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment1 _7 d3 m/ F" }
    767th Tank Battalion
' R2 d. k) k9 P, k  {: U    762nd Tank Battalion
! o4 H( b. `3 V# s5 h! \) o9 [    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
& _% ]9 K0 g) B2 Q* n3 H    96th Infantry Division
6 ?7 U) u/ o( Z. O    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
6 ^* e% k0 ]6 y- t9 b    14th Marine Defense Battalion
* D! |, F! j0 Y+ f$ Y+ J    1st USMC AA Battalion+ @- j3 \* A; |- ~( s7 N' \2 a+ a$ B
    738th Coast AA Regiment; X- y% ~- E1 N( }& J( ]( V. G
    X Corps Artillery
4 }; r  {7 N* c7 ~& b  l* L    I Corps Artillery 7 G7 M1 ^2 e/ I+ w& h, R1 M
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
& w' J& I7 z3 |- v    12th Marine Defense Battalion9 E7 A; R5 R2 l& Y
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion4 ]3 Y' M$ Z! w4 a$ _9 _
    XIV US Corps0 `6 s+ c1 b: ~4 m$ s8 v( g
    4th USA Defense Battalion
1 S2 E3 `  g- C& t! x3 a4 s* v    5th USA Defense Battalion
  h  z" H9 C/ q7 N    8th Marine Defense Battalion
' w" d* r  Y, O! }$ T3 N    96th Coast AA Regiment' P) n# Y0 `# \. \& Z7 V4 o
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion/ |% U: p, L5 Q, U4 t
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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4 p1 W( {9 f5 v7 c. ?Defending units:1 g  _- Z% I% v( S1 ^) e2 F$ C$ [
    81st Division, T9 K8 v4 \+ r3 n4 a" d0 m! T
    33rd Division
2 K) {4 r  ?. g# j1 L8 @4 T    52nd Naval Guard Unit
, ?# F4 ~, U( R! p0 \8 f    Sasebo 7th SNLF
) i/ B! ?6 h+ V! r    138th Infantry Regiment
- ~0 B% {+ l% I! r' s: ^% ]( _    Kure 3rd SNLF /15 t; ^& R( m) {
    3rd Base Force5 F3 @- p, v2 b5 v3 n6 _
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
! j1 ~- P. _6 A2 G    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
( Z& }2 W$ Z. ?5 L    14th Area Army /13 f, B( y0 {) M1 e5 x  K9 m5 V- i
    144th Infantry Regiment8 u- @9 t% o2 L, t& `% c
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
! F  e9 R9 |# S( M+ w    19th JAAF Base Force
; a, q; j9 W8 S9 \$ t    60th Field AA Battalion- C. W) i1 M& f) n$ g3 c
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
9 i  a  D4 z& S& S, Q    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
; v5 f( s# D) N" D. Y8 z    61st Field AA Battalion
# A1 P7 z' Y3 `" M! O    Kure 7th SNLF
' I& Y# q. o9 f% _! Z, S0 Y    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
) }% Q7 j$ B( a4 @$ y' N1 F    18th Army" S7 y, t& F: T* [  D
    12th Air Fleet
% c3 ~* T- Z) f0 m    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment. @; |& e( m5 z4 }' S* G+ n
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
. r# o8 G: ^# d0 c: @! {# z; d    Ponape Naval Fortress5 D$ q: z& G, R% ^, n  y
    53rd Construction Battalion
' g/ t/ k, u) e5 o    63rd Field AA Battalion
1 y+ }" r9 p9 Q8 K$ W# `    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 14, 44: S6 S# \/ i* t* G, o- X* ^
经过20天的苦战，盟军终于拿下了有3个师团8万日军据守的9级防御的波纳佩。5 e4 U) i/ \" q( }+ g  y4 u5 o

- A) `) F4 M/ [2 n, H日军18军主力覆灭，参与部队将在几天内被一一歼灭。+ P2 z# i+ D  p# C) I) @5 h- W# s
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此役为盟军硫磺岛惨败后立刻发动的攻坚战，意在检验45年盟军的攻坚能力，也测验日军重点把守据点的防御能力。实验证明在断绝外援的情况下，日军据点虽然坚强，但并非不可攻破，实乃鼓舞士气振奋人心的一战。# E5 h$ V7 c- ]( Y& F
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Shock attack
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5 s5 ^4 n* _* D% mAttacking force 67442 troops, 1240 guns, 2201 vehicles, Assault Value = 2338
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Defending force 28760 troops, 343 guns, 256 vehicles, Assault Value = 248' n( P! W4 u  [8 ~; U/ c
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3
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5 @( h; y& D* d+ N/ @( x& I6 n: oAllied adjusted assault: 5312 $ O+ X8 X2 c; l4 k9 K

- V* m+ x5 ^0 [: L7 S" EJapanese adjusted defense: 163
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Allied assault odds: 32 to 1 (fort level 3) 9 Q  p( n. x' r) J. _( ]. J

$ p4 g" ]0 F( G) CAllied forces CAPTURE Ponape !!!
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Combat modifiers' x) W/ \& p+ p$ m4 I
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
) m! _. k# {" W$ w/ t5 bAttacker: shock(+)7 _  M- t$ R& P' p$ d# K, g- [

4 n0 R+ y9 W; i, b6 gJapanese ground losses:
( B) o, y! w( ^7 e      6464 casualties reported6 [9 W7 D; m3 I
         Squads: 347 destroyed, 83 disabled
2 h9 _3 A! @8 `) ]9 G- I0 E, g         Non Combat: 197 destroyed, 213 disabled7 h- L0 g8 K0 b
         Engineers: 196 destroyed, 1 disabled
' y* T+ t; _3 u* j( ]: @& K      Guns lost 131 (125 destroyed, 6 disabled)
  n( X) E% G( Y7 Q      Vehicles lost 160 (160 destroyed, 0 disabled)
+ q: i3 m) ?! C! }9 M3 I+ y0 g      Units destroyed 16 a$ f/ A! Z2 J2 v  e) U7 c
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Allied ground losses:$ ]7 _& T+ b/ `. F
      700 casualties reported
2 `. @, q# l( W; ~8 v' g) q         Squads: 2 destroyed, 142 disabled- t+ j- ?* G( O9 [5 c- \: y
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
& K9 x" W. ?2 S1 s4 M         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 30 disabled+ P+ t) p* A/ q8 ]4 R
      Guns lost 37 (2 destroyed, 35 disabled)) q4 N/ k9 e+ j. d& G& Z
      Vehicles lost 39 (4 destroyed, 35 disabled)
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, Q9 F( d/ f7 `$ m" \7 gAssaulting units:! f2 a) ?: |1 v) L& q5 t% d
    6th Infantry Division/ K2 f% ~% ], b( Z* i8 u% j; L; C$ c
    706th Tank Battalion0 `" `7 G+ b3 b% i- ^8 n
    710th Tank Battalion
) X: Z  {, [  Q; b6 p' F    716th Tank Battalion
& W* J0 k) F4 K! Y% \% G/ D4 X    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
9 W' Z2 H* b9 V7 H/ N; s0 o    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
9 ~& j/ y* m4 h7 X  d, b( j: g% E    767th Tank Battalion
5 j2 r6 G8 _. F, w( t7 M    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment7 S' S% W+ i  I$ F3 h
    711th Tank Battalion! ^) L6 n. S  y- |; `
    762nd Tank Battalion
0 g1 I/ G$ {, I2 n1 L0 ^, v    81st Infantry Division  m; d2 g! M* ?" K% l4 A) N
    5th Marine Division( C' V( J3 }. z8 a
    112th Cavalry Regiment1 Q$ |' p. Z* k; A4 @5 M: X, ]
    44th Tank Battalion
4 Y! @. T% c4 j4 P1 c. v, |    96th Infantry Division
: ^) b1 T" \' G# a" D    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
/ Y2 o; I8 B, }7 V3 Q# O( a/ x: w$ K    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
7 x; n5 T2 U+ Z' J$ N. K! L    4th USA Defense Battalion
! _* F8 h$ A1 i5 A. u& n    5th USA Defense Battalion
% P6 j) S; K& ]9 P& S% U6 K6 |    12th Marine Defense Battalion
0 y4 A$ \! M9 r/ d: ?# F. _1 x    1st USMC AA Battalion
( @8 ]4 N0 C* O    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3 b3 x) @$ p" _) W/ M5 u, d    XIV US Corps
8 N" M' e' d% a6 O2 t    I Corps Artillery - f0 s, Q! D1 N7 ~; f6 n
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
0 }$ v# \7 b: o) j6 T1 F: V    738th Coast AA Regiment
" A+ j: h+ @( l; ~    14th Marine Defense Battalion0 R6 ~# q8 a9 \' z+ g& p% W4 u
    X Corps Artillery
. ^! P5 ?9 E7 [    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion) \4 B: r# t( C/ ^/ y
    96th Coast AA Regiment
0 P/ k. W. |9 `3 R8 v& x    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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Defending units:7 s9 O7 z, c. D  I2 P
    81st Division( b& c- q* J( Y: V; `* g. ~" Z
    33rd Division
( H5 @7 n* y2 ^    138th Infantry Regiment1 \/ f) e4 ~* {; o' a
    Sasebo 7th SNLF
) z# C' u2 b9 |! T6 z    Ponape Naval Fortress/ l7 ^1 i1 u" n3 p8 u
    12th Air Fleet
& U0 |, \8 d: @    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion8 S( e: G( ?$ R: x& A% Q) [
    60th Field AA Battalion
2 n9 y- i) d, V0 w; u. U    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
: I) M8 T' H9 h+ a    53rd Construction Battalion' v& R) a5 A0 _, [" k! [: c9 M$ q
    61st Field AA Battalion
. }" B7 r1 _7 S    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1, w* P! D% i+ I* G9 d
    Kure 3rd SNLF /1
6 @2 K% W3 [- L! n  l! Y    19th JAAF Base Force
, R! u2 r- E4 Y5 h# |; {    18th Army
; W  C1 @8 k+ s    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
& Y1 B! V9 D+ \* |5 ^; I( l    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
& b* a* D7 o1 d5 Z  F    3rd Base Force
. `' g. |$ T8 ~) ]. q: b    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion% x+ f; {$ ^+ e3 O2 T
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
6 Q+ e. s) \0 i1 o    14th Area Army /1+ r9 o- o4 E1 F1 {( S+ O+ e. ~' d* v& B
    Kure 7th SNLF
' j  j2 l, F- H# d    144th Infantry Regiment
2 c0 i- I4 H3 L, r, r2 i    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
' @& {. l8 c  M, f- X    63rd Field AA Battalion
, l4 F; h( B# I' L! X. s    18th Field AF Construction Battalion) }' Q  W" P, q
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 15, 44+ s1 K% j& \1 |  e; y9 v* i

( }% ~; k% o4 p$ V% R+ a来的早不如来得巧，前来澳东汤斯维尔炮击的日本巡洋舰队撞上来刚好同时到达的盟军运输船队，一顿好打，造成的损失比8万日军在波纳佩对盟军的伤害都大。。。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Townsville at 92,144, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
8 Z. K5 O; F" c: x      DD Fujinami5 \. W7 H* n* x+ Y$ i
      DD Kishinami
9 T5 a9 o+ Q9 ^4 \) E3 l      DD Kiyonami9 |% I9 C0 ?- {0 Q5 O) L
      DD Okinami
$ H- h: q: b2 _0 C: ?      DD Hamanami
* f# X0 u8 k5 ]& A  X      DD Asashimo
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Allied Ships! O1 T$ |1 R- h  [% e
      xAP Golden Racer( y8 x" S" _6 d" S! m5 k: {- r
      xAP Mallory Lykes/ b% q5 c9 W! E
      xAP Abigail Adams
( O# M0 @: W% }8 x3 ~      xAP Adoniram Judson+ Q) d4 |8 m# q
      xAP Amos Kendall, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 q4 i: t9 b  e) ~% S
      xAP Andrew D. White' W7 A) S" e6 V1 A5 F* z, V+ c, m
      xAP Andrew Furuseth
" M+ @: v6 |! ]/ D! z% q      xAP Archbishop Lamy
2 `; U# o% n% y      xAP Arthur Riggs, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires
0 H6 V. c) [) d% t      xAP B. F. Shaw
4 a: H6 l& T( X. N      xAP B. Livingston
& A4 N3 j( I6 B% c" v' S, M      xAP Benjamin H. Grierson
7 O  g2 g* K& v5 s8 L      xAP Benjamin Ide Wheeler
' \, w) N# @6 x( s% e( S/ D      xAP Benjamin Lundy2 C5 v9 ~: e' [6 ~! H' s
      xAP Caleb Strong8 o! x/ D' {/ k! n2 T* U
      xAP Carlos Carrillo
* d+ N) M3 a3 J  ?- U# d! J      xAP Charles H. Windham
4 r7 d) q) v' G( b6 a      xAP Charles P. Steinmetz( j% r  F7 _# v9 o: o5 _  b) d
      xAP Chief Washakie
( b7 \- J; g0 G. Z      xAP Daniel Drake
- o. J8 i2 c8 [2 a* ]      xAP Daniel S. Lamont* h$ G! J) l8 S
      xAP David Dudley Field
/ j# [8 |) `0 t( j- q; R      xAP David Gaillard- E% `- S+ ~; H! g( L' _0 I) l
      xAP David J. Brewer, g" p' ?* p* g2 J( ]: K! N
      xAP Edmund Fanning
$ t: C! P; H! R. ~. |% ?" p! z) T4 t      xAP Edmund Randolph8 ]1 T: A/ o2 ~! ~9 i
      xAP Edward Livingston  [; h; J! D( M  s! k9 o% K# r
      xAP Edwin Markham* Q) t4 O0 i; F+ h
      xAP Elihu Thomson' o& D* D% j6 E1 C3 @" p
      xAP Frances E. Willard, u3 z1 q6 D1 x# I
      xAP Francis P. Blair
& d; i' n/ L) P* I: B( q0 P      xAP John H. Couch, Shell hits 1,  on fire# O: X6 {  {' q- h; ?) ?) `
      xAP Leland Stanford
7 S8 C+ U9 y# {* ?- l      xAP Leslie M. Shaw
& q) w8 S% }: ^) j6 l      xAP Lew Wallace
3 h" o' L/ }0 X) i0 r1 q% J4 P      xAP Lewis Cass3 f/ k' _, F' L, ^3 z- Y) M. }9 _
      xAP Lydia M. Child
( w. V. s4 Y1 b: e/ g3 A      xAP Samuel Gompers* K1 Q) Y. V' @; [5 B
      xAP Stanley Matthews
0 a6 y- K! G) K& _! l      xAP Stephen J. Field1 |4 O' v& e. v- Y4 F1 G
      xAP Stephen M. White, Shell hits 1
2 ]" T. \; M! x      xAP Thomas A. Edison
. ^% ^; t# t( l( {. ?; X      xAP Thomas Nast
- z6 _# B& {. H' C; F* y" h. ?: B      xAP Thomas Nelson
" F. B" b9 ?% z% h      xAP Vitus Bering" j9 r9 A) p% Y
      xAP Walter Colton
! x) c4 C# s" `, q: g6 I      xAP William C. Claiborne0 s/ U. Y' t3 _8 k7 l
      xAP William Dunbar
6 I4 N2 |4 M- p1 p  k& ~      xAP William E. Channing' W% v' A- W" M# n" }! ?
      xAP William Kent, Shell hits 2
- Z; J) h8 s5 {" S% \      xAP William L. Garrison2 e1 l7 a8 S  {& s5 g7 M2 J3 ^7 }5 G( W
      xAP William M. Stewart  k0 t3 g* \" W- ^" j, x
      xAP William P. McArthur2 r. m, l$ i8 J! }
      xAP William T. Sherman
' d8 W  ]1 W5 Z* L8 z  U2 U' d* j      YMS-422, Shell hits 2, and is sunk& x# d& {! p, ~9 p3 U( D
      xAP Iron Prince, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
. `* L* {7 f6 \1 N1 K0 g      xAP Kota Tjandi, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk: h" s5 N/ q: v8 Q& N2 ^, b
      xAP Kota Baroe, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 G2 L' v& z) g$ O& }+ G2 _' p
      YMS-423, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
" N6 s( S& y1 A! D- N5 g      xAP Kota Pinang, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, I% I5 j1 a: d
      xAP Kota Gede, Shell hits 20,  heavy fires,  heavy damage- N- e7 L- p" K6 p5 F. K( Z
      xAP Singu, Shell hits 27 L8 a& y& |0 E% U* i( o' g" J
      xAP Congella, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk4 `! m0 D! B$ J5 m/ V
      xAP Kota Agoeng, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# o: r5 v" W$ ?0 v
      xAP Glenorchy, Shell hits 15,  on fire/ v! |+ w& \3 Q! X( F0 c+ M" c
      xAP Glenstrae, Shell hits 12 A; L% _. ^+ q/ Z9 c
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Allied ground losses:
. X8 e0 q2 M, l: }8 w1 w7 w" P6 ^8 F      2171 casualties reported
/ O' l, k  R) @8 c( a! A: \         Squads: 142 destroyed, 61 disabled
# w6 P! u  b/ |; E4 h         Non Combat: 331 destroyed, 109 disabled2 Q$ `+ S4 \8 ?2 ~  `  X+ i; K. W
         Engineers: 21 destroyed, 13 disabled
( m6 V" D  G) c7 }      Guns lost 92 (82 destroyed, 10 disabled)2 N' [" x* {0 D, j
      Vehicles lost 269 (213 destroyed, 56 disabled)
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. }! l! k4 Z" G- R" S2 PDay Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 22,000 Yards
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      CA Tone
: p/ M6 X9 R7 l" R) I! R% {# ^$ I2 _      CA Chikuma; L& Z/ i1 W( D' t
      CA Mogami
: R7 [$ k) P# U1 g' P      CA Mikuma7 r5 A8 q6 {8 Q/ [9 A( X  e
      CA Suzuya
8 p6 \* ~& e; [5 I+ F. u* ^5 x      CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
0 e4 X) f3 m2 t# U' q5 ?" [      DD Haruzuki& W. z3 v9 _5 Y5 \- S9 \4 M
      DD Naganami
# l/ p- ]% q' _2 y/ W7 Q      DD Myojinkaze
" N- h3 I2 `) T; ^+ |      DD Kosukaze5 q0 B# C1 O# n( {/ v5 Z" L
      DD Yamanakaze' f8 }+ k. {% Q5 A/ a( [) k
      DD Urazuki% S% @, c" w1 o) I2 S
      DD Benigumo
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Allied Ships
- f1 ?! I; G2 y( g  l5 `( Y' e      xAP Golden Racer$ W: \0 q; d8 l; O2 y- P! t, t
      xAP Mallory Lykes# `$ N$ C# O2 @) M- I# u
      xAP Abigail Adams$ S+ K# x" Z2 L) K' E2 r
      xAP Adoniram Judson4 U4 v- |6 @7 X
      xAP Andrew D. White6 |- E( D- |& x- r" Z! ?
      xAP Andrew Furuseth
% z- v; V$ {; [. E6 ^- c# `      xAP Archbishop Lamy
+ Z" n! j7 ]8 j( b- K      xAP B. F. Shaw
7 m# z' l. X; M2 C" c3 {' J- {+ G      xAP B. Livingston
: r& Q$ _8 @+ b' r0 N      xAP Benjamin H. Grierson, Shell hits 22 B2 K% A7 h$ ~1 P2 A4 s6 y" E1 g
      xAP Benjamin Ide Wheeler
5 @% m) _2 P7 H1 {4 f: Z* o5 A1 N      xAP Benjamin Lundy6 y9 S4 {& J; G7 V
      xAP Caleb Strong! j, o. |2 c0 A
      xAP Carlos Carrillo+ L, |9 ~* d6 b5 G1 m  ~
      xAP Charles H. Windham; h: d) n8 J: ]1 y/ n
      xAP Charles P. Steinmetz
" d: k. M; @3 z3 D& I      xAP Chief Washakie, Shell hits 1, ~6 S! m; w4 v3 S. b
      xAP Daniel Drake. `2 G4 C* e1 {! }+ `- V
      xAP Daniel S. Lamont
" T7 B1 J8 P, j- P0 J- Y0 ?/ I      xAP David Dudley Field
9 F1 w7 [0 I* _0 M; g8 R      xAP David Gaillard
4 V( D$ Q/ l, C' m4 H& T      xAP David J. Brewer
  h0 N! |) l# ]: Z( G      xAP Edmund Randolph, Shell hits 1,  on fire
* O- C1 H# F1 J  x      xAP Edward Livingston0 j# a, C5 K2 V  B) s# z# N5 w
      xAP Edwin Markham, Shell hits 22 A+ a0 `, y0 F, K7 E
      xAP Elihu Thomson
7 o# v8 h" z  V# V      xAP Frances E. Willard
- r/ Z, h2 o% g2 Y      xAP Francis P. Blair% f( N( F3 F  y) m/ u% K
      xAP Leland Stanford0 {$ t1 h( r5 N# ]: X
      xAP Leslie M. Shaw
0 O5 j9 p8 E& {6 Z1 F! W      xAP Lew Wallace! m& V& L9 _+ R9 H$ f
      xAP Lewis Cass
+ ?4 W+ e9 E$ o# x: E0 R1 D      xAP Lydia M. Child" R, u% I4 R9 w& E2 X* ^
      xAP Samuel Gompers, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# v; {# N! m7 k, i% x' ~
      xAP Stanley Matthews
) r( H! S: B; l: I      xAP Stephen J. Field
1 d$ N! U$ y6 H7 H. h* S      xAP Stephen M. White
$ p; n; w8 x: C- s8 }      xAP Thomas A. Edison5 k2 ]# |% H- f% q3 p. y1 e  x
      xAP Thomas Nelson, Shell hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
7 K: B+ M0 e; z7 l/ [% x  a7 B( V      xAP Vitus Bering8 S8 Y# ~- V. Y6 m! F: m, a
      xAP Walter Colton
9 O) m* y- T6 _7 n      xAP William C. Claiborne) \2 \! m% S9 N6 W7 x
      xAP William Dunbar, Shell hits 1,  on fire+ M& h4 I9 p+ X9 D
      xAP William E. Channing; {6 O' q8 V* z; _& t' E- [
      xAP William Kent, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage6 W$ X, `% {9 }2 e% l, y
      xAP William L. Garrison, Shell hits 2,  on fire. S# c6 y/ w+ }4 v! j+ J
      xAP William M. Stewart, Shell hits 2,  on fire
& \" s2 D- z. r      xAP Kohistan, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage# a  d5 ^- g: _, h$ `+ n
      xAP Governor, Shell hits 12,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
: h; _6 G5 X4 i- D+ {6 e      xAP Clan Macfadyen, Shell hits 9,  heavy fires,  heavy damage6 D8 o  {4 k1 a8 ]9 d& K
      xAP City of Durban, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage9 v: s" U' B- I( }
      xAP Glenstrae, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) y$ a5 \& K' d2 O3 u      xAP Dalgoma, Shell hits 15,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 Y% x! _0 `  n& b1 O
      xAP Clan Macnaughton, Shell hits 2
" {3 S  f/ B" Q( t9 Y+ R0 n      xAP Glenorchy, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 W" ]6 P3 m) t5 b5 Z; Y" T0 ?) O      xAP Harmonides, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage% I2 v# n! a2 ~% {$ e6 E: }
      xAP Neleus, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires& y, y9 P4 B5 d8 D$ j% a* R; U' I# t& R$ H
      xAP William Windom, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 u! `$ \1 E+ C1 b( }/ I
      xAP Waiotapu, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
8 J$ v" u9 Q* E+ i# k7 e      xAP Clan Macneil, Shell hits 11,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
+ H1 `2 h  a0 B' q      xAP Tanfield, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
% Q, l  d9 a$ g9 v      xAP Benledi, Shell hits 9,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
, I+ f1 \( T' S      xAP Singu, Shell hits 3,  on fire
  V7 H1 L9 e) \3 @$ m" V      xAP William P. McArthur, Shell hits 1,  on fire- A& y1 p: I, ^. [0 C; P
      xAP Varsova, Shell hits 6,  on fire
; p" J5 f6 r+ P8 u1 a  x6 }( f; v      xAP William Williams, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ Y9 I* L( K7 S      xAP Jalaputra, Shell hits 2,  on fire
3 X; f) @6 s3 j; R- z      xAP William Vanderbilt, Shell hits 6,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
% S- @* d) R6 u: G8 k% m* J* E% B      xAP Alice Moller, Shell hits 2
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$ k9 c9 n+ o& u  J) x# P! g' u) V5 H& i      1589 casualties reported
+ H, w6 |/ U% ~5 p         Squads: 6 destroyed, 10 disabled% g  V1 }2 S, X
         Non Combat: 184 destroyed, 329 disabled9 l* ^1 E' P# J( `9 q' N6 ]
         Engineers: 162 destroyed, 48 disabled7 K/ l- v' U- t9 U' l7 o9 J
      Guns lost 119 (46 destroyed, 73 disabled)
* n  \' n& \$ |) }+ S      Vehicles lost 415 (218 destroyed, 197 disabled)) q$ D! j  J$ b
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% B* `1 c/ j5 Z5 y同天盟军在波纳佩围剿残余日军，歼灭大批部队
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7 _* }, X. W" I! `. jGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
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# V9 O1 }  }  {+ q& FAllied Deliberate attack
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( d! m% P2 p, t7 i* oAttacking force 22781 troops, 390 guns, 1398 vehicles, Assault Value = 2237
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" M% p4 `* }7 {3 z6 ?! |5 Q5 r$ nDefending force 21755 troops, 176 guns, 99 vehicles, Assault Value = 1252 a) W6 t' D- B/ L/ ]5 L) n; J3 V

% Q& O2 X+ E* o0 K( IAllied adjusted assault: 1865
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) |* J: ]: ]+ B# }- K- _' PJapanese adjusted defense: 57 . r2 r; c: `9 }1 W0 d) G8 B
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Allied assault odds: 32 to 1
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- U# |$ i, ~9 N9 W4 h( j" @Combat modifiers: }  f' _: `* L$ E: O
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
- h  V4 k$ i* X$ ~      2583 casualties reported
  m9 s" U; o& k4 }8 h         Squads: 63 destroyed, 76 disabled: W' w: N3 g/ Y
         Non Combat: 46 destroyed, 143 disabled
3 Y6 c7 N. U2 u: o  h2 C         Engineers: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled
: I2 L- I; L3 p. m: Y      Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ ~. T9 U8 k. A" t; y$ g! D
      Units destroyed 17 l, ^9 a0 J0 Z
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Allied ground losses:
* c$ g/ B% A0 N/ L( C: K# \6 r      107 casualties reported
# _/ F# B# H7 o$ e) Q+ o# ^         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* ?! G" I3 a& J4 x- L
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled( {, v  z/ Z3 @! D& k' t
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
& k$ r; V! A& g      Vehicles lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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' g& s& v9 C% q' K9 yAssaulting units:! p# N0 V$ N6 W" u6 v' U
    6th Infantry Division
$ ?) f. f. T% [0 `7 C( `    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment5 x  [1 h2 p: B+ M
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
$ Z: A: R0 O% Z) l4 o( H- P" c    710th Tank Battalion
# H. k8 B4 W/ _. y! m/ g2 K    81st Infantry Division
' J' ~* f8 [; j+ K    767th Tank Battalion1 K  @9 z8 T% s( ?
    716th Tank Battalion
- x  R- U8 S/ Y9 [    44th Tank Battalion
1 B1 o6 e. m+ _5 n' m    711th Tank Battalion5 ?, f# Z0 _% A0 c
    762nd Tank Battalion2 P8 E4 S  t9 K2 l' f
    5th Marine Division+ {4 U3 i9 _+ ^' e# y; @; i
    112th Cavalry Regiment
* W$ n: ]9 S: u6 y. j! B( T! ]    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment) y3 |% E1 Q" d, I. _2 f
    706th Tank Battalion  H2 h* y* s9 K4 ]; n$ ^
    96th Infantry Division
0 n0 d) e+ ?, \: l    XIV US Corps
1 C, T' I& P% G4 H0 K& P+ [. o    4th USA Defense Battalion5 `7 v1 _+ z7 G: a/ Z( Z- x
    X Corps Artillery
7 E) B0 V/ p; R, p- v' v8 J' u4 ^  U    738th Coast AA Regiment1 x# F- i* Z/ K9 c0 f- d4 B
    5th USA Defense Battalion  `9 x# n3 A$ X( d, A8 X3 E3 @2 p
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment# J* _1 c, J+ k) f: a8 p! k3 X
    14th Marine Defense Battalion
) p6 d5 S3 ?$ g8 R1 Y9 ~    I Corps Artillery 9 J: _  @- W" B8 v" C8 t+ }0 g3 R4 P
    12th Marine Defense Battalion4 N% L" L% j7 f2 e0 R' b/ a& n: ^* ]
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion+ d% O' [. t& r7 s4 r- x( \
    1st USMC AA Battalion
: d* A# c! v' r; W  h2 ]    35th Aviation Base Force9 R, j# q9 t- T4 `/ c+ E+ ^
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment* k" l" o3 k7 \& L  H" b+ H
    96th Coast AA Regiment
: E8 ]6 B% `2 K4 _- E$ [) D    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion* o! V* _" b; |8 b# S
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
; C& I/ I; W; V6 a  i    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment, p  y+ m1 y* W. i3 o# H$ e0 m
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Defending units:
( @7 L5 j  N$ Y8 C# [    81st Division
! i& P% h: s9 p- u( C, A    33rd Division
# J* j- f9 c+ _/ r9 K) y' v" o    Sasebo 7th SNLF9 m" h$ S. l# q+ m+ u
    52nd Naval Guard Unit" y) E2 v( f; S: j' e; I
    Ponape Naval Fortress9 y  I9 e* r1 O" |
    63rd Field AA Battalion
+ U3 }4 D( U# e% H: u) {! C6 \    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment8 e  S1 o1 @. N0 ?) x. ]
    14th Area Army /1
2 b3 u5 ]( W$ I$ t    61st Field AA Battalion! ^' t" O9 [: ~. F1 v: n! l
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /13 ]) X- l) L% X7 P$ F
    3rd Base Force7 B" H) r& @9 z# q6 y
    Kure 3rd SNLF /10 _/ }% d9 B  I; V2 `) Z  q# e
    19th JAAF Base Force2 V9 n# l/ X8 G4 w* \
    53rd Construction Battalion
! I5 v8 O) B/ H4 Y    12th Air Fleet/ `# o7 ?, m" {  L
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
$ p/ l/ b2 b5 @. R; P9 V$ p    18th Field AF Construction Battalion0 x' T0 n6 y7 v4 i
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion, g4 z* D3 z5 v$ _
    Kure 7th SNLF/ I( \7 t4 j, V6 M7 F
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5 A  X+ x" T: b' u- L) I3 ?7 U; H  v    144th Infantry Regiment
) _! y0 {( @3 q9 D7 ~" q6 o% b: O    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment2 K% J: @& p% i# a& n
    18th Army$ [- _$ h( S+ ]
    138th Infantry Regiment
1 i) ?4 Z$ Y( [! x; X  |' D4 o    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
* g1 }0 j% d  u& S& K    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3: C" w  o+ P& V$ _9 |3 z" A$ w
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4 v5 ~7 D6 J1 R0 R23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment Wiped Out at Ponape by attrition!!!
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20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion Wiped Out at Ponape by attrition!!!
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18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Wiped Out at Ponape by attrition!!!- N1 B+ j5 }# F" \( o# Q* R& R

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4 R! ?) |- ^4 N! z9 T) a1 t61st Field AA Battalion Wiped Out at Ponape by attrition!!!
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52nd Naval Guard Unit Wiped Out at Ponape by attrition!!!* b; R2 Y0 e/ U: N2 Y2 |) ?

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53rd Construction Battalion Wiped Out at Ponape by attrition!!!/ @0 h) ~% e# H

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18th Field AF Construction Battalion Wiped Out at Ponape by attrition!!!
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hades1001

这里离前线实在是有点远了，护航兵力也安排不过来，水机也不多，给日军钻了空子，大统领表示要检讨

hades1001

第二天晚上日军杀个回马枪是可以预料的，不过那些受伤的船只跑不快被击沉也是意料之中的事，这些损失大统领只能默默的记在小本子上，等着向天蝗十倍讨回了