hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 02, 44
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$ C( P, C! W' v1 m7 @* g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( W7 `  x) b: q2 }, e) C# K, \: \3 V

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) h! v3 Z- P. dNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 y" U  y3 V: A" r6 G

9 p2 f6 P  S# R7 RAllied Ships0 u# q: j  Q+ D6 n( |
      CA Wichita
# v# M3 d% I  }" T! H6 e) C/ q& A      CA Vincennes
- a2 F9 C7 o  y, @8 l      CA Quincy
$ t' D# q; y  N2 }      CA San Francisco
1 V3 Q. `+ {3 _5 F( z2 U2 C% F      CA Minneapolis+ t, k0 M8 H, |. g  E2 A: b0 S
      CA Astoria6 q: {( ~5 R) O
      CA Chicago# J& h5 b# t7 {9 L2 c* Z* }
      CA Louisville
$ G( F. ]# K# Q. w& h, L+ P& G6 k1 S      CA Chester! ^3 i2 l4 V$ H0 E, M0 R  t
      CA Northampton
3 l% _( X0 y! A      CA Portland
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4 n' i6 L9 C2 Q+ f7 DJapanese ground losses:, R; I7 Y' I/ W& ]+ z5 W
      71 casualties reported4 g8 ?9 Q, x6 `8 N6 S% r
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled& k" d, I9 H( \. o
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled5 ~: R( h& Z9 R
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
) v+ f0 q+ ?/ E      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Airbase hits 23 {4 e; K# C2 d3 k0 r3 ]* x7 H
Runway hits 10
# `* {- w0 R$ n7 `8 ]Port hits 48 \. }: [/ U1 ]* {. z6 J, u

2 \$ L+ M: Y, L. `CA Wichita firing at Ponape
: A; ^7 Q/ w  a/ t8 X0 ~CA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
0 ]; P' ~# Y& U( w' z- ?) mPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes
. \. W( e1 U5 S: ^, D7 e' kCA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress; b( M3 i) _% E
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy8 X) c" V4 [# D( N# d0 X
CA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division  E* [7 c6 O: ^+ r9 B
CA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
/ J- M2 r) c7 l; O- ]. z# ?3 q+ DPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria' v$ _/ }3 I* i6 @' x
CA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
7 b9 V7 r- \) n5 u( lCA Chicago firing at Ponape
! P, G) Z3 m" m+ A( ?$ f  |CA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force/ @8 B  Z* m- e) x2 k) v
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester0 z- p$ S: n# y1 M8 i
CA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
( V9 z' q& E& q# JCA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division
3 G( W: n* V0 u3 F0 n1 AOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland
. Q. H% O5 M2 d* I7 K/ i! d3 c8 tCA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
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0 g. x, G( L$ f* ~Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,1134 k; D9 F) o9 A& @# b6 U$ l& A* i
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Allied Ships
1 P+ F" ]# M- t1 T      BB Alabama( {- c5 d; N) m$ m$ @& T
      BB Massachusetts
% [% l/ K2 _2 X; n; k; u      BB Indiana
8 j' w2 @( N& G( ]2 L      BB South Dakota
, E  a! R7 v6 `8 @& {, F' _      BB Washington2 I% y( E5 c: O. f+ z
      BB North Carolina
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2 P  Q/ G" s' {3 p      275 casualties reported: j, s7 z% T1 E+ ]* \7 _1 z7 s4 j
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled/ _: n, S% L* N( ~
         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled7 N; I% A8 k3 U3 Y/ Z; m1 O
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled* Q. h2 [/ p9 W; q0 {8 y! b& \) G
      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)6 l4 x: K% c% @* c! ~3 V$ Z$ n1 W
      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)8 k; H! X2 m5 R! N! M) J

  ^7 _0 L3 R( h9 M7 I3 Z+ v: t' O* yAirbase supply hits 1) E7 d5 X& |0 ]2 U7 S
Runway hits 7! G& b0 R8 e, R7 f# m  L+ r8 R+ B
Port hits 3
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& I3 s0 g/ d# a- h) h8 M! nBB Alabama firing at Ponape / f# M* e/ c9 ^3 F, [
BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape
; k5 H) R" B& Y3 n2 FBB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division
; i3 A- }' U. g- g5 N! ~OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota/ T! K1 j: L8 f. o! K+ u3 K* ^
BB South Dakota firing at Ponape . Z1 A/ R8 h: w7 n! S; q" _- {9 G, H+ e
BB Washington firing at Ponape
* R2 F" o2 b  IBB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!1 _& U' b, }. C8 o# B8 Q* P

0 F, o9 u( d& P! ^# W6 I13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
& y. G+ _4 q  K/ Q# _& B2 H' [      BB Queen Elizabeth. V, r! J! A6 r/ ?
      BB Valiant
9 i( X. B' a* l3 m      BB Mississippi9 @# R' h: Y& @: o0 @: l
      BB New Mexico
% u4 O) N- _2 n      BB Idaho; K9 X" P9 {0 o# L  u) x; S
      BB West Virginia
+ W0 k. s9 G& Y      BB Colorado4 Y' z5 m1 L" s2 l
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Japanese ground losses:; D# X9 ]1 a+ T' g, f; h2 Z* S
      117 casualties reported
# _3 Z9 Y2 ^  E/ A         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled) e  i3 c( I; I8 @( g
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
% [: ]5 B" F9 a1 z( c) U- J         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 m1 s+ m; F3 N9 \  g9 j7 G
      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)$ l" P: h4 Z6 H/ w8 ~' L& o7 A
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)6 [  }$ F9 o4 T( p3 B1 @

: l0 v) ?1 J* [& rAirbase hits 2; _  ?( v5 N# _3 U) i8 j/ D* ]: ]
Runway hits 2
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BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
" l9 p' a9 l9 C! L' g' f9 u$ nBB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
( f/ M3 s4 Q: W1 [! B% S! mBB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
- o- R9 S# _) }6 Q. O4 A9 }5 d( y% mPonape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi3 p9 J) {0 d1 F1 u7 z4 I. A
BB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division
, f2 _$ r6 W3 ^3 VBB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force! Z: x" o2 [: a$ \
3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho. B" Z& e4 r# P: }
BB West Virginia firing at Ponape
7 k# C" y+ {# U. tBB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force
! I7 t  v0 g' }% Z& G. u3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado
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+ |. f/ F3 `+ T" IAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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9 V8 a( ~) u- l% IWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
5 Q9 L: O# f) E4 x4 \. c: SEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft9 w  l8 d% E" J
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462. h- K  w0 T: i9 Y  }
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337
% g+ `) X1 F+ b1 a! b5 D) A  N& g      TBM-1C Avenger x 283
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      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged
$ A4 s  r! p. o* \" D# `  X      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak; Y& s: }; ^5 S& x$ y0 p8 o
      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged
/ @, s4 ^; u+ M  m3 `7 f5 H      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak
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# \( ]( {" F: K3 `: K2 E3 eJapanese ground losses:
- O1 u+ {& E9 w4 t. w# X      159 casualties reported# p5 A. ~; ~5 f* x) M
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled1 N4 g" V! R9 d9 ]" t
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled  D) u9 _. z5 e. `
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)7 g6 x& E+ K. ~! @# C& K- S+ e- s

9 D  `$ o0 f( zAllied Deliberate attack
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  G; S; w7 ?& `; M+ l' y, Y# BAttacking 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+ J2 N/ e( r: s3 a9 N: f% C8 [$ @
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 78 d. c2 q" |, l

; v/ B% ~; O7 Y; ?Allied adjusted assault: 3406 0 u) [9 p! L# h, C& w
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Japanese adjusted defense: 8701 & W# t* `, l2 r6 x/ ]0 p$ c
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7) 0 t$ o/ l  w; U3 n5 X9 H9 F  {

& q  i0 G- F+ W' W5 l. k" a6 TCombat modifiers1 J8 k( `5 c# ~& B
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)
5 ^( m* ?7 T0 YAttacker: 3 K" f6 F. z" E$ K1 K' r
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Japanese ground losses:
# p0 r; H6 g7 W& D: t      3539 casualties reported
" D( d; B5 }- {4 A2 k( r         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled
$ O1 [$ E1 \, y& }/ O         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled
- s8 |3 [" W( j) m3 w% d3 d' z         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled8 m+ L7 [2 P0 m( D. `0 j
      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)' T0 w9 h' j  p) ~' @# g  l# F2 s
      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:1 U: u! d- _3 `( W& k# D7 L
      3552 casualties reported
- v. p& Q( B* {* t' W+ }1 ?         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled' [! K5 Z! b+ t  g
         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled
8 C" ?( ]- W: x3 k5 n         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled
+ n! D/ R* S2 j/ t( d5 G6 ?6 Z      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)
2 s9 }# ^$ B8 a( y' \      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)6 B- p, z% u6 q$ C0 G$ p/ {# Z
      Units destroyed 1
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    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
5 Q4 T8 X+ g" h8 ]    5th Marine Division
/ M& d" o, L: @( {4 z% r! E* C    716th Tank Battalion
$ n9 h4 R( ?8 _; ^  E    706th Tank Battalion
" s/ G5 n* E" }2 k" B    762nd Tank Battalion5 j( D) O* Q/ r0 m7 c& S4 t- w% S
    710th Tank Battalion
1 v% R2 @' D0 s    767th Tank Battalion
3 w' H+ c0 v( b* |# N9 O    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
" B) v( A$ f3 `    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
1 |9 K! s. Y$ ]5 |+ v! @    81st Infantry Division
+ J- r5 [! ~8 X3 K" s1 b+ k$ t+ U    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment/ _: p. ^- l8 n) `3 Z& ^
    96th Infantry Division  S" r$ H4 x' ?/ ?( j( ^4 A
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
; {( W3 @/ `8 E+ N, i    711th Tank Battalion  n. N3 f0 N- T+ m% O* U, a
    44th Tank Battalion3 W# A! [! X: ^) K2 o& k3 a
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
" @/ W- V% U4 X( i    6th Infantry Division
+ f+ [, N5 E/ z8 ]5 I' {    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
' Q8 c% C4 w! O) H4 P- k+ W    31st Infantry Regiment  K9 X: J, u: ]& Y4 @& q
    XIV US Corps
9 q$ D6 f5 |1 }1 b4 N. t: n9 }; N* N; T    96th Coast AA Regiment
. f0 k6 w% [( S    12th Marine Defense Battalion0 v# ?( f+ z6 g& w# a8 M9 N
    4th USA Defense Battalion
" t. w! \) R& N7 P& K! a    14th Marine Defense Battalion
7 s; |; p! L& }& x    1st USMC AA Battalion
# e/ z0 N# ^2 }+ j' s+ e: z    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion- L* C6 H+ A% f% Z
    5th USA Defense Battalion& `5 O* ?+ \1 o6 J! s5 S! d# |
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment; F5 M( `& T" O3 e# K2 h
    738th Coast AA Regiment
1 \  J8 e( N- P" _, _: z7 v    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment& s! m0 ?! h, t3 [8 @- r6 g0 l
    I Corps Artillery ' B; x$ q( m0 M' w% B* x
    8th Marine Defense Battalion$ U6 t  K; {- Z( a
    X Corps Artillery
, w5 x' Q. ?4 Q- P    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
7 T7 `- d( ~8 U    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment5 P& q, w' G: u" h) B

2 L! Y# W1 i  fDefending units:: B/ Z3 V5 Y2 }- B3 [2 s
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment7 {2 W% s& F* z
    52nd Naval Guard Unit; o# h9 P3 T9 i8 [5 W" g
    144th Infantry Regiment
4 t) D1 s# J/ C6 p7 x( D    Kure 3rd SNLF: e$ l; |& f9 K
    Sasebo 7th SNLF
* G8 V/ q: h1 N7 c' Q' f/ p    33rd/B Division
. G. L- b& k3 K! Z) `( d. j    81st/C Division8 h! y$ u- k1 I. T+ o1 |# \/ D$ Z
    81st/A Division1 x! I0 \1 T7 X; v" w* [% c
    81st/B Division
! N0 p1 x0 N4 n/ j    33rd/A Division, E9 S" e5 s+ k' ?% ~& B
    138th Infantry Regiment/ w! e9 w# q# B3 l  n2 T: W& i
    33rd/C Division
7 S# B# C& [& S. Y1 T    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment0 j* u4 Y. V9 A& N
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
( G# [/ l, C8 ~) ^* ?2 U- S    19th JAAF Base Force8 o, z# [+ O1 m( |! `4 J3 o% V; H
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co 7 e4 _1 K4 ?9 V3 |8 X) @
    12th Air Fleet
4 i  U3 C5 y- N, q  g" B5 f) N    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment7 C  p  A5 j0 `& O+ m5 S
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co / j' z- s( n$ F% k$ K
    63rd Field AA Battalion
3 H( V3 G1 q: q( O; M    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment% V8 d) R8 x+ p1 I% U3 [' v8 W; P
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
9 ^* R5 F- `6 x, [" [8 G1 m# _    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
, X0 p" A' ?, y5 l( h: B    Ponape Naval Fortress% W0 H" y1 d4 ]7 h! f. F# v
    61st Field AA Battalion
1 [% i- l  w( _; s  r: b; R    18th Army/ Z5 _8 E0 y* G# m3 E
    14th Area Army /1
4 ]5 f2 t) ~0 W. j9 H* B. w    60th Field AA Battalion
( }3 f. C, H1 h' H8 B4 H    53rd Construction Battalion
7 G- y3 p  s) T' U$ t# S* x    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
# n$ [# K* }9 x' K6 V( d4 p( ]    Wake Cst Gun Bn /18 S, I' S$ t: I  o2 E& z
    Kure 7th SNLF2 i* J, S1 H. w3 I* \
    3rd Base Force
8 Y5 y6 {' u% s' U+ j4 L    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

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 05, 441 G& `  j2 Z  B7 }  t3 s

/ F6 S+ B+ r" L/ Y, d4 h2 W3 [, i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) l$ u. z- S: l
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7 K- N! u7 c, \  I$ fNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships. P9 b4 W/ m8 c- Q9 p9 j2 b
      CA Vincennes
+ q( A/ h6 X$ |+ p' E: \! n      CA Quincy/ C/ b. T' K' U5 M" y
      CA San Francisco6 n( d# _# B: l: d- E. B
      CA Minneapolis7 r" V& G) X( M$ x
      CA Astoria
# P! [8 G$ _/ h  N      CA Chicago
  j# M7 e& Y0 @! ]2 R# |      CA Louisville1 w9 k# D0 G* `8 U+ w
      CA Chester2 G0 O3 F. a9 ~3 o7 U: t  n
      CA Northampton; _# v3 t- f( r0 G
      CA Portland
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2 F# F/ p2 p  MJapanese ground losses:
* U  [: `9 [& K! P, l) a# T( z0 v" ]; ^      112 casualties reported0 I9 j( i1 E, {8 n9 _
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  Y8 D! q' g9 V6 {8 Z# }4 Z         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled, L% e/ s/ w8 z0 w
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled9 n4 D' Y" V: w4 J, i. @
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Airbase hits 58 @. N3 Z& t, ~( M/ S
Airbase supply hits 2. f- F$ i8 a* E0 l6 w4 X3 Q
Runway hits 217 h9 f$ w; C1 J% @) F6 }) X
Port hits 7+ x9 A9 S5 F: b

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Allied Ships4 H' `/ e8 A; c
      BB Alabama* A5 C% a1 z/ G) @2 K
      BB Massachusetts- c) g. ^. \; U$ c3 {
      BB Indiana8 ]: _* B% I1 n* Y) Q
      BB South Dakota8 P( v  g/ W+ V7 h9 h! y
      BB Washington
8 A/ Y1 p6 N1 e6 w# k      BB North Carolina- I, P5 B% E. H; i$ z; J3 K4 W- N
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Japanese ground losses:  U0 E6 T2 {( {- T& P/ p7 J9 J
      398 casualties reported
4 T5 z- y/ f3 M4 }+ \4 p         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
  j- x+ U. k3 ]  t; i2 E+ u1 l. K3 f! P         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled# s: v6 h: x5 o4 f- E% l4 l
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
7 s2 O; z; ^4 c/ y      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)
% y" C/ w3 [- E, A      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)0 J1 E2 B$ K! i9 M7 V7 [

4 G# w  M! f5 B% B. Z) y3 NAirbase hits 9( z( v4 q7 o! W$ C  a9 p  p
Runway hits 9
6 `' L" m3 b" v+ }& u6 y/ S0 RPort hits 2" e) |$ P" J) u( M$ S7 I. K

9 ~" q- q1 z6 E5 y' N% UBB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division3 \% f& ?$ q  g: b9 v2 n( V
BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape
3 v. e3 o6 z" s" e0 ]BB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division4 U" G* _$ t6 v# a
BB South Dakota firing at Ponape
6 P) [0 e7 Z! B2 O$ Q6 w& w3 _BB Washington firing at Ponape ; s1 Z0 x8 G' Q+ |: z
BB North Carolina firing at Ponape , Z/ J# C$ t2 b) s# ~5 L

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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113( \9 {! }/ Z6 d0 ^6 M' n

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: f9 i) Y4 C9 ~/ r' A9 G      BB Mississippi- C& i& R' N$ _4 S
      BB New Mexico
2 n, p& q" X+ M      BB Idaho
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0 u- X8 `* h1 C# TJapanese ground losses:& D0 b" H5 M! T
      195 casualties reported
5 ~( S4 v  Z+ s* }: i0 C5 I         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
  g. A' n- r9 i4 ?: M         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled
% |+ T8 G! n- O: g. _# N         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 [2 j$ B! t4 T+ [$ \! S      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)0 e& m  Y0 a8 d/ j' I
      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled): s  C0 f, |$ L0 Q* M, B5 D7 _

# E0 g, c- e4 I6 a% hAirbase hits 3
/ b+ k4 |' y; v' L" l% J' ]Runway hits 14
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BB Mississippi firing at Ponape & z4 C0 g7 _9 I5 W7 s. F
BB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division! l6 X4 r" J+ T$ Q
BB Idaho firing at Ponape 5 v' o$ T4 ?: N

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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape), [7 t# |; o) b4 V/ w  a7 A
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
6 O) L8 F: W/ B2 j5 C9 ^6 A, _Estimated time to target is 34 minutes( f$ t( G" s) H) a4 F' l3 ]& a  `) \* I

" M2 Q. O" v$ h7 R# _0 P$ NAllied aircraft
; Z& T$ X  F9 z& N1 a6 F      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
  d; E* k3 ?* m/ T* g7 A) X      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 333
4 @: V3 C! b% Z      TBM-1C Avenger x 286
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  y. d3 h* y! `4 d) m- y' MAllied aircraft losses
) B- w1 Z5 z! S% m      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged6 s$ [: ~8 V# U1 m+ @
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak/ E0 l7 X/ l) ?8 [4 Y. U) f' f
      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged; d; {& [) o) Z, M
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Japanese ground losses:
: G9 r. N, U5 N6 z2 y      121 casualties reported+ L+ E5 k" t+ {: V! U, {; G! l
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
. n5 ^, h/ @0 r! a  r0 _         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled" g( C6 A3 K- F  q, h
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: @. l/ ~2 g# ], @9 M
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$ t! S! ?$ Z9 MGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
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* Z: r! Y& F, y& L% j7 Q3 sAllied Deliberate attack3 p+ i* S2 ?6 b: w! a

, W$ h9 x3 V6 b. [, a* EAttacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 26294 o5 t- ]1 E" U

) S1 h. C+ [  @* [Defending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121: Y% \3 b  j  P6 c

( ]5 }3 a9 p. @Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 66 e" u6 X# e  Y
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Allied adjusted assault: 3228 6 w# `7 [& ~8 N. u5 c: L( @
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Japanese adjusted defense: 7085 2 t9 G: C, a( A
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6) ' K/ i9 e) J+ I1 q& _) w2 B* P- u% q9 p

$ F& y- L7 }; |% @6 }5 oCombat modifiers
4 J/ @% u5 U6 A3 c) F$ DDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
; U0 S6 p6 E6 h& TAttacker:
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/ y. c$ Z) a! b7 T      2305 casualties reported( l' [- T; \1 E, w; ~( {) Z
         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled' N# I! v0 t' O- V$ W  `
         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled
. K( n: g$ z: m5 V- v. `* Q( g         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
: b: \/ O5 w0 x& L      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)9 G4 @' t; F# [! z+ W
      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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      3064 casualties reported
( ^/ t1 F) |' o5 Y# d, k1 m         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled
/ l: H! M* V' q% R         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled! m3 `; d4 ~8 ]7 S" e
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled9 s" T' N0 E8 x% d* z8 \! c
      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled)
; T: R, ]" Z- O$ V/ N      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled)( T2 M5 a* u' U. M
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Assaulting units:
6 a2 d1 Y- n+ y$ X    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment" }) U4 J" }5 }  L3 o
    711th Tank Battalion
# V* x9 B2 Z1 _7 M* H& T    716th Tank Battalion3 r* b  ^' _+ p% W
    6th Infantry Division
% x) N6 R( u# M) J' ]- z    44th Tank Battalion4 e1 q& l# }8 B" K! K  \9 B
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
7 H5 o! E" ]5 ^: D3 L$ e/ O# D    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
- x! F. a$ _/ d" C3 ?8 j    81st Infantry Division
: N2 t2 f7 B2 T0 c, S9 Z    767th Tank Battalion; t) h: ?" R: A: E: I# C9 A, \/ i
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment1 W) \6 b1 ?. H: b1 G
    762nd Tank Battalion: i4 D5 A( R! v( A3 c7 e( v. y
    710th Tank Battalion: K5 j) _7 l' r3 p0 J1 I$ Z
    96th Infantry Division; {# A0 n# z2 D* T2 _
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
  T9 H; U) ^2 U' g    706th Tank Battalion
+ d( q$ S9 L) B( `    5th Marine Division
5 u" y- W& _+ b* q* Z; _: ]: K' n    31st Infantry Regiment. f- e3 ^# x2 p/ L+ f$ l( g9 R
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion  V, T' U" W& B: W( V* W6 w3 L7 p" E
    1st USMC AA Battalion5 _, a: V* r) K3 u6 \
    738th Coast AA Regiment8 ]5 @% c4 ]! c( I
    96th Coast AA Regiment1 F2 `9 P1 a8 \' n8 i
    14th Marine Defense Battalion8 C2 v) z) h! _4 p
    12th Marine Defense Battalion
; W( y( K4 O; G+ w    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion0 A% U1 C  F$ U& A4 G, s* v
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment6 t# \1 `6 n, g. T0 E% t
    XIV US Corps
8 f1 \& }: S. g  ]( X% q    X Corps Artillery 4 s& {& {: q7 X0 V- J* {
    5th USA Defense Battalion
( R- H* x/ F" _, J3 s" U# z9 E, {. I    4th USA Defense Battalion
) Y3 T- Y' O% x2 e3 l    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment0 h8 V! }. U0 {8 R- I
    I Corps Artillery
# K3 p$ f0 m" D0 ^5 }' n/ @5 a    8th Marine Defense Battalion
8 v0 {3 _7 u% t0 h. @: |    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment# K0 U2 \; W* `( B( ?/ u3 n1 T2 _

% Q! o6 U9 C3 \3 `& iDefending units:
2 ~, }; y! ^9 L8 ?8 k    Ponape Naval Fortress6 V, o9 x- Y2 ^% w
    81st/C Division2 s% U' m9 d7 h/ R; _
    52nd Naval Guard Unit: a) \) s: ~$ h4 S# e) h
    138th Infantry Regiment! `$ I% U* E3 U/ R' x, I2 `( e. x9 B3 H
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
# l* X* G) E/ {. Z: E5 b    Sasebo 7th SNLF
+ M! \+ x; f3 T9 g8 W( a    144th Infantry Regiment
" C7 ?" U, p, `3 \    81st/B Division8 o! m  T+ n0 c8 A5 k+ @4 i
    33rd/B Division
; Y( p2 d5 u, E    33rd/A Division2 ~' _! {. M, C; j
    81st/A Division4 d$ c+ ~' [5 t
    Kure 3rd SNLF. y1 \  R1 z) y* n& Q3 y
    33rd/C Division
2 [3 h: i" ?) S  K7 o    53rd Construction Battalion9 W% r  z5 U* t. L
    18th Army
' R' P( B+ B3 I/ J6 w    14th Area Army /1
" r, X0 k  {& N% s' E    60th Field AA Battalion; v' b# X: T6 _1 t
    12th Air Fleet4 E6 N1 E9 R1 a- Q* _
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment  `" J: Q0 d3 H. ^! ?
    63rd Field AA Battalion
8 u, I% ^. ~4 Z; s: E    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
- P) y6 t+ y: `/ n9 Q    3rd Base Force
# i4 t9 T* h4 [) B& g+ M    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
/ \. S% Z- U9 \" D! i    Kure 7th SNLF
: u6 b, Z4 b" C8 D2 i/ p2 u    19th JAAF Base Force
' y6 P7 u! g: v0 T' N    18th Field AF Construction Battalion( o7 u" H% D( r/ @- E9 X
    61st Field AA Battalion
' I4 b) o, `2 c6 [6 {. {8 C    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
% K7 j2 }* V6 }# U    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
$ ?5 H# }& e/ i; R# s    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment, Z, b6 q4 E1 J6 ]8 B* f
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
0 }4 x" {& K( J7 h    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
, b" o4 ^/ {2 Y  ^    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 06, 44, K3 K, u+ t6 Y) T, @$ q
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
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% X# L3 m9 S% P$ pMorning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,60, u0 y5 f" G- O  x8 }$ {
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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1 t, q! _2 e" {" `5 |Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.) `& v- G' `- I% `/ `9 t% \
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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' Q( L9 ]2 N7 z) PAllied aircraft
1 T; W" p% m. N8 F% q      P-38L Lightning x 23
5 P4 n$ T8 I  L      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 30( J/ \$ K  f: b' }2 e: |2 G# k% u

/ _4 V; x) r# E8 hAllied aircraft losses
1 Q7 S7 l- {5 d+ W2 e% v4 n9 w- q      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged
: g1 [9 ]1 a  s# s( o; d3 {) f      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak2 Z! Y: t1 m. E0 O$ b1 c9 n  e

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      DD Suruyame
7 C- a1 N" i3 S9 ]0 @; _      CL Ninaru
# z/ w! v: [! s5 b/ N: z) P  C9 w      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
9 V) s  A* i: s# T+ L5 w6 b      DD Yayoi
/ n( ~  n. H" j. y! Q  r      CA Kako# D7 L+ K2 j* M6 e0 b9 Q
      DD Asagiri
! b; p5 x' W/ Q- b2 m3 B' X. N1 d  C0 g      DD Ayanami$ a8 B7 ^: q) Y

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  ~+ n3 h$ n1 x5 a$ J# ?, \Aircraft Attacking:' C2 R1 M8 \1 S& _& o$ F
      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000': M  J1 {% A2 U2 r2 o
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
& s6 Y  i2 K: l       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'/ J5 N1 F* `2 e4 A+ g- E
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb  L* U# {$ s" ]4 v+ P5 A6 m
       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
1 y& |# ?& m8 h" R& z9 w  v               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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Massive explosion on CL Tokachi6 q6 f6 h  r' Y( N1 Q- ^
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi8 |6 k% @' n5 _
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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape), a! a$ a( i$ b% f

* [/ M6 U) D" n. ~Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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; X* n1 q' [. ^# g4 H; ?- fRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.# r( ~5 o; u7 ~: }" j
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes( b, B: L& J( R% a# B. b

3 d7 k' R. x+ I: p. RAllied aircraft
4 _! e/ H1 Z/ q) i- H      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
; _6 u% Z! P+ X) A; w" H& P      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 326
/ z9 `, u+ a$ E/ m9 Z      TBM-1C Avenger x 285/ L7 c# p* k5 p! A
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Allied aircraft losses
1 l* R2 Y" P1 ~      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged
. k+ ~" E# L/ M      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak7 j% n. K, W" N, _1 p4 V
      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:' G" b2 {  \- A% A7 G! z4 h8 {
      276 casualties reported( l. l1 j4 T$ S$ {
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled: T, l: S: O- M: P
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
5 h+ Z8 K; d: Y) M6 ]         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ s% q, c1 G, r/ F+ X- d
      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled). J& q" W7 \  l! V
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)4 Z2 D1 N* g( n! I' I. u: h
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Allied Bombardment attack; c1 U* C3 V" H1 K- t: t& i

# J6 @' \' x. Y! }! p! d  V6 ~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 = 1017: z9 A( @6 v; ?+ j1 M  {- j
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Japanese ground losses:
9 ~( u0 F' [/ |      1082 casualties reported
/ d- G) Q- `2 n         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled
% v) ]- v0 y& e         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
1 i$ C3 l2 ?/ }- R1 i' k1 }         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
" W1 E7 G  n+ k* d3 o, e: x0 L7 ]      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)+ N) h% p( U% H) Q
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2 O  l2 @" q+ F8 ]6 q. Y% u: V      23 casualties reported
, y. _/ f8 Z# o         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* W/ D( u" V) p9 H3 F         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled' t2 i6 T2 E: M0 C
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# M; f% r8 _$ `# N7 t$ P- l, o1 e      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)
8 D3 r2 O( J: m' T      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 44! T# m4 ~9 y! C7 A
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东京快车出轨% [. v* s! ~& U
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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。' T$ N1 H) f* z  [7 }
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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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0 l! [9 G0 E6 a5 l. ~/ ?# }Japanese Ships
7 S7 N8 B" M  l7 e      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk8 z0 L3 a6 q/ {

. |7 W# [: X- K& `. v9 Y4 h+ k6 f3 sAllied Ships9 V+ P' s; r- F6 b+ i$ |7 [
      CLAA Prince Robert$ ]5 _' h; u: P7 n
      DD Saumarez
; h! n5 I$ C+ [      DD Nizam  v+ Z" p7 O$ ?" @8 M
      DD Ellet
' m+ Z- b1 u: n3 J4 B* q      DD Waller8 H( c0 u- K9 e
      DD Walker; V$ m% b( S3 R; C7 h9 b
      DD Wadleigh
4 ]$ j3 n, G# g, S      DD Uhlmann  _" m. j! {- j1 A3 U; t7 [1 w
      DD Twining  o8 @0 l% @( J5 V3 E* |; v; A8 V
      DD Twiggs
$ V: V2 W! I7 }8 q# S      DD David Taylor6 A, _3 n! H$ f# b
      DD Strong
1 C  o; v8 W3 Y& @      DD Sproston
7 l& L# ]# L! {      DD Sigsbee
" D3 }+ U8 Z7 V: m      DD Sigourney! ^5 f  q/ `' t, x) o
      DD Schroeder! A5 R; U8 X7 _
      DD Benham II
+ x* k5 g1 U5 u$ B      DD Cushing II
% L: E% T& L1 W+ M  c1 Q      DD Urchin1 u( }% R* l$ f
      DD Urania" r* I9 ?) r) u) X& a: a
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SS I-48 is sighted by escort
) n( r/ z; y+ }  d$ b) S, RDD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search
* b1 V: O* a+ p+ j0 |DD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....% f1 D: t4 v+ }, @6 Z
SS I-48 forced to surface!/ H& R# {# V2 m/ g: f
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
+ f+ I7 F& k0 kDD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....
( h- a1 I9 `" m. Q6 d8 CDD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....
( y" _( t& M& W1 w! z! L7 ZDD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ..../ h& [6 r" c$ u- Z
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
, o$ x5 ?9 j+ N; F4 j7 T4 l: x5 `; f* vSub slips beneath the waves
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards+ j1 q# \$ b) U# l

! L5 [! ~7 U  t$ x2 Y9 o9 eJapanese aircraft
3 A( b* w5 D: H6 b* `+ l; B      no flights
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. A; n. B' x2 t; F1 EJapanese aircraft losses& D; k* B8 k0 P
      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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! `9 _+ \" k2 A" yJapanese Ships
) n0 h1 J; h. i' j( F& w      CL Agano
& ]1 _9 t# ?9 N: j! |) w" y      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2. K. A: O/ ?( N  b
      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 ?) I' @/ Q# Y7 P' U7 N1 n, O
      DD Hibiki
8 |9 b: _, D# R, F" p9 I# M" x      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1# z! a1 _- s3 R3 m% N; n% T. u
      DD Shirakumo
( W  r1 y9 R- G      DD Isonami
- Q% g& A7 A/ S* X7 x0 n      DD Murakumo9 [& B) b9 t& P: T, j" S
      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk+ ~! _# n# U5 L. o
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Allied Ships0 w' A; P8 t- N* z$ a% a: T
      BB North Carolina
# C8 o' C* O! p$ Q" x      BB Washington; Q- D; s) y4 Q/ t8 \
      BB South Dakota3 G0 ^5 j. Q' X
      BB Indiana, Shell hits 14 ?7 I3 W- p: d+ i- z& H
      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2
2 r( U' E1 G) A  ?+ p      BB Alabama, Shell hits 2: R6 K, W9 X- M! q* Z9 c+ z5 }
      DD Conner, M$ R( Z- H, Z' R
      DD Cotten
% M8 O8 ~9 @& A" m5 m! @. E4 W/ y      DD Cowell( k) D& z/ @0 a3 `* K, M. K/ J
      DD Daly- k5 F2 U9 \/ r6 C
      DD Eaton
* V6 P$ f) N9 X. ~6 v2 \      DD Heywood Edwards
' V1 e! z+ i0 o3 `1 t( p/ f9 A0 ]. l. J      DD Erben. N# c4 m: t+ m# ~
      DD Evans
6 T$ \( J# {# d# Y+ }; G% U      DD Foote8 ^8 R; S% b, \* c
      DD Franks
% ?6 ?! M9 |% f9 d# ]; {1 T) r) |      DD Fullam
! s& v  K7 D" M8 V      DD Gatling
# \0 g! R# {( Z. q  Z$ M      DD Albert Grant
7 i. ]$ y& s+ {% e& A      DD Gregory* [8 l: t! I2 d  Z/ Q6 Q1 \+ m
      DD Guest* L" q' [% S) v- t# W4 i" O- M! u9 {
      DMS Hamilton! c' y* d( n% @
      DMS Forrest
5 c% l: d) x1 x8 i, _4 J: g      DMS Ellyson) C0 n2 _; S/ x- j

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
. Z: J; L+ I( _1 aRange closes to 28,000 yards...
. y7 D4 i$ h6 M2 z/ M8 ?6 D7 ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
: v1 }! N# c# Y5 _6 {0 tCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards
( h( {9 t2 j# {* ^! R: b, HRange closes to 26,000 yards...# c- ?5 f- r" T
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
. G2 [, j! ^( h2 m4 e+ DRange closes to 24,000 yards.../ R- O6 r" ~* O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards& A$ a, L1 F. G' x# u
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards
( J# c# v# V! c& d( tRange closes to 22,000 yards...% @- e; d3 H+ z+ L+ I0 w* s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
6 W0 G# Y$ q7 t6 vCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards9 S# g6 @4 x9 L; x: G3 }
Range closes to 20,000 yards...# D' F8 O8 c8 Q5 v# X" r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards2 t8 O0 ]5 w- f5 ^9 Q, K7 e& e
Range closes to 18,000 yards...2 K0 ?' l, B) Y( x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards6 m0 k2 b: H, `5 I5 j4 R
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
+ {  `7 {( |. a& H4 xCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards8 r7 j" G& ]' z  c
Range closes to 14,000 yards...5 ~+ \, j0 z* E# c
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards3 ], V. ]0 y; C
Range closes to 12,000 yards...# o, \1 x, a6 }0 g6 w2 ]% [: }6 Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards$ X: ^1 k- o9 y) r' R) |% l
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
' N+ H( `: K- B. R4 c6 }Range closes to 11,000 yards...
( h- g; S5 @, ~0 _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
: V6 X! ]/ r8 ?+ J5 UCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards
  L7 ]/ J! [5 |, ^, g  cRange closes to 10,000 yards...# e8 p/ `" j: S, T
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards* Q4 q/ ?, d3 a; q- r! O7 J
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
# y; }5 \% K( Z! RCL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards6 M; J) C! F  V
BB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards/ \- T! M& n* y' |; b
BB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
  z5 |( L) k( d, ACL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards
& u5 y( H3 Y  L5 r" EBB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
# a1 h8 L) T$ p3 U2 R2 N- {; ~# eBB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
, z8 g( g1 V$ i6 {DD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards6 L+ L' J( m  r2 u4 C1 z
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
( E1 P- I# Q, lBB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards* }, J$ m+ _0 P% X+ s' n9 g( r* M
DD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards
/ T" F# T1 K3 r1 p# SDD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards1 u; K% K  G1 R. q1 ]0 [% ?0 l) q
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards/ K7 B- F2 N( H- e- f8 e/ m
Range increases to 11,000 yards: X( X' W2 V/ S3 [$ u  t, o
CL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
4 H3 k- H; \- R9 r5 iBB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards8 e! p/ {: S7 `5 n6 E
CL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards* Z* X# p+ s" l! e7 v# G, ~
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards
8 R1 p, U3 R+ |7 T1 OCL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards
! J: A( y  n* i+ q/ c7 kDD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards
. P8 e( y+ k! }) J3 |( OCL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards5 x5 v: u7 C# }5 C5 Z, z
BB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards( ]6 ?& g  ]( J. B3 o
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
: C) q) z, b; H& z6 g. ^DD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards# E) f  z& p0 x1 ]! l- W/ U
DD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
' P5 C" U! k; [& {' W  H9 eDD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards# C. C' L. |+ T) |
DD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards' t: ?& K8 h* E$ v2 e! I
DD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards0 _3 K6 u/ ^; e2 n) i. [' J
Range closes to 10,000 yards$ T  u6 j. J! Q+ i; G: U
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards
4 J1 t# ?  m$ ECL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
3 P7 k% H+ Q' V8 z/ I* KDD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards- Y7 y. [8 A/ B4 u. h
DD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
8 F# T# S+ I) I# ^1 \1 V  [- nDD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards
) f3 k' i" @2 o& \, @9 u& \) Z3 ADD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
/ k( ]# I% n1 V8 FDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
6 J0 V/ x- P, e" e! c9 A( P9 k9 Z" vCL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards/ O9 g. h6 |3 D7 u3 k7 p& r4 a; k5 |
CL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
3 u: O# [9 @" z9 H1 |5 {* B, XDD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards- {2 ^9 I: Q( ]* J9 w
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape0 w$ s$ S) }+ D2 D# p; W3 k- ]' F
Task forces break off.... t1 E& ~9 f$ T7 y5 w! w" H

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Japanese Ships
( X- H7 V3 J0 Z      DD Hikokaze8 `0 }0 L0 W* c9 |; ?0 k. y+ Y* r
      DD Ishikaze
" g- T8 q1 P1 l. }      DD Tagokaze5 ]: a5 k0 d$ h1 p
      DD Takatakaze
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$ f: C/ j$ @' ZAllied Ships% j1 N0 a9 g1 b& E1 p
      BB North Carolina
0 Z$ l4 A! _2 w% @      BB Washington
: t2 }- z0 X6 n- @( a8 }* b# ^      BB South Dakota" H1 L) d/ X# r, g
      BB Indiana
' `  `9 \' X' L$ b/ f      BB Massachusetts
4 ^. B$ z* X- ~; D! x8 }  W      BB Alabama
( V' }$ H) g1 [; ^$ ^& q      DD Conner
: U" t* v  Q, C9 y% x+ c      DD Cotten
. n- v8 r: }2 y      DD Cowell) Q! _0 K0 o& U
      DD Daly
  @, z. W  v  w; W      DD Eaton
5 }* U, Z3 c; I1 D6 B      DD Heywood Edwards
+ K( R. V- t! c, h& f" \* C) Z1 U5 `      DD Erben
/ i& }4 l2 a% G- E4 F& n$ v      DD Evans
1 S7 ^5 _) a: M' b0 [- O& l      DD Foote
: I* A( S/ D, \0 y: n      DD Franks) Z4 _1 k1 Q4 K. {% B4 c* g
      DD Fullam
& [: H- V( j7 T+ M; m      DD Gatling
5 B; @7 [; M* d3 @* U" E8 S! t4 J5 n3 F      DD Albert Grant* O$ i: M4 a6 a
      DD Gregory  O& v( T# d# m
      DD Guest- ]4 I/ F, `! U% j2 o) {/ e
      DMS Hamilton, N0 O$ `) W0 f: p* E% V
      DMS Forrest2 z3 \6 C1 R- L8 v6 l
      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards; i# x1 X, ]( }1 A0 L5 ~8 v
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
" _/ A5 L4 O; A' f0 iRange closes to 26,000 yards...
" f7 E* ~1 |/ S5 O3 D$ y9 ~CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
, u6 P9 v0 r( P2 M8 I5 xCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards4 V, X5 i* a" L5 C
Range closes to 24,000 yards...$ x7 F: X6 V0 O$ ~+ w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
. x" J0 M6 {" U& r' {1 O, cRange closes to 22,000 yards...) {& ~. G% \! t; T3 W  N/ G- {
Range closes to 20,000 yards...+ C8 a% |3 C' G
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
* g& ?! O/ g& ECONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards( R. R/ c# E- p9 j& @5 G8 L
Range closes to 16,000 yards...+ s6 j. @+ K9 _& W2 w) y6 ^3 \% O0 J
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards5 ^1 w( e' x) w) l; x) y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards3 W+ X, L9 m1 W8 o# H! Z" h
Range closes to 14,000 yards...+ i* W: t0 Z0 h9 |( g1 p* L
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards2 Y8 G9 L; ?( G/ h  _/ C6 H
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
" C+ e( Q$ Z* i- I+ z, SRange closes to 12,000 yards...3 B' I, R) [1 F+ v( H. z$ h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards; c$ D( {# y& m* @+ z
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards% n: ~; o! H* g- P) U
Range closes to 11,000 yards...; U4 B! x% u# p; r+ [- I3 N
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards  i3 \# o# z* _9 R1 D: f9 X5 `* v
Range closes to 10,000 yards...  [' U' B5 c" ?, Q2 ?
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards- o4 c& u( G8 E+ Q6 h" I' D
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat6 L; k% `3 Z# _3 j2 I  o$ s
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
% n8 i( D4 b* }* tRange increases to 20,000 yards...& {; \& f! x1 k8 n6 w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards! `7 B2 v  l& e- r
Range increases to 25,000 yards...- a  \& B# ?* o) z4 H
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
* Q9 E9 M8 B$ X. l4 C' D. PRange increases to 30,000 yards...) i' `" j6 f  z4 U% T+ L. S0 k
Japanese Surface Combat TF evades combat
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards4 ^# E/ F- O. e" ?: F1 h2 O& z

9 o5 [5 o+ a5 p5 DJapanese Ships, a" ^; I7 ]# S; m/ e  |: B
      APD T-1
! t/ Z% w( }6 ]9 T      APD T-2, Shell hits 23 ?6 T6 {0 _0 D
      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
/ J# W, O& }" W; h5 |- `      APD T-49 L4 S3 @2 R( [: F) k- A
      APD T-5
9 q) U1 w% y: p" s' A      APD T-6  X, s& K: m4 Y
      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. r$ a$ T* P$ s# f" J7 Z3 M
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire
7 v/ z% _& J- C      APD T-9
; w8 `* ]  g6 ~+ d% t% z2 @      APD T-105 j! H+ A7 M0 f1 V% r/ y7 @4 h- F, ^
      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire
2 Q1 Y- ]$ v6 G% ?( z! f, U* x+ n      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage' K( j/ j1 o  M% a
      APD T-13, Shell hits 1
* F. F2 Q4 v- o2 n9 g      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage" c/ W4 C; q, g9 N% _
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Allied Ships0 H+ @8 e4 p1 ]
      BB North Carolina" R; l5 E  H. l0 X
      BB Washington
9 v% Q+ l& O5 c" Y& \      BB South Dakota
6 ?" X' Y, t) n6 m# V- P" b      BB Indiana
0 j% Q/ J% r, g! l' C      BB Massachusetts
& x$ S, g3 c) b. z8 C7 A; L  q' V6 q8 r      BB Alabama
$ ?5 P& l( u: N" F, X$ a" W      DD Conner
* J. f( w- P* p# W4 J6 a      DD Cotten
$ L3 h) I2 D1 C2 k0 z      DD Cowell
, A8 q' W& e  Q' N, ~6 O      DD Daly
8 |7 V* \  a: E' S# F      DD Eaton
4 F9 h) @, J; N/ F* `  v9 g% w      DD Heywood Edwards
: G9 o! y5 J$ k8 b8 Y  p& m      DD Erben
; S% B$ L  Y- [$ J      DD Evans! B  l! K1 J& l: K3 l2 K6 x
      DD Foote/ @# V% w0 ?$ Z5 N9 G
      DD Franks2 L; V9 W- L" @- K1 Z# q
      DD Fullam2 G+ V% C% }( `4 [7 w/ `+ h3 y
      DD Gatling
& H# g. e! m% M3 w" r" {. y( T      DD Albert Grant
% [, H% d6 S+ p      DD Gregory
& \0 R9 Y  i+ U6 x; W; x      DD Guest3 g: b. }( U6 X: E
      DMS Hamilton. n+ T+ Y8 `1 R  M! B
      DMS Forrest' \9 n; x2 {3 O5 O) v% @, w5 |" r9 \+ F
      DMS Ellyson9 ^% V, @* J* l$ ?( O" P
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5 [* G' Y' B+ D7 O% VMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards6 n) O) \" q! P  }
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
( _4 A8 X! _5 ~2 URange closes to 26,000 yards..., e! G8 z2 s3 J' `
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
" _) |: F  S6 z1 J8 E) HRange closes to 24,000 yards...
8 n6 W" R/ }  e2 t# w3 j: r, A/ vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards( ^- ]8 k5 v, H+ z+ n2 a# r
Range closes to 22,000 yards...1 m) M. T$ U5 K3 |( g/ r5 u3 B( @, S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
) Q. W$ Z) w/ fRange closes to 20,000 yards...
: P' ?, V9 ]7 f& N# M, FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards: e  _6 X* o# b) K8 [9 W
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
  n& s8 j5 O- I" o5 \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards" Z' u5 e+ G" y2 X
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
0 y5 p  \) `4 Z( \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
' `, I0 Y0 P9 x* pRange closes to 14,000 yards.../ i( a5 o$ t& P7 _4 |1 k0 x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards- j" [" q% B$ P0 \4 i8 n" @/ D
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
- B' T& e9 T& Y# p/ T& e! H+ R( Q" ^CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards7 ^) T- u) r, Q4 ?  a9 N( L' q+ w
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
8 L6 p+ p0 I* r& W1 v% H4 jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards3 ?! Q/ f8 B, L9 l) p
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
- Z/ \' C0 h% y7 R) E% f" N) CCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards) s: A2 I; t5 n
Range closes to 9,000 yards...; ~" W4 y8 l  u4 d$ ~
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards; V3 b1 \- l( J8 f' W4 Y( {: ^
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
8 h# H8 X% L2 k, n0 k2 qBB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards: ]+ a, P2 t" Y
DD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards! n7 p/ F" F% C- @
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
' u3 V: L6 L6 }+ M1 j* }DD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
3 `9 ~/ S2 P4 F" P% R1 C+ LAPD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards0 r) x( N" a( U
BB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
1 Y, s0 N- }9 N/ M) O/ c, V. Q; }BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
* a3 [3 {( q3 f. jDD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards. v3 q2 @# J. E4 d7 i% Y
DD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
9 O7 t7 e% M( W% G5 B( c* rBB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards  h! f& ~  n2 l
DD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
4 }: _$ U& y7 V6 m9 [  p0 K5 lDD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
8 }( T" G# G% G* Q1 @APD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards4 Y1 Q9 i6 [& Y/ z2 R' D
DD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards% C) k3 O% f9 G4 @
DD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
" O. i' V6 |8 X9 pDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards4 ?! J! c" O7 r7 o" @& W
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards3 R% ?. b& T! z# B
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
# o7 t9 X* i# n. g/ JRange increases to 10,000 yards
- g: D1 H1 ~0 x: f+ D! w" t' i8 XBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
0 q5 ?' t5 W* y/ u3 MBB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
3 a: I4 k* F" F4 k& [: [% @BB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
  g3 M: M4 S% S" j. V  j) a8 g6 EDMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
- @7 r5 h4 H' d6 x) _BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards8 b: K% R/ Z- ~7 P  w
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards" m  b4 j8 [, z. u) p
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards; h* g3 |$ `4 l! J( Y
DD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards' i8 d4 v4 v& p
DD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards/ v+ O1 e( g7 S) ?. K
DD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
- }! y# T3 Y2 ^DD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards, P, }9 t  O: [( J& M
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards' v% T0 j% c: M% z% ^% y( \
DD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards, k2 [, F9 `% b( j. x, ?! y
DD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
) B  Q% c( u7 KDD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
( \/ y' k2 E/ z1 EDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards) {+ `0 k1 `* P7 X2 \$ t
Range increases to 11,000 yards2 q2 {* z4 h  G) B
APD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
9 A: i  W$ \5 J, F: U2 UAPD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards4 r! ~; M& s% K9 Q, B
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards2 o4 N5 y! v7 L4 x1 l! N, J2 h0 ]
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards7 Q* i2 V; ^% ~! t! i$ U8 X' o
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
( [; G! ?4 Y! X. DAPD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
3 h& Q* d# \7 V1 z( ?DMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards$ ]+ w2 S3 `" J8 D4 E0 I
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards
$ p; E- G; v( T2 |5 J8 RDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards% v6 T# c( p# Y9 u3 K  ^
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
5 e  m- S2 m* I7 I3 GDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards1 x# v7 T5 S# r* u7 j* e3 m% h( a
APD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards, E, q$ ~' ~" T% v# ]
Range closes to 10,000 yards. V8 c3 m9 k8 K8 |* d4 C& Z! w! l
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
' s" G6 s' d: x/ rBB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
- f# E3 l$ R; l; |: b" NBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards: w$ G9 A3 m+ x) u
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards. F  c: `7 m6 V' d: ]
DD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
; i! g4 L& M; t) T7 a3 J: {DD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards$ K% {. A7 Y- w+ V
DD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards; ~- U/ _1 S* x1 J
DD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
) R/ U/ m5 A! C; M  x  h  mDMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards! S. H5 s, b1 v: K% Y
DD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards4 x7 l/ u) L( q* c. i
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards# I/ e- x4 [( H
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards! g: |( {7 B( B4 F0 E
DD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards' v$ U* h2 l  B. W
Range closes to 8,000 yards
, h& x9 c/ \" i; m2 m6 w- M7 cDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards% F3 R& H7 @. G/ [% O) ^
BB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards0 L+ u$ Z% m* t- ~# }
APD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards
* [, b9 V6 V* m9 tBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards* T" D) B; a" X" ~6 q5 C
APD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards
( ?  c. x" ~2 A0 _$ GJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
( `& ]2 _. l) V( hTask forces break off...
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      APD T-1, Shell hits 1' S& W  X3 p& a/ \+ m
      APD T-2: j# M6 ~8 T5 }
      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
' q( L, ]# N7 j8 w* i9 m      APD T-4, Shell hits 1
; n7 q9 q* y0 U0 H      APD T-5
2 Z3 i+ n8 l2 _9 L      APD T-6- H) u0 ?  t% ]) d) ?+ k
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
$ H% Y/ |( K, L; G/ t      APD T-9, Shell hits 1* j! y& k# R% e; R- H5 n
      APD T-10
7 B5 a3 u0 g4 L+ L5 m      APD T-11,  on fire! X6 N& y1 X$ z, }) v
      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk# w8 B7 a9 B9 v  T* [
      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk$ f6 y  X0 [, R
      APD T-14, and is sunk
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' c8 {- O( u- b- a% ?Allied Ships
! e) O& j0 k1 s; T; t      CA Portland
5 O/ a( [) Y) y3 x( P# C: Z      CA Northampton
3 g+ `9 b/ x3 q' T0 [7 _. g      CA Chester
* P9 K, Q6 }: s; N$ j8 y; A& T" s5 Y) z      CA Louisville4 m: A6 h% ]5 i
      CA Chicago
8 o$ K% J* O& e( \      CA Astoria; D8 \7 C0 e) S: D
      CA Minneapolis
0 B" l5 l/ |% }9 l/ _7 `      CA San Francisco
8 E5 {$ H' B/ q: Q  V4 r& M7 U- |      CA Quincy
+ X( `  L7 b  x      CA Vincennes7 S+ ]7 c3 N1 a6 K- ^4 u& j
      CA Wichita
  O! I) t' t; b" v3 n      DD Bennett
: B3 o% E! N3 N' g2 f      DD Bradford
5 n  j3 F6 T/ Q% C# n# A- c      DD Braine
6 s  n* F) f! S$ g/ X0 B+ H. p  I0 j      DD Brownson
/ a7 H# a( N0 j5 v      DD Bryant
- E5 P* H; S* ^; p% k3 H- m      DD Bullard+ @1 {9 ?; ]8 f5 Y
      DD Burns
3 ]4 B6 U  [/ C+ q2 j      DD Callaghan/ }. k% j. D9 f& i/ ^" E8 S
      DD Caperton( o$ `# y& W$ a' ~3 d  I3 D7 S& I' N
      DD Capps
4 q$ T6 ]* w4 M5 h: U      DMS Emmons
$ Q7 S1 u% c  B  Z      DMS Macomb
2 @$ v+ y2 d( T; k4 z7 _      DMS Rodman# q& F; U, v4 C: H' s! o, t0 k
      DMS Gherardi
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0 A) N% T  {3 f/ Q/ i( W* }* IMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
' L8 R1 @8 m) l( m, eRange closes to 28,000 yards...
8 V# |+ X# r! s$ pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards) I) |3 @6 T! n
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
( K. ?7 B0 [" L& p6 g; m' v, JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
" h9 m/ V! }3 m9 s# qRange closes to 24,000 yards...* ^* ~, p/ w4 o% f+ r8 u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards& q9 ^' e4 H/ Z8 n
Range closes to 22,000 yards...8 m0 d  L% ~. r# |) b) J9 T
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards) q1 t% J' D* G& X( W7 V
Range closes to 20,000 yards...% L; c# M! b2 t/ ?% x) N( V$ X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards8 C) }  s. X% ~
Range closes to 18,000 yards...% y( E8 j, q) A, K, a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards+ z' C4 J( k  X" ]  P' f% M7 K
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
8 y1 @( o+ e  u7 L, L: B) PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards# _+ y# v8 D5 _
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
$ J2 m4 T3 ]) }* N% wRange closes to 12,000 yards...  k7 l3 q! e1 b% P& m* J
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards9 B" w1 V5 Z1 _* N
Range closes to 11,000 yards...+ a3 ]& h2 Y; h/ P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards; B' S9 z; V0 E7 o) O
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
4 o" C$ W6 k) a$ g, n) J% DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
) X1 w, G& f! J6 K5 U. yCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards9 f8 O1 B* P8 k. c
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
  p7 N9 c6 P: m* q5 h* HRange increases to 11,000 yards
) Q  E6 n5 w0 G2 k4 c; mAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
9 \6 }  S: |8 I+ e4 `4 E' ACA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards8 y  ^9 Z# t, D
CA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards' }8 L5 J1 ?" j  L4 Y' z# W2 j: x0 ], A
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards# A) i/ j! s& Z( O0 m6 x" i
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards( B% z) M4 z! B$ @: H8 R
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards, j6 ]  }4 t( Y
CA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards5 k" a4 U% x2 V
CA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
9 l2 {2 ~% ]0 f1 y" TCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards% |5 [, j; \5 p& m
CA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
# a' ~% n+ i: P2 p- uDMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
0 D/ E; V4 b" K; Y: p& rDD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards- d5 ^& M9 H* v' s1 h
DD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
0 h7 `9 L& |/ UDD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
4 _+ n9 j1 z# {4 d0 A2 R; ~) \$ F/ BDD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards  J. P7 d8 q1 s  B+ @5 x+ F
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
$ C% r4 h2 Q: s; j* s; s- B5 t# cAPD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards
5 r- \) t: Z- {, V; W* d  T% m. BRange closes to 10,000 yards
. K3 A7 i& u8 v. @$ q) QDMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
! p6 ]5 a( |& Z# u' H2 tCA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards% u( }) r+ T7 R6 p  `7 a
CA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards5 z. ]0 N/ I' v& G" v( u% G) u" U
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
( [$ ^+ \& C& tCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards- V. P# L, q( r9 J  c
APD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards
3 J7 \: P4 H9 i$ z* h4 C0 _9 d9 C7 e$ m5 |DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
* u- J3 a- P6 CRange closes to 9,000 yards
6 y2 i8 c% B  l( d/ `APD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards
! X/ V6 V+ H" C' b% B" w! `DMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
( X/ T4 N, N' V- |* {; j  iCA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards$ q' o: f% r  h4 b
CA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards& s& L6 n! _0 `5 [
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
: g7 S4 d8 {( S3 n- o- JDD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
& a3 J8 J* z" `DD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards" K2 k$ q4 f6 y* b- `0 Y+ G: a
Range increases to 10,000 yards
: }+ f3 r0 U) S8 e' ^, i$ _; s/ OAPD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards
% N- ]3 ]4 \2 w: `5 f! U  GCA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards5 \- `/ n2 f) U3 e: ]
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards0 W- j  X9 q1 v+ }$ C7 c1 P4 d3 r
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards9 w  c. m6 z& [8 |: L
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards. c; M+ @2 n" a* Y! b% y
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
/ I% v2 V6 m5 G: h4 \Task forces break off...
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      APD T-1- I7 r  n2 J' M/ f+ w, }
      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire
4 _9 ]* Z$ x, @  D& S      APD T-3* j6 `0 a% b& r% a1 `, l& M
      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
/ k: E2 t9 f0 I) x! b      APD T-57 r8 Q8 H0 V: H7 w, A4 M
      APD T-6
7 P. K9 ?# A4 {; s2 w. U6 c      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
9 c4 `0 @6 `9 d" S1 i: ?0 @      APD T-9' w4 {, r% ?, O
      APD T-10) @  X0 Q; c' `' y) @& d
      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire
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Allied Ships
8 `! c5 B  U% i5 r; d+ ^      CA Portland
, p; s+ e% h& v, f: ^* k5 O      CA Northampton, Shell hits 1. g; p/ ]: p7 j* ^5 W
      CA Chester8 D9 R& w% j% @2 W2 L4 r3 t
      CA Louisville3 q/ P: v) ^- S
      CA Chicago+ g; u8 c/ y9 p# @/ `: s
      CA Astoria" @: A: L! @% L  M2 P7 J
      CA Minneapolis
2 V. c2 I# t! c$ ~" |      CA San Francisco
& J* s5 a  I. o6 w. `1 _      CA Quincy  }  ?) A2 Z7 }) Y' f$ U9 T
      CA Vincennes, k8 K: @- b- g! `) ?" G. ]' @
      CA Wichita2 M' G' h' ~6 u1 \1 O. t7 I
      DD Bennett: k! P: v7 S: t0 M9 z
      DD Bradford9 s! r* ^8 d) c3 @9 x# e: y
      DD Braine
: o, v* f) S$ U" x) A      DD Brownson& Q( i3 d6 S7 {
      DD Bryant
0 V" B$ k) {7 t. P; g9 U3 H      DD Bullard
7 s( Z" T3 V! H  o* R# D; Z) \      DD Burns
. }: _1 n1 [  F; |1 p# D; s      DD Callaghan
) M# h- S- a* a! \6 I% g( g: F- W      DD Caperton9 [, _3 e$ C/ a. m
      DD Capps
' J  L+ g6 H# m% `) C      DMS Emmons. J2 U8 A8 {% d' [2 _
      DMS Macomb* F) ?+ B4 ]; P* P7 Q! t
      DMS Rodman
: {4 l4 ]7 a5 ~* I1 Q      DMS Gherardi& {* j0 o: @) V$ J

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
, O4 J& U6 F5 Y' j& bRange closes to 28,000 yards...6 t9 T+ v! k" `
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards$ t  S8 C2 t: f! H" X/ X
Range closes to 26,000 yards...5 i# [$ {  b4 m" N" w; o
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
, h% r3 _9 D1 q1 c7 yRange closes to 24,000 yards...1 x5 \( V/ D6 T* |- i0 o/ g$ Q
Range closes to 22,000 yards...7 N. P" i6 }; @' G- C8 T/ S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards# d9 G# N$ v, K" g$ R, `" x
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
$ F/ U, P2 G- ~( K/ iRange closes to 18,000 yards...( E5 P2 Z" Y& h9 Q4 U7 Z4 \3 m  G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards' ~; @; v7 t* o. q0 |/ x: O
Range closes to 16,000 yards...8 e( x+ _; D; W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards- C% r- m: ?' c3 f
Range closes to 14,000 yards..." Q) }2 u* D* o# A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
& {+ Y, d9 h% z, X* ERange closes to 12,000 yards...4 Z! y4 J9 T0 B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
  j2 y& E/ G% u* U% \4 B5 U) j: l" iRange closes to 11,000 yards...3 i+ O# ~( v2 j; A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
% R, F: _4 {# G/ N% M% n! ~Range closes to 10,000 yards...: a: f6 t3 T1 P" Q- E3 F. P# H+ ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards1 X1 ~, j$ G) ^) U, D
CA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
1 D9 G8 A1 b7 k9 _( Q9 k$ N/ w! }CA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
: k0 X9 V1 m1 o% ~/ QDD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards
( @5 I9 g1 ?3 SRange increases to 12,000 yards) q. N- h2 w, C; v5 K! h
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards2 O+ h! i9 j4 T) u* Y$ i  J" I( C
CA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards
! V, t# m, N  H  hCA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards/ f" W% b' A  s
CA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards7 y! ]: e! B) K; {) \' K
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards$ C5 w6 q) g; w5 O$ P
CA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
# ]$ t# L* c8 L+ T/ @9 u5 j& WDD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards# ^+ r8 F  Y" D
DD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards! t% q. P! m5 m! `
DD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
7 t" E3 `% A+ `+ bDD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards9 f  u, _. L$ \, ^" Z( P# W
DMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
# ~5 S/ n4 z; M/ @! N4 TAPD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards& a0 v0 M2 |; z: F' N
Range closes to 9,000 yards% s! i( R' t6 o  m5 h5 m* a
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards* A! r0 l: d  i  S' O# |
APD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards
& E' G! H6 y' _% C- ]: e1 e5 CCA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards  t* a( a$ M9 G+ J/ S4 S
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
* c  v! }! ]2 i4 z; [1 oCA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
( A5 L* n2 S% @) [6 o& oCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards, E0 T* P* ?- U2 g+ {9 n
APD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards5 b" h& B. g( I
DD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards& r8 R! P+ i, j* D% O
Range closes to 7,000 yards
( O' Q3 x: s6 E3 y/ x) oCA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards) h; s( X, U% h" a. N# o( ]
APD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards2 }) o$ ~! ~$ q3 @5 N
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
2 f  n2 j  x' K# [9 w, w+ v/ T. uCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards# c! C3 R* @# C4 d- M
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
! J$ L+ `  H5 D0 h" O- B4 |APD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
( _6 N" s+ W: r+ Z, J6 MCA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
. X5 e3 l" Z- Z% k) ^" |, w% mCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
$ }3 s/ Y- m/ R5 uCA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards1 v5 Q! X# D& C9 U2 g
DD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards& \# P2 u) y( s! m# h7 U
DMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards6 F2 O3 j8 C5 }( l3 `4 z/ v% s
Range increases to 10,000 yards& X- U! b4 ~. N6 T! Z
DMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
2 l2 T* I+ a) k- gCA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
/ |% u2 T1 N2 H- G; W2 w2 mJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
" [3 }& A( p0 S  J, P8 yTask forces break off...
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) u: z& h& P7 z: _: m: M, C      APD T-1
. Q5 Y( }# G0 x. u- t- q+ K      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage5 ^+ n/ M' K8 U# [) a% g8 q
      APD T-3- h: T+ Y' \% U( o- g4 c* m5 z/ X/ z, k
      APD T-5
! g, L5 M0 W7 o7 d      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ ?  w( V' h; D      APD T-92 f; }/ U- \+ U4 A0 F" M% C
      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
/ e  ]# D( C; b1 s4 J' O) u      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
( C, S( G! g4 G$ T/ P" C      CL Swiftsure
, r8 M# e4 \. q( w" U2 H      CL St. Louis
: Y3 Q, O1 Q* ]. o# w      CL Phoenix' P" ~# W, Q3 E0 H& |7 T+ a
      CL Cleveland
, w- y8 i! d! |      CL Montpelier( @1 O. ]1 E6 Z  y
      CL Denver
1 i  s; D+ t- `& o* D" ?      CL Santa Fe
- a- x' c" n3 {0 g2 \0 y      CL Birmingham
, _" U0 @! c; @      CL Mobile! N% J& M$ k, A
      CL Biloxi
& w, o8 X) \; Z$ P7 d& s      CL Miami3 |' G1 k: I0 A7 c6 Z+ a
      CL Pasadena. \+ G; g& C0 ?; v/ N
      DD Allen M. Sumner
: h5 Q9 H* S7 `5 N      DD Ault
) |% d) @! ]" I, k5 C6 B2 @$ \$ ~! V      DD English& P6 M9 a& _+ {, F
      DD Haynsworth
- J% l7 T3 l' G6 c; u4 t" b  B      DD Maddox
8 v  ], ~0 p+ C- I- F      DD Mansfield
& N$ z( z% n! P6 W% t6 e0 z5 R0 `( U. ?      DD Waldron/ y& H# O' u- z2 h* @+ h
      DD Haggard
4 g! ]' n4 B6 t8 Y      DD Hailey
. F5 U2 w6 v5 ]: e# g' ], @      DD Hale
, H( n, d: d4 z      CL Vincennes II
* y  a" f, |4 K" u      CL Houston II- F7 u, V, q" U1 q" g3 n+ f$ R- H
      CL Astoria II# q7 f# g4 _- C
9 G- ~' y9 I- U* T' `

  Y# J: K' n* }$ U3 q/ k* gMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards- L, j; P( ^7 Q4 ]. m0 A, ~
Range closes to 28,000 yards...! y/ N* o. e8 P* K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards" w0 I5 |+ J' a: U
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
3 k7 Y5 e% b, ?) [( |Range closes to 24,000 yards...; }+ q2 n& K% R6 H, Z9 s: e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
" d* [  s, v6 x" RRange closes to 22,000 yards...: E# N" B- \. {- c9 C! C
Range closes to 20,000 yards.../ \5 A7 V* [4 B" ]: x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards% v+ Z& z3 j5 w: H
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
- Y3 R( t8 ?1 c* Q1 kCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
. P7 d+ G1 j( JRange closes to 16,000 yards...
% `" ]# M: F2 r3 L2 HCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards9 s9 I! z/ Z% M+ E. {
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
8 }4 x  q4 ]$ p- ]+ g+ OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
% {, G; Y% p1 i! M9 DRange closes to 12,000 yards..." `4 ^% m5 v3 B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
, c: Z# q: g. @" e" s/ M1 z  |3 TRange closes to 11,000 yards...- i- `; `7 H  r1 T2 `5 N' x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
6 N+ H4 D) Z: D1 \$ {7 d% ~8 t, a5 SRange closes to 10,000 yards...  [/ @, i5 v0 [4 T; G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
5 Z9 l3 e7 _3 c$ p  G9 C7 CWyatt, B. crosses the 'T'
! X; s; q7 j  ~9 O# Z* YCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
; k3 U: Q2 I! c$ jCL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
" q  P% ], Z7 m5 r- Z/ jCL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards% S9 t! c" J$ f+ o6 I/ l
CL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
; E- b5 v2 _. C, m! l# R3 UDD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
& C  r& H- ^6 e  w; O5 Q! QDD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
3 ]5 Y$ B6 @/ c0 x. F! ADD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards1 v3 |9 {, r6 l( ?" {% X
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards/ `% Y/ Y! _9 T- \1 B- x+ |
Range increases to 11,000 yards3 ?& `/ l% g& [4 Q) X
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
2 G- w1 E9 I$ M% VCL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
4 B9 e9 l: b$ ]$ i3 h6 lCL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards
: m5 W# F! R- @* {7 _CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
+ f$ ]+ [  A# D, s) I0 C  r5 |CL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards" D; J. i: Z9 w! l8 m
CL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
4 u6 ^% _+ @* Q* {DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
! Z) a) F7 E6 ?: n& }/ ^DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
" o9 r( W3 ]& ?0 K( }# y  DRange closes to 8,000 yards
% O9 Y" ]# o# o% ^CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards+ i  ?2 i' K( B3 m2 \0 y
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards9 z2 p2 U( d# ]! h
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards; {0 M3 {! V& z
APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards5 h* V- [+ F6 ~) U
DD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards# m! ]( y) H2 Z) ~% N
Range closes to 7,000 yards
3 k0 v2 N. v$ v% }7 X# h5 ~, UCL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards3 N( z1 r) S! _8 k$ x0 D# s' X6 d
CL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards& `* {$ A7 q5 t; v
CL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
& B  z5 V6 u2 [- q& i' qCL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards4 L- ~% k; h1 v; c3 R5 H
CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards
8 W$ B  \6 Z- \- YCL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards; G. o( V2 U6 @+ g7 n
CL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards. k6 n5 Q- n; U& u
CL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards4 M- d- B2 b  V6 [
DD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
! F: F$ U: {  S) IDD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards
: F: L, N  ~; A& e3 g0 `0 P. }APD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards
( s9 B2 F- S$ [( ]$ m) g& I# z9 eDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
; w; Y3 j8 j- J  t3 qRange increases to 8,000 yards( c9 J% d0 s' E$ ^  f
CL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards! Q% Z2 t% ~0 E
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
+ p( D6 G8 N4 n6 W, o! B6 rCL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards9 d% C: z0 M2 R. x/ F% W
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape6 R: }0 F9 O; u" c3 T8 J
Task forces break off...1 U/ ]0 U, d; T1 h. U
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- l* v% m2 j: K& x% U; ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 8,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
+ q4 w4 o6 m5 T& g      APD T-1
3 B; B+ {! d1 `% h      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
+ M: l3 p6 V, u% l      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk: H8 g1 d. X7 J2 F8 P5 H
      APD T-5
5 S* X. D7 ]% c, O8 b0 z      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk5 v) e/ A6 I; O/ t" N
      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Allied Ships: q, ?" N  b5 L
      CA Portland
7 Z) n* R' n4 R      CA Northampton
' v7 \- H7 p( n! ~( e      CA Chester
  \3 r' A: F6 w3 p      CA Louisville( c6 b5 j! G4 }! Q
      CA Chicago  }) {: v: v# b% [$ y5 D5 \
      CA Astoria. [. W* H$ k+ U9 S4 O- G
      CA Minneapolis* m0 C% |; {2 G! [7 Y: M/ p
      CA San Francisco
, Y4 L7 S7 ?' K( Q* m8 m      CA Quincy5 T! J) o# J1 A9 A* \1 s
      CA Vincennes# S; ^0 ]4 n) `  d2 A; {+ {
      CA Wichita8 Q# Y$ b9 z! D5 D
      DD Bennett$ h4 v& Q! T/ Y- m9 [$ H
      DD Bradford% g$ L" Z, a# K( n- n. p
      DD Braine) R7 y1 B. \3 ~2 }2 s; l: }, w
      DD Brownson0 `3 k- i8 H+ E  q+ T+ p
      DD Bryant* I8 _- l, S3 t& h1 g: c
      DD Bullard
" @+ l; L, N7 |5 R. u) ?; w) `      DD Burns
/ l% m* y& Z& G      DD Callaghan, c# M2 a  E1 P* P( H8 Q/ U5 ]0 T
      DD Caperton5 S. P+ l* k' o8 O* b  h% r/ d
      DD Capps
! N1 B( {( k" T1 k      DMS Emmons
- O3 c. M+ `: a; c. v0 M# k& D2 C( \      DMS Macomb" u, o# Q& v0 Z, x# T
      DMS Rodman
' V" T* s- L* j( ?; N& ~      DMS Gherardi, q. s; ?$ Q. z% K' e/ h* ^

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9 s- e6 z9 Q9 @  I" t- E/ OMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
, [) [, V1 n8 m0 G3 K, C, vRange closes to 28,000 yards...2 E6 \" s* u/ D/ l1 a6 i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
, U' N: r8 F8 QRange closes to 26,000 yards.... C' s0 P* f& `, ~2 y) v. Q
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
3 X- v- F6 R+ K4 v, gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards4 J3 C. [9 C) `9 W( h" C/ @
Range closes to 22,000 yards...! Z( t* _/ n0 {* N7 I+ n
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
! d$ C* P; I2 n5 oRange closes to 20,000 yards...4 S0 O' L6 T; l+ G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
2 l& i* w6 n) x( `+ t) K- MRange closes to 18,000 yards...
) ~2 m; Y$ n! ^+ Q, p. }Range closes to 16,000 yards...
% R4 P7 Y3 X7 KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
( j  d/ D1 @9 R+ v7 Q- tRange closes to 14,000 yards...$ W' \8 @( p2 U  q. [, u, H) T8 \
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
+ h- K  A0 k# u0 HRange closes to 11,000 yards...0 a, Q0 a* \2 J( h# q+ v" T* D; Q" Z
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
! v  |3 G! s% ^" g' H" {Range closes to 9,000 yards...' H% `( T1 s/ C8 u. H9 F; f
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
$ ^# F( r$ x1 E- r) B8 ICONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards: ~  R$ f9 [- x8 ~# Q* K
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards8 ?) q3 z  `7 w% k2 t
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards# F4 }* @% ~: K- \% {" P2 l4 E
CA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards8 H, W4 c2 n$ Q, @
DD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
" F) u7 j8 i% I$ F7 {% Z: OAPD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards
6 n* P; s3 v) E# Q: v4 J6 hCA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards' M- g/ o% `1 q5 K
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards  R) O& H5 Q: I5 ~% z, M9 C, p% W
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards, x$ w% _6 Q# o1 ?
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards# t* r  O: l5 g5 ~5 l
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards- j$ u( a) o0 x, {/ i" S. M, Z; @5 b
APD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards4 ~1 V1 {7 d# x1 M1 u
DD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
$ P4 A6 F0 F; x# z/ i7 O. ORange closes to 5,000 yards
6 F& n  R/ C5 c- E: Q8 b& I- jDD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113 ! D4 {/ m/ {* m5 s+ v6 C
APD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards: ]7 r$ m) w& n1 V! v6 G
CA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards& m, r& S4 m# k. n. ^7 k
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards4 T$ w6 C4 T% }1 K" P- d8 F
DD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards+ @" E* V, B8 G3 m
Range closes to 2,000 yards* i. `$ d9 ]' U& ^% U; g! z3 p
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards' R) R/ c9 V* x# m  w9 Z7 S$ A
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards& e6 L. |7 B& U6 D3 i3 P
CA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
4 k& f4 Q) c. g$ b4 hAPD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards" q5 M! d( Q5 |$ g5 T" I9 Z; G
Range increases to 6,000 yards  g$ J7 K0 w% x9 I+ e
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards
6 X8 n3 ~. L& `" r$ OCA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards8 Z( k0 F3 H4 z0 A8 e$ X7 N
APD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards9 y' v$ i- g$ l+ y- j
Range increases to 9,000 yards
! |7 z$ j! y, o4 Z  ]' P5 bDMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
8 i! z; J) }. r& V3 ]CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards9 z; J7 @6 j& ]2 C3 p/ G
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards) ^5 {! T5 V# \# T/ j
DD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards" @5 _" y) K% \6 o8 [, f) Z" F
Range increases to 13,000 yards8 {! `5 B1 C( j& r4 s
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards
4 }3 P) {  p+ W, SAPD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards
$ k4 W, r' C3 G7 t! S, EJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape, Q2 ^) x2 w( x+ A" W; H
Task forces break off..., N- F+ ^; f2 N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
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! ?0 f6 }* Y% j, B3 Z6 UJapanese Ships( n- ]$ G' k- x) d8 j2 C5 s
      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk: w( Y) t7 E; D( R2 m; q
      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk/ F  M8 h$ x+ I; I* F4 x+ u5 V/ t# B

, V, p) M4 }; V$ b' f+ hAllied Ships( W3 \- ^& x. F
      BB North Carolina
9 K- V: r; I( W$ Z! C- z/ w, W      BB Washington
1 U& l: Z% {9 d, l! U; K* G0 X) s      BB South Dakota) @+ o! J9 X( N
      BB Indiana$ y. N" d- F8 {" ]2 k% B
      BB Massachusetts
! r6 @( g6 Z( E% f+ k      BB Alabama
( Y! G1 `% b2 S; R$ j7 y3 \6 T      DD Conner* W6 [' {% i" d9 |6 Y( \' j
      DD Cotten
/ i! r) C6 m, v. k' i8 ^! O      DD Cowell3 v- R% ?* J$ {6 F. R+ r
      DD Daly
3 _: i2 b- S. B  S9 x      DD Eaton! W0 ], J9 d( r9 D0 s4 _. S
      DD Heywood Edwards* J; s; E8 S/ _' Z# b& I7 {
      DD Erben& w3 [, ?7 y/ H
      DD Evans5 Z: d, {. i" s" f3 p& T+ X. D- C5 w) H
      DD Foote; m: b$ s% y& x
      DD Franks) X  z. [" t2 q2 \0 v, V$ q; W
      DD Fullam
( u: y; v* I* @+ b# ^- }7 w      DD Gatling# y% i& g2 K0 R4 C  [3 e
      DD Albert Grant
* _3 M# u  d+ q; u+ e      DD Gregory$ E1 X7 F, N3 Q9 B
      DD Guest& f8 m# t8 d% |% `: f7 v
      DMS Hamilton% e/ {; Y6 y4 d
      DMS Forrest
8 W, D4 I& Z$ A* \4 a( \      DMS Ellyson" X) {* a9 M+ _$ \% _
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9 \" m. Z4 q6 S& k8 GMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards; i. ~% @( D: L- g6 N& z$ B
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
. O8 T/ K1 b- d" I$ {  K3 \Range closes to 26,000 yards...
) j. w- d# [: @2 S/ Q1 m- wRange closes to 24,000 yards...! B- {- ~  S9 ?" O
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
2 \# R! V* e8 i( w* I& ~: DRange closes to 20,000 yards...
* I8 S+ T: {- d0 P" c& _% X: k; tRange closes to 18,000 yards...
5 f$ O3 a$ J  L( X6 p( a( K" nRange closes to 16,000 yards...
3 o: r5 V* b0 P+ i; ^3 FRange closes to 14,000 yards...; e+ X  c- \" i) ^' J
Range closes to 12,000 yards...+ `( x9 v/ d* h/ d  q% [1 ]
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
; q8 I; i- j3 _- |( YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
9 H+ x- G# M$ E3 O8 VRange closes to 10,000 yards...
/ z8 W1 ?2 `0 l5 b8 g: L7 [Range closes to 9,000 yards...  k3 e- r! {$ ^3 T
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards8 y% X- P0 C# [- U8 P, [0 l
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards) L* _2 {- A" u
APD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards
( [2 W, A$ ^/ v/ ^DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards- O( h% ]0 `/ ?- f" |" X2 n
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards8 [1 }# f; i, `7 v9 |
DD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
' |7 S  {, ^& Y: G1 h2 E$ t4 FRange closes to 5,000 yards
7 b9 Q* B1 ?% i2 [# t- ^. @DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
5 M# G1 m: c8 F2 `BB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards
4 [* O, u, j. |- x( @) wRange closes to 3,000 yards
! R  G' g" H6 ^# e, p2 E( {  v# aBB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
( `/ j( A; j) t. t+ ~0 i4 n, D' q; tDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
7 `3 U2 ~. k5 B% `DD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards7 {" u1 _5 c; |
DD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards, ?5 ?: |0 `, w, W# X2 T# Z/ f
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards# {, |( [, r2 ^/ ~2 b
APD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards
. x; Z* p  C! O( S0 yBB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
  R# L8 Q3 g! A% vDD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
; B' W  J( M+ \) x/ Z* DDD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
8 e/ W: I4 _2 fRange increases to 5,000 yards- _1 W& B1 K7 m( u/ s4 S
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
0 p1 d; ]7 x# n" E# U" I1 cDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards" Y; l: I, h1 D
Range increases to 7,000 yards- E% N7 }. |/ @. ?( A% q
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards. [, ]+ U/ g5 O! m9 J5 p
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards9 k7 T! `4 h. _% z0 _
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards% ]7 A& }% d2 k% w3 F
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
4 m* z& e' T- y+ D1 ~. w& gAPD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
7 d' G& l/ f$ m, VCombat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 44
: K5 q8 H  E- c% m2 v& M& l" g4 v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)+ v4 W7 g7 `5 p6 h/ {

& y% ]* L1 Y: D8 aAllied Bombardment attack8 P, l1 A9 p- s; g
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Attacking force 5327 troops, 333 guns, 148 vehicles, Assault Value = 2444$ N0 x3 C& q9 M$ u5 C4 B

) Q4 Q0 @( B8 yDefending force 45223 troops, 615 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 1000, k# w) E, o1 x& h3 g) `" X2 B

- `; S% b+ a, nJapanese ground losses:
+ I" N! n& r( F      834 casualties reported
1 z- j) T, }6 u* m4 P6 t0 t         Squads: 33 destroyed, 19 disabled
" R! G5 x8 a. N/ c         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled6 I- f3 z9 L- _3 a2 Z. Q
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
% x2 o# ^2 B, p      Guns lost 16 (4 destroyed, 12 disabled)
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$ l9 D8 s) j: lAllied ground losses:
7 U/ [8 t" F$ Y1 D( o  R- C      16 casualties reported/ M; ]/ a! a1 z7 I1 J3 `
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
& r1 V6 M% `4 g: |5 ?! i' h( r         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) y8 L* _+ \' S: b& j1 r& r+ R* R2 q
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 09, 44
; e% X5 W' s3 C4 r5 V2 o; u0 `# Y5 I  S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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5 Q, d' t& d( e9 I. {+ I: s$ \5 J100 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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1 q. f2 d8 U7 ]/ o7 o4 a- P8 FAllied Ships; Q8 _. g& d' w  J4 h6 x
      DMS Ellyson, Shell hits 1
6 p5 |+ f2 p" v1 }$ F3 a      DMS Forrest# L4 ?, G9 A. ^( x" d# H
      DMS Hamilton
1 R* I+ Q9 N4 h      DD Guest2 z( Q  A2 r/ Z$ ^$ \
      DD Albert Grant7 y- x. _2 p8 Z% H7 D9 `% ]
      DD Daly
$ B, y: X) O: d# O  j3 m      DD Cowell3 _9 w' l$ e' {4 x% X
      DD Cotten% m. {* f- {+ T/ j3 K& j
      DD Foote, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage' T! N. p: n1 U5 ^! B
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Ponape Naval Fortress firing at DMS Ellyson
9 U- q/ a1 o7 BPonape Naval Fortress firing at DMS Forrest& j7 k7 Q1 C- E: T! I1 r
98 mines cleared( i8 K# u7 d/ N9 d
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* M( r8 n/ V% z6 rNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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1 V. W8 I, k  d5 y5 ?( [Japanese Ships$ S% o. d% ~2 A. T. X7 g0 x0 p
      ACM Wa 1, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
' Y7 k' S0 |2 l+ B+ o0 N+ w" H) _1 p# L/ D( S- b
Allied Ships
! Z# r/ d1 R2 U- D3 t! V      CA Wichita$ h3 S3 A6 g" W; ^0 W
      CA Vincennes
% u3 K" ?: }& v( M- O9 R% @      CA Quincy
: G7 S  c- o  i$ s; {9 i, A      CA San Francisco
5 {# g3 |; C" W      CA Minneapolis6 g, \2 P  k; P- q* L
      CA Astoria
. ?! v5 ]; ?0 o4 {      CA Chicago
' v- d* Z6 n6 S5 m% [      CA Louisville" P) f& n9 @, ?  A2 F
      CA Chester
5 Q& ]9 R, R- d( q' N9 n: q      CA Northampton
) t' R% T. s3 ^* q2 X5 K- u      CA Portland  [0 P, B1 r8 r4 J
3 z+ J! O) V! q0 T2 e5 t+ V) }
Japanese ground losses:
( h  m. \' N, v( W      54 casualties reported  G4 _* i$ ]( o! I" u! g
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 l# Y, }# J, n' y
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled  q8 |2 l3 X! t( H
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  R- r, S4 B$ @6 |5 O! S" R4 D      Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)* `, }: Y# W! D% r) ?
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)8 V! |! |& e! |) C

+ O, r8 e! C: v% L+ s+ }. NAirbase hits 1# D" R3 [# P/ o6 y- ]
Runway hits 16/ W, P2 h: \" d) U3 N/ n, i

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% d4 q1 O% b" zAllied Ships0 ^  v4 H# C) ^/ }- h( t3 e. m3 W
      BB Alabama
" `5 D2 p: N9 L+ J: t- ?) \$ T      BB Massachusetts
$ \/ y6 y9 d3 O; Q5 d      BB Indiana
' T& Y) M6 E" ~      BB South Dakota
4 F6 O# f2 N- p9 Q, }      BB Washington
9 x' J* `* [) p# }( w      BB North Carolina) I0 A6 [( e  |" i6 B& V- U

$ d" ?! |) ?( i% r) O) u, ]Japanese ground losses:
! F+ {7 x( \+ f5 x) b% X9 `      570 casualties reported
; ]: B9 p+ e  `9 `! n+ A- `         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled) o, J: _9 K& T# g
         Non Combat: 52 destroyed, 25 disabled
( n0 s0 G- p5 e4 e8 N2 g7 [% L         Engineers: 5 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 ]+ I5 R$ u7 G) L. n5 {) z6 y5 v1 ?      Guns lost 27 (11 destroyed, 16 disabled)
/ @2 d' ]+ H" ^0 a. l      Vehicles lost 13 (10 destroyed, 3 disabled)8 E8 }9 ]* O  U) F2 {
! R" m; v5 N1 P1 j2 ~
Airbase hits 7
5 f% G% g/ E7 e6 \) C# p- {Airbase supply hits 11 z1 O  A* Q- q9 x
Runway hits 15/ e3 ?, @. R: I  Y
Port hits 3
+ y1 `/ o  @5 ^3 YPort supply hits 2
5 Q. m+ R3 T1 @' g
9 Q" Y  [0 X, D  r: M& f
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  j0 k8 d1 ]5 w3 ~Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113( h6 Y% L3 l/ ?

  H' h! r) w6 u; X+ Q$ H# `Allied Ships, Z" Z5 u! n' V+ O
      BB Queen Elizabeth- i) G; O- L: z! U0 w, {8 q8 o( U5 y: o( {
      BB Valiant
. {9 u; U, w$ A. o7 ~9 s' a2 O      BB Mississippi
$ W% y, l* ]9 J1 g      BB New Mexico8 U. L& M' H6 T, u5 v0 H$ w
      BB Idaho7 s$ E7 U; q, v' G: F& R8 b# C5 J
      BB West Virginia
2 H' W2 O7 p& Q; Q- N      BB Colorado; w$ e+ T. ~7 B5 E& S+ o3 h

* g: {7 e0 R8 J+ pJapanese ground losses:
. x4 x' R$ w9 A+ x5 l# B  |% d      603 casualties reported' h6 e# r4 B: n  A  |  ?8 T; [
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled# w# r4 ?6 b8 T) I
         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 40 disabled( ?3 g. P& q* J' E) u6 K3 L
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled! t. ?) a/ R" E
      Guns lost 24 (8 destroyed, 16 disabled)
: g; ^3 w; W  X5 \9 D) U6 t7 ~" ?      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)9 @0 X% d9 E+ R5 L

" r' ?- A+ L  v7 |8 `' Z* t2 sAirbase hits 53 U+ E! D& g/ ~( A$ `- C& j8 H
Airbase supply hits 2, u  Z$ W3 ~5 d! _* y
Runway hits 7: U6 }: `" a# L
Port hits 1
8 }1 s- k0 s& {
; n1 i: ^9 f1 S0 F5 O- p( HBB Queen Elizabeth firing at Ponape * I% ]* ^& T- J* _3 `0 A
Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Valiant
9 [# ?( \* w0 k+ l$ u8 H! bBB Valiant firing at 33rd/A Division
! E( p; O1 M2 R) JBB Mississippi firing at 33rd/C Division
* N& k/ k4 Z7 vBB New Mexico firing at Ponape
2 }+ ]3 S1 [5 s# yBB Idaho firing at Ponape
: S( G' |0 g$ M/ d6 a  L% P: ROS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB West Virginia+ l; M& j5 [1 ?2 h6 }  r  `# c
BB West Virginia firing at 81st/C Division
* E* S1 {) K: F& QBB Colorado firing at Ponape 3 @. v  h6 e+ N& x
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1 J4 |* V2 I4 R7 q% ?5 }5 F% U8 QAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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Weather in hex: Light rain- i8 ~6 ?. E( z1 N

/ i  Z  v8 |; z7 i* tRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.8 X7 m7 x5 C& C$ j+ _) q
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft
; q2 c% o7 |3 f1 y. {      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
! O* Q# {7 A" X* l: M) }7 ?      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 314
8 z% t$ S( i7 F8 A+ T- ]      TBM-1C Avenger x 274( l+ x6 U- ~! u6 a. i8 A. o3 N
3 f! U( V0 Y! u' i) `, V/ j
Allied aircraft losses
+ o* `" \" T) r) z  v      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 52 damaged
0 o  d) h6 i4 J4 T% y      TBM-1C Avenger: 32 damaged$ T. h- `0 r. x& C- n: h6 t$ k8 P

" |/ M, ~! |" x6 N7 Y. L: @Japanese ground losses:& Q) j" D& l2 H
      529 casualties reported
( ^/ s. B- |8 x1 m8 K) q2 f         Squads: 2 destroyed, 28 disabled
& u6 L" z$ J# i         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 67 disabled
) f8 ~0 A; {9 E& F" a; X+ X" n         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) }6 ^( D4 v6 K
      Guns lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)% M8 x# s! _' A6 e+ d/ P4 |

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2 i$ o4 M" m  ^# u6 y# d
Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)% [& F1 e- R& R. R) \! q; w
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Allied Deliberate attack7 Y9 B/ P# T. i- r' |
" {! U) y/ T% t* M+ P8 S
Attacking force 71421 troops, 1323 guns, 2290 vehicles, Assault Value = 24962 E( t& T# S3 @$ X: x' X
) N$ u. P) q, V' d) ]: _
Defending force 43288 troops, 578 guns, 265 vehicles, Assault Value = 938, l2 c* V8 O: c5 j0 {
) M4 g+ F4 f  T% q& Z$ [
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5
4 x: ~" |: ~# f4 s8 t% z
* d$ f3 H$ Z& bAllied adjusted assault: 3029
2 x" X3 X0 T* e3 m6 p4 w3 n3 Y1 Q( r7 o2 h% W7 \
Japanese adjusted defense: 3835
5 k# a- H* R# f! L: B8 Z" s4 f# c* b1 b% j9 @
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 5) - b2 A! y. O" C* ^! K2 N: @. y

# [' L* x( x) J8 O4 nCombat modifiers  J5 x/ e: e5 `2 [8 O: |' x4 H; p
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)
( v7 p, D5 a& RAttacker: $ X2 }3 ]- [4 ?1 I; _7 c
# z  k: b9 F$ V2 ^8 k1 N; ]
Japanese ground losses:
4 b) I; l' c2 _      5869 casualties reported! K4 V- V8 v8 w7 v$ B
         Squads: 179 destroyed, 64 disabled
& k* Z; h6 P6 L+ Z6 n         Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 116 disabled
% o1 @5 m% Y% n8 L) Y         Engineers: 15 destroyed, 29 disabled  _8 V4 W9 p9 N4 T- g
      Guns lost 79 (38 destroyed, 41 disabled)
- x0 x3 L* ~. @" y6 W& S' v% E/ J      Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)2 @' z/ _$ \& @! Q- D2 Y

; C& l2 v) b6 _! i; J: s1 w, AAllied ground losses:
/ |* q) o4 e3 R4 F6 }$ y& q      1488 casualties reported' V" o# C" X7 a) \) G  ~+ |/ p& B
         Squads: 6 destroyed, 203 disabled' q: ~. I# G6 R; b! ^$ ^
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 43 disabled
1 y4 A$ r9 Z3 z" C& n: M         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 60 disabled; _0 K3 L1 I- N1 C" x
      Guns lost 57 (4 destroyed, 53 disabled)) S% |9 w9 _1 C, @
      Vehicles lost 67 (9 destroyed, 58 disabled)( n, K6 @6 ]& S# a
6 H8 V: I. A/ ^4 Z
Assaulting units:6 R4 U- g" e# Q3 o" B
    762nd Tank Battalion
1 F6 R# H& b8 @/ Y! P# r2 C    710th Tank Battalion+ G* N+ t8 ~  e, [
    767th Tank Battalion
) X% ]2 @+ g7 t: O; ]    44th Tank Battalion
8 k3 x# {2 j. `( a$ q! E7 Y7 Z    96th Infantry Division
) S/ z) E- D; @9 d& K. i    706th Tank Battalion
! L# ^1 j, h5 B" [4 q    81st Infantry Division" ~$ u% @# y9 \: ~9 p
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment2 ~# N% ?5 ?4 H7 i$ C0 Q
    5th Marine Division
- k& U! d' m7 n  l" F9 b: Z8 Z; {    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment  V6 [5 @- {1 z* o
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
) t  L, o7 D- ~( B4 k    711th Tank Battalion
. u. s. o/ o  d, X6 G! |    716th Tank Battalion& w( t  w$ _) L8 J" {4 _! z3 z
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
7 I0 E( W, r7 U# f$ o" z3 [    6th Infantry Division# L% _4 w8 |0 W) I3 ?) @
    31st Infantry Regiment
$ V! S7 N$ u/ |$ M- X7 x    8th Marine Defense Battalion
' u9 I. \+ x- f    4th USA Defense Battalion
6 ]8 o8 N8 U' d$ U+ h    X Corps Artillery
$ V% A. y& P9 P' i! h* n    14th Marine Defense Battalion* S3 W2 |, f; y; F: k$ `2 h$ @/ ~
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3 M2 @, }; h* |+ l    I Corps Artillery 3 P/ B5 I1 `# z! H  j! m
    XIV US Corps& {$ r- m7 w; `$ V- q
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion1 R9 b6 |9 \" T$ w4 F& \
    96th Coast AA Regiment4 K% L9 x3 p" K; l, S  D1 G9 q
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment+ n" t' M6 D$ P+ Z2 w; G
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
# t; J" G4 S7 {7 X0 S    12th Marine Defense Battalion
3 _% g* L' L/ [* ]# C1 h1 A( T    738th Coast AA Regiment, g- @: B. V( s- j3 i" m1 B+ ]( Q7 A
    1st USMC AA Battalion! ^) F2 }* Z, Z' g$ W6 d
    5th USA Defense Battalion
! W, C4 A8 |! I# D4 r8 {' Z    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment1 ]1 i/ n" B4 p% M; J

. T3 k4 @* J* f" k! UDefending units:7 A$ ]3 E0 y  c: y
    144th Infantry Regiment; ~0 K8 N& r' _+ {5 \
    81st/C Division: |3 _( k+ v9 R7 Q; t8 ~; [$ M% h
    Kure 3rd SNLF5 c+ i7 `: O: V! n( e
    Sasebo 7th SNLF
+ W* X  D9 \0 G" D0 f; S" Y    81st/A Division
7 I8 w( |  L  u# z    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
1 V6 @) N- @8 n& ]# z( h    33rd/B Division
/ P$ c7 U  B1 T) y6 s    52nd Naval Guard Unit
: x8 }) U& ?: H) c9 i% i3 I    33rd/A Division, U2 V* X: x  K- _
    81st/B Division
. y5 w8 k0 {* R) U1 s7 G2 G    138th Infantry Regiment
1 \+ g$ ^: h: ~- D6 `( L  ?/ p    33rd/C Division
1 H; g2 p# s/ w    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
4 Q3 g4 `0 o6 }6 X4 D    60th Field AA Battalion' O8 t% ?- Q0 V5 {1 n4 h
    53rd Construction Battalion1 V" c/ s. N0 [) n5 ^" f4 @
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
: X( Z/ E5 Y' y( j# t: r: q    14th Area Army /1
, i/ D2 B1 R0 ~: |' z3 p6 u8 J$ a, Y    61st Field AA Battalion
: h1 \) i. U8 D    18th Army3 O5 l8 y! i, p
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
, |5 K' `% d1 w; ?8 p, \    18th Field AF Construction Battalion* S: V  i/ G6 I8 @/ g8 f/ g! `
    63rd Field AA Battalion
' b3 p0 D( V, m0 W8 O, P    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment( p! m  }7 S* M  p0 _/ h. |
    12th Air Fleet* @; g+ x: q9 J. q
    Kure 7th SNLF
2 R) G/ c. z$ L0 J4 d  X    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
0 ^  R3 t3 \. d+ H( \. [1 t( k! z    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
/ C. |$ e# J4 O5 D, Q, w7 K# Q    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
; X* D1 }6 L! ?    19th JAAF Base Force
2 c0 i7 ]6 L2 o! u  Y    3rd Base Force
2 L4 [) _4 s( ?% |    Ponape Naval Fortress
- Y# ]. R: |* A* Y1 A( G    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

hades1001

要不要眼含热泪这么夸张啊

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 12, 44
: ^3 \" q' Y5 v3 F( Y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) W. n7 D, w5 [2 z4 f
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Afternoon Air attack on Ponape , at 119,113
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4 e# t; h/ b" d& S( [: i; mWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.% O7 l2 [9 {/ S. ~
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ g9 T/ e% Z* j. r. |/ r
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
  ~& x6 I7 i( D7 w1 G$ `      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 327
9 b0 N$ i, b% E! J      TBM-1C Avenger x 283. B% Z; z6 x7 u" c

8 o2 `% `- P- {& a6 T$ QAllied aircraft losses
. }7 m0 J3 I; @      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 61 damaged: q$ l: b, O) `, Q" P) a
      TBM-1C Avenger: 47 damaged
1 L; g1 \! v% p# Q      TBM-1C Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak( \& ?8 b& Z" U" p% h/ G) u
" v# h. C9 C+ |7 Q
Japanese ground losses:
3 R: D: c+ X  b& L4 C; `      17 casualties reported8 \0 q# |# D/ }
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 C. F1 v' F8 V; _
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled( F* G, u/ w4 \- X" e7 J( q% s
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# K" d% y, R8 P/ t! P      Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
/ ~2 }8 |6 F* r/ ]: {
* R8 r1 j- P- r% D" y1 ZAirbase hits 97
2 _" x& B# V4 Z$ A0 j& iAirbase supply hits 26+ r! `; K0 k: T! [0 F* F/ c# K) C
Runway hits 252
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# W& O8 F# v* r1 Z; GGround combat at Ponape (119,113)" [$ M, \) ?  Y/ j0 r' H( M

& b) M+ Q/ `0 G* wJapanese Bombardment attack  \( D: B; y* S7 X
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Attacking force 25985 troops, 378 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 728
" b# D7 Z0 T7 n9 Y6 ~1 x. Q2 c- @$ z  F$ J7 g  e
Defending force 78489 troops, 1559 guns, 2435 vehicles, Assault Value = 2493
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1 w2 T# i$ l* I5 p# |1 e" jJapanese ground losses:
# e# M5 r. L$ ?, {' ]1 \2 z2 f, X      736 casualties reported/ `, W( {% ^4 k* z! b# R3 M
         Squads: 22 destroyed, 33 disabled
- E& Z, |$ h+ {5 a! K  j% ?; T         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
, C6 F( ~! F( l4 W+ e         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 d3 G( j- M; ^1 S9 `  T% H      Guns lost 15 (6 destroyed, 9 disabled)
. @7 M: p. q. u6 t9 m: t      Units destroyed 1" e; Q& t* m2 {% C
2 s- |+ L5 W$ l! [  U% w* w
Allied ground losses:
2 A0 [9 i! H$ p0 n! O      23 casualties reported  {. y. B% M, [! u' ?
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
, \8 k0 S% `4 x/ S7 M! E. K         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- l7 e! n4 B+ Z4 G8 x         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! J6 n0 y& M% j      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)6 f% F, z0 q" C* U- u/ ]2 q

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& o, ]/ f6 j: lGround combat at Ponape (119,113)7 w, X  D7 d( o

' N; O" y- e* wAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 5458 troops, 335 guns, 148 vehicles, Assault Value = 2488; z, y+ D' {* t" t$ k
4 p3 k5 I4 b$ J
Defending force 37668 troops, 457 guns, 264 vehicles, Assault Value = 693
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Japanese ground losses:% |: i4 j& |% O# `5 P
      698 casualties reported! h9 \6 {; h  j1 M8 Q1 }, K
         Squads: 6 destroyed, 41 disabled" ?8 j. y% A* f4 y& c; t
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
: M. t' r0 ]/ R; Z: ^; k9 @         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
# F/ a$ Q2 k- `& z" R4 N/ G* X      Guns lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 44
" l' g1 I5 p! R4 ]9 j岛上日军弹尽粮绝，崩溃在即$ o4 N% I3 j7 F6 K6 g2 i
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113! k- |1 c- d$ m0 c5 q# Y: x

7 i3 d+ G0 x9 V( G+ e2 C* }1 |7 sAllied Ships  _2 G0 J: N- G9 L  Z- I
      CA Wichita
/ b- X7 g$ w% u3 h$ c" ~/ q# F  S$ Z# F0 T      CA Vincennes
9 x0 a  J% |. T  A. R7 ^$ u3 ]      CA Quincy7 f$ _+ _' \) K
      CA San Francisco( O, _5 s5 \$ K4 W1 P5 F! Q# `
      CA Minneapolis
. m, @; E6 O& q5 S' [8 S      CA Astoria6 k1 G9 J: R* m6 I& y' E
      CA Chicago" F3 u/ F# I  S1 d+ Q5 D( A! _, n4 r
      CA Louisville4 W- O# z3 v. M5 O. ~+ i, }
      CA Chester
" }! l, H( B! L5 D) H      CA Northampton
' m1 z  `3 o+ G; S+ l/ S$ w- A      CA Portland
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# B( S- g: A8 z+ `$ p6 o3 w; {  }Japanese ground losses:
4 O, {, J* a% t% z      213 casualties reported& W* B+ E; P) X. v% r: ]9 J+ k
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 r* I" v" s* D+ ~( t         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 40 disabled- ?/ Y5 k4 T! M/ n. R6 S
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 t7 K% ]) J+ W3 K8 w3 {4 \, q0 U
      Guns lost 12 (3 destroyed, 9 disabled)& L4 N/ m+ H* B. P; n( Z4 D

2 F" y$ E! q  X+ g; xAirbase hits 6
; C) N! B8 v* t/ j; ^" QAirbase supply hits 1) T) W% T' i! u" s6 j6 A6 u( q" k
Runway hits 25
" h- U. e3 x6 h2 B* fPort hits 5: j7 Q  T6 i6 }6 y& j9 J
Port supply hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113% c" G6 u, x8 x0 A, |1 e3 l
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Allied Ships
' y; X! S1 E% K* ?3 `      BB Alabama
" K/ A/ G4 l$ H! C2 [  k      BB Massachusetts
% g9 e, C  [! d6 I7 U      BB Indiana9 f/ F+ o# P) t9 R3 D* _
      BB South Dakota
+ Z* V  U& Q; _+ M. `3 I      BB Washington
) H5 V1 K- e) N8 ?5 A8 P/ P      BB North Carolina+ E% ~3 J5 Z0 E/ n! t6 X/ ?

+ P3 j( a% f5 M5 Y3 gJapanese ground losses:
6 F# e0 M$ E+ X+ @2 r: L      803 casualties reported
/ X( a% S2 n, z4 w; F2 S4 w: @         Squads: 4 destroyed, 27 disabled! f8 K2 l: f4 w
         Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 40 disabled
- l9 K  \* a$ D3 m  j& k2 y8 O         Engineers: 5 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 k2 E0 G* i, U1 V  t      Guns lost 22 (5 destroyed, 17 disabled)
# b0 q. t9 T; q4 c9 u& T      Vehicles lost 9 (5 destroyed, 4 disabled)
3 p9 M4 c" Z" M' u4 A& x% [$ X; E
- g/ n+ [, d* h. Q( ]; `5 }Airbase hits 2
/ t' X4 e6 M+ l/ E; c& k- ~+ [7 |7 `Runway hits 3
! G1 k, i5 K: q! `Port hits 2
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! D9 ?/ x; r! h6 X7 jNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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$ y. ?+ p$ O; M* F+ Q5 mAllied Ships9 T+ U9 Y- `: j: R. V7 O) a
      BB Queen Elizabeth2 Y3 \6 U3 |# u* y, |
      BB Valiant
% m4 R2 N# I) F) s$ `( a$ `      BB Mississippi
, A$ b7 R0 l. l# O' F8 a  F      BB New Mexico  U# s8 v) L- O0 j$ d
      BB Idaho
/ ?% i: d; e  S& E: d, v      BB West Virginia
5 @  _: m( [' V; z4 B  l      BB Colorado
% {! b/ N4 R  z- w* Z2 `" o/ U: w! o/ @# q: l
Japanese ground losses:: K. R: _$ F, q- a
      710 casualties reported: E1 C5 F0 I: }
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 32 disabled
' A) z- S0 O% r% ]% u) {7 f         Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 40 disabled; E" Z3 \  O9 p' Q: v, U
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ F* Q3 L9 h2 X# j. p7 H' N      Guns lost 18 (3 destroyed, 15 disabled)7 R6 U9 r" W9 g  h# ^
      Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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* ^9 V5 i% D4 M1 n1 Z8 ~0 C, VAirbase hits 1
& x2 S, T& P. K5 C( ~3 SRunway hits 9
- ?/ x  o+ P5 L5 ]Port hits 1% s% O+ O# L0 J

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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)6 C5 y0 j" u4 y5 g9 }$ s

3 _4 h' V2 o0 H( d0 j. [: F) i% HWeather in hex: Partial cloud* H% P) q- @/ W7 }
4 S7 w. d6 p6 m* X
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.& E- @% Z( R9 l9 T! \8 g) r+ ~0 R
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes) ^2 j3 D( A, x1 E( z* C1 n
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Allied aircraft% _* S7 R5 c% T7 y, G) ~: \* ~
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
( S  P1 j- N  X" c0 G      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 325+ ]0 n; v9 ^6 N  p: ^
      TBM-1C Avenger x 271/ u5 {+ o" q/ G5 s* u, e5 E! l
% d: A/ J- I" f
Allied aircraft losses
- Y4 i2 U' L' {6 N* [. N      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 45 damaged! e4 p# \) i- v7 s8 A
      TBM-1C Avenger: 33 damaged& A5 E3 S" D' r/ b, g

: F: F9 b: D2 e) lJapanese ground losses:
) o" ~; v& \# w+ _! K) X+ T      660 casualties reported4 J) Z+ y) R/ @5 {+ q  k+ ^% P
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
+ _  j5 C& y7 @7 L$ v" h0 A         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 46 disabled
1 j  W. l9 ]/ Y# d         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# L  ~2 T. ^/ Z
      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)( B0 L( r8 v3 V) O$ S( _
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)6 C4 S; M5 O: c6 t1 j* y
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 68346 troops, 1242 guns, 2203 vehicles, Assault Value = 2455) f- x9 a( P& z2 A* |* J9 @
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Defending force 35744 troops, 441 guns, 258 vehicles, Assault Value = 601" V+ j3 q+ H1 r" |  c$ u9 A
6 o9 T; o( P/ l7 O) V  r, T
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4& U! j4 x& B" G
2 n0 }/ F" M# B/ X$ ~, ^* J2 g' s& m- q
Allied adjusted assault: 2943 % p9 C: B* `7 c9 E: p0 m
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Japanese adjusted defense: 537 & L4 K; y+ }% k
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Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 4) , {7 {. J1 G) Q) E5 @) I

* @; X  _& b% T. c$ hAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 4- l  T/ U, G4 d, L: M
8 @* [" w* _' a' t1 s8 H0 c
Combat modifiers
. }5 T9 U  u7 l; RDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
! d) Z  j) C. |' U3 RAttacker:
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' r7 r5 n# l9 `Japanese ground losses:
+ a: L/ t2 x8 j      4555 casualties reported( W* ]# a2 c" E+ l+ u2 i
         Squads: 168 destroyed, 136 disabled
' f. a! t( d+ V         Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 108 disabled
+ ?9 h/ [6 M8 V& c$ e         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 41 disabled: P% \: u& U  [* y
      Guns lost 63 (26 destroyed, 37 disabled)+ V5 a; z, w6 F9 p% K
      Vehicles lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)
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: V. I  n' Z' n3 ^0 X, x7 UAllied ground losses:6 P/ e# r5 Z0 t
      1283 casualties reported4 A$ X2 _! v3 C( N4 A3 J( i
         Squads: 3 destroyed, 157 disabled
  v2 G; c) q9 L! H* z  e         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 45 disabled+ Y* w: x/ p3 }9 j: J+ a% j
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 30 disabled) r5 h) G2 k  \' L" U. J# C
      Guns lost 30 (2 destroyed, 28 disabled)8 ?" c9 j% o# I% G) p
      Vehicles lost 49 (2 destroyed, 47 disabled)
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Assaulting units:$ M5 L1 E$ p( z( |: Q
    716th Tank Battalion
" ]8 _( Z# J+ E    112th Cavalry Regiment
8 V3 q) z! L- w2 m3 u9 z    44th Tank Battalion0 p7 n( L! N: T
    711th Tank Battalion
2 t/ Z/ z8 `& P0 m2 T& s$ A1 P    6th Infantry Division6 b: }1 _/ k; ^" t! r0 W: C
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
, ^  g' m1 `, h! c) G: }& ^    5th Marine Division1 T* |4 ]5 K# x$ N0 u
    706th Tank Battalion" B- z  E) t% k% V% J# l# l$ l
    710th Tank Battalion! m% q3 ~3 _( _, ^& p$ U
    81st Infantry Division
. ^- s' ^+ `/ u& N; s6 B# _5 T    1st Filipino Inf Regiment3 R% S6 P% a% X' m, u6 Z" F5 I) D
    767th Tank Battalion
; y' @- K) {( L# z% p4 R    762nd Tank Battalion
9 y6 E+ X8 }4 B" x! \. l0 T3 k    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment' ?$ u' s1 P7 }6 t
    96th Infantry Division
5 d* q- }0 P' v% s! |    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment5 _7 ^# C3 y' O7 m! N
    14th Marine Defense Battalion! f$ n2 d2 G0 }) v! T2 _1 s6 w; |6 C$ g
    1st USMC AA Battalion2 e" I  ^* ^0 _/ m" L" a
    738th Coast AA Regiment
5 H: \! Z1 z! X3 j$ N    X Corps Artillery
, ]- s; ~! \$ G8 |    I Corps Artillery 5 u/ ?8 z% j8 a! R, s
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment( m' V& F1 Q3 {5 g9 p; {, H1 W4 c
    12th Marine Defense Battalion
# S9 r* Z7 L9 v* F& u" }    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
: ^4 e: p8 V4 z8 P: w    XIV US Corps
" J- N# m0 \6 n5 |4 q    4th USA Defense Battalion; W0 H4 e5 q9 a" [
    5th USA Defense Battalion8 n4 u- F, V) h- b( ^
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
9 [$ d. y/ K) e' \! R    96th Coast AA Regiment, N" d8 T2 j" ?6 C9 z1 ]$ j# t: s0 G
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion, c1 w$ ~" \3 p) k
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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# Z$ y2 v+ q+ z0 a, x6 W& _Defending units:
& R2 G, o  s: B; e# e+ V# a2 X    81st Division
6 k* i2 z& y8 K8 P, R9 L$ w    33rd Division
. o1 j3 B( r" M, B1 C  `1 ]7 e    52nd Naval Guard Unit
2 O3 `' h5 }2 i7 o    Sasebo 7th SNLF
9 e% _5 o8 h& n/ [1 D1 p; {3 E    138th Infantry Regiment; e: ~+ k; Y4 c) R
    Kure 3rd SNLF /1
9 D; O" M& z. l    3rd Base Force
+ ^4 m# @1 Y# ~- U2 _    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
9 m; _+ Y; {/ S* o    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
/ \# i5 Y* p& ]  w    14th Area Army /1# M+ s2 E0 [3 p# G6 c
    144th Infantry Regiment6 b1 d& V; d0 v1 g; L
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion, L/ c1 H0 ^9 P9 T
    19th JAAF Base Force
% F: q- I" k2 P& c7 O9 v    60th Field AA Battalion
& a* T; V: T" }2 d' k4 k' Z6 Z    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment% H& S) X1 G; p* n; X' z! ]
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment2 U" f$ L( N  z( [
    61st Field AA Battalion
2 C/ ^' f$ e( y$ Q# o$ ~1 P  }    Kure 7th SNLF% \0 M7 ?0 v7 Q0 z
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1( w/ S! ^$ o8 x0 S; o
    18th Army9 G# i6 ~8 D% c+ h( s
    12th Air Fleet
( S, z% q  I1 d+ ]    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4 L/ n1 z% D2 L8 I& }( O* C    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion( z1 v; Q; E* c; I1 c/ i6 u
    Ponape Naval Fortress
1 Z1 E& u, a7 T    53rd Construction Battalion( h8 g% s( Q7 l. _5 N: s( `
    63rd Field AA Battalion6 p/ p3 s/ y( O8 k0 O4 h$ A
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 14, 444 P# q$ o! \; y: i# V  H" A
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。
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日军18军主力覆灭，参与部队将在几天内被一一歼灭。
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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。3 m4 S' e: \' j: N+ s
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 67442 troops, 1240 guns, 2201 vehicles, Assault Value = 2338
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Defending force 28760 troops, 343 guns, 256 vehicles, Assault Value = 2486 w- g" Z$ d2 U! D) A9 o5 G! z

6 p" V  d/ H8 Z( C; dAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 3
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Allied adjusted assault: 5312
7 V0 }: `% o* K0 @) S5 F0 Q
( @8 K0 o. x, K8 c+ ?$ ?8 N# oJapanese adjusted defense: 163
: n( @( b- {( l" D
/ @  Y+ a% ?1 eAllied assault odds: 32 to 1 (fort level 3) , L( p% }6 `3 T7 c

" u8 `' m$ z) w: B- SAllied forces CAPTURE Ponape !!!
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Combat modifiers
! c( U- Y7 Q0 v" q% XDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), supply(-)2 t0 Y; `: t* O, W5 i7 `7 p
Attacker: shock(+), `$ \( s2 N) ?& X
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Japanese ground losses:9 A& u6 [; w# G& A+ R
      6464 casualties reported
) Y6 f) e" b' I         Squads: 347 destroyed, 83 disabled
5 z* z. H+ N3 J0 u         Non Combat: 197 destroyed, 213 disabled, l. [3 p( x! D* _& c6 D
         Engineers: 196 destroyed, 1 disabled
( z# r+ p% G% z( X- o& ^      Guns lost 131 (125 destroyed, 6 disabled)
+ |; h3 _# c5 T      Vehicles lost 160 (160 destroyed, 0 disabled)0 @: i# F) X7 k: s% y9 {
      Units destroyed 10 }7 b+ Z2 V0 |, \  S- r! t9 h. d
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Allied ground losses:0 g5 S  A$ I" ]* f0 O4 X
      700 casualties reported
' u* w# e1 d* d* x+ e% Q         Squads: 2 destroyed, 142 disabled
2 H& O5 x) ~+ c) s+ D         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
" _, X" G  {; a* ~8 C/ o         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 30 disabled
7 _7 m0 O3 w' S4 R4 k! A9 C      Guns lost 37 (2 destroyed, 35 disabled)% V% D4 Q* `5 K6 N' [
      Vehicles lost 39 (4 destroyed, 35 disabled); h7 O, _7 R" K
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Assaulting units:
( W2 j- F& y  w, d8 A    6th Infantry Division
, u$ w% h1 @1 |( ?* p6 C8 O    706th Tank Battalion+ h* x: {- U  z) @9 B
    710th Tank Battalion) y' y8 u* ?1 r! M# J# G* t
    716th Tank Battalion
8 ~4 D6 \5 W# w    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
: P  h6 {9 P$ J7 q2 n+ B5 Y, ]    1st Filipino Inf Regiment" K& u" O3 Z, X; p8 v
    767th Tank Battalion2 M$ _8 i# h* Q' q# ], q0 J
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
) Q8 C" ?3 P7 i# ]) {    711th Tank Battalion
! N# y! C4 u/ G    762nd Tank Battalion
/ q; C' X# E9 _    81st Infantry Division. K' G" z$ p# `! q2 O+ V1 j1 ~+ S
    5th Marine Division0 k7 Q% v$ j1 H9 i! r+ [  B
    112th Cavalry Regiment
, |$ t; f$ P$ u4 r) J  d4 ~    44th Tank Battalion; G/ I# v8 r" U4 H( u7 K
    96th Infantry Division
& L& `, b, c$ z    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment4 I; U! y$ \) w7 L
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
7 H; Q, n" e9 w# `    4th USA Defense Battalion
6 a: K: h$ F7 Q6 R$ Q& Q- i    5th USA Defense Battalion) e( d9 ~3 {$ Y+ u3 A7 V
    12th Marine Defense Battalion
3 ]" g) j" y; |% g9 \5 p0 t2 G6 P    1st USMC AA Battalion# `0 [/ w2 B7 f7 a. Y' W2 `
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion0 Q, N! E- n* K+ A3 \& @, Z
    XIV US Corps
8 F0 u4 z: c/ H5 M    I Corps Artillery ( L" P0 ~2 h% O9 Y
    8th Marine Defense Battalion  X* X2 @% N% ]9 }4 c
    738th Coast AA Regiment
7 k5 P, m0 y% G" S- f    14th Marine Defense Battalion
7 O: Z9 x6 I& P4 a9 \    X Corps Artillery
# @+ c% X9 `6 c! v: y5 g    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4 Y9 m% f) i* h# ]' k    96th Coast AA Regiment: t: m$ d& f: K( M' [. L
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment! @% d) e4 b1 B$ W7 w! A$ ^

/ ?% H, H: t$ y. s/ F  j3 lDefending units:
3 c! Y; L" T: z& Z5 p    81st Division! b7 M4 \0 m) f, ]
    33rd Division
7 T+ @( \% Z/ ?/ U    138th Infantry Regiment' r3 y+ E5 f( L( W
    Sasebo 7th SNLF
- h  l/ ^- p' E' j' o6 p  O, ~    Ponape Naval Fortress
* t* Y" B* n: c$ Y$ F- N+ z    12th Air Fleet
4 j% o9 K7 [! ]; Y  j. i5 C    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
/ U( ~5 E, [' d: J4 ~4 T4 }' }, ^% p    60th Field AA Battalion
! m; W" b+ ^8 _& s- B/ \* J- U8 ^    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment5 h% o9 e% y2 _) E2 r0 {! T0 C
    53rd Construction Battalion6 d4 }; B4 f! `0 y( M& W( @1 ~: e
    61st Field AA Battalion: ?4 C  \. ]! N$ u. x
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1: L) z6 c, X0 f# D
    Kure 3rd SNLF /1
6 Y+ B: z# M  H) h% b    19th JAAF Base Force
/ ~2 ^6 R6 c( W    18th Army: G1 E9 n2 \: S$ a6 X( }
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment- J8 |& H& z# Q
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment( S' z. t, U& z7 S
    3rd Base Force
9 K4 Q2 q8 Q6 C1 i$ Y    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
$ F: L2 D3 E$ X) ]( q    52nd Naval Guard Unit
5 y  h; S# O( _9 \    14th Area Army /1/ j" }6 `( W9 P8 D
    Kure 7th SNLF
5 G/ R: s8 l6 B6 e2 M: r; Y: `    144th Infantry Regiment
, P% t9 o: i8 c8 y1 k+ W    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment* E+ {8 P. t' k' {( ]1 a
    63rd Field AA Battalion
. `8 E9 k. O, D  c  |, |! o    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
0 k8 Q6 R  G" P2 ?# ~( ~    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 15, 44! r& T- N' Q9 p# w8 x
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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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3 ?- b- _/ `+ ]1 m( }Night Time Surface Combat, near Townsville at 92,144, Range 8,000 Yards0 ^9 F9 q$ o% M5 ]
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Japanese Ships
- R( X1 v* z% ^* A/ U( n' |2 F      DD Fujinami" V# L, {8 D! u4 G
      DD Kishinami
- Z9 D' s1 s5 g  F7 R' |' J      DD Kiyonami* p. s# Z: y0 H8 K& T* P8 v# R
      DD Okinami  m/ W& d7 w* c2 @
      DD Hamanami, T/ s5 Q7 Y9 x0 |9 F$ L. k
      DD Asashimo
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Allied Ships
6 O3 b+ U" c9 I9 L, Y6 e3 D      xAP Golden Racer6 ?; B% }2 b( l2 j+ u1 w
      xAP Mallory Lykes
( v: Y, W; d0 {9 l  z# s0 |      xAP Abigail Adams
# V( ?4 M1 ^- A# z) X      xAP Adoniram Judson( O9 _- T4 \1 d( H
      xAP Amos Kendall, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. V8 q0 ]. L# [/ h$ d
      xAP Andrew D. White6 D0 Z+ c3 s: \6 L% e# k$ o7 c
      xAP Andrew Furuseth
* A7 l* ?# F9 r/ c5 q( a      xAP Archbishop Lamy
% L4 N9 A2 n% ]: }) P7 k      xAP Arthur Riggs, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires1 i1 u3 p3 `" a- L; P
      xAP B. F. Shaw
1 v0 r5 a2 t- s) w, G4 {      xAP B. Livingston4 N( M- W# _0 ^/ @4 |$ T
      xAP Benjamin H. Grierson
* x. u3 v  o  t# a- g& r7 _      xAP Benjamin Ide Wheeler: `4 z1 }; @% q- @1 q% L2 a* g+ W/ @6 Y. K
      xAP Benjamin Lundy( P- d2 ?6 r4 a& L
      xAP Caleb Strong
; v* E* `* ?8 F# T* h9 N" u      xAP Carlos Carrillo7 U$ v, `1 n; m1 Z( m9 r8 Q
      xAP Charles H. Windham. \. O3 e. v* f$ Y
      xAP Charles P. Steinmetz. g' n8 |, q- z- j, o* [, e: u
      xAP Chief Washakie
1 x5 T% H* J8 x+ T& R      xAP Daniel Drake
% H/ I+ M4 a7 Z( @4 w      xAP Daniel S. Lamont$ c) t0 h* @& n3 w; h$ ]) `$ w' X
      xAP David Dudley Field
/ t" }7 |$ N0 N5 b1 u      xAP David Gaillard
/ p( E- h6 A. H- y4 }      xAP David J. Brewer
, A& B3 ^4 ^1 q; T, m      xAP Edmund Fanning0 O! W- V5 A5 B4 G  Q# g1 I4 @) b3 `
      xAP Edmund Randolph# ~, q, B& X% h4 I" X  p/ c3 C3 L0 s
      xAP Edward Livingston
6 g" j+ C" H$ z7 ]' j. V* `      xAP Edwin Markham
9 U2 p% w! X9 s9 h      xAP Elihu Thomson
7 g, I# ~# E- Y) d' }& I& {      xAP Frances E. Willard' d* J. P/ ~$ B1 D+ B1 d
      xAP Francis P. Blair4 x+ G( {* l  h0 ~# v/ ^0 p
      xAP John H. Couch, Shell hits 1,  on fire7 |+ M2 C" r8 B# N3 n* w
      xAP Leland Stanford/ @, r- h4 z0 ~  R+ [; @5 P3 V
      xAP Leslie M. Shaw
+ P2 ^- U4 \# i: {7 P: T      xAP Lew Wallace) v4 z- D2 X6 r9 I
      xAP Lewis Cass0 @4 L2 b8 w6 W/ [
      xAP Lydia M. Child
$ L1 _- z* i  z, {" f* p& z( b      xAP Samuel Gompers, P) j; {: X/ X  h* m
      xAP Stanley Matthews8 M$ u) Q! ]) `( m4 p3 w$ j% ?
      xAP Stephen J. Field
7 W; a. L  F) K7 T! l      xAP Stephen M. White, Shell hits 1
4 i) R( q- F$ j3 w+ J1 Z$ N5 }" r      xAP Thomas A. Edison) T0 ~7 O5 y* I: b* w% _
      xAP Thomas Nast+ u; v' m" O8 y9 c4 V6 H
      xAP Thomas Nelson
2 F: {( D9 j: v* C1 b      xAP Vitus Bering. j. m8 }; m/ a+ h3 o, ?* {* \
      xAP Walter Colton
' J, \- J* W/ K" [! f      xAP William C. Claiborne
' k2 W" x$ z' F: V/ }" Z      xAP William Dunbar& L: G- h# ]/ R( E6 v5 ~
      xAP William E. Channing
# ]5 l3 i+ I/ Q      xAP William Kent, Shell hits 2
5 ~* d' C( l+ J& r      xAP William L. Garrison0 i+ l& ~& b: [( k1 J. `0 G; f$ u
      xAP William M. Stewart
- Z/ g) s$ f  }1 k/ P      xAP William P. McArthur- o" b3 b9 n/ T& T; [, U. w. ~; R8 a
      xAP William T. Sherman
3 Y+ I& f3 B% N      YMS-422, Shell hits 2, and is sunk2 c' X# A8 o6 ~2 W& v
      xAP Iron Prince, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires,  heavy damage# ?9 o4 b5 |' D( K. r: @
      xAP Kota Tjandi, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk0 ~' `( V4 n4 M: l+ t! e2 {2 F" l
      xAP Kota Baroe, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# b1 k3 ^& \& u/ V7 q      YMS-423, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
3 ]1 Z  l" g1 F% z% a+ U      xAP Kota Pinang, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ z2 `9 _3 P  ]" p* q  S! N      xAP Kota Gede, Shell hits 20,  heavy fires,  heavy damage! K2 x' \) ?4 s
      xAP Singu, Shell hits 2
3 ^( W$ o# Q1 P  y( d  @. ?      xAP Congella, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: L! t/ A4 G; A8 O: a$ X/ \      xAP Kota Agoeng, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 V( `$ h! o; {0 a) n3 q7 E% T' z4 N      xAP Glenorchy, Shell hits 15,  on fire& h, N$ Z4 ?$ s" A
      xAP Glenstrae, Shell hits 11 ~# q( A& @6 A" S' ]
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Allied ground losses:
3 ]' W+ W5 }9 \5 q8 i( P& g) B- i& q% L2 i/ ^      2171 casualties reported& I2 ^6 r8 z! T: Y
         Squads: 142 destroyed, 61 disabled
- T7 \" Q3 b# t- s* N         Non Combat: 331 destroyed, 109 disabled
; n6 D7 l' j* P8 M3 h; ~& F0 ], e         Engineers: 21 destroyed, 13 disabled
9 w, ~; n8 l' _+ i: `: C5 ~      Guns lost 92 (82 destroyed, 10 disabled)
7 P# j/ f( V& N1 Q: u* P2 s. i      Vehicles lost 269 (213 destroyed, 56 disabled)5 c; F: ~, @1 P* \
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 22,000 Yards
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      CA Tone
  F- }! }5 s" E* G      CA Chikuma, H3 G, U! h7 s* V
      CA Mogami! u& H% N- `4 e) o
      CA Mikuma
9 ]3 J( t9 d  ^& [. v' X7 a2 y      CA Suzuya
, p7 G' }  o* b/ n0 J      CA Kumano, Shell hits 1* X1 ^/ t3 m; K3 `' k, ^* j# n/ u* a
      DD Haruzuki
5 K( g7 W9 e  o/ v      DD Naganami) @! h9 A5 Y3 `+ C& A- }- g" q
      DD Myojinkaze) ]1 y% Q" j& y6 M9 b
      DD Kosukaze
) u* W' F& U2 h+ l3 C* X, I8 o      DD Yamanakaze
3 f/ g6 N1 A9 m# b  H. n- Q      DD Urazuki
$ J( \! }7 n3 @8 k+ t# T9 A8 H$ z      DD Benigumo: |, ^" `" |* L+ ], Q6 j; G$ r

; b" [8 u6 [. F$ _2 l  pAllied Ships7 }5 L# D9 b' a+ h
      xAP Golden Racer
$ S; g# M  K3 C" k: e% Y6 X      xAP Mallory Lykes! K2 Z( s# J8 j% h
      xAP Abigail Adams2 L+ q( ^5 K: y6 y" y& W% s
      xAP Adoniram Judson
6 r3 j8 }, Q+ P1 e      xAP Andrew D. White
. g" l% X  `, s" h6 b2 M( E      xAP Andrew Furuseth$ Q$ q" C0 B4 k6 H2 C6 _
      xAP Archbishop Lamy
8 \( Z, c& {7 b* p7 o      xAP B. F. Shaw, j7 x( H5 G6 X! u& |4 ]1 R- o
      xAP B. Livingston
2 Z) o! _) X: c% W6 I2 H9 k      xAP Benjamin H. Grierson, Shell hits 2. D) e5 Q( q( e% W0 \  H; G
      xAP Benjamin Ide Wheeler
6 z( |3 L" _. Z9 @      xAP Benjamin Lundy
+ `; l  W" z& A( D1 ~' _6 T/ L      xAP Caleb Strong
2 ?- D$ J+ D7 z! n$ E      xAP Carlos Carrillo* H, ^% o) s0 R& k$ `( k
      xAP Charles H. Windham
8 O" y8 k, n+ T1 a% \1 }4 I4 U7 p      xAP Charles P. Steinmetz
! L! \4 N. }0 ^/ C! V- @/ Z      xAP Chief Washakie, Shell hits 1  W8 f! N3 c# ~. N
      xAP Daniel Drake2 z6 z; O( e4 [: [; b
      xAP Daniel S. Lamont
* [  g. B, b0 N      xAP David Dudley Field1 D0 B) G* S- j2 C9 {
      xAP David Gaillard- \' d2 r, k; K& Z4 h
      xAP David J. Brewer
& D2 N+ K# D. e) T- R      xAP Edmund Randolph, Shell hits 1,  on fire' K1 H9 F1 ^, O% J% R
      xAP Edward Livingston1 S& @6 R9 L( \/ L1 l
      xAP Edwin Markham, Shell hits 2
0 W5 D( {) [5 r7 b  y3 ?" s; s      xAP Elihu Thomson
+ z/ ~4 V1 t: N, E# E- a9 e      xAP Frances E. Willard: b9 G! [: t% G: E) r6 B
      xAP Francis P. Blair+ g  p8 s9 C! x1 n, N' b* K
      xAP Leland Stanford
9 M6 W1 Q' v' k, w4 ?" o: F" G+ x' C      xAP Leslie M. Shaw3 r, @6 x- P) S+ E
      xAP Lew Wallace4 x- J: T8 z$ O+ y: B( c. Y- X
      xAP Lewis Cass7 r9 z1 g4 f8 ]: X. z. e
      xAP Lydia M. Child% O1 P7 ?% h4 O4 w
      xAP Samuel Gompers, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# M* x9 n: S% B. T
      xAP Stanley Matthews+ Q5 U: j, I4 j! g
      xAP Stephen J. Field
) \' W! [$ S1 E# E9 {; F9 Q      xAP Stephen M. White
6 g/ H2 v/ g2 B/ ^      xAP Thomas A. Edison
* B0 ~/ L* l* t0 |% ?; c) t2 Q      xAP Thomas Nelson, Shell hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
& u1 I' @4 o/ I, X      xAP Vitus Bering
) H- J6 i( n' h- @6 \" k. `      xAP Walter Colton
/ a  S6 ]! G( Y6 w      xAP William C. Claiborne
* [1 A- C7 u9 l6 m      xAP William Dunbar, Shell hits 1,  on fire( P0 R  R) I' f2 k5 C) S
      xAP William E. Channing
7 @6 d! ]& X$ |* Y/ H. J5 U      xAP William Kent, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
; j/ D9 u! S" E/ j" E      xAP William L. Garrison, Shell hits 2,  on fire6 k. y' y5 L( R  J& a9 _
      xAP William M. Stewart, Shell hits 2,  on fire
, Y* d/ T* u  n! U      xAP Kohistan, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
% t/ u( `, Q& M; K" h( _      xAP Governor, Shell hits 12,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
" [. p/ i+ v! F      xAP Clan Macfadyen, Shell hits 9,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
( ^1 b; d7 @9 e! W* f1 ~      xAP City of Durban, Shell hits 17,  heavy fires,  heavy damage9 R* u3 e. r& P3 q+ ~
      xAP Glenstrae, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 @" S9 `" l$ R& v# Y      xAP Dalgoma, Shell hits 15,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
& n# l& f3 W1 Y9 {# m3 Q" y      xAP Clan Macnaughton, Shell hits 2) U, D$ J. ?( s' p
      xAP Glenorchy, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) t. B9 o; J# x4 ~
      xAP Harmonides, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
8 K" r5 [' I/ ~/ g8 }! X      xAP Neleus, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires
) Z7 u; v  q% i' U: E+ \6 O      xAP William Windom, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. g+ ~4 W+ |* P8 F
      xAP Waiotapu, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage3 E- k$ `; `/ R9 V6 k' f
      xAP Clan Macneil, Shell hits 11,  heavy fires,  heavy damage' n1 E; Y" |' K) B9 K
      xAP Tanfield, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
: r* \9 h! k8 P  A# P7 D      xAP Benledi, Shell hits 9,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
. y  C% r' K7 G2 K, K' `      xAP Singu, Shell hits 3,  on fire
2 o- w" y  P2 Z      xAP William P. McArthur, Shell hits 1,  on fire
5 u/ [- c+ z2 q$ C5 ~( }      xAP Varsova, Shell hits 6,  on fire$ U& D0 Z- k3 u+ t+ c
      xAP William Williams, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 w2 o+ c6 V- `# \3 ?/ }( ]
      xAP Jalaputra, Shell hits 2,  on fire
! V1 c4 R$ W% M0 j2 P      xAP William Vanderbilt, Shell hits 6,  heavy fires,  heavy damage3 ^6 Y) e' c, D" _
      xAP Alice Moller, Shell hits 23 q4 h' Q" j6 \8 D5 O* T( u' G

; ^) m' H( b$ e' a% |4 BAllied ground losses:  l3 j/ h8 d) L, I) a
      1589 casualties reported; y+ m5 O- K1 A9 V# f* V: p' d
         Squads: 6 destroyed, 10 disabled) L, d, s1 A% P5 p
         Non Combat: 184 destroyed, 329 disabled
5 }) i+ _* a5 Q         Engineers: 162 destroyed, 48 disabled. y) ?* n; I. S! Y# j$ y4 `8 K: e7 h
      Guns lost 119 (46 destroyed, 73 disabled)* P9 z* G& d8 Y/ t
      Vehicles lost 415 (218 destroyed, 197 disabled); ?! z+ d) Q0 ~) P& x

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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)2 B/ t' {1 B+ _- n1 M, m7 e; s

9 W1 U/ \. W! l: TAllied Deliberate attack9 u+ R- T1 N6 \9 J. I
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Attacking force 22781 troops, 390 guns, 1398 vehicles, Assault Value = 22370 D# j% T( w2 N. p+ ]  [, A/ L
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Defending force 21755 troops, 176 guns, 99 vehicles, Assault Value = 125
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Allied adjusted assault: 1865 ' @) l2 l( e& D8 ?- ^

2 Q6 y6 m! b1 A8 T# w. P; k  _Japanese adjusted defense: 57
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, [1 d0 |# r% @4 fAllied assault odds: 32 to 1 % Y# o+ X" b+ M( G

) ^  G. ]# E7 f5 RCombat modifiers$ J1 e- B) J+ {
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
1 f2 M, o8 A. s1 |Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:% F8 y8 |5 i4 c; H
      2583 casualties reported7 \  k7 A9 o) V: j
         Squads: 63 destroyed, 76 disabled
6 v* P: v9 R& B$ L0 p* O         Non Combat: 46 destroyed, 143 disabled1 u& ?$ F- f) a" D
         Engineers: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled0 p* T4 r$ l  i! n
      Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled), N' s8 Y) ^- X3 l+ _/ a" u: ?5 g
      Units destroyed 1
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( v( Y* J% Y, k0 cAllied ground losses:8 P; T; F' d$ y, W9 T$ w2 C3 g
      107 casualties reported
( e( W, ~4 J0 V! v  M         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
8 X5 `/ q6 S4 H, h         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
. `8 I4 R/ G- `$ [5 g  A" e6 M! i         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled& c% O; s2 D5 R2 I  g3 v( i
      Vehicles lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)& k, D: f( k$ i+ Y7 b6 o

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    6th Infantry Division5 {& Q0 {1 g) y0 n0 M1 h
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
! O- m) j( c+ G4 c    1st Filipino Inf Regiment8 a3 n7 V6 v( z$ }3 Q- s: U. J
    710th Tank Battalion2 l  S& c2 q% Z, e. ^
    81st Infantry Division
. \4 t. F  K; {# G; b, S/ D# V    767th Tank Battalion% N% Y8 T; b/ H8 J" Z
    716th Tank Battalion2 E: b  B8 }+ t- b5 c
    44th Tank Battalion
7 l4 M% K$ F, M, [& O0 N    711th Tank Battalion
/ Q3 g  r: O6 V: D, |# e4 z    762nd Tank Battalion
/ h' f& O8 ~, j- ?4 |    5th Marine Division& }0 H( A( Z9 f8 W# h# R) y" [
    112th Cavalry Regiment( V1 a, @8 s8 a2 {4 b& U
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
5 r% ?  v  Q% J    706th Tank Battalion( _! |' S1 x: J9 \5 J) ~) Y% o
    96th Infantry Division
) M; d/ m8 B0 t- h: t    XIV US Corps: R8 c. c/ G" M& `* [$ I6 h, c
    4th USA Defense Battalion6 \, |# z: `1 `  T0 C; u3 I. X
    X Corps Artillery ' u6 k- }% W! l" W
    738th Coast AA Regiment
1 P0 G/ e% S) s# S) p2 t' v    5th USA Defense Battalion. o! b# C# ^* t* B8 p- k1 A
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
+ J8 @2 m; L3 h7 G9 K& f7 n    14th Marine Defense Battalion9 k, v% _# o' W& b3 o
    I Corps Artillery 0 S2 W, n( M9 c9 e
    12th Marine Defense Battalion
; R% A. R1 R/ z3 b) s( K# V1 F    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
& y) a- W5 A7 |5 _( E5 C/ D" }- h    1st USMC AA Battalion7 ]- D6 Y/ ~  R: X
    35th Aviation Base Force8 R$ S6 j9 [- a* A; D
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
6 U/ `9 d, I4 S- l" q& b    96th Coast AA Regiment/ J8 _3 N5 N2 Q2 d' Y+ j
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
8 d7 b" E( t5 e. [. L9 W$ s# v, ~    8th Marine Defense Battalion
/ E; W5 a5 r: K' o+ z    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment4 c! |4 P0 s7 o; P6 ?

( I2 X4 ]1 t  a  m/ h8 uDefending units:
$ T9 U2 F% u1 U    81st Division5 ?+ `8 ^/ C) Y! |( `
    33rd Division
+ k' ?- U" t5 o% O& |    Sasebo 7th SNLF+ o, m  `7 A& e6 z2 m: j3 D
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
$ y  l& M7 D" @    Ponape Naval Fortress- X0 y4 `- u7 x3 E
    63rd Field AA Battalion
3 l3 \; u$ ~- l( n" @4 v    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
8 j. S9 g+ ^  a4 y$ H2 g; l: d1 d    14th Area Army /1
) U1 t+ y* H& [8 f2 K    61st Field AA Battalion1 P6 s+ K0 R5 A
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /10 ^5 w6 ~3 ^; w  l, e9 U2 i; C
    3rd Base Force  |( `: O# _: ?) |# L
    Kure 3rd SNLF /1
* |, X8 D/ f. @& X* }) g    19th JAAF Base Force
& m' ^- N1 w1 H7 x  k5 j    53rd Construction Battalion
) _, |1 A- d& @$ j( A' U' |    12th Air Fleet+ y# m6 o7 |- ^( K" N) y% W* t
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
' U4 R4 L. x. X; q+ B    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
  i$ ?5 ?* V8 L/ ~    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
& Q2 C" U8 j! l) C" @$ `) z) ?    Kure 7th SNLF
4 O. F% G  J$ }4 z# q2 Z    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
& l; N( ^$ a6 @$ S! _! I9 G    144th Infantry Regiment
: Z" u4 Q, b5 }! [    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment+ i$ R: N) L" E8 A; V
    18th Army
2 a! V% _0 c. ]8 `- {    138th Infantry Regiment
+ z5 H7 ]2 ?4 Q2 y    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
7 O& S: U  R+ T    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
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6 J4 F, i* `; h9 n6 n2 s0 F$ |1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment Wiped Out at Ponape by attrition!!!
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23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment Wiped Out at Ponape by attrition!!!
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3 ]5 y( `. n7 a6 p9 j3 K! J20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion Wiped Out at Ponape by attrition!!!
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' D7 J' F" [2 s! K& a" E: n" U18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Wiped Out at Ponape by attrition!!!* y4 p0 R8 ?9 {8 O/ R4 v

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9 B# L9 l9 |2 U& Y8 w. e9 B14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion Wiped Out at Ponape by attrition!!!
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  [2 D$ n2 G( e: a3 |5 r, Q' w61st Field AA Battalion Wiped Out at Ponape by attrition!!!
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4 K7 f: h1 @# G/ ^1 XKure 7th SNLF Wiped Out at Ponape by attrition!!!1 T1 c% S5 Y- n) D0 s. p

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  {' H, y& x: v1 A3 {# E* E52nd Naval Guard Unit 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