12月16日,前一天被日军舰队偷袭的盟军大股运输船队以为危险已经过去,趁夜返航向汤斯维尔,不了正与返航途中的日军舰队遭遇,结果又遭受一轮新的打击,再次蒙受了一次巨大损失,日军舰队指挥官估计,连续两次打击之下,击沉的盟军运输船在20艘以上,船上的人员与装备物资损失严重。
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& [3 r! r1 `5 yAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 16, 44
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; Z0 G e6 z! CNight Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 4,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
: P% z$ B: F% I' ?# v DD Myojinkaze8 r5 Z' v; N# Q+ H9 g
DD Kosukaze$ N! f" U( s: z' i
DD Yamanakaze
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- Y, O% K, N- q1 N; l& N xAP Golden Racer
5 P# t% |. X1 P7 P4 Q xAP Mallory Lykes
% }# `- W8 h$ v" o e xAP Abigail Adams& j% N: t( B: g, g& m" z/ I7 D5 u
xAP Andrew D. White) M4 q S; H. K
xAP Andrew Furuseth, _* s, i* B+ |+ L" B- o, s, Y& r
xAP Archbishop Lamy
3 ?: @3 I' j- ~3 Y: S xAP B. F. Shaw
9 h$ K! Q- L- m: @8 q6 k. E xAP B. Livingston
- C1 [: p! v9 R2 p! ] |0 i9 R xAP Benjamin Ide Wheeler
- { p, |! Y5 J/ f( r xAP Benjamin Lundy N9 n/ f+ F& s. ^) F4 z
xAP Caleb Strong* Y6 s% N1 `' O( E
xAP Carlos Carrillo
6 s8 x4 O. l. s( u r xAP Charles H. Windham
- ^1 Z: y: k" w; N- Z xAP Charles P. Steinmetz
) u3 W5 h6 M: \+ T( U xAP Chief Washakie, Shell hits 12, heavy fires
1 W3 H6 w) i9 N2 n1 r( \ xAP Daniel Drake
, P$ J6 q3 @( A. k) d, j" E# v1 R xAP Daniel S. Lamont
- B/ s" O" t7 ^4 `/ e xAP David Gaillard
, N7 Z p$ l$ ], B0 d+ ` xAP David J. Brewer
; T) T" v, `/ U xAP Edward Livingston
) h4 g, t+ F. S; ?, i3 H% {$ U) z xAP Edwin Markham
5 p Q+ U; m. r3 d xAP Frances E. Willard3 h1 G# d- U: i" p
xAP Francis P. Blair/ d! _# B; Z; G. N+ I7 v" ^
xAP Leland Stanford- ^3 [; J( f( v) ^6 u4 A& M
xAP Leslie M. Shaw, Shell hits 4
+ S1 E% E: m" a3 q$ W3 F xAP Lew Wallace7 c3 j2 t2 K( j9 A
xAP Lewis Cass7 h( x# j7 B* Q+ h: r. V, N
xAP Lydia M. Child
* p% h. \' X' p [0 k3 b xAP Stanley Matthews
6 t6 X0 O/ }! w8 E9 d- Z/ T$ f4 z xAP Stephen J. Field# F0 J8 `8 f: u0 \. c
xAP Thomas A. Edison! d1 z: R& x6 u: s# r* s
xAP Walter Colton9 e) T" G6 y- i- x$ U7 |1 f- l
xAP William C. Claiborne
/ k5 U+ ^9 W' c' B) W9 w: ]8 L8 M$ I xAP William E. Channing, Shell hits 14, heavy fires
" N+ u0 F. b2 x% J& u; m xAP Alice Moller
& p7 {$ K& M) ^+ p: W: K3 Q; ? xAP Erinpura
# J+ [ F/ Y2 c8 i xAP Jaladuta
) [ l# I, {( W% O xAP Kutsang% y) ]& w. {7 p7 f
xAP Nils Moller
# Y, e9 ]; p4 p" \6 m: o4 { xAP Nirvana
: e5 U3 ^% b5 N y; E( [, w xAP Nurmahal, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage8 x9 ]- d/ ]0 l3 T [9 b" a9 P" L
xAP Silverbeech, Shell hits 8, on fire
) e9 {" g% F; V1 I% j5 Q/ h# l xAP Clan Macnaughton, Shell hits 12 N: d+ \1 r4 c* `' j5 N5 K
; ?9 M4 |- K1 c/ I- ZAllied ground losses:
u T4 Y4 Y& U 41 casualties reported
0 _% D3 J1 p: E Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" J4 d8 U. _& c$ ?/ S
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 22 disabled9 x3 E' |. L6 b$ Q
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled+ ]' h" _# w* G9 p) l5 l
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)% l! L. L5 C+ e. {7 j
Vehicles lost 31 (6 destroyed, 25 disabled)
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$ _ k) O. P, I( yNight Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 4,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
- F- n& y6 y% ^8 T( U CA Tone
3 l" V) P k e. F. J! ^ CA Chikuma
! A+ y, ]5 {6 }* ^5 ~3 B& c/ \ O CA Mogami
9 l1 a8 D+ Q; [) V8 W0 z) }9 b CA Mikuma& G. A! r2 M6 S
CA Suzuya
/ C7 y' p8 l3 ~' h& J' n# W# C; X CA Kumano
- b0 q3 [& ^8 R# r# k DD Haruzuki+ S! x, L3 Y, x) ^
DD Naganami7 L6 G$ w- ?* O! O( m" n0 \
DD Urazuki
: i) Z8 c3 C2 @; M8 D DD Benigumo" A8 c" S m. A O6 t
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! I! o5 [. p" ?! V: D xAP Chief Washakie, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* x! D: W }* N! y. K: i) N1 L8 |% A
xAP William E. Channing, Shell hits 22, and is sunk. z. J/ t5 z. K+ O$ D% P- Z. w+ k6 e6 F
xAP Nurmahal, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:7 I) U2 v5 s) y) e- O
148 casualties reported
2 A0 ]" m, s* }: U q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, K7 ?6 p0 y; R& _ Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 8 disabled
6 B @9 r1 S& V0 w Engineers: 45 destroyed, 14 disabled) I9 N% K! T3 R/ }- a
Vehicles lost 37 (27 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
V( X# e$ @1 r2 {- p+ I& l, L CA Tone
. s4 ^% p! D& d( ?& {. M; t! | CA Chikuma+ E+ a/ `3 K4 @2 |8 s* z. k7 v
CA Mogami
2 F/ G9 n( ~6 F% [8 K- | CA Mikuma( O6 T7 d$ h' P7 W
CA Suzuya
+ a; ^" ]3 m" ?0 v+ C% Q$ g CA Kumano
. N7 ~# \8 G- u6 B DD Haruzuki
: w ~. A; |( \, C/ F DD Naganami3 q m, o8 q0 U4 I: `2 }7 f' c- s
DD Urazuki2 L5 W7 t) M# N1 r
DD Benigumo
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Allied Ships
$ j! n& `3 ]7 F+ ^* E3 D xAP Benjamin H. Grierson, Shell hits 2
2 ~6 L; j( O1 f xAP David Dudley Field, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage7 D( c4 F+ t C0 V
xAP William Dunbar" ?- Q" g. s: ^6 {5 ^: C5 B
xAP William L. Garrison, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
& q- R, c8 z5 c0 c) ^ xAP William M. Stewart, Shell hits 48, and is sunk
% K) u1 v7 P; x; { xAP Jalaputra7 B6 k' M6 K5 _. T: _- I
xAP Singu, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* }0 u9 H. l. m: j7 l$ g
xAP Varsova, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
9 p# v3 X7 G9 o/ X K5 t8 l% Q 657 casualties reported8 \, l* N' U3 M K% z h& R
Squads: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled
; P X8 p! O" M Non Combat: 139 destroyed, 84 disabled: l$ U# n$ y. P" V" K7 p
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 2 disabled" Y0 v2 \3 y! j F1 K$ E3 P
Guns lost 23 (13 destroyed, 10 disabled)7 _9 S2 k6 x% i
Vehicles lost 109 (84 destroyed, 25 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 1,000 Yards
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% s9 g; n6 p7 {3 S CA Tone6 u3 n! d4 i4 O& _
CA Chikuma
; s1 R4 J4 @4 R6 W CA Mogami0 O# ]1 D+ }+ E- X# j$ N+ r- H
CA Mikuma& D7 E+ J2 H; O! I$ N
CA Suzuya
1 _' C. } L. r- f, `2 ?/ s CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
3 } Q) T' g, X DD Haruzuki& K3 S7 u1 d# n( G9 U
DD Naganami
, h) J j! X. X* [8 p$ E4 f/ ? DD Urazuki/ j* V9 Z( ~' C O- r
DD Benigumo* F. Z5 F$ D8 J" {8 ?
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Allied Ships) T$ C1 g" l- ~
xAP Adoniram Judson, Shell hits 44, and is sunk
% |; }5 r4 D( U* y5 e1 [" c xAP Edmund Randolph, Shell hits 66, and is sunk' n, k. I9 X$ _- ^. A+ H
xAP Elihu Thomson, Shell hits 38, and is sunk
, [+ \" o. I2 _ A xAP Vitus Bering, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
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& h) d" |- V( Z. @$ u/ |4 ZAllied ground losses: f8 i5 P' W* u/ X: M" b9 K6 v
1958 casualties reported
% U& u: ~$ T9 i8 U Squads: 61 destroyed, 90 disabled
/ T8 ^ I1 A! m* \7 g Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 165 disabled
2 }6 P; }, x" N/ b8 f; q Engineers: 55 destroyed, 23 disabled& N+ i/ }7 `; u- W* v
Guns lost 140 (109 destroyed, 31 disabled)5 X$ b3 `1 ]5 e2 q1 X' S: _
Vehicles lost 182 (126 destroyed, 56 disabled)
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当天日军驱潜舰队还重创一艘盟军潜艇
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ASW attack near Satawal at 104,111
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E No.63
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SS Segundo, hits 5, W" I. F; s5 d# e' v$ L! F' ~
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8 D3 q# ]1 ~* O6 dASW attack near Satawal at 104,111* c- u9 ^9 Y! L" @/ ^
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1 z; Q" @0 D4 O: v) N E No.27
K7 Z8 x3 v# G% o2 e w# ` E No.25& t2 u3 C u I( m, q) ^% E" k n
9 P# x0 y3 ?* r* D5 ^1 PAllied Ships+ l$ T3 Y- d" k; ~, n* ^" u" W
SS Segundo, hits 13- p- R9 U: ~3 T
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而在同一天,波纳佩岛上的战斗进入了尾声,面对盟军最后的攻势,受伤的日军官兵纷纷自尽殉国1 ]1 k( l& [' K- T8 s3 [
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0 Q$ s7 l. |& E! O; X1 [' g, xGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Deliberate attack+ k) u! C% o4 E7 c
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Attacking force 54057 troops, 992 guns, 1942 vehicles, Assault Value = 2285" b: q- p' w: `% R+ B
7 B2 x3 [4 h' C7 \5 q; IDefending force 12018 troops, 52 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
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& e2 ]1 E% }; [) vAllied adjusted assault: 2701 8 Z; p! Z) P t9 ^& m2 B
( J# ^, B- E: E9 U8 ]: SJapanese adjusted defense: 19 & U/ k, I7 j$ O S/ B, B
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Allied assault odds: 142 to 1 9 |8 _& Z% S1 B) X% M- A& ^& k
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-). M t1 H- N$ S3 w/ s( ?: G' \
supply(-)
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6501 casualties reported
5 D$ f: R" o' Y+ n2 n Squads: 327 destroyed, 0 disabled
' A7 j# n' f6 B1 m2 f! y0 G! D Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 477 disabled" N0 Y/ `0 P5 t: u1 Y# Q! z" s# c6 ]2 K
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 1 disabled" n+ P0 u4 a/ i
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 }5 g6 l7 A# O3 w% _
Vehicles lost 61 (3 destroyed, 58 disabled)
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- G7 O- F& \8 \4 N2 B4 ~. w% B: PAllied ground losses:
' Z! G0 A8 m9 |4 w6 ?* i 59 casualties reported1 R% _+ z8 d$ A& s' F$ k+ p5 ~9 W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
# G4 C4 O. Q! s8 K8 t7 {3 S( s, k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 o5 B- O9 ]+ @' l. [6 C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
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, A6 M2 B: }' tAssaulting units:% n4 p9 d8 y9 S, {) S( C
81st Infantry Division% j& w6 R& V4 ~# _$ Y% n
1st Filipino Inf Regiment
6 B* S |3 o' U3 z h7 X5 T 112th Cavalry Regiment
2 r2 s; K+ _2 c; c 716th Tank Battalion. E# d& @, p9 w5 w _
767th Tank Battalion
! g0 l+ X" H! T1 c% ?8 ^+ o4 K h I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
& ^0 s; Q3 e# F' |: H7 g 710th Tank Battalion
! d8 h% e2 W2 p9 E/ C XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
5 y& X6 }; r" u' K; h1 Y 762nd Tank Battalion
% c+ k: P# F" B& q 711th Tank Battalion
! G/ W k( a3 i; v) T 5th Marine Division: |& J7 W( s' ]$ [4 ]
6th Infantry Division. Z7 [; k0 ?* t
706th Tank Battalion
: @8 X, Q9 w5 j) p 44th Tank Battalion
, j# h0 q( N7 S 96th Infantry Division
0 X0 q; I3 D% n. O 35th Aviation Base Force9 x. D: L; V+ H/ c# l4 D! U4 `
57th Coastal Artillery Regiment& M5 h9 l: G; w+ O2 c6 U8 S
96th Coast AA Regiment6 F7 E% A% I" f5 [) Q9 r5 u- Y
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4 M! O' G" d! `3 ]0 ]$ x8 n4 G XIV US Corps
; m: `0 q) N0 N5 s: d, |2 G 8th Marine Defense Battalion
7 n$ Z2 c9 H) h. D `. v1 I* H 4th USA Defense Battalion
1 L5 `* P6 D! o X Corps Artillery
7 e4 b$ [; f4 \: W; m 1st USMC AA Battalion9 a1 H, z8 o5 [$ A4 p
265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
5 `# j8 \' x4 { 738th Coast AA Regiment5 k/ d/ K. o0 [: h4 o
I Corps Artillery
1 \( B1 y, n* [6 N, P 5th USA Defense Battalion3 Y0 `! Y' [7 v* m; K" ] \& R; ^9 U
12th Marine Defense Battalion
3 A [/ M) d0 t7 {* n/ s 4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion8 i9 a3 r8 h4 U; @! ~4 q* d' R
14th Marine Defense Battalion# F8 y0 c ^2 [) j+ e% m
28th USN Naval Construction Regiment) ?0 n3 J- I3 l
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33rd Division
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12th Air Fleet9 g. N: _2 h) I# n) l
19th JAAF Base Force) ~8 k2 m; A" b0 H) c3 w
18th Army
) o8 h; s m7 z 14th Area Army /10 W7 N4 r; `7 r4 g
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Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Ponape |