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。8 `- Q$ o9 A! a3 N. R 
 
! U& L( A7 {2 }5 {$ J- PAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 16, 44 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 4,000 Yards 
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Japanese Ships3 T) I- F! a$ N* U4 {  m' E# r. q1 v' p 
      DD Myojinkaze 
. v* _* a9 c8 Z+ t: _5 C9 \      DD Kosukaze0 R0 u+ b- ]$ }# S( n 
      DD Yamanakaze 
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Allied Ships$ ?# p7 u; c" y" q& r" Z/ N4 q 
      xAP Golden Racer 
: m9 t, q2 t8 Q' ~% C      xAP Mallory Lykes; V4 P5 c8 r  ~$ a" F6 E3 `# k/ o 
      xAP Abigail Adams 
  W" H% h3 @6 L$ m4 E      xAP Andrew D. White 
: a2 @& y7 Z! [      xAP Andrew Furuseth 
  ^8 u+ ]  w& G9 z      xAP Archbishop Lamy 
" `) @9 X; t7 B/ e      xAP B. F. Shaw 
0 R* s6 D/ W5 [1 [* h& ?      xAP B. Livingston8 a% ?+ E/ a9 T' c 
      xAP Benjamin Ide Wheeler2 ^8 J. `7 M" r- J 
      xAP Benjamin Lundy) R2 s* ?( T3 a 
      xAP Caleb Strong" D2 s4 l+ |+ P* T 
      xAP Carlos Carrillo 
' w$ Y) w2 D9 I5 E$ Z- d      xAP Charles H. Windham3 P+ B- T9 \6 B+ V' M" F! E 
      xAP Charles P. Steinmetz 
% H( M$ k- T% v1 ]      xAP Chief Washakie, Shell hits 12,  heavy fires0 U/ f6 X" T9 `# n( b5 e; t 
      xAP Daniel Drake5 ?  u) i& s& k3 m 
      xAP Daniel S. Lamont1 f+ f. K6 E% L7 E' n 
      xAP David Gaillard7 ~1 b, l: `2 P' Z1 y+ w 
      xAP David J. Brewer 
! {( `; N1 P5 l9 M      xAP Edward Livingston 
. t8 D! N: E( o' `8 i! d* S& {      xAP Edwin Markham 
* f8 l$ X( h+ W8 Q      xAP Frances E. Willard  s  H$ e* G2 d. ~ 
      xAP Francis P. Blair 
7 S/ Q" d- u' K5 b; l4 @      xAP Leland Stanford 
2 d" f% D$ o7 ~1 C' n$ f5 z; S% D      xAP Leslie M. Shaw, Shell hits 48 u& W  Q" [& j1 d 
      xAP Lew Wallace- L: l3 f+ G( v( ` 
      xAP Lewis Cass 
. a& p  Y9 H4 d: d2 F      xAP Lydia M. Child 
8 B( Z4 `% [7 L2 S: a6 J      xAP Stanley Matthews 
$ }5 i- Y& ]: T: h% @8 s4 G+ o8 k      xAP Stephen J. Field/ ~6 D7 b  V: S 
      xAP Thomas A. Edison 
" f- Y+ U3 ]# _6 H/ L" Q1 |1 V9 l      xAP Walter Colton 
7 T( s8 o8 S( Q- D$ Z      xAP William C. Claiborne 
4 Y/ U& D8 S- C      xAP William E. Channing, Shell hits 14,  heavy fires 
- @; w. U; |* N# J( i* N& r; W      xAP Alice Moller) h( e* ]: T: d! j3 v& l3 v 
      xAP Erinpura2 M% W. d/ a; Y1 Y4 n 
      xAP Jaladuta 
- z1 s+ B" j, k      xAP Kutsang7 @) N0 Q& I3 _# K4 h 
      xAP Nils Moller 
; n" B# H# M$ a/ ?1 N! m- l+ h      xAP Nirvana- n& D9 I- g5 z+ f5 e6 s* i 
      xAP Nurmahal, Shell hits 34,  heavy fires,  heavy damage, @$ b: B9 i* z 
      xAP Silverbeech, Shell hits 8,  on fire! n- y/ i% l$ q$ t! N' K% b 
      xAP Clan Macnaughton, Shell hits 1 
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Allied ground losses:( h6 t: F/ v$ D8 c+ Y 
      41 casualties reported 
8 B" ?$ ^% X/ ]2 j8 C6 f0 u  J' I         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 w3 E! ]6 J! \& H* `4 Q3 q; f 
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 22 disabled 
# h  x8 s3 [$ |4 Z6 \, C         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled; o! |: r; L: _  t, z 
      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled); |7 Z$ e# ]) z) h 
      Vehicles lost 31 (6 destroyed, 25 disabled) 
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! H5 i! }* Z0 tNight Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 4,000 Yards 
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Japanese Ships 
+ Y$ {( i4 Y; D; l8 z      CA Tone2 a6 W5 s; c& P/ H# Z/ r- l 
      CA Chikuma9 Y6 f4 y4 _& v! Z" p$ d 
      CA Mogami+ e/ ^! O% _! ]8 m 
      CA Mikuma; Q4 V4 S5 l# [. K7 O+ @5 W! e& k 
      CA Suzuya8 q0 @7 t  o  U. V. V* ^4 w 
      CA Kumano7 h8 Q3 p1 X0 @$ \! q2 k& s6 ] 
      DD Haruzuki 
% Q- n9 t" O' ^) p      DD Naganami! y2 v6 B" b! e9 Q7 C7 s* i- ~3 k: ?3 f 
      DD Urazuki1 m% I7 j/ I/ ^3 q# h: a8 y( k 
      DD Benigumo 
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      xAP Chief Washakie, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 _5 j, g6 I7 w+ C; }  ~ 
      xAP William E. Channing, Shell hits 22, and is sunk# P7 L. A" [% e8 r" ~5 C 
      xAP Nurmahal, Shell hits 11, and is sunk, d. M! j, K, {3 b) w# I 
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Allied ground losses: 
+ ]  z* m0 n4 O& K. b+ r+ P      148 casualties reported, s4 z' b7 X# F3 f4 O 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
( n5 u( M8 w' W7 z         Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 8 disabled 
' x9 C3 R, L; `         Engineers: 45 destroyed, 14 disabled 
; X. J0 ~" B+ o* N$ m      Vehicles lost 37 (27 destroyed, 10 disabled)+ E' @" n% }$ l, [0 y) D% a6 S 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 3,000 Yards 
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Japanese Ships 
) p9 y" L$ D: h" h      CA Tone: l4 B+ U  @# k& ^- G; r 
      CA Chikuma$ l; c5 H% S  H) z" u8 C/ A 
      CA Mogami 
" @- D' e) p" P) a( j      CA Mikuma5 U6 f5 X: J3 Q( m 
      CA Suzuya/ q  N8 S3 }; q; O! B8 Q 
      CA Kumano 
: n5 c7 {0 b- ]# D) Z  |( Z* O      DD Haruzuki1 A9 s+ _) D; i/ [' q. J4 _ 
      DD Naganami 
$ a$ w0 m. e( h- }/ z$ H7 Y      DD Urazuki 
: ~8 f$ S/ k2 b: U' h+ V/ D8 Q      DD Benigumo 
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9 F7 q; k# n8 C( c1 D% z9 z& f      xAP Benjamin H. Grierson, Shell hits 2 
4 p( C( X; i, B4 g% Z& R      xAP David Dudley Field, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
/ U7 E# }5 b7 w/ f7 ~; w% E$ w      xAP William Dunbar 
. p0 a! e+ G. j+ ]' [      xAP William L. Garrison, Shell hits 13,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
  [- \" t6 ^6 |* [      xAP William M. Stewart, Shell hits 48, and is sunk, ~9 s) d% q9 E3 x5 }  F$ f 
      xAP Jalaputra 
9 w! H1 l) g9 h1 l      xAP Singu, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 
# x1 I0 l& X1 `. {# k7 k4 H8 r      xAP Varsova, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: B1 D  ~5 ~  q" i 
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Allied ground losses:# ^4 N! _" E# C. t 
      657 casualties reported 
3 I7 q5 b  B$ m         Squads: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled 
1 `8 i- H, Q  N         Non Combat: 139 destroyed, 84 disabled 
" ~5 Y2 \7 z2 p         Engineers: 18 destroyed, 2 disabled' ^# S0 t" W/ I$ m 
      Guns lost 23 (13 destroyed, 10 disabled) 
0 d; f. \, A' V1 c      Vehicles lost 109 (84 destroyed, 25 disabled)% R. c' E$ K9 u" w1 R 
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2 s0 j) y9 K2 p6 t, j) g* D5 ~8 r- zNight Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 1,000 Yards; e' U" g- P* ~9 h 
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Japanese Ships7 F0 e: b6 D' ?; M 
      CA Tone 
9 o) M2 h. X5 b5 n& \7 Z0 g" a      CA Chikuma! A  D! R& F3 k& Z! D9 l 
      CA Mogami0 ^2 P5 E% i- n 
      CA Mikuma 
) e: b' _8 |0 u& _3 e# E5 j      CA Suzuya' m- I6 ~( A" A3 l- G; {; m4 N 
      CA Kumano, Shell hits 1 
2 v# X+ ]! h; m% S% ]2 O2 A) U      DD Haruzuki4 A7 Z, m1 R( j2 Y' R 
      DD Naganami 
0 ^. f( I% H" O8 ]* Q  z, c2 x4 G0 Q1 \      DD Urazuki' ~: r6 A+ [, {* ] 
      DD Benigumo8 T5 z+ F& B6 _, ] 
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Allied Ships 
; L# b0 z& i. P2 f/ Z$ q4 L      xAP Adoniram Judson, Shell hits 44, and is sunk5 ]1 b1 i5 l4 D; S 
      xAP Edmund Randolph, Shell hits 66, and is sunk 
6 \/ K% u; P7 B- B$ _* F      xAP Elihu Thomson, Shell hits 38, and is sunk 
( p, D% ^# S! m  q8 u9 ?      xAP Vitus Bering, Shell hits 18, and is sunk8 y8 h: }6 l/ D2 t8 A 
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Allied ground losses:- o: U0 I1 l7 J* h 
      1958 casualties reported 
' ?2 n; y$ H+ A" |         Squads: 61 destroyed, 90 disabled& q7 a" g; Y" K; m  n 
         Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 165 disabled2 @9 A" Y8 G/ u$ B: v) I. F 
         Engineers: 55 destroyed, 23 disabled5 E2 y) q, D. o 
      Guns lost 140 (109 destroyed, 31 disabled) 
2 Z/ u, E: U; |& V      Vehicles lost 182 (126 destroyed, 56 disabled) 
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# U( X+ ]' p! u+ f$ Q# k9 QASW attack near Satawal  at 104,111 
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      E No.61, ?& H# E0 Z" I" j/ e4 V2 R. ?; u 
  
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      SS Segundo, hits 5 
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ASW attack near Satawal  at 104,111 
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      E No.5 
# ~0 r# T/ Q( {" L      E No.27 
, D4 ~5 K* _; n5 z- J0 L9 f      E No.25* F# h+ d, w- q" J" }/ U4 P 
  
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      SS Segundo, hits 133 K# T! O: y9 B- h 
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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 
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, i- q1 m+ @% z/ |  oGround combat at Ponape (119,113) 
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Allied Deliberate attack* B9 c9 o" x: K# ^" Q 
  
1 P" W' s! {) r5 s8 H! CAttacking force 54057 troops, 992 guns, 1942 vehicles, Assault Value = 22850 i% o2 u! |6 e 
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Defending force 12018 troops, 52 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 292 y/ u) t4 q0 |$ C# v- t 
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Allied adjusted assault: 2701 5 r7 s/ D# E! \$ x 
  
* y) a6 `- l! }- ?0 u& lJapanese adjusted defense: 19  
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Allied assault odds: 142 to 1 ' V7 N2 o2 ^8 k  a7 V, G 
  
2 i1 ~; a# ]; JCombat modifiers4 P! n3 P0 F' ^: n+ f& [1 L0 Y 
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)9 X. y6 D  D4 q5 A 
 supply(-) 
; D: l; F- F* H5 q" B) yAttacker: 1 B! R; I/ O. A' C+ G+ K 
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Japanese ground losses: 
7 _- a% M" j. c* v/ H7 [8 d      6501 casualties reported 
# N$ P4 ?5 {% P) k- ?8 J         Squads: 327 destroyed, 0 disabled& N7 h; ^  m/ X+ W& \: D 
         Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 477 disabled' {% \! Q- `/ f( S6 Y0 P; g 
         Engineers: 17 destroyed, 1 disabled 
4 I4 L* e2 }6 L& |. w0 W7 G      Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled) 
/ g2 B6 t, e" ?, g* T      Vehicles lost 61 (3 destroyed, 58 disabled)* z; o0 H& c3 a2 A$ n6 V0 ?0 z- w 
  
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. E( H# E5 L+ X4 O& k      59 casualties reported/ w" r% M# v' U2 q6 t! O 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled 
3 }: j% t7 V; U1 S         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 B+ ~$ M; X+ p 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled 
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) N- t/ `, |9 [4 E    81st Infantry Division 
: {7 a6 s! U+ B% p( x) i& \# w2 F    1st Filipino Inf Regiment 
, |* @" j- \, x5 [! L% L8 N2 J    112th Cavalry Regiment 
4 Q3 m7 l; l4 Q9 @    716th Tank Battalion- v7 b& {" V) L 
    767th Tank Battalion 
# g2 q7 m/ b8 m  G% `3 I) i    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment 
0 g+ v8 X4 l* a+ S; P2 ~    710th Tank Battalion# p" w' i1 w* }$ S) \7 n- k" } 
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment3 `& b  r/ ~5 g8 C! d, F- F 
    762nd Tank Battalion 
: y1 c( p" a  |% v! @    711th Tank Battalion 
# W( B7 r' {# ]/ O+ [1 W( y    5th Marine Division 
! {4 |0 v2 i9 z8 V/ T0 }    6th Infantry Division 
2 k# R8 O! V1 M/ F    706th Tank Battalion6 t. m3 U6 o2 t5 l6 `$ q 
    44th Tank Battalion 
& {, O1 W- s$ m( A' _    96th Infantry Division  J& {  Z  Q  L1 J 
    35th Aviation Base Force9 R( d3 i' d& g1 K 
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment 
$ _: g" c: K8 v, f* g    96th Coast AA Regiment. Q, g8 N* |; @, K/ M 
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion, G9 b' x1 `7 ~1 `/ G4 [ 
    XIV US Corps 
% Q8 E- v. c( K5 B; i    8th Marine Defense Battalion 
4 W& a3 ]4 B' M, Z+ h% B' Y; j    4th USA Defense Battalion 
3 Q2 E4 I$ @5 _4 j. S4 Q    X Corps Artillery  
+ `) L: c2 e! |    1st USMC AA Battalion 
# A6 x' H1 ?4 g; H    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment 
- ]3 u9 v9 @4 P. f    738th Coast AA Regiment 
; u2 G2 q$ _8 S8 H) p  ^6 J    I Corps Artillery  
2 t, l4 [9 K4 }7 n7 C    5th USA Defense Battalion 
5 L1 Z4 u; C4 ]+ ~: l/ ?    12th Marine Defense Battalion 
4 m0 F4 ~+ _- A/ O" t! W    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion1 w7 _! o9 |/ ~6 E: N) c( n 
    14th Marine Defense Battalion3 f' g3 C+ n0 A0 W 
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment 
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    33rd Division 
0 j# V9 Y# U6 ^6 _/ o    3rd Base Force7 i8 Y% ?9 [0 J* \ 
    12th Air Fleet 
8 f& y0 X3 f/ p  W* B& \    19th JAAF Base Force 
9 i! a  y) @7 q  f3 M  r    18th Army 
6 r/ w) j3 l2 R4 A# L. `3 Q# {    14th Area Army /1 
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