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。: l* u1 b/ W' o+ \
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AFTER 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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o( m6 `. P* U+ K DD Myojinkaze3 D: V! J5 g( B1 d
DD Kosukaze
~) n5 v. x7 J* Z1 y4 b1 v! t DD Yamanakaze. P0 m- x' i4 N8 D
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xAP Golden Racer. ?/ x o3 R# ]
xAP Mallory Lykes& \! V% Z; w% ~3 m" y2 T: F$ O4 y
xAP Abigail Adams+ z# T. P3 c8 a; o8 s7 `* b! }8 P
xAP Andrew D. White5 f$ g9 P: H4 `0 f2 O, r
xAP Andrew Furuseth# [; P. _4 i/ M8 U; ~3 c- r
xAP Archbishop Lamy, p% [- W% L: O
xAP B. F. Shaw+ I# U' g5 f9 @! d2 n E( ?
xAP B. Livingston
( V% `" c9 a4 ?9 r( b xAP Benjamin Ide Wheeler1 ~0 n- D6 \1 l, A7 Z
xAP Benjamin Lundy
' R1 C H! F6 f+ D' P xAP Caleb Strong
$ c2 C9 g8 Y" @# v% D+ W8 L xAP Carlos Carrillo, P5 [- h+ h: ^5 s
xAP Charles H. Windham
( J9 d- Q0 R+ n- Z xAP Charles P. Steinmetz
$ b- m2 G" J' I0 f( ]2 Q xAP Chief Washakie, Shell hits 12, heavy fires7 | [$ @5 O' a" E
xAP Daniel Drake
+ l+ Y3 n; }3 y; Q1 @1 U( ^0 t xAP Daniel S. Lamont
5 a& D% Z7 H; L7 F$ B& @ xAP David Gaillard& }! c, @) u2 E( j+ ? Q
xAP David J. Brewer8 y- m5 M M V' x; v
xAP Edward Livingston* B! W0 Z1 v/ d0 \" a" n+ k
xAP Edwin Markham+ q0 K% l. b8 K
xAP Frances E. Willard
$ `) |, t# x0 E* V xAP Francis P. Blair
/ K$ n; F! z2 T B6 ? xAP Leland Stanford' _# z: A$ ?$ c
xAP Leslie M. Shaw, Shell hits 40 V# h9 Y: [& x6 p! N: @) B
xAP Lew Wallace# p# z) l, M" Y
xAP Lewis Cass
+ A$ a- y2 g# I* q xAP Lydia M. Child
5 y7 X, y- q! {! _, a xAP Stanley Matthews& \5 w! P+ S* |1 R( a/ u
xAP Stephen J. Field
8 E- I" n9 E: w. R9 e xAP Thomas A. Edison1 _ d% |) b& D9 I
xAP Walter Colton
* { j$ [& K( U& V5 }1 U xAP William C. Claiborne. r8 P9 I, Y- R- R% G2 I* `. |
xAP William E. Channing, Shell hits 14, heavy fires1 Q' {; Y6 T0 F0 Z. c; m; X" q
xAP Alice Moller/ _7 s: ^5 P* a( _. T. q
xAP Erinpura
5 k5 f( p& O" Y' X: Z3 i xAP Jaladuta& V/ q, C+ [" @+ g/ K o/ \
xAP Kutsang V5 j: e1 c7 |- q/ v/ L. S w! H
xAP Nils Moller l# y/ S4 y0 P/ m* I _2 T
xAP Nirvana3 @/ U0 h5 W% e* {" ], {) f9 u3 N
xAP Nurmahal, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage; v; z! D7 p3 A8 j; {6 r
xAP Silverbeech, Shell hits 8, on fire6 M, T/ }9 @; F+ O- H& t4 v
xAP Clan Macnaughton, Shell hits 1
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41 casualties reported
, V" c1 U$ V8 m1 n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 V' j! O% m0 ~4 E$ i! Q( m6 G* i Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 22 disabled# v6 } E/ }- b. ?; {
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
1 `4 [ x* N0 H" r. Q/ p6 H2 ]( f Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
7 _6 f/ o0 I- Z. j7 K. s Vehicles lost 31 (6 destroyed, 25 disabled)' c6 v$ E* [2 Q* {/ j. M; n
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 4,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
! ]/ r4 p% L9 B. r F) [% X4 {; U CA Tone
, _# ?: e8 N( i' j7 [4 a" \) Z CA Chikuma
( B' M: K7 c8 [$ w CA Mogami
. z! s) d6 O' c( f% i* m CA Mikuma
) F$ l, D- r \: o$ E1 A. S% G" { CA Suzuya4 r- l8 L/ r( _! |5 X2 s
CA Kumano
3 V9 j/ W; `/ a$ p( n* k DD Haruzuki
- d0 b- s& y D# a2 h3 m6 D DD Naganami
; {* p0 @& ^9 a6 U% M/ q' [ DD Urazuki: h' s- u/ q4 Z C
DD Benigumo
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. x1 N; E$ q& j% R xAP Chief Washakie, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 v* g/ z) S. P xAP William E. Channing, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
7 p9 |6 @( _( E7 |# | [& x xAP Nurmahal, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
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148 casualties reported
6 f* `3 b" \2 l% O: K Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) @3 {( h. b' F6 p" s; G& E0 m( Y5 E
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 8 disabled
8 K! ^, L) z) H4 x* l, @$ R* V Engineers: 45 destroyed, 14 disabled/ r" v4 g9 F$ J# E+ e
Vehicles lost 37 (27 destroyed, 10 disabled)1 `( F( c2 s& G" ~4 D
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" |+ V/ y% r5 }Night Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 3,000 Yards& ]' E$ l& L9 \( f, Z
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CA Tone& ~. _7 s0 o$ L4 i0 |! y
CA Chikuma6 n7 k8 Y D/ I- v+ d8 F) J
CA Mogami3 S* t7 q! ]9 k9 O X, F/ b* S
CA Mikuma
' r0 @$ W: D4 ], j CA Suzuya( n2 h8 R# U5 c* f
CA Kumano
* L. y1 g/ s9 X! l) G DD Haruzuki2 ^7 S: h, ~2 C
DD Naganami- @+ H1 e3 G6 y& J6 L
DD Urazuki
9 g8 }! |( h: h/ } DD Benigumo
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Allied Ships0 t' E1 X* u7 S. h0 y
xAP Benjamin H. Grierson, Shell hits 2
" s7 B& r* ]2 \; s6 r xAP David Dudley Field, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
; W+ K7 |; M! E" W xAP William Dunbar( j5 {& g1 @0 m/ N1 n0 Y
xAP William L. Garrison, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage. N, h7 M) ~7 A! z6 `; q7 f
xAP William M. Stewart, Shell hits 48, and is sunk
+ I5 Q" }4 X+ L+ H7 c, B& c xAP Jalaputra! \% K7 p9 K& i* L( b$ k" i O
xAP Singu, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 u( d, E6 E7 B! E- R8 y- H2 Y0 t xAP Varsova, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 ~, k5 d }6 U. f) b3 r& t. T
, w; L( `* }3 u0 ^. tAllied ground losses:
9 J6 p4 t$ I. k" Z, _ 657 casualties reported# m1 w+ n7 w0 W' I
Squads: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 L$ K5 E2 @' T, w' a Non Combat: 139 destroyed, 84 disabled& }5 m) X9 m8 y6 `. h2 A0 q. ?! S
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 2 disabled0 g0 f; r* ^) s! B' x2 r) Q, s3 y
Guns lost 23 (13 destroyed, 10 disabled)
9 v- [3 x: u( Q! Y. S. p ]5 y Vehicles lost 109 (84 destroyed, 25 disabled)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 1,000 Yards5 A7 u% w: {9 u0 ~% m. V
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Japanese Ships1 N0 @, h5 ~( H8 {9 A1 M7 C. {
CA Tone) D2 T; y1 L2 P/ e3 S
CA Chikuma, p! d. ~4 T) B [
CA Mogami
8 q& P* s3 \" C- m! D CA Mikuma
+ W9 D6 G9 b0 m6 D' T( n, S CA Suzuya
6 K, B. q$ |* h9 l/ ^$ l CA Kumano, Shell hits 1- \% g, l, ~3 Y5 [
DD Haruzuki: v& M0 u: Y3 t
DD Naganami: ?; x3 B+ H) p$ k F
DD Urazuki
) l, {4 O/ g& t DD Benigumo
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Allied Ships! @, X, V; i4 s3 U3 F
xAP Adoniram Judson, Shell hits 44, and is sunk
) A& @9 _$ w6 Z0 I xAP Edmund Randolph, Shell hits 66, and is sunk7 X# M c% I; p* h
xAP Elihu Thomson, Shell hits 38, and is sunk* t( T- L9 ^/ ~9 O/ Z9 t0 t( F
xAP Vitus Bering, Shell hits 18, and is sunk, L9 X- E, d5 F8 t# H7 b- q. }' t1 @
5 ~% B& Y& G6 \7 w- w4 aAllied ground losses:4 Y% [ W& {! A2 U
1958 casualties reported
4 O- @7 Q7 G# o: E( q( ^% H. `# f Squads: 61 destroyed, 90 disabled9 b( J6 ]7 H, X9 z
Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 165 disabled6 S" q' r8 R* O+ M2 @
Engineers: 55 destroyed, 23 disabled
( e5 }7 e/ u/ n% V1 r1 H Guns lost 140 (109 destroyed, 31 disabled)
j5 M8 A" o. H- g9 q6 z 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# A9 `! m% f6 C' }9 I: m
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6 B. w/ Q5 j. L( O/ k, qASW attack near Satawal at 104,111
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E No.63
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; ]4 ~# v! Y" x# L SS Segundo, hits 5- X& C5 p; g8 h
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8 s4 \0 ^/ x; X( I4 w- U7 wASW attack near Satawal at 104,111
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Japanese Ships. q/ D2 _, i' g% @
E No.5
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E No.25
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% _( S2 }& C$ p! e SS Segundo, hits 136 a/ Z( L* V8 a. ?1 G
- ^: X6 C. |" m& r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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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Deliberate attack4 N1 r" I6 B+ s% l: D+ @
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Attacking force 54057 troops, 992 guns, 1942 vehicles, Assault Value = 2285
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^; u* A( _/ K/ D) {8 k5 hDefending force 12018 troops, 52 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
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2 ~* ^, A9 z1 U0 {Allied adjusted assault: 2701 ' z, S& h3 j# M
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Japanese adjusted defense: 19
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Allied assault odds: 142 to 1 0 `) Q! O3 P! i4 A @
7 k1 g4 }1 |# c. nCombat modifiers
& m1 c$ N& S6 y$ r6 A) \Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)3 a' H0 ]2 j1 K' m7 n
supply(-)
5 E" B& X# P" l* HAttacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
! y1 m" @! {3 Z# C" q* H) v6 ] 6501 casualties reported- I& m6 i9 j! O7 x w6 L) b& Q
Squads: 327 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 X3 r. r0 G+ d2 L9 |7 q Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 477 disabled1 _( k# l% I* D! U+ N8 n
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 1 disabled
) C1 A; n3 x( n2 e& f Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled); N7 d- M1 D% i6 y# d
Vehicles lost 61 (3 destroyed, 58 disabled) ]' K t: `8 }5 @
t1 D: }1 P6 @% U$ o* H! TAllied ground losses:8 B. ~. |, ]: N3 U7 _5 e% ~
59 casualties reported5 ?1 p8 Q" K' A- k% d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled' u- I# j- ]! C! L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 F h& \" Z7 Q7 p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
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+ m) f1 R Q8 @) EAssaulting units:8 P" x+ h6 z& D% H( l
81st Infantry Division
2 D0 o- `) i$ L6 b 1st Filipino Inf Regiment/ b7 l- }8 ?4 Q6 X% I
112th Cavalry Regiment
7 t( U3 ~! q* U& I 716th Tank Battalion
) w, l/ _6 t) i- t 767th Tank Battalion' b$ b0 t% S! z' g( ? b
I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
' h) n( A& ^/ ~6 u& d7 G 710th Tank Battalion! {7 \: c+ }4 O% T1 M
XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
2 b2 g5 ]$ b* w 762nd Tank Battalion
2 O# }) Z, c8 u& _- H& a- { 711th Tank Battalion- P# {3 U, ]6 O# W: Z5 {& M2 J2 E: V
5th Marine Division! R" I8 l% d: ?
6th Infantry Division2 K, e9 q! f) x+ W! [" |( o9 F
706th Tank Battalion
* T# c2 B2 s. a 44th Tank Battalion. q& T0 D% m* x9 F
96th Infantry Division) v. V4 f. {9 g; h! F4 n
35th Aviation Base Force$ I4 U" C. M5 M
57th Coastal Artillery Regiment3 S$ @; {6 C8 K6 Z
96th Coast AA Regiment& N' x, `* [ }% j" S' p* X" @2 h
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
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8th Marine Defense Battalion/ |& |9 C. h4 {, _
4th USA Defense Battalion* q3 D" Z m2 ^ i! Z( a2 [
X Corps Artillery ' s; z8 q, L% n7 \# V3 ?
1st USMC AA Battalion. o! N4 R H; `0 I
265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
3 A; o) ?5 s, L' N; I 738th Coast AA Regiment
" u) H) a) A( X1 o; R I Corps Artillery
5 w" ], d9 V# n 5th USA Defense Battalion
% B _% L1 g3 F% t 12th Marine Defense Battalion
/ b, `# o9 h1 w 4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion6 z* b; z' ?# ?6 {1 w2 j k/ r7 A
14th Marine Defense Battalion% z: H# j; `+ |$ d* n
28th USN Naval Construction Regiment. x: [* t7 q) k
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33rd Division& ?9 V' ]4 R0 X+ V+ A
3rd Base Force
' G! j! G! X8 i 12th Air Fleet3 B: _# v6 |1 B+ Y* o: B, r5 P
19th JAAF Base Force; a# \$ F/ V2 E3 Z* J5 Q% ~- R
18th Army
( ?9 \- L4 P6 ]) @5 a: B 14th Area Army /1
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Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Ponape |