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。9 ]3 Q/ h3 L: {% |
A$ N' \5 y: M, h' U# z. T$ lAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 16, 44- m I3 ~2 C9 l% |7 W8 S: _
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Japanese Ships
3 `' r1 t' D' z7 q DD Myojinkaze
, K9 _! W6 H$ N, m- v2 z DD Kosukaze9 s2 Y7 s, D# s/ ^; v- w {0 H
DD Yamanakaze
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xAP Golden Racer
7 u% o. r: r' }) f* j$ K( s7 f- o xAP Mallory Lykes
" r" Z& C7 D9 {, b xAP Abigail Adams
' [+ ]5 I C( |3 Y) H8 H9 S( h6 ? xAP Andrew D. White
1 J- F' a; R4 h xAP Andrew Furuseth
. P& W+ @, X2 d. c( T xAP Archbishop Lamy4 y/ f9 i- t# `0 ]9 ?# t
xAP B. F. Shaw" R4 Z* o7 g" ^- w" S& Q2 _) j" E
xAP B. Livingston* _) n% Q J* g6 N" ?0 R A
xAP Benjamin Ide Wheeler
" C' n; Y: y: w- d% N xAP Benjamin Lundy) v; K7 c% s4 B! r
xAP Caleb Strong( V2 Z9 M* h/ A5 Q( @' n: |
xAP Carlos Carrillo
+ _0 N- H/ I0 V7 ]9 _8 O) W' m! W xAP Charles H. Windham
5 b6 U2 W) P% z. m4 E; x" ~- t xAP Charles P. Steinmetz
4 p: J: l: u; G. D A. W xAP Chief Washakie, Shell hits 12, heavy fires9 ]% \8 H; s2 V
xAP Daniel Drake
- _0 R' h, V8 y' z" c; ]) E xAP Daniel S. Lamont
' J# c- Y! O: s4 o# \; x xAP David Gaillard
8 z# N; F: Y2 i0 C" `' ? xAP David J. Brewer+ W1 G# Y* \( R. H+ t" ]
xAP Edward Livingston
8 h& s, H, ~! ]% X% | xAP Edwin Markham8 S$ r% A" ^3 `! v) z
xAP Frances E. Willard
& `2 |% A/ z- j4 I* ~- Z xAP Francis P. Blair- N. V: n" M, U0 _, H
xAP Leland Stanford
# E9 ~/ J! M6 S xAP Leslie M. Shaw, Shell hits 4' V+ r0 N3 d1 n' E# S
xAP Lew Wallace
9 d p0 |. X# K+ x# U0 y xAP Lewis Cass
! w, E0 D6 m! z' @$ z xAP Lydia M. Child" M" g* z$ j. v4 S" v6 |
xAP Stanley Matthews( o! ^" n; u6 f. g7 `8 P% ]; v
xAP Stephen J. Field3 c( ]0 U+ _" \# k
xAP Thomas A. Edison
2 U' n6 }+ n) L% o: @# m xAP Walter Colton
7 @- S( F* s( k0 k7 V. c xAP William C. Claiborne
) ?2 i/ L- w8 f. w O! H xAP William E. Channing, Shell hits 14, heavy fires+ P/ B! L5 U5 ~
xAP Alice Moller
0 \+ Q# K# n4 D0 I8 Z% _ xAP Erinpura
; C- G6 f) ^+ j5 ]- x o' W) G xAP Jaladuta2 ?, q7 y! d7 g* g
xAP Kutsang9 M+ Y. i* q: h0 H$ h7 q5 |
xAP Nils Moller9 o/ b! R3 h( b3 n1 J" i
xAP Nirvana B. a% y' P6 r5 K/ i5 ~
xAP Nurmahal, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage* A R4 Z, e2 u" e9 ~
xAP Silverbeech, Shell hits 8, on fire* Q# a1 c' ~' F. j2 p
xAP Clan Macnaughton, Shell hits 1( y2 P* A) P, R4 E7 a
1 S& `0 d6 @' l# P+ x fAllied ground losses:
3 o% o" H$ H) m; E W& V9 R 41 casualties reported N# v, B+ G. T4 T9 b% u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ y ] E7 K3 l& P6 J; @; O
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 22 disabled
7 J; T L7 ?" C+ B& N Engineers: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled Y4 p, N" f, E9 w' g5 A
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
4 T( X% T5 q4 Q0 n' J Vehicles lost 31 (6 destroyed, 25 disabled). I( x3 _* I' c3 l
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 4,000 Yards4 q5 D% X. o2 F; o
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Japanese Ships
/ T5 s3 c+ m0 \9 U. s8 u- S: U: o CA Tone
! j- p: h/ c; U8 l9 i CA Chikuma
4 e3 i. n3 o: ] CA Mogami
8 b$ D0 c) h" ~ L9 V CA Mikuma
& s( {' Q4 R' N7 z6 _8 u CA Suzuya7 p' D' \ _: V4 c# S+ n
CA Kumano
6 U9 \6 U( g) {# y2 w DD Haruzuki
4 V2 t. J% \; i+ X) V6 l; y, K$ I DD Naganami
6 ^0 C! \# p5 {% B {; ` DD Urazuki
5 F2 G& b1 A! W" _4 a DD Benigumo
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$ m. e1 c; J: cAllied Ships' {9 s; W- A/ T* I+ s+ M
xAP Chief Washakie, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! h! T" w0 t) Z8 e
xAP William E. Channing, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
. ^* k0 e, s/ }% \" ~2 } xAP Nurmahal, Shell hits 11, and is sunk; }) d S0 r4 ^: B9 o
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Allied ground losses:
' w2 o; s1 W% Q+ p0 U2 \ 148 casualties reported( ^5 m7 b" s% Z" D& K; t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 U3 Q4 K6 z5 q+ c* Y, _$ a# p
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 8 disabled
% @ m+ v- S' a0 A% e Engineers: 45 destroyed, 14 disabled& s7 R& B" @. b3 A
Vehicles lost 37 (27 destroyed, 10 disabled)! F; j( x4 `, k
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 3,000 Yards
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$ g2 x/ s% }. Z( a' r CA Tone
8 T8 k g: J1 \( c4 } CA Chikuma
& F( P) U5 H- B1 ^8 _1 l CA Mogami
8 a! J: e# ?- c" O4 _ CA Mikuma( z1 A, V$ \7 K; I3 _5 f
CA Suzuya1 S; b7 z. t: j" y8 o/ B
CA Kumano
# z/ Q# ^" L9 h4 e& N8 P# v( i DD Haruzuki. H/ ~+ ~# z" I* A# f$ y; i
DD Naganami
4 W! f y, v$ K# v& d; O6 Y1 n DD Urazuki) |2 Q, k6 R l" E0 ]
DD Benigumo3 Z, z+ T) M" N: b$ [$ q9 |
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Allied Ships1 r( U# g3 `$ ?4 n9 O4 S) L
xAP Benjamin H. Grierson, Shell hits 2: p. J6 N. q5 x/ x
xAP David Dudley Field, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage4 e7 s7 v) d& m" N" y% v# q
xAP William Dunbar
; Q4 b6 ^$ C2 Z0 _8 }" Z2 O xAP William L. Garrison, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage6 U. m/ i' [ W" V$ G" q
xAP William M. Stewart, Shell hits 48, and is sunk
1 F& E$ a5 X! i9 @& u) R xAP Jalaputra9 M# Y C' w, {
xAP Singu, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. G5 y5 u) I+ h6 P S/ `& ]3 Q xAP Varsova, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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& u! z+ [9 ^; K/ F# a+ x' w! UAllied ground losses:, A& \6 p5 `$ L8 ?; x
657 casualties reported
$ i* u& B; s0 y0 V0 |9 m Squads: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 z$ o ^5 m; V: e3 h Non Combat: 139 destroyed, 84 disabled6 O: Q% { r* g& m- B/ k! z) M
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 2 disabled
]/ t, d8 Z; E1 p0 l Guns lost 23 (13 destroyed, 10 disabled)( C# ]( F: ~" z9 Q
Vehicles lost 109 (84 destroyed, 25 disabled)9 {4 X& B2 D" E0 n
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palm Island at 95,143, Range 1,000 Yards1 a: W4 ~2 M4 x& |6 y1 w
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Japanese Ships
+ [2 Z7 u; O3 x! e- z/ q CA Tone
: V3 ]$ V6 s* ]3 L CA Chikuma& J+ z7 ? @. U
CA Mogami1 d( L1 d6 r8 i$ x3 x
CA Mikuma
, j4 Y# x" Y$ n" E/ w4 P- | A: T CA Suzuya
5 q/ l! T+ O2 Q* [ CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
( q$ w- v" ~/ b1 I9 S DD Haruzuki9 I3 n0 o% G4 k; U9 {
DD Naganami" Q* H8 V$ e5 O" s/ T( y
DD Urazuki
% p5 j! U- G$ g, ?- R DD Benigumo
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Allied Ships$ F* c" S9 i' w a
xAP Adoniram Judson, Shell hits 44, and is sunk
7 L+ |. e7 {! \- l$ a3 b$ C |0 ^ xAP Edmund Randolph, Shell hits 66, and is sunk- H0 N# O' @) e$ m0 d& N. s; T. p
xAP Elihu Thomson, Shell hits 38, and is sunk9 p9 {* i; L5 ^" @1 R
xAP Vitus Bering, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
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" V0 a! u" R$ RAllied ground losses:4 a4 a9 n- D A# P3 A% ~9 O- \. o
1958 casualties reported
1 M ^( G3 n( M j Squads: 61 destroyed, 90 disabled7 h- x$ [) x* e( f, c4 [
Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 165 disabled
8 b, ?8 s, c, H6 P6 v Engineers: 55 destroyed, 23 disabled
! @( u( w0 u1 A9 _7 h; J) P Guns lost 140 (109 destroyed, 31 disabled)
& J3 w2 q: q' G. v5 y7 {0 l Vehicles lost 182 (126 destroyed, 56 disabled)0 u' i% n. R$ m1 n
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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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# H& V& \' R! AASW attack near Satawal at 104,111, G% s& r+ n ^0 C3 z! d( V
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% h4 w: ~2 }4 ~/ M& l; S. U; S E No.63
0 b& a, e* o- u3 r E No.61; S8 c- W7 m8 k5 t2 u2 W
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SS Segundo, hits 5$ I" a; u% F! L# W* p
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ASW attack near Satawal at 104,111+ L' x) @ Z2 W; U" Z# Q
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E No.5# Q$ d1 c1 Y( R
E No.27 S2 H$ Q/ d5 l, {' y/ A: D
E No.25# c& _$ b2 H+ ^( q# Z2 E, E" d
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SS Segundo, hits 13
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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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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Deliberate attack$ i2 g5 w- C; c
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Attacking force 54057 troops, 992 guns, 1942 vehicles, Assault Value = 22859 B) j/ N1 w( ]( l d
4 f' i- h3 \ {. I2 G* pDefending force 12018 troops, 52 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 290 L$ c4 H) q& i* Z( R2 R4 J& B
. S: }' P2 s$ ]' pAllied adjusted assault: 2701 4 o4 ?" Q/ d+ Y
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Japanese adjusted defense: 19
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Allied assault odds: 142 to 1
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3 C' u' E3 k' ] |Combat modifiers
1 w" E4 N8 x( I+ g0 A, NDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)0 {1 ?% N: v5 I# h/ p, W
supply(-)
$ D8 j. s! g7 m- A1 c( o9 yAttacker: : u2 \+ ^* }. j( A
: T8 t, t- V& b; A8 s" EJapanese ground losses:! t6 _/ b2 V4 l' ^0 {2 E" s
6501 casualties reported1 `9 M6 K: O! ]. ?
Squads: 327 destroyed, 0 disabled5 p& x, N4 U3 a: Y
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 477 disabled9 _" W6 A- D5 E+ ?. I
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 1 disabled
* ^. M. Q: y$ C% x Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)% B) e: B! ?/ E) J6 w/ o
Vehicles lost 61 (3 destroyed, 58 disabled)
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9 l- B8 h2 L7 r) _5 @+ H! p 59 casualties reported
* L2 i% W0 e0 h, c7 P/ R/ [6 T Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled) E0 d% ~$ {! B/ d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 W3 Q8 Z- M; Z0 I4 ]6 O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
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3 x1 j. _' a) K8 t" ?" sAssaulting units:
9 O0 Q/ D5 [6 F$ Q" h 81st Infantry Division
8 p) k( ^8 r! | 1st Filipino Inf Regiment
% t/ X) h& z$ h: O; e 112th Cavalry Regiment
" e- D0 ?# d$ k: ]- X 716th Tank Battalion/ o. Q/ }0 n5 [3 ?
767th Tank Battalion
2 j2 T; f; v1 }% i, J I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
8 ]1 r. Z) g1 [( G/ W+ u% P 710th Tank Battalion6 Z7 A7 o2 z# p2 e: z! M
XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment, F% C/ P5 g* Q6 _8 B
762nd Tank Battalion
7 |: z- c# A+ F/ k 711th Tank Battalion& _3 k: z6 [# B9 ~
5th Marine Division
: G6 p3 f! P9 T/ s! ~ 6th Infantry Division
# x w7 D! \% I2 [% O& d* Y4 g& V# B8 K 706th Tank Battalion) u, R& I3 n+ N F7 [& {
44th Tank Battalion. ~! W9 W( e# Z+ {
96th Infantry Division( e/ K1 y2 Y1 ?$ p
35th Aviation Base Force. \. S4 u4 y3 s3 t0 ]2 G& s9 P
57th Coastal Artillery Regiment M: ^: o d1 w1 h+ K M$ t
96th Coast AA Regiment% Y8 g& h" m( w/ ?
3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
) s% M% M; F: F' m' {* p+ \ n+ N XIV US Corps
1 l6 ^! \/ d1 e4 X: H4 l, _. ^7 U 8th Marine Defense Battalion9 u" ^8 B4 ?7 B9 m$ Z1 D( x
4th USA Defense Battalion
' }4 \' |% c4 R. p) e X Corps Artillery 6 O) ]4 q3 K$ L3 l- m/ K
1st USMC AA Battalion$ ]1 @" h$ a/ u3 ?
265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
4 j6 T/ `- T8 g- n `: \ j) a 738th Coast AA Regiment
" T& S: E. B4 p' x5 E3 c I Corps Artillery
i4 L: A- K* q$ i9 E0 r# ]6 ^8 ` 5th USA Defense Battalion$ [: _* K# K& C4 U
12th Marine Defense Battalion
6 }& Q* j6 H' ]7 @$ g) t7 O 4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion$ S( s; g! ~8 I9 j: e. n
14th Marine Defense Battalion
9 I: m, _# J) C/ z% \3 u" ?' r 28th USN Naval Construction Regiment, h- R2 A+ z1 ` i; `/ u: s3 \& L7 }
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33rd Division
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12th Air Fleet0 e {* n9 }+ k' f
19th JAAF Base Force
]8 A( F7 z: S# i4 Y) C# G 18th Army
4 D. ~, m7 E0 ^: J 14th Area Army /1
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- {: v1 n) j/ N* c( N5 HJapanese Unit(s) surrounded at Ponape |