9月1日
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盟军舰队的退却使帝国终于确信,当面所在并非盟军58主力,只是一支航母分队, 实力并不强大,由于前面水侦机的报告屡屡出错使得帝国不敢相信盟军真的只带了少量航母就敢攻击日军核心据点,看来这回算是高估对手了。: M u$ r* |+ i" z& i9 n
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确信盟军舰队主力不在此地后,当机立断组织了一波炮击,将库赛伊岛上盟军机场夷平,击毁20多架盟军战斗机。同时将守卫在库赛伊的盟军轻巡洋舰对扫平,打了一场痛痛快快的胜仗。6 v |/ R* P4 h! a- \
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 01, 44
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kusaie Island at 125,118, Range 9,000 Yards$ x) b/ c/ m/ {: b9 b$ h
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BB Yamato, Shell hits 2
# Z: j1 g V2 X; a6 l6 c1 [ BB Musashi, Shell hits 2
3 ]) x* C# M2 K5 c# |- R- p CA Tone
/ ?: z+ n, i* } CA Chikuma, Shell hits 23 H# L- A% @& S2 Z, R
CA Myoko, `- K0 G! ]6 x/ i% j% X# X
CA Haguro0 s" v) {1 |, p |; h' p9 S
CA Nachi, Shell hits 16 B; B! `- i. F; o2 Z+ q$ P1 z9 t
DD Akizuki, Shell hits 1
5 C0 F7 w! [& U' e& i DD Susuzuki
# l4 X) ~1 V8 P4 a J5 v DD Niizuki, Shell hits 1, D k9 ?) [; l: F5 e) ?
DD Wakazuki
: |9 k) C' G4 o% ]4 ? DD Shimozuki, Shell hits 1
/ N/ P/ ?+ }% Y# C5 P4 N! P+ B DD Fuyuzuki5 W7 N7 S, ^- a! J. H; w5 E! k
DD Akishimo2 t8 M: h" i, \/ m7 O( d7 s
DD Hamakaze: Y& u+ U- i7 L; H4 c2 e7 J
DD Akatsuki! N+ c( {( {+ A9 l$ D: w$ R) |) u2 B
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
: M; E5 h7 X3 A5 Q. d DD Usugumo; Y$ S g1 A" n9 i# ~4 R( g
DD Uranami$ E! s* g& x' c& |" r7 T% l' B: B
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1# o' X+ |$ ]9 G6 y* U6 O
DD Ayanami' c, ~0 w) N; p1 u. F3 q; I2 L6 _! s
DD Yugiri5 M4 s5 Q& |. j: J3 k" I9 Y2 B
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
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Allied Ships7 d0 E6 h/ j4 H- ^$ M4 F+ {
CL Achilles, Shell hits 2
% e& {, t/ p' t# |7 ^) e CL Perth, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 Q1 @/ O" Q, d3 t4 ] CL Hobart, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
7 e! W: Z0 Q! c" X) m3 P DD Wilkes, Shell hits 2
% w! m0 b: ^" v+ x DD Ingraham2 ]3 y" t" K+ S3 f b2 g$ Z( L; f
DD Frazier( X- S1 P* `: S3 U& S; H0 ]6 d
DD Gansevoort) ^' Z }5 D$ B" K
DD Gillespie3 H V; Z9 K# E0 w1 E
DD Baldwin+ U! o6 s# g" i
DD Carmick, Shell hits 13 q& h* R; G) Z1 | \5 O
DD Doyle, Shell hits 1$ e, E" _- D9 y3 c# E" f! h
DD McCook
. f- d' ~- j3 a( n; [ DD O'Brien
1 j9 y: r$ Q2 ~# _ DD Roe, Shell hits 3, on fire9 }- P/ e& o+ Q0 r
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kusaie Island at 125,118, Range 8,000 Yards) V9 i: _$ f. B% i! [
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Japanese Ships
1 @: y6 h% O1 O/ v! t. x; z DD Shimakaze' F) H( d# f6 e" W! j0 Q5 g
DD Arikaze
. {. U! c% z$ X+ e8 g. T DD Takakaze/ O' O5 i% {, K6 _
DD Satsukaze
8 u! b: O8 h" ]3 p' U/ J6 y DD Hikokaze7 l. q4 l, ^: M- P( c; Z3 W
DD Takatakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire) S( Z: m: m% g; K& C. Y
DD Myojinkaze, Shell hits 1, on fire1 q4 @, B7 T: ~& Y# m
DD Kosukaze, Shell hits 11 h& M, e6 k6 c6 C8 Z
DD Yamanakaze, Shell hits 2
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Allied Ships
3 q8 V* G, _8 `, ` DD Cotten, Shell hits 1/ I4 f9 J$ M7 B5 J8 s9 Y
DD Haraden, Shell hits 8, on fire
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Night Naval bombardment of Kusaie Island at 125,118 t% M! ^# Y+ ]( U
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Allied aircraft
7 X" P; N# o$ b4 T no flights
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Allied aircraft losses( T) ?- b' Z: g) R2 k
PBY-5 Catalina: 72 damaged
2 U7 {- h, [2 i1 R* S PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground- W) y/ u1 G$ h$ D5 i3 N" B8 T
F6F-3 Hellcat: 195 damaged1 M/ t! J$ R- w" x, E; [& q
F6F-3 Hellcat: 15 destroyed on ground
7 Y; c* I6 n: |& V, H3 F F4U-1A Corsair: 8 damaged" }# ^# `6 T& ]- o- x# i
PBY-5A Catalina: 15 damaged
) J" D4 g! U$ d: A PBM-3D Mariner: 16 damaged/ Z% C9 P3 o3 A+ ?
PBM-3D Mariner: 1 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships2 X) S! Z% V ]; E7 S
BB Musashi. Z* @& A p; H6 e. f8 }: t
BB Yamato; P) b' {) B' T3 l$ ]9 Z
CA Nachi0 u6 A$ c& Y: R9 y' i
CA Haguro
1 J1 J1 H1 \( E; N% b" B' U CA Myoko$ D1 G4 O; @8 _6 g
CA Chikuma
6 U7 a4 [+ D, k& R CA Tone4 T5 {6 |$ R$ D9 Q+ Y
7 {5 F, Y1 Y4 h4 w3 X) }" |+ v6 FAllied ground losses:
& Q5 ]! N3 B9 q0 ?& _$ A. t 250 casualties reported
) { N+ { b* [, f0 Q Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 X8 M4 j Y& y6 ] Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 29 disabled, q( c$ P8 \! X7 T0 T
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled" f& Z! A0 M6 T
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
. }% V9 S* l6 }; J- l1 S Vehicles lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Airbase hits 192 g* L2 r5 \) c& U: q5 i& T
Airbase supply hits 3; g+ F; g& P+ r2 C. I
Runway hits 699 t Z/ w V" L$ Y& D C
Port hits 10
9 v. R- y7 B9 D4 _. I* gPort fuel hits 3
- M1 r2 v$ o' e* g- kPort supply hits 1
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9 U: }9 V* P) z E8 C8 a2 G$ ~Day Time Surface Combat, near Kusaie Island at 124,117, Range 20,000 Yards1 k: w, G& H% F7 @0 Q
9 K- H% n* ]( T* m3 `& ^Japanese Ships
* {0 P- s6 m9 y4 o3 ~" ^! @4 h' ] BB Yamato, Shell hits 2) f1 F6 x) d& |' U, n3 `2 i
BB Musashi( B- Z1 u$ N: |4 L2 d3 h; A* a+ G
CA Tone
: w/ n' c" ~; X4 b3 c! j CA Chikuma0 ?, |5 e @3 k
CA Myoko
8 L# w& }- X3 }/ k! r1 Z+ \ CA Haguro1 C1 O& _4 o+ Y& Q' {6 B. X" N3 h
CA Nachi
. g; e7 c2 J3 s# z$ d5 t DD Akizuki
+ ~$ a7 U0 j$ {' E: [1 W' V6 w- s8 y DD Susuzuki
" ]3 ~5 K+ d) ~) H/ _ DD Niizuki" _3 V: g; e/ L
DD Wakazuki. C' k I! _- A* a* o w
DD Shimozuki
& m: X- d# Q: W0 f DD Fuyuzuki
3 r! o7 T/ b4 _6 j9 n2 a) C: N# ^ DD Akishimo
5 F" e$ d+ A' d0 m, A DD Hamakaze- ?7 K3 U3 Y; b7 k$ p( y" @; E/ e0 ]
DD Akatsuki
( P5 D- L+ s" n$ b DD Uranami
@3 S' w: c! g1 B7 ~4 K1 q DD Shikinami) |0 `+ I4 c+ v/ \( k- A# _; {
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 1/ r( a4 N6 k/ k, P+ q( l
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Allied Ships: e5 I- O7 J$ Z* M
DD Cotten, Shell hits 1
; o! o" o% K. i# E& y DD Haraden, Shell hits 11, and is sunk. q' m8 J# L8 i
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" B" n1 o- F2 o6 T同时波纳佩岛上帝国继续保持轰炸,盟军战斗力稳步下降中,帝国新锐援军第81师团在疾风骤雨中开始登岛,双方兵力差距进一步拉大,总攻的时刻已经不远了。
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)! l: t" U, O1 L3 G2 A5 z
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Attacking force 28901 troops, 419 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 1366! O! V# E- i8 F% q
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Defending force 5528 troops, 84 guns, 462 vehicles, Assault Value = 269
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- k& A) n: A/ V& M( E5 r, LAllied ground losses:
* w( ]/ T" \% r( h+ ` 24 casualties reported5 K8 W7 f N. {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, Z" Z$ j/ {6 @# U$ l: S: q a Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled6 r) X6 G! b, r% r+ o0 p; r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 `) ?6 Y$ p; f9 S Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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: F! T! ^5 A& YAssaulting units:
5 y: J0 U# D# Y9 e 3rd Indpt SNLF Coy
| l2 z+ r3 s9 {5 B* e/ W Sasebo 7th SNLF
% k; Q; H6 m! ]: P8 j7 c 138th Infantry Regiment
. s5 [. }4 G4 N: ^ ` 6th Guards Inf. Regiment
% a0 ]% J5 R" V! `6 }' B( U Kure 7th SNLF
8 _9 |- R& u) G2 ~) h Y 33rd/A Division- p$ h) Z. }5 j) Q) p
Kure 3rd SNLF
6 j' j! n; I, X% G! B 144th Infantry Regiment! i" n: g n2 D; h+ I1 F# ~6 N
33rd/B Division
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. v6 J. g b2 U: V: a 52nd Naval Guard Unit
; e: u* O) L$ u1 D- h+ e 33rd/C Division
$ d2 [2 v: w' z c8 x4 T 81st Div /2
# ]: M3 @& o; } 1st Ind.AA Gun Co 0 x; _9 Y! Z2 V
12th Ind.AA Gun Co
1 V9 F+ S9 M) A. W8 F2 `: ` 11th Ind.AA Gun Co : W4 g1 k: q; J; `4 P4 j% o
63rd Field AA Battalion
* Z5 V/ P% l. ~6 | 64th JNAF AF Unit /1) j! L; m0 i. ^9 @, n
49th JAAF AF Bn ( O: N/ n3 C; y T+ R4 u
18th Field AF Construction Battalion: R8 I% X5 n, T5 V
63rd JNAF AF Unit , r6 R6 ?, F9 c3 ]1 X2 u0 V8 V
62nd JNAF AF Unit " Y$ J( M. Q9 w8 E5 ~ i0 R! }! i- n
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment7 u8 R( s" F T3 u1 l2 O) z
31st Ind.AA Gun Co
$ ]9 R' b6 I# J! ?2 J' D. g 23rd Fld AA Gun Co
) v& G: u+ Z5 _/ Y1 v1 i 60th Field AA Battalion
" N ^- P; E* p# `, A5 U4 {( L# y9 b 61st Field AA Battalion
5 P6 q4 ^/ K7 R 1st JNAF AF Unit ; q' r% G [2 w& R
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
, b7 ~( P" ^: @ 45th JNAF AF Unit
: ^, C0 d+ _' I% o/ r 19th JAAF Base Force
* ?# F2 l: }% v9 f1 j: A 18th Medium FA Rgt /1
r9 i0 O' A! o' \ 20th AA Rgt /25 l: { O- \2 {' C `0 b
68th JAAF AF Bn
+ R- A) |/ j+ U# U1 P 53rd Construction Battalion/ o8 h% V5 ?1 c. x
18th Army /1+ ]: N6 w) A4 X0 ^% q" w
12th Air Fleet5 `5 \( J% ~( `( Q- K
1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
0 }, Z8 P1 T( P 2nd Ind.AA Gun Co
, J5 I8 L2 _8 j$ }. m- b1 M6 p 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
, K& |9 m: j5 X: I4 U# x 14th RF Gun (Pack) Bn /1: w& S' j" j' |/ b* ^8 ^
3 S+ s3 C0 s- E& {8 tDefending units:7 t0 v; J0 u; M% d$ O @
2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
2 W% Z( A$ U& o! k ? `; I( c 364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment5 x$ o% G! c& N7 G& A
706th Tank Battalion
0 \5 `. R. y' H9 @" Z8 b3 M 1st Filipino Inf Regiment
4 } ]8 @5 D# |9 R 44th Tank Battalion |