lhdblys

两只小白鼠近来很活跃，渐入佳境，本猫馋了

godkiller

按纸面兵力，这要僵持了啊

红叶

波纳佩首日，盟军进攻相当犀利，以较微弱的损失攻破日军一层外围防御。
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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! c5 f7 u! Q5 E4 x; PAllied Deliberate attack6 a# R1 U. q4 ]8 o2 }1 V6 S

+ ~5 ]6 k/ l. P" i  p' pAttacking force 80164 troops, 1430 guns, 2486 vehicles, Assault Value = 3336: q7 S4 }* e9 |9 W& q9 H

0 l# I) g5 u0 }. k8 Y  ^/ RDefending force 53947 troops, 730 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 15819 `$ r1 D, \0 r0 Z1 C

/ E* P+ q# g, W" [$ ^Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 86 ?& Y7 N$ F. _3 ?! G3 T8 l' l

6 @0 B  w* B+ Q: t7 dAllied adjusted assault: 3564
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/ J: P/ U* r6 O7 f4 p& y. QJapanese adjusted defense: 5583 2 N8 {% \! m) x! D- P* u

2 @  a# B3 U2 N7 m, KAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8)
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: r; ]1 R3 p, _/ b' j  N% JCombat modifiers
* g- Z& F( ]9 ?3 }7 y  T6 a7 ~! YDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-), S$ c3 g1 `% `$ P* ?+ k! g
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:1 b6 H( ~8 f. X! l' a8 G# o
      3386 casualties reported
1 `, F; X+ [0 t; ?4 d         Squads: 50 destroyed, 255 disabled
! m% f' F1 `$ z: y         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled
3 i4 Y0 j' j0 c* T         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled) b/ @4 ]( k) ~, `
      Guns lost 102 (43 destroyed, 59 disabled)
( T! J0 ~9 ^* l, }) x. W      Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)" R2 v/ z6 G6 X% D
      Units destroyed 1
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# v& g% p6 h1 c3 H  l! IAllied ground losses:& F' F& s0 k+ y+ Q
      5163 casualties reported
7 T8 l# H0 ]. ^         Squads: 60 destroyed, 463 disabled
9 M* I( I3 P3 ~- e# c# g+ Q% N- B         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 183 disabled
( \1 S/ ~( Y& L3 e0 M$ Q         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 155 disabled
  L# q* X, h* K8 D+ S# d      Guns lost 201 (29 destroyed, 172 disabled)
# R8 P: B. K% z      Vehicles lost 228 (12 destroyed, 216 disabled)
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Assaulting units:6 ~6 O9 ^- W& P6 r" r
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
+ V+ Y# L/ _+ o: z% D* X# \    710th Tank Battalion
1 X$ s/ Z7 F% N3 F4 \4 g. A    6th Infantry Division
3 O/ w+ M+ K  m1 G) _    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment8 Q* D9 m7 q3 z, W/ M1 T. e0 y" p
    44th Tank Battalion3 T. q6 V! E$ f$ E, ]+ n; W
    81st Infantry Division
, n  g3 |9 a  ?    762nd Tank Battalion
& w3 D" |2 W7 h0 p9 h3 [. j$ n    767th Tank Battalion7 G+ j- m; v, r9 F
    711th Tank Battalion5 g3 g% n- ~3 |; r
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
+ M" X) ?% y# R7 A2 X) I    5th Marine Division
2 o/ R! ]9 |0 v' e7 c1 u% R    716th Tank Battalion" {- d0 r0 d. l# ^0 o8 |' A
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
8 L3 R' I8 L( p    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
( G7 h8 ^5 ?# a& [  B    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
7 W" w3 N& D. J. f    706th Tank Battalion
* y6 n8 w) w4 T    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment7 G0 G6 Z$ F/ r# j$ c: E
    96th Infantry Division
$ H4 N. I$ L$ H/ b$ {/ |3 b    31st Infantry Regiment
, L5 Y7 }+ E" `8 j    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion/ y3 U& ^! o3 }7 k4 M
    I Corps Artillery : y9 S% j5 H# e" e4 c  c6 r
    12th Marine Defense Battalion
$ `2 ?- ?$ @% q    1st USMC AA Battalion7 c- T- `+ I: w2 c: m
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion5 d$ K" M/ B3 @. _; ^) n5 G% [
    XIV US Corps$ d! l; ?1 r3 {/ B
    14th Marine Defense Battalion
2 T' W) Y3 O8 e2 z    5th USA Defense Battalion3 u# K1 H/ ?8 E$ L5 T# k! y* ]
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
7 Q7 \" l* _* I* j- I    738th Coast AA Regiment6 [* j. k% F' j; |; V" c
    X Corps Artillery / F" I) K9 C4 M0 ?
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment; a& W+ q9 V9 E; i
    96th Coast AA Regiment
5 h$ H2 @, O/ z; H6 F    4th USA Defense Battalion. b+ K/ E* U9 I/ _4 D6 H& ^, Y5 ~
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
# ]" r3 [1 f/ ^3 J1 L    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment! }4 l6 F# q* L6 K+ m
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Defending units:
4 a2 E% D! V' [4 q" E  e    Kure 7th SNLF1 q1 {0 S* w8 P. Y# u/ X( _
    81st/A Division, T/ y) k& M. I1 O6 ^9 z
    Kure 3rd SNLF% {0 f- Y- D- ?2 J
    33rd/B Division
( L& e7 ^9 d0 ~* b* m# a    33rd/A Division% H, I1 h# S! g4 o+ f% h( I+ a! M
    81st/C Division
% i! D% Z/ m5 x3 h6 _    6th Guards Inf. Regiment& R, s- U8 \, Z% V. a3 X  {# Q
    52nd Naval Guard Unit" t! {  \' o; s( M- A) a$ ]
    138th Infantry Regiment4 J7 P: ?0 r' I+ s( `& Y& z
    Sasebo 7th SNLF3 @( N  R& f. `% A( Z5 E7 B
    144th Infantry Regiment  s6 M+ h, Z8 P6 r. ^7 g# @3 I
    81st/B Division0 p, m. z1 X0 @+ G
    33rd/C Division
" D: h2 a$ u) [7 n    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment) O8 H. |0 h9 s; A4 }% S
    18th Army) E( `: ?2 _3 @
    60th Field AA Battalion
/ R* y& S; j# [4 z    23rd Fld AA Gun Co 4 R+ v4 d# ^& d. o  \1 z' j; T
    Ponape Naval Fortress
- o9 S  l6 t+ h1 s    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment% R3 r) _& k6 C4 `1 }
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
+ r, G2 h: w4 H3 w6 D' W    53rd Construction Battalion
- K* E4 J" v7 c. V& O. a    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
9 a  a! A; Y6 {' U4 h! [6 M    18th Field AF Construction Battalion& s* \' C% \4 @5 t6 w3 z7 U
    31st Ind.AA Gun Co ! k6 o* c  A+ T6 d7 r
    19th JAAF Base Force
# H1 m* P8 F9 C    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
$ t9 w) j  R! w8 C! q, W/ f    14th Area Army /1
5 {1 k0 b$ H2 L# G" I    63rd Field AA Battalion0 o" v. O7 E' q
    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
) J0 r: D% ~; i* ?    3rd Base Force
/ P& E, j1 ?+ ~% {: v: ?    12th Air Fleet
! H3 i9 A2 x3 ^% ~    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
' n8 B: r8 t% `0 R$ X( W    61st Field AA Battalion
! f4 l2 z) T  K" }. V    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
: i! i3 l- k8 p7 u9 t; V' b! I    2nd Ind.AA Gun Co ( ]2 R* q/ R& k6 V
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
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同日，在泰国清迈被包围的盟军第50印度伞兵旅被日军增援部队消灭。8 d! O4 t, u2 I" H# k3 z
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, S( }6 o7 {/ O5 I4 vGround combat at Chiang Mai (58,53)
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6 [( a+ p4 y1 O( a  m7 x1 k, Z, gJapanese Shock attack) r) ?% e% g. V5 k

5 N3 r- t9 ?( h' H; uAttacking force 47276 troops, 408 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 1761
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; s% q- l8 B* L# r, J  {Defending force 1285 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67! _) E3 [8 v1 }. L0 y, g

, ?( X7 o$ Z5 E7 vJapanese adjusted assault: 1373 3 ~+ p0 L* S  M, g& h' y4 H1 J1 J% r
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Allied adjusted defense: 10 % ]0 K' G  _* r+ o
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Japanese assault odds: 137 to 1
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: S: q& [5 y/ N+ z$ n6 V; b( d: @5 MCombat modifiers& y& X" u( I% }5 ^: [. u' g8 _
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)# V, F+ ~: f9 W  I' z% k/ F7 T
Attacker: shock(+)
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% l, Q  I9 r6 d" _3 Y: RJapanese ground losses:
; P; |8 J4 ~1 y8 V, ?! t( a: V      530 casualties reported
- s8 Z* J! K# J* c! m         Squads: 4 destroyed, 116 disabled
" J! o" s0 \4 V0 h& |         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled& E0 y1 [. A0 ~( ?, w
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
) o7 h8 f! M- M0 P0 g      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:/ }9 j2 D' v5 q0 R/ @7 R# _
      891 casualties reported
& J3 T, g  ~( @0 w( z( @$ {         Squads: 73 destroyed, 9 disabled. u6 G4 m3 Y% X9 z  Q7 ^
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
3 R1 ?+ a" F/ n5 S         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" V8 `& ~, H, ?      Guns lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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% z. a7 D" C8 _Assaulting units:
( {- \' ?' [) O0 L: K! B$ m$ z7 r  w    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade3 g8 y" N7 S( @
    21st Division) g' q5 S( u5 ?+ O$ J
    4th Division
9 h8 q( `2 c  O/ l1 c% b    21st Ind.Mixed Regiment( l' }5 z, Y5 N! r) r  p
    23rd Tank Regiment) {% z7 E  h& D3 ~& @
    32nd Division. ]  o: s4 t# B/ d
    Yokosuka 1st SNLF
0 v- r3 C- u0 Q+ s! j+ J7 r    3rd Ind. AA Battalion0 c. v5 W  g; B# x4 L
    6th Area Army
6 H6 l3 F2 \! G' a7 t$ ~- |% F    103rd AA Regiment
3 ~: F$ u- G. H$ @! x& D    1st JNAF Coy 9 R- }' q/ z( |' J8 ~/ w. [
    13th Army% J+ r6 |5 N5 ]7 v  R
    141st AA Regiment8 I& u1 i5 P9 v0 R
    4th Ind. AA Battalion1 h# B( R- J( p7 Y
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Defending units:% P2 z7 L0 I+ K; \& `/ n
    50th Indian Para Brigade7 Y* {. v+ D6 f+ z/ T+ b

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8 C7 \6 k6 {, G% H1 J! Q7 c50th Indian Para Brigade Wiped Out at Chiang Mai by attrition!!!

wangqifeng

看起来，波纳佩不保了。AE里水雷是杠杠的，可是产量就。。。

lala23159

13# Males - v4 {( v, g( z+ K& w" i- u2 [
华安跑哪去了

lala23159

水雷的作用是因为不许野地登陆而显得很有用， 不知道目标港口的水雷阵，会损失惨重，

红叶

11月30日
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盟军继续冒着猛烈炮火卸载6 ^, k, E& Y/ P
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 44
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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
/ }( }- p& w1 _- F- K2 ?, GDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force2 c( x- b& b! Q+ i4 r  [

* A) a( S3 s/ V: u0 Y, x- X- r89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.; F. W( |9 h: ~0 c
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Allied Ships2 D' E1 m- p/ Z9 N* v) M6 P
      LST-72, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage2 A# S9 m& u# R! ^
      LST-819 q7 H0 [; z0 |! R3 ^1 c1 ?8 B3 T
      LST-74, Shell hits 3
& l( }- H0 }. p! s      LST-75, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage. a7 I( `* j' `8 f
      LST-78
; w: Q% Q; r+ V      LST 209
, M2 [( E. m7 r4 n  _2 ]      LST-8896 `, M$ K0 b8 f% M8 g& q
      LST-2460 @& n! v, o5 n. T* T- V' I( \
      LST-240# r+ Z0 a& _* W# R# a8 r/ o
      LST-204
; r* B) t4 n. h/ P8 |      LST-202
4 `' N* N: v( W2 y      LST-123
4 Z+ B% W7 V4 `* ]      LST-1215 \6 j) |3 F. c: M4 z2 J
      LST-120& e: N: ?# U6 `/ \6 G
      LST-86
# b# e/ N, w+ c1 X4 o      LST-85
5 e+ }  S' @. k+ p$ J4 k( Z      LST-845 U! a( f6 ^3 a/ ^* v  o5 K, Q
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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)& t1 A; ]7 y4 ]+ B- ?
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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3 C. C. @* b4 Y3 S" A130 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships$ F" Z. g" I3 o! D. _& j
      LST-78, Shell hits 28,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 B4 ^0 C3 {) i/ X, ?" T
      LST-83, Shell hits 3
& `3 S% w+ l1 D+ u( y# w& v      LST-81, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
  w, B" i  L' q% A# V' n      LST-85, Shell hits 4,  on fire, i1 ^) c( Q+ }1 K" s
      LST-84, Shell hits 3
4 w7 |- o6 u" z! Z+ F% b: f: P      LST-87, Shell hits 6
7 V5 V. q! y; a/ G      LST 180* e4 J/ U: Y' V1 k" }
      LST 157
" H; f9 s9 Z  a7 f6 L7 g      LST 29 M2 M$ q7 g8 x1 _3 a- m& x
      LST-884
* H+ ~2 o4 g5 I" J  {( k      LST-882' x: g* S$ z4 c: a
      LST-397$ _2 D5 F: d9 X2 f0 P
      LST-395+ m# M/ [' h& J5 ^/ W- l5 g
      LST-2745 R0 r; w" E  z0 I* f, q
      LST-273( E/ K8 {9 f, ]6 V/ n
      LST-246
6 o$ e; ^) T6 a      LST-244
8 Z: {1 J/ t; @+ A0 f8 \& I      LST-241
& D! ~# ?2 c1 L: U% E' _' X. G      LST-2182 Q2 X  X4 t% Y. |' [' R
      LST-216$ X8 V+ S) V* |$ n- K! m  z5 V
      LST-202
$ z" x! ]! f$ L1 ?, E1 K( K, s      LST-171
. n4 \* c! e" q( e% {  X- {. G      LST-166& x: |! R/ w, [6 g. i* h
      LST-124
9 m+ x6 t7 I# Q1 ~0 t8 V% ^& ]      LST-121% C2 [+ a2 V( g0 M  k* j
      LST-88
' d( H8 l9 Q% O4 {      LST-123
1 N' i, C, p+ ^      LST-86
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+ W1 `( T$ b5 w6 @) c- |在当天盟军地面部队继续炮击压制日军，航空压制也保持着压力
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, c9 g- _7 W+ a0 r" c, ^8 ]Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)5 F6 A  q: ?/ Q2 z
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Allied Bombardment attack6 g/ @( B, C- G! E" w' r& `
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Attacking force 5302 troops, 356 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 2812
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Defending force 51369 troops, 699 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 1361
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Japanese ground losses:2 ^7 F3 z! e' z; j) C/ F
      406 casualties reported
0 t" ~  V  I- d, I! B         Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled1 U6 Y0 h- ?4 b- {6 q; `- N
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
# [5 z& W0 f" v2 T: D         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. K7 Q* w5 P6 f: w+ t$ E
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Allied ground losses:# s: W& f8 G( z
      21 casualties reported
! d7 i) m& @7 T6 T" ]9 I2 N5 S) b         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- s& {$ j8 |" c8 f* {  p1 r         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled  r5 Q8 F4 D+ W! h+ {6 \& M6 A
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 c$ W% Q+ z6 V  D' c- ^: q      Guns lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)
6 o! b2 N0 {7 Y5 v; e" `8 \      Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)2 F9 v: U6 G$ g

' N7 F. m! `" H! Z" b' w) QAssaulting units:4 l: G, k) B6 j+ ~+ P  S1 u
    5th Marine/B Division/ S  B5 D' k  m# N4 r
    81st Infantry/B Division
- h# K. H, e9 E' L+ [- h' j    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment  t# E; X, J6 m" R( R
    5th Marine/C Division1 G  L# s; V- @0 [% L% q+ A1 K
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion4 ]! Q: x& D2 E6 K) j. T
    6th Infantry/B Division
$ v8 A" K. B' D+ n% \% h1 [    1st Filipino Inf Regiment" o! x- e  o# M% J7 d! p  F
    716th Tank Battalion+ W6 w, j, `6 x* Y$ {& z, G4 k
    81st Infantry/C Division
* B4 w" {  w  M5 O    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion& ^6 ^0 A. f: l( D9 E! L
    6th Infantry/C Division0 O8 B" O$ S2 P% P/ V
    5th Marine/A Division6 Y/ [* Z# e  N: Z! M( a
    767th Tank Battalion
4 g! v) b+ \; ^4 P7 o; i    96th Infantry/A Division
. _& L9 \8 q! j/ c    706th Tank Battalion
' m! C1 Q- i/ V( t; f    711th Tank Battalion0 w6 G* P) L. r/ [
    762nd Tank Battalion7 J9 q* ^& S& S# E1 d" ]( \
    96th Infantry/B Division
* V) x4 R- k* _! C( F9 D! O/ E0 m    81st Infantry/A Division! b! f3 {1 |0 b6 `/ k# J, s
    44th Tank Battalion9 U& K8 a- E5 ?6 x
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment( O  X, a' t# e7 }9 z0 G
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment& [2 h: V& ^7 m8 x: L
    31st Infantry Regiment
5 n8 x( t; V9 ]# M$ P7 x    6th Infantry/A Division
- n9 O9 B( _' m4 G1 l9 a$ @  N    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment/ {* U; X1 x  {: f" Q7 u
    710th Tank Battalion& `! |( _, E9 L9 G& _4 h- K
    96th Infantry/C Division2 ^) }7 q. O- l; G& O" a7 l3 \
    5th USA Defense Battalion  I* C7 X- h/ d
    4th USA Defense Battalion
. f, C  d- W4 Y& g* I    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
* v8 C0 i" G, y+ X$ d    X Corps Artillery 3 O- K/ x7 G& z) j& l4 g) G* ?: {4 d  M
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
- ]: p' Q6 _, t# D" \. {7 h    XIV US Corps2 l( r) N" C0 u! s
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment7 J( t( u5 \; f8 W# c3 }! z: N+ }8 S
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
% e2 S1 i9 z" v  A9 X    14th Marine Defense Battalion
5 T1 u+ j# u- y! `  |    I Corps Artillery
( E3 O& |# Q2 H0 p4 u    96th Coast AA Regiment8 P4 ]2 r1 O1 V5 f- d# Z# \
    1st USMC AA Battalion; e4 V# [2 ^6 \# _2 D' O
    738th Coast AA Regiment
( r4 o1 }% ~! M    12th Marine Defense Battalion
7 a7 {7 X2 \4 h2 l! L! `: B    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
+ v- J/ E% `$ o! D% V4 |    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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" }' W4 ^6 l# T) s1 ^1 T6 f2 YDefending units:4 E9 S, P0 f0 Y, D$ A8 _0 A- Z$ C
    33rd/A Division
% p$ m1 C3 n7 ~/ t2 C    81st/B Division
) p( V; ]+ b) F" ?. G* U/ G7 V    Sasebo 7th SNLF
! ^. c% T  x. x) s% i    81st/C Division0 c0 b; s$ X( K& h* z2 P) F; @- y
    138th Infantry Regiment
+ H% |- S& Z: O7 }/ _    Kure 3rd SNLF% d0 [3 |+ E7 Z- E
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment; h- r% ^2 F. P7 ~6 l
    144th Infantry Regiment1 e8 \, O1 _5 C! J
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
1 @+ N/ i' l- d8 A/ b5 i/ ^    33rd/B Division
2 r( B1 t: x! A0 ?1 s) u) R    81st/A Division
7 u; Z9 ]4 `+ t/ Q- e5 d8 {    33rd/C Division
! w2 Q; Z  m4 z6 W    3rd Base Force8 m4 a- }7 M8 s* C9 U
    19th JAAF Base Force& u: J  v1 {- r1 Z! u+ X# p
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
( @6 [- M; I% B4 x0 i/ O9 @4 ?    60th Field AA Battalion
6 q; ]' e6 y- O  f    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion6 N0 V& ?$ E1 S9 B8 I) t2 N
    53rd Construction Battalion# w* K7 f1 P; i  @$ i+ b& C0 K
    Ponape Naval Fortress" w% L/ A8 r# P5 |6 J8 X" s
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
$ N" e+ M" q& D    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
- _# N# _$ G+ j) R! K    12th Air Fleet( u& u8 c. o; `7 E
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
; ]1 L% k7 w5 r$ `( P& p    61st Field AA Battalion
3 U/ T9 m7 q. [  ^( O  q) G    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
% G) `: w( Y/ n+ r    18th Field AF Construction Battalion$ Q5 `0 W. A6 S$ k: ^! a: S
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
) b/ P; e% U. s1 L& ]    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9 {1 |$ T* A7 I; f# e0 O    14th Area Army /1. Z! ]  J+ v. X! B
    63rd Field AA Battalion
4 m" F4 E2 P* a! R$ M9 L% ?    31st Ind.AA Gun Co 7 ?) l9 V% L/ j. }  _/ S
    Kure 7th SNLF7 `; z! v' l$ {
    18th Army
+ `2 N  i, ]* q% p1 |" y    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
1 {! I4 A& Z0 E4 @) j: ]    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3
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: N. t$ ]& G9 ]  E* N日军反潜船只确认击沉盟军SS一艘
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4 r$ t& V: r5 l  OSubmarine attack near Satawal  at 107,106
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" B4 J/ M' F" G2 w% P8 P1 nJapanese Ships
! r; d+ ?/ N4 E7 f8 P5 X      E No.546 \8 G( x: i& j
      E No.50
  H( T- o  z7 |1 u0 T. {: w( E: x* b      E No.68
9 e+ `  _" N; i$ n      E No.52
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Allied Ships
- X2 P$ u4 v6 p4 L) }8 K      SS Blackfin, hits 21, and is sunk
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# o5 _. G6 w/ I" }* {+ O+ V重创另一艘' [5 f9 f! s1 L1 ?) v' c

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ASW attack near Satawal  at 109,102- X2 K* V+ _  J; f" W9 g
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Japanese Ships: l8 Q( R+ Q# r$ W! y: X
      E No.8
8 W" V" J+ E8 ^# S/ x. L' T" o      E No.6  r% N& u4 G/ Z8 c

% m1 O  _4 ?: M$ \Allied Ships+ e+ n) r! k6 u: h. y' o
      SS Peto, hits 14,  heavy damage

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 02, 44
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经过几天的修整，并更换了部分部队的指挥官后，盟军在强大的海军和空军掩护下再次对波那佩日军发动攻击，这次的攻击毙伤了和第一次攻击差不多的鬼子，不过盟军的损失下降了不少，盟军和日军战斗力的对比应该进一步扩大了
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships1 B7 q# G& C/ J1 [' m% ?
      CA Wichita8 h0 t3 }& o- O9 l
      CA Vincennes/ D) B7 p1 P! `) M1 \3 ^$ @
      CA Quincy
. k# ^, Z& _& E- \: ?3 g" A      CA San Francisco$ G3 M% m5 y  Z9 m3 r! c) T
      CA Minneapolis
: U" ~9 S# B* `  _% ~' i      CA Astoria7 g, }6 z+ S+ e: P; u
      CA Chicago
$ K* S% h  h4 n% R2 n; Z      CA Louisville
0 V% Z$ K5 w4 r) Y7 [! d      CA Chester
  p0 b: n( K- }7 z4 ?      CA Northampton9 R) s7 l/ r$ W+ a& V( `
      CA Portland
+ h. V* U) Y3 \* g2 U0 P+ s7 C$ u" i; s1 v
Japanese ground losses:1 ?) _, _& H# J
      71 casualties reported
- m! _# w& r: R1 V8 w$ B         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
: Q3 o6 j/ x$ {  {- Z1 q         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
7 `# [5 @3 y3 `         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 }1 D1 K/ c3 i( l      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)7 G" e; b1 m' T" P
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Airbase hits 2
8 F' d; t* m8 H8 j: A* d$ P3 oRunway hits 10
8 g- F8 g3 E- m. d0 ^. iPort hits 4
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8 R/ p0 R, E4 i% j! B6 X5 V. N6 d( fCA Wichita firing at Ponape 3 \* t! m' }' I) i7 u
CA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
. B! H' ]* M5 X. uPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes3 G  {0 z: C2 N
CA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress) s6 w. a  V* g2 G
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy4 I3 S- z8 ]' t' v/ j* [
CA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division4 [! E6 `$ R+ u3 r; _
CA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment9 a3 P- [- y$ g7 I: c! p
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria/ J" g' R- `- U; P0 Z; \: A/ z
CA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
$ i, X$ ]% X) p" u1 `& T2 B* CCA Chicago firing at Ponape 1 X) N/ v4 D! |! p" |3 h! B7 p& o
CA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force2 `3 |( O) Q6 Z7 Z; W- g0 @/ R
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester8 f8 x3 o3 }+ Y  P; Y$ B
CA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
# p% S& m* M" XCA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division
; M9 A# Q$ A2 n2 t% FOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland2 m+ M8 o5 {$ V% s5 y0 G
CA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
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9 n4 n  p5 u. A& H4 [& xNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,1130 d( p: Q: G: j; ]$ v% y
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Allied Ships
! N. {; x, y+ J/ u+ t. M      BB Alabama
! b% M- ?8 M' E      BB Massachusetts5 j/ C- l! T( Q" I& H4 N# m
      BB Indiana
: \, ?0 T# K6 J" H4 ^/ L8 R      BB South Dakota
* J1 w" i9 n4 j. y      BB Washington! V/ m6 B& s9 k7 @; R
      BB North Carolina" [/ N9 M, H0 H

5 g+ }3 e: q, b, g8 E/ Q7 KJapanese ground losses:' H  c- u) o) Q
      275 casualties reported- S' o# c9 c2 R7 t
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
% W3 \  U# X1 e# ^! N9 n         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled; n7 F0 a# o/ e, S$ N# U/ s
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled  `+ h; y3 d/ I3 r2 F9 ^$ e
      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)
5 ]2 F- x2 \1 F8 v  s. V2 S3 x+ e      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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7 A3 S. ^) L! @2 h: W, D# C* tAirbase supply hits 1" R5 V+ H5 d! t( ]  z# a. L: L- e
Runway hits 7; X# ^5 T; L* \1 s9 r4 b6 C/ Q1 S
Port hits 3
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BB Alabama firing at Ponape
( I, D9 I2 X0 W9 G! UBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape 8 j1 V0 b$ k7 j2 \+ K7 L
BB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division! N* @8 ?4 [  v8 j5 I  A
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota
) q4 r- F8 A& I# n1 p4 r) kBB South Dakota firing at Ponape " b: H- ^4 V: F* x8 y
BB Washington firing at Ponape
# w, `# i) j2 }- s/ ^% zBB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment- M. a7 m, \: U
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!4 N$ y0 S! B! o% C9 o% U2 n
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13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense." T3 z6 A" v  h7 o' A

' `, m: I0 G* o" U5 s) G) gAllied Ships/ F/ b2 W9 b: c  h2 N
      BB Queen Elizabeth# i- e: I: L' \* q6 H# I! p
      BB Valiant- ~, j: @" r+ i1 ~
      BB Mississippi9 k3 B" B; m6 H9 v3 ~
      BB New Mexico
$ e9 v0 S' ?2 _      BB Idaho* w' U% I3 G8 c: h  k) S( o
      BB West Virginia
% ~( u' ^& G( e1 i3 q5 e! R* E      BB Colorado
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* m7 @. E! N; p$ Q# K# \& GJapanese ground losses:
3 E" X0 e' ?9 O( C$ K/ Y      117 casualties reported
$ L: h3 Z3 E# U6 q1 G; s         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled* m' O) T( k7 u3 y9 {7 m5 k% G8 A
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
" L( d6 c4 ^. Y$ H         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 M; i, a: F" L5 ~5 y' e$ u' Q
      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
! A& ^/ ~; V4 ], d4 A2 X      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)5 \' A* Y5 R, h# q

: l9 h, Q$ ^7 b( \; J8 x: {Airbase hits 2" ?) R$ x" b3 u4 U* f8 _# t
Runway hits 2
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( H2 O% f0 O# K& v" }( ^BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
9 Z4 A* B, u0 v; Z! dBB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment; {9 q( K) H" \4 p; @( }: e; M
BB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
. ~1 T* h4 F; X# qPonape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi3 D& T. T5 U, w& m* v& u  A
BB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division
4 X0 H0 h/ u" @BB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force
  s3 E, ?& a9 P" i9 j1 a3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho
) y+ N: }+ c7 }" K& _BB West Virginia firing at Ponape # U3 d. G4 }3 Q
BB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force8 @6 q+ {6 R' p5 g  f2 ^
3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado$ v& j) q* c- _9 {8 Z$ k6 V
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9 [* @% v- X7 ~' gAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)8 j+ q3 r4 ]3 z) E2 Z

8 U/ J/ {2 u2 TWeather in hex: Thunderstorms9 D0 _9 }* g- g$ o3 j

/ @  U; c& @  M3 O6 [Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet./ G; h! C* B" ^5 i$ ?
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes! W+ [( X8 P" v3 N2 n( ^
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Allied aircraft
, U) l( j' M0 g7 q( y" Q+ J      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
+ G' J& e  g! J  q& a      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337
6 _( x. w4 Z/ |      TBM-1C Avenger x 283
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Allied aircraft losses$ |0 s; F! s! z5 y' |! H
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged  [- Q& {3 S6 ]0 a
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
& m4 e, i6 `- e      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged
* E+ P6 B$ i. o2 r; z3 T+ a      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:: o0 z1 g9 N( E( I% r7 L4 A- I
      159 casualties reported
7 C3 X2 D+ _$ a         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled/ q2 h( O& a7 C9 i' c2 t+ `
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
. ^9 p. ]" Q# m/ _' A" {/ v/ l         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# R9 s7 D8 g$ s' s
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)( S$ K5 q5 o6 g6 L. S9 g# @# s3 @5 C2 j
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Allied Deliberate attack2 q- ~6 Q) M0 w* c

/ U  S" w. E" U- R# N# \Attacking force 77530 troops, 1387 guns, 2472 vehicles, Assault Value = 2931
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$ Q+ {3 t4 j3 j5 A, t) ~1 `1 g! YDefending force 50530 troops, 686 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1344
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 7( z; N( Z" F: }% S; N. a# j; q6 ~

0 j* l& Y; S: s4 Q1 u  oAllied adjusted assault: 3406 3 R5 I1 E/ k6 n" Q) P

1 Q4 I. l+ O/ S9 z3 F  EJapanese adjusted defense: 8701 ! i/ Y6 G: T4 ?* K/ }8 F
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7)
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- ^1 `8 C  m0 Z% g5 fCombat modifiers% V( ?9 t! }% |2 T/ E2 F' X9 e+ J: |
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)
, H+ E' [' q7 g, R( {; EAttacker: 0 v. m) v8 N+ a+ [7 p, O) H9 b5 F
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Japanese ground losses:
) J. C+ l6 l, b$ m      3539 casualties reported
1 E  _  \, x- |( {         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled; I' l  |1 H  v, n/ v2 ~+ `( s
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled+ m: B" N. i, A+ M6 Z  C
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled3 [3 t7 n/ ?3 ?+ q1 U
      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)2 ~. J! `; w" U
      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)! X+ ^1 J9 W$ e# }. t- J
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Allied ground losses:$ w' e  B; f3 x+ z$ v& j) H1 e
      3552 casualties reported
5 @3 K0 N/ X" U& d% ?* V( O         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled& o7 ~' ~+ D1 `' |: I9 D5 r, L
         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled
5 _$ B$ G1 l+ }2 b         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled4 |; X) O. Z5 I/ w+ A8 @- b
      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)
7 @' h; Z* b2 p4 p2 w( M- E8 L: e1 m      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)
, `, K! }  V6 i) K      Units destroyed 1
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4 a- j/ B, \) p! J  C. B$ r( T" \Assaulting units:: j2 t- L0 T, H; u
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
$ h, g3 H8 e7 ]+ B6 z1 Q3 g    5th Marine Division0 _+ w! u  P- o) F2 n: S
    716th Tank Battalion  U  V5 |9 Q3 b' R
    706th Tank Battalion5 a) @& P/ K" ?' ]$ J
    762nd Tank Battalion# Q1 D3 v& O0 m4 v
    710th Tank Battalion
% T* Q$ [& I, t1 f' C$ O: u9 Y    767th Tank Battalion1 h: U6 T% p- y1 m+ ~
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
3 f4 n8 R) i" ^! {6 w5 F  B4 X& o4 P+ [    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment8 `7 p4 v6 c/ p" l0 Q( M
    81st Infantry Division
+ D6 b% }% {5 k# h0 o2 c    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment" D2 N3 c5 p% N1 M& N( D5 V7 H, ^- p
    96th Infantry Division
; H% N. V/ _2 k1 m  N    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
* M, D% g; ?+ Q# b  u- s4 p4 y    711th Tank Battalion
7 @4 \- t3 K& |* Y6 v* V" {    44th Tank Battalion  R7 w# z2 ?0 X/ t* H4 ~
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
- d' y/ x% ~* _/ K0 X! u    6th Infantry Division$ V$ m" ^7 v# Q6 T/ ]
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment: A  _3 B; L4 x$ L
    31st Infantry Regiment/ W2 H6 W; b0 ]8 {- ?3 u% C
    XIV US Corps
' |5 B+ X7 [5 t( h    96th Coast AA Regiment9 L6 L, {, F2 L* w+ B! A: W) [
    12th Marine Defense Battalion% \4 ]  |5 X5 w# f2 T, r9 D
    4th USA Defense Battalion
  q! D5 P1 K7 j5 ], \    14th Marine Defense Battalion
6 _7 q3 w) ~6 G& f0 f  r    1st USMC AA Battalion
: [( K' I3 h3 N; n( h5 n. k    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
3 A7 w6 K, ?5 L2 q9 F) K  n$ h) k, K6 T    5th USA Defense Battalion
3 u0 A# L* J- k5 i2 y    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
( U- Y% X, J7 F5 `! x. w3 |    738th Coast AA Regiment0 i) O% i  v/ M  g
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment4 Q' [$ q6 S- I5 z" R3 e, K0 S
    I Corps Artillery - x. x4 z$ r9 p: q1 W  ?
    8th Marine Defense Battalion
0 g4 r7 {0 l1 o4 D7 P, ~/ b    X Corps Artillery   R+ j3 b3 J+ r
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion) q# F1 b: p6 a+ G
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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5 @9 |. c1 N" o' uDefending units:
8 j( y9 c1 i' F. i+ N: g4 L# m    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
8 l* I* v6 r! K; @6 w6 {& i) ~    52nd Naval Guard Unit
* G4 c! l+ s; Y6 G) G8 D7 a    144th Infantry Regiment* ~, e! O7 W. C+ N2 T/ ?- Z
    Kure 3rd SNLF8 p/ a$ u% {! X, w: J' f
    Sasebo 7th SNLF# F& U( ~2 s9 M0 S# N1 u2 @& `+ G
    33rd/B Division! F) V0 Y+ b/ q+ j+ s
    81st/C Division: D0 x$ \4 }* y2 v# N' u
    81st/A Division
9 F8 E% n8 z0 p; `# T    81st/B Division3 i) P% o- z% E9 ?* t$ ]
    33rd/A Division! y" F/ f+ P7 y0 Y' j' `+ q
    138th Infantry Regiment7 a1 C* d; x# e6 k/ t! l- s8 v& c
    33rd/C Division& v$ V" n2 l" p* p) W5 @' e
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment+ A; o- h: P. D
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion5 M5 K$ A, Y6 u4 E  y" R2 ~
    19th JAAF Base Force
. |' i, f5 _9 R    31st Ind.AA Gun Co 6 _5 u" K- T* D: j& L; v
    12th Air Fleet& C; O# \' k5 ~  W5 g% y2 o
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment, `: n& v+ g0 k$ o3 ^0 i
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co # ^: H. ]9 K: r; e. j
    63rd Field AA Battalion% l9 T# `' t; o) O& B
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment9 w6 x4 Z' o% h% j( G+ C
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion) g, g/ \: }4 V1 |. N
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
% D) _& V* \* Q) m7 x5 O    Ponape Naval Fortress
* @% o0 ]! D. H3 H2 P1 p: l- D$ N6 |    61st Field AA Battalion  j9 }5 n( n. q# g+ M4 @* o1 Y2 A
    18th Army: s" @% G, X: ?! L; _8 _
    14th Area Army /1
: q: l+ r# u% W) V  d    60th Field AA Battalion- Q7 M9 ^" p6 n% y
    53rd Construction Battalion/ u# B4 x; P8 c4 [2 y
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
# i& _6 {# ?. L" Q! ^- M    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
0 \, o3 c1 f$ a$ f( D    Kure 7th SNLF
; v( B( ]! `% v6 ~    3rd Base Force
3 Y/ o2 g) ^6 {( y    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

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! `4 B  s! B$ H; @Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 s
0 j8 q) T6 a5 Z6 V# NEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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, I. R' j/ E- }4 P8 l8 L1 S0 ~Allied aircraft
  J7 N- R6 f8 }+ F+ J3 i$ }      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462: r0 b9 V) v% a. n
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337
/ K* d8 S. n8 ~$ {0 e. x3 Q      TBM-1C Avenger x 283' E; G7 k( H1 i5 }
Allied aircraft losses
+ n7 R1 s) t* D" w6 b; k1 h* n/ N+ U% m) X( Y' W. X& n
1 T, E1 a5 E; u; g5 b2 Y
协同很给力！

hades1001

对基地的攻击协同成功率比对海高很多的，因为目标是固定的

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 05, 443 Z$ H0 D* h4 b( G: S* m9 z/ m) {

' Z1 ]# k" w4 a2 S* y在把炮击距离设置成主炮距离后没有了岸炮的干扰貌似炮击的效果好了些。日军仍在波纳佩殊死抵抗，战况仍然在胶着状态- [; s- a% W1 t: v$ _  g+ k
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; h* w; e* _6 c% h+ CNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!- M: n; q& U6 y# ~4 K' x

4 C7 r+ f9 m$ E! }1 Q% aAllied Ships
+ c  y7 {. P1 B$ J      CA Vincennes6 Y7 y; j- O* s* l3 _0 S4 s
      CA Quincy
3 \& F0 p3 P3 N( O- m/ h6 w      CA San Francisco
$ E! _' r5 O" d* Q4 f      CA Minneapolis
( x- E, O% W  B, m3 D) b      CA Astoria
$ J, n1 u' R1 E6 r) ~, p+ p( }      CA Chicago
+ ]/ p! I. @% M1 q) _      CA Louisville1 L9 P, `- u3 H0 R9 O% S7 v
      CA Chester
6 [( H6 E% s% E. j( ]7 E9 T      CA Northampton+ p4 g: r( k' z, a
      CA Portland
  T& A; u; p! n' d1 @9 z& a& I5 d8 a1 U0 R
Japanese ground losses:
! E- ~! F4 B7 [# d9 B" J/ u      112 casualties reported. ], J4 o) i7 |, [6 ?
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& S, {/ ^0 b; b4 Y9 o
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled" s$ o8 [  E% S* W
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
& l& C5 }5 Q% M5 F4 Y# Z- D  Z: W  W$ M) d  E# r4 A$ _! g
Airbase hits 5* j4 h* j! ?& X6 |0 c( T  i3 L# a
Airbase supply hits 20 k) _7 d6 O( ^' r8 b1 r5 I
Runway hits 21  M8 s* @2 A* j+ H% a# g
Port hits 7( v  s* D& C0 H1 i7 I

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8 s8 B6 N0 L0 b5 hNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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/ Z1 J9 M, [# `. N; T& X+ iAllied Ships* q0 B2 G5 G) _# l: }
      BB Alabama" Q9 o9 G4 a' s
      BB Massachusetts
  @5 \7 T2 j" Q; I: ]6 A      BB Indiana
4 o  I  O/ n2 t8 L, a      BB South Dakota
; T" d7 P6 |) w$ u: x* l      BB Washington
9 \) s% B$ N- w% M, u0 E5 O      BB North Carolina
' x5 J% ~4 _. g
( d% @% U( N5 oJapanese ground losses:
+ t: ~; v  v7 V      398 casualties reported0 X+ {: V9 t& @, o% q
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled& E( `) V* W4 q' s2 H8 W  Q1 n
         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled
- q: p+ J7 h# u6 S         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
+ g& z, r5 F+ l; e& B      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)0 r3 l& L* z9 T% u' p% j( G
      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
" ^' }7 F" s; F% i6 a) A
/ \- y; ]1 W0 NAirbase hits 9
2 d+ K" w: n4 ]9 V/ _0 wRunway hits 9. W: U" g7 N/ w. n6 b
Port hits 21 V( W/ L4 j5 z4 ^9 }; ^8 u
  A$ c% y0 i, |  `1 E! {9 |
BB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division7 K1 I8 M4 D0 x7 f5 z* n+ @) m
BB Massachusetts firing at Ponape ( Q2 n/ U8 i7 P( o. F0 b
BB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division
9 t0 l' c+ ?0 e3 \0 i: x5 i6 C' ]BB South Dakota firing at Ponape
; Y4 H9 Q8 y% }, @7 p; ^, k/ sBB Washington firing at Ponape 1 f# J: P( C# k: g" n" K! K" C
BB North Carolina firing at Ponape
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& h2 h+ ?; I: n, vAllied Ships
. |# e/ W  i9 s& m3 _. O      BB Mississippi
7 a; E# Z& [- ^  b, D5 n3 C      BB New Mexico
& N  u6 R( r$ w* X6 _* ]      BB Idaho: r. x% y, f  o8 Q9 M
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Japanese ground losses:2 v5 W1 n  p, e
      195 casualties reported9 A; B* t; U& `# u6 _7 q
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled, b6 A; V* g' ]" w
         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled
; ]+ l" `, B+ b5 t         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled, o) d: f2 N& c$ K
      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)5 u, x2 P( s* C5 r1 D$ O+ n
      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)# Z6 K% t( g" [- ?
$ h- Q$ y* P7 y# _5 o; u8 A
Airbase hits 32 d" v" u- K0 d2 j
Runway hits 14
1 O$ \6 p( X2 _* w  b
8 f" o, R1 q5 h5 O: f) IBB Mississippi firing at Ponape & x' s4 t+ }* p  V
BB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division
# g; }, U" o" hBB Idaho firing at Ponape ' \. U% i: n2 G% A1 }
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5 e; h+ c$ W% ?' XAfternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)0 b8 ?& P% Z% Q: h" g/ Z3 m

: U9 C# M; k- yWeather in hex: Severe storms
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: N, ]0 n7 R& d  J# Y+ @Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
7 l: R0 b' }" f8 tEstimated time to target is 34 minutes  Z, m; U) \$ {! ~5 \: o& i3 \
4 P' j7 o! |( x. v: ?
Allied aircraft  ^* I! J  Y" ?0 {. J
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
4 R) m% U5 J- Y2 S. U' H      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 333) l9 v1 W0 r7 h; B, y5 L8 l' a) C% U
      TBM-1C Avenger x 286
2 k9 u* N' h8 Y5 A4 s, c' g, D6 o/ T# x1 `5 `/ L" h( i: p2 g
Allied aircraft losses
$ f7 G! p& o( Y/ e) M# A! D! g      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged1 v+ g( H! Y/ U3 D& E. R5 S" |
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak+ o+ U4 g" j1 ?) [5 o
      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged
$ V: o  F( U2 l/ y# U& n3 z) q, C) x" I1 [3 K; y
Japanese ground losses:1 F1 j8 l( w. w
      121 casualties reported
2 r( s% ?; [& _3 ?  @3 O) o2 i         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
; O$ U; m4 E1 J! i8 {         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
) y1 O, o* ~. e( D; C         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 ~# l# j0 ]! o/ h! J
0 Z1 g" R+ V0 h9 [0 h# A
2 d' q, r' F% x- p! G
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9 d4 [3 t' `4 \/ x3 i# D: L/ m- q* k2 ]1 B2 I' d. t3 |6 r. ~
Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 2629
7 D6 @; x* Y+ T: v0 V- b
; \5 u( ~/ v8 c' O  D6 P. VDefending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121$ i- f: [1 E) `" l( G

7 Z$ S( y. A/ WAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 6
0 b% m2 H6 K% O# Z9 M8 A" v" `+ _% W: T
Allied adjusted assault: 3228 : n# n6 N* _1 n  Z7 b/ ^
* n4 O+ ?1 d0 C8 i* h
Japanese adjusted defense: 7085 + l, f2 m5 F: R. J0 M( h
5 o0 I& T, f- s9 i2 h& ~, N, C
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6)
9 w  C3 r  u4 l2 z. J* J4 S/ {4 G# L: I( I: C( J, z1 e
Combat modifiers
  ?1 l- T6 o  H7 x9 ~  iDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
! q. H* j& {6 C8 @2 L$ dAttacker: - c7 b  `  U' t6 r
1 u7 r& B/ ~% A+ u4 D+ j% z' `
Japanese ground losses:4 y2 H# f! l: E0 A
      2305 casualties reported
: g6 i- d  E8 e* A, Q% b         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled, i7 C: b4 a% u9 z( f
         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled
7 C$ @9 ^- i) }6 w/ F6 ?; ~         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled. V1 z' \* s! Y; z  o8 u
      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled)
' t% k# c  _1 \1 l! P0 g0 ?      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
% G  G0 L! [4 i. Y( Z) I9 N
* C4 \! f9 z4 x# i. @Allied ground losses:  V" p9 p& f( @1 G8 f6 ~
      3064 casualties reported
* w3 m! q0 _5 U4 ~         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled+ L- _# d- F+ A
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled
$ p. f' J) B) |0 j* {         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled; y9 t2 C; ~) P
      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled)
4 |6 I& Z: R9 t. i7 ?4 u5 Z      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled)
5 T9 r- u7 ]' Y8 ~4 k2 ^. `/ O7 t* O* B  `
Assaulting units:$ A* R# v; ]8 y' F( z: x
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
# r8 ~9 r6 X! c0 `4 m7 q  j+ l    711th Tank Battalion9 _% E8 I) C- C) h/ k2 Q
    716th Tank Battalion
; r3 j" m5 w  g    6th Infantry Division
' c, P" J% s, Z4 O, t$ d) [    44th Tank Battalion
& T9 q3 k) h1 \, H/ D4 b  {    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment: h' U& |* P4 j2 P
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment- N" f4 V1 Z, r# F5 L; A
    81st Infantry Division
; ]0 v0 u0 j6 c. O7 j' n    767th Tank Battalion+ I6 I0 t! n+ P2 P7 l4 F6 F8 v1 Y5 \
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment5 q7 K* m% t6 F% x
    762nd Tank Battalion% Q8 z5 q+ u0 C3 D& X. [! Q
    710th Tank Battalion
& y  s1 C5 a( v8 c9 B4 e    96th Infantry Division
3 V! h& a6 V* J5 I6 k8 w. x    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
. L) ]8 V9 m% i- d  J$ F+ y$ @0 V    706th Tank Battalion
: A- b  \9 l: F* u! {% G+ I    5th Marine Division- H  m( {1 Q; \% ^. V4 a+ s9 J
    31st Infantry Regiment7 |- K9 D9 f4 Q# [) c5 V: p' O9 o
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion4 H2 r6 H# }6 @1 s8 r" G( y3 @% o. A
    1st USMC AA Battalion
" x6 p% B$ K/ Z" R5 ?. z' L    738th Coast AA Regiment3 i( V1 a/ Y) m7 T3 `% `
    96th Coast AA Regiment- m, Y% `! g/ Q  ^5 `$ s+ M
    14th Marine Defense Battalion& \. L$ t8 i: c
    12th Marine Defense Battalion4 P+ x: d$ p$ f4 S" |$ X, y
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion" ?9 k1 L3 v+ k: `7 P2 U
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
, o3 C- Y, X0 g" h) B$ z) g, g1 p4 y2 V    XIV US Corps
+ S5 V, r1 Q- w7 ?  e; ]9 M% F/ T9 N    X Corps Artillery / l  l! o5 `3 T4 t# c6 R0 U
    5th USA Defense Battalion- ?* Z5 r! g4 ?9 P! m6 V; v
    4th USA Defense Battalion1 D5 M$ H* X1 _8 o% @& E# p
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
( [. g! i3 Y$ V    I Corps Artillery
1 S' t* ]9 V7 W' U! A; ]# g    8th Marine Defense Battalion. R) [, S: K7 |1 m( Z% S/ k
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
1 A, p) }$ E& g) h' c3 F
7 [. {4 p$ M+ N4 @1 E# UDefending units:
) _1 t7 D. ^1 ]0 o$ K    Ponape Naval Fortress( N: F+ M% f9 u/ k2 M8 ^
    81st/C Division( ~3 ?# v( o2 A" ]3 v
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
& A5 h3 R7 a( p9 @  i) A) @    138th Infantry Regiment
" L9 X" [8 H  H, M' O. A4 f: q3 e    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
' I- ?' p$ T7 i  n1 \0 z% r6 z    Sasebo 7th SNLF4 g  j( ~  b  l
    144th Infantry Regiment; h+ U: T* n+ `4 ?$ n/ V9 I; o
    81st/B Division/ h1 Z' W- B9 @& B+ ]' _. W
    33rd/B Division
$ V$ F3 n! R* {. b    33rd/A Division+ s5 \8 p$ J' ?. G; U
    81st/A Division
% i- I6 R! Q. p" I0 x2 @; }; e* q    Kure 3rd SNLF+ e0 }  C6 Q4 M2 C; O+ i
    33rd/C Division$ {( K' u3 l  k9 w% p( {$ M
    53rd Construction Battalion
! l# e6 ]7 A& u& M, h$ s6 ^    18th Army
" ~3 u) l; r8 q1 C( n, p    14th Area Army /1
4 z# @7 L) r* c' x& X. S. a" i) f    60th Field AA Battalion: B  L6 ]- S; m. L1 D2 P
    12th Air Fleet
0 a' ]# B) x# T" i9 a; L2 A    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
' l* B; e  E: A" g6 P3 K6 M    63rd Field AA Battalion
* y5 ?4 T+ O5 E" P  B    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment3 Y/ k: }, V# R* ~4 R, _  F
    3rd Base Force. {9 |! G% m4 A7 d
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
2 Y  f2 O; L" A5 g& c/ @    Kure 7th SNLF8 ~5 {% p, {# U+ C* z
    19th JAAF Base Force1 B6 w1 Y& m! M2 n6 X
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion! j% K% j) ?7 }. I# ]! Z
    61st Field AA Battalion
% {+ S$ _& x4 e+ q2 ^- {3 r2 m% l  P    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
; j* X/ d( C7 {$ \& K    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment0 P+ e0 Z0 w* d. S1 x* l' E
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
9 n3 g, {. d1 d- n- ?    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
9 O: M9 B* f9 a    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion2 v; g& h1 N! D9 h7 i4 A- g, K
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

xubin0892

波纳佩不是决战的好战场，不能上联合舰队血拼，百年国运在你手中！大将要沉住气啊

hades1001

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 06, 44
7 D, H1 ?5 Q2 ^. o  M妄图偷袭仰光的日军舰队被识破，轻型巡洋舰十胜号被4颗1000磅爆菊，生死未卜
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4 T! Y) F9 `, z2 V  R  C当天盟军对波纳佩的空袭和炮击还打出了一个小暴击，有1000多日军在155榴的炮口下死伤，这是防御要崩盘的节奏么？大统领拭目以待* q  \# O  W7 {( V
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,60
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& {5 z/ C, V0 |

  q: X# w) F% `7 ~. l$ g( mRaid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.5 F( e7 r( G' u
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes' U- s% @$ L* U- e

2 B4 a8 t, U6 C- hAllied aircraft; f7 m% z, X7 V) \- [) y* O
      P-38L Lightning x 23
7 H, S0 v% Z% Q5 P4 b      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 30  j8 l* `' Y0 Q- m; K
% _3 @8 ~! Y4 l+ l# a
Allied aircraft losses, w" v0 c( ]: O' \+ Z; T+ t
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged1 [/ ]7 J" j$ \. _, O1 g  Z+ R
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
& w6 D: ?) A2 Y+ r- X! F/ h- T      DD Suruyame+ E2 s- G+ R) K2 N  a6 l7 o; T7 K7 V+ Y
      CL Ninaru
+ ?2 _% E; k: |, }7 `% H      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
* i! B' t1 C  y3 k9 @& ^      DD Yayoi+ R0 S% t. |2 @2 z$ q! X! O
      CA Kako, \  `9 X  K. t, C
      DD Asagiri* o! O0 B0 E' @9 M+ _8 T
      DD Ayanami) j# h, ?) U7 h

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2 S4 M! _" W0 C" j* {6 [3 iAircraft Attacking:% ~5 \) j$ x9 l/ x# v( _. e
      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'! }6 S6 E: I1 d; S7 E: |5 P( O7 H
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb' ?4 N' S+ `& |3 ~8 _$ d
       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'% D' a7 w+ V0 d; w% H
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb# m$ g& b5 m8 K; W, p
       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
0 V3 T' k" q3 F+ X' p: R$ f& V+ z% L               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
6 }# v6 L. u( q1 x) s) F  D. |$ o+ O
Massive explosion on CL Tokachi
) i. G$ R0 k2 @; [2 c; DHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi- Q3 V  {9 |5 j: r6 `$ }$ x5 }. X

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. @- i; E+ ?: T! l, A  eAfternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape)
6 i6 D. _4 I2 ?) B5 T! Y# z8 {
5 b1 D9 e  v5 n3 Y) r7 t! j/ DWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
# ?4 J  M; z- rEstimated time to target is 34 minutes1 X6 r) ^# L# Y
+ P7 X) D+ B6 `2 d2 l3 e3 k; A# e+ r
Allied aircraft
: _: L, n7 d+ T, x$ i! M      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
/ X+ Q& g( |4 c% i& t8 f      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 326. b, x" e3 @. m2 x3 U3 d
      TBM-1C Avenger x 285
5 v. C+ w2 c$ k; J  W0 a# s# [/ K8 ~: X6 A
Allied aircraft losses1 X1 D4 k( C/ f5 d4 x
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged; L. {5 l4 F- `# @3 u5 K( m
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
" A5 J/ j+ v5 U: P# `4 h      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged5 J" d* ^8 J5 E: l1 T- c9 q# P
) \  R1 ^3 E* I. j8 B# Q8 H/ @/ u
Japanese ground losses:3 z  f+ H6 v1 E. h5 Q
      276 casualties reported
8 j4 V0 ~/ r" k6 R7 \         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled* ]2 @; w7 S+ x3 M, H: H. F$ t
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled: c- \6 I9 {6 n0 @$ u
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# }4 r* N; X1 F; @$ T4 H' f: j      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)1 h& v6 `5 f$ o. o

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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)+ d$ a( ^' I) S: z0 m

' E" j9 r. {# m- G/ f# b( YAllied Bombardment attack/ h- s( `- S( ~3 q$ N+ K' |

" V! e6 o: p9 y" kAttacking force 5127 troops, 335 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 2263
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1 j! d  c2 d  S4 KDefending force 45166 troops, 619 guns, 279 vehicles, Assault Value = 1017
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1 Y( i9 I( ^9 ?; C2 d$ U$ GJapanese ground losses:
( S3 s* R. R/ F" P3 V0 V' V1 |      1082 casualties reported
) Q$ I8 [( V1 k8 m8 F4 X; ~& L         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled$ o; B  C; X* K8 y' P( R  i
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled. ^" N1 W* Q2 e- b
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled9 a) G. n' s' A4 I
      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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      23 casualties reported
; n* ~7 O& b- e         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# {* K7 z4 ?9 O- d; B2 h         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
, V1 ?  W) J: |$ r( }) W8 v         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' K& f' d( f# z8 t' z5 m      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled), ]) G5 i  i& Q$ C' S6 P* T
      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 44
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$ t9 S2 r8 ]# t: @& D  E% Z8 k2 X: p日军在波纳佩经过连日激战，补给消耗的速度大大高于天蝗的预期，眼看就支持不住，天蝗不得已组织了东京快车对岛上日军进行补给，不幸被盟军太平洋舰队堵着正着，水面车轮战后全歼了这支东京快车运输队的10余艘APD，还顺带击沉了护航的水面战队日军轻巡天盐号和吹雪级驱逐舰一艘。
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0 I/ n% ]8 X# s: N8 ]" o本次战斗为太平洋舰队2年多来第一次上规模的水面战，盟军水兵在能见度恶劣的情况下利用雷达给予日军有利打击，不过在战斗中也暴露出了盟军水兵技艺不精，炮击组织不利，人浮于事等各种弊端。战斗结束后太平洋舰队指战官兵纷纷表示要充分总结经验教训，刻苦磨砺水面战技术，积极相应9527大统领要求部队“能打仗，打硬仗，打胜仗”的号召，争取从胜利走向更大的胜利。
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天亮之后，巡弋的波纳佩海域的58战斗机官兵惊喜的发现有几百架日军运输机排着整齐的队形向波纳佩飞来，准备强行空投补给。盟军指战员当然毫不客气照单全收，击落日本大艇和运输机200余架，大获全胜。
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1 L, t3 u% R2 A# V2 g0 H+ u0 f0 VSubmarine attack near Ponape  at 119,113# q% K' l5 b2 b+ M% o
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Japanese Ships
. H/ p- Q9 e: g      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk' ^# T  a# v8 A' A; m& C1 I, y
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Allied Ships; L# ]" T1 H0 g1 ~0 K$ C  n/ i
      CLAA Prince Robert
( D; r+ G% f( E4 G3 f6 x      DD Saumarez0 ?# l0 [" R* N8 O7 T5 j. \
      DD Nizam4 D& |3 `" G+ H* B
      DD Ellet7 h: s! X+ A# ~5 S
      DD Waller& J( n2 ]& Q. T7 `- f/ S) Z; S! j* H
      DD Walker6 z0 ^  [! z+ X# |, h* M
      DD Wadleigh: T. h, b# C' a
      DD Uhlmann
0 j' f: O  ^1 `/ K5 ~' V6 M" a4 P      DD Twining. z5 k& q# V9 t
      DD Twiggs
6 @. d# ^. @2 w      DD David Taylor/ R" l  }& y* G2 F; ?+ e- C
      DD Strong
% _" K$ O) n+ p      DD Sproston3 q7 N, f9 q' F( ]+ ^* g
      DD Sigsbee5 Z( R, z! K  ]+ @0 w' Y
      DD Sigourney3 V8 L+ L- K+ r
      DD Schroeder
- M4 t9 q4 P' L' P$ q4 A+ ?, W      DD Benham II
  Z+ |# X) Z! n      DD Cushing II  }, Q# e2 m- g' L
      DD Urchin4 Z5 ~! ]$ S/ ^5 J8 p& c
      DD Urania
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$ w" U6 f) z; X" L) a$ I7 q, pSS I-48 is sighted by escort  k( [% ], V  P8 a* e
DD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search
- w4 q5 F- _# {5 R3 L- i6 E, S2 tDD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....3 p( `# u/ X1 A) [4 |; y  P
SS I-48 forced to surface!- s5 M" o. R5 O* o
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
  d! q9 v7 P! y' qDD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....  h& G. N2 {/ r; V
DD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....
, K2 H  L0 \  [8 X0 L8 k1 _; r5 ADD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ....- T& e# ~" Q4 k: m' E  g; Z3 z
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
3 m& @; L# `. O1 w& g9 a  @/ G4 ASub slips beneath the waves
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8 z+ M; i# n  C, q8 V; x# w0 ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft  L7 y! G+ d5 g; T" E( R6 x
      no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
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8 \  n7 X9 d' l2 y! ^' [8 {3 S8 wJapanese Ships! M0 l1 w* d* d) k
      CL Agano. C' v4 I8 r3 U8 {3 g  M; g
      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2
8 m$ N& v5 @' ?      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; Q# I, z" F& b1 c( b# B      DD Hibiki
3 v- ~# p1 ~$ B0 L9 a0 M: ~; k      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1% h- J5 B: n3 N2 \5 h4 h: }+ t- K
      DD Shirakumo
7 S, k, ]0 z0 x) Y* U      DD Isonami
1 |8 U8 B2 n5 B/ V# O3 k8 q0 F; d      DD Murakumo6 r$ ]+ \. a4 F* p5 L
      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
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  U( [# G" }, U$ S% x6 b2 K      BB North Carolina3 R& C9 U+ V  |
      BB Washington
3 b" E) g1 y$ m% ]7 ^9 N6 u      BB South Dakota
  Y7 V( E4 ?: M) u2 A6 C% [      BB Indiana, Shell hits 1: q! d6 g/ l) R9 ^+ u! y& [
      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 24 R2 v0 r8 I4 U6 f7 _, n/ g, [
      BB Alabama, Shell hits 2& J4 M/ w* e! }4 r8 S" l* q" J1 K" ~
      DD Conner
  K" s; P5 X  @2 u6 ^1 ]      DD Cotten
4 ]/ `: u. }( k* I% E      DD Cowell  B. i. o, a/ E' k
      DD Daly- Z" p& v% t5 {" l; j& F
      DD Eaton
# j. d; L' b, D2 m      DD Heywood Edwards
# s  f: c% ]$ _  K      DD Erben
) n( E7 ^: b, f8 e2 B# u4 U      DD Evans
1 {7 A+ ~9 v5 r      DD Foote$ l, U2 n1 y5 v2 Y1 ?% o
      DD Franks
% Z+ [. Z! n# ^0 Q# j/ v4 n, u' D& H      DD Fullam
( m' ?# [' T" X9 V' c( a      DD Gatling, c  I* ^" ^; [! ?
      DD Albert Grant
/ J7 J% E( h6 b1 I* H& m+ a      DD Gregory
& p7 f- }% p1 F$ T+ k* u      DD Guest
& U) J. F- K7 `4 ^! d8 g      DMS Hamilton
6 {0 l! p. R1 J# N* R- y      DMS Forrest+ l. x) U8 j5 D# j" E" }
      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards# B4 @' ^5 U4 j$ k) o4 B' q5 }
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
& h) s. n' e- r9 F( VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
5 |" I! x# k1 r. t8 B, c9 KCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards( C( D- a% T% \6 D6 A5 y7 f
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
% m- E. j# M$ c6 P& {" ^CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
  T" G! z  r7 C( w( r1 t3 LRange closes to 24,000 yards...1 }; K/ X5 `: r& H9 a; P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards1 U. q2 I+ w8 s+ A
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards
1 e5 _2 ]6 l0 h! W* `. y9 B' DRange closes to 22,000 yards...' u& x0 C3 T0 z4 m6 s  J6 z( e% U4 g' B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
9 F) z+ ?% B- z) ]: \CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards4 M7 u. M* g) j) S' c
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
$ M) `9 ?' W" B# G. zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards1 c) p$ L9 e$ h5 C4 m2 U# d/ t6 B. w7 |
Range closes to 18,000 yards.../ C5 @; w2 C$ i/ X( w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards+ T2 i+ ~! Y% v) X' s$ q( v, {
Range closes to 16,000 yards...5 K) L- e. f' D8 L1 [- A
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
, R- C" g4 Y& s3 _5 s9 IRange closes to 14,000 yards...: `" L4 e% t2 @  M  {5 Q
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards  h. o* h* J+ z
Range closes to 12,000 yards...9 g5 j) q8 o) Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
7 G# x3 k8 ^4 _  M2 y2 @' c" ~CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards0 @$ L3 s) @+ u
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
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CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards
# M& ?1 C) H# `* _  KRange closes to 10,000 yards...; ~+ @3 j6 o2 e6 J7 A0 [4 r) z  A6 U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
, I' ]3 R, D% O9 rCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards- N5 M& f& I+ m1 j. y' p& t# ~0 u1 {
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
# ~  S3 ~. K+ B) y1 x2 b' F& |BB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards
4 ^  a" k0 _/ ?* W- x# dBB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards& A) n8 q; m: {: c9 g
CL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards
4 l0 D' m) ]5 I2 L; Q. \BB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
2 L9 r- z* m2 ^BB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
7 k: N1 t" Z* o# ~, X' N4 VDD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards
$ C/ e, y: V; u% iDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards- T+ h+ x: b4 [5 U; `3 u. h8 q0 K" W
BB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards
2 @* C9 X8 Y! P0 cDD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards+ y+ a7 o0 h. H- t
DD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards' A1 s' \2 ]) S) t! Q7 ?0 |
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards2 k, ^) A! B5 b: w4 e9 d% [% {  {
Range increases to 11,000 yards
6 X' z, e, R7 R9 F! ZCL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
$ g7 w- T; W/ i5 ~- _7 iBB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards2 x& c9 g/ j  O, r$ ]& n
CL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards" u! o$ O0 o0 ?
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards
  `* V1 q, d: B! v* g# HCL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards+ T3 w1 f  {9 L1 E
DD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards
0 x; k  Q4 U# |CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
4 o0 M3 @! q9 i  Q) \- rBB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards
) K, G- N$ k' i/ b: d# GDD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
9 g; q8 R& l5 m* z5 t7 qDD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards7 l9 Z2 `. Z$ s: n% n% I5 d1 b
DD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
+ w+ t! c7 ]9 ]" J! BDD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards
! w  i/ @- w% P( k, d$ ZDD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards' Z. Z- P; r" i5 F: q$ Z
DD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards
  f, G+ b- x9 {& m2 f% `Range closes to 10,000 yards
8 @$ ?1 T) j/ t) tCL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards# N4 B: y6 y8 u
CL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
; `; X* }7 u1 r2 ^) WDD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards, `/ x0 q  C! B' O- u2 v
DD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards5 X( U$ k$ H- U- K( i
DD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards- V4 |2 |1 J% j# O  K
DD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
. _5 E& v5 P. K# QDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
! ^7 _+ J& Y* i8 RCL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards" C' ]! ^& Q' O) L' I3 R7 z8 C6 A
CL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards  q6 q' o' k2 J$ ]
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards' A$ p; M9 v* {' T$ q/ I6 d* C
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
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( O0 Q2 A# g( k0 p5 bNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards
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5 P3 A8 [& s$ }! }3 r' x) O2 E  G      DD Hikokaze# e; \$ ~2 r4 b3 b
      DD Ishikaze
' F  `: F: e, ^( Y. L4 l      DD Tagokaze
1 a: [! ?" t0 a) a, a* Y) k. e      DD Takatakaze( z9 a. o* I- `2 U% C6 ]- g
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# J) E% b5 L0 b( @; M      BB North Carolina. _8 A% A6 U# b# n" ^0 i4 ]/ v% Q
      BB Washington, C3 i& ?( Y$ Y, I
      BB South Dakota
3 A/ c; o# E% X; t      BB Indiana
9 A$ K: q' {" [0 e0 B      BB Massachusetts  K, [" D; x1 a5 m2 b" y7 R
      BB Alabama
1 u" l  U% G* P1 a& v1 w* `6 u      DD Conner
. h2 Z2 a3 A7 P' ^      DD Cotten% Y# h9 _( V) q0 u! p$ V' m+ V
      DD Cowell4 g- W) g: S% z: P% H
      DD Daly
+ e0 ]3 Z9 j  J8 ]/ V8 \      DD Eaton3 l# x/ y+ t1 m( u- \
      DD Heywood Edwards
  J6 _. \9 x5 G1 e8 y. B. j* y/ C      DD Erben/ f$ v' [+ _( q  u) ?7 P
      DD Evans3 y4 R7 p' d+ [- b( v# V$ ?! ~; I
      DD Foote# D' q/ `9 b. u# s7 W, H
      DD Franks5 v6 M3 N' \/ I# Q
      DD Fullam
3 U, b/ f! l& D0 k, P( S      DD Gatling
* r, J0 t0 r+ L" P      DD Albert Grant
: Z3 K7 q" h9 X2 E2 u      DD Gregory
  F( W/ U9 m4 m4 ^. E0 ]( `      DD Guest
) [8 W: P) d" v      DMS Hamilton
: E# d6 q8 [( Y      DMS Forrest
3 }, j1 S3 \0 @8 r0 N: |* n! R      DMS Ellyson
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Range closes to 28,000 yards...$ s9 G7 J4 B% S8 e; I# B
Range closes to 26,000 yards...* d' t) e! c" u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards3 r) ?2 z" e& f% i! l2 D
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards9 W' j* H4 G9 P, n$ ?5 k
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
- r3 o0 `  B9 c: jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards) s# O& A+ S& Z  G  R
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
* }& g, U' G; T0 S! m, X8 x5 @Range closes to 20,000 yards...' V, y) k" A% |4 H9 e% \% @& l. \
Range closes to 18,000 yards...9 B4 f6 |, _/ A
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards1 t" P, L2 J+ K+ |3 |) R
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
3 U. z% z8 ?$ rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards* U' a. {8 a/ X8 d" @8 K+ W
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards# P+ ?$ U+ }- j9 a7 r; B! j% {: }; O
Range closes to 14,000 yards...  V& {% V& F* U: R9 ]/ I
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
4 @- c5 c! g0 pCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards6 k5 C2 ]* g# S
Range closes to 12,000 yards...( b" S6 c8 s9 W- F# z7 X3 {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards! ]! X' J( b8 \( N6 Y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards* h7 r6 \8 G) S; I& u  v# R0 A
Range closes to 11,000 yards...+ @5 g6 a  w5 y& r
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards9 J* I  X' E) j, H( l/ w
Range closes to 10,000 yards...( J# T+ R! ]1 E( Q0 q+ o0 c
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
: N' t' T: V  lJapanese TF attempts to evade combat0 q% J) o* ?# y4 ~& r
Range increases to 15,000 yards...# I4 X+ D$ y: a
Range increases to 20,000 yards...& L9 H; Z2 S( p* P: b2 i7 }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards2 e- [; G+ a5 n: |2 O0 M
Range increases to 25,000 yards...
3 D* y# @  l; c4 ^0 b/ uRange increases to 30,000 yards...
3 H* {9 i* }% `Range increases to 30,000 yards...# Y! I2 ^9 D& M2 U9 N
Japanese Surface Combat TF evades combat- B' ]0 T! y) X/ c1 N3 u

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* Y; P3 A! v/ z& v' T7 cJapanese Ships4 d8 L4 N3 e' @8 _+ `4 }
      APD T-1
; s! c2 j0 {0 {  {      APD T-2, Shell hits 2" Y  ^6 A2 V6 ^: V# q
      APD T-3, Shell hits 1* A& |" b- J3 G3 m! T( s- J. P
      APD T-4
! H( u2 X, [- v( y% D      APD T-53 c% s+ C) l6 j$ b! [6 X
      APD T-68 X4 z( K) M+ ~9 l
      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk  ]3 i/ \6 T1 {+ e6 ]6 t+ y
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire
: U  A2 L  `: N. x      APD T-9
3 ^. M2 }& @' s2 P      APD T-10
1 e3 ~5 C. q0 e' R/ R* Q  y3 ~      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire
- Z* B9 I* d" P% _      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage. L; u: j# @: p' e+ o
      APD T-13, Shell hits 1" @# g- q. x/ \4 I6 [
      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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( i' s2 Z& F& w" AAllied Ships; w8 k2 S0 W: F- z9 Q$ [9 V
      BB North Carolina
2 G5 D) m5 q) B0 y7 q8 N2 k. x      BB Washington
- O" z, k$ Q% ^, E: q1 X+ ?      BB South Dakota
/ h  w! U0 B# _* c2 \+ _. H      BB Indiana
0 {, ^2 B: M) u5 ?, B) _      BB Massachusetts$ x. I8 k8 R  g" Q' d, ^) {
      BB Alabama
- E  g# k+ ?9 _* [2 @      DD Conner
; r# l) ~% a: S      DD Cotten
. _6 v8 M3 F0 C1 K, V2 ]      DD Cowell
6 A7 E9 v" j+ c; {7 t      DD Daly
# I$ k* a6 |. |  M; S7 b4 X3 ?      DD Eaton. @( u+ T4 Y0 K! `3 _
      DD Heywood Edwards. {9 j! n. R/ c! a# m8 k" ^1 r
      DD Erben$ q5 h9 f( e8 G# Z0 Q2 z/ }& C. Y
      DD Evans
+ h& _& R! F& M* R: _      DD Foote8 W  v: L4 r/ ~
      DD Franks
% y7 R6 _  k" _1 z6 v      DD Fullam, C) y5 N' j( L% K! R% F
      DD Gatling! v6 B* A0 u( |7 K' H4 \+ f1 h
      DD Albert Grant
% ?: t! w7 {6 Y# n      DD Gregory! F5 u* |: l/ E! y
      DD Guest: ?4 t! f( Z9 C$ w0 `  ^' n" s$ E2 a3 W
      DMS Hamilton9 g, h  C3 A: Q
      DMS Forrest5 K; {& _& |# U4 v5 k
      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
/ p1 I* v* k0 e7 f/ DRange closes to 28,000 yards...
. W( v: ]0 p- k" z8 P) j; cRange closes to 26,000 yards...
  ]+ Z8 @: l% q$ OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
4 y* F1 [* f$ O( [6 g2 G. wRange closes to 24,000 yards...8 ^7 s/ ^0 Z$ a2 _* ]) i2 {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards% N4 p, X3 ]' T1 `8 u  b; P
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
/ m! \3 h- d8 J- U- z% m: L6 q/ ^' RCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards! Q. S- }. B; j$ c, S+ v! ^
Range closes to 20,000 yards...& i5 n% A$ H0 N/ V
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
8 r) X9 A* h5 v( x1 ^Range closes to 18,000 yards...
1 x, i3 E& O) M# mCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards/ Y" X/ w' [& e2 T. g/ x5 [/ P3 \
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
( w' E  L" Y1 ^5 x8 u0 F  UCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards- b1 E: O! J+ r4 ~- P
Range closes to 14,000 yards...' n6 Z& D2 }5 T( @9 g
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards. f! K# D6 ~7 T, H
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
- Q. _% {2 s* C' g- ~CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards* z  W5 G0 r/ u7 }: n$ h7 F, u* p
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
" s; j; J% p! oCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
/ R) _9 A  C' x9 w6 X8 y: SRange closes to 10,000 yards...( w$ Q1 ~$ l8 `4 ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
# |+ x* [* R6 tRange closes to 9,000 yards...
$ e6 F; ^& l' r  `* ?3 RBB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
8 Z* t/ F( [4 `+ D% Q. H2 OBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
% D* S' ]& E* G: B7 Y4 uBB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards+ U9 V! _; Q+ X7 b0 z" d
DD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
! Y: V- N5 u* R1 \DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
4 k( h+ f1 I' ~, V$ zDD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
, w9 O+ ~  B5 f# xAPD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards
& o: v8 {% \7 D# L5 @; RBB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
# {  S7 q. u/ N# ?+ q8 V9 hBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
6 }2 _/ L1 r4 H# D7 x5 O+ |DD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
5 z. o; F9 ~8 i  A" uDD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
! H5 G& d# v! D" M  R& G6 E7 [BB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards9 n; f% l6 }0 j# T( ]
DD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards; ]$ s* H% J, q3 m1 B% E
DD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
! E- f4 m, I6 g+ m( G/ D% P/ F  sAPD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards
7 c5 x' F) _! y) |' rDD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards* j2 w/ C' H1 |
DD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
/ k! Y# q7 a! {4 C* p# \2 ~: }4 oDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards" P2 n' q% T+ j3 F& q
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
; |* X: ^, Z7 H/ {6 J9 D; DDMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
1 ^* V5 U3 X. \# F+ b# Z9 iRange increases to 10,000 yards9 N! o2 `' `. ~- |" g
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
5 e; D/ y2 W7 S8 q2 l8 eBB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards6 u4 U) _) P) K" a* {- L9 T
BB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
  ^6 {' X' k. X) l" _# eDMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards# P7 F. k( {: |- [
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards6 F: h0 n% ]1 ]( |6 U  [
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
* m$ {, `& X; I$ \+ cAPD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards$ ^! _: j# Y2 g* P# R
DD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards5 v4 M( d. I% H% j1 H/ [6 N9 W" a
DD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards- E! i2 n/ G' S0 c8 i
DD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
2 l, L) n& P1 X& Y, sDD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
* P' Z7 j( h. oDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards9 ^0 m! ^( X( ~  d( Q- m0 @
DD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards' x1 z6 L% m5 F; L
DD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
4 i* C: U( U( n5 u! Y% g; q2 ^DD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards! O0 r8 y0 Z9 \7 C+ I3 E
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards. P) P) M  n8 C" {; G
Range increases to 11,000 yards
1 Z4 m/ u$ y% |- A3 S, eAPD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
" X; |8 ~' `- Q: U4 B! ~9 UAPD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
# {" j% h# T3 v% mDMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards- g  x+ v+ A. f( H8 c& ^4 D- p
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards
; {4 S7 \5 ]4 s. l9 RBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
6 t' u" y- Y, }2 pAPD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards2 @( C# \7 ?5 \6 u9 |) m
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards
% M3 ~* S- u/ n: I3 V, F$ j9 oDMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards
" W) T9 c2 S' }) ODD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards% x4 U+ v" u+ ~2 ]$ S% t
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards; T: R0 p& a! F* ~# ?
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
1 x& m% c0 ^/ _! P6 e; OAPD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards
: g2 F7 [8 D% [5 XRange closes to 10,000 yards) f  n( p, o0 l2 o% o5 f% q
BB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards4 F! b% J+ z" R* _. y! V
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
1 H1 u' J" A) r! UBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards9 a* u! t' u1 v+ _  O% E2 n' }
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards
( D; w4 N1 E& p, @+ ^& `DD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
" N* }* q+ [8 aDD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards5 e1 F  C5 ^. T$ k
DD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
, c4 U0 [$ x; Y) w: RDD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards. O7 B9 {2 m5 `0 l( N! V1 q
DMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
% z$ J/ g* v+ eDD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards2 }+ R7 A2 \2 [2 n6 A. r
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
: q3 E2 v6 c% c9 Q7 v+ _DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards$ @7 q' y( ]' X2 [6 b
DD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards* f# j$ f; X; f- i1 ]& t
Range closes to 8,000 yards+ F+ X! @9 a& s) ~3 D' i5 U
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards# n3 O  M7 @6 p. r
BB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards" W* f' v+ [6 r! _4 m
APD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards1 k. R2 ?2 i7 M( h
BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards/ b3 P: Q: U0 N
APD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards
; N' b& O" G/ jJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape( g, O8 x; g7 H9 B' e. I1 f
Task forces break off...
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+ p3 h# H: q% o8 VNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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: \* B& A! W3 CJapanese Ships
& _6 @5 B- x+ z. n) M! w      APD T-1, Shell hits 18 o) [- A; a8 v* j
      APD T-2* e+ a7 {7 n  r* v; I
      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
/ d5 h0 L* R- G, }' B( n  L! \      APD T-4, Shell hits 19 [% F8 E. B# ]" F
      APD T-5
! Y6 r+ r/ L+ }) V8 N* F0 }: m      APD T-64 ]# y0 i9 v. Z5 Y. g
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
" U' `' j3 u, ^/ N      APD T-9, Shell hits 1
9 m& j  l* w* i. b- o0 @( U  p      APD T-10
$ {( R' P& G$ y  a& J, @      APD T-11,  on fire1 I( `1 P- n9 k, f
      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk. ^$ B( {' S% u1 L. B! r
      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
8 p" m" ]* N- C! j- O9 n      APD T-14, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
& o$ R/ t4 f: a; e      CA Portland2 c1 I) E  g( Z3 v9 I% z
      CA Northampton
8 _% o( b0 f& R, [' M# o! b0 [  l      CA Chester
. Q: f  [. o  Q4 z" a& U      CA Louisville
' t% H" X& A! s  F. i      CA Chicago; k" \/ ?1 |' f
      CA Astoria
! T) A6 \' F- d4 `! U" E      CA Minneapolis
9 Q" l4 T: c: y% _: ~* M' ]      CA San Francisco
; a- Y) j+ L& E      CA Quincy0 y% G% x8 P* @" z3 l6 x8 h/ Y
      CA Vincennes
! e3 E' v+ C7 D  B      CA Wichita' f4 A8 B: I9 l: C2 b# K1 a! O
      DD Bennett
1 ?4 ~9 f9 M) t* W9 o: L; v      DD Bradford
4 y0 m- a! h' H- Z) G9 h      DD Braine" J( s0 \/ n- W% C
      DD Brownson
- w2 H% v& t5 B0 \6 c" k" J      DD Bryant' F9 M0 m: T) I' T$ P, d1 M
      DD Bullard
1 B4 k, Y2 I% w- t      DD Burns
. i: q' i6 k" u1 A& t, ]      DD Callaghan) I3 Z" ]7 E, ?8 \. h1 e0 b
      DD Caperton' M  Z; Y7 K  c: \/ {$ k" _$ F
      DD Capps
2 V: S/ N, B  C/ H' {6 o1 }& b      DMS Emmons
3 \" c) ?! @# H8 e# Y/ X/ I      DMS Macomb+ y$ k  W3 u9 R0 X% e
      DMS Rodman
, D$ E$ X, H2 a6 g+ Q9 Y. Y      DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
7 j: O! E: X" [6 n- j4 p* cRange closes to 28,000 yards...
7 v* R5 e7 _: `0 a( ?" M, BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards2 |  w: Q! k, }5 x5 N+ T! W6 k
Range closes to 26,000 yards...4 Z7 n$ i+ X2 s: _; \1 B! Z. t! f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards+ U+ y$ x1 l) p9 G* V
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
# W" u, k% s+ _* [6 o6 FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
' }% d/ c/ V9 @8 V& v( X' BRange closes to 22,000 yards...
6 P& B+ N! s+ ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
3 y' C  w; q3 _Range closes to 20,000 yards...4 y# G; F- S3 P6 e1 s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards% {1 [, i& d( m  S8 Q" e; d( R+ r
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
8 Q0 S2 \1 l- Z, G- r- Y6 d+ YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards1 d% R8 e+ e" U" s$ j+ D* u
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
4 _% o, v' I! ~$ A  NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
$ _- Z3 S, V  Q2 iRange closes to 14,000 yards...- x; K" h  S4 v( G
Range closes to 12,000 yards...! P0 l% }8 `/ _3 U0 a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
/ P! ~! `4 r5 h: CRange closes to 11,000 yards...
' J7 |* x- D  s; J0 gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
2 O5 L0 m9 e3 `, v3 vRange closes to 10,000 yards...
# }5 D# q+ D; [2 G; ?# Z/ a: t9 SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards7 a  D: d: n4 _' I4 [" E9 j
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
- F( Z0 T3 L7 [% f, ADD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
; |! z0 A) h3 d: {* HRange increases to 11,000 yards" C9 T6 ~3 V! ^. ~+ t0 \
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
9 m& R5 |$ B. t  zCA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
9 T4 r% F* O) v7 j" `1 i( UCA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
( _1 w. f/ s3 a/ N/ F+ J0 L3 jCA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards
, l( v4 C$ Z8 q# i' i$ }2 a& uCA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards# `/ A, ], i; h, t
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards& O. K& s1 Y* C
CA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards* ~5 L& I0 ?- P, ~9 V3 U9 o/ M
CA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
! r2 S0 p* |8 i; h& xCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards
& e- V+ W/ e, ^- L, o% fCA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards# c& U' V. c9 c# O4 [8 X/ I
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards0 _: U3 u2 r# P5 n9 r3 o5 `- y( Y
DD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
8 [- ~1 ~  b( P' KDD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards& J# t; s% ~3 L" z
DD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards4 P5 G8 f3 E2 v, k
DD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
0 j) U: x: Y7 F! XAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards% R8 ^- ~' h; ~: X
APD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards
! L* s$ e5 g6 q! g1 N" Q4 |Range closes to 10,000 yards
7 F; B& a% ?) ~% |4 T7 n, ^8 pDMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards( t; M! I1 n5 U% R, T6 \* g( P# Z
CA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
# y* z, z$ ~% P- ~: wCA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards* @! c8 |. z( w0 l5 ^. D* h5 s: M
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
. k' M4 r' H, j* DCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards6 w5 M# [" L+ ~8 |: T
APD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards" H/ O9 e- h" T
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
# |. H% B0 O& e0 GRange closes to 9,000 yards8 W4 B2 ^! p' ~$ A$ A" d
APD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards9 h2 v5 a  L( J# P% s8 r
DMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards# J( r  Z9 |) Y& Y
CA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
" @6 X; P( [$ W2 ~8 J0 kCA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards: F) [( r+ c/ G4 R2 x& x
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards! g1 q3 V9 A: H, L
DD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards% l. d; G6 z9 Y  m( w
DD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
' _# v) g% H  V& z$ R4 vRange increases to 10,000 yards
% D  ~# Q2 G* u/ I$ ~7 D9 c2 j" _6 ]APD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards
) s, {% s: f9 J8 e" {' N9 z4 wCA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
$ f# w# E9 E9 Z8 b( X% T! CDMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
+ q# q/ }1 v! x4 sCA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
( x2 \! f- ^- M: a* ^CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards1 E- I- Q% Q  M& F' L
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape/ A, M) g. q/ d& L: ]- L
Task forces break off...0 E1 q& G8 A( h8 m( R

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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( L$ N. R7 `, n+ e' ^2 x3 l5 Q/ V! J# sJapanese Ships" r/ O4 Q* t& @; T" {
      APD T-1
4 V$ P" c5 v% j; A5 ]      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire& R7 b# z7 Y& J' C& Y0 D) a+ r
      APD T-3
- Z; g, [$ t: V9 n  `. m- j( X4 q" S: Q      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk2 X% z7 _) P! z% n& E
      APD T-5
7 w. `0 D, V- C      APD T-6* Q0 D3 I/ ~9 z) e! a: }
      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
( X/ R: _5 V( U; S      APD T-9& P: ]3 G4 {! U+ f  h5 X
      APD T-10
" G+ A; o( n. n! m: d      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire
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Allied Ships
7 A) P0 i  v/ D0 r  f      CA Portland( h2 \: |$ C3 N1 i" j* P
      CA Northampton, Shell hits 1% p4 V9 L, m% A
      CA Chester2 }: b+ X# ^; H5 ^+ R% F4 i$ s
      CA Louisville3 S* N' K$ w. I  ^
      CA Chicago: L* l/ q. L1 @' p* c+ z* }
      CA Astoria( G9 o5 w8 `$ S0 e0 O. t
      CA Minneapolis
0 E2 S" J. T$ g& u6 R+ N      CA San Francisco
# T, ^$ q1 d* @- i$ j2 o( I      CA Quincy+ g! x( P- z, n  t. d
      CA Vincennes
2 ^" \( N+ W/ h3 K8 |+ i1 a" F      CA Wichita* _5 O& ?* {! {: `7 N4 i+ M
      DD Bennett
, a- q+ }7 E: L9 B/ ], q$ g6 H. w      DD Bradford
  F% l9 G5 F! y, q      DD Braine
1 b0 b* C  A- ?% \  h" T      DD Brownson
* E4 t& s3 D; D: s0 `0 f  m7 ?      DD Bryant& i) @  N  c& X
      DD Bullard. |. ?' b! ]$ [3 \: m, z$ J
      DD Burns) u* C% E+ G! Y8 o3 w6 h9 t
      DD Callaghan
7 _3 l3 m! G3 ^      DD Caperton: d3 c5 U  d& m, c. B. S5 I
      DD Capps* ~; Q; Y* H6 [# c# I0 t
      DMS Emmons0 |3 [$ i+ A$ y6 W& E1 d
      DMS Macomb
# c- e: r7 S4 s" h/ l# y      DMS Rodman( C7 W, b8 d- K/ L/ a! u% g; u
      DMS Gherardi5 S4 M% z$ T) f8 h* V
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/ @# b  s0 w0 A, @2 a4 a9 }Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
1 V3 P' a1 D) z8 G- p6 G$ URange closes to 28,000 yards...( B) W9 L, M0 {' O5 L1 ~# B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards, X7 R+ H! M0 E/ x. I
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
1 D" q0 h# K1 o% z0 z# ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards- W- a- u, G; R2 d  l- t
Range closes to 24,000 yards...9 Y+ b4 J$ z7 e0 i3 g- [% f. O
Range closes to 22,000 yards...' C2 @% ?0 I1 K/ ?, r6 i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards& Z" y; I( n2 M4 Y9 J5 ], H+ a
Range closes to 20,000 yards...$ x) d  {! P6 k+ V7 [
Range closes to 18,000 yards...! b! p, o3 o0 u/ i( ~. X& z0 r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
9 U4 [) j& [  O- _Range closes to 16,000 yards...
: A/ Q* w' F/ KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
3 f# W1 w# T, J, J, ^6 h( ]: |Range closes to 14,000 yards...
1 S4 G; A& T: G8 M2 kCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards/ z+ R" T( V' {. Y& z6 c' v
Range closes to 12,000 yards...! P, g8 e: i- g: O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
& ~+ ?. e+ y! V8 JRange closes to 11,000 yards...& M8 i  v' o% `6 u+ K. y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
! T' Z9 ~# V  @, L4 ]. r6 SRange closes to 10,000 yards...' [5 Y( V2 a. {* ~. w$ `
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
0 e1 C2 B* _0 o7 sCA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
% x  V8 Y4 ^7 \CA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
3 {) Y0 }2 `/ G* P. S' z5 cDD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards! @' s# H0 ?/ p' }
Range increases to 12,000 yards
8 X2 D# {3 F  r* h$ qCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards7 b& v1 b4 m) o4 N
CA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards( e& N0 |6 a" B& \
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
+ z) e! A& |# ~' ]6 ICA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards: s3 ?; D2 f# o  \, ]
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards+ O& K' ^: M+ e6 \$ c5 p" L# l
CA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards  f, `0 o8 S% N. @( W
DD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
, [# G# q8 ?4 c1 |* G8 p+ kDD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
7 x3 p1 a# r' zDD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards1 u0 G, C! s/ O, V1 p
DD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards6 J6 [7 L) d8 c; c( d
DMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards) J* l$ H, p; g* d; S/ j; A5 X
APD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards
- ~9 ?3 O# `" U% ZRange closes to 9,000 yards: V0 D6 K7 ~8 F  I
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
% H1 A$ y. _/ C# S8 rAPD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards% t1 O5 `/ @% U$ T- Z7 _
CA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards5 U& H6 R( ]/ v
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards( s+ A0 A: ]" I9 l8 U+ |
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
& r$ |6 h3 {9 W3 `8 f5 a2 R, [CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
- p  \" u  }: a! r8 MAPD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards2 L7 I/ R" i! D0 c- ?: E0 {. x+ l0 a
DD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards' J# I+ Z8 M8 ~2 N6 s* i& g; o
Range closes to 7,000 yards$ ~+ I$ a& k7 I& M8 l+ }/ {: K
CA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
: U0 Q3 _% o/ B. @% t% e4 N* x/ bAPD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards( t( W; e! ?- p& Y# D# @! ^6 s$ i' z* Q
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards8 H1 C! E& j; M
CA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards
' z) ]( l2 _) K  m/ M# v& j7 ~CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards5 v% x; J5 C3 L! f* q/ b9 @$ d- U
APD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
0 c7 R, N" G" kCA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
& B7 B5 T; i* f' h( D1 I: P5 PCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards1 |) Q' l* m' s9 W* d3 R" y
CA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
5 b* V1 |8 b; w2 _/ h0 aDD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards
  b0 |9 |" c" VDMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards9 I1 k) U# s4 v2 Q  g+ W2 s" N
Range increases to 10,000 yards
2 ]( B0 z1 d8 i5 \% Y3 \  c# [1 M! cDMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards3 S$ _  k; o# z! g8 f* x5 m
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
  h7 l9 V' J  t- d. f/ JJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
& I4 g. Q, ~) l+ U  _Task forces break off...5 B/ K$ z- r  P( l3 q+ c

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
2 |9 Q% ^( F+ \1 A! c( k0 i      APD T-1
2 Y& ^1 m4 R  G: C# C+ D7 Z      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
/ v9 l. |) W" |0 C      APD T-3
% p) A. ?( w2 i& B      APD T-5& \8 f: b6 I8 a- m/ Z6 V
      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( m  B0 g7 b& |% S9 _+ B
      APD T-9* G7 F! v- h" t( H7 t
      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
4 b* u# l; c) j      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
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Allied Ships$ E& S( l7 e# X' p% T9 P
      CL Swiftsure' X0 v5 e! Y$ j; g/ |- x+ t
      CL St. Louis
: b" v3 i4 r, q& z      CL Phoenix
" U/ A2 v  t: B& [6 S      CL Cleveland6 }- e8 y* j& `1 |; s: Y
      CL Montpelier9 W5 P3 b  |' ?
      CL Denver
3 v" ^& q5 D& q3 B- _" }+ ]* c      CL Santa Fe
$ y! z0 L4 a1 }- O      CL Birmingham
" }  N' d% J# P/ [! w" G      CL Mobile
  g; Q2 D: l* G7 k, L/ |, P      CL Biloxi
, E) T' B/ E: w5 Y      CL Miami
5 ]- s6 B6 E+ G; s3 V, v: |8 c      CL Pasadena
1 Q/ A& }: [$ E3 z% R7 I      DD Allen M. Sumner
8 U& T% H$ U6 g& O6 a2 w% R      DD Ault
8 ?2 H" N( g9 G6 S  o$ `2 y      DD English0 n- C+ M  O9 {$ d5 O, U6 \4 Q
      DD Haynsworth
" f0 G, g3 t% E% [- G' z% S4 Z+ J      DD Maddox
* [- f2 n" [# ~; o# ?0 f1 M7 q      DD Mansfield
) B) f3 L. C5 S& [      DD Waldron, c, |9 J) Q* D0 S; Y$ H# E5 [
      DD Haggard
% T4 V6 j! l, |* Z. H9 c9 q7 _      DD Hailey0 H1 n5 I& V, P- \& |; x& n
      DD Hale4 v- E% x# U. H3 h2 b% {
      CL Vincennes II2 D. v" {7 K, l* ]) w, \* g5 j! e/ Z" ~
      CL Houston II
8 w) e* ?$ P% N9 _0 u, T$ T      CL Astoria II
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards+ o7 E) I3 y2 W) w  M6 ]% ~7 _3 h
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
$ ^( G2 S5 Z6 |% j$ S; f( a( f" dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
( Q" e, K( _# Q" BRange closes to 26,000 yards...
* j+ l% _6 S+ x! D2 rRange closes to 24,000 yards...7 h. i! A1 c0 T. L$ S9 Y8 f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards0 u8 u6 s7 G4 b" R
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
: I) L( G, Y% f; ?/ w1 A* RRange closes to 20,000 yards...
- _; W- W& e( P& ?  X+ G: QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards! @- O- g# w* \6 ?9 [. Z
Range closes to 18,000 yards..., D# B2 A4 g0 q- \0 Q/ [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards5 b3 ^9 V( U! H1 @
Range closes to 16,000 yards...: R% _. W9 |0 m4 m3 \
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
' A+ n2 C+ n+ A& M" o9 ?+ i- W2 U  YRange closes to 14,000 yards...! B: {/ }" h" J. X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards$ U! {& d- a5 ^* O$ B; X
Range closes to 12,000 yards...- a: t% Y* C8 y8 u' c0 U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards& P+ O2 k3 v- C
Range closes to 11,000 yards...1 W. x3 u6 X( z8 @4 n3 L; a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards$ z  w, y( _( e# H
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
+ M/ E4 _: c. MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
2 ]/ m$ G$ {$ o( k1 iWyatt, B. crosses the 'T'# x6 K" z8 N8 z( Q8 w
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
; \2 v' F! G+ ^" k1 kCL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
# S5 s% h% ?  JCL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards" N1 _% _: ~6 c' O
CL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
0 m. f) l- p! {DD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
6 f' A) ]* y5 ADD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
0 g7 A. C$ ^+ C. ?! ^/ PDD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
( F9 R0 l. r: U  d( _* j, j% {* d- _DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards! I' w5 _9 h8 @9 B7 s$ p
Range increases to 11,000 yards* G2 ~7 x# T- v+ _
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
+ ~) f9 l% n$ u0 {CL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards/ u/ D! i  `4 Z8 K; b5 W
CL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards' E; M0 Q/ _: S9 W6 e/ p
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
: O* q+ h9 d* `1 [CL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards. o& [# \: R& i" [6 {
CL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards8 Y7 i3 Y  {- \) k* o
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards+ T% s" P6 C( Q8 K) J9 ?. S; k
DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
  N2 e0 B6 e+ z7 bRange closes to 8,000 yards3 k6 D( |! O$ ^. w
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards% t7 s9 a/ m3 N0 {
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards) }+ _3 U' ?$ `" ~
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards1 X5 }9 I: m; G" P% }
APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards1 Q: a* }) T, e) L! [9 R
DD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
) T& _- @( `& l' j) A8 pRange closes to 7,000 yards' o* E. Q* [6 L% `  x- p+ r
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
- P+ K. v- D1 {# cCL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards! n2 l  X  m. u# }% R
CL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
5 Z6 |" W  k0 m* q0 u! ACL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
# N' W2 t7 ?5 U# ~CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards8 N. [! X6 V0 n# j+ i0 M
CL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards" L( B& v, z, T. x& w6 ^
CL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
1 U6 E: ]% G1 c: a$ O5 \/ _CL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
  u- _" g* _8 }5 @* W. U* HDD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards5 L9 c3 Z" M% g2 W' M" @, _7 v6 J9 a
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards
, V" w( t4 g# G1 RAPD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards: A. e4 `: v; i5 U# e4 B5 D
DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
, N1 L* A0 g" N# P- e) ORange increases to 8,000 yards
; W' U6 g1 [& J/ i- fCL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards  B/ \. S# d* L' n* k3 B
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards; R2 i* B3 Y; k4 `3 U! q
CL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards
+ n) Y" Y' N/ l8 J' ]7 |Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape+ c. ?# b4 U1 X: o  d
Task forces break off...
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1 d7 `- ]5 f# ^5 |% Q' c2 p, I3 lNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 8,000 Yards
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7 w( j. e9 q. D' Q$ hJapanese Ships2 n9 p8 `) [5 H0 N: Z8 l
      APD T-1& g1 P5 {2 ?$ R+ }! [
      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
$ k6 {' `6 o9 }2 P- M2 f5 M      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk7 V/ N! l2 W4 k, f- k! E
      APD T-5- y% A9 S# P6 ~6 b' M6 S
      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
" b5 I/ o- I' S+ ^, ]& S      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk) J# t0 D5 N( F7 B" x
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Allied Ships! X: P& H9 C( I4 G+ T, g" V
      CA Portland$ h& A3 ]5 Y/ S1 E5 U3 m  z3 U
      CA Northampton
. _* g. C" w3 n5 b      CA Chester
( J: ?7 }& `: ^# b: x      CA Louisville
, T0 w* P) d$ D! G6 [      CA Chicago
% |  {! t' `9 e: F% C; F& x      CA Astoria
. r* ]9 H( s& s) l      CA Minneapolis
3 \$ o- G* _, e/ w; W      CA San Francisco" c" A# T1 |7 D# D  u! G, h
      CA Quincy
& O& B+ r9 H9 M      CA Vincennes
: B# k' d; T# r      CA Wichita
2 W6 Y" w2 p! a  y' w) d      DD Bennett
' q: C; R6 [5 F4 q& o/ G      DD Bradford
$ k& J& V" l3 F      DD Braine
' A3 Q1 @. p8 ?, g* Q      DD Brownson5 l: Y: N  a& r/ n6 U" }3 q5 O
      DD Bryant  f5 H% |3 C- N2 k# f9 R* g* k
      DD Bullard* J3 B3 x. ~. i1 ?, u8 ~7 e8 W
      DD Burns
2 }7 `/ a# }' f9 Q, x. {: @      DD Callaghan
5 H/ v" O5 s5 K      DD Caperton
4 O5 S% N% m; f      DD Capps
. t4 A! g% Y1 b  S, l      DMS Emmons
5 M( E0 t4 w; [& l9 M, Y. f      DMS Macomb
$ m+ p2 L% B2 [! K- f      DMS Rodman
! A; H- F0 m' E' O+ K( l) S      DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
8 F4 w0 f. n1 O3 W0 x3 ~) O; CRange closes to 28,000 yards.../ W. @7 }) }1 z- g0 ^: F0 l8 p; ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
1 f3 X  ^% ]6 r: V7 D% M/ ]Range closes to 26,000 yards...+ a# M( a' @% B) b: X5 K
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
7 e* Q0 E. \5 T3 iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards# Q( \. w4 P/ x) d7 m
Range closes to 22,000 yards..." r- M* J% Z1 y( J5 G
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
. Z% ?: H' `, C4 X) Z. iRange closes to 20,000 yards...* b1 ^1 Q6 f9 O- @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
  F$ `  n9 _; J5 xRange closes to 18,000 yards...
8 X% u2 V5 O$ b& ?2 _1 KRange closes to 16,000 yards...8 m' W! r3 j/ f7 I
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards, |4 b) f& m8 d* W- [
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
7 X% }! V8 }0 N0 V1 F# G9 NRange closes to 12,000 yards...4 l( n, h$ e  q( A  M# N
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
1 Z- _' U2 E$ E: C6 Q6 xRange closes to 10,000 yards...
# k" E6 D* k& G- |Range closes to 9,000 yards..., ~5 }) ~' r4 B2 o+ |
Range closes to 8,000 yards...' h& ^/ o# v5 ~9 m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards- [2 j8 G& X; x8 R. s3 V" O3 j( |( g
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
5 ]1 v2 A( G6 x, uCA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
$ W# g. ?: X4 _8 h! @8 n: wCA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
/ B0 n) f" F( U; j5 M4 b8 }DD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards* d; i) t1 f/ u) g+ \0 ]
APD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards, V, f& j2 o# Q
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
% \/ d* x7 F, FCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards" ^" h% V3 J) a1 n3 z6 _$ m
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards. i' |/ v! w8 N# z6 V9 U) [8 `
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
4 `  \: P) i4 GCA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards. X8 P) V/ ]3 _  o( \9 @9 P1 ]
APD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards3 s- O/ G. O, v- @3 [
DD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards$ ^& p& }4 ^1 B  L
Range closes to 5,000 yards4 B% v6 k+ x6 y
DD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113 * A( L! N) s: _$ V% \' @; W9 g7 b( `& v
APD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards
# n! L! J2 |" |; d% PCA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards; |9 b3 X$ \" s7 C5 d7 e
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards# g8 D' a3 u, p/ w" Q4 V' p
DD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards
( z3 W1 r/ t0 W: U1 TRange closes to 2,000 yards( _6 _% ~! U6 u0 f& J# ]9 A4 b
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
5 l6 \3 P8 j, q4 A7 d4 F' ^CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
& R% n/ i# J, v/ K' I0 jCA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
$ Z& |3 }8 `& E# G7 c  R- }APD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards
7 x- p  m* J& P& j' |Range increases to 6,000 yards
9 e' o2 k0 j/ E6 s6 MCA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards; ^5 t  P+ ~9 a+ P+ A, _! K
CA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards
- W4 h+ w$ v; u9 ?. V! c. T0 AAPD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards" T' V) s' r2 d
Range increases to 9,000 yards
- E% P7 v  E: o/ R$ d! D  nDMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards0 P3 y) m+ u& r7 D; L7 M. _: W' ?
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards$ @; z1 u& P$ k
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards6 |/ m! L$ V. O: \9 h1 S  V
DD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
2 S$ b' ]3 H: s. y5 `+ Z$ G9 r2 VRange increases to 13,000 yards8 P2 M' A# W$ f0 F' I
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards
* v' T: T( G% o) T: c7 D& kAPD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards9 j! a- Z. i. B
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape5 y# J1 j5 m3 o3 K' ]5 Z
Task forces break off...
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$ Z' O* p5 Q, @% V* K5 JNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
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      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
% V; W/ k$ Y9 ]  U# D      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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3 p  U' Q1 {4 z4 w2 U* w/ g      BB North Carolina
! D  E; C* w! ~9 `" Z" T$ c* y      BB Washington
6 Y1 e4 v, t! p) a" n0 {5 l4 B1 Y      BB South Dakota
1 e2 ]4 h' U( A5 c# x4 S) F      BB Indiana; ]3 L4 H0 C* d  \. A. J' B
      BB Massachusetts3 x& i5 z: X2 e
      BB Alabama9 M) L+ D+ y; g
      DD Conner
6 B3 P0 O2 [: e) x      DD Cotten7 o9 \5 v( D4 N% ~6 {8 c
      DD Cowell, ^# g; {8 n1 t6 l( L2 I
      DD Daly
: B  C7 T# V) [+ x+ y+ M      DD Eaton
! n: Y. G3 t# B( D+ }& g      DD Heywood Edwards& p7 r6 \' Y  S
      DD Erben
6 R1 s6 n# ?, D      DD Evans
' j0 M& \& n. y) x, p* a      DD Foote
7 I  N5 F5 S, e      DD Franks1 i) C8 Y/ |, A& E; W% a- q/ g
      DD Fullam! h5 s& B0 q$ S/ O; f
      DD Gatling/ P, Y3 C/ n; o
      DD Albert Grant9 a- I8 ]3 Y1 o$ R6 D
      DD Gregory
+ O# }: |- r# O      DD Guest: v8 [" X) h' e: M. w, z' C' ]  i
      DMS Hamilton* W5 o4 i# F+ }$ t! C( _
      DMS Forrest3 d' i8 {, M( ?9 N: i+ N" P: |
      DMS Ellyson- a) q, s* d0 B3 H: @& o1 v/ m) T

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( D- i: I# r) \3 k/ OMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
/ F. G" P! d1 m' L" b3 r' x* IRange closes to 28,000 yards...; K$ n# g, N( `# N
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
* c9 u2 A# G2 \8 i$ S% {Range closes to 24,000 yards...
$ H# M3 t4 S- bRange closes to 22,000 yards...
# [* Q( r5 l# A2 J8 U( QRange closes to 20,000 yards...: u0 s  W' [* U: [% O8 t& ?6 A, E
Range closes to 18,000 yards...3 o2 z, e( x/ {, w( V& ^& g6 W
Range closes to 16,000 yards...: n9 I; ~4 }, _+ f6 \. t0 Z1 Y' ~
Range closes to 14,000 yards.... |2 S6 J8 k7 A. {; @6 q+ \: H! l1 p  ]
Range closes to 12,000 yards...+ o. `6 x) M, P0 d9 K
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
$ J% H4 i9 A  u( mCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
1 l/ s1 [. Y  z, MRange closes to 10,000 yards...' r( H6 {! Z% e1 M3 H" k6 b$ |
Range closes to 9,000 yards..., f8 Y  J& y# K; {% g% s2 }9 }1 J" y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
1 \( I* b+ Z* e. i& \3 tBB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
$ u: w. c; Z- `- P1 Y/ ~APD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards
: g( G5 \& P; XDD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards3 I( K7 b& ?. e! M
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
9 o# a7 Y# e+ Q0 |6 WDD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
# M8 c* U: I/ c* D. t2 d8 DRange closes to 5,000 yards& T! C, M' ^% U2 s$ Z7 Y
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
$ _- V( s& Z! `) ?. ?BB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards3 `5 x  Q# N2 v
Range closes to 3,000 yards% [5 ]; p$ C7 i  U: o# S. |
BB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
; P) D: Q9 ?' X$ N& CDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards" X6 j$ O  X" w7 m( w* T
DD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards' d, t7 i7 b% [' _' s
DD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards. C. }$ N& {7 A0 B
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards# U4 f. I! s1 V8 @8 r
APD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards( i* n9 e7 M# d4 V7 G
BB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards5 r8 c$ p7 [# g5 h
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards$ f2 |" Z. X' J' B+ o3 B2 M9 }+ H; c
DD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
8 B0 I5 i3 A4 a  ^7 {Range increases to 5,000 yards
7 c+ Z0 t, v! G0 v! ]! mBB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
) A% L& Q' c% q5 _DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
* T( ?, c4 W1 `% Z# W9 I7 `5 q* zRange increases to 7,000 yards. Z% L' e! B" k+ q0 C& k- H
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards( m8 J" Y: l5 ]& T! p
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
. o/ a6 {, K  P8 q) O+ r& }# P  LDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards. [" L: k8 K! W0 z7 B  K
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
/ i6 ]5 C1 X( t" O" B" UAPD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
6 o8 T# i7 g4 _8 f& M% n3 O3 Q& r- VCombat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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