41年12月17日,联合舰队仍在PH附近转悠,盟军抗议和谴责然后再抗议然后再强烈谴责后,实在忍不住,派出未受创的战舰突击联合舰队,可惜大部分战舰与KB擦肩而过,只有1小队DD与KB交火。5 a% P% T u0 f! D! k; c) D8 o
b% A( G# T9 h) _7 MNight Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships- a' }4 b. o8 @& ^& y$ }
CV Kaga( G7 p5 ]% I0 c) H1 c
CV Hiryu
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CV Shokaku8 F% d. F; ]& T5 ]
CV Zuikaku3 R( }- I/ K' |, x- S) J
CV Akagi, Shell hits 1* f9 k. D6 @ }" F/ m& z/ `9 n9 v
BB Hiei. {" _7 }" w4 {+ \, ^: V
BB Kirishima3 z; l& W- ?7 o) S8 s4 G
CA Tone1 D" T6 P: \/ c5 C6 }7 G+ F
CA Chikuma* H' i! g; _ X5 s& ?5 g# L
CL Abukuma
3 }: V' I4 ~: \ Y) k8 ~ DD Akigumo4 J9 l) U- W; e1 i
DD Kagero
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DD Shiranui6 ~: a8 \' g6 C. H
DD Urakaze V0 n; I% q+ o! W/ e4 f
DD Hamakaze
! X7 o8 B& s' ^5 }- m5 _ DD Tanikaze5 L) e2 V( k7 h) B+ w
DD Arare/ }* |# U u( C J
DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships* d2 H6 O7 H+ D. ~( t/ h1 D6 S1 P
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ J% ~* X: j; E( H DD Farragut8 @, }, w% b D
DD Dewey' D2 A. g0 `# [! k* d" X7 Z+ k# u0 r
DD Hull, Shell hits 1) {" ?) Z* f0 F' ~
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
; q, G4 W( \( x2 D# DMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards
% X* \3 {" n3 ERange closes to 11,000 yards...7 r. T7 s9 \: x: ?* B
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
a( ^% B2 ?+ ^# E$ K$ ?CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards$ t7 U1 r5 N2 Y9 m3 U4 u/ W1 L
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
* Q6 h' A% E' h2 I5 HDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards6 R" A6 r" c1 H
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards
" [/ R* ?( \4 t9 X/ [3 }, ZBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards
, g0 B& r: E: ~) K2 M6 N$ V& IDD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards9 a( x+ T% d; d4 j- F
Range increases to 11,000 yards
8 U8 @! {7 \) Y6 wDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
3 U8 v1 A) {; D+ ~& ^DD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards* v8 Y: F* P0 M) N
Range increases to 12,000 yards
1 I M# v* j& c8 @" ^DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards2 H ?( A/ n, f8 K9 Q
DD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards
! |" b! D1 C2 K1 {; Z2 FBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards. p; X5 H! D( W3 a6 @: ?
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
" w) u. u" ^' J. {DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards* \, Z+ i6 Q5 s& `8 C+ k) m& d
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
6 |0 Z* `+ E% g0 vCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , 2 X h( R9 u( V
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
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* p+ I) j) H6 j' }+ z9 g2 f& J DD Kagero: b: u( ?5 ?2 M) ]! d7 [
DD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards
: Y5 H1 U; e: N, f( ^$ YBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
% H3 ~# [4 A2 U# z0 ]- V: W, CDD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards5 A& Q3 j$ q4 {, c* G
CA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards# @* a! W0 j! c% D: {3 u
Range closes to 11,000 yards
" T2 X1 u6 W8 VCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
; a, D7 `9 x6 [( j ]2 F O CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat: s! G4 V/ q7 C& G
- escorted by DD Tanikaze , DD Urakaze , DD Shiranui , " A& D/ N V/ j$ m& m x/ q
DD Isokaze
9 o# Y% r" v" q5 dBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards: c6 j) X6 R/ h- l* F
DD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
" t* `4 D) Z; j3 i, HCA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards f# v+ F. a) s8 L5 j
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
( q; ~ z& T8 c* d) oDD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards b6 r! }8 h. R" {' |
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards
) c9 a( y* P- ~9 NRange closes to 9,000 yards
" @# E, r" }) RCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , 4 }5 ?8 h" Z1 @6 H& ]2 U4 v
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat
[ [! ~" ~% ]3 o9 `" c! P- `- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Hamakaze , DD Isokaze
: u$ \; W% q1 T7 \" J3 lDD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards
) r j* W0 R2 z- }' sBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards% O0 F1 {4 C; Y" @; f( F" g
BB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards5 q7 J1 {3 [9 {- \
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards
8 j7 o% B) O' W, G5 K: ZDD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards
5 i5 U( G. M+ @; M0 sDD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards
3 D5 F. ?0 W l% ]0 `) d1 HRange increases to 12,000 yards2 a& M @4 a. r% e
DD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards2 b( j2 z8 _2 {8 g' F
DD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards/ r1 w6 H, s1 J; ]. t' F
DD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards4 h- N3 v8 x4 j9 j1 M4 p
DD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards5 m+ H; J* I1 C% j. @
DD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards
7 E; c% H) p" w: ]# X9 g3 rJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
2 V( ?& e# P2 [2 b8 |Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships! g4 z% y! D1 e. D4 Y
CV Kaga9 l" C; W5 b1 T. _3 L# [- K. T
CV Hiryu
3 \! l$ @' T; G4 _" v+ j+ w CV Soryu! a( k3 Y% a( q& Q+ w3 h
CV Shokaku
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CV Akagi: Z. Z5 O+ u* i) Y. T
BB Hiei
! ]5 H; M0 V9 Q0 b% q& B @ BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2$ U1 b4 S! l, Z
CA Tone, Shell hits 15 w$ R1 A0 E7 v( N9 ?
CA Chikuma
( p3 z3 i# C9 \; y% U CL Abukuma0 I' L' X/ S1 x4 K! {4 c6 y
DD Akigumo1 {: g, E6 M! K8 ?$ a
DD Kagero
% q+ Q8 U7 b" [7 K; x: Q DD Isokaze: |( g7 o, R, ]1 s* k* \
DD Shiranui" i8 Q% ]6 @, E% K
DD Urakaze, z; t' A Q" _* q7 g& w" t- d
DD Hamakaze, D, y' x1 d6 H. e) f! e9 `0 ~" r1 l
DD Tanikaze) W* W0 ~' V, e) l/ \( z& U" h
DD Arare/ Q9 t& p S8 e, A0 v3 ]
DD Kasumi% q I9 d9 a- t! j! g# K% C3 ]
" o+ s8 ^) \7 e# K, K. |0 TAllied Ships
; L! V% S& ]2 u" K# x7 `0 A9 U8 M DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage9 V% \( H2 P! U, m: j4 q4 q( _0 m$ P
DD Farragut, Shell hits 16 @: b. G- r$ ?% u# Q2 Q! T
DD Dewey( K& [) S+ e$ N9 y0 C0 X
DD Hull! P/ z) j, |& ~) f3 b9 s
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! r% ?3 D, A6 O: p( g. R' h# V1 ePH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。; Q! K7 Z8 ?/ K
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Morning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms# z9 ?* [7 }& w" r7 s1 n5 `: B+ \' i2 F
; p2 G1 \, H+ G) m$ [0 mRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. P" e4 M/ `, e
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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B5N2 Kate x 25
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@2 `3 C i: C* WJapanese aircraft losses( K. s4 {2 x; J- C3 H5 Q. c
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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. k3 R, u$ W2 N4 N; I: pAllied Ships
* | N1 b% O; ~! T: H+ s BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage% C6 e+ O! P9 i% j& r+ D
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
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Port hits 7
. ^3 p6 k" [ I7 j2 e6 w5 cPort supply hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107 9 R$ r0 w, G* p4 U( U' }7 B
, @0 o4 m3 c% g" ?8 Q5 [% aWeather in hex: Moderate rain7 [% b5 P @! S7 w9 Z
; j' F3 H$ i. ?" C7 n: MRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
( ?0 a! N" j h; N9 n8 ZEstimated time to target is 25 minutes8 @& U- K2 B! m p! w
& Q% n2 M* ~* L1 h4 X, OJapanese aircraft
. a' t" b. a" D/ l! T- h0 h6 f A6M2 Zero x 17
5 d/ a8 p, F6 ]# @7 n- ` B5N2 Kate x 19+ {( r+ p9 l/ w% C% R/ b
7 p x7 Y" i6 L/ SJapanese aircraft losses
0 f k& J$ ~# B2 q B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged7 n! Q$ L" y+ M7 e5 O# Y" ^
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Allied Ships4 I j* Z" t! Q" e- Z, `& \
xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
" g) i P- L6 e9 O# ~. g& \( l$ M BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage9 V8 a1 _( A# T5 Q5 [0 U" N
DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk0 v0 @4 q |" q$ N0 K
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. Z! y$ s5 ?6 O0 ?$ g国军收复信阳,但日军从汉口调集了1300战力已经到达信阳左下方。( i; B/ E6 i% G
Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48)5 v/ f: R6 D: C8 y# {0 `
/ K% p$ h3 o, {8 @( N8 Q. w) E' Y8 ~3 lAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626* c! s( z( Y4 m
) O) t+ o- F' M/ c* h( x" cDefending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1410 z* n$ c2 Q% ~/ U7 W4 A
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Allied adjusted assault: 751 9 w8 n& r( ?7 @ P7 q1 g) l
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Japanese adjusted defense: 41 0 A2 A1 r* }8 G2 w
4 a8 u# `% f N% ~0 EAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4)
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$ I, V! D0 Q2 [- _* h( XAllied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!+ w4 v2 h9 U. V4 u% g
3 O' _, ]) ~, e! q5 {) u4 OCombat modifiers
" q( A" v! ?: }+ \% h5 KDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)2 |6 {7 l E/ k) W: U
experience(-)
: X5 w5 n+ J9 r2 gAttacker: shock(+)
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" g7 a! `6 n) _2 [Japanese ground losses:
. N6 j" n* Z0 J6 r! n 1686 casualties reported6 y2 ]+ Y4 ?/ Z/ Z6 x
Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled: f% E) z) j5 x7 v3 g; ~
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 e& n C. \, u1 g3 j! F1 O Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled+ H. I% Y8 V. v4 n& l" |( h
Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)
$ M( r# _& K) ^. A. L Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 C5 ?7 z+ q2 B# X5 b4 y8 h
Units retreated 5" j1 d. p+ f; O' u6 a. L
* A* z7 y$ \: m# H! sAllied ground losses:
- N$ N* z* \# B! H0 C 406 casualties reported; s1 |9 \2 w' w4 A5 B' S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled
. [* c9 U7 O, d% K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 q2 W$ p( Q3 _# I4 }6 E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!4 P0 A8 o) n u7 ~
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Assaulting units:! A: y+ G$ J- A( F
12th Chinese Corps/ t. R5 H+ |- [/ N# `5 q5 A+ _
29th Chinese Corps a! ^4 y8 P+ e0 D( ]% ^* U
85th Chinese Corps
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3rd Group Army
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12th RGC Temp. Division7 P/ G' K. H. N+ ]* k* b! u
14th RGC Temp. Division
3 j' C. B9 W6 l# i. P 18th RGC Temp. Division
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67th JAAF AF Coy ' M, D M; n* c) ?
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3 z( O' a0 A* G0 i* H国军突击南昌,虽被打退,但日军面对优势敌军,已无战意,开始撤退。
/ e( {6 f7 H. M% E1 E) \# ~Ground combat at Nanchang (85,54)
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Allied Shock attack
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$ o3 S+ P* @* D) G0 d+ f& PAttacking force 39510 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612& n$ k- a. Y o' a. ~( E
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Defending force 11531 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 392, _; D d5 N' _" i* g/ W" _/ c
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Allied adjusted assault: 1301
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Japanese adjusted defense: 401 0 E: W- L5 i/ X: S3 E2 \8 |& {* ?
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Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4) 0 d0 `1 i) {4 g8 w* W# C
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Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 19 r2 E8 b9 y6 l+ P" j
$ r6 z1 f, l+ }6 _9 { DCombat modifiers
~ m& w2 g$ V% Q' E. KDefender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
[% s$ w: k9 q: T experience(-)
. v( m4 I; b4 g* w1 [" qAttacker: shock(+)! m7 }. Y% v2 z8 Z
6 S* ~4 O% v' G% x! p3 f2 i9 K9 i' `1 JJapanese ground losses:
+ P' `# Y8 ~( R4 `4 v 518 casualties reported
) k8 |& p& M& ^5 L Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled% t, E: d* i v5 ^# y* \+ }1 P. G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled! s2 h, x7 F+ _& f4 ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled: l* d/ ^/ j0 [" p; N
% ?+ U+ r" Y+ N7 n, _/ UAllied ground losses:- b, o" B( v% v, A6 T8 D
2941 casualties reported
( P( D1 p# h1 S W( L( _ J Squads: 16 destroyed, 376 disabled
4 q A; E$ ~2 Y# S, M) g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled1 ^8 x2 V9 ^( _& K1 W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
* a# {$ ?0 E* ~& l% x! M Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)( [3 ^" y" G h6 o z' K: s
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86th Chinese Corps
3 B! G7 u3 W' B9 W7 M 50th Chinese Corps
6 X- f0 w0 g7 O2 d/ b( o9 m5 D6 |$ j* F# N 70th Chinese Corps
$ | R" u' _8 w K 49th Chinese Corps
6 n& F, |- Q$ n 28th Chinese Corps5 i& ?! x P, n1 K t, |8 U
21st Chinese Corps
' N% p+ C; c, I# C/ |& H 78th Chinese Corps
6 @9 N2 W6 a5 Z+ U' r. W! Z" V* k 3rd New Chinese Corps
5 r* u) O5 H& ?1 A 23rd Group Army; X, L8 s+ B" C2 ^
30th Group Army
8 o$ r4 u: }' `6 {! K5 D# e 32nd Group Army
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12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
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9 X& \9 M/ t; M% S- \ 23rd RGC Temp. Division |