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。4 N0 b8 L9 h4 A4 u5 `) V
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards7 z- L% s/ c1 I8 W
: y: `% z3 _9 R8 v) \% AJapanese Ships
2 L% q: d9 [% i1 p! E0 J CV Kaga) f) c* u, o& _ u+ L, I
CV Hiryu2 |: W. F {' Y- }
CV Soryu: Y9 U0 R0 N6 p' x& \# A) U$ v
CV Shokaku/ ?: e. r7 @' }; h6 E, |
CV Zuikaku
+ C. J( B) \6 g$ k5 t a' V CV Akagi, Shell hits 1. }2 M5 T9 j( `% B8 n5 B! M
BB Hiei- v( q. V5 d3 r! A
BB Kirishima
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CA Chikuma: j9 x( n' q* f+ O" J
CL Abukuma- r6 x7 g4 J( q+ l4 v( q1 A! P" Y F
DD Akigumo
- `: W9 _* d* z, K( T F DD Kagero
% B! Z" ? |& h( H, u. ^$ M# C DD Isokaze
6 q+ U5 X: m9 s" e% { DD Shiranui4 h0 _# X5 x7 q7 A0 O
DD Urakaze
1 i; N' J* ~, Z/ u- W* { DD Hamakaze5 i9 k) ?" V$ i, e
DD Tanikaze! w* u0 e8 L; ^0 N5 j+ X6 ]- A
DD Arare! l1 m$ [9 L$ I& ?5 S- [
DD Kasumi0 k6 F& K. `* l m& ~& _
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; G5 V+ r* Q; v DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire* t8 p" F9 j. U" W) |: f( F
DD Farragut4 L* n, \$ K; k6 Q$ D" x8 S
DD Dewey
7 {5 C) N' P+ j( r DD Hull, Shell hits 17 X0 k0 x3 X, |' J* H4 h. v- Z
. F- c* N" V7 H3 _Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
9 A* o: t1 g, h# O4 K# \+ n) j3 oMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards
' \8 y5 Z0 X4 O% ?7 J' m! jRange closes to 11,000 yards...
* [' k2 w. J0 y) t* r+ TRange closes to 10,000 yards.... Z2 w: {; L7 h# s
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards4 q, e$ Y g: F
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards+ E, b. y5 z4 J
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards. S* u3 n+ z0 [7 q8 V4 F
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards
4 Q' m) [ x4 O. M7 ZBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards
0 L3 j) g6 p2 @: e: B3 n' h g2 l8 sDD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards- J x! D/ G. e
Range increases to 11,000 yards
0 ?" M( T( R0 J2 @ T8 W' eDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards4 h2 k0 G; |. P) B. E+ ?7 L* p
DD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
2 X# }" n/ S+ Z+ V5 r1 c tRange increases to 12,000 yards2 a' K, m& B2 B
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
1 m# g5 ?8 o8 M0 wDD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards6 k- s0 @& T/ p( y
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
4 [. C7 a+ ] KDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards8 J" M+ o- `3 V; F9 t
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
& Z5 U9 W; ^; ]3 [' K5 l1 GDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
& q( j& j4 o! W9 {4 r% CCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
% l7 u! |; q" C/ Q3 D5 x CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
7 n9 u* L* t9 a- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Arare , DD Tanikaze , @% v# f" J) k, Z6 N6 c6 z
DD Kagero
" q/ ?* x# f$ I) hDD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards
* e' W) N4 e g9 L, M7 S: T, rBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
1 e. m. T( w8 J$ U$ m% ?4 aDD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards9 y" i6 L% [: J/ X& m: \
CA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
1 w8 C7 r: [( K) ]# C7 j! e; cRange closes to 11,000 yards. |2 ]& T# u) I4 ~4 {
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
9 M0 @; A2 L! C: s6 S CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat5 _# D, f' q; |( M/ J. b
- escorted by DD Tanikaze , DD Urakaze , DD Shiranui , 5 ~8 J8 [ O! d* t
DD Isokaze
' K. l4 [5 M q$ R& Z, S8 ZBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
( p; K7 Y$ K# v1 L* N, JDD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
; U! e/ v8 D( _ dCA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
. e0 [% v/ x; iDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards) U9 a2 Z" l* D" \3 Q. q
DD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards# R2 B% j z+ J5 K+ q( x! r8 @% i
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards
$ f: o H9 b: C5 s- M& yRange closes to 9,000 yards, Z' W. _0 S& s, A# H/ n; `/ f4 _) P
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
* G8 j6 t( S% z4 c CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat, r% D3 y& q0 U1 B* L8 c$ X& R
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Hamakaze , DD Isokaze* n$ T) j7 E. |& @" y) |. C. m
DD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards: W# b9 I8 O! g4 o% C5 t
BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards4 k8 H& Q( k7 t- R! _* U
BB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards9 n$ q3 ]6 ?2 C& q1 F
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards8 a$ r4 G6 k% _, V, C5 D
DD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards+ ^9 S2 a+ V0 C7 f% Y/ {
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards N4 E( O) Q. S. d% N" _: C2 J
Range increases to 12,000 yards
8 x8 [1 k/ F) }, T& @ Z1 GDD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards
/ W( N9 X$ W& n# C# [- X( TDD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards) C" q) y U, L+ p1 Y
DD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards& o6 \. W, Z8 }
DD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
$ n( d1 B1 W2 Q0 UDD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards( M! i2 \- z& s9 n5 U
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape9 o; `2 i& I% @
Task forces break off...9 r1 p' Y' }) |0 H1 I$ j' N" t2 d+ x
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards3 c' T, N0 P* u0 |2 l! S7 o+ @8 g- k
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Japanese Ships" }* q/ b0 e; \
CV Kaga
4 Y/ }/ }% P4 I CV Hiryu R; z7 l! y! b* Z. }* K* l3 |4 X
CV Soryu
) M/ M3 K( D2 c5 X6 H CV Shokaku
0 F( n' }1 Y/ k: r8 B* x CV Zuikaku
' U6 d1 R0 [% n% Y7 S4 o9 A/ A CV Akagi
% |( [9 W! j8 q6 o4 v0 ^- h BB Hiei
! Q$ g# \4 z6 n. K6 U( x BB Kirishima, Shell hits 22 Z/ b* W( j" D; E6 ^
CA Tone, Shell hits 15 @; B" n2 ?1 M* e. z# V7 @
CA Chikuma# G9 X7 |5 V) E5 P( {7 W+ p# L* t
CL Abukuma2 \1 Y- ~, p4 Z: M: j
DD Akigumo+ _ P# B K* g7 O
DD Kagero
# P% S1 X. D% I( a T, L DD Isokaze
0 A! [3 Q6 ]2 k4 y. t: w$ x1 w. G. H DD Shiranui4 s+ h# N, l/ T! B3 j% P( v4 z7 u
DD Urakaze
! I# X. B- d% S: {9 u DD Hamakaze' K+ v7 \6 R0 r8 `, b- `
DD Tanikaze
( a! y. P0 u1 L N# ~( G DD Arare
. h* x; g/ \/ r7 l6 { DD Kasumi
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) }5 }( w& N5 _3 T* _Allied Ships
% K8 p2 \0 g+ X DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage2 W! \( Y- h) i) A H+ Q6 n
DD Farragut, Shell hits 18 c; G8 H) ]! c
DD Dewey
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PH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。% o: z" U" O3 c" D
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Morning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108 8 o. B, _& L8 F& m( X2 M6 ~0 h
' j6 m8 Y* A$ }' F# ^' xWeather in hex: Thunderstorms0 ?6 T* o3 G& a' z
7 v. i# n2 v" MRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
: V6 A/ W6 |6 U0 lEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 F' e' n; p+ T& o B5N2 Kate x 25
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Japanese aircraft losses
" G- K, T8 T0 b: ^4 k5 d- o B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged2 k" c2 f. s) [2 X. s1 |
! I8 F% g8 c! y( j8 u& ~4 l0 h" CAllied Ships: ?3 k1 `' F) N5 r% ^
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage \. F# {( o; {3 ], J& U
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage; Q! M3 r, R% N9 Q
" \- a* ~0 v9 [4 SPort hits 7
9 A9 u( g. U* U) V" V2 `+ M4 hPort supply hits 1
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0 i/ w+ B* ?+ ^! n$ WMorning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107
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# ^, x+ Y8 s y$ yWeather in hex: Moderate rain0 s% y( T) A4 u" N; ?& h
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.! H5 S( @2 e! Q- `9 k) r, F
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 17
) u3 T3 e% s$ p0 t7 P5 r% c B5N2 Kate x 193 \, ~3 ?; H t- q
$ r) M' x; l qJapanese aircraft losses0 |. ]4 m4 X* L
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
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2 _1 ]7 ^* y: J, X- q) i# P' rAllied Ships
, I( }: P. j K, y" @6 o1 t xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
( K8 \) Y, E6 {, A BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage# h( d7 M6 p8 R9 R9 s- e& g
DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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; \( C; Y4 N: t1 z q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。( x" c5 ^$ @ h( n+ p& e }
Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48)6 ^4 b* [4 v7 a; w6 P6 y) T
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626% j8 c8 W1 P$ p6 u9 N& P+ l5 c; `
) V8 v8 l! |/ S$ Z, p4 UDefending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1410 z4 p9 R5 @1 A; [0 D# L. C+ m
0 E' y5 T+ e" v/ a; d% P3 f0 Q0 NAllied adjusted assault: 751 + m, }5 U2 w4 c0 N) W
$ D: o% l! z o$ T9 F' WJapanese adjusted defense: 41
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4) - j8 K! n8 t; E; S- k6 a
: v* r" a5 q6 q' ^) v' |Allied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!
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% o4 i! Y: i5 |) f: v* ?& qCombat modifiers( _* `9 z; R, @0 u" x2 X" E; ?/ n! z4 h
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: shock(+)$ k# D3 A, p+ A% H0 b
9 \, |; q0 u- N$ j$ l- ^8 J# r ^" N5 z3 KJapanese ground losses:& X* c: F! U/ k; R: ]
1686 casualties reported
y4 r- D( L+ E5 h% k' R4 q3 l Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled
$ n2 J# z: ?9 l; F% r/ A a Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled3 S% v4 L+ V! R7 A1 A
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled: B. f2 \* c. v1 N; b
Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)
6 d6 c, j( \% @6 D8 X Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)7 u* B! c# g6 `5 r
Units retreated 5
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% @5 X" ~+ A( X4 x9 OAllied ground losses:: R3 r1 n, `1 U$ p* `/ x* V% v
406 casualties reported2 b/ A4 q! F6 S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled
5 k* Y+ n4 W0 C! n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
1 Y4 |& P; e6 {6 D* O# s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!( v" R& a, N3 v' g" J
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Assaulting units:
& }5 K# I+ B3 H: D5 y 12th Chinese Corps
" i4 f7 }7 ^+ F; d! m/ x 29th Chinese Corps
- f5 `2 P6 v. y h u) Y/ l4 E 85th Chinese Corps. e6 ?. r( }+ O5 W
2nd Group Army' M2 J' f8 Q" L4 L7 v
3rd Group Army
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Defending units:' U/ }% p: d; g, s0 {
12th RGC Temp. Division+ l2 e4 g/ _1 e1 U4 Z
14th RGC Temp. Division$ \' H$ ]* n) z0 s B9 ~
18th RGC Temp. Division
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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。
$ o3 _ I P9 t+ QGround combat at Nanchang (85,54)" I: q/ G$ E m$ b
$ u6 \* ? a$ {( ^Allied Shock attack, e, L7 J6 w+ ~, H" ~
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Attacking force 39510 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612% e) X. M, p N. @# }1 e% A' {* Y0 P
& d9 d4 A+ V+ S& j: B' I7 oDefending force 11531 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 392( M4 x) y( Z: i! x
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Allied adjusted assault: 1301
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Japanese adjusted defense: 401 2 L7 h7 \; P& @% y) P
- |/ I0 ]: H- K3 [# A, QAllied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4)
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Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1* Q+ F* e4 k8 u
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Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: shock(+)+ i5 B0 T& k: v
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Japanese ground losses:* L4 {/ k3 ?; i" |9 t: ?
518 casualties reported
5 [ z f1 w0 P4 Q6 v. Q4 W3 X Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
* F# d9 U: K3 Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
* k& @0 K w. L- P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Allied ground losses:- J8 z9 z. s5 X# e- a* Q) A
2941 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled) _! X( _( s8 k3 E% K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled& [1 ]. b D% U4 Y1 S2 B
Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)9 I- {9 H6 ] j1 i/ s; S+ e
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86th Chinese Corps
* r, `) n2 [- D$ ~- ~ 50th Chinese Corps; S; B4 n( y8 X1 `4 W! C$ e
70th Chinese Corps
3 Q# f i: H% u3 F: H 49th Chinese Corps( V9 @9 ?7 V, i" U% |( X9 Y% Z
28th Chinese Corps- R% A9 n( m! i. V/ d3 f
21st Chinese Corps p# `1 J# ^4 c! c3 p; F
78th Chinese Corps% Y5 _1 G2 P( T1 [2 t
3rd New Chinese Corps
; A) ?5 g% {2 k0 b8 L2 E 23rd Group Army
u' [8 F+ x7 ]" A' ~$ ^* t 30th Group Army; [: Z( s1 w2 |2 }
32nd Group Army: J) d9 X4 I |$ P* j- Q
# w7 c7 a6 J. X5 xDefending units:
& n( I, m3 w$ O$ R8 s* p! R 12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
; E: M; m3 k% v 11th Ind.Mixed Brigade
- w$ C! s. [% a8 K- O 23rd RGC Temp. Division |