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。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards' D6 F$ A& r* I% Z9 Q* K' Z6 }
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Japanese Ships
3 B% C' z/ Q5 Y$ X B! {7 Q4 ` CV Kaga9 b' c. i7 l" _2 Y8 t5 n
CV Hiryu3 v _1 n+ n, Q9 o
CV Soryu: m+ E- B V/ s7 Q4 ?
CV Shokaku
9 _! b* Z) u; t! c$ y, c CV Zuikaku# d; B' t* F9 ^' \( o. I4 ?' q' \
CV Akagi, Shell hits 16 v0 L: U) s8 X9 E
BB Hiei
5 u6 P/ a! X w3 D BB Kirishima
@1 ?5 j# ~' l" t1 f+ S, f, M CA Tone, G6 U5 Y7 k, O( v1 {3 q! i
CA Chikuma
0 _' E# T7 @7 d0 ~ CL Abukuma
i! G t7 O7 @7 Q0 m( r8 ^# r DD Akigumo2 I$ k5 D8 S& i5 I2 e. _$ b' h7 ~
DD Kagero
3 n# C; V! Q9 F( l, m" ] DD Isokaze
9 g& [& `( _, c( t5 R7 B DD Shiranui! D% v$ I/ `3 V% W% y1 j# O; t
DD Urakaze
+ f3 M4 \$ J& J4 E S+ h3 W6 S) Y DD Hamakaze3 |( s9 c5 ^7 C! r; L; `
DD Tanikaze9 t* k8 n5 x# K8 L
DD Arare
. |% \3 E6 U" F+ t DD Kasumi3 H9 j0 z O# E
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Allied Ships5 h+ U8 e4 g$ p
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire$ g2 d$ y* b1 |) |3 P
DD Farragut# f' k: {5 Y9 {
DD Dewey
4 N7 Q! z* J2 K' k, } DD Hull, Shell hits 1
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
F5 I+ l( T' C8 a+ H xMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards. N+ i8 S# V; m+ f' p$ V
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
" J+ x5 K% @+ q1 KRange closes to 10,000 yards...
* t6 d \: }. v) ZCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards; W+ l) z% G1 `) P
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
" U) Y) ~# f; Z- Y/ Q/ `DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards
, t3 L1 r3 v# iDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards, A% O( r5 B" a$ |/ }: u" F5 Y
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards
, J8 x2 p9 s: n( x. uDD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards" l* ^4 i* K3 l- L4 } b4 S
Range increases to 11,000 yards) ^. H7 C$ }4 j: p" |; k: v
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards. b+ w; v' @% ~) f6 s7 z
DD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
6 n3 G, _: @( w% m# x9 M5 e5 tRange increases to 12,000 yards+ s2 I) t( P( W6 Z' K0 |# D
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
( H2 O3 X/ V1 G2 CDD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards
( F' e7 s& R6 C" e; EBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards v7 T C5 P& W. k5 t8 s. V
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
. Z2 T/ o4 R! o$ J$ I5 b! lDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
8 t; \. G( @3 @. o1 xDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards% e p6 x. H( O5 W
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
$ p7 d! p l3 |, O; M9 k, {6 h; H CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat$ d- X% v8 W. O V
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Arare , DD Tanikaze ,
$ f; n& p1 [ h1 f DD Kagero
$ A, u; Y* C) N Z! F+ N" l) bDD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards
3 j; i: l8 ]0 M0 kBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
: F, Z8 V z1 Q& xDD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards
! C3 _& }9 H7 [: _; ?% _& KCA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
* c8 O% n8 n' c. N1 dRange closes to 11,000 yards$ e- R# g' E8 |5 d- k
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
+ M% F) f' `5 U+ w- B" j' o CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat3 D: Z& J8 j4 i
- escorted by DD Tanikaze , DD Urakaze , DD Shiranui ,
- |0 _1 m, [; F* D DD Isokaze8 n. a Y+ n4 K* s- L+ O
BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards+ e# L0 r1 \/ s2 [7 A' X
DD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards6 H6 _6 m% A3 d% m% |) e
CA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
- i6 g7 i; v3 N+ F+ k0 zDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
0 |! \8 y, u O0 o+ wDD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards& L8 T F7 v6 V( R8 X3 W# E& W& H
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards `% p0 n) t. Z% r0 }
Range closes to 9,000 yards
( h' v! n( b( q! W0 A& KCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , 4 C) H0 H9 I* Q9 E3 F/ l" `! K) N
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat
2 W, d! ]2 Z! Y, y! w- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Hamakaze , DD Isokaze
* c/ r7 k) a! J7 O- pDD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards
4 N6 o ~6 [! \4 ?' p. BBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards
2 R2 G d8 G, x% V1 YBB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards u; W' Z8 t4 S
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards
. P3 R5 A- |; k6 i/ U' ZDD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards
/ e( V, ~4 u+ j' Y; Y$ ~ E, HDD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards& ^: O/ P; p0 U1 K; `* { U
Range increases to 12,000 yards
" o/ o u4 T5 _! y% g* y1 gDD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards
/ k. ^/ R: r2 CDD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards
B( G# v* w2 g" c% @' z0 x* kDD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards9 R; W4 q1 h/ M
DD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards% K1 i0 ?" N, t0 z& H& b* G
DD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards
9 X) `) S8 `1 v, X3 Z" dJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape6 C2 P7 X, W1 e% t0 J; ~
Task forces break off...- m0 G3 A2 x: l8 o- a9 c9 M. T4 f" g
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2 J' P! P. ]6 SDay Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards
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8 A) O, S$ y/ WJapanese Ships1 M# M3 J5 k ^# w$ ~1 u' W& m$ I& {
CV Kaga3 D: H$ b9 O1 z. Z+ ]$ |
CV Hiryu
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CV Shokaku0 N. z, D8 a% R
CV Zuikaku
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! t0 E3 C6 F; y3 {' U! n+ j BB Hiei
( e1 D' ^- v; a) {7 _ BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2) w/ _; K5 M: s4 M4 D1 C! y4 T
CA Tone, Shell hits 1: v! b) h( X7 c) l
CA Chikuma9 N1 n# V ?( N. |
CL Abukuma, P. X; ]0 t3 a
DD Akigumo7 I: V/ y5 n* t! V6 i2 u: g
DD Kagero$ G+ | ^" _5 W
DD Isokaze! N+ T- Q: ]2 M" \
DD Shiranui
% m# a" b% O. z$ h* k2 K) w DD Urakaze
, Z: ? O+ e! Q* C8 Q DD Hamakaze8 m% W5 z$ V. Z9 Q6 H6 c
DD Tanikaze# N R ` n: G& t6 h/ _0 | U
DD Arare2 | n: o7 s/ N# l6 x
DD Kasumi% R' w) o6 P0 M x+ c+ t$ [4 H9 Z
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Allied Ships
, i1 F8 b0 u9 C DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage/ }3 _3 w B9 n' Y \ _% `
DD Farragut, Shell hits 1, Y" ?3 z" x5 p2 ~7 J
DD Dewey
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- x7 R; D0 Q7 aPH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。
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Morning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108 * l# u3 n- W% Q# V7 ~9 L9 A$ S: `
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms# I) M; Y9 V; k& \9 \7 N3 H' n7 v) l
, x0 i( \5 [7 T1 {% w( X s1 oRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 @: u* w4 ~ E9 Y0 A; [, z
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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% N- D9 R7 H* r. `+ OJapanese aircraft
/ n- u4 v$ U' c* ~ B5N2 Kate x 25
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/ p( X% X3 f$ W: [) J7 x# hJapanese aircraft losses
: n+ Q4 \$ F* W5 j. I B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
* }- G) o* ]: y' d/ t7 @3 z BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
7 [. b5 v: L. Y2 Q; o2 G; [ BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage& i8 F5 u0 P1 d7 w3 X- i3 ]* _
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Port hits 7
w6 B6 f: i! O. s0 tPort supply hits 1: N' b4 L/ K( k! J2 t) r# J
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6 ~; |7 ?2 C+ BMorning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107 " M$ O. x- [ P1 k
9 {/ B; n( D& G6 wWeather in hex: Moderate rain! Y& V$ ?0 S0 i7 w7 e1 }, m3 |
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
! N# e% }& r5 uEstimated time to target is 25 minutes( g* C, m* S" m6 K# K
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Japanese aircraft( x) ]/ L" F) q4 d1 p# c$ T
A6M2 Zero x 17
/ H% Y$ f! z V. C: m B5N2 Kate x 19" N$ R* ]2 G1 {! h$ z1 {9 |# ]
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Japanese aircraft losses$ I4 q f( S* B0 S; h+ i
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
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Allied Ships
% e( A) x6 l0 D4 ]0 e# e1 S2 Z xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ Y f4 e# K9 O$ J" H J& O3 Z BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
" N6 W1 w% s' J- q! Y DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk9 t4 y- o# i- V' i7 s
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- z6 t* F+ r$ 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。9 F. t2 _4 K9 o0 W3 [+ C
Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48)- k2 w, M" n3 R
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Allied Shock attack7 ]( Y1 }! Q" k# a
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Attacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626
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) z& o! L" B' u0 R7 f$ ?) ^$ sDefending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 141# e$ i! H6 {# U9 i2 U; f4 B
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Allied adjusted assault: 751
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Japanese adjusted defense: 41
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4) - O. @. e) D* s8 W: d
6 X7 a- s$ `: Z5 I9 Q0 u+ XAllied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!
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0 A6 x$ U4 n# w; vDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)$ \$ L: |1 Y5 \: g/ K7 z4 S) U
experience(-)+ O1 d( N0 i1 c6 y# B$ x
Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:* F9 [' s) _4 Q" h
1686 casualties reported
9 L+ S) v) z3 p8 T7 U# M Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled
2 |8 e0 j0 I- C4 N* d( j Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled
* u( R6 G8 B0 d) B! z; J3 c3 d Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled4 L$ a- y2 y; C# P/ |
Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)
! q9 U, P* ~) x& X- D( s Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
1 }% t' U; E E6 I Units retreated 5+ R- L- K) S+ v l' F* I8 D# E4 y
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Allied ground losses:4 V0 h' g& Z& o$ [' ^8 m) n1 Z
406 casualties reported
2 M+ X7 T3 i" n Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled7 l; w/ @3 c2 w. |$ v- ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
6 O1 V# s2 ^6 w' ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( g' T9 g+ R/ P( a
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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% Z: A$ j8 C: b% t7 @Assaulting units:+ g7 _% \* ] _3 l" R6 I
12th Chinese Corps
2 `7 }- W2 y8 {, K0 u1 B- ? c 29th Chinese Corps2 v! b- U6 j3 N, _! |
85th Chinese Corps
# Y- f) u+ i# Z 2nd Group Army$ m6 s n, u9 Z2 k# d5 g
3rd Group Army
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1 U, ~( l! R3 @) D3 t& m+ E% R 12th RGC Temp. Division
, o& b" O8 c1 ]; J 14th RGC Temp. Division& f n i Q) X. c0 C$ e5 S
18th RGC Temp. Division& z, P- r8 Z& I' K. u
52nd Road Const Co 1 k. H! Z) k+ ]- K- T; k3 ^
67th JAAF AF Coy ( O$ W( s: Q5 K$ U6 y- s: W) V
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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。* {/ \3 W9 Q7 D
Ground combat at Nanchang (85,54)
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: E. X8 y7 A9 [3 lAllied Shock attack; b+ }$ P7 C: K- Q! S
1 p, k0 k. a( H& _" h- H5 ?; pAttacking force 39510 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16129 V) B/ F) G/ k' y
: Y7 ~! W6 o* d. E$ C/ xDefending force 11531 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 392
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2 }4 F9 S# D) x$ p( bAllied adjusted assault: 1301
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Japanese adjusted defense: 401
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Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4)
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Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1) |0 @9 z% p9 ]& j
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Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)$ l% k6 b: { ? I$ k8 S8 O
experience(-)6 Q9 c: n2 b( c! e, f4 N P
Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses: e+ B: ~& `% F6 E! o5 M/ L/ u1 T
518 casualties reported' L/ g+ W g; K1 z' i9 Q
Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled5 [) \7 {0 d. R. N7 _+ i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled: Q# _: G$ h" T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled8 E" c8 s6 q' c. D
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Allied ground losses:3 o$ W, y' S9 [( x( l4 v
2941 casualties reported4 q+ U. I2 c5 A% `, N* E
Squads: 16 destroyed, 376 disabled
# L( n/ M/ q) x8 R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled" N J; z! W C2 I- {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
0 s! _; N6 e/ w Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled); d& Z+ \: ?) ^8 K% A7 N+ x
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86th Chinese Corps
' _2 h% J% }" B* B) s 50th Chinese Corps
5 Y+ ?6 w v" y, g9 N 70th Chinese Corps
/ R9 I7 n9 w, t 49th Chinese Corps
9 i4 K' L1 A5 v9 U+ y. W" D( B 28th Chinese Corps* [' A' A4 C3 X" g8 w1 O8 P
21st Chinese Corps9 C* t# a8 G2 G# f- j1 ^
78th Chinese Corps
1 p: d y! V1 Q1 y/ L4 V 3rd New Chinese Corps0 ^0 ^/ T2 ?4 g6 C# ^: Z. B. {% B9 z( W
23rd Group Army
$ j* ], B% r5 ^" }9 B 30th Group Army' _& ]- B4 Y2 G
32nd Group Army
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Defending units:
0 C# \4 {# x' H9 h; W 12th Ind.Mixed Brigade5 Y$ C& I8 V( ~- R2 _
11th Ind.Mixed Brigade8 R9 x# Y4 p3 ]2 L0 S
23rd RGC Temp. Division |