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。& P; n, ?- @. T: W! P
$ o ]: Z$ G1 z! CNight Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards( @. B# ?/ M3 {) T- p6 @
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" {# p/ M; u! x$ B1 G# I CV Kaga
7 C V U9 [) S7 L CV Hiryu8 o' H& E8 D) ~, h
CV Soryu( q7 \1 ^; D& i8 Y3 l- _
CV Shokaku
6 ~2 X( c c. D- V: t1 A/ D' Q CV Zuikaku$ P. X1 |- _$ f. {! G& [8 N% H
CV Akagi, Shell hits 1; ^ r5 n# N. v$ q( r* d4 }
BB Hiei. `/ z2 s2 K6 i- M
BB Kirishima
0 ^. I8 H7 ^/ }" w CA Tone6 F& d& z6 |& o& K2 l b! u3 d
CA Chikuma1 e3 f% ?5 _1 I0 |. K& n" j$ V
CL Abukuma9 l! ~6 t8 o3 a* h& b* r5 n, y$ q
DD Akigumo
( t* X& m9 m0 v! ~9 I DD Kagero
$ u1 G3 j+ b. k- | DD Isokaze
$ d& a( u) x7 [ DD Shiranui
+ x& b, q9 p. _ a: h" s' s DD Urakaze
/ _. r) t% E6 k( X8 u# [ DD Hamakaze# Y' d( y' |% k! ]5 S4 H3 m
DD Tanikaze1 Y- }7 ?) T- g% {# @/ N% ?
DD Arare
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DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire& I3 [+ L% q7 h# j& ^' G
DD Farragut
" C/ i& m8 {: U+ f DD Dewey
" Q1 n2 `( f) n( I DD Hull, Shell hits 1
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7 }- g* D6 b" r' O3 wReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
' p& K% R F9 ~/ i) T$ H3 ^$ z( LMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards- Z' g- Y/ ?9 q( n# C3 C2 B
Range closes to 11,000 yards..." R% X) C+ I& o0 X' @7 h9 b! c$ y
Range closes to 10,000 yards.... }1 S, t1 R- b- e
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
* H2 q. s' m3 _! Z0 W8 HCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards( i9 q! e- y1 Q% N1 V
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards
" u9 J- \, J/ }; [! S7 _" @DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards2 D9 l- B4 c' Q. r' h6 n
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards
+ K- Z% i1 M' o9 S$ YDD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards! i* D! h. R, C
Range increases to 11,000 yards) _. f( |; F" u( Q+ Z
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
/ N, U. D2 Z6 g% H/ P ]DD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards, Z0 v- `/ E5 o, J8 E% w
Range increases to 12,000 yards
" B( Y+ V5 J% i% K4 hDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards3 q& ^ q& y+ q: T# Z) M
DD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards
7 b0 g3 \+ T) ^. z8 l6 u4 L! ~BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards* p# U( A' d1 `6 `
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
. D# ]2 J$ y7 N( @4 vDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
: p& q; V: r5 D KDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
3 I# n- w n2 Z9 ^. o: m: OCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , % V; V5 g, W8 l7 S9 r
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat1 ~0 D* L% L5 m% T1 A
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Arare , DD Tanikaze , + z: j9 F$ V7 t9 \ l4 W. n
DD Kagero3 S3 r% D& |: C8 q: }3 l* Z' K
DD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards
- ^$ K/ @( g/ Y/ j/ rBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards, q G+ E/ E+ B" f9 L5 B
DD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards% T! V; ]9 d' [2 B) d4 n' z
CA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
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CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
7 E% t: p3 o; q CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat) I7 O- I5 f# d! x( U
- escorted by DD Tanikaze , DD Urakaze , DD Shiranui ,
x1 \5 U. D( B7 V Z DD Isokaze
8 {* n# S, l# d t' ~" LBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards: }3 E: S% W8 L
DD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
. e W6 v5 f! \2 k# V3 F# R5 u- RCA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
5 a8 Q8 C0 ~+ nDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
@& `$ L4 X) G S" U+ P1 RDD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards, P& j/ C; C4 s& x9 {8 m- J- T
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards: i2 }$ \6 ]+ \4 g- r0 \ Q) H' U/ O
Range closes to 9,000 yards9 ]. g2 R3 M9 B! A8 L' F
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
. M5 m' u/ y/ ^ CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat3 [, A8 N8 m% C9 j
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Hamakaze , DD Isokaze
# {5 r) B# x$ b# t1 m" r' |DD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards" z8 t6 l( K& h/ \* a! k$ a
BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards
' @" [) U8 t+ qBB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards
: i0 @: ^4 |, D6 I* n5 wDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards* R- t2 J$ W: N! o8 I
DD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards
: i8 R$ K0 \! t A. o8 @% @% H. g: aDD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards2 q1 G: s' ^8 w& o
Range increases to 12,000 yards# L- S1 L" A0 \! ^( B9 X9 N/ t* z
DD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards9 U8 t5 A( Q! u* Q3 y' m9 b' S4 F
DD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards
" w& \; Y/ c6 O" G6 yDD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards" k6 h9 Z/ a; \) d
DD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
7 C1 T% K$ | ]7 n! nDD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards2 W5 W7 |+ S/ c% f! f8 C8 q
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape% C6 q) V% T8 y* G
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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6 ~% V# z9 ^+ R9 Q# e! S( XJapanese Ships. X9 p8 y& N; T, p- Y
CV Kaga4 k1 `0 F0 k' g; Y2 \
CV Hiryu
3 U, {, Y- A. R CV Soryu
( }" B2 [5 g/ g8 o) j CV Shokaku0 d5 ?6 f G7 ~- B
CV Zuikaku
' H3 O( f8 ^: c2 h CV Akagi7 C5 C: L& m- _( x9 J
BB Hiei$ V; Z% T# q$ x( W/ k
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2 b2 @9 @* u* S2 i( m
CA Tone, Shell hits 1
* o' w3 g; W/ g CA Chikuma
% u9 D, l. m( b2 l1 o CL Abukuma
p4 E* y+ K9 c$ k' G* N DD Akigumo
' i1 q. _7 `# }! x R DD Kagero4 J3 N; G9 q* g H* C
DD Isokaze
" ~2 z S, b' f# W2 w DD Shiranui
9 g$ \' N5 d: y. j, R# u t DD Urakaze
% K* @& P/ d+ r* \/ Q DD Hamakaze
/ ^+ q" n0 x G7 u# F DD Tanikaze3 w2 f+ R# G: |% A
DD Arare5 w1 x# j( a, z+ |8 p1 k& c3 g4 ?8 Y$ Z
DD Kasumi
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2 P5 Y; g) A) ^9 i/ YAllied Ships
* ?! m* D# O; a( T) t9 o4 T' D DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage3 R) b; e% Z- P) W% y( P/ k. y
DD Farragut, Shell hits 1
" k+ |. j: x9 f% y( b DD Dewey
( o4 D# g. I5 Z0 B# e; y3 y DD Hull
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7 B7 n; K, F3 ~: MPH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。: q$ \; C# R% {( h+ E
" f& K/ Z. A, K1 g6 z2 _3 NMorning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108 $ {. p" B7 B! o8 e% @" s7 T
4 S! @9 X: X) PWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.7 _2 k. ~- _' D* V+ j( i2 Z
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 q. l' Q- P, g0 `1 u4 G( K6 n X6 s
B5N2 Kate x 25: g6 [8 n1 a. A6 H$ @! m2 q a
9 }0 A3 {2 u1 a8 E8 wJapanese aircraft losses4 [9 k3 X: g8 m( g
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged0 M" z5 b7 ?: E0 J$ {( t
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Allied Ships0 S l: h( X6 Y% S; a: D2 e5 M
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage& l! F# f t! p
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage9 N- b+ e1 g* g8 Y; p$ S
2 i( r; \0 X% G ?$ { y4 bPort hits 77 A" U; o' h: F. G
Port supply hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107
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. q1 v6 v% n6 [$ |+ J; _ ?6 FWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.! b; w e( @6 c: {# F" K3 M5 W4 f
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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) E1 J& ^/ m% U& RJapanese aircraft- I# |; ^/ e/ V9 b
A6M2 Zero x 17# ?9 J" r9 t j3 h/ w8 x
B5N2 Kate x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ w$ }1 _% B/ M+ H, d' v B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged9 Q" x) L6 u9 r3 M& h3 D7 ?6 V
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Allied Ships& [9 @, N, K! c# F" ~) Y* X$ o
xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
# ~9 q+ a9 N! N7 n. V' h! v BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage3 n# N8 a& d4 _& L
DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 H7 b5 U$ G2 }5 Z, x% |
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3 o. ^; ~8 n f3 _# b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。
: F7 o, E7 h& N$ m' J2 \Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48)
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Allied Shock attack( ~! O# O/ l q& `! U8 C2 f
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Attacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626' R5 q4 G; d' a- s. S. }
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Defending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 141
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Allied adjusted assault: 751 # l! g" _. H. {9 U/ f
& r) V' f. _4 ?, wJapanese adjusted defense: 41 ! z3 E: E" h# d1 f9 R
|/ ]( Z# O: b% TAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4) 2 K/ d/ ?% a' v9 ?
- J* c) z: F& f3 z, _% {Allied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!
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' J e1 ]$ i; @2 OCombat modifiers
) g# ?/ ~5 d2 b) IDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
2 X2 p) n( U0 \ experience(-)
( N1 d9 M4 i3 j5 A( CAttacker: shock(+)
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5 i x! V2 Y; D6 D' }: L; pJapanese ground losses:
& s1 o3 K$ O9 g; K& _% ? 1686 casualties reported
6 `2 {; r. t" ~1 f Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled
$ P& B7 M% t* v! {4 A Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled4 \1 M* t( i2 {4 h, [
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
" r) Q$ X, O/ ~" M6 G( a# E Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)
, z5 n, p( a9 d! {! t2 A' ~ d Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
4 Z9 B' Y. ~; J/ g5 x% O& t Units retreated 5% ]0 g! ?( s1 [5 ~
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Allied ground losses:
# i3 Q" U8 n, G 406 casualties reported4 t# b N- d. d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled
$ j" }. `( D2 c0 D9 | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Z: p, |9 I) F/ \% ^6 W7 Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 W* O! O$ L/ m1 I
}1 |2 L5 G# V+ ?Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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4 c, Q- N& M5 T: `! z) _4 RAssaulting units:% \- I7 a% `1 o% M0 a
12th Chinese Corps( h5 N7 k0 q# H6 |- _- ?
29th Chinese Corps: \* ?0 l" W+ W* V" T
85th Chinese Corps
' [$ x8 y0 w M0 b7 R 2nd Group Army
$ k$ K7 l( L+ R- L 3rd Group Army
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Defending units:1 `( W' b T4 v Y: B5 `
12th RGC Temp. Division
4 K0 {# b: s2 R, Y 14th RGC Temp. Division; }& T, ^' P. [" A k a, m
18th RGC Temp. Division. }; C2 L, `+ D& c8 s1 {/ \
52nd Road Const Co 3 V; { Z" |4 l* [
67th JAAF AF Coy
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6 t, p2 x" s8 V" r* ]( V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。
% Y* C. V7 _: t4 f" W3 bGround combat at Nanchang (85,54), ~: n! ^) S0 ~$ a
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Allied Shock attack& h& i% m _8 N; C
6 h/ Y6 \: ? r" KAttacking force 39510 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612* c& z* ]1 _* |+ u, ~" Q8 q
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Defending force 11531 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 392
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Allied adjusted assault: 1301
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% \% w6 q/ \' L1 E" |$ z: ~Japanese adjusted defense: 401
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& K0 ^! i3 W- J. N$ MAllied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4) # \; o3 H: b t; \' A
" K# Z' L4 a1 k" S8 U' BAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)& w) N4 q- J( a9 P
experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
2 I! t; S$ z4 I3 X: ?8 q3 P& I y3 K 518 casualties reported& n# _' {+ i) o" v4 a5 y
Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
+ B# N% t5 {$ y. n" l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled b" |* V3 K, T# O$ A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled7 { y3 ~; z# P5 x' p, h
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Allied ground losses:
7 @8 s9 t7 V Z/ O; r( G 2941 casualties reported
' I* D' ^& V6 l: i8 X. z7 K Squads: 16 destroyed, 376 disabled
k* N' [7 @1 y, h, b n2 Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled9 E9 x5 Q: {3 K+ S' |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
1 N2 j6 Q: e2 y( f) W Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)1 b: R9 [8 j& t, B" K$ u% K: m
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Assaulting units:/ z+ H4 L9 R# D# {+ S$ ?
86th Chinese Corps
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70th Chinese Corps
% X/ d0 ?3 y( o9 z) F3 m 49th Chinese Corps
9 P, r9 N/ }) x+ s p4 k 28th Chinese Corps* x7 f& `+ T) s3 C% Q- k' y6 p( f
21st Chinese Corps+ R1 k. R+ W u
78th Chinese Corps* {" p1 T8 N# x& X- g u' _( {
3rd New Chinese Corps U; i ^( U. B
23rd Group Army3 r* j6 A* W' u2 L7 y$ L
30th Group Army/ _; M. {- k: X2 |( o, l
32nd Group Army
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12th Ind.Mixed Brigade8 k7 |7 ~0 Y' Z7 V
11th Ind.Mixed Brigade# s9 c S2 P) o: A8 M# [; [
23rd RGC Temp. Division |