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。0 y2 y1 k+ y  B5 z& Z, `6 G

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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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$ _: H) T0 `. G& _! }Allied Deliberate attack
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# O6 N! d8 O" P' ~- cAttacking force 80164 troops, 1430 guns, 2486 vehicles, Assault Value = 3336( D! }+ `) j* b

% L2 ^6 W# O4 w$ uDefending force 53947 troops, 730 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 1581
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 80 S( q# w# r) l: ~6 X( b! F. k

8 V; P0 `, l0 T( v/ T* F6 kAllied adjusted assault: 3564
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Japanese adjusted defense: 5583
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 8) + \; A9 S" K1 Q0 L# }- D
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Combat modifiers
2 q9 Z# I; J: `/ B- rDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)0 m8 Y2 }9 Y/ R- T7 ]0 l7 G9 C( b
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:. S/ O8 x, E5 e
      3386 casualties reported
+ c' q; x3 U6 ~' ~8 E& K: ]& w         Squads: 50 destroyed, 255 disabled2 G+ Y$ ^+ {. P+ u( y
         Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 77 disabled
* E# c) Q5 c: V         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled7 D5 j/ V2 j& s8 n+ {/ H
      Guns lost 102 (43 destroyed, 59 disabled): |" Z' {, I7 c4 H
      Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
7 ^0 w+ A7 g  f0 v* \+ C      Units destroyed 1
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Allied ground losses:2 A2 r, m2 `/ f  v) _+ a! b! X
      5163 casualties reported
2 u1 P1 k3 J& t4 K- z! s         Squads: 60 destroyed, 463 disabled
# D4 o# Q7 A9 K: e6 ]" ~         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 183 disabled
/ w) l6 f3 ]2 K' t" n7 ~0 m         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 155 disabled8 a0 G; V2 A* }" s( \4 K& h0 R
      Guns lost 201 (29 destroyed, 172 disabled)
$ ?! |. n+ N% n" r- e; c, d2 I- P      Vehicles lost 228 (12 destroyed, 216 disabled)
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Assaulting units:2 t: `( Q3 O/ f; p, y
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion" v9 u7 G! @0 n* b7 u
    710th Tank Battalion
1 o2 h5 p/ [# R0 F3 Y9 U    6th Infantry Division
7 p6 X# u/ ^) J9 N    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
6 `& n& s% b; @6 Z. H6 A  C* g    44th Tank Battalion  S! ~+ I2 q0 X8 W8 S
    81st Infantry Division/ s) e) p4 O& ^9 s  x0 r/ E2 Y5 l% [
    762nd Tank Battalion
. d# g+ K. m) J- b    767th Tank Battalion
' S$ U3 W: f  D& Z9 D    711th Tank Battalion
) S! t( b5 D% g; Z) t    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
- u! b; F2 m# M6 r    5th Marine Division
  @, |5 |# ~3 r4 l4 Z$ e0 }* k+ i    716th Tank Battalion; R' T% p* F5 q4 K+ A
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment/ Z  R' z# b! d. {
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
  Z' t  {( c% i7 O    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment& j" H% b! J+ C/ F" j% T+ K
    706th Tank Battalion
2 v9 W+ ]5 Y4 {3 G' S    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
' T& {: M0 Z6 I: m; ~5 J    96th Infantry Division2 l2 j5 L1 ^3 K0 y/ l# M0 b% ?
    31st Infantry Regiment
/ B# I/ S  {6 r    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2 j& d! O' y7 C9 m: K* S    I Corps Artillery 5 t+ m( C0 V5 i( i0 {
    12th Marine Defense Battalion% q. q9 h4 v6 L' y6 h5 z
    1st USMC AA Battalion
0 E# u' @5 c& m8 f% y5 o2 i; ]    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
6 ?  A" F1 D9 r$ @1 v    XIV US Corps
! G8 w0 ]/ p! u% A- N$ Q7 L    14th Marine Defense Battalion
# N; x; I- O) V- B& F& j( c    5th USA Defense Battalion
: y! x0 R8 G3 k! P; W* p) L2 o    8th Marine Defense Battalion) o. H1 {# I& _  p
    738th Coast AA Regiment3 |4 Z3 J; R$ E/ P0 z: T0 l
    X Corps Artillery
1 S9 i) ]+ K5 o5 v9 u    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment7 P8 w" Z, P& t
    96th Coast AA Regiment
" S1 i4 K9 W( E6 h8 z: n    4th USA Defense Battalion6 {0 U( R4 n3 ^
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
) J5 u, C. s- L1 X2 f    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment! C8 Y* y9 x. z7 Z. T

1 u9 P4 C. ]3 d6 BDefending units:, H+ I+ z% ~2 w' f0 w1 y) Z3 H6 e1 K
    Kure 7th SNLF
' ?- b( r& N) p    81st/A Division
) @+ [/ ~# s0 l. k7 e    Kure 3rd SNLF
# P# a* D) y! H0 c; ]2 ]    33rd/B Division
+ k5 u  d5 L9 z$ r& d  P9 T; z    33rd/A Division/ S& o* o* G* m8 j7 n, V, z
    81st/C Division
0 r6 D4 m2 H' q2 J9 h3 g    6th Guards Inf. Regiment5 W# `9 W) ^  `7 l
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
" P! A( |- M  D    138th Infantry Regiment
$ }/ D  G" d  v  F    Sasebo 7th SNLF
3 o2 Q' Y- ~9 m8 L9 o1 L, R& r3 J    144th Infantry Regiment' o3 V+ p/ Q. X; D- u% Y
    81st/B Division
4 V4 ?' p" [5 u+ Z. @    33rd/C Division
, m4 m$ Q0 j. Y, e6 b    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
1 |5 h+ T& ^& T0 u' |    18th Army) B2 J1 H* [6 K+ n$ [
    60th Field AA Battalion9 n5 E7 i. H0 b# @3 {% M9 h4 z
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
4 C2 M* a; [) a+ y$ W    Ponape Naval Fortress
; [' H' C( {5 J! l    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
' G, ^# _# K' p3 `( h3 ]" B    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
4 i" r$ J% {8 \( z; C# s8 j    53rd Construction Battalion
" R& G; g  g* Y& }    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
/ Z( I) _) w0 G6 q. U    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
2 o& N2 a# @! Y; n    31st Ind.AA Gun Co " P- ~, A" n* ]+ P/ F6 d
    19th JAAF Base Force
! Q7 V( i+ U' y9 T0 C( t( C! X    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1/ ?9 \9 ]- n& y* |6 ^( j
    14th Area Army /1
$ Y8 v" H. y* M    63rd Field AA Battalion( P2 S" G- G$ P- q
    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
5 `; f) l9 ^9 Y9 \: w2 Y5 l    3rd Base Force
6 g* H' P$ ~! |    12th Air Fleet+ {0 P3 P+ w; C# t7 p: y
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
' P7 B* Y5 {3 k    61st Field AA Battalion3 L, C4 x# t; T, h/ E7 _1 y
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment6 K; c/ s' }0 N5 J% f: U
    2nd Ind.AA Gun Co   |. C: e  u8 I7 i0 r9 x
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3  X4 V; z, r$ h5 r- I
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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。
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3 v* j6 a8 B9 {* @" T+ {Ground combat at Chiang Mai (58,53)6 }+ B0 W4 S- d7 Y
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Japanese Shock attack, d1 D& x1 y5 c: q" z
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Attacking force 47276 troops, 408 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 17618 O8 ^( b9 a( `2 E* B9 o

4 Q4 t  m8 E- K  L/ Z6 P2 e* WDefending force 1285 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67
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Japanese adjusted assault: 1373
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  I0 C6 V0 x) h0 }Allied adjusted defense: 10 % A& }/ J" w( Q' j* n2 B

2 \( O; M% b- f3 x( f! n0 @Japanese assault odds: 137 to 1
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Combat modifiers& v& [+ w9 u. n8 l! ~: m
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)) s+ ~/ s+ ^2 \2 T  B( U
Attacker: shock(+)
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  C. T/ @1 n! @% L. `Japanese ground losses:% t' y9 `6 G8 ^7 F7 M/ k
      530 casualties reported
# v( I0 U5 E( Q( N6 j8 J( `1 j; M" c         Squads: 4 destroyed, 116 disabled, u, N* `7 r, M8 H. N8 a
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 [% o4 B& Q/ U; J  [6 |$ F- e
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled) p) Q9 V& O, W* t) e3 W
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)' {  a+ O4 t1 P, g9 Y
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Allied ground losses:. J0 C3 D* T2 m" j
      891 casualties reported& ~8 o- q& H6 l4 Q; C  W9 @3 @+ B
         Squads: 73 destroyed, 9 disabled
8 N- v  s/ c. P& w         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled8 s- R" h. M7 p: x! k) y5 ^/ `/ J& q
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 Z3 K6 r$ E+ x9 e* |/ w
      Guns lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled)* P3 k5 e6 G4 R! g$ v, N' ?" Q
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Assaulting units:7 c3 X( a7 \1 R6 |2 j. c# y
    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade5 n* @+ f( b$ N8 R+ j
    21st Division; v2 A+ ?) A+ j6 w
    4th Division
6 i6 y+ G: X6 B/ W    21st Ind.Mixed Regiment+ X& x+ Q& K; O( W9 a4 a
    23rd Tank Regiment/ p' G- @' m8 C
    32nd Division! @7 }  I* X% o7 R3 i2 j4 z4 G, Q
    Yokosuka 1st SNLF  E) R% O2 U, s  g# z2 h" [
    3rd Ind. AA Battalion, `6 `; E3 w- [
    6th Area Army
& `1 j; ^/ T2 p+ _% f    103rd AA Regiment4 v/ K3 z$ e& C
    1st JNAF Coy
9 @* |9 b1 ]: b    13th Army
* U9 m8 j$ E/ ^! R- O2 t    141st AA Regiment
( U- u4 z* F1 W. s1 Z    4th Ind. AA Battalion
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Defending units:4 x. N# H+ v2 T7 r
    50th Indian Para Brigade
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# C# F- a& Z9 S( u/ T: q50th 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 # ~2 f; R, c% c, @9 U  r
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- q# G3 N2 `; M. I3 T
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盟军继续冒着猛烈炮火卸载
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3 w& i+ ~# y  f* W7 h* l9 G" pAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 44
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* E9 K0 h; c; J) r! i2 o! QInvasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
+ W3 ?& p2 o$ x) x6 b: jDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force2 l# N6 ?' p/ L# I
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89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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* j; v" P/ o. V: |- P$ C1 y- Z& HAllied Ships
' ^: o* ?/ G' {+ O$ C6 f' k, H( f      LST-72, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
  [, G5 G4 k( n8 D& b' w      LST-811 D9 R) f$ Z; P2 b8 r
      LST-74, Shell hits 3
' b1 x, h5 p2 I( o' v      LST-75, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage  H; U9 X" {% M
      LST-78
" u  n& b$ \$ t( k      LST 209
- E) W6 z% V1 x4 p9 T9 g% J$ ^      LST-8891 ~3 i3 Y! ~& K4 X3 L! L( L: m
      LST-246
) M" [6 R& Y' {) d6 _      LST-240
  T9 {; C6 s5 _8 V$ M: {  p" X' M      LST-204, l! s1 a& b6 d/ J: j
      LST-2028 l  Y: h& {8 h; I
      LST-1233 H2 ]2 o- G/ A1 a! o' T
      LST-121
* f6 r, v( D2 i4 [( @5 \! c1 z& Z      LST-120; S7 K+ U0 c1 h
      LST-86
  w  D& m( e' L      LST-85
/ ^( ~6 ~) l- a+ n/ H      LST-84
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Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
& X: h. ^4 y0 Y# _1 gDefensive Guns engage approaching landing force
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+ B9 {0 Y# @% j2 f- Q130 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships( n3 @  K- n! Y4 ^; f
      LST-78, Shell hits 28,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) p3 _& \3 B& ^( g! p9 I# Z9 m
      LST-83, Shell hits 36 S6 N, C: a$ A6 Q7 g
      LST-81, Shell hits 18,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
( j) M+ Z# U/ |  @6 k8 o, E      LST-85, Shell hits 4,  on fire+ g: w. K) e  ~0 b1 s' ~
      LST-84, Shell hits 3
, O6 d# T$ G- C4 K' }5 |      LST-87, Shell hits 6
  i2 I& ?# D" X: ^: m      LST 180
# G* E: ~; }# f0 E- B3 {      LST 157- s9 p5 [% M+ }; y1 x6 f
      LST 2
7 Z+ m0 @8 w1 ~1 u  v      LST-8840 n9 S/ U( `1 W& {7 N3 O" U2 r- D
      LST-882
5 T1 R7 `* ]) x& f/ @      LST-397
9 g: `4 @% l2 ^8 v# r5 B: o+ Q      LST-395
" V$ o# s* e; \7 `      LST-274
1 k6 K7 v! ?: t4 D* ~2 m& b: ^      LST-273
4 L3 \! }! [2 k! U( T      LST-246
/ p; n$ T. W) J" x      LST-244( l5 q9 |$ c' Y
      LST-241
: c+ |/ S# M, J0 k( i: o      LST-218
/ p; E$ ?$ g3 O& k# c/ B      LST-216( e; s( L2 |3 {# p, o
      LST-202
+ @: O2 r4 E) H, I      LST-1718 U- v9 u8 H/ \# Z
      LST-1664 K5 D8 P/ f  U/ x* Z
      LST-124. N6 G3 u$ \% s5 ?' O  L7 k
      LST-121
/ |: _( X: b5 N) `% p4 V      LST-88
$ S* ~4 N5 X) ?' @0 X0 `, t      LST-1232 O  `: H) o7 W* w' K% M! \
      LST-86
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6 {  h; o; }. w5 Q4 P' ]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: b2 c% j* I, v3 _
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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( |4 s7 t; |8 t: XAllied Bombardment attack
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0 O5 z' a% s: ?' BAttacking force 5302 troops, 356 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 2812: _0 O, J) B" O" ^" h

9 N; P$ |- b' UDefending force 51369 troops, 699 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 1361
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7 n/ L% M& [$ a9 s4 w  g# q  @Japanese ground losses:
& |& w4 E  E& o' z) t      406 casualties reported
- t" X: S% R' n, b3 X/ b+ U& i- |         Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
. W- [1 ?0 D' B- H! G1 K9 G         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled) N4 U/ O; A6 i3 O
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
9 f% Q0 j9 P1 C; [5 E0 S/ z      21 casualties reported* @& T4 m7 R* g/ C
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
/ B* L% V  `# d  X         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled$ H7 \  X3 N2 {  d
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 X: f) b0 V  i; A- L5 ~0 a' _
      Guns lost 25 (4 destroyed, 21 disabled)" Y* j0 V# |- z. f; `
      Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)
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* u9 h' d$ V+ z6 o1 y7 W5 K- V. cAssaulting units:8 q0 y9 y. @( d+ i  j
    5th Marine/B Division1 Y% r4 b2 {2 t9 J' }  H" M
    81st Infantry/B Division
& [" c6 c: z' N    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment( z, n$ {! h! o" K6 F6 g( @; k
    5th Marine/C Division. A$ @( x( |! T) |$ h) J! r2 ~3 G
    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion+ S$ [; y6 Q6 |. @% t: F/ m
    6th Infantry/B Division. v3 Z$ [) j( B# ~! m2 I. G% g  M; J
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
3 T7 p- R6 l  E4 e    716th Tank Battalion( L, P( I: k$ \% Y4 k/ K
    81st Infantry/C Division! K7 l) R+ Q' Z' a) I, O# m, E2 T
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion; r; _' y+ |; ]. {
    6th Infantry/C Division
3 ^$ b1 E: J" X5 o& _    5th Marine/A Division
4 S- r! I* \% g6 w3 p    767th Tank Battalion
, [  ?/ ~- [! Z& ^    96th Infantry/A Division
! ~/ S9 M9 Y+ x8 l% z" o    706th Tank Battalion
/ J5 w$ ?. d. T* F' \    711th Tank Battalion
% r+ [9 v, x) C4 M  A2 z0 f    762nd Tank Battalion4 F9 x5 J9 \- f* ]6 A
    96th Infantry/B Division
, N2 L2 C% p7 J2 Z# Z+ }9 \! }8 d    81st Infantry/A Division
0 O; |5 Z% K: N    44th Tank Battalion& X" j4 }( h- d8 H' l8 M: ?! _
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment; r) b  o8 _! H& D1 V7 W' x; H
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment1 }2 G0 @" Z% ~' G
    31st Infantry Regiment
' U5 z) W8 X( t! w- B) n3 k1 ^    6th Infantry/A Division4 K4 _! ]. F7 w7 V: c
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
% |) j* V+ `: ~4 x2 r5 u    710th Tank Battalion
6 d7 l3 ~0 W/ W/ Y' o3 F    96th Infantry/C Division
' {& J& e0 x4 n8 R, k$ Q    5th USA Defense Battalion
5 M( S  ]* G- a    4th USA Defense Battalion5 {8 ]$ l& c) w2 b# e1 F
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
( |, B; ^  Y9 _4 g4 ?# m    X Corps Artillery
. I- {8 b6 B% b    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
& }1 i* c- s& L5 s! }3 }2 Y    XIV US Corps# M5 B& Y* X* C. ~5 m/ I+ H7 X
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
+ E4 u* ]0 e1 v( Z+ i& j    8th Marine Defense Battalion
* z8 @" Q' a# n) ?    14th Marine Defense Battalion
( X/ m5 R9 W' v' G2 ^0 t- E    I Corps Artillery
: Y$ e2 ^# ?9 {9 q6 X" g5 Z    96th Coast AA Regiment
4 n, n9 |3 p# b7 D! Q& N5 f    1st USMC AA Battalion) l( z/ a8 b# n, j" u8 W; a% N2 Y
    738th Coast AA Regiment
" T5 X' K) R) Q    12th Marine Defense Battalion/ \  R; z/ |0 r/ g9 v. m
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
- o7 H: K# u5 z9 l( V* h    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment9 z# o5 a* |3 Z0 B5 ^
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Defending units:
2 e8 I/ i8 X9 f- i    33rd/A Division
( W; R* Z: {" R2 Y$ g; n/ w    81st/B Division2 O8 @  ]& A  R1 Y: E
    Sasebo 7th SNLF7 g" X4 ]* i5 S: ?6 t7 [
    81st/C Division* `% }6 q: a7 J
    138th Infantry Regiment
. u5 e: `  f7 ]+ o    Kure 3rd SNLF
. R# f6 {1 ~, A* i) e6 Q    6th Guards Inf. Regiment- }! L# P* y1 V
    144th Infantry Regiment8 @2 K7 |# E  b
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
9 R5 Y, H, b- [: u' g' d    33rd/B Division0 d8 [' B  U8 x5 q8 V; o
    81st/A Division
1 w# n( N  y8 M2 K6 y9 L/ N    33rd/C Division
% r: a0 o6 n( u    3rd Base Force# _5 T0 O4 K2 c& ~4 B
    19th JAAF Base Force
: s$ u5 I& P6 p5 x) f3 m    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
; Q+ h8 \+ T( l* v  V/ `    60th Field AA Battalion
" K3 \9 \* [) t# D3 r; |8 A    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
* B% @0 F0 Y3 y2 y7 P    53rd Construction Battalion
6 T. t  M9 R# Y  @. O' v    Ponape Naval Fortress
/ o& z9 X, b; |    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
& w  s  P7 {4 b+ H3 V    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1 g* y0 ~: f5 P; y+ {( X    12th Air Fleet/ h: j1 {: Q! l# T' h3 H
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment, s1 F1 x9 t; ?* S/ U3 b
    61st Field AA Battalion. z+ c- K, _- [- [; }
    11th Ind.AA Gun Co
$ |; ~, ~  ]" A+ [7 @    18th Field AF Construction Battalion' z* l7 s6 r+ H, ]& u" v
    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
3 u+ V! A" B, O& d- I. G; o0 ]: c    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
, @4 z$ P  X5 D8 `- B    14th Area Army /1+ Z3 d$ Z9 O8 v) _! g
    63rd Field AA Battalion
( b4 `  ~; a) k* j. I* {* z! B    31st Ind.AA Gun Co + C+ B% j: Q0 T# \1 L
    Kure 7th SNLF
. a" x3 k3 T, I+ |9 }0 T( V. {    18th Army
. V2 c$ Q1 |* P5 n) }$ ]    23rd Fld AA Gun Co ) U% U1 |+ J" y& d3 R
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3! O% w, w6 w5 r7 y
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日军反潜船只确认击沉盟军SS一艘' j% n) A5 t+ J) Z/ A  X, T' f
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Submarine attack near Satawal  at 107,106
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Japanese Ships
8 l& s7 Z$ F' L3 i2 M2 ~, c, W      E No.541 E6 [' U& M6 L6 `! }7 s# I, q; {
      E No.50
# h8 R" g- s$ P/ J. \, Q      E No.68
4 c$ |+ W+ a  {  f* ^: K8 b4 V      E No.52
  C4 L& V# S( A( F& i# \
( b+ X$ P, u( L) p7 HAllied Ships2 _# i; t8 B9 B! H; N, i
      SS Blackfin, hits 21, and is sunk
1 `" G* Y8 F; ?: ~6 D1 S- L- r) v  ~
重创另一艘
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) H* j; i2 |% d6 N( {ASW attack near Satawal  at 109,102
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Japanese Ships9 \3 h. j8 e+ z' ~) _, [1 B  D: S
      E No.8
5 l) R* r1 U2 J, O      E No.6
4 K; W( k' t( @, ?3 \4 l6 z) V
$ I$ y7 \# d8 h0 `/ E& Q% ?/ gAllied Ships2 A! a& V  ?+ \9 K0 {
      SS Peto, hits 14,  heavy damage

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 02, 448 O" a5 ?) G5 ?  S: t
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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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% r3 d: |  N/ Z6 {% ENight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
2 I: y. P) [+ Q4 T4 T8 [$ F2 Y
4 r& z5 E' Z6 k  W7 s! a# a62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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/ f" h; Z9 Y+ w3 X( I/ wAllied Ships3 Z) b- W+ t! x6 Z+ ^
      CA Wichita
6 R4 s$ R$ P0 E6 D2 v      CA Vincennes$ _) ]8 O0 z; N- O
      CA Quincy
2 a9 `; G* N2 z- R' p      CA San Francisco
* X5 Z& a2 V& _1 E. p0 D! P& P      CA Minneapolis
+ F3 a! h, C/ C8 t      CA Astoria
# h1 ^! S: G; b9 M      CA Chicago8 G: V0 ?3 w. r
      CA Louisville
3 O( o' I6 v4 K# M9 P1 s7 b      CA Chester
+ k( ]: ~4 u3 Y* O+ q5 y2 ^      CA Northampton. \0 Z# p" o3 ~  I; t! k" N
      CA Portland$ ~1 K% k. t  B! j
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Japanese ground losses:
. {  A/ p  ^2 H  F      71 casualties reported6 e" p- b, p: A' c
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
, k* |8 K* Y, V# X3 R         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled7 x! {( W$ w( s6 Y5 F
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 a# ]4 z1 O" O
      Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)8 d0 y  X) N+ R9 j( Q8 o

6 H$ [6 q% M; V% p8 i6 f' X  _Airbase hits 2
  `6 z: H3 F  v0 C, h5 l) vRunway hits 10# ]8 a4 g* m8 M# `8 S* C' f1 Y
Port hits 4
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) c3 s: f- U9 m8 u8 rCA Wichita firing at Ponape $ i0 Q- G! _4 ~) ]: s  a4 j
CA Vincennes firing at Ponape Naval Fortress% K  P# H4 N, O' J) e9 X$ H  [
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Vincennes( x2 r2 {6 D. x: {9 U
CA Quincy firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
+ Z/ A. k  ]' @# K$ N  n  TPonape Naval Fortress firing at CA Quincy3 j0 ~/ h6 \) y4 f
CA San Francisco firing at 81st/B Division. Q& T+ f, v- {# ?7 G2 }
CA Minneapolis firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment" S& W! _, T- }. M- o
Ponape Naval Fortress firing at CA Astoria
. L0 i( @: u3 K8 xCA Astoria firing at Ponape Naval Fortress7 [% O6 I+ R7 d
CA Chicago firing at Ponape ' v* d+ |  Y" d
CA Louisville firing at 3rd Base Force" ~; d! q- R1 Z) [5 O6 J; |
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester
! _1 m% `, `8 SCA Chester firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
5 g6 @$ t! S9 }! o: ^CA Northampton firing at 81st/C Division" [% ]+ ]# n2 _; H$ \: `& Z
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland
2 B( _! R& U$ R4 O8 f9 N! ~CA Portland firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment# \. q+ F/ v8 `: G& T% Y
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" _5 X, K* p$ H$ z. WNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113- {1 u: k- r. `. B' Y  q

7 y$ ^+ V( R& ?* q4 ~Allied Ships/ y5 o1 v: \* C( A9 p* S
      BB Alabama
2 a+ z# z7 Q8 Y- s' [& C5 C! o      BB Massachusetts
1 l+ S2 l' h2 b" d5 `* G" ?      BB Indiana
$ g# O: T" ]/ p- Z0 h  l5 e      BB South Dakota8 K& z* m2 T# ^; B
      BB Washington
. K; Q; j# G( N% r+ K) M9 X. K6 V      BB North Carolina2 e2 ?& W( t7 u5 o) F
5 D; g% C: m  D; o: R: p1 Y- [
Japanese ground losses:
! S; I  e, _( g; c      275 casualties reported6 C. t7 v- z. \* D  s' J& H. y
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled5 W+ \7 C" N! V) ^5 D) Z
         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 14 disabled7 x/ _& ?4 [' v9 N- l
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 L& r( M- ~6 p) H: ~" S      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)
2 _. l' {: K! m      Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled), O! J7 H! S, r) r' r
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Airbase supply hits 19 ?8 h% T$ @: {9 u# Y" s6 Q8 Z9 `
Runway hits 7, H) I) \: F+ [) a. N  t, ], C
Port hits 39 d* q& n+ L& x; n  ?

" h2 n) }7 C3 u  r# x! u" WBB Alabama firing at Ponape
4 x1 ?+ z7 u0 A1 xBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape 1 p: {3 `$ t- S
BB Indiana firing at 81st/B Division
/ p1 s& w% m5 L9 i  u) MOS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota
% N7 }0 f# T1 B' PBB South Dakota firing at Ponape
4 h# ^2 n! ]  [$ r5 x, l1 u6 XBB Washington firing at Ponape $ p: k) D0 l) a
BB North Carolina firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment* P  }+ k3 z2 c8 ]" A

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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!. f- t* I) w2 e. Q0 k
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13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.* |; i- c, Y9 C7 H

7 \7 J- H2 ]7 nAllied Ships  k5 g- k7 M' B
      BB Queen Elizabeth
( W0 s! R2 |0 m. n& a6 s      BB Valiant
9 \, d3 E: T$ R      BB Mississippi
! n. q3 |$ ~1 Z  v7 u- L      BB New Mexico
" N+ O1 Y1 J% g. R9 B      BB Idaho6 ^8 H9 r% _& d4 ?; c
      BB West Virginia
  l, H! [$ L  {( K& r      BB Colorado: V+ ^8 }3 K7 v1 O% d" A6 L- w5 ]" F

# S" q1 D) Q( C5 t  {6 `4 |- _Japanese ground losses:
# G2 E, W8 C" `' |      117 casualties reported
: n$ `7 Z/ b" t/ v/ ?         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled! Q& A+ z" T' G, u+ k) r5 |& x
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled) c) q8 W  q# B8 W, Z( G2 P) K
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# J$ k3 f% z  T1 A) q      Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled). l' f0 w  X, _+ e
      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)( r* e' V- r& C
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Airbase hits 2; a5 L: @( Q9 \- a! _1 l# k) \
Runway hits 2  m/ p) S( l& z- J; y
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BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment3 s0 K5 X; J3 P& p4 r+ x, G
BB Valiant firing at 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment, C: K. \" g8 Y. r  e1 I
BB Mississippi firing at Ponape Naval Fortress
, K; m3 Q1 i+ ?3 v4 @7 b* M& `Ponape Naval Fortress firing at BB Mississippi
* e8 N: t$ c7 [# |; Q: a1 I) I7 ?) s) BBB New Mexico firing at 81st/C Division
7 w: F1 V4 |+ u$ ABB Idaho firing at 3rd Base Force
% e* k# r8 K" ^9 ~; B' Y# l1 K3rd Base Force firing at BB Idaho8 X  z2 Z2 q" r9 U2 `4 [& y* E
BB West Virginia firing at Ponape
9 X, s0 f) b6 [0 R( qBB Colorado firing at 3rd Base Force/ ]/ y3 A3 q3 A7 G1 V/ z: ?4 j0 s* @
3rd Base Force firing at BB Colorado. _; w$ a  N+ S+ n
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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)4 p+ ]; N: N% _8 R/ `  U0 R
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms2 u) R4 \; Y0 V% P! B- g1 [- y
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
2 l" s4 N& {3 F( i0 FEstimated time to target is 34 minutes: v( C& Q2 T. S8 j' [1 ^

: B7 w1 k6 K4 {) b2 w. pAllied aircraft
5 X+ ]# i- t% e' z; M- Q/ U2 L      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462. b! I# _+ Z( O& C- ?2 s$ L
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 3376 h% G, y, M% J, \6 o. }3 [
      TBM-1C Avenger x 283
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Allied aircraft losses" O; N$ c& f8 W: `
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 46 damaged9 D5 P3 W) A! `9 k* h
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
( O8 Q$ z1 ^% ?: W. j3 T, }2 Q      TBM-1C Avenger: 17 damaged* q* b$ `) {7 c
      TBM-1C Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak
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. {) m; b8 V: i3 K# B; [Japanese ground losses:. ]( i  S0 s3 k
      159 casualties reported
3 ?+ Z5 [  u$ l' m: P. i6 q         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled* t& i0 ~/ s& p( `
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled/ F4 C$ k2 b2 Q, M* z
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* g. b# G! T  O' Y0 u8 P7 }# ~, R( o

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. {! c0 @0 M. Q0 RGround combat at Ponape (119,113)
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2 E) {6 o# V- _; a; D3 d$ ~Allied Deliberate attack- _- \7 Q& @/ X: h

% r/ H2 o' k2 \& {* {3 O$ n4 g6 CAttacking force 77530 troops, 1387 guns, 2472 vehicles, Assault Value = 2931
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Defending force 50530 troops, 686 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 13446 Q  c8 _; m2 T' S* }4 ~6 z
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Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 7" w* d4 M3 q6 L2 [0 D
. D: k# ^. U8 r7 G0 e
Allied adjusted assault: 3406
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5 Y4 c0 p  x& w# J/ m/ U$ `Japanese adjusted defense: 8701
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8 m  ^5 j  x8 GAllied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 7) / |  n4 a9 I2 M  h

$ l( v9 @4 I0 e  Y- gCombat modifiers
% n  C' G/ {7 c; jDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)3 ]( P& i( @+ l7 r
Attacker:
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, o1 t& Q, y9 T+ t. AJapanese ground losses:- z" }- V: |; l' L9 b8 u3 o8 W6 D3 i9 x
      3539 casualties reported8 ~* W1 r5 v  g$ b/ s. `7 Q' ~
         Squads: 129 destroyed, 146 disabled
0 l. k- b' h4 O- v4 `" r, x         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled7 H5 k/ P( p6 O6 I: x; k, g. d
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled+ q  w% j4 [! w. o0 n5 K/ U
      Guns lost 76 (27 destroyed, 49 disabled)$ D1 D+ ~1 Q; ~$ s# M( u
      Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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8 E5 p6 T! v( w3 @# Z+ AAllied ground losses:# b7 |' y" J5 I. U( w! C7 I
      3552 casualties reported/ j8 M, g6 D# @% k
         Squads: 27 destroyed, 512 disabled' S5 g5 I# P) U8 i
         Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 147 disabled) T& p/ q& t! Y
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 111 disabled1 F1 @, t7 H, E* L0 V& n$ `
      Guns lost 118 (41 destroyed, 77 disabled)* u- s2 P9 b4 ]: R0 `- b; P
      Vehicles lost 223 (55 destroyed, 168 disabled)
# i/ p; ^0 K- r$ H4 H# D      Units destroyed 19 X3 [+ I' A6 ^3 c1 o( T

  P2 h: z# z- T, JAssaulting units:0 \' s; d* L6 A% Y- U
    819th Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
, h6 {* i8 U- L% c, R2 i0 E    5th Marine Division
0 u. e2 x" a# {5 M3 k! G& M1 `1 ]! `    716th Tank Battalion
; C3 _) {  l% A7 i. d1 w8 a    706th Tank Battalion
+ F& E" h) ~! m% T    762nd Tank Battalion& p  C' P3 E& M5 H% H, |* e( U
    710th Tank Battalion$ I  Z' V: b2 r4 }* C$ A0 w+ z8 ~6 C
    767th Tank Battalion: q/ d7 f8 V7 r+ r* u
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
0 p& u; h& J" Z  g    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment
: p2 G2 H% r; p1 ]1 l    81st Infantry Division/ n( W) r: z( _0 f$ u) U
    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment8 ?" M" g8 @8 c$ d8 ~
    96th Infantry Division9 M4 o# ]- `' f" b) _0 c: ~2 x
    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
  d0 K( @4 B1 G7 W1 U# C  V    711th Tank Battalion& q8 W' Y2 a5 V5 w1 S( D. x7 B+ d* X
    44th Tank Battalion
* J* T4 P: n( x. E9 ]    2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
0 {' ^, i$ q7 v    6th Infantry Division* C/ I; H  ^8 {$ F$ K
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment9 C" H: x1 S8 C
    31st Infantry Regiment3 x/ G+ u( D" |) b0 y6 _+ s
    XIV US Corps
2 h+ Q# B0 H  V0 ^    96th Coast AA Regiment! o7 D6 M! q/ \1 n
    12th Marine Defense Battalion/ V8 U! i4 u2 x5 L& J) V: [
    4th USA Defense Battalion" q) H/ Q$ }; [
    14th Marine Defense Battalion
# H7 A9 @* u; \" \1 X% x    1st USMC AA Battalion
6 h; {! P: e1 V    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion* m' x0 ^6 i. G# ^2 R- z
    5th USA Defense Battalion9 E( M3 h$ W* r) g1 z) t
    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment/ o% Q4 w' T) e  y
    738th Coast AA Regiment
6 T3 Z# [5 ]5 `# g& H5 O6 D" J. b2 O! E    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
) b& a: _2 l8 v" g6 B    I Corps Artillery & {' _  U1 l; O6 ^
    8th Marine Defense Battalion* ]' i- D6 i- x4 @& n! Y
    X Corps Artillery
1 w5 C& ]5 @0 ]& t    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
9 K$ F& J* m# s% M: m3 K- o9 @  S    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment' @9 h9 |7 V3 x7 z  O6 U: `, i1 ?
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Defending units:
9 A& V' b- a' `7 a0 S8 J    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
1 u, V" N2 v6 T5 {    52nd Naval Guard Unit
+ C( K8 T! U0 p7 z    144th Infantry Regiment
4 b# {/ B. n1 M  k2 j; U    Kure 3rd SNLF  r5 ^8 g$ a# J0 ^% a! c. D. T
    Sasebo 7th SNLF
0 e' W9 a. B6 _' Q* B( S* P    33rd/B Division
# i8 K6 A* h/ q, {' a, q9 M, e    81st/C Division
" T$ ?1 s5 g& a( @5 @    81st/A Division9 Y9 y6 `3 B8 G* [
    81st/B Division! ^- [3 J- i) l1 J: o! M) _$ w+ |
    33rd/A Division
3 j1 G6 }6 H$ U% \/ b- Z8 {1 @8 t    138th Infantry Regiment* T8 G# g8 K  i
    33rd/C Division
5 E% X3 L- Z) F* C    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7 K# O3 a$ b4 {/ b$ Q6 P    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion% X' p/ C3 k# _4 |
    19th JAAF Base Force
+ n, o: U6 W4 n% I8 [2 S' V    31st Ind.AA Gun Co $ c) e( F' `( O3 U
    12th Air Fleet! A: q, d! q. `5 g8 Q8 k/ l& m
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment6 d0 V% ]: @& c+ _4 O3 p; }
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co ( K# e$ g) Y7 v. J0 R$ H- n
    63rd Field AA Battalion. m9 P) F6 T8 V5 f. Q
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
- Y. r6 O4 |( C# u/ e7 x5 M. t/ i    18th Field AF Construction Battalion* V8 `) n) p( @4 @, d& @
    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3 t9 q3 Z9 D' t    Ponape Naval Fortress. w: Y) O& y0 H
    61st Field AA Battalion/ ?! M$ h0 k; u6 v: q
    18th Army
% w5 J0 D9 ^  [0 y    14th Area Army /1; @7 K6 z; R1 q5 \! {
    60th Field AA Battalion2 I* v4 H  l& O. W; M0 x$ J
    53rd Construction Battalion
  N5 {; Z9 V- {$ u* L$ E0 v    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion* _) h' V6 Z! D5 P, k
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /1
2 R8 k/ Z4 d/ v, S- z    Kure 7th SNLF" d* `5 D5 l- \! m' g0 d3 r; P
    3rd Base Force" A2 o! Z+ }( B6 m& ~: a% Z; f- ]
    3rd IJN Special Cst Gun Bn /3

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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)7 D- d; i" W: y3 R; {4 h
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms$ R; @; s0 w. B

4 F' P# ~1 B% j% E( I, u5 ?Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 s' Z% I$ e/ C/ Z9 k
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes$ x) |! v3 _- G( b; Y4 `

# f8 L* G' [7 ]" |7 p; ^Allied aircraft9 g5 ?& ^" `6 `2 D( N2 v2 _; B: Z
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 4621 J) H/ u# A4 L  \, |
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 337! r8 s1 ^9 ~2 p. T
      TBM-1C Avenger x 283
1 y  F- r( y0 I  }* R% R; eAllied aircraft losses
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) X: l8 u5 \8 r( Y7 d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, 44
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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
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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!# C/ h( e2 k# M* Z& l6 }. U5 A

: S0 U1 n7 P$ x6 CAllied Ships7 v; `( X' M0 @* b) i* F) W
      CA Vincennes/ C6 S$ l% N2 e& `$ b: c3 e. E
      CA Quincy6 O& U* t$ t  z3 P
      CA San Francisco2 P% ]9 j& O5 Q  d- r* `2 r
      CA Minneapolis
+ {9 p1 L. U$ m7 p- z( J      CA Astoria+ [' ?+ t) J4 ~/ [4 ^
      CA Chicago3 Q) O# i, I2 f6 u. ^- s
      CA Louisville
) l5 T* E4 j" P7 ]      CA Chester
) \+ J2 I) ~+ o* s. l: u! K! Y      CA Northampton
* b6 w& I# W4 r! v7 E% f      CA Portland. R2 k0 V, ]' K! r7 \

6 y. X, N) \. I" p' l7 e0 l" [Japanese ground losses:
" C* p1 \$ S7 b9 u1 I  U6 n      112 casualties reported
- H# M' C; q1 e/ D1 l, S/ f         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& h. {7 K& I4 f         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled- }) K% @, k% t0 h: M! ^
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
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Airbase hits 5" ^3 Y2 I: b! M/ o2 a6 l0 T
Airbase supply hits 2
; {! D% _& k8 R' z( O& ARunway hits 21, z8 V. `. N. m9 X
Port hits 7. }/ X5 I0 `8 Y* K

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Night Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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# ^7 h7 E% a- H' v: I9 n/ `* mAllied Ships  v4 T+ C1 b, }& X- ^1 h9 d
      BB Alabama
+ J0 O" w) |2 P! Y$ R" m4 z# |3 H3 }      BB Massachusetts
" s) ]  |% j# ~+ A  N, v# @" f, y1 |      BB Indiana
3 U3 y2 J( _' X/ d* f      BB South Dakota1 S% s4 @: T# O3 ^- j
      BB Washington
6 M6 d" ^/ e! y5 G6 _      BB North Carolina
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" H  e" I. Q2 F$ RJapanese ground losses:# W) G/ t% ]% W1 j, o
      398 casualties reported
1 p8 L/ G! U2 W2 v3 h         Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled7 _( Q& z4 ]; g+ R7 q( L
         Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 22 disabled
3 K" c( s( T5 m         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
6 I% y. s5 D8 x( {( s      Guns lost 35 (22 destroyed, 13 disabled)
; X4 S  b3 v3 e6 F) X) f# d      Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)' w2 e; Z& [4 {# W4 }
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Airbase hits 9
9 w( c4 [* l6 k' Q2 H, s+ j: TRunway hits 9+ d5 Y) v- r9 s. V
Port hits 25 y( Y, n" w* f, @

' ~, P* ]2 k. g* [# {BB Alabama firing at 33rd/C Division
: j. M6 f0 I* @9 v6 HBB Massachusetts firing at Ponape % X9 z' R6 o" {/ s  X+ |# V$ I
BB Indiana firing at 81st/A Division
! D* _8 R- j  {$ F. d  RBB South Dakota firing at Ponape
$ t3 X* R6 W& @+ _7 t) fBB Washington firing at Ponape # P) U+ l+ A& p  v$ L% H. ~
BB North Carolina firing at Ponape
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0 X- `4 @: M, T$ L% c7 {9 \5 fNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113
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2 w# R, _( \  m2 L$ gAllied Ships
2 A. H0 V0 J+ `2 S! I      BB Mississippi
( t; B; u9 O$ [  N7 R7 _# y      BB New Mexico" t; M* j( n- ^" T* D
      BB Idaho
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7 @3 g- X, x4 r' a3 EJapanese ground losses:9 ^2 }' W3 A- ]
      195 casualties reported
3 O9 o$ b( }% J         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
1 o! c# t9 I7 t) j2 K3 b$ S         Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 41 disabled( [$ h. G3 t* b1 e. k% Z
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
) S1 T. q/ I9 e; F( r5 x      Guns lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)
  C  B2 }- H3 q      Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)% D0 X) P" W; s; v2 M* E0 K* S

6 V2 W( v9 a. _' r3 gAirbase hits 34 G+ K2 ?" K5 N" k4 S
Runway hits 142 K8 c; [$ B4 ?: @

: \* S8 K& m8 bBB Mississippi firing at Ponape 5 g& L' s+ U9 a6 w+ ?
BB New Mexico firing at 33rd/C Division
/ {# J' v6 z2 \9 T& t+ g$ `% _2 _BB Idaho firing at Ponape
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Afternoon Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 119,113 (Ponape)
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; y- @7 J: J4 v) ]! e0 ^Weather in hex: Severe storms
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5 v3 ~/ N7 h9 A* U' L8 B4 eRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
+ p2 `6 u; d  Z1 P2 zEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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5 m7 K8 Q. f$ k9 J) m$ OAllied aircraft* M  L4 }+ ?* ]5 F5 K
      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462
1 {1 W! a  f* X2 z! \4 f% E5 b      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 3331 W/ y- m: e- ^2 j$ i3 Y
      TBM-1C Avenger x 286$ Y* Z' ^7 Y1 J6 t% i# j
2 |  O5 N. d) s# P5 d+ m
Allied aircraft losses
7 I# R9 m6 c. q: F# r4 H* v      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 29 damaged
  c" {3 s8 U5 h% a- G" D1 P6 {      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 3 destroyed by flak$ }9 y3 G+ {/ X3 _* U/ z
      TBM-1C Avenger: 26 damaged& t5 s' ]# }" {7 {7 K

1 g& x+ c+ P# |" V  jJapanese ground losses:$ w& g7 _. H9 K# |; [$ M: [
      121 casualties reported
- \& f) h; r$ q. u7 y1 H2 W         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
' L5 s2 v9 f  W" ~5 @4 v4 f0 ?. ?/ B         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled6 S; y9 n( ?9 P# |
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 R2 ^% [3 c- g! H" S7 ^Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)
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Allied Deliberate attack- u5 _$ J: A2 Y  ~1 ~3 K1 P

' l( p6 ^/ U' g* C& U! Z. sAttacking force 74539 troops, 1370 guns, 2341 vehicles, Assault Value = 2629
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Defending force 46824 troops, 641 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121
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3 l9 a  }5 f! a6 K0 l) SAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 6
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Allied adjusted assault: 3228 ! h, o0 }3 }: i+ X

5 s9 H% d4 _8 D( C  s9 }Japanese adjusted defense: 7085 / \) \# p1 N  w8 X9 r& ~+ g! w3 W; L
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Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6) / q* v: ~: H) M1 y$ ?. i

1 s& P! F( ^$ }7 n5 zCombat modifiers) ^  `2 t" r2 X4 o3 S5 C
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)6 i6 T0 T3 t. V9 S" Z  D$ S
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:5 w! M9 U; V: [; l9 c+ c
      2305 casualties reported
8 K" q  M) e: I# i7 C) t         Squads: 40 destroyed, 47 disabled
# X" j) S; S& N3 }) Q         Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 24 disabled5 ]0 L' k1 f+ x! |
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
3 {0 z. Q$ n( J- J( a- b  D      Guns lost 38 (19 destroyed, 19 disabled); k0 `: `' J! f1 j
      Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:+ S% }5 r! @( z4 B5 E6 z$ c: Z% N
      3064 casualties reported* @# K. w+ u( g. U3 L
         Squads: 98 destroyed, 262 disabled( S! F% Z4 s' _8 @8 H& ]% {& Q) F
         Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 151 disabled
8 F2 M. a4 Y  v+ _# w         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 67 disabled
& {+ h0 l% _0 h6 n& H: x4 X' x      Guns lost 75 (16 destroyed, 59 disabled)
0 u* k0 h9 ]/ c9 r+ Q* o      Vehicles lost 91 (6 destroyed, 85 disabled); x; Z/ C% |% P3 }
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Assaulting units:
3 i- t6 V- y3 W" s1 V; N/ R% f, i( F    58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
' H0 u. @" Q  t2 `: \1 A) j    711th Tank Battalion! r0 P9 s5 J, l' d
    716th Tank Battalion3 j; P1 `- X# u! K
    6th Infantry Division" Y: v' k' m1 [  D
    44th Tank Battalion0 P  D$ e) F4 q+ y' C7 _) a
    I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment+ Z4 @, {+ ?: I  t* o
    XIV Corps Combat Engineer Regiment  U9 G; S" V# }: g5 X; A/ `8 Z
    81st Infantry Division
1 k: p$ g+ c& }; V    767th Tank Battalion
1 Y( w: Y" k; Z* O5 }% E; x/ T    364th(Sep) Infantry Regiment3 E' B8 p0 a5 L' z8 \! ~( f
    762nd Tank Battalion# |0 M6 w- C% c" s( H  _5 Y
    710th Tank Battalion
( D) V1 j" B3 S* K, H) J    96th Infantry Division$ Y7 _- N. z1 N& c6 Q) F
    1st Filipino Inf Regiment
+ Y* X- Q) \) R) S, R    706th Tank Battalion
) I4 i  k0 Q9 v3 d9 E, d    5th Marine Division
; i# h0 v8 c& c8 M8 I" F    31st Infantry Regiment1 F$ r' V; j3 I! W7 }- l1 M
    4th USMC Field Artillery Battalion+ g- Q3 t' \$ I& |( Q" W
    1st USMC AA Battalion9 \+ ]2 r1 y1 Q! @) r( S- o1 }  h9 U
    738th Coast AA Regiment
2 Z4 U  i! d( ?4 b  h! L0 |    96th Coast AA Regiment
2 ?3 t8 q3 D' g5 Y' k2 }    14th Marine Defense Battalion( I7 k4 T2 U! C
    12th Marine Defense Battalion8 T) `6 D9 ~8 P' E* ^
    3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion; K$ X) {' k) Y* f+ T2 R- n
    57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
5 x+ C0 `4 |; d- t0 Z    XIV US Corps, Q1 S0 X* u. I  F# }
    X Corps Artillery
  ]# B' V, H/ o5 O    5th USA Defense Battalion
3 x* D% P6 r6 ~% i    4th USA Defense Battalion
$ P# n: m/ T1 o) a    265th Coastal Artillery Regiment
" c; i  f6 [$ x  t9 q8 Q) I! }! \    I Corps Artillery
, y7 k% C0 {6 v5 ~$ h    8th Marine Defense Battalion+ c1 E7 U, U% r7 g* I; B
    28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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Defending units:
6 b. q+ V, g. K0 x! A: P    Ponape Naval Fortress
9 ?, N7 w! n: m7 D4 ?8 r    81st/C Division! ]" D! z7 I6 D% h! a8 f
    52nd Naval Guard Unit
* s( s) X# K+ i7 Y2 S. S    138th Infantry Regiment1 ]: a3 v8 F# E  ~* p7 j" D) J2 u0 g
    6th Guards Inf. Regiment
0 ^: C4 }# S4 ]7 Y5 K# S) |! L    Sasebo 7th SNLF
  M# f5 X& i9 S5 L- G$ L8 S  m    144th Infantry Regiment
& @+ P7 e) A  j( ?% |% o    81st/B Division
" X) L& o# w0 K0 j6 y    33rd/B Division
7 r5 R& `: [5 P% T  J9 F4 k    33rd/A Division
2 q. H9 f  j6 b) L; R4 l" d8 W    81st/A Division& x/ m& V  R+ h  |: {
    Kure 3rd SNLF
  e9 I) j) L; Q% c; S  N    33rd/C Division
3 v) M3 t. b( b    53rd Construction Battalion
- }0 ~/ W9 I* V9 C, ]2 L    18th Army
% S4 t9 r2 q( l/ K9 k8 N    14th Area Army /1
" M# f8 {+ E/ F    60th Field AA Battalion4 i6 @) o4 _0 i8 w1 F
    12th Air Fleet) {/ _, b! F* F' U* |
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment- G$ c* u/ n9 ?9 q
    63rd Field AA Battalion* }# ^6 F) V6 x
    1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment
2 U/ r) D9 r8 f( l    3rd Base Force6 _; h6 g* S! e: b1 A$ I4 p+ p- ~2 e
    Wake Cst Gun Bn /16 ~+ m: u) w2 V! _
    Kure 7th SNLF' Y- a8 p* G/ [6 q+ J+ a6 s
    19th JAAF Base Force1 f6 U2 Z' F  ]
    18th Field AF Construction Battalion
; V. l0 v) n: D  a: v5 o/ F# {    61st Field AA Battalion$ X  i' y! T3 v+ g6 m
    23rd Fld AA Gun Co
' G" a5 T4 J+ N    23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment; D3 P/ T0 \  J$ _6 u  B: E$ H
    38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
8 J+ E- x* |1 f7 B    20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion+ d6 B. }7 \5 Z; v1 E: R
    14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion- s8 B; m3 \; a, F
    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
) |: A  e' l: S/ L" l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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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
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 54,60
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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  G6 J& Z( h3 T& W# LRaid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.8 R4 R8 z4 ?5 k7 H& D
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes: M7 O1 j. \: p# O  B# W" ]" E5 @. j9 z

3 z% K% o* l% I# P5 HAllied aircraft
: [9 a- M9 F) f$ C& m5 @4 j+ z      P-38L Lightning x 235 u1 k) ?& b1 Q: C' y) _
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 30. b# r: i/ o3 A# O5 ~2 Y
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Allied aircraft losses% y* b% }6 q( z1 S3 V
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 8 damaged' O1 i" i. E2 [1 S# x
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak: C4 V3 V; n/ E$ b; X5 w* g

/ V$ M( H5 ?1 U! ]Japanese Ships, Q3 i0 k2 E4 ~& Z
      DD Suruyame
" Y' ]5 L0 y' w. K+ h7 p      CL Ninaru7 y1 z! v* p' k/ A7 z
      CL Tokachi, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) X% g! O$ B( |9 k
      DD Yayoi- I) L5 a5 s% q5 Z& F. d( r$ J% @
      CA Kako" z" W$ l+ V; I! Y7 w- i$ E
      DD Asagiri
: b/ r" ?% g8 `& w3 ?7 L4 U      DD Ayanami6 F% Y7 B# S" b( \
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; f  V6 |% ^8 ?, ]; w& TAircraft Attacking:
5 z/ {0 d2 c7 _& p- {4 S1 s      21 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'" ~6 D0 ]2 q; x' E4 @! Q  \
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
0 u! p) i; D" z       6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'! E0 c$ P; m1 x# u0 y
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb( B9 W$ l* X5 p/ r
       3 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
* o' F  h& e3 X               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb,  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb. A- d% ?. `. ~" C- p$ v1 Q# W" B
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Massive explosion on CL Tokachi; b# L: K  S- S) z( h. w
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tokachi
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% @) F6 r* T1 n3 v* kAfternoon Air attack on 3rd Base Force, at 119,113 (Ponape)5 q* l- Y  c& {0 y+ u3 b$ T9 {

, h% U5 o, H1 H" U8 EWeather in hex: Moderate rain0 s( T4 u5 {3 T* @" s4 s: `
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
9 _' A, J3 S' t& D! b5 T# iEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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0 h' J, Q* T0 z: \* O0 n) g/ I$ j& r$ AAllied aircraft
8 y! U7 L1 {4 f2 q( A      F6F-5 Hellcat x 462* O* w3 j% W2 f7 x5 V1 S  |8 w
      SB2C-3 Helldiver x 3268 ]3 K9 u1 _' g$ I7 i) |+ D
      TBM-1C Avenger x 285
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Allied aircraft losses2 V6 n4 s0 C: [) X9 d
      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 48 damaged
, D* K0 }% T: m3 u# H( P, R/ I; Q      SB2C-3 Helldiver: 2 destroyed by flak
- x* W0 ]. Y8 D1 y5 [5 x      TBM-1C Avenger: 12 damaged$ `5 t- B$ f- ]% ~8 L; M5 ~

, m$ o3 @8 |1 MJapanese ground losses:* f! E* }! u9 G8 r( d5 B3 R
      276 casualties reported
% B1 q' u8 W6 z2 `         Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled$ ^( x8 e* G0 J
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
# J+ X( L/ A1 t" Q         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- I6 V# ~" d7 Z
      Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)& ^- y: J& U9 k) R8 {& t
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)+ Y( K1 P1 W: L) t# }
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Allied Bombardment attack
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5 [& v8 Z& y0 C# o' tAttacking force 5127 troops, 335 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 2263: h4 I- b$ b; Y$ k0 T

) A, j* I4 i& N1 E. A' l. vDefending force 45166 troops, 619 guns, 279 vehicles, Assault Value = 10176 \# h& |2 J' C& X  h1 w! I
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4 \9 E$ n/ X. K      1082 casualties reported9 O2 N; k, x/ t4 |) `& y! b, `
         Squads: 5 destroyed, 81 disabled
. m4 B' z: W. I+ k7 ?         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled" E; o+ p& z! ]( |" J* V' V
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
! I$ `$ k+ j& N) o      Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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% x" n8 i! U  cAllied ground losses:
: w7 h/ l1 t. Z4 _      23 casualties reported
6 c$ j! E& W/ O# s+ n0 V1 ~         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
' {: Z% y( H0 [) X# N2 V& F% p         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled1 x* A& c& f6 _1 Y8 L3 K# |
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! c: K1 D+ U4 i" l      Guns lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)
2 b/ |# A) M* M      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 44
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东京快车出轨$ u' G5 C5 [% G& E: w9 t/ P. ?7 x/ C$ F

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* B3 i& E* b( G% a  B; V6 X6 K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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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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: t& I7 a# i$ _) b0 Z. rSubmarine attack near Ponape  at 119,1139 A5 k" @( o' w4 g& ~  t% ^
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      SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk, y, U! X: h7 R# U: G9 H
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Allied Ships
" @( F( H# p( I. ?# B2 ?2 s8 S      CLAA Prince Robert
- B9 e7 D* z3 ~. S* o* v      DD Saumarez5 Z, I, f0 X0 o( n9 E/ N
      DD Nizam! M3 `) |/ u0 d5 E% p5 K" v
      DD Ellet( d: x* E, ]; J/ t9 ]6 V
      DD Waller
: L0 b' N8 f% s$ P      DD Walker, s9 j  x8 r& _6 `9 u# p- B
      DD Wadleigh. u0 f0 y6 q7 q  B2 B& N) L
      DD Uhlmann# s2 o# `' z% S3 z. H
      DD Twining
- G* o& s3 ?# H: C, o      DD Twiggs
$ N0 C' w2 g5 O: {" B      DD David Taylor* S; D! V  ]! p! k
      DD Strong
& W! a: F' l7 f2 t2 y" f1 g0 H! U8 i  U      DD Sproston
6 F" s6 B. K, A* M! D, M      DD Sigsbee. h$ P( W1 K) ^' a
      DD Sigourney
3 m( |; ^9 l) d" }& L      DD Schroeder) i. ]) L8 D) s% z$ X) u+ J5 g
      DD Benham II
1 D/ ^' B! |+ \0 T& _      DD Cushing II
3 A* k' c3 v' i      DD Urchin; N- n$ Q9 B; E% i' K
      DD Urania
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' ^% R7 z6 A, l( NSS I-48 is sighted by escort
- p: V& l+ ]7 R: K. UDD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search
! A) i" e+ A7 BDD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....5 D( S7 I: j5 v8 R
SS I-48 forced to surface!
! {4 B! z+ y2 S7 e( [, lDD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
# D3 Y, W1 y: S7 ]# j) ^0 d1 VDD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ....
; P+ O8 E, R7 U* z9 X1 QDD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....
; A) N. K! {; W7 f$ gDD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ....0 P; {/ X; z* T6 Y2 K
DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
3 b3 d* R5 S1 R2 ^1 JSub slips beneath the waves  [& e0 }2 e  a) U7 Q3 Z1 J
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" _( X' J1 U: g& r+ HNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft+ T3 n( G  P! v" a$ A  }6 {
      no flights0 g1 n5 {0 s/ F
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Japanese aircraft losses/ E( }1 G' d/ M, V  X) j. P+ H
      E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
* t- B/ f$ I9 y6 d1 b6 _7 N4 G      CL Agano* @7 ?. k/ F" m7 V  A
      CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2+ s! n  j" h. i, b! m+ s
      DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) a( \1 d* V0 ~
      DD Hibiki
$ l' z" ]/ o7 l. S/ b      DD Shinonome, Shell hits 17 h# |( O; Y' F& G# K. i! ~7 q3 N
      DD Shirakumo% }4 u. V+ J+ k9 U3 s7 ?
      DD Isonami, A8 S, l( ?: o. P. B8 i
      DD Murakumo
1 {& C" I+ r( r2 f) b0 N' j      CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk, B# Q, G+ @# n5 s" {8 q

4 `/ O  q  h3 d$ G9 k" _7 @Allied Ships
& |9 D- k- {, d1 q# ]+ e6 P      BB North Carolina
, Z5 x8 L$ T- r: D% T' g! y      BB Washington4 r, h  O4 c  \  D
      BB South Dakota
" Q/ _) `8 E, o3 _4 y. _( \; i4 U      BB Indiana, Shell hits 1* D7 s8 W+ {4 B% f& O9 C6 u& j
      BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2+ @+ e7 f( I9 ]) v' Q
      BB Alabama, Shell hits 2
- R1 e: c" H/ A4 @8 p5 G3 G      DD Conner5 q$ K: k$ I& v) ^0 @. J0 ~& |
      DD Cotten
" Q$ D3 {1 A5 g) C! P8 V      DD Cowell
/ _& t& U1 F. K  @3 |      DD Daly* y1 |. m6 t8 r
      DD Eaton7 m) s; h+ Q! U; y5 J
      DD Heywood Edwards( V  J. ~* B4 p) v
      DD Erben' o7 v; ^7 ~9 R% G% n
      DD Evans2 s! n, ^& ^7 N* x- m! F
      DD Foote
: O$ s2 R' m8 c( w2 ^' g# b9 X      DD Franks7 m1 ^. ^4 j  y  V( d
      DD Fullam5 c1 P- D2 f# K
      DD Gatling0 b3 K8 Y2 F/ S. c$ H7 C
      DD Albert Grant
( g5 d. q; o* [: p! K4 |      DD Gregory+ V# H; Q% I5 O2 r  i, M
      DD Guest: }4 _+ u. d( k3 d$ ]$ r
      DMS Hamilton
* I# X+ }+ L6 o% e1 ?      DMS Forrest- b. s! W9 z. v& j
      DMS Ellyson! O3 k7 X0 w' Z, K1 e
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' V9 [& W3 ?' v; f) ?1 f" jMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards6 u3 c8 z& H9 S# @% V' o
Range closes to 28,000 yards...+ L4 t. \) B4 q8 Z  f: U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
& [+ M; L$ l* \4 G. W" a) l6 Y. bCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards
* @- A$ U- H' W0 u7 W6 yRange closes to 26,000 yards.... J; \' y) w2 C. H4 |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
/ V. Q1 N7 t. q' ERange closes to 24,000 yards...
9 f4 x/ n( p1 \5 B. cCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards* F$ L9 f$ x& W+ J( t: L- \/ `) ~
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards
3 r3 K, {. X6 O- zRange closes to 22,000 yards...
3 r  j2 d2 k! sCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards% ?3 Y$ N. q8 V" t; L
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards
# O$ t9 V/ v) L/ v& n. h) ZRange closes to 20,000 yards...
: h% u$ e1 m& c  {1 C+ YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards) ^. X9 o: G1 a& L* T* D  t
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
# k% l) B+ Y& [# e7 K" B" nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
: Z  f+ @/ q7 ?+ w9 g  O1 n; wRange closes to 16,000 yards...5 p1 J/ k- G! u2 T% J: y, m9 w
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards8 v( d3 }% t7 s  j
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
4 Y: J; z6 }$ w3 u& tCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards- g( [4 E7 D/ R5 Y
Range closes to 12,000 yards...8 i' [( a) S2 l- s6 S5 P" X, K, `
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards  b3 l+ `2 W$ x: z8 D
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
* }9 t9 L: J( _7 P% ^Range closes to 11,000 yards...
2 U* X- O2 H/ V4 `0 E, H. gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
9 Z( {2 M$ e' i- `0 I* W5 T3 ZCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards- J1 _9 u) K! d# c: u
Range closes to 10,000 yards...& y: r6 V  E$ k8 L$ i' l8 a* m. P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
. a3 {: z1 k  W% r. Y" QCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards! i$ ^0 ~  V) r5 R' {. B7 d4 _
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
5 ?9 Y: q' D, n/ cBB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards$ x! s5 e' z" |
BB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
1 h& }" w9 ?3 x( o. |9 i+ V) N0 _CL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards! L: z- c+ ], ]# S& r
BB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
1 y/ Y" m9 q" U8 oBB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards6 T7 `; o7 \5 e8 C! X8 d
DD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards. x* J* G8 I3 C
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
: ~- N, s( c4 N4 _BB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards
, C# y% Z$ S# K5 v) }& T5 U) z) {DD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards* d' p7 h; j" D2 \2 C# ]+ [* f
DD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards$ g- d' L. A: {( J4 \1 G/ Y; q; l
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards: W+ l% ~! h5 b) Z" r
Range increases to 11,000 yards6 w/ H  @, n! q" Q
CL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards( j# ^% X2 D4 A( h$ q
BB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards* W: w2 V0 a" |! K4 P5 b
CL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards' r9 ?5 C: Q) A* R! l
DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards5 j- |4 D, Z' l8 |0 H
CL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards
, f8 M: L$ ~8 M' `, q7 w6 T( kDD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards
, s$ N! z1 d' w$ ~$ fCL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards
9 w9 ^1 t& C, [: `  m2 \8 C' ~& OBB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards
; ^* x0 @  n2 X6 RDD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
1 r8 Q7 N8 q7 k! B# g" O3 ~5 iDD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards
3 F: `' Y2 q1 wDD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards& V% w; z6 ~( a. O/ K
DD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards
% Q  z9 j! z2 V- o) y/ t0 x, HDD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards2 J; @. O9 M$ {- i) q. c
DD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards% N% I' [3 D) j; D; N) Q
Range closes to 10,000 yards
. H: m" K4 E! p: pCL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards
2 F& M: H( L( D+ sCL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
! t0 \3 ~; v8 J' WDD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
8 c$ h, t( Z5 A! S  GDD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
9 V0 @8 M' b$ ?DD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards+ g4 n1 ?4 P, L/ }4 @* J/ e+ w
DD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards
& k9 W9 r! y1 |+ sDD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
4 m% I, Q& ^/ V* \& A; C  [0 q+ UCL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards
9 [1 a6 n1 o5 D# tCL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards' Y1 @! A+ f: M" M' m; p8 t
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards" x" Z' r! B% W$ K
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape/ l" W; |$ s, i+ v9 z: T
Task forces break off.... n0 R0 Q- B) M, K9 ?& N
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: c7 H" E9 s0 K; g+ g* i3 ONight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards$ T7 z' n. C2 \7 @7 p4 O0 F) m

/ M  _9 U+ J2 T5 e' R9 y# M: vJapanese Ships! ^0 N, C! W: m- `% Q. R; }4 _6 o* k
      DD Hikokaze
4 `6 ^2 e3 a$ _9 Y      DD Ishikaze
) d1 N! c# R+ D% L  Y      DD Tagokaze: c( K0 Q1 z- w- u
      DD Takatakaze
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Allied Ships
: {+ o; `6 y" C' T      BB North Carolina
+ b  w0 x7 ^; e  |      BB Washington; M" c- ^3 Z- }# n/ D. y0 K
      BB South Dakota) Y7 _2 X2 B2 d0 r% q
      BB Indiana, v% K8 m2 Q6 t% C& Q) J' O
      BB Massachusetts) {* {3 D% [2 i9 A" l9 K
      BB Alabama5 @: ^9 n* H3 |) d
      DD Conner
7 L- n# e! U) d5 _0 |: w# Z5 \      DD Cotten
9 w; H% S8 {* x  x+ C0 x. ?      DD Cowell* s3 C" s0 J4 s( P6 V' P
      DD Daly
  k5 i0 _, u$ F# ^3 A4 ]! ^      DD Eaton; y% |" k' `# ~- J0 ~
      DD Heywood Edwards+ L  U5 m: K; i, }
      DD Erben3 k) l  u4 n( K7 I. K. u" A
      DD Evans
! D5 }- S$ p0 w' x  E0 K      DD Foote
& D3 }- G/ W* a% }- b      DD Franks* p  E+ M3 G8 K
      DD Fullam
; A! K0 h: r9 s      DD Gatling' N& q" Z# G1 p
      DD Albert Grant
! t* X! A* E* V$ l( {+ o      DD Gregory% Q$ g5 ]0 d$ N. I# x1 _
      DD Guest8 ?  U& i- r: e6 C- @" S! l
      DMS Hamilton8 _% U% d5 F( E
      DMS Forrest
7 q2 P# {, {# |( L6 [1 _; Z      DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
" i) S; |0 V0 }, v' lRange closes to 28,000 yards...8 H7 V8 m8 H  o% ~9 G3 ]
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
0 b# }6 F: [3 tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
* o! Y* h" S5 ACONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards
! r. Q% }/ J2 h3 qRange closes to 24,000 yards...- c% Z2 Y  I  b: ^. s+ M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
& j$ T' y+ Q" oRange closes to 22,000 yards...8 c4 ]. m& p: b8 `
Range closes to 20,000 yards...# @" c) o, N0 w& ]" ]3 e3 `& a
Range closes to 18,000 yards...7 A+ O6 D5 A. j  |' ]6 L! X
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards
/ S; D5 @9 N. u) GRange closes to 16,000 yards...  z" W8 j; [" i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
) o3 Q' n+ p: S5 [% KCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards+ H$ d/ w) s; _! t0 z1 W" }
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
8 c# S! ~. B+ v& _$ \* bCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards: f6 `3 |% a8 m- c
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards0 a% z# D! X1 x% s+ [$ ?: o; O
Range closes to 12,000 yards...1 a1 Y, j/ t& K3 q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards" x( }5 O" P$ L: l. a- s
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
4 Y% ~0 A# Y3 Z- \" A' L$ N0 m. iRange closes to 11,000 yards...
1 k* ]4 Q4 X4 X: `) \5 HCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards% m! h; s" h% z4 H# p: @
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
% G- h0 v  P* N5 p, `CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards$ S' Y3 H% k  v, Z
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
4 f, h) A& B& g. QRange increases to 15,000 yards...: L% [- [( }8 }9 K( e; S
Range increases to 20,000 yards...
. A7 e0 i7 H1 k9 P/ ~CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
& ^( _5 C; s7 _2 _Range increases to 25,000 yards...
6 A+ K' U: @; D* k+ `; g% {Range increases to 30,000 yards...' _& p2 f+ a- w+ S- e# D
Range increases to 30,000 yards...4 \6 Z9 P, V8 V. j5 ^
Japanese Surface Combat TF evades combat& s9 n  Y- P+ F2 H% }* G7 a6 u
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
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6 C4 n  @1 c2 T7 O9 ~      APD T-1
$ x3 F; K( g: H      APD T-2, Shell hits 20 Y+ s5 B1 j( [9 T$ Q; F* g/ P
      APD T-3, Shell hits 1
9 P  U) O, }! ?+ F) v0 F+ {# F      APD T-4
6 {: K! x/ G- u6 O. p) }- [      APD T-5
- T$ i+ U+ w* D+ [1 K7 P      APD T-6
7 m1 c# C( L$ w( f" Y      APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 J$ Q) V4 A: d      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire
8 I, b8 }' ?6 f( V      APD T-94 }- g2 n7 q' p+ K0 d% q
      APD T-10
3 i1 E; R; O1 T5 d+ r      APD T-11, Shell hits 4,  on fire3 F! I6 P! D9 U* p7 j
      APD T-12, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage: V# ?- l9 R* y) a- _) E/ n
      APD T-13, Shell hits 1
4 D$ R  t# X  g4 [      APD T-14, Shell hits 8,  heavy fires,  heavy damage6 r$ e5 v! q( k3 P( H
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Allied Ships
0 i2 w- O2 `7 l* A+ {2 B! c1 }      BB North Carolina! ], k' T* n# n( F2 ^
      BB Washington
% I  ~* Q$ m6 s( C+ s& S1 z+ h      BB South Dakota# }& _6 d2 O- {. j5 H
      BB Indiana7 }2 E2 U5 N  s( t: x' _9 t
      BB Massachusetts
/ a; }# X. S9 X! y6 t, I      BB Alabama
8 T* L  a  J+ C9 l7 C      DD Conner2 N) w0 h8 z5 W6 L2 u
      DD Cotten3 b$ m" p6 S# z- x/ B
      DD Cowell/ P+ h* d) n' l' }
      DD Daly
1 C; \! C/ l+ S  e, h% D. C      DD Eaton
5 _6 P: r: r7 V" U7 i/ @1 Z      DD Heywood Edwards
9 p( J7 p* N; Y1 E* Y      DD Erben4 F! W0 g+ P: ]3 k2 i. @
      DD Evans
- Y4 F- C) B! g4 ?! z* x2 x8 e) e      DD Foote
& n0 l0 B0 i6 ]% h& Q, H. L+ j      DD Franks
% l$ u) n' Y9 I. T! n& u      DD Fullam9 b7 B1 b$ t3 G! H7 e. Z+ e9 _
      DD Gatling9 I8 i' I5 U' h/ w$ c8 e& ~
      DD Albert Grant
" d& n7 T3 v. i7 t4 x      DD Gregory  u$ p7 z! t) _3 X
      DD Guest
, Y6 Z% ~5 ?6 b( D! l5 Z% x      DMS Hamilton  e( A7 c5 U4 v0 N% d) H4 R& H
      DMS Forrest5 \3 d$ C& q" R0 O2 R4 E% g
      DMS Ellyson3 ^; v" L4 V2 Y
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0 q% H+ `2 r( ]+ d# rMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
  ?) a: v) y. w& yRange closes to 28,000 yards...+ P$ y0 Z$ ^$ c) d# Z
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
0 \1 @) Z! V) B! y7 n! JCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
$ [" A* [* A: a1 L+ C: w, iRange closes to 24,000 yards...
- P, [/ k5 d( ~$ O" ]1 BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards: J# y4 f$ I/ Z2 ?% a) u
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
% @( r" {$ c$ l) e; DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
2 e3 E- a9 i. _( _Range closes to 20,000 yards...
: i5 L8 Q7 @+ A) U) P* ~3 cCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards6 l; d% T2 X6 H+ G
Range closes to 18,000 yards...$ M8 B; m1 k+ N  D: `/ e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards# {9 t0 f- |" E3 x* I1 }
Range closes to 16,000 yards..., \- a8 W$ N. |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
: q: K( ]" t/ {( s2 P* i6 q! u2 ^& mRange closes to 14,000 yards..., F; V( h+ {: J7 c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards) z; U4 |% A+ ]9 j, `! F8 n( F
Range closes to 12,000 yards...6 i7 O& ?# @' W0 k5 p+ p: {; E1 P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
, n# i, \3 T' z: jRange closes to 11,000 yards...
7 n0 H0 V9 U2 M* Q$ U, kCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
6 ]$ a( b* C( u8 s8 {Range closes to 10,000 yards...
7 b4 T" b9 P8 f6 t8 s  B# ^( MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards1 P3 W3 I% n9 W" B- P
Range closes to 9,000 yards...+ D. T6 R3 F8 H0 m8 N- Z
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
& {$ z/ ^3 i9 |) Y0 c7 NBB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
+ \+ I! s: l5 D6 zBB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
! W1 P; ^8 U+ x0 NDD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards" p: [) z9 U5 O' q
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards. f. G& M2 q1 N8 P5 u- S( @
DD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards: H9 @5 T; U/ z5 A! b
APD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards
6 \4 M/ E( _. o' P' `0 R* ABB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards- L* j3 S/ A  Q9 t3 o
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards6 ~% V6 S4 R  r6 |' a0 |. ~
DD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards" a+ E- m4 `! K
DD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards
# M8 c# R" [5 G' j& p$ _BB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards
! v, `7 l& D  }. r8 K1 n5 lDD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards% e4 [; g; |; \3 @, {+ `& d
DD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards% k  A5 r4 o& a( Q" Y5 g& N5 i7 s, |
APD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards0 ^0 F% A) y: U
DD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
5 S& S; j9 E3 y5 ^, J' A) x. ]+ ]- XDD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
5 T9 f5 I6 \. b. T: u) p5 VDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
0 N3 q( S  [: a: b* L- `0 `& Y+ }+ TDD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards: z. K3 l& ^3 a: A" _" F  h
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
$ v; h. F+ I3 M# ?/ h. zRange increases to 10,000 yards
% S9 d: o- H  d) n: U, n" D, NBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards2 K& g# E7 L* e
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards4 }( j9 ^, _0 R3 x7 v
BB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
( r4 L6 ~5 e1 @; Z$ ZDMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
. ?4 |8 ~# ]' Q$ u5 T6 }BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards8 u6 F' e( P; _1 o$ R; `
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards4 \8 X& d; R6 E" T5 [% }* _
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards6 U; |3 b% T+ O
DD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
3 v& t9 A* i' _DD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
' ^, U7 L, }4 I, R& mDD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards2 x) @! s1 R$ o; `8 `$ J0 z( k
DD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
9 u$ x% O. G! W$ gDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards( N  W7 G: s" Z# u* p6 P
DD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards, k, m* C% ], R  ^
DD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards& y( c0 ~0 [' t7 i9 U
DD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards
: F2 @0 W1 C4 X$ ?2 d" G) C2 hDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards' b6 ~: w9 p6 A* A# \
Range increases to 11,000 yards
0 J! U  Q- Y% ~$ C# E' tAPD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
& M- S6 ?" C' y7 p& b3 T2 ~1 zAPD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards3 a! f% Y3 \/ P' {
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
) L; D9 H) @6 _& k" ]% AAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards
: Q1 J. z  e+ L+ @BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards
, A$ c3 N) G- T0 oAPD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards
" i& M* l# E- H7 t+ {9 l' x% ADMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards
' A( r* n# F- I; IDMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards
  O  B- d. f& f; H3 r/ ]% U" |  KDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards) C3 K8 y' w8 c' |+ q% Y; z5 k
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
' E8 u5 q/ F( u5 p" NDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards' d" T% n3 E4 D# f
APD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards
+ W  O0 R5 m$ \6 \Range closes to 10,000 yards
( O. q* W8 r  F! y0 fBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
0 x( V! v- J& xBB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
; j( s+ ]- V$ {BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
& i9 W* }. u$ Z: KAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards
8 K' j# x5 k/ cDD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
( [$ x! L! o& D" f% f" k6 A5 ]" UDD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards. H- @) j- |" m$ s% r, A. `
DD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
* e' w0 m! }$ \1 hDD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards; z0 A  f0 G3 p8 X
DMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards% z# |, I7 L" [! p0 R
DD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards! S" a* I% K# n% A9 c6 c; {1 q
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
6 k) c' J. ~& L: Q2 d8 CDD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
- @! V& A3 T) O. _, W4 a% {DD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
2 v: u' u' g5 {2 N& kRange closes to 8,000 yards& x( g$ ~/ a& U; K, j2 q
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
+ A: Y2 r: e' [) k1 P- TBB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards
7 ~3 K* S+ g% ?APD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards% C$ a% w; X# M; U
BB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards" |8 G  \- A1 _2 s
APD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards
5 B% R4 z2 E4 V# SJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
8 Y! i! o4 i6 _* Y/ {7 ?" l; w' a0 vTask forces break off...
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; u9 Z8 Z9 q- B' u. \- zNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards5 n" z" P: c1 w% g

& ~. ^2 i& L& j3 R$ OJapanese Ships6 ]8 Q4 ?6 {* s
      APD T-1, Shell hits 1  Y" w1 t( f; L# G5 S1 J  M3 x
      APD T-2
. f4 D  }0 W' M+ K) ?* C      APD T-3, Shell hits 1% y6 @2 s+ s2 m% i
      APD T-4, Shell hits 1" Z$ L0 Y" v/ M. w
      APD T-59 T1 o6 k  Z) G" {) C
      APD T-6; B: \& X) a5 y# `0 U6 t2 ~! C
      APD T-8, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage. L# S1 d, u- {
      APD T-9, Shell hits 1
% m2 m. p+ z! d% a) t9 ~3 h% [      APD T-10
  h$ Y% _, W, ]. Y      APD T-11,  on fire4 W0 j6 ^- o. I" O7 U- N
      APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk6 j- F  `- E5 s/ A
      APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk! d7 Y; x% Z7 Z: c! S
      APD T-14, and is sunk+ I1 D6 [( M0 d0 G
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Allied Ships' c. g! t7 O4 p4 A- \* X: q, d6 D
      CA Portland
9 ^, V5 \" \" N1 ^" |2 F% d" X) q      CA Northampton9 g6 }" ~9 u. @' [
      CA Chester
. P# d  f) @9 G  w( _" c      CA Louisville
$ W% h5 O5 A( p4 B8 }* F      CA Chicago
" L% M4 i7 u+ _$ S9 D1 ?      CA Astoria& f2 l4 m5 p2 q1 w
      CA Minneapolis+ j% [& V* A% }5 P
      CA San Francisco9 k: Q4 ?/ W8 m" d
      CA Quincy9 k! }. r7 T! o* @
      CA Vincennes
9 @, S4 c2 L% R" r5 N" P      CA Wichita
; K) i. M2 X( g# `' s      DD Bennett+ u0 y% C; p, o
      DD Bradford
& Z+ A4 Y: C/ g      DD Braine
2 @) N0 e$ Q4 ]* U, B) W8 ^8 W      DD Brownson# ~( @2 @8 @, W8 s! @: x
      DD Bryant- y% H7 W( y) o  B) @
      DD Bullard" b. D+ \; Z" J3 i. q
      DD Burns
  G, \8 s1 Z3 L( r: m, K; l      DD Callaghan3 Y5 @5 t2 V# C5 F& @& F2 z
      DD Caperton2 l6 r) o& v5 ?1 O' d" K. P1 C; R
      DD Capps
4 U; ]" ^4 `( y      DMS Emmons
' X2 `- [0 u% I+ ]      DMS Macomb
" B% N2 T2 n% R0 }$ v7 A! N" s      DMS Rodman; E! O/ P% X( G* t$ N, z) W! t
      DMS Gherardi
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7 M# q/ D: g5 C" x/ b' `$ HMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
5 L5 B+ \" X9 a3 ARange closes to 28,000 yards...5 {( T5 C/ i( ^4 z9 D6 v4 ]
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards" E, c4 s# P; d7 @! Y9 b8 n* ~& F4 `7 A
Range closes to 26,000 yards...) X8 u: z! o9 y  d& v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
' P! J5 \) E+ {8 h0 w' Y( M# hRange closes to 24,000 yards...( t5 B* O9 K- X$ l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
& N. l  {* K/ n2 u" mRange closes to 22,000 yards...
2 k$ d$ p# s2 Q2 }$ U5 Q, J# ACONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
$ ~, P+ O, Y' |) B5 \Range closes to 20,000 yards...
' d6 f8 t' x2 `$ xCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards9 E5 \0 T7 m5 u( Q( n. Z2 x6 v+ g4 w
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
) D5 @' Q3 e1 aCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards4 b7 z! ?: B( ?# j! X' ?8 ^6 ^
Range closes to 16,000 yards...; t; b' l" K% p0 Z! p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards4 c2 h% a( D: c: [
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
6 j3 ^) q/ _5 B4 q: i4 d  NRange closes to 12,000 yards...
* \* K) ~/ {# p3 L* q/ R9 B/ [CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards  b) R& I& _. L: O% e8 G& y; {1 e
Range closes to 11,000 yards...$ k, H0 \' @3 Y: c; M( M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards9 X8 c0 T9 T8 @4 I- E! a
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
0 r, @2 E" R9 y5 F% E- U7 Z* j; [* bCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
: e, ^! d  H- U; I/ lCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards4 O! k: L, q" Y4 }1 j' w# I7 {
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
; r3 A$ M7 ~* u4 f4 v" P6 Z2 CRange increases to 11,000 yards& [( H, ]% W0 Q! q
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards3 k& b( V& Z6 k4 z; p4 C
CA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
( v" O3 Q3 n& Y6 z5 y7 Z7 O) N9 aCA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
9 o: u9 k) l. T9 M1 }$ |" VCA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards
/ R& \9 x  {( C% QCA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
+ {8 {$ y* D; ~9 m* yDMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards8 a% L+ X+ s9 t& @
CA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards2 I+ c3 y2 V2 {+ I- C
CA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
3 T  }7 O) @# c4 |% pCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards; u& G2 N8 ]; l
CA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards8 u! C# q% C& [- x+ w8 M
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards6 B$ q" S9 H" ]7 r- h2 U
DD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
0 ~: e- }; E7 u9 \" YDD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards2 E& p/ f; E* \; V) C& r0 ^, U
DD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards0 x+ ?% o, \% @+ i9 t6 J) [$ s) K
DD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards- D) ?. u% E. n2 N! n' Q
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
& s  r3 q! p! ~9 F# qAPD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards. u7 @! ~! N3 n2 |: f# U3 x. s
Range closes to 10,000 yards
' R& Y% m, ~! r/ p% x: hDMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
+ o, t% _% \' b4 p" J( I' Z7 V; n: xCA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards/ ~  f4 O7 n& i) ]7 v5 Y
CA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards5 e& h0 r3 g2 f6 G  T1 ~# X
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards- x+ W3 y! x" c8 H
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
4 `: K& P$ a$ S' jAPD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards& r3 I* G3 j- C, Q- e: h, s6 Z' J7 i
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
% {+ J% \% F1 i+ Y% ^+ NRange closes to 9,000 yards
% v  n" ~) a) `7 \$ x* `APD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards
2 T% I' x0 ]3 |: S, |DMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards# p+ f. K) d9 b7 K1 ~' m  y: C
CA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards. @+ Y  G8 Q  @- T3 H: j" s
CA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards2 ?! g+ b$ K- H& q; s, h
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
  N! W, {' O7 m8 b9 Y8 d1 T) RDD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
' k* E0 v( V3 PDD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
2 c/ s; f' {2 K5 q$ T0 i) IRange increases to 10,000 yards
0 ]3 ~  O8 k% `% ~+ h) w, b) M; i+ z( }APD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards) e0 i. n& w+ |3 }8 X0 u, q
CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards/ W: R/ [7 F% G& V6 @3 \
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards  H- }6 V$ B" G/ ?
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards( `& K1 G0 r) g( M
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
5 V+ M) a2 t+ ~/ yJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape. U" x" R2 Z4 {) _( }
Task forces break off...# j' B/ b: c8 }9 Q- T

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  ?( y" M1 l1 INight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards, R3 t8 \% g5 j5 k4 H0 G

- \& U# l1 Q0 ^, F3 q' sJapanese Ships: }( {7 F- j# e& E4 o6 L
      APD T-1
: m7 r3 Q4 C7 g& o      APD T-2, Shell hits 1,  on fire3 ~5 M* r3 l4 e4 ~6 M: ]
      APD T-3" d$ D3 F4 u6 K& N
      APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
" N+ r0 m8 P2 c& f" `* `$ S9 E/ o$ G      APD T-5
) W! G( e9 S& M* E' l/ x* x' G1 x      APD T-6) d; w! |1 s! P9 }6 n" _! \
      APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
! Q! L" I; {, }+ y4 z" P+ t      APD T-9& h; w* m1 \* R1 ~& c
      APD T-10- J' ]  |8 ]4 T) k
      APD T-11, Shell hits 1,  on fire/ E6 S- T8 V7 R( |! ^+ A, p3 R
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Allied Ships
0 F+ E3 j8 ]* A1 F      CA Portland( l% u1 t  S0 `% _7 R9 p% O* V
      CA Northampton, Shell hits 18 e0 ~2 Y3 m9 n
      CA Chester
0 o8 w" b9 \% `% k+ u) ^$ }3 F      CA Louisville
6 v( a. z" D0 O6 X, h1 i      CA Chicago
+ ^/ a7 k+ x9 H5 L9 A      CA Astoria
0 u; t" D) C5 x# I; ]9 P' c5 }      CA Minneapolis
8 b6 w1 h, Y9 T7 R      CA San Francisco
. ], r; ^/ N3 Z* r" Y, }; N  ]# f      CA Quincy7 z4 v1 ?8 f* [& f
      CA Vincennes
4 c9 L9 K6 I+ r7 y1 g( M      CA Wichita
& C( d, L+ g. V+ B      DD Bennett9 n  \" \: c; k4 g7 n
      DD Bradford4 {9 W3 Q  L  r& {3 Q
      DD Braine
6 R8 j& ~% d" {9 S5 \0 ]9 [      DD Brownson5 U+ D" v: Q2 l' S0 }: v) }: _( L
      DD Bryant* f) \! O8 v- W. Z# \7 v
      DD Bullard, m+ C. B2 U$ j! R: p4 T
      DD Burns
* U4 ^) o1 f4 s5 z      DD Callaghan5 u$ v9 p+ z9 {; o+ {
      DD Caperton$ t( f4 O( A# G$ E  e1 `8 Y5 A
      DD Capps* M: P9 P; N: E: P1 v$ a/ U4 Z
      DMS Emmons
9 f- ^' D5 B" C# ?$ \      DMS Macomb
0 V, z& z' Y! ~3 o      DMS Rodman* y" }8 s; ?0 D9 a, V& [; S7 B
      DMS Gherardi- `6 z# M: k. U* H  F4 F
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7 N7 ^  b$ K$ V# ~" s; a' vMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
% d4 d9 y+ R* b2 g+ e3 L& B  Z" H8 i; pRange closes to 28,000 yards...8 a3 N) o2 O( {- x$ O; r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
$ x9 @1 ^* C% K5 @& y- MRange closes to 26,000 yards...8 c  }  F5 }4 j: ^# I
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards5 X) H: N4 @" {9 _1 y
Range closes to 24,000 yards...) ~; ^  w- F" o$ C8 h7 W9 e) p
Range closes to 22,000 yards...1 _5 R- s5 r) O9 o+ C  `; A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
5 |1 m; z% \/ K. r5 A- uRange closes to 20,000 yards...
9 b! }. q% w$ [3 p: tRange closes to 18,000 yards...8 K( @6 i$ ?# A
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
4 J/ X' H6 `/ dRange closes to 16,000 yards...* a+ j$ l/ E+ J: Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
2 t8 S$ R5 g2 [9 m% Z; ?" NRange closes to 14,000 yards...
/ D6 `( e( f5 |3 t: ~; x# _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
$ ~1 A4 g  K' }  {Range closes to 12,000 yards...7 t0 n1 t& V) ^# z8 F" |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
1 S; P. Z' B- t0 D2 S3 PRange closes to 11,000 yards...$ Q! ?, E3 n! B& q+ a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
: o9 d- f7 k" d! w1 Z) T: g, IRange closes to 10,000 yards..." |& P+ W* q4 ?3 L1 S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
9 K1 b( l) P) {! Y2 {CA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards5 C# v# O9 G; Q
CA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards" C2 A" _, d( X
DD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards/ _" P( r0 d! O# z6 U: ]' v( u9 o- K  _
Range increases to 12,000 yards
$ O( l1 W( c6 H* HCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards% W, n, E( N* h3 Q6 n0 Z" `! K% f/ N# I
CA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards
8 ]+ e/ {5 t. lCA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
+ l) L; T1 t& l8 {) TCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards
0 n- ]4 j' |( O, H1 `: d7 xCA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
+ ^+ E3 A. h" qCA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards+ C; s& z# d' w
DD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards9 s6 x) n4 j  r
DD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards, L! N2 s, m$ o3 ]
DD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards* N4 p8 _) i6 m0 d* q" L- d5 z
DD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards( M: f0 L) T$ i$ Q/ J# v4 Q& X
DMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards0 ]# `1 |, \0 p& x
APD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards" A' P$ T  {; H6 P& l
Range closes to 9,000 yards5 G' k% Q: q3 A0 Y3 {
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards* [3 P% \5 [4 s" W8 k& Y: m
APD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards1 K+ \1 Q( i! d9 L4 c
CA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards  w1 u5 g1 M3 n  ]. k
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards! X8 X$ w- T/ G4 i+ M" c5 h
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards+ P- @5 F1 d$ b) N' d
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards
7 G, ?; I+ w  {( `3 Q/ N: QAPD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards! q6 t& o! Y0 I- P! ~8 H: X7 d
DD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
9 @& A0 U) x/ d. ERange closes to 7,000 yards
1 G: {0 q0 B( SCA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards2 F5 A" ?" g! y
APD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards9 F: M( Z/ B# F7 n% z7 D
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
6 u8 ?! t2 q  f) u( X' }: L* T4 p2 pCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards
) ?, X( f; q5 ?6 A, v  ^: NCA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards0 B6 \3 k9 w& A' n0 Z  S0 U
APD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
( h- U7 {$ Z% d3 d% qCA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
: u7 \0 E) @2 ^, i1 _4 ?' W& d# {4 ^CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards# `+ s8 S: u" |8 c# A* f
CA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
) u2 D  I: `8 [% T3 s+ B/ PDD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards& g2 b1 q  P$ ?& Y, h
DMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
, Q5 H/ Q# W8 DRange increases to 10,000 yards
6 }) Y6 |1 ~. m6 _/ ~, F; PDMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
& o- L# J  `4 I8 A; D; Q: G3 {; C, qCA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards" u' u; G+ m, S% O
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape% `" F8 i0 l: v
Task forces break off...
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' \* S3 @4 |) w: w% lNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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* [( l# Y9 u% ?Japanese Ships
2 I- {  n2 W7 C5 U9 _  U7 a      APD T-1
% n( t4 Y8 x* f0 k4 k& v" q/ l) ?      APD T-2, Shell hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& e+ A$ e+ v# B
      APD T-3
& k8 w. v5 A! \" m' m7 @1 P      APD T-56 s* m4 O6 U6 `4 y! j) m4 a
      APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: g5 Y) J0 M3 {) E/ M4 X      APD T-9" }$ P* Q8 j" j9 c6 M6 x
      APD T-10, Shell hits 10,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
; ]  P( b. H7 @, _4 g" q2 g# d) \" m      APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk: q0 y, F: A0 d2 K! t
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Allied Ships- a  f# A$ O  F+ x
      CL Swiftsure
! y. z4 l0 k) n      CL St. Louis
" N9 q6 m( n: p, }9 E5 h1 A1 g* _      CL Phoenix
0 Z9 ?) a- |/ G4 Z$ `* L      CL Cleveland. N0 L( y! f; ^0 h* U: A. ?8 ]: x
      CL Montpelier
6 |$ i7 ?$ ?! S3 `      CL Denver
9 H  B" m2 `9 F+ O      CL Santa Fe
& T5 T8 X! u( f3 @      CL Birmingham0 y9 L2 Z9 h$ f
      CL Mobile
( z4 E" M3 _2 Y$ ^3 Z, h; E      CL Biloxi
9 C$ T( B3 a4 ^& x3 q' }* N      CL Miami! X# {" o7 Z8 x( g7 P9 A0 G
      CL Pasadena
* P7 I7 J6 h0 A      DD Allen M. Sumner
7 `3 {% ]  }* ?' s( o+ y      DD Ault
/ B/ C- C& c# [7 E* T8 [      DD English% `/ E7 {8 n4 C! ?4 K
      DD Haynsworth
( C6 n# x7 G* o! [9 X/ [      DD Maddox$ ?, q  T5 p$ {$ m! L6 y; ^& O' u! k
      DD Mansfield- N4 ^7 c* i0 h( i4 t- N
      DD Waldron) z  s5 ~# {! W
      DD Haggard
4 R' m" W/ a# \. T      DD Hailey
2 _0 {" u9 {6 r! I4 S2 O0 X      DD Hale
" G7 |5 ]* r. i1 \0 m      CL Vincennes II
) ^1 W: K' ]8 r! p9 b' v      CL Houston II
5 |" m1 T' H; ~8 {1 C5 p      CL Astoria II
4 |) J! N9 B$ ~7 J  v8 \# P( t, \" @  u% g- J/ {* d% q
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
( A# w% k: Y' E+ x9 y  oRange closes to 28,000 yards...! G% R& Q8 n8 o
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
4 {/ p, l1 ~) H1 ~* u$ r% aRange closes to 26,000 yards...
! x+ U" |5 R/ k# hRange closes to 24,000 yards...! }; `. Z3 k# l4 W, c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
. n8 l; ~9 J5 t! ^7 \( o, B8 |Range closes to 22,000 yards...
: h7 |  B7 {2 \$ e6 k( L- a. [+ J2 f7 kRange closes to 20,000 yards...) m; C+ a. o8 F' _
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards- C/ |5 F1 O0 g; m+ ?
Range closes to 18,000 yards...8 J' \$ O- r% p3 ]+ y( _$ l
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards3 L5 M! f8 e9 u5 o' v7 w* e
Range closes to 16,000 yards...! n$ Q' k2 e( v6 O1 U: x( U/ z. y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
- X& E- B- R" L+ a3 {, q6 a2 z7 ERange closes to 14,000 yards...
- v; g4 \4 m$ o; CCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
/ y8 U  |9 L& V/ i$ ~/ c/ h$ WRange closes to 12,000 yards...2 U6 g1 E2 T# ]8 X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
- W% r0 z0 `! {( M0 _' Z  l& URange closes to 11,000 yards...
2 i9 q, m, e1 v; p' e' I0 n$ o4 yCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards* f/ B  {: b8 t" m$ U9 O0 P- v2 `( p7 R
Range closes to 10,000 yards...& {6 d  k( Z* h% V/ A+ `' h
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
' B9 d0 \( D) [* o, K9 S! SWyatt, B. crosses the 'T'  [( v6 ]( v. @8 ^+ e
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards7 j* O' H' D: z% ^6 n
CL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards7 l7 [' @  }( d6 r( _: s$ H
CL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards5 b7 V' N1 I- A' f3 E
CL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards% V4 h5 t' j4 ~& K9 a9 _
DD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards: q' L$ L2 @9 _; m7 Q
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards  s$ P( T: f: x
DD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
) J" d% E% l* N0 N0 n* `% C3 @9 WDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
+ g7 [3 C# V' [* o( P  x$ {% lRange increases to 11,000 yards
* M; b* }; W5 e) QCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
2 R. P  |# _: m/ f( mCL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
, H8 W- z5 u! q  ?CL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards
4 C2 Q+ l- u! t9 r  @7 LCL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards. t% O" y! P. x
CL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
4 ~4 J+ E: d: C" {- SCL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards3 o* p# _! h* t: ^5 q! J3 q0 u% I
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
2 o' l9 x" m% w% r3 x/ i8 gDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
- t" `' g9 R, K* k+ NRange closes to 8,000 yards
  e% P* n" ?5 Z; p' y+ P% FCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards! ^  E7 g3 S6 T7 c4 J& y: I5 f
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards2 X! B$ v7 b! I# P8 K. s! g
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards0 @% g& e- q- S2 O6 w% J
APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards
* Q! l5 O# }7 W* Q* \2 R- GDD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
. ~3 M( e2 a  Q  f' XRange closes to 7,000 yards, L3 F8 b- I: K0 Q' n
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards" ?% S) T4 ]* P0 r8 A
CL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
& t; f/ ]4 J, Q) M* I6 |CL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards* N# a9 n6 o! F0 X" j
CL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
1 u; W, U4 m* c9 G# G( V9 `CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards
2 n2 y3 v! q- J# h3 l% s, eCL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards1 n5 u1 v7 G, q% V: ~8 l6 y6 f8 K
CL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
# ~* J& B6 N0 t( Y4 S  R% [$ \CL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards+ R* e5 D6 e% q1 C/ u6 i
DD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards$ r) Y3 {- n* O& d: m
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards
8 F$ o- }- H; j% dAPD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards8 n, ~( @8 O9 |2 _
DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards( q! e+ F) B( ~* Q( y
Range increases to 8,000 yards3 O+ a4 [1 x8 Q; F+ _  k) \' \
CL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards% }2 X# Y9 g& i8 _) M  Z) o# _
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards+ F$ T- z- k7 L) ^- f( A
CL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards2 ?& ^+ N% {9 Y0 e4 R2 e
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape- Z# j9 `* ^& S9 f9 @
Task forces break off...; Q, ~# v; i7 p

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! z7 o9 W5 o6 r, s$ \4 c      APD T-1* C$ v/ h; M) }0 b( \2 s
      APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk: S5 q$ |* P' ]$ C( ?1 O
      APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk2 W' B9 x9 B2 j0 b. i( ~
      APD T-5- m$ s+ \. y" h$ K' V3 m
      APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
6 c' }1 m6 N4 c! J      APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk# n  L8 k9 U% O
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Allied Ships( g6 i0 I8 L! r9 g1 X
      CA Portland  G7 ^+ Z- y( f" }/ a) G' c8 K) I
      CA Northampton
1 R  Q  R4 K1 v2 W1 l" t      CA Chester! e/ k2 n& @( m1 G
      CA Louisville- X' q8 n. j+ p& j
      CA Chicago
9 _7 v- z+ R: A* x, j/ X  M      CA Astoria
  R* `; O1 W6 w8 _% R. F' i8 z      CA Minneapolis
% H- V& n9 ]9 N/ {* c) w      CA San Francisco
/ v3 a4 m' Y6 _. a      CA Quincy
' Z) o# K0 I. q  K2 r# B  v6 [4 A      CA Vincennes
" ^/ w( e5 y1 p; u5 G      CA Wichita) n9 p+ n6 {6 j0 g1 z- C7 x  y
      DD Bennett8 [6 R: a7 s+ ~' c+ _! [4 V7 ]
      DD Bradford
3 |" L4 Z) C3 K0 `) X  ~3 z$ G      DD Braine2 n4 Q6 p, H. P+ B( X$ O& F2 ~- Q, S
      DD Brownson
" F$ A, K$ Q( u' u. j; I      DD Bryant
# l8 j2 [! |: \9 ~      DD Bullard& M' b9 C: l/ Y) Y
      DD Burns$ g; R) T( o! p1 I
      DD Callaghan
( }; Q8 n0 Y2 \( z  Q      DD Caperton3 [. t% ^$ r5 {: |
      DD Capps
* B. o8 w; Q8 b6 c: K- Y% K; Q      DMS Emmons# E5 _# F: ]- S( v5 p$ A+ h9 N
      DMS Macomb
- N1 G1 \% l+ ^: K# q. I. }      DMS Rodman
! m0 `9 D7 E8 X. n4 \1 U      DMS Gherardi' ^, @; w( X) f

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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
8 x+ \3 \( S3 m1 E6 |( Q- QRange closes to 28,000 yards...
& \3 J* F7 O5 {- n+ @+ [- vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards) Q8 v) w; r7 y& V7 y: j
Range closes to 26,000 yards...9 w6 Y2 k4 s! F; G
Range closes to 24,000 yards...# q- O! H' ^! _  S4 ]
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
' o4 A4 |2 O1 q  e8 a- H3 @7 SRange closes to 22,000 yards...3 P. `) E0 J: |3 w
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
* V( s2 N- I- O& q- N0 b" S" o9 FRange closes to 20,000 yards..., q. R: E3 S& b9 \! k  n3 s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards- F0 G6 S4 Q1 p- ~  x# j3 }
Range closes to 18,000 yards...$ z$ m% V7 X6 G7 c0 U
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
, `  v0 g7 P9 OCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards9 e: ^' e5 Q2 W' O' }8 w* S1 C, b% f
Range closes to 14,000 yards...$ P' f% n; E/ o6 I2 C4 M2 U0 C
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
$ T# z: y5 [  D6 pRange closes to 11,000 yards...& g; W/ G" ]; @+ T& v
Range closes to 10,000 yards...- k! O! a+ f/ |! b  G5 Y
Range closes to 9,000 yards...1 o9 ?5 o0 D  S. ~: u
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
  ~8 @! d8 ?  ]4 a; M# t3 g) L! FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards5 V5 I/ R: G; O; t, x+ ?
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
8 U" R0 ]% M/ y* N0 l; [/ VCA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards5 R& ?; E; J) ?( D; `. N; ?
CA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
2 P( f  z4 Z, N( m8 d2 JDD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
/ a( J$ F$ O, E& X  C- Z0 {4 aAPD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards9 J! x% n) o  B% T& A3 D' H
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards, S9 P+ S7 a0 }) P* }) m) m
CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards9 O% L& H$ T: W- [( E
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
* f$ m+ J; a& S' q8 |; i0 ?8 l. iCA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards) D& e. `# ~. |
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards5 W% g6 H; F: O6 I. A6 O" o
APD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards
0 X6 z, S4 N/ {. c* wDD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards! R, @3 J- \4 R0 l, w/ u
Range closes to 5,000 yards$ \2 R3 p" v) z1 L
DD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113 3 \3 O8 a1 y9 D
APD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards
/ p+ @% X$ B. Z3 A) p  _% _+ @CA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards
( l+ Y: k) A% |/ H& w: ~! lCA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards6 L- k( p; F1 _$ K' y5 @8 R
DD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards5 a" V. T8 V' B/ t+ C
Range closes to 2,000 yards
3 Q  O! _: v- fCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
- b' X0 q4 Q- y. P* O0 u3 w, ECA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards' c& _! e$ b& u5 B/ v$ p
CA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards( [# `  G' u' Z  }! B' L
APD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards
. [- d( T6 ?% O: fRange increases to 6,000 yards5 ~: I" b/ |9 j/ z( }' _5 Q' X" x
CA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards
$ H- `& F% N) X6 KCA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards
# [* T2 ^& H% B1 fAPD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards, i  X: I* U* @/ j
Range increases to 9,000 yards. ^9 S8 w- y/ a+ {: P2 N" Y! `# A& F+ }
DMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards  h6 E9 V2 N: _2 h
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards+ ]2 k; p7 w0 W6 e: `5 I9 M- B
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards* Q8 O- L3 R& i( K" P5 L6 y' W
DD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
# `0 h$ H) E5 g2 \! l8 [Range increases to 13,000 yards
0 V1 u# q7 z, ^. b: b( eCA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards
# D! p# i8 C$ N! C9 W4 r$ QAPD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards
0 Z! A& D+ p: `) r9 Z- EJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape4 A- A8 u( I2 k
Task forces break off...5 f6 w' B, Q% U: m& a* G

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      APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk2 ~7 c1 i# z( C1 w+ ^
      APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
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  g6 q& F- U4 ^3 _  d. D3 _      BB North Carolina/ Q& x( l4 J+ B6 q
      BB Washington9 G3 N( b' b; ^8 y/ _
      BB South Dakota
$ L& n) I0 g" ]: ~4 n      BB Indiana& H! W) N- m9 Z# B* s
      BB Massachusetts
7 H& w# a$ X" q2 o. y      BB Alabama
7 [8 U2 ~) [$ A1 W      DD Conner$ T* ]8 K' v( g
      DD Cotten
; [5 Z' B; {5 p: ^6 Z+ e- z1 t# ]      DD Cowell5 O. C4 N$ e: b; }
      DD Daly# G& h4 U% r! H  i7 e9 ]6 R' s
      DD Eaton
* I6 y+ Q; q( y  R- e      DD Heywood Edwards$ U) y% r) O# {7 O( N/ Z
      DD Erben
9 G8 t* G/ K6 m      DD Evans; |( w; u( Z& c2 }
      DD Foote; s3 Q. q1 A8 g9 N  K. t/ R
      DD Franks
+ }" Z5 P4 O5 ?      DD Fullam- o2 g3 C: q: Y7 F/ m& n
      DD Gatling* J2 A) w0 a8 K6 D0 U# r& U& e4 I
      DD Albert Grant
3 l: _8 g# R' y9 J      DD Gregory
" W; U+ d, l+ t8 G! c. ~* ^: |9 A: {7 L      DD Guest
5 y# i' _; \* B4 K/ ]5 W) r      DMS Hamilton8 q& U; K: G8 O+ W2 ^& V( G
      DMS Forrest7 ]) v6 ]2 J/ a" [5 u6 d& B
      DMS Ellyson2 b! Y) `2 j2 b# E  ]# e
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9 R1 h) @) A6 P' d6 ^Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
" k- c' T) ?' \- b+ g! Y, T" vRange closes to 28,000 yards...& P* P7 d/ b1 P1 d' y9 s
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
( o& [& L6 s( s9 q  RRange closes to 24,000 yards...0 f. a8 V# _: c' z9 o9 x3 u" M
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
3 C$ A& s# K  t2 `- t) c( h2 {5 w! W/ QRange closes to 20,000 yards...9 [0 t. e/ A7 j8 _8 ]
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
8 D# Q9 U5 A  ^Range closes to 16,000 yards...
- \) V8 q/ i+ L* X3 {Range closes to 14,000 yards...
( e# v* ~/ W0 K: m' U% DRange closes to 12,000 yards...( k9 b5 Q3 L6 U' D7 Z$ h
Range closes to 11,000 yards...- n6 n3 t4 B) r: u6 Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards  n- r! ?) T# W( O* m1 w2 j
Range closes to 10,000 yards...4 E6 [. ]: m  W& @$ i% l
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
* f( |5 }. E) m6 q1 y. n5 m2 gCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards7 S. z5 u6 ]( }2 n) R+ {! A1 \; h7 F
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards0 W2 t5 r* n( R  ?( W& S
APD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards+ P3 g0 n* X; U" ~, I9 N- E
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards6 u. `8 ^" O5 O; v. z0 a
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards0 @0 s$ v' C3 e2 V1 D( U# c
DD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards$ R6 U8 s2 m) j/ f3 c% g4 }! P
Range closes to 5,000 yards
; ]; i+ U0 j! g3 G% \, f* GDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
% c) P5 n5 _- X" [' R0 @BB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards2 Q7 @6 v% \9 o. l0 w3 k
Range closes to 3,000 yards
( U/ |# o* ]& J: l/ C# f0 ?& wBB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
' F$ r" t1 Z. r, [1 X9 tDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
+ H# v/ q7 v* L9 @7 u& _0 |0 EDD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
* }8 N  o# W' Q/ j5 }DD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards% v7 M7 P+ _' D7 K0 {, s0 Q
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards5 i  l: u( A& \- m* ~% Q9 {
APD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards
( }/ F. d4 U* e6 v# R( n) [BB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards1 p: G: F0 Q# ^2 m* x3 K
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards3 @! C: V' I# a( Z/ B
DD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards- f9 H. k" ]9 g! G1 l
Range increases to 5,000 yards  C& t5 n  g' d1 ?
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards2 C7 a8 D- n6 ]
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
" [/ R* K, L. P! kRange increases to 7,000 yards
% h& @+ z2 b% B- n& }. D; qDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards! p$ s$ f) i3 r
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
4 O* o3 t/ T  \( n: HDMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
, w) @2 F  H# u" o* l8 n4 TAPD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
: U( X2 r/ U" {+ o# MAPD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards) g" e- G. v; K# y* n
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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鬼畜水面舰部队这划水划地也太不敬业了...