41年12月17日,联合舰队仍在PH附近转悠,盟军抗议和谴责然后再抗议然后再强烈谴责后,实在忍不住,派出未受创的战舰突击联合舰队,可惜大部分战舰与KB擦肩而过,只有1小队DD与KB交火。; d; }. d9 ~. x& P7 c
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
E7 ^) H+ z& ] CV Kaga; L. d# d) ?: \4 S ~5 e; w" |
CV Hiryu+ X* o' V( d6 l2 E
CV Soryu6 @. l8 c$ h, k6 r% [) c: Y) M
CV Shokaku' _2 Q: D4 X% Q2 D! a( ]
CV Zuikaku
) ^% y, F2 A; w CV Akagi, Shell hits 1" P4 H1 d! S o' b! _9 M) p, V
BB Hiei
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CA Tone
4 @# R p5 y1 U( m6 k- E CA Chikuma
# z, |) |" Z9 F( q8 c8 y( |7 { CL Abukuma1 g8 I o1 R G0 o( J( o- R
DD Akigumo
2 f: H2 N- S, v& a# h& b DD Kagero
# j% w# n i! G6 B* I6 Q DD Isokaze
- K5 G" n1 U5 U% p DD Shiranui( {, m* q) t5 E; m( d6 l* X3 t
DD Urakaze
. S g" \/ Q/ z( u6 Q3 W) k DD Hamakaze, k% U2 J( T6 ^' m' I7 Y
DD Tanikaze: j: ^2 D( x- J9 e; h
DD Arare
: w* e7 d' t1 O7 F9 j* e% j) R DD Kasumi
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Allied Ships
+ C: j5 {2 @& h: k, E7 y" Y DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire
: o. F$ {9 J* R* V _! V$ D DD Farragut& N: p& G! v4 F2 k" D) O( u4 ~
DD Dewey
+ l( p; G1 d) \ r ] DD Hull, Shell hits 1. [/ {( S7 d! n# X" p I
+ {4 r! I. d( |$ v$ ]. h) x9 `Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
3 n" Z6 |1 N; W, qMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards$ `" E$ z: {. a8 j# p5 n
Range closes to 11,000 yards...' } p4 R/ V! s0 H- D
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
" f' S9 N" ?2 `3 kCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
. K6 r# T+ I5 n) G' m: XCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
- ]: p, y }$ d+ m3 n+ oDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards
6 m' H) \& z* `0 ZDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards
. i8 D& X; K f1 s+ s$ CBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards% |6 x7 }/ a) x6 w! @
DD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards
& e5 v( r ?' `! N9 Q0 ?Range increases to 11,000 yards4 n9 I$ o3 v9 G% k2 k4 R
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
$ t' e! |' L; j' J2 f. dDD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards! i1 X9 _: B) T/ E; c$ P
Range increases to 12,000 yards
{3 Q9 r0 K; m/ d: Z' C- sDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards# ~( b; y, u. x
DD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards
4 O; y% I. z+ xBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards) e0 \2 g! _: o+ R& P# p# u
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
6 a- d5 Y7 _; DDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards1 }, B" b; X) |3 q: s
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards4 U, n* O1 n) M6 s. [
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
( i3 t& h! K4 y. m* m CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat
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DD Kagero
' k" @: P# }) v/ nDD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards
' d+ G! {. P2 O2 o8 g! {BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards( d" i+ K- j. T5 X, H5 l
DD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards
; W5 v1 `$ q. |CA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards; }0 U% A& w/ f
Range closes to 11,000 yards
9 V( @8 e9 R% n4 P2 k! BCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , 0 w& `5 j2 b8 k7 w3 M
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat4 X; i& k7 q( R# V0 S/ U+ b( b. @6 a
- escorted by DD Tanikaze , DD Urakaze , DD Shiranui ,
4 E1 D' ~9 Y$ p) |$ u) s: ]( P" q$ ^ DD Isokaze5 y5 M5 K- M8 a1 `5 P* n& I
BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards8 J0 y- ^. v3 s3 J, U, {
DD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards3 G9 k, d" J2 r; T. s [. {; v
CA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards8 N. O" i/ f7 d0 F, H$ V: B
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
9 k9 L5 ~( Y4 m+ YDD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards
" ^' |$ c$ Q8 ? |3 `4 EDD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards d' @2 _* f/ c8 U6 v- g5 a
Range closes to 9,000 yards6 x8 k0 T9 J" d; j
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
. W6 J; s' p1 Y% ~7 P. s/ A CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat
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0 |0 f% \6 ^. ^' A' UDD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards
2 N. W9 u# ] p9 X% ]1 Q+ i# I# o& V- LBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards' B4 I& e+ _ A$ n; |
BB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards( _0 a* v: L _2 T
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards
& a* n( c" X0 UDD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards2 D4 w' Y. {( v# u4 |4 J
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards
6 C7 K; a* @9 i( n; M& oRange increases to 12,000 yards
8 A" A# C3 r# ZDD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards
3 j( r$ L/ U1 j# |9 X/ hDD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards
7 G- j$ ~1 Y8 k2 |2 J& GDD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards* k/ @/ u) ^6 K) ]- g
DD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards5 u) }; w7 M5 T- L: m
DD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards
+ R) j) d$ O5 dJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
+ Z( C+ T1 J! d0 X/ L( OTask forces break off...
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% Z$ e. z* M- _" y% j( I3 mDay Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards* Z0 M) C6 h6 {4 y0 a
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1 ~4 U2 F4 O$ E. q) a$ L' d CV Kaga
7 n7 U# K5 d8 p5 n) h CV Hiryu
?* j7 \; [& b& U CV Soryu1 R6 o% {* Y1 m: A; O- }
CV Shokaku, |+ {+ i9 Y( T* ?) _
CV Zuikaku
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BB Hiei# |4 L# u* A2 u6 a9 X3 G+ u" P9 ]- W
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2
- J' S% `8 f! J% @) c4 d CA Tone, Shell hits 1
, g1 A8 i6 D1 r# z+ v% w CA Chikuma% Q' X2 o; m8 m% a4 l
CL Abukuma
5 u0 t7 O& F$ U! ~0 R* @ DD Akigumo* w6 M# R S/ B6 ?
DD Kagero% Y! t/ j# G8 I& Y4 t4 f5 ]
DD Isokaze
/ p. J, H$ f1 ` DD Shiranui; P1 s5 p, ~ O7 u3 S# Y
DD Urakaze" e2 D: C3 R" o' m
DD Hamakaze
" g: T. }" ^* u5 k+ O DD Tanikaze
: l! z( c9 e. \ P6 c7 p+ H DD Arare
9 n F! J* N1 d: D7 W4 ^ DD Kasumi+ x2 x" T8 I$ h4 @
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4 [' L# F: z; F6 W DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage2 i6 p+ A/ B2 b8 n3 @$ }& ~7 [2 l
DD Farragut, Shell hits 18 O' v7 i8 [1 }4 G* i. X) c7 p
DD Dewey
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PH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。) r8 X/ k0 p6 S k. Y* d
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Morning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108
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9 a$ D9 d' k' ?# RWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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" T& M5 D k9 X5 o2 I% x LEstimated time to target is 4 minutes1 m! M% J# m6 s' X: B( R( V0 n) P
0 {4 a8 q# H) HJapanese aircraft
; T6 V; }( ~$ r$ E( y/ V0 ^# a B5N2 Kate x 25" z% g* h1 z* h* K# G. j
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B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged& B) @+ E2 R7 E( [5 h
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Allied Ships1 F5 B$ ^% k, { I/ Z/ e
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage, [& `/ j! C5 T2 t
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
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( n! t+ E( V8 yPort hits 7
& h- A" y1 t9 r$ c: W0 l Q4 Q; t8 u1 APort supply hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107
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- i9 c/ O) K6 G0 u+ S( |Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.8 E0 S) b' S2 f4 ~
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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B5N2 Kate x 19" e: H7 j% N' D4 o0 T
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+ }. N5 @$ G2 X B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
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: X v1 \* e; F- CAllied Ships
" {5 Q, y0 H+ v1 W xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires! A' F6 D7 f7 o4 E' o- W- w- R
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage% t7 l, @. [. o- J, S) }! A
DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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3 M/ M; R7 O# y国军收复信阳,但日军从汉口调集了1300战力已经到达信阳左下方。. |9 Q8 n; M! X8 B; W& n
Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48)
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Allied Shock attack) P2 h- _: K1 k- i/ }8 _9 y
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Attacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626! Y( {2 Y4 m x ~+ n
6 ]# ?* V! n! T2 j3 o! T" ^Defending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 141
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( C' X9 c0 l# N# l7 \" q9 r7 ?Allied adjusted assault: 751 1 y; Y) h; b' Y4 z5 o$ j+ c$ p" M
6 `4 p: g7 V) eJapanese adjusted defense: 41 * n, H& C# [ V
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Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4) 0 @8 A3 h3 _6 q. R7 C
\9 `/ e8 |' N: j+ ~Allied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!1 l, N. c2 t4 @" r. e" a
/ }" z2 `5 ]5 k+ m% HCombat modifiers
4 @7 C! P: [# {7 r9 P' `4 m rDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)& y, e- a0 X: y, E, t5 W; O! V+ ^
experience(-)
3 f5 b7 M$ |' e0 [1 S/ jAttacker: shock(+)8 T0 l0 ~& z9 O) n) a
3 `9 u- F3 k- I4 LJapanese ground losses:! d' r0 ?; E0 \+ I
1686 casualties reported
9 f3 J- i0 q7 f/ T; q1 A Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled' f- q. p h u7 Y1 B# o# v
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled& @; C3 F- j/ Q* c7 t; g' N
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled5 |" H2 T/ r* t' x* l
Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled). X( N7 j2 R: U& z) J
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
4 B2 p2 E% X6 b; U8 V6 Y Units retreated 5 S- o' O8 i+ e2 \# _. @2 A6 Q
! k z h# b* Y/ cAllied ground losses:% ?9 U) s3 O+ [( O& m8 ~
406 casualties reported6 ?8 p: u, D8 A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled
7 w+ K2 n7 c3 L6 ?1 Z1 Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled" Z1 d0 I8 j) z7 T! b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 J" Z0 u+ p! Z& v( V4 S
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!: b Z% {! Y7 n0 i( F. P
1 x6 G7 \6 U3 iAssaulting units:' l; r! y0 L/ x
12th Chinese Corps
2 w+ x, U; r3 {( m$ S: W5 G 29th Chinese Corps0 ~) \$ k' ? A( v* A- W
85th Chinese Corps
! }5 W% v" Z9 | {' U } 2nd Group Army
; F( ^3 c1 C% w8 O 3rd Group Army
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12th RGC Temp. Division
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18th RGC Temp. Division
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67th JAAF AF Coy 7 f T* s9 \* r" W7 F/ F) E/ y# c
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1 Q6 N9 ?# p7 g! Q+ Z& C/ K9 v5 S国军突击南昌,虽被打退,但日军面对优势敌军,已无战意,开始撤退。" j5 H7 \8 \" |" r2 T+ y# @
Ground combat at Nanchang (85,54)
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 39510 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612
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Defending force 11531 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 392
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Allied adjusted assault: 1301 0 \# _9 ]( h% ~8 D0 U& c
7 ?% t, \- Y; h) A. N# y6 r0 `6 m* fJapanese adjusted defense: 401 + G$ m3 _( d2 c2 O" q9 y
! p# E# y5 T: [" W0 E( M0 R/ sAllied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4)
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& Q2 [# P" q+ t5 x+ T. nAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 13 v, `3 h! T2 \- e
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Combat modifiers$ j0 ~. R4 q( J$ ? t# g! P
Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
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3 B+ s9 M& F0 l* e7 I$ D, OAttacker: shock(+)" n" G* i4 E$ g8 w& B/ N% l0 K
5 f8 C2 i/ E* @0 OJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
Y0 A/ x1 `2 s! [$ z: F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
( ~# r! M( \; s- f. h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled: B# o' R; K/ \6 e0 h
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2941 casualties reported
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" X* R5 C# b& b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
/ A$ K# E7 H2 N0 i2 H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled& M2 M& o) m( i
Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)2 @: }/ d3 D8 I- L' M
- R9 f' c/ M% k4 @" KAssaulting units:9 O4 ^2 K& V4 @0 x( M. |% O) [
86th Chinese Corps2 S. E# \4 i$ P- Z7 n8 |0 Q5 c
50th Chinese Corps
2 a, h9 _$ Y! \, Z! }! H 70th Chinese Corps1 c O! n4 G I7 J: `/ E/ q9 m
49th Chinese Corps
* G8 K# T+ y& w! v$ S1 k W4 ] 28th Chinese Corps% ]: x8 P& e7 V0 t% J3 U$ i
21st Chinese Corps
1 S( v( u6 t+ x 78th Chinese Corps
' ?4 Y% y! m* g9 p" S/ O 3rd New Chinese Corps8 V1 x {+ B& d [
23rd Group Army
6 I- X) _ D9 I0 k 30th Group Army2 d @ z2 I* ]8 ~, ]/ ]
32nd Group Army# L+ D' z, e0 {9 x+ n L, K
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12th Ind.Mixed Brigade0 b( ]$ ~$ e9 }
11th Ind.Mixed Brigade
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