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。$ S7 @1 c `* j" Z2 t" W+ b
4 W' X* v4 H( {6 W- zNight Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards5 _, Z4 B5 d5 g% P, t
3 p" G7 p5 l0 ~# PJapanese Ships# B0 B& r3 }! }6 a
CV Kaga
# |& T+ p( f9 x CV Hiryu
4 w6 ?8 e$ p9 N: S# F4 Z# t' V2 o CV Soryu
7 K+ S. @6 q5 S7 r; L N CV Shokaku
0 J$ Z9 s, h, ]0 |$ ?2 O CV Zuikaku% r2 G+ v( J( |6 f
CV Akagi, Shell hits 1
7 L' Q8 A$ A$ \9 L, }" u" | BB Hiei' {' H9 [" d' \& c) h& E
BB Kirishima: M' x! R2 J' G: `! \
CA Tone
, @/ d6 v4 R: I% q+ u$ z: M# Y1 k CA Chikuma
- i- y+ W$ f$ \( \, u/ |8 r7 d CL Abukuma4 j1 [' D6 K" O6 A$ E, l
DD Akigumo
) z R- w' l9 q6 o" ^ DD Kagero
0 o9 ^7 d ]% c; z DD Isokaze' p: D' t- q6 G6 [" ]
DD Shiranui
6 C5 K8 O# U/ a5 z9 k0 _6 Z DD Urakaze* k5 }2 e$ O* a! p% G
DD Hamakaze4 ?/ ~" m5 T: b; i
DD Tanikaze7 [7 m Y) r9 X" K! x3 _
DD Arare
3 w Q% I" Q+ \/ N DD Kasumi' g+ S: h0 F+ z& L q
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Allied Ships0 H* w- l# q5 V `6 Z
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire
: h* ^+ n/ ~- G: L/ q DD Farragut7 i( ~/ z$ ?. Z8 b& `5 i- ^( u2 C
DD Dewey E9 J; m# b3 s
DD Hull, Shell hits 1
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8 |7 [. |6 P8 L8 S+ y4 O7 WReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight' K0 e8 O- }0 u" C) Y( |6 U1 a, n! h
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards* N5 z) b4 C9 y7 z9 X" d
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
- G3 h3 C. Y) f" p0 [Range closes to 10,000 yards...
9 ~1 B- ]# J; Y. LCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
# A1 [( ~2 H% R7 y( U$ }CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards1 A# J+ L3 h+ S6 q* z
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards
3 H' {0 ^8 L' p" D: p* ~( KDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards
) J' S: O+ z0 ?% a/ s% f1 o$ pBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards ]% ~; R+ } ]7 t6 z& X5 i
DD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards$ i3 Z, J' B% n) P" t6 Y
Range increases to 11,000 yards
; D* `1 b/ g* u" r0 nDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
: \5 _5 C8 W" T# l" _& I5 mDD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
2 p$ Q( H; E8 p8 G TRange increases to 12,000 yards
0 P& _3 G$ l* DDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
& p1 J: V. w2 tDD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards
0 D3 J4 u2 Z S7 {$ y4 z/ u. R0 PBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
) q9 y e2 f/ M% {+ b' G" T/ ~; UDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards
0 u6 s) D% k, v, x6 t" KDD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards: G" l2 Q' G' `
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards! W' c0 r( T" y1 j" z0 s$ G
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
" h0 C" ~1 l' Q# ?) p/ ~ CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat9 |9 W1 N O5 e( R! T! u9 q6 a( n1 f
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Arare , DD Tanikaze ,
1 Q2 T( L2 o' i; ^0 N4 T2 u0 y5 } DD Kagero
7 Y( N$ v3 d) XDD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards
& Z0 Z- |' N% W( ~BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
6 U( c1 @7 f; b6 `9 E& q0 F( {1 @DD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards! E* X7 d5 j( h
CA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
$ {7 |0 F1 t6 s9 U! b; jRange closes to 11,000 yards
2 J( D6 g: J9 H6 G+ J; F! w: WCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
2 S( e0 R% p9 x, T! U CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat" }1 M) {( c. u" \2 Z: @
- escorted by DD Tanikaze , DD Urakaze , DD Shiranui ,
, r% O8 i- D! \% B% n: E DD Isokaze
( L2 i- w* M9 p: J; f w. q0 a4 fBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
4 E: J" E. a* O0 O6 Q$ B4 HDD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards0 I5 I) Y4 `+ D- C! ^, B( Z% u) d
CA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards) b2 G* N; A; V
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards: {0 z }( \* j$ K( q
DD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards$ F+ X6 \0 a1 K5 o3 Y3 g" c
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards' m% J! H' v+ k4 z2 g* J. g
Range closes to 9,000 yards
7 D) ^% |4 ^, i2 k1 ECV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku ,
! n5 I6 B4 j- a CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat2 e* j3 X* D* m& p1 Q. m
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Hamakaze , DD Isokaze1 \! R6 M" E+ ?
DD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards6 U3 N. E9 J' u5 U
BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards# G7 M9 R' R; p: q8 u! ]
BB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards4 M n u/ G1 U% g; k
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards
+ V) x, t& P7 g$ Y) h# |/ L/ hDD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards
: P' q4 y# ^6 D/ k9 |7 L/ QDD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards! R! x" Y, q: A" m
Range increases to 12,000 yards
9 b. k5 W4 Y: s/ R1 q2 D8 z" QDD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards* `& q" w0 K, Q7 Z! q9 g; W& M
DD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards
4 \+ X& T- }+ Z& n' J% ADD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards6 \ e; O% n. t1 R0 k7 @( \& P
DD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
7 w" R3 Y ?, }8 [DD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards+ W8 E# F/ m: {
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
3 O. m. e$ x2 kTask forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards5 J2 A2 \" w$ o/ E1 _
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8 s4 g) K. C1 D CV Kaga1 U8 [1 Y/ J3 x& o/ x; Z
CV Hiryu
9 t& _# s5 I, N CV Soryu
2 O- |: J; }5 ~/ J' H/ d, V CV Shokaku
: }6 K6 [$ R' E CV Zuikaku
! H1 {1 O' _4 u: Z CV Akagi- v) `4 ]5 q) F- e& F1 [
BB Hiei9 [4 v" _3 V2 z" v3 D" h
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2
0 h# [5 W0 g( `; g R6 `3 s# z) ^ CA Tone, Shell hits 1. ]2 p3 `3 V8 A: q( F
CA Chikuma/ j/ r, }7 F$ Q& t Z4 T6 v) x; Z( M
CL Abukuma
6 \( b% x+ ~( d/ V4 W- s9 [ DD Akigumo
6 C" @7 i$ i1 Y2 \. K DD Kagero: D4 ?1 q. C0 Z3 g
DD Isokaze8 f- g4 {, j2 _& h
DD Shiranui
5 A3 N& p5 S% g- h }6 J3 D, e9 i+ x- } DD Urakaze, n' C. H* T+ i& Z/ Z* i, w% q2 `
DD Hamakaze" d( ?/ J* Q$ m4 S0 d. S( U
DD Tanikaze
% H" u0 u0 ]* @, u* q& a/ O DD Arare
7 g% M6 j2 A2 N2 w, z E DD Kasumi, b9 p% _3 r5 J+ f/ {
0 {2 C; f1 M( H, e$ H5 \. e; R, p" IAllied Ships
* A7 F% C# n3 \$ I DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage' X6 k7 F N; Y/ @
DD Farragut, Shell hits 1; E2 c# U7 w( ]
DD Dewey" z% [5 l' p* U! m5 I b& s
DD Hull t' B) f8 s/ \3 y2 ^. \* v: @
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" s+ W2 H0 ` d; I& sPH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。
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2 ?4 V3 s3 i" cMorning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108 7 J1 ]+ _0 j5 Q4 m# }0 U, R
* S: r; d+ G! W) S# p5 xWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.. t* ^6 A9 S5 u. E
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes3 Y3 k3 E: P3 R* A0 H/ @1 @- i) B
$ A4 Q' I0 V9 EJapanese aircraft! K2 H1 N) K5 x
B5N2 Kate x 25
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B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged# ~, I- D6 `" ^0 i1 }6 V
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5 n Y+ _: |, _) B BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage: C" ?, z) m5 I- E8 U
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
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Port hits 7
G/ S m5 Q" i2 U4 jPort supply hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
( ]9 S. `- I" _6 i3 Z9 DEstimated time to target is 25 minutes# e; z* m1 g% W% N/ a0 F
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Japanese aircraft
# o9 h6 r9 C8 g, g6 L4 d1 z A6M2 Zero x 17
$ G8 ]. J) w3 x! U+ ? B5N2 Kate x 19: n7 p% |1 p, R3 B8 f: I
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Japanese aircraft losses
# g6 D1 y3 j( S2 V6 {/ e6 L8 N B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
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Allied Ships: S) O2 g& K. X m( k8 K' a' I" s- h1 `
xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
7 z# s }6 e I# e% X; q BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
; a0 T0 a; X* l) G! ~6 ?6 ? DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ ^3 }, |* [4 o, P) @" Q
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7 x) m8 y- R+ B1 H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。+ c$ `" o* Z. k5 @2 \
Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48)
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6265 Y7 y4 }7 h3 L/ `5 g0 L v
$ ^, H9 d4 e9 P1 e" h9 z6 A8 H0 RDefending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 141
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Allied adjusted assault: 751 9 C3 L" `& B7 \$ |. m
) P& [. b7 y& }Japanese adjusted defense: 41
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+ f9 t. z$ X3 Z5 y% C: lAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4)
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- o, j C, \7 T4 { `) I& [Allied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!
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Combat modifiers, e0 C* O7 ]0 S- K6 ]; R
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
! M' \2 p5 x4 Y4 E3 e. a experience(-)8 B! e0 d5 J" v- \" l0 E
Attacker: shock(+)
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+ |% K% Y( {" B/ V3 DJapanese ground losses:
4 ~* E; T2 ]+ M 1686 casualties reported
( n- z4 l; l7 t! n% q2 w" W Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled
" d, n3 E/ N- ] Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled! D0 {3 A4 c: R; }* X0 i- I+ Q
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled B# q! q& L6 S7 C, r
Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)
1 H, `. e% n* j Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 y; }. B/ R% C- F1 K8 t: V j
Units retreated 5( E. B( n9 o) T( E) e& O
% K2 ~% [7 ^0 T \6 e9 RAllied ground losses:
& I5 p) B- |! Z3 X* ~; i& Q 406 casualties reported2 b3 w2 d! S0 g9 P8 e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled
* u1 t7 P. y2 Q* T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
$ v8 ^2 q6 @2 q Y" B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. |. b, E, k2 @. J7 [/ e
; ~- O* i0 S8 [& w' ?; k7 ^Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!6 h4 o g) }+ R6 }: S5 ^2 A l
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Assaulting units:
# n6 R; s) v3 e3 Y. J+ n- n5 x. d6 V 12th Chinese Corps
* z3 Y+ E1 H+ f# F% N" f1 o 29th Chinese Corps) b$ Y, j, @* B9 h6 t# Q& U$ h
85th Chinese Corps2 s! _$ ^) [% @+ v7 u
2nd Group Army1 U( K% r8 w3 |7 g1 S% [
3rd Group Army: H( i( X* \/ J, n+ m
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12th RGC Temp. Division" d8 P0 X& d" \. i. C
14th RGC Temp. Division9 E8 g2 b& H8 y2 N+ [' ^! X, J
18th RGC Temp. Division
- y3 ?3 }( [/ b6 x2 p+ g 52nd Road Const Co
9 h* ^! Q4 y' p: x: u 67th JAAF AF Coy
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国军突击南昌,虽被打退,但日军面对优势敌军,已无战意,开始撤退。
& I$ ^. Y& @. y7 b! G8 OGround combat at Nanchang (85,54)& X+ r+ A2 O& }) _3 u0 x
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Allied Shock attack: |; H) S8 Q; u2 p; _/ M
|% u% ^% T+ E8 H* z* U3 LAttacking force 39510 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612* a) N, |9 I4 f! c$ t' O& @
) N1 z3 ?! c- {( E+ rDefending force 11531 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 392
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7 M4 V2 H3 m1 e1 oAllied adjusted assault: 1301 ! H5 I; u# {2 D# n$ i
3 C5 r t5 k* Y1 GJapanese adjusted defense: 401
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4 L6 r- C4 b& g1 F- p+ C/ MAllied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4) 5 g: \. a5 T7 m" K' W
: f& [) c& a: |5 b& j% AAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 1 m! f0 }+ K6 y
- f+ F4 @2 j3 w2 i# HCombat modifiers
" S7 e2 S; j( s) S$ S: w8 L+ @Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
: v4 J! c! v+ V1 O) S4 d& e experience(-)5 A5 U8 a8 ~, B0 A q
Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:* b7 J4 [( `( Y! J9 V! K6 O, u
518 casualties reported
" r5 B( o. a: V d# _. _/ Q Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
, v7 o# S; A! w) X: t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled0 ^1 @, S R: _# y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled# z% K7 d* ]* C! B
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Allied ground losses:1 e8 |, q6 V' S5 K3 n
2941 casualties reported& |* ]" x4 ~/ x- x, @
Squads: 16 destroyed, 376 disabled6 x. l4 S: E. F# K! ~4 n. G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled9 r6 G1 Q W, U% @) y" K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled1 O( e! S& ^0 X9 v& n6 a
Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)0 _) {& o6 o& o: Y0 L) \) G1 V" u
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Assaulting units:
8 N! |" a* B8 }8 t: E+ `% h% @) h. j 86th Chinese Corps+ K2 ]3 _9 w, Y2 ~; p, S
50th Chinese Corps
( Z" b7 _3 S- m( y" R; T3 } 70th Chinese Corps
$ _ {$ O. S* y8 G+ Z3 I 49th Chinese Corps4 w0 w) b: N2 J+ b9 a9 r, J
28th Chinese Corps% G7 p6 b m" ~ v" S
21st Chinese Corps
8 t' e: r1 ^. o2 t* P( y) C 78th Chinese Corps
" }" h7 p$ P& g) n: ~6 g* r' s 3rd New Chinese Corps
+ R9 A$ {8 T/ [! I' e 23rd Group Army
0 [- s; O* J% C+ \, Z3 P 30th Group Army& p! Y2 ~) w8 K- j3 s
32nd Group Army3 u; o5 }) C. P9 [3 O. o9 ?( s
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12th Ind.Mixed Brigade, i2 E# l$ q+ G; N( [) \7 m
11th Ind.Mixed Brigade
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