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。2 X+ ^1 ?) u; p( w
& `4 H f/ D& m7 w- i0 \) gNight Time Surface Combat, near Hilo at 182,113, Range 10,000 Yards7 \4 h' u5 f8 k% P1 ~+ d
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Japanese Ships: b2 A) E- W6 q+ v) m
CV Kaga
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CV Soryu2 A1 R8 d! ^2 r0 \( I; r5 E
CV Shokaku) C1 n/ ?! U) {# C8 {6 \9 Y" c0 k" h
CV Zuikaku
- s% g0 O# q# d& Q CV Akagi, Shell hits 16 Z, R8 P4 i# T
BB Hiei$ t6 _& b! P, X$ M0 n B
BB Kirishima0 w& V! d" G( Q# h. Q! {- g% O/ X
CA Tone
7 _, [9 }+ s6 G, ^4 u% X CA Chikuma
5 w) T: O& p# N ^ CL Abukuma
- l. x5 B( P6 @- |! ~+ \ f( f9 U1 W2 x DD Akigumo7 c- U, }. U4 y6 W0 ]
DD Kagero
! _' q: S, R9 {3 q7 u6 S" L/ h DD Isokaze
5 Q2 g( J9 ^1 X& \" n DD Shiranui
3 M4 U- S9 K3 P1 Z p DD Urakaze, c5 \( c$ I% ? E. H6 q
DD Hamakaze
o4 z& N: T8 m# { DD Tanikaze/ a% L( X( y; Y
DD Arare
8 G: Q! Y+ ?) @* R9 l9 W, h8 d1 C5 y DD Kasumi3 z% y/ b0 k- J* F/ s* G+ `( j/ s) X
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8 A$ n" k3 w7 [! B3 Z# [* B: Q q7 b DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 r. @5 m* S; Q" P$ m4 S4 S DD Farragut
, v& z9 M6 i P7 i0 o/ X' G2 g DD Dewey
) o9 R: v/ [2 e! X0 j DD Hull, Shell hits 12 h3 \3 k' L2 ~8 Q$ ]) v
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight7 ]6 Y% _3 @2 b6 E
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 11,000 yards
A' _. A) D& ]6 h$ G) LRange closes to 11,000 yards...
6 @1 j# p; ^/ l- u3 l9 YRange closes to 10,000 yards...
; F+ \1 F; k1 g/ `& y6 A, \CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
6 h% W5 M& q: L" ~' B3 g5 mCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
, N. G" ]) n, z I$ T* EDD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 10,000 yards, Y' P3 i/ u# Y: d3 N; \& x5 t4 C
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards/ V$ x; f- c6 d+ \0 Y- m; r3 M
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 10,000 yards4 R0 V; v& S6 w, L2 |$ u
DD Dewey engages DD Arare at 10,000 yards
5 T9 m5 r/ m* M) ~0 I, i. ]# M+ wRange increases to 11,000 yards& a% w6 S' k |5 o Y* [% z* D. z
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards
: Z0 {, C" V1 UDD Shiranui engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards8 Z% \6 I# r3 Z7 ]- h8 q7 }: h, e2 \
Range increases to 12,000 yards7 \4 v: V& U7 ]+ J" V: z' @
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards5 q9 j! J+ H- Y5 }6 g! P! x
DD Isokaze engages DD Dewey at 12,000 yards% Z' b3 t$ x& e. c
BB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards8 m& Q w( X/ H4 K
DD Selfridge engages CV Akagi at 12,000 yards* I2 |: R" H7 l( b5 a
DD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
; r+ }& T1 P: s; E0 ODD Isokaze engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards& z7 G. V, o7 |6 d, {
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , 3 m+ m* f. {1 x2 O
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat3 K' f5 m. q# e/ U+ b7 L
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Arare , DD Tanikaze ,
) n- `" l) _9 R& H7 g( w3 t DD Kagero
$ c& n- u& P& y" VDD Hull engages DD Isokaze at 12,000 yards
4 x% Y# O. E8 jBB Hiei engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards$ Y3 n3 m7 g# Z) b
DD Isokaze engages DD Farragut at 12,000 yards
7 B! W' h( |# w( n7 xCA Tone engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
6 z/ g4 t+ L9 i1 bRange closes to 11,000 yards9 k) ?+ r; [0 ~/ |
CV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , 8 Q3 i5 J' T4 @7 f* s5 A: P" L4 B; c
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu , CV Kaga screened from combat y1 W* L3 u/ i# {. L7 v7 h/ J* q
- escorted by DD Tanikaze , DD Urakaze , DD Shiranui ,
# F/ y! |! C) U+ S DD Isokaze& E5 {; P( m# ]2 Z) Y. l: f0 f4 N. a
BB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
5 }+ n' o" H( K' u6 t( t1 S8 kDD Arare engages DD Dewey at 11,000 yards
' L! {! t$ k/ Q; o( u6 qCA Chikuma engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards
- }* e5 G) m- N9 JDD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 11,000 yards6 r t2 A9 Z# ^1 l" {2 M; c
DD Kagero engages DD Farragut at 11,000 yards
2 f( T. f9 v: r+ H9 BDD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 11,000 yards
6 O/ I7 @" `. fRange closes to 9,000 yards
1 x. I4 J1 x, WCV Akagi , CV Zuikaku , CV Shokaku , 0 L0 W0 d& T5 a1 L: O0 Y
CV Soryu , CV Hiryu screened from combat; Y6 N9 ?$ j! _* V. h7 C2 o3 M0 }
- escorted by DD Kasumi , DD Hamakaze , DD Isokaze
& {& s' w9 \" O8 r+ ADD Selfridge engages CV Kaga at 9,000 yards
- \( I. Y0 [: FBB Kirishima engages DD Selfridge at 9,000 yards; n# `. \! N2 b4 |9 z
BB Hiei engages DD Farragut at 9,000 yards% i" n( e1 V' i M. @2 Z
DD Selfridge engages DD Arare at 9,000 yards
+ R0 `& @6 [/ f0 @% ?. S/ z/ I2 |DD Hull engages DD Urakaze at 9,000 yards& \& o! G4 A/ x
DD Akigumo engages DD Hull at 9,000 yards
( _. r; z" d6 X/ ] RRange increases to 12,000 yards5 y6 b$ x* `$ V f$ K1 o9 r
DD Hull engages DD Kagero at 12,000 yards" ~5 W& v' U' m" m! o* l
DD Selfridge engages CV Zuikaku at 12,000 yards1 A1 u0 t& ]2 t( ~" w2 [
DD Farragut engages DD Arare at 12,000 yards
+ N. O1 X5 l7 ~DD Kagero engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards
7 ^9 [ G& X5 UDD Dewey engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards
, I4 u' ~7 \# N( f) hJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape) t; t# y' d& w0 K: Z n$ w+ R8 k
Task forces break off...
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+ O( c! l* w- m- K) n- L7 d$ RDay Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 182,112, Range 20,000 Yards
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( g) n1 N) n& _* u q& w CV Kaga `6 Q5 ]9 \2 H0 X) f- r
CV Hiryu5 Q/ @ }- r" ]. r
CV Soryu6 R0 i9 X9 D3 k( Q E. K
CV Shokaku+ f2 D* [; h3 }0 Y4 |6 `
CV Zuikaku
' L6 }! ^% R3 O( m, H- ^ D5 @8 B CV Akagi
1 u @2 |( D% U0 c1 O BB Hiei
; |; B: v/ R3 r( J BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2
# D, h4 d, L' h, }3 R" c2 k5 k CA Tone, Shell hits 1" y2 [0 A0 a/ Q
CA Chikuma
T+ ?. f5 ~' e* t7 _( Y CL Abukuma
5 D R8 x# h' U) w X DD Akigumo- ]; y# G; `$ y( M
DD Kagero
9 f+ J7 S2 U S! o+ p; z4 C DD Isokaze
( l9 M7 [: ~& e DD Shiranui6 |1 |) ?1 J! k
DD Urakaze
6 ~1 I; y( o! a% U, n' q, G) J DD Hamakaze
; v1 H1 H: b( L0 g. O DD Tanikaze
: b1 t0 a4 ~- n+ D DD Arare' ?" Q& S* l6 Z' B) P
DD Kasumi
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+ U: j* r2 c3 [2 PAllied Ships& [( \- o: Q' ?4 i3 U! ]% @2 j! P1 r' C
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ S; y, v) y3 f; _$ n. i+ `0 o DD Farragut, Shell hits 1
. ]' Y0 F- p! N( m1 d, y DD Dewey
% \0 O- m& H3 B) [) S+ y; x DD Hull: g: f* Q/ ]7 U) o3 {+ R
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) B1 q+ E3 Z4 E/ t$ RPH战机已经损毁殆尽,被KB裸奔轰炸。/ A4 U" o$ {% J- c! Q7 k' h: F' j
2 D Z" S4 F/ b& HMorning Air attack on Molokai , at 181,108 " P; C+ h1 {- d1 Z( C0 @# }; Z6 Y
, G' y4 i8 B/ Q3 t2 MWeather in hex: Thunderstorms) g+ M% s% q. m7 r2 i3 h
) X; m) p+ R1 r3 M6 Q9 uRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* }* h$ v, y- g& w$ s/ B, \
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ m7 B0 ^- v; L! g- T; ?
B5N2 Kate x 25
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* b& |- V. s2 c5 g8 E5 FJapanese aircraft losses
: u( N- J' p2 h+ A. A B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged$ y0 j& {2 K, R
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Allied Ships
; r, l0 V J: I7 I% p0 X BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
& |3 h2 x( A* t0 z BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
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- c5 k$ m+ A# iPort hits 7
; | [# ?) e3 {( j, HPort supply hits 15 n' u d* Y7 N. f
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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107 7 m! x8 C& R7 e- a2 P% u1 l
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain. e I1 F2 A3 E9 L1 t2 Y" V
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Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.0 R' ` T0 G( q* C1 }
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 ^0 f3 j+ q$ S' N4 f
A6M2 Zero x 17& h( z+ R+ E r2 a
B5N2 Kate x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses1 m% z" j4 V/ W, ?8 S$ ]
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged8 ]0 b- x6 w% _/ P+ v( t. \" j
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Allied Ships
B7 c& e. k: j. E& k* X+ X xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" v7 q% p% h7 _( n2 X( X& w
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
6 @0 |& _6 }; M" v. } DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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. {! i- ~; M1 }: F( Z* l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。8 s( U+ Q( x+ x! J: b7 N
Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48)
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Allied Shock attack% P. @/ c X+ K" t
3 C5 t! y/ D' M* nAttacking force 19525 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626
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6 T6 l# D) G2 c' S/ \8 SDefending force 3580 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 141
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; W. G$ h9 X i/ M6 s& EAllied adjusted assault: 751 $ N( S! k, t' O2 c
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Japanese adjusted defense: 41
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, m! w$ i; F8 S9 T) ~$ J! jAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 4) 3 E* ], ?7 u: ^3 h& Z* Z
% Z5 M- H6 t5 G, wAllied forces CAPTURE Sinyang !!!
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( H0 E4 E: P5 O/ |& {3 g/ ]Combat modifiers
. m \ p' {3 d4 EDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
8 H5 Z, S# o1 m1 Q |! V experience(-)# {, l) G/ O# ^5 D" j9 I
Attacker: shock(+)
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2 d; R+ ^$ ^: `; V% [Japanese ground losses:
7 s; q- u$ Y: g" h) S 1686 casualties reported
5 `8 D8 ]) u2 Q0 i$ S Squads: 40 destroyed, 13 disabled
: m" h& u; p& ]2 Q* L) B: s% j Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 ]3 I: ~) p9 A; g3 v2 j+ d Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 D2 `7 a7 c/ M3 n Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled)
. A1 W. K& j8 e! {% | Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
' V6 C3 {4 @7 }$ X8 W+ j* ? Units retreated 5
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Allied ground losses:9 I- Y: m7 G7 g- m: d" t9 U
406 casualties reported
; O h0 n! N8 H3 o, }5 V6 j Squads: 0 destroyed, 62 disabled
( }2 ? M. x5 _- F2 g0 K' e; p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled* b- o) f) L% y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!, t6 j, l2 ]" A4 ^! m) D
& a( X# M8 {& V0 }: @3 PAssaulting units:
9 ^" i6 s7 O& U0 W/ v8 x 12th Chinese Corps
; ` m5 J! }3 x" n. k) E 29th Chinese Corps
2 S/ ^! b: Y3 h T' m 85th Chinese Corps
. A; G6 H! u. ?+ i) ? 2nd Group Army
* @: X" `3 v% ]; I' S3 A$ b5 o 3rd Group Army5 x3 Y4 B" C' L% w6 p& m
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12th RGC Temp. Division( {' O+ s2 r" _
14th RGC Temp. Division. `+ @- A1 h+ h0 t: D
18th RGC Temp. Division
; j8 f5 d) m0 c( V, ~ 52nd Road Const Co # |( c2 z2 H8 U1 ~8 j6 @4 _$ \
67th JAAF AF Coy , `9 ^0 a1 N; k3 I
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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。* L; [5 O7 R4 L% q; Q! O8 n" L
Ground combat at Nanchang (85,54)9 n# Y& z; B( |% A1 q/ H
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Allied Shock attack( f | U6 Y3 S
, B! s3 a0 `* ^8 tAttacking force 39510 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1612
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. y% {( u% f& g7 l; S7 ]% X. YDefending force 11531 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 392
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Allied adjusted assault: 1301
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Japanese adjusted defense: 401
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" Y) i9 q% S! {% h3 r3 TAllied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 4)
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/ O% X7 z6 s& u, r; i) u: n! r7 KAllied Assault reduces fortifications to 1' C8 G j" q; B5 }' o$ n
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Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)' t% M: z4 B. v: a7 n2 J% B
experience(-)0 f F. O* O8 g- Y& p
Attacker: shock(+)
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Japanese ground losses:! z1 b' ~' P% L
518 casualties reported; L5 {, A7 w8 H8 A+ h( q3 R1 j" n
Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
2 G) K% Y* | m! \/ F1 o5 m3 \: e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
5 J/ i5 r$ Z1 P) Z4 \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled. a2 W T; L: D# g$ B: D0 D
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Allied ground losses:
( ?! Z1 @! |9 s* l 2941 casualties reported
& V- m" S( X; q+ U7 w Squads: 16 destroyed, 376 disabled
% d2 E( u$ T Q; f B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
6 G, F7 L' y# f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled, z, b& q1 e5 f
Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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Assaulting units:5 }! ~' G$ u' i
86th Chinese Corps, X* ?9 u* H( [; M9 U
50th Chinese Corps
* a d4 S) A: h, D8 g* D/ s 70th Chinese Corps
, r+ Y" r. t' F g% Z' O 49th Chinese Corps
0 e# D7 x- g; L' f 28th Chinese Corps
" y. f: ^- H# U. V 21st Chinese Corps
; }2 r* l7 s- [ 78th Chinese Corps
' `9 T7 ~8 L; W& Q9 f3 q 3rd New Chinese Corps/ {- P$ W! Q& ~% G( |$ J
23rd Group Army
% o3 O! i% |1 v, I9 d+ b 30th Group Army
! d4 K0 ?/ _9 b 32nd Group Army9 t. E% J7 l2 R; G4 _; r
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Defending units:
* p" Z/ f3 @ ]# t ^ 12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2 ]' [" \8 I: z! A3 P% R+ D- d 11th Ind.Mixed Brigade
V3 O1 ^' C: [6 x- v 23rd RGC Temp. Division |