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1 z2 V6 t& n. T7 S/ {盟军舰队的退却使帝国终于确信,当面所在并非盟军58主力,只是一支航母分队, 实力并不强大,由于前面水侦机的报告屡屡出错使得帝国不敢相信盟军真的只带了少量航母就敢攻击日军核心据点,看来这回算是高估对手了。
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" p6 r* _8 u: E% `! N" n确信盟军舰队主力不在此地后,当机立断组织了一波炮击,将库赛伊岛上盟军机场夷平,击毁20多架盟军战斗机。同时将守卫在库赛伊的盟军轻巡洋舰对扫平,打了一场痛痛快快的胜仗。
$ L+ m* b" Q' S! H+ X! f$ NAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 01, 44
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kusaie Island at 125,118, Range 9,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
1 h8 v4 V8 \8 d( q# v( y: C1 f BB Yamato, Shell hits 27 y7 T- Q8 \) u/ B
BB Musashi, Shell hits 2& M0 J7 I5 K- u4 D; O
CA Tone. _; F% l+ o% F0 ?
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
: m9 C: b. M, q CA Myoko+ w) H. u/ P5 j4 g
CA Haguro3 z; e7 {; [/ Z* b; n \+ V
CA Nachi, Shell hits 14 e) s" L l1 ?- W
DD Akizuki, Shell hits 1
0 x" I R# `& e DD Susuzuki
5 _9 c$ a2 q( c; l0 M8 A( w5 `. g5 i DD Niizuki, Shell hits 1! i# T! V1 @; Z" [3 g# E+ L0 Z
DD Wakazuki# G% G4 [! {3 ?7 e1 ~% `$ V
DD Shimozuki, Shell hits 1
( A2 w5 Y/ R2 k5 W7 A DD Fuyuzuki
6 }9 W, |; k( ^1 p$ `- `& i DD Akishimo
# b' R3 p* ^9 J t* q& ^ DD Hamakaze" O7 {6 \8 j5 j1 c- G( g3 G$ V: F
DD Akatsuki
^1 [# |3 W0 R, i4 n DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 i8 D0 G7 c. ]# t DD Usugumo
* c3 z3 f' h+ l! U; P: o DD Uranami/ j9 V: e7 V5 S5 @
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1
/ R0 y" U* D1 n+ T" M2 m/ D DD Ayanami
, l+ H* y) ^# A$ y DD Yugiri
0 I1 ?2 y' F, ]( n+ a3 w DD Ushio, Shell hits 16 O/ y- C% A: X/ g, Z
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Allied Ships" h& ? `; f" y: T" A9 E% L
CL Achilles, Shell hits 2
3 b W& L0 {, f0 G CL Perth, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" @4 I% a3 u0 g/ S
CL Hobart, Shell hits 4, and is sunk( A [8 b8 B% J6 m% Q
DD Wilkes, Shell hits 2
2 K6 V* Z. Z P3 q2 e( M DD Ingraham
' Z* C0 Y! |+ L DD Frazier
2 |, z9 `3 T( ^! C1 l) d- e: u6 {6 Y DD Gansevoort
4 Q& l8 w, o4 Z DD Gillespie
2 y" }8 n7 f. U5 T. R% D DD Baldwin
' ?4 _% l7 t9 t- |. w! O, B# P# o DD Carmick, Shell hits 16 Q6 ~; G* s' _: f
DD Doyle, Shell hits 1% Y/ {: U, } ]8 @
DD McCook7 G% e. g1 o/ u* B+ p( V
DD O'Brien& ] m5 O* p+ \! w3 F- I& F! y
DD Roe, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kusaie Island at 125,118, Range 8,000 Yards9 p" t' @5 \5 c& h" X3 h3 `. b
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: {5 `7 E* z2 D DD Shimakaze
' H2 z5 E/ R2 l: [' R/ a/ ~2 L DD Arikaze/ |, Q& M9 W* k0 u7 M8 _! ~2 g
DD Takakaze a- h Y4 `" s- g% B: R
DD Satsukaze
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DD Takatakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
- Z8 B5 u* A# H! g1 K/ O5 [ DD Myojinkaze, Shell hits 1, on fire$ `* n4 i9 H1 J# Q
DD Kosukaze, Shell hits 1+ M4 g& Q* ?9 C- O. i2 j5 ?
DD Yamanakaze, Shell hits 2
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1 v8 \( Y& \5 _6 o& j/ _& e, H% BAllied Ships
. V4 Z3 Q0 a- ` DD Cotten, Shell hits 1; v3 F2 J( R( q
DD Haraden, Shell hits 8, on fire0 h1 v% f6 N3 Q+ C# m9 y) _
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Night Naval bombardment of Kusaie Island at 125,1182 c' Z/ u+ _0 N7 U) V, n% w
8 `) {9 l o! t. V$ VAllied aircraft
5 q7 V- r$ H+ X( }6 @8 L no flights
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' H. J) D" s0 u3 C7 sAllied aircraft losses: o0 I2 N5 }( n4 H
PBY-5 Catalina: 72 damaged3 A8 y K) J6 w3 H7 n/ O7 f+ [
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
5 a7 f. X$ B0 v9 }: R' w3 m F6F-3 Hellcat: 195 damaged+ N, Q1 }; ?) L+ P: O6 O' _7 r" O
F6F-3 Hellcat: 15 destroyed on ground4 f) |- j1 u( h% ?5 H. _
F4U-1A Corsair: 8 damaged
4 m# X7 k% S+ p4 e PBY-5A Catalina: 15 damaged- j# I0 r$ D; u
PBM-3D Mariner: 16 damaged
9 Z0 h- E8 ?0 `3 Y% r$ D' j+ d: T PBM-3D Mariner: 1 destroyed on ground: f6 U/ U' O3 r& }
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Japanese Ships
$ Q/ @7 J8 t+ }' J7 {) j BB Musashi. B0 M9 a; N- ~( e; K: p6 M2 e
BB Yamato& s% r9 z% O: p' u* e5 D- a
CA Nachi
d; M: L! k0 ?$ P' a CA Haguro* M; H4 h# q. X
CA Myoko
) _' ]! K. Q- P- u CA Chikuma
& {; O( p f# I; y$ N CA Tone
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Allied ground losses:
/ i+ O8 D! V" Q6 ~0 A 250 casualties reported
7 J; i; o8 E( i; D( }) B Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled7 i- l* G1 L' D B6 e7 Y: D
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 29 disabled( P$ h) {2 P4 \1 V+ I( H0 x
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled8 Z( q' O3 L% z# w
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled): M* |4 B" B, m1 w% |
Vehicles lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)2 C. Q1 _3 A6 z( |+ H) F
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Airbase hits 19
* [" L h; R, X& xAirbase supply hits 3, u8 Y# q; u5 J& p7 @
Runway hits 690 z( g6 @/ V, o
Port hits 10
. w% l, p7 o0 B* XPort fuel hits 33 I! u+ \9 X5 Z# Z: G
Port supply hits 1
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' z) z0 f, H1 I! } ~% c4 IDay Time Surface Combat, near Kusaie Island at 124,117, Range 20,000 Yards
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BB Yamato, Shell hits 25 m# y$ V1 v, q% x
BB Musashi- B/ [8 q7 g+ E
CA Tone
1 ~8 f: [- W. p6 _6 |! i- ?6 O CA Chikuma
% O5 O9 }" N- L CA Myoko. B" E8 P) p% W6 o- F& X2 H {5 V$ w" ]
CA Haguro. v" ~6 |4 f1 n
CA Nachi$ a4 o3 T# _% h, Q8 {1 F
DD Akizuki* ^. H1 g0 ~. q
DD Susuzuki
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DD Wakazuki
, D3 g) \1 {& U. D DD Shimozuki- t8 _1 _8 X& @) ?: Z
DD Fuyuzuki6 \1 ^8 l3 _& e0 q2 o. P% ^
DD Akishimo8 b5 c* x' r! O5 f9 S
DD Hamakaze
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DD Uranami
, S9 A) s. X4 _ DD Shikinami
, y i- K% x! Q. { DD Ayanami, Shell hits 1
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$ P5 X2 ?/ a$ h/ Q7 q' z% ^8 U* L DD Cotten, Shell hits 1
5 X* v: C7 V& e/ u5 \8 B5 m8 L6 C, S DD Haraden, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
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同时波纳佩岛上帝国继续保持轰炸,盟军战斗力稳步下降中,帝国新锐援军第81师团在疾风骤雨中开始登岛,双方兵力差距进一步拉大,总攻的时刻已经不远了。
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Ground combat at Ponape (119,113)1 U1 V1 K9 Q' G) ?
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 28901 troops, 419 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 1366
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) z' e& B4 @5 ?Defending force 5528 troops, 84 guns, 462 vehicles, Assault Value = 269* L: r# C: k& @3 L5 D
* u* m9 U7 v6 d4 qAllied ground losses:
- I6 t" O- M* P! ]6 B( [$ _. F 24 casualties reported5 `* x3 A2 l% Q0 r6 I* o1 h5 j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
. ] z+ |- b7 w1 q Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled9 T0 J8 H& @; ~/ F7 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; P0 c; _3 z: J5 M
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Assaulting units:$ D3 G3 \. ~$ T' n
3rd Indpt SNLF Coy
: ~7 y( f; d( | r5 v# X% l Sasebo 7th SNLF |) i4 ^6 k5 Q% V4 C
138th Infantry Regiment- z4 r. ], x$ w1 X# W
6th Guards Inf. Regiment
" M a) B, M% J, F. `0 t Kure 7th SNLF
7 n4 u! \6 f ]5 X, h/ } 33rd/A Division- K% z5 v$ `2 @ F2 Z1 K
Kure 3rd SNLF% H4 J3 m7 K% W" V+ C, D- G
144th Infantry Regiment
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52nd Naval Guard Unit" n/ K# M0 h- P2 F3 c
33rd/C Division
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1st Ind.AA Gun Co
( s$ D4 S, j; f* A9 d* F 12th Ind.AA Gun Co 0 ?. p! _$ |5 T8 U0 O
11th Ind.AA Gun Co
7 F% i( \- d2 D5 A 63rd Field AA Battalion
- F+ i5 c+ c5 b4 l' [" G0 v( Z% U 64th JNAF AF Unit /13 F" }7 H9 G. T2 e, c
49th JAAF AF Bn
9 ]7 y C9 V" f4 h% [" L 18th Field AF Construction Battalion
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62nd JNAF AF Unit
# h# p4 Q" m9 J& T9 G, Y2 l6 f 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment5 V- a; Y7 K+ b, S: B( d. l6 V8 d
31st Ind.AA Gun Co ; O1 e3 Y& M* g$ e% R1 n+ w
23rd Fld AA Gun Co
: u4 @$ h6 z. Y% { 60th Field AA Battalion: N6 O4 I, A( w5 k, `
61st Field AA Battalion
0 A6 H% X0 ]7 g1 A1 h 1st JNAF AF Unit
1 y9 h- V: p, S+ \, u: @# t 38th Ind. Engineer Regiment
2 h( w$ j( `8 B1 ^$ N& E1 ` 45th JNAF AF Unit # E" x/ P, }1 ^! [# `0 j
19th JAAF Base Force
# Q4 m' M9 q9 X7 k/ B 18th Medium FA Rgt /1
0 k( q/ S# r; B9 f( \ 20th AA Rgt /2
3 a, S& D' T' v% q1 N' L 68th JAAF AF Bn
1 b% N' R/ i2 v9 G* t 53rd Construction Battalion9 F2 P$ X1 F; O
18th Army /13 ?3 _; G6 t" Q5 g7 V& w
12th Air Fleet
/ ]3 O% q& t# D- P' t 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment; i5 Y; L: K! Z7 M1 S" _1 L0 s4 A
2nd Ind.AA Gun Co
3 h% L( h: j2 X% C# M 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
8 ^* w, P' m& v' l/ ~1 u 14th RF Gun (Pack) Bn /1
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4 n7 [6 S3 Q$ U* V* sDefending units:
8 U" B+ F0 M- p) Z! D: s 2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
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706th Tank Battalion& ^! Q3 P3 M& b' k8 n+ o
1st Filipino Inf Regiment2 A: _, i* x9 n. s' ?' Y
44th Tank Battalion |