AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42& w4 i5 y5 x8 b7 f6 y0 m0 }8 ^. V
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南洋战场,日军驻岛分队扶桑疯狂炮击、登陆安汶岛,并发动进攻,降低城防至1级4 E Z* ~# d, t7 A8 |
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
: |4 P( _ p \4 w& k) J P& \驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
0 N; R5 [5 n2 A1 c驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
/ ^; Z* b+ z3 f- j日军占领班克伦
0 W1 F2 P5 X. @0 o9 h, F北太战场,盟军水面舰队在阿达克岛成功拦截并全歼了日军的登陆船队,天亮后企业号舰载机出击,将附近的日军登陆船队痛扁一顿,获得北太大捷
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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8 a% H' r$ W' v. b' GWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: g- f. e, D% RRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; q. i( j+ ?) y4 p4 V, r2 Z; JEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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, }0 Z- C' q3 C7 h+ }Allied aircraft
8 o0 k3 H3 o# C, A g A-24 Banshee x 18: v' U" A! g* p0 E( B& _3 D; R
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A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged; I1 e* C( R. O- G+ u
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships1 u: R2 C6 n2 A* y" k
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 i# A/ b7 ^& G7 U9 L1 P
DD Inazuma& o9 E6 p! _$ Z8 f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships/ `; e n7 y. |8 s/ P6 z. }
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
# Y6 P) U8 \2 V& P xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 c7 v/ b8 z d7 i) u xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk, F; S' x' m3 [2 v
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
6 ^4 e& p- o& r- V' F; e7 u xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, v- v, T) W/ l, `8 M: j
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Allied Ships. u8 E0 {. E1 z# e' U- f- F) I- |, R$ U
CA Northampton8 i. O- Z7 ]5 o
CA Chester/ H: Q6 F/ x4 Y7 q' X& I
DD Blue
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DD Mugford
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DD Henley
( Q7 _4 G# b: B# g/ [/ H( u DD Patterson8 c( i; `6 ^1 j3 o9 p' X
DD Craven
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' `' {) O: f. C+ h" pJapanese ground losses:
% c% V) g! p2 m5 N 3887 casualties reported2 r/ O2 p% o n7 J
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
% ?3 y. G3 W/ S" n4 Q% q# z/ E Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled! p, k* Q& f8 y4 X+ ~% v
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
, u( H2 \. I& m1 F2 i- j+ l- |" M6 E9 d Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled) U- i. _9 C/ Y, R
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)* y$ ^$ V, {- z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain$ `& D- p, O" L5 U
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ D. L9 E) l, T/ h8 i5 v
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes( [4 i& m; C/ C1 }$ Z4 ?( ^% M* {
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Allied aircraft- b2 }, g+ @- F4 N! V+ J4 J- N, A
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
! U+ t' B% d! t0 B SBD-2 Dauntless x 24# k+ H# |7 F8 ^8 b. R( m
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; I1 `8 k$ t# _ SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged8 t- F! h. s+ S6 A' }! D
2 a5 G! _& J' U$ L4 I: hJapanese Ships3 A) B6 N8 B3 Z0 r9 Y# M* G
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 O; l z K3 h9 z! y3 `* ?
CL Nagara
6 z, s; s3 K# U4 b- C xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
4 |2 @! C0 b7 D+ K0 J DD Makigumo
. o" C: B/ l6 S) a xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
8 s6 I4 y5 l: s" Q3 z- z7 m5 ~- q 1845 casualties reported
8 V" m+ u; ~+ U6 R% F8 Q) Q+ @ Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled1 u) g r L( B# z/ f) |
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled) i7 x6 i$ C: ?6 S( A# q
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
, |/ Y- d* B) j' w% x# q Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 r9 s! G" V8 Y& z* u! ^
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)+ v% G. f: c/ |
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; `* j8 u8 r+ v. _3 p" T7 _
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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TBD-1 Devastator x 14) x1 Q; q8 x3 Y' a7 r+ ^
3 l' ~2 d1 g8 m* [Allied aircraft losses
3 K1 A3 B, d. |& v SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 i* A- M" `3 ^& }# e/ h3 J xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) l- N( I& S+ U, Y' b- |) W
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ ?- Y- ?" q- d6 ~0 E$ J AV Kimikawa Maru$ i0 [0 ~! a- c4 Z4 d
xAK Zinzan Maru3 |- G5 `% m* f' n' D
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109). s3 u% @2 F8 i% ]! G$ J
" @3 d# X- ^1 X* Y& sJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244& `/ g* i# K! U6 n0 U
6 N9 z- a! e8 f6 I, qDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 ' w: N; G6 F. S( I2 y$ [- [+ `
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 ; V0 c! ?! G* |8 o: x+ o4 J
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 19 x$ m( s8 u& g8 @3 P$ o
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
8 g7 N' q8 K4 Q5 ~+ h- H2 b 102 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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118 casualties reported5 F) b* w/ V; E0 }/ C, G+ W* B% u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled K! Y/ W) c/ I# X9 _2 {0 @$ M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ n' K/ o- p( p. X) OAssaulting units:
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1st Kure Assault Division
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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# P$ R/ d4 k' ^& d 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment! p) a3 Y6 k& ^" z$ E
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Defending units:9 V2 J$ W6 z' o( Y( e* H% q
Molukken Garrison Battalion, {0 E( {4 Z' Z8 c5 R% ~
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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