AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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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
7 T: o+ v5 U$ D% \! T3 U3 a8 iminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
% D6 x/ ]' K% s E5 O0 ^4 q. y2 M驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高9 y$ o( o1 h, l! a% R0 i( j
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉, _% m6 c) C6 T$ { Q
日军占领班克伦
5 S9 L" t. B. S" X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8 @: S/ q7 i! K4 G( P
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., h( Z) B; Q& v+ b" }! Z& P
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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1 C8 ] }2 t! d3 Q" g% ~Allied aircraft; z5 `: k8 m5 o0 ~. J) C
A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses$ n& J' F0 o, f# @, K. x
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
t9 v! I: N4 k0 @3 L% ?; V A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire W' h4 q0 E U, l7 [: R# B( ?
DD Inazuma# b" |: g+ S, B# {+ Y7 P
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! n* t% c- F' M7 mNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards9 ?, z3 V* q! s$ k2 r
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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
9 i5 ?5 z e" J; u xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" z9 `! |3 m& {$ U) W/ m3 M
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
2 e4 s$ y/ d2 g) A' h- W0 X. K' ` xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
X, Y. ~# z( S xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 J5 R' J: s% J4 L. M; w
( J8 |3 s: B) l" CAllied Ships8 n7 S$ t9 V; k$ m+ a9 P
CA Northampton
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DD Blue1 X( A5 r8 ]: P, {
DD Helm; U7 G) K; f n# {5 n
DD Mugford; Q, v+ ~/ j! P1 w+ f
DD Ralph Talbot' [1 \# T9 B/ V' W7 s6 {% A* g
DD Henley+ y1 C- R% o4 m7 d: N' J
DD Patterson
$ d. P/ j7 {9 M+ v5 ?: u& V DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:; @3 U+ z" K" K
3887 casualties reported- E$ t* w- H, B/ t/ G2 R+ r, n
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled3 `7 @/ ]1 q0 h( N
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled, O. X' u4 d9 g% j+ o5 r4 V
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled5 M% O7 p! a+ r4 `( z
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled) I! Y9 \7 j/ ^4 Y* v
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)) U" T. x! d" x9 E1 F7 O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,542 Z( x) I5 g" \( I4 b
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1 c1 |$ F# X( k1 z1 L9 NRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
. b% i9 D8 q6 r ]Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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* E ^! ]( ^! }, P SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses( }( x. Z" l2 Y4 F* K. `& t
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
0 x' U; p& v% y( {7 K CL Nagara
& u9 b8 ]4 p# T# O xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk+ ~/ H. y2 d- W- n- K) A
DD Makigumo
2 X. k# V; T8 O$ ? xAK Canberra Maru
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1845 casualties reported2 R0 b8 A/ b% l( D- z% J' S3 j
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
7 N0 j" Z- g: ^- n9 P5 w! o Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled5 u/ S9 Q3 i( S0 ?4 e' H
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
" H( V' r# x K Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
1 G; ?+ v6 R9 W/ H/ u3 W+ n6 d Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)$ c6 N1 e* Y# h/ E6 _' j( h0 O9 s
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3 f3 f! q' }$ ]3 l/ z9 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky( D* R; V F6 ]
$ v" u0 Y( ]+ LRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 u. _4 \+ f7 M1 M
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes" {0 w" g0 {( L% m( C* t
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Allied aircraft! Y& g7 [6 G/ M( `0 Q+ Q
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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9 H# `1 K( K P& ~" MAllied aircraft losses
8 ^/ F5 A3 \ e SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged* {9 [! D& @1 @" H
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
a/ x5 P: a; X O! l* O xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, |) y1 O4 M9 P l/ J AV Kimikawa Maru
; R, u' w# u0 j7 x3 K xAK Zinzan Maru
( [8 y2 F4 I* `' ~' y9 h3 J/ m xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, E9 e7 @. t, z% l3 `+ m0 b' T, l
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack8 b9 D H* \) V% ^5 x) o
1 n4 V3 M: D+ y/ @! s5 `: p) z0 N- t; YAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244& h. A2 y* C" ~3 J$ T
# q* _' V( y2 e/ r9 xDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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: N& h" m+ I/ z' T! F' _* vJapanese adjusted assault: 30 # p6 C! n( x( S9 [! f) d O- o3 w
3 D/ ?( |' Q9 a; W0 o% JAllied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 1 B' B6 A8 C% C/ M/ ?# w# x
& Z, l, @% b" _' C7 nJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 13 C" F* l! Q( [+ [8 M' W ^
- r- A/ c* E- }% yCombat modifiers
; V; T% S: h* }0 Q: N2 G) z+ U9 [Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)6 `! ?5 ^2 q! k, Y; h/ @
experience(-): o5 S: q4 Y0 @* B( S, Q
Attacker: 0 S! @# G, e/ g
1 e1 R: {8 L7 wJapanese ground losses:
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2 D- I' U) q) ^" @+ C7 g Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled- z/ w+ N1 U+ v7 S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
' G8 U# N* s. A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:$ l. {. Q& Q$ |, l( q
118 casualties reported
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. n7 J8 L" h' k" _' A4 J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:* c/ W. \0 y5 `, f' u
24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy 2 Y# L8 |: [* z* E
2nd Field Artillery Regiment6 W, L& n1 T, {$ @2 c1 s
3rd Air Flotilla
4 T9 S8 j7 [! D' m 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment9 k& e* C) [* B0 F
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Defending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion, c7 B3 P; c% J' @3 c0 @/ ]$ N
Ambon Base Force |