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 s/ ^& Z7 y9 W
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明6 ` R5 }% C2 G# B' }1 [
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
9 B, m7 E$ L% v5 ~ p% E驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉4 \+ \5 b8 i% H- m" ~4 h ]
日军占领班克伦' L# @. M! Q' C, 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5 k6 n4 k: x& `
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$ s- d3 R' X' o- u: C- J3 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; }) \$ m7 ]5 g0 s2 ^9 W* ~
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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7 ~ B: ^6 `0 q5 s" { t: q- IAllied aircraft
3 }- `, L9 Y6 H, J$ f3 I; V% u A-24 Banshee x 18; J" a# }" H4 M3 n- w% h
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Allied aircraft losses
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0 @* P" X) U+ j$ W A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak; U8 a/ w9 b: W5 f" v/ [6 h" A
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Japanese Ships l) F: ]8 H8 M* ]7 l* \, K3 d
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships" g8 A' y5 g, V" \
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
) B1 g+ P% y6 C& i/ R7 q1 O xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# U, `0 h0 k/ n; L- H xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk; u: m) ~: I. s O c( y
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk( v7 M' _9 T$ O$ Y/ r$ @
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
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CA Chester
9 \! P6 P! a$ Q4 S2 |# p$ B# M DD Blue
( I" c2 n3 E$ c, q* r( z) | D DD Helm
& R( T$ g: z" R7 g DD Mugford
+ V6 [* \; s! L* A4 W7 w DD Ralph Talbot
, x2 C8 Q* K- {0 v; P DD Henley5 K1 g+ t D/ z- e- p" `; E
DD Patterson6 g1 z8 {3 k: F k
DD Craven! K$ O8 t) Z8 A" ?. _
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3887 casualties reported0 V1 E( L9 X1 t
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled F! c9 T+ w& A$ N7 X) X
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
% u# {1 k4 n" H5 l0 G Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled7 K2 j9 m: [ d- D6 G. s( t0 x
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
! o- t6 n7 V m. `0 z Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled): Q- B+ Q( ? h6 n- h& k3 C5 T
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54& q% E0 X& V1 o8 [: p c
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Weather in hex: Light rain" @, Q ?+ [ W2 E, K: I
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 `) r4 w: L% f6 x& |# tEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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) r# j* j; U: }1 GAllied aircraft
. M" c! Q2 X; ]$ t2 C2 e F4F-3 Wildcat x 6: Y, e R- N0 K4 L
SBD-2 Dauntless x 244 D' y) _+ B1 [/ L' L- i2 E
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Allied aircraft losses
% O9 o: Q8 G* Q% o T* P5 b) B+ v SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged6 m4 E: P- Q. V# q
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Japanese Ships
$ L4 J0 B' L" y7 s$ K( Q3 G) O xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( H4 }2 p2 Q( b4 c5 b
CL Nagara+ \/ K/ @1 v) W/ E; K
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk5 E8 G' `: O3 {! M8 P- `
DD Makigumo
/ p E0 i" g0 l' g xAK Canberra Maru
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1845 casualties reported
5 {1 Y& w7 n- i5 R: ]1 |5 q Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled: o" |! ]/ X% f, ]2 z A9 F$ n
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
' X0 t& W `# s$ w Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
% r( F- y# S) N9 ^( B, _* ~' c2 O6 u Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
, i* M2 {0 i! [! ? Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52' `8 @ G: u5 e; f* O# E S
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Weather in hex: Clear sky' R1 S+ c Y# O' \0 F6 k
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. n$ _& Y, }0 FEstimated time to target is 16 minutes& S* ?# l1 {' u# `
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Allied aircraft
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% y, e9 e7 I/ ?7 Q SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
2 ~. u ?4 e" o s; `9 O2 a TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 d g/ f! ]; ?! { a" R: e( q5 Q xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& E6 I2 k8 d5 `( Z
AV Kimikawa Maru5 Q$ q2 M- q6 o6 n
xAK Zinzan Maru
$ g9 u% e% s2 x: c5 ` xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 D' k' p7 E* ^9 z
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7 g3 `) Y& a8 vGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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. Q( u) m1 ]: p* SJapanese Deliberate attack
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4 M, ]9 ^4 C2 Z' G a: h/ ?6 AAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2447 I; N; h7 Z5 L0 O) l: V- |
8 V* J4 W, ~6 Q* s. V3 ODefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 478 ~8 r' k1 A3 j9 P8 w
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) * q& x8 A& Z4 e u5 Q6 T' ]
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers
- w. u% H% m% k; x; q& eDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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! X$ Y. Q' k3 m4 M$ OJapanese ground losses:+ |! P( p# n' c7 `5 g
102 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; x% i( y9 `* X1 G0 E) y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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8 K& q1 k* t' {. [: g Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:; T3 F* A5 L& g' a( C& T6 ^
24th Infantry Regiment
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment. {2 e- @( ~- l) Y
3rd Air Flotilla , z# B, I2 l* A1 G. p" g; A' ]
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:
7 ]" v* o! x3 X3 d7 ^, y) b Molukken Garrison Battalion9 x4 d" T" I1 R
4th Coastal Gun Battalion4 r; r m1 b& o! w0 d
Ambon Base Force |