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1 s6 U7 t, s' A, d
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明1 J, o0 [/ `$ d" I% B# v
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高9 @$ e9 [6 C- ?! H9 c* E
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉, D k4 z$ P0 o, W- }& C. O6 g
日军占领班克伦
; l1 D$ a) j5 y2 N' Z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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* @! |: e, ^) h1 QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106% L5 ~: q4 F5 @% A6 G# v
! X7 B* L" s4 |3 D& A6 U* iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud4 D) o Q+ H, y0 X
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: N5 ~' T7 K1 f# i& H# _
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 h& v2 b8 ?3 g. m" n4 \/ e
A-24 Banshee x 18
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p0 ~: A2 j4 |7 {6 mAllied aircraft losses
0 t0 o. N' }; |3 @# | A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged2 |9 R$ y/ R! z. f4 ?2 l
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak1 q* h k% E d
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Japanese Ships
; l/ J2 ~( J3 J2 ?- o" u3 u b1 [ CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' v2 N/ R; ^1 C DD Inazuma
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9 _9 k" |+ N4 f1 x" NNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards) w# X$ a( _. J! g8 x
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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk0 R4 B6 \8 w- I* J
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. U+ _7 |1 s2 F) J$ v. J/ D
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
: v6 q# a8 t, u$ {; R! i xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
2 e7 i. K) C5 q/ K3 D+ e# s, C xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. B/ E% l6 g& `3 W/ x" `: U+ o
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! R9 l$ I% h, ]- H CA Northampton
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DD Blue9 ~/ P0 ~/ R( o3 ?/ `6 E4 h
DD Helm
; ]% K) `% t# N9 [/ r1 B( f DD Mugford5 `, Y- Y& }) d) V- z
DD Ralph Talbot
% B, W8 O" j1 u$ R1 c+ [ DD Henley
' ?! O" F! A7 P DD Patterson
# K& }2 H F+ I: `/ g; T. k DD Craven) u2 h/ R) ]$ [
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Japanese ground losses:; ~1 D/ {8 \( A& R
3887 casualties reported
8 h7 p) L3 T5 r& O% x' T5 _ Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
% D6 S9 C' l) X; N' K* q Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
% J& F/ |" j2 q/ W2 |3 H- ?7 P1 R Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled5 K9 |1 W4 C# ~, A6 S) ]
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)( T1 J0 Z6 c, e& E3 l* O- C
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain' l4 c) y' `5 d! d# R0 r: h
, [' A) T- w9 Z. W1 f! }Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% a. Y, t; U4 f6 u+ T6 P- _1 A" dEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft+ K+ e3 ?3 R" ?: U d) T4 O+ w# j
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6: v+ |0 h4 B" o& Q/ Y( J
SBD-2 Dauntless x 242 i8 K, U/ d* M
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged+ j Y8 G4 c7 F, H Y& f
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Japanese Ships
/ K0 a$ W* b$ v3 d xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
+ m. d, S3 `+ ~0 n6 v: y6 M CL Nagara
. h' b; H$ p3 l& N4 T/ O% U* H xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk) ^$ R2 r' b! H' ~0 p
DD Makigumo9 I! |0 g. b2 \. w
xAK Canberra Maru
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1845 casualties reported% ]( u4 M0 G, ^' W
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
0 {7 ~) J4 A9 R. J Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
% b% u8 N3 d2 G Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled1 T3 b9 A- q/ I8 K9 G& V) s
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)& C! Q6 W: z! ?" V" i
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)2 j$ X) K- N" |3 I& _" |
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5 k. L1 p. z+ o+ P! L! z/ X$ O' kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky/ `9 g6 j) _; d q8 w
$ P1 u1 _( G* ^1 g4 R3 ~Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. M t& d$ D" x0 S
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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8 C- p# q! i' s, O2 g0 p. \. [) | F4F-3 Wildcat x 63 e8 ~& o- {4 [* e5 V6 Z& [
SBD-2 Dauntless x 32 i# H2 S1 \6 B
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, V+ P4 k0 p' Z0 {0 f2 `* w
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 M2 K0 K$ j/ O) s& v1 K; | AV Kimikawa Maru
5 l4 t _ e& n6 M xAK Zinzan Maru3 c; n% \" F/ |7 S% b, @
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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3 ~: V) V2 z4 u! Z; |6 s: {Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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7 @7 y. h& O7 ? H$ D ^Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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3 `9 w3 M+ |6 }' s/ V4 `Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 478 [2 X- Y4 m' _- ^ \: p
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 3 X4 t# |# J. @) v$ G8 T9 ?
' u H" i( g3 [& p& p IAllied adjusted defense: 19 9 n+ S, C$ }0 m4 K
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) ) @! E" n3 X0 y) O: M
, c7 r6 n1 }( g6 z3 ~3 B; mJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1; m3 F* a; Q/ c: k* X% J' Y5 ]
( a# Z) |2 J* J# z2 V1 {Combat modifiers
6 D7 g5 s7 [: A/ cDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)% C3 ^3 p5 B n$ x& X
experience(-)3 i2 F4 Z n ^* l% t6 e+ _
Attacker: ; ?% X9 h. x! R
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Japanese ground losses:
1 C/ X, S b3 s: d4 _ 102 casualties reported0 p; V# K. `+ A( o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled$ @1 Y. s" n6 X( R' W( W5 X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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7 R1 s; P! g. l D8 R/ W t) O 118 casualties reported. W( I) r. v; k. M9 j& r* M1 c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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& l2 y! y8 z# a7 u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( t4 N% g0 L1 `4 q% Y0 g. G; a
. E5 x) c8 ]2 \' cAssaulting units:4 d& `* `+ c2 r9 c" _* G
24th Infantry Regiment+ r, i: h5 @( g6 p8 n% ~
1st Kure Assault Division4 }$ }* M5 u- {: I! ~) q
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
: a5 j# l/ O; f5 x, {4 a$ ^* ] 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
$ ]3 g+ u# _8 Z( T/ |# B3 N6 T 3rd Air Flotilla 4 `, h$ O8 |; k5 o2 Q; {& v4 w
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment% V5 L3 r/ ~/ P+ f; i+ N
3 e3 i0 u, n" S% TDefending units:
6 r8 d" r/ e0 m A3 _2 ~ Molukken Garrison Battalion
' o# }& ^/ u/ \8 D 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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