AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42. V' x4 e8 {8 R- r+ f+ Z
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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! K- d4 \& b' B' _3 F$ [: C
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
9 U7 I: |0 w' w4 P- Z; Q驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
# u5 V w9 Q6 s* \. ^驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
2 p; d/ \, ~: L& `# t日军占领班克伦
( @% t& z3 o, ^% s; L5 B. p& j6 |8 R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 y. Y6 P2 _$ F, Z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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# p8 }. {' R1 J- FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud" [8 E" A; J; T3 p& x$ m P( ~$ Q% a
( j; }* z0 `" g3 `# Z- S- Y) tRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 V% T% ]9 Q* x: v2 }Estimated time to target is 7 minutes [' O( j. q& k; d1 c
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Allied aircraft5 _! M K2 J' K1 r0 u
A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses; u& L! ^+ K5 T$ g3 [; l
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged! J2 C9 y) |1 w7 r
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak' J$ ]9 t2 Z& z4 O; |" k
7 @! f+ x# p. B$ ]Japanese Ships3 D% i; k/ h9 ?- x- @9 ? m1 Q
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 S$ k: p. M8 P' W+ `" {
DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
4 g: G( `" t0 v! e" }& @0 Q) M CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk9 ^8 g- Y: o t |! X# d
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 }: X8 @1 c2 g3 e: {2 p2 Z xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
a* f+ F/ m' _ xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk, m, \6 v" B# H: K
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships" d; z+ m. x- e
CA Northampton0 N; f& @9 a8 {1 W5 |
CA Chester% i' P4 f1 v i# c
DD Blue
. ?* |6 ]1 H# s' B DD Helm+ l+ }5 c. j% e5 y& |( z
DD Mugford
9 i0 w; J# G+ b! n: H* _. o DD Ralph Talbot) _% ]' w: n7 ?$ }, ]! a
DD Henley
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DD Craven
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C+ a( C# h! l* \Japanese ground losses:
" l3 ?1 c# f% L- U z 3887 casualties reported1 Q0 Q W% O* Y0 @& {3 g i- Z
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
! C, M$ G0 ]9 ^- I. _, O9 U Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
3 g4 \) b/ ^# Y/ F4 \ Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled. l: {0 o: } J0 Y
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)- t! `8 x( s* {
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)0 h) v3 m. c+ e
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2 [0 g, V7 f( kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54# b1 d- @0 u; q r) j+ r! r
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Weather in hex: Light rain7 t4 o$ |( f+ r! }7 H
5 N- C5 P7 B- Q' e5 |; I' |0 [Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! d- {" f; Z( d5 h( h
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft2 J' V8 J8 b" o$ R9 K9 y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
4 b6 f a' O, O9 @8 N SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged X# r, P$ o+ ^
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6 Q% |* T9 V ]; ? xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 q& V7 l3 n& W& C4 a0 z- m
CL Nagara7 k+ z/ x0 u# x, p/ e6 b
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
: K/ ? l5 r& a3 I% J7 W DD Makigumo" a+ @ b. b/ j
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled% x! r1 _8 ]9 n. E+ x) I
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
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Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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* ?4 Q S) c* ~. I9 x" d. iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky( o) e8 `. h; `2 a4 K
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 L- o N4 z( _Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft6 \7 E' s6 o1 v* h8 H, B
F4F-3 Wildcat x 67 ^0 ?/ K2 [# g$ g
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
( R, n7 n: [* k5 ~2 W TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships* a; }# ?8 x; N. d/ w4 A
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 h) h/ V& e7 z5 U$ u0 | xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: p4 ~2 v0 Y8 w& T$ g* Y; t
AV Kimikawa Maru g( b5 A2 K1 H$ v. Z" N/ B
xAK Zinzan Maru
. C6 p) G ~8 I1 R$ z5 n& v; _ xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: ^. s1 Z% L7 Z) c, m# c
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+ o, {6 H: K: D- A d1 h+ JGround combat at Ambon (76,109)3 {# c8 |# b- D* T6 A' D& p9 [
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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9 O0 W' {- g$ s4 E& m1 \, RAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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F, I) R1 [1 D n% EDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 479 G, r) e$ y+ q
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 * |) n& [- I2 v' D
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 ' Q) R" i2 ?) p8 z
) e7 o5 r4 y1 }& [# _3 y+ KJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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) t; d& Z! W& L% k; |3 xJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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9 A) c' r. B/ ~0 n" G3 c' qCombat modifiers, T% X' E' m T% d
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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& O% c/ u) n$ Z! `7 C# E @Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:+ T* c( ` d$ J8 K |
102 casualties reported% N. _/ a* Y. ^% ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
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118 casualties reported4 Y8 a! M. W$ n; o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
& \( |( \, V, ~/ }. a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& C' n0 l. `8 w, q! {+ N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( r9 J! ^1 y+ o7 t; sAssaulting units:3 _ t) X, Z- m; y1 t6 ]. q, L
24th Infantry Regiment% Z* m& {/ I q
1st Kure Assault Division! `: y1 L$ x, |/ t4 M
8th Indpt SNLF Coy ' m" U9 z5 o$ L+ b# m7 {
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
( j5 M2 T5 l% O+ h+ Q3 l3 I, i9 b 3rd Air Flotilla
1 o" w- e, U( ]& F0 m# u 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:
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* U$ g, h. y& G0 a# P 4th Coastal Gun Battalion& |0 w3 y/ w6 }1 }0 V
Ambon Base Force |