AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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5 v* y; A* z8 d; Z. C2 m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, b1 r, W% X) m) A5 [
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
" c$ I8 o z R# I驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高7 f- `! \7 R- O6 @% h3 P2 E
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉' m* ]6 p3 r# y7 N- V% @4 L
日军占领班克伦( l; V" C* V/ ~) B
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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/ ~) Y! ^, E2 G5 F( D* j% xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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+ p7 d5 v, k8 \- C0 a0 [Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 F+ Q5 A% k8 C5 t6 ^/ o" uEstimated time to target is 7 minutes: U* s7 X# N+ `2 U: k
+ S' t0 f2 \. H5 }" [& pAllied aircraft
$ i# |" g, {! \( A# o; ]# t A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
+ Q; x) [9 K& b1 v" o6 w# _. k% [: U A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
, q/ g+ O( v' ?- u( i, S7 f A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak! p' _) y2 ~$ r& Y& S G% D, S6 C
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Japanese Ships+ k& ^' J6 W5 J
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire- O @( M# n9 r
DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards% |+ {6 G1 ?& {& `8 @& o6 s
8 J/ a, S6 d5 F) AJapanese Ships
4 q4 N9 _ D5 u( F7 D CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk6 S$ h1 y) r: z; B
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ @' V, y) r- D2 B4 Z) P; w2 e xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
$ I2 M* l- b7 A4 D @$ w7 g xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
! v S) e: I9 j: t/ t B xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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CA Northampton' D+ n# e& j; Q8 z* M, S. J
CA Chester
4 X! S' ^8 |/ J) v7 ^ DD Blue
6 a# _( J6 Q7 s* D7 T" T5 f- t DD Helm3 c. L+ B' }" n# b/ P4 [
DD Mugford
; ?: B' h; V, B DD Ralph Talbot+ m1 V' v/ D# L' B2 i& j
DD Henley
0 @+ [6 v6 f. h J; O( I( a DD Patterson# j9 I! I8 m" a% D1 i
DD Craven! ]4 u. T# B: O5 P
) j+ O! p/ r! W* p+ d* wJapanese ground losses:
6 q$ q ^: v- @9 ] 3887 casualties reported
6 a8 B& I6 P- V2 ~/ i& {1 b Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
' ~/ Z. m _3 { Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
, S6 X5 U* c3 E% F* T Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
% Y1 E, {+ P* t; ~0 T$ X! E Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 i2 V- }( c1 W7 Z+ B6 a# D Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled), _' x4 J& p1 u$ Y9 T
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- g" X ?& B8 p9 @( ~" ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 @& f g( s- d, ]Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
0 I2 g0 f% F' y% \ F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
) D2 \& A( M/ g6 c/ ]" B SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 l) j" g% B' ~" r \5 F! w# V) I
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires* M- d/ d/ O9 B/ v& p
CL Nagara7 e% G) E2 m/ N' j
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
0 |8 F1 k8 {# e# w. l8 D8 { DD Makigumo
1 h0 j8 U k3 \ xAK Canberra Maru/ z5 U7 Y; F1 t3 j$ _: `: e
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Japanese ground losses:$ J+ v! H5 E8 ?8 K: d% c0 @
1845 casualties reported
/ Q6 ]3 v/ J5 S$ O% b: I Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
4 u$ R G7 n2 y; H$ N; J) h7 L+ o) u Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled1 Z" k$ S6 l( }$ {5 u! }1 ?, a. _
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled9 t! ^% O' z- {6 Q8 s8 N; t: v
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 h4 O" s+ [+ q, P l3 e* z' | X1 O
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52 E( Q# J, f, t$ s: k, R
: y! P$ s! D7 @* jWeather in hex: Clear sky5 d5 A( G: J6 w2 }0 y/ y! I
' K9 _' C( d; k& `" q* m" M# KRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 d6 U, b$ {' T8 V; w* ~
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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! o( h7 e5 R' p! c: OAllied aircraft
+ f/ h [+ m1 W/ ?6 M# y F4F-3 Wildcat x 67 I' `6 x# o( n, m+ c* x
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3" Q! m& \! h- Z$ f/ [
TBD-1 Devastator x 14& f# |: ?9 ?, V
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
* F) Y* n. J7 _. Q/ [+ k xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& x" m' B' l$ R) _# A9 L/ a9 G3 F xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- e' B. q2 J9 ?( A; z$ g AV Kimikawa Maru7 Z# X' i: D R0 k( F; }
xAK Zinzan Maru. `& M" \/ a; _) B
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack* x" B! ]% L8 v- q! g$ `' M2 C* O& T+ m
: n4 l0 p: b: v0 eAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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/ \* c5 }5 b& `' e2 AJapanese adjusted assault: 30 $ }- [, D% `0 L
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 # V; a6 r9 }% _, _& f0 C
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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7 w: H4 ~( N- u( G6 K. g) g' B& V- M) sJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers
) z; q( X6 x! kDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)- B. c' ?+ ^" [/ d% W. i
experience(-); a6 N1 k1 R, F/ o8 i
Attacker: & j; w. ]& u! b: f* [- ^) }
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Japanese ground losses:3 n* \! q& x2 X% T2 W: R3 C
102 casualties reported
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2 o) ?0 O, A0 D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) ]$ Y. _# ^2 ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. p* r$ B7 @$ W+ z3 B
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118 casualties reported: j0 T5 u# I+ ~/ M! E' q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled: F+ ?/ n4 w: |4 _# X0 F( a, U* z# b$ F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ K* ^8 V; t! Z, q) ^1 v: y7 ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units: J+ l, N! q4 Z$ H) a
24th Infantry Regiment K3 ]: s: h7 X$ s1 f; |
1st Kure Assault Division
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5 S4 u8 _9 S1 ^9 Z3 w& s 2nd Field Artillery Regiment/ N; D6 H" h! y
3rd Air Flotilla - i" L3 I3 T& h$ j5 W/ \! \
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Molukken Garrison Battalion) X4 O8 R4 B/ l( s
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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