AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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]- ]7 P$ Y7 ?, M" f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
- m- m$ `9 k0 w( M8 {9 c6 D9 T! EminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明 A+ m+ Z/ G/ U0 P2 M
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
- W1 ?, q/ Y# {" {7 o. A1 c; T驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉 b, @) V! L$ t
日军占领班克伦
6 H* U: Z4 i: \ o7 v( N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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& d( g$ S9 o) e7 _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% g4 h4 U( W" s/ L3 j( e* C7 e3 VRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 T+ A, j/ ?4 J8 E2 A
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes& }( {' y5 s4 V4 K+ ]
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A-24 Banshee x 18# `' e2 D5 M) d7 P! K6 c6 h
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6 n$ x% U d Q& s3 c6 t( Y. d3 `# L A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
2 b0 ^- M. H1 T3 _, R# D A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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* ^; U7 E% K/ U" g N s CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. u# Q( \4 p& ]7 X- R DD Inazuma
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' T, b1 e) F5 A, c) ANight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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0 {+ C& ^$ v K s3 T0 l7 N CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk2 x. {2 I2 |% Q7 G3 V
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) U9 X$ d: y, D |# p xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk5 f" k5 \! N8 V7 O
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk& B \6 _- t; [" ]* c
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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CA Northampton! s" D: o) Z( L4 I5 D' O6 a# O
CA Chester% q( m* `0 C+ @ s( G8 Z' o( m$ O
DD Blue
$ t l- w2 V* N. O DD Helm
7 {6 A# i4 Z4 y2 X8 G; i& c DD Mugford
2 `' S' ^5 g( o" s8 K9 d6 y+ t DD Ralph Talbot
) m7 x X" Y4 k DD Henley
' K; `' V3 o, {3 ~7 B DD Patterson
/ j: K" f$ _8 t3 |0 Y DD Craven9 P' X7 I" u" F7 k# \5 z
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3887 casualties reported
/ T6 b; H! [0 I$ h. F4 _2 s Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
' ^+ \1 p. R4 R Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled" r0 ?. v7 g; Y1 C( \6 E
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
3 o2 |, o9 ~6 {2 I Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
. Q! K! Y* B4 L Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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; W- X3 s. w1 V, ]" o; W' iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,549 T- X0 P+ K5 D2 O
$ ]9 ~. p* E: L; Y6 c6 d+ oWeather in hex: Light rain4 k; p$ w5 Z- z
. s/ S- V& d& \1 [8 O" d9 p' _Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 r2 G$ B# _* t- `; s rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes' w Q2 ^3 C( M) ]
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Allied aircraft
% o; v3 M% @, G5 v F4F-3 Wildcat x 6' N0 u5 K# s" A% f) }. Q! X1 m
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24+ Z: X) p2 w6 J# P
1 K& { N8 R% _* Y3 b/ qAllied aircraft losses
' ~ n; v5 x$ y, V) P( f, p/ m& _ SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 g) s: L1 S& ^8 |4 ?4 w
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
* P# I5 f4 k Y* Y1 x CL Nagara& ^1 ?4 X9 ?4 |# y2 K
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk, ^$ L+ d" q* b3 d
DD Makigumo
& W# o. c7 e8 \( S xAK Canberra Maru
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4 Y5 {1 n8 ~6 `' U+ F8 J. `Japanese ground losses:
( r w1 u( a8 j; e0 p 1845 casualties reported: U. R1 c; L0 f" C* P
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
4 A7 V- M7 N' ^: Z2 a! a8 v: A8 d Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled+ @ U! s. k: v. d7 m+ p* s% \$ ?
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled+ _% Z2 j: l, S/ j0 e3 |$ g
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
# A7 ]2 J. Q- r& ]! u& u Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52$ r+ I/ w3 T8 }. `& }9 g
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." z( s: H2 ?6 {: O) u3 ]
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
6 I. w! V# Z* X5 u5 J SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
4 ?) H7 x- N! i% I, } TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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( m# h, ~. ]8 I( e9 x0 \ SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged6 z |4 D9 J5 T$ ?
_$ l0 B' `* E) qJapanese Ships3 f7 f5 \( Q9 x/ c7 v7 q
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& s# \7 z7 s7 @# T
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 T5 {2 S* u1 ~, F: x0 V AV Kimikawa Maru
- A }3 W6 m$ E* k0 t7 ?- m$ S xAK Zinzan Maru' o! H, G" K4 X% C
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)+ S8 j+ L+ C+ W! g
! c2 l" G5 B+ m( j1 h& F! L TJapanese Deliberate attack7 T: a8 J7 s, e0 M& B
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244% d( _+ ~. [! e; J8 m0 U
/ [" A J: H3 C' b2 w$ b5 r+ A3 }; JDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 473 \: M, x" T9 ~: c
& H0 G+ _/ e( B; [+ m0 l8 TJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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: h& J4 p- _! H% gAllied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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4 u4 W5 F: O/ a. rJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 13 H4 W) t+ P8 _3 o6 m
$ W' Q+ m) g: C$ j9 E* t% dCombat modifiers
. F. ?/ O' A. Y# Z( [2 BDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
, [( t8 K; y3 u8 I b# h; _ experience(-)
2 K1 X8 Q0 p! k& B5 ?Attacker:
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102 casualties reported
0 a( a# Y8 v0 u Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
+ m4 ]! q2 D' z7 ]* c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" f* d+ }; i$ O/ Z4 n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& R: S2 v; `- z. Z- M! jAllied ground losses:
- J: D; J3 `( ]: e; h' q 118 casualties reported
; ?) W$ n; c5 c: Y5 ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled3 m# L9 H" m; q% j2 v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ {5 Z' f' K( B% _0 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( |' j9 V2 o, I7 J2 l8 M
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Assaulting units:
) p' m5 ]. ?: T. C' W! N. p' Z 24th Infantry Regiment
- K: Z, l! J+ |( ?+ S, `- g 1st Kure Assault Division
- q1 \3 {, C0 | 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
0 ?6 \! i- S# {6 f( t- S 2nd Field Artillery Regiment' Y! {" b1 e2 W; Q6 K, N- ]- w) T
3rd Air Flotilla * R( `' D# [: q g# V7 E2 P
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment' h* b" d+ T# s; N. }- Y# C
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Molukken Garrison Battalion, m9 t- V4 J" Q: t
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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