AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42; r( Z* N, m$ k4 K. f( u3 S0 `0 i
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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
' H* o( q9 E- F3 g* r; O, }miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明3 @: t* {( l+ w& _- z% u3 ^' j) E
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高$ A. z* Z$ |8 \
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
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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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, C1 r+ A( k5 a* T' B4 u! aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106( j2 o7 f0 W" u* x3 `3 z: ?+ h; @
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 o3 l1 u; p- T+ x
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes' C; x" T2 r t& r: X
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Allied aircraft( }/ G Z/ s# H$ \) P7 Y- ^
A-24 Banshee x 18
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1 W: u3 u0 r6 C; hAllied aircraft losses
% a1 v& G- @) O A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
$ Z! C1 I/ q9 z A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
0 O4 o# x5 P1 y f/ Z2 ] CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! i- r% Z7 D j+ ~ s/ z 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
1 u' R0 \$ F4 w1 D CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk5 Z5 w+ v9 G: h0 Z- a
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ H; L- X3 h! G xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk. O$ h8 Z# c+ `! s+ `
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
3 W/ [: J, u6 Q1 s- i) b2 K8 E# D3 W E xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 I/ p4 E$ S6 T: H7 k* y: t- g2 ]
( _% Q$ q, d J& I# Z. bAllied Ships
9 U) v9 z2 r, I: _& t ]5 y CA Northampton
/ ~/ F4 D3 A; I, @3 W, T$ x CA Chester/ _" P/ X5 L1 k1 k& ^% M" U$ X
DD Blue
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DD Mugford3 r' K6 g8 g" H+ S/ L8 A
DD Ralph Talbot
. t1 z i% n2 D8 i! ?0 X DD Henley; W- \" O7 |; L; L# M, V
DD Patterson" y/ X/ X, |/ {$ S* f
DD Craven
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\$ Z3 e. d, }" x8 v: V0 dJapanese ground losses:% f! R- K2 M. d. F9 t3 m
3887 casualties reported& q' C( q- ?/ P* b& S
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled: ~* J- y& j. \, |6 Z/ Y" w
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
; H/ t# H" l) C8 P* S$ ^6 J8 \ Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled- @! M0 f3 D( p4 p6 s$ u3 C
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 K' n" V7 r% m* l' `
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)1 I6 U4 ?7 k% `7 M
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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.' Y/ c W" ^! H9 r& N. @- p
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes/ m# w9 N* A6 \8 A* L8 d
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Allied aircraft; o) t" B. V1 E1 Z+ @
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6' X8 k& p) [5 S) g9 q R8 Q% |
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24$ H% j5 u8 _2 u" N I; I
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Allied aircraft losses) f8 ]: f! w: O: H, P/ j4 J: Q) Z
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged& w0 @; ]1 q3 x
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Japanese Ships# ~; N ]1 B% V& L& k: d
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 d9 X7 ?1 D7 H0 o1 H7 G g0 A a$ c% K
CL Nagara4 n( P6 D5 k5 X8 R4 @. ]4 n
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
+ @: R2 Z; L4 O0 ^ DD Makigumo W# S% J: Z* x( q) Y( C4 h
xAK Canberra Maru7 z6 b; b# j1 @/ y" |
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Japanese ground losses:
# ?$ i( k- Y; G1 u 1845 casualties reported' b4 h; }1 F% n
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled, G1 t2 C J2 ^& r0 y0 K% C4 f# o# J
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
+ c/ X: _# |3 [$ J* `4 [ Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
5 n0 K; a' r' H C# } Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 E# O& d6 \; _- [ V: b
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,527 U6 J1 m* h. {; p! @( @6 {
3 L+ N0 u4 R, t8 Y) }2 OWeather in hex: Clear sky
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6 F. p; h% n0 q+ mRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 }1 h' e* Y- r; |6 ?% O; N- z1 YEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
" f, D7 B4 y5 y( G- b SBD-2 Dauntless x 3, ]/ r# v ~( b0 P
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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8 n6 h0 Y% w* [; g$ q; Q& qAllied aircraft losses1 C# p: G X: r& c4 O/ S
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged9 o( _; V1 A, e* ?. Q6 O" d
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Japanese Ships6 P, Y: R3 Y9 D. V
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# ~& ?2 Q' k1 I xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ t, p0 e# \ ? AV Kimikawa Maru
9 \. h4 M0 h4 [0 B2 n xAK Zinzan Maru9 i4 P H7 I/ t5 `' K
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& Y# R- g7 J+ w- K9 K- V W
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)) d0 U; P& S% I4 ]; C9 m
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244( N$ i0 @& J. X" q* \
& r% @4 t# u, y W- L/ H/ gDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47% ]" T% a; p8 w4 h5 k
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 4 i; h; F; W( \. e2 r2 F8 J: Z9 f
% O" f$ n9 @, |2 e' C, ^' EAllied adjusted defense: 19 3 S) s. ^! P: a! Y( x
0 p5 {1 d+ p& ^Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) $ h' b$ {1 u1 r, ~
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1; i% A8 O: h0 f8 V3 c9 j
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
2 C; a4 N* i2 w 102 casualties reported
9 O& i! C4 d- J8 {+ i# L Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled4 e+ h# K) ^( ?, f5 T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, Z7 V f2 ?9 |7 {! c7 `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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118 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
' i9 I/ D( s. T1 V+ q 24th Infantry Regiment
3 L+ _8 J- U* S5 p& I% _ 1st Kure Assault Division
+ X) j7 Q# j' c1 j4 p2 X 8th Indpt SNLF Coy * j; ?- S K# b
2nd Field Artillery Regiment- R; {2 w# ?# B& J$ b) C2 v
3rd Air Flotilla
9 X( o4 U& U- _9 o. C9 ] 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment4 M+ Y; \, [& i t/ m
0 A# W! q( x4 i, o3 J$ S4 g# EDefending units:
! k& K9 F( t' y Z Molukken Garrison Battalion7 @8 |6 F! G" T
4th Coastal Gun Battalion- I" l* v8 `; {$ g1 E
Ambon Base Force |