AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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' b ^$ l+ g% R0 m6 x- }+ H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9 n6 l2 ^3 b0 t
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明6 L! Q7 S0 V6 N9 m$ Q
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
3 x, j; d' c/ F \$ F驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
1 I# ]8 G7 s2 c/ l, s日军占领班克伦
' w9 C& X5 l6 b7 O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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1067 A0 U7 b n% @ ^
% v, Y' k0 Y# nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 H" g# X C, z4 M4 O
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes+ p8 G+ ^2 ^( Z
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Allied aircraft
, x5 q: |( Z- X3 c( W) O A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
8 c5 Y9 x. W S0 X$ W) m A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged$ D- R2 Y3 D, A
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak5 v4 H- k, o! J/ ?6 `4 R
# {3 ?$ s' o0 N# |) cJapanese Ships
6 v3 ]; T9 R( |- q" e4 Q0 ] CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 z. G( j! e6 q. i# D
DD Inazuma
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+ `$ k: h/ W/ o% H Z$ UNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships6 l3 `9 ~$ l1 O/ R- M( y9 ^
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk0 ~+ H7 x6 b4 E' X( y
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, k9 O$ N6 ]2 a- a xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
7 w% s% d. {# V xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk( k \) z0 \) M8 ]! Y+ m6 E6 ]
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 u- \* v; ]. U1 p+ Q% y- ^; C5 ~2 U
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) O+ k% `$ o% s3 G CA Northampton' S" _( s8 U7 J. B" p! i( _/ `) M
CA Chester0 t4 U5 `; p5 \6 t, m
DD Blue& w8 s/ A! G5 M/ Y1 T
DD Helm' [- `) K5 ]! v: O; \2 z( U! q
DD Mugford8 Q. f$ @, P9 u+ i5 O* O# v) q
DD Ralph Talbot
5 e, c0 R# w. r. g7 d DD Henley4 ]7 W J, t9 E$ P/ ]1 z
DD Patterson' r5 u. d& q4 t" ]3 c3 @" x
DD Craven% [# v$ F/ y: O$ N8 _7 |% l
1 E( {" t, ~. T$ t- h0 a$ MJapanese ground losses:
. I% F0 [% u, |& x 3887 casualties reported6 b# e& L$ o5 e$ q
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled8 f4 @& o Y5 Y) ~9 X; d
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
5 o9 ? H q# m1 j6 M Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled0 Q4 g/ S& M5 d/ e/ X
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
3 L" ~! R3 \, q8 h1 R: g Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)/ W: t( V& @( c! G% A$ M' k+ r! N
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) M, U( E7 g' o' g. Q" F! LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54( S7 l; g# j) v) |" l9 y
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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( K, d- W) x. A$ d- @ c5 aRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 z7 ]- Z* p, J5 {9 a- IEstimated time to target is 7 minutes& ]3 Q E3 P! ` L7 \) z# @
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Allied aircraft
4 q" H$ ], J9 v# _ F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
! m7 F g/ M2 v! _0 G SBD-2 Dauntless x 24' g( {9 e6 z$ Y! z& L, m7 k) u
7 X- n2 H# u% d/ F! ?) D# eAllied aircraft losses. }- x+ |$ ]5 w& d F/ X9 \
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
8 \) X4 b/ x, @+ v xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- ~/ d8 l# u7 Z" p0 Z1 l1 u% V6 M CL Nagara
4 ]" o0 g4 @: T xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
; i' ~7 I x6 q DD Makigumo
+ b* w9 {" F/ @# R# J xAK Canberra Maru
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3 \6 X+ y$ r/ a& K- P) ]. cJapanese ground losses:
- |' n$ C! ^2 P* Q ~, _ 1845 casualties reported
' t( b2 D) y- z- Q Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled4 g5 G8 U$ a6 O
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled/ z4 Z1 j7 u9 N- i
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
6 ?: P/ ?8 E* \+ V$ h4 z6 j Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)( f) T, s( b- J v+ n. S2 q
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,524 d6 X& O$ I% ~
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! A+ n% ? U7 O+ NRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. w# n' T$ {5 p- c$ S4 r
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
5 P, S/ y& W; J3 w' K0 w6 N2 ^ SBD-2 Dauntless x 35 |* ~$ b) j; \. J7 M; q
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ [& _4 e. h$ v1 h+ P xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ p- Q( d% X0 G& W xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' q& ?7 t% k3 p
AV Kimikawa Maru
9 y9 P/ M8 i& ?4 D: K ^% \- |6 S& G5 N xAK Zinzan Maru
& Q, O+ p4 o2 ]. G" q. J4 I) e xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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3 @6 T6 N( a5 p4 ^; mGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack W& }$ E' u% T4 `$ V3 ^
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2443 ^" l2 h; _( @
5 ]) p7 }5 ^' C" {Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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$ [: M9 H0 P+ Z* k$ o) k5 Z. HJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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$ D( b* [8 _" q' c. vAllied adjusted defense: 19 6 F) ?( i" W; b' Q: o7 c
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) + Z0 }$ `% U/ w: l6 r" k, ?
% \& T1 X6 H) w, G1 ^3 q m: d$ {8 VJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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' [& c9 [/ W1 q: F" uCombat modifiers
8 Z9 J; u% M3 z) m2 e) b; cDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
1 q5 `3 W. f2 x5 [1 N 102 casualties reported( G' j7 r6 Q+ z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
3 V3 A2 u; x8 c( K8 c& L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
! l7 m% N7 p* N) w4 D! U: O' e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# q7 r. ]6 x8 i }) D1 p* P
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: U# P# M* k7 U0 p( f A$ m2 H 118 casualties reported2 V9 \4 s' O( f# q& v& W' r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
+ v$ m$ R8 \: G8 q+ X& Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy . U+ C% }7 I3 [" F, c
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment9 |- x! s5 v: M. R- `4 t
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Molukken Garrison Battalion
% z6 c6 l$ Q" g1 L1 n 4th Coastal Gun Battalion3 P0 {$ D1 ~1 x, p& E9 U' R* G
Ambon Base Force |