AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42$ {2 R9 s. c1 F
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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
% a' I8 T. Q. A; d. Z2 d1 z: d- WminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
0 F+ Y3 p' x! D& |# `驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高) l/ g, ^- G( [; P
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉9 E9 m# {( y0 a, Z1 ~
日军占领班克伦' g O: M0 w$ L% x. x) _% F3 K
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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) d7 B- S& V) ~& B* LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1066 I7 `" g! t; h
& U) t$ m5 y8 [% r* pWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! _; v }0 |$ ] O9 VEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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6 z8 J) [& u0 p" iAllied aircraft
' @1 L8 Q# G) c2 n A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses$ P4 N5 {8 s1 ?
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged4 O+ B2 z! J8 O2 D2 f2 X# [5 D8 l" t5 X
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
& i: h' E: F) t7 I x+ n: q' m CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 l0 L! {4 i7 e" m2 D/ D
DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards# C2 c6 Q/ g3 E# k6 U$ m6 j" r7 `; u" `+ a
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Japanese Ships
+ z. \6 X$ Y7 r+ y( p* s" W CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
" |) s6 n a% \ J4 f4 Y xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( a6 ^. s$ z Y1 `% y
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
$ o0 p. w: u/ c! q xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk( g) ]! q4 d! D- S
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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CA Northampton4 |, x- A. ] d6 B$ S4 h
CA Chester
% a. d0 j, _. k# _; R5 l, S7 D DD Blue
2 P* e H% j8 G; {# k DD Helm
6 C% K+ P$ z3 ?& a DD Mugford
& \$ ~+ B9 t6 W6 g- y DD Ralph Talbot
+ v; u8 {! V p# K2 f( `9 r. n2 ^ DD Henley( E) h3 y+ I j9 @# Q9 I
DD Patterson
7 @. m" Y1 T0 J; k6 M DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:& k$ g8 e& a) k; z0 f# i: U
3887 casualties reported
3 \( s5 l3 d9 j p% Z( f' H Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled0 @* c, i! }# O
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
/ T2 n0 x9 j/ Q" N! Y! Q Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled5 q- Y8 B! g" w! [% d6 A
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
$ u0 c7 Q ~) | Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled); f% w$ m, r: `: N7 d& b) a2 n
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7 ^6 d$ g) L, P) F5 y3 X0 [5 e2 fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,546 U; O; z* e* L$ n { _
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/ G. s9 |9 r& o, W/ _1 |Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 U3 ?1 U1 h* \ Q9 xEstimated time to target is 7 minutes! \! @" P$ _$ ]# d
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Allied aircraft
( O1 E7 Y) `% x7 T F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
9 {7 Z# ^9 \& V4 a2 T SBD-2 Dauntless x 24% j( l1 F. l5 N
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Allied aircraft losses
) F, _" T2 d; [ SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged! [( {: k8 i) J5 }
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Japanese Ships
, `% ^2 k$ C" m, O R xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires! p C% J5 [( ?: T8 i
CL Nagara
, s2 Q! s: l; } H xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk7 ~& q$ ~! S9 d! H
DD Makigumo
2 U2 z2 C, X, S4 B$ |( a xAK Canberra Maru
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1845 casualties reported' o6 v: R$ M I2 _, p: h( N
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled+ Q' |0 O6 K5 V2 u# {* y; a8 g" m: u
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
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Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)% }9 j. J( P. X3 D( u
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled). L$ P; o' g# v3 |: @0 e
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; b3 L A% y) o8 ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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& @ S) s+ r. [Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 m( k0 r- C$ ^9 I
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft" a: |1 s5 Q* ~) w! ]; A
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
6 E; P F2 J& `& c SBD-2 Dauntless x 39 j4 `& j4 x6 T- ~! i A7 C
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
4 y% ]5 k: K5 v3 g xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) A7 E1 m. T- B n xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: F" }" V5 e, }
AV Kimikawa Maru
+ w( X0 ?2 M$ S, J8 ^& S- y1 g* w xAK Zinzan Maru
# T+ {$ b O, X7 e# J9 Y xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 t' ~% y. R! \6 i2 k1 f, o6 \0 q
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)( C2 L! P6 g7 ~0 H7 E. Z
1 V2 M* K* ?8 H; X: Z5 k7 wJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244- [+ u6 ?& n( w# Y
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 479 C: E6 K. ~! I+ l
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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- l, p2 |& v, oJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1" k+ E- G9 @! H& X+ Y U
* X$ i. Z3 ^6 b9 QCombat modifiers5 m) q( g9 b* r( j5 n' F" Y& ?
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-): ?( a' ~6 F8 _* t
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
# Z+ R; D$ X4 l' ` 102 casualties reported
. ~' w; u# p. p. h Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
5 J$ e: P4 b$ L0 l! w2 e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 p# W# R" z' }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:/ X3 M0 p, e$ ^$ `. e( a B7 H
118 casualties reported
2 D8 _8 `2 j6 |4 F' l- m" N7 y Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
A% U: V. S' P0 r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 q3 e- R$ z9 a; F F& L$ I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# c; }/ E+ j( Q* w- h* D
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Assaulting units:
3 `& ?$ `! R9 d$ }$ w- Z& p 24th Infantry Regiment3 S7 a* S4 U9 K: Y5 B- u* _
1st Kure Assault Division
+ y8 Y$ S, O, ^" } 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
! K5 n& i2 n4 j4 d5 b/ X5 k 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
- [& g4 R$ X1 r! r. D 3rd Air Flotilla 4 k; ?3 T5 G; W
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment( ~3 P/ |( A [+ a& t
$ o* P! T3 M1 [% ^! YDefending units:
+ Y/ @& G0 D% ?3 U' N; G+ M/ c Molukken Garrison Battalion
. r2 a0 A/ s5 N4 g, W9 z) b 4th Coastal Gun Battalion( Y" ]5 O4 X; ? f
Ambon Base Force |