AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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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- f( h9 }0 [! n
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
1 P" ~& e% U3 N3 B. f3 c3 @2 Y" L) v驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高% ~3 x' r$ s0 m4 {/ p# k: h: S: X1 d
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
4 h7 C: Y) {3 @6 f/ p日军占领班克伦
7 A+ @$ ]% f# {% H* B! `! v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7 b, E* `% s5 j: J5 F8 B
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, g& h1 a+ b7 [3 C1 IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106$ q( U7 A* u2 i$ X7 p; V) T6 q' _
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 S" A* w) o" Q% b3 d
1 r* [0 ^4 L) ^6 |Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! U3 R; ^; \8 KEstimated time to target is 7 minutes' C# e' L4 ]& D
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Allied aircraft
6 ~! T& L9 j# T S A-24 Banshee x 18( i4 T! m0 F3 x3 y" A& D6 s
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Allied aircraft losses( f F R) V* P! B X; ]% R
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged8 r- p* o: M% O" O( i
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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& c4 Q( G7 p8 z* e3 l CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 S* [9 R: H4 w. y% P: O DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards$ S1 _* ]5 t/ M( x( N o
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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk0 {$ c1 d, p' R$ a; {/ z4 z, _, [0 ]
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. Z1 @+ T! c9 H. Y xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk0 {6 [; h% W; \ w9 A
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk% |2 D! Q0 i# M: G3 u/ q9 f+ ]+ O( i
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* r) P6 t2 M( D
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Allied Ships; V: y+ M! X7 `8 S4 ]" g
CA Northampton$ X2 R6 f; T* [
CA Chester
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DD Helm+ G4 S9 S! ]2 a
DD Mugford
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DD Henley
9 s; X2 E# |# a7 ^3 t DD Patterson
& z8 c0 V& N' K! Y h DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:
7 G% H* ?6 J/ B+ W: V/ b+ Q 3887 casualties reported
, S' c$ R5 @. l% R, G4 \* G# j Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled5 I6 w5 V" w: m6 k# s" ~. J
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
$ m) A0 f3 b1 Y" F* { E Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled o# ?, H5 X% Y' B( f
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
% g* q% ~! b6 R- H m; \& ^' M Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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+ t; t( f3 z! _4 WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54! h9 o6 g& Z' F, u' S6 o
- D5 ?1 |+ k/ c; d. eWeather in hex: Light rain
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% Z2 w) Z- R7 ^8 }! E9 j \Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% P. U/ R/ U" `# q9 Y# i
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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# f; G9 o. t, t: `$ A6 _! [Allied aircraft
* a7 B: Y* o) b; i1 a" v7 R F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
, M/ V* c: Z) m) H SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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# B: a& u$ ?4 HAllied aircraft losses6 s! l1 e) S* B7 B, V& F
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged- }( l1 E6 w7 G$ j- m
" f" E, X3 s* j# g. d1 N) h8 CJapanese Ships
0 W; R& I2 E/ @" O! V- ]) s! `/ v xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
8 t* Y j0 C/ [3 h9 k3 c CL Nagara
+ t9 D) s0 E4 e xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk7 a! z4 L# u2 N |
DD Makigumo
! f$ j7 M1 H: g9 o! F4 E: o" z. r xAK Canberra Maru3 L9 E7 K: V! f2 K M7 Y' p
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1845 casualties reported6 r1 @1 s+ U1 g& y/ K6 O% t3 Z2 x" `
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
- J4 Y, E+ d: H3 } Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled2 o, b% X+ `% T) S% a: J
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
& Q% R4 x" d2 L/ o* E! H( D Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
1 Y3 j# }; b! i8 a. o- H Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)5 A4 r$ _8 V- g6 W5 h
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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7 F4 E# ?0 [# D9 ?8 K* @! I9 eRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 A" q* @6 A% G+ [
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft* h: W/ ~) e* T" j4 r
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
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+ h' ^* K% [4 | xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 _- K; Z6 I z' y7 e xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% Z% I. R; B! r( ?% Q
AV Kimikawa Maru! ~+ Q. D. w$ L7 {
xAK Zinzan Maru
5 y' w1 x# X6 e xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 P6 T$ ^. P2 |9 Q* U
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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- A, T, B1 \2 z! [1 iJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking 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 D( L, {& H" `- ~; n
; d: r5 I% z( T; {Japanese adjusted assault: 30 * J7 o% c" j' H
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 " O* d/ t2 q5 p3 w& N" V5 i
( O: L' ?" W |# p* ^" hJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) . S) L& M2 y" D, H
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-); v1 o) C8 F8 }! ` D" B
experience(-)
+ M, W& `" ?2 `" ]% t" ]( kAttacker:
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! r$ i& ~+ r- I1 S* Y; C$ `4 u3 hJapanese ground losses:
0 ~9 U4 E0 m0 T$ v 102 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ K$ r( ^7 y/ Y0 g" O2 N# K
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Allied ground losses:
]8 x) V$ z/ F" l/ j: | 118 casualties reported* _1 S* V+ Z: h% _ E8 s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled% [& j7 H; u9 [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 ^$ ^! i- x& R% J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& |8 {+ f* Z Y2 A9 t
9 Y A3 E. M2 [Assaulting units:3 J6 t3 z, L+ @; j
24th Infantry Regiment
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |