AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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1 v# H, P. L: |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1 j2 v. y$ i( z+ a4 d- r. r
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明5 ^; J) t' g y$ t4 o& g
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高$ N+ q) u' ]* h; I
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
$ ]1 m0 y$ N, y3 n& B" |日军占领班克伦$ ?! ~; ` ]+ |# h9 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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+ r! m. k6 l8 I9 n$ l8 LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 A J/ r- X# j
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, H& Y- O+ E/ B/ H' v; sEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
) ~* O( I. ]0 H5 O A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
3 D* l( x% x( Z! F; O" ^9 o5 a A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged6 X6 x, e# [& l& L" P, r
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak) C' d( G5 q7 Y0 k# J2 l3 C
2 ]( `/ e' {. YJapanese Ships
4 u" O' e6 a4 p! ~7 }0 A CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. G5 {6 D" Y* m$ v DD Inazuma' S+ J/ D/ j% i7 }1 C
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; z+ |. L' Y! XNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards1 S% t9 w8 z8 B, Y5 t4 i" ]2 O7 x; D
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Japanese Ships8 r B9 N t/ S+ u' c: z+ c4 p
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk8 G6 v4 w# v2 N( g
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* c' t( o* C1 j$ f9 W! G xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
+ U# H5 F4 a- l4 A4 R9 V xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk! d0 g3 T1 m7 u3 i4 o6 t
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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3 f+ y8 G n: |8 W! jAllied Ships
4 X. i- N$ g, T3 Z- e; a* r! f CA Northampton
) Y2 W& Y& [. i" } CA Chester& H: q( u. a2 O5 D% d
DD Blue
1 U7 q/ V" R0 ]* U9 v DD Helm h; `. k: T# X+ y- @, D" f
DD Mugford* V0 d* ^8 L. A% e5 ?9 A
DD Ralph Talbot. R. F4 o$ x) [$ N
DD Henley6 g. B$ ?/ j( A7 _' J
DD Patterson
4 \5 \( I" _; ^0 N' {9 A$ R& t DD Craven) ]4 I. m2 S2 b q O
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Japanese ground losses:
; G1 \( s0 {7 g1 g8 L; ^ 3887 casualties reported
: k/ l' @ d% l- f Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
, S! z5 w3 p! v; R9 l! c Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
& W" U# {3 B/ i Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
3 B& _8 }- a7 i( P Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 u! G; y! B" a5 \; |2 n6 W
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)1 Z2 M& ]4 S- D0 y6 A+ V# C/ N
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain2 m1 e( v0 G& A) m$ M
& T, k8 s4 m" n; c" FRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) v, [4 w; w/ h9 B# {0 E/ x W3 ?1 d
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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3 |6 [1 V3 i- ]" b! w0 A2 J3 {. r F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
5 O7 c; X. R( j1 i i: F SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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; f, w8 F l: n6 R0 yAllied aircraft losses
# i2 R5 a( W9 |" t$ a; d SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; s9 s7 @5 Y( o+ i xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- \8 g- Z! c0 O1 E. O
CL Nagara6 ]3 n4 `. {4 x- G! Z" s4 W
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk0 d( h+ z7 L1 j2 D+ @
DD Makigumo4 Z4 @, N( C* o4 m& C9 `
xAK Canberra Maru- [# u. v3 {0 f/ c8 k- V
$ Y& ^/ D" E+ s! u, D4 G2 R# gJapanese ground losses:: n3 A2 [" d' ^- a
1845 casualties reported
7 z& Z% T# U; x7 Z Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
# j% {' b: z: b7 l* D; E Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled" c! ~# t3 k7 N
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled1 s1 Q! G) B7 o7 T& W7 w
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ t8 l4 c! z* d7 S2 A
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)4 N& y2 U$ c+ l) V
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 R1 F8 x p. @* O# j/ eEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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( M$ G7 P. y, A5 fAllied aircraft
1 A4 _9 U, V; \( a$ ]! ^5 z F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
# m" A' p8 k- E( J) S( O+ v SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
, A3 a( ]3 V9 V; F" C; q TBD-1 Devastator x 14: o G* L/ K7 t
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Allied aircraft losses8 `! ?# g3 B: p5 E( m( @
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged: W2 V! f2 }9 [5 f7 l1 a
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Japanese Ships2 N0 ]$ ] D2 v8 L4 E0 R6 J/ \) z
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 a; O6 e* r4 Z5 c. g/ }
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: Q- y/ @" t8 c5 v$ k. ^ AV Kimikawa Maru
% K7 p, a- l$ ]! z9 K" D xAK Zinzan Maru
9 x0 D1 I; ]2 R" x/ q3 F/ Z8 s xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 a* [& U& E5 h# f+ a- b9 A! E
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* {5 h+ g/ t! Y7 T8 s$ K, {9 D3 _. ~; `Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2442 |% m g1 M9 v5 l) \& w2 Z
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47. T+ z6 Q5 g t
( ]5 X8 G1 s) @7 F* H6 BJapanese adjusted assault: 30 & G ?" m' D8 T* k5 D
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 * n5 ^! c: w0 s. Z! J5 ~
+ ~+ x' U7 k6 p1 n$ C* g* P. EJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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5 b# {0 O/ k& f8 VJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers+ f- t6 t6 k. L, g9 n# p* G
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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. o' x9 _+ M2 U6 W2 y! k2 _ 102 casualties reported
7 l5 b* W6 c* i- s& G Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
1 c, ?* U4 N. y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled0 P" N$ B6 G, }' K w; C A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
& q5 S1 s) C5 C: a+ K6 V 118 casualties reported; H* |: e+ v, r/ j% R6 ^+ R& ?3 Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
3 R b+ s% r4 V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, Q1 j& _1 W1 ]' B z2 R- w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
! h5 A3 I- u. E# X- q 24th Infantry Regiment2 ^# d; ^6 b3 Q! j2 d. e' ] _
1st Kure Assault Division
# J/ Z# C/ _1 H4 k+ {+ N' _5 W1 X 8th Indpt SNLF Coy 3 b* \. U9 v @% h# k7 r& {9 F* ~! f
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
& k, k& u0 l+ @' q6 x* M 3rd Air Flotilla
9 _% E& Y2 ~3 }% i$ x 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment0 y% ~3 @7 `" W) _
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Defending units:
( m- X- y# s( t* u( L9 a' C Molukken Garrison Battalion
+ q( G$ b8 T- E' w+ F' ~ 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
5 t5 w; J( B. `7 a7 l& q6 z5 N Ambon Base Force |