AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 42
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北太战场,查克大将故伎重演,用KB分队远距离直掩,BB比睿水面舰队突击滩头,运输编队强行补给阿达克岛的饿兵,照例盟军PT编队积极拦截,战沉3条PT,未能阻止炮击机场;天亮后,盟军飞机起飞空袭日军运输编队,击沉1艘运输船' M* b3 B6 C. H& j
南洋战场,驻岛分队扶桑日向再次炮击玛琅;同日,望加锡陷落,盟军部队种子已全部运出并成功转正5 c7 S6 ]' s- X& L* X* F
大陆战场,日军陆航继续战略轰炸常德和长沙,战术轰炸宜昌
2 l% M: O: t! S* }& }) c7 Q( `南太战场,昨日意图不明的日军水面舰队今日出现在NG根部的特瑞布Terapo基地,估计是要快速运输部队上岛,盟军澳洲水面舰队受命明日前往拦截
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) _ Q6 h% ~5 ^, H( ANight Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52- K9 s0 J6 q1 Z1 a% n: N0 T ?
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Allied aircraft
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- G2 ?- p/ N+ V8 PAllied aircraft losses3 a, G5 P. G/ C, W
A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged
( m9 t% d1 n& T l& G" s A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged
6 x' H0 t3 `% ^2 X7 G$ @ B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged* a% G3 S, Q9 J5 i
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground
- Q- F3 R$ W" U- t* u) W Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged/ i" j% A" z1 D/ o! P" @
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Japanese Ships
! a5 ?) Y: v1 Y& C S* O$ t; m BB Hiei+ a3 O6 }, e2 Q3 p& M( t* C5 l
CA Chikuma
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Allied ground losses:$ x2 X( u' I5 x" o" p% E
105 casualties reported0 k, e0 ^8 e: |/ H9 z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. M7 I6 s* k5 z/ w& y0 I2 m Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled' p2 l. H7 U- n7 R8 J
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 G# y% l5 ?2 x' M6 l Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)7 j) |9 e2 U# ~) n) O# ~
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Airbase hits 5" |5 u8 f! d% [7 F7 n" _+ L
Runway hits 7
& E" ]" _% t* ~9 ?) RPort hits 2
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* ]& E" a* r; D! UGround combat at Makassar (65,106)" K8 o* S$ N( F4 j8 c1 l2 v$ U
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Japanese Deliberate attack8 a# ]- ^- T7 G( v# V; l
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Attacking force 9359 troops, 120 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 450, g- r& W) n) ^ o0 o! e
v- M) [( E! O2 Q$ j, z- S0 RDefending force 1713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 342 f( W2 D/ ^9 ~7 `8 r
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Japanese adjusted assault: 165 9 R$ O% H7 I0 V; F1 T( t( Y- x
& B2 u+ X4 Q6 c( h8 C; r( }- SAllied adjusted defense: 6
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2 n. r% s6 n" X+ ^; P8 n: BJapanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2) 9 W& ]- i0 c. I1 a
; r, j. c. g3 d& a8 F- pJapanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!- A0 D6 V. x* X) Y- o
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Combat modifiers
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Japanese ground losses:" W) M* m( d- B/ n( h8 o
80 casualties reported
6 n6 \. E+ [0 ^+ H! d) r Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
2 B, A+ ~4 J6 q; C' Z Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled8 _8 v( t) n* g a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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7 u/ h& ^7 ~' s( Y 1894 casualties reported
6 ~- z0 S& @) \8 ^4 J Squads: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 P6 t; v* l" [ D! y& E Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 0 disabled3 ], O/ E) k0 {2 D
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled) m1 g; A( t" w& l2 t0 P8 f
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)" f( {; R) V# u! I
Units destroyed 5
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d' o8 c/ t. L2 g/ ]/ EAssaulting units:) {3 I% p( v: o/ v, F
1st/A Division! a& A! H/ E! B+ X
1st/B Division$ c! A) H& ], ?3 ]) E
1st/C Division
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2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
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Defending units:
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SE Borneo KNIL Bn /1. K8 b* S @' S) M' m* r( T' _
Makassar Base Force
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3 o6 m: v% I+ G& G) s Bandjermasin Base Force /1 |