AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 43
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6 n; T0 n9 l- n* ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vizagapatnam at 43,448 {: ~1 Z6 |. T, a$ ~
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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/ q* j& f$ Q/ y$ u5 ?Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
7 Y+ B) j. n; h3 K# M6 n( O; u! tEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships5 n& M8 X% u$ }, J1 O* c
E Yaeyama D6 R$ @' D( c
AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1" x1 x+ E3 K3 q+ R c7 U
在印度偷袭我运输船的AV直接被轰炸机命中一弹
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( @- p! A* V* N4 D4 c同时在南太,趁骑士开始澳东北战略,米军夺回了坎顿岛。岛上两个海警队已经炸成渣了,毫无抵抗之力,此战为米军第一次反攻登陆,米军反击大幕由此拉开。。。
9 e- v% c4 L& P! EGround combat at Canton Island (153,143). F" l6 D2 j/ `8 A# }1 b
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" R: o2 i8 [& V% }. l) n" {Attacking force 5109 troops, 18 guns, 733 vehicles, Assault Value = 377; a) Q/ u! T, r6 S& i, Q( K. g( c
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Defending force 553 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6
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Allied adjusted assault: 97
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 5) 3 Y& A, G U1 [, Y7 p
# a9 l0 j% ?0 x- i7 p5 q- NAllied forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!( `) k6 O" J# ]/ H, Y( c% e
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Combat modifiers5 w6 K! R9 l m5 t
Defender:
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Japanese ground losses:' b' c5 D, a( P( L. G' i
823 casualties reported; x4 O5 z0 a, M9 _6 T* m4 b
Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled* V9 `5 p4 u) z7 b6 @! [2 R
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled) d; |* J6 Q5 F) t3 O
Units destroyed 2
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Allied ground losses:
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Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled), N5 j- v V5 @2 ]8 Q3 N
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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9 ^8 L) F9 O; W+ g; f5 I5 ZAssaulting units:3 ~, {# S* [% d% I/ N1 Q9 g+ l8 |
767th Tank Battalion, Q1 G+ B" ~8 Z2 z9 N+ _" z
754th Tank Battalion
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762nd Tank Battalion
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T" u) [$ h$ I; P2 a+ [0 L 766th Tank Battalion
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155th USA Base Force2 K' X. ^$ X" }. W# j
48th USN Naval Construction Battalion
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46th Naval Guard Unit
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