AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 43
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vizagapatnam at 43,444 W7 q0 o% c! Y4 K, L W
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 d7 X; b) b" U/ [
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes4 G% \; K$ N. v# d3 e) h
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Allied aircraft2 F; ^# t1 t( @2 L) H+ e
B-25C Mitchell x 6
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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6 \& h: a0 T* |) k6 G1 n* w AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1/ Y" W# s, g9 Z W
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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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。。。
+ X2 w' |5 G: f' PGround combat at Canton Island (153,143)
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* G1 A8 E; O% h6 U- @Allied Shock attack
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U9 C5 ?& k m- AAttacking force 5109 troops, 18 guns, 733 vehicles, Assault Value = 3775 g( ~' t" G" R; E5 a' ?9 U
. |. {( y' S! F4 n8 Q4 u4 y0 pDefending force 553 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6
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; C" {4 g: B: U* JAllied adjusted assault: 97 6 ]: C) R7 a+ a9 p6 @
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1
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! p1 w1 Q1 I* V; Q9 L5 U& TAllied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 5)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!
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Attacker: shock(+), supply(-)
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823 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled" L) `- v: a0 r. m5 R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# Q. w. \( x3 ~ X v
Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 I* f# Z( m/ c6 i) e# V
Units destroyed 2: a. d# H; c. r9 w8 s3 _
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12 casualties reported% ?* m3 b2 a( Z5 u. p) A: G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- M* A" N* H' g9 G q& Y$ h1 H( n
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)- l7 W+ S5 |! J1 N: o+ n7 i
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)" x7 z6 g! y; K$ H! I
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Assaulting units:1 B3 l {4 D! H& D4 C
767th Tank Battalion
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1st USMC Corps Tank Battalion
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4th USMC Tank Battalion9 {* ~& L: S4 }8 d
766th Tank Battalion% v: B! E- [% W& w# f, p8 R
3rd USMC Tank Bn /31 F4 e1 @" W2 G% h
155th USA Base Force
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}- Y, w3 F: M) QDefending units:
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