AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 43; \3 `* }' k4 n! `. J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vizagapatnam at 43,44' ^6 Y' ^8 \0 @- h6 D* ~
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: X5 K* s! z6 w+ O8 k/ h5 P
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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- Y0 A! D& s& |5 q1 Y) E9 n6 fAllied aircraft+ ^, m+ ]. D) v! j5 F0 S: s l0 j# p
B-25C Mitchell x 6' d2 N% t7 \! _; R$ s; O# C9 O
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No Allied losses
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: V, E: G( w6 ]$ M+ [& b- ^! aJapanese Ships+ V: Q( D* ?1 e5 v
E Yaeyama
o( n" p: ?, f4 P" E AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
( Q6 m2 y9 e8 \8 Y" D( O: |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。。。
2 u4 _! s# R7 F0 t5 pGround combat at Canton Island (153,143)
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* Z1 C# W6 r6 ~Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 5109 troops, 18 guns, 733 vehicles, Assault Value = 377
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0 B# S+ Q3 \! P7 a7 L- VDefending force 553 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6, w4 ^* c9 ?( M7 [# U- V$ U& R
( l4 P& c* b' R" N7 Z9 CAllied adjusted assault: 97 8 B! E1 Z1 c# g, I) i: K
) ~7 ~8 V, H4 m) f: H2 I- q6 xJapanese adjusted defense: 1 - ?% m0 U9 @9 k; m5 J
# a1 {; |+ |9 S7 q; G! Q4 M7 E: AAllied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 5)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!0 M" ]& R0 |0 L$ r0 V
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Combat modifiers
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9 e8 Z) C0 ~4 _Attacker: shock(+), supply(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
9 R0 t. q9 M0 n- T 823 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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/ g) y8 ]) J9 t- IAllied ground losses:
X9 |# y% u4 m/ d! z 12 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) l) U( i0 ~2 X R1 D# n# N
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
Z, l+ y+ u$ B, ~* y" P9 \ 767th Tank Battalion8 G+ t4 B5 v& [; W8 B8 C
754th Tank Battalion
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762nd Tank Battalion' D' x2 Q% B0 x$ D' z0 D# I
4th USMC Tank Battalion- h/ e; {5 M: Z; g' @6 T% h
766th Tank Battalion
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155th USA Base Force
_ ?. U/ n6 Z$ T& R0 X% a- a5 ` 48th USN Naval Construction Battalion6 F4 Q3 ?! r( b( \2 ~3 P! a
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Defending units:8 l6 g4 h. Y& V& x
46th Naval Guard Unit
9 a, Q' W# U6 r9 o- Y7 i' r/ u 14th Naval Guard Unit |