AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
" s8 K+ E; K& {' J% `' B闲来无事的日军炮击了下莫港,而西行的kb却遇上了一个正在逃命的xAP,双方接触的结果显示( I. U6 A u9 k& l6 t$ N
一航战的赤诚和加贺 被分离出去了,这是不是一个重创KB的机会呢? 可惜现在盟军还未集结完毕,
# l7 P; m ?) h要不就算盟军3cv对抗4cv也是个难得的机会。天亮后xAP理所当然的被kb击沉。
2 K9 E; n& x+ Y2 x, x/ Y; o$ {日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地 H$ G2 p8 [" ^3 m5 ` M: W
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130
! {0 i4 Y( t- D8 f/ L" U7 L+ Q- f0 LJapanese Ships
) y4 ^0 J9 j2 t0 s' L, g' S8 ~+ u BB Mutsu
. F" L' j. c6 E; L+ E CL Kitakami
/ U$ G6 C, u- ]& J' I W2 y, V CL Katori
% l- w6 L! A, rAllied ground losses:
/ ]- R( F, y9 Z9 l8 K 19 casualties reported
$ _& L6 x. ?+ _; a Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
, b& m! M! g7 C" N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. D+ h8 e a* _- ^, R F7 J" f( c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled # J$ f7 l5 I( ~ r& ^1 B4 m
Airbase hits 2# b1 `3 c+ i3 X' \0 S/ N
Runway hits 1' z2 Y p$ e- [# \4 f
Port supply hits 1 - r6 b3 B/ _0 t% }1 W, a- Y3 k( v
BB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division$ W& v1 I: u1 A" v9 \7 t3 \
CL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby
% @; z2 {' s/ h& @9 k9 hCL Katori firing at Port Moresby
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) i$ g1 Q2 h+ m# u: @2 [Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards 8 v8 }! S' ^* ]9 E* w0 ?* R
Japanese Ships! P& W, K; x! \; ~: q* B! t
CA Mikuma) O0 w# B3 q- m6 P& K! T
CL Sendai
; W" M- r2 n! t9 i DD Inazuma% x8 u" J( H1 N- T7 G
DD Shinonome. }: Y; x+ W! s* s6 ^
DD Satsuki
* c, J: q& m0 Q3 y, F! s- ?Allied Ships
( H! A/ c: b: ~7 z7 v7 c3 K/ u$ E MTB 74 U; t7 W4 c: p4 O0 N
MTB 8/ M, ^4 a+ O) g" A0 Q( ^
MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 I7 N' a1 x6 I- U- G
MTB 10& z# _ {2 p" d, [3 g( C
MTB 110 t( L) f; L+ x% B) D* U2 T
MTB 12% X9 f" m; v# {; u0 g h. ?1 R
MTB 26) G$ a# {- \$ K2 y2 P- u2 V+ G
MTB 27
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- q/ _) A( X. [) O- GDay Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards ( d6 A) l c% m% s
Japanese Ships. k; ?" Z% n% a6 C
CA Mikuma0 j: ^( U; U9 C0 f) u
CL Sendai
# S( h3 C: Z( y0 ?8 q( R DD Inazuma
; T% l0 f2 G% i0 R0 d6 D& i% H# c2 [ DD Shinonome
9 U' L' t$ q4 P) Z5 ? DD Satsuki , S( b6 F2 s0 l( ?5 V \
Allied Ships
# h4 q4 y- o6 q; h# o MTB 7' C$ a0 n2 B0 b, ~; T
MTB 8
6 @7 j7 G' w- h$ f4 G ~4 l7 B5 l MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# D% {6 r" W( g$ }5 X
MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 Y& X5 T6 @7 m, o8 n( t( m
MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* q4 U7 z6 r' w6 Q# }; A
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire2 r5 E# X! t+ {+ p% x
MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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4 s+ v+ _) }( b$ N$ XDay Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards
! l. o6 k2 L2 F4 Z+ S) @Japanese Ships" m' k& [" t, }
CV Hiryu. N0 w* U" ^! D9 R& k' K5 o! v
CV Soryu
# }, w; G4 I, h! N" c) L CV Shokaku
) s% y: O2 c8 z) f: m) `( q CV Zuikaku0 G2 C& I) V- D4 `9 `( h
BB Hiei
! G) _5 `2 c9 m( ~9 \' \2 q CA Tone
) x4 f" _; @) W: {* S DD Akigumo. G' t3 |4 y4 M6 C- t
DD Isokaze* l4 w& }+ [+ o/ E- k3 F
DD Shiranui
* e8 a8 a% v. i' ~! @; u5 C; m DD Urakaze
1 B" H- s+ ~5 G DD Tanikaze0 X, e" S {, j# J$ l
DD Arare
3 H1 j0 F- @0 i4 W/ t DD Kasumi
8 b9 j6 A7 `, h/ D j, s- [7 [8 Y/ H DD Akebono
2 h" w: L# L' |' t DD Sazanami 0 m" W; t: o$ u
Allied Ships
- Y: f/ [6 S1 r1 V' q& K xAP Zealandia : u1 u3 a7 B1 `! m; b
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards! k D4 R5 z' F7 g/ h
Range closes to 22,000 yards...0 v% P) r. V/ h, o3 r1 {( v }. |" o
Range closes to 21,000 yards...4 H! v( ~, W4 f: v2 R
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards* I: m2 ^7 x" \8 v5 {
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat1 Z, y+ k$ }0 L( J
Range increases to 26,000 yards.../ S { R$ ?% b/ H5 F" u- J2 Z
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
f$ ~% y& f1 F' R; H6 p' {$ |Both Task Forces evade combat
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91
; T. ~1 M n5 ]; N- p p6 ]Weather in hex: Partial cloud / ?- c [- x$ F2 b7 C( G8 H
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: Y9 a( t0 ^# H4 v! l
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
3 G' l4 {/ f H* xJapanese aircraft
7 I+ P- p& Z4 f B5M1 Mabel x 3- l" [5 l. \" R6 d
Ki-27b Nate x 10 8 ^# N/ j& F3 [5 L/ X
No Japanese losses 5 c- i$ [( K- X$ N. m6 e
Allied Ships
! r1 x1 M$ z; K1 F xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% M- N4 }5 q c H# g, S' OAircraft Attacking:
+ l5 A5 w) H: ~3 _0 `0 l0 S7 g6 x 3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet$ }) z- e8 \# C& _
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb2 s3 G- c6 c& }0 K
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/ @+ c! L1 T J( `+ aMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128 8 z% c, N8 e2 ^/ t7 v% Z# u
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud / x* E! u1 z; ]8 I9 [
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 X4 u( v+ e$ b$ P
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
1 g% b- Q2 l+ M2 mJapanese aircraft
/ C* Y7 A1 U* H3 U* ]$ S& \ A6M2 Zero x 26
! x: \: K0 g: F1 X D3A1 Val x 15
6 ^- s2 ~! E9 z) {8 M$ }Japanese aircraft losses0 Y6 ~' c: F) q* E
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged 0 W" }+ {1 W3 L4 G( p/ w2 Z: m
Allied Ships3 g! D7 M" e2 R4 M
xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk / X# F" a% a# h C$ `% Z$ \( e
Aircraft Attacking:' N0 o1 l6 P q4 Q: J6 Q
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'9 a( }7 l+ ^$ r ?
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb* V9 z/ u+ J6 `- `! ~. D
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'1 o4 g; B& f5 ~) b2 z
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb + y" w$ D6 q2 X& F1 }6 S2 F
Raranga dead in the water ...+ Q. Y! y- |0 B# P& O, _7 i# d# m
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga & x! b# E5 J4 L% j! ~+ N
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128
5 r% {7 u {. e9 K* e6 P/ m/ xWeather in hex: Moderate rain ' O6 e$ N1 s: q, d# B, j
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 ~& s6 ^3 o# O% j5 f" pEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
; \; ]9 {7 e1 O) `' _9 G4 Z2 oJapanese aircraft
% o3 u" e0 O. q6 p! y1 c A6M2 Zero x 98 e5 H3 g; G9 ?5 H2 C! h, V6 Q
B5N2 Kate x 17 / {, U2 f8 o0 a5 v+ n. ?
No Japanese losses $ u7 Z# t9 B3 i/ r8 y7 E# S
Allied Ships5 x0 J' U, Z3 i$ a4 N& X) m
xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage ( q5 ]8 }( a: ^% \1 _: @- g( r1 u
Aircraft Attacking:4 ~8 Z% L+ O# Z! W
17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet0 U( _( J. n" y0 m- X. I' Y
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb * V1 r5 O# S# t6 F7 y( v) ^% r( m( t; ?
Zealandia dead in the water ...
3 E' K. X9 [# T0 h0 o. YHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia' y6 y. `$ ~1 t/ x
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Ground combat at Siangtan (81,52)
' h2 W! _5 v: o( J3 H; O8 CJapanese Shock attack
0 u+ g% y4 O$ Q [# I: s$ G2 |Attacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436 9 D% k( o5 s1 X& q4 s
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
* v. \1 T4 b7 @3 D5 u S- w# H. j2 H! kJapanese adjusted assault: 403
# K0 G6 e! x, wAllied adjusted defense: 1 . O0 I# O! L' L
Japanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1)
* G& d7 @# T8 x) [& SJapanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!! 5 h. ^0 l& p# [# \+ p/ x1 `, A
Combat modifiers
; H& n% v; ~ gAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-) 0 q7 y+ p' B2 W0 a4 a( C3 C; O
Assaulting units:. L, h: P: w- R) |# s# h
3rd Division
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Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang) ; F, t: i) R {8 S: U7 e' v
Japanese Bombardment attack
" ?+ s4 w5 V: K* A ?1 RAttacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900
9 R3 ~# u% O* B/ R5 s, _$ WDefending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556
9 [! F8 ^1 C% b, u2 BJapanese ground losses: [* @) P) c% T' B; ]- Z
17 casualties reported$ j9 D* \8 d0 S# V6 \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( Z/ P4 M8 u4 B9 F+ S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' f3 [; g! S% E0 B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) a8 Z6 n! Z2 Z0 dAllied ground losses:8 M( ~# S1 i" c3 ~" E' U
9 casualties reported- c+ p1 k' X X5 c) G* W4 Q$ b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- P/ _- {7 E- J& w0 Q: e' Y" p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Q0 i9 g! \0 }1 `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' x- U& F- m. bAssaulting units:1 ^ S& W: S7 X! O2 c
12th RGC Temp. Division
6 n. Q; L1 k1 P) h) R2 F4 C( l% j 34th Division3 f* \4 \: p% Z5 H' j2 u: o( ?
5th Tank Regiment
4 w2 f. w! Y7 s 58th Infantry Regiment' y8 t z9 g. @
20th Ind.Mixed Brigade
% M; t0 {: Z+ ] 13th Division8 d& W1 K* S2 @
9th Armored Car Co 9 }2 f6 D) E& h0 s( `& J
13th Tank Regiment4 B. N7 K- s+ D3 u0 [
19th Division5 B9 s' M6 U Y2 r
3rd Tank Regiment
, g/ ?9 @; R) @8 ~" M: E 18th RGC Temp. Division
/ S9 a( d1 h- O! {7 }/ ^4 }2 ] 10th Mortar Battalion
& r% U% O6 ^5 T& |+ X. f) Q+ fDefending units:
# }. H7 z. L& M. o* `. c1 c9 O" ` 30th Chinese Corps; L' R A; C, m% C9 [& @7 k
59th Chinese Corps
7 A' w% a5 {8 e3 x4 _- w& p, F 55th Chinese Corps
0 b+ G" A/ ]9 d# o 77th Chinese Corps$ @" m) V+ U: ^/ c/ s
33rd Group Army 5 z h& O7 [( Q( @0 i
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1 b) U9 T: y8 _: FGround combat at Hankow (85,50) ) {' r, U7 P, J W6 Y
Japanese Deliberate attack
Q& E0 t z9 _Attacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258 * r' \5 f6 F1 T$ |+ c h2 y
Defending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48
8 D R& X7 L5 m9 Q% b% XJapanese adjusted assault: 205 % }& G, u$ k/ [; \
Allied adjusted defense: 21
/ z$ g& _/ ] Z/ D' @; N# Q) sJapanese assault odds: 9 to 1 % z7 I( p+ I; d6 ?9 l. ?
Combat modifiers/ a3 n6 g2 {9 r$ n' `& N
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)4 a' ~0 f4 a6 K% ]
experience(-)
4 c, a8 L# b% X0 I6 g+ [& YAttacker:
" F" B% r7 l; gJapanese ground losses:9 A. S$ O, X `, F$ r
61 casualties reported) d2 @: D+ S; c9 J. V% u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
" R( V& Y g% G; X" [) |9 K. j+ R7 j/ a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: ?% R0 e1 P+ K/ l& W' ?+ w, S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled + P7 f* {& D. K9 E! E5 K
Allied ground losses:
$ @" P1 O3 l7 l: q 721 casualties reported, F0 n; ~) ]3 `9 B3 i! e+ v# X
Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled
8 p* J$ O( @" S- h: b- B7 P0 X Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
* F7 L% ~5 \$ e Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
: T! ?4 P! I4 u# T5 S. Q+ U! ^ Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled); R; ]0 p3 {9 T
Units retreated 1
2 a4 w. q! F; ~% O a5 N1 yDefeated Allied Units Retreating! % [) ?2 Z, l% |4 h
Assaulting units:
q: u( ^) q5 u 14th Ind.Mixed Brigade
% x. l" B8 ?9 N6 J 54th JAAF AF Bn 8 k: u+ c4 I$ D; ~. Q6 j0 K. q
Hankow Special Base Force
5 P0 d# Y: R6 D$ x2 H 22nd AA Regiment
7 O7 R; \/ {! ~' |2 Y, x9 d 86th JAAF AF Bn # \4 G6 v8 Z4 ]) q* J; E" `9 J
Defending units:9 |( T! d* q2 G" e* ~% _; |- G
84th Chinese Corps / A4 E3 J. I* N# g8 s" ?# c
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. l+ w/ \ X6 k( R- z% oGround combat at Yenan (88,37) + y4 Y5 k6 B9 w% m
Japanese Shock attack
& t- q# ~/ x7 KAttacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204 ; m9 ~/ Q7 s$ |7 |) D5 i w u" X" \
Defending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
* ]2 P+ p1 ?( T7 y( d0 p, W" EJapanese adjusted assault: 78
( `0 M3 D; b2 m: w _, EAllied adjusted defense: 5
$ I, ^, K0 x) i* d' i+ G; A! RJapanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2) g# a3 n' F5 r4 x: n
Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!! , W; I* t# F# {+ E" e" Q( T
Combat modifiers9 L2 ` x Y. Z4 j2 |/ p
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)- b* T7 m: c) c) x2 |2 g/ w$ {
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+) + h7 d0 |0 s! D% M
Allied ground losses:# B4 Q; d/ k: d( Y
471 casualties reported; b1 L0 e% ]. }# T
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled2 @0 D; |6 n3 u
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled5 o0 Z0 e, D% B# b9 K8 O5 p
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled: }0 w9 t* k/ p3 d* X. c. E# [: }
Units retreated 1
; k& Y* K( b. k, W" d, g1 D1 DDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
+ b! F+ Q3 }) F& @Assaulting units:. U) X0 d( h$ |& |: C0 }$ j
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
( O! c* {" p2 z3 L+ b t& f( z4 BDefending units:
. d5 u) h2 \4 L 22nd Chinese Corps |