AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
' K% B3 n& [5 {( p# e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 Q' j. p$ n% x/ ~9 l
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,& g5 Z9 o/ J' j4 E; @, ~& q
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。
6 U k8 ]# K5 o+ ^日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地
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- _) c) b+ x" V) MNight Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 0 P5 v# q: |& A$ w( x
Japanese Ships7 Y5 q6 f: Q$ @+ Z$ T( A
BB Mutsu
, t2 a" ^- r: b! k& d CL Kitakami
* {5 ~7 E4 S: a- Y4 Y CL Katori
5 D! r* K/ W& S" g; s$ `5 ?1 ?Allied ground losses:
5 K2 c: V% ^. C 19 casualties reported
4 ?0 s7 ~* [, n, W% H Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled+ e$ A! Y5 B/ z7 U3 {2 m _1 b. q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ k, l1 ?6 y8 X! y" B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ e$ _# G; c) X V# M h' H, I) Q5 ]Airbase hits 2
& o0 U, U6 K. o. `( d X% NRunway hits 1 e, A5 l1 D, w, r
Port supply hits 1
0 o' T" p8 j$ h( }+ k0 O' B @BB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division5 Z% n3 Q, @9 x' T/ Z. J
CL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby
4 l8 S8 S* v& s6 {% C9 i7 ~CL Katori firing at Port Moresby ' U6 C" Q E0 L. P" r
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards 4 S5 H' r8 B) l/ I7 H$ e; L
Japanese Ships/ D2 b e, P l8 n0 Z, i
CA Mikuma, j7 G. \* B/ J
CL Sendai5 f2 x: U8 l3 W/ F
DD Inazuma/ O4 |6 Z8 ?* p3 J4 @9 V7 v
DD Shinonome
; B" ~- z s$ p2 O: K" G3 P DD Satsuki
/ C6 d2 T. p! |5 ~Allied Ships
, K, e. n) J& T- H MTB 77 m) D* Y+ T8 l& }. Z
MTB 8
1 `. h( |. \1 |6 p) [3 Z, J MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 C9 A" l& o8 R _) a/ n: ^1 i
MTB 10
& e0 s$ g: S+ ?) g7 l MTB 111 q" p6 X- z+ m/ a$ i
MTB 12
1 u" l* A1 W9 r" y( O# ^& y& \ MTB 264 t+ \3 ~' U' u0 s
MTB 27+ u2 }" d+ Y! i/ Q
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9 r! r+ V1 g; Q0 V. RDay Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards 1 w; n3 T% P3 r4 N
Japanese Ships# X8 m: P& `: Q
CA Mikuma
; \0 q. @) `' h! y+ a CL Sendai8 n& {9 J& s. S* Q& `4 e. z( u9 T4 u& P
DD Inazuma
, O. ] ^5 ~; ^/ f DD Shinonome
* R. u1 p+ ]3 U/ i* |" _ DD Satsuki 3 I( P. ~# y- ?3 l$ a) i" C
Allied Ships: c! _. {3 W3 h ]
MTB 7
6 w s+ J8 K! V5 x. |2 G% B. ~8 @3 a MTB 8
" J+ D9 _. Y8 F) W4 W$ L MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: u9 _$ ^6 O8 u: x+ J. Q; e
MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 ?( \# e8 L- I# n MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk w8 L; X' f0 R) j
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire
& Q2 M3 V; ~; k) @/ ?/ g MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards
. v* e: ~2 v& KJapanese Ships4 B# o4 O6 c& v
CV Hiryu
9 x2 k0 G$ T( I7 m' z2 y0 B6 | CV Soryu- j: D1 e1 c. t4 ]9 k9 `
CV Shokaku
; `3 Q: d% }1 P7 E1 q- X5 { CV Zuikaku+ d4 W) r G- d1 \( I
BB Hiei' Z& I9 P @' ~6 v7 m
CA Tone; s9 Z9 T+ N$ A+ O3 N' Q3 l" B/ G
DD Akigumo; V' C }" w+ n2 {6 ?) F B! }
DD Isokaze
( H) J) |6 ]9 V8 }7 u DD Shiranui
# n$ B7 e4 l5 G* q0 G- m& m6 i DD Urakaze$ [. V$ ~5 i$ w
DD Tanikaze
1 q0 @1 S( V+ J DD Arare( i4 V% f5 T7 z* z
DD Kasumi- c1 h9 F6 Z4 r, o s
DD Akebono
/ N. p$ S& H( b+ | DD Sazanami 4 E' V6 G# u4 \ [( c0 }: F3 E( E
Allied Ships
1 s8 j7 x# d/ U' ? xAP Zealandia ; O+ |0 u5 z7 }5 o% p$ }& q" u
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards$ G3 |# w4 o$ i
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
# ~* Y% X) n d, o7 BRange closes to 21,000 yards..., \; t) m6 f8 I
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards' G2 k1 M9 `' } A
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat( [, m0 W& R7 i8 l* g
Range increases to 26,000 yards...4 K; y# F4 Y* d, ]4 t
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
+ Y+ q% }2 G( X% z7 SBoth Task Forces evade combat % A: _; v a5 V7 P, H4 m4 B
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91
6 B7 T1 z: V& z) z" ^; _Weather in hex: Partial cloud
( r0 u! V M5 Y0 p# j, tRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ n7 n" m% C# }5 H/ j. p0 }6 S
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes 3 Q: W7 X6 |, n. x. g
Japanese aircraft) Q- A7 H4 u! Z: Q
B5M1 Mabel x 3% I* \6 M4 R" u% s J
Ki-27b Nate x 10 , j* R9 p6 \8 m4 G
No Japanese losses
4 j6 \7 O5 W& I+ t" p' HAllied Ships& ^9 j4 j5 R0 g! ^8 o3 z& s
xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! v8 n$ h0 V9 Y1 C) V& AAircraft Attacking:
& a; {' w) \1 M# \9 M# c! Q @% ` 3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
+ |! |) T( A( u8 n0 j$ d# w Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb. F( X% h7 j; u+ c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128 ) d, r4 [( U! r2 _. o& }
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud 1 U. A2 a& A) X
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ v3 l1 Z# V( Y0 a5 @4 Y" n9 TEstimated time to target is 2 minutes ' W5 j h6 A) i1 \: |
Japanese aircraft
/ @1 Q/ Y8 `+ D* M& I A6M2 Zero x 26
6 @5 i3 {4 |4 S2 R f, c6 _ e1 c D3A1 Val x 15 ( q | F& e2 g# |. n, }
Japanese aircraft losses+ Q9 W j/ _# P& z' r
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
+ J5 X- p& t! p% TAllied Ships
; @) h' f% [ a7 j xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk # D9 h# ~* i& ^# B! O0 Y+ f
Aircraft Attacking:
3 t- g8 K+ s$ z' L3 i6 s; |+ { 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'$ b/ `9 _/ z+ V5 p7 O( \# G) v9 y
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb- H7 ^, K) b3 q9 v; b% z
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'/ D8 _' I1 `1 ]- r# B: _- U7 O
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
& y& N! p" U& s. p2 b& RRaranga dead in the water ... O5 I& t* X4 v$ J1 z, O% N
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga / O/ X& j# r2 @; \+ K7 I2 u
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128 7 L* O; b5 ^# {6 e
Weather in hex: Moderate rain $ {2 [* O% T; [5 ?" L
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# ]5 ^0 h: \# u! ?: r
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
; u( F! }( i+ l+ \$ Z1 uJapanese aircraft
; T9 t- Z: h/ d2 I7 L8 \ A6M2 Zero x 94 a& Y) W2 ^ u/ c& A
B5N2 Kate x 17
0 _0 t. D ~# a3 M2 @; eNo Japanese losses 3 p9 r8 }2 G! Y e7 L
Allied Ships* ~% B$ K! t. F, l6 y' i) @
xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
z% O% T0 ^" i2 V# {$ |' N1 |& [Aircraft Attacking:2 \6 [2 u0 z) Q9 U0 z+ _
17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet' T* Y* P( U4 d1 q9 N) G
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb + Y' L a! b* a2 n$ `4 a
Zealandia dead in the water ...
/ Y/ R* @3 k! s1 FHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia: a8 D/ L; Y" b. Q: ?
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3 r! E4 q- _) M; m7 ~1 d2 ^' t/ Y0 FGround combat at Siangtan (81,52) 7 O* M# o% o8 ~* A' P: ^
Japanese Shock attack
' c9 a* \* v0 [6 }, p5 KAttacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436 6 H* H- M2 T% j+ F' B
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
, L9 D5 }$ n5 j5 ?Japanese adjusted assault: 403
/ v( |$ N r4 V% Z- Y" WAllied adjusted defense: 1 3 E. B& g% [; y6 r U2 P
Japanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1)
" o7 Y' \7 W3 E6 H& [9 M+ mJapanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!! : p7 v: W, v5 V7 x9 L% b4 D
Combat modifiers
7 @1 K( c5 b9 Z. d1 WAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-) " `0 S8 {1 X) N4 t1 A, X
Assaulting units:
2 {% z9 m1 H) ]; W2 y D 3rd Division
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+ |' s' B: M6 D7 o/ P' q( ~) kGround combat at 82,43 (near Ankang) 1 N# U2 K1 g* d S1 ?- Q3 @
Japanese Bombardment attack
5 X" o! C6 i3 @7 V+ g) L! qAttacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900 " w& x+ ^/ h, t6 U% @4 E' ^
Defending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556
' F) z+ O% ?" r& X8 n1 pJapanese ground losses:
) {, p$ R4 e' [' D: [$ Y7 s 17 casualties reported1 b4 e3 N9 e9 B$ p+ A* C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, E9 y1 L/ O* t, ]7 `0 n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 V) X8 w! p. f" f; N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: ]5 g% X$ [( `1 D3 W9 p- `Allied ground losses:
3 J' B# z* e Q; V! f 9 casualties reported
* R7 f. h ?, P Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: O# d% |: a( z, q& D6 P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* I4 r. d- c% D2 L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled - k% W: f% r1 B5 P3 S+ I/ _
Assaulting units:- R' H& ]5 s6 T8 V% B1 c
12th RGC Temp. Division
2 }" f+ z0 J: W/ H+ } 34th Division
. p) R4 n3 E. i1 v* G3 i2 d4 z 5th Tank Regiment
* O2 h5 k2 B- n, I5 x4 O( b3 z4 o 58th Infantry Regiment
7 h* H W% I9 C m) b/ L0 O 20th Ind.Mixed Brigade
& H. j9 C: i% D& s8 n 13th Division2 } S# W& F% {( Y1 W( O5 N, H3 R
9th Armored Car Co
, ~: T9 s! e2 T# N( }, U0 b 13th Tank Regiment4 V+ ^$ N% M; }# b
19th Division Z! T7 I2 O. p, W
3rd Tank Regiment! E: Y5 S: _7 {8 R' m% d
18th RGC Temp. Division
/ ~# r! n: x# ^0 Z2 L7 s 10th Mortar Battalion ! q+ Y2 j" H7 f% n
Defending units:) {/ l( ]5 m" k0 v" F# Q- H
30th Chinese Corps8 V# e0 [- @, x- g
59th Chinese Corps% Y K9 Q: d) W) W5 B# K6 V( P% l& I. @
55th Chinese Corps4 Q" s, Y r2 S \$ @
77th Chinese Corps1 Q+ z8 A" I B. d
33rd Group Army
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3 ]& j. x5 K9 n$ c/ O" PGround combat at Hankow (85,50) ) _! ^# v+ r: F" L7 J5 i
Japanese Deliberate attack
$ {& l: {5 d! K; w# Z' MAttacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258 ' s% D9 c" a% e# e
Defending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48
1 w: X8 ~; X( m) d% @5 T: SJapanese adjusted assault: 205 % C7 ~# s* q2 p' a: Z7 @9 W
Allied adjusted defense: 21 & t; I, S8 m9 ]( |
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1
v' ?5 ?5 p5 M; H6 p7 JCombat modifiers
/ Y. S( t- R. k* \/ o' x: Y9 c6 pDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
0 O! M! s6 N/ K) }% Y. J experience(-)1 t+ M0 ?( K( z
Attacker: 2 x9 S( O* i4 ?( l
Japanese ground losses:
- e6 M( K0 a3 l$ M- ? 61 casualties reported- f0 B0 O6 y6 V2 K, t( a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled2 n9 O( y) ?& a( U! ]7 i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) O' G p/ N+ X% c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' j7 U6 Y7 r/ Z2 j2 R, KAllied ground losses:& H: X# N! A+ z1 i% i
721 casualties reported
/ K9 r! S n# w4 J, g$ C Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled
* E: ?" f) b0 [* S1 {9 c6 m- B( z Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled! `7 P- c) X. t* o& \5 r% S
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ Q# _& [- i' i+ f" n Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)
% l/ P& u; N& p% }3 ^' v5 W Units retreated 1 8 ^7 ^- B0 f1 f7 Z# z' p
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
! X1 A, K9 ]7 O) |; B" r. ^9 }Assaulting units:3 V7 ?. Z& ~6 m4 y5 v4 I7 e
14th Ind.Mixed Brigade
# a( e/ J! ]. s/ Q( M 54th JAAF AF Bn
$ T$ r) U+ v' [ Hankow Special Base Force% E" U [" o1 n6 o, F; T/ J
22nd AA Regiment7 n1 J: K1 S% Q! t& H
86th JAAF AF Bn
. `6 V2 j+ O0 z9 i ]; ^* XDefending units:
9 G& b, N: Y9 k& p 84th Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at Yenan (88,37) 8 o+ {9 a$ f0 R3 r- @+ f3 R
Japanese Shock attack
, N0 ?" ], m8 r% U8 ZAttacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204
& P9 E4 j2 U8 p! r* GDefending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 0 T! p/ \& b/ d; p) j
Japanese adjusted assault: 78 n' a8 n* G# @5 m
Allied adjusted defense: 5
* x8 U0 A3 l; bJapanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2)
3 ?) D; R3 m4 o' HJapanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!! 2 {( m7 L2 M6 u' ~2 p* `. r. ~
Combat modifiers" D! x. |' |( w6 n. r
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)4 x( V. [: S# ~& k4 I* w. I
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+) : x: I2 V; \6 O5 f2 S4 u2 a
Allied ground losses:
& S( {5 c1 F1 i0 x X( M% T0 |. b, w 471 casualties reported
+ c8 b! m# q& x; V Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled/ z# Q& i' Z! L4 z/ q" P( E
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled( A& c B1 H. G' j, q6 o/ u
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ C# ]. D) C- x. \( s' U+ n Units retreated 1
# X9 e9 {1 g' \7 \5 ?$ FDefeated Allied Units Retreating! 4 x* [; `* x* P/ W0 h$ | J
Assaulting units:
5 d7 |8 k8 F, P+ P0 B/ ~# ^/ ~* z 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade 1 D$ z3 M; V, j9 ?
Defending units:
# q% B: i7 w" n 22nd Chinese Corps |