AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
" c/ P1 @- n/ g7 Z- a s/ A) R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7 e+ r+ N& J& v4 H# z. F s
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,
7 `" Q% v/ M% Y( E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 Q: K$ G" ]9 t* U日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地* w3 c! q& V, [2 ^+ G
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130
1 H" y3 l3 g* q/ ]. h1 cJapanese Ships* a( K( N) ^/ ? d
BB Mutsu2 \, t, L2 I0 Q9 j; {( s0 N ^! w
CL Kitakami
# R* W6 X0 A+ y+ p3 | CL Katori ) K9 @3 Y; l8 D' r2 H% }- B* h
Allied ground losses:$ Y) }; f: H1 }0 d+ c* V
19 casualties reported
* k) e/ a0 x F) Z! V! u Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled4 `: L- ^! T) X4 G* \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 w5 I# V! O/ U! p5 P+ m0 ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 2 y' V% m- N9 f4 J; B
Airbase hits 2
6 ?& v9 z9 o! Q' L# |" K, M; E% FRunway hits 1( ]7 \6 z9 L5 z1 Q) h; W
Port supply hits 1 3 x3 d0 p* t& B
BB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division
: i2 |6 h# f' mCL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby " Z* ?7 U) R3 _% k8 V3 @8 v* k
CL Katori firing at Port Moresby
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards % D5 h7 t) S5 v/ P5 e1 X
Japanese Ships4 X1 L: M% m# b) {3 \0 E, ?' o
CA Mikuma* w5 i/ h0 ~. B
CL Sendai9 j& m! {: y% R# x* `. Z
DD Inazuma
) t3 D- A$ Z1 b DD Shinonome0 U" w! s( o9 j7 W
DD Satsuki # }* t8 N4 H; m& b5 M
Allied Ships
' U4 m. u2 r) N1 G% j) Z* X MTB 7
" H/ T6 y' A. k! b. A8 n7 U2 ~ MTB 8( b1 }9 l# z, N
MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ u6 }+ S7 R5 L) h MTB 10
% A2 ?5 S) U5 k MTB 11. [' Y+ _$ M, Y
MTB 12
. F, u3 }8 G) Q MTB 26( t* l( R1 z* @+ `$ O/ C
MTB 276 n; B; W8 {# F* k1 g( B
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards
, g3 ^; p# H' d0 g6 c" y+ lJapanese Ships! a; s# ^4 X9 K# b1 C
CA Mikuma
* @0 a( H2 l2 D- v CL Sendai5 o( N) ^* ^" x: W. @: @
DD Inazuma
8 x6 J2 J U7 I6 v6 [ DD Shinonome. m/ h8 a( d' p% I: M
DD Satsuki
5 c+ F) O4 v" h) jAllied Ships# r! Y/ U4 q; U# b) |' S# S0 \
MTB 7: y; S% `1 j3 @4 |
MTB 8: [, x4 i- b9 G M5 A m
MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ K# N& b3 V6 T% W" F MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk s/ ?/ {- I8 q0 O6 e
MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 O- X, K; ]6 H0 W3 t" }# X6 J0 y MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire" h# K% O* F% `& \# G
MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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: z' e& X" B8 a, ADay Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards
! s2 e* G" W4 G* E9 k/ _2 G6 ?Japanese Ships
0 b: M8 `% e/ ~% _% N$ D CV Hiryu) v. N; T2 s' ^3 C3 t; ]5 b
CV Soryu
( o, _5 s9 g8 I, z3 W CV Shokaku
/ g- f( y K& W9 S3 j# F5 x CV Zuikaku, N6 d" ~: i S
BB Hiei
- o, h% k& Z$ \/ ?6 E CA Tone: ^& B6 M& D$ |5 {
DD Akigumo% Q* j. n: p8 Y( Y( {
DD Isokaze
- k# e# f5 y8 S! @4 p+ w DD Shiranui
( e V3 I0 b, ? E, n+ s DD Urakaze* g" Z2 r. Y5 X
DD Tanikaze4 `( a* G9 B; r- V+ A( ^; u( `
DD Arare1 o9 C6 E; C6 G! P
DD Kasumi/ Z1 b+ ^4 x3 o0 t8 _2 V6 ?; q
DD Akebono! f+ @ E( B& a
DD Sazanami $ b ~, Z5 U* |* Q$ v9 G8 u
Allied Ships
5 j$ ^4 |' T- b% _! g! M& I# z xAP Zealandia
( y" l( H6 M- d3 `* g* N; D/ ^# XMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards3 r: N0 N) v: N% g
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
8 w( t! l# p5 ~% PRange closes to 21,000 yards...& h$ V0 e# Y2 Y5 r9 K; E
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
A: }: F5 i' {* ^1 NJapanese TF attempts to evade combat5 [( ^& M5 n1 A8 k4 Z) u# K
Range increases to 26,000 yards...- L9 T+ u$ ?4 ]0 x I d
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
/ F/ d1 w2 f, X4 h1 D0 OBoth Task Forces evade combat & K' g. j- ]5 q# T7 J
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0 `0 S. B( |5 r% m" BMorning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91
2 Z- S+ V; n* B, y+ C3 {Weather in hex: Partial cloud ( S5 r/ i! v3 f
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.7 O1 {( [1 O% @6 J
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
, `! w5 Z# y C UJapanese aircraft
0 o! D: I6 h4 F' t B5M1 Mabel x 3
1 }: Q7 m0 ~* R7 x) j& v$ Z Ki-27b Nate x 10
4 Q+ [! K- M. p% e; p6 ?+ kNo Japanese losses
* _1 K! K7 B. w3 ]8 P5 i3 S3 OAllied Ships
. n- |3 Q' A4 X x$ c+ W+ L0 K xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage 2 U4 |# B7 O7 D. S2 ]) N
Aircraft Attacking:
. Y4 {: l& p$ J g4 q/ _ 3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
& X- J+ d* i5 ~. r+ I+ M. p" x Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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/ B: g1 a$ r. f) p) `% UMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128 " O$ R! \ n" W p9 R7 E
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
) U9 l! W l! h9 T0 HRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
2 v5 b7 h1 V7 B0 tEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
- U6 j4 ]& R7 |) j. c6 H0 ^# vJapanese aircraft
' n+ B9 O; ?; v% P# f- q A6M2 Zero x 26
& W$ a* \( {9 U8 q! J% c D3A1 Val x 15 x5 G7 f" b: ^! o7 r2 s3 a' r
Japanese aircraft losses6 e4 h! E8 Y; T; u! t8 y* g, q8 `
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged $ K( {+ }" ?; e9 q3 n
Allied Ships2 }1 N) W" U2 a% u3 H
xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk & l$ t0 ?! R9 O6 u' p
Aircraft Attacking:: n* o I/ l! |8 A* W a4 v3 i# m
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'" L! U7 T0 M5 R2 @+ y
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
+ d- G3 G1 \1 J5 J4 Q 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'8 x; |* F" D+ Y7 W6 L
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 ~0 Y8 X' F S- f5 c8 s/ z0 oRaranga dead in the water ...# k* a0 ^' f/ c0 M# N9 r) ?
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga $ M! L" O2 q3 {: V) Z% l. X
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+ i7 Z B5 H- Z2 n" _% P/ vMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128
* U; I# j, O% ~ Z4 R/ qWeather in hex: Moderate rain
+ n9 S) S* f3 r/ g, d: }$ ]) VRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- Y- P2 q" D; @" r: n% S( e4 A" o' AEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
7 c% s* p0 r9 u% J' l6 fJapanese aircraft- o) ^3 U J. a. H: R
A6M2 Zero x 9
. g: v( d+ n4 R" Z B5N2 Kate x 17
% _" A, E5 R, k9 V( HNo Japanese losses 1 C$ ?: h* v8 H# q e/ a$ M
Allied Ships
1 o4 z6 `, {7 m H1 L6 n xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage , w' ^* Z, }3 ]5 u5 w; I: B
Aircraft Attacking:, u6 d! ^: R6 W
17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet( a& I4 j$ s4 f" ]1 p1 D. a
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
, H o$ ?1 C8 a/ t# ~, MZealandia dead in the water ...
! r* D+ G0 J6 M! W! LHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia4 m. G0 b& b* N% @0 ^$ v
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Ground combat at Siangtan (81,52)
! K+ W* x% _" n! iJapanese Shock attack
5 L# r5 U, E+ @Attacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436
4 ^* S( r2 M$ E; C: {0 L! |Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
/ o1 o0 E! o9 ^- E4 w! V+ dJapanese adjusted assault: 403
7 }. W: S9 D8 bAllied adjusted defense: 1 ' Q3 l) ~1 f9 p
Japanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1) 5 t& S ^) H/ f" p! Y( R. j; ~
Japanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!!
2 i0 O' C5 d4 s% w) bCombat modifiers
% [' v7 l9 d/ N- ]9 ?Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) 5 i; M* S" @; x& A+ Y/ \( b2 `
Assaulting units:
! |/ `! O$ u* o8 E9 |; k' m 3rd Division
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Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)
) k+ l. z/ e9 H3 w \/ i: A! SJapanese Bombardment attack
2 U V1 B+ H, D6 f: X! PAttacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900
. Y: u/ E; d0 E2 a, EDefending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556 2 x7 V, \7 |6 B. x4 a) ^! V9 k1 f
Japanese ground losses:6 X S( ^8 `- @; X7 r9 M
17 casualties reported
" W7 |. G" e& e: c9 l Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 B( K9 G% k. s" b5 L: p( {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 E* ^$ Q; B" s. K9 ~4 s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled # [% C1 U# L \! ?! m6 |! s
Allied ground losses:
; r# s& p2 V) M2 _ 9 casualties reported+ w/ d0 \% l( M+ F) o0 ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- s( k @, Q/ z1 O2 R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 o" Q- Q- `+ P7 }6 g! b2 `1 ~5 X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
f& [7 G7 n- z2 [* g" o7 S, B0 ]Assaulting units:5 E4 ^! W- N% Z8 ^5 T
12th RGC Temp. Division
' h- x( a0 C( Z0 z- F: X# m 34th Division5 y7 W N7 S8 O, i
5th Tank Regiment
$ |+ O2 |) E( H, p) P( l, e 58th Infantry Regiment
; c% D, \/ I8 t. [& K 20th Ind.Mixed Brigade
5 M- w, {! ?# Y& _ 13th Division
9 D% F/ A K @; s; e, ? 9th Armored Car Co 6 j' I2 O2 I' h
13th Tank Regiment) @; k6 q; s- ^: D H6 U# d, j
19th Division' q) {2 ?+ s5 W# Q; F
3rd Tank Regiment
% Z7 H" B& w7 u 18th RGC Temp. Division
9 _9 D4 _7 g; m; T5 x 10th Mortar Battalion & [) S3 F6 h2 ~9 u( m3 ^0 V
Defending units:
9 K4 s+ m# Q9 M7 Y 30th Chinese Corps
6 Y" b3 r4 Q0 i4 x8 w$ N 59th Chinese Corps
* N: M0 e. O" ^1 _. f4 r B 55th Chinese Corps
" \, R% a7 o: [ Y, _! t 77th Chinese Corps, F+ K* h! N9 Z0 \
33rd Group Army
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) Y1 _3 v) G3 `2 M# D G3 d& _Ground combat at Hankow (85,50) 2 ~3 r' |4 _$ r/ g) W8 z: }9 m# k& Y
Japanese Deliberate attack 4 I4 B8 O2 T. l! s/ V
Attacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258
# u. Z7 u5 l$ h/ yDefending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48 % A, c W2 ~) g
Japanese adjusted assault: 205
3 {! R3 q0 Z0 Q; SAllied adjusted defense: 21
# e4 R) f* Y2 i9 V2 p) @ dJapanese assault odds: 9 to 1 6 _2 M d0 g5 W; z1 t( [
Combat modifiers
4 n) x" J' H( v5 F; J6 P% fDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
0 W* V! D9 y' [2 T( h2 Y experience(-), c( s" y7 z" M2 T" ?* s4 q7 k6 u
Attacker: + e% Y# P5 `7 ? A! q/ H
Japanese ground losses:1 x( i" F9 K& A" E# g
61 casualties reported+ e/ B: \0 |" d& k# s! X8 C- t; w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled* G6 g6 j. p+ l3 Q8 ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 x- M1 P8 G. i3 W6 V8 W/ \9 k$ _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 4 x8 a. `$ M- f- w
Allied ground losses:
- O& ]# O. }, ?4 E 721 casualties reported
' W$ q5 {& A% C# k- V M Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled
: S5 t9 Y/ L6 p" b- E7 ^: ~! w+ P# K Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
" \6 {% ?: K! {7 ?. y8 i Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled4 L* c4 W4 m7 j8 z1 @4 X
Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled), z. n8 g' e9 I$ ?- e
Units retreated 1 8 z" Q+ C- t' ^- o3 N+ Z) Z
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
2 H1 C3 i I3 v# }6 y/ w" wAssaulting units:
( q' L' j: ` B: b. b5 ] 14th Ind.Mixed Brigade) R: t- ^) i9 a
54th JAAF AF Bn
3 M7 v9 Y+ s, s- n B% N. _( ^ Hankow Special Base Force
4 V7 z' [/ Z+ d# e 22nd AA Regiment. M+ G$ K4 U2 q7 S# I' N3 x* [0 D
86th JAAF AF Bn : G. E+ n' O# o) H8 }1 R. j% Y
Defending units:! D4 d7 @+ h" S& J3 [5 [7 \' L0 m
84th Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at Yenan (88,37) 9 F* G+ k4 E2 Q
Japanese Shock attack 1 B* Y! {, w, W4 B
Attacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204
$ p3 b7 I1 n$ D" {# ZDefending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
) ?1 ?, i; q* I, I4 q6 qJapanese adjusted assault: 78 / a9 c& f0 k0 q0 i% t& ?* Q
Allied adjusted defense: 5 $ X9 T- o: |. q
Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2) ) m* g& r; ?4 [ Z- }
Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!! & M1 E# c& y0 m- x
Combat modifiers. r3 y4 h b2 B& V: d- H9 W6 b3 ~7 f
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)
! M/ m( y# @% z' R9 ?8 R* KAttacker: shock(+), leaders(+)
/ W" n6 U+ a$ R# `8 `8 wAllied ground losses:) j+ A& k) T! B G; N6 w, `5 Z" \) X/ h
471 casualties reported# ~) l5 G! ]* n0 z
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled9 x# i0 |$ C+ E* E
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled7 D5 Y6 H$ n4 v4 p! U
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 }4 Z, v1 g" { Units retreated 1 ' {1 w% g2 L- Q2 J
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! y6 z( C, T* q2 W& q" V
Assaulting units:
- ^" ~0 @) o6 c5 Q: i5 S: ]' T 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
; `# {8 A r3 i I' {Defending units:
2 ?' S1 O) ?' N1 h9 y! s* a5 J 22nd Chinese Corps |