AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
' Q' h9 d M$ @$ Z0 e2 ?& W1 d; m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: ~) O! t9 \, V6 ?, ~: s4 `, g$ D
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,* Y$ `6 J4 D7 P! z: _9 L6 v' ~
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。% |+ h B+ `* I& Q0 s
日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地. |6 b- Z0 C2 Z9 d
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130
. `( ]2 H3 |& H1 Q( r3 yJapanese Ships7 m9 T8 l9 ~# l8 l2 Y
BB Mutsu
6 u& Q Y: t8 s3 H& f CL Kitakami
! o" F; X3 {# c! L) L6 c7 t8 i CL Katori ( G3 B$ d! C' |8 z( G$ o7 G
Allied ground losses:& i( S# o0 L& A5 b4 Q% u/ j* {
19 casualties reported* w4 N" W1 ], _% }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
3 _, I' _' a9 N+ o/ r+ L& J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ b, ~- s, T0 h' v" L6 m( f. ^) }. `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 8 e* Q3 v- ]2 T
Airbase hits 2! I3 o% N0 ^+ T! K* c. @
Runway hits 1
" \# G' |" L8 g- Y* @ a8 ]" jPort supply hits 1
3 K% g* A1 ?& S; Q/ }+ F# yBB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division
7 g! s( C, c% JCL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby ; r. V0 w6 }5 k8 p" z3 P4 i
CL Katori firing at Port Moresby ' n2 ^! v$ Q D: V
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards
) H- s& t* E# R4 }Japanese Ships
3 k0 t! C9 z# |' _' g S+ d; d0 L CA Mikuma) q( f2 \6 Y2 A! r" F# l
CL Sendai0 E3 ]* n% X' ~- C9 c
DD Inazuma
' ^# X5 y/ }- ?- N1 K6 L DD Shinonome
/ G" Y" r: o% ]; y% G- _+ W. ? DD Satsuki + u6 U6 z X% j& W
Allied Ships/ E5 @, a( S1 W$ C: _# ^, f+ j
MTB 7
! _$ ]( y9 H( T) e4 ? MTB 87 E0 @5 u) v1 ]# V! h
MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) H1 c& D m h MTB 10; Q& W- P3 [! Q, _/ ?/ T4 Q- j1 ]
MTB 11! o2 [! x% w6 z) C, c$ E* I
MTB 121 ]$ Z: ?( u* L0 Y2 U% m* ^1 m
MTB 26/ G- a0 i5 v w- y8 @- ^ W
MTB 27
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards $ o, @# D$ D* b K# }
Japanese Ships
6 ~5 \ A( z+ Y$ @9 p7 b CA Mikuma4 [5 D4 E. n& v$ ]: X
CL Sendai
& X4 _4 ?0 y3 {+ f+ W$ M DD Inazuma
$ s2 e" [6 h3 ]3 `3 Q3 i0 N" m DD Shinonome
. c. ^3 ?) C1 C DD Satsuki & N! N! h7 o, Q$ E1 @$ b7 z5 X$ F
Allied Ships
2 s: @5 j& R. _* ~: v7 p MTB 72 Z9 J0 C% k7 k) w- D9 i; u
MTB 8- [3 P$ ^6 G7 l) ^+ L6 L7 I! l# Z
MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# f0 r( C+ b# F- \8 d4 m MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 V0 K/ Q! e1 i$ N$ S MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 q4 f+ |; R4 @; r( J5 H9 g MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire7 c: A/ I9 D# r$ v% ?) N& A
MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 V6 x+ I' | }
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards ; t$ Y0 [$ H4 C8 J
Japanese Ships
]5 E: T% z' p8 O) l CV Hiryu& ^9 {' N6 M4 O n) n8 r
CV Soryu0 J' r9 C8 t* z. ]9 t6 s
CV Shokaku' s) Q6 ]/ I& W
CV Zuikaku
& { N+ w0 N" V1 {# p BB Hiei
1 W* {7 ?# u* Z+ i. d- } CA Tone1 b; ?- `! z3 ^7 j t
DD Akigumo
. h( o. I6 h$ l% U# ?0 M+ m5 ~6 g9 e DD Isokaze
# n1 y' V2 `9 x6 S- V+ c8 i, { DD Shiranui
; `( c6 S$ k6 F' `, h DD Urakaze
0 n7 B) k+ @/ \; o DD Tanikaze* e. e9 N( A: x+ ~, n* L0 m" I) D
DD Arare( u- o5 J, [& C1 R2 m( F) T
DD Kasumi& w4 _1 N) ]" Z& w" U: R4 R, I2 r* q
DD Akebono
& t! N8 _* |6 o" d5 o( t DD Sazanami 9 a+ _: s/ {- w9 ]4 r+ P
Allied Ships5 l' m5 w" ?7 y' R* G9 D; n2 O
xAP Zealandia 7 s+ |% B% |" _+ M
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards+ D2 t0 j: z2 A0 d0 [2 v
Range closes to 22,000 yards...0 n7 p& g) d# D; _2 t% T# w6 Y% [8 z
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
* \' a9 a8 r. y( z7 d/ j- i" |CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
4 V. M' f/ q% l( v) ~* WJapanese TF attempts to evade combat
; t5 j! C3 k' k1 H# [9 iRange increases to 26,000 yards...
. T& c6 r) i1 C# a+ r4 U! u; WRange increases to 30,000 yards...# b( Y) P- }9 ]7 r4 g9 E$ s c- I) E
Both Task Forces evade combat " x* s: J3 O! J# M
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- Q8 c( `; ?4 B5 K* T. UMorning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 ' U8 Y O& h8 z7 F& v0 [- P: Y
Weather in hex: Partial cloud ! Q* c2 J$ u3 L2 p1 R
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
& G% S$ m5 H( ]$ ?% _5 tEstimated time to target is 1 minutes
0 t, o5 ~( ^, `6 ~' iJapanese aircraft
' Q; z/ D+ r" k1 f2 H' o# j B5M1 Mabel x 33 J; Y) o/ `* J. N
Ki-27b Nate x 10
+ P* x- _) s. g2 n( wNo Japanese losses - N% I- e; z% P3 J& S
Allied Ships
# I. H$ V. `: T. I% p! A( U$ x9 ^ xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 `6 ]$ ^7 A2 R: ~: p6 D2 zAircraft Attacking:7 R# ~- l2 I; c6 ?
3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
$ t9 d' n L" a, [, d! t( m Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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. e; s5 o3 |! TMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128 ! i* l H& a U" q
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
; o# \8 l2 Q, G$ ZRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) ^; f3 f# N, N3 c* U7 X# \
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes ) ~" a T$ a" U9 ^6 S8 ]! L
Japanese aircraft, N2 ?: }1 S4 l7 \
A6M2 Zero x 26
( d( q- o+ t* |' J2 m3 h D3A1 Val x 15 " o* b7 P7 E. N" \
Japanese aircraft losses8 f7 W9 D) C' c$ k2 A4 ?1 y/ ]! j
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged * |" E. _" ?9 w9 G* Y/ V
Allied Ships" H0 X! j/ C2 q: M% _1 }
xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk / P" i$ H. W7 d @- f, ]. \
Aircraft Attacking:0 N1 W J, \% a$ b
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
+ s0 R! C6 e* o: }" Z; s' M6 T# | Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb4 L/ y H+ T+ P1 `4 [; E& }/ Y
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'. ]) `. r( X$ ]: `2 h- m) K
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
" m- ]9 q, ]- y$ |/ URaranga dead in the water ...
4 T$ K* F# c# J6 UHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga
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" y& a7 ^! l5 O$ }Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128
7 ?8 Z- @7 z+ H/ }* y+ Y5 w/ JWeather in hex: Moderate rain % \6 e5 M! M- y# F4 H4 _
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 [; |, U! C1 R' r: l% QEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
0 X( u* _4 o/ y1 j) wJapanese aircraft
. H- j1 h F" u A6M2 Zero x 98 ]+ v2 {9 i6 C M% T
B5N2 Kate x 17 & y# C6 t' V5 ]9 T9 O" L
No Japanese losses ; A. U: ~( T$ _" U) o+ W8 e
Allied Ships9 s% u: L5 A/ }7 o! J3 F
xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage - }6 b' Q& x2 f- }
Aircraft Attacking:
5 c9 b2 o: ~% l" l* z 17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
- e7 y' z K, T% B7 K1 Q Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 N+ X3 V. R8 S) u3 _Zealandia dead in the water ...
" j% g! g/ i9 vHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia! S4 B" q& O1 h5 e$ k) p' Y) W
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6 O0 Z7 ?- L" f) v+ JGround combat at Siangtan (81,52) 3 e( w R3 l" j2 ?
Japanese Shock attack / O1 ]8 \% I1 S: J5 ]8 j
Attacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436 ! V" W q, `4 w# Y4 q
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
/ o; A& X) z/ o3 @Japanese adjusted assault: 403
. u1 d& S2 l4 l. ?. @Allied adjusted defense: 1 4 r ~, x& K" r7 w1 a1 H0 L1 l
Japanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1) & h( R9 x) @9 C. i4 {
Japanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!!
3 @0 z5 K# @! [+ a& a+ U' a+ CCombat modifiers
- d6 c$ |8 |/ t, m" dAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-) 5 {! e ]! P/ ]) ^8 Q
Assaulting units:& t {, i& r8 K! H
3rd Division
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$ S1 H8 w" x0 [6 W) ZGround combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)
/ m: \, t0 I0 h, E$ i* [8 L% kJapanese Bombardment attack
8 K, ]3 u) E# b3 ]* s" o* c d1 vAttacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900 . r! k7 D( E/ q9 H
Defending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556
3 ?9 u, p' D) E( jJapanese ground losses:
$ q& G" p% J+ @7 S0 v* G2 h4 f/ k 17 casualties reported8 u: |8 ?) r% d, C* P( w) [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 B; Y, \! C i `* d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 c- F4 a( ?0 m& ?2 W+ T8 m6 s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( n+ S( Z9 M5 d& z2 s& _# mAllied ground losses:
7 }3 z& J* Z; H" j7 V0 ] |4 N 9 casualties reported
3 T$ T9 A# |- D+ T3 }1 } Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 E8 f. L. J7 Q( s. b' {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ Y( n' d+ X' V8 M) r( O' N3 b) u: U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled % A1 U; q- a. [0 X9 X+ L. g+ G
Assaulting units:* u) [$ K1 X5 M0 a. A
12th RGC Temp. Division5 h4 w+ U6 c2 h: U
34th Division; w y0 n2 ]( g( w) v
5th Tank Regiment6 D4 p% q# y+ g; O3 H
58th Infantry Regiment( C2 u# ]3 J, q5 X7 t: v" n$ K
20th Ind.Mixed Brigade, J* j1 [; f1 G4 Z
13th Division4 U. g/ k! @- w7 ^
9th Armored Car Co . _3 ?2 n* ]0 _6 T
13th Tank Regiment
6 U2 C+ K7 l: ^0 E$ c 19th Division1 S9 E* p/ e( t0 q. y `" r. U1 ^
3rd Tank Regiment
; z+ z, h4 O# l+ _ 18th RGC Temp. Division3 y$ ?, Y- U7 B' v: b3 ^
10th Mortar Battalion
; u& `$ Q* Q1 j2 ]0 b. _9 QDefending units:
. X. T" \" H& F 30th Chinese Corps
% i+ w! |9 p5 u) E2 m 59th Chinese Corps
6 \, m9 v' J& L5 A 55th Chinese Corps) {& Z9 G% I# }5 i3 S& R
77th Chinese Corps' c! c( m6 N5 O$ Q. D9 H
33rd Group Army - m, E' O5 ^0 q( m6 x$ v
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* I" h5 T4 K. D$ t" n! r" ]Ground combat at Hankow (85,50)
" v; e( A5 F B2 N( w, { f: ]Japanese Deliberate attack
. |" K6 O' ]% g7 AAttacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258
. i0 u/ Z3 O$ |% [5 CDefending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48
3 G* n% _2 ?( z2 }2 @, k: }) aJapanese adjusted assault: 205
. t/ m& J( a7 l0 xAllied adjusted defense: 21
2 `0 _) n8 w' zJapanese assault odds: 9 to 1
0 {5 n$ O1 @# w' U7 KCombat modifiers$ B) n; N, z2 @' w
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
\3 |6 `0 s' `, C) [ experience(-)0 U% ]) W5 y' g" n( K; w
Attacker: 4 b/ z* p z+ B" P- S) F/ A
Japanese ground losses:7 n$ V/ [5 Q7 \ r; E. @! t
61 casualties reported2 _8 i' `+ B# v0 z7 @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
# C+ r' X3 R' A" L8 V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 k- ?, W/ j( ]6 [ G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled - ^ ?: P- ^- N! Q& m, _
Allied ground losses:
3 }! y J7 J1 p 721 casualties reported
3 E4 M2 b# d5 N1 R) t3 P Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled
" u c, V% {* D! R8 i Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
& B5 Q( u7 G' B' M5 N( L1 f8 H Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
( i8 ?- S; A- C4 _; r Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)
3 w: ]# C3 t8 A- k: T, u0 T Units retreated 1 4 p) ^$ [7 {0 [5 @8 ^5 X! o) `" f
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! 0 R( F& d9 W `) O3 P" F
Assaulting units:2 A4 Z+ R; O4 r& |8 u) f
14th Ind.Mixed Brigade3 _7 _/ v8 h7 q" e$ l" |5 X
54th JAAF AF Bn
, P* \ I: ? I( r t% |3 w: C" R Hankow Special Base Force. K) r0 Z3 M+ r, O: \' J% w
22nd AA Regiment1 u6 L: u& N/ E) v5 F) K" W
86th JAAF AF Bn
" Y6 C4 V9 I8 f: J3 ] ]Defending units:' E2 y' H& o1 c7 G1 ]
84th Chinese Corps 2 ?1 j" O1 }# J: |3 v, e
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Ground combat at Yenan (88,37)
: c6 ~. {! n5 AJapanese Shock attack
% s# g8 C: Y% y3 {) N9 ZAttacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204 7 Z3 d& G% A) |
Defending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 # t* u* z/ q& X2 P3 J2 N: _
Japanese adjusted assault: 78
5 T z! C. s6 g' v v7 q8 WAllied adjusted defense: 5 % @" J% t* d1 `$ M$ g, B' o. f
Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2)
: M7 a0 q. `! IJapanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!!
# }1 e5 H- Z7 z1 ?Combat modifiers. {5 [, q' x/ O o/ ^
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)& X; e0 R3 P; s2 Q0 z0 C% w
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+) : m2 t1 b& {2 m7 C* C
Allied ground losses:
- r, X- W% H, ^+ n 471 casualties reported3 I3 \! S6 x# z9 `, u+ M) Y4 h. F
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled8 M3 p. ~9 v/ s6 }( k1 _
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
) L. X3 g, p% A6 E( ? Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled4 s. E) u0 K( Z) j
Units retreated 1 1 T& d) @4 { f5 f0 K' N
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
/ C+ ~- C; B" j' A6 JAssaulting units:
) Q# O6 s8 f; l# Q7 k# {3 ^2 B 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
4 _( a5 g: ?+ b2 K( ]9 _Defending units:
4 b3 \* H! k3 P+ x- H 22nd Chinese Corps |