AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
& A+ a' X. F! m5 ]. {! l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 O$ J+ J! w8 a6 O. ~, ^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,9 ^6 J' w9 F4 F
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。
/ J+ \' k: [/ O7 ]9 ?日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 . x' v% K+ h7 Z( S- Q1 _* l3 w
Japanese Ships' N( g: M L/ D( F
BB Mutsu$ U0 x6 q4 R6 a" U% _) f9 k
CL Kitakami# \% |: |3 d9 w4 ~, B
CL Katori
" b# v1 E5 i" H- P4 |% xAllied ground losses:% S; ]) \4 j) F! w/ b7 Y5 G' |0 }
19 casualties reported0 J) G' A8 A4 Y2 s# f, c3 q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled' Z' }, o" q! C8 B* f( |9 j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 H2 F2 A, l! I% \# b: ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ G3 c9 j& ~5 A6 JAirbase hits 2
: n1 v; L* d2 K9 R+ aRunway hits 1( ~) E W* l4 n' x+ D5 {* \2 Q
Port supply hits 1
. i0 l- w. C+ w" B: P [- q1 I( p4 S- PBB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division" Y& y+ c3 N& { L* L" _
CL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby ( S8 V7 u( C' E
CL Katori firing at Port Moresby
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3 U) p* k. G* T5 T; }Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards ( O' d' q* K7 D0 k' K( \! [
Japanese Ships
4 }% d* M( U! E8 t CA Mikuma! V: z' Y% O, W% Y
CL Sendai2 ?5 |( J1 C9 J2 X* {) V1 j
DD Inazuma. {0 W) Z0 t3 _, x2 n
DD Shinonome/ \' t: o/ I) a% R3 U
DD Satsuki
) l; h' k/ _6 T( Y, N+ E) ZAllied Ships
1 w$ }7 ^$ |$ E; L MTB 71 y7 n# B* v3 B$ {
MTB 85 v. o- n' \( [3 z
MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) {, \: x3 D) H" Y# O- S MTB 10
. c- t* N. l5 z8 s% n9 m MTB 11% K. w' q& ~* g
MTB 121 d/ b7 Q6 Z7 t
MTB 26: w2 k) K5 R! R! c% D, U( \
MTB 27
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" o: u4 t( j) h9 i5 oDay Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards
2 t3 n g! A5 e2 q/ n8 CJapanese Ships* O5 C. [7 p( s' N) Z6 D) ?3 O
CA Mikuma$ u3 P+ P* M2 e. P* t
CL Sendai
9 L; N i) G3 Y0 Q7 V DD Inazuma
$ Y, {' x8 {' |/ J DD Shinonome
* l7 B/ u) }7 c2 S* ] DD Satsuki
# F) \$ ~7 R9 zAllied Ships1 Z, e4 M; W- w* J( a7 ^0 d
MTB 70 r) I$ q+ p0 Q
MTB 8
" E0 @8 ^3 j1 j! K7 ? MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( d$ p+ [1 g0 C V
MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ X5 p3 D# x& E
MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 B l; {4 _* A- x9 A MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ U! F* W0 a# ] MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; ^ V* U) O! h+ ]
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards * C* L4 S$ I9 R4 a3 H1 m
Japanese Ships% f; X. R# b! x e
CV Hiryu! L4 Y+ n# ~) v; M
CV Soryu/ C' Q# U$ V$ w4 L$ z5 U3 W
CV Shokaku- }. y6 b* G# @+ l
CV Zuikaku
$ o9 t5 w! i3 V( l3 f BB Hiei
* t3 R$ o4 L3 j r1 k( T CA Tone
& I# ?* D X: _, Z DD Akigumo
6 w! ?5 i1 i4 G1 n% S: c DD Isokaze5 l5 R, h% [2 s( J* i q- z J; o) f2 Y
DD Shiranui8 Z/ L. v) Q! l) S% @; K
DD Urakaze
) t/ }! p n8 B+ e DD Tanikaze
3 m1 a: R4 J$ |, W' |3 [9 P, R DD Arare) E* y% M6 I1 M2 z3 [: D8 h) g
DD Kasumi8 Z& Y# ^' a1 e& X( a, J* T1 H
DD Akebono
; j! e; l1 T- m8 V& | B5 ~ DD Sazanami 3 V; r* Y! j8 `+ V) K9 q& E- b$ t: p
Allied Ships/ N. d# u* r+ K0 T
xAP Zealandia
% d c9 W( X3 o! W- D1 a. IMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards+ u4 J0 U4 P* r
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
6 ~: M& V q& L3 ~# }( E9 IRange closes to 21,000 yards...' a2 N/ r! r7 P# q9 h
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards& S. Y/ u! V2 L$ E1 q$ ~! ?6 A# J
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat; G0 M+ c7 a- R% g
Range increases to 26,000 yards...4 Z0 ?) }0 B; T$ @
Range increases to 30,000 yards...; P H+ ]( e0 X& I8 o; U2 H$ a
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 : r1 C# K: o/ a
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
* |6 r. q. [; Y# U# B. M- vRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
5 B; Q0 Y& x0 v$ ]6 J5 s" AEstimated time to target is 1 minutes $ c8 Y* e4 x: Q9 z
Japanese aircraft
" R/ U) k$ o9 m1 j B5M1 Mabel x 3
! y C5 M! Z! [) n6 n9 L/ k+ t Ki-27b Nate x 10 1 n" T; R$ g: J& S
No Japanese losses
* V! I" ]- j$ [5 F/ L# X3 }( Z* r- yAllied Ships
4 B9 B! m2 Z9 b+ ?# ?1 M3 ] xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage * ~' N9 s0 e9 m) D+ p
Aircraft Attacking:
3 b" s/ F' }+ o 3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
7 w; @0 R- _2 v: `4 V2 ? Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128 3 t) o8 a8 K& D' a! C
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
# e* `( B0 Y; U% m1 L# y3 DRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
h$ G) Z) H/ @( ^0 a& i0 Q6 ^( vEstimated time to target is 2 minutes c5 q* k7 }8 b4 ~! j
Japanese aircraft
: v+ H& Y2 s; h" k. ^6 ?$ M A6M2 Zero x 26
# g! V4 u0 n* l N. | D3A1 Val x 15
: Q# s4 w7 j' s" H/ L# gJapanese aircraft losses! U4 ^$ Y: L& s7 S& u; x4 [, a- X
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged 0 i) k- U' \) N" u
Allied Ships5 M/ j, S* Z: k) f
xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
; T5 i6 B1 t1 }( j9 q. D% z0 ZAircraft Attacking:# u) e! H& M) d4 g
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'& D; e& ?+ t- x2 F7 {
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
9 M I+ S- l( O2 g# ^% U) O5 m 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
8 T- g; h& j' n, q* r$ d7 e Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
+ p6 n) O* F& k' KRaranga dead in the water ...2 b: G# d2 b! L
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga 5 G* S7 L7 g I: l$ R% E$ R
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128
% D5 m& w( ]" y( g1 G7 s( X) }Weather in hex: Moderate rain
: `4 _# q( d& x3 R8 ?* _Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ w' P+ H9 A. [$ b9 e5 m3 m
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes ' ?% d# n' i' H
Japanese aircraft5 M# ` d! O2 t% _* i9 d
A6M2 Zero x 9
3 O; V, e7 Z9 G; |) B) A7 ` B5N2 Kate x 17
! }- S7 u' q9 e5 d6 H& R2 E7 f: z% r. nNo Japanese losses . K X/ ~: }+ ? x8 Q8 t/ ~
Allied Ships. t, C3 ]. n5 K9 Y Z+ d
xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
( q8 |- ~: U- e6 p! |Aircraft Attacking:
" ^6 W# W- _% ]6 O9 O" Q 17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
@4 U ?. d' ^- U% u: U Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 d0 \3 B7 G5 s# UZealandia dead in the water ...
, ]6 q$ O O7 ]9 n$ O. w! jHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia% Q }( W% c" o* q4 [1 w+ {
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Ground combat at Siangtan (81,52)
$ S! X' H5 @. D5 ]) YJapanese Shock attack 5 ^% P( h! J/ X6 X( I* b
Attacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436 ( v' _3 H2 d" f6 y- a o
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 0 g+ o J; M y% c/ y5 i; G4 N, l
Japanese adjusted assault: 403 & n% n/ n1 d7 b
Allied adjusted defense: 1 % X9 \1 x6 X# o5 l y* X ?' \
Japanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1) & t* J9 V3 {7 Y- S. b
Japanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!! 7 r3 r2 G& s" \1 L/ B
Combat modifiers* a" |. K) N1 X( G7 W
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) $ c0 b+ u; ?$ e, M3 q8 w
Assaulting units:
% L2 A% u: K1 } 3rd Division 2 Y% t4 E7 |( h J9 b! k9 @
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Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang) 3 x6 L, m' Z$ R
Japanese Bombardment attack 6 [8 G" B! y5 w4 u1 d* L+ r
Attacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900 , g. T2 K, [7 w" n$ {8 ]
Defending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556 9 S8 }1 T% }% f. U& ~* m
Japanese ground losses:
* x* u0 z' P" q" w% ^6 b* b1 T. o) f 17 casualties reported
; M# K+ J5 H2 h' g3 K( L% Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
% {8 G: @) m# V+ q. R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, t9 P+ G( g: {7 n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 2 e+ k8 k6 k" g4 C: i6 ]
Allied ground losses:. y2 D( \. F; \- w' p" P
9 casualties reported
$ k) d8 ~! w6 Z9 W/ W) U8 ^8 j$ M4 W Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 Z1 P2 C5 \1 Z: w8 `& y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- h/ y6 \2 O; j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ Z/ R8 h/ |- n& wAssaulting units:4 o+ w5 V( Y3 s& X* N$ ]
12th RGC Temp. Division
/ t; ^2 [$ p& f H 34th Division
3 K, S# O; F& f/ ?. `) y! r4 ] 5th Tank Regiment
5 j% q, u6 ` s( i! R4 S# l8 G$ } 58th Infantry Regiment) i3 z+ {4 |, v& A; n, X
20th Ind.Mixed Brigade
- q/ I; C6 P0 L! C: [) G 13th Division
* Z* r# L' i) ^ 9th Armored Car Co + H: k& H$ Q- h+ x) w
13th Tank Regiment- z" D: ?, J; @! K) i
19th Division
! L5 e6 w6 }8 Y) L z& J; b8 m1 d 3rd Tank Regiment f: a, I7 y; n) J ~
18th RGC Temp. Division
, V1 S* l9 ]" H6 V6 t; h 10th Mortar Battalion
+ d# T( D# _$ S+ s( p UDefending units:
# G. }6 d" h) M) m. L- s 30th Chinese Corps: e ?2 E# s g
59th Chinese Corps
& q7 M+ f( }3 W/ Y- V 55th Chinese Corps9 j! T+ ^: {" E0 ] _0 f" p
77th Chinese Corps4 _- E% u& M5 I8 Z
33rd Group Army 8 f6 b- x$ Z) ?
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Ground combat at Hankow (85,50) 2 p, x6 d( ~1 h8 J
Japanese Deliberate attack
B" a' O, }4 p2 w. p* n$ gAttacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258 % H8 h$ K2 ?" ^7 n P1 E
Defending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48 4 U% |" t2 m- G/ _! ~$ Z. Q
Japanese adjusted assault: 205
* X t8 e2 X/ K( F% bAllied adjusted defense: 21
; C5 b7 l1 g5 k; _+ JJapanese assault odds: 9 to 1 : A# H- d. W4 E$ m4 \; y3 s
Combat modifiers
7 Q8 d9 A3 Y& O p5 L* ~Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
; Q# b1 b; e. Z1 x experience(-)/ Q) p6 H& X+ P
Attacker:
5 l+ ]8 {/ w' S" N% r; ^ fJapanese ground losses:
# K f. s/ L/ J 61 casualties reported
+ G) j3 h4 H* K Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
. M/ g: k( {: d0 O8 O3 J7 W Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: Q3 c( U& {! a* N/ c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ' o0 m' W" Q. }5 y9 w$ [
Allied ground losses:
" p4 j. t( u( d2 P2 k0 l- _ 721 casualties reported9 s9 P) Y! `$ r7 W1 B B, W
Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled
3 p7 C% u/ y, i; Y Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 q) t3 n7 t0 Q7 }6 ? Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 z k- o4 ]6 y Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)# I% s, B* v9 S/ w+ \) `
Units retreated 1 ) @5 e9 m2 i4 G8 d9 N( G, _7 [
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
/ T+ j- }: ?. I* XAssaulting units:/ z4 Q+ Q# ^3 p* M* s2 W
14th Ind.Mixed Brigade* f6 s3 l3 T. A* W$ n$ c1 C# V2 \
54th JAAF AF Bn / F5 x/ Q* x( ?9 j% l0 h* n
Hankow Special Base Force) q: f' G7 F* Q" _& l- H( Q
22nd AA Regiment
) j; g' e8 W+ A8 J) E 86th JAAF AF Bn
$ P# E7 F3 |; q2 } {8 tDefending units:
( j7 g) O8 i0 q4 Y 84th Chinese Corps 0 j$ @, L% B9 L/ H6 C* k
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: e7 d/ V# Q; z2 N3 w' Y, E0 l: gGround combat at Yenan (88,37)
. u5 C( x. ]* l4 E( q, ZJapanese Shock attack
+ ]" R9 L1 v$ x0 cAttacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204
x! K5 O0 m4 N: t/ FDefending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 2 a! N/ F! ~$ _: [3 C
Japanese adjusted assault: 78 2 m* L8 K' W/ h2 Q
Allied adjusted defense: 5
. d7 e% G5 c* ~6 yJapanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2)
1 L7 e& i: d9 p: L/ S- LJapanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!!
9 ~6 \1 j2 H8 a8 W) S) ~9 {* l3 ~2 FCombat modifiers" [1 Z. c0 X7 z8 p4 }* `
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)4 z& f4 E( S1 z% t% i1 w* j, T
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)
, i% n0 X1 X1 | ~. @$ o6 AAllied ground losses:
" m, o( _1 E9 M 471 casualties reported
8 D/ D. L7 d1 D& ]/ K" l# \ Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 p0 v* ^4 u4 V+ V, a( L6 ]2 ^; W Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled9 B2 ?7 p3 e& _
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled& i% o1 m n# D, J
Units retreated 1 9 |! Z# r; e5 r( H* E6 B/ q
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! 1 K" l Z! {4 r
Assaulting units:
- [2 r3 J3 a- Q/ e 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
& M4 u! ?4 y0 A$ \Defending units:: e# j( N/ L z4 E
22nd Chinese Corps |