AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42/ y0 m7 G0 O6 _' @
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 P( V4 x/ j' v! a
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,2 ~6 g) C8 {5 ]
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 ? `4 K* s% D- g6 R' V6 H- n; u
日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地3 \ g5 r1 _ K, v7 b* d6 L; w! X/ s$ A
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 ) L$ r. ?% {. Q- h+ X! i
Japanese Ships
4 f% M& ^; L v5 b$ K: P BB Mutsu
4 B- {3 e1 z6 N7 g! D CL Kitakami# \" n: q& c8 R; y7 |5 Z
CL Katori
% i! n0 M/ M2 o, E x5 IAllied ground losses:7 R2 x: ^" O6 E! _' V# B
19 casualties reported! W' Y- ~" |1 @; t) u% x0 `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
1 v$ m; b, j8 C8 y- F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 I" u! Q7 s9 Q3 X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 0 O U- q8 |6 |
Airbase hits 2- e: c, {+ g) d6 Y% k' T
Runway hits 1
) H2 [ {# x+ M8 W& c q# YPort supply hits 1 % w0 l: { K) F2 T8 j9 s
BB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division$ X$ P" }- ]$ q. d% ~# z+ {, r7 U0 j
CL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby
F8 I; T. ~. _, D" P$ `! uCL Katori firing at Port Moresby 0 b$ v4 A/ k5 Q# n
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards * i) a( j G! y! K
Japanese Ships1 t& v, F7 e0 e* H8 O" F1 Z. k9 Q8 D
CA Mikuma
5 }9 |4 D/ N$ s) I* O- r! S4 N CL Sendai
M& d L/ f, o/ n0 e p7 Z DD Inazuma7 K( i0 X9 F0 u) J6 O
DD Shinonome
% [- C4 F- q m$ J" J DD Satsuki
, z& A* V- Y9 k3 oAllied Ships0 v* C, k: X2 b; H7 g
MTB 7
6 ^5 K5 ?0 }$ C MTB 8
3 |. l- y. W8 f" }% V MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ J7 p! ^: _# ]8 Y
MTB 10
3 Y9 F, s* x; y9 C0 C MTB 11
' B4 _0 o k* Y5 N, ^+ C MTB 12
g1 ^3 m# P3 ` t, e! W: a MTB 267 C2 |2 [! \: P4 \2 R
MTB 27
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards 6 y6 r* L' A$ V0 @+ e
Japanese Ships8 T. F; c$ e7 G% t
CA Mikuma0 F# v4 ^0 w; W; J7 l' K3 ]$ q
CL Sendai5 _/ i0 v" h; E( z
DD Inazuma
2 J# g6 C R4 E( F DD Shinonome- V# K( ~+ c* j2 s Q( o$ C
DD Satsuki 5 |7 e% \( w4 m# ^: [
Allied Ships$ Q" e# l4 b2 m; C, O
MTB 7# _$ @' d9 `. c3 h6 F9 N( _
MTB 8
' U: s& }& S( t% b% n* d1 e* } MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" c6 c% T5 P+ ~
MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 ?6 h" [/ |1 f MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# g# G7 Q" ~; i% z
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire
- C8 t y4 i4 B& L' ] MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% N# p' ~+ W* D+ A7 Z2 S, N% F
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" g( h$ j% W% ^" R" O2 u& N/ s; {Day Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards ' l$ C% D' C' ~8 h, w& A
Japanese Ships: X0 V- e# \: O0 a9 X5 s$ \
CV Hiryu( i5 F |7 }+ z2 q
CV Soryu
4 Q7 d9 B# v* D* _( m CV Shokaku
3 F6 F- W, H4 q' ?% t4 o CV Zuikaku
+ l5 {) B4 U& R, P$ T3 D BB Hiei' X7 |- x1 q# w0 ?" }
CA Tone
$ d7 t+ Y& J+ t7 w5 l DD Akigumo
+ q5 ?- O9 x4 E& @. }: ^, l DD Isokaze
# W' F$ x: k! p8 X' a9 ]7 L9 s5 ^ D/ s DD Shiranui- v8 {( z- i, J# v( M
DD Urakaze
/ b/ [4 t& H) a9 Z, v2 { DD Tanikaze1 G! O( V( r9 u- ~( h5 b" u
DD Arare+ H6 I3 F# n/ E, `
DD Kasumi3 F" {+ b8 B" ]; `! H3 e1 T
DD Akebono
0 E0 B$ j6 ] p DD Sazanami ( M9 y7 X/ O( a5 j. Q6 U
Allied Ships
6 Q8 S1 S+ ?8 c C" i% W% D xAP Zealandia 6 `8 _/ ^7 y; U ~' w
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards. g! s+ R/ B* T/ j0 }* o: b9 h
Range closes to 22,000 yards...0 b1 Z' w2 x% e/ t
Range closes to 21,000 yards...) M* i5 x# y' H9 z" |' r v
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
* Y) \: ^: g. p ~: a% rJapanese TF attempts to evade combat3 }% e9 b* K3 X5 C: F, t6 n3 D5 E" K5 x
Range increases to 26,000 yards...' o+ _5 P: a2 f1 R4 y0 \' p
Range increases to 30,000 yards...1 O" n" ?" L# K% w8 }
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91
^9 k. `. D8 ]9 |% nWeather in hex: Partial cloud
* U) d. C8 X+ _4 TRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 T- ]% l% O: ?2 v1 t) `" qEstimated time to target is 1 minutes : I, k0 N& C) W) Z' E4 a
Japanese aircraft
, A% G* b2 U$ v, [1 s8 d* s5 @ B5M1 Mabel x 3
( c0 U0 G. N7 b) Z% k Ki-27b Nate x 10
: ^2 i& S* j4 _% l- `$ z( ^No Japanese losses
0 ^) Z$ @2 ?8 W/ ~# T9 t' f# ?Allied Ships1 z/ x+ `) P$ D h; t) Z' y! _ a' E
xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage 4 L( z% {2 L. [' m
Aircraft Attacking:
. b: D. Y! h8 Y% M2 @ 3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
( \5 I6 D7 T4 @& w# C; w Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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/ Y; e9 j' i1 G2 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128
& D+ o2 G/ K+ c+ t; o: }, C9 {Weather in hex: Heavy cloud ' l8 B3 ^& Z3 ]9 ]3 F
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." R/ J1 X" T0 Q2 d, b
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes . L% b" \ _! Z. Z+ F
Japanese aircraft
# _3 G4 N: J- ~& P) O8 u: f( j6 i A6M2 Zero x 26
/ w: Q' {& h1 b: j* }& E& u D3A1 Val x 15
7 J# P" d/ \. x4 I, x9 Y& AJapanese aircraft losses
+ m. Z& b! z9 x9 e D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
( u" J7 q$ u; y' M6 w$ I3 h6 z9 ^Allied Ships
' W; X m0 v) D6 \8 m xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
1 E6 Z3 Q1 n# c1 {2 k! sAircraft Attacking:/ K2 F" ? ]$ X2 N* _3 {
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
! O i8 v2 h5 O Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 G: s+ h% B1 p% I 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
* H( t: Y& r9 l, w% Z# s; l$ r$ | Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 y; i h( |7 _9 M# g$ i
Raranga dead in the water ...
9 ~3 ]3 {' N9 s+ k4 {' X8 EHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga " b% F5 n. H9 A- n' Y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128 ' L v1 y7 o5 j" ~+ O
Weather in hex: Moderate rain & S0 |0 a5 `9 g3 _
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 U7 f/ r) V& u# J2 [, l& ?0 ?5 k1 J: X
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 7 p: k; V$ e( Q! P% N( C
Japanese aircraft, B3 `+ I8 K% ` w! n- C7 L/ h! ?
A6M2 Zero x 9
. l/ J5 z0 Z& h( K B5N2 Kate x 17 7 V% u4 `5 {4 }8 C
No Japanese losses
8 l2 T* R3 J; q3 M7 V! y4 [Allied Ships3 {; k9 P, v, N. U n1 w
xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 [/ i& ~$ R. L$ |Aircraft Attacking:
% {7 V% z: S# t' S' I 17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet2 e9 p8 Q7 e( |; f5 Z! o
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb ( J! \' @+ S- Q+ I" @
Zealandia dead in the water ...
5 I1 Z; x) r; B2 e- J5 b$ `Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia* V* l2 N, ` ]5 r7 O# l0 Y
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; y! m4 L6 X1 N5 h" W* KGround combat at Siangtan (81,52)
4 {9 p l4 D1 D: {, EJapanese Shock attack
1 F0 O# i2 g& E7 pAttacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436 " w4 p V: R; L* o4 p
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 * C# h( w6 I; e j9 n
Japanese adjusted assault: 403
+ A1 o5 J8 h6 k) ~+ FAllied adjusted defense: 1 5 m" w. I( E3 c, G1 I7 d
Japanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1) 5 n3 }. X( g6 h5 \- l. p
Japanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!! 4 m \0 j$ J( e% K
Combat modifiers" h( @1 }/ U. {7 U% P% ]- H( y( g
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
$ Y7 h# L1 |5 |) }0 X/ VAssaulting units:
, o9 Q* N# H& {" w2 J* n! K 3rd Division
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* o9 s1 P4 b, X S6 uGround combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)
3 U$ L- H: E0 G, [" I% t2 `+ w% ^Japanese Bombardment attack
) G5 R1 K9 X8 n: H+ OAttacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900
h( c; m8 d$ h! RDefending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556
/ u; X/ h2 r* S9 n4 H/ Q, BJapanese ground losses:, A. s8 m6 G. O3 o0 p1 i& H/ v" A! ?
17 casualties reported
1 o4 ?- }2 [2 B7 g# n& `/ ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 ~0 R, q: o0 K5 m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 r& k! N* [! ~2 t; r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled % Z! Y/ p* g6 c
Allied ground losses:3 j z9 O" r- n/ }- q$ A& I2 v
9 casualties reported8 R2 V/ o0 M" Q5 c( {! Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 z0 \# g% `- O: P3 O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 }" K5 D! }, Z9 D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled " M+ S' W3 k; ~6 f
Assaulting units:
# p+ h5 {9 E, ~ w% d 12th RGC Temp. Division
8 }! k* s. A! a! C/ y+ l 34th Division9 i1 @0 P9 ?! m! x, f* a
5th Tank Regiment. r8 U. o# u8 [- c0 C2 r
58th Infantry Regiment
# I8 w4 a9 ?; C- h 20th Ind.Mixed Brigade7 a. ^7 Y7 q& z+ j3 n
13th Division! x7 v. p, u3 } ~. I2 u7 b
9th Armored Car Co ' H" j% y& N3 A7 b" _- g, w% d
13th Tank Regiment0 P( {. _0 n" }7 ]& E
19th Division* D( ]* i. Z G2 l& o) W, P
3rd Tank Regiment; n2 G& [9 G; w/ `! N
18th RGC Temp. Division
1 }2 O: Y0 _& f0 x; W; u+ H, z 10th Mortar Battalion + Q' S0 B4 @( w! I! d
Defending units:0 F2 a) a6 t( G) I( k
30th Chinese Corps
# N1 [% z5 d, ^# | 59th Chinese Corps1 a1 n& o, i+ B4 G: z+ h
55th Chinese Corps, ^9 I7 O" Q* K1 H {$ g v
77th Chinese Corps
. A ?3 [- \5 e' Q& [" i$ d 33rd Group Army . P, H# T% n3 I
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Ground combat at Hankow (85,50) ( S& O9 o q, l# ]
Japanese Deliberate attack " ~ c, C: j/ }! Y5 r1 R6 Q5 w( Q
Attacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258
+ Q9 z$ X v% K2 M/ @5 FDefending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48 7 o: P3 j2 U/ B9 J9 Z ]
Japanese adjusted assault: 205
t2 k! d# J U/ [/ S% iAllied adjusted defense: 21 7 E0 t. s0 J% c* D6 L3 @1 V
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1
: Z4 f8 b( V3 K8 rCombat modifiers
. Q: G- w" @9 NDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
: ~% f) p% x" I3 `" r6 j1 k experience(-)
$ z% U( `+ Z, vAttacker: . l2 A _% g9 T9 _8 o) ~8 ~
Japanese ground losses:% _2 E3 M: q# F0 V& n* n
61 casualties reported1 V1 |4 M7 x; f: \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled# Q2 z' l5 ^2 n+ @& I. @5 K( q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 f/ n" u8 L' O, i& V! D) z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled * ]" G0 o3 I2 t% |/ ?( f* c* o: Q
Allied ground losses:/ b! A- l; x" v: Z$ r8 g
721 casualties reported
& A8 @3 c$ k$ q+ J( }9 Y Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled4 T$ J8 ~7 m3 q
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled, a3 B: u- L( X
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled; N: g& S2 D$ Y0 U2 g
Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)! o( l# }, |; v
Units retreated 1 - R' A$ h4 p8 P( X& B3 k6 D9 S
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! : K0 b) R6 B' r1 V$ M
Assaulting units:
# e% B- a- X8 |* l. p' s0 d; O 14th Ind.Mixed Brigade
8 j- `: i0 O5 t5 s 54th JAAF AF Bn ; w9 A7 i" y9 i6 `5 D: I( t! ^
Hankow Special Base Force
6 ?' L! N6 _8 y, O+ ~ 22nd AA Regiment
; l: H+ F6 K8 P; f! l 86th JAAF AF Bn ! A5 z' i1 h5 ]/ \6 P3 `" V3 ]
Defending units:
& L* H: V4 a& H7 L7 f [ 84th Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at Yenan (88,37) , P4 ^" A9 Y; V- a! r e6 N# g
Japanese Shock attack 9 x9 w4 s( R, B0 C* b6 |
Attacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204
" V0 U4 {$ b0 B8 x# I' @5 \Defending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 2 d. S; A4 K# o: v' Z% d
Japanese adjusted assault: 78 " ~: g, M$ G' a. z0 M
Allied adjusted defense: 5
6 J, C# C5 o( v. Q6 k2 W qJapanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2)
; C! d" a# }4 l0 ]8 g+ aJapanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!!
& {1 g5 N: P8 ]" ZCombat modifiers
2 _6 E7 _) W) g2 e- `) gDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)3 ]- T5 n8 O$ A" c
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)
2 M. n& K0 V$ B+ g7 Q) g" w( y5 ~( JAllied ground losses:
8 D& Z% }- H: e. P$ p# k 471 casualties reported2 b9 P3 {5 D+ {1 I8 Q* c- y& H
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
! S% ]- i0 T# Z2 A6 a Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled1 \6 |1 j/ t/ R G+ ?
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled: L+ _6 q+ p3 Y6 C+ o
Units retreated 1
8 f$ C3 I; m6 b4 }& W! R9 F# m8 qDefeated Allied Units Retreating! ' d: d" u* [) D! d9 z" b" B
Assaulting units:
7 f! Z+ K- c4 a& f [ 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade ' i$ j, {/ I# u) C" O" A
Defending units:3 q, {: A6 f& B+ ]" Y/ a9 M
22nd Chinese Corps |