AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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2 L& I" d$ o& i( J) e南洋战场,日军驻岛分队扶桑疯狂炮击、登陆安汶岛,并发动进攻,降低城防至1级$ m& E* ?; l5 X( i2 J# X
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
9 n# l S$ ~* r9 O驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高) b' ^: ]' f# W) O
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉8 d4 z) W+ D8 ^) w, X1 S% ]
日军占领班克伦
* ]8 j% ~" @" g: J; C北太战场,盟军水面舰队在阿达克岛成功拦截并全歼了日军的登陆船队,天亮后企业号舰载机出击,将附近的日军登陆船队痛扁一顿,获得北太大捷
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* ]9 n0 k, ^" KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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3 J1 [- ?; w' H2 p, dWeather in hex: Heavy cloud# x$ n+ L* g e
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, j6 K9 r$ k6 KEstimated time to target is 7 minutes) _2 k% V5 N" o P8 I# l* A
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Allied aircraft
/ N0 d8 c, ]7 m( a1 {' t% w A-24 Banshee x 185 w- Q$ ~( i w8 n" ^" @0 I
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Allied aircraft losses
6 \. B5 S8 n% j2 C% |6 Y* @ A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
( l4 Y# i% I" ~$ u A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak G! Y. |( v w- Q6 Y% ^( R! U' A* K
. O; C$ [! b: R) Z; h; v& ]Japanese Ships
# G. m' _" f& y5 V& O CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 Y7 j; Q5 y: F' g) `
DD Inazuma, L* ?0 A7 w4 ^2 a4 J
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
( c8 A* }9 B, b+ r& C5 [ CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk A7 M$ O! F( Y2 ^
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- _" k: f/ h" e! c9 _ xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk k5 q* Q0 k: T( y; _: {
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
$ z5 l# P1 f4 K! @' [& {! w xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# {/ u6 B# u+ f; i6 s0 d
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Allied Ships
. D* ]) q- L, I8 p# r CA Northampton
" W0 p; C9 V/ h7 {& n0 O. {8 z, M CA Chester
7 O8 |; F$ @2 B DD Blue
7 R9 S& v6 [$ p$ l# J1 b1 ^+ j3 v% F, _ DD Helm
0 e' V+ h& j- Q DD Mugford
4 E( S9 ?# ?$ |: S: U( a DD Ralph Talbot% _* w+ @7 Z4 v3 V ?& o7 Z
DD Henley& w. @ v/ A! g1 q$ T3 }
DD Patterson" \& d5 M, b$ R# K4 s( H( b
DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:1 M/ f% J8 T$ _* T0 c0 H
3887 casualties reported
+ y/ E$ m' x9 W- x) S Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
+ ]# f' j% O9 U* g Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
: E, w9 k) t) | Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
: l9 p; S+ }2 p+ y) i Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
6 z# ^* B. w' F, B# ^3 r' a6 f Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)5 R# D' M7 q9 p* r' z
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+ I- x# X5 _9 jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54) X# o+ G. ?6 L5 O* G4 I' [5 `
4 e c8 o( I; U& ~" \" @Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.; t9 p: s& A i4 g9 n# ^6 y+ y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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$ n& \! ~2 V O/ ?" @6 R F4F-3 Wildcat x 6" \, G. B7 x5 }' u
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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Allied aircraft losses0 w5 X' Z" u7 Q$ {2 p) J& }" i
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% X& V" e2 a9 |) m. N! \7 f xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 g% |" J9 q! M! k' p; d& z
CL Nagara4 ^9 R6 d$ K; [1 E' V- {: ~
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk$ `/ ^5 O' [( A2 ?( f' p7 m( F
DD Makigumo
; U( G; h+ o, S* D% ^1 ^: \ xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:) P% H! Q) W) t4 P k& l" d
1845 casualties reported1 w2 {7 [' ~0 ?$ @: F
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
( @* o# l) _. D6 r7 B Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
- Q* ?' g0 `$ | ?+ X+ M3 c4 k Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
) u8 B6 @$ K$ ]* X( Y' f0 A% y1 E Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled) p/ S. v9 l% }; Z
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)& X* J+ }; D7 _
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, o' E: o `' i! h$ p5 {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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2 z0 E* e0 z5 f7 T6 g% v0 H- h$ L6 CRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" A8 c2 n! f! ~. oEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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$ k6 K' N7 V' e& }% ~: h- e2 kAllied aircraft
0 Q b3 I6 z$ \1 P5 r6 U; y* b F4F-3 Wildcat x 6% |/ {& I, U- x9 i/ J# s
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
& y- o0 m% I" l" w TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses2 g3 a( ^# G2 `' M y) P+ x- B' ]
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged) R/ @: q# U, U9 i L9 v& @
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Japanese Ships, \: b& n' ~# G1 A7 y) `5 v% f Z# k
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ R" F- [$ T0 ` e& |7 q& Z xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 N' d6 _1 \5 [. S+ V: U2 |, H AV Kimikawa Maru
+ y! U) o/ N) @* e2 P- S+ [ D xAK Zinzan Maru
* m2 V6 P+ J0 L xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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- n3 S% I, B$ ^Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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" Z7 D& c9 v2 ?0 R- {( ]5 B P5 bJapanese Deliberate attack
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: q8 X+ E, h/ ]" p: I0 KAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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# G) s- p# w! o9 ]) j. K* U- @Allied adjusted defense: 19 4 f% m& D V) e
$ J& h5 {! G8 m# n% ? D% j& c dJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 5 ~. q: m5 ~) ?) W4 U& e5 n
5 h: `0 D/ a ?! l, `( p4 K7 XJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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* B+ B1 \# }) ]Combat modifiers
+ }8 Z; [8 I; L7 o: ]9 m0 uDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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5 f0 _) F4 ?3 u6 e& E% M1 d b 102 casualties reported
2 a: \$ s6 _$ ~1 u: W" \: _; \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled! b$ j) @: i# c. v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled0 _1 O' J5 s1 o! f/ d6 C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( ^% N3 c- ~ C; q
( p3 l5 A* ^) L9 nAllied ground losses:- W0 j0 m( Y2 f0 S1 ^
118 casualties reported6 I) R# C/ x H1 L4 f+ Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled2 j; _+ J( I* k( r4 ]3 j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 F) t/ G- e: U) F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:7 w- t7 C' A1 a
24th Infantry Regiment8 d2 c, B' y. H; y4 E0 @
1st Kure Assault Division% p8 J$ Z) L3 B; }- d
8th Indpt SNLF Coy 2 w" s+ h1 C/ S4 E0 Y' R" f
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment$ I5 s7 O# v& Q; u' ?& m/ I& c
, n3 \* t: D4 c+ K: xDefending units:2 |' x: @+ v O1 ]) e* n8 s b
Molukken Garrison Battalion3 F' s+ e, \% u) v2 R! U
4th Coastal Gun Battalion5 W; A$ O( m$ p. s$ @0 W% R
Ambon Base Force |