AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42/ q8 ~2 z! u! {4 ^1 F3 m4 W
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6 q3 u% |0 F% ^# C, t9 S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
: C! `6 Q; g$ R9 B" fminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
. {/ T7 b0 ~( `/ ?; o驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高# u) L$ N$ |7 ^0 }5 Y( w* w' |
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉: G: _5 ^2 T; j1 c
日军占领班克伦
/ I& N3 d- n; n, E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8 E6 {8 P; N" t6 f" F7 @% i8 f: ^
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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. |- C! ^: u6 H. ^2 qRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) Z( i' P. e9 D% Q8 j8 l' K4 i
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 y N; q2 F+ c A-24 Banshee x 18
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0 s( F; H1 a1 W- i% aAllied aircraft losses
% ?8 l8 n9 Y( C, o5 a A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
# F# ]0 W) H/ X& [ A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak% \8 c: [# z5 Z" A. L2 n- e/ g6 R, Q9 W
: p6 a* h' M- h, B4 qJapanese Ships
# \ M1 ]+ z! D3 n$ o CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ w4 U2 B" w9 p% g# F
DD Inazuma
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" R* O v4 e7 J7 INight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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& y1 J) G; e. M2 a+ IJapanese Ships
I, C2 n8 x) e# W CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
2 C% V' Q% D& E& w6 q7 W xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 K% t6 b2 Z' {# o& x# g
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk! N- C9 t9 _& |" x
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk2 g$ F. d( `9 R& k
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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CA Northampton
& j. j! |& |; |4 y( ?# L CA Chester7 _& V* k0 `1 }$ x
DD Blue$ O8 q" {$ t' w7 p
DD Helm8 j* m7 K1 ~* t$ G" c; @+ Z! K
DD Mugford. p' I+ U' ]0 I' z6 @7 B4 C1 I1 E
DD Ralph Talbot+ ^# a- N9 h0 }
DD Henley
2 U5 d! M+ }$ {: J5 A1 r2 R DD Patterson: s* ?0 u$ ^ g; Z
DD Craven' t8 e, |2 J7 d _* v5 o1 X
4 W; ^' o, @, ?# M& N7 LJapanese ground losses:, i; o! x. X4 e5 t# Y# Y
3887 casualties reported% N2 M1 ~8 g% J$ X# L
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled3 [0 d: C1 e& g) n9 U1 [- @
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
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Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)- d* W& y! f; J0 A
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54* I$ i4 b- A+ Y9 a) F& y/ x
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Weather in hex: Light rain! C3 a1 m3 w8 B( S. `3 N
" |) W4 O I yRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 q6 W' N9 x$ }* s' \% Q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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% ?4 I- a# k2 W* N- C1 X F4F-3 Wildcat x 64 `5 i& g' x. m, U- O9 @- V
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24. k7 t! S3 w* g" W2 {" L4 t
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Allied aircraft losses9 I+ y- M4 E: W! T* f g' ^! S
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged1 S6 k, s7 v% P- h
3 ~$ _1 y; x% Q" t% HJapanese Ships
3 T/ G7 q% y, Q2 R/ n xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
6 ~* \9 w5 d, |% _ D" V+ L7 ~! T CL Nagara; M; G* o* s2 D) c& h( ^
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk( b: Q i3 Q2 m' j% k
DD Makigumo
: s8 @7 d" Q% J" j t8 { ` xAK Canberra Maru0 m; D8 M# M1 h/ I0 L
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1845 casualties reported' l9 g( W9 Y4 k; X
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
% T0 Q% E: c/ q; q3 M% U( _ Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled9 E8 \# V4 e; R! t: x' ~4 A
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled- y7 n& ^( q% F$ y4 x i
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled); C+ a. |, a: O" ], @4 e. ^3 F4 s
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky- N6 A8 T" ?+ o, H7 K
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% U9 [7 L# ^# _6 T' p# | [% O3 nEstimated time to target is 16 minutes9 ]+ D" C+ J- B, x$ R# c
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6* f- H( m& ]& L' q" n8 K) F
SBD-2 Dauntless x 37 Q# y- q& {0 h9 i2 B
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged& h/ A# T; r0 J1 t4 u( ~
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Japanese Ships
$ a1 q( q7 x H4 r0 e; [) R \ xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage B2 R$ g2 Y1 |. S' n
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 P. ~4 {" }5 X7 Y AV Kimikawa Maru
7 ]3 O: j0 Y/ J: S6 Q: U5 O xAK Zinzan Maru$ ^" j% s: r* H& k6 C J# {" @
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)- r1 i* }2 {+ ]3 Z8 b- l- J
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Japanese Deliberate attack2 U0 V) {. d0 c( M- X0 A
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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$ @/ i* v$ l& t$ _- D- \Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47$ G2 x( j2 l# Y2 {" L' O
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 - N( Q3 i. Q* P [' [! H& ]+ y
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 2 M9 v+ T8 ?! M# L
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) % V" b e3 A8 O! T
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1' ]% r0 C2 E$ y0 Z# O4 e- j
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Combat modifiers5 o; d$ @. `" Q2 M9 m0 B
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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8 b. a$ v8 U* [3 A4 `Attacker:
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102 casualties reported+ T% i% {; p2 N# L' h; O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled% I* q" a3 @9 H1 M& [2 x: J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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118 casualties reported- u; t" n& N& v1 l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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; q7 p. R- @: B% b9 h p7 vAssaulting units:
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+ E9 n. t" V) P1 u7 d 1st Kure Assault Division) {2 u$ q P, b9 y0 ?* x( |
8th Indpt SNLF Coy 3 E2 Y5 T! O$ x
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment( q. e# t1 k1 U) K9 m; J
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Defending units:
; i" l$ }* Y5 }- e' n* y+ ^* B2 m( d Molukken Garrison Battalion
1 j/ {& G( m/ D' D. b, X 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
- A4 m/ r- T' C, Q$ H, M# K+ E Ambon Base Force |