AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42% j0 C) @3 s x) ~% }
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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: O: P# |8 w5 q- u. [( d6 ^
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明; M; B G3 ^: E! F
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
7 U3 s& _. _4 ?1 n! n$ A/ K驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
, j" I( j& y5 f' s$ i日军占领班克伦' h+ N7 l L: H9 h9 G D
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/ B4 B7 _) `% ~- P0 J* s% }
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4 Z3 u6 |! y ~9 I& {& j1 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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$ D) _; J" m7 ~ f% ]. ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) P$ T: z3 J" Z2 n5 @: p9 M* ?% c
& ]3 N1 n+ _; L2 P3 X, w" aRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ _; x" u) D9 u. T( C' yEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft& O0 Z0 I: T% j
A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
3 r: n/ z1 f b& I) c A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged/ ^$ o5 L7 O% P1 f3 F9 s# T) t
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
- Q+ D4 K$ ^* M+ c3 z CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire" _: m% W/ l) y/ ~
DD Inazuma% b4 i* P: C, [; V+ m& g( @% G
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9 @1 y( Q4 Y) A% n6 x* SNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
& u% D) a- z1 s ?0 T8 o( ?+ k CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
0 P" @4 l7 f! ~' {( ]: B+ z) Q' }2 Z xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 v6 b% V' O6 B) c; h
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
~ R8 r! Q7 W1 M xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk/ s" z8 @9 K8 y7 h, t# L
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ r4 [# [# i. D' S: {/ g$ `
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Allied Ships9 j7 @0 t H" H$ h7 h# F0 d
CA Northampton
# N* a- k; @/ Y4 [4 j CA Chester
" V9 N' T5 `* Z! L! @1 E3 y DD Blue. w3 m- [/ I- e$ W, g
DD Helm
' q* J% q6 u; I6 i( }) k x; u DD Mugford1 V) e' n- \9 T( X) Y
DD Ralph Talbot
+ Z/ @9 @. g! u% N9 m# @# P DD Henley; m1 h: X$ ?: ^3 G, i
DD Patterson
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; ^9 l, o/ V4 Z" c N* I; E5 j: oJapanese ground losses:
9 z0 b7 ^) T- f: _ 3887 casualties reported9 b4 i1 F4 f- ]" n: \. j
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled% _ @9 |# r7 _- U
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
. i! O2 h2 o% w% A0 V Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled, {' _ j) R1 O3 |. N) f# [4 |
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
0 S6 o+ K: [2 e2 A% `1 @) V Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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6 U. k& L. v4 H. A$ YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& V" C5 b6 i9 Q' OEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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& A* j6 Q+ v/ D$ c3 Z4 R. \Allied aircraft/ i ~! u6 R$ [1 i/ U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
6 n7 @4 \; @( S( ^3 J3 g& p0 ~ SBD-2 Dauntless x 24# f; t( ?. ~) M6 C
7 ~' L$ i( b9 I3 Z2 F RAllied aircraft losses
, Y/ d! v$ q; W SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships. Q; ]! d5 \7 b5 S5 D7 ]) g, S
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
& N# x2 L8 J) L( W$ f Q3 v9 F CL Nagara
0 k* I% |* e! A8 b1 f: `5 q2 Q7 O& K xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk# ]- q$ c9 R4 H6 `% ]" {, j3 B
DD Makigumo% i5 A9 G: e, R `
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:% x* w e5 t6 ~* d7 X8 d2 N
1845 casualties reported4 \7 X. Z) X5 H6 o
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
8 Z2 o$ B) y* g a! I' N Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
8 D% e( S2 }5 j Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
2 ^' M/ @# `% E [5 E4 D9 F Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
, {: J: E# @ d% X2 z Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)0 }& t8 P, h4 b2 r
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/ o7 Z7 J; [% x: KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,525 J5 z8 n% U( x
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Weather in hex: Clear sky" y1 }; |: g4 a. u+ G
5 ^1 b8 X: }5 [5 @! U9 XRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 @; ~0 n9 y- s& W9 g
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes- @' ^, a$ R- g+ d
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Allied aircraft
8 f2 A6 H& ^6 s, @& P5 M L F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
; e' v, C! R% X5 a9 [: q SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
, V, W, Y' Q9 i TBD-1 Devastator x 14 A) a( y/ r/ Y" V' B8 Y$ E
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Allied aircraft losses% ~) K: V" g# t6 W0 z
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged6 L) f- m; }0 w( A$ K2 k; K
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 G: v5 J' [1 ` W xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 F' Q/ M6 G8 x/ ]) W; M AV Kimikawa Maru Z8 K8 _ b9 ]7 P0 U
xAK Zinzan Maru* E) F ?% N% A
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 z9 }0 [- f( K+ N$ |* J0 X
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)! p s4 ~$ B2 E% {
2 |: T& {% d2 ]/ t: `Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking 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- Q8 H) n- Y# t" {* l- U
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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6 R2 G! i" l t5 U& M5 iAllied adjusted defense: 19 * B- N( [& m* f$ r9 p8 s) |
* ?7 A: O$ V" P4 g6 p" n0 ^0 w. OJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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7 y7 M: D# |$ P- S" h- p2 kJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1* e! _) f4 M& r o
5 a8 @. ]$ a2 y( M4 H% A4 R5 e$ H1 _Combat modifiers7 I5 Z5 Y# p1 A0 ~& o; m9 c
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)$ W. Y; s( A/ R& t
experience(-)5 [" v8 V8 e. o- P. f! O g
Attacker: , _- X5 R% {" w3 r
2 e+ a/ ~$ B4 n0 u; h6 z9 ?Japanese ground losses:
* G; i& P6 Y: ^- b 102 casualties reported, a0 G; l1 m2 N8 f' q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
! i- q3 u; |8 _6 e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" K8 V2 _! c$ V$ p# e" V# V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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118 casualties reported1 B( x4 W% O% M0 t5 t7 E$ { \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
8 ?, c8 `5 g( C9 `* C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" k1 z2 T& n8 Z' P1 h2 T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 U# j8 k& {0 R6 [Assaulting units:
6 R& o3 O% x7 b4 @ 24th Infantry Regiment4 u: c# @8 @% }
1st Kure Assault Division) e ?# G9 I4 d1 d
8th Indpt SNLF Coy % x+ W& A' F1 ~* n( M
2nd Field Artillery Regiment ~0 h7 K* u5 |/ {4 S
3rd Air Flotilla
, W/ J U1 W N 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment2 K9 X% q* J, {3 {) w
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Defending units:+ _. ~1 [) u) ~/ W- N. }
Molukken Garrison Battalion
3 L8 S! Z+ E. D2 ~# n 4th Coastal Gun Battalion8 ~" U) o# |" y+ N% S* ?
Ambon Base Force |