AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42; J0 B/ |9 W0 X+ @/ r. b1 V! N* w
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* U+ r. C2 P# [2 h" c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
3 Y# o+ {4 m! h7 \' ^$ c# RminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
% C4 P. `/ \' g驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
8 r, y% J# b4 n* r驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉 Q7 j2 d: c# U K' u" I9 r
日军占领班克伦$ I/ L, U5 @# C. r! R) A
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, v$ r5 x# }4 W
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8 ^* ]4 m+ n. PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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; `. ?# {" G2 r3 a1 r* W$ QWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% j- I) [. O$ p0 D2 U$ ZRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 L; F, u+ \5 [$ F* |, Q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes' _/ V- L- ^2 A: e- E' k9 z" K: |: L
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Allied aircraft
4 V! b4 x, Y8 j$ r8 Y: S. V1 G E A-24 Banshee x 18
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A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged! D1 L0 s% {3 P. a* V
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak/ F4 V' R! S" Y& A _7 w
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) T8 x6 l9 Z7 ^+ ?% n; ^ CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire* r' x$ S: E# k7 p$ S8 `4 n7 A
DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
A, k& V. a8 d3 H0 G0 C( D xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 \& \4 Q; P) O& t7 X
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk6 J' y9 M; {# Z% X- o' w
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
# i" h, H5 l5 S/ E; c4 a2 c8 o& L xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! Q% d5 s2 b; U V1 J
! P3 Q# |! V5 x) T* v, f4 IAllied Ships: I$ j) q3 K; T
CA Northampton& }2 C0 g9 o6 u6 U3 \4 z9 I
CA Chester
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DD Helm
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DD Ralph Talbot) f$ ]: w, U; U& Z9 ^8 _4 E
DD Henley
( Y' k9 s; l$ l4 d8 } DD Patterson7 m; p+ `$ [' K( D
DD Craven
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9 u8 u0 r4 s0 O3 b A5 ?Japanese ground losses:
" o7 \- w5 @5 L 3887 casualties reported% H' `7 k/ T4 D8 G% H
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled6 _3 K. h: ?3 J9 a. ?" _
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
7 Z5 T$ Y& U" g$ ~7 I Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled6 [8 U- g2 D! A
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
5 v& y" ]% r5 y& [* }/ @ Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,545 L* \9 z1 i, _8 s+ U
4 i m i; m/ o' i8 a' c& Q3 a" |Weather in hex: Light rain
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( s% G U; B5 w& WRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% F1 g1 U! v7 r' h8 tEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 [# H$ g- z& v8 ^/ z F4F-3 Wildcat x 6) K: p; r& j2 I) ]* x0 X* r
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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1 a8 m+ e9 r* V5 O" W6 dAllied aircraft losses7 i. i9 n* x2 F8 T
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships/ b9 O- f4 ^6 e) k' g L8 U* {4 E! q
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
6 y& x5 q" |6 Q# B# o2 K CL Nagara
6 _+ v# `; k1 K) p% H xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
/ U8 o% e" X$ S5 C0 i% A. V DD Makigumo
& r# ^6 u% A, z4 ?5 k xAK Canberra Maru) o) _/ ]2 a7 w* q
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Japanese ground losses:
2 x( J/ v/ x1 I' C; L 1845 casualties reported: v5 }- n6 I/ m: A
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
1 r2 v* V# U/ `7 F5 e" ] Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
. q) T2 o" Q; H& |7 m7 W0 b. f Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled8 a" e1 E+ e; u
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 j) n0 k- x" `# Q O. u r) m
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 sky1 Z7 B$ G3 j9 }# A4 ~( \9 w
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., r; {. U, A5 e
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes1 Q# _9 [& o* J8 u/ j3 ~, m
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Allied aircraft2 b! A; D: D |* D
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
2 }2 d; R+ {$ p2 U1 Y* w' A SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
/ c( J! Q# ?. k TBD-1 Devastator x 144 j2 m5 [( K4 s/ q- }" U
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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% f& T! O6 i& X9 pJapanese Ships
9 E% P. _1 e5 @/ N- `( X xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 \" _; k, ]* u8 }* D xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% N( |- i h% Z; ~$ ~" T
AV Kimikawa Maru
. R" X* [- O0 K/ i0 \& n; Y xAK Zinzan Maru: ]. a# u, S' x" M
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 e9 F! l4 W" {# P% `3 z
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+ B# y4 N7 S( M% y* U3 ]' H. }7 VGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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8 l$ D+ d" S# tJapanese Deliberate attack+ c1 I( |0 v! H% S9 c0 A* S' A
; Y' ^2 P ?% w4 X6 w0 O& xAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2442 J7 v5 P/ z5 x# w
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47* }. \& Z+ {6 w
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 . [3 q' n4 P, `; B6 Y
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 8 C# S4 V7 a9 Y' P
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) # D, q7 N. m& x: x
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers
: R/ k- C6 x4 lDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: ; d/ z: v& s% t# [( a: x
$ b q3 h. V1 q7 Z! DJapanese ground losses:' I/ G* |) B, b7 y- F5 A" {
102 casualties reported; j0 K |$ U* b3 e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled, I! y! ?% W+ S! U p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 I# B5 i8 _; E' m/ b& `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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118 casualties reported/ V! I; H3 n, ?3 v0 S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled% ?) `0 o8 k- \8 d7 B6 Q. f7 d* J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% A: {' S4 w+ q+ H3 ~5 s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
0 w2 k/ m6 A$ I$ ?9 c$ l 24th Infantry Regiment
" n5 }! H$ ~( y+ o6 J c: t 1st Kure Assault Division
4 R* v6 G8 R! l, ~& Z# q 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
; f' `2 \ M% j) a. s 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
! B! K* Y. z* C$ E! O* N+ x 3rd Air Flotilla
) A+ s3 k7 Z( s' c1 N! p, t# Z 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Molukken Garrison Battalion7 J" m6 ~ O( z
4th Coastal Gun Battalion' Z: w/ w) r# ]5 j$ W
Ambon Base Force |