AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42* R6 d( j$ C1 d% K* N
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% h' q! {& ?) a, ?1 F% U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5 E, R9 \& ]$ c: C9 T4 ]+ o: B
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
4 A% N1 V/ X, H; F- [( V驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
}7 x. u6 M$ F; w' ~3 B驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
, Z/ Q- v- o( i' W日军占领班克伦
7 G, A8 Q. [+ R9 _/ F) g; }, s! H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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2 w O; `7 r3 o; T: j( |: EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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5 u' S, U+ p' ?# `8 r- Y! x' @Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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" \: D( f+ X9 l& q- S8 L5 {1 ^Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* ]( y; O2 s$ g p0 v# M4 a
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, K7 h! r8 f2 t# b
+ T/ k1 k! r4 E) k0 {4 oAllied aircraft
9 S0 P( R. [& c! U! d A-24 Banshee x 182 L- O( X$ i! E% _
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Allied aircraft losses; j8 D3 J, z% p& w. _! _
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
7 E1 n# X. E6 W A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
2 n/ a: m/ [, h) h CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 Y0 x+ u2 U0 q- {" e, e# N2 ^ DD Inazuma2 p0 V& Z) X9 q! Y+ U
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( m4 E. J+ O% ]+ SNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships% V1 w$ B- x) x/ r" S0 l
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk8 T: _9 p/ r) Z8 I, V
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ y; N& i9 ?$ v- p- j! W" R
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
& g) I% g3 M# u" p7 \% N% y xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk7 k2 O @! g! G" |# \
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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5 Q A$ m8 u, P+ G. q) i# u4 S8 r5 N, FAllied Ships1 V& }8 H! c: P# d9 k" P
CA Northampton
+ Y" o5 M* d p% z- K& E CA Chester
. @! _: m+ D p" T) H DD Blue
, [% d$ W' O8 ?9 t# e DD Helm
6 }3 t G+ ^: D& G DD Mugford& m3 u1 S' c9 a, u" N4 W3 b( }
DD Ralph Talbot
8 g5 }: x& X1 U, t& T+ T DD Henley
: G& H' B7 E# A& a DD Patterson
" T; q) ]# H$ l2 Y1 e DD Craven' S: m5 @1 S8 r3 v7 d
8 k3 ?! f% x4 m$ s- m& E( EJapanese ground losses:; K. Q- s" Z6 i% o
3887 casualties reported
! q9 o- E8 K6 { Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
" l: A1 C: b4 R' h$ M' d% U Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
. N+ e) V0 S' s1 `( h! `5 [/ X4 y1 c Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
/ A. V/ @7 T+ y% e4 v) \ Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 L! _3 S8 m% J) z9 o
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)+ T' E" g& X; i" s) b) n
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Afternoon 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.
/ {2 B; X6 |- h$ u( | XEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft! u6 B& F, A D, w
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
; a! j+ g1 D9 K6 R; t5 e. a' q SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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" e4 L- M$ r( p, G8 o- BAllied aircraft losses
: Q& ~1 r+ M$ S5 \. f/ Y. F SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged2 b* ~+ R. B" Q0 T0 W
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Japanese Ships
( q( K6 \" R" D* X0 N1 q xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' a5 H' ^1 t# ?: v+ A2 Q! R5 o/ r
CL Nagara
" Y4 v" R$ o0 V8 C5 s xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk& X5 S+ g; Y0 y ?* G
DD Makigumo$ w$ i9 F( _% l7 C$ o& f$ X" d+ e
xAK Canberra Maru) f _, ], S' j; Y
4 M/ R) k* [: b" }Japanese ground losses:
5 h, J# B9 l5 Y! h7 t 1845 casualties reported, a3 L2 `& ~5 H a, ~
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled& ^) ^' C# {- ? o4 k) _
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
8 i! R1 S" [5 }% J, t6 _ Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled6 |2 k1 u; E0 y3 A
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
$ S9 Z9 g5 w+ E5 u* E 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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8 \& o' \ V* Y; U) O, `4 T1 jWeather in hex: Clear sky
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7 v Z0 ]# k9 q6 ^* z. rRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! W: V% b% z5 \, ?/ Q4 @
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft5 H6 W4 ^7 p8 z; x% l6 M7 d
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
) l' Q. K% Z& i$ c) S$ W: b! O SBD-2 Dauntless x 3+ U) O) I0 Q: K/ b2 y, A G
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses0 v% J% B& p, W* z# V
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged; H- i: [1 R1 w' V/ F
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Japanese Ships
5 ?+ @/ n' u8 |6 t xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 L+ b; \+ K) h" b( O* _! X xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 m3 q5 r" q/ \ AV Kimikawa Maru
' R* h0 Q8 G7 d( c% R xAK Zinzan Maru" T/ c" l5 q8 @$ L
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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1 }/ E( A* y6 M; t$ N3 PGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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+ D- x0 u' e7 yJapanese Deliberate attack1 V6 d( A' x0 e
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2444 {5 E: _3 V8 i( d
% K) a3 p9 U( h: ?8 |Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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E$ q% G' E7 k0 [+ _" E8 \Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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; @$ r0 N* \5 H7 I; E ~Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers
/ ^% S; l8 W' x& y, P* sDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)1 _7 v3 I1 z- N4 o0 A& L
experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:2 Z# f, d- _9 R3 V, D" h
102 casualties reported
! ]6 U- a. T. _+ n, k3 | Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled `' l9 j* j+ E, k' U, |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ [% S8 u& @( g# M2 M. R7 s' W# d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 e! h5 e9 o" j4 u* A5 U& a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ d0 h. \8 V+ f
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Assaulting units:1 U# A- g9 }8 v; x) P7 N
24th Infantry Regiment& \' }. v. G/ _0 q( Y9 d) D
1st Kure Assault Division* R$ @$ z4 c. v: m) b5 a
8th Indpt SNLF Coy ( F( C- M, N9 p2 q# G. M
2nd Field Artillery Regiment' ^" f9 e# q) r/ n" H$ J' ~% p
3rd Air Flotilla
+ F) ^- t9 ^$ O; R6 @: ` 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment2 x. b" {0 `7 m0 A3 Y! a- p& t
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Molukken Garrison Battalion, k3 I- s b4 d2 M7 n
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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