台湾攻略开始; n J7 W4 {0 h& ^1 `# A
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/01/46
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' u' }9 ?( H/ c! ]- IBombardments
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1 G$ ?2 S3 ^7 [Naval bombardment of Taipei, at 50,43 ^* E% M+ @: U! c. C
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Allied Ships 1 f& F6 [+ K. E/ G/ n9 U
CA Chicago
( |7 ?; ]4 i7 ECA Chester
0 ?5 H# b% w$ T: oCA Indianapolis
* [5 \! K/ \ ^/ U* ?$ |CA Portland & V! |6 [8 {3 x6 V7 J4 G
CA Astoria
. N; [) c6 B) Y! o/ [+ FCA Louisville
4 \" {* v% s0 q. C+ w2 zCA Canberra 2 W9 U% }1 D! ~, Z
CA New Orleans
! I6 b4 Y, u5 ~* Y% m& D! k* ACA Guam $ S- @ u' X, l" @, o
CA Boston 3 V( O1 I2 O. u, S2 E/ l4 f
CA Baltimore 0 R# c& [& t8 J0 a
CA Wichita
" D) |. q- j2 ~' w# h9 J& h( G4 }+ SBB Texas . a+ ~8 V; P% X+ W, Q$ f
BB New York
; `, V0 u/ C+ }; U: zBB Washington
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Japanese ground losses:
0 B/ ?% P) |7 K0 q; Z8 T4082 casualties reported
8 v2 \' k+ s6 `8 R" t. [Guns lost 35 1 k- J4 j5 P) \8 P0 q# ?/ X
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Airbase hits 6 0 @6 @( w- C4 A a, Q
Airbase supply hits 2
! h4 h: ^! \7 D/ U' u; ~Runway hits 54
$ m$ A7 p7 s$ SPort hits 11 + J' s" G) t. m% s' s& {
Port fuel hits 6 . R$ f g: G* m4 S4 t
Port supply hits 14
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" `% `: a: _3 N) H+ r/ q) xNaval bombardment of Taipei, at 50,43
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BB Alabama
\, l* D( {6 I, d: ?# h1 b% _BB Iowa
& Z4 p' f7 F8 v# H: j% RBB Arkansas : b6 [" V" t# w8 T
CA Detroit
/ E# u6 C9 w Y) V9 KCA Houston # U! N, k m: j" y
CA Northampton
3 w/ S2 ^0 W4 hCA Denver 6 {+ T3 h) l4 R" Z3 P3 o1 T/ q4 @
CA Quincy
# D2 {0 d0 D U7 C$ d# t8 r. c1 NCA Hobart i o# P- s2 u
8 j% Y0 g! Y. B% s, K$ SJapanese ground losses:
3 i% g& }# A6 z, Y2 c3124 casualties reported
. x+ t/ F; y7 S8 h4 w6 BGuns lost 16 - D# l* O* V0 C& E! S
Vehicles lost 1
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Airbase hits 6
4 R# X, ]# a1 }$ w: p5 eAirbase supply hits 8
5 `- M$ t# ~; j' p9 n4 x) rRunway hits 62 $ l5 |! G# k. X* i
Port hits 5 9 V2 h* m4 P* s! h, ~
Port fuel hits 3 3 s! `2 j" w! l+ [
Port supply hits 8
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( g3 y/ b& @" KAir Combat
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Day Air attack on Taipei , at 50,43
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Allied aircraft . T1 w8 E% i( s7 k) P
Mosquito B.XXVI x 15
5 V$ w c* \3 B f1 wP-38J Lightning x 65 * b0 V, _1 V& I+ R: J1 F
A-26B Invader x 75 8 V! O& g1 ~( y' H1 s
B-29 Superfortress x 24
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k/ \, M% b( O& q( R/ FAllied aircraft losses & k' l0 {, s% B+ R8 z8 f+ m# g
A-26B Invader: 1 damaged
, b4 y1 z9 t: n, p# P- nB-29 Superfortress: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses: ) \) X; p E1 ?% x3 r' [
13 casualties reported 9 U% e7 A8 Z2 }$ w7 c9 V* W" W
+ }% Z/ T& {, P5 VPort hits 3 ) c% m% Z$ s# u0 y2 g
Port fuel hits 1
; p' G) W/ e* r9 m1 x4 F2 m, yPort supply hits 10
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Day Air attack on Taipei , at 50,43
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Allied aircraft
/ d( T* V, P" i1 qP-38J Lightning x 22 9 c& d1 z4 s2 X1 B0 c- C& W. M4 t
PB4Y Liberator x 3 9 N% [/ ]0 t& d% \/ `' z
B-24J Liberator x 3
9 }7 P( t9 X& ~1 d% N1 aB-29 Superfortress x 23 - F5 b( S( @$ _. T# {7 i6 Y( c
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B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses: % t. r) e* a0 O/ J0 l+ ]
38 casualties reported 0 l/ E% K" V1 h5 H- ^6 s
) n0 g0 p: d9 Q$ p& m6 W0 |6 s0 O: IPort hits 1 8 l5 O/ f; q$ h: q
Port fuel hits 1
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9 d! w, t, L1 h+ n- OP-38J Lightning x 29
7 ^# Y1 z2 j# i$ y3 i3 p1 C/ VF-5C Lightning x 8 * I* P% G& J8 Y Q- F4 X4 C
B-29 Superfortress x 332
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Allied aircraft losses
& F" }" |- R% }B-29 Superfortress: 2 damaged / ?: l$ f7 q% r! K- o* Z9 s- M
8 {/ e( k! @8 O1 f' F% s7 fJapanese ground losses:
/ z% [8 A; R' m4 ?4 w. \9 l212 casualties reported % R3 ?* ^( Y! e5 t! B- i* d4 \
Guns lost 1 ) F3 M% k! L9 `$ n! e
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Port hits 8
) t w, }1 ]: R" JPort fuel hits 10 5 n# [+ h3 z0 t) ^1 Y
Port supply hits 16 1 ?$ b) U) E1 B) ~; e5 _# @: _
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Day Air attack on TF, near Taipei at 50,43 + {; ^! g2 q1 e) e8 d
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B7A Grace x 6
, _" d$ f8 M8 S6 u3 _4 {6 uG4M2 Betty x 3 # p' [* H/ L+ p& u0 o# O
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Allied aircraft * z1 V; }5 w" j2 b* D( l$ [
F6F Hellcat x 31
. U/ k8 P+ c: a9 Q$ WF4U-1D Corsair x 21 , D0 U2 _' Y: }3 _1 E6 H& W) y
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Japanese aircraft losses
M w3 N0 M3 C. y; F. G6 FB7A Grace: 6 destroyed / M# f7 u( n. q) [) Q6 f
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses 1 C; x: p0 }$ z
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 damaged
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6 q8 C. ]/ E: w2 Z, |* a7 @Day Air attack on TF, near Taipei at 50,43 / W7 @; K; t$ A4 C5 B; [$ I
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Japanese aircraft & q: b6 K( W0 R) U" e+ J
G4M2 Betty x 4 5 ?, b) F" l a$ j+ Q& a
Ki-67 Peggy x 5 / A2 y" n# ?% G! v" y
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Allied aircraft
' B5 q# s; K$ F, H, X9 ~F6F Hellcat x 44
8 e) B" B! Z5 c7 x, {6 m9 cF4U-1D Corsair x 28 # n; N' H* Z4 R) X" s, n% J
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Japanese aircraft losses 9 l! S% ?: j* N, e( A
G4M2 Betty: 4 destroyed % u# ? I8 f, K- }
Ki-67 Peggy: 5 destroyed + ^1 f0 p7 l- F2 G4 }4 E6 s, i+ `* i
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F6F Hellcat: 5 damaged & z5 ` e1 N H X- N
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 damaged 2 Q2 O2 N2 | p5 l8 K
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5 x4 J* S2 T% R9 D [( }8 Q1 CDay Air attack on TF, near Taipei at 50,43 9 b3 l' z- I% |2 i
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G4M2 Betty x 5 , k9 [ d2 k- A) P4 W2 m D* q
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Allied aircraft
' G; N. N3 ]6 KF6F Hellcat x 13
% a% t* t) R7 i7 X: A2 D( zF4U-1D Corsair x 7
7 u/ B0 B4 U9 A3 F/ i2 j( E; BP-47D Thunderbolt x 6
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4 m: D% C7 ?1 F% J# x+ iJapanese aircraft losses 2 C6 m; g8 Y+ \+ o; B
G4M2 Betty: 4 destroyed 1 k5 G% p4 @* a) o' j
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Allied aircraft losses . |& B) a8 C! a$ a
F4U-1D Corsair: 2 damaged ; N3 T0 e# R8 M( g+ y
P-47D Thunderbolt: 1 damaged ! J' E4 ~# G6 L2 F7 f/ v& O
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AK Lesuth 5 A6 q" Y6 _* s9 {6 n5 ~& F
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 S) n. d4 J1 W! t6 E1 y1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 67,55 ) L4 P. M5 X3 E+ a, r% Y! a
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G4M2 Betty x 6 - Z/ X$ U. }6 J4 d% B
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FM-2 Wildcat x 42 & t* Y& \$ K2 L* x+ k
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. i( [, s |9 P. P+ oG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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5 M6 P' H- C g2 F, R8 d5 dInvasions
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Not a lot of coastal defense hits despite 240mm guns that are still operational.
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TF 1028 troops unloading over beach at Taipei, 50,43 . U: z5 b4 V0 f" V% d* _% K8 N/ G7 y
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Coastal Guns at Taipei, 50,43, firing at TF 1104 6 S0 ?! M0 X! C7 Y* `1 [' T
TF 1104 troops unloading over beach at Taipei, 50,43
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477 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. - V1 Q5 ~* H& @8 _5 u; }. @; S) v
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LCI(G) LCI(G)-373, Shell hits 5, on fire
1 T$ V2 ]4 E: Z$ ~, X- O! lLST LST-454
1 G' H/ X- H# u: qLST LST-399 # U, H _7 u3 r5 V7 a
LCI(G) LCI(G)-397, Shell hits 2
! x. P4 ?% `5 n6 ZLST LST-214, Shell hits 2
* j; }; a0 o9 m$ Q% WLCI(G) LCI(G)-396, Shell hits 26
9 n, x% s& e4 NLCI(G) LCI(G)-401, Shell hits 3
1 L3 s2 l% T) j' J2 {! iLST LST-86, Shell hits 2 ' C$ M. ~2 u9 p9 @; i, t' @4 L
LCI(G) LCI(G)-404, Shell hits 6, on fire " A) m& _7 b+ L; U2 W3 d
LCI(G) LCI(G)-407 % \. k+ R' ]0 p
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Japanese ground losses:
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Guns lost 1
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Allied ground losses:
! q g; Y- E. L( X3570 casualties reported
- n' Z' S! Q) YGuns lost 5 * p' K7 Z- Z) b" o
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' v/ K' L; L8 f9 m8 I# GGround Combat : }/ S- ^! X6 n! S5 w4 U* {( i* A
$ y u- B# o4 M ^- VGround combat at Taipei
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Attacking force 10283 troops, 134 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
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$ _- Y; I5 \# i+ ADefending force 38188 troops, 459 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083
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Allied ground losses: 9 r1 s, Z) l2 G8 D7 [
20 casualties reported
8 g- J# w; z* X: `1 @1 mGuns lost 1 ; `, k% r& d+ u: u
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