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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 16, 45
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5 U# _! n2 ? ~3 m3 Q9 eNight Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 112,108, Range 6,000 Yards
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2 E5 x9 m) D+ s2 SJapanese Ships0 A1 ^6 Z8 h9 L
CL Agano, Shell hits 2/ v8 }$ g, q; d/ {) E$ d
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 1! ~3 T9 n5 T* E3 T) O1 S) W
DD Yudachi, Shell hits 1
4 R0 _* O |) u' K/ | DD Samidare, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 Z5 b: U6 ?# X0 K6 o' A. w# |
DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage- G& g/ {# t) o' Z& k# H$ u% ~% _
DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
; N# X! L& e! L$ ^' P8 I) w DD Hatsuharu
2 A# H7 A3 x- l, t) J4 H DD Wakaba
, w1 ~: f# |& D' e DD Tadeshiwa, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage( h/ I |+ [: p$ p0 M
4 K9 d0 j; J \# yAllied Ships
9 o5 ^8 q9 |4 J CL Achilles, Shell hits 5, z3 ^! _8 D+ W/ b q8 m
DD Hyman
% r! F4 t8 E: O4 i8 i* \ DD Samuel Moore3 b, ]" c$ E7 K7 Y8 T. v! z
DD Taussig J5 u6 \" d W7 ]% @: `1 r
DD Dortch
- |8 M, L9 }4 ]/ } DD Marshall
" }- s! k2 \4 q z4 x# \" s DD Prichett; ?5 j+ l0 H* v: y1 R) C. V
DD Ross3 _# i y2 g1 W4 J* @6 A" u0 J1 z& G
DD Wedderburn
/ F" L3 I" u: T' L: V, v% f) q DD Wickes/ o8 V" F8 `1 q/ l/ E( Y2 d
DD Wren
7 y( R0 N- h0 \5 A A$ J DD Yarnall, Shell hits 2, on fire- w/ O" R$ }- Y5 y0 k
DD Cassin Young, Shell hits 2
2 l2 Y9 t( O6 I; h% l8 g DD Blue II, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Reduced sighting due to 10% moonlight
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ASW attack near Truk at 112,108
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Japanese Ships$ E" u1 a+ g. W5 ~/ ~3 }( W: g
SS I-54, hits 18, heavy damage% i1 h1 I L& o3 _; t D
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Allied Ships/ l8 F; K+ ^" z5 ~/ F
CL Achilles; ~0 q( f6 W( Y8 R
DD Wickes Z7 N- E/ v7 H8 U) Z* [/ K8 F
DD Wedderburn
5 ?% [! V4 v3 X/ X V! J$ D DD Ross
$ H! j; X/ b( u9 p DD Prichett
6 W9 F( @& w; {; s DD Marshall
" o3 o- N# H& C7 N* F DD Dortch2 d( S6 D& F; R" K' W9 `
DD Taussig" a8 Y1 n: ?( F. V! w3 m
DD Samuel Moore5 N1 M, c# s6 @# Y8 w1 k, r! Z5 x s
DD Hyman: @: L& G/ c! M
DD Blue II, on fire* _9 ^0 ?6 f. A# C) _( p; W: J4 Y: @
DD Cassin Young+ D8 ^4 v5 }" Y/ L6 k! ^
DD Yarnall, on fire- ]2 y' C2 c9 \: Z
DD Wren6 t! `8 p5 _) J2 j, W
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$ A+ }: [( r9 J ^: {; f ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 112,108, Range 8,000 Yards
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4 h; o! @+ P7 B/ cJapanese Ships
) V8 ?0 v/ n9 [+ z F7 Z PB Kamitsu Maru, Shell hits 9, heavy fires
) b( h$ O' c8 U9 A PB Kiso Maru, Shell hits 1
+ d6 a5 R( p v0 p* E% d# A xAK Tamashima Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire) v a7 l/ B$ G# P" q0 |9 m" i
xAK Ikoma Maru, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
( i0 j8 F+ [5 |3 E xAK Maya Maru, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage. a/ d1 a% V+ P0 v* A) X; n# n N# L9 H
PB Tokotsu Maru* V$ P, T* g- o/ F: y
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Allied Ships6 y) ~ _. F; E
CL Achilles$ A% y4 E8 ? z( U& M
DD Hyman: I1 R4 p! \. s# d
DD Samuel Moore. F+ g* O1 E" F2 W9 W8 q+ J
DD Taussig" J# X" f, W% O
DD Dortch8 X/ g1 ?; P% f8 b: U, R. @
DD Marshall
2 p! f2 f; d! G DD Prichett
7 F4 s, [ O" P/ s0 m- q4 i DD Ross
3 L/ F7 z: W, F% ` DD Wedderburn0 w" }) J" @5 r/ G! [( P/ M
DD Wickes* K3 y0 P/ V/ X7 Q) W
DD Wren: D1 I" b9 i2 {( w
DD Yarnall7 w( G+ M0 p& w6 P1 p8 L6 i
DD Cassin Young
8 I2 v1 E) t9 l. V DD Blue II& V0 j4 D4 j' p
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: A# ]- i5 z7 f% d, BNight Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 112,108, Range 30,000 Yards4 g; y' Q/ T6 Q" p4 a0 ~) `3 o- c7 R
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PB Kamitsu Maru, heavy fires
3 \0 g+ F7 _. L8 x _ PB Kiso Maru
5 w- K5 b8 ^7 e; T% N* J& T xAK Ikoma Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage+ d$ J, q1 c9 s4 s8 p8 p
xAK Maya Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage6 a' C; r0 Y* I0 ]0 n
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Allied Ships
- S2 p$ ~& }6 p" _7 J CL Achilles, A$ g9 s$ j/ [' K0 R
DD Hyman8 i4 c0 q- w0 m! e0 ~
DD Samuel Moore7 B2 M3 O+ n1 q5 x
DD Taussig
5 n9 E M6 I: J: n, b* v2 e DD Dortch& w+ R6 s% h* F+ Q3 @1 F( Z
DD Marshall8 C, p% [6 d" f6 H* [7 b$ n. n7 R4 A
DD Prichett# y; H+ M4 l; V7 s
DD Ross5 o v# w; e, b7 B4 z
DD Wedderburn
: P+ G) d- l) s$ ^ x2 S4 n DD Wickes/ S6 [8 D' G4 k4 }/ s9 n# t8 ?
DD Wren8 W: A- O. z- N8 }
DD Yarnall
3 l+ R" J% X: A8 e* }6 y DD Cassin Young* A0 ^4 p9 u0 T% N5 H+ Z" w
DD Blue II) p) C# p- k. z- N: ?5 E$ {7 a% k
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" |% R1 U) Q5 f/ a% \) @# s- @' L日军在米尔恩湾凭借地利首日打出1:2,不过盟军的火力优势明显,给予日军重大杀伤,日军显然在米尔恩湾坚持不了几天。& R6 a% Z9 e7 x; C" i+ s1 T, |
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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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3 S) K$ c t$ m6 Y# \Attacking force 22644 troops, 391 guns, 565 vehicles, Assault Value = 912
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: |: e( ^) X- fDefending force 10168 troops, 114 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 335
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I: S. J8 ?0 Q gAllied adjusted assault: 389
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1157
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8 H0 S7 r6 g3 t5 s6 p9 [Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6) y1 z; |+ V# E4 s1 d
0 z4 k* W* Z1 YCombat modifiers9 O% K X% @8 h* q
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
$ \9 q( c5 F$ v9 r. q, h/ z 1806 casualties reported& m# u1 \: _# h4 t' S
Squads: 17 destroyed, 135 disabled) ^# B- j$ P3 m6 T. Z+ N
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 24 disabled r: ]' M2 B) ~: Z9 R
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
1 i; s. l: _/ Z3 k' u Guns lost 26 (3 destroyed, 23 disabled)- }- r2 k: w& `( f
! [( U* P! w, J4 U) m {* J- dAllied ground losses:) R' x+ C* ~# B& p, H" s
421 casualties reported% f3 k& ?7 R' w2 [+ g$ ~$ u
Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
* `# k, v, d$ H$ j) W5 G Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 13 disabled
# `2 r, ]/ W$ S6 O- k" D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled5 Z6 m. e5 l# z5 W6 y& L+ W6 L
Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled) c4 S2 ]7 g: ?0 ^
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Assaulting units:
+ I4 v2 x; u9 D' {7 k2 b7 d 3rd Marine Division
) r& V/ O. z1 ~: z/ h$ {! e 766th Tank Battalion9 n. E7 C" h0 ], w3 e7 g( |
Americal Infantry Division
: g* r! Z- _% c: }6 X 5th USMC Tank Battalion
7 {9 m- X1 H! u% q( b) q 608th Coast AA Regiment2 X! x" i" G/ k1 C: ~
Tenth US Army7 P$ r8 s" c9 [4 i* K/ [/ P
544th Field Artillery Battalion
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$ S- f" a8 |3 V& y& _! G* NDefending units:
; a3 f& M5 A, I 23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade# I( E0 g4 B, y4 r
48th Naval Guard Unit
5 t1 ]% V( h( H# M* d+ Z: r 62nd Naval Guard Unit! n* M& R# Z" ~3 j3 u, h
11th RF Gun Battalion
. x6 v' }! W4 _. S 14th JAAF AF Coy " t6 d6 ?- @* p( E% ?5 N
35th JNAF AF Unit
. @6 n& F. a1 ~$ L" Q 39th Field AA Battalion+ X% C& J$ S7 q9 N5 ?+ N2 e% r! h) M
3rd Fleet /22 r: n, o1 J% O! F8 f _6 ]: _
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同日盟军在莫港登陆
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Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130): D2 e9 \, V" k6 B+ c
9 N3 G2 |) w9 f7 ?; oJapanese Bombardment attack: s& Z; F' c1 B- p1 N8 j4 V5 z3 G
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Attacking force 15435 troops, 128 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 614
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3 Q" \% x' g- J4 J. X& VDefending force 61916 troops, 1105 guns, 1257 vehicles, Assault Value = 2065
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1 w( B( M( h% i5 J; G. CJapanese ground losses:) l& T* X, B( |8 d; ^) H
72 casualties reported
" q! E5 I5 w% T$ c Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled L5 G k6 o q/ ?. p x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: z+ H: a) d- F' v) W5 w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: W( R2 @$ ]# b& j) U2 T- |0 ~, n
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, W4 L5 E% x+ w- F: C" j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' n0 \! i% r; x5 y% w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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67th Naval Guard Unit
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5 f0 t5 Z' i- K9 P- m4 W 47th/B Division
) r, v0 M8 M+ s' J9 N2 M 47th/A Division/ j9 k0 J6 x% ]/ m/ u1 t' P
47th/C Division2 y4 s; f/ d! s" ^( X2 s
42nd JNAF AF Unit
) P' }' D& E# J 23rd AA Regiment
: p; q( X; @ l 44th Fld AA Bn /10 {- r- h t8 ?; t5 G- w7 u
30th JNAF AF Unit
( l" l; Y4 k6 M6 { 16th AA Regiment2 ^' K( w3 r% q# |$ F' w1 j/ j
144th JAAF AF Bn /1
( e; M m) M) m2 G' S. W k 1st Air Defense AA Battalion4 X0 U) W& L7 i
31st Field AA Battalion
* R* Y' B/ o% A! t: _ F 37th JNAF AF Unit ' U7 \6 W: i, \9 U) Q2 T4 \
40th Field AA Battalion
5 |9 o H7 G0 S6 d' c0 Y+ ^ 25th Air Defense AA Rgt /20 a4 p0 ?9 l7 L& L8 L
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Defending units:$ ` @& f1 j! |
32nd Infantry Div /17 v# ~7 ~$ i/ R: E
9th Australian Div /1
1 u9 G! i$ t% ? 6th Australian Div /1
4 m# C. v# o; L7 w& v/ w+ z- m 3rd NZ Bde /1/ [ O/ l, ^3 r" `+ V
2nd Australian Division! L3 i- q6 N* d, I5 ]" \: a5 N
12th NZ Bde /1
I0 T8 L6 A0 X 694th Field Artillery Battalion4 ~2 u& F. K' v9 Q# H6 Q5 i2 R
IX Corps Artillery
% J M6 d: ^1 a$ I) c 223rd Field Artillery Battalion
9 |6 Q, q+ X5 [& z: G$ ^ 293 Wing /1
% \1 ^3 R9 M3 ?0 x, v* h3 F" _$ y 2/1st Heavy AA Regiment4 v1 i+ j1 |* j, W% e0 _; ?
10 RAAF Av Rgt /12 f! d4 h7 d% t! w9 u$ j+ f' P
70/100th Coast AA Regiment( ^ L% r1 M8 _" u+ D
167 Wing /1# @, \5 q& s$ b. q
2/2nd Heavy AA Regiment
% Y9 n7 k( i* P' U 22nd USN Naval Construction Regiment
6 U& d# {4 C: Q 81st RAAF Wing /1; E4 j$ a9 ]+ b( @
71st RAAF Wing /18 H! U0 ]9 ~0 s; T: o: E
Seventh USAAF EAB /6 |
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