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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 15, 44
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% J/ U& V6 A) [/ ?+ \库塞伊登陆D+1 day,TF58主动北进波纳佩寻战KB,不过很遗憾并没有发现KB的踪影,盟军舰队炮击了波纳佩和库塞伊,瘫痪了这一带日军日军唯一的6级机场波纳佩。库塞伊岛上日军作风顽强,无奈实力差距太大,盟军首日谨慎攻击打出1:1,给予日军重创,自损轻微。
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Night Naval bombardment of Kusaie Island at 125,1184 Y7 c3 ~; ?3 E* d2 d5 ]' M
9 [# l/ E1 k6 `Allied Ships5 I! B) f+ m% C- c/ E! F( r/ t
CA Canberra II
8 V8 C, ]+ C1 I) Z% F. J0 c2 b9 j CA Exeter7 I6 T& B B: H9 O1 H) p
CA Suffolk0 r/ ?& C; o$ L) t: L7 ?% z& n
CA Sussex+ r/ B7 j/ ]7 h
CA Shropshire8 }' O. h9 V0 m+ n% Z
CA Boston: F. h$ W9 u3 n" n( x
CA Baltimore- l# x" I/ N- y8 ~6 b
CA Wichita
: v" z3 v1 k( P$ d CL Biloxi
& a# @ B, k7 c- d( ], W! l CL Mobile
) _9 ^4 ]0 n& p7 q, P+ [' w9 J2 ^+ h CL Santa Fe
* s+ G1 g: }; K; W7 w CL Denver. \. `3 m. z# J% j$ H
CL Montpelier8 c9 }6 O) }) x: h' t0 T
CL Cleveland2 p# |$ O. N! R! a6 I" O
CL St. Louis& f$ k5 Z8 b$ M( t6 b
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Japanese ground losses:7 W" y' B. V' P
302 casualties reported
) B4 o) ]& U9 w6 m9 U Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: L, F) P/ ?: Q1 m$ v% M! J
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 88 disabled' t8 ]2 R5 V* B4 W/ q7 O4 U; Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
+ U$ O8 j# p) j$ K* p1 {9 {7 y1 a7 F Guns lost 47 (1 destroyed, 46 disabled)
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Airbase hits 21
1 ~. z9 }8 N# |* h3 TAirbase supply hits 10
# R# ?" v8 _" k/ B* S& u2 Z5 NRunway hits 95
8 T9 d, B# E1 G. k" BPort hits 42
0 H o2 G+ ]) |% y) mPort supply hits 5
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Night Naval bombardment of Kusaie Island at 125,118
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Allied Ships
' S: C5 E! Z6 p& z' `/ P+ S$ o BB New Mexico
2 C3 m2 f# M5 ^# C CL Newcastle( i# V8 |: W+ x: K2 u" h2 R" o
CL Hobart( M: h- I( O! ^; l# z! w0 j, J1 E
CL Perth( t0 X, G) Q; ~/ d3 c( X% E
CL Achilles: F0 n6 b$ ^3 ^1 ^6 i; c$ V
( l6 {* a4 Y. Q9 {6 [, Z7 R/ eJapanese ground losses:+ O" A/ ]9 Q/ f+ M5 T9 @( ^& n
129 casualties reported8 a/ Z- u% W! q% g* ]3 [7 I; q# X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 _$ R7 u7 i" k$ ]9 M3 W0 _& H Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 30 disabled
$ b. {" p; S, g) e$ w: Q Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ [& o8 x# O' t% k4 L4 z& Y Guns lost 20 (5 destroyed, 15 disabled)
( N- W& R& H5 F' J& V" J9 d Vehicles lost 16 (3 destroyed, 13 disabled)
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. h3 p/ r& E+ Z1 IAirbase hits 4
; G1 L9 m% _- N& ZAirbase supply hits 1$ J2 e/ @0 Z# ?: l& j7 z- W
Runway hits 126 K1 \* y" Z" C" D- e% j ~% C0 F
Port hits 52 a+ {6 W2 V( j
Port supply hits 1
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) {( b8 z; _$ v% T4 S4 l, k$ R& TNight Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Japanese aircraft
6 x; [0 A. a8 q' ?$ k no flights8 ]/ ?! P! ]& {3 O8 J3 Z( b$ Q- j Z+ v
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Japanese aircraft losses/ r" K7 G3 n+ U3 C6 d
J2M5 Jack: 30 damaged$ t' X8 z: L4 q$ g9 S$ I6 M" B
J2M5 Jack: 2 destroyed on ground; C, s$ v7 [) _2 x
E13A1 Jake: 11 damaged
( i! d$ q6 ~; z E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground+ v# H! w3 Q7 D" L: Y
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85 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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7 ?& T( c8 j" M D' p% p$ c( jAllied Ships
! f; s5 }2 K( v4 Y BC Renown, Shell hits 2
8 Y3 u6 l% x! s2 w6 @4 X BC Repulse, Shell hits 1
& w/ \; h/ `; @% D) p/ u7 C2 w: y CA Vincennes
' ?8 A1 I7 d6 J M7 ^2 k CA Quincy
, x4 I+ ]" b! w+ y1 M' C P! ]% u CA San Francisco
0 `+ G* f8 w! q9 p CA Minneapolis
9 v" C# f( y. c, q9 U1 E. D5 q CA Astoria, Shell hits 1
[. G" q7 V9 D% F CA Chicago! c# T- n5 `4 J1 n
CA Louisville4 j( @* O- t/ H7 i
CA Chester X! q4 T2 t# n3 D) H2 X( i" Z
CA Northampton N+ T! [, p) ]
CA Portland/ j t, y3 X& F
CL Birmingham8 Q$ _( o5 |# f0 Z
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Japanese ground losses:
6 E" ?+ i; a$ J7 e 225 casualties reported
: I1 R% _; N& v# C3 m Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! \- b2 P# {8 P, T. ^: k6 D Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled+ G" O R& T& g% R: X* ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
, h5 Z8 q; {) M( |# c Guns lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled)' Z: V. W. ^$ |8 e
; E2 U+ Q: W' B5 [: h9 P3 U; |) A- M0 wAirbase hits 9
$ u9 u7 ]( K$ y! k9 p- xAirbase supply hits 5
* J3 U5 H+ j& zRunway hits 61
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Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Japanese aircraft/ g$ r, @& a4 u" W( A5 K3 y
no flights+ v, A/ _2 _2 [( A. D, y
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Japanese aircraft losses# X! T, ~. }* q* a+ K+ @
J2M5 Jack: 2 damaged- K. D& _$ [' L
E13A1 Jake: 2 damaged
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288 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.' @4 G, j: S9 {" [# [. G% C
! Y% J" i7 Q/ e* WAllied Ships6 z6 F: ]- p8 T$ ~2 I: J7 a
DD Wadleigh, Shell hits 2
; [7 U% C2 D4 T( v DD Uhlmann) Z8 Q- L& U. `) N$ I
DD Twining, Shell hits 6, heavy fires) L% C1 x9 g- E" `( B) W
DD Tingey
( Y \$ o9 J4 \& r DD Terry
) O4 [1 U6 r0 b8 h- U DD David Taylor
) I2 K8 P* g5 K! I' {' w! o) m DD Porterfield
& g) s7 e d$ A/ W: L DD Morrison, Shell hits 3* k. N3 }2 l6 ^; F# Y" a& t
DD McKee7 |8 o) ^: D! q% O& p: {( _& l) i9 M
DD McCord
+ A+ E; x# J( ` DD Marshall, K0 I j" w1 S+ r1 |+ K1 A; @
DD Johnston ^5 I1 c; j% r. e( v8 ]8 ~
DD Haraden
" I% z0 q6 O* ` DD Hall
' V9 I4 w0 {8 I8 Z DD Hailey8 w: N- B9 p$ ^) `
DD Haggard
2 F j0 m$ T! B* J! q$ a" o2 m DD Gatling5 L% f& N( |/ |7 I" ^0 l& A6 F
DD Dortch
' M8 N# _* f: \ DD Dashiell6 k- q0 p: A8 G1 d
DD Daly4 B3 V; \2 Y3 j4 O% M$ _2 [
DD Cowell
0 Z ^, V- u' E O+ b1 k DD Cotten
. ]/ Z4 D. d/ m; W& J DD Bush
2 a A, p6 [4 s5 O( L% V$ x DD Burns' K2 R2 ^) p: h. H- j w
DD Bullard
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2 p2 Q0 A+ |0 r8 K# f7 }! OAirbase hits 8
% F. \& C" }. J: _3 v% TAirbase supply hits 2
$ {# b' _7 y3 E' T; aRunway hits 319 L2 s" I. K2 f) z ]# }
Port hits 18 T: r& j. b6 G* d! r; z1 e
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Naval bombardment of Ponape at 119,113 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!5 W W1 v( p" U
* e/ y# V& m0 n% D+ ?$ R9 Z: ~Japanese aircraft
" X/ T- M5 m& C) q% N, f! A- `2 Q no flights. ?) m3 Z2 A2 }
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Japanese aircraft losses9 p0 v5 `" ^4 |/ y
J2M5 Jack: 5 damaged
! r M) o+ Y: _- Z B3 n j( M J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground
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233 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.$ r5 t& c9 i R. H3 t, ]' k
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Allied Ships
8 I, k, A' ^* l5 Z. j' c% y8 x DD Queensborough
& e B5 p3 v+ H' Y) [- m8 i DD Warramunga+ X3 I3 d0 _2 B, @1 h
DD Arunta3 F: C' V" \5 W/ e6 W: ]. X1 e
DD Quiberon+ R) b9 J, f \0 D
DD Dale
0 ?+ h# k2 z! H0 { DD Worden
( U# K* D, b0 ]. s2 g DD MacDonough+ B8 ~) R, t% m$ N. f5 N
DD Hull, Shell hits 5, on fire+ X2 ~) _* c' f2 n- W4 m
DD Dewey, Shell hits 4, on fire
" o# s. C: Y' \: k DD Farragut
6 n. n3 @# d2 j DD Selfridge
3 b3 A1 W! u2 r5 P2 R4 W" ~ DD Downes
+ K1 X% O6 c' T' _9 p3 u4 o DD Preston
# M- _$ E% D3 Q6 W DD Perkins2 z6 W, S% Y- t* J$ m: n
DD Case
5 f* i- u& {; i+ ~: R DD Lamson
* j8 q1 N) m: C, T DD Drayton
1 P3 J1 r' P7 o+ J( p( R/ N DD Cummings6 ?$ B, Q7 v0 O' m& h7 l: R
DD Mahan0 T H) a' s$ g" V; O
DD Dunlap' l7 n7 j0 j" ~( f1 n# x
DD Wilson
- ]* W; b T! q* S1 I% A& r DD Sterett
. D! `3 H! n; T; _, n DD Stack( s5 Q! M9 `- j; ~
DD Lang. R4 @7 k/ s) t1 T2 b
DD Ellet% W1 C, Z9 M* q9 c
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Airbase hits 14/ m9 N( x$ n8 P3 R
Airbase supply hits 2: Z3 Y ]: d* z/ C/ y( | U
Runway hits 31
" T* z5 `$ j" t9 E. v" o8 |Port hits 20 Y0 ?# L: o; T
Port supply hits 1" Z J& y# Q0 z" I+ P7 _( s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ponape at 118,113
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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; {* y( T2 p2 V8 m1 c- i% f: K' oRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.8 s! `9 ^" a( g
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 P Y% e. L( o! n- g6 ?" t5 Z
J2M5 Jack x 119 H& ^# ^. [% g) }
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Allied aircraft" V3 d; c# U8 \! R* S2 A
F6F-3 Hellcat x 80- {( \4 R9 `# n# z2 L
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 34% c. U& B' q+ t2 R
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Japanese aircraft losses5 E0 v. J+ Y/ o
J2M5 Jack: 2 destroyed
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; x* U# O# C5 Y( ?! E+ E0 B- yAllied aircraft losses7 ]5 w3 y; b. ^+ C
F6F-3 Hellcat: 7 destroyed
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Japanese Ships# U5 }- Q# v B ?3 N/ B- _5 {6 P" [4 E/ G
xAK Lisbon Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
7 m1 o" k) F8 }9 v xAK Maebasi Maru, Bomb hits 13, and is sunk# s7 O" p) Q, Z5 ^1 S. k/ I; u
PB Fumi Maru #3, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk7 I2 E* E9 Q7 R0 Q. y
PB Saiko Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage7 V* F) n4 t2 o4 z- ?+ J
PB Fumi Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Ground combat at Kusaie Island (125,118)
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Allied Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 61083 troops, 1384 guns, 1234 vehicles, Assault Value = 2188
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Defending force 19941 troops, 225 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 601
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6 p- V q" O" A2 t' VAllied engineers reduce fortifications to 3 }& L% U% ^1 `
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Allied adjusted assault: 2761
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" X$ }7 H% P9 B- x2 p& uJapanese adjusted defense: 1659 / s" I2 I4 }* Z! W% b" G
4 h5 l6 b0 K+ v; e8 H1 IAllied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) ( s: P" C& `( W
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Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3; m; w9 d P* A+ ]2 E
2 Z/ K& a9 Q, m! jCombat modifiers
" R1 K, A$ ~' _* MDefender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)9 A3 x6 F( F: _0 D8 @; d- c9 h
Attacker: 1 D. z g' G& M: f W9 y$ O: u% k
; N+ [* g% ~7 |" l7 C) zJapanese ground losses:
! ]0 f3 l! l) V2 K. [ 3165 casualties reported
3 }4 m5 @0 S+ t2 H Squads: 85 destroyed, 127 disabled
6 q: A2 O+ _3 i Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled" j6 L% V, t2 X: R: M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
! k }" S. U! F( Z Guns lost 47 (16 destroyed, 31 disabled)7 n5 b, j* U1 ~- U7 N4 ?
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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Allied ground losses:
7 x9 t, [3 N6 D' [ 1392 casualties reported* e0 M4 `/ Z$ Q+ N, p
Squads: 6 destroyed, 110 disabled0 ?: }) d* y7 i( j, V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
* {" ` V5 T& W7 h1 q0 M1 [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
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Assaulting units:2 e/ B, c# \: C+ Z+ j4 T2 t
6th Infantry Division
- x6 Z/ D& |: F. b- J2 F 2nd British Division- E9 |$ A+ U4 l
8th Indian Division$ d3 Z/ g- |3 j$ J+ n: p/ K* [$ [
5th Indian Division6 ^3 q& B- L4 A/ D& J% R
51st Highland Division; k6 h- P7 B9 X
57th Coastal Artillery Regiment/ ]1 C# K/ {" n
226th Field Artillery Battalion
6 j6 ]1 l4 R; K. D' d7 \* J 1st USMC AA Battalion; [# f' S. r: w
198th Coast AA Regiment
# O$ z. F. ^ l) _6 P. t u' c1 w XXXIII Indian Corps& Q! d& E/ a- G b/ d7 \: e
Fourteenth USAAF 1 p0 D7 Y# M# b8 I: d
96th Coast AA Regiment
7 k: M8 a7 w& n. r/ A 5th USN Naval Construction Regiment
0 b- \' v1 q4 e1 B4 C4 j {8 w, V 181st Field Artillery Regiment V4 R3 ^! w& X# }/ X1 X
168th Field Artillery Regiment; r4 S M) L3 b& P( u& h
28th USN Naval Construction Regiment
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+ B' K* b% C5 a6 B, rDefending units:
# W) X7 k' b7 K# M) S0 X 148th Infantry Regiment
' \) Z2 s7 _7 {# m 62nd/A Division9 p5 L( y' ~) R# q/ `
72nd Infantry Brigade
4 V+ a8 b4 c6 W9 U. E5 I 48th Engineer Regiment" |) Z) ^9 r; y4 H: v6 ^- l# h
62nd/B Division. T# f7 B; M% g( \
62nd/C Division
2 e6 D; U; ]% |( L 32nd Air Defense AA Battalion: v$ Z0 k2 n2 p1 b1 H
19th Army5 f4 F; F% M0 ?
31st Air Defense AA Battalion
- f: ^+ ^ E8 z# P! v; m. E# h 21st Air Defense AA Battalion
' a1 H# W n# E' A% Q 20th AA Regiment
9 s0 s$ F0 F3 _$ k. p6 ?& r 65th Field AA Battalion9 Z; H* B# j0 @! E
13th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion6 X* |; `+ f7 P* ~( a/ Q3 U; w
11th JAAF Base Force* {* a- H1 G; M; Z/ ^1 L4 e. r
23rd Medium FA Rgt /1 |
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