AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42* X. y- N7 T( I+ _, X% W
闲来无事的日军炮击了下莫港,而西行的kb却遇上了一个正在逃命的xAP,双方接触的结果显示$ ~; r/ L7 f* o0 V8 A+ d
一航战的赤诚和加贺 被分离出去了,这是不是一个重创KB的机会呢? 可惜现在盟军还未集结完毕,- q. r$ C- V. z+ O- d9 W4 H9 O
要不就算盟军3cv对抗4cv也是个难得的机会。天亮后xAP理所当然的被kb击沉。
9 g+ N6 H2 w2 M7 l" }2 P日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地
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: m7 T. ^0 [ D) a/ X" F3 fNight Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 ' q- C7 _3 q1 ]9 `
Japanese Ships+ ?/ |, q9 K* _* J
BB Mutsu5 x7 E$ Q& d# w
CL Kitakami
2 i. k, q/ l7 O) j4 c" r CL Katori
/ \. i- I! k" _4 s. e+ EAllied ground losses:' \0 F+ q+ P3 a
19 casualties reported
* U- ]. _& u. i! }! _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
: X7 K7 I. l' I7 E& I# r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# G/ O' ?- ^+ {9 C+ q4 J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 h/ z8 }+ H; ZAirbase hits 28 L3 N: M) b1 }4 ~
Runway hits 1* L5 W1 l8 N' O$ Q! L* e x
Port supply hits 1 M: X9 Y) W G' n) q
BB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division4 J/ g- ]( r) z( W# [6 ~
CL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby 8 `* B: _) ^ @6 m8 l7 N
CL Katori firing at Port Moresby
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/ g/ U7 K5 P1 z0 uDay Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards - s( w* h0 O, `; M& O) m
Japanese Ships
1 L# F! E7 u+ g' t CA Mikuma0 c9 H! v3 q5 U# M4 X
CL Sendai
8 y6 i5 P# Y$ h" d DD Inazuma
4 {( j7 e( h U, S [ DD Shinonome; {8 [; f, f% G! y/ ]7 W
DD Satsuki
4 z4 F0 V# J/ W4 q$ J/ M1 zAllied Ships* R# q% e" }3 S, l4 s
MTB 7* l [9 o p7 g# I4 f
MTB 8+ q4 C: G6 s0 i1 i2 K8 L9 k( j) g
MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" |3 U+ ^1 R, m2 h! P" f MTB 10
! ^4 |3 {$ p& \# N- U' R MTB 113 }. V# F! ~. |4 ^3 f0 V4 ]
MTB 12- q' \' V# \" H8 v3 B# V' O3 |% N2 P
MTB 26$ m7 Q1 [4 X- d- {
MTB 27
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards : S, Q4 K' c' g# n' `9 O
Japanese Ships* f. u. y: a! g) F( ~/ [+ B' w4 t
CA Mikuma
! g# ]& d3 b- Y/ d; y$ ~' w5 J/ k CL Sendai
& T; F' |6 O$ j( [3 | DD Inazuma
0 Y Q* H# l+ m DD Shinonome
; M& e9 z H# v3 S. D8 R DD Satsuki
' u+ b5 R% J$ d e7 MAllied Ships
2 K, f9 K g. H' [4 s% n MTB 7
6 \' \# n" n7 T MTB 89 j$ g7 G+ P% N8 ^7 h7 g
MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: N" y8 t: n4 T% [) e3 N MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& ^9 f- I1 G j+ W MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% A8 c: z" [* ~" _* g
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire
& e9 T9 U, L G3 L! M, d; k MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 ~, t* |: H* D6 b& `2 ]' X; B
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards
5 u$ v) Y: m/ D! ?8 \5 nJapanese Ships
d% Z! O9 @% g1 t& _( R2 l CV Hiryu
2 Y; o2 ?6 H: Q CV Soryu+ z, d4 P! v( v0 D0 t6 b
CV Shokaku) K: j1 y( v$ Q" b
CV Zuikaku' O: T% K' I8 _4 G w
BB Hiei
; @" H; X9 c- \ CA Tone \: _* l6 }6 C- e* ?5 J( @- \
DD Akigumo
6 T6 A4 A. K/ d/ `* |7 S: d$ q DD Isokaze; b3 {" s5 y. V( O! ]
DD Shiranui9 S5 H) {, V! z+ I7 I
DD Urakaze
: d( H+ F1 f3 p DD Tanikaze
# T5 ?& y9 k$ | DD Arare" X8 e6 x) g4 u3 k
DD Kasumi
8 }2 s$ l4 x* y. F. U7 P DD Akebono
7 w0 K: x* S f( W DD Sazanami
- z% d, V; ?" f9 M. u8 M! U( t3 pAllied Ships
. t3 n; j' l& n( ? xAP Zealandia - c2 Y3 m3 j* h$ f
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards, Y1 B( r' J Y6 ^% Y+ a
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
$ V" R" }$ {3 RRange closes to 21,000 yards...8 r. {3 g. l$ |# V2 P' q2 g; n
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
/ [) w6 l: V7 dJapanese TF attempts to evade combat% F2 r. E( R0 }) }3 B6 `/ q0 g
Range increases to 26,000 yards...$ v2 H4 P$ J' L9 _
Range increases to 30,000 yards...0 ^/ Z$ I1 t2 B
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 . [: e8 p+ u0 I$ a9 P( T) e0 z: q) \ ]
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
: q/ X0 E( C2 s9 |Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# V" J4 J( t$ r$ L; x1 |& o
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes ( V; _. Z2 b: _$ ?, Y
Japanese aircraft
4 B* s) N8 L& a* m f B5M1 Mabel x 3: _0 J3 q3 t6 s B
Ki-27b Nate x 10 6 i- ~0 `) Z) n
No Japanese losses - N t' ^, o0 V$ o/ G, C! L
Allied Ships6 R" ?& A0 _4 y! N* C; O
xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
* V( S# Q3 }) L& bAircraft Attacking:, Z' \. F7 w, O! E8 B+ W* w* h
3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet- E* G" E0 _) [
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128
& X) F+ Q- T) U5 u8 UWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
# C; O3 x' L1 L T( ]Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 C5 ~7 k& }, o0 n
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
, a7 c& u9 M) t. u# l, j' GJapanese aircraft; v' M. Y( \/ z6 D* A
A6M2 Zero x 26
' q8 F, Q3 e( \ D3A1 Val x 15 3 v3 @* O( ] o8 N- y1 @3 s" o7 K
Japanese aircraft losses" `9 G* z- Y) j
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
$ N8 y# e5 Z7 t; O3 I" l% |Allied Ships
q6 f( }3 i8 `; _9 V xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk $ T- T$ `/ [- W0 ~
Aircraft Attacking:! C( T& }1 M Y- H9 U
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
( O% R; V/ M, {$ g; W* I Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
# ?- M- d: a; j% K1 q2 L 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'% |* ~1 N4 N% l
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb & c3 ]! i- J$ n$ D0 O
Raranga dead in the water ...
# S. ^8 {" X' S9 K1 w7 O0 d* gHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga / c- K, k3 L) A& ~3 h/ v1 U( j4 V: i
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128
* D7 R a/ _' |Weather in hex: Moderate rain
& ^* j6 F; R) A B! eRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' S8 ?1 W: r9 J6 Q# ~* [5 c
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 0 t# @& w: k& J- t
Japanese aircraft
3 D! h; L( H b6 d1 Q, A A6M2 Zero x 9* D0 M$ R5 r" d: H
B5N2 Kate x 17
; Q9 V# p- @. C5 nNo Japanese losses
. ?6 \& M$ s) I& c- F* rAllied Ships' ^% P6 ?$ g1 s: D% n
xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage . ]- G: B7 m# b
Aircraft Attacking:% C. z' D7 J$ b9 C
17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
2 ?0 H0 Q' g/ u. ?) t, Q Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb ?- V1 m) T# A5 ?- y4 L
Zealandia dead in the water ...
0 b$ _5 y: ~ z6 u3 d; vHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia
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Ground combat at Siangtan (81,52)
7 j6 P- |# P9 MJapanese Shock attack
2 v1 Q4 s ^ ~$ iAttacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436
% I @0 x* P! a& b: vDefending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 % Z: e1 x2 |( c( s/ B* b
Japanese adjusted assault: 403
! q! `1 A* J2 Y0 bAllied adjusted defense: 1 # p2 |$ y( `5 z
Japanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1) / f8 B( a3 }8 T! z6 v
Japanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!!
& B( a$ |/ ]- n& kCombat modifiers
* ] n( `$ s vAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
7 [: M* i0 B. X' L& r7 T/ HAssaulting units:7 h% ~/ v1 t* U; K9 i! ~+ l# v2 Q
3rd Division 6 ] h6 w4 H: x8 B5 c2 d
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9 a2 m5 ^' l# _, k' | o4 t' F# a1 nGround combat at 82,43 (near Ankang) - V" Y. N' c. l
Japanese Bombardment attack
/ K& ?6 s! Y2 J, } O* B) [9 ~7 G& bAttacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900
" X: s) U7 M f( LDefending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556
; d& N+ c0 f% u, M' UJapanese ground losses:
6 X4 R5 a1 |5 M* `$ z. e( v$ N% K) i- @ 17 casualties reported
& J4 d4 Q r* m9 `" `0 m3 p3 e& Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 h- ?: |! B( o9 {9 o% J" |$ w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 g, v ]; q3 ]8 J5 X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 2 e' E: K+ T$ \% I! x3 O7 _
Allied ground losses:# X* m- p" T# W
9 casualties reported9 t* p- v+ P! n( Y- P6 H i6 M. X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) l+ \ C! |' D" A4 F0 \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 Q# w" ~1 e4 M5 D; R: ^! r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 7 X f9 M; i0 F$ \1 d. s1 B
Assaulting units:
! m" a0 V- M. v- r3 O 12th RGC Temp. Division) T1 \, n! `$ N- V: e/ ?' ?
34th Division
' W3 S4 v; R# J6 `% x3 M2 M 5th Tank Regiment
' u$ T6 Z; Z8 L. w 58th Infantry Regiment
; D! X4 W* Y( h: i* F5 y; [& a 20th Ind.Mixed Brigade
- u" J$ S9 d0 E2 D 13th Division& s- C/ y; G7 ]$ L+ C9 o
9th Armored Car Co 7 U$ B- O u# B7 m* z
13th Tank Regiment
6 s( I" \, _7 d( x; c) O' f) h. \ 19th Division3 R! p1 t( r/ y: |' ]5 s
3rd Tank Regiment2 ~0 T, H# O/ d. A) V7 ?
18th RGC Temp. Division
4 [; n0 a6 }( y# X8 v 10th Mortar Battalion
# G* l2 T. B( BDefending units:
% L% Q* V4 x) W% c7 T7 D+ M 30th Chinese Corps3 A+ Q2 l3 {8 k
59th Chinese Corps
' Z4 G2 `' O% n# i# q 55th Chinese Corps3 B7 q O) O, c/ `
77th Chinese Corps
( ^8 i0 x2 p& e" H8 ]1 O 33rd Group Army ; u4 H8 z# w3 b3 F
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$ W; [) `+ F6 KGround combat at Hankow (85,50) 3 h. }: c; R' p; c1 Q1 x
Japanese Deliberate attack
, R5 K( Y+ C4 m3 tAttacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258 0 x, X9 n# e8 O% Y
Defending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48
Y% P6 N8 j* z- tJapanese adjusted assault: 205
! C: S9 T" t2 S+ A: TAllied adjusted defense: 21
2 p7 ]; @$ E `1 f7 u7 }$ {$ TJapanese assault odds: 9 to 1
5 q, Y4 p7 V& W/ ~7 RCombat modifiers
6 R7 g* L& x* y: {( @- `0 S* KDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-): U2 g) H1 Z' a8 b+ U0 e& o- Q+ N
experience(-)
2 l4 w3 A$ Y- LAttacker:
) M l4 R/ D# D: ]2 K; wJapanese ground losses: M- O' d9 }% Q+ B3 H
61 casualties reported* D, \9 i* N) y0 ?+ g" X' I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled0 e+ l9 C N6 S6 L6 S/ P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( y( ^9 f9 e7 g# y3 B$ z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ( S3 t# o& ^* e' E+ O9 J5 D1 k- Y
Allied ground losses:
* x/ C* Y/ [' a2 Z4 z 721 casualties reported
! ~% U- s. t( e( } Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled
+ [$ T2 r$ b" q3 r1 C Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
" a; @6 B, G K! o% k" y# S Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled3 ], v5 K# v; N& ~; n: c+ L
Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)
; s8 L2 f1 _7 S7 u# r Units retreated 1 5 B' W# X0 J5 b$ f
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! 9 u5 C, J+ c* Q+ S# a* U" v
Assaulting units:- J# T* P4 P6 V& H5 T+ y
14th Ind.Mixed Brigade
' i, c f# ?; J& [ { 54th JAAF AF Bn $ g- H; h6 d) t4 k# w! b
Hankow Special Base Force
3 [5 Z e; u# p! @, w5 `& ^! ^ 22nd AA Regiment7 Y7 g9 G" V5 B" N, S& o. G
86th JAAF AF Bn
& r- H- P1 ]* t" pDefending units:( ?$ V3 p8 b$ x4 ?
84th Chinese Corps
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7 j# I! E5 E; @Ground combat at Yenan (88,37)
& {6 m, N0 [, e4 wJapanese Shock attack & T8 n/ c( _3 N; F1 S
Attacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204
" a$ {+ t2 E; }: }2 h2 X+ SDefending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 ! ?# r1 l# s! h( c; i" w
Japanese adjusted assault: 78
2 L Y5 D) Z# ^" E/ x L, ]) g, _Allied adjusted defense: 5 + B( n( E- m* F" ^/ K( i# R
Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2) 6 D& y6 n, Q' `2 p
Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!!
+ [. O0 e- i/ ^! r, H* fCombat modifiers6 [; H- j1 ^% e6 ^" X. m
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)
; ^9 D I5 M( a( |6 d( ?Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+) 0 U% F9 m) V: a- g% h$ V; L
Allied ground losses:
* C+ k, T9 X$ I4 `8 Y" ~ 471 casualties reported
+ o& K* g( _ |6 q# T9 u+ }, w Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
, y' P4 V0 K, A' c. c3 i# a: M Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
) L; P! }+ J9 G& ]" C. Z% Q& G Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled L/ e# s: P9 P- E2 d: u
Units retreated 1 7 F/ `- e3 ]0 U7 W; g
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
! ]# x9 ]# W( Y8 I: Q4 JAssaulting units:, j8 A6 G& { ?% a7 ^& {
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade + K$ H9 _3 S, M' S
Defending units:
4 z2 W% G+ L- M6 m1 U' _" L+ B 22nd Chinese Corps |