AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
- G6 U0 K( D g+ m* |5 H: o- D- T% _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$ Q- m; e4 p1 Q; h: [% E0 L6 o
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,
0 A3 i* E6 Y/ W2 ]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。2 V7 y& S" _1 n' v1 T
日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地* m, h) a0 L7 v! ]1 x; x8 P
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130
7 {- j! i. I% v1 j, Y) gJapanese Ships
8 D$ M0 S+ V/ B1 V, t9 M' N: f BB Mutsu, H9 a% E' o$ F$ c5 W) ~
CL Kitakami& o- D. @' ~$ i5 _) I
CL Katori
3 q% U M- Q: d5 I: FAllied ground losses:
6 N6 Z6 N% A y; x/ E5 `* t6 K; i 19 casualties reported
# S6 V+ t: [ Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
( F: U: `' m" Z; k$ e) ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
`: @7 P6 {4 W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ( Q; _8 Y% s: v0 ]) L
Airbase hits 2
$ ]7 p( Z9 `. Z& v# ZRunway hits 1
4 m! O6 U! _* c% P* z' C( IPort supply hits 1
; F+ D! {% w7 }2 m" V d1 p! |+ BBB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division( M% t) @4 ?+ S" T% V
CL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby
7 G% D( L r2 B2 U3 C1 Y- ICL Katori firing at Port Moresby
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' N# d" U# }( C/ j/ K; TDay Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards
/ m0 L6 d8 R. M+ p" vJapanese Ships
' x$ C8 \+ b7 U9 J; C' p' B CA Mikuma
1 e. R/ B4 h2 R4 y6 O CL Sendai
/ V0 l( g9 A4 C8 Y; F DD Inazuma
3 b3 T' z5 G6 k* |0 x5 a) T) n* p DD Shinonome4 t: f: b9 q3 ^: R( D
DD Satsuki
& _ P/ @; q M1 K( y7 @Allied Ships
, }+ v+ Z) f7 i$ k0 m MTB 7
+ |6 y7 c. r4 W1 J7 x) t/ k+ x MTB 8- R3 Q0 |1 l7 r+ r( j+ t# ~" J
MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
2 h3 S1 z2 ?6 X# w% |$ U7 f6 M# Q MTB 10
% ?: T) p% G3 k* M; S, w- V/ e8 C MTB 119 M- O- ]9 ?7 |% G2 b3 C' q
MTB 126 `/ i. t7 N: Y. X5 l
MTB 26- i2 F6 P% J& w0 k; e& m) s
MTB 27 {/ D! j3 N+ f, Z x9 a( [
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards ! {: x5 r& B2 a, E
Japanese Ships
0 a4 S5 ~4 \, B) v& H0 K CA Mikuma
" d$ F% G+ ?0 {0 ?7 l9 S, A CL Sendai
! e8 m: l* @% F) P4 n' v m/ ` DD Inazuma
' P' f/ S& |" S# z/ @1 `. n DD Shinonome9 w* f! Y8 A7 o- A p- n. T
DD Satsuki
# M {; H; }0 Y5 }Allied Ships5 Z5 F V J9 \
MTB 7
i, a8 Q+ I# e MTB 8
8 F! M; ]4 C$ j+ I MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 o. q ~. g6 U2 R MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 n4 o; Z( m8 L! b$ T- x* v
MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 s# E; `0 w6 d9 v& W MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 v; G" t& P ] MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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+ k' g( e" y& }) k4 Y5 {Day Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards
! B+ J( A' U# S2 j4 h+ a$ pJapanese Ships m' W' ?, h4 j3 k1 k
CV Hiryu
# `" u$ g4 ?: ~# }. f. y CV Soryu6 K2 G+ n; B9 N' i& s4 G0 |8 s
CV Shokaku- i: q" U1 u. [5 y
CV Zuikaku6 n1 e- Z2 |; [/ {2 s+ H- T
BB Hiei
3 H) I: H9 _8 Q CA Tone# P# O8 `( L5 W. m) I6 [
DD Akigumo
9 |! k9 {( X( ]2 y) k* Y* L { DD Isokaze
) V1 [3 Q5 J8 w* R! b DD Shiranui
9 H1 a9 a5 f; X3 J1 ^ DD Urakaze
& Z- ~8 `: {: \1 c- P9 Y DD Tanikaze
" Y& O [: Y8 t6 ^* Y4 Q DD Arare
) M- U/ o9 |4 K$ k+ z) ` `) b4 M DD Kasumi
3 b2 _3 g+ B% D, b DD Akebono* z) s* ]: _; Q
DD Sazanami * S, k6 a# b u$ e9 V; u) k* M; K
Allied Ships% m- J% h* j6 W" E% j q
xAP Zealandia ' I9 J m: g( D! ^( w1 m& i
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards- v' y2 M0 i& b9 Q& n1 _6 p
Range closes to 22,000 yards.... w$ i+ ` W1 Q( n( _; O% q" X1 n
Range closes to 21,000 yards...9 R* p/ m. e# Y
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards8 J1 R" T6 w) v8 f( b
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
' `& {5 e' U' N. JRange increases to 26,000 yards...
1 h- C/ h/ \2 Q* q, w/ N7 KRange increases to 30,000 yards.../ K7 S: W" F2 G0 b
Both Task Forces evade combat
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3 b1 g }5 t& Z7 E3 s8 HMorning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 ! y6 f" b* ^! L! Y6 a
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
+ i& q4 I8 G( i. J u0 IRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 v2 @/ Y# H7 u/ q9 D* |. o
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes 6 Y1 B6 G3 j2 `9 L5 D2 U$ H( w
Japanese aircraft6 G7 H* R/ B ?) |4 e. W. X
B5M1 Mabel x 3: y, @8 K3 w7 d& o
Ki-27b Nate x 10 ' u* U z9 D5 x) |: f: `+ X+ c/ Z
No Japanese losses 9 n' I2 E% H }3 y0 K) _
Allied Ships
8 j. x" `+ Y- y' _# r! f8 x xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! R$ E4 B# }2 b% q! b$ e) `* @Aircraft Attacking:; |7 U* b& @( z4 z% a& ~ S
3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet% _# I. h, O' z9 w; N& L
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128
2 h1 C$ K6 I$ ~3 [- J& Q/ g0 ~- IWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
1 N5 }, z' M X/ c5 Z4 D; ARaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ s0 w _7 D8 \8 s' K" C
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes ! U- r* B# x' C8 J7 `
Japanese aircraft
; J7 Y- ~1 _% q7 z8 Y/ J$ ` k* { A6M2 Zero x 26
5 [% p( S+ t# ?* p9 j2 Q% e4 R D3A1 Val x 15 $ z; b/ H# F# i' z& A
Japanese aircraft losses* q$ @2 t* `# ?
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
5 j$ O+ Q. Y* _: tAllied Ships
2 V7 e1 S; U5 @6 z xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
! ?% y `6 G3 a1 sAircraft Attacking:
; v$ C# }6 s- L$ q( k 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'- o. c3 o7 Z8 z/ C& J& ]7 ^+ X
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb2 G' m! C! e' c5 R* I" ?4 _: D
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'7 Z: j! ~+ u+ T; Q
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 6 Q% y3 n9 x) @
Raranga dead in the water ...8 t" N9 _# v$ H- ^1 L5 m
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga
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) a4 c5 L8 w. |/ b/ @6 |8 Z* AMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128
3 K! o9 O7 R# S5 S4 AWeather in hex: Moderate rain 0 h! y4 Y8 L, E9 a( M4 O- v) _
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* E* x5 H4 I& T7 U/ {+ e1 H
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
' n% A, A2 `6 WJapanese aircraft
: l' h- Q! D+ b4 _" I$ t A6M2 Zero x 9/ l( q `; P( e) ]3 u
B5N2 Kate x 17 8 f3 Z( ]. V% M# U% l' ~
No Japanese losses
/ k# T! ^) Y9 \* u! W fAllied Ships* g2 h! v2 ?% Q2 J0 u- C# v
xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage ; y8 l3 H+ Q# I/ R: y% r1 i1 t1 s
Aircraft Attacking:
- q# { \7 G0 d$ S/ H 17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
2 s8 C/ T5 @$ _* i) V. T Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb ) Z3 r2 U- [+ F- e+ C+ e
Zealandia dead in the water ...
9 t0 _2 Q( {9 A4 W1 d$ fHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia
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Ground combat at Siangtan (81,52) ) e) _8 W# }, Z ~% C: v2 `1 t
Japanese Shock attack
/ |( g- Z+ F; `Attacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436
4 @' w6 p7 s, V9 K0 \( `' i. d) kDefending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
' C$ t0 P- B+ v9 }- D/ u6 F- uJapanese adjusted assault: 403 6 e! u- S' `6 }3 j8 |# q5 s8 Y
Allied adjusted defense: 1
" D, z A8 @9 k% d% |" W+ `Japanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1) 3 u4 @2 k- F9 _9 q: l. _
Japanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!!
7 g1 R# Y& G! @3 O7 PCombat modifiers
. L% R; o1 F9 h. h4 yAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
" s' J" I$ M7 y. K% n7 {Assaulting units:7 B/ s" c3 x0 D% [
3rd Division
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$ u. M! q9 l, V! ^Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang) & |; [$ E& ?) ^( W& r
Japanese Bombardment attack * F( p0 z5 X5 U% A5 e5 W) f9 b
Attacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900
1 k9 s+ V) m7 F" S3 n. z. KDefending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556
- W1 n- e: M2 h8 N$ pJapanese ground losses:& p- q8 E; r S3 T0 M& K
17 casualties reported
: A6 `4 g |0 } l: J2 Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 d! ^. N7 i8 i: d) h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 h, G6 m8 h$ P, `: J, ^6 o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled $ a) L# ^$ g- G w- B( p2 R" _
Allied ground losses:0 ~# k# Z6 V# k( w3 Z, p- B0 R
9 casualties reported
# p& {+ F3 B; l1 o Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* V- j H2 }. b2 X6 g6 H# }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 x3 i/ J9 Z6 G5 _6 F# m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & G9 d" {6 |2 t9 d2 ]* }
Assaulting units:
, D: L. f/ ~2 h6 o/ Z2 i( w 12th RGC Temp. Division" s! m. B: U% e& ]+ ~8 V0 b
34th Division' A& S- p' H! s3 ^* p( @* S
5th Tank Regiment( E7 m$ H3 \+ v5 w7 A& _
58th Infantry Regiment
$ O9 @6 S. G @1 K3 ~9 g1 [ 20th Ind.Mixed Brigade
/ X, v; P7 W- J8 g1 L 13th Division1 c/ E, @- R" a" Z
9th Armored Car Co 9 |5 g7 {( Q g. l' E
13th Tank Regiment
6 V, Z. s- w- n s J 19th Division
# {% b- M X7 @* q 3rd Tank Regiment
, Q8 Y* w5 y, w; A& z 18th RGC Temp. Division
2 e" ^- G/ V6 E8 g+ h 10th Mortar Battalion 3 _ w% b3 ^, O( } \
Defending units:
( u8 x* Z; F( } 30th Chinese Corps! F* q% x' O( V9 A D8 ~. K! h
59th Chinese Corps
% z* p; A1 v) f, d. d 55th Chinese Corps! i% e5 X; T8 \1 d' N$ Q& X# J
77th Chinese Corps
; B- x# f7 k& A6 I 33rd Group Army ( m; ~% r6 A5 I% k; ?& d0 o2 X
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Ground combat at Hankow (85,50)
! U" J# i5 d& ~) \1 v' [! \. yJapanese Deliberate attack 2 n: A- w+ A: J* {' V8 D
Attacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258
% j. F4 t6 c% x; UDefending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48
5 N" }8 L0 ?( V6 G4 N# `9 bJapanese adjusted assault: 205 ) L" }3 s* u9 _
Allied adjusted defense: 21
6 C! T1 d& d$ J1 I HJapanese assault odds: 9 to 1
: m3 d- {. `: W4 k7 v4 i7 V; K' `Combat modifiers% }1 G/ [) @! k& ?: R" w
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)( }. N' r$ A6 r0 G3 l
experience(-)
- y, P4 ]; K6 e; qAttacker: + I, V3 {6 `$ N. Q! s5 ~% `
Japanese ground losses:
4 |+ k: ^% h; T2 x# W 61 casualties reported; C1 P' S8 ?6 {$ B; a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
) [/ ]) q* \+ U w8 I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! }. @1 b% u" ^5 J6 O3 }! g$ z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ @( Q+ k) o6 `$ L) ] c' `Allied ground losses:
E# o9 G `( A/ O5 V; b: ?, C8 a 721 casualties reported
+ Y- f1 `8 }5 _5 z. a Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled
3 L: K, G- N' _. ] Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled. c! I6 K/ z" r2 V9 Y" B5 H
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
) K9 q5 @! k* b4 f. I q Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)/ B5 F0 ^; t8 ^+ C
Units retreated 1
. c) o) g: H8 T. h( f2 E" s mDefeated Allied Units Retreating! & \% e' q% m: i
Assaulting units:
+ y5 d8 m5 l& w$ {& ? 14th Ind.Mixed Brigade, {( j1 y5 F& [- {% J* ^
54th JAAF AF Bn 7 g+ ^5 G6 g; p) P9 Z% {* P
Hankow Special Base Force/ `) z3 \: W$ L( e; V" q
22nd AA Regiment
C# l+ ~0 G5 c* _. ] 86th JAAF AF Bn
5 J/ X4 f* Z* ?Defending units:
: {9 j, B4 `( S 84th Chinese Corps 9 a$ @; o3 u- u( y E
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1 Z" N+ m! G+ G% i vGround combat at Yenan (88,37)
( K" u- |1 ~, |2 G& L Q( {7 rJapanese Shock attack
% R2 R$ A6 Z4 ?1 d* E8 A' v0 e( _6 eAttacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204 , I' g9 e# o$ j) ?6 }% S
Defending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 3 u( _3 n9 w( u: J7 ]8 `8 Z) Q
Japanese adjusted assault: 78 9 \" l% T% P& ^/ n7 {2 a
Allied adjusted defense: 5
& L" N% G. y5 _" t4 C6 pJapanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2) + w2 T1 N/ t3 t& H6 [% U+ n
Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!! X: T! j3 e. ~% F
Combat modifiers* N( @- n' m- u: X9 w7 N& r
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)
- \9 `; S, t+ A" f' y u1 [& jAttacker: shock(+), leaders(+) 0 j! r/ k# I: j4 t" H+ L2 ]* H
Allied ground losses:
! ]3 v' K. G+ M2 ` @% b; ^ 471 casualties reported
$ V) X, n( Y" m" _" Y7 l7 \ Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 `5 T+ S; Z/ B& b0 z% N7 b3 H2 Q2 L) Y Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled. s4 m7 O% \7 F" j+ u
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 P- e# T- W2 F* c! s Units retreated 1
( \- j" z( W# B6 ]3 a9 K' R6 ADefeated Allied Units Retreating!
' b" Z7 s! A' r( N' }( b( Z8 T" H3 yAssaulting units:
3 v9 N2 M: c8 m1 L Z 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade 7 {* y+ g. |$ \: M' L4 d {
Defending units:; }2 y0 q6 f6 I+ E8 m k. A
22nd Chinese Corps |