AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
* f$ N7 _2 }2 c3 F, b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# D# X, k) ^- Q5 z- t+ E
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,
% r5 ]1 ?& K( ?. G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。/ h) u4 l3 v: |1 m; P& k+ g
日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地* F7 I# O7 U' T* ]# U
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130
' l2 @* h! N" a# D% E/ f! dJapanese Ships8 z5 M; [ o6 [
BB Mutsu$ w0 G! x/ G7 I( c! ?
CL Kitakami/ \, T$ u1 q5 u# K; e! z$ x; J
CL Katori
4 D s+ r1 P6 b6 cAllied ground losses:, P( H$ ]) A3 c. n' Z
19 casualties reported
! x' b3 Q$ l9 w3 j4 u- }7 s; W6 _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
" K0 p9 E' }% U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. D% Z+ [/ \$ v5 U, f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; [7 D+ G' T* j# }- @" qAirbase hits 2
& ?% ^9 I( B, ~. V% @- |Runway hits 1
# q' Y& I7 y/ L8 t+ K& uPort supply hits 1 : H1 g$ X& o5 B+ a% r
BB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division
. @4 P4 Z" F7 h2 z1 s' X2 vCL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby
/ T4 R9 a8 d, z( v" hCL Katori firing at Port Moresby ) I) `2 e: I, d
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) p' Z3 e( y# R- d1 kDay Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards
- B( |: ^7 D) K9 R' b, f# Q' BJapanese Ships
2 A4 q1 W0 N, X0 Z) y _3 I0 J CA Mikuma
2 m. V3 E2 C; f/ ^8 e, D6 a CL Sendai
, H8 `3 @; R0 A' g$ Q DD Inazuma
4 [+ ^1 H2 R1 R1 B3 V4 h( H DD Shinonome
+ L! {8 R) |2 L3 U+ v9 [4 V+ J DD Satsuki
0 @2 ~) R, O) `9 H0 s+ pAllied Ships
; X" O* A4 T! [" o4 }4 Z$ ^ MTB 7% Q$ _% [; A! F+ ]3 F# p( c8 ^( U* f
MTB 85 S) A) \8 {+ }# V6 z: L h
MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. b) n9 ]0 t8 H$ M" w1 P5 A! k MTB 104 X8 t- `" P* l. C
MTB 11* f3 a3 S) t6 \
MTB 12
+ L/ y# c. B( ?5 x w( H* D) ^ MTB 26 m; g% @$ c$ m N6 U! L
MTB 278 C" z" w" V- O0 D9 P( j% z
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* I' h: e1 S! l& w) K! U2 cDay Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards & K/ t' ^( q9 r$ B- O
Japanese Ships4 v; S* b* f7 ?
CA Mikuma, V0 X: D) F6 |( o! s6 @
CL Sendai2 v5 ?$ T8 k$ d* j' q" ~, `
DD Inazuma" g! C- j) x6 o' f3 b% u
DD Shinonome" q$ B7 Y- D( x u
DD Satsuki & Q( @( a7 Q$ p7 q! N4 b
Allied Ships* n) N, T, |: x* c5 d
MTB 7
8 g, U, C1 e, Y5 C! M MTB 87 k5 W) c/ i8 j/ O$ {% y
MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& F2 \2 k5 @% U$ d MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) f. K+ O5 h {4 J
MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& N" l8 B. y% W MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 Z, @% J' n7 q. P }: \8 j5 r) r5 z MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ K' m, A1 x9 d7 J6 S& z' K
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7 L _0 v4 d5 V8 YDay Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards
3 Z5 R" Z2 n$ t/ q0 r' oJapanese Ships
- |7 k- i9 H3 A+ f* R$ O q% ^ CV Hiryu" @3 _' i0 \7 Z. B. k
CV Soryu
N T/ p, w% ^2 f' s* O1 L0 v CV Shokaku* V, c4 h0 d# F4 R! }% E9 r) ]! y
CV Zuikaku6 p/ u% U* T6 a/ s
BB Hiei
. Z8 y* C( j) P. j& q* i. N8 w# q/ v CA Tone
; _* k7 E9 q: k7 w# E DD Akigumo
0 c* ` w! N8 K. ^6 x DD Isokaze
: l7 k m: b, I2 H9 t! F/ Y' Q DD Shiranui
0 e' O2 W4 S7 r DD Urakaze
0 v, J9 X7 L( ]! R DD Tanikaze5 Z) t* z. a& Q9 L4 Q. W C7 q( X
DD Arare
. B# x+ F) Q8 K DD Kasumi
/ R7 G3 V" X+ t4 H& S0 K DD Akebono
& N) H2 g" u3 O4 i( a$ K* D1 n5 T DD Sazanami
. @) p# r) q$ b# ]) a4 XAllied Ships( b# Q) Q, \+ p8 z! M- ~$ H" W7 v% i6 p! @
xAP Zealandia 7 M* W$ U* C& o' Z
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards% K6 h; {' e c9 n2 \
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
( A) s2 A# h0 [/ CRange closes to 21,000 yards...
: c& z3 X0 R; G W8 g3 rCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards* w! a: {" x' @) c2 @# W
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat& C$ m% T0 @. f$ V' F8 K/ P
Range increases to 26,000 yards...! R2 w7 D6 o# d! D" O7 q- i
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
, w$ O. h1 q5 z8 N3 N) nBoth Task Forces evade combat 5 b' H. G! ?1 J1 g
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9 A5 |* w1 |3 R$ D1 hMorning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 6 n, Q6 f# u _
Weather in hex: Partial cloud # B4 C& ^& r, y8 c( @
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 ^1 Y: R, y5 D" H* \7 Q/ e
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
% Z: J: g2 A8 D0 P/ j; NJapanese aircraft
! G" K# @" Q, Y( ?1 @ B5M1 Mabel x 3
7 q+ m2 `6 X1 e- v* f! T/ [ Ki-27b Nate x 10 ' D7 }9 X; z0 d3 b
No Japanese losses 5 O$ o( x* W. t& s$ C! V
Allied Ships7 y, ^5 T/ [+ V8 Q
xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 l" Z' L$ ]; D6 I" D, K5 w4 WAircraft Attacking:
* L$ s# x9 e! h8 G+ j9 z2 Z5 @+ @* k 3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet: T$ L9 N! h" j7 I2 l3 Q
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb. \( i* ?2 v8 y- k
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128
' k: O1 V, I; c; h, K9 ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud % ?# \1 f* L$ [" g& z7 @
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ i/ ~) Y& {# B( t1 r3 X) e$ j1 g; M3 {
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
8 ?/ e) `( s e1 H* z9 v# J. mJapanese aircraft; f+ s; k5 v1 F' b* k
A6M2 Zero x 26; g) `& o9 Z( i+ s4 }
D3A1 Val x 15 0 M1 D% e8 \/ U" T4 Q, v
Japanese aircraft losses
: U6 w2 k- T1 a D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
4 d/ H8 o5 a- \4 F' e V( J0 iAllied Ships: d' l5 m* K8 O
xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
" L9 \# V' c$ P) m4 m3 \Aircraft Attacking:
7 \& J- j; _# [% Z 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
/ L. a7 f0 @3 H) ^: @ Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 `$ X1 Q2 F! o7 L& ^, `! b: {) X- K 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
; `3 w+ ^; X* C. ] Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb ; z# E2 S+ C5 @$ R0 @) u
Raranga dead in the water ...
* [! ^+ s8 B# M: OHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga 3 p6 Q& I- J {! x$ l
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128
. w) e, R U8 c0 h" ZWeather in hex: Moderate rain
6 v. E, O/ L' P6 G) x9 ~( ~Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 p1 r |) K3 h# s H k' {
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes , ]$ [4 G) V3 i3 V B* [
Japanese aircraft
$ {6 H9 D0 P& {) ]1 B6 i: U A6M2 Zero x 9
% i0 N; w9 P' Y+ ^5 j/ ^4 F B5N2 Kate x 17
! F: F9 k+ ~3 |) v% ~3 P: N+ TNo Japanese losses % O# n2 G; h# W+ K* _! [2 Q) S) h
Allied Ships7 t1 _. n% L3 ]% S
xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
* _* B4 R* ^7 P* G, g1 n p: bAircraft Attacking:
# D2 g- }3 [: g 17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
1 }6 x- s8 W: z Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
) a1 L; s6 \6 K$ eZealandia dead in the water ...
0 `6 x4 N s2 x4 vHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia
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Ground combat at Siangtan (81,52)
/ Y5 L5 ?3 E! V) @- qJapanese Shock attack + L9 T0 U: X6 _9 z
Attacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436 * N K- j6 t/ n$ A
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 $ B9 j" t G4 ?4 v" N2 H! n
Japanese adjusted assault: 403
, J( O; q* ~8 H+ JAllied adjusted defense: 1 / Y2 X; U! o5 a1 p3 X: ]
Japanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1) 9 y% s# R- q c( T' m' y
Japanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!!
# `" }' ^% g# s4 vCombat modifiers: R1 z- ?5 G- Y1 Q0 g
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
4 Q! W6 v; X+ r4 ?) J; |. s$ RAssaulting units:. V* y+ M8 x! I( j$ t
3rd Division
& q) ^% u8 B/ c* B# W1 t6 S---------------------------------------------------------- 2 r$ ^% K7 S9 K( n$ H
Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)
r1 o; x; ?, C. `Japanese Bombardment attack
- A: {/ y- q+ A: j/ \( D& R, VAttacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900
3 \0 R1 V$ I1 i- A1 P- RDefending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556 4 s5 j. O0 }( [/ S' s) N! k: S
Japanese ground losses:
- c. ?! G8 F/ e' a 17 casualties reported8 |2 L# I! R. t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled0 N, e% p! ]# t+ F* G" b& f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 b; p5 K) l4 c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 9 E8 G) r0 `3 `# g
Allied ground losses:
" l% s( ?: p0 o F 9 casualties reported0 l6 v' K' V1 z8 R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. o6 O' v2 L. V; E' {- C6 M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" e! L. _- @( t* i. E& t" _3 J/ w. F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ; k. F( l" @5 ~9 S" B% b
Assaulting units:" j% M; K2 ]) H. I) S2 @
12th RGC Temp. Division
a: ] e8 c3 v" W2 j6 x, m 34th Division+ p6 M/ P& U8 g' o
5th Tank Regiment
W9 D1 Y" a0 D5 J* q 58th Infantry Regiment
/ `! [: d1 w" m 20th Ind.Mixed Brigade
5 F! I( J8 d" }% ?) l6 b 13th Division9 `. |! B6 Q- b, s& S
9th Armored Car Co
E+ b9 l- i; g5 V9 H! d: P: b 13th Tank Regiment
/ ]: d; \. V B 19th Division
Z+ b* r" S( x+ A 3rd Tank Regiment
% f/ j+ [1 B* h( I* w( r1 M1 i' K 18th RGC Temp. Division
( Y7 H" `# n" M2 c! N 10th Mortar Battalion
! i; P/ Q, ]8 s6 C1 O: m4 y2 IDefending units:! D' Z) `2 l5 K, o
30th Chinese Corps, V7 B2 E3 V& u1 u6 b$ I' }# z- C
59th Chinese Corps b, _2 `% ?) r( l, b* B8 t0 C
55th Chinese Corps' P0 x, u Z6 S
77th Chinese Corps. u0 [, ?) c: \; I8 _( o- a, n
33rd Group Army
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% }( j8 K( S' d' R4 \' WGround combat at Hankow (85,50)
+ z+ @4 Z p' N: KJapanese Deliberate attack
! ^% a& F. g8 xAttacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258 7 w8 _9 i) U; B
Defending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48
! Y& {1 z4 }' e5 L: E9 ^8 F: q1 UJapanese adjusted assault: 205 o W: p. j0 u0 b8 o
Allied adjusted defense: 21
* G" r O, K1 i6 ^( cJapanese assault odds: 9 to 1 . h$ F0 u5 S7 B4 `* _8 p
Combat modifiers& |" q% M" `! f: R( L
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)9 e8 j( S$ R0 T6 t3 E
experience(-)" F! X9 N: f$ P6 ^# K/ u) f1 H# B
Attacker: 6 d5 h4 P% \% m& Y: H% _8 h
Japanese ground losses:( G4 p& i0 P' t' e; v$ c0 p0 |& Y
61 casualties reported
. C1 ?/ e( \' T$ M Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
0 h' ?4 O6 |; [3 r$ M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 Q& X/ m' B- p6 b5 |+ S6 a) P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" U+ _" g5 V- ^- z: ^Allied ground losses:! Z( R, c$ }- S
721 casualties reported# h2 @9 Z: X& r9 `0 E' H
Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled
* L% s) T' A# i# @ Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled/ K Y% D4 M. N
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled, D. U. s1 Q: N) L% L; ]
Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled), u4 D# m8 `5 U+ G! p# Q) e
Units retreated 1 ) ]& I4 |5 ?6 Y
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! r% w2 s; Z1 ?5 {
Assaulting units:9 n/ S5 M0 a9 j( ^
14th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2 O T2 Q! h. a# Z M$ w 54th JAAF AF Bn ; \9 a0 f3 Y0 S
Hankow Special Base Force, k+ S0 x5 H* A- [3 n4 H
22nd AA Regiment
* U1 {( C- I. D 86th JAAF AF Bn # c& z/ _! n! `7 h( }6 ^: m: d
Defending units:' b) `% _+ h) ]$ [& M, g9 r
84th Chinese Corps
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& ?/ w6 a/ l. q/ MGround combat at Yenan (88,37) ; ` P, M b& v* F, L
Japanese Shock attack $ e. u) t9 s4 M6 ~; x& w5 \
Attacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204 - k. l! w4 M, q3 @ ^
Defending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 % g$ U9 X% b5 G& X8 G9 a4 F% w
Japanese adjusted assault: 78
; @" F( h ]2 U" @" Z% yAllied adjusted defense: 5
' c5 I7 C1 t, c6 M0 U qJapanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2) - K0 x8 U+ }. s* X
Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!! 6 v6 u/ t# L7 a4 f+ B7 [
Combat modifiers
3 u3 T+ W$ F2 V8 ]1 I3 B8 s+ S7 H+ zDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)
2 a1 j5 I# |& O$ M7 I$ uAttacker: shock(+), leaders(+) 9 z. C! m& r4 [0 m4 a, |; L$ X
Allied ground losses:
& Q0 k, ~3 E7 M/ n# H% Z# e 471 casualties reported
* W, ^, I L( X- r: H Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
& Y, u5 V0 p1 G Z& m Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 Q4 v+ u9 f7 U Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ x; y, V ]* u/ H$ g5 L Units retreated 1
' W$ x5 C$ P6 y- z( ^3 ODefeated Allied Units Retreating! K4 P1 H7 i4 s! j
Assaulting units:3 y% A" F: L8 p. ^. k. u6 ^ W' P
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade 6 c0 n+ f9 ]8 N
Defending units:
6 c' P m% A: x 22nd Chinese Corps |