AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
& ?) O% U6 B5 B* Z; G" t+ M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: z' o6 a6 s- s. {0 k& I
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,- E" X5 I( J1 f% M
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。( v& ?7 d X3 x* O* K7 C* E
日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地
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% m$ \$ u5 O! B7 w4 U( jNight Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130
* a0 \ u# D. `1 H; O& BJapanese Ships U) Y3 O' T0 l7 J1 {; A
BB Mutsu
/ _" o% _- x( m$ @) c' v9 W CL Kitakami
" R: v/ o# q O' E CL Katori
3 W4 `" U1 h% Z) BAllied ground losses:
! s0 m) v$ b, t4 V) e! ?. F- e 19 casualties reported
3 h9 x# S o% c* j/ t, r Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ _$ H1 A- S$ r/ e# U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 g/ q) Y' {0 Y5 N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled % y& U* [! v4 i" y" g
Airbase hits 2
* v0 G* m# R5 f2 _0 w4 S( V5 I0 aRunway hits 13 ?: w1 _: v# t/ m) w' D. ]3 e
Port supply hits 1 ; ]3 W4 ]0 _, J/ S
BB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division
c% T4 a- C; ~4 QCL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby
7 u- t( v K9 J3 z0 `CL Katori firing at Port Moresby
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards / C7 [( D8 N" h& k. @+ R& R
Japanese Ships
& @2 Z) a/ `8 ^ CA Mikuma
8 W8 ^! h- s4 p2 j' m$ f CL Sendai v% E9 R! \/ ?6 O2 }
DD Inazuma7 y2 d8 N8 L8 r/ J) s
DD Shinonome& |. s! u' M6 x" s5 O
DD Satsuki
) }* f9 q3 N) F9 tAllied Ships
% J4 e& J' N' z6 e! a9 k MTB 7: L( C B% e, d% H3 R
MTB 84 B3 b9 f+ e' q
MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% x' V+ b9 p9 L8 R6 h9 ^3 y MTB 108 u. q( x0 |0 w( b! R
MTB 11
" k( I; A$ F3 |2 @, x MTB 12
4 B6 a3 C/ U0 h# j3 S! k MTB 26
/ F5 N7 m: t5 l2 v9 Q* I# a MTB 27
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards & F2 i; v' d8 C& J! S2 _
Japanese Ships
. s; h: L6 G/ U N- m$ a CA Mikuma
) u5 \1 i4 l; [: h CL Sendai
, t/ E5 [6 r" k DD Inazuma
' g# r; ]5 J" R, V+ @ DD Shinonome
$ @1 ]# Y# t: w H. v DD Satsuki
# Q9 B _) S7 kAllied Ships i& ~8 G8 Z- x- G- s
MTB 7
1 a: @$ r z' ]$ Z6 e, ~ MTB 8" B: n# ^6 B/ w
MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 f b0 Q/ F- k6 `
MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( q- s T( V. Z/ V$ `0 a1 V MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 \1 q! R* u' e) h- }" u9 L' O* e8 }5 w MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire
( o2 R% F* h5 u3 V; A: m! f8 l t3 k1 { MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, j1 |: _3 I6 _. q+ n. t% b
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards 8 ?- q$ `. l2 J) W3 q2 [) r
Japanese Ships
! t$ C, B5 q: X D CV Hiryu
" s# E& d ?& x6 E' x% _" H0 ]. S CV Soryu) g- q4 D6 K5 X+ a" V
CV Shokaku! o/ ~) M7 W" Z$ ~, @* }, q& C
CV Zuikaku1 B- P) r, S6 t; L W; F9 a0 _* o
BB Hiei
4 y. O; m' ^7 V CA Tone4 H7 s9 K9 L. V! ^3 B3 Q5 H# W6 S
DD Akigumo& ~# `- B1 T+ U
DD Isokaze4 {* C3 |; C# V. I2 q
DD Shiranui
# d$ O' L0 e: D y3 O# G$ ~* y. T/ P DD Urakaze' Z; F; o/ ? d: r4 `
DD Tanikaze( V" ?9 d2 k4 R9 t# A; Y
DD Arare1 w- |) e; K) V8 M. z( j' p
DD Kasumi. j3 ]% ~8 |0 R) J9 K
DD Akebono
7 m% l' l2 V2 Z/ n b$ Y9 g! ? DD Sazanami
) m: ]8 @& i9 X7 L( _5 H4 GAllied Ships; I% ^! v) }- U! g: p0 K, p
xAP Zealandia
: R6 [6 p/ e6 e0 r9 [* AMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
% l( R4 p3 D6 w7 _3 HRange closes to 22,000 yards...% g- }, u$ [$ w+ z7 y: V
Range closes to 21,000 yards...6 B6 X3 O8 Q( H+ k
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards6 p" G1 p3 p: M; X
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat, B; ~, I' W7 G' g6 Z, } T0 E5 S
Range increases to 26,000 yards.... C* O3 [; j! `! k! m8 t5 `
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
$ b$ w( M$ e+ z+ |3 G+ ABoth Task Forces evade combat $ h1 u( m* A! W
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7 B, B! f \7 BMorning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91
! P! w& o9 }6 u/ A) |+ {$ CWeather in hex: Partial cloud 1 a/ x0 d8 A# |" \
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 F+ T; x3 [; ]$ a7 d7 wEstimated time to target is 1 minutes ' Q. X" g2 y! E
Japanese aircraft
4 a2 D* }! i, _4 Y4 F B5M1 Mabel x 38 q( b: J# e1 K3 \6 ^4 \
Ki-27b Nate x 10
5 }5 T9 _7 L0 s: s$ rNo Japanese losses 4 F* Y1 p; \, l7 V- g2 E/ p
Allied Ships8 S/ `" b6 } e3 Z' x* S$ n- R
xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage : ~3 d, n! `4 z4 e6 z9 u( ?$ G
Aircraft Attacking:
6 Z) v ?( \2 a) u9 l 3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet2 Q9 T' Z, o5 n7 m1 \: z$ }$ e
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb. Q$ L u* a @ ?5 b
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128
' H" s$ B# Z* v5 }# D& H) n7 MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud # y. T# f9 o3 ]5 \
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. d5 \3 j1 r5 |" R
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes 2 M3 \# Q4 T' Q+ R+ d6 x
Japanese aircraft% ]8 I+ x3 q/ B' ^3 e- u- x
A6M2 Zero x 26
$ K- @+ T' t- _2 f5 m) z5 ~7 z$ B" t/ e3 x D3A1 Val x 15 V, D9 x& Q# |' @. {/ q
Japanese aircraft losses
) o; r4 A- v; ^2 G/ C9 ] D3A1 Val: 1 damaged ) a6 j0 Q/ }6 J0 t5 d
Allied Ships
0 O8 s4 V2 X' J# _1 o6 t; r xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
8 }: n& }/ B# ~8 z+ rAircraft Attacking:
! q( o ^9 Z8 s3 A ? 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000': k; g+ [3 }8 n |4 G
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
( M! K m" W8 ~ 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
8 G) C6 }( O. h9 ]0 ^$ H Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 [! F2 g9 g3 @+ ^* E7 h& GRaranga dead in the water ...& @# z5 H; w3 b& \# @
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128
# l: g- I) d# h/ Z# F5 \Weather in hex: Moderate rain
1 Y2 _) x. K/ H9 \3 v7 g/ JRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; e# _+ F( p' p8 Q! vEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
7 w0 n9 e0 ]0 p$ yJapanese aircraft
! C5 i! P9 Y# i+ _6 ]4 [2 U A6M2 Zero x 9+ N/ J9 q" \+ e$ f
B5N2 Kate x 17 5 m! Q& u s! ]4 W b5 O; I
No Japanese losses $ C3 M% R8 u# \1 p" d* Y/ @
Allied Ships( U4 x3 S D4 U$ o6 z/ N. f: [/ F
xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 {$ e) F/ p4 P3 _6 V4 RAircraft Attacking:
! w( L! C% n; i3 F% G 17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet* ?7 n$ g' g- }4 S: f! c. I; a
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 S; y7 g% A( _# r9 T) [Zealandia dead in the water ...
7 J" J( M8 z' b. \5 |- @Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia8 W. F% R) |7 r! D3 U
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Ground combat at Siangtan (81,52) & I+ D0 L; F0 k2 g6 N! @8 U& x
Japanese Shock attack 5 \5 ^ e/ i: v
Attacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436 0 c* h2 y8 {: U" @$ r0 R# ?5 x3 J
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 8 B* B( o' ]# w) ~4 v) u
Japanese adjusted assault: 403 9 H. Z4 l' C/ I2 b+ ?1 u
Allied adjusted defense: 1
0 b4 d# d' r8 G& ?0 H3 v+ yJapanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1) 2 |+ c. a2 U5 w, F5 j
Japanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!!
, `- V5 P) r! ^' }6 J# ?1 WCombat modifiers
* F0 R5 B' f/ Z4 l, {( rAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-) * H7 O" z, n7 M1 F0 p" m2 U
Assaulting units:" u: L3 a8 O; A" ]0 V; x$ o
3rd Division . G9 u% J4 j; h
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Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang) ! e# T/ A% [8 d
Japanese Bombardment attack
0 }+ a) E7 ~, qAttacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900 , y: I/ t; O8 |/ [( Q' B
Defending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556
; {. I8 o5 T; `, [Japanese ground losses:
4 e- N4 E0 E- c9 d/ x" b 17 casualties reported) f& n9 M7 _6 X; c: ?# z9 l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 k; M" W3 t+ c4 }, n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. q( z1 r( |3 n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. v: [0 q1 s. o. PAllied ground losses:
: T" d% P9 w B& Y 9 casualties reported- K- J% P8 p' z @& ~/ M% F( ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ i( Y( d# a$ H2 Z+ D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. Q# f# J" |+ o9 L/ P' w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled * B7 d/ x# \8 ]1 [- e& f, L
Assaulting units:
7 ]; D- [, n; m: h3 p" ] 12th RGC Temp. Division
. m0 b# u2 ^7 U/ o: {7 H3 S 34th Division \9 t5 a+ \" a+ N: Z6 _
5th Tank Regiment
- {5 B+ a5 ~# M. P& K; M 58th Infantry Regiment2 B4 k. u- }0 s0 Q, J0 o
20th Ind.Mixed Brigade3 ?8 V) r: G6 y& _
13th Division( Y8 s; [# y, w. `
9th Armored Car Co ) k. e9 ]) u9 C! j# T
13th Tank Regiment
, z9 t, s: W! f 19th Division) z0 h! C) f9 K- @4 B# B
3rd Tank Regiment5 m. r- a- R" h2 A2 k
18th RGC Temp. Division( A- }6 q7 h( Y3 t a' d( G
10th Mortar Battalion
; V; `, S! W# }2 \) DDefending units:, {- P! O I: B) ?# {
30th Chinese Corps- P8 `; Z# \) y8 H% \
59th Chinese Corps
) k7 R+ L+ a+ L" X: m 55th Chinese Corps
) G$ `. F) N0 k8 [$ Z 77th Chinese Corps
0 N g3 P! A o' e' x 33rd Group Army # W% j5 @2 }5 m* M
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3 F# V( K9 f& M7 `& A* ZGround combat at Hankow (85,50) - m( [/ C; J t( O/ e
Japanese Deliberate attack
9 |+ h' j$ R4 D. y! ]3 WAttacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258 % u6 X4 t- `' b3 y O. A$ m! [: G
Defending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48
7 L2 o' d4 `7 x) V O6 FJapanese adjusted assault: 205
* W/ L$ j0 S: t3 ]" ]! [/ {+ DAllied adjusted defense: 21
) F! K/ V; P, x5 xJapanese assault odds: 9 to 1
9 E1 W( j4 q! J7 \Combat modifiers
: f* M6 q" ]# _- {3 c8 R1 V: U7 sDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)$ p% V, E0 O2 V9 Q
experience(-)
- ~; n7 C4 \1 sAttacker: 4 f% l, n4 A" ^7 F
Japanese ground losses:9 A& O: u# t6 a
61 casualties reported2 d1 d3 W8 k3 \' |! v- M& w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled8 t( `3 n( }4 p4 s/ J7 B( z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. L' ?# u" V4 V1 m2 n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ' @' p! v! _8 J0 a' I
Allied ground losses:- o1 L0 D4 p7 R0 p0 l* \
721 casualties reported
: p3 N" I* ~+ z- q4 U Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled$ V" N* C. P/ K) ^# P2 u9 n# G5 L
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled* @* A& V5 V( Z$ l: c0 L
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ j/ R$ K3 d- G+ E3 }; h Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)
0 }# W! H- c' a* n4 h Units retreated 1 * r3 V6 A, j9 P) c0 e: n6 ~) ~* D
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
6 p' a( Q& c8 k5 y, H3 `7 ZAssaulting units:
; m5 A2 M+ t4 s& U 14th Ind.Mixed Brigade! L& Z( D) M: M- G) t ], b
54th JAAF AF Bn 7 ~" V1 ^. N2 O9 T
Hankow Special Base Force
! F: z5 E/ \) ^$ p3 N5 H) J9 N 22nd AA Regiment
4 ]( t' E; u/ n 86th JAAF AF Bn
- u0 J6 K0 b0 K* k8 e2 `0 tDefending units:8 i% d" H% @" b
84th Chinese Corps
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- D; D# |8 e- E2 `4 lGround combat at Yenan (88,37) % E$ o V. f8 [: w& M; W" b
Japanese Shock attack s4 h$ R3 q. X
Attacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204
+ @3 w7 q8 }* Q$ a! b3 GDefending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
/ ?# {5 Y+ `7 M& F" w: Y) _! o5 hJapanese adjusted assault: 78 8 H5 A9 d1 t! \9 t( y7 I
Allied adjusted defense: 5 + y# u. ^0 O3 b$ m( u
Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2) 0 d6 y, F" F/ c' y8 ~+ ?: J
Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!!
" ]3 q7 d5 ~5 fCombat modifiers
# c9 |( n7 s$ t* O& z4 gDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)
& }0 ]- I6 J8 G$ C- k" A+ YAttacker: shock(+), leaders(+) ( g9 a' _: f6 P4 D; Q+ S! _/ E
Allied ground losses:
& g' }- X8 Z3 O" ]2 @ 471 casualties reported
5 @7 I3 t$ V% B Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled$ f m' R) M+ y8 P) T. ~
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled7 I+ \/ I; } ` ]
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ t1 O. S0 n* j' L3 W8 ]3 J+ t Units retreated 1
6 H7 C) C4 u% p9 [3 P% nDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
# y6 y: ` }0 K$ B# NAssaulting units:
0 a' o: O5 K* q; Z/ H, o 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1 N' W9 p5 k( sDefending units:0 ?( U5 R8 f: {7 ]" r$ v
22nd Chinese Corps |