AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42. B" J" D* R! G* O+ R. V* k
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; t, U$ Y6 I) u2 J, 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,! b, Y3 f: E" M r
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。
0 B5 g* B% L; H7 f0 q- C$ K, o日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地8 N8 s$ Z1 Z& a: h9 K
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 2 m* m8 z# B8 m" l
Japanese Ships" E% F# k) `5 m! Y, E) `, \: d4 J
BB Mutsu
0 y& i6 a% e- X- q5 R% `& P* C CL Kitakami( u/ a- E! m0 ]8 p. d8 K1 P
CL Katori . W G: B( t5 t2 Q# U
Allied ground losses:
1 }" B: Y) W' d7 e. P; Q 19 casualties reported+ h8 l# e$ g5 v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
`2 r5 N3 B4 R- r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# L! Z2 W. [4 D! s: r" ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! T! G4 X+ D2 M/ jAirbase hits 2& X6 f: g3 _- G6 B7 @4 ]% I! n. [
Runway hits 1
$ I. G5 \3 }5 U r& sPort supply hits 1
, D6 x+ Z9 x; u% k1 j- l& `# e- z; VBB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division
( h# m& V- L# Y: }5 T! p& KCL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby
! X5 |! c% l# Y9 ]9 T7 qCL Katori firing at Port Moresby & y) v% A, V; K" W/ L' n% F- [& I, F: g
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards ; o# J* n/ n4 K9 J
Japanese Ships
* M5 V* V/ P9 p; j& Y- j8 V* _ CA Mikuma2 V$ H* o/ O# M3 X
CL Sendai; V9 ~, j8 C/ w
DD Inazuma
) g/ A4 L8 b6 O; f0 [. M DD Shinonome
4 [0 N3 ? i U+ A: S1 b" _2 Q7 e DD Satsuki
% v$ Y* ~( F1 DAllied Ships
" E6 Q/ G4 W2 o& e( t1 V/ g& a MTB 7
3 J! @# ^3 P0 z5 \7 y MTB 8( H: f# V9 c$ C L
MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( D! Q/ f c# t: w5 n: ^! y" D6 q$ O MTB 10. k# o3 }! ?4 Y) D
MTB 11
& y7 e6 Y. r8 g$ W% Y MTB 12
3 v8 R. n. @8 P. S f; l5 B7 W4 H MTB 264 S3 d& {6 ~' ]& d/ U0 ]
MTB 27. P4 d& e& H# H: Z: H& ]1 k
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! _3 r4 ]& o0 \Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards . U6 a. y3 o* |( \2 I
Japanese Ships
9 o; w& X; B/ m3 w0 X1 G CA Mikuma
4 [) w- C) e* r h5 d; M o' K CL Sendai$ t8 E( v( A; P
DD Inazuma; g+ H5 c2 [: m2 o3 r7 k
DD Shinonome
1 |1 v% _7 p6 `% b7 \2 ?- ~0 _1 i DD Satsuki
0 z- ^- ?0 W) c1 c5 A" B9 A1 x+ KAllied Ships/ t1 R5 K( x& t1 t7 C6 N
MTB 7
. ]9 [8 F3 c8 a( R. q MTB 8* O( D- ]( l% t7 l1 a' [( z
MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, h" c. {0 C. r9 a/ F4 m MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ n! k8 v$ [1 z5 b0 ^
MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 O! f* N0 s3 K' U
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire9 t; m/ d4 k$ H4 _; j
MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( n8 S' B# N* ^7 O( n# U" I2 {/ T
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& X# w/ E _7 }3 }- HDay Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards ( M4 F) K6 f( M4 H2 u$ H
Japanese Ships8 Q I5 u( q2 ?- \. `+ I( m Z+ t
CV Hiryu
: n! r% ?0 I3 i* S CV Soryu$ e; B7 `& b- n5 X& H) H+ K
CV Shokaku
+ o6 I) u9 q; I B8 Y CV Zuikaku
' O, h7 j4 F% G/ D BB Hiei
C+ X- P; u9 j+ R CA Tone9 }3 ?/ h: ~5 ~" X! Q
DD Akigumo
% l$ ^ [0 g' n0 y DD Isokaze
0 G$ T% j8 ~0 N9 Q& o1 `$ f- D: W2 y DD Shiranui
/ ~- g: w$ w+ R DD Urakaze" l" ~. U3 {; Q' p
DD Tanikaze
/ q `# M0 F9 \8 w DD Arare' ? X$ G3 O6 m/ j
DD Kasumi
4 o$ D" j% v" _ DD Akebono9 j( R. g f0 W; i, k
DD Sazanami
- i8 ?2 [# `* ^; r/ [1 G7 ~0 b, NAllied Ships+ r# I4 f4 ~2 d; ~$ R
xAP Zealandia
r8 p p9 }4 k, [6 uMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards4 n9 M; Y' m* l
Range closes to 22,000 yards...2 Y, `7 j7 }* H! J& m
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
8 u0 M& f; G% k, j+ o8 kCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
* o8 V- x7 D0 o5 t& x( d7 ^Japanese TF attempts to evade combat& h& M7 n, |- E
Range increases to 26,000 yards...8 T. D4 M# |4 \8 r! h/ Q
Range increases to 30,000 yards...! J/ X1 d; B3 n) e
Both Task Forces evade combat 8 g, Z. i( p6 Z( R
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 ) B, f3 ^8 v, |( K7 A# f
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
3 S4 O& Z# P" |& p( ?" t9 V7 z" TRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
0 O4 u( Z2 K; [1 FEstimated time to target is 1 minutes
4 a' a, o, ~" S' z# q! A7 hJapanese aircraft* o J+ l: A+ E! T- k+ n
B5M1 Mabel x 3
0 Y- z: {! H2 e, f+ k! N Ki-27b Nate x 10 , P0 i3 p: i8 n! Q
No Japanese losses % J: {2 k. j1 Y9 C% R
Allied Ships4 ]/ x2 @1 o& Z% S0 X( `6 z; W
xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- [$ {6 Q- l8 b9 PAircraft Attacking:2 f! m( m: k% h; M
3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet; b! y- V& L$ [6 U& ^% o* Y
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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. E+ Z- G1 E$ I) }Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128
" y# t( |7 \6 j$ |* IWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
0 K5 x- \' \; Y$ Q9 }0 u0 pRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; q/ F) z% B, I9 y# g1 ?) Z
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
7 e$ U, C# B+ U' U/ X- Z0 u5 SJapanese aircraft/ `( V6 G+ Q* N- e9 W/ C
A6M2 Zero x 26
$ u/ R& d8 o. c& r" l' [; S D3A1 Val x 15
! \+ _& j% r1 g" A# ?Japanese aircraft losses" G4 D' m4 m2 {) _
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged ; s% u7 z* s; a$ w4 k
Allied Ships
% ~+ z/ K1 p A- o# c; k xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
I" N% m* q3 P F6 z, `Aircraft Attacking:
/ j8 c+ T2 ?8 o. s: P 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'. r; J3 i& C9 Y7 W# f: d' t3 F% ~
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb4 Q, g" C5 |; y8 }. p: e, q% O R
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'" w# @9 }9 ^# ^1 e" H2 a. f1 {$ i
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
# T& K/ O% X1 H) JRaranga dead in the water ...
2 o( h7 @! \5 ^. pHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga 8 Z$ `5 A [. g2 P. | F6 [/ C
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W% H6 k( @% m7 S: X: BMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128
6 y7 j% t# n+ @; Q& {Weather in hex: Moderate rain
5 e1 p, |. p0 I% E! L% v8 jRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- W+ M. D o9 L) F& C( H& V+ pEstimated time to target is 6 minutes ' U4 i3 e9 V0 o ?2 K
Japanese aircraft5 f7 Y7 @* X! n& m' y* @
A6M2 Zero x 9
: N, ]0 [1 W, N, l, Z B5N2 Kate x 17
. S4 z! S1 L: b1 u7 wNo Japanese losses 9 ?; M7 `! k; x+ \) J' M* o
Allied Ships
4 x6 z6 x; q* C! ?1 C* ] xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage ! m* F7 ~* U' B# \2 B: ~; u
Aircraft Attacking:/ y: s* \+ C$ P% _% O1 x
17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet/ T) B- p; V/ y, ]! F. u$ w
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 `& d& w6 @5 u1 }Zealandia dead in the water ...
' \' F$ |+ o) q- w7 a: i3 THeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia
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Ground combat at Siangtan (81,52) 4 O) |! `" |" P1 d- e
Japanese Shock attack
4 {( J3 t& ~+ r3 r5 c1 a- u' {6 ZAttacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436
. g: x- ?. T) G! r( v5 _Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 7 k6 `# v9 g6 Y; H; u$ R
Japanese adjusted assault: 403 7 l2 I$ |; M1 H) u9 |( Q4 z% u
Allied adjusted defense: 1 * }& B0 d5 z. w& K. o* v" S( n; Z
Japanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1) + y4 F* u& `0 H3 }1 t2 i
Japanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!!
) ^1 U( o+ W) u, g' }5 c) OCombat modifiers
: k) l/ j0 J# g: ?9 vAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
/ E. \* }) G8 N& C; H" l, XAssaulting units:3 v9 r& F% D7 r+ z7 I' V# o
3rd Division
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Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)
- x7 N$ h1 y# a9 s* |Japanese Bombardment attack
% C- U# e' J' v0 P' N6 P( [3 t( bAttacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900 2 h& g5 }% j8 |+ U2 j3 c B8 Y
Defending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556 8 Z) x7 l+ p3 `7 O' I
Japanese ground losses:% b# A4 S3 }! z, w( x7 ], R
17 casualties reported% T N/ ^6 M2 x' r1 a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& y5 Y# Q3 ~, J. l1 B$ R( ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 C& I2 V. a% a9 I* M3 b( `% G1 S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled _! O$ i }: [
Allied ground losses:& Y- K' \+ b1 D2 ~* f e. Q
9 casualties reported7 c9 q9 t, a1 Q9 w5 z4 F& p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ f7 D; v7 ` ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ d! }1 y7 d! j0 w+ _2 l2 j% i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 _' C0 a6 O; Z9 Y3 i) T; aAssaulting units:
9 H H' r6 V, Y. S X% T1 y 12th RGC Temp. Division
, z2 x. Y5 {3 _+ O 34th Division5 W+ c' v+ ]! Y- N8 n- {4 N3 t; {, O% f
5th Tank Regiment; `1 Y( ]) a" F( c, }( N* t- m3 P
58th Infantry Regiment1 c% y& x5 h S: b* Q* l; { w Y
20th Ind.Mixed Brigade
8 o$ E. y( |' F/ t: h 13th Division S4 D8 l" b7 A4 y
9th Armored Car Co ) w4 T* H8 v6 C
13th Tank Regiment
9 C& ?( V5 d3 L( y5 ? 19th Division+ U* s4 R" O+ G. m2 a
3rd Tank Regiment' t& f+ Z1 P2 N- C6 u
18th RGC Temp. Division: F0 v- B" P/ d" C
10th Mortar Battalion 6 `2 @( P# f; t2 K r G
Defending units:
# X' W( c/ f. o4 H# G" E& Z( V 30th Chinese Corps
* D, }* a" o1 v 59th Chinese Corps+ o$ }$ K1 G. T: y$ n
55th Chinese Corps
% J. E1 c8 d7 ?7 `6 [' I7 H 77th Chinese Corps+ M1 l8 U5 A0 Z4 z
33rd Group Army . c0 e- D7 e9 L9 c9 c! o
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, D2 S9 O" _# X- Y) `$ u5 eGround combat at Hankow (85,50)
% k# S1 R6 E+ [- K$ qJapanese Deliberate attack
/ N/ T* H0 P$ X* h: o3 @Attacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258 1 o! S( h4 o( P' _
Defending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48
+ r. P: r* J! `* KJapanese adjusted assault: 205 . |0 i7 }4 n! Y) D' W! N# Q0 D
Allied adjusted defense: 21
% o: V; l) ^' s6 P8 p( YJapanese assault odds: 9 to 1
3 a; d8 E& `5 \* {/ u* c& i; `Combat modifiers9 F6 |2 @/ X( L7 `
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)8 {2 r' V- p$ k8 q
experience(-)( i( X! c/ u' y/ B5 K. r/ y
Attacker: # H- V" a: E0 i9 [ v: d
Japanese ground losses:
7 [- G" U' x+ D; U 61 casualties reported
+ Q; K* v. m; f Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
9 w' n! O" U+ q: ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 F+ ~# [! y1 s1 g" x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 Y+ Q3 d. {0 h, _. ~, c2 n7 ~Allied ground losses:
7 `8 d5 u, Z) U) S5 x 721 casualties reported- y1 e! a! J1 s" G" h4 m) O
Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled' a- j7 q6 D: d) w8 O
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
, O& Y7 R7 s1 u* A! D5 _) y6 u1 I Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled, _+ s' Q+ a, R% w/ Y" r# z
Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)
( n" x' V6 O$ d! f6 a S( } Units retreated 1
3 D) ]. [8 w9 {- u3 rDefeated Allied Units Retreating! / s) u) m7 `1 U- i" g$ J9 b
Assaulting units:
- C5 v. z. V( P6 }) \ 14th Ind.Mixed Brigade
* m/ U$ K3 S! }: M" w& Z2 H 54th JAAF AF Bn N% @2 P. C3 p; n
Hankow Special Base Force
% M4 P! T; ]& [# U6 d. a( D9 q 22nd AA Regiment( J0 M0 _3 l, ~# |4 ]5 Q
86th JAAF AF Bn
J! Y. f) C8 M7 `Defending units:
# o+ G/ L* b# f& ^3 s4 E) x. L 84th Chinese Corps 7 C! s& Q! T7 J5 ]" N4 f
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Ground combat at Yenan (88,37)
5 c0 k: v9 p3 q8 |5 TJapanese Shock attack / u* c6 H; U4 J' x; @
Attacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204 % V2 h: z" [3 a) N' r8 A8 I- }
Defending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
/ i7 B5 X) ]- N! m( b& Y) D9 o: h kJapanese adjusted assault: 78 # _( ~& p) @" t% e
Allied adjusted defense: 5
$ Y' @7 X: f) DJapanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2)
Q6 R7 K5 D- p+ g8 cJapanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!!
% l1 O9 X. M5 k* t" {& rCombat modifiers" a% D5 z6 K. Y& |/ I/ j' z+ O
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)
" G; T4 ] u3 @' PAttacker: shock(+), leaders(+) ' V) H* w+ s9 [4 g: S6 ] C" q3 Y
Allied ground losses:* T' p9 p; |7 P: z6 i
471 casualties reported
w1 B( R A1 [ Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
, W$ b; x% m$ C& I8 i Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled4 ^2 C( T3 l" i1 w0 j* ]2 I
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled; v n- `( p2 u+ P8 K6 }% F
Units retreated 1 / `( t5 k+ w, ]# d2 ^/ _
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
& H& W. s0 `% Q D* j8 ~2 }! i. WAssaulting units:
/ c6 f: t) l* d 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade ; l) @, J0 C( e) E
Defending units:
4 l% f$ u! t5 c; F( i2 | 22nd Chinese Corps |