AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
# f7 G! b( q: i4 p& 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
5 z! C# Y" o6 {- W2 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,
0 ]* S. o6 ?* r. r. Z) y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。
% W. A. v2 e; H% k7 r( W日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地8 i2 V" u4 q9 j, G+ g* B
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 0 I* E) G8 \- k0 S6 y% }+ {- z1 Q
Japanese Ships8 G3 `& d2 S A- ?
BB Mutsu1 q' }4 b, Q/ \- Q' l) \
CL Kitakami
4 H2 `0 H: ?4 B CL Katori
9 v9 O" `8 c: ]Allied ground losses:
: i& q; J* B4 n6 a 19 casualties reported
8 n5 `; T6 w R( _( c Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& ]: ~3 B4 w: l$ p' G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 {, G* W, H D% F; g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" h/ E, f6 H; l- n+ h- o% C8 s- A( MAirbase hits 2
# x: l. h D3 {Runway hits 15 F) k; y: x8 s. y, H, F: e
Port supply hits 1
# t; S$ o: O3 N8 n; d( I& S" tBB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division- l% S8 T6 U6 u- u
CL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby 5 a4 y2 Q2 l& M( p
CL Katori firing at Port Moresby 1 u" Y- [8 q2 y1 I. w% v* V
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$ ^% N& j7 C! S1 s2 cDay Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards ! p& L7 r3 v+ x9 z1 |
Japanese Ships
3 R9 M0 {# x% `0 ]4 Z, b3 R CA Mikuma: ^" w3 q- y6 t+ }0 w+ U O
CL Sendai
7 Z y/ N" ~6 w \ DD Inazuma
! k2 R, M" o# D( A7 ?: V | DD Shinonome
- X& J+ [: v3 O; `2 C# m DD Satsuki 4 a: v2 x$ p# r' @
Allied Ships
+ |( T9 q! F+ v( O* V# g/ V$ }5 k; @ MTB 7( J# F; O/ R$ B v, ?
MTB 83 ~* s8 E3 F2 c# b. o
MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- ~. v, m; B# X7 M3 x8 O4 ]# m
MTB 10& D, q* T8 p7 H! g
MTB 11
" V0 o, w4 m" \+ P6 ~+ s* H MTB 12
. a9 O: U, z: w! _0 @# c MTB 26
5 X9 I5 b( @. P- A" V MTB 27
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards 3 {4 T7 l- y5 l2 E9 Y/ Z) f- z! z
Japanese Ships* X) ?# n8 r" \1 w2 w; O& y7 P
CA Mikuma3 p6 m* A! u) D7 s- F, P
CL Sendai
5 C# W" g) K) C( |3 B/ j2 g0 P9 G DD Inazuma
4 P3 k: A1 h+ y; y( } DD Shinonome
' j( @% H5 I+ Q' M4 ~9 X DD Satsuki 2 H4 c$ _; W$ Z' T7 w3 O! u1 H! o4 E
Allied Ships
: r, m @ z I+ K- }1 J/ ?" h- P MTB 7% \+ d& |- H6 t/ s& B; K9 H
MTB 8
9 m3 Z4 }( f; [% c" l' h0 B MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 E8 Y/ Y, x4 k$ h6 m7 o# z% I% J MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 j) A9 P# U" }3 {6 W2 C4 x MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! ^* J E, z+ X3 F
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire
) F. T0 c7 |" r6 c MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# M( ~* d% b% Q5 t8 x* d
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* K8 b6 V. q2 f& [: e1 X2 O6 jDay Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards
% l1 w( I4 b1 _Japanese Ships5 f3 L% W0 D; ~% U4 W, `* K3 {1 h
CV Hiryu8 s% j0 h0 W/ l9 e9 `! q- t
CV Soryu( ]3 t% V# c+ E9 v
CV Shokaku B V3 h5 t$ I# F& T; M
CV Zuikaku
) n9 ]) z( Q1 z8 D0 p& D3 o BB Hiei: \: o& E+ l0 L0 Z/ p4 b# z
CA Tone$ [8 t; Y: U! b
DD Akigumo1 Y$ z) n0 y4 \: L, G/ H
DD Isokaze
7 B+ z3 B- m) }) U+ k7 R/ x2 L- T DD Shiranui
" u( X* p' |+ e/ v+ Q# [- I DD Urakaze' |. H$ w( |9 w2 ^8 V, A. n: _
DD Tanikaze
7 \0 z( A5 Y: X( w E6 v' e4 J DD Arare
3 i, x. q& ^% g# T* z6 c8 e- @ DD Kasumi) G% p3 G, B; u' S+ K
DD Akebono
, R- K& u5 u, j DD Sazanami $ R8 @3 \7 P; c) I
Allied Ships2 I$ y3 M; H8 E% k1 y3 @; Z- B% g
xAP Zealandia + \/ [- o0 C, G. M1 p }, j
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
" M1 s( t! `3 I* r) }+ C% q+ eRange closes to 22,000 yards...
+ b& e# u4 i+ QRange closes to 21,000 yards...+ U' k$ y" I! t: z c& }8 N( W' z0 q
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
; k) T' ^# Y) b1 y! e6 L: N o; ?Japanese TF attempts to evade combat' W. x7 p+ m* v7 G" J
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
k7 W6 D# ^+ s" \% m/ C- K- [# A" d3 DRange increases to 30,000 yards...6 M( ^. m. f4 G: |
Both Task Forces evade combat
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6 _! {' v3 Z! q, T6 gMorning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 6 X" ^' ~' p) @- ?* R1 a, D u& V
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
& T5 A0 L2 V2 p+ f; VRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
- ^- Z5 F) }- j& @0 \/ vEstimated time to target is 1 minutes # K+ F7 R) @, O6 ^% N+ l6 V
Japanese aircraft. n0 E; ~8 a2 [3 k
B5M1 Mabel x 37 b- [" G6 ^& X4 q' C& A' H
Ki-27b Nate x 10
* n- ~9 |$ f/ X* Q7 d+ QNo Japanese losses
3 e7 c6 [- K$ {( WAllied Ships. K. j1 k, l* v4 c- {6 l
xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage 2 [6 t; W6 Y% d
Aircraft Attacking:
- Q0 _$ w; M; m- @/ x2 y 3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet0 ?1 f& T% G( X7 ~
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb" K* j% [/ ]2 C s
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2 c! A4 D- q) k0 ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128
8 x! ~. p1 x) d% x, ]' CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
+ t# m. x; y. B. |) x4 d" kRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ f1 [' F1 p, [. Y; l: \# T$ l! l& q
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
2 {2 @; e+ B# \3 a# cJapanese aircraft
3 |7 e" ?& F2 m* i0 p A6M2 Zero x 26
' |3 N% L5 _5 s" N# Q' }. Q D3A1 Val x 15
: r Q7 z5 w/ q: kJapanese aircraft losses
! P% l# _5 v# t7 a D3A1 Val: 1 damaged , Y$ @, g% G4 `9 L8 R
Allied Ships: q6 s+ M; R* q; n V3 D
xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk & N+ W' l3 Y' y' U. S
Aircraft Attacking:& g0 b, Q x/ a- j8 `
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'7 g, M3 a% M# J" D
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
, N6 _) E/ s" H8 Z5 {# z6 j 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'" E8 z+ Q+ O t0 v
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb " k* u# J: m& a7 w& j% m
Raranga dead in the water ...
2 I! ^% N$ s+ |7 ~. HHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga
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1 z+ d3 g1 n, _# U# g! ?1 A1 xMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128 6 s5 m- l5 L; B
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
0 O9 Z* I; t7 @& p2 URaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ d# r. x" z- B* \& l* r
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 2 g/ ]. r1 Y- ~4 A4 o
Japanese aircraft6 X, G9 r# w- O% b8 k3 V
A6M2 Zero x 9
& `9 `# g/ d3 B) p5 @! e# F B5N2 Kate x 17
" T, j8 q6 w" l$ I) @3 B3 HNo Japanese losses 6 {! q6 S* `8 N8 E- A1 o
Allied Ships& i3 a9 e y* W( X1 R
xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage / N" h) z0 r0 N4 Y# }
Aircraft Attacking:
6 X. }! U0 V# C" }' x 17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet; X& Y8 ?$ m6 n; w* f. l
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
9 }) Q4 N% H9 Z( `, E0 y4 IZealandia dead in the water ...
9 |3 P5 |' }" V5 V; B" ZHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia
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7 X& y( _/ J0 e+ UGround combat at Siangtan (81,52) 4 w6 W5 b0 t E( n' ?& q# J7 {, ?
Japanese Shock attack
1 I5 e& S* x8 g2 b( i- D/ {Attacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436 5 j, J: l# W2 \6 C) k& E
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
$ }8 Y* G7 ^( q3 ^2 ^- MJapanese adjusted assault: 403
. ]! w% b1 o1 X: h4 RAllied adjusted defense: 1
0 R7 k# p/ S( o( I3 M+ I" ]Japanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1)
1 W* t' Y: v6 Q2 O& g9 Z* V' E2 r; RJapanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!!
H: x4 r1 }4 A( s5 T' i& |6 Q `Combat modifiers
0 V L2 Q2 I) g5 a/ D8 TAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
$ N/ w2 S) C4 P/ D0 wAssaulting units:" u: h, ^7 { g7 D+ ?* ]
3rd Division $ r; {2 h, ]4 t6 b8 [* U
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( E( Q/ W/ ~9 ]& V, v; m1 uGround combat at 82,43 (near Ankang) 5 w- y$ K# F$ u4 z4 N
Japanese Bombardment attack
5 q9 x+ r4 p) bAttacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900 + |2 Z* q, D) d6 C
Defending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556
, y: C. s8 Q# Y8 q, q; xJapanese ground losses:% W+ D' \; @3 R6 G. p
17 casualties reported
2 U2 N/ `& W2 g1 Q$ X& } Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# Z/ c+ H1 ?7 S, z+ J$ M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ |: S/ Y; C; K# [" c; t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 9 F) F+ Z8 i5 x8 H' F( S
Allied ground losses:. H, h, m ]; K& |. G' q
9 casualties reported
S8 w9 |6 ^2 A/ ?2 {% J, U p1 ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: x0 t5 I( T& \ Y* L5 a( f+ `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 I% }0 V3 x9 k- C7 |' `2 ]7 l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 3 a9 l) R- Y+ I
Assaulting units:/ G$ D4 x2 m' G+ a) f7 q" `
12th RGC Temp. Division/ J& L9 @7 ?9 q, w
34th Division
* R, O9 j3 m- i8 H, P" |! m 5th Tank Regiment# n, Q: O3 u( o0 I8 I
58th Infantry Regiment! Y% h/ {7 u: z
20th Ind.Mixed Brigade: F. C! u: O" b3 u
13th Division6 r5 @5 M' l# o2 K1 h+ A
9th Armored Car Co
) m8 |, x7 j. v9 g, `; ^* ~ 13th Tank Regiment* ~+ B. T+ u& j9 g1 L3 Y
19th Division5 w1 r, d3 e9 S! w3 Y- e
3rd Tank Regiment+ j2 \: X3 J0 M* Q* W. |
18th RGC Temp. Division
0 g g2 {2 \; A& K$ q0 |# l9 s 10th Mortar Battalion
0 [+ K+ x' o7 I3 X4 v; iDefending units:3 v2 ^( T2 {, K% l2 s* n1 J1 p
30th Chinese Corps- a* T( o4 a. O& H$ J3 ~
59th Chinese Corps
0 Z; P$ f0 a1 j 55th Chinese Corps
6 Z+ C/ l$ B) F; W6 c 77th Chinese Corps% L5 e& v* T3 M+ P2 Q; r5 u# U6 Q
33rd Group Army
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4 m3 h2 p) N4 J8 EGround combat at Hankow (85,50)
3 ]* c' A; O% FJapanese Deliberate attack
& v0 t$ a" H GAttacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258
4 D6 M6 b3 s' \+ A0 p9 A+ DDefending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48
! n% a) u, R, C* tJapanese adjusted assault: 205 % h* k! ]% c- R) Q7 C0 N k
Allied adjusted defense: 21
/ @$ T$ F* [8 K$ W4 {" [9 C& xJapanese assault odds: 9 to 1 & P5 T4 W8 ^$ W- O) W6 A* \7 m
Combat modifiers# z, H9 h. ^. z: E! C- M/ U0 r1 a
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
k! O# y) R! _' v experience(-)) q2 @! v* i8 a- i$ F3 P+ B6 h: q
Attacker: ; U, K! B/ y4 J& L
Japanese ground losses:6 {1 ~1 ?+ {# p
61 casualties reported& n" S- ?3 k+ ?' `5 z- p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled# x# [" d; s) ^. V/ ` P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 c' H: ~/ ]4 s( M0 w% [; E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 3 d# Q9 @% K7 }. D; ]1 R( l
Allied ground losses:
& C) a9 ~4 o/ v- n/ i9 k8 w. B 721 casualties reported
: |( [9 K. M% J Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled
' o! ^( q& }) R/ ~ Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
; k( \( P5 m3 F Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled; a& l& q8 j! a% |" v
Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)/ K# L' j2 S% h7 d' B% h0 ?/ j( L
Units retreated 1
, r8 f3 d* q" k8 T- Y+ N: |! EDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
: g) T7 {2 h6 V4 |" d# Q/ m0 H% lAssaulting units:4 O# g7 J- j* m9 b% J
14th Ind.Mixed Brigade: M* p" c, w F# {. I1 g
54th JAAF AF Bn ! `5 L1 B7 U9 Q. W- }( w4 q' x4 ]
Hankow Special Base Force
( T1 ]; ^) |& q- O* J 22nd AA Regiment
$ Y( {- @5 h, E0 f/ U 86th JAAF AF Bn
7 H) O# f! _) E& M4 r- q3 U8 F8 ~Defending units:
; ?; A# O& n9 d6 i 84th Chinese Corps ; s1 t7 w3 R, d# n* u0 v4 u
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Ground combat at Yenan (88,37)
% l$ @: a2 I5 HJapanese Shock attack
$ i& v9 m3 q2 J8 g K }Attacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204 * R/ k0 J, d* d& B
Defending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 * G8 t0 y7 T! e
Japanese adjusted assault: 78
! s1 t# e' x5 UAllied adjusted defense: 5 - o3 W$ M' w4 C; E- e+ Z
Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2)
1 C% g, Z9 F) f0 O2 HJapanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!!
L; o2 Z+ M5 }) S/ eCombat modifiers
! i: t% F7 t1 kDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)
{9 Q: @: a- dAttacker: shock(+), leaders(+)
" x: @1 ~' i: @9 Y* cAllied ground losses:
& [* [, I6 l# d+ _' T 471 casualties reported) w; Q- W9 z! ~2 C8 j7 [2 m$ O
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ \) y# j+ Y$ C( w: J8 b Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled# i/ R* \1 `4 \( k
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled' b! O% e" Y/ X. d7 U
Units retreated 1 $ Q' L& W Y: b! ^6 M1 L; N
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! 8 D: y0 T, Q( I6 D( I) \* t
Assaulting units:3 n) U( s# Q+ r, |/ M+ `( C
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade ; N# N8 F Q9 s8 V4 q
Defending units:
1 K. |8 X1 f9 L" v# D0 _& x 22nd Chinese Corps |