AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
4 D& Z3 h; o8 D8 [+ T7 X8 H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+ M! ]5 X) G7 E9 e6 }4 o/ m
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,5 I4 e, g8 I' l7 U9 t5 U
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。) O' {! X) n) f* J! c
日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地1 p1 _4 \' s- ~$ p
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3 G W- T/ \2 m3 YNight Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130
* n% ]7 i0 K, a0 rJapanese Ships
) \! @; e. y( L! o4 A3 q BB Mutsu. ]6 Z3 g T+ U0 |! b7 }
CL Kitakami- _5 ]2 O3 b4 k0 m, O- K) s& U
CL Katori
0 Q+ _( ?' s1 J6 [Allied ground losses:
4 H3 C2 _1 P) r$ J8 g* H 19 casualties reported3 |0 ~, r3 G3 V N6 B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
# C+ V4 R' m3 |) {: G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 A+ e' i/ {" H( x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 S' r+ M' n U% C# r3 }Airbase hits 27 V# q8 B8 X2 ~1 S$ f D
Runway hits 1
0 a, o% N7 y+ |( C6 `3 }9 uPort supply hits 1
. q* z8 e: \# Q, x; i: R! f1 OBB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division4 ^; l) P* a; j' h6 A& b! r! j
CL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby
1 |3 f& Q: N! q2 x( O) lCL Katori firing at Port Moresby ! M) q8 T. h) s( i
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) w, Q! o; F0 T. Y4 u+ YDay Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards 3 g) k- H: l7 L2 V
Japanese Ships# _7 P# n& a- ~0 m
CA Mikuma- F) c8 z; b. N1 S
CL Sendai
/ h0 D, p; l! q& S; Q DD Inazuma" q1 y. D6 X3 z. R
DD Shinonome/ U+ Q" i* ?( Q3 m
DD Satsuki
) A) [( P% ]+ }! q# b& Z4 E/ XAllied Ships/ Z7 }! \- Y: a! c7 N: z, B2 h- v' o
MTB 7
( p) ]& C5 T3 t5 z MTB 8
0 O9 J+ |* b0 S( d0 O, ] MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- p; u- |; ?$ R* S3 {
MTB 10' e: [9 z3 |: Y/ R
MTB 11- {9 ?6 v' f, f7 b
MTB 123 N% ?! F+ P4 z3 |9 f
MTB 26
- W1 A& a: n& j4 D MTB 27
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards 2 Q) Q# t5 r; m" a1 d+ w" W5 F' _
Japanese Ships
2 U4 @8 q, f1 y. K CA Mikuma
! S) {; ^- v& c9 z' a$ O CL Sendai G3 W. d7 `4 [: K3 |$ D" X+ U' p
DD Inazuma0 r) G! L9 i2 D t! M; O! {
DD Shinonome n! y) ^. V; i
DD Satsuki
4 l8 m' [! a3 `! f1 v6 O7 eAllied Ships% B, W5 h& l& |3 Q( [
MTB 7
, d/ K- |0 g/ z, T" V MTB 8' b3 C0 N" @% y
MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. E. h7 G( d8 U+ l MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& `& G/ C' a8 g) [& _0 P, C8 e( ?
MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" B$ ~4 a1 ~1 ?. o7 G6 `$ w, H
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire _3 K! C! M" c
MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
7 E8 G1 {+ E. q& b------------------------------------------------------' j8 }0 {" \+ `6 Z ^8 K
Day Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards % B8 e0 x: _* a& p1 e3 c! [- U) @
Japanese Ships# I @5 n' A( C5 u
CV Hiryu5 {! U: v- O, B3 A: P# o7 s
CV Soryu0 u8 d/ B8 |1 S8 o" u8 U7 m5 q
CV Shokaku
0 s G2 n, T( P: ~4 `2 K; y CV Zuikaku
1 `9 ?+ W( w }! Z+ Y9 I/ ~ BB Hiei
) S3 }% Q" i& ?2 d CA Tone
3 R4 C, Y$ S6 s5 R DD Akigumo
5 E& n6 ~' d7 S+ ~/ E DD Isokaze ]# {3 _6 o% ^5 p0 Z
DD Shiranui
9 t* Z( o2 p4 r- t1 X8 b* Z1 g DD Urakaze
8 R2 q0 P& h, y- V2 \; i0 O7 e$ d DD Tanikaze/ L* O% E9 E* [) J2 [
DD Arare" ?0 P& G' M( b5 m' s# p/ S
DD Kasumi( Z- a, ~1 w1 [8 ?- t. t' G2 ?
DD Akebono. Y, j! e' A- g# k# J7 T
DD Sazanami 5 g5 \, o8 ?2 d5 G6 y/ T, R( ]
Allied Ships
! P+ H9 Y8 t2 k7 ^. F2 G; z; ] xAP Zealandia 2 C- ?3 n8 i* C" M" Z2 \
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
' v: `2 U" a/ h# B9 j5 m! ERange closes to 22,000 yards...
: U! n% [$ D6 t; ~1 NRange closes to 21,000 yards...1 Y3 m0 \: K% d. x+ h$ z# d! ?; W
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards$ v* r; C8 K u6 u$ R8 E1 J1 Y
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
6 X# t+ p8 ] G* |Range increases to 26,000 yards...
6 m& g+ d) s# V" U4 J' RRange increases to 30,000 yards...3 b+ L: U* i- ^# x8 A
Both Task Forces evade combat
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. t. b& _. j6 {1 ?! FMorning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91
! X' A) D9 X! v, {Weather in hex: Partial cloud
+ y8 e" o# q* q7 { N& d# v. FRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' Q2 G! C- f5 ` P# l% f! I
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
( K+ f5 `. p! [. o1 ~+ }, eJapanese aircraft, |* d* z! M: w& O: r* n" }
B5M1 Mabel x 30 a& x7 D, q4 ]2 d W* @% ~
Ki-27b Nate x 10 0 E% T- F6 K" {* V2 @9 a$ o
No Japanese losses
, m% l8 X) b& s. B8 q6 Y& sAllied Ships
5 d' G5 s( m# ]- \9 A xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 f; z- u2 B/ \* H+ z% E6 SAircraft Attacking:( O$ I$ Y1 k- J" z, a
3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
4 |# U, A' u% K! h Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
" L- B5 s, S5 c----------------------------------------------------+ O- Z) _3 ^- i! b
Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128 $ _6 Y, M, z# K! ]6 R& B
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud }' d) b* T; C
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. _$ z3 p$ W9 q# C
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
, }! S( ^! v, c5 U; xJapanese aircraft
" O! N& e" G. \" N, p* g2 G( ~0 `0 I A6M2 Zero x 26
2 D, w( Q ?/ ?# g D3A1 Val x 15
$ I& _, ?, o% {( F3 ~Japanese aircraft losses5 D! o* {& k9 c( ~1 e; p
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
% w: l% r& x5 _/ ^: u- I, uAllied Ships" a- q0 {0 {# a* g* t. s4 k5 a
xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
5 Q- A$ x: c/ W4 a4 j% U1 X1 qAircraft Attacking:
9 g y4 |, q/ H( O6 \ 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
- K0 R0 q4 F2 ^! X- ` Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
, I! x* g+ v( {" f& q8 ~- L" s 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
: P2 i+ c3 T5 R! @, M Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb + ?0 [/ K6 }9 |( h8 M
Raranga dead in the water ...1 c5 l9 j! i- O" F9 P! H
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga ( n4 M/ Z* E4 P" D \. `
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128 % [* `, s% J2 O# v- P- t' }+ c5 {9 M
Weather in hex: Moderate rain ' c/ H, f3 x1 T* C6 c/ E' m
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! f; w+ W& ^5 nEstimated time to target is 6 minutes , v. q, N" n0 r) h; R1 s. V
Japanese aircraft
( A6 a' `" F/ A% z& C A6M2 Zero x 9
7 Z% D5 F8 h& u% X B5N2 Kate x 17 - o* p5 t7 O; k, G8 w, U' Q& z& i/ q
No Japanese losses
& y( T! m- a* e2 v- C1 hAllied Ships, @$ k! c' ~1 c
xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage 8 r" g5 G- S% m. D) x
Aircraft Attacking:
5 T" u" U1 R1 A" N. f, c1 R, D 17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
. U9 y3 y( \! {( n4 } Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 3 f" t! H, c% f( r
Zealandia dead in the water ..." V0 e3 `: H- s
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia/ R5 t# }- b5 y* e/ j4 }
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Ground combat at Siangtan (81,52)
5 O+ J1 b8 V1 {# Y" N4 s8 mJapanese Shock attack ( U+ _' k3 z* m" i
Attacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436 / h3 a& s) E$ V5 n/ x# M* s
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 0 Z# X3 ?+ ?6 n, W3 X! _
Japanese adjusted assault: 403
) _* h, U: A0 v5 CAllied adjusted defense: 1
6 n" d! r. g+ A' QJapanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1)
& t0 u3 R. H0 sJapanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!! * o2 N% M% Q8 }8 A4 x( Q5 u
Combat modifiers
8 J. i) e# S- k+ H LAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-) 5 W0 r' h2 u! l$ r8 c- a- X
Assaulting units:% _* N0 i/ _; Q
3rd Division " o8 G' v( [$ z4 _$ L. T
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Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang) ! V3 t' P3 N+ F* E; }1 p* |* A; M
Japanese Bombardment attack 6 |: n' s% m) v/ ?2 E
Attacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900 + z1 j% Q: Y$ ~9 }
Defending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556 0 j0 M! ]% R% |1 k
Japanese ground losses:6 @$ c y( l' Q- v* C; G
17 casualties reported* b! l, |9 ~5 ~7 e; [* }8 d% G6 M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled p4 O9 V7 X6 |& q8 z* E/ B8 T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ B" b0 h) g# | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled , I _) e- b; D% f2 N) {# t
Allied ground losses:
% P/ q" z# F9 ?, @; v! S 9 casualties reported
/ U- g( G! ?( g' m8 r Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: Y) r+ |5 { X X; U2 y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 H N# _% U5 U. N5 p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ( W `: W; b& v/ {
Assaulting units:
- A" V, ?$ c' u 12th RGC Temp. Division
7 k) |- R' R/ ^ 34th Division
3 ^ ]# f1 A3 e% r `6 D 5th Tank Regiment4 m5 \& U) k( {9 Q2 T7 O
58th Infantry Regiment* x; b! b8 y1 \# @ P, I* K2 H, n4 e$ e4 _
20th Ind.Mixed Brigade
* L ^7 S/ R4 a# ~1 a, T 13th Division
/ c. {9 k$ q" l 9th Armored Car Co 2 u1 D, W# D+ |5 a7 h3 m, P
13th Tank Regiment4 T7 S+ V5 g) M$ R; u) y0 D4 G
19th Division
3 }# e# \/ Q. W. K. N3 r c! B% T 3rd Tank Regiment
2 J: ?2 C8 ?) a. c7 C 18th RGC Temp. Division/ f3 j4 e8 K" J$ l' h
10th Mortar Battalion
& H# m p! N7 b. N- ?# ADefending units:' _5 z+ B$ ]; r4 F' g5 W* N) o
30th Chinese Corps
4 G* I( d7 y: Y" V 59th Chinese Corps2 S& W, Y# i- u# M
55th Chinese Corps
" V3 z2 J, B. l4 a0 v: A0 @ 77th Chinese Corps
( T& j5 P: Y6 p R, B7 H1 V 33rd Group Army
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. K ]$ ^# F: s9 \# }Ground combat at Hankow (85,50)
; E. Q6 Z) g, a+ G0 b, ? p* k& f$ ~Japanese Deliberate attack
% K1 s6 @* a. ]9 a2 PAttacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258
2 ^- i. \ }; o' s" t4 o) [+ m, V7 SDefending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48
" W6 b$ I2 V% j2 Z- l! pJapanese adjusted assault: 205
- j. U5 t3 @8 X) SAllied adjusted defense: 21 2 c7 Z3 \9 S" J, \4 t8 V
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 , q" z6 q* S! H; Y1 c) K/ L6 `
Combat modifiers
2 N# Y5 |$ V1 u& q3 T5 `: dDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)4 ^3 j. G6 k- F* ]6 D
experience(-)8 C* f! f5 P2 f! ~( ^2 ~3 y
Attacker:
8 G# n$ K9 [ r, RJapanese ground losses:, z& C% n' F' k* z$ `2 F8 Q+ H5 w
61 casualties reported
1 E' J+ ~4 l' x Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
. j2 P5 c, }, @9 S) e2 a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 W/ F3 S S1 n) K5 I+ b: q; f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ! |( m+ O8 d# D% ?( Q T9 _
Allied ground losses:
, Y6 t9 v# C" e6 P0 h* c# l 721 casualties reported
# Q- S4 o' F# N( d, e% N2 { Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled
* ~3 z* D5 q6 a4 }/ N Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 `( Z, W% N2 C/ c3 D& n F* g Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled+ j; u. U7 r. d( U; B
Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)8 S) V/ f+ h/ A& _( i! ~8 n
Units retreated 1
' j0 u/ ?7 W3 C) zDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
% t3 `- Q; H. k% s$ gAssaulting units:5 P& c7 a9 a: k1 B- o* h
14th Ind.Mixed Brigade; ?3 c1 k4 |! t# B" U1 W) v
54th JAAF AF Bn
- X: f9 X9 {7 f9 j o Hankow Special Base Force
- T2 h6 _( @+ s 22nd AA Regiment+ g1 F7 ^* W) u' Y. ^ K
86th JAAF AF Bn " ^: G0 Y2 r$ v2 c
Defending units:$ X3 c5 P8 Y" B1 x5 e* d
84th Chinese Corps % m" [. i& I% h% _& ?, p, X
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" D9 G4 l+ g3 j, BGround combat at Yenan (88,37)
% p0 M/ J0 F ~6 y6 z! wJapanese Shock attack 8 F. G& @- K5 p5 [( k, J
Attacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204
0 ], B. v2 |# W6 g& V- Q- G( bDefending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 3 U* ~% o) C- }' @1 J, p: u G$ X
Japanese adjusted assault: 78 4 ]$ J* B2 y3 d6 q2 k/ v- {$ P
Allied adjusted defense: 5
R0 u! R6 }$ ^. P+ g* F& q& yJapanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2) * ?! e1 n; L" D H& N
Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!!
5 C* t8 Y3 f! cCombat modifiers
" }! ]% ^3 b% N j3 W9 }; `Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-). N: i1 p) w0 B- N6 M
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+) 1 t# p( R& K; k% F, P3 K
Allied ground losses:
P' I" F$ u3 f2 U7 h 471 casualties reported/ M5 { {% I9 u' l* Q! f
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 u9 Y7 Z* c3 x0 X( }+ o Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
; W6 n0 h) k- i Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
" c, U d3 ?1 z Units retreated 1
1 T+ V/ g) }4 S% B; L6 B* O! |* x; }Defeated Allied Units Retreating! # E. W) Q) F4 B8 d5 F' E# j& |
Assaulting units:* t8 M3 O/ D D9 O% q# r, x% W, X
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
! r1 \5 L0 a% h5 c( v0 I- [Defending units:
8 z, y$ D! `7 L' N& u( C6 ]; p 22nd Chinese Corps |