AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
& G$ x1 c0 Z6 P( [, H$ 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; t9 r$ `$ A. Y: o9 x2 ]0 g' ^: J$ X0 d) l
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 F! b/ u% D! I' e3 {0 u) u3 b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。
: z9 |# e0 f. E* t1 K日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地; V9 E9 u2 \' X
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. g/ {$ Q8 m3 I. DNight Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130
Q9 [: |" i& G0 u4 PJapanese Ships
2 k2 a; T& M# M6 o: o BB Mutsu
1 j: x9 Z" D+ I7 L7 z' v CL Kitakami
) T( H' f& g/ l% |7 |+ f' u CL Katori 2 U' A8 H& j" d
Allied ground losses:
% |9 L2 a5 }: @ 19 casualties reported8 z8 l7 n3 Q8 F; X! ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
! _& z! Z. Y" f- ?3 ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% i7 ?2 j! O4 Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled * i6 i7 h# `+ N: D' P, \5 u6 H
Airbase hits 2
7 M6 g% }" B( X# fRunway hits 1 p4 h3 J5 g# d
Port supply hits 1 ' \4 D) D/ c5 n. K0 b
BB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division: y+ q s; H+ y; U$ `
CL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby
7 A2 q: w$ S7 u Z/ ^) yCL Katori firing at Port Moresby - v! c$ J" Y. L% d
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% a1 M `; [! ]Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards
! t2 M+ {- s3 V) I) k6 y% aJapanese Ships9 n9 }0 D/ Y7 `% c, G3 v
CA Mikuma( o1 |5 X ^( ?: V
CL Sendai
3 y/ M* k: v% A/ w7 a' d DD Inazuma
2 S+ m$ b" c; M) I0 x1 l DD Shinonome3 J/ }$ \8 u/ k. x; C9 {/ q
DD Satsuki
% i/ x2 G3 [0 `" p- }$ I; OAllied Ships
* J; g# h7 C% z' i" q# j7 J9 R. K. u MTB 7$ W N3 D; `8 S) ]" B
MTB 8
. k0 K% C7 V# ` MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ G; i4 f, S" T; M% S( L+ r! P; } MTB 10
* K/ p9 |7 k, l# ?+ y MTB 11
) {; h+ z+ }4 b) F0 ~9 f MTB 12
/ z4 c2 L! q" o; m- p& x2 a! x. M MTB 26
2 [% E5 l8 M9 T) ~ B' M* p, l5 M MTB 27
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9 S9 W9 _: L! A/ x. ^. e4 F: g# T/ IDay Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards
9 E2 F5 b) ~5 J6 K) M/ q7 f7 hJapanese Ships( Q' a) h* b# D- [/ M; ^; B
CA Mikuma. a$ P" t! J, w0 {- W7 Q- U: w( D
CL Sendai
2 G0 G! L- |9 J' v$ A2 m' n/ y DD Inazuma2 B" p f( ]2 q5 t! n; G1 @! @
DD Shinonome
# f; g* u- x" y4 B6 Q' }0 | DD Satsuki # U9 V b9 A7 R* E0 l
Allied Ships
" M6 X$ [; h) M' L0 h" D% A4 ? MTB 7/ D" C& p3 P: `" _
MTB 8
; F2 I* h: Z. ?' c MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! n% i! t. m: @( {# X1 V MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 Y& o4 t1 ?% z. O2 B) t! F
MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
0 L' d ^; [6 B$ ~1 s% k MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire
" w {' S% X; ^6 ]- g MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 \; k4 l8 B# O/ I0 @
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% {; m, F0 ?; m/ }5 E3 L# nDay Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards
( Y; k" L1 P1 {Japanese Ships
& t2 L; Q! @% I: f/ e4 z1 W1 z8 [ CV Hiryu
" @1 G0 y. s( K6 m CV Soryu7 C# p0 T6 Q6 U) z3 d7 F, p
CV Shokaku
( M% Y6 K' I2 W W2 L0 m CV Zuikaku
# R u7 ?/ z9 e2 c# d0 K! M BB Hiei
j0 F; s6 |6 \1 q% |' ~ CA Tone
& W' h' L# T: D( g DD Akigumo. A- x& s5 i0 |5 \
DD Isokaze
6 K0 B+ q3 M @ DD Shiranui0 S9 f& j+ g. D
DD Urakaze
8 B I; y( I& P DD Tanikaze
- D) Y/ O0 D7 k( v' j' G! ^ K; s DD Arare
& _1 |2 c' ]$ m DD Kasumi. i* L7 Y0 r9 P n9 `
DD Akebono
- h4 h+ r4 g; o/ H q# o5 } DD Sazanami
7 _& H6 r p# yAllied Ships
" A" k+ D! }! Y* u7 R; D xAP Zealandia
& J( T$ f( b" vMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards7 n. g) L" J6 D6 m
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
, y+ n# G) V1 S6 ~9 {4 }$ b/ ]/ ORange closes to 21,000 yards...
' j6 _1 h/ Z; R+ p: X% g3 L# hCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
+ a# k! X) Q9 u! h/ ]Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
+ Q5 `) k' y/ j( H9 HRange increases to 26,000 yards...
: O+ p8 O! u7 M1 }% p! I% ?' SRange increases to 30,000 yards...
: @4 ?6 ?# g$ x! K7 S& RBoth Task Forces evade combat ' G f' Q( H) y4 N, j+ H. g6 ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 ; A7 I3 g7 o9 I
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
6 p$ E! `! `0 oRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" n* d, Y% m. w- y( w' y# kEstimated time to target is 1 minutes v1 ]% B5 t6 c# B5 L
Japanese aircraft$ j2 i- U. H3 P* v
B5M1 Mabel x 30 c7 g( I, |" T- e
Ki-27b Nate x 10
. N' o3 @0 @! f7 p2 P- ONo Japanese losses
& E" D$ ]" m8 d. T4 F) WAllied Ships
9 G! ~6 n% |+ I3 i. Z: I xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 K1 r6 p. F8 x0 {& p& oAircraft Attacking:+ C' F: P/ b* E
3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
, V+ F' g" c7 E+ J8 p$ x Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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- {/ P ?0 @# H- z1 Z3 ]1 O4 FMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128
) ?, e& w6 o* i4 }' v0 i; iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
$ j3 n& w2 t# w4 B: y' Y9 X: }3 xRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 K( N L! Z* B# u% |
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes - F! P7 N; q; V
Japanese aircraft S+ S( q! y1 W+ Y
A6M2 Zero x 26
' X4 @- i# f4 g$ Z, e- B/ |, D: `% Y D3A1 Val x 15
, g/ k) q/ q' {; lJapanese aircraft losses
, ^% h! |% l( p D3A1 Val: 1 damaged 4 n& @" c0 R- i1 e: R) h5 W
Allied Ships
9 c. a/ P; u6 y* H. \" f- P+ B/ N xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk - O+ K4 O( n0 n+ H' j. U; A R
Aircraft Attacking:
/ u( k8 r6 e: G' f( g# \2 s 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'- N, k) Q1 v5 n8 z7 M
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb7 [- ~/ z6 R5 r$ U
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
/ k/ j D9 B6 ^/ Q Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb ' K: S7 u2 k+ k) C, f7 ]$ r6 S
Raranga dead in the water ...' u' V! h4 C! Q; J; q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga & ~) G o$ e) E% {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128
* S7 U3 q3 x1 P6 @, }Weather in hex: Moderate rain
2 R! \) t; Y7 o$ e4 ^Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; e0 Y% K- o# J3 U8 x( b, }Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
. \, w- l4 b3 ?5 Q2 R0 cJapanese aircraft
" M3 ]0 u, I! Z8 ] n6 k A6M2 Zero x 91 ^2 {% ?2 M% n- `6 V! E, }( T$ f
B5N2 Kate x 17 , p4 d: T) M. d+ ^. d# i$ i# ?( a+ w
No Japanese losses 4 z$ d& o, P, c
Allied Ships5 A, Y# p* `1 T9 T% j6 P
xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage # D; q) ^1 `& ?$ S( U5 d
Aircraft Attacking:. B6 S0 Y2 o5 D6 I7 I* c
17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet% I) X3 k- m' V$ _" W6 v* [$ d
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb / W: q* F( L4 {5 Y
Zealandia dead in the water ...
) ~3 r+ v' ~# R- R9 z+ g# HHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia
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7 F0 U% E4 _3 n! x& P% a" FGround combat at Siangtan (81,52)
) ]8 R! `+ v$ V) Y' c J% x& v5 z; `7 Y |Japanese Shock attack " s' T2 W3 |! E3 N4 A
Attacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436
5 C9 w- L F: f% O" R2 `6 xDefending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 2 y6 l4 Y8 Q2 `: x d9 H
Japanese adjusted assault: 403 7 p* H! t; q+ [+ w1 U4 |- m
Allied adjusted defense: 1 5 ~& {9 F( I9 M5 |# G. G2 m
Japanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1)
4 O: p$ T( L' G% j2 G8 tJapanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!!
. I% y! I: S$ R& P; YCombat modifiers
! |8 r1 n( g0 r/ S% N' JAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-) ' D/ Y! r% G& {+ Z
Assaulting units:
# C" _2 n! v! t8 S) f, a 3rd Division 7 s- z' K; r4 k% \2 ]
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Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang) # v% l- D( l1 i; ^! t# b
Japanese Bombardment attack
% |6 h. w- v d$ R, S9 O( Y4 fAttacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900
* Z5 d7 _/ y8 e4 v" a. v* Z& a, |Defending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556 1 `3 A2 N7 L. H9 q1 }
Japanese ground losses:
' J( W4 ?. o" u$ X 17 casualties reported! F, V# j! I" N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 Z9 u* Q& L6 W) m! q. R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ Q) T. @+ \/ y9 W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& s* z1 p) d0 u+ r3 ?; E: i/ z* E- GAllied ground losses:( n, g4 v# }- p# B/ W
9 casualties reported$ d+ `4 T: z( Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 m8 U( L c+ X1 g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 l7 F7 X3 {1 a8 k0 ~2 l6 ~: f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 2 f3 t7 |1 m- A; M8 O1 k
Assaulting units:
1 a5 X5 G& Y: h% o) R6 I" v& a/ ` 12th RGC Temp. Division7 @0 q% }0 a2 Q( \. c1 x/ p: @1 J
34th Division
, Z8 [& g1 z6 e 5th Tank Regiment3 F- N) o; `! ^! d. l
58th Infantry Regiment
( ^4 i3 ~2 t# C8 n# ?0 e, C 20th Ind.Mixed Brigade% P1 |. l# N8 A0 I
13th Division1 X% i% D' I0 o; |8 z4 K
9th Armored Car Co : s6 V7 R7 ]) W
13th Tank Regiment
4 Q* D1 H2 R& O# O; }( @' k 19th Division2 v& I' B& R$ d% z4 h" |
3rd Tank Regiment
5 b; ~. y1 h/ F8 w1 v k 18th RGC Temp. Division
; S, |4 O6 ]/ G" k R 10th Mortar Battalion ( ^6 v& ^* q$ ?4 Z0 @
Defending units:2 p+ S: S3 A7 M# g
30th Chinese Corps5 {$ C0 u7 U. c( {
59th Chinese Corps9 d; l+ ?4 m' w0 _
55th Chinese Corps
: K, x8 c9 N7 F- h r 77th Chinese Corps
* Y+ ~* Y8 ?! A8 E 33rd Group Army
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# w) n+ L( K' Q0 JGround combat at Hankow (85,50)
3 ?( g2 s8 n( J2 i# T- m9 KJapanese Deliberate attack : K; ]% {& H0 t, x
Attacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258
0 Q2 q9 ^ R! n' F: f: \Defending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48 & O1 o, K* h8 w4 _8 W% M. R* x( _1 p) c
Japanese adjusted assault: 205
$ n) [. G6 Q% T8 i9 ~Allied adjusted defense: 21
* q' J! B, I; _( jJapanese assault odds: 9 to 1
; [ T0 ]4 P9 aCombat modifiers. |, N( ?' ]0 @1 z- f
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)8 H8 }" a' y" g1 q# Q; @/ i3 B- P3 p9 [$ R
experience(-)
- e3 j+ l+ K" |" _8 PAttacker: * @% K/ J n* V
Japanese ground losses:
6 e0 ~- w9 i! n, i% k/ H 61 casualties reported
" I7 T0 G, u) ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
6 G+ x# ?* _: ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 O8 {' ?; {, f5 W! r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; K' |$ F& @( E7 b# ]% G+ T1 aAllied ground losses:
9 W3 ~5 |8 N3 c 721 casualties reported* v+ L! n+ _) s; N
Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled3 O* w. o1 m- i; U
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ Z) s6 j5 c/ h8 @+ y8 E C3 U Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled% m: @) U" K& o2 k0 Q
Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)
8 P$ S6 a- y) T3 w Q( o$ t Units retreated 1
F8 e" X/ d t S* d# N- z. jDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
6 S, S! u- v' EAssaulting units:
1 n# M% o4 A v 14th Ind.Mixed Brigade
# D) V r% ]; f& l/ V8 K: S; s 54th JAAF AF Bn
% y2 k& Z" m- L" I# v* K# m O! I- _; z Hankow Special Base Force8 ], a) v, O9 O1 h0 N* ^0 ]
22nd AA Regiment$ Z" L$ v$ K% c# K7 M7 v4 ~$ K
86th JAAF AF Bn 1 j' [" P, `: i0 P* |& s
Defending units:
/ @8 u: a. Q; v& ^ 84th Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at Yenan (88,37)
+ t4 E; d/ V& g+ CJapanese Shock attack $ ^- _8 N; P% v
Attacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204
1 i7 P' I* m* G) R: ?1 X" b# ADefending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
) ~1 E( L. h5 C- v. H( s3 O1 ~Japanese adjusted assault: 78 * x* r- r+ B! I# d
Allied adjusted defense: 5 2 Q8 {. V2 T( @9 j* K# ?- N
Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2) 4 h1 b' z, b4 }% R \: f z
Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!! 3 A M1 W$ y0 x# [9 Q
Combat modifiers- M, i7 n, q: g5 k
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)
# K4 t, j* X! A+ i( OAttacker: shock(+), leaders(+) 0 J* _; t' z# d9 V5 a
Allied ground losses:& ]6 B, a$ \% C( A0 ]
471 casualties reported7 f6 h: Y! N8 t5 w7 D- w
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled& H8 C8 w% z C% K5 M; b
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
- B5 j1 p6 h7 Z Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 v; a5 V1 s B% ^& z Units retreated 1 7 v# r3 T# Z w$ R* g6 i& \8 p+ o
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
+ D- ?2 t% d9 L) S) l' i/ m$ c: ~Assaulting units:
7 }+ D8 f1 h e5 F9 T 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2 k# `# u. s/ `Defending units:
3 f7 Y0 ?2 A: R$ z: s 22nd Chinese Corps |