AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
# E% K9 ~) [- V- y& `( {8 r$ B6 l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* B) d' o# V& P1 V" U- Y: a
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,
! L9 k" N. x. i( X# A( @! _, X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。# d" j- H& |- n" |- l$ i
日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地! P8 p6 P! n+ G4 d* s" r
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130
3 k1 H& @6 f) w$ p+ NJapanese Ships4 p8 X' e. b1 k3 C9 @
BB Mutsu
9 r' P ]" R# F) Y9 } CL Kitakami& K- V1 l1 J O/ Y1 E! Z$ ]2 a& O/ y
CL Katori ( o' E: `+ N9 e& M/ z/ @8 m% Z
Allied ground losses:. t( B0 N% A2 A# E* q
19 casualties reported6 W; X \" e6 N( L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
+ x4 O/ r5 i8 m/ ~2 q% l9 j. t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& {8 Z# ^$ @$ a _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
^' e, {& Y" J8 I$ }1 t5 zAirbase hits 2
, b Y7 P) x; S) @& @# ?* o6 QRunway hits 1
9 C$ F* l# s0 \0 a5 y3 pPort supply hits 1
8 }* Z. [% F4 `+ \BB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division" v7 n k0 J5 H8 {& J! U
CL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby
5 |: n/ J! H8 X( dCL Katori firing at Port Moresby . I8 [6 x8 M2 Y- N; `
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards
/ p2 R# w% a: r% U$ F3 K6 DJapanese Ships
/ k1 @& c* x: G9 K4 Z CA Mikuma
, e% X) G g8 b+ E7 g CL Sendai: G( W0 j2 G' b# [9 W
DD Inazuma# L# h0 k8 ^9 ?% b. s5 s
DD Shinonome
& t+ Z* d# X: W) J, r @& t% v$ m) V8 e DD Satsuki ; ]! b) t& e- G
Allied Ships
# N. C J" d5 y; l8 E5 f0 u. X7 d MTB 7
, M8 i# e, p2 |1 l% Z: o% v/ M MTB 8& p9 D$ z% T6 t3 f' ?" K( M
MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" \% M" e+ Y+ j: a3 W2 J. L MTB 10, }: d( a2 ^9 Y4 t) m
MTB 11' A: w1 C( f/ n$ e
MTB 12
2 ?5 F! }8 {, J0 E, H* D2 @0 z MTB 26/ r$ [& }9 T1 [7 P9 {
MTB 276 y+ o) @0 A5 X6 L9 B. {1 r; L, M( S
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8 I5 v! B2 g. ?0 @+ |& k* }6 mDay Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards . ]: Y0 h5 `$ D* I6 E9 Y
Japanese Ships
4 d9 X% G: E& ?7 l9 p0 r1 s CA Mikuma
" R0 f- }9 G* F$ k CL Sendai1 D& i% p2 d0 z& q' K1 c' q' d
DD Inazuma
$ T( ^0 i* o. H: t+ L) _ DD Shinonome
: G- }0 t' K) Y$ }: j% {* V DD Satsuki
- ^% Z* D# T2 I9 p' }+ NAllied Ships5 c \0 ?1 h/ ^" @& b
MTB 7
% ^; c$ m( ?0 m5 C; Y/ d MTB 8' q! P, _7 \9 A$ q: k
MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% z. J; F! G# X
MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
X7 J4 E" `& v) b! O! C% i: c MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) l- r% m9 @; E6 C6 q9 E
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire
e6 B% _/ v( O6 Q0 J MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 h& B5 i' r2 ~* [: p( K( ~6 x w------------------------------------------------------+ d2 g, `% B7 ]; l& y9 @4 ^. c6 o
Day Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards
- f; @2 T7 L' G$ S2 R: ]* dJapanese Ships
8 f Y; y: K: X) H; I# g0 A t, ^ CV Hiryu+ a5 p- n! @$ ?" u* b: g
CV Soryu# V" j* d/ f! E2 o( l. D5 |' h% ^
CV Shokaku7 |; s9 ]" ^# O5 q
CV Zuikaku L9 z; N0 Y7 s* U
BB Hiei+ e: Q" M) B- t; l, y4 \* L
CA Tone Z( {' V+ Q8 F5 U i' R
DD Akigumo
# e- S$ n. K& j DD Isokaze
' l/ ^1 b1 D& e; q6 ~8 W }9 F4 y DD Shiranui3 c! N$ b# h0 N( p8 U2 u2 x- W
DD Urakaze1 K1 W) {6 v% ]
DD Tanikaze5 T4 o6 Y; f U8 H/ r- C
DD Arare5 Y* x% T* a$ J7 a
DD Kasumi
- v7 _* `* r- `; _9 K DD Akebono. c9 X! @6 _) f, V8 t5 \) ^
DD Sazanami
) o) l3 {. d" ]' jAllied Ships' C; p% Z0 m i$ A; c1 D! y
xAP Zealandia 8 s* ~; m0 T6 ?- O; Z, g$ B
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards8 v. w1 P( J9 [: |% v1 j2 c0 z
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
5 T/ A0 k; y! C) A; W# D1 CRange closes to 21,000 yards...8 o* U/ \# }% D' c& B3 w
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards w, Z& C; n0 r- f9 M8 W! ^9 [# K
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
# ~# u4 B- R+ b- F; H0 S4 ]$ P- ^$ I5 IRange increases to 26,000 yards...7 V+ a5 s! \) y, W6 P
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
; o! l+ @9 F) H& I' ^. ^! bBoth Task Forces evade combat ' ~: l7 E( r- p0 c1 r/ F# i
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) a v( x. ~- M4 O& SMorning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 7 {$ T8 G8 t1 e6 N
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
& A3 k+ t( `, K9 ZRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& N* e! p* [% u5 W4 ?4 e# ?
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes 3 F, y# O) J+ ~
Japanese aircraft
# u! j7 y" R: V& r B5M1 Mabel x 3* A0 K: m. _* D- T/ p* l, Z# ^% I
Ki-27b Nate x 10
( Z& m+ \$ r, H2 O; GNo Japanese losses
# [2 h0 r: o- G' CAllied Ships( p$ b! Z! k0 f. o' e1 `. K* I+ `
xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage $ u( G: ?2 c. L3 p4 U; {
Aircraft Attacking:
9 i0 Z& n7 P+ }' |! p( u% b 3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet* @1 l/ g- G6 K0 l# [ `& o
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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; c( s3 P* O) Z3 eMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128 6 z- ^' x, B- K! N1 S
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud + {5 E ~4 e0 k
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ z3 s2 \4 z' h2 h1 @' I# F+ hEstimated time to target is 2 minutes 7 p B- f( W, e6 y0 {9 z+ {2 \
Japanese aircraft8 |. B! [/ F7 r( r! R5 [
A6M2 Zero x 260 U2 R6 @3 O, u7 H- t
D3A1 Val x 15
9 z1 `. J _) z0 \; DJapanese aircraft losses
& ^* |. I1 S' p* [1 ]8 r D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
b/ O, S$ R. aAllied Ships
* v4 @' a. h9 t# p2 o6 _9 M$ U, V xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk # m9 T: n3 {0 A" t
Aircraft Attacking:, s9 }4 U; }2 E
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'( w8 w) t( J M& ~2 W7 }
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb$ u9 A; w/ K# H, X6 C+ j, d- J
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000') A- t5 o0 P& E: H8 f
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb e1 R. Z" U/ j L' f' k; l" a# I
Raranga dead in the water ...
. F4 u: W& P KHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128 1 t7 Y* Z I& p3 D
Weather in hex: Moderate rain T# m# V, g+ i* l7 f" ^
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' R- ]: k5 x3 ]6 S4 q" U1 REstimated time to target is 6 minutes
0 g9 s- F1 C1 V1 O+ ?* dJapanese aircraft
9 i* `% u( Z4 |5 x* a; [' l A6M2 Zero x 9) p( K% ~, p+ X* h" y5 z
B5N2 Kate x 17
4 s! A7 ]5 Y7 l9 O8 E' ~# WNo Japanese losses " h2 i* ?1 ~' l- l2 _3 ]& _
Allied Ships7 Q& F: I& K( k' G8 Z3 _: h
xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ B5 k3 N# b1 G5 vAircraft Attacking:4 h4 D; w' w- V+ N9 M
17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet7 L5 o$ H8 T$ G: E8 M
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb * p U& u5 c- f; ]1 f
Zealandia dead in the water ...% v9 K% E: x; `1 r
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia% j2 z# ?$ i) d' P9 i3 Q
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8 V8 i- S# X" N1 n* w- `- P) Y% H' ?Ground combat at Siangtan (81,52)
5 Z, Z5 m" f4 l# WJapanese Shock attack
+ D* h3 Y8 R0 w: aAttacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436
' U! O1 T1 U% u& x; ^# A' eDefending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 ( B7 L" s* M. M. e5 C8 s
Japanese adjusted assault: 403 - v. X m+ f1 ?$ `- Z4 {7 m+ q( I
Allied adjusted defense: 1 , n/ g- t$ _- e& I1 v
Japanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1)
3 z- V" \/ M* e1 j! U/ c s' {Japanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!!
3 s) P) E6 o) \% V6 E& jCombat modifiers* J; G r4 v9 d, m5 @- e. b& S! F
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
) e8 w! p, Q# R! O# [Assaulting units:# \8 g2 K$ |6 G2 Q
3rd Division ) o: X- ?% h# _/ q# w# {# B
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Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)
$ H2 P2 a5 L1 y9 v. ] \Japanese Bombardment attack
X) j# y. k' r- k0 HAttacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900 , T/ q. ]2 v$ O5 B4 l j% `
Defending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556 . z& C; m D: S
Japanese ground losses:, q7 m- V+ A( _' S
17 casualties reported
+ B! z, g% w8 C8 g( K Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled$ g. N- \ A$ }7 i! }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ B( m8 I' R! ]7 A! ]7 U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 6 ]* K8 t: J6 ]- U+ |7 K
Allied ground losses:+ n* g, z+ z; J* p* e' y' I- R
9 casualties reported1 w6 P# W! B+ k/ K9 C* T/ d/ |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! @! e/ f; m, g, i: _, j6 ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 c7 H' D3 T$ S1 ?) ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ' r3 Z0 k+ B% k! i4 n
Assaulting units:, {# j+ j, G/ e; e$ y' m
12th RGC Temp. Division
& E' m) f8 i2 Y: n' `% g+ T1 f 34th Division% ?9 G9 ]: d1 @ l6 J7 w
5th Tank Regiment
# I( v9 W# O# H: s; U! ^ 58th Infantry Regiment& O$ u2 k* ?( I8 n+ I3 s+ H( N
20th Ind.Mixed Brigade2 y8 s0 n" W' q2 p# x1 p2 G, C! u
13th Division
1 j. O; l# g& n n 9th Armored Car Co
: O# P0 `4 X, C- w+ ? v' x6 J 13th Tank Regiment
/ n% y" [2 \! S" u0 }# C 19th Division# P5 Y7 z) C7 n# N5 j+ U1 ?
3rd Tank Regiment9 `/ K& _" O4 o/ {$ U1 H0 F h' J
18th RGC Temp. Division7 \3 O0 N& m5 V
10th Mortar Battalion
6 c1 D5 m8 p* g) LDefending units:
0 ^0 q9 o9 o% j" ?' m& ?3 { 30th Chinese Corps! g. E) y1 L+ W, I" l
59th Chinese Corps5 w N% p& ?1 N& i2 H
55th Chinese Corps" ~( ]7 j, [; X7 K. Q% I( f
77th Chinese Corps
3 y$ @& K) F- Q* F. ]2 ~' T( Q 33rd Group Army 5 Y1 o' b6 i7 G+ B/ B3 d, m
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) h! g' Q, |' D& ^Ground combat at Hankow (85,50) + e2 o; a+ G: X: @5 {+ m# R( \0 ]
Japanese Deliberate attack
) O1 _( f' F A T0 u N( A0 ~% BAttacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258 2 S+ y F7 j: n% h0 \) N
Defending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48 3 H4 P1 H3 a' R9 }* E5 Z; U0 Y- {
Japanese adjusted assault: 205
& n! M5 j9 [# m0 kAllied adjusted defense: 21
! S# r* _$ Q5 I: r' ZJapanese assault odds: 9 to 1 ; o& Z2 k. H$ v4 m1 h3 K
Combat modifiers
8 {5 B6 [$ R& wDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)3 x2 S. b" |- a! y: t) T Y
experience(-)
) T2 M0 P$ R$ U' S ^4 LAttacker: ) a$ U9 E1 p: [" a1 e U9 k* W
Japanese ground losses:3 K7 B! Q7 b( k5 |% M7 d8 L
61 casualties reported
8 E6 x1 F8 `) b; O Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled: }4 A9 P0 b" a1 p2 @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ _* P7 I/ y( k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 3 b3 t ?+ U/ T# f2 u' a7 Y$ z
Allied ground losses:0 G5 Q4 \) ` |3 w/ b* Z
721 casualties reported! T& H* U1 H9 L6 }/ H6 N, V
Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled
4 t, Q; n# |$ o) h# v Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled: u% T! t8 m. Y& x, V3 f" z5 l
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled0 }) d# l9 t5 ]4 g5 V
Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)/ G7 L6 J/ J: u, v# J7 U0 J
Units retreated 1
0 T5 X% q* A' E8 `. q9 J9 t# ODefeated Allied Units Retreating!
( M W# x" l: S9 cAssaulting units:! c5 S4 F) e0 z6 w' F# H9 R8 u- T5 Q
14th Ind.Mixed Brigade7 p0 \* g" l' P( Q A5 W; O0 |
54th JAAF AF Bn ' y$ C! {7 m, f7 q3 h: C0 u9 d
Hankow Special Base Force
' [) A8 N* e2 E! M- |, g! u/ K 22nd AA Regiment7 ^. j1 Y7 ]- m8 |5 E8 O+ B
86th JAAF AF Bn
0 [4 c. h, b7 K0 `9 b* iDefending units:
7 @) q/ {2 s6 K0 A! A* w% m 84th Chinese Corps . y% L$ a, D) |
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Ground combat at Yenan (88,37) + k- D8 Y$ G" a0 ` ]* C& R
Japanese Shock attack 4 }% B( ~' C9 H# d4 ?. Q3 w i
Attacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204
, s, V+ E; z2 bDefending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 8 q0 Y1 t" R. b+ I' C) N$ P
Japanese adjusted assault: 78 0 D3 F' T4 E; J; c# l
Allied adjusted defense: 5
* ]( C1 O* L3 @+ r+ e& aJapanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2)
: J' \ E& U6 S) q# {4 Q1 eJapanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!! 7 z8 u' ]1 R9 _+ J6 m4 p
Combat modifiers1 Q* ]0 d# Z7 J8 h, s
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)( A1 M& s& T6 F( \3 x
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)
" Z# o7 y& F# R% g: B& x) O: `Allied ground losses:
2 ^! f4 l ?& J# m0 t( |8 R 471 casualties reported
: x+ p! ?' F6 j& t Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled3 t' k+ A0 l% q* N
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 U1 k/ o" T& p; I) Q3 B5 v Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
w6 c4 N" d! M' J5 g/ ~& Y! f) ` Units retreated 1
2 r2 j# i. z- C" d8 tDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
( W& ~8 @ h+ e2 `* i4 qAssaulting units:
0 ^: @+ G( J( f9 D9 G n 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade $ N7 y- T; ]* u3 N: e* U
Defending units:
6 B) g% z) d: e, Z; A 22nd Chinese Corps |