AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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南洋战场,日军驻岛分队扶桑疯狂炮击、登陆安汶岛,并发动进攻,降低城防至1级
* ~' I- Y0 o7 i+ M l. ~miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明$ J0 L- ^' R& m2 m; \7 I) Q/ R
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
; l+ d! q* W9 N) W9 p' E; O4 M' q驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
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北太战场,盟军水面舰队在阿达克岛成功拦截并全歼了日军的登陆船队,天亮后企业号舰载机出击,将附近的日军登陆船队痛扁一顿,获得北太大捷
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; G% U# D7 K" P
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
: U! ~2 y' x$ f6 P; y* {% u A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged8 h' a% \9 _# k a0 W$ L7 E* T* c$ C
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak9 h9 [) y, k d0 Y3 p8 G' Z; D
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Japanese Ships
( Q6 ?0 p% @6 U; i CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk( f; R& b9 L3 ]' q. o" Y- p
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 l- X/ J: ^. p* F0 b xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
: @7 P3 K: [0 F: u+ p xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk# B: ?) V' A! N+ P; r+ @" H+ J
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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1 q+ [& V. G; H+ |/ r, m7 r CA Northampton
1 B; g1 m A) \6 C3 |# |- e CA Chester, I/ H- x9 j0 r* g
DD Blue
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* l7 u$ C* ^$ s6 B/ R% P DD Mugford4 i/ i7 L1 u2 `6 d2 T
DD Ralph Talbot. k- H5 o3 d) E+ M( q$ R
DD Henley
+ a- b7 @, S) Z2 B" s2 p* I; i! b DD Patterson" ^8 z2 C2 g. i" h) P: E
DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:
4 X5 K% {3 h. ]3 U) R4 b3 N 3887 casualties reported
, q0 \! b, S& [5 g Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
; Q8 i3 [$ K# Q! z$ A* n& f# S/ J Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
" ^2 V( g1 v- ~8 M9 t, \. a Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
+ N3 r4 n6 \* r! \& Q' m5 q Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)% j2 [1 K8 z& U3 \
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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; ?% H" W( h5 B! i' @+ c: dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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( u6 y0 f$ W! C- ^, B! c+ TRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 I# b% c$ s+ Z" y8 cEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft( c) H, X! w% V& o
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
& ~) {2 |- P5 y; s" q SBD-2 Dauntless x 24( ~4 m6 ~; \8 i6 W
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Allied aircraft losses5 g0 ]2 n& b7 I! R" b
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged& J+ ?4 M) Y7 ~- L9 f* S; \9 M
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Japanese Ships5 U9 s! e1 J$ c$ D8 v$ W1 S
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
1 s9 ^7 c$ ], A1 r; n CL Nagara
" U! l& R2 e. B3 j0 C xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk/ ~) h" T+ |: g" L
DD Makigumo9 x! ?2 M# W2 ]1 |/ ?& H
xAK Canberra Maru6 S/ u$ I6 F6 W
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Japanese ground losses:
. L, G9 G9 w7 b5 Q- I! c 1845 casualties reported# T" I6 T. v4 Q9 I; D. C' D
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
( i5 [. ], d1 Q) E4 ^ Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled/ ]4 w% z: S( v& I+ V
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
y# H( j0 H9 W- \/ d( E, ^ Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ j! q: E/ `3 {( M# J9 W
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)% Q" e8 {/ U5 g- k" n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,528 w6 D" p, Y1 X" N- z
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! I' d7 L7 m7 ]8 a7 d" g
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes+ d7 y( I% A; E# Y$ Y d1 v
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Allied aircraft
0 M& y) r# `: q+ }7 F F4F-3 Wildcat x 6& v# E6 V h+ P+ F
SBD-2 Dauntless x 35 W# }2 j/ A; l- Q
TBD-1 Devastator x 140 C+ T4 ?7 Q" T2 l+ s
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
3 ^6 p6 h! c* K; [, s; K3 g7 L xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& E- W; f5 r/ i xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 e$ O" W/ X5 V* I AV Kimikawa Maru6 r: ]9 k* M- f- E. V5 L+ N# p
xAK Zinzan Maru: g4 k/ P0 L$ Z
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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$ F5 J0 D. }! Y/ kGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack% u6 N/ y; D6 t
1 P2 ~# \9 e6 L& ^, fAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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, T* x. O" k3 Q" r6 |; R" k; XDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 5 Z3 M% M8 E1 `$ Z2 r# O
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 % M! X2 j# a$ K# C7 |
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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# H7 g8 s+ o7 u, [& k4 m1 OJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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, W) a& _& v2 _% [9 H 102 casualties reported. J% v; a" Y/ X. w& ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled* d4 c/ L) ]; W# g. A5 f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
H+ Z0 c* p5 ^% R6 A! X$ b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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118 casualties reported A {8 ~9 a2 m: T" J: Z/ q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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# G& z' o4 v# S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:' Z2 \1 w, b @ z2 m& R5 R7 q
24th Infantry Regiment. O9 a4 K, b) B6 \7 q) E% V
1st Kure Assault Division6 m8 z# X6 f3 k/ G3 W0 n
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
6 V' n5 v: `6 L. L+ A 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment+ g6 H* d8 r4 g1 U3 g
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Defending units:
; |/ ?( I* b/ L! L4 p Molukken Garrison Battalion; d/ ?! J( q& \: i9 K; v
4th Coastal Gun Battalion6 P. U8 x- D0 ^/ m
Ambon Base Force |