AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42' I6 H H k& E9 U, V$ p# j
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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9 n) \ E, P# }
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明9 S9 p2 a. }6 H
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高8 C& F3 _0 z, c( c. s+ T8 `! h
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉& A3 _7 w% M! o* S5 Q5 B
日军占领班克伦
! ? ?- }, e0 ^% m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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. N1 ?. D0 d# v; c( n1 ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1060 y4 k3 q& a6 n
8 g' V2 f; T- f' NWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- Z( `; [* F5 o& s& W8 p9 J
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes0 k4 [9 |( a9 S
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Allied aircraft
6 n+ V; d. n+ y0 h$ \& L A-24 Banshee x 18- w1 q: S% J1 O: ], f
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Allied aircraft losses* c. n1 W i; v3 ~" b, C4 y% \7 x+ i
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
1 L% g! c6 {; h A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 \5 R' v8 U; ]) D. tJapanese Ships
1 p0 i7 T5 Q" X; K CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 ^1 s% m7 ?& ?! P( | DD Inazuma! k( C+ n' C3 S* U1 C8 V$ M5 l
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" n; h% _5 S q% O+ P% R2 r. p( @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
# t9 |# R, P0 ~' J$ p! z, g) ?7 @ xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ u$ W) J x2 }4 h; s xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
6 c% `1 D( p- a( p9 F; [ xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
$ e, i( w' R3 y; s xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships& S" `3 b) _( P8 l
CA Northampton; w( ?9 z: v8 ?' Y6 w- `# B
CA Chester
1 n3 q0 h0 v) d3 d DD Blue
" w+ r" Y$ l3 Y/ D/ N \( l- p: H DD Helm
( }2 F; Q* U/ Y, K DD Mugford, h) x- g; h" `( Y
DD Ralph Talbot
* l' H0 ^ d- |7 K* X! Z7 j DD Henley
3 K3 Z3 j7 l0 k2 b6 q DD Patterson
: W& `+ n5 g6 B/ H1 X DD Craven, r* s9 W! I# {9 k$ b. e3 f
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Japanese ground losses:/ ]5 k4 f8 M9 i" e% D: l2 e8 H
3887 casualties reported
0 Q: l7 }) |- Q( P Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled5 X! ?: C3 J/ z- @& x. X7 t* u
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled2 i4 d: h+ ]8 o0 C
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
0 |4 w7 |4 o& D1 t Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)5 C8 B# ]' P+ d1 D8 e4 ?
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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`# [3 e4 A. j2 P( r* A' c5 _4 `6 K# ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain" L( f1 K7 |; M4 e
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 ~, ]& o% q# [. X r6 |( M' WEstimated time to target is 7 minutes) `0 I! g7 d6 s j1 F
5 @* d- @& j$ ?: v! _Allied aircraft1 \. W- d ]; A3 R4 R5 ]$ j
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
- T$ S- b1 e" V% e9 Z Y SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
9 _% c6 l3 Z7 `9 o: l' x' X CL Nagara
c& W/ K! z" G. @0 g6 W# V4 ` xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk. ~8 H7 d4 T" S: G/ {* O( P* A
DD Makigumo$ o& K! O+ v |& i0 F7 P0 {
xAK Canberra Maru
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7 ]- q, g3 w. J SJapanese ground losses:
( C% A; P; s% T& [ 1845 casualties reported0 v8 S' @/ F# I# J& ~- i$ B
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled; G* r, I( l4 D1 x! f7 a7 y
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
% t8 V; B# q# l$ W# F Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
! K3 X8 s1 _ U4 ]% D Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
' L5 o9 m8 X1 [% C* b! | ? Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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5 M. O6 m# O5 S* B1 LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. T& `! t: s9 a* z% m4 C
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft0 r2 H) k, y5 \% x
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6) c& r J7 v, S9 p* r+ s
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
1 _( o/ B6 g) u: K a TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged6 f; w9 w+ l/ N( [
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Japanese Ships
+ u9 N3 z/ P, j xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. Y) T' S+ V* a! l! ]) q
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 W r' r; t& I: E AV Kimikawa Maru. R9 O% @) u1 H2 o$ ~
xAK Zinzan Maru @# Q6 b4 }6 z& b
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ c- } ?- Q$ p
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)( Q. v$ K s) F2 L- m1 |
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244/ D% X; J# d% ?1 J" ?
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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( W/ m$ e* Z2 `- U% eJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 5 j* s4 p$ L. V; `8 L% T- T
7 K% |% `$ d, I5 o: wJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 5 i7 i7 g. E- A! C8 l- O5 J( Q
) }% L! k. d% d) c0 M7 dJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)+ E. G) d4 b0 D7 y5 _9 ]8 `
experience(-)4 Y7 u2 i6 Y: C" |$ |* c3 J
Attacker:
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102 casualties reported
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' Z" g7 i' ~/ n; O- h% f# r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 v) h; l0 a5 A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled$ e, _) i8 D9 S, X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 u( H* u H- H" {8 F# v: D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* {3 j5 b$ D* P9 m& g, k8 A1 v% ?
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Assaulting units:& j; H+ G' ~9 | x9 R' P. `
24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy
" A# v- M. R, l2 S 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
# C2 \1 H" V m* c 3rd Air Flotilla 3 g8 J1 N* x4 p* _% B
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment0 J$ ~( W. P" f- D% Z" W
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6 M7 n3 I3 ~& ?5 M" E; }. N Molukken Garrison Battalion4 ^ j, W- U I/ Z# |5 c% R: c6 I) ^
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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