AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42 \' [8 j$ Z, R7 E o9 r
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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7 Q, [) T' O. Y+ r' a- U7 G: p
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
* W/ n8 U6 q' ?7 n' a驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
, y$ j( y3 K7 E# e. o& L驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
/ G/ [3 b! j4 L' K, T- L日军占领班克伦. ]. e8 U: h( s# J$ _. ^
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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' t2 q# @/ G: OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 b1 _" g" U) P5 ^" v$ l* t0 K
! V( E0 V' w% N7 iRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ H+ T1 U3 Y' a) a1 A
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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( A4 P0 u3 w/ o3 f6 mAllied aircraft
% A& J$ W& z- ~% p8 Q A-24 Banshee x 18
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1 C' \. B5 R; y4 j2 rAllied aircraft losses4 e* H" k4 l3 U( r% T5 A
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
- Z. q' j2 {( f. X A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak' V* L# z. f1 }& M X
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+ h& @) Q! H0 g6 ^. m$ M CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 L) R3 B( P& z: l8 \ DD Inazuma! _/ T# v$ ^+ ]
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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, k" H7 Q* T" y+ ` xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# {- G. H7 f4 ~& e xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk0 ~# R. e+ n A+ H1 f: x+ a! y
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
( P) k& {/ y: u- X xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; i; z! r0 |, ]( `! @2 N" |
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Allied Ships3 x2 _7 U; T$ z- T/ V; t
CA Northampton1 O6 j2 f- @% G7 E/ S* A9 K4 \
CA Chester" C# k# ~/ n/ C, ]
DD Blue: o, {: }& r! a/ s+ O) v% i
DD Helm
8 A; M6 F. l2 h- @+ A. Y7 @2 x# a DD Mugford
+ Z' P8 n% ~" O( i1 o DD Ralph Talbot: |4 {; r, g, ]( a8 W
DD Henley( t0 \/ k) m d2 [4 K* a
DD Patterson- [+ w/ _" s Z
DD Craven$ r- [* l" G& j" X; z C
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3887 casualties reported
1 J9 D+ _1 W5 O9 X4 j/ O! F' s6 o Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled3 x6 i/ T2 r0 y) b( g
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
# V9 g- G: z+ g& @% J. Z3 w Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
, Y# Z2 `4 k( Z$ z% i Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 m5 U9 [6 e8 p' L" E7 f( M Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)1 H3 W+ ~/ |/ }4 F8 c+ ?$ a; D
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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; I9 O. r% E% fRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 a; }2 V+ r/ e9 u kEstimated time to target is 7 minutes7 o' d* N0 \) ~5 O' `- a2 E
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Allied aircraft( }' I9 b8 D+ P* p9 i& X3 C
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
! z, c! ^: _- ?" m SBD-2 Dauntless x 24- Q+ k% s4 e, _, l
2 x* ]# _& T& g' [( g# jAllied aircraft losses
/ X: J+ n) O5 G) F SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
* D: t: b: M* n; Y0 U CL Nagara! M. t& x8 P* V5 u2 i @% o6 B
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk+ T, D- ^* c5 i# @; e, J, Z* p
DD Makigumo# L" o8 l6 P- j5 j
xAK Canberra Maru3 G) P& I4 x! f
/ {7 X% l! a. p D3 lJapanese ground losses:- q- r7 E' ^7 g$ ?
1845 casualties reported
/ P$ {# {; [% ~ Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
& a! ?0 E2 Z. Z Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
B. j: {' b H8 t" y Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
6 D; n" o5 V2 n' Z Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled). t8 D. v0 l3 ]. Z5 q! z# h" Z
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52: F3 R3 r' R" |& a! j
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft5 _0 h/ f' T. W: X
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6. l1 E# y! E9 j+ a9 ~
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
; ]. v8 ~: g, V2 F2 P TBD-1 Devastator x 14# O: u. v5 m. |
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged! m4 x6 F$ A# C- q. ?" ]
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Japanese Ships( ~: o1 W4 B; ]* l+ T
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( O3 q( u# B. g5 ]" N6 j9 q2 j6 D" q xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: l6 {+ A* p" s) v AV Kimikawa Maru
8 i U$ @' G4 r8 B' I" y xAK Zinzan Maru: W; g$ K V+ }
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" ^4 d# q4 q) I! F2 R. U
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; d* Q3 N J: t% L( ~% IGround combat at Ambon (76,109)3 V9 Q; }5 {0 E. A0 j8 `# }( l; e
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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! ~! X% a% f6 x& n$ w6 @6 v: rAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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% [9 Z' B3 W$ m2 t! BJapanese adjusted assault: 30 : @* n% z# b, E" L4 Q3 o
0 y8 b2 V0 w6 C$ LAllied adjusted defense: 19 2 n& @/ L) Y; ~9 O6 D+ \0 j) p
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 10 V( h! B! z/ P; ]
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Combat modifiers1 u1 s p. Q" n. H, g" h- ?0 q
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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9 X7 W I+ ^, x1 I! K" s; ` 102 casualties reported% P/ d. }* E/ Q4 A7 F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
9 ~. ]9 @$ b$ i0 C( R* X8 N p8 f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled$ z. L. C: l, O9 o& V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 J4 Y% k$ @' l. @) v& `1 x
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Assaulting units:
/ ~: B: j8 M5 B3 k* g' P 24th Infantry Regiment
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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. \- `0 ?5 x( E7 J' s 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment+ P8 ~3 t+ W; O9 |7 J/ W2 w; F' V
/ ^* @8 h' c/ V% |! k1 }) n0 n6 XDefending units:
& m; @' @% a4 K3 F$ S' k/ t/ @ Molukken Garrison Battalion
' g) `% ?9 r- w; s% {$ j: a7 {2 w 4th Coastal Gun Battalion: w: n6 Y( i2 h- f" D$ X
Ambon Base Force |