AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
, V$ W* @; G' 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9 l0 P! r2 S/ I9 @$ B, q
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,& T1 j8 @, c9 N! b6 ^& e% y3 O
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。, u/ Y4 A" N0 y" F: K4 i
日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地5 |: r- G. ?& K: D' Z: l
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q1 q4 f7 m( q! r7 V, {Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130
% X$ H" J& B6 l5 I1 \- oJapanese Ships
" Q' X ~& `% B; t) r4 v r BB Mutsu
" R0 @* `2 m* w* X CL Kitakami
T2 Y# |0 O/ e( E% ] H& @ CL Katori
/ G7 {% }# N3 J! O- t$ f, {Allied ground losses:# @8 l! a. V4 O. a. U6 x* N4 ^
19 casualties reported9 V+ k. u' ~6 \3 D' O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; [- q) ?. T' S$ Y4 i/ U6 d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 ?7 W2 n! q& O4 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' Z: E6 ~# F |, m: @# w( lAirbase hits 2* Q \3 x2 z5 Q
Runway hits 1
% e/ i) ~1 ]1 G; J# kPort supply hits 1 2 G' i3 A/ c$ B1 t
BB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division
- `) e( l8 W3 y+ {CL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby 2 z3 j2 R- z6 s, g T; I
CL Katori firing at Port Moresby ; A% R% S3 h6 L. V1 z, N" b
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards
! Y5 Z- [" n0 rJapanese Ships
# r- N1 C1 w& {) L+ N CA Mikuma+ t6 r( E0 c: J- b+ x7 s7 i$ |1 U$ M
CL Sendai
! O1 F u- U7 B4 f: B- |1 v DD Inazuma
6 c& W+ Y9 r* }+ T% \5 h/ Z DD Shinonome* l- W( o9 n2 r" i* K! z. {0 L
DD Satsuki 1 j% Q- u. W: L: }( r8 Z
Allied Ships Z* t9 q m4 V: H" r$ p
MTB 7
' ]' v+ h5 d0 C l% s7 u MTB 8, z1 S' ?( {% s5 m5 _) W
MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 I7 m* g, R4 d
MTB 10
9 O7 J1 W0 H. m) i1 q* p MTB 11' H/ E" m3 h. h9 m* L$ E
MTB 12
6 x* M5 o# r. y7 T MTB 261 g: c, T4 R: d2 u
MTB 27, v) Z# n: d( ~7 W+ ^- F
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards
1 D1 L: _6 c7 c* F4 X1 I* P' yJapanese Ships& T4 q7 C$ A8 z6 a0 L; G( y
CA Mikuma; f& C, d9 o5 \8 C
CL Sendai
4 E' {, O/ |; {3 O DD Inazuma
& n3 C/ a( H0 u7 @ DD Shinonome
* D' ]+ {% v/ X1 g. Y( j DD Satsuki 6 a$ R& b! q! i: H, Z6 _
Allied Ships4 ~: d, J: Z1 _* G/ A
MTB 7
) Y* j5 l7 ^4 z+ _& [1 { MTB 81 l8 c+ v( ^# U9 t
MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! @* C1 U1 W8 B* z. A# L MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 W1 T( \4 D/ z MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& o) |! }) \) \, g MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire# D( }' v/ G3 ? E, @6 G
MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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* ]; A2 ^5 u" A' t- H% J' I0 BDay Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards
8 @% {5 H$ x* Z4 @1 Y& LJapanese Ships
1 r* H, `7 ?7 F/ S3 D( [& X! h$ d" y7 g CV Hiryu. y+ \2 {& R( G; v/ G$ k
CV Soryu
1 b$ |8 k$ x( z& V2 r+ w, M CV Shokaku
" T& H* U1 ~+ k! ]1 s0 i- q0 c CV Zuikaku6 _2 g; V, |# c/ l' r2 b
BB Hiei4 n* V9 r( ~5 q3 U: v4 `; t+ d* F
CA Tone" O" W1 E" Z# c7 v# v+ b
DD Akigumo
- ~% Y- E1 j, Z. J DD Isokaze% o' x8 T) C# z; |7 C
DD Shiranui3 J9 f1 ?$ H+ }" ^+ \
DD Urakaze
" }) b/ ]3 V) x4 X4 s DD Tanikaze% K3 l- O: R: U6 E& c
DD Arare. }" N' j2 g: z7 v( M9 F& C. i) c5 ?
DD Kasumi4 ]1 W1 ?% M4 N" y& `1 s/ X
DD Akebono, i) B! }% v, P$ v/ F
DD Sazanami
4 P1 |: H: S; p$ {" f1 U: E9 iAllied Ships
0 e( |6 t& _ ?1 K xAP Zealandia
% C4 n. ~: L* M+ @) W2 q4 k [Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
# q( @$ E3 k1 e2 e+ H; `Range closes to 22,000 yards...
5 y# q5 g+ _2 r9 A+ ]Range closes to 21,000 yards...
: l/ |$ s' s- |7 yCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
& n8 Z$ n8 `1 j2 {& gJapanese TF attempts to evade combat
! f# \2 N" N5 L# ERange increases to 26,000 yards...
) f8 o8 [% Q: w( QRange increases to 30,000 yards...
0 M9 T( Y/ P- k! h. m$ ]' dBoth Task Forces evade combat 9 q. W9 x+ k& J2 @$ G: Q6 X3 F9 |( X
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6 M: x! x( v6 U4 _* |Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 + c5 r2 u$ D' M# t \7 R3 Y' K6 {8 k
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
. M) p6 z: E' b# b& r, aRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.7 ?- S1 t0 q6 G
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes % h& v G6 H% v
Japanese aircraft8 S: N+ Z( E0 ?
B5M1 Mabel x 32 v1 e0 w7 m8 B" P
Ki-27b Nate x 10 / |) v! H5 k* h7 z% |( t) X% _
No Japanese losses 7 M" G. z& G( y& v- c! y
Allied Ships1 D* Y8 \. c, l( `
xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 t( H( t* x' g1 i; Q9 d& cAircraft Attacking:
. U W$ K7 h3 ^$ d7 j3 d" \" a* B4 m1 [ 3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
t( H |* B6 b, d/ ] Y9 q1 s Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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+ @: i( @# {( [# e0 [6 uMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128
7 y% W$ h% m- W2 o; ^+ M q8 ?8 gWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
) b) H @ ^0 m* I' w& r9 Q3 J Q& xRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
2 n/ ?/ Y6 o. f6 Y4 H/ f4 lEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
9 U3 H; T/ E/ PJapanese aircraft
3 h' a% M4 T2 x5 {9 j8 O A6M2 Zero x 26
' T4 J- T2 U6 {. f2 p D3A1 Val x 15 ; M. l F7 e' a' n
Japanese aircraft losses3 t& u v$ C9 s' {
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged 2 j! c4 n% J, z/ J
Allied Ships
. L4 h% c5 H7 I1 y xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
) y& L! S7 l' ]0 F$ |1 R% ?2 F' sAircraft Attacking:
" X+ P+ e4 X# L5 ? 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000', N) t0 b5 Y% x; W4 a$ a
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 `) L6 d$ o* i) P( O 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000') O/ w6 M2 H+ @- b. k, `- ^4 s1 K
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
- J. Y$ U+ s+ W! O# j/ iRaranga dead in the water ..." x3 e7 Q3 T- w* [# n! f6 \
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128 8 C) h% s% q( K# P
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
* B4 O; p) L( c3 {! M, k( k. ] BRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 ]3 {0 \1 q+ a Q) T5 HEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
' W0 S" \/ H+ P" Y0 G! LJapanese aircraft
' Z6 M. h- s+ D$ k: O+ C/ q5 C* {1 Q A6M2 Zero x 9& q7 n) n4 |. X# N2 u
B5N2 Kate x 17 ) m2 V% i' k+ C3 t
No Japanese losses ! w8 ^+ r$ U$ K+ \; x$ M# L9 Q
Allied Ships' ^0 D8 ? u/ z! r! ?
xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
x) G' t" ]; X, A- HAircraft Attacking:
- Z% k. _1 q) @, P4 O0 @ U 17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet* B* @& @. `) o9 |
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 6 w8 B8 ~' B( Q( A% E! c
Zealandia dead in the water ...% c$ n* ~. U/ |7 X
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia
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Ground combat at Siangtan (81,52)
) F$ Z9 Q. S3 A) F% ~8 UJapanese Shock attack & |* ]1 d/ |/ T9 d
Attacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436 0 E0 I: E7 X2 a* W" x; y
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 + x7 { s2 D, h. o* Y; J4 A/ E
Japanese adjusted assault: 403
; [: b! I4 y; R; F8 iAllied adjusted defense: 1
( X7 I" H8 }1 o' `; e1 B: @Japanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1)
2 r- K. T( @( }+ D1 J8 {Japanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!! - _' W- i1 M: G8 I" O5 X; [
Combat modifiers
5 W: \: U4 I+ f- UAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-) , P3 ^( K; T( B! Y1 _
Assaulting units:' I+ W x7 }* t$ F, ]4 b) D! r
3rd Division $ e' K- z* Q5 {; T
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Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang) 1 R( K- B# a8 i* n0 i
Japanese Bombardment attack
0 a h5 y* }# F6 ^5 I9 A) x' SAttacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900
6 e( w8 l& t* o- P# r/ xDefending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556 / V i, m; Y) C: m" ] s
Japanese ground losses:
# e0 b0 B+ P2 C- v2 E% r. F/ a 17 casualties reported
z/ z& N3 W) q6 Y6 A Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled6 g- y( R p5 W9 |& M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' S! T! l9 n( N/ N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 X! @: f0 g8 @' sAllied ground losses:
5 t' |6 h3 z$ F 9 casualties reported
$ {5 z( _8 j( g2 k C6 c9 H( y; x Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 \! R1 Z( Z. T% b, j7 ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% o( m4 w- ?* z, H, y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 3 B4 v" W6 d" F# j$ H+ f
Assaulting units:
9 l) o' J; p8 q( W2 L 12th RGC Temp. Division
$ Z0 L, d# O0 H1 |* S 34th Division9 g+ u) E5 \% g. x# j- _
5th Tank Regiment. y# Y8 `8 x- x# Z! I
58th Infantry Regiment
+ f5 ^0 p. s; X5 @* c1 u& R 20th Ind.Mixed Brigade# N% o- b. f" a* E! T8 g7 k
13th Division
1 r) r- o* `; H1 m& i) Z- {) W 9th Armored Car Co
. X- \; Y& i4 i0 X 13th Tank Regiment
: I0 @0 j1 C; T4 E 19th Division, B8 o3 a8 E% F. W
3rd Tank Regiment5 ] b& e; X8 u2 G. P6 E' M
18th RGC Temp. Division
% P" @4 n) t8 d: p- C& n 10th Mortar Battalion
; K2 g: g% ^; P) R! ODefending units:
, c5 W5 B6 d7 N- G8 B; l" B 30th Chinese Corps1 e9 f A8 J* N( {$ d3 H. z
59th Chinese Corps' g4 J! x4 K! V( l( b
55th Chinese Corps
8 y+ G8 g$ x; v, ^* h- {6 o, n" z 77th Chinese Corps
! N6 e' ~9 [7 Q8 B* x7 O' e* w 33rd Group Army
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Ground combat at Hankow (85,50) + y7 Y( c" D+ `$ T* X
Japanese Deliberate attack 1 I" {3 x9 x$ Y f0 b# i# p# r
Attacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258 + h0 s; O3 N/ |, x) _
Defending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48 6 H3 l- K+ R& A2 D, r8 v
Japanese adjusted assault: 205 0 b2 |: B2 u/ A3 ~. R" S
Allied adjusted defense: 21
: A0 ]( a6 z; Y# H" O& hJapanese assault odds: 9 to 1
: e2 W, h& {. o7 k7 O/ j, `5 }Combat modifiers/ p# C7 G; X/ \9 u
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)8 f) I1 B0 k, v
experience(-)
& I! N* ?+ g+ k: q+ ?. VAttacker: / t: N+ N- F$ m* y/ o% S2 ^
Japanese ground losses:
% P# |# L" r$ Z8 U# c8 {1 M* [ 61 casualties reported
0 H: _3 k4 n4 Y, i0 f1 _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled" x1 y6 K) L: K4 P# g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 }+ X1 Q- y9 A% c% {! s! Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled % c% f' u# k8 D" Z, i4 ?/ Z! W: d
Allied ground losses:
, [9 Z( H0 [ G3 s 721 casualties reported
" r- v5 m1 W+ d: ]$ F Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled8 N- ]' w. d% r. T+ s, L! C
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 o9 Y9 B. M3 ?9 F% m" g f8 b Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled6 e/ p0 X9 [6 _* D( B
Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)1 e. {- h) X( T, U
Units retreated 1
) C# z/ G' k6 @' B: I. s; [Defeated Allied Units Retreating! |7 C1 N$ I/ |( t# o
Assaulting units:% }" d5 i8 D$ J8 o/ R! S" C& T/ G
14th Ind.Mixed Brigade
3 J i, W" ~( | 54th JAAF AF Bn 6 \1 _$ _) w9 i
Hankow Special Base Force% I9 A4 `: `* n- J/ z* z4 r* h1 L
22nd AA Regiment3 y! m4 Y4 n% z3 m! s: @
86th JAAF AF Bn
: g# X, N0 T! c! y- y: B& Y eDefending units:% J" D6 |0 a. i8 O& \
84th Chinese Corps & x0 F( X+ @, M( n0 {+ P1 N) g# H
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$ M; `& F! g% o+ R kGround combat at Yenan (88,37) ( v! {0 |0 S4 X: [1 f1 r
Japanese Shock attack
1 w/ K1 e- a. |1 F/ [6 w7 `Attacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204
6 I9 y. Q: j4 C$ DDefending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 % \: v& T; o, B
Japanese adjusted assault: 78
4 x) J7 w' D4 U% V/ e1 f0 ^Allied adjusted defense: 5 * {9 X* U2 t0 E# z: h' N" v
Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2) / }3 ]: D% b( C3 W
Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!! * w& l' [9 j5 A; ]# T9 r& M$ d4 H' i. k
Combat modifiers
1 F* N1 K! b1 H7 v6 l2 G1 jDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)2 ]' H1 `! ~1 C0 X; a- i, d
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)
$ ?. u G0 A- C2 yAllied ground losses:
4 B# j) q3 ^- ?& ]/ L 471 casualties reported" w0 t3 h/ P/ w) z4 p' S, j$ V) n
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled; r) ~/ r( d8 Q8 I4 T
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 [' z+ m$ p t5 h+ H5 s, l Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled+ c9 J, f1 ]5 j* `! V N, {
Units retreated 1 ; v$ w( J( r7 `; C1 n9 u7 y) s
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
) @4 B8 z) N8 W$ u- v( ^: P9 X/ d% p# |Assaulting units:4 ^/ ~) n) K8 o( Q# g
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
y& J O1 Y6 j% M, ~6 E) r7 q: eDefending units:
' c" M- h0 `; r) ~% M$ R 22nd Chinese Corps |