AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 42
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1 R+ {. U# O9 k S+ j3 ~+ z" x北太战场,查克大将故伎重演,用KB分队远距离直掩,BB比睿水面舰队突击滩头,运输编队强行补给阿达克岛的饿兵,照例盟军PT编队积极拦截,战沉3条PT,未能阻止炮击机场;天亮后,盟军飞机起飞空袭日军运输编队,击沉1艘运输船
" z- k4 S/ `) V9 w南洋战场,驻岛分队扶桑日向再次炮击玛琅;同日,望加锡陷落,盟军部队种子已全部运出并成功转正! K, \+ z7 l! }0 l7 v& d2 Q
大陆战场,日军陆航继续战略轰炸常德和长沙,战术轰炸宜昌
5 D7 L( U1 J, q( ]8 N$ L$ @南太战场,昨日意图不明的日军水面舰队今日出现在NG根部的特瑞布Terapo基地,估计是要快速运输部队上岛,盟军澳洲水面舰队受命明日前往拦截
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Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52
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* J' {5 O4 Y% G2 V# p# IAllied aircraft+ `7 ?5 d/ U. O
no flights: q9 H! e8 c$ I- P8 f) d
/ W: J2 |+ r: b; _0 N/ S, t0 \Allied aircraft losses
( u* j# E6 D& L$ n0 H A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged
, L& S* N; K% T# M9 P [ n1 [ A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged
2 A# ^2 k* m! y, R0 q, D$ _) @2 j B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
; {8 v/ z7 \7 ~0 g B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground$ ?, j5 P8 x8 `' Y5 ]
Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged$ u2 q& N$ q$ ]. C. `* A- j
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Japanese Ships
3 d; B" s- @/ c' R* C1 F BB Hiei
/ J( Z' E5 n1 c& v CA Chikuma
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" V2 l. h0 d% e, h' D. s; w, h0 ZAllied ground losses:7 d1 n; K- t2 q e# U) l% p
105 casualties reported
. v. h d& X' t8 w" i; h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% p6 D3 w5 s* n& a" F
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled. c# I' c4 r8 V; ~
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled% X/ ~9 H; o' Z5 ?7 C
Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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Airbase hits 5
5 F8 E* `3 A9 E4 b6 kRunway hits 75 ]! D+ s6 J. p4 Y$ {' }0 ~
Port hits 2
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/ U7 b2 Q1 T3 C* x5 m- j* n+ r" ^Ground combat at Makassar (65,106)# o+ V- j6 l `4 S
6 C/ Z5 t2 W' ~. F$ r* vJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 9359 troops, 120 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Defending force 1713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 346 |' x$ ]4 v- M0 M+ E
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Japanese adjusted assault: 165
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Allied adjusted defense: 6
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5 q: |' ~( t' YJapanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2) ) y1 n( F$ z! B7 c8 `) ?
/ x# g, A W/ a6 |% ~ x" uJapanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!
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Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
8 O6 ?9 W3 a+ E5 m4 X* { 80 casualties reported
1 }; H" |8 I7 }& L, t. [5 M! c. [4 @! k Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled* J4 [, \3 S* Y0 l% W
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled8 e6 T4 C6 `3 e" \3 t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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1894 casualties reported
6 b6 J5 f! O& `# Y4 j7 e Squads: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 A) M5 X) b" ^1 p* O0 v5 L" w# ? Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 0 disabled1 F1 A8 y q+ e+ G7 y
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled6 _4 D8 H+ @, `; D
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
5 p; s- n; W6 P4 `* p! | Units destroyed 5% }. e; q9 T7 ~% b" |! S* m( z
# R& A$ J4 `/ E! z- c, eAssaulting units:- ?, ^5 w! c" N; ]
1st/A Division# j `# B; }: T$ m: c
1st/B Division6 M3 w" _% T! L5 I3 j: d
1st/C Division
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Defending units:
7 e X% A6 a5 `; J6 ^: ~5 p Makassar Garrison Battalion; l1 f+ i( ]: c- z1 o$ ^8 W+ g- D
SE Borneo KNIL Bn /1
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ML-KNIL
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