AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 43
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U) \- Z3 F: _/ yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Vizagapatnam at 43,44
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, j" Q) r& r* ~" p1 UWeather in hex: Clear sky
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1 B7 e% }( R% E7 {: c+ f0 D' i+ d6 gRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 Z. K7 R3 V2 P8 q$ g2 m
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes& m+ Y- A* a' |
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B-25C Mitchell x 6# {1 p/ g1 B: U7 O: c
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships$ d7 @( n' o& c z* b9 Y
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AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
2 P9 `, L A: J3 D& g$ n在印度偷袭我运输船的AV直接被轰炸机命中一弹3 w* M2 z; t8 L: V% N0 S7 }9 }
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同时在南太,趁骑士开始澳东北战略,米军夺回了坎顿岛。岛上两个海警队已经炸成渣了,毫无抵抗之力,此战为米军第一次反攻登陆,米军反击大幕由此拉开。。。5 Q1 Z! g8 a4 R1 V5 A0 ?; y! {
Ground combat at Canton Island (153,143)+ e# t% w6 D" r* E
" O! v* Q3 u/ e! B! @Allied Shock attack, t; \/ P" L5 \+ J) N
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Attacking force 5109 troops, 18 guns, 733 vehicles, Assault Value = 377
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Defending force 553 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6' ^8 c/ |- ]& W9 _% D/ j2 w; U [- l
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Allied adjusted assault: 97
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1 2 i9 l1 r' [4 @# O" Z0 }$ F
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Allied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 5) 1 j7 {0 u; ?) P/ G
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Allied forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!. D8 I* x5 t; m9 k
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Combat modifiers
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Attacker: shock(+), supply(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
* f6 [4 X- D" ~. Q8 n! Z' a 823 casualties reported
; J3 b2 q% z7 l M Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 Y8 R0 c" u# v" V6 r Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled& ` c6 F) `$ R) p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, r, e* M4 J x' f3 h4 s Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled)
( F& U2 H3 B( n1 V0 j0 N" d; g Units destroyed 2
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Allied ground losses: u) [% \/ ?" O( ?/ A, F& f. _
12 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled$ y& J {8 r0 Y* @5 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled). t3 z0 o R* G8 {& l8 m
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767th Tank Battalion
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1 n, c" b0 D1 O s 1st USMC Corps Tank Battalion: h1 v: M; M& |8 Z9 Z P
762nd Tank Battalion
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3rd USMC Tank Bn /3
. G. O+ x4 x3 z. n" e8 H 155th USA Base Force" J& s& `; K# L0 [
48th USN Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
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