AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 425 k3 x7 B8 q. s1 @1 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
3 S8 Y: O1 H6 @0 {( F% m4 K- C: WminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
- B* F P5 q+ h$ T! m* T3 X: u F0 U驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
( U# B V4 t e+ O0 d- {驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
7 g- `, ]% f# O, l1 B$ z% r4 B日军占领班克伦
, {: r( j* f) T: ~! G& b6 k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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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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" i6 n3 b) f# Q5 m# ]Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' x. u. q. w' ?! K8 @; a- S$ v
5 q: v, }5 f& K+ c& ^, w1 RRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 H8 ~$ `* N# p
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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3 t: ]$ D+ A" a5 H- |Allied aircraft& W% j6 G2 J6 z, j8 f
A-24 Banshee x 18- b9 ~/ v0 Y/ W) O5 q2 }3 A$ r
$ Z) H) Q# @# [* _( C5 P& Y: sAllied aircraft losses
# X9 y' l+ F8 I* R& v% J5 e A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
- j/ g2 n1 T, a) a8 g! }3 S A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak2 C4 J- j6 Q U: ]2 y9 }# y
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Japanese Ships o2 m* M- m" J1 A
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ {+ r* ? l0 C" i
DD Inazuma% B* z8 T" C2 z7 }8 p. w7 E) D V
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u" M0 r; q$ A: {. L+ JNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards- b/ [9 i' S& B9 [
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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
4 Y/ A2 R" r* X4 J0 J6 L xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" |; H. n5 [& C$ N6 M; ]5 m. n
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
+ `2 V x' x: n. d/ n xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk5 B8 F2 D7 W. U/ }
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 g; Y& J8 J2 a; D S+ z0 c' H
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Allied Ships6 @7 h/ u$ n0 S
CA Northampton. a! A0 L! b! M0 L) {
CA Chester
O5 A% V9 f2 `1 ^ DD Blue0 U }! H5 @: u0 D
DD Helm7 U! W& i( f T0 t& `
DD Mugford
2 G: S# P B2 Z4 O8 R: J( i DD Ralph Talbot
7 _" U6 u! D! d3 W: \7 | DD Henley4 Z" v+ B7 r0 B$ h' n
DD Patterson
* _5 k, D" o5 @- O9 e! J DD Craven+ i" ~8 `4 Q1 m7 Y
$ ~$ T- }( i# D* |0 sJapanese ground losses:
* H" q4 j5 }% c2 i) @: J) ?8 S 3887 casualties reported$ ?9 v- R& T n% }( Q, I
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
" p. m! U0 Z5 B( x+ `" r& B Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled' D& F# J( f) F, D
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled0 x9 H& T- g& W v
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 o& ^8 y1 y/ w- I) P
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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5 {, y- N+ [( k& K1 u8 m; P* `1 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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! R# N: A1 b$ C/ W& QRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
. I' x, H% d) m, jEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft0 I" D# G/ P! Y e+ x
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6 g f: t- q. n* l- b& Q
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24# |8 A1 \" I4 r7 b& U r& {
. s/ e5 }* M3 U2 x8 w0 }Allied aircraft losses1 f r( A! V8 X4 x8 p3 J/ A0 a. z
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships- q$ o/ J( C' S' ^. ^
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) C7 z* u5 i2 ?# B* S
CL Nagara. S/ g6 {) y% R) Z$ Y! w
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk# @& X& c* ]6 }" ~$ d R
DD Makigumo
; o1 U3 G! p7 Y1 k xAK Canberra Maru1 x, P- l% }# f/ ^
7 E" _$ z& \4 C4 LJapanese ground losses:4 P% u+ h5 W1 ?) `) K& t
1845 casualties reported
E) K; s3 Y7 S! E5 U Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled7 L, t- U: P& L' B% _0 ?
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
4 K# u7 t$ z+ c4 z* S7 ?6 B" G Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
3 ]/ T, U q/ x1 }3 Y Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 Z* N. z' o; v6 ]. g
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52! A5 d, q0 ^; i/ `- e
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Estimated time to target is 16 minutes+ T: z% J1 ?& j: H
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Allied aircraft+ } X, y- C9 e j5 k: M) n$ m/ o! \
F4F-3 Wildcat x 65 o/ q; k3 e/ c
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
8 k( Y2 U3 y" U0 V TBD-1 Devastator x 14* q) V4 b3 N; c% z$ W/ k! M" H5 b
/ [# e1 @- R/ ^' L1 p H2 UAllied aircraft losses+ U3 ^ Y1 J+ ?9 {$ q
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships9 E9 F; S" Q+ O0 M" m+ W# R
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% [5 E8 ~! ^$ I2 |3 z7 K# O' W xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 `5 g2 X) E/ F' R. w
AV Kimikawa Maru. B! G5 d V0 ]2 _6 L o, d
xAK Zinzan Maru' A+ n# ]! s- N8 R& q) Y
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 b: s* N9 x. U
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)4 E& ], C f# s" B: `
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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' n# Y L& \* {% [Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2448 s; V3 \; [/ [% b `- C$ a
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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# a) K6 l, c* b$ F( c. B( Q& FJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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4 ^. Y( f9 ]4 N9 V* yAllied adjusted defense: 19 ( I3 S, o" H; c" X7 b
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)+ x, u. O5 A2 W6 T
experience(-)
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( Y9 T; i( U' z! q! ZJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled/ P- ?4 R6 L+ l* \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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. I+ n4 f3 k* SAllied ground losses:/ H5 {9 `! ]9 d9 p
118 casualties reported( Q2 c5 r5 {1 u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled0 e7 ]1 p; y6 ~6 K4 J% n. C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 X- L1 G! K" E. a% Q8 F, s) UAssaulting units:
9 M* X! ?. E, Z- u% O 24th Infantry Regiment7 L4 J8 H$ F% ]; T& c' z' l
1st Kure Assault Division1 d6 U4 h, n& a$ d! g# ?- F4 H
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
7 V/ |7 u. v6 K2 C% d& y' ]& L 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
7 p: z- `# f& C: r1 ]: J 3rd Air Flotilla
4 S: h/ h# k+ Y4 t* [. T 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:2 m8 p. g* B: f! C: a- n
Molukken Garrison Battalion0 d$ J6 |5 v \. L7 P s+ N
4th Coastal Gun Battalion U4 O @+ ^( z! E. p. G# Y" F
Ambon Base Force |