AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 427 E3 U7 T# [ A/ E
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5 g" c3 P- H% G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
) f! r: d/ b1 h1 m6 V" hminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
9 X7 L g) K' K8 E7 u: {1 n驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
$ D5 \6 n7 k* A驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉4 A% p' m$ W; k+ |8 I
日军占领班克伦
3 V4 S m. G3 H f4 B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+ [' t3 {- j7 O+ o& j v H9 @ Z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% `9 d w. i# G/ @) v+ q
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 m0 i. k$ \% [8 bEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft0 k; \1 i. s& m! B5 j2 T: Y/ S
A-24 Banshee x 18
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3 n, q1 G% j$ ]7 T3 w8 PAllied aircraft losses
- v; N4 M9 m6 Q3 y$ ~/ v# X$ r2 E: } A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged$ m2 I6 b5 Y6 h j3 G3 b
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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% n% ?0 B$ B1 aJapanese Ships
3 ?& i+ l0 h8 @! i2 }4 _$ [: y CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. Z. i1 E+ M2 a% H% |( c DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards! {/ D! w( n( O3 C% H$ W+ z# r I" O
: ]+ P+ u# N, GJapanese Ships
2 N4 V% d+ J8 D! O% F3 @' W3 j CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
- h( Z" h% n% b4 q( g+ n7 @ xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, b, b8 B8 d: f
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
1 F8 B( a# e8 b xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk6 f. H- l! ?! [- _' |8 [0 i
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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$ v) z) @2 y/ S% e% D yAllied Ships
# E7 G$ \, u; E CA Northampton% g6 ^9 `+ g& R7 W2 @- T
CA Chester
2 {# }" }$ e6 ~8 A7 A6 j' d Q DD Blue; z( e# f% P5 l
DD Helm9 c Y# p: r8 B; N. C
DD Mugford5 y5 b9 B6 n) n, G+ w! `
DD Ralph Talbot
" D2 L+ d5 }. P' ^+ K- D0 n DD Henley" Q' h# R% {9 b: [# U5 j( `
DD Patterson" _) b$ T) o' ` s5 e: A- N
DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:
s' G1 H K' M: \ 3887 casualties reported* J" R: d8 I1 U: z/ i
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled: M, m. B0 T2 S- _
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
9 S8 R: D% v8 J Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
! |# H$ ~, t" T0 y4 k7 b Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
2 v$ ^. V4 [4 `; E! V/ X6 J+ D. \3 o Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54; a: M4 G& i/ H/ \0 Z5 d
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) n$ W3 a6 B+ J% gRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ a4 Y0 k W4 r; W9 D. n1 n
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
/ B& x9 B( x9 G0 S- G" Q SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 N. Q& M/ H2 \, [7 W% E xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
5 ]+ s: E8 V0 ` CL Nagara) H' a8 T' g: E1 y
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk Z, ?% L8 Q7 D" w, j& j; s0 B$ k
DD Makigumo6 ~$ V) P- i) V
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:, Q: k. U, a' I" J3 u! q2 l
1845 casualties reported- V' F: u6 E% x* _, I6 M6 V
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled0 k/ [" f9 q7 r. K2 a
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled9 W. U- ~6 j; \0 u$ [, N+ ^2 X
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled2 u" X% F3 z* V, L9 f4 J' M, {2 o
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 f6 k) v- F- {, B8 y
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)+ L" p/ y" r$ v1 ^4 |* ?- ~. u
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52% o2 p9 |7 o: ?/ G* B7 e
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Weather in hex: Clear sky( F! Y& p8 L$ ^7 q
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' e, j; s0 J- V4 z4 X: nEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft
7 n, N6 ~/ a) S; r9 p! m$ q: k4 W F4F-3 Wildcat x 65 q; {2 e0 {# P* C7 I6 G# I% M
SBD-2 Dauntless x 32 K5 b& a2 r1 a9 |% f. c
TBD-1 Devastator x 14! M! v. y+ ^3 |. a9 z9 V6 A/ x
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Allied aircraft losses
8 U+ p5 E. M" o, c: r9 j" T4 `' F$ ? SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% f M1 ~" ]5 P5 H1 }) j xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 Q6 s k3 o# r1 j- _ AV Kimikawa Maru
* J- [) h4 ~; z' y7 w0 r xAK Zinzan Maru
( A" o/ A7 j; U; M xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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; b0 h0 o# W' y5 A9 k# SGround combat at Ambon (76,109)+ i1 z8 N8 d4 H
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Japanese Deliberate attack" W. _! g2 q# Z& Z
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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1 s+ {& J6 ^4 j( }; q( [Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47- s4 j( h( K! W0 g3 }1 ]
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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7 @' ?# L+ s/ C6 bAllied adjusted defense: 19 1 c1 }. P3 ~0 o2 G- Y
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) ; l* w' _! a5 W/ F3 w% o# g) ?
5 N' w) [6 S: S x4 P* J' o. ZJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 19 l$ v# w3 o# M6 j
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Combat modifiers
# }$ T! K. P9 i5 W+ W" ~* u+ J9 vDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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0 f: b- J1 Q$ c9 y2 Q+ m) j- PAttacker: 2 [4 I9 G- d w1 \3 D
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102 casualties reported
3 c) J4 z; s; r, N- u, W Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
3 |( v" e; q" d/ v3 i( Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 Q8 A/ i+ U: y7 M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 U) m+ z- t$ g. \3 g 118 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) R, c- W# G5 T8 ]2 s1 {( Y$ Q% P* f! ^3 o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:; u, q V3 o2 V# p9 r% B" [
24th Infantry Regiment
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$ ], F) }8 S$ W. \1 g/ q 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
/ x8 N; K4 V# N/ }; |, n" A2 r+ A 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
8 T$ o. h* Q+ ?, @, C 3rd Air Flotilla 5 o# ~ Q/ C2 W
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:
, s% M8 z& E5 I5 Q# |0 ] Molukken Garrison Battalion
" j* R4 t5 \ j$ F; K 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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