AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 42
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4 v. w; h# G* @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( N* s8 z2 o0 \; U2 a
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
0 @( _* s6 a7 b; F2 H" A- f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
; k: W* k4 f* R7 K0 g) 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* a) M6 A* ]) N" M
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Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,520 R. r- b* {, B3 | C1 X- B
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no flights B" \& D* k, C1 a( \" U6 A* ]" C
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Allied aircraft losses4 u( c ]: O$ T( M' B
A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged4 e! d; i7 ]* z+ O% d: K$ f
A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged
! \, e, P- [0 G- D) }7 M! e B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
3 x/ U& ~8 `9 F B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground: H3 _1 ^( y& C; f7 U
Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged
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8 M) h5 i: ?0 k# a$ n( Z5 aJapanese Ships
: u( p; J9 r3 _! o: E) y BB Hiei
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% f0 l- y* B/ O+ D( u; d. zAllied ground losses:
/ L* C% f2 h0 _8 R. `7 O! T 105 casualties reported
, ^ P& n0 z) P3 S# i8 f Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 Y, o4 i) p1 A! `$ h
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
' g3 k: I! L" }5 @, Z$ Y0 ` Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
# {3 k! w6 F4 ]+ R Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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Airbase hits 57 {9 X' ~9 Q, | O
Runway hits 7
7 U) f4 F% R9 {2 x0 a' \Port hits 2
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' ` K3 P5 q" z+ u, M* [. UGround combat at Makassar (65,106)9 o. b, G2 v8 n$ X
0 Y6 K" G" A3 u3 X$ s: z( [Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 9359 troops, 120 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 4509 w( j' I/ I, `4 V) F
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Defending force 1713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34% I; J2 Y2 f& {/ L1 g8 X
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Japanese adjusted assault: 165
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Allied adjusted defense: 6 4 \! w& S6 I( }& D
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Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2) & J* \+ B" Z/ h. [; ~
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!
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' {' ~) ~/ Z& Q# Q7 X* F0 c# p# gCombat modifiers
- H7 t9 W# M9 O( q* c# u8 }Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
/ O* r' z' u# @& _* o6 N$ w* r: Z+ mAttacker: 7 m0 V$ b4 D; v6 S R
# v$ ]( o1 |& u3 t* L( {Japanese ground losses:2 d. g( a& x' a5 a c
80 casualties reported
5 J, c0 v( `" b5 c, Z8 Q& l Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 b9 }/ R8 K+ Q3 Y Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled' w& N& Z7 r* L, \! @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 q# f f/ ]6 B: E( w/ P0 @& s
1 M. s) p6 t* g: QAllied ground losses:
$ J r& w+ b, Q7 L 1894 casualties reported
! L n" X4 x ~- a Squads: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled: a L% \& v& X& Q2 F
Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 0 disabled, K1 }3 s$ F: B1 N- h8 F+ J
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled- ]3 }+ a6 |/ i% F9 u
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)/ p" C K8 }. x- \5 |% |5 P
Units destroyed 54 H, h% s5 b+ M" s$ R
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Assaulting units:
/ E4 Z) c4 c% ]/ J- e" y+ n 1st/A Division
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1st/C Division
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2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
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3 w2 l9 P* J6 k' \5 J6 Y+ O* v( u4 rDefending units:6 Q! j: _* S! r; L) D, q" }
Makassar Garrison Battalion- x) j: b m* E: a
SE Borneo KNIL Bn /1# @! U6 v# R$ i- R. |: S
Makassar Base Force2 M8 O# K6 @7 I% j, q( ~" ~6 _
ML-KNIL
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