AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 42
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! ~ A* R7 C2 \, O; G6 T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
6 _" J2 V. \! x) I) j, V' e# x6 n9 Q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
: V/ w) a" I) B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
6 o1 T! d: k4 L. R* Z/ K1 ^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7 h; {4 {, B' W: `* l+ b" X! ~
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# o( x& V. v% S. xNight Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses6 P& ~& [5 ?1 w. Q: X4 J
A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged
n* a, L* x1 |* w k A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged }& ^- j6 ?: z0 P3 l
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
$ n. f. f8 J G/ d B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground
" L' y1 `) c# E( ] Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships W+ S2 S8 q+ R( f+ p
BB Hiei- M1 C J+ [; s5 F, M
CA Chikuma! a" \0 L" C5 r* P' k
3 B6 l4 J6 L K6 ZAllied ground losses:
& X* Z6 Q; N( ~6 g. J' m 105 casualties reported; o# R. F7 K+ t5 B( f( s8 U$ Y j7 K! N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 k5 k5 r9 D4 w" U, d
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled6 P: Q; p/ [# n" N8 O8 V* O7 |
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
- {3 W3 x$ `+ k9 V. ]) d; } Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled), l" S4 F4 t0 g0 I* F2 G
4 m, }' @1 x3 d0 r) k; O( vAirbase hits 5# i& x5 f t9 z1 p: \
Runway hits 7
4 a6 M$ A4 O& l7 _5 y4 h# ~9 N. L+ |3 CPort hits 21 [! _) F* h2 X1 }. F
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Ground combat at Makassar (65,106)
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Attacking force 9359 troops, 120 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 450+ C$ h: l1 M3 v R6 {( J* U& h
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Defending force 1713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34
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Japanese adjusted assault: 165
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' o" H* r% W, a! D+ U: aAllied adjusted defense: 6
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4 t6 m8 T. K+ q) C2 _Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!
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Combat modifiers( y2 B: Q0 |4 m* |
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-). D1 g) c' |8 B$ C$ V
Attacker: & b! u3 K, v9 ^' w; M- ?6 v4 G
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Japanese ground losses:0 K L. y1 E8 R, q: y9 E1 \( Y# [
80 casualties reported3 n* B% G( }8 B) p8 f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
) ~( e9 d" z6 V0 I: b& z9 a" |0 J Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled5 U* j& F$ z F( F3 L" v# R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, `8 P9 t9 {! o0 h5 u2 ^
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Allied ground losses:! R5 B/ T' P7 o0 h# L% o! c' t2 O
1894 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 0 disabled( L- D4 e! c" _: i- {
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
: [" h, n; a7 ~6 Q- a( ` Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled): l8 R9 [! c( H
Units destroyed 59 P5 {! k2 ~( M i7 z3 j, S2 d
* ^9 @. W) R3 J" G+ y; E% r+ gAssaulting units:( z b% a- { z, L; d, _' n _) a- N
1st/A Division2 ?+ z' [! j8 p3 f. m% j6 f1 V3 a2 v, a
1st/B Division
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2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
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3 n8 b$ }5 p9 W! _1 aDefending units:
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Makassar Base Force* F0 U9 y7 j5 Q0 g
ML-KNIL
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