AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 426 E8 b9 j4 N8 S
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9 [& L* b$ d7 }2 g- z/ s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* [0 w+ }6 T1 b j0 i! p* A
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明' O$ |$ b9 O$ T6 F( |) O3 s+ z5 J
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
' Q7 b+ K" b: \0 s+ q7 n驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉6 W/ E4 z- k; Z+ ?8 j1 f
日军占领班克伦1 R$ j. ~! H9 c- c1 a
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5 b; N: u6 X- w( C
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+ T( b1 @$ [, AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 ? g* U6 s7 O+ k! T- \- X' U7 y
, M) T; Y1 n2 G; \Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) k' k" {. ^7 T( I2 y. U9 FEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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( C* Q; q8 B0 s8 ^! \Allied aircraft% }+ A' D6 k, i
A-24 Banshee x 18
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+ x9 b; `, l2 i/ k( aAllied aircraft losses
. ~) |5 I0 V4 S. j7 P" s( Z A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged3 q& o3 ]! K0 ^. h" I$ \
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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. l; f& ~* M9 b5 D0 p0 kJapanese Ships/ W2 x: _; f! Z0 {
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. E1 _' {5 m G/ L8 H DD Inazuma
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. u" ~' R% w; W+ Y. ]& GNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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% m4 }: w! e: U4 h, b7 A, aJapanese Ships
& R8 U4 Q/ H' E8 w4 J v* _ CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
0 F$ P! L; S9 E$ r! l6 ` xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( V; I: ~- Q8 |' {. l( L+ H xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
& R; [6 e# e4 G2 ] xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
! Y: V7 n; \4 }! ^& o8 ^' r xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ m8 B1 o9 a3 r) ?2 h, X/ ]6 x1 _0 b8 i+ r
4 Y" F* ~# G) Z9 LAllied Ships
8 N6 {7 S6 i; d; b CA Northampton
8 X" t% l. L4 D* N @9 d CA Chester
; @) [, I6 t% n3 C- r DD Blue
2 d" T+ s+ H+ _$ P# Y6 y7 X DD Helm( u h) f( Q0 t+ P% a' ~$ s
DD Mugford4 Y+ G+ Q$ j* }1 t1 u/ o2 ~
DD Ralph Talbot
$ l: \ V4 k0 i/ w DD Henley2 v) B( r& {8 i& h c% _ n
DD Patterson
0 A9 K- E6 e1 M. z( @: x0 D DD Craven( v! k0 M. z% v4 w( {+ L6 N: r
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Japanese ground losses:, \8 R5 ?. s; j& |- ~( [
3887 casualties reported, q9 A2 w N7 q$ a8 z* j: V5 e' H
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled/ r- h" X1 `: N9 h6 Q. L, [
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
: o# S. g- m+ V5 v. [ Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled: g [/ R) a; p" a) b
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ x4 Z4 P6 ~! ^8 F: b! C5 H
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,549 v |0 d4 Y( z! X: u8 @& I9 C
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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0 B7 _& w) D# }/ d% K3 K/ s1 ]Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 H" U6 L; J$ l3 f" k8 vEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
2 l4 V( z5 @/ }$ o- w F4F-3 Wildcat x 63 y2 t1 a' s) ^6 q
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24. a$ `$ m! \. \) b/ H
/ L1 S# G3 Z7 M) o, W% U ^/ H; m5 FAllied aircraft losses3 d& ~5 l% K1 A; ?2 Q, f* F6 R
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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r8 y! [ [- w p" bJapanese Ships5 R9 [$ j6 h! n# ^2 ~; H {% t. O; O
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
4 y6 u1 Y& T5 n7 U% L CL Nagara/ o' d1 r+ `9 N9 y! k2 i/ u
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
! P0 s9 V2 D0 C; x* K DD Makigumo
; h5 ?0 ^) s9 U xAK Canberra Maru
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Z: s* ]: {5 f" D$ ~Japanese ground losses:0 @) M# n- V- ~
1845 casualties reported
/ R0 V2 r% Z8 x' O9 ^5 a Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled w8 O" O3 u' ]$ S# Z
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled9 G7 N' j# W8 w- t7 E* ]6 Q: s2 q
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled6 [$ u) J8 G6 @. Z2 r
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)2 \# U. U7 i: |- L: ~* s
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)3 O! d7 C' \7 g' T0 p9 `: v8 H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,523 ]$ u9 e2 j& w( ~4 G( p
: y8 M( w5 r5 \% O, R+ TWeather in hex: Clear sky) P0 M6 O, S" R" M/ {8 F. w! C* J
2 e2 d, V7 c& ]+ u# t+ WRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., V# ^: i- g4 C# W$ a2 r$ ]
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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+ U H$ l8 _: n4 T' oAllied aircraft
/ d, O4 ?7 Y- f- U6 R0 W# | F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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TBD-1 Devastator x 141 G0 E2 Y/ c8 z0 [+ |5 @& C
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Allied aircraft losses- V' h, I3 g7 p- t7 k6 B" b/ l
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged) M. a% [& H+ D$ E$ B
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Japanese Ships
' o& f0 {5 w2 s, L) s xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, |" b3 G; N' J0 G2 F, k6 r
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 K+ _& p# f8 S' u, C! \, j+ z AV Kimikawa Maru1 X0 j9 A9 N( n2 o- I
xAK Zinzan Maru% _8 E- { ?5 l% ]
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( G% t4 X7 y" ^' M, ~5 o- S
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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" A+ A% O" x; V7 U% R5 n! f& xJapanese Deliberate attack4 L! Q0 G. {3 {3 N: x& l
& c1 C: H$ X k; S1 S e, N1 NAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244: V4 k" l5 N3 @2 e4 [. O1 f
1 v+ K% C! f5 X" l2 M$ ]" DDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 475 v; d0 f5 |& q# J9 g9 s$ D; ^
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 + T0 M- G5 ~) B4 V% i
8 _+ ~2 g H. h5 l6 v) |Allied adjusted defense: 19 ! ~7 ~9 E1 l: j; r9 F9 ~5 x0 D
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) , X+ O% }; b6 L: `* D6 k2 d3 {
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1' ^" c w. T) W; d% l9 W
7 g8 G5 c+ W- JCombat modifiers. k4 @. q; V" _ |# O* I5 ]9 ~+ }
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: 5 r( |% F- W! r# B9 D3 T% A/ t
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Japanese ground losses:
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& F8 h! }0 Y" Y* g7 } f1 {6 O Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
0 T1 M5 t5 Y3 F0 V4 T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 I: n. A' V1 ~! s* D2 e9 D. ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 ~. _$ b6 U& ~0 XAllied ground losses:
4 r; x* F; I" ]4 y6 n! c& ^ 118 casualties reported+ _- }3 e7 d. t( V- X) z6 `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
9 L2 S9 f5 ]! x! K8 i9 i9 W% r% ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled [% v# z2 M6 x3 `4 L. |* ?! j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 @: S. M5 j W9 k% Q7 E1 hAssaulting units:; M3 J0 }! @3 [! R# j& |3 y8 V
24th Infantry Regiment
5 t( G+ b: O; J' _; y 1st Kure Assault Division6 s2 _4 ~% o1 U" T( X5 r( c
8th Indpt SNLF Coy , S5 i1 X6 |: Y( r7 R
2nd Field Artillery Regiment: b( J/ v* q' C* l
3rd Air Flotilla
" ]8 \" ^( t; @2 G' @0 [/ L' V7 Y: H 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment1 y9 D/ ]' X$ ~9 f1 p( B
$ H: ?% U% S8 g5 O! L/ M. Y* S8 UDefending units:; u& N& o4 L7 {( J: W
Molukken Garrison Battalion5 w8 l5 _) F! I1 _ ?$ n6 \
4th Coastal Gun Battalion5 B" n2 O1 X0 z
Ambon Base Force |