AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 420 A$ i% u: @* ?
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" e0 j4 c0 d( v( z" S( T, `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
: B1 p6 l4 A& M* IminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
/ X0 H. \+ z+ k7 Q2 K8 M驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
9 K: k, O) i; Q6 R* V驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉7 X' |' w1 k/ U! h8 t
日军占领班克伦
, a$ g/ H! b: W6 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5 e! Q" n# @7 Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1066 v8 |: {9 Z' E3 F8 L4 t: {
' R: G' @& z1 D/ v$ f v9 SWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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( E7 [; g9 T/ O3 bRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 \4 s% m, t/ v, d5 T3 c0 h: x
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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9 ?. D4 \ f( @/ a+ Q! uAllied aircraft4 Z. [" a+ m" s% ^: q) h
A-24 Banshee x 18/ [+ l# I- e2 _% k% _: S* C
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Allied aircraft losses! E! [" N" _9 b8 j& [9 I4 w/ ?
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged7 b3 `1 O6 z3 |9 _ g% T& I
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships+ i! m/ H$ M$ [. c: ?
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ t' b" C+ T, A1 f( e5 T5 |
DD Inazuma
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/ k: |1 S" I; w T$ I& \$ o2 HNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards: L& s. U1 O" D5 h+ C% d5 z
, a( A5 C" x4 D' q- b8 OJapanese Ships# _& X. O: e8 C) N$ h$ U& \' j8 Q
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
( {& S2 i+ N: f/ `# }) l xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 C, V0 n" O2 |4 A xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
! a+ I# U2 P0 D Z9 ~, {; q xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
( z5 E, ]7 A. ?" _* z, N3 V& g xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 p" T8 _# y4 [; v5 R* q
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Allied Ships
1 p8 k% @2 a; H/ A9 B# s; G CA Northampton2 W! k2 s' F1 E6 P8 M6 j8 J
CA Chester; R& ]2 G- m- w9 b4 F$ b
DD Blue
E9 Q9 n5 p/ k0 M! G DD Helm3 k1 E1 t# ^! U+ n4 O; {: Y
DD Mugford
0 s6 l& x6 k y2 v; b7 g+ A& V. N! h DD Ralph Talbot" }* L! D7 s/ }& T4 F$ i
DD Henley: [% E" G" }7 |
DD Patterson
9 g+ r9 X$ X9 X% L DD Craven
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, _) l) v: \6 Y, z9 aJapanese ground losses:! N9 `& ?+ M# [
3887 casualties reported
7 C( b6 i9 z1 F. Q/ D h Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled3 m3 G, G9 B( Y* u7 E, N
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled- t' ~+ w6 X7 Y* g9 G8 X
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
+ \2 M% {: D e2 [ Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
( O4 M6 Y7 o; O. c5 f' N* P Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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5 {! n) N+ {! h) l* {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54/ D D; f' C `4 u2 O7 Y
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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0 V o; \3 ~( M& tRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& P8 P* _- r$ b2 JEstimated time to target is 7 minutes' K5 R8 G# N% e: |
5 [) `/ X/ }% N' f1 T5 HAllied aircraft' ^, f5 K5 U9 c
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
% ]3 I" Q0 F& E- D& S SBD-2 Dauntless x 24( _6 r+ R7 U; ^ Q
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Allied aircraft losses
" R% G4 |+ Y9 w. ]* c SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged4 ~. ^* Z& q$ M4 g* m
$ `: w W/ E" Y3 V4 T" vJapanese Ships+ V9 l& {3 T/ ?6 z) e5 L
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) V2 R4 p) u6 k0 U, z5 E
CL Nagara
3 @2 V' {- h! V2 q. X% C1 N xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
+ Y( ^2 T) a9 F" u9 B2 X7 V DD Makigumo9 V% h" k$ X! n( C1 i1 n! D- C! f
xAK Canberra Maru* T5 `7 _6 o1 ?$ X0 D) w6 ^
u! m2 i1 [' S; _" N0 [; \) `# _Japanese ground losses: q4 `% O: H9 ]! g6 L" V
1845 casualties reported
" ^7 |3 w" e/ Q+ z! X4 w3 Y Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled8 d: T t+ {. d
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled* Q; {, u' u' b# i2 r5 A
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
& z* z! D1 }2 E# i. { Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 `/ A6 I" C E0 R Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)5 ]! C ]/ M2 p5 w
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$ U( N# s0 v) R5 IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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1 b* z6 V4 q! `2 U' O( ]& lWeather in hex: Clear sky
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; G; y7 M+ Q0 c- X' b3 @ Q4 U7 n& QRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ P Z- q0 S3 g0 L' _7 T
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes* {" [& Y4 t9 K) J
3 _! s7 Q' ~' i. l/ f7 XAllied aircraft
2 e% C0 B% @' U: o' {: ~0 U+ W F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
; ]1 m* h) R _ SBD-2 Dauntless x 34 a- L8 b6 ]* }) Q$ e
TBD-1 Devastator x 14' X1 u/ L* P. ] g
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Allied aircraft losses- M& Y, m" C7 _9 p
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged' x% O l. d7 E# k4 V! X- S
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Japanese Ships; ?9 E; X f I2 v: @9 l
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 L- j2 c; R8 }- ^1 K& G4 ?0 G$ v, t xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- G: x$ }! L3 F( q. h# a$ ~
AV Kimikawa Maru5 C) y/ Q0 B' u
xAK Zinzan Maru
4 _( r6 S4 U0 A2 K( q \3 [ xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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4 `' d$ C7 G7 t2 |6 wJapanese Deliberate attack- l4 s! {- L6 X
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244* @1 m# T0 e# e) p
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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1 w9 _% T, a0 n# b; u: N( FJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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: b( @8 Z, ^0 K! nJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 12 V- h3 K2 a* L G+ a
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)! T5 |. e9 R, e8 o* N* V, o) ^, n
experience(-)
3 n- Q6 d) b- t: d; z% N$ C( C+ U! g$ {Attacker: ( j8 c- W v$ y# W1 r
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Japanese ground losses:
4 j x- r7 ?# H+ m6 m 102 casualties reported" B1 n# K2 Z7 z3 C, U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
9 g7 K& o5 G5 _6 E& R+ b3 B v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled' l8 U g" ?7 S1 v( v4 u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% u. n* k+ r9 h2 K T/ }; z9 W
) M3 G2 _$ [2 a! }# \Allied ground losses:
9 Y; y5 w w% I- D& y 118 casualties reported# S% A% ~4 b! B; S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled; |+ t# o; W4 G5 d7 H' ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* E% W& k. X' ~& w( f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% a! u( }; h. L2 m$ k
0 y9 e4 F) F' _0 [" J# x& U% rAssaulting units:
- ~; y% ~" ]# ]# E 24th Infantry Regiment
( k/ O7 Q5 X& b% o8 D& \ 1st Kure Assault Division
9 R5 e, l M# O4 u3 N; Z+ T8 N 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
+ L4 V) u. V8 L; d0 c4 T 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
" L) e& M+ |* G! K- u 3rd Air Flotilla
" \% ]& H* o% v! @3 C 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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. ~2 g( m$ y2 [6 ]6 FDefending units:4 H* a: V2 _. O& G7 E
Molukken Garrison Battalion
5 r4 f) X$ N4 a" N5 Q# R' W+ [" O 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
* n$ Y4 z' f4 K" P7 ~& s& u+ }( a) V: T Ambon Base Force |