AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42/ I) Q( y/ M: O6 T
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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2 n0 p+ \6 s, j' ]6 E- g
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
4 H# w) Y* ^6 _: y9 X3 ? O驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
- g7 g% ]9 c) g: u8 m+ G驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉+ M5 ?1 E* H) ~4 y- q# d! `
日军占领班克伦
# c8 M; y3 b1 } R5 J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' w7 Z+ y+ o8 C, r, r3 Z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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' N9 c a u: P, U! Q" HWeather in hex: Heavy cloud! _5 d/ J; B5 @/ [6 Q7 p$ W
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 t& K- G8 h. I! }. pEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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( s0 ~& w5 v1 v$ S7 U* oAllied aircraft
1 s4 X9 J: c. a( [5 k4 R+ ^0 g A-24 Banshee x 187 M, T0 X* N! C* @- k' N
* s# X. U. T1 w& f* SAllied aircraft losses) ]5 ?. ~9 H( d* `8 Z) L
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
9 l* r; y5 N S+ `: K4 U+ H A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak- z4 c2 t2 W1 a( M1 X- [6 ?
3 O7 _6 ^, t" ^: F5 U. J1 T/ OJapanese Ships) ?4 A; a! R- `+ [: h
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 W; |" w' t6 c, z9 G6 ^& L% l DD Inazuma3 g/ B4 H7 U5 ]* A7 {" m
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards6 ?7 d' K7 f6 u1 C2 }6 j
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Japanese Ships
3 m! V- f" w" D CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk' }6 @7 D! X8 L1 \0 _
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 T0 q+ x6 c) L) @) _3 g# _
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
: ^7 I0 y3 Z- A' f/ P' q xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
( l8 {2 z2 U/ A5 w- X# z xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ J0 e3 `, N: d$ V o) B, x
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Allied Ships
4 \0 _; E6 I: n3 C, h; X CA Northampton- N8 f: t, Q9 p# \
CA Chester- ]9 U& e9 |) H8 y3 X
DD Blue5 V, R" o7 ~' f; T, e
DD Helm
# g. |, V% E0 B p/ q5 ` DD Mugford
* |6 e) |. K$ y' b8 c8 _5 @# M DD Ralph Talbot
( o- ?- ?" d, J7 g DD Henley
' R/ Y! ?% P: V( M' d DD Patterson
5 B0 ~% M9 t9 [9 U1 e% e3 j DD Craven! t }8 T* Q9 ~ V& G% V4 }$ F
8 E+ }: v( h1 B. q6 v8 {) S0 ]Japanese ground losses:
' z) K& \, ~# ^8 c& l& T3 V 3887 casualties reported
" r7 B8 S6 n6 |, {) @ Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled0 f6 u2 Q7 a3 @( t3 Q' |8 r% k5 L8 X
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
7 W' i3 ]9 o, W Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled: ?6 f% H0 X1 ]% E+ A4 e
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
5 a1 w& H8 y% ^$ n# S. W/ x% J Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,541 |7 `# _6 `1 ?
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* @3 ~# _2 ?' x$ k2 U, e6 [Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 W3 o6 u4 C; y" W. w7 p/ ^Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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. [* ? k- Z b: h0 HAllied aircraft
; F v. W) a Y8 R; u/ [ X F4F-3 Wildcat x 6+ h/ O# j& I! E
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged- u5 H* u# _/ p8 B8 T& m
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Japanese Ships
9 r. n" L) C' _8 T( A& } xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires/ Z2 H' A! i1 o$ ~ L
CL Nagara
( ~1 x3 g) ~ k* X9 v9 a xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk3 h) ?' l: a" d: u5 t/ L2 C
DD Makigumo5 Z& ~- c- B9 {7 S
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
- {9 |- {: `( m" w 1845 casualties reported; \2 D* n$ O8 t6 @" X* @3 u C
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled% J$ p$ Y9 s0 E" i# ]
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
9 b* E1 e0 [% k3 ^ Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled: K) W4 t8 A; J- Y
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ A' ^ \/ X1 ]" I9 C
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)! C' Y* X. W$ r7 G6 b
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52! h# x3 @% D+ n( b2 r% f7 \: P
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) I+ Y, O5 d0 b% j; J" r& ^
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes2 f& \5 O" q) n( y
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Allied aircraft
3 O: c( _ c7 o! [) w- H; s& i F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
% x# k3 Z. W3 z. t SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
8 J$ m- J, D9 L: J) i! J' b TBD-1 Devastator x 140 ?) Z. `$ d8 s5 e4 v) u9 K: d
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged0 T* i- S- u" a5 _; u4 s/ p
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Japanese Ships
5 c4 R% h3 K! _! s' k; t" B xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. ~2 y. c; _; V9 I$ _- B& U9 Y; j A* n
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ g, r# o6 x% V8 q AV Kimikawa Maru
5 j7 w1 J- J2 U$ f xAK Zinzan Maru3 O3 k" q+ f% r8 c6 i1 n
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)8 e3 G7 U' S$ o1 v8 B3 D, I
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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7 X9 d( T4 ^: Z/ M$ eAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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! r1 L2 ]8 e u; v" @Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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) n) M& l( {+ I1 i5 t1 { gAllied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) % ?3 b' w. h$ S
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1' ?2 z" Y& N; ^6 T1 d; |+ g, X
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-); \) g+ g8 l2 Z6 g# V8 Q, \
experience(-)
* v$ ?5 K2 b$ E0 N2 _+ s S- V) PAttacker: " Q5 f3 N+ P5 K& C1 @# y+ n5 X7 y% {
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Japanese ground losses:3 l/ r3 v! V/ f9 D, k
102 casualties reported
+ B& L# J* _+ B* ^0 M# a, B Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
; J; j1 `+ f5 Y a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 z3 C& F8 r7 W W6 P8 e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
: T0 P" d/ ^ g 118 casualties reported
( ~+ H& k, j" \# m& O Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
& ~* R0 X% R; T: w- h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 C! _/ d- @' Q* c0 M3 V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; |) c' J6 B, w; vAssaulting units:8 A- h% y" L7 z; F2 r; [6 ~
24th Infantry Regiment
+ }7 ~% \; d A$ Y$ b% U 1st Kure Assault Division
3 K h- y' i" H! w' L( I8 B 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
9 P( r! T: U% a5 ~2 Z 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
7 u) c* g; ~+ b6 X* j6 l' p 3rd Air Flotilla
: Y" J0 z. `( h( Y 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment1 O: b# E0 N) k
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Defending units:
j* d/ {- g n3 G9 \2 P% q Molukken Garrison Battalion
' T# j2 p+ m# a5 K" _& ~ 4th Coastal Gun Battalion- q5 h- O' s) D: N H9 R( \
Ambon Base Force |