AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 42
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; @# I" V) H% P: n( y" k9 ~2 X0 T4 Z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4 J5 q& [' W% |% Y% ^, M/ n- i
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: a/ r" o6 ?, c' Z. `' @1 e
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# T& m5 E8 d4 F& r6 V
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5 }; L( [2 W$ X4 X$ p
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Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,528 }, o1 V* ?; j* q* E, K
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8 a k; B+ \% ], q7 R- M* x no flights
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+ c5 p0 V7 s* s; wAllied aircraft losses# D; A+ h, I+ e: t. j
A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged5 p6 N% g! s* r4 @5 F( E/ {) s
A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged
/ z3 A+ y$ X$ n9 i1 r B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged4 r' ]+ Q |7 w9 R9 j i
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground# G! V: V, e" g2 K A& v0 F
Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged- [9 ~$ p9 N# p& A+ G `9 Z
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Japanese Ships J: b$ q' v& O( W
BB Hiei: \0 v1 t2 p) ^* W: G) j
CA Chikuma
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& f- Q0 r) u# g, g0 lAllied ground losses:. d: n* D0 G% \! c
105 casualties reported
4 X8 r( R% Z) H5 L t Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 ^/ }) l. D, z8 Q Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
N' v) \. [2 T- g Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled5 J$ L- o3 q$ G* \1 l; U" m
Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)9 T* H4 [5 o, ]; p9 N
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Airbase hits 5
* r& E- e; Q; a8 iRunway hits 7' ~& m1 k" D$ E% |. [- N4 z! g
Port hits 2
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# W; _- P/ j% e' y+ ^1 Q% eGround combat at Makassar (65,106)
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Japanese Deliberate attack. R: h$ l2 C$ q$ H+ x! N: G; |
4 X% D4 e# V. pAttacking force 9359 troops, 120 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 4507 N/ \/ H- K# Z6 t% l+ q
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Defending force 1713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 342 _) v: D5 t1 x( v: k: T
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Japanese adjusted assault: 165 * t M$ d3 \0 g2 A$ ]* _9 O2 L. Q
' H" v$ o8 c, B. n* m1 VAllied adjusted defense: 6 " ]/ @: A2 f4 [8 S9 F- i
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Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2)
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' {) X: v) ?7 B l1 @* vJapanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!
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( D! ^ k/ c6 VDefender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)4 k ^0 Q' `8 M* j1 a2 ~- T9 v+ d4 ~7 l ^
Attacker:
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$ |8 y, \: |* r0 z. v( B; v7 RJapanese ground losses:
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' W+ A, p+ i% T' _! e8 S0 N0 Z8 E Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled J- l _4 T0 q
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled; r% E9 a: {4 j; A3 v7 b% [) F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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0 `2 z$ o: [9 r# H( Z: dAllied ground losses:
1 A" N( W, r: I2 U' V/ ] 1894 casualties reported
" Z$ ^. ~9 d1 w- S6 f- J Squads: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled6 K% K& @) _- p) ? A
Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 0 disabled
N) v# J( V! h Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 B# V9 {3 g, [: f; j2 A Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
" V& J! {' V6 \" ~( u Units destroyed 5
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Assaulting units:
2 n4 n, Z- ?% b1 ]$ L. ^ 1st/A Division
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1st/C Division8 E7 v( Q* `9 j/ i( _1 G, A. p% o
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion I4 \ O7 M6 |, N9 A7 i
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
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Defending units:7 C$ R/ {3 l7 A. e
Makassar Garrison Battalion
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Makassar Base Force8 i0 o; D+ W1 B e
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