AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 42
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' P# c S9 h4 q! ~$ G+ x/ u# ~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* z# r+ K- e% \9 g
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) o- a8 X; }" O$ S" J5 R) O& c
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
' }, U3 I8 `0 e5 I; C `2 o6 d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
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Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52' t v& D- h$ L8 e3 a3 d
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses6 c* y- q$ d$ o; q! @7 |
A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged
0 U7 W6 r1 k) u+ o4 P! } A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged8 E* `5 i% K/ j5 {: h1 J6 s
B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
5 g. t; F* E" K3 ?# u B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground
9 X: b) `& g) u) x, t' z Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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CA Chikuma
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i( A) s; n4 \8 [2 a: ]+ F; zAllied ground losses:9 Q5 \9 D- u4 e- Y! `
105 casualties reported. U$ e" L4 A, ^) Q' b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" V2 w) i a+ s* W! Q# P
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
2 z8 Z4 I# n1 w7 q. l' X- U; ` Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ Z; N5 j) Y) f6 G2 v Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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2 ~& I& M" ]% R: x4 GAirbase hits 55 ]$ J4 V$ u m$ \
Runway hits 7* {9 b9 F4 B& q! t1 w5 V' I+ V
Port hits 27 a7 y: [, L7 F, d
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5 e' N0 t3 f- Y7 YGround combat at Makassar (65,106)
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7 ^6 c. |6 R: G* [9 n' X2 m5 |$ WJapanese Deliberate attack l* f7 |- r2 Z# `
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Attacking force 9359 troops, 120 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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2 `3 G/ T3 Z5 R& r0 M! Q7 f8 }Defending force 1713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34
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Japanese adjusted assault: 165 ) K" _- l: m7 P
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Allied adjusted defense: 6
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Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2) 5 H& N9 T. X3 t) ~0 k" r9 l$ k" a
. i; |. i% V. e5 n* s% f, ZJapanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!
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Combat modifiers: H$ E- L4 R! l' o# y2 s9 b
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-). Z- M& |* x' w. D1 m! ^6 s
Attacker: # V3 e' |+ i1 b9 X/ _7 \4 a
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Japanese ground losses:# d" Z0 J' B" r6 g3 p/ V
80 casualties reported; J8 \" S1 w$ x8 Y" v5 T& e$ {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
' V8 y3 J7 d: y. ^2 \/ F Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 J- O7 M4 I4 k" |( _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 p! g* e2 y8 z0 V: l* P) L
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Allied ground losses:
t0 e* o/ W0 b5 N, B- P. h2 l 1894 casualties reported
" Z9 Z3 ~+ o, q( B Squads: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 r- m2 F6 u* h- a, r Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 0 disabled ]* N( {6 [: ^
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled& u, Z3 H- N& f5 @) `
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 B5 R1 a! N5 b
Units destroyed 57 p+ f+ l# ?1 a- x7 M+ Z4 S- W
7 M+ e( h4 q) L/ G# ZAssaulting units:1 V" u' G! D3 ~) `9 w# Z
1st/A Division3 L; Y+ }* f/ J
1st/B Division; K' F1 o1 w: L& g
1st/C Division
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2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
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Defending units:
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SE Borneo KNIL Bn /10 |5 ]2 a8 J5 x1 r4 s, s0 h
Makassar Base Force
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