AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42+ M E& k+ F1 a
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' }* r. H9 A1 j) G1 p+ W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
# _( t; k: F. Z7 H) |0 ^6 c5 jminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明& l3 r j" f; }* Y9 W, u# q# S- r _
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高5 j1 P6 K( f7 |- T
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
( L; H+ H' t) C( }% `& l日军占领班克伦
9 v5 d2 q% K! v- K3 L. ~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$ z; X4 L# x! _! i
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& G9 o3 j1 p8 OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106* }5 f u% ~7 E: I' f
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ U) a1 E8 D/ I2 D2 T
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* I9 h+ n5 [% r! ?% ?1 yEstimated time to target is 7 minutes/ h$ ~9 |' g( ]9 [
* Y6 n# u$ o: A! NAllied aircraft
' z( R& o, s: Y" W' q& @; D; M A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses, y0 r5 `* R- `, l4 p) ~3 p" ~
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
" ]: t7 Z4 n$ g2 R A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak$ p) O) ]' [/ h2 s f! Y
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" f. U1 m8 V7 D6 y CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 n' L7 S$ k7 w+ j8 ?. b DD Inazuma9 v6 V. R5 p3 a# ?( k# u
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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4 S7 v* K$ |9 Y# m, E9 m CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk8 O' s" N S: ^" }1 i4 z! z: d3 [
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) I' q" s0 y# c3 x
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
O9 H0 P" j" o' [ xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk" M0 J9 ]- X {" D
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships3 N; l' j8 r% w8 @' a$ ~
CA Northampton
3 f- s ?: [5 d- `: _ CA Chester {4 x Z$ F6 E9 f( L; q
DD Blue
/ C9 \' U* ~; g1 p! l DD Helm6 h1 S' W" n2 Q& I: K" _
DD Mugford0 g2 [. y6 ^1 r9 n
DD Ralph Talbot7 X+ e2 t% v8 y x
DD Henley9 I) z+ j; B; k- p
DD Patterson/ K( u: E) |+ @; W9 \: J1 P* N
DD Craven4 G( j: M+ f8 R$ f1 X8 h7 e9 A4 v
& N9 q- r0 J9 A: LJapanese ground losses:+ ^) x7 V, O1 q3 ^/ c6 a
3887 casualties reported, r- ~# h' c) A
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
2 O! b( q, o7 N8 A8 m Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled3 Y( x/ t0 n2 m0 K9 w* `. T& t
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
4 y/ D, c+ Y f8 c9 Y4 D6 A6 }+ D6 D& e; ? Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 U$ O# a/ f+ @$ c. r Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled). r# S- |, q+ H$ m: x6 ?
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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4 v6 L: ]5 H CWeather in hex: Light rain
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* |1 v0 U; ]: a8 G) F1 O& e" MRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 c* i9 X8 G3 KEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft6 A E" G$ q3 G8 O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
9 L9 V6 b* f% x/ { SBD-2 Dauntless x 24! i/ H; R' L& a$ ]
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Allied aircraft losses
+ n) Q& B" S; P& u; m2 |4 c9 h* Y SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged9 P. ?4 f4 _& ~
7 Q8 t0 n v& r* s! Z* H, dJapanese Ships
7 f% m+ c* q6 g9 h M) p% d* F xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 J# b- W5 V8 g8 w) s
CL Nagara$ `; t1 B) M6 w
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk: H8 p/ w5 @2 ?6 ]7 d2 \( {8 s
DD Makigumo
9 N! b1 n1 [: M3 \: s2 o xAK Canberra Maru/ A. B: {( K+ }
; N2 y4 l- e" r* m9 TJapanese ground losses:. l5 v2 A! o3 R8 ~3 A) {
1845 casualties reported. S* T% T) \% g
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
( ?0 E' b( F8 {- G# w Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled9 {* G/ S: Y1 O5 `" X
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
7 M3 q2 }7 H0 s2 S4 @) p4 Z$ b Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
- h9 j ~" F7 c) z% n Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)) q. a% I8 ?. `9 [% K+ z' j+ M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52' ~ S& z) _1 @5 _% W j) s
* X. M4 u/ u( U; IWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! ?- h8 l. a0 oEstimated time to target is 16 minutes% f6 R/ W: H e3 I
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Allied aircraft1 O- m0 B9 G$ F0 f9 P7 }2 a5 p+ P
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
5 C1 `+ [4 o5 S D1 ~3 n SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
8 [. e) M$ Y. |) f) q6 N- W; L: L TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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" d: m1 H5 Q# ]7 o+ ]: CAllied aircraft losses
: E8 F3 Y* ]5 }! I: D6 X# n- T SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged, P6 X4 c' _7 U" \ x( G
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Japanese Ships9 l! D% n- d) B& @
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ G) F5 U. e1 X: F g
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% S2 K" Q, ?1 i z; k1 a$ s* Y5 s
AV Kimikawa Maru
# k4 T: D$ N% X& [8 Q xAK Zinzan Maru- k |: n$ M4 W( e
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 P8 ^% ~3 V D! |8 t
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" I9 ^ t$ C' NGround combat at Ambon (76,109)3 c- g$ K3 z- g' A0 q6 X" R
- ]7 a2 e' b" K% H5 t+ |Japanese Deliberate attack
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: p! r0 R" Y( u) s0 QAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 & h, L& Q0 c% i0 L" m* p$ o9 {
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) ; @* m7 b$ O: v e- C; ^
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1, M# | C" O* T, H, t ~
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Combat modifiers
" B& o; {5 Y* {8 R& z' R: D" iDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker: " q' _9 x0 }" l, ~& A* x
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
+ j. y* _6 e1 N1 z' Q. L, H- D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 P8 N* l8 P; o# I; {+ K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( D9 N0 O4 O) x
. n7 V- Q9 [7 Q' [6 b/ Q5 hAllied ground losses:6 P i ?9 J! x+ s$ V. ~: o6 @4 |$ y! E
118 casualties reported
( s% C$ v. X: Y% h& h8 @ j- T Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. ?2 p/ f4 F, R" i$ p; a1 R
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Assaulting units:6 A- D* v6 Q# u1 \* {6 F; A6 w
24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy
( y7 a5 [' ^4 c. B) o 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment" a7 I+ b' c4 F. ?6 r
( f7 q5 O8 q' h7 `/ N: `2 jDefending units:
2 e, `# D& i6 D" \ g2 C# R" r Molukken Garrison Battalion) a9 Z4 q. V( d! v
4th Coastal Gun Battalion# n- `$ L1 W6 P& y
Ambon Base Force |