AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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# ~9 @1 ~3 S, [- H$ Q# h1 y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 @+ X* J$ [8 F: Q& L7 G
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明* [. a- C' y1 Z( ]' b+ F
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高$ Q6 _3 v5 V, q9 ]& D% C, A+ V
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉* x R4 X: n L; M, s
日军占领班克伦. z; k2 @+ ^/ I$ f( w7 `
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
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106$ K& W6 F [( A
$ j# f, F* z% S, }3 E3 p( g* a/ EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud& Q) U3 x! @ ?- ]" q
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ R: @7 N( I9 A3 [$ e7 k
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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2 y& B; c7 R! LAllied aircraft
3 f X4 {: l* `- u# v( |; L A-24 Banshee x 18+ t+ f5 w! f4 b
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Allied aircraft losses
0 Z; c |& j5 k A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
4 n: x' O9 j2 w A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak: u4 b% U- l, S& z2 G
* Z& n, i5 m) lJapanese Ships
* F, Q( d' h V3 W& \ CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 O, X. n" q6 K5 [
DD Inazuma' E ^" Q& @3 g: }7 u5 T! [
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards* j ~" ]0 i/ ]( P2 M, i: `4 m
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Japanese Ships& B+ [% J! W5 s) g7 o2 Y. a7 d
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
* C; w% \5 f; f5 C/ x xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ ]' }2 s1 L# j0 n# X) M xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk4 P3 q5 H) E2 g- R& S
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk: W( O! [+ ^+ A4 s) m8 b
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' n, o3 }* Y$ F, @
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Allied Ships$ a* l8 Q5 D v1 `9 q! @& M0 k9 X" G
CA Northampton& z* Z. H( Q w3 A. Y- a" ^, s9 j \
CA Chester
: R# X9 {1 T9 j3 d( Y2 M DD Blue! t( m5 @! M: k, \' |2 \
DD Helm+ `: Y- j* c; @" q" ?6 ]7 G
DD Mugford
" V( G/ w4 h& l! Q8 A DD Ralph Talbot
3 f4 U4 I, D2 n* W DD Henley+ ^4 ?) F/ j2 Z4 v, L! B) |
DD Patterson( ]' {% I. _9 ?) s3 K9 C
DD Craven
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- K. [+ r' M( {8 Q' W, x* e 3887 casualties reported: U6 r: e2 ~( v, P3 U/ K! w7 b
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled1 X! x- A# m6 F. y
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled& N5 s/ E- T- G3 \" S1 ]6 ?4 v
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
" s+ S1 s, X" U. B0 g& p4 D Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
$ v$ L8 V& @" }" f Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)5 r0 e7 d' C( s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54" b! ` @6 S# t: O2 [
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Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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3 {6 q3 ^6 j0 gAllied aircraft
( C4 S8 B& n; T( ?- i1 x F4F-3 Wildcat x 6( Z V! N- [2 m3 r1 p# Z+ y
SBD-2 Dauntless x 240 a5 Y! x" n7 o
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% {' C/ S( {, Z2 I+ ]7 S; ` SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires5 I/ ~& m) C" R7 E7 K
CL Nagara, }5 Y0 p1 _) L s: n+ H- ?
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
! m/ ~6 ]2 v# [9 ~ DD Makigumo3 }. W6 e' y2 q! O6 F1 ]; @
xAK Canberra Maru$ K! @" [) p e# q( l0 l6 f
" V2 O( a1 E& PJapanese ground losses:
: Q% s2 p8 {* d8 t1 z# ^& | 1845 casualties reported
) J) a9 s d( L7 g Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled H% f1 o% v3 @& N: b
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
/ }" D- L4 S6 R Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
1 s5 s8 { @4 S5 m Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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; y f3 y8 f; r' LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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& P/ c* q3 B% z8 ^4 t% vWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% ^+ \ s9 f3 M9 b1 x7 c8 R& b& KEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 E6 n6 T6 I, x% U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
; m, W' {2 k: \6 A7 b9 {. N SBD-2 Dauntless x 3& k+ u& v/ m' m5 J" q5 B2 X
TBD-1 Devastator x 14' i7 W% O% R4 q6 ?2 O o4 t F
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Allied aircraft losses% ?+ H* [. q+ H) x3 a
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
@0 [8 `& t1 f4 W8 `2 e% f' J5 ? xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* {! S: ^3 x( e& F: I, Y0 L3 p3 L; N# l
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% j; S% k8 H/ u$ L8 D
AV Kimikawa Maru; Z% Q# N. a# k* C
xAK Zinzan Maru
% G; h6 b6 A/ k. z- C xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- s" O2 L$ b9 r4 ?0 b( G
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9 q+ O% v* ~# r1 ]! CGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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% g* b4 t% ?# ~" k9 z! k1 vAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244. y( O" g6 e% d( V6 n6 S" m
0 y. v6 d- {. M IDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 472 c% s, _6 v3 U7 S
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 ( u! o" m$ G x& i& F. r0 n Q
$ g7 b" P0 I) F# f% T8 D4 oJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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' l4 }+ c2 b+ k) n9 a" W. m4 G+ m5 nCombat modifiers
/ s0 h& z2 k @9 h; ^( K' vDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-); h) r: g2 C$ U5 A1 b' L, m4 G
experience(-)0 k, d) a l* L s |' B5 I' h7 a
Attacker:
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102 casualties reported
) U' h; |# g4 P9 u& d; q3 i Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled% V8 m! D7 b2 ]* @2 k- q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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D0 M9 N, r4 }8 z3 v6 V S7 lAllied ground losses:
. }% `3 t" B! L& @* Q+ u 118 casualties reported! |6 e0 J9 F. C/ p; t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 e" Z0 M2 d/ z& y
! y4 @4 n2 o0 I: y# U2 sAssaulting units:
7 \4 c' H8 \9 z- \! s4 [; m 24th Infantry Regiment, F v1 U8 R% w
1st Kure Assault Division
. o/ ?/ D, x& T% y1 w. k( o0 ~ 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
; A1 q) e+ ]( z% f6 N& G( \ 2nd Field Artillery Regiment4 y( P5 [0 @" G+ O m8 }4 `; x
3rd Air Flotilla
" p1 {7 c, _9 s P 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:1 X7 D5 j( {- s/ q3 d8 M6 E& [
Molukken Garrison Battalion
0 c6 R: m8 p( X5 q* w 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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