AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 423 p( v& H9 n& Q, H( E! @$ k8 X
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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. F; L) W; Q" D. Q
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明( r7 t, a, S& p U. Y" Z
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
& A, Z, L# R3 ^: {3 \" W! l; k$ y/ F$ i驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
8 ~/ M' [5 i; J4 W8 X. G日军占领班克伦8 y7 |, n1 E4 Y* o
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9 t4 `4 m, C2 D
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106( F8 ?4 Q3 M+ J& {
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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+ c$ ^" g7 `7 p. E5 k+ P. ORaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., A6 r8 r- h- ^5 C' o
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes8 F+ q5 d& U1 }2 ^
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A-24 Banshee x 18, ]. Q3 n% n0 D5 j5 r5 T& p
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Allied aircraft losses
) A A1 _" J, g) B3 n( b1 L A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
8 I1 W9 A& p6 M- `; `/ O% M" | A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak3 ^0 F; A2 A$ L/ {1 M' T1 N& o5 P
0 H1 k9 P/ j; E% w9 V$ T! r! |7 E; pJapanese Ships
) V7 E, F$ b3 l# W% S CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 F& n/ y5 V9 H' T/ r
DD Inazuma. \5 P' k5 ~( ^( J) O8 b
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( ~. P9 ?% d& S* C6 }Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards& a4 q' d9 S9 K, f: P' n( G! J
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Japanese Ships
3 y7 s- ?9 l( r1 r9 A9 | I" A CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
7 B2 A; |( `/ | F xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( i* ]# z6 a+ U( p- z. H& ~ xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk" |4 {$ I/ `* V" _; m+ ]2 [
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
! m9 }# N! ^# q9 d8 a- g; I# C xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( s) N2 B( |. F& S( V1 J- q, E4 r3 N
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Allied Ships4 B, s0 [) e- i3 h" _! x8 f* b6 N" V
CA Northampton' c" D$ c' ?- E7 u d+ M2 L9 \: @- S
CA Chester# H% i3 M$ i1 T3 t, g% o7 R
DD Blue; B* |' }5 a C) N; t. I+ I' _
DD Helm' x/ Q1 o& X, X. }
DD Mugford
8 G3 f1 c$ H& M/ ]* Z% c/ z% ^ DD Ralph Talbot
5 R6 V2 G8 ]. y7 Y6 \8 [, v DD Henley( j$ X) Y* s9 P* U
DD Patterson9 p$ a, \( l" F3 Y3 `& Y
DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:0 j. c( `. J; A1 ^- g
3887 casualties reported2 u2 q w2 C" G" x+ E
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
: P6 D/ R1 U" O6 T9 U& k; N Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
: q0 N% p+ T( |8 i Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled6 L: t0 x9 M. q# c* V8 C4 c
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)4 H) Z4 C. Z3 B% a, `4 q
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54, X( J/ @. s1 Z" g
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
0 R- T0 J9 e! M/ p+ @Estimated time to target is 7 minutes7 x+ ^' [) g! l2 ^: y5 Y$ D3 ?* f
' F7 a3 x7 H1 T2 }Allied aircraft
( o2 d& E' @- e# a) N3 o5 h' I3 G) l5 F F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
$ z' l$ U8 X2 j C+ t: ` SBD-2 Dauntless x 24 ]" p8 Y+ l+ A9 j2 n+ ~
* j+ `$ k6 Z( G/ wAllied aircraft losses9 Y/ O' ~; ^ w, L, m) T
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged3 x9 Z, t7 u v; s
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Japanese Ships
4 i6 G/ W- o3 A5 n, u: | xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; u8 H, o# Y$ K7 w
CL Nagara
, o, ~7 P* G1 U% o8 C3 _& K xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk d; K0 x5 m5 D$ S; F5 {: l/ f9 d
DD Makigumo
8 a" R" v5 |" u7 D0 r. i2 R. S xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
- ?# l- b' A, E" q 1845 casualties reported. @% X* p ]) ]5 s. F7 {' H5 ~+ M
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled# G" R) O. Q! [; |6 j. D( k
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled0 U% _( o* b b; v3 K
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled9 z! P$ ~9 b5 J+ h' ~$ w0 x
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 H a3 @ b m; U
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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* h% W% y9 N S, U+ u7 ERaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; Q/ W0 y5 i( }* \Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft9 y( v; b! E) i9 D) f
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6. f; R( v5 z1 B8 Q( n
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
, u/ s! N: E, \ TBD-1 Devastator x 148 \6 F2 n, X) T% Y
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3 ]; Z* W. A0 z4 { SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged8 t; \7 Q1 i, v/ b
. {0 D5 K* t. U! EJapanese Ships- w/ o/ J! G/ n8 ^
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% l4 z% }+ j5 w8 p% H( V
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 W( d: p7 `5 W D @5 t" { AV Kimikawa Maru
- ~- m u$ @1 O+ _1 b* Q' t xAK Zinzan Maru
$ }* `# j/ U7 \, n j xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage y1 N b5 o4 x- i; i
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5 J$ y _# P$ [9 ^5 |0 V- qGround combat at Ambon (76,109)- U) T' X* T0 C! Q
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Japanese Deliberate attack. Y F5 p- {" w( {
1 y$ z+ W e( `1 Y; C$ R, uAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244* a* G6 Q% W! F1 h3 J
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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7 L- ~, q0 C6 G' n" J& k, ~3 xJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 " `+ v6 o3 Y' g, x0 K) H) k+ ]
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 1 D' p, n) r5 f, U- s1 d
3 |: f! e- o& A% ~' @& N- A5 x5 YJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers
3 w: W$ p+ C) ]# L# XDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
g% _; Z! m( }" w experience(-)
& ~, o7 q8 X- ~+ QAttacker: 5 g- \ @ p. ?
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Japanese ground losses:9 p" Y( P. J0 m+ _4 c* I! O
102 casualties reported8 `7 e3 ?6 G# F4 l! h; i3 J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
6 D6 H7 Q+ [, [" z. L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 i# } s0 b0 |/ K+ X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! V' K# j. m( `0 A7 C
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Allied ground losses:/ J& f# d/ M; {; P# Y4 v
118 casualties reported
i" i5 c K: ^' ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
V/ k; P2 q7 S0 p3 R& s0 `! O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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x- `2 d0 t1 N+ ^Assaulting units:- h3 s4 z8 x" t8 f; S
24th Infantry Regiment
1 [5 j. Y4 T7 v# \5 y 1st Kure Assault Division
4 g( e$ {: f* Q$ S 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
* J7 l8 ?+ v1 ?; J+ _5 L 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
0 U; Q' a* L% V 3rd Air Flotilla 9 }" g0 p2 o1 s* f/ Y. P8 w
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment; _ H# C2 y* K. q: @
0 I0 I' O2 B3 j& ?Defending units:
9 S" L& Y+ d8 l" }1 Y ] Molukken Garrison Battalion
, k$ r& V7 z0 E) n$ G# v 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
" l @2 }) j4 I6 [% ~ Ambon Base Force |