AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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* F, k) p) n1 o3 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: b$ @. Q$ H6 J+ A/ _ p* U$ }
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
( A: ?8 R1 H! Y3 a( _' {1 J. \* Z, V驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高+ q4 m6 U" V' Y- r3 f
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
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0 \! J( t& p* p; {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$ Y, o3 g& f6 V5 X3 U
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 a8 C* J8 G6 x3 g) F/ MEstimated time to target is 7 minutes R9 X( k. t- D% X' M' }; B/ i
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A-24 Banshee x 18/ w0 r8 t: r0 r. F% s. |& x% w
7 ^; l/ v: C) @" N, r, eAllied aircraft losses3 P) J2 A5 Z$ i' Q! ]
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
3 I5 m( v0 t8 o! \ A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak" L: p7 n2 L& p L0 O$ c, ?. z
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Japanese Ships& r7 S4 c+ r4 c. r: Z( n
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 [3 E7 V( K6 f% s- I \" z
DD Inazuma
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1 _) J' U) S7 M. K9 bNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards9 O- j- X! p% {: Z/ G: N
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Japanese Ships! z9 y+ g% m4 @/ R, N6 m7 T
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
9 ^0 w* w5 S! S, s/ k$ F5 O xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; @' |! k2 @& ^ xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk+ V/ m3 L4 D9 R, y/ J! i
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
8 l B2 ]+ ?4 s) g1 L. w8 g xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships6 _: Z: [7 d" j
CA Northampton
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DD Blue
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0 ^* ^3 G& G" Q* K3 W2 U DD Mugford% C/ {; I6 F( G
DD Ralph Talbot
, O7 {- L8 `% S6 Y6 a4 ?; R DD Henley
( w4 m2 k# r: m& Z/ f DD Patterson1 C% b$ q8 Q9 W/ U
DD Craven8 f W0 u; F3 I: [3 E; F+ Y/ ?
8 f g' U, x& u( A" J7 cJapanese ground losses:
! Q: v& F0 N* [2 M7 Y. s( ] 3887 casualties reported% G0 [1 y' ]- |0 w
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
. S& [, h0 k5 _" c' G Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
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Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
9 f) @" X% C3 [2 {7 a, H- [ Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)$ y1 q" A) l$ b
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2 H$ V; s* e7 i2 s j% w5 R" FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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% w& ^! W/ _! B3 VWeather in hex: Light rain: }! S; ]" O. Y! |/ O
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." c, p- v9 H a( {9 p! n; Q$ M
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6: u3 ]3 d5 g4 n# u9 G
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 L; ^3 e3 p7 z9 P. {* M8 c6 | xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
G: S! g' P7 x" K& d1 h2 \5 \ CL Nagara
! {* M: z7 i" C+ q xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
3 J2 v: C: k. T- M$ r } DD Makigumo! l& }* l, Z a& G& K7 K1 f8 g" j
xAK Canberra Maru
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1845 casualties reported
; f% {- V, |! x& s0 x Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
8 Q2 |8 b% a) a5 R1 }% r Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
% c1 ?1 a3 l% i Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled6 s- V( T8 b* C! n" f
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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6 ?4 a1 W$ L6 fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52' U }+ ^, P p% s5 z
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Weather in hex: Clear sky5 f0 T% \; j: X/ p2 E7 O1 j% E
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 W+ H* b6 p/ iEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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! j9 l$ o1 i+ z. f" Y d3 r F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
/ f1 q; m; y1 f6 C SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
1 j) Z; s( M q1 {' a+ z6 Z1 m! A5 L TBD-1 Devastator x 14! o! r3 e5 T. Y1 T
$ Z- d7 ]3 q% d$ Q7 |0 A% a. pAllied aircraft losses
$ } J: t. l4 C) `' J; \ SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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. J S# G3 H4 o5 [% j UJapanese Ships
# O! O: I% I& O" n* C2 | xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ G) h& Z) K- g" r, e xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ f' y, |+ y9 o5 g- E
AV Kimikawa Maru9 A/ ]/ S( B, N% h
xAK Zinzan Maru
6 _9 C) M: Q6 U) T xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 n* l: F$ J0 f- c, O" l) `
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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; h. m) G) V* GAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2444 J A7 L, \" ^/ W9 l& k" U4 p4 W& u/ P
* D9 b% k: C/ M$ A, }5 P' yDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 477 X9 c, X+ v. [6 {( s" d# N
, `5 @- u) i: x- h. S1 c5 IJapanese adjusted assault: 30 8 l! P3 { c' G9 S
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 ' a8 s! X9 O! [! }
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) ( y. d' {$ a7 l$ n8 b0 j( I5 q
% M- Z! m h! h5 ^; l% DJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers7 }& K0 y8 d$ a O e
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
0 u: f# @9 ]0 }2 Q 102 casualties reported! k. q+ Z0 g6 \9 w g, [' {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled, Y4 U8 M$ Y d3 E. F4 u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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118 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:, Z, f1 S0 W. j- h. Y9 [
24th Infantry Regiment q" e% I0 r$ e9 X' p4 g
1st Kure Assault Division
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment# G! h E1 E% `4 q' F
3rd Air Flotilla
0 W% f7 C2 E' e4 ` 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment" O& @6 [& I' Q. r
/ e5 d5 ^1 s3 ]6 NDefending units:
5 f5 R4 U6 E% E Molukken Garrison Battalion: F$ ?5 {8 [3 z+ [, U5 q' n6 b
4th Coastal Gun Battalion/ \2 e( h0 t: _% e$ Q9 ^4 Y
Ambon Base Force |