AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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! W- @) W! [5 \1 x* ?- |* Z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 M; G: r r" X1 c( D. {- R7 dminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明& c. W8 H# @4 f5 p
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
- U" E# Q _. @驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
; H( y3 T K' M9 ]& c. K2 j日军占领班克伦. g5 n. ^8 T# h
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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) `- A9 `7 }% N8 u) |* r1 _' LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1065 E/ I" s# o- ~; a0 K
* s7 B h4 B' f$ IWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 ^- b- v4 s1 q3 q. T
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) v# N7 }3 L h5 v& W: A
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes& l2 q) J* H6 y# A6 O9 `
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Allied aircraft- H3 a4 U$ R6 k% _: X8 g
A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
. m$ w7 O- @7 R! I2 ^+ V2 r A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged! O" o$ R$ ]/ q6 A1 O* T& A" _
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak, @, i( o' j a3 r; G+ b& N& [
5 ^ F" o" D, B% d2 v- F Y' h sJapanese Ships
- }$ P& B( A& K4 e' i CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! Q) g' P) S( g2 N' x DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
% n- U4 E9 x* X1 q CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk( O) s- Y, e/ I, z( F3 o0 d
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 J5 x, z& z: O
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk2 g5 _3 U, N: L4 }
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
* n( i4 M: R9 S" j' V xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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7 S* D0 B+ R) n* j! K. @( EAllied Ships
. |4 N1 B Z$ r3 a+ Z# | CA Northampton
0 y( ?% Q9 Q) Q; D! X' u CA Chester" K+ ]4 h# U$ A t; v+ E7 `, S
DD Blue
E7 V% l& o o. V! s9 c DD Helm
! ]2 h' }3 ?) N. L; q DD Mugford
. R# G* n/ ~6 G! `& \ DD Ralph Talbot2 ?0 r0 q8 _. o6 d
DD Henley' O W f3 R8 I7 g$ }
DD Patterson" \& T7 ^. x7 `8 C9 Q% M
DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:+ i: h3 x8 S" R( F
3887 casualties reported
3 K% {% r) c+ U2 M2 L6 O! r Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled2 T3 X1 W w* X8 U! B3 ^ @
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled1 l& V/ u4 y( M
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
' d: A9 t1 e( J Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
1 T9 N8 N1 K+ @9 X3 u, W- j( |. T Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)7 P/ r7 A w# g: b! f% I( a
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* w- S5 T/ I9 gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54" E/ @: A4 Y3 H$ f* o" x0 C
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Weather in hex: Light rain P& e; C8 p7 |% }: X4 I
; e% L4 t/ v G& s- {) ~0 FRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% c5 }9 ^0 t2 ^; G* E6 @
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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. J8 ?& [ ~. o! a, ZAllied aircraft
# g3 K t8 u/ E* r& j3 h F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
+ c1 u3 x: `+ C) N SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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2 d8 C: v) j( e+ l/ B" ^4 j SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged# R9 z' v: T1 k2 `
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! S" ?! p! d5 w/ L' X& F+ d$ { xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 W. x5 l |; T
CL Nagara& R( d% E! B7 A, b% l
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk& U5 J7 X \6 j& ?
DD Makigumo
" N) O9 R& P: ^9 z9 j% V) Z xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
- C0 e, J+ A, b( G2 c 1845 casualties reported
/ f- J2 n# W: L- n p6 v% t Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled& s; N6 K- F p% [% a& |# y
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
, i8 I: N% O1 k0 H3 a Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled' E' d S( Z$ R0 u9 z- C
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
/ v% E; _" A; v; C# n, l# ~ Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled), b. D( R9 S% \, V5 Z' l+ V
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+ P# W( V- x& ?, C2 h6 YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52% U4 ? C; Q) D# a+ e0 j2 ?- T
) H3 A" j3 X0 v OWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) w! ~- N! w- o) S/ }9 ?Estimated time to target is 16 minutes5 ?' J; k2 w2 M, J
7 V9 Y" C* |4 h5 JAllied aircraft
: Q" K* P& B: u( b# X F4F-3 Wildcat x 6' S1 K" F5 U+ m& O
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
5 v6 C1 p @* }+ c* s TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
& M/ y2 T# h# i& ~+ s+ Q xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 L5 r/ w8 d* v+ B
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: T l5 \7 \! K0 S( u4 c, { AV Kimikawa Maru
+ F. H! l' g" h7 p1 y xAK Zinzan Maru5 R7 A4 P4 J2 P- y8 L" _ p5 s
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: s+ d# v) z, c! @( e2 q
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& M0 D) w: e) E; g0 B5 w* n8 _Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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; c% l; T a% a" _4 yJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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4 v/ P! m1 h1 L n% sDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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0 u: Z1 a. e/ wJapanese adjusted assault: 30 : W3 V2 f" n8 x# X" j
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 & i! Z# K* P5 N+ B
8 L' M, j. D, L( O) E- QJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 u/ E1 ]3 w8 c9 {; N8 {8 | ^+ [
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Combat modifiers
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experience(-)
! m7 P3 E7 |+ g* m; h" p; cAttacker: 2 \; P: @& r" }5 }
- E# O! g. i2 ]; }/ r' U7 }) V+ XJapanese ground losses:
/ H! Q7 \7 d) s& T4 a: ]7 m8 h8 r 102 casualties reported# w: Z6 [7 a: u1 ^% J: r# D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled) H, B3 O( h5 S" g/ n! D p% v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
% F% z' o4 `* l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 @! R& a6 x$ D) V7 }
* a6 R3 B5 h; @1 ~; n) u& |( h; EAllied ground losses:8 @8 K! I1 w( z# A! b7 b
118 casualties reported
& U* ^+ e" K! G9 X Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled n9 t( f; c$ G5 x0 e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ ]3 H- i: \+ }( ?8 h8 ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% j2 m+ v9 w# ?+ \" ^
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Assaulting units:
4 u% s/ o$ F2 W- P 24th Infantry Regiment
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9 I( X; u, m! ]( c+ V 8th Indpt SNLF Coy # H2 J- u& R" T5 X7 ~3 s/ _
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
" b8 v4 Y9 g3 m2 W6 U/ m2 G% ]! j 3rd Air Flotilla ' m* X" M- `" V# r* }: m
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:2 [3 g' j5 J& g/ H
Molukken Garrison Battalion
, q. ~5 _0 @0 C7 V5 x 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
6 c( [; B( N8 V8 o Ambon Base Force |