AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 15, 42" L! I- r; H* d9 h0 U. S
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& ]/ {/ |. l) c- G @7 Y \, k' X! P北太战场,查克大将故伎重演,用KB分队远距离直掩,BB比睿水面舰队突击滩头,运输编队强行补给阿达克岛的饿兵,照例盟军PT编队积极拦截,战沉3条PT,未能阻止炮击机场;天亮后,盟军飞机起飞空袭日军运输编队,击沉1艘运输船4 q9 w7 w7 h, ]9 @9 l( W9 k- N
南洋战场,驻岛分队扶桑日向再次炮击玛琅;同日,望加锡陷落,盟军部队种子已全部运出并成功转正
/ d2 L6 J/ a1 ^& Z F, O& J大陆战场,日军陆航继续战略轰炸常德和长沙,战术轰炸宜昌8 C1 x! d1 g* h: {5 z- t6 N1 U
南太战场,昨日意图不明的日军水面舰队今日出现在NG根部的特瑞布Terapo基地,估计是要快速运输部队上岛,盟军澳洲水面舰队受命明日前往拦截2 ^1 g4 ?. m- b1 ], c2 ?
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Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52/ l4 u8 \: [/ ~7 V) H; L& _
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Allied aircraft( z2 i" I" l& U8 ^
no flights0 M' K: \' k2 Y& e+ b
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Allied aircraft losses
# A _* z2 q& H2 m5 s& | A-24 Banshee: 8 damaged2 x8 O% F3 l ~; S( ]
A-29 Hudson: 2 damaged
6 `- F/ U" V" ~8 r. b( v B-26 Marauder: 6 damaged
5 O5 y* l: z( x& [7 @ B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground$ h! l( {; P1 W. L5 _& l* @
Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged
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BB Hiei
$ F) I( P/ r8 K: q CA Chikuma
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6 x4 \' D# d" s1 jAllied ground losses:
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1 F0 G* Q' c! b5 d- @% D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# v) ?! B `6 h0 I' t0 s
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
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Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)
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Airbase hits 5$ p; v5 w; p/ \, G
Runway hits 7
" ]1 Y3 f/ F* J/ jPort hits 2
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Ground combat at Makassar (65,106)
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$ D- J( O' n9 Y3 ?5 x, ^Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 9359 troops, 120 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Defending force 1713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34/ Z* j9 b% G# d" |' P9 f
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Japanese adjusted assault: 165
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. x8 N3 q8 o1 K/ k* E0 _7 OAllied adjusted defense: 6 5 [: G% }# V: y# M# N( H
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Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 2) 9 u) @( ?, q. j& N
$ T! g7 @) a; |; O" F4 `2 t; qJapanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!! N- g; }4 Z2 C$ q8 ~
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Combat modifiers
8 E2 L( A$ O9 E4 U" c% \Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)0 @1 ~# ?% X8 m9 ]! q4 n, P* Y8 V
Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:% K, b1 u9 X1 l i2 y3 \
80 casualties reported
3 G7 J, f- F6 z x/ h( W2 r1 Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
4 ~4 B: ?4 G. \ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled* W) e. `0 O! |2 P. r/ A$ `, t& [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% w1 L5 f- o1 p9 m) r u
; ^/ q8 W' M* v1 Q9 xAllied ground losses:( B) }# l+ _+ [$ D7 |
1894 casualties reported
( @4 [/ q" ^* p; ^& Q( l Squads: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled0 {+ D7 a& B" G) i
Non Combat: 158 destroyed, 0 disabled: a+ C2 m# c1 s% S9 {
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
. X, `' n2 d! y8 K3 ^& X( N Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled) Z2 w+ W, y% Q) ]7 r) O6 i
Units destroyed 5
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Assaulting units:! ^+ e2 l& Q! r0 g& ~
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1st/B Division
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2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
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0 u# [ x7 ]* M; w0 x. J- ^Defending units:9 C0 K$ X% V7 @/ t/ ?
Makassar Garrison Battalion
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Makassar Base Force( S# U$ N$ }' {/ _4 [
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Bandjermasin Base Force /1 |