AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 43
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vizagapatnam at 43,44& f" @, q& R* L/ r9 L3 {& s! I
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Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet./ ?* C1 @. O* h" m$ v
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft
0 x4 E- `& ?9 G3 U B-25C Mitchell x 6
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E% X, d0 d) ~# i- W! I% H' L0 ZNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
0 a3 ?+ N) N8 V; ?: E E Yaeyama" X. Y1 w/ }( G$ l1 ?% N
AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1+ h$ j# }: t( N
在印度偷袭我运输船的AV直接被轰炸机命中一弹) t6 a5 S1 k3 E8 P
$ y- p: F( a7 Y" v% A同时在南太,趁骑士开始澳东北战略,米军夺回了坎顿岛。岛上两个海警队已经炸成渣了,毫无抵抗之力,此战为米军第一次反攻登陆,米军反击大幕由此拉开。。。- O' E& ^9 Q0 |* J& r: {5 t5 a! k: G
Ground combat at Canton Island (153,143)
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Allied Shock attack5 e- z/ H: @5 Z4 N+ g
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Attacking force 5109 troops, 18 guns, 733 vehicles, Assault Value = 377$ R6 B( r/ @3 Z) U6 b% M
- f6 A! B( X& m0 ~1 z9 Z aDefending force 553 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6
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3 B- _8 q) p( g# m9 J: e5 hAllied adjusted assault: 97 - { C) M: ]* k( i; Q; M3 G7 o8 w
5 U Y3 K4 n6 y& @0 QJapanese adjusted defense: 1 9 v, `) r, a R# j: d" a5 v1 r& x, u
9 ^/ J3 `" f0 `2 fAllied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 5) / n, V* E$ W9 ]0 g
& N& S7 C: B0 `+ t5 z- IAllied forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!4 x2 Y. u/ ^% f& q# j I
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Defender:
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Japanese ground losses:/ F+ y1 s* C9 p% @$ g
823 casualties reported
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' f. a% Y' ?; |7 ~; @( y- S Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
* |5 N+ i* q: E9 J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ V h. E m# {2 m8 |; W0 k
Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled)+ N) D X% C9 O
Units destroyed 2
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; K* C0 p# @! i8 e* SAllied ground losses:0 X8 J1 d2 o' z9 J# b6 m; o
12 casualties reported8 E" p4 T# r- X8 C4 b* s8 C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 b7 \1 G$ I9 \& Y. A: i Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
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/ |( m2 [* w1 g2 S Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
1 |* W. P$ u! S' M Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Assaulting units:
: k% I. M! a- n+ i. R5 \" T 767th Tank Battalion
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A! H# |6 l% Y8 u2 T" _( j# E 4th USMC Tank Battalion: A+ V P4 L. \! Z" e% f6 _% T9 }
766th Tank Battalion, k; H" P# i6 }! ^& Q# J5 {9 c3 V
3rd USMC Tank Bn /34 j3 T1 Q: b/ [# E
155th USA Base Force
2 |$ }. {# b1 U( a 48th USN Naval Construction Battalion8 E1 ]/ d, ~# d- l
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& T6 r0 j; j3 q2 ?! l. ^ 46th Naval Guard Unit, K0 z& ~) `& E6 K! U/ Y( g
14th Naval Guard Unit |