AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 43; b/ ?2 d) n6 B* F
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) l! b+ v- P0 B8 o$ G# NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Vizagapatnam at 43,44
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Weather in hex: Clear sky1 S: G) G, M1 _! \% c& c8 s4 \5 W
% `/ G( Z7 w% S& dRaid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
7 t7 \/ |: e5 f! [! aEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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5 q; h2 }+ X& C) s6 d" C' AAllied aircraft
6 U, c9 q( `! h1 p ]2 D) t B-25C Mitchell x 64 V1 @" V$ E$ G- v0 J
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships1 t9 l2 ^' C! H
E Yaeyama
1 b. ^, r+ d0 `" c AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
8 D9 K* q1 r" S: N4 v9 e在印度偷袭我运输船的AV直接被轰炸机命中一弹1 q9 s1 u+ s' y1 z% e# |0 g
) W3 L" v( N7 I2 p% i1 ?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。。。
& v' y" v3 }4 [# lGround combat at Canton Island (153,143)
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Allied Shock attack
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: E% k d& f! W7 r1 G# b/ c YAttacking force 5109 troops, 18 guns, 733 vehicles, Assault Value = 377
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. l/ `4 b& @4 y) n @3 TDefending force 553 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6' j5 z8 }: I7 |! ]
S6 u3 H5 R9 ?6 k# AAllied adjusted assault: 97 % j0 n1 y1 F$ a6 G* X
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Japanese adjusted defense: 1 / ^7 g8 P6 x8 k
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Allied assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 5)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Canton Island !!!! p: P) s' |6 a3 i
, i( }2 }% W- [$ eCombat modifiers
8 J- l0 f3 e$ O7 `. yDefender:
6 k: ]; h5 e2 ?; y* yAttacker: shock(+), supply(-)
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+ x) B W: z. q* x5 j7 N' QJapanese ground losses:8 B0 g5 U/ T' N1 V- j( ]
823 casualties reported; ]8 T0 n' z' _
Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 q6 J% m1 x7 h+ d Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 e& ^6 g& ~" B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ y- \* ` L1 W5 _. O2 K5 k& }
Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled)$ ?4 U3 w" I& Y! k( X6 Q
Units destroyed 2
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Allied ground losses:
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: v7 I6 \% r( A5 r/ ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* e, [7 }! O6 ?+ Y& _9 n F) b Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled0 \+ \% N: g3 T: e8 v- v+ z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' d3 h$ k2 e+ ^: o3 o Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
5 W ]; x2 u9 f6 [8 b Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)5 z+ T$ D$ ?- e. |
6 E" _; [0 {/ @5 Q8 P+ K' h cAssaulting units:
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754th Tank Battalion2 \7 G) \# @2 J0 O) x
1st USMC Corps Tank Battalion
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766th Tank Battalion
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8 E9 R3 F/ W# O. C! S6 Z8 q 155th USA Base Force
8 c5 I6 v* }' Q+ A1 h3 [+ N 48th USN Naval Construction Battalion
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8 a. e1 q& D) n4 A5 t5 ~Defending units:7 s, t! Y6 q2 b% \; }, K8 T
46th Naval Guard Unit
8 F7 Q& }" {( i( z: L 14th Naval Guard Unit |