AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 30, 42( \$ H F) \( ^: V! K: ]- m) x
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3 M# f9 y6 i! \: p7 d, z' Q( H日军抢占星期四岛,企图切断达尔文与澳东的海路交通线。
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Amphibious Assault at Horn Island (91,128)
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TF 184 troops unloading over beach at Horn Island, 91,128
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14 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) `6 _/ ]' H9 W( J y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 lost in surf during unload of 82nd Nav Gd. G/ A( ]/ Y+ N, k( C4 c! S
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. J. M( ~9 A7 ?, zGround combat at Horn Island (91,128)
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Japanese Shock attack7 Y7 j2 z+ s! r" s4 E2 {1 |
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Attacking force 1151 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59
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$ P3 b) ~" U& K) t% \Defending force 724 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19 k4 T5 D% L" ?/ Y' k
) h2 c9 ~; z" K3 N, V, t# ?Japanese adjusted assault: 20
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Allied adjusted defense: 4 2 p% I, H- `* }/ a! a
/ ]* I4 ^. W7 i' W& LJapanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
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F0 c$ U- J$ R, h" ~; AJapanese forces CAPTURE Horn Island !!!
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no flights! @/ B7 {1 w! a k4 y. W
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Allied aircraft losses$ ~0 d: l1 \8 u+ x
S.19 Singapore III: 1 destroyed5 @7 ]) C# Q8 o# z# @; x+ q+ K. w
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Combat modifiers; q% r8 I# a5 J4 ^/ ~: \
Defender: fatigue(-), experience(-)9 b- @( j( T# t6 ]- s
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)& @/ `( s5 o$ }2 [& B
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
9 l$ n7 ?# W. u, u! m 999 casualties reported
* G: [) T1 c6 W: ~5 f) ?, f; P Squads: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 D; N) l8 z! r) v Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Assaulting units:# y5 t$ f# J- N: j k: \7 `8 h
82nd Nav Gd /1
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% Z( j2 b9 w& q6 v5 BDefending units:
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Horn Isl Base Force |