AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
" d! v6 G$ ?1 L9 [% o! A& c7 P* B% o闲来无事的日军炮击了下莫港,而西行的kb却遇上了一个正在逃命的xAP,双方接触的结果显示( K- n' U& T- T9 E
一航战的赤诚和加贺 被分离出去了,这是不是一个重创KB的机会呢? 可惜现在盟军还未集结完毕,+ h6 w1 {6 g: A. H4 k6 i5 U6 `
要不就算盟军3cv对抗4cv也是个难得的机会。天亮后xAP理所当然的被kb击沉。9 _ d* `, d0 `9 P W; B1 Y7 ^9 ?
日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地
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. k' Y0 K6 c* W0 eNight Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 ) j" X. U" ~ t* S0 e, [" q
Japanese Ships+ _5 E) U, P, L4 F
BB Mutsu, N! {! W: z/ \: _
CL Kitakami- r0 m; w* Z2 T8 C7 v
CL Katori 8 _0 G# w z, p; A2 b) [0 q9 v
Allied ground losses:( P6 F3 H- c; ~% e5 G7 |' S5 ]' z
19 casualties reported; F' A( [: m. V6 t* c' v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled$ ~+ ?2 O0 C" B& v, D K2 ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 o. i7 L" U- k) h/ ^% l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# ^" t$ U5 ^- R0 C3 d7 `Airbase hits 2
9 H1 s9 R$ [( e3 h( w, WRunway hits 1, d" q1 h t U& h; C$ H
Port supply hits 1
( Y# a$ Y6 U8 `- FBB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division! S: [5 k" g4 [ g/ }# n$ x
CL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby
$ ?& \* A5 f E) }CL Katori firing at Port Moresby
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! m; F# g& f) a4 l6 xDay Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards 0 I( Z7 \- h$ K" c/ L
Japanese Ships
1 @+ A* j; b' l c: a2 z CA Mikuma
3 v: A; {9 t, ?9 H& z- f2 n' G CL Sendai
, A/ S$ e: K1 o2 C/ M0 [1 J+ f' z& h0 q( ` DD Inazuma- _# ^# R4 y, _; B5 G& K+ `
DD Shinonome
/ I5 ~9 @: F, A3 r5 q DD Satsuki 4 ^( `' _6 S% _
Allied Ships4 ]7 c0 R, l4 O- m" q
MTB 7
9 q8 y% ]/ p8 h0 q/ C% y( \ MTB 8% |) h; Q. }5 O5 W; ]
MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" a# d. Z/ y) [9 M4 F) E
MTB 10
! H0 P5 S- }$ [ MTB 112 a( \. x; I% Z& Z: T* o
MTB 122 x% H# r. V/ P0 e0 [
MTB 26
3 f# q9 f9 e/ J% B0 b# r MTB 27
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+ ~& Q1 S" Z g) A- }Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards
/ ^ z* ?* F0 I" Y" @Japanese Ships
2 s: v( A% v7 B4 ^: R* ] CA Mikuma% X" X8 E5 p N
CL Sendai
9 N* r1 o* y5 e* g( `+ e; W DD Inazuma
% A4 x) w$ U4 C H1 { DD Shinonome
8 N0 x* p! ~) |/ W( V: w' e DD Satsuki
9 R8 D g" s1 y3 Q8 F/ c. AAllied Ships
& [! {; O' f0 k# `- v2 \ E, z/ |( [4 } MTB 7
& U2 t5 L }5 e- B$ J MTB 8
* m5 u2 D2 {9 O+ ~; z3 d3 v MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 A" P8 N2 P. |8 l) E. a
MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: S) I+ S2 d. ?( R8 j, {' N) D MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ s7 ~, B: z& ^) N8 g6 Z# t
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 K7 D$ C7 K( d$ b MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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6 Y4 _5 Q2 u0 D1 p" u0 FDay Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards 8 j- D) S1 _% U8 W% I8 f8 L
Japanese Ships
) `; `- t/ c8 J3 I) u# M5 P CV Hiryu
' y- x- }0 h3 U CV Soryu9 `, k( W1 }0 f& D
CV Shokaku
& o- @! ?) F2 o p$ L3 S+ A: } CV Zuikaku% @) l4 U. C. ?, M6 e% @$ X& N
BB Hiei" V2 m, _8 ?7 V! R% t- j' M! g7 A
CA Tone3 A( W! m+ l. B1 m# j+ j2 g
DD Akigumo P% m O7 Y% Y
DD Isokaze8 @! T/ S4 J! A4 j8 f8 ?% J, g
DD Shiranui
; j z! S7 F- q+ k% N- R% F DD Urakaze) ?) @1 q/ b5 R8 E$ ` j
DD Tanikaze
+ K" A6 W% r; _0 x6 Z: l" B: M! V n DD Arare% q0 {, ]: T$ p& m9 W5 G2 X" b& b$ J
DD Kasumi1 M/ v; ]5 b5 M/ H+ @
DD Akebono$ p' y' Q/ T) S5 Q" ^8 ?
DD Sazanami ) p. [3 `) V! S/ d- w6 t
Allied Ships' Y2 u) E; D& \! T& }
xAP Zealandia
+ R6 `! V( a) }Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards) W4 B7 q) F3 |' t5 U) m
Range closes to 22,000 yards...& M/ [$ _* p- Z
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
! z4 Q% y* I% `CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards- I) S; S. n9 F; e. @4 v7 X L0 x
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
/ W) b) I- F; d" wRange increases to 26,000 yards...+ d) i0 T- E) E) Z; @
Range increases to 30,000 yards...! { Y) b" d8 \8 ~+ @3 Y' k+ g1 i) V
Both Task Forces evade combat : W% |, p. Q/ ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 $ F* j. O4 u3 Y$ ?: B, p) P3 k1 a
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
: A/ B+ U1 B* K4 G* T! GRaid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* { O- b/ H' B- R+ Z8 m+ zEstimated time to target is 1 minutes 2 w; t: {% |' G, b8 A
Japanese aircraft4 P+ @8 W" N2 J% P
B5M1 Mabel x 3, _1 A1 P+ E! k: x y' Y' i
Ki-27b Nate x 10
O1 A$ B. ?2 x0 |: N6 F! e4 _No Japanese losses 2 d+ ?: F3 E2 E+ o% P' J7 T+ f* A7 D
Allied Ships
3 U- e4 I/ t0 n9 w9 M4 a( h xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 |) K4 A( ~, h6 i% Z3 m& F: tAircraft Attacking:
2 R A# P5 W* l7 t3 X7 c* p3 ] I. X 3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet. B4 V$ O* [8 s6 v; p
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb% s" U! i! ]: f
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# I. V8 S; w' ] FMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128 : I+ m9 Q* \ B9 J
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
, a# O# k! P$ q7 VRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! _/ B4 j. H) e# U( ^8 q6 a" S( [2 ?
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
: y, i) S% u y' k$ z H6 U4 tJapanese aircraft+ G# B4 v4 z3 D8 n4 ?
A6M2 Zero x 26; B2 Z" N6 A0 ~, t
D3A1 Val x 15
7 p+ ^- i+ L4 A( @Japanese aircraft losses/ K' X2 G! m4 v% t7 E1 u. y6 Q
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
7 N& `( ]* H! @4 S: WAllied Ships
: W7 m8 D z' P1 L: j) ~( i xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
6 \0 Y8 c% m1 p$ gAircraft Attacking:
9 o& f/ b( v& m 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
8 X( ^5 k# ]' s6 y( n/ N Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
" t+ Y/ G3 o) @) ?6 b# S4 ]% \7 N 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' B8 ~7 X# |- D
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 N3 @( F9 i( ~3 I& X
Raranga dead in the water .... e) E/ N" l8 E: k
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga % G9 A" O! ^' G: b, W$ \0 O$ j9 @' D5 f
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8 E9 V! x9 }/ m- M! fMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128
. K6 P6 o. K9 b$ O/ y6 dWeather in hex: Moderate rain " C! g" O0 @8 W% H
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) h1 P% V; z6 v$ Q( {* A3 f
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
" `9 {& T5 ^4 F5 ?; nJapanese aircraft
& N6 w) x' {) @+ Q; G A6M2 Zero x 9
# z4 {+ h3 M* P* D( q6 ?% ^ B5N2 Kate x 17
' C/ c- P$ o2 f8 eNo Japanese losses
' m3 z7 }1 P6 v" K; o M2 aAllied Ships
6 T5 X9 h9 I3 J6 s8 [ xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
, g. l* ] P+ _. W+ _% GAircraft Attacking:
1 B) U6 `2 w$ C) d( @. y" C2 [ 17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
* {' D9 e' \$ `9 {" | Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb ; X( r' z* C# V0 g+ `5 {8 ^
Zealandia dead in the water ...
* j/ J% p; m' ]* c5 }+ f' GHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia3 p) i6 d' J) j! a5 S( _4 ?
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5 V! o" M6 b3 y( {) X) TGround combat at Siangtan (81,52) 8 ?. X( w9 y: o7 c8 u a. S
Japanese Shock attack
! X" f! S) t1 M' ~Attacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436 : ?2 l, b% U- n% ~0 X
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
8 N- z. H7 C! q7 B) pJapanese adjusted assault: 403
! @" a1 A" l+ YAllied adjusted defense: 1 ( r1 M' I7 H* [* H% W
Japanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1) 1 {# V6 c4 ^$ U8 x
Japanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!! 4 `1 a B) T3 O
Combat modifiers
* [+ V" X8 a0 q+ s" Y0 y1 V2 UAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-) 2 z4 }& p2 Q) F+ z- k5 O
Assaulting units:( Z! M& ^' Z3 j, c3 J4 M# o6 z
3rd Division % K1 B' T' J" ~% F$ U# M: M
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Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang) 0 {/ Z: P5 }% b ^4 D/ m% w& U
Japanese Bombardment attack
, K4 L. g1 H- O3 d& y- nAttacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900
6 S. c1 Y$ F: a+ T, g4 vDefending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556 7 C5 F8 Z' F3 n0 m+ s8 A- Q2 G0 T
Japanese ground losses:
; J2 d. C# {) d 17 casualties reported
* [. Y4 y% {. E( f Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
0 j( a) B' M" b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* R2 E. o% |" p: {9 L8 v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 t. x" g. ~! {" R3 n) aAllied ground losses:) K' M7 u& G. {; b d2 E6 Z0 t. P) m. C
9 casualties reported
; h0 H) b1 b: N+ W# V* Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& r6 G% j/ O. w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; y9 f0 l& d4 c. p5 x0 A( X. B5 O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled % Y+ Y5 @) E+ O0 |4 \, J3 k3 O5 Z$ ]7 ~
Assaulting units:& u) B6 M6 e2 f4 Y3 M! E5 X. U
12th RGC Temp. Division
; d6 |, w3 ~4 l! G8 r 34th Division/ ^7 S/ a* f& T2 K0 H) G/ i) t5 B
5th Tank Regiment
s5 w! W4 n0 _3 q 58th Infantry Regiment
9 G. O4 }/ E$ X, w/ b 20th Ind.Mixed Brigade
4 B$ I8 w. S. n* ?6 o0 } 13th Division+ C: k( g- q, a9 Q4 x% r
9th Armored Car Co 0 z1 r0 Z" N- S
13th Tank Regiment
! Q4 V4 @2 m9 U/ J6 N5 v$ Q2 j' ^ 19th Division
) X& ?) H( b8 v9 Z4 Y( `8 l8 J9 |: z 3rd Tank Regiment
; G2 O x J2 O! s+ ?/ J$ B 18th RGC Temp. Division
- C/ C$ l' \. F- U; q6 g 10th Mortar Battalion
/ b# c1 `4 U# |) ] R) h$ iDefending units:
8 J: b! m+ ~( u$ Q1 T% n0 d; b 30th Chinese Corps5 C s6 T7 q1 t; H+ V( Q2 a
59th Chinese Corps
/ G( B W1 q) q3 c9 s 55th Chinese Corps5 }/ L* E9 T8 j' u" {5 ?3 Y4 q+ z
77th Chinese Corps8 }* d8 }# T# t5 A. |
33rd Group Army + z0 P% H' L' ?2 `
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Ground combat at Hankow (85,50)
: [9 j& h. Y( \Japanese Deliberate attack 4 u6 |, g6 m8 W/ q1 d
Attacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258
/ v# u9 z4 P! K5 _4 s% GDefending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48
0 F/ w! g7 ]- s2 ~Japanese adjusted assault: 205
- y5 x; r1 a8 p7 o5 {8 CAllied adjusted defense: 21
8 m% J7 u9 }* q2 G0 VJapanese assault odds: 9 to 1
3 A3 u z- a/ y8 C7 |* [3 uCombat modifiers
6 s! m" i8 C1 E x( z0 jDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)9 y1 B. T" a- J+ L8 R8 Q
experience(-)! P8 a. ^% R- V: d
Attacker:
1 C7 s9 A) U. d1 pJapanese ground losses:
7 a3 ^0 |: L2 U0 N% W 61 casualties reported
1 [6 k' ^+ ~( L, k; B Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
- z! W, x' S# Y; E' I, \) x$ n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' L2 T* }+ Q6 v) j9 E' @8 }7 B h( m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 q! k" w9 e1 B" {& @# |# z c! ?: GAllied ground losses:( b! X! c7 e# F4 h3 w l# u) n- s
721 casualties reported, `9 c: S% H# [% m9 d
Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled- Y) S0 Z7 L4 y, u4 w% |
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ J* n$ L! v5 n0 S Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
% f! B a1 X Y# U; E0 ^ K Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)
5 W, p7 M5 I! s* L Units retreated 1 ! s* a. F1 g j' m1 T _
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! : L. ?8 v- R7 O! K8 K7 e$ `3 `
Assaulting units:
% ]" j6 B0 |2 l5 y1 d 14th Ind.Mixed Brigade; j* _0 a/ v/ N2 [( Y. _+ a
54th JAAF AF Bn
1 t1 L) A3 I& y7 U# ` Hankow Special Base Force
, P" _# z# v0 }& Z; N 22nd AA Regiment
2 s$ ?% M* G! z7 f; s8 J 86th JAAF AF Bn ) G% ^8 S5 u- L
Defending units:
" x. J3 W Z1 C4 z 84th Chinese Corps
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e4 N |& S9 _$ ~% ?Ground combat at Yenan (88,37)
$ ?2 K" ~) `# V! L$ d( n! p1 qJapanese Shock attack
d: ~! t9 [4 o, E% ^Attacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204 % J- U$ k& S/ }6 _. c v' I$ x- P
Defending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
! ~' O( V7 X* {+ o; |# M0 n1 OJapanese adjusted assault: 78
5 F: x3 r9 ?' v2 c7 t- q+ y4 A& YAllied adjusted defense: 5
+ `# c7 ` F$ \4 nJapanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2)
7 `* F# O; {% _# ^Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!! . W8 n! } m+ k
Combat modifiers
' C3 ^+ e2 C6 k4 f/ KDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)
$ @, |9 ?- o: ]0 l& dAttacker: shock(+), leaders(+) $ G3 c1 N+ c$ }! ~
Allied ground losses:
; z9 L$ s5 M6 X" d: K. d 471 casualties reported
* O# u- o+ \0 O- y+ j/ l6 u* ] Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
A- n7 U3 j0 ?! w9 R. n# Z* s Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 S% {) K4 ~. S% R1 G$ ` Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled e/ z! a6 D2 t- a& A8 C" G
Units retreated 1
5 B5 L* u( |# T" D7 cDefeated Allied Units Retreating! b# A9 @9 L, B5 p
Assaulting units:
. w0 n) M8 ~9 H" t) q1 Z7 c 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
& ^/ C, Y5 Q9 b6 yDefending units:5 M$ J( U$ F( B/ i
22nd Chinese Corps |