AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
d# k6 o) M4 p/ j4 E) O: @4 V$ F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# ^* A1 T" u' V: P1 z0 e d
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,3 S/ y2 n0 ?7 f( q) M' s
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。
/ ?0 |+ ?5 v! _- r$ I; D; |日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130
# R. S) l% G; s2 U" J0 IJapanese Ships
' ^/ z( ?( O1 X! w1 q BB Mutsu
: X" l$ T! D" x; K- w CL Kitakami! [+ q6 }( S# Y
CL Katori
V1 k* k3 i' o! l2 J5 V" pAllied ground losses:' |7 Z5 x6 h" t8 o8 y$ G6 D" [
19 casualties reported
) G% y7 K5 | \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
4 P5 J' A" T) e7 z: I( m! \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' w4 I) i8 P# F( |$ F _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 n9 v; K; ?# @8 ~ sAirbase hits 2! g" I, `$ {2 A4 M8 n' B
Runway hits 1+ y- w8 v- K5 Q" K( v
Port supply hits 1 6 o; U, B t8 I( d/ [+ i- b
BB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division
; B: ^& i# b | YCL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby
% ?* y1 m; T6 h9 pCL Katori firing at Port Moresby
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y, n/ ]* k: L2 JDay Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards 4 D4 z7 j6 _. n
Japanese Ships- c( x* u3 h5 p& ^. d4 ?/ j5 i2 _
CA Mikuma
' C# ]6 `2 R( c CL Sendai
- i: H: {, J2 ]$ e! k% q3 a DD Inazuma
, p7 H+ i4 `/ S2 m" {( u" A" y DD Shinonome" ]) r4 ?+ J, m% l6 S5 l& n; ^$ M/ ^
DD Satsuki
& e# }4 u7 {, Q9 H* c, HAllied Ships
' C/ t( k+ ~9 P* ?5 ^ MTB 7. v4 u" {2 d9 e) [. g5 J+ F0 l, k
MTB 8
4 n, t: C R# \' }! p MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 V5 ^5 Z0 f, |) k5 | MTB 109 }% o( v9 e4 o5 I7 v
MTB 11
- E+ J3 K1 i: b) _ MTB 12
7 I. P/ F' ~9 K' [( H" Y MTB 26
1 }8 B9 q2 T" o4 B8 { MTB 27
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards
+ N" P* e9 z) b# nJapanese Ships, t. N6 z; _0 W
CA Mikuma
3 d) O' p% Z1 b. |( R CL Sendai
- t& G; ^9 m0 |3 J8 D9 Q r/ v2 U DD Inazuma( w7 ^+ R2 I) C" v
DD Shinonome* C. c6 v' K( C$ r: l7 j$ a* B
DD Satsuki
+ P1 T; c& b' }6 {* HAllied Ships
& ?8 ^, E0 a" H. d" X8 H MTB 71 N" |& j+ R* I) p3 {
MTB 80 ~3 A+ \( S k
MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
1 p# E' Y! O& D9 i5 ^- l MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ m. M! t0 O! {# i
MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% r* |: X B' ^ MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 Y! A9 U* J. M* `# [# l# K MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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$ Q; o; v, K- h) C9 a1 r8 GDay Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards ) a( b6 B% C$ {; T$ p/ p; G. X
Japanese Ships
+ O% ]6 { z" I. C* y" N CV Hiryu+ V0 q& b4 U$ f
CV Soryu
4 x0 ^0 ~* z' a- b! j) x CV Shokaku+ V2 V* q5 T- z, s
CV Zuikaku4 k5 \! ~! O; E9 W1 p* g5 d* H, i( K% E
BB Hiei& T* k2 S5 K/ s
CA Tone
6 Y/ y$ B h0 |5 `2 O DD Akigumo
7 w7 H! L C( B8 C DD Isokaze4 j3 `) o6 g9 |8 w
DD Shiranui3 H8 H5 i: ~% W( V2 y3 `4 t/ x! j
DD Urakaze2 T6 S$ V( _; e8 S2 k
DD Tanikaze4 ~8 \3 D$ w0 N
DD Arare9 P3 m8 H3 m8 _7 l! g$ z
DD Kasumi; H7 ^( O: M3 J- m; b7 t
DD Akebono
4 f: {( b% Z- F8 [ DD Sazanami
, M9 n9 R( d6 q+ WAllied Ships) n- ?0 F3 N' u$ f
xAP Zealandia 6 }6 h6 u+ g. `. ?% u# }" R
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards* G9 ?* x0 j! u
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
' C4 u; R, x+ U; Z2 ZRange closes to 21,000 yards...
/ ?1 @' \- P: {: O' G" {CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
; r0 K% W5 \# M2 LJapanese TF attempts to evade combat8 |! X ]1 s0 q0 q6 L* R K8 i& |# i
Range increases to 26,000 yards...5 t2 u+ b$ t- Q
Range increases to 30,000 yards...: D$ g$ k/ g# ?$ C4 W0 _! _
Both Task Forces evade combat 7 Z6 k, t3 f- X
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) u& v S6 e) ~5 ~% |Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91
" b# o% F; @/ w6 q& u$ AWeather in hex: Partial cloud " c. ~' T& n5 G, d4 y# O# y! E
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.+ x3 n& O+ h& y, e
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes ! }. V& z2 @# }4 K1 k" P$ I7 |, T
Japanese aircraft
" f6 N2 i a3 y; r- n; q! p: b B5M1 Mabel x 3
/ f2 W9 L3 z T9 E) ^ Ki-27b Nate x 10
# X: Z0 q# f9 R7 |No Japanese losses
6 X/ u8 X0 h, r; r& Z: D7 xAllied Ships
' } V& t1 x {, f9 z2 a2 N# a xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage : s' u& K4 n0 Q7 Z$ y& D
Aircraft Attacking:
6 H1 @" C! @/ H: W* d G/ q 3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet6 K4 { C3 `1 [& J/ r- H8 }
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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. x# p% s9 K8 x& r$ Z8 u; JMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128
5 ^/ n+ q- q0 i2 o5 ZWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
- v4 L* S3 |' b- l6 u: ^4 sRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" _6 ?2 i3 Z8 q n5 O4 m bEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
+ @5 ~1 _* u2 b6 LJapanese aircraft
. v7 T; t, i) y0 X- I+ p A6M2 Zero x 266 ?' I1 p) E& t$ B: u
D3A1 Val x 15 0 c' X! M1 R! K9 o' y$ h0 n
Japanese aircraft losses
+ }3 t: Q, q4 z7 I1 h2 w D3A1 Val: 1 damaged / |4 f# n" @* X/ I; A
Allied Ships
v) {) z- B) P8 N0 ^# W/ }0 r xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
( R& o* a9 C0 q y; b$ d+ ?( jAircraft Attacking:
3 t+ u& [, o7 D: i 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'# f1 X5 u- X: w# m
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb# Y( W* Q4 e& Y
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'# Y2 w0 @+ x, O, U
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
& H8 o) }, m) }$ T. v. c3 LRaranga dead in the water ...
8 \" A" C$ N6 E( VHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga * T& b& I% `4 Z8 @: p+ D: d( ?
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128 . ?+ P; ^: Q, w* @
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
7 H e4 L& m, i- c" v! sRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* _0 W5 }0 t7 z% w/ J) x
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes - @. F9 }0 s- h6 a, M& R
Japanese aircraft! J1 Q' L$ _4 O e+ T# J0 A
A6M2 Zero x 9
1 Q% J+ x8 z5 T* ?( d( g! ^/ O% R& } B5N2 Kate x 17
d" R! {1 j% C9 R2 G8 fNo Japanese losses
) J8 b9 m9 P. A2 i; y8 l! K; v5 AAllied Ships4 T& _3 x9 c2 c# Y: z
xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage ) P8 V5 |9 l: T* ^! O1 O
Aircraft Attacking:3 @0 y4 f# V, g5 ~8 u- S8 ~$ {
17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet) U+ v/ {5 U- g, N* K2 k: J
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb # e8 s& A0 h% l1 X; D* n; [: a, V
Zealandia dead in the water ...
* D. g6 @# |; k+ KHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia0 d/ C/ C$ v, F5 o6 h
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Ground combat at Siangtan (81,52)
2 @0 l, O3 Q3 v- w$ T* [Japanese Shock attack
- j2 \. X/ H0 I) R9 }& N8 MAttacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436
, d) [ l( g; Y+ HDefending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 7 p( Q3 H, D7 w9 ]* Q
Japanese adjusted assault: 403 % T( d9 z# c. x) E
Allied adjusted defense: 1
# h+ e' {# j' t( uJapanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1) 8 U8 z( `4 X' t
Japanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!!
5 \, R% s- h- h6 b4 a A6 x, XCombat modifiers$ ]- n0 m; @# S# r U* h4 A, k4 b
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) 8 y! k- L8 e* u8 D: U
Assaulting units:* L) r/ y" j4 _: {' h0 o' m+ M
3rd Division
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Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang) 5 I0 d) z r+ x2 _1 B3 f, p
Japanese Bombardment attack
- a d: R& c, I, L. S, c" L. JAttacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900
: `+ e4 D* s# yDefending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556 9 r$ a7 h1 P6 Z* y: u3 K
Japanese ground losses:8 j6 ~7 Y6 C8 _4 [1 c
17 casualties reported' Z: ?# v( Y$ [6 v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% Y* R5 H3 o1 e6 K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
W6 b8 t. h7 w( V6 `$ g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled * H% g1 E x! u- J/ X: o% k, U
Allied ground losses:
' K O" M) d; h 9 casualties reported! T) \* k. f) x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
W# B7 K, m7 O1 [9 B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 y. x' S, H' \: w& A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& M9 o2 x- {( R- G4 k! }3 aAssaulting units:) L% [( w7 ?' t2 x0 q9 M* P: r& @3 Y+ N
12th RGC Temp. Division
. H8 p4 e& R& C8 v* V/ V& t 34th Division
0 g% {: s# K$ ^7 F2 l 5th Tank Regiment0 T( a6 v5 ~/ j+ v$ `
58th Infantry Regiment6 ?4 [& _( s4 B! ?8 _6 n
20th Ind.Mixed Brigade7 N* O+ R2 q/ ]0 v$ F
13th Division
9 U, \8 g( R; Z5 l+ |3 G. Z! L @ 9th Armored Car Co
: ~# ]& ?3 `0 l 13th Tank Regiment' e* T7 ]6 t* ?3 @3 f6 `- R3 I9 A
19th Division( S/ [) D/ c5 e
3rd Tank Regiment2 c2 O8 x2 I. c2 _8 _
18th RGC Temp. Division; ^9 M; t( C! {9 B! d
10th Mortar Battalion - n; O! h% C! e% l/ m
Defending units:& s& V0 w( G i; L. n
30th Chinese Corps
% ]' C1 ]# X/ m4 {! P6 n 59th Chinese Corps6 I$ g$ K: j! @ X# d0 u( E
55th Chinese Corps
* l2 n- _/ W" S3 T 77th Chinese Corps$ J+ V( r8 h" [) ~! N6 ~
33rd Group Army
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* Q" o$ r1 W! d: Z3 D3 G4 t wGround combat at Hankow (85,50)
$ _4 A1 E' c7 |0 l9 f6 O" R5 fJapanese Deliberate attack
b K% ?4 k/ q ?7 A' ^; lAttacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258
6 O, L0 J8 d, a0 Y8 e& K: F% MDefending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48
! C$ N! r6 [" c% O* [* B: cJapanese adjusted assault: 205
& k, A# [ l p: k) T. QAllied adjusted defense: 21
) a8 c& N8 s$ `! K. c" i) s7 G' @" NJapanese assault odds: 9 to 1 : ~1 K7 @8 x8 K3 ]6 T4 D
Combat modifiers" n4 V' x. j3 {" r$ c1 V/ B6 ?
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)' }9 N8 `5 L9 x0 P; Y/ O3 V
experience(-)9 L+ |9 v1 `. |- V7 X! |
Attacker: ( u1 P% q: n4 p, I: v5 B- ]+ I
Japanese ground losses:
9 c% Z$ ?) E+ E3 z9 F, Y4 R: x9 Q: y t 61 casualties reported
' `6 k4 V; I1 e& }$ @8 o Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
" _9 B& e. ]2 V9 L: o: L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! f2 |# J- {7 @: \: q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" H1 m' b# e$ l2 w. |Allied ground losses:0 y; v2 [+ o* M |' b8 O
721 casualties reported
+ i, a$ `; ~( y! M& e Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled. W: ]4 t* R6 e" d' \
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
: ]8 a- L+ q- `4 s5 I$ B p Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled7 R- t$ J7 M! `8 W0 w& g5 ?5 L
Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)# X% R- a+ `8 h: X; ^
Units retreated 1
& _6 t0 G2 f+ d" C. ]Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
" u9 }' [ l( m. {. L* D$ x- WAssaulting units:
2 a7 T: d+ g2 f+ k; D 14th Ind.Mixed Brigade3 \3 Z8 x9 m T
54th JAAF AF Bn , \1 o/ h6 a! U* r! G! D/ J
Hankow Special Base Force7 ]6 t# Z- L" ^0 m) [
22nd AA Regiment0 M$ _: L( S# L& p% P$ q
86th JAAF AF Bn
) f- B: B5 Z+ O3 @/ J- vDefending units:
! k. ~. F' C! [0 [, u) a) l, `& ~6 e 84th Chinese Corps
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6 `* E# c! Y+ a& nGround combat at Yenan (88,37)
2 X" [& O2 @7 k6 b( OJapanese Shock attack ! K0 K& [3 S0 A+ m# u/ p8 \
Attacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204
! _. w+ e* l# s$ L: _0 ]Defending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
" C6 D" y- B" @: E( v6 pJapanese adjusted assault: 78 + L9 v, A# P4 p' C8 Y
Allied adjusted defense: 5 7 ~' Q6 |$ u% Q; b+ J
Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2)
' Y0 b# Y' g7 l; p9 ZJapanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!! / i4 g1 K& r7 [1 g# Z) O. P, I
Combat modifiers
$ h& b/ N2 V! ]Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)& [, B8 D# J; `& ^( r
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+) & y! ^( Q2 i6 q" `7 |, m: v8 g! b
Allied ground losses:
. Q$ g9 j$ a* C# K9 [ 471 casualties reported. x" @0 O/ k' I) H
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 l2 ]5 t1 ~- {" p Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled9 L" K2 p* c: S" z! H2 ^1 J
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled4 P5 e. s: \5 G3 a
Units retreated 1
[% ]1 h8 T) g! g: f2 a$ PDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
& ]2 m2 Z" D2 C: x1 d, BAssaulting units:5 s( `% }( d8 S% d# e: s1 {6 B
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade $ a4 ?' v2 c; ^+ _) {$ w$ Z
Defending units:
* y% ~, n. A4 {& R- j# ]1 A 22nd Chinese Corps |