AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
5 m/ m8 @0 x* O* \) P; _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8 h) @+ N$ {$ F
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,
+ P3 [/ c9 S+ D( F b* ^' V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。
8 o1 ? c8 d+ q7 ^日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地2 n% K9 k) _6 w9 H# R' n8 K3 n/ `
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8 |2 v, a# [$ `" fNight Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 9 X( J# I. s) T/ Y" M9 d% {) O
Japanese Ships9 t+ P) a/ [: h8 f3 ^
BB Mutsu/ y# Y( K" N$ O n0 t5 h
CL Kitakami1 g, x* ~* ? Z% C. m; w& m
CL Katori $ C3 y0 t( u% [! X$ N# j$ E9 C7 T& M
Allied ground losses:: } @* D; f& o. C0 J; U
19 casualties reported2 R/ Z+ r8 N. U r6 i9 r" B- ?$ e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
! j4 I% u8 d( q7 ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ e5 m5 ]# F% Q5 ^6 v7 u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ( O5 b6 A' e( a5 n
Airbase hits 2) s- u8 m/ m3 x* {- j' ~; _9 \# x
Runway hits 1' I0 H$ _8 r7 F7 m+ \: ^
Port supply hits 1
_6 _# D9 x' p, |( _( ]6 N+ cBB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division
1 i1 z5 p3 v" ?; m( \& o+ FCL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby
* B$ A" Y7 {1 `4 u% W$ M) a) oCL Katori firing at Port Moresby 2 L: k1 t2 b7 t2 T. K! ^
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' c6 E0 s( d! [Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards ' p; G8 s- ?" C
Japanese Ships$ x+ E; a: J/ k1 l4 p; w. b/ W8 `7 T
CA Mikuma
5 Z# S' X k$ x x- g3 V CL Sendai8 t; L- }2 H8 v. @; i
DD Inazuma
8 W; q1 e0 K/ x, b DD Shinonome
' }5 B' l7 r/ u% U+ S S DD Satsuki
7 x1 p0 m8 a& o4 LAllied Ships4 Z9 W8 I& a0 a A% \* W
MTB 7
! v4 X7 c( q9 T4 O$ U MTB 8, ]8 n* d* Z; T
MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( |3 G) t. a" {4 k. A" ~: ?* r MTB 10
! x9 Y) |+ I i MTB 110 T3 r8 G: s# N+ w9 k
MTB 12
8 l% ^3 V$ k2 W; D& v' c1 E MTB 26: K5 Y. h( r$ u. F
MTB 27
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards
3 N& X+ l1 h7 m2 j T4 QJapanese Ships
" g0 j( @0 f6 j; |( k7 J CA Mikuma' q8 `3 l2 Y/ j3 p' k( D b
CL Sendai
; }3 h# O* I' M } g$ X. z/ Y3 q7 B DD Inazuma+ J. J- K/ i0 D
DD Shinonome
0 A5 T4 W( G3 m: y DD Satsuki : {- ~" @+ c0 M8 H
Allied Ships h& V/ B6 `3 B+ u
MTB 7' r6 ?' H. S/ P
MTB 8
5 L! a( u9 q; O6 c MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, n4 b( J2 j) U5 h MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 `. Q5 l0 N; H# a; b' `% f
MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* A! w: S/ }1 t/ n$ g
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 k! o, l) w# l MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards
1 l6 V4 b* E: u, p/ A$ p7 t+ fJapanese Ships, y) {( u2 u! B* v
CV Hiryu
, W, \; p9 n$ R$ t' @( |& V9 m CV Soryu
* f7 z0 h% v# X8 q' V+ c CV Shokaku2 O, {, f) ?& f/ D, O6 I L6 f
CV Zuikaku( O3 F5 \/ |; ^! F, ~3 s0 o
BB Hiei
, C: b" X5 V. T3 F" B CA Tone
' u' d$ j$ \3 r+ I0 E$ c- i DD Akigumo' z. u% x0 B) B: T
DD Isokaze3 R- j. _1 X) L3 F2 L1 u
DD Shiranui
- r9 Y/ ^; w$ N DD Urakaze6 f: N! X$ B$ _2 ^; T8 y* d
DD Tanikaze
/ C3 w; @ p, h( y% I0 v DD Arare! O* Y4 C/ G6 a3 k7 M
DD Kasumi7 G. b- _5 T1 Q
DD Akebono
N; p; D+ z. I' K- `7 | DD Sazanami / r) L& R1 B5 `7 B: w* l& ]
Allied Ships+ [. T# X3 t$ s' P( N3 F4 f
xAP Zealandia $ c0 o2 s+ s( {7 u4 k, S' }6 \1 J
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
5 G2 M+ @: X' i5 Z: \Range closes to 22,000 yards...5 h0 h- W7 i7 Z3 u7 G1 C- ]
Range closes to 21,000 yards...# N7 ?/ N8 V, q7 C9 E
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards4 I+ @5 E8 S9 J- q
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat% u: w' v: V8 `0 `, j1 G B
Range increases to 26,000 yards...2 n' X8 U! Y7 A ^% X
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
: ^! p i; d, ^% ] U7 qBoth Task Forces evade combat
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 k+ h0 j0 W' x$ A: h) H) I
Weather in hex: Partial cloud 3 P* D _0 U* j
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
3 b: F* h$ E+ |- E) q- sEstimated time to target is 1 minutes 0 @% K( k1 @3 F, J8 f
Japanese aircraft# d5 n! U) E6 b: h( c' T: `: w) J
B5M1 Mabel x 3
5 y$ B& L H2 `9 v5 ? Ki-27b Nate x 10 2 d! ~6 j4 Z. y
No Japanese losses
4 g3 k& T/ b# r2 b0 z3 @0 yAllied Ships
, l: ~! u4 p9 I; P a4 h+ F xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! |' L: Q- _* t9 d3 X' D6 cAircraft Attacking:
8 [$ ~( y" q8 d+ M9 f 3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
* W7 d- O0 n6 q( ^! @0 x- e0 ~ Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb* l1 O% s- C7 P
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- [6 R' Z0 z0 ]$ y6 N4 _4 L4 RMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128 ) X4 d' q3 v9 a
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud * l+ F7 \$ ?, l
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 |. z$ b. p9 o Y" _/ Z& zEstimated time to target is 2 minutes $ V/ X; U2 X/ C/ Q# ~1 s) D
Japanese aircraft9 M* y K- j# J, F
A6M2 Zero x 26, d: z5 \& S& j% \ H$ f/ O
D3A1 Val x 15
' D% }+ }0 f+ g. u% [( C- zJapanese aircraft losses8 u \6 b, U9 U9 ^: e
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged 7 @& D3 Z8 t+ Q: o8 {: Z5 [
Allied Ships
! o/ h0 z9 b. q; ?1 _ xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk 4 T9 t( s3 H2 Q
Aircraft Attacking:: h' C+ E! g& u( q. M
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'4 ]7 L& @- `+ G' r: _0 @* x
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb V( I0 d1 I2 d5 F
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'9 G: K: l" J9 k, [; Z# ~
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
# R. q7 g6 _9 }Raranga dead in the water .../ Z3 B: J( g4 K' f( r$ q
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128 8 ]( m+ K6 U( B! s5 J& y& I
Weather in hex: Moderate rain {8 z0 p: h) F" N+ e4 c9 i
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# S, k( X }( T X b! l
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
) Z2 c3 n* g1 K3 q6 BJapanese aircraft
% ^$ V+ u w3 ?! [! t/ B8 z+ G A6M2 Zero x 9, h. E% H8 _- {1 t( }$ F7 O
B5N2 Kate x 17
% P; @* |% ~& B! HNo Japanese losses ( ?5 t2 [, P& p7 a
Allied Ships1 e `+ t4 X6 U [
xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
- O7 P* Q z8 M6 M3 TAircraft Attacking:
5 r- B9 M- H" W$ k( ?! z% j: c 17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
! [ u9 Y5 z0 e( j& g+ W Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 k4 \' c* b& l1 l1 H8 u' JZealandia dead in the water ...
- |: `3 R {6 ]( Z# ? N G# z& mHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia' Z1 `9 O+ A; [) l
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7 U P9 E: Z& |' h7 dGround combat at Siangtan (81,52) " @& S/ r2 K& j2 F- N; a
Japanese Shock attack
6 P7 p% k9 \$ B Y8 VAttacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436 ; H5 r, p7 o2 Q0 V
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
& j' a- T$ o: J' T% _$ X H! TJapanese adjusted assault: 403 8 p! v* f6 V. g( ?& r7 e
Allied adjusted defense: 1
/ h7 \* n' M6 n$ m1 hJapanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1)
* o, D" ?$ ~5 i6 H3 jJapanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!!
* j6 t4 J7 s6 qCombat modifiers& O" n- X& e( }6 B1 {
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) , D( I. p4 F5 n% n2 d5 _
Assaulting units:- j: {) d N& S
3rd Division 6 S8 J% ?, ^; m: U8 o
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7 o& O& v) J. w# r+ R/ }& [; iGround combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)
0 o: k: X) E5 I, i9 _Japanese Bombardment attack
" M. S" ^% v6 V- o8 SAttacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900 / N2 d) [& ^3 o( o7 S
Defending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556 0 h0 w, y+ q$ n% C: f0 q# K/ |
Japanese ground losses:6 v6 `2 j2 ^1 z5 D P, c
17 casualties reported7 V& i! I1 J- D) ]4 @. b) t' O) u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 y0 {+ y8 `% x. B' k8 P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; F6 K0 C; b/ {) |/ @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' S) I1 |* {: D! [Allied ground losses:6 v; M+ Q" i& n' H) a( F% [
9 casualties reported( m7 U+ S. P7 s4 H; n3 ]3 X+ Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; A+ k, {* ^" g5 [/ V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! v! b5 g; e- G" G# b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# P" I9 E) h1 k/ gAssaulting units:8 H2 M7 h& {# _; A
12th RGC Temp. Division
; m! i; n, m' I& O 34th Division, t( B7 S' l [* \
5th Tank Regiment
% A. T" m% k2 P- I- o$ d1 M2 Q7 Y 58th Infantry Regiment
. o2 O5 M& I& L4 b& R, P3 b1 `* ` 20th Ind.Mixed Brigade5 P# f+ B" B* x! [9 _) d- |2 S7 t
13th Division
9 D2 Z* D6 U2 Z1 w: O1 B' F 9th Armored Car Co
2 J& X7 y5 Z$ \9 g2 _: p/ b# l* F 13th Tank Regiment3 G, o5 |$ B6 ]
19th Division k- e2 E5 D! c
3rd Tank Regiment4 f+ k( V) l6 v4 }1 Q
18th RGC Temp. Division: Z4 m: {2 n+ d, s8 C- E( N3 R
10th Mortar Battalion 7 a; |7 T% l9 Z: f3 `/ Z( j# ~
Defending units:* \% n9 u4 d W" U7 h( K
30th Chinese Corps7 F# A% K( U( ?5 c7 ^' G
59th Chinese Corps1 c# `1 g/ v/ H4 ?( G L+ Q: H
55th Chinese Corps: {3 q; L1 L) @, ^
77th Chinese Corps1 H$ \+ P& v7 ]5 x ]
33rd Group Army
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Ground combat at Hankow (85,50) 9 [$ Q9 V( s$ N- ] i2 ^
Japanese Deliberate attack 6 P- e4 c7 k% w. x6 L- @
Attacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258
0 t8 }7 ]* t! v" p8 oDefending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48 7 k9 v* y t/ u/ C8 S9 {
Japanese adjusted assault: 205 ( h ^% s' O, |7 B* x
Allied adjusted defense: 21
' F F; @- N. I0 i+ l, B9 wJapanese assault odds: 9 to 1 ) z* p6 f* v9 y+ c6 f o b6 M; z
Combat modifiers8 v% f6 P: C" `- G0 O* M |
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
* W' D% r3 @8 Y* {2 w3 E1 q experience(-)
9 V7 I) ~& f9 E% v( Q, z) tAttacker: 0 s" }4 T1 R3 `, h4 K
Japanese ground losses:
$ U& J9 b5 @) R% n. Y 61 casualties reported
$ V6 ?$ W' d5 V+ z6 U8 A Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
, r1 q4 e: @8 b, w' \- F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# c1 c" N" |0 s6 Z0 Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# Y" U. ?4 h3 L$ [- P1 wAllied ground losses:
1 \; B( I" t d) R0 {* a 721 casualties reported
3 @8 O3 B; M3 r. ^/ A1 s Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled2 G1 [$ D: r9 H0 z6 ]# d
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 r6 B6 `. {+ o7 r- v Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
& D& }4 |4 X2 d/ q# Y Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)% j$ @9 l% H' y$ ^! u$ `
Units retreated 1
- @8 ~0 u6 J! c, K4 K+ YDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
0 n+ u3 \) {' [' Q1 wAssaulting units:
4 y8 b( q& |# ?( G6 N7 H! i5 [( m 14th Ind.Mixed Brigade
4 Y C; O. f: H' i$ ] 54th JAAF AF Bn % U8 l' R" w: `3 o/ G' Y4 W4 u
Hankow Special Base Force* O) G, d7 j" Z
22nd AA Regiment
8 g: k9 u) O/ _7 c 86th JAAF AF Bn
8 p, \0 N5 G; \+ _; ^/ k1 {Defending units:, U7 |6 F0 ^9 L8 w" d w. H
84th Chinese Corps 4 y9 {* V* }- y0 L9 d
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Ground combat at Yenan (88,37) 1 ]* o' L: q2 [, R$ w; v
Japanese Shock attack ! A/ K& M9 q+ ~" A
Attacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204 & ~. ~2 ^2 [1 ?6 K+ u
Defending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
# J- _0 j2 I( t% VJapanese adjusted assault: 78
5 v) y3 L0 `3 I" l1 v$ j" oAllied adjusted defense: 5 8 m; J# V% A/ q' X
Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2)
! Z9 l, ]# B! T& a, R/ |Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!!
, r6 E" E2 s0 C2 R! C) |Combat modifiers- r9 E Z5 g' Z9 Z4 c5 ^
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)1 K, z* T: @. s6 Y7 v, G' g3 ]
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+) ( v, T: j# U& _
Allied ground losses:' B8 v0 N# w6 O+ }/ ^+ ?6 c0 O: ~
471 casualties reported
M( {" \$ J5 B' D, | Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled* G d' P; y5 e# }2 d. s! _
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled. \$ Y! {' R l3 {
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled) j. B' _8 z9 Q' u
Units retreated 1 1 C, [/ S% Y/ T. K/ _
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
2 p7 X2 B9 u) Z! qAssaulting units:
' Q& a) L A% F( S 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade 3 \( c9 E! ?+ N* @+ v3 H1 P
Defending units:
( C, [$ {9 s! P; k6 v 22nd Chinese Corps |