AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
J+ e5 y$ o8 M, R" P! @ T, 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/ p# h' Q+ u4 ]( D+ B0 |& j+ e/ y
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,
% q) p- ^* r$ Q, ?& v; x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。
+ Z. I: G! t& k$ s1 r日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地
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( |# L* |: k+ ~' PNight Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 9 \4 x- J$ C. c2 \
Japanese Ships
& g) Y/ a" t6 R8 t BB Mutsu: K8 a7 D! i* S4 r. N
CL Kitakami
7 u- r4 [, Y. u% B CL Katori
7 |3 Y3 `8 N% f, s3 uAllied ground losses:
6 x. G+ K7 ]2 Z 19 casualties reported8 f) @7 z& k/ ]6 o* w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
: ]' p8 A9 v( [4 h9 z' h; G) H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# [& |# W: ?+ }8 G8 T$ ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 8 k& j( h, D$ T6 m
Airbase hits 23 o9 |% ~* B H C! z8 O' _. k, a# O
Runway hits 14 n/ ^# m$ U" R6 V: X {( T
Port supply hits 1
, U3 x! }! K f# p) S3 g! T1 `) CBB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division
( I( @" N( n) P7 _6 }; y1 c% O1 {CL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby
% ^& ]2 L& f: W! i3 I8 n# {: }CL Katori firing at Port Moresby
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7 a: o7 J0 `5 {) P. R6 y2 WDay Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards
3 B* V+ j6 |5 o+ x8 y( z- U0 m3 BJapanese Ships( b2 _% K" e5 r0 B; v% l% Y
CA Mikuma5 G, v. f) a! n4 b# X4 p* e; L `
CL Sendai
. G% _$ ?9 {! n1 _ K: |) p DD Inazuma
3 D9 ?: t0 `& P: s5 n; W DD Shinonome' f- @7 O P" p# `
DD Satsuki
8 Y- i% o- i* H4 g1 IAllied Ships2 U7 L, N' B# k, U. s) a, [: [
MTB 7& y: f+ G/ G5 N0 ?$ \
MTB 82 `) l3 K$ `, K; r$ H6 l' |
MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ W( F- G8 x" m- E2 a; |% ^ MTB 10
# K6 Y( u- ]0 t! R) { MTB 11
- H' A. Z# s7 |, |# w e MTB 12
7 V) l+ I: A3 D6 x# l7 s MTB 26. i: F: ?9 S. a4 W Y
MTB 271 r9 Q9 g% g1 n( {- U
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. J% J2 q; \9 P) R" r" c* _Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards : M6 o ]1 p/ y9 H
Japanese Ships" x$ i/ P8 F! {' l" ]
CA Mikuma
, x S# V/ d% [" q: [4 r CL Sendai
9 D8 r) `* C7 ]- `) G: C3 V DD Inazuma
; c- } L& p& r DD Shinonome- c" I; a; \4 v2 E
DD Satsuki * |" Y r$ {7 {5 z4 A" l, ~
Allied Ships9 q0 J1 V- n$ b) ]( t' r0 C
MTB 7
! ?) w+ k/ o8 G MTB 8( Q D& p3 ]7 O8 O# U' x4 j
MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' a) E. k, F* `# n: P: y
MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ Z7 @" }- U- J$ l+ l. o9 c MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 X; V6 [( {7 F+ o MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 v! V4 y$ g/ D" R MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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$ c k' W" q5 b% O) h* `) m/ HDay Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 92,128, Range 23,000 Yards
/ y- u, Q! w- M u4 `Japanese Ships
0 I- [4 p' G. c: U CV Hiryu
- O( \- C2 h0 S7 J: n CV Soryu8 e7 u, E! w" Y1 [
CV Shokaku, ]9 l- ^+ u& R
CV Zuikaku; H8 B! Q' r" s+ l% d0 G2 b
BB Hiei
% H* R8 g6 _# X& f, U1 `# I CA Tone
) H$ v7 v% g' H' R6 O/ [+ U0 d DD Akigumo& @% } |: e8 u5 z. Y
DD Isokaze
* F1 J0 u }! A6 a DD Shiranui: f6 w2 x7 I4 U4 n; L: T
DD Urakaze
, J& b; R& Q- e8 w DD Tanikaze* B8 A0 q& m' F! x2 F! m r0 H
DD Arare# r+ a; {& A4 M" ~ P, ?
DD Kasumi9 C$ j8 h. G8 Z3 V; ?& x# {
DD Akebono7 n6 t' W. d; ~
DD Sazanami & c* t j& A' J) f& B5 Y9 V- u
Allied Ships: u9 Z% m) G% M3 B
xAP Zealandia
% m: l! Z. S' ~. _ ~Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards1 s( {1 S6 ~) e g+ m; b& C" H% ^- J
Range closes to 22,000 yards...3 F# p0 N. }# v* I k& K
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
' D' a' N( I- t* d9 V1 f3 u" o2 b; BCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
U2 R! }0 v, j* |" iJapanese TF attempts to evade combat4 Y% o& N: A. |
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
I7 P1 F8 r f5 j! QRange increases to 30,000 yards...
+ B3 ^+ b" M) c' U4 O' A" c* t+ RBoth Task Forces evade combat
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91
* d2 y9 f5 H' `, O* aWeather in hex: Partial cloud ! B h1 O' i& ?( a( N5 f
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
o/ }, |! b9 v. B. dEstimated time to target is 1 minutes ) M! N/ l5 w- w5 V) a
Japanese aircraft
4 \2 h9 G! ]# L) @8 w! m B5M1 Mabel x 3
) e5 x* z. T% V Ki-27b Nate x 10
$ V0 \ ]3 f2 F% R4 x- F; O4 [+ K2 W" PNo Japanese losses
5 Z, f7 y: h% S3 F& R; yAllied Ships6 v* u" h6 ]5 ? e; s+ S
xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage 6 W8 t- }7 f1 l1 i$ l# }
Aircraft Attacking:
7 s/ W! |' b+ `% _ 3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
% `. O* X: L. d& E! m Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128 " @& j+ b( [/ [" x! [- B
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
" ?. A2 p5 G0 kRaid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) }) P+ Z! Y9 K9 {2 |
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
! W1 N# w1 p0 T. T. gJapanese aircraft
2 {# i3 Q4 _1 R# M% z A6M2 Zero x 26
( L* d( [6 R Q( ^8 c* S6 E% v( d D3A1 Val x 15
' k7 X! S3 @* X$ V6 p( D# hJapanese aircraft losses
8 R+ n! l' m! ? D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
' ^) M) E- w9 C' y r# bAllied Ships) _) U/ F0 I) @
xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk ( y+ q% `! @4 A* l
Aircraft Attacking:
2 ~ Y) C* Q, o/ N# [6 L 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
: S. ?+ x3 o2 ]( ^, M" ~8 L Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
. K$ B p/ H* M" U% D 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
0 q0 t/ }+ I C! F Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb , e* X) J' ^$ m% o* F- a1 _# l
Raranga dead in the water ...& ]1 B: m" m) Q6 `7 X8 s( ?
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga " F# U; z. _2 ^- f- o) C
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128 * J, Z, ^' f, y
Weather in hex: Moderate rain ! d$ L4 k$ _7 j5 k
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# T, W- b" t1 N; XEstimated time to target is 6 minutes : S, \/ P/ P$ Z7 Z7 d- X
Japanese aircraft y- Z* q: y: Z
A6M2 Zero x 9
3 {1 D$ M8 D1 A7 A B5N2 Kate x 17 / K8 e9 U& o o" q
No Japanese losses
1 q L. s6 B; @' kAllied Ships
8 a1 U) s; T5 w' D, H5 d& B e% K xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage }; S2 B( @3 v4 E4 Y7 w+ T8 V9 g0 ]: x9 H
Aircraft Attacking:
+ E* g8 P+ G8 b" A L 17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
" \! I' _1 N. Q9 y9 w7 e: U6 g Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 f+ x$ K2 `5 ]2 G! p
Zealandia dead in the water ...
2 J0 _0 q) I# o4 j9 Y N7 FHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia7 h) `( y9 a0 Y9 S. K
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Ground combat at Siangtan (81,52)
- V+ W" e; Z: l. ?' V4 @6 qJapanese Shock attack
8 ?# z M# W! Z9 p: r4 G5 uAttacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436
5 B1 ~: a) [3 i# cDefending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 ; ^' Y0 ?& K' W$ K/ N8 i
Japanese adjusted assault: 403
# Z: R H/ s2 p. n, tAllied adjusted defense: 1
7 \: l/ ~ w; o. s) }5 q; bJapanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1)
5 f! K+ z% u6 r. P2 C1 w& qJapanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!! % z' Q* l( u2 F0 E) o8 K8 }
Combat modifiers
0 Y/ c) r1 H1 z% q+ nAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-) . i e/ d9 {* g/ {4 D D# z
Assaulting units:
8 _- b/ W6 S# R1 [9 [ 3rd Division
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4 p. B3 H2 {, U9 d! D% \" S+ ~- OGround combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)
, {7 ] \2 N# ~# u# w1 v; d, cJapanese Bombardment attack
* `9 T5 p. F% V. e l4 TAttacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900
* x; s$ i& a2 T% U/ FDefending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556 1 O8 x* k$ U# u+ k% Y& L9 a) [5 l
Japanese ground losses:3 t3 _! R+ H; O% z7 C# x
17 casualties reported
! H* V6 f6 T8 m$ K) q# F Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 O8 h; ^/ j R9 f& c, e" s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 D; w/ \: O9 w% t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 I, t- A% Y: h3 | iAllied ground losses:& }9 l6 o( A7 h _
9 casualties reported
- M6 D: ~3 r! }) X6 x1 D" Z! t( W Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# Z) T- Z) r5 T9 V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ {9 } i! |' L7 A- V+ r; v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled . i" R q8 H5 \6 \1 f$ C, z4 }
Assaulting units:
. C7 ?/ r7 `& ]2 u. p 12th RGC Temp. Division
# i0 `9 w) L" K3 X/ e 34th Division
& I6 O' c: i) \* { 5th Tank Regiment" n& m; |6 N5 O* d. Q
58th Infantry Regiment8 _ n, F1 M) ~5 Y1 M
20th Ind.Mixed Brigade0 R$ b5 u; w" J6 S) |
13th Division
: _+ B" \$ Q% B- q3 }$ r 9th Armored Car Co " n+ b+ E$ z6 p# N F! t
13th Tank Regiment
* m5 j! ? v. G; t* M/ D) U1 e# L 19th Division" ]+ o/ d* {$ a) L' I2 G5 O! c6 l, v
3rd Tank Regiment
d' @9 @/ \5 ` 18th RGC Temp. Division
, O) i/ e- P+ z6 D6 i4 e) j 10th Mortar Battalion - z6 R, D( W, l' A- Z6 d
Defending units:/ v5 m( j9 x' h! E4 j* m* J( i
30th Chinese Corps- }% M' t! k/ n: T' c0 o
59th Chinese Corps5 [* y4 e( ~4 D* M! V. g
55th Chinese Corps
; E! h" P1 {( _4 h$ V 77th Chinese Corps0 v7 v1 `3 a# M
33rd Group Army ' c7 }5 r+ m4 x0 H0 _
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Ground combat at Hankow (85,50)
. i1 P9 T' }; g+ d# {- ZJapanese Deliberate attack
& h6 T! N# |3 r/ CAttacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258
' X( j; x; [3 N: V6 @3 JDefending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48
/ a9 y, m/ Y y6 J3 c/ }2 U: qJapanese adjusted assault: 205
0 Z8 o& N" m3 y2 s R5 W. R) Z: PAllied adjusted defense: 21 5 r- N6 h) g$ \/ S2 X
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1
4 L' @# c1 ^, b0 GCombat modifiers
: U$ K9 \9 J& P7 V5 \* \5 t" MDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
p2 |' U2 E# q# x+ F+ U- d experience(-)# s- H4 _& b3 o6 T
Attacker: ! o, I3 M( n8 k3 z
Japanese ground losses:
) P; z5 ^0 v2 ]' ]% ] 61 casualties reported; l% H5 J7 i/ A5 a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
8 n( H: G% x7 ?' t4 @+ Q1 M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 X) v6 L% l! ?5 L( E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% d; H9 y3 H1 n2 Q. y- }Allied ground losses:6 _$ @4 n8 k9 C( Z
721 casualties reported
# q7 y& N7 ^8 P U Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled
. q0 r. b- m2 O9 C+ B4 O7 U+ e+ U( Y Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ u; K2 w/ D# N. H Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 z) Z- i+ _8 i7 C& u& _: l* x1 F Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)
R8 d' y3 V m9 g8 R Units retreated 1 + P5 G/ J8 P0 ]9 Z4 [. r: W/ \
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
4 [/ @. C. c$ b) T4 a0 g" l" e$ S8 qAssaulting units:, I) c, l% z6 G( H
14th Ind.Mixed Brigade
" b! a7 p* A* f' F% F" m* } 54th JAAF AF Bn ) n6 ~. ]. t8 }# H* X" o
Hankow Special Base Force. g! s( |( e1 _ N2 u. y0 Y4 u5 a
22nd AA Regiment+ {; i [( U/ @# i) _9 v% C. u t
86th JAAF AF Bn # E) r9 L4 w- z1 d; G
Defending units:
& L! ]# m5 J- z4 G/ v9 M 84th Chinese Corps 5 z' J3 `# o: p" s( i
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! l u k2 W4 R7 s/ u0 C6 BGround combat at Yenan (88,37) ) J* U$ W3 n. H; d
Japanese Shock attack ' e. P, k: B& ~9 T) k) z, c
Attacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204
4 h( T! Z, e+ {# u9 h# G' D' sDefending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 + G+ b( L5 t8 `+ Q
Japanese adjusted assault: 78 3 m+ ^, A- w: | P
Allied adjusted defense: 5
2 _: {: M$ s3 e1 ?) VJapanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2) 0 L& d! ?2 x) g6 Y. S6 h2 k7 {8 s3 l
Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!! 9 A/ `2 i$ Y; r$ {- j
Combat modifiers
- u& `7 Q" H6 }( L% D4 m* jDefender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-); p3 g) R: X! ~/ _( N$ f) j* ^
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+) ! P, v6 A: H6 x$ d5 {/ t. a: {
Allied ground losses:
( b! E0 ~2 k! m7 J/ t* d; B8 g 471 casualties reported
2 v& o+ W- ?7 v Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 k: |/ d O! J# p$ z Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
, c% q8 V8 `* Z, g8 g- d; V P Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 y* W9 ^9 D6 `/ q6 ?4 y Units retreated 1
3 A# Y# T2 Q' m+ A/ O: wDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
$ {4 z1 o0 @; E( R. MAssaulting units:
, |1 ?) E* Y8 \: a$ c9 k2 r 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
+ s7 J# [( I7 u8 h0 s7 NDefending units:$ X/ \4 b+ [! M+ ]& y
22nd Chinese Corps |