AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
|. X8 ^* u4 D5 W8 @+ M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" g% ~7 a; Y% w! Q: 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,
/ ]% [8 {0 ^6 P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。
; r) y6 L c- n# n. \! t- B/ i日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地" @- @- X7 d, z, t7 M
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 2 B* F$ t; c' r6 j4 k. J2 v
Japanese Ships* M2 ^0 C1 z# j
BB Mutsu8 i b5 L: k7 [: U$ I
CL Kitakami
8 a9 O# ?6 {1 R- H' @9 t& k J CL Katori 0 ]7 k; T+ V. @4 E, c
Allied ground losses:& r* T& J2 c+ U( U) E; @
19 casualties reported
4 R# @" ]& m2 t3 y+ E1 O; l Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
, Q, N1 q% ]+ L1 | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. i& X4 ?' U7 ~* G$ \( t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: g5 z" _2 G$ B, t7 I4 G" LAirbase hits 2
0 E3 V/ o- z( W2 P/ aRunway hits 1
' g( [3 c. X% d/ N, q- `2 v5 d- vPort supply hits 1
' y* u: Y3 O1 o1 ]2 p: G! X' q4 nBB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division
2 r, k. L8 ^4 L& F' uCL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby $ b; @ N5 T( a2 G. v, v0 e
CL Katori firing at Port Moresby
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards 3 `* _& e$ p5 ^: c" k( |% O
Japanese Ships
" d. c8 Q6 s3 u/ R/ @1 q CA Mikuma
% J' z& v" b( @ CL Sendai
" N2 P# l1 Y4 l+ a% {9 S, _1 g DD Inazuma- U& k6 X$ g* V: m s3 ^
DD Shinonome
- D: C* g7 c; C3 L+ g- d$ r DD Satsuki
6 e# n! m7 Y, sAllied Ships1 O5 G3 F6 Q: P3 l
MTB 7& z- x- e( A7 N$ a' d9 z7 ]) g
MTB 8
' @( ] f7 h9 [; y% q MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk {8 z3 X# |5 [" `& a# n6 r
MTB 10$ i- |5 W, k( g2 h" d; G
MTB 11
8 W8 z L- O. ]" C' c MTB 12
! V" E7 I. c9 F1 I; C1 \3 | MTB 26
8 D, V5 b6 }, P3 J MTB 27
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# H V t1 P7 \ N( L+ b# gDay Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards
+ ?# Y: m& x& p9 K3 G j7 H4 kJapanese Ships7 C; [/ Q* A$ h8 i
CA Mikuma
9 r5 u. w2 ]- z2 ~6 }5 | CL Sendai0 f/ T$ l0 w" ^% v6 n P
DD Inazuma
6 r! p" }, {8 ~, l. Y1 r7 ` DD Shinonome7 ~" G# B* O _8 d1 Z2 ~
DD Satsuki ( t4 H( \& K1 X$ W( }/ W
Allied Ships9 |( _' h* J8 A: k) p4 h/ f% ~3 @1 h
MTB 77 Q+ J$ a9 W+ I& E+ X
MTB 8- K; S% |4 a0 A+ {
MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! J O3 \' T3 Y( q/ c MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# ?' k6 z3 C( B/ V MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& d. g+ w' A4 X: T D/ Z# P0 V- f I9 E MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire
" @$ b2 R9 K) P. q# v 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
4 i, v$ @% T: R; s: a8 |4 T- ?- g1 BJapanese Ships' e9 i; v7 X; I) w* W& W/ n% |. \
CV Hiryu- n1 G& c& \9 R1 C! Y; h9 i9 F. m u
CV Soryu
2 J2 r" Y% L+ Y m/ Y1 e. O. ` CV Shokaku0 R3 H! C3 U1 [5 F
CV Zuikaku
0 B- }" F: R% M3 |) R BB Hiei/ ~# b }5 z% [! s6 a4 B0 V
CA Tone( d2 J$ h. D. e k2 }* B
DD Akigumo
" H+ q* I& f" x: e6 D DD Isokaze
6 Y7 h6 P( l% M; P- [ DD Shiranui* D D# H# g# Q( I% i* C# ^; U% a1 e1 M; l
DD Urakaze
& B9 [- o* M1 O- H DD Tanikaze
6 }& m. l, T& k) J+ m: E DD Arare
3 t9 N! ^* S' { E$ I1 q DD Kasumi
- j' Y, P. {. y4 I DD Akebono4 T: |: K1 w+ X* _3 L5 a7 s
DD Sazanami
4 K3 ?: b1 |+ _+ EAllied Ships
; D2 ~( f% r# [1 _8 O* g- v9 `$ @ xAP Zealandia 6 h( q+ ^4 p, i
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards+ \% ^% F) Z: O9 k! y
Range closes to 22,000 yards...; @- a$ X+ D, A& L" ] K
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
O! d/ ~/ T9 [1 H5 B6 J/ qCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards' \' q! J$ O7 \; C7 t
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat. Y" b4 W/ f( h7 J7 z) T& x( d
Range increases to 26,000 yards...: ]; m6 o! a d9 K0 d- ~; ~
Range increases to 30,000 yards...( L8 M& }0 l5 C! f1 R3 U0 s4 ]% f
Both Task Forces evade combat & V, C: E P0 `0 G% A1 M. n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91
+ S- z5 t+ _. i& h7 A8 u, xWeather in hex: Partial cloud 1 ?' R+ D/ w4 |8 K7 [( C" F2 t
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.( L4 _- a! k- g3 W
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
2 g( k1 U- n3 }6 G* ?Japanese aircraft
& @: _. B# o# a/ b1 s6 w+ f9 y( ] B5M1 Mabel x 3
0 Y7 v- J5 P8 j5 G; } Ki-27b Nate x 10
( ^; G: ]* |7 ]No Japanese losses
' z- M2 O3 N+ }7 e, [5 p1 |: x3 bAllied Ships( [7 Z4 P& O& }! Q+ e3 G g
xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage / r! o) a: v0 }* n% A
Aircraft Attacking:) B; P5 N/ W+ i6 | w r r/ E
3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
$ e* I. f; l4 L* Q/ ?+ p. A Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb; B8 A, K \* z2 T
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$ `, N+ r/ i" }( P9 w+ EMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128 : s( k! w, r( |( S
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
5 D. Z& d3 l* W* X1 J+ j: ?Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# n# I: V8 w1 F* G* U9 V
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes 3 {: H" e3 J- U- Y
Japanese aircraft% w7 \& u( E% I9 {) y4 Z3 t: @2 O
A6M2 Zero x 26
# j `7 _. H* s) u) u D3A1 Val x 15
b" w% D8 K: x, _9 }Japanese aircraft losses
G4 c, l$ f" ^ D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
; ]' o6 q0 n* [6 _Allied Ships3 y, ~; {! }, q3 Z+ l
xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk 0 N( ^! i: a9 B: u: ]1 J2 V
Aircraft Attacking:! V6 D6 w# x8 ~1 ^' [1 v
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'* h& I; q# g# L) e. y2 X
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb' h; I& x, H- A4 x
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
; N+ l/ E9 O5 B1 [, E/ q Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 7 x- F8 k+ Z# h
Raranga dead in the water ...
) |$ r Y. ^ K ~( ^Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga C) _' ~& J" _3 O$ J9 n! M
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9 r7 {; x) ]2 Z9 y/ j3 l$ SMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128 6 o( b7 q8 a9 b% B. L
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
! J1 k' d ~$ B: i# mRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& y0 x$ p: Y% ]3 p' u
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes # m6 e g" j" Z( E* W6 d. i
Japanese aircraft
, z4 x1 m7 R, T5 C+ p% M+ O" z A6M2 Zero x 9
* j; m" Z. w* [+ Q8 | B5N2 Kate x 17
s, O A7 b% ZNo Japanese losses : E8 ^2 |* I; R, J4 h( I
Allied Ships
; j+ |3 v6 _; Y xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage 1 m4 G% U- y+ t6 q. M
Aircraft Attacking:
- v/ c: |% p p9 E7 }) x9 k8 V* ? 17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
# O7 o: k' A4 J: w Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
( G1 b8 V* j4 V2 F7 iZealandia dead in the water .... W0 k5 Y e: R& R0 I# d
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia% M' c7 r: Z; K5 M, Y, K
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Ground combat at Siangtan (81,52)
5 A1 M* D5 b/ q8 ?( E2 R/ B2 dJapanese Shock attack
' c$ R% b+ u( h+ F4 e7 uAttacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436 $ B# ~- ~, f6 c- o7 c
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 + R# f+ B* v2 j% D7 f
Japanese adjusted assault: 403
0 f8 W! E: R- A! X8 W8 iAllied adjusted defense: 1
8 o3 Q# ^1 d( k! r, H9 ~% |Japanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1) ; @, g& s/ p' Z% G4 z
Japanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!! ; K6 b. x7 F5 F
Combat modifiers; F s! e# @' ]& I( q* @' j
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
. G, ?: X" t9 K% ZAssaulting units:
, I% y9 z. s; T N. U 3rd Division
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Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang) 1 R2 h! u8 R& a) l r9 F
Japanese Bombardment attack 6 ?& @# s7 B6 k2 g0 c
Attacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900 / y- x: @# r. m) n
Defending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556 ( X9 L0 y. \" q6 D
Japanese ground losses:/ Y$ Z+ z4 s2 \) {
17 casualties reported
9 K7 \0 {& n0 a F Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
, e4 r$ ?" I4 p; J1 Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( N$ O) n' e' ?# H- p3 P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( _0 r2 {+ ~+ Q( n h% DAllied ground losses:6 J% ?+ `: @6 o6 q3 D6 h
9 casualties reported; u) Q/ s! q" L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% q# a1 Y6 R3 }& g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ j1 _8 E+ {# [- L V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled % m% h$ t' _* T# ]/ `
Assaulting units:) Y; f( [& d% p. k1 }. E) S
12th RGC Temp. Division3 C& y2 W4 P; U9 Z0 D6 B
34th Division P) D; I% g: e
5th Tank Regiment* [& r; [5 s: Q" f- X& U: X. J
58th Infantry Regiment
, L/ X, F' x8 T 20th Ind.Mixed Brigade: l; \6 m. ]2 f5 R) a
13th Division
3 h4 l. P4 i- f8 l 9th Armored Car Co
2 ]! r* L0 j$ [& ~# Q9 j 13th Tank Regiment: ^# y6 y" K) I5 ?7 o, i
19th Division
2 l8 T" ?% m" q* N 3rd Tank Regiment
+ J7 g$ U6 y8 I2 G 18th RGC Temp. Division% D/ V; m' ~6 i" x
10th Mortar Battalion
# u2 \7 R: }& b XDefending units:2 o$ q1 Q( d2 L; T3 X
30th Chinese Corps+ G" U0 C+ n0 m5 b x" c# _
59th Chinese Corps
1 m! b& F$ L9 V g0 H4 b 55th Chinese Corps. ~- \+ v) T j; ?7 Z" k* @" I
77th Chinese Corps2 ~' V# f( c! p0 H0 V
33rd Group Army 7 ]) l* P0 ]9 H: f
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2 H* N8 j' {6 z. J# X8 CGround combat at Hankow (85,50) " f2 w* H' Y) r7 z3 i. r/ G
Japanese Deliberate attack
% i* W& s5 A+ a+ ^6 WAttacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258 5 @& H- i1 c: L, m+ u3 s/ d
Defending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48
* n. A% J. j+ {8 r! OJapanese adjusted assault: 205
) a! I1 U! V Y5 GAllied adjusted defense: 21 5 d2 h3 G* t4 @1 t4 U0 b C
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1
9 g4 M5 I6 N6 I) i1 W6 wCombat modifiers
6 a4 W* X9 F2 Y: J% ]) M9 h- MDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
$ W2 t- P; ~: }( z experience(-)8 t8 o s$ |7 B6 J
Attacker: & v+ W8 f$ ]) \ J
Japanese ground losses:
* V+ C4 P- j" M5 ]' r 61 casualties reported& i. o" K" w2 `! e7 _9 @* l7 I( G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
* Q& ]# q" R$ l/ D2 E7 b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 |7 _* o- `5 T7 S- S- T; f8 M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ( K# R2 {1 ^+ w3 T; U% B
Allied ground losses:0 S6 U3 ?' y+ L* c ]
721 casualties reported4 K/ j; {4 U7 V$ g1 B1 D1 s+ g& |
Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled* l( x2 }) L5 e7 |3 q8 ]& i% f7 H
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled7 W2 G5 z+ z/ `( d
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
' s& a+ a: m T$ I L Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)* o, ~) h7 ]- w6 t0 c& @: \
Units retreated 1 . i- l5 }' M; T6 n
Defeated Allied Units Retreating! ; ?+ c( K7 e8 K! f
Assaulting units:
' z, V! J' ^: b3 m5 _2 b$ t 14th Ind.Mixed Brigade, X! R- o. |- u8 M7 L
54th JAAF AF Bn + J: c/ k1 b# b+ u) P+ g
Hankow Special Base Force; X+ Q- a6 C: |: w! Q; ?9 O
22nd AA Regiment. F: p( c4 b- E" s
86th JAAF AF Bn
- W% {! d1 b$ @6 t( `! ~4 X PDefending units:# ~- Y+ t R( k
84th Chinese Corps
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; I# F+ c. b# T; rGround combat at Yenan (88,37) 4 ]) e; I- P4 t
Japanese Shock attack
1 _" a# {7 p( l8 E+ PAttacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204
+ V2 D6 Q/ `' p j2 T/ IDefending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 : C8 A" u2 j/ l6 G. i
Japanese adjusted assault: 78 * R3 A) y) v+ G F! Q
Allied adjusted defense: 5
$ r5 ~; {+ S4 J3 ?; X, [) M8 @Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2)
! [9 x7 q! ~) I) E% J, {- \+ SJapanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!!
8 |7 R; B! O# m; }/ vCombat modifiers N! H9 ?! P7 z: w/ w' h
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-)* E. W' R% w" s! M9 I6 B% A
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+) ! g% n6 Z# v- l7 g5 v% J
Allied ground losses:
# o n% o. T8 h& }, O8 c7 t 471 casualties reported
4 x, x' _8 x% a( k5 z. Q$ W7 d Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
( S& V n% F4 o Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled" [& H+ b0 w7 ~3 Q" j
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
. |# C2 l/ w' T% j Units retreated 1
, e% b8 |, l" E) @Defeated Allied Units Retreating! 8 O. P5 h, n8 S) y6 C% c( {
Assaulting units:
# X: f! |8 M) w% N- o- C$ v 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
" q# C% c9 z9 y2 J# \Defending units:
; o$ f2 }- J, A W 22nd Chinese Corps |