AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
% z- S! J% g. T# D( B/ A; D7 ?: k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# ~6 A; u3 h V! n8 Q. d* k
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,
- J0 k _: v4 n" i9 r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 y9 Z L- F8 Q8 t' g6 P日军还占领了延安和长沙附近的湘潭等地5 ]+ I6 v6 G9 r% a5 q
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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130
2 L; j% \7 o" R3 T7 n9 ]+ p% j9 U) mJapanese Ships
, q; y g2 @2 N- h BB Mutsu
7 X3 J9 M8 g4 c' R; C CL Kitakami1 W @( Z/ i2 ^! n$ K1 T: T
CL Katori 3 {6 @, O$ e8 B
Allied ground losses:7 [9 j0 N' |: |0 ~/ C* B" G3 m$ V
19 casualties reported5 Q8 A6 a9 r& L: j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
- b# {3 I0 u8 _& u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! G; g( u( }: V' g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 P7 D$ X# }4 o8 A7 MAirbase hits 2
( \4 ~$ u0 M. p8 `9 m, t; s1 @Runway hits 1
& P: |9 y/ _3 YPort supply hits 1
; i! y0 H3 I+ Q/ V) Y3 Q" o7 o0 K' JBB Mutsu firing at 1st Australian Division$ `, g- M% E& m# U7 y
CL Kitakami firing at Port Moresby 2 i" T: L3 h+ [ i: D) r
CL Katori firing at Port Moresby ( Q7 A# w) V _2 m+ e# S6 w7 p
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 52,79, Range 19,000 Yards : o% c2 L+ _. p& M6 [6 p+ [
Japanese Ships% g& s8 f( |% d9 ?: P/ f7 X: q
CA Mikuma0 y7 H4 W! ]3 r0 v4 q7 R2 \
CL Sendai' b8 p* G1 t4 A7 P. z
DD Inazuma
6 M, b" Z- {! O DD Shinonome* S" ]- p) g+ j! R3 W9 P
DD Satsuki
# j) d. h! Z4 D4 `1 F6 g( y2 GAllied Ships
# G! i# c4 R* u. l MTB 7
& G) G6 o( [& m) u S) z MTB 8
3 A. i' r4 X3 b1 { MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; a% o* G" i1 g5 L. O1 t
MTB 10" ?$ e; d/ c! X) f5 r6 r
MTB 11
9 z* A* M! k% o) [ MTB 12& w( o$ ^1 ]- h" o( P
MTB 265 T( P) r! D. N/ _& l. b
MTB 27
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 51,79, Range 20,000 Yards
% v; M" @: z9 K- q" I* p. dJapanese Ships
3 y6 j7 u/ a+ u+ p7 l S CA Mikuma
" Q W) D* ^7 v3 v6 Z CL Sendai' ~$ r! y6 K' P1 t( i
DD Inazuma) v; E- K' E% n" j
DD Shinonome
7 i4 ?3 `! i$ e p9 J DD Satsuki
, i/ Y4 H7 g& z( B% [Allied Ships
4 Y2 H5 S) [$ R0 |3 | MTB 7
* E1 N1 f, r" g/ L6 Z8 r MTB 86 P9 z/ Y" T, w- L% p
MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 ]* M* y( O& J( m" ~3 _
MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( b% j' T% ~% K2 t P8 _
MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 N! F- i! T; ~# j: p
MTB 26, Shell hits 1, on fire. L0 E7 {5 d+ {
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 6 `; S2 V7 V. \9 |* P4 u4 b
Japanese Ships
. O# V( {3 T0 ^( E5 n CV Hiryu
8 j# n/ W c) | U$ L CV Soryu
- c6 }2 p+ |5 Q* v! R$ W CV Shokaku; t3 Y4 `: E- r2 f# C/ f
CV Zuikaku
# I7 s! [2 T% n, l BB Hiei/ u% ~; @% g X4 ^: {3 J
CA Tone
4 G4 Z# m, [5 b6 t* y2 s2 x( Q DD Akigumo
7 p) p# o& j( D" T% M7 U. B2 x. l DD Isokaze# L+ L: r6 o$ p/ O: x
DD Shiranui/ U7 Z, [' }. c) u! j6 T4 }, I
DD Urakaze
! C4 x" L+ n# L( x/ C- h DD Tanikaze
* t& s" m+ Z8 g* ` DD Arare
. B# o2 ]& L' _3 \* {: L& V- x9 ~. r DD Kasumi
# N6 ?, }& Y: i% r DD Akebono
/ O- C w" u' ^% L2 `6 g/ a DD Sazanami
/ a: b- d8 w6 n, u5 G. e- NAllied Ships# [& a! O1 l8 K( R5 g8 j* `3 D
xAP Zealandia
( X% Z; a8 p' e+ E; y7 gMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards+ q% B; ^& f3 E6 o) F
Range closes to 22,000 yards...- X/ ~ g5 N* _" r
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
0 ^$ x$ d+ T$ P# [* F8 Y/ c% V) qCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
+ E5 x$ o1 F. s* K& N) k9 X2 C8 ^Japanese TF attempts to evade combat$ n+ d! T, ^' | A; u
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
7 @: i% k( s3 C+ |9 ORange increases to 30,000 yards...' |: b* u1 I# f' M$ v5 S/ M
Both Task Forces evade combat
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5 e, R a \3 T5 C- v. xMorning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91
* u6 c3 Q& O4 Q9 L3 r+ X/ V) J2 iWeather in hex: Partial cloud 5 l% g/ T/ j1 J
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
3 {7 Q% h* V- U( t2 G+ C" j/ xEstimated time to target is 1 minutes , ~6 d7 Y* D* o) G* N
Japanese aircraft
' e/ `7 [1 f! q5 Y; \ B5M1 Mabel x 3" x2 s! y5 j2 u
Ki-27b Nate x 10 : u7 U5 a' `* ^& h6 m
No Japanese losses
" z' C% d- D( z7 M- N/ M) j# TAllied Ships( X' C$ s+ J' }& K: H$ L( k' J! _
xAP Camphuys, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage - K. e+ A. |3 C% O+ ~
Aircraft Attacking:+ o0 F+ Q5 Z, C! W
3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 10000 feet
3 Z$ ], `( S/ d, U1 p' B i Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, ~. e; D) X: S! {/ C$ M
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! r8 k4 D6 k+ P+ c4 I/ a6 SMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128 4 n) F; ?4 B. k" `: }8 X6 G/ y V5 j/ o
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud : W* B, P+ R7 a( I
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& V, p) T( X* @Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
# n9 s2 m3 g5 @5 d& k- ]& \Japanese aircraft, E% m: ?( r3 N, J7 L
A6M2 Zero x 26
4 Y3 F/ v- y5 O) J: T. U; y D3A1 Val x 15
( F6 t- D; n# T. @Japanese aircraft losses4 @4 Q* Z' \& u: e3 J
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
) z5 C$ v9 T9 X! ]$ r. ]Allied Ships
& {8 G v. W& w xAP Raranga, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk % {* ], U7 p+ s& D9 M4 V" }
Aircraft Attacking:
1 Z* L- i- @7 S5 _; @7 Q 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
* B: q3 ?6 D6 ?) V0 t) N Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb9 M; @- P- {7 i
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
1 |5 P0 W$ Z; W, F. J Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb ) h0 A4 s4 |3 g
Raranga dead in the water .../ y" [2 ~# _9 e2 ~' L5 Z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Raranga 5 x; Z; J) R/ k* P% T5 o
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$ i) K" ^6 R& j1 d% d8 FMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 92,128 ! l8 U l2 f1 c" l/ i
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
" G7 J# u: d# G- o4 M6 D F. gRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 T2 K2 G$ S: B2 Y7 wEstimated time to target is 6 minutes 1 b' I, E! `/ R- R0 n7 Y! |5 [; l
Japanese aircraft
5 v# X6 r) f3 s% k A6M2 Zero x 9* {3 i' i/ |" Z' u+ w
B5N2 Kate x 17 * ?9 x5 `+ p& \& `, t
No Japanese losses ! [% ?) o8 o" A1 c2 t% Z9 l
Allied Ships
0 ~ { c' H+ u xAP Zealandia, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
L1 b8 g0 t5 NAircraft Attacking:
, M, a7 R5 `/ K' |' {" t 17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet' m0 V1 u% m4 G' ?1 ~) O. t. X( k
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
- A% @: R' f7 O! B. p& ?: y8 ]Zealandia dead in the water ...
/ t4 {- F% G8 ]2 BHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Zealandia, n# h) f/ |4 z
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Ground combat at Siangtan (81,52)
) i/ J" S; p0 D# wJapanese Shock attack & X. c! d, _) p* M' H% Z$ ^
Attacking force 12804 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436 5 E1 V0 o/ U' _+ H
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 % [4 Y/ A, T* h' j1 `) M8 E0 i/ f
Japanese adjusted assault: 403
: I; Q" f( T+ ^Allied adjusted defense: 1 + }/ I3 X. C3 P8 y
Japanese assault odds: 403 to 1 (fort level 1)
5 t: h- q- _& xJapanese forces CAPTURE Siangtan !!!
/ R3 S0 f! y; W5 |Combat modifiers
. m! k" E. }/ W s+ y+ }8 uAttacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
; U# i% t, g) Q; d. e! _7 @Assaulting units:& m% L; z& O8 M5 t, w
3rd Division 6 c- ?! u& c7 O. i' Z
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+ E- V- G3 S% t/ F4 RGround combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)
( ^ |1 d* Y* I1 L9 N2 D2 o0 E+ Z6 YJapanese Bombardment attack
# r9 T! F9 k! @: r, i6 A& KAttacking force 24544 troops, 231 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1900
8 J8 i! }0 Y3 W4 BDefending force 28779 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 556
( h( q4 P# X# O5 W$ @: J5 @Japanese ground losses:
7 L- n2 H# ]) [" z _ 17 casualties reported& a) a! ?' y% h: T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
& u; \* t) r3 e% s) R3 S2 H o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 J- L2 U6 u+ R; _ b, K9 o/ z" L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled , r. x1 v* {2 x2 F; G/ N- }# {% H; q# `
Allied ground losses:
4 w! I7 a- v8 g8 B9 V 9 casualties reported Z# c3 J8 K- A8 Z4 L! k: S) n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- H! ~, F* t" Q- e" ?6 z2 C7 y/ F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ W' B; g" y" Q. F! g# e& X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& y) ~/ C# X3 X) \! e4 BAssaulting units:
5 e9 ^- {, I9 k) R& p" Q- L0 {/ @ 12th RGC Temp. Division& b; t! S7 v" n- {* @9 z$ P' r
34th Division! p2 M9 d) l' j3 ~! L
5th Tank Regiment8 n* A, [! M5 @& F. I8 b) M
58th Infantry Regiment
! m2 t1 w) @* J5 L/ S2 u 20th Ind.Mixed Brigade5 d1 ?2 ^- ?: d- u- ~! l
13th Division" V- j: K9 ~5 D1 v: N
9th Armored Car Co
+ z& a/ l/ V) ]' e4 ]/ k, z 13th Tank Regiment
- I5 S7 j8 z4 X* P8 d 19th Division
3 _1 n0 E: l' w g0 S- Z5 o8 s+ C 3rd Tank Regiment5 ~. x- X, W' T" ~4 e6 q7 Z
18th RGC Temp. Division/ v9 O2 g' q0 \% c9 \. [0 ~
10th Mortar Battalion . ~$ G( C) Q# w0 @4 [
Defending units:
5 B3 x- a+ m( l 30th Chinese Corps, w0 }! _9 f/ B+ d# v1 f
59th Chinese Corps
! S" Z/ F' m5 _& k 55th Chinese Corps& o% t( C9 D2 W8 i' {8 J7 ]
77th Chinese Corps8 s" d t- M! g
33rd Group Army
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7 M/ s6 w+ Z9 O7 YGround combat at Hankow (85,50)
( z* I4 Q/ N$ _5 ~3 B* {) b8 \Japanese Deliberate attack
" Y7 M8 y" l0 c) CAttacking force 5751 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258
O6 E: g, p. P. Q2 WDefending force 1832 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48 " s" ?- g( L [
Japanese adjusted assault: 205
/ p/ U& E: s4 \. ~% eAllied adjusted defense: 21
8 e5 _8 `& c0 }5 X1 \3 O- B% G7 MJapanese assault odds: 9 to 1
* _! Q+ J3 ?9 M+ F( ECombat modifiers
2 m% f9 ~8 ~/ W! C0 XDefender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-) P0 q1 h- ^" ?. D& a
experience(-)
, c8 V$ t2 G! g2 QAttacker: 7 p. R. \: ]6 O0 t8 [( ?
Japanese ground losses:. N! J* ^ O$ Y9 d# a
61 casualties reported
5 P; L) \* C6 z8 S7 T; {+ n Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
' u3 R9 D, [7 W3 I& Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: s" [ Z: |8 s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ' I! ~$ d2 |5 o7 G
Allied ground losses:+ v6 o# J& Z' b3 B" O; ]
721 casualties reported
* k! s& t0 }, i0 \5 U) @& | Squads: 30 destroyed, 7 disabled- G, j9 Y& T4 f( [2 a# a3 p
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
! N$ j9 h; H3 q3 x* C Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
' P% _2 @$ z/ n# u" L Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)) w/ u, k! X. J5 ^ N0 `
Units retreated 1 0 K5 |& r3 C' K# t; f
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
/ `7 f" @, t9 m' u$ ^8 _% TAssaulting units:
, J, l2 H. d- h 14th Ind.Mixed Brigade
& x8 u ?' E6 }( \9 W, y 54th JAAF AF Bn o8 a( l9 H& }0 \) B
Hankow Special Base Force( j4 O, [5 n( @' t
22nd AA Regiment
( r; X' F: G9 Q$ O- g* l" t 86th JAAF AF Bn % \) a: S1 F) _. v( @8 h
Defending units:' x. t( R& d' h; j3 w
84th Chinese Corps 1 I* E" `' @5 ^4 B: g. s7 x
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& D7 e$ |* ]) g, HGround combat at Yenan (88,37)
! I1 i3 B* F4 n) v' PJapanese Shock attack ! k5 m# D# b; J
Attacking force 5742 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 204 1 _9 z9 b5 r* y) X4 z
Defending force 816 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
& X2 F9 W2 A0 ~; iJapanese adjusted assault: 78
9 u& |! i5 ]/ iAllied adjusted defense: 5
- Y: u% |8 m8 `0 e! [4 jJapanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2)
E0 l C/ Z' S( g, k* B: T( \- hJapanese forces CAPTURE Yenan !!! 0 B! R, k% T0 B, ]
Combat modifiers
2 s. }3 \. q; M) s! ]Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-): E6 a6 P/ T5 _; V* t6 m8 y) @
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+) 7 u+ g( r6 }8 n: I e' _ d
Allied ground losses:6 P; C& n( j2 y# u6 p# O- ~6 G
471 casualties reported
% f' u+ j3 F7 L) k; T Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled; Z; B/ q/ K2 V# `! y6 ]% Z
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled5 U" ]) G! [- O
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled' G2 ?$ A$ k3 X$ B5 y8 l
Units retreated 1
- k- c/ P- C0 RDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
) c% ]# n P7 C9 L8 D, PAssaulting units:( z. ]: L1 `' h( G3 J& f) K+ d
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade 6 d! e; f! r# O7 Q% z
Defending units:
8 k, B+ M; V+ D! M& e 22nd Chinese Corps |