AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 424 {) @4 B6 `! ^7 U
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南洋战场,日军驻岛分队扶桑疯狂炮击、登陆安汶岛,并发动进攻,降低城防至1级/ M& J. B* b5 }
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
6 N3 j& P% t3 T驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
( V; n; c# }# i; i o) N: ]驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉2 F# N9 `( r0 q) y; O
日军占领班克伦
5 i. X: J7 [) Y1 w8 T$ Z/ Z北太战场,盟军水面舰队在阿达克岛成功拦截并全歼了日军的登陆船队,天亮后企业号舰载机出击,将附近的日军登陆船队痛扁一顿,获得北太大捷
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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2 Y# C0 m+ O3 L$ DWeather in hex: Heavy cloud7 D) D( B) p* X, b( H% o# w
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 E3 a3 ^& t0 }$ R8 w) AEstimated time to target is 7 minutes& S9 o; r- D# z; v
' p1 I. G) o% k0 i) {. o- Y6 A4 bAllied aircraft/ l, O. t6 o/ J$ w3 S
A-24 Banshee x 18; }5 f4 F* {3 O/ u8 B
- M* ~5 e& l) i U9 S& SAllied aircraft losses
' d ~+ W/ _* n# M" t# L# U* i( ? A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged0 g% Y) Y: I8 q- i% Y
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak' H/ Q/ C6 v; C, T: e3 A
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Japanese Ships5 X: d4 H/ e' O7 r% x: K
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
* c) ]1 n7 T$ g e5 @+ @) } CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk' v+ {4 e2 ]& }& i. x- K9 z
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; W0 L5 @) a$ ^ `4 ^ xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
5 g1 B- V' z( Y o" h; B9 Z. [* P xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
4 W9 }6 p, \+ d xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! T5 X6 V, |; ]4 M
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Allied Ships
; a1 c9 q' d& N) X" l% R, o% U CA Northampton( i% t5 T% y- |
CA Chester) I' S2 |7 ]1 i) c6 t1 S Y$ u
DD Blue
: M7 S2 z( i2 E# |1 L+ H$ s" l8 ~ DD Helm
. ~( X* ~. m- g4 ^/ \4 B' h DD Mugford
/ `) s- P. z( M DD Ralph Talbot
7 q4 `" H7 w! ?* L DD Henley
$ f) a; }3 _% V" c% w DD Patterson: Q. G3 y2 E9 C6 t- k/ D! V
DD Craven
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3887 casualties reported
, P2 e/ R t8 \* p0 S6 z9 [ Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
6 w3 p) n3 j/ S( k Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled- N9 j% \6 T% Z* j: Z
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled# S% o, t6 T$ f' d8 y4 t, N" a
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
" a2 l7 u. s4 w* `1 X6 H Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)' _2 R* a: e& A# l I' s7 h
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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) w, |5 v& C: l8 i9 iRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
# z) \1 L ] V7 i: iEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
+ e2 b9 S8 M- z2 P& D9 b7 V SBD-2 Dauntless x 24; Z/ j8 M/ Q G3 n% f5 [8 |
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4 g6 T' k* D% I* g SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships* }8 X2 h( |+ U3 p+ ^
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
0 }/ q" J: Y2 E9 Q- D: b6 {4 X8 j CL Nagara
. b+ H; ^ b) V/ X6 {- g7 G xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk" F$ E# p- t+ W! B; E7 W' [$ U
DD Makigumo
6 k- L* o. p3 H [, D2 {. b! ? xAK Canberra Maru
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5 A/ F0 I D$ l6 {3 ? g1 e! JJapanese ground losses:
: j! P) q; t+ M! ?% s' c% U9 N 1845 casualties reported
, B: x1 e1 w0 {: Q Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled5 p- F6 B0 ]1 d
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled7 i2 Z# b1 A9 {$ x# ?0 N
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
! J2 m/ G' |1 w3 k3 r Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
6 Y. E* _- Q. D* Q! v Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)5 B; I' ^: M6 Y4 K- N2 k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52$ x- ]' K8 S4 ` Z" g; K( E
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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/ a; K; F' [1 LRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- l* a. ~: W7 D0 oEstimated time to target is 16 minutes! Z9 ?( r: `, x& t. ~: H3 g
6 k, a$ B* v8 ^. NAllied aircraft7 ?" R+ G. }& v" _0 I: g w: ~
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
* ]% }6 L6 L% H+ T' f" t SBD-2 Dauntless x 3 T3 Y5 ^- L7 G; F l9 u/ A. _0 }# g
TBD-1 Devastator x 14& ?# Z6 Y# p; n i# {* l3 o& q7 B
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Allied aircraft losses" T+ y$ p% p3 n' I# z
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged4 ?6 D& t( h! G5 p
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b; ~' X% U6 g r: I xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& b3 I& j0 G2 B' ^% d( C' `) {
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* U& d% m8 X. O9 \- X, o AV Kimikawa Maru* s: U+ `, Y5 V2 \
xAK Zinzan Maru
( U5 F+ W2 }- _8 J$ B! o xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- E9 w# N. s i- a7 `2 Z3 k @: s
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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* d0 t6 h s) K$ x& y: ^* pDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 ' \9 I0 J1 C2 |0 t" ~6 `
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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# R0 Q5 v3 q, r+ I8 D6 |/ {Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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, o( j* x& d0 }) v- nCombat modifiers
& @ Y6 j! D# ~, X+ aDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)) Z0 S! ~! m' Y7 ~( E
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Attacker: 0 i. M, j$ k t% v+ ~
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102 casualties reported2 u. w* L' F5 }% h! Z9 [1 h, r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled7 w, V/ v7 l( o+ {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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118 casualties reported6 W3 f {3 A1 K% A' x! n5 ]( f9 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled0 g+ F! m+ \6 B5 _/ O7 z8 {/ n$ o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:4 P2 f) [* d- b1 z8 Y
24th Infantry Regiment
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment0 ` Y/ |, G* `8 q
3rd Air Flotilla 9 Z- t& E/ w- h+ y6 ]' d) m
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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/ i/ ^ W( m% b( v+ L# B0 s, UDefending units:
* c8 l/ ?8 \& B9 q Molukken Garrison Battalion3 Q7 a8 {- B. D4 f
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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