AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42, {# z- K4 B' U" w8 }# h6 {
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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
0 ~" V" J; I- q% l7 vminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明9 g3 \7 h% ]& Q& E
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高 |0 V1 o h q/ [1 O% ?" X( h
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉) K% [8 _( H$ \6 \1 u. _
日军占领班克伦3 l/ v9 X7 }1 ^9 v- s
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" k& ?! J! Q5 x) D D6 Z, N# v3 z# \
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3 f# N3 y4 v3 r: P2 P. t; QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1063 m9 k( _+ J3 k* i/ ^! Z# q
9 [& N/ w/ k& L; X: _3 DWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 _( q8 ^0 n. m. `4 V& ~Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
6 K6 w2 u& j2 Y: N3 V A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses* {, T& W j I+ t
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged: m3 p/ `( P) U5 y
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak5 R: t- W9 c, M$ b8 U# @' ^
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Japanese Ships. ~; \& @5 b! u9 F, b
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire" D0 ~: d/ B9 R
DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards; v; S5 ~3 @% y" k2 L! d1 Y$ D
" j1 W" U, ]* O& ]! yJapanese Ships
& e5 W4 r( X/ U3 l) S @1 x CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk4 }) o7 ~1 S% Y* _: \6 E0 L
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* F0 T5 x( |& P$ z0 M/ E( g xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk2 g4 Q' X8 i% Q7 X$ Y% g
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk; S1 i! a" u0 g4 Q( Q0 I
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 p& j2 g0 N! s, Y; r6 P5 N2 _5 _
1 ^, \1 r4 O5 Q6 n6 YAllied Ships
4 l5 U% e" Z% Z4 w! y CA Northampton; J+ R3 p" v1 O
CA Chester
# Z$ D1 ~2 l" h {% e. K m5 b DD Blue6 `9 w- i; m/ k' }3 v% q5 E Z) n- b$ Y0 }
DD Helm
" s6 F5 }3 @, t* y \+ q# o y DD Mugford
6 ?6 N( G3 b0 r* `( G d DD Ralph Talbot
5 n: W$ L* a6 @8 q7 o: l DD Henley3 e" x. f( J! S% p* X
DD Patterson3 \: ^+ h8 [, Y# S) U* B. m
DD Craven; W6 l( `" @4 z) n8 a
4 _6 O) ~( r5 W6 XJapanese ground losses:, H1 [& q" g4 ~% d1 W+ c1 Y: L6 f
3887 casualties reported
+ X8 ^, e, p; Q Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled) j# k% F/ M/ e1 h& n
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
$ A. ?8 M7 A5 C" J Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
# ]# @- t( Q$ ?9 G0 |2 _* @ Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)# W0 W* d; k, r3 j5 e. K
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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1 }' `) M/ P4 N; }$ yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54- s2 S5 l. T2 ]$ H* r$ Y Q
) o" C$ E' c$ d7 A1 k; ]5 z: Q. GWeather in hex: Light rain0 q8 l0 F. {- F! {; V
6 s7 m, w [5 H' ORaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 g, n2 z+ r4 n" c8 }
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft( s( x; o+ |3 W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 65 R& w7 W7 N. q! Y8 O/ c5 ? t
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
& e F3 g$ M. F! J xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ ?% _, E* `! R! r, V+ _
CL Nagara% S- e% Q- D* U7 L
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk; d% T/ @# r' _# V# o* O3 N9 F$ r
DD Makigumo* X5 |7 N9 y5 P; {) {
xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:( Y% z& R0 r0 D
1845 casualties reported; @% U( J( w" I5 N3 e N
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
. L' g( c) p6 ^, X) D Y3 x Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled+ j9 o1 D, a2 u* l- T
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled) W( n; j3 u: r; i# Q
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)( P w) B; A* d
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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, K! E: V1 O8 w* K& d6 H* MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52/ C/ N, {$ n4 G
2 S8 b+ r+ U: e5 y9 S' qWeather in hex: Clear sky/ j2 c) L# ?' Q! e% O k
3 F, s, c& F5 c4 H. @/ \* f6 QRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 j E g: Z0 X" b) ]6 rEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
, `0 r8 W% i1 ~$ Q( M1 C, e" [- A SBD-2 Dauntless x 3% {, Q6 c' e3 G8 Z6 }
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses% L8 D% p, H/ H; h, C* \
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged9 n" E0 T: Q4 ^! i% T- E$ r
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Japanese Ships
$ a! _& R: Y5 b5 ]4 X7 A5 @1 u- t/ s xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 w5 V8 g; z, ] xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: F" p( Z+ c* |* n. x7 R
AV Kimikawa Maru8 D2 x; m0 V4 O0 P+ S. c9 M) l
xAK Zinzan Maru2 S2 J' F& z3 z: V5 q
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( b/ v( A* n+ a/ w
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0 {( X X1 O; b0 _Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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/ S# f' S2 w' @# MJapanese Deliberate attack5 Y. d/ s. P% g! e [* e: Y$ A
4 N7 @: n$ M. t( w* |& }- oAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2444 n! Y% g! i# v4 y* j$ b7 P
% K* g) R, o4 w9 w6 j- o2 i7 gDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47" r6 ?3 w! A$ _2 C
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 3 K% Z4 W: A- @8 X
. u K7 x ~2 W' c& T$ K& \1 |Allied adjusted defense: 19
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( j! Y/ o6 r% ^ lJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) - T. Z1 @; n, s% C4 I1 r0 r+ j
, t+ i0 O3 x6 v* N0 UJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1' T8 u6 T6 P/ M2 {5 i
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Combat modifiers
# |9 ?& @2 I a9 F9 o$ @! _Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled% Z" ~+ z( B( i) y6 n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% c. s, @. P# o; j5 R. I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 V$ Z1 r+ U+ f! p
% {: x# L8 _0 n! A( GAllied ground losses:
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6 g, v: _) s& V+ U# R+ v3 N, e Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
. r6 ]) @4 a: o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' `' C1 Q5 t- y$ o9 Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 y+ Y- h! J8 ]Assaulting units:
' w1 q& ~- u5 a" N. F& I4 K/ {# s 24th Infantry Regiment' _: ~+ o5 t6 V0 X
1st Kure Assault Division
% e2 n) k, N3 s( y6 m 8th Indpt SNLF Coy + h9 Q9 W% `9 p' l1 Z
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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/ }8 w/ t; Q7 w 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment1 J: r9 O4 V9 y. f+ R
7 B* _+ m! e ?. w. _7 |: a+ bDefending units:0 i5 [( N: }0 W$ [- m
Molukken Garrison Battalion
- f1 F8 N8 V4 G! @: D' F- U* C& ?2 V 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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