AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42: x" ^0 f- ^2 u" v5 f% j* s3 \0 L
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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
2 p9 W. u9 x2 m: _( CminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明2 v3 C8 C1 _ ]+ ]0 t
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高) M' M% G2 Z, N k6 G( f
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
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; `4 C! _+ v' T7 u" I# M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8 u' \# l0 Z) f. s' H _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1062 H4 B/ f: p. v; c
7 U. ^- u( q6 w7 I% e( l7 f' pWeather in hex: Heavy cloud7 @6 X' p2 ~7 Z" a; G
& V% K. ^7 N9 r* Z* V% bRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ g+ f" I x1 k+ S
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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. H& f+ L3 s3 h, v& D& L$ [Allied aircraft1 ]. g+ L# h5 L+ _* k
A-24 Banshee x 18
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A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged G4 ^3 h' O G& h5 S8 W L' Q+ {$ o6 M+ c$ @
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships* {" x( f8 P( ]( i9 q; |
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 f. [9 t4 c3 C8 t8 d e6 b( ~ DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
7 u- F D, ^' X" J4 P4 S7 ?/ J CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk" p+ t7 F$ U+ @1 {
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 V' P. w0 \& ~) C8 H7 G xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
- q1 Z, J! ?0 `" u% ~8 ^0 {% q; X( ^ xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
8 L5 Y5 X2 L( N1 }3 g7 | xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- C8 F8 R. h0 `/ P, Z+ v+ A- \
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Allied Ships
6 W8 w H7 n3 s6 O' w6 V CA Northampton
8 F1 v8 c" Z7 R' `1 h CA Chester! Y* J' N9 e3 n, t' b% l
DD Blue
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DD Mugford$ i3 _; m+ v) Z+ e8 } ~) _' J& d0 z$ Q
DD Ralph Talbot* v( O' K F5 m1 I r8 n: Q, ^; d
DD Henley% t" M& c6 X* y ]8 P
DD Patterson
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled6 W9 ~% c6 B T( X
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled) y9 Q1 `. Y3 |2 Z, n
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled5 q9 J: [- ^! a8 Y H
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
, b/ P5 @0 s. @. l/ ^5 O# H Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)& B E6 {# z, ]+ [5 E. c5 F0 d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,549 u& v! Y$ p: K. Z8 s* A0 S+ ^" O: q
1 }3 \7 `/ ~: T6 ]! p+ n# \3 f& jWeather in hex: Light rain2 i- l" T7 ?/ B9 Y+ J: B, t+ B
z# B6 a1 {" D) MRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 W1 @: s* m# k Z5 o \( kEstimated time to target is 7 minutes" C" V8 p& e' {4 n/ Q3 L
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Allied aircraft
# n: @: t* P6 `( Q4 q) R F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
5 k% g! j* J/ {# d3 U) v3 x SBD-2 Dauntless x 243 ^' e8 @# G+ L5 m$ v8 D; ` O
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Allied aircraft losses( y* ?4 y$ U! H2 ~ x7 Y
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged4 m+ w* Q7 T( ], ~8 X {$ b: l- A
! ?$ n( G: d$ j+ t zJapanese Ships, F0 J8 T l. ^+ ~3 J- s& ~
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 D& I/ r. }3 \4 P
CL Nagara- G2 E) P/ O& u/ m, x q. X, p
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk$ m4 ]: S) H) X. g
DD Makigumo
4 p6 B1 X: m, d' y$ c# m( Q$ \ xAK Canberra Maru
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$ A2 L _/ w Y7 LJapanese ground losses:
4 j. U6 Y" ~* g! Y$ O& H8 ~ 1845 casualties reported
6 z/ ?! p j, O* M$ P Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
7 v3 X* y$ G( f1 t7 a Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled% e- J& m9 z2 ]; B+ [; {( }: O" h
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
+ F1 S; u2 T5 K- ] Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
7 o/ `3 r8 M, l) ~( Q; A Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)3 _( U4 \/ I+ L" [( y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,523 G! R" e. Q9 f \
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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. L, v3 E+ e8 i. @Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' g7 Z) `1 a$ a! nEstimated time to target is 16 minutes( U+ w3 i# x9 y- {0 c
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8 V& u9 \4 v5 P, w* [ F4F-3 Wildcat x 6" B5 N) }, N$ M1 P6 K" i
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
! I1 K7 S) }% N. ^+ J8 m% `2 c TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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5 a+ g% ^; \% q5 x+ f1 m* ZAllied aircraft losses
' L D6 h4 E% g9 D" Y6 n f3 _1 A$ q4 @ SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged: I$ B4 Y* K5 Z8 F0 w3 R
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 a4 V/ k- v: b3 B$ l) \( ~# v& ^8 a xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 F6 [) ^7 {! [5 L/ m/ ?8 c! M# N AV Kimikawa Maru
0 w, \9 i5 J) E, Q8 v xAK Zinzan Maru
, J' u- l3 L) Z W8 d xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack# T+ ]* e7 }8 k4 O& N
) Q1 D2 d& q3 y" N* h: D, \) gAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244/ S6 z+ H& w& W) b2 v3 F' `7 w) t
& |5 J) B3 \) X8 EDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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2 S$ m( j% W8 F9 nJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 ' J' B" i' p. k3 ~ A- y
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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# X, D) a ?$ C# a* x8 S" k: n' EJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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: A$ O4 ?# e3 x1 x2 z- }Combat modifiers
# H; ]; P+ ` W; oDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)( d% m5 J- @) @: h
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Attacker:
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102 casualties reported
" J' J" ~- b& y/ @0 n: R Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
: @1 N: o }, c9 u* a/ o 118 casualties reported; v/ N; e) l8 x& }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
3 l* f6 B! p; q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; C; {. S" B9 G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: }4 I( f& W1 }# C' C/ y
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Assaulting units:
2 n+ A1 D4 X* i 24th Infantry Regiment
( H1 {4 T' G' d" h" G 1st Kure Assault Division; X+ I1 R4 U1 Q; i9 {5 N4 W
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
6 b) M, H I | 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
, `; c+ ]) ]2 n( |0 k6 g5 H 3rd Air Flotilla
, u5 H+ l+ T) R) G0 L M 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Molukken Garrison Battalion2 q+ M: D, h9 v& [
4th Coastal Gun Battalion; H8 {; e4 b3 m+ O$ @) U
Ambon Base Force |