AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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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 u. o+ K3 U% c9 i% c- qminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
; K! b* Q m! E! L( T# m驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高% K0 O* D( ?0 d1 e7 a C
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉: {$ T) j6 Q! |6 i
日军占领班克伦7 c3 C. F. o5 i( r9 X: @3 M% O L
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: e$ e# y. P; J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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- `. ~/ ?5 p) C8 @# C* O+ E. RWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# {' y$ Z7 W$ nRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. {( J Y( r4 s3 j" c% [Estimated time to target is 7 minutes4 x6 q7 X, T# k, t
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A-24 Banshee x 18$ j+ K) v7 [3 k; U2 V
& T8 \; u& ]: Q& [Allied aircraft losses
4 o3 x6 U/ q5 n& F$ R A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged4 {) x7 R( c" d
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak r/ t& B" d4 t* w- r
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Japanese Ships
) ? M$ [( E! \$ r W. T: P2 Y3 l CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( f- d% e* ]! J/ V; f' D1 p( z DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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! D* k% V+ r! n0 eJapanese Ships
X b" q Z1 Q/ K' h% Y$ ]$ B; } CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk8 c$ j! U) d* G3 C& A
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 c; O& v' x1 Z! y4 g; Y: q
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
1 w8 p3 j: q, {) [# E8 w( B- s xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk& K, f& j- L5 z5 n) Q
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ D5 G# M9 E' T; V3 o
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Allied Ships: ~- P8 k6 J. Y! c' u3 s+ b; ^
CA Northampton
8 ]3 M }& G& L- l CA Chester: `4 w% b4 L/ P: J
DD Blue5 U9 V: M& z( x$ l& D3 l
DD Helm
9 I: v4 o( K9 h6 n9 A DD Mugford8 E3 J& M% S4 J6 Q' S% q
DD Ralph Talbot
7 D' C& Z7 M0 k# @% H. p1 d" a! q) z DD Henley8 D- K: [; j2 n& s0 B% V- a
DD Patterson
6 T# [6 v `+ ?8 N+ {6 q: Q+ Y DD Craven+ b+ |# E6 d% I5 R7 U
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Japanese ground losses:
) m# b5 [2 q8 `* z. K+ V& S( w$ e 3887 casualties reported
! F9 t. j( \, Y& }3 R Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled# q% Z5 I5 V& e& @; n6 d$ U" F4 h
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
8 D7 |' N! R5 R- h) s% r- _ Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
, F! d9 p" K# n0 P Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
+ |: C1 l- }/ i: ` Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)8 i; V; I# _$ J, k% O
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/ }% H+ k' b" ~4 a& Z% Y- TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54; w5 l1 A8 p" K7 c
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
B' O3 J m2 N0 K) I! \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes+ |6 s) n/ M: m9 n1 g
: D/ i9 `9 v! E; G; _% qAllied aircraft
/ S2 G" [6 Y* s! O8 Q F4F-3 Wildcat x 6/ h, \- S' l- D4 g5 U) Q# ?
SBD-2 Dauntless x 242 b' I' `: N2 c
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
* b! h; U. A+ ^2 i/ K CL Nagara9 u8 l* P5 v! Q& Y
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk. [1 f& O! I9 I- H7 B; L2 A |. B
DD Makigumo
' d/ U9 O1 U/ R; V% T xAK Canberra Maru# N6 P7 l3 f' F0 n8 |
( o) b/ i* ?2 q7 _! kJapanese ground losses:
5 J' w( g( D2 g; w: b 1845 casualties reported9 p' T0 z1 U: P# g
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled8 p0 T! r' \9 F" l5 {
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled4 X1 U9 w! f" k+ G3 e
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
0 h9 M9 Z% C4 |6 j Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled); N' ~% }. h6 Q6 n2 _0 j# |
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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! q/ ^/ h* t) T9 V: b: l) Z0 LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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: R$ X3 g/ W% k6 p. YWeather in hex: Clear sky) A$ ^$ F& z, f; [( f4 E d+ v0 p
! y4 k; ]5 r% [) _1 eRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# H& Z3 u0 \$ w; H: xEstimated time to target is 16 minutes6 J6 Z2 k5 M" y
& U2 j6 _, L) v, X. {3 u. hAllied aircraft
9 s- F6 ~8 P, ~4 n. W; P F4F-3 Wildcat x 6! }# Z: Z8 n5 U, w5 T) c( m1 p4 @6 v
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3% E! [3 [3 ^4 r6 i! S. d: l
TBD-1 Devastator x 14/ F; h& B4 D( @0 r+ D
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Allied aircraft losses( Q9 @: ?$ `7 ~7 J6 G! C0 ?2 u& P4 G; C5 X$ h
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; N0 q# `; E/ @% f2 D) y xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 ~' `5 C8 q/ O( A& V, Z Z9 c
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 J6 k: n6 }, M/ q/ v: y& K( e
AV Kimikawa Maru
) a, X, E. b; z+ f1 R( U" D xAK Zinzan Maru2 j% a0 Y( ~. U$ r& H
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- t# f1 ~7 W! q2 S/ o0 Y
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) j3 v5 J' \5 vGround combat at Ambon (76,109)' W' F) B& P) E' R2 G7 F1 G
: L; z% {. y- S6 |+ BJapanese Deliberate attack& q1 W7 Z) }3 Y1 \: j8 I
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2443 C5 s* ]7 u" P2 b1 h$ p: E
0 K0 C' d+ W, H% b) bDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47* @2 x2 v- ?9 c) r, G! ]
; s" \$ D: F( r5 W& {- |Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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0 D; V2 K P; n, w7 |" UAllied adjusted defense: 19
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7 T1 O+ [; z; p+ A0 N @Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) / U! O3 C. T1 d; z% R' ^
1 v$ p% F" w. X4 K% iJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1! o6 }, S6 b9 ]: K
2 Q% f$ J/ E- _1 S' ^6 DCombat modifiers
! ^ \) F: l" L8 G$ ?Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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& A2 v: D" i$ {2 _- `- ~8 eAttacker: + P' j% @! w5 x2 y: z% Y) x- W
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Japanese ground losses:
& R+ |! r0 e) z 102 casualties reported
0 ~" t% o9 ?# b" C Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
2 B* P* }7 G: W |6 v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 r3 Z( V2 P; f: _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses: y) @6 I8 Z' a/ D) ~. T
118 casualties reported8 K$ `# u/ B" }3 ], g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
* I Q" `9 Y9 f5 r5 ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. w( P2 ]. n; n1 d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' N7 q: T3 r2 [8 N3 z; OAssaulting units:1 {& B0 P7 t; j1 L% j6 |! m
24th Infantry Regiment2 i" B( O7 v$ c0 h
1st Kure Assault Division
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" ]3 R# }+ j$ U3 r" h2 Z 2nd Field Artillery Regiment! L U9 g* S- D. p+ s- c' |
3rd Air Flotilla ' S" s( `* A% i! a6 R2 W
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment7 i' ?' E" j% x$ S. L+ k1 P* f
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Molukken Garrison Battalion
3 o: A6 u1 _# T5 d" T 4th Coastal Gun Battalion4 `9 P3 ?( }% V
Ambon Base Force |