AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42! _+ Q3 u0 t) B5 v' ^
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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
* k) }$ f8 p) l) h/ h) ~7 d9 TminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
9 |/ s4 T: a. r% l7 g, S% i) M( Y驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
$ a; I7 o& w3 i驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
2 N* a& F' ^* \! k9 k, A# f日军占领班克伦; r. D9 X8 V/ m$ c5 k" s" d; f
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6 u$ s# b* Z2 H z4 ?
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! V4 U, A( D7 l( n4 CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% _9 s& x/ b( O: B" Y, aRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( o3 K7 U1 k6 F( C P
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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' ^; U* N* a z6 }: KAllied aircraft
* r$ J7 h( g, b A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses1 Y4 r) q5 X! t5 j! `7 R L/ x* y( I
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged' [) _& L% t, [! A; c) F
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships- m6 ~1 x$ ?: Q
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 ~5 C( J3 \9 B! F- o2 N
DD Inazuma
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6 [) X' [' D( d/ E) n. @Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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, \+ h" z7 j' k* A7 @+ DJapanese Ships
* c8 G! Z' K* g1 L" }2 X J CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk! H: F2 R' n/ d1 G4 e
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 S; f# O* y- u1 d4 _ xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk. v- H' p2 @3 X7 s9 L2 [" _* m
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk" k" q8 G4 e( s- @2 X. {4 _; H
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 U1 U+ }4 `% G; v) l$ V
: v4 n' X& Y6 f( j& \8 N3 {5 ]Allied Ships" I" T$ ~( v8 d% |
CA Northampton
X, m; Q1 [* Z% [, _+ H2 x1 M CA Chester
# C2 V& ~( E% }( B6 q DD Blue- b2 K+ ^- X- s1 y# w4 s
DD Helm5 j3 G: B: \9 S' W
DD Mugford
6 B8 a" X4 ^. G( i' J DD Ralph Talbot5 t/ s: _. V( ]6 d" u
DD Henley) n8 @0 M. t: R% ^
DD Patterson
4 i1 A& @8 @; d7 ^: R DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:: a, u, {. p' ]' ?* {; Y, i7 {
3887 casualties reported3 @: R- e3 h1 u* f
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
2 D3 E, Q3 U8 F) a c4 z) N0 o Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
( \4 N$ K- X% I% }" T% c Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled' v* @" o& m3 k# i$ C; f# B
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)3 G( I y' R' I$ i/ n* r- k
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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6 D' {. O/ ]; V) }* hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54 i: }- Y- e/ A* F
& I3 T3 z& K4 M' g+ H4 x% SWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- L! j5 R. w& {7 K) XEstimated time to target is 7 minutes' N2 v+ f$ n* i d% i
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3 _4 s) i0 p* q0 g F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
: |" e* A- I$ r1 I. J* u" A SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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# z# K7 _/ {0 r! q7 l. |Japanese Ships7 V$ v' a4 Z) ~3 b
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- V* F0 |3 X1 t4 A0 Z2 W9 I1 e
CL Nagara
+ H2 \! _6 V3 o6 t T% v$ w$ s xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
2 D% e+ B* z' _6 U0 L M/ {/ F, T DD Makigumo6 z9 `" h' _ u$ a$ }' [+ E9 q
xAK Canberra Maru, M9 s, B6 r- _0 O$ W" b
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1845 casualties reported# t6 \ G& o& T0 L5 ?
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
1 w1 b/ l' i6 j6 r9 U @2 M& Z Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
y7 }& ~) I' E4 t: j) ~& s Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
' u0 K) z7 D) ]8 K$ S$ u Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
# C. Q o" Z/ V9 V2 @( Z+ C Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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4 ? i+ x F9 K8 o6 n8 S+ KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52, m; D. C, k1 I, W" A- ]0 J& G
8 S& S: c7 o5 y- `Weather in hex: Clear sky& }- J$ u* I; V
" `" N+ `, `/ O$ Q& D8 q" iRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; {3 g; N: k3 J3 n( t
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 w5 w0 @$ X* y8 F4 d& m" S; L
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6% L1 \$ r# E" c8 e7 E
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3' e8 v+ \. } H* @! W
TBD-1 Devastator x 142 g L$ @* B* m* o" {6 H
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged7 q" g& S7 b: {& r# q; ]2 K3 K
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Japanese Ships* A; T2 ^7 x4 c3 {) {$ J
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; ^3 S! V0 ]! P6 w/ h
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 ^* n6 X% j+ k6 Z0 P9 m$ F AV Kimikawa Maru& b X! a/ T* I
xAK Zinzan Maru, t j2 P5 B: ^% i2 ]
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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; q6 @8 r# |- p4 H: o9 nGround combat at Ambon (76,109)$ H5 j3 A8 W7 J6 e8 F
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Japanese Deliberate attack7 s; c7 m" `" l% s* ?- y' L
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244( I2 f( C x2 `- r7 C3 K6 y2 k
+ Q: X& T0 a' L" H* tDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47# t: N5 ~- N6 r, |) P, r
X9 Y3 k, m9 [% T T, }0 d9 t5 W- C. WJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 ; W/ k- A) u2 s' S0 o+ W
# N H4 K: k, U- o- KJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) . n' i; Y( T; o2 p
- X3 \6 a9 i/ W! o/ ~* WJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Combat modifiers3 D- r6 [/ Z3 w" m+ I
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)' D4 c) A$ D3 s: v
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Attacker: " R# A1 x) ]0 h9 y N$ ~- z
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Japanese ground losses:5 m* R* U7 }' @" q; u; M
102 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
0 C0 { U: w6 H' t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled! y0 x* }2 G( [4 C* [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 k5 P! k% A+ }$ L2 _, ^& [& ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- s/ S+ s2 e. V$ h" E
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Assaulting units:/ b, p4 m0 ~* T, I0 Z6 H# F
24th Infantry Regiment
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment, E0 u, c" h: ^5 h" n! V) n, r
3rd Air Flotilla
& | C; W x! o! i% b" @. w0 I 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment; R5 Z7 _ p9 T% P, E( [6 S
$ r% L2 j6 }* M$ @0 LDefending units:6 v9 L$ H( I) d% y t( O+ h/ x
Molukken Garrison Battalion
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Ambon Base Force |