AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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/ j. s$ I, D: X x: Q3 B+ p1 w+ `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- s" }2 j/ V1 c. q
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明, x0 x C4 _ W" f) ]/ d7 m
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
. ^5 A! a0 a5 H9 V; \9 t驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
* F- J2 l- @# b4 c; w日军占领班克伦
/ S @5 v9 F0 d% ~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 74,1067 T- _3 T# _9 j; ~; X3 r# i4 s: @! ]
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 r" X1 v0 ^; {9 Z0 a; r JEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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. c" p1 t$ q6 A- y% }1 w, gAllied aircraft
: y) w6 H0 d5 E; k I1 r1 j A-24 Banshee x 18* x# \7 x S5 Y; k. _& `) j
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Allied aircraft losses. l9 b6 l6 W* y; Q/ D: V0 f
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
# o J4 E8 f7 b9 b$ q A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
# {; c1 I' W5 ?1 M' j CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 q% C* b5 W. u4 ?, T
DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards4 W2 I! Q) U: S% L7 F c9 X4 O8 ~
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Japanese Ships
# T- a# w, F( H/ y7 x k5 q CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk0 m+ R M T- y
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
M. N t8 ]* K( h; ?- F& R xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk! h3 n0 K# v- d! S$ g; C0 ]! h
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
! e& T& U- M7 b xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships2 Q, k8 I, K" L) t8 s @/ m! x- [
CA Northampton2 d; c5 q ?2 H' E! Q; g5 h- ^
CA Chester
$ R8 c5 s& m p+ } DD Blue
1 E' B0 S8 Y+ B4 h# \0 M) ~ DD Helm) X q" ?! ]" l: }5 T
DD Mugford
. R5 G, u+ ?& u2 r DD Ralph Talbot O7 n" a D- M$ T/ m
DD Henley5 n1 P( F( Y: ~1 r1 S' {# k
DD Patterson0 |2 T$ J" h7 h9 D) \* k/ ]
DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:3 o! p5 j: [4 \" q1 z
3887 casualties reported
! O$ I1 @& Z) f+ `. I( h, d Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled! Y" e& X8 G' C5 ~ B: D
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
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Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)) g; W5 @4 {/ G9 O
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled) X; R& z# a! S7 K7 W" a, e3 Q
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5 [8 n' M6 ?& w, @* nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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6 u8 M- y* \2 I$ r' IRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 V2 v# D+ v, n" ~
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
! ^) K& Z2 i+ f% [* _ SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ x5 w; N! l* {6 V z O$ }2 a0 D xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
7 P7 X# v% W, o' Y' M CL Nagara
! m! A% R8 T( d! K xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
& Z: i& f) j" a4 J: M DD Makigumo8 z$ l4 B% z; Y* n
xAK Canberra Maru* B) S4 r! _5 Q2 o% A
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Japanese ground losses:
0 I7 T& }; C1 S! o 1845 casualties reported
! z/ h Q( j; N Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled0 ?, H: I; w6 q+ Z3 G F
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
6 W5 m& m7 x1 t$ K4 e/ n Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled8 x, r5 I/ k% \# M2 o7 p& ?5 r
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
2 X I8 q# ^& h" ?4 A' r Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52: v9 |+ B6 V. }/ L! \( J
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% d3 ^, I; @4 H: wRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 v( X/ S; ~; U0 z5 u3 FEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft
! B% b* X! A; K: t, H& t0 [+ D F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
+ Y5 I( b+ K4 q# N SBD-2 Dauntless x 3, s0 n" u- h8 R2 ^( T: g
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage5 l6 s W( ^7 z) U
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- {) r/ C9 `% i: _* o4 S
AV Kimikawa Maru
. c! m. x( C0 q; E) s; Y% O8 ? xAK Zinzan Maru8 w( g; M; t0 R' Q" H( b" j5 k5 y
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)2 v3 w: Z. T! U! q
6 k* N: O# `. g: q2 ], s& zJapanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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( Z* m! E* e; m# k5 CDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 475 a; A' H1 a3 F
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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4 Z+ v9 Y# \( XAllied adjusted defense: 19 , P( C4 T5 B) ^: i5 E, E
( t. m( ?& h/ l: l. d2 b3 N' }9 c3 hJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 0 U# t" I8 ^4 G( w3 u, W
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 13 q4 m9 t7 R$ d/ n! r! j1 J
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-), M B4 Y# e9 ~# e( a+ q. K4 j& x
experience(-)
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102 casualties reported
8 [$ ^2 C' J" t9 k$ [9 L5 s/ A Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled4 s. A3 V( `7 _" k4 z2 [- O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 j3 |# `) I1 D. ~8 W5 m" N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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118 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 V M9 y, D; g B4 e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: ?7 s3 L( q' K) C- ]Assaulting units:. u7 Z" v% ~* R- w% j4 n7 A7 p! q4 f
24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy
! j3 V2 P2 C" \4 @) P7 m6 [ 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
1 h9 P9 P7 a @% U- g* h 3rd Air Flotilla
# \8 [5 a+ J0 G7 X/ s 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment$ f4 G' O4 M8 f, X t7 X g" s
$ S! ?* D/ t% ~5 @) O: v% ~9 I q+ FDefending units:
9 K# y* N3 M) K Molukken Garrison Battalion+ t6 n! E6 I% H
4th Coastal Gun Battalion+ i; h1 a& L8 @* b7 B% N- B1 ?" k
Ambon Base Force |