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/ p8 E9 P/ C6 `$ t" O# ^, F
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明' X) s9 l/ ?' a. w* ]9 {
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高& U4 A! u' r- x7 q9 U/ L# Z* D
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
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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3 R4 E+ F; a8 c$ k5 r8 |
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 H" H% b u: E/ H& I
/ J+ R n: D4 J! M/ WRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* F, w/ f9 f& }, c: T2 B
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes+ X# s9 `, y0 K! w; |
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Allied aircraft
9 ?9 A/ y" }/ q; r: y, X A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
# X% O$ ] {' _2 O* x8 z8 \ A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
N& C' I* ^6 k+ a( T& Y+ \7 F" k: A A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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/ x) G* l- I6 m4 m/ SJapanese Ships3 v# a- O. N4 h* {9 U* A
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 a8 U. F5 D7 ~+ x DD Inazuma9 ]* [; f( h0 Q( A8 n' ^* A
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0 i- f2 T% Y/ oNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
8 x# G# X- f# s CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
- h% d+ c( O& n$ Y% f/ ` xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ j' N# B" ]. R" F. @: \ V% s xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
4 a8 v" W0 x7 u: y xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk! z3 M3 u6 P1 i6 Z; _: L$ t
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 k3 \4 p6 ^3 n
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CA Northampton
{. h( K+ u7 N- C& p CA Chester5 M' n) e1 Q; N' h8 A0 w
DD Blue
6 B$ r# J/ W8 _2 q DD Helm
0 G" W- w% M( i/ r# h; P DD Mugford; p C$ i/ S5 R
DD Ralph Talbot
n+ V0 J7 {- Q U, d. ] DD Henley
; j3 W5 p. `7 _# a% N/ }, { DD Patterson
8 L2 I* k' A) P DD Craven
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& F+ X7 m3 t8 Z% UJapanese ground losses:
9 B* [( y1 v9 T" ]5 m. \4 |+ n 3887 casualties reported
7 L% u4 R, e# ?/ Y Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled& L7 Q% e/ `2 t H6 X# p: O
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
6 G- N/ R* }4 K, G- d Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled+ O6 X8 B- s8 A9 D3 [( }
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)* w8 l" L2 Q F# ]7 Y) @4 P) X8 H: r
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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9 q& K0 C9 j* C7 n2 e/ NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54! u+ v7 w# ?6 G" W6 [1 ]7 \, Y' K
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) U0 b/ G' G# P2 E8 ^" k& n" w
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes( Z9 E. k% l" t
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0 z$ n& X# ?/ }* z O2 g/ l F4F-3 Wildcat x 63 m+ |1 }% U) ]- f: ?- W. U
SBD-2 Dauntless x 249 D) p+ R$ c4 C7 S: p7 j$ M
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Allied aircraft losses
: n7 B$ m1 i( R- A0 d2 p SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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' T; |2 \1 R- V4 Q xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ d2 X1 E* T% A( p! H; k2 K" R( T6 G
CL Nagara w% A0 i! T, x" T- G; Y) G
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk/ b, s% _) J1 @+ e' y
DD Makigumo
$ a' G" D6 i' }' m xAK Canberra Maru
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' }6 E% a2 u2 ~+ x5 UJapanese ground losses:
- l4 t- j" @* t7 u5 ` 1845 casualties reported
( }+ i% o" Y& Z! q! z0 u* ` Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled% a7 k( m9 E9 i" O9 x
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled) P( ^9 \: q& @& \
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled2 _1 J$ \8 l) J" E3 w
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)' Z. K" v7 x# v& O' ?- C: j+ M
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)4 M n2 x3 X5 g2 |$ b
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: F, o5 Q- e6 P6 t- OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky3 s" e) }. C& x( V R2 F% }
, d2 q# b! v0 cRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 `& j5 B7 S+ j; ?4 e) e% JEstimated time to target is 16 minutes7 }/ @* V6 s' N" h! ^" p1 o* [
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Allied aircraft( l3 ~# |$ k& |* k+ f# O3 v
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
9 b+ i! {1 o- w7 \3 {: E+ ] SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
' V7 g. l9 e1 s, e6 I, n9 d TBD-1 Devastator x 14/ T" x9 ?: M- g# B( \$ W
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1 d* C+ f8 D( P; m0 i# P' K0 ~ SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged" v+ a+ ^) ]: O, `
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; J/ q& k' k; N6 ?* v! N( d xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. d% d4 H! g$ A8 w2 G, w* Q2 D. r7 ^
AV Kimikawa Maru+ ~$ Y* i3 ~8 f! X- E+ v
xAK Zinzan Maru/ W- \- R& @1 i" ]7 U- u" b3 C
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; d9 B% i( v& t4 H) y4 J* `
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)# o/ q w4 U! ]6 T! O0 ~
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2444 z0 o) r+ Y6 j; E# A
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 ; Z) a* L: S `' W+ A9 g# m" i
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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+ I. c. D8 Y% o% _2 s' W7 BJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1& J( D- I3 w: ]7 ]
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Combat modifiers
! M# O$ L# t. m6 CDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
2 P$ l' R- c1 n m5 g+ j. Y experience(-)
" @% S# [- C1 L8 C' GAttacker: / h3 {( V/ p3 x" N# b
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Japanese ground losses:
1 ~; B4 L. J+ I( e9 }) x& Z; m 102 casualties reported/ a$ L5 T' B' I/ [% s9 y1 F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled, L5 M; q1 ^& B& Q, [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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! S# I, E! v9 F9 ~1 X2 k' k3 QAllied ground losses:
2 \5 _2 O! u& Z7 G |2 K8 ? 118 casualties reported" z( m9 m" m6 P, J' N1 Q7 g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled- s! d! _9 s: @4 A" u' Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 y9 j! w. x" A+ k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: \8 l7 N: @- `: |7 z. e
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Assaulting units:, L! b! v& {) C7 N' T+ B7 v
24th Infantry Regiment: {9 s- D6 {, C7 c$ l
1st Kure Assault Division, l# [' c1 a" H5 c
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
$ q, f# ~1 F# ?- T 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
( D% r3 q H- C* n" ~ 3rd Air Flotilla
+ I1 _9 c) k0 z2 H2 V0 H 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:0 P' L/ @3 ~; j! X
Molukken Garrison Battalion
2 }4 G8 B) x" j2 `# U 4th Coastal Gun Battalion3 _+ J4 o# ]5 i; T- i
Ambon Base Force |