AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42& C* s! ]( ?+ J0 F
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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
) m. s$ {5 e# b6 E! n! e" mminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
, a p; G5 Y/ K! c# V! b驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高' t8 {% ?1 y" g4 s. z+ r
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉( I# _- o. V _* k& C
日军占领班克伦$ [: V9 V% v7 w1 }
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) o) u+ Y" z4 f1 R
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) j W2 U$ I0 H R4 N* Q
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& y c5 b: P+ P7 ]& |. D$ JEstimated time to target is 7 minutes: D1 [9 h6 I2 V1 O- y0 f* }
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A-24 Banshee x 18
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9 V' j+ p7 h" x& G) V A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged% ]* q7 f3 u# E5 @1 d
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships$ _( Y2 J ~5 R, X
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire m) q X) X0 ]! v. g
DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards' H. {8 x# c" \1 V' _
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9 o# {8 f% r3 ]4 J" m CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
+ \; t. }* g$ ]; \: n xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" {2 ^7 s, O- x, u# Y( _
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
* }) K4 |( A. _2 ?' ^# { xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk( {( R% c& H4 c# n Y9 ]
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
2 l9 {0 @" x$ N5 u; \2 `+ g CA Northampton' U; x- g u- S$ k
CA Chester
# V. i8 f1 T. I0 T4 C, N! G DD Blue5 t7 f5 C/ X. Y) s
DD Helm
3 C9 Q+ O. @) E! O$ A& M DD Mugford
' C6 Q! | K+ w( N) n DD Ralph Talbot1 d& ?/ p# N! D' s" Z# x
DD Henley5 [ J, m# S% z7 E) @- I7 Z
DD Patterson
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled- w5 \, ?; W4 s1 K) [
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled3 g+ W: ?* H: t$ f- u
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
+ |: r6 e1 ]% r; i, F Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)- k* S5 C4 P! x& [6 c q0 Q
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)( Q+ g, u- {5 f; a4 b% u
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: A0 a$ z# t/ C1 uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# x8 I2 ?0 o M! M& e
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 61 e! [6 w+ Y3 ?
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24: V$ h! }* e6 E! C% z
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8 ?7 `' _; w5 d% xJapanese Ships
& o, z! x3 l5 Z, w3 { xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
7 c8 _' e6 N% L CL Nagara; I3 D9 K5 H- Z- @( c
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk2 @& Q$ p0 @0 d8 d6 g
DD Makigumo
$ k2 J7 V A* P: Q5 A, ?5 J xAK Canberra Maru: x! S. Y' i5 \6 L/ ~
\) d( l9 R& k3 j( sJapanese ground losses:
0 Z. B0 V4 H0 D% U! y! @ ^ 1845 casualties reported
) V8 ^; _: |, P F Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled( z1 v& f, y% o9 C* N& N6 `
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled3 U* a6 x5 E7 a' c$ v2 l
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled. F$ z2 B' q% N6 K, M
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)% ~1 E1 E6 p P2 k4 C
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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" t+ l2 O: m, t- O8 r$ UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52; T4 o( @4 T. I
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 P9 V4 l6 [% c& @4 fEstimated time to target is 16 minutes; G: S* E/ j# l0 N. {' C* S' G U$ P
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Allied aircraft
; x* d3 _ y# S7 e F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
0 y0 y7 V6 }( @1 u! A SBD-2 Dauntless x 3" P5 K7 h2 E' u# W0 H
TBD-1 Devastator x 14; `" Y. ]1 E/ M7 d Q) H
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" ^4 W( `' J+ j" G4 J SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ d; ^2 ]3 O5 D% O9 ?
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 K6 M3 O- ~+ O0 U) w
AV Kimikawa Maru# K* R4 T9 z) ]
xAK Zinzan Maru
$ D+ R* B; @/ z- v; D3 | xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)3 Z- d# T6 a7 P, k9 k
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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0 O) F" {! @2 J7 XDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 479 c! x f% J: Q/ K3 r
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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8 `2 u1 X% D7 a1 s5 [; KJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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D4 h( d( W! VCombat modifiers
+ q, U+ f5 K. h2 J" M# QDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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Attacker:
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+ {2 M2 o8 W8 C+ v6 y$ f# QJapanese ground losses:1 n# O5 a. o/ z ~+ L) L
102 casualties reported4 S% k7 M, L' P2 U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
, C/ |4 E" V) T, o% |' x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled0 F( D1 ^; F$ ~. [8 B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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118 casualties reported. ^+ H* |( m; r* E5 m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
7 X8 X6 p- r% K/ _, G" q0 r1 G+ _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 w" r+ t ~6 s- S2 l$ v, T: H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ P% {+ @- H7 ^# rAssaulting units:
# P7 ~0 X7 k) K" d 24th Infantry Regiment
2 O5 W! C/ |& z6 ~9 o$ N) M( K' W 1st Kure Assault Division
0 }7 _ t3 c9 v0 X 8th Indpt SNLF Coy ' `/ ` [8 c3 S" }; y( k6 Q; Z
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
0 T" \8 T9 h: f2 a 3rd Air Flotilla
0 v* c/ j, Y* i0 x 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:
3 I( G* f* ?& ~* m Molukken Garrison Battalion; H1 _8 @; I1 s. t* W/ W$ b* Z3 _9 q
4th Coastal Gun Battalion# P0 G2 @$ x4 c4 G* s0 X
Ambon Base Force |