AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42$ A ^( d B2 x$ r) j% Y: ?# h, n) L, y
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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
! v ?, S8 `# I* U3 {2 aminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明2 m( t4 T2 H- F) c% N: q
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高/ j* H$ p/ @5 e' c
驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉
) J$ b5 U" Q9 }日军占领班克伦( `& g0 \' \: p& b k( L! H
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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6 Z$ }6 S- S7 Q( JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 b7 v8 F' m, l. w5 [
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes. F& r* ]1 _3 _( \
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Allied aircraft
0 ]. P5 n6 G. r3 m( a A-24 Banshee x 18
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8 J; V* `3 u, sAllied aircraft losses
0 R& o( S% A5 Q; b W A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
" f0 |8 u' B" } A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 a5 R; K9 ]* J1 eJapanese Ships7 S3 ^3 x* j& m0 t+ E
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards# s% Y+ X7 n, H
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7 [* b2 J3 }% t CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk. T9 g ~* ]! [( i
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 c1 I" Q u7 p% h' @
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
( N0 i2 }9 q1 _6 x" v xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk* v/ L z4 i+ @# [) X
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& \+ a% w) `4 |- Q$ ^/ R; R% K
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CA Northampton
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DD Blue
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4 H3 B6 [: E4 u. ~ DD Mugford: _' {+ `4 t$ s; v! N
DD Ralph Talbot- X! i0 S6 K5 q6 [0 g& m) s
DD Henley
{+ B3 G3 H$ \4 d7 ^" p DD Patterson
# b6 C! j6 B" Q- }9 s3 r3 H DD Craven5 R0 P1 J, h" O
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Japanese ground losses:+ b; ]; @6 X+ |
3887 casualties reported
# U& F- `$ M- Y, `) R$ Q- \ Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled" ` [' f* w6 O+ X: ]/ |# Z
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled! x. l3 l: {9 V+ J( B! |
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
7 v6 X, y5 ?' R Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)% C" _6 s3 ^) k1 r4 F
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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! j; y8 h$ m$ {7 Z' JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54) M/ g! e3 ^& G/ G: {, u
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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/ t$ |; @/ p7 k/ {$ mRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
( g3 r: I7 \, N3 cEstimated time to target is 7 minutes) H& H+ O5 P# K- j* q0 ~
, V4 D0 L2 m0 o+ AAllied aircraft2 }: \% j! ~1 ~4 ]" t' \
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
5 [: P6 Y% f4 ~' e% }* ~! a SBD-2 Dauntless x 24" I' }9 _8 b( G1 z+ T
5 ^/ _6 G. ]! V( \9 YAllied aircraft losses
6 t2 \% Y% G* R SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged5 Z5 J. Y: j$ G+ e
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Japanese Ships
6 ?* |$ k9 `$ @ xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
+ p s: l. D- j9 ^ |6 t+ s CL Nagara
! {7 x) K7 P+ `$ R9 t- C xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk) [3 \. W$ M) @; y* W' v O
DD Makigumo
5 F, }* s/ E# K xAK Canberra Maru2 ]# V$ i: l4 y/ C5 K9 Y/ I6 I
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Japanese ground losses:$ ], u, r$ z' I X& ?8 j
1845 casualties reported. H" Q; Y9 c7 M+ ]( x
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled0 J& W8 F" Z$ Q
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled* \5 b( f3 @; P! `9 J
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled, m4 K. W7 x0 i
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled) c" p7 [" Y- X
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)9 F8 i7 }' v: E
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+ L t1 {. y. x G6 W3 u* D! kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52- q# D5 x9 f* l
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Weather in hex: Clear sky, @, q1 P6 w" y3 _0 p! J u& |( f
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 k* I% J2 U, C [' {
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft& P( u1 p L( t4 L; M% Y) T$ ]
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6+ w+ w2 \0 |& l Q! D2 A
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3( H! \ V A" G# Y
TBD-1 Devastator x 141 Y3 J+ x4 i: }+ P1 l+ d4 c" W
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged: q2 F& M, t) l1 V& `8 h
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! E- S- P- ^* w6 Z. a xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# G& f, J1 s/ q; o9 k) X
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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! M0 S, m2 u; t, c* [+ t xAK Zinzan Maru/ K3 {' B4 b/ G1 {' S$ C$ Q! A, p
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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$ a( V5 e" P! `, t3 {Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)+ m2 l. p% o/ f! g0 A' h
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Japanese Deliberate attack+ L' y i# O4 d; @6 d3 g7 l5 ?1 l' t
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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/ d9 T) L( p2 k5 }! n4 ?Japanese adjusted assault: 30 0 w% Y9 l0 g: ` I0 V' y
3 v# M( _. X( r5 L, F! EAllied adjusted defense: 19 & Q9 z; ^1 @# P& j& S( M$ a, ~$ a8 z
5 Y8 w s( O0 ]4 x4 ~" ~Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 0 \: h9 l5 p$ ]: n8 T. M
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)) i# ^# s; e7 i4 d+ S' r) D
experience(-)
3 Z: W+ C& L( X& O- s; tAttacker:
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102 casualties reported6 ?7 |4 M' v- |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
! Y: q0 i0 R2 R& K- Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# r2 W" ?3 ~4 n7 i/ v, P( p3 T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; y9 A) H/ D0 S6 s. z+ r
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$ r9 g8 X2 y0 k& a$ y 118 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& x! v4 Z/ p8 K+ y7 z( h& t8 O7 }Assaulting units:! {% T+ q, z6 o: j3 t
24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy ' I9 H3 |) S' Y6 e
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:
6 `- A! j* _- Z& | Molukken Garrison Battalion. _3 w$ C8 _: R- ]! E5 c! |
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
( V' h4 c4 c2 S# u Ambon Base Force |