AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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* [& K% @# s" h5 h% f( _; E$ n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: L6 n. V8 F7 [8 E5 {/ h( Z% z% s
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
0 Y7 \ g, r3 {) H. R. C驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
' }7 O8 \9 S$ l2 m驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉8 R, w5 `2 J) b) C. j" N, q0 ?
日军占领班克伦2 r* @$ A1 w& g5 k
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 74,106
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2 w/ e% {, y$ e, X* cWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* b& e- O* S! Q1 F8 j1 T3 i' H9 M% GEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
) l% x$ h6 |, y* r' f) J% c A-24 Banshee x 18
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7 X, Q, \* ~3 @Allied aircraft losses! j# L7 k3 N: U, `- x" F
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged5 X8 T- v0 u- }/ V4 ?. X
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ f& c- [9 f% U% g$ A
DD Inazuma& D, G# e8 h8 u2 `8 Z! f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards7 q: k. {7 `* {4 H( V8 c+ K
/ h0 `. R$ }( d7 [( |3 s1 KJapanese Ships7 D- A: S2 ]1 s3 K7 L- K' X# I
CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
% b4 S1 a4 j2 @4 a xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( y6 A( L6 q% E
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk Z8 J% q3 B' P* h
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk l- ^3 B) l% K% Q& L- `
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ g& L7 k. ?) h
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Allied Ships* T. z" f! E3 K' |, v
CA Northampton% e) J t4 o0 { P! E3 P* J* p
CA Chester
- F) A c$ t- H DD Blue
+ h, E7 a6 R$ T. O0 @ DD Helm( t0 k" H2 e2 b0 N
DD Mugford- e7 T. }0 @ k3 s2 |- H- S
DD Ralph Talbot0 g3 z% `0 c0 |2 d J: S4 d
DD Henley
1 x& x2 a3 W$ S; \) S DD Patterson; i0 R" b/ a0 b) n k8 Z$ O
DD Craven1 j2 b6 K. A( O4 z) I- q( M
9 {, Y7 @6 Y' b! pJapanese ground losses:
) T) R+ Q8 [& z) V+ p' I 3887 casualties reported9 z' z J- I, V* v |( U
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled( H5 R1 {. }$ r1 |- ?
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled: V% u' o0 l6 ^( Y; S: ^5 W
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled$ g2 S+ w: Z- d t* r, R; l1 _
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled) |$ Q$ L# L8 k
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled), [% Z/ o- x! a
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,544 ~" G8 \" E% ^1 g" O
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l* ~* e3 J, z4 BRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
/ q$ P0 P* e Z2 n1 p$ d0 \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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$ z5 l) j3 t/ B9 J( ?% b, ~ F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
! A" Y" ~, q+ f; J SBD-2 Dauntless x 249 v" k8 Q2 t1 U. m! S
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Allied aircraft losses
1 m6 |$ [6 Q) j( N& k0 [8 _ A* F SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged) c) H" r1 o7 ], n+ V! {
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires5 W; e. ~# E7 L# e1 S+ i) C: I
CL Nagara4 x! U- O' H' c% ~& J7 q5 s
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
' k/ y7 P! L/ B1 J; ^: R1 O& o DD Makigumo# H% _7 Z- A4 G, D* R; a: Z
xAK Canberra Maru7 u" ~9 L" u' f! I5 ?+ w p7 R5 G
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Japanese ground losses:1 x, f; w" Z3 M& y& [8 L/ {" H3 b
1845 casualties reported2 D8 Z% h7 ]$ S6 M9 I% a
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled
6 V0 B; h b1 n% ~. X Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
. V: _, Q3 X7 {* V Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
7 P9 Y) I" `) }' f: n5 Z Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 d2 b! M4 h+ T5 H, D- \6 v
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)5 ]; i) X+ F2 C0 y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,524 R# c) T* Q- l* c; M# v6 r
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Weather in hex: Clear sky- z- P8 T1 p+ Z* k: Z# E
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 W/ O6 ~! s ~+ sEstimated time to target is 16 minutes6 M9 y6 m- }4 c+ f. r% }
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Allied aircraft
& Z( |2 E6 r7 N1 m9 I F4F-3 Wildcat x 63 j* j. A$ _2 o4 |
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
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Allied aircraft losses! @) c( Q/ G/ ^. X% n) O3 f) {7 I- N
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' L- f: c% @/ L9 t$ h& l# ]/ c9 @
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- R0 x5 l' {6 [2 g6 c5 C7 Y* N9 O
AV Kimikawa Maru
$ h' O* \9 n% J+ [0 o1 A( X xAK Zinzan Maru
3 c& P6 s8 y/ u. H3 d xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; C' _+ v6 c1 [, |
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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' _2 C6 D2 _: D% g4 V( mAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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; B9 q0 i/ q7 g3 hDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47* k* ]: d! F# e+ W* A( a
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 & ^% b4 ]9 M7 |) D; R7 w
5 A( x8 Y) U* [# g' UAllied adjusted defense: 19
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; q b) j0 K0 \' S( eJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) % f0 c0 n4 M; z/ }, V
# F# W( ?- z% e6 EJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 14 `7 _: \ }- u9 e5 S8 R, t, S
- B/ w9 |" O6 NCombat modifiers
5 d( ]7 c) g) _! v3 lDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)0 k* e3 F3 m( Z: v0 J. L/ v) B
experience(-)
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102 casualties reported
' k8 s4 Y6 U) ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
6 C* @8 e3 G7 w7 P- ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
% S! n, k# B% h5 t: [* k+ o( D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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118 casualties reported( G/ L- I2 n! n5 N5 B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
/ Y( I6 A, P2 N) Z" T+ _& u5 s; ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" ^1 x1 m' x3 ]3 ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:* V# q( O- ]' t0 B% j3 V
24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy
4 }! p0 S7 B* q, H 2nd Field Artillery Regiment" s. J$ E- d, \! A2 M
3rd Air Flotilla
1 I' _# k/ o0 \; S( j) k 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment4 q) \# b2 g$ ?8 ?; N
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Molukken Garrison Battalion
G+ `2 ~4 V9 Z8 h/ l 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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