AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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" n. z7 c. F5 x1 K9 x! ]; V/ |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
5 ~* f3 Q, Y# K( M* fminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明/ m; P3 E6 @! N. S
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
% h, _# F5 N3 O6 K7 ?驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉# ^3 N L1 u6 g3 H/ f) ^' S
日军占领班克伦
/ V4 S& X/ a5 }. _5 i4 m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' ]8 I$ k- U( }" F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1063 W, J8 s/ a( ?2 e+ ]: e% ?3 f
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 ^* D, J9 `) C# k1 w7 I
: A# ^+ i+ U; H; bRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 a# i, [+ @' Q. N, C
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes/ T& {* Y* b! i( ^; \# j
$ k$ M, ?0 j: m% Y8 MAllied aircraft
% \6 D- v/ q5 J% G* A7 F A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses4 t) z- o W6 H
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
: V! F, n+ w9 i3 B" r1 ` A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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; R9 C5 A/ O. [0 @. iJapanese Ships
. v& x) w, @ _9 s- P' s CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 d" F% y- k9 v8 a, n+ a0 q DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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. Z* \& ~( D& K. J( g* r# o CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk9 @! o% {- t( Y, o+ T
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Z. O, E! Y( P xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk9 I0 L/ x8 h! V
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk& K7 ~( v! I- g$ Z
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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3 [/ R6 b( }0 O, t& `/ f CA Northampton
?6 x$ g- G; c9 A6 s CA Chester
* \. P' G* ?1 y& U% Y/ {: o DD Blue
% E) F: |1 Y* U! w( q DD Helm
) w& t2 z" G# x# b# r; @ DD Mugford
6 P1 g- F `- C) Q, M$ j DD Ralph Talbot
* \. ^- [* L; E' Y) ~ DD Henley
5 A7 e+ J# l1 E* L/ b. D8 q4 O DD Patterson
2 R: U! ]( n% E3 E) L9 s0 E" d DD Craven3 W* M' H- J+ r0 C
( d) C% r1 Q9 ?4 i; r, Q xJapanese ground losses:+ ?% w1 f. @ Z6 L
3887 casualties reported
, w% B0 s% s. i2 ` Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
/ j3 x( h6 o( |* c) p$ i0 m) N Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled4 m$ q( J1 f1 n) R& `
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
& O1 z: ^" M& y; F) Z ]$ l% t Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
* ]" l. e; M' J) F; X# W! P Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)' o5 A9 w3 K% Q; W' e/ g8 P) R
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,546 R8 G& Y9 b: B P
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ X3 P- V+ E) i! E+ {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes5 K9 {& ` ]7 X8 C2 M# k0 i
( ^% d2 Y: _3 ~( NAllied aircraft
4 m0 S3 ]7 y# Q, u+ z F4F-3 Wildcat x 6/ s1 U. f! @8 M% h8 {
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24& b6 I* Q$ w& g7 b
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Allied aircraft losses
0 h6 b* I4 @& A% q$ h. o. ~- p SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 G) X! I1 B2 p xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
0 {$ `/ d$ r5 \( J" T1 s CL Nagara, K5 S! V& c: d( z3 \# `0 N
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk4 g7 F% i% i- z
DD Makigumo
1 a9 @3 W, V; j xAK Canberra Maru
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# I$ y! g: K/ n" }2 oJapanese ground losses:! H( ^" p* ^; @7 q% `
1845 casualties reported
( P1 B+ p3 [$ A9 {7 v: s' g: G Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled4 x9 S4 P# r# e% ^ U
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled# A# G% e5 `5 d( K
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
: O9 s; B$ ?8 k Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
( k7 j0 C% N4 `6 d3 E/ I Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- G' D1 a% g# F5 \6 Z" Y
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Allied aircraft2 e. G4 ?& e. ?! v9 b5 e
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6. j# ~$ J6 C- @. D. i
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3( v8 [1 r* ]9 l
TBD-1 Devastator x 14% r: ^5 ]7 X4 U! X3 A0 @
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1 N7 A3 |% ] C3 v4 j" e1 l3 P( d9 K9 s SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged7 ~8 P6 U- p+ Y: R1 p
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: t& d8 d: ?* ?9 k0 d xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage ?) K: Z$ O: ~# Q% v) e
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 `$ s# E$ Z$ @2 \ W: H
AV Kimikawa Maru
6 T2 |6 _* _: j3 E) E xAK Zinzan Maru; G% p) T9 p( S! n: v# b$ j
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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. F' k: _) `8 l1 D9 \( {Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)2 t/ H% e. K$ E/ v* ~! K
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2443 G' c o" v5 y) ^& D4 o
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47% d5 h: B1 K8 S
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30 # I5 k4 R: k3 m# ~, W
3 _1 q* ~) q- @4 KAllied adjusted defense: 19
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 5 {7 T+ p& Q' D8 Y4 j+ @! ]5 l
# \: Y3 P% x* a, I0 [+ d8 H1 g6 \Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 19 `% V6 Z& r% J# s% ?9 Q
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Combat modifiers
: ]" x4 ]& u6 }" |; `3 UDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-). \2 H1 x# _, H/ M: m; C; x
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Attacker: 7 s6 L! \# a' `5 O& t) @+ v# c: W
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Japanese ground losses:0 m- j8 e- P- j4 E
102 casualties reported; l% ^# p4 u; `/ H6 T2 ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled2 ?+ A# u& m9 D8 [* l" f( I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" |: X' r) c, L9 k" J1 C$ W- s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. ~7 e* i. @0 s4 d8 P" {( E% P4 B
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Allied ground losses:
5 [% B8 K3 b1 O 118 casualties reported0 U9 T! D+ C* ^5 X W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
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5 n8 t7 s5 S+ |" @# @: J3 T+ o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:. Y6 d* x: J" ^* q" O
24th Infantry Regiment
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% k- T; ?. r* i; U: D* i* A, b 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
) d4 x7 u& Q: ]' x- t 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
% `3 b; Z# }- J: g5 X! ~ 3rd Air Flotilla
, J/ o; v' l" H# a 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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4 ~5 x2 r+ i1 S/ CDefending units:/ I8 i8 y0 O# w: U
Molukken Garrison Battalion5 b( |- s' t8 h, O4 m# w: s# Z
4th Coastal Gun Battalion( C' a u0 @9 h! P4 g2 U" e" {
Ambon Base Force |