AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 428 V! M% w q* u( Z6 ^- d
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* b! W9 h3 i5 ~: G8 A/ V+ |! \# @0 w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
& E/ v, ^0 F7 ZminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明1 Z( i' j/ V" e9 G* l" h
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
0 }: I* |5 [( D$ `# z驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉- l: L$ [% {, s/ p
日军占领班克伦
3 Y( X, v- j: U8 t/ V" c* |7 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2 w2 Z! K- J" Z) {; f3 x$ g9 b4 {
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% U7 g" t* b( Y9 A6 O7 t# L& b& H/ PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,1061 w. x# G, v9 }- L: p- W4 {. Z
6 G- f3 S- \! p$ c6 { mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* Y: W$ B# p9 U3 Q
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 z/ n( }, g. B* I$ WEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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9 F+ o. D, U& D8 A) PAllied aircraft
. D O4 W! s/ j3 R9 h4 r/ e A-24 Banshee x 18
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& ]3 i9 k9 \# D0 N& SAllied aircraft losses
; Q, w2 T+ o T+ o6 C/ F2 N A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
5 p! k& t. N, D) l1 X% T A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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4 j' M" z4 _$ L! V7 Y' vJapanese Ships5 \9 w4 g V# t+ n) {+ ~/ J6 h* s6 l
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire& {; b4 e" v: E0 b; [
DD Inazuma
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* u4 h8 [; B" c! t" s2 yNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards' _! ]% @: m! Y' r: D1 V) S$ y; |
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Japanese Ships
$ a% O9 x% s' l9 `9 J" t% b CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk* x {' k% T7 F
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# W0 ?% A. B$ z8 h5 e
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
7 [8 [! k$ ~3 Q2 V xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
- L! X% @2 J: G* N0 M/ \ xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& `2 n( y* e7 [" Y' u: G
2 f# k" c, l8 hAllied Ships
2 N# a/ S- d) Y/ e2 M1 R CA Northampton
' I6 |' u0 W K4 O$ t6 q CA Chester1 F+ r$ R: N! Y& G- J5 f: ?0 b
DD Blue
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DD Mugford; D5 U4 p9 \7 H- o# M
DD Ralph Talbot1 t }' l6 F$ B3 s3 i
DD Henley
* R$ L% ^! s* [- K6 E DD Patterson; J7 ?% J+ N' P% V" Q9 B
DD Craven6 d) }8 I! U( H) E: {3 u+ d/ j
[& B/ v. }4 k4 ^/ h: d2 I) hJapanese ground losses:4 s, f, t$ o7 j8 e9 T( c9 k
3887 casualties reported
+ V5 A4 v5 y: X9 \' H4 n Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled
' M9 A! K$ V" m Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
! R5 e& Y' [* r( w Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
0 p3 F* n1 N" T) R' M3 W% a Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)9 ]8 t) g% A* c5 ~2 k. v2 b5 ?% n
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)5 d" m4 n5 K# X7 U. `, g
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54* y9 J! q% v d0 N0 f8 ^$ x+ e) A
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Weather in hex: Light rain. F6 P/ r( R! V
7 P& t$ T' i; S" [, L% t9 eRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 p7 V) I d+ ]2 G% ~
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft, ~. l7 p" ~1 ?9 I' ?3 I
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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Allied aircraft losses; X+ f+ o* A5 O. g9 Q; j
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
* O( q. `$ w* z6 c; o CL Nagara" o! m+ D0 m) P8 w, ]
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
4 }9 p1 T/ _! n& V DD Makigumo
. Z' H6 L, F8 P5 g; \6 I xAK Canberra Maru( D" a3 }6 r" l/ U& o& t
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Japanese ground losses:
/ I, C9 r) X1 I, F/ K 1845 casualties reported3 L8 ~5 u6 p) |5 E
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled8 g* e, C0 \! l8 u
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
% U" t' }$ ]! v0 Q Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled1 b& G$ k6 u3 t4 D
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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: b" W% x5 A. @6 Y2 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( ^$ r8 P; N# \
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes# N4 f" H4 Y" W# f7 n! v
* k: j% _. E, U8 C5 m, K! T0 RAllied aircraft
8 j7 \9 U# D- q6 y F4F-3 Wildcat x 6% ~' u8 ^3 P/ |1 d3 \
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3! O' S5 b# R( I6 y
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
6 U1 X( Y* M: L3 h5 T SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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# d- q! M2 U2 [: | O- e, l xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 A: f0 z) {# |9 L8 m: k
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* w/ t! Z) O4 t6 R2 B. S8 r; i" s AV Kimikawa Maru. V- l+ i f( B, s4 \! {
xAK Zinzan Maru
- \6 `4 F+ A6 \+ ?+ @" b$ v xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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5 K% e( e2 M0 m# g8 c, bAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2448 n r0 V! c) _3 I) n
" C- q/ R) \$ V7 ?5 b; pDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 475 u- I, j* c L/ i
' y+ n- [8 y- Z5 ~Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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" J& ?+ w& E Q( X0 d6 xJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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b& l1 R3 Q& O1 {7 RJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1' I: c8 ]: R* H1 R" h$ J- J
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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* T- V; t' A- M M( HAttacker:
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9 N- {! w% Q) c7 ^' t6 L" ^Japanese ground losses:
. N+ D* F2 i I4 b; w 102 casualties reported, ?, z. a9 B. z" F( d- g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled b( i7 f( O- F1 J0 u% T' t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 p( i; V0 M; X7 V1 G9 I3 D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' ^7 s$ Q- y# @3 S; m" n8 v
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Allied ground losses:
. [4 s. f2 P3 H( }- \6 S: L4 H- ^ 118 casualties reported9 t, z/ I( [" K: V- ?% r. ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled& v- P6 ^) [8 x! d$ `6 l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 y* l' F; U# g( \. o# N7 ~; G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
7 l' C; }% N& I. _) a0 p 24th Infantry Regiment
$ {7 X4 F: w8 x8 u0 C/ j5 P 1st Kure Assault Division
/ @) [, g7 m: G9 p6 { 8th Indpt SNLF Coy
& K( h6 ]# u, G 2nd Field Artillery Regiment( L1 }8 h g" H: l0 W/ F% \
3rd Air Flotilla $ l D' X- s& d4 ^. z
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment: o9 F! p' K6 z8 J- q
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Molukken Garrison Battalion9 M: V7 v# C- m- z, B
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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