AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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. _& U, H- n& R# @* K/ Q6 U" U4 k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2 a' q# s, X3 U
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明6 l) w# k. q/ x
驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
8 b( z' j; K! v/ x8 ~驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉1 q. O" Q7 r1 T3 |& X: y
日军占领班克伦
2 S8 V' `9 M/ Q' O# D' \( t7 y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5 ]! }3 O6 K8 ^+ i7 s! j- }
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- B6 A l7 Z, O* E0 i+ HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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5 C5 @4 d/ @. aRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( a, k9 ?% W3 a1 E+ N1 GEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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0 C1 C' I C5 Z1 X, W% [ Q% l; dAllied aircraft$ W; \- A" {/ u( h! U/ m* a1 o3 |
A-24 Banshee x 186 w0 @9 l( E6 H, f+ a
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Allied aircraft losses8 Z' k5 y; k: V
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
, Q$ i1 l* {& `: }0 S7 c: p1 A/ | A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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! T. i8 B0 c/ J4 C2 y9 lJapanese Ships9 ^# I) U m9 W: r; |* U& \
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire. d1 t% T! S/ T% {, t, E
DD Inazuma
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, k/ ~' B# q2 X7 M, P& JNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
4 Z1 o5 A3 @* l( D5 |$ P CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
7 r& u/ p1 {) { x4 i xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; G) }. U5 u9 g+ T
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
- v5 c' D6 m& x) ] xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk. M3 w6 K& q" Y0 C! |& s H2 | Q
xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk c1 `+ ^, O3 }! K5 ^ r
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Allied Ships
5 r, } }" @# D0 | CA Northampton X" R! e: e7 V
CA Chester
$ Y. m1 A, p. Y! e- n; R DD Blue9 p- P5 b9 Z$ J# t3 p
DD Helm
3 d- k W; U2 X# t* f DD Mugford
& ^+ Y& l2 Y* v+ B; B# v# h DD Ralph Talbot9 O& x1 d. w% l( q% M( H9 S! {' ?( W
DD Henley: x$ t* o. Z& Y1 k& h4 B; F
DD Patterson
) Q: x' _! ^( o7 P DD Craven
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Japanese ground losses:
2 b2 e# K) V8 m3 N t. C `( u 3887 casualties reported
( c' a" a8 K9 |" b& G& f- I Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled& @% `8 D1 B, G) g$ T# E Y
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled5 v! D4 E( ^- `; K$ h9 N# F
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled
5 ^% ^0 Q; E" d9 G( |2 H Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
! @, J8 x, ` h8 x% }; J* L Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)& y" A; r# v: ~4 i; n( W/ L5 c
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, u! T' r5 L8 ~0 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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4 }$ J3 i9 H& e' t' f6 lWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; T) m6 X) A- }* |" `Estimated time to target is 7 minutes: j5 ]; t2 l) h& ]9 ], {
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Allied aircraft
: B3 j, X, i$ ~, L. { F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
: D, F8 K5 ~6 y r0 }, c SBD-2 Dauntless x 24& a0 r4 h# H9 u' {8 {
1 F0 w# W* q- x& W* [% N' WAllied aircraft losses
* L! I3 v* j+ H2 C- G7 G SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged$ N) z" y* k+ C" ?# V
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' t/ I$ T3 X+ M& d% R
CL Nagara
3 V% v: c, C, ^7 ^" Y8 t, E xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
( X( [5 K; V0 A( P1 M DD Makigumo
7 q) G! j9 L& j5 @, R/ K xAK Canberra Maru
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; q8 \* S3 ^3 R( t( N- iJapanese ground losses:
4 C! [' P$ g( @4 J( {3 b 1845 casualties reported
4 z* c& U) B( q9 P Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled I0 v, V+ ~. s
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled: ?% l& _: z) G1 h _6 L
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
7 g" |' X4 p. h; R( T, P Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)& e: k) h+ s8 Q" w1 a
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)' u! E8 Q- n5 _( A2 i( `
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7 y5 c- F2 d& Y ^4 [) X# M mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,522 X$ W* M9 K! s. V
2 g( _# \5 ?5 u) @" ?2 FWeather in hex: Clear sky
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# N! ?9 d6 D$ P' }$ ?3 zRaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. ?9 x- ]9 r$ [' |- V; U4 ZEstimated time to target is 16 minutes* N* o# x# h9 Y: E1 M) [; V
S' o. y+ Q, Z4 {* R4 Y: s; fAllied aircraft
2 ]! |/ N8 C! A4 P+ r- Y; h F4F-3 Wildcat x 6" U' m! F( ?. o. @( u% I
SBD-2 Dauntless x 3 b- P1 O E7 p' b
TBD-1 Devastator x 14' t% y. L1 Q7 m9 y& U& E r
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Allied aircraft losses
8 P; ?; u. ~5 R9 }6 D SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage b3 k- f- R+ V# L0 y9 C
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! S& ?) T$ U9 w, A AV Kimikawa Maru
" J9 r( M3 z" t9 Q9 { xAK Zinzan Maru; D. [1 H/ S3 Z2 k2 ~* h- k
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ x) K, v4 G7 F: H% P
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# l0 S1 s: L2 r5 T6 ~8 HGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack, \# o- E& w& G* I7 e6 M7 P; Q- P
/ @9 T2 L" ~; ^, E8 N* x! BAttacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2445 V" K* x* m# I8 M1 R2 b g% d" ^
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
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- l' F3 Y6 r( H5 ]0 bJapanese adjusted assault: 30 $ u& L$ N# B/ D
7 I. V, z- D) M$ p8 GAllied adjusted defense: 19 : L+ T. S" g' J
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) 4 n4 v' Y8 W' j: g3 D' {; ?
6 n* r/ |2 T* G' c- dJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 19 \) ?. t- ~7 |$ v7 W+ h( L( D
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
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( z- k- R6 P2 A) `$ [; lAttacker: # Z2 ]1 a/ f( L' n5 ]2 z, x9 L
7 l' A; h3 W3 j5 FJapanese ground losses:
% J. \; X! n+ E3 z 102 casualties reported, S7 f+ \9 I% C2 D% d* E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
3 c \9 S9 a% V( n& @7 ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
. N9 U: k6 t# O( o4 N# f& K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ @8 y" j3 c# @2 M. e/ f9 g
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Allied ground losses:
5 i, A; X4 X& H1 z/ @ 118 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
5 ~2 s( K x: x. @0 z 24th Infantry Regiment
6 Q8 ~6 u. `: G& Q 1st Kure Assault Division
/ p( C( `: Q* v7 c0 P1 J 8th Indpt SNLF Coy " ^* r3 V8 l1 N% k3 A- S
2nd Field Artillery Regiment5 _# r* s/ J, Q( ?1 e4 `' q7 @
3rd Air Flotilla , t5 `/ F1 b" d+ O0 B" `9 {
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment {6 h" n b/ t E& x/ Q; y( Z
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Defending units:
1 a! A- z3 H8 e" u( h6 U! [- v Molukken Garrison Battalion
: F$ A% O, q$ O5 w! S 4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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