AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 424 |: T$ ?% j3 @. w1 z1 c
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% ~- t0 S/ d. _3 j; i9 m9 ?" x7 ^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
8 I; _; _! i4 a- L( {" I$ xminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
* u3 H% H2 P; `+ S' x驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
# x4 D" ]: D7 A' E驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉 l [& ~4 B4 X; s$ K
日军占领班克伦$ r& O% g* Y/ j! y% q
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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9 w4 r, Q9 V+ fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106. a' b4 K i$ v! _" M
- I4 K* W* Y, mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& L7 [- n+ A6 j8 H6 AEstimated time to target is 7 minutes3 a" v9 C! t# G; O1 l) i
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C) b% q6 Y1 x- _ A-24 Banshee x 18: @4 }' l: D. Q m% v9 I! n
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Allied aircraft losses
. j7 L0 z+ W; R* [! ~* M A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged! g9 G& U4 K' B, U9 b R
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak5 q! k$ Q& ^/ L
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Japanese Ships6 _( e4 k7 @; i( z( z r
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 w8 D0 [ a: @% C- ~ DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards
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. P/ Q. T6 M/ n- V P* h CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
3 H9 H) q3 q; T L$ [. w: t xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 ^$ q& V$ ]# e5 ~* Z+ P1 X xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk7 n+ n h0 Y6 E- j# T
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
6 |2 \0 C: M6 a xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# K( V8 g$ Y; N. q$ H. C+ g
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Allied Ships0 A" x: {" q) k4 V9 p1 Y9 P+ I
CA Northampton/ g4 v. B3 }! U& u; G6 }7 s0 f6 ^
CA Chester5 m: `& K# n: F7 g& |7 A! `
DD Blue
4 n' k2 M. ?& \' W% f0 c DD Helm
- h. S) b9 }' J0 e" J DD Mugford
* R# @' P! E8 r* V& _ DD Ralph Talbot
+ j& d8 U% B" u DD Henley6 m8 k( r1 i: m# M* ^* S8 ~
DD Patterson
; M# F9 O% b; _3 p( @ DD Craven& g. A8 s4 B4 C1 ^; H! l
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Japanese ground losses:! k7 E: S1 J4 N3 k
3887 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled
4 E5 E& g2 w% u! r: `5 g Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled* b- U4 j" H" ?" v! ]
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
/ } e' G+ i2 s1 j' N2 i Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54# e- ~! k/ v0 f3 X3 x$ {1 Y& V
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." D# _8 i# d/ C; {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- V: C* L* f4 p/ Y1 W6 t
$ a) S' |: U$ B9 }Allied aircraft
; U$ C2 K$ w- H# i% Z4 I- J5 { F4F-3 Wildcat x 68 _2 z; ?4 c, l5 g/ E# d
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24. V6 O# F2 N/ I1 Q% i
: z# c& Y" X2 e! eAllied aircraft losses3 T: S+ [+ @ t- T: \" {
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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& s$ c4 |9 d L+ t5 ? xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires4 o6 T" p' E5 C. I4 n" v2 ]
CL Nagara% u" ?6 i, t3 g, Y, |; `
xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk( R/ i1 H8 ~5 |3 e3 j Y j: C& f/ Z
DD Makigumo
/ D c8 S+ a, R xAK Canberra Maru2 d( X; ]- q- F# v' U
% B) t; y9 x* ?0 L6 pJapanese ground losses:
N; k) _ ~' L, C4 T3 E) {, D 1845 casualties reported
0 Z, j( L7 a+ L3 j' ?# c Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled7 ~6 Z* N2 w: d
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
+ b5 ^: ~, D& c& @: y' k$ w Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
& g* ]! I6 v6 R Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)8 R4 P6 m9 ~2 h Y" a
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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1 M; W( w! h/ ?0 y5 C* MAfternoon 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.% ^* O& U" D3 L2 X
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes( G5 \+ V- F% H e
: r) C/ K! f/ Y, i# JAllied aircraft
- V% j! w, Y, V8 R7 S/ Z2 T7 H) O F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
8 ]0 v+ m/ D8 U2 } SBD-2 Dauntless x 3/ @4 e1 |/ W1 X2 u0 X7 c
TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
6 c5 r. X$ r& \& l SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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. D3 C0 f+ D! ?8 r4 C( zJapanese Ships
8 B9 ?6 \6 A3 L y U: h( V$ J0 ` xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# ?' H. U$ U3 L |% o, B9 v! a
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 s9 f5 K5 t/ O$ P( ~; u AV Kimikawa Maru
( W3 s7 `9 C9 q1 e z& w; I xAK Zinzan Maru
0 X* a* v9 {5 ~. S9 n+ v H7 F xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. ^+ G- I0 o: A6 N7 q3 E1 p* V
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o; k) x# A6 L/ B8 JGround combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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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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2 b( ~- r* q+ F% KJapanese adjusted assault: 30
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# b( I" [6 z- `- b8 ^4 u( K! jAllied adjusted defense: 19
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# g t. E( ?% B$ |: K! yJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
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* [6 _- W7 O/ {) [Combat modifiers
( \5 ?% d5 f( `/ S4 EDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)4 d6 q7 i6 m+ `' T
experience(-)
3 B3 ^& ]- w: {7 EAttacker: 4 e" X' v5 O* F; R
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Japanese ground losses:, ~& G+ H; h8 L: F- K
102 casualties reported# B; d d. G/ y1 C5 i# M2 r2 ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled+ i' j1 @. t: j0 i5 |0 Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 G( T% h( z; H- W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) I0 S( I! g9 XAllied ground losses:4 p+ o7 U$ ^% T
118 casualties reported! f+ v8 o) i# O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled& J4 `* A" a4 U7 U; l4 w, o6 K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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24th Infantry Regiment
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9 i$ a: s, }4 _. e 8th Indpt SNLF Coy ; t, c; `1 D' m7 N4 Y
2nd Field Artillery Regiment- h8 @& L. h( c; x7 `5 x, f
3rd Air Flotilla
9 ]" `+ C1 ]. v, y6 ^4 \ 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment; I! M& y7 s+ _9 N! k
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Defending units:# u1 e$ r1 T5 c" W- B$ g# [
Molukken Garrison Battalion/ l! E" \" q3 W( c
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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