AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42 Q6 a: c" K' l
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/ k# b7 S/ P. z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
' @: X, h& X/ { |8 |* I$ T- mminiKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
& k5 R$ z3 ~% t! O驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
- [2 ]8 F4 w g驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉. e/ H( f* }- c. V8 ?
日军占领班克伦/ m/ b% q( ~& Y* D: c" j7 y' z
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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6 S* \, I* e+ c# N$ x7 uWeather in hex: Heavy cloud4 y6 A' L) L3 L; ?7 L5 A
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. w5 L% q% s7 y% J" u
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A-24 Banshee x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
: E6 p6 O8 K0 C! Z- w A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged, ]5 e5 p* n, x
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak# M, f+ q6 l) R1 K* p
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CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 x O% U" o E+ A DD Inazuma" K3 v2 Y* F5 Z% u4 e
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards, C( v: @$ b( w5 ~$ K1 y
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1 v \0 Q" u4 D% f CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk( T( ]. b, P# U5 U D' d
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. L0 p5 ^) O- m h
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk: T' y w3 L' ]0 Z. A
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
E4 K9 U. @2 ]4 c xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- y' G+ i) M6 O: S0 G/ U) G3 P
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CA Northampton. k+ u* n% f' K* e! v
CA Chester
$ y% r2 V; O: M DD Blue
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DD Mugford4 R( k( D8 z- n2 ^; c
DD Ralph Talbot
+ I/ `! [2 {7 Q/ Q0 o4 M DD Henley
" c8 t1 v8 U; N5 `5 O# o DD Patterson" |' `+ J( \6 B$ g1 @+ \# G, `3 U
DD Craven1 n3 `6 B5 S6 @ B
9 Y) F* j: `$ u8 t5 oJapanese ground losses:* N2 c2 D0 {5 A+ T* ]# |! V) \8 v; [
3887 casualties reported! o9 D- j( h! ?( y) c' C
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled% \" P+ Z* t F; f
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled5 m: U3 L9 t% K S/ |" ]
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled6 F! e- ?) |5 G5 p* [3 R# D: x: v) f
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
, q* Y. S; S( t& j ~) U Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)+ Q8 @; R1 ~& w d1 d
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$ k1 q3 \0 k3 L4 ~6 v4 M/ g8 HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,54
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, o+ y7 L9 ?* H3 r$ RRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.4 M) y# i' |2 }9 q. j
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! H( Z% ?6 T3 t8 P6 V% e% K
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Allied aircraft
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+ t5 t5 y2 y- g# l, b& w SBD-2 Dauntless x 24. [% G6 j( U) V( y
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Allied aircraft losses# i, _ y; F/ M9 x9 A( X; [
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- a+ S8 q) }/ F5 M5 b1 D' c CL Nagara
+ y9 m. }; f+ | xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
8 u* {6 V( v4 N" f4 h7 C DD Makigumo
9 ~3 H E6 ^/ d, Z xAK Canberra Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
1 c% U% U7 @' Z2 h' B 1845 casualties reported
6 |3 @/ @2 p" x% r% j" _1 g Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled& J: d. [0 Z4 F/ g& n: B
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
! F$ U% N( l2 a+ x% t( X: ? Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
! B9 w2 f4 ]% n- W5 D, @. ~6 w Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)1 _ D& v6 [0 K
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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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 u$ e% C' B, `8 a, Q) ]( @Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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; \9 U0 [1 N- D6 q' e( U4 z F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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TBD-1 Devastator x 14
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SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& n' m! [2 v! x5 ?1 _1 _ xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 S* r$ j6 p! w8 Z n8 p
AV Kimikawa Maru
) u+ `6 Q$ O# n- _* B9 T5 t& w0 W xAK Zinzan Maru! ^2 c" o, L4 V: E1 Y5 p
xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. n9 R4 e2 T% W" b1 t( i. \! T/ W
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
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Japanese Deliberate attack
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1 s8 Z H' J1 u& s7 d% cAttacking 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( g) M( }4 F6 t) @
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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Allied adjusted defense: 19
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: [. n. o. o4 c: K* v% ZJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) . V4 \5 K4 F% k$ D1 P/ `- R
) q% X3 Q! o1 ]8 e/ eJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1" s* w2 W8 _8 C2 k0 s5 s. x7 T4 [8 u+ u
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Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)0 u! W- f# }0 v ^) S$ p! u$ n! ]
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Attacker:
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Japanese ground losses:
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9 o1 B% o7 J1 L% v5 o2 s: K1 | Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled* N4 }7 h! m ?% L
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 I9 z. {. _& Q6 |( c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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118 casualties reported
5 ~9 c W5 K7 q' T" F Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled, V* Y: b. O: i: S6 F' F5 G6 H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:- ^. Q2 D: V3 W0 u
24th Infantry Regiment
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8th Indpt SNLF Coy
( J3 q8 k Q0 N4 i 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
# X- a# x: S9 o) v 3rd Air Flotilla
4 m, o; U2 X* n+ {0 J 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Defending units:
$ z e& i q7 ^* [ Molukken Garrison Battalion+ ?; _8 Y3 H# C& C0 L( T! |. f
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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