AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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! d! @- m+ g& h( _/ N$ P" U' e. j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- ^+ L- x1 e* b6 K* M
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
+ q/ L' D$ g& H% }驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
t/ a: U+ ~ Q: v4 a+ h; f- M/ F驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉9 h7 n$ `2 N! x1 I3 T" [, W
日军占领班克伦6 k" ^; c6 l/ F2 M, Y0 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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+ V a' Y. M$ Y1 x' s) @ ^7 b2 `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: {, z/ ~/ K5 N7 k% j
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 w# P+ `1 B1 H( ~- k# K3 j( g
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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`$ I& r9 p0 l1 ]2 _Allied aircraft
1 L4 n8 x- m& R0 p2 n& Q A-24 Banshee x 18
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$ i. i! h: e6 S9 `Allied aircraft losses
3 f8 X$ _0 i# p1 h/ O A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged! O: E3 g9 Y( t! Z* @
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak
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4 d( b/ \& e) Q2 UJapanese Ships
# m0 P! g5 [# {$ b( O CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 x4 f5 }3 T( |( d0 r; n$ T DD Inazuma
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards; \% ]& e% h3 S. D8 H! @
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/ i' g" Y: Z9 J5 r# r3 t, h+ ]; j) j CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk$ t& \0 Z* i4 o7 Z8 w, J( ]( p
xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 V* z5 s: U( I4 t* I xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk, U; \2 i# O; h% t, U& p+ C
xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
: R4 T/ f. q+ H- L) L, K xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 m! _& B; R: `, [5 {/ ]
6 r5 D' C& P7 `: Z9 l/ EAllied Ships
- a4 S8 j/ W! o$ L CA Northampton5 a9 K+ J$ c% K, [1 o5 V# s
CA Chester
+ _, y6 y2 c5 k- Q DD Blue
) W# e( ~0 Q& Z; { q5 W3 L. P# c DD Helm
~7 |5 q1 L& |# r) y DD Mugford
3 y( L( @ m4 |: M( n* r DD Ralph Talbot4 {% |# ?0 r. t4 b; |8 R
DD Henley1 r1 F0 j6 H( L/ n8 }2 a
DD Patterson! M6 w, }) O( b( ^. {
DD Craven( \1 _: W: I$ ]5 N
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Japanese ground losses:
# Y* I. d) v1 u" G 3887 casualties reported
& H) U& f+ d. o Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled! V( a" n7 K0 v3 A
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled+ @: j. ], j+ B4 v; g1 j0 l
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled+ L. W% f# @1 ?0 [1 u# {! d1 Y
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)6 D# T8 M B; j% i; E# A \
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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' z/ C }* Z! |: N1 g4 _, s' ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,545 W$ x% ?* o# n; f, |
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ J6 W9 m0 }0 L& I2 o
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 61 o6 d& {# l% Q" J l* C3 }9 x
SBD-2 Dauntless x 24
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! n/ y& {7 T: O: [- j+ V& j/ U SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships5 Q0 O- B0 e8 z: J- j7 _! q
xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
3 M1 E3 m+ P% \6 w7 U CL Nagara
4 ~. W( w) N/ t& l/ f xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk7 d% K6 o% t' ~ {2 Y' q
DD Makigumo
, g1 v: f# {5 O# t xAK Canberra Maru
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. l) g! g" V8 z1 [Japanese ground losses:
) L5 O7 F, n2 H, ~ 1845 casualties reported9 G8 l+ Z0 w0 P
Squads: 25 destroyed, 16 disabled' W N6 P u7 e. z6 P# E( x @0 z
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
; N+ Q. N8 P/ t+ ?2 G1 Z# r. h Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled
+ w8 `* N$ G4 s Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)* x. H5 m0 `* V2 I
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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, C5 e8 X+ Z! c3 e% E/ uAfternoon 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.+ ?8 q4 [* @( Q- n+ d; ]
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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TBD-1 Devastator x 14; x" Y3 v% a& B3 y
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
& C$ _( g0 l/ _2 _3 w8 o xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; [7 e1 ~+ [; i" J xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- f+ y4 [$ }. i8 t0 ~2 c& N9 O ~ AV Kimikawa Maru7 e" [3 I- N9 ?1 X2 H% P
xAK Zinzan Maru
3 B$ O( U& A R" T# V. B xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; D- x# `# @( R1 W; h) p2 V0 S# }
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109), R7 K3 M& D. S/ r7 x; F, b
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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8 k: ~2 b% H$ E/ b2 _9 i& Y9 SDefending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47. p" C0 t. w3 R/ f: ^8 f0 A. v
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Japanese adjusted assault: 30
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( \' j5 `0 M8 g: cAllied adjusted defense: 19 ! m! U+ r/ ?2 _
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Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
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Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1. r0 d1 ?: y2 b- J9 X
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, J1 U1 E: s+ C) e% C6 u0 e: bDefender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)% U5 y) b$ I/ `1 [0 x7 l5 O( Z9 d
experience(-)4 Z* n1 U0 Q4 [/ k, `3 b; X
Attacker: ! I6 d% m" ~: S: a; V) A
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102 casualties reported2 b2 v7 V; b8 c6 D I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled- q- h9 l/ A7 I B; P! q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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118 casualties reported- r+ T: o7 E% R3 o3 |2 N4 E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
/ ~9 A8 t( K2 c( N; K/ x S+ q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 ~7 n8 T9 z) i w$ L* K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:! c0 E1 e+ n) V
24th Infantry Regiment
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2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment4 d) c* ]+ p" X1 I/ V
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Defending units:
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4th Coastal Gun Battalion% [' q0 b Y! ^. {- s6 @0 y' [
Ambon Base Force |